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2. vi. ALONZO, b. in Vassalborough, July 22, 1834; m. Sept. 4, 1855, Lydia S. Rice, dau. of John C. and Elizabeth (Verrill) Rice, of Minot. She was b. Dec. 10, IS35.
vii. CHARLES BROWNING. b. in Augusta, Feb. 19, 1836; m. Ellen Maria Luce, dau. of Wendell and Maria ( Burce ) Luce, q. v. Enlisted as a private in Co. F. 14th Reg't, Me. Vol. Inf., and was mustered into the U. S. service, Dec. 20, IS61. Promoted to corporal. Killed in action, at Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 5, 1862. Ilis widow, Ellen M . d. Sept. 26, 1865, aged 21 years, 10 months.
viii. GEORGE REUEL, b. in Industry, April 2, 1848; m. Ella Knowlton; moved to California. Hlas not been heard from for ten years ( 1891) and is supposed to be dead.
I. JOHN HENRY GOODWIN, son of Reuel and Harriet (Goodwin) Goodwin, married Caroline A. Luce. He enlisted on the breaking out of the war as a private in Co. F. 14th Reg't, Me. Vol. Inf., and was mustered into the service Dec. 21, 1861. Promoted to sergeant and subsequently wounded at Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 5, 1862. Discharged Oct. 2, 1862, for disability caused by wounds. He is now a farmer and resides at Farmington Falls.
Children.
i. CYRUS HUTCHINS, b. in Industry, Feb. 22, 1853; supposed to be living in Texas.
ii. JOHN FRANKLIN, b. in Industry, June 12, 1854; resides in Boston, Mass.
iii. REUEL WENDALL, b. in New Sharon, Sept. 7, 1857; m. Clara Bixby Manter, dau. of Peter W. and Sarah F. ( Bixby) Manter, q. v.
iv. JUNETTE MARIA, b. in New Sharon, Oct. 6, 1861; m. Charles Herbert Ring.
V. CHARLES BROWNING, b. in Stark, Nov. 15, 1863.
vi. EVANGELINE BELLE, b. in Stark, Nov. 20, 1869; m. Jacob Kemple.
* Mr. Goodwin was one of a family of seventeen children. Six of these were living at the time of his death, the sum of whose ages made a grand total of 514 years.
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2. ALONZO GOODWIN, son of Reuel and Harriet (Goodwin) Good- win, married Lydia S. Rice. He was a shoemaker and resided in Auburn, where he died April 15, 1891. aged 56 years.
Children.
i. ERNEST A., b. in Auburn, Sept. 20, 1857; m. Laura Gilman; resides in Boston, Mass.
ii. HATTIE E., b. in Auburn, Aug. 10, 1859; m. J. Melvin Wheeler; resides in Phillips.
iii. NELLIE S., b. in Lewiston, June 10, 1862; m. Charles S. Rice; resides in Auburn.
GOWER.
JAMES GOWER and his brother John, early settlers and prominent citizens in the town of Industry, were of English extraction .* Their father, Robert Gower, was born near Norwich, Norfolk County, Eng- land, Oct. 9, 1723, and was the son of Robert and Margaret ( Hereson) Gower. He died in Farmington, Aug. 29, 1807. Robert Gower was twice married. By his first marriage with Margaret Alexander he had two sons. His second wife, whom he married, Jan. -. 1771, was Mary Henry, sister of Mrs. Stephen Titcomb, one of the pioneer settlers in the town of Farmington. She was born in Johnston. R. I .. Jan. 22, 1745, and died in Farmington, Jan. 13. 1836, aged nearly 91 years.
Children.
i. EDWARD, m. and settled near Gardiner. Two daus.
ii. WILLIAM, b. 1764; m. June 1, 1784, his cousin, Margaret Alexander. Settled in Farmington. Two daus.
Children by second marriage.
I. iii. JAMES, b. in Topsham, Jan. 2, 1772; m. (pub. Sept. 2, 1800), Susanna Norton, dau. of Cornelius and Lydia ( Claghorn) Norton, q. v.
iv. MARGARET, b. in Topsham, Aug. 14, 1773; m. Dec. 5, 1793, Elijah Nor- ton, son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Smith ) Norton, of Farmington. She d. April 2, 1853. Eleven children.
