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CHILDREN OF ALVIN AND LUCINDA :
I. JOHN,7 d. at Monmouth, Ill., a young man.
2. ELIZABETH,7 mn. Matthew Whetstone and d. at Girard, Kan., where she settled in 1869.
3. URSULA,7 m. at Girard, Kan.
CHILDREN OF JEREMIAH AND CATHERINE:
1. SUSAN J.,7 was brought up by a family in Parsonsfield and m. a Parks.
2. MARY, m. John Rogers and lived at Albia, Ia.
3. HARRIET,7 m.
4. CATHERINE," m.
5. WILLIAM,7 m. in Illinois and perished in the great Chicago fire of 1871.
6. SARAH, m. and settled at Walpole, Mass.
CHILDREN OF ABRAM AND SALLY:
I. MARY C.,7 b. Feb. 27, 1828.
2. HARRIET L.,7 b. Dec. 9, 1833.
3. CHARLES L.,7 b. Feb. 8, 1836. CHILDREN OF FREEDOM AND PHEBE :
I. DELIA,7 b. Dec., 1855.
2. JAMES W.,7 b. Mar. 21, 1856.
3. SARAH E.,7 b. May 6, 1859.
4. AMBROSE F.,7 b. Dec. 8, 1862. CHILDREN OF CAPT. WINES AND MARY :
I. SUSAN S., born Oct. 19, 1847, in Brookline, Me .; m. Frank C. Allen, Oct. 30, 1870; d. Nov. 5, 1871.
2. MARY H., b. Feb. 1, 1850 ; resides in Sargentsville, Me., with her mother. CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND SARAH J .:
I. HENRY W.,7 b. Aug. 10, 1853; m. July 25, 1874, Clara A. Ellison, b. about 1855, and has two children : Gertrude E.,8 born Nov., 1876, and Wendall F.,8 b. Nov. 12, 1883.
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2. ELLA F.,7 b. Feb. 22, 1859; m. May 12, 1880, Frank E. Learned, b. Apr. 28, 1856; no issue; residence, Chicago, Ill.
CHILDREN OF LORA AND MARY :
I. RUFUS W.,7 d. in Grayson, Cal., Dec. 4, 1876, single.
2. JAMES F.,7 removed to Jenny, Wis., soon after majority, where he car- ried on an extensive lumber business; d. in 1872, leaving a widow and four children.
3. CHARLES A.,7 resides in Carmel, Me., unmarried.
4. MARY J.,7 m. Joy A. Cressy, of Corinthi, Me., and settled in Levant; afterwards moved to Lewiston, where he d. in 1883; she is in Boston.
5 SARAH E.,7 now in California.
6. HATTIE B., m. Dec. 26, 1882, to L. E. Timberlake, of Livermore, Me .; settled in Lowell, Mass .; now living in Portland, Me.
7. LORA B.," is m. and lives in Ripon, Wis., where he has been very suc- cessful in business. Two children.
8. ALMEDA A., m. Seba Cressy and resides in Eddy, New Mexico. CHILDREN OF EDWARD AND ELIZA:
I. EMMA, m. - Peavy and lives at East Rochester, N. H.
2. JOSIAH,7 farmer in West Levant, Me.
3. GEORGE E.,7 farmer in West Levant, Me.
4. FRED W.," stationary engineer of the L. & B. Electric R. R., in Lynn, Mass.
1. CHARLES.7 CHILDREN OF CHARLES AND ANNA:
2. LEMUEL.7
3. BENJAMIN.7
4. JOHN H., born about 1854, at North Parsonsfield, Me .; m. Abigail L., dau. of Geo. C. and Laurette (Roles) Smith, of Lynn, b. Dec. 31, 1856, and had issue, Frank S.,8 b. in Salem, June 11, 1879.
EIGIITH GENERATION.
