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Mr. Hatch was married February 25, 1855, to Julia A. Gloyd, of Thomaston, Me. Three chil- dren were born of this union, namely: Lizzie E. (deceased) ; Roland H., who resides in Thomaston; and Charles H., who is a resident of San Fran- cisco, Cal. Mrs. Julia A. Hatch died in Novem- ber, 1897.
HARLES W. FARRAND, of Norridge- wock, was born in Mercer, Me., August 22, 1850. His father, Charles Far- rand, who was born in New Vineyard, Franklin County, Me., was the son of a Revo- lutionary soldier, who, after his fighting days were over, settled in New Vineyard, Me., whence he subsequently removed to Mercer. Charles Farrand in his youth taught school for a num- ber of winter terms. Afterward he took up farming in Mercer, making a business of pressing and shipping hay. With the exception of a few
years spent in Oakland, he resided in Mercer until his death, which occurred February 2, 1896. In politics he affiliated with the Repub- lican party. He married Cordelia Williamson, daughter of Thomas Williamson, of Starks, Me., her native place. Four children were born of their union, namely-Lydia A., Thomas M., Cordelia J., and Charles W. Of these the three survivors are Lydia A., widow of the late Henry D. Frost, of Skowhegan; Cordelia J., wife of Benjamin D. Bowdoin, of Pittsfield, Me., and mother of two children, Charles H. and Josie A .; and Charles W., the subject of this sketch. Thomas M. Farrand, now deceased, married Martha Curtis and had two children, Thomas M. (junior) and Bertha D.
Charles W. Farrand was educated in the dis- triet schools of Mercer and at the Eaton School in Norridgewock; formerly one of the noted schools of Maine. Beginning industrial life at the age of fifteen, he worked for three years in a store at Skowhegan, and then returned to his father's farm. In 1877 he went to the Black Hills, Dakota, where for a few months he was occupied in prospecting for gold. Meeting with but indifferent fortune in this pursuit, he re- turned to Mercer and entered into the business of farming and sheep-raising, in which he con- tinued until 1893, in which year he came to Norridgewock. Here he owns and manages a fine farm of one hundred and fifty acres, and also carries on a prosperous business as a dealer in coal and pressed hay, which he started in 1894, the year after his advent in the town. Mr. Farrand made quite a success of his sheep- raising in Mercer, having at one time as many as two hundred fine registered and graded Merino sheep. He has been as successful in his business interests here, and is now numbered among the substantial and prosperous citizens of the town.
Mr. Farrand was married October 6, 1894, to Georgia E. Perkins, of Norridgewock, Me., a daughter of George and Emily (Prescott) Per- kinş. Mr. Farrand is a Free Mason, belonging to Lebanon Lodge, No. 116, F. & A. M., at Nor- ridgewock, which he has served twice as Master; Somerset Chapter, R. A. M., at Skowhegan; and De Molay Commandery, No. 10, at Skowhegan. HIe also belongs to Quinnebasset Lodge, No. 109, I. O. O. F., at Norridgewoek, which he has served
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as Noble Grand. He was for two years a Deputy Sheriff of Somerset County, under Sheriff F. P. Pennell, and now holds the office of constable. He is a Republican.
RA CUSHMAN, of Auburn, one of the leading shoe manufacturers of New England, founder of the Ara Cush- man Company, was born in Minot, Me., April 30, 1829, a son of Asa and Esther (Merrill) Cushman.
The family of which he is a representative was founded by Robert Cushman, who was a prominent member of the English colony at Leyden, and one of those who in 1620 took passage for America in the "Speedwell," the "Mayflower's" consort, which was obliged to put back to port, proving unseaworthy. Robert Cushman came to Plymouth in the " Fort- une," accompanied by his son Thomas, arriv- ing in November, 1621. He returned to Eng- land on the same vessel, leaving his son behind in the care of Governor Bradford. Although not a clergyman or even a teaching elder, he prepared and delivered in Plymouth, Decem- ber 12, 1621, a sermon on "The Sin and Danger of Self-love." This sermon was printed in Lon- don in 1622. It has been a number of times reprinted, and the curious may find it given in full in the "Genealogy of the Cushman Fam- ily," by Henry Wyles Cushman.
