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Children: Sally P., b. 1782; m. John Appleton (Port- land). Nancy Ann, m. Benjamin Giles (Mass.). Sophia, m. John Appleton, 2d wife (Portland). Hannah, b. 1788, m. S. S. Ober (Mass.). Samuel, b. 1790; d. 1818. Edward, b. 1792. Charles, b. 1794; m. Miss Champ. Frances
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Leonard, m. Ebenezer Jones. Abigail, b. 1799; d. 1837; m. Thomas A. Rust (Va.). Mary, b. 1800, m. Rev. J. B. Tay- lor (Va.). Eliza, b. 1805; d. 1806. Elizabeth Scott, b. 1806; d. infant.
WATERS, SIMEON.
D. 1866, aged 94; m. Betsey Marble, d. 1850, aged 70. He was a saddler by trade and came from Sutton, Mass., in 1802, and settled on Lot 51. He built the original house where his son, Clarendon, lived and died. At the time of his death he owned the house that Gen. Learned built, now called the "Oxford House."
Children: Eliza M., d. 1833, aged 30; m. Sarson Chase of Livermore. Brooksey M., d. 1876, aged 71; Liver- more. Clarendon, d. 1879, aged 71. Almira, d. 1876, aged 67; Livermore. Cordelia, m. Freeman Waters; 2d, Rev. Peter Hassinger (Ill). Abigail, m. Bela T. Bicknell (Bath). Simeon B., d. 1876, aged 55; m. Sophia Billings (Kan.). Emeretta A., d. 1900, aged 7834 (Ill.).
Of these :
WATERS, CLARENDON.
M. Lucy W. Coolidge, who died in 1836, aged 28. 2d, Sophronia Quimby, b. -; d. -; sister of Rev. George Quimby.
Child, 1st wife: George Wythe C., d. 1837; infant. Child, 2d wife: Emilie, d. 1879, aged 38; m. Ransom Norton. 2d, W. S. Winslow, by whom she had one child, William Clarendon, d. 1880; infant.
WYMAN, THOMAS, REV.
D. 1825, aged 55. He was a son of Abram Wyman of Woburn, Mass., and he m. Susanna Smith, d. 1825, aged 50. He purchased of and settled on the farm of his father-in- law, Elisha Smith, and the westerly half of the lot, on which the buildings stand, has ever since been in the possession of this family.
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Children: Eliza, b. 1791. Sally, b. 1792; d. 1848. William, b. 1795; d. infant. William, b. 1796. Nancy. John Calvin, d. 1806; infant. John Calvin (Peru). Susanna, d. 1825, aged 23. Martin Luther, d. 1825, aged 22. Thomas, d. 1814, aged 11. Samuel Stillman (Peru). Har- rison (Rumford). Elisha Smith (Texas). Thomas, d. 1823, aged 6. Benjamin B., d. 1829, aged 8.
Of these: (2d Gen.) in Livermore
WYMAN, WILLIAM, REV.
D. 1869, aged 73; m. Lucy P. Warren, d. 1870, aged 69. He lived and died on the old place and his descendants were :
(3d Gen.) Lucy Amanda, b. 1819; d. 1898; m. Walter W. Wing, b. 1811; d. 1897. William King, b. 1821. Sarah, -; m. N. White (Winthrop). Thomas Moody, b. 1833. Martha O., d. 1858, aged 22.
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WYMAN, WILLIAM KING, DEA.
B. 1821; d. 1878; m. Mary S. Thompson, b. 1827; d. 1925. He built the house now owned by C. L. Goding where he lived until his sudden death in 1878.
Children: (4th Gen.) Martha E., b. 1847; d. 1904; m. S. Thaxter Bailey. 2d, Rev. William Harthorn. Susan M., d. 1851, infant. Drew Thompson, Rev., b. 1852. He was a graduate of Colby College (Westminster, Mass.) . John Monroe, Rev., b. 1857. He was also a graduate of Colby. (Damariscotta.) Infant, d. 1860. David Nutter, b. 1862; d. 1863. Mary Alice, b. 1865; m. Frank Hanson (N. J.).
