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iv Rowena, b. June 28, 1801, m. Robert Ingalls of Shelburne, N. H.
V Susanna, b. Aug. 27, 1807, m. George Chapman, d. Feb. 24, 1836. vi Mary Chase, b. Oct. 18, 1809, d. in Rodney, Miss., Oct. 30, 1833.
vii Thomas C., b. June 8, 1811. He went South and died in New Orleans in 1889.
viii Sarah J., b. May 25, 1813, m. Oct. 18, 1838, Ferdinand Ingersoll Ilsley of Portland. She died in Paterson, N. J., Nov. 1, 1889.
HODSDON.
STEPHEN HODSDON of Berwick, married Anna, daughter of Daniel Estes, and came to Rumford and lived there until the death of his wife. After that, he lived with his children a portion of the time in Bethel. Children :
i Anna, b. 1783, m. Jeremiah Andrews Jr., s. Rumford.
ii Stephen, b. 1785, m. Huldah Washburn of Hebron.
iii Theodocia, b. 1788, m. Peter Estes, s. Bethel.
iv James, b. 1791, m. Esther Bartlett, r. Greenwood.
V Betsey, b. 1794, d. in Bethel 1872, unmarried.
vi Susan, b. 1796, m. John Buchannan, a Scotchman.
vii Daniel, b. 1799, m. Mary R. Richardson, r. Rumford.
viii Lucy, b. 1802, m. Reuben Whitman of Woodstock.
ix Abigail, b. 1805, m. John Tobin of Hartford, r. Lincoln.
STEPHEN HODSDON JR., son of the preceding, married Feb. 2, 1815, Huldah Washburn of Hebron. He lived in Bethel in the Chandler neighborhood, north of Walker's Mills. Children :
i Alden, b. June 22, 1816, d. Oct. 22, 1833.
ii Azuba W., b. Jan. 7, 1819, d. Sept. 11, 1823.
iii Lyman, b. June 23, 1821, d. Sept. 12, 1823.
iv Hiram, b. Sept. 7, 1825, m. Oct. 16, 1856, Caroline K. Chandler. He resides at South Bethel.
JAMES HODSDON married Esther, daughter of Moses Bartlett. Ha lived in Bethel a few years, then moved to Greenwood and died there. Children :
i Philina, b. March 30, 1810, m. William T. Brown.
ii Elisha Bartlett, b. July 23, 1811, m. Emma Stevens.
iii Jesse Duston, b. Jan. 16, 1815, m, Narcissa Nutting.
iv Mary Brown, b. Nov. 23, 1823, d. 1843.
V Esther Beals, b. June 18, 1826, m. John Grant.
vi Zerviah P., b. Jan. 25, 1828.
vii Nathaniel Brown, b. Aug. 26, 1833, m. Mary F. Chaplin of Water- ford.
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ELISHA BARTLETT HODSDON, son of James Hodsdon, married Emma W., daughter of John and Lucy (Mugford) Stevens. He died April 27, 1839. Children :
i David T., b. June 11, 1836.
ii Hannah C., b. Nov. 23, 1837, d. April 15, 1859.
JAMES NUTTING HODSDON, son of Jesse D. and Narcissa (Nut- ting) Hodsdon, Mechanic, born in Bethel, Sept. 28, 1847, mar- ried Dec. 3, 1888, Elizabeth H., daughter of David Blake of Gilead. He had previously lived in Aroostook county and Miss. Blake was his second wife. No issue.
HOLT.
The Holts of Bethel came generally from Andover, Mass., and are descendants of Nicholas Holt, an early settler there. Some of the Bethel families settled first in New Hampshire, and subsequent- ly came here.
ZELA HOLT, son of James and Mary (Chandler) Holt, born in Andover, Dec. 29, 1738, married Nov. 16, 1762, Priscilla, daugh- ter of Barrachias and Hannah (Holt) Abbot; he removed to Wil- ton, N. H., and from there came to Bethel. Children :
i James, b. Andover, -, m. Mehitable -.
ii Calvin, b. Aug. 26, 1763, d. March 21, 1795.
iii Timothy, b. -.
iv Mary, b. -.
v Priscilla, b. Wilton, June 2, 1768, m. John Stearns.
vi Bridget, b. -.
