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BENJAMIN F. PRATT, son of William, m. Rhoda P., dau. of Zebu- lon Bryant. Children :
Cyrus Newell, b. Oct. 11, 1832, m. Caroline Morse.
Mary Ellen, b. Dec. 28, 1833, m. Milton Morton.
Horatio Dennis, b. Aug. 14, 1837, m. Lorinda Small
Harriet Columbia, b. March 3, 1840, m. John Bancroft.
William A., b. Nov. 14, 1842, m. Ida Gowell of Auburn. John Q. Adams, b. Dec. 29, 1846, m. Nellie Maxwell of Mechanic Falls.
Rowena Frances, b. Dec. 20, 1848, m. Josiah Duren.
Abba Ella, b. Sept. 29, 1851, m. Benjamin Morse.
Emma Desire, b. Dec. 26, 1853, m. Judson Fifield of Greenwood.
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PRENTISS.
DEA. CALEB PRENTISS, son of Rev. Caleb of Reading, was b. Nov. 22, 1771. He came to Paris and commenced keeping store at South Paris, near the Stowells. He was the first postmaster at South Paris, and a leader in the church. His services were often called into requisition at public meetings to deliver an address or sing a song, or to furnish an ode or hymn, as the occasion demanded. Later in life, he itinerated through the neighborhoods of the town, holding meetings at the school houses, where he usually read Davies. or Burder's village sermons. He m. Mary Webber Morgan, Jan. 16, 1798. . She was born in Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 16, 1775. Children :
Polly, b. Dec. 27, 1798, d. Nov. 16, 1836, in Bangor. Caroline, b. Oct. 4, 1800, m. America Thayer.
Miranda, b. Oct. 8, 1802, m. Alonzo King.
Caleb, b. Jan. 9, 1306, m. Almira Wheeler, s. Foxcroft.
Arthur. b. Feb. 1. 1803, 111. Lucinda Blaisdell, s. Penn.
Horatio, b. Nov. 2, 1809, d. Dec. 11, 1832.
Augusta Louisa, b. Feb. 4, 1812, m. Sylvanus Herrin.
Addison, b. June 13, 1814, m. Sophia Coffin, r. in Worcester. Joseph Webber, b. Sept. 8, 1816.
George Mellen, b. Jan. 23, 1819, m. Emily Cleaveland of Worcester. Deacon Caleb Prentiss, d. Oct. 1838.
HENRY PRENTISS, brother of the preceding, b. Dec. 10, 1779, m. dau. of John Hart of Reading, Feb. 13, 1804. She was b. Feb. 13, 1779. He settled on a lot in the Tuell neighborhood where he made a home. He possessed a high order of intellect, and was a close student of history, enabling him to take a prominent part in the lyceums of the day. (See Literary Selections. ) Representa- tive in 1822 and 1823. Children :
Mary, b. Oct. 17, 1804, d. Feb. 12, 1805.
Mary Hart, b. Jan. 26, 1807, n. Whitney Cummings.
Henry E., b. Feb. 12, 1809, m. Abagail A. Rawson, s. Bangor.
Emily, b. Dec. 27, 1810, d. July 1, 1812.
Lucinda, b. July 7, 1812, m. Henry Howe. Pamelia, b. Feb. 1817.
Emily.
Julia, b. March 13, 1815, m. Elbridge Fobes.
Sarah Jane, b. Nov. 29, 1823, d. in Bangor, Oct. 22, 1877. The father d. Nov. 2, 1843. The mother d. April 18, 1857.
CALEB PRENTISS, son of Deacon Caleb, m. Almira, dau. of Isaac
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and Betsey (Murray) Wheeler of Garland. She was b. July 17, 1814. Settled in Foxcroft, Me. Children :
I Augusta M., b. March 3, 1834, m. S. P. Maxim.
II Henry C., b. April 17, 1836, m. May 19, 1854, Ellen M. Jordan, s. Foxcroft, and had : Mary Abbie, b. Jan. 30, 1867.
III George Addison, b. March 8, 1839, d. July, 1841.
