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WILLIAMS.
JAMES D. WILLIAMS of Houlton, m. Isabelle Shurtleff. Children :
Anita Isabelle, b. Aug. 19, 1867 ; Kate Weston, b. March 31, 1873 ; Albion Leonard, b. March 23, 1876.
WILLIS.
DEA. JON WILLIS was the son of Ebenezer Willis of Middleboro, Mass., and was b. Nov. 27, 1754, in. Patience, dau. of Lemuel Jackson. She was b. Dec. 7, 1759. This was the first family to set up housekeeping in what is now the town of Paris. It has been said that no person in this region was so conversant with the scrip- tures as Deacon Willis. Particulars of his settlement are given on page 65, and of his location in "Paris village." Children all but three oldest b. in Paris :
Isaiah, b. Middleboro, Mass., Ang. 19, 1778, m. Phebe Crockett. Joseph, b. Oct. 1780, d. June 7, 1807.
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Joanna. b. New Gloucester, 1782, m. Ephraim Rowe.
Priscilla, b. May 5, 1784, d. May, 1805.
John, b. 1786, d. at the age of six months.
Seth, b. Feb. 6, 1787, m. Hannah Foster.
Nathaniel, b. 1789, d. 1821.
Jemima, b. 1791, d. Aug. 5, 1810, (Caleb Prentiss' diary.)
Polly, b. June 24, 1793, m. Nathaniel W. Green.
Susanna, b. 1795, m. Jonathan Cummings.
Leri, b. Aug. 30, 1802, d. April 12, 1826, in Louisiana. -
The father d. July 23, 1812. The mother d. Dec. 7, 1836, aged 77, that day.
ISAIAHI WILLIS, son of Deacon John, m. Phebe, dau. of Daniel Crockett, b. in Windham. (See references elsewhere.) Children : Maria. b. Oct. 22, 1801, d. Oct. 4, 1826.
Elvira. b. Sept. 22. 1806, in. Benjamin M. Crockett of New Gloucester. She now resides in Petersham, Mass.
John Wayne, b. May 3, 1811, m. Stella Jane Felton.
The father d. Dec. 2, 1855, at Norway. The mother d. March 12, 1857.
JOHN WAYNE WILLIS, son of Isaiali, m. Stella Jane, dau. of Jon -- athan Wales Felton. Children :
I Francis Lazelle, b. July 26, 1840, m. Marietta, dau. of Asaph Bird, , and had : Emma Eliza, b. Aug. 29, 1875.
II Loraine Ferdinand, b. Jan. 13, 1843, m. Ella A. Usher of Gorham, Me., and is engaged in lumbering at Crescent City, Florida. Child- ren : Mary L., b. July 4, 1871; John Sidney, b. March, 1873, d. Nov. 1874; Jane, b. March 9, 1875; Maria, b. in Crescent City, April, 1877 ; John W., b. April 22, 1881.
III George De Kalb, b. March 2, 1847, m. Katie W. Hutchinson, d. at sea, near Port Royal, Oct. 1, 1875, and is buried at that place.
IV Eliza Jane, b. Aug. 28, 1849, m. Parker C. Green, s. in Athol, Mass ..
__ 1 Stella Louise, b. Dec. 5, 1859, m. George I. Burnham of Gilead.
ETHAN WILLIS, son of Adam of Bethel, and Mary ( Adams) Willis of Andover. was b. at Bethel, Dec. 7, 1829, m. March 25, 1852. Sylvina, dau. of Timothy of Gilead, and Mary Ann (Green) Wight of Otisfield, b. at Gilead, April 25, 1830; resides at West Paris, and is a carpenter and builder. (See Military Record, and list of town officers in Appendix. ) Children :
Laura Augusta, b. in Reading, Mass., March 20, 1853, m. Hannibal H. Houghton.
Elcin, b. in Reading, Mass., Aug. 3, 1855, d. Dec. 13, 1866.
William Francis, b. in Reading, Mass., Nov. 9, 1857, m. Martha Ann Stevens.
Clarence Herbert, b. Paris, Dec. 18, 1806.
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WILSON.
. REV. 'ADAM WILSON, D. D., (see Paris Ministers) was the eleventh child of William and Mary Wilson, and grandson of Thomas and Ann Wilson. He was b. in Topsham, Me., Feb. 10, 1794, and m. in Jan. 1823, Miss Ann F. Pullen. Children :
I John Newton, b. March 24, 1824, d. April 6, 1824.
