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V. JAMES WINSLOW, b. in Industry, July 3, 1831; d. Sept. 1, 1832.
vi. ABBY G.,* b. in Industry, Feb. 12, 1834; m. Dec. 20, 1857, Asa II. Thompson, son of Robert and Alice ( Goodridge) Thompson, q. v.
vii. OLIVE A., b. in Industry, Dec. 12, 1835; m. Jan. 19, 1858, Ebenezer Swift, son of Ebenezer and Hannah (Goodridge) Swift, q. v.
viii. AMANDA, b. in Industry, March 13, 1841; resides in New Sharon, unmd.
2. FRANKLIN STONE, who settled on the Esq. James Winslow farm in Industry, was born Feb. 11, 1820, and was the son of Stephen and Sarah ( Merrill) Stone. His educational advantages were very limited in early life, being such as were afforded by the district schools of his time, yet by studious diligence he acquired an education which emi- nently qualified him for his future active business life. In 1838 his par- ents moved to Deerfield, N. H., and on attaining his majority Mr. Stone engaged in selling an improved pump, traveling through many Maine towns and doing a profitable business. He married Betsey Winslow Hobbs, daughter of George and Olive (Winslow) Hobbs, of Industry, and soon after purchased the Esq. James Winslow farm, on which he continued to live up to the time of his death. He was a successful farmer and by industry and frugality accumulated a large property. He died very suddenly of heart disease, Aug. 18, 1883, aged 63 years.
Children.
i. WILLIAM WALLACE, b. in Industry, Aug. 2, 1845. Resides in New Sharon, unmd.
ii. SARAH FRANCES, b. in Industry, Aug. 28, 1847; m. Jan. 15, 1870, Frank- lin W. Patterson, son of Samuel and Susan ( Thompson) Patterson, 9. 2.
iii. ELLAN ALVENA, b. in Industry, Oct. 19, 1849; m. Jan. 1, IS70, Asa II. Patterson, son of Samuel and Susan (Thompson) Patterson, q. v.
iv. FRANK CARLTON, b. in New Sharon, July 13, 1853; m. March 26, 1879,
. Mary Viola Whittier, dau. of Levi and Mary ( Bean) Whittier; she d. June -, 1883. He m. June 3, ISSS, for second wife, Isa I). Cookson, clau. of Charles F. and Minnie ( Fletcher) Cookson, of New Sharon. Mr. Stone is a farmer and resides in New Sharon. Children :
i. WINNIE, b. in New Sharon, March 23, ISSO.
ii. -, a dau , b. in New Sharon; d. in infancy. Children by second marriage.
iii. CARROL, b. in New Sharon, Oct. 22, 1888. iv. CHARLES CARLTON, b. in New Sharon, July 27. 1890.
CHARLES EDGAR, b. in New Sharon, July 9, 1861. IIe is a carpenter by V.
trade and resides in New Sharon.
* Inserted simply as a middle initial.
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HOWES.
LEMUEL HOWES," the ancestor of the Industry Howes family, was a native of Dennis,* Mass., but aside from this nothing is known concern- ing his early life. He was a son of Samuel Howes,5 and traces his an- cestry back five generations, through Joseph,+ Samuel,3 and Joseph 2 to Thomas Howes,1 who, with his wife Mary, came to this country from England. Lemuel Howes was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island and confined on board one of the British prison ships. Here he suffered untold hard- ships from ill-treatment, hunger and cold. At another time he was on an American warship. During an engagement he went overboard and under water to stop a leak in the ship. While thus engaged a broadside volley was discharged which rendered him partially deaf for the remain- der of his life. He was granted a pension, which he received for many years. He married Jerusha Sears and subsequently came to Farming- ton in 1786. The next year, in company with Josiah Parker, he took up lot No. 48 on the east side of the Sandy River, near the present village of Farmington Falls. Here he built his log-cabin, and in 1789 had five acres under improvement. He eventually moved to Industry and spent his last days with his son Lemuel.t He closed a long and eventful life Nov. 22, 1839, aged 87 years. His wife, Jerusha, survived him nearly six years and died June 12, 1845, aged 88 years, and both lie buried in the Week's Mills burying-ground in New Sharon. But little can be learned of their large family of children.
