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(7) May 2 Chamberlain Gray, b. Nov. 28, 1870: m. Harry Oakes of Elgin Ill. She d. June 13. 1913. Children (Oakes) Clarissa C. Oakes, b. Nov. 12, 1902, m. Oct. 10, 1824, George H. Eggleston, b. Oct. 8, 1886. One child, Margery Ann Eggleston, b. July 4, 1925.
GREELE-GREELEY
Andrew 1 Greele b. in England 1617: m. at Salisbury Mass, Mary Moyse, dau. of Joseph and Hannah Moyse. Andrew Greele was at Salisbury as early as 1640. He d. Salisbury June 30, 1697. His wife d. Dec. 24, 1703, Salisbury.
Andrew 2 Grele b. Salisbury, Dec. 10, 1646, m. June 12, 1673 Sarah Brown b. Dec. 6, 1654, Joseph 3 Grele b. Salisbury Mass, Nov. 24, 1683, m. Elizabeth Gilman, b. Gilmanton N. H. 1685, dau. He was a blacksmith, møved to Gloucester Mass.
Joseph 4 Greeley Jr. b. at Gloucester Mass. Oct. 8, 1715, m. Kingston N. H. Dec. 2, 1741 Elizabeth Dudley, b. Brentwood N. H. Oct. 30, 1722, dau. Jonathan and Doriah (Bean) Dudley. He d. Gilmanton N. H. June 5, 1792.
Samuel ª Greeley Esq. b. Kensington N. H. Sept. 16, 1747, m. Brent- wood, June 12, 1773, Mary Leavett, b. Brentwood Sept. 25, 1757, dau. Daniel and Anne (Gilman) Leavett. He d. Gilmanton June 14, 1824. She d. Aug. 25, 1835.
Daniel 6 Greeley (Andrew 1) b. Brentwood N. H. Dec. 10, 1775, m. Orono Maine, Apr. 2, 1805, Sarah Gibbs, b. at Weston Mass, Mar. 12, 1784, dau Elisha * and Silence (Harrington) Gibbs. Ch: Maria 7 and Eliza 7 b. in Orono, others in Foxcroft. Maria b. Jan. 28, 1807 m. in Foxcroft Me. Nov. 27, 1828, Frederick Tyler, b. Bradford Mass. Dec. 6, 1800, son of Samuel and Fanny (Hardy) Tyler. Hed. Northampton Mass. 1888. She d. Lawrence Mass. 1852. Ch :- Ellen Maria b. in Foxcroft, Apr. 25, 1831, m. at Lawrence Mass. June 4, 1848, Rev. G. H. Clark. She d. 1849; Frederick Greeley b. Foxcroft, Apr. 29, 1834. m. at Lowell Mass. July 3, 1854, Abby F. Gowen. He d. 1871; Sarah Frances b. Foxcroft Dec. 20, 1837; Eliza b. Feb. 22, 1809, m. at Gilmanton N. H. Feb. 14, 1831, Rev. Daniel Lancaster, author of History of Gilmanton N. H.
Sophronia b. July 1, 1811, m. in Bangor Me. Wm. S1 Pritchard. 9 ch. She d. Jan. 1847 Bangor.
Sarah Ann, b. July 12, 1813, m. Dr. W. H. Phipps, Bradford Me.
Elisha Gibbs b. July 30, 1815 d. unm. New York City Feb. 22, 1854.
John Pitts b. Dec. 7, 1817 m. 1845 Julia A. Bartlett b. Camden Me. Aug. 29, 1821. She d Bangor 1848. He m (2) Mrs. Martha Bartlett b. Pembroke Me. Oct. 20, 1827.
Nancy B. b. Sept. 27, 1821, m. Foxcroft June 13, 1841, Charles D. Wingate b. Sebec Me. Nov. 2, 1811, son of Caleb and Elizabeth (Palmer) Wingate. Ch : Anna and Luella.
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Araminta Rovena b. Mar. 3, 1825, m. Apr. 7, 1848, Elisha Hill Adams b. Eastport Me. May 24, 1821.
