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Children :
Sibae Stockbridge, b. Nov. 12, 1833; m. Freeman B. An- drews, Esq. of Oxford.
Ellen Litchfield, b. Sept. 14, 1840, d. 1854.
Caroline Elizabeth Cass, b. Nov. 29, 1842.
CARR.
Dr. ROBERT CARR, son of Samuel, was b. at Newbu- ry, Mass. Oct. 24, 1783; m. Jan. 20, 1813, Polly Chase. She was born, Aug. 5, 1785, and soon after their marriage,
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he commenced the practice of medicine in Hebron. In this great office he served many years with skill and fidelity, his kindly disposition making him, everywhere, a welcome guest. He died at West Minot, Jnly 14, 1852.
Children :
Josiah, b. Feb. 6, 1814, m. Sept. 23, 1841, Elizabeth Frances Bridgham. For forty years a beloved physician at Mechanic Falls.
Ann Kimball, b. Mar. 29, 1816, m. 1838, Edward Bruce. Mehitable Frye, b. April 5, 1818, m.Oct. 12, 1843, Isaac
Whitmore Marshall. She d. Hebron, Jan. 9, 1845. Samuel, b. July 30, 1823, m. Harriet C. Hawks.
Robert William, b. Feb. 1, 1826.
CASSANDER CARY, son of Dr. Luther and Abigail (King) Cary of Turner, was born in Williamsburg, Mass. Aug. 15, 1783. He m. 1808, Sally Clapp ; he m. 2d, 1818, Joanna Jones ; had settlement in Hebron, where he d. Sept. 2, 1831. Children as per Hebron records.
Sophia, b. April 12, 1810. Martha, b. May 5, 1812.
Harriet, b. Aug. 24, 1814. Sally, b. Nov. 14, 1816.
Henry J., b. June 12, 1823. Cassander, b. May 4, 1826;
lived sixteen days. Aaron, b. Nov. 20, 1828.
THOMAS CARY, son of Zachary and Eliza (Newhall) Cary, was born in Sterling, Mass., 1807. He was a brick- maker, residence, while in Oxford, on King street, oppo- site Mr. Ricker's. He was a stage driver on the Portland and Paris line, also on other routes. In May 1842, he re- moved to farm near Gray Corner, where he continued until his house was burned, a few years ago, since then, his dau. Mrs. Sykes, has made a home for him with her in Lewis- ton. He m. Ist, Theda L., dau. of Capt. Micah Walker of Paris ; she d. July 31, 1838, and he m. 2d, May 20, 1839, Mrs. Julia Ann Waterhouse, dau. of Dr. Peter Whit- ney of Gray. She had one son, Peter Whitney Waterhouse, who had his surname changed to Cary, by the Legislature in 1842. He m. Mary Peck of Conn.
Children :
Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1835 ; m. John Wesley of Patten. Theda, b. April, 1842; m. Robert M. Sykes of Lewiston. Cephas, b. 1843; m. Emma Farris, lives in Oxford. Gustavus Newhall, b. 1845; unm., died in the army.
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Cynthia, died in infancy. Mary, died in infancy. Cynthia Whitney, b. 1851 ; m. John Dingley of Lewiston. Albert Alonzo, b. 1853, lives in Gray.
ZACHARY CARY of Leeds and Miriam Morse of He- bron, were married Aug. 3, 1824. She was a daughter of James Morse, the miller at Craigies Mills and died, his widow, at Woodfords. He was a brother of Thomas, above named, b. 1801 ; he had settlement in Norway and later in Oxford (119). Children ;
James Henry, b. 1825, m. Mary Elizabeth Breslin ; he d. in Portland, 1851.
Albert Quincy, b. 1827, killed in the steamer Primrose, blown up on the Mississippi river.
Lydia Ann, b. r829, d. young.
Martha Jane, b. 1832, m. Walter B. Harmon.
George Francis, b. 1837, m. 1866, Harriet N. Flood, s. Portland ; d. Feb. 7, 1892.
