History of Thomaston, Rockland, and South Thomaston, Maine, from their first exploration, A. D. 1605; with family genealogies, Vol. II, Part 26

Author: Eaton, Cyrus, 1784-1875
Publication date: 1865
Publisher: Hallowell [Me.] Masters, Smith
Number of Pages: 968


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Joseph H.'s ch. 1, Clara, b. Jan. 12, d. March 20, '55. 2, Julia V., b. July 13, '58, d. Dec. 19, '59. 3, - -. 4, - --. 5, The mother d. Aug. 10, '64, her neck being broken by a fall down her chamber stairs.


FLINT, James H., (a nephew of Dea. Benjamin & William), m. Charlotte Hodgman ; also came to Th. & d. May 5, 1854. Their ch. recorded here, but all probably rem. were,-1, Mary, b. Aug. 13, '25. 2, Louisa, b. Nov. 5, '27. 3, James, (2d), b. Nov. 8, '30. 4, Jose- phine, b. Feb. 25, '33. 5, Nancy, b. June 17, '35. 6, Leander, b. Oct. 22, '38, d. July 5, '42. 7, Jane, b. May 17, '41, d. July 24, '42.


FLINT, Thomas, b. ab. 1825, in Damariscotta, Me. ; m. Nancy J. Hall; r. Rock., a caulker. Their ch. 1, Frank, b. ab. '57. 2, Car- rie, b. ab. '59.


FLINTON, Capt. Thomas, b. in Scarboro', England ; m. Harriet Marshall of St. G., Aug. 10, '31; r. Th., the Islands, &c. Their ch. recorded here. 1, Mary A., b. May 6, '37, p. to Augustus L. Gil- christ, Aug. 2, '58 ; and d. by drowning, Aug. 7, '58. 2, Ellen P., b. Oct. 22, '39 ; m. Joshua Thompson of F., Nov., 1861. 3, Henrietta, b. Aug. 7, '41; m. William Rice Davis, Oct. 24, '60; r. St. George.


FLOYD, John, b. ab. 1805, in Ireland, as was Lydia, his wife; r. Rock., a shoemaker. Their ch. Patrick, b. ab. 1850.


FLYE, Capt. Jerome B., b. ab. 1815, in Brooklin, Me., m. Laura Waterhouse ; r. Rock., a ship carpenter. Capt. Daniel P., a brother, b. ab. 1822; m. Ist, Lucina Croxford, 2d, Ruth MeLaughlin, April 27, '62; r. Rock .. a truckman.


Capt. Jerome B.'s ch. 1, Myron W., b. ab. 1844. 2, Shepherd L., b. ab. '48. 3, Evans H., b. about '50. 4, Jerome R., b. ab. '54.


Capt. Daniel P.'s ch. by Ist wife. William P., born 1858. The mother d. April 29, '61, aged 34.


FOGERTY, Samuel, b. 1794, son of Moses of St. George; m. Jane Watts of that place, c. to Th. prior to 1834, when he was road surveyor ; d. Maren 13, 1848. Their ch. 1, Harriet N., m. Edmund Copeland ; r. W., & d. Aug. 24, '64. 2, Clarissa, b. 1821, d. Jan. 16, '41. 3, Sarah J., b. Aug. 7, 1823; m. Alexander W. Brown; r. Th. 4, Charles Atwood, b. Dec., 1825, d. Feb. 16, '32. 5, Woodman, b. ab. 1831; r. Th., a seaman.


FOGERTY, John, b. ab. 1831, of the same St. George family, probably ; m. Cornelia M. Remick, Nov. 15, '57; r. Rock., a black- smith. Their ch. Louisa, b. ab. 1800.


FOGG, Rev. Samuel, b. March 9, 1787, in Raymond, N. H., r. S. Th., a while, with Charlotte, his wife, but rem. with their ch., record-


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ed here, viz: 1, Samuel Dow, b. in Readfield, March 5, 1818. 2, Catharine C., b. Th., July 18, '22. 3, Abigail, b. Jan. 25, '25.


FOGG; of this family, 2 brothers c. from Cornville, Me., viz. : Isaiah, m. Charlotte Hall; r. Th., rem. St. George, in 1842, and r. at Seal Harbor. Timothy, traded many years at Mlill River, Th .; m. Ist, Mary Miller of W., Nov. 14, 1830, 2d, Catharine P. Robinson, p. Aug. 26, 1836; but rem. California, sailing from Th. in Nov., 1849, in brig Perfect.


