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THOMAS CUSHMAN was b. 1758; m. Nov. 1783, Ruth Ring of Minot, Maine. He became interested in the teach- ings of Ann Lee and with his family joined the Shakers at New Gloucester. He died at Alfred, Me. 1816.
ZEBEDEE CUSHMAN, was b. 1763 ; m. Mar. 1, 1787, Sa- rah Holmes of Plympton, and they are credited with elev- en children in Hebron. He had lot 10 in the 7th range ; he died June 3, 1837.
ISAAC CUSHMAN, son of Robert, of Kingston, b. Mar. 10, 1745 ; a soldier of the Revolution, pensioned in 1833. He had lot 2 in the 5th range. His first wife was Sarah --- by whom he had Elizabeth, b. Aug. 20, 1771 and three others. She d. Feb. 10, 1804. He m. 2d, Sept. 18, 1805, Mehitable Gurney of Hebron.
JOSEPH CUSHMAN, son of Benjamin of Plympton, m. Dec. 24, 1788, Peggy Brown of Shepardsfield ; three child- ren on record. He was a soldier of the Revolution, but per- haps did not serve long enough to entitle him to a pension. He was born in 1758 and died in 1834.
ANDREW CUSHMAN, son of Josiah of Plympton, b. Aug. 23. 1773, m. Ist, Hannah Perkins, and 2d, Feb. 4, 1804, Ann Nelson of Hebron, by whom he had nine children
Family removed to Monson, Me.
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GIDEON CUSHMAN, son of Caleb of Carver, was b. Nov' 20, 1750 ; m. Feb. 25, 1772, Ruth, dau. of Capt. Nathan- iel Shaw of Plympton, and had twelve children. He had lot 7 in the 2d range, and is said to have commenced clear- ing in 1781. Previously he had been a sailor, served as a soldier in the war, for which he was pensioned in 1834.
Wife d. Dec. 19, 1836; he d. May 7, 1845.
CALEB CUSHMAN, Jr. brother of Gideon, was born July 1757 ; m. Mar. 24, 1785, Charlotte Packard; m. 2d, Mar. 29, 1804, Polly Buck and had fourteen children. He had lots 6 in the 3d and 4th ranges, and probably came about the same time as his brother. He had served as fifer in the Mass. militia in the Revolution and was pensioned in 1833.
Wife d. Sept. 7, 1820, Æ 53 ; he d. Jan. 17, 1835. See Cushman Genealogy for the children of the families above mentioned.
LEVI CUSHMAN, son of Gideon, was b. Aug. 14, 1773, m. April 7, 1796, Eleanor Buck of Buckfield, had 2 child- ren and d. April 8, 1802. He m. 2d, Rhoda French of Raynham, Mass., she d. Feb. 7, 1852, in her 83d year, at Mrs. Records. Mr. and Mrs. C. were s. in Oxford in 1840.
Children :
Polly, m. Isaac Bolster, Jr. of Paris, s. Harrison.
Eleanor, m. Henry Blake, s. Patten, Me.
Eliza, b. 1804, m. Chandler Records of Oxford.
Sullivan. b. Mar. 13, 1805, m. Clarissa Jones Tribou of Paris, s. in Oxford, later in Auburn.
Solomon, b. Mar. 7, 1807, d. June 25, 1827.
Rhoda F., m. Dec. 3, 1831, John W. Fogg, s. Harrison.
ZEBEDEE CUSHMAN, Jr,, b. Hebron, Nov. 23, 1787 ; m. May 16, 1817, Polly Robbins, s. Oxford (169), He died Feb. 27, 1844; she died Feb. 27, 1844.
Children :
Elvira , b. May 1, 1818, m. Aug. 21, 1839, William Ed- wards, Jr. of Oxford.
Job, b. Mar. II, 1820, m. Feb. 28, 1850, Eliza Harris, s. Oxford.
William E., b. Jan. 21, 1822, m. Sept. 29, 1849, Rhoda J. Lee.
Mary A., b. Oct. 1823, m. 1844, Seth Eastman, s. Boston. Ann Robbins, b. Sept. 10, 1825.
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LEONARD CUSHMAN, son of Zebedee, was born Feb. 10, 1799, m. Aug. 6, 1821, Esther Jenkins of Norway. He d, Oct. 27, 1826, at Point Petre, Gaudeloupe.
Children.