Lewis Clark, b. 1843, d. unm. at Woodfords.
CASTHELL.
SQUIRE and DEBORAH CASWELL, are credited on the Hebron records, with children, as follows ;-
Rachel, b. May 10, 1815.
John, b. June 13, 1818.
Andrew Harlow of Minot, and Deborah Caswell of He- bron, pub. their intention of m. July 30, 1825.
GAMES.
DAVID W. CATES, said to have been left an orphan in infancy, and adopted by an Otisfield family. He was b. Sept. 1799, m. July 11, 1830, Harriet Eaton, dau. of Ab- ner Shaw of Oxford. He had residence on Pleasant street, followed the cooper's trade, and lived more than ninety years, the last twenty in total blindness. His wife d. Aug. 1895, in Massachusetts. Children, born in Oxford.
Frances Elizabeth, b. May 30, 1831, m. Mar. 14, 1851,
Daniel C. Moore ; m. 2d, Abiel Root. She d. July, 1900, at Norwood, Mass.
Charles Augustus, b. July 27, 1832, m. Philena Libby of Harrison, lives in that town.
Albion Milton, b. Mar. 17, 1836, m. Mary Parsons, lives in Blackstone, Mass.
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William Lewis, b. July 20, 1838; m. Mary Ann Sweet; m. 2d, Hannah Sweet, lives in Blackstone.
Clarence M., b. Mar. 31, 1851; m. Mary Flaherty ; m. 2d, Mrs. Josephine Jordan, lives in Blackstone.
CRABBOURNE.
ZEBULON CHADBOURNE, b. 1774, m. Polly Staples, b. 1779 ; came from Kennebunk and located on Pigeon Hill. Children ;
Mary, b. June 30, 1801, m. Feb. 20, 1823, Reuben Saw- yer of New Gloucester.
Elon, b. June 2, 1803.
John R., b. July 15, 1804.
Lucy, b. Sept. 8, 1807, m. - Herrick.
Samuel H., b. Oct. 2, 1810.
Thomas, b. May 2, 1812, lived two years.
Susanna, b. Oct. 12, 1815, m. Chase Merrill.
Zebulon, b. Aug. 30, 1823, m. Dorcas Brown, and died, very suddenly, in 1846, without issue.
ELON CHADBOURNE, son of Zebulon, had the home- stead (140). He m. May, 1826, Lydia K. Piper of Otis- field. Children ;
Francis S., b. Jan. 28, 1828, m. May 19, 1850, Serena Kenney of Westbrook.
Jairus Keith, m. Mrs. Lombard of Otisfield.
Cora, d. at the age of 25, unmarried.
JOHN R. CHADBOURNE, son of Zebulon, m. Rhoda Cary Gurney, and removed to Sumner before 1840.
Children :
Louisa Deborah, b. June 6, 1829.
Chloe Eustis, b. Jan. 15, 1835.
James A. Barnes, b. May 16, 1839.
Isabel Credentia, b. Feb. 1, 1842, m. John McCollister.
SAMUEL H. CHADBOURNE, son of Zebulon, m. June 3, 1832, Charlotte T., dau. of Ephraim Washburn, and s. in Oxford (136). He was a member of Co. H 14th Maine, and died in a hospital at Baton Rouge, Nov. 30, 1863. His widow m. Seth H. Faunce.
Children :
Alonzo Hosea, b. Mar. 23, 1833, m. Almira Lane of Hi- ram ; lives in Worcester.
John Welch, b. April 16, 1837, m. Harriet Walcott ; he is an innholder at Oxford.
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George Mellen, b. Dec. 15, 1839 ; d. unm. 1872.
Frances Melissa, b. Feb. 9, 1844. Charlotte Augusta, b. Mar. 13, 1846, m. George H. Jones. Malorah Annetta, b. June 6, 1848, m. Leander Wardwell. Freeland, b. Dec. 30, 1856, m. Effie McCollister.
