Saco Valley settlements and families. Historical, biographical, genealogical, traditional, and legendary, Part 93

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

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7. BENJAMIN,4 b. Feb. 5, 1739; m. Lydia Bailey, Oct. 12, 1762, and settled in Brunswick, Me., where he d. Nov. 24, 1816; his widow d. Dec. 20, 1824. Children.

8. STEPHEN,4 b. July 12, 1742 ; selectman in 1803 (?).

9. JAMES,4 no dates or information.

FIFTII GENERATION. CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN AND LYDIA:

I. JANE,6 b. Dec. 11, 1765; m. John Given.

2. BENJAMIN,5 b. Mar. 10, 1766; lost at sea; unmarried.

3. WILLIAM,5 b. Mar. 20, 1768; m. Lettice Porterfield, Nov., 1803, and settled in Brunswick, Me., where he d. Nov. 14, 1847 ; his widow d. Aug. 2, 1858, aged 83 years. Children with sixth generation.

4. LYDIA,5 b. Jan. 16, 1769 ; m. Nehemiah Patterson, a sea-captain, born Nov. 15, 1775.

5. EPHRAIM,5 b. May 15, 1773; m. Jane Rogers (about 1800), who d. July 22, 1842, aged 67 years. He d. Dec. 10, 1856, aged 83. Seven chil- dren with sixth generation.

6. HANNAH,5 b. July 11, 1775 ; m. Alexander Rogers, Mar. 13, 1778.

7. JOHN,5 b. Oct. 1, 1777; was lost at sea.

8. JAMES,6 b. July 11, 1780; m. Sarah Given; d. Nov. 15, 1826. No issue.'

9. MARY,6 b. Dec. 2, 1782; m. John Ripley, and d. Oct. 28, 1843. No children.

IO. REBECCA,6 b. Oct. 31, 1785; m. Jonathan Davis, who d. Apr. 6, 1865, aged 80. She died Feb. 16, 1839.

II. SAMUEL,5 b. Aug. 1, 1798; m. Anna Greenwood and had issue, Simcon, 6 Lorenzo,6 and Alonzo.6

SIXTII GENERATION.

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND LETTICE:

I. DAVID,6 b. Aug. 26, 1804; m. Maximilla Collins, Feb. 15, 1831 (she b. Apr. 15, 1805). He d. June 17, 1882 ; widow d. Dec. 14, 1891, in Webster, Me. Issue named with seventh generation.

2. MARGARET, 6 b. Oct. 9, 1806 ; m. Calvin Waterman, and d. Nov. 30, 1854.

3. ELIZABETH,6 b. June 25, 1809; m. Naham Fickett, Jan. 4, 1835. He d. Nov. 24, 1866. She was in Deering, Me., in 1886.

4. WILLIAM P.,6 b. Dec. 19, 1810; m. Phebe A. Douglass, Jan. 13, 1837,

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in Brunswick, Me. She d. in Dover, Me., June 24, 1851, aged 43. He m. second, Sept. 5, 1852, Cynthia J. Patterson, who d. Dec. 30, 1887, aged 75. He lived on the Larrabee homestead, in Brunswick, Me., some years, but moved to Dover, where he now (1892) resides. Four childred by Phebe; one by Cynthia.

5. MARY A.,6 b. Sept. 3, 1812 ; m. William Porterfield, who d. in Indiana. She d. Feb. 5, 1878, in Wisconsin.

CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM AND JANE:

I. JOHN R.,6 b. Feb. 1, 1797 ; m. Martha Coombs, of Bath, Me., b. Jan. 28, 1799. He was a manufacturer of cotton goods, residing at Little Falls, in Gorham, Me., where he had charge of a factory. He d. July 4, 1869, and his widow lived in Brunswick, subsequently. Two children.

2. NEHEMIAH,6 b. Dec. 25, 1799 ; m. Lucy Weston, who d. Nov. 23, 1863. He d. May 6, 1863. Children five in number, of whom more.

