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Samuel H. B., b. Aug. 25, 1794, d. in Port au Prince, Sept. 21, 1816.
Desire P., b. May 12, 1796, m. Nathaniel Jordan, May 6, 1819.
George, b. July 16, 1798, m. Achsah Jordan, Jan. 28, 1819; 2d, Mary S. Roberts.
Timothy M., b. July 16, 1800, d. May 12, 1802.
James, b. Oct. 14, 1802, d. May, 1814.
Elijah P., b. Dec. 29, 1804, d. June 25, 1831.
John, b. Feb. 24, 1807, in. Sabrina Hamblen, Jan. 26, 1833. Martha, b. Mar. 24, 1809, m. Joseph H. Rich ; I'd in Chesterville. Josiah, b. Apr. 26, 1811, d. in Wapello, Iowa, May 9, 1842. James, b. June 12, 1814, I'd in Utah.
Samuel H. B., b. Apr. 1, 1816, m. Dolly Lunt of Baddingham, Oct. 7, 1838; d. Sept. 19, 1843, in Madison, Ga.
Rev. James Lewis died Aug. 20, 1855, aged 85. Mrs. Hannah, his wife, died May 3, 1848, aged 73.
(2) George Lewis, son of George, married Ruthy, daughter of Royal Lincoln. After his marriage he purchased and cleared the farm in Bridgton, in the district known as Hio, now owned by his grandson Edward L. Lewis, where he spent the remainder of his days, with the exception of several years in Gorham. Children, all born in Bridgton, except Sarah, born in Gorham :
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Royal L., b. Nov. 11, 1800, m. Mary Marrett ; d. Oct. 14, 1844.
Harriet M., b. July 15, 1802, m. Rev. Jacob Bray.
Lothrop, b. Sept. 4, 1805, m. Mary Jones, Dec. 13, 1832 ; d. Oct. 25, 1879.
Tabitha 1 .. , b. Sept. 23, 1807, m. Stephen Willey ; d. in 1847.
Jerusha L., b. Nov. 4, 1811, m. Benjamin Cleaves of Bridgton ; d. Aug. 3, 1876. Sarah P., b. Aug. 23, 1817, m. Aaron Woodbury ; d. Jan. 17, 1900.
George Lewis held the rank of major in a regiment of militia. He died in Bridgton, Sept. 19, 1857, aged 82. Mrs. Lewis died in the same town, June 25, 1853, aged 73.
(3) John Lewis, son of James, married Sabrina, daughter of' Joseph and Polly Hamblen. He lived for many years at West Gor- ham near his father, then moved to Portland, where he was for some time City Forester. Child of John and Sabrina :
Elijah P., b. Jan. 6, 1834, m. Eliza Wadleigh ; d. Feb. 15, 1870.
John Lewis died in Portland, June 19, 1874, aged 67. His wife died September, 1889.
(4) Simon J. Lewis, son of George (3) and Achsah, and grandson of James (2), married Eliza, daughter of Robert aud Betsey (Jordan) Frost of Norway, and lived at West Gorham. Children :
Samuel, b. Sept. 22, 1846, d. in Cal.
Kate E., b. Apr. 15, 1848, m. Oliver Watson, June 12, 1867.
Abbie F., b. Jan., 1850, m. Chas. F. Maberry; I's in Cleveland, O.
Mrs. Eliza Lewis died about 1851, and Mr. Lewis married Amanda J. Hayes of Norway and moved to Portland. He had no children by his second wife. He died June 12, 1884.
Abijah Peco Lewis was a Frenchman. We do not know from what part of the country he came. He was kidnapped, and put as a sailor on board a vessel bound to America. The captain, after having made all the use of. young Peco that he could in navigating his vessel to America, and fearing the consequences of taking him back to France, got rid of him, in some way, while his vessel was in Portland, Me. At this time his name was Louis Peco; from some reason of his own, or in consequence of a nick-name, he finally adopted the name of Abijah Peco Lewis, by which name he was married, and ever after known. In 1755, he was of Gorham, and here on Dec. 27, of that year, married Rebecca Melcher. Their publishment says they were both of Gorham. Before the year 1775 he moved to Buxton. He was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and always claimed that he, with Corporal William Irish, whose daughter afterwards married Peco's son, were both engaged in the famous battle of Bunker Hill, on June 17th, 1775.
