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MOSES SWEAT, son of Benjamin and Molly (Harper) Sweat, mar- ried Fanny, daughter of John and Martha Cummings of Albany. He lives at the extreme east part of the town, on the Rumford and Paris road, and on the farm his father bought of Francis Hemming- way in 1819. Children :
i Mary, b. Oct. 30, 1841, d. Aug. 20, 1867.
ii Benjamin, b. April 23, 1843, m. Imogene Andrews.
iii Martha C., b. Aug. 9, 1844, m. Joseph E. Brooks.
iv Sarah, b. March 9, 1846, m. Benjamin W. Bean.
V John C., b. Oct. 20, 1847, m. Ella Greenleaf.
vi Moses E., b. Aug. 2, 1849, m. Calista Sessions.
vii Franklin P., b. Sept. 14, 1851, d. Oct. 2, 1853.
viii Daniel C., b. Dec. 17, 1855, d. June 9, 1861.
ix William Henry, b. Sept. 17, 1856, d. June 17, 1861.
SWIFT.
CYRUS SWIFT of Paris, married Joan P., daughter of Abraham Jordan. He lived at Walker's Mills, enlisted and died in the ser- vice. Children :
i Nelson S., b. Aug. 23, 1847.
ii Emily J., b. Nov. 11, 1849, m. Horace A. Bennett of Gilead.
iii Mary Elizabeth, b. May 28, 1852.
iv William Cullen, b. Jan. 19, 1855, m. Laura H. Brownell.
V Rodney Walter, b. Nov. 11, 1858.
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TOWN.
ISAAC TOWN from Oxford, Mass., born July 19, 1775, married Dolly Gould of Millbury, who was born in Sutton, and was the daughter of Jonathan and Lydia Gould. She died Dec. 25, 1831, and then Mr. Town married Lucy Hapgood. He was a farmer and died Dec. 22, 1855. Children :
i Isaac Jennison, b. Feb. 13, 1801, m. July 23, 1829, Fanny Barker.
ii Sophia, b. Feb. 27, 1804, m. April 26, 1821, Sylvanus Twitchell, d. Feb. 9, 1865.
iii Eliza, b. Aug. 3, 1804, m. Feb. 2, 1824, Timothy Barker, d. Jan. 23, 1866.
iv Sumner, b. July 5, 1806, d. Aug. 5, 1834.
v Tyler Pratt, b. Aug. 1, 1810, m. Feb. 26, 1838, Miranda H. Watson of Norway.
vi Leonard, ) d. Aug. 11, 1823.
twins, b. Nov. 12, 1815.
vii Leander, ) d. Feb. 16, 1816.
ISAAC JENNISON TOWN married Fanny Barker. He died Feb 15, 1838. He was a cabinet maker and lived above the hill on the West Bethel road, at the junction of the road leading to the Frost place. Children :
i Arthur, b. June 11, 1830, d. May 20, 1839.
ii Ann Eliza, b. Nov. 19, 1833.
iii Sumner, b. Dec. 9, 1835, d. Aug. 10, 1838.
TYLER PRATT TOWN married February 29, 1839, Miranda H. Watson who was born in Poland, Me., Feb. 27, 1809. He was a farmer. Later in life he removed to California, and settled at Po- mona in that state where he died Nov. 18, 1891 Children :
i Sarah M., b. Sept. 12, 1839.
ii Emma, b. Dec. 10, 1840, m. Dec. 22, 1866, Livingston G. Robinson.
iii Ellen, b. Jan. 1, 1842, d. July 10, 1874.
iv Daniel Webster, b. Feb. 9, 1845, m. Oct. 3, 1871, Mary A. Kelly. He died June 27. 1888.
TRUE.
NATHANIEL T. TRUE, M. D., married August 29, 1830, Ruth Ann Winslow, who died and he married secondly, Sept. 16, 1849, Susanna Webber Stevens who was born March 25, 1827. He died May 18, 1887. Children :
i Harriet Winslow, b. May 25, 1839, d. Feb. 21, 1853.
