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Dolly, b. Southboro, Feb. 15, 1800, m. Ansel Field, and was long a resi- dent of South Paris. He d. Feb. 18, 1868, Dolly d. Feb. 7, 1877.
Eliza, b. Southboro, April 25, 1801, m. James Deering, s. South Paris. Mellicent, (Milly) b. Paris, Sept. 7, 1805, m. Charles Dole.
Dexter B., b. Paris, May 1, 1807, m. Mary Jordan.
Dennis, b. Dec. 17, 1810, m. Betsey Ballard of Fryeburg.
Hollis, b. 66 Oct. 3, 1814, m. Mrs. Mary F. Sanger of South Bos- ton, now living there.
DEXTER B. MOORE, son of Elisha, m. Mary, dau. of Elijah Jor- dan, Sept. 5, 1832. Children :
Hollis, b. Aug. 5, 1834, m. Jessie Knight; Georgia, b. July 18, 1836; Jairus J., b. Jan. 27, 1838; Morgena, b. May 7, 1842; Sumner F., b. April 4, 1844, m. Ellen M. Andrews, Oct. 9, 1883; Lewis A., b. Aug. 5, 1848 .; Anna, b. May 28, 1850, m. Albert Bennett of Norway; Willie, b. Jan. 12, 1855.
The father d. July 22, 1883.
MORSE.
SAMUEL MORSE, the emigrant ancestor of the Paris families of this name, is named in a manuscript record in Rolls Court, Westminster Hall, London. The following extract shows the laws of church and State to which the early emigrants were obliged to conform. "April 15, 1635. Theis parties hereafter expressed are to be transported to New England, imbarqued in the Increase, Robert Lee, Master, having taken the oath of allegiance and supremacy as being con- formable to the orders and discipline of the church of England, whereof they brought testimony, per certificate, from the Justices and ministers where their abodes have lately been." The family consisted of Samuel Morse, aged 50, Elizabeth Morse, aged 48, and Joseph Morse, aged 20. On arriving in this country, he first settled in Watertown, Mass., and soon after joined a company and received a grant from the General Court, of a tract of land now included in Dedham. The line of descent is Samuel1, Joseph2, Captain Joseph3, Joseph4, Seth5, and Barachias Morse", who was born in Hopkinton in 1733, mn. Sophia Chadwick. Children all b. in Hopkinton, Mass.
John, b. 1754, d. 1837; Thomas, b. 1756, m. Susanna Mellen; Mary, b. May 23, 1758, m. Nathaniel Burnap; Lydia, b. 1760, m. - Bellows;
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David, b. 1762, m. Patty Taylor; Seth, b. 1763, m. Miriam Hall, s. Paris ; Samuel. b. 1765 ; James, b. Feb. 11, 1767, m. Lydia Hall, s. Paris ; Joseph, b. June 12, 1768, m. Olive Fairbanks ; Elisha, b. April 19, 1770, m. Patty Howe; Elizabeth, b. Aug. 22, 1772, m. Elisha Moore, s. Paris; Moses, b. Sept. 2, 1775, m. Lucy Wetherbee.
CAPTAIN SETH MORSE, son of Barachias, m. Miriam, dau. of Jonathan Hall. He was a captain in the Revolution. He settled on the lot in the south end of the town, afterward owned by Thomas Hill. He remained on this farm until June, 1803, at which time he became joint purchaser of eighty acres at South Paris village, then composed of two or three houses and the mills. He was identified with the business enterprises of the village, as stated in another. place. He was prominent in town affairs, and scrutinized the expen- ditures and appropriations so closely, that he was considered the watch-dog of the finances of the town. He was representative to the General Court at Boston with Albion K. Parris, in 1813, the town then sending two ; with Alanson Mellen in 1814, and with Dr. Benjamin Chandler in 1816. They had no children. Dea. Elisha Morse, a nephew, came to live with them when a boy of fifteen, and at their decease, became owner of the estate. Eliza Moore, a niece of Mrs. Morse, passed her girlhood in the family. Capt. Seth Morse died at South Paris, May 8, 1854.
