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CHASE
William Kendall Chase, b. in Concord, Somerset Co. Maine, Feb. . 2, 1817, son of Josiah Chase, m. Rhoda G. Lovell, dau. Sewall and Anna K. Lovell, b. Nov. 29, 1825 at Starks Maine. She d. May 10, 1874: Wm. d Dec. 5, 1898. In 1852 Mr. Chase purchased the house erected by Thomas Tash for a private school, and moved his family to it. He opened a store for the sale of boots and shoes, hats, caps, etc, and continued in business many years or until blindness compelled him to retire. He was then most faithfully cared for by his youngest daughter, Myrtie. Children : Flora M. b. in Houlton Jan. 20, 1850, m. Aug. 26, 1873 Henry E. Bird of Boston She d. Apr. 19, 1932. Two sons, Rob- ert - , d. ---; Philip, b. - - lives in Milton Mass. Arra E. b. in Bangor July 30, 1851 m. Apr. 3, 1877, Edwin P. son of Wm. F. and Sabina (Ames) Sampson of Dover; Preceptor of Foxcroft Academy (and a beloved one) from 1879-83. First formal graduation of classes began under his supervision Mrs. Sampson d. June 1, 1882. Mr. Sampson d. 1931. Two children, son and daughter; Willie R. Chase b. in Foxcroft Nov. 29, 1852: d. Feb. 2, 1857; Anson P. M. b. in Fox- croft Apr. 28, 1854, d. Apr. 7, 1878; Violet L. b. in Foxcroft Aug. 14, 1856: d. Aug. 28, 1882: Abbie A. b. in Foxcroft Jan. 16, 1859: m. Aug. 30, 1887, Wallace P. Day. Mr. Day was graduated from N. E. Con- servatory of Music in Boston and won a high place among organists in this country. Professor in Conservatory of Music in Jacksonville Il1. where after his death a monument was erected to his memory by the City. He d. Feb. 28, 1899. Mrs. Day possessed a beautiful soprano
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voice and was a church singer in Boston several years. Life member, Handel & Haydn, Boston She d. in Foxcroft Oct. 30, 1901. Two daughters (Day) Laura b. Jan. 29, 1889, m. Aug. 30, 1913 Gardner W. Cole, b. 1887. A son and daughter, Katherine Day Cole b. Sept. 13, 1914 in Portland Me; Philip Greenleaf Cole b. Dec. 6, 1917 in Ray- mond Me. Mrs. Cole was graduated at Colby Coll. class, 1911. Ruth, b. July 2, 1890, Graduate and Reg. Nurse, New York. Mantie M. b. Aug. 15, 1860: m. Apr. 28, 1881, Josiah A. Chapin ; Myrtie L. b. June 5, 1863: d. Apr. 1915; Edward H. b. May 7, 1865: m. Aug. 31, 1892, Abbie E. Rogers, dau. of Hiram and Elizabeth (Luce) Rogers. One of Foxcroft's progressive business men.
CHURCHILL
Jabez 4 Churchill (Josiah 3, Wm.2, John 1) b. Jan. 21, 1723/4, lived in North Bridgewater and d. there 1782. After his death his widow with her family moved to Hebron Me. She was Alice Briggs and d. abt. 1787. Children Alice, b. Feb. 23, 1753; m. Elias Mank; Rachel, b. Oct. 7, 1754, m. Thaddeus Pratt; Jabez, b. 1759, m. Maria Benson ; Su- san b. 1760, m. Philip Mason; Josiah, b. 1763, m. Lydia Orr; Benj. b. 1765, m. Sally Benson ; Charlotte, b. Nov. 6, 1767, m. Ephraim Barrows; Celestia, b. 1772, m. - Benson ; Rebecca, b. Apr. 20, 1774, m. Daniel Faunce; Polly, b. 1776, m. John Bird; Aseph, b. 1775, m. Betsey Dean.
