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I. Benjamin Fr., b. April 1, 1805; 'm., 1829, Sarah Millett.
II. John, b. March 26, 1809; m., April 10, 1842, Emeline Tuttle.
III. Jane, b. April 12, 1811; m., November 15, 1830, Mark Poole Smith,
IV. Mary, b. June 17, 1817; m., October 15, 1837, Jeremiah Howe.
V. Rosilla C., b. June 12, 1828; m. Elisha F. Morgan; r. New Gloucester.
VI. Luther Pike, b. January 17, 1832; m. Georgianna S. Manning ; r. New York City. Nine others died in infancy, or in early childhood.
BENJAMIN TUCKER JR., son of the preceding, married, December 8, 1829, Sarah Millett, who was born in Norway, July 27, ISOS. He succeeded his father in the harness and sad- dlery business. Children : -
I. Benjamin 3d, b. March 11, 1831 ; m., December 1, 1857, Hannah E. Merrill.
II. Sarah Melissa, b. November 17, 1832; d. March 6, 1866, of diphtheria.
III. Charles Henry, b. September 12, 1834; d. March 28, 1835.
IV. William, b. March 25, 1836; m. Augusta M. Boise; r. Skowhegan.
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V. Angelia, b. December 17, 1838; m. James M. Favor; r. Norway. (See Favor.)
VI. Cyrus Shaw, b. October 11, 1841; m. Ist, October 10, 1866, Kate S. Denison, 2d, September 12, 1876, Georgie A. Nelson, of Waterford.
VII. Henry, b. March 27, 1843; m. Ist, Emma Statmaker, 2d, Julia L. Merriam; r. Brooklyn, New York.
VIII. Albert Eugene, b. October 4, 1846; d. June 7, 1849.
IX. Mary Alice, b. June 24, 1850; m., December 18, 1872, Frank S. Oxnard; r. Brooklyn, New York.
JOHN TUCKER, brother of the preceding, married, April 10, 1842, Emeline, daughter of John and Polly (Snell) Tuttle, born May 7, 1812. He resided at Norway, engaged in the sale of agricultural implements and patent rights. Children : -
I. Ella, b. December 1, 1842; m. John W. Pray; resides a widow in Norway.
II. Fred, b. January 7, 1847 ; d. August 21, 1849.
LUTHER P. TUCKER, brother of the preceding, merchant in Norway, married, February 22, 1854, Georgianna Sophia Manning, born February 3, 1834. He moved to Portland, and from there to New York. Children : -
I. Fred M., b. February 3, 1855; m., July 20, 1875, Emma M. Hatch, of Boston.
II. Mary Georgie, b. September, 1858; d. August 9, 1859.
III. Charles Freeland, b. December, 1859; d. April 19, 1862.
BENJAMIN TUCKER 3D, son of Benjamin Jr., farmer, born Buckfield, March 11, 1831, mar- ried, December 1, 1857, Hannah E. Merrill, born in Gray, November 15, 1835. He resides in Norway. Children : -
I. Fannie M., b. November 9, 1858.
II. Frank L., b. September 24, 1860.
III. Ada H., b. June 3, 1862.
IV. Arthur, b. August 30, 1868.
V. Alton B., b. November 4, 1871.
VI. Wilber M., b. July 30, 1874.
WILLIAM TUCKER, brother of the preceding, married, September 4, 1860, Augusta M. Boise, who was born in Skowhegan, February 12, 1842. He is a dealer in harnesses at Skow- hegan. Children : -
I. Edward L., b. March 16, 1862.
CYRUS SHAW TUCKER, brother of the preceding, married, October 10, 1866, Kate S. Deni- ·son, who was born at Burke, Vermont, October 7, 1843. She died and he married second, September 12, 1876, Georgie A. Nelson, who was born at South Waterford, February 16, 1846. Children : -
I. Katie, b. December 7, 1869; d. July 2, 1876.
II. Carrie, b. September 1, 1871.
III. Agnes, b. July 2, 1876.
TUTTLE.
JOHN TUTTLE, son of Daniel, married Polly K. Snell, of Poland, and became a resident of Paris about 1817. Children, the five oldest born in Turner : -
I. Tacy, b. October 5, 1808; m. Asa Woodbury; s. Paris.
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II. Florilla, b. November 12, 1810; m. Arba Thayer; s. Paris.
