Saco Valley settlements and families. Historical, biographical, genealogical, traditional, and legendary, Part 58

Author: Ridlon, Gideon Tibbetts, 1841- [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Portland, Me., The author
Number of Pages: 1424

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He was allowed to return home for a short time to recuperate. He led a charge in the battle at Beaver Dam Station, Va., May 10, 1864, and was shot through the right breast and right shoulder, necessitating the operation of exsection, the right arm being removed at the shoulder joint. After a wearying ride over the rough roads in an ambulance around Richmond for five days, he was placed on a hospital boat, and his splendid constitution, indomitable courage, and unyielding will kept him up so well that he could help himself considerably. But he died in a hospital at Point Lookout, Md., June 5, 1864, at the age of 30. His body was taken to his father's home in Lewiston, and received a mili- tary burial. Almost the entire Cumberland bar, of which he was a member, was present, and a large military escort followed the body to the grave and fired the last salute. The horse he rode in the field was led in the procession. We cannot more appropriately supplement the foregoing than by quoting from an address by Col. C. H. Smith, at a reunion of the First Maine Cavalry at Lewiston, on Sept. 2. 1879:

"Lieut. Col. Boothby died. And as his noble soul went out, there came to take its place the spirit of a deeper devotion to duty, a higher love of country, a nobler disregard of danger in the cause of right and justice, that hovered over the regiment until its muster-out, and that still lingers around and guides the comrades who were so fortunate as to serve in the light of his example. Lieut. Col. Boothby died. And shall we here today mourn his loss? Shall we drop a tear, or breathe a word of pity that he died so young, while so bright a future was before him? No! Lieut. Col. Boothby died. Let us here, standing by his grave, remembering his noble life and glorious death, each one pledge ourselves to emulate his example. Let us each one pledge ourselves anew to keep his memory, and the memory of our comrades, and the memory of the cause for which we fought and for which they died, ever bright, and to practice ourselves, and teach our children, lessons of patriotism, of fidelity to duty and to God, of love of liberty, and of rev- erence for the dear old, grand old stars and stripes, the lessons which we read as we stand here by the grave of one who gave his life for them. Then shall Lieut. Col. Boothby not have lived in vain. Then shall our sacrifices and hardships not have been in vain. Then shall the war of the rebellion not have been fought in vain. Then shall we be found worthy, at the last grand roll-call, to stand by the side of Lieut. Col. Boothby, in the awful presence of the Great Commander of all, and joyously answer .HERE'!"

Col. Boothby was one of those noble men whom the military service could not corrupt. Strictly temperate, eschewing the use of either stimulants or narcotics, upright in morals, addicted to no vice or evil habit, inflexibly honest, inaccessible to a temptation to fraud or mean- ness, he was the very soul of soldierly honor, and commanded the highest respect of his fellows in arms. He deemed no oaths necessary to es- tablish his character for soldierly independence and manliness, or to uphold his authority; he indulged in no boasting to call attention to his bravery or deeds of valor; he assumed no haughtiness of manner to give men to understand that he was one in command; he made no dis- play to bring before the minds of observers the position he held, or to

Roswell C. Boothby.

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invite from them homage to his rank. But in all those qualities which could render him worthy of honor and deference.as a man, a soldier, and an officer, he stood pre-eminent. The following lines were written in memory of Col. Boothby :

They have welcomed home our soldier, but no shouts have rent the air, And no tones of joyons greeting for the gallant sleeper there ; But the strong men bow their faces, and fair woman's tear drops fall As they yield another treasure at their bleeding country's call.

They have welcomed home our soldier, but he came not as of old- In the flush of life and gladness - but so pale, and still, and cold ; And with muffled steps they bear him - they who loved the hero well, While with cadence soft and mournful, tolls the solemn minster bell.

Ay! 'tis well that they have wrapped him - him the young, the brave, the true, Wrapped him in his own loved banner, of the red, the white, the blue! For that flag he fought so bravely, for that flag his life-blood gave, And 'tis meet that it be waving o'er his honored, cherished grave.

They have welcomed home our soldier, but a welcome strangely sad ; Eyes are dim and lips are trembling : tones are hushed ere-while so glad. Ah! we deemed not when he left us, firm of step and strong of will, That that step so soon would falter, that brave heart so soon be still. * * A

* * Young he died, the gallant hearted ; but full many a gray-haired one Sinks to rest at close of evening with his race less nobly run. Life was sweet, but duty sweeter, and he bravely, bravely fell, For the green vales of our country, for the land he loved so well!

