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CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND MOLLY:
I. SAMUEL,5 b. Oct. 25, 1764 ; m. Mary Manley, Feb. 7. 1785, and d. in 1805, leaving issue.
2. ROBERT,5 b. May 4, 1767 ; m. Elizabeth Scammon, June 30, 1793, and settled in Hollis on the road between the Haley brick-yard and the Joshua Emery farm. He and wife "owned the covenant" of the First Congregational church of Saco, July 19, 1795, being styled "of Deer- wander." There is a discrepancy between the town records and those of the family respecting Robert's birth. In a letter it is " March 16, 1776," which, compared with the date of his marriage, would leave him only 17. He d. in Hollis, Sept. 17, 1832 ; his widow d. Apr. 28, 1847. Eight children, of whom hereafter.
3. JOHN, 5 b. Dec. 4, 1768 ; m. Dorcas Wilson, of Limington, Dec. 25, 1796 (she b. in 1777), and settled on the Ferry road in Saco, where he d. in Sept., 1824. His widow survived him many years, and when rising 90 was visited by the author at her home. She was of clear memory, and said she was hired when a girl to come down and spin for the Deering family, but was soon required "to do cooking and all sorts of drudgery." She was cared for by a maiden daughter named Dorcas. These had five children, of whom more.
4. ELIAS,5 b. June 7, 1770; m. Abigail Woodman, Nov. 13, 1796, and settled in Saco, where he d. Feb. 1, 1826; his widow d. July 21, 1856, aged So years and 10 months. Five children.
5. NOAH,5 b. June 14, 1773; m. Eleanor Stacy. April 18, 1797-town and church records have it "April 1, 1798"-and while living in Saco "fol- lowed the sea." As he was styled " Captain." I suppose he was master mariner. In the war of 1812-14, he entered the privateering service, was captured by the British, carried to England and confined in Dart- moor prison. After his release he returned home and was employed as a rigger of vessels at Portland for some years. He m. for his second wife, Oct. 31, 1812, Mary Wright, who d. Feb. 10, 1844.
6. SARAH,5 bapt. Jan. 14, 1778.
7. EUNICE,5 bapt. May 6, 1781.
8. THOMAS,5 bapt. Sept. 13, 1784.
9. MARK,5 bapt. Sept. 13, 1784 ; m. Sarah Ridlon, Feb. 20, 1815, and had three children. He d. May 24, 1829; wife d. Jan. 4, 1859, aged 78.
* The eldest child in the family of James and Reliance died in infancy, unnamed.
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Issue, Mary D.,6 b. April 13, 1816; Lucretia T.," b. Oct. 29, 1817 ; Mark J.,6 b. April 20, 1820.
IO. MARY.5
II. HANNAH.5
CHILDREN OF GIBBINS AND RHODA:
I. RHODA,5 b. July 28, 1768; m. Jan. 6, 1791 to John Runnells.
2. GIBBINS,5 b. Apr. 13, 1770 ; m. Abigail Lane, Feb. 7, 1790, and removed to Gardiner, Me., where he reared his family.
3. JOSEPH,5 b. Apr. 2, 1772; m. Betsey Fogg, Nov. 16, 1799, and settled in Scarborough, Me., where he reared a family ; wife b. Dec. 11, 1772.
4. MARY,5 b. May 28, 1774; m. George Banks.
5. HANNAH,5 b. Nov. 28, 1776; m. Jonathan Fogg, Sept. 4, 1803.
6. THOMAS,5 b. Apr. 18, 1781 ; m. Hannah Prescott.
7. LILLIS,5 b. Apr. 18, 1781; m. Jonathan Andrews.
8. RACHEL,5 b. July 20, 1783; m. John Brann, of Berwick, Me., April 1, 1802.
9. ABIGAIL,5 b. Apr. 30, 1786; m. Benjamin Libby.
IO. ELIPHALET,5 b. Mar. 26, 1792 ; m. Sarah Moulton, settled in Gardiner, Me., and had issue.
