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GATES,
SALMON, born in Hubbardston, Mass., in 1783; came to Calais and engaged in getting out "ton timber," in 1808; brought his family here in 1821; hauled the first logs into Grand Lake Stream, above the rapids; was a strong, energetic man, and skilful in using all kinds of tools; married Lucy Church. Children :- Mrs. Emeline Kimball, J. S. ; Harriet ; Martha ; Asa C., of Weymouth, N. S. ; Ephriam C. ; Mrs. Lucy C. Wentworth, G. M. ; Salmon S.
GRIMMER,
THOMAS, of Philadelphia, married Lydia Way of New York, and settled in St. Stephen in 1785. Children :- Thomas, d .; Mrs. Betsy Getchell, Daniel; John; Mrs. Katie Smith, John, d .; Mrs. Patty Thomas, John; Mrs. Lydia Maxwell, David; James. d .; William, d .; Mrs. Amy Fraser, Wm .; Jesse.
HALL,
JOHN, came to Calais from Bowdoin, Me., in 1821. Children :- Mrs. Rachel Harvey and Griffin; Mrs. Mercy Enos, Geo .; James Sullivan, who served the town as rep- resentative in the Legislature of Maine, captain and quar- ter-master in the army against the Rebellion, and mayor of the city; Mrs. Jane Tracy, Wm .; Mrs. Mary Smith, Nat. ; Dana M. ; John T .; James Madison; Jacob V .; Mrs. Lu- cinda Smith, Alex .; Velona.
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HILL,
JAPHET, of Machias had the following children : Sam- uel; Abner; Stephen ; Mrs. Doudell; Mrs. Keziah McAllis- ter. John ; Mrs. Susan Christie, James ; Mrs. Priscilla Pineo ; Mrs. Stone; Mrs. Smith.
Grandchildren :- by Samuel: Amos; Mrs. Rebecca Reading, Ebenezer; Mrs. Lydia Burnham, and Smith. John ; Mrs. Rice ; Stephen ; Jasper; Alvin ; James :- by Ab- ner who married Polly Whitney : Geo. S. Hon. ; Mrs. Mary Bixby, John : Joel; Abner; Daniel; Mrs. Clarissa Todd, Wm .; John; Horatio N :- by Stephen : George; Stephen ; Mrs. Betsey Frost, Oliver; Samuel; Joshua; Ann, d.
HITCHINGS,
JOSIAH, of New Boston, N. H., came with the Loyal- ists in 1784. His children were, Josiah; David. of Cooper, Me. ; William of St, David; John of Hudson, Wis .; Robert of St. Stephen; Mrs. Hannah Moore; Mrs. Stretch; Mrs. Bridges of Charlotte, Me.
Robert married Rachel Willet of Germantown, N. J., and their children were, Rodney; Rachel; Samuel; Wil- liam ; Stephen H. John; Ann L. ; Mary M. ; Eliza.
Stephen H. ; married Charlotte Eaton of Groton, Mass .. and their children are, Mrs. Frances Taylor, Rev., Lake City, Wis. ; Henry ; Robert.
KELLEY,
BENJAMIN, M. D., of Gilmanton, N. H., married Mary, daughter of Maj. Gile of Epping, N. H. Their son Samuel was born in Northwood, N. H., Aug. 2, 1797 ; at the age of twenty went to St. George, N. B ; came in 1821, to Calais ; engaged in trade in company with Gorham and Stearns Kimball; two years after, bought a farm embracing the land now occupied by the southern half of the village : set- tled for life, and engaged in farming, trading in land and lumbering ; in 1824, married Mary Danford of Wiscasset, by whom he had ten children, viz :- Charles H. d .; Mrs. Mary Dyer, George, d .; Mrs. Emeline King, Geo. G .; Benjamin F. ; Susan, d. ; Mrs. Ann M. Wadsworth, L. L., of Boston ; Samuel : Frederic P. d. ; Emma S. : Hannah D. d.
KEENE.