Joseph 6 Greeley (Andrew 1) b. Brentwood N. H. Oct. 12, 1781, m. at Loudon (?) Oct. 25, 1802, Nancy Wells, b. May 12, 1782, dau. Stephen Wells. She d. Gilmanton N. H. Oct. 25, 1825 He d. 1863. Their son, Samuel 7 b. Sept. 5, 1807, m. at Foxcroft June 15, 1834, Sarah Jones Chamberlain (see Chamberlain rec.). He d. Sept. 30, 1868.
Samuel 7 Greeley (Joseph 6- Andrew 1) b. Sept. 5, 1807, m. at Fox- croft June 15, 1834, Sarah Jones, b. Aug. 18, 1808, the first white girl born in the settlement, dau. Samuel and Abigail (Tucker) Chamberlain. For some thirteen years they lived in a small house located on the site of the Congregational parsonage. In the 70s, the house was moved to the corner of North and Cherry Sts. In 1848 Mr. Chamberlain com- menced the erection of the house on Main St. where he and his wife each died. Children: Mary Elizabeth b. Feb. 13, 1836; Samuel 8 Chamberlain, b. Dec. 24, 1838; Ann, b. 1834; m. Thomas J. Rockwell, b. 1839 .... He served in the Civil War with Co. A. 6th Maine Regt .. U. S. Vols. He d. 1913. Mrs. Rockwell d. Oct. 27, 1891. One son, Herbert 9 Rockwell, b. June 1874 d. Mar. 1900 .; Stephen Wells, b. 1847, d. 1852.
Samuel & Chamberlain Greeley (Samuel 7-Andrew 1) b. Dec. 24, 1838, m. Aug. 14, 1864, Elizabeth Ann, b. in Winthrop Mass. Sept. 25, 1842, dau. Tewksbury. They settled in Foxcroft on the Leon- ard Robinson farm on the road to Sebec Lake and there their eight children were born. Mrs. Greeley d. Mar. 1925, Mr. Greeley d. Sept. 24, 1930. Children :
Etta 9 Estelle, b. May 22, 1865, m. J. W. Jones, North Lebanon Maine, Nov. 8, 1894. She was educated at Foxcroft Academy and Mt. Holyoke College. Children: (Jones) Helen 10 Elizabeth, b. July 26, 1896; Leslie Greeley, b. July 1, 1898 d. Oct. 14, 1900; Wilbur Hayes, b. Oct. 26, 1905. Mr. Jones d. Sept. 28, 1928.
Gertrude 9 Mabel, b. Sept. 2, 1867, m. May 11, 1887, I. F. Sanford of Bradford Me. One son, Howard Greeley Sanford, b. July 13, 1891.
Eva 9 Grace, b. Mar. 21, 1870, m. Nov. 30, 1898, Henry B. Whit- comb of Hudson Mass.
Amelia 9 Helen, b. Aug. 12, 1875.
Harriette 9 Arline, m. Mar. 2, 1877, m. Oct. 10, 1898, Frederick R. Ayer. Children, (Ayer) Alice, b. Mar. 24, 1900; Marion, b. Oct. 1902: d. July 11, 1903. Harriette, d. Jan. 11, 1910.
Willis 9 Samuel, b. July 24, 1879, m. Oct. 26, 1911, Eleanor F. Strat- ton. Children: Helen Elizabeth, b. Nov. 10, 1912; Herbert Stratton, b. Nov. 27, 1913; Richard Folsom, b. Apr. 29, 1915; Robert Willis, b. Feb. 24, 1918; Mary Eleanor, b. Feb. 27, 1923 ; Viola Stratton, b. June 14, 1925. The family reside in Hudson Mass.
Edith 9 Hale, b. Feb. 20, 1882: d. July 3, 1883.
Rena 9 Lillian, b. Dec. 4, 1884: m. Sept. 18, 1906, Bertrand C. son of David E. and Larrabee of Dover Me. One daughter, Cyn- thia 10 Larrabee, b. Sept. 29, 1910. A musician. Res. in Belmont Mass.
Gilman 6 Greeley (Andrew 1) b. Brentwood N. H. Feb. 2, 1784, m.
