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When the "Airline Route" from Bangor to Calais was opened in 1856, Eddington became a changing place for the tired drivers and horses. There were stories of attacks by Indians and wild animals; but although they may have been seen they seldom if ever molested the stages.
The route of travel led to the establishment of "The Billington", a tavern which was for many years a landmark in the town. It has since been torn down and a modern dwelling house built on the site.
Most of the articles which were necessary to meet the every day needs of the community were made here in the early days when it was difficult to transport goods easily. In the middle of the 19th century there were two general stores in East Eddington, also two millinery and fancy goods stores, a mill for the manu- facture of long and short lumber, a grist mill, a carriage maker, two blacksmiths, two carpenters, a meat market, and establish- ments for the manufacture of clothes pins and spools. Between 1825 and 1840 there were two brickyards in operation. Other articles manufactured here included, barrel heads, staves, shingles, axes, and scythes. The majority of these industries depended upon the proximity of a good supply of timber and the nearby sources of water power. For various reasons most of these industries have now disappeared.
Local government has always been organized on the old traditional framework of three selectmen, usually the same men serving as assessors and overseers of the poor. In addition to
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the selectmen are a clerk, treasurer, a road commissioner and at least two constables.
Several minor official positions existed in the early years of the community which are no longer needed today. These included: field drivers, whose function was to drive stray cattle and horses from the cultivated fields; and cullers of hoops and staves, who inspected these articles for poor specimens. One school agent was appointed for each school district. Each year some particular barnyard was designated as the cattle pound for the ensuing year.
One problem which faced the town fathers at the time of the Civil War was the finding of enough so-called volunteers to fill the quota assigned to the town. In 1865 bounties of $300, $200, and $100 were being offered for enlistees. No record of bounty brokers can be found at this late date.
During this war nineteen men from Eddington made the supreme sacrifice. Many others were wounded in battle. Out- standing among the men who went from this town was Lieutenant Leander Comins, who fought with the District of Columbia Cavalry. He was captured by the enemy and taken to the notorious Libby prison, but was later exchanged and fought again only to be fatally wounded.
Some of the early citizens who gave freely of their time and talents in filling prominent offices were: William Ward, Harry M. Shaw, J. L. Hammond, Jerome Comins, J. Herbert Comins, William Comins, W. H. Y. Johnson, Lawson Woodbury, Elijah Comins, Fistus F. Merrill, Albion Merrill, and Earl C. Merrill. George S. Comins, J. Herbert Comins, Jerome Comins, and Elijah Comins have all served in the state legislature.
As has been stated, the first church in the town was of the Universalist faith. After a few years interest in this belief lagged and Methodism became popular. The Methodists built a church a short distance down the river from the old Universalist Church.
The church at East Eddington has been served by some 35 or more pastors since its beginning in 1844. It has been unfortunate that in some periods two or three years passed with no pastor available. The pastor who supplied the pulpit for the longest period of time was the Reverend Ashley A. Smith, who served the church for a term of ten years.
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A parsonage was purchased sometime near the middle of the past century; but this has since become the home of Mr. Alton Foster. In 1890 a new church was built and is still in use. Recently the East Eddington church has been associated with the Rurban Fellowship which includes the churches of East Holden and Dedham.
There is an amusing anecdote told by an elderly lady of the community. "In 1894 after the new church was built the Rev. Omar G. Petire attempted some revival services in the old Town House on the hill at the Bend. Evidently the Methodists did not care for his creed, for their minister, Rev. William Jewell, speaking from his pulpit said, 'The devil arrives on yonder hill this afternoon. Look out for him!' The Universalists have had a very active Ladies Society for many years.
