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Ezekiel C., b. April 3, 1821, m. Abagail Millett, s. Norway. Hannah F., b. March 29, 1823, m. George Farnum, s. Rumford. Testa H., b. July 12, 1825, m. Moses Bixby of Andover, Mass. Abner F., b. Nov. 14, 1827, m. Mary Millett.
The father d. Sept. 1830. The mother d. Dec. 1860.
6 SYLVANUS JACKSON, brother of the preceding, m. Clarissa, dau. of Thaddeus Bartlett of Bethel, in 1810. She died at her father's house, Sept. 19, 1810, m. Bathsheba, a sister to first wife, in 1812. She was b. March 22, 1793. He was prominent in town affairs. Children : .
11 Jairus Hammond, b. Bethel, Aug. 17, 1813, m. Lorania Hall.
Clarissa Bartlett, b. Paris, Oct. 10, 1815, m. 1st, Elijah Monk, 2d, George Garland.
Charlotte Willis, b. Paris, May 7, 1818, d. 1842.
12 James Hooper, b. Sept. 10, 1820, m. Mary W. Stone.
Sybil, b. Feb. 21, 1823, m. Col. Simon H. Cummings.
Sylvanus Nelson, b. 66 Oct. 4, 1825, d. July 2, 1827.
Bathsheba, b. 1830, d. 1851.
Nancy H., b. 1832, m. Rufus Reed, s. Orono.
George Kimball, b. 66 Feb. 29, 1836, m. Arabella Cooper, s. Ionia, Mich.
The mother d. Feb. 11, 1841. The father d. March 25, 1868, aged 83.
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7 BENJAMIN JACKSON, brother of the preceding, m. Keziah, dau. of Jacob Paine. She was b. Feb. 19, 1798. Children :
Caroline C., b. Oct 17, 1818, m. John Cummings.
Mahala F., b. March 5, 1823, m. Elijah Day of Woodstock.
13 Benjamin F., b. Sept. 9, 1825.
Susan, b. June 19, 1830.
Nelson, b. April 11, 1833.
Charles P., b. Aug. 10, 1837, enlisted in the army, supposed killed in battle.
8 JACOB JACKSON, brother of the, preceding, m. Nancy, dau. of Joshua Bessey. He was a blacksmith by trade, and at one time was doing quite an extensive business. This was when the black- smith did the ironing of plows. He was one of the company own- ing the township of Lincoln, and at one time, was one of the wealthiest men of the town. Children :
Arabella Rawson, b. Aug. 28, 1820, d. Sept. 24, 1841.
Nancy Ann, b. April 9, 1822, m. Alva Shurtleff.
Andrew, b. May 31, 1824, d. Aug. 3, 1824.
Mary Stearns, b. Sept. 7, 1826, m. Stilman Biathrow, s. Malden, Mass. Martha E., b. Jan. 14, 1828, m. Sylvan Shurtleff.
14 Charles Webster, b. Feb. 1, 1830, m. Lydia A. Knapp. Jacob Francis, b. Feb. 1, 1834, m. Susan Biathrow, s. N. H. The father d. Feb. 8, 1872.
9 JOSEPH JACKSON, half brother of the preceding, m. Lucretia, dau. of Luther Brett, and settled on the easterly end of the lot, now the homestead of his son Hiram. Children : .
Eliza, b. March 8, 1821, d. Nov. 8, 1842.
15 Hiram. b. March 21, 1823, m. Ellen H. Hubbard.
Lucretia, b. Sept. 27, 1825, m. Charles T. Mellen.
Isabella S., b. May 13, 1822, d. 1858.
The father d. Aug. 13, 1849, aged 55 years, 4 months.
10 LEMUEL W. JACKSON, son of Lemuel 3d, m. Hannah, dau. of John Lunt of Woodstock, March 26, 1840. Children :
Asaph K., b. April 13, 1841, m. Sobrina E. Barrows. Levis L., h. Feb. 25, 1843, m. Francetta Buck. Eliza J., b. Sept. 24, 1845, m. John M. Bird.