Sarah Jane, b. June 28, 1822.
Leonard Chipman, b. Oct. 25, 1823.
BARTLETT HOLMES CUSHMAN, son of Zebedee, b. Mar. 20, 1803, m. Nov. 7, 1826, Mary Fuller ; s. Oxford.
Children :
Charles Henry, b. Feb. 10, 1828; s. Oxford.
Zebedee, b. Nov. 7, 1837.
Freeland and Martha, twins, b. April 21, 1841.
ELEAZER CUSHMAN, son of Joseph, b. Mar. 6, 1789, m. Dec. 29, 1811, Sibella Tripp ; s. (198) Oxford.
Children :
Simon, b. Dec. 5, 1814, m. Nov. 25, 1837, Hannah Tripp. Freeman, b. Nov. 19, 1816, m. Dec. 7, 1841, Hannah W.
Hall of Minot, s. on home farm and had, Rufus, b. Dec.
18, 1843 ; Abby, b. May 29, '49 ; Simon, b. Sep. 26, '51. Alden, b. Mar. 16, 1818, m. Sep. 6, 1851, Susan R. Getchell of Wayne.
Christiana, b. Mar. 8, 1821, m. Nov. 17, 1842, Stephen G. Stevens of Rumford, s. in Minn.
Rufus, b. Aug. 27, 1825 , d. Mar. 7, 1832.
Timothy Ford, b. Feb. 12, 1831, m. Aug. 18, 1852, Mary A. M. Dunham of Turner.
EDWARD THOMAS CUSHMAN, son of Lewis and Dorcas ( Lane) Cushman of Monmouth, Me. ; b. Feb. 11, 1808. July 17th, 1830, he m. Sarah Jane Hutchings, who d. Nov. 1, 1837 ; he m. 2d, June 24, 1838, Mary Blake, dau. of Wm. and Charity Jones. He came from Portland to Crai- gies Mills and engaged in trade in Mr. Hayes' large store near the brick mill ; he was also an agent of the Hayes- ville Mnfg. Co. After being burned out, in both store and mill he returned to Portland where he died Dec. 28, 1878; wife died Mar. 1880.
Children :
Edward Augustus, b. Sep. 30, 1831; m. Eliza Kingsley. Frances Jane, b. Aug. 13, 1832.
Sophronia Adelaide, b. June 11, 1834 ; m. Frank Herring. William Jones, b. Mar. 29, 1839, d. Sept. 13, 1840. Nancy Helen, b. Dec. 28, 1840, lived nine months.
Mary Jane, b. Aug. 16, 1842, d. Aug. 25, 1896.
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Caroline Sawyer, b. Mar. 21, 1845; m. John T. Wood, lives in Portland.
James Anderson, b. Mar. 3, 1848, d. Jan. 3, 1850.
Imogene Marr, b. April 6, 1851, d. in infancy.
DAME.
THEOPHILUS DAME came to Oxford to superintend the farming interests of Mr Welch; he lived on the Craigie Farm, also at Welchville. By wife Mary A., he is credited on Oxford records, with children as follows :
Joseph, b. June 15, 1828.
Mary Ann, and William Francis, twins, b. Feb. 16, 1835.
Elizabeth, b. Sept. 21, 1836.
John, b. Sept. 2, 1838.
Fidela, b. Oct. 7, 1840.
DADEE.
SIMEON and SUSANNA DAVEE are credited on Hebron re- cords, with children, as follows.
Sarah, b. Nov. 28, 1789, m. Jabez Barrows.
Katherine, b. April 15, 1791, m. Joshua Whitman. Simeon, b. April 14, 1794, m. Aug. 17, 1817, Mehitable Stinchfield and had Mary H., b. Aug. 15, 1818.
Solomon, b. June 5, 1796, m. Rachel Mason of Leeds.
Susanna, b. May 3, 1799, m. Dec. 2, 1819, John Pack- ard of Buckfield.
Deborah, b. Nov. 6, 1800, m. June 6, 1823, Samuel Pack- ard of Buckfield.
George, b. Oct. 22, 1802, d. Mar. 15, 1889. By wife So- phronia, he had Celia Wing, b. Aug. 15, 1822.
Sullivan, b. Aug. 17, 1831. Sam'l. H., b. Dec. 10, '32. Geo. W., b. Feb. 10, 1836. Helen W., b. Apr. 25, '39. Barnabas, b. Jan. 1, 1805.
