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WILLIAM1 ADAMS, a blockmaker, appeared in Cambridge, Mass., in 1635. In 1640, he was at Ipswich. He was a commoner in 1641, made a freeman, and was selectman of the town in 1646. Authorities differ as to the year of his death. His will was proved in Ipswich Court March 25, 1662, but no trace of the document can now be found. Nathaniel and Samuel Adams, in 1668, exe- cuted articles of agreement concerning the estate of their father, in which they speak of their mother then living, their sisters and their brother John. There is nothing on record giving the name of his wife, and his family record is incomplete. He lived in that part of ancient Ipswich called "The Hamlet," and since incorporated as Hamilton.
Children :
i William2, b .-. m .- - Stacey.
ii John2, b. 1631, m. Rebecca -
iii Samuel2, b. ., m. Mehitable Norton.
iv Hannah2, b. , m. Dec. 6, 1659, Francis Muncey.
V Mary2, b. - -, m. Feb. 29, 1660, Thomas French.
vi Nathaniel2, b. 1641.
NATHANIEL2 ADAMS was a prominent man in Ipswich as is shown in the fact that in the early records, the honorary title of Mr. is always prefixed to his name. He was a freeman in 1674, and united with the church in Ang. 11, 1674. He married Mercy, daughter of Thomas Dickenson of Rowley. His tombstone in the old Ipswich burying ground, bearing the following inscription is still shown : "MR. NATHANIEL ADDAMS DIED APR. VE 11, 1715. IN YE 74 YEAR OF HIS AGE. NOW HES GON TO ETERNALL REST
GOD WILL HIM SAFELY KEEP, ALTHOUGH HES BURIED IN YE DUST IN JESUS HE DOTH SLEEP.
O YOU HIS CHILDREN THAT ARE LEFT I PRAY LET SOME BE FOUND
THAT DO ENDEAVOR TO MAKE GOOD YOUR FOREGON LEADERS GROUND.
GRAVE SAINT BEHIND THAT CANNOT FIND)
THY OLD LOVE NIGHT NOR MORN
PRAY LOOK ABOVE FOR THERES YOUR LOVE SINGING WITH VE FIRST-BORN."
The children of Nathaniel and Mercy Adams were : i Nathaniel3, b. July 11, 1670. ii Thomas3. b. June 14, 1672, m.
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Bethiah . iii Mercy,3 b. Apr. I. 1674, d. young. iv Sarah3, b.
July 19, 1675. m. -- , Fairfield. v William3, b. June 29, 1678. vi Mercy3, b. March 18, 1680. m. 1st. John Smith, and 2d, Arthur Abbot. vii Samuel3, b. January 29, 1682.
THOMAS3 ADAMS, son of the preceding, lived in Ipswich and died there. His wife was Bethiah.
Children :
i Bethiah4, b. Oct. 21, 1694, d. young.
ii Sarah4, b. Apr. 2, 1697, m. Josiah Bishop.
iii Thomas4, b. Aug. 31, 1699.
iv Joseph4, b. Nov. 12, 1702.
V Lydia4, b. Dec. 16, 1704, m. Benjamin Woodbury.
vi Elizabeth4, b. June 22, 1707, m. Peter Lamson of Ipswich.
vii Benjamin4, b. Apr. 22, 1710.
viii Charles4, b. - 1712, m. Mary Perkins of Wenham.
ix Bethiah4, b. - ---- 1714, d. young.
THOMASA ADAMS, son of the preceding, resided in Ipswich and was an active and influential citizen. He was one of the proprietors of New Ipswich, N. H., and owned five rights in the township, two of which he gave to two of his sons who settled there.
Children :
i Thomas5, b. Feb. 15, 1723.
ii Ezekiel5, b. Apr. 23, 1725, m. Judith Preston of Rowley.
iii Ephraim5, b. - --- , 1726. He married Apr. 6, 1747, Lydia Kinsman and settled in New Ipswich where he was one of the foremost citizens of that town. He served in the French and Indian wars.
iv Benjamin5. b. - , 1728, married his cousin Priscilla Adams, and settled in New Ipswich, N. HI.
v Joseph5, b. - , 1733, d. young.
