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Walter Edwin, b. March 28, 1866; Ina Louisa, b. Jan. 12, 1873; Bertha, b. May 30, 1875.
The mother d. 1881. The father d. Nov. 2, 1884.
MOSES TWITCHELL, son of Moses and Rebecca, m. Eunice, dau. of James Monk. Children :
Charles, b. Aug. 10, 1836, m. Augusta Pratt; Sarah, b Jan. 16, 1838, m. Alvin Parker, s. Saccarappa ; Ellen, b. June 18, 1840, m. 1st, Mariner J. Davis, 2d, Thomas Holt; Alvin, b. Feb. 26, 1842, s. Charlestown, Mass. ; George, b. Sept. 26, 1844, m. Joanna Packard ; James, b. Dec. 20, 1845.
The father d. 1883
LEVI TWITCHELL, son of Moses and Rebecca, m. Rebecca, dau. of John Bird. Children :
Leri Lincoln, b. June 9, 1834, m. Jane Swan; Cyrus Willard, b. Oct. 9, 1837, m. Lydia Cummings ; Lyman Bird, b. Feb. 14, 1840.
The father d. March 2, 1842.
CYRUS W. TWITCHELL, son of Levi, m. Lydia, dau. of Captain Benjamin C. Cummings. Children :
William S., b. July 19, 1857 ; Leri, b. Aug. 6, 1859; Frederic, b. Dec. 1, 1862; Theodore. b. Nov. 1, 1865 ; Minnie, b. April 1, 1868 ; Clarence, b. Oct. 19, 1870, d. June 21, 1877.
The mother d. July, 1871, and he m. 2d, Mrs. Alice Libbey, dau. of Grenville Chaffin.
Emma Alice, b. July 18, 1875, d. June 15, 1877 ; George Grenville, b. May 10, 1877 ; Flora Alice, b. March 12, 1879; Addie Adora, b. Nov. 1, 1880 ; . Rosetta Rebecca, b. March 24, 1882.
VALENTINE.
JOHN VALENTINE, the great-grand-son of John, was b. Jan. 6, 1785, in Hopkinton, Mass. He m. Charlotte, dau. of Amzi Brett, and settled at South Paris. He was a nail maker, to which refer- ence is made in the "Industries of Paris." Children, all born in Paris :
Sophia, b. Nov. 29, 1815, m. April 24, 1839, Joseph H. Hall, s. Earlville, Ill.
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Lowell, b. Aug. 30, 1820, m. Judeth Hackett, s. Iowa.
Nelson, b. Feb. 15, 1823, m. Rachel Cobb, June 3, 1846. Elmer, b. March 24, 1825, d. Feb. 28, 1832.
Elizabeth, b. March 23, 1827, m. Jairus D. Bridgham. Lydia Jane, b. Oct. 8, 1829, resides in Woburn, Mass. John, Jr., b. Feb. 22, 1833, m. Mary Brown.
The father died at Mechanic Falls, May 28, 1862.
VOSE.
GEORGE L. VOSE was the son of Hon. Richard H. Vose, a dis- tinguished lawyer of Augusta, whose wife was Harriet, dau. of Gardiner L. Chandler of Boston. He was born April 19, 1831, and was educated for the business of a civil engineer. He has an exten- sive knowledge in several departments of science, and has published several volumes, among them a work on "Orographic Geology, or the Origin and Structure of Mountains," which has attracted no little attention. He has been Professor of Civil Engineering in Bowdoin College and is now an instructor in the School of Tech- nology in Boston. He resided several years on Paris Hill. He married in 1855, Abby, daughter of Rev. Zenas Thompson, and had :
Harriet, Elizabeth, Mabel and Richard H.
His wife died in Paris, and he married 2d, Charlotte B., daughter of Hon. Charles and Persis (Sibley) Andrews of this town.
WALKER.
REV. JOSEPH WALKER, son of Joseph and Ruth (Jenkins) Walker, grandson of Asa and Sarah (Burbank ) Walker, and great-grand- son of Jason and Hannah (Burnett) Walker of Scotch-English ancestry, was b. in Townsend, Mass., Feb. 19, 1792, m. Oct. 7, 1822, Clarina, dau. of Stephen Robinson. She d. Feb. 11, 1828, m. 2d, Eleanor Hodgkins of Portland, Jan. 17, 1829. She was born Dec. 27, 1801. (See Paris Ministers.) Children :
Joseph, b. June 5, 1830, resides in Portland.
