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4. TRISTRAM NORTON, son of Samuel and Mary ( Davis) Norton, married Sarah Butler. He purchased of his father the south half of lot No. 5, in the fourth range of lots, in the township called the New Vine-
* From a record in the possession of his son. The New Vineyard Town Records give the date as Feb. 14, 1Soo, which would make him one year older.
t Family Record. December 22, New Vineyard Town Records.
: Captain Whitney won his title as commander of a company of soldiers in the Mexican War.
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yard .* It is probable that he began a clearing on his lot the same sea- son, though this is not definitely known. He married Sarah Butler (born in Edgartown, Nov. 12, 1771). Soon after his marriage he settled in New Vineyard, and here all his children were born. He afterward moved to Kingfield, where he built a commodious brick house in which he finished a room for each of his daughters. He came to Industry in his old age and died, June 25, 1863, aged 90 years, 10 months and 8 days. His wife (born in Edgartown, Mass., Nov. 12, 1771), died in Industry, Jan. 22, 1866.
Children.
12. i. SAMUEL, b. in New Vineyard, Sept. 13,t 1795; m. (pub. May 6, 1826), Susannah W. Davis, dau. of Capt. David and Olive ( Mayhew ) Davis, of Industry, q. v.
ii. HEPSABETHI, b. in New Vineyard, May 19, 1797; m. John C. Davis, son of David and Olive ( Mayhew) Davis, q. 7. Died Sept. 8, 1850.
iii. SARAII, b. in New Vineyard, May 8, 1799; m. March 5, ISTS, Isaac Daggett, son of Samuel and Rebecca (Daggett) Daggett, q. 7.
iv. ELIZABETH, b. in New Vineyard, April 20, 1801; m. Moses Mills.
V. MARY DAVIS, b. in New Vineyard, March 16, 1803; m. Isaac Phillips.
vi. LYDIA, b. in New Vineyard, Feb. 15, 1805; m. Lendal Daggett, son of Silas, Jr., and Peggy (Cleveland ) Daggett, g. v. Ile d. and she sub- sequently m. a Mr. Tufts, of Kingheld. She d. in Industry, Dec. 1, ISS5.
vii. PRISCILLA, b. in New Vineyard, May IS, 1807; m. Col. James Davis, who subsequently, in 1863, settled in Industry. She d. Oct. 21, 1875. Several children.
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viii. DEPsy, b. in New Vineyard, July 17, 1809; d. March 3, 1810.
ix. TRISTRAM GARDINER, b. in New Vineyard, Feb. 14, ISHI; m. Sept. 22, IS33, Rebecca B. Gilbert, dau. of Spencer and Nancy ( Dudley ) Gil- bert, of Mt. Vernon. She was b. in Kingfield, and d. May 21, 1877
x. ILVRRISON H., b. in New Vineyard, May 23, 1814; m. Betsey Batchelder
5. SAMUEL NORTON, son of Samuel and Mary ( Davis) Norton, married Anna Davis. As nearly as can be learned he settled first in Edgartown where he married about 1804. Early in 1809 he came to Industry and settled on a lot, near Thompson's Corner, which he pur- chased of James Thompson. He was a prosperous farmer, kept a large amount of stock, and was said to be one of the wealthiest men in town. He enlarged his farm by purchasing adjoining land until it far exceeded its original area. He died Sept. 24, 1824, aged 44 years. His widow superintended the farm work for some years. and thus provided a home for the children until they all grew to manhood and womanhood and started out in life for themselves .; In her declining years she lived with
* See Lincoln County Registry of Deeds, book 32, p. 85.
+ From a record in the family Bible. The New Vineyard Town Records give the date " Sept. 18."
# George W. Johnson, whose father was a near neighbor of the family, once told the writer that he had seen eighteen persons, including hired help, on their way to church from widow Anna Norion's, everyone on horseback and every horse was owned on The farm.
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her children and died in Industry, Oct. 3. 1865, aged 86 years, 5 months and 26 days.
Children.
