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(V) Prince, third son of Abijah and De- borah (Turner) Stetson, was born in Han-
over, Massachusetts, in August, 1741. He married, in 1768, Eunice Sylvester, and after his marriage lived for a time in Hanover, and then removed to Freeport, Maine, at which place he died. He was familiarly known as Captain Prince Stetson by reason of his posi- tion in the militia service. Children: Sophia ; Joan ; Eunice T., married, May 3, 1795, Thomas Willet, of Abington, Massachusetts ; Temperance, married Jacob Stetson ; Nathan- iel, born in 1772 (q. v.) ; P- -, married, and lived in Boston; Prince, born February 28, 1780; Charles, born 1786; Sage; Joseph and Henry (twins).
(VI) Nathaniel, eldest son and fifth child of Captain Prince and Eunice (Sylvester) Stetson, was born (probably) in Hanover, Massachusetts, about 1772. He removed from Hanover to Freeport, Maine. He married, in 1793, Ruth Curtis ; they had children, all prob- ably born in Freeport, Maine: Daniel, Sep- tember, 1797; John; Vienna, married George Corlis ; Eunice, married John Stevens; Will- iam B. (q. v.); Emeline, married Frank Woods; Clarissa, married Samuel Matthews ; Nathaniel, born 1807, died at sea, 1835.
(VII) Captain William B., third son of Nathaniel and Ruth (Curtis) Stetson, was born in Freeport, Maine, October 28, 1803. He was a sea captain and lived in Freeport. He married, December 25, 1826, Melinda Dunham ; children, born in Freeport : William E., September 26, 1827; Melinda H., April 3, 1829; Joseph H. (q. v.) ; George W., October 18, 1832; Eliza F., May 18, 1835; Lucille E., May 8, 1841.
(VIII) Joseph H., second son and third child of Captain William B. and Melinda (Dunham) Stetson, was born in Freeport, Maine, January 22, 1831. He attended schools of that town until twelve years of age, and made his first trip to sea as cabin boy in May, 1843, on the schooner "Edward and Frank." He followed the sea for seven years, first as cabin boy, later as mate, during which time he visited many foreign countries. In 1849 he returned to his home and started to learn the tinsmith trade with J. P. Weeman, remaining with him three years. He then went to Bath, where he was employed at his trade three years, and the following winter he spent in New Orleans. In September, 1857, he came to Lewiston and engaged in the hardware business with George Soule, their store being located on Main street near the bridge. In 1863 the partnership of Bean & Stetson was formed, and continued until the death of Mr. Bean in 1886. Mr. Stetson continued the busi-
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ness alone under the name of J. H. Stetson & Company until 1900, when the corporation of J. H. Stetson Company was formed. In the Masonic order Mr. Stetson ranks high ; he is a member of Ashlar Lodge, having united with this order in 1868; of King Hiram Royal Arch Chapter ; of Lewiston Commandery ; and is one of the oldest Scottish Rite Masons now living, having taken his degrees in 1872. For thirty-four years he has been treasurer of Dunlap Council, and for thirty-one years has been treasurer of Lewiston Lodge of Perfec- tion. He married, November 18, 1857, Har- riet J., born April 9, 1836, daughter of Cap- tain John N. and Jane C. (Trufant) Smith, of Bath. Maine. Children: I. Ella F., born September 6, 1859, died January 31, 1864. 2. George B., born September 26, 1866; resides in Lewiston, Maine ; married, October 8, 1890, Hattie J. Noble ; children : Ruth E., born Au- gust 9, 1892; Joseph W., born February 14, 1894. 3. Edward S., born June 30, 1868; see forward. 4. John N. S., born August 9, 1871, see forward.
(IX) Edward S., son of Joseph H. and Harriet J. (Smith) Stetson, was born in Lew- iston, Maine, June 30, 1868. He was educated in the public schools, and began his business career with J. H. Stetson & Company at the completion of his studies, devoting energy and application to his work. In 1900 Mr. Stetson was elected president and general manager of the company, which position he now holds. He is a member of the Masons, in which fraternity he has been singularly hon- ored. He is past master of Ashlar Lodge; was twice illustrious master of Dunlap Coun- cil ; past illustrious potentate of Kora Temple ; president generalissimo of Lewiston Com- mandery, Knights Templar; member of the Elks, Odd Fellows and Calumet Club. He married, November 29, 1893, Mae L. French, and resides in Auburn, Maine. Children : Ed- ward S., born February 7, 1897; Harvey L., born February 8, 1899. (See French.)