3. DANIEL,6 b. May 26, 1804; m. Lucy Patten, who d. June 12, 1878, aged 69. He d. Aug. 3, 1877. Five children, of whom more.

4. BENJAMIN,6 b. April 13, 1809 ; d. at sea, July, 1830; single.

5. EPHRAIM,6 b. June 15, 1811; m. Sophronia Ferrin, and d. Aug. 14, 1838. She is deceased. No issue.

6. SAMUEL,6 b. June 5, 1814 ; d. April 5, 1816.

7. FRANCES J., 6 b. June 24, 1819; m. Ephraim Wilcox; d. Mar. 19, 1879. One son, Charles L.7

SEVENTH GENERATION.

CHILDREN OF DAVID AND MAXIMILLA:

I. JOHN C.,7 b. Feb. 24, 1832 ; m. Harriet P., dan. of George and Jemima Stickey, Mar. 4, 1855; was living in Brunswick, Me., in 1886. Issue :

I. MAXIMILLA C.,8 b. June 23, 1856; m. Edmund J. Allen, March 12, 1887, and resides in Freeport, Me. Two children.

II. JOHN W.,8 b. Feb. 3, 1859; m. Alice M. Collins, June 17, 1884, and resides in Boston. Issue : Emily H.,9 b. Mar. 20, 1887; John R.,9 b. Aug. 20, 1892.

III. WALTER H.,8 b. Feb. 23, 1861 ; m. Minnie Adams, in June, 1885, and resides in Waltham, Mass. Issue: Kittie B.,9 b. April 20, 1886; Lulu,9 b. June 13, 1888 ; Maude E.,9 b. Dec., 1890; Jennie MI.,9 b. Dec., 1891.

IV. FREDERICK W.,8 b. Sept. 20, 1863; m. Ada E. White, Jan. 30, 1890, and resides at Bath, Me. One child, Joseph IV.,9 b. Nov. 28, 1890.

V. NELLIE M.,8 b. Nov. 7, 1865; m. Eugene R. Brown, and resides at West Bath.

VI. Ross T.,8 b. Feb. 13, 1868; m. Henry C. Curtis, Sept. 21, 1892, and resides in Freeport, Me.

VII. HATTIE E.,8 b. Sept. 28, 1872 ; unmarried in 1893.

2. FRANCES A.,7 b. Oct. 23, 1835.

3. ELLEN M.,7 b. Aug. 27, 1836 ; m. Increase Whitney, Nov. 30, 1856, and lived in Webster, Me.

4. ALBERT J.,7 b. April 3, 1839; m. Emeline Jones, Oct. 18, 1864, and resides in Webster, Me.

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CHILDREN OF WILLIAM P. AND WIVES:

I. GEORGE H.,7 b. Nov. 16, 1837 ; d. Oct. 21, 1850.

2. LORY, H.,7 b. July 28, 1839; m. Hattie M. Cole; lived in Auburn, Me., and d. in Kenduskeag, Oct. 5, 1865.

3. HON. WILLIAM F.,7 b. Aug. 13, 1841 ; m. Martha M. Benthall, May 1, 1866. He was brought up on a farm, and educated in the common schools and Foxcroft Academy; taught school at the age of 19; in Nov., 1861, enlisted in Co. E, 14th Me. Infantry, from which he was discharged in a few months for disability; recovering, he re-enlisted in Co. I, 22d Regt. Me. Vols., and served until his regiment was mustered out, Aug. 14, 1863; was wounded at Port Hudson. In Feb., 1864, he located near Fortress Monroe, Va., where he engaged in teaching pri- vate schools; soon after secured a clerkship in the commissary depart- ment at the fort. At the close of the war he became a photographer and followed that business many years; subsequently engaged in mer- chandising ; now (1893) the popular and efficient postmaster at Phœbus, Va., a thriving village about one mile from Fortress Monroe. He was appointed a local magistrate in 1869, by Gen. Canby, the military gov- ernor of Virginia. From his general fitness for this position he was continued in office over twenty years by the vote of his fellow-citizens, who honored him, according to custom at the South, with the title of " judge." On April 4, 1871, he was made a Master Mason in Monitor Lodge, No. 197, Fortress Monroe, Va., and master of the lodge in June, 1885. In 1892 he was commander of John A. Logan Post, No. 26, G. A. R., Department of Virginia. He was initiated in Greble Lodge, No. 137, I. O. O. F., June 18, 1866; was installed noble grand of this lodge, July 1, 1869. The office of secretary has been ably filled by him for over twenty-two years. He became a P. G. P. in the Grand Encamp- ment, I. O. O. F., of Virginia, in 1875; a past grand master in the Grand Lodge of Virginia in 1891, and was elected by that body, in 1892, to the highest position within its gift, viz., grand representative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge, a fitting tribute to one whose life work has been devoted to acts of benevolence and charity. Six children :

