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ii William, b. June 7, 1817, m. Sept. 20, 1849, Charlotte K. Howe.
iii Mary E., b. May 17, 1821, m. John C. Dearborn.
iv Josiah Kittredge, b. March 18, 1826, in. Ist, Mary Ann K. Estes, 2d, Lucinda G. Howe.
v John Emery, b. Feb. 12, 1828, mn. 1st, Sarah Augusta Martin, 2d. Martha Brown.
vi Matthew Gault, b. Feb. 2. 1833, m. Gabrielle M. Wilson, d. in Minne- apolis, Minn.
WILLIAM ELLIOT, son of the preceding, went to California in
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1850, but returned and settled on the Timothy Holt farm. He married Charlotte K. Howe. Mrs. Elliot died Dec. 28. 1885.
Children :
i William Lucien, b. March 31, 1853. ii Mary E., b. July 11, 1854. iii Edmund HI., b. Dec. 16, 1855. iv Charlotte T. M .. b. Jan. 9, 1857. v Moranda A., b. Aug. 19, 1860. vi Nellie, b. Apr. 16, 1862, d. Aug. 4, 1864. vii Isabel. viii John .J., b. Sept. 5, 1867. ix Harrison G., b. Dec. 12. 1874.
JOSIAH KITTREDGE ELLIOT, brother of the preceding, married first, December 10, 1856, Mary Ann Kimball, daughter of Eli and Clarissa (Kimball) Estes of Bethel, who died Dec. 26, 1868, and second, Feb. Sd, 1870, Lucinda G., daughter of John and Nancy (Kimball) Howe of Rumford. He is a farmer and lives on the west side of Ellis river.
Children :
i Augustus MI., b. Oct. 18, 1858, d. Aug. 6, 1880.
ii Clara E .. b. Aug. 16, 1860.
iii Matthew H., b. Aug. 27, 1863. m. Dorothy D. Howard.
By second wife :
iv Pearl M., b. Jan. 17. 1872.
V Gabriella I .. b. Sept. 5. 1873.
vi Kate Howe, b. Jan. 11, 1875.
vii Dwight K., b. March 21, 1876.
viii Samuel, b. July 20, 1878.
JOHN E. ELLIOT is a farmer and resides on the old homestead of his father. He married first, Sarah Augusta, daughter of Dea. Henry Martin, and second, Martha Brown of Byron.
Children :
i Ann Augusta, b. Sept. 16, 1852, m. Jerry H. Martin.
ii Jacob Henry, b. Feb. 28, 1856, m. Isabella M. Phelps.
iii Dayton W., b. May 12, 1860.
iv Jane Emery, b. Nov. 24, 1865. m. Sidney P. Howe,
V Ellen Gault, b. March 19, 1869. d. Sept. 18, 1872.
vi John William, b. July 22, 1873.
vii George Matthew, b. Jan. 27, 1877.
ESTES.
STEPHEN ESTES, son of Daniel Estes of Shapleigh, came to this section, and finally bought of Phineas Howard a lot of land in Howard's Gore, the one afterwards owned by Ezra Smith. He married Relief, daughter of Enoch and Elizabeth (Segar) Bartlett of Newry, who was born in Newton, Mass., May 2d, 1769.
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JOHN ESTES, son of the preceding, for a few years owned and operated the ferry at Rumford Point. He sold out and moved to Bethel where he lived many years, but died in Greenwood. He married Sarah, daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth ( Sawtelle) Andrews of Bethel.
Children :
i Hiram Cushman, b. July 27, 1823, mn. Sophia B. Foster of Bethel. He graduated at Colby University, and is a Baptist clergyman in Massachusetts.
ii Huldah Andrews, b. Dec. 20, 1825, d. Sept. 11. 1829.
iii James Henry, b. Dec. 7, 1827, mn. first. Ann Stevens, and second, Mrs. Rebecca Reed, daughter of Daniel Estes, r. Greenwood.
iv Charles Francis. b. -. 1831, d. in California.
EUSTIS.
JOHN MASON EUSTIS, son of Joseph and Sarah Mason Eustis, born May 30, 1800, married in 1823, Anna Trask. He lived only a few years in this town ; he died in Dixfield.