WYMAN, THOMAS MOODY, DEA. (3d Gen.)
B. 1833; m. Emily O. Merrill, d. 1893. He lives on the old place and his children are: Carrol Leslie, b .-. Lucy Cora, b. -; m. Dr. Edmund Eaton.
WYMAN, CARROL LESLIE.
M. Nellie O. Norton, b. 1861; d. 1902. 2d, Rebecca P.
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Jones and lives on the same farm that has been in the pos- session of the Wyman family for a hundred years.
Child: 1st wife (5th Gen.) Edith, b. -. Child : 2d wife, Mildred, d. - infant. Christine, b. -. This is the only family in town where five generations have lived on the same farm continuously. They were all strong supporters of the Baptist Church at North Livermore.
WING, SAMUEL. (1st Gen.).
M. Hannah Sears in 1755. He came from Harwich, Cape Cod, Mass., to that part of Winthrop which is now Readfield, in 1774. In 1784 he lost his life by an accidental fall from the roof of his house. Among his children were WILLIAM and REUBEN, both of whom were born in Har- wich but settled in Livermore.
WING, WILLIAM. (2d Gen.).
B. 1767; d. 1838; m. Cynthia Cooper. He came to Liv- ermore previous to 1788 and built the house still standing and owned and occupied by J. H. Farrington. The house was shingled on roof and walls with shaved pine shingles and many could be seen, in good, serviceable condition after a lapse of 110 years. He sold this farm to FRANCIS LYFORD in 1813 and moved to Freeman and from there to Stetson, where he lived until his death.
Children : (3d Gen.) William. Daniel. Amy. Cyn- thia. Elbridge.
WING, REUBEN. (2d Gen.)
B. 1771; d. 1862; m. Hannah Smith, b. 1777; d. 1799. 2d, Lucy Weld, b. 1788; d. 1871.
He came from Readfield to Livermore in 1790, and made himself a home, lived and died on the farm so long occupied by his son, Lewis M. Wing.
Children : 1st wife (3d Gen.) Polly, b. 1792; m. Syl- vanus Paine. 2d, John Richardson, both of the town of Jay. Allen, b. 1793; d. in infancy. Nancy, b. 1794; m.
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Freeman Fuller of Paris. Susannah, b. 1795; d. 1814. Allen, b. 1797; d. in infancy. Samuel, b. 1799; d. 1871; m. Lucinda George of Leeds.
Children: 2d wife, Hannah, d. in childhood. Walter W., b. 1811. Reuben, d. 1837, aged 24. Lovina Haywood, d. 1884. Peleg B., d. 1839, aged 22. Charles C., d. 1838, aged 19. Susan S., d. 1837, aged 16. Mary A., d. 1840, aged 14. Lewis M., b. 1828.
Of these: (3d Gen.)
WING, WALTER W.
B. 1811; d. 1897; m. Lucy Amanda Wyman, b. 1819; d. 1898. Their children (4th Gen.) :
CHARLES E.
B. 1842; d. 1893; m. Hattie Stevens. He was a famous school teacher and possessed a beautiful tenor voice. He studied law and became a member of Androscoggin Bar and died in Auburn.
Children : (5th Gen.) Hattie A. Nellie C. Alice.
WING, GEORGE C.
B. 1847; m. Emily B. Thompson, b. 1847. Their mar- ried life has been spent in the city of Auburn.
JUDGE WING, as he is familiarly called, was elected County Attorney three years in succession. Judge of Pro- bate for nine years and Senator from Androscoggin County in 1903. Colby College conferred the degree of LL.D. upon him in 1909. He is President of the Androscoggin County Bar Association and was admitted to the Bar of the Su- preme Court of the U. S. in 1880. Children: (5th Gen.)
NAHUM MORRILL, b. 1871; m. Fannie M. Parker. He is a graduate of Colby College. They have one daughter, Marion, and reside in Boston.
PAUL, a twin to Nahum, died in infancy.