II. WILLIAM,5 b. Mar. 26, 1792; d. unmarried, aged 18 years.
CHILDREN OF ROBERT AND ELIZABETH:
I. ROGER,5 b. Oct. 21, 1767; m. Mary Thurston, of Scarborough, Sept. 26, 1802, and is said to have settled in Hollis, near Salmon Falls, but he d. in Saco, in May, 1856, aged 89 years. He was a soldier of the Revolution, and is said to have been a very good man. This branch of the family is extinct in the male line.
2. ROBERT,5 bapt. Sept. 11, 1774; m. Lydia Cousins, of Wells, and settled in Litchfield, Me., in 1819, where he cleared a farm. His second wife was Mrs. Mary Smith, who afterwards became the wife of Mr. Blood. The old folks made a home, during their latter days, with Barzilla Smith, a son of the second wife by her first husband. They were laid down to rest at a place locally called Stewartown, near where his sons settled. There were seven children, as will appear with sixth generation.
3. LEVI,5 b. in 1776; m. Sally Alds, sister of Dea. John Alds, of Hollis, and settled in that town, near the Eben Sawyer homestead not far from the Noah Haley farm. He was a noted "shingle weaver"; was em- ployed many years by Deacon Hancock, and worked for George W. Lord and Oliver Dow about their mills at West Buxton. It has been said that they were buried on the hill where the old meeting-house stood, in the Smith neighborhood. In this family were four children, of whom with sixth generation.
4. JOHN,5 b. in 1778 ; m. Lucy Perry, of Parsonsfield, and settled on a small farm adjoining the old Perry homestead in that town, on the edge of a small pond where he built a small house, and domiciled in peace and con- tentment until well advanced in years. He was an honorable man, re- spected by his townsmen, but was swept away by the Mormon preachers
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who visited the town, and with his wife emigrated to the state of New York and joined a colony of that deluded race there. When a double horse team was sent to Parsonsfield for this family, some person entered the barn at night and cut off the ears, manes, and tails of the animals ; those who perpetrated this cruel deed were not known. Mrs. Edgecomb died far from home and kindred, and when an old man, Mr. Edgecomb returned to Parsonsfield, and spent his last days on the old Parker farm near where he had formerly lived; a sad-hearted and melancholy man. He was buried by the side of his only child, a daughter, in the Perry family lot, on the Perry farni.
5. ISAAC,5 b. in 1780; m. Peggy Fletcher, said to have been a native of Kennebunkport, where she was b. Aug. 18, 1781 ; she d. in Parsons- field, Dec. 20, 1885, aged 104 years. She wrote her name distinctly when one hundred years of age. Mr. Edgecomb moved into Parsonsfield soon after his marriage in 1810, and settled in the northwest part of the town, by the brook-side between the Kezar neighborhood and the cov- ered bridge that crosses the Great Ossipee near Porter village. He was much employed by the farmers round-about until infirm from age, when he went to live with his son Jeremiah on the old Parker farm, now surrounded by woods, near the Perry homestead; there he died and was laid to rest. He was known as " Leftenant Edgecomb," having been an officer in the war of 1812; for this service his widow became a pen- sioner under the act of March, 1878, and drew her annuity until her death. Mr. Edgecomb was a man of great strength and agility when in his prime and was sometimes called upon to subdue mad men. Seven children, of whom in the sixth generation.
6. SARAH5 was the only daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Tarbox) Edge- comb; she was m. to Eliphalet Bryant, of Scarborough, and her son, Alvan Bryant, when old, m. Dorcas Edgecomb.
SIXTH GENERATION.
