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Bethel. The children of Luther Whitman, all by the first wife,
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I Luther, Jr., b. February 11, 1798 ; he married Zilpha Whitman, daughter of Jacob, and moved to a hill farm in the east part of the town. Here he toiled hard and reared a large family, all but one of whom, as they neared man or womanhood, died of con- sumption. His son Leonard married Ellen F. Bryant, daughter of Eli, and lives in Paris.
II Armina, b. October 28, 1801, m. Silas Billings.
III Rebecca, b. December, 1803, m. Silas Billings.
IV Winchester, b. February 14, 1806, m. Hannah M. Paine. He died in Bethel.
V Learned, b. February 17, 1808, m. Deborah Twitchell, daughter of Joseph, of Bethel, who died, and he married a Stiles ; he lives in Bethel.
VI Zephaniah B., b. September 27, 1810, m. Eliza Chase, daughter of Merrill. He lives on the old homestead of his father, and had, Sylvinia E., b. October 5, 1833, m. Amos Thurlow; Vesta L., b. August 1, 1836, m. first, Mark F. Rawson, second, Charles Besse ; Gilman A., b. March 24, 1838, m. Evelina A. Jackson ; Napoleon B., b. December 28, 1839, d. from effects of wounds received at the battle of Shiloh; Alanson Mellen, b. April 17, 1841, d. August 2, 1864, at Andersonville Prison, Georgia; a brave soldier in the Union army ; Gilbert M. L., b. April 28, 1844, m. Adelaide Dudley ; lives in Wisconsin; M. Josephine, b. June 25, 1845, m. Charles M. Bryant; lives in Wisconsin ; Eugene Z., b. December 6, 1850, m. Dora V. Whitman, daughter of Learned, of Bethel.
VII Alanson M., b. May 17, 1814, m. Eleanor Bryant, daughter of Samuel, Jr. They had one child, who died. He lives at the Pond.
VIII Clarissa, b. September 11, 1818, died October 11, 1859.
IX Albion K. P., b. October 9, 1820, m. Elvina S. Bryant, daughter of Samuel, Jr. He lived at Bryant's Pond, was a carpenter and Deputy Sheriff, but died before 1860. He had Eva R., and Alice E., who died, Austis A., who married and lives in Portland, Aldana, who is a carriage smith, married the daughter of Orlando C. Houghton, and has lived in Woodstock, and Ida M., who married Malcolm Enearl, and lives at Bryant's Pond.
JOSEPH WHITMAN, brother of the preceding, born March 26, 1781, married Polly Cole, daughter of Eleazer, born September 30, 1783. He came quite early into town and settled on the farm since owned by D. J. Libby. His children were :
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Cyprian, b. February 16, 1808, m. Eliza J. Benson. His only children recorded here are: Jonathan, b. June 4, 1828, and Esther, b. March 8, 1831. He had other children born elsewhere.
II Milla, b. February 27, 1809, m. Suel Bisbee.
III Lovicy, b. January 17, 1811, m. Isaac G. Spofford.
IV Harrison, b. May 16, 1813, m. Delphina Perham, daughter of Jotham. (See Perham.)
v Chauncy C., b. February 12, 1815, m. Lucy A. Perham, daughter of Jotham. They had Thomas J., b. December 28, 1840; Oscar F., b. November 13, 1847, and one other.
VI Elhanan, b. February 26, 1817; he married Sally Curtis and moved *to Waterford, where he died, and his widow married Suel Bisbee. He had children, Sarah J., b. April 7, 1839; Joan C., b. February 22, 1841; Mary, b. February 28, 1846, and Edgar and Edson, b. August 26, 1851.
VỊI Polly, b. February 22, 1819, m. Joshua Perham.
VIII Joseph, b. February 19, 1821. He married Marcia Leonard, daughter of Solomon, and had Charles O., who graduated at Bowdoin College, studied in Germany, and was a teacher in Japan, and other children.
IX Harriet, b. April 3, 1823, m. first, John A. Caswell, and second, Lawson Hill. Her daughter Sylvina married Jeremy J. Cram.
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Tyla, or Silence, b. February 7, 1826, m. Oren Glines. Their daughter Mary M., b. March 7, 1844, married Jared W. Whitman, son of Jacob, Jr., an Advent preacher. They also had Emily Etta, b. March 26, 1848. Mr. Glines moved to Paris and died there.
WHITTEMORE.