EZEKIEL' ADAMS, son of the preceding, was a resident of "The Hamlet" in Ipswich and also in Beverly. In 1748, he married Judith, daughter of Nehemiah Preston of Rowley who died Aug. 19, 1793. He died Dec. 15 following.
Children :
i Ezekiel Jr6., b. Sept. 17. 1750. He enlisted from Ipswich, was in the battle of Concord and Lexington, and served throughout the war.
ii Rachel6, b. Oct. 27, 1751.
iii Joseph6, b. Nov. 6, 1753.
iv Benjamin6, b. Dec. 15, 1755, d. 1779 in the army in New York.
V Nathan6, b. Dee. 1, 1757. m. Ist, Betsey Poor, 2d. Mary B. Shaw.
vi Stephens, b. Oct. 25, 1759.
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vii Isaac6, b. Oct. 10, 1761.
viii Judith6. b. Oct. 9, 1763.
ix Anna6, b. April 7, 1766, d. in Beverly.
X Nehemiah6, b. March 27, 1768.
NATHAN6 ADAMS, son of the preceding, was a resident of Andover, Mass., and served as first lieutenant in a company raised in Andover for service in the war of the revolution. He was married at Andover Dec. 1, 1785, to Betsey, daughter of Eben Poor. He was one of the grantees and proprietors of East Andover, Me., and moved there with his family, but after a few years he sold out to Moses Merrill, and moved to Bethel. He was a cabinet-maker and much of the furniture in use by the early Andover people, was his work. While in Bethel he was chosen one of the selectmen. In 1803, he bought of the widow of John Stevens of Concord, a valuable tract of land in Rumford, next to what is now Hanover line. Here he lived until old age. He died in Mexico in 1831. For second wife he married June, 1799, Mrs. Mary Bartlett, widow of Jonathan Bartlett of Bethel, and daughter of Capt. Josiah Shaw.
Children :
i Eliza7, b. Aug. 28, 1786, d. Apr. 18, 1788.
ii Nathan7, b. Jan. 28, 1788, m. Susan Merrill.
iii Eliza7, b. Sept. 21, 1790, m. March 16, 1814, Elias Bartlett of Bethel, and d. May 26, 1815.
iv Charles7, b. Sept. 14, 1792. He was a jeweller, went to New Or- leans and d. unmarried.
V Susan Poor7, b. Aug. 9, 1794, m. 1818, Samuel Putnam, Jr.
vi Charlotte7, b. Aug. 7, 1796, m. Rev. Anson Hubbard.
vii Isaac7, b. July 27, 1798, d. Oct. 25, 1799.
viii Harriet7, by second marriage, b. in Bethel Aug. 30, 1800, m. Solo- mon Cushman.
NATHAN' ADAMS, JR., was married by Rev. John Strickland, March 17, 1817, to Susan, daughter of Ezekiel Merrill who was born in Andover, Me., July 13, 1791, and was the first child of English parentage born in that town. Mr. Adams occupied the homestead in Rumford near Hanover line, until his death which occurred January 26, 1830, as the result of a fall in his barn.
Children :
i Milton8, b. Apr. 15, 1818, d. Sept. 7, 1819.
ii John Milton8. b. Sept. 22, 1819, m. Ist, Sophia E. Preble, and 2d, Adcle S. Hobbs.
iii Charles8, b. July 10, 1821, d. Nov. 14, 1845, unmarried.
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iv Nathan Emerys, b. Apr. 2, 1824, d. Dec. 30, 1840.
V Susan Merrill", b. July 15, 1826, m. JJune 15, 1849, Dr. George L. Peaslee of Wilton, and died Dec. 16, 1871.
vi Henry Smith8, b. Aug. 7, 1828. He was a civil engineer, went to Cuba where he died of yellow fever June 2, 1854.