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Rebecca Melcher, whom Mr. Lewis married, was the daughter of Edward Melcher, who came to Gorham from Kennebunkport about the year 1750. She had a brother Joseph, born about 1733, who married Mary, daughter of Nathaniel and Bethiah (Harding) Cobb, and was the ancestor of the Brunswick Melchers. She also had a brother Samuel, born about 1743, and a sister who married a Scam- mon of Saco. The Melchers were house and ship carpenters and builders.
There is no perfect record of the children of Abijah P. and Rebecca Lewis, but they probably were as follows :
Abijah, b. about 1756, m. Betty Eldridge of Buxton, Feb. 24, 1785; was a pri- vate, from Buxton, in Capt. Williams' company, Col. Phinney's regt., in 1775; was a Rev'y pensioner; d. in Hiram, Dec. 17, 1830, aged 74.
Thomas, m. Sally Bastoni of Buxton, Mar. 17, 1791.
Elizabeth, m. Henry Flood of Buxton, Nov. 30, 1780.
Miriam, m. Adam Cochran of Newcastle, Apr. 9, 1781.
Anna, m. Winthrop Eldridge of Buxton, May 7, 1789.
Jane, m. Aaron Eldridge of Buxton, Mar. 6, 1794.
Ebenezer, bapt. Apr. 10, 1777, m. Lydia Thompson of Buxton, Dec. 15, 1796. Samuel, bapt. Apr. 10, 1777, m. Phebe Irish, Dec. 4, 18co.
Sarah, bapt. Apr. 10, 1777, m. Benjamin Newcomb of Buxton, Nov. 7, 1793.
Rebecca, bapt. Nov. 23, 1779, m. Elisha Newcomb of Buxton, Oct. 13, 1799.
Abijah Peco Lewis died in Buxton.
(2) Samuel Lewis, son of Abijah P., was a Free Will Baptist preacher. He married Phebe, the daughter of William and Sarah (Murch) Irish of Gorham. Their son (3) William I. Lewis, born July 7, 1801, married, Nov. 15, 1824, Abigail Newcomb of Harrison. He married second, Mrs. Betsey (Harmon) Brown, by whom he had no children. They lived in Gorham, between White Rock and Great Falls, on the place where Horace Libby now lives. William I. Lewis died July 9, 1878, aged 77, and his wife Betsey, May 6, 1890, aged 89.
LIBBY.
The Libby family is of English descent. There have been, and still are, many of the name in town. Probably the first Libby who came here was Joseph Libby. He came to Gorham from Falmouth, about 1760, and settled first on a farm of sixty acres consisting of two thirty acre lots, Nos. 82 and 84, on Queen street, which he
I Sally Baston (or Boston) is said to have come from York. Her sister, Susanna Boston, married Joshna Decker of Gorham (pub. Mar. 13, 1773), and had a son Joseph born in Gorham about 1776. Joshua Decker, who is said to have been born in York, was living in Gorbam as early as 1772. He was a soldier of the Revolution - a member of Capt. Wbitmore's militia company in 1777. About 1778 he left town, settling near Spruce Swamp, in Buxton. He bad a hrother John who lived in Pearsontown, where he married Catherine Hall of that town.
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bought of Daniel Rolfe April 16, 1760. In 1779 he purchased of Joseph Winslow of Falmouth half an acre of land adjoining Horse Beef Falls on the west side of the Presumpscot River, with the saw mill standing on it, all the mill privilege, and half the falls and the dam. The next year he bought of Mr. Winslow one hundred acres of land, a part of Mallison's right, near the Falls. For this he paid thirteen hundred and thirty-three Spanish milled dollars. Before coming to Gorham Mr. Libby married, Jan. 7, 1758, in Falmouth, Mary Huston. Children :
Dorcas, b. in Falmouth, m. Geo. Waterhouse, Nov. 23, 1775.