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Brackett Winslow, b. July 20, 1841, d. Oct. 18, 1862.
iii Alfred Marston, b. Feb. 13, 1844.
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iv Mary Hatch, b. April 19, 1845. She is the well known expert teacher of deaf mutes.
v Ellen Frances, b. Aug. 8, 1847, d. April 11, 1863.
By second marriage :
vi Susie Marian, b. Oct. 6, 1850, m. firstly George B. Farnsworth of Bos- ton who died April 11, 1886,' and secondly Oct. 20, 1888, Dr. John George Gehring.
vii John Preston, b. Feb. 13, 1859. He has marked literary ability and holds a responsible position with the book publishing firm of Houghton, Miffin & Company Boston.
viii Lillian Farnsworth, b. Nov. 20, 1871.
TWADDLE.
JOHN ADAM TWADDLE, son of John Twaddle, who was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and of Arena H. Phelps, his wife, was born in Weld, Me., Aug. 14, 1859, graduated in medicine and settled in practice at Bethel Hill where he has been very successful. He mar- ried May 1, 1878, Harriet L., daughter of Josiah Brown of Bethel.
i Eva V., b. April 19, 1880. ii Widd V., b. Mar. 11, 1884. iii Gard W., b. Jan. 31, 1890.
TUCKER.
GEORGE TUCKER married Hannah York. He lived on the south side of the river near Bartlett's Ferry. Children :
i Isaac Insley York, b. Lyndon, Vt., Aug. 3, 1818.
ii Hannah, b. Jan. 18, 1823.
iii Francina, b. Feb. 4, 1825.
iv Maroah, b. Dec. 23, 1828, mn. Ephraim Bryant.
TYLER.
JONATHAN TYLER, son of Nathaniel and Eunice (Wright) Tyler, born Jan. 1, 1822, married Dec. 31, 1845, Elizabeth L., daughter of Kimball and Delia (Kennerson) Hall who was born Feb. 14, 1829, in Denmark, Maine. Children :
i Eunice H., b. June 26, 1847, m. Almon T. Littlehale, d. Mar. 24, 1890.
ii Delia T., b. March 4, 1851, m. Geo. A. Murphy.
iii Calista L., b. Oct. 10, 1852, d. June 27, 1863.
iv Isabella R., b. June 16, 1855, m. Sewall J. Walker.
v Ann M., b. July 7, 1857, m. Ammi C. Gilbert.
vi James G., m. Maud R. Verrill.
twins, b. April 19, 1864.
vii John Adam, S He is now a medical student at the University of Ver- mont.
viii Almon B., b. April 7, 1869.
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SAMUEL D. TYLER, married July 15, 1821, Esther, daughter of James Annas and soon removed from town. Child :
i James Annas, b. Sept. 9, 1822, d. Aug. 31, 1823.
TWITCHELL.
The Twitchells of Bethel were among the first settlers. Their ancestor was one of the largest proprietors, and they have ever been numerous and influential. The immediate ancestor of the brothers who came here, was Joseph Twitchell of Sherbourne, Mass., son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Holbrook) Twitchell, and also the grandson and great grandson of Joseph Twitchell. He married June 28, 1739, Deborah Fairbanks. Children :
i Samuel, b. Aug. 24, 1740, m. Alice Wilson, r. Dublin, N. H.
ii Joseph Jr., b. Nov. 27, 1741, m. Mercy Holbrook, r. Dublin, N. H.
iii Elizabeth, b. July 27, 1743, m. Joel White.
iv Eleazer, b. Jan. 22, 1744-5, m. Martha Mason, r. Bethel.
