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3 HARRISON G.,7 m., first, Mary M. Stone, who d., and, second, Louisa Harmon, who is living in Sangus, Mass. He d. ,June 12, 1866, aged 28 years; buried in Limington.
4 MARILLA,7 m. Seth Emery, and d. at Manchester, N. H., in 1894.
CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN AND POLLY:
I. EUNICE,7 m. Alvah Mulloy, of Limington; he d. Mar. 29, 1842, aged 27 years, she d. Mar. 28, 1845, aged 26 years; these were buried in the yard on the old Nicholas Edgecomb farm.
2. WILLIAM,7 m. Elizabeth Usher, a dan. of Algenon, and d. in Saco. A dau. m. Charles Milliken.
3. JOHN,7 d. unm. Mar. 2, 1841, aged 20 years; buried by his parents in old ground on the Nicholas Edgecomb farm in Limington.
4. BENJAMIN,7 d. unmarried.
5. LOWELL,7 m. and d. in Brighton, Mass.
6. CLEMENT,7 resides in Portland.
7. ELMIRA,7 m. John Deshon, and lives in Limington.
8. ALWILDA,7 m. Benjamin Sawtelle; both were buried on the same day. Their son is the photographer at Biddeford, Me.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND HANNAH:
I. ELISHA,7 m. Harriet Babb, and formerly lived in Saco. He d. in Massa- chusetts. His son, Charles H.,8 is vice-president of a bank at Marion, Kansas. The surviving daus. were Ernestine" and Hattie.8 Others d. young.
2. WILLIAM J.,7 m. Rachel Chick, and lived in Portland, where he d. a young man. His dau., Georgiana,8 m. Henry Cartland, of Parsons- field : son, Charles H.," m. Sarah Ripley, and lives in Wakefield, Mass., with issue.
3. BETSEY,7 m. Jason Cook and resides in Malden, Mass., with issue.
4. NATHANIEL J.,7 b. Sept. 27, 1826; m., first, Susan Merrill, who d. July 21, 1868, aged 35 years. He m. a second time and had issue. Mr. Edge- comb was a carpenter by trade, and a very quiet, peaceable man. He d. only a few years ago in his native town. Children :
I. WILLIAM H., 8 d. at the age of 19.
11. CLARA L.,8 m. Sumner C. Edgecomb, son of Dea. Charles, of Liming- ton.
III. LIZZIE J.,8 m. Orlando Smith, of Hollis.
1V. ROBERT F.,8 d. at the age of 30.
V. HOWARD A.,8 d. when a child.
VI. SUSAN E.,8 m. George Strout.
5. ALMON A.,7 mn. Maria Gowen, and d. in 1890.
6. HANNAH J.,7 m. Simon Hatch, of Belmont, Mass.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND COMFORT:
1. SARAH,7 m. Samuel Drew and lives at Dyer's Brook, in Aroostook Co., Me.
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2. OLIVE F.,7 m. Lemuel Hatch, brother of Simon, of Belmont, Mass.
3. BENJAMIN F.,7 d. young, unmarried.
4. MARY E.,7 m. Samuel Philpot, of Aroostook County, Me.
CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN, OF LIVERMORE:
I. DR. EL1,7 b. Aug. 27, 1811 ; married Lavinia A. Dunstan, and lived in Lewiston, Me., and Great Falls, N. H., in which places he had a some- what extensive practice. He was a man of fine presence, genial and courteous. He was much interested in the family history and had col- lected considerable data, which he turned over to the author of this book several years ago. He had pledged a generous subscription toward the publication. He d. Oct. 28, 1891, leaving children, whose names will follow:
I. SARAH. 8
II. ELLA. 8
III. FRANK L.8
IV. ANNIE E.8
V. FANNY H.8
2. DR. ELBRIDGE,7 b. Aug. 17, 1814; m. Julia Howard and was settled in Turner, Me., when last heard from. Children as follows :
