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absence of family records, to determine which is the one whose sons settled in Waterford and Paris.
ELEAZER HAMLIN4, perhaps son of Benjamin3 and Anna (Mayo) Hamlin, (date of birth not known, but probably about the year 1730) was the father of Dr. Cyrus Hamlin, who came to Paris from Livermore. The marriages of Isaac and Eleazer Hamlin, (supposed brothers) are given in Mitchell's History of Bridgewater, the former to Sarah Shaw of Abington, and the latter to Lydia Bonney of Pem- broke in 1752. Eleazer Hamlin settled in Pembroke, and was prom- inent there during the war of the Revolution, serving as Captain in the patriot army. He moved from Pembroke to Harvard, and from thence to Westford, where he died. The children of Eleazer and Lydia (Bonney) Hamlin, as recorded on Pembroke Records, were as follows :
I Asia?, b. March 9, 1753. d. Aged 17.
II Betty3, b. Oct. 27, 1754, in. Seth Phillips.
III Alice5, b. Feb. 17, 1756, probably died young.
IV Africa5, b. Jan. 27, 1758, m. Susanna Stone of Groton.
V Europe5, b. Nov. 20, 1759, moved to Hillsboro, N. H.
VI America5, b. Oct. 20, 1761, m. Sally Parkhurst of Harvard.
VII Lydia5, b. Nov. 5, 1763, m. John Park of Groton.
VIII
Eleazer,5 b. Sept. 23, 1765, m. Sally Bancroft of Groton.
LX Molly,5 b. Aug. 3, 1767, m. Moses Stone of Groton.
X Cyrus, 5 m. Anna Livermore of Livermore. .
b. July 21, 1769.
XI Hannibal5, m. Susanna Faulkner of Acton.
Lydia, the mother, died Aug. 12, 1769, and after the father removed to Harvard, he remarried, and had other children. He d. in Westford, Mass.
Four of the above sons, viz. : Africa, America, Eleazer and Hannibal, settled in Waterford, Maine, where their father had a landed interest, and the last named, at one time, sheriff of Oxford county, was the father of Rev. Cyrus Hamlin, D. D.
DR. CYRUS HAMLIN5, the tenth child of, Eleazer and Lydia (Bon- ney ) Hamlin, studied medicine and settled in practice at Livermore, Me., where he married Anna, daughter of Dea. Elijah Livermore, 4 one of the founders of the town. When the county of Oxford was formed in 1805, Dr. Cyrus Hamlin was appointed Clerk of Courts, and moved to Paris Hill, where he lived many years, and until his death, which occurred Feb. 2, 1829. His wife Anna, died August 25, 1852. Their children were :
I Elijah L6., b. Dec. 30, 1798, d. April 6, 1799.
II Elijah L6., b. March 29, 1800, m. Eliza Choate,. s. Columbia, where
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his children were born. Moved to Bangor and d. there. He had. Adeline, m. Hon. George Stetson of Bangor, Dr. Augustus C. Hamlin of Bangor, and Julia, the wife of Samuel R. Carter of Paris.
III Cyrus6, b. July 16, 1802. He graduated at the Maine Medical school, in 1828, settled first in Calais, and then went to Galveston, Texas,. and died there a few years later.
IV Eliza6, b. April 4, 1804, died in Paris, unmarried.
V Anna6, b. July 11, 1805, m. Daniel Brown of Waterford ; now resides a widow in Paris.
VI Vesta6, b. June 6, 1808, m. Dr. Job Holmes, and lived in Calais.
VII Hannibal6, b. Aug. 27, 1809, m. 1st, Sarah J., dau. of Judge Stephen: Emery, and 2d, Ellen V. Emery, half sister of the first wife.
VIII Hannah L6., b. Oct. 10, 1814, m. Dr. Thomas B. Townsend, and. settled in Machias, where her husband soon after died.
