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Children :
i Arabella E., b. Mexico, Apr. 30, 1853.
ii Josephine F., b. Feb. 21, 1855.
iii Freddie O., b. July 21, 1857. d. Sept. 10, 1866.
iv Charles L., b. May 24, 1859, d. Oct. 2, 1861.
V Angier C., b. Apr. 14, 1861.
MOODY.
WILLIAM MOODY was born in Falmouth, Me., April 20, 1740. He married Rachel Hodgkins, who was born in Gloucester, Mass., in 1753. He moved to Danville, Me.
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WILLIAM MOODY, JR., son of the preceding, born in Falmouth Jan. 3, 1768, married Mary Dresser, who was born in Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 21, 1775. They lived in Danville.
Children :
i Jane, b. Dec., 1794.
ii Andrew, b. Nov. 2. 1796, m. Ruth Wheeler.
iii William, b. Jan. 1, 1799, m. 1824, Laura Abbot.
iv Ashby, b. Jan. 26, 1801, m. Polly Lapham of Minot.
V Samuel, b. Apr. 1, 1803.
vi Joseph, b. May 24, 1805.
vii John,
viii Converse, S twins, b. Oct. 11, 1811.
WILLIAM MOODY, JR., married Laura, daughter of David Abbot. He was a farmer and resided below the Corner on the Paris road. He was an industrious and prosperous man, and highly respected. He died several years ago.
Children :
i Jane T., b. Nov. 7, 1825, d. June, 1852.
ii Mary D., b. Dec. 16, 1828, m. James Shapleigh.
iii Eliza E., b. Aug. 22, 1840, m. Dexter Elliot.
iv Samuel L., b. Nov. 23, 1848; he resides on the homestead with his mother, unmarried.
LEVI MOODY married Esther, daughter of William Ackley. He lived at the Falls and for several years in Woodstock, but returned here.
Children :
i Clara E., b. Feb. 27, 1855. ii Mary L., b. Apr. 21, 1857. iii Alice W., b. Feb. 14, 1864.
NAHUM P. MOODY married Melinda S. Elliot. He died in the army and his widow married William H. Caldwell.
Children :
i Windsor E., b. Oct. 27, 1850. ii Abby A., b. March 23, 1853.
MOOR.
ABRAHAM and SILENCE MOOR of Bolton, Mass., had the following children, as appears by the records of that town.
Children :
i Jonadab, b. July 1, 1741.
ii David, b. Nov. 19, 1742.
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iii Jonathan, b. March 7, 1743-4.
iv Thomas, b. June 21, 1746.
V Abraham, b. March 6, 1747-8.
vi Sarah, b. Jan. 20, 1749.
vii Rebecca, b. Sept. 3, 1751.
viii Hannah, b. Jan. 1, 1754.
ix William, b. Dec. 5, 1755.
x Silence, b. June 19, 1758, m. Nov. 2. 1780, Silas Howe, s. Rumford.
xi Aaron, b. Nov. 7, 1761, m. Jan. 1, 1784, Salome, daughter of Rev. Thomas Goss of Bolton, and settled in Rumford.
AARON MOOR, son of the preceding, an early millman in Rum- ford, married Salome Goss of Bolton, Mass., who died May 7, 1804, aged 44 years. Mr. Moor came to Rumford from Bethel in 1788. Children :
i Gratia. b. Bolton, Sept. 11, 1784, mn. Cotton Elliot.
ii Wade, b. Bethel, Sept. 7, 1787, m. 1816, Betsey Eaton.
iii Geneva, b. Rumford, Jan. 24, 1790.
iv Francis Keyes, b. Nov. 7, 1792.
V Kingsbury, b. Sept. 21, 1795.
vi Humphrey, b. Nov. 27. 1797, d. Apr. 1, 1798.
vii Salome. b. March 24, 1802.
viii Catherine, b. May 2, 1804.
WADE MOOR, (usually spelled Waid) son of the preceding, married Betsey, daughter of Osgood Eaton. He was born in Bethel, is claimed by some to have been the first child born in that town. His mother was temporarily stopping there, her home being in Rum- ford.
