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DAWES
Gideon Dawes from Minot b. 1798. came here in 1828 and pur- chased of Samuel Chamberlain Esq. the eastern 12 of lot #14 in the 2rd
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Range. His first wife was Sarah Winslow. She d. - and he m. (2) Lucy Brown of Boston. Their adopted son, George, b .- unm. d. in the Civil War. Their dau. Sarah Thurston Dawes, b. May 11, 1838, m. Feb. 26, 1859 John Rowe of Dover, b. June 17, 1834. She'd. Mar. 29, 1901. He d. Jan. 3, 1905. Children : Eleanora b. Feb. 15, 1860, d. Sept. 10, 1860; Annie May b. July 4, 1861, m. Anson Parsons, b. Oct. 3, 1856 he d. 1926; James F. b. Aug. 16, 1863, d. Apr. 3, 1871; Wm. Dawes, b. Sept. 21, 1865, d. -; Harry E. b. Mar. 6, 1868, d. -; Susie E. b. May 31, 1870, d. Sept. 1, 1873; Edith A. b. Sept. 30, 1874; Gideon Dawes d. Mar. 24, 1879.
DELAITRE
Lewis Delaitre son of Charles of Ellsworth came here in 1817 and made an opening, building a small frame house on lot #1 in the 5th range. This later became the birthplace of our distinguished Ebenezar Gilman family. Mr. Delaitre's wife was Hannah Noble and their chil- dren b. in Foxcroft were: John b. July 20, 1818; Lewis Jr. b. June 22, 1821; Pamela Noble, b. Sept. 26, 1823; Rubin Noble b. Aug. 19, 1826.
Michale Delaitre came here two years later than his brother Lewis but the father, Charles, had purchased lot #1 in the 4th range for him when he provided for the brother Lewis. Michael's wife's name was Mary and their children were: Leonard James b. in Ellsworth Apr. 8, 1818 and Mitchell Deyez b. in Ellsworth Sept. 15, 1816. The other children b. in Foxcroft, Benjamin, b. Sept. 23, 1820; George Washing- ton b. Nov. 24, 1821; Marcy Jane Deyez, b. June 16, 1824; Charles b. Aug. 25, 1825; Harriet Marcy, b. May 24, 1826
DINSMORE
William Dinsmore (or Dingmoor) settled here in 1830. His wife's name was Helena Children b. in Foxcroft: Mary Crook b. Aug. 6, 1832, d. 1834; Mary Crook (2d) b. Apr. 19, 1835; Abby Moul- ton b. Mar. 3, 1838; William Borman b. Mar. 15, 1840; Amanda Isa- bella b. Jan. 7, 1842; Hellen Aurora b. May 22 1845
DUNHAM
Deacon John Dunham is believed to have been the first of the Dun- ham name in America He was b. at Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, Eng- land in 1588/9. With his wife, Abigail he came to Plymouth in the Plymouth Bay Colony as early as 1633. The Brewster and Dun- ham families were neighbors in Scrooby and upon Dea. Dunham's arrival in Plymouth he received a lot adjoining Elder Brewster. List of voters posted in Plymouth June 16, 1668, contained "John Dunham Sr. just deceased." Dea. John and Abigail (Barlow) Dunham had eleven children. Joseph 2 (John 1) b. 1635: m. 1657, Mary, b. 1639, dau. Nathaniel and Lydia (Cooper) Morton of Plymouth. Nathaniel came to Plymouth with his father, Geo. Morton in the "Anne" 1623 at the age of 10 years. His mother was Julia, dau. Alexander Carpenter of Wrentham Eng. Eleazer 3 (John 1) b. 1661: m. 1687, Bathsheba, b. 1667, dau. Jonathan and Abigail (Wood) Pratt. Isreal 4 (John 1) b. Oct. 16, 1689. m. 1711 Joanna, b. 1691, dau. John Rickard (Record) of Plympton. Isreal d. at Plympton Mass. Aug. 18, 1736. Eben-
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ezer 5 (John 1) b. Feb. 5, 1718: m. Lydia Fuller, b. 1721, widow, Nathan- iel Fuller. James ° (John 1) b. Feb. 9, 1754; m. Jan. 19, 1777, Molly, b. Aug. 12, 1756, dau. Robert and Sarah Ransom. James d. Nov. 16, 1836. Mary d. Nov. 18, 1832. James moved to Hebron Me. Several years prior to 1797. He was a Justice of the Peace.
