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i Enoch, b June 2, 1791, m. Betsey Estes.
ii Betsey, b. Dec. 2º, 1792, m. William Andrews.
iii John, b. Feb. 2, 1795, m. Sarah Andrews.
iv Edmond, b. Sept. 22, 1797, m. Miss Catherine Masters. He lived in Cambridge and Cohasset, Mass., and died in 1874.
v James, b. Jan. 2, 1800, m. 1st Eliza Andrews; 2d, Mary York.
vi Anna, b. -, m. Amos Barker of Newry.
vii Joseph, b. March 8, 1804, m. Rebecca Jocelyn ; he died in Bethel, Sept. 19, 1836. Joseph J. Estes of Rockland, Mass., was his son.
viii Relief, b. -- , m. Timothy Ayer, d. 1861.
ix Elvira, b. -, m. Samuel Holt.
BENJAMIN ESTES, son of Daniel Estes, married Dolly Roberts of Berwick. His death is said to have been caused by his being thrown from a carriage in the pine woods above Rumford Corner. Children :
i Ebenezer:, b. in Berwick, Dec. 26, 1792, m. Mary Farewell.
ii Betsey, b. April 23, 1794, m. Enoch Estes.
iii Isaac, b. Sept. 25, 1795, m. Rebecca Moody.
iv Stephen, b. Sept. 2, 1797, m. 1st, Nancy Packard; 2d, widow of Stephen Packard.
v Hannah, b. Dec. 21, 1798, m. Hezekiah Moody.
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vi Eunice, b. Oct. 4, 1800, m. David Ricker, Jr. of Woodstock ; d. soon after.
vii Susannah, b. April 24, 1803, m. Zenas Cary of Paris.
viii Benjamin, b. July 2, 1807, m. Mary C. Bean.
ix Sarah, b. June 1, 1810, m. Samuel J. Howard.
JOHN ESTES, son of Daniel Estes, married firstly, Elsie Hardison and secondly, widow Polly Beatty. He lived in Newry and Bethel and died in the latter town from the effects of cancer. Children :
i George, b. -- , m. Zerbiah
--. He settled in Massachusetts.
ii Anna, b .- m.
iii Mary, b. -, m. William Farewell.
iv Ruth, b. +, m. Asa Holt of Albany.
v Betsy, b. -, m. Walter Mann ; r. Machias.
vi Joan, b., - -, m. John Swift of Paris.
vii Eleanor, b. , m. William Strout.
RICHARD ESTES, son of Daniel, married Betsey, daughter of Enoch Bartlett. He lived on the south side of the river near Rum- ford line. Children :
i Joel, b. Oct. 8, 1793.
ii Peter, b. March 18, 1795, m. Theodocia Hodsdon.
iii Eli, b. May 11, 1797, m. Clarissa Kimball.
iv Molly, b. Nov. 21, 1799, m.
v Daniel, b. Dec. 27, 1801, m. Polly Segar.
vi Dolly, b. Oct. 15, 1805, m. Nathan Hall.
vii Alva, b. March 19. 1808, m. Charlotte Andrews.
viii Joel, b. July 28, 1810.
ix Infant, b. Aug. 26, 1814, d. Sept. 21, following.
X Nathan C., b. March 31, 1818.
EBENEZER ESTES, married Mary Farewell. He deserted his fam- ily, went to New Brunswick and is said to have married and reared a family there. Child :
i Ebenezer, b. Jan. 26, 1820.
STEPHEN ESTES, son of Benjamin Estes, married Nancy, daugh- ter of Daniel Packard of Buckfield, who died Oct. 29, 1863. He then married Eleanor, widow of Stephen Packard. He died August 29, 1874. Children :
i Louisa, b. Feb. 28, 1820, d. July 25, 1825.
ii Stephen, b. Jan. 23, 1821, m. Ploma Adams; he went West and died there.
iii Eunice, b. Aug. 21, 1822, m. 1st, Elijah E. Hanson ; 2d, John M. Gal- lison.
