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Capt. Peter A.'s ch. 1 & 2, twins, b. Aug. 11, 1836; Leander, d. Aug. 13, '36; Leverett, d. Aug. 12,'36. 3, Eliza, b. Nov. 19, '39. 4, Leonidas, b. Oct. 31, '43 ; d. at Oswego, N. Y., Sept. 24, '64.
Joseph's ch. Hudson J., b. June 21, 1829; m. Sarah C. Simpson of N. Y., r. Rock., a ship owner.
Fourth Generation
Albion E.'s ch. 1, Helen, b. ab. 1852. 2, Frank, b. ab. '55.
William W.'s ch. 1, Alfred W., b. ab. 1850. 2, Charles E., b. ab. '52. 3, Clara L., b. ab. '54. 4, Frederic E., b. ab. '56. 5, Melinda, b. ab. '58.
Hudson J.'s ch. 1, Joseph H., b. March and d. Aug. 21, 1851. ? , Hudson, b. ab. '52. 3, Jenny F., b. ab. '56. 4, Ralph, b. ab. '58. 5, Sarah, b. ab. '59.
HEWETT; of this family, there c. from Hope, three brothers, sons of John. 1, Capt. Marcus L., b. ab. 1825; m. Sarah Metcalf of Ap- pleton ; r.Th., a carpenter, officer in 21st Me. Regt. &c. 2, Thomas R., b. ab 1829 ; m. Elizabeth Thomas, p. May 14, '54; r. Th., a car- penter. 3, Lieut. James II., b. ab. 1835; m. Susan L. Hawk, Aug. '62 ; r. Th., an officer in army.
Capt. Marcus L.'s ch. 1, Albert W., b. ab. 1855. 2, George T., b. ab. '56. 3, Clara. 4, Charles M.
Thomas R.'s ch. 1. Lizzie T., b. April 27, 1855, d. in Boston, June 21, '64. 2, Catharine, b ab. '57. 3, Etta A., born April '59, d. July 31,'61.
HEWETT, William O., b. ab. 1822, son of William of Hope ; mar. Adelia M. Perry of Hope, Sept. 27, 1846; r. Rock., a merchant. Anson, b. ab. 1830, a brother; mar. Frances H. Alford ; r. Rock., a carpenter, soldier of 2d Me. Battery.
William O.'s ch. 1, Theodore E., b. ab. 1847. 2, Emily P., b. ab. '49. 3, Cora F., b. ab. '58.
HEWETT, Herbert or Hubbard, a cousin of preceding. b. in. Hope ab. 1816; m. Jane - , r. Rock., a lime burner. Their ch. 1, George E., b. ab. 1837 ; m. Delphina Adams, Nov. 26, '63; r. Rock. 2, Jason B., b. ab. '41. 3, Sewall W., b. ab. '43, a soldier of 4th Me.
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captured July 21, '61, and supposed to be dead. 4. Samuel, born : b '44; r. Rock., discharged soldier of 2d Me. Battery, since enlisted in 2d Me. Cavalry. 5, Ephraim M., b. ab. '45; r. Rock., soldier in the U. S. regulars. 6, Nathan A., b. ab. '47 ; enlisted in 2d Me. Cavalry. 7, Frederic, b. ab. '49. 8, Rebecca, b. ab. '51. 9, Margaret E., b. ab. 1854.
HEWES, Capt. William, born ab. 1820, in Wales, G. Britain ; m. Sarah J. Gleason, Nov. 17, 1847; r. Th., a master mariner. Their ch. 1, William (2d), b. ab. 1849. 2, Frederic G., b. March and d. Aug. 11, '51. 3, Maria G., b. ah. '53.
HEWLETT, George, b. in England ab. 1823 ; m. Eliza A. -, . of England, r. Rock., a mariner. Their ch. 1, William V., born ab. 1842. 2, George (2d), b. ab. '44. 3, Louisa, b. ab. '45. 4, Florence, b .. ab. '47. 5, Charles, b. ab. '50. in England. 6, Amy, b. ab. '51, in N. York. 7, Fanny b. ab. '53 ; 8, Richard, b. ab. '55; both in New Brunswick. 9, Henry, b. ab. '60, here.