Ebenezer 7 Dunham (John 1) b. Apr. 9, 1786: m. (1) Oct. 27, 1805, Lucy Bearce. She d. Apr. 15, 1820. He m. (2) June 17, 1821, Re- becca, b. Jan. 4, 1797, dau. Levi and Judith (Bucknam) Bearce of Hebron. Children by Lucy Bearce, Almira 8 b. Feb. 11, 1806, m. Lowell. She d. Mar. 7, 1833. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 25, 1807. Alanson and Abigail (twins) b. Mar. 23, 1810. Lucy Ann, b. Oct. 15, 1815: m. William, son Eliphalet and Mary (Harris) Washburn of Fox- croft. Children by Rebecca Bearce, James & Edward, b. Sept. 9, 1822: d. 1824. Edwin E. b. May 3, 1824, Judith, b. Apr. 1 1826: d. Nov. 19, 1866, Levi B. b. Apr. 6, 1828: m. Ann (Dow) Wyman. Orin C. b. Apr. 24, 1833: m. Charity E. Glidden. Capt. Ebenezer Dunham was Captain of a Company in the Third Reft. of Infantry, First Brigade, and 13th Div. of Militia of Commonwealth of Mass. He d. in Foxcroft Me. June 29, 1833 : she d. Jan. 4, 1894 Edwin & E. (John 1) b. in Hebron, May 3, 1824: m. Susan, dau. Blake of Atkinson. One child, Edith 9 b. July 26, 1864: m. Herbert L. Water- man. Shed. Mar. 29, 1832. Levi 8 B. (John 1) b. in Foxcroft, Apr. 6, 1828: m. 1855, Ann, b. Aug. 28, 1830, dau. of John and Polly (Chan- dler) Dow of Foxcroft, and widow of Samuel, son of Daniel Wyman Sr. of Dover. Children b. in Foxcroft, Abby 9 H. b. Oct. 30, 1856: m. 1886, Charles Merrill, son of Russell and Lydia (Hatch) Merrill of Foxcroft. She d. July 12, 1933. Eben 9 J. (John 1) b. July 17, 1859: m. Rose Ewer. Angie, b. Apr. 13, 1863: m. Henry Packard. Two children, Everett 10 and Ruth 10 Packard. William 9 (John 1) b. Mar. 4, 1866, d. Nov. 15, 1931. Effie, b. --: m. Wm. Merrill. Orin 8 Crooker (John 1) b. Apr. 24, 1833: m. Nov. 22, 1861, Charity E. b. Dec. 11, 1832, dau. John and Almira Glidden of Sebec. Children b. in Foxcroft, Walter 9 O. (John 1) b. Oct. 8, 1862: m. Ella Case. One child Alma, b. Dec. 15, 1903. Henry 9 A. b. Aug. 7 1864: m. Sybil, dau. Increase and Angelina Dow of East Dover. Maria A. m. June 8, 1886, Herbert, b. Jan. 16, 1861 son of Grosvenor Cyrus and Ann (Whitcomb) Pratt of Foxcroft. Herbert d. Sept. 4, 1911. One child, Marion Louise, m. May 26, 1917, Berle F. Edwards, son of Frederick and Susan Edwards. Alma 9 M. b. Dec. 17, 1868 d. Dec. 22, 1893. Annie 9 L, b. Apr. 17, 1875 : d. May 15, 1921.
George Manley Dunham b. Jan. 26, 1803 in Freeport Me. He m. Joanna True b. in North Yarmouth Feb. 20, 1808 and moved to Guil- ford. Later, he moved to the western 12 of lot 17 in the 5th range, Foxcroft. He d. - His wife d. Although no records can be found authentically connecting this family as descendants of Dea. John Dunham of Plymouth, still there is strong evidence of it.
Marcia b. Aug. 20, 1830 in Guilford. m. Melvin Blethen.