Children.
KIMBALL, a sailor; never came to Maine. NATHANIEL, a sailor; resided in New York.
I. ALVIN, b. in Dennis, Mass., Jan. 14, 1775; m. Dec. 24, 1801, Mercy Collins, dau. of Lemuel and Mercy (Garrin) Collins, q. v.
SEARS, a sailor; lived in Brooklyn, N. Y. Married and had children. JERUSIA, d. unmd. at an advanced age.
SAMUEL. Lived in Brooklyn, N. Y. Had two sons and two daus.
DEBORAHI, b. 1781; m. (pub. Sept. S, 1819), David Howes, of Readfield, Me. She d. July 2, 1841, s. p.
- DANIEL, m. May 9, 1826, Margaret, dau. of Simon Davis, of New Sharon. He d. in Stark, N. H. Two children, Dennis, and Betsey, who m. George Blake, of N. 11.
2. LEMUEL, b. in Farmington, Jan. 26, 1793; m. July 22, IS22, Harriet Dutton, dau. of Josiah and Lois (Young) Dutton, of Stark.
SARAH, b. in Farmington, Jan. 6, 1795; m. March 29, 1829, Haskell Willard, son of Samuel and Catherine (Crowell) Willard, q. v. BETSEY, b. in Farmington; m. - Howes, of Dennis, Mass. Resides, if living, in Yarmouth, Mass. No issue.
* There is a graveyard in the town of Dennis where nearly 500 persons lie buried who bore the name of lIowes.
t Butler says (Hist. Farmington, p. 630) he died in Farmington early in the present cen- tury. This is incorrect.
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LOT, b. in Farmington. Resided in Stark; farmer and sailor, went away and was never heard from.
I. ALVIN HOWES, son of Lemuel and Jerusha (Sears) Howes, mar- ried Mercy Collins. He came to Industry in 1798 and settled on lot No. 44 .* where he made the first clearing on what is now known as "Howes's Hill." Here he cleared up and brought into an excellent state of cultivation the farm now (1892) owned and occupied by George W. Bailey, and on which he spent his whole life. He was honest and industrious-a man of strict, unbending integrity, a consistent christian, and a worthy member of the Methodist Church. He died, respected by all, Jan. 9, 1847, having nearly completed his 72d year. His wife died May 24, 1862, aged nearly 87 years.
Children.
3. i. GEORGE, b. in Industry, Sept. 10, 1802;t m. Dec. 17, 1833, Martha Knowlton, dau. of Capt. Joseph and Nancy ( Ilarmond) Knowlton, of New Portland.
4. ii. BETSEY, b. in Industry, July 24, 1806; m. June 9, 1825, Simon Green- leaf, son of Joseph and Tamson (Stover) Greenleaf, of New Sharon.
5. iii. JOHN b. in Industry, Feb. 12, ISOS; m. Jan. 1, 1833, Annah Dutton, dau. of Josiah and Lois (Young) Dutton, of Stark.
6. iv. MARY, b. in Industry, July 30, 1810: m. Dec. 6, 1844, Orrin Hibbard. son of Stephen and Lucy (Jordan) Ilibbard, of New Sharon, for his second wife.
V. LYDIA, b. in Industry, Nov. 8, 1813; m. (pub. Dec. 9, 1848), Seth JIowes (b. June 15, 1814), son of Zenas and Molly A. ( Sears) Ilowes, of Dennis, Mass. He is a farmer and resided ( 1890) in Dennis. They have one son, Seth Manley Howes, who was b. in Industry, July 12, 1852; m. Emily J. Booker.
vi. LOT, b. in Industry, Feb. 26, 1819; m. March 29, 1853, Loretta J. George. dau. of David and Sarah (Steele) George, of New Sharon.