HON. HANNIBAL HAMLING, the 7th child of Dr. Cyrus Hamlin, m. first, Dec. 10, 1833, Sarah Jane, daughter of Hon. Stephen and. Sally (Stowell) Emery. She was b. in Hallowell, Nov. 2, 1815, and d. in Hampden, April 17, 1855. Children all b. in Hampden ::
I George Emery, b. Sept. 30, 1835, d. July 14, 1844.
II Charles, b. Sept. 13, 1837, graduated at Bowdoin College, r. Bangor ;; he served with distinction in the late war, was promoted through the various grades to Brevet Brigadier General, has been Register in Bankruptcy, and is now serving his second term as a member of the Legislature. He mn. Nov. 28, 1860, Sarah Purinton Thompson of Topsham, and has Charles Eugene, b. Oct. 11, 1861 ; Addison, b. March 30, 1863; Cyrus, b. Aug. 18, 1869, and Edwin Thompson, b .. June 6, 1872. The two oldest graduated with honor at Harvard College, in the class of 1884.
III Cyrus, b. April 26, 1839. He also served in the late war; was a Brigadier General, and Brevet Major General, and after the war, settled in New Orleans, where he died Aug. 28, 1867.
IV Sarah Jane, b. Jan. 7, 1842, m. Col. George A. Batchelder. They are both deceased, leaving a son, Arthur, who bears the name of Arthur Hamlin.
V George Emery, b. Feb. 24, 1848, d. Sept. 6, 1849.
For second wife, Mr. Hamlin m. Sept. 25, 1856, Ellen Vesta, daughter of Hon. Stephen and Jennette ( Loring) Emery. She was b. Sept. 14, 1835. Children, the oldest b. in Hampden :
VI Hannibal Emery, b. Aug. 22, 1858. He graduated from Colby University, and is practicing law in Ellsworth.
VII Frank, b. in Bangor, Sept. 26, 1862, graduated from Harvard College, class of 1884.
Jan. Hannibal Hamlins
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HAMILTON.
JONAS HAMILTON m. Abagail, widow of Stephen Mitchell of Port- land, nee - - Bradbury of Scarboro, and settled in Paris in the Bisco district, in 1821, afterward moved to South Paris village. Previous to the completion of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence rail- road, followed teaming to Portland. The usual price being fifty cents per one hundred pounds. Children :
Rachel Lufkin, b. Nov. 10, 1814, m. James B. Poor, s. in Andover.
William, b. Oct. 16, 1817, s. Boston, Mass.
Phebe Ann, b. in Chesterville, April 19, 1820, m. Joseph Knight.
Ruth Bailey, b. in Paris, Nov. 8, 1823, m. William D. Brett.
Jonas, b. Nov. 19, 1827, Superintendent of Ogdensburg Railroad, s. Port- land.
Nancy, b. Nov. 19, 1827, m. James L. Shackley.
The mother d. March 28, 1870, aged 81.
HANSON.
DR. BENAIAH HANSON was the son of Ichabod, and the grandson of Timothy, who was a member of the society of Friends. He was b. in Windham, Oct. 18, 1781, m. Abagail Woodman. He died in York, Medina, Co., Ohio, Nov. 1, 1858. Children :
Jane Maria, b. in Paris, Dec. 31, 1811; Samuel Woodbury, b. in Hollis, 1813; Julia Ann, b. Weybridge, Vt., 1818; Frances Mary, b. Fowlerville, N. Y., 1829.
HARDY.
WILLIAM .W .. HARDY, son of Thomas W., and Betsey (Blood) Hardy of Hollis, N. H., was b. in Andover, Vt., Nov. 9, 1823, m. in Natick, Mass., May 1, 1852, Eunice C., dau. of Samuel and Lucy (Bryant) Gurney, b. in Minot, June 8, 1853. Settled in Paris, July, 1858. Children :
Leonard, b. in Natick, Mass., Aug. 12, 1855, an invalid; Henry, b. in Paris, Oct. 8, 1859, d. March 17, 1860; Jeffrey, b. Dec. 20, 1860 ; Lewis Gilbert, b. March 4, 1874, d. Aug. 24, 1876.
HARLOW.