George 2 Frederick Dunham (Geo. Manley 1) b. Feb. 23, 1832, m. May 25, 1859, Susan Carpenter, b. May 2, 1835, dau. Isaac (Edmund 1) and Lois (Houston) Weston of Foxcroft. Children b. in Foxcroft, Burritt 3 Harlow, b. Feb. 28, 1865; Weldon Weston, b. Jan. 27 1868,
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m. Fannie W. Doore: d. Apr. 6, 1929; Agnes Mabel b. m. Charles Herbert Leland; Eva Lois b. --: m. Louis Oakes.
Burritt 3 Harlow Dunham (Geo. Manley 1) b. Feb. 28, 1865: m. May 28, 1891, Geneva Dinsmore One child, Gladys b. 1902. Wel- don 3 Weston Dunham, b. Jan. 29, 1868 m. (1) June 1904 Fannie Doore. Children : Stephen + L. b. Sept. 8, 1895, d. Sept. 1916; Frances W. b. Aug. 27, 1899: m. Alexander Wallace; George Frederick b. June 1903, d. in infancy. Agnes 3 M. Dunham b. - - m. Aug. 18, 1896, Charles Herbert, son of Henry L. and Sarah Leland of Sangerville. Hed. Children (Leland) Eva + E. m. Carroll Burgess; Bertha A. b. 1901; Henry Lowell, b. Mar. 30, 1904, d. Apr. 13, 1906.
Eva 4 E. b. May 16, 1897: m. Aug. 20, 1917, Carroll S. Burgess. Children : (Burgess), Carl W. b. June 23, 1918; Gordon W. b. May 7, 1919; Sumner L. b. Aug. 18, 1922; Merrill D. b. Oct. 10, 1926; Reynold C. b. Sept. 15, 1928.
Eva 3 Lois m. Louis, son of Wm. and Edith Oakes. Children: Edith 4 S. Oakes, b. Dec. 16, 1899: m. Oct. 15, 1921, C. Max Hilton. One child, Louis 5 Oakes Hilton, b. Aug. 27, 1932
Emily 2 D. b. May 29, 1833 m. Lucius Bullard. m (2) Henry Le- land Susan b. Oct. 24, 1837, m. (1) Harlow. m (2) Dwinal
Lucius 2 Dunham (Geo. Manley 1) b. July 14, 1839 : m. Oct. 2, 1866, Elizabeth (Leland) Jefferds, b. May 12, 1841, widow of Alpheus Jef- ferds. Mr. Dunham d. Jan. 20, 1899. Children : Charles 3 C. b. Aug. 6, 1867, m. Oct. 22, 1889, Isabelle Dow, b. Mar. 25, 1868, dau. of Pem- broke and Elizabeth (Rogers) Dow. Chas. d. Apr. 2, 1918. His wife d. Mar. 8, 1933. Children, Hazel + b. May 13, 1892, m. July 30, 1914, R. Carroll Chandler, b. Mar. 22, 1885, Bangor. They have two sons, Laurence 5 V. b. Sept. 10, 1915; Robert 5 D. b. Aug. 16 1921. Ethel + b. Nov. 2, 1894, m. June 29, 1918, Stanley E. Boss, b. Jan. 10, 1892, son of Albert and Susan (Brawn) Boss. Children : Millard O. b. Apr. 7, 1920; Richard D. b. May 1, 1929. Elsie + b. Mar. 4, 1899, m. June 7, 1920, John L. Goodale, b. July 4, 1894. Children : Marjory 5 b. May 4, 1921 ; Eunice 5 b. Aug. 27, 1924; Jacquelyn 5 G. Feb. 13, 1932. Eliz- abeth 4 b. Dec. 15, 1903, m. Dec. 23, 1927, Frederick A. Sullivan, b. June 27, 1899. George + Lucius b. Aug. 6, 1910. Annie Maude 3 b. Mar. 10, 1872, m. June 18, 1902, Edwin T. Crockett. She d. July 28, 1905. Gertrude 3 b. July 11, 1874 m. Mar. 9, 1898, John A. Wiles, b. July 20, 1875, He d. Aug. 3, 1924. One son, Carroll + E. b. Aug. 16, 1906 m. Sept. 12, 1930, Winnifred Blakeney, b. Dec. 16, 1911. Two sons, John E. Wiles 5 b. Sept. 16, 1932; Gerald 5 Edwin, b. Oct. 15, 1935. Marcia 3 B. b. Sept. 3, 1884.
