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36 John, b. May 11, 1831, m. Marcia (. Todd.
37 Naoma, b. Aug. 29, 1832.
38 Samuel F., b. Dec. 13, 1834, m. Louisa Keen.
39 Abbie W., b. Aug. 11, 1839, d. June 1, 1846.
40 Hiram H., b. Jan. 30, 1841, d. Feb. 22, 1884.
41 Jane M., b. Jan. 25, 1845, m. Alvin K. Ross.'
42 Lucinda A., b. Jan. 13, 1847, m. David S. Knapp.
43 Angie A., b. Aug. 6, 1851, m. Silas W. Foster.
44 George A., b. May 13, 1853, m. Cora Skillings.
The father died June 16, 1872.
30 BENJAMIN C. BRIGGS, (son of Joseph 9) m. Eunice, dau. of David Bonney. Children :
45 Julia.
46 Charles Lemont.
47 Fred L., d. Aug. 1881.
48 Scott E., b. Jan. 13, 1862.
49 Ella J.
31 JOSEPH BRIGGS, (son of Joseph 9) m. Julia E., dau. of Amos and Charity Kyle of Peru, b. July 22, 1839. Children :
50 Julia Elmer, b. March 5, 1863.
The mother died March 12, 1863. Married 2d, Carrie A., widow of Ansel Coffin of Portland, and dau. of Francis McKeernan of Bangor, formerly of Manchester, England. She was born in Bangor, Me., March 9, 1842.
51 Frank Augustus, b. Oct. 20, 1870.
52 Carrie Luetta, b. March 9, 1879.
35 LEONARD L. BRIGGS, (son of Joseph 9) m. Lydia Jane, dau. of Zibeon Field. Children :
54 Jennie L., b. Oct. 28, 1869, m. Charles E. Brett.
55 Charles L.
56 Carrie M., b. Aug. 18, 1872.
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36 JOHN BRIGGS, (son of Samuel 12) m. Marcia C. Todd of Canaan. Vt., b. Dec. 8, 1836. Children :
,57 Albert F., b. Sept. 3, 1855, in Aroostook county.
58 Charles Addison, b. June 19, 1857, in Eagle City, Idaho.
59 Nellie M., b. March 28, 1859.
The mother died April 23, 1882.
38 SAMUEL F. BRIGGS, (son of Samuel 12) m. Louisa J., dau. of Bradford and Jane (Field) Keen of Sumner, March 1, 1843. He is a butcher by trade, and is settled at South Paris. Children :
60 Fred C., b. Aug. 25, 1860, m. Lila Stone.
61 Agnes C., b. Oct. 20, 1862.
44 GEORGE A. BRIGGS, (son of Samuel 12) m. Cora, dau. of Frank H. and Ellen (Dunn) Skillings, April 12, 1876. Settled at South Paris. Children :
63 Cassie Gladden, b. April 26, 1879.
GEORGE HENRY BRIGGS, of another family, son of Rev. George and Martha (Kilbreth) Briggs, was b. in Hartford, Oct. 23, 1838, m. Nov. 29, 1866, Mary Ellen, dau. of Nathan Lineas and Mary (Irish) Marshall .. Settled at West Paris. (See record of Service for Town.) Children :
George Lineas, b. Dec. 11, 1867. Carrie Ellen, b. Dec. 21, 1869. Ada May, b. Jan. 21, 1872. Frank Sebra, b. March 8, 1874. Charles Russell, b. June 3, 1877. Inez Mabel, b. May 8, 1880.
LUTHER BRIGGS of still another family, son of Ephraim, an original Shaker at New Gloucester, was born December 16, 1775. His family was from Plymouth county, Mass. He married Lydia Bryant, daughter of Solomon, lived in Paris, and moved into Wood- stock in March, 1799. Children :
John R., b. in Paris, Nov. 11, 1798, m. Lucy Swan.
Tabitha, b. Oct. 24, 1800, m. 1st, Lemuel Dunham of Hartford; 2d, Daniel Coffin of Greenwood.
