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2. BENJAMIN, b. 1752; m. 1775, Molly Daggett, of Edgartown.
3 MELATIAN, b. May 24, 1758: m. Dec. 17, 1771, Mary Cousins Davis, dau. of David and Sarah ( Cozzens) Davis, y. v.
+ Perhaps Albany, New York.
t The name Cousins, and in some instances Corson, is identical with this, differing only in orthography.
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I. DAVID DAVIS, son of Thomas and Catherine (Wendell) Davis. married Sarah Cozzens. He probably spent his whole life on the Island of Martha's Vineyard. His wife died in Edgartown, Mass., June 14, 1810, aged 84 years. Among his children were :
4. i. SANFORD, m. 1790, Deborah Coffin (b. Feb. 24, 1761); moved to Farm- ington in 1791. His wife Deborah, d. in Farmington, April 5, 1829. ii. WILLIAM, immigrated to Maine .*
iii. MARY COUSINS, b. May 27, 1753; m. Dec. 17, 1771, Melatiah Davis, son of Melatiah and Jemima ( Dunham) Davis, q. v.
5. iv. D.WID, b. 1759: m. Olive, dau. of Zaccheus Mayhew.
V. WENDALL, m. Polly, dau. of Ebenezer Smith. Farmer; resided in New Vineyard, Industry and Farmington. Children :
i. CORNELIUS S., 2d, b. at Martha's Vineyard, Sept. 12, 1790; 1. Sept. 26, 1790.
ii. MARY, b. Dec. 26, 1791; m. (pub. April 26, 1814), Jacob Eaton, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Thorn) Eaton, of Farmington. She d. Aug. 16, 1868. Four children.
iii. SARAII, b. March 26, 1795; m. Oct. 16, 1821, Menzir Boardman, son of Herbert and Mary ( Merry ) Board- man, q. 2.
vi. RUFUS, m. May 15, 1800, Abigail Smith, dau. of Joseph and Abigail ( Butler ) Smith, q. 7. At time of his marriage he was a resident of Farmington. Built mills in Industry, at the outlet of Clear Water l'ond. Moved to Hallowell, where both he and his wife d. Children :
i. RUFUS, resided in Boston.
ii. MARTHA, m. Bowdich, of llallowell.
iii. WARREN, m. the dau. of a F. B. minister in New Portland.
iv. C'HARLOTTE.
V. BETSEY, m. - Dunning, of Hallowell.
2. BENJAMIN DAVIS, son of Melatiah and Jemima (Dunham) Davis, married Molly Daggett. Farmer ; resided in Edgartown. His wife died and he married for second wife Miriam, daughter of Ephraim Hunt, of Middleboro, Mass. He died in Edgartown, Mass., July 23, 1838, aged 84 years.
Children.
6. i. HENRY, b. in Edgartown, Nov. 20, 1778; m. Dec. 12, 1805, Betsey Athearn, of Tisbury, Mass.
ii. ZADOC, b. in Edgartown; m. Elizabeth Bassett. Settled in Cincinnati, Ohio.
iii. SALLY, b. in Edgartown; m. Argalis Pease.
iv. POLLY D., b. in Edgartown, July 3, 1795: m. Charles Smith, of Edgar- town.
V. BENJAMIN, b. in Edgartown, Feb. 2, 1805; m. Almira Newcomb, of Edgartown.
* May have settled in New Milford (now Alna). Farmington Town Records show that I'm. Davis of that town and Mary Inman, Farmington, were married, Nov. 28, 1805. The cir- cumstance that he had a brother Sanford in Farmington, and another, David, not far away in New Vineyard, offers an explanation for his coming to Farmington to marry his wife. He may have afterward moved to Farmington, and in 1S14 married for second wife, Lydia llussey of Nobleboro', a town not far from New Milford.