JAMES HOLT married Mehitable. Children :
i Timothy Eaton, b. Jan. 13, 1794.
ii Joseph Burnot, b. Nov. 16, 1796.
iii James, b. Jan. 1798.
TIMOTHY HOLT, son of Timothy, married Anna Stearns or Stevens. His children were all born in Bethel. Children :
i Timothy A., b. April 16, 1800.
ii Anna, b. Dec. 21, 1801.
iii Samuel, b. April 7, 1802, m. Elvira Estes.
iv Hepziba, b. Jan. 25, 1805.
Zela, d. Aug. 11, 1806.
twins, b. July 6, 1806.
vi Peter, . m. Louisa Wilson of Newbury.
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vii Phebe, b. May 6, 1808, d. unmarried.
viii Priscilla, b. March 14, 1810.
ix Salome, b. July 14, 1812.
x Betsey, b. Sept. 16, 1818.
SAMUEL HOLT, son of Timothy Holt Jr., married Elvira, daugh- ter of Stephen Estes. He lived on Swan's Hill. Children :
i Theron Johnson, b. Dec. 22, 1829.
ii Edmund Estes, b. April 21, 1832, m. Phebe M. Wight of Gilead.
îii Juliette Matilda, b. July 15, 1834, m. Augustus Estes.
iv Samuel Leland, b. Sept. 5, 1836.
V James Porter, b. Dec. 8, 1838, m. Mary P. Hix.
vi Asa Stevens, b. Aug. 24, 1841.
JOHN HOLT, son of Humphrey and Mary (Holton) Holt, born in Tewksbury, Mass., May 12, 1764, married Lydia, daughter of Elijah Russell. When twenty-one years of age he came to Bethel, and settled here. He had been a soldier in the war for independ- ence, served here as town clerk and in various other town offices, and was deacon of the Baptist church. Children :
i John, b. Bethel, June 1, 1788, d. Jan. 22, 1789.
ii Harman, b. Nov. 12, 1789, m. Sally Duston, d. in Milford, Me.
iii William, b. Feb. 4, 1792, m. Mary Stearns.
iv Joseph Russell, b. Jan. 28, 1795, m. Susan Stearns.
V Mary, b. Jan. 20, 1797, d. Oct. 20, 1802.
vi Nathan A., b. March 20, 1799, d. Aug. 6, 1802.
vii Haskell, b. June 3, 1801, d. Sept. 30, 1802.
viii Hiram, b. July 24, 1803, m. Elohe Verrill.
ix Lydia, b. Nov. 17, 1805, m. Humphrey Bean.
HARMAN HOLT, son of the preceding John, married Sally Dus- ton. Children :
i John, b. June 26, 1812, m. Sept. 15, 1834, Mercy A. Mouroe.
îi Sarah, b. Sept. 5, 1814.
iii Moses Emery, b. March 25, 1816, r. Medford, Mass.
iv Sylvanus Washburn, b. Dec. 15, 1820, m. Anne E. Hunt, r. Boston.
v Justus Wilber, b. March 31, 1825.
vi William C., b. May 13, 1828.
WILLIAM HOLT, brother of the preceding, married May 4, 1814, Mary, daughter of Thomas Stearns. He was a farmer and died Dec. 5, 1868 ; his widow died Jan. 5, 1875. Children :
i Mary Ann, b. April 16, 1815, m. Orin Swan.
ii Hiram H., b. May 27, 1818, m. Sarah W. Kimball.
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iii Galen C., b. Feb. 22, 1821, m. Sylvia Foster ; 2d, Maria A. Burbank. iv Nathan Ward, b. April 25, 1827, in. Flora C. Brown, r. Waltham, Mass.
v William Ornando, b. Sept. 25, 1830, m. Deborah B. Young.
vi Marcia Case, b. Sept. 25, 1833, m. Frank Davis of Minot.
vii Humphrey Bean, b. Sept. 5, 1835, m. Katie M. Bean.
