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II Rosamond, d. at the age of eighteen.
III George Bates, b. Sept. 23, 1844, m. Samira Keen.
IV Nathan, mn. Louisa Whitman, s. Norway.
The mother d. May 24, 1868, in. 2d, Mrs. Cinderella Crockett, dau. of Niles.
V Eleazer M.
ASA THOMAS DUNHAM, brother of the preceding, m. Esther Gur- ney of Norway, May 6, 1840, and settled on a portion of the home- stead, where he still resides. Children :
I Charles W., b. April 6, 1841, m. Jane Young, s. West Paris.
II Hannah A., b. May 1, 1848, m. Peleg B. Hammond.
III Melzer S., b. March 14, 1852, d. April 30, 1852.
IV Benjamin F., b. Dec. 16, 1856.
The mother d. Nov. 2, 1872, m. 2d, Mary Jane, widow of Joseph Merrill, and dau. of Benjamin Whitehouse of Oxford.
AUGUSTUS S. DUNHAM, son of Sampson, m. Augusta Billings, who died -, m. 2d, Edna Boomer. Children :
Freddie, Ada, Jennie, and John.
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GEORGE B. DUNHAM, brother of the preceding, m. Samira B., dau. of John A. Keen. Settled at Snow's Falls and removed to Norway. Children :
Nora Louise, b. Feb. 10, 1870, d. Feb. 9, 1877.
ASA DUNHAM, supposed brother of Eleazer, the ancestor of the families of this name who have resided in the north part of this . town, was in Norway as early as 1794, his name then appearing on the tax lists of that date. He also at one time lived in the north- west corner of Paris. He m. Lydia Cobb, supposed to be an aunt of Rev. Sylvanus Cobb of Norway. He enlisted in the company of Captain Bailey Bodwell, and was in the war of 1812, on the frontier, and was killed, or died of disease while in the service. Afterward the family became residents of this town and Woodstock. Children :
I Asa, b. 1790, m. Polly Cleaves.
II Samuel, b. Oct. 30, 1794, m. Maria Conant.
III Sylvanus, b. July 8, 1797, m. Esther Benson.
IV Daniel, b. Sept. 19, 1803, mn. 1st, Mary Durell; 2d, widow Smith.
V Joseph, b. May 13, 1805, m. Pamelia Dow.
VI Chloe, m. Antepas Durell.
VII Susan, m. Alexander Hill.
VIII Lydia, m. Capt. Jesse Howe.
IX Betsey, b. Nov. 2, 1799, m. Lewis Fuller, s. West.
x Polly, b. Nov. 2, 1799, m. Elder Gideon Perkins.
ASA DUNHAM, JR., son of the preceding, m. Polly Cleaves. Children :
I Henry G., b. Nov. 25, 1811,, m. Catharine Cleaves.
II Parazina, b. Oct. 18, 1813, m. Errol P. Sturtevant.
III Lodoiska C., b. June 28, 1815, m. David Young.
IV Cyrus C., b. March 12, 1818, d. June 1, 1819.
V Mary Jane, b. June 12, 1820, m. William B. Swan.
VI Asa W., b. March 20, 1822, m. Sophia A. Elkins.
VII Albion K. P., b. Feb. 28, 1824, m. Catharine P. Stone, s. So. Paris.
VIII Lydia C., b. Dec. 12, 1826.
IX Lucy Ann, b. Oct. 25, 1828, m. Jonathan R. Ryerson.
x Arcilla, b. Nov. 13, 1832, d. July, 1833.
SYLVANUS DUNHAM, brother of the preceding, m. Esther, dau. of Seth Benson. Children :
I Lydia, d. in childhood.
II Polly, d. in childhood.
III Laura, m. John Reed.
IV Samuel W., b. Feb. 8, 1828, mn. Rachel E. Andrews.
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V Joseph H., b. March 9, 1830.
VI William, d. in childhood.
VII Jackson, d.