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i. MARY ANN, b. Sept. 24, 1805; m. Dec. 26, 1833, Simeon Parker (b. in New Portland, April 6, 1805), son of Josiah Parker. She d. July 4, 1855-
ii. SARAII BASSETT, b. May 25, 1807; m. May 14, 1829, James Shaw Norton, son of Francis and Lydia (-) Norton, of Farmington. She d. about 1841. One dau., d. young. He was b. in Farmington, Aug. 10, 1806.
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15. iii. WILLIAM DAVIS, b. in Industry, April 24, 1809; m. Nov. 30, 1830, So- phronia Davis, dau. of Cornelius and Hepsebath (Norton) Davis, q. v. JAMES, b. in Industry, July 27, 1811; m. Dec. 1, 1836, Mary Davis, dau. of Cornelius and Hepsabeth (Norton) Davis, q. 7.
17. V. THOMAS FLINT, b. in Industry, Sept. 14, 1813; m. March 25, 1847, Eunice G. Edgecomb, dau. of Didymus and Harriet (Gould) Edge- comb, of Livermore.
vi. ELIZA, b. in Industry, June 14,* 1816; m. Nov. 29, 1838, Coburn Elliott, by whom she had one son, Harrison Elliott She m. a second time, Dec. 5, 1852, Thomas Corbett, of New Vineyard. Of several children by second marriage, one only lived to reach adult life, viz. : Sarah Ann, who m. William E. Furbush. She d. in New Vineyard, April -, 1887, aged 71.
vii. LYDIA, b. in Industry, Jan. 5, 1819; d. Jan. 6, 1819.
viii. JULIA ANN, b. in Industry, June 11, 1820; m. at Martha's Vineyard, Mass .. Sept. 27, 1846, William Hale, son of John and Hannah S. (Norton) Hale, of Norridgewock.
ix. HEPSABETH, b. in Industry, May 25, 1822; m. Elisha Dunham. She d. June -, 1872. One child, Clifford, b. Sept. - , 1855. Resides in Providence, R. I.
6. CORNELIUS NORTON, son of Dea. Cornelius and Lydia (Claghorn ) Norton, married Margaret J. Belcher .; He commenced a clearing on the north half of his father's section of the New Vineyard Gore, which he subsequently purchased, soon after Daniel Collins and Abner Norton made the first clearing on their respective lots. He did not, however, make his permanent home there until about the time of his marriage, Aug. 25, 1794. After living on his newly-cleared farm nearly eight years, he exchanged with his brother and went to live with his father on the south half of the same section. He assumed the management of his father's business and provided him a comfortable home in his declining years.
He built in 1803 a commodious two-story house, in which his fifth child, Clifford Belcher Norton, was born.# Mr. Norton was a prominent
* This date is from the town records. The record in the family Bible gives the date June 27, 1516. The writer regards the former most worthy of credence.
+ Cornelius Norton, Jr., as per deed recorded in Lincoln County Registry, book 33, page 192, was on March 4, 1793, a resident of Tisbury, Dukes Co., Mass.
# This house subsequently owned and occupied by this son until near the close of his life. It eventually, with the farm, became the property of Luther Luce, Sr., and about 1869 was taken down and moved to Farmington Village.
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member of society, an intelligent and judicious magistrate who attained to a large and lucrative business. He was likewise a practical land surveyor, and in this capacity was employed to survey and lot out the Mile-and-a-half, or Lowell Strip, in 1802. He was chairman of the board of selectmen in Industry several times and a member of the board seven years. In the Congregational Church, of which he was a worthy member, he wielded a powerful influence for good, and was much respected by all. His wife, Margaret, died Sept. 30, 1839, and for a second wife he married (published Sept. 7, 1840), Sarah Burgess, of Norridgewock, who survived him. He died June 16, 1849, aged 77 years.
Children.
i. CORNELIUS BASSETT, b. on the New Vineyard Gore, Sept. 25, 1795 ;* d. in Industry, Dec. 30, 1836, unmd.
ii. HARRIET, b. on the New Vineyard Gore, March 6, 1797; d. March 24, 1846, unmd.