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iv Abigail B., b. Jan. 5, 1824, m. Rufus K. Dunham.
v Albert, b. Sept. 24, 1825, m. 1st, Charlotte Goodrich of Naples who died, and he married Mary Peters and went West.
vi Sullivan A., b. May 7, 1827, m. Mary R. Dunham.
vii Horace S., b. Dec. 28, 1828. He was a sailor. He returned, mar- ried and died at Bryant's Pond.
viii Louisa, b, July 13, 1827, d. unmarried, Sept. 25, 1852.
ix Polly, b., Nov. 27, 1831, m. Ansel Moody.
X Ebenezer, b. --. He went to Massachusetts and m. Ellen Adams.
BENJAMIN ESTES, son of Benjamin Estes, married Mary, daugh- ter of Joshua Bean. He lived on the river road below Bean's Cor- ner and near Rumford. Children :
i O'Neil Jewett, b. Jan. 3, 1836.
ii Masell Ann, b. April 28, 1837.
iii Arabell, b. June 22, 1839.
iv Joshua B., b. July 9, 1843.
ENOCH ESTES, son of Stephen, married Betsey, daughter of Ben- jamin Estes. He lived in the east part of the town, on the Rum- ford and Paris road. Children :
i Jedediah, b. April 1, 1815, m. Mary Jane Bryant.
ii Moses, b. April 25, 1817.
iii Alfred, b. April 6, 1818, m. Abigail (Packard) Cole.
iv Eliza Ann, b. April 26, 1820.
V Alice, b. July 6, 1825.
vi Samuel Sanford, b. Aug. 30, 1828.
vii Charles Shapleigh, b. Nov 8, 1830.
viii Eunice, b. Jan. 21, 1833.
ix Dolly, b. Nov. 3, 1835.
x Hannah, b. Oct. 26, 1838.
JOHN ESTES, son of Stephen Estes, married Sarah, daughter of Jeremiah Andrews. Children :
i Hiram Cushman (D. D.) b. July 27, 1823, m. Sophia B. Foster.
ii Huldah Andrews, b. Dec. 20, 1825, d. Sept. 11, 1829.
iii James Henry, b. Dec. 7, 1827, m. 1st, Ann Stevens; 2d, widow Re- becca Reed, daughter of Daniel Estes.
iv Charles Francis, b. Aug. 12, 1831, d. in Cloverdale, California, Oct. 15, 1856.
JAMES ESTES, son of Stephen Estes, married first Eliza, daughter of Jeremiah Andrews, and second, Mary, daughter of Job York. Children :
i James Lyman, b. January 14, 1829, m. Lydania S. Swan.
ii Huldah, b. Feb. 9, 1831, d. unmarried.
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PETER ESTES, son of Richard Estes, married Theodocia, daughter of Stephen Hodsdon. He lived on the homestead of his father. Children :
i Infant, b. May 2d, 1816, d. aged 14 days.
ii Infant, b. Aug. 9, 1817, d. same day.
iii Richard, b. March 24, 1823, m. Laura Ann Farnum.
iv Nancy Ann, b. July 15, 1826.
ELI ESTES, son of Richard Estes, married Clarissa, daughter of Jacob and Emma (Stone) Kimball. He lived on the Bird Hill, so called, and died from the effects of a cancer. His widow married John Howe of Rumford. Children :
i Sumner, b. June 11, 1827, m. Sarah M. Holt. He engaged in the min- istry for several years, but is now in the drug business in Sanford.
ii Mary Ann, b. July 23, 1829, m. Josiah K. Elliot, d. in Rumford.
ii Augustus, b. March 24, 1834, m. Julia M. Holt.
iv Hannibal K., b. Dec. 14, 1836, d. unmarried.
V Nathaniel S., b. May 14, 1839.
DANIEL ESTES, son of Richard Estes, married Polly or Mary, daughter of Nathaniel Segar. He lived in the Kimball neighbor- hood. Children :
i Submit, b. Dec. 17, 1826. ii Rebecca G., b. Dec. 5, 1829, m. 1st, Mr. Reed ; 2d, James H. Estes. iii Lucinda R., b. July 24, 1836. iv Cynthia C., b. March 20, 1838.