Children :
i Susan M., b. June 21, 1824, d. Dec. 17, 1826.
ii Isabel B., born Feb. 2, 1826, d. Sept. 12, 1828.
iii Joseph M., b. Dec. 15, 1827.
iv Charles W., b. June 23, 1829.
V George E., b. Nov. 7, 1830, d. Oct. 2, 1853.
vi Albert S., b. Dec. 10, 1833.
vii Surah Mason, b. Oct. 19, 1834, m. W. W. Mitchell.
viii William T., b. Aug. 19, 1837.
ix Humphrey E., b. Sept. 10. 1840.
x Mary S., b. Feb. 22, 1844, m. Chas. W. Greenleaf.
FARNUM.
The Farnum family has always been prominent in Rumford and one of the most numerous. The family is of Welsh descent and Ralph Farnum, the emigrant, settled in Andover, Mass., where he married Elizabeth Holt. The fourth in descent from Ralph, son of Joseph and Zerviah (Hoyt) Farnum, was Stephen of Concord, born Aug. 24, 1742, and married Martha Hall.
Children :
1 i
David, b. Dee. 24, 1767, in. Dorcas, daughter of Jeremiah Wheeler, s. Rumford.
2 ii Stephen, b. Sept. 20, 1771, in. Susan Jackman of Boscawen, s. Rum- ford.
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iii Phebe. b. Oct. 14, 1774, m. Joshua Morse of Hopkinton, N. H.
iv Isaac, b. Dec. 1, 1781, m. Hannah Martin.
v Simeon, b. January 14, 1782, m. Mary Smith of Hopkinton.
vi Judith, b. Apr. 29, 1784, m. Jeremiah Story of Hopkinton.
I DAVID FARNUM, son of the preceding, an early settler of this town, married Dorcas, daughter of Jeremiah Wheeler of Concord, and sister of Abel and William Wheeler of this town.
Children :
i Phebe, b. Nov. 29, 1790, m. Nathan Knapp, s. Rumford.
ii Betsey, b. Aug. 19, 1792, m. Dr. Joseph Adams, s. Rumford.
iii .Judith, b. July 24, 1794, m. 1st, Elias Bartlett of Bethel, 2d, Rev. Dan Perry.
3 iv David Hall, b. Nov. 21, 1796, m. Maria, daughter of Peregrine Bartlett of Bethel.
V Dorcas, b. Oct. 4, 1798, m. Moses Adams.
vi Melinda, b. Aug. 8, 1800, m. James Farrington.
vii Asenath, b. May 22, 1802, m. Samuel Poor of Andover.
viii Wm Wheeler, b. June 18, 1805, m. Rebecca Webster.
4 ix James Harrey, b. Aug. 1, 1807, m. Clarissa Hoyt, d. Bryant's Pond.
2 STEPHEN FARNUM, brother of the preceding, also came early to this town and died here. His wife was Susan Jackman of Bos- cawen, N. H.
Children :
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i Reuben, b.
ii Simeon, b. -, m. Amelia Robinson. d. Paris.
iii George J .. b. -, in. 1st, Mary Bodwell, 2d. Hannah Jackson of Paris.
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iv Stephen Jr., b. --- , m. Sally Virgin.
7 V Anson W., b. May 8, 1806, m. Susan C ------.
vi Lucinda, b. -, m. Asa Graham.
vii Susan, b. , m. John Clement.
viii Patty, b. -, m. Capt. Abial Carter.
3 DAVID HALL FARNUM, son of David and Dorcas (Wheeler) Farnum, married in 1818, Maria, daughter of Peregrine Bartlett of Bethel. He married second. in 1838, widow Nancy Hinkson.
Children :
i Sarah B., b. 1820, m. 1835, Eliphaz C. Bean, r. Bethel.
ii Emiline. b. 1823, m. 1840, Zaccheus H. Bean, r. Bethel.
4 JAMES H. FARNUM, son of David Farnum, married Clarissa, daughter of Ezra Hoyt. He was a farmer and trader in Rumford.
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Children ;
i
Juliette Walker, b. Nov. 19. 1831, m. Charles P. Knight.
ii Charles Wesley. b. Feb. 16, 1834. m. Sarah E. Wardwell.
iii Martha Hlall, b. JJune 6. 1837. m. Thos. S. Bridgham, r. Buckfield,
iv Maria Goodenow. b. July 13. 1840, m. Thomas R. Day. d. Woodstock.