Polly, b. Mar. 28, 1761, m. Matthias Murch, Mar. 1, 1781.
John, b. Mar. 10, 1764, m. Phebe Knight, Mar. 12, 1789.
William, b. Oct. 28, 1769, m. Mrs. Ann (Webb) Bolton, Mar. 30, 1797.
Sarah, b. , m. Thomas Blake of Falmouth, Dec. 16, 1790. Charlotte, b. Sept. 25, 1776, m. James Thomas, Dec. 19, 1795.
Joseph, b. June 13, 1780, m. Mercy Whitney, June 24, 1801.
Mr. Libby married second, April 4, 1782, Hannah Hanson of Windham. By her he had one child :
Mary, b. Nov. 12, 1783, m. Greenleaf Rand of Windham, p. Nov. 12, 1802. (?)
Joseph Libby died Feb. 5, 1801. His wife Hannah died a few years later.
(2) John Libby, son of Joseph, was a farmer. He always lived near Horse Beef Falls; in his early life on the Windham side, near the end of the bridge. In 1787 he with his brother-in-law Matthias Murch bought of his father Joseph Libby the mill privilege and mills at Horse Beef. He married Phebe, daughter of Capt. Joseph and Lydia Knight. Children :
Hannah, b. Sept. 22, 1789, m. Harry Stevens, Apr. 20, 1816.
Lydia, b. Aug. 11, 1791, m. Benjamin F. Johnson, Dec. 5, 1815.
Statira, b. Apr. z, 1793, m. Joseph Cox of Holderness, Feb. 28, 1822.
Tyng S., b. Dec. 8, 1797, m. Sarah Crowell, Mar. 11, 1824; I'd in Vassalboro. Samuel, b. May 23, 1800, d. unm. Aug. 22, 1874.
Ebenezer, b. July 16, 1804, d. unm. in Vassalboro, Apr. 20, 1831.
Peter, b. 1809, d. unm. Dec. 21, 1830.
John Libby died March 10, 1826, aged 62. His wife died about 1842.
(2) William Libby, son of Joseph, married Mrs. Ann Bolton, daugh- ter of Eli and Sarah Webb, and widow of William Bolton. Children :
Dorcas, b. Feb. 22, 1798, m. James Wescott, Apr. 30, 1815.
Lorana, b. Nov. 21, 1800, m. Samuel Freeman of Windham, Mar. 31, 1823.
William B., b. Jan. 19, 1803, m. Harriet Beck of Portland, Aug. 2, 1837; d. in Biddeford, Jan. 5, 1857.
Elizabeth, b. May 1, 1805, d. unm. Nov. 22, 1828.
Mr. Libby left home when his children were small, and was never heard from afterwards. His widow died Dec. 28, 1855, aged 93.
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(2) Joseph Libby, Jr., son of Joseph, was a carpenter by trade. He lived first near Little Falls, and then moved to North Gorham. His wife was Mercy, daughter of Joseph and Mehitable Whitney. Children :
Roxanna, b. Nov. 15, 1802, m. William Files, Sept. 27, 1827.
Harriet, b. June 10, 1804, d. young.
Stephen, b. May 27, 1807, m. Mary W. Lowe of Gray, Dec. 13, 1831. Ch : Juliette E., b. Aug. 9, 1832 ; Adrianna, b. Nov. 29, 1833, m. Daniel C. Mellows of Farmington, N. H., Sept. 14, 1851 ; Tyng Wilson, b. Apr. 17, 1835, m. Nov. 25, 1862, Kate (Meserve) Brackett, widow of Solomon Brackett, no ch., d. Feb. 24, 1898; Harriet A., b. Sept. 29, 1837, m. Charles L. McAllister of Portland, Mar. 5, 1868; Winfield S., b. Oct. 3, 1841, m. Izora Hamblen, Apr. 29, 1877. Stephen Libby was a farmer and shoemaker ; he bought his farm about 1830 of Joseph Haskell. He d. July 3, 1881 ; his wife d. Mar. 23, 1881.