CHILDREN OF NICHOLAS AND SARAH:
I. SARAH," b. Apr. 10, 1790; m. George Manson, of Limington, Nov. 26, 1809, and lived in that town.
2. SHUAH,6 b. Dec. 17, 1791 ; d. May 2, 1794.
3. JOHN,6 b. Dec. 13, 1793; m. Sarah Edgely, Dec. 4, 1817, she b. Sept. 16, 1799; d. Aug. 12, 1889, aged 90. He settled on the old Nicholas Edgecomb farm where he lived many years, but afterwards removed to a farm farther west, since owned by his son Charles. He was connected with the Freewill Baptist church, and served as a deacon. He d. Nov. 9, 1870, aged 79 years. Children's names with seventh generation.
4. SUSANNA,6 b. Jan. 7, 1796 ; d. Nov. 15, 1803.
5. OLIVER, 6 b. Mar. 27, 1798; d. July 3, 1800.
6. MARK,6 b. Mar. 8, 1800; d. Dec. 8, 1803.
7. REV. JOSEPH,6 b. June 25, 1803 ; m. Evaline Foss, of Limington, Jan. 23, 1826; she d. Mar. 28, 1849, and he m. second, Eliza (Manson) Foss, Mar. 4, 1850. He was converted April 22, 1825; licensed to preach June 4, 1836, and ordained May 9, 1838. He was for many years an active and very useful minister in the Freewill Baptist denomination.
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He settled finally in Mount Vernon, Me., where he d. May 12, 1892, aged 89 years. He was pastor of the Vienna church about thirty years; married 252 couples, baptized 400 persons, and preached 1,200 funeral sermons. Two daughters.
8. NICHOLAS,6 b. May 8, 1805; d. June 3, 1805.
9. NICHOLAS,6 b. in 1807 ; was a son of the widow of his father's brother William, hence, on one side a half-brother to the other children of Maj. Nicholas; on the mother's side a cousin to his half-brothers. See? Well, he m. Irene Johnson, of Limington, and succeeded his father on the homestead as the third Nicholas. He d. July 9, 1887, aged So years, 6 months, and 5 days. Irene d. Nov. 30, 1884, aged 75 years, 3 months, and 21 days; their grave-stones are in the cemetery at South Limington. Four children, of whom more.
IO. MARY,6 dau. Maj. Nicholas by his wife named Smith, m. Stephen Mer- rill, of Limington, and had issue.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND EUNICE:
I. BENJAMIN,6 b. in 1794; m. Polly Gove, of Limington, Dec. 29, 1814, and had a large family. He d. Mar. 14, 1832 ; Mary, his wife, d. Sept. 26, 1837 ; they lie buried in the yard enclosed on the old Nicholas Edgecomb farm, and slate monuments stand at their graves.
2. WILLIAM,6 date of birth not known; m. twice : first to Hannah John- son, Nov. 22, 1818; second to Comfort Hasty, and had issue, ten chil- dren, as will more fully appear in another place. His widow m. a Drew and lived in Aroostook county. Mr. Edgecomb was a farmer in Liming- ton; a man much respected.
4. MEHITABLE, 6 m. Isaac Strout, of Limington.
5. POLLY," m. Gilbert Strout, brother of Isaac.
CHILDREN OF JAMES AND ANNA:
I. POLLY,6 b. Jan. 8, 1785 ; m. Abner McKenney, of Saco, who lived to be 102 years of age.
2. BENJAMIN,6 b. Oct. 5. 1787 ; m. Sarah Foss, to whom pub. Apr. II, 1810. He removed to Livermore, Me., and settled on a farm where he died. There were seven children, of whom three were physicians.
3. JAMES,6 b. Nov. 6, 1789 ; m. Olive McKenney, to whom pub. May 12, 1810. He settled in Poland, Me., and had three sons and four daugh- ters. Descendants are said to be living at Mechanic Falls, but they do not answer inquiries.
4. AARON,6 b. Nov. 1, 1791 ; m. Sarah Tinkham, of Hartford, Me., where hc settled. There were eight children whose names will be found with seventh generation.