SULLIVAN A. ESTES, son of Stephen Estes, married May 13, 1849, Mary Ransom, daughter of Rev. Ransom Dunham of Woodstock. He lives on the Moses S. Kimball farm. Children :
i Helen A. W., b. Jan. 8, 1851, m. Albert A. Trull, d. July 4, 1868.
ii Henry M., b. May 13, 1860, m, Lalia D. Cole.
iii Hiram A., b. June 27, 1864, m. Nov. 21, 1885, Emma R. Swan.
WILLIAM ESTES, of another family, married Sally, daughter of Reuben Bartlett. He came from Berwick and at one time kept tavern on Bethel Hill. He died in Albany. Children :
i Louisa, b. June 18, 1811.
ii Catherine, b. July 19, 1814, m. Philip Horr of Waterford.
iii Mary Jane, b. May 12, 1819.
iv Amanda, b. -- , m. -- Rand.
v Phebe, b .- --- , m. --- Rand.
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ETHRIDGE.
NATHAN W. ETHRIDGE married Abiah, daughter of Job York. He lived at the lower part of the town a few years, and then moved to Bethel Hill. Of his children only one is on record.
i Ethan W., b. Dec. 25, 1843.
FAREWELL.
ABSALOM FAREWELL, an English sailor and soldier, settled first at Marblehead, and lived at various other places. He was a soldier in the war for independence, and some years after it was over, he came to Maine. Children :
i William, b. 1788, m. Mary Estes.
ii Hannah, b. 1791, m. Benjamin Annas.
iii Melvin, b. March 17, 1793, m. Mercy Wilson.
iv Molly, b. March 17, 1795, m. Ebenezer Estes.
V Samuel, b. Feb. 5, 1797, m. Fanny Swift.
vi Susan, b. April 17, 1802, d. unmarried.
vii Richard, b. April 17, 1802. He was married and lived in New Hamp- shire.
viii Robert Foster, b. Aug. 20, 1804, m. Polly L. Burbank.
WILLIAM FAREWELL, son of the preceding, married Mary, daugh- ter of John Estes of Newry and Bethel. Children :
i John Estes, b. -, m. Betsey Howe of Waterford.
ii Barbour B., b. -, m. Sarah Brown,
iii George Estes, b. -.
iv Richard Estes, b. -
V Sarah, b. -.
vi Elsie b. , m. John Rowe.
vii Elizabeth, b. -, was not married.
ROBERT FOSTER FAREWELL married Polly L. Burbank who died March 13, 1852. He died May 15, 1871, aged 67. He was a farmer. Children :
i Polly Amanda, b. June 29, 1836, m. June 14, 1872, John Wesley Ken- dall.
ii Louisa M. G., b. Jan. 22, 1838, m. March 23, 1855, William Cutter Witham, d. July 12, 1879.
iii Robert Eli, b. June 14, 1840, m. Mary Frances Bisbee.
iv Albert Foster, b. March 26, 1843, m. May 14, 1869, Anna Maria Mills.
v Lucinda Ellis, b. Oct. 29, 1845, d. Sept. 14, 1859.
vi Augustus Cullen, b. April 19, 1848, m. Dec. 25, 1877, Ella Poor,
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daughter of Joseph Knight of Paris. He is a confectioner at Bethel Hill.
They have :
1 Alice Margaret, b. Sept. 16, 1880.
2 Louise May, b. Jan. 25, 1887.
3 Robert Foster, b. Sept. 10, 1889.
vii Ellery Edson, b. June 19, 1850, d. April 23, 1851.
SAMUEL FAREWELL married Fanny Swift of Weathersfield, Ver- mont. Children :
i William Swift, b. Nov. 19, 1823. ii Absalom, b. Jan. 5, 1831, m. Diana Oliver of Oxford. iii Frances Caroline, b. Feb. 11, 1º33. iv Antoinette M., b. May 4, 1836. v David Sanborn, b. Sept. 7, 1837. vi Samuel Law- son, b. Oct. 14, 1840.
