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Daniel, b. -, m. Sarah P. Larry of Westbrook, 1822 ; went to Derry.
Simeon, b. , m.
James, b. , d. in Gorham, Feb. 6, 1880.
Lemuel Rice died in Durham, Jan. 16, 1827, and his wife Anna, Aug. 8, 1836, aged 80.
(2) George Rice was a soldier in the War of 1812. He lived for a time on his father's place, but after some years, accompanied by his brother Lemuel, moved to Durham. He married Hannah, daughter of Moses Hanscom. She died Oct. 20, 1826, and he mar- ried, April 27, 1827, Dorcas, daughter of Thomas Larrabee. His children were Charles who married Ann -, and died in Pownal, his wife dying in Gorham June 2, 1877, John who was a minister and died in Gray, Mary, Hanson who died young, Hannah, and Phebe.
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George Rice died Sept. 21, 1859, and his wife Dorcas, September, 1859.
(2) John Rice, son of Lemuel, lived in the eastern part of the town not far from the Westbrook line on the farm now occupied by his grandsons, John R., and Louis H. Lowell. He married Mary Hanscom, sister to his brother George's wife. Children :
Betsey, b. May 3, 1813, d. June 14, 1818.
Betsey, b. Jan. 25, 1820, m. Henry Lowell, 1842.
Anna, b. May 27, 1823, d. Jan. 24, 1827.
Mrs. Mary Rice died April 26, 1827, aged 36, and Mr. Rice mar- ried (pub. Dec. 8, 1827) Salome, daughter of Ezra and Catherine (Hanscom) Hanson of Windham. She died Nov. 9, 1852, aged 63, and Mr. Rice married third, Mary Kilbourn of Scarboro. John Rice died May 24, 1863, aged 78, and his wife, Mary K., Oct. 1, 1880, aged 95.
William A. Rice came to Gorham from Portland, about 1832-33. He settled at Great Falls, where he opened and ran a public house which was the first in that place. It stood on the corner of the Whipple road facing the main street. He also kept a store here, where he sold salt, plaster, etc., which he used to bring from Portland and grind at the Falls. He also ran a pleasure boat on the Oxford and Cumberland canal, from Portland, on board of which he furnished refreshments, and music for dancing. He built the house at the Falls where H. G. Parker lives. His wife was Elizabeth S. Wilson. Children :
William, b. Jan. 6, 1826, m. Abbie
Lucy Ann, b. May, 1830, d. Feb. 22, 1834.
Sophia W., b. Dec. 31, 1833, m. James R. Hunnewell, Nov. 15, 1854; 2d, Mr. Jenkins.
Mary C., b. May 6, 1835, d. June 16, 1852.
Jeannette L., b. Oct. 15, 1839, m. Edwin R. Varney of Windham, about 1857 ; 2d, Wm. Joslin.
Elizabeth, b. Nov. 1, 1840, l's in Leominster, Mass.
Harriet H., b. July 5, 1843, m. - Clark ; I's in Leominster.
Mr. Rice moved to Massachusetts about 1862, where he died Oct. 25, 1871, of injuries received from the cars. His wife died in Chelsea, March 7, 1880, aged 77 ..
RICH.
Lemuel Rich with his wife, who was Elizabeth Harding, came to Gorham from Truro, Mass., probably about the year 1762. He pur- chased of David Gorham, Feb. 11, 1762, the two thirty acre lots, 63 and 64, together with one-half of the mill and mill dam. This mill was
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situated above Fort Hill, on Little river, where the mill owned by John T. Parkhurst now stands. This half of the saw mill, and one-half of a grist mill, dam and the privilege of the stream, together with half of his half of the thirty acre lot, 64, Mr. Rich sold Feb. 12, 1765, to Enoch Freeman. Mr. and Mrs. Rich brought with them to Gorham a family of children. We have no perfect list of them, but they were :
Ezekiel, b. Nov. 25, 1738, m. Sarah Stevens, Nov. 21, 1765.