Charlotte Churchill, (Jabez 4 Josiah 3 Wm.2, John 1) b. No. Bridge- water Mass. Nov. 1 1767, m. Ephraim Barrows, b. Aug. 14, 1762, served in Rev. War from Plympton at age of 16. d. May 2, 1838.
CLARK
Gilman 1 Clark, probably from Gilmanton N. H. came here as early as 1831 and purchased of Jonah Buker the farm on the road to Four Corners via "New Sweden " now known as "Crockett place." A man of superior intellect and well selected vocabulary, but very erratic. His wife was Sarah After disposing of the farm they lived for some time in the house now owned by Mrs. Florence Sanford on Summer St. Children b. in Foxcroft, John 2 Gilman, b. Sept. 27, 1827 : m. - Sarah Holmes. - Sarah L. b. June 10, 1831. - Wm. Wallace, b. Jan. 9, 1835 : m. Amanda Carter. - Mary S. b. Feb. 27, 1839. Wm.2 Wallace Clark, b. Jan. 9, 1835: m. - Amanda, b. June 15, 1832 dau. Clark and Hannah (Bodwell) Carter of Shirley. Mr. Clark was a tailor and real estate speculator. Built many houses in town. Lived, cor. Main and Green Sts. Children : Cosella 3 M. b. May 18, 1860: m. Axell Campbell of Sangerville Me. - Jennie E. b. Nov. 18, 1862. - Amanda M. b. Aug. 7, 1866. - Wm. and Wallace, twins, b. Oct. 13, 1869. - Harriet, b. Aug. 4, 1782.
COFREN-COCHRANE
The Cofren family of Vienna, Maine traced its ancestry from Robert 1 Cofren of Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. His son John 2 the emigrant an- cestor settled in Londonderry N. H. Was Deacon in Presbyterian Church. His son James 3 (Robt 1) was living in Pembroke N. H. 1750. Lieut .* Joseph 4 son of James 3 (Robt 1) b. 1740 probably in Pembroke
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N. H. served in the Rev. War in Capt. Wm. Barrows' Co., Col. Dan'l Morse's Regt., mustered July 22, 1776. m. Margaret Murray b. 1740, d. Aug. 17, 1830. Lieut. Joseph d. in Gorham N. H. Mar. 20, 1816. Robert 5 his son (Robt 1) b. in Pembroke N. H. Nov. 1, 1764 m. (1) Elizabeth Merrill of Vienna Me. b. 1776: d. Jan. 28, 1801. m. (2) Sarah Gower. Benjamin 6 (Robt 1) b. Nov. 15, 1797: m. Hannah Stevens of New Brunswick. They settled in Foxcroft (part of the farm in Dover) at the top of the hill (Essex St) and called in her honor, "Aunt Hannah's Hill" (so known today!). Benjamin was killed June 28, 1847. Sewell 6 (Brother of above Benjamin) b. June 15, 1799 in Vienna Me. m. 1826 Abigail Crowell b. in New Sharon Me. Nov. 15, 1801. Although the farm purchased by Mr. Cofren was lot #9 in the 1st range in "old Foxcroft," he had added, to it the triangular piece in Dover bounded by the river, Essex St. and the Dover-Foxcroft town line. Upon this piece was a large two story house opposite the resi- dence of the late S. O. Brown on Essex St. in which the Cofren family first lived. The house was razed many years ago. Mr. Cofren had then. moved his family to the house built across the Foxcroft line, now the low rambling residence with ell, sheds and stable in its picturesque 4 .. setting of Essex St. trees, and cliffted banks of old Piscataquis. Mr. Cofren owned the grist mill near the Brown Woolen Mill and was an expert miller. Mr. Cofren d. July 12, 1884. Mrs. Cofren d. July 12, 1874. Children: Perley S. b. Feb. 7, 1828: d. Aug. 31, 1828; Henry 7 Sewell b. Feb. 11, 1830: m. (1) Marinda Cutter of Sebec. Three daughters, Alice, 8 m. Wm. Wooster; Marinda $ m. Willis Sanford and Elizabeth 8 who d. young. m. (2) Harriet Green, and who still lives in her father's old home on Lincoln St. Marinda 8 and Willis Sanford had one son Ralph 9 resides in Dover Elizabeth 7 Merrill b. Aug. 23, 1836, m. Feb. 18, 1865, Dr. James B. Cochrane. Wife and husband had same ancestry to Lt. Joseph, but the Rev. James introduced a new spelling of the old time name! Elizabeth d. Dec. 14, 1918. Dr. James d. Chauncey 7 N. b. June 15, 1843, m. Mar. 20, 1869, Esther Drake, dau. of Frank K. and Mary (Carlton) Drake of Foxcroft. Chauncey d. in Bangor 1903 His wife d. Children: b. in Foxcroft, Harry & W. b. Apr. 13, 1870 d. in Bangor; Wilber & S. b. Aug. 15, 1873, musician, d. in Bangor 1934.
