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Capt. Wm. N.'s ch. 1, Inez Zorilda, b. May 22, 1851. 2, Edward M. b. Ap. 3, 1858.
ANDREWS, Marshall, b. ab. 1807, probably of a St. Geo. family, m. Zilpha -; r. S. Th., a farmer. Their ch. - Marshall A., b. ab. 1816.
AREY ; of this Vinalhaven family, four brothers, sons of James,
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c. to S. Th. 1, James, (2d) b. Ju. 29, 1793 ; m. Nancy Merrill, (who was b. J. 28, 1796) r. S. Th., a mariner. 2, Capt. John, b in Vin. Ap. 11, 1797; m. Sarah Creed (who was b. at Vin N. 11, 1805) c. to S. Th. about 1834; r. S. Th., Owl's H. 3, Capt. Lewis, b ab. 1813 ; m. Mary Calderwood ; r. S. Th. 4, Alden B. b. ab. 1817; m. Hannah Emery, Ju. 1, 1841, and d. at Edgartown of yellow fever, N. 1. 1841.
James, (2d)'s ch. 1, Capt. James, (3d) b. D. 13, 1814 ; m. Nancy Wilson of St. G. p. M. 13, 1838: r. S. Th. 2, Sophia, m. Jonas Mills, p. Ap. 12, 1838 ; r. Fox Is. 3, Martha, m. Asa C. Dyer; r. S. Th. 4, Rodney, b. ab. 1827; m. Margaret A. Farr, O. 8. 1848 ; r. S. Th., a mariner. 5, Nelson, b. D. 14, 1829 ; m. 1st, Almira Johnson, N. 14, 1849, 2d, Eliza A. York, D. 22, 1855 ; r. S. Th., a mariner. 6, Mary A., b. Jan. 13, 1833 ; m. Samuel P. Brown ; r. So. Th. 6, Jonas M., b. July 26, 1836. 8, Jane C. b. Ap. 23, 1838 ; m. William H. Brown of R., p. O. 21, 1854; r. Fox Is.
Capt. John's ch. 1, Margaret L., b. F. 25, 1823; m. Calvin Bird- ing ; r. S. Th. 2, Capt. Win. S., b. S. 22, 1825 ; m. Hannah Brown, p. N. 2, 1850 ; r. S. Th., Owl's Head, and d. in 1864. 3, Mary C., b. Ju. 11, 1827 ; m. Capt. Richard S. Blaisdell; r. R. 4, Jane C., b. S. 20, 1829 ; m. Hunt; r. Ill. 5, Lucy A. b. F. 20, 1832, at Vinalhaven, as all the preceding; m. Gilbert F. Higgens, D. 12, 1852 ; r. R. 6, Eliza S., b. May 11, 1835 ; m. Henry Dunning ; r. S. Th. 7, Bradford A., b. May 17, 1837. 8, H. Howard, b. Mar. 15, 1840 ; a mariner. 9, J. Vinal, b. M. 23, 1843 ; a mariner. 10, Faus- tina, b. ab. 1846.
Capt. Lewis's ch. 1, Melissa, b. May 26, 1830; m. John Emery; r. Owl's Head. 2, Capt. Seth C., b. J. 16, 1838 ; m. Lucy M. Pills- bury ; r. Owl's Head, So. Th. 3, Sarah C., b. ab. 1843. 4, Amelia Marion, b. 1848. 5, Lewis A., b. ab. 1850.
Capt. James, (3d,)'s ch. 1, William D., b. Ap. 26, 1839 ; d. F. 26, 1847. 2, Catharine E., b. A. 20, 1840. 3, Martha M., b. ab. 1844; m. Clarence Ingraham; r. S. Th. 4, Lucy Adeline, b. Ap. 6, 1846 ; d. F. 26, 1847. 5, Adelaide, b. 1849 ; d. Ap. 17, 1859. 6, Jane, b. ab. 1849. 7, George P., b. ab. 1851. 8, David, b. ab. 1853.
Nelson's ch. by 2d wife. Laura A., b. ab. 1859. Rodney's ch. Juliet, b. ab. 1857.
Capt. William S.'s ch. 1, Ada I., b. ab. 1853. 2, Adela S., b. 1855. 3, Lucy E., b. 1857. 4, Oscar B., b. 1859.
AREY, Ebenezer, of a different family; m. Cathleen B. Dyer, Ap. 16, 1848 ; r. So. Th., a mariner. Their ch. 1, Melvin W., b. ab. 1849. 2, Angie E., b. ab. 1851. 3, Leander B., b. ab. 1853.