V Laura Frances, b. Dec. 15, 1842. in. Munroe Holmes. r. Hampton, N. H.
vi Abbie Louisa. h. Jan. 14. 1846, in. Edmund M. Hobbs, r. Providence, R. I.
vii James HI .. b. June 8. 1851. m. Emogene Day. r. Woodstock.
5 GEORGE J. FARNUM, son of Stephen Farnum, married first, Mary S. Bodwell, and second, Jan. 22, 1843, Hannan F., daughter of Lemuel and Nancy H. Jackson of Paris, who was born March 29, 1823. He was a farmer and lived near Rumford Center. He died May 24, 1886.
Children :
i Mary J., b. April 26, 1835, In. Geo. W. Trickey.
ii Agnes F., b. Apr. 9, 1838, m. John B. Hall.
By second wife :
iii George L., b. Feb. 9, 1844, d. unmarried June 18, 1877.
iv Nancy J., b. Feb. 3, 1846, m. Jan. 1, 1865, Henry M. Colby.
Arabella K., b. Aug. 1, 1850, d. Sept. 27, 1861.
vi Sarah F .. b. Oet. 11, 1853, m. Dec. 25, 1874, Charles O. Stinchfield.
vii Hattie L., b. June 2, 1855, m. Aug. 17, 1871. Charles R. Davis. He is a dentist and resides in Paris.
viii Pearl L., b. Oct. 10. 1862, in. Dec. 5. 1878, William J. Kimball, who keeps the public house at Rumford Center.
6 STEPHEN FARNUM married Sally, daughter of William Virgin, who was born Dec. 13, 1804.
Children :
i William Virgin. b. May 5. 1831. ii Mary L. T., b. June 1, 1833. iii Frances Jane Virgin, b. Sept. 25, 1836. iv Solon Scott, b. Feb. 22, 1839.
ANSON W. FARNUM, born May 8. 1806, married Susan (-, who was born Nov. 16, 1810. He died May 25, 1888.
Children :
i Charles II., b. Nov. 16, 1829. ii Martha. b. Feb. 27, 1833. iii Daniel G., b. July 20, 1834. iv Nathan W. S., b. March 16, 1836. v Angeline M., b. JJuly 1, 1838. vi Margaret A., b. June 3, 1845. vii Eugene. b. Nov. 21. 1850.
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8 CHARLES W. FARNUM married Sarah E., daughter of Joseph H. Wardwell, who died Jan. 28, 1858. He died in the army in 1864.
Children :
i .Joseph W., b. May 5, 1856.
JOHN FARNUM, fourth in descent from Ralph, son of Zebediah and Mary (Walker) Farnum of Concord, N. H., b. Jan. 1, 1750, m. Sally West. and after the death of his father, came to Rumford. Children ;
į Sally, b. March 29, 1774.
ii Mary, b. Oct. 22, 1776.
iii John Jr., b. June 25, 1779, m. Sarah Knowles of Concord.
iv Zebediah, b. March 4, 1781, m. Chloe Abbot.
V Nathaniel, b. March 15, 1783, m. Deborah Shepard.
vi Samuel, b. JJune 10, 1788. m. Betsey Godwin.
ZEBEDIAH FARNUM, son of John Farnum, married Chloe, daughter of Nathan and Betsey (Farnum) Abbot, who was born June 10, 1783.
Children :
i Betsey Abbot, b. Apr. 10, 1811. m. Jefferson Moulton.
ii Anna, b. Oct. 9, 1814.
iii Chloe. b. Sept. 17. 1817.
iv Asa Abbot, b. Dee. d. March 3, 1824.
V Zebediah, b. Dec. 11, 1821.
vi Asa, b. Dec. 16, 1824, d. Sept. 9. 1840.
SAMUEL FARNUM, son of John Farnum, married Betsey, daughter of William Godwin. He lived in Rumford and Milton Plantation.
Children :
Gilman H'., b. Feb. 5, 1814, m. Emma Bean, s. Milton Pl.
ii David J., b. Aug. 3, 1815.
iii Nathaniel Jackson, b. July 31, 1819, m. Basheba Buck.
iv Laura Ann, b. - , m. Richard Estes of Bethel ; she died in 1889.