Then raise high the costly marble! place upon the book of Fame, 'Mid our band of valiant martyrs, Boothby's honored, cherished name. In our heart of hearts we'll wear it, grateful that our Father gave Souls so noble, patriot heroes, our bleeding land to save.

3. ELIAS P.,7 b. Sept. 22, 1835 ; d. Oct. 31, 1840.

1. VIARA G.,7 b. July 8, 1838; m. to Orson Lane, of Leeds, Dec. 17, 1859. Three children.

5. HON. ROSWELL C.,7 b. Jan. 16, 1840; m. Apr. 27, 1861, Julia A. Caffin, of Lewiston, Me., who d. at East Livermore, Me., Mar. 31, 1868, aged 26 ; two children, of whom hereafter. Mr. Boothby m., second, Dec. 6, 1870, Clara A. Atwood, of Portland, and by her has two children. His early life was passed upon his father's farm and attending the common schools. In 1857 he moved to Lewiston, Me., with his parents, and there attended high school and the Maine State Seminary (now Bates College), and at the age of seventeen commenced teaching, in which capacity he was very successful. In 1864 he purchased a farm at East Livermore and two years later he sold this and purchased the grist-mill at Livermore Falls, which he ran in connection with the "feed business " for twenty years ; since which time he has been in the wood and coal business.

He was a member of the board of school committee 1866-69; super- visor of schools, 1871 -- 74; on the board of selectmen, 1875-87 and 1891- 94, and chairman of this board for the last twelve years of his service ; county commissioner from 1883 to 1893; justice of the peace and trial justice for many years, in which last capacity he has sat as judge in all the cases that could come before that court for at least fifteen years.

He is a member of the Baptist church, of which he has been deacon and leader of the choir for a long time. He has given much attention to vocal music, and he is blessed with one of the richest bass voices in the state.

For many years he has been prominent in Masonic bodies, having held the offices of Master, High Priest, and D. D. Grand Master.

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He is a man of sound judgment, excellent character, and has ever been looked up to as a wise counselor by his fellow-citizens.

6. EMMA L.,7 b. Feb. 9. 1842, in Leeds, Me. ; was m. to Willard Lothrop, of Leeds, June 11, 1860, and has three children.

7. SARAH H.,7 b. Mar. 19, 1851 ; m. July 25, 1873, to Frederick B. Stan- ford, Brooklyn, N. Y. Two children.

8. MARIETTA,7 b. July 12, 1853 : d. Sept. 22, 1872.

CHILDREN OF LEVI, OF BUXTON:

I. ALICE A.,7 b. June 12, 1844.

2. SARAH J.,7 b. Mar. 22, 1846; d. June, 1861.

3. MARY J.,7 b. Mar. 11, 1848.

4. ELIZABETH E .. b. Sept. 6, 1855.

5. JOHN L.,7 b. Nov. 16, 1858; d. Aug. 22, 1859.

6. SAMUEL A.,7 b. Nov. 16, 1858.

CHILDREN OF RICHARD C., OF SACO:

I. JAMES F.,7 b. April 2, 1848 ; m. Emeline R., dau. of Rev. O. B. Cheney, president of Bates College, Aug. 5, 1872. Now treasurer of the An- droscoggin County Savings Bank in Lewiston, Me .. where he resides. Six children :

I. OREN C.,8 b. June 25, 1873.

II. CAROLINE S.,8 b. Sept. 20, 1875 ; d. Nov. 24, 1891.

III. JAMES F.,8 b. Nov. 15, 1879 ; d. July 23, 1880.

IV. ALICE P.,& b. Sept. 16, 1882 ; d. Sept. 10, 1884.

v. WILLARD S.,8 b. Aug. 31, 1886.