DEACON JOSEPH HOLT, brother of the preceding, married Susan, daughter of Thomas Stearns. He was a prosperous and thrifty farmer, and succeeded his father as deacon of the Baptist church. Children :
i Lydia Maria, b. Nov. 20, 1819, m. 1845, Wills Forbes.
ii Joseph, b. Sept. 10, 1823.
iii Sarah M., b. Aug. 30, 1825, m. Rev. Sumner Estes. d. in Sanford.
iv Infant, b. Jan. 25, 1839.
HIRAM HOLT, brother of the preceding, married June 9, 1826, Elohe, daughter of Samuel Verrill of Minot, who was born Nov. 6, 1801. He was a farmer near the middle of the town and died in 1868 ; his wife died in 1870. Children :
i Luther Prescott, b. May 27, 1827, m. 1853, Clara A. Davis.
ii Arthur Drinkwater, b. Feb. 2, 1830, m. Rowena J. Bird and resides in Hanover.
NEHEMIAH HOLT, son of Jacob and Rhoda (Abbot) Holt, born in Andover, Dec. 28, 1767, married Abigail Twist of Reading. He lived in Albany and Bethel. Children :
i Osgood Damon, b. May 6, 1794, m. Achsa Coffiin of Gilead.
ii Abbot, b. May 29, 1796.
iii Abigail, b. May 14, 1797, m. John Needham, d. Bethel.
iv Rebecca, b. Aug. 21, 1799, d. young.
V Mary, b. Oct. 22, 1800, m. Ebenezer Bean.
vi Nehemiah, b. May 25, 1802, m. Mrs. Sarah Bigelow ; r. Portland.
vii Eliza, b. May 31, 1803, m. Lewis Howard.
viii Stephen, b. Jan. 5, 1805, m. 1st, Sophronia Austin; 2d, Arminda Follansbee.
ix David, b. Feb. 10, 1806, m. Laurania Needham.
X Jacob, b. July 7, 1807, m. Hannah W. Watson.
xi Sarah, b. July 7, 1808, m. William F. Kendall.
xii Ephraim Abbot, b. March 21, 1810, m. Julia A. Kemp.
xiii Uriah, b. Jan. 19, 1812, m. Mary K. Bell.
xiv Daniel G., b. Aug. 10, 1814, m. Abby Cummings. XV John L., b. June 26, 1816, m. Lucinda Leach.
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STEPHEN HOLT married first Sophronia Austin and second, Arminda Follansbee. After he came to Maine he lived in Albany and on Bethel Hill and was by occupation a carpenter. Children :
By first wife :
i Sophronia, b. Andover, July 9, 1826, d. Sept. 26, following.
ii Sophronia, b. July 21, 1827.
iii Stephen Gorham, b. Jan. 31, 1830, m. Abigail J. Robertson, Manches- ter, N. H.
By second wife :
iv Maria W., b. Nashua, July 9, 1838, m. Amos Wormell.
v Lucinda, b. Bethel, Dec. 28, 1840, m. Lyman R. Ripley.
vi John, b. June 12, 1842.
vii Arminda, b. July 14, 1844.
viii Abernethy Grover, b. Nov. 6, 1846.
ix Dolly H., b. May 6, 1849.
x Lewis H., b. July 2, 1853.
DAVID HOLT, son of Nehemiah, married Laurania Needham of Norway : Children :
i Sophronia O., b. Sept. 28, 1831.
ii David Osgood, b. Aug. 23, 1833.
iii Milton, b. May 23, 1835, m. Vienna Bennett.
iv Osburn, b. Nov. 25, 1836.
v May W., b. Oct. 15, 1839.
vi Henry A. W., b. April 12, 1843.
JACOB HOLT, son of Nehemiah, married Hannah Watson of Nor- way. He was a carpenter and lived for several years, near Bethel railway station : Children :
i Eliza Ann, b. May 29, 1833, d. March 1, 1842.
ii Thomas, b. Dec. 5, 1834, m. N. Jennie Jordan of Norway. He was civil engineer of the Maine Central railroad, and died in California.
iii Barker, b. April 27, 1837, in. Fannie A. Burbank.
URIAH HOLT, son of Nehemiah Holt, married Mary K. Bell of Albany. Children :
i Sumner Greenlief, b. May 16, 1839.
ii George Henry, b. Feb. 15, 1841.
iii Sarah Green, b. July 2, 1843.
iv Son, b. July 21, 1838, d. same day.