V Ezra, b. June 23, 1746, m. Susanna Rice, r. Bethel.
vi Martha, b. Dec. 16, 1747, m. Nathan Bixby.
vii Deborah, b. March 26, 1749, d. May 13, 1752.
viii Abel, b. May 28, 1751, m. Sarah Adams, r. Dublin, N. H.
ix Deborah, b. Dec. 23, 1752, m. Joseph Maynard.
x Molly, b. May 17, 1755, m. Moses Rider.
xi Amos, b. Dec. 28, 1756, d. in the army.
xii Eli, b. Feb. 17, 1759, m. Rhoda Leland, r. Bethel.
xiii Peter, baptized Aug. 30, 1760, m. 1st, Sarah Bullard ; 2d, Amy Perry.
xiv Julia, b. March 18, 1766, m. William Tucker.
ELEAZER TWITCHELL married Martha, daughter of Moses Mason of Dublin, N. H. He was one of the early settlers in Bethel, came here as the agent of his father and built mills. He owned the land where the village of Bethel Hill now is, and gave to the town the common. He died June 23, 1819. Children :
i Simeon, b. Feb. 18, 1770, m. Hannah Abbot of Andover, Mass.
ii Deborah, b. Feb. 2, 1772, m. Isaac Adams ; he was drowned soon after.
iii Martha, b. May 6, 1774, m. Ephraim Rowe.
iv Amos, b. Aug. 22. 1776, m. Sally Stearns.
V Moses, b. March 6, 1779, m. Miss Harris and went West.
vi Joseph, b. Bethel, March 28, 1782, m. Mary Abbot.
vii Lydia, b. May 26, 1784, m. Jesse Cross of Andover ; r. Bethel.
viii Eleazer, b. Nov. 28, 1786, m. Lydia Mason.
ix Sylvanus, b. May 2, 1789, d. Oct. 6, following.
x Asa, b. June 1, 1791, m. Miss Gorham and went West.
xi Cynthia, b. July 14, 1793.
xii Adeline, b. April 2, 1797, m. 1st, Jacob Ellingwood; 2d, Stephen Abbot.
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DEACON EZRA TWITCHELL, son of Joseph Twitchell, married Susanna Rice of Framingham. Children :
i Susanna, b. Nov. 9, 1768, d. Dec. 19, 1776.
ii Hannah, b. Nov. 9, 1768.
iii Anna, b. Dec. 15, 1770.
iv Calvin, b. June 4, 1773, d. young.
v · Susannah, b. Nov. 27, 1777.
vi Calvin, b. Nov. 2, 1779, m. Hannah Coffin.
vii Ezra, b. Nov. 24, 1781, m. Betsey Coffin.
viii Eli, b. July 26, 1785, m. 1st, Betsy Gould.
ix Thaddeus, b. June 4, 1788, m. Sukey Barker.
x Anna, b. Dec. 30, 1790, d. Dec. 19, 1819.
xi Nathan F., b. July 2, 1794, m. Ist, Harriet Hills; 2d, Sarah J. Bur- bank.
ELI TWITCHELL, brother of the preceding, married Rhoda Leland. He came to Bethel and settled on the North Side of the river, on the farm afterwards occupied by his son-in-law, Barbour Bartlett. Mrs. Twitchell died March 27, 1792. For second wife, he mar- ried Lucy Segar who died in 1844. He died in 1845. Children :
i Julia, b. July 7, 1788, m. Barbour Bartlett.
ii Curatio, b. Aug. 9, 1789, d. Aug. 7, 1791.
iii Lucia or Lucretia, b. June 6, 1791, m. John Kimball.
By second wife :
iv Delinda, b. January 29, 1794, d. Nov. 19, 1800.
CAPTAIN PETER TWITCHELL, youngest son of Joseph Twitchell, kept a tavern in Sherbourne, Mass., and had command of the militia at the time of the funeral of Washington. He came to Bethel after his brothers and was a farmer. He died from the effects of being thrown from his carriage Nov. 18, 1855, aged 94 years and 5 months. He had long been a vegetarian. He married first Sarah Bullard and second, Amy Perry. Children :
By his first wife :
i Almon, b. July 10, 1783, d. Nov. 18, 1792.
ii Jonathan, b. May 20, 1789, d. unmarried.
iii Eli, b. - -. d. of small pox Sept. 26, 1792.
iv Eli, b. July 22, 1794, m. Sophronia Barker.
