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i. ANNE, b. May 5, 1852; d. in New Orleans, La., Feb. 16, 1858. ii. GEORGE, b. July 18, 1854; d. May 27, 1868, from injuries received in playing base-ball.
iii. LIZZIE, b. Aug. 19, 1856; she was for a time a successful school teacher; in. Dec. 25, 1876, Charles .1. Harris. Their children are: Florence Lillian, b. Oct. 31, 1877; and Orrin Lyman, b. Oct. 22, 1879. Hle d. March 20, IS82.
iv. HAITIE, b. in New York, Dec. 14, 1858; she early developed fine musical talent, and served in the capacity of church organist at the age of fourteen. She was educated at Mount Holyoke Seminary. Married, Sept. 2, 1879, Ed- ward L. Morey. Their children are : Ruth Edna, b. Feb. 3, ISSI; d. in West Newton, Mass., Dec. 4, 1885. Robert Shirley, b. in Berwick, Me., Jan. 8, 1885.
ii. GEORGE, b. in Berwick, Me., Feb. 12, 1825; he was always a close stu- dent; attended school for a time and eventually became a highly suc- cessful teacher. Through his own unaided efforts he has obtained a superior education. During the years of 1845-6 he was connected with the publishing house of Fowler Bros., of New York City. From IS54 to 1858 he was with Hovey & Co., and engaged in selling their exhaustive treatise on the " Fruits of America." While thus engaged he acquired an intimate knowledge of the different varieties of fruit. He m. May 14, 1863, Anne Clapp, of Wayland, Mass., and has one daughter :
MAY BELLE, b. Feb. 3, 1864. She is a young lady of supe- rior attainments and high moral worth.
Mr. Shorey's health failed him some years ago and he was compelled to abandon all active business. He now ( 1892) resides in Cambridge, Mass.
iii. ILARRIET ATWOOD, b. in Industry, April 24, 1824; m. July -, 1853. George H. Barrett, a prominent merchant of New York City. He d. July 30, 1866. Mrs. Barrett is and has been a very active business
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woman and owns a large amount of real estate at Long Branch, N. J., where she now resides. She enjoys the reputation of being a kind- hearted, benevolent woman.
iv. Joux Foco, b. in Industry, May 14, 1826. At the age of sixteen years, he apprenticed to Dudley Wiggin, a draper and tailor doing business at Great Falls, N. IL., after which he engaged in the clothing business in Boston. Being of a roving disposition he subsequently went to New York, and in 1853 became a resident of New Orleans, where he resided until the firing on Fort Sumter in 1861. Being a Union man he immediately gave up all his interests in the city, and coming North settled on a small farm near Fall River, Mass. Ile afterward exchanged this for a larger one in Wayland (near Boston), Mass., where he became quite a successful farmer. On Christmas night, 1864, he was burned out, losing all of his buildings and most of their contents, the household narrowly escaping with their lives. Misfor- tune seemed to follow him and discouragement took the place of success, and for years he again became a wanderer in the earth. But in the providence of God and in answer to the prayers of a dear father and mother, he was led into the Moody and Sankey meetings, in New York, March, 1876, and became converted to God, "old things passing away and all things becoming new." Since that time he has been engaged in evangelistic and gospel temperance work. In ISSo he received a cordial invitation to visit Great Britain, where he spent fifteen months, holding meetings in that country, receiving great and signal blessings therefrom. Upon his return he was called to the superintendeney of the Mc. Auley Mission, Water St., New York, where he has labored successfully among the most degraded of the intemperate and homeless of that city. Mr. Shorey is one of the leading spirits of the Prohibition Party in New York, and at the elec- tion of 1886 he was a candidate for Congress of that party. Mr. Shorey's present field of labor is in London, England, where he is doing a noble work for the cause of temperance and christianity. Ile m. in 186; and has children :
JOHN FOGG, b. in Wayland, May, 1864. LYMAN ELWELL, b. March 26, 1866.
