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DAVID DANIELS, bro. of the preceding, m. Eunice Nelson. Children :
James, b. in Winthrop ; Charles, b. in Dresden; Ann, Angeline, Belinda, Sally and Joseph, b. in Sidney ; George and Eunice, twins, b. in Pittston ; John Nelson, Thomas and Joanna, b. in Paris. We have no data of this family.
JOSEPH DANIELS, bro, of the preceding, m. Sarah Thombs and s. on the farm now the homestead of his son, William N. Children : John Robinson, b. Feb. 16, 1817. graduated and d in New York.
Joseph Thombs, b. Aug. 16, 1818, m. Sarah J. Richards.
Brittania, b. Feb. 2, 1819, m. Horatio Bradford.
Columbia Barbour, b. Dec. 20, 1821, d. Oct. 20, 1844.
William Noyes, b. Feb. 4, 1824, m. Lydia J. Bosworth.
Isaiah Whittemore, b. April 12, 1826, d. Dec. 8, 1832 ..
Charlotte Amanda, b. March 19, 1828.
Mary Melvina, b. Aug. 29, 1829, m. - Day.
Andrew Jackson, m. Eliza J. Porter.
The mother d. Jan. 17, 1843. The father d. June 12, 1864.
EBENEZER DANIELS, bro. of the preceding, m. Polly Haskell of New Gloucester, and lived at one time on the farm since owned by Dea. Austin and Nathan Chase. He afterward moved to Portland and went into trade. Children :
Harrison, b. in Paris, Sept, 25, 1813; Sally, b. in Paris, April 14, 1815,. d. March 21, 1816; Mary Jane, b. in Paris, July 13, 1817; Elizabeth II., b. in Paris, Aug. 14, 1819; Louisa Haskell, b. in Paris, May 1, 1821 ; Lincoln, b. in Portland.
JACOB DANIELS, bro. of the preceding, m. Mary, dau. of William Stearns, July 7, 1807. He purchased the lot and built the house that has since been incorporated into the tavern stand of Horace Cum- mings. Children :
Sally, b. April 20, 1808, m. May 24, 1838, Samuel Foster of Newry. The father d. March 28, 1811.
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ORRIN DANIELS, son of John, Jr., m. Sarah, dau. of Luther Brett, and settled on the lot and built the house now the farm and residence of Mellen P. Colburn. Children :
Sarah Jane, b. May 31, 1833, m. Benjamin Chandler Rawson.
Harriet Josephine, b. July 20, 1835, m. Francis Brett, s. Franklin, Mass. Georgia M., b. 1838, d. Aug. 10, 1849.
Carrie, m. Theron F. Hathaway.
The father d., 1881.
GILMAN DANIELS, son of James and Rebecca (Hammond) Dan- iels, m. Nancy Barbour, March 15, 1831. Children :
Rebecca Hammond, b. May 9, 1833, m. James S. Robbins of Auburn. James Barbour, b. Feb. 26, 1840, m. Lucinda Penley, s. Auburn.
The mother d. Aug. 8, 1840. and he m. 2d, Eliza Ann, widow of Oliver Hubbard, and dau. of Thomas Hilborn.
Mary Hubbard, b. Sept. 26, 1842, m. Samuel R. Hodsdon of Auburn. Adaline Augusta, b. May 23, 1846, m. Fred Mixer, s. Auburn. Georgie Etta, b. Aug. 19, 1853, m. Joseph Graffam of Auburn. The father d. Aug. 6, 1878.
DEXTER DANIELS, bro. of the preceding, m. Harriet, dau. of Caleb Crafts, of Whately, Mass., Nov. 28, 1842, b. Nov. 8, 1823, s. in Portland. Children :
Lincoln Crafts, b. June 5, 1844, m. Jemima Jens of Halifax, N. S.
Harriet A., b. July 15, 1846, d. Dec. 6, 1848.
Maria L., b. March 6, 1849, m. Charles L. Drummond.
Ellen F., b. Jan. 3, 1852, d. young.