Isaiah's ch. 1, Philena R., m. Capt. Eben A. Thorndike; r. S. Th. 2, Arabelle O., m. Capt. Frederic Thorndike ; r. S. Th. 3, Jel- ison K., b. 1834, d. Oct. 31, '39. 4, Alvan K., b. April 13, '40; m. Emily L. Lewis; r. S. Th., & d. Feb. 22, '63 ; 5, Adriana, b. Nov., '41, d. April 25, '42. 6, Charlotte. 7, Georgiana, b. Oct., 1845, d. Feb. 25, '53. Perhaps others, and these noted may not be in proper order.


Timothy's ch. 1, Mary F., b. Aug. 18, 1831 ; m. Henry R. Green of Spencer, Mass., May 18, '53. 2, Margaret M., b. April 13, '33 ; m. and r. in Spencer. 3, Angelica D., b. March 2, and d. June 16, '35. By 2d wife. 4, Esther S., b. Dec. 25, '37; rem. California. 5, Catharine, b. Aug. 26, '39, d. Sept. 25, '40. 6, Richard W., b. Aug. 31, '41, d. Feb. 7, '42. 7, Shepley. 8, Lucian. 9, Lillian; all rem. 10, one other, b. in California.


FOGG, James, Esq., b. ab. 1815, in Berwick, Me., grad. Bowd. Coll., 1841 ; m. Mary T. Fales, March 30, '44; teacher of first High School in Rock .; stud. law with H. C. Lowell ; was a popular law- yer, merchant in firm of Fogg & Fales; rem. 1846 to N. Y., where he was senior of the firm of Fogg & Brothers, and d. at Hudson, N. Y., Aug., 1855.


FOLSOM, Moses, c. from Cornish, Me., with his Ist wife, who d. here; m. 2d, Mrs. Betsey Morse, April 20, 1840; r. Th., but ret. to & d. in Cornish. His ch. by 2d wife. 1, Emily, b. April 21, 1842. The mother d. Sept. 6, '54, a. 33.


FORSYTH, E. W., with Sarah M., his wife, r. Rock., and lost by death their ch. Nellie, b. Jan. & d. Aug. 23, 1861.


FOSS, William B., b. 1819 ; m. Sophronia Joy; r. Rock., a marin- er, & soldier, killed July 21, '61. Their ch. 1, Caroline, b. ab. 1858. 2, Susan, b. ab. '59.


FOSSETT, George, b. ab. 1815; c. from Union, Me .; m. Sarah Townsend, June, 1844; r. Rock. Their ch. 1, Stephen H., b. ab. 1845. 2, Margaret, b. ab. '47. , 3, Sarah F., b. ab. '54. 4, George I., b. Sept. 28, '60, d. March 21, '61.


FOSTER, James O. L., Esq., b. ab. 1818, educated in Machias ; m. Eveline Ingalls of Bethel, Me .; c. froin Lewiston to R., not far from 1850, an attorney and counsellor at law; was some time in partnership with Mr. Lowell; and d. in N. Y., Jan. 15, or 22, 1855.


FOSTER, Stephen, b. ab. 1811; m. Abigail H. Crockett; r. S. Th., engaged in the fishery. Their ch. 1, Ellen, b. ab. 1815. 2, Stephen, (2d), b. ab. '46. 3 & 4, twins, b. ab. '50; Clarence & Clara. 5, Edgar, b. ab. '52. 6, Thomas C., b. '53, d. Oct. 20, '56.


FOSTER, Major Robert, son of Edward, did business in Amesbury, N. H., and Newburyport, Mass. ; in. Maria, dau. of Col. Benjamin Emerson of Hampstead, N. H .; came to S. Union about 1812; pur- chased farm, mills, and kept for a time the only store in U. ; rem. Th., VOL. II. 20


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where he r. and was in business some years, but rem. and d. at West Chester, Penn. His wife d. in Th., July 1, 1831, aged 54. Their ch. 1, Robert N., m. Sarah J. Marsh of Bath, June 3, 1824; r. as a mer- chant in Th , then in New York, & d. in Bloomfield, N. J. 2, Martha J., b. 1803, d. in Th., May 2, 1832. 3, Maria, r. in Bloomfield, N. J. 4, Sarah, m. William J. Farley, Esq. ; rem. and r. West Chester. 5, Benjamin Emerson, d. in New York. 6, Edward, (3d), b. 1810, died Dec. 26, 1831, in Th. 7, Henry True, m. in Philadelphia, and r. in Beardstown, Ill. 8, Abner, m. and r. Beardstown, Ill. 9, Caroline D., bap. with the two preceding, April 6, 1828; m. Dr. - Davis; r. Bloomfield, N. J.