Clara E., b. June 28, 1831.
Charles J., b. March 18, 1833, he is a successful merchant in Portland.
Edward P., b. Aug. 6, 1834, resides in Boston, Mass.
Nathaniel K., b. Oct. 5, 1837.
Thomas S., b. Nov. 7, 1842, d. at St. John's College Hospital, Ind., March 11, 1865.
Rev. Joseph Walker, d. April 8, 1851, aged 59. His widow died in Port- land, Jan. 30, 1883.
WILLIAM WALKER, an carly settler of Paris, was b. in Worcester, Mass., Dec. 3, 1776, m. Lucy Ann Gray. She was b. Sept. 1,
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1778, and was a sister of John Gray. William Walker was a blacksmith, and settled in lot No. 23, in the eighth range, about 1800. Children :
Wi75 im Wart, b. March 14, 1799, d. Dec. 14, 1800; Clarenden, b. April IS, 1801, . Auroravilie, Wisconsin; William Robert, b. Sept. 26, 1804, d. Oct. 4, 1805 ; Miranda, b. March 20, 1809, m. Simeon Ryerson, s. North Paris ; Charlotte, b. April 25, 1811, m. William Crawford; John, b. 1814, d. Feb. 21, 1816; Solon Gray, b. Oct. 14, 1816, m. Vesta Chandler; Lucy Ann, b. Feb. 22, 1820, d. Dec. 26, 1823.
The father d. Nov. 2, 1861. The mother d. Sept. 5, 1861.
SOLON GRAY WALKER, son of William, m. Vesta, dau. of Stephen Chandler of Sumner, b. Jan. 12, 1820. He settled on the homestead, and late in life moved to Oxford, where he d. April 18, 1880. Children :
Eliza Calista. b. March 20, 1840, m. Job Holland Curtis of Woodstock.
George E., b. Feb. 9, 1846, m. Persis, dau. of Joseph Child, s. Oxford.
The mother d. May 13, 1857, m. 2d, Frances M , dau. of Isaac and Esther (Cook) Lane, Oct. 3, 1858.
Edward P., b. Sept. 30, 1859.
Charles P., b. Oxford, Dec. 25, 1868, d. Dec. 4, 1876.
CAPT. MICAH WALKER, son of Jotham of Petersham, Mass., was b. Aug. 10, 1779, m. Elizabeth Edes of Dedham, Mass., b. July 15, 1779. He came to Paris about 1806, and settled in the west part of the town. He was a man of ability and character, and was often in town office. Children all but oldest b. in Paris :
Adaline, b. Petersham, July 26, 1805, m. Otis Swift.
Theda L., b. Jan. 24, 1808, m. Thomas Carey, d. July 31, 1838.
Abagail, b. July 21, 1810, m. Joel Eaton, s. Dedham, Mass.
Elizabeth, b. April 16, 1812, d. April 23, 1838.
Electa, b. July 4, 1814, m. Elbridge Stetson. Nathan, b. Aug. 5, 1816, m. 1st, Martha Richards, 2d, Delphina Lee. Sylvia, b. July 20, 1818, m. Nathaniel Burns.
Lucinda, b. Aug. 21, 1821, m. Joseph Tufts.
Adoniram, b. April 15, 1824, s. Wyandotte, Missouri.
Sarah Ann Hart, b. May 23, 1827, m. Alden Fuller, s. Turner. The father d. Sept. 16, 1868.
WALTON.
REUBEN WALTON was an early settler in the Gray neighborhood. He had sons, Artemas, Simeon and Benjamin. Simeon became the well known jeweller of Paris Hill and Norway Village.' Benjamin went to the Aroostook and lived with Robert, a son of Simeon, and died at the age of 102 years.
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SIMEON WALTON, son of Reuben, m. Peggy Hannaford of New Gloucester. She was a sister to the wife of Asa Perry of this town. Children :
Arthur, b. June 10, 1802; Robert, b. July 24, 1804, went to Aroostook County ; Benjamin, b. May 25, 1807, m. Jane Webb Ryerson; Charles, b. June 3, 1809.
