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In 1785 Prince and Christiana Strout sold their portion of 22 to Christopher Dunn. Prince Strout was a soldier of the Revolution.
John Dyer, son of John and Mary (Strout) Dyer of Cape Eliza- beth, came from that town to Gorham in July, 1765. He settled on and cleared the land in the south part of the town, spoken of above.
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This farm is still in the possession of his descendants. He married
Dorcas Children :
John, b. in Falmouth, June 4, 1767, m. Mary Dearborn, Apr. I, 1790.
William, b. in Gorham, Sept. 20, 1769, m. Mrs. Rebecca Huston, Oct. 11, 1792. Deborah, b. in Gorham, May 20, 1772, m. Daniel Moulton. Jr., Nov. 25, 1790. Mary, b. in Gorham, Aug. 4, 1774, m. Jacob Morse, p. July 26, 1800.
John Dyer probably died about 1812.
(2) John Dyer, son of John, married Molly Dearborn. After the birth of most of his children the family moved to Coal Kiln corner in Scarborough. Children :
Dorcas, b. Oct. 26, 1790, m. - Russell.
Timothy, b. Feb. 1, 1793.
William, b. Oct. 10, 1795.
Mehitable, b. June 6, 1798, m. Ephraim Bragdon.
Deborah, b. Jan. 22, 1800, d. young.
Deborah, b. Feb. 24, 1803.
Molly, b.
(2) William Dyer, son of John, lived in the south part of the town on the old homestead. He married Mrs. Rebecca (Horton) Huston, the widow of Capt. Wm. Huston of Falmouth whom she married Jan. II, 1784, and by whom she had one child Betty. Capt. Huston was lost at sea about 1787. Children :
Horton, b. May 10, 1793, d. Mar. 14, 1795.
Samuel, b. Feb. 14, 1795, m. Susan Woodman, Jan. 7, 1817; I'd in Scarboro ; d. 1843.
William, b. Feb. 14, 1795, d. Aug. 8, 1796.
Nathan, b. Mar. 4, 1796, m. Polly Grant, p. Apr. 2, 1831.
Ruth H., b. Nov. 20, 1799, d. unm. Feb. 3, 1866.
Deborah, b. - , 1800, d. Nov. 22, 1802
Amelia, b. Apr. 1, 1804, m. Isaac Dyer of Baldwin (Ist wife), Oct. 30, 1825. James, b. Dec. 14, 1805, m. Mrs. Nichols.
Horton, b. May 10, 1806, m. Jemima Flood of Buxton, Jan. 1, 1829.
Lavinia, b. June 5, 1809, m. Mark L. Robinson of Baldwin, Dec. 29, 1833.
William, b. Nov. 20, 1811, went to sea -d. while a young man.
Eleanor, b. -- , d. unm. - a young woman.
William Dyer died Sept. 22, 1832, aged 63. Mrs. Rebecca Dyer died Oct. 17, 1823, aged 59.
(3) Nathan Dyer, son of William, lived on the farm once owned by his father. He married Polly Grant of Limington. Children :
William M .. b. Apr. 19, 1833, m. Sarah A., dau. of Timothy and Nancy Hods- don, Dec. 21, 1854. Ch: Arthur E. ; Cora E., m. J. Fred Varney, d. July 8, 1887 ; Ivory L. ; Helen L., d. June 9, 1886, ag. 22. Mrs. Sarah Dyer d. Feb. 11. 1878, ag. 48, and Mr. Dyer m. May 12, 1886, Mrs. Marilla (Spear) Files, widow of Albion K P. Files. Mr. Dyer, who was a mason by trade, I'd for some years on his father's farm, and afterwards at Gor- ham Village. He d. Feb. 8, 1900.
Susan J., b. June 28, 1834, d. Oct. 9, 1854.
Caroline L., b. May 26, 1836, d. 1842.
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Nancy L., b. Mar. 18, 1839, m. Samuel L. Trace.
George W., b. Nov. 24, 1840, m. Martha Emery.
Samuel F., b. Dec. 19, 1841, d. aged 2 years.
