Saco Valley settlements and families. Historical, biographical, genealogical, traditional, and legendary, Part 81

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

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3. DANIEL, b. Mar. 18, 1749; m. Martha McLaughlan and settled in Standish. See " Founders of Standish."

1. JAMES, b. Mar. 2, 1751 ; m. Rachel, dau. of Daniel John Dean, Esq., and settled in Standish. See genealogy in "Founders of Standish."

5. WILLIAM, b. Aug. 19, 1753 ; m. Anna Clark and settled in Scarborough, where he d. Dec. 22, 1831 ; wife d. the 28th. He was styled "Judge." Two children: One d. in infancy ; John, b. Nov. 2, 1782, m. Lydia Libby.

6. ROBERT, b. Jan. 11, 1757; lived in Scarborough. He m. Margaret Patterson, who d. Oct. 23, 1813. He d. Dec. 19, 1821.

7. JOSEPH, b. Nov. 16, 1760; d. at sea, 1784, single.

8. MARY, b. Aug. 19, 1765 ; m. Capt. John Watson.

CHILDREN OF ROBERT AND WIVES:

I. NATHANIEL, b. 1746 ; m. Sally Weeman.

2. DOROTHY, b. 1748 ; m. Daniel Libby.

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3 HANNAH, b. 1752 ; m. Matthew Libby.

4. BENJAMIN.

5. DAVID, m. Susanna Jordan.

6. ROBERT.

7. MARY, m. Dominicus McKenney.

8. LYDIA, m. - Brackett.

FOURTH GENERATION.

CHILDREN OF ROBERT AND MARGARET:

I. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 19, 1779 ; d. May 2, 1799.

2. AGNES, b. Sept. 10, 1781; m. Capt. Stephen Libby.

3. JOSEPH, b. July 19, 1783; m. Hannah Ring.

4. JANE, b. 1785; m. Moses Thomes.

5. ROBERT, b. Nov. 23, 1786; d. Oct. 9, 1788.

6. MARGARET, b. Oct. 13, 1789 ; d. single.

7. POLLY, b. Mar. 17, 1792 ; d. Aug. 24, 1797.

8. ANNA C., b. Apr. 20, 1794; m. Robert Libby:

9. HANNAH, b. Ang. 11, 1796; m. - Cressy.

IO. LUTHER, b. Mar. 5, 1798 ; d. Mar. 14, 1798.

11. WILLIAM, b. June 6, 1799; d. in Gorham.

12. EDWARD, b. Feb. 20, 1802 ; m. Mary A. Wilson.

13. THOMAS J., b. Aug. 6, 1804.

CHILDREN OF JOHN AND LYDIA :

I. WILLIAM, b. July 18, 1805; m. Elizabeth A. Thompson.

2. DANIEL, m. - Smith.

3. SETH L., m. Catherine Thompson.

4. JOHN. 5. CYRUS. 6. JAMES.

Robert Hasty and son DAVID were in Limington at the incorporation of the town in 1792, and families of the name have since lived in town, but I know nothing of their genealogy more than this: REV. OLIVER HASTY, a Freewill Baptist minister, was long a well-to-do farmer in town, and a son, WINFIELD S., served in the Civil war and is now city clerk of Saco.

Gilbert Hasty was an inhabitant of York, living in an old house at the foot of Agamenticus mountain, and his descendants claim that his father and, perhaps, grandfather lived there. His wife was Lucy Burleigh. He removed to Waterborough and settled a mile west of the "Birch meeting-house," in the northern section of the town. His children were :

1. ANDREW, m. Rhoda Chadbourne ; lived in Waterborough and had issue : Gilbert, b. Feb. 3, 1832, who m. Elcy Burnham and Mary E. Fogg; Mary C., d. unmarried, aged 22 ; Phebe, d. aged 33, and Lucy A., m. Thomas P. Hanson and lives at Grand Rapids, Mich.

2. MARY, In. Maj. David Sinclair, of Waterborough.

3. JOSEPH, m. Harriet Pigeon and lived in Boston, Waterville, Me., and various other places.

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4. JOHN, d. single, in New York city.

5. ABBY, m. - Sawtelle, of Lowell, Mass.

Diggins and Dagens.