HARRISON ALLEN, b. in Industry, Feb. 7, 1831. He apprenticed to a shoemaker when a boy and thoroughly mastered even the minutest details of the trade. Deciding to enter the ministry, in 1863 he attended the Andover Theological Seminary for a year, and graduated from the Bangor, We., Theological Seminary in 1866. Accepting a call from the church at East Orrington, Me., he was ordained and immediately entered upon the duties of his pastorate. He was after- wards settled at Camden, Me., and Spencer, Mass., where he did good work. In 1876 he was offered a position on the Golden Rule, a religious weekly paper published in Boston. Accepting the position he eventually became its editor and also a part owner. At the same time he supplied a church in Dorchester. He was a member of the Massachusetts Legislature in 1862 as a representative from the town of Wayland, where he then resided. He is a self-made man in the fullest sense of the term. Ile now resides at 109 Third Street, Port- land, Oregon. His wife, whom he m. Aug. 30, 1851, was Mary Palmer, dau. of Captain Marble, of Somerset, Mass. Their children are :
i. MARCUS PELATIANI, b. Oct. 17, 1852; d. in Camden, Me., Oct. 17, 1870.
ii. AMY, b. Dec. 14, 1854; d. July -, 1856.
iii. HARRY, b. June 3, 1857.
iv. HIRAM FOGG, b. Dec. 27, 1862.
V. T. LYMAN, b. March, 1864.
vi. ELLA MAY, b. Feb. IS, IS69.
They also had a son and a dau. who d. in infancy.
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vi. ELVIRA STANLEY, b. May S, 1833; m. March 19, 1857, Hiram Studley, of New York. Mr. Studley, in company with his brother Warren. first introduced the check system for railroads and steamers. Both Mr. and Mrs. Studley were valued members of Dr. Crosby's church. Mr. Studley d. June 13, 1874. Mrs. Studley still resides in New York City. Children :
i. GEORGE BARRETT, b. March 9, IS58. Ile has been in busi- ness in ('alifornia for several years.
ii. ELLA, b. Dec. 19, 1861 ; d. July 14, 1884.
iii. -, son, d. in infancy.
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iv. CARRIE, b. August, 1866; d. in December of same year.
LYMAN MUNSON, b. in Industry, Oct. 29, 1836. He was a very helpful boy to his father and was anxious to study, but had no means. Through the influence of his uncle, W. Il. Fogg, he entered Phillips Academy at Andover, in 1859. He enlisted in a Maine regiment in 1861, and was wounded al Antietam (see p. 374). Resigning his commission as first lieutenant on account of his wounds, he entered the Harvard Law School and subsequently practiced law in Chicago, Il1. Ilis health failed and for some years he was obliged to rest and wait. In ISzo he went into business in New York City. Hle m. Feb. 23, IS79, Margaret Tappan, of Brunswick, Me. Died Dec. 28, 1889.
SMITH.
JOSEPH SMITH + came to the District of Maine, probably as early as 1795. He was born in 1736 and married, April 18. 1764, Abigail But- ler, daughter of Elijah and Thankful (Smith) Butler. q. v. Joseph Smith + was a son of Ebenezer and Thankful (Claghorn) Smith, 3 of Edgartown, a grandson of Benjamin2 and a great grandson of John Smith, ' the immigrant ancestor of this line. The parents of Joseph Smith + resided in Edgartown, their farm being on that part of the Island known as East Point. He settled on lot No. 2, in Range 2, on coming to the township of New Vineyard. He died July 3, 1796, aged 60 years. His widow survived him many years and died Jan. 13, 1815, aged 75 years.
Children.
i. THANKFUL, b. 1705; m. Joshua Bullen. Ilas resided in ITallowell, Farmington and New Sharon. Ile d. March 10, IS40, aged 74 years. She d. June 8, 1850. Children.
ii. IJENRY, m. Betsey Butler, dau. of Captain Elijah and Jane ( Kelley ) But- ler. le resided in Industry, near Allen's Mills, and afterward in llallowell, where he died. Children : THANKFUL, m. Graves, of Hallowell.
LUCINDA, m. Albee, of Ilallowell.
JAMES. HARRISON.
BETSEY, d. at the age of 23 years. HENRY, b. 1795; d. in Industry, Nov. 19, 1814.
iii. LUCINDA, b. in Edgartown, May 26, 1770; m. Nov. 13, 1794, Elijah But- ler, son of Elijah and Jane ( Kelley) Butler, q. v.
iv. ABIGAIL, m. May 15, 1800, Rufus Davis, son of David and Sarah ( Coz- zens) Davis, q. v.