JOHN MILTON ADAMS, son of the preceding (see sketch), mar- ried, Sept. 16, 1850, Mrs. Sophia E. (Wattles) Preble, widow of Edward E. Preble, who was a son of Commodore Edward Preble of the United States Navy. She was a native of Virginia. In 1862 they separated for incompatibility, and a divorce followed. April 18, 1867, he married Adela Sophronia, daughter of William Whit- man and Sarah Farrington (Merrill) Hobbs of Norway.
Children :
i Susan Merrill,9. b. May 13, 1870. ii Sarah Whitman9, b. Feb. 3, 1874.
iii John Milton9, b. June 11, 1877. iv Adela Hobbs9, b. July 20, 1880. v Charles Henry9, b. March 21, 1883.
ENOCH ADAMS, son of Henry and Mehitable (Emery) Adams, born in Newbury, Mass., July 20, 1752, married at Andover, Mass., Ang. 6, 1775, Sarah Bragg, who was born June 14, 1759. They were early settlers in Andover, Maine, where Mrs. Adams died July 9, 1801. Ile died August 19, 1819. Enoch Adams descended from Robert Adams who was early at Newbury.
Children :
i Enoch, b. June 23, 1779. m. Lucy Strickland.
ii John Emery. b. Dec. 5, 1780, m. Sally Moody.
iii Sarah, b. Nov. 17, 1782.
iv Dolly, b. Nov. 17. 1784.
V Joseph, b. Apr. 4, 1788, m. Betsey Farnum.
vi Henry, b. Aug. 15, 1790.
vii Moses. b. June 17, 1793, in. Dorcas Farnum.
viii Mary, b. May 30, 1796, m. Adam Willis of Hanover.
ix Simnel. b. Sept. 7, 1798.
x William. h. March 23. 1801.
ENOCH ADAMS, JR., was for a time a resident of Rumford, and in trade here, but he returned to Andover. He married Lucy, a daughter of Rev. John Strickland of Andover. Three of his chil- dren only are on record here but the following gives the family in full :
i Sally Bragg, b. Aug. 19. 1808, d. Feb. 4, 1809.
ii Enoch Milton, b. Jan. 12, 1810, d. Apr., 1811.
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iii William, b. Oct. 7, 1811, m. May 15, 1838, Lucinda Hall, d. May 18, 1879.
iv John Wesley, b. Feb. 9, 1814, m. 1840, Euphrasia Blodgett, d. July, 1871.
V Julia, b. Sept. 2, 1816, m. March 3, 1835, D. B. Sawyer.
vi Emily, ni. N. Fickett, d. Apr. 14, 1851.
twins, b. Dec. 27. 1817.
vii Harriet, ( m. Simeon Shurtleff, d. in Portland, March 4, 1844.
viii Almira, b. May 16, 1824, m. 1851, Jolin A. Bolster, d. Mar. 11, 1879.
ix Mary, b. July 12, 1826, m. 1854, J. B. Lovejoy.
x Enoch, b. May 21, 1829, m. Mary HI. Case. He is a physician in Litchfield, Me.
xi Dolly Farrington, b. May 31, 1831, d. May 19, 1845.
JOHN EMERY ADAMS of Rumford married Sally Moody of Andover. He resided at the Center and had a grant for a ferry at that place. The family record is probably incomplete. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio.
Children :
i John Emery, b. Dec. 22, 1805. ii Sarah Moody, b. Feb. 9, 1808. iii Lydia Bartlett, b. Nov. 15, 1809.
DR. JOSEPHI ADAMS, son of Enoch and Sally (Bragg) Adams of Andover, came here from Sumner. His wife was Betsey Farnum of Rumford.
Children :
i David Furnum, b. Standish, March 4, 1813, m. Dorcas V. Glines, d. Caribou.
ii Erasmus Darwin, b. Sumner Dec. 31, 1814, m. Catherine Sturgis.
iii Maria Bartlett, b. March 26, 1817, m. David H. Goodenow.
iv Warren Mann, b. June 12, 1819, m. Adrian Washburn.
V Mabel Waite, b. July 13, 1821, d. Sept., 1822.
vi Henry Milgrove, b. July 23, 1823. min. 1st, Cordelia Hill. 2d, Lottie Hill.
vii Martha H., b. Aug. 29, 1825, In. Wm. W. Bolster.
viii Mark T., b. Aug. 19, 1835, m. Emily L. Wardwell.
