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i Ebenezer, b. Oct. 28, 1781, d. Sept. 25, 1784.
ii Jonathan, b. Aug. 3, 1783, d. Jan. 3, 1784.
iii Esther, b. Aug. 25, 1785, m. Jedediah Burbank.
iv Sally, b. April 13, 1787, m. Samuel Robertson.
v Mary, b. March 8, 1791, d. March 23, 1792.
vi Mary, b. April 24, 1793, m. Valentine Little.
vii Eliza, b. Aug. 4, 1795, m. William Russell.
BENJAMIN CLARK (See page 41), son of Norman and Hannah (Bird) Clark, born Oct. 17, 1751, came to Bethel, and was one of those carried captive to Canada by the Indians in 1781. He mar- ried Betsey Mason of Dublin, N. H., who had come to Bethel with her sister, the wife of Eleazer Twitchell. He died March 9, 1802, and his wife, born July 18, 1764, died Jan. 30, 1846. Children :
i Norman, b. Dec. 18, 1784, m. Martha Watson of Norway.
ii Susanna, b. Sept. 26, 1786, d. Oct. 20, 1789.
iii Betsey, b. Aug. 20, 1789, d. Sept. 1864.
iv Achsa, b. Dec. 12, 1791, m. John Burbank of Gorham, N. H.
v Hannah Bird, b. April 22, 1796, m. Samuel Barker.
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vi Lydia Knapp, b. June 25, 1798, m. Daniel Watson of Norway.
vii Amasa b. Feb. 13, 1794, d. Jan. 2, 1837.
viii Moses, b. March 6, 1801, d. Feb. 7. 1802.
NORMAN CLARK, son of the preceding, married Martha Watson of Norway, formerly of Gorham, Me., who was born Feb. 10, 1791. He lived and died in Bethel on the old homestead. Chil- dren :
i Benjamin M.,* b. Nov. 23, 1820, m. Lydia M. Heseltine.
ii Mary H., b. April 27, 1823, d. 1873.
iii Isabella A., b. July 11, 1828, m. Gilman C. Farewell.
iv Miranda, b. Oct. 4, 1832.
V Marion A., b. Dec. 22, 1834, m. Jairus S. Dudley.
CLOUGH.
EBER CLOUGH came here from New Hampshire and purchased the wool-carding and cloth-dressing business of Moses T. Cross. He afterwards carried on the manufacture of starch. At the taking of the census in 1870, he reported the following. Children :
i Orville, b. - -, 1842. ii Isabel, b. - -, 1844, m. Lyman York.
iii Emma, b. - -, 1846. iv Ella, b. - -, 1849, n1. Timothy Carter.
v Eber, Jr., b.
-, 1852. vi Mary, b. -, 1854. vii Carrie, b. , 1856, m. John Herbert Carter. viii Flora, b-, 1858. ix Frank, b. -1859. x Herbert, b, -1861. xi Harlan, b.
1863. xii Alfred, b. - , 1865.
COFFIN.
JONATHAN COFFIN by wife Jane had the following children re- corded on Bethel records :
i Esther, b. Oct. 29, 1800.
ii Caleb Swan, b. Feb. 21, 1803.
CALEB S. COFFIN married Nancy Swan, who died May 1, 1838. He married second, Mary Burbank. Children :
i Jonathan, b. Nov. 14, 1829. ii David, b. Aug. 10, 1831. iii Eunice E., b. July 13, 1833. iv John B., b. May 6, 1835. By second wife: v Leland R., b. Aug. 10, 1837, d. May 9, 1839. vi Nancy S., b. May 12, 1841. vii Esther, b. Sept. 12, 1848.
* Benjamin M. Clark has no issue, but he adopted Charles M. Anderson, who was born in Londonderry, N. H., when he was five years of age, and he has since lived with him. He married Effie F. Haselton, and has John Clark Anderson, born April 18, 1888. Mr. Clark was formerly a school teacher, and is an intelligent farmer. He lives on the old Clark homestead.