Nathan Dyer died May 8, 1853; Mrs. Dyer died Jan. 22, 1859, aged 61.
Capt. Jonah Dyer, born July 27, 1755, was the son of Christopher Dyer of Cape Elizabeth. July 25, 1776, he married Elizabeth Clark Deake, daughter of George and Mary Deake and adopted daughter of Rev. Ephraim Clark of Cape Elizabeth. She was born in that part of Falmouth which is now Cape Elizabeth, May 19, 1759. Capt. Dyer probably came from Cape Elizabeth to Gorham about the year 1794, as he and his wife, being then of Gorham, give at that time a deed of land in Cape Elizabeth, and his name first appears on the tax list of Gorham in 1795. Capt. Dyer purchased the thirty acre lot 102, and the hundred acre lot 42. He lived in and probably built the two-story house on Main St., on lot 102, nearly opposite the western part of the New Cemetery, still known as the Dyer house. Children of Jonah and Elizabeth Dyer :
Elizabeth, b. May 5, 1777, m. Isaac Choate, Nov. 7, 1793; 2d, Abner McDon- ald, June 28, 1801 ; 3d, David H. Bradley, May 18, 1804; 4th, Ephraim Frost, Feb. 3, 1810.
Polly, b. May 23, 1781, m. Rev. Daniel D. Lewis, May 13, 1798.
Almira, b. Feb 23. 1783, m. Stephen Butterfield, Sept. 1, 1804.
Clark, b. Mar. 31, 1785, m Hannah Whitney, Jan. 10, 1812; 2d, Catherine L. Hatch.
Mercy, b. June 25, 1787, m. Stephen Hatch, p. Feb. 14, 1807; d. Dec. 2, 1814. Jonah, b. Aug. 11, 1789, m. Elizabeth Harding; I'd in Gorham, in the house on the north side of Main St., lately occupied by Christopher Way. Ch : Elizabeth, m. Charles McDonald; Charles; George; Jonah. Mr. Dyer d. Apr. 27, 1831. The family moved to the British Provinces.
George, b. Sept. 23, 1791.
Charles, b. May 20, 1793.
Capt. Jonah Dyer died Mar. 14, 1830, aged 75; Mrs. Elizabeth Dyer died July 31, 1843, aged 84.
(2) Clark Dyer, son of Capt. Jonah, lived in the house occupied by his father. He married Hannah, daughter of Joseph and Mehit- able Whitney, by whom he had one child, Hannah, born in 1812. Mrs. Hannah Dyer and her infant daughter died Sept. 27, 1812, Mrs. Dyer aged 21. Mr. Dyer married, Jan. 29, 1814, Catherine L. Hatch. Children:
Charles, b. Oct. 1, 1814, m. Lydia Clemons, 1844; d. Nov. 26, 1847. Mrs. Lydia Dyer m. 2d, Capt. Nathan Winslow ; d May 29, 1888, ag. 75. Clark, b. Oct. 21, 1816, m. Ann Johnson ; d. Jan. 2, 1894. Harriet, b. Feb. 11, 1819, d. May 7, 1826.
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George, b, Jan. 29, 1822, m. Mrs. Rebecca Baker, 1849; 2d, Mrs. Clara (Perry) Hanson, Mar. 31, 1858.
Asa, b. Dec. 7, 1824, d.
Clark Dyer died May 4, 1834 ; Mrs. Dyer died July 15, 1826.
EDWARDS.
It is said that John and Jonathan Edwards, brothers, came, about 17II, from England or Wales to America. John settled in Haverhill, Mass., and Jonathan in Connecticut. Richard Edwards who was born in Haverhill, Mass., Sept. 5, 1740, was the son of John and Elizabeth (Crockett) Edwards, and probably grandson of the John above. He came from Haverhill when quite young, with his uncle, (probably his mother's brother). His uncle lived on the Portland road - south side - in the then next house below the Samuel Crockett (now Jewett or Board) house. Samuel Crockett was probably a cousin to Richard. The mother of Richard Edwards when a widow came to Gorham from Haverhill, where she then lived, and spent the remainder of her life with her son Richard, dying at his house. Richard Edwards was one of the early Come- outers, and became a zealous Free Will Baptist. He was probably one of the first abolitionists in the country. He helped to get off Limbo, one of the old Hugh Mclellan slaves. He married in Gor- ham, July 4, 1765, Hannah Lothrop of Haverhill. Previous to this, on Oct. 19, 1764, he had purchased of William Bucknam and others a half of the hundred acre lot 26. On this lot he settled on the place where Lawyer Smith afterwards lived. Children :
John, b. Apr. 18, 1766, d. young.