III. Emeline, b. May 7, 1812; m. John Tucker; s. Norway.
IV. Axel Snell, b. September 30, 1813; m. Isabella Wing; s. Paris.
V. Robert Snell, b. January 22, 1815; s. Skowhegan.
VI. William Henry Harrison, b. October 27, 1816; r. in California.
VII. John Chandler, b. December 14, 1818; s. Skowhegan.
VIII. Joseph Hutchinson, b. October 7, 1822; m. Martha J., daughter of Ethiol Stevens, of Greenwood; s. Cleveland, Ohio.
IX. Benjamin Franklin, b. August 29, 1825; m. and settled in California, and has been in the Senate of California, and State Commissioner of Railroads.
JOSEPH H. TUTTLE, son of the preceding, was for some years a resident of Norway, and in the livery business with Edmund M. Hobbs. They were afterward in business at Bryant's Pond, then at Providence, Rhode Island. They there dissolved partnership, Hobbs remained, and Tuttle moved to Cleveland, Ohio. He married Martha J., daughter of Ethiol Stevens, of Greenwood; no children.
TWOMBLY.
WILLIAM TWOMBLY, born in New Hampshire in 1774, married Mary Hicks, who was born same, in 1775. Children : -
I. Nathaniel, b. August 20, 1797.
II. Asenath, b. July 18, 1799.
III. Ezra, b. October 3, 1801.
IV. William, b. Norway, August 31, 1803; m. Alice Sampson.
V. Mary, b. August 13, 1805.
VI. Lydia, b. August 31, 1808.
VII. Louisa, b. May 16, 1811 ; m. David Young.
VIII. Henry D., b. March 11, 1813.
IX. Nancy, b. April 18, 1815.
WILLIAM TWOMBLY, son of the preceding, married Alice Sampson, who was born in Otis- field, September 15, 1803. Children : -
I. James C., b. August 21, 1830; d. November 12, 1849.
II. Lydia H., b. October 3, 1832; m. Charles E. Stewart.
III. Olive H., b. November 19, 1834; m. John N. Knight.
IV. William H., b. July 14, 1839; m. Harriet G. Hicks.
V. John N., b. January 12, 1842; d. April 29, 1843.
WILLIAM H. TWOMBLY, by trade a currier, born in Harrison, July 14, 1839, married, August 7, 1855, Harriet G. Hicks, who was born January 6, 1839. He came to Norway in March, 1862. Children : -
I. John C., b. September 7, 1863.
II. William L., b. June 28, 1874.
UPTON.
AMOS UPTON, son of Deacon Amos and Sarah Upton, was born in North Reading, Massa- chusetts, October 3, 1742, and married first, Edith Upton, and second, Joanna Bruce. He
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was the fourth in descent from John Upton, who was at Salem, Massachusetts, in 1658 (see Upton Memorial). Amos Upton came to Norway in 1789, and felled trees as the commence- ment of a new home. In September, 1790, he moved his family here. During the first years of his settlement here, his brothers, Nathaniel and John, were with him. The former married Sarah Flint, of Reading, and resided in that town until he moved to Stockbridge. John married Anna Hart, of Reading, and lived in various places, but returned to Reading, and died there in 1813. Amos Upton, the progenitor of our Norway families, was a natural mechanic, and though a farmer, he had a shop where he did his own blacksmithing. In 1801, he built a small grist-mill, doing nearly all the work himself. He had been a soldier in the war for independence, beginning at the battle of Bunker Hill. He died April 3, 1838, at the great age of ninety-six years. Children : -
