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ler) West, relict of Col. Peter A. West, and daughter of Capt. Jeruel and Susan (West) Butler. By this marriage he had six children, four of whom are now (1892) living. He was the first inn-keeper in town, having opened his house to the public in 1832. He was chosen town clerk in 1835 and re-elected the following year. About 1840 he was appointed deputy sheriff for Franklin County, and was likewise a licensed auctioneer for some years and held the office of Justice of the Peace for more than forty years, transacting in that position a great deal of business. In September, 1846, he formed a co-partnership with John C. Manter and for several years kept a general merchandise store at West's Mills. He was appointed postmaster Jan. 15, 1866, and continued in office nearly fourteen years and only resigned when the infirmities incident to his advanced years compelled him to do so. His services were frequently sought, by the merchants of the village, in billing goods and taking account of stock, as he was an excellent penman and an ac- curate accountant. His wife, with whom he had lived for more than half a century, died Jan. 6, 1882, and he went to live in Somerville, Mass., with his son, Wm. B. Boyden, with whom he remained about two years. He then returned to West's Mills and died in Stark, Sept. 1, 1886.
Children.
i. FRANCES LUCINDA, b. in Industry, Jan. 18, 1830; m. May 5, 1850, Sam- uel R. Allen, son of Capt. Newman T. and Betsey (Belcher) Allen, y. v. Ile d. at West's Mills, April 3, 1873. Ilis widow now (1892) resides in Haverhill, Mass.
ii. JOSEPHINE, b in Industry, July 22, 1831; m. in Amesbury, Mass., May 6, 1853, John Adams Wilson (b. in Bangor, 1823). He was a pho- tographer by trade, and also president of the West Florida Collegiate Institute. He d. in Milton, Fla., Aug. 14, 1856. Mrs. Wilson subse- quently m. Dec. 12, 1857, Flavius Josephus Fuller, who d. in Weathers- held, Vt., Feb. 14, 1864. She m. in Rutland, Vt., Oct. 12, 1867, for third husband, James Henry Flagg. He was a sign and ornamental painter; d. in New Haven, Ct., Jan. 6, 1871. Pension attorney; re- sides at Wendell Depot, Mass. Children by Ist marriage :
i. FLORIDA JOSEPHINE, b. in Milton, Fla .; d. in Weathersfield, Vt., July 16, 1867.
ii. MARY ABBIE, b. in Pensacola, Fla., June 1, 1855; d. June 17, 1855. Second marriage :
iii. FRANK WILLIAM, b. in Weathersfield, Vt., Sept. 28, 1858; paper-maker and musician.
iv. FRED CHASE, b. in Weathersfield, Dec. 25, 1862; bee-keeper and musician.
iii. GEORGE WYATT, b. in Industry, April 10, 1833; in. Nov. 27, 1856, Sophia R. Davis, dau. of Jacob and Lois (Kelly) Davis, of New Hampshire; was a soldier in the War of the Rebellion, serving in Co. F, 9th Reg't, N. H. Vol. Inf. (see p. 329). Engaged in railroading, after the war, and d. in Brenham, Texas, Oct. 28, 1889. Their son :
iv.
V.
FRANK J., was b. July 25, 1858; m. Feb. 22, 1884, Rose Snell. SUSAN OCTAVIA, b. in Industry, April 30, 1835; m. Oct. 31, 1858, War- ren N. Willis, son of Capt. Peter W. and Calista (Norton) Willis, q. v. WILLIAM BUTLER, b. in Industry, May 7, 1837; m. Nov. 6, 1872, Mattie Bates, of Boston, Mass., dau. of James E. and Sarah S. (Doble) Bates,
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of Avon. Mr. Boyden went to Boston in 1856, and has since made That city and Somerville his home. In April, 1861, he enlisted under the President's call for three months' men to aid in suppressing the Rebellion. The company in which Mr. Boyden enlisted was an independent company, and with two other companies, afterward be- came the Third Batallion, Massachusetts Rifles. He went to Washing- ton, D. C., on the steamer " Cambridge." The company remained in Washington about a week and then went to Fort Mellenry, where he served the remainder of his time. In December, 1861, Mr. Boy- den went to Washington and entered the quartermaster's department, where he remained " off and on," to use his own words, until Gen. Grant took command of the army. After that he returned to Boston and entered the employ of Fiske & Co.'s Express, which was after- ward merged into the U. S. and Canada Express, and that in turn was absorbed by the American Express Co. During all these changes the services of Mr. Boyden were retained, and he is still ( 1892) in the employ of the company. In 1878 he purchased a home in Somer- ville, where he now resides, s. p.
