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GILPATRICK.
John Gilpatrick settled in Boothbay about the close of the Civil War, in which he served. He m. Statia F. Anderson; occupation, farming. He came from Somerville, in which town the Gilpatrick fam. is one of the oldest and most numerous, and in its plantation form, prior to incorporation in 1858, was known as Patricktown. Children: Ulysses G., m. Una. M. Lewis; Charles E., m. Estelle M. Adams; Lillian S., m. Christopher G. Dickinson; Nellie P., m. George Mckown; Amy A., Martha E., John M., Fred E., Susan V.
GRADY.
William and Charlotte Grady set. at West B. H. He died July 3, 1866; she died Nov. 17, 1864. Children: I, William S., b. Feb. 21, 1858; m. Martha Lewis, 1886. II, Ernest A., b. Aug. 20, 1859; m. Lizzie T. Taggart; res. at B. H.
GRAY.
1 AMOS GRAY m. a dau. of Samuel and Mary Ball, who lived at Pig Cove, abt. 1792-3. He bought Squirrel Island of his wife's fam. and kept it until
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1825, when he sold to William Greenleaf; there are but two sons traced; if he had other chil. the trace is lost. The dates of his death and that of his wife are unknown. Children:
*2 Henry, b. 1794, q. v.
*8 Samuel, q. v.
Second Generation.
(*2) HENRY2 GRAY (Amos1) m. Mary, dau. of John M. and Esther Reed. They lived on the eastern shore of Southport. He died Apr. 20, 1879; she died July 2, 1871. Children:
4 William, b. Jan. 10, 1818; lived at the Cape; d. June 22, 1886. Chil .: I, John H., b. July 24, 1844; chil .: Cushman L., Emma P., Mabel F., Mary J. II, George W., b. May 30, 1847. III, Ellsworth, b. Jan. 23, 1859. 5 Mary A., b. Jan. 27, 1820.
6 Charles H., b. Nov. 12, 1822; d. Nov. 30, 1840, see Cas.
7 John, b. Sept. 25, 1825; d. Nov. 30, 1840, see Cas.
8 Martha A., b. July 25, 1828.
9 Abial W., b. Nov. 2, 1831; m. Mary Burnham, Essex, Mass. He is proprietor of the well-known summer resort on South., opposite Squir- rel Island, known as "Grays." See Chap. XXIV. Their chil. are .: I, Charles S., m. Susan E. Plummer, prop. of Point of View House; II, Ina M., m. H. N. Packard, E. Winthrop; III, Cora B., unm .; IV, Albert H., unm .; V, Annie A., m. Everett Clifford, South.
10 Isaiah, b. Apr. 2, 1834. -
11 Samuel N., b. July 12, 1838.
(*3) SAMUEL2 GRAY (Amos1) m. Elizabeth Alley; set. in Edge., later in No. B. She died Oct. 9, 1826. Children:
12 John, b. Edge., Aug. 14, 1819.
13 Christiana, b. Edge., Aug. 14, 1819.
14 Amos, b. Edge., Nov. 6, 1820.
15 Benjamin, b. Feb. 9, 1822.
16 Loring, b. Oct. 9, 1824; m. Philena, wid. of William Farnsworth Lewis; lived at No. B .; she d. Mar. 6, 1881. Chil .: I, George J., m. Abbie E. Merry; II, Loring, Jr., m. and set. in Dorchester, Mass .; III, Alden, d. 1877, a. 19; IV, Nettie P., m. George W. McGuiness, Edge., res. in Mass .; V, Mary E., m. Sumner Lewis, res. in Mass.
GREENE.
Though not of Boothbay descent I wish to place a record of our ancestry in this volume for my family.
I, Thomas Greene, founder, b. in Leicestershire, Eng., abt. 1606; m. Elizabeth -, 1627; came to Ipswich, Mass., 1636; set. in No. Malden, now Melrose Highlands, abt. 1649, where he owned 300 acres of land, Green St. in that city now marking a boundary of the original tract.
II, Thomas Greene, Jr., b. in England, abt. 1630; m. Rebecca Hills, Mal- den, 1658.