JARIUS, born in Duxbury, Mass., in 1776; was a ship builder; came to Calais in 1800; built the first vessel in Calais ; married Lucy Knight and had fifteen children ; viz: -Jarius, d. ; Isaac, d. ; Truxton, d. ; Mrs. Mary Ann Hink- ley ; William ; Elzim, d. ; Harrison ; Atkins ; Robert ; George ;
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Sullivan, d .; Lorenzo, d. ; Frederic; Mrs. Lucy Thirza Ellis and Vandine, Houlton ; Edward.
LEE,
JOSEPH A., came to Calais from Bucksport in 1833; entered the Calais Bank in 1836; was Clerk until 1839; then Cashier until 1869 ; then President to the present time ; married Mary Sawyer, and after her decease, Isabella Theobald of Wiscasset. Children :- Mrs. Phebe King, W. B. d; Mrs. Elizabeth Newton, C.H .; Mrs. Mary E. Ladd, C. L .; Joseph W., Rector of Christ's Church, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; William H., of Alexander, Me. ; Clara Jane ; Ernst.
LINDSAY,
NINIAN, came from Ireland; settled in St. Stephen about 1786 ; owned land on Water St., just below the bridge ; married Hannah Marks. Children :- Robert; Ninian ; Mrs. Eliza Ann Todd, Robert M .; Mrs. Elizabeth Andrews, Wm .; Andrew; George; and Caroline. Mrs. Andrews is the only one now living, but the grandchildren are nu- merous.
LOWELL,
LEVI L., of Wiscasset, came to Calais in 1828, as a real estate agent for the proprietors ; has sold more than half the land in town ; has also been a merchant ; is an insurance agent ; married Emeline M. Danford, of Wiscasset. Chil- dren :- Mrs. Charlotte G. Kennedy, F. A., of Cambridge, Mass .; Mrs. Alice B. Skillings of Winchester, Mass.
LOWELL,
REUBEN, of Buckfield, Me., married Sarah Smith of Litchfield, Me. ; came to Calais in 1825; was a successful merchant; died in 1837. Children :- Mrs. Minerva Hamil- ton, and Chase, D. K. d .; Reuben B .; Frederic H. d .; George A .; Mrs. Sarah Copeland, H. C., son of T. J. Cope- land.
MCALLISTER,
DANIEL, married Mary Patterson, both of New Boston, N. H., and came to St. Stephen with the "Cape Ann Asso- ciation," in 1785; was a farmer and lumberman. Children : -John; William; Alexander; Betsy; Mrs. Polly Harmon, W .; Mrs. Lydia Harmon, Nat. ; Mrs. Sally Perkins, James, of St. David.
John married Keziah Hill. Children :- Japhet H. d .; Daniel, of Robbinston ; Mrs. Elizabeth Watson, Thomas, d .; John, of Calais; William E. d .; Stephen, d .; George C. d .;
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Henry S. d .; Mrs. Louisa Porter, John, d .; Harrison, d .; Abner.
MAXWELL,
JAMES, a native of Ireland ; settled in St. Stephen in 1785; married Betsy Hill. Children :- William; Daniel; Mrs. Betsey Grimmer, John; James; David, d .; Joseph H .; Mrs. Polly Baldwin, John, d .: Thomas; George ; Sam- uel, the youngest, now, 1875, aged sixty-five.
MILBERRY,
SAMUEL, came from Machias and settled in St. Stephen in 1780; had three wives and nineteen children; the last wife was Polly Hill. Children :- James; John, d. ; Oliver; Hannah; Thomas, d .; Mrs. Jennette Nesbit, W .; Mrs. Lydia Maxwell, David; Mrs. Nabby Mitchell, James; Mrs. Melinda Maxwell, John ; Joseph; Mrs. Charlotte Mitchell, Asa, d, ; Mrs. Polly Tate, Thomas.
MOORE,
WILLIAM, came from New Boston. N. H .; settled in St. David in 1784. Children :- Robert; William; John; George; Tristam ; Mrs. Betsy Bunting ; Mrs. Hannah Con- nick; Mrs. Robert Hitchings; Mrs. Anna Whitney. Grand- children :- by Robert: Jesse; Robert; Henry ; Jones; and William :- by William: Gilman: Thomas; Stephen : J. Alexander, Mrs. Hitchings ; Mrs. Brown ;- by John : Whit- tier D. ; Josephus ; George; William; Josiah; Ann; Mrs. wary Garcelon; Asceneth; Mrs. Caroline Buchanan ; Mrs. Mary Ann Thompson ; Mrs. M. Campbell :- by Tristam : Mrs. Eliza Peaks: Nelson ; Cyrus : Mrs. Myra McAllister; J. Warren : Mrs. Alice Wharf; Justin : Simon C .; Horatio N. ; Mrs. Emily Williams; Mrs. Hannah Moore; Mrs. Mary Earle.