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2. LEMUEL HOWES, son of Lemuel and Jerusha (Sears) Howes, married Harriet Dutton. He came to Industry when a young man and purchased of Pelatiah Shorey fifty acres of wild land adjoining his bro- ther Alvin. Here he made a clearing, erected a house and barn, and re- sided for a period of nearly thirty-five years. Temperate, frugal and in- dustrious, Mr. Howes was regarded as a good citizen by his neighbors and townsmen. He was a Methodist in religious sentiment, and nearly all his family became members of that church. He sold his farm in In- dustry and removed to Kent's Hill, where he died Dec. 18, 1875, aged
* See note, page 41.
t The above date, furnished by his son, Wm. K. Howes, does not agree with the Industry Town Records of births, marriages and deaths (see Vol. I., p. 27), where it reads " born Sept. 16, ISO2."
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nearly 83 years. His wife (born in Stark, March 3, 1800), died June 3, 1882, in the 83d year of her life.
Children.
8. i. HARRIET MARIA, b. in Industry, April 28, 1823; m. March 11, 1850, John Brown, son of John and Hannah ( Frederic) Brown, of Stark.
ii. CORDELIA ANN, b. in Industry, March 11, 1825; m. Nov. 24, 1842, Eben G. Collins, son of Lemuel and Sally (Greenleaf ) Collins, q. v. She d. July 5, 1852.
iii. SOPIHLA DUTTON, b. in Industry, Feb. 23, 1828; m. May 31, 1869, Gen. William Tufts, son of Francis and Sarah (Blunt) Tufts, of Farming- ton. lle d. at Kent's Hill, May 12, 1884, and she m. Feb. 19, 1886, for her second husband, William Perkins, son of William and Nancy (Gilpin) Perkins, attorney at law .* Resides in Bellview, Florida.
iv. DEBORAHI JANE, b. in Industry, Nov. 23, 1830; m. Thomas Dingman Bradley (b. in Manchester, England ), Aug. 16, 1820. He is a reporter and resides in Boston, Mass., s. p.
3. GEORGE HOWES, son of Alvin and Mercy (Collins) Howes, mar- ried Martha Knowlton. Carpenter, millwright and contractor. He died in Strong, Jan. 18, 1885 ; his wife died Oct. 15, 1889.
Children.
i. JOSEPH KEMPTON, b. in Lexington, Dec. 17, 1834; d. March 3, 1835.
ii. MARY, b. in Lexington, June 16, 1836; d. July 17, 1836.
iii. GEORGE, b. in Lexington, May 18, 1837; d. May 8, 1838.
iv. MARY E., b. in Lexington, Feb. 19, 1839; d. Sept. 2, 1840.
V. WILLIAM KEMPTON, b. in Lexington, Oct. 4, 1840; m. Oct. 4, 1865, Anna M. Greenleaf (b. in New Vineyard, May 22, 1847), dau. of William and llarriet 11. (Twitchell) Greenleaf. Farmer; resides in Strong. Several children.
vi. GEORGE F., b. in Lexington, March 7, 1842; d. Aug. 3, 1860.
vii. CARRIE P., b. in New Vineyard, Aug. 12, 1844; m. William H. Mckinney, of Embden.
viii. JOHN A., b. in New Vineyard, Feb. 12, 1850; d. April 9, 1850.
ix. EDMUND R., b. in Strong, Dec. 5, 1855; d. March 6, 1856.
4. SIMON GREENLEAF married Betsey Howes, daughter of Alvin and Mercy (Collins) Howes. He was a farmer and spent his whole life on
* Concerning himself Mr. Perkins writes: "I was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, Jan. 13, 1813. The Perkinses, scattered through the States and Territories, have descended from three brothers, who came from England nearly two centuries ago, as is our tradition. One settled in New England, another probably in Maryland, and the third further south. The name originated in this wise : it was given to a man who went about claiming to cure all diseases with an herh called Perkins. My mother was of the large Gilpin family. The immigrant an- cestor, a brother-in-law of Penn, crossing the ocean with him and at first living in a cave on the Brandywine River. My grandfather, Israel Gilpin, had his farm there and lost it, as the battle defeating us terminated on it. He died July 4, IS32, aged about 93 years. I studied law from '33 to '36, emigrated to Illinois, and practiced for years with the ablest bar in the State. 1 am a hygienist scientist, lecturer and writer for journals, living only to do the little I can to ad- vance myself and fellowmen about me in wisdom."