HIGGENS, Benjamin L., b. in Eden, Sept., 1812 ; m. in Philadel- phia, Louisa Morley, in 1835; r. Rock., since 1848, a lime burner. Their ch. 1, Ellen R., b. April 8, 1836. 2, Zenas H., b. May 20, '38 ; m. Clarion F. Jameson, Jan., 1856: r. Rock., entered the U. S. Navy. 3, Nancy L., b. Sept. 14, '40 ; m. Henry M. Foss of Claring- ton, N. H., had 1 ch., Henry M., b. Feb. 6, & d. June 10, '64; r. Rock. 4, J. Milton, b. Jan. 8, '43, d. Jan. 5, '48. 5, Eben L., b. Oct. 15, '45 ; r. Rock., in 4th Me. Reg., since in U. S. Navy. 6, Sherman W., b. Oct. 2, '48. 7, Sarah E., b. Jan. 2, '50. 8, Benjamin F., b. March 12, '52. 9, Rosilla, b. Jan. 28, '5+.
Zenas H.'s ch. 1, Ursilla, b. May, 1856, d. young. 2, Zenas L., b. Aug., '59. 3, Clara E., b. June 5, '63.
HIGGENS, Charles, b. ab. 1830, in Eagerlougher, Armagh county, Ireland ; came hither in 1849 ; m. Emma Tall of Nova Scotia; r. Th., a peddler. Their ch. 1, Mary E., b. ab. 1855. 2, Emma C., b. ab. '57. 3, Rosanna, b. ab. '59.
HIGGENS, William T., b. ab. 1827; m. Orinda S. Allen, Oct. 28, '56; r. Rock., a mariner, in U. S. Navy.
HILDRETH, Abel, b. 1795; was left by his father (who was in Th. early but rem. to Bradford, Me., 1803; subsequently to New York and Ohio), in care of James D. Wheaton, by whom he was brought up ; m. Betsey Coombs of Bowdoin, p. July 25, 1818; r. Th., a car- penter, or millwright, and d. Oct. 20, '62. Their ch. 1, Sarah J., b. Feb. 19, and d. Nov. 11, 1820. 2, Elizabeth T., b. Sept. 8, '21; m. James L. Howe of Boston, Oct. 5, '45; r. Portland. 3, Dexter W .. b. March 1, '25; in. Harriet S. Harrington, Feb. 24, '50; rem. Cali- fornia. 4, Susan L., b. June 30, '27 ; m. Charles Freeman; r. Cal. 5, Sarah F., b. July 12, '29 ; m. Frank Sweat; r. Portland. 6, Abel C., b. June 26, '31 ; m. Mary A. Anderson ; r. Boston. 7, Joseph E., b. Oct. 4, '33 ; m. twice, and r. Lynn. 8, Lewis G., b. Dec. 28, '35; r. Th., a carpenter, rem. Cal. 9, Emily M., b. May 19, '38; mar. Charles E. Lombard ; r. Springfield, Mass.
HILL, Lysander, Esq., b. in Union, brought up by William Mal- colm, Esq., of Cushing, grad. Bowd. Coll. 1858 ; studied; law with Mr. Gould and commenced practice in Th., became an officer in the army ; m. Adelaide C. Cole, Feb 2, '64 ; r. Alexandria, Va., in practice of his profession.
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HILL. Rev. Luther D., b. ab. 1825, in N. Y. State ; r. Th. as pas- tor of Baptist church, but soon rem. with Eliza S., his wife, & ch., John E., Ella M., Charles I., & Hannah L.
HILLMAN, Whitten, b. ab. 1807, in New York ; c. to this place ; m. Harriet (Bernard) Ulmer; r. Rock., a mariner. Their ch. 1, Em- eline M., b. Jan. '32, d. July 26, '53. 2, Mary F., b. April 6, '33 ; r. Rock. 2, Richard B., b. June 19, '36 ; m. Augusta J. Spear, Jan. 15, '56 ; r. Rock., a joiner.
Richard B.'s ch. Franklin K., b. ab. 1859.
HILLS, Edward, b. ab. 1822, in Union, son of Samuel, (2d), and grandson of Reuben Hills; m. Almena Drake; r. Th., high sheriff, &c. Austin, b. ab. 1824. son of Reuben, jr., & grandson of Reuben . of Union ; m. Harriet Heald ; r. S. Th., a carpenter; rem. California.
Edward's ch. 1, Hiram A., b. ab. 1847. 2, Helen, b. ab. '50. 3, Caroline, b. ab. '52. 4, Charles Edward. b. Oct. 24, '54. 5, Fonta- nelle, b. July 3, '57. 6, Sidney W , b. ab. '59.
Austin's ch. 1, Austin H., b. ab. 1851. 2, Reuben W., b. ab. '56. 3, Ernest S., b. ab. '58.
