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deacon in the First Congregational church. Children of James and Abigail Mclellan :
Sarah, b. May 28, 1757, m. Benjamin Brown of Georgetown, p. Jan. 3, 1776.
William, b. July 7, 1759, m. Jenny Harding, Aug. 27, 1782.
Bryce, b. Dec. 21, 1761, m. Betty Sampson, 1790; I'd in Skowhegan ; was Judge of Probate for Somerset Co.
Elizabeth, b. Apr. 18, 1764, m. John Smith, p. May 11, 1782.
Rebecca, b. Oct. 8, 1766, m. James McLellan of Pepperelboro, June 25, 1786.
George, b. Mar. 4, 1769, m. Rachel Boothby of Scarboro, June 4, 1801.
Martha, b. Sept. 5, 1771, d. young.
Martha, b. Nov. 6, 1774, m. Samuel Edwards, July 8, 1792.
James, b. Dec. 30, 1776, m. Lois Fogg, Dec. 5, 1802.
Abigail, b. Aug. 1, 1779, m. Enoch Edwards, June 16, 1799.
Dea. James McLellan died Jan. 15, 1792, aged 58, and his wife Abigail, May 14, 1821, aged 83.
CAPT. JOSEPH MCLELLAN, OF PORTLAND.
(2) Joseph Mclellan, son of Bryce, married Mary McLellan, daughter of Hugh. This couple settled in Portland. Their house was made in Gorham, hauled to Portland, and there put together for
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them. It stood on Congress St., nearly opposite the head of Casco St., where it remained for over a hundred years. In 1866 it was moved to the foot of Preble St. Joseph and Mary McLellan had several sons and daughters, who became prominent members of
MRS. MARY MCLELLAN, WIFE OF CAPT. JOSEPH MCLELLAN.
Portland society. They were the grandparents of Rev. Elijah Kel- logg, and of the late Mrs. Caroline (Fox) Smith of Gorham.
(2) Alexander McLellan, son of Hugh, owned and lived on the thirty acre lot No. 8, on the west side of the Fort Hill road, adjoining the old homestead of his father. The house in which he lived was torn down to make way for the present one, now owned and occupied by Hon. Isaac W. Dyer. He was a Captain in the war of the Revolu- tion, and had command of a company raised in Gorham, which belonged to Col. Jonathan Mitchell's regiment, and took part in the expedition against Bagaduce, in 1779. He died at home soon after his return from that disastrous venture of a fever contracted by
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fatigue and exposure while in the service. He married Margaret, daughter of James and Jane Johnson of Falmouth. Children :
Jenny, b. Jan. 16, 1766, d. young.
James, b. Jan. 4, 1768, d. Jan. 26, 1776.
Isaac, b. Sept. 15, 1769, m. Mary Blake of Boston ; 2d, Eliza Hull; I'd in Bos- ton ; was the father of Isaac Mclellan, Jr., the poet.
William, b. May 7, 1771, m. Sally Preble of York; I'd in Portland; d. there, Oct. 5, 1863.
Nelly, b. Dec. 18, 1772, m. Elijah Elder, Aug. 19, 1798.
Alexander, b. Dec. 20, 1774.
James, b. May 15, 1777, m. Lydia Osgood of Portland; I'd in Bath.
Jenny, b. Dec. 20, 1778, m. Samuel Barker of Windham, Dec. 16, 1798.
Capt. Alexander McLellan died Oct. 4, 1779, aged 37. His widow married, April 15, 1781, John Miller, and died in Gorham, March 20, 1820.
