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Mary m. Charles A. Hill; children: Sarah, Martha, Win. H., Blanche, F. Herbert.
Ella m. Lowell Caswell; children : Mina. Edna, George, Katharine.
Helen m. Charles H. Schoppee ; children : John, Emily, Bessie. Eugene, Lewis, James, Ella, Fred, Millard, Nathan. Caroline m. Olin A. Tupper; children : Helen, Ethel, Hazel.
William B. m. Isabel Bradeen : children : Adelaide, Eva, Alice.
Fred A. m. Mary Albee.
Martha m. Frank Mason.
Frank H. m. Minerva Bryant : children : Ethel. Claude. Mildred. Frank.
Henry N. m. Georgie Spencer ; children : Frank. Henry.
Elmira m. George White: children : George. Charles, Nathaniel, Ralph, Kingsley, Anna, Mildred, Marion, Elsie. Mary J. m. Charles Clark : children : Ida, Gertrude.
Mary H. Moore m. Fred W. Thurlow.
W'm. H. Hill m. Cora Beverly.
Isabel J. Hill m. Alfred Cook: children : Hardy,
Marion, Mildred.
Ambrose Foster m. Mary Wood: children : Mildred. Albert, Elizabeth, Clarissa, Thaddeus, Edward.
Grand children of JJ. E. Holway: Frank A. m. Augusta Kahlmeyer.
In 1817 Wm. Holway purchased a tract of timber land in what is called East Kennebec., built a house and in the autumn moved his family there. The following year he built a saw mill also a store and engaged extensively in lumbering. Later he built additional mills. The house is
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now owned and occupied by the family of the late Capt. Arthur Moore, Mrs. Abagail, widow of Mr. Moore, daughter of Mr. Holway now living.
In 1830 Wm. Holway built the schooner, Henry Clay in the shipyard of the late Edward O'Brien at Thomaston, Mr. O'Brien being master carpenter. In 1832 he built the schooner. William and John. in the same yard. He also built the brig Margaretta in 1842 in the yard of his own home- stead at East Kennebec. The E. K. district was a part of the original Machias; in 1826 when Machiasport was set off from Machias, the district where Mr. Holway resided was included with Machiasport.
PORTER.
Rufus King Porter, born at Biddeford, Me., Sept. 3d, 1794; graduated from Bowdoin College in 1813, studied law with Hon. Stephen Longfellow at Portland; came to Machias in 1818 where he practiced law alone nearly thirty years, in late years with Peter Thatcher, and still later with his son Charles W. Porter. He died at Machias. Dec. 11th, 1856. He was the son of Dr. Aaron Porter, many years a prominent physician of Biddeford. also at Portland. His mother was Pauline King, daughter of Richard King of Scarboro, sister of Rufus King, first U. S. Senator from New York, Minister to England and half sister to William King first Governor of Maine.
Mr. Porter married at Machias Oct. 2nd, 1820, Emma E., daughter of General John and Elizabeth Savage Cooper, she born July 20th, 1796, d. in Portland, Me., Oct. 26, 1827. Married 2d, Lucy Lee, daughter of Capt. John Hedge of Dennis Mass., adopted daughter of Hon. Silas Lee of Wiscassett. Me. ; she died at Machias in 1862.
Children of R. K. Porter, first marriage: Emma Jane died in 1866.
Charles Wendell, m. Sept. 1, 1864, Susan, daughter of Hon. Samuel D. and Mary V. Nash Lockwood. Mr. Lock-
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RUFUS K. PORTER.
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R. K. PORTER HOUSE-BUILT 1825 Birthplace of Henry Homes Porter.
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wood was late Justice of Supreme Court of his State. Lived at Batavia. Ill .. and Washington, D. C.
John Cooper Porter born at Machias Feb. 6th, 1825, m. Anna, daughter of Win. MeKce of St. Louis, Mo. She died in 1867. He resided in St. Louis over fifty years.
