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In 1786 Freeman Knowles settled in Hampden, this county. He came from England, and settled first in Eastham, Massachusetts, but came to Hampden as above. His son, Jonathan Knowles, was born in Eastham in 1778, and in 1794 married Mehitabel Snow, of Orring- ton, Maine. They had eleven children, four sons and seven daughters, all deceased but four. He was a farmer and at that time one of the prominent men in town, hold- ing the office of Selectman eight years and representing the town in the Legislature thirteen years. In the War of 1812 he held the office of First Lieutenant in the bat- tle of Hampden and afterwards was promoted to Cap- tain. He died at Hampden in 1858. His wife died the next year. Thomas I. Knowles, son of Jonathan Knowles, was born August 13, 1815, in Hampden. He married
Miriam W. Harding, June 20, 1843. They have ten children, five sons and five daughters. Mr. Knowles is a farmer and holds the office of Postmaster at Neally's Corner. He was a First Lieutenant in the Twenty-sec- ond Maine Volunteers during the Rebellion, and is one of the prominent men of his town.
The first representative of the Doane family who set- tled in this county was Amos Doane, who came to Hampden in 1784, He married Mary Myrick. They had eight children, viz: Isaac, said to be the first white child born on the Penobscot River; Daniel, Edward, Amos, William, Elisha, and Lydia. He buried his first wife, and married for his second wife Abigail Libbey. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. During his early life he followed the sea, but during his later days he was a farmer. He died in 1842. His oldest son, Isaac, married Lettice Higgins for his first wife ; his sec- ond wife was Caroline Snow. He had ten children, viz: Isaac H., Samuel, Edward, Susan, Sarah, Sophronia, Dorcas, Albert, Mary, and Amos. He was in the War of 1812. Mr. Doane died August 1, 1872. Edward Doane, the subject of this sketch, was born in 1814. He married Mahala Hanson. They have had seven chil- dren, viz: George P., Adrianna (deceased), George F., Albert, Henry, Augusta (deceased), and Warren. Mr Doane is a farmer. One son is in Colorado, one in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, and two in Hampden.
Calvin Snow, one of the old men of Hampden, is a son of Harding Snow, who came from Wellfleet, Massa- chusetts, to Hampden, when it was a wilderness. He was a soldier in the Revolution. His wife was Betsey Cobb before her marriage. The only surviving member of their family is Calvin Snow. During his early life Hard- ing Snow followed the sea, but in later years he followed the occupation of a farmer. Mrs. Snow was noted for her Christian character, and was a woman greatly loved by all. She died September 9, 1856. Mr. Snow died in October, 1846, at the advanced age of ninety-three. Calvin Snow, who is now eighty years old, married So- phronia Holbrook in 1825. Their family consisted of eleven children, viz: Jane A. (Mrs. Spofford), Mary C. (Mrs. Nason), Margaret W. (Mrs. Carlisle), Sophronia C., Rosallie H. (deceased), Henry C., Joseph H. (deceased), Joseph H. (second), Susan A. (Mrs. Blaisdell), Maria T. (Mrs. Fair), Helen A. (Mrs. Harriman). Mr. and Mrs. Snow are both still living in Hampden, revered and loved by their children and all their numerous friends.
Peter Newcomb, who was born June 15, 1803, is a son of Peter and Dorcas Newcomb (nee Dorcas Snow), from Cape Cod. His grandfather, Captain Reuben Newcomb, came to Hampden from Cape Cod at a very early day. He was one of the first settlers at Hampden Corner. Peter Newcomb was in the War of 1812, and was Captain of the Hampden company. This company took an active part in the battle of Hampden. He was a ship-builder and a farmer. He died in Hampden many years ago- about 1816. Mrs. Newcomb died in Massachusetts about 1866. They had nine children, four of whom only are living, viz: Mercy, now Mrs. Cowan, of Her- man ; Peter; Maria, now Mrs. Samuel Freeman, of Or-
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leans, in Cape Cod, Massachusetts; Thomas, also in Massachusetts. The names of the deceased were: Reuben, Elnathan, Harriet (Smith), Elmira (Durrell), and Phœbe. Mr. Newcomb, now of Hampden, has al- ways been a farmer. He has cleared up a large portion of the farm where he now lives, and cleared one farm be- fore. He married Melinda Robinson, daughter of Isaac and Rachel Robinson, of Hampden. They have had eight children, viz: Almira, wife of A. Corthell, of Rock- port, Malne; Orda, deceased; Charles E. of Brewer, Maine; Wilson, in Baltimore; Willis, now in Bangor; Freeman, of Hampden; Arabine, wife of Otis Farnham, of Hampden, and Lama, married to James Bowes, of Bangor.