The Methodists have been more fortunate in having their pulpit supplied continuously. The fact that they are near to the Bangor Theological Seminary has enabled them to use stu- dent pastors. Rev. Manfred Carter held the pastorate of this church for the longest period of years; 1946-1960. A large Sunday School and Women's Society flourishes. A new parish house was built two years ago by the combined efforts of the church, Men's Club, Youth Fellowship, and Women's Society. Presently a very capable student pastor, Edgar C. Higgins is supplying the pulpit and living in the parsonage.
The old meeting house on the "Bend" hill after being abandoned by the Universalists, was purchased by the town to use as a Town House. It later became known as the Pine Tree Hall. For years it was used as a meeting place for the temperance society, called the "Pine Tree Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars". Some town meetings, plays, and entertainments were held there until it burned in 1931.
The only other public building in the town is the Public Hall at East Eddington which is owned by a group of private citizens and leased to the Grange and the town for annual meetings, state and presidential elections.
In years past an order known as "Sovereigns of Industry" a form of labor organization was formed here. The group built a store and held meetings upstairs in the hall above it.
The East Eddington Grange was organized in 1889, twenty- three years after the founding of the Patrons of Husbandry. By
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" the time the local grange was organized, granges were no longer engaged in business enterprises but existed more for adding to the social life of the community. The meetings, picnics, entertain- ments, lectures, and discussions of political and agricultural prob- lems are still enjoyed by members, young and old. This grange has two fifty-year members living at the present time. There were 22 charter members, all of whom have passed on.
The Juvenile Grange was organized in 1947 and has given our boys and girls a good foundation and training for becoming subordinate members.
The University of Maine's Extension Service has for many years sponsored the Women's Extension Group, formerly known as the Farm Bureau. There are two groups, in East Eddington and North Brewer. This has enabled the women of the town to receive a great deal of information on the latest methods of canning, freezing, cooking, sewing, and home management.
The local 4H clubs have also been active in town for quite a few years. The most recent clubs have been the "Pine Needles Club" active for several years under the direction of Mrs. Angela Byther; and the "Evergreen Club" now directed by Mrs. Dorothy Coulter and Mrs. Alma Williams.
Lake Chemo, formerly called Leonard's Pond and the Nichols Pond, has always been a pleasant spot for fishing and boating. Many summer cottages are built along its shores. The lake took its name from the large bog near its outlet. Chemo is a corrup- tion of the Indian 'K'chimehgwask' meaning big bog. The lake actually came to be called by this name because of the popularity of a song written by Mr. James Wilton Rowe of Great Works in 1871, after going on a camping trip to Leonard's Pond. Every buckboard party, going on a picnic, in the eighties and nineties sang, "I'll pack up my traps for old Chemo again". To the mem- bers of the older generation, as well as many of the younger ones, the gay lilting notes of this song are still familiar ones.
One of our young men has attained fame and brought honor to the community. Norman Kelley had planned on a career in the Christian ministry. When he was 16 years of age he went to Boston, planning to enter Gordon College. He happened to stop on the Fenway across from the college to read the bulletin board announcement of auditions at the Leland Powers School of the Theatre. He went in, auditioned, and won a scholarship, the first
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of many, which made possible his educational preparation for the concert stage. These institutions included: the Leland Powers School, the New England Conservatory of Music, and the East- man School of Music. Mr. Kelley has studied privately with Marie Lucas, Nicholas Konraty, and Mario Pagano. To the latter, with whom he studied for seven years, Mr. Kelley attributes much of his success as a vocal artist.
Mr. Kelley has enjoyed a successful career both in New York City and on the Pacific Coast. He has appeared as a soloist with symphony orchestras, light opera companies, and musical stage shows. His career was interrupted by the war - six years of service and song.
After the war Kelley made his operatic bow in New York in the role of Lieutenant Pinkerton in Puccini's Madam Butterfly. Then followed a long engagement with the Philadelphia La Scala Opera Company in leading tenor roles. He was now well on the road to fame. As "Nika Magadoff" in Menotti's The Consul, he toured throughout the United States; London, under Sir Laurence Olivier; Paris, Geneva, Luxembourg, and Casa Blanca. During the season of 1957, he appeared as Pluto in Orpheus in the Under- world with the New York City Opera Company; and made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera Company as the malicious, snarling "Mime" in the Rheingold and Seigfried.