IV Edwin C., b. June 2, 1842, m. Celia Cushing, s. Brighton, Mass., and had : Mabel Anna, b. June 1, 1871, d. March 29, 1873; Caleb Arthur, b. April 23, 1875, d. July 13, 1876.
The father d. Dec. 25, 1881.
V Mellen G., b. Dec. 17, 1844, m. Aug. 23, 1866, Rebecca Merrill, s. Brewer, and had : Harry Mellen, b. Oct. 15, 1867; Charles Fred, b. April 19, 1874; John Caleb, b. April 23, 1875, d. March 23, 1878 ; Anna May, b. Jan. 11, 1876, d. Aug. 17, 1876.
The father d. in Paris, March 18, 1846. The widow m. Captain Frederic N. Hall.
RAWSON.
The ancestor of our Paris families of this name, was Edward Rawson, who came to New England in 1636 or 1637, to the town of Newbury, Mass., and was secretary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. A Genealogy of the Rawson family was published in 1875 ; from which these data are mostly taken.
EBENEZER RAWSON4, (David3, William2, Edward1) m. Sarah Chase of Cheshire, N. H., and settled in Sutton, Mass. He d. June 11, 1814. His wife d. Nov. 14, 1814. Children :
Prudence, b. Dec. 24, 1758, m. Stephen Murch.
Lydia, b. April 23, 1760, m. Daniel Bullen, s. Oxford.
1 Ebenezer, b. Dec. 22, 1761, m. Elizabeth Taylor, s. Paris. Sally, b. March 16, 1763, m. Samuel Robinson, s. Oxford.
2 Abner, b. March 2, 1765, m. Abagail Fuller, s. Paris. John, b. June 1, 1767, d. young.
Jerusha, b. Oct. 13, 1769, m. James Holines, s. Oxford.
3 Samuel, b. Oct. 4, 1771, m. Polla Freeland, s. in Paris. Elizabeth, b. June 5, 1774, m. Jacob Dodge.
Marmaduke, b. April 18, 1777.
Nizaula, b. April 18, 1777, m. Timothy Hutchinson.
Mary, b. July 5, 1779, m. Ist, Sullivan Bridgham, 2d, Thomas Brown. Clarissa, b. Feb. 26, 1782.
Abagail, b. May 11, 1786, m. Daniel Adams.
1 COL. EBENEZER RAWSON, son of Ebenezer, m. Elizabeth Taylor of Cornish, N. H., and settled on the lot, now the home-
Mors Alla Ranson
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stead farm of Peleg B. Hammond. The annals show him to have been a prominent citizen. Children :
Eliza, b. Dec. 6, 1792, m. Asa Robinson.
Celinda, b. April 22, 1795, m. John W. Demming.
Sarah, b. Oct. 24, 1797, d. Aug, 18, 1821.
Harriet, b. April 20, 1800, m. James F. Carter of Bethel.
Ebenezer Gilman, b. Oct. 16, 1802, graduated at Union College, 1827, s. Bangor.
Sullivan Sumner, b. Oct. 3, 1806, graduated Waterville College, 1828, s. Eastport.
The father d. July 26, 1839. The mother d. March 29, 1842.
2 CAPTAIN ABNER RAWSON, brother of the preceding, m. Lydia (Holmes) Fuller of Plympton. Mass., and bought the farm where Nathan Nelson commenced, now the homestead of Ransom Ripley. His wife died Oct. 7, 1820, and he married 2d, widow Poor of Andover. He died Feb. 3, 1826. Children :
Erander F .. b. Feb. 6, 1794, graduated at Brown University, 1819, and settled an attorney in Richmond, Va.
Orissa, b. Aug. 6, 1795, m. Thomas Clark of Paris.
Sabra, b. April 28, 1797, d. 1857.
Lyman, b. May 6, 1799, graduated at Waterville College in 1827, m. Jerusha Holines of Oxford ; an attorney at Rumford.
Diantha Jane, b. Nov. 11, 1808, m. Dr. Joseph Pidgin of Litchfield, d. in 1843.
George Burrill, b. July 21, 1815.
