A history of the town of Industry, Franklin County, Maine, Part 46

Author: Hatch, William Collins. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Farmington, Me., Press of Knowlton, McLeary & co.
Number of Pages: 938

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ij. EUNICE, b. in New Vineyard, Sept. 25, 1802; m. Nov. 20, 1823, John Parker, of New Portland.

iii. DEBORAII, b. in New Vineyard, Aug. 15, 1804; m. March 15, 1827, Capt. Asa Merry, son of Asa and Sally ( Bartlett) Merry, q. v.

iv. HENRY, b. in New Vineyard, Aug. 23, 1806; d. Aug. 26, 1806.

V. HENRY, b. in New Vineyard, July 15, 1807 ;* m. Alice Pendexter. Read law in New Sharon, but soon abandoned it for the ministry. Joined the Maine Methodist Conference in 1832. Traveled eleven years; d. April 5, 1850, aged 43 years. Four sons.

vi. DAVID M., b. in New Vineyard, May 4, 1809; m. Emeline Sawyer, of New Portland.

vii. MARY BOARDMAN, b. in New Vineyard, Jan. 29, ISII; m. May 19, 1832, Charles B. Clark, son of Jacob and Catherine E. (Bean) Clark, q. v.

viii. CATHERINE LUCE, b. in New Vineyard, March 1, 1813; t m. (pube Nov. 15, 1836), Gen. George W. Clark, son of Jacob and Catherine E. (Bean) Clark, q. v.

ix. PAINE CHASE, b. in New Vineyard, April 11, 1815; - Butts. Harness-maker. Ile d. in New Portland, Sept. 21, 1860, aged 45 yrs., 5 mos.

x. RHODA, b. in New Vineyard, Jan. 17, ISIS; m. Jan. 1, 1838, Joseph Merry, son of Asa and Sally ( Bartlett) Merry, q. v.

xi. PETER, d. in infancy.

xii. ANDREW, d. young.

Children by second marriage :

xiii. SARAH COTTON, b. in New Vineyard; m. (pub. June 17, 1854), Rev. David Pratt, Jr .; children.

xiv. JOIN.

3. JOSIAH BUTLER, son of Henry and Mehitable ( Norton) Butler, inarried Lydia Norton. Mr. Butler probably came to the township of New Vineyard with his father. He resided in that town some years after his marriage, and there we find his name on the list of tax-payers for the years 1802-3. As nearly as can be ascertained, he came to Industry in 1805 and settled on lot No. 14 on the Lowell or Mile-and- a-half Strip. Here he built the two-story frame house now ( 1892) owned and occupied by Oliver D. Norton. It was customary in those times to "name the frame" after it had been raised. On this occasion the person selected for the purpose recited the following doggerel from an exalted perch on the newly-erected frame :

"Some build large and some build small, But Josiah Butler beats 'em all."

He was elected town clerk in 1808 and continued in office four years. In 1806 he was chosen a member of the board of selectmen and eight times re-elected. Aug. 20, 1820, he sold his farm to Cornelius Davis,

* New Vineyard Town Records. Dr. Stephen Allen, in " Methodism in Maine," p. 407, gives The year of his birth as 1So6. This is obviously erroneous.

t New Vineyard Town Records. Another entry made by Gen'l Clark gives the date March 3.

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reserving a small part of the south end of the lot. Here he erected the one-story dwelling-house subsequently occupied for many years by Wm. D. Norton. He afterwards sold to Charles G, Norton and moved to Norridgewock, where he died in old age. His widow died in New Sharon, Me .. Aug. 19, 1867, aged 88 years.

Children.

i. ZEBULON, b, in New Vineyard, Sept. 12, 1799 ;* drowned Aug. 11, ISO1.

ii. LYDIA, b. in New Vineyard, Dec. 26, 1Soo; m. March 19, 1822, Elisha Luce, son of Charles and Catherine ( Merry) Luce, q. v.

iii. SARAH BUTLER, b. in New Vineyard, May 8, 1802; m. Feb. 10, 1824, Benjamin Jennings, son of Benjamin and Mary ( Lawrence) Jennings, of Farmington. Moved to California, where the husband died in July, 1871.

iv. BETSEY H., b. probably in New Vineyard, Oct. 5, 1804; d. of "cold fever" in Industry, March 29, 1814.

