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i Hannah, b. Fryeburg, Sept. 19, 1776, m. Frederick Ballard.
ii Sarah, b. April 26, 1779, m. Elijah Bond.
iii Abiah, b. Conway. N. H., Aug. 16, 1781, m. Peter York.
iv Mary, b. Bethel, Oct. 3, 1784, m. Daniel Grout.
V Apphia, b. April 6, 1787, m. Gideon Powers,
vi Susan, b. July 4, 1789, m. Otis Horn of Kittery, s. Westbrook.
vii Esther, b. Sept. 18, 1792, m. John Oliver.
viii Fletcher, b. July 2, 1795, m. Betsey Howard.
ix Dorcas, b. March 10, 1800, m. Hiram Allen.
FLETCHER RUSSELL, only son of Abraham Russell, said to have been the first blacksmith on Bethel Hill, married April 20, 1823, Hannah Howard of Fryeburg. He lived with his parents on the lot now occupied by Samuel D. Philbrook, and his shop stood near by but back from the road. He subsequently moved to Canaan, Ver- mont, and died there June 3, 1853. His widow died June 20, 1879. Children :
i Richard H., b. Dec. 17, 1823, d. Aug. 14, 1824.
ii Gideon Powers, b. May 23, 1825, m. Ist, Mary Cooper ; 2nd, Malvina Nutting, d. Dec. 3, 1865.
iii William Howard, b. Aug. 28, 1828, m. Emily Duffe ; d. Oct. 18, 1877.
iv Horace Fletcher, b. March 17, 1830, m. Malvina Russell.
v Alonzo Baily, b. Aug. 31, 1835, m. Mary A. Corbet, killed in action before Richmond June 30, 1862.
vi Susan Hillard, b. Aug. 31, 1835, m. Captain Samuel C. Romney who died at Cuba in 1878.
JAMES RUSSELL of Andover, Mass., married Dolly, daughter of Jacob and Dorothy (Shattuck) Russell. He moved from Andover
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to Waterford and then to Bethel. In his old age he went to live with his son in Paris, and died there Nov. 2, 1861. His widow died Sept. 10, 1863. Children :
i Dolly, b. Nov. 1, 1805, d. young.
ii James, b. Oct. 8, 1807.
iii Lydia, b. Dec. 1, 1808, m. 1st, Dr. Gould of Boxford; 2d, Leonard Grover.
iv Dolly S., b. Sept. 10, 1811, d. young.
V Daniel G., b. Oct. 26, 1814, d. in Baltimore, Jan. 21, 1845.
vi Jacob, b. Feb. 10, 1816, d. in Scott Co., Ky., Oct. 13, 1839.
vii Henry J., b. June 7, 1818.
viii Charles (M. D.) b. July 19, 1820, m. Asenath Willis, d. Fayette 1888.
ix Joel, b. July 16, 1822.
X Warren F., b. Aug. 15, 1825.
xi Malvina A .. b. June 6, 1828, d. young.
JACOB RUSSELL, brother of Benjamin and Abraham, came to Bethel from Andover. He married Dorothy Shattuck of Andover and died in 1799. He was a Revolutionary soldier. Children :
i Jacob, b. - -. He moved to New York.
ii Dolly, b. Oct. 23, 1784, m. James Russell.
iii Abigail, b. , m. Eli Twitchell.
iv Charles, b. -. He never married ; resided in the family of James Russell.
ISAAC RUSSELL, brother of the preceding, was a clerk in the Rev- olutionary war. He was born in Andover and came to Bethel, but there is no existing record of his family. He perished during ex- posure to a snow storm, early in the century in the town of West- brook.
WILLIAM RUSSELL, 2d, married Eliza, daughter of Lieutenant Jonathan Clark, who was born April 4, 1795, and died July 2, 1821. He was from Fryeburg and once kept a store on Bethel Hill. Chil- dren :
i Albion, b. July 8, 1819. ii Ceylon, b. Feb. 6, 1821.
JOSIAH RUSSELL married Betsy -. Children :
i Lucy, b. June 17, 1799. ii Leonard, b. Dec. 15, 1800. iii Amos Hastings, b. Sept. 5, 1802.
