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were good farmers and honorable, upright citizens. Many of the name remain in town.
(1) John Johnson, son of Robert, received from his father the thirty acre lots, 65 and 67, also a part of the hundred acre lot, 113. His deed is dated Dec. 17, 1787. His house was on the spot where his nephew Samuel afterwards. lived. He married, Jan. 6, 1782, Eleanor Trickey. Children :
Susanna, b. Oct. 4, 1785, m. and I'd in Harrison or Casco.
Zebulon, b. July 1, 1787, m. Nancy Thomes in 1821 ; went to Harrison.
Eunice, b. July 26, 1789.
John, b. Feb. 8, 1792, m. Mehitable Thomes; I'd in Harrison.
Rebecca, b. Nov. 10, 1794, m. Lewis Hanscom, Apr. 14, 1816.
David, b. Ang. 13, 1797, m. Harriet Gilkey, Jan. 31, 1825; d. suddenly, Sept. I, 1825; his widow m. Enoch Boothby in 1828.
Mary, b. -, m. Joseph Gilkey, Jan. 5, 1824.
(1) Robert Johnson, son of Robert, was born about 1762. His farm was the hundred acre lot, III, on which he lived in the house now occupied by Mrs. Charles Johnson. He married Mary Cham- berlain. One child :
Robert, b. Mar. 14, 1791, m. Hannah Johnson, Nov. 28, 1814.
Robert Johnson died July 13, 1834, aged 72. Mrs. Johnson died April 2, 1835, aged 86.
(1) Matthew Johnson, son of Robert, received a deed in 1786, from his father, of the hundred acre lot, 112. Here he made his home in the house now owned and occupied by Fred. C. Phinney. Some years later he purchased a part of the seventy acre lot 13, and a part of the common land (laid out to right 67) southwest of the sev- enty acre lots, and east of the hundred acre lot 96. He married, Nov. 26, 1789, Hannah Johnson, who was of the fourth generation from the first James. Children :
Thomas, b. Oct. 5, 1790, m. Mary Hamblen, Nov. 28, 1814; 2d, Dorothy Libby.
Hannah, b. Nov. 23, 1793, m. Robert Johnson, Nov. 28, 1814.
William, b. Jan. 15, 1798, m. Mary Trickey, Sept. 7, 1819; 2d, Mrs. Eliza L. Johnson.
John, b. May 8, 1800, m. Eliza Libby, Dec. 4, 1822 ; no chn. ; d. Sept. 3, 1856. Samuel, b. Apr. 4, 1805, m. Jane Trickey, Apr. 25, 1826; 2d, Mrs. Elizabeth Libby.
Matthew Johnson died March 27, 1846, aged 81, and his wife died Nov. 14, 1842, aged 73.
(2) Robert Johnson, Jr., son of Robert, married his cousin Hannah Johnson, and lived on his father's homestead. Children :
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Mary, b. Sept. 6, 1815, m. William B. Freeman, Dec., 1835.
Wm. Lamb, b. June 8, 1817, m. Nancy T. Hobson of Buxton, 1843; I'd in Saco; d. in Gorham, Feb., 1892.
Robert Johnson was killed while walking on the P. & R. railroad track, Oct. 6, 1861. Mrs. Johnson died Nov. 4, 1858.
(2) Thomas Johnson, son of Matthew, lived in the Johnson neigh- borhood. The last years of his life were passed on the old Robert Johnson place. He married Mary, daughter of Joseph and Polly Hamblen. Children :
Eleanor, b. Jan. 26, 1815, m. John Trickey.
Matthew, b. Dec. 26, 1816, m. Abigail, dau. of Francis Small of Windham, in 1840; she d. Jan. 5, 1841, and he m., April 6, 1842, her sister Mary Ann Small, by whom he had one child, Melville C., b. July 27, 1843, m. Jennie E. Bodge, Dec. 25, 1874. Matthew Johnson d. Feb. 2, 1858 ; Mrs. Johnson d. at her son's, Aug. 20, 1900.