(2) Cary Mclellan, son of Hugh, first settled on the hundred acre lot, No. 1, adjoining that of his brother William, on South St. Here he built the large two-story house which was taken down a few years since by Freeman Higgins. He made an even exchange of this lot with Daniel Hamblen for the sixty acres on the Buxton road, con- sisting of the two thirty acre lots, 16 and 25. This farm, on which a large part of the village now stands, ran west from the Corner to John Harding's farm. Mr. Hamblen thought he made a grand trade, as he could raise corn on his new farm much easier than on his old ; it, the old, being much harder land to work. At the head of Portland St., Mr. McLellan built a two-story house, where he kept a hotel till his death. Within a comparatively few years this building has been altered into the store lately occupied by R. G. Harding. Cary Mclellan was a lieutenant in Capt. Hart Williams' company, Col. Phinney's regiment. He served through three campaigns; was at the siege of Boston, and at the taking of Ticonderoga. His commission and discharge, as well as his sword, are in the possession of his descendants. He also served as lieutenant of marines on several of the American privateers. He had the bad fortune to be twice captured by the enemy : once on board of the Retrieve, when the crew were carried to Halifax as prisoners, but after being confined a short time were exchanged. He was also on another privateer that was captured, when he was confined in the famous, or rather infamous, prison ship Jersey, from which he succeeded in making his escape, as elsewhere related. While confined on board this ship he was shown much kindness by Col. Tyng. When, after the war, Col. Tyng made his first appearance in Gorham, at the door of the meeting-house no one offered him a seat, when Cary Mclellan
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stepped forward, and escorted him to his own pew. Much as Col. Tyng was liked and respected, it is said that on account of the stringent votes and resolutions passed by the town against all tories, no other man in Gorham would have dared to offer the Colonel a seat. In 1781 and 1783 Lieut. McLellan was a member of the Gorham Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety. He married Eunice Elder, daughter of Samuel and (Huston). Elder. Children :
Mary, b. Aug. 2, 1767, m. John Clemons, Feb. 6, 1789; moved to Ohio.
Eunice, b. Aug. 13, 1769, d. young.
Nancy, b. Mar. 17, 1772, d. young.
Nancy, b. Feb. 13, 1774, m. Samuel Staples, Apr. 28, 1794.
Cary, b. Mar. 16, 1776, d. unm.
Eunice, b. June 16, 1778, m. Ai Staples, May 28, 1801.
Alexander, b. Feb. 28, 1780, m. Chloe Davis, Feb. 9, 1803; 2d, Belinda Don - aldson.
William, b. May 14, 1782, m. Mehitable Harmon, Aug. 15, 1807.
Samuel, b. Aug. 12, 1784, m. Sarah B. Mclellan, Feb. 8, 1810; 2d, Rebecca Mc Lellan ; 3d, Tabitha Flood.
Mrs. Eunice Mclellan died Aug. 18, 1784, and Mr. Mclellan married, Jan. 25, 1785, Mrs. Mary (Strout) Parker'of Cape Elizabeth, by whom he had :
David, b. June 21, 1786, m. Betsey Phinney, p. Nov. 5, 1808.
Sally, b. Jan. 22, 1788, m. in Troy, N. Y., - Bailey ; no ch; d. in Troy, Apr. 18, 1822.
Betsey, b. Nov. 7, 1789, m. Ebenezer Davis, Apr. 26, 1809; 2d, Elkanah Mc- Lellan ; d. at Farmington, Sept. 19, 1873.
Thomas, b. Nov. 14, 1791, went to sea on board privateer Globe of Baltimore, in the War of 1812, and was never heard from.
John, b. Oct. 8, 1793, d. Oct. 11, 1793.
Capt. Cary Mclellan died May 12, 1805, aged 60. Mrs. Mary McLellan died Dec. 27, 1807, aged 52.
(2) Thomas McLellan, youngest son of Hugh, lived and died in the old family mansion on the home farm. In 1803, Mr. Mclellan gave, from the old farm, the land on which the Academy stands - one acre, valued then at $350. He also gave, to be used by the First Parish, the land on which the old brick vestry belonging to the Congregational church is built, as well as the foundation, or lower story, of the building. He married Jenny Patterson of Saco. Children :
Hugh, b. Apr. 1, 1779, m. Rhoda Morris, July 4, 1802.
Elizabeth, b. Jan. 6, 1781, m. Capt. Ebenezer Hatch, Feb. 7, 1802; 2d, Nathaniel Phinney, 1822.
Robert, b. Sept. 30, 1782, m. Rebecca Patten, Mar. 16, 1813.
Polly, b. Sept. 14, 1785, m. Joseph Hunt, Nov. 14, 1803. Benjamin, b. July 6, 1787, m. Lydia Fitch ; I'd in Baldwin, or Hiram. Jenny, b. Nov. 1, 1789, m. Thomas Harding, Aug. 30, 1818.
Mary Ann, b. Aug. 1, 1791, m. Thomas Harding (Ist wife), Jan. 18, 1810.
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Thomas, b. May 19, 1794, m. Mercy Willis, Apr. 19, 1829; I'd in Jasper, Ohio. John, b. Oct. 19, 1798, m. Rebecca Hersey, Mar. 31, 1831 ; 2d, Mrs. Eliza A. (Cross) Cary. His dau. Mary m. Dea. Marshall Irish. Mr. McL. d. in Saccarappa.