v. ELECTIA, b. in Industry, June 12, 1806; m. for second husband John Wadsworth; one son.

vi. ZEBULON, b. in Industry, May 9, ISOS; m. Sophronia Philbrick.

vii. HENRY, b. in Industry, Dec. 23, 1809; m. Mary Ann Farnsworth, of Norridgewock. Several children.

viii. CORNELIUS, { b. in Industry, March 23, 1812. Cornelius m. Mary Sawyer;

ix. JOSIAH, j d. Feb. 22, 1846. Josiah, m. Mary Gordon. He d. in Farmington, April S, ISSI. Two children. One son, Josiah, resides at Madison Bridge.

x. ISAIAH ATKINS, b. in Industry, July 28, 1815. He left home when a young man. Supposed to have d. in the Confederate Army in War of Rebellion.

4. LEVI BUTLER married Abigail Butler, daughter of Henry and Mehitable (Norton) Butler. The parentage of Levi Butler has not been learned. He was first cousin to his wife, and may have been a son of either Elijah, born 1738, or Zebulon, born 1749. Various circumstances seem to favor the younger brother as the father of Levi. He was an early member of the Baptist Church organized on the New Vineyard Gore. He was a butcher by trade. Drowned in Sheepscot River, at Wiscasset. His widow died in New Portland.

Children.

i. REBECCA, m. her cousin James Butler. Ile was a farmer and lived and lied in New Portland, s. p.

ii. MEIITABLE, m. Oct. 24, 1818, Lemuel Adams, of Farmington. One son resides in Temple.

iii. THOMAS, m. Goodridge, a relative of the Industry Goodridges. One son, Levi Butler, resides in Lexington or some of the adjacent towns, or may have moved to Lewiston.

iv. JULIA, d. in New Portland unmd., aged about 60 years.

v. LOVE, d. young in New Portland.

vi. WILLIAM, d. in New Portland, aged about 45 years.

5. HENRY BUTLER, son of Henry and Mehitable (Norton) Butler, married Lucinda Daggett. He was a farmer and resided on several dif-

* New Vineyard Town Records. The Industry Town Records give the year 1798; this the author believes to be incorrect.

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ferent farms in New Vineyard, the last one being at Talcott's Corner. He died in Boston, aged 74 years. His wife died in New Vineyard. Both are buried in the cemetery near Talcott's Corner.

Children.

11. i. JOSIAH, b. in New Vineyard, Aug. 28, 1807; m. (pub. March 29, 1834), Lucy Jane Waugh (b. in Stark, Me., July 25, 1810), dau. of Elijah and Sophia ( Ferrand) Waugh, of Stark.

ii. JOHN GRAY, m. Dolly Stevens; resides in Milo.

iii. ABIGAIL, DAGGETT, unmd .; resides in Boston.

12. iv. JAMES MADISON, b. in New Vineyard, March 19, 1815; m. Nov. 16, 1844, Sarah Ann Bloomer, of South Sodus, Wayne Co., N. Y. She was b. in Fishkill, Duchess Co., N. Y., and the dau. of Daniel and Phebe (-) Bloomer.

V. SAMUEL DAGGETT, m. Sophronia Williams, of Solon. Went to New York. WARREN SMITH, b. in New Vineyard, July 28, 1821; m. Eliza M. Bates

vi. (b. in N. V., Oct. 15, 1831). He was a private in Co. D., 17th Regt., Me. Inf. Resided in Lewiston when last heard from.

vii. HENRY, m. (pub. July 2, 1846), Patience Bray, of Anson. Resided in New Vineyard. Present residence Solon, Me.

viii. FRANCIS CALDWELL. Resided in Eureka, Cal., when last heard from.

ix. LUCINDA, m. Samuel Elder .*

6. JOHN BUTLER, son of Henry and Mehitable (Norton) Butler, mar- ried Betsey Lemon. He was a farmer, married, lived and died in Lyons, N. Y.

Children.

i. ISABELLA.

ii. HENRY.

iii. JANE.

iv. HORACE. Dead.

v. JOIN. Dead.

7. MOSES WILLIAMS married Martha Butler, daughter of Henry and Mehitable ( Norton) Butler. Mr. Williams lived and died in Embden. Children.

i. MEHITABLE.

ii. LUCINDAA.

iii. NATHANIEL.

iv. MOSES

V. MARTHA.

vi. ABIGAIL. vii. HENRY.