I. LILLA J.,8 b. Apr. 19, 1855.
II. VESTA F.,8 b. Aug. 11, 1858.
III. SADIE F.,8 b. Mar. 16, 1861.
3. DR. ARTHUR D.,7 b. Dec. 8, 1819; m. Rebecca A. Dunning, of Bruns- wick, who d. in Buxton, Mar. 25, 1859, and was buried at the " Old Corner" by the side of her son. For second wife he m. Anna Downing. He was a successful practitioner in Buxton for some years, but removed to Lancaster, Mass., where he was settled when last communicated with; think he has deceased. Children :
I. EDSON L.,8 b. June 13, 1848.
11. ARTHUR D.,8 b. May 3, 1852 ; d. in infancy.
III. ARTHUR L., 8 b. June 28, 1867.
4. CHARLES,7 b. Oct. 6, 1822; m. Elizabeth Moses, by whom three children, all b. in Livermore, Me.
I. CHARLES F.,8 b. Mar. 16, 1850.
11. EDWIN,8 b. Oct. 26, 1852.
III. ELLA L.,8 b. June 17, 1854.
5. BENJAMIN,7 b. Jan. 17, 1824; m. - Foss, and settled on the home- stead farm in Livermore, where his children were born.
I. MARY A.,8 m. Martin Keith.
11. AUBREY W.,8 b. Mar. 19, 1847.
111. ELI,8 b. Sept. 13, 1862.
6. MARY A.," m. Martin Keith (?).
7. SARAH,7 m. Lloyd Carver.
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CHILDREN OF JAMES, OF POLAND:
I. ORRIN, left home when young and was never heard from.
2. JANE,7 m. Thomas Cousins, of Poland.
3. LIVING," had a family and lived in Poland.
4. LORENZO,7 m. a Waterhouse and had issue.
5. SOPHIA, m. a Chandler and moved to Woodstock, N. B.
6. OLIVE,7 lived with her sister Jane in Poland.
7. MARY,7 m. an Emery in Poland.
CHILDREN OF AARON, OF HARTFORD:
I. ELEAZER,7 b. Sept. 22, 1822 ; m. Caroline Brackett, and had Hattie,8 who m. Eugene Thomas.
2. MARY,7 b. Sept. 26, 1824; m. Elbridge Tower and had two children.
3. SYLVANUS, b. July 17, 1826; m. Sarah Paul and settled in Belfast, Me. Three children as follows :
I. HERBERT W., 8 b. Dec. 29, 1855 ; m. Rebecca Baker and had a child, S. D. Edgecomb.9
Il. PERCY S.,8 b. Jan. 14, 1858 ; m. Sarah Scott.
III. ALICE H.,8 b. Mar. 11, 1869; in. Nathaniel J. Pottle.
4. MINERVA B.,7 b. Apr. 15, 1828, lives in East Boston, unmarried.
5. SARAH, b. Aug. 21, 1831; m. Samuel Packard.
6. EDWIN R.,7 b. Mar. 1, 1833 ; m. Rhoda Williams, now deceased ; son, Frank E.,8 b. 1860.
7. JULIA E.,7 b. Apr. 10, 1838; m. Seth M. Knowlton, and lived in Brooks, Me., with issue.
8. FAUSTINA,7 b. May 1, 1845; m. John Spaulding and lives in Massa- chusetts.
CHILDREN OF DIDIMUS, OF LIVERMORE :
1. EUNICE.7 2. JAMES.7 3. JACOB.7 4. LEE.7 5. LEWIS.7 6. ANNETTE.7
7. HARRIET .? S. ELMIRA.7 9. HENRY.7 IO. WILLIAM W.7
CHILDREN OF ELEAZER, OF ROCKLAND:
I. ELLERY C.,7 b. July 19, 1830; d. Aug. 28, 1830.
2. CORDELIA,7 b. Aug. 27, 1831.
3. DAVID C.,7 b. June 8, 1833 ; lost at sea in 1849.
4. IMELDA,7 b. Apr. 5, 1835 ; m. C. C. Clark and resides in Chelsea, Mass.
5. ADELBERT, b. Feb. 12, 1839 ; bridge builder ; went South.
6. WARREN C.,7 b. Apr. 15, 1845 ; d. Sept. 18, 1845.
7. JOSEPH W.,7 b. Mar. 13, 1847 ; in United States navy.
8. HELENA F., b. Jan. 15, 1854; d. May 19, 1854.
CHILDREN OF JAMES AND BETSEY :
I. SALLY L., b. Apr. 12, 1815; m. Benjamin Parker, Dec. 9, 1835; d. in Parsonsfield, Jan. 8, 1847, leaving issue.
2. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 7, 1817; d. Nov. 15, 1818.