Caroline E. Porter, born in 1826. unmarried : resides in Portland, Me.
Children of R. K. Porter by 2nd marriage: Silas Lee, born in 1834: m. Abbie G., daughter of Hon. Wm. D. Dana, of Perry, Me., in 1858; he died in New York, Aug. Sth. 1871. His widow has since resided in Washington, D. (.
Henry Homes Porter, born Dec. 1835; m. in Chicago, Dec. 4th, 1864, Eliza, daughter of the late George French, has since resided in that city filling various positions in railway management with marked success.
George T. Porter. born Sept. 23d. 1837: m. Harriet, daughter of Edward and Mary (Shepard) Barnard, in 1863 He was a physician, died at Calais 187 -: children: Frank B .. Rufus K., Edward A., Lee : all living. unmarried.
W'm. R .. Porter, born April, 1841: unmarried, resides in Batavia, Ill.
Children of Charles W. and Susan L. Porter : Mary King. Harriet Eddy, Anna Lockwood.
Children of John C. and Anna McKee Porter: Elizabeth m. Dr. Charles W. Cooper : children : Anna and Ruth.
Charles W. born in 1866, died Aug. 1899; m. Florence Moody of Northampton.
Children of Henry Homes and Eliza F. Porter : Kath- arine born in Chicago, Sept. 1866: m. in 1893, Dr. Geo. S. Isham: two sons Henry and Ralph.
Henry Jr., m. 1901 Mary Prentice : one child, a daughter. George French Porter, born in 1878 in Chicago, graduated from Yale College in 1902.
Rufus K. Porter was the second lawyer to make Machias his home. succeeding Phineas Bruce. Mr. Porter was esteemed for his legal knowledge: few men in his earlier days were more resorted to for instruction in points of common
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law than he. He was often called on by Clerks of the Court, by Clerks and Selectmen of towns for "steering business" or the "know how" in their various lines of work.
Henry Homes Porter, who gave to Machias its fine Library building, received his education at Washington Academy and at the age of eighteen started out to make his way among men. In a short time Chicago became his home where he acquired his business education in twenty years service with the N. W. Railway Co.,-in these years he filled successfully every important position connected with railway management.
In 1875 he took hold of the West Wis. Railroad with only fifteen miles of railway, then in bankruptcy. In eight years he had extended it with various branches to St. Paul, Omaha, Duluth and Ashland, under the name of Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Co. . over thirteen hundred miles of well built and well equipped roads. About this time, 1884, Mr. Porter and Associates sold their con- trolling interest to the N. W. Railway Co.
Mr. Porter next took up the Duluth and Iron Range Rail way and the Vermillion Iron Mines, from which gradually developed. "The Minnesota Iron Co., with many mines on the Vermillion and Messaba Ranges and large dry docks at Two Harbors, also a large fleet of steamers and barges carrying the ore to market.
He also engineered and financed the re-organization of the Union Steel Works at Chicago,-afterwards combined with four other Steel Works in Chicago, Milwaukee and Joliet into the "Illinois Steel Co .: " and still later com- bined with the Minnesota Iron Co. into the Federal Steel Co., and finally all of these were united with the Carnegie Steel Works at Pittsburg and elsewhere into the United States Steel Co.
Meanwhile Mr. Porter had taken up a short Coal road in Eastern Indiana, combined it with the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway and continued it to the Mississippi at Thebes, Ill., about five hundred miles, lately absorbed by the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway Co.
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COL. WM. POPE.
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For several years Mr. Porter has resided in New York city, and has retired from official connection with these various enterprises, though still retaining his interest in them all.
POPE.
Col. Win. Pope, son of Samuel Ward and Mary Wood Pope, born in Charleston, S. C., March 30, 1787. He came to Machias at the age of twenty-one, in Dec. 1807.