vi. EVELINA ADALINA, b. in Industry, July 16, 1844; d. in infancy.
BRADBURY.
PAUL BRADBURY,6 an early settler in Industry, traces his ancestry back five generations, viz. : Rowland,5 John,+ Wymond,3 Wymond 2 to Thomas Bradbury,' the original ancestor in this country. Rowland Bradbury,5 the father of Paul,6 was a caulker by trade and resided in York, Me. Paulo married, March 14, 1780, Ruth Ware, who was born in York, Dec. 23. 1756, and died in Industry, Dec. 21, 1823. He moved from York to Tamworth. N. H., and subsequently, among the early settlers, to Industry. He settled first on lot No. 3, on the north side of Bannock Hill. After a brief period he changed his location and took up lot No. 54, near Stark line. Here he spent the balance of his active life and cleared quite a farm. He was a shoemaker as well as a farmer, an ear- nest, conscientious christian, and a member of the Methodist Church. He was not noted for his force of character, but was a man of a moder- ate, easy-going disposition. According to Wm. Allen, but two sons came to Industry, though there is conclusive evidence that he had three. He died in Belgrade, Me .. Dec. 21, 1832.
Children.
1. i. JOHN STEVENS, b. March 22, 1783; m. July 3, 1807, Lois Pinkham, for- merly of Woodbury, N. II., and dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Dan- jels) l'inkham.
ii. JANE CHOATE, b. March 22, 1783; m. John Gould.
iii. MARY, b. Oct. 1, 1785, m. Daniel Townsend, of Sidney.
2. iv. TRUE, b. Jan. 31, 1788; m. Lydia Cushing Allen.
V. HANNAH, b. 1790; d. young.
vi. ABIGAIL, b. 1792; d. young.
vii. SUSAN, b. Jan. 10, 1794: m. John Lord, of Belgrade, Me.
3. viii. SAMUEL HIDDEN, b. March 29, 1796; m. Bethiah 11. Dinsmore.
I. JOHN STEVENS BRADBURY,7 son of Paul and Ruth (Ware) Brad-
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bury, married Lois Pinkham. Farmer ; resided in New Vineyard and Industry. His wife died Jan. 15, 1854. He died some years later.
Children.
i. ALFRED, b. in Industry, Sept. 19, 1807 ;* d. July 26, 1886; unmd.
ii. MARY, b. in New Vineyard, May 13, ISIO; d. of consumption, April 4, 1876; unmd.
2. TRUE BRADBURY 7 married Lydia Isabella Cushing.
Children.
i. WYER, b. June 14, 1814; m. Eliza Webber.
ii. SAMUEL HIDDEN.
iii. MARY JANE; m. William Guptill, of Lubec, Me.
iv. STEPHEN DECATUR.
V. SARAII ANN; m. William J. Balch, of Machias.
3 SAMUEL HIDDEN BRADBURY 7 married in Cherryfield, Me., Bethiah H. Dinsmore.
Children.
i. ROWLAND, b. August, 1826.
ii. WYMAN COLLINS, b. July 31, 1829.
iii. MARY, b. August, 1836; m. John Ryan.
iv. SUSANNAH, b. July 3, 1840; d. Aug. 17, 1857.