V Julia, b. April 10, 1797, m. Hollica Greenwood.
vi John Adams, b. Sept. 7, 1798, m. Roxana Howe.
vii Harriet, b. June 1, 1805, m. Charles W. Farewell.
viii Sarah Perry, b. Sept. 6, 1811, m. Nov. 27, 1834, Amasa Bean.
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SIMEON TWITCHELL, oldest son of Eleazer, married Hannah Abbot who was born at Andover, Mass., Nov. 18, 1774, and died Sept. 5, 1854. Mr. Twitchell was a farmer and lived on the north side of the river, about two miles from the Bethel bridge. Early in life he engaged somewhat in lumbering. Children.
i Sylvanus, b. June 10, 1796, m. Sophia, daughter of Isaac Town.
ii Curatio, b. Jan. 16, 1798, m. Betsey Blake, s. Gilead.
iii Jonathan, b. Jan. 1800, m. Ann Flanders of Richmond, Me.
iv Uzziel, b. Jan. 2, 1802, d. Aug. 31, 1820.
V Andrew, b. Dec. 21, 1803, m. Lydia B. Littlehale; he died at Henry, Ills. ; no issue.
vi Levi, b. Feb. 10, 1806, m. Agnes M. Russell, d. 1891.
vii Lois, b. Jan. 11, 1808, m. Hon. Wm. Frye.
viii Moses, b. Aug. 29, 1809, m. Huldah H. Swan.
ix Abigail, b. July 31, 1811, m. William Shaw of South Berwick; no issue.
X Hiram, b. Sept. 2, 1813, m. Mary Hunter, r. Bethel.
xi Nancy, b. Jan. 25, 1816, m. Capt. Calvin Bakeman, b. Castine, Me., Jan. 26, 1798, d. Oct. 27, 1886. The widow resides at Newton Upper Falls, Mass.
AMOS TWITCHELL, son of Eleazer Twitchell, married Sally Stearns. Child :
i Rufus, b. Feb. 7, 1802.
JOSEPH TWITCHELL, son of Eleazer Twitchell, married Mary Abbot. He was the first white child born at Bethel Hill, and he spent the most of his long life near the place of his birth. Chil- dren :
i Deborah, b. Jan. 3, 1805, m. Learned Whitman.
ii Martha, b. Nov. 12, 1806, d. unmarried ; she was a school teacher.
iii Almon (M. D.) b. Sept. 14, 1811, m. Phebe Buxton.
iv Albert, b. June 25, 1814, d. July 29, 1823.
V Alfred, b. June 25, 1814, m. Martha A. Stevens.
vi Joseph Abbot, b. May 14, 1817, m. Orinda L. Mason.
vii Osmon M., b. June 29, 1829, m. Rosalba Chandler. He was a physi- cian in Milan, N. H., and moved to Wisconsin.
ELEAZER TWITCHELL JR., married Lydia, daughter of Moses Mason. He lived on the river road that leads from Bethel Hill to Middle Interval. Children :
i Susanna Mason, b. Jan. 23, 1814, m. Henry Tuttle.
ii Charlotte, b. Aug. 14, 1815, m. Samuel Walker.
iii Amos, b. Sept. 4, 1817, m. Rosanna McGrath, r. Boston.
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iv Benjamin Clark, b. March 22, 1819.
v Martin Van Buren, b. Nov. 12, 1835.
vi Martha, b. - , d. aged 18 years.
CALVIN TWITCHELL, son of Ezra Twitchell, married Hannah Coffin. Children :
i Sumner, b. July 10, 1801, d. Feb. 21, 1802.
ii Renfrew, b. May 21, 1803, s. New York.
iii Horton, b. Nov. 5, 1804, s. New York.
iv Emily, b. June 17, 1807, m. Samuel Philbrook.
V Calvin, b. May 28, 1809, s. New York.
vi Hannah, b. Sept. 22, 1812, d. in New York.
vii Lawson Buckminister, b. Sept. 6, 1815, s. Rochester, N. Y.
viii Stephen Coffin, b. Aug. 20, 1819, d. young.