III, Capt. Samuel Greene, b. in Malden, Oct. 5, 1670; m. Elizabeth Up- ham, 1692; he was a pioneer settler in Leicester, Mass., in 1717, the name being taken from the home of his ancestry, and the south vil- lage, where he lived, has always been known as Greenville.
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IV, Dr. Thomas Greene, b. in Malden, 1699; m. Martha Lynde, Malden, 1726; lived in Leicester. He was a prominent physician and made several bequests to his town for public purposes.
V, Thomas Greene, b. in Leicester, 1733; m. (1) Hannah Fox; (2) Anna Hovey. He and his three brothers and four of his sons served in the Revolution.
VI, Abiathar, b. in Leicester, Mar. 4, 1760; set. in Augusta, Me., 1789; rem. to Farmington in 1790; m. Zilpah Jones, Fairfield, 1792; farmer and potash manufacturer.
VII, Ephraim Jones, b. in Farmington, Aug. 13, 1801; m. Abigail C. Ells- worth, Strong, 1828. He was an ax manufacturer.
VIII, Abiathar G., b. in Farmington, Apr. 27, 1829; m. Almira H., dau. of Rev. Henry S. Winans, Milton, Ohio, July 3, 1856; he set. in Augusta that year; was an ax manufacturer, later carriage builder. He died in Lynn, Mass., Jan. 26, 1906; she died in Lynn, Mass., Jan. 22, 1906.
I was born in Augusta, June 16, 1857; my parents moved to Newport that year, where they lived until 1880. I attended the town schools and Maine Central Institute. Commenced teaching at the age of 17 and followed it until 23. Was for a time associate teacher in the Dirigo Business College, Augusta. Read law and was admitted to the Kennebec Bar, before Judge Danforth, at the March term of the S. J. Court, Augusta, 1880. I felt no taste for the practice of law and made no attempt in that direction, but engaged that year in the watch and jewelry trade, in Augusta, which I have followed to the present, first at retail, but since 1891 at wholesale. I set. at B. Ctr. Oct. 2, 1886; came to B. H. in Apr., 1888. I married (1) Cora E., dau. of John and Elizabeth Murray, Windsor, June 26, 1880; she d. Sept. 5, 1883; (2) Nettie F., dau. of Samuel and Octavia W. Woodward, Boothbay, Feb. 25, 1885. Children: I, Maud Winans, b. Nov. 9, 1881; II, Grace Mas- ters, b. Oct. 18, 1887; III, Francis B., Jr., b. Jan. 12, 1890.
GREENLEAF.
The founder of this family in America was Edmund, who settled in Newbury, Mass., in 1635. He was baptized Jan. 2, 1574, son of John and Margaret, according to the records of St. Mary's La Tour in Ipswich, Eng. The family trace their descent from French Huguenots, who fled to England from French persecution-hence the translation of the family name. It is derived from feuille, leaf, and vert, green, and is a translation of the French Feuillevert. Among the descendants of Edmund Greenleaf are many prom- inent professional and literary names, an unusual number for any family to include. Of these may be mentioned Simon Greenleaf, author of the "Law of Evidence," a standard authority among American lawyers; Benjamin Greenleaf, author of a mathematical series of wide use; Jeremiah Greenleaf, author of Greenleaf's Grammar; Rebecca Greenleaf, wife of Noah Webster, the lexicographer; John Greenleaf Whittier and other notable names. Among Whittier's poems may be found this allusion to his maternal ancestry:
The name the Gallic exile bore, St. Malo! from thy ancient mart, Became upon our Western shore Greenleaf for Feuillevert.
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Several branches of this family settled in Maine. One of them was a pioneer settler in Industry. Edmund lived and died in Newbury, as did his son Stephen, his grandson Stephen, and a great-grandson, Stephen, fourth in direct line, was born there, then two of his children, but the third is recorded born at Squam or Jeremisquam (Westport) Island, in 1720. This fixes a date in our vicinity ten years before the Dunbar settlement of Town- send. This Stephen, however, moved from Squam to York, where he died, as did his son Joseph also. Joseph had a son John, sixth generation from Edmund, who was an early settler in the town of Starks. He was the father of William, who bought Squirrel Island in 1825. John, of Starks, was a maternal ancestor of our townsman, Cyrus R. Tupper.
