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vii John Barker, b. Sept. 18, 1809, m. 1834, Sophronia Cross.
viii Katherine, b. March 29, 1812.
ix Thirza, b. Feb. 15, 1815.
x Javan Knapp, b. Sept. 20, 1817, m. Susanna Twitchell.
JOHN MASON, brother of the preceding, married in 1788, Bethiah Houghton of Hartford, Conn. They came to Bethel in 1789, and soon moved to Gilead. When in Bethel he lived on Grover Hill. He died in 1843. He had ninety-five grandchildren. Children :
i John, b. April 29, 1789, m. Hannah Stiles of Gilead.
ii Lydia, b. Aug. 18, 1791, m. Seth Wight of Bethel.
iii Bethiah, b. Aug. 2, 1793, m. Abraham Bennett, of Dalton, N. H.
iv Sylvanus, b. Sept. 29, 1795, m. Lydia Scribner of Harrison.
V Betsey, b. July 27, 1797, m. Nathan Stiles of Gilead.
vi Ira, b. Jan. 16, 1800, m. Rebecca Scribner of Harrison.
vii Phebe, b. Feb. 7, 1802, m. William Wight of Gilead.
viii Lorenzo, b. Feb. 8, 1804, m. Mary Conner of Keene, N. H.
ix Salome, b. April 18, 1805, never was married.
x Mary C., b. April 23, 1807, m. John Marean Bean.
xi Artemas, b. Aug. 12, 1809, m. Betsey, widow of Hezekiah Grover of Mason.
xii Orindia, b. April 22, 1812, m. Joseph A. Twitchell.
xiii Moses M , b. Feb. 22, 1815, m. Martha Walker of Embden.
AARON MASON married Ruby, daughter of Peregrine Bartlett. He was a farmer and lived on the north side of the river, opposite Bethel Hill, the homestead of his father. He was a man of sound judgment and a good farmer. Children :
i Peregrine Bartlett, b. March 9, 1819, never was married.
ii Mighill, b. Feb. 4, 1820, m. Mary, daughter of Elias Bartlett.
iii Sarah Merrill, b. Nov. 20, 1821, m. Henry Page of Parsonfield.
iv Charles G., b. May 4, 1824, discovered the "Silver King" mine. He lived and was married in Arizona ; d. in California.
v Moses Ayers, b. April 5, 1826, r. on the old homestead in Bethel, un- married.
vi Solon, b. May 25, 1828, never was married, d. 1886.
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vii Thirza, b. May 21, 1830, m. Dr. Eben Stone, r. Deering.
viii Mary, b. Nov. 13, 1832, m. Dr. Philip McNabb.
ix Susannah, b. Dec. 25, 1834, d. March 9, following.
x Freeborn Bartlett, b. May 8, 1836, m. Louisa Winters of Iowa.
xi Angeline, b. Aug. 12, 1838, m. Edward Clark.
xii Ruby, b. March 12, 1841, m. 1st, Lawson Smith; 2d, John B. Reed.
xiii Aaron, b. Jan. 17, 1844, m. Mersades Rables, r. California.
CHARLES MASON, son of Moses Mason, married Eunice Hale of Waterford, born Dec. 8, 1799. He died April 6, 1824, and his widow married his brother Ayers Mason. Child :
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Infant, b. Sept. 3, 1824, d. same day.
AYERS MASON, brother of the preceding, born Dec. 30, 1800, married Eunice (Hale) his brother Charles' widow. He occupied the interval farm on Middle Interval road a mile from Bethel Hill. His wife died July 19, 1865. Children :
i Charles, b. Jan. 17, 1827, m. Melissa M. Russell.
ii Maria Antoinette, b. Aug. 8, 1828, m. Clark S. Edwards.
iii Oliver Hale, b. April 22, 1830, m. 1st, Alma F. Connor; 2d, Olive M. Lee.
iv William Wallace, b. March 10, 1834, m. Hepsibah E. Kimball.