16 Lemuel W., Jr., b. May 18, 1851, m. Hattie Frank. Alice J., b. May 18, 1851, d. Aug. 23, 1860.
The mother d. July 29, 1868, in. 2d, Nov. 18, 1869, Eveline A., dau. of William and Hannah N. (Bradbury) Hackett, b. Oct. 28, 1827.
11 CAPTAIN JAIRUS HAMMOND JACKSON, son of Sylvanus, m. Lorana, dau. of Haven Hall. He has been prominent in the affairs
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of the town, and is a citizen of substantial merit ; has long been interested in the history of his native town, having at one time com- menced gathering the materials for the work. (See Mills. ) Children :
Mary Adams, b. Sept. 5, 1841, d. March 19, 1842. Heten Louise, b. March 28, 1843, m. Levi D. Stearns.
17 Andrew Jairus, b. May 16, 1847, m. Agnes Bradbury. Mary Agnes, b. Oct. 17, 1853, d. 1869. Alfred Hall, b. July 13, 1859.
12 JAMES HOOPER JACKSON, brother of the preceding, m. Mary W., dau. of Luther Stone, Feb. 5, 1844. Children :
Thomas Perry, b. Dec. 3, 1844.
James Edwin, b. Aug. 31, 1847, d. June 11, 1873.
18 Willie Salmon, b. Oct. 31, 1850, m. Abbie Frances Merrill. Luther Eugene, b. May 16, 1854. Katie Eloise, b. July 9, 1856, m. Herbert P. Hammond.
George Albert, b. Nov. 6, 1859. Fred S. Grant, b. Aug. 28, 1863. Clara Bartlett, b. Sept. 29, 1867, d. March 14, 1869.
13 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN JACKSON, son of Benjamin, had the fol- lowing. Children :
Lilla Jane, b. Nov. 13, 1853, m. Charles Marshall.
Windsor C., b. Sept. 16, 1865. Adaline A., b. Sept. 24, 1859. Elmer F., b. Nov. 11, 1862.
The mother d. Married 2d, Lydia A., widow of Charles Webster Jackson.
14 CHARLES WEBSTER JACKSON, son of Jacob, m. Lydia A. Knapp. Children :
George K., b. 1859. Alta S., b. 1861. Willie Francis, b. 1865.
The father died. The widow m. Benjamin F. Jackson.
JACOB FRANCIS JACKSON, brother of the preceding, m. Susan Beathrow, Children :
Ida, Anna, and Infant.
The father d. in N. II.
15 ILIRAM JACKSON, son of Joseph, m. Ellen H., dau. of Hiram Hubbard, April 12, 1877. Settled on the homestead, and has made it one of the best hay producing farms of the town ; is largely interested in timber lands, and has acquired a competence. Children :
Herbert Hubbard, b. April 8, 1878.
Daughter, b. Feb. 8, 1881, d. unnamed.
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16 LEMUEL WEBSTER JACKSON, son of Lemuel W. Jackson, m. Hattie, dau. of Ephraim S. and Ann R. (Mayberry) Frank of Gray, July 3, 1870, b. May 21, 1852. Children :
Frank Webster, b. Gorham, N. H., Sept. 19, 1872.
Annie Mabel, b. Paris, Oct. 3, 1876, d. June 20, 1877, in. Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas.
17 ANDREW JAIRUS JACKSON, son of Jairus H. Jackson, m. Agnes. dau. of Moses Bradbury, and settled in Ionia, Mich. Children :
Mary Josephine, b. Paris, May 17, 1870.
Sidney Perham, b. Ionia, Mich., Oct. 17, 1871.
Lillian Agnes, b. 66
Roscoe Bradbury, b. Jan. 1879.
18 WILLIE SALMON JACKSON, son of James Hooper Jackson, m. Abbie Frances, dau. of William P. and Elizabeth (Buck) Merrill of New Gloucester, June 4, 1870, b. in Norway, Aug. 16, 1853. Children :
Angie Mabel, b. April, 1872.
Eddie Eugene, b. Feb. 24, 1877.
JOHNSON.