Children :
i Lorenzo, b. Aug. 5, 1817, m. Clemantine Jacobs, who for second husband married Win. O. Pearson of Woodstock.
ii Humphrey. b. Nov. 5, 1819, d. Apr. 17, 1820.
iii Humphrey, b. Aug. 16, 1821.
iv Uriah Virgin. b. Sept. 13, 1824 d. May 14, 1839.
V Salome Goss, b. Aug. 27, 1828.
vi Caroline Bent, b. JJune 3, 1831.
vii Martha. b. March 20, 1833, d. same day.
viii Sarah Brickett, b. Aug. 3, 1834.
ix W'm. Kingsbury, b. Jan. 1, 1838, m. ISGS, Abbie M. Howard.
MORSE.
BENJAMIN MORSE of Amesbury, Mass., married Rachel Webster, and moved to Concord, N. II. They had eight children.
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BENJAMIN MORSE, JR., son of the preceding, born in Amesbury, June 4, 1771, married Aug. 5, 1792, Dolly George, who was born in Concord, N. H., Feb. 8, 1774. He was a shoe-maker and also a wool-carder and cloth-dresser, and died at Rumford Center, May 4, 1849 ; his widow died March 20, 1861.
Children :
i Sabrina. b. Nov. 14, 1793. m. Nathaniel Abbot.
ii Dolly, b. Aug. 1, 1795, m. Thomas Bradbury of No. S.
iii Saint Luke, b. Dec. 11. 1797, m. Judith Wheeler.
iv Clarissa, b. Jan. 13, 1811, died at Rumford Center, Dec., 1889, un- married.
WILLIAM MORSE, born in Salisbury, Mass., March 17, 1777, married Sally Wood, who was born in Pomfret, Vermont, Dec., 1780. He was a blacksmith and died in Rumford, June 2, 1853, and his widow died Feb. 9, 1865.
WM. MUNROE MORSE, son of the preceding, a farmer, married Betsey Elliot, who was born May 21, 1824. He died Aug. 8, 1868. Children :
i Mary Elizabeth, b. March 28, 1844, d. March, 1847.
ii James Smith, b. Feb. 28, 1850, m. Lydia Augusta Colby.
iii Charles Munroe, b. Dec. 25, 1853.
iv Zenas B., b. Oct. 5, 1857, d. Jan. 17, 1865.
V Jennie F., b. June 27, 1861, d. March, 1865.
JAMES S. MORSE, son of Wm. M. Morse preceding, married Lydia A. Colby. He is a farmer near Rumford Center, on the Richard Dolloff farm, and Town Clerk.
Children :
i Walter G., b. Jan. 31, 1876. ii Zenas W., b. Aug. 28, 1877. iii Timothy C., b. Nov. 1, 1878.
MOREY.
AINSWORTH W. MOREY married Harriet O. Ackley. He left town several years ago. He was a soldier in the 23d Maine Vols.
Children :
i Mary E., b. Nov. 8, 1862. ii Edward S., b. Oct. 8, 1864.
PAGE.
EDMUND PAGE came here from Fryeburg and was one of the early settlers, as his name appears upon the early records. His wife
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was Nancy
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Children :
i Harriet, b. Apr. 6, 1796. ii Jonathan, b. Feb. 19, 1798. iii John, b. March 11, 1800. iv Susannah, b. Sept. 2, 1802. v Jane, b. Dec. 5, 1804. vi Edmund Jr., b. Apr. 15, 1807.
PARTRIDGE.
JEREMIAH J. PARTRIDGE married Hannah
Children on Rumford records :
i Warren G., b. May 27, 1852. ii Fanny V., b. Sept. 6, 1863.
PARKER.
JOSIAH PARKER married Keziah B. Knight.
Children :
i Eliza W., b. Apr. 13, 1831.
ii Charles D., b. Aug. 18, 1837, m. Martha M. Small.
iii Irving B., b. January 17, 1840.
iv Judith W., b. Feb. 19, 1845.
CHARLES D. PARKER married Martha M. Small.
Children :
i Charles I., b. Apr. 3, 1862.
PARLIN.
SIMEON PARLIN married Sophia
Children :
i Joseph S., b. May 6, 1825. ii Josephine M. L., b. January 28. 1827. iii David A., b. Sept. 16, 1833. iv Edwin W., b. Nov. 26, 1835. v Mary Ann, b. June 27, 1838.