VIII Emily, b. April 9, 1838, m. Horatio Chandler, s. Sumner.
IX Augusta J., b. July 20, 1840, d. Aug. 21, 1864.
x Wellington W., b. Feb. 12, 1843, m. Columbia Bradford.
XI Anna R., b. Feb. 11, 1845, m. James M. Rowell, s. No. Paris. The father d. May 4, 1879. The mother resides with her son, Wellington W., at North Paris.
ASA W. DUNHAM, son of Asa, Jr., m. Sophia, dan. of James and Mehitable Elkins of Gilmanton, N. H. She was b. June, 1827. Children :
I Emma Marilla, b. June 8, 1853, d. May 12, 1873.
II Jennie Mehitable, b. June, 1856, m. Alberton J. Churchill, s. B.
III Nora Vernon, b. Aug. 5, 1867.
ALBION K. P. DUNHAM, brother of the preceding, m. Sept. 26, 1846, Kate, dau. of Theodore Stone of Waterford. He was freight. agent at South Paris, and d. from injuries received from a passing engine, Nov. 8, 1865. The widow m. John E. Merrill.
SAMUEL W. DUNHAM, son of Sylvanus, m. Rachel E., dau. of Ziba Andrews. She was b. June 18, 1829. He resided on the homestead farm of Galen Field. Has been post-master and trader at North Paris, now interested in the mills at West Paris, where his family now reside. Children :
I Hiram W., b. Oct. 27, 1850, m. 1874, Clara E. Edwards.
II Cynthia E., b. Sept. 13, 1852, m. D. H. Curtis.
III Linneus M., b. Oct. 4, 1855, d. Dec. 7, 1864.
IV Charles W., b. July 1, 1857, m. Cora B. Scribner.
V Horatio R., b. June 16, 1861.
VI Lizzie A., b. June 29, 1864, d. May 26, 1867.
VII Lilly A., b. March 8, 1866, d. April 28, 1866.
VIII Lyndon L., b. July 7, 1868.
LX Fannie F., b. Jan. 10, 1872.
JOSEPH II. DUNHAM, brother of the preceding, m. Sarah H. Dun- ham, dau. of James. Children :
Alice E., b. 1853.
The mother d. Married 2d, Martha J., sister of the preceding.
Willie E. b. 1860.
Freddie A., b. 1862.
WELLINGTON W. DUNHAM, brother of the preceding, m. Columbia, dau. of Horatio Bradford, and settled on the David Andrews farm. He is a successful farmer and fruit grower. (See Military Record.)
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REV. RANSOM DUNHAM was born to James Dunham and Mary Ransom, at Hebron, Me., in 1798. His father. born in Bridge- water, Mass., Feb. 9, 1754, married Mary Ransom of Carver, born Aug. 12, 1756. He was in the Revolutionary battles of Bunker Hill, White Plains, and others. He had a large family, but only the one whose name is at the head of this article ever lived in Paris. Ransom Dunham came to Paris Hill in 1816, and here learned the blacksmith's art, after which he set up here in the business for him- self. He married Susan Jackson, daughter of Lemuel, Jr., of Paris, and in 1824, moved to Parkman, where he worked at his trade and also began to preach. In 1833, he moved to Bangor, and in 1836, to Woodstock. In 1835, he preached to the Baptist church in Paris, and in 1836, he was ordained to the work of the ministry, and installed over the Baptist church in Hamlin's Gore and North Woodstock. He was the pastor of this church for twenty-five years. He died in 1883. His children were :
I Mary R., b. 1822, m. Sullivan . Estes.
II Rufus K., b. April 11, 1824, m. Abbie B. Estes. He was the first station agent at Bryant's Pond, and has filled the position ever since, besides being telegraphic operator and express agent.
III Hiram. He m. a daughter of America Farrar of Buckfield, and went to Arizona, where he died.
DUNN.
