USA > Maine > Piscataquis County > Dover-Foxcroft > Old Foxcroft, Maine : traditions and memories, with family records > Part 17
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29
List my darling
To my lullaby! Sleep gentle fingers, Close your dark eyes,-
Lullaby, lullaby.
Darling lie still,
Moonbeams are sleeping
On meadow and hill;
The pale stars are smiling,
The streamlet sings low
As o'er the white pebbles
Its bright waters go,-
Lullaby, lullaby,
Whispers the breeze
As it sweeps on soft wings
Through the green waving trees;
Sweetly and softly
The fragrance floats up:
The day is just kissing
Each dainty flower cup,
Lullaby, lullaby, --
Now she's asleep,
She knows not the angels
Their watch o'er her keep,-
Lullaby, Lullaby.
GEORGE BIXBY HALE, aged nine years.
FAMILY RECORDS
ALLEN
It would seem that Isaac Allen and Family came from Minot about the time that the Stedmans and Lloyd Andrews did. Whether of the same party I am not able to learn definitely. He was b. in Minot in 1787. As a young man he went to Paris and there m. Elizabeth Four children were b. there. Then they moved to Minot and shortly to Foxcroft where he remained some ten years and then moved West. Children : first three b. in Paris two in Minot and three in Foxcroft,-Evaline Irene, b. Nov. 2, 1812; Sari Ann Millett, b. Apr. 8, 1814; Cyrus William, b: Feb. 17, 1817; John Bradbury, b. Dec. 4, 1818; Abigail Mary, b. Oct. 19, 1820; Elezabeth P. b. Nov. 14, 1822; Celia Whittemore Clarinda, b. Apr. 2, 1825; Pradathea Judith, b. July 2,1827.
ARNOLD
William Arnold, b. in Bristol, Maine, Feb. 8, 1777; m. Dorothy, b. in Waldoboro, Maine, Oct. 31, 1788. They commenced house- keeping in Hope, Maine, where three of their children were born. Mr. Arnold was a housewright and in 1824 moved to Bangor. Not finding business there, he purchased in 1826 of Eli Towne the farm in East Dover just above the present Reuben Edgerly place. In 1833 he moved his family to the Kittredge farm on the road to the "Four Corners" in Foxcroft. Children : William, Jr., b. in Hope, Maine, Jan. 31, 1810; Jane, b. in Hope, Maine, Dec. 31, 1821; John S., b. in Hope, Maine, May 16, 1823; lived in Shirley ; Dorothy C., b. in Dover, Maine, Dec. 6, 1827 ; school teacher ; Adaline, b. in Dover, Maine, May 20, 1831.
William Arnold, Jr., b. Jan. 31, 1810; m. Nov. 28, 1833, in Dover by Rev. Flavel Bartlett, Rachel, b. Mar. 10, 1815, dau. of Daniel and Rachel Wyman of Dover, Maine. Children: William A., b. Oct. 7, 1836; John F., b. Sept. 16, 1838; Louisa J., b. Oct. 7, 1839, d. July 12, 1844; Charles F., b. Mar. 9, 1841; Leonard W., b. Dec. 5, 1842; Julia Ann, b. Feb. 26, 1844; Mary Ann, b. Dec. 22, 1851. William Arnold and family moved to "old Foxcroft" and settled on the farm with his parents, later known as the Kittredge place. He was killed by a fall at Blethen's Mills.
John F. Arnold, b. Sept. 16, 1838; m. Lorana, dau. of Gilman and Sally (Ginn) Lyford of Atkinson. Children: Eugene A., b. May 24, 1867 ; m. Nov. 5, 1890, Estelle Brown, b. Feb. 19, 1871. Hed. Mar. 16, 1899. She d. July 5, 1925. Children: Marion, b. Aug. 9, 1891; m. June 10, 1922, J. Milton Briggs; two sons, Arnold, b. Sept. 21, 1923, and Clayton, b. Sept. 7, 1925; Eugene F., b. Oct. 24, 1895; m. Oct. 28, 1925, Eva E. Dwyer, b. Apr. 14, 1899.