Louisa, b. Dec. 14, 1802, m. John Swan; lived in Greenwood.
Luther, b. June 14, 1806, m. Bethiah Swan.
David, b. July 26, 1808.
George William, b. Feb. 21, 1812, died young.
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Anna N., b. Dec. 2, 1815, m. Benaiah Dow.
Joseph H., m. 1st, Lydia Fuller ; 2d, Sally J. York.
Three children of Luther Briggs, viz .: Calvin and Luther, twins, and Solomon, died in infancy.
-BROWN.
JOHN BROWN was the son of Aaron and Hannah Brown of Wilton. He was born Dec. 29, 1802. He was a distant relative of John Brown, whose "soul goes marching on." He married Huldah, dau. of Jonathan Gardner. Children :
John Quincy Adams, b. in Canton, Sept. 11, 1825, m. Lucia Littlehale, s. Portland.
Joanna Allen, b. in Dixmont, Sept. 6, 1828, m. Seth D. Davis, s. Errol, N. H.
Hannibal Gardner, b. Plymouth, Dec. 18, 1829, m. Hannah C. Parlin.
Aaron Blanchard, b. Plymouth, July 29, 1831, m. Ellen Rackliff, s. Portland.
Bartlett Jackson, b. Newbury, July 29, 1833, m. Marietta Vickery, s. Boston.
Maria Eunice, b. Newbury, May 6, 1835, s. Boston.
Orin Hutchins, b. Livermore, Dec. 10, 1838, m. Adrianna A. Stacy, s. Lynn.
HANNIBAL GARDNER BROWN, son of the preceding, m. Hannah C. dau. of Robinson Parlin of Paris, May 23, 1853. She was b. Sept. 26, 1833, and settled in West Paris, 1850. He has been identified with the business enterprises of this section of the town, and has aided largely in building up this prosperous village. Children :
Edwin Hannibal, b. May 29, 1856, m. Cora Judkins.
Charles Harmon, b. March 13, 1863, d. March 30, 1865. Jennie May, b. July 10, 1870.
ORIN HUTCHINS BROWN, brother of the preceding, m. Adrianna A. Stacy of Sherman, Nov. 11, 1860. He d. at West Paris, June 8, 1865, of disease contracted in rebel prisons during the war. Children :
Agnes Izella.
EDWIN HANNIBAL BROWN, son of Hannibal G., m. Cora A., dau. of Edwin Judkins. Children :
Charles Leslie, b. April 30, 1878.
DR. THOMAS HUNTINGTON BROWN, of another family, son of Thomas Brown of Minot, was b. Aug. 27, 1813. He m. Maria M.,
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dau. of Samuel King, Nov. 12, 1838. (See Personal Mention.) Children :
Henrietta M., b. Dec. 1, 1840, d. Jan. 25, 1842.
Sarah C., b. July 6, 1844, d. April 7, 1845.
Charles H., b. July 3, 1846, d. Jan. 12, 1847.
The mother d. Nov. 28, 1846. Married 2d, Juliette, dau. of Moses Hammond.
Edward Thomas, m. Angie Watson, April 5, 1877.
Agnes Mary.
Gertrude Juliette, m. Maj. J. R. Brinckle, U. S. Army.
The father d. Aug. 3, 1880.
LIEUT. EDWARD T. BROWN, son of Thomas H., m. Angie Watson of St. Augustine, Florida. He is now Lieut. 5th Artillery, U. S. Army. Children :
Thomas W., b. St. Augustine, Florida, Oct. 25, 1880.
BRYANT.
SOLOMON BRYANT was the youngest son of Dea. Samuel and Tabitha (Ford) Bryant of Plympton, Mass., and the 4th in descent from Lieut. John Bryant, Mariner, of Plymouth. He m. Elizabeth Curtis of Hanover, Mass., and soon after moved to Gray, Me. From thence he came to Paris and was among the early settlers at. South Paris. He moved to Woodstock about 1808, but returned to Paris and died here, March 5, 1826. His sons were among the first settlers of Woodstock, from whom Bryant's Pond took its name. Children :
Elizabeth, b. 1767, m. Isaac Cummings of Gray.