HENRY P. and MARY M. JOHNSON became residents of Paris on the purchase of the farm previously owned by Captain Gideon Bol- ster. Children :
Fred. H., b. Sept. 12, 1853, in Western States; Thomas; Augustus, b. June 9, 1855. m. Edith L. Clark; Annie D .; Hattie E .; Helen A .; Carrie M .; Arthur C.
The mother d. 1879.
THOMAS A. JOHNSON, son of Henry P. Johnson, m. Edith L., dau. of Hezekiah C. Clark. Children :
Lester C., b. June 24, 1877 ; Edith I., b. Feb. 22, 1879; Rosabelle M., b. Dec. 8, 1880; Annetta L., b. Oct. 21, 1882.
JONES.
GEORGE JONES, son of J. H. and Margarette (Stuart) Jones, was b. in Baltimore, Md., July 22, 1826, came to Paris in 1852, m. in Portland, Hortense A., dau. of Robert and Anna L. (Foss) Smith. Children :
Joseph Henry, b. Portland, July 22, 1852, m. Ellen M. Whitman.
Anna Octavia, b. Paris, Jan. 20, 1854, d. Feb. 17, 1854.
Anna Octavia, b. " Jan. 31, 1855, m. John Cuskley of Portland.
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Lizzie, b.
Paris, March 10, 1857, m Eugene Gardner of Buckfield.
Seward B., b. 66 Dec. 16, 1858, m. Belle Clark of Rumford.
Robert Smith, b. 66 Sept. 11, 1860, d. Feb. 25, 1863.
Minnie H., b. 66 Feb. 25, 1862.
George W., b. 66 1864, d. 1864.
The mother d. April 7, 1864.
ALPHONZO C. JONES, son of Seward P. and Matilda P. (Andrews ) Jones, b. in Levant, March 8, 1844, m. Nov. 25, 1869, Abbie Ella, dau. of Henry and Sarah M. (Scribner) Knight, b. June 4, 1850. Machinest by trade, and settled at South Paris, May, 1879. Children :
Marion W., b. July 3, 1871; Walter Shirley, b. Nov. 21, 1874; Gertrude, b. June 2, 1878.
SILAS JONES, son of Charles M., and Deborah Jones, was living with his parents near South Paris in 1850, and lived here until after the war when he moved to Welchville. He married Mahala, dau. of Lazarus Hathaway, and had :
Silas F., b. 1843, served in Co. F, 23d Me. Regiment, and d. in Maryland ; Nathan F., b. 1848, and others.
JORDAN.
ELIJAH JORDAN settled first on Phillip's Academy Grant, Nov. 6, 1801, at which date, he married Elizabeth Leach, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (Shurtleff) Cowan. Children :
I Elijah, b. Dec. 18, 1802, mn. Lucretia Cummings.
II Eliza, b. Sept. 26, 1803, m. Joseph Flint, s. Albany.
III David, b. Jan. 20, 1805, m. Eunice Brown.
IV Mary, b. Aug. 8, 1807, m. Dexter Moore, s. Lovell.
V Leonard, b. Oct. 30, 1809, s. Portland.
VI Adaline, b. Jan. 15, 1812, m. Richard Kennard, s. Portland.
VII Eli, b. June 18, 1814, m. Lucinda Ball.
VIII Ruth, b. Dec. 26, 1816, m. - Foster, s. Boston.
IX Sally, b. Sept. 19, 1818, m. Charles Davis, s. N. Y.
x Luther, b. March 9, 1820, went to N. Y. and killed in the war.
XI Lucy, b. Dec. 2), 1822, went to New York.
XII Calvin, b. Jan. 16, 1824, m. - Chandler, drowned in Lewiston.
The father d. Oct. 1859. The mother d. Oct. 10, 1861.
DAVID JORDAN, son of Elijah, m. Eunice, dau. of Thomas Brown of Minot, March 14, 1830, and settled in South Paris village. Children :
Charles Angustus, b. Sept. 5, 1831.
Sarah Elizabeth, b. July 9, 1834, m. Willard Woodbury.
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Eunice Ellen, b. April 17, 1839, m. Jairus A. Jackson.
