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ii Gilman, b. Dec. 27, 1802, m. Lucy Harris, d. March 17, 1867.
iii George Sullivan, b. April 18, 1804, m. Emily Harvey of Providence, R. I.
iv Cyrus, b. Aug. 10, 1805, d. Oct. 9, 1806.
v Cyrus, b. March 25, 1807, m. Rebecca B. Heath, d. April 25, 1854.
vi Harvey, b. Nov. 21, 1808, d. Feb. 16, 1814.
vii Hannah, b. July 4, 1810, m. Sept. 13, 1828, Nathan Bickford, d. Jan. 11, 1872.
viii Adams, b. Jan. 27, 1812, m. Oct. 31, 1843, Lusylvia, daughter of Ebenezer Bartlett of Bethel, He is a farmer and lumberman, was formerly in trade at Milan, and has had a long and successful busi- ness career.
ix Clayton, b. Jan. 13, 1814, m. Feb. 23, 1834, Mary Phipps, d. Dec. 6, 1877.
x Lucy, b. Nov. 15, 1815, d. July 5, 1816.
xi Harry, b. June 21, 1817, d. March 21, 1852.
xii Lucy, b. April 4, 1821, d. Sept. 2, 1823.
UPTON.
TILDEN UPTON, born in North Reading, Mass., a teacher and farmer, married Sept. 2, 1862, at Carmin, Illinois, Martha Barnard, daughter of Seth B. Newell of Bethel. He died at North Reading, Sept. 6, 1866. Children :
i Horatio Newell, b. Carmin, Ill., July 26, 1863.
ii Abbie Damon, b. Bethel, July 25, 1866.
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VALENTINE.
ALFRED WILBUR VALENTINE, born in Hopkinton, Mass., Aug. 8,, 1841, married May 18, 1864, Lauretta Miranda Green. He was a farmer much interested in agriculture and in associated effort to " improve the condition of the tillers of the soil. He was a leading. member of the Bethel Grange. He died June 14, 1888. Children ::
i Charles Elmer, b. March 14, 1865.
ii Fred Ambrose, b. Oct. 28, 1868, d. March 14, 1869.
iii William Alton, b. Jan. 8, 1870.
WALKER.
The Walkers of Bethel are from Concord, New Hampshire.
JOHN WALKER, son of James and Ruth (Abbot) Walker, born May 8, 1763, came to Bethel Hill quite early. His wife was Eliza. Calef who died Nov. 14, 1829. He died Feb. 25, 1830. He was a: tailor by trade, and lived on the place afterwards occupied by. George Chapman. Children :
i Joseph C., b. - -, m. Lucinda Hale of Waterford.
ii James, b. -- -, m. Hannah Barker.
iii Hannah, b. - -, m. Isaac Pressey of Mercer.
iv Abial, b. , m. Armina Stevens of Greenwood. He moved to. Dummer, N. H.
v Ruth, b.
vi Eliza, b. - -, d. Jan. 11, 1835.
vii Charles, b. Aug. 7, 1809, m. Louisa Barker of Bridgton.
viii Betsey b.
JAMES WALKER, brother of the preceding, born July 26, 1778,. and died Sept. 4, 1826. He was a Congregational minister ; he married first Abigail Chapman of Bethel who died Oct. 3, 1807,. and second Patty Ingalls of Shelburne, N. H. He was also an early trader at Bethel Hill. Children :
By first marriage : i Milton Chapman, b. March 2, 1805. ii Abigail: Chapman, b. May 21,1807, d. young. By second marriage: iii Abigail Chapman, b. June 14, 1811. iv Robert Ingalls, b. Sept. 24, 1813. v James Abbot, b. Dec. 14, 1816.
PETER WALKER, brother of the preceding, born July 6, 1780, married in Fryeburg, Jan. 3. 1808, Abigail Swan. He came from that town to Bethel. Children :
i William Swan, b. Dec. 12, 1810, d. April 1, 1836. ii Galen Carter, b. Dec. 4, 1814, m. Lois C. Pillsbury. iii Lyman, b. Oct. 28, 1817, m. Lucy Ann Pratt. iv Clement A., b. July 3, 1820. v Charles W., b. Nov. 25, 1822. vi Judith, b. April 26, 1826. vii Henry D., b. Sept. 1, 1829.