3 CAPT. SAMUEL RAWSON married Polla, daughter of Dr. James Freeland of Sutton, Mass., and came to Paris in 1804. He was a saddler, and first settled in Grafton, Mass. He was Lieutenant of artillery, and was called into service in 1814. He built and occu- pied the large brick mansion on Paris Hill, now occupied by his daughter, Mrs. Kimball. He died Jan. 29, 1829. His wife, Polla Freeland, was born Sept. 17, 1778, and died Aug. 29, 1875. Children :
Mary Ann, b. May 20, 1803, m. 1st, Dr. Simeon Fuller, and 2d, Dr. James Bullock ; lived in Rumford, Me.
Arabella, b. Feb. 22, 1807, m. Timothy J. Carter of Bethel, who died while a member of Congress, March 14, 1838, residence, Paris.
Abagail Adams, b. Feb. 5, 1811, m. Henry E. Prentiss of Paris ; lived in Bangor.
Columbia, b. Feb. 27, 1814, m. Virgil D. Parris of Buckfield, after- wards of Paris.
Frances, h. Aug. 28, 1819, m. Wm. K. Kimball of Rumford, resides Paris.
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James Freeland, b. Oet. 2, 1821, m. Sarah D. Jenness of Bangor; is an attorney of Bangor.
4 GEORGE BURRILL RAWSON, M. D., son of Captain Abner, m. Eunice Fitch, dau. of Alanson Mellen, Oct. 17, 1838, s. New Port- land. After his decease in 1857, the family returned to Paris Hill, and the widow afterward m. 2d, Elias Chase, s. Portland. Child- ren :
Alanson Mellen, b. Sept. 1, 1839, m. - Thorp of N. Y., s. Boston. George Lyman, b. Nov. 17, 1842, cooper by trade, s. Cuba.
Charles Leonard, b. Sept. 24, 1844, s. in Chicago. .
ARTEMAS RAWSON of another branch, b. in Upton, Mass., 1759, whose line of descent from Edward1, was through Grindall", William3, and William4, who was the father of Artemas above named. He m. Dorcas Batchelder. Children all b. in Upton :
1 Levi, b. Jan. 25. 1781, m. Lois Winslow, s. Paris. Marsena, b. July 13, 1782, m. Arodus Bryant, s. Paris.
2 Emmor, b. Jan. 19, 1784, m. Clarissa Peterson. Artemas, b. Aug. 3, 1785, m. Dorcas Rice. Filinda, b. May 13, 1787, m. Seth Morse, s. Paris. Dorcas, b. 1790, d. 1790.
3 Mark B., b. March 3, 1793, m. Olive Bent, s. Paris. Dorcas B., b. March 2, 1795, m. William Brooks.
Nathaniel Ward, b. April 11, 1797, d. Jan. 30, 1818.
The father d. March 27, 1815. The mother d. May 9, 1833.
1 LEVI RAWSON, son of Artemas, m. Lois Winslow. Children :
4 Samuel Fessenden, b. Feb. 22, 1808, m. Azuba B. Knight. Fanny W., b. June 10, 1810, m. Jonathan Clark. Matilda, b. Aug. 6, 1812, m. - Hutchinson. Nancy C., b. Aug. 6, 1814, d. Sept. 28, 1854. Nathaniel W., b. June 17, 1816.
5 Leci B., b. Jan. 8, 1819, m. Mrs. Lucy Cummings. Clarissa P., b. May 14, 1821, m. John Garland.
6 Benjamin Chandler, b. June 6, 1823, m. AAnn Holt.
7 Stephen Batchelder, b. May 4, 1830, mn. Ella Ripley.
The father d. Jan. 5, 1849, aged 64. The mother d. Jan. 1, 1869, aged 84.
2 CAPTAIN EMMOR RAWSON, brother of the preceding, m. Clarissa Peterson, and settled in the Porter neighborhood. (See Military Record. ) Children :
Sylvia, b. Aug. 3, 1815, m. Hezekiah C. Clark.
Horace W., b. April 13, 1818, m. Sarah Clark. 8
9 Asa Danforth, b. Jan. 24, 1822, m. Abagail Dunham.
Calista, b. 1823, m. Charles McFadden.
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Emmor, b. April 18, 1824, d. Sept. 27, 1829.