HILLS, William H., b. Aug., 1805. in Rochester, Eng .; c. to this country when a boy ; m. Aun - -; r. Rock., a sailmaker, went to St. John. N. B., for materials for his business, and was killed, Sept. 3, 1862, by a secession mob at that place on account of his devotion to the Union and Government of his adopted country. Their ch. 1, Ann E., b. March 17, 1833; grad. Mt. Holyoke seminary; died at Rock., July 27, '55. 2, Sarah L., b. Feb. 3, '35; d. May 9, '63. 3, Lucy G., b. Sept. 30, '36. 4, Julia L., b. Sept. 28, '38. 5, William H., (2d), b. July 1, '41, d. Aug. 12. '47. 6, Samuel C. F., b. Feb. 29, '43; soldier in 4th Me. Reg., d. at Rock., June 23, '64. 7, John G. E., b. Oct., '46, d. April, '47.
HILT, John, b. ab. 1819; (son of Philip and Mary (Fish) Hilt of Warren); m. Lydia Jones, p. May 15, 1847 ; r. Th., a shipbuilder, &c. Their ch. 1, Estelle, b. ab. 1850. 2, Agnes, b. ab. 1854.
HILT, John C., b. ab. 1820; (son of Henry and Mary (Crawford) Hilt of Warren) ; m. Nancy Toner, Jan. 2, '43; r. Rock., a ship- builder, rem. Portland. Their ch. 1, Susan M., b. ab. 1846. 2, Henry, b. '49, d. Aug. 19, '50. 3, Ellen M., b. ab. '51. 4, Sarah C., b. ab. '57.
HINCH, James, b. ab. 1829, in Birkenhead, England ; m. Catha- rine Fox of England; r. Th.,'a painter and photographist. Their ch. 1, William, b. ab. 1856. 2, James, b. ab. '57, d. of diphtheria, Feb. 3, '62. 3, John S , b. ab. '59, d. of diphtheria, Feb. 5, '62. 4, - -, d. diphtheria, Feb. 7, '62.
HINKLEY, Capt. Edmund B., b. ab. 1827 ; son of Capt. Samuel and Sarah (Wilson) Hinkley of W .; m. Ist Henrietta A. Lermond, Dec. 3, '50, (who d. Dec. 23, '55) 2d, Eliza A. O'Brien, Dec. 25, '61 ; r. Th., stove dealer, &c.
HINKLEY, Vespasian F., b. ab. 1821, in Blue Hill, Me., m. Car- oline M. Heard, July, 1854, r. S. Th., a stone cutter, &c. His brother Shubael A., b. ab. 1828; also came to this place ; m. Lizzie H. Spal- ding, April 27, '55 ; r. S. Th., a stone cutter, &c.
Vespasian F.'s ch. 1, Frederic, b. ab. 1856.
Shubael A.'s ch. 1, Fannie B., b. ab. 1857. 2, William, b. about 1859.
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HIX, or Hicks, William, c. from England, while young; m. Lydia Woodbury ; settled, r. & d. in Cape Elizabeth. 'Their son, Thomas, b. Oct. 27, 1756 ; m. Mary Jameson of Warren; settled in S. Th., & d. May 16, 1808.
Thomas's ch. 1, William, b. May 30, 1780, d. Feb. 20, 1791. 2, Dea. Thomas, (2d), born Aug. 14, 1782 ; m. Sally Holland, April 8, 1810 ; a master mariner, r. Rock., & d. Nov. 20, '61. 3, Capt. Sam- uel, b. Dec. 21, 1784, r. S. Th., a mariner, unm. and died April 12, 1849. 4, Sarah, b. Feb. 29, 1788 ; m. Barzillai Pierce ; r. S. Th. and d. July 12, 1860. 5, Lydia, b. March 16, '90 ; m. Jeremiah Witham, June 5, 1814; r. S. Th. 6, Hannah, b. Jan. 8, '93, m. Abner Perry ; r. & d. Cam. 7, Ann, b. Sept. 8, 1795, m. Jesse McLean, April 20, 1820; r. New Sharon, Me. 8, Rachel, b. Jan. 31, 1798; mar. John W. Hunt; r. Rock. 9, Capt. Isaac Jameson, born April 1, 1801; m. Mary Crane of Hope, July 22, 1824 ; r. S. Th., a mariner, &c. The mother, b. 1759, d. Aug. 26, 1839, aged 80.
Dea. Thomas, (2d)'s ch. 1, Mary, born Oct. 17, 1810; mar. Capt. Hiram Hall; r. Rock. 2, Thomas Woodbury, b. Nov. 27, '12; m. Susanna Ingraham of Cam., p. Nov. 8, '34; r. Rock., has been War- den State Prison, &c. 3, Capt. Samuel, (2d), b. Jan. 27, '15; lost at sea, Dec. 1, '37. 4, Martha M., born May 27, '17 ; mar. Capt. Joshua Bartlett; r. S. Th. 5, Capt. Hezekiah, b. May 16, '21; m. Abby or Hattie Ingraham ; r. Rockland.