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JAMES WALKER, son of John Walker, married Hannah I. Barker. "He was the proprietor of Walker's Mills. Children :
i Lucretia, b. July 8, 1824, m. S. R. Johnson, s. Milwaukee, Wis.
ii Nancy Eliza, b. Nov. 15, 1828, m. Pinckney Burnham.
iii Hannah Fisk, b. April 12, 1832.
iv John Barker, b. April 17, 1834.
V Augusta, b. May 24, 1836.
vi Emeline, b. Dec. 21, 1838, m. Newton Grover.
vii Cullen Fordyce, b. Feb. 15, 1841, mn. Mary E. Twitchell.
viii Alma Ingalls, b. July 13, 1843.
SETH WALKER, born in Chatham, N. H., Feb. 7, 1836, married April 28, 1860, Mary Ellen, daughter of Ayers and Eunice (Hale) Mason. He has long been a dealer in hardware and stoves at Bethel Hill. Children :
i Edith Alberta, b. Oct. 20, 1863.
ii Ernest Mason. b. April 24, 1865.
iii Lulu May, b. April 2, 1868, d. Aug. 26, following.
iv Edith May, b. Sept. 16, 1873.
WHEELER
JOSEPH WHEELER, born in Langdon, N. H., Nov. 26, 1789, was the son of Joseph Wheeler who was born in Temple, N. H., Nov. 9, 1766, and grandson of Peter Wheeler who was born Feb. 22, 1732, and married Mehitable Jewett of Bradford, Mass. Joseph Wheeler married Naomi, daughter of Deacon James Grover, who was born in Mansfield, Mass., Sept. 28, 1770. He came to Bethel in the fall of 1793. He had previously been here and made a small clearing upon lot 29, in the 5th range. He had a barn 36x40 built upon it for which he paid one hundred silver dollars. He was an in- dustrious man and cleared up a large farm which is still in posses- sion of the family. Children :
i Joseph, b. Nov. 26, 1789, m. Olive Gage.
ii James, b. Nov. 24, 1791, m. Esther Grover.
iii Naomi, b. Dec. 9, 1790, d. Feb. 3, following.
iv Daniel, b. Jan. 19, 1793, m. Sarah Cummings of Albany.
v Benjamin, b. Jan. 6, 1795, m. Betsey Seavy.
vi Jedediah, b. March 3, 1796, d. Nov. 3, following.
vii Peter, b. Aug. 27, 1797, m. Phebe Haskell of Sweden.
viii Sarah, b. Jan. 14, 1799, d. Aug. 7, 1819.
ix Joel, b. Aug. 14, 1800, m. Sarah Coffin of Gilead.
x Alvah, b. Aug. 29, 1803, m. Martha Haskell of Sweden.
xi Elijah, b. Feb. 7, 1806, m. Lydia Haskell of Sweden and lives in Albany, Me.
xii Naomi, b. April 9, 1809, m. Jacob D. Grover.
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JOSEPH WHEELER married Nov. 26, 1813, Olive, daughter of Daniel Gage who was born in Bethel, April 12, 1799, and died Aug. 23, 1860. He died Jan. 29, 1873. Mr. Wheeler and wife were educated in the Bethel schools and were intelligent, industrious and upright people. Children :
i Sarah Gage, b. Oct. 23, 1814.
ii Joseph, b. Sept. 9, 1816, m. Eliza R. Clark, r. South Paris.
iii Olive, b. Nov. 3, 1818, m. 1839, Almon Grover.
iv Emeline Abigail, b. Jan. 10, 1821, m. 1850, Brockley Shaw, d. East Abington, 1851.