JACOB DANIELS, bro. of the preceding, m. Mary, dau. of Sylva- nus Sturtevant, Sept. 13, 1836, now resides on Paris Hill. Children :
Mary Louisa Davis, b. July, 18 -; Edwin Augustus, b. March 28, -; graduated at - and has since been Preceptor of Hebron Academy and of other schools.
JOSEPH THOMBS DANIELS, son of Joseph and Sarah (Thombs) Daniels, m. Sarah J. Richards. Children :
Frank; Alfred.
WILLIAM NOYES DANIELS, bro. of the preceding, m. Lydia J., dau. of William H. Bosworth, b. Feb. 11, 1838. Children :
Charlotte A., b. April 28, 1855, d. Aug. 5, 1872.
The mother d. June 16, 1873 ; m. 2d, Mary E., dau. of John S. Mason.
William M., b. Dec. 14, 1877; Alfred M., b. July 25, 1879; Arthur J., b. Aug. 2, 1883.
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DAVIS.
HENRY DAVIS was b. in Oxford, Mass., June 6, 1789. He m. Sally Torrey of Dixfield, and settled in that town. Most of the children were born there. He moved to this town April 1, 1830, and occupied the old Pray house near General Hubbard's, and worked for Jacob Jackson on the Hill, making plow-shares and iron- ing plows. He afterward bought a lot of General Hubbard, on which he built his house and shop, and worked at his trade. Children :
Sobrina, b. July 10, 1816, mı. Jacob Kidder, s. Dixfield.
Rebecca, b. Jan. 2, 1818, m. Hezekiah Joselyn, s. Worcester, Mass.
Mary Brown, b. Oct. 28, 1819, m. Samuel Ryerson, d. May 18, 1843.
Charles Greenville, b. Sept 15, 1821, m. 1st, Margaret Creacy, 2d, Olive K. Rishworth.
Horatio Mason, b. June 16, 1824, m. Cyrena Bassett of Holden, Mass. Daniel Hovey, b. June 15, 1826, m. Mary Bean.
Nancy Gilbert, b. Nov. 7, 1828, m. Frederic Pitts, s. Keene, N. H.
Henry West, b. Sept. 1, 1831, s. Newton, Mass.
Columbia Elizabeth, b. May 20, 1833, m. 1st, - Winslow, 2d, John R. Sawyer.
Sarah Jane, b. Dec. 19, 1835, m. Richard L. Cole, s. Greenwood.
Mariner J., b. Feb. 25, 1839, m. 1st, Ellen Twitchell, 2d, Harriet K. Lap- ham, s. Bethel, and died there.
The mother d. Nov. 1855, and he m. 2d, Martha, dau. of Jesse Briggs, and 3d, Nov. 1861, Mrs. Anna Stickney. The father d. June 12, 1875.
HERRICK C. DAVIS, son of Benjamin Davis of Woodstock, b. Nov. 5, 1825, m. Lucy M., dan. of Jeremiah Felt of the same town. ( See Personal Mention. )
Samuel F., b. Oct. 1, 1854, m. Mabel E. Jackson; Carrie L., b. Feb. 1868.
SAMUEL F. DAVIS, son of Herrick C. Davis, m. Mabel E., dau. of Jairus A. Jackson. Children :
Alice M., b. Feb. 13, 1879.
DEAN.
The name Den or Denne, which is the ancient way of spelling what is now written Dean, made its appearance in England soon after the introduction of surnames. John and Walter Dean, who are the progenitors of many now bearing the name in the United States, came to this country about 1637. They were from Chard near Taunton, England, and took up their farms on the west bank
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of the river in Taunton, Mass. Walter was prominent in the early settlement of Taunton, and from him the line of descent is traced as follows : Walter1, Joseph2, Benjamin3, Israel4, and Josiah of the fifth generation from Walter.
JOSIAH, abovenamed, had the following children :
Timothy, s. Chester ; Josiah, s. Killingsly, Mass. ; Asa, m. Hannah Chase, s. Paris ; Edmund, m. Ruby Chase, s. Paris; Abraham, s. Hebron ; Jacob ; Zadock.