MOSES ADAMS, son of Enoch and Sally (Bragg) Adams, married Dorcas, daughter of David Farnum, who was born Sept. 12, 1799. He was a mill-wright and died in Ohio in the Autumn of 1833. His widow married Bradbury Richardson and died in Milton Plantation Jan. 20, 1873.
Children :
i Adam Willis, b. 1818, mn. Ann M. Bean.
ii Elias Bartlett, b. 1822, d. 1884 unmarried.
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iii Augustus H., b. Nov. 6, 1827, m. April 8, 1855, Mary A. Harriman. He resides in Haverhill, Mass., and has, 1, Emma Isabel, b. Feb. 11, 1856, m. E. S. Noyes; 2, Carrie L., b. Nov. 22, 1858, m. Wm. M. Nichols.
ADAM W. ADAMS married Ann M. Bean.
Children :
i Alvin E., b. Apr. 18, 1847, d. July 13, 1861.
ii Lewis E., b. Jan. 10, 1849.
iii Helena M., b. Feb. 20, 1862, d. Apr. 1, 1864.
iv John W., b. Apr. 3, 1865.
WARREN M. ADAMS m. Adrian, daughter of James and Clarissa (Thomas) Washburn of Hartford. He is a blacksmith and farmer.
Children :
i Elmah Darwin, b. March 18, 1847, d. Feb. 28, 1850.
ii Charles H .. b. January 5, 1849, m. Vesta A. Merrill.
iii Clara F .. b. July 7, 1851, m. Virgil E. Fuller.
iv Emma Matilda, b. May 11, 1861, d. Feb. 21, 1862.
ANDREWS.
JEREMIAH ANDREWS was born Apr. 6, 1757, perhaps at Concord, Mass. He was among the early settlers of Temple, N. H. He was a soldier in the patriot army from the beginning of the war nearly to the end. He married in 1784, at Temple, Elizabeth Sawtelle, who was born in Shirley, Mass., January 22, 1765. Soon after his marriage he came to Bethel and died there in 1826.
Children :
i Hezekiah, b. Oct. 4, 1784, m. Phebe, daughter of Samuel Kimball of Bethel.
ii Jeremiah, b. May 28, 1786, m. Annie Hodsdon, s. Rumford.
iii William, b. Apr. 8, 1788, m. Betsey Estes, s. Bethel.
iv Elizabeth, b. Feb. 1, 1790, d. March 3, 1804.
V Salome, b. Apr. S. 1792, m. Eli Howe, s. Bethel.
vi Sarah, b. Feb. 20, 1794, m. John Estes, s. Bethel.
vii Elsie, b. March 12, 1796, m. Otis Howe, s. Rumford.
vii Amos, b. Jan. 15, 1798, m. Hannah Bean, s. Bethel.
ix Ifuldah, b. Feb. 21, 1801, m. Eliphas Powers.
x Mary, b. January 21, 1804, m. Hosea Huntress.
xi Eliza, b. July 27. 1806. m. James Estes, s. Bethel.
xii Julia. b. June 18, 1809, in. Franklin Stearns, s. Hanover.
xiii Hannah, b. July 20, 1812, m. Jonathan Powers, s. Hanover.
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JEREMIAH ANDREWS JR., son of the preceding, resided near Rumford Point, and died in 1863. He married in 1807, Anne, daughter of Stephen Hodsdon.
Children.
i Stephen HI., b. 1810, went west.
ii Joseph Russell, b. 1812, m. Mary S. Elliot, s. Rumford.
iii William. b. 1815 m. Hannah H. Abbot, s. Rumford.
iv James H., b. March 19. 1821.
v Julia Annie, b. Jan. 2, 1823, d. 1870.
JOSEPH RUSSELL ANDREWS, son of the preceding, married in 1839, Mary Silver, daughter of David Elliot of Bethel, who was born March 14, 1823.
Children :
i David E., b. 1841. ii Joseph H., b. 1842. iii Charles A., b. 1845. iv George A., b. 1848.