PEABODY.
LOAMMI BALDWIN PEABODY was long a blacksmith at Rumford Corner. He married in 1832, Hannah, daughter of Francis Keyes. She died soon after the birth of her son. He married second, Sally B. Graham.
Children :
i Franklin Dexter, b. Oct. 14, 1833, m. Lucy Bryant of Woodstock, Me. By second marriage :
ii Philena Courtney, b. June 16, 1837, m. Albert Leavitt.
iii Charles HI., b. Feb. 5, 1845, d. Oct., 1848.
iv George H., b. Apr. 29, 1847, d. Aug. 13. 1859.
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V Jeneatte J., b. Aug. 27, 1853, m. Daniel Adams Thurston, who is a blacksmith at the Corner. They have Lena Maud, b. May 23d, 1884.
JOHN PEABODY married Ruth Harriman, whose mother was the second wife of Benjamin Swett. He lived on Howard's Gore and also in Rumford.
Children :
i Sarah Wilkins, b. Aug. 27, 1796. ii Addeline, b. Howard's Gore, Jan. 27, 1799. iii Jerusha, b. Howard's Gore, May 30, 1801. iv Nathaniel Chase, b. July 9, 1803.
PERRY.
FROM TOWN RECORDS.
GEORGE W. PERRY married Susan V. Abbot.
Children :
i George H., b. Apr. 5, 1852 ii Ella S., b. July 12, 1853. iii Fred G., b. Sept. 5, 1856. iv Alice J., b. Oct. 21, 1860.
BARNABAS C. PERRY married Belinda
Children :
i Charles S., b. Dec. 25, 1854. ii John C., b. Feb. 26, 1855. iii Albinus P., b. July 19, 1857.
ENOCH PERRY married Reliance --.
Children :
i George Washington, b. Sept. 20, 1822, m. 1849, Susan V. Abbot.
ii Sally D., b. Oct. 21, 1826.
iii Sylvanus P .. b. March 21, 1829.
iv Caroline C., b. Sept. 4, 1831.
V Christopher C., b. Apr. 22, 1835.
PETTINGILL.
OLIVER PETTINGILL, son of Elisha Pettingill of Fayette, whose wife was a Hubbard, born Oct. 15, 1814, married Huldah Baker, who was born in Livermore. Feb. 22, 1815. He moved to Rumford in 1866, and occupied the Colman Godwin farm on the north side of Androscoggin river until his death in 1880. His widow died in 1886.
Children ;
i Waldo, b. Livermore Falls, Dec. 1, 1844, m. Sarah E. Briggs.
ii Ellen, b. Oct. 15, 1849.
iii Ida O., b. Jan. 2, 1859, m. Isaac Harmon.
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WALDO PETTINGILL married Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of Alan- son Briggs of Poland. He came to Rumford with his father in 1866, since which he has been prominent in public affairs. He has held various town offices and served as County Commissioner.
Children :
i Oliver Alanson, b. Sept. 18, 1873. ii George Waldo, b. Sept. 1, 1876. iii Huldah Elizabeth, b. May 10, 1880.
JOSEPH PIERCE In. Sabrina
Children :
i Horace B., b. May 11, 1836. ii Isabel. b. Dec. G 1838. iii Orphia M., b. Feb. 28, 1840.
PHINNEY.
WILLIAM PHINNEY married Augusta Willard, and second, Mrs. Abbie (Martin) Abbot, widow of Hazen M. Abbot. He resides at Rumford Point.
Children :
i Eliza E., b. Aug. 6, 1855, d. Dec. 1, 1864.
ii Willie D., b. Sept. 16, 1859.
PORTER.
FRED A. PORTER, son of William V. and Eliza M. G. (Taylor) Porter, born in Roxbury, Maine, Dec. 30, 1850, is a farmer and scaler of lumber, and resides in Rumford. Wm. V. Porter, black- smith, was the son of Francis Porter, who was born in Thompson, Conn., Sept. 21, 1780, came to Roxbury about 1803, married Nancy, daughter of Ebenezer Virgin of Concord, N. H., and Rumford, who was born Feb. 1, 1792, and who died March 15, 1858. Fred A. Porter married Mary Ella, daughter of Nahum and Mary Green, Apr. 22, 1877.