5. DIDIMUS C.,6 b. Nov. 14, 1793; m. Harriet Gould, and settled in Liv- ermore, Me. He was a farmer. Ten children, whose names will follow, but all letters with requests for particulars and data have been unavail- ing. Issue : Eunice," James," Jacob" Lee," Lewis, Annette, Harriet, El- mira, Henry, and William.7
6. DANIEL,6 b. Nov. 25, 1795; m. Clarissa Turner, of Livermore, Me., where he settled. He had two sons, Eleazer" and John.7
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7. NANCY,6 b. Jan. 17, 1797; m. John Kimball.
8. ELI,6 b. Jan. 22, 1799; m. Betsey, dau. of Philip Libby, of Saco, and lived on the old James Edgecomb homestead in Saco. "Uncle Eli" was an industrious farmer, who supported the church but was not a communicant. In politics he was a Democrat; had no children.
9. ELEAZER, 6 b. Mar. 1, 1802; in. Rebecca Carleton, of Whitefield, Me., and settled in Rockland, Me., where he reared eight children, whose names will appear further on.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS AND MARY:
I. HANNAH,6 b. in 1784; m. Elijah Fox, Mar. 27, 1806, and had issue. She d. June 1, 1818, aged 34 years; her husband d. June 21, 1810, aged 29 years; these lie buried in the cemetery at Kezar Falls, Me.
2. CAPT. JAMES,6 b. April 17, 1786; m. Betsey Lougee, of Parsonsfield, Apr. 9, 1811, and settled on his father's homestead in that town as a farmer; was an officer in the militia ; a man of quiet, unobtrusive habits, held in respect and called " Uncle James" by his neighbors. He was "master carter," employed in moving buildings; a resolute, fearless man, who assumed great risks and came out unharmed. He died Jan. 15, 1860. His wife, b. Feb. 26, 1792, d. June 11, 1870. There were seven children, as will afterwards appear. The accompanying portrait was furnished by his son, James Edgecomb, Esq., of Hiram, Me.
3. RELIANCE,6 m. Jacob Banks, of Parsonsfield, and had seven children b. on the old Edgecomb farm.
4. WALTER,6 married Judith Merrill, and settled in Brownfield, Me. One daughter.
5. LEVI,6 m. Harriet Sutton, sister of the first wife of Ezra Davis, of Porter, and of John Sutton, of Parsonsfield, and lived on a part of the original Edgecomb tract in the latter town, where he d. July 22, 1865, aged 74 years. He was an industrious and successful farmer. There were nine children, whose names will presently appear.
6. THOMAS," b. in Saco, Aug. 24, 1793 ; m. Eunice Stone, of Limington- ceremony by Abner Libby, Esq.,-Feb. 8, 1821, and settled on a farm in Parsonsfield alongside of his brothers. He d. Mar. 20, 1854; his widow d. Dec. 20, 1859. Six children, whose names will appear under seventh generation.
7. MARY,6 m. Elisha Libby, Dec. 28, 1815.
8. LYDIA,6 m. C'aleb Day, of Cornish, Sept. 24, 1825, and removed to Brewer, Me., where he d. Mar. 31, 1847 ; she lived to old age. There was a large family.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND SARAH:
I. JAMES,6 b. Nov. 25, 1788; m. Mary Welsh.
2. JOHN," b. May 7, 1790; m. Mary Coffee, Mar. 19, 1816; she b. in Phippsburgh, Me., Mar. 6, 1799, d. May, 1875. He d. in Bath, Sept. 12, 1872, aged 82 years. These had eight children, of whom hereafter.
3. RELIANCE,6 b. Aug. 12, 1794; m. Simon Peters.
4. BENJAMIN,6 b. July 31, 1796 ; m. Martha Ham, in 1829; she b. in Bath, Apr. 17, 1802, and d. in Whitefield, May 5, 1885. He was many years
JAMES EDGECOMB AND WIFE.