JAMES MORSE. brother of the preceding, m. Lydia, dau. of Jona- than Hall, and settled in Paris. Children :
Betsey, m. Solomon Cloudman ; Seth, m. Philinda Rawson; Samuel, m. White; Miriam, m. Zachary Carey ; Harriet.
SETH MORSE, son of James, m. Philinda, dau. of Artemas Raw- son. Children :
Vesta L., b. March 16, 1815, d. July 4, 1847 ; Emmor Rawson, b. April 11, 1817, d. May 3, 1830; William Russell, b. Dec. 21, 1818, m. Ellen M. Richards ; Cyrus Hamlin, b. Nov. 25, 1822, d. Nov. 1852; Seth Ansley, b. Sept. 29, 1824, d. Jan. 2, 1853 ; Miranda King, b. May 18, 1827, d. Dec. 2, 1865 ; Abijah Hall, b. April 29, 1828; Joseph Hall, b. Jan. 25, 1832, d. April 22, 1865, m. F. C. Jordan.
The father d. Nov. 24, 1836. The mother d. March 10, 1889, aged 80.
DEACON ELISHA MORSE, son of Deacon Elisha and Patty (Howe) Morse, was b. in Hopkinton, Aug. 2, 1801, and came to Paris to live with his uncle Seth in 1816. He m. Miranda, dau. of Captain George King in 1824. He served in town office, was representa-
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tive, and a leader in affairs of church and society. He d. Oct. 21, 1874. Children :
I Mary, b. Jan. 29, 1825, m. O. W. Bent.
II Elizabeth, b. Jan. 29, 1828, m. Granville M. Chase.
III Elisha, b. Jan. 12, 1831, m. Lizzie Pilsbury.
IV Augustus, b. Feb. 15, 1833, d. May 24, 1857.
V George, b. Sept. 12, 1835, d. July 29, 1858.
VI Sarah, b. Jan. 7, 1839, m. Rufus S. Stevens, (see Stevens.)
The mother d. Oct. 1, 1844, m. 2d, Ann G., dau. of Col. Henry R. Par- sons.
VII Charles, b. Dec. 24, 1845. ·
VIII Alfred Eugene, b. Nov. 2, 1847, mn. Jennie M. Bartlett.
IX Seth, b. June 25, 1849, d. Aug. 9, 1854.
x Henry, b. March 25, 1851, d. Aug. 4, 1854.
XI Samuel, b. May 8, 1853.
XII . Anna Parsons, b. July 20, 1855.
PHINEAS MORSE, brother of the preceding, was b. in Hopkinton, Mass., May 3, 1797, m. Ann, dau. of John Daniels, Jr., and set- tled at South Paris ; became the owner of the Ezra Carey stand, and carried on the tanning business. The estate is retained in the hands of his son Lyman. Children :
Willard, b. June 28, 1823 ; Martha Ann, b. Jan. 24, 1826; Appleton H .. b. March 3, 1829, d. in Boston, Feb. 8, 1856; Lyman, b. Sept. 10, 1835.
The father d. March 11, 1857. The mother d. Jan. 18, 1872.
ELISHIA MORSE, son of Deacon Elisha, m. Lizzie, dau. of Rev. I. Pillsbury of Macomb, Ill., April 29, 1859. She was b. Oct. 12, 1839. Settled in Minneapolis, Minn. Children :
Annie, b. Dec. 5, 1860, d. June 4, 1862; George A., b. June 30, 1862; Mary L., b. April 12, 1866; Edward P., b. Oct. 27, 1868; William D., b. Feb. 3, 1870; Frank Van Vleck, b. May 16, 1879.
ALFRED E. MORSE, brother of the preceding, m. Jennie M. Bart- lett of Westbrook: Children :
Nellie, b. Jan. 2, 1873.
MORTON.
RICHARD MORTON and his two brothers, Joseph and Ebenezer, were of Otisfield, and became residents of South Paris village, and died here. Children :
Freeman Cornish, b. July 15, 1820, m. Harriet A. Hodgdon.
