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ii. SALOME S., b. June 24, 1823; m. May 21, 1844, Andrew Kennedy, Jr.
iii. JOSEPH B . b. May 10, 1825; m. April 30, 1848, Arabella S. Savage.
iv. ANNAH B., b. April 28. 1827; m. Feb. 21, 1847, Elijah B. Smith, q. 7.
v. ARIEL T., b. June 11, 1829.
vi. MARY T., b. May 5, 1832; m. Ang. - , 1848, William R. Daggett. Resides in Lewiston.
3. JUDAH BAKER married Sarah Viles. He was born in Litchfield, June 14, 1799, and died in Moscow, Aug. 2. 1886. She died in Mos- cow, May 14, 1887, aged 85 years. Mr. Baker was a farmer and resided in several different towns in Somerset County, including Moscow, Norridgewock and Anson.
Children.
i. ELIZABETH, b. in Moscow, Feb. 26, 1827; m. July 8, 1854, Obed W. Pierce, son of Alvin and Sarah ( Baker) Pierce. Soon after the break ing out of the War of the Rebellion, Mr. Pierce enlisted as a private in Co. D. 9th Me. Reg't, Vol. Inf. He was taken prisoner during an assault on Fort Wagner, July 11, 1863, and was confined in Libby Prison, at Richmond, Va., where he d. Nov. 23, 1863. His widow subsequently m. April -, 1873. Reuben B. Pierce, a brother of her first husband. Resides in Bingham, Me. Three children by first marriage.
ii. ABNER, b. in Moscow, Oct. 14, 1828. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 191h Me. Reg't, Vol. Inf., and was mustered into the U. S. Service, Aug. 25. 1862. Promoted to corporal; wounded at the battle of Gettys- burg, and d. at Summit House Hospital, Philadelphia, Penn .. . Aug. 6, IS63, unmd.
iii. WENTWORTH VILES, b. in New Vineyard, June 19, 1830. Enlisted in a California regiment and served in the War of the Rebellion. The family have no knowledge of his present residence if living.
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LEONARD VILES, b. in New Vineyard, Aug. 13, 1832; in. Jennie Pentlen. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 9th Me. Reg't, Vol. Inf. Taken prisoner in 1863 and afterward exchanged. Re-enlisted March IS, 1864: d. in Bingham, Nov. 14. 18So. His wife d. July -, 1870. One child. SARAHI FRANCES, b. in Norridgewock, Oct. 20, 1834; m. July 15, 1854, Gustavus Foss, of Bingham, son of Levi and Caroline ( Fowler) Foss. Five children.
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vi. CYRUS CROSBY, b. in Norridgewock, Dec. 8, 1836; m. Sabrina B. Whit- comb, dau. of Seba and Dorcas (Pierce) Whitcomb, of Bingham. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 9th Me. Reg't, Vol. Inf. Promoted to corporal, Oct. 17, 1862. Re-enlisted Dec. 12, 1863. Taken a prisoner in action at Deep Bottom, Aug. 18, 1864; d. a prisoner of war at Salisbury, N. C., Feb. 15, 1865. One child.
vii. CHARLES MANTER, b. in Anson, Feb. 17, 1841. Enlisted as a member of Co. A, 16th Me. Reg't, Vol. Inf. Immediately promoted to corporal. Discharged for disability, Dec. 23, 1862. Re-enlisted as a private in C'o. D, 9th Me. Reg't, Vol. Inf., and mustered into the U. S. Service April 9. 1864. Died of wounds at Point Lookout. Md., July 8, 1864. unmd.
4. FISHER VILES, son of Joseph and Sarah ( Hancock) Viles, married Hannah Luce. Farmer ; resided in Anson and Industry. Died April 22, 1882. His wife having died Oct. 7, 1877.
Children.