John Fairfield, b. March 23, 1841, in Western States.
Abbie Ellorah, b. June 15, 1848, m. Simeon Clough, Monmouth.
Alice Louise, b. June 29, 1850, m. Charles H. Langmaid of Waterville, Canada.
The mother d. Dec. 29, 1878.
JUDKINS.
ALVAH JUDKINS, son of Stephen of Gilmanton, N. H. and Mary Bunker, his wife, was born in Rumford, June 24, 1824. He learned the carriage maker's trade of Reuben T: Allen of Milton Pl., set up in business at Woodstock, and then moved to North Paris and died there, Jan. 19, 1882. He married Laura Ann, dau. of Josiah and Lucy (Faunce) Moody, June 14, 1849, and had Eugene, now deceased. His first wife died in 1850, and he married second, Sophia Jordan of Lisbon, and had :
Laura, Emma, Harriet, Fanny, Ella, Frank, Clarence and Alice.
The mother d. in Oct. 1876.
EDWIN E. JUDKINS, brother of the preceding, b. in Roxbury, July 22, 1832, m. Lucy, dau. of Rev. Nathan Andrews, April 2, 1855, and settled at West Paris. Children :
Cora Agnes, b. June 17, 1860, m. Edwin H. Brown.
Eugene Howard, b. April 25, 1862.
KEITH.
REV. JAMES KEITH, a Scotchman, was the first minister of Bridge- water ; was educated at Aberdeen, in Scotland ; came over in 1662, at about eighteen years of age ; ordained Feb. 1664, and m. Susanna, dau. of his deacon, Samuel Edson.
SAMUEL, son of Rev. James, m. Bethiah, dau. of Deacon Edward Fobes, 1703.
SAMUEL, son of Samuel, m. Hannah, dau. of William Ames, 1734.
EDWARD, son of Samuel, m. Mehitable, dau. of Thomas Hay- wood, 1778, and settled in the Shaw neighborhood. Children all b. in Bridgewater :
I Bethiah, b. 1781, m. Benjamin Chesley, Dec. 1802.
The mother d. Married 2d, Mrs. Betsey, mother of Capt. Samuel and Capt. George King of this town, and sister of Jairus Shaw, Esq.
II Joirus S., b. 1792, graduate of Brown University, s. Oxford.
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III Mehitable, b. Dec. 16, 1794, m. Moses Hammond.
IV Hannah, b. 1797, m. Cyrus Shaw, s. Oxford.
The father d. Oct. 1803, buried in cemetery on Durell Hill. The widow m. Asa Perry of Paris as his 2d wife. She d. in 1820, and is buried beside her husband, Keith.
KIMBALL.
GEN. WILLIAM K. KIMBALL, (see Personal Notice) married July 29, 1842, Frances Freeland, daughter of Capt. Samuel Rawson. Children :
Frances Freeland, b. March 11, 1844, m. Henry M. Bearce of Norway and died there.
Alice A., b. Jan. 3, 1846, m. J. Frank Holland, who resided in Houlton, where she died.
William W., b. Jan. 9, 1848 ; is an officer in the U. S. Navy.
James Rawson, b. July 19, 1850.
Constance M., b. Sept. 2, 1856.
STEPHEN E. KIMBALL, son of Jonathan and Satina (Besse) Kim- ball of Woodstock, formerly of Bridgton, came to South Paris vil- lage and has for several years been engaged in the manufacture of carriages. He married a daughter of William Young of Norway, and has a family.
KING.
PHILIP KING came from Braintree to that part of Taunton which is now Raynham, in 1680, and bought land, the deed of which is recorded in the Taunton records, bearing date 1680. He m. Judith, dau. of Rev. William Whitman. They had one son and six daugh- ters. John, b. about 1681, m. about 1700, Alice Dean of Taunton, and had :
Philip, John, Josiah, David, Jonathan, Benjamin, Hannah and Abagail.
BENJAMIN, above named, m. Abiah, dau. of Deacon Samuel Leonard, and had :
George, William, Asa, Gaius, Anna and Hazadiah.