ARNOLD.
SAMUEL ARNOLD married Mary -. Children :
i Sheriba M., b. Roxbury, Nov., 1837, d. Feb. 27, 1858.
ii Samuel B., b. May 22. 1839.
iii Elizabeth M., b. Dec. 27, 1841.
iv Eunice R., b. March 10, 1843.
V Charlotte C., b. Jan. 26, 1845.
vi Joseph A., b. Rumford, Aug. 10, 1846.
vii Martha M., b. Aug. 16, 1848.
viii Clara A., b. Dec. 3, 1852, d. Oct., 1853.
ix Edith V., b. Feb., 1854, d. Oct. 1854.
JOSEPH A. ARNOLD married Georgianna
Children :
i Willard Samuel, b. Dec. 26, 1878.
AUSTIN.
PETER AUSTIN, born at Canton Point Dec. 12, 1805, farmer, trader and Deputy Sheriff, lived in various places and died in Rum- ford Oct. 10, 1887, aged nearly 82 years. He married first, Fanny P. Newton of Dixfield, and second, Dec. 13, 1849, Desiah, daughter of Bailey Curtis of Freeport who was born July 19, 1819. He was a son of Amos Austin who died in Canton January 14, 1812, whose wife was Polly Macomber.
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Children :
i Araresta .1., b. Nov. 22, 1831, d. Sept. 7, 1883.
ii Adriann, b. Sept. 6, 1833.
iii Amos. b. March 25, 1836. d. Dee. 30, 1837.
iv Amanda L., b. Nov. 3, 1838,
V Frances E., b. May 18, 1842.
vi Garafelia, b, Nov. 14. 1844.
vii Peter L., b. May 16, 1847.
By second wife.
viii Eliza M., b. Jan. 16, 1851.
ix Amos Mozart, h. May 16, 1853, m. Berta A. Godwin.
X Alzina P., b. Apr. 17, 1858.
AMOS MOZART AUSTIN, son of Peter Austin, married Nov. 26, 1884, Berta A., daughter of Ajalon and Sarah (Thompson) God- win. He is a farmer and resides in Rumford.
Children :
i Ralph Mozart. b. March 12, 1885. ii Emily Elsie, b. June 2. 1886. iii Ellery Curtis, h. Sept. 17, 1887.
BAKER.
OTIS BAKER of Mexico, married Melinda Silver and moved to Rumford.
Children :
i Adaline D., b. Oct. 5. 1833. ii Nathan Silver, b. Jan. S. 1836. iii Wilber J., b. Sept. 25, 1838, d. Sept. 7, 1862.
BARKER.
SAMUEL BARKER from Newry, married Rachel Sessions, who was born in Chatham, N. H., in 1782, and settled in Rumford near Milton line. He was the son of Benjamin and Lucy (Huse) Barker who came from Methuen, Mass., and settled in Newry.
Children :
i Corcilla, b. Dec. 17, 1812, m. Gideon C. Abbot.
ii Elias, b. June 6, 1814, m. Martha J. Moody.
iii Rachel, b. July 18, 1816, m. Josiah Keyes.
iv Lucretia, b. Nov. 7, 1818.
V Samuel, b. Dec. 25, 1822.
vi Hazen. b. Dec. 19, 1827. m. Dorcas F. Brooks.
vii Christina. b. Oct. 24, 1829, d. June, 1832.
viii Charles Lyman. b. Oct. 16, 1831, d. JJune, 1832.
ix Juliette, b. Oct. 19, 1839, m. Moses Cummings.
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ELIAS BARKER, son of the preceding, married Martha J., daughter of William and Polly (Dresser) Moody. He lived in Milton until the death of his father, when he returned to the old homestead. He is a quiet man, honest and upright, and highly respected in the community where he resides.
Children :
i John H., b. Milton Pl., Feb. 26, 1837, m. Josephine Martin.
ii Christina E., b. May 1, 1839, m. George H. Webber, d. May 13, 1885.
iii Eugene A., b. Sept. 11, 1845, m. Ist, Maria Osborne, 2d, Mrs. Julia Brown.
iv Frederick A., b. Sept. 11, 1853. m. Annie B. Lewis of Pittston.