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a successful sea-captain, but finally, in 1837, removed to Whitefield and settled on a farm, where he d. Mar. 16, 1876. These had four children. MARTHA,6 b. June 30, 1798; m. Capt. Thomas Timmons.
6. JOEL,6 b. July 31, 1800; m. Charity McKenney, b. in Georgetown, Me., and resided in Bath, where he d. Sept. 21, 1836. Four children.
7. ISAAC,6 b. Nov. 5, 1803 ; m. Abigail, dau. of Apollas and Mary Martin, of Boston, by whom six children. When twenty-one he went to sea, and sailed about fifteen years. After his marriage he resided in Boston till July, 1835, when he returned to Bath, where he resided eleven years; then he moved back to Boston. In 1848 he went to West Bridgewater, where he spent the rest of his days. He was long an invalid, and died Aug. 6, 1878; buried in Pine Hill cemetery, where his wife, who died Apr. 23, 1879, and children were laid down. Seven children.
8. LYDIA,6 b. Oct. 15, 1806 ; m. John F. Roberts, Feb. 18, 1836. She d. Dec. 31, 1868 ; he d. Jan. 18, 1886. One dau. living in Bath.
CHILDREN OF AARON AND ELIZABETH:
I. MARY,6 b. Mar. 12, 1792 ; m. Isaac C. Pennell, of Topsham, Me., and had issue.
2. RELIANCE,6 b. Feb. 10, 1794; m. John Harvey, of Lisbon, Me.
3 . HEWEY,6 b. Sept. 20, 1796; m. and lived in Machias. One child. Family now extinct.
4. AARON, 6 b. Apr. 7. 1799 ; d. May 4, 1808.
5. ARTHUR,6 b. Oct. 16, 1804; m. Julia A-, b. Mar. 22. ISII, and lived on a farm in Topsham, Me. He m. a second wife and had issue. He d. Feb. 12, 1880.
CHILDREN OF PENDLETON AND MARGARET;
I. JOSEPH,6 b. July 10, 1794; m. Abigail Smith in 1819, and settled in Bath. He d. Oct. 25, 1856 ; his wife d. Mar. 25, 1854. Three children.
2. JAMES,6 b. in 1796; m. Nancy Chase, of Kittery, in 1821. He was in mercantile business in Washington, D. C., in early life; at the time of his death, in 1827, he was super-cargo of a vessel in which he had an interest. His widow d. in 1887, aged about 95 years. There were three children.
3. SAMUEL," b. in 1799; m. Elizabeth Smith, in IS22, and resided in Bath where he d. in June, ISSo. Ten children.
4. CHARLES," m. Olive Deering and had two children. Charles II" is liv- ing in Chicago.
5. WILLIAM," b. in 1804 ; d. at sea, unmarried.
6. ANN," d. young.
7. ABIGAIL," d. young.
CHILDREN OF EZEKIEL AND ALICE:
I. RACHEL," b. Dec. 6, 1794; d. Nov. 30, 1808.
2. BETSEY," Jan. 9, 1796.
3. JOSIAH," b. June 19, 1798 ; d. Feb. 16, 1814.
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4. DEA. JOHN," b. Oct. 23, 1799. This man married and had a family, but no records have been found.
5. ELCY,6 b. Oct. 27, 1801.
6. DANIEL,6 b. Oct. 4, 1803.
7. JAMES,6 b. July 4, 1804.
CHILDREN OF DANIEL AND LYDIA:
1. PRINCESS," m. Evat Kimball, and had three children; second, Joseph Coombs, of Bowdoin, by whom three children. She d. in Portland.
2. NANCY," m. Amos Thompson, and lived in Gardiner, Me.
3. DANIEL,6 b. May 21, 1803 ; m. Charity Trufant, Sept. 11, 1834; she b. Sept. 5, 1811 ; d. Jan. 4, 1874. He d. Oct. 6, 1864. He was a farmer in Lisbon, and cared for his aged father. Ten children, of whom more.