Lemuel, b. 1740, m. Molly Colley.
Samuel, b. -
-, m. Sarah Fogg of Machias, p. Mar. 9, 1767.
Martha, bapt. Dec. 2, 1744, m. Jonathan Sawyer, Oct. 17, 1763.
Zephaniah, bapt. Feb. 8, 1747, m. Sarah Snow.
James, bapt. Apr. 2, 1749, m. Abigail Stevens, p. May 3, 1775.
Deliverance, b. -, m. James McCollister, Oct. 6, 1765.
Mary, b. , m. Lemuel Hicks, p. Apr. 20, 1771.
Sarah, b. Nov. 23, 1755, m. George Hamblen, Dec. 20, 1773.
Joel, b. , m. Elizabeth Cates, May 16, 1779 ; moved to Waldo Co.
Barnabas, b. -, m. Lydia Brown, June 28, 1779.
Amos, b. May 17, 1759, m. Eunice Woodman of New Gloucester, June 4, 1781.
Lemuel Rich and his wife both died in March, 1791, being between 85 and 90 years of age.
(2) Ezekiel Rich, son of Lemuel, was born in Truro. He married Sarah, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Stevens of Gorham. Chil- dren :
Ezekiel, ( b. June 23, 1767.
Samuel,
Reuben, b. Jan. 7, 1769.
Elizabeth, b. Jan. 12, 1771.
Benjamin, b. Mar. 4, 1773, moved to Oxford Co .; was the ancestor of all of the name in that region.
Sarah, b. Apr. 4, 1775, m. Benjamin Stevens, Oct. 27, 1793.
Jerusha, b. May 17, 1777, m. Burns, in Oxford Co.
William, b. July 9, 1779.
Mehitable, b. July 6, 1781.
Peter, b. July 26, 1783.
Eunice, b. June 16, 1786.
Stephen, b. Nov. 27, 1789, at Phillips Gore.
Ezekiel Rich and his family moved to Oxford County.
(2) Lemuel Rich, Jr., son of Lemuel, lived in Gorham for many years on the Amos Rich place. About 1789 he moved to Standish and founded what is now known as "Richville," building the first log house in that locality. He married, after coming to Gorham, Molly Colley of Gray. Children, all born in Gorham :
Lemuel, b. Jan. 3, 1770, m. Elizabeth Smith, Jan. 23, 1794; d. in Standish. Boaz, b. Feb. 23, 1772, m. Molly Richardson, Aug. 7, 1796; moved to Exeter. Samuel, b. May 13, 1774, m. Esther Richardson of Standish, July 12, 1798; d. in Portland.
Israel, b. July 25, 1776, m. Rhoda Smith of Buxton, Dec. 27, 1798; I'd in Standish.
Mary, b. Jan. 30, 1779, m. William Merrill of Buxton, Jan. 28, 1806.
Zachariah, b. Apr. 15, 1781, m. Lydia Dearborn of Buxton, June 18, 1809.
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John, b. - -. m. Elizabeth Dearborn of Buxton, June 17, 1811; went to Exeter.
Deliverance, b. , m. Joseph Thompson of Standish, May 18, 1806.
Lemuel Rich died July 8, 1804. Mrs. Rich died Nov. 24, 1805.
(2) Zephaniah Rich, son of Lemuel, lived in the north part of the town. He was a sea faring man. He moved to Portland. His wife was Sarah Snow. Children ;
Jonathan, b. Mar. 23, 1771. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 12, 1774.
Zephaniah, b. Jan. 30, 1777.
Samuel Snow, b. Mar. 27, 1779.
Ephraim, b. Aug. 19, 1781, lost his sight by a 4th of July explosion.
Benjamin, b. Feb. 19, 1784.
William, b. Apr. 13, 1786.
(2) James Rich, son of Lemuel, married Abigail, daughter of Ben- jamin and Sarah Stevens. Children :
Robert, b. Feb. 4, 1776.
Mary, b. Feb. 15, 1778.