20. iii. SUPPLY BELCHIER, b. on the New Vineyard Gore, Oct. 6, 1799; m. Jan. 16, 1824, Sarah H. Smith, of Martha's Vineyard.
iv. SOPHRONIA, b. in New Vineyard, May 4, 1802; m. April 8, 1823, Benja- min Allen, son of Rufus and Abigail (Fairbanks) Allen, q. v.
21. V. CLIFFORD BELCHER, b. in New Vineyard, Dec. 10, 1805; m. Oct. 9, 1828,t Rhoda Weeks, dau. of Uzziel and Zipporah ( HIatch) Weeks, of Farm- ington.
vi. MARGARET MORE, b. in New Vineyard, April 13, 1810; m. Levi Cutler. She d. Nov. 18, 1859.
vii. ABIGAIL STOYELL, b. in New Vineyard, March 4, 1813; m. June 12, 1834, Seth Cutler.
viii. LYDIA CLAGHORN, b. in Industry, Feb. 27, 1817; n. Oct. 21, 1861, Levi Cutler.
7. EBENEZER NORTON, son of Dea. Cornelius and Lydia (Claghorn) Norton, was probably younger than his brother previously mentioned, though the writer can learn neither the date of his birth, marriage or death. It is believed that he had not attained his majority when his father removed to the District of Maine. He assisted his father in clearing land and eventually, it seems, came in possession of the south half of his father's quarter section. This he exchanged with his brother Cornelius and received the farm now (1892) occupied by Hiram Norton. Here he lived until his death, which occurred in March, 1814, during the cold-fever epidemic. His last resting place is on the premises but is unmarked, and rank weeds and bushes have nearly obliterated the
* The writer is unable to account for the discrepancy between the above date, from Butler's History of Farmington, and the New Vineyard Town Records, which give it Sept. 21, 1794. Mr. Butler is undoubtedly correct in his date, but he gives the date of Cornelius B.'s death Dec. 30, 183S, which does not correspond with date on headstone.
t This date is from a record in the family Bible. The town clerk's certificate is dated Oct. 20, 1S2S. The author is unable to account for this discrepancy.
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grave of this good man. He was one of the original members of the Baptist Church, organized Aug. 12, 1795, and was the first church clerk of the society. He was also the first delegate to the association from this church. Wm. Allen says of him : "He was a pious, good man, respected for industry. integrity and christian character."
His widow, who was Rebecca Norton, married (published Sept. 3, 1815), Capt. Isaac Wilson, of New Vineyard, for her second husband.
Children.
22. WARREN, b. in New Vineyard, Aug. 15, 1802; m. Sarah Almira Pottle (b. in Wiscasset, Me., in 1807). She d. in Phillips, April 9, 1836. He m. in 1839, for second wife, Elmira Robbins, dau. of Eleazer and Mehitable ( Ladd) Robbins, of Phillips.
23. ii. CHARLES G., b. in New Vineyard, Dec. 8, 1803: m. Lucy Mayhew .* She d. Jan. 19, 1832, and he m. Feb. 19, 1833, for his second wife, Sylvina Hayes, dau. of Jacob and Ruth (Hobbs) Hayes, q. v.
24. iii. WINTHROP, b. in New Vineyard, July 27, 1805; m. Aug. 7, 1834, Mary Davis, dau. of Dea. Henry and Betsey (Athearn) Davis, of New Vine- yard. He was the first child b. in IFiram Norton's house. Resided in Strong. One dau. m. James T. Skillings, of Strong.
iv. MARTHIA, b. in New Vineyard, Oct. 27, 1809; m. Oct. 12, 1823, Samuel Butler, of Industry, for his second wife. Ile was a son of William and Rebecca (Smith) Butler, of Edgartown, Mass. Mr. Butler (b. in Edgartown, Mass., June 20, 1793) was a farmer, and spent the most of his life in his native town. He d. at Cottage City, Jan. 15. ISSI. She d. at the same place in 1888. Children :
i. CHARLES W., b. Jan. 31, 1825. He was a shipmaster, and d. in Hong Kong, China, of yellow fever, March -, 1865.
ji. REBECCA SMITH, b. April 3, IS29; m. Bradford.