ASA DEAN, son of Josiah, was among the early settlers of this township. He s. on the lot in the Whittemore district, now the farm of Henry Cole. He m. Hannah Chase ; he remained here through life. Children :
Asa, m. Clarissa Holland ; Henry C., m Celia Dean of Hebron ; Betsey, m. Asaph Churchill : Thomas.
The father d. Oct. 20, 1826.
EDMUND DEAN, bro. of the preceding, m. Ruby Chase and s. in the Dean neighborhood in the fall of 1784 or the spring of 1785. Children :
Edmund, Jr., b. in Taunton, Mass., Feb. 27, 1784; Noah, b. in No. 4, Oct. 23, 1785 ; Philena, b. Nov. 19, 1797, m. Jeremiah Allen.
The mother d., mn. 2d, Rebecca, dau. of Daniel Faunce.
Andrew Jackson, b. May 25, 1830; Rebecca Churchill, b. Sept. 16, 1832; Ruth B.
The father d. Oct. 24, 1844. The mother d. Nov. 26, 1814.
NOAH DEAN. brother of the preceding, m. Abagail Cummings, 1808, and had :
Laura, d. Sept. 1838 ; Noah Bainbridge, b. 1821, s. in western states ; John ; Alcin.
The mother d. and he m. 2d, Lucinda Andrews.
ASA DEAN, JR., m. Clarissa Holland and s. on the homestead. Children :
Betsey, b. March 23, 1814, m. Howard Mosier of Dartmouth, Mass.
The mother d. May 18, 1821 ; m. 2d, Hannah, widow of - Barbour and dau. of - Thombs.
Benjamin W., b. April 21, 1824, s. in Worcester.
Horatio, b. Sept. 23, 1826.
William Hammond, b. Sept. 12, 1828.
Joseph Robinson, b. July 7, 1831, m. Laura Taylor, s. Buckfield.
BENJAMIN WHITNEY DEAN, son of the preceding, went to North Brookfield, Mass., in March, 1844, m. Sept. 12, 1848, Matilda E.,
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dau. of Harmon Witham of Kingfield, Me. Energy, industry and prudence have won him a competence. He now resides in Worces- ter, Mass. Children :
I Emma L., b. Aug. 1849, m. Alonzo Gould, s. Worcester.
II Ella L., b. 1851, m. George Merritt, s. Worcester.
III Benjamin F., b. 1853, d. 1855.
IV William R., b. May 22, 1858.
V Anna, C., m. - - Cheney, s. Worcester.
The mother d. Sept. 9, 1858, m. 2d, Martha J. Potter of Concord, N. H., Jan. 1, 1873.
VI Benjamin W. Jr., b. Feb. 27, 1877.
JOSEPH ROBINSON DEAN, brother of the preceding, m. Laura Tay- lor and settled on the homestead farm, and afterward sold and removed to Buckfield. Children :
William, Georgia, Laura.
EDMUND DEAN, JR., m. Esther Allen. Children :
Araminta, b. July 7, 1810.
Elvira, b. Feb. 18, 1812, m. Alanson Proctor.
Cyrus, b. Oct. 5, 1813.
Mary Briggs, m. Alexander Mayhew.
Eveline.
Edmund Sylvester, m. Hannah Brown.
Lorenzo D., m. Almira Doble.
Esther Allen, m. Isaac Tucker, s. Buckfield.
Thomas Allen, m. Cora A. Doble.
The mother d. June 13, 1870. The father d. Sept. 14, 1876.
EDMUND S. DEAN, son of Edmund, Jr., m. Hannah Brown, and settled on the farm formerly owned by Robert Gray. Children :
Ellenette, b. May 21, 1852; Adelbert, b. April 25, 1854; Elmer B., b. Oct. 29, 1857, m. Lucy A. Thomas of Harrison; Georgia A., b. April 14, 1860; Albert ; Isabella V.
LORENZO D. DEAN, brother of the preceding, m. 1st, Almira Doble, 2d, Mrs. Mary J. Gowell.
THOMAS A. DEAN, son of Edmund, Jr., m. Cora A. Doble of Sumner. Children :
Cora A., m. James Colburn, Alton A. and George L.
