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The dear old neighbors, though to them must needs have been the lot Of human frailties ; still they seem as though they had them not, And dear to me as precious links in memory's golden chain Are these old friends united with the old home in the lane.
I have had many kindly friends, God bless them all and each, But there's a tender tie of old that these can never reach ; Perhaps 'tis wrong and childish weak, I know it's all in vain, But how my heart is yearning for the old home in the lane.
But now 'tis time I dried my tears, and closed the portals up, That's filled with recollections sweet, from memory's brimming cup ; I draw the curtain to the world-go back to work again,
But treasured next to Heaven, shall be the old home in the lane. Fort Kent, Aug. 1868.
PARTING ODE. (OXFORD NORMAL INSTITUTE.)
How short the time in fleeting days, since early in the spring, We first were all assembled by the old bell's cheerful ring. But long. how long and pleasant, if we reckon thoughts and deeds, If time may be computed by the sowing of good seeds. In life's day-book for each of us, How great is the amount That's credited to pleasure's side In memory's account ; And every kind and noble act we have received or given With interest, is registered, to be returned by Heaven.
As time rolls by its heavy freight of happiness and cares, May richest harvests fall to us exempt from weeds and tares ; And though the golden ball we seek, be held beyond our reach, Yet much that's good and beautiful shall be the lot of each. Fate loans from out her treasures vast, To each some costly gem ;
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To some gives beauty, talent, wit, To some the diadem. A tender heart, a patient soul, or love the best of all, We each shall be remembered, if our portion be but small.
Though oftentimes the highest hopes, unrealized, must fade, And castles built for happiness, must in the dust be laid. Yet saved by actions good and wise, we'll stand each storm and shock
Secure from harm and danger if we've built on wisdom's rock. Then let us keep our treasure pure, Undimmed with stain or dust, Where thief can never enter, And gold can never rust ; And if no more on earth we meet, a dear unbroken band, May we sing at last together, far beyond the golden strand.
WILLIAM W. MAXIM.
Wm. Wallace Maxim has contributed more or less to the public journals, sometimes in the form of rhyme and sometimes in prose. He has written some articles upon agriculture which have been valuable. Among several of his contributions to the Oxford Demo- crat, the following is selected for this chapter :
STRANGERS.
We are living and toiling as strangers, In a land that we call our own; We are passing like priest and Levite, The road to the great unknown.
We talk of the golden city, Of friends in that home so dear,
But scarcely a word of pity For those who are starving here.
Starving for love and devotion, And the graces that round them fall ; Starving for pure religion In a country of churches tall.
These shadows and baubles are empty, Though decked with the treasures of art, And the light of a life burns dimly When love has gone out of the heart.
We read in the legends of heroes, Who, labors of love to bestow, Put self in the misty background And built up the kingdom below.
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May we ask with a patience enduring Like the servants and seekers of yore, That the faith of the ancient martyrs Might visit the earth once more.
Might come like the splendors of sunlight To a shadowy groping band ; Might come like the rain in summer To the arid and dusty land.
For the same old passions bind us, And the same afflictions bow, And we know that the God of the Bible Is the God of His children now. Paris, Me., July 9, 1881.
MARY (HATHAWAY) ROWE.
She is the daughter of the late Lazarus and Lucy (Cole) Hatha- way, and was born in Paris, January 6, 1829. She was educated in the town schools, taught school before her marriage, and has sometimes written brief articles for reunions, family gatherings and other special occasions, but not for the press. She married Ellery W. Rowe of Woodstock, and has resided many years in Portland. Her life has been saddened by the loss of several children, one of whom, Carrie M. Rowe, was a graduate of the Portland High School, a young lady distinguished for her amiability of character and her scholarly attainments, and who was held in the highest esteem by a wide circle of friends. The following fugitive lines which came into our hands, were composed on the occasion of revisiting the old homestead in Paris which had passed from the family into the hands of strangers.
MY CHILDHOOD'S HOME.
Home of my childhood, the last link is severed, That bound me to that spot I loved so well; No more shall voice of kindred there recall me, No more entice by friendship's magic spell.