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3. MELATIAN DAVIS, son of Melatiah and Jemima (Dunham ) Davis, married Mary C. Davis. He was a resident of Edgartown, where he lied (ct. 12. 1821, aged 63 years. His wife died Dec. 10, 1818, aged 65 years.
Children.
7. i. JAMES, b., probably, in Edgartown, Mass, Feb. 15, 1773; m. Betsey Look, dau. of Samuel and Margaret (Chase) Look. She was b. July 14, 1772,* probably in Tisbury.
8. ii. CORNELIUS, b. in Edgartown, Mass., April 2, 1775: m. Dec. 17, 1807, IJepsebath Norton, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Davis) Norton, q. v.
9. iii. DENNIS, b. May 12, 1777: m. 1800, Mary Norton, dau. of Samuel, Sr., and Mary (Davis) Norton, q. v.
iv. ANNA, b. April 11 (17th Industry Records) ; m. 1804, Samuel Norton, son of Samuel and Mary (Davis) Norton, q. v.
SARAII COZZENS, b. May 8, 1787; d. May 27, 1827.
vi. OLIVER, b. May 12, 1790; d. Sept. 29, 1822.
4. SANFORD DAVIS, son of David and Sarah (Cozzens) Davis, mar- ried Deborah Coffin. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and a pensioner for many years. We learn from a marginal note to a pub- lished poem of Mrs. Davis that the family came to Farmington in 1 791, and that Mrs. Davis died April 5. 1829. This does not agree with Mr. Butler's History of Farmington, which gives the former date as 1790 and the latter Sept. 6, 1829. Mr. Davis died in Farmington, Oct. 19, 1831.
Children.
i. SARAH COUSENS, b. July 13, 1791; m. (pub. June 13, 1810), Ezra Allen Butler.
IO. ii. DANIEL, b. in Farmington, July 27, 1793; m. Nov. 20, 1823,t Hannah Grant (b. in North Yarmouth, Me., Feb. 19, 1801 ), dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Seabury) Grant, of Freeman.
iii. DEBORAH, b. in Farmington, May 19, 1796; m. (pub. Nov. 5, 1821), John Pratt.
iv. REBECCA, b. in Farmington, Sept. 25, 1797; d. unmd., 1826.
v. HENRY HARMON, b. in Farmington. March 19, 1801 ; d. 1828. unmd.
vi. DAVID, b. in Farmington, Dec. 23, 1802; m. (pub. Sept. 28, 1827), Hannah Marchant. She d. and he m. for second wife, 1845, Octavia Jane Backus, dau. of Zenas and Mehitable (Hinkley) Backus, of Farmington. Mr. Davis was a prominent teacher and an able lawyer in Edgartown, Mass. He also taught at least one term of school on the Gore in Industry.
5. DAVID DAVIS, son of David and Sarah (Cozzens) Davis, married Olive Mayhew. He settled on the southwest section of the New Vine- yard Gore, so called, and cleared a fine farm, and in 1803 erected a com-
* This date was copied from an entry made by her husband in the Industry Town Records. A record from Martha's Vineyard furnished the author by Mrs. Annie C. Pratt, of Chelsea, Mass., says July 17.
t This does not agree with Butler's History of Farmington, which gives it Aug. 9, 1823. Above date furnished by his son, Iliram S. Davis.
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modious two-story house which stood on the farm for more than three- fourths of a century and was eventually destroyed by fire. Mr. Davis was a well-to-do farmer for his times and much respected for his honor and integrity .* He was a soldier, Revolutionary prisoner, and is sup- posed to have been captain of the militia, as in later years he was inva- riably known as " Captain Davis." In the last years of his life he was very corpulent, and it is stated weighed over 300 pounds. He gave up his business to his son Nathaniel M. Davis, who conducted the affairs of the farm with skill and discretion until his untimely death ( see p. 176 ). He died in Industry, Aug. 27, 1837, aged 78 years. His wife died Dec. 26, 1831, aged 66 years.