WILLIAM HARLOW1, the first of the name on the Plymouth records, and probably the first in this country, appeared, when a young man, in Lynn, in 1637. He removed to Sandwich, and then to Plymouth, where he m. in 1649, Rebecca Bartlett. His house was constructed out of the timbers of the old Fort on Burial Hill, which had been granted him after it had been abandoned at the close of King Philip's war, and as stated in "Landmarks of Plymouth." The house is still standing. The line of descent from William1, above
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named, is William?, Robert3, Isaac4, William5, and William6, who m. Susanna, dau. of Thomas Harlow, and settled in Buckfield. Children :
Nathaniel, b. April 20, 1781, m. Polly Thayer.
William, b. 1782, killed by a falling tree.
Ivory, b. April 22, 1784, un. Rebecca -, s. Brewer.
Jerusha, b. June 22, 1786, m. Fuller Dyke, s. Canton.
Ephraim, b. Nov. 21, 1788, in. Laodicea Bessey, s. Buckfield.
Susanna, b. March 19, 1791, m. - Austin, s. Canton.
William, b. March 17, 1793, m. Sarah Billings, s. Bridgton.
Isaac, b. April 10, 1795.
Elizabeth, b. April 23, 1797, m. Levi Gray of Paris, s. Sangerville.
Drusilla, b. March 31, 1800.
The father d. in Buckfield, 1800. The mother d. in Sangerville, 1831.
NATHANIEL HARLOW, son of William and Susanna Harlow, m. Polly, dau. of Isaac and Hannah (Joyce) Thayer of Randolph, Mass. Children :
Elvira, b. Sept. 26, 1804, d. Dec. 15, 1810.
Irene, b. Oct. 30, 1808, m. Sylvanus B. Faunce.
Isaac, b. March 31, 1812, m. Elizabeth Maxim of Paris.
Hannah, b Oct. 2, 1814, m. Josiah Bailey.
Susanna, b. Jan. 7, 1818, mn. Benjamin Maxim, d. Oct. 23, 1869.
Polly, b. Sept. 25, 1821, m. Deering Mayhew.
Lonisa, b. Aug. 26, 1824, d. June 30, 1847.
Nathaniel, b. Aug. 31, 1827, m. Harriet L. Bonney.
Jairns, b. Feb. 13, 1830, m. Julia L. Turner.
The mother d. Jan. 1, 1842, and he m. 2d, widow Turner, whose maiden name was Witt of Norway.
ISAAC HARLOW, son of Nathaniel, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Silas Maxim, and settled on Paris Hill. He built the house, now the residence of Geo. B. Crockett. His name is found in the lists of town officers while he was resident here. He moved to Boston, Mass., previous to 1849, where he still remains. His wife d. in Boston in March, 1849. Children, the five first b. in Paris :
Augustine 1., b. May 29, 1833, was a Captain in the 13th Regiment, Mass., in the late war, m. Ella Ritner of Penn., is now settled in Hartford, Conn.
Infant, b. April 21, 1834, d. May 3, 1834.
Flora E., b. Sept. 19, 1836, (see Musical Celebrities.)
Infant, b. Feb. 15, 1841, d. Feb. 26, 1841.
Infant, b. April 13, 1842, d. May 1, 1842.
William Lawrence, b. Boston, Mass., March 5, 1849, m. Mary Abby Hall, s. Buckfield.
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WILLIAM LAWRENCE HARLOW, son of Isaac, m. Mary Abby, dau. of Andrew J. Hall of Buckfield, Dec. 7, 1873, s. in Buckfield. Lived in the family of Capt. Silas Maxim, from infancy, until . eighteen years of age. Children :
Flora Agnes, b. Sept. 5, 1875; Daisy May, b. Nov. 4, 1876; Maud Ernes- tine, b. April 8, 1878; Percy William, b. Aug. 28, 1880; Fannie Grace, b. May 9, 1883; Harry Augustine, b. Aug. 29, 1884.
HARRIS.