Abigail, b. Apr. 23, 1780.
Joseph, b. June 17, 1782 near the mouth of the Ossipee river.
Moses, b. -, near the mouth of the Ossipee river.
This family moved to Thorndike, and Waldo County.
(2) Barnabas Rich, son of Lemuel, was a soldier in the Revolu- tionary army ; a private in Capt. Stuart's company, 31st Mass. He married Lydia Brown. Children :
Martha, b. in Gorham, June 4, 1781.
Samuel, b. in Sharon, June 26, 1783.
(2) Amos Rich, son of Lemuel, lived for a time on the hundred acre lot, 92, which he purchased of Timothy Hamblen. This farm is now occupied by Mr. David F. Rolfe. He married Eunice Woodman. Children :
Moses, b. June 22, 1783, m. Dorcas Higgins, p. Oct. 21, 1806; their oldest child, Jos. H., was b. in Gorham, Feb. 2, 1808, after which they removed to Standish.
John W., b. Dec. 25, 1785, m. Polly Cushman, p. Dec. 8, 1810; 2d, Rosie Newcomb.
Sally, b. Apr. 19, 1788, m. Jonathan Moore of Buxton, Dec. 12, 1809 ; d. Sept. 16, 1858. Betsey, b. July 19, 1790, m. Samuel Cushman of New Gloucester ; d. Nov. 26, 1827.
Lydia, b. May 2, 1792, m. John Owen, 1838 ; I'd in China ; d. in Portland, 1854. Eunice, b. June 20, 1794, m. Nathaniel Hobbs of Waterboro, Jan. 6, 1815; 2d, Henry Baker of Albion.
Isaac G., b. Oct. 3, 1796, lost at sea, 1826.
Rufus, b. Feb. 6, 1799, m. Mary B. Harrington ; moved West.
Ruth W., b. May 2, 1802, m. Oliver Hanscome, Mar. 20, 1823 ; I'd in China ; d. Dec. 16, 1893.
Louisa, b. Aug. 22, 1805, m. Jabez C. Woodman of Poland, Jan. 17, 1830 ; I'd .' in Portland; he d. Nov. 8, 1869; she May 26, 1856.
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Mr. Rich moved to China, Me., where he kept a public house. He died March 12, 1847. Mrs. Rich, Dec. 10, 1854.
(3) John Woodman Rich, son of Amos, lived in No. Yarmouth, Gray and Gorham. He sold his place in No. Yarmouth, and bought the place on Fort Hill on the east side of the road, nearly opposite the Motley place. He married Polly Cushman, of New Gloucester, by whom he had one child :
Jabez C., b. in 1812, m. in Philadelphia ; d. Mar. 25, 1865 ; two sons, Thomas H., was in the Union army, d. when a young man; John, served in U. S. Navy.
Mrs. Polly Rich died June 13, 1862, aged 73, and Mr. Rich mar- ried second, Rosie Newcomb. He died July 27, 1866, and his widow married Zenas S. Chase, and third, Oliver Murch of Baldwin.
RICHARDSON.
Joseph Richardson, son of Joseph who came from Scotland, was born in Lyndesborough, N. H., Nov. 1, 1761, and married Mehitable, daughter of Andrew and Rebecca (Hunt) Crockett of Gorham. They had six children, three of whom were born in Gorham :
Benjamin, b. Nov. 10, 1801, m. Ella Weeks of Bartlett, N. H., 1828.
Ebenezer C., b. July 23, 1803, d. July 4, 1834.
Emeline, b. July 24, 1805.
Their other children, Mark, Elliot and Eunice, were born after the family left Gorham. Mr. Richardson died in Standish, Nov. 12, 1833.
Isaac Richardson, son of David Richardson, came to Gorham from Limington about the year 1840. He lived on the Joseph M. Gerrish place, near the William Gorham place. He married Abigail Chick, and their children were :
Louisa M., b. Jan. 14, 1820, m. Isaac Cobb, Apr. 5, 1855.