I. Edith, b. September 9, 1768.
II. Francis, b. February 24, 1772; m. Sarah Bancroft.
III. Amos, b. August 31, 1776; m. Ist, Deborah C. Frost, 2d, Sally Wing.
IV. Hannah, b. July 15, 1779; m. Silas Merriam.
V. Micah, b. December 23, 1781 ; m. Ist, Polly Patch, 2d, Mary Cordwell.
VI. Sarah, b. October 30, 1783.
FRANCIS UPTON, oldest son of the preceding, came to Norway with his parents. He married, in 1800, Sarah, daughter of John Bancroft, of Norway, formerly of Lynnfield, Massachusetts. His father gave him the mill before mentioned, and the small farm con- nected therewith. He carried on the mill a few years, and then exchanged the property with his brother Amos for a farm. He afterward moved to Gray, then to Albany, where he died in 1836. Children : -
I. Sally, b. March 29, 1801; m. Sumner Frost.
II. Francis, b. July 15, 1802; m. Sarah Gardner, of Boston; d. in 1856.
III. Edith, d. young.
IV. Micah, b. May 27, 1807; m. Ruth Abbott, and had, I, Margaret, b. August, 1834; 2, Maria, b. October 18, 1836; 3, Willard W., b. April, 1839.
V. Eben, b. June 1, 1809; m. Lydia Bancroft; r. Albany.
VI. Mary, b. October 5, 1811 ; d. April 29, 1839.
VII. Hannah, b. March 28, 1814; m. Ist, Cyrus Moore, 2d, Peter Emery.
VIII. Lucy, b. July 7, 1816; m., 1839, James Knight.
IX. Sophronia, b. August, 1818; m., 1845, James Farmer ; s. Aroostook.
X. Harriet, b. November 28, 1821 ; m. Abram Greene.
XI. Andrew, b. December 28, 1824; m., 1858, Mary Holmes.
XII. John, b. July II, 1828; m. 1855. He was a member of the Tenth Maine Regi- ment, and served through the war, and was killed at Bethel, Maine, in 1866, while shackling the cars.
AMOS UPTON, brother of the preceding, married in 1808, Deborah, the widow of Jacob Frost, whose maiden name was Covel. She was born on Cape Cod. He married second, Sally (Swift) Wing. He worked with his father till he became of age, then bought land in North Norway, which he subsequently exchanged with his brother Francis, as stated else- where. He was much respected in town. He died January 31, 1842. Children : -
I. Ebenezer Covel, b. December 15, 1808; m. Mercy Jane Marble.
II. Mary Jane, b. July 26, 1810; d. October 31, 1836.
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III. Henry, b. February 6, 1813; m. Harriet F. Baker.
IV. Elijah, b. August 6, 1815; m. Mary Foye; r. Bath.
By second marriage : -
V. Amos, b. April 17, 1817 ; m. Sarah Marston.
VI. Lydia, b. April 12, 1819. She married in Cohasset, in 1845, and died in 1846.
MICAH UPTON, brother of the preceding, was only a small child when his parents came to Norway. He became one of the best and most prosperous farmers in town, and with his son, Uriah Upton, became possessed of one of the best farms in the county. He survived all his father's family and lived to be nearly a century old. He married first, Polly Patch, and sec- ond, Mary Cordwell. His children were by the second marriage. Children : -
I. Uriah Holt, b. May 31, 1813.
II. Polly Patch, b. September 13, 1815; m. James C. Bennett, of Greenwood.
III. Aurelia, b. October 24, 1817; m. William C. Pearce, of Norway.
IV. Harriet N., b. August 15, 1819; m. Simon Stevens.
V. William B., b. February 17, 1822.
VI. Amelia W., b. March 17, 1824; d. September 17, 1858.
VII. Susannah, b. May 28, 1826; d. October 19, 1827.
EBENEZER COVEL UPTON, oldest son of Amos, married Mercy Jane Marble, of Cohasset, Massachusetts. He lived in Norway until 1829, then moved to Danville. He afterward went to sea, and finally settled down at Cohasset, where he died May 12, 1846. Children : -
I. George Henry, b. March 24, 1841.
II. Hannah, b. 1842; m. Warren Fuller.
III. Mary Asenath, b.
IV. Mary,
. She went South, and married there.
V. Myra, 5 twins, b. March, 1846; both died in infancy.
HENRY UPTON, brother of the preceding (see Personal Notice), married Harriet F., daughter of John Baker, of Waterford, March 31, 1847. Children : -
I. Jennie Irene, b. February 20, 1848. She grew up to be a young lady of marked ability, and was highly esteemed by all those who had the pleasure of her acquaint- ance. She died March 12, 1884.
