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church, the others being Hugh Mclellan and Joseph Cates. He married Betty, daughter of Clement and Sarah (Decker) Meserve of the fort. Children :
Patience, b. - , m. Ebenezer Carsley, Nov. 25, 1766.
Decker, b. Nov. 17, 1752, m. Hannah Hamblen, Dec. 30, 1773.
Sarah, b. Jan. 3, 1754, m. Benjamin Brown.
Joseph, b. Mar. 14, 1757, m. Susan Crockett, June 18, 1780.
Betty, b. Apr. 1, 1759, m. Joseph Whitney, p. Sept. 22, 1781.
Edmund, b. Nov. 26, 1760, m. Sarah Hamblen, Mar. 26, 1780.
Stephen, b. Mar. 10, 1763, m. Anna Huston, Sept. 22, 1788.
James, b. Sept. 2, 1768, m. Abigail Mosher, July 17, 1791.
Nathaniel, b. Aug. 19, 1771, m. Mary Bangs, Apr. 30, 1792 ; 2d, Mrs. Elizabeth Hatch.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Phinney died Aug. 6, 1795, aged 65 ; she was a smart, energetic, Christian woman, a good wife, a kind mother, much respected and beloved by all who knew her. Col. Phinney married, Nov. 21, 1796, Mrs. Sarah Stevens, widow of Benjamin Stevens. Col. Edmund Phinney died Dec. 15, 1808, aged 85.
(2) Stephen Phinney, son of Capt. John, in 1757 owned and lived on the hundred acre lot, 42. This lot is located on the westerly side of the present Gray road, and there his old cellar is still to be seen. He afterwards lived on the thirty acre lot, 102, which he purchased in 1766, and some seventeen years later sold to Lieut. Silas Chad- bourn together with his house and barn, and moved to the hundred acre lot, 72. Later, he and his wife moved to Standish. He married Olive Early, who was probably the daughter of Anthony and Mehitable Early of Berwick, where she was baptized Jan. 23, 1734/5. Stephen Phinney and his wife Olive had but one child :
Mercy, b. , m. Ephraim Jones, Mar. 21, 1779.
Mr. Phinney was a deacon in the Congregational church in Gorham as early as 1768. He died in Gorham, June 19, 1796, aged 71.
(2) John Phinney, Jr., son of Capt. John, was but four years old when his father's family came to Gorham. Under his father's direc- tion he planted the first hill of corn which was planted by white hands in the town. In 1775 he enlisted as a sergeant in Capt. Hart Williams' company, Col. Phinney's regiment, and served out his enlistment. He was afterwards drafted, but, as he was a well-to-do man, it was thought best to send his two sons Ebenezer and John, in his stead, and for him to remain and assist in the support of the families of some of the poorer Gorham soldiers. His home was on the thirty acre lot, 106, which his father in 1763 gave him, together with a house and barn then standing on the place. This homestead lot, together with the thirty acre lot, 107, on the opposite side of the
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road, he sold in 1766 to his brother Edmund. John Phinney married Rebecca, daughter of John, and sister of Capt. Jonathan Sawyer. Children :
Sarah, b. Nov. 21, 1755, m. John Emery, p. Dec. 21, 1776.
Rebecca, b. Aug. 18, 1757, m. Joshua Moody of Standish, p. Nov. 8, 1788.
Ebenezer, b. Dec. 14, 1759, m. Sarah P., dau. of Wentworth and Susanna Stuart, p. May 20, 1781. He I'd and d. in Standish, but most of his ch. I'd in Gorham. They were: Statira, m. Thomas Files, June 11, 1807 ; Wentworth S., m. - Moore of N. Y .; John, I'd in Stockton; Patience, m. Robert Files, Apr. 2, 1818; Isaac, m. Edie Merrill; and Rebecca, who m. Charles Jordan of Raymond, and I'd and d. in Gorham. John, b. Apr. II, 1762, m. Susanna Stone, Feb. 16, 1786.
Martha, b. Apr. 29, 1764, m. Jonathan Haskell of Standish, Sept. 19, 1793.
Abigail, b. May 16, 1766, d. unm.
Colman, b. Dec. 13, 1770, m. Peggy Moore, Sept. 18, 1793; d. in Portland, Aug. 25, 1856.
John Phinney, Jr., died May 3, 1815, aged 83. His wife Rebecca died not far from the same time, aged about 80.
