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Roland, b. Aug. 1822, m. Jane Record.
Chauncey, b. March 16, 1826, s. in Australia.
Eliza Jane, b. March 16, 1826, d. in infancy.
Sophronia, b. May 1, 1830, m. Solomon I. Cushman.
Eliza Jane, b. Jan. 26, 1836, m. Henry Bonney, a second cousin.
DAVID BONNEY was of Sumner, and more or less related to the- other families of the same name in this town. He m. Sally Wight, of New Gloucester. Children :
Oliver, m. Adaline Sturtevant. Betsey Jane, m. Rev. Otis Andrews. Eunice, am. Benjamin C. Briggs, s. Paris.
Sylvania, b. July, 1834, m. George Shaw of Rumford. David, m. Mary E. Baker.
Hosea Ripley, b. March 7, 1838, m. Susan Briggs. Edwin, m. Emma Lynch. Lorenzo D., m. Frances M. Mayhew. Augustus, m. Emma Simson.
DAVID BONNEY, JR., m. Mary E., dau. of C. H. Baker of Liver- more, Nov. 26, 1859. She was b. Sept. 29, 1841. Children :
Eva Estella, b. March 31, 1863, m. Thomas Muerhood of Liverpool. Edgar Roscoe, b. Dec. G, 1865. Orial, b. April 13, 1872.
HOSEA R. BONNEY, brother of the preceding, m. Susan, dau. of Joseph Briggs. Children :
Walter L., b. Aug. 25, 1859, m. Hattie Crooker of Minot.
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Alton S., b. May 7, 1861, d. Feb. 15, 1880.
Emery L., b. Jan. 6, 1863. Melroy L., b. Dec. 4, 1864. Nettie Ella, b. Feb. 14, 1867. Wilson, b. Aug. 3. 1869. Elmer Clifford, b. Dec. 4, 1878.
DANIEL BONNEY of Sumner, of still another branch, was the son of Thomas, the grandson of Isaac, and the great grandson of John, who came from Pembroke, Mass., and settled in Sumner. He m. Bathsheba, dau. of Zacheus Stephens, who kept the tavern on Paris Hill, from 1829 to 1832.
HERBERT EUGENE BONNEY, (son of the preceding) b. in Sumner, Dec. 2, 1854, m. Emma F., dau, of Albion P. Bonney of Buckfield, b. Aug. 19, 1857. Children :
Mary A., b. Aug. 30, 1881, s. at South Paris in 1883.
FRED W. BONNEY, brother of the preceding, b. March 5, 1857, m. Carrie M., dau. of Lot E. Keene of Buckfield, b. April 15, 1862. Children :
Ida May, b. July 26, 1881.
BOLSTER.
Early in the last century, persons bearing the name of Bolster, are said to have come from England and settled in Uxbridge, Wor- cester county, Mass. The records regarding the family are very few, but it is quite probable that Isaac Bolster was the emigrant who with his wife Abigail were in Uxbridge in 1732. From the scatter- ing fragments of records we have been able to collect, we conclude that they had the following children, though it is possible that two families may be mixed.
I John, b. - , 1726, m. Abigail Keith.
II Mary, b. Oct. 10, 1732.
By 2d wife, Hepsibah, he had :
III William, b. March 10, 1735-6.
IV Isaac, b. April 28, 1737, m. Mary Dwinall of Sutton.
v Betty, b. Dec. - , 1740, d. June 5, 1741.
Hepsibah Bolster, the mother, died July 20, 1742. Isaac Bolster, the father, died April 28, 1753.
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JOHN BOLSTER abovenamed, was intending marriage with Abagail Keith of Uxbridge, Nov. 3, 1751. When old he moved to Guilford, Vt. where he was killed by being thrown from his horse, the spot near Hines- burg, a little hamlet in Guilford, being marked by a slate slab with an inscription of which the accompany- ing cut is an exact copy. Children : Keziah, b. June 16, 1752.
Jemima, b. May 19, 1754, m. Aaron Brown, 1774.
Nathan, b. April 20, 1756.