CROCKETT
Americus Crockett came to Foxcroft from Guilford abt. 1860 and settled on the farm cleared by Jonah Buker, later owned by Gilman Clark. It is still in the family owned by a grandson. Mr. Crockett m. Sylvia Ballou, of Turner, Me., a sister of the wife of Elbridge Gerry Thompson. Their son, Elbridge Thompson Crockett succeeded to the farm. He was b. Oct. 21, 1840: m. May 1, 1867, Lucy E. Sanders b. Apr. 19, 1844. He d. in Foxcroft Sept. 10, 1907. She d. May 5, 1931. Children: Twins, d. at birth ; Fannie L, b. Guilford, Nov. 11, 1869: m. Alfred Gray (see Gray record) ; Edwin T. b. at Guilford, Sept. 7, 1872, m. Annie M. Dunham. She d. 1905, m. (2) Agnes Herring. He d. 1926; Frank L. b. Pittsfield. Sept. 14, 1874: m. June 8, 1904, Nellie Pearl; Leon P. b. Pittsfield, Mar. 28, 1877: m. Feb. 24, 1914, Carrie King, son, Ronald b. May 2, 1915; Sylvia, b. Foxcroft, Nov. 23, 1882:
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m. Wm. B. Davis (see Davis records); Celeste b. Foxcroft, June 18, 1884
Ansel G. Crockett, b. Mar. 9, 1830 came to Foxcroft from Buxton and m. Sept. 17, 1854 Sarah b. 1832 dau. of Jabez and Sarah (Davie) Barrows. In 1861 Mr. Crockett and his brother-in-law, William C. Hayes began running a steamboat on Sebec Lake. Mr. Crockett re- sided on the farm later owned by Albert Brown at "Four Corners". He d. Feb. 26, 1912. Children : Charles T. b. Sept. 7, 1859, d. Sept. 15, 1935; Children: Annie b. Feb. 18, 1882 m. Lyndon Turner; Harry b. Sept. 1883 m. Stella Hutchings, three children, Phillip, Rufus, Ruth .; Harriette Ellen b. Lucy b. Feb. 10, 1891 m. Augustus Stevens, three children, Charlene, Thais, Charles. Harriette is a teacher in the Dover-Foxcroft schools. Fred A. b. Feb. 11, 1864 m. Oct. 13, 1890, Annie Knowlton, dau. of Thomas and Rosilla (Pratt) Knowlton; Lucy E. b. Oct. 1, 1867 m. Danville Annis, Children: Chelsea d. aged 12 yrs; Caroline, b. July 22, 1904, m. Eben Sawyer; Kathleen b. Oct. 3, 1913, m. Clyde Huff.
CROOKER
Alden Crooker and wife Hannah had at least two children b. in Fox- croft, Delphini, b. Feb. 13, 1820 and Isaac, b. Oct. 12, 1822.
Maj. J. Crooker and wife Sarah .? Two children, b. in Fox- croft, Orin Barrows, b. Feb. 20, 1816; Cassandra King, b. Feb. 21, 1818.