The other branch of the Boothbay family descend from Stephen, of York (fourth generation). He had a son, Samuel, who settled at Westport, where his father had once lived for a short time. Samuel had a family of seven children. He died there in 1792. A son, Enoch, came to Boothbay and followed blacksmithing as a business. From the fact that the family in these towns are collateral lines, tracing to the same ancestor, they will be presented separately, and as Enoch, the first of his line, was older than William of Squirrel and of the sixth generation, while William was of the seventh, from Edmund of Newbury, the older will be presented first. He settled where William Greenleaf now lives on Barter's Island.
1 Enoch, b. 1751; name of wife unknown; they had two children.
*2 , Henry, date of birth unknown.
3 Abigail, m. - Harding.
Second Generation.
(*2) HENRY2 GREENLEAF (Enoch1) m. Paulina Dunton about 1810; res. on Barter's Island; d. 1836. Children:
4 Harriet, b. Sept. 10, 1811; m. Charles Duret.
*5 John Dunton, b. July 29, 1812, q. v.
6 Enoch, b. Nov. 4, 1814; d. Dec. 21, 1839; unm.
7 Sarah, b. Feb. 10, 1816; m. Harvey Swett, q. v.
8 Henry, b. Oct. 9, 1818; d. July 2, 1838.
*9 Silas Payson, b. May 12, 1820, q. v.
10 Rufus, b. Aug. 29, 1822; m. Rebecca Stover, Sullivan; res. West.
11 Abigail, b. Jan. 17, 1825; d. Jan. 20, 1837.
12 Paulina, b. Feb. 22, 1827; m. Gustavus Lewis.
*13 William, b. May 10, 1829, q. v.
14 May Elizabeth, b. Sept. 12, 1831; m. Isaac Hutchings, q. v.
15 Adaline, b. June 22, 1834; m. Henry S. Albee, Alna.
Third Generation.
(*5) JOHN D.& GREENLEAF (Henry,2 Enoch1) m. Naomi B. Abbott, Nov. 30, 1837; he d. Jan., 1881. Children:
16 Angeline, b. Oct. 15, 1838; m. Alpheus Campbell, 1858; d. 1883.
17 Naomi, b. Dec. 30, 1839; m. Alden Pinkham, 1868.
18 Orenthall, b. Aug. 21, 1841; m. Emma, dau. of David and Sarah A. Lewis, 1866; res. at Back River; they have four chil .: Celia, Howard A., Raymond O. and David L.
19 Sarah E., b. July 15, 1843; m. Theodore Roberts, 1867.
20 Sanford, b. Mar. 9, 1847; m. Ella, dau. of Joseph Mckown, 1873; he d. in 1882; two chil .: Alton and Herbert.
21 Alice B., b. Mar. 23, 1857; m. Edgar J. Morris, 1880.
(*9) SILAS PAYSONS GREENLEAF (Henry,2 Enoch1) m. Mary J. Pinkham. Children:
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22 Enoch, b. Jan. 6, 1842; m. Margaret Campbell; she d. June 3, 1878; 2 chil.
23 George F., b. Jan. 8, 1844; m. Mary J. Garey; 10 chil.
24 Elwell, b. Oct. 29, 1846; m. Aurelia Day; 6 chil.
25 Payson S., b. Aug. 7, 1854; m. Susan A. Harding; 2 chil.
26 Susan, b. Jan. 12, 1862.
27 Flora E., b. Nov. 27, 1865.
(*13) WILLIAM3 GREENLEAF (Henry,2 Enoch1) m. Martha J. Pinkham, 1852. Children: I, Mengies, b. Sept. 25, 1852; m. Lizzie Stuart, 1877. II, Fynette, b. Nov. 2, 1853; see Cas., 1869. III, Irving, b. July 29, 1855; m. Annie Stuart, 1883; she d. June 20, 1892; two chil. IV, Georgiana, b. Dec. 30, 1856; m. Isambert Stuart, 1877; res. Milton Mills, N. H. V, Emma R., b. July 20, 1859. VI, Lizzie M., b. Aug. 31, 1863; m. Allen Gove, 1888. VII, Abbie J., b. Nov. 28, 1865; m. Giles Day, 1888. VIII, Hayden R., b. June 27, 1870. IX, Henry B., b. July 17, 1874.