LEONARD RUSSELL married Betsey Children. i Eleanor Eames, b. Sept. 2, 1805. ii Charles, b. June 28, 1807.
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SANBORN.
JOHN SANBORN, son of Simeon Sanborn of Standish and Green- wood, married Naomi Barker of Newry. He lived near Kendall's Ferry. Children :
i Sylvia, b. July 27, 1824.
ii Mary Ann, b. March 16, 1826.
iii Frances Ann, b. Dec. 16, 1827.
iv David Porter, b. Dec. 8, 1829.
V Simeon, b. Sept. 9, 1831.
vi Ellen Maria, b. Dec. 18, 1836, d. March 16, 1838.
vii John Oscar, b. Dec. 10, 1840.
DAVID SANBORN, son of Simeon Sanborn, married Virtue Barker of Newry. He lived above Middle Interval, near Kendall's Ferry, and near his brother John. Children :
i John Ward, b. Feb. 14, 1833.
ii Robert Wiley, b. Oct. 30, 1855.
iii Abby Augusta, b. Feb. 15, 1837.
iv Ellen Maria, b. March 9, 1839.
JOSEPH SANBORN, son of Simeon Sanborn, married Lucy Verrill of Minot. He lived near the Burbank place where the steam mill was built. His son Lewis A. now occupies the place. Children :
i George W., b. July 11, 1823.
ii Lewis Atwood, b. Oct. 8, 1827.
iii Mary Melinda, b. Dec. 5, 1831.
iv Lorinda Emerson, b. April 6, 1834.
v Osgood Jerome, b. March 31, 1837, m. Emily E. Holt.
vi Marcia Ann, b. June 14, 1838.
vii Sarah Verrill, b. Jan. 17, 1841, d. July 14, following.
SEAVY.
CLEMENT SEAVY married Susan Cloutman of Gorham in 1829. Children :
i Daniel Eli, b. Aug. 21, 1832, d. May 27, 1833.
ii Wainesboro B., b. Nov. 1, 1833.
iii Ai E., b. Jan. 5, 1835.
iv Harriet L., b. March 8, 1836.
V James M. R., b. July 30, 1837.
vi Janc M., b. April 27, 1839, d. Oct. 28, 1840.
vii Daniel R., b. Aug. 12, 1840.
viii Roland G., b. June 31, 1842.
ix Mary G., b. April 9, 1849.
x George H., b. Oct. 28, 1851.
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SEGAR.
NATHANIEL SEGAR, son of Josiah and Thankful (Allen) Segar, born in Newton, Mass., Jan. 28, 1755, has the credit of being the first to make improvements in Sudbury, Canada, but that credit may be due to Jonathan Keyes. He came here in 1774, then served in the war of the revolution, returned here in 1779, was here in 1781, and one of the three carried captive to Canada. He married Mary, daughter of Benjamin Russell, settled in the lower part of the town in what is now Hanover, and lived to a great age. Chil- dren :
i Pamelia, b. April 18, 1789, m. Samuel Lufkin, s. Rumford.
ii Edmund, b. April 1, 1790, d. Sept. 18, 1797.
iii Abigail, b. Sept. 16, 1792, m. Capt. William Barker.
iv Allan, b. May 13, 1793, m. Elizabeth Howard ; 2d, Achsa Howard.
v Apphia, b. Nov. 8, 1794, m James Godwin.
vi Lucy, b. Jan. 21, 1796, m. Ichabod Norton of Norridgewock.
vii Polly, b. Sept. 1, 1797, m. Daniel Estes.
viii Edmund, b. Oct. 21, 1798, m. Betsey Powers.
ix Russell, b. Feb. 21, 1800, went to Ohio.
x Nathan, b. Oct. 6, 1801, went to Ohio.
xi John E., b. March 4, 1803, m. Lydia Farnum.
xii Nathaniel, b. Sept. 4, 1804, went West.
xiii Submit, b. Feb. 28, 1806, d. Nov. 28, 1824.