CUSHING
Matthew 1 Cushing, the ancestor of the families of that name in New England came to America in the ship Diligent, John Martin, master, which sailed from Gravesend Apr. 26, 1638 and arrived at Boston' Mass Aug. 10, 1638. Matthew 1 Cushing, son of Peter was b. abt. 1588, m. Aug. 5, 1613, Nazereth, b. 1585, dau. of Henry Pitcher. They had five children of whom the youngest
John “, b. 1627, m. Jan. 20, 1658, Sarah, dau. of Matthew Hawkes. They moved to Scituate. He was Deputy to the Colony Court several years and Representative to the General Court at Boston. He d. Mar. 31, 1708. John and Sarah had twelve chld.,
Caleb 3 the eighth child was b. 1673 and was graduated from Harvard 1692. He was settled as a minister at Salisbury Mass. In 1698 he m. Elizabeth Cotton, dau. of Rev. John Cotton. He was pastor of the Salisbury Church 56 years. He d. June 25, 1752. Of the six children born to them,
James 4 b. Nov. 25, 1705 was graduated from Harvard in 1725, he m. Anna Wainwright They moved to Plaistow N. H. Their oldest child *Caleb 5 b. 1738 served in the Rev. War as Lieutenant. He m. Sarah Sawyer in 1761 and they lived in Haverhill Mass.
John 6 Wainwright, their eighth child, m. Sarah Swett, and resided in Haverhill, where their son
Joseph ª was b. -. He m. 1840, Anna, b. June 1, 1814, dau. of John and Liberty (Lyford) Morrell of Sebec Maine. At first they re- sided in Sebec where he was interested in the Woolen Mill industry.
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They later moved to Milo. Their children born in Sebec, except Celia, were
Wainwright $ b. Aug. 6, 1841; Sarah Martha, b. May 31, 1843; Caleb b. 1845, served in the Civil War and was killed in the "Battle of the Wilderness", May 5, 1864; Celia A. b. Mar. 17, 1847, m. Edwin C. Prentiss, b. June 2, 1842, son of Caleb and Almira (Wheeler) Prentiss of Foxcroft, Hed. in Brighton Mass. Mrs. Prentiss still (1935) lives in the old home in Brighton Mass. ; Maria, d. 1851 ; Clara, m. Francis A. Ellis. She d. Mar. 15, 1926; William d. 1922. In 1866 Major Wain- wright Cushing m. Flora McIntire, dau. of Capt. Uriah and Flora (Boardman) McIntire of Rockport Maine. They settled in Sebec liv- ing there two years, later resided in Dover coming finally to "Old Foxcroft" in 1872. Children :
Caleb 9 b. in Sebec, 1868 : m. - 1898 Mary Fogler of Rockland; Ann 9, b. in Foxcroft 1874: m. Apr. 29, 1902 Walter J. Mayo son of John G. Jr. and Delia (Libby) Mayo. (See Mayo Rec.)
CUSHMAN
The last letter written by Robert Cushman to Gov. Bradford, dated "Dec. 22, A.D. 1624," was a beautiful expression of thought for his son Thomas; "Lastly, I must intreat you still, to have a care of my son, as of your own; and I shall rest bound unto you; I pray you let him some time practice writing. I hope the next ship to come to you." To which Gov. Bradford replied,-"Your son and all of us are in good health, (blessed be God) ; he received the things you sent him. I hope God will make him a good man." But Robert Cushman had "passed on " before the note of comforting assurance reached London. Under such influence as the above notes suggested, Thomas Cushman reached manhood, and after Elder Brewster's death in Apr. 1644, was chosen his successor.
Robert Cushman, b. in England 1580 was one of the founders of the Plymouth Colony. Although neither he nor his son "Elder" Thomas came in the Mayflower, they did more towards the founding of the colony than any other person. They remained behind with the pas- sengers of the Speedwell, when that ship was left at Plymouth, Eng. as unseaworthy. But they followed in the next vessel, the "Fortune", reaching Plymouth Mass. Nov. 9, 1621. On Dec. 12, 1621, Robert Cushman preached in the "Common House" of the little colony the first sermon in America to be printed. He returned the next day to England on the "ship Fortune" and d. in England 1625 while preparing to emigrate to Plymouth in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, to establish a permanent home with his son. Elder Thomas has been described as an unusually temperate, studious and peaceable man, much beloved by his people. And it is also interesting to note from the Plymouth Church records that "At length it pleased the Lord to send among us Mr. John Cotton Jr. son to Rev. Mr. John Cotton, that famous gospel preacher in Boston". Elder Thomas Cushman gave the charge and the aged Mr. John Howland was appointed by the church to join in the "imposition of hands".