Ansel, b. Nov. 22, 1809, d. unm. May 12, 1868.
Edmund, b. Mar. 14, 1812, m. Hannah C. Elder of Windham, July 29, 1838 ; moved to Portland about 1855.
William B., b. Nov. 17, 1814, m. Elizabeth Hamblen, in 1838; 2d, m., 1844, Charlotte Johnson ; 3d, in 1868, Jennie P. Rideout ; moved to Portland in 1864.
Daniel, b. July 15, 1818, m. Pamelia Moore of Windham, Dec., 1843. Ch: Charles J., m. Lizzie J. Carr; Anna Augusta, m. Joseph E. Libby. Daniel Libby I'd near Little Falls; he d. Jan. 2, 1893, and his wife, July 4, 1899, ag. 77.
Joseph Libby, Jr., died April 2, 1843 ; his widow died in Portland, May 25, 1860, aged 83.
Joab Libby, son of John of Scarborough, was born Sept, 13, 1745. In 1775 he enlisted as a private in Capt. Stuart's company, Col. Phinney's regiment. His home was near Little Falls. He married, Sept. 21, 1769, Susanna Lombard. Children :
John, b. July 31, 1770, m. Hannah Gray of Standish ; d. about 1815; his widow m. Gabriel Welch of Raymond.
Jonathan, b. Oct. 9, 1772, was a farmer; I'd for a time in Standish, then in Gorham, then returned to Standish, where he d. His ch. by his first wife, Mary Stevens, were b. in Standish. Ch. by his second wife, Abigail Jordan of Raymond, all b. in Gorham, were: Thomas, d. unm. in Casco, June, 1876; Susan, m. Bradley Cram of Gorham ; Margaret J., m. James P. Cates, Sept. 25, 1834, and 2d, David Frost ; Jane, b. July 4, 1816, m. James Staples ; Abigail, b. June 4, 1823, m. Charles Dingley ; Ann Rebecca, b. June 4, 1823, m. Andrew R. Gay.
Susanna, b. July 3, 1777, m. Jedediah Dorsett, Jan. 12, 1797.
Joab Libby died April 17, 1781, and his widow married, Oct. 20, 1784, Jedediah Lombard.
Reuben Libby came to Gorham from Rye, N. H., where he was born Aug. 11, 1734. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary army. He married Sarah Goss of Rye, July 1, 1754, and by her had seven children. Richard and Reuben, two of these children, settled in Gorham. After the death of his wife, Sarah (Goss) Libby, Reuben is said to have married in Portsmouth, N. H., March 31, 1773, Sarah
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Tucker, and the same year came to Gorham, where he had the fol- lowing children born. On the town records a part of these children are recorded as children of Reuben and Abigail Libby, and we have been told that the name of his last wife was Abigail Foss.
Abigail, b. - -, m. Isaac Allen of Pownal.
Isaac, b. June 27, 1776, m. Rebecca C. Crockett, Dec. 20, 1798.
Mary, b. July 30, 1779, m. Wallis Frost of Rochester, N. H., June 11, 1799.
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 15, 1781, d. young, probably.
John, b. Jan. 22, 1784, m. Joanna Baker of Albion ; went to Albion.
Benjamin, b. May 5, 1786, m. Priscilla Clay, p. Apr. 4, 1816; went to Gray.
William, b. -, went East, and was never heard from.
Jacob, b. - , d. unm. Apr. 8, 1864 ; I'd in Pownal.
Rachel, b. , m. Charles E. Paine of Bethel.
Reuben Libby died in Albany at his son Benjamin's about 1820. His wife died in Gray about 1815.
(2) Richard Libby, son of Reuben and Sarah (Goss) Libby, was born in Rye, N. H., April 8, 1762. He married, Nov. 16, 1788, Sarah Ross of No. Yarmouth, daughter of James and Hannah Ross, formerly of Gorham, and settled on the seventy acre lot 56 at White Rock. This is the farm owned by the late Otis Purinton. Richard Libby was a cooper by trade, and after building his new house made the first one into a cooper shop. He and his wife were both mem- bers of the Society of Friends. Children :
James, b. July 11, 1789, m. Sarah Grant, of Saco, Jan. 23, 1812 ; I'd in Saco. Walter, b. Feb. 28, 1791, went to New York State.