Gilman L., b. Feb. 25, 1869; m. Sept. 23, 1902, Margaret, b. Aug. 21, 1879, dau. of Thomas and Rachel (Dow) Jack. Children: Malcolm, b. July 10, 1905, Dartmouth Coll .; m. Oct. 13, 1930, Arlene Weed, dau. of Edward Weed of Newport; Gilman L., Jr., b. July 4, 1911, Bowdoin 1932. Harriette, b. Nov. 14, 1872; m. Aug. 25, 1903, Rufus Blake; one
-
156
OLD FOXCROFT
dau., Phyllis, b. Feb. 2, 1908 ; m. June 28, 1932, Morton Bowe; two dau., Judith A., b. June 7, 1933, Shirley J., b. Aug. 16, 1935.
BAILEY
John Bailey came to Foxcroft from Turner, Maine, in 1834 and settled on the west half of lot No. 17 in the 4th range. He was prob- ably b. in Turner 1796, d. in Dover 1889. His wife was Clarissa, b. 1805, dau. of - Washburn of Hebron. She d. in 1869. John Bailey's sister, Malinda, m. Edwin Johnson and their dau. was the wife of Rev. James F. Norris, of Foxcroft, a Baptist clergyman and mission- ary to India. Children of John and Clarissa Bailey : Salome Burrill, b. July 4, 1819; Dexter Southworth, b. Nov. 4, 1826; Erastus, b. Dec. 15, 1828; m. Mary C. Littlefield; John Julius, b. Feb. 27, 1833; m. Henrietta, dau. of Noah Pratt.
Erastus Bailey, b. Dec. 15, 1828; m. 1852 Mary C. Littlefield, dau. of Daniel K. and Dorothy Babson (Sawyer) Littlefield. Mr. Bailey was engaged in the woodworking business with his brother, Dexter. His son, Fred E. Bailey, b. 1855, m. Mary, dau. of Dr. Russell and Lydia (Hatch) Merrill of Foxcroft. Mr. Bailey is known all over New Eng- land to fishermen for his famous "Bailey Flier and Spinners," re- quiring infinite patience and skill in manufacture. One son, Carl Bailey the photographer, m. Mrs. Erastus Bailey's father, Daniel K. Littlefield, came to "old Foxcroft" from New Gloucester. He owned considerable real estate in Guilford, as well as lots No. 15 in the 4th range and No. 15 and a part of No. 16, in the 5th range in Fox- croft. His first wife was Dorothy Babson Sawyer, by whom he had Susan, who m. Mark Morse; Mary C., m. Erastus Bailey; and Moses. He m. (2) Polly (Mary) Brown Buck, youngest dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Seabury) Buck of Foxcroft. They had a dau., Dorothy, d. young and son, Edward. In 1885 the Littlefields moved to Wisconsin.
BARROWS
*Ephraim2 Barrows, son of Benjamin 1 of Plymouth, b. Aug. 14, 1763, was a Revolutionary War soldier and a pensioner after 1830. His wife was Charlotte Churchill, b. Nov. 1, 1767. He d. at Norway, Maine, May 3, 1838. They settled in Hebron but moved to Norway in 1834. Children b. in Hebron : Jabez,3 b. Jan. 1786; m. Sarah Davie; Abigail, b. July 15, 1787; m. Sept. 19, 1813, Reuben Chandler, son of Jonathan of Minot; Efraim 3 (Ephraim), b. Nov. 9, 1789; m. Sarah True; Mary, b. June 20, 1794; m. Nathan Beals; Benjamin, b. Sept. 3, 1792; Joel, b. May 17, 1796; Charlotte, b. Oct. 3, 1798; Keziah, b. Apr. 27, 1801.
Jabez Barrows, b. Jan. 16, 1786; m. Feb. 22, 1811, Sarah, dau. of Simeon Davie of Hebron. Children : Betsey D., b. Dec. 16, 1811; m. Austin Pratt, d. Sebec; Euridyce, b. June 27, 1814; m. Francis Robin- son, d. Apr. 1892; Harriet, b. May 4, 1816; m. Jacob Sprague, d., Fox- croft, July 1880: Sarah J., b. Aug. 4, 1818, d. July 21, 1822; Joel, b. abt. 1820, d., East Dover, 1875; m. Caroline Folsom, dau. of Jackson and Dorcas (Greenleaf) Folsom, children: George and Lizzie (see Folsom
* Revolutionary War.