Resides at Cottage City, Mass.
iii. WILLIAM A., b. Oct. 13, 1831; m. Elizabeth Hanscomb. Resides in Chicago, Ill.
iv. WILMOT S., b. in 1833; d. in Cottage City, Mass., Dec. 31, 1 890.
V. JOHN MAYHEW, b. July 12, 1835; m. Kate Bock. Resides in Chicago, Ill.
vi. MARCIA A., b. in 1838;+ m. L. W. Lincoln. Resides in Woburn, Mass.
8. JOHN WESLEY NORTON, son of Henry and Hannah (Gower) Norton, was born in Farmington, Me., Feb. 14, 1801. He spent nearly his whole life in New Portland, following the pursuits of farm life. He married, Dec. 23, 1823, Lydia Pope Flint, daughter of Dr. Thomas and Sarah (Norton) Flint. She was born Aug. 15, 1800. and died in New Portland, April 15, 1859. He married for second wife, July 19, 1861, Melvina Patten, of Anson, and died in New Portland, July 19, 1886.
Children.
i. HENRY DAVIS, b. in New Portland. Sept. 23, 1824; m. Esther J. Mosher, dau. of James M. and Rosilla (Frost) Mosher, of Farmington. 1Ie
* Lncy Mayhew was a niece of Francis Remick's second wife, q. v.
t Another record, said to be from the family Bible, gives the date Aug. 17, 1842.
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learned the watchmaker and jeweler's trade of Benjamin R. Elliott, of Farmington, and now follows that business in New Portland.
ii. CLARISSA FLINT, b. in New Portland, Nov. 25, 1826; d. Jan. 22, 1874, unmd.
iii. SARAH FLINT, b. in New Portland, May 7, 1829; m. Hanson Hight, of Harmony.
iv. THOMAS FLINT, b. in New Portland, March 2, 1833; d. April 6, 1834.
V. ELIZABETH PEASE, b. in New Portland, March 5, 1835; unmd.
vi. ROSCOE GREEN, b. in New Portland, Dec. 5, 1838; m. Mary Merrill, of San Juan, Cal.
9. ROBERT GOWER NORTON, son of Henry and Hannah (Gower) Norton, married Candoce Case. Among the very first to leave their New England home to seek a fortune on the verge of civilization in the then far Northwest, was Robert Gower Norton and his future wife. He drove a team from his home in Maine to Belvidere, Ill. Miss Case going via the Erie Canal and the Lakes to Chicago, which then consisted of old Fort Dearbon and a few log-cabins. Reaching his destination, Mr. Norton beheld a broad expanse of fertile prairie furrowed here and there by Indian trails, but undisturbed by the plowshare of civilized man and a stranger to his footsteps. Here, remote from the marts of busy men, Mr. Norton and his companions decided to fix their future homes. Many were the privations and hardships endured by these early pioneers, who gave up good homes in the east for the log-cabin in a country just vacated by the Indians. They were far from markets and mills and often forced to go in parties from cabin to cabin with their coffee-mills and grind corn into meal which was made into coarse bread. Some- times three or four families would be crowded into one house. These houses were always made of logs, the cracks plastered with mud and the roof made of "shakes" held in position by cross poles. One night the log-house, in which Mr. Norton and his wife were living with two or three other families, was completely unroofed by a terriffic wind-storm accompanied by rain, thunder and lightning, and the occupants were exposed to the heavy rainfall all night long. Fine crops were raised, but they must be carted to Chicago, a distance of 76 miles, over almost impassable roads and then sold at starvation prices. Mr. Norton's son writes : "There was no public land in the market when my folks came to Illinois in 1836 and 1837, and I think the nearest grist-mill was at Ottawa, about as far distant as Chicago." Though he began in life under such unfavorable circumstances and surroundings, Mr. Norton lived to see Illinois grow to a populous and wealthy State. He died in Belvidere, Boone Co., Ill., Dec. 3, 1882, aged 77 years, 6 months and 28 days, his wife having died only the day previous aged 78 years, 3 months and 24 days. They left one son :
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ELIPHALET C., b. in Flora, Boone Co., Ill., April 7, 1844; m. Abbie J. Eggleston. Resides in Belvidere.