I. BERTHA E. L.,8 b. Jan. 30, 1868; m. Robert L. Gary, June 26, 1884, and had issue.

II. LILLIAN B.,8 b. Nov. 8, 1869; d. July 16, 1870.

III. WILLIAM B.,8 b. Jan. 5, 1873; m. Nettie Maddon, June 23, 1892 ; has Bertha B.,9 b. May 12, 1893.

IV. FLORENCE V.,8 b. Feb. 14, 1874; m. George M. Suttler, of Fortress Monroe, Va., Sept. 12, 1893.

v. THOMAS E.,8 b. Dec. 17, 1875; d. Oct. 15, 1876.

VI. FRANKLIN C.,8 b. Aug. 17, 1883.

4. CHARLOTTE M.,7 b. Sept. 4, 1843; m. John H. Warren, of New Kent county, Va., June 7, 1871. He d. at Williamsburg, Va., Sept. 8, 1876, leaving two children. She m. George Caton, Mar. 25, 1878, who d. Jan. 12, 1884, leaving two children. She m., third, Freeman L. Lathe, who was b. in Vermont, July 30, 1834, and had one child. She d. at Fortress Monroe, Va., June 11, 1887.

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5. DAVID E.,7 b. Sept. 1, 1855 ; m. Sarah E. Cushing, Dec. 25, 1877 ; re- sides in Dover, Me., on the homestead, where he is a prominent towns- man ; has Bertrand C.,8 b. Feb. 28, 1884.

CHILDREN OF JOHN R. AND MARTHA:

I. MARTHA J.,7 b. Aug. 18, 1823; m. Alfred M. Burton, Nov. 20, 1851, who d. Nov. 29, 1877. She lives in Brunswick.

2. 'PROF. JOHN A.,7 b: May 17, 1840; m. Hattie W. Bulkley, dan. of Wil- liam H. and Sarah (Lee) Bulkley, of Louisville, Ky., Mar. 30, 1865, and has issue, of whom hereafter; received his academic education at Gorham, Bethel Hill, and Brunswick Academies. He graduated with honor at the Maine Medical School at Bowdoin College in 1864. In the Civil war he served first as a medical cadet, entering the U. S. army by examination, and reported for duty under orders of the secre- tary of war at Louisville, Ky. He subsequently served as acting assist- ant surgeon, serving on land and sea in the department of Virginia, at Fortress Monroe and Louisville. On retiring from the army he located at Louisville, where he still resides. He early became an earnest pro- moter of the medical societies, and was one of the founders of the Medico-Chirurgical Society. He was elected member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Louisville, Ky., 1870; elected professor in the " Hospital College of Medicine," 1873, which professorship he still holds; member and ex-president of Medico-Chirurgical Society of Louisville; honorary member of "Beech Fort Medical Association"; member and ex-vice-president of Mississippi Valley Medical Associa- tion ; member and ex-president of section in "American Medical Asso- ciation "; member and delegate to Association of American Medical Association ; member of and delegate to 9th and ioth International Medical Congress at Berlin, Germany, 1890; honorary chairman of " Pan-American Medical Congress," "Therapeutical Section," at Wash- ington, D. C., Sept., 1893. As a medical writer he has contributed largely to the medical journals ; author of many treatises upon " Dis- eases of Children" and Professor of Hygiene and Diseases of Children and Obstetrics in the Hospital College of Medicine of Louisville. Children as follows :