Children :
i Fred Augustine, b. Aug. 21, 1879. ii Charles Nahum, b. Feb. 19, 1882.
PRINCE.
THOMAS PRINCE was at one time a resident of this town, and the births of four of his children are on record here. He married Lucy, daughter of Asa Howard of Howard's Gore, and carried on the wool-carding and cloth-dressing business at the Falls.
Children :
i Elizabeth Farrar, b. March 2, 1821. ii Charles, b. March 9, 1826. iii Josiah Farrar, b. Apr. 3, 1831. iv Lydia J., b. Sept. 17, 1834.
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PUFFER.
JOHN PUFFER's name appears early on the town records. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Stephen Putnam. He died May 10, 1813.
Children :
i .John, b. in Temple, N. H., January 25, 1794.
ii Betsey, b. Society, Feb. 3, 1796, m. Jacob Libby of Peru.
iii Seth, b. Nov. 10, 1798.
iv Milla. b. Apr. 14. 1801.
V Prudence, b. July 30, 1803, m. Jacob Abbot.
vi Lovina, b. Nov. 18, 1805, m. John Gould of Dixfield, 1825.
vii Daniel, b. Jan. 4, 1808.
viii Jacob, b. Apr. 10, 1810.
ix Zilpha, b. Sept. 16, 1812.
DANIEL PUFFER married Chloe
Children on town records.
i Chloe, b. March 1. 1809. ii Sally, b. May 14, 1810. iii Olive, b. Jan. 3, 1812.
MATHIAS PUFFER married Ruth Putnam, June, 1810.
Children :
i Ruth, b. Oct. 1, 1810, m. Joseph Hinkson of No. 7.
PUTNAM.
STEPHEN PUTNAM was born in Wilton, N. H., Sept. 24, 1741. He was the son of Jacob and Susanna (Stiles) Putnam, whose second wife was Hannah Harriman. Mr. Putnam settled in Tem- ple, N. H., where he resided for several years, and then came to Rumford where his son, Stephen Putnam, had preceded him. His wife was Olive Varnum of Dracut, Mass. He died June 29, 1812. Children :
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i Stephen, b. Aug. 31, 1765, m. Sally Elliot in 1789.
ii Olive. b. Oct. 2, 1766, m. Samuel Hinkson.
2 iii Samuel, b. May 29, 1768, 1st, Lucy Styles, died Feb. 2, 1804, and 2d, Betsey Cobb of Norway, who died Nov. 1, 1872.
iv Esther, b. Apr. 23, 1770.
V Mary, b. Apr. 10, 1772, m. Robert Hinkson.
vi Elizabeth, b. July 11, 1774, m. John Puffer of Society.
3 vii Israel, b. March 31, 1776, m. Ruth Walton.
viii Abigail, b. March 6, 1778, m. Isaac Newton.
ix Rachel, b. Feb. 28, 1780.
x Jacob Harriman, b. Dec. 28, 1781.
xi Ruth, b. Sept. 28, 1783, m. Mathias Puffer.
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1 STEPHEN PUTNAM, JR., was married to Sally Elliot Dec. 2, 1789, by Rev. John Strickland of Turner, said to have been the first marriage in town. She was born in Newton, N. H., March 1, 1773. He was the first blacksmith in New Pennacook, and she wove the first web of cloth in the Plantation. He died July 4, 1853, and she died Sept. 20, 1859.
Children :
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i Stephen 3d, b. Sept. 7, 1790. m. Lucy Cobb of Norway.
ii Sally, b. June 21, 1792, m. 1816, Edward Parker of Hartford, 2d, Nathaniel Atkins.
5 iii
Jacob, b. June 6, 1794, m. Betsey Parker of No. Yarmouth.
iv Pamelia, b. Apr. 18, 1796, m. Churchill Cobb of Norway.
6 V Nehemiah. b. Feb. 28, 1798, m. Hannah Whitten.
vi Abiah, b. Feb. 14, 1800, m. Reuben Lovejoy.