Eveline, b. May 26, 1826, m. Lawson Hill.
Orlando, b. April 17, 1830, mn. Mary Elizabeth Tiltou of Lawrence, Mass. He went to the army and died on his way home, August, 1863.
The mother d. May 9, 1830, and he m. 2d, Rhoda, widow of Peter Clark. Captain Emmor d. April 27, 1867, age 83. Rhoda d. June, 1871.
3 MARK B. RAWSON, brother of the preceding, m. Olive, dau. of William Bent, 1827. Children :
Olire. b. Oct. 29, 1829, d. Dec. 29, 1856.
Mark F., b. Jan. 17, 1832, m. Aravesta Whitman of Woodstock; d. insane.
Otis Bent, b. March 22, 1836, m. Rose McKenney, and is a minister.
10 Virgil D., b. Oct. 25, 1837, m. Sarah Libbey.
Dolly B. b. Aug. 27, 1839, d. July 27, 1869.
The fathier d. Sept. 10, 1874.
4 SAMUEL FESSENDEN RAWSON, son of Levi, m. Azuba, dau. of Isaac Knight, Aug. 16, 1831. He was a carpenter by trade ; also served some years as deputy sheriff. He d. at Mechanic Falls. Children :
Saulsbury, b. Feb. 17, 1832, d. Aug. 25, 1844, aged 12 years, 6 months.
11 Job Holmes, b. Sept. 30, 1833, m. Mary E. Garland.
The mother d. Oct. 15, 1833, m. 2d, Sally, dau. of Moses Twitchell.
Sarah Rebecca, b. Oct. 1, 1834, m. Hezekiah C. Clark.
Pauline, b. Oct. 19, 1836.
Rozilla, b. March 20, 1839, d. March 16, 1840.
Francis, b. June 3, 1842.
Rose E., b. Sept. 5, 1849.
LEVI B. RAWSON, brother of the preceding, m. March, 1844, Mrs. Lucy, widow of Jesse Cummings, and dau. of Lewis Monk He died from injuries received by logs rolling over him, May 26, 1883.
6 BENJAMIN CHANDLER RAWSON, brother of the preceding, m. Ann, dau. of Johnson C. Holt, and settled on the Willis homestead, Paris Hill. Children :
Stella.
The mother d. Dec. 17, 1871, m. 2d, Sarah Jane Daniels.
7 STEPHEN B. RAWSON, brother of the preceding, m. Ella, dau. of Valentine Ripley, May 23, 1863. She was b. Feb. 22, 1846. Children :
Addie E., b. March 7, 1865 ; Linda B., b. Dec. 8, 1873.
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8 HORACE W. RAWSON, son of Captain Emmor Rawson, m. Sarah, dau. of Peter Clark.
9 ASA DANFORTH RAWSON, brother of the preceding, m. Abagail T., dau. of Eleazer Dunham, Jr. Children :
Clara E., b. Nov. 8, 1853, m. Chandler Swift. 4
10 VIRGIL D. RAWSON, son of Mark B., m. Sarah M., dau. of Rev. Phineas Libbey, Aug. 24, 1869. Children :
Mabel, b. Dec. 13, 1870; Minnie, b. Aug. 7, 1872; Olire, b. March 12, 1874.
11 JOB HOLMES RAWSON, son of Samuel F. Rawson, m. Mary E., dau. of John L. and Mary (Elwell) Garland, April 20, 1854. She was b. April 8, 1829. Settled Paris Hill, and has been mail carrier between Paris Hill and the station, for many years. Engaged in livery, trade, horse and cattle patent medicines. Children :
Samuel Holmes, b. Aug. 29, 1854; Fanny, b. May 5, 1856, m. Freeland Tufts ; Nellie S., b. March 24, 1858, m. Clarence M. Hutchins of Rumford ; Annie P., b. May 28, 1859, m. James L Chase; Charles, b. April 27, 1862, m. Charlotte E. Jackson.
RECORD.