Joel, b. Oct. 10, 1792, m. Dec. 22, 1815, Joanna, dau. of Thos. and Ruth Clay of Gorham. One child: Walter, b. June 6, 1816, m. Ruth C. Libby, June 2, 1839, I'd in Albany. Mrs. Joanna Libby d. in Gorham, Mar. II, 1817, and Mr. Libby m. Jan. 31, 1819, Fanny, dau. of John and Molly Silla. Ch : Ephraim S., b. in Baldwin, Jan. 2, 1820; Levi, b. Dec. 9, 1821 ; Lot Davis, b. Feb. 8, 1824; Joanna, b. June 20, 1826; Martha S., b. in Gorham, Feb. 13, 1829, m. Nathan Mason, 2d, Benja. Davis ; Charles E., b. in G., Oct. 18, 183L, m. Rebecca S. Cash of Casco, Oct. 18, 1859; Tyng, b. in G., May 30, 1835, m. Mary Brazier, 2d, Mrs. Mary E. Barter.' Joel Libby was a carpenter and farmer. He d. in Raymond, July 22, 1856, and his wife Fanny, May 24, 1871.
Sarah, b. Apr. 3, 1794, d. unm. Mar. 25, 1856.
Hannah R., b. Oct. 12, 1795, d. unm. Mar. 25, 1877.
Reuben, b. Jan. 21, 1798, m. Olive Marston of No. Yarmouth, Aug. 21, 1822; d. Oct. 22, 1825.
Anna, b. July 17, 1800, m. William Roberts, Sept. 18, 1834; d. Oct. 26, 1844.
Daniel, b. Nov. 4, 1802, m. Sally T. (Sanborn) Libby ; d. July 10, 1857.
David, b. June 7, 1804, d. unm. Mar. 22, 1877.
Mary, b. Sept. 30, 1808, d. unm. May 6, 1824.
Amos, b. May 29, 1810, m. Anna T. Roberts ; 2d, Martha Parker ; I'd in Ill.
Richard Libby died Sept. 7, 1838. His wife died April 19, 1833, aged 67.
(2) Reuben Libby, Jr., son of Reuben and Sarah (Goss) Libby, was born in Rye, N. H., in 1763, and came with his father to Gorham.
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He learned the shoemaker's trade, and lived on a farm not far from the present town farm. He married, Sept. 11, 1794, Abigail, daugh- ter of Thomas and Deliverance Irish. Children :
Jane, b. -- , m. Jacob Irish, Jan. 15, 1818.
Ann, b. - , m. Benjamin Burnell of Baldwin.
Thomas, b. 1798, m. Nancy Hilborn of Hebron ; d. in Oxford.
Samuel, b. Oct. 5, 1799, m. Oct. 21, 1833, Sally, dau. of Simeon Libby, Jr, Ch : William H. P., b. May 16, 1834, d. Apr. 14, 1840; Phineas I., b. Aug. 23, 1838, m. Eliza Ellen Ricker of Peru ; Albert F., b. Oct. 20, 1843, d. Jan. 14, 1845; William F., b. Nov. 10, 1845, d. July 9, 1862. Samuel Libby was a farmer, and settled on the old James Morton place, the farm since occupied by his son, Phineas I. Libby. He d. Apr. 18, 1875, and his wife, Nov. 22, 1898.
Asa, b. about 1802, m. Abigail Douglass ; 2d, Mary Kennison ; I'd in Bridgton. Mary, b. 1805, d. unm. Apr. 12, 1825.
Delilah, b. Apr. 16, 1807, m. Hanson Newcomb, Nov. 27, 1827.
Reuben Libby died Oct. 15, 1807, and his wife Abigail, April 14, 1856.
Simeon, Allison and Edward Libby were brothers. They were born in Scarborough, and were the sons of Allison Libby of that town. The three brothers served in the Revolutionary army. Edward was at the battle of Bunker Hill. None of the brothers received any injuries during the war.