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3. MARY,7 b. Sept. 27, 1819; m. Levi Pratt and lived in Parsonsfield; now at Kezar Falls, in Porter, Me. She had issue.
4. JULIA A.,7 b. Dec. 4, 1822 ; d. June 14, 1845.
5. HANNAH, b. Mar. 9, 1826; m. Rev. B. S. Moody, in Dec., 1846, and lived in Porter. She d. Jan., 1855.
6. ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 2, 1828; m. I. B. Wetherby, Mar. 8, 1850; settled in Effingham, N. H., where she d. Feb. 28, 1855.
7. JAMES,7 born Jan. 23, 1833; m. Jane J. Wadsworth, Oct. 30, 1861, and resides in Hiram on a fine farm. Mr. Edgecomb received a good edu- cation in the common schools and Parsonsfield Academy, and followed the profession of teacher for some years; in this capacity he was emi- nently successful. As a farmer he has long stood in the front rank, having applied the most improved methods in the cultivation of the soil, and in improvement of his stock, being a breeder of some of the best horses, cattle, and sheep in the county of Oxford. By his personal success in agricultural affairs he has stimulated the farmers in the town to more systematic methods for improvement. As a citizen he has been public-spirited, progressive, and uncompromising in his principles. He has held several municipal offices; has issue.
8. LYDIA,7 b. Feb. 8, 1835 ; d. May 16, 1835.
CHILDREN OF LEVI AND HARRIET:
1. JOHN S.,7 b. Oct. 6, 1819 ; m. Mary A. Nichols, of Eddington, Me., Dec. 5, 1848. He was engaged in mercantile business at Kezar Falls, Parsonsfield, Me., for many years and acquired considerable property. He d. Sept. 19, 1885. He had a son, Charles, b. Nov. 29, 1849, who m. Lucia B. Benton, and left a daughter, Mary Edgecomb, a successful school-teacher.
2. LOUISA, m. Jonathan Devereaux, Nov. 29, 1849 ; d. in Brownfield, Me., Dec. 18, 1855, and was buried on the old homestead in Parsonsfield.
3. CYRUS,7 b. Aug. 3, 1823; m. Olive W. Ellis, of Saco, who d. in 1852, leaving one child. For his second wife he m. Mrs. Lynn, of Bradley, Me. He removed from his native town of Parsonsfield to Brewer in Feb., 1841, and lived there until 1855, when he went to Bradley,.where he now resides. He and William. large, strong men, are twins, and so closely resemble each other that they are not easily distinguished. He has no surviving issue. His son, Frank II., b. Feb. 11, 1861, d. Jan. 1867.
4. WILLIAM,7 b. Aug. 3, 1823; m. Susan S. Clapp, June 27, 1851 ; who, b. June 11, 1826, d. May 23, 1882. He m., second, Oct., 1883, Cor- delia F., widow of William H. Libby, of La Grange, Me. (her maiden name was Heald), and removed to the latter town in Oct., 1890. Mr. Edgecomb went from Parsonsfield to Brewer, Me., with his twin brother Cyrus in 1841. Eight children, whose names follow :
I. HATTIE E.,8 b. Apr. 1, 1852 ; m. May 14, 1871, to J. H. Walker, and lives in Dunlap, lowa, with several children.
It. LEVI B .. 8 b. May 10. 1855; m. Mary E. Dam, and lives at Lowell, Mass., with issue.
III. WILLIAM H.,8 b. Feb. 11, 1857; a farmer in Enfield, Me.
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IV. ANNA A.,8 b. Oct. 18, 1859; m. Edward Dunbar and resides at Ban- gor, Me.