EDMUND SEGAR was the only son of Nathaniel Segar who re- mained in Bethel. He married Betsey, daughter of Arnold Powers, who was a skillful tailoress. Children :
i Abial G., b. Aug. 24, 1827, d. Dec. 18, 1829.
ii Abial G., b. June 18, 1829, d. Nov. 15, 1834.
iii Sarah Elizabeth, b. Dec. 22, 1831, d. Jan. 7, 1832.
iv Edmund Scribner, b. March 22, 1833.
v Caroline Abigail, b. Oct. 1, 1835.
vi Hamilton Augustine, b. Jan. 20, 1840.
SHAW.
LEVI SHAW married Clarissa Harlow Johnson who was born in Charlestown, N. H , August, 1812, and died May 2, 1836. He was a cabinet maker at Middle Intervale. Children :
i Clara, b.
ii Lovina Jane, b. May 11, 1817, m. George HI. Brown of Mason.
iii Levi Frederick, b. Aug. 2, 1820.
iv Isaac Lewis, b. July 27, 1822, m. Almira Estabrook.
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v William Pomeroy, b. Oct. 4, 1824, m. Dorcas V. Hooper.
vi Henry Clifford, b. Jan. 27, 1828, d. June 10, 1830.
vii Frances Amanda, b. March 13, 1830, m. Francis L. Hutchins.
SHOREY.
URBAN SHOREY married Susan Hayes of Limerick in 1816. He lived in the lower Parish, near Bean's Corner. Children :
i Mary, b. July 11, 1818.
ii Edmund, b. June 19, 1822, d. Sept. 1, 1823.
iii Urban, b. Aug. 28, 1828, m. Emeline L. Swan.
SKILLINGS.
RUFUS SKILLINGS married Lidania Bean who died Dec. 17, 1843. He married second, 1845, Diana Littlehale. He moved to Port- land. Children :
i Susan Maria, b. Jan. 15, 1839.
ii Mary Ophelia, b. June 10, 1840.
iii Russell Linnell, b. June 5, 1842, d. Jan. 13, 1844.
SMALL.
ALBERT WARREN SMALL, a farmer, residence Bethel, son of Albert H., and Sarah Jane (Hastings) Small, born Oct. 1, 1859, married Sept. 5, 1883, Etta Davidson who was born at Gaspereau, Nova Scotia. Children :
i Warren Chester, b. Jan. 9, 1885.
ii Hazel Linnwood, b. May 6, 1888.
SMITH.
ITHIEL SMITH was born in Brentwood, N. H., and was by occu- pation a tailor. He married Bathsheba Foote and settled at Cape Elizabeth where he was living and working at his trade during the revolutionary war By this marriage he had Ithiel Jr., who settled in Newry, married Lucy Littlehale; James who was a blacksmith in Yarmouth ; Betsey, Polly, and Sally who married Aaron Barton of Bethel. His wife died, and he moved to Standish where he mar- ried Anna, daughter of Jonathan Bean. He then moved to Liming- ton, and later to Bethel. IIe was in Bethel in 1790, but he finally settled at the mouth of Bear River in Newry. By the second mar- riage he had Jonathan who married Lydia Brown, David who mar- ried Hannah Brown, and Peter Gilman who married Polly Brown.
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PETER GILMAN SMITH moved into Bethel, near Newry, and lived there nearly half a century, and died there. Children :
i Caroline, b. Oct. 18, 1822, m. Cyrus Bartlett of Hanover.
ii Seth E., b. - -, m. Hannah Richardson, r. Lewiston.
iii Sylvia, b. -, m. Josiah Dutton, r. Norway.
iv Francina, b. , m. Moses C. Foster; d. Waterville, 1888.
v Lorenzo, b. -, m. Martha Richardson.
vi Julia, b. - m. Thomas Willis of Hanover.
CHARLES D. SMITH, born in Calais, Me., Nov. 19, 1813, married June 12, 1851, Harriet Delphina Wight who was born in Gilead May 7, 1824. He was a farmer and died January 18, 1891. Chil- dren :
i Ida Esther, b. Feb. 6, 1856.
ii Edward Sidney, b. April 3d, 1861.
GILMAN SMITH, a shipwright, born Oct. 8, 1824, married Dolly Bean Bartlett who was born in Bethel. Aug. 15, 1826. He died in Bethel, May 23, 1885. Children :
i Erving Alvarez, b. Sept. 2, 1852.
ii Asa Gerald, b. Oct. 19, 1855, m. Ada May Ingraham.
iii Delbert Mains, b. Jan. 18, 1861, m. Lauren Jane, daughter of Warren C. Hadley of Jackson, Me.