MOSES BRADBURY, son of Charles and Mary (Chase) Bradbury, was born in Anson, March 3, 1816. He married (pub. Jan. 30, 1841) Abigail Manter, daughter of Capt. Benjamin and Deborah (Luce) Man- ter, of Industry. She died Nov. 1, 1846, s. p. He married for his second wife. Sept. 19, 1847, Mrs. Anna West (Manter) Luce, relict of Col. Benjamin Luce, and daughter of Henry and Mary (West) Manter, of Industry. She was divorced shortly before her death, which occurred Dec. 19, 1860. No issue. He married a third time, Nov. 11, 1862, Clementine O. Fish, daughter of Simeon and Anna ( Hutchins) Fish, of Stark. He died in Stark, March 5, 1885, aged 69 years. s. p. Mr. Bradbury was a man of more than ordinary intellectual ability. He has been a merchant and farmer in Industry ( see p. 200 ), and was several times a member of the board of selectmen. He also resided in Anson, Cornville and Stark.
BROWN.
JOSEPH BROWN, as nearly as can be learned, was a native of Mass- achusetts, born in one of the towns bordering on the Merrimac River. Mrs. Brown, maiden name Mary Greeley, was a native of Haverhill,
* This date furnished the author by Dr. William B. Lapham, Augusta, Me., can hardly be counted correct. The New Vineyard records contain that of the family of John S. Bradbury. There he is credited with but one child, viz., Molly, born as above stated. Had Alfred been the oldest child, his name and birth-date would also have appeared.
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Mass. Mr. Brown was an early settler in Winthrop, and in May, 1781, with Nathaniel Davis, moved his family to Sandy River, being the first permanent settlers in the present town of Farmington. Coming into the wilderness at so early a date, they encountered hardships and endured privations of which the present generation has no definite con- ception. Mr. Brown was a soldier in the French War and received a ball in his leg, which, as it was never extracted,* partially crippled him for life. This so incapacitated him for manual labor as to reduce him from comfortable circumstances to a state of abject poverty. He came to Industry in company with his son Samuel, about 1796,t and died in the spring of 1819, aged over 90 years. The author has it noted that his wife Mary died soon after moving to Industry, but cannot now recall his authority for the statement.
SAMUEL BROWN, son of Joseph and Mary (Greeley) Brown, was born in Hallowell, March 14, 1763. He married Mary Butler, born at Mar- tha's Vineyard, May 23, 1764, and died in Industry, Sept. - , 1807. It is believed that Samuel Brown moved to Vienna prior to 1819, for Aug- ust 31 of that year he deeded land in Industry to Ebenezer Swift.
Children.
i. JAMES, b. in Farmington, March 10, 1793.
ii. POLLY, b. in Farmington, Dec. 3, 1795; d. March 10, 1799.
iii. BETSEY, b. in Farmington, March 28;, 1797; m. June 29, 1817, Samuel Church, son of John and Susanna (Cony) Church. lle was b. in Farmington, May 9, 1791, and d. in Salem, March 27, 1829. She then removed to Farmington, and d. Nov. 14, 1879, aged 82 years. Five children.
iv. DENNIS, b. Nov. 28, 1798; m. (pub. Feb. 21, 1821), Nancy Davis. Far- mer; settled in New Sharon, where he d. April, 1847.
V. SAMUEL, b. in Industry, Dec. 28, 1801. One dau .; m. James Torsey, of Lowell, Mass.
vi. MOSES, b. in Industry, March 4, 1803; m. - Perkins, and resided for some years in northeast part of Farmington; farmer, and Methodist local preacher.
vii. THOMAS, b. in Industry; m. - - Clough ; settled in Hodgdon, Me.
* This statement, copied from Judge Thomas Parker's History of Farmington, is, in the opinion of the author, incorrect. Truman A. Allen, of Vineyard Haven, Mass., once a resident of Industry, says that an ounce ball was removed from the leg of Mr. Brown near the beginning of the year ISis by Dr. Snell, of Winthrop, assisted by Dr. Thomas Flint, of New Vineyard. At that time Mr. Brown was supported by the town in the family of Peter Norton, whose log- house stood but a short distance from Mr. Allen's home. Mr. Brown was then near 90 years of age.
t There are circumstances which lead the author to doubt the statement that Samuel came to Industry with his father. Polly, their second child, died in 1799, in Farmington. Hence the statement is either incorrect, or Mr. Brown must have returned to Farmington and made a brief residence in that town about 1798-9.