(1) Simeon was born April 3, 1755. He married, Dec. 22, 1783, Abigail Smith of Biddeford. After his marriage he settled in Gorham on the farm lately owned by his grandson Lewis Libby. His two oldest children were born in Scarborough :
Simeon, b. Jan. 11, 1784, m. Sarah Lombard, Mar. 25, 1810. Joseph C., b. Dec. 4, 1785, m. Betsey Phinney, Feb. 15, 1809; 2d, Love Phinney. Rebecca, b. Oct. 4, 1787, m. Benjamin Carsley, Dec. 26, 1819.
Olive, b. Mar. 19, 1789, m. Caleb Richardson of Pownal.
Daniel, b. Mar. 18, 1792, m. Martha Morton, Jan. 22, 1818; 2d, Alice Morton. Abigail, b. June 28, 1794, m. Enoch Libby of Scarborough.
Samuel, b. Apr. 21, 1797, d. unm. Apr. 18, 1822.
Ai, b. Nov. 21, 1799, m. Martha Skillings, Dec. 1, 1824; 2d, Elizabeth Files.
Mrs. Abigail Libby died May 8, 1802, and Mr. Libby married, June 24, 1807, Mrs. Ann Phinney, daughter of Simon Huston, and widow of Stephen Phinney. By her he had one child, Stephen, born Aug. 8, 1808, who was lost at sea. Simeon Libby died March 11, 1830, and his wife Ann, Jan. 9, 1849.
(1) Allison Libby was born April 6, 1757. He was one of the first settlers in the northern part of Gorham, clearing the place where William Wescott, 3d, now lives. At the time of his settlement here the road from Scarborough to Gorham had not been laid out, and he was obliged to go by way of Stroudwater village and Saccarappa,
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from which latter place he went by a logging road up the Windham side of the river to Horse Beef Falls, crossing the Presumpscot at that place on the ice, as it was midwinter, and from there reached his lot by another logging road. He married, Feb. 15, 1781, in Scarborough, Sarah Dame, who was born Dec. 12, 1760. Their first three children were born in Scarborough, and the others in Gorham. Children :
Sarah, b. Sept. 14, 1781, m. Daniel Brown of Windham, Dec. 1, 1802.
Olive, b. Mar. 5, 1783, d. June, 1786.
Ephraim, b. Oct. 30, 1784, m. Polly Blake, Jan. 26, 1807.
Allison, b. Mar. 8, 1787, m. Lois Cross, June 27, 1812.
Thomas, b. Jan. 22, 1789, d. July 8, 1807.
Abigail, b. Feb. 24, 1791, m. James Thomes, Feb. 28, 1819.
Hugh, b. May 26, 1793, m. Theodosia Small, Mar. 23, 1826.
Henry, b. July 15, 1795, m. Dorcas Jordan of Raymond, Dec. 5, 1822.
Joseph, b. Sept. 11, 1797, m. Eunice Lombard, Oct. 5, 1823.
James, b. Jan. 20, 1800, m. Esther P. Irish, Nov. 14, 1832.
Bryant, born Feb. 22, 1802, m. Elizabeth J. Waterhouse of Poland ; went to La Grange ; d. Feb. 23, 1858, and his wife, July 22, 1878.
Lothrop L., b. May 14, 1804, m. Frances Knight of Westbrook, Sept. 24, 1837. Jeremiah N., b. Jan. 12, 1808, m. Lucy Bangs, Apr. 13, 1834; 2d, Mary Ann Kennard.
Mr. Libby died on the farm which he had cleared, May 14, 1816. After his death his widow married, March 20, 1825, Maj. Daniel Small of Limington, and died in Gorham, Feb. 23, 1849, aged 88.
(1) Edward Libby was born Feb. 10, 1759. Soon after the close of the Revolution he came to Gorham, where he settled on a farm adjoining that of his brother Simeon. He married, Oct. 2, 1791, Elizabeth Libby of Scarborough. Children :
Sewall, b. June 10, 1793, m. Achsa Hall, May 18, 1817 ; went to Durham.