V. MINNIE C.,8 b. Feb. 3, 1861; m., Mar. 20, 1877, to - Scott, and lives in Enfield, Me.
VI. MARY A.,8 b. Nov. 2, 1863; m. Amos W. Perkins and settled in Cas- tine, Me.
VII. GEORGE W.,8 b. Apr. 17, 1865; m. Lucy E. Mudgett, in July, 1888; lives in Orono, Me.
VIII. SUSAN L.,8 b. Aug. 27, 1867 ; m. Maurice C. Perkins, Dec. 22, 1892, and resides at North Castine, Me.
5. WALTER, d. young.
6. JAMES L.,7 never married. He d. Sept. 13, 1868, aged 36 years.
7. EZEKIEL,7 emigrated to Carson City.
8. ANDREW,7 b. Jan. 3. 1833; m. Sarah J., dau. of Stephen Martin, of Kezar Falls-ceremony by Rev. Albert Cole, of Cornish, - Oct. 1, 1863, and settled on his father's homestead in Parsonsfield, Me. Mr. Edgecomb is a frugal, judicious farmer; a large, broad - shouldered, powerful man. Four children, named as follows :
I. FRANK M.,8 b. May 26, 1869.
II. EUGENE W., 8 b. July 17, 1871 ; m. a dau. of Alpheus Gilpatrick, Jr., of Kezar Falls.
III. ALFRED N.,8 b. June 8, 1874.
IV. GERTRUDE S.,8 b. Sept. 3, 1875.
9. JOSEPH,7 b. Nov. 5, 1835; m. Cynthia M. Rice, of Freedom, N. H., June 8, 1858, and lived at South Hiram, Me. He is a man of great industry, prudence, and kindness, who is worthy of the high esteem in which he is held as a townsman and neighbor. He had two children, named as follows :
I. INA E.,8 b. Jan. 24, 1859 ; m. Thompson Wardsworth, and d. Mar. 12, 1885.
II. WALTER L.,$ b. July 31, 1862 ; d. Oct. 4, 1864.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS AND EUNICE:
I. ABIGAIL,7 b. Aug. 29, 1821; m. George W. Wadleigh, of Parsonsfield, Me., Aug. 26, 1847, and d. Mar. 31, 1889. She had three sons.
2. JOHN S.,7 b. Dec. 14, 1824; m. Widow Mellie Chase; d. Jan. 11, 1865.
3. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 13, 1826; m. Hazen W. Harriman, Sept. 18, 1851, and d. in Porter, Me., May 9, 1860. He d. Mar. 1, 1880, aged 54 years.
4. MAJOR,7 b. Oct. 5, 1830; m. Vienna Moulton, April 12, 1855, - cere- mony by Rev. John Buzzell-and settled in his native town of Parsons- field as a farmer. He has lived at South Hiram for many years; a man of quiet, unobtrusive habits. Children:
I. THOMAS J.,8 now a physician out West.
II. EUNICE S.,8 m. - Rand, of Standish.
III. IMOGENE F.,8 m. Dr. Tompson, of Standish.
IV. ELIZABETH H., 8 living at home.
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5. SAMUEL C.,7 b. Sept. 13, 1834; d. Nov. 7, 1841.
6. T. EDWIN,7 b. Sept. 6, 1839; m. Mary R. Robinson, of Parsonsfield, Jan. 1, 1865, and resides in a cosy home he has built at Kezar Falls, in Porter, Me. Mr. Edgecomb is a master workman as a paper-hanger; a man of great nicety and precision in all his work; good order and system are everywhere apparent about his buildings. He possesses the rare faculty of keeping his own counsel and of minding his business without becoming involved in the affairs of others. One son, Chester H.,8 b. Aug. 8, 1870.
CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN AND MARTHA:
I. HENRY B.,7 b. Nov. 22, 1830, in Bath, Me., and was for several years a merchant and postmaster; now living on a farm. He is a man of ability.
2. FREDERICK," b. June 2, 1834; went to California when a young man and is now owner of a large ranch ; unmarried.
3 WILLIAM W., b. in 1836 (?), in Whitefield, Me. He followed the sea for some years ; served for ten years as consul at Good Hope; now (1893) engaged in the diamond fields of South Africa. He m. Elizabeth Budge, of Simons Town, S. A., and has a son and daughter.