Charles, b. Dec. 30, 1824, m. Martha, dau. of Ai and Martha Libby, Jan. 2, 1854. Ch : Herbert A., b. Apr. 8, 1855, m. Mary Ella Sawyer, was killed by an explosion in corn factory, Aug. 27, 1887; Edward C., b. Jan. 14, 1858, d. in Orono. Mr. Johnson d. Apr. 1, 1895.
Mrs. Mary Johnson died April 16, 1830, aged 34, and Mr. Johnson married in 1831, Dorothy, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Libby of Gorham, by whom he had one child :
Mary Maria, b. Feb. 1, 1836, m. Dr. A. K. P. Meserve.
Mrs. Dorothy Johnson died Dec. 12, 1864, aged 70. Thomas Johnson died April 29, 1869.
(2) William Johnson, son of Matthew, lived above Fort Hill, on the easterly side of the road, opposite to his brother, Samuel. He was a captain in the militia. He married Mary Trickey of Westbrook. Children :
William H., b. Jan. 19, 1821, m. Sarah J. Johnson, Sept. 30, 1855; no ch .; d. July 28, 1890 ; she, Feb. 7, 1899.
Daniel, b. Oct. 7, 1823, was drowned, May 16, 1829.
Jane, b. Feb. 15, 1825; killed by an accident, Aug. 5, 1834.
David, b. Sept. 16, 1827, d. unm. June 22, 1859.
John, b. June 12, 1829, m. Ellen Dow; moved to Deering, where he d .; two dau's, Eva and Ada.
Catherine, b. Aug. 20, 1831, m. Henry B. Johnson, Aug. 5, 1855.
Albion F., b. Feb. 13, 1837, m. Helen M. Whitney ; I'd in Deering; no ch. Emily, b. Dec. 7, 1840, m. Henry B. Johnson, June 18, 1900.
Mrs. Mary Johnson died Dec. 5, 1858, aged 56, and Mr. Johnson married Mrs. Eliza (Libby) Johnson, daughter of Edward and Eliza- beth Libby, and widow of his brother John Johnson, and soon after moved to the original Matthew Johnson place. Capt. William John- son died May 28, 1876. Mrs. Eliza Johnson died April 12, 1882, aged 77.
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(2) Samuel Johnson, son of Matthew, lived above Little river, on the west side of the Fort Hill road, on the place where his son Matthew now lives. He married Jane Trickey of Westbrook. Children :
Edward, b. Mar. 28, 1827, d. Feb. 15, 1850, unm.
Matthew, b. Apr. 18, 1829, m. Rose Ann, dau. of Ai and Martha Libby, Apr. 23, 1855; I's on the farm which Robert Johnson gave to his son John in 1787. Ch : Lizzie, b. Mar. 6, 1856, d. Sept. 5, 1857; Merrill F., b. Apr. I, 1859, d. Mar. 20, 1862; Jennie E., b. Feb. 28, 1861, d. Mar. 1, 1862 ; Charles H., b. Feb. 6, 1863, m. Mrs. Mary E. Johnson, widow of Herbert Johnson ; Melville, b. Sept. 15, 1864, m. Lucy A., dau. of A. K. P. Libby ; Annie B., b. Sept. 22, 18-, m. Fred Marean ; twins b. -- , d. May 14, 1878. Mrs. Rose Johnson d. May 15, 1878, aged 42 ; Mr. Johnson m. 2d Rebecca Webb.
Daniel, b. Apr. 18, 1829, m. Ann M., dau. of Freeman and Lydia A. Whitney, Feb., 1854 ; I's in the north part of the town ; one child, Freeman W., b. Nov. 9, 1855, m. Nellie Dresser of Buxton, Oct. 19, 1880, d. Aug. 7, 1883.
Sarah J., b. July 25, 1831, m. William H. Johnson, Sept. 30, 1855.