EZRA TWITCHELL, JR., was a farmer and mason, and lived on the north side of the river below Mayville. He married Betsey Coffin and died in 1874, aged 94 years. Children :
i Daniel, b. Nov. 24, 1803, d. Aug. 9, 1833.
ii Alphin, b. Dec. 27, 1804, m. Roxanna Twitchell.
iii Nancy, b. Oct. 2, 1806, d. Oct. 25, 1826.
iv Cynthia, b. March 11, 1809, m. John Russell.
V Abiah, b. April 27, 1811, d. Dec. 5, 1826.
vi Samuel, b. Feb. 2, 1814, d. March 3 following.
vii Samuel Birge, (A. M. M. D.) b. May 27, 1816, m. Sarah E. Swasey of Wakefield, N. H.
viii Richard Eastman, b. Feb. 10, 1819, s. Portland.
ix Betsey Chapman, b. June 1, 1821, m. Edward Goddard.
x Lucian, b. July 29, 1823. d. Oct. 2, 1849.
ELI TWITCHELL, son of Ezra Twitchell, married Betsey Gould, and second. Abigail Russell. He was a farmer, then a trader on the Hill, then moved to Rushville, New York, where his second wife died and he married a sister of his first wife. At Bethel Hill he also kept tavern. Children :
i Clarissa, b. March 27, 1808.
ii Jonathan Gould, b. April 14, 1809.
iii Athirza, b. Jan. 8, 1811.
iv Eli, b. Aug. 6, 1812, d. July 4, 1831.
V Freeman, b. March 20, 1814, m. Thirza M. Paine, d. 1840.
vi Betsey, b. Jan. 28, 1816, d. April 3, 1818.
vii Ezra, b. Sept. 10, 1819, d. Jan. 3, 1820.
viii Nathan, b. Jan. 18, 1818.
ix Leander, b. Nov. 30, 1820, d. Aug. 1823.
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By second marriage :
x Philomela, b. Oct. 25, 1823.
xi William L., b. Feb. 17, 1825.
xii Betsey, b. March 25, 1826, d. Aug. 4, 1826.
xiii George Washington, b. June 14, 1828.
THADDEUS TWITCHELL, son of Ezra Twitchell, married in 1813, Sukey Barker. He was a thrifty farmer at Mayville, and died March 27, 1860. His widow died October 3, 1871. Children :
i Abigail B., b. Feb. 1, 1814, m. Dr. Robert G. Wiley.
ii Roxanna, b. Dec. 20, 1816, m. Alphin Twitchell.
iii Mary Elizabeth, b. Jan. 10, 1821, m. Rev. David Garland.
iv Susannah R., b. May 30, 1824, m. Rev. Javan K. Mason.
v Samuel Barker, b. March 16, 1829, m. Malvina A. Chapman.
NATHAN F. TWITCHELL, youngest son of Ezra Twitchell, married first Harriet, daughter, of Amos Hills and second Sarah Jackman, daughter of Jedediah Burbank. He was a carpenter and builder, captain of the militia and deacon of the Congregational church. He lived on the north side of the river near Mayville, and died June 10 1873. His second wife died April 3, 1871. Children :
i Harriet Hills, b. Aug. 29, 1824, d. Oct. 13, 1837.
By second marriage :
ii Nancy, b. Nov. 30, 1826, m. Asa P. Knight, d. Washington, D. C., 1891.
iii Joseph Maynard, b. Feb. 29, 1828, m. 1856, Mary Drayer of the Province of New Brunswick. He is a mechanic, resides at Melrose, and does business in Boston. Ten children :
iv Lonsville, b. Jan. 18, 1830, married June 10, 1855, Mary A. Farring- ton of Andover, Me. He went to Minnesota in 1857, and estab- lished a business and classical academy. At the breaking out of the war he enlisted as hospital steward and also served as acting as- sistant surgeon ; moved to Washington, was clerk ten years in the Interior department and since in the Treasury department. Three children :
v Esther Angelia, b. June 27, 1832, d. July 5, 1837.