(IX) John N. S., son of Joseph H. and Harriet J. (Smith) Stetson, was born in Lewiston, Maine, August 9, 1871. He was educated in the public schools, and graduated from Lewiston high school in 1891. After leaving school he entered correspondence de- partment of the Youth's Companion in Bos- ton, where he remained several years. For the past four years Mr. Stetson has been as- sociated with the Boston Loan Company of Boston, and at the present time (1908) is president of the Institute, a position and stand- ing that tests his ability and enterprise. He is
also vice-president and treasurer of the J. H. Stetson Company. He is a member of Ashlar Lodge, the Scottish Rite, being a thirty-second degree Mason, is a member of Kora Temple, Mystic Shrine, the Boston Art Club, and the American Canoe Association. He resides in Boston, Massachusetts. He married, April 18, 1900, Ethel Wyman.
(For preceding generations see Robert Stetson I.) (III) Samuel, fourth son of STETSON Joseph and Prudence Stetson, was born in December, 1679, probably at Scituate, Massachusetts, which was the family dwelling-place for several gen- erations. According to the probate records of Plymouth county, he died in the year 1761, leaving a will which was executed November 8, 1757. His first wife, and the mother of the seven children, was Elizabeth, whose maiden name is unknown. On January 7, 1731, Sam- uel Stetson married (second) Rachel, daugh- ter of Sergeant Samuel Stetson, who was liv- ing at the time that her husband made his will. Children of first wife: I. Abner, whose sketch follows. 2. George, born November 6, 1714. 3. Elizabeth, March 24, 1717, married Na- thaniel Stetson, of Pembroke. 4. Joshua, June 26, 1719. 5. Alice, March 20, 1720, married Joshua Ripley. 6. Joseph, March 25, 1724. 7. Ruth, who was called Ruth Merritt in her father's will.
(IV) Abner, eldest child of Samuel and Elizabeth Stetson, was born, probably at Scit- uate, Massachusetts, November 3, 1712, bap- tized September 6, 1713, and died in Scituate, where he had spent his life, November 20, 1805. He married Deborah, daughter of Mat- thew Stetson, October 7, 1762. Children : I. Deborah, born in 1763, married Abner Crook- er, of Marshfield. 2. Joshua, October, 1766. 3. Lois or Louisa, 1768, married Henry Jos- selyn, of Pembroke. 4. Abner (2), whose sketch follows. 5. Melzar, November 27, 1772. 6. Rogers, 1775. The youngest son was deaf and dumb; he died in October, 1843, unmarried.
(V) Abner (2), second son of Abner (1) and Deborah (Stetson) Stetson, was born at Scituate, Massachusetts, in July, 1771. He was a farmer all his life, and in the spring of 1793 moved to Newcastle, Maine, and afterwards to Nobleboro, where he died September 13, 1846. On December 25, 1795, Abner (2) Stetson married Susanna Day, of Bristol, Maine, who died September 22, 1819. On July 15, 1820, Abner (2) Stetson married (second) Susanna Wiley, who became the
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mother of one child, James, born May 30, 1822. Children of first marriage were: 1. Martha, born September 14, 1796, married James Robinson. 2. Deborah, November 22, 1798, married Jeremiah Knowlton. 3. Abner (3), the subject of the succeeding paragraph. 4. William D., November 18, 1802. 5. Mary D., February 20, 1804, married Joseph His- cock. 6. Susannah, January 19, 1806, died March 1, 1800. 7. Waterman, January I, 1807. 8. Melzar, November 4, 1809. 9. Henry, June 2, 1811, died September 8, 1835. 10. Benjamin D., May 9, 1813. 11. Abigail, November 24, 1814, married Lorenzo Wright. 12. Susannah, August 11, 1817, died October 19, 1819. It will be noted that both of the children named Susannah died in babyhood ; one at the age of three and the other at the age of two years.