After a residence of three years in Machias he went to Boston, was married to Peggy Dawes Billings of that city, Sept. 27th, 1810: children : Wm. B. died in infancy; Wm. Henry. Samuel W .. Luey S., John perished at sea at the age of 25, Andrew J .. James O., Eliza O, Edwin, Julia, Geo. W .. Harriet.
Wm. H. m. Susan, daughter of Capt. John Kellar; . one child. Julia m. Thomas F. Furber: children : Henry. Julia. Franklin, Everett and Edwin twins.
Samuel W. of Wm. m. Betsey JJ. daughter of M. Jones Talbot : children : William. Emily F .. Betsey T., Edna, Mary. Alice W.
Andrew J. m. Emily, daughter of Dea. Peter Talbot; children : Florence, Charles died young, Mary E.
James O. m Olive, daughter of Simeon Chase: children : John A., Warren F .. Macey.
Geo. W. of Win. m. Edwina, daughter of L. Trescott Avery ; (See Avery. )
Col. Pope's parents dying. he was brought up by his maternal grandfather in Charleston until he was eighteen.
He then came to Dorchester. Mass, to live with his uncles Frederic and William, who were in the lumber business in 'that town. At about 1799, the senior partner. Frederic went to Washington Co., Me., and established a store at Lubec and one at Machias, East Falls, taking their nephew with him as Clerk.
W'in: Pope remained in Machias, conducting the lumber business for thirty -five years, purchasing a small farm and building a saw mill as the foundation of his future business.
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In 1826 when the town of Machias was divided, Col. Pope was elected to the Board of Selectmen and was continued therein until he refused to be re-elected. When Edward Kent was chosen Governor in 1839 Col. Pope was made a member of the Council. He held many offices in the Militia from Lient. of a Company to Col. of a Regiment. In the War of 1812. Wm. Pope joined others in trying to capture Br. cruisers on the coast; was taken a prisioner, carried to Halifax where he was released
In 1841 he removed to Boston taking with him his wife and two daughters, -also his sons Andrew, Edwin and George. He purchased a wharf on Harrison Av. and com- menced the lumber trade. firm W. Pope & Son's: the four sons left in Maine, Wm., Samuel. John, James conducted the trade at East Machias, firm S. W. Pope & Co.
Col. Pope lived in Boston until his death Nov. 6th. 1864. He was a member of the Council. served four years on Board of Aldermen ; two years in the Mass. House of Represent- atives. He was a Director in the Boylston Bank from its organization until his death.
Col. Pope was a personage of distinguished appearance, attractive presence and notable strength of character. With apt fitness he could stand in the care of a large business, at the head of a Regiment or sit in the Council Chamber of a State. He was a man of recognized, moral integrity : zealous, for seeing, patriotic, taking deep interest in public welfare.
In his religious faith he was Liberal believing, finally that all would be restored to goodness and to God.
A constant attendant at church unto the Sunday preceding his death. He left a name to be treasured as a Godly in- heritance by his children.
Eliza of Wm m Edward Faxon of Boston: children :' Ella, Gertrude, Edward, Florence.
Edwin of Wm. m. Anna R. Prescott: children : Edwin. Arthur, Walter.
Harriet of Wm. unmarried.
Lucy and Julia. daughters of Wm .. died young.
Samuel W. Pope of Wm. was born in East Machias.
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March 17, 1815, d. Feb. 25. 1862: m. Betsey Jones Talbot ; children : William, Emily F .. Betsey, Edna died at 16, Mary L., Alice W.
Wm. m. Janet, daughter of Robert Neil of Quebec, Can. ; children : Ethel N .. Janet. Wm. was educated at Wash- ington Academy and Amherst College. He passed several years in lumber business near Montreal: is now engaged in real estate business in Boston, his family living in that city.