1. SANBORN LUCE, b. in 1829; m. (pub. June IS, 1852), Philura Luce, dau. of Jonathan and Eliza (Bryar) Luce, q. 7. Soldier in Co. A, 28th Me. Reg't. Died Aug. 6, 1863. Children : Wilson G., b. March 31, 1854; Eliza J., b. Sept. 22. 1857.
ii. SUSAN T., m. Oct. 3, 1849, Joel S. Yeaton, of New Portland. Resides in Nebraska.
iii. IlANNAN, m. George Luce, son of Jonathan and Eliza (Bryar ) Luce, q. v. iv. MELVIN, m. May IS, 1862, M. Ann Bruce, dau. of Hollis and Matilda (Allen) Bruce. She d. in Lyons, Burt Co., Neb., Feb. 5, 1885, aged 42 years. Their children are: Alma II., Charles M., and George W. V. MELVINA O., m. John P. Luce, son of Jonathan and Eliza ( Bryar) Luce, y. v.
vi. ELIZA, m. Oct. 20, 1867, Lorenzo Watson, son of Simeon and Olive (Patterson ) Watson, of Stark. Farmer; resides in Industry. Chil- dren : i. ELLEN AUGUSTA, b. April 9, 1869; m. Charles I. Jennings, son of Geo. B. and Roxana ( Ramsdell) Jennings, of Farm- ington. Resides in Industry. One child.
ii. EUGENE SAMUEL, b. June 16, 1871; m. Cora Fletcher, dau. of Joel K. and Ann (Norton) Fletcher, of Anson. One child.
iii. REUEL LORENZO, b. May 19, 1878. iv. GEORGE.
vii. ADALINE, m. Wm. H. Luce, Jr., son of Wm. 1I. and Lucy B. (Chapman) Luce, q. 7.
5. JOHN HANCOCK VILES, son of Joseph and Sarah (Hancock) Viles. married Mercy E. West. He was a farmer and resided in Stark for more than twenty-five years prior to his decease. He died May 7, 1887.
Children.
i. FRANCES AUGUSTA, b. in Industry, April 23, 1845; d. in Lynn, Mass., June 1, 1866.
ii. SARAH MARIE, b. in Industry, March 25, 1847; m. Aug. 24, 1865, Ed- ward P. Norton, q. v.
iii. SUSAN JOSEPHINE, b. in Industry, Jan. 19, 1849; m. Dec. 14, 1878, Napo- leon B. Johnson, of Medway, Mass .; s. p.
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iv. ELLA RICHARDS, b. in Industry, April 1, 1852; m. Oct. 19, 1872, George (. Emery; m. for second husband, Gross; resides in Cleve- land, Ohio, s. p.
FLORIDA OCTAVIA, b. in Industry, Dec. 27, 1855; m. Oet. 5, 1875, Eben Ladd, son of Eben S. and Sylvia ( Landers) Ladd, and a grandson of William and Sarah (Stevens) Ladd, who were early settlers in the town of Industry. Their child :
CARI. JOHN, b. in Industry, May 26, ISSO.
WEST.
CAPTAIN PETER WEST, from whom the village of West's Mills acquired its name, was born on the Island of Martha's Vineyard, prob- ably in Tisbury, Aug. 6, 1746. His father, who was also known as Capt. Peter West. was born in 1718, and married in 1740. Elizabeth, relict of Thomas Chase, and daughter of Jabez and Catherine ( Belcher) Athearn. Captain West, the elder, was a soldier in the French War, and died at Fort Edward, on the Hudson, Oct. 3, 1757. His widow died in Tisbury, Mass., Sept. 2. 1780, aged 75 years. Capt. Peter, the Industry immi- grant, married. Dec. 21. 1769. Hannah, daughter of Judge Shubael and Amy (Allen) Cottle .* of Tisbury. He came to the town of Farmington in 1791, where he remained several years and then removed to Hallowell. He was a carpenter by trade, and at the latter place he built a small vessel which he named "Bonaparte " in honor of the great French leader. He began a clearing on a lot of land, now the site of West's Mills Village, in 1797, erected a log-cabin the following year and soon after moved his family to their new home. He was a very active. resolute man, possessing much intellectual ability but very eccentric in some respects. His son, Esq. Peter, who succeeded him in business, is said to have strongly resembled his mother in disposition with none of his father's peculiarities. Captain West was selectman and treasurer after the incorporation of the town, and was a man of influence among the early settlers. In 1803 he was chosen chairman of a committee, with Daniel Luce and Sprowel Norton as associates, to negotiate with Francis
* Judge Shubael Cottle was born on the Island of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., probably in Tisbury, April 14, 1723. He married, Nov. S, 1744, Amy Allen (b. April 10, 1712), daughter of Samuel and Mary (Tilton) Allen. The children of this marriage were :
i. EDMUND, b. Nov. 17, 1745.