(VI) Abner (3), eldest son of Abner (2) and Susanna (Day) Stetson, was born Janu- ary 26, 1800, at Newcastle, Maine, died November 4, 1878, at Damariscotta. His early education was limited to the town schools which he attended till the age of twelve, and his subsequent knowledge was gathered by reading and observa- tion. He early learned the trade of ship car- penter, and afterwards became a master in that line and the founder of the firm which for many years did business under the name of Stetson & Hitchcock. Among the interest- ing incidents connected with this industry may be mentioned the fact that Mr. Stetson built the ship "Wiscasset," which brought Andrew Carnegie to this country when, an unknown boy, he set out to seek his fortune in America. If the Stetson workmanship had not been sound and trustworthy, we might have been deprived of our most generous multi-million- aire and the multitudes of libraries bearing his name. Mr. Stetson gave up his ship-building at the breaking out of the rebellion, but he still retained an ownership in vessels, and he lost one valuable ship during that war. Dur- ing his later years he was retired from active business. Mr. Stetson was a man of upright character, and a member of the Methodist church. In politics he was a Whig in early life, but he became one of the earliest and staunchest members of the Republican party, and was one of the presidential electors when Lincoln was nominated in 1860. Mr. Stetson belonged to Damariscotta Lodge of Masons, Alna, No. 43, of Damariscotta. He was a drummer boy in the war of 1812, and his wid- ow was one of the five remaining pensioners of that war at the time of her death.
Abner (3) Stetson married (first), Decem -. ber 13, 1821, Mary Hiscock. Children: I. Abner, born May 30, 1822, died June 27, 1833. 2. Everett W., born August 23, 1825, mar- ried Sarah A. Knowlton, September 25, 1846; one son, Henry C .; died April 18, 1893. 3. Joseph H., born November 25, 1828, died in Seattle, Washington, 1892; married Sarah A. Hitchcock ; four children : Alfred, Josephine, Mary, and a baby died at sea. 4. Martha S., born July 20, 1830. 5. Mary E., born Au- gust 16, 1831, married Charles G. Merry ; one son, Joseph L. S. 6. Abner Crayton, born January 1, 1834, married Rachel Gammans; children : Abner C., Daniel R., Elizabeth ; he died 1866. 7. Sarah D., married Daniel Thombs ; children : William and Mary; she died 1893. Three children died in infancy. Mrs. Mary (Hiscock ) Stetson died January 8, 1841. Mr. Stetson married (second ), July 18, 1841, Betsey, born in 1818, died September 3, 1865, daughter of Jackson and Lydia ( Mer- ry) Riggs. Their children : 1. Charles W., born December 26, 1842, married Sarah Bar- stow ; children : Isabella C., Ralph and two who died in infancy. 2. Henry W., born Oc- tober 15, 1844, married Isabel Curtis; one child living, Anna Louise, and son who died aged three years. 3. Frederick J., born Sep- tember 1, 1845, died 1901 ; married Augusta E. Simmons. 4. John F., born January 23, 1847, died 1877; married Mary McMichael; one child, Bessie M. 5. Wilder F., born Jan- uary 23, 1849, married Bessie
6. Helen G., born January 17, 1851, mar- ried Thatcher W. Parker ; children : Stet- married William M. Pennell ( see Pennell), son, Anna C., Infant, deceased, and Curtis; died 1892. 7. Edwin F., whose sketch follows. 8. William A., born April 30, 1856, married Mary A. Hill: one child, Marion. 9. Leida M., born May 25, 1858, the present sheriff of Cumberland county. Mr. Stetson married ( third), August, 1867, Susan Cushman, of Warren, Maine, who died with- out issue, March 16, 1902.
