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Eunice, m. Ichabod Hunt (2d wife), Apr. 9, 1801.
Susanna, m. John Phinney, Jr., Feb. 16, 1786.
Jonathan Stone married Damaris Elder of Falmouth, (pub. Nov. 16, 1782). Children :
Jonathan, b. Oct. 26, 1783, m. Sally Whitney, p. Feb. 15, 1806; I'd and d. in Unity.
William, b. Aug. 22, 1785, d. at sea of yellow fever, Aug., 1810; was buried at Portland; was unm.
Damaris, b. Oct. 17, 1787, m. Eli Whitney, Apr. 19, 1811.
Solomon, b. Aug. 1, 1789, m. Sally Wescott, July 29, 1813 ; moved to Hampden. Archelaus, b. Nov. 17, 1791, m. Betsey Emery, Mar. 31, 1815. Anna, b. Nov. 26, 1793, m. George Files ; d. in Thorndike.
Miriam, b. Dec. 6, 1795, m. Daniel Davis of Standish, Mar. 29, 1826. Eunice, b. Apr. 25, 1799, d. unm.
Mary, b. 1801, d. unm. Oct. 6, 1833.
Jonathan Stone and his wife were members of the Congregational church in Gorham ; honest, upright people, in every way adorning their profession as Christians. He died on his farm in Gorham, Apr. 19, 1834, at the age of 78; and his wife, Feb. 28, 1836, aged 85. Mrs. Stone, widow of Archelaus, and mother of Jonathan, died in Gorham in January, 1813, at the age of 90.
(2) Archelaus Stone, son of Jonathan, lived on his father's home- stead. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. He married Betsey Emery of Buxton, who was born in 1793. Children :
Samuel E., b. Oct. 16, 1817, m. Elizabeth H., dau. of James and Betsey Bangs, Nov. 25, 1841. Ch: Mary E., b. Apr. 1, 1845, d. Mar. 23, 1878; Charles, b. Aug. 17, 1851, d. Apr. 13, 1876. Mr. Stone I'd on the farm formerly owned by his grandfather. After the death of his children he sold the old place, and moved to the village, where he now l's.
Damaris W., b. June 11, 1822, m. Samuel Libby, 3d, Sept. 11, 1859.
Archelaus Stone died at his home in Gorham, March 18, 1865, and his wife, Feb. 5, 1879.
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STORER.
Ebenezer Storer, who was born in Wells, July 9, 1758, was the son of John Storer, Jr., and his wife, Mary (Langdon) Storer. Mr. Storer was a soldier in the Revolution, enlisting in 1775 as a private under Capt. Samuel Sawyer, in Col. James Scamman's regiment. Jan. 1, 1776, he enlisted as a sergeant in Capt. Hill's company, Col. Phinney's 18th Continental. The same year he was appointed ensign in Col. Samuel Brewer's regiment. In 1779 he received a commission as pay- master and first lieutenant under Col. Ebenezer Sprout. He served in the army until peace was declared in 1783. With his regiment he saw the battle of Bunker Hill, was at the siege of Boston, at Fort Ticonderoga, at Bemis Heights, Stillwater and Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga, and was at Valley Forge. He was, at the same time, lieutenant, clothier, and paymaster of his regiment, and received after- wards a treble pension from the government as reward for his services. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. He was for many years a prosperous merchant in Portland, where he built the three-story house, corner of High and Danforth Sts., lately occupied by John Muzzey, Esq. From Portland he moved to New York, and from thence to this town. He was an honored citizen, and an upright Christian gentleman. Nov. 10, 1784, he married Eunice, daughter of Benjamin Titcomb of Falmouth. Children :
Harriet, b. Feb. 21, 1786, m. Stephen Stephenson, Oct. 7, 1806.
Mary Ann, b. Aug. 20, 1788, d. unm. Mar. 5, 1844.
George L., b. Mar. 25, 1790, m. Anna W. Chapman, 1817; 2d, Jane E. Ward, May 14, 1835 ; d. Nov. 1, 1854.