IO. WILLIAM GOWER NORTON, son of Henry and Hannah (Gower) Norton, married Elmira Parker. He is now ( 1890) a resident of Earl- ville, Ill. His wife died at Sugar Grove, Ill., Dec. 18, 1878. d. 1894 Children.
i. WILLIAM H., b. in New Portland, Oct. 17, 1831; m. Harriet A. Smith. She d. and he m. for second wife, Elizabeth IIall. Resides in Earl- ville, Ill. d. 1905
ii. JOHN P., b. in New Portland, June 5, 1833; d. unmd.
iii. RUTH P., b. in New Portland, May 27, 1835; m. W. R. Haight; d. about 1872.
iv. OCTAVIA E., b. in New Portland, Jan. 25, 1839; m. A. J. Grover. Resides in Aurora, Ill. d.
V. SYBIL N., b. in New Portland, Aug. 13, 1843; m. F. H. Hall. Resides in Aurora, Ill.
II. AMOS HAMBLIN NORTON, son of Henry and Hannah (Gower) Norton, married Lucinda L. Whitney. His early life was comparatively an uneventful one, like that of a large majority of farmer's sons. The Owatonna Journal, published at Owatonna, Steele Co., Minn., contained a biographical sketch of Mr. Norton from which the following extract is made :
"He resided with his parents in New Portland, Somerset Co., Maine, where he was born, until he was twenty-three years old. At that age he was converted at a camp-meeting in the town of Mercer, Maine. John Allen, Samuel I'. Blake and other notable ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church were in attendance at the meeting. He united at once with that church and the same year was licensed as an exhorter by Rev. Samuel P. Blake. He continued to labor in that capacity two or three years, when he was licensed a local preacher by Rev. Thomas Smith, a notable minister who had been a sea captain. In 1843 he was ordained a local deacon in the City of Bath by Bishop Thomas A. Morris. In 1841 he married Lucinda L. Whitney, of Freeman, Franklin Co. In 1843 he moved to Freeman and in 1851 he moved West, finally settling in Steele Co., in 1859, where he has since resided. He has been widely known in the county and prominently identified with its early settlement. He was exceptionally strong and vigorous until within a year of his death, which occurred Oct. 8, 1888, at the home of his son-in-law, Wm. A. Eggleston, in Merton, Steele Co., Minnesota. His religious experi- ence during the last few months of his life were particularly happy. His faith strong and triumphant. His death peaceful and serene .* The funeral
* Of him his son, Sewall P. Norton writes : " It is a source of satisfaction to father's family to know that he always preserved his dignity at home or abroad, at the table, or socially. His life was highly exemplary; no one can say they ever heard him use even a by-word or what is known as slang phrases. He was a man of energy and influence, always having a care for his family and the best interests of those around. Ile practiced christianity to his end."
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was from the residence of Mr. Eggleston, October 10th, and was largely attended. By his request a discourse upon Job XIX, 25-27, was preached by Rev. Wm. L. Sutherland. The burial was in Medford by the side of his wife who died April 27, 1874, aged 54 years, 6 months and 15 days."
Children.
i. SEWALL P., b. in New Portland, Aug. 5, 1842. Soon after the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion Mr. Norton determined to enlist. On the 16th of September, 1861, he became a private in Co. K. 2d Reg't, Minnesota Infantry. Dec. 25, 1863, he re-enlisted, and served until the close of the war. He was promoted to sergeant Nov. 24, 1864, by Gen. Judson W. Bishop. Ile was constantly in the ranks and participated in all the marches, sieges and battles of his regiment, such as Sherman's march to the sea, sieges of Atlanta and Pittsburg, battles of Mill Spring, Ky., Shiloh, Perryville, Chickamau- gua, etc. Ilis regiment was present and participated in the grand review at Washington, at the close of the war. He was honorably discharged July 11, 1865. The experiences of Mr. Norton while a sol- dier would form an interesting volume, could they be fully written out, and in years to come his descendants will look back with pride to the splendid record of their militant ancestor. He m. March 3, 1866, Ellen A. Alverson. He m. Feb. 13, ISSS, for second wife, Sophia C. Gertson. Resides in Minneapolis, Minn. Children :
1. WESLEY F., b. Sept. 15, 1867; m. Sept. 20, 1889, and has one child, Leslie, b. April 10, 1891.
ii. AMOS CONVERSE, b. June 13, 1869.