JOHN RECORD of Bridgewater. came to Paris and settled on the lot afterward set into Hebron. He m. Ruth, dau. of Perez Tubbs. Children :
Perez Tubbs, b. April 5, 1796, m. Asenath Tubbs of Dresden; Israel, b. March 18, 1798; Aurelia, b. March 17, 1800; John, b. Dec. 6, 1801; Polly, b. May 7, 1804; Ruth, b. May 28, 1806; Betsey, b. March 30, 1808 ; Charles, b. Dec. 17, 1810; Charles, b. June 28, 1812; Olice, b. July 28, 1816; Rebecca, b. April 10, 1818, d. April 28, 1818; Roxanna, b. April 10, 1818.
PEREZ TUBBS RECORD, son of John Record, m. Asenath Tubbs of Dresden, Jan. 10, 1818. Settled at North Paris. Sumner and South Paris, and was a blacksmith. Children :
Charles Albert, b. Aug. 10, 1820; Joseph Tubbs, b. Dec. 28, 1821; Aurelia, b."June 10, 1823, d. May 4, 1828; Ruth, b. Nov. 10, 1824; Cordelia White, b. July 27, 1826 ; Samuel, b. April 16, 1828; Henry, b. Dec. 15, 1829; Hart- arell Bridge, b. April 8, 1831; James Madison, b. Aug. 28, 1836.
REED.
JOHN REED m. Laura, dau. of Sylvanus Dunham. Children all but oldest b. Paris :
Julia Ann, b. Woodstock, Jan. 25, 1846, d. March 18, 1871; AAbby Esther. b. Oct. 24, 1847, d. June 25, 1867; Alfaretta, b. June 15, 1851, m. George
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W. Cole. r. in Paris ; Harriet May, b. May 1, 1853; John Frank, b. March 8. 1857; Fred, b. June 2, 1861, d. July 10, 1861; Henry, b. April 16, 1865; Henrietta, b. April 16, 1865.
The father d. April 14, 1875.
The above children all b. Sunday.
RICE.
ALVAN RICE, son of Nathaniel and Mercy (Emery) Rice, was b. in Gorham, Nov. 24, 1811, m. March 25, 1837, Harriet, dau. of David and Sarah (Cushman) Bolster. Settled in Paris about 1847. The birthdays of husband and wife were the same, with a difference of one year in their ages. He settled on the Bolster farm first, and afterward moved to South Paris village. The mother d. 1883. He m. 2d, Lydia Godfrey. Children :
Alcin Mellen, b. in Harrison, June 23, 1841, in. Addie M., dau. of Deacon
Thomas Goodwin of Norway. Settled in Boston, and is doing a large commission business, under the firm of Rice, Halliday & Co.
WILLIAM RICE, brother of tl: preceding, m. Julia Ann, dau. of Solomon Davis of Gorham, Feb. 1834, came to Paris in 1851. His wife d. Nov. 17, 1875, and he m. 2d, Maria E. J., dau. of Col. Ebenezer Thayer, Feb. 14, 1877.
RICHARDS.
TRISTRAM RICHARDS, son of John 2d of Boston and Newbury, and Abagail (Miles) Richards, was b. 1761. He was in the last part of the Revolutionary war. He m. Abagail York of Middleton, and resided there until 1827, when he removed to the west part of Hebron, now Oxford, to live with his son Samuel, where he died June 8. 1845. His wife d. June 3, 1856. Children :
Dacid, b. March 26, 1786, m. Sarah Edgerly.
Rhodo, b. Dec. 20, 1787, m. Peter Clark, who settled in South' Paris village in 1827, and after his death, m. Capt. Emmor Rawson.
Stephen, b. Jan. 25, 1791, m. Amy Tuttle, s. Letter B., Me. John, h. Jan. 18, 1794, m. Abagail Bickford of Oxford.
Benjamin, b. Oct. 23, 1796, m. Joanna P. Jenkins.
Tristram, b. June 2, 1798, m. Mary Woodman.
Joseph, b. 1800. lost at sea.
Samuel, b. June 2, 1805, m. Mary Lane, s. Oxford and Paris.
Isage, b. Nov. 22, 1808, m. Joanna Strout.