V Mary Ellen, b. Sept. 1, 1838, m. Seth Walker.
WALTER MASON married Charlotte, daughter of Jacob Kimball. He lived in the west part of the town. Children whose names are recorded :
i Lucinda Barker, b. Oct. 14, 1837. ii Susannah Kimball, b. Oct. 14, 1840.
JOHN B. MASON married first Sophronia Cross - who died Oct. 25, 1842. He then married Naomi G. Wheeler who died Feb. 15, 1845. Children :
i Albion P., b. July 25. 1835, m. Hannah A. Philbrook of Gilead. ii Mary P., b. Nov. 22, 1836. iii Rachel E. b. May 6, 1838. iv Sarah S., b. Feb. 22, 1840. By second wife: v John B., b. Feb. 1, 1845.
MIGHILL MASON, son of Aaron Mason, married Mary A., daugh- ter of Elias Bartlett. He lived a few years on part of the Bartlett homestead, near Bean's Corner, then was in trade in Bethel and Norway. He and his wife died in the latter town. He will be re- membered as a noted school-master. Children :
i Elias Sinclair, b. Aug. 18, 1846.
ii Charles G., May 4, 1857.
iii Elizabeth, b.
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CHARLES MASON, son of Ayers Mason, was long in business on the Hill, from which he has now, in a measure, retired. He was clerk in the store of Abernethy Grover, commenced trade for him- self with Clark S. Edwards, and afterwards carried on the business alone, selling a large amount of dry goods and groceries every year. He has also been interested in timber lands and in lumber- ing. He has served the town as clerk and treasurer and is a leading man in the village corporation. He married Oct. 13, 1853. Melissa M., daughter of Ezra T. Russell. Children :
i Addie L., b. Aug. 22, 1854, m. Oct. 3, 1878, Levi Greenleaf, an attor- ney at law at Lewiston.
ii Fannie May, b. July 5, 1857.
iii Susie Ada, b. June 12, 1859.
iv Ellen, b. Sept. 9, 1862.
v Charles Ayers, b. Oct. 9, 1866, r. Portland, Oregon.
vi Harry Ezra, b. Aug. 27, 1868, r. Portland, Oregon.
vii Grace G., b. July 16, 1870.
OLIVER HALE MASON, son of Ayers and Eunice (Hale) Mason, was long in trade, first at Berlin Falls, N. H., and subsequently at Bethel Hill. He was a capable business man, and successful. He was interested in timber lands and in lumbering. He was also treasurer of the town for several years. Though a great sufferer from articular rheumatism which for years rendered him nearly helpless ; he continued to do business, to make money and be inter- ested in public affairs. He was much interested in the success of the Universalist church, and left it a legacy of one thousand dollars. He married first, Alma Frances Connor of Upper Stillwater, May 29, 1856. She died June 29, 1864, and he married second, Dec. 7, 1865, Olive Melissa, daughter of Chester and Lydia (Crouch) Lee. of Vernon, Vermont. He died Feb. 20, 1891. Children :
i Alice Gilman, b. May 23, 1859.
ii Henry Ayers, b. April 17, 1864, d. Aug. 8, following. By second marriage :
iii Leslie Lee b. July 4, 1868.
WILLIAM WALLACE MASON, youngest son of Ayers Mason, lives- on the homestead of his father. He is a farmer and also a dealer in cattle, sheep and meats. He is also interested in timber lands and in lumbering, and in this branch of business, he has been very successful. He married Nov. 30, 1865, Hepsibah, daughter of Israel Kimball. Children :
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i Israel W., b, March 19, 1867. ii Frank, b. Oct. 16, 1868. iii Her- man, b. July 20, 1874. iv Sarah Eunice, b. March 5, 1880.