4. JOHN,6 m. Lydia Thompson; twice m .; had issue, several children; supposed to be living, but whereabouts not known.
5. MARTIN,6 unmarried when heard from; smart business man in Cali- fornia.
6. REBECCA," m. William Dow and had issue ; second, a Lord; was a pro- fessional nurse in Boston ; dead.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND MIRIAM :
1. JOHN," b. Jan. 29, 1800.
2. JOANNA," b. June 1, 1804; m. Daniel Johnson, a cabinet maker, and had issue.
3. SALLY," b. July 2, 1806; m. Joseph Rose.
4. MEHITABLE,6 did not marry.
5. ELIZABETH," m. Phineas Glidden, of Effingham, N. H.
6. JAMES," b. Dec. 25, 1812 ; m. Caroline Seavey, and had several children.
7. LYDIA," b. May 6, 1815; m. James Morton, Esq., of Buxton, May 25, 1834, and had a large family. She d. Jan. 12, 1887.
8. SAMUEL,6 b. Nov. 20, 1821 ; m. Ruth L. Hanson, of Hollis, Oct. 1I, 1843 ; she b. June 12, 1822 ; d. Mar. 27, 1874. He d. Feb. 4, 1893. Five children, two of whom d. in infancy.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND MARY :
I. SAMUEL,6 b. in 1789; bapt. May 9, 1790.
2. JEREMIAH," b. April 3, 1792; m. Susanna Gordon (intention Sept. 3, 1814), and had five children b. in Saco.
3 . JOHN," b. April 24, 1794; m. Mehitable Ridlon, Oct. 5, 1816 (she was b. June 17, 1794), and settled on the Ferry road in Saco. Ten children.
4. NOAH," b. Dec. 12, 1797 .
CHILDREN OF ROBERT AND MARY :
1. BETSEY," b. Dec. 21, 1793 ; d. Jan. 25, 1822.
2. HANNAH,6 b. Feb. 10, 1796; d. Nov. 17, 1813.
3. DORCAS," b. Aug. 21, 1798; m. Jacob Eaton, of Buxton, Apr. 12, 1817; d. Apr. 2, 1831.
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4. SALLY," born Aug. 21, 1802; m. Amos Woodman, of Buxton, Feb. 175 1829 ; d. Sept. 27, 1829.
5. ALBERT,6 b. Feb. 14, 1805; d. Dec. 8, 1824.
6. PEARLEY G.," b. Nov. 7, 1815; m. Caroline A. Foss, April 9, 1845, and lived on the homestead farm, in Hollis, on the Bar Mills road. He was a tall, dark-complexioned, curly-haired man ; an upright, well-informed, respected citizen of quiet habits, who had a mind of his own and was not afraid to speak the truth to friend or foe. He had children, I think a son and daughter, living at home. He has deceased.
7. HANNAH," b. Feb. 11, 1820; m. John Sawyer, of Hollis, Nov. 12, 1837, and had a daughter, Betsey.7 She d. Dec. 21, 1839.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND DORCAS:
I. SAMUEL," b. Feb. 25, 1798.
2. MARY," b. April 15, 18 00.
3. JAMES," b. Aug. 15, 1803.
4. JOHN," b. Sept. 10, 1805 ; d. young.
5. AMos A.,6 b. July 8, 1810; m. Lucinda Ridlon, of Saco. Sept. 25, 1851, and purchased the Thomas Chandler farm on the Ferry road, in Saco, and there resided until his death, Sept. 17, 1892, aged 82 years. His wife d. Apr. 16, 1885, aged 60. These had issue: Ira D.,1 d. Apr. 6, 1792, aged 29 ; Mary E.,7 m. Benjamin F. Ridlon; Sarah," Era,7 and William7 who lives on the homestead.