Eunice, b. May, 1792, d. young.
Ebenezer, b. Aug., 1793, d. young.
Charles, b. Dec. 16, 1794, d. in Missouri in 1850.
Elizabeth Lake, b. Sept. 1, 1797, d. unm. May 24, 1840.
Mrs. Eunice Storer died Nov. 13, 1798, aged 39, and Mr. Storer married, June 16, 1800, Catherine, daughter of Capt. John and Tabitha (Longfellow) Stephenson. Children :
Ebenezer, b. Aug. 20, 1803, m. Mrs. Louisa C. Wooster; was a physician in New York City ; d. in 1882.
Edward, b. Apr. 25, 1805, m. Miss Valencia in S. America; was a purser in the U. S. Navy ; d. at sea in 1851.
Catherine, b. Feb. 27, 1807, d. unm. Jan. 7, 1885.
Caroline, b. Dec. 15, 1808, d. unm. Dec. 1, 1848.
William H., b. Dec. 25, 1810, m. Harriet M. Rolette, May 6, 1835 ; was a grad- mate of West Point ; served in the Florida war; d. Aug. 22, 1878.
Ellen, b. Sept. 22, 1812, d. unm. May 19, 1857.
Albert, b. Jan. 16, 1815, m. Elizabeth M. Wooster, 1841 ; 2d, Louisa Burritt, 1849; 3d, Augusta Burritt, 1864 ; I'd in New York City.
Mr. Storer died July 20, 1846. His wife Catherine died Feb. 26, 1850, aged 76.
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STROUT.
The Strouts are of Scotch descent. Some of the family came from Provincetown, Mass., to Cape Elizabeth about 1730, and from Fal- mouth (Cape Elizabeth) to Gorham about the year 1750. Elisha and George Strout were probably brothers. Elisha Strout married, Nov. 27, 1764, Eunice Freeman of Gorham. Children :
Simeon, b. Nov. 24, 1765, m. Mary Lake, p. May 10, 1783. (?)
Susanna, b. July 28, 1767, m. Daniel Grant, p. Mar. 23, 1787.
Eunice, b. July 26, 1770, m. Wm. Nason Edgecomb, Sept. 13, 1792.
Dorcas, b. Mar. 1, 1773, m. Rufus Libby, Apr. 25, 1793.
Elisha, b. Apr. 13, 1775, prob. settled in Limington.
Solomon, b. Apr. 13, 1777, m. Mrs. Patience (Wallace) Fickett of Falmouth, Nov. 20, 1800; I'd in Limington.
The name of Elisha Strout is not found on the Gorham tax bills after 1793.
George Strout settled on the farm now owned by William E. Strout, which he bought of Jonathan and Jonathan Freeman, Jr., June 10, 1768, and is the eastern half of the hundred acre lot, No. 7. His house stood on the spot where William E. Strout has built the new house lately occupied by Isaac Sanborn. He married Rebecca Freeman. Children :
Lydia, b. Sept. 6, 1763, m. Geo. Smalley of Raymondtown, p. May 10, 1783. Samuel, b. Apr. 13, 1768, m. Jerusha Emery of Buxton, June 21, 1787.
Rebecca, b. Feb. 13, 1770, m. Levi Strout, Jr., of Cape Elizabeth, Dec. 7, 1786. (?)
Ellis, b. Jan. 19, 1771, m. Jesse Brown, Dec. 14, 1786.
Sally, b. Apr. 29, 1775, m. Joseph Roberts, Jr., Dec. 16, 1801.
George, b. Apr. 9, 1780, m. Comfort Emery, June 21, 1804.
(2) George Strout, Jr., son of George, lived on his father's place, on the old Strout farm. He married Comfort Emery of Buxton. Children :
William, b. Nov. 17, 1804, m. Mary Libby; 2d, Sarah Meserve; 3d, Phebe L. Meserve.
