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v Amanda Ann, b. July 30, 1835, m. July 22, 1880, Dr. John A. Mor- ton.
vi William Cornelius, b. Oct. 2, 1839, m. Mrs. Maggie Weaver, d. Nov. 27, 1885.
vii Joseph Uzziel, b. Oct. 19, 1841, m. Ist, Aug. 1865, Delia Heath ; 2d, Mrs. E. Russell.
viii Marietta Frederika, b. July 16, 1844, m. July 19, 1882, William Waitt. ix George Henry Gordon, b. Aug. 3, 1847, d. Sept. 17, 1848.
RICHARD A. FRYE, son of Hon. William Frye. an attorney at Bethel. married, December 19, 1853, Esther Kimball, daughter of Kimball and Rachel (Godwin) Martin of Rumford, who was born Nov. 13, 1829. Child :
i Annie Maria, b. June 5, 1855, (Note error on page 259 where "one son" should read "one daughter."
GAGE.
AMOS GAGE was quite early in Bethel, and was an original mem- ber of the Congregational church. His wife was Lois Hovey. He moved to Waterford. Children :
i Thomas, b. June 8, 1789, m. Francis C. Stockbridge of Bath.
ii Leander, b. Sept. 20, 1791, m. 1820, Anna B. Sargent.
iii William, b. March 15, 1795, d. Jan. 1, 1820, d. 1842.
iv Amos, b. March 2d, 1797, m. Mary Warren.
DANIEL GAGE, brother of the preceding, came quite early to Bethel. He was a soldier of the Revolution, a sergeant in the Mas- sachusetts line. He was in the engagement at Monmouth, and dur- ing the battle the color-bearer of his regiment was shot to the ground. Gage rushed forward, seized the colors and the regiment rallying around him, they stopped the advance of the enemy. A few days after as General Washington was reviewing the brigade, he stopped at the company to which Gage belonged and calling him to the front, thanked him for his bravery and soldierly conduct. His wife was Sarah, daughter of Deacon James Grover. Children :
i Sarah, b. June 25, 1789.
ii Olive, b. April 12, 1794, m. Joseph Wheeler.
DR. LEANDER GAGE, son of Amos Gage, married in 1820, Anna B. Sargent. He moved to Waterford. He was a physician of large practice and a man of wide influence. He died in 1842. Chil- dren :
i Phebe, b. Nov. 29, 1821. She was a teacher.
MRS. LOIS FRYE
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ii Frances, b. March 5, 1823, m. Col. Humphrey Cousins, s. Gorham.
iii Irene, b. Dec. 16, 1825, m. Deacon Samuel Warren.
iv Thomas H., (M. D.,) b. May 22, 1827, m. Annie M. Lane.
Ann, b. May 10, 1829, mn. Calvin Foster.
vi Mary, b. April 21, 1831 ; a teacher in Boston.
vii Lois, b. Jan. 10, 1832.
viii George M., b. Aug. 22, 1834.
GIBSON.
SAMUEL F. GIBSON, born April 9, 1823, son of Samuel Gibson of Denmark, came to Bethel Hill and engaged in the practice of law. He married first, June 1, 1851, Abb, daughter of Moses Patte, who died March 4, 1864, and second May 8, 1864, Agnes M., daughter of James and Cyrene Ayer. He died Oct. 6, 1889. Children :
i Edwin U., b. May 18, 1852. ii Ellen F., b. Aug. 17, 1860. By second marriage : iii Martha A., b. July 1, 1866. iv Jane H., b. Nov. 14, 1868. v Samuel A., b. June 27, 1873.
GLINES.
TIMOTHY GLINES, son of Israel and Molly (Virgin) Glines of Rumford, married in 1819, Sally Barker of Bethel. He lived many years on the farm near Bean's Corner, afterward occupied by Enoch Stiles. Children :
i Sophronia. b. -, m. Henry R. Bartlett.
ii Timothy, b
iii Andrew B., b.
iv Sarah, b.