Emily F. of Samuel, m. Austin Harris in 1868. After attending Washington Academy he attended Amherst College and graduated in 1863: he had been a member of the House, also of the Senate in the State Legislature: was engaged in the lumber trade, at East Machias, in partner- ship with the late James O. Pope and others for several years and up to the time of his death, Jan. 7, 1899. A man well read and educated, of strict integrity, refined and courteous: his judgement and advice proved safe for the many who consulted him. He filled various Municipal offices was County Treasurer and Treasurer of Washington Academy for several years. He was offered the treasuryship of Bowdoin College, this position and others he declined on account of multiplied care.
Children of Austin and Emily Pope Harris: Florence m. in 1898 Albion W. Hobson of Island Pond, Vt. : children : Austin H., Elsie both born in Chicago, residence in Hyde Park, Chicago. Edna of Austin d. in 1873 age less than two years. Mabel A., born March 11, 1875. Samuel Pope of Anstin b. in 1878: graduated from Bowdoin, 1900. Philip T. born Feb. 10. 1881, also graduate from Bowdoin 1903. Emily born in May, 1882.
Samuel Ward Pope was a man of unusual business sagacity and energy. Entering upon his father's business, at the age of eighteen, he develoved a trade and industry, which spread in twenty years, until he was at the head of S. W. Pope & Co. in East Machias : with a House in Boston con- ducted by Win. Pope & Son's: in San Francisco by name of Pope and Talbot, with mills in East Machias, Whitneyville. Columbia Falls, also at Puget Sound. Wash.
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In the midst of Commercial embarrassments, losses by fire and shipwreck and financial crises of wideness in wreck- age, the name of S. W. Pope & Co. stood as the symbol of solvency and good faith for forty years or until death re- moved nearly all the members caused the dissolution of the firm.
Easily, at the age of forty-five Samuel W. Pope was placed among the foremost organizers of business in Eastern Maine. Industrious from boyhood, ambitious for better and nobler things, inspired by a sense of justice and fair deal- ing; grasping, discerning, discriminating in present and future possibilities and opportunities enabled him to be not only promotor but founder of large trade.
Mr. Pope was a professed Christian: a member of the Cong. Church, East Machias-also Superintendent of the Sunday School. He was ever interested in public affairs, - in politics Whig- Republican, yet always declined all proffered official stations. He was upright in dealings with man and stood in character above reproach. . His death at forty-seven was keenly felt where his activity and influence were best known and realized, a blow to business in his own firm and in the communities where located.
Betsey of Samuel m. Wm. H. Hawley of Boston : children : Marian. Augusta. Mary. Wm., Truman R., Lillian.
Mr. Hawley served in the 4th regiment of Infantry in the Civil War; afterwards was engaged in business in Boston for several years. Lately he is serving as Inspector of Pensions : lives in Malden.
May of Samuel m. Geo. A. Salmon; children: Bessie, Allen both b. in Minneapolis: residence. Newton Highlands, Mass.
Alice of Samuel. unmarried. lives with her mother.
Andrew Jackson Pope. native of East Machias. son of Col. Wm. Pope, born Jan. 6, 1820.
In 1849 he left East Machias for California, by way of Panama. He located in San Francisco, under the name of A. J. Pope & Co., representing Win. Pope & Son's of Boston and S. W. Pope & Co. of East Machias: carried on
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ANDREW J. POPE.
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a lumber and commission business. He afterwards associated himself with Capt. William C. Talbot, Firm of Pope & Talbot.
They purchased land and erected saw mills at Teekalet. now Port Gamble, and at other places on Puget Sound, Washington Territory.
In 1855 he returned to East Machias and married Emily Foster Talbot, daughter of Deacon Peter Talbot. Taking his wife to California they made their home in San Francisco where he died Dec. 18. 1878. He left three children all residents of San Francisco.
Florence Talbot Pope in. Frederick A. Frank Sept. 14, 18SI: he died March 6th, 1896. Mary Ella Pope m. Daniel T. Murphy. April 18th. 1892. George Andrew Pope m. Edith, daughter, of Capt. William H. and Mary Taylor, April 26th, 1892.