JOHN ESTES FAREWELL, son of William and Mary (Estes) Fare- well, lived for a time in the Chandler neighborhood, and then moved to a farm on the Bethel Hill and Locke's Mills road. He now lives at South Bethel. He married June 7, 1838, Betsey Howe of Waterford who dled May 8, 1882. He then married Althea Robert- son. Children :
i John Henry, b. Sept. 1, 1839, d. next day.
ii Edwin Clark, b. Nov. 17, 1840, m. Nov. 10, 1868, Betsy Hale.
iii Rowena Malvina, b. Aug. 12, 1842, m. April 7, 1866, Jonas W. Swan, and resides at Norway village.
iv Emily Rosette, b. July 16, 1845, d. Aug. 3, 1865.
V Charles Calvin, b. Aug. 12, 1847, m. Abbie W. Andrews.
vi Rosilla Melinda, b. January 26, 1853, m. Nathan Bean.
vii Harriet Elizabeth, b. Oct. 3, 1856.
CHARLES CALVIN FAREWELL, son of John E. Farewell, is section foreman at Bethel Hill. He married, May 7, 1871, Abby Wiley, daughter of Benjamin W. Andrews of Lovell, Me. Children :
i Fred Irvin, b. Jan. 4, 1875. ii Henry Merton, b. Oct. 11, 1876.
BARBOUR B. FAREWELL, born Nov. 13, 1820, married Sarah Brown who was born Dec. 19, 1828. He lived near Middle Inter- val. On New Year's day, 1882, while going into the woods, he was found dead in his sleigh. He had long suffered from heart disease. Children :
i William Lewis, b. May 12, 1852. ii Josiah O'Neil, b. January 5, 1854, iii Mary Ella, b. March 19, 1855. iv Porter, b. April 4, 1857. v Henry, b. March 17, 1860. vi Mehitable, b. Nov. 25, 1861. vii Wallace, b. Feb. 17, 1863. viii Mersylvia, b. Aug. 3, 1865.
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CHARLES W. FAREWELL married Harriet Twitchell. Children :
i Sereno P., b. Feb. 1, 1835. ii Lyman Dwight, b. July 27, 1836.
DARIUS ADAMS FAREWELL, farmer, born in Gilead, May 18, 1823, married Dec. 14. 1848, Susan Plummer who was born in Londonderry, N. H., Oct. 17, 1823. Children :
i William Alverton, b. Dec. 12, 1849, m. Marion A. Bean.
ii Eugene Plummer, b. Aug. 27, 1856, m. Maud Waterman.
iii Lizzie Maria, b. Feb. 2, 1859, 111. Edwin R. Fothergill.
WILLIAM ALVERTON FAREWELL, son of Darius Adams, and Susan (Plummer) Farewell, born in Bethel, Dec. 12, 1849, married Nov. 3, 1875, Marion Alfreda, daughter of John Marean Bean of Gilead. He is a farmer at West Bethel. Child :
i Grace Ethel, b. May 9, 1880.
EDWIN FARRAR, son of Thomas Farrar, married Dorcas, daugh- ter of James A. S. Bartlett, and widow of Malachi Haines. He enlisted and was killed in the army. His widow survives and re- sides in the lower parish. Child :
i George E., b. Feb. 11, 1863.
FENNO.
OLIVER FENNO married Nov. 10, 1785, Mercy (Bartlett) Barton of Newton. She was a sister of the other Bartletts who came to this town, and was the mother of Aaron Barton. They moved to Jay, Me. When in Bethel, he lived on the Robertson farm and was a blacksmith. Children :
i Sarah, b. Jan. 12, 1787.
ii Eiisha Bartlett, b. June 19, 1788
iii Abigail, b. Aug. 18, 1790.
iv Mary, b. Feb. 24, 1794.
FIFIELD.