James Perry, b. July 18, 1822, m. Helen Harnden.
Angeline, b. Dec. 19, 1823, d. Feb. 19, 1881. Ann Maria, b. Oct. 29, 1827.
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John Jenett, b. Oct. 20, 1829, m. Hannah B. Morse. Newell Judson b. June 9, 1836, d. Feb. 12, 1837.
Horace Judson, b. April 10, 1838, m. Laura F. Knapp.
The father d. Sept. 28, 1861. The mother d. Jan. 24, 1867.
JOSEPH B. MORTON, brother of the preceding. Children :
Martha Maria, b. Sept. 22, 1827 ; Joseph, b. June 16, 1829; Lucretia Jor- dan, b. July 7, 1831 ; Sophia N., b. 1835, m. Geo. E. Woodbury; William A., b. May 31, 1839.
EBENEZER MORTON, brother of the preceding, b. Dec. 8, 1799, m. Nov. 10, 1828, Emily J. Dyer, b. May 21, 1809. Children :
Luther Milton, b. Aug. 14, 1830; David S., b. Dec. 26, 1831; Abby P., b. Nov. 9, 1833; Oliver Franklin, b. Oct. 10, 1835, d. May 2, 1865; George W., b. July 6, 1837, m. in New York; Frances Helen, b. Aug. 11, 1839, m. 1st, Thomas Kelley, 2d, - - Soule ; Mary E., b. Aug. 10, 1841, m. Abel C. T. King ; Miranda M., b. Aug. 11, 1844, m. George H. Chase; Emma L., b. Nov. 28, 1846, d. Sept. 9, 1847.
The father d. Oct. 12, 1868.
JOHN JENETT MORTON, son of Richard, m. Hannah B., dau. of Nathan Morse, and resides at South Paris. He has been in the employ of the Grand Trunk R. R. since it was first opened. Child- ren :
Ada May, b. May 1, 1858, m. N. D. Bolster ; Ralph W., b. Oct. 28, 1859 ; Harry Richard, b. Oct. 23, 1861; Helen True, b. Jan. 17, 1869.
WILLIAM STROUT MORTON, of another family, was b. March 27, 1813, and m. Prudence Sawin Bates. He died May 3, 1842, and the widow m. Martin Crockett. (See Crockett. ) Children :
Helen Jane, b. July 29, 1838, m. A. E. Bessey, M. D. (See Bessey.) Henry Franklin, b. Dec. 5, 1839, m. Lucelia C., dau. of Elbridge Forbes, Sept. 22, 1861, and had: William Prentiss, b. June 24, 1862; Julia Prudence, b. March 1, 1866 ; Walter Elbridge, b. June 5, 1867 ; George Randall, b. Aug. 17, 1868; Henry Alden, b. June 2, 1876; Clarence Garfield, b. Aug. 2, 1881.
Benjamin Randall, b. Dec. 16, 1841 (see Military Record), m. Lucy Jane, dau. of Austin Chase, and had : Laura Helen.
MURDOCK.
ELIAB MURDOCK, son of James and Ruth (Washburn) Murdock, b. May 13, 1820, m. Sept. 1848, Sarah Ann, widow of Samuel Brad- ley Banister of Boston, and dau. of John Goodridge of Boston. She was b. March 18, 1816. (See Military Record.) He settled at North Paris and became the owner of the grist mill. Children :
Edward, Wesley, b. Aug. 4, 1850; Pauline Caroline, b. Jan. 11, 1852, m.
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Llewellyn Pratt; Frederic Augustus, b. May 6, 1854, d. March 22, 1855. The mother d. April 16, 1876. The father d. June 1, 1877.
MUZZEY.