V Daniel Gage, b. April 1, 1823, m. Clara Ann Boothby.
vi Elbridge Gerry, b. July 8, 1825, m. 1st Melissa Grover and 2d, Me- hitable Jane Grover.
vii Mary, b. June 18, 1827, m. Nelson Lowell, d. March 9, 1891.
viii Gabriella, b. Oct. 21, 1829, d. Aug. 17, 1833.
ix Malvina, b. Nov. 3, 1831, m. 1861, Van Buren Grover.
JAMES WHEELER married Esther, daughter of Jedediah Grover. He settled on Grover Hill and then moved to Albany. Children :
i Esther, b. Jan. 24, 1816.
ii James Wellman, b. April 28, 1818, accidentally killed.
iii Hannah, b. Dec. 30, 1819, m. John B. Hazeltine.
iv Silas, b. - --- , m. Lucy Ann Hibbard.
v Jedediah, b. - -, moved to Portland.
vi Zachariah, b. . He was educated at the Cobb Divinity school and became a preacher.
vii Abigail, b. - , m. Alvin Hobart, r. Albany.
DANIEL WHEELER married Sarah Cummings of Albany. Chil- dren :
i Almira, b. Dec. 9, 1820, d. Oct. 19, 1826.
ii Daniel C., b. Aug. 15, 1822, d. Sept. 3, 1823.
iii Melita, b. Aug. 19, 1824.
iv Hannah A., b. Feb. 16, 1826, m. Parker P. Pingree, Topsfield, Mass.
V Daniel. b. April 23, 1828, d. May 2, 1832.
vi Evander, b. June 1, 1830, d. May 6, 1832.
vii Son, b. April 8, 1832, d. June 12, following.
viii Laona, b. March 13, 1833.
ix Leonard, b. March 13, 1833.
BENJAMIN WHEELER, born in Bethel, married Betsey, daughter of Clement Seavy, and lived on the farm now occupied by Albert B. Grover. Children :
i Benjamin Seavy, b. Nov. 13, 1818, m. Eliza Dawes of Harrison.
ii Sarah, b. March 22, 1820, d. Nov. 1, 1828.
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iii Eliza J., b. June 5, 1822, d. Nov. 13, 1839.
iv Naomi Grover, b. July 5, 1824, m. John B. Mason, d. Feb. 15, 1845.
V Alfred, b. Sept. 5, 1826, d. April 15, 1831.
vi Irene A., b. July 1, 1828, d. Sept. 6, 1831.
vii Sylvia, b. Aug. 28, 1831, m. Oliver Edson of Harrison.
viii Melissa, b. Sept. 27, 1835, m. Alanson Dawes, r. Harrison.
ix Hannah, b. - , 1837, m. William Ward of Harrison.
PETER WHEELER was born, reared and always lived on the old homestead on Grover Hill. He was an honest and painstaking farmer and a kind and accommodating neighbor. He married Phebe Haskell of Sweden. Children :
i Caroline, b. Sept. 29, 1828, m. Wm. F. Horn, r. Milan, N. H.
ii William M., b. May 3, 1825, d. Aug. 31, 1827.
iii Peter Jr., b. May 26, 1831, m. Jan. 2, 1868, Mrs. Hattie Stover and re- sides on the old homestead.
iv Galen, b. Oct. 12, 1833, m. Dec. 25, 1855, Frances A. Harden, r. Milan, N. H.
v Rowena, b. Aug. 18, 1836, m. Alexander W. Grover and died in Bethel, May 3, 1862.
JOEL WHEELER married Sarah, daughter of Daniel Coffin of Gilead. He moved to Albany and then to Milan, N. H., where he died aged 84 years. Children :
i Columbia Rawson, b. April 9, 1822.
ii Electa Pamelia, b. July 25, 1823.
iii Christopher C., b. March 29, 1825.
iv William P., b. Aug. 13, 1826.
v Columbia, b.
vi Naomi G. W., b.
vii Betsy, b. - -
viii Fernando C.
ix George Fox.
x Sarah.
xi Mary Dyer.
ALVAH WHEELER married Martha Haskell of Sweden. Children : i Lucy Matilda, b. Feb. 12, 1833.