David, b. March 10, 1760.
Joel, b. January 17, 1761. He mar- ried 1st, Betty, dau. of Lemuel Perham of Upton, Mass., and sister of Lemuel Perham, Jr., our early settler. He m. 2d, Sarah Seagraves of Uxbridge, in June, 1783. He moved from Upton to Guilford, and he and his wife are buried in the cemetery above Hinesburg.
ISAAC BOLSTER beforenamed, son of Isaac, who married Mary Dwin- nell (or Dwinall) of Sutton, July 24, 1761, was our early settler. He and his brother William, were both in the revolutionary war, and pre- vious to that, in the Colonial service, serving as privates at various times between 1755 and 1761. Isaac was one of the minute men who marched to Concord, April 19, 1775, serving as Lieutenant in Capt. John Putnam's company, and Col. Ebenezer Learned's regi- ment ; later, he was commissioned as Captain. He was among the early settlers in Hebron, and in May, 1784, moved to Paris, where he afterwards resided. The old farm in the south part of the town where he resided, has been divided up, and the greater part is owned by D. N. True. Children :
Hepsibah, b. in Sutton, Nov. 4, 1761, m. Caleb Cushman. Abraham, b. in Sutton, Aug. 25, 1763, m. Bathsheba House.
Isaac, Jr., b. in Sutton, May 12, 1769, m. Hannah Cushman.
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David, b. in Sutton, July 26, 1782, m. Sarah Cushman. .
Solomon, b. in Sutton, May 11, 1789.
The mother died Aug. 4, 1814. The father died April 27, 1825.
ABRAHAM BOLSTER, son of the preceding, m. Bathsheba House and settled on the lot and built the brick house, since known as the Capt. White farm, now the homestead of Capt. G. C. Pratt. He was an industrious, hard-working man, but became involved in debt by building, and was obliged to leave his farm. Children :
Polly, b. May 13, 1797. Lydia, b. Dec. 6, 1800. Moses. Jacob, b. Feb. 3, 1805. Sophronia, b. Oct. 4, 1809. Augusta. Octarus.
CAPT. ISAAC BOLSTER, brother of the preceding, m. Hannah, dau. of Gideon Cushman, March 9, 1794. She was b. April 16, 1777. He settled on the lot which he occupied through life. It has since been owned and occupied by his son, Capt. Gideon. It has now passed out of the name. Children :
Alran, b. Dec. 7, 1795, m. ('ynthia Wheeler, s. Rumford. Isaac, 3d, b. Feb. 28, 1797, m. Polly Cushman, s. Harrison. Gideon, b. April 29, 1799, m. Charlotte Hall. Otis C., b. Sept. 25, 1801, m. Dolly Keys.
William, b. June 23, 1804, m. Hannah Turner, s. Marrison. Hannah, b. June 23, 1807, m. Thomas Gore, M. D. of Minot.
Lyman, b. March 29, 1809, m. Betsey Knight. Louiso, b. April 28, 1812, m. Augustus King.
Levi, b. Nov. 10, 1819, m. Marcia Warren, s. in Waterbury, Conn. Ruth, b. Jan. 1, 1823, m. Alexander Cushman, s. Buckfield. The father died July 8, 1835.
DAVID BOLSTER, brother of the preceding, m. Sarah, dau. of Gideon Cushman, and settled on the home farm. Children :
Eunice S., b. Sept. 23, 1806, m. Leonard Shurtleff. Solomon C., b. March 28, 1809, m. Olive Hall, d. Sept. 3, 1832. Harriet H., b. Nov. 24, 1810, m. Alvan Rice.
Elizabeth Cushman, b. Jan. 31, 1813, d. Dec. 12, 1833. Mary Ann, b. Dec. 17. 1819, m. Noble Blossom, s. Turner. Sarah Jane, b. May 19, 1824, m. Andrew Merrill, s. Kennebunkport. David Porter, b. Aug. 11, 1826, is a physician, in Augusta.
The father died Nov. 6, 1855. The mother died Sept. 14, 1862.