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1806, Hannah, dau. Peter and Hannah (Scribner) Sanborn of Deerfield N. H. She d. at Foxcroft 1814. Gilman in. (2) Betsey V. Thompson, dau. James and Hannah (Carter) Thompson of Foxcroft. They moved to Ohio by covered wagon abt. 1818/19 and still later to Iowa where he d. Dec 12, 1859. His wife d. Hazelton Iowa, Mar. 6, 1862. Children by Hannah Sanborn, Gustavus 7 Adolphus b. Gilmanton N. H. Sept. 30, 1806; Emmeline b. Gilmanton May 25, 1810; Gilman b. Mar. 15, 1808 d. June 8, 1816; Frederick William b. Foxcroft, Apr. 25, 1813, d. Nov. 27, 1813. Ch. by Betsey Thompson, Hannah 7 Sanborn b. Fox- croft Jan. 31, 1816, m. John Kent of Hazelton Iowa; Orrin 7 G. b. Mor- row Ohio, Mar. 22, 1820; Daniel 7 Carter b. July 21, 1822; Wm. Henry b. 1824; Martha Ann b. 1829 and Stephen Leavitt b.
HAM
There has ever existed between the the sister towns of our now, "old Piscataquis" County a warm, friendly civility. From the time of the Moore's of saw and grist mill fame and Jeremiah Rolfe, the Revolution- ary War veteran and producer of the famous Rolfe apple, an exchange of stalwart citizenry has existed between "old Foxcroft" and Abbot, but it was for Mr. and Mrs. Seward Ham to furnish three of our promi- nent townsmen.
Seward and Sarah (Field) Ham, b. in 1809, moved to Abbot and settled on a farm on the River Road, Guilford to Abbot, abt. 1830. Seven worthy sons and a daughter were born to them, offsetting in a fair degree, perhaps, for the County, the seven energetic daughters and one son of the Clark Carter's in the sister town of Shirley.
John F. the eldest of the trio, b. 1835, m. - Hattie P. Hammond, b. 1835 and later settled in Foxcroft. He was the first to buy a lot on our now attractive Spring St. A member of Mosaic Lodge of Masons, an earnest supporter of Douty Post G.A.R. and a public spirited citizen, he was missed, when his temporary flights to recreational fields called him. He d. Jan. 12, 1896. His wife d. Nov. 11, 1912. Children :
Willis S. b. Jan. 3, 1857, m. Eliza b. Aug. 10, 1854, dau. of Eleazer and Mary (Harriman) Lyford of Sebec. They settled in Foxcroft where Mr. Ham was in business many years. Member Kineo Lodge I.O.O.F., Past Noble Grand Canton Kineo and Wenonah Rebecca Lodge, also Town Treas., strong Republican, Baptist. Mr. Ham d. June 28 1930. His son Stanley H. b. Dec. 20, 1883 m. (1) Dec. 16, 1909 Elsie, b. Feb. 22, 1887, dau. of John C. and Marcia (Waterman) Cross of Dover, one dau. Virginia, b. Aug. 21, 1914, graduate Bryant and Stratton Coll. typist in Providence R. I. Mrs. Elsie Ham d. Feb. 13, 1920. m. (2) June 26, 1926, Effie M. b Sept. 28, 1889, dau. of Samuel and Hattie (Pratt) Kneeland. Helen M Ham, b. Apr. 26, 1893, m. Feb. 14, 1920, Adrian R. Pierce of Westerly R. I. He is an electrician. Children: Lucille b. Westerly, R. I. July 21, 1922; Thomas W. b. Westerly, Nov. 17, 1923.
Carrie E. b. Sept. 15, 1868, d. July 28, 1886. unm.
Charles S. b. in Abbot - 1840, m. Dec. 7, 1865, Thirza D. Blanch- ard, b. Oct. 14, 1841, dau. of Daniel B. and Melinda Sturtevant Blanch- ard, and a sister of Mrs. Nathan Sheldon Carpenter of Foxcroft. Mr. Ham came to "old Foxcroft" from Wilton in 1870 opening a market on
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North St. in the present quarters of Thomas Bush, under the name of Durfee and Ham. He soon purchased the business and opened a modern market in the Favor Block, now Weatherbee's, where our genial "Than" Batchelder attended patiently to our various wants. From 1890-1894 was our Postmaster. He d. in 1897 at his residence on Lincoln St., where the family always lived, succeeding Mr. Nathaniel Poole and family. The house is among the oldest on the street. Mrs. Thirza Ham d. there Oct. 31, 1923 at the age of eighty-two years. An earnest and valued worker in the Congregational Church. Children : Emma B. b. Feb. 13, 1867, m. - Dr. Charles Abbott of Providence, R. I. Mrs. Abbott d. Jan. 10, 1891. Seward B. b. Sept 22, 1869, m. Carrie Stanchfield. Mr. Ham has been a railroad man all his life and has lived in Portland.