GEORGE C., JR., b. 1878. He is a graduate of Brown Uni-
versity and Harvard Law School and represented the
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City of Auburn, in the State Legislature for the years 1909, 1921, 1923, 1925 and 1927.
WING, LEWIS M. (3d Gen.)
B. June 9, 1828. (The same day that the Universalist Church at the Norlands was raised.) M. Lucretia A. Foss of Wayne, b. 1836; d. 1888. 2d, Ellen F. Lyford. He lived on the old place, caring for his parents until their death, and in 1890, the farm having been in the possession of the Wing family for 100 years, he sold to James H. Huston. Mr. Wing died in Oregon in 1909.
Children: 1st wife (4th Gen.) Ellery M., b. 1856. Lory A., b. 1858. Peleg Benson, b. 1860. Celia H., b. 1863.
Of these: (4th Gen.)
WING, ELLERY M., DR.
M. Laura B. Thompson, b. 1860. He practiced his pro- fession at North Anson. They have one son, Willie E.
WING, LORY A. (4th Gen.)
M. Mamie Knapp, d. 1886. 2d, Mary Viles, d. 1894. He resides in the State of Washington.
WING, PELEG BENSON, M.D. (4th Gen.)
M. Ida M. Porter and is located in Tacoma, Washing- ton. They have one son, Paul R.
WING, CELIA H. (4th Gen.)
M. J. S. Sturtevant, M.D., of Dixfield, and their children are James M. and Blondine.
WING, REUBEN, and his wife, Aunt Priss, as she was called, lived in "Tollawalla," on the east side of the river, just below Hunton's Rips. Tradition says that he never told of his nativity or from whence he came. He was here as early as 1785 and with the help and under the direction of Dea. Livermore, established and kept the first ferry in town, just below the rips before mentioned. Owing to mys- terious proceedings, and more thieving, the neighborhood in
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which he lived was dealt with severely, by the better class of people in town, so much so, that the "Tollawallians" moved elsewhere. Uncle Reuben and his family moved to Franklin Plantation, and he is the progenitor of all the Wings in that bailiwick.
WINSLOW, THOMAS.
B. 1729; d. 1815, and his wife, Lydia T., b. 1726; d. 1809, came from Freetown, Mass., with their son, Benja- min, in 1802, and bought a farm of Samuel Hillman, now owned by W. A. Thompson and known as the Reuben Brown place. Winslow, Benj., b. 1765, m. Tryphenia Hathaway, b. 1768, a half-sister of Bailey Hathaway. Father and son with their wives, lie buried in the Goding yard with only rugged field stones to mark their resting place. In a diary kept by Benj. while in Freetown and Livermore, we find that he was a shoemaker as well as farmer and that he made four pairs of shoes for $1.00 and took a quarter of veal in part payment. Up to his removal from Freetown in 1802, we find accounts with Ebenezer Hinds the 1st, 2d and 3d, who also emigrated to this town. His children were : Lydia T., b. 1790; m. John Briggs (Sumner). Ruth, b. 1792; d. 1834; m. John Barrett. Thomas, b. 1794; d. 1874; m. Har- riet Star (Anson). Gilbert, b. 1796; m. Lydia Barrett. 2d, Mrs. Mary Durfee. Elizabeth W., b. 1802; d. 1831; m. Elias Sturtevant of Sumner. 2d, Adam True of Livermore. Franklin, b. 1804; m. Rosannah Rowell of Jay. Elvira, b. 1806; m. Franklin Heald of Sumner. Susannah, b. 1808, m. Francis Lawrence of Jay.
Of these Gilbert remained in Livermore.
WINSLOW, GILBERT.
B. 1796 ; d. 1879; m. Lydia Barrett, b. 1790; d. 1859. 2d, Mrs. Mary Durfee, d. 1877.
Children: 1st wife, Jonathan Barrett, b. 1818 (Graf- ton). Fanny Woodbury, b. 1820; m. Caleb Smith. David
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H., b. 1823; d. 1869; m. Mandana E. Thompson, b. 1833. Ruth Wright, b. 1825; d. 1904; m. J. D. Thompson.