Betsey, m. 1st, Dr. Peter Brooks ; 2d, Jonathan Fickett.
Christopher, b. March 26, 1774, m. Susanna Swan. Solomon, b. Oct. 30, 1776, m. Sally Swan.
Lydia, b. March 30, 1778, m. Luther Briggs. , Samuel, b. May 9, 1780, m. Lucy Briggs.
Lusanna, b. May 31, 1785, m. Levi Berry. (See Berry.) Abagail, m. Melvin Pool.
Joanna, b. Sept. 27, 1791, never married.
Martha, b. June 2, 1794, m. Thomas Winship.
DAVID BRYANT of Raynham, and his wife Lucy, who was his cousin, came to Paris in 1800, and settled on the lot afterward set. off into Hebron. He was in the Revolution, serving in the expedi- tion to Rhode Island, May, 1782. Children :
Ichabod, b. in Raynham, Mass., m. Ruth Richmond.
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Nancy, b. in Raynham, Mass., m. Moses Smith.
David, b. in Raynham, Mass., went to West Indies and d. with yellow fever.
Zebulon, b. Raynham, Mass., May 11, 1782, m. Desire Richmond.
Arodus, b. Raynham, Mass., m. Mary Richmond.
Three brothers m. three sisters.
The father d. 1812. The mother d. April, 1804. ·
ZEBULON BRYANT, son of David, m. Desire, dau. of Eliab Rich- mond, and lived on the homestead. Children :
Zilpha, b. May 1, 1805, m. William Pratt, s. Hebron.
Alanson, b. Nov. 13, 1807, s. Oxford.
Matilda, b. May 27, 1809, d. 1830.
Esther, b. Nov. 14, 1811, m. Hiram Hilborn.
Rhoda, b. Jan. 25, 1813, m. Benjamin F. Pratt.
William, b. -- , 1814, m. Eliza Hall, s. Mass.
Eliab R., m. Almira Bancroft.
Oren, m. Jerusha Nelson, s. Oxford.
Rowena, m. Thomas Dearborn, s. Garland.
Levi Kingman, s. Dexter.
He m. 2d, Mrs. Dorcas Bancroft.
Cyrus, s. Oxford.
The father died Sept. 27, 1881, in his one hundredth year.
ARODUS BRYANT, son of David, m. Mary, dau. of Eliab Rich- mond, and settled in the Bumpus neighborhood, on the farm now owned by Simon Dudley. Children :
Mary, m. George Phelps, s. Garland.
Jonathan, m. Abagail Littlehale, s. Oxford.
Eleazer, m. Kaphira White.
Reward, m. Mary Cummings.
Alvira, died at the age of eighteen.
Nathan, died while a student at Hebron Academy.
He m. 2d, Marcena, dau. of Artemas Rawson.
The father died Feb. 17, 1863. Marcena d. Jan. 7, 1864.
ELEAZER BRYANT, son of Arodus, m. Kaphira White and settled at South Paris as a blacksmith, and built the house on the site of the residence of Alonzo E. Shurtleff. Kaphira d. May 16, 1838. He m. second, Paulina, dau. of Alexander Day of Woodstock. She died Oct. 22, 1839. Eleazer Bryant, previous to his death, April 20, 1840, disposed of his property, leaving a portion to the Methodist society, as stated in another place.
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BUCK.
PETER BUCK who settled near the Seneca Brett farm, and after- ward moved to Norway, was the son of Peter and - (Benyatt) Buck. They were French Huguenots, who were driven from their country. They settled in Worcester, Mass. He m. Jemima Fay of Framingham, Mass. His first purchase of land in Norway was in Oct. 1799. Children :
James, m. Susanna Young, s. Norway.
Mary, m. Charles Young, s. Norway.
Jared N., m. Sally, dau. of Thomas Stevens of Paris.