V Walter H., b. Rumford, Sept. 8, 1862.
BARTLETT ..
JONATHAN BARTLETT, son of Ebenezer and Anna (Ball) Bartlett of Newton, Mass., born March 6, 1746, was one of the six Bartlett brothers who early settled in Bethel. He came to Bethel in 1779 in company with Nathaniel Segar and Aaron Barton. He married Mary Shaw of Fryeburg, and had three sons and one daughter, all of whom married Rumford women. Elias married first, Eliza, daughter of Nathan Adams, and second, Judith, daughter of David Farnum. Elijah married Nancy, daughter of Joshua Graham, and Samuel married Sarah, daughter of Joseph Wardwell. Anna died at the age of twenty-five, unmarried. Elias lived and died on the homestead of his father in Bethel which is still occupied by his family ; Elijah also lived and died in Bethel, and Samuel lived on the south side of the river opposite the Center where his sons now live. The widow of Jonathan Bartlett became the second wife of Nathan Adams.
SAMUEL BARTLETT, son of Jonathan Bartlett of Bethel, born Apr. 1, 1794, married July 4, 1816, Sarah L. Wardwell of Rumford, who was born Feb. 28, 1794. A sketch of him is found elsewhere.
Children :
i Jonathan Adams, b. Aug. 18, 1817, m. May 1, 1849, Harriet A. Glines.
11 Joseph Wardwell, b. Aug. 4, 1820, r. Rumford, unmarried.
iii Harriet Cushman, b, Jan. 3, 1825, m. June 9, 1850, Burt Kidder.
iv Sarah J., b. Feb. 17, 1832, m. July 4, 1857, Ist, Samuel H. Wood, 2d, Sept. 29, 1874, Alfred Walker. She died Sept. 15, 1888. Samuel H. Wood died October 31, 1865, and Alfred Walker died in St. Louis, May 16, 1881.
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JONATHAN ADAMS BARTLETT, son of the preceding, married May 1, 1842, Harriet A., daughter of Chandler Glines. He resides on the old Bartlett place opposite Rumford Center.
Children :
i Rosabel R., b. July 20. 1843, d. 1860.
ii Loretta S., b. May 29, 1844, m. Mellen C. Kimball, r. Bethel, d. 1867.
iii Florus H., b. Dec. 29, 1846, m. Ellen Abbot.
iv Burneretta N., b. Oct. 22. 1848, d. 1871.
V Florine J., b. June 5, 1850. m. W. F. G. Litchfield, r. Revere, Mass.
vi Fredolin F. A .. b. Feb. 12, 1852, m. Edna Thomas.
vii Everett L., b. Jan. 5, 1854.
viii Icerness, b. May 18, 1860.
BACON.
FRANCIS A. BACON married Etta A. Hoyt. He was a trader at the Center and died there. At the time of his death he was treas- urer of the town.
Children :
i Juna F .. b. Apr. 30, 1859. ii Hershel A., b. Dec. 19, 1861. iii Lena E. and iv Luna E., twins, b. Aug. 11, 1865.
JOSEPH BAXTER of Boston, married Betsey, daughter of Philip Abbot.
Children :
i Parris Abbot, b. May 18, 1823.
BEAN.
LUTHER BEAN, son of Josiah and Molly (Crocker) Bean of Bethel, 1. 1782, married Lydia, daughter of Samuel Kimball of Bethel, b. 1784.
Children :
i Lucinda, b. Dec. 25, 1802, m. Hezekiah Hutchins, Jr.
ii Hannah, b. Jan. 10, 1805.
iii Sybil Bartlett, b. March 27, 1806, m. Edward E. Stevens.
iv Stephen, b. Rumford May 4, 1809.
