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Children.
i. EVELYN LEADETTER, b. in Solon, Feb. 29, 1832; m. May 19, 1852, John S. Fassett. Farmer. Resided for many years on the farm now owned by Charles S. Rackliff. Now resides in New Vineyard. Children.
ii. AMY NORTON, b. in Stark, Feb. IS, 1834; m. Aug. 19, 1855, Newell P'. Luce, son of David and Marcia ( Ballard-Chapman ) Luce, q. v.
iii. ABIGAIL MANTER, b. in Anson, June 19, 1837; m. Aug. 12, 1860, Aholiab Mclaughlin, son of Hiram and Mary A. (Wilson) Mclaughlin, of Stark. Farmer. He was b. Oct. 1, IS32, and d. in Stark. She resides in Minneapolis, Minn. Children :
1. EMMA, b. June 27, 1861; m. March 20, 1881, Orrin Cross- man, of Minneapolis. Two children.
ii. MARY, b. Dec. 22, 1862; m. Aug. 30, 1883, Edward Wilcox, of Minneapolis.
iii. ELLEN, b. Aug. 2, 1865.
iv. ALICE, b. Oct. 29, 1867: d. in Lowell, Mass., Oct. 5, 1876.
iv.
FRANK, b. Aug. 5, 1872; d. in Lowell, Mass., Sept. 30, 1876. V. MARY MANTER, b. in Anson, June 6, 1840; m. Jan. 29, 1866, George Luce, son of Joseph and Dorcas (Cutts) Luce, q. v.
V. MARTHA II., b. in Anson, Jan. 2. 1843; m. Charles Norton, son of David M. and Caroline (Smith) Norton, q. 7.
vi. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. in Industry, Jan. 4, 1846; unmd .; resides in one of the Western States.
vii. CHARLES MANTER, b. in Industry, Aug. 30, 1850; m. Feb. 15, ISSO, H. Augusta Hilton, dau. of Vernon and Fannie (-) Gilman, of Anson. Merchant and harness-maker. Has been postmaster, selectman, town clerk and treasurer. Five children. Resides at West's Mills.
10. ELIJAH MANTER, son of Benjamin and Abigail (West) Manter, married Irene C. Shaw. Dec. 10, 1834, Mr. Manter bought of Alexan- der Maxwell a farm in Anson, on which he lived for many years, and
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greatly enlarged by the purchase of adjoining lands. Sold to Hiram Look about 1881. Now resides in Industry, near Anson line.
Children.
j. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 27, 1836; m. July 28, 1860, AAugusta Caldwell (b. in Anson, Feb. 7, 1840), dau. of Dr. Francis and Rachel ( Frost) Cald- well, of New Portland. Children :
i. JOSEPII II., b. July 3, 1861.
ii. CARLTON C., b. Dec. 13, 1872.
iii. CLARA ELLA, b. Feb. 17, 1883.
ii. EDWARD PAYSON, b. Sept. 25, 1838; married and resides in California. Three children.
iii. VIRGINIA F., b. May 6, 1846; m. Warren Houghton, son of Jonah and Charlotte ( Williams) Houghton, of Anson. One son.
iv. ANN F., b. April 20, 1850; m. Sept. 1, 1870, John Remick, son of Samuel and Olive (Norton) Remick .*
V. ADA M., b. Nov. 20, 1853; m. May, ISS3, John E. Weston, son of Ben. jamin and (Jewett ) Weston, of Madison. Resides in Starks. Two children.
vi. RUTH S., b. Dec. 14, 1856.
II. WILLIAM WEST MANTER, son of Henry and Mary ( West) Man- ter, married Betsey W. Norton. Settled in Industry. Built the brick dwelling-house at West's Mills. and afterward resided in Anson. His wife died in Mercer, March 7, 1890. He died in Mercer. March 28. 1891, aged 85 years.
Children.
i. MARIA, b. in Industry, Nov. 7, 1829; m. John B. Drew, son of Elisha and Lucretia ( Burce) Drew. She d. July 14, 1881. Three children.
ii. NANCY NORTON, b. in Industry, Nov. 25, 1831; m. Nov. 6, 1856, Caleb Wade Gilmore, son of James and Rachel ( Wade) Gilmore, q. v.
iii. ANNA, b. in Industry, Ang. 28, 1833; m. William Waite. She d. Sept. 15, 1855. He d. Nov. 6, 1892. Two children.
iv. MARY, b. in Industry, March 6, 1836; d. April 22, 1857.
