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Children :
i Mary Newton, b. June 19. 1814, m. Joseph Hutchins.
ii Joel B., b. Dee. 12, 1816, d.
iii Phineas HI., b. Dec. S, 1819, m. Ist, Naney Staples, 2d, Albina Jewett. By second wife :
iv Jesse Barker, b. May 26. 1830, m. Matilda Abbot, d. Nov. 30, 1886.
v Dorcas, m. Hon. Reuben Foster, r. Waterville.
twins, b. May 24, 1832.
vi Esther, ( m. Prentiss M. Putnam, r. a widow in Portland.
vii Galen, b. Aug. 4, 1834, m. Helen Foster. He resides in Arizona.
viii Winfield S .. b. Feb. 23, 1839, m. Clara Knapp, r. Hanover.
ix Abbie D., b. May 13, 1843, m. C. Bradley Frost ; she died Oct. 16, 1877.
COL. ELI HOWE married Salome, daughter of Jeremiah Andrews of Bethel. He lived in Rumford, for a time in Brunswick, and finally settled down in Hanover, where for many years he had charge of a grist mill. He was one of the substantial citizens of the town. Children :
i Betsey, b. - , m. Joseph Staples.
ii Alonzo A., b. -. m. first, - Brown, and second, Nancy Andrews. Hle died in Bethel.
iii Galen, b. - , d. young.
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iv Gilbert, b. - -, m. Sarah D. Perry.
V Albion K., b. -, m. Eliza Brown.
vi William Andrews, b. - , m. Joanna Demerit.
vii Mary E., b. -, m. first, Geo. W. Lampher, and second, Horatio F. Houghton ; she died at Bryant's Pond.
viii Charles Lyman, b .-----.
xi Henry N., b .--- , m. Caroline C. Graham.
JOHN HOWE, JR., married first in 1818, Betsey, daughter of Jon- atlıan Abbot of Bethel ; second in 1825, Nancy, daughter of Jacob Kimball of Bethel, and widow of Rufus Barker of Waterford, and third, Clarissa, daughter of Jacob Kimball of Bethel, and widow of Eli Estes of Bethel. He died in 1861. The children were by the second marriage.
Children :
i Elizabeth A., b. Feb. 7, 1826, m. Nathan S. Lufkin, r. Caribou.
ii Asa Kimball, b. Mar. 3. 1828, d. Mar. 9, 1865, in Manchester, N. H. He married Sarah B., daughter of Reuben B. Foster of Hanover.
iii Rufus B., b. June 28, 1829, m. Delia Silver.
iv William H., b. March 22, 1831, d. unmarried.
v John, b. Aug. 4, 1834, m. Augusta M. Glines.
vi Charlotte Kimball, b. Sept. 7, 1835, m. William Elliot.
vii Lucinda G., b. May 7, 1837, m, Josiah K. Elliott.
viii Nancy E., b. June 3, 1845, m. Rev. Francis Grosvenor.
OTIS HOWE, b. Sept. 24, 1794, married Elsie, daughter of Jere- miah Andrews, who was born March 12, 1796. For second wife he married Mrs. Betsey Prescott of Chichester, N. H. He died in 1863.
Children :
i Otis, b. Feb. 1, 1818, mn. first, Mrs. Sarah S. Elliot, second, Mrs. Judith Rowe.
ii Dorcas, b. Dec. 10, 1819. m. Alfred Lufkin.
iii Amos A., b. Sept. 24, 1821, m. Sarah Allen, Leominster, Mass.
iv Salome, b. Jan. 6, 1824, d. unmarried.
V Nancy K., b. April 6, 1826.
vi Julia Ann, b. May 11, 1828, m. Stephen A. Perry, s. California.
vii John Hiram, b. Nov. 10, 1830, m. 1858, Harriet E. Glines.
viii Sarah Elizabeth, b. Jan. 23, 1833, m. Sullivan R. Hutchins.
ix Charles Francis, b. Aug. 3, 1835, d. young.
x Edward Kent, b. May 4, 1838, r. California.
xi May Eliza, b. Jan. 14, 1841. d. young. By second marriage :
xii Mary Eliza, b. -- , m. Cyrus P. Eaton.
xiii James Prescott, b. -- , d. 1887.