Polly, b. May 5, 1807.
Marius Virgil, b. March 22, 1809.
Harrison, b. Sept. 22, 18II.
Wealthy, b. Nov. 4, 1818; mother died, Dec. 14, 1847.
DATES.
ALVIN and POLLY DAVIS were settled in Oxford before 1850. He went to the front in the war and was killed in battle. Children, as per town records.
George T., b. July 5, 1842.
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Mary E., b. Sept. 24, 1845. James B., b. Sept. 14, 1846. Eliz. F., b. Aug. 3, 1848. Sarah D., b. May 12, 1854. Joseph P., b. Aug. 3, 1858. Harriet L., b. Jan. 9, 1860.
DEAN.
ABRAHAM DEAN, son of josiah and Mary Dean of Taun- ton, came to Hebron before 1794, buying of Isaac Bolster lot 6 in the 5th range, 2d division and a few years later, he bought the adjoining lot of Mr. Whitney. He served with Mass. State troops in the Revolution, and was pensioned in 1833. He d. in Oxford, Aug. 14, 1836; widow Polly d. March 10, 1839. Children :
Polly, b. May 20, 1785, m. Aug. 1808, Isaac Whittemore. Celia, b. April 4, 1788, m. her cousin, Henry C. Dean. Abraham, b. July 25, 1793, m. (pub. Nov. 16, 1819)
Susanna Bridgham of Winthrop ; s. Oxford (204). Their children were; Cyrus, b. Dec. 16, 1820; Miriam, b. Feb. II, 1822, d. Nov. 1826; Harriet, b. Mar. 25, '23 ; Eliza, b. Mar. 10, 1825 ; Abraham, b. Apr. 28, 1826, m. May 2, 1855, Eliza Jane Soule; Susanna, b. March 7, 1828; Ann, b. Feb. 8, 1829; Silas Bridgham, b. Apr. 28, 1831, d. Oct. 1863; Laura, b. Jan. 30, 1833 ; Thomas, b. May 19, 1835; Job, b. Nov. 20, 1836 and Washington, b. 1838.
JACOB DEAN, brother of Abraham, m. Feb. 22, 1802, Jane Hutchinson, s. in Hebron, now Oxford (143) ; wife died May 20, 1833.
Children :
Mary, b. May 18, 1803, m. Dec. 6, 1825, Amos Chipman. John Hutchinson, b. Mar. 1, 1805, m. Mahala - and
had Alonzo, Albion C., Jacob, Betsey, Philena and Henry W.
Jacob, b. Nov. 9, 1806, m. Mar. 8, 1834, Philena Faunce and had Ansella Melissa, died Mar. '43, and Hannah D. Josiah, b. Jan. 9, 1809, m. Feb. 12, 1834, Deborah D. Dunn of Poland.
Celia, b. Feb. 18, 1811.
HENRY CHASE DRAN, son ot Asa and Hannah (Chase) Dean of Paris, m. Apr. 7, 1811, Celia Dean of Hebron ; s. near the south-west corner of the town (93). He had much influence in the religious and civic affairs of the town and died May 3, 1875, at the advanced age of 89 years.
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Children :
George, b. Mar. II, 1812.
Henry, b. Mar. 20, 1814, d. Oct. 1853.
Charles, b. Mar. 18, 1815.
Celia, b. Oct. 17, 1816, d. July 19. 1818.
Celia, b. June 6, 1819, m. Nov. 9, 1845, John Gardiner.
Polly, b. Aug. 29, 1820. Samuel, b. Feb. 28, 1822.
Timothy, b. May 8, 1824, d. Jan. 1857.
Israel, b. Sept. 3, 1825, d. Mar. 16, 1826.
Josiah, b. Sept. 12, 1826, d. Mar. 17, 1827.
Betsey, b. July 31, 1828, m. Archibald.
Abraham White, b. June 13, 1830.
DECOSTER.
JACOB and PRISCILLA DECOSTER had settlement in He- bron and are credited with children upon town records that may have been born elsewhere. Priscilla d. May 6, 1830. Children :
Jacob, b. May 27, 1774. Samuel, b. Aug. 15, 1776.
John, b. Mar, 19, 1780. Rogers, b. Feb. 24, 1782.
Hannah, b. Oct. 7, 1784. George, b. Feb. 6, '86, d. 1804.