ELBRIDGE GURNEY FIFIELD lived in the lower part of the town. He married first, Eunice, daughter of Alexander Day of Wood- stock who died Oct. 26, 1849, and second, Hannah H., daughter of Kimball Martin of Rumford. He lived in the lower part of the town near Woodstock ; came here from Greenwood. He died Sept. 22, 1881. Children :
i Hiram Wallace, b. Dec. 1, 1837, m. Ellen Harriet Cushman.
ii Daughter, b. Sept. 5, 1839, d. same day.
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HIRAM WALLACE FIFIELD, son of Elbridge G., and Eunice (Day) Fifield, married March 20, 1860, Ellen Harriet, daughter of Eli H. Cushman. He is a farmer at East Bethel. Children :
i Frank Herbert, b. April 25, 1861, m. Sept. 18, 1882, Etta L. Cole.
ii Elbridge Hiram, b. May 22, 1863.
iii Abbie Cristeen, h. Feb. 15, 1869, m. June 2, 1885, Elmer O. Millett.
iv Jonny Eli, b. April 26, 1874.
V May Louise, b. July 8, 1877.
FOSTER.
ASA FOSTER, son of Abner Foster of Newry, married Anna, daughter of Enoch Bartlett. Three of his sons settled quite early in Bethel, and later came a fourth.
NATHAN FOSTER, son of Asa preceding, married Patty Stearns. Children :
i Asa, b. Oct. 16, 1816, d. Dec. 20, following.
ii Nathan F., b. and d. Aug. 1817.
iii Thomas Jefferson, b. May 1, 1820, d. March 29, 1823.
iv Lois, b. June 11, 1822.
v Thomas Jefferson, b. June 8, 1824.
vi Reuben Ball, b. July 25, 1826.
REUBEN B. FOSTER, son of Asa and Anna (Bartlett) Foster of Newry, was born in that town and fitted for college, but did not enter. He was by trade a carpenter, an ingenius workman, and taught school winters during his early manhood. He finally de- cided on farming as his life business, and purchased the farm con- sisting of intervale and upland which Gideon and Silas Powers had previously occupied. He commenced at once to bring his land into a higher state of cultivation in which he succeeded. He was a man of superior judgment and intelligence and of a scientific cast of mind. He studied out methods for changing coarse material to dressing and had practiced it for years before Bomer patented his process which was identical with that of Mr. Foster's. He was a great reader, and well acquainted with history, both ancient and modern. He employed a large number of men to carry on his farm, and in the various branches of farming including stock-raising, he did a larger business than any one in his section of the State. He raised large crops of grain and grass, and delighted in a large yield of yellow corn. He attended personally to all the details of his bus- iness, rarely leaving the farm unless called away on urgent busi-
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ness. He was on the board of selectmen in Hanover and served one or more terms in the Legislature. He married Sarah, daugh- ter of Stephen Bartlett, a most amiable woman, and a model farmer's wife. He survived his wife several years, and was gathered to his father's several years ago. Children :
i Agnes, b. Jan. 27, 1837, m. Lawson C. Smith of Newry. She died and he married Ruby Mason who survived him and remarried.
ii Frances, b. Feb. 7, 1829, d. Oct. 1831.
iii Sarah B., b. May 21, 1831, m. Asa R. Howe and d. Oct. 13, 1862.
iv Reuben * b. Feb. 8, 1833, m. Dorcas Howe of Hanover.
v Frances, b. Dec. 23, 1834, d. Nov. 12, 1854.
vi Joan Amanda, b. Dec. 2, 1836, m. Edwin L. Hoyt.
vii Julia B., b. Aug. 9, 1838, m. Ist, Charles R. Abbott; 2d, Oscar D. Rolfe of Rumford.
viii Helen, b. March 11 1840, m. Galen Howe, d. May 29, 1875.
ix Nelson B., b. July 2, 1842, d. Sept., 1844.
x Lucien L., b. Dec. 27, 1844, d. May 3, 1864.
xi L. Letitia, b. Jan. 16, 1848, m. Henry S. Hastings, d. Aug. 24, 1866.