157
OLD FOXCROFT
rec.) ; Lavonia, b. Mar: 4, 1827, m. Gilman Parsons, d. 1871; Hiram, b. Nov. 1830, d. 1915; Sarah, b. 1832; m. Ansel Crockett (see Crockett rec.), Buxton, Maine, children : Charles, Fred and Lucy ; Mary, b. Apr. 30, 1836; m. William C. Hayes (see Hayes-Getchell rec.).
Ephraim 3 Barrows, Jr., b. Nov. 9, 1789; m. June 4, 1818, Sarah, b. Sept. 26, 1797, dau. of Bradbury True of No. Yarmouth, where he set- tled and was employed as a tailor. Ephraim d. Jan. 18, 1870, Sarah d. Feb. 22, 1859. Children, b. in No. Yarmouth : Albion + P., b. Mar. 14, 1819; m. Dec. 7, 1842, Parmelia Morrill; she d. Sept. 25, 1850; Wil- liam Fessenden b. Apr. 28, 1820; m. July 20, 1844, Lavinia Hunting; he d. Apr. 26, 1867 ; Jacob 4 True, b. July 7, 1822; m. Elizabeth Worth- ley; Sarah J., b. Oct. 29, 1825; m. Sept. 15, 1842, E. Henry Hunting: David T., b. Apr. 12, 1828; m. Mary Morrill; Fred E., b. Feb. 17, 1830; m. Sarah Bartlett; he d. June 1866; George D., b. July 26, 1832; Martha K., b. Feb. 12, 1835; m. Charles B. Kimball; Magranna L., b. Nov. 13, 1839; m. Sept. 13, 1860, Jefferson B. Merservy, he d. Sept. 11,1869.
Jacob 4 T., b. July 7, 1822; m. May 12, 1849, Elizabeth Worthley. Children: Sarah 5 Elizabeth, b. Jan. 26, 1851; m. Henry S. Manning, b. Feb. 14, 1846; she d. Mar. 19, 1830; he d. Jan. 12, 1897 ; Albion P., b. Sept. 5, 1852, d. young; Frank T. and Fred D. (twins), b. May 6, 1854; Frank d. Dec. 22, 1929; Mary J., b. Feb. 11, 1859, d. Oct. 19, 1861.
Fred D. 5 (Benjamin 1), b. May 6, 1854; m. (1) Oct. 24, 1883, Ellen Louise, b. July 28, 1860, dau. of Lucius H. and Ellen (Moore) Dwelley of Foxcroft; she d. 1900; m. (2), Carrie, dau. of West and Lydia (Greeley) Robinson. Children by first m .: Lucius D., b. Aug. 12, 1885; m. Sept. 3, 1913, Blanche Gordon, dau. of Nelson and Mary H. Gordon, res. Augusta; Lucius was graduate of U. of M. (degree C.E.), Chief Engineer State Highway Dept. of Maine, Mason and member I.O.O.F .; Elizabeth W., b. 1900, m. Mar. 23, 1920, Charles W. Gurdy, son of William and Flora Gurdy of Melrose, Mass. By 2d m .: one son, Willis Manning ; m. Oct. 12, 1934, Virginia, dau. of Ralph and Edna (Savage) Emerson of Orange N. J .; res. Hasbrouch Hgts .; graduate U. of M., Electrical Eng.
DAVIE
Humphrey Davie of Boston, 1666, from Devonshire, England; William; Robert, m. Deborah Howest (Abraham 1) of Roxbury, pos- sibly descendent through mother of Elder William Brewster and Gov. Thomas Prence; Thomas, m. (2) Hannah Rogers (Rev. John 1); Simeon 5 Davie of Devonshire, Eng., and Plymouth, Mass., m. Susannah Pratt (Joseph 1), b. Nov. 28, 1789, of Bridgewater, dau. of Barnabas and Isabel Pratt. Their dau., Sarah, b. 1789, m. 1811, Jabez Barrows (see Pratt rec. (John 1)).
BARTLETT-LOTHROP
Rev. John 1 Lothrop 2rd. bp. Dec. 20, 1584 at Elton, Yorkshire, England was the pioneer of the Lothrop families in America. He m.
t Mayflower Ancestry.