SPILLER.
NATHAN SPILLER married 1813, Dorothy Heath of Gilead. On Bethel records are the names of the following children :
i Eliphaz, b. Aug. 15, 1814.
ii Betsey, b. May 1, 1816.
SPOFFORD.
ISAAC SPOFFORD from Temple, N. H., married Nancy Fish of New Ipswich, N. H., in 1804. He lived in the easterly part of the town. Children :
i Nicy M., b. Jan. 28, 1806, d. Dec. 5, 1823.
ii Anna, b. May 16, 1808, m. Edmund Chase of Woodstock.
iii Isaac Gould, b. June 28, 1810, m. 1st, Louisa Whitman ; 2d, - - .
iv Lucinda, b. June 23, 1812, m. Lawrenson Cole of Greenwood.
V Earl Sully, b. Jan. 25, 1817, d. Sept. 4, 1823.
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STANLEY.
SAMUEL SPURR STANLEY, married January 1, 1852, Betsey Hale, daughter of Jonathan A. Russell. He was a farmer and had the Abbot Russell farm. He was a noted ballad singer. He died July 14, 1890, his wife having died May 28, 1866. Child :
i Edward Orne, b. May 14, 1868, d. June 25, following.
ii Ossian Russell (adopted) b. Oct. 12, 1852. He occupies the Russell farm. He married May 2, 1877, Alma Etta, daughter of Charles E. and Frances Abigail (Sanborn) Swan and has :
1 Harold Sanborn, b. Nov. 1, 1878.
2 Edward Russell, b. July 24, 1881
3 Bessie Frances, b. June 21, 1885.
4 Mary Constance, b. Dec. 8, 1890.
STEARNS.
The Stearns families of Bethel are descendants of Isaac Stearns, an early resident of Watertown, Mass.
JOHN STEARNS, son of John and Martha (Harrington) Stearns, baptized Aug. 22, 1762, married Priscilla Holt and settled in Bethel. Children :
i John, b. July 25, 1792, d. 1820, unmarried.
ii Calvin, b. Aug. 24, 1793, m. in 1825, Nancy Brown and died 1826.
iii Henry, b. Aug. 7, 1795, d. unmarried.
iv Joseph, b. April 2, 1797, m. Mary Duston.
v Hannah, b. Nov. 11, 1799, m. William White of Gilead.
vi James, b. July 8, 1802, m. in 1827, Nancy, his brother Calvin's widow.
vii Priscilla, b. May 14, 1806, d. April 8, 1847, unmarried.
viii Abigail, b. Sept. 3, 1811, m. Alonzo Holt of Rumford.
JOSEPH STEARNS, son of John Jr., married Mary, daughter of Ezekiel Duston. He lived on Swan's Hill. Children :
i Cordelia C., b. May 8, 1827.
ii Frances Caroline, b. June 12, 1829.
iii John H., b. May 22, 1831.
iv Joseph Henry, b. May 29, 1833.
V Charles Jefferson, b. Oct. 10, 1835.
vi Albert L., b. April 28, 1838.
vii Edward Payson, b. June 10, 1840.
viii Daughter, b. Feb. 14, 1844.
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JAMES STEARNS married Nancy (Brown) who was his brother Calvin's widow. Children :
i John Calvin, b. Sept. 3, 1827, m. Lydia Cook, d. early.
ii Nancy, b. April 16, 1829, d. Oct. 1, 1829.
iii Nancy, b. June 28, 1830, d. July 4, 1830.
iv Mary Augusta, b. August 8, 1831.
V James T., b. Jan. 25, 1836.
vi Charles H .. b. Nov. 25, 1838, m. 1866, Louisa J. Harding.
THOMAS STEARNS, brother of John Jr., preceding, baptized Jan- uary 22, 1764, married Lois Colby and settled near Mayville. He was an enterprising farmer. Children :
i Patty, b. April 12, 1794, m. Nathan Foster.
ii Mary, b. April 18, 1795, m. William Holt.
iii Susan or Sukey, b. Dec. 30, 1797, m. Joseph Holt.
iv Lois, b. March 20, 1799, m. Jacob B. Littlehale.