Mrs. Wilson d. May 28, 1824, and Mr. Wilson m. 2d, Sally H., dau. of Dominicus Ricker of Parsonsfield.
II John Butler, b. Feb. 24, 1834. He graduated at Waterville College in 1854, also in medicine. He was surgeon during the late war, m. Semantha T. Perkins of Dexter, and had : Charles B., b. Oct. 20, 1861. He died March 15, 1866, and his widow m. Dr. Crosby of Waterville, who is also deceased, and she resides there in her second widowhood.
III Mallerille Anne, b. Nov. 19, 1835, d. Sept. 2, 1837.
IV Angelia R., b. May 31, 1838, m. Rev. William E. Brooks, president of Tillotston Institute, Austin, Texas. She has: Albion Dennis, b. Dec. 12, 1864, d. Jan. 25, 1870; Wilson, b. April 7, 1866 ; William Eustis, b. April 27, 1868, and Ida May, b. June 30, 1870.
V Charles Howard, b. June 2, 1840, d. June 4, 1841.
VI George Adam, b. July 31, 1842, m. Annie L. Blake.
VII Frederic M., b. Dec. 3, 1850.
GEORGE ADAM WILSON, (see Personal Notice on page 349, and note error in initial letter of middle naine), son of Rev. Adam Wil- son, m, Annie L., dau. of David Blake of Belgrade, Aug. 24, 1865. She was b. Jan. 1, 1845. Children :
Madge S., b. July 15, 1872; George A., Jr., b. Oct. 12, 1877.
WINSLOW.
JACOB WINSLOW of Fryeburg, m. Betsey, dau. of Luther Pratt of Paris, and settled on the lot where he remained through life. Child- ren :
Luther Pratt, b. Dec. 30, 1815 m. Mary L. Homer.
Albert, b. July 17, 1819, m. Alice Libbey.
Jeremiah Hutchins, b. Jan. 18, 1823, m. Lucetta M. Swan, and has : Ella J., b. Feb. 10, 1856, m. Frank Burbank; Lizzie, b. July 19, 1859, and Nellie L., b. Feb. 1, 1867.
The father d. Oct. 19, 1877. The mother d. Aug. 9, 1869.
LUTHER PRATT WINSLOW, son of Jacob, m. Mary L. Homer of Portland. Children :
Mary Eva, b. Dec. 1845, m. Danville D. Morse.
Anna.
Isabelle, b. Feb. 20, 1851, m. Edwin A. Evans.
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Alice. M., b. Feb. 21, 1853, m. John Caverley.
Harriet B., b. June, 1859.
Luther Melrose, b. June, 1871.
ALBERT WINSLOW, brother of the preceding, m. Alice, dau. of Nathaniel Libbey, July 3, 1842. Children :
Nathaniel, b. Dec. 1, 1844, d. Aug. 13, 1869.
Sophia Jane, b. March 16, 1847, m. Albert Swan, and they both died of diphtheria, in Nov. 1865.
The mother d. Sept. 20, 1855, m. 2d, Eliza E., dau. of Thomas P. Mar- tin of Andover, Nov. 4, 1857. She was b. Feb. 7, 1835.
Carrie A., b. Oct. 17, 1858.
Georgie, b. Sept. 28, 1861.
Jennie E., b. March 15, 1867.
Laura A., b. Feb. 10, 1870.
Gena, b. July 3, 1873.
WOLCOT.
JOHN WOLCOT was the son of Solomon Wolcot of Minot. He m. Anna Holmes, who was brought up with the Shakers. When he first came to this town. he lived on the Abraham Bolster farm, and afterward moved to South Paris. He was one of the members of the first Methodist class formed at South Paris. (See History of the church. ) Children :
Lydia B., b. May, 1807, m. Joseph Bennett, s. Norway.
Emeline Holmes, b. Jan. 18, 1811.
Elbridge Sturtevant, b. June 7, 1813, in. Maria Pike, s. Mechanic Falls. John, b. June 2, 1821, m. 1st, Mrs. Lucy Edgecomb, 2d, Sarah Jane Spaulding, s. Mechanic Falls.