REV. FRANCIS MUZZEY, son of Reuben and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Muzzey, was b. in Middleburg, Vt., Jan, 5, 1813 ; fitted for college at Andover, Mass., graduated at Dartmouth in 1842, and studied at. Andover Theological school, mn. Columbia, dau. of Capt. Frederic N. Hall, and settled as missionary in Hancock county, Ohio ; moved to Paris and settled on the Frederic Hall farm in 1856. Children :
Clarenden, b. Ohio, March 22, 1850, d. in Patterson, N. J., July 28, 1874. Mary Columbia, b. Ohio, April 28, 1852, d. April 2, 1878.
Charles Frederic, b. Ohio, Dec. 22, 1853, m. Leora Verrill, s. W. Auburn .. Frances Henry, b. " May 8, 1856, m. Fannie Stowell.
Ellzabeth Maria Parris, b. May 10, 1862, m. Herbert D. Field of Auburn.
NASON.
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JOHN NASON'S name appears quite early on our records, but little is known of his family. His daughter Polly was the wife of Enoch Hammond, who also resided in this town a few years. Both fami- lies moved to Woodstock, John Nason being one of the early set- tlers of that town.
NELSON.
NATHAN NELSON of Milford, Mass., m. Jerusha Chapin, and set- tled in No. 4, now Paris, on the lot now the farm of Ransom Ripley in 1784. He was here at that date, as shown by the records. He. remained on this lot until May 23, 1796, at which date, he sold to. Abner Rawson and moved to Oxford. Children :
Nathan, Jr., b. Aug. 29, 1784, m. - Bridgham, s. Oxford.
Anna, b. July 27, 1786, m. - Cushman.
Lydia, b. Aug. 27, 1789, d. unmarried.
Charlotte, b. Jan. 7, 1791, m. Jacob Tewksbury, M. D.
Alexander, b. June 15, 1795, s. in Livermore.
Jerusha, b. Aug. 4, 1797, m. - Whittemore.
Austin, b. Sept. 3, 1799, m. Laura, dau. of Asa Thayer.
EBENEZER NELSON, brother of the preceding, settled on the west end of the lot. The site of the old log house is still to be seen, and some apple trees near by. It may be seen from the road as one passes from the Carpenter Corner to the school house. They only made a beginning here. Two plain slabs mark their resting place in the old cemetery, Paris Hill. Ebenezer Nelson d. June 2, 1787, Patience, April 27, 1788.
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NOYES.
WILLIAM NOYES, m. Sally Daniels of this town, and spent the last of his life here. He was the son of Bela Noyes, an early settler in Norway, and for many years kept a hotel at "Greenwood City." He had no children.
Other families of this name were quite early here, but did not remain long enough to be much identified with the town. John Noyes, with a large family was here when the census of 1821 was taken.
OWENS.
LUKE OWENS, said to have been a deserter from an English ship, came into this town about the year 1800, from Woodstock, and m. a dau. of Elisha Cummings. He was taxed here in 1816, but was not here when the census was taken in 1821. He was a jolly son of "Erin," and many stories are told of his wild pranks.
O'BRIEN.'
DENNIS O'BRIEN, an Irishman, was perhaps, with the exception of Philip Donahoe, the first of that nationality who settled in Paris. He bought land in the northwest part of the town, but did not remain here long, and where he went is unknown to the writer. His Irish brogue was a curiosity to the young people of that day, much more so than it would be now.
PAINE.
JACOB PAINE (see Paine Genealogy) was born at Foxboro, Mass., Feb 7, 1750. He was the son of William of Malden, whose wife was Mary Bell of Foxboro. Jacob Paine married Hannah Morse of Foxboro, and in middle life came to Paris, settling near Snow's Falls. He did not remain here long, however, but moved across the line at the northwest corner of the town into Greenwood. He died there, June 5, 1836. His wife died in 1848. Children :
I Stephen, b. Dec. 27, 1776, m. Abagail Morse.
II Mary, b. Jan. 24, 1778; she was never married, but lived with her brother at the homestead, died 1870.
III Isaac, b. May 24, 1780, a physician at Marshfield, Mass., m. first, Abagail A. Thomas, and second, Rachel Paine, his cousin. He · died Jan. 5, 1869.
IV Daniel, b. April, 1782, m. Mary Paine, d. 1816.