1
158
OLD FOXCROFT
Hannah Howse, Oct. 10, 1610 in Eastwell, County Kent, Eng. He m. (2) in America, name of wife, unknown, by whom he had six children. Rev. John, d. Nov. 8, 1653 in Barnstable Mass.
Samuel ? Lothrop (Rev. John 1) b. abt. 1622, perhaps in London, m. Nov. 28, 1644, in Barnstable, Mass. Elizabeth Scudder, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth Scudder of Salem Mass. Samuel d. Feb. 29, 1700 at Nor- wich Conn.
John 3 Lothrop (Rev. John 1) bp. in Boston Dec. 7, 1645, m. Dec. 15, 1669 probably at Norwich Conn., Ruth Royce, dau. of Robert Royce of New London Ct. John d. Aug. 25, 1688, Wallingford Ct.
John 4 Lothrop (Rev. John 1) b. May 19, 1680 in Wallingford Ct. m. (2) Feb. 14, 1721, Norwich Ct., Lydia Palmeter. Will dated Aug. 4, 1753.
John 5 Lothrop (Rev. John 1) b. Feb. 17, 1728/9 at Norwich Ct. m. July 15, 1752, Sarah Peck, b. Oct. 24, 1735, dau. of Simon Peck of Uxbridge Mass
Daniel 6 Lothrop (Rev. John 1) b. Mar. 3, 1768, Bethel Vt. m. at Bethel, Lucy Smith b. Feb. 2, 1773. She d. Nov. 14, 1859, Watertown Ct. Daniel d. Mar. 3, 1841, Dover Me.
Lucy 7 Lothrop (Rev. John 1) b. Aug. 24, 1798, Granby Mass. m. Dec. 31, 1817, Granby Mass. Alva Bartlett, b. Sept. 27, 1794, son of Aaron and Annie Lothrop Bartlett of Granby. Lucy d. Mar. 3, 1880 in Atkinson Me. Alva d. Sept. 8, 1878, Foxcroft Me. Alva Bart- lett, a veteran of the War of 1812 was a resident of Foxcroft as early as 1841 when he purchased lot #5 in the 6th range. Children b. in Fox- croft: Eliza P. m. Roswell Pratt; Henry D. went to California; Daniel m. Mary Angove Brown, res. Dover Me .; Aaron m. Sarah V. Warner, res. Dover So. Mills; Erastus, m. Sarah Brown, resided in Foxcroft, children : Florin A. m. Jennie M. Pratt. They lived on Lincoln St. opp. Davis St. Three chd. 2rd. d. in infancy, Eva H. - -; Laurin, m. Lucy F. Chandler; Alonzo E. d. young; Alphonso E. m. Hattie M. Mansell, reside in Monson; Rose M. m. George W. Lary; Albert H. m. -; William H. m. Jennie F. Lee, reside in Dover; Sabra A. d. unm .; Alphonzo, d. unm .; Jane L. m. Andrew Smith Ramsdell of Garland; four children of whom Eliza L. b. - - m. Elmer McPher- son; Alfred L. and Albert A. d. young.
BEAN
From Scotland in 1660 came John 1 Bean. His wife's name was Mar- garet, but whether they were married in Scotland or America, I have not yet determined. Their grandson,
Joshua 3 Jr. b. in Gilmanton N. H. May 2 1741 m. Nov. 27, 1763, Mary, b. Apr. 26, 1743. They resided in Gilmanton N. H. until abt. 1785/6 when they moved to Readfield Maine where their youngest son Manley was born.
Manley + Bean b. in Readfield Me. July 31, 1790: m. July 31, 1814, Sylvia Packard of Kent's Hill, Readfield, b. Aug. 23, 1791. Mr. Bean moved to Dover, Bear Hill section, 1828.
Lyman 5 P. Bean b. in Dover May 1 1831: m. July 4, 1861, Melvina J. Terrill, b. Sept 26, 1841 in Sebec, dau. Isaac Terrill. They settled in Guilford. But in 1863 moved to "old Foxcroft" and settled on the
159
OLD FOXCROFT
western 1/2 of lot #17 in 3 range. Their children : Lydia A. b. Aug. 2, 1862 in Guilford; George G. b. in Foxcroft Dec. 20, 1864; Llewellyn b. July 27, 1867, d. - -; Lendell W. b. Foxcroft, June 18, 1873; Harry W. b. in Foxcroft Jan. 20, 1847; Lyman H. b. in Foxcroft Sept. 25 1878.
