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HARRIETTE b. July 22, 1835; m. Wm. Robbins, Jan. 1, 1854.
MARY b. Dec. 10, 1836; m. Lewis MacDonald, Dec. 11, 1853.
SETH T. b. Oct. 17, 1838; m. Jane Delano.
LEWIS b. Jan. 20, 1841; m. Celeste Leadbetter, Jan. 8, 1865.
FREEMAN b. June 13, 1843; m. Hannah E. Crockett, Apr. 30, 1866.
JAMES H. b. Nov. 23, 1848; m. Edna Wentworth, Oct. 23, 1867.
ROSE b. Oct. 1858; m. John Bray.
Lewis8 Ames (Joseph™, Justice", Jedediah", Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Joseph and Elsie (Burgess) Ames, was born Mar. 7, 1813, and died at Matin- icus, Jan. 12, 1897. He married (1) Feb. 20, 1838, Lisetta Tolman, daughter of Isaac and Eunice (Young) Tolman. She was born May 16, 1816, and died childless, May 17, 1844. He married (2) Feb. 21, 1849, Sarah Crie, daughter of John and Sallie (Emery) Crie. She was born Nov. 2, 1832, and died Oct. 10, 1879. Their children were:
ERNEST W. b. 1852; d. young.
LISETTA T. b. Jan. 28, 1854; m. Freeman Norton.
CHARLES H. d. young.
EDWARD E. m. (pub. Mar. 18, 1886) Margaret Calder-
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wood of Camden. They had a son, Fred C. b. June 28, 1891.
Harvey8 Ames (Joseph7, Justice®, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Joseph and Elsie (Burgess) Ames, was born Feb. 10, 1816; removed to Cam- den where he died. He married, Aug. 5, 1838, Sally Young, daughter of Ebenezer and Hannah (Philbrook) Young. She was born Dec. 9, 1815. Children were:
JOSEPH b. Feb. 13, 1839; d. 1849.
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ELSIE b. Feb. 10, 1841; d. young.
DURA B. b. Mar. 29, 1845; m. Hester Blackington; d. Aug. 30, 1921.
ELSIE b. Jan. 11, 1850; m. Henry Howard.
Joseph8 Ames (Joseph™, Justice", Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark?, Anthony1), son of Joseph and Elsie (Burgess) Ames, was born June 21, 1819. He lived at Matinicus, where he died June 25, 1878. He married Dec. 5, 1852, Peggy Young, daughter of Rufus and Sally (Carver) Young. She was born June 5, 1830, and died Mar. 6, 1910. Their children were:
WILMER L. b. June 28, 1853; m. Isabelle F. Smith. HENRY J. b. Apr. 24, 1856; m. Willie Etta Connick. NELLIE AUGUSTA d. young.
HENRIETTE H. b. June 16, 1862.
Ezekiel8 B. Ames (Joseph™, Justice6, Jedediah5, Jed- ediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Joseph and Elsie (Burgess) Ames, was born Sept. 11, 1821 at Matin- icus. He lived and died there, Oct. 15, 1900. He married Dec. 6, 1847, Annette M. Young, daughter of Rufus and Sally (Carver) Young. She was born March 30, 1825, and died Dec. 14, 1891. Their children were:
EVELYN L. b. Dec. 26, 1857; m. George Smith. HENRIETTA H. d. young.
ELMER E. b. June 8, 1861; m. Helen Perry. LYDIA J. b. June 6, 1863; m. Rufus Miller. WESTON G. b. Dec. 13, 1864; m. Hattie Ryder. PRESTON E. b. Apr. 28, 1866; m. Carrie Young. FRANK W. b. July 18, 1868; m. Adella Philbrook.
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Andrew Jackson Ames (Joseph7, Justice6, Jedediah3, Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Joseph and Elsie (Burgess) Ames, was born April 21, 1823. He mar- ried Oct. 5, 1856, Harriette Beveredge, daughter of Ben- jamin and Betsey (Douglass) Beveredge. Children were: CORA F. b. Mar. 2, 1859.
CARRIE E. b. Mar. 30, 1863; m. (1) Dec. 6, 1884, Ferdinand Kent, who was drowned Apr. 1885; she m. (2) Andrew Tolman.