JOSEPH WHEELER JR., married March 5, 1843, Eliza Clark of Bethel. He is a farmer, has resided in Bethel, Mason and Albany and now in Paris. Children :
i John Kimball, b. Jan. 5. 1845.
ii Charles Elbridge, b. August 25, 1847, d. at Lincoln Hospital August 6, 1864.
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iii Ellery Freeman, b. March 5, 1848.
iv Wendell Edson, b. Sept. 11, 1850.
v Pierce Elliot, b. Feb. 28, 1852.
vi Nelson Blake, b. August 9, 1854.
vii Hannibal Lincoln, b. Sept. 12, 1860.
viii Ulysses Grant, b. May 26, 1862.
DANIEL GAGE WHEELER, son of Joseph Wheeler, married Clara Ann Boothby of Turner and settled in that part of Abbington, Mass., which is now called Rockland. He has resided there for nearly fifty years, and has filled many responsible positions. He served two enlistments in the late war. Children :
i Channing Eugene, b. March 2, 1848, d. May 9, 1852.
ii Emma Etta, b. April 9, 1850.
iii Clarence Eldon, b. July 6, 1852.
iv Daniel Laforest, b. Oct. 10, 1854.
v Laura, b. -, 1856, d. young.
vi Arthur Wilson, b. April 1859. He graduated from Amherst College, was elected Professor in Smith College, but died at Johns Hopkins University before entering upon its duties.
vii Freddie, b. - -, 1863, d. young.
viii Cuvier Gage, b. July 29, 1867.
ELBRIDGE GERRY WHEELER, son of Joseph Wheeler, was edu- cated in the common schools, and in early manhood settled in East Abbington where he engaged in the shoe business. Returning to Maine, he carried on the same business at West Bethel for nearly thirty years, when he settled upon a farm. In politics, he was early a free soiler, and later a republican. He has been prominent in town affairs having served seven years as selectman and also in other po- sitions of trust. He is a prominent free mason. He married first, Melissa, daughter of George W. Grover and second, Mehitable Jane, daughter of Hezekiah Grover. Children :
i Ella Melissa, b. March 3, 1851, m. Sept. 30, 1871, Ralph W. Bean, r. Archer, Cal.
By second marriage :
ii Minnie Estella, b. May 3, 1863 ; she was educated at Gould's Academy and Bates College and is a teacher.
iii Flora Jane, b. July 9, 1864, was educated at Gould's Academy and elsewhere and is also a teacher.
iv Edward Elbridge, b. Jan. 29, 1869. He fitted for college and entered at Bates in the class of 1892. He was a young man of great promise but was attacked with the grip from which he did not recover and which resulted in consumption of which he died October 31, 1891.
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GALEN WHEELER, son of Peter Wheeler, married Frances A. Harden and resides in Milan, N. H. Children :
i Edwin E., b. Jan. 20, 1857.
ii Nellie E., b. Nov. 4, 1860.
iii Frank E., b. Oct. 26, 1862.
iv Ernest A., b. April 6, 1866.
JONATHAN WHEELER, a younger brother of Joseph Wheeler, mar- ried Hannah Colburn and came to Bethel about the same time as his brother, and lived on what is now the Freeland Bennett place. Children :
i Jonathan, b. Feb. 1, 1797, m. Mary Ann Seavy.
ii Abel, b. Aug. 30, 1801, m. - Newell s. Albany.
iii Polly, b. -- 21, 1805.
iv Elias Colburn, b. Jan. 1, 1811.
V Abigail, b. Nov. 23, 1814.