LAWSON MASON married in 1727, Anna Bean. Children :
i William, b. March 2, 1828. ii Thirza Maria, b. July 15, 1829. iii Son, b. Oct. 25, 1831, d. aged 6 weeks. iv Emma Eliza, b. Nov. 7, 1832. v Cyrene A., b. April 11, 1835. vi Eunice Elizabeth, b. May 25, 1837. vii Wallace, b. Aug. 23, 1839. viii Son, b. Dec. 30, 1843.
ARTEMAS MASON, born March 12, 1809, married Dec. 5, 1834, Betsey Bartlett, widow of Hezekiah Grover, who was born in Cum- berland, Maine, Dec. 24, 1808, and who died Dec. 2, 1845. For second wife Mr. Mason married Sarah Brackett of Harrison. Chil- dren :
i Hezekiah Grover, b. March 28, 1835, m. Susannah B. Watson of Nor- way who died January 20, 1879. They have :
1 Luella R., b. Nov. 5, 1860, m. Rufus K. Morrill.
2 Willard H., b. May 8, 1864.
3 Betsy B., b. April 21, 1871.
ii Minerva A., b. March 25, 1838, d. Dec. 19, 1866.
iii Elizabeth F., b. Aug. 4, 1840, d. Oct. 1, 1858.
By second wife :
iv Adelia E., b. July 10, 1849, m. Charles Merrill.
v Oscar G., b. Nov. 19, 1852.
vi Cora E., b. Feb. 22, 1855, m. J. H. Bean.
JOSEPH S. MASON, son of Sylvanus Mason, married Robina, daughter of Jacob D. Grover. He was born in Bethel, Oct. 1, 1837. Children :
i Herbert, b. Nov. 30, 1862. m. Lilla Eastman.
ii Nellie, b. March 18, 1869, m. Will Gribbin of Portland.
iii Grace, b. Jan. 8, 1874.
REV. DANIEL MASON Of another branch of the Mason family, was settled over the Baptist church in Bethel. He died here April 16, 1835. His wife was Mary Knight, the widow of David Merrill of Fayette, Maine, and she was born in England. By her first hus- band, David Merrill, she had two children, one of whom was the well-known Bethel house-carpenter, Edmund Merrill Children :
i Emma, b. July 23, 1814, m. Deacon John Bird.
ii Mary Ann, b. March 15, 1815, m. Jedediah Tapley Kimball.
iii Daniel, b. Aug. 7, 1818.
iv John, b. March 2, 1821.
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MCGILL.
JOSEPH MCGILL from Standish, married Rebecca, daughter of Job York, who was killed by lightning at the church near Adam Willis,' July 11, 1819. Child :
i Sewall Emery, b. Feb. 6, 1819, m. - Howard.
MERRIAM.
JONAS D. MERRIAM lived a few years at Middle Intervale. He was by occupation a hatter. He came from New Hampshire and returned there. By wife Lois he had the following children :
i Christine P., b. Rumney, N. H., June 1, 1802. ii Herschel Parke, b. Feb. 15, 1807. iii Lucinda D., b. Feb. 20, 1809. iv Louisa M., b. Dec. 5, 1811. v Horatio S., b. Oct. 1, 1816.
MERRILL.
JOHN MERRILL married Hannah, daughter of Simeon Sanborn. He lived on the river road below Mayville. His old house which had become a ruin, was removed in the summer of 1891. Children :
i John, b. Oct. 5, 1814.
ii Joseph L., b. Aug. 30, 1816, m. Ann B. Foster of Newry.
iii Hannah, b. Dec. 16, 1817.
iv Nathan Ward, b. Feb. 16, 1820, d. Dec. 1, 1822.
v Marcia Ann, b. April 21, 1821, m. Justus I. Kendall.
vi Ruth Ward, b. Nov 24, 1823, m. - Perley ; r. Portland.
vii Frances Abigail, b. July 11, 1825, d. July 28, 1827.
viii Samuel H., b. Feb. 4, 1830.
ix David Sanborn, b. Aug. 20, 1831, m. and died in Portland.