CHILDREN OF ELBERT AND MARY :
1. DOMINCUS,8 b. Feb. 15, 1835; d. in 1866.
2. ELIZABETH,8 b. Oct. 3, 1837.
3. PHILENA M.,8 b. Nov. 19, 1839.
4. ALEXANDER,8 b. Mar. 9, 1842.
5. ELIHU,8 b. Jan. 14, 1844.
6. MAHALIA,8 b. Jan. 29, 1847.
7. MARY E.,8 b. June 29, 1849.
CHILDREN OF PHILIP AND PHEBE:
I. GEORGE E.,8 b. Nov. 29, 1832; mu. Louisa M. Blaisdell, in Surry, Me .; . had two children b. there: Freddie H.,9 b. July 23, 1855, and Lillie F.9
2. EDWARD J.,8 b. May 26, 1834; in. Sarah F. Flood, and had Helen J.,9 b. Sept. 10, 1853.
3. FRANCIS C.,8 b. Oct. 23, 1835.
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4. WILLIAM H.,8 b. Feb. 16, 1837.
5. JAMES H.,8 b. Oct. 24, 1839.
6. NANCY,8 b. July 10, 1840; d. Apr. 8, 1848.
7. SARAH E.,8 b. Sept. 8, 1842 ; d. Apr. 24, 1870.
8. HELEN J.,8 b. Feb. 12, 1844.
9. JULIA A.,8 b. Aug. 15, 1845.
IO. MARY E.,8 b. Jan. 13, 1847.
CHILDREN OF JAMES A. AND LYDIA:
I. SOPHIA A.,8 b. Mar. 22, 1837; d. June 28, 1862.
2. WILLIAM R.,8 b. Dec. 27, 1839; in. Sarah E. Phillips, April 19, 1852, and had :
I. FLORA F.,9 b. Jan. 9, 1870.
II. HOWARD A.,9 b. Jan. 19, 1874.
III. HERBERT E.,9 b. Jan. 25, 1880.
3. FRANCIS A.,8 b. Aug. 3, 1847.
4. FLORA A.,8 b. Aug. 3, 1847.
CHILDREN OF HORATIO AND JULIA A .:
I. DR. JAMES W.,8 b. Nov. 29, 1850; m. Elizabeth S. Farrington, of Holden, Me., in 1879. She was a dau. of Bradford and wife Wealthy and second cousin to Ex-Gov. Joshua Chamberlain. He worked on the home farm ; attended to study in a " little red schoolhouse " in North Bend, two miles from Patten's bay; then sixty weeks at Castine Normal School; taught several schools; studied medicine with Dr. R. L. Grindle, at Mt. Desert; graduated from University College, New York city, in 1877 ; practised in Holden and Brewer, Me., six years; removed to Mendocino Cal., where he is now in practice ; has taken two post graduate medical courses since graduating ; is correspondent of California State Board; examiner for several life insurance companies; was chairman county board of health in small-pox epidemic ; now school trustee. He is a prolific writer for county newspapers and medical journals; a great reader of good litera- ture ; fond of music. Five children : Alden,9 Eva,9 Inez,9 Sadie,9 and Elizabeth.9
2. SARAH B.,8 b, Mar. 6, 1852 ; d. Sept. 25, 1875.
3. HORACE F.,8 b. June 20, 1854 ; m., in 1882, Annie Britton, of Mendo- cino, Cal., where, after his graduation from "the little red schoolhouse," at the age of nineteen, he settled; worked as lumberman; rose to super- intendency of the L. E. Lumber Company; saved a few thousand dol- lars and engaged in mercantile business at Mendocino. He purchased five springs near Fort Bragg, at the inception of the town, and devel- oped a water system which he now owns, continuing in the stove and hardware business there. He owns a fine vineyard and fruit ranch in California and a 900 acre cattle ranch near Fort Bragg. He is one of the city trustees; trustee of the Fort Bragg Building and Loan Asso- ciation ; member of several social organizations; member of city band and orchestra, playing the cornet; champion chess player of Mendocino county and a match for the Metropolitan adepts. Two children, Leland9 and Edna.º
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4. CLARA F.,8 b. Dec. 8, 1857 ; m. - Smith and resides on a beautiful fruit ranch in Cucamongo, Cal.