ACAREY, Silas M. Esq., a son, it is believed, of Ebenezer; m. & r. Rock. Of his ch. 1, Robert A. B. ; m. Cynthia I. McIntosh, July 2, 1854; r. Rock.
ARMITAGE, William, b. ab. 1825, in Leeds, Eng. ; m. Diana -, in N. Scotia; r. R., a mariner. Their ch. 1, William N., b. ab. 1853. 2, Sarah, b. ab. 1855. 3, Elizabeth, b. ab. 1857. 4, John, b. ab. 1859.
ARNOLD, John, son of Rev. Ambrose Arnold, a Baptist minister of Meicer ; m. & r. in Mercer. His ch. 1, Ambrose, b. 1314, in Mer- cer : m. Mary E., dau. of Samuel G. Howard of Searsmont, July 1, 1840; r. R., a mason. 2, Abbie, b. 1819; m. Mr. Chamberlain ; r. R .. a widow. 3, John, jr., b. ab. 1822; m. Lydia Aun Hawes of W. ; . R., a street agent.
Ambrose's ch. 1, Ellen L., b. 1841. 2, Mary J., b. 1843; m. Dr.
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P. T. Prescott; r. R. 3, Samuel H., b. 1845. 4, Elliott, b. 1846. 5, Charles A., b. 1848. 6, Edgar A., b. 1849, d. M. 20, 1850. 7, Frank L., b. 1850. 8, Lucy Edna, b. 1852, d. S. 25, 1853. 9, Lucy Addie, b. 1854. 10, Alvin L., b. 1856.
John, jr.'s, ch. 1, James B., b. 1845. 2, Aldana A., b., 1847. 3, Fannie E., b. 1852. 4, Annie Bell, b. 1861.
ASH, Nathaniel, b. ab. 1816, in Sullivan'; m. Julia Philbrook, J. 22, 1840 ; r. S. Th., a mariner.
ATHERN, William A., b. in Hope; m. Nancy W. Fuller; r. R.
ATHERTON, Gilbert L. b. ab. 1834, in Mt. Desert; m. Abbie S. Lufkin of Deer Isle; r. R., a blacksmith. Their ch. 1, Alvah A., b. ab. 1855. 2. Caroline A., b. ab. 1857. 3, Mabel, b. ab. 1859. 4, Charles G., b. F. 10, 1861, d. A. 27, 1862.
ATKINS, Capt. Robert, b. ab. 1805, in Ireland; m. Adaline A. Andrews, O. 19, 1859; r. R.
ATKINS, (changed from Joachin, a Portuguese name,) William .J., b. ab. 1823, in W .; m. Olivia F. Blackington ; r. R., a blacksmith. Their ch. 1, Minnie G., b. 1856. 2, Jenny L., b. Ap. 15, & d. A. 30. '59.
AUSTIN, Aaron, b. ab. 1779 ; c. from Wendell, Mass. ; m. Olive White, p. A. 18, 1808 ; settled at the Meadows, & d. S 23, 1837. His widow d. O. 19, 1843, a. 64. Their ch. 1, Adaline, b. S. 1809, d. young. 2, Alden, b. S. 1810; m. Roxana Stevens, N. 1839 ; r. Th., a farmer. 3, Cordelia, b. M. 5, 1812; m. Franklin Ferrand; r. Th. 4, Meritt, b. S. 22, 1814; m. Eleanor Bartlett, F. 6, 1838 ; r. Th., a farmer. 5, Louisa, b. J. 6, 1816; m. William Stackpole, (2d) ; r. Th. 6, War- ren, b. Ap., 1817, d. young. 7, Jane, b. S. 18, 1818 ; m. Daniel Morse, (3d) ; r. Th.
Alden's ch. 1, Sergeant Warren W., b. O. 25, 1839, a soldier of the 4th Maine, d. May 7th, from wounds received May 5th, 1864. 2, Mary Helen, b. N. 27, 1841. 3, Jane M., b. ab. 1844. 4, Emily Lou- isa, b. ab. 1847.
Meritt's ch. 1, Margaret E., b. M. 6, 1839. 2, Aaron, b. Ap. 26, 1840; r. Th. 3, Jacob B., b. M. 22, 1842. 4, John M., b. July 17, 1846. 5, Maynard S., b. Jan. 2, 1853.
AUSTIN, Erastus W. B., b. ab. 1836, son of William B. & Eliza Ann (Patten) Austin of Newcastle and Narraguagus ; m. Sarah C. Reed of Belfast, May 1, 1861; r. R., a telegraph operator, &c.