V Judith R., b. m. William R. Bean.
vi Sophia, b. -. m. Palmer York.
vii Aaron Stevens, b.
viii Granville M . b. -, m. Carrie E. Cooper.
DANIEL ALPHONZO GLINES, son of Daniel and Esther M. (Hink- son) Glines of Rumford, born at Milton Plantation Feb. 20, 1854, married Feb. 10, 1878, Matilda, daughter of George M. Gary of Sumner. Children :
i Edwin Alphonzo, b. April 3, 1879. ii Loring Marshall, b. Jan. 10, 1881. iii Delia Merry, b. Jan. 1, 1883. iv Flora Mabel, b. April 22, 1885. V Eva Matilda, b. April 11, 1891.
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GODDARD.
WILLIAM GODDARD, son of Robert Goddard' of Sutton, after- wards of Andover, Me., and his third wife Sybil Peters (Penni- man) Goddard, married Sophia Fuller, daughter of William Clark Whitney of Norway, and settled on a farm on the south side of the river, previously known as the Jeremiah Andrews farm. He was a good farmer and industrious citizen. He was at one time captain of the militia company. His first wife died Dec. 9, 1842, and he married second, Joanna Curtis of Rumford. Children :
i Nancy Whitney, b. April 20, 1835, m. Charles V. Martin. ii William Henry, b. Jan. 21, 1837. iii Charles Franklin, b. Feb. 12, 1839. iv Sophia Fuller, b. April 30, 1841.
ELIJAH B. GODDARD, born in Hopkinton, Mass., July 2d, 1817, son of Oliver and Tryphena (Barden) Goddard, married August 15, 1841, Mary Ann, daughter of Asa and Mary (York) Bartlett. He came to this town early in the fifties and since that time has been engaged in the furniture and undertaking business. He has also been prominently connected with town board of health. Children :
i Mary Ellen, b. Nov. 14, 1843, m. Jan. 1, 1858, Nathaniel F. Brown.
ii George W., b. Nov. 13, 1845, unmarried.
iii Roxanna B .. b. Oct. 15, 1848, m. George A. Plaisted.
iv Asa M., b. Bethel, Aug. 4, 1853, m. Etta Williams.
V Oliver F., b. March 19, 1856, d. March 21, 1886.
vi Eliza E., b. Feb. 23, 1857, m. Dec. 3, 1879, Charles E. Morse and d .. Feb. 27, 1881.
vii Fritz Alfred, b. Feb. 23, 1863.
EDWARD GODDARD, son of Oliver Goddard and brother of the. preceding, born in Sharon, Mass., June 15, 1815, married March 17. 1841, Betsy Twitchell. For second wife he married Mary Ann, daughter of James Locke, and widow of Edmund Horace Chap- man. On Bethel records is recorded by first wife :
i Lillian A., b. Feb. 23, 1858. By second wife: ii Nellie Grace, b. Dec. 14, 1871.
GODWIN.
ALVAN BOLSTER GODWIN, son of Colman and Keziah (Wheeler) Godwin, born in Rumford July 21, 1825, married February 26, 1851, Arabella Carter, daughter of Moses Kimball, Esq. He now resides at Bethel Hill and has long held the position of deputy sheriff. Child :
i Ella Eudora, b. May 7, 1853, m. May 14, 1874, Edwin C. Rowe.
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GOODENOUGH.
BENJAMIN GOODENOUGH, married Eunice .. Children :
i Patty, b. Feb. 28 1799. ii Willard, b. - , d. young. iii Betsey, b. May 29, 1801. iv Benjamin, b. April 26, 1803, m. Sarah Gammon. v Willard, b. March 15, 1805. vi Charles, b. April 6, 1807. vii Caleb, b. Sept. 16, 1809. viii Henry, b. May 10, 1811, m. Maria Frost of Newry. ix Julian, b. May 26, 1813.