V Emma, b. Rumford May 4, 1811, m. Gilman N. Farnum, s. Milton Pl.
vi Maria, b. March 21, 1813, d. Apr. 1, following.
vii Lorina, b. Apr. 21, 1814, mn. Patrick HI. Virgin.
viii Clark Kimball, b. Oct. 26, 1818.
ix Luther Dana, b. Dec. 25, 1820.
x Ann Maria, b. Oct. 28, 1822.
xi Edmund D., b. Dec. 29, 1821.
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xii Aaron, b. Oct. 28, 1826.
xiii Lewis, b. Apr. 20, 1828.
xiv Franklin, b. June 28, 1830, killed in the army.
JOHN H. BEAN married Eliza W. He was a trader. He was not a relative of the Luther Bean family.
Children :
i Orissa Ann. b. June 13, 1858. ii Oritha Nancy, b. Apr. 20, 1860.
BEARD.
AMASA H. BEARD married Charlotte A. Weaver of Franklin Plantation.
Children :
i William E., b. Dec., 1850. ii Celona E., b. April 12, 1854. iii Daniel
W., b Feb. 19, 1856. iv George B., b. May 25, 1863.
BLANCHARD.
MOSES BLANCHARD, said to have been born in Gilmanton, N. H., was a musician and served two years in the regular infantry in the war of 1812. He married Elizabeth Wadleigh. He moved to Rox- bury, Maine, and lived there many years, but died in Starks, N. H. His widow died in Rumford.
Children :
i David S., b. Apr. 7, 1809, m. 1st, Mehitable Taylor; 2d, Deborah D. Wheeler.
ii Benjamin II., b. Jan. 29, 1810. m. Mary P. Berry of Andover; d. Jan. 23 1852.
iii Lucy M., b. Dec. 22, 1819, m. George Walton, d. in Iowa.
iv Calvary M., b. Feb. 18, 1822. He married, had 6 children, died in Dummer, N. H., Sept. 18, 1872.
V Zebediah M., b. May 12, 1824.
vi Nicholas G., b. Jan. 4, 1828.
vii Ilester Ann, b. Sept. 25, 1830.
DAVID BLANCHARD was born Apr. 7, 1807. He married Apr. 30, 1829, Mehitable, daughter of Simeon and Mary Taylor of Rox- bury, who was born Oct. 14, 1808. He died January 15, 1856, and his wife died January 1, 1851. For second wife he married in November, 1851, Deborah D. Wheeler.
Children.
i William M., b. Feb. 3, 1830, m. 1st, Lydia Holt, 2d, Desire Farrar.
ii Maria R., b. July 3, 1831, m. Harvey Beckwith, r. Colorado.
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iii Lucien M., b. Aug. 28, 1832, m. Abigail Bradbury, r. Minnesota.
iv Martha A., b. Oct. 8, 1834, mn. Henry F. Smith.
v Orlando B., b. Oct. 7, 1836, mn. 1st, Thirza A. Holt; 2, Caroline W. Kimball. He was an attorney at law and died in Rumford.
vi Mary E., b. March 27, 1838, m. Stephen Moore.
By second wife :
vii Ida F .. b. Feb. 26, 1853. in. Ronello A. Barrows of Canton.
BENJAMIN HILL BLANCHARD, brother of the preceding, married in 1833, Mary P., daughter of Joseph and Sarah L. (Greenleaf) Berry of Andover. He kept the old red tavern at the Falls for several years and here his older children were born. He moved to Boston but returned to Mexico where he died, and his widow became the wife of Oliver P. Lang.
Children :
Eliza Ann, b. Rumford Falls, in May, 1836, d. Boston, 1846.
ii Henry F., b. Apr. 26, 1838, m. Ist, Julia A. T. Griffith and second, Susan J. Norcross, r. Augusta.
iii Stillman Berry. b. July, 1839, d. Boston, May, 1846.
iv William I., b. Mexico, 1841, r. Santa Cruz. Cal.
v Stillman Berry, b. Boston. 1846. m. Eliza Burns. He died at Bryant's Pond, about 1870.
WILLIAM M. BLANCHARD, b. in Roxbury, Feb. 3, 1830, married 1st, Lydia Holt and second Desire, daughter of Thomas Farrar.