The father d. Jan. 16, 1846. The mother d. Aug. 16, 1835.
WOODBURY.
JOHN WOODBURY from Somersetshire, England, came to Glouces- ter, Mass., in 1624. From him, says Willis, "all of the name in this part of the country are descended." (See also History of Sut- ton. Mass. )
BENJAMIN4, son of Peter, m. Ruth Conant, and removed from Beverly to Sutton.
JOSHUA5, son of Benjamin, m. Abagail Parks.
BENJAMIN6, son of Joshua, was b. Oct. 31, 1761, m. at Southboro, Mass., Rhoda Collins, and moved to Buckfield, 1802, and purchased his farm of Timothy Hutchinson, which has since been set into Paris. Children :
Kate, b. Sept. 24, 1786, m. Calvin Cole; Lucinda, b. Jan. 4, 1789, m.
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Abraham Doble; Sarah, b. Dec. 17, 1790, m. Luther Stiles; Collins, b. Feb. 13, 1793, m. Pamelia Andrews; Benjamin, b. Nov. 10, 1795, d. at Ottawa, Ill. ; Charles, b. Jan. 18, 1798, d. at Brookfield, May 3, 1816 ; Ruth, b. April 14, 1800, m. Ira York; Mary Collins, b. Oct. 26, 1802, m. William Greenleaf ; Asa, b. May 1, 1805, m. 1st, Tacy Tuttle, 2d. Victoria N. Hatha- way ; Charlotte, b. May 4, 1808, m. Lorenzo D. Mason; Charles, b. Aug. 20, 1812, m. 1st, Hannah Bemis, 2d, Catharine Bemis.
ASA WOODBURY, son of Benjamin, m. Tacy, dau. of John Tuttle. Residence on Paris Hill. Children :
Frances Jennette, b. March 23, 1833, m. Levi C. Emery, s. Skowhegan.
Mary Amanda, b. Feb. 21, 1836, m. Frank Leslie Metcalf, s. Franklin, Mass.
Emily Augusta, b. Jan. 8, 1838, m. Samuel F. Robinson, s. Skowhegan. The mother d. Dec. 17, 1873, m. 2d, Victoria, dau. of Milo Hathaway.
CHARLES WOODBURY, brother of the preceding, m. Hannah R., dau. of David Bemis. Children :
James Madison. b. Nov. 16, 1838, m. Amanda Setzer, s. Brownsville, Mo. Charles Francis, b. Dec. 14, 1843, s. Boston.
"The mother d. June 14, 1845, and he m. 2d, Catharine, sister of first wife, .Feb. 24, 1846.
David, b. April 25, 1847.
Elma Emily, b. Sept. 20, 1856, m. Frank Farrar.
NATHAN WOODBURY, of the sixth generation, (Jonathan5, Benja- min4, Peter 3, Peter2, John1) a second cousin of Benjamin of the other branch, was b. in Sutton, Mass., Nov. 10, 1769. m. Abagail Prime and came to Paris Hill, and purchased, July 1, 1802, the first lot sold. (See Paris Hill and History of Sutton.) Removed from Paris to Gray. Children :
Willard Hammond, b. April 4, 1791, m. Harriet Duffs, s. Minot; Leonard Prime, m. Susan Stacy, s. Minot; Ira Putnam, merchant in Portland ; Nathan Lewis, b. Jan. 3, 1798, in. Hannah Lester of S. C., s. Portland ; Elmer B., b. March 18, 1807, m. Polly G. Ross ; Sumner, drowned in Lake Champlain, June 4, 1822; Abagail Maria, m. Marcus Dwinnell or Dwinal, resides in Auburn.
ELMER B. WOODBURY, son of Nathan, m. Polly G. Ross of Port- land, and resided at South Paris several years, where he died March 29, 1870. Children :
Martha A., b. Jan. 3, 1832, m. Emery Osgood, s. Gray ; Willard HI., b. Jan. 3, 1834, m. Elizabeth S., dau. of David Jordan, s. Cambridge; Emma R., b. May 3, 1836, m. Leonard Hodgman ; Harriet M., b. Nov. 1, 1837, m. Robert P. Noyes ; Eliza F., b. March 15, 1840, d. Oct. 21, 1843; Jeremiah B., b. Jan. 12, 1842, m. Ellen M. Bartlett ; George E., b. July 15, 1843, m. Sophia N. Morton, r. at Brunswick.