The voice that soothed the early griefs of childhood, The willing hands that toil for me no more,
A mother's love, a father's kindly greetings ; All, all have crossed to yonder happy shore.
The weight of years is stamped upon my forehead, The weight of grief, sometimes too heavy seems ; But in my heart the home and joys of childhood, Are oft recalled by sweet and happy dreams.
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The rock that stood beneath the apple blossomis,
The brook that murmurs 'neath its shadows yet ; The tree our brother planted by the roses, Are memories dear that I would ne'er forget.
The dear old woods that crowned the western hillside Whose sunset shadows waved around our home ; In schooldays, warm and tired, oft have I rested Beneath the spread of nature's emerald dome.
The woods are gone; a stranger's hand hath laid them ; We rest no more beneath their grateful shade, But all the hills are there, as in our childhood, On one more dear, a sister's grave was made.
As in a dream I hear the distant church bells, Resounding where my youthful feet have trod ; In all besides, a sacred stillness reigneth ; Those Sabbath days so dear, so near to God !
I see the brook and hear the river's murmur, Mingling with songs of birds and matin chimes ;
But list in vain for loved and kindred voices, For they who walked with me now live in brighter climes.
Beyond the hills and woods, beyond their shadows, Beyond the clouds, tinted by sunset skies, We there shall see our loved ones and be with them, In brighter homes unseen by mortal eyes.
ALICE E. (RIPLEY) MAXIM.
Mrs. Alice E. Maxim, by mistake in the Centennial Proceedings called "Miss," is the daughter of Orison and Hannah Ripley of Paris, and was born January 7, 1847. "God Bless our Native Hills," sang at the Centennial, was written by her, and the music was composed by W. Scott Ripley, her brother. She is the wife of Henry H. Maxim of Paris. The Memorial Hymn which follows, was composed by her, and was set to music by her brother, Win- field S. Ripley of Boston.
"DIP THE FLAG REV'RENTLY."
Strew flowers lovingly over each grave, Where lies the dust of the patriot brave ; Salute with the flag, each mound were they rest, They died at their duty, each doing his best ; And their spirits arisen, are marching to-day In the Great Grand army, just over the way.
CHORUS. Dip the flag rev'rently over each grave, Comrades, they died our lov'd country to save.
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With us they trod the red fields of the south, And with us they faced the cannon's dread mouth ; Suffer'd with sickness, with hunger and cold, Can we forget them, our comrades of old? Never! our hearts beat as warmly to-day As when, side by side, we join'd in the fray.
CHORUS.
God bless the soldiers who fought in the blue, 'Neath heaven's own color beat hearts warm and true ; Wherever they are, be they living or dead, Time weaves fresh laurels for each honor'd head. Yearly they're passing to heaven's bright bowers, And yearly love covers their new graves with flow'rs.
CHORUS.
God bless the soldiers who fought in the gray, Whatever we've been, we are brothers to-day ; Cast out of our hearts all hardness and pride, For one common country, we work side by side, Whatever their faults, we forgive them to-day, Strewing sweet flow'rs o'er the blue and the gray. CHORUS.
MODERN SCHOOL-HOUSE.
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HISTORY OF PARIS, PART II.
GENEALOGICAL REGISTERS.