Since 1955, Mr. Kelley and his wife, the former Maria Paradiso and sons, Paul Richard and John Michael, have made their home in Baltimore, Maryland. Thus has Eddington's hometown boy made good and largely through his own efforts. His fine talent has won for him the distinction of being the first Maine man to hold a contract with the Metropolitan Opera Company.
Another of Eddington's well known personalities was Carolyn Maddocks Beard who wrote under the pen name of Jane Edding- ton for the Chicago Tribune for 20 years. She was noted for her column on cooking. She was born in 1866 in East Eddington and she returned to her native town in 1935. She died here in 1938.
In 1919, the Katahdin Council, Boy Scouts of America, built its camp at Fitts Pond in this town. It has since that time been enlarged and improved. Each summer nearly 1,000 scouts enjoy the camp life at the spot which is located in the part of the town known many years ago as Jarvis Gore.
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Names of others who have become well known in the history of the town would include the following: Eddy, Sibley, Stock- well, Campbell, Davis, Comins, Rich, Ford, (originally Foard), Mills, Hammond, Kidder, Sweet, Johnson, Adams, Penney, Hap- worth, Billings, Temple, Merrill, Rowe, Stevens, Laughlin, Day, Marsh, Sweeney, Maddocks, and others.
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Brewer Built Ship Leaves the Ways.
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VERONA
One of the many pleasant excursions on the river. The ship is the Verona, built at the Barbour Yard.
The Toll House - the bridge is said to have paid for itself in tolls many times over.
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Dredging the river. Sawdust from the many mills helped fill the channel. Note the tugboats in the foreground.
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Brewer entrances to both the railroad bridge and the passenger bridge.
Freight train entering the covered bridge. Notice the old locomotive and the cargo of pulp wood.
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Raft of logs tied up on the Brewer side of the river. Note of interest is the shipping in the river.
View from High Street. Shows old mill and mill boarding house as well as the old Dirigo hose house.
In 1880 when all travel across the river was by means of the picturesque old covered bridges
The Flood of 1902 washed away the middle span of the old bridge.
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Snow removal by "boy" power. Coulter house in background and old high school on the
right.
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J.J.COULTER LIVERY BOARDING ABLE
BUCKBOARDS
HACKS
STABLING 25
Coulter's Livery Stable. The goat must have been the mascot.
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First Congregational Church Vestry on North Main Street. After the new church was built this was used as a Post Office until it burned.
THOMPSON PRINT
KOMISON INTER
First Thompson Print Shop. This was located on the right hand side of lower Wilson Street near the ferry.
SAVINGS BANK.
FARRINGTON BROTHERS.
RY GOODS WOOLENS
ning Tonls. 1
Farrington Brothers Store and the home of the Brewer Savings Bank. Note the interesting items on display.
Burr Block and the new steel bridge. Interesting photo of vehicles entering and leaving the bridge.
OLDE ORRINGTON BOOK
1962
INDEX
These numbers refer to the page numbers of the original volume, which are printed on the right side of each page. The reference number before some names also refers to these original volume pages.