7 vii Benjamin E., b. May 13, 1802, m. Deborah Durgin.
viii Peter, b. Apr. 18, 1804, died young.
ix Harriman, b. March 10, 1806.
x Abigail Webster, b. Apr. 21, 1808, m. Thomas O. Bryant.
xi Daniel Fillmore, b. Dec. 10, 1812, m. Lorinda Walker.
xii Betsey Abbot, b. July 24, 1815, m. Elbridge G. Welch of Brunswick
2 SAMUEL PUTNAM, son of Stephen Putnam, senior, married first, Lucy Styles, who died 1804, and second, Sept. 16, 1806, Bet- sey or Elizabeth, daughter of Ebenezer Cobb of Norway.
Children :
By first wife :
i Lucy, b. Sept., 1793.
8 ii Samuel Jr., b. Jan. 7, 1795, m. 1st, Susan P. Adams; 2d, Sylvia Bisbee.
9 iii Jesse, b. July 11, 1797, m. Polly Keyes.
iv Fanny, b. May 15, 1799, d. young.
V Jeremiah, b. Jan. 14, 1801. He was insane, d. Apr. 26, 1872. By second wife :
vi Hiram, b. July 1, 1807, m. 1830, Clarissa W. Farnum.
vii Lois, b. Oct. 21, 1808, d. July 7, 1857, m. Nathaniel Woods.
viii Ira, b. March 7, 1810, d. Oct. 15, 1843.
ix Cyrus, b. Aug. 16, 1812, unmarried.
x Fanny, b. March 7, 1814, m. James R. Kennison.
xi Betsey. b. July 21, 1816, m. Osgood Eaton.
xii Lydia, b. July 3, 1818, m. William Stevens.
xiii ley Atwood, b. Oct. 12, 1820, r. Colegrove, Penna.
xiv Martha, b. Nov. 8, 1822, m. John Lang.
XV Mary, b. Dec. 19, 1824, m. 1st, Nathaniel Woods, 2d, Isaac Gould Spofford.
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3 ISRAEL PUTNAM married Ruth Walton.
Children :
i Cyrena, b. March 6, 1812. ii Israel, b. Jan. 28, 1813. iii Louisa, b. Apr. 2, 1814. iv Horatio Gates, b. January 18. 1816. v Mary T., b. Dec. 29, 1818. vi Dorothy R., b. March 27, 1820. vii Artemas Walton, b. July 17, 1822. viii Simeon W., b. Sept. 16. 1825. ix Cyrus, b. June 20, 1828. x Seth H., b. Apr. 20, 1831.
4 STEPHEN PUTNAM, son of Stephen Putnam, Jr., married Lucy Cobb of Norway. She was daughter of Ebenezer Cobb.
Children on Rumford records :
i Susan Cobb, b. Jan. 16, 1819. ii Peter. b. July 20, 1820. iii Eunice Waite, b. Oct. 19, 1821.
5 JACOB PUTNAM, born in Rumford, June 6, 1794, married Betsey Parker, who was born in North Yarmouth, March 4, 1794. She died Feb. 9, 1865, and he died March 10, 1884.
Children :
i Betsey F., b. Dec. 14. 1819, m. March 30, 1848, Hiram Knight.
ii Sarah E., b. May 8, 1823, m. Ist, David C. Elliot, 2d, John Stilphen.
iii Dana Boardman, b. Sept. 19, 1825, in. Huldah J. Manley, d. Feb. 11, 1881.
iv Drusilla F., b. Feb. 22, 1829, m. 1st, Dexter D. W. Abbot, 2d, Aug. 18, 1888, Jefferson Jackson.
10 v William F., b. June 13, 1832, m. Jan. 1, 1856, Sophia Abbot.
11 vi Francis P., b. Feb. 10, 1836, m. 1st, Nov. 27, 1862, Eliza Felt, 2d, Nov. 19, 1866, Eunice Town.
6 NEHEMIAH PUTNAM and Hannah Whitten of Concord. N. H. Children :
i Alma Jane, b. Nov. 1, 1827. ii Mary Foster, b. Sept. 4, 1830.
BENJ. E. PUTNAM married Deborah Durgin, who was born in Bowdoin, Me., July 22, 1806.
Children :
i Mahala Martin, b. May 2, 1829, m. Butman Batchelder.
ii James O., b. Dec. 21, 1830, d. Sept. 28, 1832.
iii James F., b. Sept. 28, 1833, m. Dec. 31, 1860, Zilpha A. Brockelbank.