We have Hagens, Huggens, and Higgins, and all smack of old Ireland. Some of the New Hampshire branch say their ancestors were "from Eng- land." Did they come from Belfast, Dublin, or Cork, via Liverpool; is this the way they came from England ? Ah! but they were Irish -"foine auld Irish gintlemen." TILLY HIGGINS came from Ireland and sat down in Ber- wick; his brother FERGUS settled in Scarborough. Both had issue and streams of Higgins blood flowed out, broad and strong of current, into various adja- cent towns and into other states until nearly the whole of New England, and sections of the far West, have been inundated by the aggressive posterity. FERGUS HIGGINS died in Scarborough, in 1777. DR. EDMUND, a son, married Annie Swanton, of Cape Elizabeth, and died in 1784, leaving six children, the eldest son, EDMUND, being the father of CAPT. SAMUEL HIGGINS, who lived at Black Point until about 1860. The old Higgins estate was part of the Commack Patent, and their title came down from Ambrose Boaden, the first possessor, in 1640.

In Gorham the family flourished and produced several patriarchs, among them CAPT. SAUL HIGGINS, now living, who, some time ago, celebrated his centennial birthday. Then there was the father of the four Higgins brothers in Manchester, N. H., successful business men, who went from Gorham, Me., and lived to be rising ninety. STEPHEN HIGGINS, of Hollis, is now more than fourscore and ten years of age. They have been a very robust, long-lived race, possessed of a hot, flashing, Irish temper.

In Limington there appeared among the early settlers men whose names were recorded Hagens. We are not authoritatively advised of their origin, but as many of the first to make homes in that Ossipee township removed from Scarborough, we assume that the surname was transformed from Higgins to Hagens in transit between the sea-coast and Limington hills. WALTER HEGAN was in town in 1792 WALTER HAGENS was selectman in 1804, '5, '6, '7, '8, '9, '10, '11, '12, '13, and 1814. AARON HAGENS was selectman there in 1824, 1827-8, 1834, '35, '36, and '37. EPHRAIM HIGGINS kept a "putting up place," at Standish " Four Corners," many years; and, possibly, kept some of the "critter," sometimes known as ardent spirit. Then there was KNOWLES HIGGINS, of Bog Mill, but we cannot be more personal.

Dobson Family.

This is an old English stock. There must have been a Hobbs before there were any Hobsons; hence the derivation of the surname. Everybody has heard of "Hobson's choice," but some have not learned of its origin. TOBIAS HOBSON was an Englishman, who owned a "select" livery stable at Cam-

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bridge, where he furnished horses, carriages, and "liveried " drivers for the gentry who did not maintain an establishment of their own. To obviate all appearance of partiality, and consequent jealousy, among his patrons he adopted this rule: the one who applied for a "turn-out " first must take the horse standing nearest the stable door, and so on down the line of stalls ; hence Hobson's choice, " this or none."

At the plantation of the province of Ulster in the north of Ireland, by Scotchmen and Englishmen, some Hobsons were among the "merchant com- panies " settled there between 1608 and 1620, and their descendants are now represented there. Many of the Hobsons in Canada and the southwestern states were from this ancestry .*

William Hobson,1 ancestor of the New England branches, came to Rowley, Mass .. about the middle of the seventeenth century, and his name appears in 1626 on a list of "merchant adventurers" of London, England, who fitted out and provided for the famous Plymouth colony of Massachusetts. He married Ann Reynor, by whom there were three sons, HUMPHREY, JOHN, and WILLIAM.

1. Humphrey Hobson,2 married Elizabeth Northend, 1683, and died same year, aged 29, having been born in 1655, leaving one son.

2. John Hobson,2 born in 1657, was a Narragansett soldier in 1675. He married Sarah Varnum in 1679, and died in 1683, aged 25 years, leaving one son.

3. William Hobson,2 born in 1659, married Sarah Jewett in 1692, and had issue, seven children, of whom hereafter. He died in 1725, aged 66.

THIRD GENERATION.

CHILDREN OF HUMPHREY AND ELIZABETH:

I. JOHN,3 born 1680, m. first, Dorcas Pearsons, in 1699. and by her had seven children. Losing his wife, "Hon. John Hobson, Esq.," married "Mrs. Mehitable Hidden." He made his will in 1770, and d. same year, aged 90. He served in the Legislature of Massachusetts twenty years ; was speaker of the House in 1741 ; committee of Legislature for Narragansett, No. 1, and clerk of the Rowley Company that settled there for ten years. He drew several lots in what is now Buxton in right of his father, the Narragansett soldier, and other tracts in the rights of others who served in the same war. He was not a permanent resi- dent of the town.