Mary, b. Apr. 24, 1806, m. Edward Merrill; I'd and d. in Falmouth.
Charles, b. Oct. 11, 1808, d. Sept. 1, 1814.
Harriet, b. Sept. 17, 1810, d. May 15, 1827.
Sally, b. Aug. 17, 1813, m. Alexander Wescott, Oct. 4, 1837.
Almira,
m. Capt. Chas. C. Penfield, Aug. 26, 1835.
Samuel, b. Feb. 3, 1815, d. Dec. 25, 1831.
Martha, b. Oct. 18, 1817, I'd at home unm ; d. Aug. 10, 1842.
Charles, b. Dec. 24, 1821, § d. in Newtonville, Mass., Feb. 16, 1894.
Franklin, § 1 d. July 1, 1847.
George Strout died Sept. 10, 1837, aged 57, and his wife, April 25, 1839, aged 52.
(3) William Strout, son of George, Jr., was a deacon of the Free Baptist church. He was a shoemaker, and lived on the County
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road, near where it is joined by the road leading to Gorham village. He married Mary, daughter of Charles and Mary Libby of Scarboro. Children :
Caroline, b. Apr. 30, 1825, m. and d.
Charles J., b. July 18, 1826, m. and I'd in Boston.
Ellen, b. Oct., 1830, d. May 12, 1832.
Mrs. Mary Strout died Nov. 19, 1832, and Mr. Strout married, Sarah, daughter of John and Anna Meserve of Scarboro, by whom he had :
Mary E., b. Mar. 26, 1836, m. Jedediah Wheeler of Portland.
William E., b. May 18, 1839, m. Dora B. Russell; 2d, Rebecca Fisher.
Joseph M., b. Oct. 20, 1843, m. Sarah A. Willard of Portland.
Mrs. Sarah Strout died Jan. 15, 1864, aged 58, and Mr. Strout mar- ried in 1867 her sister Phebe L. Meserve. About 1840, Mr. Strout bought and moved on to the old Penfield place. He died Oct. 31, 1886, and his wife Phebe, July 1, 1880, aged 58.
STUART.
Wentworth Stuart came to Gorham from Berwick, in York Co. In a deed from James Gilkey, dated Jan. 23, 1753, he is named as of Berwick ; and during the same year he purchases lands and styles him- self as of Gorham. He was born in Wells, Me., Oct. 20, 1731. His father Joseph Stuart (son of Samuel) died about the year 1734. He had a sister Dorcas born about the time of his father's decease. His mother's maiden name was Mary Lord, of Berwick. Mary, the widow of Joseph, was appointed guardian of Wentworth and Dorcas, her two minor children, by Court, April 25, 1735. She was after- wards Mary Grant of Berwick, widow. Wentworth Stuart, through his grandmother, Martha (Wentworth) Lord, wife of Capt. Samuel Lord of Berwick, descended from the Wentworths of Portsmouth, a name much prized in New Hampshire. He married, Feb. 7, 1753, Susanna, daughter of Rev. Solomon Lombard, the first settled min- ister of Gorham, and settled on the thirty acre lot, 29, which is on the southerly side of the cross-road, running westerly from the Fort Hill road above the Dyer place. He soon after sold this place, and settled above Fort Hill on the hundred acre lot, 96, on the farm since owned and occupied by Wilder Libby. Having a good educa- tion, he became a prominent man in town ; was town clerk two years ; one of the selectmen, and represented the town in the General Court in 1773 and 1774. He was a lieutenant in Capt. Jos. Woodman's company of Provincials, six months men, raised mostly in Gorham and Narragansett, No. I (Buxton), in the service of his Majesty in,
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the summer of 1757, in one of the French wars. He was a strong patriot in his political views. He received a captain's commission in the army of the Revolution, and died while in the service, at Sewall's Point, near Boston, of the small pox, April 17, 1776. Children :
Mary, b. Jan. 20, 1754, m. John Green, July 3, 1770.