DORA A. b. Nov. 10, 1867.
VERNON S. b. July 2, 1882; m. Sept. 14, 1905, Eva Clement and has children : FRANK C. b. June 21, 1907.
DORA A. b. Aug. 20, 1911.
MARGARET E. b. May 21, 1916.
Wilmerº L. Ames (Joseph8, Joseph7, Justice®, Jedediah5, Jedediah+, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Joseph and Peggy T. (Young) Ames, was born at Matinicus June 28, 1853. He married Isabelle F. Smith, daughter of John and Frances (Young) Smith. She was born Dec. 29, 1854, and died Sept. 29, 1923. The following children were born to them :
JESSIE M. b. July 7, 1873 ; m. Fred N. Philbrook.
AUGUSTA N. b. Oct. 7, 1875; m. Edgar P. Cooper.
FRED Y. b. Nov. 20, 1877 ; m. Flora Berry.
FLORA E. b. Sept. 11, 1880; m. (1) Leroy Philbrook, (2) Isaac Philbrook.
ISABELLE b. Oct. 17, 1882; m. Albert M. Ripley.
WESTON L. b. May 18, 1887; m. Hilda Wentworth.
EVELYN L. b. Sept. 15, 1895.
LAVON S. b. Feb. 27, 1899; m. Julia E. Ames.
Henry9 J. Ames (Joseph8, Joseph™, Justice", Jedediah", Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Joseph and Peggy (Young) Ames, was born April 24, 1856. He mar- ried (1) Mar. 26, 1882, Willie Etta Connick, daughter of William and Ellen (Roberts) Connick. She was born in Rockland Mar. 5, 1862, and died at Matinicus, Aug. 9, 1906. He married (2) Oct. 6, 1911, Elisabeth Moore (widow),
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daughter of Charles and Sarah (Robbins) Conner. She was born July 29, 1861. Children by 1st wife :
EVERETT E. b. Oct. 5, 1883 ; m. Virginia Thompson. CORA F. b. July 4, 1884 ; m. Leon L. Young. WALTER B. b. Aug. 14, 1886; m. Carrie E. Ring.
OSCAR F. b. Nov. 11, 1887 ; m. Grace E. Trask.
JULIA E. b. Mar. 30, 1903; m. Lavon S. Ames.
Elmerº E. Ames (Ezekiels, Joseph™, Justice", Jedediah5, Jedediah+, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Ezekiel and Annette M. (Young) Ames, was born June 8, 1861, and was drowned Feb. 13, 1890. He married May 10, 1887, Helen
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M. Perry, daughter of Wm. C. and Adeline (Philbrook) Perry. She was born at Matinicus, Jan. 28, 1867. Children ; ANNETTE b. Sept. 5, 1889; m. Dec. 23, 1914, G. E. Keighley. They have one dau. named Jane. ELMER E. b. Oct. 24, 1890; m. Lena Burgess.
Weston9 G. Ames (Ezekiels, Joseph7, Justice", Jedediah5, Jedediah+, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Ezekiel and Annette (Young) Ames, was born Dec. 13, 1864. He mar- ried Nov. 27, 1887, Hattie Ryder, daughter of Henry and Susan (Connick) Ryder. She was born Oct. 3, 1871. Their children were:
GEORGE A. b. Nov. 20, 1888; m. Esther Shapleigh.
STUART T. b. Feb. 9, 1890; m. Mary Baum.
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ALICE L. b. Feb. 6, 1892; m. Dec. 31, 1922, Albert C. Mitchell of Harrington, Me. They have a son Roger.
LYFORD E. b. Nov. 6, 1899; m. Marguerite Ginn.
Prestonº E. Ames (Ezekiels, Joseph™, Justice", Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Ezekiel and Annette (Young) Ames, was born Apr. 28, 1866. He married, Apr. 3, 1893, Carrie Young of Bristol, daughter of Hiram and Abbie (Macfarland) Young. She was born Jan. 16, 1877. Children as follows :
LAURENCE P. b. May 15, 1894; m. Sept. 1922, Elsie Lennox; ch. Albert P. b. Mar. 18, 1924.