(2) James Phinney, the youngest son of Capt. John, lived on the westerly side of School St., on the northwest corner of Queen street, on the lot lately occupied by Samuel Roberts. Here he built a fine two-story house, where he resided many years. Having sold this place to Rev. Samuel Clark, he moved to the village, and lived in the house which stood where Mrs. Cram's house now stands, and has since been moved back on to Lincoln St. Mr. Phinney married Martha, daughter of Gershom and Hannah (Almery) Hamblen. She died Sept. 3, 1816, aged 76, leaving no children. He married second June 30, 1817, Lucy Cross, daughter of Dea. Thomas Cross. Their only child, Martha C., b. Aug. 30, 1821, m. Thomas E. Wentworth in 1840.
Mr. Phinney was long one of the officers of the town, and a trustee of Gorham Academy ; a man respected and trusted by all. He lived to the age of 93 years, retaining his faculties in a wonderful manner, and died Oct. 18, 1834. Mrs. Lucy Phinney died Dec. 29, 1863, aged 82.
(3) Decker Phinney, son of Col. Edmund, married Hannah, daugh- ter of Gershom and Hannah (Almery) Hamblen. Children :
Hannah, b. Jan. 28, 1774, d. July 28, 1774.
Hannah, b. -, m. Daniel Mann, Aug. 23, 1792.
Eli, b. Apr. 9, 1777, m. Mercy Mann, Jan. 27, 1799.
Martha, b. June 30, 1779, d. young.
Patience, b. May 2, 1782, m. Stuart Green, Apr. 14, 1806.
James, b. Apr. 12, 1785, d. Aug. 23, 1806.
Stephen, b. May 4, 1788, d. Nov. 17, 1800.
Betty, b. Apr. 9, 1793.
Martha, b. ---- , m. Isaac Hamblen, Oct. 27, 1825.
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Mr. and Mrs. Phinney were among those who became disaffected during the ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Thacher, and becoming impressed with religious views differing from the old standard of the Congregationalists, finally joined the Friends, of which society they were exemplary members till death. The house in which they lived, with the addition of a second story, is still standing on the old spot, on the top of Fort Hill, and has since been owned by Mr. Asa Palmer, who came to Gorham from Bath, and bought the place in 1841. Decker Phinney died in January, 1806, aged 53. Mrs. Phinney died Oct. 8, 1820, aged 63, at her old homestead, then owned by her grandson, Hon. Edmund Mann.
(3) Joseph Phinney, son of Col. Edmund, lived on the farm in the Blake neighborhood, afterwards owned by Gen. James Irish. He afterwards lived about a mile northwest of the North meeting-house, where William Whitney recently lived. He was a plow maker by trade. He married Susan Crockett, daughter of Peletiah and Mary. Children :
Mary, b. Mar. 17, 1781, m. Samuel Shaw of Standish, p. Mar. 3, 1798.
Eunice, b. Oct. 29, 1783, m. Ithiel Blake, Sept. 9, 1802.
Hannah, b. July 25, 1787, d. in Thorndike, unm.
Stephen, b. -, m. Nancy Dorsett, p. Nov. 8, 1823.
Nathaniel, b. July 25, 1790, m. Lucy Blake, p. Aug. 26, 1815.
Rebecca, b. Apr. 14, 1794, d. in Thorndike, unm.
Phebe, b. Apr. 20, 1797, d. young.
Patience, b. Oct. 26, 1799, m. Ebenezer Scott Files, May 14, 1818.
Joseph Phinney died Sept. 10, 1825, aged 68, and his wife Susanna, Jan. 15, 1838, aged 77.
(3) Edmund Phinney, Jr., son of Col. Edmund, married Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Whitney) Hamblen. He served as a private under Capt. Alexander McLellan in the Penobscot expe- dition in 1779. Children :
Clement, b. Aug. 16, 1780, m. Joanna Wallace, Mar. 24, 1803.
John, b. Nov. 26, 1783. m. Nancy Gammon, May 4, 1809.
James, b. - , 1785, d. Sept. 18, 1806.
Betsey, b. May 1, 1787, m. David McLellan, p. Nov. 5, 1808.
Joseph H., b. Oct. 18, 1789, m. Sally Whitney, Sept. 26, 1812 ; was a minister ; d. in Harrison, Dec. 3, 1869.
Hannah, b. - , m. Samuel Gilkey, May 5, 1816.