Reuben Proctor of Buckfield and Betsey Chadbourne ( Hebron were m. July 14, 1799.
CDAJFIN.
WILLIAM FARWELL CHAFFIN, b. Jan. 12, 1804, son of Gladwin and Eunice (Farwell) Chaffin of Harvard, Mass., came to Oxford soon after the marriage of his sister with Maj. Norton. He was a fine looking man, of kindly disposition and unblemished character ; a cooper, by trade, but he had been much employed as a school-teacher. He was especially interested in music and opened a singing- school in the village, from which was organized an excel- lent musical society and church choir, efficient aids to so- cial and religious meetings. His death, April 30, 1838, was a very solemn event, the meeting-house was crowded at his funeral, and the choir , in tears, sang in the service.
His wife, b. Oct. 31, 1803, was Louisa, dau. of Eben- ezer L. and Hannah (Tarbell) Shattuck of Pepperell, Ms., an excellent woman, lovingly co-operating with her husband in good works. Soon after the birth of her son, she was af- flicted with a nervous disease that bereft her of reason and her sun went down in a cloud, May 20, 1851.
Children :
Mary Louisa, b. Mar. 9, 1834, m. Oct. 21, 1861, John Holmes, and d. in California, Mar. 25, 1863.
William Ladd, b. Aug. 16, 1837, m. Aug. 12, 1862. Re- becca H., dau. of 'Michael H. and Margaret (Hazlett ; Bagley of Portland. Dr. Chaffin has for many years been the revered pastor of Unity Church, North Easton, Mass.
A record of this family would be defective if "Aunt Phœbe" was omited ; she was a sister of Mrs. Chaffin, came with her to Oxford, and upon her devolved the care of this afflicted family. A friend said of her, "she was a grand woman, full of good works, with love and charity for every body ; she richly deserved to live a hundred years in this world and an eternity of years in the better world to come." At the age of 55, Miss Shattuck became the 2d wife of Maj.
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Levi Houghton of Fitchburg, who was 16 years her senfor ; she used to say that she "was amply paid for waiting, for she had a good husband more than twenty years". She d. at the Rectory, at North Easton, June 24, 1890, aged 100 years, 4 months and 6 days; her last twenty years being spent in the family of her nephew. When he was a child, she was a mother to him, and when she became, again, a child he lovingly cared for her.
JOSEPH CHAFFIN, brother of William, was b. March 13, 1807. He learned to be a harness-maker of his brother John, at Concord, N. H. In 1834 he m. Miss Julia Farns- worth of Harvard aud for a time lived in that town. His settlement in Oxford commenced in 1837 and continued about twelve years; occupying a house opposite the head of King street and a small harness shop adjoining. During his stay in Oxford he was frequently called to places of im- portance and was universally well liked. Before 1850 he removed to Northboro. Mass. where his wife d. Dec, 12, 1854, Æ 44 years. He m. 2d, Mar. 26, 1856, wid. Elizabeth (Hildreth) Wilder of Townsend, and lived in her town for three years, then again took residence in Harvard, where he was railroad station agent twenty-five years. He d. at Harvard, Jan. 14, 1898.
Children :
Joseph Farnsworth, b. Oxford, Mar. 27, 1839; m. Mary Ann Flemming, lives in Fitchburg.
Julia A., b. Oxford; m. Samuel B. Hart of Ayer. Nellie F., b. Townsend ; m. George G. Bowers of Ayer. Edna L., b. Harvard; m. Willard S. Dudley of Harvard. Henry B., b. Harvard; lives in Lancaster, Mass.
CHAPMAN.
JAMES H. CHAPMAN, b. 1824, and wffe, Lydia S., b. 1826, came to Oxford, frem Mount Vernon, Me., before 1850. His residence was on Pleasant street and for several years, he occupied the mill near the river manufacturing shovel handles. The family removed to Dexter, Me.
Children : Clifton M., b. July 20, 1847. Emogine, b. June 20, 1848. Ella, b. March 24, 1850. Elmer Harvey, b. July 20, 1853.