1
A
Brastow
36
Adams
14
Brazier
48
Atwood
16
Badershall
49
Arey
15
Bates
50
Austin
15
Barker
50, 51
B
Burley
48
Brewer
20, 21, 22, 23
Budge
50
Blake
28
Blagden
48
Burr
24
Booden
51
Baker
32
Billington
51, 52
Brooks
40
Bracket
51
Bartlett
44
Bicknell
52
Bradley
44
Bolton
47
Burton
48
Barstow
30
Brown
38
Blackman
27
2
C
Crawford
63
Chamberlain
56
Call
54
Crowell
58
Chambers
57
Campbell
62
Claflin
27
Curtis
Chapin
53
Carr
54
Covel
53
Crane
60
Doane
70
Craig
59, 64
Dupee
76
Clark
53, 59, 61
Delano
76
Cole
61
Dole
74
Coburn
60
Dean
72, 73
Cobb
57, 61
Downes
69
Calef
61, 64
Drew
77
Clewley
60
Dyer
76
Cook
60
Dennet
76
Crocker
63
Doak
77
Copeland
55
Doe
77
Clary
57
Davis
77
3
E
Fowler
92, 97
Eldridge
80
Fessenden
96
Emery
85
Fisher
96
Eames
84
Field
91
Eaton
84
Frost
97
F
Forrester
91
Farrington
94
Fry
101
Freeman
88
4
III
-
D
Cook
G
Hall
120, 227
Ginn
102
Howes
Hewes)
116
Gardner
110
Higgins
114
Gregg
109
Hopkins
117
Gray
109
Horton
116
Green
108, 109
Holbrook
118
Gould
104
Hinckley
116
George
108
Harding
113
Godfrey
106
Holyoke
124
Gorton
110
Hill
120, 121
Gates
109
Holdershaw
120
Gilman
103
Hasting
120
Goodwin
110
Hodges
121
Gregg
103
Hart
113
Gilmore
111
Hatton
119
Greenleaf
111
Huse
115
Goodale
105
Hutchins
118
Gay
H
Hawkins
123
Hathorn
122
Hayes
122
Howard
120, 233
Hoben
115
Henshaw
123
Holland
115
Howe
123, 116
5
I
J
Johnson
130, 133
Jones
128
6
K
Little
139, 141
Kenney
134
Lang
139
Kent
136
Low
138
King
133, 233
Lincoln
139, 140
Kingsbury
135
Lowell
140
Kinney
134
Lewis
140
Knapp
135
Loud
142
L
Langley
141
Leonard
138
Lampson
141
Leavens
139
Lovell
141
7
M
Mason
149
Mudge
145
Marston
149
Mann
144
Munsell
149
Mayhew
147
Mill-Corn
Mansell
146, 147
N
Morrill
148
Newton
159
McCobb
148
Nickerson
151, 152, 154
More
145
156. 159
McCurdy
143
Nichols
158
Mayo
147
Noble
158
Murch
146
Nye
158
Moody
146
Nourse
150
McKensie
143
0
Plympton
165
Orcutt
160
Pond
166
Pollard
166
Phillips
162
Perkins
167
Parks
167
Porter
230
Palmer
167
Peakes
222
101
Hathaway
119
IV
8
P
Peirce
162
Paine
231
Perry Preble
165
Phipps
161, 231, 232
167
Poke
161
Pendleton
167
9
Q
R
Redington
178
Rider
169, 170, 234
Rollins
179
Robinson
172, 174
Rich
179
Rogers
176, 178
Reed
179
Rooks
168
Rowell
179
Rice
178
Robershaw
174
10
S
Sibley
224
Snow
182, 184
Soule
224
Smith
186, 188, 190
Sprague or
224
Swett
192, 194
(Springer)
Severance
196, 198
Stinson
191
Skinner
202, 225
Spooner
208
Sangster
200
Sheaves
T
Sally
201
Tebbetts
205
Shirley
200
Thoms
204
Stone
201
Tyler
206
Shumway
200
Turner
206
Sargent
201
Taylor
206
Sheperd
203
Tainter
207
Sweet
223
Treadwell
207
Sternes
223
Thurston
207
Shedd
223
Torrance
207
11
U
V
Veazie
208
12
W
Wall, David
219
Wentworth
210
Warren
222
Wheelden
218
Weed
227
Ware
216
Walker
227
Wiswell
214
Wood
230
Winchester
212
Wing
230
Williams
211
Willey
230
Whiting
211
Wooderson
230
Withington
219
Wright
226
Wheeler
217
Wilkins
226
Watson
217
White
222
Wood
217
Y
Wyman
217
Young
220
Wilson
219
York
221
V
14
Thaddeus Adams d 6 Aug 1811