V. HANNAII, b. in Topsham, Feb. 27, 1775; m. Jan. 29, 1793, Henry Nor- ton, son of Samuel and Mary ( Davis) Norton, q. v.
vi. MARY, b. in Topsham, May 1, 1777.
vii. SARAH, b. in Topsham, March 25, 1779; m. May 26, 1803, Robert Coffren, and settled in Vienna.
2. viii. JOHN, b. in Topsham, March 16, 17SI; m. May 13, 1807, Susannah Bailey, relict of Nathan Ames, of New Sharon.
ix. SAMUEL, b. Aug. 16, 1783; resided in Industry, as an employee in the clothing-mill of his brother James; d. in Canaan.
x. ANNA, b. June 23, 1785; m. May 24, 1807, John Mayall, of Lisbon, where she d.
xi. REBECCA, b. March 17, 1788; m. Nov. 12, 1812, Elnathan Pope, of Farmington; lawyer and farmer. She d. Jan. 9, 1861. Ile d. April 7, 1861, aged So years.
* Robert Gower and Samuel Cromplon were intimate friends in England, before coming to America, it is said.
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xii. GEORGE, b. April 9, 1789; m. April 5, 1816, Love Allen, dau. of Wil- liam and Love (C'offin) Allen, q. v. Ile d. in Farmington, May 5, 1860, aged 71 years. She d. Aug. 31, 1860. Five children.
I. JAMES GOWER, son of Robert and Mary ( Henry ) Gower married Susannah Norton. He bought the mills at the outlet of Clear Water Pond, which were for many years known as Gower's Mills. He died at Farmington Falls. His wife died in Abbot, June 10. 18 -.
Children.
i. MARY, b. in Farmington, Sept. 13, 1801; m. Oct. 14, 1821, Thomas Croswell, son of Andrew and Sarah Croswell, of Farmington. He d. Jan. 6, 1879. She d. Dec. 3, 1887. Nine children.
ii. ROBERT, b. in Farmington, Jan. 26,* 1803; m. Rosamond Greenwood. One child living in 1885.
iii. JOHN HOLMES, b. in Farmington, Nov. 13, 1804. Lost at sea.
iv. JAMES HENRY, b. in Farmington, Oct. 22, 1806; m. Borredell, dau. of Alexander Greenwood, of Abbot. Three children living.
, V. CORDELIA, b. in Farmington, June 18,f 1808; m. Horace Greenwood, of Abbot. Six children.
vi. CORNELIUS NORTON, b. in Farmington, Dec. 15, 1810;} m. Abigail Hawes, of Vassalborough. Four children.
vii. CHARLES, b. in Industry, Aug. 25, IS12; m. Clarissa J. Hawes, of Vas- salborough. He d at Greenville, S. C., Feb. S, 1861. One child living in 1885.
viii. EBENEZER NORTON, b. in Industry, April 21,§ 1814: m. Frances Garri- son, of Greenville, S. C. Six children.
ix. SUSAN NORTON, b. in Industry, March 2, 1819; m. Willard Hammond, of Abbot. Seven children.
X. DAVIS NORTON, b. in Industry, Sept. 30, 1820; m. Susan IJawes, of Vassalborough. Two children living in 1885.
xi. THOMAS C., b. in No. 7, afterwards Abbot, April 23, 1822; m. for his first wife, Jane J. Williams, of Greenville, S. C .; for his second wife, Mrs. Betsey Rowland, also of Greenville. His third wife was Sally Martin, of Abbysville, S. C. Seven children.
xii. SAMUEL P., b. in Abbot, July 4, 1826; d. Feb. 22, 1827.