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OTIS CUSHMAN BOLSTER, son of Isaac, Jr., when a lad of 15 years of age, left home and went to work for his uncle, Francis Cushman, at Rumford. His outfit consisted of a shirt and pair of stockings. He remained with him until of age, and soon after commenced trade for himself. By accident his store was blown up by powder, Nov. 1, 1836, and his oldest child, a boy of eight years, was killed. He and another boy, probably attempting to light some kernels of powder on the powder keg, in the absence of Mr. Bolster, Oct. 23, 1852, his buildings were set on fire and destroyed. He moved to South Paris in March, 1855, and purchased the old brick store, and went into trade, in which he continued till his decease. He was esteemed for his genial traits of character, and strict integrity. He married Oct. 28, 1807, Dolly B. dau. of Francis Keyes of Rumford. She was b. May 10, 1806. Children :
Horatio A., b. Sept. 8, 1828, d. Nov. 1, 1836. Killed by blowing up of store.
Henrietta L., b. Jan. 29, 1835, d. Nov. 17, 1843.
Mellen E., b. Sept. 19, 1837, m. Ann Sophia Roberts ; 2d, Mary Smith. Freeland K., b. Aug. 8, 1840, d. Oct. 20, 1855.
The mother died Aug. 17, 1840. Married 2d, Maria C. L., dau. of Peter C. Virgin of Rumford, May 14, 1841.
William Henry, b. April 17, 1844, s. Everett, Mass. Dolly M., b. March 14, 1846, d. May 25, 1867. Norris Dayton, b. May 22, 1850, m. Helen Morton. Sarah V., b. April 30, 1853, m. J. Percival Richardson.
Marietta, b. Nov. 17, 1859, m. - - Gilbert, s. Canton. The father died Nov. 9, 1871.
CAPT. GIDEON BOLSTER, brother of the preceding, m. Charlotte, dau. of Abijah Hall, and settled on the old homestead farm. He was a successful farmer, and respected citizen. Late in life he removed to So. Paris village, where he remained until his decease. Children :
Charlotte E., b. Oct. 12, 1822, m. Cyprian Hall, Jr. George Addison, b. Oct. 27, 1824, d. June 30, 1849. Cordelia Alzina, b. Oct. 19, 1826, m. Zebedee C. Perry, s. Boston. Horace Newell, b. Oet. 5, 1831, m. Esther R. Barbour. Solomon Alonzo, b. Dec. 10, 1835, m. Sarah Jane Gardner, s. Boston. Charles Henry, b. Jan. 1, 1838, m. Sarah M. Peterson, s. Chicago. The father died Oct. 20, 1873. The mother died Feb. 2, 1884.
LYMAN BOLSTER, brother of the preceding, m. Betsey, dau. of Daniel Knight of Peru. He died at Bryant's Pond. Children :
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Mary Helen, b. Dec. 23, 1846, m. Charles R. Houghton, d. Bryant's Pond. Albert A., b. April 13, 1850, m. Mary Louise Dunham.
CAPT. HORACE N. BOLSTER, son of Gideon, who m. Charlotte Hall, m. Esther R., dau. of Levi Barbour of Paris, Dec. 20, 1853. She was b. June 1, 1834. He built the store which he has always occupied. His Military Record and services for the town are referred to in another place. Children :
George A., b. June 18, 1855, m. Carrie Gertrude Hall of Ellsworth, and s. at Chicago as clerk.
Jennie M., b. March 2, 1858.
The mother died Sept. 14, 1863. Married 2d, Susan, R., dau. of Barnabas and Miriam (Abbott) Rowe. Feb. 27, 1866. She was b. Jan. 18, 1840. Maud M., b. Sept. 5, 1870.
Lester M., b. Dec. 29, 1873, d. May 31, 1879. Drowned by falling in the river.