The ancestors of the Dunns came from England to Newburyport, Mass., and from that town to Maine.
AARON, son of Aaron, was b. in Poland, April 9, 1819, and came to Paris in 1842, and worked in the woolen factory at South Paris village. He in. Martha, dau. of Eben Foster of Andover, Mass. Children :
George Harris, b. July 5, 1840, d. March 2, 1841.
Edward L., b. May 15, 1842, d. Nov. 5, 1843.
Pauline Foster, b. April 2, 1844.
Martha M., b. March 15, 1846.
The mother d. Dec. 13, 1846, m. 2d, Margarette, dau. of Nathaniel Brackett of Gorham. She was b. Aug. 22, 1816.
William B., b. Sept. 23, 1848, m. Martha Getchell of Monmouth.
DANIEL DUNN of another family, once lived in Paris, and moved from here to Bethel. Among his children were Elias, who lived in the north part of the town, Daniel, Jr., who married Vesta Heath of Sumner, Lucy, married Samuel Bird ; one was the wife of Luther
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Washburn, and another married a Swift. Catherine married a Cole, who was a Free Baptist preacher. There may have been others.
DURELL.
PETER DURELL, of French descent, came to Newton, Mass., from. St. John, N. B., and lived in the family of Dr. Allen. He was one- of the proprietors of this township, three of his sons becoming set- tlers here. His name is found in the alarm list of the revolution. He in. Ruth, dau. of Isaac and Hannah (Greenwood) Fuller of Newton, Jan. 1, 1752. Children all b. in Newton, Mass :
Susanna, b. Dec 25, 1752.
Hannah, b. April 2, 1755.
Peter, b. Aug. 1, 1757, m. Joanna Rider, s. Paris.
John, b. March 4, 1760, d. in Boston.
Isaac, b. July 25, 1762, d. in Boston.
Susanna, b. April 2, 1765.
Samuel, b. Dec. 8. 1767, m. Ann Jackson, s Paris.
David, b. Sept. 9, 1770, m. Mary Jackson, s. Paris.
The father d. 1810, aged 91. The mother d. 1798, aged 69.
PETER DURELL, JR., was in service in the revolution. He m. Joanna Rider of Middleboro, Mass., b. April 25, 1756. She had a. sister, Mercy, who m. Nathan Pierce, an early settler of this. town, and afterward moved to Montville. Peter settled on the north- western slope of Singepole. The buildings have long since been removed. The foundation may still be seen. The record of this. family is copied from a fly-leaf found in the possession of a grand- son, Silas Wright, and is, doubtless, in the hand writing of the. mother. Children : .
Ruthey, b. Aug. 24. 1787, d. July 29, 1796.
Peter, b. March 17; 1789, m. Margaret Sutton of Cohassett, Mass. ; came. on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Wright of Oxford, and d. there, of fever. Samuel, b. Nov. 25, 1790, d. April 11, 1791.
Sukey, b. May 10, 1792, d. April 11, 1810.
Joanna, b. March 19, 1794, d. Aug. 4, 1795.
David, b. Nov. 22, 1796, m. Almira Newcomb, s. Charlestown, Mass. Ruthey, b. July 25, 1799, m. Nathan Wright, s. Oxford, and is now living- with her dau. in Deering.
The mother d. May, 1822.
SAMUEL DURELL, brother of the preceding, mn. Anna, dau. of Samuel Jackson of Newton, Mass. She was b. March 30, 1769. They settled on the lot since the homestead of David Clifford, to whom they sold, and moved to the Robinson neighborhood. Durell
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and his sons were employed by Stephen Robinson, who then farmed it extensively, having at one time twenty-eight acres of potatoes. His 2d, wife which he m. in 1830, was Mrs. Jemima Randall of Poland. Children :
Antepas, b. May 21, 1794, m. Chloe Dunham.
Lois, b. Jan. 7, 1796, m. James Holley, s. Brunswick.