ISAAC WHITTEMORE, born in Hebron, in 1785, came to this town in 1829. He was married in 1807, to Polly Dean. He was educated at Hebron Academy and a school teacher. He was frequently in town office in Hebron, and for several terms a member of the Legislature. During his four years' residence here, he was a selectman for three years and superintending school committee for the same period. He resided in the south part of the town and taught school in winter. He moved from here to Rumford, and died there September 12, 1842. His wife died December 8, 1839. His children were: Enoch, m. Sarah
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Cole; Mary, and Deborah, died in infancy ; Mary, again, married Orin Green, lives in Iowa ; Sarah, m. Samuel Knapp ; Isaac, m. Mary E. Ray ; Deborah, again, married Benjamin F. Hutchins, second, Samuel Newhall, lives in Rumford; William W., m. Julia A. Green ; Rebecca ; Lucy C., m. George A. Ray, lives in Rumford ; Thomas C .; Nathaniel (Rev.) m. Frances Abbott, resides in Acton, Me .; Josiah, died young; Josiah D., married and resides in Iowa.
ENOCH WHITTEMORE, son of the preceding, born in Hebron, December 28, 1808, married, May 15, 1836, Sarah Cole, born in Greenwood, April 15, 1816. Children : Enoch, b. May 27, 1838, m. Nancy J. Cushman, daughter of Thomas C., of this town ; he lives in Fayette ; Josiah D., b. November 23, 1840, d. young; Abby Jane, b. April 4, 1842, d. 1858; Josiah D., b. October 16, 1844, d. 1869; Sarah E., b. July 29, 1846 ; Mary D., b. July 24, 1850, m. Joseph F. Child, of Paris ; Lucinda, b. August 22, 1854; Lucy Jane, b. September 21, 1857, m. Leroy F. Everett, of Norway ; Nellie Abby, b. October 27, 1860, m. Simon Fickett, son of Chester D., of this town. Enoch Whittemore died in Paris, January 4, 1877 ..
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BELA WYMAN came here from Paris about 1828. His wife was Hepsibath Drinkwater; both were born in North Yarmouth. They lived in a house, in the Perham neighborhood, which has long since been torn down. They had sons, William, Joseph, Seward and Richmond, and daughters, Eliza, Mercy and Sophro- nia. Seward had a son Freeman, who married a daughter of Daniel Perkins, and is perhaps the only descendant of Bela Wyman left in town. Eliza never married, and resides at South Paris ; Sophronia married William Young, son of Joshua.
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YORK.
DAVID YORK was in this town in 1839. He lived in the Billings neighborhood. His wife was Basmuth Swett, daugh- ter of Benjamin, of Bethel. Their children were: Uriah P., m. 1850, Laura Sophia Glines ; George H., b. April 3, 1834, m. first, Susan M. Stevens, second, Amanda M. Porter; Louisa, b. November 11, 1837, m. first, Henry Jordan, second, a Mr .. Barrows, of Sumner, third, a Martin, of Rumford; Cynthia, b. September 25, 1840, m. G. A. Bucknam, of Sumner; Rachel, b. December 28, 1842, m. 1863, Geo. H. Barrows, of Sumner. They may have had other children.
STEPHEN YORK, JR., was here in 1831; he came from Riley. Plantation, and originally from Standish. He married Nancy Young, daughter of Joshua, and moved to Albany, where his wife died, and he married again.
DANIEL G. YORK, a shoemaker, son of Peter, of Newry, was here in 1864. He moved from here to the William G. Bryant farm in Milton Plantation. His wife was a Bean, of Bethel, and he had a son Lyman, who was also a shoemaker, a daughter Albina, and other children. While living on the Bryant place, his house was struck by lightning, and one entire side broken into fragments. No one was seriously injured, but his wife, who had long been confined to the house from paralysis, was temporarily improved by the shock.
YOUNG.
JOSHUA YOUNG, son of Job, of Gray, moved to Paris and from there came into Woodstock. He lived onthe place on which Levi Berry formerly lived, and which is now occupied by Daniel Day. His wife was Mary Tenney, and his children, all born before he came to Woodstock, were: Moses Humphrey,
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m. Rachel Howe and moved to Albany ; William, m. Sophronia Wyman and died in Paris; Sally, m. Oren Gray, of Paris ; Nancy, m. Stephen York, Jr., of Riley, and moved to Albany ; Mary A., m. R. Eastman and moved to Sweden.