VI. RICHARD P.,8 b. June 1. 1893.

2. SUSAN E.,7 b. Jan. 1, 1851 ; d. June 7, 1854.

3. WILLARD M.,7 b. Nov. 4, 1853 ; m. Annie B. Cummings, Nov. 4, 1878 ; resides in Pawtucket, R. I. No issue.

4. CHARLES H.,7 b. Feb. 11, 1860 ; m. Edith M. Weeks, Aug. 1, 1882, and lives in Medford, Mass. Three children :

I. CARL H.,8 b. Oct. 8, 1884.

II. RALPH E.,8 b. June 2, 1890.

III. EDITH P.,8 b. Dec. 4, 1893.

5. ELEANOR C.,7 b. Sept. 23, 1864; m. Aug. 25, 1893, to Frank C. Stowell, and lives in Somerville, Mass. No children.

CHILDREN OF SAMUEL G., OF SACO:

I. LEONORA M.,7 b. Jan. 26, 1862.

2. SARAH C.,7 b. May 10, 1871.

CHILDREN OF RICHARD, OF SACO:

I . WILLARD B.,7 b. May, 1859 ; m. Lizzie Pilsbury and has one son, Alfred R. Mr. B. runs a fruit and confectionery store in Westbrook, Me.

2. RICHARD C.,7 b. Feb. 4, 1868; m. Ada Cutler, Nov. 8, 1893; keeps a grocery store in Westbrook, Me.

E. L. BOOTHBY, M. D.

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CHILDREN OF CHARLES S., OF SACO:

I. HORACE." 2. LILLIE V.7 3. HERBERT.7 4. CHARLES U.7

CHILDREN OF ARTHUR, OF LIMINGTON ;

I. WILBER F.,7 now of Salem, Oregon.

CHILDREN OF JONATHAN, OF CORNISH :

I. Dr. E. L.,7 b. Aug. 21, 1849 ; m. first, Jennie, dau. of W. H. Carter, M. D., of Bradford, Vt., who d. Sept., 1874; second, dau. of R. J. Wil- cox, M. D., of Rome Falls, Wis. He was graduated at Dartmouth College, class 1875; member of Intia County Medical Association and State Medical Association of Wisconsin; of the American Medical Association ; United States examining surgeon for pensions ; surgeon for Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha railway ; late county coroner for St. Croix County, Wis .; late county physician for the poor of St. Croix County, Wis .; examining surgeon to various life insurance com- panies ; he is District Deputy Grand Master, I. O. O. F., Wis .; late supervisor of the village of Hammond; member county board of super- visors, St. Croix County, Wis. Dr. Boothby resides at Hammond, Wis., where he is held in high esteem, not only as one of the most skillful medical practitioners of the county and state, but for his high moral character and social qualities. Children: Carton F., b. Apr. 23, 1876 ; Jonathan, b. Feb. 20, 1878; Harold, b. Oct. 2, 1879; Grace, b. Oct. 1, 1881.

2. Daughter, m. Warren E. Freeman, merchant tailor, Saco, Me., with whom her mother is now living.

CHILDREN OF DEA. JOSHUA, OF LIMINGTON :

I. ARZELLA,7 deceased.

2. CHARLES E.,7 m. Carrie Norton and lives at Cumberland Mills, Me.

3. GEORGE C.,7 m. Della Marr and lives in Portland, Me.

4. ADA,7 m. George Graham and lives at Cumberland Mills, Me.

5. ISAAC M.,7 living at home.

CHILDREN OF ASA, OF WILLARD:

I. FRANK L.,7 b. Nov., 1869, at Phoenix, N. Y. ; m. in 1892, Miss Alberta Hooper (b. Nov., 1869, at Ontario, Canada), in Chicago, IlI.

2. ANNIE L.,7 b. Oct., 1867, at Phoenix, N. Y.

CHILDREN OF DAVID, OF LIMINGTON :

I. SALLY,7 m. Daniel Elliott, Parsonsfield.

2. JANE,7 m. Samuel Marr, of Limington.

3. CLEMENTINE E.,7 living with Mrs. Marr.

4. LUCY E.,7 d. a child.

5. NATHANIEL K. S.,7 d. at age of 30, a very amiable and beloved young man.

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM, OF LIMINGTON :

I. MARY S.,7 b. June, 1841; m. July 28, 1883, to Amos Mason, trader, Porter Village, Me.

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2. MARTHA M.,7 b. Sept. 16, 1845, living at home with her father, in Lim- ington, Me. CHILDREN OF EDWARD K., OF PORTLAND:

I. LOUISA E.,7 b. Dec. 7. 1842, in Boston; m. to William H. Purington and lives in Portland. One dau.

2. EDWARD F.,7 b. June 16, 1845, in Boston ; m. Sarah F. Boucher, b. in Cape Elizabeth in 1844, and resides in Portland; is an engineer ; has two children : Fred IV., b. April 22, 1870, and Nellie G., b. April 19, 1875.