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1. V. ALVIN, b. in Edgartown, Jan. 28, 1773; m. April 5, 1796, Sally Butler, dau. of Henry and Mehitable (Norton) Butler, q. v.
2. vi. JOSEPH WARREN, b. in Edgartown, July 31, 1775; m. Dec. 16, 1802, Deborah Butler, dau. of Henry and Mehitable ( Norton) Butler, q. v.
I. ALVIN SMITHI,5 son of Joseph and Abigail Smith, married Sally Butler. He settled near Allen's Mills and died May 1, 1838. The family are now ( 1886) all dead.
Children.
i. SALLY BUTLER, b. in Industry, Jan. 17, 1799; d. unmd.
11. ABIGAIL, b. in Industry, Jan. 24, 1801 ; m. Batchelder.
iii. MARTHA, b. in Industry, Dec. 3, 1802; d. unmd.
iv. JosEPI, b. in Industry, Nov. 30, 1805; m. Lovina Gilman, of Anson.
V. ZEBULON BUTLER, b. in Industry, July 31, 1807; m. - Gilman, of Anson.
vi. JOHN BUTLER, b. in Industry, Oct. 15, 1809; was always lame. Learned the tailor's trade, and worked in Hallowell, Me., where he d. of typhoid fever.
vii. CLEMENTINE ALLEN, b. in Industry, Feb. 26, 1813; m. David Marston. One son, - resides in Farmington.
viii. ITENRY, b. in Industry, Aug. 20, 1815; m. - Sprague.
ix. WARREN, b. in Industry, Jan. 18, 1Si8; m. and d. in Bath, Me.
2. JOSEPH WARREN SMITH, son of Joseph and Abigail ( Butler) Smith, married Deborah Butler. He inherited the homestead and pro- vided a home for his widowed mother. Here he lived till about 1825. when he settled on lot No. 1, Range 3, now owned and occupied by Sumner Kennedy. Here he erected a log-house in which his family lived for several years. Mr. Smith was possessed of much artistic taste and was noted for his skill in lettering and drawing with a pen, his designs showing originality and fine taste. Possessing considerable mechanical ability, he conceived the idea of making gravestones from a species of native stone found in his locality, and many specimens of his work may be seen in the okler graveyards in this town and vicinity. He was for a time town clerk of New Vineyard, and the records of that town show some very fine lettering done by him with a pen. His wife, Deborah, died Oct. 21, 1840. He subsequently married. April 17, 1845. Mrs. Rhoda Greaton (nee Lovejoy). relict of Lee Greaton, of New Vineyard. He died Feb. 17, 1846.
Children.
1. ALMIRA, b. in New Vineyard, April 18, 1804; m. Stephen Chapman, of New Portland.
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ii. JOSEPH WARREN, b. in New Vineyard, May 14, 1806; d. Aug. 31. 1811.
iii. PETER BUTLER, b. in New Vineyard, June 7, 1SOS: m. Dec. 20, 1832, Eleanor Spencer, dau. of John and Eunice (Tibbetts) Spencer, of New Vineyard.
iv. ALAIN, b. in New Vineyard, Sept. 16, 1810; m. Judith, dau. of Apollos Gilmore.
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V. DEBORAH, b. in New Vineyard, Oct. 11, 1814; m. Dec. 15, 1835, Obed W. Gray.
-1. vi. EBENEZER, b. in New Vineyard, Aug. 7, 1817; m. Nancy, dau. of Thomas and Sally Lovejoy, of Stark.
vii. BENJAMIN F., b in New Vineyard, May 15, 1820; m. Fanny Ilall.
5. viii. ELIJAH BUTLER, b. in New Vineyard, July 14, 1822; m. Feb. 21, 1847, Annah B. Viles, dau. of Leonard and Annah ( Bray) Viles, of Indus- try
3. PETER BUTLER SMITH, son of Joseph Warren and Deborah ( Butler) Smith, married Eleanor Spencer. He was a farmer and spent the whole of his life in Industry and the adjacent towns of Stark and New Vineyard.
Children.