AVERILL, Elijah M., b. ab. 1803 ; c. from Orono; m. Jane Brown, Jan. 20, 1834, 2d, Lucy (Simonton) Partridge, 3d, Naney S. Helmer- hausen, Ap. 23, 1855 ; r. R., a joiner. His ch. by Ist wife. 1, Capt. Cyrus B., b. ab. 1834 ; m. Hannah S. Anderson, A. 18, 1854 ; r. R. By 2d wife. 2, Frank B., b. ab. 1844, a mariner. By 3d wife. 3, Eunice Sawyer, d. Ap. 28, 1858.
AYER, Benjamin, b. ab. 1825 ; c. from Boston ; m. Lavinia S. Cole, A. 22, 1853 ; r. Th., a merchant tailor.
AYERS, George F., b. at North Haven, ab. 1828, son of Samuel & Sarah Ayers of Camden; m. Harriet L. Hosmer; r. R., a lumber dealer. Their ch. 1, Lucy F., b. ab. 1850. 2, Charles F., b. ab. 1859. 3, Georgiana L., b. ab. 1859.
BABB, Harrison P., b. ab. 1825, in Boothbay ; m. Harriet New- hall; r. S. Th .; a merchant. Alexander B., a cousin, b. in Booth- bay, ab. 1833, c. here in 1848 ; m. Jane II. Smalley of Belfast, Ap. 2, 1853 ; r. R. ; a mariner.
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Harrison P.'s ch. 1, Adelbert, b. ab. 1856. 2, Minnie, b. ah. 1858. Alexander B.'s ch. 1, Eva A., b. ab. 1856. 2, Freddy H., b. O., 1858, d. A. 20, 1859.
BABBIDGE; of this family two brothers c. from Deer Isle, viz. : 1, Levi, b. ab. 1815 ; m. Mary Joice of Deer Isle, S. 29, 1843 ; r. R., a whip sawyer, fireman, &c., d. very suddenly, M. 15, 1860. 2, Capt. Charles, b. ab. 1819 ; m. Clarissa Spencer of Bradley, Me .; r. R. A cousin of these, Capt. Alfred, c. from Swan's Isle; m. 1st, Hannah Hamilton, 2d, Mrs. Susan A. Perry, D. 29, 1843; r. R., & d. at sea in sch. Chesapeake, J. 12, 1853.
Levi's ch. 1, Gardner L., b. ab. 1845. 2, Frederic, b. ab. 1850. 3, Albert, b. ab. 1852. 4, Mary L., b. F. 28, 1860, d. Ap. 7, 1861.
Capt. Charles' ch. 1, Benjamin F., b. ab. 1846. 2, Clementine, b. 1848, d. May 19, 1851. 3, Clementine A., b. July, 1852, d. Feb. 14, 1853. 4, Alonzo, b. April 12, & d. July 18, 1854. 5, Charles A., b. ab. 1857. 6, Clara A., b. ab. 1859.
Capt. Alfred's ch. 1, Capt. Alfred, (2d), m. Sarah B. Staples, July 6, 1852; r. Rock., lost at sea in 1856. 2, Augustus, lost at sea with his brother. 3, A sister, lost at same time. 4, Hannah M., b. in Rock., Aug. 11, 1839. 5, John W , b. Oct. 31, 1841. The mother d. May 10, 1842.
Capt. Alfred, (2d)'s, ch. 1, Lydia M., b. Jan. 22, 1853, d. March 5, 1854. 2, An infant, lost with its parents, 1856.
BACHELDER, Hezekiah, c. before 1777 to S. Th .; m. Mrs. Ross ; followed fishing, &c. ; rem. & d. Lincolnville. Their ch. 1, Sally ; m. Jacob Counce; r. & d. Cushing. 2, Jane. 3, Daniel ; rem. Belfast. 4, Ezekiel. 5, Dodge. 6, Miriam; m. William Mathews. 7, Joanna. 8, Fanny, & perhaps, others, mostly rem. Belfast or Line.
BAILEY, John, b. ab. 1826 ; c. from Washington ; m. Mary J. Snow, July 29, 1850, 2d, Sophia E. Marshall of Hallowell ; r. Th., a teacher, shipbuilder, &c ; rem. Georgia, & engaged in lumbering with his brother Frank. (who also c. to Th.,) and others. His ch. by Ist wife. 1, Sarah. By 2d wife. 2, Mary Josephine.
BAILEY, William, b. ab. 1809 : m. Angeline Wall of St. G .; r. R., some time, & d. July 25, 1859. The family subsequently rem. St. G., & his widow d. March 1, 1863, a. ab. 40. Their ch. 1, Rovena. 2, Georgianna. 3, William. 4, Sidney. 5, Lemuel.