He m. 2d, Deliverance Eddy, by whom he had six children. He repre- sented the town in the General Court in 1774, and was a delegate to the Provincial Congress.
GEORGE, son of Benjamin, was a man of athletic power, cour- ageous and patriotic. On the first call for soldiers, Sergeant King rode through the town, calling at every house, with the proclama- tion : "Rally ! The British are shooting our Massachusetts men,
CAPT. SAMUEL KING HOMESTEAD.
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Rally ! and drive them out of the country !" He m. Betsey Shaw. Children, all born in Raynham :
I Samuel, b. May 18, 1771, m. Sally Hall.
II George, b. 1778, m. Polly Hall.
III Betsey, m. Enoch Shaw.
Betsey Shaw King m. 2d, Edward Keith, and 3d, Asa Perry ; she died and is buried beside Edward Keith in the Durell cemetery.
CAPTAIN SAMUEL KING, son of Sergeant George, came to Paris with his uncle, Jairus Shaw, settled first on High street, and after- ward exchanged farms with Asa Barrows, now the homestead of William O. King. He was a carpenter and builder. The accom- panying engraving is a specimen of his handiwork, and was his residence for many years. He m. Sally, dau. of Jonathan Hall. Children :
I Samuel, b. Feb. 4, 1798, m. Eliza Shaw, s. Portland.
II Alonzo, b. Feb. 3, 1801, m. Miranda Prentiss.
III Sally Hall, b. Dec. 26, 1802, m. Charles Durell, s. Oxford.
IV Polly, b. Feb. 20, 1805, m. Ira Brett, s. Portland.
V Joseph Haven, b. March 17, 1807, m. Charlotte Cushman, 2d, Lucy Clifford.
VI Betsey Shaw, b. Aug. 7, 1809, d. May 20, 1810.
VII Horatio, b. June 21, 1811, m. Ann Collins, s. Washington, D. C.
VIII Maria M., b. Sept. 27, 1813, m. Thomas H. Brown, M. D.
LX Jairus Keith, b. Feb. 3, 1816, m. I. Jane Shaw, s. Portland. '
x Cyrus S., b. Sept. 23, 1818, m. Dorcas Purley, s. Portland.
XI William Otis, b. Aug. 6. 1820, m. Mary Ann Clifford.
The father d. April 29, 1856. The mother d. Dec. 9. 1862.
CAPTAIN GEORGE KING, brother of the preceding, m. Polly, dau. of Jonathan Hall, and settled at South Paris Village. He was also a carpenter and builder, most of his work still remaining in this and adjoining towns. Children :
I Miranda, b. Jan. 29, 1806, m. Deacon Elisha Morse.
II Augustus G., b. Oct. 2, 1808, m. Louisa Bolster.
III Erastus, B. April 21, 1812, m. Harriet Stowell.
IV Octavius, b. July 21, 1816, m. Arvilla Sturtevant. (See Paris News- paper men.)
V William Arridus, b. July 3, 1820. Joined the Mormans at one time, and was one of the committee that went to Salt Lake to select a location for the Saints.
VI Cyrenus, b. Sept. 30, 1824, m. Elizabeth Buck, s. Fon-du-lac. The father d. Sept., 1854. The mother d. 1857.
ALONZO KING, son of Captain Samuel, m. Miranda, dau. of Deacon Caleb Prentiss. Settled in Oxford and engaged in trade.
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Returned to Paris and settled on the Prentiss homestead, and after- ward moved to the farm, now the homestead of Samuel M. King. Children :
I Isabelle, b. 1827, d. 1827.
II Julius Alonzo, b. July 20, 1829, m. Clara H. Ricker.
III Sarah Hall, b. 1831, m. M. J. Batchelor, s. Brookfield, Mass.
IV George M. P., b. Dec., 1833, mn. Mary Smith of Turner. He grad- uated at Colby University, and is now Principal of Wayland Sem- nary, Washington, D. C. Ernest, graduate of Colby, and is a. physician at Washington, D. C .; Harry.
V Samuel M., born July 6, 1837, m. Emily A. Barrows.