HELEN F. b. Apr. 19, 1896; m. July 20, 1918, L. O. Gerry ; one son, Bruce b. Dec. 16, 1923.
LEROY E. b. Aug. 2, 1902.
Frank9 W. Ames (Ezekiel8, Joseph7, Justice®, Jedediah", Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Ezekiel and Annette (Young) Ames, was born July 18, 1868. He mar- ried Adella Philbrook, daughter of Hanson T. and Catherine (Tolman) Philbrook. She was born Nov. 8, 1875. The following children were born to them:
CATHERINE G. b. Aug. 13, 1894; m. June 3, 1915, Ed- ward H. Clark, son of Ed. J. and Cynthia (Harding)
Clark. Ch .: Edward A. b. Oct. 24, 1916; Gertrude L. b. Feb. 6, 1921.
HAROLD E. b. Apr. 18, 1896.
EDWIN L. b. May 27, 1899 ; drowned Jan. 29, 1920. AUSTIN M. b. May 17, 1905. ADELLA W. b. Nov. 22, 1914.
Fred10 Y. Ames (Wilmer9, Joseph8, Joseph", Justice", Jedediah5, Jedediah+, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Wilmer L. and Isabelle F. (Smith) Ames, was born Nov. 20, 1877. He married, Oct. 1904, Flora Berry, daughter of Orrin and Emma (Clark) Berry. She was born in Searsmont, Oct. 23, 1887. Children :
ORRIN W. b. Sept. 19, 1905; m. Lydia K. Thompson.
CROSBY B. b. Sept. 8, 1911.
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Weston1º L. Ames (Wilmer?, Joseph8, Joseph7, Justice", Jedediah", Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Wilmer and Isabelle F. (Smith) Ames, was born May 18, 1887. He married June 29, 1913, Hilda E. Wentworth, daughter of Alton H. and Genevieve (Grant) Wentworth. She was born in Albion, Me., Jan. 19, 1888. Children :
WILMER A. b. June 24, 1915.
ELWYN b. July 24, 1918 ; d. young.
DORIAN W. b. Nov. 18, 1919.
Lavon1º S. Ames (Wilmer9, Joseph8, Joseph", Justice6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Wilmer and Isabelle F. (Smith) Ames, was born Feb. 27, 1899. He married Mar. 7, 1920, Julia E. Ames, daughter of Henry J. and Willie Etta (Connick) Ames. She was born Mar. 30, 1903. They have the following children :
JACKSON E. b. Feb. 21, 1921.
ISABELLE b. July 18, 1922.
MURRAY L. b. Apr. 30, 1924. LAVON JR. b. Dec. 9, 1925.
Everett10 E. Ames (Henry9, Joseph8, Joseph", Justice", Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Henry J. and Willie Etta (Connick) Ames, was born Oct. 5, 1882. He married, Aug. 14, 1903, Virginia D. Thompson, daughter of James B. and Jeanette (Philbrook) Thompson. She was born Jan 18, 1887. Children :
MADELINE G. b. Mar. 18, 1904.
ROLAND W. b. July 6, 1907.
Walter10 B. Ames (Henry9, Josephs, Joseph™, Justice®, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Henry J. and Willie Etta (Connick) Ames, was born Aug. 14, 1886. He married Dec. 26, 1906, Carrie E. Ring, daughter of C. Henry and Amanda (Marshall) Ring. She was born Apr. 8, 1884. Children :
LOUISE A. b. Feb. 23, 1908.
HILTON R. b. Dec. 20, 1916. One other d. young.
Oscar1º F. Ames (Henry9, Joseph8, Joseph7, Justice®, Jedediah5, Jedediah+, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of
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Henry J. and Willie Etta (Connick) Ames, was born Nov. 11, 1887. He married Sept. 6, 1910, Grace E. Trask (widow), daughter of Geo. W. and Ina A. (Holbrook) Stanley. She was born at Swan Island Sept. 26, 1885, and had a son Kenneth by first husband. Oscar's children :
DORIS b. Feb. 9, 1914.
One other d. young.