The mother d. and he m. 2d, the widow of Thomas Clark, Esq. Simeon Walton d. March 9, 1862; his widow d. June 3, 1871.
BENJAMIN WALTON, son of Simeon, m. Jane Webb, daughter of George Ryerson, and settled on Paris Hill. Children :
Martha Ellen, b. March 7, 1841; Anna Isabella, John R. .
The mother d. Jan. 22, 1857, and he m. 2d, Aug., 1868, Mrs. Sarah P. Sprague.
CHARLES WALTON, brother of preceding, m. Sarah - -. Child- ren :
Eliza Ann, b. Aug. 29, 1827; Simeon, b. Sept. 30, 1831; Margarette; Benjamin, b. Feb. 19, 1839, d. Dec. 22, 1837; Hannah C., b. March, 1840, d. Jan. 20, 1841.
WARREN.
ABIJAH WARREN of Worcester, m. Sally Gray of the same town, and became an early settler of this town. She was a sister of John Gray. Children :
Nancy, m. Seth Perkins, s. Anson, Me. ; Polly, m. Moses Buck, s. Sum- ner; Cynthia, m. Jonas Coburn, s. Summer; Harriet, mn. Samuel Coburn, s. Sumner; Ira Allen, b. 1802, m. Polly Buck; Sally, m. Timothy Crockett ; Alanson, killed by a tree (referred to by Elder Hooper).
The mother d. and he m. 2d, July 30, 1826, Sarah, widow of Seth Car- penter, who was the widow of Nicholas Chesley. She had lived with the Shakers in her childhood. The widow, Sarah, went to Lincoln and died there.
WILLIAM WARREN, brother of the preceding, m. Patience, dau. of Abner Tripp of Poland. Children :
Eliza, b. July 22, 1805, m. Jerathmael Colburn, Jr.
William, b. Nov. 14, 1806, m. Olive Chandler, s. in Springfield.
Mary, b. March 21, 1809, m. William Coffin, s. in Springfield.
Nancy, b. Feb. 14, 1811, d. in Bangor, July, 1834.
Hiram, b. April 14, 1813, m. Charlotte Robbins.
Frank, b. Aug. 1815, m. Anna Oldham.
John C., b. Nov. 30, 1817, m. 1st, Hannah E., dau. of Calvin Pratt.
Abagail, b. March 17, 1820, d. Jan., 1848.
Harriet, b. March 27, 1822, m. George W. Ripley.
Augustus, b. May 10, 1825, m. Clarissa Reed of Abbington, Mass.
The father d. Feb. 4, 1858. The mother d. Nov. 24, 1876.
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IRA ALLEN WARREN, son of Abijah, m. Polly. dau. of Moses Buck of Sumner, and settled on the homestead, where he remained through life. Children :
Alanson Mellen, b. Jan. 20, 1828, m. Almira A. Clark; Amanda F., b. Aug. 6, 1830, d. Aug. 1852; Almeda Spaulding, b. Feb. 6, 1832, d. Sept., 1853; Emily Augusta. b. April 22, 1834, m. Solomon S. Hall, s. Norway ; Olevia Gray, b. Sept. 16, 1839, m. Solomon S. Hall; Hannibal Smith, b. Sept. 23, 1841, m. Lizzie Hall of Charleston, Me .; Melville B., b. April 19, 1847, m. Clara French, s. Norway.
The father d. in 1861. The mother d. in 1877.
ALANSON M. WARREN, son of Ira, m. Almira, dau. of Henry and Julia Ann (Waterman) Clark. Settled on the homestead, and now resides in Pleasanton, Mich. Children, all b. in Paris :
Herbert Stanley, b. Sept. 4, 1859; William Ira, b. Feb. 5, 1862; Everett Alanson, b. Oct. 28, 1864; Leslie Lincoln, b. April 19, 1866.
WASHBURN.
The Washburns of Paris are descendants of John Washburn, one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, Mass.
STEPHEN from Bridgewater, settled in New Gloucester, and had children :
Hosea, Eliphalet, Benjamin, Stephen, Hannah, Jesse and Edward.