B. W. Harding, of Hampden, is a son of Harvey and Susanna Harding (nee Susanna Wilson). His grand- father, Job Harding, came to Hampden from Medway, Massachusetts, in 1800. He was an apothecary in Mas- sachusetts, and after coming here practiced medicine and was known as Dr. Harding. During his later life he was engaged in farming. Harvey and Susanna Hard- ing had ten children, viz: Benjamin W .; Hiram, de- ceased; Miriam W., wife of Thomas J. Knowles, of Hampden; Susan M., married Rufus Bartlett, of Hamp- den; Harvey, jr,, now deceased; Edwin A., now in Washington in the Pension Office-his family are in Hampden ; Ambrose H., now in Mississippi; Philander H., deceased; Frances A., wife of Albert Hall, of Her- mon, Maine. One died in infancy. Mr. Harding was a farmer. He came here when nine years of age, and al- ways lived here on the place where Benjamin now lives. He died in 1864. Mrs. Harding died in 1869. Benja- min W. Harding was born October 16, 1816, in Hamp- den. He received the common school education then afforded in the public schools. On becoming of age he remained with his father on the old place, and on his death bought out the heirs. Here he has since lived. He married Mary E. Pickard, of Hampden, for his first wife, who died in 1878, in February, leaving two chil- dren-Roscoe W., of Hampden, and Lurietta V., wife of Hiram E. Bartlett, of Hampden. Mr. Harding married, for his second wife, Mrs. Emeline E. Prescott, of Troy. She had two children by her former husband, Permelia M. Hillman and Freeman. Mr. Harding has often been elected as Selectman of his town, and in 1875 was sent to Augusta to represent his district, comprising Hamp- den and Veazie, in the Legislature. He lives in the western part of the town, known as Neally's Corner.
Jabez Gould, of Hampden, was born April 7, 1806. He is a son of John Gould, who came here from Gor- ham, Maine, about 1804. He settled in the Knowles neighborhood. Here he spent the remainder of his life. He married Mrs. Betsey Snow, by whom he had six children, one of whom only is now living beside Jabez- "Allen, who lives in Hampden. The names of the de- ceased were John, Hannah, and Lucy, and one died in infancy. Mr. Gould died in 1875 at the age of ninety- four. Mrs. Gould died many years ago. Jabez Gould has followed farming principally for a business. He married Miss Paulina Walker, daughter of Aaron Walker,
of Hampden. They have had twelve children, of whom five are living-Laura, deceased; Lucy, deceased; Amasa, now in California; Robert, now in Washington Territory; Elizabeth, deceased; Charlotte, deceased; John, drowned at sea; L. Asbury, of Hampden, a Methodist minister; David, deceased; Clara, and Dora. One, the eldest, died in infancy. Mr. Gould lives in West Hampden, and is a successful farmer.
Warren L. Cobb, of Hampden, is a son of Levi and Olive Cobb (nee Olive Newcomb). His grandfather, Ezekiel Cobb, came from Gorham, Maine, to Hampden about 1804. He settled in what is now called Neally's Corner, in the same neighborhood where Mr. W. L. Cobb now lives. Levi and Olive Cobb had six children -Olive S., wife of Loren Lanpher; Ezekiel, of Bangor; Levi, deceased; Warren D .; Mary E., widow of Ben- jamin Knowles, and one died in infancy. Mr. Cobb, during his early life, followed the sea for some years. During his later life he was engaged in farming. He died in 1846. Mrs. Cobb died in 1877. Warren L. Cobb. was born May 24, 1837, in Hampden. He has always lived here on the old homestead. He married Ellen Godfrey, daughter of David and Hannah Godfrey, of Orrington, Maine. Mrs. Cobb died December 18, 1875, leaving one son-Wilbur R. They lost one child in infancy-Carrie May.