1160 Mar Peggy (Margaret) Orcutt May 27, 1795 P May 12 of Emerson Sen, both of O. Warren b Mar 26 1796 Died 1815 - 21
2Emerson Sept 1 1797
3Peggy Aug 24 1799 b Silas Harthorn
Thaddeus Apr 19 1801 D East Eddington June 18 1882 - 81-2mo
4Fisher Apr 5 1803 5Lucinda Mar 20 1808 6Franklin Sept 18 1808 (Actual Signature Peggy Orcutt)
47 Widow Mar. Hollis Bond
Peggy Oxut
James Adams - Where of? 223 M Christiana Shedd in Brewer 1820 Ch Rec
122 Margaret Adams of Thaddeus m Silas Harthorn in Brewer 1816 Fisher Adams D Jan 26, 1859 - 55 G S No Brewer Wife Sarah D Feb 20 1850 - 37 G S Wife Hannah D Mar 1852 37 G S
Wife Sarah D Apr 9 1877 - 53 G S
Thaddeus Adams m Rachel Lawrence - Wrentham Mass Nov 22 1770 15
Joseph Arey Wife Hannah 1
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3
4
5
Widow Hannah Arey Mar Phineas Eames June 15 1788 of No 1 Buckston
Thaddeus Adams, Jr. was born in that part Wrentham, now Franklin, Mass. Jan. 22, 1775. Blacksmith, settled in Brewer, about 1793, just opposite Mt. Hope Cemetery. He died August 6, 1811. He married Peggy, daughter of Emerson Orcutt, Jr. of Brewer, May 27, 1795;
She died Nov. 5, 1857.
Children:
2Emmerson, d. 1811
3Peggy, 1816, and Robert Smart of Bangor, 1836.
4Fisher, lived in North Brewer; married first Sarah Rowell, Dec. 22, 1839; she d. Feb. 20, 1850, aged 37; married second Hannah Turner; she d. Mar. 1852, aged 47; married third Sarah A. Robinson; she died April 9, 1877, aged 53. He d. Jan. 26, 1859. 8 children
5Lucinda b. Mar. 20, 1807, married Benjamin Smith of Oldtown; She d Nov. 15, 1873. He d. April 13, 1859. 2 children
6Franklin, b Sept. 18, 1808/ Merchant of Bangor, married first Mary Davis and second Henrietta Harriman. He d. July 17, 1860. 5 children, among whom was Estes F. Adams of Bangor.
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Original Settler 1774 Hannah Widow of Joseph Arey Grantee 1786 Widow Arey 1785 had self & 5 chil
Joseph Arey Orrington 185 mar Rebecca Snow of Daniel Born July 26 1819 1 James Arey 2 Theophilus Arey 3 Jonathan Arey Lives Centre Bucksport in old Couillard place
Widow Arey - Mother of Joseph & Frank mar Cyprian Baker
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Jesse Atwood of Wellfleet born May 12 1749 4
mar Hannah Deane of Thomas 3 Nov 5 1771 in Wellfleet
b Jan 20 1753 dau of Thomas & Abigail (Horton) of Eastham d Feb 2 1820
58 Hannah b Sept 17 1772 m John Crowell D June 10 1825
195 Mehitable July 9 1774 m Ben Swett D Jan 17 1839
117 Deborah Apr 16 1776 m Nathan Hopkins of Buckstown P Feb 1 1799 d in Brewer Jan 19 1856
16 Jesse Dec 28 1778 d June 5 1862 James Mar 23 1781 d July 17 1834 Thomas Oct 5 1783 unmar Lost at sea Nov 1818
17 William Sept 11 1785 d Hampden Aug 2 1856
16 Benjamin Oct 15 1787
Abigail July 5 1790 m Jesse Harding
Mercy Atwood Feb 23 1794 d May 22 1869 Archelaus Dean Dec 10 1795 Widow Ann (Arey) Atwood
Petitioner 1783 Grantee 1786 wife & 6 chil 1785 James Austin in Brewer Ch Rec Brewer mar Sally Bradley May 31 1818