Elmer1º E. Ames (Elmer9, Ezekiel8, Joseph™, Justice6, Jedediah", Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Elmer E. and Helen (Perry) Ames, was born Oct. 24, 1890. He married Apr. 7, 1923, Lena Burgess, daughter of Orrin and Lulu (Thompson) Burgess. She was born Aug. 27, 1906. Children :
GILBERT E. b. July 4, 1924.
George1º A. Ames (Weston9, Ezekiels, Joseph7, Justice", Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Weston G. and Hattie (Ryder) Ames, was born Nov. 20, 1888, and died Apr. 22, 1925. He married Aug. 22, 1910, Esther Shapleigh, of Somerville, Mass., daughter of James W. and Mary E. (Wood) Shapleigh. She was born Dec. 21, 1890. Their children :
DONALD b. 1911; d. young. RICHARD G. b. Apr. 26, 1918. HATTIE E. b. Apr. 23, 1921.
Stuart1º T. Ames (Weston9, Ezekiels, Joseph™, Justice", Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Weston G. and Hattie (Ryder) Ames, was born Feb. 9, 1890. He married Dec. 4, 1916, Mary Baum of Clark's Island, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Grierson) Baum. She was born in England, Mar. 17, 1886. Children :
VERA L. b. Dec. 12, 1917.
ELINOR L. b. Oct. 17, 1919. ELAINE R. b. Feb. 21, 1922. ... STUART.
Lyford1º E. Ames (Weston?, Ezekiel8, Joseph7, Justice", Jedediah", Jedediah+, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Weston G. and Hattie (Ryder) Ames, was born Nov. 6,
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1899. He married Marguerite Ginn, daughter of Ralph and Blanche (Hutchins) Ginn. She was born in Bucksport, Apr. 16, 1906. Children :
EDWIN W. b. Apr. 30, 1924.
ALTON B. b. Mar. 10, 1926.
Orrin11 W. Ames (Fred1º, Wilmer9, Joseph8, Joseph7, Justice", Jedediah", Jedediah4, Jonathan3, Mark2, Anthony1), son of Fred Y. and Flora (Berry) Ames, was born Sept. 19, 1905. He married Lydia K. Thompson, daughter of J. B. and Jeanette (Philbrook) Thompson. She was born Sept. 6, 1905. Children :
KENNETH M.
. KEITH N. $ b. May 21, 1923.
ANDREWS
Amos Andrews married Susan Young, eldest child of Abraham and Phoebe Young. According to the census of 1790, they were then living at Matinicus, with three daughters. Before 1800, they removed to St. George. It is said that they had a family of fifteen children, among whom were the following :
PAMILIA m. Jonathan Allen, son of Adjt. Jonathan and Margaret (Fitzgerald) Allen.
DEBORA b. June 13, 1799; m. Jonathan Norton and had a large family of children, several of whom lived on Matinicus.
A daughter m. a Metcalf.
A daughter m. Capt. Jacob Graffam, one of the early settlers, and it is said, the founder of Rockport.
BABSON
David W. Babson from Pigeon Cove, Mass., married Sept. 19, 1867, Lisetta A. Burgess, daughter of Benjamin and Lavinia (St. Clair) Burgess. Was in business here for a number of years, buying fish, rendering oil, curing sounds, etc.
BEALS
Frank H. Beals was born Apr. 29, 1879. His wife's name was Harriette P. Hutchings, daughter of Luman
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Hutchings, and she was born July 21, 1884. He is a barber. He came to Matinicus with his family in 1922. Children : DOROTHY M. b. July 15, 1905; m. (1) - - Lamont and had a son Charles M. b. Dec. 8, 1921; she m. (2) John Levesque. DONALD W. b. Nov. 6, 1906.
MARY L. b. July 2, 1922.
BELCHER
George H. Belcher, son of George G. and Sarah F. (Kin- caid) Belcher, was born in Winthrop, Mass., July 20, 1870. He married, Jan 31, 1900, Nellie J., daughter of George A. and Vesta J. Patch. She was born in Hyde Park, Mass., Feb. 12, 1877. They came to Matinicus in 1908. He is a machinist. One daughter was born to them:
EVELYN G. b. Apr. 1, 1903, at Winthrop.