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CALVIN HOWE, son of John and Mary (Newton) Howe, married Dec. 16, 1828, Thirza, daughter of Jacob Kimball of Bethel ; married by Rev. Daniel Gould. He died July 2, 1884. He was a farmer on Ellis River.
Children :
i Frances Ann, b. Sept. 2, 1829, m. Lambert Newton of Andover.
ii Mark T., b. Sept. 23, 1831, d. in California, Aug. 10, 1853.
iii Lucretia T. B., b. Feb. 13, 1833, r. Rumford, unmarried.
iv Julia K., b. Oct. 1, 1834, m. C. A. Stockbridge, d. 1887.
V Clara E., b. Aug. 3, 1836, m. Lyman F. Abbot of Andover, d. March 12, 1863.
vi Emma S., b. May 1, 1837, mn. David G. Glines, d. 1870.
vii Mary J., b. Oct. 13, 1839, d. Rumford, 1882.
viii Alden C., b. April 13, 1841.
ix Nancy M., b. March 4, 1843, d. Rumford, 1SSS.
x Althea" C., b. June 11, 51844, m. Greenleaf G. Wagg of Lewiston.
xi Catherine S., b. June 18, 1845.
xii Susan P., b. May 13, 1848, m. Dr. Cyrus Kendrick, Litchfield, Me.
xiii Rosilla H., b. June 30, 1849, m. Hiram H. Bean, Bethel.
RUFUS B. HOWE, son of John Howe, Jr., married Delia C., daughter of James Silver. He was a farmer and mechanic. At one time, with his father-in-law, he kept the hotel at Bryant's Pond. He died in Douglass, Mass.
Children :
i Nellie M., b. Douglass, Mass., June 16, 1856.
ii Flora D., b. Woodstock, Oct. 4, 1857, d. Dec. 3, 1874.
iii John Fremont, b. Rumford, May 1, 1859.
iv Gertrude D., b. -
V Edward B., b. June 26, 1863.
vi Erring C., b. April 23, 1866.
vii Isabella F., b. Jan. 29, 1869.
viii Lucinda G., b. Jan. 17, 1871.
ix Walter R., b. Feb. 21, 1874.
JOHN HOWE, JR., married Jan. 1, 1860, Augusta M., daughter of David B. Glines. He is a farmer, and resides on the old home- stead of his father.
Children :
i .John R., b. Feb. S, 1864.
ii Ermina A., b. Aug. 11, 1866, m. Oct. 18, 1888, Evans W. Hodgdon.
iii Wallace,
iv Winfred, twins, b. Nov. 3, 1870.
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OTIS HOWE, JR., m. first, Sarah S., daughter of David Elliot, and second, Judith, daughter of Simeon Rowe of Woodstock, and widow of Jonathan Atwood Rowe of same.
Children :
i Martha A .. b. April 3, 1847, in. George T. Silver.
ii Viana M., b. April 3, 1849, m. Henry S. Philbrick of Andover.
iii Lewis A., b. Dec. 26, 1850, d. Nov. 20, 1853.
iv Alice S., b. April 11. 1852, m. B. H. Boynton.
V Walter H., b. Feb. 4. 1855, m. Alvena Philbrick of Roxbury.
vi Olive M., b. Sept. 10, 1858, m. Charles B. Wing of Wayne.
vii Sidney Perham, b. Aug. 10, 1860.
viii George Henry, b. March 28, 1869.
JOHN H. HOWE, son of Otis Howe, married Harriet E., daughter of David B. Glines.
Children :
i Hattie B., b. February 15, 1861. ii Hiram W., b. February 25. 1863.
iii Charles M., b. Jan. 1, 1865.
HOWARD.