HIRAM H. HOLT, son of William Holt, married Aug. 16, 1846, Sarah Webber, daughter of Israel Kimball. He is a harness maker and lives at Middle Interval. Children :
i Sarah Lucinda, b. Sept. 25, 1848, m. Feb. 19, 1879, William Wirt Chase and has: i Willis Webber (Chase) b. Nov. 2, 1886.
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JAMES P. HOLT married Mary P. -. Child :
i Eugene Charles, b. Dec. 30, 1860.
HUMPHREY BEAN HOLT, son of William Holt, a farmer at East Bethel, married March 4, 1866, Caty M., daughter of Zachariah Bean. Children :
i Ione H., b. July 7, 1867.
ii Fannie B., b. Aug. 26, 1871.
LUTHER PRESCOTT HOLT, son of Hiram Holt, a farmer, married June 2, 1853, Clara, daughter of Benjamin Davis of Minot, who died and he married second, Mrs. Della (King) Warren, daughter of Isaac R. King. Children :
i Frank Arthur, b. May 26, 1855.
ii Sarah L., b. March 18, 1857.
iii Freeland, L., b. Jan. 28, 1861.
By second wife :
iv Lawrence Bertram, b. April 21, 1886.
HOLLIS.
RICHARD HOLLIS was born in Weymouth Mass., April 22, 1752. Sarah Hanscom, his wife, was born in Cape Elizabeth, January 27, 1757. They moved to Danville where their children were born. Children :
i Deborah. b. Nov. 24, 1782, m. William Ward.
ii Solomon, b. Feb. 15, 1785, m. Elizabeth Jordan, d. Bethel.
iii Nathaniel. b. May 28, 1787.
iv Richard, b. April 30, 1789.
V Sarah, b. June 29, 1791, m. Abraham Jordan.
vi Hannah, b. April 19, 1794, m. John Jordan.
vii David, b. June 30, 1796, m. Mary Fox.
viii Tabitha, b. Sept. 11, 1800, m. Abram Bryant.
ix Polly, b. Nov. 22, 1803.
HOWE.
ALONZO HOWE, son of Col. Eli Howe of Hanover, married first, Lucy Brown and second Nancy A., daughter of Captain William Andrews. He settled on the Andrews farm. His second wife died April 20, 1887, aged 63 years. He died April 21, 1886. Several of the children reside at Butte, Montana. Children :
i George E., b. May 9, 1845.
ii Charles Warren, b. Nov. 31, 1846.
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iii William, b, July 15, 1847.
iv Clarence, b. -- , 1849.
v Ellen Maria, b. July 26, 1853.
vi Fred Barden, b. Dec. 18, 1855, m. Dec. 22, 1883, Agnes Louise, daughter of John D. Hastings and has :
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John Hastings, b. June 7, 1891.
vii Freeman, b. Feb. 20, 1857, d. Nov. 1891.
viii Mellen Kimball, b. Nov. 27, 1860.
ix Mary Ellen, b. Nov. 27, 1860.
x Henry Dean, b.
JOHN HOWE, son of William and Mercy (Cooley) Howe, both from England, a farmer, was born in Wheelock, Vt., Nov. 22, 1818. His father moved to Greenwood, Me., where he died and his widow returned to Wheelock, Vt. John Howe was married April 16, 1843, to Harriet T., daughter of Joseph Cummings of Greenwood. Children :
i Ellice, b. 1844, m. Dennis W. Cole.
ii Abbie F., b. 1846, m. Nathan Pride.
iii H. Virginia, b. 1849, m. Sylvanus Bean.
iv Aura P., b. 1851.
HOWARD.
PHINEAS HOWARD, JR., from Howard's Gore, married Lois Duston. He lived east of Kimball Hill, in the east part of the town. Most of the family early left the town. Children :
i Samuel Jewett, b. Jan. 6, 1815, m. Sarah Estes.
ii Thomas, P., b. - , m. Huldah Frost.
iii Horatio Southgate, b. Feb. 28, 1818.
iv Maria Farnum, b. Sept. 13, 1820.