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a farm in the northern part of New Sharon. Died Nov. 15, 1866. His widow is still living ( 1890) in New Sharon.
Children.
i. JOHN WESLEY, b. in New Sharon, Sept. 24, 1827; m. Helen Howes. Fight children.
ii. TAMSON JANE, b. in New Sharon, March 11, 1829; m. 1857, Harvey Knight. Resides in Norwich, Vt. Four children.
iii. RUFUS STOVER, b. in New Sharon, Dec. 3, 1830; m. Nov. 18, 1854, Mary A. Jordan, of Ripley. He was killed by a railroad accident in Cambridge, Mass., March 29, 1856. One child, now dead. His widow resides in Cambridge.
iv . ALVIN HOWES, b. in New Sharon, Aug. 14, 1832; in. Rhoda, dau. of Jacob Chandler. He d. in New Sharon, Sept. 23, 1881. One child, which d. in infancy.
V. SARAH GEORGE, b. in New Sharon, Aug. 28, 1834; m. Charles C. Brown, of Boothbay. They now reside in Brooklyn, N. Y. Seven children. vi. SIMON, b. in New Sharon, Aug. 29, 1836; m. Oct. 7, 1854, Elizabeth B. Trask, dau. of Daniel and Lydia C. (Smith) Trask, of New Sharon. Ile served in the War of the Rebellion as sergeant of Co. K, 28th Me. Reg't, Infantry. Entered the U. S. service Oct. 13, 1862. Mus- tered out Aug. 31, 1863. Resides in his native town and at present (1800) holds the office of deputy sheriff. Three children.
vii. GEORGE HOWES, b. in New Sharon, Sept. 4, 1838. On the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, he enlisted as a private in Co. G, 9th Me. Reg't, Infantry, and was mustered into the U. S. service Sept. 21, 1861. Taken prisoner in 1862; returned to company in 1863. He re-enlisted Jan. 1, 1864, and d. at Point Lookout, Md., Aug. 10, 1864, of wounds received before Petersburg, June 30, 1864.
viii. CHARLES SMITH, b. in New Sharon, Oct. 24, 1843; d. April 5, 1846.
ix. EMILY LYDIA, b. in New Sharon, May 12, 1848; m. Jan. 6, 1869, James W. Smith, son of Benjamin and Abigail (Tuttle) Smith, of New Sharon. Two children.
x. MARY HIELEN, b. in New Sharon, Aug. 4, 1850; m. Oct. 5, 1874, Alfred 1. Bruce, son of William and Sarah (Hodgdon) Bruce. They now (1890) reside in Bath. Four children.
5. JOHN HOWES, son of Alvin and Mercy (Collins) Howes, married Annah Dutton. He began life for himself with no capital aside from a pair of willing hands and a brave heart. At the age of twenty-two years he purchased of his father the homestead farm whereon he lived and died. Steady and industrious in his habits, he never engaged in specu- lative schemes, but gained his property by honest toil on his farm. Four of his children became school teachers, and the fifth had fitted herself for teaching when she died at the age of eighteen years. As his sons and daughters became of age he gave them in the aggregate one thou- sand dollars, a portion of the fruits of a life of frugal toil. He died in Industry, Oct. 10, 1875, aged 67 years, 7 months and 28 days. His wife was born July 3, 1808, and died Nov. 23, 1861 .*
Children.
i.
Joux, b. in Industry, Feb. 28, 1834: d. June 7, 1839.
* John Ilowes married, June 19, 180.4, for second wife, Mrs. Betsey (Dutton) Folsom, relict of Wm. Folsom, and a sister of his first wife.
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ii. MARTIN, b. in Industry, April 15, 1837; d. Aug. 7, 1839.
9. iii. JOHN MARTIN. b. in Industry, May 8, 1839; m. Sept. 5, 1870, Elizabeth Ham Wilson, dau. of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Baker) Wilson, of Falmouth.
iv. MARY FRANCES, b. in Industry, Nov. 21, 1840; d. Oct. 31, 1877.