ENOCH FOSTER, brother of the preceding, was a farmer and re- sided in Newry. He was born January 1, 1799 and married first, Persis, daughter of James Swan, and second, the widow of Ama- ziah Nutting. His first wife was born in 1806, and died April 9th, 1859, and he died Dec. 26, 1881. Children :
i Betsey, b. March 25, 1825, m. Ist, David Emery, and 2d, Joseph Knapp.
ii Orrin, b. March 27, 1827, m. Mary O. Stiles, r. Newry.
iii Beulah Bartlett, b. July 1, 1829, m. Albert D. Stiles.
iv Enoch, b. May 10, 1839, m. Ist. Adeline Owen Lowe of Waterville, and 2d, Sarah W. Chapman.
DEACON ELI FOSTER, son of Asa of Newry, married Dorca's, daughter of Stephen Bartlett. He settled on land between the river and Locke's Mllls, and had one of the best farms in town. He died January 6th, 1873, and his widow died April 29, 1887. Children :
i Virtue Willis, b. Aug. 1, 1826, m. Ira Cushman.
ii Sophia Bartlett, b. Sept. 13, 1828, m. Rev. Dr. Hiram C. Estes.
iii David Trickey, b. Sept. 5, 1831, m. Harriet B. Crockett.
* He graduated at Colby University, class of 1855, studied law and has since been in the practice of his profession at Waterville. He has served as Speaker of the House of Representatives and as President of the Senate. He is President of the Waterville Sav- ings Bank, and was elected the first Mayor of the city. He is a leading business man in Waterville.
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BENJAMIN FOSTER, brother of the preceding, was a well known Methodist preacher, and had settlements in various parts of the State. He married Oct. 20, 1827, Louisa, daughter of Moses and Esther (Spaulding) Coburn of Newry, who was born Aug. 5, 1810. He died at Bethel, April 14, 1891. Children :
i Moses Coburn, b. July 29, 1827, m. Francina Smith. He is a well known builder and contractor and resides in Waterville.
ii Marcia, b. Sept. 22, 1831, d. July 22, 1833.
iii Leona Roberts, b. Dec. 30, 1835, d. Jan. 1, 1886.
iv Nellie Marcia, b. Jan. 4, 1849.
ENOCH FOSTER JR., son of Enoch preceding, married first, Ade- line Owen, daughter of Ivory and Jane (Walker) Lowe of Water- ville, June 3d, 1864, at Waterville, married by Rev. Dr. David N. Sheldon. His first wife died and he was married secondly by Rev. Charles Morse of Bethel, to Sarah Walker, daughter of Robert A. and Frances (Carter) Chapman, June 9, 1873. Children :
By first marriage :
i John Dorr, b. Bethel, Aug. 15, 1866, d. April 2, 1872.
By second marriage :
ii Robert Chapman, b. April 19, 1980.
DAVID TRICKEY FOSTER, only son of Deacon Eli Foster, lives on the old homestead of his father. He is a good farmer, an honest and upright man and highly esteemed by the people of the neigh- borhood and the town. The fine mansion house erected by his father was destroyed by fire in July, 1891, with nearly all its contents. He married, April 2, 1852, Harriet B., daughter of Daniel H., and Rebecca ( Bacon) Crockett. Children :
i Stephen H., b. Dec. 27, 1858, m. Sept. 21, 1890, Ella J. Bartlett.
ii M. Etta, b. Jan. 11, 1861, d. same month.
iii Susie Helen, b. Nov. 24, 1864, mu. Azel B. Bryant ..
iv Daniel C., b. July 24, 1867.
V David Foster, b. Dec. 28, 1872.
vi Hattie May, b. May 9, 1877.
FRENCH.
SIDNEY IRVING FRENCH, son of James and Sarah (Brown) French, born in Albany, June 22, 1852, is a carpenter and resides at the Dr. Twitchell stand on Bethel Hill. He married in 1876, Anna B., daughter of Dr. Almon Twitchell. Children :
i Cornelia B., b. Oct. 22, 1877. ii George Harold, b. April 20, 1881. iii Alice Phebe, b. April 3, 1887.