Dorotha, b. Sept. 4, 1794, m. Thomas Johnson, p. Apr. 16, 1831.
Sarah, b. June 11, 1796, m. John Jones, Feb. 4, 1823.
Gardner, b. Jan. 22, 1798, m. Hannah Moulton, Oct. 11, 1821 ; I'd in Standish. Hannah, b. Jan. 18, 1800, m. Reuben Shaw, Sept. 23, 1823.
Marrett, b. May 3, 1802, m. Mary Libby, Feb. 6, 1828.
Eliza, b. May 5, 1804, m. John Johnson, Dec. 4, 1822 ; 2d, William Johnson.
Joseph, b. Mar. 10, 1806, m. Mary A. Libby, Nov. 22, 1832; moved to Brunswick.
Alvah, b. Feb. 11, 1808, m. Ann Harmon, June 28, 1831.
Ebenezer H., b. Dec. 22, 1810, m. Catherine R. Irish, Sept. 23, 1832.
Maria G., b. Apr. 9, 1813, d. Oct. 10, 1832.
Edward Libby died March 15, 1848, and his wife, April 27, 1853, aged 84.
(2) Simeon Libby, Jr., son of Simeon, married Sarah, daughter of Richard and Lydia Lombard. Soon after he moved to Otisfield, where most of his children were born. About 1832 he returned to Gorham, and lived on the farm now occupied by Charles Martin Libby. Children :
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Abigail, b. Nov. 26, 1810, m. Mark Carsley.
Simon, b. June 21, 1812, m. Rebecca A. Morse of Gray, July 20, 1834.
Sally, b. Aug. 26, 1814, m. Samuel Libby, Oct. 21, 1833.
John, b. Nov. 26, 1816, d. young.
Solomon L., b. Oct. 27, 1818, m. Mary A. Bangs, May 21, 1843 ; d. in Mass. Samuel, b. Aug. 22, 1820, m. Dec. 7, 1843, Rosalia B., dau. of Ephraim and
Jane Lombard. Ch: Sarah J., b. Apr. 20, 1845, m. J. A. Smith ; Ephraim A., b. Nov. 1, 1846, m. Victoria Hill of Biddeford, Dec. 24, 1870 ; Louisa R., b. Feb. 19, 1848, d. y .; James H., b. Aug. 8, 1850, m. Melvina M. Waterhouse, Nov. 26, 1868, d. Jan. 13, 1884 ; Ida L., b. June 19, 1855, d. y. ; Chas. Martin, b. Jan. 18, 1857, m. Clara M. Cloud- man, June 15, 1879. Mrs. Rosalia Libby d. May 30, 1858, ag. 35, and Mr. Libby m. Sept. IT, 1859, Damaris W. Stone. Samuel Libby, 3d, I'd on his father's place, near the Branch, on Mighty St. He d. Sept. 20, 1878, and his wife, Apr. 17, 1896.
Joseph, b. Oct., 1822, d. young.
Benj. Franklin, b. Oct. 6, 1824, m. Lavina P. Whitney of Farmington, Jan. I, 1849.
Henry T., b. Oct. 9, 1826, m. Sarah Cobb, Oct. 28, 1851.
Betsey C., b. Nov. 14, 1828, m. Wilder M. Libby, Apr. 2, 1850.
Edwin E., b. Apr. 6, 1831, m. Lydia G. Nason of Windham, May 21, 1854.
Simeon Libby, Jr., died Dec. 15, 1870, and his wife, July 18, 1870, aged 81.
