Saco Valley settlements and families. Historical, biographical, genealogical, traditional, and legendary, Part 95

Author: Ridlon, Gideon Tibbetts, 1841- [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Portland, Me., The author
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Professor Larrabee retired from office and from public life at the end of his term, in January, 1859. Broken down in health and suffering from busi- ness losses and overwork, he succumbed rapidly after the death of Mrs. Lar- rabee, Jan. 15, 1859, and survived her less than four months.

In all his educational work, Prof. Larrabee proved himself a great teacher, possessed of rare felicity in imparting instruction and a remarkable power in gaining the affection of his pupils. At all institutions where he was engaged, the attendance of students rapidly increased, and the religious influence was marked by revivals of great power and permanent results. Many of his students became eminent as ministers and educators.

The literary works of Prof. Larrabee include " Rosebower," a collection of essays, reminiscences, and emotional pieces, chiefly selected from his contri- butions to the Ladies' Repository from 1841 to 1852 ; " Scientific Evidences of Natural and Revealed Religion"; and two collections of biographical sketches of pioneers of the Methodist church in England and the United States, entitled "Wesley and His Co-laborers " and " Asbury and His Co-laborers "; all pub- lished by the Methodist Book Concern, at Cincinnati, Ohio. He received the degree of LL. D., from the Indiana State University. Children :

PROF. WM. H. LARRABEE.

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I. WILLIAM H.,7 b. Sept. 20, 1829, of whom hereafter.

2. ELLEN F.,7 b. at Kent's Hill, Sept. 23, 1835; was m. in 1852 to Samuel Allen Lattimore, now (1893) professor of chemistry in the University of Rochester, N. Y. These have had five children ; four daughters living. Mrs. Lattimore is a writer of beautiful verses, and we subjoin a speci- men relating to her native state:

DEAR OLD MAINE.

I've looked today on the dear old hills,

The dear old hills of my early home;

I've looked with eyes that were dim with tears,

That came with thoughts of former years ;

When. like a fluttering, unfledged bird,

I nestled within my warm homne nest,

And knowing no sorrow and fearing no pain

I first peeped out on the hills of Maine.

I've walked today in the grand old woods,

The grand old woods that my father loyed ;

I've pressed my feet en the mossy sod,

The very same that my mother trod;

I've picked the berries so ripe and sweet,

I've breathed the pine tree's fragrant breath,

And the fairy fountain once again

Has filled my cup in the woods of Maine.

I've bathed my brow in the tranquil lake

That dimples and smiles in the summer sun,

I've gathered the lilies so pure and white,

With a tender touch of my old delight ;

Till I longed to lay my burdens down,

And sink to sleep where the lilies grow ;

I'd wish no dirge but the soft refrain

That the waters sing in the lakes of Maine.

I've stood today by the lonely graves

Where rest the friends my childhood knew.

The breeze stole out of the quivering fir-

The bee few round with indolent stir-

The wild bird songht his hidden nest-

The myrtle wreathed the tangled path-

And the blinding tears fell down like rain,

As I bowed my head o'er the graves in Maine.

O! glerious, glorions hills of Maine!

O! beautiful, beautiful woods of Maine!

O! lakes with wealth of shimmering waves!

O! silent spot of the silent graves! Though absent long, I've wandered far, And smiled and wept 'neath other skies,

Through every change does my heart retain

Its early love-for my dear old Maine!

3. CHARLES R.,7 b. at Kent's Hill, Me., Aug. 6, 1840; d. in Utica, N. Y., May 13, 1879.

EMMA R.,7 b. in Greencastle, Ind., Aug., 1842 ; d. there May 6, 1846. 4.

Prof. William H. Larrabee," son of William C. and Harriet Larrabee, was b. in Alfred, Me., Sept. 20, 1829. He attended the Maine Wesleyan Semi- nary; removed to Greencastle, Ind., with his father, in 1841 ; entered Indiana Asbury University (now Depew University) in the same year; was graduated thence in 1845; taught, engaged in horticulture, and studied law; was ad- mitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of Indiana in 1852 ; was clerk in the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction, of Indiana, in 1853 and 1854 : was employed as assistant editor of The Methodist, a religious journal, in New York, from 1862 till 1865; as associate editor of the Brooklyn Daily Union, Brooklyn, N. Y., from 1865 till 1870; as assistant editor of The Meth- odist again from 1871 till 1876 ; and in 1879 was engaged as translator and assistant editor for the Popular Science Monthly, in New York, a position in which he remains at the time of the publication of this book. While he has

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published no books and only a few magazine and newspaper articles under his own name, his contributions to the editorial and other special departments of various periodicals, and of books published under other names, would, if col- lected, fill a large volume. They include, besides the periodicals already named, articles in the Christian Union, Independent, Christian at Work, Chris- tian Advocate, and National Repository ; also ecclesiastical and special articles in the successive volumes of Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia for more than twenty- five years; articles in Kidder and Schem's Cyclopedia of Education for 1878; and articles in Bishop Simpson's " Cyclopedia of Methodism"; and he was joint author with Prof. A. J. Schem of a " History of the War in the East" (of 1877). He received the degree of LL. D. from Depew University, in 1888. He resides at 45 Willow Avenue, Plainfield, N. J. He was m. June 25, 1866, to Letitia Bell, dau. of Asbury Frazier, of Cincinnati, Ohio. These have had one child, Henry Edward,8 b. Jan. 28, 1874, and d. in infancy.