Dolly F., b. Nov. 19, 1821, m. Rufus Mosher, Dec. 25, 1844.
Lydia McD., b. Apr. 12, 1824, d. unm. July 19, 1893.
Isaac, b. July 19, 1826, m. Caroline L., dau. of John and Mary Sanborn, 1852. Ch : Isaac, b. Feb. 6, 1853 ; George F., b. Sept. 22, 1855, d. Nov. 16, 1856; George F., b. Aug. 23, 1857 ; Edward M., b. Aug. 21, 1859. Mr. Richardson served in the Civil War, and was wounded by a ball through the hand. He d. in 1888.
Freeman L., b. Aug. 26, 1828, m. Abigail, dau. of Daniel Irish, Mar. 23, 1856. Ch : Arthur L., b. Nov. 24, 1858, d. y. ; Arthur F., b. July 23, 1863, m. Sadie Willis. Mr. Richardson I'd on the farm formerly owned by his father. He d. Apr., 1902 ; his wife d. Feb. 7, 1901.
John M., b. Dec. 13, 1830, m. Dorcas A. Freeman of Windham ; was a soldier in the Civil War.
Isaac Richardson died Oct. 4, 1872, aged 79. Mrs. Richardson 'died Jan. 18, 1875, aged 80.
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JOSEPH RIDLON.
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RIDLON.
Joseph Ridlon, son of Joseph and Mary (Hopkinson) Ridlon, was born in Hollis, Sept. 8, 1815. September, 1840, he entered the employ of McArthur & Smith, successors to T. & T. S. Robie of Gorham, traders. In the year 1844 Mr. Ridlon formed a copartner- ship with Dominicus Jordan, and they established themselves in what is known as the Alexander McLellan store. Some two years later he formed another partnership with George Robie, under the firm name of Robie and Ridlon, occupying the Robie store, so called. In the year 1848 Mr. Robie sold his interest in the firm to John C. Card, and a partnership was formed under the name of Ridlon and Card, which firm continued until 1879. At that time a division took place, Mr. Ridlon remaining in the same place and Mr. Card occupying what is now known as the Card store.
March 25, 1845, Mr. Ridlon married Sarah Ellen, daughter of Abijah, Jr., and Susan (Nason) Usher of Hollis. They have two children : Francis A., born Oct. 13, 1849, married Mary Evelyn Randall; and Mary S., born Aug. 2, 1851, married Nathan Clifford Cummings. Mrs. Sarah E. Ridlon died June 3, 1901, aged 83.
RIGGS.
William Riggs was born May 2, 1769. He was a ship carpenter of Portland, from which place he moved to Gorham where he built the house in the south part of the town where his grandson Albert Riggs now lives. He married, Dec. 9, 1792, Polly, daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah Parker. Children :
Fanny, b. Sept. 10, 1793, m. John Hanscom, Oct., 1813.
Daniel, b. Aug. 11, 1796, d. young.
Eliza, b. Aug. 22, 1797, d. Oct. 28, 1809.
Mary, b. Aug. 13, 1799, d. Mar. 8, 1805.
Hannah, b. Nov. 12, 1801, d. Feb., 1805.
Joanna, b. Feb. 14, 1804, m. William Silla, Apr. 11, 1824; d July 15, 1826.
Mary, b. Feb. 4, 1806, d. young.
Hannah, b. Jan. 24, 1807, d. 1809.
William, b. Jan. 22, 1810, m. Rebecca M. McQuillan, p. Dec., 1839; 2d, Lucinda Wescott.
Jane, b. Mar. 5, 1813, m. Jerome Fickett of Portland.
Eliza N., b. Mar. 11, 1815, m. John E. Wescott, Apr. 12, 1842.
Mary, b. Aug 25, 1819, d. unm. in 1866.
Mrs. Mary Riggs died March 1, 1827, aged 55, and Mr. Riggs married, Aug. 16, 1827, Rebecca Silla. William Riggs died July 14, 1840.