Of Robert N.'s ch. 1, Robert, (2d), m. Alida P. Robinson, Oct. 15, 1853 ; a teacher, &c., r. Bloomfield, N. J. 2, Maria, m. Charles M. Davis of Bloomfield, Oct. 6, 1851.


FOSTER, Amos, b. 1787 or '86, ? in Gloucester, Mass .; m. Ist, Mary - -, who d. Sept. 7, 1850, aged 58; 2d, Mrs. Nancy Park- man of Cam., Oct. 9, 1853; r. Gleason St., Th., a shoemaker, and d. Sept. 20, '61. His ch. by 1st wife. 1, Mary E., b. Aug. 24, '11; m. Capt. Joseph Norris ; r. Th., rem. St. Paul, Min. 2, Emily T., born Aug. 11, '15; m. George Gay, April 5, '43; r. Union. 3, Lucy J., b. May 25, '18 ; m. David B. Foster of Groveland, Mass, Oct. 9, '53. 4, Benjamin T., b. April 29, '21; m. Susan M. Harrington, Sept. 12, '47; r. Th., a farmer. 5, William A., b. April 11, '25; m. Harriet A. Spear, Dec. 24, '48; r. Rock., and died Nov. 29, '58.


Benjamin T.'s ch. 1, Emily, b. ab. 1850. 2, Clara, b. ab. '52. 3, Lucy, b. ab. '54. 4, Mary, b. ab. '57. 5, Frank, b. ab. '59.


William A.'s ch. 1, Addie W., b. ab. 1850. 2, Charles E, b. ab. 1856.


FOSTER, John W., b. ab. 1810, in Machi :s, Me .; m. 1st, Caroline Rackliff, July 12, 1840; 2d, Mrs. Maria Simonton, Nov. 7, 1847 ; r. Rock., a shop-keeper. His ch. by Ist wife. 1, Emily, b. Dec. 2, '40. By 2d wife. 2, Isaac I , b. ab. '49. 3, Freeman F., b. ab. '51.


FOUNTAIN, Jacob, b. ab. 1798, in St. George, Me., it is believed ; m. Ist, Mary R., (who d. in April, 1836) ; 2d, Hepzibah Morse, July 2, '36 ; r. S. Th. His ch. by Ist wife. 1, : Lorenzo, b. ab. 1827; m. Keturah ; r. Th., a carpenter. 2, Hannah P., b. Jan. 13, '30; m. Matthew K. Davis of St G., Oct. 1, '53. 3, Mary A., b. March 8, 31. 4, Serg't William, b. March 19. '33; r. S. Th., mariner, soldier in 4th Me. Reg. By 2d wife. 5, Barney, d. Sept. 26, '37. 6, John F., b. Dec., 1838, d. at Fortress Monroe, Aug. 25, '62, lost overboard from sch. Bengal. 7, Jacob M., b. ab. 1846.


Lorenzo's ch. Nancy J., b. ab. 1.159.


FREEMAN, Capt. Reuben, b. in Mt. Desert, Me .; m. Sophia Ath- erton ; r. Rock., and was lost at sea. Their ch. 1, Julia S., b. ab. 1838; r. Rock. 2, Isabel, m. Capt. G. A. Bailey; r. Rock. 3, George A., b. ab. '44 ; r. Rock., a mariner, entered U. S. Navy. 4, Hilton, b. ab. '48 ; r. Rock ..


FREEMAN, John, b. ab. 1831, in England ; m. Eliza C. --- of Nova Scotia; r. Rock. Their ch. 1, William K., b. ab. '55. 2, John H., b. ab. '59. 3, Anna B., b. July 14, and died Oct. 17, '63.


FREEMAN, Gilman S., (colored,) b. ab. 1832; m. Charlotte Smith, Aug. 24, 1855 ; r. Th.