VI Joseph Addison, b. Sept. 14, 1840, m. Irene Gladding, s. Portland .. Elizabeth, b. March 14, 1873; Frederic Alonzo, b. Sept. 10, 1876.
VII Arthur C., b. March 25, 1845, m. Alice Woodruff, resides in Detroit,. Mich. Belle, Arthur W.
The mother d. Sept. 2, 1881.
JOSEPH H. KING, brother of the preceding, m. Charlotte, dau. of Caleb Cushman of Hebron, Feb. 9, 1832. She d. Oct. 27, 1832 ; m. 2d, Lucy, dau. of David Clifford. He was a carpenter and. builder. Settled on Paris Hill, moved to Portland and afterward. returned to South Paris. Children :
Frances Maria, b. Oct. 11, 1834, m. Leonard F. Verrill.
Abel C. Thomas, b. Sept. 19, 1836, m. Mary E. Morton.
Joseph Emerson, b. July 12, 1839, d. Jan. 6, 1842.
William Horatio, b. Feb. 3, 1845, m. Eliza Hamlin of Sweden, Me., s .. Concord, N. H.
Marcellus Henry, b. Sept. 21, 1852, d. Feb. 16, 1863.
Sarah Angelia, b. Aug. 19, 1854, m. Roscoe R. Flanders of Auburn. The father d. Nov. 9, 1875.
WILLIAM OTIS KING, brother of the preceding, m. Mary Ann, dau. of David Clifford, and settled on the homestead. Children :
I William Herbert, b. Dec. 7, 1842, d. Jan. 15, 1849.
II Cyrus E., b. Jan. 25, 1845, d. Jan. 15, 1849.
III Jairus Ferdinand, b. Dec. 9, 1847, m. Hattie, dau, of John B. Por -. ter of Paris. Nellie M., b. April 10, 1876.
IV Frances Ellen, b. March 2, 1850, d. May 8, 1863.
V Mary Ann, b. June 22, 1854.
VI Emma C., b. April 11, 1859, m. Albert L. Holmes.
VII Lucy Maria.
VIII Josephine E., b. Jan. 3, 1863.
AUGUSTUS KING, son of Captain George King, mn. Louisa, dau. of Captain Isaac Bolster, b. April 28, 1812. Children :
I Miranda Elizabeth, b. Oct. 3, 1832, m. John Martin, s. South Paris ..
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II Francis Eaton, b. Dec. 22, 1833, m. Marcia F. Bessey.
The mother d. May 17, 1834, m. 2d, Sarah E. Hodgkins of Portland. III Hattie L., b. April 16, 1838, m. Henry W. Wilson.
JULIUS ALONZO KING, son of Alonzo, m. Clara H., dau. of James Ricker of Hartford, and settled on the Prentiss homestead. Child- ren :
Myra Elizabeth, b. July 23, 1854.
Carroll Ricker, b. Oct. 26, 1860.
The father d. March 13, 1883.
SAMUEL M. KING, brother of the preceding, m. Emily A., dau. of Philip Barrows of Waterford, Me., and settled on the homestead. Children :
Son, b. April 20, 1866, d. May 11, 1866.
Bertram, b. June 28, 1867, d. Jan. 7, 1868.
Renie, b. Jan. 10, 1869.
ABEL C. THOMAS KING; son of Joseph H. King, m. Mary E. dau. of Ebenezer Morton, April 12, 1863. He has been Master of Paris Lodge, District Deputy Grand Master, and for many years the able Secretary of the Oxford County Agricultural Society. Children : Alice May, b. Jan. 11, 1873.
The mother d. Sept. 14, 1877; m. 2d, Ella F., dau. of Jesse D. Donnell of Monmouth, Nov. 26, 1878. She was b. June 25, 1850.
KINSLEY.
CAPTAIN AZEL KINSLEY, son of Silas, and grandson of Benjamin of Easton, Mass., m. Martha, dau. of George Howard, 1785, and lived in West Bridgewater. Moved to Minot, Maine, about 1800. Children :
I Azel, b. Bridgewater, Dec. 5, 1785, m. Polly Niles, s. Paris.