vi Chester Loomis, b. Dec. 31, 1834, m. Harriet Tilden. He resides at Appleton, Swift Co. Minnesota. Three children :
vii Anna Frances, b. Jan. 24, 1837, married August 23, 1864, David P. Craig who was born Dec. 23, 1836, and is President of the Tempo- rary Soldiers' Home at Washington. 3 Children :
viii Preston, b. Dec. 10, 1839, m. JJuly 23, 1867, Georgianna Crawford. Enlisted a private in Massachusetts cavalry, served under Butler in the South, promoted 2d and 1st Lieutenant and Captain, wounded at Cedar Creek Oct. 19, 1864; mustered out May 15, 1865. He be-
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came foreman in the repair shops of the Mexican Central railway, and was murdered at Tamos, Mexico, Oct. 23, 1891. Family reside at Cincinnati, Ohio.
ix Nathan Rice, b. June 2, 1841, m. 1879, Nellie Fowle of Boston. He served 9 months in a Massachusetts regiment ; went to Colorado in 1876, located at Salida, engaged in mining in Arizona; was inter- ested in the great "Silver King" mine and in other mining opera- tions ; resides at Denver City and a member of the stock exchange.
x Fordyce Parker, b. April 16, 1844, m. Dec. 28, 1877, Maria Robinson. He is a merchant and farmer at Appleton, Minnesota. Four chil- dren :
xi Sarah Emily, b. Nov. 5, 1846, m. Dec. 31, 1889, J. A. B. Espey who is superintendent of a division in the Government Printing office at Washington, D. C.
COL. ELI TWITCHELL, son of Captain Peter Twitchell, married December 5, 1822, Sophronia, daughter of Deacon Samuel Barker, who died March 1861. He resided at West Bethel. Children :
i Edward Perry, b. Aug. 17, 1823, d. young.
ii Ann Johnson, b. Nov. 12, 1825. m. Oct. 17, 1849, Jarvis Chapman
iii Edward Perry, b. July 18, 1827.
iv William Barker, b. Oct. 21, 1829.
V George H. Greenwood, b. March 24, 1832.
vi Charles McClellen, b. Jan. 11, 1834, d. Dec. 15, 1834.
vii Ellen Maria, b. April 15, 1835.
viii Charles Jenkins, b. Nov. 8, 1838.
ix Alice Amelia, b. March 24, 1841.
x Fanny Barker, b. March 25, 1844; d. Nov. 21, 1845.
xi Caroline Little, b. Feb. 21, 1847, m. Osborne J. Pierce, r. Chicago, III.
JOHN ADAMS TWITCHELL married Roxanna, daughter of Jacob Howe who died Feb. 22, 1888. Children :
i Thomas Elwyn, b. May 15, 1824. He married firstly, Dolly G. Barker of Bethel who died, and he married secondly, Frances S. Chapman. He was mail agent on the Grand Trunk, long a wholesale mer- chant in Portland, and representative to the Legislature. He died January 31, 1886.
ii Mary Amanda, b. Dec. 5, 1825, d. April 6, 1846.
iii Salome Greenwood, b. Oct. 4, 1828; she graduated at Bradford semi- nary, and was a teacher there. She now resides in Bethel unmar- ried.
iv Daniel Alphin, b. Feb. 25, 1831. He was in trade at Bethel, married Cyrene S. Ayer and died of diphtheria June 20, 1863.
v Roxana Althea, b. Feb. 15, 1836, m. Joseph F. French of Haverhill, Mass.
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vi John Quincy Adams, b. May 18, 1838. He is a merchant in Portland, at the head of the wholesale grocery and provision firm of Twitchell Champlin Company. He married Angie B. Marble of Portland.
vii Lydia Lucinda, b. Aug. 8, 1841, d. Aug. 11, 1874.