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Wm). and Mrs. Keziah Thompson (Mrs. Jeremiah) while Rev. Mr. Cotton was gt. gt. grandfather of our Mr. Jacob Cotton !
Also, Mr. John Dunham, Deacon of the Plymouth Church of that period was the gt. gt. grandfather of our Mr. Ebenezer Dunham!
Elder Thomas ? Cushman, son of Robert 1, b. in Eng. 1608, m. Mary, b. in Eng. 1609, 3rd child of Isaac Allerton of the Mayflower. She d. in Plymouth 1699 the last survivor of the Mayflower passengers.
Thomas 3 Cushman (Robert 1) b. 1637 m. (1) 1664, Ruth Howland, m. (2) Oct. 16, 1679, Abigail Fuller (her son)
Benjamin 4 (Robert 1) b. 1691, m. Jan. 8, 1712, Sarah Eaton. Benj. d. Plympton Oct. 17 1770.
Benjamin 5 Jr. (Robt 1), b. May 25, 1722, m. Aug. 27, 1747, Zuriah Sampson, b. Mar. 18, 1725/6, dau. Wm. Sampson. She d. Feb. 29, 1820. Benj. d. Mar. 5, 1813.
Joseph 6 (Robert 1) b. - m. Margaret Brown of Plympton. They moved to Hebron Me.
Polly 7 Cushman ¡ (Robt 1) b. Sept. 24, 1790, m. Feb. 26, 1816, .Wm.
b. - - son of Peter Thayer of Paris. (See Thayer Rec.) Benjamin 4 Cushman (Robt 1) b. 1691, m. Jan. 8, 1712, Sarah East- man. She d. Plympton 1738. He d. Plympton Oct. 17, 1770.
Jabez 5 Cushman (Robt 1) b. Aug. 11, 1713, m. 1738 Padle- ford.
Zebedee 6 Cushman (Robt') b. at Middleboro, Feb. 17, 1740, m. 1763, Sarah Padleford of Taunton. .
Sarah 7 Cushman f (Robt') b. in Taunton, Feb. 28, 1788, m. in Taunton Mass, Nov. 2, 1812, Rev. Thomas, b. Mar. 11, 1787, son of Rev. Simeon and Mrs. Anna (Crocker) Williams of Weymouth Mass. Children : (see Williams Rec.)
Robert 4 (Thomas 3 Thomas 2 Robt 1) b. Oct. 4, 1664 m. (1) Persis who d. Kingston 1743/4: he d. Kingston Sept. 7, 1757.
Jonathan 5 (Robt 4 - Rob 1) b. July 28, 1712, m. 1736, Susannah, dau. John & Elizabeth Benson.
Ebenezar 6 (Robert 1) b. Jan. 10, 1748: m. (1) Susannah Holmes. She d. 1783.
Ebenezar 7 (Robt 1) b. Kingston July 19, 1783: m. Charity Benson. They moved to Paris Maine.
Keziah 8 (Rob't') b. Sept. 14, 1812: m. Jeremiah S. Thompson. (See Thompson Rec.)
DAGGETT
1. William Daggett. b. in 1661. Died previous to Jan. 7, 1695, at Marblehead, Mass. m. in 1681 at Saco, Maine, Rebecca, dau. of Arthur and Rebecca (Scadlock) Wormstall, of Winter Harbor, Maine. She was born about 1663, died after 1727 at Sutton, Mass. Mr. Daggett was a carpenter. He is said to have come from Scotland. His name is mentioned in the records of Saco, Maine, and Marblehead and Salem, Mass.