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WILLIAM WOODBURY, son of Andrew and Sally (Stephens) Wood- bury, was b. in Sweden, Me., June 23, 1812, m. Sarah, dau. of Francis Chute of Otisfield. Settled in Sweden, moved to Dixfield in 1867, and to South Paris, Dec. 7, 1872, and d. here, Jan. 31, 1880. Children :
Frank, b. April 12, 1841, m. Belle Heald of Lovell, r. in Cal.
Susan, b. April 27, 1843, m. William J. Wheeler. (See Wheeler.)
Clara M., b. Sept. 30, 1844, m. Henry F. Howard. (See Howard )
Louisa, b. Sept. 4, 1846, m. John H. Jones.
William Melville, b. Aug. 11, 1848, d. April 22, 1849.
Hannah Elizabeth, b. March 22, 1850, in. James S. Wright of Paris Hill.
YATES.
WILLIAM YATES was born in Portsmouth, England, Aug. 30, 1772. It is said that he came to this country when a mere boy. in a sailing vessel, landing at Boston. After remaining there a while, he drifted to Maine, stopping at North Yarmouth, and then at New Gloucester, where he married Martha, daughter of John Morgan, who was born Oct. 2, 1776. He came from there to Hebron, thence to Norway, and from there to Greenwood, being one of the first two settlers in that town. He was a farmer and also a Methodist preacher, and lived there sixty-eight years. His children were as follows :
William, b. Dec. 27, 1796, m. 1st, Dorcas Hall, 2d, Priscilla Robbins, 3d, Abagail Estes.
Sally, b. May 8, 1797, m. Francis Cordwell.
James, b. Aug. 1, 1799, m. Emma Cole.
Samuel, b. Feb. 23, 1801, m. Esther Smith of Princeton.
Polly, b. Oct. 2, 1803, m. 1st, Peter Verrill, 2d, Newell Gannon.
Moses, b. May 16, 1805, m. Martha Whittle.
Hannah, b. Feb. 5, 1807, m. John Brown of Poland.
Daniel, b. Dec. 30, 1809, died an infant.
Jonathan, b. March 23, 1810, m. Rosanna Morgan.
George, b. Nov. 15, 1813, m. Lydia Bryant, also a 2d wife.
Stephen D., b. Nov. 25, 1815, m. Ann, dau. of Cyprian Cole.
Sylvester, b. Jan. 2, 1820, m. Ist, Ruth Morgan, 2d, Harriet Verrill.
Martha, b. Dec. 3, 1824, m. Ist, Jonathan Leavitt, 2d, Geo. Littlefield.
The three oldest children were born in Norway, the remainder in Green- wood. The two oldest sons, William and James, are the only members of the family that ever lived in Paris.
WILLIAM YATES, JR., lived in the south part of the town. His first wife was Dorcas Hall of Poland, by whom he had five children. Rev. Freeman, William K., Samuel, Mary and Emeline. William
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K. married Zilpha Dustin of Bethel, and was killed in the army ; Mary married Milton Chapman of Bethel.
JAMES YATES married Emma, dau. of Calvin Cole, who was born in Paris, Aug. 28, 1801. They were married Feb. 20, 1822, and four children, only one of whom survives. Mr. Yates was for many years the well known miller at Locke's Mills, and was regarded as one of the best in the county. . Late in life he moved to West Paris and died there, July 7, 1879. His widow still survives.
OCTAVUS KINGSBURY YATES, M. D., (see Paris Physicians) son of James and Emma (Cole Yates, b. Sept. 25, 1833, m. July 25, 1852, Elizabeth D., dau. of Artemas and Desire (Stephens) Felt of Greenwood. She was b. Jan. 24, 1834. Children :
Llewellyn James, b. July 25, 1853, d. Aug. 27, 1876; Alton E., b. April 12, 1857, d. July 29, 1858; Edgar Lincoln, b. May 7, 1861, d. July 7, 1861 ; Myrtle L., b. July 29, 1874.
YOUNG.
NATHANIEL YOUNG. son of Nathaniel of Gray, was b. in Gray, and m. Chloe, dau. of Joseph Cummings of the same town. He moved to Norway previous to 1800. He was in the war of the Revolution from the town of Dedham, Mass. He d. in Greenwood, Nov., 1838. His wife d. in Bethel. Children :
Charles, b. March, 1784, m. Mary, dau. of Peter Buck of Norway.