BENJAMIN FARNUM, JR., son of Benjamin and Anna (Merrill) Farnum of Concord, N. H., fifth in descent from the emigrant, Ralph, married Sarah Thompson and came to Rumford.
Children :
i Polly, b. Aug. 25, 1791.
ii Nancy, b. January 3, 1793.
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iii Merrill, b. Sept. 28, 1794, m. Ist. Sally Bunker, 2d, Sarah Virgin. 3d. Louisa Howe.
iv Sully, b. April 3, 1796, d. Aug. 5, 1800.
V Azubuh. b. Noy. 17, 1797.
vi Hannah, b. Aug. 25, 1799, d. Aug. 12. 1800.
vii Sally, b. JJune 3, 1801.
viii Mahala, b March 27, 1803.
ix . Abial, b. January 17, 1808, m. JJeneatte Burnham of Westbrook.
JEREMIAH FARNUM, brother of the preceding, married Sally Hall of Rumford, and resided in this town.
Children :
i Milton, b. Dec. 3, 1812, m. Emily Ward. ii Ivory, b. April 16, 1813. iii Emily, b. Dec. 28, 1814. iv Alfred, b. -. m. Caroline Sweetser. v Calvin, b .-. vi John, b. -. vii Walter. b. viii Sarah, b. - ---. ix Rebecca E., b. - -. x Deborah D .. b.
MERRILL FARNUM married first, Sarah Bunker, who died. He married second, Sarah Virgin, who died May 31, 1824, and third, Jan., 1825, Louisa, daughter of Phineas Howe.
Children :
i Edward Poor, b. Dec. 7, 1818. ii Cynthia Wheeler, b. Oct. 13, 1820. iii Alvan Bolster, b. Sept. 13, 1822. iv Aaron Virgin b. May 31 1824. v Manley, b. June 9, 1825. vi Sarah, b. Oct. 5. 1832. vii Freelinghuysen, b. Apr. 26. 1840.
ABIAL FARNUM married Jeneatte Burnham of Westbrook.
Children :
i
Mary J., b. May 27. 1831.
ii Martha Ann, b. March 6, 1833, d. Apr. 9, 1838.
JACOB FARNUM, born in Concord, N. H., married Betsey Wheeler and moved to Rumford, and died here Sept. 1, 1836. His wife died Nov. 8, 1858. He was a farmer and shoemaker.
Children :
i Esther, b. April 23, 1794 m. Joel Austin.
ii Cuty, b. Dec. 14, 1796 m. Eben Abbott.
iii Daniel, b. April 22, 1799. m. Mary W. Virgin.
iv Hannah, b. Dec. 23, 1803, mn. Henry Child of Canton.
V Susan, b. July 19, 1806, m. Aaron Elliot.
DANIEL FARNUM, son of JJacob Farnum, married Mary W. Virgin, born in Concord, N. H., Sept. 8, 1809. She died August 23, 1856, and second, Mrs. Martha J. Bowker.
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Children.
i Lucy Ann, b. May 5. 1834, m. Rev. Patrick H. Hoyt.
ii W'm. Henry, b. Jan. 12, 1836, m. Sept. 23, 1865, Caroline L., dau. of Henry Martin; they have Ed C., b. Apr. 22, 1866.
iii Edward Hood, b. Feb. 8, 1838, d. in California, May 15, 1862.
iv Rufus Virgin, b. Feb. 13, 1842, r. in Rumford, unmarried.
v Victoria S., b. Oct. 13, 1845, m. Edwin R. Martin.
By second wife :
vi Mary B., b. March 10, 1862, m. George Hardy.
vii Jennie b. , m. Fred Leal of Lynn, Mass.
FROM TOWN RECORDS.
WILLIAM W. FARNUM, married first, Rebecca S. Webster of Andover, second, Hannah J. Treadwell of Portland, and third, Betsey G. Fox.
Children :
David W., b. Oct. 26, 1833.
By second wife :
ii Harriet, b.
iii Dorcas A .. b. Aug. 14, 1843.
By third wife :
iv II'm G., b. July 9, 1846.
v John W., b. Jan. 14, 1847, d. Apr. following.
vi James E., b. Aug. 31, 1849.
vii George B., b. March 21, 1853, d. Apr. 25, 1854.