Children.
i. JOHN C., m. Dec. 30, 1813, Hepzabeth Norton, dau. of Tristrani and Sarah ( Butler ) Norton, q. 7. Ile d. leaving children.
11. ii. WILLIAM BRODERICK, b. at Martha's Vineyard, May 7, 1791; m. Nov. 27, 1818, Nancy Harvey (b. in Hope, May 8, 1798), dau. of Benjamin and Anna (Norton) Harvey.t
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iii. OLIVE, m. (pub. July 3, 1812), James Sprowell Marchant, of Farmington. BETSEY, b. Sept. 10, 1795; m. (pub. April 23, ISIS), William Butler, son of Benjamin and Amy ( Daggett) Butler, of Farmington. Moved to Canada about 1840.
V. NATHANIEL MAYHEW, b. 1796; d. unmd. Oct. 19, 1843.
vi. SUSANNAH WADE, b. April 10, 1799; m. (pub. May 6, 1826), Samuel Norton, son of Tristram and Sarah (Butler) Norton, q. v. She d. in Kingfield, June 19, 1882.
vii. MYRA, m. Oct. 2, 1824, Philip Hunter, son of John and Betsey ( Hanley) Ilunter, of Strong. Farmer; resided in Strong, where his wife d. Their children were: Betsey G., John, Myra A., and Phebe ().
viii. EUNICE, b. 1807; d. unmd., Aug. 21, 1866.
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6. HENRY DAVIS, son of Benjamin and Molly (Daggett ) Davis,
* Benjamin H. Davis writes : " I recall an anecdote of Grandfather Davis illustrating his Puritanical character, related to me by uncle Benj. 11. Cushman, mother's half brother. One day, when a young man, my uncle went to Grandfather Davis's to court one of his girls. The open fire-place in grandfather's room affording a good chance to spit, he seated himself, took out his pipe and began to smoke. Fixing his eye reprovingly on him, my grandfather said : ' Young man, I never sung a song, danced a jig or smoked a pipe, and I married the likeliest girl in Martha's Vineyard.' *
k My grandfather's favorite names were Thomas and David (1 suppose they were ancestral names) and he depended upon my mother to raise up two boys to perpetuate them. But finally worn out by the weight of years and hopes deferred, he joined the ' innumerable caravan' before my brother and I were summoned to join the family circle, leaving his names in trust for us, but we never got them. The names Iliran Stoyell and Benjamin Harvey were thrust upon us poor innocents too young to remonstrate and with no grandfather to intercede."
t Family Record. Farmington Town Records, Nov. 15, tSiS. Here as well as in New Vineyard, where the intention of marriage was also entered, the name appears as Anna Mes- servey. Butler, History of Farmington (p. 449), calls the mother's name Anna Hervey. The writer is of the opinion that the name Harvey was originally Messervey and was evolved thus : Messervey, Hervey, Ilarvey. Regarding the christian name, Anna, her son, Benjamin llar- vey Davis writes : " My mother's maiden name, I suppose, is properly Nancy Harvey. Iler mother's name, I believe, was Annie or Anna, and I think my mother was sometimes called Anna when she was young, but whether that name legally belongs to her or not 1 cannot say."
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married Betsey Athearn. Farmer. Resided in Farmington, Strong, and New Vineyard. Died Oct. 13. 1874, aged nearly 96 years. His wife was born in Tisbury, Mass., Aug. 17, 1785, and died in New Vineyard, May 17, 1868.
Children.
i. ZADOC, b. in Farmington, April 18, 1807; m. Dec. 22, 1833, Catherine Allen, dau. of Sylvanus and Katherine ( Athearn) Allen, q. v. Dead. Two children.
ii. CORDELIA, b. in Strong, Dec. 22, ISOS.
iii. CHARLES, b. in Strong, Nov. 24, 1810.
iv. MARY, b. in Strong, Oct. 8, 1812; m. Aug. 7, 1834, Winthrop Norton, son of Ebenezer and Martha (Norton) Norton, q. v.