WALKER, JOHN.
M. Mary Gibbs; a sister of Dea. Peletiah Gibbs. She died in 1844, aged 93, and is buried in the yard at Brettun's Mills. Mr. Walker settled in 1789 on the farm now owned by C. R. Leach. He was a Revolutionary soldier and was · one of Arnold's men in his expedition against Quebec. About 1805-1810 he visited Portland weekly, carrying ex- press packages and letters and doing general errands all along the route for the settlers.
Children: Hannah, b. 1771. John, b. 1773. Polly, b. 1777 ; m. Elijah Morse, Livermore. Dexter, b. 1779. Elijah, b. 1781; m. Polly Norton of Martha's Vineyard. Jerusha, b. 1782; m. Isaac Record, Livermore. Levi, b. 1784 (Mass.). Jason, b. 1785. Nabby, b. 1787; m. Dr. Whiting Stevens (Shapley). Betsey, b. 1789. Rufus, b. 1792. Bethiah, b. 1793. Joseph, b. 1795.
Of these :
WALKER, ELIJAH.
D. 1841, aged 59; m. Polly Norton, d. 1838, aged 55. He was a one-armed man and lived on the Macomber place. Children :
ELIJAH, DR. (Rumford).
DANIEL NORTON (Livermore).
ALBION, m. Lucretia Goding, d. 1843, aged 28. 2d, Eliza Tilton, and she afterwards married Ezra B. Hilton.
FLOYD (Portland).
BENJAMIN F. (Portland).
WILLARD (Bath). ALONZO (New Sharon) .
CORDELIA (New Sharon).
LAURINDA, m. Putnam (Rumford) .
PAMELIA, m. Jeremiah Knox (Livermore). HANNAH, m. John Morse.
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TRISTRAM N., d. 1860, aged 38; m. Frances E. Atwood.
A daughter of Daniel Norton Walker m. A. C. Hutchin- son of Livermore Falls; and Henry F. Walker, the boot and shoe dealer of the same place, is a son of Alonzo Walker. Tristram N. Walker, who married Frances E. Atwood, had three children : Ozilla, b. 1854; m. William Davis (Mass.). Corilla, b. 1856; m. C. R. Whitten (Augusta). Lloyd L., b. 1858 (Mass.).
WALKER, DEXTER, COL.
Built what is known as the Joseph Johnson house and was a prominent citizen of Livermore.
Children: (3d Gen.) Dexter, who for many years was a truckman at Livermore Falls, had three sisters, one of whom m. Charles Smith. Another m. Asa Kimball and the other m. Isaac Noyes.
WYMAN, ABRAM P.
B. 1806; d. 1897; m. Katharine White, b. 1809; d. 1883. He lived next south of the Lyford or J. H. Farrington farm, now occupied by his grandson, Charles L. Day. He was a large man and remarkably erect in his bearing and a great admirer of good oxen.
Children: (2d Gen.) Abby W., b. 1833. John, b. 1834; d. 1838. Roxanna, b. 1836; d. 1868. Florilla, b. 1838; m. B. F. Brown. Henry A., b. 1841; d. 1864. Foscary A., b. 1846; d. 1923. Orlando E., b. 1847.
Of these: (2d Gen.)
WYMAN, ABBY W.
M. John N. Day, b. 1825; d. 1864. He was a soldier of the Civil War and is buried at Arlington Cemetery. Their son, Charles L. Day (3d Gen.) was b. 1860 and m. Carrie M. Wing, b. 1867; d. 1894. They have one daughter, Gertrude Katharine D., b. 1893.
DAY, GERTRUDE KATHARINE. (4th Gen.)
B. 1893; m. Earl C. Lane. Mr. Lane is a grad-
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uate of Bates College and was in China two years as teacher of a government school. On his return he visited Japan and later was employed for three years in Hawaii. He is at the present time in government employ in the Bureau of Mines, Oklahoma.