FAMILY OF WILLIAM GREENLEAF.
1 WILLIAM GREENLEAF, son of John and Anna Pierce (Roberts) Green- leaf, was born in Starks, Mar. 17, 1792. He married Rosalinda Bryant Mer- rill, Damariscotta, about 1820. She was a lady of excellent education. In 1825 he exchanged his farm in Starks with Amos Gray for Squirrel Island, and at once moved there. Squire Greenleaf, or King William of Squirrel, as he was often called, was a well-known figure and distinguished personage in his day. He was a man of good abilities, but filled with eccentricities. For the times he possessed a good education, had a fair knowledge of Latin and devoted some time to translating all through life. He was a great reader, was endowed with a faultless memory, possessed strong convictions, proud, extremely particular as to personal appearance, seldom appearing in public without bis beaver tile and broadcloth coat with brass buttons. He took strong ground in politics, his ideal being Henry Clay; and, though not a prohibitionist, used liquor moderately for his time. His favorite liquor was the same as that of his political ideal- brandy.
He was superstitious, and this grew upon him as he advanced in years; particularly so as to the portent of dreams. He once dreamed that he should die soon and that it would be at the Harbor instead of at his beloved island home. This so impressed him that he went directly to the Harbor and called upon a friend, telling him his dream and consequent impressions, asking the friend, who is spoken of as Captain Mac, for permission to die at his house. The Captain tried to rally him, but to no avail. He went to the undertaker and ordered a casket and to the superintendent of the cemetery to engage his services. He lived, however, long after this, and died, at last, upon his island, at the old farmhouse, May 4, 1868. His funeral occurred at the Har- bor Congregational Church and his remains were laid in the Wylie Ceme- tery at the Center.
He always took a keen interest in town affairs, particularly educational matters. It was largely due to his suggestion that Cape Newagen Island was incorporated under the name of Townsend. About two years after his decease Squirrel was sold to the association which has made it into the sum- mer resort that it now is; and for years no better stories were told among its new owners at each annual summer gathering, as old things were removed and changes made, than the reminiscences of William Greenleaf. His wife died May 21, 1861, a. 73 years. Children:
2 Betsey, b. Mar. 3, 1822; res. Lowell, Mass .; d. Nov. 17, 1900; unm.
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3 Nathaniel Bryant, b. June 24, 1824; m. Mary F., dau. of Jason and Jane Fuller, 1849; res. Lowell, Mass .; d. July, 1895; 7 chil .: Emma J., Carrie F., Charles M., William F., Jason F., Nellie M., George H.
4 Rosalind, b. Feb. 11, 1826; res. Lowell, Mass .; d. Dec. 22, 1888; unm.
5 William Boyd, b. Feb. 1, 1828; d. at Woodinville, Wash., Apr. 19, 1885.
*6 Edward Kent, b. June 2, 1831, q. v.
Second Generation.
(*6) EDWARD KENT2 GREENLEAF ( William1) m. Mary Anna, dau. of John and Anna Wyatt, Bath, England, May 24, 1854; d. Feb. 14, 1901; res. at West B. H. Children: I, Mary Anna, m. John M. McFarland, 1878; six chil. II, Edward Melville; res. Victoria, B. C .; unm. III, William Frank- lin, m. Mary McPartland; res. Lowell, Mass .; inspector of the Massachusetts Mill; s. p. IV, Lizzie Josephine, m. Frank H. Skillen, Portland; one child. V, George Wyatt, m. Maggie W. Alley, South .; res. West B. H .; formerly superintendent of the Maine Ice Co.'s Works, see Chap. XVI; four chil .: Gladys W., dec., Lewis S., Arthur R., Vern J. VI, Charles F., m. Laura E. Nickerson, Southport, where they res. VII, Carrie E., m. Charles Burke.