DENNEN.
BRADFORD B. DENNEN, son of John and Keziah Dennen, was b. in Poland, Jan. 18, 1836, m. Elvesa, dau. of Thomas T. 'and Olive (Tuell) Lurvey, Oct. 20, 1860. She was b. Dec. 18, 1841.
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DENNETT.
The Dennett family has been claimed to be Norman French, and that some time long passed, it was written Danet, and from that has been changed to Dennett.
JOHN was the son of Thomas Dennett, b. in Kittery, Aug. 4, 1795. He came to Paris in 1804, with his mother and step-father Pray, and moved first, into the Hatter's shop of Nathan Woodbury. He became a clerk for Russell Hubbard, and afterward partner. He m. Aug. 6, 1820, Polly, dau. of Elias Stowell, and s. at South Paris. She d. Aug. 20, 1822, m. 2d, Hannah, dau. of Nathan Noble of Norway. She d. March 26, 1825, m. 3d, Mary, another sister. Children :
Clementine Parker, b. Jan. 23, 1827, m. Charles J. Barbour, s. Portland. Polly Stowell, b. Aug. 10, 1829, d. Oct. 4, 1852.
William Henry. b. Aug. 13, 1832, s. Portland.
The father d. Feb. 2, 1869. The mother d. March 24, 1880.
JAMES SAWYER DENNETT, son of Daniel and Frances K. (Sawyer) Dennett. was b. Feb. 26. 1816, m. Mary H., dau. of Samuel Deer- ing. Children.
Samuel D., b. Sept. 11. 1848, d. May 6, 1866 ; Frank J., b. June 4, 1855, d. Feb. 7. 1880.
The father d. Aug. 17, 1874.
DEERING.
GEORGE DEERING from England, was among the first settlers of Scarborough, and was an owner of a plantation at Blue Point, as early as 1640. He was a shipright, as have been many of his descendants. The date of his death is not known. His widow, Elizabeth, m. Jonas Bailey, an agent of Trelawney. The line of descent from George1, has been as follows : Roger?, Roger3, Thomas4, John5, and John of the sixth generation, who m. Eunice Spinney in 1743. They had six children, of whom the fourth, Joseph, b. Oct. 6, 1753, m. in March, 1779, Hannah, dau. of William Jameson of Old Orchard.
JOSEPH DEERING, son of John ante, and Hannah Jameson of Old Orchard, had the following children :
June, b. Feb. 12, 1780, m. Aaron Scammon, s. Saco.
Eunice, b. May 16, 1782, m. Thomas Warren, s. Saco.
Joseph, b. May 19, 1785, m. Miriam Pillsbury, s. Saco.
Samuel, b. Sept. 15, 1787, m. Hannah Sawyer, s. Paris.
William, b. Nov. 20, 1789. m. Mrs. Lydia (Stevenson) Miller.
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Martin, b. March 27, 1792, m. Mrs. Margarette Peterson.
Noch, b. April 26, 1794, m. Betsey Cummings.
Enoch, b. June 16, 1796, d. unmarried.
James, b. Nov. 2, 1798, m. Eliza Moore, s. Paris.
Hannah, b. Aug. 30, 1800, d. unmarried.
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 30, 1802, d. unmarried.
The father d. Sept. 25, 1833. The mother d. May 20, 1841.
SAMUEL DEERING, son of Joseph and Hannah Jameson, m. Han- nah Sawyer, Sept. 8, 1818, and came to Paris the same year. He settled on High street, in the north-western part of the town. Late in life he moved to South Paris village. Children :
Ether, b. July 14, 1819, m. Mary J. Pratt.
Mary H., b. Oct. 25, 1828, m. James S. Dennett.
The father d. April 23, 1865. The mother d. Dec. 1876, aged 92.
ETHER DEERING, son of Samuel and Hannah Sawyer, m. Mary J., dau. of Leonard Pratt, and settled at South Paris. Children :
Generra F., m. Augustus Ryerson, s. West.
Leonard Melrose, buried in So. Paris cemetery.