ASA SPOFFORD HOWARD, son of Asa Iloward of Howard's Gore, married, first, August 26, 1837, Dorcas, daughter of David and Chloe Holt of Pembroke, N. H. She died, and he married second, Betsey S., daughter of Joshua and Sally (Powers) Roberts of Han- over. Mr. Howard was a farmer, and exemplary man, often en- trusted with town office, and had the respect and confidence of his townsmen to the fullest extent. At this time (1890) he is spending his declining years with one of his married daughters in Bethel. He has been greatly afflicted in the death of many of his children at · an early age.
Children.
i Henry F., b. June 19, 1838, m. Nov. 22, 1863, Clara M. Woodbury of Sweden ; d. Nov. 22, 1871. For several years he was a success- ful teacher, studied law and was admitted to the bar. He pos- sessed uncommon ability, and his early death was lamented by a large circle of friends.
ii Mary W., b. May 11, 1840, d. Nov. 9, 1870.
iii Asa, b. March 26, 1842, d. Dec. 31, 1866.
iv Charles W., b. Sept. 30, 1843, d. Oct. 18, 1868.
By second wife :
V Abbie M., b. Sept. 9, 1849, m. Nov., 1868, Henry Moore, d. April 27,1871.
vi Dollie S., b. Aug. 15, 1852, d. Oct. 16, 1878.
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vii Adeltha D., b. March 24, 1853, d. July 15, 1868.
viii Nellie R., b. Jan. 9, 1855, m. Jan. 1. 1878, Orin W. Ellingwood; r. Bethel.
ix Fred E., b. Feb. 9, 1857, m. Nov. 11, 1878, Annette Smith.
THOMAS J. HOWARD, son of Phineas and Lavinia (Powers) Howard of Howard's Gore, married Olive, daughter of Amos Bean of Bethel in 1825.
Children :
i Humphrey, b. Jan. 9, 1827. ii Elias, b. Dec. 1, 1832. iii Huldah, b. Feb. 5, 1834. iv Orintha, b. Sept. 24, 1836. v Thomas J., b. Nov. 16, 1837.
HOYT.
EZRA HOYT, who came to this town, was the son of John and Abigail (Carter) Hoyt of Concord, N. H., and grandson of Abner and Mary Blaisdell Hoyt, who settled in Concord about 1730, from Amesbury, Mass. He was born January 23, 1770. His wife was Susannah Weeks, to whom he was married April 2, 1795. He lived many years on the road between Andover North Surplus and Um- bagog Lake. He died in Howard's Gore, where he had long lived. Children :
i William, b. Concord, Nov. 19, 1793, r. Niagara Falls.
ii Temple, b. Loudon, N. II., Sept. 5, 1796; served in War of 1812; d. 1839.
iii John, b. Barnstead, N. H., Sept. 29, 1797 ; he kept a hotel at Exe- ter, N. H.
iv Betsey, b. Jan. 27, 1799, m. James C. Whittemorc.
V Stephen, b. Concord, May 8, 1802; r. Reading, Mass.
vi Mary Stevens, b. April 26, 1805. m. Samuel S. Snow.
vii Clarissa, b. Nov. 4, 1806, m. James Harvey Farnum, d. Portland.
viii Philip Carrigan, b. July 12, 1808, d. 1841.
ix Gardiner G .. b. - -, I. Laura C. Lovejoy of Andover, s. Hanover.
x Abigail, b. - -, m. Samuel Whitney.
xi Sally, b. - -, d. young.
xii Ezra C., b. -, (Physician) s. Beaver Dam, Wis. Two, each named Fanny, d. in infancy.
JESSE HOYT, son of Aaron and Betsey (Kilborn) Hoyt, born in Weare, N. H., Dec. 11, 1794, married Abigail Morgan. He came from New Hampshire to Rumford in 1830, and died Sept. 4, 1853. His wife died August 26, 1878.
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Children :
i Orianna. b. Weare, N. H., Oct. 19, 1816, d. Dec. 4, 1840.
ii Lovinia, b. Weare, N. H., July 19, 1818, m. Benjamin Hoyt of Weare.
iii Betsey, b. Weare, N. H., Jan. 29, 1820, d. 1826.
iv Sylvanus, b. Weare, N. II., March 5, 1822, d. March 1865. not mar.