MURCHIE,
ANDREW, came from Paisley, Scotland, previous to 1789 ; settled on the Old Ridge, St. Stephen. His two sons, John and Daniel came with him. John died childless. Daniel married Miss --- Campbell of Castine. Their children were, John; William; Andrew; James; Colin; Mrs. Jane Ann McAdam; Mrs. Margaret Grimmer; Mary ; Daniel; John, now of Nevada City, Cal.
PICKINS,
Leonard. was born in Taunton, Mass., and was by trade a house carpenter. Came to Calais in 1832; built the Methodist church in Milltown. N. B .; was successful
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in business and reputable in society. He died in May, 1863. Children :- Mrs. Vashti B. Gates, E. C .; Mrs. Lydia W. Lamb; Leonard; Adoniram Judson, of Boston.
PIKE,
WILLIAM, of Portland; was a merchant in Wiscasset ; married Elizabeth Christopher, and after her demise, Han- nah Sheppard ; in 1804 came to Calais, engaged in trade ; immediately took the rank of a leading citizen. in business, politics and religious affairs; died in 1818. Children :- William, d .; Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler, Hon. A. G., Ed- gar, d .; James S., of Robbinston ; Charles E. Esq., of Bos- ton ; Mary Caroline, d .; Fred A., Hon., ex. M. C.
PORTER,
JOSEPH, the son of Dr. Jonathan Porter of Braintree, Mass., was born in Malden, Mass., where his father then resided. In 1786, he came to Robbinston in the employ of Gov. Robbins. Two years after he came to Calais and opened a store on Ferry Point,-the first store in the place ; in 1793 married Betsey, a daughter of Capt. N. Marks; April 1795, moved to St. Stephen, where for many years, he was an active and highly respected citizen; died in 1822. Children :- William ; Mrs. Elizabeth A. Bixby, James ; Mrs. Hannah Williams, Jonathan; John; George M .; Mrs. Mary Bixby, of Litchfield, N. H .; Mrs. Eliza Stuart; Mrs. Joanna B. Upton ; Joseph N. ; JJames.
READING,
MAJ. EBENEZER, came from the western part of the State to Calais in 1805; married Rebecca Hill. Children : Atwood; Mrs. Harriet Crosby and Leavitt; Joseph; Eben- ezer; Otis.
SAWYER,
ABNER, of Phillipston, Mass., came to Calais in 1818; went into business as merchant and amassed a large for- tune; married Phebe Cole; was town treasurer many years ; died in 1852. Children :- Mrs. Almeda S. Towns- end, M. B., lawyer, of Alexander, Me .; Mrs. Mary Lee, J. A., d.
SMITH,
HON. NOAH, jr., son of Capt. Noah, and Mary Sweet- ser; born in So. Reading, now Wakefield, Mass., in 1800; came to Calais in 1832; served as a deacon of the Baptist Church, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, Secretary of the State of Maine, Secretary of the U. S.
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Senate, etc .; married Hannah Wheaton of Providence, R. I. ; died in Philadelphia, in 1868. Children : Ellen S. Tupper, Allen, of Iowa, famous as an apiarist; James W., D. D., Baptist of Philadelphia; Mita F. Whidden, C. R .: Seth W .; Charles H., of Baltimore Md .; Robert N. d .; Walter N. of Iowa.
THOMPSON,
ALEXANDER, came to St. Stephen from Litchfield, N. H. ; married Charlotte Hill. Children :- William ; Mrs. Ann Lindsay; Alexander; Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes, James A. ; Emily ; Elisha; Augustus H. ; Cyrus A. ; Theodore.