5. E. ELMER,8 b. June 24, 1860; is in business at Bridgewater, Me.
6. CHARLES H.,8 b. Dec. 12, 1865.
7. WILLIAM F.,8 b. Feb. 9, 1868; d. Nov. 13, 1889.
CHILDREN OF HENRY J. AND ESTELLA:
I. LIZZIE E., 8 b. Nov. 16, 1857.
2. WILLIE F.,8 b. Oct. 14, 1862 ; d. Dec. 20, 1863.
NATHANIEL BRANCH.
THIRD GENERATION.
Nathaniel Milliken,8 son of John Milliken and Elizabeth Alger, was bapt. in Brattle Street church, Boston, April 24, 1709, and settled in Scarborough, about 1730. He received a letter from some church in Boston, and by this testimonial became a member of the First church in Scarborough, Sept. 17, 1732. He married Sarah Munson, Aug. 5, 1731 ; was a tailor by trade, and his grandchildren remembered having seen his large cutting-table. He was a deacon of the Second Parish church, and was widely known as " Deacon Nathaniel." His second wife was Anna Small, widow of Josiah Libby, known as " Trumpeter 'Siah," to whom he was married Jan. 10, 1755, and by whom issue; she d. Jan. 12, 1784. He lived between the "crossways." Thirteen children, whose names will follow:
FOURTH GENERATION.
I. JONATHAN,4 b. June 10, 1733; m. Esther Harmon, Mar. 29, 1753, and settled in Scarborough, on the farm where Ira Milliken has since lived. These had thirteen children, whose names will appear with fifth genera- tion.
2. NATHANIEL,4 b. Feb. 18, 1734; d. a child.
3. JOSIAH,4 b. Oct. 27, 1736 ; m. Lydia Runnells, Apr. 27, 1756, and set- tled in Scarborough. He d. in 1764, leaving a widow and two children. The widow m. Peter Kelly, Apr. 9. 1764.
4. NATHANIEL,4 b. April 12, 1738; m. Anna -; a grantee of Trenton.
5. THOMAS,4 b. Oct. 25, 1739; m. Lucy Libby, Dec. 19, 1760. She was a dau. of his step-mother by her first husband. He lived on the west side of Beech Ridge, Scarborough ; was one of the grantees of land on Union river, but as his cousin of the same name was also identified prominently with the settlement there, we cannot tell which lot was drawn by him. He had issue b. in Scarborough.
6. STEPHEN,4 b. Jan. 11, 1741.
7. ROBERT,4 b. Oct. 2, 1743; was a grantee at Union river and received deed of a lot as a settler there, Dec. 13, 1788. He m. Jane Hopkins, a Quakeress, of Londonderry, N. H., moved to Trenton and lived there several years. He became disabled by sickness or accident and to save him from being dependent on charity, his relatives went from Scarbor- ough and brought him to that town on a bed slung between two horses. He had several children.
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8. SARAH,4 b. Feb. 18, 1747 ; m. Zebulon Libby, May 11, 1769.
9. ABIGAIL,4 b. Oct. 14, 1748 ; m. John Jose, Jan. 8, 1767.
10. ELIZABETH,4 b. Oct. 7, 1750; m. John Boothby, Nov. 24, 1773.
ISAAC,4 b. May 29, 1752; m. Sarah- and settled in Buxton. He
II. was a soldier of the Revolution and drew a pension; was in the com- pany of Capt. Nathan Watkins, Col. Edmund Phinney's regiment, doing duty in garrison at Fort George in Jan. and Dec., 1776, serving eleven months and seven days; was promoted to corporal, Sept. 1, 1776. He spent his last days in Freedom, N. H., and was an aged man; was buried near the homestead, above Wesley Fowler's. His wife was a fat, jolly old lady. He had eight children, as will appear.