Thomas, b. May 5, 1798, m. Sally Woodward, Dec. 4, 1822.
Edmund, b. Sept. 12, 1799, m. Eliza Woodward ; d. in Saccarappa.
Jane, b. June, 1803, m. Alvah Scribner of Otisfield, June 10, 1827; d. Oct. 13, 1844.
Mr. and Mrs. Phinney died at Harrison, he, June 18, 1828, and she, Feb. 15, 1833.
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(3) Stephen Phinney, son of Col. Edmund, married Anna, daugh- ter of Simon and Elizabeth Huston. Children :
Betsey, b. June 5, 1789, m. Joseph C. Libby, Feb. 15, 1809.
David, b. Dec. 13, 1792, d. Oct. 22, 1801.
Love, b. Nov. 12, 1796, m. Joseph C. Libby, Oct., 1826.
Stephen Phinney died Nov. 27, 1800, aged 37. His widow mar- ried, June 24, 1807, Simeon Libby.
(3) James Phinney, Jr., son of Col. Edmund, lived on the old road to Portland, about a mile below the village, and just below his father, on the farm now owned by George Alden. His house, in which he lived for seventy-six years, was built on the hundred acre lot, 42, which had belonged to his uncle Stephen on the westerly side of the Gray road, and was hauled across to its present location where the two story part was afterwards added. The old house is said to have been built by a Mr. Whitney, and at one time occupied by a Gammon family. Here for many years Mr. Phinney kept a tavern which was noted for its good cheer and was a favorite resort for fashionable parties from the village. He married Abigail, daughter of James and Abigail Mosher. Children :
Eliza, b. Sept. 24, 1795, d. Oct. 19, 1800.
Eliza, b. Aug. 26, 1801, m. Dr. Greenleaf P. Thompson of Pownal, Apr. 17, 1820.
James, b. Aug. 31, 1803, m. Cynthia Mosher, Feb. 11, 1830.
Abigail, b. 1806, d. Mar. 19, 1822.
Asa Rand, b. Jan. 18, 1809, m. Eliza A. Decker of Bowdoinham, p. Jan. I, 1837 ; 2d, Louisa Noyes ; d. Nov. 5, 1897.
Child, b. 1813, d. Apr. 14, 1814.
Sarah E., bapt. July 14ยป 1814, m. Hiram K. Alexander of Brunswick, p. Feb. 9, 1836.
James Phinney, Jr., died Jan. 13, 1860, aged 93, and his wife Abigail, Oct. 26, 1840, aged 69.
(3) Nathaniel Phinney, son of Col. Edmund, lived on the farm and in the house of his father. The farm was afterwards sold to William W. Woodbury of Portland, who took down all the buildings upon the place, and erected a fine and costly mansion in their stead. This house was taken down and carried to Deering by F. O. J. Smith, when the place fell into his hands. Mr. Phinney taught school in the schoolhouse which stood on the parish lot, south of the church, and had been the old meeting-house. Mr. Phinney, who was known as "Master Nat," was a teacher of great dignity. He was a rigid disciplinarian, and allowed no laughing or smiling in school. He made free use of the switch and ferule; indeed, his methods of discipline would hardly be tolerated in these days. For
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a long time the schoolhouse was heated by open fireplaces, but iron stoves coming into vogue, one was placed in the room. It struck Master Nat that good use might be made of the stovepipe as an assistant in discipline. A small boy of seven, having committed some misdemeanor, Mr. P. proceeded to hoist him up by a rope thrown over the funnel, the other end being tied around the boy's waist. The strain proved too great for the pipe, which came down, striking the master's head, and scattering ashes liberally over him. The smoke filled the room, and of course discipline was at an end for that time, and the school had a recess. Not to be balked, how- ever, the master afterwards drove a large spike in the wall, by means of which he could " hoist" any offenders. Mr. Phinney was a thorough teacher, and a man who filled many town offices. He married Mary, daughter of Heman Bangs. Children :
Heman, b. Nov. 1792, d. Oct. 5, 1793.
Sally, b. -, m. Stephen D. Harding, Dec. 26, 1816.
Benjamin, b. about 1797, m. Elizabeth Sloper, p. Oct. 20, 1821 ; 2d. Mrs. Ange- lina Phinney.
Eli, b. about 1801, m. Angelina Crockett, Feb. 23, 1828.