Thomas, b. Aug. 10, 1788. Sarah, b. May 27, 1790.
Polly, b. May 29, 1792, m. April 4, 1819, Elkanah Irish of Buckfield.
JACOB DECOSTER, Jr. and Susanna Rowe, both of He- bron, m. Dec. 20, 1801 ; she d. Jan. '41, he d. July 1842. Children :
Parney, b. Nov. 14, 1802. George, b. Oct. 28, 1804.
Solomon, b. Jan. 17, 1806. Howard, b. Oct. 19, 1808. Jacob, b. July 6, 18II. Asa, b. Aug. 13, 1813.
Fear, b. Sept. 9, 1818, m. Samuel S. Bicknell, and m. 2d, Charles H. Gross of Rumford.
Fearing, b. Oct. 18, 1820. Ephraim D., b. Nov. 20, 1822.
SAMUEL DECOSTER, of Freeport, perhaps son of Jacob, bought in April, 1799, of Jacob Gurney of Paris, a part of lot 6 in the 5th range, and children are credited to him on Hebron records, as follows :
Henry, b. Dec. 18, 1798. Samuel, b. Feb. 24, 1801. Joanna, b. June 6, 1803. James Bacon, b. Oct. 10, 1806. Osias, b. Feb. 7, 1809.
ROGERS DECOSTER and Elizabeth Rowe, both of Hebron, were m. Aug. 28, 1803 ; she d. June 20, 1877.
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Children :
Orris, b. March 7, 1806. John, b. April 6, 1809.
Elbridge G., b. Feb. 12, 1811. Sarah, b. Nov. 2, 1812.
Hannah, b. April 29, 1814. Thomas, b. June 13, 1817.
Julia, b. May 6, 1821. Cyrene, b. Dec. 29, 1823.
William, b. Jan. 30, 1826.
BENNEN.
SIMEON DENNEN, Jr. of Hebron and Sally Ryerson of Paris, published their intention of marriage Sept. 14, 1823. They had Nelson, William and others; res. Oxford, (129).
MOSES R. and DELAINA DENNEN are credited on Oxford records with children as follows :
Stilman True, b. Mar. 30, 1828.
Wilbur Warrington, b. April 4, 1829.
Augusta Everline, b. April 24, 1831.
Moses Edwin, b. Oct. 24, 1832.
Hannah Elizabeth Foss, b. May 18, 1833.
Sarah Rice, b. Sept. 9, 1838.
Lotheus, b. April 11, 1840.
FREDERICK DENNEN, res. (146), m. Clarissa, dau. of Samuel Brown. He m. 2d, Nov. 10, 1838, Sally Blake. Children:
Ruth Brown, b. July 31, 1825, d. Jan. 25, 1848.
Mary Jane, b. Sept. 26, 1827, m. July 27, '45, G. H. Hall. William Franklin, b. Dec. 2, 1829.
Sarah B., b. June 2, 1831, m. Oct. 30, 1849, Elbridge G. Fuller of Oxford.
Caroline Elizabeth, b. July 24, 1833.
Charles Augustus, b. Aug. 22, 1835.
Clarissa Amanda, b. Oct. 14, 1837.
Lucy Ann, b. Aug. 2, 1839. Lewis, b. Dec. 23, 1847.
DINSMORE.
JOHN DINSMORE was a resident of Oxford when the town was incorporated, no children are on record, but in 1850, a family of the name, consisting of Betsey, aged 65 ; Lyman, aged 42; Rosilla, aged 41 ; David W., aged 37; Nicholas C., aged 24, were living in Welchville.
DOE.
STEPHEN DOE had resided in Falmouth and in Sumner before coming to Hebron. His first wife was Ruth, dau. of
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Samuel Winslow of Falmouth ; she d. Feb. 26, 1823, aged 35 years. The Hebron records name wife, Lydia; date of his death, Aug. 21, 1847, and names of children as follows :
Amos W., b. Mar. 19, 1809. Samuel W., b. Mar. 19, I813. Benjamin W., b. July 10, 1815. William W., b. Oct. 16, 1817. Stephen, b. April 15, 1820.
Emeline, b. Jan. 8, 1825, m. Colby Hutchins.
Hiram C., b. Nov. 5, 1827, m. Betsey Noble.
DOMAINING.