TODD,
WILLIAM, of Goffstown, N. H. ; married Miss Worthley of North Yarmouth, Me., where he located and engaged in business as a merchant; in 1811, settled in St. Stephen, as a teacher, and afterwards a merchant and innkeeper. Rev. Mr. M'Coll speaks of his school as "very excellent." He died, April 3rd. 1846, and his wife, four years later; leav- ing the rich legacy of children that honor and adorn so- ciety. Children :- Robert M. d .; Mary J. Hill, Joel, d .; Jane M. Berry, Alfred; William, d. ; Laura McAllister, John; Seth M .; Freeman H .; Louisa W. Townsend, Seth ; John W. ; and Hannah A. Hill, Samuel.
TOWNSEND,
SETH, came from Sidney, Me., to Calais in 1823; an active and honest business man ; married Louisa W. Todd. Children :- Edgar, who died of disease contracted in the army against the Rebellion; Louisa M. d .; Laura; Mrs. Mary H. Harris, Wm. H.
UPTON,
AARON, came from New Boston, N. H., to St. Stephen, about 1800; was a very active and successful shipbuilder and merchant. Children :- Mrs. Sarah Hill; David; Mar- garet; Mrs. Louisa McAllister, Marcus; Achsah.
WAITE,
BENJAMIN F .. (a great-grandson of Nathaniel, who came from Leicester, England to Malden, Mass., in 1696,) born in Hubbardston, Mass., in 1801; came to Calais about 1821 ; engaged in lumbering and commerce ; married Han- nah T. Todd of Eastport; died in 1875. Children :- Charles ; Mrs. Mary E. Deming, Wm; Lieut. Henry W. mortally wounded in the Union army at Rappahannock Station ; Benjamin F. ; John T. ; Frederic T .; Mrs. Helen M. Kelley, Sam .; George E,; Horace.
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WATSON,
ROBERT, came from Ayershire, Scotland ; settled in St. Stephen about 1790; engaged in commerce ; gave a home to Hon. James Brown in his boyhood ; was a warm friend of Parson M'Coll ; married Mary Seely of St. John ; died in 1817. Children :- William; Mrs. Elizabeth Atherton ; Mary Ann; Nancy ; Mrs. Maria Mowatt, Robert, Rarrister; Robert, the only one now living.
WENTWORTH,
HON. G. M., came from Parsonsfield to Calais in 1835: engaged in teaching and afterwards in lumbering: is an active and successful man ; married Lucy C. Gates; their daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilmore, Robert, resides in Prov- vidence. R. I.
WHIDDEN,
RENDOL, born in New Market, N. H. in 1795: was brought to Holland, Me., by his parents, in 1797: was a volunteer soldier stationed at Wiscasset, in 1814 : soon after, moved to St.George, N. B., where he resided several years : came to Calais in 1831 : was a representative in the Maine Legislature in 1839, and the same year, was appointed quartermaster of the militia stationed in Calais: elected Maj. General in 1844 : was a State senator in 1854: assisted in raising the first company of volunteers in Calais in 1861, and afterwards enlisted another company : is a life member of the Tract, and Home Missionary Societies ; married Mrs. Sarah Reed, daughter of Capt. Peter Clinch of Fort Howe, St. John, N. B., by whom he has four children, viz :- Charles R. ; Edgar; Mrs. Amy E. Hobart, D. R. ; Maria C. He is still hale and active.
WHITNEY,
JOEL, lived and died in Jonesboro. Children : Mrs. Hannah Knight, Paul; Mrs. Mary Hill, Abner ; Daniel ; Joel; Joseph ; Ephriam ; Paul. Grandchildren :- by Daniel: Harlow, d .; Mrs. Sarah Tyler, L .; JJohn : Mrs. Ann Young, John ; Eph- raim ; Daniel; Robert; Douglas :- by Joel, who married Anna Moore : Washington, d .; Mrs. Jane Todd, Seth M .; Mrs. Hannah Harmon, Daniel; Joseph; Mrs. Haycock, Warren ; Eliza :- By Ephriam : Mrs. Betsy Hill, Abner; Mrs Phebe Hill, H. N .; Mrs. Nancy McFarlane, M .; Mrs. Ann Porter, John, d .; Mrs. Sophia Clark, Rev. W. S., d .; Beriah :- by Paul : Mrs. Cordelia Peabody, Charles Eliz- abeth; Reuben; John; Harrison.
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