Hattie Panline, b. Nov. 26, 1857.
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CHESLEY.
MOSES CHESLEY m. Ruth Dean, daughter of Samuel Brown, and settled on a farm (47) in Oxford. He was born in 1807, was for several years Deputy Sheriff and for one session, he was a member of the Legislature, elected by the "Greenbackers". He was a man of good character, but somewhat eccentric, perbaps affecting some idiosyn- crasies that he did not possess ; he allowed his hair and beard to grow untrimmed, was idiomatic in speech and a disputant in and out of season. Being a keen humorist, he relied upon ridicule to silence his opponent in debate. The laugh being usually with him, his remarks were always amusing if not instructive. He lived to be well along in years, marrying a 2d wife, Mrs. Sarah Winsor of Po- land ; she is now living.
Children :
Sarah Jane, b. Sept. 29, 1829; m. Elmer Walcott.
Aulistus Leonard, b. May 1, 1832.
Franklin Augustus,
Francis A.,
b. Nov. 21, 1834.
Elizabeth Welch, b. Mar. 4, 1837.
Hannah Chesley, a sister of Moses, by her skill in ob- stetrics and faithfulness in nursing the sick, greatly endear- ed herself to the Oxford people.
WILLIAM CHIPMAN son of Benjamin and Hannah, was born in Kingston, Mass. Aug. 14, 1764. His parents were among the earliest settlers in Bakerstown, now Poland, and his elder brother, Benjamin continued in Poland, where he d. Jnne 18, 1835, Æ 86 years ; his other brother, Daniel, s. first in Poland, removing to Raymond in 1813. His father d. in 1787, and his mother, a sister of Gen. Peleg Wads- worth, d. in 1821, Æ 93 years. Mr Chipman was a soldier in the Revolution, enlisted in New Gloucester, served in the Mass. con. and pensioned in 1834. His wife was Esther Lane and the Hist. of Paris names twelve children, but does not claim any to have been born in that town. His farm in Hebron adjoined the Bucknam's and probably some of his children were born there, although none are found on the records. He m. 2d, Jan. 20, 1823, Miss Jane Sampson of Turner. Jane Chipman died in Oxford, June 12, 1833, Ben- jamin died the following day, and William Chipman died
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Mar. 30, 1849. Some of his children s. on or near the homestead ; Rebecca, m. Jonathan Glover of Hebron, and Amos, m. Dec. 1825, Mary Dean of Hebron, lived for a time on a farm (207) in Oxford ; removed to Mecbanic Falls.
JOSHUA CHIPMAN, son of William, b. Mar. 5, 1790, m. Feb. 18, 1816, Hannah Wood of Minot ; lived upon a farm near his father's in Hebron, where his children were born. Family removed to New Portland, where he d. Dec. 13, 1870. Children :
Caroline, b. Feb. 22, 1817. Rosilla, b. Aug. 16, 1818. Louisa b. June 1, 1820. Samuel Prescott, b. May 3, 1823. Hannah Elizabeth,
Joshua Franklin,
b. Mar. 6, 1829.
CHARLES CHIPMAN, and Allura S. Pompilly, both of Hebron, were m. May, 1827. He was a son of William, b. 1798, a farmer (193) in Oxford; wife d. Jan. 24, 1867, he died March 14, 1869.
Children :
Esther D., b. Sept. 30, 1828.
Sally True, b. Feb. 14, 1830.
Jane M., b, Feb. 14, 1832, m. May 17, 1855, Nathaniel E. Rowe of New Gloucester.
Hannah Venora, b. Aug. 19, 1834, m. Oct. 22, 1855, Jo- seph Farris of Oxford.
CHURCHILL.
JABEZ CHURCHILL, of Shepardsfield, bought in 1785 lot 12, in the 5th range, Ist div. and sold the same to Jo- siah Fuller, in 1800. Wife, Maria, joined in the conveyance, residence, Buckfield.