The father died, and the widow m. Robert Skillings.
JAMES DEERING, son of Joseph, and brother of the preceding, was ' b. at Old Orchard, served his seven years apprenticeship at the cabinet-makers trade in Saco, and came to South Paris in 1820. (See Personal Mention.) He m. Eliza, dau. of Elisha and Eliza- beth (Morse) Moore of this town. Children :
Elizabeth H., b. May 23, 1824, m. Hon. William R. Porter, r. Boston. William, b. April 25, 1826, m. Abbie R. Barbour.
Mary E., b. Sept. 13, 1846, r. at South Paris.
WILLIAM DEERING, son of James, m. Abby R. Barbour. Children : Charles William, b. July 31, 1852, m. Annie R. Case.
The mother d. Jan. 10, 1856, m. 2d, Clara H. Hamilton.
James Edward, b. Nov. 12, 1859.
Abby Marion, b. Oct. 3, 1867.
CHARLES WILLIAM DEERING, son of William and Abby (Barbour) Deering, graduated at Annapolis Naval School, and was commis- sioned lieutenant in the Navy, m. Annie R. Case of Newport, R. I. Children :
Charles William Case, b. Oct. 15, 1876.
The mother d. Oct. 31, 1876, m. 2d, Marion D. Whipple of N. Y., Jan. 1, 1883.
JOHN, MARK and ALEXANDER DEERING, were brothers and double cousins to Samuel and James. They came from Denmark to Paris.
James Deering
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JOHN, abovenamed, was a carpenter and builder, and was largely employed in the north part of this town and Woodstock. He m. Susan Newhall. He moved to Norway village. From him, Deering street takes its name. Children :
William, b. Denmark, d. in Western States.
Hiram, b. s. Portland.
Altin, b. 66
James. b. Paris, d. yellow fever at Memphis (supposed).
John Kendall, b. Paris, s. in Ohio.
Anna, h. living in Buchanan, Mich.
Susan, b.
The father d. July 22, 1845.
MARK DEERING, brother of the preceding, m. Alice Bailey of Fryeburg, and purchased the Samnel Deering farm on High street, after Samuel moved to South Paris. Children :
Sarah, d. unmarried ; Georgianna, m. - Knight, s. Portland ; Mary, r. in Portland.
ALEXANDER DEERING. brother of the abovenamed, m. Sarah Bailey, and settled on the John Deering farm. Children :
Alexander: Eugene, Louella, twins; Sarah; Alice, s. Boston.
JAMES DEERING, known as James 2d. was the son of Clement Deering, b. Jan. 17, 1804. He m. Nov. 1821, Nancy, dau. of John Bickford. She was b. Jan. 5, 1797. He came from Albany, N. Y., to this town, in Feb. 1842, and settled near the Oxford line. Children :
John, b. July 31, 1833.
Charlotte R., b. May 3, 1835, m. Albion Ramsdell.
James Albion, b. Feb. 18, 1829, m. Sarah A. Cordwell.
DOE.
STEPHEN DOE, b. in New Market, N. H., m. Ruth Winslow of Falmouth. She was a member of the Quakers. Settled first in Portland, moved to Falmouth, and finally to Sumner. Children :
Amos Winslow, b. Portland, March 8, 1809, .n. Mary Ann Pond. Nancy. b. Oct. 21, 1810, d. 1817.
Ruth, b. Falmouth, March 19, 1813, m. Nathan Fogg.
Samuel, b.
m. Nancy Stearns, d. Aug. 19, 1843.
Benjamin, b. Sumner, July 10, 1815, m. Rhoda Durgin, s. Georgia.
William, b. Oct. 16, 1816, m. Mary Ann Gill, s. Lexington, Mass.
Stephen, h. 66 April 15, 1820, m. Nancy Evans, s. Paris.
Adaline, b. March 28, 1822, m. Ethan Haskell, s. Lewiston.
Emeline, b. Jan. 8, 1825, m. Colby Hutchinson, s. Hebron. Hiram, b. 66 Nov. 5, 1828, m. Betsey Noble, s. Hebron.