(2) William Riggs, Jr., son of William, lived on the farm owned by his father. He married Rebecca M., daughter of John and Jael McQuillan. Child :
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Charles F., b. Sept. 14, 1840, m. Lydia Bickford of Scarboro, Dec. 22, 1860; killed in the army at Petersburg, Va., Dec. 5, 1864.
Mrs. Rebecca Riggs died June 20, 1842, aged 24, and Mr. Riggs married June 5, 1845, Lucinda Wescott, by whom he had :
Eliza R., b. Mar. 11, 1846, d. Ang. 15, 1864.
Albert S., b. Mar. 14, 1852, m. Clara Waterhouse, June 12, 1879.
Jane-W., b. Apr. 12, 1854, m. Chas. F. Libby, Oct. 15, 1879; d. July 15, 1885. William E., b. Sept. 27, 1856, d. Feb. 8, 1888.
William Riggs died Nov. 13, 1861, and his wife Lucinda, Feb. 6, 1878, aged 53.
William Tyng Riggs lived at one time in Gorham, where his chil- dren were born. He married, April 13, 1794, Mary, daughter of John and Lydia Burnell. Children :
William, b. Jan. 31, 1795.
Susanna,
Hannah, b. Mar. 21, 1797, m. David Burnell, p. Aug. 15, 1818 ; 2d, John Libby, Dec. 9, 1838.
Jane, b. Jan. 27, 1799.
Eunice, b. -, m. Joseph M. Libby, Oct. 17, 1833.
This family moved to Bridgton.
ROBERTS.
The family of Roberts is of English descent. They came to this part of the country from Cape Cod. Benjamin and Joseph Roberts were brothers. They lived in Cape Elizabeth before coming to Gor- ham and came here about 1769-74. Both were members of the Society of Friends, and Joseph wore for the most of his life the typ- ical Quaker garb, which consisted of a broad-brimmed hat, a coat with full skirts, and drab breeches. Benjamin Roberts was a ship carpenter. He married Mary Weeks. Children :
Mary, b. in Falmouth, Apr. 30, 1767, m. James G. Sturgis, Dec. 14, 1792.
Benjamin, b. in Falmouth, Aug. 29, 1768, m. Rebecca, dau. of Joshua Dyer, of C. Eliz'h ; I'd in Westbrook.
John, b. in Falmouth, May 17, 1770, m. Lucy Libby, July 30, 1794.
Jane, b. in Falmouth, Nov. 13, 1771, m. John Whitmore, Oct. 4, 1792.
William, b. in C. Eliz'h, Oct. 23, 1774, m. Betsey, dau. of Rev. Nathaniel Hatch of Westbrook; 2d, Dorcas, dau. of John Johnson of Falmouth; I'd and d. in Westbrook.
Susanna, b. in Gorham, Oct. 5, 1776, m. Nathaniel Knight of Falmouth, Jan. 10, 1799.
Stephen, b. in Gorham, Ang. 28, 1778, m. Abigail Tibbetts ; d. about 1830.
Dorcas, b. in Gorham, Aug. 27, 1781, m. John Libby of Scarboro, July 29, 1802.
Benjamin Roberts after coming to Gorham lived in the south part of the town on the hundred acre lot, No. 9, the same lot on which his brother Joseph lived, and which the brothers bought of Thomas Pote.
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Joseph Roberts lived on the hundred acre lot, No. 9, on the farm now owned and occupied by John Meserve. He married Hannah Freeman. Children, the first two born in Cape Elizabeth :
William, b. May 26, 1766, d. young.
Lucy, b. Dec. 10, 1767, m. Philip Seiver of Portland, July 26, 1789.
Hannah, b. June 26, 1769, m. Geo. Murch, Mar. 24, 1791.
Catherine, b. Mar. 9, 1771, m. John Flood of Eaton, Jan. 13, 1791.
Lydia, b. Sept. 14, 1772, m. Morris Flood, June 17, 1793.