V. WILLIAM HENRY, b. in Anson, March 31, 1842; m. Jennie Stilson. Farmer. Resides in New Sharon. Two children.
vi. GEORGE EDWIN, b. in Anson, Sept. 4, 1846; d. Jan. 30, 1865.
vii. ALBINA GRAY, b. in Anson, April 13, 1850; m Charles .\. Witham. Ile d. Aug. 17, 1885, s. p.
viii. MARY ANNA, b. in Anson, Feb. 17, 1855; m. Rufus S. Leeman, son of John and Betsey (Stover) Leeman, of Stark. Farmer. Resides in Mercer, s. p.
12. JOHN WEST MANTER, son of Henry and Mary (West) Manter, married Hannah C. West. Mr. Manter was in trade at West's Mills and was also postmaster. Moved to New Sharon, where he resided for fourteen years, holding during that time various town offices ; and was also deputy sheriff. He afterward resided in Farmington, Mt. Vernon. and at Kent's Hill, where he was postmaster for six years. Sold his business at Kent's Hill in 1875, and went into trade at Readfield Corner.
* See record of Elijah Norton in this volume.
GEORGE MANTER.
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After his death, his sons, George W. and Melville W., assumed control of the business, and now enjoy a generous patronage. He died in Read- field, June 29, 1878. She resides in Readfield.
Children.
i. JULIET W., b. in Industry, Dec. 3, 1845; graduated at the Maine Wes- leyan Seminary and Female College, and subsequently engaged in teaching. She d. of pneumonia in Chicago, whither she had gone to accept a position in the public schools, March 1, 1869.
il. GEORGE W., b. Dec. 3, 1849; merchant in Readfield.
iii. 11. ELLEN, b. July 20, 1856; d. in New Sharon, April, 1859 ..
iv. JOHN W., b. April 3. 1858; married and has three children.
V. MELVILLE W., b. May 12, 1861 ; merchant.
13. HENRY MANTER, son of Henry and Mary ( West) Manter, mar- ried Abigail M. Remick. Mr. Manter is a successful farmer and resided in Stark for some years prior to 1863. Sold to Moses Bradbury, and moved to Farmington.
Children.
i. WELLINGTON H., b. Feb. 21, 1854.
ii. GEORGE B., b. Aug. 12, 1864.
14. GEORGE MANTER, son of Henry and Mary (West) Manter, married Mary S. Holley. After his marriage he engaged in farming and spent the larger part of his life in Farmington and Industry. He settled first in Farmington, where he lived until the spring of 1860, when he returned to Industry and settled at West's Mills, where he lived for many years. Both he and his wife were hardworking people, and suc- ceeded in accumulating a handsome competency. They were respected members of the Methodist Church and Mr. Manter frequently filled responsible positions in the church, such as trustee, steward, super- intendent of Sunday-school, etc. He was chairman of board of select- men in 1866 and 1868, and several times thereafter a member of the board. He removed to Farmington about 1870, and there his first wife died June 1, 1875. He subsequently, Nov 19, 1876, married Martha D). York, daughter of Roland S. and Sarah B. (Wellman) York. He returned to Industry in the spring of 1880, and died after a brief illness, March 5, 1885. His widow resides at West Farmington.
Children.
i. MARY ELIZA, b. April, 1848; m. Alanson Caleb Bruce (b. in Newark, Vt., June 28, 1847), son of Hollis and Matilda (Allen) Bruce. Mr. Bruce has been extensively engaged in lumbering in Wisconsin. Now resides in Minneapolis, Minn. Two children, one of whom died young.
ii. ROSE E., b. April, 1856; d. young.
Children by second marriage.
iii. ANNIE YORK, b. in Farmington, Sept. 12, 1876.
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iv. JENNIE., b. in Farmington. March 15, ISSI.