6. i. JOSEPH WARREN, b. in New Vineyard, Dec. 22, 1833; m. Lydia A. Dag- gett, dau. of Lendal and Lydia ( Norton ) Daggett, q. v.
ji. JOHN, b. in New Vineyard, Dec. 15, 1835; m. Feb. 10, 1869, Abbie F. Gilman, dau. of Stephen and Sarah ( Brown) Gilman. She d. in Nor - ridgewock, Me., and he m. Arzilla Nichols, dau. of Robert and Mary ( Wasson ) Nichols.
iii. MARY BUTLER, b. May 29, 1838; m. Feb. 25, 1860, Jophanus JI. Ken- nedy, son of Robert Kennedy.
iv. DEBORAH, b. in New Vineyard, Oct. 7, 1840; in. Alonzo Norton, son of Benjamin Warren and Amy A. (Manter) Norton, q. 7.
V. FRANKLIN, b. Jan. 5, 1843; d. Sept. 1, 1855.
vi. CHARLES GREENWOOD, b. in Industry, June 14, 1845; m. March 7, 1869, Mrs. L. Marie Norton, relict of Obed W. Norton. They now ( 1892) reside at West Farmington, s. p.
vii. LYDIA ELLEN, b. Oct. 27, 1850; d. Feb. S, 1853.
viii. MARSHALL WILLIS, b. in Stark, July 10, 1854; m. Viola A. Rackliff, dau. of Samuel and Sarah R. ( Butler) Rackliff. Their children are :
1. WALTER.
ij. EDNA.
iii. -- , dau.
4. EBENEZER SMITH married Nancy Lovejoy. Farmer. He died Nov. 29, 1867, aged 50 years. 3 months and 22 days. His widow sub- sequently married Joseph Hatch, of Wilton.
Children.
i. BRADFORD B., m. (pub. Dec. 20, 1863), Maria IF. Pratt, of New Vineyard; m. for second wife, Ellen Parlin. Soldier in the War of the Rebellion. Ile went to Lewiston, Me., about January, 1892, and ran a lunch shop on Franklin Street. He d. of heart disease, in Lewiston, April 30, 1892. Two or more children.
ii. THOMAS W., b. in 1846; d. Oct. 11, 1848.
iii. MARTHA M., b. in 1849; d. March 6, 1850.
iv. CARRIE M., b. in 1851; d. Aug. 12, 1863.
5. ELIJAH BUTLER SMITH, son of Joseph Warren and Deborah (But- ler) Smith, married Annah B. Viles. Farmer ; has resided in New Vine- yard and Industry. For many years past has kept the Franklin House at New Vineyard.
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Children.
i. LAURISTON ARTHUR, b. May 15, 1847; m. Feb. 17, 1892, Lillian A., dau. of William H. Morrill, of Vienna. Merchant in Farmington.
ii. AMANDA TINKHAM, b. Aug. 12, 1850; m. Woodward Lewis, of New Vineyard. Children.
iii. CHARLES EDWARD, b. March 4, 1857; m. Jennie Abbott, of Anson. Reside in New Vineyard. Children.
iv. ELLA MARIE, b. Nov. 21, 1862; d. May, 1866.
6. JOSEPH WARREN SMITH. son of Peter B. and Eleanor (Spencer ) Smith, married Lydia A. Daggett. Mr. Smith was in early life a farmer, and for some years after his marriage lived on the farm now ( 1892) occupied by Isaac Elder. In the summer of 1865 he purchased the Cutts blacksmith shop at West's Mills, and for a time hired workmen to carry on the business. Being a natural mechanic, he easily learned the trade, and has since had a generous patronage. He married, Feb. 26, 1857, Lydia Ann Daggett, daughter of Lendal and Lydia (Norton) Dag- gett.
Children.
i. ELLEN MARY, b. in Industry, Jan. 6, 1858; m. Harrison Daggett, son of John Tobey and Caroline (Norton ) Daggett, 1. 2.
ii. FRANK WEBSTER, b. in Industry, Aug. S, 1859; m. Oct. 29, 1885, Augusta Brackett, dau. of Franklin and Florilla (Woodcock) Brackett, of Stark. He now (1892) resides on a farm in Stark. Their child, Ellen Frances, was b. in Stark, April 18, 1886.
iii. EUGENE LENDAL, b. in Industry, May 11, 1861; m. Dec. 24, 1SS9, Mary J. Daggett, dau. of John and Cynthia P. (Furbush) Daggett, q. v. Mr. Smith is a millwright, and resides at West's Mills. One son. Earl Welcome, b. in Industry, April 10, 1892.
iv. CHARLES GARDINER, b. in Industry, April 5, 1867; d. Aug. 16, 1869.