JOSIAH CHURCHILL, of New Gloucester, cooper, sold to Elisha Gurney, in 1794, lot 5 in the 5th range of Ist div. He signed the call copied on page 12.
BENJAMIN and SARAH CHURCHILL are credited in He- bron, with children, as follows : Olive, b. April 10, 1809. Miranda, b. April 26, 1812. Polly, b. May 10, 1815.
ASEPH CHURCHILL and Sally F. Peterson, both of Hebron, m. Mar. II, 1827.
JAMES N. CHURCHILL, aged 28, wife and one child were living in Oxford in 1840.
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CLARE.
THOMAS CLARK came to Craiges Mills about 1813 to be the tavern keeper. He had been a book-seller in Port- land; m. 1802, Nancy Goodwin ; lived two or three years in Lisbon, Me. and in the spring of 1816, settled perma- nently on Paris Hill, where he died, Feb. 13, 1852.
He was a man of considerable ability, quite a politition, an efficient public official and for several years he was the Sec. of Oxford Lodge of Masons. See History of Paris.
PETER CLARK, m. Rhoda, dau. of Tristram Richards of Middleton, N. H. and lived for a time in Hebron. He was a son of Samuel, b. in Durham, N. H., changing his residence from Hebron to Paris in 1827. Son Peter proba- bly b. in Durham, was a mute, and killed on the railroad.
Children as per Hebron records.
Martha, b. June 4, 1811. Jonathan, b. May 29, 1813.
Samuel, b. Aug. 3, 1815. Hezekiah, b. Sept. 7, 1817.
Sally, b. June 25, 1820. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 28, 1824.
CLEAVELAND.
ADIN CLEAVELAND, son of Edward and Deborah (Ad- ams) Cleaveland, b. April 27, 1784 ; m. Miranda, b. Nov. 4, 1784, dau. of Lebbeus and Martha (Clark) Smith. He lived for several years at Medfield Mass. ; children, with the exception of the two youngest, were born there. Their homestead in Oxford (85) was not far from the vil- lage, on the road to Poland, where he d. Dec. 2, 1848.
Children :
Emily Simpson, b. Mar. 18, 1805, m. April 18, 1841, Ira Crooker of Oxford.
Rosella Andrews, b. June 18, 1807, m. March 18, 1824, Israel Pike of Norway; she d. Dec. 1827.
Henrietta Maria, b. Dec. 20, 1810; m. Sept. 14, 1829, Nathan Lombard of Otisfield.
Lydia Hill Nelson, b. Oct. 22, 1813; m. Jan. 27, 1838, Jeremiah Lovell of Otisfield.
Miranda Smith, b. Dec. 10, 1821 ; m. Dec. 13, 1849, Rob- ent Small Townsend of Oxford.
Adin Cornelius, b. Jan. 21, 1824; m. Jan. 14, 1855, Me- linda E. Edwards of Otisfield, in which town he settled.
CLIFFORD.
AMOS and BETSEY CLIFFORD are credited upon Oxford
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records, with children as follows :
Lavinia D., b. May 3, 1828. Joseph, b. Dec. 6, 1832.
ALVIN D. CLIFFORD and Polly Smith, both of Ox- ford, were married, Dec. 20, 1839.
JOHN CLIFFORD, farmer, aged 68, with wife Sarah, aged 70, both born in New Hampshire, were residing (16) in Oxford in 1850. John Clifford and Charlotte Winkley, both of Oxford, were m. Mar. 31, 1853.
COBB.
WILLIAM COBB, for service in Mass. State troops, in Revolution, was pensioned in. 1833, being then 70 years old; he died Dec. 7, 1849. Wife Betsey, died April 3, ISII, aged 35 years. Children as per Hebron records. Betsey, b. Aug. 2, 1793.
Ruth, b. Jan. 17, 1795 ; m. Sept. 8, 1814, Arden Tubbs. Anna, b. Mar. 23, 1797. (Hannah Cobb, d. Jun. 22, 1804.)
William, b. Sept. 14, 1799.