Sally, m. Wm. Corson, s. Oxford.
Austin, b. July 3, 1791, m. Sarah Coburn.
Daniel, m. Eunice Coy, s. Greenwood.
The mother d. Sept. 10, 1839, aged 80 years. The father d. Nov. 6, 1842, aged 94 years.
AUSTIN BUCK, son of Peter, m. Sarah Coburn of Tyngsborough, Mass., Jan. 14, 1816, and settled in South Paris. (See Sketch of South Paris village.) Children :
Rosanna, b. Dec. 6, 1816, m. Henry Crockett, s. Norway. Z. Spaulding, b. April 16, 1818, m. Ellen Haven of Framingham. John Austin, b. Sept. 17, 1820, m. Elizabeth Rowley, s. N. Y. Cyrus W., b. Aug. 14, 1824, m. Sarah Smith, s. N. H.
Miranda, b. Aug. 11, 1828, m. Frank W. Perry of Woodstock. Esther, b. March 19, 1830, drowned by falling in a tub, July 13, 1831, near the old well now the site of the post office. Caleb, b. in Norway, Oct. 19, 1834, m. Melintha Record. Sewall, b. April 16, 1839, m. and s. in Tyngsborough.
The father d. Oct. 1853. The mother d. March 23, 1864, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
CHARLES T. BUCK of another family, son of Washington Buck of Sumner, m. Elizabeth A., widow of M. M. Stinchfield, and dau. of Eleazer Dunham of Paris, Dec. 7, 1865, and settled on the Dunham homestead. Children :
Charles L., b. July 28, 1868.
George E., b. Nov. 15, 1873.
BUMPUS.
EDWARD BONPASSE came from England in the ship Fortune, the next after the Mayflower, and landed at Plymouth, Nov. 9, 1621. The name has been spelled differently in modern times, now usually
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written Bumpus. We have not been able to trace the line of descent from Edward, but conclude that he is the progenitor of all the name in New England.
1 MORRIS BUMPUS of Wareham, m. Huldah Bumpus of the same town, and was among the first settlers of Hebron, his third child being born there in 1784. His farm has since been owned by his son Samuel, and later by James Lebaron. Children :
2 Morris, b. Wareham, Dec. 12, 1780. m. Mary Sturtevant of Hebron.
3 Simeon, b. Nov. 20, 1782, burned to death by camp taking fire while the mother was picking peas.
4 Nathaniel, b. Hebron, Aug. 31, 1784, m. Elizabeth Warren of Buckfield.
Lydia, b. Hebron, Oct. 10, 1786.
6 Samuel, b. May 23, 1788, m. Rebecca Kinsley of Minot.
7 Huldah, b. Sept. 14, 1790.
S Jesse, b. May 3, 1792, m. Polly Whitman of Shelburne, N. H.
9 Martha, b. Hebron, Sept. 16, 1799, m. 1st, - Coolidge, 2d, Snowman.
10 Daniel, b. Hebron, Oct. 10, 1800, m. Olive Tripp.
11 Patience, b. May 27, 1801, d. Oct. 20, 1820.
12 Eliza, b. May 23, 1806, m. Alden Fisk of Turner.
13 Seth, b. Aug. 6, 1808, d. June 6, 1814.
The father died Oct. 14, 1837. The mother died Dec. 19, 1841.
4 NATHANIEL BUMPUS, (son of Morris 1) m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Warren of Buckfield. He was a blacksmith by trade, and settled first in Hartford, then in the Mountain district in Paris, near No. 4 Hill, later in the Hall district, where he remained through life. Children :
14 Phebe W., b. Hartford, June 5, 1808, m. Orra Hall.
15 Morris, b. June 13, 1810, m. Abagail Fisk of Turner.
16 Axel, b. June 17, 1812, m. Bethiah Andrews of Hebron.
17 Ethel, b. Oct. 10, 1814, m. Sarah Swan.
18 Mary, b. 66 1817.
19 Nathaniel Greenleaf, b. Paris, March 20, 1820, m. Maria Winslow.
20 Huldah, b. 31, 1832.
21 John Warren, b. 66
1834, d. Oct. 2, 1838.