STEPHEN WASHBURN, the last named, m. Betsey Record of Hebron, in which town their children were all born. (See North Paris and Mills.) Children :
I Anna, b. Nov. 1, 1792, m. Job Chandler.
II Betsey, b. Sept. 10, 1794, died.
III Stephen, b. April 2, 1796, m. Sally, dau. of Jesse Briggs.
Calvin, b. April 18, 1798, m. Lucy, dau. of Joseph Sturtevant, 1825.
IV Luther, b. April 19, 1800, m. Abagail, dau. of Daniel Dunn.
VI Otis, b. Feb. 26, 1802, mn. Rachel Tubbs.
VII Huldah, b. March 29, 1804, m. Daniel Brock of Buckfield.
VIII Thankfui, ) b. April 10, 1806, m. Rev. Ziba Andrews, Woodstock. Ftwins. b. April 10, 1806.
IX Mercy,
The mother d., m. 2d, Lovicy, dau. of Isaac Cushman of Hebron.
x Ruth, b. July 22, 1809, m. Benjamin Washburn.
XI Roxanna, b. Feb. 28, 1811, m. Richard Elder.
XII Isaac, b. Dec. 23, 1812, m. Cynthia, dau. of Aaron Stevens of Rum- ford.
XIII Lovicy, b. Oct. 22, 1814, m. James Hadlock.
STEPHEN WASHBURN, son of Stephen, m. Sally, dau. of Jesse Briggs, and resided at North Paris. He and his wife deceased some
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years ago. Several of the sons served in the army. (See Military Record.) Children :
Levi, b. Aug. 26, 1820, m. and r. at No. Paris; Mercy, b. March 20, 1822, d. Jan. 16, 1823; Maria, b. Dec. 4, 1824; Otis, b. Oct. 6, 1826, d. Sept. 15, 1828; Angeline, b. June 16, 1828; Louisa, b. May 2, 1830, d. Sept, 19, 1848 ; Cephas, b. April 9, 1832; Calvin, b. Feb. 25, 1834; Alden B., b. April 27, 1835, in. Anna M. Penley, and has : Angie E., b. March, 1862, and Frank Alden, b. May 22, 1867. His wife has deceased ; Jefferson, b. Jan. 30, 1838 ;. Sarah Ellen, b. May 20, 1839, d. July 7, 1843; Almon Twitchell, b. Sept. 1, 1842; Linus G., b. March 20, 1844.
CALVIN WASHBURN, brother of the preceding, m. Lucy, dau. of Joseph Sturtevant, Nov. 24, 1825. She was born on the William N. Daniels farm. (See Sturtevant. ) Children :
Amanda, b. Feb. 11, 1827, d. May 13, 1853.
Sarah E., twins.
b. Dec. 19, 1829, m. Washington Bates.
Lucy Maria, ) b. Dec. 19, 1829. d. 1830.
Lucy Augusta, b. March 9, 1832, m. 1st, Sylvanus Wilson, 2d, David Andrews.
Calcin, b. Oct. 25, 1834, s. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. He is a minister.
George W., b. July 4, 1837, m. Abbie Harris of New Gloucester.
E. Angelia, b. Dec. 20, 1839, d. April 6, 1850.
Ellen M., b. Feb. 10, 1846, m. Henry Robinson.
The father d. June 12, 1865. The mother resides with her son, George. W.
LUTHER WASHBURN, brother of the preceding, m. Abagail, dau. of Daniel Dunn. Children :
Elijah, b. Nov. 19, 1825 ; Jonas C., b. July 16, 1827; Emily, b. April 28, 1829. d. Jan. 27, 1830; Julia Ann, b. May 9, 1831; Lucinda, b. May 26,. 1833 ; Anna, b. Nov. 3, 1835.
WATERMAN.
None of the male members of this family have been residents of Paris. The daughters, however, have become residents by marriage, and a numerous posterity find their ancestors here.