NATHAN S. FARNUM married Sophronia
Children :
i William G., b. Sept. 26, 1864. ii Burt K., b. June 12, 1866. iii Hattie J., b. Oct. 9, 1868. iv Ernest S., b. Dec. 25, 1870. v Anna V., b. March 19, 1872.
WILLIAM H. FARNUM married Caroline Martin.
Children :
Edwin C., b. April 22, 1866. i
JOHN C. FARNUM married Mary R. Bass of Weld.
Children :
i Walter H., b. Feb. 1, 1849. ii Charles F., b. July 22, 1852.
CHARLES H. FARNUM married Mary J. -.
Children :
i Lizzie G., b. Aug. 3. 1856. ii Melvina J., b. June 14, 1869.
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FORD.
BENJ. F. FORD of Sumner, married Mary P., daughter of Isaac W. Cleasby of Milton Pl., June 19, 1843, and settled in Rumford. Children :
i Seth, b. Oct. 16, 1846. ii Emily, b. Jan. 7, 1852.
BENJAMIN FRYE married Judith Rolfe Dec., 1833.
Children :
i Paulina R., b. Feb. 20, 1835. ii Aurelia, b. Sept. 30, 1837. iii James, b. April 1, 1840.
FROST.
WILLIAM FROST, the well known ferryman at the Center and for many years the efficient clerk of Rumford, married Apr. 14, 1817, Dorothy Sweat. He was born in Bethel in 1799, and was brought up in the family of Rev. Daniel Gould.
Children :
i Simeon Foster, b. Aug. 3, 1818.
ii William P., b. July 20, 1820.
iii Geneva G., b. Apr. 17, 1822, m. Asa Kimball.
iv Charles W., b. Apr. 28, 1824.
V Rufus II., b. Feb. 1, 1826, d. Feb. 9, 1851.
vi Eunice G., b. Oet. 16, 1827.
vii Mary B., b. Sept. 20. 1829.
viii Lucy G., b. Aug. 16 1831, d. Oct. 5. 1834.
ix Moses S., b. May 25, 1833. d. Nov. 29, 1855.
x Daniel G., b. May 16, 1837, m. Emnogene M. Hall.
xi Clark B., b. July 28, 1839, m. Abby Howe, 2d, Emily P. Holt.
WILLIAM FROST married Phebe -.
Children.
i Guy Morrill, b. Jan. 4. 1866, d. Aug. 30, 1866.
ii Edward Nye, b. Feb. 9, 1867.
FULLER.
DR. SIMEON FULLER married Mary Ann, daughter of Capt. Abner Rawson of Paris. He settled at Rumford Corner where he died and his widow married Dr. James Bullock.
Children :
i Samuel Rawson, b. Feb. 6, 1830. ii Mary Arabella, b. Feb. 20, 1837.
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GLINES.
ISRAEL GLINES was of London, N. H. He married Molly, daughter of Ebenezer Virgin, Jr., of Concord, and when advanced in life, came to Rumford. In the absence of any family record, his children cannot be given in the order of their births. He had a pension for service in the Revolution.
Children :
i Ebenezer, b. -. He was a carpenter: was killed in raising a barn on Eaton Hill.
ii Jeremiah, b. . He was a Congregational minister and died at Lunenburg, Vt.
iii Chandler, b. 1779, m. Betsey Davis of Concord, N. H.
iv Timothy, b. -, m. 1819, Sally Barker, d. Bethel.
V Daniel. b. in. first. Betsey Rolfe, second, Mary Sweat.
vi Polly, b. , m. Nathaniel Rolfe of Rumford.
vii Sally, b. -, in. Aaron Stevens of Rumford.
CHANDLER GLINES, son of the preceding, married in 1801, July 12, Betsey Davis of Concord, N. H. He was among the first of the family that came to Rumford, arriving in 1805. He was a noted musician, and was very conspicuous in military trainings and musters.
Children :
i Mahala, b. Concord, Oct. 17, 1802 d. Sept. 20, 1827.
ii Albert Gallatin, b. June 5, 1804.
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iii David B., b. March 3d, 1805, m. 1832, Catherine B. Goddard.
iv Ebenezer, b. Nov. 23, 1807.