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JOSEPH COFFIN, married Hannah, daughter of Jedediah Grover. Children :
i Edwin G., b. June 11, 1811.
ii Lucy Ann, b. April 23, 1814, m. Franklin Cross of Albany.
iii Lenora, b. July 30, 1815, d. Sept. 2, 1815.
STEPHEN COFFIN, probably son of Benjamin Coffin, came here from Conway, N. H., and married Betsey Pratt. After his de- cease she married Benjamin Proctor of Waterford. Children :
i Otis, b. - , d. unmarried.
ii Delinda, b. -, m. Thomas Proctor.
iii Rowena, b. June 15, 1813, m. Charles Whitman. They moved to Washington, D. C., where he died in 1850. He was previously a lawyer in Waterford.
iv Mary Ann, b. April 30, 1816, m. - Stickney of Bridgton.
v Ezekiel Whitman, b. -. He was a Universalist clergyman, preached in Jaffery, N.,H., in Bryant's Pond, Me., Orange, Mass., and else- where. He died in Massachusetts.
DANIEL ALPHIN COFFIN, son of Daniel and Mary (Grover) Coffin, born in Milan, N. H., April 12, 1841, married Sept. 27, 1862, Clara Ann, daughter of Eleazer Cole of Greenwood. He is a farmer in Bethel. Children :
i Alton Eugene, b. Nov. 12, 1864, mn. Lillian Bean.
ii Edith May, b. May 1, 1869, m. Clarence Jackson.
COBURN.
WESLEY COBURN married Lucy Stowe of Newry. Children.
i Louisa, b. Sept. 12, 1828, m. Parker Brown.
ii Melvin, b. July 4, 1831, m. Elizabeth Barker.
iii Caleb Leander, b. Nov. 13, 1833, d. unmarried.
iv Moses Roscoe, b. Nov. 24, 1835, m. - Reynolds.
V Elizabeth, b. , m. Nathaniel Barker.
COOK.
IRA COOK married Hannah - - . Children.
i Arvilla, b. June 1, 1833. ii Newell, b. Jan. 12, 1836.
CROOKER.
CHARLES CROOKER, son of Charles and Betsey (Packard) Crooker, born May 9, 1800, came from Hebron about 1845, and settled on the Solomon Annas place near Locke's Mills. He mar-
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ried Sally, daughter of Abijah Lapham, and died April 28, 1884, his wife died May 11. 1876. Children :
i Abigail, b. Jan. 17, 1825, d. Dec. 30, 1842.
ii Washington, b. Nov. 2, 1827, m. Oct. 21, 1852, Cyrene Bartlett.
iii William, born Nov. 3, 1829, m. Ruby R. Whitman ; no issue.
iv Sarah Philbrick, b. May 20, 1838, m. John L. M. Stewart, Lowell, Mass.
v Calvin Bucknam, b. April 14, 1840, m. Maria Merrill.
vi Sheppard Bucknam, b. April 14, 1840, d. May 14, 1843.
vii Charles, b. Oct. 20, 1849, m. Mary Hayden.
WASHINGTON CROOKER, son of Charles Crooker, born in Bethel on the Daniels place on the Rumford and Paris road, is a farmer and lives near Locke's Mills. He married Oct. 21, 1852, Cyrene, daughter of James A. S. Bartlett. Children :
i Edith S., b. Sept. 20, 1853, m. Sept. 21, 1878, Josiah D. George.
ii Alice M., b. Sept. 9, 1855, m. Aug. 18, 1887, Oline P. Farrington.
iii James W., b. May 28, 1861, m. Nov. 27, 1884, Ida M. Young.
iv Everett C., b. Jan. 11, 1865, d. Oct. 17, 1883.
CROSS.
JESSE CROSS, from Andover, Mass., born, Methuen, April 20, 1779., married Lydia, daughter of Capt. Eleazer Twitchell. He came to Bethel in 1800, and in 1804 was living on Bethel Hill. He cleared up a farm on the north side of the river where Ebenezer Richardson afterwards lived. When Capt. Twitchell died he in- herited the grist mill and operated it many years. He lived at one time in Greenwood. Children :
i Moses, b. May 5, 1805, d. April 15. 1807.
ii Abigail, b. Aug. 18, 1809.
iii Moses, b. 1807, m. 1st, Rebecca Staples ; 2d, Caroline E. Smith.