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AMOS WINSLOW DOE, son of the preceding, m. Mary Ann, dau. of Daniel Pond. Children :
Benjamin Sibley, b. April 14, 1836, m. Mary A. M. Ripley.
Freeland A., b. June 18, 1840, m. Julia Fernald of Boston.
Amos, W., b. Aug. 2, 1843, drowned Aug. 5, 1860, at Snow's Falls.
The mother d. July 2, 1845, and he m. 2d, Oct. 19, 1845, Deborah, dau. of Morton Curtis.
Mary Ann, b. Dec. 18, 1847, m. Henry Siberling, s. Minot.
The mother d. Aug. 31, 1855, and he m. 3d, 1857, Martha, dau. of William Merrill, and removed to Norway.
BENJAMIN SIBLEY DOE, son of the preceding, m. Mary A. M., dan. of Capt. Cyrus H. Ripley, Nov. 25, 1858, is a carpenter and builder, and resides on Paris Hill. Children :
Nettie May, b. Aug. 1, 1859, d. Oct. 20, 1870; Alice Belle, b. May 16, 1861; Ada Louise, b. July 18, 1863; Fannie Agnes, b. July 15, 1865; Cyrus Lincoln, b. Sept. 25, 1866; Mary Ann, b. March 10, 1870; Olive Eliza, b. June 25, 1876; Grace F., b. Feb. 23, 1879.
The mother d. March 13, 1879, m. 2d, Katie H., dau. of Dea. Gibbs Benson.
DOLLOFF.
ABNER DOLLOFF from Gray, was here but did not remain long. He was born Jan. 16, 1784, and his wife, Rebecca, Jan. 25, 1784. Their children were :
Emma, b. July 11, 1812, m. a Thorn ; Sumner, b. Oct. 15, 1813, never was married ; Rosanna, b. Oct. 25, 1814, m. a Foster ; Ephraim, b. Feb. 25, 1816 ; Albert W., b. July 27, 1818; Martha, b. March 7, 1820; William D., b. Aug. 11, 1821, and Samuel, b. Nov. 14. 1822.
Dow.
BENAIAH Dow was here quite early, and in 1810 moved to Wood- stock. He was born in Exeter, N. H., July 25, 1770, and his wife, Joanna Mitchell. April 5, 1777. He was a descendant of Jonathan, who was early at Exeter. He died in Woodstock, Jan. 31, 1852, and his wife in 1859. Children :
Huse, b. Jan. 25, 1801, m. Zilpha Drake.
Eleazer, b. Dec. 24, 1803.
Anna, b. Sept. 19, 1807, m. Levi Andrews.
Benaiah and Jane, (twins) b. Oct. 12, 1809; he m. Anna N. Briggs, dau. of Luther, and she m. Cyrus Andrews.
Olire, b. Dec. 8, 1811.
Pamelia, b. July 2, 1814, m. Joseph Dunham. Dordama, b. April 25, 1815.
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DRAKE.
JOHN DRAKE, probably of Bridgewater, b. Aug. 12, 1757, m. Molly, dau. of Ephraim Cole of the same town, April 4, 1782. She was b. June 6, 1764, and settled in Hebron and Sumner. Children :
John. b. Oct. 8, 1783, m. Polly Packard.
Deborah, b. Jan. 30, 1784, m. William Berry.
Polly, b. Oct. 1, 1788.
Hannah, b. Aug. 10, 1791, d. young.
Ephraim Cole, b. Sept. 17, 1792, m. Nancy Hearsey.
Stephens, b. April 24, 1795, m. Martha Hix.
Hannah, b. Nov. 24, 1799, .m. Elijah Doble.
William H., b. Aug. 22, 1801, m. Desire D. Bisbee.
The father d. Feb. 18, 1834. The mother d. Feb. 6, 1840.
WILLIAM H. DRAKE, son of John, m. Desire D., dau. of John Bisbee, Aug. 26, 1827. She was b. Dec. 10, 1806. Late in life s. at North Paris. Children :
George R., b. Jan. 13, 1829, m. Mary J. Ricker.