2. Ebenezer Daggett. b. at Marblehead, Mass. about 1693. d. at Sutton, Mass., Apr. 8, 1762. Lived at Salem, Mass. for some time. He was also a carpenter. He married (1) Aug. 10, 1722, Hannah t Mayflower ancestry.
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Sibley, who died. Feb. 8, 1731. (2) Nov. 25, 1731, Mrs. Hannah (Lilley) Burnap, dau. of Deacon Samuel Lilley of Reading, Mass.
3. Thomas Daggett. b. at Sutton, Mass., Apr. 25, 1725. d. at Petersham, Mass., before Nov. 28, 1758. m. May 14, 1747, Martha Stockwell.
4. Capt. John Daggett. b. at Sutton, Mass., Sept. 15, 1748, d. at Greene, Maine, in 1816. m. at Charlton, Mass. Aug. 22, 1775, Mary Stevens. Came to Greene about 1780. Was Captain of the military company, first school teacher in the town, and selectman for twenty- two years.
5. Rev. Thomas Daggett. b. Charlton, Mass., Aug. 5, 1776. m. Ruth dau. of Deacon Thomas Record of Minot, Maine.
6. Elisha Daggett. b. in Greene, Maine Dec. 19, 1802. Was a carpenter. d. in Foxcroft, Maine Jan. 6, 1880. Married (1) Sept. 20, 1827, at Turner, Maine, Evelina, dau. of Abner and Persis (Turner) Thayer. She was b. Oct. 17, 1803. d. Oct. 2, 1831 m. (2) Dec. 6, 1832 Augusta, dau. of Abraham and Bathsheba (House) Bolster. She was b. Feb. 12, 1812, d. Dec. 6, 1902.
7. Thomas Daggett. b. in Foxcroft, Maine, Dec. 25, 1844. d. there Aug. 5, 1917. m. July 1, 1866, Hannah dau. of Dennis and Dor- cas (McNeil) Chapin. She was b. Sept. 26, 1845. d. 1922. War Record, Private, Company. B, 20th Maine. Children of Thomas and Hannah Daggett:
1. Herbert Chapin Daggett, b. in Foxcroft, Maine, June 6, 1868, d. Boston, Mass. Mar. 17, 1932. m. --- Lenore, dau. of Salmon and Ruth Augusta (Daggett) Briggs, b. May 20, 1867, d. June 7, 1925 in Cambridge, Mass. Children: (1) Helene Elizabeth, b. Dec. 17, 1893 at Lowell, Mass. m. Sept. 15, 1917, at Boston, Mass. to Ernest J. Sweeney. (2) Harold Curtis Daggett, b. June 14, 1895, at Lowell, Mass.
2. Elizabeth Mabel Daggett. b. Oct. 24, 1872, at Foxcroft, Me. m. July 4, 1894, to Aura Gerrish Sturtevant, son of William and Margaret (Carleton) Sturtevant. Children: (1) Elizabeth Margaret, b. Aug. 18, 1896, at Dover, Maine, m. Jan. 1922, to Clyde E. Brawn. (2) Wilma, b. June 29, 1898, at Dover, Maine, d. July 4, 1925 at Port- land, Maine, m. Aug. 17, 1921, to Harold E. True. (3) Dorothy, b. Oct. 21, 1900, at Dover, Maine, m. May 30, 1929, Hartford, Conn. to Harold E. True. (4) Aura Carleton Sturtevant, b. Oct. 21, 1900, at Dover, Maine.
3. Sumner Thomas Daggett, b. Sept. 18, 1874 at Foxcroft, Maine. m. Dec. 25, 1901 to Florence Matilda, dau. of Henry and Lucy, (Cross) Daggett. Children-Irwin Sumner Daggett, b. 1908, Sept., m. Sept. 3, 1933 at Skowkegan, Maine.