JOSHUA YOUNG, son of Caleb (no relation to the preceding), was born in Buckfield. He was a stone-cutter, and came to Woodstock to work on the quarry near Bryant's Pond, and died here. His wife was Nancy Huzzey, of Buckfield, daughter of James, and they had one son and three daughters, who, with their mother, left Woodstock soon after their father's death.
· ATWOOD and FRANK YOUNG came to the east part of the town. They came from Raymond, and were connected with the Thurlow family. The former enlisted and died in the service.
CHARLES A. YOUNG, son of William, and grandson of Amos, of Norway, came here and married Rosina, daughter of Thomas N. Ricker. (See Ricker). He was a painter. His wife died young and he moved away, leaving one child with the mother's family.
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CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS.
No attempt has been made to correct errors in Family Sketches. They are claimed to be only approximately correct. Many of the marriages and births were taken from the town records, and these are not always correct. It frequently happens that the younger children in a family have not been recorded, as for instance in the case of Dea. Calvin Jackson : his younger children, Randall and Ellen, were not on the town records, and so are omitted in the records of the family in this book. Almon T. Billings, son of Silas, was left out of the family ; he resides in northern New York.
On page 131, the saw mill referred to as run by Joseph and Seth Davis, was built by Simon Fickett. Samuel Stephens built a grist mill near Andrew's mill, in South Woodstock, after the mill near Abel Bacon's went to ruin. Geo. E. Gibson should have been placed among the traders. He traded in com- pany with Wm. R. Howe in the Rolfe store, north of the hotel, two years. Page 199, Daniel Cummings should be given among the children of Isaac. Page 209, Paulina "Dudley " should read Paulina "Felt." On same page, for Elia Bryant, read Eli. Page 215, Gilman Farnum, son of Samuel, is twice re- corded ; the last should have been omitted.
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1801.
Lewiston, March 2d. Agreed with Esq. Little to go and help lot out his part of Township No. 3. 8th. Left Lewiston for the purpose of going to Township No. 3, to lay it out in lots. Arrived at Esq. Little's in the even- ing; he informed me that he had let the business out by the job. 9th. Pro- ceeded on as far as Capt. Bolster's, in Paris, when we met Mr. Alexander Greenwood, the surveyor, and two other hands ; proceeded on to Mr. Jacob Whitman's, on the land aforesaid. 10th. We found the most south- westerly corner and run up 100 rods, then run across said grant, then found the most easterly corner, then run about one mile and camped on a large beach hill. 11th. We run a little more than a mile and was beat off by a rain storm, which continued for several days. We quit the line and traveled three hours to gain the road, which was about two miles; the snow was very slumpy, and exceding bad traveling. We arrived at Mr. Whitman's about one o'clock. 12th. It being rainy, we repaired our snow shoes. 13th. It being rainy in the fore part of the day, we went up to the Bryant's opening and measured the road from Luther Briggs' to Jacob Whitman's house, distance one mile and a half and seventy-eight rods. 14th. We left Mr. Whitman's with our baggage for the purpose of going into the woods to find our line, but the snow proved soft, we returned to Mr. Whitman's, and determined to set away for home. Mr. Greenwood and myself went into the woods to find some provision which we left there on Tuesday last. We traveled on the south side of Mount Vernon two and a half miles-pretty clear hard wood. 15th. We left Mr. Whitman's for home-we came on as far as Capt. Bolster's, in Paris, and there .parted. I arrived at my father's (in Poland) about sunset. *
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23d. Left Lewiston for the purpose of going to Little's plantation-arrived at my father's and spent the night. 24th. Went to Hebron, and was in- formed that Mr. Greenwood was gone to Little's plantation. I stopped at Esq. Greenwood's house to hear an examination on complaint of Capt. Bridg- ham, against sundry persons, for breaking his mill-stone; the complaint was not supported by evidence and the persons were discharged. I returned to Esq. Little's and agreed to proceed to No. 3. Received of Esq. Little cash, 6s. 25th. I went on and arrived at Jacob Whitman's, and there was in- formed that Mr. Greenwood had gone up with his third range line, to return with the fourth the next day. 26th. I took the lot above Mr. Whitman's house and traveled eastward over Mount Vernon, the growth of wood was mixed, chiefly hemlock, till I reached the easterly side of the hill, when [it was] chiefly hardwood. . Spent the day in looking around the lots on Mount Vernon. I put up at Mr. Owen's and the surveyors did not arrive. 27th. Went to Mr. Whitman's and could not get any information of the surveyors, and proceeded on the Bryant's opening and could get any [no] information there. I spent the day in making observations on the land and returned to Mr. Whitman's. There got information that the surveyors had been in and that they staid the preceding night at Mr. Thurloe's. They were then gone up with their fifth range line, to return with the last the next day. 27th. I took a tour into the woods and spent the forenoon in making observations on the land-in the afternoon the surveyors returned. 29th. We run the 5th and 6th cross lines. 30th. Set out for home. I came by the way of Hebron-took dinner at Mr. Greenwood's.