Sarah, b. Sept. 3, 1768, d. young.
Samuel, b. Jan. 27, 1770, m. Martha Mclellan, July 8, 1792 ; 2d, Susanna Pierce.
Hannah, b. July 8, 1772, m. John Sawyer of Phillips' Gore, Oct. 4, 1792.
Enoch, b. Sept. 20, 1774, m. Abigail Mclellan, June 16, 1799.
Lydia, b. June 12, 1777, m. Abner Fogg, p. Feb 14, 1807.
William, b. Sept. 2, 1779, m. Dorcas Merrill, Nov. 30, 1803.
Sarah, b. . 1780, d. young.
Susannah, b. Apr 22, 1782, m. Thomas Worcester, Sept. 11, 1800.
Richard, b. Feb. 18, 1786, m. Martha, dau. of Lieut. Silas Chadbourn, July, 1810 ; moved to Otisfield.
Mrs. Edwards died Jan. 3, 1823, and Mr. Edwards married, Jan. 8, 1824, Mrs. Lucy (Roberts) (Seiver) (Crockett) Chadbourn, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Roberts, and widow of Lieut. Silas Chadbourn. Richard Edwards died Oct. 29, 1826, aged 86. Mrs. Lucy Edwards died Sept. 4, 1842, aged 76.
(2) Samuel Edwards, son of Richard, lived on the Dea. James McLellan farm on South St. The house in which Mr. Edwards
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lived contained the first plastered room in Gorham, and stood near the spot now occupied by the house of Mr. W. E. Russell. Samuel Edwards married Martha, daughter of James and Abigail Mclellan. Children:
James M., b. June 27, 1793, m. Dolly Hill, Dec. 12, 1819; 2d, Eliza A. Rolfe ; 3rd, Susan Stone.
Hannah, b. July 14, 1796, m. Simon Elder, Jr., June 7, 1823.
Martha, b. Feb. 17, 1798, m. Clark Swett, p. Aug. 21, 1818.
Bryce McL., b. Mar. 23, 1800, m. Martha, dau. of Gen. James and Rebecca Irish, Nov. 21, 1833 ; moved to Saccarappa, where for many years he was one of the leading merchants, an honest and upright Christian man, noted for his square and honorable dealings ; d. in Saccarappa, Apr. 15, 1871 ; his wife d. July 22, 1874.
Charles, b. Mar. 9, 1802, d. June 25, 1804.
Charles, b. May 9, 1805, d. Feb. 25, 1815.
Mary Ann, b. Dec. 8, 1807, m. William B. Harding, Dec. 21, 1826.
Maria, b. June 8, 1809, m. Joseph Estes, July 10, 1834.
Abigail, b. Aug. 25, 1811, m. Sept. 11, 1831, Rev. Paul C. Richmond, a promi-
nent minister in the Maine M. E. Conference. Their dau. Mary, m. Dr. S. H. Weeks of Portland.
Theodore B., b. May 25, 1815, m. Martha R. Gammon; 2d, Lavina A. Bangs.
Mrs. Martha Edwards died July 20, 1842, aged 68, and Mr. Edwards married, Feb. 7, 1843, Mrs. Susanna Pierce of Westbrook. Samuel Edwards died Feb. 23, 1847.