12. JOSHUA,4 m. Margaret Lord, May 27, 1778, and settled in Scarborough. He d. Nov. 27, 1832. Ten children.
13. LYDIA,4 m. Benjamin Milliken, July 6, 1784, and had a family.
FIFTH GENERATION.
CHILDREN OF JONATHAN AND ESTHER:
1. MARY,5 b. June 13, 1754.
2. ESTHER,5 b. Dec. 22, 1756 ; d. young.
3. CAPT. ABNER,5 b. Oct. 27, 1758 ; m. Anna Scott, in Scarborough, Mar. 26, 1784, and removed to Lincolnville, Me. He enlisted as a soldier of the Revolution, May 15, 1775 ; marched from Scarborough for head- quarters, July 4, 1775. He served eight months in Colonel Phinney's regiment ; then re-enlisted for the Continental army, and his name ap- pears on the roll, Nov. 25, 1778. He d. in 1826, aged 68 years; wife d. 1854, aged 91. Names of children will appear with sixth generation. NATHANIEL,5 b. Nov. 30, 1760; lost at sea.
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5. KATHERINE,5 b. Mar. 3, 1762.
6. STEPHEN,5 b. Aug. 16, 1764; m. Eleanor - and lived in the north part of Saco, in the " Heath neighborhood," as a farmer. Five children.
7. ESTHER,5 b. Nov. 20, 1766; d. a child.
8. PELINA,5 b. Dec. 22, 1767.
9. DANIEL,5 b. Apr. 26, 1769.
IO. ESTHER,5 b. Feb. 24, 1772 ; m. - - Shubles; lived in Lincolnville, Me.
II. ALLISON,5 b. June 3. 1775 : m. Jane, dau. of Peter Libby, of Scarborough, Dec. 7, 1800, and had nine children, all b. in that town. He moved to Gardiner with his family in 1826 and located on a farm near the present city, and was a farmer during life; was a Jacksonian Democrat, good citizen, and held the respect of his neighbors. He d. in Nov., 1853, full of years, with the consciousness of having done his duty to the end; wife d. Apr. 15, 1859. For children see sixth generation.
12. JONATHAN,5 b. Aug. 24, 1781 ; never married.
13. NATHANIEL,5 b. Apr. 3, 1784; m. Annie, dau. of Phineas Milliken, Apr. 11, 1804, and settled on the homestead with his father, where Ira Milli- ken afterwards lived. On a winter night a mad fox found way into their barn in Scarborough and bit all their stock-a horse, four steers, three cows, two young cattle, and two swine. These cattle all went
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mad and their terrible roaring could be heard a mile distant. All ex- cepting the horse were killed on a Sabbath. As the horse showed no signs of madness they went down to Lincolnville, and on their return the symptoms developed and he was also killed. They soon after sold their farm and removed to Lincolnville. Nathaniel Milliken was a man of much ability and considerable distinction in town, county, and state. He was a member of Gov. Fairfield's council during the Aroostook war and a member of the House and Senate of Maine, 1834 and 1835. He was a justice, and being locally known as "Judge Milliken" we suppose he held that office. He was a leading townsman and filled many mu- nicipal offices ; a surveyor and a very useful man in various capacities ; served in coast defense in war of 1812. He d. in Aug., 1867, aged 82 ; wife d. in June, 1871, aged 84. Four children, of whom hereafter.
