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(2) Benjamin Carsley, son of John, married Eunice Moody. Children :
Harriet C., b. Dec. 28, 1800, I'd in Portland.
George, b. Nov. 8, 1802.
Freeman, b. Mar. 18. 1805, m. Martha H. Phinney, Aug. 31, 1834.
Mark, b. Aug. 7, 1807.
Charles, b. Sept. 19, 1810.
Mary, b. Aug. 11, 1812.
Lorenzo, b. Sept. 5. 1814, m. Betsey Bishop, 1838.
Mercy, b. Aug. 7, 1816, m. in Portland.
CATES.
Joseph Cates came from Greenwich, England, when quite a young man. Of his birth or parentage we know nothing. He was a resident of Falmouth (now Cape Elizabeth) as early as 1745. Apr. 8, 1745, he was published to Deborah Cobb. She was the youngest daughter of Joshua, Jr. and Elizabeth (Vaughn) Cobb of Falmouth, and was born in Falmouth, Aug. 14, 1725.
In 1748 Joseph Cates purchased a lot of land in Cape Elizabeth, on the road leading from the ferry to the meeting house, where he probably lived. May 11, 1772, he sold this lot to Jonathan Strout, Jr. At this time Mr. Cates lived in Gorham, to which town he prob- ably moved in 1756, and we find him a tax-payer with two ratable poll taxes in 1763. By this it is probable that he had a son who was over sixteen years of age. This son must have been James, who was born in 1746. Mr. Cates with his wife Deborah reared a family of ten children, only three of whom were born in Gorham; viz., Andrew, Ebenezer and Lydia. In 1768 Mr. Cates was one of the selectmen of Gorham. For many years he was a deacon and ruling elder in the Congregational church ; of which denomination he was a staunch and influential member. A man of good abilities, he held many important offices in town, and was much beloved and respected by his fellow-citizens. We have no perfect record of the births of his children, but give them as nearly as our means will allow :
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James, b. 1746, m. Esther Perkins, Sept. 20, 1768.
Abigail, b. -- , m. Ephraim Hunt, Oct. 6, 1769.
Benjamin, b. -, m. Anna Skillings, Aug. 18, 1774.
Joseph, b. - -, m. Mary Sinclair, Jan. 13, 1774.
Deborah, b.
Elizabeth, b. , m. James Bangs, p. July 23, 1774.
Sarah, b. -, m. Joel Rich, May 16, 1779.
, m. Philip Horr of Waterford, Dec. 17, 1786. Mr. Horr had formerly been a citizen of Gorham, from which town he had enlisted in the Continental army. He afterward received a pension from the Gov - ernment for his services. After his marriage he returned to Gorham, and settled in the Quaker neighborhood, on the farm recently owned by Reuben Elder. He and his wife both died in Gorham.
Andrew, b. Aug., 1763, m. Comfort, dau. of Thomas Thomes, Oct. 6, 1785.
Ebenezer, b. Aug. 24, 1768, m. Anna Cobb, Jan. 5, 1794.
Lydia, b. June 24, 1770, m. William Cobb, Jan. 1, 1792.
Elder Joseph Cates died in Gorham on the farm which he had owned and occupied for many years in the Quaker neighborhood, so called, and which was lately owned and occupied by Richard Willis, one of his descendants. He died Mar. 15, 1810, aged 89, and his wife Deborah, Sept. 24, 1813, aged 88.
(2) Benjamin Cates, son of Joseph, lived on his father's farm, the hundred acre lot 52. He married Anna, daughter of Benjamin and Mary Skillings. Their children were :
James, b. Feb. 2, 1775, m. Betsey Whitney, Dec. 10, 1797.
Thomas, b. Sept. 28, 1776.
John, b. June 12, 1779.
Deborah, b. Mar. 10, 1781.
Ebenezer, b. Oct. 25, 1783.
Joseph, b. -
(2) Ebenezer Cates, son of Joseph, lived on the old Cates place. He married Anna, daughter of Jedediah and Reliance Cobb. Their children, all born in Gorham, were:
William, b. Oct. 21, 1794, d. Mar. 2, 1796.
Edmund, b. Aug. 31, 1796, m. Ann Bunker; I'd and d. in Vassalboro.