*A numerous family of Hobsons in the southwestern states are descended from Francis, William, and Joseph, who came from the north of Ireland when young. William settled in Clark county, Indiana, where he raised a large family. Francis went to Kentucky while Daniel Boone was settled there and harvested a crop of corn wluch entitled him to 400 acres of land, . for which he secured a certificate. but he was killed by a falling tree and the claim was lost to his heirs. Joseph Hobson, the third brother, married Ann Seoggin, a French woman, and had issue, twelve children, of whom ten grew to maturity. Their names were Jolin, Frances, Alln, Jane, Mary, Esther, William, Joseph, Phebe, and James. All were members of the Society of Friends. The family removed from Sewickley, Pa., to Ohio, in 1799 or 1800, going down the Ohio river in two flat boats lashed together. They landed at Steubenville and settled in a cabin built by one of the sons the year previous, six miles from any neighbors. John Hobson, one of the sons, married Belinda Ford ; these had nine children, viz .: Joseph, William, Stephen, John, Ann, Thomas (now, 1894, 82 years of age), Mary, Phebe, and Belinda. The descendants of the before-mentioned sons, bearing the Hobson name, in the western states, are now almost legion. These are mostly Quakers and persons of inuch respectability and culture.

There are several branches of Hobsons in Ontario, Canada, from England ; one of these families settled in Illinois, and a son, Dr. Edward B. Hobson, is now living at Osawatomie, Kansas.

A family of Hobsons settled in Rhode Island, of English extraction, are represented by C. H. Hobson, superintendent of the Barker M'f'g Co., Lowell, and George H. Hobson, of Boston.

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2. HUMPHREY, 3 b. 1684: m. Mehitable Payson in 1812, and had two sons, Humphrey,4 b. 1718 ; Samuel,4 b. 1728, and two daughters.

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND SARAH:

I. WILLIAM,3 b. in 1693 and d. in infancy.

2. SARAH,8 b. in 1695.

3. MARY,3 b. in 1699.

4. WILLIAM,3 b. in 1701 and d. in 1727.

5. MARTHA,8 b. in 1703.

6. CALEB,3 b. in 1705 and d. in 1706.

7. JEREMIAH,3 b. in 1707 : m. Jane Dresser in 1729 and had issue, six children. He d. in 1741 .*

FOURTH GENERATION.

CHILDREN OF JOHN AND DORCAS:

I. HEPZIBAH, 4 b. in 1700.

2. HUMPHREY,4 b. in 1702 and d. in 1704.

3. MOSES, 4 b. in 1704.

4. JOHN,4 b. in 1707 and d. in 1719.

CHILDREN OF JEREMIAH AND JANE:

I. WILLIAM,4 b. in 1730; m. Hannah Johnson, in 1753, by whom issue, seven children. He was the first of the name to settle on the Saco river in Buxton. He m. for his second wife Lydia Parsons, who died, and he m. third, Margaret -, who d. in Buxton, Dec. 2, 1819. He d. in Sept., 1827, aged 97. In the French and Indian war he belonged to the Ist Cavalry Co. of Rowley. He re-enlisted in 1759. He was a soldier of the Revolution ; was wounded and taken prisoner at King's Bridge by the British, and carried into New York city, where he remained in prison nearly a year. He was afterwards at the surrender of General Burgoyne.

2. ANN,4 b. in 1872.

3. JOSEPH,4 b. in 1734, and d. an infant.

4. ELIZABETH,4 b. in 1736.

5. JOSEPH,+ b. in 1738. He was in the second company of foot during the French and Indian war; in 1760, re-enlisted for the total reduction of Canada. He was drowned in 1768, aged 30.

6. SARAH,4 b. in 1740.

FIFTH GENERATION. CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND WIVES:

1. JEREMIAH,5 b. in 1754; settled in Amherst, N. H., and d. at Deering, in April, 1825; was in the battle of Bunker Hill. By his wife Lucy he had four children :

* His will gave his wife all his " personal property, housing, and land for improvement," until William, who was eleven, should reach his majority, when he was to have his portion. She was to retain the residue till Joseph became of age, when he was to have his share, the mother holding the third portion, which, after her decease, was to be equally divided between the two sons. William was to pay $300 to Ann when she was twenty, and $300 more when twen- ty-two; also $300 to Elizabeth, to whom Joseph was to pay $300; and to pay Sarah $300 when she was twenty, and $300 more when twenty-two. Invoice over $13,000.