EDMUND MERRILL, son of David and Mary (Knight) Merrill (she born in England), born in Fayette, Me., Feb. 26, 1803, married Relief E., daughter of Nathaniel Frost. Mr. Merrill, before mar- riage, was a school teacher and also a teacher of vocal music. He had a fine voice and for many winters taught the old-fashioned evening singing schools. Besides the building already referred to, he lived at one time near the Glen House in New Hampshire and built mills in that region. In later years he was a carpenter and lived on Bethel Hill, where he died July 2, 1862. Mrs. Merrill was born Jan. 26, 1809, and they were married June 28, 1832. Chil- dren :
i Rosetta, b. April 2, 1833, m. Emery G. Young.
ii Edmund, b. May 12, 1834, m. Emma Bean.
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iii Mary Ann, b. Sept. 18, 1835, m. Patrick H. McCloskey.
iv Ruby F., b. July 4, 1837, m. Leonard B. Chapman of Deering.
v Cullen F., b. April 28, 1839, d. July 1, 1849.
vi Ferdinand, b. Jan. 26, 1841, d. Nov. 1858.
vii Melissa, b. May 18, 1845, d. April, 1859.
viii Charles Cullen, b. Feb. 6, 1848, m. Ardella Mason.
EDMUND MERRILL, JR., house carpenter, resides on Broad street, Bethel Hill. He married March 4, 1860, Emma M., daughter of Eliphaz C., and Sarah B. (Farnum) Bean. Children :
i Frank L., b. July 28, 1863, m. Feb. 13, 1889, Kate Wintermate, at. Kansas City, Mo.
ii Abby H., b. May 30, 1871, d. June 15, following.
iii Fred B., b. April 20, 1879.
MILLS.
The Mills families of Bethel have resided in the upper part of the town. They are closely allied to the Grover family and came to town about the same time.
JAMES MILLS married Hannah, daughter of Moses Mason of Dublin, N. H., and was killed by a falling tree in Bethel ; his widow married Elijah Grover. Children :
i John, b. July 31, 1782, m. Asenath Cummings.
ii Hannah, b. Jan. 9, 1784.
iii Deborah, b. Jan. 27, 1786.
iv Cyrus, b. April 28, 1790, m. Abiah Bean.
JOHN MILLS married Asenath Cummings. Children :
i Eliza, b. June 27, 1811. ii Eli, b. June 16, 1814. iii John, b. April 23, 1816. iv Geo. W., b. Sept. 24, 1819.
CYRUS MILLS married Abiah Bean. Children :
i William Dexter, b. Sept. 18, 1816. ii Daniel, b. April 10, 1818. iii Nelson, b. Sept. 20, 1819. iv Mary, b. April 5, 1821.
JAMES MILLS married Dolly Johnson of Gilead. Children :
i Samuel Johnson, b. July 8, 1815 ii Hannah Mason, b. Nov. 1817. iii Child, b. Jan. 10, 1820, d. a week after. iv Dorothy Ann, b. April 10, 1821.
NATHAN GROVER MILLS, born in Mason, Me., Feb. 20, 1824, married Mary Elizabeth (Gordon) Mills, in Sept. 1859. She was born Dec. 28, 1822, and was the widow of Daniel B. Mills. Chil- dren :
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i Daniel Edgar, b. March 29, 1847, m. Sarah Ann Morrill.
ii Mary Abiah, b. July 14, 1850, m. Charles Dunham.
iii Eudora Melissa, b. April 3, 1854, m. Mellen Mason.
iv George Eugene, b. Aug. 16, 1855, m. June 8, 1879, Ellen M. Shaw. He is a section hand at West Bethel and has :
1 Esma Ada, b. June 15, 1880.
2 Eula Clare, b. Dec. 7, 1881.
3 Carlton Ruric, b. Dec. 4, 1884.
V Bessie Alide, b. Jan. 26, 1860.
vi Ada Isadore, b. Aug. 25, 1862.
vii Nathan Elwell, b. May 22, 1865, m. Cora Leighton.