BROWN
Dura Brown married Oct. 1, 1844, Esther Ames, daughter of Joseph and Elsie (Burgess) Ames, who was born Nov. 28, 1824. Among their children were the following :
FLORA m. Joseph Whitmore.
WILBERT T. m. Laura Staples.
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BLANCHE.
BUNKER
Harold E. Bunker, son of George H. and Stella (Gott) Bunker, was born Mar. 6, 1906, at Mckinley, Me. He came here with his father and married in 1923, Helen F. Teele, daughter of Herbert H. and Etta (Thompson) Teele, who was born Feb. 8, 1908. They have one son :
OSMOND E. b. Dec. 30, 1923.
BURGESS
Thomas' and Dorothy Burgess arrived in Salem, Mass., with a young family about 1630, coming from England, and lodged for a while at Lynn. A section of land was assigned
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him in Duxbury, July 3, 1637, which he later forfeited by moving to Sandwich, where he was one of the original settlers, and a chief man of the town. He was called Good- man Burgess, and served the town in every public office. He died Feb. 13, 1665, aged 82 yrs., and his grave was marked by a marble slab brought from England, he being the first of the Puritans to be so honored. Dorothy, his wife, died Feb. 27, 1677.
John? Burgess (Thomas1), was the second son of Thomas and Dorothy. He married Sept. 8, 1657, Mary, daughter of Peter Worden, and had a large family. He served as grand juror in 1661. He early moved to Yarmouth, Mass., and was deputy from that town to the court at Plymouth, in 1680. He died in 1701; his wife in 1723.
John3 Burgess (John2, Thomas1), was the eldest son of John and Mary (Worden) Burgess. He married Sarah Nickerson, in 1710.
John4 Burgess (John3, John2, Thomas1), son of John and Sarah (Nickerson) Burgess, was born Oct. 1710. He married Elisabeth Bacon, Feb. 20, 1735; died in 1771. He lived in Harwich, Mass.
John5 Burgess (John+, John3, John2, Thomas1), son of John and Elizabeth (Bacon) Burgess, was born May 21, 1736. He married Sarah Rogers, Jan. 26 1756. He lived at Vinalhaven a while, previous to 1785, but afterwards removed to Belfast, where he died Dec. 2, 1827. His chil- dren were:
HANNAH. JOHN b. 1759.
JONATHAN b. 1761.
EZEKIEL b. Aug. 28, 1763; m. Lydia Eldredge.
EBENEZER.
EDWARD b. -; m. Sarah Philbrook.
Ezekiel® Burgess (John", John4, John3, John2, Thomas1), son of John and Sarah (Rogers) Burgess, was born at Yarmouth, Mass., Aug. 28, 1763. He married Dec. 8, 1785,
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Lydia Eldredge of Chatham, Mass. She was the daughter of Thomas and Elisabeth Eldredge, and was born Sept. 18, 1765. Ezekiel and Lydia lived for a number of years at Penobscot (Castine) ; removed from there to Vinalhaven, and from thence to Matinicus (about 1825-7). They were the first permanent settlers of the name of Burgess, upon Matinicus, the place now owned by Mr. Raynes, being the original Burgess home. Ezekiel died here Feb. 25, 1839. His wife died May 27, 1853. The following children were born to them :
JONATHAN b. Oct. 14, 1785; m. Hannah Carey.
ELISABETH b. Aug. 16, 1786; m. George Hall.
ELSIE b. Apr. 27, 1788; m. Joseph Ames.
LYDIA b. Sept. 29, 1790; d. Jan. 1, 1819; m. Nov. 1806, Thomas Ames, son of Justice and Judith (Arey)
Ames; had children, Judith (m. Matthew Brown), Mary (m. Job Banks), and Thomas.
SALLIE b. Sept. 9, 1792; m. Ebenezer Crie.
MARY b. Feb. 25, 1795 ; m. James Condon.
EZEKIEL b. Mar. 3, 1797 ; m. Abigail Eldredge.
BENJAMIN b. Feb. 23, 1799; m. Lavinia St. Clair.
SAMUEL b. Mar. 12, 1801; m. Thankful Phinney. THOMAS b. Apr. 6, 1803; m. Mary Young.
ABIGAIL b. Aug. 13, 1805; m. Samuel S. Abbott.