V. GEORGE H., b. in Industry, Aug. 29, ISSI.
15. PETER WEST MANTER, son of Henry and Mary ( West) Manter. married Sarah F. Bixby. Farmer ; he died in Farmington, Me., June 13, 1880. His widow subsequently married George Gower. q. ".
Children.
i. THOMAS FLINT, b. in Stark, Me., April 30, 1854. He is a watchmaker and jeweler, now ( 1892) in trade at Madison, Me.
ii. LLEWELLYN BIXBY, b. in Industry, Aug. 3, IS55: went to California when a young man: m. Addie M. Robinson, of Garden Grove, Cal., in 1886. Resides in Pasadena, California.
iii. SUSIE HOLLEY, b. in Industry, Jan. 21, IS58; d. in Anson, Dec. IS, 1863.
iv. JOIIN SHERMAN, b. in Industry, Aug. 3, 1860; m. July 1, ISSS, Susie W. Snow, of South Braintree, Mass.
V. CLARA BIXBY, b. in Anson, Aug. S, 1861; m.
vi. -. b. in Farmington, Sept. 26, 1864; d. July 28, 1865.
vii. WILLIAM WEST, b. in Farmington, Sept. 12, 1866.
viii FRED AUGUSTUS, b. in Farmington, Jan. 17, IS68.
ix. SAE FRANCES, b. in Farmington, Aug. 16. 1870: m. Aug. 24, 1891, James H. Campbell, of Los Angeles, California.
x. FLORA ELECTA, b. in Farmington, July 16, 1873; m. Nov. 19, 1891, George E. Knapp, of Farmington, Me. He d. from the effects of a railroad accident in 1892.
16. WARREN NORTON MANTER, son of Henry and Mary (West) Manter, married Catherine H. Heald. Merchant in Norridgewock. Now on a milk-farm in Oakland, Cal.
Children.
j. IIENRY A., dead.
ii. ETTA II., m. John B. Greenleaf, son of Cyrus M. and Myra (Chapman) Greenleaf, of Stark.
iii. CHARLES, dead.
iv. FRANK, dead.
V. FRED, dead.
vi. J. ADAMS, dead.
vii. EDWIN. 1
viii. --- , dan. ) Dau. d. young.
ix. MABEL.
17. BENJAMIN MANTER, son of Zebulon and Rebecca (Norton) Man- ter, married Lucy H. Gould. Farmer ; resided in Stark, Anson, Indus- try, and afterward in Parkman. Died in Chaska, Minn., Oct. 30, 1870, aged 61 years, 11 days. His widow was living in Parkman in 1885. Children.
i. MARIA G., b. in Stark, April 22, 1832; m. June 1, 1853, Joseph Bunker, of Athens.
ji. REBECCA N., b. in Anson, March 22, 1835; d. in Parkman, March 27, 1854, unmd.
iii. LYDIA G., b. in Anson, June 2, 1837; m. Charles Smart, of Parkman.
iv. LUCY JANE, b. in Anson, May 26, 1839: m. Dec. 16, 1863, William Rob- bins, of Parkman.
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V. ZEBULON GOULD, b. in Industry, April 3, 1841 ; m. Sept. 29, 1867, Lovica Packard, of Guilford.
vi. MARY E., b. in Parkman, June 14, 1845; m. Jan. 1, 1864, Marcus M. Loring.
vii. BENJAMIN .A., b. in Parkman, April 2, 1845; m. March 23, 1870, Olive Todd.
viii. JAMES II., b. at Parkman, Feb. 3, 1847; in. April 20, 1872, Myrtie Rol- lins.
ix. EVA E., b. in Parkman, July 11, 1851; m. Jan. 1, 1870, Melville Jewett.
18. ASA MERRY MANTER. son of Zebulon and Rebecca (Norton) Manter, married Maria H. Gould, who died Dec. 28, 1833, aged 19 years, 11 months. He subsequently married, Nov. 26, 1835. Clara Ann Emery, daughter of Dea. Ira and Sarah (Stanley) Emery, q. v. Resides, if living, in Lawrence, Kans.
Children.
i. EDWARD, b. June 5, 1837.
ii. HANNIBAL, b. Dec. 3. 1841.
iii. ADDISON, b. July 14, 1844.
iv. CLARA MARIA, b. Jan. 20, 1850.