4. Grace Augusta born at Foxcroft, Maine, June 27, 1876 d. Sept 6, 1904 at Foxcroft, Maine, m. - to Moses Hoskins. Children,- Gladys Elizabeth, b. Dec. 25, 1900, at Dover Me. m. - - to Maynard Harding. Grace Daggett, b. Sept. 4, 1904, at Foxcroft, Me.
DAVEE
Simeon 1 Davee. b. in Hebron June 5, 1797 m. in Hebron June 15, 1817 Mehitable Stinchfield b. Poland Me. Nov. 20, 1792, He d. Blanchard Aug. 15, 1849, She d. Foxcroft Apr. 6, 1874.
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Johnson ? Davee b. May 11, 1821 in Hebron. Came to Foxcroft from Blanchard in 1855, and bought the house on North St. built by Moses Stinchfield and now the residence of his son George. A car- penter and cabinet maker and taught manual training in the early days of old Foxcroft. He d. Nov. 25, 1900. m. (1) 1847, Irene E. Towne. She d. 1859. Children b. in Blanchard, Wallace 3 V. b. 1848 m. Three children, d .; Emma 3 F. b. 1850 d .; Arthur 3 J. b. 1852, res. S. Portland Me. m. (1) Jennie Chase, two dau. Lora 4 and Nina 4. She d. m. (2) Jennie Cummings .; Alice 3 M. b. 1854, m. Andrew Bennett. She d. One dau. Lydia,4 b. Oct. 25, 1874 m. May 11, 1895, Frank H. Whittier, one son Roy 6, b. Aug. 20, 1897, d .; William 3 A. b. 1857 in Foxcroft, m., three children, d .; Mary 3 O. b. 1859, in Foxcroft, m. Herbert Covey, d .: m. (2) 1861 Mary E. Chandler. She d. m. (3) 1869, Lu- cretia A. Willard She d. Two sons, George 3 T. b. 1870 m. 1908, Margaret Polk, one son, Robert 4 b. Mar. 6, 1909, d. Sept. 18, 1930, class 1929 Bentley Sch. of Accounting; Abbie 3 b. 1872, d. 1875; Everett W 3. b. Jan. 3, 1875 m. Sarah W. b. June 29, 1879, dau. of J. Colby and Jennie (Pratt) Weston. U. of M. class 1922; two children; Lau- rence 4 b. Mar. 29, 1900 m. Muriel Goodrich, Orono, one son, James 5 Everett b. 1927. Pauline 4 b. Nov. 11, 1916.
DAVIS
Dolor 1 Davis, the emigrant ancestor of the Foxcroft Davis family was a native of Bennefield, Northamptonshire England. He married Margery, dau. of Richard Willard of County Kent, Eng. They came to America 1634. First resided in Cambridge, then Concord, Dux- bury and Barnstable. He was a carpenter.
John 2 Davis, b. in England, m. Mar. 15, 1648, Hannah, dau. of Robert Linnell.
Barney 3 Davis m.
Thomas 4 m. Catherine Wendell.
David 6 b. 1720, m. Sarah Cozzens. They lived at Martha's Vine- yard. The wife d. at Edgartown Mass. June 14 1810, aged 84 yrs.
*David 7 b. 1759, m. Olive, dau. Zaccheus Mayhew, They settled on the southwest section of New Vineyard Gore. He was a Rev. War soldier. He d. in Industry Me. Aug. 27, 1837. His wife d. Dec. 26, 1831 age 66 yrs.
William $ Broderick Davis, b. at Martha's Vineyard, May 7, 1791: m. Nov. 27, 1818, Nancy, b. in Hope Maine, May 8, 1798, dau. Ben- jamin and Anna (Norton) Harvey. After his marriage he settled in New Vineyard. In 1824 he was appointed by Gov. Parris, Coroner and a Justice of the Peace. Moved to Industry, Farmington and in 1842 to Foxcroft where he purchased of Benjamin Hassell the place now owned by his grandson, William Davis on Lincoln St. where he d. May. 19, 1857 His wife d. Nov. 11, 1880, A woman of strong person- ality. Children : Ann 9 Cushman Davis, b. New Vineyard, Aug. 30, 1819, m. 1840 Manly Ames, son of Samuel and Thankful (Hawkes) Ames of Farmington. She d. in Dover July 12, 1847
Elizabeth 9 Fletcher b. in New Vineyard, Jan. 16, 1842: m. James Madison Weymouth, b. Mar. 1, 1816, son of Ichabod and Elizabeth * Revolutionary War.