ESTHER b. Oct. 12, 1807; m. Mark Perry.
JOHN b. Nov. 17, 1812; m. Hannah Young.
Edward Burgess (John5, John4, John3, John2, Thomas1), son of John and Sarah (Rogers) Burgess, was born - -
He married Sarah Philbrook, daughter of Jeremiah and Sarah J. (Leadbetter) Philbrook, who was born about 1782. They lived first at Vinalhaven, and then at Matinicus, removing from there to Montville with a family of seven children, in the fall of 1817. He died at the home of his son Edward in Searsmont; she died at the home of their son James in Morrill. Their children were: JOSEPH b. Mar. 1, 1802; m. Marie Staples.
SUSAN m. George Hall; lived at Appleton ; 2 daus.
HANNAH m. Aaron French; lived at Athens.
SALLY m. Doty Whitney ; lived at Belmont; 2 daus. ELSIE m. Henry Buck; lived at Searsmont.
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NANCY m. Charles Harden; lived at Searsmont. EDWARD m. (1) Eliza Hall, (2) Mary Richards. JAMES b. May 2, 1818; m. Harriette Merriam and had 7 children, among whom was Mary E. SAMUEL m. Harriette Fuller ; lived in Searsmont. JOHN m. Delora Leighton.
Jonathan7 Burgess (Ezekiel6, John5, John4, John3, John2, Thomas1), son of Ezekiel and Lydia (Eldredge) Burgess,
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was born Oct. 14, 1785; he married (1), pub. Oct. 5, 1804, Hannah Arey, (2) Mrs. Jane (Smith) Green. Children by first wife:
ISAAC m. - Rider. ELISABETH m. Thos. Arey.
ELSIE m. Sylvanus Banks.
HENRY m. - Banks.
WILLIAM m. Asenath Calderwood.
EZEKIEL m. (1) Rhoda Arey, (2) Martha Clark. SAMUEL m. Margery Merchant. MARY m. Timothy Hall.
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LYDIA m. Simeon Conant.
JONATHAN m. - Sellars. EBEN m. Peggy Pease. THOMAS m. Elmira Merchant. MARTHA m. Joseph Sylvester.
REBECCA m. James Sylvester.
Ezekiel Burgess (Ezekiel6, John5, John4, John3, John2, Thomas1), son of Ezekiel and Lydia (Eldredge) Burgess, was born at Penobscot Mar. 4, 1797, and died at Matinicus, Jan. 14, 1841. He married Abigail Eldredge at Camden, in 1819. She was born Feb. 15, 1798, and died Oct. 17, 1879. She married (2) Aug. 14, 1843, John Derry, who died Apr. 9, 1877. Children of Ezekiel and Abigail :
EZEKIEL b. Feb. 22, 1827; m. Ruth Young.
ELSIE A. b. Apr. 5, 1829; m. Seth T. Condon.
Benjamin7 Burgess (Ezekiel6, John5, John+, John3, John2, Thomas1), son of Ezekiel and Lydia (Eldredge) Burgess, was born Feb. 23, 1799, and died Oct. 30, 1872. He mar- ried Apr. 24, 1821, Lavinia St. Clair. She was the daughter of James and Sarah (Wiggin) St. Clair, and was born Oct. 22, 1801, and died Dec. 19, 1878. The following children were born to them:
ALMIRA b. Sept. 13, 1821; m. Jacob Smith.
BENJ. ELDREDGE b. Dec. 28, 1824; m. Mary E. Verril. MAHALA J. b. Oct. 22, 1826; d. Apr. 7, 1844.
LAVINIA b. Sept. 21, 1828; m. (1) Feb. 6, 1851, Ivory Jackson from Derry, N. H., and had Frank, Charles, Willard and Delia; she m. (2) Andrew J. Young ; she d. Nov. 13, 1911.
JOHN b. June 3, 1830; d. Dec. 29, 1853.
ELISABETH b. Mar. 30, 1832; m. Andrew J. Young.