V Davis, b. June, 1784, m. Charlotte Hathaway.
VI William, b. Sept. 16, 1787, m. Anna D. Stanley.
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VII Nathan, b. July 14, 1792, m. Susan F. Dingley.
VIII Asa M., b. Feb. 19, 1794. He lived on the old homestead in Green- wood with his sister; was never married ; died some years ago. IX Turner, b: June 20, 1796, m. Nancy Fisher, d. 1857.
x Keziah, b. Feb. 19, 1798, m. Benjamin Jackson of Paris, (see Jack- son.)
STEPHEN PAINE, the oldest son of Jacob, who m. Abigail Morse of Foxboro, came to Paris with his father and lived here and in Greenwood, and died in 1859. Children :
Otis, b. Sept. 29, 1799, d. Feb. 27, 1844, no children.
Harford, b. June 26, 1802, d. 1818.
Abagail T., b. March 29, 1807, m. Eleazer Dunham, Jr., of Paris.
Stephen, b. 1816, d. 1835.
Elisha, b. Feb. 10, 1824, d. young.
Elizabeth M., b. Feb. 10, 1824, m. Ist, Oliver H. Dyer, 2d, Rodney Tit- comb.
DAVIS PAINE, who m. Charlotte Hathaway of Scituate, Mass., lived in Paris, Greenwood and Woodstock. Children :
Davis, b. April 15, 1808, m. Hepzibah Parker; lives in Groton.
James, b. May 7, 1810.
Mary, b. April 25, 1812, m. Crosby Curtis of Woodstock.
William, b. March 12, 1814, d. without children.
Charlotte, b. Jan. 1, 1816, m. Daniel Curtis, 2d, of Woodstock, since of West Paris.
Harford, b. Oct. 8, 1818, m. Dorinda Howe of Greenwood.
Jacob, b. Jan. 4, 1821, m. Eliza F. Whitman, lives in Wis.
Silas, b. Oct. 12, 1822, unmarried.
Paulina, b. May 5, 1825, mn. Ist, Stephen Bacon, and 2d, Charles Young. Fanny, b. Jan. 8, 1829, d. May 9, 1829.
WILLIAM PAINE, brother of the preceding, born Sept. 15, 1787, married Jan. 11, 1807, Anna D. Stanley. He was killed by the fall of a tree, at Farmington, Feb. 8, 1824. Children":
Hannah E., b. June 11, 1810, m. Charles Heath of Farmington. Cynthia C., b. Nov. 25, 1812, m. Elias Thompson ; live at Thomaston. William D., b. March 26, 1815, m. Diana Jordan, died in Paris. Daniel S., b. Aug. 3, 1817, m. Elizabeth Ridlon; lived in Thomaston. Horace, b. April 11, 1823, m. Rozilla Stevens ; d. at Baton Rouge, 1863. Henry. b. April 11, 1823, d. April 30, 1823.
PARLIN.
ROBINSON PARLIN, son of Simon and Elizabeth ( Robinson) Parlin, was b. in Sumner, Aug. 1, 1799. He m. Anna, dau. of John G. Crawford of Paris, March, 1822, and settled in Paris. He was a
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well known surveyor of land, and had much to do in settling lot lines in Paris and in the neighboring towns. Children :
Lucretia, b. Nov. 12, 1823, m. Elbridge Buck; 2d, Thomas C. Cushman. Lucinda, b. June 27, 1825, m. Judah A. Keen of Sumner; 2d, Elbridge Fobes.
Eliza Ann, b. Nov. 13, 1827, m. Horatio T. Bradbury.
William, b. May 6, 1830, m. Lois Perkins.
Mary, b. Sept. 26, 1833, m. Hannibal G. Brown.
Merinda, b. Aug. 2, 1837, m. Elijah S. Berry, s. Mechanic Falls.
John C., b. July 1, 1840, d. Feb. 7, 1862.
The mother d. May 19, 1875.