ii. HANNAH, b. Dec. 11, 1747.
iii. SUSANNAN, b. April 11, 1749.
iv. SHUBALL, b. June 25, 1751.
His second wife, whom be married Nov. 23, 17So, was Catherine Boardman, of Chilmark, relict of Rev. Andrew Boardman, and daughter of Sylvanus and Jane ( Homes) Allen. She was the mother of Esq. Herbert Boardman and an aunt to Capt. W'in. Allen, both well known to the early settlers of Industry. He married (3), June 9, 1803, Mary Allen, a sister of his second wife.
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Cabot Lowell for the purchase of the Mile-and-a-half Strip. Though reputed to have been worth eight hundred dollars when he came to town, he was reduced to the verge of bankruptcy by the failure of this venture. He died quite suddenly, as did also his wife, Feb. 25. 1828. aged 82 years. She died Dec. 28, 1826, aged 79 years.
Children.
i. SUSANNAH,* b. May 22, 1770; m. Aug. 14, 1791, Jeruel Butler, son of Thomas and Betsey ( West ) Butler, q. 7.
ii. SHUBAEL, b. about 1772; m. Mercy Edmonds; and for second wife, Naomi (Luce) Butler, relict of Henry Y. Butler, and dau. of Daniel Luce, q. v. Resided in Hallowell. Their son, Peter Augustus West, was b. in Hallowell, Me., in 1801. Little is known of this son's early life and educational advantages. He came to Industry when a young man and was clerk in his uncle's store. Ile m. Oct. 28, 1824, Susan W., dau. of Capt. Jeruel and Susan ( West) Butler, q. v. He after- ward engaged in trade at West's Mills ( see p. 194). He was of com- manding personal appearance, a colonel in the militia, and at the time of his death, a fast-rising young man. He d. of consumption, Feb. 12, 1828, aged 27 years. His widow m. Asaph Boyden, q. v.
i. MERCY EDMONDS, b. in Industry, July 31, 1825; m. Oct. 31, 1843, John H. Viles, son of Joseph and Sarah (Hancock) Viles, q. 7'.
ii. SUSAN BUTLER, b. in Industry, Oct. 15, 1826; d. Jan. 27, 1828.
iii. WILLIAM, b. about 1774; was a sea captain. Twelve children.
iv. BETSEY, b. about 1776; m. Abraham Howard Willis, q. v.
V. ABIGAIL, b. April 1, 1777; m. Benjamin Manter, son of James and Mary ( Butler ) Manter, q. v.
vi. HANNAH, b. about 1780; d. at West's Mills, Oct. 9, 1829.
I. vii. PETER, b. Jan. 28, 1782; m. Oct. 14, 1806, Anna Butler, of Tisbury, Mass., dau. of Thomas and Betsey ( West) Butler, and sister of Capt. Jeruel Butler, q. 7'.
viii. JOHN, b. about 1784; drowned at Hallowell; unmd.
ix. MARY, b. Oct. 13, 1788; m. Nov. 28, 1805, Henry Manter, son of James and Mary ( Butler ) Manter, q. ? '.
I. PETER WEST, son of Capt. Peter and Hannah (Cottle) West, married Anna Butler. He succeeded his father in business at West's Mills and for many years was one of the most prominent business men in town. He was everywhere known as Squire West. He built the two-story house at West's Mills which is still known as the Squire West house, and was the first postmaster at that place. He died from injuries sustained by a fall from his cart, Oct. 4, 1839.