DWINEL
Alden Dwinel m. Betsey 1821. a Dau. b. Mar. 12, 1825, Harriet Elizabeth. Cyrus Dwinel came from Minot, m. Ruth Rob- ins, b. Dec. 16, 1813, dau of Nathaniel and Sally (Seabury) Buck. Children Mary, b. -: m. Libbeus Mayhew; Arzella b m. Charles Burrill, grandson Jonathan, Rev .* W; Atiel, b. -- , d. Lucy b. --- , d. young
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DYER
The ancestors of the Dyer, Frank Folsom, Hughes and Wade families of "old Foxcroft" was William Dyer, b. in England 1653. He was in Barnstable Mass. as early as Dec. 1686 when he m. Mary, dau. of Elder Henry and Lydia (Hatch) Taylor of Barnstable. He was some- times called "doctor". Hed. at Truro July 1738 aged 85 years Mary, his wife, d. Truro Oct. 8, 1738 aged 80 yrs.
William 2 Jr. (Wm.1) b. at Truro Oct. 30, 1690, m. Apr. 15, 1709, Hannah Strout. He d. at Falmouth Maine. Ambrose 3 (Wm.1) b. at Truro Mass. Dec. 22, 1709, m. 1729 }, Thankful Hopkins, b. May 27, 1709. Ambrose 4 Jr. (Wm.1) b. at Truro Jan. 29, 1730/1, m. Sept. 12, 1751 Mercy Paine, b. at Truro Oct. 24, 1725. James 5 (Wm.1) b. Jan. 13, 1752: m. Sept. 22, 1776 Mercy Small of Truro. He d. in New Sharon Me. Oct. 1, 1843. His wife d. New Sharon Dec. 5, 1817. James 6 Jr. (Wm.') b. May 29, 1787, m .** Betsey French b. June 11, 1784. He d. June 13, 1867 in Foxcroft. She d. Jan. 9, 1864 in New Sharon. Children : Sally 7 b. Feb. 21, 1816, m. James Folsom of New Sharon, b. 1812. He d. Dec. 6, 1875. A son, Frank 8 Folsom b. Apr. 23, 1854, m. (1) Louise Lyford, d. m. (2) Maud Farrar, two dau. Edna and Doris. Betsey 7 B. Dyer b. Oct. 2, 1818, m. Capt. John Hughes. Mary 7 Ripley Dyer b. Aug. 8, 1823, m. Feb. 2, 1847 in New Sharon, t Eben Delano Wade b. Jan. 13, 1824 in Woolwich, son of Turner and Hannah (Farnham) Wade. Children: Eben Eugene 8 b. Mar. 13, 1848, in Sangerville, graduate Bates Coll. 1870, teacher Maine Central Institute. A young man of great promise, d. Pittsfield Mar. 26, 1872; Mary Augusta b. Jan. 29, 1851, Parkman Me., m. Prof Kingsbury Batcheler. He d. Aug. 1907 Ocean Park Me. She d. Ocean Park; Flora. Nellie b. in Parkman June 16, 1861, m. Sargent Whitcomb. He · d. She d. in Ocean Park, Nov. 13, 1918. Nellie Wade was an editor and a writer (poetry) of much merit, over the pen name of "Hopestill Farnham". For beauty of thought, charm of expression and spontaneity of quality, she was exceptional.
Thomas 7 Franklin Dyer (Wm.1) b. Jan. 9, 1833, m. Dec. 31, 1860, Frances Willard Clark, b. Feb. 25, 1833, dau. of John and Sarah (Hinkley t) Clark. She d. July 20, 1899. Mr. Dyer d. Mar. 4, 1922. One dau. Lora 8 M. b. Mar. 5, 1862, m. Nov. 27, 1888, Elmer Delmont Merrill, son of Ithamar and Mary (Toward) Merrill of Dexter. Grad- uate N. E. Conservatory of Music and a very efficient organist and teacher of music. Dr. Merrill was graduated from Hahnemann Coll. Phila., degree M.D. 1886. Pres. Maine Medical Association, Speaker Maine House of Representatives, Republican, Cong., Organizer and is now Hon. Pres. Me. Public Health Association. Their dau .* + Marian Dyer Merrill graduated from Wheaton Coll. Now Librarian at Wheaton Coll.