2. JOHN GOWER, son of Robert and Mary (Henry) Gower, married Susannah (Bailey) Ames. He came to Industry from Farmington soon after the incorporation of the town and settled in that part of Industry set off to New Sharon in 1852. There he made an excellent farm, and engaged largely in stock-raising. He was a man of strict integrity, and greatly respected by all who knew him ; was a justice of the peace and a licensed local preacher of the Methodist Church for many years. He was elected selectman in 1808, and served in that capacity fourteen
* Industry Town Records (Vol. I., p. 24). Butler, in Hist. Farmington (p. 482) says January 25.
t Industry Records. Butler says June 2S and further states that she married Holli's Green- wood.
# Butler says IS11.
§ April 24. Butler.
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years. In 1822 he represented the town in the State Legislature. He died Aug. 29, 1843, aged 62 years. His wife was born in Bradford, Mass., April 28. 1774 ; died Feb. 7. 1844.
Children.
i. JOHN, b. in Industry, Feb. 1, 18o8; m. April 8, 1834, Dorothy Weeks, of New Sharon. He was a successful school teacher and farmer; moved West, where he still resides.
ii. GEORGE, b. in Industry, March 25, IS10; m. June 21, 1835, Martha Jane Merrill, dau. of Rev. Thomas and Deborah (Allen) Merrill, q. v. She d. June 30, 1837, and he m. for second wife, April 2, 1839, Tam- sin B. Weeks, relict of Allen HI. Brainerd. She d. June 11, 1883. and he m. June 7, 1885, Sarah Bixby, relict of Peter W. Manter, q. v. Mr. Gower was a farmer, and among those set off to New Sharon in 1852. He was chosen selectman in 1845, and with the exception of one year, was on the board continuously until he became a citizen of New Sharon. In 1850 and 1851 he was chairman of the board. He afterward served as selectman in New Sharon, Mercer and Farming- ton. Ilas represented the town of Mercer in the State Legislature, and since settling in Farmington, in 1868, has been county commis- sioner three years. During his active life he was an enterprising and extensive farmer; resides at West Farmington. Children :
i. TRUMAN ALLEN, b. in Industry, April 21, 1837; m. June 10, 1859, Carrie N. Wilbur, of Sunbury, Ill. Enlisted in War of the Rebellion, as a member of Co. E, 17th Reg't, Ill. Cavalry; d. at Alton, Ill., July 14, 1864. Two children.
Children by second marriage.
ii. ROXA BROOKS, b. in Industry, Feb. 25, 1843; m. 1863, Fernando M. Carr, of Mercer. Four children.
iii. JOHN FESSENDEN, b. in Industry, Sept. S, 1848: m. Oct. 3. IS70, Ann Romantha, dau. of Selden and Abigail ( Hodg- kins) Knowlton, of Farmington; resides in Nebraska. Four children.
iii. MARY, b. in Industry, March S,* 1812; m. April 2, 1839, Rev. Daniel Boody Randall (b. in Hardwick, Vt., July 18, 1807), son of Robert (). and Hannah (Davis) Randall. She d. of consumption, Jan. 4, 1854,f leaving two children. He is a member of the Maine M. E. Conference, and is living at 9 Willis St., Portland, Me.
iv. WILLIAM, b. in Industry, June 26, 1814; in. June 20, 1842, Hester A. Chandler, of Winthrop. He d. Nov. 26, 1876. Five children.
GRAHAM.
JAMES GRAHAM, who resided for many years on the western part of the New Vineyard Gore in Industry, was born in Townsend, Mass., May 27, 1777. Aside from the date and place of his birth nothing is known of his early life or ancestry. The farm on which he lived was the same on which his father-in-law, Ansel Norton, died. He had previously resided in Hope, where he married Jedidah Norton, daughter of Ansel
* Industry Records. Butler says (Hist. Farmington, p. (83) February S.
t From a record furnished by the husband. Butler's list. Farmington has it IS59.
# Industry Town Records. Butler's Hist. Farmington says January 26.
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and Deborah (Vinson) Norton, q. 7. He died May 8, 1859, having survived his wife nearly a quarter of a century. He married for second wife (pub. May 17, 1837), Sarah Robinson, of Hope.