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iv Aaron, b. 1807, m. Elvira Grover.
v Franklin, b. 1812, m. Lucy Ann Coffin ; Albany.
vi Lydia, b. 1814.
vii Jonathan, b. Aug. 7, 1817, m. Matilda B. Harden.
viii Caroline, b. - , m. Samuel Foster of Norway.
MOSES T. CROSS, married first, Rebecca Staples of Hanover, and second, Caroline E. Smith of the same town. He was in trade at the Hill the last years of his life. Children :
i Celestine, b. Feb. 16, 1834.
ii Anstress, b. March 25, 1835.
iii Moses E., b. April 6, 1837, d. Sept. 13, 1842.
iv Althea Augusta, b. Jan. 31, 1839.
v Abby G., b. Nov. 14, 1840, m. Gilman P. Bean.
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AARON CROSS, married Elvira Grover. He was a farmer and lived above Bethel Hill. Children :
i Orlando Jesse, b. Nov. 27, 1831, m, Eunice Gay of Harrison.
ii Mandana M., born May 3, 1833, nı. Samuel A. Brock.
iii Roscoe F., b. July 8, 1835.
iv Lucinda G., b. April 11, 1837.
v Isadore B., b. Sept. 21, 1839, m. Charles Gerrish.
vi Alanson Mellen, b. Oct. 8, 1841. Long at the Insane Hospital at Au- gusta. Never was married.
FRANKLIN CROSS, married Lucy Ann Coffin. He moved to North Albany and was postmaster there. Children :
i Wellington R., b. March 24, 1835.
ii Franklin R., b. May 20, 1836.
iii Jesse Alfonzo, b. May 15, 1837.
iv Roland Alanson, b. Oct. 25, 1838.
V Sidney Turner, b. March 9, 1841.
- vi Thirza L, b. Dec. 6, 1842, d. May 15, 1843.
ISAAC C. CROSS, married Martha Rowe. Children : i Nancy A., b. Oct. 21, 1828.
CUMMINGS.
SOLOMON CUMMINGS, son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Bryant) Cum- mings, married Cinderilla, daughter of Abijah Lapham. He died April 15, 1826, and his widow married his brother Joseph Cum- mings. Child :
i Annis P., b. Dec. 12, 1827, d. Aug. 25, 1829.
JOSEPH CUMMINGS, brother of the preceding, married his brother's widow. He moved to Hamlin's Gore where his wife died, Aug. 15, 1856, he married again and moved to Poland. Children :
i Melissa J., b. Jan. 17, 1829, d. April 3, 1850.
ii Joseph H., b. Oct. 31, 1831, d. Oct. 12, 1858.
iii Phebe L., b. Jan. 15, 1833, d. July 25, 1851.
iv Moses, b. Jan. 27, 1833, m. 1st, Julia E. Cushman; 2d, Juliette Barker.
v Ransom D., b. April 3, 1837, m. Sarah E. Cushman.
vi Abbie HI., b. June 24, 1839, m. William A. Jones.
vii Clarrissa, b. Aug. 11, 1843, m. Jacob Sieberling.
viii Nathan M., b. Aug. 25, 1841, m. Asenath McCrillis.
ix Roscoe W., b. Dec. 14, 1846, m. Lydia Nelson.
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MOSES CUMMINGS, son of Joseph Cummings, lives on the Abra- ham Jordan farm in East Bethel. He married first, Sept. 25, 1857, Julia E., daughter of Eli H. Cushman who died Dec. 29, 1863, and he married second, Aug. 5, 1866. Juliette, daughter of Samuel and Rachel (Sessions) Barker of Rumford. Children :
i Eli E., b. Sept. 12, 1858, m. Inez A. Bean.
ii Emma Ellsworth, b. Aug. 10, 1861. She became the adopted daugh- ter of Jacob A. Chase, m. Benjamin F. Estes, and died Dec. 29, 1888.
By second marriage :
iii Nettie B., b. Aug. 1, 1877.