CHILD OF JOSIAH AND LYDIA:
I. JOSIAH,5 b. in 1758, in Scarborough ; m., first, Sally Larrabee; second, Hannah Hearn, of Scarborough, Aug. 22, 1802 ; third, Sally Hopkin- son, widow of James Ridlon, Nov. 1, 1812. His father died when he was a lad, and as Peter Kelly, who had m. his mother, was afraid to march to the seat of war after having enlisted, young Milliken, at the age of seventeen, girded on the armor and went his substitute, serving seven years and seven months. He was a pensioner; one of the first settlers in Flintstown, now Baldwin. He d. in Limington, at the age of 76; his widow drew a pension. Fourteen children, of whom hereafter.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS AND LUCY :
I. PHINEAS,5 m. Sarah Foss, of Scarborough, Aug. 2, 1788, and had a family of nine children b. in that town. He is said to have moved to Searsmont, Me., and I suppose his sons and daughters settled down east.
2. CAPT. JOEL,5 m. Abigail Carll, of Scarborough, May 25, 1784, and set- tled in Buxton, where the births of nine children were recorded.
3. THOMAS,5 m. Mary Jameson, Dec. 19, 1794, and settled on the Foye farm in Scarborough, where eleven children were born.
CHILDREN OF ISAAC AND SARAH:
I. ABIGAIL,5 b. Oct. 20, 1778; m. William Fogg, of Scarborough, Nov. 26, 1800.
2. SARAH,5 b. Apr. 18, 1781 ; m. Amos Milliken, of Saco, Dec. 18, 1809.
3. ISAAC,5 b. April 25, 1783; m. Catherine Moulton, May 21, 1807, and settled in Effingham, N. H. There were ten children. He lived above the Wesley Fowler place, where he d. He was interred in a small yard on the Scarborough road in Freedom, N. H.
4. NATHANIEL,5 b. Oct. 23, 1786; d. same year.
5. ANNA,6 b. Feb. 18, 1788 ; a person of this name and age, known as a nurse, d. in Windham, Me., May 29, 1841, and there was buried.
6. JAMES R.,5 b. Mar. 29, 1791 ; m. Susan (Bradbury) Cressy-now living -and had six children, of whom hereafter. He resided in Portland.
7. DORCAS,5 b. Oct. 3, 1795 ; m. Rodman Moulton.
8. SOPHIA,5 b. Oct. 3, 1800; m. D. L. Durgin.
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CHILDREN OF JOSHUA AND MARGARET:
I. JANE,5 b. Dec. 5, 1778; m. Theophilus Waterhouse, Apr. 19, 1803.
2. ABRAM,5 b. Feb. 4, 1781; m. Polly Leavitt, Nov. 15, 1807, and settled in Scarborough, where his children were born. He d. May 3, 1847, aged 66; his wife d. Mar. 27, 1867, aged 80.
3. ASA,5 b. Jan. 14, 1783 ; m. Mirabah Waterhouse, of Scarborough, lived there, and d. there Nov. 10, 1841. Three children.
4. ISAAC,5 b. Feb. 25, 1785; m. Sally Rice and had two or more children ; d. Aug. 23, 1874.
5. MARTHA,5 b. Sept. 5, 1787 ; m. James Waterhouse.
6. POLLY,5 b. Nov. 4, 1790; m. Stephen Sewall ; d. Sept. 17, 1874.
7. PEGGY,5 b. Apr. 11, 1793; m. Isaac Waterhouse.
8. RHODA,5 b. Nov. 23, 1795 ; m. Fabyan Carter.
9. HERD,5 b. May 4, 1798 ; m. Sally Moody.
IO. DANIEL,5 b. July 4, 1801; d. Dec. 25, 1813.
II. SEWALL,5 b. May 20, 1803; m. Harriet Woodman, who d. in Scar- borough, Aug., 1849, aged 57. These had seven children.
SIXTH GENERATION.