V. FLORENCE, b. in Industry, June 15, 1842; d. March 8, 1860.
vi. ALVIN, b. in Industry, Sept. 27, 1843; m. Sept. 27, 1870, Susan C. Dudley (b. in Readfield, May 21, 1847), dau. of William II. and Caroline E. (Packard) Dudley. School teacher, farmer, supervisor of schools, and representative in State Legislature. Resides in Palmyra. Children : 1. IRVING A., ) b. May 27, 1873; Wilmer A., d. Oct. 23,
ii. WILMER A., , 1875.
iii. ALLISON P., b. July 28, 1881.
vii. MERCY ANN, b. in Industry, June 30, IS45: d. Nov. 13, 1877.
viii. CAPIHRA, b. in Industry, March 4, 1847; d. Sept. 10, 1875.
6. ORRIN HIBBARD married Mary Howes. He was a farmer and resided in that part of Industry set off to New Sharon in 1852. He was born in Lisbon, March 27, 1807, and died in New Sharon, March 4. 1891. She died in the same town, Nov. 3, 1889, aged 79 years.
Children.
i. ORRIN AUGUSTUS, b. in Industry, March 28, 1845; m. Vilroy A. Whittier. Resides in Worcester, Mass.
ii. RANSFORD NORCROSS, b. in Industry, April 14, 1847; d. in New Sharon, July 31, 1851.
iii. CALISTA ELIZABETH, b. in Industry, June 4, 1849; m. Willard J. ITutch- inson, of New Sharon.
iv. SUSAN EMMA, b. in New Sharon, May 8, 1852; m. John A. Whitney. Resides in Grafton, Mass.
V. STEPHEN ALVIN, b. in New Sharon. October, 1855; m. Edith Smith. Resides in Stoneham, Mass.
7. LOT HOWES, son of Alvin and Mercy (Collins) Howes, married Loretta J. George. Moved to New Sharon in 1859. Died June 16. 1 884. She died of consumption, June 10. 1882.
Children.
i. FIDELIA C., b. in Industry, March 3, 1854; d. in New Sharon, Jan. 25, IS72.
ii. SARAH L., b. in Industry, June 16, 1856; m. John A. Webster. in Farmington.
Resides
iii. GEORGE A., b. in Industry, Aug. 28, 1858: m. Feb. 20, 1SS9, Mary E. York (b. in New Sharon, July 3, 1869), dau. of Samuel and Ellen Augusta (Drew) York. Mr. Ilowes is a farmer and resides on the farm which he inherited from his father. One child : JENNIE L., b. in New Sharon, Dec. 16, 1889.
iv. ALBRA A., b. in New Sharon, Dec. 4, 1861.
LYDIA M., b. in New Sharon, June 21, 1866.
8. JOHN BROWN married Harriet Maria Howes. Mr. Brown was born in Stark, June 13, 1819. For some years after his marriage he resided in
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Industry. He then moved to Farmington, and later to Freeport, where he still resides, engaged in farming and gardening.
Children.
i. EDWIN HOWES, b. in Industry, Dec. 30, 1851; unmd.
ii. ADDIE MAV. b. in Industry, June 18, 1858; m. Lemuel Baker, of Free- porl.
iii. NETTIE VIOLA, b. in Farmington, Aug. 10, 1859; m. Frank Howard Coffin, of Freeport.
iv. CORA ALICE, b. in Farmington, July 30, 1863.
9. JOHN MARTIN HOWES, son of John and Annah ( Dutton ) Howes, married Elizabeth H. Wilson. He was a soldier in the War of the Rebellion ( see p. 351 ). He is now a minister of the Methodist denom- ination and also engaged in farming. Resides in Caribou, Aroostook Co., Me.
Children.
i. WILSON DAVIS, b. in Biddeford, May 11, 1873.
ii. MABEL ARDELLE, b. in Palmyra, Jan. 14, 1876.
HUSTON.