I. DR. JOHN H., 8 b. Jan. 2, 1866; m. Susan H. Lovell, dau. of Gen- Charles S. Lovell, U. S. A., and Margaret I., dau. of Gen. Robert Armstrong, of Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 14, 1887. He completed his literary course at Chenault's University, Louisville, Ky., and gradu- ated in medicine at the " Hospital College of Medicine," Louisville. His diploma bears the mark "distinguished," which is considered one of the especial honors of the college. At the end of his first year he stood a senior examination and was awarded the salutatory address. He graduated in June, 1886, and went to the New York Polyclinic School, where he received their certificate. At the close of his term he returned to Louisville and engaged in practice with his father. Being especially fond of surgery, he made good every opportunity to exhibit his skill, and performed many difficult operations with re- markable familiarity. He was called to the office of demonstrator of anatomy in the Hospital College of Medicine; he also took charge

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of the anatomical department of the Louisville College of Dentistry. Though but twenty-three years of age, he spoke in the councils of his profession as a man of mature judgment, and with a fluency and grace of style that exhibited rare talents of eloquence, force, and oratory. He d. Nov. 9, 1888. Two children, Marguerite B.,9 b. July 13, 1888 ; John H.,9 b. July 10, 1889.

II. JOSEPH U.,8 b. Oct. 5, 1867; attended the law department of the University of Virginia, 1886, '87, '88; admitted to the Louisville bar, Dec. 6, 1888; attorney at law.

III. HATTIE L., 8 b. Mar. 10, 1869.

CHILDREN OF NEHEMIAH AND LUCY:

I. HON. CHARLES W.,7 b. June 12, 1822, in Brunswick, Me. He married Lizzie S. Smith; graduated from Bowdoin College in 1844; read law with Ebenezer Everett, Esq., of Brunswick, and attended lectures at the Dana Law School, Harvard, where he took his degree of LL. B., in 1847. He opened an office in Boston, where he practised but a short time. After a year or more spent in California, lie settled in Richmond, Me., where he practised his profession. He subsequently removed to Bath, where he has the reputation of being an able lawyer. He received the appointment as collector of customs at Bath soon after the election of Grover Cleveland in 1892. Two of his four children survive.

2. Lucy,7 b. May 23, 1824 ; d. Sept. 8, 1827.

3. SOPHIA,7 b. June 12, 1828 ; living in Brunswick.

4. MARY W.,7 b. Nov. 27, 1830; m. D. S. Conant, Apr. 25, 1867 ; he d Oct. 8, 1865 ; she d. in Feb., 1866.

5 . ABIGAIL F.,7 b. June 12, 1832 ; m. Thomas M. Eaton, of Brunswick, Me.

CHILDREN OF DANIEL AND LUOY :

1. MARY P.,7 d. in infancy: 2. ALFRED P.,7 a soldier, d. in 1863 ; 3. EMILY H.,7 in Richmond, Me. ; 4. ELLEN F.7; 5. JOHN P.7; 6. JANE,7 killed by accident; 7. ELLA M.,7 died young; 8. FRANCES H.,7 died young .*

LARRABEES OF WELLS, ME.

William Larrabee,2 the first of the name to settle in Arundel, now Wells, Me., was driven from North Yarmouth during the Indian war in 1676. He was another "loving kinsman " of William, mentioned in his will of date 1692, and one of the oldest sons of Stephen Larrabee. According to a deposition recorded in York county, he was born in 1668. His first wife, whose name is not known, was killed, with her three children, by Indians, Aug. 10, 1703. He married Catherine Adams, of Wells, Mar. 3, 1706. At the close of the Indian war he took up a grant of land near the mouth of the Kennebunk river, on the Arundel side, and, in 1714, built a small timber house several miles from the settlement in what is now Kennebunk, on a point of land about forty rods below the " Roundabout," on the eastern side of the stream. He made his will April 25, 1727, and died in 1728, aged 70. He was represented as a man of great fortitude and resolution and one of the most fearless and

* My letters of inquiry relating to this family have not been answered.