BAILEY, Lemuel, b. on Muscle Ridge Isl., April 13, 1819, son of . Mrs. Sarah N. Patten, now of Rockland ; r. Rock. went to California, where his widow remains; ret. and d. in Rockland, Dec. 18, 1859.
BAKER, Rev. Samuel, (son of Joseph, who originally came from Martha's Vineyard.) was b in Readfield, April 17, 1785; m. Dec. 1, 1808, Hannah Parker, ( who was b. at Bluehill, April 8, 1785) ; c. to r. S. Th. 1808, was colleague five or six years with Rev. E. Snow, set- tled one year over Baptist church in Scituate, Mass., some years in Universalist connection, r. ten years in Dexter, but ret. & d. in Rock., May 10, 1859, having been some of his last years a free itinerant la - borer & missionary at large. Their ch. recorded here. 1, Mary Wood, b. July 25, 1810 ; m. & r., it is believed, in Penobscot county. 2, Jo- seph S, b. July 25, 1812; m. and r. Mass. 3, Hannah P., b. July 24, 1814.
BAKER, Dr. Peyton R., b. ab. 1825, in Haverhill, N. II., son of Hosea & Fanny (Huntington) Baker, of puritan descent; grad. Dart-
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mouth Coll. 1848, M. D. in N. Y. Coll. of physicians and surgeons ; m. Catharine McCallum of W., Sept. 26, 1858 ; r. & prac. med. Th. Oliver, a brother, also came to Th., 1862, a jeweler, &c. Dr. Peyton R.'s ch. 1, Oliver, b. 1859.
BAKER, John, b. ab. 1822 ; m. Jane -; r. R., a laborer.
BALLCOM, or Balkum, William, b. ab. 1838, in China or vicinity ; . c. here; m. Maria Moore, March 10, 1850 ; purchased the S. Creigh- ton place at Meadows ; r. Th., a farmer. Their ch. 1, Melissa. b. ab. 1853. 2, Josephine, b. ab. 1856. Balkum, James, (name changed from Coombs) ; m. Jane Allen, Oct. 25, 1856; r. Th., member of 4th Maine regiment.
BANKS, Dr. William A., b. in East Livermore, ab. 1821; M. D. at Jefferson Med. Coll. Philadelphia ; prac. med. in W. & other places, & in R. since 1852; m. Mary A. Tillson, Nov. 6, 1854; r. R. Their ch. 1, Lucy C., b. Nov. 30, 1857. 2, William T., b. June 21, 1859.
BARKER, George R., b. in Fredericton, N. B., son of John, (who also c. hither from Fredericton ; r. R. & d. Apr. 29, 1850, aged 77) ; m. Amelia H. Elwell of Northport; r. R. Their ch. 1, George H., b. Jan. 8, 1837; m. Clementine P. Richards, Sept. 7, 1856 ; r. Cam. 2, Henry L., b May 30, & d. Sept. 6, 1838. 3, James A., b. Feb. 4, 1840; d. Nov. 4, 1841 4, Julia E., b. July 21, 1841. 5, Cynthia J. S , born Aug. 5, 1844 ; died June 22, 1846.
BARKER, Lieut. William A., b. ab. 1835, son of Dr. Barker of Bangor; m. Helen S. Porter, Feb. 14, 1863 ; r. R., a bookbinder, ser- geant major of 4th Maine regiment, and May, 1862, lieut. Co. G.
BARKER, William, b. ab. 1832; m. Maria -; r. R., a lime burner. Their ch. William, (2d), b. ab. 1856.
BARLOW, Francis R., b. ab. 1819, in Palermo; m. Lavinia W. Swift. Dec. 1844; r R., a teamster. Their ch. 1, Helen, b. about 1847. 2, Frederic W., b. about 1849. 3, Imogene, b .. ab. 1853. 4, Frank W., born about 1855.
BARLOW, George, b. about 1823 in Ireland ; m. Ellen ; r. R., a laborer. Their ch. Joanna, born about 1860.
BARNARD, Dea. John, b. Mar. 12, 1773 ; m. Priscilla Doane; c. from Newburyport to W., where he worked as a shipwright in 1795, rem. to Th., where he was a member more than a half century of the 1st & 2d Th. Bap. churches, & d. Ap. 28, 1853. Their ch. 1, Anna, b. July 20, 1797 ; d. Jan. 31, 1800. 2, Samuel, b. Aug. 24, 1799 ; d. Nov. 29, 1819. 3, John D., b. Aug. 24, 1801; m. Lucinda Buxton of W., Sept. 18, 1834; r. Th., cashier of Th. Bank, &c .; and d. Sept. 12, 1858. 4, Mary Ann, b. Aug. 13, 1803 .; m. Lewis S. Kirkpatrick, Sept. 3, 1826; r. W. 5, Almira, b. March 3, 1806; m. John Porter of Belfast ; r. Rock. 6, Susan E., b. 1808; d .- Dec. 29, 1847 ; a life- long sufferer from epilepsy. 7, David D., b. Oct. 1809; d. April 21, 1812. 8, Hannah D , b. April 9, 1813; m. Elias H. Brown, May 29, 1836. 9, Charles, b. Mar. 24, 1815; m. & r. Bucksport. The mother died in Rockland, Aug. 23, 1858 ; aged 82 years, 1 month & 23 days.