ADELIZA b. Mar. 13, 1834; d. Dec. 30, 1858. HENRY A. b. Mar. 30, 1836; d. July 4, 1907, unm. ESTHER M. b. May 14, 1838; m. Henry A. Philbrook. LEWIS A. b. Aug. 20, 1840; m. Jennie L. Abbott. ORRIN b. May 11, 1842; d. Aug. 8, 1844.
LISETTA b. May. 12, 1845; m. David W. Babson, Sept. 19, 1867.
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THOMAS H. b. June 9, 1848; m. Nancy J. Richardson, June 28, 1873.
Samuel7 Burgess (Ezekiel6, John5, John4, John3, John2, Thomas1), son of Ezekiel and Lydia (Eldredge) Burgess, was born Mar. 12, 1801. He married Thankful Phinney, July 8, 1830. He was keeper of the "Rock" Light, 1853- 1861. He died at Vinalhaven, May 16, 1875. Thankful was born July 1, 1806, and died at Vinalhaven Aug. 24, 1891. The following children were born to them:
MIRANDA b. ab. 1832; m. Rufus Condon.
LOUISA b. ab. 1834.
BENJAMIN C. b. ab. 1837.
ABIGAIL b. ab. 1839; m. Isaac Grant.
LYDIA E. b. ab. 1842; m. Joseph Graffam.
ESTHER A. b. ab. 1844; m. - Phinney.
MAHALA J. b. ab. 1845.
RUFUS C. b. ab. 1850; m. Ruth Allen. JANE m. - - Radcliffe.
Thomas7 Burgess (Ezekiel6, John5, John4, John3, John2, Thomas1), son of Ezekiel and Lydia (Eldredge) Burgess, was born Apr. 6, 1803. He married, Mar. 7, 1830, Mary Young, daughter of Abraham and Mercy (Marshall) Young. She was born July 28, 1812. Removed to Belfast after 1850. Their children were:
TOLMAN Y. b. ab. 1833.
JESSE J. b. ab. 1834.
JULIA A. b. ab. 1836; m. (1) - White, (2) Frank Grant.
ABRAHAM Y. b. ab. 1838.
HIRAM E. b. ab. 1840. SALLY SUSAN b. ab. 1844. ANNETTE b. ab. 1846.
LENORA b. ab. 1848 ; m. Albert Yale.
ORLANDO C. m. Nettie Thomas. FREEMAN O.
SEAVEY L.
John7 Burgess (Ezekiel6, John3, John4, John3, John?, Thomas1), son of Ezekiel and Lydia (Eldredge) Burgess,
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was born Nov. 17, 1812. He married Apr. 21, 1836, Han- nah Young, daughter of Ebenezer and Hannah (Philbrook) Young, who was born Mar. 11, 1818. John died Dec. 5, 1845. His widow married Otis Abbott, and died Nov. 18, 1892. Children of John and Hannah were:
LYDIA b. May 22, 1837; m. Wm. Philbrook. SARAH b. May 4, 1840; m. Alvin Simmons. PAMELIA b. Feb. 18, 1842; m. Henry Hall. JOHN b. Jan. 14, 1845; m. Clara Perry. BENJAMIN d. young.
Ezekiel8 Burgess (Ezekiel7, Ezekiel6, John5, John4, John3, John2, Thomas1), son of Ezekiel and Abigail (Eldredge) Burgess, was born Feb. 22, 1827, and died Sept. 1893. He married Feb. 21, 1850, Ruth Young, daughter of William and Ruth (Condon) Young, who was born Feb. 26, 1825. Two daughters were born to them:
ALDORA b. ab. 1853; m. Luke Gamage.
ABBIE b. ab. 1855.
Benj.8 Eldredge Burgess (Benjamin™, Ezekiel6, John", John4, John3, John2, Thomas1), son of Benjamin and Lavinia (St. Clair) Burgess, was born Apr. 28, 1823, and died Dec. 17, 1910. He married (1) Jan. 30, 1848, Mary E. Verrill, daughter of James and Jerusha (Glover) Verrill, of North Haven. She was born Oct. 18, 1827, and died in 1867. He married (2) about 1870, Emily (Brown) Thayer, who died June 11, 1913. Children by first wife were :
CLARA S. b. Oct. 2, 1849; m. Stephen L. Calderwood; d. July 18, 1925.