On her return voyage the "Fortune" was captured by the French. The passengers and crew were ultimately released, and Robert Cushman reached England in February, 1622. He died in England early in 1625. He was highly thought of by his contemporaries, Gov- ernor Bradford speaking of him as a wise and faithful friend.
Thomas' Cushman, his son, was born in Eng- land in 160S. In 1645 he purchased Prince's farm at Jones River (now Rocky Nook, Kings- ton), where is pointed out to visitors the "Elder' Spring," so named in his honor, he having been appointed in 1649 Ruling Elder of the Plymouth Church. This office he held until his death, on December 11, 1691. His wife Mary, who came over in the "Mayflower" at the age of eleven years, with her father, Isaac Allerton,
attained the age of ninety years, being the last survivor of the "Mayflower's" passengers. Their children were: Thomas, Sarah, Lydia, Isaac, Elkanah, Feare, Eleazer, and Mary.
Thomas3 Cushman, who was born in 1637, married first, in 1664, Ruth, daughter of John Howland; and second, in 1679, Abigail Fuller, of Relioboth. He and his second wife were members of the church at Plympton, of which his brother was pastor. He died August 23, 1726, at the age of eighty-nine. His children were: Robert, Job, Bartholomew, Samuel, and Benjamin.
Benjamin' Cushman, born in 1691, married first, in 1712, Sarah Eaton, who died in Plymp- ton; and second, in March, 1738-9, Sarah Bell. He lived on a part of his father's farm. He had children-Jabez, Caleb, Solomon, Jerusha, Benjamin, Sarah, Abigail, Thomas, Jerusha (sec- ond), and Huldah.
Thomas5 Cushman was born October 11, 1730. He married Hannah, daughter of Jacob Chip- man, of Halfiax. He and his wife both died of small-pox, he on October 30, 1777, having contracted the disease while attending General Court at Boston, and she on January 4, 1778. Four of their children also fell victims to the disease at about the same time. He lived on the farm that had been the residence of his father Benjamin, and he and his daughter Jerusha were members of the Plympton church, which we find him serving as a committeeman in 1777. His children were: Job (born 1753), Jerusha, Samuel, Thomas, Zachariah, Elizabeth, Zebedee, Sarah, Lydia, Chipman, Polly, and Bartholomew, the last-named born in 1776.
Thomas6 Cushman, son of Thomas", was born January 30, 175S, In 1783 he married Ruth Ring. Removing to Maine, he became asso- ciated with the Shakers at New Gloucester and afterward at Alfred, Me. He died in 1816. His children were Asa and Israel. The last- named, who lived with the Shakers, died un- niarried in 1844.
Asa Cushman, born January 10, 1784, was connected with the Shakers until 1814. After- ward he resided in Minot, Me. On January 12, 1817, he married Esther Merrill, by whom he had children as follows: Mary Susan, born April 6, 1818; Rebecca Ring, born November,
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1819, who died November 3. 1821: Thomas, born September 16, 1822; Martha Ann, born October 13, 1824; and Ara, born April 30, 1829.
Ara" Cushman passed his early life on his father's farm in Minot. He was educated in the district school and Lewiston and Gorham Academies. Beginning at the age of nineteen, he taught the district school for several terms, and shortly afterward entered upon the work that he has since made his life occupation, that of shoe manufacturing. In this, as con- cerned with the production of fine-grade boots and shoes, he was a pioneer in the State of Maine. Beginning in a little shop at West Minot, he established and carried on a business that by 1863 had outgrown the limits of the town, and was accordingly transplanted to Auburn, where were better facilities both for manufacturing and shipping. Here, under the style of Ara Cushman & Co. and later that of the Ara Cushman Company, Mr. Cushman being the actual manager, it grew until it is to-day one of the largest manufacturing estab- lishments in New England. Besides manag- ing this large business, Mr. Cushman has been connected with other noteworthy enterprises. He was one of the founders of the Shoe and Leather Bank of Auburn, and has been its president from its organization. He is presi- dent of the J. M. Arnold Shoe Company, of Bangor, and a director in the A. H. Berry Shoe Company, of Portland, the Auburn Loan and Building Association, the Auburn Land Com- pany, and the Auburn Trust Company, besides being president of the Auburn Board of Trade, the Old Ladies' Home, and a trustee of many other institutions. He assisted largely with money in the erection of the Elm Street Church in Auburn, he being of the Universalist faith.