3. ALFRED H.,7 b. Oct. 12, 1848, in Lowell; d. a child.

4. ALFRED L.,7 b. Jan. 12, 1860, in Portland; d. a child.

CHILDREN OF THOMAS, OF PORTLAND:

I. ANGIE L.,7 b. Oct. 20, 1851 ; m. Aug. 8, 1872, to William R. Smith, of Farmington, Me. Two children.

2. CHARLES Y.,7 b. Feb. 17, 1854; m. July 16, 1883, to Clara Russell, of Fall River, Mass., and has six children.

3. JOHN M.,7 b. Jan. 1, 1858; m. and had one son.

CHILDREN OF DAVID, OF BALDWIN:

I. JOSEPH,7 b. Apr. 12, 1841, in Parsonsfield ; m. Sept. 25, 1865, to Lydia A. Sanborn, and had issue : Alexander, Nettie F., Leland D., Lillian H. (twins), Nellie M., Maud E. Mr. Boothby resides in Baldwin, Me.

2. ISRAEL,7 b. Jan. 8, 1856, in Parsonsfield, Me .; m. June 27, 1875, to Harriet A. Norton, and resides in Baldwin at the Maine Central rail- way station, where he has for many years been freight agent ; late acting station agent. A jovial, good-natured fellow who sticks to his business like a - Boothby. One son, Leon E.

3. FRANCES A.,7 b. May 20, 1847, in Parsonsfield, Me., and d. in Baldwin, Dec. 6, 1859.

CHILDREN OF SAMUEL, OF CORNISH:

1. SILAS,7 resides in Parsonsfield, Me.

2. JOSEPH," resides in Florida.

CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN R. AND ETHELINDA :

1. LILLA,7 m. Dr. Colby, of Washington, D. C.

2. LORING S.,7 m. - Pike and lives in Cornish.

CHILDREN OF ELI S., OF CAPE ELIZABETH :

I. WILLIAM,7 now in Portland.

CHILDREN OF ARTHUR, OF BUXTON:

I. SAMUEL,7 b. Oct. 31, 1855.

2. MIRIAM M.,7 b. Feb. 5, 1858.

3. SUSAN E.,7 b. Jan. 20, 1861.

4. ELLEN H.,7 b. Sept. 29, 1862.

¢ CHILDREN OF FREDERICK C., OF BUXTON :

I. FRED E.,7 b. Oct. 9, 1869 ; d. Feb. 25, 1875.

2. EFFIE L.,7 b. Feb. 11, 1876; at home in Buxton, Me.

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CHILDREN OF GEORGE E., OF BUXTON :

1. LAURA E.,7 b. Dec. 18, 1863.

2. OTIs,7 b. July 26, 1865 ; d. Jan. 9, 1866.

3. ELMER G.,7 b. Aug. 16, 1866.

4. CORA,7 b. June 13, 1869 ; d. Sept. 9, 1869.

5. GEORGE W.,7 b. Feb. 17, 1871.

6. DELANO,7 b. Aug. 1, 1872; d. Sept. 20, 1872.

7. STATIRA A.,7 b. Nov. 14, 1876. CHILDREN OF GEORGE H., OF SACO:

I. WALTER H.7 2. S. Agnes.7 3. Irving.7

BOOTHBYS OF LIMERICK, ME.

William Boothby was an early settler in the town of Limerick, but thus far all efforts to learn whose son he was have proved fruitless. The family records were burned many years ago. Tradition would have him a native of Berwick, but no trace of him was found there. His farm was on the Hayes hill. He married Elizabeth Winkley, who was born in 1761 and died Jan. 25, 1847, aged 87. He died Sept. 3, 1828. These had a large family, as will appear. He served in the Revolution and had a pension many years.

I. SAMUEL, m. Hannah Chellis, of Newfield (intention Mar. 3, 1816), and lived on the homestead ; had a family of twelve children, whose names will follow. He was in the war of 1812 and drew a pension. He died July 28, 1884, aged 92 years and 28 days.