John D.'s ch. 1, Lucy D., b. Dec. 21, 1835; r. Th. 2, Mary A., b. 1837 ; m. Fred. A. Robinson; rem. to Vineland, N. J.
BARNES, Asa, b. 1795, at East Machias ; m. Catharine Snowdea 1 of Wal .; r. Rock., a lime burner. Their ch. 1, Sarah A, b 1838.
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2, Mary J., b. ab. 1841. 3, Elwilda C., b. ab. 1843. 4, William, b. ab. 1847. 5, Emma F., b. 1852.
BARRETT, Daniel, a descendant of Humphrey Barrett, (who came from England, 1640,) was born in Concord, Mass., 1760; m. Peggy Grose, 1794; r. & built turnpike in Cam. & d. Dec. 1, 1850. Of his 12 ch. 1, Daniel, (2d), m. Bethia Jordan ; r. Cam. & a time in North- port. Of Daniel, (2d)'s ch. there c. to this place. 1, Daniel T., b. ab. 1825; m. Louisa Rhoades of Northport, 2d, Caroline M. Heald, Apr. 19, 1863, 3d, Mrs. Lucy A. Cushman, July 28, 1864; r. Rock., a mason, &c. 2, Robert J .; m. Sarah B. Gay, Dec. 19, 1858 ; r. Th. 3, Edward H .; r. Rock. 4, Nelson M. ; r. Rock. Ephraim Barrett, a 4th cousin to those last named, was born Sept. 27, 1810, in North Haven; m. Charlotte A. P. Holt of Bluehill, Oct. 16, 1842 ; r. Rock., a dry goods dealer, & is a son of James Barrett, & his wife, Jenny, dau. of Maj. George White of North Haven, who served in the Revolution six and a half years under Washington, and was a commissary in the war of 1812.
Daniel T.'s ch. by Ist wife. 1, Idella, b. ab. 1856. 2, Walter T., b. ab. 1858. 3, Dura K., b. 1860. The mother died Oct. 29, 1862. The step mother died Jan. 10, 1864, aged 37.
Robert J.'s ch. Sarah E.
Ephraim's ch. 1, Frederic M., b. Sept. 1, & d. Sept. 28, 1843. 2, Frances A., b. Oct. 1845, d. Aug. 14, 1858. 3, Charles E., b. Feb. 1848, d. Aug. 31, 1852. 4, Louisa A., b. June 1, 1852, d. Jan. 12, 1854. 4, Emily A , b. ab. 1856. The mother d. Feb. 1857, aged 36.
BARRETT, John, son of Mrs. Ephraim Knowlton by a former husband; m. Sally Spalding, Dec. 2, 1824; r. Rock., and was lost at Bea, March 26, 1830. Their ch. John (2d), born Feb. 27, 1827 ; m, Julia Lampson, March 8, 1848; r. Rock., a quarryman.
John, (2d)'s, ch. 1, John A., b. May 28, & d. Aug. 18, 1850. 2, Gilman U., b. Apr. 9, & d. Sept. 8, 1852. 3, Frederic A. b. June 26, & d. Aug. 13, 1855. 4, James T., b. June 28, & d. Sept. 28, 1859. 5, Arletta, b. May 7, 1862.
BARROWS; of this family, from Attleboro', Mass., we have ac- count of six brothers. 1, Caleb, c. early to E. Th. & settled the farm now occupied by Otis Barrows, ret. & d. in Mass., his acct. with Jas. Fales being settled by his brother, in July, 1776. 2, Ichabod, b. Oct. 13, 1752 or 1756, in Cumberland; rem. Attleboro', c. to what is now Rock,, about 1770; succeeded to Caleb's farm ; m. Mary Young of 'Th., Jan. 3, 1804 ; & d. 1823. 3, Comfort, b. in Attleboro', Oct. 5, 1759; c. to r. W. of the Meadows in Rock., Oct. 3, 1778; m. Sabra Robbins, Oct. 2, 1788; & d. May 12, 1791. 4, Benajah, born June 1762; was in Th. 1790 with his family ; rem. Cam. & d. Jan. 3, 1844, aged 81 years, 7 months. 5, Peter, settled in Camden. 6, Ezra, r. Mass., but became owner of the farm settled by one of his brothers, & transferred it to his son Otis. 7 & 8, Eunice & Chloe, sisters? also came hither & m. John Ulmer.