Capt. Isaac J.'s ch. 1, Capt. Isaac A., born July 30, 1826; mar. Amanda C. Emery, Sept. 27, '47; r. S. Th. 2, Capt. Henry Franklin, b. Jan. 17, '29 ; m. Emily Hall, Sept. 21, '54; r. Rock. 3, Oliver P., b. April 7, '31; m. Elethea M. Fisk, Dec. 13, '55; r. Rock., kreps meat market, &c. 4, Hannah C., b. Sept. 25, '33; r. S. Th. 5, Win. B., b. Nov. 1, '36; m. Sarah M. Rhoades, Jan. 23, '64; r. S. Th., a joiner.
Thomas W.'s ch. 1, Thomas W., (3d), born April 18, 1836; mar. Susan I. Ferrand, Jan. 8, '59; r. Rock. 2, Orianna A., b. June 26, '38, d. Sept. 16, '40.
Capt. Hezekiah's ch. 1, Hezekiah L., b. Feb., 1845, d. Dec. 12. '46. 2, Samuel, b. ab. 1846. 3, Ada L., b. ab. '48. 4, Hezekiah, b. Sept., '49, d. Jan. 30, '54. 5, Eugene, b. ab. '55. 6, Hezekiah, (2d), born July 23, '58, d. Feb. 12, '63.
Capt. Isaac A,'s ch. 1, Eugene A., b. 1847, died March 4, '48. 2, George B., b. ab. '49. 3, Alvah W., b. ab. '53. 4, Althea F., b. ab. '57. 5, Frederic L., b. ab. 1859.
Capt. Henry F.'s ch. 1, Frank Herbert, b. June, 1858, d. Aug. 4, '59. 2, Harry Irving.
Oliver P.'s ch. Galen F. b. ab. 1859.
HIX, George W., b. ab. 1831, in Mass., m. Mary E. Howard. Dec. 3, '58 ; r. Rock., a boat builder, &c. Their ch. Alice, b. ab. 1859.
HODGES, George W., b. ab. 1820, in Hallowell, Me .; m. Sarah M. Smiley ; kept Thorndike Hotel, Rock., 1862-3, but rem. Their ch. George R., b. ab. 1843.
HODGKINS, Joseph, mar. 1st, Mary Hawk, 2d, Mrs. Jane Ham- mond; r. Damariscotta Mills. His ch. By Ist wife. 1, James, mn. Elizabeth Brown ; r. Nobleboro'. 2, Miles, m. Lucy Hatch; r. No- bleboro'. 3, Patience, m. Isaac Avery; r. Jefferson. 4, William. b. ab. 1822 ; c to Th., in. Joanna P. Robinson, July 2, '46 ; r. Booker St., a caulker. 5, Ezekiel, m. Betsey Morgan ; r. Boothbay. 6, Almira, m.
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Rev. Paris Rowell, min. of Meth. E. church. 7 & 8, twins, Amasa and Sarah E .; who m. Edward Hutchins, April 20, '54; r. Dam.
. William's ch. 1, Ann A., b. Jan. 22, '47, d. June 7, '49. 2, Ida E., b. '49. 3, Catharine, b. '51, d. Dec. 31, '53. 4, Frank F., b. Jan. 10, d. June 17, '53. 5, William, (2d), b. ab. '55. 6, Ambrose L., b. ab. 1858.
HODGMAN, David, c. from Ashby, Mass. to Cam., where he r. & d. He m. Lois Melvin from the neighborhood of Concord, Mass:, who d. in Th. May 4, 1858, a. 80 y. and 6m.
Of their ch. 1, Isaac, born ab. 1814; c. from Newcastle, mar. 1st Sarah W. Starrett, Dec. 13, '38; 2d, Zilpha Bryant of Knox, April 11, '52 ; r. Th., a blacksmith.
Isaac's ch. by Ist wife. 1, Sarah C., b. Oct. 21, 1839; r. Th. 2, David J., b. April 23, 42 ; r. Th. 3, Isaac H., b. July 30, '49. The mother d. Aug. 2, '49. By 2d wife. 4, John C., b. ab. '53. 5, Mary L., b. ab. '56, a deaf mute.
HODSDON, Capt. Charles F., b. ab. 1824, in North Haven; mar. Sarah T. Lyman ; r. Rock. Their ch. 1, W. Lyman, b. ab. '50. 2, Sarah C., b. ab. '54.