Hannah, b. Feb. 19, 1834, m. Richard Willis, Apr. 29, 1860.
Isaac L., b. Oct. 3, 1836, m. Oct. 27, 1861, Hannah F., dau. of Thomas H. and Lydia P. Abbott of Ossipee, N. H., and granddaughter of Joseph Files of Gorham. Ch: Cora A., b. Aug. 12, 1863, d. Sept. 11, 1865 ; Ella F., b. Mar. 30, 1866; Olive M., b. June 20, 1868, d. Nov. 11, 1885 ; John E., b. Apr. 12, 1872, m. M. Lena Thomes; George T., b. Nov. 28, 1875, m. Mabel S. Davis of Standish. Isaac L. Johnson I'd in the Quaker neigh - borhood, on the old Wm. Cobb place ; he was killed by an accident, Nov. 15, 1901.
Mary E., b. Apr. 27, 1839, d. Jan. 10, 1845.
Ellen, b. Apr. 28, 1841, m. Fred. C. Phinney, Nov. 25, 1866.
Lewis, b. Jan. 11, 1844, m. Ellen Moody of Standish, Sept. 3, 1863. Ch : Addie V., m. Samuel L. D. Libby, 1890, 2d, Albion Bacon ; Edward, m. Bertha Gallup, I's on the Albion Johnson place ; Almon, m. Ada Haines of Gorham, May 18, 1894; Howard S.
Caroline, b. Mar. 3, 1847, m. Charles B. Thomes, May 22, 1864; 2d, Benjamin Harmon ; d. Feb. 10, 1876.
Mrs. Jane Johnson died June 28, 1853, aged 48, and Mr. Johnson married, March 3, 1854, Mrs. Elizabeth (Files) Libby, daughter of Joseph and Ann Files, and widow of Ai Libby. Mr. Johnson dropped dead at the North Gorham Fair, Oct. 9, 1861. Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson died June 17, 1887.
Robert Rich Johnson was the son of Randall Johnson of West- brook. He was a nephew to John, Robert and Matthew Johnson of Gorham. His father bought for him the farm where Mr. David Rolfe now lives, on the road from West Gorham to Fort Hill. He came to Gorham about 1821, and lived on his farm till about 1856 or '57, when he built and moved into the house on High St. at the village, now occupied by his grandson, Lewis Johnson. He married Mary Knight of Westbrook. Children :
Miriam F., b. Oct. 19, 1821, m. James Mann, Nov. 25, 1841.
Randall, b. Dec. 2, 1822, m. Eliza E. Crockett, June 17, 1849.
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George C., b. Sept. 24. 1833, m. Mar. 10, 1857, Martha E., dau. of Nathaniel and Desire P. Jordan. Ch: Lewis R., b. Nov. 15, 1858, m. Georgie Odiorne, May 4, 1881 ; Robert E., b. Sept. 1, 1864, d. Mar. 2, 1866. George C. Johnson d. Mar. 28, 1892.
Capt. Johnson died Sept. 15, 1874, aged 75. Mrs. Johnson died July 25, 1880, aged 77.
Mary, sister of Robert R. Johnson, married Samuel Miller of Gorham in 1817. . Another sister, Elizabeth, married Simon Elder of Gor- ham. Isaac, a brother, married Abigail and Emeline, daughters of Jeremiah Frost of Gorham.
John Johnson, born probably in England about 1680, married Mary Anderson, and lived in Salem, Mass., from which place he moved to Linesborough, N. H. His son James, born in Salem, married Han- nah Blake of Falmouth, and lived on Groves Hill, Falmouth. He died in 1771, aged 40, leaving seven sons, two of whom, Jasper and David, resided for some years in Gorham.
Jasper Johnson, born Jan. 30, 1756, was a soldier of the Revo- lution. He married in Gorham, Dec. 23, 1784, Rebecca, daughter of James and Hannah Ross. Children : ยท Rebecca, m. Adams True of Pownal.
Rachel, m. Wm. Harris of Pownal.