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FROST.
The Frost family of Bethel and Newry came from Berwick, and were the sons of Moses Frost.
THOMAS FROST married Abigail, daughter of Colonel John York, who died April 7, 1842, and he married second Mrs. Nancy (Fos- ter) Jackson of Paris. Children :
i Betsey, b. July 12, 1792, m. Jesse Smith of Newry.
ii Phineas, b. Feb. 1º, 1794, m. Abigail Bean.
iii Peter, b. July 15, 1796, m. Phebe Howard, s. Waterboro, Me.
iv Lovy, never was married.
} twins, b. May 20, 1798.
V Lovina, S m. Otis Carter of Harrison.
vi Reliance, b. June 30, 1800, m. Enoch Perry of Waterford.
vii Joshua Roberts, b. July 13, 1802, d. in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 15, 1829.
DOMINICUS FROST, brother of the preceding, married Dorcas Abbott of Andover, Mass. Children :
i Enoch, b. , m. Louisa Long, of Bridgton.
ii George, b. -, drowned at Paris.
iii Porter, b. .
iv Joseph, b. , m. - Jennings.
V William, b. -, m. Sybil Bartlett.
vi Nathan, b.
vii Sally, b. m. Eliphaz C. Kilgore of Newry.
viii Dolly, b. -, m. Erastus Poor of Andover.
ix Almira, b. -, m. John Kilgore of Newry.
x Hannah, b. -, m. Emery Merrill of Andover.
xi Harriet G., b. -, m. Benjamin W. Stevens of Rumford.
NATHANIEL FROST married Olive, daughter of Enoch Bartlett.
Children :
i Polly, b. March 12, 1798, m. Joseph Jackson of Newry.
ii Lorenda, b. June 14, 1801, m. Charles Goodenow.
iii Huldah, b. May 31, 1804, m. Ambrose Powers.
iv Maria, -- , m. Henry Goodenow.
V Betsy, b. - -, m. George Rowe of Newry.
vi Stephen, b. -, m. Dolly Bean.
vii Cullen, b. , m. - -Rowe.
viii Relief, b. -, m. Edmund Merrill.
ix Ruby, b. -, d. young.
AARON FROST, born 1779, married Mrs. Susan (Gray) Bennett of Falmouth, born 1780. He was a carpenter by trade, born in Ber- wick, but came here from Groton, Vermont. He died Oct. 19, 1860,
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and his widow died March 10, 1861. By her first husband Mrs. Frost had Francis Bennett who died in 1846. Children :
i Lidana, b. North Yarmouth, Oct. 10, 1802, m. Thatcher York, d 1830.
ii Aaron, b. March 10, 1804, d. Oct. 15, following.
iii Milton A., Feb. 28, 1805, d. 1825.
iv Lucretia, b. Nov. 24, 1806, m. Samuel R. Bean.
v Mary Ann, b. in Groton, Vt., Jan. 14, 1809, m. Nathan Stearns.
vi Orange Clark, b. Feb. 23, 1812, m. Cyrene Straw Hastings; 2d, Mary M. Hastings.
vii Naomi, b. Jan. 13, 1814, d. 1832.
viii Olive Gray, b. Bethel, July 24, 1816, d. 1845.
ix Sophronia G., b. Oct. 3, 1818, d. 1844.
x Nehemiah, b. March 4, 1821, d. 1838.
xi Huldah, b. Aug. 24, 1825, d. 1856.