AMOS DOWNING (Maj.) and wife Ruth, both born in Mass. came to Oxford soon after the town was incorpora- ted and for a time was the manager of the Craigie Farm. Their son Silas, m. Aug. 26, 1845, Druscilla Knight; he m. 2d, Sept. 1, 1851, Anna Frye. Lydia, wife of Solon Rawson, was their daughter, and so, perhaps, was Christi- anna, who m. Aug. 24, 1835, George W. Davis ot Port- land. Abner Downing and family were living in Oxford in 1840, and in 1850, James Downing, farmer, aged 27, resided at Welchville. His family consisted of Sarah, age 21 ; John W., aged 10; Ruth, aged 9; George, aged 3, and Margaret, aged I. The wife of Maj. Downing d. Mar. II, 1856; he d. Sept. 24, 1856, aged 74y, 5m.
DRAKE.
EBENEZER DRAKE, son of John of Bridgewater, Mass. had lots 7 in the 5th and 6th ranges, Ist div. of Shepards- field. He m. Feb. 18, 1773, Susanna Leavitt of Pembroke, by whom he had three children. For service in the Mass. Line, his name was added to the pension roll in 1819, and continued until his death, Dec. 14, 1829. He m. 2d, Jan. 17, 1782, Martha, dau. of Zachariah Gurney, by whom he had children as follows :
Alpheus, b. Sept. 23, 1782.
Hannah, b. Feb. 2, 1785, m. Mar, 17, 1802, Dimmick Day Rowe of Hebron.
Martha, b. July 26, 1787, m. Mar. 10, 1808, Eleazer Snell of Turner.
Mary, b. April 13, 1790, m. Dec. 30, 1807, Joshua Keene, 3d of Hebron.
Vashti, b. May 23, 1792, m. Feb. 13, 1814, Moses Young of Buckfield.
Ebenezer, b. Oct. 24, 1796, m. Oct. 12, 1823, Harmony Gurney of Hebron.
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ALPHEUS DRAKE, son of Ebenezer, m. Nov. 17, 1803, Sybilla Fairbanks of she d. Mar. 15, 1868, he d. Oct. 15, 1854.
Children.
Zilpah, b. Mar. 6, 1805, m. Huse Dow.
Orson, b. Sept. 14, 1806, m. Lydia E. Newman; he died June 13, 1863.
Levi Fairbanks, b. May 25, 1808, m. Jan. 27, 1833, Han- nah Fobes of Paris; he m. 2d, Oct. 24, 1848, Susanna Fobes, s. Portland.
Permelia, b. Jan. 3, 1813, m. Lemuel M. Marriner. Sybilla Grovenor, b. July 29, 1814, m. Chester B. Nye. Mary Ames, b. Apr. 25, 1819, m. Bradbury Tibbetts.
Edwin Ebenezer, b. Apr. 4, 1825, m. Annie R. Fletcher ; he m. 2d, Nancy J. Taylor, and d. at sea, Aug. 1863.
DHDLEY
DAVID DUDLEY, son of Ebenezer, b. Sudbury, Mass. Oct. 1, 1863 ; m. Sept. 11, 1791, Rebecca, dau. of Capt. Daniel Bucknam ; he m. 2d, Nov. 25, 1802, Charity, dau. of John Tuell of Paris. He was a soldier in the Revolution, had lot 4 in the 3d range, first div. of Shepardsfield ; re- moved to Paris and later to Woodstock. See History of the Dudley Family.
NATHAN DUDLEY, (Lieut. ) brother of David, b. Mar. 2, 1760; had lot 3, adjoining his brother. He m. Mar. 14, 1779, Jane, dau. of Benjamin Dudley ; m. 2d, June 12, 1824, Mrs. Sylvia, widow of Manassah Washburn. For service in Mass. Continentals, he was pensioned in 1819; died Feb. 19, 1838; wife d. Mar. 14, 1841.
Children :
Sarah, b. July 18, 1788, m. Mar. 16, 1811, Bela Chand- ler of Buckfield.
Mary, b. 1790, m. Oct. 6, 1808, Shepard Churchill.
Jane, b. Apr. 14, 1792, m. Feb. 4, 1816, Isaac Washburn. Nathan, b. May 21, 1795, s. Oxford (188).
Ebenezer, b. Jan. 19, 1798, s. Oxford.
Therza, b. Mar. 7, 1802.