WILLIAM PARLIN, son of Robinson, m. Lois, dau. of Luther and Sally (Durell) Perkins of Woodstock. Children :
I Emma C., b. Sept. 11, 1851, m. Orin Foss of Dixfield.
II Albert, b. Aug. 8, 1855, m. Lizzie R. Norcross of Melrose, Mass.
III Alice L., b. April 23, 1858.
IV John C., b. March 10, 1863.
Married 2d, Sarah, dau. of Luther and Olive (Brown) Perkins of Weld.
V Edith, b. April 18, 1869.
The father d. Dec. 15, 1780.
PARRIS ..
HON. ALBION KEITH PARRIS (see Paris Lawyers), was the son of Judge Samuel and Sarah (Pratt> Parris, and grandson of Benjamin and Mellicent (Keith) Parris, who died in Pembroke, Mass. The descent from Thomas Parris1, who came from London to Long Island in 1683, thence moved to Newbury in 1685, and to Pembroke in 1697, is Thomas2, m. Hannah Gannet, Thomas3, m. Rebecca Hayward. Benjamin4, m. Millicent Keith, to Samuel5, who m. Sarah Pratt of Middleboro. The father of the emigrant. Thomas1 was John Parris, a dissenting minister near Plymouth, England, whose father was Thomas Parris, a London merchant, who had four sons, John, Thomas, Samuel and Martin. John was the dissenting minister aforesaid ; Samuel was the minister of Salem, in whose family the witchcraft craze broke out ; of Martin, we have no certain informa- tion. Albion K. Parris had five children, but only the two oldest are recorded on our records, as follows :
Caroline W., b. Oct. 17, 1814; Albert W., b. Feb. 11, 1818.
HON. VIRGIL D. PARRIS (see Personal Notice), was the son of Josiah and Experience (Lowden) Parris of Buckfield, and a cousin of Albion K. Parris above mentioned. He m. Columbia, dau. of
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Capt. Samuel Rawson, and had the following children, b. in Buck- field :
Edward Lowden, b. Sept. 3, 1837; Virgil Kimball, b. May 10, 1840; Helen Delphina, b. April 20, 1844; Percival Josiah, b. Jan. 5, 1849, graduated at Union College, class of 1871.
EDWARD LOWDEN PARRIS (see Personal Notice) graduated at Union College in 1857, and at the Harvard Law School in 1866. He mar- ried Sept. 7, 1876, Mary Ida DuBois of Fishkill, N. Y. Children : Maria Nora, b. May 22, 1859; Edward Lowden, b. Aug. 3, 1881.
PARSONS.
JEFFREY PARSONS, the progenitor of numerous families that bear the name in this country, was born in Aspington, England, and came to Gloucester, Mass., by way of Barbadoes, at which place he remained some years. Col. Henry Rust Parsons6, (William5, William4, John3, John2, Jeffrey1) son of William5 and Abagail (Millett) Parsons, was b. Sept. 11, 1771, m. Betsey Gross, Sept. 25, 1814. (See settlement of South Paris and also Mills.) Child- ren :
.I Sarah W., b. Aug. 30, 1815, m. W. I. Hewitt.
II William Henry, b. Nov. 24, 1816, m. Sarah Preston of Bangor, r. Brooklyn, N. Y.
III Emeline, b. Sept. 13, 1818, m. John G. Gerrish.
IV Ann G., b. May 18, 1821, m. Deacon Elisha Morse.
V Oliver, b. June 1, 1823, m. Corizan Jewell, r. Minneapolis.
VI Isaac Sewall, b Oct. 12, 1825, m. Catharine Hill, s. Missouri.
VII Abby M., b. July 9, 1828, m. S. D. Gilkey.
VIII George Leslie, b. June 1, 1832, d. Feb. 4, 1840.
SARAH WOODMAN PARSONS, dau. of Henry R., m. July 8, 1841, Waterman T., son of Waterman T. Hewett of Camden, b. Dec. 13, 1796, s. first in Mississippi, and then in Missouri, where he died April 3, 1849. Children :
Sarah Eliza, b. April 20, 1842, m. Rev. Henry O. Thayer.