ICHABOD, (Josiah4, Deacon Robert3, Deacon John2, Robert1, who came to Plymouth in 1636, from Norwich, England), was b. Nov. 17, 1724, m. Hannah, dau. of Benjamin and Phebe (Harnden) Rogers. Children, b. in Kingston, Mass. :
Lydia, b. Nov. 5, 1758, (d. aged 91), m. Elijah Faunce, s. Kingston. Benjamin, b. Aug. 8, 1760, (d. aged 85), m. Lucy Bradford, s. Kingston. Zenas, b. Dec. 29, 1762, (d. aged 89), s. in Nova Scotia.
James, b. March 21, 1765, (d. aged 96), m. Keziah Smith, s. Buckfield.
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Ichabod, b. Aug. 12, 1767, (d. aged 92), m. Parthena Carter, s. Buckfield, and returned to Kingston through fear of the Indians.
Hannah. b. June 9, 1770, (d. aged 79), m. Silas Maxim, s. Paris. Phebe, b. Dec. 30, 1771, (d. aged 76), m. Caleb Swift, s. Paris.
Thomas Rogers, b. March 10, 1766, (d. aged 86), m. Polly Ellis, s. Buek- field village, and moved to Sangerville.
WATKINS.
HENRY M. WATKINS was born in Bristol, England, Jan. 12, 1824. He came to America in 1838, and settled in New York City, m. Hannah, dau. of John Besse of Paris. The family moved to this town, 1875. They had several children, but only one came to this town.
GEORGE H. WATKINS, son of the preceding. (see Paris Newspaper Men) b. Aug. 6, 1854, in New York city, m. Anna Russell, dau. of Judge Joseph G. Cole of Paris. Children :
Harold Cole, b. Jan. 25, 1880; Mabel Russell, b. March 8, 1881, d. March 5. 1884; Edith May, b. March 23, 1882.
WARNER.
PHINEAS B. WARNER, son of Jonathan and Martha (Ball) War- ner, was b. in Jay, Aug. 29, 1816, m. Laura, dau. of Seth Benson. Children :
Cynthia A., b. March 2, 1841, m. William E. Curtis; Laforest B., b. Jan. 29, 1843, (see Military Service) d. Jan. 1, 1865, in Virginia ; Elzena M., b. March 27, 1845, d. Oct. 4, 1862; Mary E., b. Jan. 15, 1851, m. L. C. Bates; Laura A., b. Feb. 8, 1854.
WEBBER.
HENRY R. WEBBER, son of David Webber of Oxford, was b. Nov. 20, 1808, m. May 12, 1839, Nancy, dau. of John Whitehead. He settled on the Whitehead homestead and had a pottery. and supplied the surrounding towns with earthen ware. Children :
Sewall H., b. April 21, 1840, m. Annette Stowell. Graduated at Medical College, Brunswick, and located first at West Paris, and removed to South Paris, where he died, July 6, 1873.
Mary Elizabeth, b. Aug. 25, 1842, m. Danville B. Stevens, s. Lewiston. Viola Nancy, b. May 13, 1845, m. Adna C. Cushman, Jan. 5, 1868. Caroline, b. Sept. 22, 1848, d. in infancy.
John Whitehead, b. May 19, 1852, m. Flora E. Estes of Bethel. The father d. March 4, 1869.
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WEEKS.
SAMUEL P. WEEKS, son of Nathaniel and Huldah (Pottle) Weeks, was b. in Gilmanton, N. H., 1784, m. Huldah, dau. of Josiah Knight of Falmouth, moved to Buckfield, 1813, and to Paris, 1815, and lived in the Daniels neighborhood. He died March 16, 1829. His wife b. 1787, d. Jan. 16, 1828. Children :
Josiah Knight, b. Dec. 3, 1808, m. Elsie Monk; Napoleon B., b. Jan. 1, 1811; Sarah, b. Dec. 26, 1813, m. Sylvester Tirrell, s. Weymouth, Mass. ; Nathaniel, b. May 2, 1815, s. Weymouth ; Clarissa, b. Feb. 3, 1819, s. Ran- dolph, Mass. ; Andrew, b. Nov. 26, 1821, s. Rumford; Joshua, b. Nov. 28, ยท 1823; George W., b. April 7, 1826.