All dead with possibly the exception of Moses, who, if living, resides in New Port- land.

8. JOSEPH BUTLER, son of Henry and Mehitable (Norton) Butler, married Sarah Norton. Mr. Butler moved to Stark and settled on a farm near Mercer line on the south side of Sandy River. He was not an energetic man, according to the common acceptation of the term,

* The following partial record of births furnished by a member of the family cannot be relied on for absolute accuracy : John Gray, Jan. 28, 1SI1; Abigail Daggett, Feb. 10, 1813; James Madison, March 19, 1815; Samuel Daggett, July 1, 1817; Henry, Jan. 1, 1821; Frank Caldwell, Oct. 10, 1S21; Lucinda, Aug. 3, IS27.

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hence his efforts as a farmer were successful only to a very limited extent. His wife was a delicate lady, better fitted for employment requiring skill and artistic taste than for a farmer's wife. Both he and his wife are dead.

Children.

i. MARY, d. in I891.

ii. MEHITABLE. Resides on the homestead in Stark.

iii. SARAII.

iv. LEVI, d. in the U. S. Army during the War of the Rebellion.

9. ELIJAH BUTLER, son of Henry and Mehitable (Norton) Butler, married Naomi Viles. He resided on the homestead and cared for his parents until their death. He afterward resided for some years in Lex- ington and subsequently removed to Wisconsin.

Children.

i. HARRIET, m. John Leeman, of Hallowell.

ii. ASA IIUNT.

iii. SUMNER.

iv. SARAIL.

v. FRANCES.

vi. MARTILA.

vii. RUHAMA.

viii. MARY ANNA.

ix. ANDREW or ICHABOD, b. in Lexington.

IO. PHILANDER BUTLER, son of Peter and Rhoda ( Merry) Butler, married Mary Norton. He was a farmer ; died in New Vineyard, May 23, 1860, aged 60 years, 4 months. She died in New Portland, Feb. 27. 1870.

Children.

i. CAROLINE E., b. in New Vineyard, April 19, 1825; m. April 10, 1845, Hovey Thomas. Divorced, s. p. Married for second husband, July 11, 1866, Tristram N. Daggett, son of Isaac and Sarah B. (Norton) Daggett, q. v.

ii. EUNICE CHASE, b. in New Vineyard, July 22, 1827; d. Aug. 11, 1830.

iii. AMANDA J., b. in New Vineyard, June 4, 1829 (?); m. March 30, 1854, Abiather Learned. One dan. m. Daniel Collins, son of Daniel and Fanny (Greenleaf) Collins, q. v.

iv. MARGARET NORTON, b. in New Vineyard, Sept. - , 1831: d. March 1, 1833.

v. MARGARET NORTON, b. in New Vineyard, July 2,

vi. MARY CHASE, b. in New Vineyard, Jan. - , 1836; d. April 30, 1859.

vii. DAVID MERRY, b. in New Vineyard, Jan. 25, 1838; m. March 16, 1867, Merey Elliolt. Resides in New Portland.

viii. AURELIA, b. in New Vineyard, Oct. 10, 1844; m. April 4, 1865, Leander Daggett, son of Leander and Margaret ( Anderson) Daggett, q. v.

II. JOSIAH BUTLER, son of Henry and Lucinda ( Daggett) Butler, married Lucy Jane Waugh. Farmer. He died in Stark, Sept. 1, 1889, aged 82 years.

Children.

i. LEANDER FRANCIS, b. in New Vineyard, March 13, 1837; m. in Grafton,

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Mass., Dec. 9, 1868, Mell S. Holt (b. in Oakland, Me., Oct. 17, 1839), clau. of Theodore and Betsey (Corson) Holt, of Canaan, Me. Ile is a farmer and a member of the board of selectmen; resides in Stark. Children :

i. BLANCHE M., b. in Stark, Jan. 25, 1870.

HI. KATE, b. in Stark, Oct. 14, 1871.

iii. BESSIE B., b. in Stark, Sept. 27, 1874.

ii. SOPHIA W., b. in Norridgewock, Me., Feb. 1, 1844; m. Edwin N. Ilall.

iii. JANE E., b. in Norridgewock, July 26, 1850; d. Jan., 1887, unmd.

iv. HELEN M., b. in Stark, Sept. 19, 1852; m. Feb. 1, 1873, Herbert E. Ilale. She d. in Norridgewock, Sept. 17, 1885.