Just. Parrabu M.L.

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energetic defenders of the town during the Indian troubles. The names of his three children who were victims of the tomahawk have not come down to us; those by Catherine, as far as known, were named as follows :

I. WILLIAM,3 d. in childhood.

2. BETHIAH,3 m. John Locke and moved to Biddeford, Me.

3. SARAH,3 m. Edward Evans.

4. ESTHER.3

5. STEPHEN,3 b. about 1713; was celebrated on the frontier of the district of Maine as "Sergeant Larrabee." He m. Catherine and Lydia Dur- rell, sisters, and d. between 1770 and 1780. He was a genuine pioneer; bold, resolute, and undaunted in the hour of danger. He built a gar- rison in his town, covering an acre of ground, in the construction of which thirteen thousand cubic feet of timber were used. Judge Bourne said : "It was an honor to its projector, whose memory should be cher- ished not only by his descendants, but by all who can duly appreciate true patriotism. To him more than to any other man the inhabitants were indebted for the protection of their families and the permanency of the settlement." He was cool, sagacious, and vigilant; equal to every emergency; inspiring confidence in the hour of danger among his associates and holding under restraint the savages who constantly menaced the settlers. He was regarded by the neighboring tribes as their most formidable adversary, and they devised every means their cunning nature could invent for his removal. He understood their treacherous character and gave them no advantage. His life was an important factor in the preservation of the lives of others and he used every precaution to ward off danger. The following incidents, some- what condensed from the writings of Judge Bourne, will illustrate the character of this noble frontierman :

There was an Indian whose behavior in time of peace excited Sergeant Lar- rabee's suspicion and convinced him that he entertained some design against his life. He was constantly watching Larrabee when he went outside the gar- rison, and sometimes followed him and accompanied him under the guise of friendship. The sergeant avoided any exhibition of his suspicion, but kept his eyes upon him constantly. This continued until Larrabee could endure it no longer. Notwithstanding his vigilance he was always in danger, and he deter- mined to forever rid himself of this embarrassment. In a deep gully where beaver resorted Aggawam set his traps and was accustomed to visit them, gun in hand, very early in the morning. The favorable opportunity came, and the sergeant followed the savage unobserved, and, as he was engaged removing a beaver from his trap, sent a bullet through his greasy head. He buried the Indian, with his gun, in the valley near where he fell, went his way and kept his own counsel. His actions were well apprehended by his associates, but no legal proceedings were instituted, and the matter passed out of mind until many years afterward Larrabee acknowledged that he had thus disposed of Aggawam. The Indians evidently suspected the murder, but the deed was done so quietly that no available evidence could be had. The gun was dug up by Anthony Littlefield and long kept by him. What Aggawam evidently in- tended, his red brethren determined to accomplish. In the time of peace, dur- ing the darkness of night, when Larrabee was supposed to be sleeping, they entered by the unfastened gates of the garrison. They found him stretched upon the hearth. Taking it for granted that he was unconscious of their pres- ence, the six or seven Indians began to walk around him as if to be reassured. The sergeant made no motion, but watched them from the corner of his eye. They felt that he was completely in their power, yet delayed the first blow. Prepared to resist, Larrabee determined to wait and discover their real object;

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but as they continued hesitating he sprang to his feet and they fled precipi- tately. They were never known to attempt his life afterwards.