(VII) Dr. Edwin F., sixth son of Abner (3) and Betsey (Riggs) Stetson, was born at Damariscotta, Maine, December 21, 1853. He obtained his preliminary education at Lincoln Academy, from which he was graduated in 1874. He entered Bowdoin College, leaving at close of sophomore year to enter Harvard Medical College, graduating in 1879. In that year he went to Terre Haute, Indiana, to be- gin the practice of medicine, and remained there for six years, during which time he was secretary of Vigo County Medical So-
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ciety for several years, also member of Indi- ana State Medical Society, Tri State and Aes- culapian Medical societies, also member and secretary of the city board of health for one term. In 1885 he returned to his home town of Damariscotta, where for nearly a quarter of a century he has been one of the leading physicians. He was a member of the United States board of examining surgeons for Lin- coln county, being retired with President Cleveland's election. For the past fifteen years has been a member of town board of health. He is a member of the Lincoln Coun- ty Medical Association, Maine Medical Asso- ciation and the American Medical Association. He is also interested in fraternal organizations, and belongs to Alna Lodge, No. 43, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Ezra B. French Royal Arch Chapter, No. 42, of Damariscotta, of which he is a past high priest; Dunlap Commandery, Knights Templar, No. 5, of Bath; Lincoln Lodge, No. 90, Knights of Pythias, Damariscotta. He is a Republican in politics, and has served on town commit- tees. He has been a trustee of Lincoln Acad- emy from 1888, and now (1909) and for the past three years has been chairman of the superintending committee.
On October 3, 1883. Dr. Stetson married Mary P., daughter of Rufus C. and Mary Matilda (Lunt) Chapman, of Newcastle, Maine. Children : I. Helen C., born Septem- ber 6, 1884, in Terre Haute, Indiana, was educated at Lincoln Academy and at Mount Holyoke College, graduating from the latter institution in 1905. Since that time she has been an assistant teacher at Lincoln Academy. 2. Rufus E., August 10, 1886, at Damaris- cotta, was educated at Lincoln Academy, graduated from Bowdoin College in 1908, and is now studying medicine. 3. Grace L., July 4, 1891, was graduated from Lincoln Academy in 1909. 4. Mary E., July 15, 1894.
(For preceding generations see Robert Stetson I.) (IV) Anthony, eldest child of STETSON Robert (3) and Mary (Col- lamore) Stetson, was born at Scituate, Massachusetts, September 12, 1692, and died in 1747. He lived in Scituate all his life, and was a cordwainer, the term applied to shoemakers in his day. On March 28, 1717, Anthony Stetson married Anna Smith, and they had a family of eleven children: Mary, born December 9, 1717, married (first) John Vinal, (second) James Woodward; Isaac, whose sketch follows: Joseph, February 24, 1722; Anna, June 2, 1724, married William
Hayden; Charles, October 17, 1726; Ezra, September 22, 1729; Elisha, January 28, 1731 ; Thomas, April 22, 1734; Benjamin, July 7, 1736; Abiel, October 23, 1738; Martha, Au- gust 18, 1741, married Seth Taylor, of Pem- broke, and moved to Chesterfield, Massachu- setts.
(V) Isaac, eldest son of Anthony and Anna (Smith) Stetson, was born at Scituate, Massa- chusetts, October 19, 1719, and died there June 8, 1811, much respected and beloved. On November 16, 1749, he married Ruth Prouty, of Scituate, and they had eleven children, three sons and eight daughters. The children were: Isaac, born November 30, 1750, died on board the prison ship "Jersey"; Ruth, March 27, 1752, married John Lincoln and moved to Maine; Elizabeth, September 7, 1754, married Gershom Bowker, of Scituate; Anne, September 22, 1755, married John Mor- ton, of Scituate; Eunice, May 31, 1757, died November 28, 1758; Elisha, whose sketch fol- lows; Eunice, January 2, 1761, married Rich- ard Boylston, of Charlestown, Massachusetts ; Abigail, December 26, 1762, married Henry Nye, of Hingham; Mary, January 1, 1765; Chloe, August 21, 1767. married Benjamin Bowker, and moved to Charlestown, Massa- chusetts ; David, July 7, 1769.
(VI) Elisha, second son of Isaac and Ruth (Prouty) Stetson, was born at Scituate, Mas- sachusetts, April 8, 1759, and died at Durham, Maine, February, 1848. He moved to Dur- ham with his wife and three children in 1789, and settled on the County Road. In 1784 Elisha Stetson married Rebecca Curtis, and they had eleven children : Ruth, born Novem- ber 18, 1784, married Nathaniel Parker ; Sally, July 20, 1786; Elisha (2), whose sketch fol- lows; Stephen, May 28, 1791, married Betsey Dennison, of Freeport, and lived in Lewiston ; Isaac, March 3, 1793, married Betsey Curtis, of Boston, and lived in Pownal ; Clarissa, May 18, 1795, married Elisha Lincoln; Abigail (twin to Clarissa), married Nathaniel Parker ; David, March 30, 1798, married Elizabeth Sylvester, of Freeport, and lived in Auburn ; Mary, April 6, 1800. married Captain Na- thaniel Lincoln ; Charles. April II, 1802, mar- ried Elmira Watson, of Calais, and lived in Durham; Nathaniel, July 20, 1804, married Ann Osgood, and lived at Durham.