Mrs. Mary Phinney died Aug. 17, 1821, aged 50, and Mr. Phinney married, in 1822, Mrs. Betsey (Mclellan) Hatch, daughter of Thomas Mclellan, and widow of Ebenezer Hatch. Children :
Eunice, b. about 1824, d. Nov. 8, 1839, ag. 15.
Mary A. J., b. May 6, 1825, d. unm. in 1888.
Thomas McL., b. Feb. 11, 1827, I's in Gorham, unm.
Nathaniel Phinney died Nov. 14, 1850, aged 79, and his wife Betsey, Oct. 1, 1864, aged 84.
(3) John Phinney, son of John, Jr., was a soldier in the Revolu- tion, enlisting when but sixteen years of age. He took part in the unfortunate Bagaduce expedition in 1779, under Capt. Mclellan. He enlisted again March 5, 1781, under Capt. Whitmore for three years, and marched to White Plains, N. Y., and there joined Col. Sprout's Mass. regiment. He was soon after transferred to Capt. Learned's company, Col. Shepherd's regiment. He was again trans- ferred to Capt. Pope's company, and was discharged Dec. 27, 1783, at Deansborough, on the Hudson river. Mr. Phinney lived on the " plains," where his grandson Levi afterwards lived. The buildings have been burned. He married Susanna Stone, sister of Jonathan Stone. Children :
Alexander, m. Tahpenes Files, Jan. 21, 1819.
Samuel, m. Mary Kimball of Buxton.
Miriam, m. Dea. Samuel Mitchell of Standish, Oct. 13, 1844.
Sarah, m. Lemuel Rich, Feb. 25, 1821.
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Ebenezer, m. Mary Sanborn of Harrison, p. Sept. 8, 1835; d. Dec. 14, 1876, ag. 79.
Susan, m. John Rich of Standish, Dec. 26, 1829.
John, m. Polly Plaisted, p. Jan. 17, 1824.
Abigail, m. Benjamin Sanborn of Harrison, Dec. 21, 1841.
Martha H., m. Freeman Carsley, p. Aug. 31, 1834 ; settled in Gray, and d. there. James, m. Miriam Sanborn, p. Oct. 12, 1834.
John Phinney died Oct. 10, 1844, aged 82, and his wife Sukey, Dec. 20, 1840, aged 74.
(4) Eli Phinney, son of Decker, married Mercy Mann, probably a sister of Daniel Mann. Their only child was Patty, born Sept. 17, 1799. Eli Phinney died Aug. 31, 1800.
(4) Nathaniel Phinney, son of Joseph, was born in the Blake neighborhood, on the Gen. James Irish farm. He married Lucy, daughter of Joseph Blake. Children :
Major, b. Dec. 1, 1816, m. - - Roberts, at Cape Elizabeth.
Maria, b. Mar. 23, 1818, m. Simon H. Lombard, Sept. 22, 1839.
Eliza A., b. May 6, 1821, d. unm. Sept., 1839.
Sargent, b. Sept. 30, 1823, m.
; d. in Portland, Dec. 23, 1867.
Eunice, b. Dec. 22, 1825, d. Nov. 8, 1839.
Stephen, b. July 4, 1823, m. Almira - -; d. in Portland, May 16, 1886. Isaac, b. Mar. 23, 1832.
Nathaniel Phinney lived above West Gorham in the Hamblen house. He died at Cape Elizabeth, December, 1876, his wife dying September 24th of the same year, aged 83.
(4) Clement Phinney, son of Edmund, Jr., was a Free Will Baptist preacher, noted for much power and earnestness. He married Joanna Wallace, who was a niece of Mrs. John B. Ryan, and was born July 19, 1785. Children :
Stephen, b. July 18, 1804, m. Ann Somerby ; d. in Raymond.
Decker, b. Sept. 27, 1806, went to Cal .; d. unm.
Mary A., b. Nov. 9, 1808, m. Thomas Foster of Harrison.
Eliza W., b. Jan. 7, 1811, m. Rice Rowell of Harrison ; 2d, Daniel Holden of Casco.
Sarah W., b. Dec. 9, 1812, m. James M. Leach.
Hannah, b. Sept. 20, 1814, m. George McAllister.
Almira W., b. Oct. 27, 1816, m. Hugh W. Simmes.
Martha B., b. May 1, 1819, m. Hugh M. Plummer.
Clarissa C., b. Aug. 26, 1821, m. Hugh M. Plummer.