SOLOMON A. BOLSTER, brother of the preceding, m. Sarah Jane, dau. of Amos and Mary Jane (Morrill) Gardner of Dixfield, Oct. 30, 1864. She was born March 25, 1838. He settled in Boston, and is a lawyer by profession. His integrity and honorable dealing have won him a lucrative business in the settlement of estates. (Military Record in another place.) Children :
Percy Gardner, b. Aug. 20, 1865.
Wilfred, b. Sept. 13, 1866. May Merrill, b. July 20, 1872. Stanley Marshall, b. March 21, 1874.
Roy Hale, b. April 6, 1876.
BOWKER.
JAMES BOWKER, the early settler of Paris, was a descendant of James Bowker, a Swede, who was early in Scituate, Mass. He m. Nov. 15, 1787, Judith Chase, and settled on lot 11, range 9, being the south lot of the old Town farm. He was a blacksmith. Children :
James, b. May 10, 1788, m. Abagail Bicknell.
Tryphosa, b. Aug. 18, 1789, m. Simeon Howard of Woodstock.
Anson, b. June 7, 1792. d. in war of 1812.
Cyprian, b. Dec. 1, 1793, m. 1st, Rachel Mayhew, 2d, Mary (Mayhew) Cole.
Sally, b. Jan. 22, 1796, d. in Buckfield.
Edmund, b. Oct. 3, 1798, m. Mary A. Chase, s. Woodstock. Judith, b. July 13, 1800, d. Nov. 30, 1801.
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Judith, b. May 18, 1802, m. James Bicknell, s. Buckfield.
Harvey, b. May 4, 1804, m. 1st, Phebe Proctor, 2d, Diana Curtis.
Alonzo, b. April 16, 1806, m. Phebe Andrews.
Elvira, b. April 16, 1806, m. William Crockett.
Laura, b. March 29, 1809
The father died in Buckfield, June 1, 1827.
CAPT. JAMES BOWKER, JR., m. Abagail, dau. of John Bicknell of Buckfield, and settled there. He moved to Paris in 1834, and settled on the Chesley farm, where he remained through life. Children :
Whitmore Warhop, b. Buckfield, Nov. 18, 1817, m. Mary, widow of Col. Simon H. Cummings.
Abagail Bicknell, b. in Buckfield, March 12, 1819.
Caroline Augusta, b. in Buckfield, Dec. 1, 1820, m. Horatio Downer, s. Norway.
Mary Tracy, b. in Buckfield, Sept. 29, 1822, m. Thomas Hilborn.
Ordessa Marion, b. in Buckfield, Feb. 13, 1828, m. Mary Jordan.
Aravesta Delphina, b. in Buckfield, Feb. 23, 1831, m. Prentiss M. Colburn. Delphinus Parris, b. in Paris, Oct. 7, 1835, d. April 28, 1841. . The father died May 16, 1847. The mother died Nov. 1779.
WHITMORE W. BOWKER, son of James Jr., m. Mary, widow of Col. Simon H. Cummings, and dau. of Isaac Cummings. He remained on the homestead farm through life. Children :
Delphinus F., b. Dec, 3, 1859. Employee Grand Trunk Railroad. Charles W., b. July 19, 1861. Clerk in Portland.
The father died June 15, 1868. The widow m. 3d, Naphtali Mason, s. South Paris.
ORDESSA M. BOWKER, (bro. of the preceding) m. Mary, dau. of Noah Jordan of Norway. She was b. July 14, 1837, and he remains on the homestead. Children :
Cora Ellen, b. May 27, 1858, m. Sidney Sanborn.
James E., b. Oct. 8, 1859.
Fannie Emma, b. July 7, 1862, m. Gilbert P. Abbott.
EDMUND BOWKER, a brother of James, Sr., m. Patience, dau. of Dea. William Barrows of Hebron. He settled on the lot since owned by Joseph Daniels, and now by William N. Daniels. His first children were born here. He moved to Hebron. Children :
Silva, b. Paris, March 11, 1786, d. Feb. 2, 1813.
Mary, b. Paris, Aug. 12, 1788, m. Daniel Macomber, s. Paris.