4. ADDIE E.,7 b. Mar. 15, 1840, in Whitefield, Me. ; not married.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND MARY :
EDWARD,' b. Aug. 8, 1818, in Bath; m. Anna B. Tracy, of Lewiston, Apr. 2, 1848 ; d. in Bath, June 5, 1875.
2. CATHERINE, b. June 9, 1821 ; m. George Vaughan, July 13, 1845.
3. SARAH H.,7 b. Nov. 23, 1823; m. David Dow, June 25, 1846; Ezra Tyler, June 24, 1876.
4. WILLIAM, b. Nov. 7, 1825 ; m. Louisa Barter, of Boothbay, Mar. 9, 1851.
5. THEODORE H., b. July 16, 1829.
6. ELIZABETH P., b. July 5, 1833 ; m. John M. Loring, of Richmond, Me., Nov. 24, 1852 ; d. in Bath, Me., Oct. 27, 1867.
7. DAVID P.,7 b. July 29, 1835 ; m. Nancy L. Kennison, Jan. 1, 1863.
8. ELIZA M.,7 b. Nov. 2. 1839; d. Jan. 13, 1851.
CHILDREN OF JOEL AND CHARITY :
I. MARY A.,7 b. Dec. 25, 1828; m. ----- Cushman, and lives at Arrowsic, Me.
2. JOSEPH,7 b. Jan. 16, 1830; living in Lewiston, Me.
3. JOEL, b. Jan. 16, 1830.
4. THOMAS B.,7 Apr. 22, 1833; d. in June, 1868, leaving a widow and child.
CHILDREN OF ISAAC AND ABIGAIL:
I. SARAH L.,7 b. Apr. 20, 1835, in Boston ; was m. Sept. 20, 1857, to John A. Millett, of West Bridgewater, now living at Campello.
2. JULIA M., b. July 17, 1837; was m. Jan. 5, 1872, to Willard Bryant, of North Bridgewater, now city of Brockton. She d. Feb. 6, 1881.
3. MARGARET O.," b. Oct. 19, 1841, in Bath, Me .; living at Campello, un- married, with her sister.
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4. CHARLES A.,7 b. Oct. 21, 1844, in Bath, Me .; m. Oct. 3, 1869, Cather- ine R. Curtis, of North Bridgewater. He d. Nov. 24, 1881. One son :
I. ERNEST M.,8 b. June 17, 1872 ; d. in infancy.
5. ISAAC N., b. Sept. 30, 1847, in Boston ; d. June 14, 1848.
6. IRENE A.,7 b. May 21, 1853, in Bridgewater ; was m. May 30, 1872, to Marshall Conant, who d. Mar. 27, 1873. She is now (1893) at Cam- pello, Mass., with her sisters, a widow.
CHILDREN OF ARTHUR AND JULIA :
I. GILBERT L., b. May 25, 1837.
2. PEMBROKE S.,7 b. May 6, 1844; killed in Civil war.
3. CHARLES P.,7 b. May 8, 1848; now in Topsham, Me.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH AND ABIGAIL:
I. ELIZABETH S.,7 b. in 1820; d. unmarried Nov. 13, 1837.
2. ANN,7 b. July 5, 1824; m. Robert Kelley, in 1840.
3. CATHERINE S.,7 b. Aug. 10, 1827 ; m. John G. Rogers, Jan. 29, 1856.
CHILDREN OF JAMES AND NANCY:
I. SARAH A.,7 b. in 1823 ; lives in Bath, unmarried.
2. MARGARET,7 b. in 1825 ; m. Rev. James Jennison, of Cambridge, Mass., graduate of Harvard, who d. in 1876.
3. JAMES,7 b. in 1826; was a merchant in California; d. unmarried in 1873. CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND ELIZABETH:
I. DAUGHTER,7 m. William T. Fullerton, of Woolwich, Me., and had issue.
2. SILAS W.,7 b. in 1827; d. single in 1874.
3. GEORGE R.,7 b. in 1828; was twice m. and had issue, four children; only one, Flora T.,8 of Fitchburg, Mass., now living.