(2) Joseph C. Libby, son of Simeon, lived on the Randall Elder farm, and afterwards where his son Daniel C. Libby lately lived. He married Betsey, daughter of Stephen and Anna Phinney. Children :
David P., b. Jan. 9, 1810, m. Ann L. Hodges of Sandwich, N. H. Ch : Wm. Fran- cis, b. Sept. 12, 1839, m. Ellen C. Hayman, Mar. 1, 1868; Mary E., b. Jan. 9, 1843, m. Benjamin F. Metcalf, Ang. 17, 1862, 2d, Wm. H. Bar- tol ; Stephen P., b. Feb. 1, 1845, m. Clara E. Hanson, Nov. 5, 1868 ; Ai, b. June 1, 1850, m. Mary E. Lombard, Feb. 27, 1868, 2d, Lavinia Spen- cer ; Ella J., b. July 28, 1852, m. Madison J. Hayman of Cambridgeport, Mass. ; Cynthia B., b. May 16, 1856, d. May 6, 1875; Walter M., b. Jan. 17, 1859, m. Adelle Freeman of Deering, Apr. 8, 1880. David P. Libby d. Mar. 6, 1864, and his wife, Jan. 27, 1870.
Mary A., b. Apr. 21, 1811, d. Aug. 24, 1811.
Mary A., b. June 16, 1812, m. Joseph V. Libby, Sept. 20, 1836.
Stephen, ( b. June 16, 1814, d. young. Simeon, S
Elizabeth, b. June 6, 1815, d. young.
Daniel C., b. Oct. 22, 1816, m. Mar. 20, 1851, Ruth, dau. of Daniel and Octavia Mosher. Ch: Fred M., b. Apr. 20, 1852, m. Nancy B. Libby, May 2, 1872 ; Ida O., b. Dec. 16, 1853, m. Albert M. Hamblen, Jan. 7, 1875 ; Andrew C. M., b. Aug. 12, 1855, d. June 6, 1863; Ella W., b. Jan. 22, 1857, m. Frank Leavitt, d, May 26, 1885 ; Mary A., b. June 6, 1859, m. Stephen Anderson ; A. Clinton, b. Apr. 28, 1863, m. Lizzie Hopkinson. Daniel C. Libby d. Feb. 28, 1897, and his wife d. Feb. 27, 1897.
Mrs. Betsey Libby died March 7, 1824, and Mr. Libby married her sister, Love Phinney, in October, 1826. He died Sept. 6, 1835 ; his widow, May 22, 1851.
(2) Daniel Libby, son of Simeon, lived on the farm at "the North," since owned by Daniel Johnson. He married Martha, daughter of David and Mary Morton. Child :
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Albert H., b. Dec. 20, 1819, m. Eliza Ann Woodward, Aug. 12, 1845; he and his wife d. in Dunkirk, N. Y.
Mrs. Libby died Dec. 31, 1821, and Mr. Libby married, May 19, 1822, her sister, Alice Morton. Children :
Daniel F., b. Aug. 24, 1823, m. Roxana L. Jones, Dec. 7, 1843; d. Oct. 20, 1897.
Samuel S., b. Jan. 22, 1825, m. Patience E. Farr, July 3, 1856 ; I'd in Durham. Martha, b. June 21, 1826, m. Alden Reed.
Daniel Libby died May 11, 1826, and his widow married, Sept. 29, 1828, Henry W. Elwell, and third, - Bourne. She died April 6, 1874, at East Bridgewater, Mass., at the home of her daughter Martha.
(2) Ai Libby, son of Simeon, lived on his father's homestead. He married Martha, daughter of Benjamin Skillings. Children :
Wilder M., b. Mar. 3, 1825, d. young.
Wilder M., b. Feb. 15, 1827, m. Apr. 2, 1850, Betsey C., dau. of Simeon Libby, Jr. Ch : Olive A., b. Sept. 8, 1852, m. James L. Haines, Aug. 25, 1870 ; Emma E., b. July 22, 1855, m. Cortez F. Berry, Nov. 30, 1873 ; Albert F., b. Dec. 21, 1858 ; Gertrude L., b. Mar. 19, 1865, m. Daniel Getchell; Alice Inez, b. June 22, 1869. Wilder Mack Libby I'd on the farm just south of the burying yard by the North church, of which church he had been sexton for many years. He d. Sept. 1, 1902.
Lewis, b. Jan. II, 1829, I'd on the homestead; was one of the selectmen for three years, and tax collector for two ; d. Feb. 21, 1901.
Franklin S., b. June 12, 1831, m. Abba P. Hale, Jan. 1, 1854.
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