He was for four years president of the Univer- salist State Convention, and is a large owner in its denominational paper. He is a thorough- going temperance man, in sympathy with all wise measures for the suppression of the sale of intoxicating liquors, and he was president of the Law and Order League during the days of its activity. In politics he is a Republican of independent proclivities, reserving the right of refusing to vote for any unfit candidate. He has been a delegate to many important conven-
tions, and in 1873-74 he represented the city in the State Legislature. He has given much attention to labor problems involving the re- lations of employer and employed, and his pamphlets on this subject show accurate knowl- edge of existing conditions and an intelligent effort to solve the difficult questions involved in accordance with the principles of justice. He was the first New England manufacturer to adopt a system of profit-sharing. As a public speaker he has gained a well-deserved reputation, his platform utterances being char- acterized by a firm grasp and clear elucidation of his subject.
Mr. Cushman was married June 21, 1853. to Julia W. Morse, daughter of Captain Thomas and Sally W. (Sawyer) Morse, of Gray. Me. His children are Charles L. and Ara, Jr. Charles L. Cushman, born May 13, 1857, is now vice- president and general superintendent of the manufacturing department of the Ara Cushman Company. He married in June, 1878. Lena. daughter of Enoch Farrington, the well-known vocalist of Auburn, Me. Ara Cushman. Jr .. born May 26, 18-, is superintendent in the Ara Cushman Company's factory. He married Lizzie Cornish, of Auburn.
APTAIN MERRICK PACKARD, whose earthly life came to a close on March 16, 1882, the sixtieth anniversary of his birth, was a Knox County man, being a native of Camden and for many years an esteemed resident of Rockland. Cap- tain Packard was engaged in seafaring pur- suits during nearly half a century, starting as cabin boy when twelve years old, and work- ing his way up until he became master of a vessel. In the course of his career he made many foreign voyages, but in his later years was engaged in the coasting trade.
Born March 16, 1822, he was a son of Nathan- iel and Hepzibah (Mosman) Packard and a lineal descendant of Samuell Packard, who came from Windham, England, with his wife and children, in the ship "Diligent," and settled in 1638 in Hingham, Mass., going from there to Bridgewater, Mass., where he died about 1684. The line of descent to Na-
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thaniel Packard was continued through Sam- uel,2 Samuel," Samuel,+ Samuel,5 and Nathan- iel.6 Samuel Packard removed from Eas- ton, Mass., to Falmouth, Me., coming from there to Waldoboro, subsequently settling in that part of Thomaston which is now Rock- land. The maiden name of his wife was Be- thiah Waters.
Nathaniel" Packard, who died about 1856, married April 3, 1796, Hepzibah Mosman, and settled in Camden, Mo. She was a daugh- ter of Aaron Mosman, who was born in Sud- bury, Mass., October 22, 1757, and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Coming to Maine, Mr. Mosman located himself south of Chika- wauka Pond, where he had a grist-mill and a saw-mill. He married first, May 28, 1782, Hepzibah Hosmer, who was born July 24, 1759, in Concord, Mass., and died June 11, 1812. She was the mother of all his children. He married June 16, 1814, Sarah Gardner, who was born in Edgecomb, Me., in 1778, and died October 28, 1844. He died November 27,1840.
Captain Merrick Packard on November 24, 1850, was united in marriage with Har- riet A. Bird, who survives him. Mrs. Pack- ard was born in Camden, Me., March 11, 1830, daughter of John and Clarissa (Gregory) Bird. Her father, John Bird, born about 1798, came to Maine from Massachusetts in 1805, and spent his early life in Camden, In 1831 he removed to Blackington's Corner, and subsequently resided in Rockland, where he became a merchant and a manufacturer of lime. He carried on a successful business, was one of the leading men of the town, and served as president of the North Bank. On December 20, 1821, he married Clarissa Greg- ory, daughter of Captain John Gregory.