FRENCH, Dr. Jacob K., b. in Andover, Mass., July, 1776 ; studi-


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ed medicine with Dr. Jacob Kittredge of Brookfield, Mass. ; came to Thomaston in 1803 ; m. Mary Jenks in '04 ; r. & practiced medicine in Th. & d. July 28, '49. Their ch. 1, Maria, b. Feb. 15, '05; in, Geo. W. French of Tewksbury, Mass. ; rem. to Wisconsin. 2. Marv A., b. Sept. 13, '07 ; m. Levi W. Hopkins; r. Boston, & d. May 23, '63. 3, James, J., b. Dec. 12, '09, d. Sept. 20, '33. 4, Theodore, b. Dec. 5, '11; m. Louisa R. Ulrick of Portland, p. Oct. 13, '45 ; r. Th., a furniture dealer, &c. 5, Sarah, b. June 27, '15; m. Henry French ; r. Tewksbury. 6, Dr. William Kittredge, b. June 10, '20; prac med. in Warren, 1849 - 50, and went to Europe; now r. N. Y. 7, George W., Esq., b. Aug. 11, '23 ; studied law in office of Hon. J, Ruggles; m. Harriet T. Palmer of Rock., June 6, 1850; r. Th., an attorney at law, &c.


Theodore's ch. 1, John W., b. Nov. 8, 1846. 2, T. Porter, b. April 6, '47, d. Aug. 19, '49. 3, George E., b. April 7, '48. 4, Frederic O., b. Dec. 9, '50. 5, Ulrick, b. March 14, '52. 6, Franklin I., b. Jan. 1, '54, d. Oct. 14, '57. 7, Nella Celeste, b. July 20, '56, d. Oct 27. '57. 8, Herbert M., b. Dec. 14, '58, d. Dec. 25, '60. 9, Milton HI., . b. June 29, '60.


FRENCH; of this family, three brothers came from Massachusetts to this place. 1, Jonathan M, b. ab. 1823; m. Mary Saunders : r. Rock. 2, Capt. James H., b. ab. '30 ; m. Mahala Hart of St. George, Oct. 26, '52; r. Rock. 3, Capt. Ezra F., m. Emma F. May, June 10, '63 ; r. Rock., where his wife d April 26, '64, aged 18.


Jonathan M.'s ch. 1, Sarah J., b. ab. 1848. 2, Charles MI., b. ab. '52. 3, Leroy F., b. ab. '58.


Capt. James H.'s ch. James A., b. ab. 1857.


FROHOCK, Joseph, b. ab. 1814, in Lincolnville, Me. : m Olive I .. Calderwood; r. Rock. Their ch. 1, Mary S., b. ab. 1843. 2. Jos. E., b. ab. '45. 3, Olive R., b. ab. '47. 4, John R., b. ab. '43. 3, Nettie S., b. ab. '50. 6, Henry M., b. ab. '55.


FROST, Samuel P., b. ab. 1822, in Standish, Me .; m. Harriet S. Hooper, March 2, '52 ; r. Rock., a shoe merchant. Their ch. 1, Em- ma J., b. Dec. 5, '53. 2, IIattie, b. June 16, '61.


FRYE, James Lowell, m. Alice Nutter of N. H .; c. from Kittery to Prospect, and thence to North Haven. Their ch. 1, Joseph, went to sea, m. and remained in Europe. 2, Mary, m. - LoVIA, &d. Abner Cutler; rem. Illinois, and m. again. 3. Alice Maria, m. I., Thomas Pierce, 2d, Ephraim Perry ; r. Rock. 4, James, m. Aliout Casper; r. Rock. 5, William, m. Betsey Ames; r. & d. Scar mont. 6, Sally, m. Samuel .Ayers ; r. & d. Camden. 7, Hannah, m. Lemuel Ames; r. Cam. 8, Dr. Thomas, b. 1814; grad. Waterville College, stud. med. with Dr. Potter of Waterville, and grad at N. Y. Med. University ; practiced 3 years in Cherokee nation, Arkansas, &c .; m Susan M. Arey of Frankfort, April, 1851 ; r. and prac. med. in Rock. since 1847.


Of James's 11 ch. there c. here. 1, Delia b. ab. 1821 ; m. Joshua Thomas; r. S. Th. 2, Lucy, m. Capt. David Ames; r. Rock.


William's ch. 1, Susan, m. George W. Birding ; r. S. Th. 2, Amanda, m. William H. Post; r. Rock. 3, Joseph, m. Lydia A. Leistner, 1856; r. Washington, Me. 4, Ruth, m. George Post; r. Rock. 5, Eben A., b. Feb. 2', '38 ; m. Lavinia Snowdeal ; r. S. Th., a peddler, and died July 3, '63.


Dr. Thomas's ch. 1, Charles R., b. Nov. 7, 1852. 2, Samuel F., b. Dec. 13, '58, d. Sept. 17, '59. 3, Annie Frances, b. Oct. 27, '61.