CHILD OF CAPT. ABNER AND ANNA:
I. ABNER,6 m. Sarah Heal and settled in Lincolnville. He d. July 23, 1882, aged 93; his wife d. Apr. 6, 1885, aged 93. These had issue, eight children, whose names will appear. Mr. Milliken was a farmer and lime-burner; general inspector; member Methodist church rising sixty years. Issue :
I. NANCY,7 b. Apr. 13, 1813; mn. Capt. James M. Dickey, of Lincoln- ville, Me.
II. CHARLES W., b. Jan. 6, 1815; m. Eleanor Thomas; living in Rock- land, Me.
III. FANNY,7 b. July 18, 1818; m. E. A. Jones, of Lincolnville.
IV. HENRY,7 b. Sept. 11, 1820; m. Harriet Hewett, of Windsor, Me .; deceased.
V. ANNA,7 b. Apr. 2, 1823 ; m. Samuel Knight, of Jefferson ; deceased.
VI. WARREN,7 b. Oct. 20, 1825; m. Mary Richards.
VII. FRANK H.," b. May 11, 1834; m. Sarah J. Parker, who d. in 1869, and he m. Delia W. Prescott in 1893. He d. Aug. 25, 1895; left four children.
VIII. WATSON,7 b. May 4, 1836; d. in 1850.
CHILDREN OF STEPHEN AND ELEANOR:
I. SARAH,6 b. Jan. 9, 1795.
2. DANIEL,6 b. Jan. 22, 1798.
3. ELIZABETH,6 b. Nov. 22, 1800.
4. STEPHEN,6 b. Jan. 7, 1804.
5 NATHANIEL,6 b. Sept. 7, 1810.
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CHILDREN OF ALLISON AND JANET:
1. MARY,6 b. Oct. 9, 1801, in Scarborough; d. in Gardiner, unmarried, Sept. 30, 1872.
2. HON. DENNIS L.,6 b. Feb. 4, 1804; m. Jane, dau. of William Larrabee, of Scarborough, in May, 1829. He was educated in the common school and at Gorham Academy; located at Gardiner and engaged in mercan- tile business in 1830. In 1836 he removed to Burnham and carried on tanning, lumbering, and general trade. He became wealthy and in 1855, to gain advantages for educating his children, removed to Water- ville, where he d. Nov. 2, 1879, aged 75 years. Mr. Milliken was a man of superior pais, called to fill many important positions and acquitted himself of his duties in the most faithful and satisfactory manner. He was twice elected representative and served one term in the State Sen- ate. At three different times he was a member of the State Council ; was chosen a trustee of Waterville College in 1859 and continued until his death. In 1869 he was one of the board of commissioners to equalize town bounties ; served a year as president of the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad Co., and many years president of Waterville National Bank. He was benevolent, public-spirited, patriotic, and hu- mane; was a great reader, profound thinker, and able reasoner; a man of broad views and the best type of a New England American. Five children, as follows :
1. GEORGE,7 b. in Feb., 1830, at Gardiner; m. Elizabeth Plaisted, of Waterville. No issue.
II. EDWARD,7 b. in 1832; m. Mary Taylor, of Alton, Me., in 1862, and has three children: Janet,8 b. July 21, 1863 ; May,8 b. Jan. 9, 1865, and Susan,8 b. Aug. 8, 1866.
III. HADASSAH,7 b. in 1834; m. Col. T. S. Bangs, of Waterville, and has issue.
IV. JOHN M.,7 b. in 1836; d. in 1838.
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v. MARY E.,7 b. in Dec., 1841 ; m. George Alden, of Augusta; has issue. ANN S.,6 b. in 1807; m. John D. Gardiner, of Gardiner, Me., in 1829, and d. in 1860. These had three children.
4. ABNER,6 b. Aug., 1809, m. Phinnett Seaman, of New York (b. in 1810, d. in Alton, Me., 1874), and d. in Bangor, 1877. No issue.