JOSIAH KNIGHT WEEKS, son of Samuel P., m. Elsie, dau. of James Monk. Children :
Samuel Dexter, b. Feb. 22, 1830, m. 1st, Linda M. Rawson, 2d, Martha Clark; James Freeman, b. July 29, 1831 ; Mary Huldah, b. Nov. 18, 1835, m. Jacob Briggs; Clarissa, d. Sept., 1875.
The mother d., m. 2d, Eunice, dau. of Nathan Maxim. She d. March 6, 1874, m. 3d, Almira, widow of Captain Benjamin C. Cummings, and dau. of Moses Twitchell.
SAMUEL D. WEEKS, son of Josiah, m. Linda M., dau. of Levi Rawson, and resided on Paris Hill, and was post master for some years. Had one dau. Mary. The mother d. Oct. 3, 1852, m. 2d, Martha, dau. of Jonathan Clark, had one daughter.
WHEELER.
JOSEPH WHEELER was born in Bethel, Sept. 9, 1816. He was the son of Joseph and Olive (Gage) Wheeler, one of the early Bethel families. He married, March 5, 1843, Eliza R. Clark, grand daughter of Benjamin Clark of Bethel, one of the captives of the Indian raid of 1781. He settled in Albany, and in 1879 moved to South Paris. Children :
John K .; Charles E., who was a member of the 7th Me. Battery, and d. in Washington, D. C., Aug. 6, 1864; Ellery F .; Wendell E .; Pierce E .; Nelson B .; Hannibal L .; Ulysses Grant, who is a member of the Sopho- more class in Bates College, Lewiston.
WHITE.
CAPTAIN BEZALEEL WHITE was of Worcester, Mass. He married Nancy Whitney of the same town, and came to Paris about 1828, and settled on the Abraham Bolster farm, where he after remained.
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He was Captain of the company of troop that escorted Lafayette from Worcester to Boston in 1824. Children :
Mary Ann, b. April 30, 1825, d. Sept. 30, 1841.
Lucy Jane, b. June 20, 1827, n. Francis C. Richards, s. in Oxford.
Eunice Madaline, b. Aug. 20, 1830, m. Paul Weixler, s. Worcester, Mass. Eliza Whitney, b. March 7, 1833, d. March 4, 1872.
William B., b. Aug. 28, 1835, r. in Quincy, Mass. ; he enlisted in the army
and was promoted to Colonel; he is in the shoe trade in Boston.
Sarah J., b. Oct. 20, 1837, d. Aug. 30, 1854.
George C., b. April 4, 1843.
The mother d. June 8, 1854, and he mi. 2d, Mary Ann, dau. of George Ryerson, Jan. 20, 1858.
Hattie Emily, b. April 4, 1859.
The father d. June 27, 1874.
WHITEHEAD.
JOHN WHITEHEAD, son of John and Jemima (Marsh) Whitehead, was b. in Woodbridge, N. J., March 5, 1779, and was an only son. The family moved to Hingham, Mass. John Whitehead, the early settler of this town, m. Mary, dau. of David Lovell of Mansfield, Mass., April, 1805, and s. in Malden, Mass., and moved from that town to Paris, Jan. 1809, and s. on the farm since owned by H. R. Webber. At the time of his location on this farm, it was on the market road from the towns north of this town to Portland, and John Whitehead was licensed in 1816, as innholder, retailer and common victualer. Children :
Mary Ann, b. Malden, Nov. 14, 1806. m. Joshua Haskell, s. Portland. Voncy, b. Paris, Nov. 27, 1813, m. Henry R. Webber.
Thomas Jefferson, b. Paris, Oct. 17, 1816, m. Caroline B. Jordan.
The father d. Dec. 29, 1850. The mother b. April 11, 1777, d. Jan. 1849.
THOMAS J. WHITEHEAD, son of John, m. Caroline B., dau. of Timothy and Mercy Pike Jordan, April 25, 1848. She was b. Dec. 25, 1819. He resides near the old homestead. Children :
Eugene Melrose, b. April 14, 1849, d. Oct. 12, 1862 ; Mary Caroline, b. Aug. 10, 1850, d. Feb. 11, 1871; Herman Melville, b. Aug. 2, 1852, d. Oct. 6, 1862 ; Frances Elizabeth, b. July 8, 1855, d. May 28, 1857 ; Granville Melrose, b. Nov. 17, 1861.