JOHN HUSTON, one of the early settlers in Industry, was, according to Esq. Wm. Allen, a man of intemperate habits. He was a son of John Huston, and was born, probably in Dunstable, N. H.,* Sept. 10, 1773. His father was an early settler in the town of Farmington, having taken up lot No. 17, east side of Sandy River, in 1783. John, Jr., married at Farmington, Sept. 26, 1799, Nancy Eagle, t and evidently made a short stop in New Vineyard after his marriage prior to coming to Industry, as he was assessed a poll-tax in that town on the list of 1802. His name appears on the list of voters in Industry for 1803, hence it is but reason-
* The town of Nashua was known as Dunstable prior to December, 1836.
Butler says (see Hist. Farmington, p. 630) that John, the pioneer settler in Farmington, married Nancy Eagle, and spent the latter part of his life in Industry, supported by the town. The writer deems this erroneous, for the following reasons: 1. The Town Records of Indus- try show that John Iluston, son of John, deceased, was born Sept. 10, 1773. Thus it will be seen that the Industry John was only ten years old in 1783, when lot No. 17 in Farmington was taken up. 2. These records further show that John, Jr., had a wife Nancy, born - -. 1772. 3. His eldest child, born June 1, 1800, strengthens the theory that his marriage was in 1709. 4. The Town Records of Farmington show that John Huston was born Sept. 10, 173S, and died June 10, 1795. This, the writer believes, was the Farmington pioneer, whom Mr. Butler probably confounds with the son John, of Industry. If this is the correct solution of the mystery, John, Sr., certainly had a second wife, Abigail, as is shown by the forementioned records.
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able to infer that the date of his settlement in Industry was the latter part of 1802 or early in 1803. Moved away, as is supposed .*
Children.
i. JOHN, b. June 1, 1800.
ii. MARY, b. in Industry, Jan. 11, IS04.
iii. ZERUIAH, b. in Industry, Dec. 23, 1805.
JEFFERS.
THOMAS JEFFERS was a native of Nova Scotia. He was born 1788 and came to the Kennebec Valley when a young man. He eventually married Sarah Kennedy ; settled in Industry in 1850 ; died Nov. 18. 1869, aged 81 years. Among his children were the following, who have resided in Industry :
JOHN, b. 1820; m. Sept. 4, 1848, Ann D. Ryant, probably dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth ( Webber) Ryant, of Farmington. Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 28th Me. Reg't, Vol. Inf. Mustered into the U. S. Service Oct. 10, 1862; mustered out Aug. 31, 1863. He d. in Industry, May 5, 1879, aged 59 years, leaving a large family of children.
GEORGE, who m. Elizabeth, dau. of Hiram Crocker. She d. May 9, 1872, leaving several children. IIe m. for second wife, Lucinda Wilson. Six children by second marriage. Farmer; resides in Industry.
I. CHARLES, b. in Farmington, Feb. 24, 1833; m. Nov. 5, 1865, Mary I). Elder, dau. of Isaac and Sarah ( Daggett) Elder, q. v. ALMIRA, b. in Industry, May 26, 1836; m. Dec. 28, 1870, George Luce, son of Luther and Thankful (Collins) Luce, q. v.
I. CHARLES JEFFERS, son of Thomas and Sarah ( Kennedy ) Jeffers, married Mary D. Elder. The first year after his marriage he worked for Capt. Charles H. Beck in Augusta. He first settled in Industry on land in the northern part of the town now owned by Samuel C. Rand. He resided there until April 20, 1881, when he exchanged farms with the heirs of Hannibal Greenwood and immediately took possession of the well-known Greenwood farm, near West's Mills, on which he still lives.
Children.
i. ANNIE MANTER, b. in Industry, Nov. 5, 1866; m. Oct. 25, ISS7, Charles Bartlett Beck, son of Capt. Charles II. and Annah (Fogg) Beck, of Augusta, where they now reside.
ii. FRED NELSON, b. in Industry, March 31, IS6S.
iii. ISAAC ELDER, b. in Industry, Aug. 11, 1869.
iv. CHARLES ALBERT, b. in Industry, June 22, 1875.
V. DORA LOUISA, b. in Industry, March 22, 1879.
vi. WILLIAM ARTHUR, b. in Industry, March 11, ISS2.
vii. NINA, b. in Industry, Oct. 2, IS84.