Nancy, b. June 13, 1797, m. Abel Bisbee, s. Sumner.
Sally, b. 1798, m. Rev. Luther Perkins.
Ephraim, b. 1800, drowned in Umbagog Lake.
Samuel Jackson, b. March 9, 1802, m. Almira Bent.
Mary, b. 1804, m. Daniel Dunham.
John Flarel, b. 1806, m. Mary Ann Paddleford of Norway.
Isaac, b. 1808, in. Eliza Gilman Huntington, who settled at South Paris,
living in the house which he built, now occupied by R. N Hall. He also built the paper mill. He had :
Tristram, b. 1810, mn. Olive Fuller of Livermore.
DAVID DURELL, brother of the preceding, m. Mary, a sister of the wife of Samuel. He settled on the lot near the top of the Durell Hill, and built the two story house since moved to South Paris. These buildings were first class in their day, indicating that their owner built wisely and well. He manufactured wooden plows and rakes, and is referred to in the early industries of the town. Children :
William, b. Feb. 10, 1795.
Charles, b. Jan. 5, 1797, m. Sally H. King, s. Portland.
Ruth, b. Feb. 4, 1799, m. Martin Brett, s. Paris.
Henry, b. Jan. 13, 1807, m. Nancy Mixer, s. Paris.
Ira, b. Oct. 16, 1810, m. Ann McKenney.
The father d. Oct. 10, 1850, aged 80. The mother d. Dec. 9, 1851.
IRA DURELL, son of David preceding, m. Ann, dau. of Henry McKenney, and settled on the homestead. Children :
Charles Henry, m. Almeda Hersey.
Mary A., d. Dec. 24, 1856.
Maria, is in South. Boston.
Achsah, m. C. William Shaw.
The father was kicked by a horse, and d. Sept. 24, 1854. The mother, after the disposal of the farm, lived in the family of her son Charles Henry, in South Boston, where she d. in 1883.
SAMUEL JACKSON DURELL, son of Samuel, and grandson of Peter. Sr., m. Almira, dau. of William Bent, and settled at South Paris village ; was a contractor and builder ; he built the first Methodist church in this village, the church at North Paris, and was engaged
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in various enterprises before moving to Massachusetts. His interest in his former home is still retained, and has often manifested itself as stated in another place. Although past fourscore years he is still able to revisit his early home and friends. Children :
Anna; b. Feb. 15, 1828, m. Jonathan Whitman.
Sarah, b. May 4, 1831, m. George Augustus Noyes, s. Norway.
Louisa Amanda, b. Aug. 28, 1835, m. Freeman Dillingham of Chelsea. Lucy, b. March 18, 1837, d. Aug. 7, 1851.
ISAAC DURELL, son of the preceding, mn. Eliza Gilman Hunting- ton, and settled at South Paris, as stated above, and afterward moved to Harrison. Children :
Melville, Horatio, Anna and George, all born in Paris.
DYER.
OLIVER H. DYER was b. Dec, 6, 1818, m. Elizabeth L., dau. of Stephen Paine of Paris. Children :
Frances Abagail, b. June 8, 1842, m. 1st, L. D. Farwell, 2d, D. W. Allen, s. Abington, Mass. ; Otis H., b. July 29, 1844.
Elizabeth L., m. 2d, Rodney Titcomb, r. at South Paris.
EDWARDS.
DEA. ALEXANDER EDWARDS, son of Alexander and Mary (Bent) Edwards, was born in Framingham, Mass., Oct. 18, 1813, m. Mary Burnap, dau. of Dea. Mark Batchelder, b. in Sutton. Mass., Sept. 17, 1821. The lineage of this family is traced from Benjamin1, who was b. in England, Dec. 15, 1685, and became the first settler in Bolton, Mass. Benjamin2, Alexander3, and Deacon Alexander above named as the fifth generation. He settled in Paris in 1866. Children :
Rollin Alexander, b. Framingham, Mass., May 10, 1850, m. Almeda Weeks of Jefferson, and settled in Everett, Mass. ; Willie Benjamin, b. Framingham, Nov. 15, 1851, m. dau. of D. P. Stowell; Anna Haven, b. Framingham, June 28, 1855; Charles, b. Framingham, Feb. 28, 1857.