22 Samuel A., b. 66 May 2, 1838, m. Julia A. Harriman.
16 AXEL BUMPUS, son of the preceding, m. Bethiah L., dau. of. Alfred and Serena (Carter) Andrews of Hebron, March 25, 1838.
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She was born May 18, 1812. Settled on the Thomas Hill farm in 1857. Children :
23 Christopher Leonard, b. Feb. 16, 1839, m. Katie S. Whitney of Lynn, Mass.
24 Cyrena Elizabeth, b. July 15, 1841, m. Charles A. Hersey, s. Chicago.
25 Orra Hall, b. Aug. 21, 1843, m. Margarette L. Richardson of Hart- ford.
26 James Henry, b. March 3, 1845, m. Augusta Bumpus.
27 Hiram M., b. Nov. 16, 1846, d. Oct. 17, 1861.
28 Nettie P., b. Sept. 17, 1849.
29 Rosina H., b. July 24, 1852, d. Oct. 26, 1861.
17 ETHEL BUMPUS, brother of the preceding, m. Sarah, dau. of Demerit Swan of Hebron, and settled in the Hall Dristrict. Children :
30 Anna Louella.
31 Warren Ethel, b. May 9, 1856, m. Melvina E. Turner.
32 Ida Mabel, b. Jan. 26, 1859, m. Adrian T. Maxim.
33 Alice Victoria, b. Nov. 14, 1861, m. Alma Sturtevant.
34 Howard Grant, b. Feb. 9, 1866.
19 NATHANIEL GREENLEAF BUMPUS, (son of Nathaniel 4) m. Maria, dau. of Amos and Ruhama (Churchill) Winslow of Buck- field, Nov. 16, 1849. She was b. Dec. 21, 1826. Children :
.36 Augusta M., b. March 26, 1850, m. James H. Bumpus.
37 Frank H., b. Oct. 20, 1852.
38 Adalaide Louella, b. May 26, 1854.
39 Nellie O., b. Dec. 4, 1865.
22 SAMUEL A. BUMPUS, brother of the preceding, m. Julia A., dau. of Levi Harriman of Litchfield, Me. She was born Jan. 18, 1833. Children :
40 Ella L., b. Aug. 21, 1856, m. Eleazer A. Tapley, s. Dedham, Mass.
41 George F., b. Feb. 11, 1858.
42 Carrie L., b. March 24, 1867.
BURNHAM.
ENOCH BURNHAM was a clock-maker, and lived on Paris Hill, in the house since the Mellen homestead. His shop stood next the street, as explained in another place. It was moved out on Lincoln street, and is part of the Dr. Kittredge stand. His brass clocks are scattered through the community, and are monuments of his
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handiwork, and of increasing value from age. Augustus Bemis learned the trade of him and taught the same to his brother. Jona- than Burnham m. Judith Virgin of Concord, N. H. Children :
Alexis, b. Feb. 23, 1809; Jennette, b. Nov. 5, 1810; Brittania, b. Sept. 1, 1812; Elbridge Gerry, b. Nov. 3, 1814.
BURNELL.
SWASEY G. BURNELL, son of Jonathan and Martha (Hall) Bur- nell, was born in Baldwin, Me., May 29, 1823, m. Harriet E. dau. of Abner and Harriet (Newbegin) Libby, Nov. 11, 1860. Came to South Paris in the spring of 1363. Bought the Capt. Hill stand in 1868. Children :
Laura E., b. June 9, 1862; Hattie B., b. March 18, 1865.
BUTTERFIELD.
JOHN BUTTERFIELD, son of an English emigrant, m. Jan. 13, 1825, Catherine, widow of Abner Benson, and dau. of Jerathmael Col- burn, senior. Children :
Lucy Ann, b. April 3, 1826.
Eliza Ann, b. Sept. 1, 1828.