George William b. June 6, 1851, m. May 6, 1877, Etta L. Goss of a prominent Lewiston family. They came to "old Foxcroft" renting the Elmer Blethen house. They soon purchased the home on Mechanic St. where they lived many years and where Mrs. Etta Ham passed away on Nov. 6, 1926 ... Mr. George Ham, in his youth, was a member of his uncle Nelson's family, a prominent agriculturist and Granger and for which pursuits he (George) had not only a fondness but an aptitude and when ill health overtook him by too close confinement to his ice cream parlor and business, he assisted our gracious florist, B. T. Gentlı- ner, for a time. For a period of twenty-five years he was chairman of our Board of Health, performing faithfully and courageously the mani- fold duties of that office. In Sept. 1927, Mr. Ham and his dau. Miss Alice, moved to Schenectady N. Y. where Mr. Ham passed away on Jan. 6, 1929. Children of George and Etta (Goss) Ham, b. in Fox- croft : Robert G. b. June 8, 1878, d. in infancy ; Alice M. b. Dec 1, 1879. . Florence C. b. Apr. 7, 1885, m. Dec. 1, 1919, Ruel W. Foss of Portland, where they reside. One son, Rodney Ham Foss, b. June 24, 1921. Everett G. b. Dec. 13, 1891, m. Dec. 1917, Ruth Merrill of Brownville Maine. They have three children, Elinor, Barbara and James. Mr. Ham is a most successful chemist : resides in Troy N. Y. Philip W. b. June 12, 1897, m. Aug. 1931, Marion Nichols of Bainbridge N. Y. Two children Martha Louise and Marjorie Alice. Mr. Philip Ham is also a most successful chemist; resides in Schenectady N. Y. It should also be stated that Mrs. Etta Ham was deeply interested in all church work, especially music. Her daughter Miss Alice also for years, was our organist in the Congregational Church.
HAMMOND
Benjamin Hammond, the American ancestor of the Hammonds of Foxcroft came from England and Kittery Maine abt. 1700.
John ? (Benj 1) was b. probably, at Kittery in 1710. He m. Dec. 28, 1732, Patience Webber of North Yarmouth Maine.
Benjamin 3 (Benj. 1) b. at North Yarmouth Jan. 8, 1735: m. July 5, 1758, Sarah Scriggens (Craigie of some writers). They settled at New Gloucester Maine, living temporarily in the "Block House" until he could build his own log house which was located on the top of Harris Hill. Captain in the Continental Army. Died at Ticonderoga. This was the Benjamin Hammond who was sent into Canada by the select-
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men of Falmouth under instructions of the Colonial Assembly of Massa- chusetts 1775. A very comprehensive.story of the expedition may be found in Loring's "History of Piscataquis County", page 121. His widow d. in the old house on Harris Hill, New Gloucester, aged, 90 yrs.
Polly 4 (Benj) b. 1773: m. Jacob Cotton, Sr.
Bela 4 (Benj 1) b. 1769: m. Nov. 1787, Ruth Cotton, b. - dau. After several business adventures he sold his interest in the Bradbury farm to his son, Capt. Chas. and moved to Willimantis. Capt. Chas. 5 and his brother, Bela Jr. divided the farm. Bela, the father d. Mch. 9, 1853: the mother d. May 8 1853. Children, Ruth b. 1789.
Bela 5 Jr. B. 1793: m. Dorithy Merrill. Jacob, b. 1796. Benjamin b. 1799. Mary C. b. 1801: m. Richard Morse. Charles b. 1805: m. Sarah Sprague. Artemacia b. 1808: d. Mar. 2, 1840. Bela 5 Jr. (Benj. 1) b. Aug. 27, 1793: m. Oct. 10, 1821, Dorothy, b. Mar. 18, 1804, dau. Win. and Margaret ("Peggy Forbes") Merrill of Foxcroft. They · settled on the large farm on the Guilford road. Children all born in Foxcroft. Cordelia 6 b. Feb. 8, 1824: m. Samuel P. Bray. Abigail M. b. Dec. 13, 1826. Andrew Jackson, b. Aug. 22, 1829. Bela A. b. Nov. 5, 1831. Charles, b. Feb. 10, 1834. The father d. at Willimantic Apr. 18, 1869, the mother d. there Apr. 17, 1878.