Austin P. Greenleaf, Southport, was born in Edge., May 16, 1859, son of Austin Greenleaf. He married, Jan. 25, 1889, Minnie E. Stone, Edge. They res. in South. and have one child, Marion E. He is largely engaged in the lobster and bait trade. He is of the ninth generation of his family in America, being descended from Edmund of Newbury. For five generations the descent is like that of the Boothbay family, both tracing to Samuel, who died in Westport in 1792, Austin P. descending from a son, Stephen, who remained in Westport, while his brother Enoch founded the Boothbay branch.
GROVER.
1 FREEMAN GROVER was born in Jefferson, Oct. 4, 1807; in 1828 he came to Cape Newagen Island and bought the place of Willard Lewis which is now known as Camp Skowhegan. On Feb. 23, 1830, he m. Sophia B., dau. of Palgrave Maddocks. He sold and moved to Flagstaff in 1837 and ret. to South. in 1844. Over a long career he was a respected and prominent figure in the towns where he lived. The prime of his life was spent in South., and Chap. XVI shows the confidence and esteem of his townsmen. On ret. to South., in 1844, he bought at Pig Cove, where the fam. has since lived. He also purchased Capital Island. He is said to have used particularly good judgment in getting his bank fishing equipment into cash and then investing that in government bonds, just prior to the decline of that business, thereby avoiding a loss that most of his townsmen suffered. His wife died Sept. 26, 1881; he m. (2) Mary M. Hooper, 1883. The late years of his life were spent in Brunswick, where he died, July 3, 1897. Children:
2 Woodbury S., b. Dec. 3, 1830; m. Angeline Potter; set. in the West.
3 Octavia, b. Nov. 18, 1832; m. Gilbert Love; res. in South.
4 Freeman, Jr., b. June 22, 1834; m. Delia, dau. of Samuel Pierce.
5 Rebecca M., b. Nov. 20, 1836; m. James H. Rand; res. in South.
6 Benjamin M., b. Apr. 8, 1839; m. Ella Orne; res. in Gloucester, Mass., where he was first an accountant for Benjamin Maddocks and later in business as a commission merchant.
7 Susan S., b. Mar. 16, 1841; m. Joseph R. Mckown.
8 Wilbur N., b. Jan. 12, 1848; m. Ida Pierce; res. on homestead of his father; has been in trade for several years. For public service see Chap. XVI.
9 Nathan B., b. Nov. 20, 1850; d. Jan. 11, 1870.
Three sons, Stephen, b. 1843, Humphrey A., b. 1844, Rodney, b. 1847, died in youth.
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HAGAN.
Miles Hagan settled at E. B. He married Jane, dau. of James and Esther (Boyd) Murray. He died in 1880, a. 66; she died in 1895. Children:
1 Andrew A., b. Aug. 9, 1836; d. 1878.
2 Dennis M., b. Aug. 13, 1839; m. Lydia A. Davis, 1865; chil .: Fred S. and Florence C.
3 Cyrus B., b. May 6, 1843; d. May, 1869, see Cas.
4 Rinda, b. Oct. 4, 1845; m. James O. Seavey, q. v.
HARRIS.
1 SAMUEL and CATHERINE HARRIS were living on Cape Newagen Island in 1774. They are said to have come from the vicinity of Exeter, N. H., where the name was numerous. They lived on the shore south of Came- ron's, at the point on the northerly side of the cove that makes up toward the buildings of the late Gilbert Love. He died Mar. 7, 1836; she died May 19, 1837. Children:
2 John, b. Feb. 21, 1773.
3 Kitty, b. Sept. 8, 1775; m. Benjamin Webster.
4 Sarah, b. Sept. 30, 1777; m. Major John McKown, q. v.
*5 William, b. Dec. 6, 1780, q. v.
*6 Samuel, Jr., b. Aug. 26, 1783, q. v.
7 Paul, b. Apr. 6, 1785; d. Nov. 19, 1813.
*8 Benjamin, b. Mar. 6, 1787, q. v.
Second Generation.
(*5) WILLIAM2 HARRIS (Samuel1) m. Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph Pierce. They lived at the head of the cove, but he moved to Pisgah abt. 1832. His wife died Dec. 26, 1824, and he m. (2) Jane Matthews, who died Jan. 7, 1835. He died Sept. 21, 1860. Children:
9 Obed, b. Oct. 28, 1805; d. Sept. 18, 1854; wid., Lydia, d. Nov. 7, 1891.
10 Weltha, b. Jan. 13, 1807; m. Eli Nelson.
11 Catherine, b. Jan. 4, 1808; m. James Matthews,
12 Sarah T., b. Sept. 24, 1810; m. Albert Cressey.
*13 William, Jr., b. Apr. 27, 1813, q. v.