RANSOM DUNHAM CUMMINGS, son of Joseph Cummings, resides on the Eli H. Cushman farm, on Bird Hill, and is a thrifty and in- dependent farmer. He married April 7, 1861, Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of Eli H. and Hannah (Jordan) Cushman. Child :
i
Vertie A., b. Oct. 1, 1866, m. Oct. 1, 1884, Elbridge Crooker who was born in Albany, Oct. 8, 1861, and is trader at Bean's Corner, and Postmaster.
JAMES CUMMINGS married Sally Morse. He died March 27, 1831. Child :
i Pauline Morse, b. Dec. 9, 1819, d. Sept. 14, 1820.
CUSHMAN.
DEACON JOHN CUSHMAN married first, Parazina, daughter of John and Mary (Newton) Howe of Rumford. He long lived on the farm in the Chandler neighborhood, since occupied by his son and by John Chase. Afterwards he moved to the John Needham place, previously the Nathan Eames place. He married a second wife. Children :
i Eli Howe, b. Jan. 31, 1808, m. 1st, Lucy Fuller, 2d, Hannah Jordan.
ii Lois, b, Oct. 7, 1809, m. John Jordan.
iii John, b. Sept. 3, 1811, m. May 5, 1836, Mary L. Courier.
iv Persis, b. Nov. 16, 1813, m. April 25, 1837, Stillman Berry.
v Amazina, b. March 31, 1816, m. Dec. 20, 1840, Charles Perkins, d. 1872.
vi Julia, b. Dec. 18, 1818, d. Feb. 9, 1848.
vii Ira, b. Jan. 25, 1821, m. Virtue W. Foster.
viii Caroline, b. Sept. 25, 1823, d. same day.
ix Hannah, b. Feb. 27, 1825, m. Jacob Annas, d. Nov. 24, 1864.
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ELI HOWE CUSHMAN, son of John and Parazina (Howe) Cush- man, married first, Lucy, daughter of Consider Fuller of Green- wood, who died July 9, 1834, and second, Hannah, danghter of Abraham Jordan of Bethel. Children :
By first marriage :
i Jonathan, b. Sept. 4, 1831, d. Dec. 16, 1833.
ii Lucy Ann. b, March 16, 1833, d. Dec. 16, following.
iii Lucy Ann, b, July 1, 1834.
By second marriage :
iv Parazina, b. Dec. 4, 1835, m. Jacob A. Chase.
v Julia Ann, b. April 28, 1837, m. Moses Cummings.
vi Sarah Elizabeth, b. Jan. 9, 1839, m. Ransom D. Cummings.
vii Harriet E., b. March 17, 1841, m. Hiram W. Fifield.
THOMAS CUSHMAN, son of John and Deborah (Barrows), Cush- man, born February 24, 1783, married Rachel Goud of Dresden, Me. He lived at the foot of Blake's Hill on the Walker's Mills road, but moved to Greenwood and died there. Children :
i Charity, b. July 23, 1807, d. in infancy.
ii Washington, b. May 23, 1808, d. in infancy.
iii Atholinda, b. Nov. 8, 1809, m. 1st, Benjamin Russell ; 2d, Micah Allen of Paris.
iv Samuel, b. Feb. 23, 1812, m. Tabitha Baxter.
v Son, b. Sept. 30, 1815, d. unnamed.
vi Narcissa, b. Nov. 27, 1816, m. Daniel P. Bennett, of Greenwood.
vii Lovina Howard, b. Oct. 18, 1817, m. Augustus H. Beers of Boston.
viii Caroline, b. July 27, 1819, d. Sept. 30, 1821.
ix William Myrick, b. July 11, 1823, m. Mary E. Hobbs of Norway.
x Charles Mason, b. Oct. 11, 1825.
xi Kendrick, b. May 31, 1829.
xii Caroline, b. Dec. 31, 1832, d. Feb, 25, 1839.