George € G. Bean, b. in Foxcroft Dec. 20, 1864: m. Apr. 11, 1891, Blanche E. b. in Atkinson Jan. 24, 1874, dau. of John and Betsey Hart of Atkinson. George G. d. in Foxcroft Oct. 4, 1907. One child, Manley.
Manley Bean b. in Foxcroft (River St.) June 21 1902, m. Mar. 21, 1923, Pearle F. Drummond, b. in Orland Me. Feb. 20, 1903. Two chil- dren, Eleanor, b. Dec. 31, 1923, Frances b. Oct. 16, 1925, d. Nov. 18, 1925.
BEARCE
** Asa 4 Bearce of Halifax Mass. a Lieutenant in the Rev. War was a. son of one of the grand-daughters of Elder Brewster of the Mayflower passengers and the first Plymouth Church. Asa Bearce married Mary Randall, dau. of Job Randall, a soldier of the French and Indian Wars who was present at the fall of Quebec. He died from effects of wounds received there. Asa and Mary (Randall) Bearce's children were: Ursula 5 b. at Halifax, 1762; Asa b. at Halifax Jan. 20, 1765; Job b. at Halifax Sept. 29, 1767; Charles b. in Halifax Mar. 26, 1770; Seth b. in Halifax Feb. 15, 1774; Isaac b. in Halifax Aug. 22, 1776; Polly b. in Halifax ; Lucy b. in Hebron Me. Mar. 12, 1786.
Job Bearce b. Sept. 29, 1767 was one of the early settlers of Hebron Maine, moving there early in the 1780's with his father's family. He m. Apr. 11, 1793, Betty Turner, b. Apr. 20, 1773, dau. of Adam and Chloe Turner and elder sister of Abel Turner who with his wife " Daffy" and five children came to "old Foxcroft" in 1814. The children of Job and Betty (Turner) Bearce, born in Hebron were, a son, died unnamed. b. Feb. 11, 1794; Almira b. Aug. 29, 1795; Alvin b. Dec. 17, 1796; Libbeus b. Oct. 3, 1798; Seth b. Aug. 26, 1800; Job b. Sept. 6, 1802; Syria b. Oct. 6, 1806; Sydney b. Aug. 18, 1808; Permelia b. Apr. 28, 1810, m. Josiah Cole; Albert b. May 15 1815.
Syria Bearce b. in Hebron, then in the District of Maine, Common- wealth of Massachusetts, Oct. 6, 1806, came to Foxcroft with his wid- owed mother, Mrs. Betsey (Turner) Bearce, Apr. 1, 1828 and settled upon a tract of wild land about one third of a mile east of the "Four Corners", Sebec Village road, on lot #2 in the 4th range. Later, in 1833 he moved to another undeveloped tract, the south one-half of lot #4 in the 8th range, near Stedman's Landing at Sebec Lake. He re- sided there at the time of his decease and his son, Job S. Bearce con- tinued to reside there many years. Syria Bearce was a public spirited and progressive citizen of his era and was often called upon by his towns- men to hold public office which he did with a grasp of understanding in advance of the times. His wife was b. in our sister town of Dover, Miss Abigail Plummer, b. Apr. 2, 1812, dau. of Isaac and Betsey Plum- mer of Dover. They were m. Sept. 16, 1832. He d. June 11, 1883.
* Revolutionary War.
t Mayflower Ancestry.
«
160
OLD FOXCROFT
Children b. in Foxcroft: Calista b. Dec. 17, 1833: m. Randall Spaulding, d. Sept. 18, 1907; Job S. b. Jan. 2, 1840, m. Nancy M. Hayes. He d. Oct. 26, 1927 ;* Emma B. b. May 7, 1851 : d. Apr. 5, 1853. Isaac Plum- mer was b. Feb. 22, 1750.
Sidney Bearce, brother of Syria, above, came here with his mother and brother in 1828. In 1832 he m. Ruth P. Hersey of Dover. Chil- dren : Noah, b. 1833; Roxinda b. 1834, d. in infancy ; Charles and Libeus (twins) b. 1837; Lorenzo b. 1839; Luray b. 1841. Joseph Starbird Bearce, d. in Civil War service.