16 Jesse Atwood Jr b Dec 28 1778 m Louina Nickerson Jan 5 1805 Pub Nov 24 1804
Jesse m Albion M Clara Poor
He died June 5 1862
James M Ruth Atwood Louina m
William 2 of Jesse Jr drowned in O. Nov 18 1824 - 19
16 Benjamin Atwood of Jesse b Oct 15 1787
80 mar Mary D Eldridge Pub May 21 1810 Mary m Richard Baker
Charles m Hannah Atwood dau of Widow Hannah who mar John Crowell
James Austin b. Sept. 19, 1790. she born Aug. 1, 1796. Children James F. June 30, 1819 Lucretia, b. Aug. 29, 1820; Charlotte S. b. June 29, 1823
Eliza P. b. Dec. 26, 1825 John Williams b. Aug. 7, 1830
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Christopher Taylor m Phebe Cobb Benjamin m Lucy Baker of Jo George m Olive Peirce Joseph m Betty Rider 17
17 Wm Atwood of Jesse Lived at Hampden Born Sept 11 1785 Died Aug 2 1856 in Hampden Mar Ruth Doane Wm Edwin June 7 1813 Eunice Doane Dec 9 1815
Ruth H Apr 6 1818 Charles Otis Dec 11 1820 Elisha Doane Martha Ann
Horace m Mary A Morey (A D Atwood Record)
From Wellfleet Records - Never in Orrington - Wellfleet set off from Eastham
Bretrand Atwood Wife Mary
1 Mary b Eastham Aug 16 1749 m John Thompson Oct 11 1768 m Geo Brooks Mar 4 1776
2 Luse b Aug 7 1751 m Joseph Baker Apr 4 1769
3 Richard b May 27 1753
4 Deborah b Aug 16 1755
5 Isaiah b July 11 1759
Martha b m Moses Baker Oct 25 1785
Hannah Atwood b Wellfleet Sept 17 1772 m John Crowell Mehetable Atwood b Wellfleet July 9 1774 m Ben Swett Deborah Atwood b Wellfleet Apr 16 1776 m Nathan Hopkins
Jesse Atwood born May 12 1749 prob cousin of these below Mary Atwood b 1749 m John Thompson George Brooks Martha Atwood of Richard m Moses Baker bef 1789
Lucy Atwood of Richard m Jo Baker bef 1770
Anna Atwood m Sam Wiswell 1786
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Hon Archelaus D. Atwood of Jesse B Dec 10 1795
m Nov 27 1832 Mrs. Ann A. Atwood dau of Capt James Arey and widow of Capt Henry Atwood both of Bucksport He P. M.
Mem. both Houses of Legislature
one son
Archelaus D. b Apr 24 1841 m Jan 23 1864 Helen R, Copeland of Holden Me.
He d Calcutta E. I. Dec 26 1867
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(8 page Letter Enclosed with Records attached to page 19)
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North Orrington, March 19, 1878 Mr Porter, Dear Sir: I have been a long time in getting about this work and perhaps have exhausted your patience, but for quite a long time after your
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letter was received, I was very busy, and when I could get time Grandfather would not be ready, and as you said take your own time it may be I have not felt in quite so much hurry as I ought. Grand- father was inclined to tell so many stories, and to go into so many particulars that it may be I have not got it all straight, but I have done the best I could.
You were right in your 1st guess. Grandfathers Father and Mr Geo. Brooks wife were 1st cousins, her name was Mary Atwood of Wellfleet, Mass.