Susanna, b. May 21, 1757, d. Jan. 4, 1759.
Joseph, b. Apr. 3, 1759, m. Hannah Smalley, Sept. 30, 1779.
Solomon L., b. Feb. 13, 1762, d. Dec. 29, 1763.
Sarah P., b. Feb. 28, 1764, m. Ebenezer Phinney, p. May 20, 1781. Dorcas, b. June 8, 1766, m. Peletiah McDonald, Ang. 17, 1787.
Susanna, b. Apr. I, 1768, m. Francis Brooks of No. Yarmouth, Jan. 4, 1786. Wentworth, b. Aug. 17, 1770, m. Hannah Shaw, Nov. 4, 1790; I'd in Standish ; d. Jan. 23, 1807 ; his widow m. Lemnel McCorrison; d. in Baldwin. Solomon L., b. Feb. 24, 1773, have no record of him.
Anna, b. Oct. 31, 1775, m. Nathaniel Stevens, Jr., Nov. 17, 1791.
Susanna, widow of Capt. Stuart, married, March 4, 1779, William Wood of Gorham, and died in Standish, Aug. 7, 1803, at the house of her son Wentworth.
(2) Joseph Stuart, son of Wentworth, served in the Revolution. He was a fifer in his father's company. He married Hannah Smalley. Children :
Joseph, b. July 1, 1780, m. Nancy Lombard, p. Nov. 2, 1805.
Hannah, b. Mar. 5, 1782, m. Jonathan Saunders of Harrison; d. Jan. 1, 1864.
Elizabeth, b. Feb. 13, 1784.
Samuel, b. Apr. 16, 1786.
Susanna, b. June 8, 1788, m. Francis Mayberry of Windham, p. Jan. 27, 1810. Wentworth, b. Sept. 26, 1790, m. Mercy Hall.
Achsah, b. June 8, 1793, m. Richard Fogg.
Solomon, b. Apr. 22, 1796, m. Polly Hall; I'd at Harrison.
Josiah A., b. Apr. 20, 1798, m. Miriam Rich of Harrison; I'd at Harrison.
Joseph Stuart was lost at sea from the schooner "Martha" off Cape Ann, Feb. 15, 1802, at the age of 43. His wife Hannah died July 27, 1819, aged 61.
(3) Joseph Stuart, son of Joseph, married Nancy, daughter of Joseph and Fanny Lombard of Gorham. They lived for a time near Fort Hill, where three of their children, Fanny, Samuel, and Joshua, were born. They then removed to Harrison, where ten other chil- dren were born to them. Their fifth daughter, Emily, married Mr. Chute, and lived for some years in Gorham, where she died in 1898. She was the mother of Mrs. Frank P. Johnson of Gorham.
STURGIS.
The first of the name of Sturgis in this country was Edward Sturgis, who came from England about 1634, and in 1639 was of Yarmouth, Mass. He was the son of Philip Sturgis of England, and was the progenitor of all the Sturgises of Barnstable Co., Mass. His
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son, Edward, Jr., married Temperance, daughter of Capt. John and Desire (Howland) Gorham. Desire Howland was the daughter of Capt. John and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland, both of whom were pilgrims in the Mayflower.
Jonathan Sturgis, the first of the name in Gorham, originated in Truro, Mass. He was the son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Cobb) Sturgis of Barnstable, who were married, Feb. 20, 1734/5. Jonathan Sturgis married, Feb. 7, 1765, in Barnstable, Temperance, daughter of Ebenezer and Temperance (Hawes) Gorham of Barnstable, and sister to Thankful, the wife of Josiah Davis of Gorham. Mr. and Mrs. Sturgis came to Gorham from Barnstable about 1769. He took up and cleared, at what is now West Gorham, the farm (the hundred acre lot, 74) on which he lived and on which he died. In 1775 Mr. Sturgis enlisted in Capt. Hart Williams' company, and marched to Boston with the regiment. The children of Jonathan and Temperance Sturgis, of whom the two eldest were born in Barn- stable, were :
Hannah, b. Dec. 9, 1766, m. William Files, Jr., Dec. 30, 1784.