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FRYE, Wakefield G., Esq., son of Robie Frye of Montville, Me .; grad. Waterville, attorney & counsellor at law, Rock., editor of Ga- zette, &c. ; m. Annie E. Arey of Frankfort, Oct. 25, '55; rem. Bel- fast, where he is Deputy Collector, &c.


FULLER. Jesse, b. 1748; m. Ruth, dau. of Kimball Prince ; r. & d. Lincolnville, Me. Their ch. 1, Joshua, h. 1778; c. to Th. from Castine; appren. to joiner's trade, with H. Prince, 1794; m. Nancy Adams, at Owl's Head, p. Nov. 26, 1808; r. S. Th., Castine, &c., and is now deceased. 2, Deborah. 3, Capt. Samuel, b. 1782; c. to Th., also learned joiner's trade; m. Nancy Coombs, p. July 9, 1806; in May, 1807, went to St. George, and traded in company with H. Prince. E-q .; ret. Th., traded at Mill River; followed coasting, r. & time in Boston, ret. Th., was dept. sheriff from 1815 to 1821, postmas- ter, Ist reg. of deeds in E. district, Lincoln Co., &c., and d. Nov. 4, 1846. 4, Jesse, d. young. 5, Noah ; 6, Ruth ; 7, John; 8, Rebecca ; 9 & 10, Barnabas and Kimball ; 11, Martha; 12, Sarah; 13, Jesse ; whose marriages and places of residence have not been furnished the compiler.


Joshua's ch. 1, Nancy A., b. Dec. 16, 1809 ; m. Capt. Thomas Mclellan ; r. Th. and d. July 2, '42. 2, Joshua A., b. ab. 1811 ; m. 1st, Susan N. Robinson, Feb. 4, '41 ; 2d, Mrs. Joanna R. Foote of Bos- ton, Dec. 5, '55 3d, Harriet L. Rogers, 1860; r. Th., a merchant. 3, Adeline P., b. July 26, '13; d. in Th., Nov. 12, '40. 4, Abbott. 5, Silas M. 6, Thomas S. 7, Harriet N. S, Rebecca. m. Chas. H. Av- erill, in Castine, Nov. 4, '45. 9, Ellen S.


Capt. Samuel's ch. 1, George W., b. May 23, and d. July 1, 1808. 2, Col. Sylvester H., b. Castine, Nov. 19, '03 ; m. Amelia D. Holmes, April 8, '37 ; r. Th., kept tavern Rock. and Owl's Head; and d. Jan. 10, '55. 3, Asa C., b. March 8, '12; m., Ist, Mary J. Snow, July 5, '46, 2d, Aun B. Snow, Oct. 25, '57 ; r. Th., a trader. 4, Caroline S., b. Oct. 30, '14 ; m. Edwin Rose ; r. a time in Wiscasset, ret. Th. 5, Nancy, b. Aug. 19, '16 ; m. Chas. N. Hopkins, March 31, '45; and d. by drowning, Sept., '60. 5, Sarah L., b. Dec. 3, '18; m. Capt. Jeremiah Murray, April 7, '42; r. Cal. 7, Mary S,, b. March 18, '21, m. Capt. John T. Spofford; r. Rock. 8, Isabella B. P., b. June 20, '23, in Boston ; m. Capt. William John Singer; d. in ship Alice Counce on passage from Melbourne to Callao, bur. in Th., July 20, '61. 9, Rev. Samuel A., b. July 10, '25; m. Susan E. Greenlaw of


Knox, p. May 12, '55; artist, and Methodist minister. 10, Ruth J., b. Nov. 2, '27 ; music teacher, asst. register of deeds, and d. April 19, '50. 11, Abby B , b. March 4, '30; m. Levi B. Miller; r. Chelsea. 12, Jane G., b. Oct. 4, '42; m. Capt. William J. Singer ; r. Th.


Joshua A.'s ch. 1, Ellen M., b. May & d. Sept. 23, '41. 2, George R., b. Sept: '46. 3, Frances R , b Oct., '47, d. Aug. 23,'48. 4, Susan A., b. Dec. '51, d. Jan. 1, '52. By 2d wife. 5, Jennie A., b. ah. '56.


Col. Sylvester H.'s ch. 1, Mary A., b. May 13, 1838; m Ist, Capt. John L. Crocker, 2d, - --- Luce of Boston. 2, Charles H., b. Sept. 25, '30; rem. California. 3, Frances B., b. Jan. 31, '41 ; m. Judson Kelloch ; r. Th. 4, Martha M .; r. Boston. 5, Caroline Rose ; r. Boston.