# Industry Town Records. March 15, Farmington Town Records. The author regards the last named records the better authority.
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BRYANT.
JAMES BRYANT,5 a resident of Industry for many years, traces his ancestry back to Benjamin Dole Bryant,' who emigrated from England at an early date and eventually settled in New Market, N. H. His son Walter Bryant2 is supposed to have been born on Goat Island, near Portsmouth, N. H., in 1711, and died 1807, aged 96 years. He was a worthy magistrate and a celebrated land-surveyor. He had three sons and two daughters. who became heads of families. His sons were Wal- ter,3 Jeremy 3 and John.3 The daughters became the wives of Edward Smith of New Market and Eddy Hall Burgin of the same place. Jeremy Bryant 3 married and had among his children a son, Walter,+ born in New Market, March 21, 1774. He moved to Tamworth, N. H. June 18, 1795, and married, Nov. 16, 1797, Ruth Gilman, of Albany, N. H. (born Sept. 4, 1774). They had four sons and one daughter. Among these was James,5 born in Tamworth. Sept. 17, 1801. whose name stands at the head of this sketch. When a young man he learned the trade of cabinet-maker and painter. He came to Industry in 1822 and married, Jan. 20, 1825, Lydia Mason (born in Tamworth, N. H., Jan. 1, 1802). daughter of William and Abigail ( Hayford) Mason. He resided near Esq. Daniel Shaw's for a time, in a house which has long since been torn down. After his marriage he worked at his trade much of the time. In the fall of 1850 five of his family were stricken with malignant typhoid fever, and within a week his wife and two children became victims of this disease. His second wife, whom he married Oct. 26, 1851, was Belinda W., daughter of Enoch and Catherine (Watson) True (born in Moultonboro', N. H .. Dec. 26, 1814). Mr. Bryant sold in Industry and moved to Stark, Feb. 2. 1864. His wife Lydia died Nov. 6, 1850. He died in Madison, Dec. 7. 1876.
Children.
i. JAMES ALVIN, b. in Industry in 1826; d. Nov. 6, 1850.
I. ii. WILLIAM MASON, b. in Stark, April 4, 1828, m. June 8, 1852, Sophronia A. Fletcher, dau. of Abner and Betsey Fletcher, of Wilton.
iii. GILMAN, b. in Industry, April 9. 1830; m. Oct. 9, 1862, Lucy L. Morse, dau. of Rev. William E. and Betsey B. Morse, of Farmington. Hle was a school teacher and merchant, for ten years, at Great Falls, N. H. He d. in New Sharon, Dec. 17, 1863, leaving one son : CHIARLES G., who in ( 1886) was engaged as engineer in a large flouring mill in Minneapolis, Minn.
iv. ALLEN, b. in Industry, Oct. 18, 1832, d. Nov. 6. 1850. MARY JANE, b. in Industry, June 8, 1835; d. Aug. 30, 1839.
vi. CHARLES, b. in Industry, Sept. 4, 1838; d. Aug. 29, 1839.
vii. MARY JANE, b. in Industry, June 20, 1840; m. Hiram A. Harvey; d. January, 1878, leaving two sons, viz. : CLARENCE. II. ALLIE.
viii. LYDIA ELLEN, b. in Industry, Jan. 15, 1843; d. Nov. 4, 1850.
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ix. JOHN HOYT. b. in Industry, Sept. 20, 1852; resides in Boston.
x. KATE SARAN, b. in Industry, Nov. 24, 1856: m. Sept. 30, 1879, Orlando II. Brackett, son of James and Eunice (Dinsmore) Brackett, of Stark. Their child :
GRACE E, b. in Stark, June 26, 1880.