AMARIAH HARRIS, b. in Stoughton, Mass., Feb. 13, 1775, m. Abagail. daughter of John Daniels, who was born in New Glouces- ter, Feb. 25, 1775. He settled first in Buckfield, but afterwards moved to North Paris, where he died May 3, 1845. His wife died March 20, 1831. and he married Polly Daniels, her sister. Children : Sophia, b. in Buckfield, April 10, 1801, m. Benjamin F. Crawford. She died at Bryant's Pond, June 6, 1873. (See Crawford.)
Augustus, b. Paris, Sept. 29, 1811. He was a physician, m. Feb. 24, 1839, Louisa, dau. of William Cox of Norway, and settled in Colebrook, N. H., and died there April 20, 1874, from an overdose of tincture of aconite, taken by mistake for tincture of rhubarb.
Sally.
HASKELL.
EZEKIEL WHITMAN HASKELL was the son of Peter and Lucy (Pulsifer) Haskell of New Gloucester, b. July 3, 1831, m. April 5, 1855, Harriet, dau. of Nathaniel and Ruth (Lufkin) Rideout, b. in New Gloucester, July 24, 1831, settled at South Paris village, 1858. Children :
Emma Whitman, b. April 18, 1860; Edwin Nelson, b. July 25, 1862; Hattie Lufkin, b. Dec. 23, 1864.
The father d. July 5, 1871.
HATHAWAY.
LAZARUS HATHAWAY of Middleboro, Mass., m. Olive Pratt of Bridgewater, in 1774, and in the autumn of 1802, he came to Paris, and settled in the Swift neighborhood. His children born in Middle- boro, and most of whom came to Paris with him, were :
Patty, m. Benjamin Witt of Norway.
Elsie, m. Daniel Fobes of Paris.
Polly, m. Benjamin Chesley of Paris. John, m. and lived in Baltimore.
Lazarus, b. Jan. 3, 1782, m. Lucy Cole of Paris.
Nathan. He went to sea an l never returned.
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Olive, m. Calvin Bucknam of Hebron.
Lovicy, m. Daniel Dudley.
Susan, m. Caleb Perry.
Rachel, m. Jared Young.
LAZARUS HATHAWAY, JR., who married Lucy, daughter of Eleazer Cole, came here in early manhood, and spent the remainder of his years here. He was a valuable citizen, often employed in town affairs, and a member of the State Legislature. His children, all born in Paris, were :
Milo, b. Nov. 30, 1806, m. Nancy Swift.
Lorenzo, b. May 29, 1808, m. 1st, Lydia Jones, 2d, Avice Jones, and 3d, Mehitable Dunham; s. Norway.
Hannah, b. July 18, 1810, m. Simeon Shurtleff of Portland, d. 1884.
Mahala, b. Feb. 25, 1812, m. Silas Jones.
John, b. June 24, 1815, d. March 24, 1817.
Lucy Ann, b. Aug. 28, 1817, m. Welcome Kinsley of Greenwood.
Nathan, b. Feb. 21, 1819, m. 1st, Emily Fobes, 2d, widow Mason; he r. in California.
Almena Jane, b. Aug. 30, 1821, m. Sidney Perham.
John, b. June 24, 1826, m. Mehitable Felt, now of Woodstock.
Mary A., b. Jan. 6, 1829, m. Ellery W. Rowe, and lives in Portland. Mr. Rowe was b. Sept. 25, 1828, and they have had the following children :
Carrie May, b. March 8, 1856, d. Nov. 9, 1883; Myra S., b. Sept. 20, 1859, d. Nov. 20, 1861; Hattie E., b. March 20. 1861; Ella Mary, b. Jan. 18, 1865, d. Aug. 7, following; Lulie Ellen, b. Aug. 29, 1868, d. Oct. 23, 1884.
MILO HATHAWAY, son of Lazarus, m. Nancy, dau. of Caleb and Phebe (Waterman) Swift, Nov. 17, 1833. He was a carpenter by trade, was long a resident of the Staples farm. Late in life he removed to South Paris village. Children :
John Marion, b. Feb. 28, 1835, d. March 17, 1835.