Children.
i. JOHN, b. in New Vineyard. He was a farmer; resided in Hope, where he d. unmd., about IS79.
ii. JAMES. b. in New Vineyard; m. Sept. 16, 1841, Esther Booker, of New Sharon. He d. in Industry, Nov. - , IS47, leaving one son, Almon N., b. in Vienna, and now ( IS92) resides in the West.
iii. LEVI NORTON, } b. in New Vineyard. Levi N. m. Elizabeth Skinner, of
iv. NATIIAN, § Waterville. He has been a sailor, and engaged in mining lime rock; resides in Rockland, Me. Three children. Na- than m. Mrs. - Bragg. Hle has been a farmer all his life, and resided in Thomaston, Rockland, and afterward in Augusta, Me., where he d., s. p.
V. NANCY HARVEY, b. April 13, 1815; m. George, son of Isaac Spear. She d. in Farmington, Jan. 2, 1889, s. p.
vi. WILLIAM DAVIS, b. in Industry; m. Olive Braley, of Warren. He is a farmer, and resides in Appleton. Three children.
vii. CHARLES, b. in Industry, May 28, 1819; resides on a portion of the homestead, unmd.
viii. HIRAM MANTER, b. in Industry, Aug. 26, 1823; m. (pub. March 29, 1850), Mary Ann, dau. of Rev. Stephen Williams. Three children.
GREENLEAF.
LEVI GREENLEAF,7 an early settler in the town of Industry, was born in Bolton, Worcester County, Mass, Feb. 19, 1767. He was a son of Israel and Prudence (Whitcomb) Greenleaf,6 and his ancestry is traced back six generations to Edmund Greenleaf,' the common ancestor of the Greenleafs in America. The origin of this numerous race is veiled in obscurity, but it is believed that its earliest ancestors were Huguenots who left France on account of their religious principles, sometime in the course of the sixteenth century, and settled in England. The name Greenleaf is probably translated from the French Fuillevert. The name is found in England as early as 1590, at which time a case is re- ported as having been tried at Canterbury. between Thomas Greenleaf and Joseph Baker, but beyond Edmund Greenleaf, previously men- tioned, nothing is definitely known. Edmund Greenleaf,1 the common ancestor, was born in the town of Buxham, County of Devonshire, near Torbay, in England about A. D. 1600. He married Sarah Dole and had several children born in England. In the year 1635 he immigrated to America with his family and settled in Newbury, Mass. He lived near the "Old Town Bridge," where for some years he kept a tavern. He was, by trade, a silk-dyer. Died in Boston, Mass., in 1671. Among the
* See Coke's Elizabeth of her 32d year, p. 193.
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children of Edmund and Sarah ( Dole) Greenleaf ' was Stephen,2 born in England in 1630; drowned at Cape Breton, Dec. 1, 1690. This Stephen 2 married, 1651. Elizabeth Coffin. daughter of 'Tristram Coffin, Sr.,* by whom he had ten children. The eldest child of Stephen and Eliz- abeth (Coffin) Greenleaf,2 was Stephen,3 born in Newbury, Mass., Aug. 15. 1652. He was a man very famous in his day, and is usually desig- nated in the records of Newbury as "Captain Stephen." He married, Oct. 23. 1676, Elizabeth Gerrish, daughter of Capt. William Gerrish, by whom he had ten children. Their eldest son was Daniel Greenleaf,+ born in Newbury, Feb. 10, 1680. He graduated from Harvard College in 1699, and for nearly six years practiced medicine in Cambridge, Mass. He then abandoned practice and became a minister of the Congrega- tional denomination. In 1701, he married Elizabeth Gooking, of Cam- bridge, by whom he had thirteen children. The eldest son of Rev. Daniel and Elizabeth (Gooking) Greenleaf + was Daniel,5 born in Cam- bridge, Mass., Nov. 2, 1702. Like his father he became a disciple of Esculapius and practiced the healing art in Bolton, Mass., for many years. He died in Bolton, July -, 1795, at the ripe age of 93 years. His first wife, by whom he had ten children, was Silence Marsh. The fourth of these children was the forementioned Israel,6 the father of Levi.7 Israel Greenleafº was born in Bolton, March 28, 1732, and died in Columbus, N. Y., March 4, 1824. He married. Nov. 28, 1754, Prudence Whitcomb, who died Sept. 15, 1784. In March following he married Ursula Woods. By his two marriages he had twenty-two chil- ren, fifteen sons and seven daughters, fourteen being the children of his first wife. The sixth child of Israel and Prudence ( Whitcomb) Greenleaf6 was Levi,7 whose name stands at the head of this sketch. He married in 1788, Polly Willard, daughter of Nathaniel, as is supposed. and shortly after removed to Maine.t He came to Industry and settled on land included in that portion of the town set off to New Sharon in 1852.# Mr. Greenleaf was a man of more than ordinary ability and possessed a comfortable property for his time. He was a member and deacon of the Congregational Church in New Sharon, and was a member of the board of selectmen in Industry in 1804. His wife died Aug. - ,
* This Tristram Coffin was the common ancestor of the New England Coffins.