Job Syria Bearce b. in Foxcroft Jan. 2, 1840 m. Feb. 16, 1866, Nancy M. Hayes b. Jan. 22, 1848. He d. Oct. 26, 1927. Civil War soldier Co. B. 20th Me. They settled on south 12 of lot #4 in the 8th range. There their children were born : Estelle Annie b. Feb. 15, 1867 m. June 29, 1904 Horace G. Hanilton. He d .; Daniel Herbert b. July 18 1870 d. Nov. 6, 1878; Ernest Herbert b. May 19, 1882.
BELAND
Benjamin ! Beland, b. at St. Guiles, Canada, East, Mar. 21, 1825. Came to Foxcroft from Dexter 1856. In 1858 he purchased of the Dan- iel Remick heirs, the Wm. Galleson place, now the residence of Wesley Blethen. His first wife and the mother of his oldest daughters, Barbara and Eleanor was Sarah Rowe of Scotch-English ancestry. She d. Benjamin m. (2) 1857, Hannah, dau. of John and Sarah (Towne) Murch of Foxcroft. Mr. Beland, for many years was expert dyer in charge of the dye rooms at the Mayo Woolen Mill in "old Foxcroft". Children b. of first marriage,
Barbara 2 b. in Dexter Oct. 13, 1853, m. in Lewiston Me. 1875, Arion C. Peirce b. in Charleston Me. Dec. 25, 1845, son of G. Amos and Miranda (Bearce) Peirce. Mr. Peirce was a prominent member of I. O. O. F. and the Masonic Lodge of Lewiston. Also stood very high in business circles. D. in Lewiston May 21, 1924. Their children Carl R. of Lewiston; Guy M. of Wollaston Mass; Orvel of Peterboro N. H. and Eleanor, Mrs. Frank Wellman of Lewiston ; a son Orman and dau. Marion, d. in their youth. Orvel Peirce of Peterboro is married and has a son Beland and a dau. Velma Peirce. Mrs. Eleanor Wellman has one son, David Wellman of Lewiston. Mrs. Peirce the mother has just passed her 82rd. birthday, a woman of much charm and dignity.
Eleanor 2 b. in Dexter July 20, 1855, m. Wm. A. Pfundtner, b. Apr. 6, 1866. She d. Jan. 28, 1932. Children : Alonzo 3 W. Pfundtner b. Apr. 13, 1895: m. Nov. 20, 1914 Mima Berry, one child Richard Pfundtner b. Feb. 8, 1920; Barbara 3 G. Pfundtner, b. May 21, 1890, m. July 15, 1914, Benjamin A. Peaks, their children: Constance E .; Alfred W .; Bayard P. Peaks. Children of Benjamin by 2rd. wife, Hannah Murch who d. May 16, 1898: Mary 2 F. b. Apr. 14, 1858, m. Justin W. Safford, she d. Mar. 16, 1879; Frank ? E. b. July 13, 1859: d. suddenly near Ritzville, Washington, Nov. 18. 1927. interment Riverside Park, Ritzville under auspices of Spanish War Vets .; Benjamin T. b. Mar. 22, 1860 d. in youth; Minnie W. b. June 18, 1862, d. in youth; Thomas F. b. July 5, 1868.
161
OLD FOXCROFT
BLAKE
Samuel Blake, b. at Taunton Mass: m. Abigail Richards of Thomp- son Conn. He d. Jan. 11, 1802. Eight children of whom Thatcher Blake, the 3rd child m. Sarah Evans. Samuel Blake moved to Turner Maine, before its incorporation when it was known as Silvester Town. He built the first saw and grist mill there. Thatcher Blake, son of Samuel and Abigail Richards Blake m. 1796 Sarah b. dau. of
Henry & Evans. Mr. Blake moved to Foxcroft in 1822 and purchased of James Call the farm on which John Carpenter had com- menced a clearing in 1809. Children: Fayette, b. Dec. 1, 1798: m. Cyrus Holmes; Abigail, b. Dec. 15, 1800: m. Salmon Holmes; Mira, b. Nov. 25, 1802: m. Lt. Benj. Allen, Mar. 2, 1825; Fanne, b. Dec. 25, 1804: m. Melvin Stevens; Julia, b. Jan. 21, 1807; Thatcher Jr. Mar. 16, 1809 : went to Illinois; Winslow, b. Feb. 20, 1812: lawyer in Dover; Betsey, b. Mch. 17, 1814; Edward, b. Feb. 18, 1817; Evans, b. Sep. 19, 1827. Thatcher Blake Jr. went to Illinois after attaining his majority. He wrote back that it was wonderful to live in a land free from stone.