James Madison, b. Jan. 19, 1837, d. April 25, 1837.
Theron Fairfield, b. Oct. 11, 1838, m. Clarissa A. Daniels.
Mary Hannah, b. Jan. 7, 1841, d. April 1, 1842.
Victoria Nancy b. July 22, 1843, m. Asa Woodbury.
Hannibal Hamlin, b. Nov. 14, 1845, d. May 14, 1851.
Hannah Louisa, b. Feb. 14, 1848.
Hannibal Hamlin, b. Jan. 31, 1851, d. Oct. 24, 1869.
Laurentius Horatio, b. Sept. 1, 1853, r. Dacotah.
The father d. April 17, 1879. The mother d. May 16, 1883.
JOHN HATHAWAY, brother of the preceding, m. Dec. 29, 1819, Mehitable, dau. of Jeremiah Felt of Woodstock, and settled on the
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homestead farm. He died, and his widow moved to Woodstock. Children.
Alice Amanda, b. July 24, 1854, m. May 14, 1871, Herbert C. Bacon, r. Woodstock.
Mellen Montrose, b. Jan. 22, 1859, m. Clara M. Whitman, r. Bryant's Pond.
John Elmer, b. Feb. 20, 1862.
The father d. Aug. 2, 1869.
THERON F. HATHAWAY, (son of Milo, ante) m. Clara A. Daniels. She was b. Dec. 20, 1845. Settled at Auburn, Paris Hill and South Paris ; is a cabinet maker by trade, and was a member of the firm of Hathaway, Davis & Co., afterward of South Paris Furniture Co. Children :
Mabel Gertrude, b. Aug. 14, 1873; Percy Edward, b. Sept. 25, 1879.
HAWKES.
JONATHAN G. HAWKES of Minot, m. Polly, dau. of Gideon and Sarah (Barrows) Cushman, Feb. 24, 1822. Children all b. in Minot :
Edward L., b. March 8, 1823, m. Harriet N. Lovell.
Orington W., b. Nov. 17, 1824, m. Anna A. K. Hall.
Silenas Uburto, b. Nov. 10, 1826, m. Lucy Cummings.
Harriet C., b. Nov. 10, 1828, m. Robert Carr, M. D.
Francis Cushman, b. July 17, 1834, m. Adalaide Ingalls.
SILENAS U. HAWKES, son of Jonathan, m. Lucy, dau. of Jona- than Cummings. Settled on Paris Hill ; is in trade and occupies the Bates store. Children :
Hannah Catherine, b. Dec. 6, 1852, d. March 28, 1854; Mary Abbie, b. April 26, 1854, d. Dec. 17, 1861.
HERSEY.
JAMES HERSEY, b. Dec. 12, 1758, m. Alatha Pool of Minot, Oct. 11. 1781. She was b. Sept. 13, 1761, settled in Sumner. Children : Simeon, b. July 8, 1782, n. Lois Warren.
James, b. Nov. 11, 1783, m. Olive Freeman.
Samuel, b. May 14, 1785, m. Eunice Bradbury.
Althea, b. Dec. 29, 1787, d. Aug. 1, 1788.
Althea, b. May 14, 1789, m. John Bradbury. Anna, b. July 3, 1791, m. Meshach Keen.
Susanna, b. March 30, 1793, m. John Thayer, s. Buckfield.
Ruth, b. Jan. 13. 1795, m. Benjamin Hammond, s. Lincoln. Olive, b. Dec. 15, 1796, m. Stephen Cobb.
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Maria, b. Nov. 28, 1798, m. Ezra Cobb.
Ira, b. Jan. 25, 1802, m. Omittee Fletcher.
Sophronia, b. Sept. 3, 1803, m. Hiram Heald.
SIMEON HERSEY, son of James, m. Lois Warren. Children : Nancy, m. Osgood Ryerson, s. Sumner.
Sobrina, b. Nov. 6, 1826.
Simeon, m. Omittee Rowe.