An attempt was once made to surprise the sergeant's garrison and would, doubtless, have proved effectual but for his unceasing watchfulness. It was a very dark night and the Indians secreted themselves under a cart that had been left beside the stockade. Here they waited for those within to retire to rest; they hoped then to gain entrance to the houses inside by climbing over the palisading. But Sergeant Larrabee would not retire on such a night without a careful survey of every approach. As he looked through a loop-hole in the flanker he saw something unusual under the cart. Whether man or beast he could not tell in the darkness, and determined to find out by the use of his gun. This he charged heavily with buckshot, and thrusting it from the flanker wall aimed toward the space under the cart and let fly. By the flash of his gun he saw that his practised eye had not deceived him. In the morning the blood found around the cart proved that the missiles had done execution. After the war Wawa admitted that he was wounded while hiding under the cart, and, learning the danger of any attempt to surprise the garrison while Sergeant Larrabee was living, decided not to approach within range of his deadly weapon again.

He was at one time carried over the dam on Mousam river in a boat during very high water, but by his intrepidity and skillful management saved the small craft from capsizing and reached the shore below in safety. It was con- sidered to be a wonderful feat by those who witnessed his adventure and added somewhat to his prestige.

He had eight children:

I. STEPHEN,4 b. about 1737; m. Miriam Lord, of Wells, March 9, 1758. He was selectman of Kennebunk in 1779 and 1786, and for many years deacon of the Congregational church in that town. He was a man of great kindness and benevolence whose character was above reproach. He had a peculiar way of answering questions; he would say: "Yes, yes ; I guess I will;" or "Yes, yes; I guess I won't." No record of children.

2. WILLIAM,4 b. about 1739. was published with Temperance Walker, in 1760. No record of children.

3. JESSE,4 born about 1741; m. Lydia Wakefield, June 21, 1767. He remained on the homestead and was a prominent man in carrying on public improvement. The Mousam river flowed through his farm. Ten children, of whom with fifth generation.

4. JOEL, 4 b. in 1742 ; m. Joanna Littlefield, in 1773 (intention) and Eunice Hinman, June 22, 1794. He was a farmer in Kennebunk; had no less than seven children, of whom more.

5. MARY,4 b. 1744; published with Jonathan Littlefield in 1777.

6. LYDIA, 4 b. 1746.

7. CATHERINE,4 b. 1748; m. Richard Kimball, June 15, 1768.

8. ESTHER,4 b. 1750; published with Moses Hubbard, 1774.

FIFTH GENERATION.

CHILDREN OF JESSE AND LYDIA:

1. SARAH,5 b. in 1767.

2. JESSE,5 b. 1769 ; m. Elizabeth Wakefield, Aug. 20, 1793.

3. BENJAMIN,5 b. Feb. 6, 1772 ; m. Abigail Gooch, in 1792 (she b. Aug. 14, 1772; died Feb. 13, 1859), and settled on the old homestead in Kennebunk. His house was reputed to have been the second built in

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town, and was originally a garrison. It had been moved and some- what remodeled, but the frame remained sound. Six generations of the Larrabee family are said to have been born in this old house. Some one has written of Benjamin : "His character merited high encomiums from his descendants." There were twelve children.

4. STEPHEN,6 b. in 1769.

5. JAMES,6 b. in 1775.

6. GIDEON,5 b. in 1776. He resided in Portland, and in 1806 signed a petition to the General Court complaining of unfair management at the polls at a meeting for choice of governor. He united with the Second Parish church in 1808.

7. POLLY,5 b. in 1778; m. John Allen.

8. LYDIA,5 b. in 1779; m. James Rhodes, Sept. 13, 1801.

9. PHEBE,5 b. in 1780 ; m. Samuel Bragdon.

IO. JOHN,5 b. 1782 ; drowned in Wells.

CHILDREN OF JOEL AND JOANNA:

I. STEPHEN,5 b. in 1778 ; m. and had no less than five children: Lydia,6 b. 1810, and m. Stephen Cleaves; William,6 b. 1813; Ruby A.,6 b. 1815, and m. - Deshon ; Josiah,6 b. 1819; Jane,6 b. 1821, and m. Daniel Cotton.