V. FRED WARREN, b. in Industry, March 17, 1869.
vi. CHARLES MARSHALL, b. in Industry, Aug. 25, 1874.
SPINNEY.
REV. JOHN SPINNEY+ traces his ancestry. like the Olivers, back to Kittery, York County. Me .. to Jeremiah Spinney,' whom we find a resident of that town at an early date. He afterward moved to Sagadahoc County, and settled in Georgetown. His son John2 was a farmer and sailor, and also a resident of Georgetown. John Spinney married Eunice Pettigrew, by whom he had twelve children, the third being Jeremiah.3 He mar- ried Anna Oliver, daughter of James B. and Jane (Spinney) Oliver. These were the parents of Rev. John Spinney,1 who was born in Phipps- burg, Me., Jan. 21, 1817. He married, June 30, 1841. Patience J. Oliver (born in Bath, Me., Feb. 6, 1819), daughter of Dea. John and Huldah (Robinson) Oliver. Blacksmith. Likewise an able minister of the Free Will Baptist denomination. Resides near West's Mills.
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Children.
i. HULDAH OLIVER, b. in Stark, April 24, 1842; m. Nov. 17, 1859, IIosea WV. Emery, son of Amos and Martha (Boynton) Emery, q. v.
ii. OLIVE H., b. in Stark, Oct. 12, 1843; d. Dec. 30, 1844.
iii. JOHN COLBY, b. in Stark, Nov. 24, 1844; m. Sept. 20, 1869, Rose F. Gor- don, dau. of Ithiel and Elvina (Small) Gordon, of Phillips. Soldier in War of Rebellion ( see p. 378 ). Resides at Allen's Mills. Children : 1. ALMON ITHIEL, b. in Stark, April 26, 1871.
11. ANDREW GORDON, b. in Stark, July 2, 1873.
iii. JOHN DELMONT, b. in Stark, June 30, 1887.
iv. ANDREW, b. in Stark, Jan. 16, 1846. Soldier in War of Rebellion ( see p. 377 ). Died Nov. 19, 1864.
V. ANNIE, b. in Stark, Dec. 22, 1847; m. Jan. 29, 1870, John Alvin Seavey, son of Alvin and Mary (Cowan) Seavey, of Industry. Children :
i. OLIVE FRANCES, b. in Stark, Aug. 4, 1870.
ii. ALVIN, b. in Stark, Nov. 22, 1871.
iii. ARTHUR FARRINGTON, b. in Industry, Aug. 24, 1873.
iv. JOHN WESLEY, b. in Industry, July 23, 1878.
V. ANNIE MAY, b. in Industry, Sept. 11, 1885.
vi. MARY OLIVE, b. in Stark, June 10, 1849; d. Sept. 14, 1858.
vii. ALMON, b. in Stark, July 29, 1851 ; d. Oct. 25, 1852.
viii. JULIA ETTA, b. in Industry, March 17, 1853; m. Oct. 31, 1874, Alonzo Sawtelle, son of Elijah and Nancy ( Merchant) Sawtelle, of Stark. Their children are :
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i. FRANK ORLANDO, b. in Stark, Oct. 25, 1875.
ii. JOHN SPINNEY, b. in Stark, May 31, 1879.
GEORGE ROBINSON, b. in Industry, April 21, 1855; d. in Lexington, Feb. 14, 1861.
x. ALMON ROBINSON, b. in Stark, Aug. 12, 1860; m. Nov. 15, 1882, Alice D. Moulton (b. Aug. 7, 1859), dau. of John W. and Mary Ann (Coop) Moulton, of Embden. Their children are :
i. GEORGE ALBERT, b. in Embden, June S, 1883.
ii. CARRIE LULA, b. in Stark, July 3, 1885.
iii. RALPH, b. in Industry, Feb. 4, ISS7.