FRANCIS M. EDWARDS of another family, son of Benjamin Edwards of Otisfield, b. April 4, 1834, m. Mary Jane, dau. of Seth Winship of the same town, b. Nov. 25, 1838, s. in Paris, 1875. Children :
Angie W., b. Sept. 12, 1858, m. Stephen P. Cutler; Renello, b. Aug. 21, 1860, m. Hattie Bucknam of Auburn; Horace E., b. Oct. 25, 1863; Willis A., b. June 21, 1871 ; Amy L., b. Aug. 6, 1874; Vernal, b. July 15, 1877.
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ELDER.
CHARLES LEONARD ELDER, son of Reuben and Ruth, (Smith) Elder, was b. in Gorham, Oct. 3, 1824, m. Roxanna, dau. of Joseph and Ruth (Thayer) Cummings, Dec. 17, 1849. She was b. in Gray, Dec. 3, 1829. £ Settled in Paris on the Kinsley farm, 1859. Children :
Charles Ronello, b. Webster, Oct. 12, 1850. Graduated in Boston Law school, and is in practice of his profession in Boston ; George Marshall, b. in Webster, Dec. 12, 1852; Lot Morrill, b. Buckfield, May 17, 1858; Nelson Greenleaf, b. Paris, Dec. 12, 1863.
ELLIS.
SIEON ROBBINS ELLIS, was b. in Winslow, Me., Feb. 16, 1831, m. June 21, 1863, Charlotte Elizabeth, dau. of John Chase, and settled in Paris, July 16, 1866. Children :
Harrey Elmer, b. in Berlin, N. H., Dec. 13, 1865 ; Harry Preston, b. Aug. 30, 1867 ; Effie Alma, b. May 2, 1869; Bertha May, b. Jan. 7, 1872; Katie May, b. Dec. 28, 1872; Estelle J., b. June 21, 1883.
EMERY.
HON. STEPHEN EMERY, (see Personal Notices) was the son of Moses Emery of Minot, and a lineal descendant of John, who was early at Newbury. He m. first, Sarah, dan. of Daniel Stowell. Children :
I Sarah Jane, b. Nov. 2, 1815, m. Hon. Hannibal Hamlin.
II George Freeman, b. Nov. 10, 1817, m. Eliza Appleton, whose parents lived at one time in Paris, and previously in Portland. (See Per- sonal Notices. )
III Stephen, Jr., b. Nov. 16, 1822, d. young.
Mrs. Emery d. Nov. 18, 1822, and Mr. Emery m 2d, Jennette, dau. of Esquire John and Jennette (Barrell) Loring of Buckfield, and had :
IV Jennette Loring, b. May 16, 1828, m. Rev. Nathaniel Butler.
V Ellen Vesta, b. Sept. 14, 1835, m. Hon. Hannibal Hamlin.
VI Stephen Albert, Professor of music in N. E. Conservatory, Boston. Has studied music in Germany, and as a teacher of the science of harmony, he has no superior in this country. (See Musical Celeb- rities, and note error respecting his identity and date of birth.) Judge Emery, d. 1863, and his second wife d. Sept. 29, 1855.
EVANS.
GILBERT EVANS settled in Hebron, removed to Buckfield, and later to Paris, and settled in the eastern part of the town. Children :
Winslow, b. March 8, 1820, m. Sophronia Farrar. The mother d. Mar- ried 2d, Eunice -. Fanny, b. May 30, 1824, m. Levi P. Tucker.
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Nancy, b. Nov. 24, 1827, m. Stephen Doe.
Gilbert, b. July 11, 1831, m. - - Hammond. .