EDES
George V. Edes, b. in Boston Mass. Feb. 14, 1797, m. - Susan Witherwill, b. in Norridgewock May 21, 1803. They moved to Fox-
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croft abt. 1840. Children b. in Norridgewock, Elizabeth, b. July 3, 1826; Marcia M. b. May 27, 1828; Edward P. b. Mar. 16, 1830; Caro- line F. b. June 9, 1832 in Foxcroft; Charles E. b. Dec. 14, 1834 in Fox- croft; William H. b. June 1, 1838 in Foxcroft; George A. b. in Foxcroft, Aug. 18, 1840; Samuel D. b. in Foxcroft Mar. 16, 1844 m. Harriet Carlton, dau. John and - Carlton. Mr. Edes d. May 24, 1921. Mrs. Edes d. 1881.
George V. Edes was the first printer in Piscataquis County having established first, the Piscataquis Farmer, then Piscataquis Herald and finally the Piscataquis Observer. He learned the trade with his uncle, Peter Edes of Boston, who was the first printer in Augusta M. and in Bangor M. The son, Samuel, who succeeded to his father's business, although having much to do with the public as an editor, was of a very quiet and retiring disposition, sensitive to and delicate of individual rights and feelings. Very loyal to old friends and they, equally so to him. He was deeply respected. In 1875, Samuel Edes became asso- ciated with F. D. Barrows and the business was successfully carried on by them until 1888, when sold to The Observer Publishing Co., Mr. . Edes gradually retiring from editorial work.
FAUNCE
One of the passengers of the ship Ann to arrive in Plymouth the last of July 1623 was John 1 Faunce. He m. Patience Morton. In 1633 he took oath to defend the State and church and so became a freeman. His dau. Mercy m. Nathaniel Holmes. His gt. grandson, Daniel + m. Rebecca who d. Apr. 20, 1855, aged 83, Their son, Ira 5 Faunce came to Foxcroft by way of Guilford, in 1825 and settled in the northwest section of the town, a neighbor of the William Thayers. His sister, Miss Hannah 5 Faunce became the wife of Joseph Murch in Sept. 10 1828.
Ira Faunce, b. Apr. 9, 1802, m. Sally B. Holmes, b. May 3, 1800. Their children: Hannah 6, b. Aug. 27, 1825, m. David Weymouth of Abbot; Sarah 6 m. Addison P. Hathaway of Monson ; Granville went to Cal. d., unm .; Polly 6 B. b. in Foxcroft July 6, 1827, m. Harvey S. Cleaves of Sangerville, one son Ira 7 b. abt. 1830, m. Laura Elliott; Orinda 6 m. Timothy Brown of Abbot; Eliza 6 Ann b. 1835 m. Charles Cleaves, two sons Wallace 7 and Arthur 7, and dau. Hattie 7 M. Cleaves of Dover-Foxcroft ; Edwin 6 m. Maria Mayhew dau. of Danville of Foxcroft, three children; Jennie 6 m. John Fenderson Hescock, their son, Charles 7 b. June 16, 1870, m. Sept. 24, 1893, Mabel * b. Oct. 30, 1871, dau. of Andrew * and Clara (Hanson) Merrill of Foxcroft. One son, Hugh $, b. July 30, 1894, m. Feb. 8, 1928, Martha Amelia Green- law, their son Merrill 9 was b. Mar. 16, 1929.
FITZGERALD
Daniel Fitzgerald b. July 1765 m. Hannah b. 1768 in Gilmanton N. H. dau. of Samuel (Nath.1) and Mary (Folsom) Clarke. Hannah (Clarke) Fitzgerald was a gt. gt. grand daughter on her paternal as well as her maternal side, of John and Mary (Gilman) Folsom of Hingham
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and Exeter Mass, and a grand niece of Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Folsom, member of the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia. He was President of the Convention that framed the Constitution of New Hampshire. Daniel Fitzgerald may have been the youngest son of Edward Fitzgerald of Newbury Mass, and one of the first thirty-two settlers of Boscawen N. H.