2. DEBORAH, m. Edward Tibbetts, of Brookfield, N. H., Mar. 4, 1809.

3. OLIVE, m. Levi Stone, intention Aug. 13, 1825.

4. BETSEY, m. Abraham Edwards, intention Dec. 15, 1811.

5. JAMES, d. June 1, 1850.

6. POLLY, m. Reuben Winchell, of Limerick, in 1800.

7. LUCY, m. Robert Foss, of Scarborough.

S. SUSAN, m. Oliver Bradeen, of Waterborough,

9 ESTHER, m. John Walton, of Waterborough.

CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND HANNAH.

I. HARRIET, m. John Cole, of Newton, Mass .; now dead.

2. HORACE A., m. Harriet Fearing, of New Hampshire, and is now living in Limerick.

3 ELMIRA, m. James C. Foster, of Boston ; both dead.

1. HENRY C., b. June 14, 1822 ; m. Margaret P. Blaney, of Boston. and had issue, eleven children, whose names will follow. Margaret l'. died May 26, 1893. Mr. B. is living.

I. WILLIAM H., b. May 24, 1845 ; d. Jan. 17, 1852.

II. EDWARD F., b. July 17, 1847 ; m. Ann I. Fogg, of Boston, and had two children. He and family living in Boston.

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(1). Charles E., b. July 30, 1870; m. Annie F. Kimball, of Boston, and had by her Hasel Edna. b. Dec. 9, 1892 ; d. Aug. 5, 1893.

(2). Fannie I., b. Aug. 11, 1875 ; d. Nov. 20, 1876.

III. MARGARET A., b. April 8, 1849 ; m. John Shirley, deceased; second, Horace Kellock, and lives in Kennebunk.

IV. ORRIN C., b. Mar. 27, 1851; m. Olive Grant, of Waterborough, where they reside ; blacksmith.

V. CHARLES I., b. Sept. 3, 1853 ; d. Jan 20, 1854.

VI. CHARLES S., b. Dec. 8, 1854; m. Georgie R. Derby, of Boston; d. Oct. 5, 1890; she also deceased. These had three children, now living, named Warren, Gertic, and Minnie.

VII. HIRAM, b. Sept. 23, 1856; d. Oct. 17, 1856.

V111. HANNAH C., b. July 1, 1858 ; m. Elon R. Gray, of Nashua, N. H. (both mutes) ; now living.

IX. GEORGE H., b. Dec. 9, 1860; m. Lizzie Souther, of Stoneham, Mass .; now living. Two children : Gurden H. and Lillian G., both living.

x. IDA M., b. July 12, 1864 ; d. Aug. 6, 1864.

XI. FANNIE E., b. July 20. 1866; m. Edward F. French, of Nashua, N. H. (both mutes); now living.

5. WILLIAM, m. Sarah Libby; both dead.

6. DAVID, d. young, about 4 years of age.

7. CHARLES C., m. Frances Lovejoy ; both living in Limerick. No living children.

8. AsA, d. aged about 22 years.

9. SOPHIA, died at the age of 22 years. .

IO. HIRAM, d. young.

II. JOHN F., b. Mar. 12, 1832 ; m. Olive H. Linscott, of Hollis, and had issue, eight children : both living.

I. FRANK O., b. Feb. 16, 1858; m. M. L. Fogg, of Boston.

II. HATTIE E., b. Apr. 14, 1860.

III. LEONARD M., b. Apr. 27, 1862.

IV. CHARLES H., b. May 24, 1864.

V. FLORA E., b. Jan. 13, 1866.

V1. FANNIE B., b. June 24, 1868 ; d. March, 1869.

VII. NELLIE M., b. Feb. 16, 1870; d. Sept. 29, 1891.

VIII. BERTHA F., b. Apr. 27, 1872.

Alexander Boothby was a resident of Buxton from 1828 to 1848, but I have not ascertained where he came from, although I have advertised for his descendants. He m. Joanna -, and had children named as follows:

I. SARAH E., b. Jan. 3, 1828.

2. MARY J., b. Mar. 17, 1830.

3. MARTHA T., b. Aug. 6, 1833.

4. MARK, b. Jan. 15, 1836.

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5. HARRIET E., b. Aug. 16, 1838.