April 19th. Left Lewiston for the purpose of going to Little's plantation to fix on a lot of land for myself. Spent the night at my father's in Poland. 20th. Proceeded in company with Esq. Little, John Carr, S. Andros and my brother. We arrived at Jacob Whitman's. In the afternoon we divided our company, and a part of us went to Luther Briggs.' 21st. We spent the day in traveling through the woods and taking a view of the land. 22d. I made choice of Lot No. 33 to make me a farm; my brother made choice of Lot No. 28; John True, of Lot No. 21. 23d. Returned to Lewiston.
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May 11th. Agreed with my brother to go to Little's plantation, to falling trees, the first week in June. * * *
June 1st. Left Lewiston with Daniel Welch, my hired hand, for the purpose of going to Little's plantation to falling trees; arrived at my father's and was joined by Sergeant Tyler. 2d. Proceeded to Mr. Owen's, on said plantation, and spent the night. 3d. I sent my horse back to John Rob- inson's, and proceeded with my baggage to Lot No. 3 [33], and began falling trees on the line, Lot No. 3 [33] and Lot No. 28, purchased by Merrill Chase. 4th. Being good weather, continued falling. 5th. Being rainy, which beat us off from work the chief of the day. 6th. Fair weather, but very cool. 7th. Took a walk to take a view of the land. 8th. Mr. [Messrs.] Trafton,
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Davis, Nevens and Thaddeus Hildreth arrived here and spent the night with us. 9th. Mr. Trafton and company set away for home. 10th. Sergeant Tyler set out for home. 12th. John Tyler, John Chase and Samuel Haskell arrived here and spent the night with us. 13th. I took a walk with Tyler and company to take a view of the land. 14th. Set away for home and arrived at Lewiston at night. 8th. Left Lewiston for the purpose of going to No. 3 to put up my log house-had Mr. Jepson's mare. I arrived at my father's in Poland, and spent the night. I proceeded with my brothers, Merrill and Edmund, and arrived at Mr. Thurlo's and spent the night. Sent the mare back to my father's by Edmund, and proceeded to our lots; built our camp and began to cut logs. 11th. A stormy day-we finished cutting our logs and began to cut our roads. 12th. Finished cutting out the road from our lots to Mr. Thurlo's, and went to Mr. Renniff's to borrow chains for hauling our logs. 13th. Mr. Thurlo came in with his oxen and we hauled the logs for Merrill's house and began mine, and laid the foundation of Merrill's house. 14th. Mr. Thurlo came in again with his oxen, and finished hauling the logs for my house and laid the foundation. 15th. Did sundry errands among the neighbors. 16th. Stormy. We went to work on our walls. 18th. Very rainy-finished laying up the walls of my house. 19th. We went to work for Mr. Thurlo. 20th. We went to work for Mr. Thurlo, and Edmund arrived with father's mare. 21st. We collected the small timbers for the roof of buildings and set away for home, and arrived at my father's, in Poland and spent the night. 22d. Arrived home at Lewis- ton, accompanied by John Carr. *
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January 26th. Took my steers from Mr. Reed's and drove them to Esq. Little's; went to my father's on my way to No. 3. 27th. Proceeded on to Ebenezer Hutchinson's, and staid that night. 28th. Agreed with Mr. Hutch- inson for some boards at four dollars per thousand and paid cash $8, and went on to my lot; made preparation for going to work and returned to Mr. Thurlo's to sleep. 29th. Went to work, and returned to Mr. Thurlo's to sleep. 30th. Mr. Thurlo hauled the first load of boards, and I slept in my house for the first time. 31st. Went to Mr. Nason's to see about some corn.