William Gregory, the great-grandfather of Mrs. Packard, was born in 1731, in Walpole, Mass. Coming to St. George's Fort in 1762, he resided in Thomaston seven years, and in 1770 removed to Clam Cove, being the first settler in that locality and the second pioneer of Camden. He died in 1824, at the advanced age of ninety-three years. His wife, Experience Robbins, was daughter of Oliver Robbins and grand-daughter of Ebenezer and
Experience (Holmes) Robbins. Ebenezer Rob- bins was a son of William and Priscilla Robbins, from whom the Maine family of Robbins sprung.
Captain John Gregory, grandfather of Mrs. Packard, was born in Thomaston, Me., June 21, 1769. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Simonton, was born January 13, 1772. At her death, which occurred Novem- ber 4, 1857, she left eight children, fifty grand- children, seventy-one great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. She bore her husband nine children, namely: Mary S., who married Ebenezer Cleveland; Frances A., who married Jeremiah Berry; William, who mar- ried Rebecca Damon; Clarissa, who married John Bird; Captain John, who married Phebe M. Young; Celinda, who married Michael Achorn; P. Hanson, who married Mary Bar- rows: Hiram, who married Mary Manning; and Captain Isaac, who married Merriel Ingra- ham. Captain and Mrs. Packard were the parents of two children, namely: Clarence A., born July 20, 1852; and Robert M.
Clarence A.8 Packard acquired a practical education in Rockland, and in 1870, at the age of seventeen years, went to sea, sailing in the schooner "John S. Ingraham" from New York to Savannah, Ga. He continued sea-voyaging for twelve years, during the lat- ter part of the time sailing as master of his vessel. While thus engaged he had some severe experiences. In September, 1879, when on the way from Pensacola, Fla., to Boston, on the three-masted schooner "Ada J. Sin- clair," loaded with hard pine, he was wrecked seventy miles south of St. Augustine. No lives were lost. On January 1, 1882, he sailed from Windsor, N.S., on the schooner "Albert Bird," which was loaded with plaster and bound for Alexandria, Va. The vessel found- ered off Boon Island on the morning of Janu- ary 2. Eight of the crew took to the boats, and were without food or oars until the morn- ing of January 5, when they were picked up by the fishing schooner "Cora Lee." Three of the men in the boat were dead, and one so nearly perished that. he died soon after reach- ing shore. The remaining four were taken to the home of Mrs. Pierce at Pigeon Cove, where they received the kindest and best of
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treatment. Mr. Packard was taken to his home in Rockland, January 10, and it was found necessary to amputate both of his feet, on account of their having been frozen, as were his legs from the knees down. Mr. Pack- ard then went into the fish business, with Stephen Chase, on Tillson wharf, Rockland, under the firm name of Stephen Chase & Co. After being thus engaged for five years the firm sold out to the C. E. Wecks Co.
In 1896 he embarked in the produce busi- ness which he carried on until 1902, when he accepted his present responsible position as manager of the Main Street store of Thorndike & Hix. Mr. Packard is a Republican in poli- tics, and has served in the city government of Rockland. He is a member of Aurora Lodge, A. F. & A. M .; of - - Lodge, K. P., of which he is Prelate: and of the A. O. U. W.
Mr. Packard married, December 4, 1873, Ar- mida Hall, who was born in St. George, Me., March 26, 1853. A brief sketch of her father, Andrew J. Hall, may be found elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Packard have one child living, Marion Hills, who was born in Rockland, Me., August 15, 1SS3. Two sons, Freeman H. and Harland M., died.
Robert M. Packard, born October 23, 1869, attended school 'at Orono, and then entered the employ of the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. He married in New Lennox, Mass., June 15, 1898, Gertrude R. Miller, and resides in Rockland.