BENJAMIN RICHARDS, son of Tristram, m. Joanna P. Jenkins of Middleton, and settled in Oxford. Children :
Jonathan, b. Sept. 26, 1819. m. L. Jane Millett, s. Paris.
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Francis C., b. July 31, 1821, m. L. Jane, dau. of Captain Bezaleel White, and settled on a portion of the White homestead, and afterward moved to Oxford.
Sarah J., b. Nov. 8, 1823, m. Joseph T. Daniels, s. Paris.
Christiana, b. May 28, 1826, m. James M. Wilson.
Mandana, b. March 27, 1º35, in1. George B. Dwinell.
Benjamin, b. May 27, 1835.
George W., b. May 17, 1838.
Alfred Wallace, b. June 6, 1843.
SAMUEL RICHARDS, brother of the preceding, m. Mary, dau. of Francis Lane of Oxford, and settled in Paris. He died Oct. 10, 1880. His wife d. Oct. 31, 1865. Children :
Tristram, b. March 13, 1830, m. Harriet Pike.
Samuel, Jr., b. July 30, 1832, m. Susan, dau. of Edmund and Almira (Cobb) Dearborn of Bridgton, Eeb. 5, 1862. She was b. June 2, 1840. He is a jeweller at South Paris village, and has : Flora May, b. Nov. 17, 1862; Wilson Lane, b. May 24, 1865; Susan Almira, b. July 11, 1867.
JONATHAN RICHARDS, son of Benjamin and Joanna P. Jenkins Richards, m. Louisa Jane, dan. of Nathaniel and Martha Jane . Mer- rill) Millett, Oct. 17, 1847. She was b. Jan. 6, 1822. Now resides on the Darius Fobes farm. Children :
Imogene, b. Oxford, July 15, 1851, m. Albert E. Sanborn, s. Brookline, Mass. Florence Ellen, b. Oxford, April 12, 1853; Lena, b. Oxford, May 28, 1855; Louisa Jane, b. Oxford, June 11, 1858; Benjamin Franklin, b. Paris, Nov. 6, 1861 ; Nettie Isadore, b. Paris, May 30, 1866.
RICHARDSON.
SAMUEL RICHARDSON, the second of three brothers, who united in the settlement of Woburn, Mass., was born in England, about 1610, and came to this country abont 1630. The line of descent as given. in the family history, is as follows : Samnel', Joseph2, Stephen3, Adam4, Stephen5, Stephen6, who m. Lydia Crooker, and settled in Buckfield and Turner. (See Richardson Memorial. )
STEPHEN RICHARDSON, son of Stephen and Lydia, was b. July 24, 1810, m. Lucinda, dau. of John Bonney of Paris, where she was born. Moved to South Paris village, and engaged in hardware trade, which is continued by his sons. Children :
George C., b. April 3, 1843, d. Feb. 11, 1864.
Charles E., b. Sept. 26, 1845, m. Louisa, dau. of Orren Webster Bent, June 27, 1866, and has : Georgie, b. Paris, March 18, 1867; Frank A., b. Paris, March 16, 1869.
Julius Perciral, b. Sept. 29, 1847, m. Sarah, dau. of Otis C. Bolster.
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RUFUS RICHARDSON m. Eleanor, dau. of John Hicks of Green- wood. He came to South Paris village in 1816, when it consisted of but few houses. He bought land of Elias Stowell, and built his house nearly on the site of the James Dennett house ; afterward moved to Lexington, Me., and died there. His house there was destroyed by fire; and his wife perished in the burning house. Children :
John, b. July 10, 1808; Hiram, b. June 13, 1811, m. Dolly V. Green ; Nathaniel R., b. Aug. 5, 1816; Martha H., b. June 11, 1819.
HIRAM RICHARDSON, son of Rufus, m. Dolly V., dau. of Jedediah Green of Otisfield. Children :
Hattie, b. Aug. 26, 1837, d. March 14, 1859.
Maria Angie, b. March, 1840, m. Calvin B. Evans, M. D., s. Norway.
William H., b. March 9, 1842, m. Sarah J., dau. of Thomas and Lois
(Kneeland) Fernald of Troy, Sept. 5, 1864. She was b. Aug. 20, 1840, and has : Lizzie N., (adopted) b. Dec. 7, 1860.