6. IRA, b. Sept. 4, 1841; d. Nov. 12.

7. MATILDA A., b. Oct. 28, 1842.

8. JULIETTE, b. Oct. 26, 1848.

MARRIAGES IN KITTERY.

I. THOMAS BOOTHBY and Lydia Came, both of Kittery, intention recorded Jan. 8, 1724.

2. JANE BOOTHBY and John Moore, Jr., both of Kittery, intention recorded Dec. 18, 1742.

3. MIRIAM BOOTHBY and John Deering, Jr., both of Kittery, intention re- corded Dec. 7, 1754.

1. BRIDGET BOOTHBY and James Stevens, both of Kittery, m. Apr. 4, 1807.

BOOTHBYS OF CONWAY, N. H.

Dea. Henry Boothby, b. Jan. 5, 1769; m. Anna Rumery, of Little Falls plantation, afterwards Phillipsburgh, now Hollis, Me .. Nov. 12, 1790. She was b. Apr. 26, 1771. I have not learned whose son he was; could not find his name in the records of Scarborough or Saco, but assume that he was one of that branch family. His descendants cannot give any information about his relatives. He settled in Parsonsfield, Me., where the births of his nine children were recorded; removed to Conway, N. H., when son Robert was nine years old (1825) and remained there, keeping a regular "ministers' tav- ern"; a home from which the poor and needy were never turned away hungry. He d. Jan. 7, 1852; his wife d. Dec. 20, 1857. Children and descendants as follows :

1. CHARITY, b. Mar. 3, 1792 ; m. Abraham White and settled in Vermont.

2. ANNA, b. Dec. 30, 1794.

3. SALLY, b. Oct. 7. 1798; never married.

CLARISSA, b. July 4, 1800; m. Stephen Hazelton, of Conway, N. H.

5. BETSEY, b. Mar. 23, 1803; m. Ebenezer Hazelton, of Conway, in Par- sonsfield, Sept. 21, 1819.

6. POLLY, b. Nov. 8, 1805.

7. RUTH, b. July 14, 1808; m. Daniel Dutch, of Parsonsfield, and settled in Conway.

8. HENRY, b. Nov. 9, 1813; d. young.

9. ROBERT, b. Apr. 4, 1816; m. Evelyn B. Quimby, and lived on the home- stead with his parents. He was long well known as a teamster. He d. Oct. 20, 1870. Children :

I. EMMA, In. Horace Berry, of Conway, N. H.

II. RUTH D., m. Joseph Pitman, of Conway, N. H.

III. LUCY M., m. Benjamin F. Carter, and lived in Vassalboro, Me.

IV. HENRY J., m. Maria Morton, and lives in Conway, N. H.

V. NATHAN S. m. Almeda Miller, of Conway, N. H.

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BOOTHBY GLEANINGS.

1740, Aug. 20, Martha m. Joseph Perkins.

1758, Samuel m. Olive Moody.

1780, July 25, Ebenezer m. Dorothy Deering.

1782, Jan. 18, Hannah, of Saco, m. John Deering.

1782, Aug. 18, William m. Elizabeth Winkley.

1785, Feb. 21, Lois m. John Moulton. 1791, Apr. 21, Sarah m. Edward Foss.

1793, Dec. 4, Susanna m. William Avery.

1793, July 4, Elias to Abigail Murch, of Buxton.

1801, Jan. 4, Rachel m. George Mclellan.

1798, Nov. 29, Abigail to Levi Elwell, both of Buxton.

1776, May 2, Eunice m. Joseph Merrill.

1788, Nov. 16, Richard m. Anna Staples.

1790, Jan. 28, Susanna m. Charles Dorman.

1851, Mar. 19, Charles W., of Gorham, m. Elizabeth Dow, of Standish.

1801, Oct. II, Susanna to William Butterfield, of Buxton.

1822, June 27, Ebenezer J. to Abigail Dutch, in Parsonsfield, Me.

1851, Oct. 28, Ami H. to Annetta M. Benson, in Parsonsfield, Me.

1866, Dec. 16, John S., d. in Limington, aged 40 years.

1833, June 26, Eliza, dau. of Samuel, died.

1837, Sept. 23, Rebecca, dau. of Samuel, died.

1725, May 11, Thomas Boothby in company of Capt. Jeremiah Moulton, of Hampton, N. H., as per muster-roll.

Boston Family.