NATHAN DUDLEY, son of Nathan, m. Jan. 27, 1816, Sa- rah Churchill, and had :
Benjamin C., b. Dec. 17, 1816. Caleb, b. Nov. 24, 1819. Nathan, b. Mar. 12, 1823, m. Jan. 12, 1853, Sarah Soule. Samuel, b. Feb. 28, 1826; Simen G. and William.
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EBENEZER DUDLEY, son of Lieut. Nathan, m. May 8, 1824, Ruth Churchill, lived in Oxford and had :
Seth Benson, b. July 13, 1825; m. Dec. 24, 1854, Han- nah E. Churchill of Oxford.
Sarah G. B. B., b. July 2, 1829. Jane, b. 1831. Daniel, b. 1833. Harrison, b. 1842. Rawson, b. 1844.
DANIEL DUDLEY, son of David, b. 1792, s. in Oxford, (157). He m. Nov. 28, 1816, Lovisa Hathaway, and 2d, June 9, 1836, Jane Churchill; they had Laura M., Sam- uel H., Daniel I., Oliver P., and others.
DUNHAM or DONDAM.
JAMES DUNHAM bought, in 1797, of Joshua Keen, a part of lot 2 in the 3d range, the consideration being $1,000. he was then a resident in Hebron and had been several years. He was b. Feb. 9, 1754, m. Mary Ransom and d, Nov. 16, 1836; his wife was b. Aug. 12, 1756, d. Nov. 18, 1832.
Children :
Jerusha, b. April 9, 1778, m. Jan. 5, 1796, Jacob Packard. Rebecca, b. Aug. 6, 1780, m. Feb. 21, 1799, Elnathan Packard of Poland.
James, b. July 6, 1782, m. Nov. 22, 1806, Molly Rand- all of Turner, and had Jane, b. Aug. 1, 1807, d. July 20, 1819. Mary, b. Feb. 1, 1809, m. Nov. 30, 1831, Alonzo Tubbs. Leonard, b. Aug. 26, 1810, m. April 29, 1838, Olive Tubbs. Angeline, b. July 22, 1812.
He d. July 16, 1817 ; widow m. Feb. 28, 1819, Joseph Sturtevant.
Ransom, b. June 23, 1784, d. in his 3d year.
Ebenezer, b. April 9, 1786, m. Oct. 27, 1805, Lucy Bearce, she d. Sept. 15, 1820, Æ 34. He m. 2d, June 17, 1821, Rebecca Bearce ; children as follows: Almira, b. Feb. II, 1806. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 25, 1807. Alanson and Abigail, twins, b. Mar. 22, 1810. Lucy Ann, b. Oct. 15, 1815. James Edward. b. Sept. 9, 1822, d. in 2d year. Edwin E., b. May 10, 1824.
Mary, b. Oct. 29, 1788, m. April 8, 1821, Charles Bearce. Ruth, b. Jan. 10, 1791, lived three months.
Bartimeus, b. May 14, 1792.
Christine, b. Mar. 16, 1793, m. May 7, 1817, Isaac Hask- ell of Turner.
Alanson, b. Dec. 25, 1796, d. Dec. 13, 1799.
Ransom, (Rev. ) b. April 19, 1798; d. Bryants Pond.
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Sally, b. Sept. 6, 1801, m. Feb. 13, 1823, Stephen Jones of Falmouth.
Hiram, b. Aug. 14, 1804, m. Dec. 23, 1827, Lucy G. Bas- sett of Turner. They had Nancy M., b. Dec. 4, 1828.
THOMAS DUNHAM appears to have been in New Glou- cester as early as 1790, coming to Hebron before 1803, the title to lot ro in the Ist range, 2d division, from Simon Jackson, bearing that date. He died June 5, 1853; wife Sylvina, died July 9, 1845.
Children :
Thomas, b. March 31, 1799. Joseph, b. March 30, 1801. Lucy, b. May 30, 1802, m. May 7, 1820, Joshua Tupper of Leeds.
Eliza, b. Mar. 20, 1804, m. Feb. 24, 1822, Isaac Mason of Leeds.
Benjamin, b. May 10, 1806, by wife, Catherine, had Apr. 30, 1830, Catherine A.
Sylvina, b. July 12, 1807, m. Oct. 12, 1830, Cornelius B. Knight of Paris.
Caroline, b. July 16, 1809, d. Nov. 27, 1820.
Isaac, b. Jan. 16, 1812.