WHITMAN.
JACOB WHITMAN was the son of John of Easton, Mass., grandson of Abiah of the same town, and great grandson of John Whitman. the emigrant, one of the grantees of Bridgewater. Jacob Whitman was by a third wife, and was born when his father, who was born in
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1681, was nearly 80 years of age. He married Abagail Packard of Bridgewater, and was an early settler in Buckfield. Children :
Luther, b. May 5, 1778, n. Polly Berry, s. Woodstock. Jacob, b. Oct. 11, 1779, m. Dorcas Berry, s. Woodstock.
Joseph, b. March 26, 1782, m. Polly Cole, s. Woodstock. Calvin, b. May 5, 1785, m. Sarah Record, s. Hebron.
Joshua, b. July 4, 1788, s. Buckfield.
Rebekah, b. March 31, 1891, m. Edward Lothrop of Buckfield. Abagail, b. Feb. 20, 1794, m. Jonathan Cole, s. Woodstock. Winchester, b. Oct. 11, 1798.
CALVIN WHITMAN, son of the preceding, was b. May 5, 1785, and m. Sarah Record ; he lived in Hebron. Children ;
Hannah, b. Sept. 19, 1810, d. 1812.
Calvin Winchester, b. Dec. 29, 1813, m. 1st, Elvira B. Shurtleff, 2d, Maria A. Shurtleff.
John, b. Dec. 22, 1816, m. Sarah D. Bumpus.
Remember, b. Oct. 15, 1819, m. Ebenezer Snell.
Jonathan R., b. Sept. 8, 1822, m. Anna M. Durell.
Jacob S., b. July 6, 1825, d. 1826.
Augustus M., b. May 11, 1828, m. Nancy Shurtleff.
The father d. April 9, 1867. "The mother now resides with her son John Whitman at South Paris.
JOHN WHITMAN, son of Calvin, m. Sarah DeAlbra, dau. of Dea. Alden Bumpus of Hebron, Nov. 1844, and settled in Paris. Child- ren :
. Edwin E., b. Jan. 24, 1850, clerk in Boston.
Ellen M., b. June 22, 1855, m. Joseph Jones.
Mary C., b. April 13, 1857, m. J. HI. Stuart.
Laurin A., b. Aug. 12, 1864.
JONATHAN R. WHITMAN, brother of the preceding, m. Anna M .. dan. of Samuel J. Durell. Children :
J. Wesley, b. Oct. 15, 1847, m. Fannie Lovejoy, and had : Sammy R., b. Nov. 11, 1876, and Annie F., b. April, 1881; Eugenia, b. Aug. 1850, m. George F. Stevens. (See Stevens.)
AUGUSTUS M. WHITMAN, brother of the preceding, m. Nancy, dau. of Alva Shurtleff. Settled in Hebron, and removed to South Paris. Children :
Anna Estelle, b. June 6, 1854, m. Sylvanus Bearce, s. Hebron.
Nellie Lizzie, b. Aug. 18, 1856, assistant teacher, Hebron Academy. The father d. 1883.
LEONARD WHITMAN, son of Luther, Jr., and Zilpha, dau. of Jacob Whitman, Jr., was b. Dec. 24, 1832, in Woodstock, and m. Ellen
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F., dau. of Eli Bryant of same town, Oct. 28, 1860. She was b. Jan. 22, 1842. The family moved to South Paris in 1875. Child- ren :
Gertie E., b. Oct. 5, 1862, m. Willie E. Cole; Herbert L., b. Aug. 6, 1870.
WESTON V. WHITMAN, son of Sullivan Whitman, and grandson of Jacob, Jr .. b. Dec. 24, 1846, m. March 28, 1876, Sarah E., dau. of Ebenezer B. Humphrey. Children :
Sadie May, b. March 13, 1877; Walter Ebenezer, b. Oct. 1, 1879.
JOHN WINFIELD WHITMAN, brother of the preceding, b. Aug. 26, 1852, m. Dec. 19, 1874, Isabella Frances, dau. of Charles and Aba- gail Jacobs (Prince) Young, b. Nov. 1, 1849. Children :
Fred Ernest, b. Sept. 22, 1876; Grace Isabelle, b. Nov. 25, 1879.