ELIJAH UPTON, brother of the preceding (see Personal Notice), married Mary Foye. Children : -
I. Mary Jane, b. October 13, 1843; d. September 14, 1846.
II. Maria Frances, b. May 13, 1846.
III. Frederick Eugene, b. December 16, 1847. He graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1868, and is now Master in the United States Navy.
IV. Joshua Foye, b. October 3, 1850; m. Lena E. Percy; r. Bath.
V. Mary Elizabeth, b. January 21, 1859.
VI. Henry Covel, b. January 22, 1862.
VII. Alice Lowell, b. November 16, 1864.
AMOS UPTON JR., half-brother of the preceding, lived on the homestead until his father's decease, then moved to Albany. He subsequently moved to Waterford, where his wife died in 1868. He died in 1870. Children : -
I. Lydia Jane, b. April 9, 1849; m. Wesley Stevens.
II. Elizabeth, b. September 26, 1851 ; m. George Johnson, of Norway.
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III. Benjamin, b. September 12, 1854.
IV. Mattie, b. September 6, 1858.
URIAH HOLT UPTON, oldest son of Micah Upton, married, June 23, 1843, Isannah C. Noble, of Norway. He graduated at the Maine Wesleyan Seminary, and has been a leading and influential citizen of the town. He lived with his father, and jointly they owned one of the best farms in the State. He is an intelligent and progressive farmer, and keeps abreast of the times. Children : -
I. Ella, b. November 27, 1844; d. August 10, 1846.
II. Ella Adelaide, b. April 24, 1847; m. Amos T. Hall; d. May 4, 1873. They had, I, William Freemont ; 2, Edith M.
III. Wayland S., b. March 8, 1849; d. August 4, 1850.
IV. Emma I., b. April 8, 1851; m. Joshua M. Crounce, of Washburn, Maine.
V. Olin B., b. December 11, 1852; m. Emma M. Swift.
VI. Emily F., b. October 20, 1854.
VII. William Freemont, b. October 3, 1856; d. June 16, 1864.
VIII. Gilbert A., b. January 8, 1860.
IX. Gertrude L., b. March 30, 1863; m. William M. Russell.
X. Minnie L., b. October 20, 1867.
VERRILL.
This name was formerly spelled Varill and Variel, and was a Cape Cod name in the early settlement of Barnstable County.
DANIEL VERRILL was an early settler in Greenwood, and reared a large family there. He came from Minot, and his wife was Eunice Cordwell. He died in Greenwood, July 9, 1859. Children : -
I. Peter, b. March 2, 1801; m. Polly Yates.
II. Cyrus, b. November 2, 1802; m. Olive Hutchins.
III. Benjamin, b. September 1, 1804; m. Beulah Hutchins.
IV. Ichabod, b. September 23, 1806; unmarried.
V. Daniel C., b. March 1I, 1809; m. Sylvia W. Milliken.
VI. George W., b. February 28, 1811; m. Lucy Hilborn.
VII. Ira, b. February 8, 1813; d. April 19, following.
VIII. Theodore B., b. February 17, 1814; m. Betsey J. Lyon, of Bethel.
IX. Justin, b. April 16, 1818; d. January 2, 1824.
x. Elizabeth, b. December 10, 1819; d. September 23, 1820.
XI. Harriet F., b. August 14, 1821; m. Frederick Coburn Jr.
XII. Enoch C., b. December 31, 1823; m. Clara Richardson.
GEORGE W. VERRILL, son of the preceding, lived in Greenwood, was in trade at the " City ". and at Locke's Mills, and then came to Norway, where he died in 1861. He married Lucy, daughter of Seth and Betsey (Garland) Hilborn, of Minot, and his two youngest children were born in Norway. Children : -
I. Byron D., b. February 2, 1835; m., 1866, Mattie A. Robinson, of Wiscasset. He is an attorney-at-law in Portland.
II. Araminta Maria, b. December 28, 1836; d. February 5, 1850.
III. Addison Emery, b. February 9, 1839; m. Flora L. Smith.
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IV. George Washington, b. May 2, 1841 ; m., 1867, Augusta Beckett, of Portland; he is a lawyer in Portland.
V. Lucy Ellen, b. September 10, 1844; m. Ist, 1866, Henry R. Mighils,* of Carson City, Nevada, 2d, 1880, Samuel P. Davis.