PHINEAS FROST, son of Thomas Frost, married Abigail, daugh- ter of Josiah Bean. He died in Minnesota, March 20, 1869. His wife died Oct. 21, 1883, (see page 122.) Children :
i James Crocker, b. Nov. 11, 1816, m. Sarah Diamond, r. Anoka, Min- nesota.
ii Huldah Bean, b. Dec. 29, 1818, m. Thomas P. Howard, d. May 24, 1849.
iii Moses Kimball, b. March 6, 1821, m. Lydia Church, r. Anoka.
iv Zibiah Blake, b. Oct. 21, 1823, m. Parker Fletcher, d. Nov. 24, 1860.
v Hannah Hastings, b. April 27, 1826, m. Jefferson Blodgett, d. May 18, 1883.
vi Phineas Howard, b. April 7, 1828, m. Alpha Weston, r. Holyoke, Mass.
vii Joshua Roberts, b. April 13, 1830, nı. Lucy Burnham, d. 1862.
viii Francis Carter, b. Oct. 4, 1832, m. Lizzie Blodgett, r. Lowell, Mass. ix Clinton Thayer, b. Sept. 30, 1834, r. Medfield, Mass., never was mar- ried.
X Samantha Webster, b. Aug. 24, 1836, m. Ist, Ephraim B. Kimball; 2d, L. G. Browning of Anoka, Minn.
ORANGE FROST. son of Aaron Frost, married Cyrene S. Hastings and second Mary M. Hastings. He was many years in the livery business in Portland, but returned to Bethel. then moved to Au- burn and finally came back to Bethel and died here. His place was below Mayville ; he was an energetic business man, but was burnt out in 1851, when the American House was burned; he then bought out a place on Center street where he remained until 1864, when he returned to Bethel. Children :
MRS ABIGAIL FROST
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HISTORY OF BETHEL.
i Sarah Appleton, b. April 7, 1837, d. May 12, 1843.
ii Orange Clark, b. June, 1839, d. Sept. 9, 1859.
iii Dolly Keyes, b. Portland, May 2, 1841, d. Feb. 8, 1850.
iv Charles, b. 1844, d. an infant.
v Sarah Eleanor, b. April 23, 1846, m. William L. Chapman.
vi Alfonzo, b. 1847, d. May 4, 1850.
vii Alonzo, b. Sept. 17, 1849, m. Mary Pierce Lynds.
viii Mary Hastings, May 22, 1853, m. 1st, Everett Hammons, 2d, Rufus A. Skillings.
By second wife :
ix Alice Preble, b. July 31, 1861, d. Aug. 25, following.
x Albert Clark, b. Bethel, Oct. 6, 1864, m. Minnie T. Holt.
xi Frank Bennett, b. Sept. 12, 1866, d. March 12, 1891.
xii Susan Gray, b. Feb. 15, 1869, m. Fred Lee Edwards.
xiii Nellie Hastings, b. March 23, 1874.
WILLIAM P. FROST, married Sybil G. Bartlett. Children :
i Lydia Keys, b. Nov. 4, 1831.
ii Lucy Hobbs, b. Dec. 3, 1832.
REV. CHARLES FROST married first, Lydia who died Aug. 13, 1825. For second wife, he married Lucinda Smith of Hanover. Children :
By first wife :
i Mary D., b. Gorham, April 12, 1820. ii Amanda Eliza, b. Feb. 21, 1823, d. July, 1827. iii James Henry, b. May 24, 1825.
By second wife :
iv Lydia Amanda, b. July 15, 1827. v Charles Ezra, b. Dec. 25, 1830.
vi Lucinda, b. July 6, 1832. vii John Smith, b. Aug. 22, 1836.
FRYE.
WILLIAM FRYE EsQ .. son of Richard and Sarah (Gorden) Frye and grandson of General Joseph Frye, the founder of Fryeburg, came to the Hill when a young man and practiced law here many years. He married, Sept. 29. 1828. Lois. daughter of Simeon Twitchell. He died February 22. 1854, and his widow died March 20, 1889. The wife of Richard Frye was the daughter of Hugh Gordon who came from Scotland. Children :
i Richard Aurelius, b. July 22, 1829, m. Dec. 19, 1853, Esther K. Mar- tin.
ii Sarah Jane. b. March 14, 1831, d. June 11, 1833.
iii . Martha Mehitable, b. March 24, 1833, m. June 3, 1859, James S. Lane.
iv Sarah Jane, b. July 18, 1834, m. 1855, Joseph Y. Bakeman.
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