V Sumner, b, June 21, 1801, m. Mahala Besse of Paris.
vi Harriet, b. March 6, 1804, m. David Robbins, r. Magalloway.
vii Sally, b. Aug. 11, 1806, m. Peter Powers.
viii Thomas, b. Jan. 8, 1807, m. 1st, Ann Powers; 2d, Emily Rowe. He lived in Newry.
ix Rufus, b. March 8, 1811, m. Lavinia Eames of Newry.
x Mahala, b. Feb. 11, 1821, m. Josiah Smith of Cambridge, Mass.
SUMNER STEARNS, son of Thomas Stearns, married Mahala Besse of Paris. He moved to Newry. Children :
i Samuel Fessenden, b. April 30, 1830, d. July 6, 1830.
ii Samuel Fessenden, b. July 19, 1831, m. Harriet Bird; 2d, Hannah Harden.
iii Matilda, b. June 16, 1833.
iv Mary Frances, b. May 16, 1836,m. Ozmyn M. Smith.
V Lydia, b. Jan. 4, 1839, d. Aug. 6, 1842.
vi Edwin H., b. Nov. 20, 1840, m. Esther A. Kidder.
vii A. Jones, b. June 26, 1842.
THOMAS STEARNS JR., was born in Bethel, Feb. 28, 1808, and married Emily Rowe of Newry. He died June 4, 1888 in Bethel .. His wife died in Newry in 1857. Children:
i Prescott, b. 1839.
ii
Anna Maria, b. 1845, m. Dexter Brown.
iii Mary A., b. 1848, d. 1852.
iv Emily L., b. 1850.
V Louis Colby, b. 1853, m. Lell Trask. He is an Attorney, at Law at Caribou, Me.
vi George L., b. 1855, d. in infancy.
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vii Nathan Augustus, b. Oct. 5, 1856, married March 3d, 1885, Dora Mil- lett, daughter of Ezekiel C. Jackson of Norway. He is a farmer in Bethel. They have :
1 Gwen Ira, b. July 15, 1887.
2 Karl J., b. Aug. 17, 1889.
RUFUS STEARNS, son of Thomas Stearns, born in Bethel, March 8, 1811, married April 23, 1838, Lavina Eames who was born April 23, 1819, and died Sept. 5, 1889. Children :
i Asa Foster, b. March 8, 1840, m. Angie Powers.
ii Eli Foster, b. Jan. 24, 1849, m. Ellen F. Bryant.
iii Irving, b. Nov. 1, 1855, m. Minnie Littlehale.
CHARLES STEARNS, brother of Thomas preceding, came to Bethel and married Thankful, daughter of Enoch Bartlett. Children :
i Theodore, b. March 4, 1793, m. Mary Besse of Paris.
ii Charles, b. March 10, 1795, m. Betsey Fuller of Jay, a physician set- tled at St. George, Me.
iii Thankful, b. Oct. 17, 1798, d. March 1801.
iv Thankful, b. April 9, 1801, m. Anthony Besse of Paris.
V Phineas, b. Dec. 17, 1803, m. Betsey Martin of Rumford.
vi Jonathan, b. Aug. 4, 1806, m. Mary Chapman.
vii Nathan, b. April 1, 1809, m. Mary Ann Frost.
viii Salome, b. July 14, 1812, m Jonas B. Willis of Hanover.
ix Betsey E., b. Sept. 16, 1814, m. Isaac Adams of Gilead.
x Martha, b. Aug. 31, 1816, m. Stephen Bartlett of Hanover.
xi Benjamin Franklin, b. April 11, 1821, m. Julia Andrews, s. Hanover.
THEODORE STEARNS, son of Charles Stearns, married Mary Besse. He is remembered as a teamster, hauling goods from Portland to Bethel, before the days of the railroads. His team of several horses was known as "Brig Thoder." Children :
i George Washington, b. May 24; 1818.
ii Mary Ann, b. Sept. 25, 1819.
iii Sarah Jane, b, July 3, 1821.
iv Phineas, b. Feb. 22, 1823.