WINSLOW EVANS, son of Gilbert, m. Sophronia, dau. of Dea. Farrar of Buckfield. Children :
Fiora, m. Frank Maxim, s. South Paris.
The father d. Jan. 1853. The mother d. May 27, 1880.
EVERETT.
WALLACE G. EVERETT, son of George Wallace Everett of Nor- way, and Elizabeth (Burns) Everett of Oxford, was b. in Norway, Sept. 11, 1847. His grandfather, Peter Everett, was a native of France, and was a settler in Norway as early as 1789. He died in Norway, March 27, 1821. Elizabeth Burns was of Scottish lineage. He m. - , and settled in Oxford, and moved into Paris and pur- chased the John Daniels farm. Children :
Agnes M., b. in Oxford, June 20, 1877, d. June 27, 1877.
EDGERLY.
HORACE EDGERLY, son of Isaiah and Jane (Libbey) Edgerly, was b. in Buxton, Me., April 2, 1821, m. Urania Barrett, dau. of William and Hannah (Locke) Swan of Paris, April 25, 1849, and settled in Paris the same spring. Children :
William S., b. Dec. 27, 1849, m. Lizzie F. Lord, s. Portland ; Anna J., b. July 7, 1852, m. Amos A. Bird ; Addie L., b. May 7, 1856; Horace A., b. March 20, 1860, d. April 7, 1860.
ESTES.
The name of EBENEZER ESTES appears among the direct tax- payers in 1816. He was the son of Benjamin and Dolly (Roberts) Estes of Bethel, and grandson of Daniel Estes, who came from Shapleigh to Bethel in the early part of the present century. Ebenezer Estes married a Farewell of Bethel, whose father was an Englishman, and lived a few years here and went away. He had children whose descendants are at West Bethel.
STEPHEN ESTES, brother of the preceding, was once taxed in Paris. He married Nancy Packard and moved to Bethel, where he reared a large family.
REV. HIRAM CUSHMAN ESTES, D. D., for ten years the able pastor of the Baptist church on Paris Hill, is the son of John and Sarah (Andrews) Estes, and was born in Bethel, July 27, 1823. His father was the son of Stephen and Relief (Bartlett Estes, and
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grandson of Daniel of Shapleigh, before mentioned. For a farther account of Dr. Estes, see Personal Sketches. He married Sophia Bartlett, dau. of Dea. Eli and Dorcas (Bartlett) Foster of Bethel. who was born Sept. 10, 1828. Children :
David Foster, b. Oct. 18, 1852.
. Walter Dalton, (not Walter Hatch, as stated in Personal Notices), b. July 20, 1855, d. Feb. 22, 1878.
Alice Maud, b. Feb. 13, 1874.
FARNUM.
SIMEON FARNUM came here from Rumford, m. Milla, dau. of John Robinson, and settled on the Robinson farm on High Street. His wife died, and he married again and moved to West Paris. Children :
Sidney R., b. Feb. 8, 1828, m. Lois Farrar.
James Henry Webster, b. Nov. 21, 1829.
Dana Dunbar, b. May 23, 1833, m. Margarette A. M. Gage; died.
The mother d. 4, Nov. 1844. The father d. June 23, 1866.
SIDNEY R. FARNUM. son of the preceding, m. Lois, dau. of Rufus Farrar of Woodstock ; she died several years ago. Children :
Hattie L., b. April 2, 1856; Abbie A., b. Oct. 27, 1858; Francis S., b. March 17, 1864.
DANA DUNBAR FARNUM, brother of the preceding, m. Margarette . A. M., dau. of Moses Gage ; he died of typhoid fever. Children : George F., b. Dec. 28, 1861, m. Nellie F. Chase.
The mother d. May 16, 1870.
FARRAR.