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND WIVES:

I. JAMES,5 b. July 5, 1753 ; d. young.

2. SARAH,5 b. Mar. 10, 1755.

3. ZEBULON,5 b. Mar. 11, 1757. (See Larrabees of Baldwin, Me.)

4 . JOSHUA,5 b. Aug. 4, 1759. (See Larrabees of Baldwin, Me.)

5. JAMES,5 b. July 23, 1761. (See Larrabees of Baldwin, Me.)

6. LYDIA,5 b. Aug. 8, 1763 ; never married.

7. ELIZABETH,5 b. Apr. 2, 1766; m. Joseph Waterhouse.

8. WILLIAM,5 b. July 28, 1769; m. Hadassah Parker, and was a teacher in early life. He settled on the old homestead in Scarborough, where he spent his days, and where his son and five daughters were born.

9. HANNAH,5 b. June 23, 1771; m. Richard King, of Scarborough, Jan. 14, 1790, and had issue.

IO. BENJAMIN,5 b. Mar. 21, 1773; m. Jane Norton.

II. ANNA,5 b. May 15, 1775; in. Samuel Deering.

CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN AND HANNAH:

I. HANNAH,5 b. June 8, 1779; d. unmarried, June 16, 1807.

2. BENJAMIN,5 b. June 24, 1781 ; m. Susanna Libby, of Scarborough, Oct. 10, 1805 (she b. Nov. 16, 1784, d. May 17, 1846), and settled in that town, where his seven children were born. He was a farmer; man of superior intelligence and moral culture; served as selectman and repre- sentative in the Legislature. He d. Feb. 25. 1823.

3. JOSEPH,5 b. Feb. 22, 1788; m. Phebe Libby, Jan. 17, 1816, who d. Dec. 18, 1869. Hed. July 2, 1863 ; was in the war of 1812. Four children.

CHILDREN OF JONATHAN AND MARGARET:

I. WILLIAM,5 d. young.

2. RUTH,5 m. Leonard Whitney, of Watertown, Mass., and had issue.

3. ANN,5 m. Dawes Melvin, of Lowell, Mass., and had children.

4. THOMAS,5 was in the war of 1812 as privateer; was taken prisoner by the British, carried to England, and remained in confinement for sev- eral years. He is supposed to have lived in Newmarket, where he was buried. Children: Margaret," Sarah,6 and John.G

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5. JONATHAN,5 m. Mary Davis and lived in Dalton, where he d. and was buried. His children were Charles,6 William,6 Margaret," and Henry.6

6. WILLIAM W.,5 b. June 18, 1795, in Charlestown, Mass .; m. Thankful Abby, of East Hartford, Conn., in 1818; second, Amelia Roberts (b. Oct. 10, 1802, d. Oct. 26, 1853), in 1825; third, Lydia Bidwell (b. in 1803, d. June 1, 1886). He learned the paper maker's trade of Colonel Wiswell, of Watertown; served afterwards in the war of 1812. In 1822-3 he was superintendent of Hudson's Mills in Scotland, now Burnside, Conn. He was religiously devout and one of the founders of the Methodist church in Burnside, where he was known as "Father Larrabee" in advanced life. He d. in 1886, aged 83 years. Children :

I. MARY G.,6 b. May 1, 1820; m. Capt. Wooster Alexander, of South Windsor ; d. June, 1881, aged 62 years.

II. SUSAN A.,6 b. Dec. 28, 1821 ; m., 1854, Edmund Williams, of South Lee, and had issue.

III. LEONARD W.,6 b. Feb. 22, 1824; m. Mary -; d. Jan. 26, 1866; had Rosena,7 b. in 1862.

IV. ELIZABETH M.,6 b. Dec, 6, 1827; m. first, 1845, Eli Burnham; sec- ond, Levi C. Gates, of East Hartford, Conn., Nov. 12, 1850. Issue.

V. SARAH C.,6 b. July 18, 1829 ; d. Sept. 12, 1853.

VI. JULIA R.," b. Dec. 19, 1831 ; m., 1855, Edward Prior, of East Wind- sor, Conn. Issue.

VII. WILLIAM W.,6 b. May 20, 1834; m., 1859, Anna Lawes ; d. Feb. 19, 1882.

VIII. DAWES M.," b. Sept. 7, 1836 ; d. Sept. 23, 1853.

IX. MARIA T.," b. Sept. 9, 1840; m. Laurence Lester, June 8, 1859, and has children.

x. EMMA A.,6 b. Sept. 5, 1842 ; m. May 3, 1864, Horace P. Gates, of Norwich, Conn.

SIXTH GENERATION.