HOLBROOK, Capt. Jesse, whose ancestor emigrated to Plymouth, Mass., with the pilgrims in the Mayflower, was born in Islesboro', in Aug. 1787 ; m. Jane Hall of Georgetown; r. Northport, Bangor and Rock., where his wife d. Dec. 16, 1855, aged 68. Their ch. 1, Capt. John, b. ab. 1812, m. Eliza Kirkpatrick of W., r. Rock. 2, William, born '14; m. Hannah Leggett, p. July 10'38; r. Rock., and is now deceased. 3, Jesse, (2d), rem. and r. Ohio. 4, Capt. Samuel H., b. April 8, '19, in Northport, as were the preceding ; mar. in England, Catharine Rogers of Liverpool, April 11, '42 ; r. Rock., since.'47. 5, Capt. Thomas K., b. ab. '22, in Bangor ; m. Melissa Robinson, July 17, '51 ; r. Rock., 1860, since deccased.
Capt. John's ch. 1, Ibra W, b. ab. 1836; r Rock., a mariner. 2, Orissa J., b. April 18, '37 ; r. Rock., a milliner. 3, Harriet E. b. Nov. 8, '38; m. Joseph Files, Nov. 24, '55. 4, Irene F., b. Dec. 30, '40; r. Rock. 5, William D., b. ab. '46.
William's ch. 1, Sarah B., b. Nov. 30, 1839. 2, William H., b. May 13, '41, d. April 12, '42. 3, Priscilla, b. Feb. 13, '43.
Capt. Samuel H.'s ch. 1, John, (2d), b. ab. 1847. 2, Sarah, b. ab. '51. 3, Samuel, b. ab. '53. 4, Emma, b. ab. '55. 5, Aurelia, b. ab. 1857.
Capt. Thomas K.'s ch. 1, Jane, b. ab. 1853. 2, Melissa E., b. Dec. '54, d. Jan. 25, '63. 3, Lizzie, b. ab. 156. 4, Ezra T. b. ab. '58.
HOLBROOK, Nathan, b. ab. 1813 in Penobscot, Me., m. Ist, Mar- tha Vincent in Staffordshire, Eng., 2d, Sarah G. Huntress of Otisfield ; r. Rock., and keeps the Rockland Exchange. Their ch. James B., . b. ab. 1845.
Besides these families, there were also in Rock. in 1860, according to the census,
HOLBROOK, John F., b. ab. 1807, m. Lucy A. -; r. Rock., a joiner.
HOLBROOK, Samuel, b. ab. 1826 ; m. Maria J. - -, r. Rock., an ostler. Their ch. 1, Frances, b. ab. 1852. 2, Ella V., b. ab. '53. 3, Melbourne A., b. ab. '54.
HOLDEN, Capt. Sylvanus, b. Sept. 1, 1813, in Bremen ; m. in
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Bristol, Catharine Fogler, 1840; r. Rock , since '52. Their ch., all b. in Bristol, 1, Samuel W , b. Oct. 6. '41. 2, Harriet, b. Sept. 22, '43, d. June 22, 1858. 3, Mary A., b. July 17, 1845, d. March 3, '59. 4, Margaret C., b. April 9, '47 ; m. Edwin Wade, Dec. 31, '64 5, Wil- liam, b. Sept. 16, '49. 6, Ella J., b. Dec. 2, '51. 7, Juliette, b. Feb. '59.
HOLLAND, Capt. John, came early, with his family, from Ipswich, Mass., settled at Ash Point. was a lace maker by trade. as well as mariner ; r. & d. S. Th. Their ch. 1, Mary, b. in 1775, in Ipswich ; m. Roland Wade ; r. S. Th. & d. Oct., 1834. 2, Sarah, b. in Ipswich, Oct. 29, 1781; m. Dea. Thomas Hix; r. S. Th., was a member of the 1st Baptist church 40 or more fyears, & d. May 11, 1859. 3, Lucy, m. Lt. Joseph Perry ; r. S. Th.