The first representative of the Ware family who set- tled in this country was John Ware, who settled on the Kennebec. One of his sons, Captain Josiah Ware, was born on the Kennebec in 1787, and came to Hampden in 1807. He married Ruth Atwood and reared a family of seven children, two sons and five daughters. He fol- lowed the sea. At the time of the Hampden battle, in 1814, he commanded a military company. He died in 1837. Josiah Ware, his son, married Elmira C. Holt. They have three children, Albert S., Clara E., and How- ard W. Mr. Ware is a farmer and mechanic.
Theophilus Stanley, of Hampden, is a son of James and Margaret Stanley (nee Cowan). Mr. Stanley was a native of Hopkinton, New Hampshire. He came to Hampden about 1808 or 1809. He settled on the farm now owned by Mrs. John Stanley in West Hampden. He had seven children, viz: Theophilus; Thomas, de- ceased; Emily, now Mrs. Justus Emerson, of Carmel; Julia, deceased; Margaret; Ruth, deceased. He follow- ed farming for a business, and died here in Hampden. Mrs. Stanley survived him but a few years. Theophilus Stanley was born June 28, 1799, in Gardiner, Maine. He first engaged in lumber work on the Penobscot, re- maining some six years, when he settled on the farm where he now lives, in West Hampden. Here he has always lived. He married Rachel Patterson, of Hamp- ('en. They had two daughters, Hannah and Ruth. Hannah married Lewis Smith, of Hampden; Ruth is de- ceased. In former years Mr. Stanley held prominent town offices, and was by his townsmen sent to the Legis- lature in 1842 and 1843. He is now past eighty-two years old and still able to carry on his small farm. He is a man highly respected by his neighbors. He is now living with his daughter, Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Stanley died
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in 1837. Having come here when ten years of age, he can relate much of interest about the early settlement of the town, as he retains his faculties to a marked degree.
William Cary, the subject of this sketch, was born in Hampden, August 28, 1822. In early life he received a common school education, and was engaged with his father till twenty-one years of age. After that time he engaged in the mercantile business in Hampden, in which business he continued till his death, which oc- curred October 1, 1881. He was a Free and Accepted Mason, was a member of Mystic Lodge, Hampden. In early life he was a Methodist and later a Universalist. He had been Selectman a number of years; was Repre- sentative in the State Legislature. He first was Post- master of East Hampden, and continued in office till the war, when, being a Democrat, the office went to the other party. He has held other township offices. He married Sarah E. Sprague May 28, 1855. By this union seven children were born, viz: Infant, Willie F., Ross- elle, Hattie M., Gracie, Lulu, Robert.
Fred Sawyer, of Hampden, is a son of Amos and Betsey Sawyer. His mother's name was Betsey Sylves- ter. Stephen Sawyer, his grandfather, came from Ames- bury, Massachusetts, and settled on the place in West Hampden where Fred now lives. He, unlike most of the early settlers, chose low land, and the wisdom of his choice is now plainly manifest. He had four chil- dren-John, now in Hampden; Mary Elizabeth, now Mrs. Allen Carter, of Hermon Centre; Melvina, wife of Charles Patterson, and Fred. Mr. Sawyer was a farmer and millman. He died in 1877. Mrs. Sawyer is still living with her daughter, Mrs. Patterson. Fred Sawyer was born February 3, 1848. He married Julia York, daugh- ter of Isaiah York. They have one son, Arthur. The old homestead, where Fred now lives, contains 130 acres and is located in the west part of Hampden. -
Thadeus Nason, the subject of this sketch, was born in Limington, York county, April 15, 1803. He is a son of Enoch and Lucy Nason, of Limington, and by occupation is a farmer. He settled in an early day, cleared up the farm, and was one of the pioneers of the township. He died in Cornish, York county, in his eighty-second year. His children were: Abigail, Thad- deus, Enoch, Hannah, Mary, Durell, all of whom are dead but Thaddeus. In his early days he lived with his father till twenty-one, after which he settled in Standish, York county, and engaged in farming. From there he moved to Cornish and remained there three years. From there he went to Dixmont, where he lived forty- two years, after which he settled on the place now oc- cupied by the family. He married Narcissa Stone, daughter of Solomon and Hannah Stone, of Limington, March 13, 1822. She died September 3, 1880. By the above union nine children were born, seven of whom are living: Daniel S., William, Eliza J., Solomon S., Han- nah S., Mary, Darius, Sarah N., and Albert. William married Elizabeth A. Parker, of Monroe, March 10, 1862. His children were: Samuel, deceased; Hannah M,, born July 29, 1866, living at home ; Darius, married Lizzie Mudgett, of Dixmont, February 23, 1859, and
has three children; Walter H., born January 26, 1860, has been studying medicine; has been one year at Bruns- wick; one and one-half years in Orono College, and now lives at home; Charles, born January 29, 1864, is en- gaged in farming and butchering, buying lands, etc .; Nathaniel M., born September 7, 1875, now at home.