* Another bearing the name of Huston, perhaps a brother to the above John, must have resided in Industry a short time, as the following extract from the Farmington Town Records clearly proves : "James and Polly (Jewett) Huston's children.
BETSEY, b. in Industry, Oct. 13, 1805." See Jewett Family.
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JENNINGS .*
RUFUS JENNINGS, who came to Industry in 1825, was born in Farm- ington, Feb. 22, 1799, and was the seventh child in a family of sixteen children. He was a son of Eliphalet and Mary ( Butterfield) Jennings, and a grandson of Joseph and Nancy (-) Jennings, of Bradford, Mass. Mr. Jennings was prominently identified with the business interests of the town for many years and was considered one of its wealthiest citizens. He settled at Allen's Mills and operated a fulling- mill, carding-machine, etc. He also erected a tannery which was in successful operation for some time, and subsequently kept store and engaged quite extensively in the manufacture of potash. He lost heavily through business reverses and afterward engaged in farming. He married, Jan. 20, 1825, Sophia Butterfield, who died Nov. 6, 1850, and he married for second wife, March 18, 1852, Mrs. Betsey Bickford, daughter of Samuel Fling, of Anson. She died June 10, 1869, and he married for third wife, Aug. 31, 1869, Mrs. Elizabeth Hodgden. When the infirmities incident to his advanced years rendered him no longer capable of conducting his farm he surrendered his business to his son, Rufus Jennings, Jr. He died in Stark, Dec. 23, 1887. aged 88 years, 10 months and i day.
Children.
i. ELVIRA, b. in Industry, July 16, 1826; m. (pub. Jan 16, 1855), Moses M. Thompson, of New Sharon. Resides in Freedom, Ill. Five children.
ii. ELIZA ANN, b. in Industry, Nov. 15, 1829; m. (pub. Nov. 6, 1851), Eze- kiel R. Fogg, son of Asa and Mary (Knowlton) Fogg, of Industry. She d. in Illinois. Two children.
iii. EDWIN, b. in Industry, June 8, 1853; m. Jessie McDonald (b. in Scot- land), dau. of Archie and Ann McDonald. He resides in North Easton, Mass., and has an excellent position in the extensive works of Oakes Ames & Co. One dau. :
CHRISTY ANN, b. in Boston, April 18, 1885.
iv. RUFUS, b. in Industry, Sept. 29, 1859; m. Sept. 16, 1876, Carrie Locke, clau. of Perley W. and Sarah (Fish) Locke, of Stark. Carpenter; re- sides in Stark. Children :
i. ' GERTRUDE MAY, b. in Industry, Sept. 13, IS77.
ii. ALTON OTIs, b. in Stark, Feb. 21, 1892; d. April 1, 1892.
V. ANNIE, b. in Industry, May 22, 1857; m. July 7, 1877, Llewellyn Sterry, son of E. Larkin and Hannah (Fish) Sterry, of Stark. Children : 1. CARROL HENRY, b. in Stark, May 6, 1878.
ii. FRANK DELMONT, b. in Stark, Feb. S, 1889.
vi. HELON KNIGHT, + b. in Industry, 1859; d. Aug. 1, 1864.
* This name was formerly spelled Gennings, but some years ago by mutual agreement the orthography was changed. (See p. 615).
t The above name appears in selectmen's return of deaths as Eben.
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GENEALOGICAL NOTES.
JEWETT.
BENJAMIN JEWETT, who settled in Industry in 1800, was born March 16, 1762. His wife Hannah, daughter of Samuel, Sr., and Hannah Moody, was born May 9, 1765. He came to Industry from Shapleigh in the month of March, hauling his goods and family on a sled drawn by four oxen. The Androscoggin River was crossed on the ice below the falls at Lewiston. At that time the only building in the cities of Lewis ton and Auburn was a small mill on the Auburn side of the river. He settled on the east slope of Bannock Hill, on land occupied by Aholiab Nichols in 1886. He was living in town as late as 1809.
Children.
i. POLLY, b. Feb. 19, 1785; m. Aug. 2, 1805,* James Huston, son of perhaps John Iluston ( see foot note, p. 660).
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