THOMAS FARRAR. JR., born in Scituate, Mass., Sept. 6, 1775, m. March 25, 1798, Desire Curtis of Hanover, b. Feb. 1, 1778. He first moved to Townsend, then to Buckfield, Me., subsequently to Paris, and in 1815, to Woodstock. Children :
Freeman, b. May 2, 1799, m. 1st, Hannah P. Curtis of Hanover, Mass., and 2d, Edna Johnson of Jefferson.
Judith, b. Sept. 4, 1801, m. Calvin Jackson, son of Levi of Paris. Abagail, b. Feb. 18, 1804, never married.
Thomas, Jr., b. May 22, 1806, m. Betsey Moody, dau. of Josiah. Rufus, b. Dec. 18, 1808, m. 1st, Chloe Fuller, 2d, widow Spofford. Julia, b. May 18, 1813.
Joseph, b. Sept. 25, 1815.
Benjamin F., b. Sept. 8, 1822, m. 1st, Semantha Rowe, 2d, Dorcas W. Hanson.
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DAVID FARRAR was of Scituate, Mass., and came to Buckfield in 1788, David, the second child, being then thirteen years old. By wife Judith, he had the following children :
I Judith, b. July 1, 1773, m. - Lowell, s. Vassalboro.
II. David, b. May 20, 1775, m. 1st, Sarah Chesley of Paris, 2d, Polly Gammon.
III Samuel, b. Aug. 8, 1779.
IV Philip, b. Oct. 3, 1784.
V Mehitable, b. Jan. 30, 1787, m. Nathaniel Mayhew.
VI Nathan, b. Sept. 16, 1789, m. Susie Brock.
VII Bela, b. Dec. 26, 1797, m. Lydia Thayer.
VIII Desire, b. Oct. 3, 1796, m. Martin Crockett.
IX John, b. July 10, 1800, m. Rebecca Coburn.
The mother d. 1841.
BELA FARRAR, son of the preceding, m. Lydia, dau. of Asa Thayer, and settled on the lot set off from Buckfield into Paris. Children :
I Learned, b. Jan. 13, 1824, m. Mrs. Sylvia Thayer.
II Arabella, b. April 21, 1825, m. Gilman Heath.
III Delphina, b. Feb. 22, 1827, d. young.
IV Maria, b. Aug. 18, 1828, m. Sidney Farrar.
y Delphina, b. Oct. 17, 1830, m. Jefferson Lowe.
VI Bela Washington, b. May 19, 1832, m. Mary Ann Mayhew.
VII Harrison, b. March 1, 1837, mn. Eliza Hammond.
VIII Fairfield, b. Oct. 19, 1839.
IX Jefferson, m. Margarette Damon.
BELA WASHINGTON FARRAR, son of the preceding, m. Mary Ann, dau. of Alexander Mayhew. Children :
Clara M., b. Feb. 26, 1855, m. Charles H. Thayer ; Frank A., b. June 14, 1856, m. Alma Woodbury ; Wilbur L., b. Feb. 24, 1858, m. Lizzie Doble ; Walter W., b. Aug. 10, 1859, m: Dora E. Thayer.
HARRISON FARRAR, brother of the preceding, m. Eliza Ann, dau. of William Hammond of Buckfield. Children :
Everett Huntley, b. May 16, 1858, m. Annie Young of Hartford ; Anna Lydia, b. Aug. 1864, m. Herbert Teague; Harry Douglass, b. Sept. 19, 1870; Carl Edgar, b. Feb. 1874.
JEFFERSON FARRAR, brother of the preceding, m. Margaret Damon. Children :
Ellery, Carol.
WALTER W. FARRAR, son of Bela W. Farrar, an'e, m. Dora E., dan. of Alexander S. Thayer. Children :
Ronello A., b. April 22, 1883.
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FAUNCE.