BLETHEN
John 1 Blethen b. Phippsburg, Maine. He m. (2) Dorcas Getchell of Brunswick. Hed. in Lisbon, Me. Ch; - Miriam 5 m. Dec. 6, 1781,* Na- thaniel Getchell (see Getchell Rec.). James 5 m. Longley. Res. Durham. Their son Andrew 6 b. Jan. 2, 1795, m. 1820 Arzilla Gerrish, b. Feb. 9, 1801, dau. Benj. and Sally (True) Gerrish. He was a Free Will Baptist preacher and shoemaker. Res. in Foxcroft. Capt. Wm. Gerrish of Bris- tol Eng., emigrant ancestor, settled in Newbury Mass. Andrew had one dau. & nine sons, Geo.7 Washington d. at Panama. Albert & Wesley d. in California. Four sons d. young. Wm.7 Melvin b. Jan. 1826, d. Feb. 19, 1876. m. Marcia A. b. Aug. 1830, d. Nov. 18, 1907, the dau. of Geo. Manley and Joan (True) Dunham of Foxcroft. Children : George & M. b. Feb. 1855, d. Aug. 3, 1855; Mary E. b. July 1857, d. Nov. 22, 1869; Elmer b. Mar. 19, 1859, m. Lelia, b. Oct. 15, 1869, dau. Orin and Helen (Morse) Snow. Elmer d. May 9, 1918, Lelia d. Apr. 3, 1935. Children : Melvin 9 W. b. Aug. 3 1895; Margaret 9 b. Nov. 21, 1898; Laurence 9 b. July 24, 1902. The dau. of Andrew & Arzilla- Blethen, Caroline 7 m. William S. Hersey, son of Sylvanus Hersey of Foxcroft. Greenlief 7 Blethen the youngest son of Andrew and Arzilla Blethen b. Feb. 22, 1839 m. 1867/S Clara Severence. He d. June 21, 1929. Children: Willard 8 b. Apr. 6, 1869 m. July 19, 1892, Lulie, b. July 4, 1871, dau. of Franklin H. and Amanda M. (Lyford) Dyer, their children, Clarence 9 W. b. July 11, 1893 m. (1) 1914, Mary Pembroke, divorced, three children, Arnold,10 Merle,10 Raymond.10 m. (2) Garnett Bennett; Clara Bell 9 b. Aug. 9, 1895 m. 1930 Donald Bearce. Mary 8 Emma Blethen b. July 18, 1877 m. 1900 Isaac Freese. Arsenath 6 b. Sept. 8, 1805. dau. of Simeon 5 Blethen m. Nov. 30, 1826, Bradbury Jepson Merrill, b. Nov. 7, 1801, son of Samuel and Hannah (True) Merrill. He d. July 27, 1872. A son Andrew 7 b. Aug. 11, 1842 m. Apr. 1864, Clara B. Hanson b. Nov. 15, 1843. Andrew d. Feb. 10, 1908. His wife d. Oct. 10, 1919. Two dau. Mabel 8 b. 1871 m. Charles
* Revolutionary War.
162
OLD FOXCROFT
Hescock (see Faunce record); Charlotte Evelyn b. Jan. 1878, m. (1) William Reynolds, children, Ray, Madeline and Kathleen. He d. . m. (2) James Cairns, one dau, Priscilla.
BOLSTER
The emigrant ancestor was one Isaac Bolster. He and his wife, Abi- gail are recorded in Uxbridge Mass, as early as 1732. By a second wife, Hepsibah, Isaac had a son, Isaac Jr. The father d. Apr. 28, 1753: the mother d. July 20, 1742.