12. JAMES MADISON BUTLER, son of Henry and Lucinda (Daggett) Butler, married Sarah Ann Bloomer. When a babe Mr. Butler was christened by his great uncle, Capt. Samuel Daggett, in honor of James Madison, then President of the United States. He manifested a decided fondness for learning when very young, and soon learned to read well in Webster's Spelling Book. Before he was eight years of age he had read the New Testament through by course, and was counted one of the best scholars of his age in school by the superintending school committee. At the age of ten years he made a public profession of religion and was baptized by immersion in Winslow's brook in midwinter, and became a member of the M. E. Church. At the age of twenty-one he was licensed to preach by the quarterly conference. Feeling keenly the need of a better education he attended an academy for a time and then entered the Maine Wesleyan Seminary, where he remained nearly four years tak- ing up the study of Greek and Latin in connection with other branches. In 1840 he went to the State of New York, where he engaged in teach- ing in the higher branches. After teaching some ten years he married in 1844 and soon after purchased a farm in South Sodus, Wayne Co., N. Y., and engaged in growing garden seed, in which he also became a dealer. He has resided in different localities in New York State, and at the present time (1892) is living at Hemlock Lake.

Children.

i. ANTOINETTE LOUISA, b. in South Sodus, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1847; m. May 27, 1866, George II. Matthews, of Newark, N. Y. He had served three years in the War of the Rebellion. Hle afterward studied and practiced dentistry in Rochester, N. Y. Abandoning this profession in 1870, on account of poor health, he engaged for a time in farming. Ile entered the Baltimore Medical College, from which he graduated in 1884. Ile now resides at Ilemlock Lake, N Y. Children :

i. MINNIE MAY, d. of cholera infantum at 4 inos. of age.

ii. GEORGE BUTLER, b. April 12, 1871.

iii. FRANCIS VIVIAN, b. May 19, 1873.

SARSON BUTLER, son of Elijah and Jane (Kelley) Butler, married Susannah Young. He was a sea captain and commanded the Snubbett and perhaps other vessels. Lived a while in N. V., and then returned

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to his seafaring life. He was a terribly profane man and would swear like a trooper when he encountered rough weather.

Children.

IIENRY YOUNG, m. (pub. Feb. S, 1806), Naomi Luce, dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth ( Merry) Luce, q. v.

SARSON, m. Catherine Norton, dau. of Abner and Mary (Claghorn) Norton.

CAPT. JERUEL BUTLER, although of a different branch from others of the same name who settled in Industry and vicinity, like them traces his ancestry back to Nicholas Butler,1 of Martha's Vineyard. Turning to the commencement of the Butler Genealogy in this volume, take Thomas,3 who married Jemima Daggett. Among his children was a son David,+ who married, Dec. 2, 1725, Anna Hatch, daughter of Samuel and Lydia Hatch, of Chilmark. David Butler was also a resident of Chilmark at the time of his marriage, but aside from this fact nothing is known of him. David and Anna (Hatch) Butler had a daughter Mary,5 born 1726, who married Rowland Luce and became the mother of Daniel Luce, an early settler in Industry ; also a son Thomas,5 born 1732, who was twice married. First in 1754 to Rebecca Butler, who died, and second in 1769 to Betsey West .*

Jeruel,6 eldest son of Thomas and Betsey (West) Butler, was born at Martha's Vineyard, probably in Tisbury, Aug. 23. 1770. His parents were christian people and consecrated their son in infant baptism Jan. 24, 1771 .¡ The father, as near as can be learned, was a man of consid- erable wealth, and this son was well educated for his time. When he became a man he engaged in nautical pursuits and in due time walked the quarter deck as commander of a vessel. In this capacity he was engaged in an extensive coast trade and frequently made voyages to for- eign ports. So widely and favorably was he known that his name would command unlimited credit in almost any commercial city on the Atlan- tic coast. He married. Aug. 14. 1791, Susan West, daughter of Capt. Peter and Hannah (Cottle) West, of Tisbury. He left Martha's Vine- yard, with other emigrants, bound for the District of Maine and arrived at Farmington, July 26, 1793, where his family remained upward of a year. Early in 1794 he purchased lot No. 9 in the first range of lots in the township of New Vineyard .; During the summer and fall he felled trees, built a log-house, moved his household goods and laid in a store

* Mrs. Annie C. Pratt says he married, 1769, Abigail West. David Butler, son of Jeruel, is very sure that his grandmother Butler was Betsey West.

t Tisbury church records.