12 iv Benjamin P., b. March 13, 1827, m. Oct. 26, 1862, Augusta Bisbee. They have James Leslie, b. March 16, 1868.
v Rasan M. L., b. Aug. 19, 1841, d. April 16, 1850.
8 SAMUEL PUTNAM, JR., was a blacksmith. He lived in Rum- ford, Mexico and in Greenwood. He died in the latter town in
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1854. He married first, Susan Poor, daughter of Nathan Adams, and second, Sylvia, widow of Daniel Bisbee, whose maiden name was Stevens of Sumner.
Children :
i Eliza Ann B., b. Dec. 10, 1818, m. Austin Flagg of Holden, Mass., d. Worcester. Sept. 9, 1875.
ii Charlotte Adams. b. March 12, 1822, m. Wm. Dodd of Paxton, Mass .. d. Oct. 4, 1864.
iii Charles A. V., b. May 28, 1824. He learned the printer's trade, and in connection with Ossian E. Dodge published a literary paper in Boston called the Boston Museum. He went west and resides in Virginia City, Nevada. He married Ella Harrington of Shrews- bury, Mass., and had Charles Harrington Putnam, r. New York. iv Susan Maria, b. Sept. 16, 1827, m. Frank Pike of Paxton, Mass., d. Feb. 16, 1853.
V Mahalon Chaplin, b. JJuly 26, 1829, m. and lives in Kansas.
vi Laura Amanda, b. March 13, 1832, d. March 25. following.
vii Harrison Whitman, b. May 30, 1833, d. Dee. 18. following. By second wife :
viii Samuel Harrison, b. Oct. 14, 1836, d. Dec. 17, following.
ix Augustus, b. 1840.
9 JESSE PUTNAM married Polly, daughter of Francis Keyes. He lived on a farm below Rumford Center, afterwards occupied by his son, Prentiss M. Putnam.
Children.
13 i Prentiss Mellen, b. Nov. 21. 1821, m. Esther Howe of Hanover.
ii Sarah Virgin, b. Oct. 3, 1827. m. Robert Taylor, r. Nevada.
iii Edwin Alonzo, b. Nov. 21, 1829, m. Mary Ross, died Sept., 1865.
iv Solon Thaxter, b. Nov. 10, 1834, m. Caroline Evans, r. State of Wash- ington.
10 WILLIAM F. PUTNAM married Sophia C. Abbot.
Children :
i Cora E., b. Oct. 27, 1857. ii Etta L., b. Oct. 21, 1859. iii Willie E., b. July 14, 1862.
11 FRANCIS P. PUTNAM married Eliza J. Felt, and second, Mrs. Eunice E. Town of Norway, in 1866.
Children :
i Albert D., b. Aug. 9, 1864, m. 1888, Amy Reed.
ii Alice May, b. Apr. 7, 1868.
iii Anna Noyes, b. Dec. 4, 1869, m. 1888, Edward Record.
iv Susan Elizabeth, b. Nov. 2, 1873.
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V Luna Izora, b. Apr. 25, 1875.
vi Edwin Francis, b. July 5, 1879, d. Feb. 20, 1885.
vii Arthur Guy, b. May 6, 1883.
12 BENJAMIN P. PUTNAM married Mary A. Bisbee. Children :
i James L., b. March 16, 1868.
13 PRENTISS MELLEN PUTNAM, son of Jesse Putnam, married Esther C., daughter of Joel Howe. He was in trade in Hanover and Bryant's Pond. He then moved to the farmstead of his father and died there. He served as selectman a number of years.
Children :
i Sarah Marcella, b. Oct., 1851, m. Rufus J. Virgin, r. Bethel.
ii Ada J., b. Oct., 1854 d. Feb., 1857.
iii Solon A., b. Aug. 10, 1860; he is an Attorney in Boston.
HIRAM PUTNAM, son of Samuel and Betsey (Cobb) Putnam, married Clarissa W. Farnum, who was born in Rumford, Apr. 29, 1807. He moved from Rumford to Mason, and died in Waterford, March 11, 1887. His widow resides in Mason. His children born in Rumford were :
i Sarah W .. b. Sept. 17. 1831, m. Nathaniel H. Piper.
ii John Farnum, b. June 11, 1833, m. first, Calista D. Green, and second, Myra A. Bickford.
iii William P., b. May 14, 1835, m. C. Ann Oliver.
iv Charles H .. b. Dec. 16, 1840. died in rebel prison in 1863.