Dorcas Virgin, b. Feb. 17, 1810, m. David F. Adams. r. Caribou.
vi Clarissa, b. Jan. 18, 1813, m. 1833. David Knapp.
vii Chandler Jr., b. January 1, 1815.
viii Harriet A., b. Apr. 6, 1818. m. Jonathan Adams Bartlett.
ix Mary W., b. Feb. 16, 1821.
DANIEL GLINES, brother of the preceding, married first, Feb. 14, 1811, Betsey Rolfe of Rumford, who died after giving birth to one child, and he married second, Mary Sweat.
Children :
i Betsey Rolfe, b. June 23, 1811.
ii Azariah, b. Nov. 4, 1815, d. Aug. 18. 1826.
iii Edith. b. January 2, 1818.
iv Sarah S., b. January 16. 1820.
V Orin, b. Sept. 5, 1822, m. Tyla Whitman. d. Paris.
vi Orison, b. Jannary 23, 1825.
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vii Valentine, b. April 26, 1827.
viii Makalu G., b. May 8. 1829, d. Nov. 4, following.
ix Azariah, h. July 5, 1830.
x Mahala, b. May 18, 1834.
xi Melissa W., b. April 27, 1836.
xii Hester Ann, h. Oct. 27. 1839.
DAVID B. GLINES married in 1832, Catherine B., daughter of Elisha Goddard. He is a farmer and resides in Rumford.
Children :
i Augusta Maria, b. Jan. 6, 1833, m. John Howe, Jr.
ii Harriet E .. b. May 1, 1834, m. John II. Howe.
iii David G., b. Sept. 10. 1838, m. Emma S. Howe.
DAVID G. GLINES married Emma S. Howe.
Children :
i Roscoe L., b. Feb. 13, 1864.
GLOVER.
LIVINGSTON GLOVER, son of Joshua Stetson and Susanna ( Ames) Glover of Pembroke, Mass., and Hartford, Me., and grandson of James and Rachel (Bonney) Glover of Pembroke, the latter being the son of Robert and Bethiah (Tubbs) Glover of Pembroke, was born in Hartford, Me., Dec. 9, 1816. He is a farmer and resides in Rumford. He married March 11, 1840, Abigail Stetson of Hartford. Children :
i Loren Ornan, b. Sept. 9, 1840, m. Dorcas L. Goddard.
ii Ann _Amelia, h. May 7. 1842, m. Loring P. Swain.
iii Susanna, b. JJune 30, 1844, m. Ronello C. Dolloff.
iv Salome Tilson, b. JJune 16, 1846, in. Wm. H. Thurlow.
V Lucius A., b. Apr. 13. 1849, mn. Isabel Farrar.
vi Harriet L., b. Sept. 18, 1852.
vii Cordelia .1., b. June 16. 1854.
viii Lois S., b. Jan. 24, 1857, m. Thomas L. Weeks.
ix Anthony E., b. Feb. 13, 1859, d. Aug. 8, 1862.
X Ernest E .. b. Dec. 29, 1861. m. Mary E. Holt.
LOREN GLOVER married Dorcas L. Goddard who died Oct. 2, 1878. Children :
i Jesse C., b. Hartford, Sept. 5. 1863, d. March 13, 1864.
ii Rosie, b. Rumford, Feb. 15, 1865, d. Feb. 26, 1865.
iii Lowis Loren, b. Jan. 31, 1868.
iv Mary Abigail, b. Dec. 6, 1870.
v John Henry, b. Aug. 18, 1872.
vi Frank K. L., h. June 30, 1874.
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GODDARD.
MAJOR ROBERT GODDARD, son of Elisha and Anna (Haven) Goddard of Sutton, Mass., born in 1749, married first, April 13, 1780, Anna Tainter, who died Dec. 19, 1792. He married second, Feb. 13, 1794, Tamar Goddard, and third, Nov. 6, 1796, Hannah Goddard. She died March 18, 1797, and he married January 1, 1798, widow Sybil (Peters) Penniman. He early settled in Andover and was the first one to drive a team through to that town on the east side of Ellis river. He died Oct. 10, 1826.