James, m. Fannie Rice of Scarborough.
Walter, m. Mercy Harris of New Gloucester.
Hannah, m. Thomas Haskell of New Gloucester.
Not long after his marriage Mr. Johnson moved to No. Yarmouth. He was drowned in Royal's river, in April, 1795.
David Johnson married in Gorham, June 16, 1785, Jenny Whitney. Their children, some of whom were born in Pownal, were Amos, Mary who died unmarried, and Sally who married Amos Haskell of New Gloucester. In 1797 David Johnson was living in No. Yar- mouth, where after the death of his wife Jenny he married Mrs. Rebecca (Ross) Johnson, widow of his brother Jasper. Children :
Jane, m. Rufus Batchelder of No. Yarmouth.
Jasper, m. Mildred Burton, Apr. 24, 1821.
Mary Ann, m. Eben Cleaves of No. Yarmouth.
David Johnson lived to be 88 years of age, and his wife Rebecca to be 82.
(2) Jasper Johnson, son of David and Rebecca, lived for a time in Gorham on the place now occupied by Frank Hopkinson. He removed to Pownal, but after the birth of his son Walter returned to Gorham. He married Mildred, daughter of William Burton of Gor- ham. Children :
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Joseph, I's in Gorham.
Walter R., m. Alice R. Bakeman; I'd for a time in Gorham ; d. Aug. 26, 1897. David. Andrew R. Charles H., m. Abbie Stuart.
Mr. Johnson married second, Sarah Clark of New Gloucester in 1838. Children :
Mildred B., m. Albion H. Burnham.
Sarah M., m. Freeman Jordan ; d. in Springvale.
Jennie, m. Calvin L. Morrison ; d. in So. Berwick.
Clara Ella, d. when a young lady.
Jasper Johnson died in No. Yarmouth in 1856, and his wife Sarah, at the age of 44.
Benjamin F. Johnson was a lumberman. He was the son of George Johnson, Jr., and a descendant of the James Johnson who came from Scotland to Ireland, and thence to America about 1732. Mr. Johnson came to Gorham from Saccarappa, and settled at Horse Beef, where he worked in the mills. He married, Dec. 5, 1815, Lydia, daughter of John and Phebe Libby. Children :
Charlotte, m. Wm. B. Libby, Feb., 1844; I'd in Windham.
Wm. H., m. Jane Parker, 1844; 2d, Mary L. Shaw, 1847; 3d, Eliza Parker. Albion, unm. ; was in the 12th Me. Vols .; wounded at Spottsylvania. Mellen, d. young.
George W., m. Charlotte Libby, Apr. 30, 1854 ; was in the 9th Me. Vols .; I'd in So. Windham.
(2) William H. Johnson, son of Benjamin F., was born Aug. 23, 1822. He was a groceryman at White Rock. He married Jane, daughter of Isaac and Ann Parker. She died Aug. 6, 1845, aged 20, leaving one child :
Jennie, b. Aug. 2, 1845, m. William F. Clement.
In 1847 Mr. Johnson married Mary L. Shaw of Standish, who died Sept. 12, 1849, leaving no children. His third wife was Eliza C. Parker, sister to his first wife. By her he had a son, Melville, d. July 13, 1863, aged 4.
Mr. Johnson was a soldier in the Civil War, in the 9th Me. Vols. He lost his health in the war, and died Feb. 15, 1866. His widow married Rev. Jotham Johnson, and lives in New York.
JONES.