ANDREW JACKSON SPINNEY,5 who came to Industry from Stark in, the fall of 1872 and settled at West's Mills, was a son of Moses B. and Patience R. (Spinney) Spinney.+ He was born in Georgetown, Me., Nov. 10, 1846, and was the youngest of a family of fourteen children. His grandparents were Jeremiah and Eunice (Bastow) Spinney,3 the former being a brother of the forementioned John Spinney,2 whose wife was a Pettigrew. He married, Jan. 30, 1869, Mary H. Oliver, of Indus- try, daughter of John and Jane Oliver, of Industry. Machinist and engineer. He now ( 1892) resides near Allen's Mills.
Children.
i. HERBERT ERVING, b. in Stark, Jan. 18, 1870.
ii. HATTIE LOUISA, b. in Stark, Aug. S, 1871.
iii. WILLIE JAMES, b. in Industry, June 27, 1875.
iv. CORA BELLE, b. in Industry, Nov. 29, 1876.
STEVENS.
SOLOMON STEVENS was born in Newburyport, Essex Co., Mass., in
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1 749. Settled in Wells, District of Maine, in 1774. By his wife Mar- tha he had four sons. Two of these settled in Industry, viz. :
I. MOSES, mn. Nov. 16, 1815, Sarah Willis, dau. of Abraham II. and Betsey (West) Willis, q. v.
2. JAMES, b. in 1798; m. Nov. - , 1821, Abigail Spaulding, dau. of Willard and Deborah ( Daggett) Spaulding, of New Vineyard.
I. MOSES STEVENS, son of Solomon and Martha Stevens, married Sarah Willis. Came to Industry prior to his marriage. Farmer all his life. Moved to Stark, where he died May 28, 1886. His wife died in the same town, July 22, 1865.
Children.
i. MARTHA A., D. Aug. 18, 1816; m. June 14, 1846, Theodore Luce, son of Ezekiel and Hannah (Manter) Luce, of West Tisbury, Mass. She d. July 31. 1849. Two children.
11. ELIZA, b. Feb. 24, 1818; d. Feb. 14, 1821.
iii. HARRIET E., b. Dec. 3, 1819; m. June 20, 1842, Samuel C. Bennett.
iv. JEREMIAHI, b. Nov. 11, 1821. Drowned while driving logs on the Enchanted Stream, May 11, 184S.
V. CALISTA W., b. Oct. 11, 1823; m. Aaron Hannaford. Resides in Read- field.
vi. CAROLINE N., b. Aug. 3, 1827; m. Matthew Pelton.
vii. THRAM M., b. Oct. 18, 1829. Entered the U. S. Service as commissary sergeant of Co. L, Ist Reg't, Me. Cavalry, Dec. 28, 1863. Promoted to first sergeant April 24, 1864, and d. in Stark, Me., Dec. 29, 1864. Mr. Stevens was also a worthy member of the Masonic fraternity.
viii. PERSIS, b. Jan. 12, 1832; m. Jan. 29, 1854, Alanson M. Perkins, of Mad- ison.
ix. REBECCA, b. a twin to Persis; m. William Jeffers.
x. MARY, b. Dec. 25, 1836; m. Albert Belcher.
2. JAMES STEVENS, son of Solomon and Martha Stevens, married Abigail Spaulding. Mr. Stevens's parents were consistent christian peo- ple, and their devout piety undoubtedly wielded a powerful influence in shaping his course in life. At the age of sixteen years his father died, and in a little more than a year, his mother, whom he dearly loved, was also borne to the grave. In the month of May. 1818, Mr. Stevens came to Industry, and for a time labored for the farmers of that town for the small pittance of eight dollars per month. Soon after coming to this town he formulated the following rules to guide him in life :
" Ist, I will deal honorably and fair with my fellowmen.
"2d, I will always speak the truth.
"3rd, I will improve my time to some good purpose.
"4th, I will mind my own business."
"To these principles," writes Mr. Stevens in his Journal, "and the blessing of God, I ascribe my success in life."
After his arrival in Industry, he spent much of his leisure time in
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reading and study, seeking to supply the deficiencies of his early edu- cation. He married in 1821 and settled on the farm now occupied by Charles Jeffers. In 1832 he built a new house on his farm and by dili- gence and frugality amassed a comfortable competence. In 1839 he was drafted for service in the Aroostook War. He sold his farm about 1854 and purchased the Esq. Peter West stand at West's Mills, where the remainder of his life was spent. He died Aug. 31, 1858, aged 60 years and 3 months. Mr. Stevens was respected by all who knew him, a man of the strictest integrity and withal an exemplary christian. His wife died June 20, 1879, aged 79 years.