IRA CUSHMAN, son of John Cushman, married April 11, 1848, Virtue Willis, daughter of Deacon Eli Foster. He lived a few years on the old homestead of his father and then exchanged farms with John Chase for the Needham farm near Walker's Mills. Children :
i Eli Foster, b. May 30, 1849, m. Ellen F. Swan.
ii Isaac Allerton, b. Jan: 7, 1854, m. Lillie E. Swan.
iii Dorcas Sophia, b. Feb. 4, 1860.
iv Virtue Gertrude, b. April 9, 1870.
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DALRYMPLE.
OTIS G. DALRYMPLE, son of Jacob Dalrymple, married Polly Stiles of Gilead, in 1825. He was the son of Jacob and Sally (Grover) Dalrymple. Jacob Dalrymple died and his widow mar- ried Otis Grover and third, Samuel Bryant of Woodstock. Chil- dren :
i Gardiner W., b. Jan. 19, 1827. ii Eliphalet, b. Feb. 13, 1829. iii Le- ander N., b. June 24, 1831.
DRAKE.
SPENCER DRAKE married Abigail -. He was of Buckfield. He lived in what is now Hanover and was at one time a selectman of the town. Children :
Abigail Keith, b. Nov. 11, 1828. ii Betsey K., b. July 10, 1831. i
DUNHAM.
REV. BENJAMIN DUNHAM married Catherine Brett of Paris. He lived at Middle Interval, moved to the eastern part of the State and died there. Children :
i Pauline, b. April 20, 1839.
ii George Edwin, b. Sept, 1, 1840.
iii Joseph E., b. July 9, 1842.
CHARLES DUNHAM, son of Percival and Tabitha (Briggs) Dunham of Hartford, born February 25, 1842, married first, Sept. 25, 1867, Sarah G. Welch of Madison, who died July 21, 1875, and he mar- ried second, -, Mary A., daughter of Nathan G. Mills of Mason. He now resides at West Bethel and is a farmer. Children :
i Clara Eudora, b. June 24, 1868.
ii Charlie America, b. May 15, 1879.
iii Ada Isadore, b. May 28, 1885.
DUNN.
DANIEL DUNN, born in Poland, moved into Bethel from Paris and lived and died on Bird Hill. Children :
i Elias, b. , m. - He lived in Paris.
ii Lucy, b. , m. Captain Samuel Bird.
iii Abigail, b. , m. Luther Washburne.
iv Hannah, b. -, m. Seth Swift.
v Daniel Jr., b. -, m. in 1840, Vesta Heath of Sumner. He lived on his father's farm on Bird Hill, and he and his wife died there.
vi Catherine, b. -, m. in 1841, Sylvanus Cole of Porter.
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DUSTON.
JESSE DUSTON, (sometimes written Dustin and Dustan) house- carpenter, from Methuen, moved to Fryeburg, and thence came to Bethel and settled in what is now Hanover. He married Elizabeth, daughter of James Swan. The old gambrel-roofed house, built by him, was standing a few years ago, occupied by Bela Williams. Mr. Duston was here at the time of the Indian raid in 1781. The children are not named in the order of birth. Children :
i James, b. - , m. 1791, Sarah McAllister; he moved to Ohio.
ii Polly, b. , m. 1788, William Meserve at Fryeburg.
iii Peregrine, b. -. He was the first white child born in Bethel. He was a Methodist preacher and died quite young.
iv Ezekiel, b. , m. Ruth York.
v Jesse, b. , m. Lavinia Howard.
vi Joseph, b. -, m. Martha Dunning of Brunswick, and died there.
vii Betsey, b. , m. Chandler Russell ..
viii Susan, b. She died of old age in Bethel, unmarried.
EZEKIEL DUSTON married Ruth, daughter of Colonel John York. He died January 2, 1814, and his widow became the wife of Timo- thy Capen. Children :
i Lois, b. Nov. 12, 1793, m. Phineas Howard.
ii John York, b. March 12, 1798, m. Delinda Howard, moved to Berlin, N. H.
iii Peregrine, b. Dec. 1, 1800, nı. 1st, Sarah Ryder; 2d, Hannah Everett. He lived in Mason.
iv Chandler R., b. Aug. 6, 1803, m. Charlotte Bean.
v Hannah A., b. June 28, 1805, m. Joseph Stearns.
vi Thomas J., b. July 28, 1807, d. young.
vii Leander Gage, b. June 8, 1809, m. Sarah Emmons of Boston.
viii Ezekiel, b. Sept. 7, 1813, m. Nancy Kilgore of Waterford. He was killed by a falling tree March 21, 1844.