Rufus Bartlett, of Hampden, is a son of John Bartlett, who came to Newburg from Shapleigh, Maine. John Bartlett married Hannah Perry. They had twelve chil- dren, viz: Joseph, now of Newburg, Maine; Lydia, widow of the late Richard Ellingwood, of Winterport, Maine; Eveline, now Mrs. Newcomb, of Newburg; Rufus; John, deceased; Hannah, deceased, married Eben Hall, of Winterport; Franklin, deceased; Fidelia, wife of David Morrill, of Bangor, and Nancy P., de- ceased. The others died in early life. Mr. Bartlett al- ways followed farming as a business. He died in New- burg in 1839. Mrs. Bartlett died in 1865. Rufus Bartlett, the third son of this family, was born October 15, 1823, in Newburg. He received a common school education and settled in Newburg as a farmer. After liv- ing there until 1856 he moved to the place where he now lives in Hampden, near Neally's Corner. He married Miss Dorcas Whitney, daughter of Isaac Whitney, of Newburg. This couple have had seven children, all of whom are deceased except Hiram E. Their names were Isaac F., Bertha L., Hiram E., Augusta and Gustavus (twins), Julia, and Henry. Emery and Hiram E. live in Hampden. Mr. Bartlett has always been engaged in farming.
H. W. Hammond, of Hampden, was born December 19, 1837, in Bangor. His father, Charles Henry Ham- mond, was a son of Charles Hammond, who came to Bangor among the first settlers. Hammond street in Bangor was named for him. He married Betsey Brown. They had five children, viz: Eliza Ann; Eliza Ann (the first of name died ere second was born); Charles Henry, born March 5, 1809; Mary Brown, born February 4, 1812; Harriet H., born April 22, 1814. Charles Ham- mond died at Bangor, April 12, 1815, aged thirty-six years. Mrs. Hammond died in December, 1871. Charles Henry Hammond, the only son of the family, married Helen Maria Perley, of Bangor, September 19, 1833. Her family were from Kennebec county. They had two sons, Charles and Henry. He was a grocery- man in Bangor for some years, and went to California during the gold excitement in that region, and has not been heard from for years. Supposed to be dead. Mrs. Hammond died in Bangor, January 14, 1844, aged thirty years. Henry W. Hammond has been engaged in farming in Hampden for about twenty years. He now lives near Hampden Corner, and is the only living male representative of this branch of the Hammond family. He married for his first wife Amanda Penney, of Hamp- den. She died December 6, 1870, leaving two children* named Addie E. and Charles C. Mr. Hammond mar- ried for his second wife Emma Z. Brown, daughter of Charles and Emeline Brown, of Hampden. They have no children.