iii. MARY LUCINDA, b. Nov. 26, 1872.
iv. CECIL C., ) b. March 16, 1878. Celia d. Aug. 11, 1878. CELIA C., f Cecil d. Aug, 21, 1878.
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vi. ERNEST A., b. Dec. 31, 1879: d. Feb. 8, 1887.
vii. MARION S., ) b. Nov. 15, 1882; Minnie d. Nov. 17, 1882.
viii. MINNIE L, j Marion d. March 16, 1884.
ii. LUCINDA, b. in Freeman, Sept. 30, 1843; m. J. Warren Davis. Resides in Medford, Steele Co., Minn.
iii. JOHN C., b. in Freeman, Feb. 2, 1846; m. Georgia Runnells. Resides in Weston, Oregon. He is a Methodist minister of much ability.
iv. SARAH L., b. in Freeman, Sept. 21, 1847; m. Wm. E. Case. Resides in Burr Oak, Kansas.
V. LUCINDA, b. in Greene Co., Wis., May 17, 1852; m. Wm. A. Eggleston. Resides in Merton, Steele Co., Minn.
vi. MARY E., b. in Greene Co., Wis., Feb. 21, 1854; m. Dr. Edward P. Gould. Resides in Chattanooga, Tenn.
vii. EMMA, b. in Green Co., Wis., Feb. 17, 1855; d. Aug. 27, 1859.
viii. MINNESOTA ELLEN, b. in Merton, Minn., Jan. 28, 1858; m. F. C. Abbott. Resides in St. Paul, Minn.
12. SAMUEL NORTON, son of Tristram and Sarah (Butler) Norton, married Susannah Wade Davis. He died in Kingfield, Me., April 11, 1836 .* His wife survived him many years and died in Kingfield, June 19, 1882, aged 83 years.
Children.
i. LYDIA, b. in Eustis, Oct. 28, 1827; m. (pub. Sept. 30, 1848), Samuel Daggett, son of Isaac and Sarah (Norton) Daggett, q. v.
* One record says 1840.
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ij. TRISTRAM, b. in Eustis, March 16, 1830; m. May 1, 1859, Amanda A. Durrell (b. in Kingfield, May 15, 1837), dau. of Ira G. and Lucy Ann (Fessenden ) Durrell.
iii. SAMUEL N. D., b. in Kingfield, Nov. 7, 1836; m. Lorinda Cross. Resides in Kingfield.
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SUSAN ELMIRA, b. in Kingfield, Aug. 23, 1840; m. Feb. 14, 1859, Thomas J. Horn, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Barnes) Horn, of Kingfield. Mr. Ilorn is a carpenter and farmer, and resides in Kingfield. Chil- dren :
i. FRANK H., b. in Kingfield, Oct. 14, 1860; m. Dec. 7, 1883, Dora Hoyt, dau. of Winthrop B. and Clarinda ( Luce) lloyt. They have two children : Minnie B. and Clarence R.
ii. LIZZIE S., b. in Kingfield, July 14, 1865; m. Oct. 28, 1883, Hovey Hoyt, son of Winthrop B. and Clarinda (Luce) Iloyt. They reside in Kingfield, and have two children : Frank E. and Hiram E.
iii. LILLA B., b. in Kingfield, May 31, 1869; d. in Kingfield, Aug. 30, 1872.
iv. EDDIE B., b. in Kingfield, Oct. 17, 1873.
13. TRISTRAM GARDINER NORTON, son of Tristram and Sarah ( Butler) Norton, married Rebecca Butterfield Gilbert. He has always been a farmer. In 1889 was living in Kingfield, Me. His wife died May 21, 1877.