VI. Edgar Freeland, b. January 4, 1850; m., 1873, Sarah Russell.
VII. Emma Lydia, b. Norway, November 18, 1853; m. Jonathan Doane, Carson City.
VIII. Hattie L., b. August 5, 1856; m., 1881, George Mclaughlin; r. Carson City.
ADDISON EMERY VERRILL, son of the preceding (see Personal Sketch), married, June 15, 1865, Flora L., daughter of Elliot Smith, of Norway. He resides in New Haven, Connecti- cut. Children : -
I. George Elliot, b. July 29, 1866.
II. Evelina Flora, b. November 11, 1869; d. July 10, 1870.
III. Alpheus Hyatt, b. July 23, 1871.
IV. Edith Barton, b. August 2, 1875.
V. Clarence Sidney, b. May 6, 1877.
VI. Lucy Lavinia, b. May 26, 1882.
VIRGIN.
PETER CHANDLER VIRGIN was born in Concord, New Hampshire, July 23, 1783. He was the son of Ebenezer and Dorcas (Lovejoy) Virgin, and grandson of Ebenezer, who came from England in 1722, married Mary Chandler, of Andover, stopped awhile in Salisbury, then in Tyngsborough, and was one of the proprietors of Concord, New Hampshire, and an early settler there. Peter C. Virgin attended school at Phillips Exeter Academy, and read law in the office of Esquire Varnum, of Haverhill. When still a young man, he moved to Rum- ford, Maine, which was settled largely by Concord, New Hampshire, people, and commenced the practice of law. He married Sally, daughter of Francis and Dolly (Bean) Keyes, of
Rumford. Francis Keyes was the son of Jonathan and Sarah (Taylor) Keyes, the first family that settled in Rumford, and his wife Dolly was the daughter of Josiah and Molly (Crocker) Bean, of Standish, and early settlers in Bethel. Mr. Virgin soon had a large practice, which he enjoyed for a period of over fifty years. He was county attorney, postmaster, representative to the Legislature, and held other positions of honor and trust. Children : -
I. Mary Caroline Louisa, b. April 13, 1814; m. Otis C. Bolster, of Paris.
II. Patrick Henry, b. August 29, 1816; m. Lavina, daughter of Luther Bean.
III. Joseph W., b. September 5, 1820; d. August 7, 1822.
IV. William Wirt, b. September 18, 1823.
V. Theodore F., b. February 5, 1831.
VI. Dorcas Courtney, b. June 24, 1833; m. James Dingley Jr., of Auburn.
WILLIAM WIRT VIRGIN (see Personal Notice) born in Rumford, September 18, 1823, mar- ried, September 18, 1851, Sarah H., daughter of Horatio G. and Parmelia (Stowell) Cole, of Norway. Children : -
I. Harry R., b. August 25, 1854, fitted for college at Westbrook Seminary, graduated at Tuft's College, and is an attorney-at-law in Portland.
" Only son of the late Dr. Jesse W. Mighils, whose wife was Evelina Augusta, daughter of Captain Henry Rust, of Norway.
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WALKER.
GEORGE E. WALKER, son of Solon G. and Vesta (Chandler) Walker, of Paris, born in Paris, February 9, 1846, married, March 4, 1869, Persis A. Child, who was born May 11, 1849, and came to Norway in December, 1879.
WALTON.
SIMEON WALTON, son of Reuben Walton, an early settler of Paris, married Peggy Hanna- ford, of New Gloucester, and carried on the watch and clock repairing business at the village. For a second wife, he married the widow of Thomas Clark, of Paris. He died March 9, 1862. Children : -
I. Arthur, b. June 10, 1802.
II. Robert, b. July 24, 1804; went to Aroostook County.
III. Benjamin, b. May 25, 1807; m. Jane W. Ryerson; lived in Paris.
IV. Charles, b. June 3, 1809; m. Sarah
WATSON.