WILLIAM MASON BRYANT, son of James and Lydia ( Mason) Bryant, married Sophronia A. Fletcher. He is a farmer and resides near Allen's Mills in Industry. He is highly esteemed alike by his neighbors and townsmen.
Children.
i. ELLEN MARY, b. in Industry, March 20, 1855; m. Oct. 26, 1876, Charles 1 .. Stevens, son of Thomas and Sarah (Currier) Stevens, q. v.
ii. ARTHUR WILLIAM, b. in Industry, Dec. 2, 1857; d. November 15, 18SS.
iii. CARRIE EMMA, b. in Industry, Dec. 3, 1859; d. Oct. 6, 1876.
iv. EDNA GERTRUDE, b. in Industry, Dec. 23, 1862; m. Sept. 26, ISSS, Asa G. Sheldon, of Woburn, Mass.
BURGESS.
BENJAMIN BURGESS, who immigrated to Industry from the Island of Martha's Vineyard near the beginning of the present century, was born Jan. 14, 1773. He married, Nov. 10, 1800, Dependence Luce (born Nov. 25, 1764) and settled not far from the present site of the Centre Meeting- House but on the opposite side of the road. So far as is known they had but one child, viz. : Abigail, born in Industry Nov. 9, 1803. She was a tailoress by trade and at one time had her shop in the second story of Esq. Peter West's store. She married (pub. Jan. 4, 1836) Ben- jamin Cates of Thorndike. One daughter. Mrs. Burgess died May 1, 1814, and he married (pub. Oct. 25, 1814) Drucilla Luce, daugher of Robert and Mary ( Burgess) Luce, q. v. One daughter married David Page. Mr. and Mrs. Burgess both died in New Portland.
BURNS.
WILLIAM BURNS, the only person bearing the name among the resi- dents of Industry, was a grandson of Robert Burns and claimed kinship to the Scottish bard. His grandfather, Robert Burns, was born in Bed- ford, Hillsborough Co., N. H., Jan. 1, 1750. His wife, whom he married Jan. 30, 1781, was Mary Smith, born in New Boston, N. H., Sept. 4. 1757. Their son John was born in Merrimac, N. H., Nov. 22, 1781. With a younger brother, Samuel, John came to the Kennebec Valley and settled in Madison, May 10, 1805. He married, Nov. 16, 1807, in Embden, Mary Gray, born in Wiscasset. Jan. 13, 1785, and died in Mad- ison, Sept. 18, 1858. John Burns was a prosperous farmer and at one time a captain of the militia. John and Mary (Gray) Burns were the
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parents of twelve children, nine of whom lived to reach adult life. The tenth child was William, of Industry, born in Madison, March 14, 1826. He married, Nov. 12, 1859, Phebe Ward, daughter of Christopher and Phebe (Wagg) Ward. She was born in Rockport, Westmoreland Co., N. B., July 3. 1838. Mr. Burns came to Industry in the spring of 1860 and purchased of Wesley T. Patterson the farm at West's Mills now (1892) owned and occupied by John Willis. In October, 1862, he sold to Major James Cutts and bought of Benjamin N. Willis the farm now occupied by his widow and her two sons. Here he spent the remainder of his life and died April 28, 1870, aged 44 years.
Children.
i. WARD, b. in Industry, Nov. 21, 1860; m. March 7, ISS5, Martha E. Dag- gett, dau. of John A. and Cynthia P. (Furbush) Daggett, q. v. Mr. Burns is a farmer and carpenter; has been tax collector and is now selectman.
11. ROBERT, b. in Industry, March 5, 1862; unmd.
BUTLER.
NICHOLAS BUTLER.' the common ancestor of this numerous race at Martha's Vineyard, whose descendants are now scattered over the length and breadth of the civilized world, is found to have been a resident of the Island of Martha's Vineyard as early as 1662. It is a matter of deep regret that so little is known of his personal history. There is a tradi- tion among his descendants to the effect that he was of English extrac- tion, but to what extent this is worthy of credence the writer is unable to state. The general characteristics of the race leads the student of ethnology to suspect that, like the Manters, this family may have been of Scottish origin. Nicholas Butler I had wife Joyce, whose maiden name has not been learned. His son John2 had a wife, Mary, and several children, among whom were sons : Capt. John 3 and Thomas3. Capt. John 3 married Priscilla Norton ; and Thomas,3 Jemima Daggett. Among the children of Capt. John was Simeon,+ who married Hannah Cheney.