Waterman Thomas, b. Jan. 10, 1846, m. Emma McChain. He graduated at Amherst College, and is now professor of German at Cornell Uni- versity, N. Y.
Harvey Sewall, b. May 19, 1848, d. July 2, 1868, at South Paris.
JOHN PARSONS of the sixth generation from Jeffrey, was the son of John and Dorothy (Stevens) Parsons, among the first settlers of Norway, b. April 21, 1795, m. Oct. 26, 1829, Apphia, dau. of
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Stephen Robinson. He settled in Norway first, and afterward moved to Paris, April 1844, and settled on the Robinson homestead. Children :
Stephen Robinson, b. Aug. 15, 1830, mn. Mary C. Thomas.
The father d. Nov. 26, 1861. The mother d. April 24, 1868.
DEACON STEPHEN ROBINSON PARSONS, son of John, m. Mary C. Thomas, dau. of George W. and Margaret A. (Blankenburg) Thomas of Oxford. Children :
Apphia Jane, b. Nov. 2, 1865; John Thomas, b. Feb. 12, 1868 : Anna Isabelle, b. Dec. 30, 1869; Dora Alice, b. Oct. 15, 1871; Mary Thomas, b. June 29, 1875; Oscar Wallace, b. Jan. 18, 1879.
PARTRIDGE.
ELIAS PARTRIDGE was born in Franklin, Mass., Feb. 7, 1766. He was the oldest of a family of thirteen children. He m. Dec. 31, 1794, Abagail Chase of Sutton, Mass. She was b. March 21, 1770, and was a sister of Luke Chase of Paris. He settled on the lot where he resided through life. Children :
I Elias Chase, b. Dec. 12, 1795, d. Oct. 22, 1798.
II Cynthia, b. Nov. 12, 1797, m. Nicholas Chesley.
III Austin, b. Oct. 6, 1799, m. Sarah R. Powers.
IV Electa, b. March 28, 1801, m. Samuel Morrell, Feb. 23, 1823.
V Bradford Chase, b. Jan. 20, 1803, d. Jan. 6, 1805.
VI Milo, b. Aug. 27, 1804, d. Sept. 10, 1804.
VII Abagail, b. Feb. 20, 1806, m. Ist, Jonas Kendall, 2d, Liberty Hall.
VIII Caroline, b. Aug. 23, 1808, m. Cornelius Morton.
IX Adaline, b. Aug. 23, 1808.
x Lois, b. Aug. 8, 1810.
XI Mary R., b. July 27, 1812, m. Hannibal Smith.
The mother d. Sept. 22, 1838. The father d. May 6, 1857, age 91 years.
AUSTIN PARTRIDGE, son of Elias, m. Sarah R., dau. of Gideon Powers, Jan. 14, 1833, and settled on the homestead. Late in life he sold the farm and purchased a residence on Paris Hill. Child- ren :
Ruth Isabelle, b. Oct. 12, 1833, m. S. Porter Stearns.
Abbie Apphia, b. Jan. 16, 1835, m. S. Dexter Billings.
Amanda Melvina, b. Aug. 26, 1836, m. O. A. Maxim.
Rebecca, b. April 23, 1838, d. Aug. 23, 1340.
Addie, b. Aug. 13, 1845, m. Albert E. Follet of Providence, R. I. -
PENLEY.
JOSEPH PENLEY was b. in Nailsworth, 'Gloucestershire, England, July 13, 1776 or 7. He was a soldier in the British Army during
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the Revolutionary War. He came to North Yarmouth and m. Esther Fogg in 178 ), and moved from there to Danville. Children :
I Rebecca, b. Jan. 5, 1781, m. James Vickery.
II John, b. May 5, 1782.
III Benaiah, b. Sept. 1, 1784, d. Sept. 8, 1784.
IV Hannah, b. Sept. 9, 1785.
V Jane, b. Aug. 23, 1787, m. Reuben Haynes.
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Almira, b. April 22, 1789, m. Isaac Davis.