MOODY.
HEZEKIAH MOODY, son of Josiah and Humility (Proctor) Moody of Portland, subsequently of Danville, Paris and Hamlin's Grant, married Hannah, daughter of Benjamin Estes. He lived in the east part of the town. Children :
i Nahum Perkins, b. Feb. 8, 1824, m. Melinda S. Elliot. He enlisted from Rumford and died in the army.
ii Dolly Estes, b. Jan. 14, 1827, m. Galen Blake.
iii Sarah Maria, b. June 15, 1831, d. unmarried.
iv Sophia Young, b. July 25, 1837, m. and resides in Lewiston.
MOORE.
CHARLES O. MOORE, farmer and truckman, born at Burlington, Me., Dec. 22, 1845, son of Levi and Elvira (Tuck) Moore, mar- ried April 9, 1883, Addie E., daughter of Nathan S. Baker of Rum- ford. Children :
i Grace M., b. Feb. 19, 1884. ii Sadie, b. June 2, 1885, d. same day.
MORSE.
PAUL MORSE was quite an early settler in Bethel and lived at west Bethel. He died in 1820 and his widow in 1844. He came here from Dublin, N. H., but I have been able to gather but little information concerning him or his family. On Bethel records are the names of the following children :
i Betsey G., b. Dublin, Nov. 16, 1794, m. Ashley J. Paine.
ii Sally, b. June 23, 1796, m. James Cummings.
iii Rhoda, b. Bethel, Aug. 23, 1801, m. Isaac Lovejoy, s. Mason.
iv Ruth, b. April 23, 1807, m. Nathan Tyler, s. Fryeburg Academy Grant.
v Hannah, b. Aug. 4, 1809.
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MOULTON.
JOSEPH MOULTON married Temperance Children :
i John W., b. March 26, 1833. ii James B. b. March 26, 1833.
PERKINS MOULTON married in 1828, Hannah Moulton. Children : i Gordon F., b. Dec. 4, 1830. ii Alma Ursula, b. Aug. 28, 1832.
NEEDHAM.
JOHN NEEDHAM, son of John and Mary (Shedd) Needham of Tewksbury, Mass., and Norway, Me., married first Abigail Holt and second, Almira (Bryant) Mills. He moved to South Bethel and long occupied the Nathan Eames, now the Ira Cushman farm. He died at Bethel Hill Aug. 26, 1871. Children :
i Stephen H., b. March 5, 1818, m. Mary Ann Taylor.
ii William F., b. March 8, 1821, m. Esther Wardwell.
iii Harriet, b. March 8, 1825, m. 1st, Isaac Pressey and 2d, Ward Noyes.
iv John, b. April 14, 1828, m. Hannah Houston.
v Dudley M., b. Oct. 30, 1834, m. Cordelia Buck.
By second wife :
vi Frank E., b. April 15, 1844, m. Mary A. Stowell.
vii Lewis H., b. June 14, 1846, d. Sept. 14, following.
viii Abigail A., b. March 30, 1849, m. Marcus W. Chandler.
EVI NEEDHAM, son of John Needham and brother of the preced- ing, married Maria, daughter of Stephen Latham. He moved to East Bethel, and died there and his widow married Enoch Stiles ; She died in 1891. Only the youngest child was born in Bethel : Children :
i John, b. July 2, 1823, m. Irene C. Lapham, d. at West Bethel.
ii Reuel W., b. Jan. 11, 1826, m. Philena Whiting.
iii Sumner Henry, b. March 2, 1828, m. Hannah Johnson and settled in Lawrence. He was a member of the Massachusetts 6th Regiment, and was killed by the Baltimore mob at the beginning of the late war.
iv Olive M., b. Dec. 19, 1829, m. Jonathan M. Bartlett. They reside at Bean's Corner, and had Harriet E., b. May 15, 1857, m. July 1, 1884, Eugene Bean and died on Aug. 26, 1890.
v Otis S., b. August, 1831, m. Emma Shaw, d. West Bethel.
vi Clarissa M., b. July 2, 1837, m. Gorham Whitney.
vii Charles M., b. July 2, 1837, m. 1st, Lucy Eggleston ; 2d, Ellen Moul- ton.
viii Melinda F., b. July 17, 1839, m. Christopher C. Bean.
ix Emily E., b. Bethel, Dec. 19, 1845.