HOLMES, Elijah, b. in Stoughton, now Sharon, Mass., Sept. 29, 1764 ; c: to Union & m. Ist, Dorcas Partridge, Aug. 25, 1785 ; settled & built log house on the farm since owned by the late Obadiah Morse, and recently by Maj. James A. Ulmer ; after several removals, came to what is now Rockland, March 15, 1792; before 1812, went to the British Provinces, m. a second time, and settled at Moose river, near Lubec, Me., but returned to Rockland in 1829, & d. Feb. 10, 1839. His ch. by Ist wife. 1, Dorcas, b. May 26, 1786, m. Robert J. Crock- ett ; r. Rock. 2, Bernard, b. Jan. 1, 1788; m. Polly Havener, July 25, 1809 ; r. Rock., & d. Dec. 25, 1825. 3, Elijah E., b. Dec. 11, 1789 ; m. Sally Havener, June 1, 1817 ; r. Rock., & d. March 11, 1849. 4, Willoughby, b May 17, & d. July 18, 1792. 5, Hon. Charles, b. Aug. 20, '93, was apprenticed to the shoemaker's trade, but went privateer- ing in the Wasp, (together with six other companions, among whom were Josiah Spalding, Elijah E. Holmes, and Paul Thorndike, whose names were not ascertained till page 293, vol. Ist, was printed;) re- turned home ; m. Mary B. Prior, Jan. 30, '17, 2d, Abigail (Edwards) Ranks, Jan. 16, 1842 ; r. Rock., an active business man, senator in 1839-40, & d. May 17, '63. 6, Susanna, b. Dec. 29, '96, d. Feb. 8, '97. 7 & 8, twins, b. March 20, '98, Mary, m. Moses Gross of Orland, p. Dec. 2, '33, & d: May 26, '35; IIannah, d. Oct. 24, 1800. 9, Anna, b. March 31, & d. Oct. 22, 1800. 10, Amos, b. Feb. 14, '02, now de- ceased. 11, Oliver, b. May 12, '03; m. Catharine Achorn, Oct. 11, '27; r. Rock., a farmer. 12, George, b. Aug. 21, '05; removed & m. twice at Fall River, Mass., and was accidentally killed in a flume, in California, Aug. 6, 52, leaving a wife and six children in Fall River. 13, Robert, b. May 4, '08 ; removed to Massachusetts.
Bernard's ch. 1. William, b. Oct. 2, 1809 ; d. young by drowning. 2, Washington, b. Feb. 3, '11 ; drowned, Aug:, '39, from sch. Patriot. 3. Caroline, b. Oct. 7, 1812; m. Ist, George C. Tate, 2d, Andrew J. Pierce; r. Rock. 4, Sarah, b. Oct. 3, '14; m Francis Harrington ; r. Rock., 5, Catharine, b. Sept. 13, '16; m. Ephraim Knowlton; r. Rock.
Elijah E.'s ch. 1, Hannah, b. April 5, 1818 ; m. William C. Ram- sey, p. Sept. 27, '35. 2, Eliza, b. March 17, '20 ; m. Cyrenius Crock- ett ; r. Rock.
HIon. Charles's ch. by 1st wife. 1, Capt. Charles S., b. Jan. 17, 1818; m. Olive H. Condon, Dec. 18, '38 ; r. Rock., & perished in sch. Lion, Dec. 11, '64. 2, Amelia D., b. May 25, '19 ; m. Ist, Sylvester HI. Fuller, 2d, Henry Luce ; r. Rock. 3, Emeline, b. May 3, '28; m. John Flint; r. Rock. The mother d. Nov. 20, '40. By 2d wife. 4, George Edward, b. Jan. 3, '43 ; r. Rock., was a sergeant in 19th Me.
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reg., d. from his wounds and an amputated leg, at Amory Square hospital, Washington, June 15, '64. 5, John Henry, b. Feb. 2, '45 ; r. Rock., 6, Albert P., b. Jan. 21, '48. 7, William, b. Oct. 12, '50, d. May 14, 1853. 8, Mary A., b. March 11, 1854, d. Aug. 6, '62. 9, William O., b. Aug. 13, '56.
Oliver's ch. 1, William, b. April, 1833, & d. in Placerville, Cal., Nov. 3, '52. 2, Orris, b. ab. '38. 3, Michael A., b. ab. '41. 4, Me- linda A., b. ab. '47.
Capt. Charles S.'s ch. 1, Hiram C., b. - 14, 1842 ; r. Rock., a mariner, soldier in 4th Me. reg., &c. 2, Bradford K., b. ab. '46 ; r. Rock., entered U. S. navy. 3, Charles, b. March, 1855, d. Sept. 18, '56. 4, Abbie F., b. ab. '59.
HOLMES, Mrs. Nancy, of a different family, b. ab. 1817 ; r. Rock., a widow. Her ch. 1, Angeline, b. ab. 1837 ; m. George H. Tighe; r. Rock. 2, Mary E., b. ab. '42; m. Charles L. Williams, Aug. 20, '60. 3. Jacob B., b. ab. '45; r. Rock., in the army.