Almira, d. at South Paris, Nov. 3, 1878.
Warren, m. Hannah, dau. of Benjamin Hersey.
Alrah, b. Nov. 8, 1813, m. D. P. Buck, dau. of Willianı.
Lois, d. young.
Leri, m. Marcia Ladd, s. Auburn.
John M., m. 1st, Mary Bemis, 2d, Emily B. Tubbs.
Tristram, m. Arvilla Merrill.
Mary Jane, m. Albert Stowe, s. Dover, Mass.
WARREN HERSEY, son of Simeon, m. Hannah, dau. of Benjamin Hersey, and settled at South Paris. (See notice of Industries.) Children :
Almeda S., m. Charles Henry Durell, s. South Boston ; Flora.
The father d. Aug. 29, 1850. The widow in .. Walker.
ALVANI HERSEY, brother of the preceding, m. D. P., dau. of William Buck, Jan. 17, 1839, (see notice of Plow Industry. ) He has been Station Agent of the Grand Trunk Railroad since its com- pletion to South Paris in 1850. He has grown old in its service, yet retains his vigor and elasticity in a wonderful degree. Children : Albion A., b. Nov. 15, 1839, m. Olive A. Chamberlain, s. Portland. Charles Adams, b. June 4, 1845. m. Cyrene E. Bumpus, s. Chicago. Henry A., b. Nov. 12, 1847, mn. Abbie A. Cummings, s. Chicago.
JOHN M. HERSEY, brother of the preceding, m. Mary, dau. of Dr. Bemis, and settled in Sumner. Children :
Everett, s. Western States; Emery, s. Boston, Mass.
The mother d. Married 2d, Emily Bartlett Tubbs, dau. of Ezra Tubbs. Fiorence, Ernest, Freeman.
TRISTRAM HERSEY, brother of the preceding, m. May 6, 1846, Arvilla Record, dau. of Silas Merrill, and settled at South Paris. (See Industries of the Town. ) He was early interested in the tem- perance cause, and to his active efforts was attributed the loss of his buildings, by the torch of the incendiary. He moved from South Paris to Amherst, Mass. He is now residing at Auburn, engaged in insurance. Children :
Julius Freeman, b. July 20, 1847, d. March 25, 1848.
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SITE OF JACKSON'S MILLS ON STONY BROOK.
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Martha E., b. Dec. 24, 1848, graduated at Mt. Holyoke Seminary in 1871 ; assistant teacher in Auburn High School.
Ellis Tristram, b. Oct. 18, 1850, killed at Leadville, Colorado, by acci- dent, Dec. 8, 1878. He was leader of a musical association at Sunshine, Col., and was held in high esteem and respect. He was of the class of '73 at 'Amherst.
Freeman Julius, b. July, 1853, d. March 9, 1854.
Herbert S., b. April 7, 1855. He was in the class of 1876, at Amherst, and graduated at the State Medical College at Detroit, Mich. ; practic- ing physician at Bismark, Col .; surgeon in Marine Hospital, and county physician.
CHARLES ADAMS HERSEY, son of Alvah, m. Jan. 1, 1866, Cyrene E., dau. of Axel and Bethia Andrews Bumpus. Children :
Charles Leonard, b. Jan. 15, 1867; Nettie Louise, b. March 18, 1869, d. Dec. 29, 1869; Rose Lillian, b. Oct. 12, 1872.
HICKS.
ISAAC HICKS, son of Benjamin from Dover, N. H., and Polly (Morgan) Hicks, was b. in Greenwood, June 18, 1810, m. Jan. 31, 1834, by Giles Shurtleff, Esq., Mary, dau. of Hezekiah and Sarah (Greenwood> Farris of Hebron. Carpenter by trade, r. at South Paris village. Children :
Roxanna, b. Paris, Jan. 5, 1835, m. Cheney Lawrence, s. Albany.
Adelbert Franklin, b. Albany, Nov. 13, 1837, m. Lovicy Perham, s. Indianapolis.