(2) Enoch Edwards, son of Richard, married Abigail Mclellan, sister to his brother Samuel's wife. He lived for a time with his brother on the Dea. Mclellan farm. His first child, Eunice, was born in Gorham, Mar. 23, 1800. Shortly afterwards he moved to Otisfield, where ten other children were born to him. Richard, the . second son, born Mar. 30, 1804, lived many years in Gorham, and is well remembered by many of our citizens. He died unm. Jan. 25, 1871. Clark Swett, the youngest child, born Mar. 25, 1823, was colonel of the Fifth Me. Regt., in the Civil War. He was at one time the Democratic candidate for Governor of Maine. Enoch Edwards died in Otisfield, Dec. 7, 1863 ; Abigail, his wife, died Oct. 4, 1843.
(2) William Edwards, son of Richard, lived on the Jacob S. Smith place, which he received from his father in 1806, together with all his carpenter's and joiner's tools and clock and desk. He married Dorcas, daughter of Daniel and Dorcas Merrill. Children :
Susan, b. Dec. 27, 1804, m. Geo. Anderson of Limington, Jan. 1, 1832.
Emeline, b. Feb. 9, 1806, m. Ivory Wakefield, June 3, 1827.
James H. R., b. Nov. 13, 1807, m. Emeline Mclellan, p. July 25, 1834 ; 2d, Abbie T. Jones; 3d, Harriet Mcl.anathan.
Betsey, b. Dec. 16, 1808, m. William Mason of Baltimore.
Dorcas M., b. Dec. 28, 1810, m. Sylvester Fogg, Oct. 9, 1834.
Catherine, b. Mar. 2, 1813, m. Peter E. Mosher, p. Nov. 1, 1833. `Charlotte, b. Feb. 7, 1815, d. unm.
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Harriet, b. Nov. 25, 1817, m. Tobias Littlefield; d. at Gardiner.
Hannah L., b. Aug. 15, 1819, m. Daniel Cole.
Margaret, b. Oct. 2, 1821, m.
Mary Jane, b. July 7, 1825, m. A. Bachelder.
Albion, b. Sept. 29, 1827, 1's at Lisbon Centre.
William Edwards moved with his family to Fayette, and from thence to Gardiner.
(3) James M. Edwards, son of Samuel, was a cooper by trade. He lived on the westerly side of South St., in the house since occupied by his daughter Ann Maria. He married Dolly Hill of Biddeford. Children :
Josiah H., b. Sept. 17, 1820, m. Elizabeth B. Woodman of Buxton, Nov. 7, 1847 ; d. Aug. 17, 1859, in Greenville, S. C .; she d. Sept. 22, '88.
Charles H., b. Mar. 14, 1822, m. in the South ; d. Feb. 11, 1900.
Martha J., b. Aug. 7, 1823, d. Nov. 13, 1823.
Elizabeth, b. Nov. 1, 1824, m. -_; dead.
James L., b. Sept. 15, 1827, d. June 1, 1828.
Mrs. Dolly Edwards died Apr. 25, 1827, aged 32, and Mr. Edward's married, May 27, 1828, Eliza Ann Rolfe, by whom he had :
Julia F., b. Apr. 27, 1829, m. Wm. L. Alden of Portland, 1850; 2d, Randall Weeks.
Ann Maria, b. Dec. 23, 1830. d. unm. Dec. 31, 1887.
Harriet L., b. Aug. 4, 1833, m. John C. Quinby ; I's in St. Paul, Minn.
Melville C., b. Oct. 22, 1834, d. Sept. 11, 1835.
P. Richmond, b. June 25, 1836, m. Rebecca Proctor; 2d, Mary Miles.
Clark S., b. Jan. 15, 1839, d. Feb. 3, 1842.
Mrs. Eliza A. Edwards died Dec. 16, 1841, and Mr. Edwards mar- ried, Dec. 8, 1844, Mrs. Susan (Frost) Stone. Mrs. Edwards died in 1854, and Mr. Edwards, Jan. 6, 1859.