Jedediah C., b. Mar. 2, 1801, m. Mary Brown of Gorham, Mar. 4, 1824. Ch : the last three b. in Thorndike; Willis, b. Apr. 5, 1828, d. unm. in Thorn- dike, when a young man ; Abigail A., b. Apr. 13, 1830, m. Samuel Johnson, d. in Jackson, Me., Feb. 17, 1855; Mary, b. Aug. 18, 1832, m. Chas. Ames of Bangor, d. June 23, 1858 ; Jedediah C., b. Nov. 25, 1835, m. Amelia Alexander, d. July 17, 1895 ; James, b. Apr. 23, 1839, m. Irene Edwards, d. Aug. 12, 1899; Lydia E., b. Sept. 16, 1842, m. Major Morton, d. Nov. 9, 1868. Mr. Cates I'd while in Gorham, opposite to where his father I'd. He moved to Thorndike. Both he and his wife d. in Jackson, Me., he, Apr. 18, 1881, and she, Mar. 18, 1885.
Phebe, b. June 4, 1804, m. Ebenezer Willis, Dec. 29, 1829 ; 2d, Robt. Meserve. William C., b. Feb. 25, 1806, m. Jan. 6, 1831, Elizabeth Willis, sister of Ebenezer and Richard Willis. Ch : Henry, b. Oct. 25, 1831 ; William, b. Jan. 5, 1833. Mr. Cates was a carpenter. He d. Nov. 11, 1832, and his widow married in 1835, Leonard Bacon.
Lydia, b. June 4, 1808, m. Richard Willis, Apr. 13, 1834.
James P., b. Jan. 17, 1811, m. Sept. 25, 1834, Margaret J., dau. of Jonathan and Abigail Libby. Ch : Mary E., b. Aug. 9, 1835, d. July 21, 1843 ; James
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D., b. Oct. 19, 1837. Mr. Cates was a carpenter. He d. Sept. 22, 1838, and his widow married David Frost.
Henry, b. June 28, 1813, d. Oct. 10, 1829.
Ebenezer Cates died Mar. 29, 1829.
CHADBOURNE.
Silas Chadbourne and his brother James were the sons of Humphrey and Phebe (Hobbs) Chadbourne. They were descended from Anthony Chadbourne, who was of English origin.
Silas Chadbourne was born in Berwick, Aug. 8, 1752, and by the old Berwick church records was baptized the following day. He came to Gorham when a young man, before the Revolution. He was a tailor by trade. When the Revolution broke out he enlisted and went to Cambridge under Col. Edmund Phinney. In the following year, 1776, he was a Sergeant in Capt. Bryant Morton's company of Coast Guards, stationed at Cape Elizabeth, at Fort Hancock, which was a battery located on the site now occupied by Fort Preble. Mr. Chadbourne was appointed first lieutenant, Jan. 1, 1777, in Capt. Richard Mayberry's company, 11th Mass. regiment, Gen. Patterson's brigade, and with his company participated in the battles of Hub- bardton, Saratoga and Stillwater; was at the surrender of Burgoyne, and at Valley Forge, and took part in the battle of Monmouth. After this, his regiment served in Connecticut and was at West Point. June 10, 1779, he was appointed Quartermaster. A diary, kept by him at this time while in the army, is still in existence. Lieut. Chadbourne was a good officer, and served with honor. When the first Pension Act was passed he received a pension from the govern- ment, and continued to do so until his death. After his return from the army he purchased a lot of land on the south side of Main St., joining the Frost lot: here he made his home. This lot is now included in the New Cemetery. His house is the one now occupied by Cyrus Libby, having been moved to its present location many years ago. After Mr. Chadbourne's death this house was occupied by Benjamin Hamblen and then by Stephen Rounds. He married, Apr. 23, 1775, Abigail, daughter of Samuel and Priscilla Crockett. Children :
Isaac, b. Jan. 22, 1776, prob. d. young.
Rebecca, b. Apr. 9, 1780, m. James Irish, Sept. 2, 1798.
Abigail, b. Mar. 3, 1782, m. John Edmunds, p. Feb. 21, 1807 ; I'd in Portland. Nahum, b. Apr. 25, 1784, m. Desire Watson, May 30, 1806.