AMOS WHEELER, the well known jeweller and itinerant clock re- pairer was born in Langdon. N. H., Aug. 30, 1787, and died at Milan, N. H., Jan. 4, 1876. He married Dec. 27, 1812, Lydia Pearson Gould who was born in Wolfboro, N. H., July 21, 1793, and died Jan. 26, 1824, and he married second, Eunice Morse who was born in Otisfield, Aug. 27. 1800, and died in Bethel, April 13, 1836. For third wife, he married Nancy Brown born at Water- ford Aug. 8, 1801, and died at Bethel. Children :
i Daughter, b. Shelburne, N. H., March 26, 1814, d. next day.
ii Zenas, b. Feb. 5, 1816, m. Nancy Sparkes, d. 1869.
iii Lydia Gould, b. Feb. 24, 1820, m. Oct. 13, 1839, James M. Phipps of Milan, N. H.
By second marriage :
iv Mariana, b. Nov. 12, 1825, m. George W. Furbush.
v Horatio A., b. Mason, March 13, 1829, d. June 1, 1830.
vi Lucy Marilla, b. April 18, 1831, d. April 21, 1833.
vii Lucy Abigail, b. May 28, 1833, m. David S. Abbot of Grafton.
WHITMAN.
WINCHESTER WHITMAN, son of Luther Whitman of Woodstock, married Hannah M. Paine of Greenwood. He lived in the east part of the town. He had several children but only one is on record. Child :
i Eliza Frances, b. July 26, 1833.
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LEARNED WHITMAN, son of Luther Whitman of Woodstock, born Feb. 17, 1808, married first, in 1829, Deborah. daughter of Joseph Twitchell of Bethel, who died and he married second in 1845, Angeline Stiles. He lived on Grover Hill and died there. His children returned in the census of 1870 were as follows :
i Dora V., b. 1849; ii Albert L., b. 1850; iii Alvernon B., b. 1849; iv Albert, M., b. 1852 ; v Oscar F., b. 1855; vi Rowena M., b. 1857; vii Elden R., b. 1860; viii Mellen M., b. 1862.
WILLIAM WHITMAN, a Free Baptist exhorter, came to this town having a family. He lost his wife and married Fanny Annas who soon after died, and he married her sister, Betsey Annas. Chil- dren :
By last marriage :
i Ruby Roseltha, b. Nov. 16, 1835, m. William Crooker.
ii Corgeanna Delena, b. April 8, 1838.
iii Charles Richards, b. Jan. 27, 1841.
WHITNEY.
ISAAC S. WHITNEY married Maria Children :
i Mary W., b. June 9, 1837.
ii Zeri, b. Aug. 19, 1839.
WIGHT.
JOEL WIGHT, the fifth in descent from Thomas Wight who set- tled in Dedham, Mass., in 1637, married Elizabeth Twitchell. He lived in Dublin, N. H., in Sherburne, Mass., and came to Gilead. Children :
i Hannah, b. March 11, 1769.
ii Ephraim, b. May 20, 1771.
iii Eli, b. May 6, 1773.
iv Anna, b. -, m. Isaac Stearns.
v Olive, b. , m. Isaac Adams.
vi Elizabeth, b.
vii Eliza, b. - , m. Josiah Stearns.
viii Seth, b. May 21, 1783, m. Lydia Mason.
SETH WIGHT, son of the preceding, married Lydia, daughter of John Mason of Gilead. He lived a few years in Gilead, then moved to Bethel where he died. His place was west of Robertson Hill, on the road between Bethel Hill and West Bethel. He died Dec. 29, 1863, and his widow died Aug. 8, 1872. Children :
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i Nahum, b. Gilead, Nov. 27, 1807, M. D., Maine Medical School 1832, married Mary Straw and moved to Gilmanton, N. H. He studied with Dr. John Grover and died in 1880.
ii Almira, b. Nov. 20, 1807, d. Jan. 22, 1810.
iii Daniel Ormsby, b. Mar. 1, 1811, m. Julia A. Peabody, d. June 7, 1872.
iv Rebecca Haywood, b. Dec. 22, 1812, m. Asa Peabody, d. Feb. 20, 1885.
v Seth Jr., b. Aug. 8, 1815, m. Barbara Ann Bean.
vi Eli, b. Jan. 16, 1818, d. Aug. 26, 1841.