Children.
i. ANNAA, b. in Industry, Oct. - , 1807; d. Sept. 14, ISOS.
ii. SUSAN MARY, b. in Industry, March 10, 1809; m. Sept. 25, 1827, Leonard Luce, son of Rowland and Hannah ( Daggett) Luce, q. v.
iii. SHUBAEL COTTLE, b. in Industry, Sept. 19, 1811; m. (pub. Feb. 4, 1833), Emeline Moore, of Hallowell; divorced. Married for second wife, July 14, 1834, Sophia White Dutton (b. in Stark, March 16, ISII), 1
* This was her baptismal name, though in after life she was known as Susan.
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dau. of Josiah and Lois (Young) Dutton. Soon after his second marriage moved to Piscataquis County and for six years lived on the very borders of civilization, isolated from neighbors and friends. Mr. West was a licensed local preacher of much ability. He d. in Farm- ington, April 26, 1884, s. p.
iv. THOMAS BUTLER, b. in Industry, March 31, 18I3; m.
V.
PETER, b. in Industry, Oct. 15, 1814.
vi.
JOHN, b. in Industry, April 30, 1816; m. Jan. 1, 1838, Martha P. Hutch- ins (b. Aug. 6, 1817), dau. of James and Annah (Sullivan ) Hutchins, of Industry. Postmaster, town clerk and merchant in Industry, suc- ceeding his father in business. Moved West where he d. One child.
vii. JERUEL BUTLER, b. in Industry, June 26, ISI8; d. July 10, 1819.
viii. CAROLINE AUGUSTA, b. in Industry, May 14, 1820; m. April 12, 1838, William B. Merry, son of Asa and Sally ( Bartlett) Merry, q. v.
ix. HANNAH COTTLE, b. in Industry, March 29. 1822; m. Nov. 12, 1844, John West Manter, son of Henry and Mary ( West ) Manter, q. v.
x. GEORGE BUTLER, b. in Industry, July 29, 1824; d. May 27, 1853.
xi. DAVID BUTLER, b. in Industry, Sept. 26, 1828; drowned at Chelsea, (Mass.) Ferry, July 4, 1850.
WILLIS.
ABRAHAM HOWARD WILLIS. The writer has been unable to learn anything definite regarding the ancestry of this gentleman, but there is a tradition among his descendants to the effect that he came from Eastern New York. There are reasons, however, for believing that he belongs to the race of Bridgewater Willises. He married Betsey West, daughter of Capt. Peter and Hannah (Cottle) West. q. 7. His wife died young. After that he left Industry, and nothing is known of his subsequent life or final destiny. The children were cared for in the family of Captain West until they grew to manhood and womanhood.
Children.
i. SARAN HOWARD, b. March 31, 1794 ;* m. Nov. 16, 1815, Moses Stevens, son of Solomon and Martha (-) Stevens, of Wells, Me., q. 2.
I. ii. PETER WEST, b. Feb. 11, 1796; m. Oct. 17, 1816, Calista Norton, dau. of Benjamin C. and Margaret ( Merry ) Norton, q. 7.
iii. JOHN, m. Eliza Butler, of Martha's Vineyard. He was a sea captain and d. of yellow fever, Oct. 22, 1830, a few days' sail out of llavana en route to New York.
iv. BETSEY, b. July 26, 1800; m. (pub. March 29, 1820), Windborn Pink - ham, son of Samuel and Sarah (Chesley) Pinkham, of Industry. She d. in Eau Claire, Wis., Dec. 11, 1888. Several children.
I. PETER WEST WILLIS, son of Abraham and Betsey ( West) Willis, married Calista Norton. Nothing is positively known of his early life aside from the fact that after the death of his mother he lived in the family of his grandfather. Capt. Peter West, after whom he was named.
* A record furnished the author by Mrs. Ada S. Cleveland, of West Tisbury, Mass., a granddaughter of Mrs. Stevens, gives the date March 31, 1796. The date given above is from the headstone of her grave and is believed to be correct.