Samuel and Henry Jones came from Scarboro to Gorham, where in 1757, they purchased the thirty acre lot 110. Samuel also pur- chased thirty acres of the adjoining hundred acre lot, No. 44. These
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two lots made up the homestead farm on which they lived. The name of Samuel Jones appears on the Gorham tax list of 1763. Susannah Jones, thought to have been his widow, died July 7, 1765. Henry Jones was a soldier of the Revolution - a memher in 1776 of Capt. Paul Ellis's company. He married Lydia -. Children : Jeremiah, b. in Scarboro, Sept. 9, 1756, m. Elizabeth Ephraim, b. in Gorham, Aug. 10, 1758, m. Mercy Phinney, Mar. 21, 1779. Joseph, b. in Gorham, July 12, 1761, m. Deborah Hanscom, p. Dec. 25, 1784. Lydia, b. in Gorham, Feb. 4. 1772, m. Jeremiah Rand, Jr., Apr. 14, 1791.
Henry Jones is marked " dead " on a tax bill for 1794. Mrs. Lydia Jones died April 23, 1799.
(2) Jeremiah Jones, son of Henry, was in the Revolution, serving in Capt. Daniel Merrill's company, Col. Brewer's regiment. He mar- ried Elizabeth -, and had one child :
Jeremiah, b. in Boston, Feb. 18, 1778, m. Hannah Hamblen, Aug. 26, 1798.
(2) Ephraim Jones, son of Henry, married Mercy, daughter of Stephen and Olive Phinney. Children :
Stephen, b. Apr. 24, 1780, m. Sarah Paine, Sept. 12, 1802. Martha, b. June 10, 1782, d. Feb. 10, 1801.
Susanna, b. June 23, 1793.
Ephraim Jones probably died April 22, 1823.
(2) Joseph Jones, son of Henry, served in the Revolution, in Capt. Isaac Martin's company, in the Rhode Island service. He married Deborah Hanscom of Cape Elizabeth. Children :
Henry, b. Oct. 29, 1786.
Moses, b. Dec. 30, 1788. Samuel, b. Ang. 31, 1790. John, b. Mar. 1, 1793.
Hannah, b. Feb. 19, 1795.
(3) Jeremiah Jones, son of Jeremiah, was a sailor. He married Hannah, daughter of Daniel and Dilla Hamblen. Children :
Eliza, b. Jan. 13, 1799, m. Lemuel Babb.
Malcom B., b. Dec. 4, 1800, d. June 23, 1818.
Sarah A., b. Aug. 9, 1805,. m. Wm. Akers of Westbrook (son of John), the grandson of Moses and Hannah Brackett (Mosher) Akers. Wm. and Sarah (Jones) Akers were the parents of the sculptors Paul and Charles Akers.
Capt. Jeremiah Jones and his wife Hannah probably lived on the western side of South St., just below where the late Freeman Higgins lived, on a part of the old Cary Mclellan lot. He moved to West- brook not far from 1818 or 1820. Capt. Jones is supposed to have been lost at sea.
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(3) Stephen Jones, Jr., son of Ephraim, was a sailor. He lived with his father, near West Gorham. He married Sarah, daughter of William and Sarah (Mayo) Paine. Children :
Olive Early, bapt. June 18, 1809.
Infant, bapt. Dec., 1809, d. Jan. 1, 1810. Martha, bapt. July 4, 1813. Hannah, bapt. Sept. 10, 1815.
Infant, b. June 11, 1816, d. June 15, 1816.
Neither the name of Stephen Jones, Jr., nor that of his father Ephraim appears on the Gorham tax lists after 1816.
William Jones and his wife Hannah lived in the north part of the town. Children :
Sally, b. in Scarborough, Oct. 22, 1789.
Wealthy, b. in Scarborough, Sept. 11, 1793.
Hiram, b. May 5, 1797.
John, b. Nov. 16, 1798.
JORDAN.
Moses Jordan, born about 1749, and Joseph, born about 1750, were sons of Jeremiah Jordan of Cape Elizabeth. Moses married Mary Millett, Nov. 10, 1774, and probably came to Gorham not far from that time, as his name first appears on the tax list of that year. He lived on the west half of the hundred acre lot 46, which was deeded to him by his father. He sold a small part of this to Richard Codman, and the remainder in 1785 to Joseph Gammon. Children of Moses and Mary Jordan :
Nancy, b. Mar. 5, 1775. Keziah, b. May 27, 1777. Mary, b. Apr. 20, 1779. Rhoda, b. July 22, 1782.