Samuel, b. Apr. 23, 1786, m. Jane Wood of No. Yarmouth.
Martha, b. Apr. 13, 1788, m. Richard Edwards, Jr. of Otisfield, July, 1810.
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Polly, b. July 31, 1790, m. David Loring of No. Yarmouth, p. Nov. 23, 1811 ; 2d Mr. Batchelder; d. in Cambridge.
Betsey, b. July 17, 1793, d. in Portland, unm.
Priscilla, b. Oct. 25, 1795, m. Cyrus Washburn of Portland.
Nancy P., b. Jan. 1, 1798, m. Cyrus Washburn (2d wife), Oct. 22, 1828.
Mrs. Abigail Chadbourne died Aug. 17, 1813, aged 55, and Mr. Chadbourne married, June 24, 1819, Mrs. Lucy (Seiver) Crockett, widow of Peletiah Crockett. Lieut. Chadbourne died Jan. 14, 1823, aged 70. His widow Lucy married Richard Edwards.
(2) Nahum Chadbourne, son of Silas, was for many years a deacon of the Congregational church ; a man of exemplary piety ; honored and respected by those who knew him. He was a saddler by trade, and owned and worked in the building which stood on the parish lot, where the new chapel now stands. He married Desire, daughter of John and Tabitha Watson. Children :
Sophia, b. Dec. 11, 1807, m. Stevens Smith, Oct. 30, 1831.
Emeline, b. May 22, 1810, m. Humphrey Pike, June 13, 1832 ; d. May 4, 1835. Charles, b. Oct. 27, 1812, m. Adela H. Haskell of Portland, May, 1845; 2d, June, 1860, Charlotte Nutting of Otisfield; 3d, in Dec., 1879, Mrs. Nancy (Gilman) Eveleth of Augusta ; d. in Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 7, 1897. Samuel L., b. Nov. 2, 1818, d. May 1, 1829.
George, b. Dec. 3, 1820, m. Harriet O. Boynton, Feb. 2, 1847. Ch : Samuel, b. Dec. 13, 1847, m. Esther Fogg of Limerick; George E., b. May 19, 1849, d. y .; Augustus, b. Jan. 19, 1852, d. y .; Emma F., b. Sept. 28, 1854, m. Rev. Chas. W. Bradlee; Leander, b. July 28, 1856, m. Gertie Walker of Saco; Horace A., b. May 31, 1858, m. Fannie Ridlon of Kennebunk ; Helen S., b. Apr. 28, 1861, m. Charles L. Brackett of Winthrop ; Milton W., b. Aug. 28, 1864, m. Lizzie Riggs of Charlotte- town, P. E. I. Mrs. Harriet Chadbourne d. Apr. 30, 1891, aged 65 ; and Mr. C. m. Oct. 27, 1897, Miss P. Cordelia Edwards.
Frederick, b. Dec. 25, 1825, d. young.
Frederick, b. Mar. 9, 1828, d. young.
Dea. Chadbourne died Aug. 6, 1857, and his wife, Aug. 11, 1858, aged 69.
James H. Chadbourne was a native of Berwick, and a brother of Lieut. Silas Chadbourne. He was baptized Mar. 13, 1766. It is probable that he came to Gorham from Falmouth, where his first child, Samuel, was born. He lived on Main St., in the house lately owned by Edwin Gamman. He married, Jan. 4, 1789, Dorcas, daughter of Samuel and Mary Whitmore of Gorham. Children :
Samuel, b. June 28, 1790. Phebe, b. June 14, 1791. Charlotte, b. Sept. 4, 1793, m. Lyman Nutting of Otisfield.
James, b. Jan. 23, 1796. Rufus, b. June 20, 1798. Gardner, b. Oct. 23, 1800, d. young.
Gardner, b. July 17, 1802.
William, b. May 26, 1805. Simeon, b.
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About 1810 the family moved to Harrison. After leaving town, they had other children born - Humphrey, Dorcas and Samuel.
CHASE.