5 PELETIAH,6 b. Aug. 13, 1812; m. Elizabeth S. Clay, of Gardiner, May 7, 1837, who was b. Apr. 29, 1816. He d. Aug. 13, 1848. Five chil- dren, b. in Gardiner :
I. ELLEN J., b. Oct. 21, 1838; m. Samuel Nash, of Gardiner ; has issue.
II. KATE M., b. Sept. 17, 1841 ; m. Calvin R. Fuller, of West Gardiner, and has issue.
III. AUGUSTA A.,7 b. Mar. 16, 1844; m. E. A. Kelsey, of Waterville, and has issue.
IV. MARY A.,7 b. Aug. 23, 1846; d. Aug. 22, 1848.
V. MELVILLE P.,7 b. Oct. 21, 1848; m. Sarah K. Cook, of Clinton Gore, June 16, 1870, and had Frank C.,8 b. June, 1871, d. Dec., 1871; wife d. Sept. 9, 1878, and he m., second, H. Jennie Fowler, of Pittsfield, in Jan., 1882.
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6. DANIEL,6 b. Nov. 12, 1816; m. Lucy Getchell, of Pittsfield, Me., Sept. 15, 1850 ; she d. March 12, 1867 ; was mother of three children. He m., second, Elizabeth S. Percival, of Hudson, Me., June, 1869. He d. in Bangor, Sept. 14, 1888, aged 72 years. He spent his early years in Gardiner, Me. ; was educated in common schools and became a teacher. In 1850, after several years residence in the West, he engaged in the tannery business in Bradford and Alton, Me., where he and his brother Dennis purchased a college grant of 12,000 acres and built a tannery on Dead stream, where he continued in business until 1870. In 1874 he re- moved to Bangor, where he was associated with his son in the tanning, and with E. A. Buck in moccasin manufacturing business. He was a man of honesty and kindness in all the relations of life and held the re- spect of his acquaintances. Children :
I. ALLISON," b. June 25, 1852.
II. JAMES,7 b. Mar. 12, 1855; in. Miss Ida M. York, Mar. 26, 1876, and had issue : Harry J.,8 b. Dec. 5, 1877 ; Pearle,8 b. Nov. 14, 1884.
III. ALTON,7 b. June 26, 1858.
7 HON. WILLIAM,6 b. Apr. 16, 1819; m. Mary A., dau. of Peter and Dor- cas Lyon, of Monmouth, Me., in 1848; spent his minority in Gardiner, Me. ; took up his residence in Burnham in 1841, engaged in trade and resided there twenty years, during which time he filled many positions of trust ; chairman of school committee : represented the class of Burn- ham, Unity, and Knox in Legislature for the years 1848 and 1849; elected senator in the fifth district in 1851 and 1852. He is now a resident of Gardiner, and is known as a man of sterling integrity, good citizenship, and superior ability. Two children :
I. FRED E., b. June 1, 1850, in Burnham, Me. He is now postmaster of Gardiner and chairman of board of registration.
II. FANNIE E.," b. Aug. 18, 1853; living at home.
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8. CHARLES,6 b. Mar., 1821 ; m. Rebecca Bangs, in 1846 (she b. in Sidney in 1826), and is a resident of Augusta, Me. : removed with his parents to Gardiner in 1826 and passed his minority in various pursuits. When twenty-five years of age he engaged in the lumber business and contin- ued until 1872, when he sold his interest and purchased the well-known "Augusta House," and became its landlord. From the latter position he retired in 1888, and has since leased the hotel to others. The public gave him the reputation of being an excellent landlord ; was very popu- lar. No children.