Asa C.'s ch. 1, Jane C., b. ab. 1817. 2. Caroline, b. ab. '48. 3. Frederic G., b. ab. '50. 4, William F., b. ab. '52. 5, Nancy, b. April 17, '53. d. April 30, '56. 6, Julia A., b. ab. '55. 7, Lizzie J., b. ab. '57. By 2d wife. 8, Sylvester F., b. '60.


FULLER, William Oliver, b. ab. 1815, son of Peter Fuller, Esq., and Phebe (Dunbar) Fuller of Warren, Me., m. Bethia C. Snow,


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Aug. 12, 1841; r. Rock., a merchant. His brother, Daniel D., b. ab. 1817, in W., m. Mary White, of Boston; r. Boston, a druggist, &c., rem. Rock. 1863.


William Oliver's ch. 1, Delia S., b. ab. 1842. 2, Martha C., b. ab. '44. 3, Ambrose C., b. ab. '46, was lost overboard from ship Rochambeau, Sept. 1861. 4, Mary, b. ab. '53. 5, William O., (2d), b. ab. '56.


Daniel D.'s ch. Mary W.


FULLER, Isaac, (2d), b. in Warren, Feb. 22, 1803, son of Isaac & Anna (Boggs) Fuller; m. Ist, Avis Cummings, 2d, Thankful Wil- liams, March 18, 1849; r. Rock., a farmer. Their ch. 1, Amelia, b. ab 1841. 2, Ford, b. ab. '43. 3, Martha, b. ab. '50.


FULLER, James W., b. ab. 1818, m. Lavinia S. -; r. Rock., a caulker, & rem. Their ch. 1, Sarah E., b. ab. 1845. 2, Lewis W., b. ab. '47. 3, Adelaide, b. ab. '49. 4, Abel M., b. ab. '51. 5, Alonzo A., b. ab. '53. 6, William C., b. ab. '56. 7, Arthur L., b. ab. '59.


FULLERTON, William, m. Jane McCobb, r. and died Cushing, at Fullerton's Point, near Broad Cove. Their ch. 1, Mary, b. Oct. 29, 1772; m. 1st, Faithful Singer, 2d, Samuel Hawthorn of Cushing, Oct 31, 1815; and d. at Thomaston, Nov. 16, 1858. 2, William, (2d), m. Montgomery. of Cushing, d. at Boothbay. 3, Jane, mar. Alexander Kelloch, of St George. Jane, the mother, m. 2d., James Carven, of Warren, rem. Burnham, Feb. 28, 1814; and since de- ceased.


FURBISH, Joseph, b. ab. 1813 ; m. 1st, Angelia M. Perry, Oct. 31, 1831, 2d, Louise A. Wight, of E. Medway, Jan. 12, '54; r. Rock., a stove merchant. His ch. by 1st wife. 1, Joseph H., b. Aug. 9, & d. Sept. 9, 1835. 2, Capt. Mauran P., b. Dec. 18, '37 ; m. Annie M. Parsons, of Bangor, Sept. 12, '62 ; r. Rock., and d. Dec. 10, '64, per- ishing with all his crew, five in number, in the sch. Lion, wrecked at Simmon's Point, near Nahant, in a snow storm. 3, Capt. Frederic, b. Feb. 22, '38; r. Rock , entered U. S. navy, 1862, as master's mate, promoted to acting ensign, and d. at N. Orleans, of yellow fever, Oct. 26, '63. 4, Emma S. C., b. Sept. 22, '42; r. Rock. 5, Richard P., b. ab. '49. 6, Joseph, b. Oct. 15, and d. Dec. 19, '51. By 2d wife. 7, Clara L., b. ab. '59.


GABRILL, John, b. ab. 1809, in Washington county, Me .; m. 2d, Catharine Huntley, Feb. 21, 1855; r. Th., Beech Woods. His chil. according to census of 1360. 1, Martha, b. ab. 1847. 2, John, b. ab. 1853.