Caleb Chase came from Newburyport, Mass. to Gorham. He was born in Newbury, Mass., Feb. 28, 1746; and was graduated from Princeton College in 1766. He taught school here from 1769 to 1779. He was Proprietors' Clerk from 1776 to 1778 ; and also held the offices of town clerk and town treasurer for some years. Mr. Chase was one of the heirs of the famous Chase estate in Eng- land, from which the heirs could never obtain anything. In 1769 he was licensed as a retailer of tea, coffee and liquors, and was among the early inn-holders of this town. He married, Dec. 31, 1769, Joanna, daughter of Abel Whitney of Gorham. The first five of their children were born in Gorham, and the remainder in Concord, N. H., to which place Mr. Chase removed with his family, and opened a public house. Children :
Polly, b. Jan. 31, 1771, m. Samuel C. Morrill of Canterbury, N. H., Nov. 13, 1796; d. Aug. 2, 1857.
Joseph, b. Aug. 9, 1772, m. Abigail Eaton of Hanover, N. H., in 1794-5 ; d. Nov. 1, 1836.
Abigail, b. Aug. 12, 1774, m. Samuel Merrill of Plymouth, N. H., Apr. 5, 1795; d. Aug. 3, 1817.
William H., b. Apr. 11, 1776, d. at Concord, N. H., Oct. 10, 1791.
Jacob, b. Feb. 11, 1778, m. Hannah Colby of Thornton, N. H., Mar. 5, 1801 ; d. Dec. 23, 1858.
Amos, b. Aug. 5, 1780, m. Polly Chandler of Hanover, N. H., Jan. 1, 1806; d. Feb. 26, 1859.
Susanna, b. May 28, 1782, m. John Worth of Tornton, Nov. 15, 1807 ; d. soon after.
Joanna, b. Apr. 8, 1784, m. Chas. Worthen of Holderness, Nov. 6, 1805; d. about 1867.
Elizabeth, b. Dec. 24, 1785, m. John Foss of Thornton, Mar. 20, 1806; d. Aug. 29, 1856.
Moses, b. Feb. 16, 1788, m. Elizabeth Chase of Chester, Oct. 27, 1810.
Charlotte, b. Dec. 23, 1789, m. Benjamin Hall; 2d, Capt. Wm. Hall of Hanover.
William, b. Mar. 2, 1792, p. to Freyda Proctor, Dec. 10, 1816.
Caleb Chase died at Thornton, N. H., Feb. 14, 1810, and his wife, Joanna, at Hanover, N. H., about 1832.
CLARK.
Morris Clark came to Gorham from Windham about 1777. He was a blacksmith. His house and shop 'stood near where Capt. Joshua Brackett lived, near the corner made by the Great Falls and Little Falls roads. He enlisted in Falmouth as Sergeant in Capt. John Brackett's company, Col. Phinney's regiment, May 10, 1775.
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He was then of Falmouth. Children of Morris and Sarah (-) Clark :
John, b. in Stratham, N. H., Nov. 6, 1767.
Jacob, b. in Epping, N. H., Oct. 20, 1769, m. Elizabeth Fly, Oct. 11, 1792, and moved to Baldwin.
Joseph, b. in Falmonth, July 3, 1772.
Mary, b. in Gorham, Aug. 24, 1777.
James, b. in Gorham, Jan. 29, 1781.
Benjamin Clark probably came from Raymond. His wife was Sarah Children :
Elizabeth, b. in Raymond, Apr. 24, 1778, m. Joseph Young, Sept. 1, 1803. (?) Benjamin, b. in Gorham, June 23, 1781.
James, b. in Gorham, May 5, 1784.
Moses Clark came from Massachusetts. He was a tanner, and had his yard where Mr. Hinkley's tannery now stands. His house was on the spot now occupied by the office of Mr. Hinkley. His wife was Martha Rogers. Children :
Hannah, b. Dec. 15, 1788, m. Col. Freeman Paine of Standish, Oct., 1812.
Susan, b. 1790, m. Joseph Skillings, Feb. 6, 1808.
Patty, b. Dec. 16, 1792, m. John Quimby of Westbrook, May 18, 1815 ; I'd in Minot.
John R., b. Feb. 14, 1795, m. Mary Hight of Scarboro, Dec. 5, 1819.
Horatio, b. Feb. 15, 1797, moved to Mass.
Leonard, b. Sept. 5, 1799, d. young.
Leonard, b. Aug. 13, 1803, d. Aug. 21, 1808.