(3) Theodore B. Edwards, son of Samuel, married Martha R. Gammon, by whom he had William G., died young; Mary Ella, mar- ried Henry Whitney ; and Arthur J., died young. Mrs. Edwards died Sept. 8, 1860, aged 35, and Mr. Edwards married, Dec. 28, 1865,
Lavina A., daughter of Nathan and Statira Bangs. They have two
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children living : Ralph, and Dana Estes. Mr. Edwards was post- master at the Village, during Cleveland's first administration. He died May 19, 1900. Mrs. Lavina Edwards died Aug. 14, 1902.
(3) James H. R. Edwards, son of William, married Emeline, daugh- ter of David and Betsey Mclellan. Children :
Mary McL., b. Dec., 1835, d. unm. Feb. 4, 1879.
Elizabeth I., b. May 17, 1837, m. Giles Heath, of Niles, Mich.
Geo. W., b. Nov. 27, 1839, graduated at Bowdoin College, with high honors; killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862.
Chas. M., b. Aug. 21, 1842, m. Isabella Fenton; I'd in St. Joseph, Mo .; was in the Civil War; d. Feb. 18, 1896.
Emma, b. Jan. 10, 1846, m. Frank Peterson.
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Mrs. Emeline Edwards died Aug. 25, 1846, aged 37 years. Mr. Edwards married Abbie T. Jones, who died Oct. 2, 1869, aged 64 ; he then married Mrs. Harriet (Edwards) McLanathan, widow of Samuel McLanathan, by whom he had one child :
William, b. June 9, 1874.
James H. R. Edwards died, May 26, 1890, aged 82.
Samuel Edwards was the son of John and Elizabeth Edwards of Haverhill, Mass., and was born Feb. 16, 1750. He came to Gorham about 1772. His wife was Mary - . They had two children born in Gorham :
Olive, b. Jan. 13, 1772. m. John McQuillan, Sept. 20, 1798.
Susannah, b. Dec. 24, 1774.
Samuel Edwards moved to Buxton about 1776, where his other children were born, and are recorded on the Buxton records. His wife Mary died May 18, 1805, and he married second, Lucy McDonald of Buxton.
Nathaniel Edwards was a brother to Samuel above, and also to Richard. He was born in Haverhill, Mass., in 1752, and came to Gorham some years after his brother Richard. He lived, prob- ably, on the farm since owned by the late Byron G. Coburn. He married, Sept. 16, 1775, Sarah, daughter of Ichabod and Susanna Hunt. Children :
George, b. Aug. 3, 1776.
John, b. Oct. 3, 1777.
Stephen, b. Sept. 22, 1779, m. Dilla Hamblen, Oct. 4, 1798 ; moved to Raymond, or Otisfield.
After the death of Mrs. Sarah Edwards, Mr. Edwards married, Sept. 29, 1786, Bathsheba Snow.
Isaac, b. Mar. 12, 1787.
Rachel, b. July 18, 1789.
Jacob, b. Dec. 6, 1790, probably d. June 26, 1847.
Tabitha, b. June 11, 1792.
Sally, b. May 23, 1793.
Joshua, b. Jan. 12, 1795.
Reuben, b. Dec. 18, 1796.
Anna, b. May 31, 1798. Nathaniel,
Bathsheba, S b. May 5, 1800.
Nathaniel Edwards sold his land in Gorham, and moved to Otis- field, where he died.
Samuel Edwards came to Gorham from Ashby, Mass. He was engaged for some years in the manufacture of wooden clocks. He
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lived on the spot now occupied by the house of Daniel Whittier, on South St. About 1823-24, he moved with his family to Portland, where he engaged in the business of brass casting and afterwards in that of an iron foundry, manufacturing pumps and iron doors for brick ovens, which latter article he invented. Mr. Edwards married, Nov. 5, 1811, Nancy Burr of Ashby. Children :
Mary Ann, b. Oct. 15, 1812, d. unm., in Portland, Mar. 17, 1869. Sarah W., b. June 26, 1814, m. Alexander Putney, d. in California.
Grata R., b. Mar. 13, 1817, m. Chas. H. Carruthers, Dec. 28, 1863.
Otis C., b. Jan. 30, 1819. d. in California.
Martha E., b. Mar. 31, 1822, m. Horatio Griffin ; d. Apr. 25, 1855.