Joseph Baker mar. her sister Lucy Atwood, and Moses Baker mar. another sister Martha Atwood. This Moses was not a relative of Joseph. though he had a brother Moses who settled in Hampden whose sons Jeremiah and Eliphalet still live there.
Nathaniel Baker came here from Wellfleet his father was a brother to Joseph but Grandfather does not remember his name. He mar. his cousin Lucy dau. of Joseph.
Clephas Baker who mar. Ruth Smith was the son of Moses Baker who came from Dennis Mass. This Moses was a farmer by trade, he was the father of Benoni and Moses who afterwards settled in Frank- fort and whose descendants still live there.
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Frederick and Doane Badershall were brothers, their mother was Hannah Doane a Sister to Ephraim Doane.
Thomas (Bowden came here from Castine he mar. Polly Rice, his children were Samuel, Joseph, Dolly, Lucy, Nancy, Sarah and Sophia.
There was a Billington family lived here early, but moved some- where on to the Kennebec river, then some years later Richard Smith of South Orrington mar. Olive Billington. After his death she became the 2nd wife of Nathaniel Peirce and is still living, a widow. Her brother Samuel Billington mar. Eliza Nickerson dau. of Daniel Nicker- son, but Grandfather does not know whether these last belonged to the 1st family or not.
There was a Bicknell came from Frankfort and mar. a widow Dyer and moved back to Frankfort. This widow Dyer was a sister to Benjamin Swett.
He says there was a Dea. Job Chamberlain lived in Brewer but further than that he cannot tell. There is a Joshua Chamberlain still living in Brewer, he is the father of Ex Governor Chamberlain.
Capt. John Crowells wife was Hannah Atwood. Grandfathers oldest sister. He does not remember anything of Nathaniel Clark who mar. Lois Downes.
Hanson Calef came from Wellfleet and mar. Thankful Baker dau. of Moses and sister of Cleophas.
Ephraim Downes son Asa mar. Mary Dean widow of Capt William Dean.
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Oliver Doane mar. his cousin Sarah Doane. They were born in Eastham, Mass. but moved from Springfield Mass. here Oliver and Ephraim were not relatives.
Ephraim Doane was a son of Colin Doane of Chatham, his 1st wife was a dau. of Barzillai Hopkins of Chatham, their children were Ex- perience and Ephraim, Jr. His 2nd wife was the widow of Peter Cole who was drowned at the mouth of the Penobscot river, her maiden name was Nancy Buck. She had 2 children when she mar Mr. Doane, Susannah and Peter Cole. The children by the 2nd marriage were Nancy, Joseph, Dorcas, and David Buck Doane.
Elisha Doanes 1st wife was Eunice Hennewell of Watertown, Mass. their children Eunice, Ruth, Hannah, Elisha, Charles and William. His 2nd wife was widow Brown who maiden name was Rachel Jay. Elisha Doanes mother was a sister of Ephraim.
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John Dean mar. Rachel Kent dau. of Richard and sister of Wm. Richard, Joseph, Ephraim and Stillman. Her mother was a sister to Ephraim Doane.
Heber and Hezekiah Eldridge were not relatives. Although they both came from Chatham. Hebers wife was a sister to Heman and John Smith. Hezekiah mar. widow Taylor. She was Mercy Godfrey when a girl.
Paul Sears Eldridge mar. Mary Page and moved to Bucksport, his descendants still live there.
He remembers that James Emerys widow mar. Rev. Seth Noble and further than that he cannot tell.
The family of Capt. James Ginn removed to Bucksport he only remembers 2 sons James and Dainel their descendants still live in Bucksport.
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Mr. Samuel Phipps moved from Cape Breton N. S. to Chatham when he married, his wifes name was Harding, his children Samuel, Solomon, Patience and Betsy. Samuel is living in Hampden and Solomon at East Orrington.
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