V Horace Farnum, b. Aug. 19, 1822.
vi Chandler Duston, b. July 3, 1825.
vii James Smith, b. Nov. 16, 1827.
viii Alden Emery, b. Dec. 1, 1829.
ix Charles B., b. Feb. 10, 1832.
x George R., b. March 10, 1834.
xi William W., b. March 23, 1836.
SAMUEL JEWETT HOWARD married Sarah, daughter of Benjamin Estes. He was the oldest son of Phineas Howard, Jr., and lived at the lower part of the town. Children :
i Wallace Mason, b. Nov. 25, 1835. ii Edson Fairfield, b. April 15, 1838. iii Emeline Farnum, b. Sept. 5, 1839, d. Nov. 12, 1840. iv Stephen Emery, b. Jan. 29, 1841. v Alma Maria, b. Feb. 14, 1843. vi Sarah E., b. - , 1848. vii Louisa A., b. - , 1850. viii Jolın D., b. 1853.
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THOMAS P. HOWARD, son of Phineas Howard, married Huldah, daughter of Phineas Frost. He was a clothier and cloth-dresser. He worked at Locke's Mills and also at Walker's Mills, also in Massa- chusetts and in Biddeford. Children :
i Helen R., b. Feb. 10, 1841. ii James O., b. Aug. 1, 1842. iii Zibia Frost, b. Oct. 14, 1843.
JEFFERSON HOWARD of Howard's Gore, married Olive, daughter of Amos Bean. Children :
i Humphrey Bean, b. June 9, 1827. ii Huldah Kimball, b. Feb. 5, 1831.
JACKSON.
CLARENCE EDWIN JACKSON, son of Jefferson and Louisa W. (Bailey) Jackson of Milton Plantation, is an engineer and resides in Bethel. He married January 18, 1890, Edith May, daughter of Daniel A. Coffin. Child :
i Clara L., b. May 15, 1891.
JEWETT.
LEANDER JEWETT, from Waterford, b. in 1804, married Mary, daughter of Captain Timothy Hastings. He settled on the north side of the river below Mayville and on the Peter York farm where he died Oct. 18, 1882. Children :
i Nathaniel O'Neil H., b. Oct. 27, 1833, d. March 14, 1836.
ii Hannah Bean, b. March 25, 1838, m. Aug. 1, 1865, Henry Wilson Har- mon, d. April 28, 1869.
iii Timothy Hastings, b. Sept. 3, 1843, m. May 15, 1866, Carrie H., daugh- ter of Rev. William Beavins. He is a farmer on the homestead and has Han B., b. June 20, 1870.
PAUL JEWETT married Belinda Staples. He resided in Hanover. Children :
i Celia Maria, b. Jan. 26, 1827.
ii Huldah Albina, b. June 2, 1828.
JORDAN.
ABRAHAM JORDAN, a lineal discendant of Rev. Robert Jordan, the early minister at Cape Elizabeth, born in Pejepscot, now Danville, Jan 3, 1789, son of Humphrey and Joanna (Bryant) Jordan, mar- ried Dec. 7, 1810, Sarah Hollis, died in June 1864. He died Oct. 2, 1848. His farm was on the Bird Hill. Children :
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i John, b. May 2, 1811, m. Sept. 25, 1835, Lois Cushman.
ii Hannah, b. July 25, 1813, m. Oct. 28, 1834, Eli H. Cushman.
iii Richard H., b. Sept. 3, 1815, m. Jan. 12, 1841, Theodora Pratt. He married second, Mary E. Brown.
iv Joanna P., b. Sept. 29, 1827, m. March 25, 1844, Cyrus Swift, and sec- ond, Henry Libby. She resides a widow at Locke's Mills.
JOHN JORDAN, son of Abraham Jordan, married Lois, daughter of Deacon John Cushman. He lived many years on part of his father's homestead ; he then moved to Albany and died there. Chil- dren :
i Sarah, b. March 3, 1835, m. May 16, 1856, Moses P. Mason.
ii Nancy, b. Sept. 8, 1836, m. Feb. 10, 1854, Willoughby R. York.
iii John Edward, b. Sept. 20, 1838, m. Feb. 4, 1862, Harriet Bennett.
iv Nathaniel, b. Feb. 9, 1843, m. Aug. 3, 1865, Emma Odell.
v Ira Cushman, b. Nov. 8, 1845, m. May 4, 1870, Ella H. Bean.
vi Mary E., b. Nov. 6, 1847, m. Oct. 18, 1869, George C. Brownell.
vii Stillman Berry, b. Feb. 21, 1849, m. Nov. 18, 1875, Julia S. Bennett.