VERETT AMMI NASH, an influential citizen of Lewiston and member of the Androscoggin bar, was born on the sixteenth day of May, 1848, the eldest child of Ammi and. Julia Ann (Sleeper) Nash. Ile is a member of one of the oldest families in New England, and can trace his lineage back to the immigrant progenitor, James Nash, born about 1600, who settled in Weymouth, Mass., about 1623 or 1625. James Nash died in 1679. His wife Alice bore him five children. Their son Jacob? married, in 1666, Agnes Read, by whom he had eleven children. James,3 one of these, born in 1678, moved in 1710 to Abington, Mass., where he became first treasurer of the
town. He married twice, and had a family of nine children. Samuel,4 born in 1721, son of James and his second wife, Experience. married Abigail Hersey, his cousin, and had six children, briefly recorded as follows: the Rev. Samuel, born 1744, settled in Gray, Me .. died there in 1821; Matthew, born 1747, lived in Abington, died in 1827; Sarah, born 1750 in Gray, Me .; Solomon, born 1753, killed in the Revolution in 1778; Luke, born 1757. lived in Boston, died in 1834; Polly, born 1762. mar- ried Captain James Donoghue, settled in Wind- sor, Vt., and died in 1825.
The Rev. Samuel' Nash, eldest son of Sam- uel,4 was the first Congregational minister or- dained at Gray, Me. He married Fanny Esterbrook, and had eight children, namely: Samuel, born September 10, 1774; Fannie, born January 10, 1776; Abigail, born December S. 1777; Solomon, born December 17, 1779: Sarah. born March 15, 1783, died July 18, 1519: Jantes. born May 3, 1785; John, born February 15. 1789, died September 19, 1847; Huldah, borz January 13, 1793, died December 3. 1559. Huldah was married on May 8, 1816, to samuel Reed. She was the mother of seven children. Lucy Hayden Reed, born July 19, 1518, mar- ried November 20, 1845, Dana M. Record. of Lewiston, and died September 23, 1SS1. Asa Reed, born January 16, 1820, died March 1. 1826. Samuel N., born May 11, 1822, mas- ried May 27, 1847, Veronica, sister of Dans Record, and died July 25, 1STS. Elizabeth Frances, born September 4, 1824, died February S, 1867. Mary Susan, born October 1. 1:26. died in 1899. John N., born September 4. 1830, married, first, Viola Hayford, who died October 9, 1859, leaving Arthur E., born June 30, 1853, died July 23, 1872, and. Zelopho B., born July 15, 1856, married December 25. 1878, to Edwin L. Thompson. Sarah Jane Reed was born February 18, 1834.
Colonel John Nash, the seventh child of the Rev. Samuel Nash, married Sarah Reed (sister of the Samuel Reed mentioned above). He had five children, namely : Susanna, Sarah, John. Ammi, and Eliza. Susanna was born on May 9, 1802, and died August 27, 1890. She mar- ried on April 27, 1845, Jolin Wakefield, had ro children. Sarah Nash, who was born October
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19, 1816, and died December 9, 1892, married on February 15, 1838, Ebenezer H. Sleeper, who was born September 28, 1805, and died August 14, 1SS1. They had four children, of whom three-namely: Helen, born Sep- tember 27, 1839; Horace, born January 30, 1841; and Dr. Frank Eugene Sleeper, of Lew- iston, born September 12, 1846-are living. Helen married May 2, 1861, George S. Plum- mer, of Augusta. Horace Sleeper married Genevieve Bisbee, of Lynn, Mass., and died November 9, 1SS4, leaving two children, namely: Frank E., born December 7, 1867; and Helen E., born December 19, 1874, now the wife of Dr. Shurtleff, of Plymouth, Mass. John Nash, third child of Colonel John, was born on April 5, 1820, and died on November 3, 1872, in Lew- iston. He married Matilda Wheeler, January 1, 1845, and had three children, of whom the record follows. Ella Frances, born August 6, 1854, married June 22, 1875, to Lorenzo W. Daly, had one child, George E., born Jan- uary 3, 1876, died August 30, 1876. Eddie, born June 22, 1856, died August 24, 1857, and was the first person to be buried in Riverside Cemetery. Herbert, born June 24, 1860, died September S, 1876.