Desire B., b. April 30, 1843, m. William C. Mooney, s. W. Paris.
The mother d. Jan. 17, 1875, m. 2d, Rebecca, widow of Rev. Addison Abbott, and dau. of Peter Chase. The father d. Nov. 6, 1880. .
GEORGE R. DRAKE, son of William H., m. Mary J. Ricker, Dec. 15, 1850. Children :
Mary, b. Sept. 22, 1856. Anna M., b. Jan. 18, 1862. The mother d. Oct. 9, 1856, m. 2d, Maria B. Austin.
EBENEZER DRAKE, JR., son of Ebenezer and Martha (Gurney) Drake of Bridgewater, Mass., and nephew of John, ante, came from Hebron to North Paris, and was in trade there many years. He was a prominent man and served two terms in the State Legis- lature. He married Harmony K. Gurney, his cousin, a daughter of Jacob Gurney who was early in Paris, and an extensive operator in real estate, and whose wife was Lydia, daughter of John Tuell. Ebenezer Drake, Jr .; moved from this town to Mechanic Falls, and he and his wife died there. Children :
Harriet G., died young.
Horace K., m. Aroline Morrill of Portland. He is not deceased as stated in Personal Sketches, but resides in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Eliza, m. Oliver Dwinell of Mechanic Falls, and died at that place.
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DUDLEY.
LUTHER DUDLEY of Natick, Mass., m. Nancy Wellington of Sud- bury, and came to Paris, settling near the King place, on the old road between Paris Hill and the Cape. He died after two years, and his widow married William Cobb of Hebron. His children moved to Woodstock. They were :
Josiah, b. Jan. 23, 1792, m. Polly Fuller of Paris.
Moses, b. Oct. 11, 1794, m. Welthea Benson.
Mary, b. March 3, 1797, m. Joel B. Thayer of Paris. Warren, b. July 4, 1800, m. Alvina Barrett of No. 2, and went West. Nancy, b. June 26, 1809, m. Johnson Holt of Paris.
Luther, b. Dec. 10, 1811.
Martha, (date of birth not known) m. Otis Bicknell of Buckfield.
JOSIAH DUDLEY, son of the preceding, lived for several years in the Dunham neighborhood, so called, in Woodstock. His wife was Polly, only daughter of Aaron Fuller, who was one of the early settlers of Paris. Mr. Dudley subsequently came to Paris and died there, at an advanced age. His children were :
Wellington, b. June 8, 1817, m. Ann (. Bent.
Maria, b. March 11, 1819, m. Eben S. Chapin of Stafford, Conn. Emily, b. Oct. 5, 1820, d. in 1838. .
Julia A., b. March 20, 1822, m. Edward P. Chase of Portland. Mary, b. Aug. 27, 1825, m. Josiah B Snow of Orleans, Mass. · Smith, b. June 8, 1827, m. Lydia H. Stearns.
WELLINGTON DUDLEY, son of Josiah, m. Ann Chandler Bent, dau. of Otis Bent. He d. at Litchfield, Minn., April 1, 1883. Children : Mary Adalaide, b. Nov. 10, 1841, m. Joseph Fryburger, s. in Litchfield, Minn.
Josiah W., b. Oct. 23, 1843, m. Jennie Gorton of New York, s. Gennessee, Minn.
Clara Maria, b. Jan. 8, 1848, m. F. Q. Elliott, s. Norway.
John Hancock, b. June 10, 1857, m. Olie Wakefield of New York, s. in Meadville, Minn.
SMITH DUDLEY, son of Josiah, m. Lydia H., dau. of William Stearns. Children :
Charles Smith, b. Dec. 10, 1858, m. Carrie Clapp.
James Stearns, b. Feb. 1862. Ella Louisa, b. April 12, 1865. Emily Gertrude, b. Aug. 1869. The father d. Feb. 23, 1883.
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HISTORY OF PARIS.
DAVID DUDLEY came to Paris quite early from Hebron. He was a native of Sudbury, Mass., and a cousin of Luther, ante. He married first, Rebecca Bucknam of Hebron, and second, Charity Tuell of Paris. In 1823, he moved to Woodstock. Children :
Daniel, m. 1st, Polly Churchill, 2d, Lovicy Hathaway.