SYLVANUS TWITCHELL, son of Simeon Twitchell, married Sophia Town. He moved to Orono, Me. Children :
i Sylvia, b. Sept. 2, 1821, d. Aug. 8, 1823.
ii Leonard Newton, b. Feb. 3, 1825, d. Dec. 1830.
iii William Frye, b. Aug. 29, 1827.
iv James O'Connell, b. Sept. 21, 1829.
v Infant, b. Sept. 16, 1826, d, next day.
CURATIO TWITCHELL, son of Simeon, married Betsey, daughter of David Blake. Children :
i Uzziel, b. April 27, 1824.
ii Lucy Marilla, b. - -. both deceased.
LEVI TWITCHELL, son of Simeon Twitchell, was born Feb. 11, 1806, and died April 23, 1891. He married Nov. 15, 1836, Agnes, daughter of Stephen A. Russell. He was a farmer. He died from the results of an injury in the spring of 1891. She died very sud- denly at Bethel Jan. 9, 1892. Children :
i Harriet Ann, b. Aug. 26, 1837.
ii Levi, b. March 16, 1839, d. Aug. 15, 1856.
iii Eunice M., b. Nov. 26, 1840.
iv Jonathan M., b. Nov. 7, 1843, d. aged 7 years.
V Joshua B., b. - -, d. Aug. 28, 1847.
vi Thirza J., b. -, 1847, d. Aug. 10, 1850.
ALMON TWITCHELL, M. D., son of Joseph Twitchell, married Phebe M. Buxton of North Yarmouth. Children :
i Alice Gray, b. July 18, 1844, unmarried, matron of Maine Insane Hos- pital.
ii Cornelia Buxton, b. Sept. 19, 1845, d. 1847.
iii George Morris, D. D. S., b. Sept. 17, 1847, m. Florence Allen, r. Au- gusta.
iv Mary Jane, b. Sept. 10, 1849, m. Austin A. Trull, d.
v Edward Almon, b. Nov. 22, 1853, d. Aug., 1854.
vi Anna Buxton, b. May 1, 1856, m. Sidney I French, r. Bethel.
JOSEPH A. TWITCHELL.
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ALFRED TWITCHELL, son of Joseph Twitchell, married Martha, daughter of Ebenezer Stevens of Sweden. He is a shoe-maker and resides at Bethel Hill. Children :
i Mary Elizabeth, b. April 27, 1840, m. Wm. H. Chandler.
ii Ozmon Mason, b. Sept. 2, 1842, m. Alice J. Smith.
iii Austin Frisbie, b. May 11, 1845, m. Anna L. McAlla.
iv Alfred Eugene, b. May 11, 1848, m. Dora Littlehale, d.
v Horace Q. B., b. April 27, 1851.
vi Fanny Perley, b. January 27, 1855.
JOSEPH ABBOT TWITCHELL, son of Joseph and Mary (Abbot) Twitchell, was born on Bethel Hill, May nineteenth, eighteen hun- dred and seventeen, and died of pneumonia, May second, eighteen hundred and ninety. He had always lived at Bethel Hill on part of the old homestead of his grandfather, and no man was better known in the village or in the west parish of Bethel. He was by occupation a shoe-maker, but after the wants of the people began to be, for the most part supplied with ready made boots and shoes from the factories, he became a dealer in these goods. He was a quiet, peaceable man, one who took life easy and undisturbed by outside influences, pursued the even tenor of his way. He was a de- cided temperance man, both theoretically and practically, and joined each of the leading organizations for the promotion of tem- perance, in which he was an active member. He was a leading member of the Universalist organization at Bethel Hill, and exem- plified his faith by a life of charitable deeds. It was said of him that "he had not an enemy in the world." He married Dec. 12, 1839, Orinda Leonard, daughter of John Mason of Gilead, early in Bethel, who survives him. Children :
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Albert S., b. Sept. 16, 1840, m. Emma A. Howland.