2. MEHITABLE,5 b. in 1783; m. John Maddox, Nov. 23, 1801.

3. JOEL,5 b. in 1785.

4. JOANNA,6 b. in 1787 ; m. Dummer Lord.

5. EBENEZER,5 b. in 1789; m. Mercy Nason; second, Abigail Mitchell, in 1849; farmer; d. in 1870. Children :

I. LYDIA, 6 b. in 1812 ; m. Thomas Boothby, Feb. 25, 1830; d. in 1852.

II. JOANNA,6 b. in 1816 ; d. in 1854, unmarried.

III. EUNICE,6 b. in 1819; m. Slade H. Monroe ; d. in 1856.

1V. JOEL F.,6 b. in 1822; m. Elizabeth P. Burnham, Mar. 8, 1855, and has Lucy H.,7 b. 1856; Joanna,7 b. 1858; Joel F.,7 b. 1865.

V. EDWIN N.,6 b. in 1825 ; m. Mary G. Gooch, Dec. 23, 1847, and has Abby,7 m. to Howard Clough.

6. EUNICE,5 b. in 1790.

SIXTII GENERATION.

CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN AND ABIGAIL:

I. ABIGAIL,6 b. April 11, 1794; d. Nov. 20, 1798.

2. ALMIRA,6 b. Dec. 25, 1798 ; m. John Bragdon ; d. April 2, 1872, aged 75.

3. BENJAMIN, 6 b. Oct. 17, 1800 ; m. Mercy Towle, and settled, as blacksmith, in Porter, Oxford county, Me., where he many years resided, and where his children were born. He was an excellent mechanic, as specimens of his workmanship, to be seen in Porter, prove. He was endowed by nature with many superior parts; was very intelligent, of quick percep- tion and well informed. He returned to Kennebunk, where he d. Jan. 2, 1875. Children as follows :

I. WILLIAM J.,7 b. June 13, 1828 ; m. Lucretia L. Fernald, of Kenne- bunkport, Me., and resides in Lynn, Mass., where he has been engaged in the hardware business. Children : Willie,8 Fred,8 and Lena F.8

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1I. BENJAMIN F.,7 b. Feb. 1, 1830; m. Aug. 10, 1850, Sarah, dau. of Chas. Dunlap, b. in Portland, and aged 18 at time. He settled in Lynn, in 1852; was for many years a conspicuous figure in business circles ; a man of tireless energy and indomitable perseverance; was con- nected with many business enterprises in which his success evidenced his executive ability. He was one of the organizers of the New York and Boston Dispatch Express Company, and one of the directors for many years. Being active, enthusiastic, full of resources, quick to see what was necessary, and full of courage to meet any obstacle that might stand in the way, he carried many enterprises to a success- ful issue that would have failed in the hands of a weaker man. Mr. Larrabee was a gentleman of fine presence, whose portrait shows him to have been very handsome. As a citizen he was progressive and public-spirited; was interested in all improvements, and ready to assume any responsibility where he could be useful. As a friend and parent he was kind and generous; all that he had acquired by a suc- cessful business career he was ready to lavish upon his family and friends. He has left a record of which his many relatives may well feel proud. Children: Adelaide E.,' Cora E., Frank E., Willie A.,7 and George L.7

III. ABBIE A.,7 b. Nov. 26, 1831, in Porter, Me .; was m. Oct. 25, 1854, to William Carll, of Buxton, where she now resides. Two children. IV. MARY E.,7 b. Dec. 19, 1836 ; m. Rufus C. Clay, of Buxton, and had one son. He d. and she m. Joseph Hutchinson and resides in Lynn.

v. JESSE 7 (EsQ.), b. May 14, 1838; m. Nellie Watson, of Pittsburg, Pa., whose father was one of the oldest practising lawyers in that state, and descended from an eminent Scottish family. He was educated in the district schools of Porter, Me., his native town, and in the Par- sonsfield Academy. He acquired his legal education in the law de- partment of Columbia College. Mr. Larrabee was for some years associated with the great commercial business of A. T. Stewart in New York, but subsequently entered upon the practice of his profession in that city. From a biographical notice we copy the following :

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Saco Valley settlements and families. Historical, biographical, genealogical, traditional, and legendary, Part 93

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