V. INDIA, b. in Strong, April 8, 1816.
vi. SARAH JANE, b. in Strong, April 12, 1819; m. Abel II. Weeks, son of Uzziel and Zipporah (Hatch) Weeks, of Farmington. She d. leaving children.
vii. ACHSA ANN, b. in Strong, May 7, 1821; m. Sumner Johnson.
viii. ELIZABETHI, b. in Strong, Jan. 4, 1824; m. Robert Fossett; dead. Two children; both dead.
ix. MIRIAM SOPHIA, b. in Strong, Oct. 8, 1826; m. Oliver Fales.
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BENJAMIN ATHEARN, b. in Strong, March 4, 1832; m. Oct. 29, 1859, Margaret A. H. Hillman (b. Aug. 27, 1832), dau of Gilbert R. and Mary C. (Pettengill) Ilillman, of Farmington. Farmer; resides in New Vineyard. Their son,
FRED GERALD, was b. June 15, 1869.
7. JAMES DAVIS, son of Melatiah, Jr., and Mary C. (Davis) Davis, mar- ried Betsey Look. The date of Mr. Davis's settlement in the town of Industry is a mooted question. Esq. Wm. Allen in his history of the town says he came in 1808, but Mr. Davis's son James, Jr., thinks it was earlier. The fact that his name does not appear on the voting list of 1803 is conclusive evidence that he was not a legal voter in town at that time, and all things considered the author is inclined to favor Mr. Allen's statement. He first came to the town of New Vineyard and we find his name on the list of tax-payers in that town on its incorporation in 1802. Both he and Mrs. Davis were admitted to the Baptist Church on the Gore. June 2. 1802, by baptism, and it is claimed that their son James, Jr., (born Ang. 25, 1799), was born in New Vineyard. On coming to Industry Mr. Davis purchased the betterments on lot No. 27, at Good- ridge's Corner, of Archelans Luce, and resided there for many years .* This lot now comprises the farm owned and occupied by the late Hovey Thomas. Mr. Davis was a tanner and shoemaker as well as a farmer- a man of much ability and one who figured prominently in the early affairs of the town. Personally his character was above reproach, and
* When Mr. Davis first came to Industry he lived for a time in a small log-house, and after- ward built a large framed house which Dr. Henderson took down and moved to Farmington after he came in possession of the farm.
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he was highly respected by his townsmen for honor and integrity. He was a prominent and influential member of the church-served as town clerk in 1812 and 1813, and was chairman of the board of selectmen in 1817, 1818 and 1819. On the third day of May, 1819, while still chairman of the board of selectmen, he was elected to represent his town in the Massachusetts Legislature. On that occasion he was elected by a hand- some majority over five other prominent citizens in the town. Mr. Davis, the first representative from Industry, wore a suit of blue home- spun made from the raw material by members of his own family-as was also every article of his wearing apparel, including his shoes. It is doubtful whether the skill and industry of any one family was ever bet- ter represented in legislative halls than was Mr. Davis's on that occa- sion. In 1821 Mr. Davis succeeded Jonathan Goodridge as postmaster at the Centre of the town, and held that office continuously for a period of more than eighteen years. Prior to his election to the Legislature he had erected a store on his farm, and for many years the junction of the roads near his home bore the name of Davis's Corner. He eventu- ally returned to Martha's Vineyard, where the last of his life was spent. His wife died at Vineyard Haven, Mass., March 13, 1851. He died at Vineyard Haven, Mass .. Sept. -. 1855 in his 83d year.
Children.
i. MARY COUSENS, b. April 25, 1798; m. (pub. April 14, 1818), David II. Ilarris, son of Moses L. and Rachel ( Hooper ) Harris, of Greene, q. v. He d. Aug. 22, 1824, and she afterward m. James Dickerson, son of Samuel and Mehitable Dickerson, of Wiscasset, who was b. Oct. 15. 1792.