Eben Wheelden, of Hampden, is a son of Levi and
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Sarah I. Wheelden. Levi Wheelden was born in Or- rington. His father, Ebenezer Wheelden, was a native of Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Levi Wheel- den had twelve children, viz .: Ellen, Eben, Abbie, Alexander, Levi O. D., Dennis, Elizabeth, Lidora, Mary, and John. Two died in infancy. He has followed farming and milling for a business. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wheelden are now living in Ellsworth, Maine. Eben Wheelden, the oldest son of the family, was born Febru- ary 10, 1835. He received a common school education, and since beginning business for himself has always been in the lumber business. He married Maria Hoxie, daughter of John Hoxie, of Bucksport, Maine. They have two children, Gertie and Etta. Mr. Wheelden is a member of the firm of C. G. Sterns & Co., manufacturers of lumber. He first engaged in this business in Hamp- den, about 1867. They have two mills, and employ about eighty men, cutting out about twelve million feet of lumber per year.
Benjamin L. Simpson, of Hampden, was born March 11, 1834. He is a son of William R. Simpson, of New- burg, who came from Dorchester, Massachusetts. William Simpson married Susan Tolman. They had seven children, viz: Susan, wife of Alden Tribow, of Newburg; Mary, wife of George W. Whitney, of Bangor; William, now in Newburg; Ann T., wife of John Clements, of Exeter, New Hampshire ; Benjamin L .; Henry, of Newport, Maine; Charles, also in Newburg. Mr. Simpson moved to Belfast, and started the first paper ever published there, the Belfast Journal. He moved to Newburg from Belfast about 1829, and died in 1870. Mrs. Simpson died in 1869. Benjamin L. Simpson, the second son of this family, was born March II, 1834. He learned the engineer's trade by practical work about an engine, and is now en- giner in Hodgkins's steam saw-mill in Hampden. He married Mary Ellingwood, daughter of Captain Nathan Ellingwood, of Winterport, Maine. They have one son, Harry by name. Mr. Simpson has a farm, which he carries on in connection with his trade, though not able to do much on the farm himself.
One of the first settlers in Hampden was Elisha De- lano. He had five children. One of his sons, Paul Delano, now living in Hampden, married Maria West, and has always lived in Winterport. He formerly fol- lowed the business of shoemaking and also worked at carpenter work. . He has had two wives. By his first wife he had five children, and by his second wife, Maria West, he had ten children, viz: John, deceased; George A .; Lucy E., wife of James Dean, of Hampden; Martin V., of Winterport; Nathan, of Hampden; Sarah, de- ceased; Warren, now living in Hampden; Helen and Henry, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Delano are both living. He is eighty-eight and has been an invalid for twenty- seven years, since having a shock of palsy. He has had three shocks of palsy, and is entirely helpless. George A. Delano was born January 7, 1830, in Winterport. On arriving at manhood he went to sea and finally became master of a vessel. He followed the sea fourteen years. During this time he married Susan Gray, who separated
from him in 1867. After obtaining a divorce he married, " in 1870, Hattie B. Cole. By his first wife he had three children-Maria, wife of William Whitney, of Hampden; Flora, and Charles. Mr. Delano has no children by his present wife, but they have adopted three children. After giving up his seafaring life he settled in Hampden, where he has been engaged in staging, livery, and hotel business. He is also agent for the Penobscot River boats. His hotel is known as the Penobscot House.
David J. Jewell, of Hampden, was born August 5, 1836, in Troy, Maine. His father, David Jewell, was a native of Newfield, New Hampshire. He married Wealthy Haynes, of Swansville, Maine, and they had seven children, viz: Sarah, Susan, Nancy, and Elizabeth, deceased; George, now in Troy, Maine; W. Ellen, now Mis. Hiram Lawrence, of Gardiner, Maine. Mr. Jewell was always a farmer. He died in Dixmont in 1857, and Mrs. Jewell died October 15, 1852. Mr. Jewell was for several years collector and constable in the town of Dix- mont. Mr. David Jewell, after receiving a common school education, worked in the saw-mills on the river and in the woods winters. He settled in Dixmont on a farm in 1858, after marrying Octavia McLain, daughter of William and Emma McLain, of Appleton, Knox county, Maine. Here he lived until 1871, when he moved to Hampden, and has since lived here, working in the mill until 1878, when he was appointed Superintendent of the Town Farm, which position he is now filling. Mr. and Mrs. Jewell have two children-Hattie E. and Fannie M. Mr. Jewell was for two years in the army, being a member of Company K, First Heavy Artillery, and served with that regiment during the years 1864-65.