Children of George and Edith Pope: Emily, born Dec. 3d. 1898. George Andrew. born Nov. 12th, 1901.
SMITH.
Stephen Smith m. Deborah Ellis, 1773: children : Stephen, Jr .. Deborah. Wm. Ellis, Samuel, J. Otis, Jane, Lydia, Elizabeth O., Geo. S.
Elizabeth O. m. Ebenezer Inglee. (See Inglee.)
Five of Capt. Stephen Smith's children were born in Sandwich, Mass. prior to 1772, four born in Machias.
Stephen Jr. m. Hannah Hill; children : Deborah, Ellis, John. Otis, Thomas, Adelaide, Turner. Nathan, George. May, Coffin, Harrison.
Deborah m. Harrison Thacher.
Ellis m. Hannah, daughter of Rev. J. Lyon: children : Stephen, Maria, James, H. Thacher, Wm. Frederic, Charles, Heny L., Caroline.
H. Thacher m. Judith Clark : children : Edward M.,
Lydia P.
Edward M. m. Ida P. Smith : children : Henry, Perley, Dwight R., Winslow G., Harold B.
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Henry m. Alma Sears; children : Dorothy, Hope. Perley m. N. Lucretia Hooper.
Wm. F. of Ellis m. Deborah Clark : children : Frank E., Tena.
Frank m. Amelia Robinson, one child Frederic, died at seven.
Samuel of Stephen S., m. Sally Kelly: children : Wm. Sally, Samuel, Betsey, Geo. S., Deborah.
Sally m. Nathaniel Wilson.
Betsey m. John McAllister.
Deborah m. Benjamin Maloon.
Joseph O. of Stephen S., m. Betsey Coffin: children : Deborah, Stephen. Barney C., Geo. S.
Deborah m. Oliver Nash : children : Harrison, Stephen S, Orilla, Delia, Joseph O., Priscilla, Geo. S .. Horatio. Fannie, Herbert.
Harrison m. Mary A. Wass: children: Irving, Geo. B., Martha.
Irving m. Ella White : children : Helen W .. Harry.
Stephen S. m. Ellen A. Wass.
Orilla m. Henry W. Alline.
Delia m. Jerome B. Alline, one child, Orilla.
Joseph Otis m. Fannie Knowles, one child. Montanus
Priscilla m. Geo. Brooks: children: Geo. W., Edgar. both dead: Harrison N., James. Bartlett.
Henry of Ellis m. Armar Le Habair, a French lady at New Orleans: two girls now living. Mary m. Lieut. H. P. Beach ; Caroline m. -- , live in La.
George S. Smith of Stephen, Sr., m. Sally Farasworth : children: Wm. Bartlett, Geo. S., Thomas Delapse.
Jane of Stephen Smith, Sr .. m. Silas Turner; children : Sally, Eliza, Miranda, Ellery, Rebecca. Deborah, Betsey.
Sally m. Cyrus Foster; (See Foster. )
Miranda m. Joshua A. Lowell.
Rebecca in. Ovid Burrill.
Deborah m. Peter S. J. Talbot.
Lydia of Stephen Smith. Sr .. m. Samuel P. Clark :
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children : Parker, Judith, Deborah. Hannah, Nelson, Sarah, Lydia, Jane.
Chales Edward Smith of Ellis m. Priscilla Ames: children: Emma. Charles, Emily.
Emily m. Francis Coffin ; children : Fannie, Herbert.
Fannie m. Geo. Hall, Haverhill, Mass .: one child, Robert A. The family of Mrs. Coffin live in Haverhill.
Maria Smith of Ellis m. Wihnot W. Nash, one child, a SON.
Deborah of J. Otis Smith m. Oliver Nash.
Stephen of Deborah m. Almy Springer; children : Amanda, Stephen, Mercy, Deborah, Ida P.
Barnabas C. of J. Otis m. Maria L. Small.