Elijah Butler,5 * son of Simeon and Hannah (Cheney) Butler, was born at Martha's Vineyard, May 16, 1713, and married, April 14, 1737, Thankful Smith, daughter of John and Hannah ( Pease) Smith, of Edgar- town, Mass. As nearly as can be learned, this Elijah was the father of eight children - three sons and five daughters. He died (April 7 ?) 1789, probably in Edgartown, and the widowed mother a few years later came to the wilds of Maine with her son Henry.6 Taken away from the
* The writer has it noted Elijah was " Captain," but questions the correctness of the state- ment.
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scenes of her childhood at an advanced age, she was very homesick for a time and constantly repined for the friends and familiar sights of her Vineyard home. Whether or not this materially shortened her days is a matter of mere conjecture. She died in New Vineyard, Oct. 20, 1797, aged 80 years.
Children.
i. ELIJAII, b. 1738; m. Jane Kelley. Ile was a tanner by trade, and immi- grated to Farmington about 1790; erected a tannery about 1805; d. in Farmington, Aug. 20, 1825,* aged 87 years. Ilis wife d. July 7, IS20, aged 75 years. Among his children were :
JONATIIAN. SARSON.
ELIJAII, b. in Edgartown, Mass., May 14, 1773; m. in New Vineyard, Nov. 13, 1794, Lucinda Smith, dau. of Joseph and Abigail (Butler) Smith, q. v. She d. Nov. 15, 1815. Buried in the cemetery near the Court House in Farm- ington.t
EDWARD, b. April 24, 1780; m. Jan. 23, 1800, Mehitable Norton, dau. of Ephraim and Deborah (Instance) Norton, of Farmington. Settled in New Vineyard prior to his marriage, and afterward moved to Farmington. He d. May 2, 1849. She d. April 10, 1867. Ten children. SAMUEL.
WINTHROP, b. 1785; m. (pub. Jan. 29, 1807), Elizabeth May- hew, dau. of Zaccheus and Pamelia (Smith) Mayhew.
BETSEY, m. Henry Smith, son of Joseph and Abigail (Butler) Smith, q. v.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. 1740; m. April 18, 1764,¿ Joseph Smith, son of Ebenezer and Thankful (Claghorn) Smith, q. v.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 1743.
1. iv. HIENRY, b. in Edgartown, Mass., May, 3, 1747, O. S .; m. 1771, Mehita- ble Norton, dau. of Major Peter and Sarah (Bassett) Norton, q. v.
V. ZEBULON, b. 1749; m. Bethia
vi. MARY, b. 1751; m. James Manter, son of Col. Benjamin and Zerviah (Athearn) Manter, q. v.
vii. THANKFUL. (.
viii. DEBORAHI, b. in Edgartown, Mass., Nov. 13, 1759; m. Capt. Silas Dag- gett, son of Seth and Elizabeth (West) Daggett, q. v.
I. HENRY BUTLER,6 son of Elijah 5 and Thankful (Smith) Butler, married Mehitable Norton. Henry, like his brother Elijah, Jr., was a
+ lleadstone. Butler's History of Farmington, p. 401, gives the date August 30.
t The New Vineyard records give them nine children, viz. :
i. ZEBULON, b. Dec. 16, 1795; d. in infancy.
ii. POLLY, b. Sept. 2, 1796; d. unmd.
iii. ABIGAIL, b. April 14, 1798; m. Isaac Thomas.
iv. CLARISSA W., b. Nov. 13, 1Soo; d. unmd.
v. ELIJAH, b. March 21, 1802.
vi. JOSEPH SMITH, b. March 24, 1So2; d. April 9, 1804.
vii. EDWARD, b. May S, ISO1; lost at sea, in April, 1823, on his passage from New Orleans to Boston, by falling from the yards.
viii. LUCINDA, b. Jnly 1, 1806; d. April 9, ISOS.
ix. LOVINA, b. Jan. 11, 18og; m. Amasa Hosmer.