JESSE DUSTON, JR., married Lovina, daughter of Phineas How- ard of Howard's Gore, now Hanover. He was a blacksmith and settled in Rumford. He once owned the land on which the village of Rumford Point now stands. He subsequently moved to Bruns- wick, then to Bath where he died. Children :
i William P., b. - , m. 1st, Eleanor Stanwood; 2d, Fanny Leach. IIe was a carriage manufacturer in Portland.
ii Lovina A.,} m. John S. Bisbee, r. Brunswick. twins.
iii Eliza, m. Dr. Eli Edgecomb of Lewiston.
iv Jesse H. b. -, d. unmarried, aged 21.
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JOHN YORK DUSTON, son of Ezekiel Duston, married Delinda,. daughter of Phineas Howard. He lived many years on Swan's Hill, and then moved to Berlin, N. H. Children :
i Barrett H., b. Nov. 16, 1819, d. Jan. 30, 1820.
ii Phebe Frost, b. Aug, 15, 1821.
iii Olive Bean, b. May 15, 1824.
iv True P., b. Howard's Gore, Aug. 11, 1826, m. Esther C. Swan.
V John Lyman, b. July 2, 1829, m. Sarah Swan.
vi Lovina Howard, b. Waterford, June 13, 1832, m. Israel G. Kimball.
vii Joseph Hale, b. Dec. 2, 1836, d. Feb. 22, 1838.
viii Joseph Hale, b. March 12, 1838.
ix George A., b. July 11, 1843.
PEREGRINE DUSTON, son of Ezekiel Duston, married first, Sarah Ryder who died Aug. 3, 1839, and he married second, Hannah Everett. He lived a few years in Howard's Gore and then moved to Mason. He is the one spoken of on page 449 who is there erro- neously called the son of Jesse. Children :
i John, b. July 28, 1825. ii Elizabeth Ann, b. Dec. 22, 1827. iii Ezra L., b. July 2, 1830. iv Alvarus, b. March 30, 1833. v Elias Mellen Carter, b. Feb. 25, 1835. vi Olive B., b. Jan. 5, 1838.
CHANDLER RUSSELL DUSTON, son of Ezekiel Duston, married Charlotte Bean. He lived in Bethel a few years, then deserted his family and went to Pennsylvania. He was killed by a falling tree January 15, 1872. Children :
i Sarah, b. -
ii Zilpha, b. - , m. William Kilburn Yates, 2d, Solomon Heywood, Milan, N. H.
iii Lyman, b. - . iv John S., b.
V Albina, b.
vi Peter B., b. - . He was drowned in the Androscoggin river- while running logs.
vii Sarah Jane, b. -.
EAMES.
EBENEZER EAMES, son of Samuel Eames of Needham, Mass., and Dublin, N. H., came here from Dublin, N. H. He was brother of James who settled in Newry. By wife Elizabeth he had : Chil- dren :
i Eunice, b. July 9, 1780.
ii Polly, b. Aug. 1, 1782, m. John Swan.
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iii Patty, b. June 30, 1784.
iv Nelly, b. Aug. 15, 1786, m. John Copeland.
V Nancy, b. Oct. 3, 1788, m. John Copeland.
vi Julia, b. Oct. 1, 1790, m. Abel Hibbard.
vii Ebenezer, b. Oct. 29, 1792, m. Hepsibah Kimball.
viii Nathan, b. April 30, 1797, m. Mary Abbott.
ix Luther, b. - -- , m. Abigail P. Russell.
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Sally, b. -, m. Abner Brown.
JAMES EAMES, brother of Ebenezer Eames, married Ruth Field and settled in Newry. Children :
i John, b. March 26, 1785.
ii Persis, b. May 29, 1786, m. James Swan 3d.
iii James, b. Feb. 9, 1789, m. Mary Russell.
iv Ruth, b. March 4, 1793, m. John Paine.