Abigail F., b. Oct. 10, 1825, d. unm ; I'd in Raymond.
Rev. Clement Phinney, died in Portland, March 2, 1855, aged 74.
(4) James Phinney, Jr., son of James, lived for some years on the farm once owned by his father. He afterwards bought the house next to the Academy on the north, and moved into it. Here he died, Sept. 27, 1876, aged 73 years. He married Cynthia, daughter of Benjamin Mosher. Children :
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Martha C., b. Apr. 30, 1831, d. May 13, 1837.
Oliver P., b. Aug., 1833, d. Sept. 20, 1833.
Harriet. b. Oct. 3, 1834, d. unm. in Portland, Sept. 21, 1885.
Arthur, b. Mar. 28, 1837, m. Sarah Bell of Sandusky, Ohio; I'd in Sandusky.
Frank, b. May 12, 1839, m. Mary J. Rand; d. May 25, 1893; Mrs. P. d. May 29, 1872.
Helen, b. July 20, 1844. d. in Portland, unm. Jan. 10, 1899.
Lucien, b. Nov. 24, 1848, m. Georgie Slemons of Westbrook ; has one son, Harry.
James Phinney died Sept. 27, 1876. Mrs. Cynthia Phinney died March 20, 1869, aged 63.
(4) Benjamin Phinney, son of Nathaniel, married Elizabeth Sloper of Portland. Their children were :
Lothrop L., b. Sept. 5, 1822.
Maria W., b. July 26, 1824, m. John W. Marr; d. Sept. 6, 1894.
Simon E., b. Apr. 8, 1826.
Mrs. Elizabeth Phinney died March 18, 1833, aged 32, and Mr. Phinney married his brother Eli's widow, Mrs. Angelina (Crock- ett) Phinney. Benjamin Phinney died July 19, 1841, and his widow married Mr. Magrath of Hiram. After his death she married fourth, Rev. G. W. Whitney.
(4) Eli Phinney, son of Nathaniel, married Angelina, daughter of John and Betsey (Hunt) Crockett. Child : Edmund, b. May 10, 1829.
Eli Phinney died Nov. 30, 1833, and his widow married his brother Benjamin.
(4) Alexander Phinney, son of John, was born in August, 1791. He married Tahpenes, daughter of George Files. Children :
Abigail K., b. Apr. 21, 1819, m. Thomas Skillings, Feb. 22, 1844.
David, b. Dec. 12, 1821, m. Persis Burbank of Windham. Ch: Frank, b. May 2, 1853, d. Apr. 25, 1854 ; Charles Burbank, b. in Windham, Aug. 4, 1855, m. - , Aug. 29, 1885 ; Georgie Manning, b. Dec. 21, 1861, m. George Sawyer, Aug. 1, 1885; Marshall Mosher, b. Nov. 21, 1869, m. Petronila O. Clarke, Oct. 3, 1899, is in the electrical business. After Mrs. Persis Phinney's death Mr. Phinney m. Mrs. Nellie (Nichols) Sawyer, widow of Ellery F. Sawyer. Mr. Phinney I'd at Little Falls. He d. in 1891 ; his widow, Sept. 11, 1894, in Windham.
Alexander, b. Oct. 12, 1824, m. Ann Maria Rounds, Apr. 17, 1851 ; d. Mar. I, 1854.
Temperance F., b. May 17, 1826, d. unm. Oct. 25, 1846.
George F., b. Mar. 19, 1828, m. Delvina Young of Westbrook.
Samuel, b. Apr. 19, 1830, kilted at the Powder Mills, Oct. 12, 1855.
Fred C., b. June 21, 1832, m. Ellen Johnson, Nov. 25, 1866. Ch: Jennie ; Samuel.
Louisa, b. Mar. 16, 1836, d. aged 2.
Gorham S., b. Oct. 23, 1838, m. Annie Wiggins.
Alexander Phinney died Feb. 8, 1866, aged 74, and his wife Tahpenes, June 21, 1864, aged 67.
MARSHALL M. PHINNEY.
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(4) John Phinney, son of John, married Polly, daughter of Andrew Plaisted. Child : John, b. 1825, m. Matilda Corliss, 1850; d. May 8, 1862.
John Phinney died April 22, 1826, aged 26, and his widow mar- ried, July 4, 1847, Oliver Arthurton of Waterford.