Andrew 6 Jr. (Benj 1) b. Aug. 22, 1828: m. (1) Martha, b. 1834, dau. Dr Aaron and Charlotte (Chamberlain) Tucker of Foxcroft. She d. Mar. 2, 1858. One son, Adelbert.
Andrew 6 m. (2) Susan, b. Oct. 22, 1827 : sister of the first wife. Chil- dren b. in Foxcroft, Martha 7 S. b. July 17, 1862: m. Willis Tucker, Mabel, b. Mar. 22, 1866: m. H. Melvin Warren, Eugene A. b. Mar. 16, 1871: m. Hattie Day, Andrew d. Sept. 18, 1894. Susan d. May 4, 1904.
Adelbert 7 H. (Benj 1) b. Aug. 1853, m. Oct 30, 1877, E Mary, b. Oct. 17, 1856, dau. Abijah and Judith (Spaulding) Warren of Dover. They settled on the home farm but after several years he moved to Whitins- ville Mass. He d. there.
Ada 8, b. June 17, 1879: m. June 11, 1901, Albert Merrill one child, Heloise Merrill, b. May 2, 1906. Harry 8 b. Mar. 25, 1886: m. (1) May 14, 1914, Catherine, b. 1894, dau. Peter and Lena Nolan. She d. Sept. 25, 1925. Children Lucille and Lola, b. Feb. 9, 1915. Harry $ m. (2) Eula Chadbourne, b. 1900, dau. Thomas and Eliza (Potts) Hanson of Rome Ga. One son, Harry 9 Jr. b. July 24, 1929.
Bela 8 b. June 30, 1892: m. Dec. 1912, Lena b. 1893, dau. Wm. and Adelaide Hoard. Children, Joy 9 Arlene, b. Aug. 11, 1913 and Russell, b. May. 10, 1928. Martha 7 S. b. July 17, 1862 : m. Willis, b. abt. 1852, son of Asbury and Lydia Tucker. Martha d. Mar. 2, 1926. Children (Tucker)
Edward $ N. b. in Monson Me. Dec. 7, 1879: m. (1) Apr. 10, 1906, Ida, dau. P. W. Littlefield Mother and infant d. day of child's birth. MI. (2) Dec. 24, 1909. Effie, b. Feb. 19, 1890, dau. Freeman and Eliza- beth Washburn. Children, Clayton ? E. b. July, 4, 1910, Richard Ayer, b. Sept. 14, 1912. Effie is still living in Guilford. Divorced. M. (3) July 26, 1918, Lagardie, b. Sept. 23, 1898, dau. George and Etta
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Eldridge of Newport Me. Children, Martha, b. May 11, 1923, Ed- ward, b. Mar. 27, 1925, Willis, b. May, 22, 1927, Carrol, b. Aug. 2, 1932.
Willis $ Elwyn, b. 1882, d. Dec. 25, 1882, 3 mos. Willis & A. b. in Willimantic July.10, 1885: m. Mar. 23, 1904, Helen Mern Smith, b. May 16, 1884, Norridgewock Me. Hazel 8 b. South Windham Me. Jan. 19, 1894 : m. July 20, 1920, Roland H. b. Orneville Maine, Nov. 15, 1886, son of Thomas L. and Vesta M. Lancaster. One child (Lancas- ter) Colin 9 Thomas, b. Springfield Mass. July 15, 1928.
Mabel 7 b. Mar. 22, 1866: m. July 3, 1889, H. Melvin, b. Oct. 6, 1863, son of Abijah and Judith Spaulding Warren of Dover. One child (Warren) Anna May, b. Jan. 27, 1894: d. Oct. 4, 1897.