VII Statira, b. Oct. 2, 1790, d. Nov. 5, 1790.
VIII Joseph, b. Aug. 22, 1792, m. Lovina Monk, s. Paris.
IX William, b. April 20, 1794, m. Lucy Vickery.
x James, b. May 29, 1796, m. Polly Chamberlain.
The mother d. Married 2d, Thankful, dau. of Houchin Moody of Fal- mouth, b. June 4, 1770.
XI Enoch, b. Oct. 27, 1797, m. Cynthia Mitchell.
XII Esther, b. Feb. 3, 1800, m. Christopher Mitchell.
XIII Hannah, b. May 7, 1802, m. Benjamin Mitchell.
XIV Samuel, b. April 1, 1805.
XV Thomas, b. Jan. 18, 1808, d. Oct. 3, 1826.
XVI Thankful, b. Aug. 9, 1810, m. - Hackett.
JOSEPH PENLEY, son of Joseph, m. June 11, 1815, Lovina, dau. of Lewis Monk of Hebron, b. Oct. 14, 1792, and settled in Paris. Injured by cars in Portland, and d. in 1865. (See Annals. ) Child- ren :
I Polly B., b. Aug. 16, 1816, m. John Ackley, s. Rumford.
II Lorina, b. Feb. 8, 1818, m. Stephen Packard.
III Rebecca Jane, b. Oct. 5, 1819, m. Eben H. G. Marshall.
IV . Joseph Gilman, b. Nov. 5, 1821, m. Sarah T. Perry.
V James Farris, b. July 15, 1823, mn. Lodoiska Swan.
VI John, b. Oct. 16, 1825, d. Dec. 3, 1825.
VII Esther A., b. July 15, 1826, m. Samuel D. Marshall.
VIII Almira D., b. Feb. 9, 1829, mn. George II. Ackley.
IX Sarah T., b. Oet. 14, 1831, m. Captain Gustavus C. Pratt.
Y Charles F., b. May 11, 1833, m. Abbie Leach.
XI Francis G., b. Jan. 4, 1835. He changed his name to Grosvenor, and is a Methodist minister, in. 1st, Isabella Andrews, 2d, Nettie Howe.
XII Hannah M., b. Dee. 9, 1836, m. David Rose of Albany, N. Y.
XIII George F., b. Nov. 15, 1838, engineer on New York Central rail- road, s. Albany.
JOSEPH GILMAN PENLEY, son of Joseph, m. Sarah T., dau. of Caleb Perry of Paris, Feb. 21, 1844. Children :
Isadore Jane, b. Dec. 29, 1848, d. July 7, 1854.
Frank Morse, b. Dec. 30, 1850, m. Addie, dau. of James A. Deering, and
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had : Sarah Isadore, b. June 5, 1872, and Dalla Mabel, b. June 1, 1877. John Perry. b. Feb. 10, 1853, m. Nellie O. Bumpus.
Charles Fremont, b. Dec. 3, 1854, m. Lizzie M., dau. of Alexander Drew of Stoneham, and had : Ernest Leslie, b. Feb. 18, 1880.
Gilman Henry, b. Sept. 29, 1858.
The mother d. Feb. 1, 1862, m. 2d, Emeline, dau. of Benjamin Davis of Woodstock. Oct. 23, 1862, b. March 15, 1824. The father d. Feb. 15, 1881.
JAMES FARRIS PENLEY, brother of the preceding, m. Loduska A., dau. of William Swan. Children :
Edward W., b. Dec. 12, 1845, m. Abbie F. Richardson.
John Locke, b. Aug. 25, 1847.
Charles R., b. May 19, 1851, m. Jennie, dau. of Peter Holden, and had : George F., b. Feb. 17, 1877.
Lucretia Ellen, b. Feb. 11, 1854, m. Edward Chase.
James Almon. b. May 4, 1859.
Lucella A., b. April 16, 1863.
The mother d. May 17, 1879, m. 2d, widow of George Brown of Goffs- town, N. H., and dau. of Jonathan B. Merrill of Hebron, June 1, 1880.
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