Isaac 2 Bolster Jr. (Isaac 1) b. Uxbridge, Mass. Apr. 28, 1737: m. July 24, 1761 Mary Dwinel of Sutton Mass. He was one of the Minute Men who marched to Concord Apr. 19, 1775, serving as Lieutenant in Capt. John Putnam's Company, Col. Ebenezar Learned's Reg't. Later Isaac* Bolster was commissioned a Captain. One of the early settlers of Hebron, he later moved to Paris Maine where in 1784 he owned considerable property. In 1804 he purchased several lots in Foxcroft. Isaac d. Apr. 27, 1825. Mary d. Aug. 4, 1814. Children born in Sutton Mass., Hepsibah 3, Abraham, Isaac 3rd., David and Sol- omon. On March 11, 1815, I find that Isaac Bolster, Gtl., Abraham Bolster, Yeoman and David Bolster, Gtl., conveyed lots #3 and #4 in the 2rd. range in Foxcroft to Bela Jr. and Jacob Hammond.
Abraham 3 Bolster (Isaac 2 Jr., Isaac1), b. in Sutton Mass. Aug. 25, 1763, m. Bathsheba House. They settled in Paris Maine. He was an industrious, hardworking man and accumulated a large property, but became involved in debt by too extravagant building and was obliged to give up his farm. He decided to try pioneer life in "old Foxcroft" and purchased lot #4 in the 4th range. Children born in Paris Maine: Polly, b. May 13, 1797; Lydia, b. Dec. 6, 1800; Moses, b. - --; Jacob, b. Feb. 3, 1805; Solomon, b. 1807: m. Apr. 6 1832 Sophronia Carsley of Sangwell. Sophronia, b. Oct. 4, 1809; Augusta, b. Dec. 1812; Octavia, b. -; Matthew, b. Mch. 16, 1820.
Jocob 4 Bolster (Abraham 3, Isaac 2 Jr., Isaac 1), b. Feb. 3, 1805: m. 1829 Ruth, b. May 1804 dau. Rev. Thomas and Ruth (Record) Dag- gett of Minot Me. Mr. Bolster settled in Foxcroft on the large farm he had purchased of his mother, Dec. 11, 1826. He cleared the greater part of the farm and erected the comfortable buildings, now standing, and in which he and his estimable wife passed over fifty years of wedded life. Mrs. Bolster, as Miss Ruth Daggett, was a very successful school teacher. Mr. Bolster d. June 14, 1881: Mrs. Bolster d. Mar. 2, 1880. Children all b. in Foxcroft: Luther H. b. 1830, Susan 5 b. Dec. 1832; Delia b. 1884, m. Thomas Eaton; Converse b. Feb. 1837, d. Aug. 23, 1838; Lydia R. b. Jan. 1839, d. Apr. 13, 1840; Hattie b. 1841, m. Walter Sturtevant; Leroy M. b. 1845, m. Parnella E. Oakes.
Leroy 5 Bolster (Isaac 1) b. m. Sept. 13 1872, Parnella E. b. May 29, 1854, dau. of Danville and Sybil (Spaulding) Oakes of Fox- croft. Children b. in Foxcroft now living in California: Fred 6 b. ; Ellen b. Aug. 1876: m. Arthur Owen, three sons; Lena May b. m. Walter Bowden, one child; Bertha b. m. Frank McNally, two daughters; Leroy b.
* Revolutionary War.
163
OLD FOXCROFT
Matthew 4 Bolster (Isaac 1) b. at Paris Maine Mar. 16, 1820, m. (1) Margaret, b. June 24, 1821, dau. John and Polly Parsons of Cambridge. Children : Charles K. b. Oct. 9, 1844, m. His Dau. Jessie, m. Fred Vaughan ; John H. b. Feb. 11, 1847 ; Margaret W. b. Oct. 18, 1855: m. Alvin A. Adams. m. (2) Ellen Mclaughlin b. Sept. 27, 1837. Children: Matthew E. b. May 21, 1858: d. Nov. 22, 1858; Elden M. b. Oct. 1, 1859; Nellie C. b. Feb. 22, 1861 : d. Aug. 30, 1898; Emily M. b. Aug. 19, 1868 : d. Feb. 7, 1893; Libbie T. b. Dec. 14, 1880. Matthew Bolster resided in Aroostook County.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.