Moses Jordan moved to Norway, Me.
Joseph Jordan was living in Gorham in 1772. His home was on the eastern half of 46, a deed of which he received from his father. This farm he sold to Samuel Dunn of Cape Elizabeth, to which town he removed. After his second marriage he returned to Gorham, where he lived till about 1782, about which time he moved to Norway, Me. He married Elizabeth Robinson. They had one daughter, Elizabeth, who was married, Nov. 26, 1792, to Benjamin Rowe of Norway by Rev. James McCorson. There are said to have been other children by this marriages besides Elizabeth. Mr. Jordan married second, Mary Steele of Scarboro. Their children, according to the Gorham records were :
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Mary, b. in Scarboro, June 14, 1776.
Hannah, b. in Gorham, July 9, 1778.
William, b. in Gorham, Apr. 2, 1780. Sarah, b. in Gorham, Sept. 9, 1781.
Benjamin Allen Jordan, son of Dr. Clement and Elizabeth (Allen) Jordan, was born at Richmonds Island in 1749. He married, March 17, 1772, Sarah Trundy of Cape Elizabeth, and settled in Gorham. Children :
Elizabeth, m. Walter Libby of Scarboro, Apr. 11, 1800.
Mary Ann, m. Daniel Tyler, Oct. 20, 1803. -
Sarah, m. James Tyler, July 4, 1804.
Rebecca, d. unm.
Benj. Allen, m. Betsey, dau. of William and Rebecca Adams, June 22, 1816. Ch : Mary Ann, b. Apr. 11, 1817 ; Louisa, b. May 7, 1819, d. Apr. 20, 1821 ; Sarah and Rebecca, twins, b. July 10, 1821, Rebecca d. Apr. 10, 1829; Louisa, b. May II, 1824, d. May 19, 1825; Allen, b. -.
Mr. Jordan I'd in the western part of Gorham, not far from the Buxton line where his cellar, and the remains of his orchard are still to be seen. This family moved to Salem, Mass.
Benjamin Allen Jordan, Sr., was lost at sea, and his widow married, (pub. Jan. 21, 1809,) Capt. Abraham Tyler of Gorham.
Clement Jordan was a brother to the elder Benjamin Allen Jordan, above, and was born at Richmonds Island in 1751. He had a sister Mehitable, who married, April 19, 1798, Barnabas Harding of Gorham, and died in Portland. Another sister, Hannah, married, July 7, 1789, Benjamin Hopkins, then of Gorham. Clement married at Cape Elizabeth, Nov. 10, 1774, Sarah Jordan. Children :
Susan, b. 1776, d. young.
Nathaniel, b. 1779, d. young. Clement, b. 1781, d. at sea, unm. in 1805.
Betsey, b. 1784, m. David Patrick.
Jabez, b. 1787, d. unm.
Nathaniel, b. 1790, m. Desire P. Lewis, May 6, 1819.
(2) Nathaniel Jordan, son of Clement, lived at West Gorham. He was in the War of 1812, serving in the fall of 1814 in Capt. Appleton's company, as a substitute for Stephen Merrill. He married Desire P., daughter of Rev. James and Hannah Lewis. Children :
Sarah A., b. Mar. 18, 1820, m. Elisha Jordan of C. Elizabeth, Nov. 19, 1840. James L., b. June 14, 1824, m. Mary J. Martin of Sebago; 2d, Lucy Clary of Portland.
Hannah E., b. May 18, 1826, m. Albion A. Jordan of Cape Elizabeth. Charles E., b. Nov. 21, 1829, m. Caroline M., dau. of Luther and Mary Tappan of Baldwin, Mar. 4, 1856. Ch: Charles H., b. Aug. 23, 1858, d. Mar. 12, 1863 ; George C., b. Mar. 6, 1861, m. Olive M. Colesworthy, Jan. 31, 1894 ; Mary T., b. June 12, 1873, d. 1888. Mrs. Caroline Jordan d. Nov. 8, 1895, ag. 63. Charles E. Jordan lives at West Gorham on a part of the farm once owned by his grandfather, Rev. James Lewis and later by his father, Nathaniel Jordan ; he was on the board of selectmen in 1884, '85, '86 and '90.