6. ELIZABETH W.," b. Mar. 27, 1813.
7. DORCAS W .. " b. Nov. 30, 1815; now living ; never married.
8. JOHN," b. Aug. 18, 1818; m. three times and had issue; now living in Biddeford ; has a son living on Ferry road, but none reply to letters of inquiry.
CHILDREN OF ELIAS AND ABIGAIL:
I. ELEANOR," b. Sept., 1797 ; m. Rufus Seavey, July 11, 1819.
2. DIANA,6 b. in 1799 ; in. Aaron Leavitt, Mar. 16, 1823.
3. ABIATHA W.,6 b. in 1802; d. Oct. 15, 1806.
4. MARK,6 b. in 1806; d. Aug. 13. 1807.
5. ELIAS," b. in 1807 ; d. Dec. 19, 1813.
CHILDREN OF NOAH AND ELEANOR:
I. SARAH," b. Jan. 6, 1814; d. Jan. 26, 1879.
2. MARY D.,6 b. Mar. 15, 1817 ; d. Feb. 13, 1874.
3. JANE M. E.,6 b. Mar. 20, 1819 ; d. in 1871.
4. EDWARD B.," b. Feb. 28, 1821 ; d. in 1860.
5. JOHN M.," b. May 29, 1823'; m. Sarah A. Kelley, Aug. 10, 1844; d. Dec. 3, 1860. Three children.
6. GEORGE B.," b. May 29, 1823 ; d. Aug. 8, 1823.
7. HORATIO G.,6 b. May 30, 1826 ; d. Aug. 21, 1846.
8. CHARLES D.," b. July 24, 1831 ; d. Dec. 9, 1843.
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CHILDREN OF JOSEPH AND BETSEY :
1. ANNA,6 b. Aug. 29, 1799 ; m. John Marr, of Scarborough, and had issue.
2. RHODA,6 b. Feb. 22, 1802 ; m. Samuel Hooker.
3. ELIZA," b. Sept. 30, 1807; m. Collins Burnham, who lived in Saco, and had issue.
4. JOSEPH," b. Mar. 18, 1813; m. Mehitable Hooker; second, Emma J. Hooker.
5. WILLIAM,6 b. May 17, 1817 ; d. Feb. 3, 1818.
CHILDREN OF ELIPHALET AND SARAH;
I. WILLIAM,6 b. Aug. 20, 1819, in Gardiner, Me .; settled in Exeter, Me., in 1837 ; m. Mahala Shaw, Jan. 1, 1838, and had issue, nine children, of whom hereafter.
CHILDREN OF ROGER AND MARY:
I. GARDNER," in. Mary Gilpatrick, of Biddeford, in Mar., 1828, and settled in Hollis as a farmer. He d. in 1842, aged 39 ; his widow d. in Aug., 1867, aged 62; they had three children, named Elizabeth," Abbie,7 and Almeda.7
2. SALLY,“ m. Joseph Wadlin (?).
3. MARTHA,6 m. Ephraim Fenderson.
CHILDREN OF ROBERT AND LYDIA :
I. BETSEY," b. Apr. 20, 1800; m. Abram Jacquith, in Feb., 1819.
2. HANNAH," b. May 5, 1802; m. Nathaniel Tibbetts.
3. LYDIA,6 b. Feb. 23, 1804; m. Benjamin Burns, Dec. 24, 1827.
4. JONATHAN,6 b. Mar. 8, 1806; m. first, Eliza W., dau. of Amos Stevens, Esq., May 10, 1829 ; second, Sept. 1, 1833, Dorcas Stevens, sister of Eliza W. By these he had twelve children, of whom hereafter. He was a farmer; d. Nov. 29, .1887 ; his widow d. Nov. 22, 1892.