Children :
i Mary, b. January 25. 1781, m. Ephraim Fobes.
ii Elisha, b. Feb. 2, 1782, m. Jan. 6, 1806, Catherine Broaders, s. Rumford.
iii Nancy, b. Apr. 18, 1785, m. Rufus Barton.
iv Ebenezer Thatcher, b. July 22, 1789. sea captain, d. of cold Dec. 24, 1804.
v David, b. Sept. 6, 1792, m. Dorcas Littlehale of Newry.
vi Abijah, b. Dec. 25, 1794, d. young.
Children by fourth wife :
vii Sybil, b. - -, m. James B. Greenleaf.
viii Caroline, b.
ix Hannah, b. , m. Joshua Graham.
x Maria, b. , she married a Mr. Poor of Belfast.
xi Sylvia, b. -, m. - - O'Connor.
xii William, 2
xiii Julia.
twins, b. .- , mn. Nancy Whitney of Norway, d. Bethel.
ELISHA GODDARD, son of the preceding, born in Sutton Feb. 2, 1783, married Jan. 6, 1806, Catherine Broaders. He settled in Rumford.
Children :
i Eben Thatcher, b. Nov., 1806, m. January. 1835, Mary Ann Kimball.
ii Catherine B., b. 1809. m. David B. Glines.
iii Elisha F., b. - -, d. young.
DAVID GODDARD, brother of the preceding, a trader, born in Sutton, Mass., Sept. 5. 1791, married Dorcas Littlehale of Newry, who was born in that town in 1792. He lived at Cambridgeport, Mass., and at Belfast and Belmont, Maine, where he died in 1835. His widow died in Worcester, Mass., in 1861.
Children :
i Elisha F., b. Aug.7, 1817, m. first, Mary S. Hutchins, second, widow Jane L. Ackley.
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ii Mary A. F., b. Apr. 12, 1819, d.
iii David, b. Dec. 9, 1820.
iv Robert II .. b. Nov. 15, 1822, d. 1853, unmarried.
v George T., b. Jan. 8, 1825, m. Lydia S. Thomas.
vi Elisha, b. Dec. 28. 1828. s. Kansas.
vii Charles Carrol, b. Dec. 9. 1832, d. 1835.
EPHRAIM FORBES GODDARD, son of David Goddard, married Sept. 9, 1840, Mary S., daughter of David Hutchins, and second, Jan. 23, 1868, Jane L. (Cook) Ackley. He is a farmer and auc- tioneer.
Children :
i Dorcas L., b. July, 1843, m. Loren Glover, d. 1878.
ii George T., b. Sept. 8, 1844, m. Mary Knight, d. 1879.
iii Kate R., b. Dec. 1, 1847, m. Lyrin C. Hodge of Canton.
iv Betsey N., b. June 18, 1850, m. Tilson Goding of Livermore.
V Frye II., b. March 20, 1869.
vi Alvin G., b. Dec. 1, 1871.
EBEN T. GODDARD married Mary Ann Kimball. She was the eldest daughter of Moses F. Kimball, Esq., and was born in Bethel. Mr. Goddard died quite early and his widow survives : Children :
i Elisha F., b. Oct. 15, 1836, m. Euthalia V. Roberts.
ii Mary Kimball. b. Feb. 4, 1839, m. Benj. W. Bryent of Paris.
iii Eben P., b. Feb. 28, 1841, d. July 8, 1865.
GODWIN.
WILLIAM GODWIN, born either in England or Ireland, is said to have been a soldier in Burguoyne's army, to have deserted and come across from New York to Massachusetts. The name under which he enlisted was William Redmond, which wes doubtless his real name. After coming to Massachusetts, he assumed the name of Godwin, said to have been the family name of his mother. Another story is that he deserted from an English Man of War. He married Rachel Harper of Northhampton, Mass., and came to Rumford from Fryeburg, about 1792 ; five of his children were born here. Children :
i Rebecca, b. 1778, m. Francis Hemmenway.
ii William, b. -. He left home a young man and never returned.
iii Colman, b. May 6. 1782. in. Keziah Wheeler.
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iv Rachel, b. , m. Kimball Martin.