Joseph, b. July 10, 1773, m. Olly Ford, Oct. 21, 1793; 2d, Sally Strout ; 3d, Priscilla Merrill; 4th, Mrs. Mary Mayberry.
Elizabeth, b. Sept. 16, 1775, m. Solomon Morton of Falmouth, Sept. 30, 1798. William, b. Aug. 22, 1778, d. Oct. 5, 1780.
Eunice, b. Apr. 9, 1780, d. young.
Joshua, b. Mar. 8, 1783, m. Mary Thomes, Apr. 15, 1810.
Anna, b. Apr. 11, 1785, m. Ebenezer Moore of Falmouth, July, 1808.
Miriam, b. June 26, 1787, m. Abraham Morton, Jan. 25, 1803.
(2) Joseph Roberts, son of Joseph, lived in what is known as the " Hurricane " district. His first wife was Olly Ford. There is no record of any children by her, or of her death. December 16, 1801, he married Sally, daughter of George and Rebecca Strout. By her he had one child : Eliza, born Aug. 1, 1803, married Col. Andorus Kilgore of Waterford, p. Oct. 21, 1826.
June 3, 1804, Mr. Roberts married Priscilla, daughter of Daniel and Dorcas Merrill. His fourth wife was Mrs. Mary Mayberry. The remainder of his children were :
Lydia, b. Oct. 21, 1805, m. Daniel Crockett, p. July 27, 1827.
Mary, b. Dec. 20, 1807, m. Ira Legrow of Windham, May 23, 1829.
Rebecca, b. Nov. 30, 1810, m. Peter Mayberry ; went West.
George W., b. Oct. 30, 1813, m. Emeline Mayberry of Windham, Aug. 23, 1834 ; went to Minn.
Almira, b. Oct. 24, 1816, m. Israel Parker of Solon ; went West.
Gardner, b. Sept. 16, 1820, m. Adeline Mayberry ; 2d, Mrs. Mayberry.
(2) Joshua Roberts, son of Joseph, married Mary, daughter of Charles and Anna Thomes. Children :
Ann T., b. Feb. 28, 1811, m. Amos Libby, Dec. 1, 1830 ; d. June 30, 1838. Hannah, b. May 24, 18r2, m. Levi Dyer ; d. in Gorham, Nov. 20, 1888.
William, b. Apr. 9, 1814, m. Ann Libby, Sept. 18, 1834; 2d, Lucy Kidsmore ; d. in 1893 ; his son, Daniel T., enlisted from Gorham, in 1861, in the 12th Me.
Charles T., b. Jan. 14, 1817, m. Harriet (Mulloy) McIntosh, dau. of Thos. Mul- loy, and widow of George McIntosh. Child : Jeff D., b. Nov. 17, 1862, m. Flora Dyer. Mr. Roberts I'd on the old McIntosh place ; d. June 23, 1900 ; his wife d. July 24, 1891, ag. 68.
Daniel C., b. Feb. 24, 1819, m. Sarah Jewell ; d. in Solon, Apr. 28, 1892.
Leonard C., b. May 24, 1821, m. Mehitable, dau. of David and Sophia Water- house, 1845. Ch : Charles J., b. May 27, 1846, m. Julia Pierce of Hiram, 2d, Abbie Banks, 3d, Maggie Henderson, who d. June, 1897, he d. Jan. 6, 1898; George, b. 1853, d. y. Mrs. Hetty Roberts d. Sept. 4, 1854, ag.28, and Mr. R. m. Jan. 1, 1857, Maria L., dau. of Nathaniel and Sally Hamblen. Ch : Mary T., b. Nov. 17, 1858, d. July 27, 1863; Edward, b. Apr. 14, 1861, m. Elizabeth Palmer, Dec. 24, 1890; George T. F., b. June 27, 1863; Nellie, b. June 26, 1866, m. Dr. E. I. Talbot, June 4,
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1890, d. Mar. 15, 1891 ; Hattie, b. Mar. 18, 1870 ; Wilbur, b. Nov. 4,
1872, m. Hattie Hanscom, Mar. 23, 1895. Mr. Roberts was a farmer, and I'd at Fort Hill on the old Thomes place ; he d. Dec. 19, 1892.