It is not claimed by the compilers that the following notices of Paris Families constitute a complete family record. The scope of the work would not admit of it, even if the materials for it were at hand. It has been our aim to begin as far back as our means of information would permit, to trace briefly the line of descent to the family or individual who came to this town and while they may have remained in town, dropping them out, except in a very few instances, when they went away from here. Our personal notices have been so numerous in the preceding pages, and our space for this depart- ment of the work is so limited, that we have felt obliged to omit historical events connected with individuals except in a few excep- tional instances, and confine ourselves mainly to records of births, marriages and deaths. Nor is it practicable in these few pages to bring down the records of famlies to the present time in all cases. Paris is a large town and is over a century old, and to print a com- plete register for all the families that have lived here, would require more space than is afforded by this entire volume. Our aim has been to take cognizance of every family that has lived here, and if we have failed to do so, it is because the records could not be obtained. The records of some families will be found quite com- plete, while of others, the account will be meager. This is due to the fact that some families have taken great pains to furnish us with data from which to make up their records, while others have taken little or no interest in the matter. The records of Paris with regard to births, marriages and deaths, like those of most other towns, are very incomplete, and have been of but little value in making up these sketches. Otherwise, the work would have been much easier of accomplishment. While we have taken great pains
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to be accurate, we have not the vanity to suppose that we have avoided all errors. Such a thing is next to impossible, and has probably never happened in a genealogical register of any extent. The town records are not always correct, and the records of births furnished by families, often contain errors in spelling and errors in dates. Then errors are liable to occur in copying and in putting the records in type, and errors will often escape the most careful and experienced proof readers.
The arrangement which we have adopted, we trust will not be found hard to understand. It will be seen that the head of the family is expressed in small capitals, and the children in Italics. Against the first in a family, the figure one is placed, and a brief sketch follows the name. By family here, we do not mean simply the members of one household, but we include all the descend- ants of the one first mentioned, as belonging to the family. The first named being numbered one, the others are numbered consecu- tively from that, and in referring back to any one in the list, he or she is referred to by number as well as by name; this is necessary to avoid mistakes in identity where persons have the same Chris- tian names. Where only three or four families are named, it is obvious that no numbering is necessary. The abbrevia- tions used here are as follows : b. signifies born ; m. married, d. died and s. settled ; bap. stands for baptized, dau. for daughter, wid. for widow and r. for resides ; W. P. stands for West Paris, N. P. stands for North Paris, S. P. for South Paris, G. for Greenwood, W. for Woodstock, S. for Sumner, B. for Buckfield, H. for Hebron, O. for' Oxford and N. for Norway. All towns mentioned are under- stood as being in Maine, unless otherwise designated.
ABBотт.
GEORGE ABBOTT, according to tradition, came from Yorkshire, Eng., about 1640, and was among the first settlers of Andover, Mass., in 1643. He m. 1647, Hannah Chandler, who came in the same vessel with him. In a direct line of descent, we find Benja- min2, Jonathan3, Jonathan4, Jonathan5.
JONATHAN married Jan. 27, 1799, Betsy Bachelder. Children : Betsey, b. Jan. 15, 1801, m. John Howe of Rumford.
Patty, b. Nov. 13, 1802, died young.
Polly, b. Nov. 13, 1802, died young.
Addison, b. July 25, 1803, m. Rebecca Chase of Paris.
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Mary, b. Nov. 18, 1804, m. Nathan Eames ; d. Sept. 16, 1861.
Rebecca, b. Dec. 23, 1806.
Jonathan, b. Aug. 7, 1808, m. Eliza Chase of Paris.
Daniel, b. May 16, 1810, d. April 2, 1812.
Mehitable, b. Oct. 13, 1812, m. Joshua Ballard.
Dorcas, b. Sept. 9, 1814, m. Dea. Christopher Bryant.
Sybil, b. Jan. 4, 1817, d. Aug. 6, 1866.
Stephen, b. Jan. 8, 1821, d. Jan. 8, 1872.
ADDISON, (son of Jonathan) and of the seventh generation from the emigrant, was a Baptist minister. He married Rebecca, dau. of Peter and Abagail (Sibley) Chase, Oct. 9, 1842. Children : Addison Judson, b. Sept. 4, 1845, m. 1st, Ida Smith, 2d, Cynthia Berry. Mehitable Ballard, b. Jan. 21, 1847, d. April 2, 1855. The father died Dec. 3, 1855, and the widow married William Drake.
ADDISON JUDSON, (son of Addison) m. Ida, -. She died of diphtheria, Aug. 14, 1866. Married 2d, Cynthia A., dau. of George and Melissa (Buck) Berry.
Geo. Addison, b. June 1, 1870.
William Ellsworth, b. Mch. 17, 1872.
Ida Melissa, b. Feb. 16, 1875.