(VII) Elisha (2), eldest son of Elisha (I) and Rebecca (Curtis) Stetson, was born at Scituate, Massachusetts, November 17, 1788, and died at Auburn, Maine, January 26, 1876. When an infant of one year he was brought by his parents to Durham, Maine, and there
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his youth was passed. For several years he followed the sea, and after his marriage he settled in Auburn. The growth of that city enabled him to sell his land at a great advance, and the remainder of his life he spent in Au- burn in retirement. Mr. Stetson helped build the first toll bridge between Lewiston and Au- burn, and was clerk of the company thirty years. He was interested in the manufacture of woolen goods and in railroads. For sev- cral years he was a member of the board of selectmen at Auburn, and he was active in promoting the public welfare in every way. On October 29, 1815, Elisha (2) Stetson mar- ricd (first) Pamela Haskell, of New Glou- cester, Maine. She died May 22, 1822, leav- ing three children: Elizabeth A., born Sep- tember 10, 1816, married Nathan Briggs, of Auburn ; Alfred, born November 5, 1818, mar- ried Eleanor Barden; Emeline, October 27, 1820, died July, 1906. On April 5, 1823, Mr. Stetson married (second) Laura Bradford, daughter of Chandler and Sarah (French) Bradford, of Turner, Maine. She died June 20, 1862, leaving seven children : Bradford, born January 15, 1824; Pamela H., mentioned below ; Laura B., December 8, 1827, died Au- gust 10. 1839; Sylvanus C., September 28, 1829; Maria L. C., November 27, 1832; Abi- gail L., December 8, 1837; Elisha E., Decem- ber 26, 1841, died September, 1869.
(VIII) Pamela H., eldest daughter of Elisha (2) Stetson and his second wife, Laura (Bradford) Stetson, was born at Auburn, Maine, February 19, 1826. In 1850 she was married to Howe Weeks, of Auburn. (See Weeks, IHf.)
FRENCH This ancient and respectable family established itself in
America about the end of the first decade of colonization in Massachusetts, and has furnished many valued citizens. The name comes either from a French ancestor who settled in Britain and was called "the French" in reference to his nationality, or from his having lived in France.
(I) Edward French was born about 1590, in England, and died December 28, 1674, in Salisbury, Massachusetts. With his wife Ann and two or more sons he came to America about 1637, and received land in the first di- vision at Salisbury, where he also bought land in 1642. He was a tailor by trade, and prob- ably possessed means when he left England. He was a selectman in 1646-47-48, and his name appears on most of the early town lists as "commoner," taxpayer, etc. His will was
made April 10, 1673, and proved two years and three days later. His widow, who was probably a sister of Richard Goodale (1), died Marchi 9, 1683, in Salisbury. Edward French is listed among the settlers of Ipswich in 1637-38. His children were: Joseph, John, Samuel and Hannah, the second born before 1633.
(II) Samuel, third son and child of Ed- ward and Ann French, resided in Salisbury, where he signed petitions in 1658, and was a member of the church in 1677 and 1687. Hc (lied July 26, 1692, in Salisbury. Administra- tion of his estate was established November 16, following. He married (first), June I, 1664, in Salisbury, Abigail, daughter of Henry and Abigail Brown, of Salisbury. She was born February 23, 1644, in Salisbury, and dicd January II, 1680, in that town. Samuel French's second wife was named Esther, and she survived him. Six of his children were born of the first wife and three of the second, namely : Abigail, Hannah, Samuel, Henry, Joseph, Nathaniel, Joanna, John and Esther.
(III) Joseph, third son and fifth child of Samuel and Abigail (Brown) French, was born about 1676, in Salisbury, and resided in that town where he was a cardwainer. His will was made March 20, 1745, and proven September 18, 1749. This goes to show that he was prudent, as his will was probably made some years before his death. His wife's name was Hannah, as indicated by his will. Their children were: Abigail, Samuel, Nathaniel, Elizabeth and Joseph.