Thomas Mclellan died Jan. 13, 1829, aged 75. Mrs. McLellan died Oct. 30, 1841, aged 84.
(3) William McLellan, 2d, son of James and Abigail, lived in the south part of the town, where his grandchildren now reside, on the farm opposite that lately owned by Benjamin Waterhouse. His farm formerly comprised parts of the hundred acre lot, 21. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and served in the Bagaduce expedition. He was also one of the Gorham men who were captured in the privateer, confined on, and made their escape from, the old prison ship Jersey. He married Jenny, daughter of David and Sarah Hard- ing. Children :
Elkanah, b. May 22, 1783, m. Anna Roberts, Aug. 4, 1805; 2d, Mrs. Betsey ( McLellan) Davis ; d. Sept. 22, 1855.
Sarah B., b. Aug. 9, 1785, m. Samuel Mclellan, Feb. 8, 1810. Rebecca, b. Dec. 11, 1787, m. Samuel Mclellan (2d wife), Dec. 22, 1811. Elizabeth, b. July 2, 1790, m. Thos. Blake of Westbrook, Feb. 25, 1819. Martha, b. Feb. 15, 1793, m. James Harding of Standish, Jan. 21, 1819.
James, b. June 13, 1795, m. Mrs. Abigail Walker, Dec. 25, 1820; 2d, Sarah A. Booker, June 25, 1865; I'd in Litchfield.
Jane, b. Aug. 21, 1797, m. Simeon Davis of Standish, Nov. 27, 1824. Polly, b. Feb. 17, 1800, m. Geo. Manson, Oct. 26, 1835 ; 2d, Rev. John Boothby. Samuel, b. Mar. 31, 1802, m. Susan Burbank of Portland, Nov. 1, 1834.
David, William, 7 b. Apr. 8, 1805, m. Amanda P. Jones, May 18, 1837; moved to Oldtown.
m. Mary Libby, Dec. 25, 1836.
William McLellan died May 13, 1843, aged 84. Mrs. Jenny McLellan died Sept. 1, 1845, aged 88.
(3) James McLellan, son of James and Abigail, married Lois, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Fogg. They had no children. Mr. McLellan was for many years deacon of the Congregational church. He is remembered by many still living as cotemporary with Deas. Thos. Robie, Samuel Paine and Nahum Chadbourn. His home was on South St., in the house now owned by Dea. Albert Sampson. Dea. Mclellan died Aug. 10, 1845, aged 69. Mrs. Lois Mclellan died Nov. 20, 1859, aged 80.
(3) Alexander McLellan, son of Cary, built and lived in the large two-story house on High St., lately occupied by his son Josiah. He was an active and prominent business man. He kept store, and was also continuous postmaster from Dec. 5, 1809, to April 18, 1837. The building which he occupied for store and post office is still .
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standing, on the corner of High and School Sts., opposite the Con- gregational church. He married Chloe, daughter of Sylvanus and Elizabeth (Dimmick) Davis. Children :
Hugh Davis, b. Jan. 24, 1805, m. Mrs. Elizabeth P. Staples, Dec. 25, 1833. Eunice, b. Feb. 1, 1807, m. Rev. Clark Perry, Aug. 24, 1840; d. Oct. 17, 1891. Elizabeth, b. June 12, 1808, m. Obed Goodspeed of Falmouth, Mass., Sept. 16, 1845.
Mrs. Chloe Mclellan died June 4, 1813, aged 31. Mr. Mclellan married Aug. 27, 1815, Belinda, daughter of Hugh and Chloe (Dimmick) Donaldson of Falmouth, Mass. She was a cousin to his first wife. Children :
Chloe, b. Aug. 31, 1816, m. Dr. John Pierce, Nov. 2, 1840.
Alexander, b. Feb. 3, 1818, d. June 17, 1830.
Evelina D., b. June 11, 1819, m. Aaron Clark, Apr. 26, 1837.
Cary, b. Nov. 28, 1820, d. Mar. 23, 1823.
Belinda, m. James Paine, Oct. 7, 1856.
Son, b. June 7, 1822, { d. young.
Charles A., b. Dec. 18, 1823, d. May 27, 1825.
Josiah T., b. May 17, 1825, m. Eliza J. Leavitt, May 4, 1869.