14. ii. JAMES, b. Aug. 25, 1799: m. (pub. Jan. 26, 1826), Mrs. Abigail Board- man, relict of Captain Leonard Boardman, of Industry, and dau. of Stephen and Abigail ( Varney ) Hobbs, of Berwick.
iii. ANNA, b. in New Vineyard, Aug. 29, 1805; d. May 1, 1837, unmd.
iv. BETSEY, b. in New Vineyard, Oct. 5, 1807; m. William C. Downs.
8. CORNELIUS DAVIS, son of Melatiah, Jr., and Mary C. (Davis) Davis, married Hepsebath Norton. Like his brother James, Cornelius learned the trade of tanner and shoemaker in his youth. He first came to the Dis- trict of Maine a single man about the same time or soon after his bro- ther James, in whose family he undoubtedly made his home. His name is included in the list of tax-payers in New Vineyard in 1802, but he had probably returned to Martha's Vineyard prior to " taxing time " in 1803, as only a colt is taxed to him in that year. About the time of his mar- riage in 1807 he settled on a farm in his native town, where he remained until 1810. On the 15th of February in that year he exchanged farms with his brother Dennis and came to live on lot No. 15 on the Lowell Strip in Industry, now comprising the eastern part of Oliver D. Norton's
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farm. When Mr. Davis came in possession of this land, quite a clear- ing had been made and there was a comfortable log-house on the prem- ises. Immediately on receiving a deed of the property he came to In- dustry and began the task of preparation for the coming of his wife, in the mean time boarding with Deacon Benjamin Cottle. As soon as the ground settled in the spring Mrs. Davis, with her household goods, em- barked on a sailing vessel and came to Hallowell, and thence to Farm- ington by private conveyance, where her husband met her with a horse on which she rode to her new home, carrying her oldest child, a babe of fifteen months, in her arms. Being industrious and frugal, Mr. and Mrs. Davis were ere long enabled to replace their humble log-dwelling by a more pretentious and comfortable framed one, and here for years the husband and father divided his time between farming and following his trade of tanner. All the while his faithful wife. with skillful hands, carded, spun, wove, dyed, cut and made the products of her wheel and loom into articles of dress for herself and family. From time to time Mr. Davis added to the area of his farm by the purchase of adjacent land. First, about 1817, by the purchase of fifty acres from the eastern extremity of the Gore, which he bought of Joseph Collins, and secondly. Aug. 24. 1820, he purchased of Josiah Butler his large farm with newly erected two-story house thereon, for which he paid $600. This last pur- chase. which embraced portions of lots No. 13, 14 and 15, made Mr. Davis one of the most extensive land-owners in his section of the town. Though not an office-seeker in the modern acceptation of the term, he occasionally filled important official positions to the perfect acceptance of his constituents and townsmen. He was elected town treasurer in 1816. and filled that position for seven years. He was a member of the board of selectmen in 1822, and in 1836 represented his town in the State Legislature. As a husband and father he was indulgent and kind, manifesting the deepest love and affection for his children and making their welfare and comfort his highest ambition ; as a neighbor he was kind and obliging in all things, dealing honorably with his fellowmen ; while as a man he was positive in his opinions-firm and true to his con- victions of right and justice. His son-in-law, James Norton, came to live with and care for him in his declining years, and from whom he re- ceived every care and attention that love and affection could bestow. He died March 27, 1861, aged 86 years. His wife died June 28, 1868, aged 81 years.
Children.
i. SOPHIRONIA, b. in Edgartown, Mass., Jan. 31, 1809; m. Nov. 30, 1830, William D. Norton, son of Samuel and Anna ( Davis) Norton, q. v.
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ii. HARRISON, b. in Industry, April 26, ISHI ; d. April 15, 1814.
iii. MARY, b. in Industry, Jan. 7, 1814; m. Dec. 1, 1836, James Norton, son of Samuel and Anna ( Davis) Norton, q. v.
iv. OLIVER COUSENS, b. in Industry, June 6, 1816; d. April 6, 1837.