V Samuel, b. Apr. 23, 1795, m. Anna Foster.
vi Patty b. , m. Capt. Jose Barker.
vii Columbus, b. - , d. unmarried.
viii Maria, July 23, 1799, m. Reuben T. Sargent.
ix Alexander, b. March 16, 1802, m. Miranda Howe.
EBENEZER EAMES JR., married Hepsibah, daughter of Israel Kim- ball. He lived on the north side of the river opposite Middle In- terval. He was an influential man, often holding the highest town offices and was representative to the Legislature. He died Nov. 19, 1870, and his widow died March 31, 1879. Children :
i Sophronia, b. May 3, 1823, m. Albion P. Chapman.
ii Augustus W., b. Nov. 26, 1824, d. in California, July 31, 1853.
iii Ebenezer, b. Dec. 3, 1826, d. Dec. 6, 1827.
iv Paulina Kimball, b. Sept. 13, 1835, d. young.
V Paulina Ella, b. April 13, 1840, m. John M. Philbrook.
NATHAN EAMES, married Mary, daughter of Jonathan Abbot. He lived near Walker's Mills, and died June 8, 1838. Children :
i Curtis Cooledge, b. Feb., 1826, s. Tennessee.
ii Daniel, b. June 10, 1827, m. Amanda P. Grover.
iii Elizabeth, b. Sept. 24, 1828, m. Albert Grover; was killed by light- ning in Minnesota.
iv Eleanor, b. June 8, 1830, m. Edgar Stacy, r. Minnesota.
V Mary A., b. Aug. 3, 1832, m. J. Bradley Locke, r. Minnesota.
vi Martha M., Aug. 3, 1832, m. Daniel B. Grover, d. in Bethel.
vii Nancy, b. March 27, 1834, m. Joshua Ballard.
viii Nathan, b. April 20, 1836, s. California.
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LUTHER EAMES, brother of the preceding, married Abigail Pierce, daughter of William Russell of Fryeburg. He lived in the north part of the town in the Locke neighborhood and died Dec. 5, 1883. His widow died April 6, 1888. Children :
i Albert C., b. Sept. 30, 1825, died in California, April 2, 1860.
ii Lucy Russell, b. Feb. 19, 1827, d. Jan. 23, 1849.
iii William Russell, b. Sept. 9, 1832, m. Elizabeth C. Barker.
WILLIAM RUSSELL EAMES, son of Luther Eames, is an intelligent farmer and lives on the homestead of his father. He has served several years on the board of selectmen. He married, May 1, 1863, Elizabeth Clarissa, daughter of Willard and Sarah (Witham) Barker of Newry. Children :
i Mary Russell, b. Feb. 28, 1864. ii Ella Blanche, b. Aug. 6, 1866. iii Albert Cooledge, b. Aug. 15, 1871. iv Ethel Elizabeth, b. Sept. 25, 1879.
EDWARDS.
CLARK S. EDWARDS, (see page 367), married, Dec. 5, 1849, Maria A., daughter of Ayers Mason, who died March 6, 1885. Children :
i Charles F., b. May 21, 1851, d. June 25, 1884.
ii Ellen M., b. January 27,, 1853, m. June 17, 1875, James S. Phipps, Milan, N. H.
iii Waldo W., b. Oct. 14, 1854, m. April 11, 1882, Rose Myers.
iv Ayers Mason, b. Jan. 12, 1857, m. Aug. 12, 1885, Lulie Simmer. He graduated at Bowdoin College and is a distinguished educator.
v Herbert A., b. April 17, 1860, m. Jan. 1, 1887, Lillian Brackett.
vi Fred L., b. Oct. 12, 1865, m. June 28, 1890, Susie Frost.
vii Delmer E., b. Jan. 6, 1868.
ELLINGWOOD.