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JOHN NEEDHAM, son of Evi and Maria (Latham) Needham, born in Norway, July 2, 1823, married July 11, 1851, Irene Crooker, daughter of Thomas and Sophronia (Crooker) Lapham. He was a farmer at West Bethel and died May 17, 1884. Children :
i Jeanette L., b. April 23, 1853.
ii Sumner Henry, b. July 22, 1855, killed by the cars Sept. 10, 1874.
iii Charles G., b. June 9, 1857.
NEWELL.
SETH BANNISTER NEWELL, son of Col. Ebenezer and Sarah (Ban- nister) Newell of Brookfield, Mass., came to Bethel about the year 1825, and settled on a farm on the north side of the river, above Mayville. He was an exemplary man, highly esteemed in the com- munity where he lived, and a good farmer. Ebenezer Newell died in Bethel, Jan. 14, 1831, aged 85 years. Seth B. Newell was born June 26, 1783, married Betsey, daughter of Thomas and Olive (Lovejoy) Kimball of Pembroke, N. H. Children :
i Seth Bannister, b. May 6, 1811. He went to Ohio in 1837 and died quite young. He was a successful teacher. He married Amanda Frances Dana of Newport, Ohio.
ii Wellington, b. Jan. 11, 1816, m. 1st, Lucinda D. Bradford; 2d, L. Amanda Frost.
iii Wesley, b. Oct. 12, 1818, d. Nov. 9, 1822.
iv Sarah Hamlin, b. June 13, 1823, m. Timothy H. Chapman d. Aug. 12, 1866.
v Fanny Butterfield, b. July 9, 1824, d. Jan. 15, 1848.
vi Martha Barnard, b. Jan. 17, 1830, m. 1st, Tilden Upton who died Sept. 16, 1866, and 2d, Timothy H. Chapman, Oct. 13, 1867.
vii Horatio Nelson, b. Sept. 22, 1831, m. Louisa Jane Homan, r. Con- cord, N. H.
viii Coryell Renton, b. July 1, 1833, d. Aug. 19, 1836.
NOBLE.
JAMES NOBLE by wife Anna had the following children :
i Betsey, b. Jan. 15, 1797. ii Jerusha, b. March 9, 1799. iii Juda, b. March 16, 1801. iv Samuel, b. May 14, 1803. v Anna, b. May 3, 1805.
NUTTING.
JAMES NUTTING from Massachusetts, came when a young man to Minot, and was in the employ of Michael Little. He married Lucretia, daughter of Job Young of Gray, and settled in Wood- stock, then called Number 4, of which Mr. Little was a large
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owner. In 1812, he bought the mills on Bacon's brook, the first built in Woodstock, of Rowse Bisbee who erected them. After a few years he moved to a farm on Felt Hill in Greenwood, and from thence to this town, settling in the Chandler neighborhood, where he died. His widow survived him many years and died in Perham, Me., aged over 90 years. Children :
i Eliza, b. Oct. 23, 1811, d. young.
ii Narcissa, b. Sept. 8, 1814, m. Jesse D. Hodsdon.
iii Amaziah, b. July 1, 1817, m. Louisa Stevens, d. Bethel.
iv Clemantine, b. Jan. 30, 1820, m. Columbus Perham, d. Woodstock.
v Oliver Young, b. May 6, 1829, m. Lucy Stevens, r. Perham, Me.
vi Royal, b. April 17, 1831 ; he went South and died in Texas.