# More recently this farm has been owned and occupied by Ruel Goodwin, Daniel Gil- man, Amos Stetson, Jr., and John O. Rackliff.

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of provisions for the approaching winter. When ready for occupancy. the house and its contents were burned to the ground before Mrs. Butler ever saw it. With the assistance of kind neighbors he soon had another ready for his family, in which they spent the winter of 1794-5. He after- ward built a two-story house which was taken down about 1868. Captain Butler also built a store near his home and engaged in trade in connec- tion with his farming. He likewise engaged extensively in the manu- facture of potash in New Portland and Strong, as well as at his home in New Vineyard. In 1811 he purchased Salter's Island, at the mouth of the Kennebec River, and during the 1812 War made salt there. While thus engaged he was an eye witness of the naval combat between Amer- ican ship " Enterprise " and British " Boxer." On the close of the war with Great Britain, Captain Butler resumed his seafaring life and was thus engaged when he died of yellow fever in New Orleans, June 25, 1824, aged 53 years, 10 months. Captain Butler was a man of more than ordinary talent and business ability. He was a devout christian, whose life was adorned by the practice of many noble virtues ( see p. 329. ) His wife, a most excellent woman, survived him nearly ten years and died March 15, 1834, aged 63 years and 10 months.

Children.

i. ABIGAIL, b. at Holmes' Hole, May 17, 1792; d. in New Vineyard, Me., Nov. 10, 1809.

ji. WILLIAM, b. in New Vineyard (now Industry) Nov. 24, 1794; m. June 25, 1816, Sarah Kemick, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Nevens) Rem- ick, of Industry, q. v.

iii. THOMAS, b. in New Vineyard, July 26, 1796; d. Sept. IS, ISII.

2. iv. PETER WEST, b. in New Vineyard, May 30, 1798; m. Jan. 21, 1827, Mary Elizabeth Robinson (b. in St. Andrews, Charlotte Co., N. B.) March IS, 1812) dau. of Aaron and Sarah ( McGreer) Robinson.

HANNAH, b. in New Vineyard, Jan. IS, 1Soo; d. Oct. 24, 1800.

vi. CHARLES, b. in New Vineyard, July 25, ISO1; m. in La Prairie, Lower Canada, Aug. 26, 1826, Mary Catherine Burrell, who was b. at Three Rivers, Lower Canada, May 13, IS04.

vii. SUSAN WEST, b. in New Vineyard, Sept. 13, 1803; m. Oet. 28, 1824, Col. Peter Augustus West, son of Shubael and Merey (Edmonds) West of Hallowell, q. v. He d. Feb. 12, 1828, and she m. March 26, 1829, Asaph Boyden, q. 7.

4. viii. DAVID, b. in New Vineyard, May 17, 1805; m. May 18, 1830, Charlotte Hasty (b. in Waterville, Me., Oct. 20, 1804), dau. of David and Nancy (Foote) Hasty, of York, Me.

ix. GEORGE, b. in New Vineyard, July 11, 1807. Lived 18 hours.

x. GEORGE HALSER, b. in New Vineyard, Dec. 30, 1So9; killed by a falling tree, July 1, 1823.

xi. ABIGMIL, b. in New Vineyard, Oct. 1, ISIo; d. at the age of three weeks.

xii. THOMAS, b. in New Vineyard, Jan. 19, 1812; m. Feb. 6, 1838,* Amanda Shaw, dau. of Samuel and Ruth (Gilman) Shaw, q. 7.

xiii. DELIA ANN, b. in New Vineyard, April 17, 1814; d. young.

* Industry Town Records. Mr. Butler gives the year of his marriage as IS39 but is obvi- ously in error.