Ichabod's ch. 1, Comfort, (2d), b. 1805; r. Cam. 2, Margaret, b. 1807; d. in Th. about 1825. 3, Mary Ann, born 1809; r. Cam. 4, Ezra, (2d), b. 1811; m. C. D. Withington, 1842; r. Cam. 5, Jack- son, b. 1815; m. Nancy Skinner of W .; r. Cam. . 6, Philip, b. 1818 ; m. Elizabeth Young of Baltimore, Md., where he resides.
Comfort's ch. 1, Sabra, b, May 22, 1790; m. Reuben Sherer, Jan. 14, 1808; r. Rock., & d Feb. 11, 1850. 2, Comfort, a dau. b. Aug. 21, 1791; d. Sept. 15, 1794.
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Of Peter's ch. Capt. Alexander, b. 1797 ; m. Charlotte Killsa, p. Mar. 13, 1823; r. Rock., a cooper ; rem. & d. Leominster, Mass., Sept. 23, 1864.
Of Ezra's ch. Otis, b. ab. 1803; m. Barbara Crockett; r. Rock., a farmer.
Third Generation.
Capt. Alexander's ch. 1, Angelia H., b. Oct. 30, 1823 ; 2, Amanda M., b. J. 30, 1826 ; 3, Clementine A., b. Feb. 21, 1828 ; all rem. Mass. 4, Susan E., b. Oct. 5, 1829; d. in Franklin, Mass., March 31, 1852. 5, Charlotte M., b. June 1, 1833 ; rem. Mass. 6, Albert A., b. Sept. 28, 1835 ; d. Aug. 2, 1856. 7, Alfred A , b. May 22, 1838 ; d. Aug. 7, 1843. 8, Harvey H., h. Nov. 28, 1841 ; d. Feb. 3, 1842. 9, Dora, born about 1844; rem. Mass.
Otis's ch. 1, Melinda, b. Aug. 13, 1824; d. Aug. 13, 1838. 2, Harriet, b. April 16, 1826: d. March 9. 1830. 3, Caroline R., b. Dec. 29, 1827 ; m. Lowton O. Corey of Bureau Co., Illinois, Dec. 25, 1860. 4, Serg't William Ezra, b. Oct. 5, 1829; m. Amanda M. Thompson of Montville, June 30, 1860; r. Rock., an officer in 19th Me. reg. ; killed at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863. 5, George; m. Susan Fifield in Illi- nois. 6, Augusta; r. Rock. 7, Miranda ; m. Joseph Whitcomb of Waldo, Nov. 9, 1860. S, Frances ; m. James C. Dexter of R. I. 9, Orissa A .; m. Dominicus Hovey of Dubuque Co, Iowa, Dec. 25, 1860. 10, Otis, jr .; died young. 11, Clara, born about 1815.
BARTER, Jacob, with Lucy his wife, was in old Th., and had one child recorded here, viz. : Isaiah, b. May 19, 1842. There were also in Rock. in 1860 two brothers, Pelatiah, and George J., with their families, who have returned to St. George, their place of origin.
BARTLETT, Samuel, b. 1754 ; c. from New Meadows? to Th. be- fore its incorporation ; m. ist. Hix, 2d, Eleanor ( Martin ) Kim- ball of Bristol, p. Jan. 7. 1788 ; settled at Head of the Bay, & d. Feb. 9, 1819. His ch. by Ist wife. 1, Priscilla; m. Brice Jameson ; p. June 17, 1791; r. & d. W. 2, Capt Joshua, b. July 6, 1780 ; m. Mi- riam Keating; p. May 19, 1801; r. S. Th., & d. Ap. 4, 1855. 3, Wil- liam ; m. Ruth Waterman; rem. and d. Ohio. 4, Samuel, (2d), m. Betsey Keating ; p. June 24, 1799 ; r. & d. Ohio. 5, Lois; m. Rosa- mus K. Lowell ; r. & d. Farmington. By 2d wife. 6, Jane ; m. Da- vid Everett: r. S. Th. and d. March 19, 1855. 7. Thomas; m. Ist, Orinda Fletcher of Line., June 5, 1816. 2d, Parkman : r. & d. Hope. 8, Knott. b. Nov. 12, 1793 ; m. Hanuah Ulmer, Feb. 15. 1816 ; r. Th. Meadows, & d. Nov. 21. 1842. 9, Richard, b. 1725; m. Mar- garet Crie of Matinicus, Oct. 27, 1820; r. at Head of the Bay, and d. Sept. 18, 1831. 10, Eleanor, b. Jane 17, 1799 ; m. Josiah Spalding ; r. S. Th. & Cal. 11, Ephraim S : in. Matilda Spalding, Dec. 14, 1820 ; r. S. Th., rem. Ohio. 12, C'apt. George, b. 1805 ; m. Nancy D. Hall, July 6, 1847 ; r. S. Th. & d Dec. 27, 1851. 13, Hannah, m. Ira MI. Gilman from Mercer, N. H., May 10, 1827; r. St. G. 14, David, m. Nancy Lovett of Line. ; r. Cam., rem. Minnesota. The mother died Feb. 12, 1833, aged 73.