Eugene 7 A., b. Mar. 16, 1871 : m. Sept. 11, 1897, Harriet, b. Mar. 8, 1879, dau. Charles and Adella Day. Eugene d. Sept. 15, 1891 : Harriet d. Nov. 18, 1908. Children, Maynard & H. b. in Monson Me. May 11, 1903, m. Aug. 27, 1928, Katherine Corson. b. Newport Me. July, 3, 1903. Earl 9 E. b. in Monson June 23, 1898 : m. Apr. 17, 1920, Agnes, b. Feb. 19, 1899, dau. Wm. and Agnes Dobson of Whitinsville Mass. Children, Dorothy 9 b. Feb. 14, 1921, Wallace, b. Dec 17, 1922, Andrew D. b. July 24, 1928, Anne Harriet b. Oct. 14, 1932. Carl 8 P. b. in Monson, Apr. 4, 1900: m. Dec. 22, 1928, Mildred, b. Oct. 2, 1906, dau. George and Mary Pierce of Everett Mass. One son, Roland b. Aug. 18, 1931.
Bela 6 A, (Benj 1) b. in Willimantic Me. Nov. 1831, m. Susan Greene b: Jan. 1839. Bela d. Mar. 28, 1889: Susan d. Feb. 28, 1916. Mr. Bela Hammond purchased in 1868 of Wm. Paine the property now oc- cupied by J. F. Hughes. Mrs. Hammond sold to James Bathgate who had the small house moved to Winter St. now A. F. Philpots, and erected the residence at corner of Main and Winter. Mr. Hammond was a most excellent carriage and sleigh manufacturer. Capt. Charles 5 (Benj 1) b. in New Gloucester 1805: m. May 27, 1829, Sarah S. dau. Asa and Maria Sprague of Dover. They resided on the western 12 of the home farm. Children b. in Foxcroft, Benjamin, F. b. Mar. 8, 1830: m. Mary A. Carr. Sarah Abby, b. 1831: m. John W Swett. She d. Mar. 9, 1860. Capt. Charles d. Feb. 21, 1885 : Sarah d. Sept. 2, 1887. Benjamin 6 F. (Benj 1) b. Mar. 8, 1830: m. June 21. 1857, Mary A., b. 1840, dau. James and Lucy Carr of Sangerville. Benjamin Hammond was a man of marked ability and much appreciated by his towns people who honored him in many ways. He was often on the Board of Select- men, a member of the Board of Trustees of Foxcroft Academy, I.O.O.F. and Grange. Hed. Oct. 26, 1907. His wife d. Jan. 8, 1884. Children b. in Foxcroft, Lucy 7 b. Mar. 8, 1858, m. Ira Simeon, son of Ira I .. and Abigail (Earle) Gould of Foxcroft. Sarah 7 Abby, b. 1869: m. (1) 1890 Wilson, m. (2) Earnest O. Gerry. She d. June 18, 1929. One child, (Wilson) Mary Alice, b. June 10, 1892, m. Dec. 31, 1912, Harry, b. June 20, 1890, son of Charles Severence of Foxcroft.
HARMON
John 1 Harmon probably b. 1650, m. Sarah Roberts, dau. of William Roberts of Oyster River, now Durham N. H. In 1677 he was granted land in Wells Maine. Took the oath of allegiance to Massachusetts
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Government Nov. 16, 1677 at Wells. One of the organizers of the Congregational Church at Scarboro ..
Nathaniel 2 Harmon (John 1) b. Feb. 1, 1702-3 at Wells Me. m. Nov. 30, 1727, Hannah Goodale.
Nathaniel 3 Harmon (John 1) b. 1731 at Scarboro, m. (1) Hannah Mains. m. (2) Betsey Simpson. A son, Nathaniel by second wife.
*Nathaniel 3 in Navy, during Rev. War.
Nathaniel 4 Harmon (John 1) b. Feb. 10, 1760, m. Nov. 20, 1782, Hannah, dau. of Jethro and Annie Starbird of Buxton. Nathaniel lived and died in Buxton.
Robert 5 Harmon (John 1) b. in Buxton abt. 1806 m. July 5, 1830, Susan dau. of Benjamin Leavitt. They settled on lot 3 in 7th range. Their children were Charles, John, Silas and a dau. Melissa.