V Andrew J., b. Weare N. II .. Jan. 19, 1824, m. 1st, Eleanor Batch- elder, 2d, Daphne Esther Osgood, resides Waltham, Mass. Deacon of First Cong. Church there.
vi Abigail M., b. Weare, N. H. Dec. 27, 1825, m. Robert Kennard. She resides at Waltham.
vii Patrick Henry, b. Weare, N. H. Jan. 4, 1827. m. Lucy A. Farnum. He was a Methodist preacher and died at Monmouth, Sept. 22, 1869. viii Nial, b. Weare, N. H., Jan. 4, 1830, m. Arvilla Wright of Jay, Me., d. Nov. 16, 1864.
ix Aaron, b. Rumford, July 19, 1831, d. June, 1845.
x Mary Elizabeth, b. Rumford, March 14, 1834, m. John Haines of Waltham, Mass., and resides there.
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xi Loretta Adelaide, b. Rumford, Aug. 8, 1836, m. Francis A. Bacon. Lucebia E., b. Rumford, Dec. 11, 1838, m. Edward True of Yar- mouth, Me. Resides at Castine, Me.
PATRICK H. HOYT, son of the preceding, born in East Weare, N. H. Came to Rumford with his father. When he became of age he engaged some years in trade. He was representative to the Maine Legislature, served as selectman for several years, and was a man of influence in town. In 1862 he was licensed as a Metho- dist preacher, and in 1865, was admitted on trial in the Maine Con- ference. He had several appointments, one of which was Rumford. In 1869, he was appointed to Monmouth, and died there Sept. 22 of that year. He married in 1851, Lucy Ann Farnum.
Children :
i Nial, b. May 3, 1853.
ii Ella F., b. Oct. 16, 1854, d. Oct. 26, 1864.
iii Mary E., b. Dec. 11, 1856.
iv Patrick Henry. b. May 9, 1859, d. Oct. 29, 1864.
v. Lucy J., b. Jan. 27, 1861.
NIAL HOYT, brother of the preceding, married in Dunbarton, N .. H., in 1856, Arvilla, daughter of Reuben Wright. He died in Rumford, Nov. 15, 1864.
Children :
i Walter Scott, b. Nov. 29, 1857. ii Addie Augusta, b. Apr. 19, 1860 .. iii Willie Herbert, b. Jan. 26, 1862, d. Feb. 10, following.
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HUNTING.
NATHAN HUNTING, from Chelmsford, Mass., purchased the mill privilege near the mouth of Split Brook at the Center, where Silas Howe had made improvements, of Phineas Wood. He came here and finished the mills and operated them for several years. He then sold out and returned to Chelmsford. His only son, George, settled in Kentucky, and about the year 1830 he moved his parents to that State. They all died of cholera on the same day. Mr. Hunting married a Jinks.
Children :
i Eliza. b. - , m. Samuel Robertson of Bethel. ii Nancy, b -. m. Philip Tyler. iii Abigail, b. - , m. Moses Foster. iv Mercy, b. -, m. Franklin Foster. v Lydia, b. -- , mn. Curtis P. Howe. vi George, b. -- , d. unmarried in Kentucky.
HUTCHINS.
HEZEKIAH HUTCHINS of Concord, N. H., married Sally Elliot, and came to Rumford among the quite early settlers. He was prominent in town and church affairs, and the first deacon of the Congregational church.
Children :
i David, b. July 4, 1795, m. Sally Abbot of Andover.
ii Hezekiah, b. Sept. 19, 1797, m. Lucinda Bean.
iii Polly Elliot. b. June 5, 1800, d. Oet. 8, 1803.
iv Jacob, b. March 21, 1802, d. Oet. 9, 1803.
V Polly Elliot, b. January 25, 1804, m. Enos Abbot.
vi Sally, b. March 4, 1806.
vii Joseph, b. Aug. 29, 1808, m. Mary N. Howe.
DAVID HUTCHINS, JR., son of the preceding, married Betsey Holt of Pembroke, N. H. The oldest two children were born in Con- cord ; the others in Rumford. Mrs. Hutchins was the daughter of Frye and Mary (Poor) Holt of Pembroke, N. HI. Mr. Hutchins was known as "Master Hutchins."