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Martha E., b. Aug. 11, 1833, m. George E. Johnson, Mar. 10, 1857.
Louisa C., b. July 26, 1839, m. Charles E. Jordan of C. Elizabeth, June 7, 1859.
Nathaniel Jordan died Sept. 11, 1882. Mrs. Desire P. Jordan died March 14, 1880, aged 83.
Lemuel Jordan, son of John and Isabella, was born in Cape Elizabeth in 1746, and married, Oct. 20, 1774, Mary Jordan. He settled first in Scarboro, where his children were born. He then moved to Gorham, and lived near the Buxton line on a farm which he afterwards sold to Charles Clark of Portland. It has since been owned by Richard Bean, and now by Albion Rowe. Children of Lemuel and Mary Jordan :
Isabella, m. Nathaniel Ward, p. Sept. 30, 1797.
Hannah.
Achsah, m. George Lewis, Jan. 28, 1819.
John, d. unm .; I'd at Cape Elizabeth.
Simon, was a boatswain in the U. S. Navy.
Samuel, was in the Navy.
Lemuel, was in the Navy.
Polly, m. - Dyer of Gorham.
Both Lemuel Jordan and his wife died at the home of their son-in- law, Nathaniel Ward.
Charles Jordan, son of William, was born in Raymond, March 30, 1795. He married, Oct. 30, 1819, Sally Brown of Raymond. She died, leaving one child, Edward, and Mr. Jordan married second, Rebecca, daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah Phinney of Standish. He moved to Gorham in 1832, and lived on Fort Hill in the house formerly occupied by Stuart Green. Mr. Jordan was a deacon of the Fort Hill Free Baptist church. Children of Charles and Rebecca Jordan :
James P., b. Jan., 1823, m. Elizabeth Clark of Saco. Ch: James H., b. May 18, 1848, I'd in Boston ; Ella, b. June 20, 1850, m. Joseph T. Mason ; George F., b. Nov. 5, 1851, d. unm. in Biddeford about 1884; Harriet R., b. 1854, m. Albert H. Emery ; Josiah C., b. Feb., 1857, d. in Biddeford, about 1867. James P. Jordan was a house carpenter; he built the house on State St., now owned by F. H. Emery, also that on Green St., lately owned by Mrs. Barbour. He d. in Iowa, Oct., 1857.
Sarah, b. 1825, m. Isaac Babb of Westbrook.
Emeline C., b. Feb., 1827, m. Stephen Wescott, 1847.
Statira, b. 1829, d. Nov. 6, 1846.
Eunice, b. Jan., 1831, m. Rufus McIntire ; I's in Tivolia, Ill.
Charles C., b. July 1. 1833, m. Mrs. Kate Emery ; d. in Peoria, Ill. Robert F., b. Apr. 16, 1836, d. Apr. 2, 1837.
Charles Jordan died Nov. 15, 1857, and his wife Oct. 5, 1848, aged 53.
Dominicus Jordan was born in Raymond, Jan. 17, 1796. He moved from that place to Gorham in 1841, in order to educate his
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children. He was a merchant, and kept store in the building which stood on the spot where Emery's brick store now stands. He was a member of Gov. Fairfield's Council in 1842-43, and Representative from Gorham in 1844. He married in January, 1824, Keziah Dingley of Raymond. Children :
Woodford D., b. Jan. 19, 1825, I's in Shiocton, Wis.
Martha, b. Sept. 16, 1826, m. W. Field, Jr. L's in Depere, Wis.
Susan D., b. Sept. 4, 1831, I's in Depere.