Rebecca, m. Eli Washburn of Hebron.
David; he went to sea and never returned.
Eliza, m. Aaron Davis.
Clarissa, mn. Galen Soule of Oxford.
Children by second wife :
Perrin, b. Feb. 3, 1803, m. Paulina Dudley.
Laodicea, mn. Seth Perkins.
Arcilla, m. Eli Bryant. Ann, m. John Day. Charlotte, m. John Day.
Alfred, died young.
Sidney, died young.
Gilbert, b. Nov. 25, 1819, in. Mahala Curtis; had Perrin, and perhaps other children.
Alsina, b. March 14, 1823, unmarried.
Ansel G., b. Feb. 25, 1825, m. Augusta Curtis ; he resides in Paris. Josiah A., died young.
ANSEL G. DUDLEY, youngest son of the preceding, mn. Augusta, dau. of Noah Curtis, and resides on the old Curtis homestead: He is a farmer, and also contractor in granite work. Children :
Edwin A., b. May 2, 1857; Nellie A., b. May 2, 1857; Dora E., b. Nov. 7, 1861.
DUNHAM.
ELEAZER DUNHAM, son of Sylvanus and Rebecca (Crocker) Dun- ham of Carver, Mass., b. 1761, m. Jane Bryant of Plympton, came to Paris about 1798 or 1799, and settled near Snow's Falls, on the lot now the homestead of his heirs. Jane Bryant was the youngest daughter of Joseph and Zilpha (Sampson) Bryant of Plympton, and a niece of Solomon Bryant, our early mill-man. Children :
I Jane, b. Carver, Mass., 1794, m. Joseph Merrill, s. Portland.
II .Sebra, b. “ April 21, 1796, m. Mehitable Russell, Bethel. III Ziłpha, b. 1798, m. Nathan Marshall.
IV Eleazer, b. Paris, Nov. 6, 1803, m. Abagail Paine.
V Hannah, b. " " 1801, ın. Benjamin Holden.
VI Alanson A., b. Paris, April, 1805, m. Christiana Bent.
VII Lucy, h. 1807, m. Peter Holden.
Lucinda, h. Aug. 1809, d. 1858.
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HISTORY OF PARIS.
IX Sampson, b. 66 April 9, 1811, m. Avice Cummings.
X Isaac, b.
Jan. 28, 1813, m11. Mary Ann Swan.
XI Mirinda, b. 66 Sept. 1, 1815, m. Jairus S. Cummings.
XII Asa Thomas, b. Paris, June 18, 1817, m. Esther M. Gurney.
SEBRA DUNHAM, son of Eleazer, m. Mehitable, dau. of William and Mehitable Russell, b. Jan 4, 1792. Children :
I William Russell, b. June 3, 1819, m. Mary Shorey of Bethel.
II Harriet Mehitable, b. Feb. 13, 1821, m. Cyrus Perkins.
III Elizabeth Jane, b. April, 13, 1832, d. Oet. 5, 1854.
The mother d. Dec. 6, 1854, in. 2d, Mrs. Miriam Healy, dau. of David Marshall.
ELEAZER DUNHAM, JR., brother of the preceding, m. Abagail T., dau. of Stephen Paine of Paris, March 25, 1828. She was b. in Attleborough, Mass., March 29, 1807. He remained on a portion of the homestead. Has held positions of trust, honorable to him- self, and creditable to the town. Children :
I Abagail T., b. Feb. 20, 1830, m. Asa D. Rawson.
II Louisa G., b. July 30, 1832, mn. Charles Felton.
III Elizabeth Ann, b. April 10, 1838, m. M. M. Stinchfield.
IV Enoch Lincoln, b. Aug. 9, 1845, d. Aug. 26, 1849.
COL. SAMPSON DUNHAM, brother of the preceding, m. Avice, dau. of Isaac Cummings, Jan. 1, 1835. Children :
I Augustus S., m. Augusta E. Billings.
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