WYMAN, HENRY A. (2d Gen.)
B. 1841; d. 1864. He was a soldier of the Civil War, died of wounds received in the service and is buried in the Wyman Cemetery.
WYMAN, FOSCARY A. (2d Gen.)
B. 1846; d. 1923; m. Hannah Huff, b. 1838. His early married life was spent in East Somerville, Mass. He then purchased the farm in East Livermore next beyond the Gancelo Cram place, where he proved himself to be a suc- cessful farmer. Children : (3d Gen.)
ELMER G., b. 1868; m. Ethel Richardson. He is the smelter at the Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass. HARRY E., b. 1871; d. 1871.
GRACE E., b. 1873; d. 1874.
CORA M., b. 1875.
HATTIE B., b. 1877; d. 1880.
WELD, JOSEPH.
Came from Wales, England, in 1638. His son, John. His son, Joseph. His son, John. His son, Moses. His son, Walter, who came from N. H., m. Lucy Carpenter, d. 1847, aged 86. They first settled on the old discontinued road leading from D. L. Poland's to Alden's Mills.
Children of WALTER and LUCY WELD. (7th Gen.) Bela, b. 1785. Sarah, b. 1786; m. Peter Lawrence. Lucy, b. 1788; m. Reuben Wing. Timothy, b. 1790. Walter, Jr., b. 1791; d. 1864; m. Patty Gibbs. Zebina, b. 1793. Chester, b. 1794. George W., b. 1799. Hiram, b. 1807; d. 1881.
Of these : (7th Gen.)
WELD, WALTER, JR.
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B. 1791; d. 1864; m. Patty Gibbs, d. 1880, aged 87. He lived on the westerly cant of the Hathaway hill. His children were : (8th Gen.)
Ripley (Dixfield). Cyrus H., d. 1841, aged 24. Ran- som N., d. 1868, aged 50. Susan W., d. 1854, aged 31. Francis M., d. 1837, aged 2. Esther R., d. 1895; m. El- bridge P. Gibbs, d. 1900, aged 74. John. Reuben W., b. 1838; d. 1903; m. Rose Abiah Ridley. 2d, Georgia Bachell- der, b. 1862. Child by 1st wife: Ione. He was a civil engi- neer and for several years was master of bridge work for the Androscoggin Railroad.
Of these: (8th Gen.)
WELD, RANSOM N.
D. 1868, aged 50; m. Triphena Van Buskirk, whose name was changed to Frances E. Coffin, b. 1818. Their children were: (9th Gen.) Cyrus M., who died at Port- land, Oregon. Edward A., d. 1890, aged 40; m. Susie Hayes. They had one son, Walter E., Boston, Mass.
WYER, JOSIAH.
D. 1827, aged 78-a soldier of the Revolution and in the Battle of Bunker Hill. He married Rebecca Brackett, d. 1836, aged 73, and came to Livermore in 1779, and is said to have been the third settler. He built his log house just south of the Becky Howard place and farther to the East from the road leading past the house of S. H. Beckler. Later, presumably after this road was built, he erected the old house and barn that were replaced with more commo- dious structures by Amos O. Beckler.
His children were: Nancy W., b. 1786; d. 1871; m. Nathaniel Soper, d. 1873, aged 87. Isaac, b. 1788; d. in the East Indies. William, b. 1790; d. 1858; m. Lucy Baker, d. 1881, aged 85. Betsey, b. 1791; m. David Brickett. Sally, b. 1792 ; m. Thomas Haskell. Nathaniel, b. 1794. Rebecca, b. 1795; m. Job Haskell. George, b. 1800; d. 1818. Charles, b. 1804; d. 1882; m. Sophronia Shaw, b. 1807; d. 1853.
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Of these :
NANCY W.
Was the first female child born in Livermore and I remember her as a dear old lady, who always wore a white cap and spoke to little boys.
WYER, CHARLES.