Eliza Nash, fifth child of Colonel John Nash, was born on August 31, 1830, and died on November 17, 18S2. She married in Lewiston on January 30, 1855, Charles T. Jellison, of Rochester, N.H. He died December 15, 1898, in Lewiston.
Ammi Read7 Nash, fourth child of Colonel John and father of Everett Ammi Nash, was born March 1, 1823, and died November 7, 1889. He married on May 30, 1847, Julia Ann Sleeper, daughter of Nathan and Mary (Ham) Sleeper. They had eight children, namely- Everett Ammi, John F., Sarah Frances, Charles Jellison, James, Arthur S., Helen, and Walter H. John F., the second child, was born on January 13, 1850. On May 1, 1870, he married Waite Coill, of Lewiston. He has had seven children, thus recorded below: Grace G., born February 7, 1871, married the Rev. Mr. Folsom. Julia A., born June 20, 1872, died May 10, 1873. Waite May, born October 3, 1873, graduated at Bates College. Lucy V., born February 5, 1876, died July 20, 1876.
Julia A. was born September 26, 187S. IIelen Weston, was born in July, 1SS1. Winnie, born in December, 1SS4, died May 1, 1889, in Waterville, Me. Sarah Frances Nash, born January 13, 1850, who died three days later, was the twin sister of John F. Nash. Charles Jellison Nash, born December 5, 1851, married January 26, 1878, Eunice L., daughter of Am- brose and May Green (Heald) Buck. He has had five children, namely: Nina, born Feb- ruary 29, 1880, died May 2, 1882; Carrol Stand- ish, born May 1, 1SS3; Mortimer S .; and twins that died in infancy. James, fifth child of Ammi Read Nash, was born on November 30, 1853, and died on October 17, 1884. He married January 22, 1884, Mary E. Talbot, of Turner. Arthur S. Nash, born on January 19, 1857, died on November 16, 1871. Helen, born on January 12, 1860, married Dr. Frank E. Sleeper, of Lewiston, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. Walter H. Nash, born on September 19, 1866, died on March 5, 1872.
Everett Ammi Nash graduated at the Lew- iston High School in 1866. He attended the Nichols Latin School the following year, and subsequently entered Bates College, from which he was graduated in 1870. He then began the study of law in the office of Messrs. Frye and Cotton, and in 1872 was admitted to the bar. In March of that year he was appointed clerk of the municipal court, and this position he held for eight years. For two years of that time he was City Clerk, and he subse- quently held the office for four years longer. For a year also he was clerk of the water board, this being during his tenancy of the office of City Clerk. He has served the city of Lewis- ton in various public capacities, having been a member of the School Board, of the Common Council, and of the Board of Aldermen. Hc was president of the Board of Aldermen when Mayor McGillabry first took office. About this time he became paymaster of the Conti- nental Mill, which position he held for seven years. For the nine years following he was receiving clerk and paymaster for the Pullman Palace Car Company. This necessitated his travelling about in different parts of the country. After his return to Lewiston in 1898,
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Mr. Nash became connected with the Lewiston Machine Company as paymaster, a position he has since held. Few men in Lewiston are more universally respected for integrity and sound judgment than is Mr. Nash. He was married in Lewiston on January 21, 1875, to Emma A. Goodwin, daughter of Nathaniel and Lydia P. Goodwin. Mrs. Nash was born in Ripley, Me., September 14, 1851. She is the mother of one child, George Page, who was born in New York City on December 17, 1877.
JDWARD A. MCNAMARA, a merchant and prominent citizen of Thomaston, at pres- ent (1903) a member of the Maine Legislature, was born in Thomaston, Me., Au- gust 10, 1873, son of Patrick and Sarah E. (Fitzgerald) MeNamara. Ile is a grandson of Timothy MeNamara, a native of Ireland, who settled in Rockland, Me., about the middle of the nineteenth century. .
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