RICHARD JORDAN married first, Theodora L., daughter of Calvin Pratt of Paris, who died Nov. 21, 1863. He married second Mary E. Brown. Children :
i Eliza Jane, b. Nov. 13, 1841, m. James LeBarron.
ii Caroline Augusta, b. Jan. 25, 1844, m. William W. Bird.
iii Ann P., b. Aug. 3, 1845, d. Dec. 23, 1863.
iv Richard Henry, b. July 5, 1847, r. Boston.
V Abraham, b. Nov. 15, 1849, m. Jane C. Brooks.
vi Calvin Pratt, b. Oct. 6, 1852, d. Oct. 4, 1853.
vii Deborah Elizabeth, b. Oct. 3, 1856, d. April 6, 1859.
viii Ansel A., b. Aug. 11, 1858.
ix Deborah Elizabeth, b. June 16, 1861. By second wife :
x Arletta A., b. Oct. 11, 1866.
xi Fannie A., b. Feb. 10, 1868.
xii Charles W., b. Dec. 6, 1870.
xiii Clara E., b. Feb. 29, 1872.
xiv Mattie S., b. Dec. 24, 1874.
XV Frederick E., b. April 14, 1877.
KENDALL.
BEZALEEL KENDALL, JR., married Anna, daughter of Daniel Bean. He lived at Kendall's Ferry of which he was the proprietor, above Middle Intervale, and died there. He was also a farmer. His father died in Bethel in 1829 and his mother in 1841. Children :
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i Francis Elias, b. Sept. 24, 1811.
ii Justin I., b. Dec. 9, 1813.
iii Ralph Gordon, b. Dec. 4, 1815.
iv Daniel Gilbert, b. Nov. 4, 1817.
V Sargent Gilmore, b. Oct. 20, 1820.
vi Dolly Ann, b. Feb. 25, 1823.
vii Timothy H., b. May 18, 1825.
viii Bezaleel Freeman, b. Oct. 7, 1827. He graduated from Bowdoin Col- lege, studied law, went to the Pacific coast, published a paper at Olympia, Washington, and was shot dead in his office by the son of a person whose official acts, Kendall had sharply criticised in his paper.
KENT.
JAMES E. KENT, by wife Ann -, had the following children recorded on our records. Children :
i James E., b. Dec. 21, 1827.
ii Mercy Ann, b. May 7, 1831.
KILGORE.
JOHN KILGORE, son of John who came from Scotland and settled in Kittery, Me., (the name is also written Kilgour and Kilgoure) married Elizabeth Brickett of Berwick, moved to Fryeburg and then to Bethel. He settled at Middle Interval where his son John after- wards lived. In 1796, he was elected chairman of the board of selectmen. Children :
i Joseph, b. - , 1764, m. - , Wiley, s. Lisbon.
ii John, b. April 14, 1766, m. Anna York of Bethel.
iii Benjamin, b. , 1768, m. Olive Grover, s. Waterford.
iv Samuel, b. -, m. Sally Hastings, s. Warren.
V Mary, b. , m. John Shorey, s. Litchfield.
vi Sally, b. , m. Benjamin McCollister of Lovel.
vii Elizabeth, b. -, m. Elias Lord of Lyman.
viii Mehitable, b. -, m. William Russell of Bethel.
lix Alice, b. - m. Samuel Ayer of Bethel.
JOHN KILGORE, son of the preceding, born April 14, 1766, mar- ried Anna, daughter of Col. John York who was born Feb. 11, 1774, and settled at Middle Interval. He was often on the board of selectmen, and prominent in town matters. Children :
i Urban, b. May 30, 1790, d. in war of 1812.
ii Elihu, b. Jan. 30, 1792, m. Sally York.
iii Eliphaz Chapman, b. April 4, 1794, m. Sally Frost.