Temperance, b. Nov. 5, 1768, m. George Files, Oct. 10, 1789.
James G., b. Dec. 3, 1771, m. Molly Roberts, Dec. 14, 1792.
Nathaniel, b. Sept. 3, 1774, m. Sarah Patten of Buxton, Mar. 23, 1802; I'd in Danville.
Abigail, b. Mar. 4, 1776, d. unm.
David, b. Jan. 27, 1779, m. Betsey Paine, Feb. 1, 1806.
Joseph, b. Jan. 30, 1783, m. Hannah Blake.
Sarah, b. July 24, 1785, m. Warren Gilbert, p. Dec. 28, 1805.
Jonathan, b. Feb. 6, 1788, d. at New Gloucester, Apr. 26, 1810.
Ebenezer, b. June 9, 1790, moved to Thorndike.
Jonathan Sturgis died May 10, 1833, aged 92, and his wife Tem- perance, Nov. 26, 1824, aged 82.
(2) James G. Sturgis, son of Jonathan, lived at White Rock. He married Molly, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Weeks) Roberts. Children :
Susan, b. Dec. 14, 1794, m. Solomon Libby, Mar. 24, 1823.
Mary W., b. Aug. 19, 1796, m. John Littlefield of Topsham, 1821 ; d. in Stone- ham, Me.
Temperance G., b. Aug. 4, 1798, m. Joseph Cannell, Apr. 29, 1821.
William R., b. Feb. 4, 1801, m. Joan McDonald, Dec. 26, 1826; I'd at Modera- tion.
Abigail, b. Apr. 23, 1803, m. James McDonald, Jr., July 18, 1826 ; d. at Strond- water.
John, b. July 2, 1805, m. Mary Purinton, Nov. 8, 1834.
Ebenezer G., b. Dec. 3, 1807, m. Mary Ann Babb; I's in Saccarappa (1902).
Benjamin R., b. Jan. 18, 1811, m. Keziah Elder, Nov. 1, 1835.
James G. Sturgis died Feb. 14, 1825, aged 53, and his wife Molly, Sept. 7, 1859, aged 92.
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(2) David Sturgis, son of Jonathan, lived at West Gorham on the farm which had been his father's. He married Betsey, daughter of William and Sarah Paine. Children :
Harriet, b. Mar. 18, 1807, m. Robert Rounds, p. Dec. 28, 1828.
Nancy, b. Feb. 12, 1808, d. unm. May 18, 1871.
Betsey, b. Nov. 7, 1809, d. unm. Nov. 27, 1846.
David, b. Aug. 1, 1812, m. Harriet Paine.
John, b. May 7, 1814, d. young.
Mary Ann, b. Nov. 9, 1816, m. Jonathan F. Kimball of Buxton, Sept. 20, 1842. William P., b. Sept. 4, 1818, m. Susan M. Cressey, Jan. 17, 1843.
Samuel P., b. Nov. 29, 1820, d. Sept. 10, 1846.
Sarah M., b. June 23, 1822, d. June 17, 1823.
George A., b. June 14, 1824, d. Oct. 26, 1826.
Sarah M., b. Mar. 19, 1826, m. Lorenzo D. Files, June 17, 1855.
David Sturgis died Dec. 6, 1828, aged 49, and his wife, Oct. 7, 1864, aged 79.
(2) Joseph Sturgis, son of Jonathan, lived at West Gorham village. He was a blacksmith. He married Hannah, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Blake. Children :
Maria, b. July 6, 1805, m. Wm. Cotton, Mar. 23, 1835.
Caroline P., b. Jan. 29, 1807, m. Harvey Wescott, Dec. 5, 1829.
Ebenezer, b. July 20, 1809, went to S. America, and was never heard from.