19. ZEBULON MANTER, son of Zebulon and Rebecca (Norton) Man- ter, married Mary Manter. When a young man he made a profession of religion and united with the Methodist Church at West's Mills. Hav- ing pursued a preparatory course of study, he was licensed to preach by the Methodist Quarterly Conference, and in 1841 was stationed on the Palmyra circuit, in Somerset County. The next year he labored in Anson, and in 1843 he was stationed at Sidney. He was sent to Indus- try circuit in 1844. and located the following year. He married, July 2, 1844, Mary, daughter of Capt. Elijah and Betsey (Small) Manter. Soon after locating, his connection with the Methodist Church was severed ( see p. 132), and he subsequently united with the Christian Band, of which denomination he became an able and efficient preacher. After locating, Mr. Manter remained in Industry some ten years. He was engaged in farming a part of the time, and was joint owner of the grist- mill with his brother, Asa M. Manter, for a period of over six years. In 1855, or early in 1856, he removed to Palmyra, and from thence to the town of Albion, where he remained several years. His next field of labor was Newport, Me., in which town and vicinity he preached for a period of nearly eighteen years. In 1872 he removed to Rockland, R. I., where he preached three years. While there his health became so impaired that he could preach only a part of the time, and after spend- ing a year in Connecticut, he returned to Maine, and settled in Cape Elizabeth. Here he lived up to the time of his death, which occurred Dec. 11, 1887. Of him, his son, Zebulon C. Manter, writes : " His life
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although attended by much bodily suffering, was a happy and useful one, and his death peaceful and triumphant." His wife was living in 1889 at the advanced age of 72 years.
Children.
I. EVERARD, b. in Industry, July 2, 1845; d. at the age of five weeks.
il. CHARLES EVERARD, b. in Industry, May 22, 1847; m Sept. 25. 1872, Melissa Maria (b. Jan. 25, 1850), dau. of Horatio Nelson and Augusta Frost ( Soule Tedford, of Freeport. Salesman. They reside in Port- land. Their son :
JAMES EVERARD, was b. Oct. 23, 1875.
iii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. in Industry, May 26, 1850; m. Jan. 9. 1876, Charles K. Clarke, M. D., of Fiskeville, R. 1. Their children are :
i. DANIEL ALLEN, b. April 19, 1878.
ii. MARY MANTER. b. Feb. 25, ISSI,
iv. AK.BULON CROSBY, b. in Albion, Sept. 15, 1853; m. Dec. 13, 1882, Lucre- tia Agnes Nelson (b. at Cape Elizabeth, June 3, 1857), dau. of Niles and Mary Ann ( Marr ) Nelson, of Cape Elizabeth. He resides in Cape Elizabeth.
V. JOHN, b. in Palmyra, Jan. 6, 1859; m. April 30, 1883, Fannie Julia, dau. of Benjamin F. and Julia (Trundy) Henley, of Cape Elizabeth. Hle is a minister of the gospel and resides ( 1891) in Milton, N. HI Their child :
MARION EDNA, was b. in Lewiston, April 9, 1889.
MARSHALL.
JOHN MARSHALL (born Aug. 4, 1756) came to Industry from Lewis- ton in 1800, and was probably the second settler on the farm now owned by David W. Merry, Samuel Brown having been the first. He was a carpenter by trade, and had wife Sally (born Dec. 13, 1757.) His sons, John and Samuel, took up lot No. 31, lying south of their father's. They had all left town prior to May 20, 1812. According to Esq. Wm. Allen, one of Mr. Marshall's sons became colonel of a regiment, and Alfred rose to the rank of Brigadier General, and became a member of Congress.
Children.
i. HANNAH, b. Dec. 16, 1781 ;
ii. JOHN, b. Feb. 28, 1785.
iii. SAMUEL, b. June 1, 1787.
iv. DANIEL, b. Nov., 13, 1790.
V. ISAAC, b. March 31, 1794.
vi. ALFRED, b. April IS, 1797.
vii. SALLY, b. March 23, 1799.
MASON.