Charlotte S., b. Apr. 16, 1827, m. Jared W. Coffin, Sept. 14, 1846.
Alexander McLellan's descendants, through both his wives, are descended in a direct line from Rev. John Robinson of Leyden, Holland, the Pilgrim pastor- who died in Holland in 1625. Mr. Mclellan died Feb. 20, 1838, aged 58. His wife Belinda died Sept. 29, 1862, aged 78.
(3) William McLellan, son of Cary, was brought up as a son by his uncle, William McLellan, Sr., who gave him, at his marriage, the farm now owned by his grandson, Chas. I. Mclellan. He married Mehitable Harmon of Scarboro. Children :
Mary C., b. July 16, 1808, m. Samuel Allen, May 6, 1829.
Hugh, b. Oct. 8, 1811, m. Abigail E. Norton, Oct. 30, 1832 ; I'd and d. in Brunswick.
William, b. Feb. 26, 1813, m. Mary J. Meserve, June 1, 1837.
John C., b. May 6, 1815, m. Winfred Shannon, Nov. 12, 1846 ; I'd in New Orleans ; d. 1899.
Eunice S., b. Nov. 25, 1818, m. Henry Harmon, Dec. 29, 1841; d. May 24, 1901. Samuel E., b. June 6, 1821, m. Sarah Babb of Westbrook ; 2d, Rosabel Bacon ; I'd in Westbrook; d. in Gorham, Mar. 17, 1887.
Ishmael H., b. May 2, 1824, d. Feb. 14, 1843.
Arthur M., b. Mar. 2, 1827, m. Paulina Atkinson, Oct. 26, 1856; 2d, Grace Lord ; d. in Boston, June 2, 1892.
William McLellan died at his home Aug. 13, 1833, aged 51. Mrs. McLellan married Samuel Libby of Scarboro, Aug. 16, 1835, and after his death in 1854, Benjamin Moses of Durham. She died March 28, 1870, aged 84.
(3) Samuel Mclellan, son of Cary, was a carpenter. He built and lived in the house on School St., now occupied by his son Lewis
RESIDENCE OF LEWIS MCLELLAN.
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Mclellan, Esq., who has remodelled, and enlarged the house by the addition of a third story and cupola. Mr. Mclellan was Sergeant Major of Col. Burbank's regiment in Gen. Irish's brigade. He married Sarah, daughter of William and Jane Mclellan. She died Sept. 10, 1810, aged 25, and Mr. Mclellan married, Dec. 22, 1811, her sister Rebecca. She died Sept. 23, 1812, aged 25, and he married, Jan. 10, 1813, Tabitha, daughter of Edmund and Martha (Lombard) Flood of Buxton. Mr. Mclellan had no children by his first wives. By his third wife, Tabitha, he had :
Sarah B., b. Sept. 13, 1813, m. Rev. E. W. Jackson, June 18, 1840; d. Mar. 18, 1844.
Alexander, b. May 19, 1815, d. young.
Rebecca, b. Apr. 23, 1816, m. David H. McKenney, July 6, 1841.
Mary Ann, b. Mar. 3, 1818, d. young.
Irene, b. Apr. 1, 1819, d. young.
Tabitha E., b. July 6, 1820, m. Rev. E. W. Jackson (2d wife,) Apr. 29, 1845 ; d. in Springfield, Mass., Mar. 12, 1892.
Martha A., b. Aug. 13, 1822, d. unm. Sept. 7, 1867.
Simon E., b. July 24, 1824, m. Mary J. Storer of Hiram, Aug. 26, 1854.
Louisa R., b. Oct. 2, 1826, d. Oct. 27, 1832.
Isaac, b. Dec. 10, 1828, m. Delia Bradbury, Aug. 7, 1861 ; was selectman of Gorham for some years ; has three daughters.
Lewis, b. Nov. 25, 1832, m. Mary H. Larrabee, Dec. 26, 1867 ; 2d, Frances A. Hall.
Melville B., b. June 9, 1836, d. young.
Gershom F. C.,
d. young.
Mr. Mclellan died Oct. 20, 1853, aged 69. Mrs. Tabitha Mclellan, who was the great-granddaughter of the Rev. Solomon Lombard, died March 21, 1857, aged 63.