HENRY GOODENOW married Maria Frost of Newry. Children : i Olive, b. Aug. 23, 1837. ii Cordelia, b. July 16, 1839. iii Nathaniel, b. Oct. 23, 1841.
CALEB GOODENOW married Dorcas Children : i Mary Ann, b. Feb. 19, 1839. ii Ellen Maria, b. Jan. 14, 1843.
GOODWIN.
JOEL GOODWIN, son of Mark and Lydia (Wentworth) Goodwin, born in Lebanon, Me., came to this town from Rumford. He was born at Lebanon, Dec. 25, 1839, served in the war of the rebellion, married Oct. 1, 1860, Fanny A., daughter of James R., and Nancy (Putnam) Kennerson. He lives at South Bethel, where his last three children were born. Children :
i Franklin R., b., Aug. 4, 1861, m. Electa Jordan. ii Sidney B., b. Aug. 6, 1863. iii Jennie C., b. Oct. 8, 1866, m. Amos S. King. iv Walter H., b. Nov. 17, 1869. v Herbert, b. March 20, 1871. vi Fannie A., b. Feb. 25, 1873. vii Edward J., b. April 16, 1875. viii Harriet W., b. Feb. 22, 1877. ix H. Wallace, b. April 16, 1879. x Willie S., b. Oct. 10, 1883. xi Elden S., b. Oct. 4, 1888.
Goss.
SAMUEL Goss, son of Rev. Thomas Goss of Bolton, Mass., born Oct. 16, 1754, married Lucretia, oldest daughter of Phineas Howe of Berlin, and was an early settler in Bethel. He lived on the south side of the river near Rumford line, and after a few years he moved to Red Hill in Rumford. He returned to Bethel in his old age, and died at the residence of his son, Thomas Goss. Children :
i Abigail, b. , m. Moses Gammon of Paris.
ii Charlotte, b. - , in. Joseph Small of Norway.
iii Clarissa, b. m. - Gray.
iv Sarah, b. Jan. 9, 1790, m. Jeremiah Hobbs of Norway.
V Sophia, b. - -, m. Mathias Morton of Andover Surplus.
vi Thomas, b. Jan. 21, 1794, m. 1st, Nancy Oliver, 2d, Waitstill Benson.
vii Abial, b. - , m. Myran Boynton ; r. in Cambridge, Mass., a car- penter and builder.
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THOMAS Goss, son of Samuel and Lucretia ( Howe) married first,. Nancy, daughter of William Oliver. He settled on a wild lot on the road between the river and Locke's Mills. For second wife, he mar- ried Waitstill Benson of Sumner. Children :
i Wesley Newell, b. Aug. 17, 1833. He was a sailor, went South and married there. He was a soldier in the rebel army, and died soon after the war.
ii Daniel Mason, b. June 16, 1836, m. Olive Crockett.
iii Charles A., b. Dec. 3, 1837, d. March 7, 1838.
By second wife :
iv Joseph Benson, b. Sept. 7, 1840, d. in Chicago, unmarried.
v Mary, b. - , m. Oliver P. Chandler.
GOSSOM.
SAMUEL GOSSOM lived on Swan's Hill. The following by wife Mary, are on Bethel records. Children :
i Betsey, b. Dec. 19, 1798, m. Joshua Phillips of No. 8.
ii Rebecca, b. June 9, 1801, m. Vier Bean.
iii Maribe, b. Feb. 6, 1803, m. Nathan Hall.
iv John Dean, b. May 6, 1804, m. Rachel Shaw of Oxford.
v Ira, b. May 6, 1806.
vi Hannah, b. March 15, 1808, d. Nov. 27, 1814.
vii Elijah, b. May 30, 1809.
viii Sally, b. Nov. 2, 1811.
ix Joshua, b. March 8, 1815.
x Elias, b. Feb. 15, 1820.
JOHN D. GOSSOM, married Rachel Shaw of Oxford. Children : i John S., b. Nov. 28, 1829. ii William F., b. Jan. 22, 1832.