The Masons, Daltons and Moultons were Normans, or Norsemen, and came to England in A. D. 1066. with William the Conqueror. They were of the nobility, and marriages frequently occurred between
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the three families, thus inseparably linking them together. Sir John Mason was private and confidential councilor during the reign of four monarchs, namely : Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth. He was a bachelor and an uncle to Capt. John Mason, who was the presi- dent of the Plymouth Council of forty knights and gentlemen, and who received a grant of land in 1622 ( see p. 26) from said council, embrac- ing the lands of New Hampshire and a portion of Maine.
SAMUEL MASON, son of Stephen and Elizabeth (Dalton) Mason, was born in Tamworth, N. H., April 30, 1773. His wife was Judith Clark, born in Greenfield, N. H., May 18, 1770. On the 12th day of June, 1807, he purchased of Francis Cabot Lowell one hundred and sixteen acres of land, it being a portion of lot No. 22 of the Lowell, or Mile-and-a- half Strip. Here he cleared land, built a house and made a good farm, which he sold to Joseph Eveleth July 9, 1812. Mr. Mason possessed a good education, and frequently taught school while a resident of Indus- try. He was an active and consistent member of the Congregational Church, as well as a prominent citizen in town affairs. He was town clerk in 1811, and a member of the board of selectmen when he left town in 1812. On leaving Industry, he returned to Tamworth, but sub- sequently came back, and settled in New Sharon, where he died Aug. 30, 1858. His wife died Oct. 24, 1846.
Children.
i. SOPHIRONIA, b. in Tamworth, N. H., Jan. 5, 1800. She was a successful school teacher and taught several terms in Industry, about ISI9; m. (pub. Feb. 12, 1822), Joshua M. Hopkins, of New Sharon.
ii. JOANNA KNIGHT, b. in Tamworth, N. H., Nov. 4, ISOI.
iii. HARRIET, b. in Tamworth, N. H., May 23, 1804; m. (pub. March 15, [828), Myrick Hopkins, of New Sharon.
iv. MARY, b. in Industry, Sept. 23, 1807.
v. ABIGAIL DODGE, b. in Industry, March 26, 1809; m. Myrick Hopkins for second wife, and in ISS5 resided in Gardiner, Me.
vi. SAMUEL, b. Feb. 11, ISI3; d. in infancy.
MOSES MASON, an early settler in Industry, was a son of James Mason. He was born in Hampton, N. H., and his parents removed to Tam- worth, among the early immigrants to that town, when he was a small boy. There were five children, one son and four daughters, viz., Moses, above named, Mrs. Ballard, the mother of David Luce's wife, Eunice, who married Rowland Luce, Susan (?), who married a Sanborn, and Polly, who married Gilman Hilton. Moses settled in Industry soon after Wil-
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liam Remick and others from Tamworth. He occupied a small lot of land near Esq. Daniel Shaw's. He was always in delicate health and died prior to 1819. He married a Mudgett. Died about 1826.
Children.
i. JAMES, m.
ii. JACOB, moved to Augusta.
iii. NANCY, m. William Tobey.
iv. EUNICE.
V. ABNER, m. (pub. Feb. 3, 1826), Love Paine.
MEADER.
FRANCIS MEADER, born March 11, 1744, was the first of the name who settled in Industry. Esq. Wm. Allen says : " Mr. Meader was from Nan- tucket, a carpenter, a Revolutionary soldier, and a pensioner when he died." Mr. Meader was undoubtedly of Nantucket origin, but probably settled in Edgartown, Mass., prior to his marriage. He was known to be living there in January, 1781, and also at the time of taking the first U. S. census, in 1790. He settled on lot No. 24, on the Plymouth Pat- ent, about 1807, and died with his son-in-law, James Eveleth, in 1831. His wife, Mary Holley, was born May 24, 1751, and died July 25, 1832.
Children.
i. JOHN, b. about 1772.
ii. FRANCIS*, b. about 1774; was in Industry, April 8, ISog, when he regis- tered with the town clerk his mark for sheep.
iii. C'HRISTOPHER PEASE, b. about 1776.
iv. JOSEPH, b. about 1779.
V. ANNA, m. Jan. 17, 1799, Levi Norton, son of Ansel and Deborah (Vin- son ) Norton, q. v.
vi. HENRY, m. March 11, ISHI, Sally Young, of Stark. Was living in town in 1815. Lost at sea.