Michael Fitzgerald b. in Littleton N. H. Aug. 1786 m. at Limerick Me. 1814, Olive, b. 1795. They made their home on a farm in Littleton until 1825 when they moved to Somerset Co. in Maine, probably, Skowhegan. Later, they penetrated still farther into the Maine wilds to Parkman where they were living in 1841 when Michael made his will. They moved to Foxcroft in 1842. His name appeared on the Assessor's list for the first time in Feb. 1843, and the family were then living on the farm Nathan Carpenter cleared, now known as the " Albert Boss place." Their children were, Olive b. in Littleton N. H. June 13, 1816, m. (1) Ezra Fowler. m. (2)- Getchell, res. Dalton N. H .; Emily Bonny b. Sept. 20, 1817, m .- Meservy; Augustus Randolph b. May 17, 1819. He resided in Methuen Mass; George Little, b. May 28, 1822, m. Sept. 9, 1843, Sarah L. Mellen, b. Washington N. H. Sept. 15, 1819, resided in Foxcroft on Green St. where they died, Mrs. Fitzgerald on Dec. 2, 1901 and George, on Mar. 6, 1902 .; Charlotte McKusick b. Apr. 1829, .m. Francis W. Cross Jr. She d. Sept. 19, 1856 leaving a daughter Ida M. who was cared for by her grandmother and Aunt Lucinda and who d. Feb. 15, 1868.
Lucinda H. b. 1831 d. Aug. 25, 1871. Mary b. 1833, m. W. J. How- ard. They resided in Springfield Mass. Mrs. Howard d. June 11, 1917 at Springfield, Mass. Michael d. Mar. 23, 1849 aged 62 yrs, 7 mos. His wife, Olive d. Sept. 17, 1882, aged 87 yrs. They are buried in the family lot in the Jefferds Cemetery in Foxcroft. This cemetery was originally a part of the old Fitzgerald farm. On Sept. 10, 1817, Michael Fitzgerald was appointed Lieut. 2rd Co. Light Inf., 32d. Regt. N. H. Militia. He was Selectman of Littleton from 1818-1822.
FOULSHAM-FOLSOM
John 1 Foulsham b. in Foulsham, near Hingham Eng. in 1615, m. Mary, dau. of Edward and Mary (Clark) Gilman, in Hingham, Eng. in 1637. Came to Hingham Massachusetts in 1638.
Nathaniel ? Foulsham (John 1) b. in Hingham 1644N m. 1674 Han- nah, dau. John Farrow (now Faxon) It would seem that he was m. (2) as a record gives in 1696 his wife's name as Mary. In 1725 his widow was taxed. The date of his death is not recorded, though he was living in 1714.
Nathaniel 3 Foulsham (John 1) b. abt. 1680: m. in Hingham, Susanna and settled in Quamscot before 1709. Purchased land in Brentwood. Killed in 1745 by Indians in raid on Nottingham where he had gone to aid in protecting settlers.
* Capt. Benjamin + (John ') b. abt. 1730: m. Mercy Taylor and settled in Deerfield N. H. in 1769- Dist. 1 near Folsom's Mills. In 1779 sold in Deerfield and moved his family to Mt. Vernon Maine. Served as Capt. in Revolutionary War. Nathaniel & Folsom (John 1) b. in
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Deerfield N. H. 1764: m. in 1783 Sarah Robbins of Mt. Vernon. The family was living in New Sharon in 1793: a daughter Mary 6 m. John Philbrick, settled in Foxcroft.
Jackson " Folsom (John 1) b. in New Sharon 1793: m. 1819 in New Sharon, Dorcas Greenleaf. He came to "Old Foxcroft" in 1831 bring- ing his family where he opened lot A in 7th range now the Joel Parsons place near Parsons' Landing, then called Folsom's Landing, on Sebec Lake. Children were Samuel 7, Dorcas, John Philbrick, Joe, Jackson, Caroline m. Joel Barrows and Eliza m. Joseph Stedman. Jackson d. 1875.