CYRUS RICHARDSON, son of John of Greenwood, was b. Oct. 6, 1816, m. Sarah L., dau. of Joseph Swift of Sumner ; settled at Trap Corner. Children :
Jennie Sarah, b. April 30, 1847. m. Asbury Curtis of Woodstock.
Eugene E., b. May 26, 1855.
The father d. March 16, 1875. .
RIPLEY.
The line of descent from William Ripley1, the emigrant, is John2, John, Jr.3, Hezekiah4, Abner3, Thaddeus6, of the sixth generation, who m. Lydia Ransom of Plymouth.
CAPTAIN URIAH RIPLEY, son of Thaddeus and Lydia (Ransom) Ripley, was b. Oct. 4, 1773. being the seventh generation. He m. Sarah, dau. of William King, and with one child, Uriah, Jr., came to Paris in July, 1795. They came into town by way of "No. 4 Hill," and moved in with Asa Perry into his log house, and remained with him through the winter, and until he had provided a log house of his own. He cleared up his lands, built substantial buildings, and reared a large family. His wife, Sarah King, was b. the day of the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. He d. Jan. 9, 1853. Children all but oldest b. Paris :
Uriah, Jr., b. Plymouth, June 1, 1795, m. Lucinda Briggs.
William, b. May 19, 1797, d. 1798.
William King, b. Feb. 7, 1799, m. Martha Parsons, s. Peru.
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James, b. April 30, 1800, drowned in North Yarmouth, June 9, 1820.
Daniel, b. Dec. 26, 1801, mn. Eliza Leach, s. Hartford.
Sally K., b. Oct. 4, 1803, m. Jacob Bradbury, s. Norway.
Harvey, b. Oct. 14, 1805, m. Nancy Tobin, s. Hartford.
Orison, b. July 13, 1807, m. Hannah Maxim.
Valentine, b. May 20, 1809, m. Lovina Ellis, s. Buckfield.
Thaddeus, b. Feb. 2, 1811, d. March, 1813.
David R , b. March 6, 1813, m. Lois Tuttle.
Hannibal, b. Nov. 12, 1815, d. May, 1816.
George W., b. Feb. 11, 1817, m. Harriet Warren.
RANSON RIPLEY, brother of the preceding, came to Paris in 1800, and was indentured with his brother Uriah, until he was twenty-one. He was b. Sept. 8, 1786, and therefore his term of service was seven years. He died in Paris, Sept. 5, 1842, aged 56. His wife d. May 13, 1849, aged 52 years. Children :
Runsou, b. Oct. 15, 1823, m. Julia M. Thayer, r. Paris.
Ammi R., b. Sept. 8, 1825, m. - Fuller, s. California.
Cynthia, b. 1827, m. William Knapp.
E'ien, b. 1829.
Thaddeus, b. Oet. 15, 1831, d. Sept. 1858, in California.
Abby J., b. July, 1833.
Amanda, b. 1835.
George, b. July, 1338, m. Mary Noyes.
Delia, b. 1841, m. Joseph Cornell.
URIAH RIPLEY, son of Captain Uriah, m. Lucinda, dau. of Jesse Briggs. Children :
Cyrus H., b. Sept. 22, 1819, m. Olive R. Cooper.
Lucinda, b. Oct. 30, 1822, m. Hiram A. Broaders of Mass.
Eliza A., b. March 30, 1825, m. Solomon S. Giles, s. Paris.
Sally R., b. March 31, 1828, d. June 7, 1841.
William K., b. Oct. 8, 1830, m. Hattie O. Bradbury, s. Boston.
Andrew J., b. March 16, 1863, d. April 13, 1846. .
The father d. April 9, 1871. The mother d. Aug. 7, 1870.
COL. ORISON RIPLEY, brother of the preceding, m. Hannah, dau. of Silas Maxim. He settled on the home farm ; late in life he sold the homestead and moved to Massachusetts. (See Military Record. ) Children :
Sarah Jane, b. Dec. 4, 1833, m. J. J. Gooding, is now settled at Papete, Tahita, Society Islands in Pacific Ocean.