ii Virgil V., b. June 27, 1842. He was connected with the Portland Ad- vertiser for several years, then went to Gorham, N. H., and founded the "Mountaineer," a weekly paper which he ably con- ducted up to the time of his decease. He was a ready writer and a natural born newspaper man. He was genial and made friends. wherever he went. He was married at Portland, Sept. 18, 1866, to Georgie E. Cary who was born at Saccarappa, June 15, 1847. They have had three children, two of whom, a son and daughter are liv- ing. Mr, Twitchell died of pneumonia after a brief illness, Jan. 4, 1892.
iii William L., b. Aug. 17, 1844, d. 1869. .
iv Joseph, b. July 13, 1846, d. in infancy.
v Charles E., b. July 24, 1848, d. 1867.
vi Ada A., b. Dec. 12, 1856, m. Walton Wight, r. Hartford, Conn.
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HISTORY OF BETHEL.
ALPHIN TWITCHELL, son of Ezra Twitchell Jr., married Roxanna, «daughter of Thaddeus Twitchell. He lived near Mayville, was an active business man ; a farmer and dealer in cattle, often in town ·office, a good citizen and highly respected. Children :
i Adelbert B., b. Dec. 14, 1836.
ii Adeltha, b. April 13, 1840.
iii Amelia J., b. Sept. 2, 1842, m. John M. Gould, r. Portland.
iv Adelia B., b. May 7, 1847, d. Feb. 1848.
Mary Ella, b. April 23, 1849.
vi Herbert F., b. Nov. 16, 1859, m. Alice J. Gould.
vii Clara F., b. May 25, 1864.
SAMUEL BARKER TWITCHELL, son of Thaddeus Twitchell, resides at the homestead of his father, has erected elegant buildings and keeps a summer boarding house. He is a capable business man, has been much in town office and has served two terms in the Maine Legislature. He married Dec. 11, 1853, Malvina A., daughter of Timothy Chapman, a most amiable woman now deceased. Chil- dren :
i Marion Blanchard, b. Nov. 4, 1855, m. Clarence W. Hobbs, r. Lynn, Mass.
ii Susie Barker, b. Nov. 17, 1861.
iii Florence Eliza, b. Oct. 12, 1869.
DANIEL A. TWITCHELL, son of Adams Twitchell, married Cyrene S. Ayer. He was in trade on the Hill and died in early manhood of diphtheria. Child :
i Ada L., b. Dec. 18, 1858.
HERBERT F. TWITCHELL, son of Alphin Twitchell, was educated in the common schools and at Gould's Academy in Bethel. He was clerk in a retail dry goods store for a year ; studied medicine and graduated from the Maine Medical school in 1883 ; served one year as house physician at the Maine General Hospital, and then went into general practice at Freeport, Me. He was married May 14, 1885, to Alice J., daughter of Rev. S. L. Gould. He has met with marked success in the practice of his profession.
FREEMAN TWITCHELL, son of Eli Twitchell,' married Thirza M. Paine and died June 1, 1840. He was a house-carpenter, an extra workman and a man highly respected in the community. He re- sided at Bethel Hill. Children :
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HISTORY OF BETHEL.
i Ozro Leander, b. July 17, 1837, r. Grass Valley, Cal.
ii Elizabeth, b. Dec. 5, 1838.
iii Thomas Freeman, b, Nov. 4, 1840, r. Grass Valley, Cal.
CYRUS TWITCHELL, son of Abel and Sarah (Adams) Twitchell, of Sherbourne, Mass., and grandson of Joseph Twitchell of Sher- bourne, born March 13, 1778, married January 16, 1801, Eunice Belknap who was born March 8, 1778, and came first to Bethel where he lived a few years and then removed to Milan, N. H., where he died Sept. 19. 1873, aged 95 years and 6 months. His wife died April 4, 1856 aged 78. He was a farmer and lived on the place now occupied by his son, Adams Twitchell, Esq , and grand- son Cassius Twitchell. Children :
i Ransom, b. Oct. 31, 1801, m. Aug. 26, 1824, Julia E. Swan, d. Nov. 7, 1879.
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