t This statement is based on the authority of Jonathan Greenleaf, of Brooklyn, N. Y , compiler of Greenleaf Genealogy (see p. 77). The Town Records of Industry show that in 1So3 Levi Greenleaf hid wife " Amy, born Dec. 4, 1763." As the eklest daughter of Levi bears . the same nime a question arises as to whether or not he married Polly Willard.
The date of Mr. Greenlet's settlement on the Plymouth Patent (see p. 27) conflicts with the date of his marriage. As the first mentioned date is reliable it is evident that the date of marriage as given by Jonathan Greenleaf is incorrect.
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1811, after twenty years' residence in Maine, and he subsequently married, April 16, 1812, Mrs. Margaret Daggett, of Industry, relict of Elijah Daggett, q 7. With infirmities of age upon him he entrusted his business to his son John, who by injudicious management soon squandered the parental estate and left his aged father a homeless men- dicant. The personal appearance of Mr. Greenleaf is thus described : "About the medium height, rather spare, and a little stooping ; thin favored, light complexion, and rather sandy hair, inclined to baldness over the forehead."# He spent the latter part of his life, with the ex- ception of two years in New Portland, in Industry, where he died in 1850, aged 83 years.
Children.
AMy, b. Aug. 12, 1789; m. Sept. 4, 1806; Samuel C. Leeman, son of Jacob and Keziah (Chapman ) Leeman, of Stark. She d. of typhoid fever, June -, 1811, leaving one son, Levi G. Leeman, b. Nov. 1I, ISog, who, as late as May, 1891, was living at the Home for Aged Men in Boston. Samuel (. was a soldier in 1812 War; m. May 14, 1812, Love Daggett, dau. of Elijah and Margaret ( Smith) Daggett, (7. 7.
ii. ISRAEL., h. May 14, 1792; moved to New York State; m. Naomi Trum- bull; carpenter. Hlad two daus.
iii. POLLY, b. June 24, 1794; m. (pub. March -, 1814), George Boyington, of Mercer.t He started for Ohio in 1816. At Augusta, N. Y., he visited his brother-in-law, Israel Greenleaf. Was never heard from after he left Augusta. She m. 2d, John McKay, of Hallowell. Two dlaus by first marriage.
iv. LEVI, b. May 11. 1797; m. Dec. 18. 1817, Sarah Daggett (b. Dec. 7, 1792), dau. of Elijah and Margaret ( Smith ) Daggett, q. v. Ile built a house in that part of Industry set off to New Sharon in 1852, now owned by Bartlett HI. Oliver. Here he resided for some years. The house has since been destroyed by fire. Went West. Children :
i. ANN CHURCHILL, b Sept. 15. 1818; d. Sept. 22, 1840.
ii. ISAAC S, b. July 2, 1820.
iii. ESTHER D., b. Jan. 16, 1822; d. June 10, 1841.
iv. EMMA, b. March 5, 1824.
V. WILLIAM C., b. May 31, 1826.
vi. JOHN, b. April 28, 1828.
vii. SARAII, b. Dec. 19, 1830.
viii. CORDELIA W., b. July 11, 1833.
ix. LAVI, b. June 23, 1835.