Hannah, b. July 13, 1811, m. James B. Sawyer, Feb. 25, 1830; 2d, Jacob Allen. Loanne, b. Jan. 11, 1814, m. David B. Swett ; 2d, Joshua Tukey.
Martha, b. Oct. 3, 1816, m. Nathan Whipple of Lisbon, N. H.
Eliza, b. Feb. 6, 1822, m. Sylvanus Cook of Windham.
James, b. Feb. 16, 1825, d. young.
James, b. - -, m. Louisa Cook ; d. in Windham.
Joseph Sturgis died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cotton, Jan. 4, 1842, aged 59. Mrs. Hannah Sturgis died Feb. 3, 1857, aged 71.
(3) John Sturgis, son of James G., lived at White Rock, on the farm where his wife's brother, the late Otis Purinton, afterwards lived. He was a deacon of the White Rock church. He married Mary, daughter of Meshach and Sarah (Gerrish) Purinton of Wind- ham. Children :
Jane, b. 1836, d. young, Sept. 25, 1836.
Benjamin F., b. Oct. 28, 1837, m. Ellen Hammond; 2d, Jennie Brooks of Lew- iston ; physician in Auburn.
William P., b. Sept. 4, 1840, m. Margaret Libby of Portland, Oct. 2, 1873 ; l's in Brooklyn, N. Y.
John Irving, b. Dec. 24, 1844, m. Myra Hayden ; 2d, Jennie Hayden of Ray- mond; physician in New Gloucester.
. James Edgar, b. Dec. 14, 1847, m. Ida Barrett of Portland ; 1's in the West.
June 13, 1854, Berry's shoe shop, which stood near the White Rock church, and near the house of Capt. Sturgis, was burned. Capt. Sturgis and his son Benjamin, while helping to remove prop- erty from the burning building, were both severely burned by an explosion of camphene. The son recovered, but his father died on
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the following day, the 14th, aged 49. His widow married George Hammond of New Gloucester, and died in that town, Sept. 14, 1887, aged 77.
(3) Benjamin R. Sturgis, son of James G., married Keziah, daugh- ter of William and Margaret Elder of Windham. In 1840 he moved to Stoneham, Me., where he engaged in the lumber business, but after a few years returned to Gorham and lived at Little Falls in the Jonathan Leavitt buildings. In 185 1 he exchanged this place with Freeman Harding for the David Harding farm. This he sold in 4 1862 to Daniel Ward, and again engaged in the grocery business at Little Falls. He represented Gorham in the State Legislature in 1866. Shortly after this he went to New York, and engaged in street contracting. In 1883 he returned to Gorham, where he spent the remainder of his days. Children :
James G., b. in Windham, I'd at Little Falls ; d. Jan. 8, 1860. William H., b. in Windham, m. Rebecca Forbes.
Margaret, b. in Stoneham, d. young, in Windham in 1842.
Marshall C., b. in Stoneham, m. Mary Harris.
Mary Ellen, b. in Stoneham, m. William H. Leavitt.
Frances J., b. in Gorham, m. Elmer A. Black.
Granville H. M., b. in Gorham, d. in 1859, about 7 years old.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Sturgis lived to celebrate their golden wedding. He died April 30, 1896, aged 85, and his wife, July 12, 1889, aged 78.
(3) David Sturgis, son of David, lived at West Gorham, on the old homestead. He married Harriet E., daughter of Freeman and Hannah (Clark) Paine of Standish. Children :
Fred O., b. Oct. 22, 1862, m. Clara E. Douglass, May 23, 1883; I'd in the house built by his great-grandfather, Jonathan Sturgis ; d. Mar. 3, 1899. Sarah M., b. Sept. 3, 1868, m. David K. Fillmore, Dec. 5, 1894.
David Sturgis died Nov. 26, 1882, aged 70, and his wife Harriet, July 4, 1881, aged 51.