JAMES T. DUNHAM m. April 30, 1799, Cynthia Pack- ard of Hebron. He d. Dec. 6, 1864, she d. Aug. 1861.
Children :
Zilpah, b. Sept. 10, 1801.
Cynthia, b. April 10, 1803, d. Mar. 14, 1808.
James, b. June 22, 1805. Harvey, b. - 21, 1807.
Cynthia, b. July 26, 1809. Louisa, b. June 16, 18II. Mary Ann, b. Sept. 27, 1813. Lysander, b. June 29, 1815. John, b. April 3, 1818.
DANN.
JAMES DUNN, Jr. was a son of Charles Dunn of Poland, who late in life removed to Oxford. James adopted the af- fix, Jr., to avoid the inconvenience of having same name as one of his uncles who was a neighbor whilst he lived in Poland. Mr. Dunn was a famous instructor of vocal music, for many years his time, during the fall and winter months, was fully occupied by the singing schools. He had a farm near Welchville, but some of his children may have been born in Poland. His first wife was Ruth, dau. of Joseph Strout ; she d. Sept. 1863 ; he m. 2d, Mrs. Deborah. wid. of Josiah Dean, and 3d, Mrs. Flora, wid. of George Sta-
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ples of Oxford. He d. Mar. 15, 1900, in his ninetieth year. Children :
Lucy Helen, b. April 12, 1838, m. Dr. A. Q. Marshall of Hebron.
Charles Wesley, b. Oct. 31, 1839, m. Sarah Pendexter, lives in Poland.
Melville Howard, b. June 14, 1841, m. Mrs. Ellen (Rol- lins) Butler; m. 2d, Mrs. Nellie (Nutter) Dyer of Cape Elizabeth ; s. New Gloucester.
Bertrand Francis, b. Jan. 9, 1844, m, Clara A. Towle of Westbrook ; physician, lives in Portland.
Freeland Roscoe, b. May 8, 1845, m. Fannie Baker of Brockton, Mass. ; m. 2d, Mary Grady of St. Louis, Mo. Martha Ellen, b. Jan. 14, 1847, m. Rev. Daniel Green. James Dana, died at the age of nineteen.
Junietta Strout, m. John Gilman Davis of Poland.
DURELL.
CHARLES DURELL, son of David and Mary (Jackson), was born in Newton, Mass. June 5, 1797, and died in Ox- ford, Dec. 12, 1875. He m. Aug. 24, 1828, Sally Hall, daughter of Samuel and Sally (Hall) King, born in Paris, Dec. 26, 1802, died in Oxford, Dec. 12, 1884.
Children :
Charles Franklin, b. Portland, April 22, 1834; lives in Oxford, trader, postmaster, representative, town officer, etc. He m. Oct. 22, 1882, Nellie May, b. June 8, 1859, dau. of George J. and Clara (Watson) Pendexter. She d. Dec. 8, 1893, leaving one son, Charles P. now a student in Bates College.
Sarah Ellen, b. Oxford, Sept. 8, 1838, m. Oct. 17, 1866, George Edwin Hawkes of Windham. He in trade with C. F. D., has been Town Treasurer, etc. They have a son, Frank E., grad. Yale, a lawyer in Boston, and a daughter, Ida Bella.
DUMINELL.
ISAAC DWINELL is credited on Hebron records with : Alexander Bridgham, b. Aug. 18, 1811; Harrison, b. Dec. 12, 1813 ; Algernon, b. Sept. 16, 1815 ; Lucy Hammond, b. June 4, 1817 ; Betsey Brooks, b. Mar. 4, 1820. Wife, Mercy, dau. of Samuel Bridgham, d. Feb. 4, 1823, Æ 35 years. He m. 2d Sarah Seymour and had : George Byron, b. Dec. 20, 1828.
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EDWARDS.
NATHANIEL EDWARDS, a plow maker, lived in Oxford at the time of its incorporation. By wife Joanna, he had : Laura Chandler, b. April 9, 1824.
Sarah Ann, b. Sept. 20, 1826.
Joanna Augusta, b. May 18, 1828.
Angeline, b. June 28, 1830.
William Edwards, Jr. and Elvira Cushman, both of Ox- ford, pub. int. of m. July 21, 1839.
Robert K. Edwards and Lucy Ann Brooks, she of Ox- ford, m, May 8, 1843; had Melissa, 1844; Alonzo, 1846.