Frances Ann, b. March 1, 1830, m. Abner B. Chase, r. Norway.
Lysander T., b. Aug. 8, 1838, m. Isabella Cummings.
CALDWELL.
JOHN CALDWELL, the fourth in descent from John and Sarah (Dillingham) Caldwell of Ipswich, Mass., m. Dolly Bowley, and was the first of the name who settled in Paris. They lived some years in Haverhill and in Oxford, previous to their removal to this town. The farm has since been known as the Matthews farm. Children :
John, m. Sarah Merrill, s. Oxford.
Philip, b. Haverhill, Dec. 2, 1773.
William, b. Haverhill, 1775, mn. Nancy Woodward in 1799, and died in Oxford, Me., Dec. 12, 1862.
Polly, m. Rev. Dan Perry.
Dolly, m. Rev. Joseph Ricker.
PHILIP CALDWELL, son of the preceding, born in Haverhill, Mass., Dec. 2, 1773, married Susan Perkins, who was born in Middleboro, Mass, July 20, 1781. He settled in Paris in 1798, and the births of his children are recorded on our records as follows :
I Wesley, b. Feb. 9, 1799, m. Margaret F. Cushman of Sumner.
II Lovina, b. May 17, 1801, m. Isaac Cummings of Gray.
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III Polly, b. March 17, 1803, m. John True of Poland, d. July 21, 1883. John, b. June 3, 1805, m. 1st, Maria Scribner of Harrisonport ; 2d, Catherine Foss of Minot. He died in Paris, Dec. 27, 1861.
V Susan, b. June 8, 1807, d. Sept. 9, 1821.
VI Asbury, b. April 27, 1809, m. Olive E. Merrill of Kennebunk.
VII Isaiah, b. March 18, 1811, m. Lydia Nelson of Oxford, and died. June 19, 1839.
VIII Maria P., b. March 5, 1813, d. in Paris, June 24, 1856.
IX Betsey, b. April 3, 1815, m. Richard Caldwell of Poland, d. Feb. 21, 1840.
x Rebecca C., b. April 8, 1816, d. young.
XI Caroline P., b. Nov. 29, 1818, m. 1st, M. Emmons Nelson, 2d, Mil- ton A. Straw.
XII Joseph P., b. Jan. 29, 1820, d. May 21, 1846, at Savannah, Ga.
XIII Seth C., b. Jan. 22, 1822, m. Eliza A. Cummings of New Bedford.
XIV Franklin P., b. Dec. 29, 1824, d. June 8, 1871 at New Bedford.
XV Angeline, b. Sept. 16, 1827, d. Sept. 16, 1831.
WESLEY CALDWELL, the oldest son of Philip, and who married Margaret F. Cushman of Sumner, Nov. 24, 1824, moved to Lincoln in 1826, and to Sherman, Me., in 1842, where he died Jan. 19, 1864. His children, all born in Lincoln except the three youngest, and they in Sherman, were as follows :
I Levi C., b. Sept. 26, 1826.
II Sarah F., b. March 17, 1828.
III John W., b. Nov. 6, 1829.
IV Hiram P., b. April 28, 1832.
V Philip, b. Dec. 5, 1834.
VI Francis M., b. Jan. 7, 1837.
VII Leonard HI., b. March 12, 1839.
VIII Lucy Maria, b. March 18, 1841.
IX Asbury, b. March 6, 1843.
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x Cyrena, b. May 29, 1845.
XI Mary S., b. Jan. 24, 1847.
Six of the above sons, viz. : John, Hiram, Philip, Francis M., Leonard H. and Asbury, served in the Union army in the war of 1861-5. Hiram died in Kentucky, Philip in Washington, and Asbury was killed before Petersburg, June 18, 1864.
SAMUEL S. CALDWELL, son of John, was b. in Oxford, Me., March 12, 1842, m. Elva A., dau. of Benjamin Murch of West Baldwin, Me. Settled in Paris, 1868.
CARTER.