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I. JEREMIAH,6 b. Oct. 28, 1779. -

II. JONATHAN,6 b. Mar. 22, 1783 ; d. July 16, 1784.

III. JONATHAN,6 b. Nov. 7, 1785.

IV. LUCY,6 b. Jan. 9, 1788.

2. HANNAH,5 b. in 1756.

3. WILLIAM,5 b. in 1760; d. young.

4. JOSEPH,5 b. in 1762 ; m. Rebecca Sawyer, in Buxton, and had issue, ten children, of whom hereafter. He settled on the road leading from the Bog mill to Dearborn hill, in the " Elwell neighborhood," so-called. He d. Dec. 11, 1830, aged 68, and, with his wives, was buried in a bush- grown but enclosed yard on the right side of the road leading from the " Billy Boulter " farm to Nelson Bradbury's. His wife Rebecca d. Sept. 12, 1819, aged 53 ; he then m. Susanna, who d. Sept. 24, 1863, aged 90.

5 SAMUEL,5 b. in 1763; m. Rachel Lane, of Rowley, Mass., in 1788; settled in Buxton, on the high hill above the Saco, about one mile below the present West Buxton village, and the old wide Hobson house was last occupied by Ben. Partridge. Samuel Hobson was living here in 1800. He m. second, widow Mary (Wescott) Morton, mother of Hon. James Morton. There were ten children.

6. ANDREW, 5 b. in 1765, and went to New York.

7. LYDIA,5 b. in 1768.

SIXTH GENERATION.

CHILDREN OF JOSEPH AND REBECCA:

I. JOSEPH,6 b. in 1788; m. Sept. 9, 1811, Polly, dau. of Isaac Townsend, of Hollis, and settled at West Buxton, where he was long engaged in farming, milling, and merchandising. He served in several town offices and in the Legislature; was one of the first deacons of the Freewill Baptist church. " Uncle Joe," as he was called, stammered when talk- ing and did not always say what he intended to. At one time, " Almon ! Almon! where's the key to the boom !" On another occasion it was, "Isaac! Isaac! go put the horse in the plaster!" Lastly he asked John Dunnell how much they charged for bringing a hogshead of molasses on the depot. He meant the cars. He d. in 1879; his wife d. in 1874. Children, nine.

2. JABEZ,6 b. in 1790; m. Betsey Hancock, and had issue, of whom here- after. He lived for several years in Buxton, but moved to Steep Falls, on Limington side of the Saco, where he d. in 1875. He was captain of the old militia. Ten children.

3. LYDIA, 6 b. in 1793; m. James Marr.

4. REV. ANDREW,6 b. in 1795; m. Statira Hamblin, of Gorham; second, Adaline Marr, in 1817; third, Jane L. Heath. He early identified himself with the Freewill Baptist church, in Buxton, and was, for sev- eral years, the popular pastor at West Buxton after the meeting-house was built there. He was a magnificent specimen of a man physically and intellectually. Tall, stately, and of handsome figure, with regular features, oval face, and fine open countenance; with easy and charming manners; with a clear, resounding voice, and a very distinct enuncia- tion, he seemed to possess all the qualities to attract and hold the

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attention of his hearers. He probably performed more marriage cere- monies, and conducted more funerals, than any of his contemporaries. He had several sons and a daughter. He d. at Steep Falls.

5. JEREMIAH,6 b. in 1797; m. Abigail, sister of Hon. Tobias Lord; second, Olive Merrill. By his first wife he had two daughters. Abigail d. June 29, 1855. He was for some years a farmer, about one mile from West Buxton village, but sold out and engaged in lumbering and merchandising at the mills on Moderation falls. Ile moved to Bidde- ford latterly and had a lumber-yard there. He d. in the latter town. Two children.

6. REBECCA, 6 b. in 1800; d. Feb. 20, 1820, aged 20.

7. JAMES,6 b. in 1802; m. Climena Marsh ; settled at Steep Falls ; had eight children ; second wife, Sarah Sanborn.

8. JOANNA,6 b. in 1804; m. Archibald Smith, and had nine children.

9. ADALINE,6 b. in 1808; in. Tobias Lord, and had five children.

CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND RACHEL:

I. SAMUEL,6 b. in 1789; m. Dec. 1, 1817, Hannah, dau. of Jabez Sawyer, then of Buxton, and settled in Hollis, below Moderation falls. He subsequently removed to the village, and lived in the Rufus Deering house the remainder of liis days. He was an officer in the old militia, and was familiarly known as "Captain Sam." He was of moderate, quiet habits, and lived in peace with his neighbors, A good townsman and an honest, kind-hearted man. He d. in 1858. His wife d. in Standish, 1886.