February 1st. Mr. Thurlo hauled the second load of boards, and I put on the roof of my house. 2d. Mr. Thurlo hauled the third load of boards, which made 700 feet, and I boarded the roof of my house. 3d. To work on my house and falling trees. 4th. Peeled basswood bark for battens and fell trees. 5th. Set away for home and staid at father's the night. 6th. Agreed with William Bray and John Carr to go to Lewiston for my goods on Tuesday, to haul them to my father's at 25 cents per hundred, and re- turned home. 9th. Fixing for moving. William Bray arrived ;
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John Carr did not come. Agreed with Abner Harris to haul me a load with his oxen. 10th. Set away from Lewiston with my goods and arrived at my father's in Poland. * * 15th. Agreed with Mr. William Pottle for a pair of oxen to go with Capt. Pottle's, which I had on my father's account, to haul a load of goods to No. 3. 16th. Set away from my father's for No. 3, and put up at Caleb Fuller's. 17th. Left my loom, two wheels, 1 bedstead and cord, 1 chair, at Mr. Fuller's, and proceeded on to Edward Pollard's and left my load, and returned to Mr. Fuller's and put up. 18th. Returned to Poland. 19th. Spent the night at Mr. Carr's. 20th. Went to New Gloucester; spent the night at Peter Merrill's. 21st. Went to meeting and heard Mr. Barnes; spent the night at Uncle Chase's. 22d. Brought my wife and children to Poland. * *
March 8th. Agreed with John Carr to carry a load of goods to No. 3. 9th. Set away with John Carr with a single sleigh and a load of goods for No. 3; carried them to John Robinson's on account of the weather. 10th. Mr. Nason hauled my goods from Robinson's to Thurlo's. 11th. Went in to my house and made preparations for going to work. 12th. To work on my house. 13th. Met Mr. Nason at Owen's and purchased twenty bushels of corn. 14th. Went to Thurlo's and Pollard's. 15th. To work on my house. 16th. Merrill Chase arrived and moved into my house. 17th. Set away in com- pany with my father for home, and arrived at my father's house. * * 21st. Went to Esq. Little's, and agreed for his horse to go to No. 3. 22d. Set out with my family on horse-back for No. 3. Proceeded as far as Caleb Fuller's, in Paris, and hired his lumber box and proceeded as far as Edward Pollard's in No. 3, then put up for the night. 23d. Arrived with my family at my house in No. 3. Hauled two loads of goods from Edward Pollard's, and returned to Minot. 24th. Set out from Minot with my two hogs, and put up at Capt. Bolster's. 25th. Arrived at my house, and Merrill Chase moved from my house to his own. 26th. Went to Owen's and brought away 214 bushels of corn-sent 12 bushel to mill by Thurlo. 27th. To work on my house-sent 12 bushel of corn to mill by Thurlo. 28th. Sunday-Windy and very cold for the season. 29th. Built a hog pen. 30th. Made 22 sap troughs. 31st. Made plank to finish out my floor. .
April 1st. Set one glass window. Shut up my hogs and began to catch sap. 2d. Went to Mr. Owen's and brought 34 bushel of corn. 3d. Set one glass window. 4th. Went to Mr. Owen's and brought 34 bushel of corn. 5th. Bought of E. Pollard one peck of wheat and borrowed one peck of rye and carried to mill. 6thı. Began junking my fell trees. Re- ceived the first visit from women of Mrs. Thurlo and Mrs. Pollard. 7th. Junking. 8th. Fast day. 9th. Junking. 10th. A snow storm-fell about 11 inches deep. 11th. Windy and cold. 12th. Continues to be cold, and the snow lies on the ground. 13th. Lopping limbs among my burnt trees. 14th. Junking and piling the remainder of the week. 18th. Went to Mr. Owen's and brought away 314 bushels of corn. 19th. Junking and
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piling. 20th. Borrowed of Mr. Pollard 12 bushel of corn and 14 bushel of rye and went to mill, and went to Mr. Renniff's and agreed to fall one acre of trees for 12 s .- to have rye at 4-6 per bushel. 21st. Rainy in the morn- ing-went to junking and piling. Two Mr. Bryants made a visit here. 22d. Burned the brush around the house. 23d. Clearing. 24th. Settled with Mr. Thurlo and agreed to give him four day's work, two to be done the week after next and two to be done in rye harvest, which is the balance of account between Mr. Thurlo and myself. 25th. Went to Mr. Owen's and brought 34 bushel of corn. 26th. Went to Mr. Thurlo's and brought 34 bushel of potatoes. 27th. Went to Mr. Renniff's to falling trees. 28th. Falling trees. Took 12 bushel of rye to mill and caine home. 29th. Work at home. 30th. To work at Mr. Thurlo's.