(3) David McLellan, son of Cary, lived for a time in his father's house at the head of Portland St. He afterwards owned and lived on the farm formerly owned by Capt. Daniel Hunt, now the property of parties in Westbrook. The house in which he lived, on the farm, was burned about 1890. He married Betsey, daughter of Edmund Phinney, Jr. Children :
Emeline, b. Apr. 7, 1810, m. James H. R. Edwards, p. July 25, 1834.
Mary P., b. May 31, 1813, m. Royal Twombly, 1837; d. in Mich.
Thomas, b May 17, 1815, went West.
David, Jr., b. Feb. 19, 1818, d. Mar. 13, 1844.
Betsey, b. Aug. 22, 1820, d. Mar. 21, 1827.
James, b. July 6, 1823, m. Angie Jordan of Westbrook; d. in Westbrook.
Sarah J., b. July 27, 1826, m. Giles Heath ; d. in Niles, Mich.
David McLellan died March 3, 1860, aged 73. His wife Betsey died April 21, 1865, aged 78.
(3) Hugh McLellan, son of Thomas, was a sea captain. He died of yellow fever, at sea, Aug. 21, 1803, aged 25. He married Rhoda, daughter of Charles amd Rhoda Morris. They had one child :
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Charles H. P., b. June 6, 1803, m. Rebecca Mclellan of Brunswick, p. Dec. 3, 1825; was a physician ; d. in Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Mrs. Rhoda Mclellan died in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1853, aged 72.
(3) Robert Mclellan, son of Thomas, lived in the house occupied by his father and grandfather before him. He commanded a company of Light Infantry in Col. Burbank's regiment in the War of 1812, and went to the defense of Portland with his men. He married his cousin Rebecca, daughter of Actor and Jane (Mclellan) Patten. Children of Robert and Rebecca Mclellan :
Actor P., b. Dec. 28, 1813, m. Lucinda Decker, June, 1845; was a soldier in the Mexican war, and for 3 years in the Rebellion.
Augusta, b. Aug. 2, 1816, m. Seman Foster of Bangor, Aug. 28, 1848; 2d, Thos. Hooper; d. in May, 1886.
Caroline O., b. Dec. 25, 1818, m. Capt. Joseph Hale of Limerick, Mar. 13, 1844 ; 2d, Lot Wiggin of Limerick, Nov. 5, 1848.
Francis H., b. Aug. 27, 1821, m. Almira Hutchinson of Boston ; d. Nov. 1, 1853.
Mary E., b. Oct. 19, 1824, m. Capt. Wm. A. Goll of St. Louis, Mo.
Paulina P., b. Sept. 12, 1827.
Charles R., b. May 20, 1830, m. Julia Coffin of Thorndike.
Capt. Robert Mclellan died Nov. 28, 1830, aged 48. His wife Rebecca died Jan. 20, 1861, aged 75.
(4) David McLellan, son of William and Jenny (Harding) McLel- lan, lived on his father's farm, in the south part of the town. He married Mary, daughter of Demas and Mary (Berry) Libby of Scarboro. Children :
Charles D., b. July 21, 1838, m. Lizzie E. Mclellan, June, 1863 ; d. in Boston, Aug. 9, 1872.
William, b. Mar. 19, 1840, I's on the homestead, unm.
Mary J., b. May 8, 1843, m. David Wyman of Portland, Mar. 1, 1861 ; d. Sept. 10, 1865.
Liberty, b. Aug. 16, 1846, d. young.
Amanda M. F., b. Nov. 18, 1851, m. Abram Bickford, Nov. 28, 1878.
Adriana, b. July 30, 1857, unm., I's with her brother William.
David McLellan died at his home Jan. 26, 1870, aged 65. Mrs. McLellan died March 17, 1886, aged 68.
(4) Hugh D. Mclellan, oldest son of Alexander, was for many years active and prominent in the affairs of the town. He was greatly interested in all matters pertaining to its history, and had the present volume near completion at the time of his death. He was chairman of the board of selectmen in 1842 and 1843, and repre- sented the town for three years in the Legislature, being Speaker of the House in 1847 and 1848. He was a member of the Finance Committee of the town from 1856 till his death, and chairman of the
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same for twenty-three years. He was a member of the New England Historical and Genealogical Society. In the militia he took a promi- nent part, holding successively the rank of Ensign, Captain, Major and Colonel, receiving his commission as Colonel of the 2d regiment when but twenty-four years of age. Col. Mclellan married Mrs. Elizabeth P. Staples, the daughter of Hon. Lothrop and Mrs. Mary Jackson (Prescott) Lewis, and widow of Col. Stephen McL. Staples. Their children were Alexander Prescott, died in infancy; Katharine B. L., married Rev. George Lewis, D. D .; Edward Henry, died in infancy. Mrs. McLellan died Sept. 1, 1838, aged 22. Col. McLel- lan died Dec. 9, 1878, aged 73.