M. Sophronia Shaw and lived at Livermore Center. He was a stone mason by trade and he once ended up a hogshead of molasses and won a bet thereby. Among his children were Charles L., b. 1844; d. 1865. He was a soldier of the Civil War and was killed in battle. The writer remembers well that Charlie Wyer and LeRoy Stevens were both killed in the same battle and buried where they fell, with nothing but the army blanket for a shroud. John W. Bigelow, a dis- charged soldier, was sent to recover and bring home the remains of these two boys. The funeral of Charlie was held in the old church at Livermore Center and the choir sang at the close of the services, "Home, Sweet Home." Eliza H., a sister of Charles L. Wyer, married Ausma Bemis. She died in 1926, aged 90. Mr. Bemis died in 1910, aged 82. WHITE, JOHN.
D. 1889, aged 73; m. Mary A. Humphrey, d. 1896, aged 80. He became the owner of the Kidder farm which is said to be at the exact center of the town. He was highly respected by his townspeople and his son, WALLACE H., b. 1849, married a daughter of Senator Wm. P. Frye. Hon. Wallace H. White represented the city of Lewiston and une County of Androscoggin in both Senate and House of Rep- resentatives at Augusta. A little incident that was charac- teristic of his sturdy boyhood during the Civil War, may be mentioned. His father was drawn to serve on the Grand Jury and he left Wallace, a lad of thirteen years, to manage, with the help of a hired man, the home affairs. This hired man was not a Democrat, but a genuine Copperhead, and one day was outspoken against the government and particu-
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larly against Abraham Lincoln. Wallace discharged him on the spot, and awaited in fearful suspense the return of his father, who, when informed of the facts, turned away with never a word.
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Among his children to uphold the honor of his father and grandfather, is WALLACE H. WHITE, JR., who repre- sents the Second Congressional District of Maine at Wash- ington. :
WALLACE H. WHITE.
B. Sept. 4, 1848; d. Sept. 19, 1920; m. Helen Frye, b. Dec. 11, 1853; d. Dec. 27, 1926. Children :
WILLIAM F., b. Sept. 13, 1875; graduated Bowdoin College in 1897.
WALLACE H., JR., b. Aug. 6, 1877; graduated Bowdoin College in 1899.
JOHN H., b. Dec. 15, 1878; graduated Bowdoin College in 1901.
EMMY FRYE, b. Mar. 14, 1880; graduated Lewiston High School.
THOMAS C., b. Sept. 8, 1881; graduated Bowdoin College in 1903.
DONALD C., b. Nov. 6, 1883; graduated Bowdoin College in 1905.
HAROLD S., b. April 27, 1889; graduated Bowdoin College in 1911.
ORIENTAL STAR LODGE, NO. 21, F. & A. M.
Was organized June 13, 1811. For six years after its organ- ization, the Lodge met at the homes of its prominent mem- bers. On one of these occasions they met in the south-west corner chamber of the house of Dr. William B. Small, on Jay Hill, afterward owned and occupied by his son-in-law, Rev. O. H. Johnson. Dr. Small's widow told me this incident connected with a meeting at which a candidate was present and waiting for installation. The Lodge routine was some- what prolonged and the noon hour being near, Mrs. Small
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began to make preparations for dinner. The candidate was still in waiting and as the hours wore away, his uneasiness increased and he asked many nervous questions of the Doc- tor's wife, but when she put the gridiron over the coals to broil some meat for dinner, he, not seeing any steak, and his mind being apprehensive, quickly asked what she was heat- ing that for, and received the reply, "O, I don't know, they always have it heated when they initiate." Although she was 90 years of age when she told me this story, yet her eyes twinkled when she quaintly remarked, "He took his hat and left immediately, although I was told that afterwards he became a member of the Lodge." In 1818 a hall was built at North Livermore, which was burned and rebuilt in 1857. This hall was burned in 1875 and another, on a new site, was dedicated June 21, 1877. In 1872 twenty-nine members withdrew and organized Whitney Lodge of Canton, and in 1877, twenty-five more withdrew to organize Reuel Wash- burn Lodge of Livermore Falls and the remaining members, carrying their original name, united with the brethren of Reuel Washburn Lodge.