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Patience, b. Hebron, March 28, 1791, m. Ruel K. Packard, s. Blanchard. Lydia, b. Hebron, Jan. 19, 1793, m. Dea. - Martin, s. Bangor.
Sarah, b. Hebron, Dec. 9, 1794, died young.
Paul, b. Hebron, March 4, 1797, m. Mary, widow of Gideon Bearce.
William, b. Hebron, Feb. 18, 1799, m. Betsey Crafts, s. Monson. Keziah, b. Hebron, Dec. 15, 1803, m. James C. Whiting, s. Monson. The father d. April 30, 1812. The mother d. in Blanchard, Me.
GIDEON B. BOWKER, son of Paul ante of Hebron, m. Avis E., dau. of Micah and Elizabeth (Dunham) Allen. Settled at Auburn, moved to South Paris, enlisted in the army, and died at Hilton Head, South Carolina, July 15, 1865. Children :
Mary Eliza, b. Feb. 6, 1849.
Anna Coleman, b. Aug. 26, 1853.
Everett Forest, b. Dec. 28, 1856, m. Ada Young.
Alanson Southworth, b. Aug. 27, 1862, m. Della W. Daicy.
BRADBURY.
The earliest record of this family is traced to Thomas Bradbury, who was born at Wicken Bonant, Essex county, England, in 1610, and came to America as agent for Sir Ferdinando Gorges, as early as 1634, and settled at Salisbury, Mass.
HORATIO TAYLOR BRADBURY, son of Wm. of Athens, Me., and Comfort (Taylor) Bradbury of Roxbury, was b. in Byron, Sept. 15, 1825, m. Eliza, dau. of Robinson Parlin, Dec. 27, 1851. Children :
William Robinson, b. Nov. 13, 1852, m. Mary G. Chase.
Charles Hannibal, b. Nov. 25, 1854, d. Jan. 25, 1859.
Effie Annie, b. March 19, 1863, m. Wm. Hammond, s. Pembroke, Mass. Mary Abbie, b. April 19, 1866.
Jennie Lura, b. July 21, 1868.
WILLIAM ROBINSON BRADBURY, son of the above, m. Mary G., dau. of John Chase. Children :
Inez May, b. July 6, 1877.
MOSES BRADBURY was the son of Joseph and Tabitha (Cotton) Bradbury of North Yarmouth, b. in New Gloucester, July 12, 1803. He came with his father to Norway in 1807, and in 1825, m. Hannah Knight, and settled in Greenwood : Children :
Joseph A., m. Sarah J. Mixer.
Roscoe E.
Agnes, m. Andrew J. Jackson.
The mother died 1883.
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JOSEPH A. BRADBURY, son of the preceding, m. Sarah J., dau. of Aretas Mixer, Aug. 1862, and settled in the King district ; now lives in Norway. Children :
Algernon, b. 1863.
Elsie F., b. 1864. Herbert, b. 1866.
BRADFORD.
HORATIO BRADFORD of Turner, m. Brittania, dau. of Joseph Daniels, and settled on the Butterfield farm. Children :
James K. P., b. Nov. 13, 1844.
Columbia D., b. Jan. 3, 1847, m. Wellington W. Dunham.
Isabella, b. July 22, 1849.
Sarah, b. 1853.
Horatio, b. Dec. 15, 1855.
Walter B., b. April 27, 1861.
BRADMAN.
ROBERT BRADMAN settled in the Tubbs district, but after a few years removed from that town. Children :
Calista N., b. Nov. 15, 1810.
Eliza Jane, b. Nov. 29, 1812.
Dexter Sprague, b. Oct. 4, 1813.
Algernon Sherman, b. July 5, 1815.
BRETT.
1 WILLIAM BRETT came to Duxbury, Mass., in 1640, from Kent, England. He was one of the original proprietors of the town of Bridgewater, and was an Elder in the church. Often, when Rev. James Keith was sick, he preached to the people .* He was a lead- ing man in both church and town, and was often representative to the General Court of the colony. Perhaps from this family sprang all of the name of Brett in this country. He died in 1681.