AMAZIAH NUTTING, son of James Nutting, married Louisa, daughter of John Stevens. After he died April 11, 1853, his widow married in 1861, Enoch Foster of Newry and died there May 4, 1863. Children :
i James, b. Feb. 20, 1839, m. 1st, Annie E. Hersey; 2d, Izora Horton and 3d, Emma J. Horton. He is a printer by trade ; published the Bethel Courier, and North Star; served in the late war; settled in Perham plantation where he now resides engaged in farming ; has served as representative to the Legislature and is now State Sena- tor. Children :
1 John L., b. June 4, 1860, d. Feb. 26, 1862.
2 May Louisa, b. Oct. 31, 1891, d. Nov. 6, following.
3 Ernest Oliver, b. Aug. 30, 1883.
4 Florence Lydia, b. Sept. 16, 1861.
ii Viola L., b. July 20, 1849, in. Fremont Blackstone, d. May 28, 1884.
OLIVER.
WILLIAM OLIVER, born in England, came to Bridgton when about twelve years of age. His father who had lost his wife in England, came over at the same time. He was born May 16, 1773, and his wife Hannah Fowler whom he married at Bridgton, March 19, 1794, was born Dec. 31, 1773. They exchanged farms with a man named Bray and moved into Bethel. The farm was near Kendall's Ferry and is still in the family. Here Mr. Oliver and his wife died in 1848. Children, the last three born in Bethel :
i John, b. May 8, 1795, m. Esther Russell.
ii George, b. Sept. 25, 1796, d. May 5, 1799.
iii Nancy, b. April 30, 1798, m. Thomas Goss ; she died Oct. 4, 1842.
iv Betsey W., b. Feb. 9, 1800, d. Oct. 21, 1822.
V Miriam F., b. June 1, 1801, d. Feb. 13, 1823.
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vi William, b. Nov. 26, 1802, m. Martha Keen of Oxford, Me., and re- sided there.
vii Polly, b. June 15, 1804, d. June 17, 1829.
viii Andrew C., b. June -, 1806, m. Clarissa Barker of Newry.
ix Joseph H., b. Oct. 12, 1807, d, Newburyport, Mass.
x Charles, b. June 22, 1809, d. March 3, 1817.
xi George, b. May 31, 1811, resides at Onawa City, Iowa.
xii Hannah F., b. June 15, 1813 ; d. Portland, unmarried.
xiii Jane B., b. May 12, 1815, m. Sept. 1834, Abial W. Stanley of Kenne-
bunkport. He died and she then married his brother Rufus Stan- ley. She died in Bethel Sept. 8, 1880.
xiv Lucy, b. Feb. 28, 1817., d. Dec. 4, 1829.
XV Charles, b. Dec. 27, 1819, m. Mary Allen of Norway, d. Lewiston without issue.
JOHN OLIVER, eldest son of William Oliver, married in 1819, Esther, daughter of Abraham Russell. He learned the hatter's trade of Mr. Merriam at Middle Interval, and set up in the business at Bethel Hill. He subsequently lived at Carthage, Portland and finally returned to Bethel. He went West leaving his family at Bethel and died at St. Charles, Illinois, in 1861. His widow died in Bethel, Oct. 12, 1876. ยท Children :
i John, b, July 23, 1821, d. Aug. 2, 1823.
ii Joel Frost, b. April 6, 1823, d. Aug. 12, 1833.
iii John, b. Jan. 13, 1825, m. Abbie Ames of Charlestown, Mass.
iv Mary, b. Nov. 30, 1826, m. Hiram Wilson of Gorham, N. H.
v Esther Elizabeth, b. Feb. 16, 1829, m. in Holyoke, Mass., Robert Hann. She died in 1865.
vi William, b. Feb. 5, 1832, d. Feb. 16, 1848.]
vii Austin Partridge, b. June 4, 1834, m. 1st, Emily Frances Royal of Auburn who died, and he then married Jennie Connor of Portland. He resides at St. Louis, Mo., and is a civil engineer.