Arthur Ballard, b. Mch. 1, 1877. Leroy Jonathan, b. Feb. 10, 1882.
SIMEON ABBOTT, son of Simeon of Andover, Mass., and Polly (Day) Abbott of Chatham, N. H., was b. in Stowe, Nov. 12, 1801, and m. Nov. 11. 1839, Abagail, dau. of Jonathan and Abagail (Walker) Hardy. She was b. Nov. 1, 1804. Settled in Paris on the Jacob Daniels farm, Sept. 1866. Children :
John Farington, b. Sept. 8, 1840, d. Oct. 15, 1859.
GILBERT POTTER, (son of Simeon Abbott) m. Martha S., dau. of Edmund Wentworth, Mch. 11, 1866. She was b. April 2, 1845. An infant, b. Dec. 21, 1867, died.
Edworth Ham, b. June 7, 1875, d. Jan. 1, 1878. The mother died Jan. 29, 1879. Married 2d, Fannie Emma, dau. of Ordessa M. Bowker, Oct. 10, 1880.
ANDREWS.
1 DAVID ANDREWS was of Taunton, Mass., and was b. May 23, 1736. He m. Naoma Briggs, May 14, 1768, and settled on the lot now the farm of Charles W. Stephens, when the family first moved into the town. Children :
2 Edward, b. Dec. 20, 1767, m. Elizabeth Nevens of Poland.
3 Abiezer, b. Feb. 25, 1770, m. Sally -
4 Rhoda, b. July 23, 1775, m. John Gray.
David, Jr., b. May 26, 1781, in. Abagail Pratt.
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2 EDWARD, (son of David) m. Elizabeth Nevens of Poland,
Me. Children :
6 John, b. Oct. 17, 1791, m. Anna Butterfield.
7 Lucinda, b. Jan. 3, 1794, m. Noah Dean.
8 Polly, b. Aug. 16, 1795, d. unmarried.
9 Edward, b. Jan. 5, 1797, m. Sarah
10 Alfred, b. March 9, 1800, m. Eliza Cushman.
11 Clara, b. Feb. 5, 1802, m. - Coburn.
12 Betsy, b. March 16, 1804, mn. . - Butterfield.
13 Sullivan, b. April 9, 1807, m. Eliza Jane Child.
14 Dorcas, b. Sept. 24, 1810.
15 Charles, b. Feb. 11, 1814, m. Persis, dau. of Wm. Sibley of Freedom.
3 ABIEZER, (son of David 1), m. Sally Andrews. Children :
17 An adopted son, Samson (Cole) Andrews, b. in Paris July 3, 1813, m. Angeline Briggs. Abiezer, d. Dec. 21, 1847. The widow m. Thomas Clark.
5 DAVID, (son of David 1) m. Abagail, dau. of Nathaniel Pratt. He exchanged the homestead with Jerathmael Colburn, for the farm north of the Pond-now the farm of W. W. Dunham. Children :
18 Ziba, b. Oct. 23, 1806, m. Thankful Washburn.
19 Cyrus, b. Aug. 1, 1808, m. Rebecca Robbins; 2d, Jane A. Dow.
20 Levi, b. Jan. 23, 1810, m. Olive Dow.
21 Miranda, b. May 3, 1812, d. Aug. 10, 1815.
. 22 Nathan, b. July 30, 1813, m. Nancy Cummings. The mother died June 16, 1815. Married 2d, Cyrene, dau. of Nathaniel Pratt.
23 Abagail, b. June 1, 1818, m. Stephen Starbird.
24 Jonathan, b. June 23, 1820, m. Pamelia Dunham. The mother died Oct. 23, 1823. Married 3d, Sally, dau. of Sylvanus Robbins.