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At the age of twenty he married and settled on a lot of land in Anson, which subsequently became a part of Industry. Here, by persistent and well-directed effort, he changed a small clearing to a large and produc- tive farm. He sold his farm to James Stevens and removed to Strong. Some years later he sold to his son John, returned to Industry and settled at West's Mills, where he spent the remainder of his life. He held many offices during his life, and at an early date was commissioned as justice of the peace. In this capacity many cases came before him for adjudi- cation, and so far as known, his rulings of law were characterized by fair- ness and impartiality. He was at one time captain of the militia, served several terms as deputy sheriff and crier of the court. Though possess- ing abilities of a superior order, which rendered him capable of filling important positions, he was no office seeker, consequently, whenever called to any position in public life, it was the office seeking the man. He was elected treasurer of Franklin County in 1845, and likewise filled positions of responsibility in other towns where he resided. He died in Industry, Feb. 10, 1861, aged 65 years. His wife died at her son Warren's, in Waverly, Iowa.
Children.
2. i. BENJAMIN NORTON, b. Nov. 16, ISIS; m. May -, 1841, Catherine P. Bennett, dau. of Elisha and Azubah (Crowell) Bennett, of Anson.
3. ii. JOHN, b. in Industry, Nov. 19, 1823; m. Sept. 2, 1849, Elmira F. Blanch - ard, dau. of Isaac and Elmira ( Monck) Blanchard, of East Stoughton, Mass. She was born in East Stoughton, June 1, 1831.
4. iji. CAROLINE NORTON, b. in Industry, Jan. 1, 1826; m. Dec. 7, 1845, Wil- liam Il. Eddy, M. D.
5. iv. MARGARET NORTON, b. in Industry; m. June -, 1850, George W. Clay- ton, of Strong. He d. in Brockton, Mass., July 21, 1872. Children :
i. GEORGE EDWIN, b. Nov. 16, 1851; m. July 3, 1872, Linnie V. Morton, of Boston. Their children are : Walter Henry, b. July 5, 1873; Guy Lauriston, b. Nov. 26, 1874; Charles Edwin, b. Dec. 1, 1876; George Morton, b. Sept. 30, IS7S; John Willis, b. Oct. 27, 1880.
ii. ADA FRANCES, b. June 10, 1853; d. in Vineland, N. J., July 8, 1868.
iii. ABBIE AUGUSTA, b. May 30, 1855; m. May 12, 1872, Ira A. Leach, of Brockton, Mass. Their children are: Allen, b. Jan. 14, 1874; Cora Belle, b. March 19, 1876; Ira Allen, . b. March 2, 1878; Carrie Ethel, b. July 20, 1880; Grace Morey, b. Nov. 5, 1882; Helen Frances, b. July 21, IS84.
iv. ELLEN LOUISA, b. June 30, 1857; d. at Philadelphia, Penn., Dec. 6, IS71.
v. CARRIE WILLIS, b. Nov. 11, 1859; m. April 9, 1872, Austin H. Deane, of Brockton, Mass. Their child: George Austin, b. Sept. 12, 1883.
vi. CORA BELLE, b. April 15, 1862; d. in Vineland, N. J., Sept. 3, 186S.
vii. ALICE MAY, b. May 26, 1864; m. March 1, 1872, Henry W. Jones, of Brockton, Mass. Their child : Thomas Francis, b. Aug. 15, 1884.
viii. HENRY HORACE, b. Nov. 6, 1866.
ix. WILLIS WALTER, b. Nov. 22, 1870.