Amos, m. Sophia, dau. of Joseph Bradbury of Norway.
Susan, m. James Buck.
Anna, m. Elias Blake.
Jabez, was Drum Major in War of 1812, Bodwell's Company.
Nathaniel, b. April 1, 1793, m. Lydia Briggs.
William, b. April 2, 1795, m. Sally Briggs.
Hannah, b. March, 1797, m. John Noyes.
Daniel, b. July 10, 1800, m. Elvira Brett of Paris, s. Paris.
Mary, b. March, 1803, m. Levi Noyes.
( b. Nov. 24, 1804, m. Louisa Twombly, s. Paris. David, Twins - Jared L .. ( b. Nov. 24, 1804, m. 1st, Rachel Hathaway, of Paris.
Henry, b. JJuly, 1806, m. Charlotte Cummings.
DANIEL YOUNG, son of Nathaniel, senior, m. Elvira, dau. of Luther Brett, Nov. 24, 1824. Children :
Daniel Varney, b. Aug. 10, 1825.
Samuel Newell, b. Sept. 13, 1829, m. Emeline Hayes.
Flora Esther, b. Feb. 16, 1834, d. March 29, 1834.
Ruth, b. Sept. 19, 1837, d. Nov. 16, 1849.
Elvira Jane, b. Nov. 14, 1844, m. Charles Dunham.
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DAVID YOUNG, brother of the preceding, m. Louisa, dau. of William Twombly of Norway. Children :
Nathaniel, b. Dec. 25, 1832, m. Cyrene A. Starbird.
Darid W., b. Jan. 8, 1836, m. Jennie Hammell of Canada.
Louisa J., b. Jan. 23, 1838, m. Henry West, s. Mass.
Eliza A., b. Jan. 23, 1838, m. 1st, Charles Wright, 2d, Wm. O. Morse. Freeland, b. Feb. 8, 1844, m. Evelyn A., dau. of Perrin Dudley of Wood- stock.
The mother d. Oet. 3, 1844, and he m. 2d, Lodusky E., dau. of Asa Dun- ham, Feb. 4, 1846.
JARED L. YOUNG, bro. of the preceding, m. first, Rachel, young- est daughter of Lazarus and Olive (Pratt) Hathaway, who died Nov. 7, 1841, leaving no children. He m. second, in June, 1842, Mary W., dau. of John Millett of Norway, and widow of Daniel Young, a hatter of Buckfield. He kept a public house at Trap Corner for some years, and then moved to the old Bartlett place, on the south side of the river, west of West Paris village, where he erected new buildings and still resides. He had :
Solomon M., b. May 27, 1843, d. in Aug., 1854; Emeline, who m. Wallace Mason, and resides in Gorham, N. H.
GEORGE W. YOUNG, son of Charles, who was brother of the pre- ceding, was b. Dec. 14, 1818, in Greenwood, and m. Laura, dau. of Galen Field. Settled first at South Paris, in 1845, and removed to West Paris. He is a blacksmith. He served as drummer in the 23d Maine Regiment. Children :
Fannie A., b. Jan. 15, 1847, m. Charles M. Lane, s. Gray.
Georgie A., b. Nov. 6, 1848, m. Frank W. Barrett.
Laura Abby, b. July 27, 1852, m. William B. Pierce, s. North Yarmouth. George Frederic, b. May 9, 1859, m. Jennie Piper, s. Boston.
LEONARD YOUNG, son of Capt. Amos, and grandson of Nathaniel, senior, m. Eliza J., dau. of Seth Curtis, and lived quite a number of years in this town, and moved from here to Deering. He was b. in 1817, and his wife in 1821. Their children in 1850, were :
Lorenda C., b. 1844; Leonard C., b. 1847 ; Edwin L., b. 1849.
DANIEL YOUNG, a hatter, date and place of birth not known, and of no known relationship with the other Young families heretofore named, married Mary W., dau. of John Millett of Norway, and had :
I Francis A., b. in Norway, Dec. 21, 1826, m. Fannie E. Spaulding.
II John M., b. Dixfield, Sept. 6, 1828, d. Aug. 28, 1847.