(3) William P. Sturgis, son of David, lived at West Gorham, from which place he moved to Walla Walla, Washington. He married Susan, daughter of James and Hannah Cressey of Buxton. Children :
Helen, b. Feb. 19, 1844, m. Asa Legrow of Oregon, and is d.
Samuel P., b. Mar. 23, 1856, d. in Pendleton, Ore., Feb. 4, 1896 or '97.
Mr. and Mrs. Sturgis both died November, 1902.
SWETT.
Dr. Stephen Swett was the first physician to settle in Gorham. He was descended from John Swett who came from England and was one of the grantees of Newbury, Mass., in 1642. Benjamin, son
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of John and Sarah Swett, married, Nov. 8, 1647, Hester, daughter of Nathaniel Weare of Newbury. He was a captain of militia and was killed in a fight with the Indians at Scarborough, June 29, 1677. Stephen, son of Capt. Benjamin and Hester Swett, born in Hampton, N. H., Sept. 13, 1673, married Mary, daughter of John Kent, and lived in Newbury. Their son Moses, born Dec. 12, 1708, married, Feb. 2, 1728, his cousin Hannah, daughter of Lient. Joseph and Han- nah Swett. Dr. Stephen Swett, son of Moses and Hannah (Swett) Swett, was born in that part of Exeter, N. H., now Newmarket. He married, Aug. 8, 1756, Sarah, daughter of Dr. Samuel and Phebe Adams of Durham, N. H., and settled first in Pembroke, N. H. He came to Gorham June 20, 1770, and soon after brought his family here. He lived above Fort Hill, on the place where the late Ezra Thomes since lived. He was a surgeon in the Revolutionary army, serving in Col. Phinney's regiment, the 31st Mass., enlisting May 7, 1775. After his term of service expired, he was recommended by Gen. Washington, to be commissioned by the Council ; and probably reenlisted and saw further service. The children of Dr. Stephen and Sarah (Adams) Swett, were :
Samuel, b. Oct. 16, 1757, d. young.
Hannah, b. June 21, 1759, d. young.
Josiah, b. May 6, 1761, m. Hannah Hanscom, Apr. 27, 1783.
John, b. June 23, 1763, m. Betsey Warren of Falmouth, Mar. 27, 1788 ; I'd in Buckfield; d. July 14, 1844.
Samuel, b. Apr. 22, 1765, m. Priscilla Davis, Oct. 12, 1784 ; I'd in Portland.
Moses, b. May 7. 1767, m. prob. Elsey Kelley of Scarboro, June 27, 1789 ; I'd in Boston.
Mary, b. July 1, 1769, d. in Windham, Sept. 1, 1788.
Nathaniel, b. Oct. 9, 1771, m. Olive Moody, Dec. 25, 1794; d. in Scarboro. Sally, b. May 13, 1773.
Nancy, b. Feb. 9, 1775, d. unm. Oct. 15, 1858.
William, b. Dec. 6, 1776, m. Clarissa Benson of Middleboro, Mass .; d. at Hartford, Me.
Hannah, b. Mar. 7, 1779, m. and I'd in Vassalboro.
Stephen, b. Apr. 11, 1781, d. in Portland, Mar. 9, 1849.
Eliza, b. Sept. 28, 1783, m. June 6, 1802, at Windham, Elijah Macomber of Middleton, Mass. ; I'd in Durham, Me. ; d. Apr. 26, 1853.
The last seven of these children were born in Gorham. Dr. Stephen Swett moved from Gorham to Windham, and thence to Otisfield, in which latter town he died Jan. 6, 1807. His wife Sarah died in Otisfield, May 3, 1808.
(2) Josiah Swett, son of Dr. Stephen, in 1784 lived in Gorham on the thirty acre lot, 103, on the place where Capt. Nathaniel Frost afterwards lived. He married Hannah, daughter of George and Abi- gail Hanscom. They had one son :
James, b. Aug. 21, 1784, m. Sophia Lincoln, p. Nov. 29, 1806 ; 2d, Hannah Martin ; 3d, Aurelia Jenkins.