25 Bathsheba, b. Oct. 26, 1824, in. William Thomas.
26 Sabrina J., b. Jan. 23, 1827, m. Frank Field.
27 Calista C., b. Jan. 11, 1829, m. William Field.
28 Loretta, b. May 29, 1831, m. Kingman Churchill.
29 David J., b. Oct. 17, 1833, m. Mrs. Lucy A. Wilson.
30 Alvira, b.
6 JOIN (son of Edward 2) m. Anna Butterfield. She was born July 21, 1798. Children :
31 Abiezer, b. March 28, 1816.
32 Betsy, b. June 14, 1818.
33 Anna, b. Feb. 23, 1820, d. May 18, 1856.
34 ·Clarissa B., b. Oct. 11, 1821.
35 Alfred, b. Oct. 28, 1823, d. Sept. 16, 1826.
36 Eliza K., b. June 16, 1825.
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37 Amanda, b. March 17, 1827, d. Dec. 16, 1844, in Powell, Mass.
38 Melvina, b. March 18, 1829, d. Oct. 25, 1851, in Manchester, N. H.
39 America, b. Dec. 22, 1830, m. Martha Fuller.
40 Columbia G., b. July 30, 1832, d. July 16, 1855.
41 Laura, b. May 27, 1834.
42 Sally F., b. Aug. 31, 1836, d. Sept. 6, 1861.
43 Vesta M., b. July 4, 1839.
44 James B., b. April 22, 1842. The father died March 5, 1872, the mother died Oct. 9, 1858.
10 ALFRED, (son of Edward 2), m. Eliza, dau. of Caleb Cush- man. Children :
45 Sullivan Cushman, b. June 18, 1825. (See Personal Mention.)
46 Lucy Ann, b. July 1, 1827, m. Benjamin F. Bates.
13 SULLIVAN, (son of Edward 2) m. Eliza Jane Child. She died Aug. 5, 1829 ; m. 2d, Olevia, dau. of John Gray. Children :
47 Elizabeth Nevins, b. Sept. 15, 1833, d. Oct. 1, 1856.
48 Charles Addison, b. Sept. 1, 1835, d. March 22, 1853.
49 Alfred Prentiss, b. Sept. 15, 1837.
50 Timothy F., b. July 20, 1839, d. at Sharpsburg, Md., Oct. 10, 1862.
15 CHARLES, (son of Edward 2) m. Persis, dau. of Wm. Sib- ley, Esq. See Personal mention. Children :
51 Charlotte B., b. - m. Geo. L. Vose of Brunswick.
52 Persis S., b. - -. The father d. April 30, 1852. The widow m. Alvah Black.
22 NATHAN, (son of David 5) m. Nancy, dau. of George W. and Lucy (Pratt) Cummings. She was b. July 17, 1817, in Nor- way. Children :
53 Merinda, b. Jan. 12, 1835, d. March 20, 1835.
54 Horace Cummings, b. Feb. 19, 1837, m. Adaline Abbott, s. Bethel.
ɔ̃5 Lucy Ann, b. April 6, 1839, m. Edwin E. Judkins.
56 Mary Harris, b. Feb. 17, 1844, m. Simeon Webber, s. Harpswell.
57 Abbie Frances, b. Nov. 8, 1850, m. I. G. Gary, s. Gilead.
58 Addie Estelle, b. June 8, 1854, m. Albert J. Ricker.
20 LEVI, (son of David 5) m. Olive, dau. of Benaiah Dow, March 1827. She was born Dec. 8, 1812. Children :
59 Oliver S., b. Sept. 16, 1828, m. Rosalia Gilkey, s. Cedar Falls, Iowa.
60 James Farington, b. July 7, 1833, m. Lizzie Rice of N. H., s. Austin, Minn.
61 Everett D., b. May 27, 1839, m. Francis Grovenor, Methodist Minister.
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62 Ella R., b. Sept. 16, 1849, m. John A. Dowst, s. Brooklyn, N. Y.