V Francis N., b. 1843, m. Abbie Bean, d. in the army.
vi Ira N .. b. -, m. Abbie Baird.
JOHN FARNUM PUTNAM, son of Henry and Clarissa W. (Farnum) Putnam, married first, Sept. 2, 1858, Calista D. Green of Shelburn, N. H., and second, Nov. 1, 1866, Myra A., daughter of Theodore and Julia Bickford of Ellsworth. He served on the quota of Lew- iston nearly three years in the 17th Me. Regiment. He now resides in Lewiston and is Clerk of that city.
Children :
i Alcander B., b. Sept. 2, 1860, d. July 24, 1880.
ii Edwin E., b. July 3, 1862, d. Dec. 16, 1868.
By second wife :
iii John F., b. Sept. 30, 1867.
iv Wm. H., b. Dec. 29, 1868.
v Edwin E., b. Sept. 10, 1870.
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vi Mamie A., b. June 24, 1872, d. July 19, 1874.
vii Clinton A., b. Feb. 6, 1874.
viii Harold E., b. Nov. 1. 1876.
ix Vivian B., b. Nov. 6, 1880.
RAWSON.
LYMAN RAWSON, Attorney at Law, son of Capt. Abner Rawson of Paris, married May 22, 1832, Jerusha, daughter of Capt. James Holmes of Oxford, who was born January 22, 1804. Previous to that, he had openedzan office at the Point, where he afterward re- sided. (See Lawyers.)
Children :
i Ellen, b. Aug. 27, 1834, d. Feb. 20, 1855.
ii Louisa, b. Feb. 27, 1836, m. John R. Wood, r. Brooklyn, N. Y.
iii Ralph Lyman, b. June 12, 1838, d. Jan. 20, 1877.
iv Mary Holmes, b. March 31, 1840, d. Feb. 23, 1870.
V Florence, b. Sept. 30, 1843, m. 1870, Capt. H. S. Hayes of New York.
vi Edward Stuart, b. March 9, 1848. He graduated from Colby Univer- sity with the class of 1869, pursued a course of legal studies at Columbia College, and settled in the practice of law in the city of Brooklyn, N. Y., where he now resides.
RAY.
ELIJAH RAY, born in Westminister, Mass., Dec. 7, 1784, married Elizabeth Morse, who was born in Northboro, Mass., June 28, 1787, and who died in Rumford Oct. 24, 1850. He died in Sebec, Me., Oct. 29, 1872.
Children :
i Walter R., b. Northboro, June 13, 1810, m. Cordelia Paul.
ii Edwin C., b. Feb. 21, 1812, m. Harriet Prentiss.
iii Elijah Roswell, b. Sept, 30, 1813, d. in California, Apr. 20, 1880, un- married.
iv Jesse M., b. Aug. 25, 1815, m. Laurana Clark.
V William H., b. July 23, 1817, m. Sarah C. Kendall.
vi George A., b. Dec. S, 1818, m. Lucy C. Whittemore.
vii Mary E., b. March 11, 1822, m. Isaac C. Whittemore.
viii Caroline A., b. March 6, 1824, m. Stephen Scruton.
ix Sarah M., h. Rumford, Dec. 5, 1826. m. Calvin Boynton, d. in Cal.
x Joseph, b. - , d. young.
xi Heman A., b. Oct. 16, 1830.
xii Alonzo B., b. Feb. 20, 1836.
GEORGE A. RAY, son of the preceding, married Lucy C., daughter
Hon. Lyman Rawson.
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of Isaac Whittemore, who was born in Hebron. They were married Sept. 21, 1843, by Rev. Benjamin Donham of Bethel.
Children :
i Edwin F., b. Sept. 16, 1845, m. Leonora Bodwell.
ii Harriet C., b. Apr. 25, 1850, m. Rev. Albert Donnell.
iii Alice Ann, b. May 15, 1854, m. Frederick A. Cushman, both dead.
iv Mary M., b. Dec. 12, 1856.