II Hannah, b. Bridgewater, Oct. 14, 1787, m. Adna Tribou, s. Paris.
III Patty, b. 1789.
IV Silas, b. 1792.
V Abagail, b. 1795.
VI Martin, b. 66 1797.
VII Rebecca, b. 66 1799, m. Samuel Bumpus, s. Hebron.
VIII Welcome, b. Minot, m. Lucy, dau. of Lazarus Hathaway, s. Green- wood.
IX Laura, b. Minot, m. 1st, Lucius Cary, 2d. Joseph Hutchinson of Auburn.
AZEL KINSLEY, son of Captain Azel, m. Polly Niles, b. May, 1788, and settled on the farm now the homestead of C. L. Elder. Children :
I Polly Niles, b. Oct. 26, 1808, m. Eleazer C. Shaw, r. in Portland.
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The mother d. Oct. 30, 1808, m. 2d, Sally Niles, Nov. 2, 1791.
II Sarah Jane, b. Sept. 8, 1815, d. 1840.
III Julia A., b. Jan. 21, 1818, r. at Yarmouthville.
IV Cyrus, b. Feb. 23, 1820,
V Clarinda M., b. Sept. 27, 1822.
VI Edwin, b. March 2, 1825, r. at Santa Cruz, Patagonia.
VII Cordelia, b. Feb. 27, 1828, m. Benjamin Foster, s. Yarmouthville.
VIII Eliza S., b. July 11, 1830, m. Sylvanus Humphrey, s.
IX Laura A., b. March 28, 1833, m. John Merrill, r. at Lisbon.
x Maria A., b. July 25, 1836. m. P. C. Gooding, r. at Yarmouthville.
The father d. Sept. 6, 1876. The mother d. March 12, 1879.
KITTREDGE.
DOCTOR ASAPH KITTREDGE of Brookfield, Mass., m. Eliza, dau. of Daniel Stowell, and settled on the farm at North Paris still bear- ing his name. He afterward moved to Paris Hill. See village of Paris Hill, also Personal Notice. ) Children :
Charles F., b. May 2, 1819, m. Phebe Knapp, r. New Haven, Conn.
The mother d. and he m. 2d, Oct. 1823, Jennette Young of North Yar- mouth.
Eliza S., b. Jan. 30, 1830, d. 1848.
George William, b. Jan. 27, 1832.
After the death of his wife, Dr. Kittredge moved to New Haven and died there, Feb. 6, 1868.
KNIGHT.
EDMUND KNIGHT, b. in Falmouth, May 18, 1767, m. Dorothy Has- kell, b. May 9, 1768. They settled in the Robinson neighborhood on the farm, since the homestead of his son Nathaniel, and still retained in the family. The father d. in Paris, Jan. 3, 1830. The mother d. June 12, 1821. Children :
I Dorcas, b. New Gloucester, Dec. 11, 1790, m. John Twombly, s. in Dexter.
II Dorothy, b. New Gloucester, Sept. 16, 1792, mn. Nathan Knight, s. Otisfield.
III Hudson, b. New Gloucester, Aug. 22, 1794, d. in Dexter, May 13,. 1870.
IV Henry, b. Poland, May 30, 1797, m. Sophia Shurtleff, s. Dexter.
v Hannah, b. Poland, May 19, 1799, m. John Twombly, d. in Lee.
VI Nathaniel, b. Paris, Ang. 10, 1801. m. Martha Houghton.
VII Andrew, b. Oct. 3, 1803, mn. in Dexter, Susan Copeland.
VIII Eliza, h Nov. 14, 1806, m. Chancy Copeland, d. in Mich., 1838.
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HISTORY OF PARIS.
NATHANIEL KNIGHT, son of Edmund, m. Martha, dau. of Moses Houghton. Children :
Hudson, b. July 31, 1834; Livonia, b. Dec. 11, 1835; Horace, b. May 11, 1838.
The father d. June 16, 1874.
ISAAC KNIGHT of Westbrook, b. June 18, 1774, m. Oct. 30, 1799, Mary Adams of the same town. She was b. June 2, 1779. The family came to South Paris village previous to 1820. (See village of South Paris. } Children :
Cornelius, b. Westbrook, July 27, 1805, m. Sylvina Dunham of Hebron.