63 Ida W., b. March 16, 1852, m. Hermon Fuller:
49 ALFRED P., (son of Sullivan 13) m. Eunice M., dau. of Samuel and Polly (Bradbury) Hersey. Children :
64 Charles Edgar, b. - d. Oct. 4, 1860.
65 Eugene Hersey, b. July 30, 1862. The mother died Aug. 25, 1862. Married 2d, Persis A., dau. of Robert Gray. Persis A., died 1 Dec. 1870. Married 3d, Ada M., dau. of John M. and Sarah (Coburn) Lane of Sumner, June 3, 1872. She was born Dec. 2, 1848. Children :
66 Sullivan Lane, b. Aug. 7, 1877.
67 Alma Lane, b. Feb. 3, 1879. The father d. June 27, 1882.
61 EVERETT D., (son of Levi 20) m. Amanda M., dau. of Adoniram and Jennette (Young) Curtis, Feb. 28, 1860. She was b. Aug. 10, 1841, s. West Paris. Children :
68 Herbert Ererett, b. Dec. 26, 1867.
18 ZIBA, (son of David 5) m. Thankful, dau. of Stephen Washburn. Children :
69 Elrecy, b. Jan. 28, 1828, m. Moses W. Bryant.
70 Rachel, b. Dec. 18, 1830, m. Samuel W. Dunham.
71 Isaac W., b. July 6, 1833, m. Lucinda Bryant.
72 Morton, b. April 10, 1835.
73 Anna F., b. Feb. 25, 1837, m. Oscar P. Ellingwood.
74 John C., b. April 22, 1838, m. Lorinda C. Packard.
75 Charlotte, b. Dec. 9, 1844.
76 Ziba, b. -. Was killed by accident on railroad.
39 AMERICA, (son of John 6) m. Nov. 5, 1834, Martha, dau. of Harvey Fuller of Woodstock. She was b. May 21, 1823. Children :
77 Walter S., b. Aug. 12, 1856.
78 William Wallace, b. July 13, 1858, m. Hattie E. Bradford of Canton.
79 Alpheus, b. Dec. 14, 1860.
80 James H., b. June 5, 1864, d. Feb. 19, 1865.
81 Lucy A., b. March 25, 1866.
82 Minnie II., b. Feb. 25, 1869.
44 JAMES B., (son of John 6) m. Jane, dau. of G. Dudley. She was b. July 15, 1849. Children :
83 John, b. Aug. 7, 1869.
84 Willie, b. Aug. 14, 1862.
85 Everett, b. Oct. 10, 1873. The mother died July 13, 1884.
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17 SAMSON, (adopted son of Abiezer 3) was b. in Paris, July 3, 1813, m. Angeline, dau. of Alanson Briggs. Children :
S6 Albion B., b. Aug. 20, 1845, m. Susan Cummings.
87 Abiezer Albert. b. June 21, 1850, m. Georgie W. Stone.
SS Algernon S., b. Feb. 23, 1857, m. Isabella Field. The father d. July 16, 1870. The widow m. Aaron H. Mason.
86 ALBION B., (son of Samson 17) m. Susan, dau. of Horace Cummings. Children :
89 Hattie Angeline, b. May 29, 1871.
90 Mary Susan, b. Aug. 18, 1875. The father d. May 3, 1876. The mother died May, 1884.
87 ABIEZER ALBERT, (son of Samson 17) m. Georgie W. Stone. Children :
91 Charles B., b. Jan. 12. 1872.
92 Lela, b. Nov. 19, 1873.
93 Miriam, b. Mch. 25, 1875.
94 Jessie S., b. Feb. 27, 1879.
95 Fullum S., b. May 6, 1882.
88 ALGERNON SIDNEY, (son of Samson 17) m. Isabella Field. Children :
96 Minnie B .. b. Jan. 1879.
97 Angie, b. - , 1881.
98 Frank, b. Jan. 1882.
ALLEN.
THOMAS ALLEN, an Englishman, a weaver by trade, m. Abagail Brown, and came from New Gloucester to Buckfield, April 1, 1777, and settled on the lot since known as the Ira Gardner farm. Abijah Buck settled at the same time, and Nathaniel, a brother of Abijah, m. Molly, a sister of Abagail, and commenced his settle- ment a month later. These were the three first families that settled in Buckfield. The first child born in Buckfield, was in the family of Thomas Allen. Children :
John, b. Buckfield, m. Polly Clifford, s. in Hartford.