GALLOP, Benjamin A., b. 1796, in the State of N. York ; m. 1st, Eunice Ulmer, Sept. 2, 1816, 2d, Eliza J. Fuller ; r. old Th., removed U. and Illinois, but ret. and d. in Rock., April 20, 1846. His ch. by Ist wife. 1, Matthias, b. May 2, 1817, d. March 16, '29. 2, Catha- rine, b. Nov. 10, '19; in. Ist, Benjamin B. Palmer, 2d, Gorham. But- ler, of Union, and d. in W. 3, Elizabeth, b. June 3, '22, d. Sept. 9, '26. 4, Cordelia A. b. Feb. 28, '25 ; in. Wm. H. Blood : r. Th. 5, Susan, b. April 26, '27 ; m. Lewis Stevenson ; r. Carthage, Ill. 6, Benjamin, b. ab, '30, d. '33. The mother d. Jan. 28, '36. By 2d wife. 7, Adaline A., b. 1837 ; d. in Th., Sept. 24, '83, from a broken leg and injuries received by being thrown from a carriage at Rock., July +, '63. 8, Margaret J., b. '38, m. a Mr. Metcalf; r. Lowell, Mass. 9, Edwin C., b. July 28, '40 ; r. Searsmont. 10, Mary Helen, b. Feb. '42.


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GAMBLE, Thomas, m. Margaret Scott, r. and d. in the north of Ireland. Of their ch. 1, Archibald, c. early to St. George's, and was the first settler on the Buckland farm in Warren ; m. Isabella (Ashell) Galloway, r. and J. Warren, and was buried in old Pres. graveyard ab. 1779. 2, Mary, b. 1697 ; m. Wm. Starrett in Ireland, c. with first settlers to St. Georges ; r. Warren, and d. April, 1783.


Archibald's ch. 1, Ann, (alias Nancy), b. in the old fort in Th., in 1743 or '4 : m. John Mingerson of Boston; (who fled from that place at the commencement of the revolution and took up land in Warren, but ret., or went into the army, and d. about 1780,) spent her latter years in S. Th., and d. Feb 15, 1830. 2, Thomas, im- pressed and d. in the British navy. 3, Mary, b. at Lexington, Mass., whither her mother had gone for safety during her confinement, Wed. May 28, 1746; m. David Creighton ; r. & d. in Th. 4. Robert, lost at sea in 1770. 5, Margaret, b. Aug. 12, 1751 ; m. Nathan Buckland, of W., Sept. 4, 1770; and d. March 20, 1839, a. 88. 6, Elizabeth, b. June 3, 1754, or according to D. Fales, Esq., in Th. records, June 11, 1755, at W., but according to an obituary in the Th. Recorder, in the old block-house, or Fort, whither the family had fled from an Indian alarm and where she remained till seven years old ; m. Lieut. Joseph Coombs ; and d. at S. Th., Dec. 29, 1845, aged, according to the same obituary, 90 yrs., 6 mos., and 7 days.


GAMMON, Daniel W., b. ab. 1826; r. Rock., a jewelry peddler in 1860, but rem. with Maria C., his wife, and ch., Rebecca C., b. ab. 1854; Caroline M., b. ab. '56 ; and George E., b. ab. '59.


GARDNER, Nathaniel, was in Old Th., and m. by Rev. E. Snow, to Eleanor Foster of Muscle Ridge Isls., Aug. 22, 1803. Their ch. recorded here. 1, William, b. June 3, 1804. 2, Nathaniel, (2d), b. Aug. 12, 1806.


GARDNER, Benjamin B., b. ab. 1833; m. Nancy F. Spear; Sept. 19, 1854 ; r. Rock., a teamster, soldier in 2d Me. Battery. Their ch. William B., b, ab. '58.


GARLAND, Rev. Jonathan M., m. Rebecca C. Jewell of West- port, 1862; r. S. Th., whilst laboring as a minister of the Methodist E. church.


GARVIN, or Gavin, William, b. ab. 1822 in Ireland; as was Mary, his wife; r. Rock., a carver. Their ch. 1, Mary, b. ab. 1852. 2, William, (2d), b. ab. '54. 3, John H., b. March, 1856, d. Sept. 11, '59.


GATES, Dea. John M., b. 1784; c. from Barre, Mass., to W .; m. Sarah Cobb, Aug. 21, 1803; r. a while on a lot of unimproved land at Greene, Me .; carried on the saddler's business, the clothing and grist mills at W. ; was innkeeper a few years at Portland; resumed his trade in Th., where he was postmaster, &c , and d. Aug 19, 1854. Their ch. 1, Charity, b. Feb. 9, 1809; r. Th. 2, Horatio, b. at Greene, July 9, '11, d at sea, March, 1832. 3, Capt. Barnabas C. b. Feb. 1, 1814; m. Eliza A. Bunker, Dec. 23, 1841 ; and d. at sea, be- tween Gaudaloupe and N. O., Nov. 21, '52. 4, Lucinda, b. March 13, 1813; m. Albert Cushing Fales, ; r. Th. 5, Capt. Miles, b. Aug. 13, 1818 ; m. at N. O, Nancy A. Hedrick, of Marietta, Ohio, Nov. 10, '55; r Th., on homestead. 6, Richel, b. June 30, 1820, m. Capt. Washburn Fales, and was lost at sea with him in 1860. 7, Sarah M, b. Jan. 18, 1831 ; r. 'Ih.