John 7 Philbrick Folsom (John 1) b. in New Sharon, Nov. 1820, m. (1) 1850 Asenath, dau Barnabas and Mary Pratt of Foxcroft. She d. leaving infant dau. Marjorie later the wife of Nathan Dunphy. He m. (2) Sept. 20, 1855 Margaret Milligan dau. John Milligan who had but recently arrived from Scotland through the Province of N. B. Children b. in Foxcroft; Jackson b. 1857; d. Dec. 3, 1859, Dorcas b. 1861: d. Feb. 16, 1869 Laura b. 1858: d. Nov. 15, 1883, Emma b. Sept. 2, 1868 m.Fred Brown of Abbot, d. 1901 (March) John Jackson b. July 12, 1862, George b. Oct. 11, 1864, Clara b. Oct. 3, 1866 m. (1) Dennis Veague, Jan. 6 1883, (2) Charles Thompson Nov. 12, 1891, Malinda b. Feb. 25, 1873 m. Willis Blethen, Oscar b. Jan. 25, 1871, unmarried.
John 8 Jackson (John 1) b. July 12, 1862 m. July 12, 1884 Lizzie Ann, dau. James A. and Hannah (McNaughton) McPherson of Sebec. Mr. Folsom is a successful mill owner and lumber merchant. Children, Laura 9 Edith d. in infancy, Sarah Melvina b. Aug. 2, 1888 m. (1913) Royal H. Spencer of Boston, Three children,-Elizabeth b. Apr. 6, 1914 m. John Woollacott of Melrose. Royal H. Jr. b. Oct. 31, 1918 Janet July 21, 1922 Reside in Melrose.
Ida 9 Mabel b. Oct. 27, 1889, teacher for twenty-five years in Eastern, and Aroostook State Normal Schools, author of a professional book for teachers, two dramas and numerous poems; and Inez Louise, b. June 15, 1892. m. June 1917 Erroll W. Brawn, world war veteran. In busi- ness with his father-in-law.
GETCHELL
Samuel 1 Getchell came from Wales to Salem Mass. in 1636 and is the emigrant ancestor of the families of that name in Maine. In 1647 with wife Dorcas and daughter Susannah, he moved to Salisbury where he d. in Nov. 1697. His wife Dorcas d. Jan. 12, 1685.
Samuelª Getchell (Samuel 1) b. in Salisbury Mass. Feb. 8, 1658: m. Mar. 27, 1679, Elizabeth Jones of Amesbury. Samuel d. July 7, 1710. Elizabeth d. May 24, 1735/6. Samuel moved to Berwick but later returned to Salisbury.
John 3 (Samuel 1) Getchell, b. in Berwick abt. 1690: m. (1) Elizabeth, b. 1697 and settled in Scarboro where, July 19, 1736 four children of John and Elizabeth were baptized. They moved to Brunswick, that part known as New Meadows and there two more children were born. Elizabeth d. John m. (2) Mary Barbour of Falmouth and to them were born twelve children. He d. May 10, 1771.
*Nathaniel 4 Getchell (John 3 Samuel 2, Samuel 1) b. May 14, 1759:
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m. Dec. 6, 1781, Miriam Blethen b. - dau. John and Hannah (Hibbard) Blethen. Nathaniel was private in Capt. Archibald Mc- Allister's Co., Col. Prince's Regt. Children b. in Durham : Phoebe, b. Jan. 19, 1783: m. Oct. 30, 1798, Timothy De Coster; James b. June 26, 1784: d. June 2, 1802; Judith, b. May 26, 1786: m. Wm. Jones of Bruns- wick; Rhoda, b. Oct. 12, 1789: d. June 21, 1802; Nancy 5, b. Jan. 22, 1792: m. Feb. 13, 1814, Joseph Malcolm of Lisbon; Wealthy, b. Mar. 18, 1794: m. Abel Kimball of Lisbon; Nathaniel Jr., b. Mar. 20, 1797 : m. Deborah Bicknell of Brunswick; Miriam, b. Aug. 2, 1799; Lovey, b. July 26, 1801 : m. July 1, 1819, James Coombs of Bowdoin, parents of the artist; Phoebe, b. June 7, 1803; Anna, b. Dec. 19, 1804.