V Levi, b. Feb. 22, 1825.
vi Mark Emery, b. Dec. 8, 1826.
vii Louisa Amanda, b. Aug. 3, 1828, d. Sept. 13, 1829.
viii Martha Louisa, b. Oct. 1, 1830.
ix Nancy, b. July 16, 1832.
x Malvina Elizabeth, b. Nov. 26, 1835.
xi Nathan, b. April 1834, d. June following.
xii Amanda, b. Oct. 30, 1837.
xiii Theodore Martin Van Buren, b. Dec. 7, 1840.
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PHINEAS STEARNS, married Betsey Martin of Rumford. He was a saddler and harness maker. Children :
i Nathan Kimball, b. Oct. 29, 1835.
ii Martha Antoinette, b. Nov. 1, 1837.
iii Daniel Martin, b. Nov. 24, 1839.
iv Phineas, b. March 7, 1841.
V Henry Bond, b. July 12, 1846.
JONATHAN STEARNS married Hannah C. Chapman. Children :
i Elmarean Judson, b. Dec. 12, 1836.
ii Helen Salome, b. Feb. 25, 1838.
iii Mary Chapman, b. Aug. 11, 1839.
iv Elizabeth, b. Feb. 1, 1842.
V Jane D., b. Oct. 17, 1843.
THOMAS STEARNS married Ann B. Cross. Children :
i Lyman Johnson, b. Oct. 13, 1836.
ii Prescott, b. Nov. 12, 1839.
ISAAC STEARNS married Anna Wight. Children :
i Daniel, b. Sept. 15, 1812.
ii Anna, b. Aug. 6, 1814.
iii Isaac, b. Nov. 12, 1816.
iv Dorcas, b. Dec. 18, 1818.
STEVENS.
JOHN STEVENS of Gorham, married Lucy Mugford of Marble- head, Mass. He was a brick mason and lived in the Chandler neighborhood. Children :
i Emma W., b. March 9, 1815, m. Bartlett Hodsdon.
ii Louisa, b. Nov. 17, 1818, m. Amaziah Nutting ; 2d, Enoch Foster.
iii Lucy, b. July 17, 1820, d. Sept. 7, 1823.
iv John, b. Sept. 17, 1822, d. Sept. 14, 1823.
v Benjamin, b. Aug. 25, 1825, m. 1st, Harriet H. Swift; 2d, Lydia S. Robertson.
vi John, b. Nov. 8, 1827, d. unmarried in the South.
vii Lucy, b. May 6, 1830, m. Oliver Y. Nutting.
viii Charlotte, b. March 10, 1832.
STONE.
LUTHER STONE married Hadassah Kimball of Waterford, and re- sided a short time on a farm below Middle Interval. They had children Phebe, Luther, Hadassah, William (died) Joel K., Wil- liam H., Nathaniel K., before coming to Bethel, and here they had :
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viii Zina E., b. March 31, 1823, m. Charlotte A. Shaw, r Lowell, Mass ..
ix Salina, b. July 24, 1824, m. Salmon Hooper.
x Mary W., b. Jan. 6, 1826, m. James H. Jackson.
SWAN.
JAMES SWAN, the early Bethel settler, was the son of Joshua and' Sarah (Ingalls) Swan, and was born in Methuen, Mass , March; 14, 1721-2. He married Mary Smith of Haverhill, April 10, 1746. He was in Bethel at the time of the Indian raid in 1781, having moved here from Fryeburg. His last two children were born in. Fryeburg ; the others in Methuen. He was the fourth in descent from Robert who settled in Boston and moved to Rowley. He died! in 1800, in Bethel. Children :
i Elizabeth, b Jan. 13, 1747, m. Jesse Dustin.
ii Joseph Greely, b. Oct. 4, 1748, m. Elizabeth Evans.
iii Molly, b. Aug. 8, 1751, d. young.
iv Sarah, b. Feb. 9, 1756, m. Abraham Russell.
v Abigail, b. Aug. 25, 1758, m. Jeremiah Farrington of Fryeburg.
vi James, b. Dec. 2, 1760, m. Hannah Shattuck of Andover, Mass.
vii Elijah, b. July 5, 1763, m. Eunice Barton, d. Paris.
viii Nancy, b. Sept. 22, 1765, m. Jonathan Barker of Newry.
ix Nathaniel, b. Jan. 9, 1769, m. Elizabeth Colby of Sutton, Mass.
x Naomi, b. May 22, 1771, m. Jesse Barker, s Newry.