2 NATHANIEL BRETT, (son of William 1) one of six children, m. Sarah Hayward. He died Nov. 17, 1740.
3 SETH BRETT, (son of Nathaniel 2) was one of seven children; was b. Feb. 24, 1688, and m. Sarah Alden, dau of Isaac Alden. He died Jan. 11, 1722.
4 SIMEON BRETT, (son of Seth ante) was one of five children, b.
* Mitchell's History of Bridgewater.
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Jan. 8, 1720. He m. Mehitable, dau. of David Packard, Jan. 31, 1749. Children :
5 Jennette, b. Bridgewater, Nov. 10, 1749, m. Nathaniel Southworth, s. Bridgewater.
6 Rufus, b. Bridgewater, Aug. 2, 1751, m. Susanna Cary, s. Paris.
7 Simeon, b. Bridgewater, Oct. 12, 1753, m. Susanna Perkins, s. Canton.
S Zibia, b. Bridgewater, Sept. 10, 1755, m. John Noyes of Minot.
9 Mehitable, b. Bridgewater, Dec. 7, 1757, m. Maj. Daniel Cary, a brother of Susanna, who s. in Turner.
10 Ruby, b. Bridgewater, Nov. 9, 1759, m. Ephraim Field, s. Paris.
11 Amzi, b. Bridgewater, May 3, 1762, m. Phebe Packard, s. Paris.
12 Daniel, b. Bridgewater, Jan. 27, 1764, came to Paris.
13 Luther, b. Bridgewater, 1766, m. Sally Dwelley, s. Paris.
14 Calvin, b. Bridgewater, July 25, 1768, m. Esther Hollis.
The father died 1792.
6 RUFUS BRETT, (son of Simeon 4) m. Susanna, dau. of Zachariah Cary, Sept. 28, 1775. She was b. Dec. 14, 1755. Children ;
15 Jonathan, b. Bridgewater, Sept. 29, 1776.
16 Ezra, b. Bridgewater, Feb. 27, 1779.
17 Cynthia, b. Bridgewater, May 12, 1781, m. Thomas Lothrop of Leeds.
18 Seneca, b. Bridgewater, m. Sarah French of Fayette.
19 Susanna, s. Turner.
20 Pliny, s. Rhode Island.
11 AMIZI BRETT, (son of Simeon 4) m. Phebe, dau. of Abial Packard, 1788. Children :
21 Sophia, b. 1789, m. Apollas Packard, 1811.
22 Charlotte, b. 1791, m. John Valentine, s. Paris .-
23 Martin, b. March 26. 1794, m. Ruth Durell, s. Paris.
24 Ira, b. 1800, m. Polly King.
25 Phebe Packard, b. 1808, d. Oct 19, 1821.
The father died March 26, 1842. The mother died Aug. 30, 1818.
13 LUTHER BRETT, (son of Simeon 4) was a blacksmith. He married Sally Dwelley of Abington, Mass., and settled on the lot now owned by his son Luther. Children :
26 Arabella, b. Dec. 24, 1794, m. 1st, - Paine, 2d, Rufus Bartlett of Norway.
27 Lucy, b. Aug. 24, 1796, m. Cyprian Hall, s. Paris.
28 Sybil, b. Oct. 25, 1798, m. Zenas Maxim, s. Paris.
29 Lucretia, b. Feb. 2, 1800, m. Joseph Jackson, s. Paris.
30 Elvira, b. Aug. 19, 1802, m. Daniel Young, s. Paris.
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31 Sarah, b. Oct. 30, 1807, mn. Oren Daniels, s. Paris.
32 Luther P., b. June 20, 1804, Clarissa Daniels, s. Paris.
The father died June 23, 1843. The mother died Oct. 16, 1847, aged 78.