Capt. Joshua's ch. 1, Miriam. m. John ? Wadlin ; r Northport. 2, Oliver, lost at sea or in Long Island Sound. 3, Susan, m. John Al- len ; r. & d. Hope. 4, Olive, m. Daniel Wadlin ; r. Northport. 5, Capt. Joshua. (2d), b. 1814 ; in. Martha M. Hix. p. July 14, 1840 ; r. S. Th. & d. April 5, 1849. 6, Capt. Jonas K., b. Oct. 5, 1816; m.
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L. Maria Chapman, Aug. 31, 1843 ; r. S. Th. 7, Capt. Ephraim, (2d), b. Oct. 30, 1819 ; m. Ruth Dean, Aug., 1846; r. S. Th. 8, Capt. Samuel, (3d), b. June 10, 1823 ; m. Antoinette Chapman, July, 1846. 9, Capt. William K., b. Sept. 5, 1824; r. Kansas. 10, Hannah J.,.b. Feb. 22, 1826; m. Amos Norton ; r. S. Th. 11, Knott, (2d), b. June 7, 1830 ; d. at sea, Aug. 12, 1853.
Of Capt. Samuel, (2d)'s, ch. 1, Thomas Scott; 2, Elizabeth T .; 3, Edwin Wood; all were bap. April 6, 1826.
Knott's ch. 1, Margaret, b. Aug. 1, 1816; m. John Morse (2d) ; r. Th. & d. Aug. 18, 1854. 2, Jacob, b. June 24, 1818; d. Nov. 10, 1839. 3, Eleanor, b. Oct. 1, 1820; m. Merritt Austin; r. Th. 4, David M., b. Jan. 8, 1823: d. June 4. 1825. 5, David, b. May 25, & d. Aug. 24, 1825. 6, Knott MI., b. Nov. 23, 1827 ; m. Caroline Ul- mer, Dec. 5, 1847 ; r. Th., & d. Dec. 23, 1849. 7, Hannah U., b. Ap. 20, 1830, d. Apr. 5, 1834. 8, Richard, b. May 24, 1833 ; m. Frank E. McKenney of S. Th., Jan. 11, 1862; r. Rock., is in U. S. Navy. 9, Hannah E., b. Dec. 1, 1834; d. Sept. 24, 1835. 10, Oliver, b. March 13, 1836 ; m. Frances Burton ; r. Terre Haut, Ind.
Richard's ch. 1, Rufus Y., b. July, 1823; d. Sept. 8, 1826. 2, Eveline Margaret, b. Feb. 9, 1828.
Ephraim S.'s ch. 1, Mary Ellen, born Oct. 17, 1821 ; m. William Rowell; r. Ohio. 2, Francis H., b. Aug. 4, 1823 ; m. Elmira Snow- deal, July 31, 1848 ; r. Ohio. 3, Larkin S., b. Jan. 24, 1829 ; d. Sept. 17, 1841. 4, Matilda L., b. June 17, 1833 ; r. Ohio.
Fourth Generation.
Capt. Joshua, (2d)'s ch. 1, Emma L., b. ab. 1842. 2, Joshua, (3d) b. ab. 1847.
Capt. Jonas K.'s ch. 1, Lucinda A., b. Feb. 18, 1848 ; d. Nov. 25, 1863. 2, Linda W., b. ab. 1850. 3, Nelson, b. ab. 1853. 4, Mar- garet S., b. ab. 1855. 5, Warner, b. ab. 1859. 6, Charles.
Capt. Ephraim, (2d)'s, ch. 1, Elnora, b. ab. 1846. 2, Melvin, born ab. 1848. 3, Merrill, b. ah 1857.