15. v. LYDIA, b. in Industry, April 22, 1819; m. (pub. Dec. 24, 1842), Vilan- der Weeks, son of Uzziel and Zipporah ( Hatch) Weeks, of Farm- ington.
vi. ANN, b. in Industry, Dec. 26, 1825; d. March 28, 1840.
9. DENNIS DAVIS, son of Melatiah, Jr., and Mary C. (Davis) Davis, married Mary Norton. Dennis Davis came first to the town of New Vineyard and from thence to Industry. He bought, April 13, 1808, lot No. 15 on the Lowell Strip, of Asa Conant, for which he paid $800. He resided in town nearly two years, but not liking pioneer life, he ex- changed farms with his brother Cornelius and returned to Edgartown early in the year 1810. He died in 1818, " distracted in his mind," so the Vineyard records state.
Children.
MELATIVII. SAMUEL, m. SHUBAEL, m. RUFUS, I. DENNIS. EUNICE. SARAH. MARY.
10. DANIEL DAVIS, son of Sanford and Deborah (Coffin) Davis, married Hannah Grant. Farmer, and colonel in the militia in 1832-3. He died in Strong, Me., Sept. 14, 1860, aged 67 years. His wife died in Farmington, March 16, 1884, aged 83 years.
Children.
i. SAMUEL S., b. in Farmington, Aug. 24, 1824; m. Evelyne Hooker. For second wife he m. Emma Jewett.
ii. HENRY A., b. in Farmington, Feb. 13, 1826.
iii. DANIEL W., b. in Farmington, Jan. 22, 1828; m. Electa Miller. For second wife he m. Emma White.
iv. HANNAII, b. in Farmington, July 3, 1830.
V DAVID G., b. in Farmington, Oct. 9, 1832; m. Martha E. Shields.
vi. SARAH G., b. in Farmington, July S, 1834; m.
vii. WILLIAM T., b. in Wellington, Nov. 15, 1836.
viii. FRANCIS M., b. in Wellington, Aug. 17, 1839.
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ix. HIRAM SANFORD, b. in Wellington, Dec. 28, IS41; m. April 13, 1866, Addie Freeman (b. in Baltimore, Md., July 23, 1848), dau. of Ed- mund A. and Martha A. (Henry) Freeman, of Savannah, Ga.
x. WILLIAM T., b. in Wellington, Dec. 17, 1844; entered the U. S. service soon after the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, as a private in Co. E, 12th Me. Reg't, Infantry. lle re-enlisted Jan. 1, 1864, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; d. at Salisbury prison, N. C., Jan. 20, 1865.
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II. WILLIAM BRODERICK DAVIS, son of David and Olive ( Mayhew) Davis, married Nancy Harvey. Mr. Davis's youth was spent amid the toil incident to clearing a farm in the wilderness, varied by an occasional term at school. After his marriage he settled in New Vineyard, where his time was employed in farming and as a dealer in real estate and neat stock. Appointed coroner by Governor Parris in 1824, and a justice of the peace soon after. Returning to Industry. he engaged in trade at Cut- ler's Mills on the Gore. Soon after this he moved to Farmington, and in 1842 to Foxcroft, where he purchased a farm just outside the twin villages of Dover and Foxcroft. Here he continued to deal in real estate, investing largely in wild lands. His foresight in selecting for investment those points where future increase in population would correspondingly increase the value of his purchases was remarkable. As an instance, among many, may be mentioned the purchase of a farm on Sebec Lake, near where Wilson stream empties into the lake. A friend once said to him, "Your farm on the lake is not worth a gallon of molasses." He re- plied, " I do not expect any immediate income from that farm, but at no distant day there will be steamers on Sebec Lake and a town on the falls of the Wilson above my farm, and then it will be wanted for a landing for steamers and for a site for a hotel." His predictions have been literally fulfilled. The flourishing village of Willimantic is near the falls of the Wilson, and steamers pass over the lake where, when the prediction was uttered, nothing above the dignity of a birch canoe ever sailed. In the midst of a successful business career he died May 19, 1857, aged 66 years and 12 days. His widow survived him twenty-three years. The Piscataquis Observer, in an obituary notice, thus truthfully portrays her character :
"Mrs. Davis always felt a profound interest in the education and welfare of her children and had the satisfaction of seeing them esteemed members of the community and reasonably prosperous. In the long years which are to come her healthful moral influence upon her children and their descendants will not be lost. She was intellectually strong. Age did not seem to impair her men- tal faculties or weaken her sound judgment. Her sympathies were also strong and always judiciously expressed. She made an impress on the minds of those with whom she associated."