Children :
i George E., b. April 6, 1856, m. Alma S. Philbrick.
ii David M., b. Aug. 3, 1858.
By sceond wife :
iii Lucien H., b. July 29, 1878.
iv Elsie M., b. Apr. 10, 1885.
ORLANDO W. BLANCHARD married first, Thirza A. Holt and second, Caroline W. Kimball.
Children :
i Lizzie M., b. Nov. 6, 1861.
HENRY F. BLANCHARD married first, May 1, 1859, Julia A. T. Griffith of Mexico, who died Nov. 19, 1861, and second, April 20, 1864, Susan J. Norcross of Augusta.
Children :
i Ernest W., b. Feb. 3, 1860, d. Nov. 23, 1883.
By second wife :
ii Harry H., b. Aug. 6, 1867.
J. W, Ricker
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BODWELL.
SAMUEL BROWN BODWELL, born April 26, 1812, married Charity N. Jackson of Paris, who was born Sept., 1812, and died, and he married in 1855, Sarah J. Bragdon.
Children :
i Harriet Cordelia, b. Dec. 18, 1834.
ii Samuel F. Q., b. JJuly 5, 1843.
iii Caroline A., b. Feb., 1854.
iv Eben S., b. Feb. 23, 1855. d. Dec. 23, 1855.
V Ida Ella, b. Dec. 31, 1856.
BOLSTER.
ISAAC BOLSTER, said to have come from England, with wife Abigail, was living in Uxbridge, Mass., in 1732. His second wife was Hepsibah -. He died Apr. 28, 1753, and his second wife died July 20, 1742.
ISAAC BOLSTER, son of Isaac and Hepsibah Bolster, born in Ux- bridge, April 28, 1737, married Mary Dwinel of Sutton. He was an officer in the war of the Revolution, holding a Lieutenant's Com- mission and afterwards that of Captain. He was one of the minute men who marched to Concord Apr. 17, 1775. He was an early settler of Hebron and in 1784, moved to Paris where he died.
CAPT. ISAAC BOLSTER, second son of the preceding, born May 12, 1769, married March 9, 1794. Hannah, daughter Gideon Cush- man of Hebron, who was born Apr. 16, 1777. He was a farmer and resided in Paris.
GEN. ALVAN BOLSTER, oldest son of the preceding, (see personal notice) born Dec. 7, 1795, came to Rumford when a young man, and married Cynthia, daughter of Col. Wm. Wheeler. He was a trader, innkeeper and farmer, and lived at East Rumford. . He died Dec. 8, 1862, in Rumford, and his widow died in Poland Sept. 26, 1879.
Children.
i Janette Wheeler, b. June 3, 1821, m. at Thompsonville, Conn., May 28, 1845, Hiram Ricker of Poland, who with his three sons are proprietors of the famous Poland Mineral Spring. She died Sept. 23, 1883.
ii William Wheeler, b. July 6, 1823, m. 1st, Oct. 26, 1848, Martha Hall, daughter of Dr. Joseph Adams, and second, Aug. 17, 1868, Florence Josephine Reed, resides Auburn.
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iii John Q. A., b. Nov. 22, 1825, m. Anna Bartlett of Boston, r. Mel- rose. They have one child.
iv MMartha Virgin, b. Sept. 18, 1828, m. Hon. John R. Pulsifer of Poland.
V Mary Josephine, b. Sept. 17, 1831, d. Sept. 10, 1859.
vi Cynthia Maria, b. July 29, 1834, m. May 5, 1856, Ira A. Nay. d. Sept. 3, 1862.
vii Sarah Virgin Worcester, b. Aug. 23, 1837, m. John A. Stockbridge. viii Alcun Augustine. b. Oet. 1, 1841, r. New York, unmarried.
OTIS CUSHMAN BOLSTER, brother of the preceding, born in Paris, Sept. 25, 1801, was a trader at Rumford Point for many years. He married first, Oct. 28, 1827, Dolly B., daughter of Francis Keyes of Rumford, who died in 1840, and second, May 14, 1841, Maria Caroline Louise, daughter of Peter C. Virgin, Esq. He died Nov. 9,1871.
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