Rebecca P., b. in Portland, 1825, m. Josiah Duran ; d. in 1894.
Harriet M., b. in Portland, 1829, m. Samuel McLanathan; 2d, Jas. H. R. Edwards.
Calvin Edwards, brother to Samuel above, was born in Ashby, Jan. 16, 1791, and came to Gorham about 1810. He was a cabinet maker. After working for some years at this trade, he began the manufacture of organs. His first organ was purchased by the Con- gregational church, at the Village, and was the first one placed in that building. He afterwards moved to Portland and engaged in the manufacture of pianos. Sept. 20, 1813, he married Susan, the daughter of Royal Lincoln. He lived for a time after his marriage, in the Thacher house, and then in the Storer house, now owned and occupied by Mrs. Simon B. Guthrie. Children :
Sophia, b. Apr. 4, 1815. m. J. Hollis Randall; d. in Natick, Mass .. Jan. 7, 1895. Mary H., b. Nov. 29, 1816, m. William Edwards; d. in So. Natick, Jan. 20, 188I.
Thankful L., b. Feb. 3, 1818, d. Apr. 24, 1819.
Henry S., b. Jan. 16, 1820, m. Jane G. Hemenway of Lancaster, N. H. Mr. Edwards was a skillful musician, and long a popular teacher of music. He was in partnership with his father in manufacturing pianos in Port- land. About 1850 he returned to Gorham and for some time resided in the house on Stat- St., now occupied by F. H. Emery. He died in Ithaca, N. Y., in March, 1897.
Martha b. May 9, 1823, d. unm., in Portland, Mar. 15, 1847.
Clara R., b. May 30, 1825, m. Levi Wetherbee; d. in Cambridge, Mass., Nov., 1858.
Elizabeth M., b. Aug. 18, 1829. m. Dr. Geo. Lincoln, 1860; d. in Natick, Mass. George Calvin, b. Nov. 20, 1831, d. Aug. 28, 1832.
Mrs. Susan Edwards died July 11, 1855, and Mr. Edwards married Mrs. Louisa Locke, by whom he had one child : Grace, b. Dec. 21, 1857, d. May 19, 1870. Calvin Edwards died in So. Natick, Mass., Dec. 6, 1870, aged 80 years.
Some of the Edwards families in Gorham probably came here from Wells, Me. There was a Nathaniel Edwards family in town which came from York, Me. ; probably no relation to the family of Richard
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Edwards. Miss Catherine Edwards, who lived for many years at Mr. Jonathan Kimball's in this town, was one of this family. She was the granddaughter of Joshua Edwards of York, and daughter of Nathaniel Edwards. She was born in Buxton, Mar. 9, 1782, and died in Gorham, Oct. 19, 1874, aged 92 years. At the time of her death she was the oldest member of the Congregational Church at the Village.
Joshua Edwards was probably a brother of Nathaniel, and uncle to Catherine, above. His wife was Mary - Children : '
Polly. b. June 13, 1780.
Abigail, b. in Buxton, Oct. 28, 1782, m. Joseph Wise of Falmouth, p. Feb. 20, 1801. (?)
Cyperion J., b. in Gorham, Feb. 16, 1785.
Hepsibeth, b. in Gorham, Apr. 19, 1787.
Lois, b. in Gorham, Feb. 7, 1792.
ELDER.
Samuel Elder, the first of the name known in Maine, came to this country from Artemore, County of Antrim, in the north of Ireland. His brother Robert came with him and settled in what is now Cape Elizabeth near where the end of the present railroad bridge is ; while Samuel with his wife (who was a Huston) and two children settled at Presumpscot Falls, now Deering, about the year 1730. In 1743 he moved from Falmouth to Windham. Children of Samuel Elder :
Margaret, b. in Ireland, m. Samuel Watts, 1752; 2d, Jas. Gilkey of Gorham, Nov. 9, 1759.
William, b. in Ireland, m. Mary Akers ; I'd in Windham.
Isaac, b in Falmouth, Jan. 19, 1739, m. Mary Hunnewell, Oct. 16, 1761.