Geo. S. of J. Otis m. Elizabeth Bradley; children : Zimro A .. Joseph O .. Geo. A .. Susan, Neal D .. Berda. Claire.
Zimro m. Alice Robinson.
Joseph O. m. Cordelia Smith : m. 2nd. Emma Mayo.
Geo. A .. killed in action at Spotsylvania, Va .. May, 1864. Susan m. Frank Nickerson.
Neal D. m. Mary Williams.
Claire m. Fred W. Roberts.
John Smith of Stephen JJr., m. Love H. Scott; children :
Theodore S. Wm. Otis, Hannah O, John S. David died young, Deborah, Sarah. Evelyn, Nathan, Cordelia, Harlan P.
Theodore m. Mrs. Hannah Sanborne: children: Edwina, May: m. 2nd Mary Gardner: children: all died young ex- cept Sarah m Arthur Campbell now living in Minneapolis.
Theodore m. 3d Mrs. Susan M. Cochran; children: girl clied young. Etta living m. Frederic Guild, one child Good- win.
Wm. Otis m. Susan Hoyt : children : 3 Elizabeth. Henry.
Willie. Emeline,
Emeline m. Jonathan Longfellow: childern : Frederic d. unmarrired. Morris, Elizabeth, Ada.
Elizabeth of Emeline m. Win. Brown : children: Robert. Phyllis.
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Elizabeth m. Edgar M. Gilpatrick : one child, Roy H. Morris m. - : children : one daughter and Henry W.
Hannah of John m. J. Andrew Foster ; no children.
John of John m. Kate Smith : died in Nova Scotia.
Deborah T. m. Jacob Foster: no children.
Sarah of John died at seventeen.
Evelyn m. Wm. G Stone: children : Arthur, Willie E .. Fred U. and Evelyn d. young.
Nathan of John m. Mary Taylor: children : Willie T .. Inez, Lizzie: m. 2nd Mrs. Mary Ross, live in San Fran- cisco.
Willie m. Volesca Crowley; one child, Maude. m. Wm. B. Nash ; one child. Dorris.
Inez m. Wm. K. Pennell.
Cordelia m. Henry A. Stone: children : Nellie, John and Henry d. young.
Nellie m. Geo. Carter, she died soon after.
Harlan P. of John m. Lucinda Stuart : children : Susan, Frank. Lillie.
Susan m. Geo. Rice.
Frank m. -
Harlan P. died July. 1903. the youngest of John Smith's family.
Willie E. Stone of Evelyn m. Sarah E. Garland : children : Ralph G., Gladys.
Henry H. Smith of Wm. O. m. Lizzie Longfellow: children : Agnes L .. Philip. H. H. m. 2nd Julia, sister of first wife. Live in New Haven, Conn. : a practicing physician.
Stephen of J. Otis Smith m. Almy Springer: children : Amanda m. James Dean, Stephen m. Mary L. Clough, Mercy m. Geo. Weymouth, Deborah m. Edward Earl, Ida P. m. Edward Smith.
Geo. S. Smith of J. Otis in. Elizabeth P. Bradley : children : Sarah B .. Leoniece. Bradley. Harriet, Brewer, Frank. Geo. S.
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Herbert O. Nash of Oliver m. Anna Williams: children : Olive. James M., Clara D .. Stephen S .. Harrison T .. Elizabeth.
Stephen R. Smith of Stephen m. Mary Clough ; children :
Lizzie. Irene L., Ethel, Frank I .. M. Pearl. Claire L.
Amanda of Stephen Smith m. James Dean: children : Urveta, Bertha.
Mercy of Stephen Smith m. Geo. W. Weymouth: one child, Ida L.
Deborah of Stephen m. Edward Earl: one child, Elmer J.
Frank H. of Ida L. Smith: children : Edith. Arthur B., Carl W.
Joseph O. and Cordelia Smith, one child, Eda K. Jo's. (). and Emma Smith : children: George O .. Josie W.