(IV) Samuel (2), eldest son and second child of Joseph and Hannah French, was born December 11, 1699, in Salisbury, and lived in that town until the establishment of the prov- ince line in 1741 threw his home into South Hampton, New Hampshire, where he con- tinued to reside throughout his life. He had sons, Samuel, Henry, Benjamin, Nathaniel and probably Simon, and a daughter who mar- ried Moses Page. Benjamin settled in Gil- manton.
(V) Nathaniel, third son of Samuel (2) French, was born in 1724, in South Hampton, and probably settled in Kingston, New Hamp- shire.
(VI) Nathaniel (2), son of Nathaniel (I) French, was born in 1757 and died in 1799. He was a farmer, residing in Epping, New Hampshire, and served as a revolutionary soldier, enlisting June 15, 1775, in Captain John Norris' company.
(VII) Sargent, son of Nathaniel (2) French, was born September 11, 1781, in Ep-
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ping, and died September II, 1866.
(VIII) Nathaniel Waldo, son of Sargent French, was born at Tamworth, New Hamp- shire, November 23, 1807, and died May 30, 1876, in Lewiston, Maine. A large part of his life was spent in Lunenburg, Vermont, where he was a merchant and farmer. His wife was Catherine Gates, born at Lunenburg, Vermont, April 13, 1809, died in Portland, Maine, December 10, 1902. They had a daughter Annette and two sons, George Fos- ter, and Samuel Gates.
(IX) Samuel Gates, son of Nathaniel Wal- do French, was born June 13, 1840. After completing his education he assisted his father in business at Lunenburg, Vermont, later going to Lewiston, Maine, where he was in the book and stationery business for several years with his brother. He married Hannah Lowell, October 19, 1865. They had Annette Eliza, Mae Louise, Infant, and Waldo Lowell.
(X) Mae Louise French, daughter of Sam- uel Gates and Hannah (Lowell) French, was born June 22, 1869, in Lunenburg, Vermont, and was married November 29, 1893, to Ed- ward Smith Stetson, of Lewiston, Maine. (See Stetson, IX.)
Hannah (Lowell) French is a descendant of Percival Lowell, the immigrant (q v.), through Richard (II), Percival (III), Captain Gideon (IV), and
(V) Stephen, fourth son of Captain Gideon and Miriam (Swett) Lowell, was born Febru- ary 19, 1703, in Newbury, and died October 27, 1776. He was a mariner. Intention of marriage was published November 18, and married December 22, 1727, to Miriam, daugh- ter of Samuel and Mary Collins, of Salisbury, Massachusetts, who was born May 23, 1706, and died April 29, 1767. Their children were Stephen and Lewis.
(VI). Stephen (2), eldest son of Stephen (I) and Miriam (Collins) Lowell, was born October 6, 1728, in Amesbury, and died June 15, 1801, in Buckfield, Maine. He sold prop- erty in Amesbury to his cousin, Lewis Lowell, as "mariner," October 10, 1765, and probably removed about this time to Windham, Maine, and later to Buckfield, Maine, where he reared his family and became the ancestor of the Minot, Maine, Lowells. In May, 1765, while at Windham, they sold land on the corner of Love lane and Middle street, Falmouth, Maine. He married, December 20, 1753, Ag- nes Bolton, of Falmouth, who died June 13, 1801, in Buckfield, Maine. Their children were: Miriam W., Molly, Thomas, Anne, Stephen and William.
(VII) William, youngest son of Stephen (2) and Agnes (Bolton) Lowell, was born May 28, 1768, in Windham, Maine, died in Minot, Maine, July 10, 1840, and was buried in Buckfield, Maine. He lived in Buckfield until 1804 or 1817, when he removed to West Minot, Maine. He was married (first) at Turner, Maine, by Rev. J. Stuckland, August 9, 1790, to Margery Irish, who was born April 12, 1771, in Gorham, Maine, and died Novem- ber 12, 1812. He married (second) Mrs. Bet- sey Blake Turner, who was born and died in Turner, Maine. His children were: Hon. James, Mark, Polly, Dorcas, Hon. Stephen, Hon. William, Elizabeth, Margery and Miri- am.
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