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vii Mary Moore, b. Jan. 22, 1820, m. Cyrus K. Kelly, d. March 6, 1886. Lydia Mason, b. Feb. 9, 1822 m. Joseph Smith.
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Harriet Delphina, b. May 7, 1824, m. Charles D. Smith.
X Alexander Patrick, b. March 17, 1826. m. Eliza A. Hart.
xi Joseph, b. Feb. 19, 1828, d. March 6, following.
xii Franklin Adams, b. March 2, 1830, d. July 6, 1833.
xiii Esther Sewall. b. Aug. 6, 1832. m. Dr. Charles M. Fellows, Ply- mouth, N. H., d. Dec. 29, 1876.
xiv Joel Wilson Learned, b. Oct. 1, 1835, d. Nov. 10, 1841.
SETH WIGHT JR. married Barbara Ann, daughter of Justus Bean .. He lives at West Bethel. His wife died suddenly January 4, 1892. Children :
i Augusta Ward, b. Sept. 2, 1839, m. Nov. 25, 1862, E. Payson: Grover.
ii Eli Mellen M. D., b. May 4, 1841, m. Jan. 14, 1866, Millicent Blair .. He died at Chatanooga, Tenn., Jan. 6, 1881 .*
iii Seth Jairus, b. April 8, 1843, d. Jan. 24, 1869.
iv Mary Elizabeth, b. March 7, 1845, d. April 15, 1847.
V Edwin Eastman, b. May 15, 1847, d. Feb. 26, 1854.
vi Henry Spencer, b. Sept. 1, 1850.
vii Loui Jane, b. Jan. 12, 1853, d. Aug. 1, 1877.
viii Charlie Smith, b. Nov. 13, 1855.
ix Anna Rebecca, b. Jan. 11, 1857, m. George A. Grover.
x Sarah Belle, b. Feb. 28, 1861.
DANIEL WIGHT married Hannah -
-. Child : Thomas, b. March 2, 1799.
TIMOTHY WIGHT married Mary Ann . He lived at one time at Bethel Hill. Only the birth of one child is recorded on Bethel records :
Wesley, b. May 26, 1834.
*He enlisted and was commisioned as Lieutenant in Company B. 23d Me. Volunteers, but soon resigned. He graduated in medicine and after the close of the war settled at Chatanooga, Tennessee. He had an extensive practice and became, in a short time, a leading citizen. He was on the State Board of Health, and held other important official positions. He died from the result of over-work and exposure, much lamented by a wide circle of friends.
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WILEY.
DR. ROBERT GOODWIN WILEY came here from Fryeburg and mar- ried Abigail B. Twitchell. He was the son of Benjamin Jr., and Mary D. (Bryant) Wiley and was born Nov. 7, 1807. Children :
i Leland Barker, b. June 6, 1837, d. May 12, 1839.
ii Philantheus Cleveland, b. Feb. 20. 1840. He graduated at Bowdoin College and Maine Medical School, settled in practice in Bethel where he had great success, was drowned in Magalloway river when he was going to visit a patient. He married Mary E., daugh- ter of Hon. Elias M. Carter.
iii Philelius Leland, b. Jan. 20, 1843, d. Oct. 20, 1850.
iv Goodwin Robert, b. Jan. 13, 1846, m. Matilda O. Swift.
v Thaddeus Twitchell, b. Jan. 10, 1848, d. Oct. 12, 1850.
vi Lawson Buckminster, b. May 26, 1852, d. Jan. 8, 1856.
vii Mary Elizabeth, b. Jan. 28, 1856.
GOODWIN ROBERT WILEY, son of Dr. Robert G. Wiley, is a skill- ful druggist and pharmacist at Bethel Hill. He is a very capable business man, especially in clerical work. He has been town clerk, is clerk of the village corporation, and secretary of the trustees of Gould's Academy. His books are models of neatness and accuracy. He is a prominent Mason and has held the second highest office in the Grand Lodge. He built and occupies the elegant house below the academy. He married Oct. 5, 1869, Matilda Olive, daughter of Newton Swift. Children :
i Blanche, b. June 24, 1872, d. Aug. 18, 1875.