Jons, b. Sept 21, 1799; m Sept. 24, 1828, Clymene Philbrick, dau. of C'aleb and Dorothy A. (Gordon ) Philbrick, of Mt. Vernon. Mr. Greenleaf was a carpenter and builder; learned his irade by taking jobs and working with his men, and became a superior work man.
* Deacon Greenleaf was a very strong man for one of his size, and in his younger days an expert wrestler, frequently throwing opponents much heavier than himself. At the age of 02 years he would leap a five-rail fence in preference to letting down the bars. After the erection of a house of worship in the Thompson neighborhood, Deacon Greenleaf withdrew from the Congregational Church in New Sharon and joined the Methodist Society in Industry. His first wife was a sister to Ezra Willard, an early settler in Mercer.
t Industry Town Records. Mr. Greenleaf, in his genealogy, says she " married a Mr. Mc- Kay, is now a widow, and resides in Embden, Somerset Co., Me." Undoubtedly this had reference to her second marriage.
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Moved to Lowell, Mass., where she d. June 6, 1879. Ile d. in Hancock, N. 11., March 12, 1882. Five children; four dead.
I. vi. Joshua, b. Jan. 15, 1802; m. (pub. Feb. 15, 1821), Betsey Marsh, of Anson, dau. of Nathan and Betsey ( Hale) Marsh, of Anson.
I. JOSHUA GREENLEAF, son of Levi and Polly (Willard) Greenleaf, married Betsey Marsh. Mason by trade. Resided in Industry and in Somerset Co. Died at Pleasant Ridge, in Somerset Co., Jan. 5, 1880, aged nearly 78 years. She was born in Granville, N. Y., June 1, 1799 ; died at Pleasant Ridge, June 7, 1887.
Children.
i. GORHAM. b. in Industry, Jan. 10, 1822; m. Malinda E. Bradley; resides in Waltham, Mass.
2. ii. . GARDNER, b. in Industry, Oct. 7. 1823 ;* m. in Vassalborough, Nov. 17, 1847, Hannah Pinkham, dau. of Abraham and Ilannah (Capen) Pinkham, of Sidney.
iii. ELIZABETH M., b. in Anson, April 21, 1826; m. John Dinsmore, d. in Lowell, Mass., Aug. 8, 1888.
iv. CLYMENE PHILBRICK, b. in Anson, March 25, 1828; in. Charles B. Messer: resides in San Francisco, Cal.
MARY W., b. in Norridgewock, July 29, 1830; m. Horatio Andrews; resides at Pleasant Ridge.
vi. GRANVILLE, b. in Anson, June 29, 1832; m. Georgianna Bencher; resides in West Holiston, Mass.
vii. AMy L., b. in Stark, June 30, 1834; m. Barzilla Coleman ; d. in Augusta, Nov. 2, 1862.
viii. GEORGE J, b. in Mt. Vernon, Oct. 31, 1836; m. Ellen Arnold; resides in Malden, Mass.
ESTHER M., b. in Moscow, Sept. 15. 1840; d. Dec. 27, 1840.
ix. SARAH A., b. at Pleasant Ridge, March 19, 1842; m. March 30, 1857, Isaac l'. Andrews, son of Levi and Achsa (Andrews) Andrews; resides at Pleasant Ridge. Six children.
xi. NANCY P., b. at Pleasant Ridge, July 28, 1844; m. Samuel G. Caldwell; resides in Providence, R. I.
2. GARDNER GREENLEAF, son of Joshua and Betsey ( Marsh) Green- leaf, married Hannah Pinkham. At the age of fourteen he worked in the logging swamp during the winter and followed the life of a lumber- man until twelve winters were placed to his credit. He attended the Farmington Academy as opportunity offered, and labored zealously to acquire an education. After his marriage he lived in Vassalborough, Anson, and in 1855 moved to Stark, where he lived until his death, which occurred March 2, 1889. Mr. Greenleaf was a successful farmer and much respected by his townsmen. He was a member of the board of selectmen in 1871.
Children.
i. MARY ELIZABETH. b. in Anson, Aug. 26, 1850; m. (pub. Nov. 12, 1868), Brice II. Waugh, son of Oliver and Rachel (Hilton) Waugh. At time of his marriage lived at Allen's Mills: now resides in Campello, Mass.