(4) James Phinney, 4th, son of John, was born March 1, 1810, and lived in the north part of the town, about two miles above the North church. He married Miriam B. Sanborn. Children :
Levi, b. Sept. 23, 1836, m. Mary, dau. of Jacob Dingley of Gorham ; had son Edwin ; d. about 1890.
Almira, b. Ang. 30, 1838, d. Mar., 1854.
John, b. Mar. 1, 1846, d. young.
Martha, {
b. Aug. 4, 1847, 3 m. Walter Tolman. m.
Mary,
Abba S., b. Aug. 24, 1848, m. Elbridge Webster.
James Phinney died Dec. 24, 1867, aged 57, and Mrs. Phinney, June 27, 1874, aged 68.
PIERCE.
Hon. Josiah Pierce was a native of Baldwin, - the son of Josiah Pierce of that town. He was a graduate of Bowdoin College, of the class of 1818. He came to Gorham in 1821, and had an extensive law practice here for many years. From 1846 to 1856 he was Judge of Probate for Cumberland County. He was one of the board of trustees for the Academy and Seminary ; and held many town offices. In 1862, he wrote, by request of the citizens, a History of the Town of Gorham. He married, in September, 1825, Evelina, daughter of Maj. Archelaus and Elizabeth (Browne) Lewis of Westbrook. Children :
Josiah, b. June 14, 1827, m. Martha Landers, of Salem, Mass .; 2d, Isabella Millett, of Portland; Sec'y of the American Legation in Russia in 1855; in 1865 received an order of knighthood from the Emperor of Russia ; lives in London, Eng; a lawyer.
Archelaus, b. Aug. 23, 1828, d. Dec. 11, 1829.
Evelina L., b. June 3, 1830, m. Hon. John A. Waterman, June 23, 1853.
Lewis, b. April 15, 1832, m. Emily Willis; 2d, Mary B. Hill; a lawyer in Portland.
Nancy, b. April 7, 1834, m. Edward N. Whittier, M. D .; d. in Boston, Feb. 19, 1893.
George W., b. July 1, 1836, 1's in Baldwin, unm.
Eliza L., b. Aug. 4, 1838, d. unm. Apr. 13, 1879.
Judge Pierce died June 26, 1866, aged 73, and his wife Evelina, Oct. 5, 1870, aged 75.
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PINKERTON.
The old cellar on the southwest corner of the old Nathaniel Gould lot, No. 14, on South St., was where the Pinkertons, or Pilkertons, lived in old times. Joseph Pinkerton was a blacksmith, and is believed to have been the first of that trade to settle in town. He served in the Northern Army, in Capt. Joseph Woodman's company, from May 2, to Nov. 14, 1757.
PLAISTED.
Samuel and Andrew Plaisted were brothers, sons of Samuel and Elizabeth (Libby) Plaisted of Scarborough. Samuel Plaisted's father was Elisha Plaisted, Esq., of Berwick, one of the original proprietors of Scarborough. This Elisha Plaisted married Hannah, daughter of John Wheelwright of Wells. On the morning following his wedding young Plaisted was surprised and captured by the Indians, but after being kept a prisoner by them for a few days was ransomed by his friends and restored in safety to his young bride.
Samuel Plaisted, Jr., married Hannah Cilley of Saco, and settled in Gorham, on the place where Reuben Wescott afterwards lived. Mr. Plaisted died Dec. 16, 1839, and his wife Hannah, Dec. 29, 1847.
Andrew Plaisted was born June 1, 1763, and lived in Scarborough previous to his coming to Gorham. He lived in the north part of the town, above the North Branch, on the seventy acre lot, No. 8 ; clear- ing the land and building the house where his son Major lately lived. He married, Sept. 13, 1786, Molly, daughter of Nathaniel Libby of Scarborough. Children, the three oldest born in Scarborough :
Betsey, b. Dec. 20, 1787, m. Stephen Cram of Standish, Mar. 20, 1822.
Sarah L., b. July 1, 1788, m. William Thomes in 1817.
Joseph, b. May 9, 1790, m. Eunice Thomes, Dec. 5, 1820; I'd and d. in Harrison.
Andrew, b. Sept. 18, 1792, m. Abigail True. . Polly, b. Oct. 30, 1795, m. John Phinney, 1824; 2d, Oliver Arthurton.
Major, b. Mar. 17, 1799, m. Mary G. Libby, June 10, 1849.