JOHN FAUNCE was a passenger on the ship Ann, and arrived at Plymouth the last of August or first of July, 1623. In 1633, he took the oath to defend the church and State, and became a free- man. The line of descent may be found as follows : John1, the emigrant, Joseph2, John3, Benjamin4 and Benjamin5, who m. Saba, dau. of Ezekiel Washburn of Kingston. Children all born in Kingston :
Benjamin, b. Dec. 19, 1795, m. Nancy Washburn, s. Paris.
Olive, m. Dura Weston of Marshfield.
Ichabod, b. Oct. 28, 1802, m. Hannah Snell, s. Paris.
Saba, m. Justin Thomas of Kingston.
Martin, m. Sarah Holmes of Kingston.
BENJAMIN FAUNCE of the sixth generation, and son of Benjamin above named, m. April 21, 1821, Nancy, dau. of Bildad and Lucy (Adams) Washburn. She was b. in Kingston, Feb. 20, 1798. They moved to Paris in May, 1821, and settled on the farm, since owned and occupied by Leonard Sturtevant. They remained on this farm twelve years and moved to Hebron, and afterward to Nor- way, where some of the family still remain. Children.
Ellen Maria, b. Dec. 27, 1821, m. Lysander Dunham, s. Minot.
Benjamin Franklin, b. Nov. 4, 1823, m. Abagail Atkinson, s. Minot.
Lyman, b. Jan. 24, 1827, d. Nov. 1855.
Betsey Washburn, b. Dec. 31, 1828, m. Andrew P. Greenleaf of Norway,
who was killed the morning of Sheridan's ride, having arrived the night. before.
Azel Wood, b. Nov. 12, 1831, m. Apphia Rowe. s. Norway.
Nancy Washburn, b. June 24, 1834, m. James Drew, s. Auburn.
Eliza Wood, b. Feb. 12, 1837, m. 1st, George Greenleaf, 2d, Freeman Hutchinson.
Clara Thomas, b. Aug. 21, 1843, m. George Rowe, s. Norway.
The mother is now living in Norway with her son Azel Faunce.
ICHABOD FAUNCE, brother of the preceding, m. Hannah, dau. of Eleazer and Martha (Drake) Snell of Hebron. May 14, 1838, b. March 27, 1816. They settled in the Mountain district. Children :
Saba Amanda, b. June 12, 1839, m. Lewis Sturtevant ; Isaac Dillingham, b. July 8, 1845, m. Emma Taylor; Ida Mabel, b. Nov. 19, 1854, m. Stilman Corliss, s. Island Pond.
ISAAC DILLINGHAM FAUNCE, son of Ichabod, m. Emma, dau. of Taylor of Hebron. Children :
Herbert I., Edna.
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HISTORY OF PARIS.
FAVOR.
REUBEN FAVOR was the first of the name who settled in Paris. He was b. in Ware, N. H., and m. Mary, dau. of Deacon Samuel and Margery York of Falmouth, b. June 5, 1783. His farm was in the Swift neighborhood, and is the same now owned by Simon R. Ellis. Children :
Reuben, b. Yarmouth, June, 1806, m. Sarah Town; William, b. Paris, April, 1810, d. 1868 ; Samuel, b. Paris, Feb. 9, 1816, m. Mary Holt.
The mother d. March 21, 1843. The father d. March 9, 1851.
REUBEN FAVOR, son of the preceding, m. Sarah, dau. of Peter Town of Norway. Children :
Ferdinand F., b. Jan. 1, 1841, m. Fannie, dau. of Benjamin Greeley. He is a commission merchant in Boston ; Albert Ambrose, b. Oct. 21, 1842; Granville Marion, b. Dec. 11, 1843, killed Feb. 1884, by railroad collison ; George Irving, b. Aug. 18, 1846 ; Mary Adalaide, b. Jan. 12, 1850; Herbert R., b. Sept. 28, 1852; Anna F., b. Feb. 4, 1855; Ernest H., b. March 6, 1857.
SAMUEL FAVOR, brother of the preceding, m. Mary, dau, of Daniel Holt of Norway. Children :
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