Mr. Clark died Feb. 2, 1824, aged 60. Mrs. Clark died Nov. 13, 1830, aged 67. They are buried in the old cemetery at the village.
(2) John R. Clark, son of Moses, carried on the tanner's business with his father at the old stand for some time. He built the house just east of the tannery, known as the Rust house. About 1822 he sold out, and not far from that time removed to New Portland. He married Mary Hight of Scarboro, sister to George Hight. Children, on Gorham records, are :
Charles H., b. Oct. 22, 1820. Horatio, b. Aug. 10, 182 -.
After leaving Gorham other children were born to them :
Ann F., Moses, John, Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, Eulalia and Emma.
Samuel and Elizabeth Clark of Gorham had a son Samuel born here in 1794.
CLAY.
Thomas Clay of Buxton, born Dec. 20, 1750, (son of Richard Clay of Biddeford, who moved to Buxton as early as 1755) married Ruth, daughter of Philip Gammon of Gorham, (pub. Oct. 15, 1781). He
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moved to Gorham, where he lived on the seventy acre lot 63, which he owned with his father-in-law. In 1801 Philip Gammon gave his half of this lot and his half of the dwelling house thereon to his daughter Ruth. Children of Thomas and Ruth (Gammon) Clay :
Thomas.
Priscilla, m. Benjamin Libby, p. Apr. 4, 1816; settled in Gray.
Joanna, m. Joel Libby, Dec. 22, 1815.
William, m. Anna Young, Apr. 7, 1822.
Rachel, m. Caleb Graffam of Windham, Apr. 3, 1815.
Polly, d. unm.
Fanny, m. Joshua Starbird, Jan. 11, 1821.
Thomas Clay died Jan. 9, 1846, aged 96, and his wife Ruth, in April, 1829.
Thomas Clay had several sisters who at the time of their marriage are recorded as being of Gorham : Molly, born July 1, 1756, married Samuel Hamblen, Jr., p. Nov. 29, 1777 ; Rachel, born Jan. 5, 1759, married James Rounds of Buxton, Dec. 13, 1781 ; and Jemima, born Feb. 15, 1761, married Butler Lombard, Aug. 9, 1787.
(2) William Clay, son of Thomas, was born in 1790, and lived on his father's place. He married Anna, daughter of Joseph, 3rd, and Lydia Young. Children :
.. Thomas, b. 1823, d. Sept. 20, 1828.
Joseph Y., b. Apr. 7, 1828, m. Mary Starbird of Saccarappa. Ch: Anna, Lizzie and Elmira ; m. 2d, Rhoda Greenleaf ; I'd in the White Rock district ; d. in Farmington, Me., about 1889.
Lydia A., b. Mar. 4, 1830, m. William Libby of Standish.
Cyrus B., b. Nov. 7, 1834, m. Addriannah Hardy.
William Clay died May 3, 1870, aged 80, and his wife died Mar. 14, 1880, aged 79.
Jonathan Clay married Jane, daughter of Joseph, 3rd, and Lydia (Snow) Young. Children :
Willis, m. Mary A. Hill. Ch : Herbert, Horace, Charles and Janie who m. John Barrows ; I'd in Gorham where his father I'd and d.
Sarah Ann, m. Jacob Maddox; 2d, Wm. D. Sovereign.
Jonathan Clay lived near the Theodore Shackford place, where Sumner Jordan now (1900) lives. He died Apr. 27, 1854, aged 55. His widow married John Hardy of Raymond, and died in Raymond.
John R. Clay was born in Limington. He came to Gorham from Bluehill, in which town it is said that he left a wife behind him. Owing to domestic infelicity he left home secretly, and it being in the winter time, cut a hole in the ice near which he placed his hat. He then killed his dog and pushed the body under the ice, smearing the
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edges of the hole with blood. It was supposed for some time that he had been murdered, and his wife was suspected of the deed. He turned up, however, alive and safe in Gorham. About 1820 he mar- ried Sally Gammon of Raymond, who was a descendant of Philip Gammon of Gorham. They had but one child, Mary R., who married William H. Lombard, Feb. 22, 1843. Mr. Clay was quite a character in his way. Many will remember the old man with his pet yoke of little oxen. He lived during the latter part of his life on the road to the old Weeks farm. The house is now gone. He died Jan. 12, 1863, aged 92, and his wife Sally, Feb. 21, 1854, aged 75.