Children.
i. CHARLES SPENCER, b. in Kingfield, Aug. 6, 1834; m. April -, 1856, Martha J. Ranlett.
ii. NANCY DUDLEY, b. in Kingfield, Nov. 11, 1835; m. Dec. - , 1860, Hiram 1 .. Preston, son of Hiram and (Ramsdell) Preston, of Free- man. Mr. Preston resides in Lowell, Mass., and is an overseer in a mill. Four children.
iii. SARAH BUTLER, b. in Kingfield, Nov. 7, 1837; m. Jan. - , 1862, John C. Webster, son of Benjamin and Ifarriet (Clough) Webster, of Wilton. She d. Aug. 24, 1868. One child; dead.
iv. MELVIN HARRISON, b. in Kingfield, Oct. 13, 1839; m. Mary Roberts.
V. JULIA AUGUSTA, b. in Kingfield, April 23, 1841; d. March 23, 1859.
vi. HANNAH GILBERT, b. in Kingfield, Jan. 11, 1843; m. June 15, 1889, Reuel Williams, son of A. R. and Emma (Read) Williams, of Carra- tunk, Me. No children.
vii. TRISTRAM SAMUEL, b. in Kingfield, Dec. 31, 1845; unmd. Resides in Lawrence, Mass., is a carpenter and keeps livery stable.
viii. WILLIAM GILBERT, b. in Kingfield, Dec. 19, 1847; m. Luella Mills.
ix. JOSEPH WARREN, b. in Kingfield, Dec. 19, 1849; in. Nov. 9, 1882, Jennie Stearns.
x. MARY ANN CURTIS, b. in Kingfield, Sept. 9, 1850; m. June 25, 1869, Edmund S. Larrabee, son of Jeremiah and Louisa (Soper) Larrabee, of Kingfield. Mr. Larrabee resides in Salem, Me., and is a millman and blacksmith. Two children.
xi. FRANK PIERCE, b. in Kingfield, Feb. 13, 1853; m. Alice Snyder.
14. SIMEON PARKER married Mary Ann Norton. He was a farmer and resided for a time in his native town of New Portland, Me. He subsequently moved to Vineyard Haven, Mass., where he resided up to
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the time of his death. He died July 29, 1890, aged 85 years, 3 months and 23 days. His widow died of dropsy in Livermore. Me., July 4, 1855, aged 49 years, 9 months and ro days.
Children.
i. ABEL WARE, b. in New Portland, Sept. 7, 1835; m. July 24, 1859, Mary Bradford Pratt (b. in Taunton, Mass., Dec. 13, IS39), dau. of James M. and Rebecca ( Presbury ) Pratt, of Taunton. Three children.
ii. WILLIAM N., b. in New Portland, July 6, 1839; m. Isabel Presbury.
15. WILLIAM DAVIS NORTON, son of Samuel and Anna (Davis) Norton, was born in Industry, where he spent the whole of his life engaged in farming. He married, Nov. 30. 1830. Sophronia Davis, daughter of Cornelius and Hepsabeth (Norton) Davis, q. v. She d. 1891.
Children.
i. SAMUEL HARRISON, b. in Industry, Dec. 31, IS31; unmd; d. June 15, I891.
ii. ANN, b. in Industry, Nov. 7, 1833; d. Sept. 20, 1834.
iii. CORNELIUS DAVIS, b. in Industry, June 21, 1835; d. Feb. 20, 1836.
iv. ANN HEPSABETII, b. in Industry, Aug. 9, 1837; d. Dec. 4, 1854.
V. CORNELIUS DAVIS, b. in Industry, June 27, 1839; m. Sarah Elizabeth Greenleaf, dau. of William C. and Adeline (Greenleaf) Greenleaf, of Stark, Feb. - , 1867. Their child, Charles Harrison, b. in Industry, July 4, 1868. She d. and he subsequently m. Cora M. Richards.
vi. AMANDA SOPIIRONIA, b. in Industry, June 30, 1841; unmd.
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