*14 Paul, b. Aug. 26, 1815, q. v.
15 Samuel, b. Jan. 5, 1818; d. 1831.
*16 Joseph Pierce, b. Mar. 15, 1820, q. v.
17 Benjamin, b. Sept. 27, 1821; d. 1831.
18 Josiah S., b. Aug. 24, 1823; d. 1881.
19 James M., b. Oct. 20, 1826.
20 Mary J., b. Dec. 28, 1828; d. 1844.
*21 Jesiel, b. Apr. 1, 1831, q. v.
(*6) SAMUEL2 HARRIS, JR., (Samuel1) m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Pierce. He lived on the homestead of his father. He d. Aug. 15, 1859; she d. Mar. 3, 1881. He, only, of the sons remained in South. and none of the name are now on the tax list of that town. Children:
22 Almira, b. May 4, 1811.
23 Nancy, b. Dec. 9, 1812.
24 Elizabeth, b. Aug. 3, 1815; m. Michael McManus.
25 Catherine, b. Feb. 2, 1818; m. George Love, 2d.
26 Sarah and Isabella, twins, b. Oct. 15, 1821.
27 Emily, b. Apr. 27, 1824.
28 John McKown, b. Apr. 6, 1828.
*29 Benjamin, b. Feb. 17, 1832.
30 Charles, b. July 22, 1835.
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(*8) BENJAMIN2 HARRIS (Samuel1) m. Emily Dunton, Edge., 1817. He bought the Grover place, since known as the old Allen Lewis place, about that date. In the thirties he sold and moved to New. Children: Benjamin, 1819; Margery, 1820; Luther D., 1822; Elizabeth A., 1824; Edward O., 1827; Olive C., 1830.
Third Generation.
(*13) WILLIAMS HARRIS, JR., (William,2 Samuel1) m. Lydia Lundy. Children: Laura A., 1838; Edward, 1840; Delia A., 1843; Joseph, 1844; Albina, 1846; Thomas, 1848; Lydia, 1850; John, 1852; Abby, 1854; Alice, 1856. Of this family, Thomas m. Rose M., dau. of Washington Reed. He lived at B. H. Chil .: Raymond O., Edith M., Chester D. Capt. Thomas died in 1892.
(*14) PAUL8 HARRIS (William,2 Samuel1) m. (1) Judith Andrews, Essex, Mass., 1843; (2) Mary A. Linekin, 1845. Together with his brother Joseph they conducted for some years an extensive business in general trade and bank codfishing, see Chaps. XIX and XXI. After the death of his brother he gradually reduced business and rem. from town during the Civil War. Children: Dexter C., 1846; Oressa, 1849; Ada L., 1852; Wilbur M., 1855; Mary E., 1856.
(*16) JOSEPH P.8 (William,2 Samuel1) m. Martha J. Reed. He was partner with his brother Paul. He conducted the business on the water and Paul on shore. As master of the ill-fated C. G. Matthews he was lost in ' 1851. Children:
31 Charles F., b. June 2, 1842; m. Orissa E. Preble, 1865; chil .: Ambrose M., Blanch E., Mabel, m. D. P. B. Conkling, N. Y., 1901, Mattie E., Sadie A.
32 Sarah C., b. Oct. 12, 1843; m. Thomas J. Tibbetts, 1867.
33 Millard F., b. May 2, 1848; m. Agnes I. Cummings, Gloucester, Mass .; chil .: Millard F., Jr., killed at Havana at the destruction of the Maine, and John, who has served a cadetship in the U. S. Navy.