JOHN ELLINGWOOD, born in Amherst, Mass., Sept. 19, 1765, married Zerviah Abbot who was born in Andover, Mass., March 19, 1768. He came quite early to Bethel and was a shoemaker. Chil- dren :
i Sarah Stevens, b. Hancock, Sept. 22, 1790, m. Samuel Libby, r. New- ry.
ii Anna, b. March 12, 1792.
iii Jacob, b. Feb. 23, 1794, m. Adeline Twitchell.
iv Joseph,
v Benjamin, J twins, b. July 3, 1797, d. same day.
vi John, b. June 12, 1798, m. Rachel Barrows of Paris, d. 1835.
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vii Daniel Gould, b. Aug. 23, 1800, m. Catherine Brown ..
viii Ebenezer, b. Oct. 20, 1804, m. Sarah Chickering.
ix George V., b. Dec. 10, 1806, m. Esther Swan.
JACOB ELLINGWOOD, son of the preceding, married Adeline, daughter of Eleazer Twitchell. He died March 1, 1826, and she married Stephen Abbot and moved to Milan, N. H. Children :
i Hiram, b. Dec. 28, 1816.
ii Cynthia T., b. March 8, 1819, d. 1823.
iii Cynthia T., b. Aug. 23, 1823.
iv Jacob, b. 1826.
JOHN ELLINGWOOD Jr., brother of the preceding, married Rachel Barrows of Paris. Children :
i Hester A., b. - , 1820. ii Isaac, b., -, 1822. iii Wesley, b. , 1824. iv Jacob, b. - -- , 1826. v Asa F., b. , 1828. vi Oscar P., b. -, 1831.
EBENEZER ELLINGWOOD married Sally Chickering. Children :
i Henry Osgood, b. June 8, 1832. ii Sarah Frances, b. June 25, 1834. iii Gaiten B., b. Dec. 21, 1836. iv Zerviah A., b. Feb. 41, 1839.
GEORGE V. ELLINGWOOD married 1807, Esther, daughter of Swan, and second, Mary W. Sanders of Hanover. Children ::
i Esther Swan, b. Aug. 12, 1829, m. Edwin S. Brown.
ii George Fuller, b. Oct. 9, 1831, m. Jane Bradbury.
iii Fernando, b. Oct. 26, 1835, m. Ellen Corson.
By second wife :
iv Orin W., b. Jan. 3, 1847, m. Jan. 1, Nellie R., daughter of Asa S. Howard ; no issue.
v Mary O., b. Feb. 13, 1848, m. Timothy C. Bryant.
vi Addison S., b. May 5, 1849, m. Ada G. McWain.
vii Sarah R., b. June 29, 1850, m. Ezekiel Maguire.
viii Nancy, b. Aug. 31, 1851, d. Sept. 20, 1869.
ix Sylvia, b. Jan. 9, 1854, m. Nevill G. Howard.
x Melving, b. Dec. 7, 1859, m. Seth Cole.
HIRAM ELLINGWOOD, son of Jacob Ellingwood, married Lucy Ann, daughter of Timothy Capen. He at one time kept a hotel at the Hill. He moved to Milan, N. H., where they had other chil- dren. Children :
i Son, b. Sept. 20, 1836, d. Sept. 26 following. ii Frances Adeline, b. Sept. 9, 1837. iii Ellen E., b. Nov. 2, 1839. iv Hiram Edgar, b. Feb. 28, 1842.
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ESTES.
The Estes family of Bethel, are descended from Mathew, son of Robert and Dorothy Estes of Dover, England, born March 28, 1615. He came to Dover, N. H., where he married Philadelphia, daughter of Ronald Jenkins. They were of the society of Friends.
DANIEL ESTES, who with wife Mary came to Bethel late in life, was probably the great grandson of Mathew. He was of Berwick and subsequently of Shapleigh, and about the year 1795, he came to Bethel with his sons, Benjamin, Stephen, John and Richard. Still another son went to New Brunswick and remained there. His daughter Anna married Stephen Hodsdon of Rumford.
STEPHEN ESTES, son of Daniel Estes, married Relief, daughter of Enoch Bartlett. He lived in Bethel and subsequently on Howard's Gore. He was largely engaged in farming, lumbering and in trade. He left home to purchase goods in New York and never returned, and his disappearance was ever a mystery to his family and friends. His wife subsequently married Abner Foster of Freedom, Me. Children :
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