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I. WILLIAM BUTLER,7 son of Capt. Jeruel and Susan (West) Butler, married Sarah Remick .* He built the house where Rev. John Spinney resides, and engaged in farming after his marriage. His wife died Nov. 5, 1824, leaving three daughters. For his second wife he married, Oct. 29, 1826, Sarah Hayes, relict of Peter Hayes and daughter of James and Sarah (Manchester) Waugh, of Stark.t Selling his farm in Industry, he left town in September, 1834, his destination being a small settlement on the very border of civilization in the Dead River Region, known as Flagstaff. Here he located, cleared land, and engaged in farming and eventually became a leading and influential citizen of the settlement. He was the first postmaster at that place and held the office many years. When Flagstaff Plantation was organized he was chosen planta- tion clerk, which position he filled for a long time and was frequently called to fill other positions of profit and trust. In early life he made a profession of religion and united with the Congregational Church, of which he remained an active and consistent member up to the time of his death. He died in Flagstaff, April 21, 1882, aged 87 years, 4 months and 27 days. His wife, who was born in Stark, March 2, 1803, died in Flagstaff, Nov. 27, 1890, aged 87 years, 8 months and 25 days.

Children.

i. DELIA ANN, b. Oct. 27, 1817; m. June 15, 1839, Moses Green, son of Morrill and Sarah (Colby) Green, of Dead River. She d. in Dead River Plantation, leaving six children.

ii. ELIZA E., b. July 27, 1820; m. July 21, 1843, Asa Merry Viles, son of Rufus and Eunice C. ( Merry ) Viles, q. v.

iii. SUSAN WEST, b. April 26, 1822; d. of consumption April 26, 1839. Children by second marriage.

iv. CHARLES WILLIAM, b. in Industry, Nov. 1, 1827; m. Feb. 3, 1856, Jane Hleald Standish, dau. of Miles and Abigail (Gammon) Standish, of Flagstaff. Hle settled in Mt. Bigelow Township and engaged in farming. He d. March 16, 1888. Children :

i. ADELIA ERSKINE, 2 b. Mt. Bigelow Township, Aug. 25,

ii. AMELIA BOARDMAN, J 1859: Adelia E., m. Orlando Reed; resides in Eustis. Amelia B., m. Daniel F. Reed; resides at Mt. Bigelow Township. The above named Orlando and Daniel are sons of Lewis and Eunice (-) Reed.

* Mr. Butler was a member of Capt. Abraham Johnson's company of militia known as the "Farmington Artillery." This company was called out in the IS12 War for defense of the sea- coast and rendezvoused at Farmington awaiting orders from Sept. 14, 1814, to Sept. IS. On the last named date a draft was made and Mr. Butler's name was among those drawn. The drafted men repaired to Wiscasset, where they joined Capt. Sam'l Rundlet's company attached to Col. Sam'l Thatcher's regiment of artillery, and remained in service until Nov. 4, 1814.

t Mr. Hayes was a brother of Jacob Hayes, of Industry, q. v. Ile was a school teacher and farmer, and resided in Industry up to near the time of his death. Ile died in Stark, June 27, 1823, aged 28 years, 10 months, leaving one son, James Waugh Hayes, born March 27, 1822. James W. was a soldier in the War of the Rebellion and now ( 1891) resides in Windom, Minn- esota. The remains of Peter Hayes lie buried in the Waugh family burying-ground on the banks of Sandy River in Stark.

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iii. EDITH ELIZA, b. in Mt. Bigelow Township, Feb. 17, 1869; m. April 10, 1891, Cyrus Lynn Taylor, son of Orrin and Sylvina ( Randall) Taylor, of Eustis.

V. MARIA LOUISA, b. in Industry, Jan. 8, 1830; m. June 29, 1850, Asa M. Green, son of Morrill and Sarah (Colby) Green. Farmer. Resided in Eustis. She d. Jan. 13, 1877. Four children.

vi. SARAH REMICK, D. in Industry, July 27, 1834; m. Jan. 13, 1867, Samuel Wright, son of Samuel and Margaret (Parker) Wright, of Flagstaff. Three children.