EMHERY.
WILLIAM and HANNAH EMERY are credited on the town records of Hebron, with :
Ruth J., b. Jan. 1, 1814.
Eliza, b. Feb. 13, 1816.
Susan, b. Sept. 14, 1818.
Jennet, b. Jan. 16, 1820, d. next month.
Rosetta M., b. Aug. 9, 1821. Joseph F., b. Feb. 14, 1824.
JOSEPH F. EMERY and Martha Morton, both of Oxford, were m. May 3, 1833 ; had :
Joseph Freeman, b. Mar. 7, 1834.
Clarinda, b. Nov. 10, 1835.
William Melvin, b. Feb. 14, 1838.
James Nathaniel Fernald, b. Mar. 12, 1840.
EDANS.
GILBERT and BETSEY EVANS are credited on the town records of Hebron, with Winslow, b. Mar. 8, 1820.
Gilbert and Eunice Evans had Fanny, b. May 30, 1824; Nancy, b. Nov. 24, 1827, and Gilbert, b. July 11, 1831.
FARRIS.
JAME FARRIS had lot 2 in the 3d range and lot 3 in the adjoining range ; previous residence has not been ascertain- ed. He d. April 7, 1823. By wife Elizabeth, he had :
Margaret, b. Feb. 14, 1782, m. Caleb Benson.
John, b. April 28, 1783, m. Nov. 7, 1811, Lucinda Bearce of Hebron.
Hezekiah, b. April 1, 1785.
James, b. Nov. 5, 1787.
William, b. Feb. 11, 1793, d. Aug. 29, 1817.
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HEZEKIAH FARRIS, son of James, m. Sarah Greenwood of Bethel, Mar. 1807 ; she d. Mar. 2, 1835, in Oxford. Children, as per Hebron records.
James, b. June 27, 1809, d. Feb. 25, 1812.
Harrison, b. Feb. 26, 1813. Abigail Chadbourne, and Eli- za Ann, twins, b. Feb. 15, 1815. Rosanna, b. May 26, '19. Granville C., b. Aug. 1821, m. Dec. '51, Lydia M. Corser. Lucy Bearce, b. April 16, 1824, lived twenty-five months. James Freeland, b. Sept. 12, 1826.
William Harrison, b, Sept. 4, 1829.
JAMES FARRIS, Jr. m. Sept. 7, 1806, Martha Monk, s. in Hebron and had :
George, b. Dec. 15, 1807, m. Nov. 22, 1827, Mrs. Thur- za Churchill, s. Oxford (212), and had Christiana, b. 1830; Joseph, b. 1832, m. Oct. 22, 1855, Hannah V. Chipman; Jane, b. 1835; Martha, b. 1837; Elsey, b. 1840, and Elizabeth, b. 1844.
Joseph Greenwood, b. Jan. II, 1809.
Louisa, b. July 30, 1810, d. Mar. 3, 1814.
James, b. Aug. 28, 1812, d. the next February.
William, b. Feb. 6, 1815, m. Harriet N. Pike; succeeded Mr. Marr in the tannery and lived in the Marr house.
Their children were Mary Emma, b. 1844, m. Cephas Cary, lives in Oxford.
William Roswell, b. 1847, m. Susanna McAllister, lives in Oxford.
Frank Melvill, b. 1849, s. Oxford.
Willard Davis, b. Oct. 17, 1850, s. Gorham, N. H.
Betsey Dunn, b. Aug. 30, 1817.
Alexander Hamilton, b. Mar. 2, 1819.
JOHNCE.
WILLIAM FAUNCE, son of James5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Joseph2, John', was b. in Plympton, Mass. April 4, 1771, d. in Oxford, Feb. 20, 1851. His first wife was Abigail Hutchinson, who d. in Hebron, Dec. 3, 1803. He m. 2d, Sept. 8, 1804, Hannah Davis of Hebron, b. Feb. 1, 1785. He had an excellant farm on Pigeon Hill.
Children :
William, b. Sept. 28, 1798, d. 1802.
John H., b. May 10, 1800. Jane, b. 1802, d. Aug. 1804. James, b. July 9, 1805. Abigail, b. Sept. 13, 1806, died in Hebron, Jan. 16, 1826.
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Philena, b. July 4, 1808, m. Jacob Dean, d. Dec. 25, 1874 . Seth H., b. Sept. 14, 1810.
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