Children.
i. OLIVER, b. in Industry, Nov. 9, 1822; m. June 11, 1843, Jane F. Stevens (b. in Wells, Jan. 2, 1820), dau. of Solomon and Lydia (Hutchins ) Stevens, of Wells.
ii. HANNAH, b. in Industry, March 22, 1827; d. June 5, 1848.
3. OLIVER STEVENS, son of James and Abigail (Spaulding) Stevens, married Jane F. Stevens. He settled on the Peter West Willis farm (now owned by Ward. Burns) near his father, and engaged in farming until 1855, when he exchanged his farm for the store and stock of goods belonging to Benjamin N. Willis. He remained in trade at West's Mills some four years, when he sold his store and goods to John Willis and again engaged in farming. He was elected selectman in 1860 and re-elected in 1861. He subsequently bought the Wm. Cornforth farm near Stark line, where he lived for several years. He then removed to New Sharon and resided on the Baldwin farm for two years. Since which time he has been in a hotel at Mt. Vernon, in trade at Livermore, Hanover and Rumford, and now resides in Temple, Me.
Children, alt horn in Industry.
LUELLA E., b. Oct. 25, 1846; m. March 10, 1867, Charles C. Cutts. Ile I. and she subsequently m. Jan. 25, 1872, Austin Reynolds, M. D. Engaged in teaching at the age of 14 years. Ilas since taught exten- sively in the town schools and those of a higher grade. One dau. by first husband, Jennie M. Resides in Farmington, Me.
ii. JAMES LINCOLN, b. March 21, 1845. Graduated from Maine Wesleyan Seminary, at Kent's Hill. Married Dec. 10, 1870, Delia, dau. of C'al- vin Hopkins, of Mt. Vernon. Merchant. Died at Mt. Vernon, Feb. 23, 1872. She d. Sept. 24, 1873. One dau.
iii. MARTHA ANN, b. March 11, 1851; m. Jan. 27, 1872, Lorin Dolloff, son of David and - (Fletcher) Dolloff, of Mt. Vernon. She d. in Farmington, April 8, 1874. One dau. d. at the age of three or four years.
iv. MARY B., b, July 1. 1858; d. in Hanover, Aug. 28, 1878.
SWIFT.
JOB SWIFT, born in Sharon, Mass., March -, 1769, is said to have
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been of the same blood as Jonathan Swift, the celebrated dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral. He married Jemima Monk, of Readfield, Me., and came to Industry, in April, 1814, and died on the first day of the following month. He located on the farm now owned by his grandson, Augustus H. Swift. His widow died in Augusta, Me., Aug. 20, 1828.
('hildren.
i. BENJAMIN, b. in Readfield: m. (pub. Aug. 25, 1815), Hannah Hammond, q. v. He lived in Industry a short time after his marriage, and then moved to Bingham and engaged in farming. Ile afterward moved to Gardiner, and d. in 1849. His wife d. in Rome, Me., about 1877. Children : i. BENJAMIN, d. in Moscow, Dec. 10, 1882.
ii. JEMIMA, m. John Peavey.
iii. BETSEY.
iv. RUTH BROWN.
v. MARY JANE, m. John Robinson.
vi. HANNAII, m. Joseph Dill. For second husband, Sidney Doble.
vii. TRYPHIENA, m. Jonathan Trask.
viii. CAROLINE.
ix. ELMIRA SMITH, b. in Augusta, Sept. 20, 1834; m. in Vienna, March 9, 1853, Josiah Greenleaf Allen (b. in Vienna, Aug. 25, 1825), son of John F. and Nancy ( Healey) Allen. Four children.
x. EBEN.
xi. ASHLEY.
xii. HENRY.
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In addition to the forementioned children, two d. in infancy.
ii EBENEZER, b. in Readfield, March 4, 1795; m. Dec. 4, 1817, Nancy Hil- dreth, dau. of David and Esther (Moody) Hildreth, q. v.
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