* Another record has the year IS21.
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ii. LUCINDA MELVINA, b. in Anson, Jan. 31, 1853; m. R. Frank Wright ; resides in Jay.
iii. LEAVITT GRANVILLE, b. in Stark, Sept. 23, 1855; m. Theresa Phinney, of Providence, R. I .; resides in Stark.
iv. ADELIA FRANCES, b. in Stark, Oct. IS, 1857; * m. Charles W. Eastman ; d. in Boston, July 17, ISS2.
V. JONAS SAWYER, b. in Stark, Nov. 17, 1859.} Resides in Fargo, N. Dakota ; unmd.
vi. GEORGE GARDINER, b. in Stark, Oct. 20, 1861; m. Sophia F. Waugh, dau. of Wm. W. and Melvina ( Williamson ) Waugh, of Stark.
vii. PRINCE EDWIN, b. in Stark, Nov. 29, 1863.
viii. FRANK ERNESTUS, b. in Stark, Aug. 25, 1867.
GREENWOOD.
THADDEUS GREENWOOD,5 who removed from Farmington in October, 1844, and settled on a farm in that part of New Vineyard set off to In- dustry in 1844, traces his ancestry in an unbroken line to Thomas Green- wood,1 a weaver residing in Boston as early as 1665. It appears that he removed from Boston, to that part of Cambridge now Brookline, soon after the date just mentioned. He was made a freeman in 1681, was likewise a member of the church and also filled the positions of con- stable, town clerk and selectman. He married, July 8, 1670, Hannah. daughter of John Ward, who died leaving him two sons. Thomas,2 the eldest, graduated from Harvard College in 1690 and was pastor of the church in Rehoboth, Mass. John,2 the second son, became a prominent citizen of Newton. After the death of his first wife, Thomas,1 Sr., mar- ried Abigail - -, by whom he also had two sons, the youngest of whom was William,2 born Oct. 14, 1689. He married, June 21, 1715, Abigail, daughter of John Woodard, of Cambridge, and removed about 1725 to Sherborn. Here he filled many important positions, such as deacon of the church, town clerk, representative and selectman. He died about 1756. The ninth child of William and Abigail (Woodard) Greenwood,2 was Joseph,3 born June 10, 1734. He was a carpenter, joiner and weaver, by trade, and settled first in his native town of Sher- born. He removed from there to Holden and subsequently to Dublin, N. H., where he became the most prominent business man in town, serving as selectman, town treasurer and clerk, school-master, justice of the peace and representative to the first Provincial Congress from New Hampshire. He removed to Maine in 1793 and died at Bethel, Dec. 27, 1825. He married about 1758, his cousin Sarah, daughter of Josiah Greenwood. They had three sons, namely, Ebenezer,+ born in 1759,
* Family Record. Stark Town Records (l'ol. 2, p. 14) gives the year IS58.
t Family Record. Stark Town Records ( Vol. 2, p. 14) gives the year 1860.
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John,+ born Dec. 24, 1760, and Nathaniel,1 born Nov. 6, 1761. Nath- aniel Greenwood + married, June 24, 1782, Mary, daughter of Moses and Lydia ( Knapp) Mason. In 1793 he removed to Bethel, where his wife (lied Feb. 25, 1825. He married for his second wife, in 1827, Mrs. Abigail Irving, of Paris. He subsequently removed to Farmington and died Nov. 7. 1846. Nathaniel Greenwood + was the father of fourteen children, eleven by his first and three by his second marriage. Among the children by his first wife were three sons, Ebenezer,5 Nathaniel,5 and Thaddeus5 (born Jan. 14, 1793), whose name stands at the head of this sketch. He married, Nov. 4, 1818, Malinda Caldwell (born May 24. 1801), daughter of John and Sarah Caldwell. When Mr. Greenwood came to Industry he settled on the Col. Samuel Daggett farm, which he bought of Aaron Hanniford. He died March 31. 1864. His wife died May 19, 1878.
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