Hiram Dunton is a son of James Dunton, who emi- grated from Hope, Waldo county, and settled in Hamp- den when the township was a wilderness. He was one of the earliest settlers of the township, and cleared up the Stanley farm, on which he settled and lived about thirty years. He was by trade a carpenter. He died at the age of ninety-two, in Hampden; was in the War of 1812 at the battle of Hampden, under Captain New comb. He was a member of the Methodist church. He married Polly Patterson, daughter of Andrew and Sarah Patterson, by whom he had nine children, viz: Betsey, John, Saphona, Sarah, Jason, James, Lucy, Hiram, and Abigail, four of whom are living. Hiram Dunton was born in Hampden, March 10, 1819. In early life he started out without assistance, and is what may be called a self-made man. His occupation has been farming and lumbering. On his farm is located the Consolidated Hampden Mining Company. A -shaft is lowered to the depth of two hundred feet. Capital stock, $1,000,000;
been in operation two years. In politics he was formerly a Democrat, and later a Greenbacker. He married Louisa Pierce, daughter of Eben and Lydia Pierce, of Hampden, November 7, 1842, in Hampden. The cere- mony was performed by Hannibal Hamlin. By this union four children were born, viz :. Charles H., born March 30, 1847; married Aurilla Foster, of Hampden, daughter of Samuel and Susan Foster, of Hampden, in June, 1873; four children were born : Nora M., Orrin
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W., Flora S., and an infant. He now lives in Hampden, and is at present engaged in mining at Castine. Eben P. was born March 4, 1850; married Elmira M. Patter- son, daughter of Benjamin and Sabra Patterson, of Hampden, May 4, 1872, and is living at home, engaged with his father in farming. Walter H. was born April 2, 1852; married Dell C. Brown, daughter of Daniel and Sarah Brown, of Mount Desert, July 4, 1879; is lumber- ing and farming at Mount Desert. They have two chil- dren-Sarah E. and Leslie A. Lottie P. was born in 1854, March 17; married George Emerson, son of Levi and Sarah Emerson; now living in North Bangor; one child, Frank W., born November 21, 1872, is now living with grandfather Hiram.
Joseph Cary was born in what is now called East Hampden, Penobscot county, in 1791. In his boyhood days he followed the sea for a living until he was eighteen years old. His father, Richard Cary, being a gunsmith, he concluded to abandon going to the sea and stop at home and learn the gunsmith trade of his father. He, being a natural mechanic, soon got so he could do any kind of job. In those days he used to do a great deal of work for the Penobscot tribe of Indians in repairing guns and making traps for hunting. He was in the battle of Hampden in the War of 1812. He was married in the year 1817, and brought up quite a large family of children-three girls and five boys, all of whom lived to grow up to manhood and womanhood. He has lived upon the same farm where he was born up to the present time. Thomas Cary, son of the above, was born in Hampden, September 1, 1826. In early life he received a common school education, and lived with his father until twenty-one years of age, after which he engaged in mercantile business, in which he has since continued. He has made his business a success, has held office as postmaster of East Hampden seventeen years, and is at present one of the trustees of the Penobscot Savings Bank. . He is a member of the Free and Accepted Ma- sons, Mystic Lodge, Hampden. He married Cordelia Glass, of Bangor. By this union three children have been born, viz: Frank, engaged with his father in busi- ness as partner, married Etta Wheelden, of Bangor; Melville, engaged with his father; Edith E., resides with her parents.
John Phillips, of Hampden, is a son of John and Eliz- abeth Phillips (nee Elizabeth Baker). John Phillips was a native of Marblehead, Massachusetts. He came to Maine about 1800 and settled in Hampden, He was a soldier in the War of 1812. During his early life he fol- lowed the sea. He was a finely educated man for those days. During his later life he was a farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips had eleven children. Mrs. Phillips had ten children by a former husband. They also brought up
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