Neal D. and Mary Smith's, one child. Carl, born in 18SI. Susan of Barnebas C. and Frank Nickerson: children : Anna. Roland N .. Bernard, Clarence. Lewis H.
Leoniece of George Sr. and Edgar Waye's children : Adelaide. Kate, Geo. S .. Winfred.
Brewer and Mary S. Smith, one child, Holway B.
Frank cf Geo. S .. and Alice Smith's children : Willie S. Robert E .. Harry B.
Thomas of Stephen Smith, Jr .. m. Ahagail Foss: children : Cyrus, Wilber. Joseph. Ellery. Abagail, Lydia.
Cyrus m. Susan Hadley: children: Ellis. Harrison. Nathan, Sarah: m. 2d Mrs. Abagail Seavy.
Wilber m Ursula Foss: children : Melissa, Evelyn.
Melissa m. Joseph Getchell.
Evelyn m. Geo. Bridgham.
Joseph of Thomas m. Sarah Harmon : children : Edward died in California: Leonard, Fred. Alice.
Fred in. Ursula Hanscom: children : Ethel, Alice. Florence. Fred.
Alice m. Frank Butler: one child Alice.
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SARGENT.
Capt. Paul Dudley Sargent, a son of Epes Sargent, of Salem, Mass., by second marriage, settled at Sullivan, Me., 1787. His mother was widow of Hon. Samuel Brown of Salem: Paul born in 1745. He did excellent service in the Revolution, being with Washington at crossing the Deleware, an l was in the Pennsylvania campaign in 1777 under immediate command of Gen. Sullivan. He was soon in command of a Regiment and was efficient not only as a true soldier but as advisory council.
Col. Sargent m Miss Lucy, daughter of Thomas Saunders of Gloucester: had twelve children : one John of the sons left Sullivan. settled at Calais, 1833: m. Miss Harriet, daughter of Joseph Taft of Weston, Mass. : children : Daniel, Ignatius, Lucy. JJohn D., Harriet. Francis, Eppes. Henrietta. Charles.
Ignatius came from Calais to Machias when a young man; born in 1815: m. Miss Emeline E. Potter: children : Daniel, Henry C., Charles. John, died young, Ignatius M
Daniel M. m. Fannie Knowles of N. H. : children : Mollie, Winthrop.
Mollie m. - . Coyt : one child.
Henry m. Alice Hemmenway : one chil, John D.
Charles m. Ada Leland : one child Daniel.
Ignatius M. m. Helen M. Campbell: children : Paul D .. Grace.
Paul D. m. Sarah McAllister of Calais.
Grace m. Frank E. Wakefield of Cherryfield: one child. Colin S
Paul D., son I. M. Sargent. is a graduate of the Maine State University, a civil engineer. is now Register of Deeds. Washington County.
Ignatius Sargent before attaining Fis majority was clerk in the County ( 'lerk of Court's office: next clerk and book- keeper in the Machias Water, Power and Mill Co., and finally one of the proprietors until his decease. He was County Treasurer nearly thirty-three consecutive years, in this as in all of the many other official positions of trust and
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STRATTON'S BLACKSMITH'S SHOP,
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responsibility, he retained the confidence of his townsmen and residents of the County.
John D., brother of Ignatius, resided in Machias several years : salesman in the store for the M. W. P. & M. Co., and merchant later. He m. Miss Mary D., daughter of Daniel Harwood, of Boston; since 1856 has made that city his residence. Dr. Harwood was one of the principal proprietors of the M. W. P. & M. Co. : residing in Machias a part of the time. He was here the last time in the Fall of 1854. looking after his interests in mills and other property. Soon after the property was sold to a local Syndicate. The mill was operated on lease: to W. H. Hemenway and others until S. W. Pope & Co. became owners, succeeded by J. K. Ames: he by the Machias Lumber Co.
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