9. HON. ELIAS,6 b. Aug. 17, 1823 ; m. Hadassah L. Whitney, of Burnham, Me., in 1848 ; she d. in 1864, and he m. second, in 1872, Fannie A. Baker, of Augusta, who d. Dec. 27, 1893. His minority was passed in Gardiner, Me. He removed to Burnham in 1842, and remained until 1870; has filled various positions of trust ; was postmaster of Burnham from 1853 to 1860; selectman and town treasurer; represented Burnham in the Legislature of 1856 and 1867 ; was senator for the fifth district in 1864 and 1865, and on the governor's council in the years 1868 and 1869; was colonel of a regiment in the Civil war. Mr. Milliken is now en- gaged in an extensive lumber business and is considered to be one of
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the most solid and wealthy men in the state; now president of the Augusta National Bank. Children :
I. CHARLES A.,7 b. in 1849 ; m. Nellie Knowlton, of Montville, Me., and resides in Augusta ; has been mayor of the city.
II. HENRY P.,7 b. in 1852; m. Audry Patten, of Augusta.
CHILDREN OF NATHANIEL AND ANNA:
I. ERASTUS,6 b. Jan. 19, 1808 ; d. unmarried.
2. SARAH,6 b. Mar. 25, 1810; d. unmarried.
3. LYDIA A.,6 b. Oct. 21, 1815 ; m. Royal H. Thomas, 1841-2.
4. JOHN F.,6 b. July 23, 1821; m. Christiana Dunton and settled in Lin- colnville, Me. He entered the army during the Civil war and served as regimental, afterwards as brigade, quartermaster. He represented his town in the State Legislature. He died at the Soldiers' Home in Augusta about 1877. Three children : Annie T. (dec.), Charles F.,7 and John F.™ (dec.).
CHILDREN OF JOSIAH AND WIVES:
I. POLLY,6 m. Samuel Black (b. Feb. 14, 1783,) in Baldwin, May 13, 1802, and had twelve children.
2. SALLY,6 m. - Allen, a sea-captain, of Boston.
3. EZEKIEL,6 b. 1789: m., first, Isabella Sawyer, Nov. 3, 1811 ; second, Delilah Burnell, Nov. 26, 1828; third, Deborah Moulton, who d. Dec. 18, 1864. He d. Dec. 5, 1873, aged 88 years, 8 months. Children : Samuel S.," b. June 6, 1827 ; Noah E., living in Baldwin.
4. NANCY,6 m. - Johnson.
5. ELIZA," never married.
6. LYDIA,6 m. - Scamman, of Saco.
7 . BENJAMIN,6 d. at age of 30, unmarried.
8. CHARLES,6 b. July 2, 1803 (by second wife); m. Eunice Moses and lived in Portland, where he d. leaving dau. Caroline.7
9. JOHN,6 an " old bach," d. at age of 70.
IO. JOSES H.,6 m. Susan A. Brooks in 1843 ; second, Lydia Blake, Nov. 29, 1854; third, Lydia (Ridlon) Wiggin, who d. Nov. 18, 1887, aged 67. Issue : Charles," Susan," Frank,7 and William.7
II. HANNAH,6 m. Freeman Norton, of Baldwin.
12. JAMES R.,6 b. May 31, 1813; m. Julia Libby and lived many years in Portland, but returned to Baldwin, and moved thence to South Hiram, where he engaged in saw-milling and lumber trade; was buried in South Hiram cemetery. Five children :
I. JAMES H.,7 m. Mary E. Murphy and has deceased.
II. LYDIA A.,7 d. young.
III. LYDIA A.7
1V. GEORGE, b. May 31, 1843; lumberman at South Hiram.
V. ELLEN A., m. Henry Stanley, of South Boston, Mass.
13. NATHANIEL,6 b. June 23, 1820; m. Betsey Chadbourne, of Cornish ; second, Lydia Libby, dau. of Luke and Susanna, Dec. 13, 1849. He
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was a blacksmith in New Bedford, Mass., for several years; then settled in Baldwin ; removed to his present residence in Parsonsfield in 1866; owns a large farm. He is a living son of a Revolutionary soldier. Children : Horatio, m. Sarah and Nancy Lord, sisters, and has Alfred H.," Nettie S.,8 Lilla M.,8 Kittie P.,8 and Lydia A.8; Emily,7 m. John Lord, of Limerick, and lives there; Susan J.7 (dec.), and Sarah G.7
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