Children :
i Betsey, b, June 17, 1804. ii Clarissa, b. July 13, 1806. iii Nancy, b. June 28, 1808. iv Frye Holt, b. Aug. 14, 1810. v Hannah C., b. July 10, 1812. vi Elijah Bartlett, h. Aug. 27, 1814. vii Mary Strickland, b. Oct. 23, 1816. viii Persis Frye, b. Feb. 16, 1820. ix Betsey Poor, b. March 31, 1823. x Enoch Holt, b. Oct. 31, 1825.
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HEZEKIAH HUTCHINS, JR., b. Sept. 29, 1797, married Lucinda, daughter of Luther Bean. He was a land surveyor, a Justice of the Peace, and a prominent man. He died at his farmstead, just across the line in Bethel, Nov. 14, 1850.
Children ;
i Louisa A., b. July 13, 1830, 11. Geo. W. Hunt.
ii Sullivan R .. b. Oct. 7. 1832, m. 1855, Sarah E., daughter of Otis Howe.
iii Sophia F., b. May 29, 1835, m. 1855, Amos A. Young, 2d, Curtis Gilman.
iv Olive, b. June 6, 1837, m. Leander F. Lynde.
v Jane M., b. July 20, 1839, m. 1st, Nathan Clifford Knapp, 2d, Charles W. Kimball.
vi Abel C. T., b. Feb. 23, 1843.
JOSEPH HUTCHINS married Mary N. Howe. He lived on the Henry Abbott farm at East Rumford, and died July 25, 1871. His widow died March 28, 1875.
Children :
i Joel Howe, b. March 24, 1832, m. Frances M. Silver.
ii Nancy Swan. b. Feb. 11, 1834, m. George S. Silver.
iii Asa Boyden, b. Nov. 27, 1839, d. Oct. 1, 1872, of consumption.
FRYE H. HUTCHINS, son of David Hutchins, was a farmer and trader. He also kept the hotel at Bethel Hill for a number of years. He lived on a farm on the west side of Ellis river and was in trade at Hanover. In his earlier years he taught school. He was a good business man and was more or less in town office. Ile died in Han- over July 10, 1879. His wife, Betsey (Huckins) Hutchins, born in New Hampton, N. H., Dec. 7, 1816, resides a widow in Hanover. Children :
i Ellis Jane, b. Feb. 21, 1837, m. 1855, Charles R. Abbot, and d. Nov. 27,1860.
ii George H., b. Oct. 11. 1841. m. July 13, (?) Georgie McAllister of Andover. He served in the 7th Maine Battery, and since the war has resided a farmer in Andover. They have, 1, Fred F., b. Sept. 10, 1872; 2d, Bert B., b. Aug. 29, 1878.
SULLIVAN R. HUTCHINS, son of Hezekiah Hutchins, JJr., is an Attorney at Law and a surveyor of land. He was married Nov. 28, 1854, to Sarah E., daughter of Otis and Elsie (Andrews) Howe of Rumford, by Rev. Joseph Lufkin. He has for some years occu- pied the Dr. Fuller stand at the Corner.
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Children :
i Horace G., b. Oct. 14, 1855, d. Nov. 9, 1856.
ii Clarence M., b. May 6, 1857, m. Apr. 6, 1880, Nellie S. Rawson of Paris.
iii Ilarry II., b. Dec. 20, 1858, m. July 15, 1880, Ada M. Colby.
iv Edward E., b. Aug. 28, 1861, d. Oct. 18, following.
JOEL H. HUTCHINS married Frances M. Silver, July 4, 1857, at Shelburne, N. H.
Children :
i James S., b. March 17, 1864. ii Mary F., b. Apr. 30, 1870.
DAVID HUTCHINS, 3D, married Sally Abbot of Andover, July, 1817. Children :
i Phebe Howard, b. Sept. 3, 1818. ii Enos Abbot. b. Dec. 26, 1819. iii Lucy Adams, b. Apr. 4. 1822. iv Mary Parsons, b. Feb. 6, 1824. v Lydia Elliot, b. Feb. 15, 1826. vi Lucinda Bean, b. January 3, 1828. vii Jacob Elliot, b. Feb. 11, 1830. viii Sarah Farnum, b. Feb. 4, 1832.