ELIPHALET WATSON, one of the first settlers in Gorham, married Elizabeth, daughter of Captain John Phinney, the first settler there. In 1746, Mr. Watson moved into the Fort and remained there until the close of the Indian wars. Some of his children were born in the garrison. He was a useful man in town, one of the first deacons of the Congregational Church, distinguished for sound sense, practical wisdom, industry, prudence and honesty. He was a pillar of strength in the town. He came to Norway and died here March 14, 1812, aged ninety-four years, eight months. His wife died April 15, 1795, aged seventy-four years. Children : -
I. John, b. September 23, 1741; m. Tabitha Whitney, and died in 1834.
II. Martha, b. December 4, 1743; d. May 10, 1790.
III. Susanna, b. February 1, 1746.
IV. Ebenezer, b. September 28, 1748; m. Anna Whitney.
V. Colman, b. December 4, 175I.
VI. Elizabeth, b. February 11, 1753.
VII. Mary, b. July 12, 1756.
VIII. Eliphalet, b. March 20, 1759; m. Zipporah Partridge.
IX. James, b. August 3, 1761 ; m. Mary Davis.
X. Daniel, b. October 11, 1763; m. Anna Maxfield.
DANIEL WATSON, youngest child of Eliphalet and Elizabeth (Phinney) Watson, was born in Gorham, October 11, 1763. He married first, Anna Maxfield, born September 26, 1767, and died October, 1802. He died December 24, 1845 .. Children : -
I. Martha, b. February 10, 1791; m., 1817, Norman Clark, of Bethel; d. December 28, 1873.
II. Josiah Maxfield, b. October 30, 1792; m. and moved to Readfield.
III. Hannah White, b. December 7, 1794; m. Jacob Holt, of Bethel.
IV. Daniel, b. October 27, 1797; m. Lydia K. Clark, of Bethel.
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The first wife died and he married Polly Bacon Hanscom, May 22, 1803, and had : -
V. Anna Maxfield, b. in Poland, May, 1806; r. unmarried in Illinois.
VI. Miranda Hanscom, b. Norway, February 21, 1809; m. Tyler P. Town, of Bethel.
VII. Joseph Hanscom, b. October 7, 1811; m. Maria Howe, of Saccarappa.
VIII. Roxana Bacon, b. May 21, 1814; r. Bethel, unmarried.
IX. Freeman, b. June 3, 1817; m. Olive Plaisted, of Saccarappa.
X. Warren Herrick, b. February 21, 1821; moved to Oregon.
XI. Mary Cook, b. February 21, 1821; m. Thomas Howe, of Westfield, Massachusetts. DANIEL WATSON, son of the preceding, married Lydia K. Clark, of Bethel. Children : -
I. Almon Ceylon, b. May 19, 1826; m., 1854, Bethana E. Cushman ; r. Norway.
II. Cordelia, b. May 15, 1828; m. Amos A. Grover.
III. Alanson Barker, b. October 7, 1829; m., 1856, Matilda C. Buck.
IV. James Henry, b. February 22, 1832.
V. Susannah Burbank, b. December 26, 1833; m. Hezekiah G. Mason.
VI. Anna, b. July 1, 1835.
VII. Eliza Clark, b. July 15, 1838.
VIII. Rowena, b. November 8, 1841.
WESTON.
ZACHARIAH WESTON5 was living upon Rust's Gore in 1821, and that year when the Gore was annexed to Norway, he became a citizen of this town. He was the son of Joseph4 and Catherine (Mosher) Weston, of Gorham, grandson of Joseph3 and Sarah Weston, of Reading and Cape Elizabeth, great-grandson of Thomas2 and Elizabeth (Brown) Weston, of Reading, and great-great-grandson of John Weston,1 the emigrant, from Buckinghamshire, England, who came first to Salem, and in 1652 moved to Reading, where the following year he married Sarah, daughter of Zachariah Fitch. Zachariah Weston was born in Gorham, June 25, 1762, and married, March 29, 1802, Nancy, daughter of David Frost, then of Gorham, afterward of Norway. Mr. Weston was a private of Captain Alexander McClellans' Gorham Company, of Colonel Jonathan Whitney's regiment, in the Penobscot expedition, in 1779. The suffer- ings of that company in the forests of Eastern Maine are matters of history. Children : -