Capt. Barnabas's ch. 1, Edward .V., b. Jan. 22, '44 ; r. Th., en- tered U. S. navy. 2, Sarah Ann W., b. Dec. 24, '45.


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''Capt. Miles's ch. 1, Francis M., b. ab. 1857. 2, Edmund C., b. ab. '58.


GAY, David, b. in Attleboro', Mass., October 3, 1769 ; came to this place, 1790; m. Lucy Butler, Jan. 28, 1802; r. Rock., a merchant, &c. and d. March 19, 1855. Of his brothers, there c. to this vicinity, 1, . Ephraim, who m. Sally Keen, Dec. 18, 1803; r. Rock. and Cam., d. without ch. 2, Asa, m. and r. Cam., rem. Ohio.


David's ch. 1, Alden. b. Oct. 31, 1802; m. 1st, Sarah Dean, Nov. 30, 1826, 2d, Eliza J. ( Wormell) Long, May 31, '64; r. Th. 2, Han- son, b. July 1, '04, d. July 24, '36. 3, Oliver, b. Dec. 1, '06, d. Aug. 22, '23. 4, David, (2d), b. Jan. 4, '09; m. Ann, daughter of Nich- olas Davis, of Belmont. pub. Aug. 23, '35 ; r. Th. 5, Fisher, b. Dec. 25, '10 ; m. Leonora D. Hewett, Jan. 8, '46; r. Rock., a gardener. 6, Henrietta B., b. Jan. 29, '13 ; m. Capt. Jere. Jameson ; r. Rock. 7, William, b. June 6, '15; m. Eliza Jane Boyd, February 7, '47; r. Rock., a lime manufacturer. 8, Lucy, b. Dec. 31, '18; m. Samuel Rankin ; r. Rock. 9, and 10, twins, b. Sept. 7, 21, Sarah, r. Rock., and Ephraim, m. Anna S. Case, Sept. 26, '46; r. Rock., a grocery merchant. 11, John S., b. Nov. 22, '25; mar. Thankful Perry of Gouldsboro' ; r. Gouldsboro'.


Alden's ch. 1, Alden MI., b. March 20, 1828, d. May 25, 1854. 2, Oliver, (2d), b. March 17, '29; m. Frances E. Spear, Sept. '51 ; r. Rock., a grocery merchant. 3, Alfred, b. July 21, '30; m. Frances I. Sweat, p. Sept. 22, '55; r. Th. 4, Sarah B., b. Feb. 9, '33 ; m. Rob- ert J. Barrett ; r. Th. 5, Gilman, b. July 2, '35; r. St. Albans, Vt. 6, William Freeman, b. Dec. 18, '36; m. Henrietta Stevens, Sept. 19, '58 ; r. Th., a soldier in 21st Me. reg., &c. 7, Henry N., b. March 2, '39 ; r. Th. 8, Lucy A., b. Jan 21, '40; r. Th. 9, Horace HI., b. July 14 '42 ; r. Th., a soldier in 21st Me. reg., &c.


David, (2d)'s ch. Edwin, b. ab. 1837; r. Th.


Fisher's ch. 1, Ella F., b. ab. 1847. 2, Mary L., b. ab. '58.


William's ch. 1, Ann E., b. ab. 1847. 2, William H., b. ab. '49. 3, George, b. ab. '52.


Ephraim's ch. 1, Grace L., b. ab. 1848. 2, Albert C., b. ab. '51. 3, Isaac, b. ab, '53. 4, Minnie B., b. ab. '57.


Fourth Generation.


Oliver's ch. 1 & 2, both d. in infancy.


Alfred's ch. 1, Lizzie E., b. ab. 1857. 2, Cora E., b. ab. '59.


GAY, John C., b. ab. 1827 ; c. from Union ; m. Martha H. Stin- son, July, '50; r. Th. Their ch. 1, Alphonso, b. ab. '51. 2, Mary I., b. ab. '53. 3, Laura E., b. ab. '55. 4, Anna, b. ab. '57. 5, Jo- seph, b. ab. '60.




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