WILLIAM C. HUTCHINSON married Phebe M. Lufkin. He was a private in the 7th Maine Battery.
Children :
i Mary E., b. Oct. 20. 1848. ii Corinna L., b. Sept. 11, 1849. iii Evelyn R., b. Dec. 23, 1851. iv Edwin HI .. b. Aug. 28, 1853. v Willie F., b. March 6, 1855. vi Leroy C., b. Apr. 24. 1857. vii Maria Florence, b. Apr. 25. 1861.
IRISHI.
THOMAS IRISH, JR., born in Buckfield, March 3, 1800, married Sept. 6, 1835, Eveline Augusta Daggett, who was born Feb. 21, 1816. He was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Roberts) Irish of Gorham, grandson of William Irish, and great grandson of James Irish, who emigrated from Roxfordshire, England, about 1710 and first located in Falmouth, (Portland) subsequently at Gorham. Mr. Irish came to East Rumford in 1859 and was a farmer.
Children :
i Henry D .. b. July 19. 1836, m. Catherine Hines.
ii Jonathan V., b. January 23, 1838, unmarried in Rumford.
iii Emily S .. b. January 20, 1841, d. Apr. 24. 1870.
iv Phebe M., b. Sept. 4, 1843, d. Sept. 6, 1817.
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JACKSON.
BENJAMIN JACKSON, son of Joseph Jackson of Newry, born in 1814, married Sarah Evans of Shelburne, N. H. He was by trade a tailor, and carried on business in this town many years. No record of the family has been received, but the census of 1850 gives the following :
Children :
i Dolly M., b. 1836. ii Napoleon B., b. 1837. iii Ezekiel C., b. 1838. iv Sylvester S., b. 1841. v Benjamin, Jr., b. 1844. vi Child, b. 1849.
JACOBS.
JOSEPH JACOBS, born in 1794, married Mary J. - , who was born in 1793. With the following children, they were living in Mexico in 1850. Their two sons served on the Rumford quota in the late war.
Children :
i Mary J., b. - -, 1827. ii William I., b. -, 1830. iii Harmon, b. - -, 1832.
JENNISON.
GARDNER JENNISON married Eliza F.
Children recorded on Rumford records :
i Isaac Marshall, b. Feb. 7, 1833. ii Caroline, b. July 7, 1835. iii Sarah, b. Oct. 28, 1838.
KENNISON.
JAMES R. KENNISON married Fanny, daughter of Samuel Putnam. He lives on Eaton Hill.
Children on town records :
i Lois E., b. July 26, 1830. ii Arvilla, b. Sept. 10, 1832. iii Diantha Angeline, b. Aug. 21, 1835. iv Martha Rupina, b. Dec. 9, 1837.
KEYES.
JONATHAN KEYES, JR., said to be first settler in Rumford, son of Dea. Jonathan and Patience (Morse) Keyes of the North Parish in Shrewsbury, Mass .. born Jan. 21, 1728, married January 23, 1752, Sarah Taylor. An account of his life previous to his coming to Rumford will be found elsewhere. He settled on the farm below
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Rumford Corner, now known as the Timothy Walker farm, and deceased Nov. 9, 1786. He, with his wife, was buried on his farm, and no monument or stone marks his last resting place.
Children :
i Solomon, b. June 25, 1753.
ii Dinah, b. January 23, 1755 d. 1756.
iii Sarah, b. Dec. 21, 1756.
iv Thomas, b.
V Ebenezer, b. Oct. 24, 1760, m. Jemima Jackson and was with his father in Rumford, but returned to Massachusetts. In 1805, he moved to Jay, Me., where he died May 31. 1838.
vi Salma. b. Sept. 6, 1762. He left home when a boy and settled in Virginia.
vii Francis, b. Oct. 13, 1765, m. Dolly Bean.