I. David, b. May 3, 1803; m. Ist, Eunice Frost, 2d, Almira Watson.
II. Zachariah, b. May 20, 1805; r. Waterford.
III. William H., b. May 22, 1807 ; r. Fort Fairfield.
IV. Eunice, b. September 3, 1809; m., March 3, 1836, Johnson Frost.
V. Sally, b. January 18, 1811; m. Thomas Leavitt.
VI. Joseph, b. September 28, 1816.
VII. Esther, b. December 16, 1818; m., 1847, George Hamlin, of Waterford; d. April 27, 1854.
VIII. Mary 7., b. August 20, 1820; m., March 29, 1844, Joseph Nelson.
DAVID WESTON, son of the preceding, married, May 13, 1836, Mary, daughter of John Frost, of Norway. She died April 3, 1842, and he married second, Almira Watson. He now resides (if living) in Atlanta, Georgia. Children : -
I. Nancy 7., b. June 11, 1838.
II. Hannah, b. December 3, 1840; d. May 15, 1842.
III. Howard, b. March 31, 1851 ; d. January 1, 1862.
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IV. David, b. March 15, 1853.
V. Zachariah, b. August 24, 1856; d. May 15, 1863.
VI. Florence E., b. September 24, 1860; a teacher in the University at Atlanta, Georgia. VII. Elbridge,
twins, b. April 24, 1864.
VIII. Charles, d. May 30, 1864.
IX. Clara P., b. June 9, 1868.
X. Charles O., b. March 28, 1872.
WHITCOMB.
DAVID WHITCOMB was born in Bolton, Massachusetts, in 1770, and married Mary Eaton, who was born in 1776. He came from Bolton to Waterford, and then moved to the north part of Norway. He was killed in Hall's saw-mill, April 27, 1835, by logs rolling upon him. Children : -
I. Betsey.
II. Sally, twins.
III. Polly, m. Darius Wilkins.
IV. David, m. Lavinia Piper.
V. Ephraim, b. August 6, 1809; m. Eliza Merrill, of Norway.
VI. Mercy.
VII. William.
VIII. Rebecca, m. Andrew Maybury.
EPHRAIM WHITCOMB, son of David and Mary (Eaton) Whitcomb, born in Waterford, August 6, 1809, married Eliza Merrill, born in Norway, January 27, 1809. He was a black- smith, and lived in Paris, Norway, Greenwood, and Bethel. He died in Paris, July 27, 1854. Children : -
I. Emily, b. Waterford, January 15, 1832; m. Nathaniel G. French; d. November 25, 1854.
II. Olive, b. August 25, 1834; m. David W. Farnum.
III. Sarah S., b. August 22, 1836; m. Thomas R. Lovejoy.
IV. Martha W., b. Norway, August 13, 1839; d. April 17, 1856.
V. Levi, b. August 22, 1844; d. at Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 3, 1863.
ABRAHAM WHITCOMB, born in 1765, came from Harvard, Massachusetts, and settled in West Waterford. He married Sally Atherton. Children : -
I. Abraham, m. Ist, Betsey Houghton, 2d, Mary E. Horr.
II. Sarah.
III. Isaac, m. Rachel Pike.
IV. Foel.
V. Calvin, m. Louisa Houghton.
VI. William A., m. Mary, daughter of Captain John Harris, of Bethel.
VII. Polly, m. Ai Burnham.
VIII. Sally.
IX. Betsey, m. Robert Barstow.
WILLIAM A. WHITCOMB, son of the preceding, married Mary A., only daughter of Cap- tain John Harris, of Bethel, formerly of Westbrook. He at one time kept a public house at
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Bethel Hill, which was afterward burned. He died quite young, and his widow became the wife of William Frost 2d, of Norway; both are deceased. Issue : -
I. William Henry, b. Bethel, April 24, 1840 ; m. Iva Tenney Hatch.
WILLIAM H. WHITCOMB, son of the preceding, after the death of his father, lived in the family of Captain John Harris, his maternal grandfather, at Bethel, for several years, where he had the benefit of the town schools, and a course in Gould's Academy. He subsequently came to Norway, and has been in trade at the village many years. He is one of our most active and reliable business men. He has been on the board of selectmen three years, repre- sentative to the Legislature from Norway, and has held many other positions of trust and honor, which he has acceptably filled. He married, October 27, 1861, Iva Tenney Hatch, born in New Gloucester, Maine, August 18, 1842. Children : -
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