CLEMENT.
Jacob H. Clement came to Gorham, probably from Alfred or Waterboro. He settled at what was long known as " Clement's Cor- ner," now West Gorham, where he built the large tavern on the west- ern side of the road, and also a small store on the opposite side, where he was engaged in trade for many years. Mr. Clement was born June 3, 1769, and married, May 11, 1790, Phebe, the daughter of Simeon and Eleanor Coffin. She was born Mar. 25, 1769, and had been given by her parents to the Shakers, but left them and married Mr. Clement. Children :
Eleanor, b. May 26, 1791, m. Robert McLaughlin of Scarboro, Feb. 1, 1817. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 13, 1794, d. unm. Sept. 13, 1819.
John, b. May 11, 1796, m. Martha Thomes of Standish, Nov. 17, 1814.
Hanson J., Sept. 18, 1798, m. Sally C. Baker, p. Sept. 30, 1826.
Elizabeth R., b. Dec. 20, 1800, m. Thomas Barker of Hiram, Dec. 10, 1821.
Phebe W., b. Jan. 24, 1803, m. Jonathan Eastman of Chatham, N. H., Mar. 16, 1824.
Simeon C., b. Feb. 14, 1805, m. Mary Ann Howe, Nov. 14, 1835.
Daniel B., b. June 1, 1808, d. unm. June 15, 1859.
Samuel R., b. Dec. 5, 1810, m. Hannah Fogg, Jan. 30, 1838.
Mary C., b. Mar. 6, 1813, m. Abram Osgood of Portland, Jan. 8, 1834.
Mrs. Phebe Clement died Nov. 3, 1837, aged 69, and Mr. Clem- ent married, Dec. 30, 1838, Mrs. Hannah Fogg, widow of Daniel Fogg. She died Feb. 10, 1842, aged 64, and he married third, Mrs. Eliza ( Burns) Atkins. Jacob H. Clement died Sept. 6, 1849, aged 80, and his widow married a Mr. Wharf.
(2) Hanson J. Clement, son of Jacob H., lived at West Gorham. He was one of the selectmen in 1843. He married Sally C., daugh- ter of Moses and Sally Baker of Somersworth, N. H. Children :
Jacob H., Jr., d. young, Granville, d. young and Moses B.
Hanson Clement died Aug. 24, 1860, and his wife, in 1880, aged 80.
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(2) Simeon C. Clement, son of Jacob H., was one of the selectmen in 1842. He married Mary Ann Howe of Standish. Children :
Marshall H., b. Jan. 20, 1838, lives in Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
Scott, b. Nov. 27, 1839, d.
Catherine, b. Feb. 19, 1842, lives in Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
Simeon C. Clement died Oct. 15, 1842, aged 38 years.
(2) Samuel R. Clement, son of Jacob H., for many years kept a tavern at West Gorham, as his father did before him. He after- wards built the house at West Gorham now occupied by his son Walter. He married Hannah, daughter of Daniel and Hannah Fogg. Children :
Phebe, b. Nov. 12, 1839, m Kimball Eastman.
Mary H., b. Jan. 4, 1842, d. Nov. 17, 1857.
William F., b. Mar. 6, 1844, m. Jennie Johnson.
Charles J., b. July 12, 1846, m. Emily Rand.
Jacob, b. Apr. 27, 1849, d. Jan. 28, 1855.
Walter C., b. Mar. 18, 1851, m. in Colorado, Elizabeth A. Cann of England.
Annie E., Feb. 17, 1853, m. Dr. William P. Watson ; d. in 1883.
Samuel R. Clement died May 16, 1897, aged 86. His wife Hannah died June 24, 1882, aged 69.
(3) George T. Clement, son of John and Martha (Thomes) Clem- ent, was born in Baldwin, from which place he moved to Gorham, and kept tavern at West Gorham. Just before his death he pur- chased the Narragansett House at the Village. His widow sold this to Mr. Dow, who kept it for some time. Mr. Clement married, Mar. 27, 1842, Dolly, daughter of Luther Tappan of Baldwin. Children :
Henry George, b. Mar. 4, 1843, d. Oct. 2, 1857.