JOSEPH GREELEY SWAN, son of the preceding, married Elizabeth Evans of Fryeburg. He came to Bethel a young man and died here Dec. 10, 1816. Children :
i John. b. July 13, 1772, m. 1st, Betsey Chapman ; 2nd, Polly Eames ..
ii Dudley, b. Sept. 30, 1774, m. Mary Green, s. Waterford.
iii James, b. Sept. 12, 1777, m. Persis Eames, s. Newry.
iv Caleb, b. March 20, 1780, d. in the West Indies.
v Betsey, b. Oct. 15, 1782, m. David Coffin.
vi William. b. April 28, 1784, d. June 7, 1785.
vii Abigail, b. Dec. 15, 1787, m. Peter Walker.
viii William, b. Nov. 4, 1790, m. Betsy Howe.
ix Hannah, b. April 7, 1793, m. John Warren, s. Denmark.
x Greely, b. Nov. 11, 1795, d. Jan. 27, 1797.
JAMES SWAN JR., who married Hannah Shattuck of Andover, Mass., early moved to the locality since known as Swan's Hill in Bethel. Children :
i Foxwell, b. July 19, 1788, m. Polly Swan.
ii Alpheus, b. April 23, 1789, m. Nancy Brown.
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iii Hannah, b. June 17, 1793, m. Moses Bisbee.
iv John Shattuck, b. July 24, 1795, m. Lydia Holt.
v Nathaniel, b. Oct. 9, 1797, m. Shuah Young.
"vi Timothy Merrit, b. July 16, 1801, m. Ann Merrill.
ELIJAH SWAN, brother of the preceding, married Eunice, daugh- ter of Asa and Mercy (Bartlett) Swan of Needham, Mass. He lived for a time a little easterly of Walker's Mills. I have seen the cellar hole where his house stood. In 1822, he moved to West Paris where he spent the remainder of his life. Children :
i Polly, b. Dec. 4, 1790, m. Foxwell Swan.
ii Sally, b. May 13, 1793, m. George Berry. She was over 90 years of age when she died.
iii Oliver F., b. Aug. 16, 1797, m. and lived in Gardiner; d. in Boston.
iv Mercy Bartlett, b. Oct. 22, 1800, m. Merrill Chase; she died in 1891.
v Aaron Barton, b. July 4, 1801, m. Mehitable York of Bethel.
vi Elijah, b. June 11, 1804, d. July 16, 1804.
vii Nancy Fenno, b. July 11, 1805, m. Moses Chandler of Bethel.
viii Betsey W .. b. Aug. 30, 1807, m. Peter Ayer of Bethel ; they went to Penn.
ix Abigail, b. Jan. 1, 1810, d. Oct. 22, 1812.
x Elijah, b. Oct. 9, 1812, m. Aurelia Berry.
NATHANIEL SWAN married Mehitable Colby of Sutton, Mass. He lived on the north side of the river, below Mayville. Children ;
i Esther Parker, b. July 2, 1798, d. Dec. 11, 1800.
ii Joseph Greeley, b. March 22, 1800. m. widow Mary (Adams) Burn- ham, s. Gilead.
iii Esther, b. Dec. 31, 1801, m. Hazen Keoch of Bethel. He was a mill- wright and lived at various places.
iv Julia, b. Feb. 13, 1804, m. Ransom Twitchell of Milan, N. H.
v Jonathan, b. May 14, 1806.
vi Abigail, b. March 20, 1808.
vii Joshua G., b. Jan. 8, 1814, m. Julia Goodenow. He was a stone mason and had a family but no record has been returned.
viii Huldah, b. -, m. Moses Twitchell.
ix Mehitable, b. Nov. 10, 1819.