FRANCIS KEYES (see personal notice) married Dolly, daughter of Josiah and Molly (Crocker) Bean of Standish, afterwards of Bethel. He lived on the homestead of his father. He died August 16, 1832, and his wife died Feb., 1834.
Children :
i Sally. b. June 9, 1792. m. Peter C. Virgin.
ii Polly, b. Nov. 14, 1794, m. Jesse Putnam.
iii Jonathan b. Apr. 24, 1797. He was killed by the bursting of a gun while firing at a military muster in Rumford.
iv Josiah, b. Dec. 24. 1799, m. Rachel Barker.
V Lydia, b. Aug. 23. 1802, mn. Francis Cushman.
vi Winthrop S .. b. Dec. 5, 1804. d. Nov. 22, 1825.
vii Dolly B., b. Nov. 10, 180G, m. Otis C. Bolster, died Aug. 15, 1840.
viii Francis, b. Oet. 13, 1810, d. young.
ix Hannah, b. July 19, 1813, mn. Loammi B. Peabody.
JOSIAHI KEYES, son of the preceding, married Rachel, daughter of Capt. Samuel Barker of Newry, afterwards of Rumford. He resided at Rumford Corner. He was a noted wag and wit, and many of his bright sayings are still remembered by Rumford people. He was a fine mechanic and assisted in building some of the finest bridges connecting Boston with Charlestown.
Children :
i Frances Ophelia. b. Sept. 30, 1836, m. March 11, 1856, Stephen A. Russell of Bethel. He is a jeweller and watchmaker, a very in- genious workman and resides in Augusta, Me. They have : Alice A., b. Nov. 22. 1858; Sylvanus H., b. Dec. 8, 1861.
ii Cincinnatus. b. June 13, 1839. He was killed in 1862. in the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va.
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iii William Tell, b. Aug. 23, 1843, m. 1st, Thirza A. Little, resides Cole- brook, N. H. He m. 2d, Oct. 30, 1875, Sarah A. Keyes.
iv George D., b. Sept. 15, 1848, m. Carrie Lowder of Rockland.
KIMBALL.
JOHN KIMBALL of Exeter, N. H., married first, Abigail Lyford, Feb. 14, 1722-3. For second wife he married Sept. 18, 1740, Sarah, daughter of Dea. Thomas Wilson. By the first marriage there were six children, and by the second, nine.
MOSES KIMBALL, son of the preceding, born in Exeter, N. H., May 13, 1749, married widow Phebe (Cole) Smart, who was born in Exeter, Sept. 23, 1753. He came to Rumford in 1785, and died Apr. 5, 1830 ; his wife died Nov. 26, 1823.
Children :
i Sarah, b. Exeter, March 13, 1782, m. Isaac Gleason of Mexico, d. Sept. 3, 1860.
ii Moses, b. Jan. 15, 1784, m. Feb., 1813. Lucy Osgood.
iii John, b. Rumford, July 8, 1785, m. 1808, Hannah (Wheeler) Martin, d. Dec. 6, 1864.
iv Noah, b. March 8, 1787.
V Mary, b. July 24, 1788, m. Nason Ingalls.
vi David. b. Oct. 18, 1790, m. Feb. 25, 1817, Lucy Wheeler.
vii Loruhamah L., b. Feb. 15, 1792, m. Rev. Joseph Lufkin.
viii William, b. July 8, 1793.
ix Robert C., b. Feb. 15, 1795, m. Virtue Willis.
x Phebe, b. July 23, 1796, in. Nov. 29, 1819, John Lufkin ; d. Jan. 24, 1872.
JOHN KIMBALL, son of Moses Kimball, married Hannah (Wheeler) Martin in Nov., 1808. She was the widow of John Martin, who died in 1805.
Children :
i William. b. Sept. 16, 1810, d. Oct. 28, following.
ii John Wesley, b. March 21. 1812, m. Mary Brown.
iii Alvan, b. July 3, 1814, mn. Janette (Marble) Kimball.
iv Blanchard, b. June 27, 1816, m. Rose Carr.
V Wilson, b. - -, m. Janette Marble.
vi Hannah, b. -, m. Judge Charles W. Walton.