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V. WARREN NORTON, b. in Industry, June 8, 1832; m. June 27, 1854, Han - nah F. Goodwin, dau. of Reuel and Harriet (Goodwin ) Goodwin, q. 7. She d. April 5, 1857. He m. for his second wife, Oct. 31, 1858, S. Octavia Boyden, dau. of Asaph and Susan W. (Butler) Boyden, q. v. He was a superior workman at carpentry. Merchant and postmaster at West's Mills. Went to lowa in the spring of 1866, and now ( 1892) resides at Webster City. Children: Frank Forrest, b. in Industry, Aug. 13, 1859; d. March 25, 1860. Fred Ernest, b. in Industry, Dec. 31, 1860; m. in Meridan, Iowa, Jan. 1, 1884, Etta J. Ring; their child, Clyde, b. Oct. 10, 1884; d. Jan. 2, 1SS5. Annie Frances, b. in Industry, Sept. 13, 1862. Susie Maria, b. in Waverly, lowa, March 26, 1867: d. Jan. 5, 1879.
2. BENJAMIN NORTON WILLIS, son of Peter W. and Calista ( Norton) Willis, married Catherine P. Bennett. Mr. Willis has been a farmer, car- penter, merchant and innkeeper ; also selectman, town treasurer and representative in the State Legislature. He went to Waverly, Iowa, in 1867, where he still resides, engaged in farming. His wife was born June 3, 1824, and died in Waverly, June 3, 1882.
Children.
LEONE AUGUSTA, b. May 30, 1843; m. Jan. 1, 1862, Alonzo Norton, son of Benjamin W. and Amy A. (Manter) Norton, q. v. She d. in Stark. Me., Aug. 19, 1864.
ii. ALBERT, b. July 24, 1848; m. May 28, 1884, Mary Claghorn. Farmer. Resides in Iowa.
iii. JUNETTE, b. Jan. 24, 18 -; m. Jan. 19, 1877, Robert Nugent.
iv. IDA FRANCES, b. in Industry, Sept. 23, 1855; resides in Waverly, Iowa, unmd. .
V. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. in Industry, April 4, 1857; m. April 4, ISSO, Nettie Spicer. Farmer. Resides in Iowa. Children : Frank Clifton, b. May 13, 1881; Leo, b. Sept. 2, 1883, d. Dec. S, 1883; Catherine, b. March 23, ISS4.
3. JOHN WILLIS, son of Peter W. and Calista (Norton) Willis, mar- ried Elmira F. Blanchard. The boyhood of the subject of this sketch did not differ materially from that of a large majority of farmers' sons in those days. At a suitable age he commenced attending school at West's Mills and by diligence acquired a good education in the English branches, which he supplemented by attending several terms of high school. He taught his first school, at the age of twenty, in the town of Anson, Me., and afterward for several winters in a school in Gardiner, Me. The first season after he reached his majority he worked for his father by the
season. At the age of twenty-three he went to Massachusetts to seek his fortune among strangers. Naturally ingenious and skillful in the use of wood-working tools, he worked at carpentry during the summer for several years, and taught school during the winter. Some years later he bought a livery business in East Stoughton, which he conducted for nearly three years. Selling out his business, he next purchased a store
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and stock of goods and engaged in mercantile pursuits. The gentleman to whom he sold his livery stable being unable to make his payments. Mr. Willis disposed of his store and again assumed control of that busi- ness. Shortly afterward, having an advantageous offer, he disposed of his entire business and came to Strong. Me. On the second day of April. 1852, he purchased his father's farm and for a time engaged in agricul- tural pursuits. In the fall of 1859, having disposed of his farm in Strong, he came to Industry and purchased a store and goods at West's Mills ( see p. 200). He was several times a candidate for county commis- sioner, but as his party was in the minority, he was not elected. In 1862 he was elected chairman of the board of selectmen and re-elected in 1863-4. These were years covering the most exciting period of the Civil War, when large sums of money were required to pay men who entered the service, consequently great responsibilities devolved on the board of selectmen, and especially upon the chairman. Those unac- quainted with the duties of this office at that time can form no adequate idea of their arduous and perplexing nature. He subsequently served as chairman of the board of selectmen in 1872-3-4 ; also as supervisor of schools and as a member of the superintending school committee. He has likewise dealt in wool and stock to some extent. Disposing of his store and goods in 1868 ( see p. 201 ), he bought the James Cutts farm and engaged in farming. For several years he was in trade at Madison Bridge. About 1880 he returned to Industry and settled on the same farm he left when he went away. He sustained a serious loss in the destruction of his buildings by fire, Aug. 26. 1881 ( see p. 404 ). Soon after this he purchased a small stand adjoining his farm, where he has since made his home.