ïi Goodwin Arthur, b. Jan. 6, 1874.
iii Howard, b. Jan. 21, 1876.
iv Bertha May, b. July 22, 1880.
V Gladys Rose, b. May 22, 1886.
WILLIS.
JONAS WILLIS came from Sudbury, Mass., to Bethel when a young man. He married Susan Barbour first who died April 3, 1808, and second Charlotte Bartlett. He lived in what is now Hanover. Children :
i Joseph, b. Jan. 22, 1793, d. Nov. 11, 1815.
ii Joanna, b. March 31, 1794, m. Elhanan Bartlett.
iii Adam, b. Dec. 20, 1796, m. Mary Adams.
iv Harriet, b. Sept. 24, 1799, m. Clark Kimball.
v Virtue, b. Aug. 8, 1803, m. Robert C. Kimball of Rumford.
vi Zenas, b. Nov. 8, 1806, d. Oct. 19, 1812.
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By second wife :
vii Jonas Barbour, b. Aug. 16, 1809.
viii Susanna, b. Feb. 26, 1813, m. Jotham S. Lane.
ix Mary Adams, b. Nov. 10, 1815.
Ball Bartlett, b. March 6, 1820, m. Joan W. Roberts.
ADAM WILLIS, son of Jonas Willis, married Mary Adams of An- dover, born May 30, 1796. He lived on the north side of the river below Bartlett's Ferry, removed to Fayette and died there May 14, 1874. His widow died April 15, 1881. Children :
i William Adams, b. Sept. 16, 1822, m. Feb. 17, 1850, Eunice E. Hibbard. She died and he m. 2d Jan. 11, 1876, Nancy G. Adams.
ii Asenath, b. May 17, 1825, m. Dr. Charles Russell.
iii John Emery, b. April 7, 1827, m. March 28, 1849, Laura Wight of Gilead. He was killed by the cars after the war.
iv Ethan, b. Dec. 7, 1829, m. Selina Wight of Gilead.
v Thomas Weston, b. Dec. 12, 1833, m. July 3, 1858, Julia L., daughter of Peter G. Smith.
JONAS BARBOUR WILLIS, son of Jonas Willis, married Salome Stearns of Bethel. Children :
i Charles S., b. Feb. 12, 1833.
ii Nathan J., b. Jan. 24, 1835, d. Sept. 18, 1837.
iii Octavus N., b. Aug. 7, 1838.
iv Salome B., b. Jan. 24, 1841.
V Frances H., b. Nov. 19, 1844.
BALL BARTLETT WILLIS, son of Jonas Willis, lived on the home- stead of his father in Bethel, then moved to Lewiston where he died July 14, 1873. He married Dec. 5, 1841, Joan W., daughter of Joshua Roberts, who was born Sept. 25, 1822, and died May 11, 1860. Children :
i Olive S., b. June 26, 1843, m. Dec. 1, 1864, Albert W. Grover.
ii Mary M., b. Apr. 25, 1848, m. July 12, 1875, John T. Cleveland.
iii Alice C., b. April 30, 1854.
WILSON.
HIRAM H. WILSON, son of Evans and Anna (Bray) Wilson, mar- ried in 1851, Mary, daughter of John and Esther (Russell) Oliver. He is a farmer and resides at Bethel, Children :
Ei Virgil Lincoln, b. Sept 10, 1852, n. Kate A. Maloney.
ii Austin Oliver, b. May 24, 1859, d. Jan. 6, 1860.
iii Irving Hiram, b. Dec. 28, 1862.
iv Mary Lizzie, b. March 1, 1865, d. Apr. 13, 1886.
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WILLIAMSON.
WILLIAM WILLIAMSON from Ireland, married Eliza. He was a shoemaker and moved to Newry. Children :
i Ann Eliza, b. Nov. 4, 1835.
ii Rebecca, b. July 18, 1838, d. March 5, 1843.
ii Wm. Henry, b. March 17, 1841.
WOODBURY.