5. CATHERINE,6 b. Nov. 14, 1808; m. Andrew Stevens, Apr. 7, 1842.
6. ROBERT," b. Feb. 11, 1811; m. Mary Maley, of Litchfield, Dec. 28, 1829 ; second, Mar. 8, 1840, Mary Ann Bailey ; third, May 26, 1844, Charlotte Hodgkins; resided at Litchfield, Me. Four children.
7. JOSEPH,6 b. Dec. 3, 1813 ; d. unmarried.
8. JOHN,6 b. Dec. 15, 1825 ; no other information.
CHILDREN OF LEVI AND SALLY :
1. HANNAH," m. Benjamin Thrasher and lived in Somerville, Mass .; de- ceased.
2. WILLIAM," was many years a truckman in Boston ; many years dead.
3. ROBERT,6 twin brother of John; d. aged 12.
4. JOHN,6 twin brother of Robert; m. Jane Furlong, of Limerick, and has lived many years in Hollis, near Moderation village, as a farmer; now aged but well preserved. Several sons.
CHILDREN OF ISAAC AND MARGARET:
I. JEREMIAH," b. in Parsonsfield; m. Susan Downing, and settled as farmer in his native town. He lived some years on the old Parker place, where
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some children were buried. His five children have all died. "ass. 1890 (?) .*
2. ORRIN," b. in Parsonsfield; m. Hannah Littlefield, Sept. 30, 1837, and settled early in Troy, Me. His second wife was Joanna Heath, of Chatham, N. H. ; was living at Great Falls, N. H., in 1893 ; has been a "moving planet." Eleven children by both wives.
3. SALLY," d. young, unmarried.
4. JESHURON,6 d. young, single.
5. EBENEZER,6 m. Abby Benson, of Newfield, and lives in Illinois.
6. MARY," d. unmarried.
7. DORCAS," lived with and cared for her aged mother many years, and after her death m. her cousin, Alvan Bryant, of Scarborough.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND SARAH:
I. DEA. CHARLES,7 b. Oct. 22, 1818, in Limington; m. Isabella Manson, of that town, Dec. 26, 1843, and lived on the homestead farm. He was a member of the Freewill Baptist church at South Limington, and by a consistent life magnified the sacred office to which he was set apart. He d. in 1894; his wife, b. in 1818, d. in 1887. Children :
I. MARTHA A.,8 b. Jan. 11, 1848.
II. ELLA M.,8 b. Jan. 23, 1850.
III. SUMNER C.,8 b. July 10, 1852 ; m. Lena, dau. of Nathaniel Edgecomb, of Limington, and has issue : John AZ., b. Sept. 27, 1879, and Howard S., b. Mar. 14, 1884.
2. SARAH,7 b. July 9, 1820; m. Reuben Gilkey, and had issue. She d. Aug. 10, 1882, aged 62 years.
3. ABIGAIL,7 b. Nov. 30, 1822; m. Charles Tufts in 1842.
+ ISAAC,7 b. June 11, 1828 ; m. Eliza Strout, of Limington, Oct. 29, 1848, and settled in that town as a farmer and business man, where he still resides. He has several children.
5. MARY,7 b. May 20, 1837 ; m. James M. Hopkinson, of Limington, who d. in 1889.
6. MARTHA,7 b. May 20, 1837.
CHILDREN OF REV. JOSEPH AND EVELINA:
I. SHUAH U.,7 b. Sept. 21, 1828; m. Aug. 27, 1848, to Joseph Greeley, of Mount Vernon, Me., and is now a widow, living with her children, at Delta, Ia.
2. HANNAH J.,7 b. Oct. 8, 1830 ; m. July 16, 1848, to Richard Dearborn, of Vienna, Me., and is now living with her children, being a widow, in Auburn, Me.
CHILDREN OF NICHOLAS, 3D, AND IRENE:
I. FRANK,7 m. Martha -, in Genesee.
2. FREEMAN,7 m., first, Hannah Randall, and lives in Watertown, Mass.
* Jeremiah was published with Anna Perry, in Parsonsfield, May 23, 1847.
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