WHITTEMORE.
ISAIAH WHITTEMORE, son of Samuel of Hebron, was b. Feb. 15, 1785, and m. Abagail Ripley, dau. of Gideon Bearce of Hebron, Nov. 30, 1809, and settled in the district which now bears his name. He has served in town and county office. (See reference to early industries. ) Children :
Albion A., b. Nov. 15, 1810, m. Sophia Cole.
Lucy, b. Sept. 11, 1812, m. William Hammond, r. in Buekfield.
Elizabeth, b. May 3, 1814, d. 1830.
Gideon Bearce, b. May 9, 1816, m. Edith Packard. s N. H.
William, b. Oct. 5, 1818, d. young.
Ahagail Ripley, b. Oct. 3, 1819, m. Alanson Briggs, s. Mass.
Samuel, b. June 22, 1822. d. Dec. 3, 1846.
Mary Elizabeth, b. Aug. 15, 1825, m. James P. Little.
Sarah Jane, b. May 12, 1828, m. David S. Harvey, r. in Boston.
Pauline Melville, b. July 20, 1830, mn. Silas Lowell, r. in N. H. The father d. May 7, 1864. The mother d. Aug. 23, 1867.
ALBION AUGUSTUS WHITTEMORE, son of Isaiah, m. Sophia, dau. of Gershom Cole, and settled near the homestead. He was a black- smith by trade. He d. June 10, 1862. Children :
Lironia, b. Jan. 30, 1833, m. Moody Town, and d. Oct. 28, 1854. Josephine E., b. Dec. 23, 1834, m. R. W. Stewart, r. Antrim, N. H.
Justina B., b. April 25, 1837, m. James S. Drake, r. N. J.
Adaline B., b. May 15, 1839, m. Thurston Russell, r. Lynn. Isaiah A., b. March 16, 1841, d. Oct. 14, 1864.
Samson D., b. Dec. 18, 1842, m. Gertrude Childs, r. Boston. Francis A., b. March 25, 1845, m. Hattie Demorest of N. J. Samuel, b. Dec. 1846, d. March 28, 1847.
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James F., b. April 28, 1849, m. Cora Ryerson, r. in Norway. Edward L., b. Oct. 26, 1851, m. Addie Welter, r. N. Y.
Mary H., b. Feb. 17, 1854, m. Charles Watson, r. Malden, Mass. Flora E., b. May 23, 1856, m. Chandler Garland.
Charles F., b. April 17, 1858.
George A., b. March 27, 1860, d. July 14, 1878.
ENOCH WHITTEMORE, son of Isaac of Hebron and Woodstock, b. Dec. 28, 1808, m. May 15, 1836, Sarah, dau of Levi Cole of Green- wood, b. April 15, 1816. He was a blacksmith, and settled at No. Paris, where he d. Jan. 4, 1877. Children :
Enoch, b. May 29, 1838, m. Nancy J. Cushman.
Abby Jane, b. April 4, 1842, d. Sept. 3, 1858.
Josiah D., b. Oct. 16, 1844, d. April 25, 1869.
Sarah E., b. July 29, 1846
Mary D., b. July 24, 1850, m. Joseph F. Childs.
Lucinda, b. Aug. 22, 1854.
Lucy J., b. Sept. 21, 1857, m. Leroy F. Everett, s. Norway.
Nellie A , b. Oct. 27, 1860, m. Simon Fickett, s. Woodstock.
ENOCH WHITTEMORE, JR., m. Nancy J., dau. of Thomas C. Cush- man. He is a blacksmith, and was settled at West Paris, and removed to Fayette. He was a soldier in the late war. Children :
Mildred Alcestez, b. Feb. 22, 1867; Urfried Eudora, b. April 6, 1869; Edith Zulema, b. June 3, 1871; Euclid Dermott, b. Jan. 3, 1872, d. Aug. 11, 1872; Emilio Castelar, b. Nov. 1, 1873, d. March 11, 1875 ; Courtney Duane, b. March 11, 1875; Blanche Inez, b. Aug. 16, 1876.
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