She died in Foxcroft, Nov. 11, 1880, aged 82 years, 6 months and 3 days.
Children. i. ANN CUSHMAN,* b. in New Vineyard, Aug. 30, 1819; m. (pub. Aug. 27,
* From a record furnished the author by her brother Benjamin. Butler says (History Farmington, p. 461), Manley Eames married Ann Caroline Davis.
WM. BRODERICK DAVIS.
Engraved by G. H. DUNSTON, Buffalo, N. Y. From a photographic copy of a daguerreotype made by Stewart in IS54.
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1840), Manley Eames, son of Samuel and Thankful ( Hawkes) Eames, of Farmington. She d. in Dover, July 12, 1847.
ii. OLIVE MAYHEW, b. in New Vineyard, Jan. 16, 1822; d. Sept. 10, 1825.
iii. ELIZABETH FLETCHER, b. in New Vineyard, May 16, 1824; m. James Madison Weymouth, of Freeman. Resides in Sangerville.
iv. SARAH MARIA, b. in Industry, June 24, 1826; m. Otis Wellington Camp- bell, of Sangerville; d. in Foxcroft, July 3, 1881.
V. EUNICE OLIVE, b. in Farmington, Jan. 6, 1829; m. Joseph 1). Brown, of Guilford; d. in Foxcroft, Dec. 15, 1884.
vi. JULIA WENDELL, b. in Farmington, Sept. 5, 1834: d. Sept. 21, 1834.
vii. JULIA AUGUSTA, b. in Farmington, July 15, 1836; m. Gilman B. Blood, of Foxcroft.
viii. HIRAM STOVELL, b. in Farmington, Dec. 5, 1839; m. Dec. 30, 1877, Ilattie Marble (b. in Harmony, Aug. 29, 1849), dau. of Charles W. and Sarah E. (Laughton) Marble, of Ripley. Farmer; contractor and builder. Resides in Foxcroft. Children :
WILLIAM BRODERICK, b. April 21, 1879.
ii. SARAH, b. May 24, 1882.
iii. MARY MARBLE, b. Aug. 21, 1884.
ix. BENJAMIN HARVEY, b. in Foxcroft, July 26, 1843. Taught school in Oregon and California from 1864 to 1869; afterwards was secretary and a director of the Foxcroft Manufacturing Company, and also a director of the Piscalaquis Savings Bank. Engaged in mining in Idaho, Washington and British Columbia, from 1882 to 1887. At present is located in Foxcroft, where he is secretary of the Piscata- quis Loan and Building Association, and one of the directors of the Foxcroft Board of Trade. During the spring, summer and fall he is a contractor and builder.
12. JAMES SPROWELL MARCHANT married Olive Davis. Settled first in New Vineyard, but eventually moved to Canada West, and settled in or near Camden, Kent County, where they both died.
Children.
i. EUNICE, b. in New Vineyard; m. Peter Patrick, of Ontario.
BETSEY, b. in New Vineyard; m. Richard Beal.
iii. RUFUS.
iv. HENRY, drowned in Lake Iluron.
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