1. vii. WILLIAM, b. Feb. 1, 1785; m. (pub. March 11, 1803), Celia Luce, dau. of Solomon and Martha (Tilton) Luce, of New Vineyard.
viii. JUDITH, b. March 15, 1792; m. March 15, 1810, James Eveleth, son of James and Betsey ( Williams) Eveleth, y. v.
ix. JULIA, married a Pinkham.
I. WILLIAM MEADER, son of Francis and Mary ( Holley) Meader, married Celia Luce. She died and he married, February, 1818, Sarah Tibbetts, who lived only about a year. Mr. Meader married for his third wife, Nov. 6, 1823, Mary Ann Bradbury (b. Feb. 15, 1805). He was a cabinet-maker by trade and made furniture for the citizens of In- dustry and adjoining towns. He resided in Stark for a time about 1831.
* Shubael Meader registered his mark for sheep with the town clerk April 8, 1Sc9, but whether he was a son or grandson of Francis the writer is unable to learn.
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In 1845, he moved with his family to Rock Island County, Illinois. He died in Ottawa, La Salle County, Ill., in 1880, aged 95 years.
Children by first marriage.
2. i. FRANCIS, b. Nov. 22. 1803 ;* m. (pub. Oct. 15, 1823), Nancy Willard, dau. of Samuel and Catherine (Crowell ) Willard, q. v.
ii. SIICBAEL LUCE, b. May 17, 1807; m. (pub. Sept. 11, 1826), Abigail b., dlau. of Benjamin Follett, q. v. Moved to Indiana about 1842. Died in 1860. Five children.
3. iii. JOHN WESLEY, b. in Stark, Dec. 10, 1809; m. (pub. Dec. 31, 1833), Abi Coburn, dau. of Jeptha and Abi (Coburn) Coburn, of New Sharon. Died at Allen's Mills, leaving three children.
iv. CORDELIA, b. Feb. 5, 1812.
V. ALPHIEUS, b. Sept. 25, 1815; m. Abbie Phillips. She d. in Lowell, Mass., and he moved to Indiana in 1848, where he d. soon afterward, leaving five children.
vi. , d. in infancy.
vii. -, d. in infancy.
Children by third marriage.
viii. SYLVIA LANDERS, b. Feb. 17, 1825; m. Williams. Resided in Port Byron, Il., in 1868.
ix. WILLIAM HENRY, b. July 4, 1826. Resided in Port Byron, Ill., in 1868. x. GUILDEROV, b. March 4, 1828. Went away from his home during the War of the Rebellion. llas not been heard from since.
xi. CAROLINE F .. m. - Bowes. Was living at Prairie Centre, Ill., in 1868. xii. JOSEPHINE B., m. Wallace. Resided in Troy Grove, La Salle Co., Ill., in 1868.
xiii. EMELINE A., m. Ross. Resided at Dwight, Ill., in 1868.
xiv. TAMAR C. Resided at Ottawa, Ill., unmd., in 1868.
xV. SOLOMON LUCE. Resided in Hampton, Ill., in 1868.
There may have been other children, as Mr. Meader is claimed to have been the father of seventeen children by his two marriages.
2. FRANCIS MEADER, son of William and Celia (Luce) Meader, mar- ried Nancy Willard. When a young man, Mr. Meader learned the blacksmith's trade, serving his apprenticeship with Mark Trafton. He subsequently opened a shop at Allen's Mills, and there he plied his trade as long as he was able to work. Of a studious disposition, he embraced every opportunity for the improvement of his mind. He represented his town and district in the State Legislature in 1838, and was a member of the board of selectmen in 1842. He was a man of more than ordinary ability, a performer on several different musical instruments, and a fine singer.t He died in Industry, April 4, 1846, aged 42 years. His widow removed to Indiana with her children, and died in Fowler, Benton Co., in 1876.
* Stark Town Records. This makes him one year older than does his headstone.
t The Meaders were all natural musicians and some of them excelled in this direction. They frequently belonged to musical societies both here and in the West. In this branch of the family there have been eight blacksmiths. Those who went West are in good circumstances financially.
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Children.