Erastus 5 Harmon b. in Buxton Me. 1808, m. 1842, Mary F. b. in Foxcroft Dec. 23, 1825, dau of Jacob and Martha (Foster) Lebroke of Foxcroft. Mr. Harmon came to Foxcroft 1839/40 and settled on lot . #2 in the 5th range. Children b in Foxcroft, James 6 b. 1843, d. 1860; Sarah b. 1845, d. 1868: Charles Augustus b. 1847, m. Georgianna, b. 1855 dau. Ira L. and Abigail (Earle) Gould. One dau. Harriet 7 Maude m. July 31, 1897, Arthur b. Dec. 9, 1871, son of George and Mary (Bar- wise) Crockett. Children : Guy 8 b July 1, 1904 m. Janet dau of Lewis and Florence (Dean) Livermore; Georginia9 Francis b. May 27, 1908; Ronald; Louise Maude; Lewis Arthur & Charles b. 1933. The mother, Mrs. Harriet Crockett is a valued teacher in the North St. school.
Francis 6 b. 1849, d. 1926, m. Jane Green, b. 1855, d. 1883, one son Charles, m. 1896, Clara dau. Otis Bradley of Dover.
William 6 Harmon (John 1) b. 1851 m. (1) Ella Creen of Sebec. One son. m. (2) Susie, dau. of Jotham and Abbie Bowker of Foxcroft.
Clara 6 Harmon (John 1) b. 1854 m. Rufus, son of Abel Towne Jr. of Foxcroft (2) Ward Stocker
Martha 6 Harmon (John 1) b. m. Granville Sands.
Linwood 6 Harmon (John 1) b. Feb. 7, 1862, m. Nov. 10, 1917, Cora, dau. Increase and Angela (Blake) Dow of Atkinson. Children: Mabel, m. Samuel McKenny. They have four daughters, Ida, Elsie, Lora, Sarah.
HASSELL
1. Richard and Joanna (-) Hassell.
2. Joseph and Anna (Bray) Hassell
3. Joseph and
4. Benjamin and Elizabeth Hassell.
5. Jason* and Alice (Ripley) Hassell.
6. Benj., son of Jason and Alice Ripley Hassell, b. Sebec, Sept. 15, 1791 : m. Feb. 3, 1820, Sarah Parker, b. 1806. Benjamin d. May 11, 1880: Sarah d. 1860. Children; Sarah b. 1829: m. David Anderson, see Gray rec. Gilman, b. 1830: m. Sarah Robinson; Maria, b. 1832: m. Edward Delabarre, Martha, b. 1834; Joseph, b. 1836; Phoebe, b. 1838: m. Otis Gibson; Appleton, b. 1842; George, b. 1844: m. Louisa Counter; Harriet, b. 1846: m. Augustus Chandler.
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Mr. Hassell for years, owned the large farm later known as the W. B .. Davis farm-also an expert cabinet maker.
HERSEY
The emigrant ancestor of all the families by the name of Hersey, early settlers of "old Foxcroft", was William Hersey who reached Hingham Mass. in 1635. The name Hercy or Hersey is a very ancient one and appears with a list of noblemen and gentlemen reaching Eng- land with William the Conqueror. Wm. Hersey was the largest tax payer, but one, in Hingham. His wife was Elizabeth -. He d. in Hingham Mass. Mar. 22, 1657/8. The line of descent is Wm.2, Wm.3, Joseph 4 for all of our Hersey families, through James *5, Noah * 6 to Benja- min 7, Noah 7, Hiram 7 and Ira 7, our one-time townsmen, Benjamin in 1811, Noah in 1824, Hiram and Ira in 1825. And the line of descent changes to Joseph * 5 Thomas 6 to Sylvanus 7.
Benjamin 7 Hearsey came to Foxcroft with his brother-in-law, John Bradbury and made an opening on the lot adjoining Bradbury's, east 1/2 of lot 17 in 1st. range. He resided here for several years and here his children were born. His wife's name was Sally (Sarah) Bradbury: Children: Hiram Beal, b. Jan. 4, 1813; Mary Ann, b. Feb. 10, 1814; Hannah Bradbury, b. Sept. 25, 1815, m. Warren Hersey, son of Simon and Lois (Warren) Hersey ; Almeda Longly, b. Jan. 6, 1817 ; Benj. Jr. b. Mar. 20, 1818; Alonzo Conant, b. Aug. 27, 1819; Moses Bradbury, b. Aug. 25, 1821; Sarah Jane, b. Sept. 25, 1823.