DAVID KIMBALL, son of Moses Kimball, married Lucy W. Wheeler of Dixfield, who was born Sept. 14, 1793, and died March 30, 1782.
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Children :
i Cordelia Walker, b. Nov. 21, 1817, d. Dec. 22, 1819.
ii Lucy A. C., b. Feb. 8, 1819, d. Aug. 22, 1823.
iii Amanda C., b. Nov. 30, 1820, d. Feb. 14, 1865.
iv Joseph S., b. Aug. 10, 1822. d. Aug. 23, 1823.
V Columbia, Itwins, b. Oct. 30, 1824.
vi Columbus,
vii Juliette, b. March 30, 1826.
viii William Wallace, b. March 22, 1828, m. Eva M. Cone.
ix David Williams, b. Feb. 14, 1830, m. Sarah Moore.
X Virgil D., b. Nov. 10, 1831, m. Lydia A. Martin.
xi Lucy Ann, b. June 1, 1834, m. Merrit N. Lufkin.
xii Elizabeth, b. Apr. 5. 1836, m. Geo. H. Gleason.
ROBERT C. KIMBALL, son of Moses Kimball, married Virtue, daughter of Jonas Willis of Hanover, who was born Oct. 8, 1803, and died March 24, 1867. Mr. Kimball died in Hanover Jan. 29, 1880.
Children.
i Charlotte W., b. Jan. 1, 1829, m. John Swain, Jr.
ii Lucinda B., b. Sept. 17, 1830, m. Levi Swain.
iii Adam W., b. Aug. 18, 1832, m. Philena Swain.
iv Dana L., b. Aug. 14, 1843, m. Rose K., daughter of Stephen and Ann W. Philbrick.
VIRGIL D. KIMBALL, son of David Kimball, married Lydia A. Martin, and lives on the Kimball homestead near Red Hill.
Children :
i William J., b. Aug. 24, 1856, m. Pearl Farnum. He keeps the tavern at the Center.
ii Lucy W .. b. June 23, 1862.
iii Evelina, b. March 1, 1864.
iv Wilder, b. March 9, 1867.
JACOB KIMBALL, born in Andover, Mass., June 9, 1700, was the fifth in descent from Richard Kimball, the imigrant, who settled in Ipswich. Jacob Kimball married Sarah Hale, who was born Feb. 11, 1723. Among their children was,
ASA KIMBALL, who was born June 15, 1738. He married Huldah Tapley of Topsfield, Mass., July 15, 1760. In 1787, he bought land in Bridgton, and there built a rope-walk, 300 feet in length. Of his sons, Samuel, Asa, Israel and Jacob, settled in Bethel, and he came there in his old age, and died there.
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HISTORY OF RUMFORD.
ASA KIMBALL, JR., son of the preceding, came to Bethel quite early and settled on the interval farm on the south side of Andros- coggin river, which Samuel Ingalls in 1777, bought of Jonathan Keyes. He married Phebe Foster of Bridgton. Two of his chil- dren came to Rumford, namely, Esquire Moses, and Nancy, who became the wife of Porter Kimball.
MOSES F. KIMBALL, EsQ., married Mary, daughter of Josiah and Molly (Crocker) Bean of Bethel, and settled first in Bethel, near his father's residence. He was a blacksmith. He then moved to Rumford Point, and died there. (See his personal notice) .
Children :
i Mary Ann, b. Bethel, Apr. 26, 1814, m. Eben 'T. Goddard.
ii Charles Adams. b. Rumford, Dec. 10, 1816, m. Elizabeth W. Abbot.
iii William King, b. June 7, 1820, m. Frances Rawson ; d. Sept. 2, 1875.
iv Asa, b. Aug. 20, 1824, m. Geneva Frost.
v Dolly Keyes, b. May 10, 1826, m. Gideon A. Hastings. r. Bethel.
vi Arabella Carter, b. March 25, 1830, m. Alvan B. Godwin, r. Bethel.
CHARLES ADAMS KIMBALL, son of the preceding, (see personal notice) married Apr. 12, 1838, Elizabeth, daughter of David Abbot. Children :
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