HOOPER; of this North Haven family, there came to this place. 1, Capt. Watson, b. ab. 1820 ; m. Adelaide Maddocks, p. March 27, '54; r. S. Th. 2, Capt. Joel R., r. S. Th., & d. at sea, July 1858, on passage from New Orleans to New York. 3, Solomon, deceased. 4, Capt. Jeremiah, b. ab. 1833 ; m. Annie E. Webster, Dec. 21, '54; r. S. Th. 5, Capt. George Melvin, b. ab. 1839 ; m. Elvira H. Brewster, Nov. 17, '61; r. S. Th. 6, Albert, b. ab. 1841; r. S. Th., and d. at sea, June 28, '60.
Capt. Watson's ch. 1, Sidney, b. ab. 1855. 2, Edwina, b. ab. '57. 3, Minnie, b. ab. '59.
Capt. Jeremiah's ch. Capt. Horatio B., b. ab. 1841 ; m. Emma F. Webster, Oct. 27, '61; r. S. Th.
HOPKINS, James C., b. ab. 1792; r. here in 1860 with wife and family, but has since rem. to Portland. Of his ch. 1, Capt. Henry E., mar. Sylvenia N. -; r. Rock. 2, Capt. Charles N., b. ab. 1822 ; m. Nancy B. -; r. Rock., rem. Millbridge, Me. 3, Capt. George A., m. in Boston, Etfie E. Wallace, Sept. 15, '57; r. Rock. 5, Caroline A., m. Robert L. Jackson ; r. Rock.
Capt. Henry E.'s ch. 1, Herbert A., b. Oct., 1847, d. May 5, '50. 2, Herbert N., b. ab. '50. 3, Edwin F., b. ab. '56.
Capt. Charles N.'s ch. 1, Frank M., b. ab. 1846. 2, Charles W., b. ab. '48. 3, Edgar I .. , b. ab. '54.
. Capt. George A.'s ch. Nellie W., b. June, and d. Aug. 20, 1860. HOPKINS, Albert, of a different family, b. ab. 1832; m. Sophronia -; r. Rock., a carpenter.' Their ch. Ida, b. ab. 1856.
HOPKINS, Martin, b. ab. 1835; m. Rosalinda -- -; r. Rock., a lime burner, and soldier in U. S. Sharpshooters, for a time. Their ch. 1, Mary E., b. ab. 1856. 2, Albert R., b. ab. 1859.
HOSMER, Anthony, b. Dec., 1793; came from Camden ; r. Rock., with Mary, his wife, & d. in Aug., 1855. Their ch. 1, Frederic A., b. in Cam., Feb. 21, 1826. 2, Lucy A., b. June 15, '23 ; m. John H. Cooke; r. Rock. 3, Louisa E., b. Jan. 5, '30. 4, Achsah S., b. Feb. 21, '32; m. John D. Simmons ; r. Rock. 5, Josiah Haskell, b. Jan. 22, '34, d. Nov. 18, '47.
HOVEY, Ivory, son of Dr. Ivory Hovey of Berwick, Me .; m. Mary, daughter of Manasseh Smith, Esq., of Wiscasset ; r. in that place and Rock., rem. and m. 2d, in Dover, N. H., Mrs. Sarah Robinson, June
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15, '52 ; but ret. & 'd. in Rock. His ch. by Ist wife. 1, Ivory 'T., b. May, 1803; m. 1st, Marietta Cochran, p. July 27, '37, 2d, Jane M. Cochran ; r. Rock., a shoemaker, &c., died Sept. 5, '64. 2, Frances Eliza, m. Elbridge Pratt of Mobile, where she r. a widow with one daughter. 3, Manasseh S., b. ab. 1805; m. Maximilia Stinson of Deer Isle, May 7, '42; r. Rock., a merchant. 4, Mary Hannah, r. Rock., a teacher, &c. 5, Lucy Smith, r. Rock. 6, Olivia H., r. Rock. 7, Edwin S., Esq , m. 1st, Clarissa Reed of Orono, Nov. 3, '20; prac. law in Rock., from ab. 1826 ; rem. Wiscasset, as register of probate, ab. 1852; m. 2J, Susan Thresher ; rem. & r. Portland. 8, Lydia Ann, m. Daniel Howard, Oct. 12, '56 ; r. Hope. 9, Susan Lord, m. Capt. William Spofford ; r. Rock. 10, Joseph E., d. in New Orleans. 11, Sarah MI., m. Robert D. Post of Mobile, July 31, '44; r. Mobile. The mother died April 21, '43, aged 72.