Francis H.'s ch. 1, Larkin, b. April 10, 1849. 2, Eva, b. Jan. 1, 1852. 3 & 4, twins, b. Mar 20, 1856; Archibald & Alice. 5, Luella S., b. Aug. 26, 1859. 6, Frank, b. Nov. 18, 1861.
BARTLETT, Benjamin, b. ab. 1802 in Shapleigh ; m. Mary Ham- mond, Sept. 16, 1827; r. Rock., in quarry business, &c. Their ch. 1, Mary, b. Dec. 7, 1827; d. July 28, 1829. 2, William, b. May 25. 1830; d. April 23, 1832. 3, Edward, b. Oct. 3, 1833; m. Mary J. Lawson ; r. Rock., a quarryman. 4, Elizabeth H, b. Feb. 9, 1836; m. David Ames, (2d); r. Rock. 5, James, b. May 12, 1838 ; d. Feb. 2, 1839. 6, Oliver, b. Feb. 20, 1840; d. Mar. 7, 1842. 7, Benjamin, (2d), b. ab. '43; m. Eliza F. Ulmer, Nov. 28, '62; r. Rock., in army.
BARTLETT, Horatio N., b. 1820 in Worcester, Mass .; m. Mar- garet C. Morse, 1847, 2d, Mrs. Susan D. Levensaler, July 6, 1855; r. Th., a joiner ; rem. Illinois. His ch. by Ist wife. 1, Edwin Burton, b. Sept. 3, 1848. 2, Lizzie Jane, b. Dec. 21, 1850. 3, Albert II., b. Sept. 12, 1852; d. Oct. 15, 1851. The mother died in Th., March 6, 1854. By 2d wife. 4, Rebecca C., b. 1859.
BARTLETT, Seth, Esq., b. iu Plymouth, Mass., 1789 ; came with his family from Wiscasset here, practised law a short time in Th., and died May 9, 1827.
BARTLETT, Moses D., b. ab. 1822 in Hope ; m. Nancy I. --; r. Rock., was a soldier of 4th Me. reg., killed at Fredericksburg, Dee.
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13, 1862. Their ch. 1, Bethiah, b. ab. 1846. 2, Whiting, b. 1849. 3, Emily, b. 1851. 4, Mary, b. 1853. 5, Sophronia, b. 1858.
BARTLETT, John, came from Shapleigh? m. Susanna R. Burton, Oct. 22, 1843 ; r. Rock. Their ch. 1, Mary F., b. Feb. 28, 1846. 2, John A., b. Sept. 3, 1847. 3, George E., b. May, 1849.
BARTON, Matthew P., b. ab. 1795; m. Hannah (Elliott) Jordan, r. S. Th., or Rock., a farmer.
BATTLES, Joseph, b. ab. 1826; c. from St. George ; m. Mary Al- len, p. Nov. 29, 1849 ; r. Rock., a lime burner. Their ch. 1, Ade- laide A., b. ab. 1852. - 2, Ella, b. ab. 1854.
BATTLES, William, b. ab. 1796, perhaps from the same town; r. with Mary his wife, in S. Th. Their ch. John R., b. ab. 1820.
BAXTER, Rev. Francis W., b. in Boston ; was pastor of Univer- salist Society in Th .; m. Lucretia --- of Frankfort and had re- corded here, ch. 1, Ann E., b. June 17, 1839. 2, Joseph G , b. June 8, 1841 ; but the mother d. & he m. again in New Portland and rem. subsequently to Illinois or other Western State.
BAYNES, Dr. R., b. in England ; a surgeon dentist & homœopa- thic practitioner in Th. since 1850.
BEALS, David, b. ab. 1782; c. from Dedham? Mass .; m. Nancy Robinson, Nov. 9, 1823 ; r. Rock., a farmer, & d. Nov. 10, 1860. His widow r. in Boston. Their ch. 1, Susanna, b. May 27, 1825; m. Capt. John Hart of St. G. & has 3 ch., Helen, Agnes, and John. 2, Mary, b. March 7, 1827 ; r. Rock. 3, Lydia, b. April 30, 1829; m. George R. Post ; r. S. Th. 4, David (2d), b. April 8, 1832; lost at sea, Sept. 30, 1851. 5, Joseph, b. Sept. 26, 1833; d. Aug. 3, 1834.
BEAN; of this family, three brothers c. from Belfast to this place. 1, Charles N., b. in B. ab. 1825; m. Carrie Kenister of Liberty ; r. Rock., a blacksmith. 2, Benjamin B., b. in Belfast about 1827 ; m. Eunice White of B. ; r. Rock., a blacksmith. 3, James O., m. Sarah Dickey of Belmont; soldier in the army.
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