JOHN SWAN, oldest son of Joseph Greeley Swan, married first, Betsey, daughter of Rev. Eliphaz Chapman, who soon died, and he married second Polly, daughter of Ebenezer Eames, who died Oct. 7, 1811. The children were by the second wife. Children :
i Betsey Chapman, b. July 21, 1804. ii Mary, b. July 12, 1806. iii Nancy Eames, b. March 21, 1808. iv Patty Eames, b. Oct. 30, 1809. v John Evans, b. Aug. 19, 1811.
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FOXWELL SWAN, son of James of Swan's Hill, married first, Polly daughter of Elijah Swan. He married second, a Mrs. Hall, and third Mrs. Mary Knight. He was a farmer and hotel keeper at Paris, but died at North Woodstock. His last wife had previously had husbands named, Howe, Washburne, Bisbee and Knight. Chil- dren by first marriage :
i Mary Ann, b. Aug. 17, 1810, m. Isaac Dunham ; 2d, Samuel Merrill Jr.
ii James Washington, b. Sept. 2, 1814, m. Mercy Washburn.
iii Lorenzo Dow, b. Dec. 3, 1817, m. Sarah A., daughter of Rev. Levi Burnham.
ALPHEUS SWAN, son of James of Swan's Hill, married Nancy, daughter of Benjamin Brown. He was a farmer and resided on Swan's Hill. Children :
i Eliza, b. May 14, 1813, d. July 25, following.
ii Infant, b. May 16, 1814, d. June 28, following.
iii Nancy. b. May 3, 1815.
iv Orin, B. b. April 12, 1817, m. Mary A. Holt.
V Daughter, b. Dec. 14, 1818, d. Feb. 25, following.
vi Charles, b. April 19, 1821, d. Aug. 14, 1823.
vii Lydia, b. Oct. 22, 1822, d. Aug. 20, 1823.
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Charles Emery, b. June 11, 1824, m. Frances A. Sanborn.
ix George Killman, b. Oct. 20, 1825, m. Frances Stearns.
x Sarah, b. April 6, 1827.
xi John Shattuck, b. Aug. 12, 1829, m. Mary Brown.
xii Julia Ann, b. June 2, 1830.
JOHN SHATTUCK SWAN, son of James Swan of Swan's Hill, mar- ried Lydia Holt. He was a farmer on Swan's Hill and lived to an advanced age. Children :
i Lydia Emeline, b. March 13, 1824. ii Esther Caroline, b. Oct. 17, 1826. iii Sarah F., b. Jan. 16, 1828. iv Nathaniel S., b. July 19, 1834.
V Shuah L., b. July 14, 1838. vi John Edwin, b. July 2, 1843.
NATHANIEL SWAN, son of James, of Swan's Hill, married Shuah, daughter of Job Young of Gray. He lived at Swan's Hill and was a farmer. Children :
i Rowena. b. Feb. 14, 1819, d. Aug. 27, 1823.
ii Abigail, b. Dec. 29, 1820. m. Elijah Brown.
iii Rowena Caroline, b. July 30, 1825, d. March 5, 1829.
TIMOTHY MERRIT SWAN, son of James of Swan's Hill, married Ann Merrill. She was the only daughter of David and Mary (Knight) Merrill and was born at Fayette, March 16, 1801. He
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was a tin-peddler and left town on the death of his wife. Children :
i Elizabeth Ann, b. April 20, 1824, d. Nov. 7, 1825.
ii Edward Merrill, b. Sept. 3, 1828, m. at Dover, N. H., Nov. 23, 1864, Susan Y. Clark, of Northwood, N. H. He is a trader at Dover.
iii Amanda E., b. Sept. 11, 1830, r. unmarried at Manchester, N. H.
JAMES HERBERT SWAN, son of Leander S. and Harriet A (Decos- ter) Swan of Paris, and grandson of William and Hannah (Locke) Swan, is a farmer and resides at East Bethel. He was born in Paris June 6, 1853, and married Oct. 5, 1879, Nina Victoria, daughter of Daniel C. Mason of Sumner. Children :
i Grace Harriet, b. July 15, 1881. ii Jennie Allen, b. Aug. 15, 1883. iii Elsie Blanche, b. Dec. 20, 1884. iv Carl Herbert, b. June 12, 1886. v Edgar Forrest, b. Oct. 7, 1887. vi Arthur Albert, b. July 2, 1889.
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