RAYMOND.
SOLOMON RAYMOND married Mary L --. Children on town records :
i Aroline M., b. Aug. 17. 1853. ii Sam. H. W., b. June 24, 1857.
RICHARDSON.
JEREMIAII RICHARDSON, son of Jeremiah and Dorcas (Hall) Richardson of Newton, Mass., was born July 10, 1764. He was of Gilmanton, N. H., in 1796, and that year bought land in New Pennacook, and soon after moved here. His first wife was Hannah, daughter of Peter Connor. His second wife was Betsey -.
Children :
i Molly, b. Jan. 7, 1785.
ii John, b. Oct. 29, 1786, m. Mehitable Eastman.
iii Samuel, b. Aug. 6, 1789.
iv William. b. June 25, 1791.
v Daniel. b. Rumford, May 13, 1797.
vi Sarah, b. Aug. 13, 1798.
vii Rhoda, b. June 29, 1800.
viii Lydia. b. Aug. 6, 1802.
ix Jeremiah, b. Sept. 16, 1804, d. May 27, 1888, m. Harriet Virgin.
x Eliza, b. July 3, 1806.
xi Joseph, b. Apr. 20, 1808.
xii Katherine. b. Jan. 15, 1811.
JOIN RICHARDSON, oldest son of the preceding, married in 1811, Mehitable Eastman of Rumford.
Children.
i Mary R., b. Dec. 3. 1812. ii Harriet, b. March 27, 1816. iii Samuel, b. March 1 1818. iv Benj. Elliot, b. Feb. 16, 1821. v Abial Graham, b. June 3, 1822. vi Mehitable Eastman, b. January 8, 1828, d. March 7, 1839.
JEREMIAHI RICHARDSON, JR., married Harriet Virgin, in 1830 ; she died Oct. 16, 1874, and he died May 27, 1888. He was a noted
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bear-hunter and had many adventures with bears and other wild animals in northern woods. Many stories are told of his daring and prowess in capturing bears.
Children :
i Amanda J., b. Dec. 22, 1830. m. Joseph Gowell.
ii Mahala C., b. Aug. 1, 1832, m. William Murray.
iii Elias B., b. May 16, 1834, m. Mary Virgin.
iv German G., b. July 9. 1836. m. Florence Marble, Physician at Dix- field.
V Sarah S., b. Aug. 29, 1838, d. March 20, 1880.
vi Rosina W., b. Aug. 14, 1842, m. Frank Philbrick.
vii Britania E., b. Dec. 20, 1844, m. Charles Knowles.
viii Winfield S., b. Apr. 30, 1847, m. May 30, 1881, Emma L. Edmunds of Mexico.
ix Ann A., b. Nov. 20, 1848, d. Feb. 26, 1874.
ABIAL G. RICHARDSON married Mary W. -. Children :
i Carona H., b. May 26, 1856.
CHARLES F. RICHARDSON married Olivia E. Bodwell.
Children :
i Edward E., b. March 12, 1871. ii Albert A., b. Aug. 20. 1879. -
V ASA RICHARDSON, son of Edward and Charlotte (Ellis) Richard- son, married Sarah E., daughter of Enos Abbot. He died May 8, 1876. His parents were of Sutton, Mass., and died in Milan, N. HI. He was born in Bethel, Me., May 1, 1817. He served in the 7th Me. Battery.
Children :
i Mary A. G., b. March 5, 1847, m. A. P. Russell.
ii George W., b. Apr. 28, 1850, m. Jennie Firman.
iii Enos A., b. April 5, 1853.
RIPLEY.
JOSHUA RIPLEY was an early settler on Ellis river. He married Bartlett.
Children :
i Lydia, b. -. ii Elsie. b. -----. iii Persis. b. -. iv Joseph, b. Apr. 14, 1793. m. Betsey Barker. v Sally. b. -. vi Nancy, b .- , m. 1st, Benj. Blake, 2d, Micaiah Blake. vii John, b.
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JOSEPH RIPLEY, son of Joshua Ripley, born in Rumford Apr. 14, 1793, married Betsey Barker, who was born Aug. 3, 1796, and died in Bethel, Nov. 6, 1863. He died July 19, 1859.
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