( m. Hannah E. Jewell of Solon ; no ch.
Samuel A., ( b. Sept. 15, 1824, { d. young.
George,
John C., b. July, 1827, d. young.
John R., b. Apr. 4, 1830, m. Lydia A. Woodsum, Oct. 9, 1858. Ch: Addie; Elmer ; Lester.
Eliza R., b. Apr. 19, 1834, m. Eli S. Ayer, May 23, 1858; d. Nov. 20, 1864.
Joshua Roberts moved to Solon, then returned to Gorham; he died Sept. 16, 1855 ; his wife, Aug. 25, 1869, aged 79.
Joseph Roberts, who owned and lived on the farm in the south part of the town afterwards owned by his son Samuel and recently by Frank Deering, came to Gorham from Cape Elizabeth about 1783. He was the son of George and Catherine (Skillings) Roberts, and was born June 1, 1738. He married, Feb. 8, 1776, Anna, daughter of Samuel and Rachel (Marriner) Fogg of Scarborough. Children of Joseph and Anna, of whom the two eldest were born in Cape Elizabeth :
Joseph, b. Mar. 5, 1777, m., I'd and d. in Gardiner.
Samuel, b. June 2, 1779, m. Elizabeth Staples, p. Sept. 30, 1809; 2d, Betsey Huston.
Rhoda, b. Nov. 27, 1782, m. Daniel Merrill, Jr., June 27, 1802.
Rachel, b. July 13, 1785, d. unm.
Anna, b. Mar. 17, 1789, m. Elkanah Mclellan, Aug. 4, 1805.
Joseph Roberts died Oct. 12, 1798. His wife Anna died in Gardiner.
(2) Samuel Roberts, son of Joseph, lived on his father's homestead in the south part of the town. He married Elizabeth Staples of Scarborough. She died in July, 1811, aged 29, her only child, a few days old, dying near the same time. Mr. Roberts married, May 3, 1812, Betsey, daughter of Capt. William and Rebecca (Horton) Huston of Portland. Children :
William Huston, b. Feb. 13, 1813, m. Martha J. Benson of Limington, Sept. 22, 1839.
Joseph, b. Sept. 7, 1814, d. Sept. 18, 1814.
Samuel, b. Jan. 13, 1816, m. Olive Stetson of Cape Cod, Mass., Nov. 12, 1845 ; d. Dec. 31, 1887.
John Horton, b. Jan. 21, 1818, m. Dec. 8, 1850, Martha A., dau. of Thomas Worcester. Ch: Samuel ; Ella, m. John H. Harmon of Buxton ; Mat- tie, m. J. H. Russell of Worcester, Mass. Mr. Roberts enlisted in 1862, as a soldier in the 17th Me., Co. I, in the war of the Rebellion. He d. Sept. 15, 1864, in Washington, from the effects of wounds received at Spottsylvania, when Gen. Hancock made his charge on the enemy.
Betsey, b. Apr. 30, 1819, m. James Johnson of Westbrook, Oct. 12, 1859 ; d. Sept. 27, 1867.
Joseph Fogg, b. Jan. 24, 1822, m. Eliza Ann Bond, Oct. 25, 1849.
Charles E., b. Apr. 13, 1825, m. Frances Ellen Dodge of Portland, Sept. 25, 1850.
Francis, b. Feb. 19, 1828, d. unm. June 22, 1850.
Samuel Roberts died Aug. 5, 1849, aged 70; his wife died Nov. 4, 1873, aged 86.
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TOPPAN ROBIE.
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GENEALOGY.
ROBIE.