ANDREW OLIVER, son of William Oliver, born in Bridgton in 1806, married Clarissa Barker of Newry. He lived above Middle Interval and near Kendall's Ferry, and died there April 19, 1879. Children :
i Moses Fowler, b. May 13, 1833.
ii Miriam Fowler, b. Nov. 4, 1834, m. Oramandel M. Kilgore.
iii Clarissa Ann, b. April 12, 1836, m. William P. Putnam of Mason.
iv Joseph L., b. June 1, 1838, m. January 20, 1884, Arletta A. Jordan. He is a blacksmith and farmer.
v Lucy Jane, b. July 2, 1840, m. Charles C. Burt.
vi Jesse Barker, b. March 26, 1842, d. Feb. 17, 1843.
SAMUEL D. PHILBROOK.
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vii Dorcas M., b. Feb. 1844. viii Oscar E., b. Sept. 6, 1848.
ix Maria R., b. Sept. 12, 1850.
PAINE.
THOMAS N. PAINE married Mary -, who died April 11, 1820. Children :
i Thirza M., b. Dec. 21, 1815. ii Thomas N., b. Sept. 23, 1817. iii Mary Ann, b. April 3, 1820, d. March 16, 1842.
ASHLEY J. PAINE married Betsey G., daughter of Paul Morse. Children :
i Roxanna Willard, b. Dec. 1820. ii Ashley Orlando, b. Nov. 11, 1833.
PATTEE.
MOSES PATTEE, son of David and Rachel Pattee of Fryeburg, was born in that town March 24. 1804. He married Nov. 28, 1830, Hannah Farrington. He moved to Albany and owned mills there and early in the fifties he moved to Bethel Hill. He was an enter- prising and stirring man. For second wife he married Mary Waterhouse. Child :
i Abb, b. - , m. Samuel F. Gibson. She was an accomplished woman and her early death was deeply mourned by a large circle- of friends.
PEVERLY.
JOSEPH PEVERLY married Clarissa, daughter of Ephraim Powers. He lived in the east part of the town and reared a large family but only two are recorded. Children : .
i Ephraim Powers, b. July 29, 1830. ii Joseph, b. Oct. 18, 1832, d. July 8, 1833.
PHILBROOK.
SAMUEL DELANO PHILBROOK, son of Harvey and Susannah (Wight) Philbrook of Gilead, born March 8, 1838, married first, May 6, 1862, Angilina, daughter of George Chapman, who died and he married second, March 18, 1866, Emily J., daughter of Ira C. Kimball. He came to Bethel early in the sixties, and since that time has been one of the most active and successful business men in town. He has engaged in farming and has also been large- ly engaged in trade in live stock. He is President of the Bethel
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HISTORY OF BETHEL.
Savings Bank and has been closely identified with every movement having for its object the improvement of the village. Children :
'i William, b. May 8, 1863, m. June 16, 1888, Louisa Lary. By second marriage :
ii Harvey C., b. Feb. 12, 1867, m. Dec. 22, 1890, Jennie M. Otis.
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iii Dana C., b. April 25, 1871.
iv Jessie, b. Feb. 9, 1874.
JOHN M. PHILBROOK, son of Harvey and Susannah (Wight) Philbrook, farmer and cattle broker, born in Shelburne, N. H., April 9, 1840, married January 1, 1862, Paulina Ella, daughter of Ebenezer and Hepsibah (Kimball) Eames. He has lived on the Eames homestead and is a very successful business man. Recent- ly he purchased the Gilman Chapman place at Bethel Hill. Chil- dren :
i Edith A., b. Nov. 27, 1863. ii Fred J., b. Sept. 13, 1871, iii Infant, b. Aug. 13, 1875, d. same day.
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