Benjamin F., b. Albany, Dec. 13, 1839, m. Lizzie White of Gorham, s. Gilead.
Mary A., b. Albany, May 13, 1842, m. Byron V. Bryant of Greenwood. Pamelia S., b. Albany, Aug. 13, 1844, m. Isaac D. Cummings.
HILBORN.
THOMAS HILBORN, son of Robert of Oxford, was b. Oct. 22, 1786, m. Esther, dau. of Josiah and Deborah (Haskell) Smith, settled on the farm previously owned by Josiah Smith, and resided here many years. Moved to the James Perry farm in the Whittemore district, and late in life to Milton, where he died July 13, 1867. Children : Eliza Ann, b. June 9, 1814, m. 1st. Oliver Hubbard, 2d, Gilman Daniels. Elliot, b. Jan. 6, 1816, m. Jane Robbins. He was captain of a vessel
which was wrecked off Barnegat. He saved a boy, but lost his own life by so doing.
Mary Jane, b. Jan. 2, 1818, m. Eben Morey.
Charles, b. Jan. 6, 1820.
Andrew C., b. April 1, 1823, d. June 8, 1823.
Thomas Jones, b. Oct. 16, 1825, m. Mary T. Bowker.
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Ralph, b. Oct. 7, 1831, m. Lucinda Doughty, s. Cumberland.
Calista, m. Hannibal Andrews, s. Milton. Oliver.
THOMAS JONES HILBORN, son of Thomas, m. Mary T., dau. of Capt. James Bowker. Children :
Allaris Melcher, b. Jan. 18, 1860; George Beauregard, b. May 16, 1862; Thomas Forrest, b. April 4, 1864.
HILL.
THOMAS HILL was an English soldier under Burgoyne, and was taken prisoner at the capture of Ticonderoga. He was a waiter, as he claimed, of General Frazier. He said that he thought there were not men enough in all North America to capture Burgoyne's army. He was a weaver by trade, and specimens of his handiwork were preserved in the family of John Dennett. He m. Keziah Jackson of Newton, and adopted the country he came to conquer. He came first to Hebron and then to Norway. Children :
I Thomas, Jr., m. Catherine Armsby.
II Jemima, m. Samuel Brooks of Brighton, Mass.
III Alexander, m. 1809, Susan Dunham of Norway.
IV Betsey.
V Jane.
VI Consider.
The father d. July 8, 1830. The mother d. Jan. 13, 1840.
CAPTAIN THOMAS HILL, JR., came to Paris and lived in the family of Captain Seth Morse until he was twenty-one. He m. Catherine Armsby of Sutton, Mass. Captain Seth Morse moved to South Paris and then the farm was rented to Mr. Hill, and afterward purchased by him. Late in life he sold the farm and moved to South J'aris village. He was prominent in town affairs. Children :
I Lawson, b. Dec. 11, 1811, m. Louisa Hall.
II Jane, b. Aug. 7, 1813, d. Dec. 12, 1825.
III Octavus, b. Jan. 22, 1816.
IV Daniel Kinsbury, b. Sept. 25, 1818, m. Nancy P. Hall.
V Elizabeth, b. July 24, 1823.
VI Catherine, b. Sept. 28, 1826, m. Sewell Parsons, s. Missouri.
VII IIorace, b. Oct. 18, 1830, m. Rosie A. Wing.
The father d. Jan. 18, 1869, aged 89 years, 6 months.
ALEXANDER IlILL, son of Thomas, m. 1809, Susan, dau. of Asa Dunham of Norway. She was b. Aug. 24, 1786. Children, the five youngest born in Paris :
Alexander, b. Norway, Aug. 20, 1810, m. Lucy Jane Bates, minister at West Paris.
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Keziah Jackson, b. Norway, Feb. 13, 1813, m. Henry Noble, s. Norway. Samuel Danham, b. June 25, 1815, m. Jane Holden. Asa Thomas, b. Sept. 4, 1820, m. Isetta R. Evans.
Susan, b. June 22, 1824, m. David Claflin of Westborough.