Bezaleel, b. Sept. 26, 1801. George, b. April, 1804.
Mary Jane, b. June 14, 1806; d. June 30, 1811.
Joseph, b. April 1, 1809; d. June 23, 1810.
WILLIAM COBB, Jr, and Lovisa, dau. of Jacob Gurney, were m. April 18, 1822 and had, born in Hebron :
Mary, b. Jan. 24, 1823.
Augusta, b. July 14, 1826.
Nancy, b. Dec. 22, 1828.
Francis Marion, b. Oct. 13, 1832.
Sarah Jane, b. June 19, 1835.
COLE.
JOSIAH and HANNAH COLE are credited with twelve children, ten in Hebron and two in Oxford ; as follows : - Samuel, b. April 6, 1799. Polly, b. May 18, 1800. Louisa, b. Aug. 30, 1802. Josiah, b. Oct. 10, 1805. Solomon, b. Mar. 24, 1808. Pauline, b. Feb. 22, 18II. Sally, b. Mar. 25, 1813. William G., b. Feb. 1, 1815. Rebecca, b. May 27, 1817. Affa, b. Dec. 5, 1818. Jane, b. Nov. 7, 1821. Harriet, b. April II, 1824.
TORED.
RANDALL and BETSEY COREY had, born in Oxford : Elbridge Willis, b. July 2, 1836.
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CORLISS.
DANIEL and MARY CORLISS are credited in Hebron, with Mary Ann, b. May 4, 1827.
COOfABS.
ISAAC COOMBS of Hebron and Harriet Edwards of Otisfield, m. (pub.) Dec. 31, 1825, and had : Enoch, b. April 1, 1827.
Samuel L., b. July 11, 1829.
COX.
BENJAMIN Cox had lot 3, in the 8th range, Ist divis- ion of Shepardsfield. He had served in the Mass. line in the Revolution, name placed on the pension roll in 1819, dropped under act May 1, 1820, restored in 1831, and died Jan. 14, 1832.
Children of record in Hebron :
Rebecca, b. Nov. 24, 1781.
Sarah, b. Mar. 9, 1784.
David, b. April 17, 1786.
Hannah, b. Sept. 10, 1788.
Content, b. Mar. 11, 1791.
Lydia, b. July 3, 1793.
Abigail, b. Mar. 18, 1797.
The above were evidently placed upon record at the same time, subsequently, there is credited to Benjamin Cox, Jr. : Isaac. b. Aug. 3, 1801.
Jacob, b. June 8, 1803 ; m. Mar. 21, 1825, Mary A. Packard, and had, born in Hebron :
Isaac, b. Nov. 25, 1825 ; Amariah, b. Mar. 16, 1827.
John Cox and Hannah Keene, both of Hebron, were mar- ried Dec. 1, 1801.
Benjamin Cox of Heb., changed surname to Watson, 1864.
NATHAN COY, son of John and Mary (Millett) Coy , was born in Minot April 14, 1793. In the fall of 1844 he bought a tract of land in Oxford (156) of George Farris and Benjamin Dudley and settled upon it the following May. In 1846 he added by purchase, a lot from John Welch, then occupied dy Otis Soule. Mr. Coy was a soldier in the war of 1812 - 14, and June 22, 1849 he lost his life trying to res- cue his son Oliver from drowning in the river near his house.
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His wife was Juliana, dau. of James and Susanna (Young) Buck of Norway, b. Dec. 29, 1811; d. Aug. II, 1895. Children :
Henry Wiltsy, b. Mar. 22, 1838; m. Oct. 30, 1870, Eliza Wight of Gilead, lives in Oxford.
Clementine, b. July 11, 1839, d. Oct. 7, 1861.
Oliver Buck, b. Dec. 18, 1840, lives in Oxford.
Helen, b. Sept. 16, 1842, lives in Oxford.
Hattie, b. Mar. 28, 1845 ; m. Sept. 1865, Alfred W. Cush- man of Kingston, Mass., d. Nov. 23, 1874.