2. BETSEY,6 b. in 1792 ; m. Dennis Gilkey.

3. RACHEL,6 b. in 1793; m. Jeremiah Stickney.

4. WILLIAM,6 b. in 1796; m. Nov. 12, 1820, Anna, dau. of Isaac Town- send (sister of "Aunt Polly Hobson"), and settled above the "mill brow," at Moderation, in Hollis. He was a farmer and lumber dealer; was known as " Major Hobson," having been a commander of militia. He was a man of candor and good judgment and a useful, public- spirited citizen, who filled town offices and sat in the Legislature. "Major Hobson " was ever a good counselor, who tried to make peace in the community. He loved children: they found it out and loved him in return. The poor found in him a generous friend; naturally serious and reflective, but fond of a good humorous story. He d. Oct. 4, 1868. "Aunt Anna," his wife, b. on Feb. 4th, 1797-8, d. July 24, 1893, aged 96. These dates are from the town records and an obituary notice. She was able to be about her room until a few days previous to her death. Issue, all born in Hollis, will follow hereafter.

5. AMos,6 b. June 6, 1798; m. May 1, 1825, Martha Gilkey, who was b. Aug. 4, 1796, and d. June 16, 1847 ; she had five children. He m. second, Oct. 11, 1848, Mary G. Gowell, b. Nov. 1, 1814, d. Oct. 29, 1888. He was a carpenter and farmer ; lived at Moderation Village, in Hollis. He d. Feb. 18, 1882, aged 84. Six children, of whom here- after.

6. JOSEPH,6 b. in 1801.

7. NANCY,6 b. in 1803.

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8. THOMAS M.,6 b. in 1805 ; m. Berthiah Atkinson and settled at Moder- ation Mills, where he was engaged in lumbering and milling. Four children.

9. ALVAN, 6 b. in 1807 ; m. Mary Ann Morton, and had a dau., Emily A.,7 b. Aug. 14, 1830, m. Albert Cressy, and d. in 1853. Mr. H. d. Oct. 25, 1831. His wife d. Oct. 29, 1831.

IO. ENOCH B.,6 b. in Buxton, June 6, 1810; m. Nancy F. Strout, of Lim- ington, Dec. 9, 1832. He d. in Limington, March 25, 1888 ; wife b. Jan. 19, 1814, and d. in Limington, Aug. 2, 1883. There were eight children ; two d. in early life. He was a lumberman and farmer.

SEVENTH GENERATION.

CHILDREN OF DEA. JOSEPH AND POLLY :

1. ALMON L.,7 b. June 21, 1812; m. Betsey Baker, and for many years was engaged in the lumber and West India trade, in Portland. He d. April 5, 1882. Had issue : Mary,8 Harriet N.,8 A. Lewis,8 Elizabeth,8 and Frederick.8

2. LYDIA M.,7 b. Nov. 16, 1815 ; m. Ebenezer Adams.

3. HON. JOSEPH,7 b. Mar. 20, 1816; m. Jane J. Libby, of Limerick, dau. of Rev. Elias, and for some years was associated with his father in the lumber business at West Buxton. He subsequently settled in Saco and became one of the largest mill owners and lumber dealers in the state. He continued in business with varying success and failure for many years. He was early called " Squire Joe," being justice of the peace ; was first mayor of Saco; representative from Buxton, in 1825, 1831, and 1832, and from Saco in 1857 ; senator in 1871, 1877, and 1878. He d. at the old homestead in Buxton, Feb. 4, 1893. Nine children as follows : Frank O. L.,8 Henrietta J.,8 Ann E.,& Joseph II".,8 Georgia W.,8 Elizabeth, 8 Harrison J.,s Mary,8 Alice MI.8

4. MARY F. S.,7 b. Aug. 24, 1818 ; m. Stephen P. Lane, of Hollis; removed to Saco and d. Nov. 1, 1886.

5. HON. ISAAC T.,7 b. July 2, 1821 ; m. Frances Ellen, daughter of Dexter and Jane (Frost) Brewer, of Westbrook, Me., and had issue, of whom hereafter. His school education was all obtained before he was four- teen years of age, and at the age of fifteen he had the entire charge of his father's business, running the mill and store, paying the men, shipping the lumber to Portland, and looking after the boom. He was a self-educated man, refusing a collegiate education because his father would not permit of his going to West Point, and was an inveterate reader. Books were scarce in Buxton in his youth. Desiring to pos- sess a few, and not having the money to make the purchase, at the age of eleven he made a wagon load of packing cases, drove fifteen miles to Portland and sold them to a book-publishing house, agreeing to take his pay in books. He made his own selection and returned to Buxton, the proud possessor of an encyclopedia in eight volumes, Shakespeare's Complete Works, Plutarch's Lives, a classical dictionary, Pope's Works, Life of Patrick Henry, the Federalist, and some twenty others of a similar character. The selection would have done credit to a man of forty. These books he must have learned almost by heart, for he was able to quote Shakespeare and Pope readily and accurately all his life ;

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was thoroughly familiar with all classical and Grecian history, and had a remarkable fund of general information.