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iv Sally, b. March 19, 1796, m. John York.
v Alvah, b. March 27, 1798, m. Polly Powers, s. Newry.
vi Joanna, b. June 22, 1800, d. Aug. 1, 1801.
vii John, b. June 24, 1802, m. Almira Frost.
viii Joanna, b. Sept. 25, 1804, m. Ist Elijah Searle; 2d, Ephraim Mc- Kusick.
ix Abigail, b. Oct. 7, 1806, m. 1st, Luke R. Russell; 2d, Silas Billings of Woodstock.
x Ira, b. Oct. 19, 1808, m. Lydia Russell; both died in Augusta.
xi Moses Hadley, b. March 30, 1811, m. Irene Shurtleff.
xii Phineas H., b. July 17, 1813, in. Jane Severance, went early to Wis- consin.
xiii Julia A., b. June 24, 1815, m. Peregrine Sessions, went to Utah.
ELIHU KILLGORE married Sally, daughter of Job York. He lived on the river road between Bean's Corner and Rumford. Child : i Rosalie, b. March 12, 1814.
KILBORNE.
SAMUEL W. KILBORNE, son of Thomas and Lydia (Warren) Kil- borne, of Waterford, married in 1850, Sarah S., daughter of Deacon Leonard Grover. He lived in Bethel many years and was deacon of the Congregational church. By trade he was a carpenter. At the taking of the census of 1870, he returned : Children :
i Fanny A., b. - , 1854. ii Charles H., born -, 1867.
EBEN SHAW KILBORN, youngest son and child of Enos L. W. Kil- born, who was born in Harrison June 30, 1808, and died Nov. 18, 1846, and of his wife Rhoda Shaw who was born in Standish, May 21, 1805, and died August 20, 1886, was born in Harrison, July 1, , 1846. He came to Bethel when eight years old and has since re- sided here. He owns the mills on Mill brook and is a manufacturer and dealer in long and short lumber ; also dealer in flour, corn and meal. He is an active, energetic business man, has been more or less in town office, and is at the present time (1891) chairman of the board of selectmen.
KIMBALL.
ASA KIMBALL, born June 15, 1738, son of Jacob and Sarah (Hale) Kimball of Andover or Bradford, Mass. Married July 15, 1760, Huldah Tapley of Topsfield, Mass. He was a descend- ant of Robert Kimball of Ipswich. He moved to Bridgton quite
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early, and had a rope-walk there. When quite aged he came to Bethel where some of his sons had preceded him, and died here. He was buried on the farm now owned by his grandson Moses S. Kimball. Children :
i Samuel, b. Jan. 26, 1761, m. Hannah Clark of St. John, N. B.
ii Richard, b. Jan. 24, 1764, m. and resided in St. John, N. B.
iii Huldah, b. Dec. 21, 1765.
iv Asa Jr., b. Nov. 29, 1767, m. Phebe Foster of Bridgton.
V Israel, b. Nov. 27, 1769, m. Phebe Hazen ; d. 1830, in Bethel.
vi Jedediah, b. Sept. 29, 1771, m. Elizabeth Emerson, d. 1852.
vii Sally, b. - , m. William Emerson Jr.
viii Hannah, b. -, m. Timothy Bean of Bethel.
ix Jacob, b. , m. Emma Stone of Groton, Mass.
SAMUEL KIMBALL, son of the preceding, married Hannah Clark. Children :
i Phebe, b. - -, m. Hezekiah Andrews.
ii Lydia, b. , m. Luther Bean.
iii Olive, b. , m. 1st, Ephraim Powers ; 2d, James Daniels.
iv Clark, b. Nov. 26, 1798, m. Harriet Willis.
V Peter, b. March 4, 1800, m. Sophia Wheeler.
vi Huldah, b. - , m. Amos Bean.