Nathan Brewster, b. Sept. 29, 1848; m. October 14, 1875, Marion Ross of Danville, P. Q.
ELIAB and SARAH COY are credited in Hebron with : Byron, b. Sept. 4, 1825. William, b. Oct. 23, 1827. Olive, b. Dec. 18, 1829. Eliab Washburn, b. Dec, 6, 1832. Eunice, b. Dec. 9, 1834. George Willard, b. Nov. 13, 1836. Sarah Esther, b. Oct. 12, 1840.
CRAFTS.
SAMUEL CRAFTS of Bridgewater, bought in 1786 of Mr. Shepard, lot 9 in the 6th range, Ist division, and soon settled upon it. He had served in the war and was pension- ed under the act of 1832. His wife, Anna Packard, died Jan. 31, 1833 ; he died Feb. 2, 1844.
Children :
Polly, b. Aug. 6, 1788 ; m. Nov. 26, 1812, Alden Bumpas. Samuel, b. Mar. 21, 1790; m. Althea Sturtevant.
Moses, b. May 26, 1792 : m. Sarah - and had :
Alden, b. Dec. 17, 1816. Edward, b. Aug. 27, 1818. Moses Orville, b. June 28, 1820. Justin, b. Apr. 2, 1823. Leonard Sturtevant, b. Aug. 20, 1825.
Austin, b. Aug. 27, 1827. Sarah Ann, b. Nov. 22, 1829. Isaac, b. July 29, 1794.
Anna, b. Jan. 29, 1796; m. Nov. 20, 1823, Samuel In- galls of Hebron.
John, b. Nov, 14, 1798.
Verren, b. Oct. 17, 1800.
Thomas, b. Sept. 26, 1804.
Phæbe, b. June 29, 1806; m. Dec. 2, 1830, John Ken- nard of Windham.
Alonzo, b. Jan. 10, 1809.
Hiram, b. March 4, 18II.
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CROCHETT.
SAMUEL CROCKETT, son of Joshua and Sarah (Ham. lin) Crockett of Norway, was born in Hebron, Nov. 26, 1792; m. Dec. 25, 1815, Mary dau. of Benjamin Her- ring of Norway. She died Nov. 4, 1877, Æ 82 years.
Residence in Oxford (35). Children :
Mary Jane, b. June 24, 1816; m. May 14 1836, Eben J. Pottle of Oxford.
Sally L,. b. July 12, 1818; 2d wife of Mr. Pottle.
Solomon, b. June 11, 1820.
Esther C., b. Mar. 23, 1822 ; m. Charles Pike of Norway. James, b. Feb. 8, 1826, lived ten months.
James, b. Oct. 1, 1827, d. June 17, 1832.
Benjamin, b. April 6, 1831 ; m. Feb. 11, 1850, Elvira F. McAllister, settled on the home farm and had :
Samuel Lafayette, b. Oct. 15, 1853. Alfred Irving, b. Aug. 14, 1856.
Mark, b. 1836, m. Roslia Augusta Millett; s. (46), had : Otha, Heloise, Samuel, Winfield Scott, Sarah Louisa, Frederick Milton, Lillian Kate, David Mil- lett, Mary Elsie Blanch and Fannie Persis.
SEWALL CROCKETT, brother of Samuel, b. October 4, 1803 ; m. Olive Hayford, credited on Oxford records with : Ellen Maria, b. Jan. 23, 1829. Sewall, b. July 12, 1831. Lewis Hamlin, b. Oct. 23, 1833.
Charles Pierce, b. Aug. 5, 1836.
Mary Pike, b. Aug. 7, 1838.
CROOKER.
CHARLES CROOKER, son of Joshua and Ruth (Joyce, Crooker, was born Oct. 23, 1780; m. Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel Packard and s. in Hebron, perhaps on lot 3 i! the 5th range, 2d division, his father's purchase of Mr. Whitney in 1801. Children are credited as follows : Charles, b. May 1, 1801.