Ann M., b. Aug. 27, 1833, m. B. F. Smith of Depere.
Robert D., b. Oct. 26, 1836, drowned at Shiocton, 1858.
Mr. Jordan moved in 1851 to Depere, Wis., of which place he was chosen president (mayor). He was a man of integrity, energy and sound common sense. He died at Depere, Jan. 5, 1869. Mrs. Jordan died at the same place, Nov. 10, 1872.
KELLOGG.
Gardiner Kellogg, son of Rev. Gardiner Kellogg, late of Windham, was born in Bradford, Vt., Jan. 7, 1802. He married, Nov. 9, 1828, Elizabeth G., daughter of William H. and Betsey (Harding) Foster. Mr. Kellogg was a teacher, and taught for some years in the state of Georgia. He died in Clinton, Ga., Oct. 3, 1841. After his death, Mrs. Kellogg returned with her family to Gorham where she resided till her death, Feb. 26, 1870, at the age of 64. Children of Gardiner and Elizabeth Kellogg :
Gardiner, b. in Penn Yan, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1829, d. in Gorham, unm., Aug. 19, 1900.
Mary E., b. in Penn Yan, N. Y., Mar. 21, 1831, d. young.
John W., b. in Gorham, May 13, 1832, m. Maria L. Caldwell, Feb. 21, 1864.
Louisa T., b. in Sparta, Ga., Nov. 5, 1834, d. unm. in Gorham, Aug. 20, 1893. Lucy E., b. in Sparta, Ga., Mar. 6, 1837, I's in Gorham, unm.
Mary F., b. in Clinton, Ga., Oct. 12, 1839, I's in Gorham, unm.
Chas. F., b. in Clinton, Ga., July 17, 1841, d. unm. Aug. 4, 1885, in Gorham.
KEMP.
About the year 1712 there was a Samuel Kemp in Groton, Mass., who married Sarah Their youngest child, Ebenezer, born in April, 1729, married Mary, daughter of Dudley and Abigail (Lakin) Bradstreet of Concord, Mass. She was born Aug. 7, 1730, and died in Gorham with her son Ebenezer about the year 1824.
Ebenezer Kemp, Jr., the oldest child of Ebenezer and Mary, was born Jan. 11, 1749. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary army. He purchased land in Otisfield, Me., where he resided for a time, then about 1785 came to Gorham and cleared the farm on which his
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great-grandson Augustus F. Kemp now resides. This farm com- prises the seventy acre lot 72, and a part of the seventy acre lot 61. He married, Aug. 31, 1773, Relief Phillips, probably the daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Frost) Phillips of Groton. Children :
Elijah, b. in Groton, Nov., 1777, d. unm., Oct. 7, 1846, in Gorham.
Relief, b. in Groton, - -, m. John Brown of Gray, May 31, 1807.
Mitty, b. , m. Josiah Clark, p. Sept. 30, 1797.
Ebenezer, b. Mar. 15, 1785, m. Eunice Allen of Windham ; I'd in Windham. Mary, b. ---- , m. Levi Knight, 1804.
David, b. in Gorham, about 1793, m. Anna Humphrey, Oct. 20, 1819.
Jonathan, b. in Gorham, , m. Martha Humphrey of Gray, p. May 1, 1825 ; moved in 1846 to Otisfield.
After the death of his wife Relief, Mr. Kemp married (pub. Nov. 7, 1800) Mrs. Lydia Elder. She died April 19, 1825, aged 80. Mr. Kemp died in 1833.
(2) David Kemp, son of Ebenezer, lived on his father's home- stead. He married Anna Humphrey of Gray. Children :
Julia Ann, b. Mar. 3, 1820, m. Ephraim Holt of Portland, Dec. 27, 1835; d. in Gorham, Mar. 9, 1852.
Willis, b. Jan. 23, 1822, m. Sarah C. Fellows, p. Nov. 7, 1847 ; 2d, Elizabeth P. Fellows.
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