vii. DAVID ATWOOD, b. at Dead River, Oct. 27, 1836; m. Nov. 6, 1860, Ruth Larrabee, dau. of Jeremiah and Louisa (Soper ) Larrabee, of Phillips. She was b. in Kingfield, and d. in Flagstaff, July 17, 1874. He m. for his second wife, IIulda l'ease (b. in Lexington, Feb. 4, 1840), dau. of George and Sarah (Knowles) Pease of Lexington. Mr. Butler is a farmer and innkeeper, and has served as plantation clerk and first assessor of Flagstaff Plantation for a period of more than sixteen years. Children :

i. OLIVE MAY, b. in Flagstaff, March 5, 1871; m. Feb. 25, 18SS, Carlton Savage, son of Benjamin Eaton and Ruth G. (Gammon) Savage, of Flagstaff.

ii. CHARLES CLIFFORD, b. in Flagstaff, Feb. 22, 1872.

iii, EFFIE RUTH, b. in Flagstaff, Dec. 21, 1873.

viii. AMANDA SHAW, b. in Flagstaff, July 12, 1839; m. Oct. 2, 1865, George A. Ilewitt, son.of Orrin and Delight (Clapp) Hewitt, of Flagstaff. Mr. Ilewitt is a lumberman and merchant. Resides at Madison Bridge. Four children.

ix. SOPIMIA LAWRENCE BICKEY, b. in Flagstaff, Aug. 27, 1841; m. Jan. 2, 1869, Luther Longley, of Raymond. She d. Sept. 26, 1874. Three children.

x. OLIVE WAUGH, b. in Flagstaff, Nov. 17, 1844: m. Dec. 2, 1871, Augustus Hilton, son of William and Betsey ( Foss) Hilton, of Brighton. Mr. HI. is a farmer and resides in Wyoming. Five children.

2. PETER WEST BUTLER,7 son of Capt. Jeruel and Susan ( West) But- ler, married Mary E. Robinson. Born in a log-cabin on the very out- skirts of civilization, Mr. Butler's boyhood differed in many respects from that of boys of the present generation. Incessant toil, privations and hardships were invariably the lot of sons of the pioneer settlers. Neighbors were remote from each other, hence the advantages for schooling were very limited. But notwithstanding this, the subject of this sketch succeeded in acquiring the rudiments of an English educa- tion which was supplemented by a course at the Farmington Academy. When he left school his education was considered sufficient to qualify him for any business or profession he might choose to enter. After he became of age he engaged in mercantile pursuits and for a time was in Charleston, South Carolina. Possessing an aptitude for mechanical work, he served an apprenticeship with a ship carpenter and afterward followed that occupation for many years. In this capacity he worked in various places, including St. Andrews, New Brunswick, where he formned the acquaintance of his future wife. Soon after his marriage, in 1827, he returned to New Vineyard and resided on the homestead with his widowed mother, and here his first two children were born. In 1832

Peter Wr. Butter

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he purchased a small tract of land and erected thereon the house now (1892) owned by John A. Seavey. Here he continued to live until 1837; when he moved to Flagstaff. After a three years' residence in that sparsely settled region he returned to Industry and lived for a time in a shed-roofed house just north of the Isaac Norton house at West's Mills .* He was elected town clerk in 1843, and re-elected thirty- three consecutive years, only declining further service when compelled to do so by reason of impaired health and advanced years. As a recording officer he was a model of exactitude and neatness, and the records kept by him have won many high encomiums from those having occasion to consult them. He was appointed postmaster at West's Mills, Nov. 10, 1854, and held that office nearly seven years. After finally settling in Industry, he devoted his time principally to wood-working, making wheels, carts, sleds, or whatever the neighboring farmers might require in the prose- cution of their calling. He was a man who had the respect of a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, and had few if any enemies. He died at his home in West's Mills, May -, 1877, aged nearly 79 years. His widow subsequently married, Nov. 6, 1878, Thomas Dascomb, son of Thomas and Sarah (Whittemore) Dascomb, of Wilton, and went to make her home in that town. Her second husband died June -, 1890, and she returned to Industry and made her home with her daughter liv- ing there. She died of typhoid fever, Nov. 12, 1890, aged 78 years, 7 months and 24 days.

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A history of the town of Industry, Franklin County, Maine, Part 46

Author: Hatch, William Collins. [from old catalog] Publication date: 1893 Publisher: Farmington, Me., Press of Knowlton, McLeary & co. Number of Pages: 938

Author: Hatch, William Collins. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Farmington, Me., Press of Knowlton, McLeary & co.
Number of Pages: 938