Chloe Durell, b. April 9, 1827, in. Benjamin Evans, s. Ashland, Mass. Andrew Jackson, b. May 21, 1830, m. Martha E. Reed of Norway, had Cora and Frank and d. March 31, 1878.
The father d. April 9, 1830. The mother d. May 19, 1856.
LAWSON HILL, son of Thomas, m. Louisa A., dau. of Haven Hall, Nov. 26, 1838. Children :
Urania W., b. Oct. 21, 1841, m. Lyman Carr, s. Manchester, N. H.
Octarus T., b. March 16, 1846, mn. Dora Thing of Manchester, N. H., and settled there.
The mother d. Nov. 16, 1847, m. 2d, Emeline, dau. of Capt. Emmor Rawson, Oct. 5, 1848. She d. Nov. 6, 1852, m. 3d, Harriet, wid. of John A. Caswell, and dau. of Joseph Whitman of Woodstock, May 4, 1853. She was b. April 3, 1824.
Fremont, b. Nov. 20, 1856, d. April 3, 1858.
Jennie, b. July 30, 1859.
Montrose, b. June 18, 1861.
DANIEL K. HILL, brother of the preceding, m. Nancy, dau. of Major Cyprian Hall, May, 1841. Children :
Laurin K., b. July 11, 1842, d. Jan. 5, 1843.
Lauretta E., b. April 1, 1844, m. John R. Sanborn, s. Norway.
Rose J., b. March 28, 1846, m. A. J. Nevers of Norway.
Kinsman A., b. April 9, 1849, d. June 20, 1878.
Daniel O., b. Feb. 21, 1852.
The mother d. June 18, 1869; m. 2d, Sarah, dau. of Jonathan Holmes, now living at Norway. She was the widow of Albert Whitney.
HODGDON.
MOSES HODGDON and his wife Betsey, were residents of this town for several years. They lived in a house near Elder Hooper's, which he built for them. Hodgdon was a tanner and shoemaker, and was employed by Elder Hooper in these trades or on the farm. He moved to some eastern town. Children :
John, Eliza, Daniel, Oliver, Harriet, Thomas, William H.
HODGMAN.
LEONARD C. HODGMAN, son of Gilman Hodgman of Gilead, was b. Nov. 1839, m. Emma R., dau. of Elmer Woodbury then of Paris, and settled in South Paris village. He was conductor on the Grand Trunk Railroad. Children :
Edwin G., b. Paris, Oct. 24, 1860. The father d. Feb. 1867.
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HISTORY OF PARIS.
HOLDEN.
PETER HOLDEN, JR., b. in Otisfield, July 6, 1800, m. Lucy N., dau. of Eleazer Dunham of Paris in 1827. He was a farmer and blacksmith, came to Paris in 1847. Children :
Lucy J., d. June 28, 1833; Peter M., m. Caroline C. Ayer; Elisha S., d. Sept. 1833; Alanson M., b. Jan. 23, 1842.
The father d. Nov. 28, 1878.
PETER M. HOLDEN, son of Peter, Jr., m. Caroline Ayer of Bethel in 1851, and settled on the homestead. Children :
Lucy I., m. Charles R. Penley ; James M , m. Ella Kimball of Woodstock.
HOLMES.
LEMUEL and JOSEPH HOLMES were taxed in Paris in 1798. They came from Plymouth, Mass. In 1805, they were living in the same school district with Lazarus Hathaway, Caleb Swift and others. In 1816, Lemuel had deceased, and Joseph had either died or left town. Of the latter we have no data. Lemuel Holmes married Rebecca Bartlett of Plymouth in 1781. He had three daughters, as follows :
Rebecca, m. Benjamin Bacon of Greenwood; Charlotte, m. Abiathar Tuell of Paris, and Harriet, m. Sprague Churchill ; he may have had other children.
CAPT. JAMES HOLMES was b. in Plymouth, Mass., m. Jerusha, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Chase) Rawson of Sutton. He set- tled in Hebron, now Oxford. Children all b. in Hebron :
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