Elizabeth, b. in Falmouth -, 1741, m. Simon Huston in Falmouth, July 23, 1761. About 1765 they removed to Gorham.
Eunice, b. - , 1745, m. Cary Mclellan of Gorham, Jan. 1, 1767. Samuel, b. Aug. 29, 1748, m. Hannah Freeman, Mar. 3, 1774; 2d, Mary Graffam.
Jane, b. -- , m. Eleazar Chase of Standish; had a son Isaac, who settled in Standish, and a dau. Mary, who m. Nathaniel Freeman.
(2) Isaac Elder, son of Samuel, married Mary Hunnewell, and lived in Windham till Mar. 8, 1781, when the family moved to Gorham. Mr. and Mrs. Elder lived many years on their farm on Queen street in Gorham and died there ; he, July 15, 1796, aged 57, and she, Sept. 14, 1804, aged 60. They are buried in the old ceme- tery on South St. Children :
Hannah, b. Feb. 11, 1762, d. Oct. 10, 1781, or 1789.
Mary, b. Oct. 1, 1763, m. Daniel Gammon, Jan. 4, 1787.
Anna, b. Sept. 17, 1765, m. David McDougall, Dec. 20, 1786.
Matilda, b. June 8, 1767, m. Wm. Hanson of Windham, Dec. 8, 1785; d. Sept. 15, 1818.
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Isaac, b. May 8, 1769, d. young.
Samuel, b. May 24, 1770, d. young.
Elijah, b. June 25, 1772, m. Eleanor, dau. of Alexander and Margaret MeLellan, Aug. 19, 1798; was for some years a merchant in Bath ; one child recorded in Gorham, John, b. Dec. 5, 1798. Mr. E. d. May 10, 1812. Margaret, b. Dec. 22, 1774, m Samuel Lummus, May 31, 1801.
Isaac, b. Feb. 9, 1777, m. - - Gilman ; d. Dec. 16, 1848.
Dorcas, b. May 25, 1779, d. young.
William, b. Aug. 1, 1781, d. young.
John, b. Aug. 9, 1783, d. unm. July 18, 1816.
David, b. Feb. 6, 1786, m. Abigail Colley of Windham, Mar. 22, 1826; no ch .; d. Dec. 23, 1869, and she, May 16, 1852, ag. 65.
(2) Samuel Elder, son of Samuel, was apprenticed to learn the trade of house-carpenter, to Robert Ilsley, Oct. 25, 1763, for the term of five years and ten months, which period brought him to his majority. In 1773 he bought a lot of land on the then Portland road. This was the farm afterwards owned by his son Simon, and now by his grandson Randall J. Elder. Upon this he built in 1774 a large two-story house. This house was burned in April, 1808. Mr. Elder at once rebuilt on the same spot, and in a very short space of time the present house was completed and ready for occupancy. Mr. Elder was one of the first Trustees of Gorham Academy. He married Hannah, daughter of John and Bethiah Freeman. Children :
Eunice, b. Nov. 29, 1774, m. Nathaniel Mosher, Nov. 15, 1795.
Ruth, b. Jan. 7, 1776, d. Feb. 10, 1786.
Hannah, b. Oct. 4, 1777, m. Joseph Brown, Oct. 28, 1798 ; 2d, Elkanah Hard- ing, Mar. 12. 1802.
Betsey, b. Oct. 4, 1779, m. John W. Morris, Nov. 18, 1798; moved to Limerick. Samuel, b. Sept. 2, 1781, m. Nancy Mosher, Jan. 1, 1805; 2d, Mrs. Rebecca Waterhouse.
Mrs. Hannah Elder died Apr. 22, 1786, and Mr. Elder married, Dec. 14, 1786, Mary, daughter of Capt. Caleb and Lois Graffam of Windham. Children :
Peter, b. Oct. 5, 1787, d. unm. Jan. 29, 1815.
Ruth, b. Mar. 24, 1789, m. Simon Huston, May 28, 1812.