Nancy 5 Getchell (Samuel 1) b. Jan. 22, 1792 in Durham Me. m. (1) Joseph Malcolm (Michael 1) He was drowned in the Adroscoggin River abt. 1817/18. His widow and only child, Nancy 6 Malcolm, lived in Durham where on Oct. 30, 1822 Mrs. Malcolm m. (2) David Starbird. Children: James C. b. Dec. 22, 1824; Mary J. b. Sept. 8, 1827, m. Abner Foster; Caroline E. b. Jan. 13, 1833, m. 1851, Edwin W. Clark, b. May 27, 1830. .... She d. 1916. He d. May 18, 1905. Their Children, Willis E. b. 1854 d. 1866; Rosie E. b. Aug. 29, 1866 m. (1) Apr: 28, 1887, John Snow. He d. m. (2) May 1, 1897, Alonzo F. Phil- pot, b. May 3, 1874, children : Franklin b. Aug. 17, 1898 m. Nov. 10, 1923, Doris E. Pratt, their children, Vaughan L. b. Sept. 13, 1924, Irene E. b. Dec. 18, 1925; Elizabeth E. b. Sept. 4, 1900 m. Nov. 2, 1925, Liston P. Hayes; Edwin A. b. Dec. 21, 1905 m. Oct. 28, 1925, Thelma Bryant, one son Aubrey E. b. May 31, 1927; Muriel R. b. Feb. 4, 1909 m. May 29, 1930, Bertrand F. Pingree; Louis B. b. Feb. 1, 1911. George W. b. Feb. 26, 1869 Lydia E. Starbird b. 1836 d. 1905; Solo- mon B. Starbird b. Oct. 3, 1829 d. in infancy. David Starbird d. in Foxcroft Feb. 24, 1846. Nancy m. (3) David Bryant. They resided in Foxcroft lot A. range 4 where she d. Dec. 23, 1855.
Nancy 6 Malcolm (Nancy 5 Samuel 1) b. Jan. 14, 1818, m. 1835, Daniel Webster Hayes, b. May 6 1813, Civil War soldier, mustered into service Aug. 25, 1861, Co. H. 1st. Me. Heavy Art. Under heavy fire May 18, 1864, Battle of Wilderness, d. Hospital Baltimore, June 18, 1864. She d. Nov. 14, 1905. To them : were b. nine children : William 7 C. b. Nov. 2, 1835 m. Mary M. Barrows; Mary 7 Ann, b. Jan. 7, 1837 m. Henry L. Parsons; Lydia 7 Maria, b. Apr. 8, 1840 m. Alonzo Z. Parsons; Sarah 7 Jane, b. Jan. 17, 1843 m. Augustus G. Lebroke; Caroline 7 Elizabeth b. July 6, 1845 m. Hudson S. Oakes; Nancy 7 Minerva b. Jan. 22, 1848 m. Job S. Bearce; Daniel 7 Webster Jr. b. June 27, 1850; Ellen 7 Annette b. Aug. 8, 1852 m. Frank S. Farrar; Charles 7 Freeland b. Aug. 22, 1858 m. Lena E. Peasley.
William 7 Coombs Hayes b. Nov. 2, 1835 m. Sept. 29, 1860, Mary Maria, b. Apr. 30, 1836, dau. Jabez and Sarah (Davie) Barrows. He d. Jan. 21, 1909. She d. Nov. 6, 1925. He began work at threshing at the age of 12 years. When sixteen years old took charge of the ma- chine and at twenty, he owned his first threshing machine. In 1882 he built a separator modeled after his own original plans and ideas,-the first machine of its kind built in Foxcroft and with Foxcroft men to help him. It worked successfully. In 1882 he ran two machines. He threshed for 58 successive falls, stopped work at the age of seventy
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yrs. The work was all in this county. Children : Fred & F. b. Aug. 11, 1861 m. Aug. 2, 1868, Nellie dau. Thos. and Achsa Burgess. He d. May 5, 1919, their children, Fred 9 Wm. b. Apr. 8, 1887, m. June 1911, Jennie McGuire. He d. Feb. 1920, three dau. Nellie L. b. Mar. 23, 1912; Genevieve A. b. July 29, 1914 m. May 27, 1935, Raymond Dabbineau; Marion F. b. Oct. 23, 1915. Alden 9 B. b. Aug. 19, 1891 m. Sept. 21, 1915, Mildred V. Williams. He d. Jan. 1933, U. of M. class 1914. Charles & W. b. Jan. 1865 m. Jan. 17, 1891, Lola b. July 29, 1865, dau. Lendall and Mary (Howard) Whittier, Judge of Probate
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