May 1st. Work at home. 2d. Went to Mr. Owen's and brought 34 bushel of corn. 3d. Set fire to our opening, and had a tolerable good burn. 4th. piling brands. 5th. Work for Mr. Thurlo. 6th, 7th, 8th. Work at home. 9th. Went to Mr. Owen's and took 34 bushels of corn and carried it to mill. 10th, 11th. Work at home. 12th. Went to Mr. Owen's and took 34 bushels of corn and carried it to mill. 13th. Rain storm. The weather had been very dry before. Made a table. 14th. Storm continued. 15th. Went to Mr. Owen's and brought 34 bushels of corn. Storm continued. 16th. Went to Minot and settled with Wm. Bray, and gave my note for 3 dollars and 33 cents, payable 15th of February next. 18th. Very rainy, which prevented my return home. 19th. Returned home. 20th. Junking and piling. 21st. Went to Caleb Fuller's for articles which I left there on the 19th. 22d. Finished piling. 23d. Went to Mr. Owen's and brought away 34 bushels of corn. 24th. Went to Nason's and got 1 bushel of seed corn. 25th. Building hog yard. 26th. Merrill Chase arrived from Minot with his hogs and a pig for me. He agreed to keep my pig until I bring my cow, and have his pay in corn. 27th. To work for Luther Briggs. 28th. To work for Jacob Whitman, and spoke to him for a pig-to give him one days' work, or 4s. cost, or one bushel of corn next winter, as I shall think best. The pigs came this morning. 29th. Rainy weather. 30th. Went to Mr. Owen's and brought 1 bushel of corn. 31st. Very rainy. Very wet season, which causes people to be very late at planting.
June 1. Went to Mr. Owen's and took one bushel of corn, and went to mill. Returned and went to planting. 2d. Planting. William Pottle here from Minot. I went with Mr. Pottle to Abraham Walton's-rainy day. 4th. Planting. 5th. To work for Mr. Thurlo. 6th. Went to Mr. Owen's and brought one bushel of corn. 7th. Burned my piles. 8th. Rainy. 9th, 10th, 11th. Planting. 12th. Finished planting corn. 13th. Went to Mr. Owen's and brought 1 bushel of corn. 14th. Finished my hog yard and put my hogs into the yard. 15th. Fencing the opening. 16th. To work for Jacob Whitman for a pig. 17th. Began falling trees. 18th. Falling trees. 19th. Set away to Minot and arrived at my father's. 20th. At my father's.
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21st. Returned home and drove my cow and calf. 22d. Making cow yard and pig pen. 23d. Took my pig from Merrill Chase's. 24th. Brought my pig from Jacob Whitman's. 25th. Went to Mr. Renniff's to falling trees. 26th. Took 12 bushel of corn and 12 bushel of rye, and returned home. 27th. Went to Mr. Owen's and brought 1 bushel of corn. 28th. Rainy. 29th. Falling trees. 30th. Falling trees.
July 1st. Falling trees. 2d. Falling trees. 3d. Went to Mr. Owen's and took 1 bushel of corn and went to mill. 4th. Went to Mr. Owen's and brought 112 bushels of corn. 5th. Had Mr. Pollard to help me fall trees; paid him in pork. 6th. Setting plants. Had Mr. Pollard to help me fall trees. 8th. Helping Mr. Pollard fall trees. 9th. Falling trees. 10th. Went to Mr. Owen's and took 1 bushel corn, and paid Mr. Pollard 12 bushel of which I borrowed of him, and carried the remainder to mill, and had 12 bushel of rye of Mr. Reniff. 11th. Went to Mr. Owen's and brought away 1 bushel of corn. 12th. Hoeing corn. 13th. Falling trees. 14th. Finished falling trees. 15th. Hoeing corn. 16th. Hoeing corn. 17th. Finished hoeing corn. 18th. Went to Owen's and brought 12 bushel of corn and went to Minot. 19th. Went to work for Michael Little and continued to work for him the whole of the week. 25th. Went to New Gloucester and . returned to Mr. Little's. 26th. To work for Mr. Little. 27th. To work for Mr. Little awhile in the morning, and set away for home; put up at Caleb Fuller's. 28th. Returned home. 29th. Digging a water spring. 30th, 31st. Unwell.
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