Mary B., b. 66 July 14, 1809, m. Daniel Dunham, s. Woodstock. Jane, b. May 9, 1814, d. July 3, 1815.
Hiram, b. Aug. 27, 1816, m. Lucy H., dau. of Charles Por- ter.
Hiram P., was clerk of Enroling Board at Auburn, during the latter part of the war, m. a daughter of David Dunn, Esq., of Poland. He served in Co. F., 23d Maine Regiment, was a young man of great promise, but died suddenly in the West, from the effects of poisonous food, made so by being cooked in a' brass kettle.
Joseph, b. Paris, Oct. 1, 1820, m. Phebe Hamilton.
The father d. at South Paris, Nov. 14, 1827.
CORNELIUS KNIGHT, son of Isaac, m. Silvina, dau. of Thomas Dunham of Hebron, Nov. 10, 1830, b. in Hebron, July 12, 1807, r. at South Paris. Children :
I William A., b. Nov. 10, 1831, d. June 20, 1832.
II Eliza. J., b. Aug. 16, 1834, m. Frank B. Morse.
III Mary E., b. March 4, 1839, m. Dexter Giles.
IV Clara, (adopted) b. May 6, 1859, m. Whitefield B. Stuart.
The mother d. Oct. 5, 1884.
JOSEPH KNIGHT, brother of the preceding, m. Phebe, dau. of Jonas Hamilton, and resides at South Paris. Children :
I William H., b. Oct. 30, 1845, m. Alicia H. Gilly of Marblehead, Mass.
II Clara A., b. Dec. 5, 1847, d. Aug. 29, 1849.
III Ella P., b. Aug. 31, 1849, m. Augustus C. Farwell of Bethel.
IV Alice B., b. Jan. 24, 1852.
v Jonas M., b. June 3, 1854, clerk in Boston.
VI Henry A., b. April 1, 1860, in business in Kansas.
VII Edwin W., b. April 18, 1862.
ENOCH KNIGHT was one of the five sons of Daniel Knight of Falmouth, who came early to Norway. Enoch married Lydia Ripley
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of Paris, and lived a few years in this town. He had ten children. For second wife he married the second wife and widow of Rowse Bisbee, and lived in Woodstock and died there.
ISAAC KNIGHT married Betsey (Twitchell) Cary of Paris, and after several years residence here, moved to Bethel, and died there about the year 1830. His widow married David Abbott of Rum- ford. He had children :
Isaac F., who married a daughter of Moses Cummings; Azuba, who married Samuel F. Rawson (the parents of Job H. Rawson of Paris) ; Cyprian, who went to Waldo county ; Horace, and perhaps others.
JOSIAH JORDAN KNIGHT, son of Isaac of Poland, whose wife was a daughter of Josiah Jordan, married Sally, dau. of Luke Ryerson of Paris, and lived near South Paris, where several of his oldest children were born. He moved from here to Woodstock, and from there to Rumford. Among his children were :
Charles Porter, Augustus J., and Marcius.
LANDER.
DEACON SENECA LANDER, son of Edmund and Hannah (Seabury) Lander, was b. in Minot, Dec. 7, 1797. He m. Mary, dau. of Gilbert Shaw, July 19, 1818, and settled in Woodstock, same year ; moved to Paris in June, 1867. Children :
I Hannah Seabury, b. July 26, 1820, m. Elbert Clifford, s. Paris.
II Silence Jane, b. Feb. 10, 1822, m. E. H. Brown, s. Norway.
III Gilbert Shaw, b. Nov. 13, 1827, m. Helen M. Henry, s. Fond Du Lac, Wis.
IV Edmund E., b. Dec. 16, 1830, m. Celia Rowe, s. Paris.
V Mary E., b. Jan 13, 1836, m. Wallace Bessee.
VI Cynthia S., b. July 28, 1841, m. Oliver F. Berry, s. Geneva, Ohio.
The mother d. Sept. 11, 1869. The father d. March 24, 1880.
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