HON. ENOCH WEBSTER WOODBURY, son of Andrew and Sally (Stevens) Woodbury, was born in Sweden, Maine, January 8, 1818. He was married July 2, 1840, to Sally Ludlow, daughter of Aaron and Phebe (Chadbourne) Kimball of Bridgton, who died at Augusta, Me., in 1889. Mr. Woodbury has been much in public life. He was a farmer in Sweden for many years, served two terms in the Maine Senate, was Superintendent of the State Reform School and Judge of Probate for Oxford county. His farm build- ings in Sweden having been destroyed by fire, a few years ago, he came to Bethel and went into trade with the late Robert A. Chap- man. He subsequently associated with himself his son-in-law, Josiah U. Purington, and the firm is still carrying on a large busi- ness in trade, making a specialty of flour, corn and feed, but keep- ing a general stock of merchandise. Children :
i Webster, b. Apr. 20, 1841. He graduated at Bowdoin College in 1864 and at Bangor in 1868. He has had several pastorates and is now settled over the Congregational church at Milford, Mass., m. Hulda Denison.
ii Francetta Adelia, b. May 18, 1844, m. Josiah U. Purington.
iii Ambrose, b. Nov. 2 1845, d. Feb. 25, 1847.
iv Emma Caroline, b. Aug. 25, 1848, m. Francis S. Chandler.
V Wesley Kimball, b. Feb. 25, 1855, m. Annie B. Bellville. He is a suc- cessful attorney at law at Pottsville, Penn.
YORK.
Three brothers, John, Isaac I. and Job York, sons of John and Sarah York of Standish, came quite early to Bethel.
COLONEL JOHN YORK was here at the time of the Indian raid in 1781, and lived in the lower settlement on the south side of the Great river. He married Abigail, daughter of Jonathan Bean. The dates of birth of children are wanting, and are not arranged in or- der of birth. Children :
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i Anne, bap. April 17, 1774, m. John Kilgore Jr.
ii Sarah, bap. Aug. 3, 1775, d. young.
iii Jonathan, bap. Aug. 31, 1777.
iv Ruth, bap. April 25-1, 1779, m. first Ezekiel Duston ; second, Timothy Capen.
v Peter, b. - , 1777, m. Abiah Russell.
vi Abigail, b. -, m. Thomas Frost.
vii Lois, b. Feb. 20, 1781, d. Feb. 14, 1786.
ISAAC INSLEY YORK, brother of the preceding, was a resident of Bethel a year or two later than John. His farm was the one after- ward occupied by Humphrey Bean and still in his family. He married Betsey Thorn of Standish. The record of his children is not at hand, but the following were born to him in Standish and Bethel. Children :
i John, b. July 5, 1787, m. Sally Killgore : moved to Newry.
ii Hannah, b. Dec. 16, 1788, m. George Tucker of Bethel.
iii Levina, b. Aug. 30, 1789, m. - Rowe.
iv Betsey, b. Sept. 25, 1792, m. Nathaniel Bean.
V Mercy, b. June 12, 1794, m. Josiah Carter.
vi Isaac, b. April 17, 1796, d. Nov. following.
vii Joel, b. Oct. 17, 1797 ; he went to New York.
viii Jacob, b. June 13, 1799, m. Dolly Fogg of Paris.
ix Lydia, b. March 20, 1803, m. Lorenzo Bumpus of Hebron.
x Levi, b. Feb. 17, 1805.
xi Anna, b. Jan. 2, 1807, m. - Bennett.
xii Delinda, b. Oct. 21, 1809, m. John Hibbard.
JOB YORK, brother of Colonel John York, came from Standish to Bethel a few years later than his brother. He married Sally Jones. He lived in the east part of the town on a hill back from the river. Children :
i Desire, b. Standish, April 7, 1791, m. Israel Linnell.
ii Sally, b. May 18, 1793, m. Elihu Killgore.
iii Rebecca, b. March 6, 1795, m. Joseph McGill.
iv Randall, b. Bethel, April 7, 1798, d. unmarried.
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