TIMOTHY JARVIS CARTER6, (Dr. Timothy5, Timothy4, .Benjamin3,
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Timothy2, Rev. Thomas', ) fourth child of Dr. Timothy and Frances (Freeland) Carter, was born at Bethel, Maine, Aug. 18, 1800. He served as Secretary of the Senate of Maine in 1833, was appointed. Attorney for Oxford county in 1833, and represented his district in the 25th Congress. Before completing his term he died at Washing- ton, D. C., March 14, 1838. (See Personal Notices.) Children :
Samuel Rawson, b. at Paris, Maine, June 22, 1829.
SAMUEL RAWSON CARTER, only child of Timothy Jarvis and' Arabella (Rawson) Carter, born at Paris, Maine, June 22, 1829, was graduated at Union College, Schenectady, N. Y. in 1852, admitted to the bar of Oxford county, in 1854. Married Feb. 26, 1857, Miss Julia Hamlin of Bangor, Maine, dau. of Hon. Elijah L. and Eliza B. Choate) Hamlin, and born Feb. 28, 1833. (See: Personal Notices.) Children :
Jarris Livermore Carter, b. at Paris, Me., Feb. 11, 1858.
JARVIS L. CARTER received the degree of A. B. from Union Col- lege. Schenectady, N. Y., and also was graduated from Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Resides in New York City.
THOMAS B. CARTER of another family, son of Edward Carter, a. slave owner, was b. in Lancaster Co., Va., May 12, 1810. He came to Plymouth, Mass., in a sailing vessel in 1822, being then twelve years of age. He learned the rope-makers trade, and became a hand-spinner. He m. Sept. 2, 1833, at Plymouth, Sarah P., dau. of Richard and Sally (Crowningshield).Green. She was b. in Portland. Nov. 18, 1812. Thomas B. and family came from Woodstock to Paris, April 1861, and settled on the Daniel Pond. farm. Children :
James Bugbee, b. Plymouth, Mass., June 1, 1834, d. Dec. 1, 1857. Sarah Thomas, b. Dec. 23, 1835, m. George W. Bowker of Woodstock. .
Lemuel Bradford, b. Woodstock, Dec. 20, 1837, m. Hannah E. Black.
The father died at Plymouth, June 25, 1872. The mother d. at Paris, March, 1882.
LEMUEL BRADFORD, (son of Thomas ) m. Hannah E. dau. of John Black, Nov. 23, 1865. Children :
James Bradford, b. Jan. 24, 1867; John Thomas, b. Jan. 12, 1873; Maud' Ida, b. Jan. 27, 1876; Icah May, b. Jan. 27, 1876.
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CARPENTER.
SETH CARPENTER was b. in Sutton, Mass., Nov. 23, 1762, and was the eleventh child of Elisha and Anna (Whitaker) Carpenter, and the great grandson of William, who came from Gloucestershire, England. He m. Bridget Prime, Feb. 24, 1785, b. Nov. 14, 1762. The home of this family is still known as the Carpenter farm. He was a Justice of the Peace, and prominent in town affairs. Child- ren, the 8 youngest born in Paris :
Nathaniel, b. July 27, 1786, was a student at Hebron Academy, and com- mitted suicide April 13, 1807.
Nathan, b. May 25, 1788, m. Susan Proctor, s. in Foxcroft.
Joshua, b. Feb. 27, 1790, m. Susan Heald.
Walter Prime, b. April 26, 1792, m. Nancy Barnard.
John, b. Sept. 10, 1793, m. Joanna Ford, s. Minneapolis.
Dennis Whitaker, b. June 24, 1796, m. Phebe Ward, s. Bangor.
Polly Woodbury, b. May 2, 1798, d. in childhood.
Anna Hamlin, b. Dec. 17, 1800, m. Nehemiah Emery, s. Lincoln.
Reuben Earl, b. Sept. 9, 1802, m. Harriet Heald, s. Lincoln.
James Harvey, b. July 25, 1804, d. in childhood.
The mother d. Aug. 8, 1805, (suicide) m. 2d, Minda Proctor of Buckfield. March 25, 1806.