GORDON.
CHARLES WALKER GORDON, son of John and Mary (Shirley) Gor- don, born at Sweden, Me., Nov. 25, 1831, a physician, married Oct. 2, 1861, Eliza, daughter of Timothy Barker, and settled in practice at Bethel Hill. His health having become impaired, he engaged in agriculture and was a frequent contributor to the agri- cultural press. He died September 30, 1887. Children :
i Fred Eugene, b. May 31, 1870. ii Addie May, b. Feb. 13, 1873.
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GREENWOOD.
THOMAS GREENWOOD, by occupation a weaver, was at Newton, Mass., 1667, then aged 24. He married Hannah, daughter of John Ward, and among his children was John? who married Hannah, daughter of James Trowbridge. Among the sons of the latter was Thomas3, born January 28, 1696, who by wife Lydia, had, besides. other children, Joseph4, born January 9. 1723, married his cousin, Sarah Greenwood, daughter of Lt. Josiah and Phebe (Stearns) Greenwood and moved to Sherbourn, Mass. He subse- quently moved to Dublin, N. H., and later in life came to Bethel. They had one child. Nathaniel, who married in Dublin, Mary, daughter of Moses and Sarah (Knap) Mason, and settled in Bethel. They lived for a time on the Moses A. Mason farm, some lived on Grover Hill and another settled in Farmington. All died or left. town many years ago. Mrs. Mary Greenwood died Feb. 21, 1825. Children :
i Sarah, b. - -, m. Hezekiah Farris of Hebron.
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Ebenezer, b. -, m. Ist, Salome Howe, 2d, Lucy Grover.
iii Joseph, b. - , d. aged 18.
iv Polly, b.
, m. Deacon George W. Chapman.
v Nathaniel, b. -, m. Huldah Howe and moved to Farmington.
vi Thaddeus, - m. Belinda Caldwell of Hebron, s; Sangerville.
vii Lydia, b. m. 1st, John Grover ; 2d, Elias Grover.
viii Hollica, b. Aug. 25, 1796, m. Julia Twitchell ; s. Jefferson, N. H.
ix Mason, b. March 30, 1798.
x Harley, b. April 18, 1800, m. Fanny Timberlake; s. Indiana.
xi Hannibal, b,- -. He was a physician ; s. San Jose.
EBENEZER GREENWOOD, son of Nathaniel Greenwood, married Salome, daughter of Jacob Howe of Norway, who died Dec. 26, 1820, and he married second, Lucy, daughter of Jedediah Grover. Children :
i Joseph, b. July 14, 1809, d. Nov. 15, 1820.
ii Noah Cressey, b. Nov. 20, 1810, m. Susan Tarbox.
iii Nancy Kimball, b. Jan. 19, 1813, m. and moved to Haverhill, Mass ..
iv Abigail Chapman, b. Dec. 26, 1815, m. John Case of Haverhill.
v Abner Smith, b. March 25, 1817, m. Amanda Davis ; r. Georgia.
vi Mary Miranda, b. June 29, 1820, never was married. By second wife :
vii Hannibal, b. April 22, 1822, d. July 12, 1827.
viii Philomela, b. Oct. 14, 1823, m. Edwin Wilder of Bridgton.
ix Josephine, b. Aug. 10, 1825, d. Aug. 20, 1826.
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x Josephine, b. Dec. 6, 1826, unmarried.
xi Sophia, b. - , m. Christopher Wilder of Conway, N. H.
NATHANIEL GREENWOOD JR., married Huldah, daughter of Jacob Howe of Norway. He moved to Farmington. Children :
i Julia, b. March 14, 1816, m. George Brann of Farmington.
ii Mason K., b. July 17, 1818, d. young.
iii Albert N., b. Aug. 14, 1820, m. Matilda Soule, s. Fairfield.
iv Zina, b. Sept. 22, 1824, m. Emily Fellows.
v Alanson A., b. - -, m. Ann Eliza Ness of Searsmont.
vi Marcia A., b. - -, m. 1st, Ira Armsby, 2d, Zadoc Morrill, and 3d, Cyms Morrill.
vii Huldah J., b. She was a school teacher in Haverhill.
viii Alma E., b. - -, m, James A. Bullen, moved to Kansas.
ix Charles, b. - -, m. Martha Prescott, r. Lewiston.