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III Mary E., b. Buckfield, Dec. 20, 1830, m. Thomas Parks of Bangor, who was a foreman in the construction of the A. and St. L. R. R. through the town. She died in August, 1854, leaving one child.
IV Daniel Henry, b. in Buckfield, Aug. 27, 1832. He married Susan Morton of Boston, and has lived in Paris and Norway, and is now in business in Portland. He was a member of Co. F., 23d Maine Regiment. They have had five children.
The father d. in 1838, and the mother m. 2d, Jared L. Young of Norway, now of Paris.
FRANCIS A. YOUNG, son of the preceding, m. Fannie E. Spauld- ing. Resides at West Paris. He was among the first settlers in that village, went there in 1853, and went into trade. He was the second post master there, appointed in 1857, and with the exception of the year 1860, has held the office since that time. Children :
Flora Anna, b. March 29, 1854; May Agnes, b. May 25, 1856; Francis Henry, b. March 18, 1858; Lulu Millett, b. Oct. 4, 1860, d. April 22, 1865 ; Hattie Augusta, b. March 22, 1863; Fanny Luella, b. March 15, 1866; Willie Herbert, b. Sept. 25, 1868; Eva Mason, b. Aug. 25, 1871, d. May 7, 1874.
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HISTORY OF PARIS. PART III.
APPENDIX. -
JOSIAH BISCOE'S DIARY, WHILE ASSISTING IN SURVEYING NO. 4.
This Journal is preserved in the family of Charles T. Mellen, a grandson of Josiah Bisco, who kindly permitted it to be copied for this work.
Saturday, Aug. 22, 1772. Set sail from Boston.
Sunday, 23. Under moderate sail.
Monday, 24. Arrived at Casco Bay about an hour before sunrise.
Tuesday, 25. Still at Casco Bay, and at about 5 o'clock, we set out for Gorham town with our stores. Lodged with Mr. Herscalls, who bought our stores.
Wednesday, 26. Set out from Gorham town for Sebago Pond; arrived there about sunset, and camped at the end of the pond.
Thursday, 27. In the morning still at the pond, and about twelve o'clock, Capt. Fuller and Capt. Coolidge arrived at the pond; had fish for dinner. I went out fishing in the afternoon, and we had fish for supper. Camped at the pond.
Friday, 28. In the morning still at the pond, and at about half after eleven, set out for Sungo river. Good weather to Frye's Island, thence the wind blows at the west, we were obliged to put to the shore, with difficulty, about three-fourths of the way over the pond. Staid and refreshed our- selves ; struck up a fire. Supposed to be in Ramingtown. (Raymondtown.)
Saturday, 29. Fair morning. Set out for Sungo river about sunrise ; arrived there about sun an hour high. Had fine breakfast of fish and chocolate, with a wood duck; proceeded up Sungo river to the Riplings, about eleven o'clock. I and four others went up Crooked river to discover the passage, but returned after going about four miles to the Riplings. There camped.
Sunday, 30. A fair morning. Fish for breakfast. Disappointed as to our surveying instruments. Shepard and Stenchfield return to Falmouth.
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We proceed for Kimball's; killed four duck going up. Whitney and Barnard stay at the Riplings at Ramingtown. We return to them at about ten o'clock at night. Camp at the Riplings.
Monday, 31. A pleasant morning ; put our stores on boord, all proceed for Kimball's; arrived there, sun about an hour high ; carried our stores to Kimball's house, lodged there.
. Tuesday, Sept. 1. At about eleven o'clock, set out for Androscoggin ; had a tedious march through the woods as far as Crooked river in Yonkers- town ; there camped.
Wensday, 2. Set out from the camp at Crooked river for Andros- coggin ; a very tedious day's travel ; arrived at the camp at Stony Brook, after sunset, very much fatigued; had a very rainy night.
Thursday, 3. Very rainy in the morning. Killed two ducks by the camp. Continues a rainy day-one more duek. Camp again.
Friday, 4. Pleasant in the morning. Began our survey upon the south- east part of the town; run two and three-fourths miles the first day ; camped upon this line.
Saturday, 5. Run upon the line to -, then upon the east line, three miles and one hundred rods ; then eamp.
Sunday, 6. Still at the camp.