23 MARTIN BRETT, (son of Amzi 11) m. Ruth, dau. of David Durell, Jan. 13, 1819, and settled on the farm, now the homestead of his son William D. Children :
33 Apphia, b. Paris, July 14, 1820, m. S. T. Beaman.
34 William D., b. Paris, Nov. 9, 1822, m. Ruth Hamilton.
35 Sophia P., b. Paris, Oct. 28, 1824, m. Levi T. Boothby, s. Waterville.
36 Mary Ann, b. Paris, May 11, 1826, m. W. W. Brown, s. Lincoln, Neb. The mother died March 12, 1832. Married 2d, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Stevens.
37 Henry Martin, b. Paris, Feb. 11, 1836, d. in Hospital at Washington, Jan. 16, 1864.
The mother died Feb. 18, 1858. The father died Oct. 26, 1863.
32 LUTHER P. BRETT, (son of Luther 13) m. Clarissa, dau. of John, Jr., and Wealthy (Hobbs) Daniels, and settled on the home farm. Children :
38 George, b. May 5, 1831, m. Eliza Ellen Vose, d. at Paris, Sept. 15, 1854.
39 Francis, b. April 8, 1833, m. Lizzie Field of Brockton, Mass.
40 Wealthy Ann, b. Dec. 15, 1835, m. Charles H. Clifford.
41 Samuel Newell, b. Aug. 12, 1838.
42 Eliza Ellen, b. May 27, 1842, mı. George Richards, s. in Oxford.
The mother died June 14, 1843. Married 2d, Mary R., dau. of Simeon Perkins.
43 Georgianna, b. Aug. 24, 1844, mn. Joseph Prescott Day, s. Franklin, Mass.
44 Mary Isabella, b. July 7, 1846, d. Aug. 1849.
45 Sarah Maria, b. July, 1848, d. Aug. 1849.
The mother died Sept. 1849. Married 3d, Nov. 1850, Nancy, widow of Henry Durell, and dau. of William Mixer.
34 WILLIAM D. BRETT, (son of Martin 23) m. Ruth, dau. of James and Abagail (Brady) Hamilton, May 7, 1855, and settled on the home farm. Children :
46 Charles E., b. April 3, 1856, in. Jennie L. Briggs.
47 Heman P., b. Nov. 19, 1859, m. Sarah Moody.
48 Joseph W., b. Feb. 8, 1862, d. June 25, 1865.
35 SOPHIA P. BRETT, (daughter of Martin 23) who married Levi
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T. Boothby, lived in Norway and South Paris, and died in Water- ville, June 25, 1874. Children :
49 Fred E., b. Dec. 3, 1845. (See Personal Notices.)
50 Ellen S., b. May 31, 1847, d. April 18, 1869.
51 Mary L., b. March 9, 1849, d. Jan. 24, 1852.
52 William A. R., b. Nov. 3, 1851, m. resides Waterville.
53 Edward D., b. Jan. 14, 1857, d. Aug. 22, 1882.
54 Emma D., b. Aug. 10, 1860.
BRIDGHAM.
GEORGE BRIDGHAM, (son of Dr. William) of New Gloucester, bought out Anthony Bennett at South Paris, and commenced keep- ing tavern in 1841. He and his wife were both born Feb. 13, 1788. Children :
George, b. Norway, m. Mertilla Cole.
Anna, b. Buckfield, m. Miles Long.
Eveline. b. Buckfield, m. Caleb Cushman, Jr.
Arcilla, b. Buckfield, m. Ransom Bonney of Turner.
Elbridge Gerry, b. Buckfield, Dec. 14, 1817, m. Apphia R. Bonney, s. So. Paris.
Lucretia, b. Buckfield, m. James Curtis of Paris.
Prescott C., b. Buckfield, m. Lucy Foster.
Rosetta, b. Buckfield, m. Rufus Brainard of Hallowell.
The mother died Nov. 4, 1854. The father died Sept. 24, 1873.
ELBRIDGE G. BRIDGHAM, (son of the above) m. April 7, 1846, Apphia Robinson, dau. of John Bonney, who lived several years in the Bolster neighborhood.
BRIGGS.
CLEMENT BRIGGS came in the Fortune, 1621, and is the first of the name found on the old Colony Records of Plymouth.