This is a Scottish surname, and I suppose the early ancestors, settled in York or Wells, came direct from the "land of mountain and flood." THOMAS BOSTON, or BASTON, was in Wells as early as 1666, and may have been the original emigrant. The name "Royal" has been in the York county family for about two centuries.

Daniel Boston, from York or Wells, came to Denmark, as the first settler, in 1775, and for him the " Boston hills" there were named. He did not long

NOTE .- Thomas Boothby, of Portland, writes of a Scotch lady who landed at that city, en route for Toronto, who stated that there was a building in Edinburgh named " Boothby Block," and that her grandmother had said it was built by religious enthusiasts who were driven ont of the country. A nice bit of tradition. The same informant mentions a Scotchman in Portland named Sandy Cross, who had been a missionary in Scotland, and who claimed that Boothby was a common name in that country. The author has read the newspapers of Scotland from the border to the north for the past twenty-five years and cannot recall having met with this name. He traveled into all sections of Scotland in 1886, and did not once see the name on sign-board or directory. He spent much time in the National Register House, examining records of Scottish families, but did not find the name Boothby. In a large collection of historical and genealogical works brought home the name does not occur.

NOTE .- There is a place in Maryland named Boothby Hill. In reply to published inquiry, I have the following: "My father came from England and settled in Norfolk, Va. Inever heard of any other Boothbys in that part of the country. He had one sister who went to Louisville, Ky., now dead. One brother, Richard, settled in the West Indies. I never heard of Boothby IIill. Md., but Ileft there a child and have never been back, and my parents died a good while ago." T. B. Boothby, St. Louis, Mo.

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remain but removed across the Saco, to Hiram hill, in June, 1783. He was one of the first assessors in the latter town, in 1803. His sons were Winthrop, Benjamin, Loami, Royal, and William. It is believed that he went to Ver- mont with a grandson, Jason, and died there. (See " Founders of Hiram.")

I. WINTHROP, m. Huldah, dau. of John Robbins, about 1800-4, and set- tled on land between his father's place and Joshua R. Ridlon's. Six children :

I. ANDREW, b. June 16, 1806.

II. MARY, b. July 7, 1808.

III. CALVIN, b. Oct. 29, 1810.

IV. LUTHER, b. Nov. 28, 1812.

v. HANNAH, b. 1814.

VI. DANIEL, b. Feb. 1, 1817.

2. LOAMI, m. Rebecca Powers, and lived on his father's farm, where Llew- ellyn A. Wadsworth, Esq., now resides. His home was burnt down in 1815, and he and his father built the house now standing and occupied on the farm. Six children named as follows :

I. LUCY S., b. Oct. 9. 1808.

II. PHEBE O., b. Dec. 6, 1809.

III. HIRAM, b. Nov. 22, 1811.

IV. JASON, b. Oct. 15, 1813; kept the Mt. Cutler House at Hiram from 1868 till about 1883.

V. REBECCA P., b. May 10, 1817.

VI. MARY E., b. Nov. 22, 1820; m. Rev. John C. Perry, Methodist.

3. ROYAL, m. first, - Leathers; second, Merrill, from New Hamp- shire, and settled on land in Hiram north of his father's. Children :

I. SUSAN, b. May 8, 1810.

II. ENOCH M., b. Aug. 15, 1817.

III. ROYAL, JR., b. Feb. 19, 1819.

IV. SALLY, b. Oct. 27, 1820.

4. BENJAMIN, m. Martha Clark, and lived on land in the valley between Mt. Misery and Mt. Cutler, on the old road (now known as the " Boston road") leading to the Saco river road. He is remembered as a stout- built man, with coarse features and shaggy brow; a blunt, rough old fellow. It has been said that he removed to Woodstock with one of his sons. His children named as follows :

I. WILLIAM, lived in the "new settlement" in Hiram ; was a soldier in the war of 1812. He m. Rebecca, dau. of John Durgin, and had issue.

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Saco Valley settlements and families. Historical, biographical, genealogical, traditional, and legendary, Part 58

Author: Ridlon, Gideon Tibbetts, 1841- [from old catalog] Publication date: 1895 Publisher: Portland, Me., The author Number of Pages: 1424

Author: Ridlon, Gideon Tibbetts, 1841- [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Portland, Me., The author
Number of Pages: 1424