Monday, 7. Proceeded upon the line to the northeast corner. The con- tents of the second line, 6 and 3-4 miles, 8 rods to the northeast corner, and from thence, two miles and one hundred rods upon the north line. There camp.
Tuesday, S. Still upon the north line. There take a range line three miles from the northeast corner, proceed from the north line upon the range line, ten lots and two talies ; there camp.
Wednesday, 9. Proceed upon the line to the town line, twenty-four lots and forty-six rods, the length of the Sth range line; from the end of the 8th range, we go to our old camp at Stony Brook. Camp there a rainy night.
Thursday, 10. Still at the eamp.
Friday, 11. Still at the camp. Likely for a fair day. Sett out from the camp for the 4th range line, and I saw a bear up on a tree. Shoot at it, but did not kill. We run from the line at the southeast part of the town to the eleventh lot northward. "There camp; a rainy night; felt very poorly.
Saturday, 12. Still at the camp; foul morning and a rainy. day. Still at our camp ; night comes on ; still rainy ; camp as before.
Sunday, 13. A very pleasant day. Remain still at our eamp on the 7th range, and eleventh lott; felt something poorly ; feel a little better at even- ing. Camp as before.
Monday, 14. A pleasant day. Proceed upon our 7th range to the head of our town. Brought up our head line and turned upon our sixth range, two lots; there camp.
Tuesday, 15. Proceed upon our sixth range to the 19th lott, and there camp.
Wednesday, 16. Proceed to the southeast line, and to our old camp, arrive there at about ten o'clock; a fine dinner of trout cooked; hazzy ; conclude to camp as before.
Thursday, 17. Ushered in by smart rain, and continues a rainy day. Still at the camp.
Friday, 18. Sett out upon 4th range line, run to 17th lot.
Saturday, 19. To the upper end of the township, aud turned upon the 5th range and run over to the 13th lott, and there camp.
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Sunday, 20. Sett out for our old camp : arrived there about three o'clock in the afternoon, when one of our company had just arrived there and had killed a moose. We went and brought it in ; had moose steak for supper.
Monday, 21. Pleasant ; still at the camp. I take a tour to the south- ward : see very good land ; return and camp as before. (Johnson tanned his moose hide.)
Tuesday, 22. Pleasant morning. Sett out on our north range line, went as far as the 11th lott, and camped there.
Wednesday, 23. It began to rain about an hour before sunrise, and con- tinued a very rainy day.
Thursday, 24. Set out on our range as before. Got to the head of the 6th lott, turned on our 10th range. Came down to the 16th lott and camp.
Friday, 25. Pursued our range and return to our old camp about twelve o'clock. Continued at the camp the remainder of the day ; camp.
Saturday, 26. Pleasant in the morning. Set out for a view of the inter- vale, (one remark on the preceding night) ; a very frosty night; camp at at our old camp.
Sunday, 27. Set out to traverse the river to the southward of our town- ship ; returned to the old camp a little before sunset ; camp as before.
Monday, 28. Pleasant in the morning; sett out for Silvester, Canada ; went to miles upon our southeast line, then took a course south 68 east, two miles, which brought us to the foot of Streaked mountain, where we dined. Went to the top of the mountain for a view, had a very pleasant prospect from the mountain over the country each way. Came down and continued our course a little different from the above, about 'three miles, and there camped near what is called Bogg Brook.
Tuesday, 29. Pleasant in the morning, proceed for the corner. Clouds up-looks like rain ; we find the corner about noon ; begins to rain; we set out from the corner for New Gloucester; find the road; travel as far as into Bakerstown; there camp; a rainy night.
Wednesday, 30. A rainy, dull day ; pursued our journey from Bakers- town to New Gloucester, as far as Mr. Stenchfield's; arrived there about one o'clock ; continued there the afternoon ; lodged at night ; set out in the morning of the first of October. Dull weather; pursued our journey from Gloucester to Falmouth, as far as Disappointed as to meet- ing the rest of our company ; tarry there the night.
Friday, Oct. 2. Set forward on our journey ; dined at the Milliken's in Scarborough ; from thence we arriv at Jefford at Wells, there lodged.
Saturday. 3. Set out about an hour before sunrise ; breakfast at Little. field's in Wells ; pursued our journey ; arrive at Portsmouth Ferry about half after three o'clock ; pass the ferry and travel as far as Greenlands at Pickering's, sup and lodge there.
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