Mary E., b. Aug. 18, 1846, d. Oct. 8, 1857.
John Granville, b. Feb. 17, 1848 m. Louisa Plaisted, Jan. 1, 1878.
Luther T., b. -, d. June 16, 1854.
Charles Fred, b. , m. Julia Cressey.
Nellie, b. ,m. Edward Cressey.
George T. Clement died Oct. 26, 1857, aged 42. Mrs. Clement died Apr. 17, 1893, aged 81.
CLOUDMAN.
John and Thomas Cloudman, who were brothers, came in Septem- ber, 1690, to America from the Highlands of Aberdeen, Scotland. They landed at Plymouth, and settled at Marblehead. Tradition says that the brothers were noted for their strength and stalwart form. They were members of the Society of Friends, of strict integ- rity and sound Christian character.
Edward, the first of the name in this vicinity, was born in Dover, N. H., Feb. 15, 1714, (O. S.). He was the son of Edward, and
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descended from William, who was the son of Thomas, and who moved from Marblehead to Dover, N. H. Edward when twenty-two years of age came to Falmouth, and there married, Apr. 16, 1738, Anna Collins of Philadelphia. After his marriage he went to Presumpscot Lower Falls, where he had charge of the first saw mill ever built there. This mill was built in 1735, by Col. Westbrook, Samuel Waldo, and others. Mr. Cloudman is said to have been a tall and very strong man, weighing about two hundred and twenty pounds. He was a noted wrestler. Many stories are told concerning his strength. It is said that he was accustomed to throw all the boards from the medium sized pine logs to the brow of the mill and over. Another tradition is that he was able to break off pieces of pine board "like chunks of cheese." Cloudman was accustomed to run the mill all night, and while alone in the mill one night in 1741, he saw an Indian creeping up with his gun, who twice attempted to fire at him, but his gun snapped and missed fire. Cloudman hurled the bar used for placing the log on the carriage at the Indian. It hit him on the head killing him instantly. He then threw the body into the wheel-pit, shut down the mill and went home. The night follow- ing, the Indians burned the mill. Cloudman, with his wife and little son Timothy, packed their goods in a canoe and paddled down the river, and around what is now Portland, to Stroudwater. In 1745 he came to Gorham and bought the thirty acre lot No. 7, which is where the late Daniel Billings lived, near Fort Hill.
Early in the morning of the 19th of April, 1746, a party of Indians entered the settlement of Gorham. After shooting and killing William Bryant, they surprised Mr. Cloudman as he was sowing wheat in his field, and after a desperate struggle, succeeded in overpowering him, and carried him a captive to Canada, where he was taken to Que- bec and placed in the fortress there. Cloudman and a man named Robert Dunbar, who had been captured at Albany, planned to make their escape from the building in which they, together with about a hundred other captives, were confined. They laid by daily a part of their rations, and choosing a stormy night, made their escape on the 23rd of October. They were missed on the following morning, but when sought were not to be found. This is the last that is known of them with certainty. They never reached home ; but are supposed to have been drowned while attempting to cross Lake Champlain, as the next summer two skeletons with their clothes on their backs were washed ashore. In the pocket of one of them a compass was found, and identified as belonging to Cloudman.
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HISTORY OF GORHAM.
Edward Cloudman lived at the time of his capture by the Indians in 1746, on the 30 acre lot, No. 7, on which, as we have already said, he settled and made his home. It is presumed he had made good his title, (we do not find his deed) for it was sold at auction in Fal- mouth at the Tavern of Mrs. Mary Wheeler, Aug. 19, 1751, to pay dues on the same, by a committee of the Proprietors ; and Mrs. Ann Cloudman, the widow, was the purchaser. After her marriage with Abraham Anderson of Windham, they sold this lot to Nathaniel Frost, Feb. 28, 1757, for the sum of £53-6-8. At the decease of Nathaniel Frost, the lot went into the hands of his son, Nathaniel, Jr., (afterwards Colonel) who purchased at Administrator's sale, his brother's lot, No. 5, (the Bryant lot). These lots continued in the Frost family until about the year 1846. They have since been owned by the late Daniel Billings. Mrs. Ann (Cloudman) Anderson died Dec. 1, 1802, aged 85. She lies buried on the old Anderson farm in Windham.
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