THADDEUS GREENWOOD married Melinda Caldwell of Hebron. He moved to Sangerville, Me. Children recorded in Bethel :
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Albion O., b. June 26, 1820. ii Sarah Jane, b. Oct. 8, 1822.
HOLLICA GREENWOOD, son of Nathaniel Greenwood, married Julia, daughter of Peter Twitchell. He moved to Jefferson, N. H. Children :
i Fannie E., b. Dec. 3, 1820. ii Altemina Perry, b. July 1, 1823. iii Harley E., b. Sept. 3, 1825, d. June 21, 1827. iv Harley E .. b. Sept. 1, 1827, d. May 10, 1841. v Julia Ann, b. June 20, 1830, d. Dec. 31, 1832. vi George H., b. Aug. 14, 1833.
GROUT.
This name on page 85 is spelled Grant. Captain Daniel Grout came to Bethel when a young man and married Mary, daughter of Abraham Russell. His name first appears in the Oxford County Registry of Deeds in 1809. He became possessed of the homestead of Abraham Russell and resided there for many years. This was a large landed estate situated on both sides of Main street, and ex- tending nearly to Alder river, including the land occupied by the Grand Trunk railway company. He was a respectable citizen, a good farmer and a man possessed of good judgment in business matters. His wife died Sept. 24, 1856, and he a few years later. After his Bethel Hill property was disposed of, the aged couple went to Andover to live with their nephew, Dr. Samuel A. Allen, who formerly lived with them, and there they died ; their remains were brought to Bethel and buried in the old burying ground. They left no issue.
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GROVER.
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The numerous and highly respected families of Grover who have lived in this town and are still resident here, are descended from Thomas Grover who came from England and settled in Charlestown, (Malden side) in 1642. By wife Eliza, (family name not known) he had several children among whom was Thomas Jr .. who born April 1, 1653, married Sarah, daughter of John Chad- wick. His three sons, Thomas, Andrew and Ephraim. Nov. 14, 1702. bought land in that part of Norton known as the "West Pur- chase," afterwards incorporated as Norton. They lived in the North Parish of Norton. afterwards incorporated as Mansfield. An- drew Grover, by wife Mary (family name not known), had James, born Sept. 7, 1699, who married Sarah Austin. and their son James Jr., b. Aug. 15, 1729. married April 8, 1754, Sarah Wellman. This l ast James was Deacon James Grover who moved from Mansfield to Peckersfield (now Nelson) N. H., and subsequently came to Bethel. On page 125 of this volume is a letter written by Hon Lafayette Grover, to Dr. True and published in the Bethel Courier more than thirty years ago. More recent investigation has enabled Mr. Grover to correct some errors contained in this letter, especial- ly with regard to the place where the immigrant ancestors settled in Massachusetts, and his conclusions are the same as those of the compiler as stated above. The children of Deacon James and Sarah (Wellman) Grover were as follows :
1 i James, b. March 31, 1755, m. Polly -
2 ii John, b. , m. Jerusha Wiley.
3 iii Jedediah, b. -- , m. Hannah Wheeler.
4 iv Eli, b. 1763, m. Mehitable Austin.
5 v Elijah, b. -- , m. Mrs. Hannah (Mason) Mills.
6 vi Sally or Sarah, b. -- , m. Daniel Gage.
7 vii Olive, b. 1766, m. Benjamin Killgore of Waterford.
8 viii Naomi, b. 1770, m. Joseph Wheeler.
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JAMES GROVER, JR., eldest son of Deacon James Grover, mar- ried Polly . He died in 1810. Children :
9 i James, b. -, 1783, m. Sally Brooks.