Olevia, b. m. Daniel Fobes, M. D., s. in Lincoln.
Married 3d, Sarah Sweet of Portland.
Mary, m. a Swett, s. Portland.
Minda, d. in childhood.
Seth George.
The father d. Oct. 21, 1819. (Referred to in Caleb Prentiss diary.)
COL. JOSHUA CARPENTER, son of the preceding, was a sergeant in Captain David Bryant's company, 45th Regiment of Infantry, Col. Denny McCobb commanding, in service on the frontier in the war of 1812. He moved to Dover about 1820, and afterward to Howland, and represented that town in the Legislature. He was appointed by President Jackson to the collectorship of Castine. He went from Castine to Bangor, and was High Sheriff of Penobscot Co., under Governor Dunlap. He moved to Lincoln, and was there appointed Indian agent in 1844, of the Potawatamies, in what is now Kansas. After the expiration of his office, he moved to Houl- ton, and remained there. His death a few years since was caused by a falling tree. He m. Susan Heald of Sumner. Children :
Elvira Prime, b. May 19, 1811, m. Stilman Pollard.
Rebecca Spaulding, h. Dec. 11, 1812, m. in 1848, Timothy Pilsbury, then a representative in Congress from Texas. He died in 1858, and she
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returned to Houlton, Me., where she is now living and to whom we are indebted for much of the information relating to this family.
Winfield Gains, b. May 21, 1815, m. Mary Larkin, and went to Texas and engaged in cattle raising ; died there.
Stephen Decator, b. in Paris, May 14, 1818, m. 1st, Margaret Gear, 2d, Laura Jane Clark. He was a graduate of West Point, served in the Seminole war, and the Mexican war. He was afterward stationed in Texas, where he was wounded in a skirmish with the Indians. He was a Major in the late war, and was killed at Murfreesborough, Dec. 31, 1862.
Benjamin Franklin, b. in Dover, Sept. 22, 1822, m. Rebecca Hammond, s. in Houlton.
Harriet Heald, b. in Howland, March 2, 1824, living in Houlton.
Thomas Jefferson, b. Aug. 6, 1826, d. Sept. 13, 1848.
CARSLEY.
JOHN CARSLEY, b. in Barnstable, Mass., about 1740, m. Mary Freeman, April 5, 1764, and settled in Gorham.
JOHN, JR., was b. in Gorham, Aug. 19, 1796, m. Martha Crockett, and was the first settler of Harrison.
JOHN W., son of Ai L. and Elizabeth . Allen) Carsley, was b. in Pownal, April 10, 1853. He is the grandson of Benjamin, and the great grandson of John, Jr .. abovenamed. He m. Mary Lizzie, dau. of George Berry. Children :
Mary Raymond, b. June 16, 1881; Margarette Elizabeth, b. July 25, 1883.
CARY.
EBENEZER CARY, and a brother Daniel, sons of Ichabod of Bridge- water, came to Paris, then No. 4, in 1785. They were great grand- sons of John Cary, who came from Somersetshire in England, and settled in Duxbury, Mass., in 1639. No mention is made of Daniel until 1791, at which time he was drowned in attempting to swim across the outlet of Norway Pond on his return from work for Cap- tain Rust. · Ebenezer m. Martha, a sister of John and William Brock of Buckfield; lived a while in Buckfield, and then came here, settled on the northern slope of Crocker Hill. It was known as the "Cary opening." Their log house that stood here, was the most elevated habitation in town. Children :
Hannah, b. March 26, 1796, m. Caleb Woodward, s. Oxford.
Ichabod, b. Aug. 22, 1797, d. in Veazie, Dec. 2, 1851.
Zenas, b. April 3, 1799, m. Susan Estes of Bethel.
Remember, b. Feb. 20, 1801, d. in Waltham, 1837.
Polly, b. Sept. 16, 1802, m. Moses Upham of Waltham.
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Daniel, b. Nov. 25, 1804, m. Harriet Livermore Dix.
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