4. EMILY R., m. Charles N. Rogers, of Bath, Me.
5. MARY E., m. Theodore H. Paine, a naval officer, and d. in 1866.
6. LYDIA A.,7 now (1893) living at her father's home in Bath, unmarried.
7. SAMUEL T., m. Sarah J. Purington, Sept. 23, 1867, and has a dau., Ella F.,8 b. Apr. 9, 1874.
8. MARGARET E., m. Capt. C. O. Carter, and has issue.
9. ISABELLA,7 m. Alvah W. Brown, of Bath.
CHILDREN OF DANIEL AND CHARITY :
I. LAURA A.,7 b. June 27, 1835; m. William P. Brown, Sept. 30, 1857, and lives in Durham, Me. Issue.
2. SARAH J.,7 b. May. 13, 1837 ; m. Benjamin W. Hatch, Jan. 1, 1861, and lives in Roxbury, Mass.
3. REBECCA D.,7 b. Apr. 20, 1839 ; m. Frank Cross, in Danvers, Mass., May 23, 1877 ; now of Lynn.
4. EMILY K.,7 b. Mar. 5, 1841; m. Dr. H. C. Cotton, Aug. 13, 1866; lived in Bath. She left two sons, both physicians.
5. WILLIAM M.,7 b. Sept. 15, 1843 ; m. in St. Paul, Minn .; lives in Detroit, Mich .; has four children, named as follows:
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1. WILLIAM D.,8 b. Oct. 7, 1871.
II. CHARLES H.,8 b. Sept. 15, 1875.
III. ELIZA M.,8 b. Nov. 25, 1877 ; d. July 17, 1878.
IV. BYRON G.,8 b. Aug. 29, 1881.
6. JOHN R.,7 b. May 21, 1845; m. Louisa Adams, in Gardiner, Me., Sept. 16, 1869, and lives on the homestead in Lisbon, Me. He has two daughters :
I. ANNIE B.,8 b. Aug. 8, 1873.
II. JENNIE P.,8 b. Sept. 29, 1878.
7. FRANCES E.,7 b. May 8, 1847 ; unmarried.
8. JAMES E.,7 b. Apr. 21, 1850; living at Lisbon Falls, Me., unmarried.
9. BYRAM W.,7 b. May 7, 1851 ; m. Aug. 16, 1883. He lives in San Fran- cisco, Cal. Three children :
I. DANIEL A.,8 b. Nov. 10, 1884.
11. SARAH E., 8 b. Jan. 22, 1888.
II1. CHARITY.8
IO. CHARLES F.,7 b. May 8, 1852; m. Vesta Gilpatrick, Apr. 17, 1874, and lives at Lisbon Falls, Me. ; has Nellie,8 Willie,8 and Lilla.8
CHILDREN OF JEREMIAH AND SUSANNA:
I. FRANCIS,7 b. Feb. 5, 1817.
2. SUSANNA,7 b. Aug. 23, 1820.
3. SARAH,7 b. Oct. 28, 1828.
4. HENRY A.,7 b. Sept. 20, 1830.
5. FREDERICK W.,7 b. Jan. 22, 1836.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND MEHITABLE:
I. WILLIAM,7 b. Mar. 2, 1817; m. Jane Dearborn, in Saco; d. and was buried in Cardinas, W. I.
2. NOAH,7 b. May 15, 1819; m. Elizabeth Mann, in Boston; lived, died, and buried in Woburn.
3. SAMUEL,7 b. Sept. 26, 1820; was a sailor and died unmarried in Bayee.
4. MARY E.,7 b. Dec. 1. 1822 ; m. Ivory Coffin, of Freeport, Me., Feb. 4, 1849, who d. May 16, 1891. She resides at Presque Isle, Me.
5. SARAH,7 b. Oct. 8, 1824; m. William Emery and lives in Woburn, Mass.
6. SUSANNA G.,7 born Apr. 9, 1826; m. Oliver Fernald, of Saco; lived in Woburn, and died in South Boston at the age of 46.