SOLDIERS IN THE CIVIL WAR
Livermore sent a large quota of men for service in the Civil War. Ninety-six of them were residents and forty- seven came into town or were here temporarily at the time of their enlistment. Twenty-three were killed, wounded fatally, sickened and died and were buried on Southern battlefields or came home in their coffins. Of the entire list of one hundred and forty-three, only three are living today. These are: George W. Robbins of Mechanic Falls; Hebron Nor- ton of Illinois, and Davis T. Timberlake of New Hampshire.
Henry B. Rose never came in from the picket line in the Wilderness; Nathan G. Bartlett died in Andersonville prison ; Edwin T. Quimby lies buried under a beech tree on Danfusky Island, Hilton Head; and Philip H. Briggs was buried at sea.
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"Blue and Grey"
Major Bishop of Petersburg, Va., Confederate Soldier, and Stephen Allen of Wing Post, G. A. R., Wayne, Maine
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Among the prominent members were: Col. Lee Strick- land, Lieut. Charles F. Monroe, Lieut. Arad Thompson, Lieut. S. G. Shurtleff, A. C. Pray and Milton F. Ricker.
COLONEL LEE STRICKLAND was as loyal a patriot as ever lived. He raised a company in Livermore and they organized, August 23, 1861. He was elected captain ; Augustus H. Strickland, first lieutenant; W. H. Timber- lake, second lieutenant; and Charles F. Monroe, orderly sergeant. Aug. 26th they met at Brettun's Mills, but not alone, for every father and mother and sister and brother were there to bid them good-by and the loyal men of Liver- more vied with one another for the privilege of conveying them by teams to Augusta.
Strickland was elected Colonel of the regiment, but soon resigned and came home. He traded in the old store that is still used for the same business and he took the only Lewis- ton Semi-weekly Journal in town. Every Wednesday and Saturday evenings, Robert Casey, an excellent reader, was seated in a chair, on the counter, and read the war news to a full house. Once a "Copperhead" made a disparaging remark about the Lincoln soldiers and like a flash the Col- onel had him by the collar and seat of his breeches and unceremoniously out of the store went the offender.
LIEUT. CHARLES F. MONROE was Provost Mar- shal of the city of Beaufort, S. C., while the Union troops occupied that locality. He was wounded May 18th and killed June 3, 1864, at Cold Harbor, Va.
A. C. PRAY was born near the Norlands and served through the war. He was a very popular singer and rep- resented his town in the Legislature.
LIEUT. THOMPSON was at Gettysburg and fought on Little Round Top. A few years before his death he took his wife to the spot and showed her the very rock that pro-
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tected him when Pickett made his famous charge. When Gen. Chamberlain was wounded Lieut. Thompson was de- tailed with twelve soldiers, who in shifts of four, carried the General on an army blanket to the division hospital several miles distant. He was frequently laid down in the shade of some tree and given water, and the soldiers, in conversa- tion, addressed Lieut. Thompson as Arad. At the G. A. R. encampment held in Boston a few of the 20th Regiment with Lieut. Thompson and also Gen. Chamberlain, were on the steamer en route from New York to Boston, and the old comrades invariably addressed Lieut. Thompson as "Arad." The General listened and finally said, "Who is this man you call 'Arad?' The name of the officer in command of the men who carried me to the field hospital was Arad." And then the hands of the Lieutenant and General met in such a grasp as only old soldiers could give.
LIEUT. SYLVAN G. SHURTLEFF was fearfully wounded at Petersburg, Va., and when word reached his mother in Livermore, she immediately started for Washing- ton. Upon her arrival she was informed that no one except on important business, could pass the lines; but as a last resort, she sought Abraham Lincoln, who also told her that no one was allowed to pass the lines except upon important business. She said, "This is important business, for my only boy is dangerously wounded and I must go to him." Here Lincoln's great soul manifested itself by writing the order: "Pass the bearer through the lines. A. Lincoln."
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