10 ii Otis, b. -, 1785, m. Mrs. Sally (Grover) Dalrymple.
11 iii John, b. , 1787, m. Lydia Greenwood.
12 iv Elias, b. -, 1789, m. Lydia (Greenwood) Grover.
1212 V Ashael b. -, d. aged 23 years.
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JOHN GROVER, (see pp. 42, 125) son of Deacon James Grover, married May 29, 1783, Jerusha Wiley of Fryeburg, and settled on Grover Hill. He was a soldier of the Revolution. He died in 1813, near Plattsburg, N. Y., where be had gone to visit a sick son who was serving in the army. Children :
13 i John, b. Nov. 22, 1783, (M. D.) m. Fanny Lary of Gilead.
14 ii Sally, b. Nov. 9, 1785, m. Jacob Dalrymple, 2d, Otis Grover, 3d, Samuel Bryant of Woodstock.
15 iii Olive, b. Oct. 5, 1788, d. Aug. 18, 1793.
16 iv Mason W., b. Nov. 25, 1790, m. and went to Wisconsin.
17 V Olive, b. May 31, 1794, m. Dominicus Killgore and moved to Mercer.
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twins, b. June 8, 1797, d. same day. 19 vii
20 viii William, b. April 8, 1799, d. unmarried. He was insane.
21 ix Nancy, b. March 23, 1801, m. Stephen Morse of Sidney.
22 x Jacob, b. Jan. 16, 1805, m. Naomi Wheeler.
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JEDEDIAH GROVER, son of Deacon James Grover, married Han- nah, daughter of Joseph Wheeler, who died in 1818, and he mar- ried 1821, Hannah, widow of Rev. Samuel R. Hall of Rumford. Children :
23 i Hannah, b. July 25, 1789, m. Joseph Coffin.
24 ii Lucy, b. Dec. 17, 1790, m. Ebenezer Greenwood.
25 iii Mehitable, b. Oct. 22, 1794, m. Joseph Lary of Gilead.
26 iv Abigail, b. Jan. 10, 1799, m. Elihu Bean.
27 v Jedediah, b. Oct. 10, 1796, m. 1st, Mehitable Grover ; 2d, Abigail Cross.
28 vi Esther, b. Dec. 30, 1792, m. James Wheeler of Albany.
29 vii Silas, b. May 21, 1801, m. Susanna Blanchard.
30 viii Lovina, b. Aug. 11, 1803.
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ELI GROVER, son of Deacon James Grover, married Mehitable Austin who was born January 14, 1772. He died Sept. 2, 1837. Children :
31 i Abigail, b. May, 1790, d. Aug. 2, 1793.
32 ii Eli, b. January 18, 1792, m. Esther Mason ; d. Sept. 30, 1843.
33 iii James, b. Nov. 18, 1793, m. Pamelia Barker ; 2d, Thirza Twitchell.
34 iv Peter, b. July 30, 1795, m. Elmira Mason ; d. 1874.
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35 v Mehitable, b. July 3, 1797, m. Jedediah Grover, d. Nov. 16, 1831.
36 vi Leonard, b. May 9, 1799, m. 1st, Tabitha Green, 2d, Lydia Gould ; d. Feb. 25, 1884.
37 vii Amos, b. July 13, 1801, m. Susan Taylor Gould. He lived in Port- land and died Aug. 1, 1883.
38 viii Hezekiah. b. Sept. 2, 1803, m. Betsy Bartlett, d. Oct. 6, 1831.
39 ix Andrew, b. Sept. 25, 1805, m. Rachel Mason, d. 1863.
40 x Abel, b. Dec. 7, 1807, m. Harriet Adams ; r. Westbrook.
41 xi Alpheus, b. Oct. 26, 1809, graduated B. C., d. unmarried Nov. 1, 1842.
42 xii Sarah, b. Oct 7, 1812, d. July 15, 1819.