Simon, b. Dec. 4, 1791, m Mary Hatch, Apr. 10, 1819; 2d, Elizabeth Johnson. Lois, b. Jan. 13, 1797, d. young.
Samuel Elder died May 10, 1819; his wife Mary, Aug. 27, 1829.
(3) Reuben Elder, son of William and Mary ( Akers), was born in Windham June 22, 1762. After his marriage with Elizabeth Huston Feb. 4, 1787, he settled in Gorham on a farm in the Quaker neigh- borhood, so called. Children :
Lydia, b. Nov. 24, 1787, d. Mar. 4, 1806.
Mary, b. June 7, 1789, d. Feb. 10, 1798. Elizabeth H., b. Feb. 25, 1791, d. Oct. 5, 1873, unm. Simon, b. Feb. 15, 1793, d. Apr. 10, 1793.
SIMON ELDER.
RANDALL J. ELDER.
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GENEALOGY.
Reuben, b. Oct. 17, 1794, m. Ruth M. Smith, Dec. 25, 1818.
Rebecca, b. June 21, 1796, d. Feb. 17, 1798.
Simon, b. Sept. 2, 1798, m. Hannah Edwards, June 7, 1823; d. Mar. 26, 1826. John, b. June 8, 1800, m. Eliza Thomas, Feb., 1822 ; d. June 10, 1824.
Reuben Elder died in Gorham, Sept. 7, 1830, aged 68, and his wife Elizabeth, Jan. 14, 1840, aged 76.
(3) Samuel Elder, son of Samuel, lived on the road between White Rock and Great Falls, about half a mile from the latter place. He married Nancy, daughter of James and Abigail Mosher. Children :
Samuel H., b. July 9, 1805, m. Sarah Ayer ; 2d, Sarah Kimball.
Freeman, b. Nov. 10, 1806, m. Harriet Knapp of Standish, p. Oct., 1850. Leonard C., b. Oct. 15, 1808, m. Caroline Stile.
George G., b. Jan. 18, 1811, m. Annie Morrill.
Peter, b. Mar. 11, 1813, m. Mary J. Harmon, Nov. 25, 1839.
Ruth H., b. July 11, 1815, m. Dr. Phineas Ingalls, Mar. 19, 1845; 2d, Lucius Bancroft, June 15, 1859 ; 3d, Jacob C. Baker, Aug. 6, 1861 ; d. Aug. 23, I900.
Abigail, b. June 14, 1819, m. John Blair, p. Sept. 9, 1838.
Mrs. Nancy Elder died May 2, 1837, and Mr. Elder married, Nov. 2, 1837, Mrs. Rebecca, widow of Josiah Waterhouse, and daughter of Ezra Brown of Windham. Samuel Elder died Sept. 22, 1860, aged 79. Mrs. Elder died June 6, 1875, aged 85.
(3) Simon Elder, son of Samuel, lived on the old road to Portland, on the farm now owned by his son Randall J. Elder. He married Mary, daughter of Asa and Jane Hatch, who died Dec. 22, 1820, aged 24, leaving one child :
Mary Jane, b. June 10, 1820, d. Oct. 5, 1828.
Mr. Elder married, Jan. 26, 1823, Elizabeth, daughter of Randall Johnson of Westbrook. Children :
Miriam, b. Nov. 18, 1823, d. young.
Catherine, b. Nov. 1, 1825, d. unm. Sept. 21, 1845.
Martha, b. Nov. 5, 1827, d. July 27, 1851.
Henry, b. Mar. 2, 1829, d. young.
Sarah J., b. July 15, 1830, d. unm. Apr. 28, 1854.
Eunice, b. May 31, 1832, d. young.
Randall J., b. Nov. 3, 1833, m. Frances E. Roberts, Mar. 10, 1861.
Mary E., b. Apr. 8, 1836, m. Henry M. Sweetsir, Dec. 29, 1889.
Edward, b. Jan. 13, 1839, d. young.
George L., b. Nov. 16, 1841, d. young.
Simon Elder died May 4, 1862, and his wife Elizabeth, Jan. 26, 1889.
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