Stephen, b. Jan. 20, 1802, lived one month.
Daniel, b. Jan. 2, 1804; living in Oxford (119) in 1840 . with wife, three children and two aged women. Sophrona, b. July 23, 1806. Irene, b. April 4, 1809. John, b. Feb. 1, 1812. Joshua, b. March 6, 1816. Joseph, b. Feb. 15, 1819.
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JOSHUA CROOKER, Jr. of Minot, and Almira Bearce of Hebron, m. Aug. 19, 1813 ; had Almira Bearce, Dec. 1814.
SETH CROOKER of Buckfield and Priscilla Keene of Hebron, m. Oct. 23, 1800. He d. in Oxford, Jan. 22, '33. Children :
Lemuel, b. Mar. 25, 1804; family in Oxford in 1830. Seth, b. 1807, m. Nov. 17, 1829, Caroline Rowe of Sum-
ner, lived (94), had Cyrenas R., b. 1841, and others. Jonathan, b. 1808, m. Dec. 11, 1833, Ruth Emery, lived
in Oxford, had Caroline, b. 1835, Melinda C., b. 1839, Cyrus R., b. 1843, and Rosetta G., b. May 30, 1846. Zelotas, died Mar. 1816, aged four years.
Ira , b. 1814, a mute, m. Emily S. Cleaveland, and had born in Oxford, Rosina, b. 1842, Drusilla, b. 1846, George W., b. 1849.
Otis, b. May 30, 1817, m. Nov. 25, 1840, Eunice Brooks, and had Charles H., b. Oxford, July 29, 1847.
Melinda, b. Aug. 25, 1819.
CURTIS.
ASHLEY CURTIS was a private in Capt. Josiah Hay- den's, Bridgewater company of Minute-men, which march- ed on the Lexington alarm ; he also served under the same commander at the seige of Boston. In 1785, he bought of Mr. Shepard, a part of lots 10 and II in the 5th range, Ist division. He died Aug. 25, 1831, Æ 85 years.
By wife Susanna he is credited with children as follows. Eliphaz, b. Jan. 16, 1771 ; had son Alvah, Nov. 6, 1797. Oliver, b. Nov. 18, 1773.
Susanna, b. Feb. 9, 1776, m. June 4, 1799, Isaiah Fuller, Mary, b. June 21, 1778.
Ashley, b. July 31, 1780; m. Dec. 21, 1809, Betsey Pack- ard and had Rosetta H., b. Oct. 1, 1810, Harrison G. O., b. Jan. 13 1812, Harriet Newall, b. March 17, 1815, Hiram, b. July 10, 1817, Arvilla, b. May 10, 1820, Elizabeth, d, young, Elizabeth, b. Feb. 26, 1825, and George A., b. Mar. 9, 1829.
Sarah, b. May 9, 1783, d. Jan. 26, 1808.
Rebecca, b. Feb. 12, 1786, m. Sept. 26, 1813, Ebenezer Jewell of Paris.
Sibyl, b. May 19, 1789, d. June 16, 1790.
Lois, b. Oct. 21, 1791, d. Nov. 7, 1799.
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CASEMAN.
THE CUSHMAN FAMILY had several representatives among the early settlers of Hebron; an excellant Geneal- ogy having been published, reference is made to it in some cases. Job, Thomas and Zebedee Cushman, sons of Thom- as and Ann (Chipman) Cushman of Plympton, Mass. are said to have commenced clearing land in Shepardsfield, in 1782. The names of the two latter are upon the Massachu- setts rolls of soldiers in the Revolution, and Zebedee, for service in the Continental navy, was granted a pension.
JOB CUSHMAN had lots II and 12 in the 6th range, was twice married and had eleven children. In 1793 he was li- censed, by the Baptists, to preach as a missionary at large. He moved to Montville in 1804 and died, very suddenly, in his 73d year, Jan. 8, 1826, while on a mission to Campo- bello Island, and was buried at Eastport. He was a thrifty farmer and an exemplary christian.
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