4. i. CELIA, b. in Industry, Nov. 5, 1825; m. at Great Falls, N. Il., April 3, IS53, John Tilton.
ii. EMELINE, b. in Industry, Nov. 5, 1825; m. Charles C. Butterfield, son of John C. Butterfield. She d. in Prairie Centre, Ill., Dec. 15, ISS3. One son, Howard, m. Etta Kellogg, and resides in Prairie Centre.
5. iii. CHARLES, b. in Industry, April 28, 1827; m. Nov. 5, 1854, Elvira S. Em- ery, dau. of Ira and Sarah (Stanley) Emery, q. v.
iv. MARTINA, b. in Industry, May 9, 1829; m. Dr. Amos A. Mann. Died in Skowhegan, July 7, ISSo. Three daughters.
6. V. GEORGE, b. in Industry, March 7, 1831; m. Hepsey Rogers (b. in Somer- set Co., Me., Sept. 18, 1842), dau. of Jeremy W. and Sarah (Davis) Rogers.
7. vi. PHILURA LUCE, b. in Industry, Feb. 13, 1834; m. Jan. 2, 1856, Jacob R. Prince (b. in Cumberland, Me. )
vii. JOHN, b. in Industry, May 3, 1838; m., and d. in Los Angeles Co., Cal .. June 28, 1882.
viii. REUBEN F., b. in Industry, March 14, 1842.
Married and resides in
Bradford.
3. JOHN WESLEY MEADER, son of William and Celia ( Luce) Meader. married Abi Coburn. Like his brother Francis, he was by trade a black- smith. He resided in Stark, but moved to New Sharon prior to his marriage. He died in New Sharon, March 31, 1839. His wife was born in New Sharon, Feb. 4, 1809, and died in the same town, May -, 1844.
Children.
i. DARIUS COBURN, b. in New Sharon, July 4, 1834; m. Mrs. Caroline F. Perkins. Resides in Oakland, Me., s. p.
ii. MEINITABLE HINKLEY, b. in New Sharon, Sept. 26, 1836; m. first, Josiah Collins; went to Australia and never returned. Married sec- ond, Robert Whitney. She d. in Augusta, Sept. 30, 1872.
iii. MARY WESLEY, b. in New Sharon, Oct. 21, 1838; m. Feb. 20, 1869, Au- gustus F. Oliver, son of Stacy and Permelia ( Fish ) Oliver, of Industry. Mr. Oliver is a carpenter and resides in Madison, Me. Children :
i. JOSEPHI WARREN, b. in Industry, Jan. 31, 1870; m. June 11, IS92, Lizzie A. Fish, of Madison.
ii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. in Industry, Jan. 25, 1872.
iii. HENRY THOMAS, b. in Stark, May 26, 1874.
iv. STACY, b. in Industry, April 16, 1876.
4. JOHN Ti.TON, married Celia Meader. They lived at Great Falls, N. H., till November: 1859, when they removed to Nashua, where they have since resided. Mr. Tilton was a native of Sandwich, Carroll Co., N. H. He was brought up as a farmer's son and received such educational advantages as the schools of his native town afforded. When seventeen years of age he engaged in the manufacture of cotton goods and continued in the business until he was twenty-six. He sub- sequently engaged in mercantile pursuits, which he still follows. His wife was a consistent and worthy member of the M. E. Church, having professed religion early in life. She died in Nashua, N. H., Sept. 15,
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1883. Mr. Tilton has held numerous offices of profit and trust. and has been three times a representative in the State Legislature.
Children.
i. FRANK HERBERT, b. at Great Falls, July 2, 1856; graduated from the Nashua High School in the classical course; studied medicine in New York City and graduated from the Medical Department of the Uni- versity of Vermont, at Burlington, and is now a practicing physician. Ile m. Fannie Prescott Small and has two children.
ii. OSMAN BAKER, b. at Great Falls, Oct. S, 1858; also a graduate of Nashua High School. Took a special course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is now superintendent of Nashua Manufacturing Company. Ile m. Alice J. Shattuck, of Pepperell, Mass.
iii. JOHN LITTLEFIELD, b. in Nashua, Jan. 11, 1863; graduated from the High School of his native city, and afterwards from Middletown Uni- versity, and is now principal of the High School at Niantic, Conn.
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