Moses Hersey came to Foxcroft from Paris, having previously lived in Albany Maine near the New Hampshire line. I am unable to obtain data relative to his residence in "old Foxcroft". From the similarity of names of his children and Benjamin's, above, I assume that they were brothers. Mrs. Hersey's name was Anice. Children: Mary Jane, b. Albany Me. Aug. 6, 1818; Moses Mason, b Albany, Jan. 6, 1821; Denison Hobart, b. at Paris Me. May 18 m 1823; Justus Conant and Jason Longly, b. Paris, Aug. 24, 1825.
Noah 7 Hersey was at Foxcroft as early as 1824 when he made an opening on lot 3 in range 4 erecting a small frame house. The first term of school in Dist. #5 was kept in his house, by Samuel Palmer of Sebec, in the winter of 1824/5. Noah Hersey's wife's name was Phoebe Howard sister of Asaph & Asel who came abt the same year and their children were, Ruth, b. Feb. 19, 1810 in Hebron; Asaph, b. Dec. 17, 1811; Polly b. Jan. 25, 1814; Eliza Ann, b. Dec. 9, 1815; Adoniram Jud- son b. Nov. 29, 1817; Angelina, b. Feb. 22, 1820; Nancy Bradford, B. May, 30, 1822; Lewis, b. Mar. 14, 1826. Later a banker in Waukon Iowa Noah d. Sept 2, 1833.
Sylvanus 7 b. in New Bedford abt. 1793; m. int. entered Sept. 22, 1821, Rhoda West, each were of New Bedford. Rhoda West was a descendant in the seventh generation of Francis and Margaret (Reeves) West of Duxbury Mass. (b. in Eng). Francis West was a carpenter and in 1640 made a pair of stocks for the town of Duxbury (Dux. rec). Sylvanus and Rhoda (West) Hersey came to "old Foxcroft" as early as 1824 with his cousin Noah. They settled in the extreme northwest section of the town. Nehemiah West Hersey, bearing the maternal
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grandfather's name, succeeded to the farm. His brother William married Caroline Blethen and they went to Massachusetts to live among his kinspeople in New Bedford.
Sylvanus 7 Hersey came to "old Foxcroft" in 1824 and opened and partially cleared lot 17 in the 9th. range. His wife was Rhoda West and one son was b. in Hebron or Minot. Other Children in Foxcroft: William & Shaw b. Aug. 12, 1822, m. Carrie Blethen, res. New Bedford Mass .; Almy $ Ann b. May. 29, 1824, m. John Thayer (see Thayer records) Nehemiah $ West b. Mar. 18, 1827, m. Mary Jane Cram. Cyrus 8, John, 8 Moses 8 and Charles & were sons of Sylvanus7. They moved from town. Sylvanus d. Rockport, Ill. Dec. 29, 1876 Nehe- miah W. b. Mar. 18, 1827, m. Mar. 28, 1851 Mary Jane Cram, b. 1833. They remained on the home farm. Children : b. in Foxcroft, William 9 R. b. 1853; Mary 9 A. b. 1855, m. Edward H. Howard; Fred 9 S. b. 1862; Charles 9 E. Jan. 7, 1865; Evelyn 9 G. b. June 5, 1870. Fred 9 S. Hersey b. 1862, m. Oct. 7, 1895, Mary P. Cudmore. Mr. Hersey is employed at Stowell-MacGregor's. They have three sons. Henry 1º C. b. Aug. 31, 1897 m. Feb. 22, 1917, Nora Harting, children : Fred 11 H. b. Dec. 13, 1917, Harold 11 F. b. July 2, 1919; Kenneth 11 b Nov. 15, 1921. Lawrence 1º E. b. Oct. 4, 1901, m. (1) June 15, 1921, Annie Racine, Children, John 11 F. b. Aug. 12, 1921; Edward 11 R. b. Dec. 7, 1922; Juanita 11 M. b. Apr. 2, 1924; Barbara 11 A. b. June 17, 1925 ; Ronald 11 P. b. July 22, 1926; Arland 11 L. b. Aug. 16, 1928. Annie d. May 30, 1929 m. (2) Mar. 14, 1932, Irene Brule, one dau. Maryann 11 E. b. May 27, 1932. Francis 1º P. b. Jan. 6, 1906, m. June 1928, Janet Guest, children : Robert 11 b. Apr. 1928, d. Sept. 1928; Frederick 11 C. b. Oct. 9, 1930; Robert 11 P. b. Jan. 13, 1933.
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