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(Pease) Weymouth of Freeman. They resided in Foxcroft in the house west of Mrs. Weymouth's parents, later the Cushing and Sharon Cross house. Mr. Weymouth read law with John H. Webster of New Port- land and on coming to Foxcroft was for a time a partner in the office of Esq. Holmes. He was appointed Postmaster of Foxcroft Jan. 24, 1859 but resigned and H. C. Prentiss qualified, Mar. 19, 1861. The post- office was then in the Hale Block (now Blethen) where it remained many years. Mr. Weymouth d. May 29, 1885. He always took a deep interest in schools and was on the school board in Foxcroft and Sangerville, also tax collector of Foxcroft. Moved to Sangerville 1864. Mrs. Weymouth d. --- Children : (Weymouth) Ann 1º A. b. Dec. 14, 1849; Hortense, b. Sept. 29, 1852, m. Oct. 3, 1887, Elijah Fowler, a son, Norman E. b Sept. 18, 1888; Elizabeth 1º Davis, b. Jan. 21, 1863, m. Jan. 2, 1900, Calvin R. Waugh, children : Robert 11 b. Nov. 7, 1902, Grad. Colby, A.B., m. Aug. 1932, Florence W. Roop of Warrens- burg Mo. ; Pauline E, b. July 9, 1904, A.B. Colby College, m. Feb. 1932, Lawrence Karliher, two children (Karliher) Kenneth and Lorraine.
Sarah Maria, b. in Industry, June 24, 1826, m. Otis W. Campbell, of Sangerville. She d. in Foxcroft July 3, 1881 in her house on the east of her father's residence, now owned by H. M. Hayes, Esq. Chil- dren: Julius who m. Martha Ober and moved West; Lizzie m. Charles Hatch of Dexter, three children Louise, Mary, Clarence; Martha, unmarried; Jennie, m. John Springall of Dexter, jeweller.
Eunice 9 Olive, b. in Farmington Jan. 6, 1829, m. Joseph D. Brown of Guilford. She d. in Foxcroft Dec. 15, 1884. Mr. Brown also read law with Esq. Holmes and was a practicing attorney in Foxcroft sev- eral years, a man of brilliant intellect. An ardent democrat.
Julia 9 Augusta, b. in Farmington July 15 1836, m. Gilman B. Blood, son of Alvin Blood of Foxcroft. They lived on the Alvin Blood farm, lot A in the 3rd range.
Hiram 9 Stovell, b. in Farmington, Dec. 5, 1839, m. Dec. 30, 1877, Hattie, b. in Harmony Aug. 29, 1849, dau. Charles W. and Sarah E. (Laughton) Marble of Ripley. Mr. Davis was a large farmer, a good contracter and builder, settled on the homestead in Foxcroft, d. 1907. Children : William 1º Broderick, b. Apr. 21, 1879, m. Sylvia Crockett, dau. Elbridge T. Crockett, Foxcroft.
Sarah 10 b. May 24, 1882, m. Mar. 15 John S. Stewart, son of Dr. Stewart, Seattle Wash. She attended Bates College and graduate Farmington Normal School. Two sons.
Mary Marble, b. Aug. 21, 1884, m. Oscar Storch, Omak, Wash. Three children, two sons, in college and a daughter.
Benjamin 9 Harvey, b. in Foxcroft July 26, 1843, Educated at Fox- croft Academy and Bowdoin College. Taught school in Oregon and California from 1864-1869. Sec. of Foxcroft Manufacturing Co., Director of Piscataquis Savings Bank, engaged in mining in Idaho and British Columbia 1882-'87. Sec. Piscataquis Loan and Building Asso., Director of Board of Trade. He d.
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