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Josiah Swett died in Gorham, July 26, 1791. His widow married, Nov. 5, 1794, John Martin.
(3) James Swett, son of Josiah, was a shoemaker ; and also at one time was in trade in this town. His first wife was Sophia, daughter of Royal Lincoln. They had three children :
Hannah, b. Nov. 4, 1807, d. June 3, 1810.
Josiah, b. Dec. 22, 1809.
Parsons, b. Nov. 2, 1811, d. Dec. 25, 1811,
Mrs. Sophia Swett died June 2, 1812, aged 28. Mr. Swett then went to Eastport, and to the British Provinces. After returning to Gorham he married, July 12, 1817, Hannah Martin. She died Sept. 3, 1828, and he married Aurelia Jenkins. The latter part of his life Mr. Swett lived at the village, near the graveyard, in one of the houses which was burned in January, 1875. Mrs. Aurelia Swett died Feb. 23, 1849, aged 61. Mr. Swett died Feb. 8, 1859, aged 70.
Joseph and Deborah (Linnell) Swett had the following children born in Gorham :
Susan, b. Sept. 16, 1791, m. Rev. Sargent Shaw of Standish, Nov. 12, 1815.
James, b. Feb. 2, 1794, m. (prob.) Mary Horr of Standish, p. Feb. 19, 1831.
Josiah, b. Sept. 13, 1802, m. Achsah Shaw of Standish, Aug. 3, 1823 ; moved to Standish Neck.
Joseph Swett had two sisters, Eunice, who married Nathan Cloud- man, and Hannah, who married Jessee Cloudman. Mrs. Joseph Swett died Jan. 2, 1835, aged 64.
Joshua Swett with his brother Stephen and some sisters are said to have come to America about the year 1770. Joshua Swett was a soldier in the Revolution. He was one of the early settlers at Malli- son's (Horse Beef) Falls, where he was interested in the mill privilege. He purchased land at Little Falls, and built a house there. This farm is now (1897) owned by Mrs. J. A. Magnussen. He married Mary Bailey of Westbrook. Children :
Clark, b. Dec. 6, 1791, m. Martha Edwards, p. Aug. 21, 1818.
David, b. June 22, 1793, m. Lydia Mains of York, p. Ang. 23, 1823; F. W. Bapt. minister ; at one time pastor at Little Falls.
Eliza, b. Jan. 3, 1795, m. Josiah Mayberry of Windham ; d. Jan. 3, 1834. John, b. Feb. 28, 1796.
Simeon, b. Oct. 23, 1797, a minister and doctor; d. in Beverly, Mass.
Mary B., b. Mar. 8, 1799, m. Caleb Graffam of Westbrook, Nov. 14, 1817. Hale, b. June 1, 1800, F. W. Bapt. minister at Little Falls.
Sophia, b. Aug. 15, 1802, m. Capt. Edmund Dorsett of Standish, Feb. 1, 1825. William, b. Feb. 28, 1804, was a minister ; d. in Gorham, Dec. 30, 1830. Emore, b. Apr. 25, 1805, m. Olive Benson, p. Nov. 3, 1827.
Jesse, b. Nov. 25, 1807, was a minister ; went West.
Rebecca, b. - -, m. Lewis Hanson of Windham, p. Nov. 18, 1833. Joshna, b. Dec. 19, 1809, d. young.
Capt. Joshua Swett died April 20, 1851, aged 90. His wife died Aug. 22, 1849, aged 88.
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(2) Clark Swett, son of Joshua, married Martha, daughter of Sam- uel and Martha Edwards. Col. Swett was one of the selectmen of Gorham in 1831. He owned a saw mill at Mallison's Falls, and, like his father, was interested in the lumber business. He built and occupied the brick house near Little Falls, now owned and occupied by Wm. Churchill. Here he died, May 5, 1839. His wife died Jan. 22, 1843, aged 45. Children of Clark and Martha Swett :
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