Matilda Annette, b. Oct. 2, 1836, m. Hiram T. Field.
Wiufield Scott, b. Feb. 3, 1839, m. Mary, widow of Nehemiah Davis, and dau. of Joshua Perham, s. in Wakefield.
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Francis Bemis, b. Jan. 7, 1841, m. Laura Ritner, served in the army in the Rebellion, and was wounded at Antietam.
Alice Elizabeth, b. Jan. 7, 1847, m. Henry H. Maxim.
Flora Harlow, b. Sept. 21, 1851, m. George Pulsifer, s. Sumner.
CAPT. DAVID R. RIPLEY, brother of the preceding, m. Lois, dau. of William Tuttle. Settled near the homestead. (See Military Record. ) He d. Jan. 23, 1875, and his widow m. Luther Stone. Children :
Lodoiska, b. Dec. 3, 1838, m. Mason G. Field.
Roscoe C., b. Feb. 23, 1840, d. April 14, 1841.
James Osborne, b. July 29, 1841, m. Ellen Hammond.
Angeline L., b. March 14, 1843, m. Farnham H. Small.
The mother d. April 9, 1857, m. 2d, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Morrill.
GEORGE W. RIPLEY, brother of the preceding, m. Harriet, dau. of William Warren, and settled on the Warren homestead. He is a blacksmith by trade. Children :
George Kendall, b. May 30, 1842.
William Wallace, b. July 2, 1843. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va., March 3, 1863. (See Record.)
Charles A., b. Jan. 17, 1845, d. Sept. 26, 1845.
Abbie A., b. May 22, 1846, d. Feb. 21, 1847.
Olive K., b. Nov. 15, 1847, m. David E. Downs of Boston, Mass.
Charles A., b. March 2, 1849, m. Julia Pratt, s. in Norway.
Osgood N., b. June 9, 1852, d. April 14, 1862
Augustus W., b. April 2, 1854, in California.
Mary E., b. April 29, 1856, m. Otis Howe of Woodstock.
James D., b. Nov. 15, 1857, m. Cora F. Godwin of Rumford.
Albert K., b. April 8, 1859, d. March 26, 1862.
CAPTAIN CYRUS H. RIPLEY, son of Uriah, m. Olive R., dau. of John Cooper. Appointed messenger to the Governor and Council, 1861, and served seven years ; appointed government store keeper at Portland, April, 1868, and served ten years. (See Military Record.) Children :
Mary A., b. April 29, 1841, m. Benjamin S. Doe.
Philo. Clark, b. May 11, 1844, d. Oct. 16, 1844.
Ada E., b. Sept. 21, 1849, m. John Pierce.
Sarah E., b. June 24, 1853, music and school teacher.
Flora I., b. Oct. 21, 1854, m. William S. Montgomery.
Olive A., b. Feb. 10, 1856, m. A. W. Hammond.
RANSOM RIPLEY, son of Ransom, m. Julia M., dau. of America Thayer, and settled on the Abner Rawson farm. He spent his early manhood in California. Children :
Mabel .J., b. July 8, 1861; Prentiss T., b. July, 1865; Florence Augusta, b. July, 1867, died ; Florence.
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JAMES OSBORNE RIPLEY, son of Captain David, m. Ellen F., dau. of Peleg Hammond, July 21, 1842. Children :
Perley F., b. Sept. 3, 1875.
The father d. Dec. 28, 1876. The widow m. Frank Bennett.
ELIPHAZ RIPLEY, son of Valentine and Lovina (Ellis) Ripley, m. Julia, widow of Bethuel Carey, and dau. of Deacon David Farrar of Buckfield, Sept. 16, 1855. Enlisted in Co. I, 17th Maine, d. in hospital at Washington, Dec. 17, 1863. Children :
Herbert Carey, b. Buckfield, Jan. 8, 1860, m. Lillian May Hall.
The widow m. Ira Gardner of Buckfield.
GEORGE KENDALL RIPLEY, son of George W. and Harriet (War- ren) Ripley, (see Military Record) m. Nov. 28, 1867, Eliza J., dau. of Hiram Warren of Auburn. Children :
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