Ivory T.'s ch. by Ist wife. William, b. ab. 1839; r. Rock., an in- surance clerk.
Manasseh S.'s ch. 1, Mary S., b. May 7, 1841 ; m. Romanzo W. Moore of Searsport, Dec. 23, '60. 2, Olive S., b. ab. '44. 3, Susan . S., b. ab. '46. 4, Caroline S., b. ab. '48. 5, Edwenia, b. ab. '50. 6, Frances E., b. ab. '53. 7, Ella Maude, b. ab. '56.
Edwin S.'s ch. by Ist wife. 1, Edwin E., b. Oct. 22, 1830, d. Dec. 1845. 2, Mary E., b. May 23, & d. June 14, '32. 3, Ivory T , b. July 12, & d. 25, '33. 4, Maria Louisa, b. Dec. 14, '34, d. Aug. 22, '36. 5, Albert R., b. Aug. 2, '36 ; r. Portland, a soldier in the army. 6, Margaret L., b. Aug. 20, & d. Nov. 3, '38. 7, Joseph F., b. Feb. 13, & d. May 22, '40. 8, Milton H., b. March 13, & d. May 22, '41. 9, Clara M:, b. May 1, '42 ; r. Portland. 10, Theodore F., r. Portland. 11, Emerson Waldo, r. Portland. 12, Caroline E., b. March, and d. June, 1846. The mother d. at Orono, Sept., 1850 By 2d wife. 13, Edwin S., (2d). 14, Louise S. 15, Belle Brandon.
HOWARD, Caleb, came from Bridgewater, Mass .; m. Catharine Romergar ; r. and d. Wal., below the Dr. Brown place. Of his broth- ers, Capt. Joshua also c. to Wal., r. & d. down the Bay. 2, Daniel, m. and settled in St. George.
Caleb's ch. 1, Philip, lost at sea. 2, Elizabeth, b. 1755; m. Ist. a Howard of Wal., 2d, Josiah Mero ; r. W. and d. Feb. 28, 1848. 3, James, b. 1767 ; c. to Th. ab. '92; m. Lydia ( Morse) Emerson, p. Jan. 1793 ; r. Linc. and Th., d. Jan. 17, 1853. 4, Hannah, b. July 20, '73 ; m. Matthew Watson ; r. Rock. 5. Julia Ann, b. March 20, '75; m. John Montgomery ; r. W., and d. June 16, 1862. 6, George, mar. r. and d. in Castine. 7, Caleb, (2d), b. 1779; m. Ist, Mary Gerrish, 2d, Betsey ( Howard) Blood ; r. U. 8, Ruth, mar. John Bartlett of Wal., 2d, George Jameson, ; r. and d. W. 9, Jane, m. John Peavey ; r. & d. Belmont. 10, Margaret, b. 1785; m. John D. Morse ; r. Th. & d. Sept. 15, 1840. 11, Daniel, (2d), m. Catharine Montgomery ; r. U., rem. and d. St. George. 12, Susan, m. Thaddeus Sheperd; r. Union. 13, Joshua, (21), m. Martha Howard of Gardiner, d. ab. 1530.
Capt. Joshua's ch. 1, Caleb, (3d), m. Agnes Robinson of St. Geo , and d. leaving one son, Caleb, (4th), who removed to Ohio with his mother and step-father, Robert Porterfield.
Daniel's ch. 1, Betsey, m. Abel Blood of Th., 2d. Caleb Howard, of U. 2, Mary, b. ab. 1786; m. David Watson, r. Rock. 3, Daniel, (3d), r. and d. St. George. 4, Joshua, (3d), r. St. George.
James's ch. 1, Freelove, b. Aug. 1, 1793 ; m. John Sterling ; r. Th. and d. Dec. 15, '32. 2, Elizabeth, b. Jan. 24, '95; m. Capt. Thomas
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Morison, p. June 15, '19; r. W. 3, Lucy, b. Sept. 1, '97 ; m. Richard Moore ; r. Freedom. 4, Theodore P., b. Sept. 14, '99; m. 1st, Eliza- beth (Robinson) Sayward, May 15, 1825, 2d, Elethea Lindsey; r. Rock., a wheelwright, &c. 5, James Horace, b. June 22, 1801, d. Aug. 1828 in N. O. 6, Mary D., b. April 15, and d. Nov. 1803. 7, Maria Durand, b. Oct. 3, '05 ; m. John Blackington : r. Th., and d. Jan. 2, '52. 8, Margaret Catharine, b. Dec. 1, '07; m. Dodapher Richards ; r. Searsmout, and d. May 25, '37.
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