Toppan Robie, the first of this name in town, came to Gorham in March, 1799. He was the son of Edward and Sarah (Smith) Robie, and was born in Candia, N. H., Jan. 27, 1782. He was descended, sixth generation, from Henry Robie, who came from England, was living in Dorchester, Mass., in 1639, and was one of the early settlers in Exeter, N. H. Toppan Robie was named for his great-uncle, on the maternal side, Col. Christopher Toppan of Hampton, N. H., who gave him a pistareen (a Spanish coin, worth twenty cents), for his name. When seventeen years of age he came here as clerk in the store of John Horton, and after a few months went into the employ of Daniel Cressey, then a leading trader in Gorham. Before he was twenty-one, in September, 1802, he formed a partnership with Sewall Lancaster, having by his prudence and economy laid by from his earnings quite a respectable sum with which to commence business for himself. In 1815 he and his younger brother, Thomas, formed a partnership as retail merchants, which continued for more than twenty years. The firm of T. and T. S. Robie was widely known for its activity and square dealing. This was before the days of railroads, when long lines of loaded teams and sleighs came from Coos County, through the Notch, and from Vermont, on their way to Portland, and a good share of their trade fell to Gorham. The store of the Messrs. Robie was that now occupied by Jos. Ridlon and Son. State St. was not then opened, and the business centre of the village was on the hill. Mr. Robie continued in business till 1850, when he retired, having by his energy and strict attention to business, accumulated a large fortune. From this he made many liberal gifts to his adopted town, among which were two thousand dollars for the Soldiers' Monument, and five hundred dollars for the Town Clock.
Mr. Robie was Representative to the General Court of Massachu- setts from 1813 to 1819, and to the Maine Legislature in 1820 and 1821, and was a member of Gov. Kent's Executive Council in 1837. He was for fifty years a trustee of Gorham Academy, and long its treasurer, contributing largely to the Institution. He was also for many years the treasurer of the Congregational Parish and of its Ministerial Fund, to which latter he contributed nine thousand dol- lars. In the War of 1812 he was captain of a company of militia, and with his men marched to Portland in 1814 for the defence of the city. He married, Oct. 8, 1804, Lydia Brown of Chester, N. H., daughter of Benjamin and Prudence, and sister to the late Francis
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HISTORY OF GORHAM.
Brown, D. D., President of Dartmouth College from 1815 to 1820. Children :
Harriet, b. Aug. 9, 1805, m. Oliver Lincoln of Boston, Aug. 29, 1829; d. in 1832.
Francis B., b. Aug. 19, 1809, m. Martha L. Prince of No. Yarmouth, Mar. 27, 1838.
Mrs. Lydia Robie died Feb. 23, 1811, aged 29, and Mr. Robie married, Sept. 17, 1811, Sarah T., daughter of Capt. John and Bethia Lincoln. Children :
Charles, b. July 30, 1812, m. Emily March, Sept. 2, 1835.
George, b. Oct. 1, 1816, m. Frances M. Barrett, Apr. 27, 1841.
Frederick, b. Aug. 12, 1822, m. Mary Olivia Priest, Nov. 27, 1847; 2d, Martha E. Cressey.
Mrs. Sarah T. Robie died April 23, 1828, and Capt. Robie mar- ried, in November, 1828, Mrs. Eliza (Stevens) Cross, daughter of William Stevens of Portland, and widow of Capt. William Cross. Toppan Robie died in Gorham, Jan. 14, 1871, aged 89, and his wife Eliza, Nov. 2, 1865, aged 83.
Thomas S. Robie, son of Edward and Sarah (Smith) Robie, was born in Chester, N. H., Jan. 14, 1791. When a lad of thirteen he came to Gorham, and was employed in the store of his brother, Capt. Toppan Robie, till 1815, when he entered into partnership with him. Mr. Robie was a man honored for his piety and benevolence, an earnest and consistent Christian. He was a deacon of the Congre- gational church, and was always much interested with, and active in, all affairs pertaining to the welfare of the Society. When the brick vestry was built in 1828, he subscribed five hundred dollars for it, and was largely instrumental in its erection. He married, in 1820, Clarissa Adams of Sudbury, Mass. Children :
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