43 xiii Almon, b, Jan. 24, 1815, m. Olive Wheeler.
44 xiv Arvilla, b. Jan. 20, 1817, m. Gilbert Chapman, d. June 2, 1845.
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ELIJAH GROVER, son of Deacon James Grover, was a man of much energy, a trait that characterized all the early Bethel families of this name. He married Mrs. Hannah Mills who was the daugh- ter of Moses Mason of Dublin, N. H., and the widow of James Mills who was killed in Bethel by a falling tree. Elijah Grover's four sons settled originally on adjoining lands along the "Flat" road. Children :
45 i Elijah Jr., b. April. 7, 1791 ; m. Ist, Hadassah Bean.
46 ii Mary, b. March 12, 1793, m. Thomas S. Paine.
47 iii Nathan, b. June 12, 1797, m. Lucinda Barker of Waterford.
48 iv George W., b. June 23, 1798, m. Dolly Bean.
49 v Jeremiah, b. - , 1801, m. Sophronia Blake of Portland. He re- sided some years in Bethel, then went to Fryeburg Academy Grant and operated a saw mill, next returned to Bethel and in a few years went West, settling first in Illinois, and then in Brown county, Kan- sas, where he died in 1871. He was the father of Hon. Alonzo J. Grover.
50 vi Elvira, b. Dec. 14, 1805, m. Aaron Cross.
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JAMES GROVER JR., married Sarah Brooks of Buxton. He died in 1830. Children :
51 i Charles, b. July 4, 1820. 52 ii Ruth, b. Jan. 20, 1822.
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OTIS GROVER, son of James Jr., and Polly Grover, married Mrs. Sally (Grover) Dalrymple. Children :
53 i Otis, b. Sept. 24, 1805. 54 ii Rufus, b. Jan. 13, 1809, m. Anna Ben-
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nett of Gilead. 55 iii Mary, b. Nov. 16, 1810. 56 iv Jerusha, b. Jan. 19, 1813, d. Jan. 13, 1827. 57 v John, b. Dec. 9, 1814. 58 vi Levi, b. Sept. 10, 1816 59 vii Nancy, b. Sept. 5, 1818. 60 viii Sarah, b. Dec. 16, 1820. 61 ix Stephen C., b. Nov. 19, 1822. 62 x Clarissa, b. Feb. 19, 1824, d. Sept. 1 following.
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ELIAS GROVER married Lydia (Greenwood) Grover, widow of his brother John. Children :
63 i Penelope, b. Oct. 29, 1820, d. Sept. 1823. 64 ii Virginia, b. Aug. 16, 1824. 65 iii Caroline, b, Jan. 2, 1827. 66 iv Van Buren, b. Aug. 17, 1830. 67, v Elias Hannibal, b. July 5, 1837.
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DR. JOHN GROVER,* oldest son of John Grover, see page (245) married July 4, 1819, Fanny Lary of Gilead, who died July 18, 1880, aged 78 years. He died July 19, 1866. Children :
68 i Abernethy, (see page 376) b. Feb. 16, 1821, m. June 26, 1848, Mary Chase, daughter of Timothy Chapman who died May 4, 1871; he then married Isabella Shehan, and went West.
69 ii Tallyrand (see page 132) b. Aug. 29, 1822, died at Upsala, Sweden, while on a tour of Europe, June 4, 1859.
70 iii Lafayette (see page 368) b. Nov. 30, 1823, m. Lizzie Carter; r. Port- land, Oregon.
71 iv Philophrene, b. July 24, 1825, d. April 5, 1833.
72 v Cuvier, (see page 126) b. July 29, 1828, m. Aug. 1, 1865, Susan Flint who died in Texas, Sept. 27, 1869. He then married Jan. 28, 1875, Ella Miller; he died June 6, 1885 at Atlantic City.
73 vi Philophrene, b. Jan. 3, 1835, m. Cullen C. Chapman. She died in Bethel Dec. 17, 1871.