Mr. Hobson left home about 1852 and engaged in the lumber busi- ness in Biddeford, Me., where he purchased the saw-mill on Spring's island. He carried on a successful business there till 1857, when he moved to Wiscasset, Me., and, in connection with his brother, the late Joseph Hobson, of Saco, purchased a steam saw-mill of Abner Coburn. For several years he had his nephew, Frank O. L. Hobson, the son of Joseph Hobson, associated with him in business under the firm name of Isaac T. Hobson & Co., when he purchased his partner's interest and continued the business alone up to the time of his decease.

Mr. Hobson took an active interest in politics from the time of his removal to Wiscasset, and was a staunch Republican. He was elected a member of the House of Representatives from Wiscasset and the associate towns in 1862, 1863. 1871, 1873, and 1877, and represented Lincoln county in the State Senate in 1866 and 1867. Mr. Hobson d. at Wiscasset on November 22, 1889, after a short illness of three days. This sketch cannot better be closed than by giving an obituary notice, written by his friend, Charles H. Denison, Esq., then of Wiscasset :

"The newspapers of the last week have chronicled briefly the fact that the subject of this obituary had 'entered into his rest,' but such a brief notice is not sufficient to satisfy the love and respect with which he was regarded by this town. Mr. Hobson came to Wiscasset about thirty years ago with his family, and after three decades of toil during which his presence has been an inspiration, the expression * entered into rest ' is truly applicable to him. He was in all this time one of the fore- most in any benevolent or beneficial work; was the first to establish or cause to be established the graded public schools, represented the town several terms as a member of the Legislature, and the county as state senator; and was untiring in his labors for the good of his fellow citizens. The oriental proverb, . When the good man dies the land mourneth,' is a correct expression to use here. His was the ' religion of humanity,' for his ministry was proverbially for the good of men. Not only has the town been benefited by the labor done and payments disbursed, but those to whom he furnished employment will remember with the great- est satisfaction his kindness in every respect ; and such an example as his busy life for others as well as himself is worthy of emulation. Out- side of the feelings of the writer, there are those who knew him better and whose grief for his loss and sympathy for his mourning family are deep and abiding. But while we mourn let us remember that 'spirit must have wider scope and range.' To him the passage from one state of existence to another was a pleasant thought, and we can rejoice that it seemed to be an easy and peaceful transition. And so the heavenly flowers of love and sympathy we plant at his feet are a token of our feel- ings, yet by him unregarded, for he sleepeth as one who

' Wraps the drapery of his couch about him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.'"

Children : Henry Dexter Brewers and John Maitland,8 b. in Biddeford ; George Pepperill Frost" and Mary Hobson,8 b. in Wiscasset. John Mait- land d. at the age of two years; the others and their mother are living in Brooklyn, N. Y., at the date of this writing.

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6. NANCY T.,7 b. Feb. 17, 1824; m. William L. Johnson, and d. Jan. 20, 1888.

7. ETHALINDA,7 b. Mar. 16, 1827 ; m. Rev. James M. Bailey, and is living in Saco.

8. EMILY R.,7 b. Nov. 16, 1829; m. Rev. George W. Howe, and is living.

9. REBECCA A. L.,7 b. Aug. 24, 1832 ; m. William Briant ; d. Oct. 25, 1870.

CHILDREN OF JABEZ AND BETSEY :

1. SEWALL,7 m. Martha Buzzell and settled at Steep Falls, where he now resides. He had six children by Martha; m. second, Mrs. Ann Thomp- son, and had by her one child.

2. REBECCA,7 m. Dr. James M. Buzzell.

3. ELIZA,7 m. Samuel Bangs.

4. ALMEDA,7 m. Ivory Harmon.

5. ELLEN,7 m. Ingalls Payne.

6. JABEZ,7 m. Eliza J. Smith and has five children; now running the hotel at Hiram Bridge, Oxford Co., Me.

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Saco Valley settlements and families. Historical, biographical, genealogical, traditional, and legendary, Part 81

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