V Betsey, b. , 11. Samuel Farnum, r. Milton Pl.
vi Polly, b. -, m. Samuel Merrill, r. Milton Pl.
vii James, b. 1791. m. Apphia Segar, r. Upton.
viii Nancy, b. Apr. 3, 1793, m. Nathaniel Jackson, r. Milton Pl.
ix John, b. Feb. 11, 1795. m. Clarissa Stevens, no children, r. Milton Pl.
x Harris Redmond, b. Dec. 8, 1797, d. Dec. 29. 1797.
xi Sally, b. June 10, 1799, m. James Moody.
xii David Abbot, b. Feb. 15, 1802, m. Abigail Besse.
COLMAN GODWIN, son of the preceding, born in Northhampton, Mass., May 6, 1782, married March 17, 1814, in Concord, N. H., Keziah Wheeler, who was born Feb. 25, 1793. Mr. Godwin was a farmer, often in town office, deputy sheriff twenty years, and a prominent citizen of Rumford. . He died Aug. 24, 1852, and his widow died Nov. 29, 1879.
Children :
i Eliza H., b. June 17, 1815, m. Oct. 1, 1839, Josiah P. Whidden.
ii Sarah F., b. March 13, 1817, m. Dec. 10, 1841, Robert Knox, d. July 4, 1847.
iii Mahala F., b. Nov. 30, 1818. m. Sept. 5, 1840, Benj. E. Abbot, d. Dec. 4. 1882.
iv Julia O., b. Nov. 25, 1820, m. 1852, Asa Abbot.
v Fidelia A., b. July 13, 1823, m. Sept. 15, 1847, Orin H. Lufkiu.
vi Alvan B., b. July 21, 1825, m. Feb. 26, 1851, Arabella Carter, daughter of Moses F. and Mary (Beau) Kimball. He resides at Bethel and is a deputy sheriff. They have one child, Ella Eudora, b. May 7, 1853, m. May 14, 1874, Edwin C. Rowe.
vii Cynthia B., b. July 21, 1828, m. Dec. 25, 1857, Geo. F. Sheppard, d. June 29, 1867.
viii Mary W., b. January 19, 1837, m. Feb. 5, 1858, C. F. Drury.
JAMES GODWIN, b. 1791, married Apphia, daughter of Nathaniel Segar of Bethel. He lived in Rumford, but in 1850, was living in Upton.
Children :
i Azubah, b. Feb. 9, 1816. ii Luna, b. Apr. 10, 1817. iii Maria, b. Nov. 9, 1818. iv Lucinda, b. 1826. v Apphia R., b. 1829. vi William R., b. 1830. vii Rufus S., b. 1831. viii Arvilla C., b. 1834. ix Horatio R., b. 1835.
DAVID ABBOT GODWIN, brother of the preceding, in 1825, mar- ried Abigail, daughter of Caleb and Abigail (Packard) Besse of Paris, who was born there in 1810. He lived in Topsham a year
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or two, came back to Rumford, moved to Woodstock, again returned to Rumford, and died there in 1854. His widow now lives at South Paris.
Children :
i Allen F., b. Topsham, Dec. 9, 1826, m. Mary M. Wolf of Richmond, Indiana, and lived there.
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ii Elmira, b. Rumford, Dec. 6. 1831, in. Charles Wood, r. So. Paris. Charles O., b. Oct. 26, 1833, m. Nov. 25, 1852. Vesta A. Austin of Buckfield, r. Lewiston.
iv George II., b. May 8, 1836, m. Hannah A. Hobart, r. Campello, Mass.
v Orin M., b. Woodstock, January 1, 1842, m. Hattie E. Goodwin, Lewiston, r. Brockton.
vi Cynthia A., b. Aug. 20, 1844. m. Charles H. Goodwin, d. at Ran- dolph. 1865.
vii Nelson, b. Jan. 15, 1847, killed in the late war.
viii .Josephine K., b. Nov. 4, 1848, r. Boston.
AJALON GODWIN, adopted son of John Godwin, married Sarah A. Thompson in 1853. He was a soldier in the late war and made a fine record, but died of wounds.
Children :
i Clarissa S., b. Feb. 17, 1853. ii Emily W., b. March 6, 1860. iii Cora F., b. Oct. 1, 1861. iv Berta A., b. Nov. 22, 1864.
Goss.
REV. THOMAS Goss, born in 1717, a graduate of Harvard College 1737, was an early settled minister in Bolton, Mass., where he died January 17, 1780, aged 63 years. His ministry covered a period of about thirty-five years.
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