1 JESSE BRIGGS of Wareham, Mass., was, doubtless, a descend- ant of Clement, but the lineage has not been traced. He was born in 1759, as we find that he was 21 years old at the time of his enlistment, July 10, 1780. (See Record of Military Service.) In his descriptive list he was five feet, ten inches high. He m. Naoma, dau. of Capt. Robert Bailey of New Gloucester, and settled first on the center lot in Paris. Children :
2 Polly, b. Aug. 13, 1783 m. John Royal, s. Paris.
3 Simeon, b. Sept. 24, 1784, m. Martha Potter of Gardiner.
4 Jesse, b. Sept. 29, 1786, d. 1851. A clergyman in N. Y.
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5 Alanson, b. Sept. 3, 1788, m. Esther Potter, s. Paris.
6 Thankful, b. Oct. 22, 1790, m. Bennaih Moody, s. Paris.
7 Lucinda, b. Jan. 16, 1793, m. Uriah Ripley, s. Paris.
· 8 Martha Bailey, b. Feb. 24, 1795, m. Henry Davis, s. Paris.
9 Joseph, b. March 27, 1797, m. Susan Cooper, s. Paris.
10 Sally, b. May 19, 1799, m. Stephen Washburn, s. Paris.
11 Celia.
12 Samuel, m. Mehitable Smith.
13 Emeline, b. March 9, 1809, m. Elbridge Bicknell.
3 SIMEON BRIGGS, (son of Jesse 1) m. Martha Potter of Gardiner. She was b. March 27, 1789. He was a carpenter by trade. He built the old poor-farm house for Dea. Daniel Stowell, having as apprentices at that time, Milo Hathaway and Eleazer C. Shaw. He lived for some years on the farm now owned by Jona- than Starbird. He moved to Hebron. Children :
14 Alanson, b. Oct. 11, 1811, s. East Poland.
15 Andrew, b. March 1, 1813, s. Lawrence, Mass.
16 Esther, b. May 8, 1814, d. March 26, 1830, s. N. H.
17 Sumner, b. May 8, 1817.
18 Martha, b. July 31, 1818.
19 Simeon, Jr., b. April 8, 1821, s. Lawrence.
20 America, b. Jan. 22, 1823. Killed in battle of the wilderness.
21 Daniel Eaton, b. March 7, 1828, d. May 29, 1853.
22 Solon, b. Oct. 28, 1830.
The father died Jan. 19, 1854. The mother died Feb. 1859.
5 ALANSON BRIGGS, (son of Jesse 1) m. Esther Potter of Gardiner, and settled in the Whittemore district. He died at the age of forty-nine. The widow, at an advanced age is now living with her sons, Simeon and Jacob, in Buckfield. Children :
23 Alanson, b. April 14, 1818, m. Abagail Whittemore, s. Lawrence, Mass.
24 Simeon, b. Dec. 11, 1819.
25 Mary, b. July 26, 1821.
26 Nancy, b. March 17, 1823.
27 Angeline F., b. Oct. 5, 1825, m. 1st, Samson Andrews, 2d, Aaron H. Mason.
28 Jacob, m. Mary H. Weeks.
9 JOSEPH BRIGGS, (son of Jesse 1) m. Susan, dau. of Benjamin Cooper of Paris, and settled on the farm now in the possession of his heirs. Children :
29 Harriet, b. May 2, 1824.
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30 Benjamin C., b. May 19, 1826, m. Eunice Bonney.
31 Joseph, Jr., b. Sept. 1, 1828, m. Julia E. Kyle of Peru.
32 Miranda, b. June 28, 1831, d. Aug. 24, 1883.
33 Susan, b. April 18, 1833, m. Hosea R. Bonney.
34 Diana, b. Sept. 15, 1835, m. Jonathan Starbird.
35 Leonard, b. May 7, 1839, m. Lydia Jane Field.
The father died April 6, 1866. The mother died Feb. 28, 1873.
12 SAMUEL BRIGGS, (son of Jesse 1) m. Mehitable R., dau. of Archibald and Lydia (Hammond) Smith. Children :
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