ASA KIMBALL JR., brother of the preceding, married Phebe Fos- ter of Bridgton, who was born Sept. 24, 1769. He died at Bethel, Aug. 7, 1823, and his widow died Oct. 11, 1858. He was a farmer and rope-maker. Children :
i Moses F., b. Oct. 19, 1790, m. Mary Bean, r. Rumford.
ii Asa Jr., b. Oct 12, 1792, m. Abigail Bartlett.
iii Emma, b. Jan. 4, 1795, m. Edmund Bean.
iv- Nancy, b. Oct. 25, 1799, m. Ist, Porter Kimball; 2d, Peter C. Virgin of Rumford.
ISRAEL KIMBALL, son of Asa Kimball, came to this town from Bridgton and settled at Middle Intervale where his grandchildren yet live. He married Phebe Hazen of Bridgton, and died Dec. 6, 1829. His widow died Nov. 26, 1854. His children were all born at Bridgton. Children :
i Israel, b. Jan. 20, 1792, m. Sarah Webber.
ii Hannah, b. May 11, 1796, m. Aaron Littlefield.
iii Hepsibah, b. Jan. 6, 1798, m. Ebenezer Eames.
iv Jacob Hazen, b. April 3, 1800, m. Harriet Gage.
V Phebe, b. Feb. 21, 1804, m. 1st, Ezra T. Russell; 2d, Winslow Hey- wood.
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vi Richard, b. Jan. 20, 1806, m. Zilpha Dresser.
vii Byron W., b.
viii Ira Crocker, b. Jan. 29, 1816, m. 1st, Joanna Rowe; 2d, Salome B. Chapman.
JEDEDIAH KIMBALL, son of Asa Kimball, married Elizabeth Emerson. He lived in Bridgton and died March 26, 1852. His widow died October 31, 1853. Children :
i Eliza, b. Sept. 15, 1799, d. young. ii Roxanna, b. Sept. 17, 1801. iii Eliza, b. Oct. 19, 1803. iv Sally, b. - -. v Lavinia, b. Feb. 4, 1808, d. Feb. 28, 1825. vi Sarah, b. March 8, 1810, d. Dec. 1, 1836. vii Hannah A., b. March 27, 1812. viii Paulina, b. Aug. 25, 1815. ix Julia, b. May 21, 1818. x Jedediah, b. Sept. 18, 1820.
JACOB KIMBALL married Emma Stone of Groton, Mass. He came to Bethel about the year 1824, and settled in the lower part of the town, and gave the name to Kimball Hill. Children :
i Clarissa, b. Sept. 5, 1796, m. 1st, Eli Estes ; 2d, John Howe of Rum- ford.
ii Hannibal, b. Jan. 2, 1798. m. and settled in Wisconsin.
iii Emma, b. Aug. 26, 1799, m. Benjamin Kilgore of Waterford.
iv Nancy, b. July 20, 1801, m. 1st, Rufus Barker of Waterford; 2d, John Howe of Rumford.
v Charlotte, b. March 4, 1803, m. Walter Mason of West Bethel.
vi Thirza, b. July 20, 1806, m. Calvin Howe of Rumford.
vii Jedediah, b. July 4, 1808, m. Julia Richardson, r. Byron.
viii Susannah, b. Aug. 27, 1810, m. Oliver P. Powers.
ix Jacob T., b.Aug. 27, 1812, m. Phila Andrews.
x Moses Stone, b. May 11, 1817, m. Catherine Young.
CLARK KIMBALL, son of Samuel Kimball, married Harriet, daughter of Jonas Willis. He lived on the road between the river and Locke's Mills and died there. Children :
i Joseph W., b. March 1, 1821.
ii Ephraim C., b. May 31, 1825.
iii Jonas Willis, b. March 24, 1827, d. April 10, 1828.
iv Dorcas Barbour, b. Jan. 18, 1829.
PETER KIMBALL, son of Samuel Kimball, married Sophia, daugh- ter of Abel Wheeler of Rumford. Children :
i Sophia, b. Oct. 31, 1824, m. Jan. 4, 1846, John Hamlin, Milan, N. H.
ii Charles Wheeler, b. Oct. 30, 1829, d. May 31, 1830.
iii Viola, b. March 27, 1830, d. July 19, 1833.
iv Sarah M., b. July 19, 1833, d. Nov. 27, 1835.
V Charles Mellen, b. Feb. 24, 1839, m. July 3, 1873, Mary E. Bartlett.
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