(*21) JESIELS HARRIS (William,2 Samuel1) m. Sarah A. Scott, Jordan River, N. S., 1859. They lived at B. H. He d. Aug. 13, 1870; the wid. m. (2) Lemuel Cheney. Four chil. by first m .: I, Flora A., m. Lewis S. Fick- ett, q. v. II, Allen M., res. with his mother, unm. III, Augusta, m. Robert Mudge; chil .: Drusilla, Florence and Sidney. IV, Sunie, m. Sidney E. Jun- kins, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
(*29) BENJAMIN8 HARRIS (Samuel, Jr.,2 Samuel1) m. Fannie, dau. of Arber Marson. They lived on South., on the old homestead of his grand- father. He was a sea captain. He died Feb. 1, 1867. Mrs. Fannie Harris m. (2) Hiram L. Ingraham; res, at B. H. Children: I, Lincoln M., b. Feb. 9, 1862; unm. II, Fred H., b. Aug. 21, 1865; m. Eldora A., dau. of Andrew Boyd. He has for several years been proprietor of the Boothbay House. He was presidential elector for the second district of Maine in 1904.
HARTUNG.
Christian Hartung was born in the city of Rothenburg, Germany, Feb. 1, 1828. With his parents and a sister he came to N. Y. in 1845. In 1847 they set. at Manchester, Me. He m. Marguerite Kerber, who was born in
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Baten, Germany, Aug. 10, 1835, in 1851. Herman was born Mar. 13, 1852. He came to B. H. Oct. 13, 1872, engaging with Cumberland Superphosphate Co. In this company he rose to the position of superintendent in a few years and still has charge of the property. On Apr. 1, 1901, he formed a copart- nership with Pal G. Pierce, as Pierce & Hartung, in the wood and coal trade at the old M. E. Pierce stand on Atlantic St. Since the decease of Mr. Pierce he has been sole manager and owner of the larger interest. He has made many improvements by purchase and building, until it presents the modern ideas in our larger city concerns of the kind. Wood is manufactured by machinery to suit all wants, and recently a lumber stock of all kinds has been added. He m. Amelia Torrence, Manchester. Children: I, Mattie E., m. Victor Gott; II, Ernest C., m. Ina, dau. of Manson Greenleaf; III, Nora B., m. Charles C. Matthews.
HILTON.
Rufus Hilton came from Wis. to B. in 1842; set. on Barter's I .; m. (1) Esther, dau. of Samuel Kenney; (2) Rejoice Kenney, sister to first wife. They had two sons who reared families in town.
I, Charles S. F. Hilton, son of above, b. 1824, m. Alfrida H. Albee, Wis., 1852. They res. on Barter's I. on the Samuel Kenney homestead. Six chil. have d. young; three are living: Charles, Lora and Sula S.
II, Samuel K. Hilton, son of Rufus, m. Harriet S., dau. of Parker Wil- son, 1863. Chil., b. bet. 1864-71: Annie F., Louisa Y., Vinnie D., Hattie P. They rem. to Mass. He was for a time customs officer at B.
HODGDON.
This family has been one of the most perplexing by record with which I have had to deal. That there were in Townsend and Jeremy Squam, about 1760, three men with families by the name of Hodgdon is plainly evident. There is reason to suppose that they were brothers and from investigation I incline to that opinion, but absolute proof is not at hand, and perhaps may never be obtained. It has been said that they were brothers and sons of one Timothy Hodgdon, who lived to the westward. In 1764 "Joseph hosden" appears on the petition for the incorporation of Townsend. In 1781 a Joseph Hodgdon, probably the same person, enlisted in Col. McCobb's regiment from Boothbay, see p. 239. In 1785 John Emerson married Rebecca Hodg- don, and the appearance of the record indicates her to have been at that date a resident of Boothbay. She was the daughter, however, of Thomas Hodg- don, who is known to have lived in Westport and it is not thought he ever lived in Boothbay. This may be explained on the ground that she may have been stopping with Joseph, who was undoubtedly her uncle, and by the best of evidence was living here only four years before her marriage. In 1791 by the tax list of the town no one by name of Hodgdon was living here. In 1777 Benjamin Hodgdon was living in Edgecomb and in 1792 Joshua Hodg- don, Edgecomb, married Phebe Sawyer, Boothbay. In 1806 Benjamin, Jr., was living at Oak Point in Boothbay, where he continued. Within a com- paratively few years after that we find Tyler and Timothy Hodgdon at Saw-
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