7. LLCRETIA,7 b. Mar. 9, 1828; d. aged 3 years, 9 months.
S. FRANCES E.,7 b. Mar. 5, 1833 ; m. John Andrews, and reported living in Montana.
9. JOHN E.,7 b. May 17, 1834; m. Saverna Austin and lives in Biddeford.
IO. ADMAH D.,7 Mar. 31, 1836; m. Charles H. Poole, at Bethel, Me., Oct. 26, 1857, and resides in Haverhill, Mass., with issue.
CHILDREN OF JOHN W. AND ALICE:
I. NOAH,7 b. Nov. 8, 1846; d. Nov. 8, 1864.
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2. JOHN W.,7 b. Dec. 8, 1848; m. Alice M. Small, Jan. 3, 1875 ; an engi- neer in Lubec, Me. ; has son Frederick,8 b. Mar. 4, 1875.
3. CHARLES A.,7 born Feb. 25, 1852 ; m. Ida A. Small, Jan. 3, 1875; an engineer in Lubec, Me .; has issue :
I. GEORGE W.,8 b. Apr. 12, 1876.
II. CHARLES M.,8 b. Sept. 6, 1877.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND MAHALA:
I. WILLIAM,7 b. Oct. 20, 1838; d. in Lowell, Mass., Jan. 19, 1861.
2. ANNE L.,7 b. Nov. 24, 1840; living in Everett, Mass., unmarried.
3. ALBERT E., b. June 11, 1843; m. Ellen M. Spear, in Boston, Oct. 5, 1873. He served in the Ist Maine Cavalry, having enlisted in 1862, and saw much hard fighting; was wounded, but served until the end of the war. He has been engaged in the trucking business in Boston some eighteen years.
4. SILAS,7 b. Sept. 18, 1845 ; d. June 14, 1846.
5. FRANK A.,7 b. Mar. 30, 1846; m. Ellen Nourse, in Fitchburgh, Mass., and is a truckman in Boston.
6. SARAH,7 b. June 17, 1849; m. George H. Footman and resides in Exe- ter, Me.
7. C'HANDLER C.,7 b. May 4, 1851; m. Ida Vouder Woerd, in Waltham, Mass., July 16, 1874. He works in the watch factory.
8. IDA J.,7 b. Mar. 6, 1854; m. James Godfrey, in Boston, May 22, 1878, and lives in Everett, Mass. He is freight agent of the Milwaukee, Chicago & St. Paul R. R.
9. FLORENCE M., b. April 17, 1859 : d. Dec. 22, 1876.
CHILDREN OF JONATHAN AND ELIZA:
I. ELIZA A.,7 b. Dec. 25, 1829; d. Aug. 7, 1831.
2. MARTHA A.,7 b. Aug. 6, 1831 ; m. Sanderson Gatchell.
3. WILLIAM S.,7 b. Nov. 29, 1834; d. Dec. 6, 1860.
4. ELIZA E.,7 b. Oct. 3, 1836; m. Charles A. Gatchell; d. Jan. 9, 1873.
5. JOSEPH E.,7 b. Sept. 30, 1838.
6. OLIVER,7 b. Dec. 16, 1840; d. Aug. 9, 1860.
7. GEORGE W.,7 b. Feb. 16, 1843.
8. HARRIET A.,7 b. Aug. 18, 1845.
9. CHARLES A.,7 b. Apr. 16, 1848; m. Alice C. Cotton, May 16, 1888.
IO. LYDIA A., b. May 31, 1851.
II. HANNAH A.,7 b. Nov. 20, 1853; school-teacher.
12. ERNEST G.,7 b. Mar. 29, 1859; d. Apr. 25, 1860.
CHILDREN OF ROBERT AND MARY :
I. LAURA V.,7 b. Aug. 30, 1847 ; m. Arthur Andrews.
2. CHARLES O.,7 b. May 28, 1848; m. in May, 1875, and lives in Hallo- well, Me., with issue; carpenter.
3. JAMES E.,7 b. May 11, 1853 ; a photographer in Gardiner, Me.
4. FREDERICK A.,7 b. in 1850 (?); blacksmith in Gardiner, Me.
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CHILDREN OF JOHN AND JANE:
I. JOHN," was many years a spinner in woolen mills.
2. ROBERT,7 was drowned on a pond in Oxford, Me.
3. STILMAN,7 a spinner in woolen mills.
4. GEORGE, lives at home in Hollis, Me.
CHILDREN OF ORRIN, HANNAH AND JOANNA:
I. AMELIA,7 m. Frank Durgin, of Newfield, Me.
2. CHARLES, m. Elizabeth Dorman, of Newfield, Me .; now living in Chicago.
3. SARAH,7 m. a Mr. Nickalls; deceased.
4. ARTHUR,7 d. young.
5. HANNAH L., d. young.
6. EBENEZER, m. and lives in Sanford, Me.
7. SUSAN K., m. Emerson Libby, of Newfield, Me .; living in Sanford, Me.
8. ORRIN F.,7 m. and lives in Naples, Me.
9. ISAAC, m. and lives at Great Falls, N. H.
IO. BESSIE H.,7 m. a Nutter and lives in Lowell, Mass.
II. BENJAMIN," m. and lives in Sanford, Me.
EDGECOMBS OF OHIO.
Robert Edgecomb, of Limington, Me., son of NICHOLAS, and brother of CAPT. NICHOLAS, of that town, emigrated to Ohio early in this century- probably with the other families that went to that state from the Saco river towns in 1800-and I suppose the following names represent his descendants. The family at Beaver Dam promised full records of this branch, but have not furnished them, and only a few names are known.
Ezra Edgecomb and wife Louisa had three sons and two daughters, but died early, leaving but little information relating to the genealogy of their family. The following are the children :
1. ALVAH EDGECOMB, son of Ezra, is a miller, and lives at Missouri Val- ley, Iowa. He is married and has issue.
2. EDWIN F. EDGECOMB, son of Ezra, was born at Beaver Dam, Allen Co., Ohio, Apr. 26, 1853; m. Apr. 29, 1876, Emma Josephine, dau. of Sylvester and Mary J. Lappin, of New Philadelphia, Ohio. His par- ents having died when he was only ten years of age, he lived with an uncle for the next five years, during which he worked on the farm in summer and attended school in winter. At the age of fifteen he entered high school at Columbus Grove, Ohio, and later at Lima, Ohio, and finished his education at the age of eighteen. He at once went to teaching, and after having taught six terms he spent three years reading medicine; but for lack of finances, and opportunities opening for him more promising than the profession of medicine, he relinquished the study of it, and entered the railroad business as station agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Ry., at Leipsic, Ohio. Two years later he was promoted to Anna, Ohio; two years later to Sidney, Ohio; two
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years later to Lima, Ohio, and three years later to Dayton, Ohio, and was soon after promoted to Cincinnati, Ohio, one of the largest stations in that state. He had charge of all the suburban stations within the city limits, and had under him a force of men varying from 450 to 550; in the office there were seventy-five clerks in one room. In the year 1888 Gen. George H. Nettleton, president of the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad Co., offered him the local agency of his road at Kansas City, Mo., the largest station on this system of roads. This offer was accepted on account of being more remunerative, and, after twelve years of continued service with the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Ry., he thus suddenly, of his own free will, severed his con- nection, to do as Horace Greeley said: "Go West, young man." After five years' service with the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad Co., other roads desired his valuable services and made him a tempting offer, but his company would not allow him to be tempted away; they, therefore, in order to retain his services, promoted him to general agent for the entire system, with supervision over the local agency with an assistant agent. He is an affable, polite, and business-like gentleman, who draws all men towards him, and it is predicted of him that time will find him higher up the ladder of fame in the railroad line in the near future. Children : Blanche E., b. Feb. 14, 1877; Guy M., b. Feb. 28, 1879; Max E., b. May 31, 1882, and Clark R., b. July 5, 1884.
3. O. L. EDGECOMB, son of Ezra, was born at Beaver Dam, Ohio, and is the youngest of the brothers. He was residing at Denver, Col., in 1893, engaged in advertising business. His wife's name was Mary, and child's name Hazel, then two years of age.
Mrs. John P. Bailey, of Ottawa, Ohio, and Mrs. E. R. Hoyle, Toledo, Ohio, are sisters of the preceding.
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