Anna, b. Buckfield, m. Daniel Shaw, s. in Hartford.
Edmund, b. Buckfield, 1782, m. Ruth Bryant.
Abagail, b. Buckfield, m. John Millett of Canton.
Thomas, b. Buckfield, m. Nancy, dau. of Lemuel Cole. Molly, b. Buckfield, m. Abia Leach.
Nathaniel, b. Buckfield, m. Polly Tinkham, s. Livermore.
Esther, b. Buckfield,'m. Edmund Dean, s. Paris.
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Sophia, b. Buckfield, m. Nathaniel Tubbs.
Elleanor, b. Buckfield, m. Job Perry, s. Paris. The mother d. -. Married 2d, Polly Ricker of Minot.
George, b. Buckfield, went to Ohio. Served in the Mexican war.
EDMUND, (son of Thomas,) m. Ruth, dau. of Amos Bryant of Middleborough, Mass., and settled in Buckfield. Moved to Paris in 1804, and removed to Hartford in 1809. Returned to So. Paris late in life, and died there, beloved and respected for his many sterling qualities. Children :
Jonathan, b. Buckfield, April 21, 1803, d. Feb. 1843.
Esther, b. Paris, Dec. 13, 1805, m. Benjamin Royal, s. Paris.
Elizabeth, b. Paris, 1808, died young.
Jane, b. Hartford, May 14, 1810, m. Levi Barbour, s. Paris.
Margarette, b. Hartford, April 6, 1812, m. Solyman Pratt, s. Paris.
Eunice, b. Hartford, died young.
David, b. Hartford, Feb. 1815, m. Mary Fogg, s. Hartford. Ruth, b. Hartford, April 1818, d. 1826.
Nancy, b. Hartford, Aug. 9, 1825, m. Wm. B. Royal, s. Paris. The mother died Oct. 20, 1843. Married 2d, Hannah Buck of Sumner. She died about 1861. The father died Aug. 1868, at South Paris.
MOSES ALLEN, of a separate branch, was born in Minot, Aug. 29, 1789. He came to Paris and settled on "High street." In the war of 1812, he was a sergeant in the company of Capt. Uriah Rip- ley. He married Rebecca, dau. of Samuel Whittemore of Hebron. Previous to 1822, he had moved to Harrison, and previous to 1825, he had located in Hebron, and was long known as Deacon Allen. His migratory instinct led him to Mechanic Falls, where he spent several years ; then to Missouri, then to Pleasanton, Mich., and finally to Valparaiso, Nebraska. He is now nearly ninety-five years of age. Children :
Samuel Whittemore, b. Paris, Oct. 15, 1815. A physician in Missouri. John W., b. Harrison, Dec. 28, 1822, m. Hannah E. Maxim.
Elizabeth W., b. Hebron, Nov. 15, 1825, m. and settled in Missouri.
Amanda J., b. Hebron, Dec. 11, 1828, m. Peter Nutting, s. N. H. The mother died in Missouri.
JOHN W., (son of Moses) m. Hannah E., dau. of Silas Maxim of Paris, Sept. 13, 1855, and settled in Maryland as a teacher ; re- moved to Iowa, then Missouri, then Mich., and is now settled at Valparaiso, Nebraska. Children :
Judson C., b. Sharpsburg, Va., July 4, 1356, m. Mary Snyder, s. Neb.
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HISTORY OF PARIS.
I'm. P., b. Kohoka, Mo., Aug. 8, 1859. Charles S., b. Kohoka, Mo .. June 14, 1864.
Henry Austin, b. Pleasanton, Mich., Nov. 3, 1868, died.
ISAAC ALLEN, a brother of Moses, m. Betsey, and settled in Paris. Children :
Ecoline I., b. Paris, Nov. 2, 1812.
Sari Ann Millett. b. Paris, April 10, 1814.
Cyrus Prescott, b. Paris, Jan. 26, 1816.
JEREMIAH ALLEN, of another family, m. Philena, dau. of Edmund Dean, and settled in Paris. Children :
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