(4) Josiah T. Mclellan, youngest son of Alexander, went to Cali- fornia in 1849, where he remained until the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, when he enlisted in the Ist California Cavalry. After the close of the war he returned to his old home in Gorham. He married Eliza J., daughter of Capt. Joseph and Eliza J. Leavitt. They have one daughter, Evelina D. Mr. Mclellan died in Gorham, May 3, 1897.
(4) William McLellan, son of William and Mehitable, lived on his father's farm. He married Mary J., daughter of Nathaniel Meserve of Freedom, N. H. Children :
Eliza Ann, b. June 27, 1838, m. Ezekiel Harmon of Freedom, N. H., Jan. 12, 1862, d. June 12, 1902.
Ellen R., b. Oct. 30, 1839, d. young.
Mary Ware, b. Feb. 12, 1841, m. Alexander Allen, June 19, 1858.
Charles 1., b. June 6, 1843, m. Clara A. Libby, Mar. 28, IS66.
William H., b. May 10, 1845, m. Ella Haskell of Windham.
Harriet L., b. July 14, 1847, d. young.
Winfred M., b. May 21, 1849, m. Geo. Henry Douglass, Sept. 2, 1871.
John M., b. May 17, 1851, m. Cassie Haskell of Windham.
William McLellan died Sept. 1, 1850, aged 37. His wife Mary died Dec. 20, 1861, aged 41.
(4) Simon E. Mclellan, son of Samuel, is a watchmaker and jeweler at Gorham village. He and his brother Lewis spent several years in Cuba as engineers and machinists on sugar plantations there. Mr. McLellan built and used, for a machine shop, for ten years, the building now occupied by him as a dwelling house. He married Mary J. Storer of Hiram. One son : Samuel E., born Aug. 6, 1855, died Feb. 4, 188 1. .
(4) Lewis Mclellan, son of Samuel, resides at the village, in the house built by his father. He has for many years taken an active part in town matters. He has been one of the board of selectmen
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in 1885-86-93-94-95-97 and '98. He was county treasurer three years. He married Mary, daughter of Capt. John Larrabee of Scar- boro. One child, Mary L. Mrs. Mary McLellan died Dec. 21, 1874, and Mr. Mclellan married, Dec. 28, 1876, Frances A. Hall of Portland.
McQUILLAN. '
John McQuillan was of Scotch-Irish descent. He came here from the north of Ireland. He lived in a one-story house on South St., near where Daniel Whittier now lives. He married Abigail Cook. Children :
John, b. Sept. 7, 1784, m. Jael Towle, May 4, 1817.
Rebecca, b. Feb. 7, 1787, d. unm.
William, b. May 28, 1790, m. Mary Ward, Oct. 22, 1812 ; d. Nov. 14, 1863. Peggy, b. Feb. 13, 1794, m. Thomas Hanna of Portland, 1819.
Mrs. Abigail McQuillan died in 1794 or 1795, and Mr. McQuillan married, Oct. 13, 1796, Elizabeth Brown, who died in 1797, leaving no children, and Mr. McQuillan married, Sept. 20, 1798, Olive, daughter of Samuel and Mary Edwards. Children :
Elizabeth B., b. Feb. 3, 1799, m. Rufus Haynes of Saco, about 1825.
Hannah, b. Apr. 6, 1800, d. young.
Hugh McL., b. July 18, 1803, m. Elvira Wight of Otisfield ; was a Chr. Bapt. preacher ; d. in Casco, Apr. 14, 1861.
Sargent, b. - -- , d. in the W. Indies, of yellow fever.
John McQuillan died about 1811 ; his wife died Sept. 17, 1821, aged 48.
(2) John McQuillan, son of John, lived about a mile south of the village on the farm now owned by George L. Day; the house in which he lived stood on the spot now occupied by the residence of Mr. Day. He married Jael Towle. Children :
Rebecca M., b. Apr. 25, 1818, m. Wm. Riggs, p. Dec., 1839.
Elizabeth W., b. Apr. 5, 1820, d. unm., May 21, 1850.