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JACOB D. GROVER who married June 2, 1832, Naomi Wheeler, lived at West Bethel and died there Oct. 10, 1872. He was a farmer and tavern-keeper. Children :
When the war of 1812 came about Dr. Grover was a medical student with Dr. Timothy Carter at Middle Interval. He immediately enlisted as a private soldier but the fact be- coming known to his commanding officer that he was a student in medicine, he was ap- pointed hospital steward and assigned to duty in the hospital at Portland. Having charge of the dispensary he betook himself to the study of pharmacy and mastered it. He also entered his name with Dr. John Merrill of Portland, so that his time might go on. During his second year there, he took up the subject of surgery, entering upon it with great zeal and soon becoming a skillful operator. When the war closed, he was about to be commissioned, but his services no longer being required, he was discharged. Before settling down to practice in Bethel, he went to Boston and spent a year as the pupil of the celebrated Dr. Warren, and at the same time attended lectures at Harvard. In 1816 he settled down to his life work in his native town of Bethel.
MRS. FANNY (LARY) GROVER.
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Robina, b. Nov. 23, 1834, m. Sept. 1, 1855, Joseph S. Mason.
75 ii Elcina, b. Aug. 27, 183ยบ, m. Greenleaf Coffin, r. Berlin, N. H.
76 iii Llewellyn, b. March 30, 1840, m. Hattie Grover.
77 iv Octavia, b. Jan. 30, 1842.
7712 v Sarah, b. July 6, 1855.
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JEDEDIAH GROVER JR. married Mehitable, daughter of Eli Grover, who died Nov. 17, 1831, and he married in 1833, Abigail Cross. Children :
78 i Hezekiah Austin, b. Oct. 21, 1831. 79 ii Charles H. A., b. June 7, 1834. 80 iii Mehitable, b. March 27, 1836. 81 iv Lydia Cross, b. April 30, 1838. 82 v Virgil Bradford, b. Aug. 29, 1840.
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SILAS GROVER married Susannah Blanchard. He died June 19, 1855, aged 54 years. Children :
S3 i David M., b. Dec. 6, 1829. 84 ii Sarah, b. Oct. 21, 1831. 85 iii Darius Hannibal, b. June 18, 1835. 86 iv Susan Matilda, b. Nov. 30, 1837. 87 v Amelia J., b. March 18, 1839. 88 vi Caroline L., b. Oct. 19, 1841.
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ELI GROVER, JR., married Esther Mason. He died in 1843. Children :
89 i Eli, b. Sept. 10, 1817, m. Mehitable Brown. He died in Norway and his widow married John Temple.
90 ii Esther T., b. Aug. 29, 1819, m. Richard E. Twitchell.
91 iii Eppelena, Thirza, b. May 29, 1826, m. Samuel M. Berriam.
9114 iv Malvina, b. July 16, 1826, d. young.
9112 V Eliza, b. - -, d. young.
9134 vi Walter Mason, b. - , d. young.
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JAMES GROVER, son of Eli, married Pamelia Barker who died Dec. 30, 1840. Children :
92 i Frederick Orville, b. May 11, 1821, d. Aug. 18, 1823.
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ii Sarah, b. Nov. 10, 1822.
94 iii Mary Thurston, b. Sept. 18, 1824.
95 iv Child, b. Aug. 21, 1826, d. next day.
96 V James, b. Sept. 6, 1827.
97 vi Ebenezer I., b. Sept. 20, 1829, d. Aug. 12, 1830.
98 vii Frederick Ebenezer, b. April 27, 1832.
99 viii Amanda Pamelia, b. March 19, 1834, m. Daniel Eames.
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HISTORY OF BETHIEL.
100 ix Aurilla Loduska, b. March 13, 1836.
101 x Eveline Fidelia, b. Sept. 21, 1838.
102 xi Cornelius Barber, b. Nov. 18, 1840.
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PETER GROVER, son of Eli Grover, married Almira Mason. He was a farmer. Children :
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