Children.
i. ISAAC BLANCHARD, b. in Strong, May 14, 1854; d. in Strong, Feb. 20, 1859.
ii. CHARLES FORREST, b. in Strong, Aug. 2, 1857; m. April 23, ISSI, Lottie HI. Ladd, dau. of George F. and Sarah H. (Chandler) Ladd, of Stark. Resides at Madison Bridge. One son.
4. WILLIAM HUDSON EDDY married Caroline N. Willis. Though diligent search has been made, the author has been unable to learn any- thing definite concerning the early life or ancestry of this gentleman. He was a carpenter in early life, but subsequently adopted the profes- sion of medicine and became professor of anatomy in a medical college in Cleveland, Ohio. His home was principally in Cambridge, Mass., and Cleveland, Ohio, though he is supposed to have been a native of
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Vermont. He died in Cleveland, Feb. 14, 1864. His widow came to Farmington with her family, and died July 27, 1864.
Children.
i. GEORGIANA, b. in Boston, Mass., Sept. 8, 1848; m. Jan. 11. 1872, James M. Norton, son of Benjamin W. and Amy A. ( Manter ) Norton, q. 7.
ji. WILLIAM ORIGEN, b. in Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 13, 1850; d. in Cleve- land, O., Feb. 16, 1857.
iii. EMMA JANE, b. in Industry, July 1, 1853; m. (pub. May 16, 1876), Wil- liam P. Atkinson, of Anson, son of Charles and Rebecca (Barton) Atkinson. He was a farmer and for a time resided in Anson, where his four children were born. On the 21st day of March, 1883, he started for Dakota in company with a large party from Industry. Arriving at his destination, Mr. Atkinson secured a lot of land in Glendale, Hland Co., and immediately began making preparations for a permanent home in Dakota Territory. Returning to Maine late in the fall of 1883 he settled up his business and in March, 1884, moved with his family to Dakota. The particulars of his untimely death are as follows: On Tuesday, July 15, 1884, Mr. Atkinson, in company with a cousin from Wisconsin who was visiting him, went to examine a field of grass, the latter taking Mr. Atkinson's double-barrelled gun with him for the purpose of shooting some ducks. This gun was an old one and sometimes firing one barrel would cause a premature dis- charge of the second. The gentleman had fired at a flock of ducks, his companion being slightly in advance, and in lowering the weapon the second charge exploded when the piece was in a direct line with Mr. Atkinson's head. The charge took effect in the back part of the head and he fell dead without a groan. His widow subsequently m. Fred B. Atkinson, a younger brother of her deceased husband. Chil- dren : George E., b. Sept. 19, 1876; Ida May, b. Oct. 25, 1877: Carrie W., b. Aug. 30, 1879; Frank William, b. March 31, 1882, and d. May 30, 1883.
WINSLOW.
JAMES WINSLOW was a wheelwright by trade, and his family were among the first settlers in Gardinerston, now Pittston, Me. It is said that Mrs. Winslow and her daughter Sarah, aged six years, were the first white females known to have landed on Pittston soil. Mr. Winslow and family, with others, met at Falmouth, now Portland, in the fall of 1 760, and sailed from thence to the mouth of the Kennebec River, and up the river to their destination. Here they built log-huts in which to spend the winter. Jonathan Winslow, born in March, 1761. was the first child of white parentage born in that town. Mr. Winslow worked on the mill which was built in the spring following their arrival. For his labor he received a deed of ninety acres of land from Dr. Gardiner. which had been previously cleared by the Indians. It is said that this is now the north-western lot in the town of Pittston. After the comple- tion of the mill at Gardinerston, Mr. Winslow went to Damariscotta and worked on the mill at that place. While he was away Mrs. Winslow and her daughter did all the work on the farm, such as planting corn, pota-
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