Hannah, b. Apr. 10, 1803, m. William Thomes (2d wife), Mar. 17, 1854. Harriet, b. , d. when about four years old.
Andrew Plaisted died Nov. 27, 1855, and his wife, Nov. 6, 1839, aged 80.
(2) Andrew Plaisted, son of Andrew, lived on a part of his father's farm, in the house just east of the old one, in the corner of the main road. He married Abigail True, and had one child :
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William T., b. in 1821, m. Elizabeth Griffin of Lisbon ; was a conductor on the B. and M. R. R. for nearly thirty-five years. He was an earnest Chris- tian, and a member of the Cong. Church; he d. at his home in E. Somerville, Mass., Sept. 30, 1893.
Andrew Plaisted died Aug. 27, 1873, and his wife Abigail, July 13, 1883, aged 85.
(2) Major Plaisted, son of Andrew, lived on his father's place. He married Mary Gage, daughter of Allison Libby. Children :
John M., b. July 14, 1850, m. Kate Allen of Ohio, 1889.
Helen A., b. Sept. 11, 1852, m. Herman S. Whitney, June 16, 1875.
Louisa M., b. Aug. 27, 1854, m. J. Granville Clement, Jan. 1, 1878.
George H. P., b. Apr. 25, 1857, m. Elma Robinson of Windham, Sept. 1, 1887. Edward W., b. May 27, 1860, m. Maria Young of Columbus, Ohio, June, 1887. Alice, b. May 30, 1870.
Major Plaisted died March 27, 1887. His wife died Nov. 14, 1901.
PLUMMER.
This name is variously spelled by the different branches of the family Plummer or Plumer.
Aaron, Isaac and Christopher Plumer were the sons of Moses and Mary Plumer of Scarborough. Aaron Plumer was born in Scar- borough, March 10, 1750. He purchased, April 8, 1783, twenty-five acres in the southern part of Gorham. This land, which he bought of Nathaniel Parker, adjoined Parker's homestead, and is the place where Daniel Baker now lives. He was a shoemaker and farmer. Oct. 15, 1770, he married Lydia Libby. Children ; the first six born in Scarborough :
Sarah, b. Mar. 9, 1771, m. Joshua Adams, June 17, 1792.
Mary, b. Sept. 12, 1772, m. Luther Lombard, Jan. 10, 1793.
Dorcas, b. Apr. 18, 1774, m. Matthew Hagens of Scarborough, June 11, 1797 ; 2d, Frank Libby, of Gorham.
David, b. Oct. 4, 1776, m. Abigail Haskell, July 2, 1799; d. Oct. 18, 1847 ; she, July 31, 1846.
Lydia, b. Oct. 23, 1778, m. Samuel Haskell, Mar. 17, 1799.
Betsey, b. Nov. 6, 1780, d. Jan. 6, 1799.
Aaron, b. June 9, 1784, m. Anne Andrews ; d. in Richmond.
Martha, b. July 9, 1786, d. Oct. 12, 1804.
Abigail, b. Sept. 14, 1788, m. Samuel Merrill, p. May 23, 1807. Isaac, b. Feb. 3, 1790, m. Betsey Andrews.
Daniel, b. June 27, 1792, d. April 7, 1814.
Rhoda, b. Sept. 1, 1795.
Aaron Plumer went to Richmond, Me., where he lived with his son Aaron. He died Sept. 3, 1839.
Isaac Plumer was born in Scarborough, Feb. 6, 1758, and married, March 9, 1784, Esther, daughter of Andrew Libby of Scarborough. He came to Gorham about the time of his marriage, and settled near
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White Rock. Mr. Plumer and his wife had no children. He died July 12, 1821, and his wife, March 12, 1846, aged 86.
Christopher Plumer was born in Scarborough, Aug. 25, 1762, and came to Gorham at the same time as his brother Isaac. He lived near White Rock on the seventy acre lot, 31, where he cleared the farm on which Gustavus Plummer now lives. He married, Oct. 11, 1785, Rebecca Libby of Scarborough, a sister to his brother Isaac's wife. Children :
Esther, b. Jan. 15, 1787, m. Reuben Morton, Mar. 23, 1809 ; 2d, Joseph Mussey, Mar. 31, 1819. Mr. Mussey d. Aug. 15, 1842, ag. 76; she, May 20, 1855. Mary, b. Ang. 12, 1788, m. Solomon Crockett, Sept. 14, 1809.
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