# Edgartown, Mass., records. Hon. Richard L. Pease, the Island genealogist, has the date " 1762 " among his notes.
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tanner and currier, and this vocation he followed to a certain extent after coming to New Vineyard. He settled on the northern half of lot No. 4 in the second range, being a part of the territory set off to Industry in 1844. This farm was afterward occupied for many years by Obed W. Gray, and more recently by Mr. Gray's son-in-law, John C. Pratt. The date of his settlement in the township is not wholly unclouded by doubt. Esq. William Allen and Hon. Francis Gould Butler* agree in fixing the date 1792, and this the writer deems approximately accurate. His tan- nery was located on a small stream not far from his house, and traces of the tan vats can still be seen. Mr. Butler at one time held a commission as lieutenant in the militia, but this was probably before he came to Maine .; In their declining years Mr. and Mrs. Butler were kindly cared for by their son Elijah, who assumed the management of the farm and provided his parents a comfortable home. He died Jan. 22, 1822, aged 75 years, 8 months. His wife died Feb. 5, 1826, aged 75 years, 2 months and 21 days.
Children.
i. PETER, b. in Edgartown, Mass., Nov. 8, 1771; m. Dec. 10, 1798, Rhoda Merry, dau. of David and Eunice (Chase) Merry, q. v.
3. ii. JOSIAII, b. in Edgartown, Mass., Dec. 26, 1772; m. Jan. 3, 1799, Lydia Norton, dau. of Dea. Cornelius and Lydia (Claghorn) Norton, q. v. ABIGAIL, m. Levi Butler, of New Vineyard.
4. SALLY, b. in Edgartown, Mass., May 14, 1777; m. Alvin Smith, son of Joseph and Abigail (Butler) Smith, q. v.
ASA MERRY, m. (pub. Dec. 19, 1807), Sarah Daggett, dau. of Esq. Sam- uel and Rebecca (- - -) Daggett, q. v. At the time of his marriage he resided in New Vineyard. He afterward moved to New York and probably settled in Lyons. It is supposed he d. in Ohio. He was father of a large family. Among his children were Sarah and Samuel. HENRY, m. Oct. 2, 1806, Lucinda Daggett, dau. of Elijah and Margaret (Smith) Daggett, q. v.
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DEBORAH, b. in Edgartown, Mass., Nov. 17, 1780; m. Dec. 16, 1802, Joseph Warren Smith, son of Joseph and Abigail (Butler) Smith, q. v. JOHN, m. Betsey Lemon, of Lyons, N. Y.
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7. MARTHA, m. Moses Williams, of Embden.
8. JOSEPH, m. Feb. 26, 1818, Sarah Norton, dau. of Joseph and Deborah (Smith) Norton, of Farmington, who d. Aug. 11, 1856.
9. ELIJAH, m. March 20, 1823, Naomi Viles, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Han - cock) Viles, q. v.
2. PETER BUTLER, son of Henry and Mehitable (Norton) Butler, married Rhoda Merry. Farmer and magistrate. His wife Rhoda died in New Vineyard, July 15, 1827, aged 47 years 7 months. He married, Dec. 17, 1829, Mrs. Catherine E. Clark, relict of Jacob Clark, q. v. He died Jan. 21, 1854, aged 82 years, 8 months.
* See Ilistory of Industry, page 13, and Ilistory of Farmington, page 401.
t There is a tradition among his descendants that he was commissioned by General Wash- ington as an officer in the home guards, organized for the defense of the Island of Martha's Vineyard in the War of the Revolution.
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Children.
IO. i. PHILANDER, b. in New Vineyard, Jan. 23, 1800; m. March 9, 1824, Mary Norton, dau. of Benjamin C. and Margaret ( Merry) Norton, q. v.
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