Jeremiah T., b. Apr. 14, 1822, m. Elmira Lombard, Jan. 31, 1854; d. Oct. 8, 1863, his wife, 1866.
Martha Ann, b. Nov. 11, 1828, m. Cyrus Sawyer of Buxton, Jan. 8, 1860.
John McQuillan died Jan. 4, 1841, and his wife in 1875.
MERRILL.
Daniel Merrill was born Aug. 12, 1745. He married, Jan. 12, 1775, Dorcas, daughter of Samuel and Priscilla Crockett, at which time he was of Falmouth. He probably came to Gorham about 1779 or 1780, as his fourth child was born in Gorham in 1780. He was a farmer, and lived on the farm, in the south part of the town, since owned by
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the late Reuben Wescott. Children of Daniel and Dorcas Merrill, the three oldest born in Falmouth :
John, b. Aug. 25, 1775, m. Lydia Chamberlain, Apr. 21, 1799; d. 1849.
Nancy, b. Apr. 21, 1777, m. Francis Hunt, Mar. 1, 1796.
Priscilla, b. Jan. 23, 1778, m. Joseph Roberts, June 3, 1804.
Daniel, b. Jan. 26, 1780, m. Rhoda Roberts, June 27, 1802.
Samuel, b. Jan. 12, 1782, m. Abigail Plumer, p. May 23, 1827.
Dorcas, b. Jan. 1, 1784, m. William Edwards, Nov. 30, 1803.
Seward, b. Mar. 5, 1786, d. at 5 years of age.
Nahum, b. June 21, 1788, m. Martha Davis, Jan. 9, 1812.
Charity, b. Aug. 21, 1790, m. Samuel Lombard, Apr. 12, 1810.
Seward, b. July 21, 1793, m. Joanna Day, Nov. 8, 1818 ; 2d, Mary Crockett.
Betsey, b. July 4, 1795, d. aged 6 y'rs.
Gardner, b. Apr. 21, 1798, m. Clarissa E. Parker of Scarboro, Mar. 9, 1824 ; d. Feb. 18, 1835 ..
Stephen, b. Apr. 15, 1800.
Harriet, b. Aug. 21, 1803, m. Lorenzo Towle, Oct. 10, 1830.
Daniel Merrill died July 11, 1830, aged 85. Mrs. Merrill died June 22, 1830, aged 75.
(2) Seward Merrill, son of Daniel, lived on the Morris place in Scarborough, now Gorham, in the large two-story house built by Charles Morris, and since owned by Mr. Knight. Col. Merrill was a prominent man in town affairs. He married Joanna Day of Hallowell. Children :
Daniel, b. Mar. 3, 1820, m. Olive Lombard.
Clarissa A., b. Feb. 9, 1823, m. Charles J. Morris.
Mrs. Joanna Merrill died Feb. 24, 1828, aged 30, and Col. Merrill married, Sept. 13, 1829, Mary, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Crockett. Children :
Samuel C., b. Oct. 23, 1830, d. Nov. 26, 1833.
Nelson H. G., b. Apr. 16, 1833, m. Mary E. Meserve, Apr. 27, 1856 ; d. July 31, 1857.
Col. Seward Merrill died Jan. 7, 1863 ; his wife Mary died July 27, 1872, aged 79.
Nelson Merrill was born in Portland, from which place he came to Gorham about 1840. He purchased and lived on the farm in the Shaker neighborhood which Joshua Berry obtained from the Shakers by exchange in 1819. He married Betsey Whitney of Standish. Children :
Lewis F., b. Sept. 16, 1837, d. young.
Charles F., b. Feb. 22, 1841, m. Emma Whitney.
Edwin C., b. July 31, 1843, m. Carrie Bacon ; 2d, Hattie Fletcher; d. Nov., 1882. Frank W., b. Jan. 27, 1848, m. Julia Whitney.
Carrie A., b. Nov. 17, 1850, m. Nathaniel Hatch of Westbrook.
Capt. Nelson Merrill died Oct. 27, 1877, aged 67. Mrs. Betsey Merrill died March 7, 1896.
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HISTORY OF GORHAM.
Nathaniel Merrill, about 1825, kept a store in the Bailey shop, which then stood near the street. Capt. Charles Harding was a clerk in this store. It was Mr. Merrill's intention to build and keep a public house in front of where the house of Alfred A. Bailey now stands, but he abandoned this idea and moved to Gray. He married Olive Plaisted. Their children were William Lambert, George, and a child born in 1827.
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