LUCY A. b. Dec. 6, 1851; d. young.
ROSETTA S. b. Nov. 30, 1853; m. George Thayer. LUCY E. b. Mar. 8, 1860; m. Alexander Perry. HORATIO S. b. Sept. 21, 1862; d. young.
ZENAS b. Sept. 6, 1864; m. Mabel L. Mills. SOPHIA b. Nov. 1, 1866; d.
Lewis8 A. Burgess (Benjamin™, Ezekiel6, John3, John4, John3, John2, Thomas1), son of Benjamin and Lavinia (St. Clair) Burgess, was born Aug. 20, 1840. He served in the Navy during the Civil War. He married Aug. 26, 1864,
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Jennie L. Abbott, daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Burgess) Abbott, who was born Aug. 14, 1844, and died June 25, 1871. Lewis died Jan. 15, 1921. Two sons were born to them :
CHARLES b. Apr. 25, 1868; m. Linda M. Tolman.
ORRIN b. Dec. 13, 1871; m. Lulu Thompson.
John8 Burgess (John™, Ezekiel6, John5, John4, John3, John2, Thomas1), son of John and Hannah (Young) Burgess, was born Jan. 14, 1845, and died Aug. 7, 1909. He married, Feb. 5, 1870, Clara E. Perry, daughter of Wm. C. and Adeline (Philbrook) Perry. She was born Mar. 4, 1852, and died Aug. 17, 1918. Their children were:
LISETTA A. B. b. Sept. 20, 1870; m. Al. F. Whitman of Worcester, Mass., and had a dau. Doris V. born July 3, 1908.
MAYBELLE S. b. May 24, 1874, m. Byron Wilson of Thomaston, Me., July 21, 1891; had children :
RAY E. b. Mar. 3, 1893; m. L. B. Knight, Feb. 22, 1921.
LISLE K. b. Apr. 8, 1894; m. Beda C. Randstedt, May 23, 1918, and had ch. Burgess R. b. Jan 3, 1919, and Arthur K. b. May 29, 1920.
VERNON K. b. Dec. 27, 1898; m. Elis. M. Colburn, Mar. 30, 1924.
ASBRA' H. b. July 16, 1884; m. Nina B. Merchant; 1 son :
EVERETT1º C. b. Dec. 20, 1910.
Charles9 T. Burgess (Lewis8, Benjamin7, Ezekiel6, John3, John+, John3, John2, Thomas1), son of Lewis and Jennie L. (Abbott) Burgess, was born Apr. 25, 1868. He married Apr. 4, 1897, Linda M. Tolman, daughter of Stewart and Patience (Roberts) Tolman. She was born Dec. 21, 1879, and died June 13, 1917. The following children were born to them :
LEWIS S. b. Nov. 25, 1897; m. Nov. 1, 1921, Doris B. Gilchrist, dau. of Jack and Jeannie Gilchrist of Vinal- haven; she died July 4, 1924.
HOLLIS A. b. Jan. 1, 1899; m. Oct. 15, 1919, Lelia Tol- man, dau. of Walter and Lelia (Mossman) Tolman,
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of Vinalhaven. Have Hollis T. b. Sept. 15, 1921, and Ellen S. b. Dec. 2, 1923.
ETHEL Y. b. Nov. 16, 1903; m. Nov. 6, 1920, Benj. L. Martin, son of Wm. and Hattie Martin of Swan's Island. They have Frances M. b. Aug. 23, 1922, Carl R. b. Mar. 30, 1924, and Lena L. b. Jan. 11, 1926. CARL K. b. Aug. 14, 1905; m. Addie A. Martin, dau. of Wm. and Hattie Martin. They have Linda M. b. Oct. 28, 1925.
LAURA M. b. Aug. 17, 1914.
Orrin9 Burgess (Lewis8, Benjamin7, Ezekiel6, John5, John4, John3, John2, Thomas1), son of Lewis A. and Jennie L. (Abbott) Burgess, was born Dec. 13, 1871. He mar- ried, Oct. 1, 1900, Lulu Thompson, daughter of James B. and Jeanette (Philbrook) Thompson, who was born May 18, 1883. Two daughters were born to them :
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