CHILDREN OF JOHN AND SUSAN:

I. PERSINA,6 b. May 20, 1795; m. Moody Spofford, had seven children, and d. Mar. 4, 1858.

2. SALLY,6 b. July 19. 1797 ; d. Aug. 26, 1800.

3. HANNAH," b. Mar. 23, 1800; m. Walter Jordan; had one son, Albion.7

4. PHILIP," b. Jan. 4, 1802; n1. Elizabeth Norton, and d. Sept. 20, 1868. Seven children, of whom four d. unmarried.

1. CLARISSA E.,7 b. Mar. 28, 1831 ; m. Retiah D. Jones, Aug. 25, 1850; d. Sept. 6, 1851.

II. ISABELLA J.,7 b. May 30, 1836; m. John E. Lombard, Oct. 15, 1857, and has sons.

5. JOHN,6 b. June 23, 1804; m. Almira Burke and had a large family; nearly all d. unmarried.

I. MARY A.,7 m. John Purington and has issue.

1I. EMMA,7 m. Samuel Lombard and had issue.

6. DANIEL," b. July 1, 1805, in Wales, Me .; m. Sobrina, dau. of Elias Ricker, of Wales, Jan. 31, 1831. He was by trade a ship carpenter ;

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was deacon in the Baptist church ; represented Wales in the Legisla- ture in 1845 and 1847; wife d. in Gardiner, Me., Feb. 27, 1882; he d. in Gardiner, Mar. 4, 1883. Two children:

I. STATIRA J.,7 b. Nov. 24, 1831 ; m. William S. Hanscom; has four sons.

II. HON. JAMES M.,7 b. Dec. 14, 1833, in Wales, Me. He m. Priscilla, dau. of Amos Woodward, of Winthrop, Me., Sept. 18, 1856, and set- tled in the city of Gardiner, where he has since resided. He was educated in the common schools of his native town, at the Maine Wesleyan Seminary, and at Phillips Exeter Academy. He was for several years principal of the Highland Avenue grammar school in Gardiner; served in the 11th Maine Volunteer Regiment until dis- charged by act of Congress; for several years after the war worked as farmer and carpenter; has been honored by his fellow-citizens with various city offices ; was a member and presiding officer in both branches of the city council; treasurer, collector, assessor, and over- seer of the poor; director of high school and member of superintend- ing school committee for twenty-five years, which position he still holds. By Governor Robie he was appointed police judge of Gardiner in July, 1885 ; re-appointed by Governor Burleigh in 1889, and by Governor Cleaves in July, 1893. Judge Larrabee has always been an earnest student and is well versed in the sciences, languages, and literature. He has followed the good example of several of his an- cestors, and reared a large family of children, as follows :

(1). Mabel F.,8 b. Jan. 18, 1858 ; d. Feb. 27, 1859.

(2). Edgar WV.,8 born Jan. 19, 1860; m. Lula G. Abbott, of Lowell, Mass., in Nov., 1885, where he now resides ; graduated from Bow- doin College, class of '8 1. He is now assistant paymaster of the Massachusetts Manufacturing Co., of Lowell ; has a dau. Marian,3 b. Dec. 21, 1887.

(3) Harry E.,8 b. May 26, 1862 ; m. Jan. 20, 1884, Lizzie Danforth, of Gardiner ; printer, now foreman Gardiner Publishing Co. Two children : Lula M.,9 b. Dec. 28, 18844, and Era,9 b. Aug., 1891.

(4) Daniel,8 b. Oct. 22, 1863; m. Nettie E. Morse, in Nov., 1886, of Lowell, Mass. She d. in May, 1891. He d. Feb. 23, 1893.

(5). James M.,8 b. Nov. 4, 1866 ; killed by accident, June 13, 1869.

(6). Joseph H.,8 b. Sept. 27, 1868; jeweler in Norwich, Conn.

(7). Helen IT7.,8 b. Feb. 7, 1872.

(8). Edith M.,8 b. Feb. 7, 1872; Colby University, class of '97. (9). Austin P.,8 b. Jan. 26, 1878.

7. STEPHEN,6 b. April 27, 1807 ; m., first, Nancy Allen ; second, Emma Watts. He had three children, viz. : Ann M.,7 m. Frank Moses; Amos A., and Edward W.,7 living in Bath.

8. SUSAN,6 b. May 11, 1809 ; m. Solon Staples ; d. Nov. 9, 1877.

9. SALLY,6 b. Mar 29, 1812; d. June 21, 1849, unmarried.

IO. WILLIAM,G b. Oct. 2, 1814; d. Dec. 10, 1817.

II. WILLIAM,G b. Feb. 26, 1818; twice m .; first wife was Mary Coombs ; second, Abby Coombs. One son, George IV., in Boston in 1886.

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CHILDREN OF DANIEL AND MARY:

I. JOHN S.,6 b. June 12, 1816; m. Lucy Libby, Dec., 1841, and settled on the homestead, in Scarborough, where he d. Jan. 24, 1884, aged 67. His children were a son and two daughters, named as follows:

1. THERESA E.,7 b. Sept., 1842; d. Feb. 16, 1857.

11. PHILIP J.,7 b. April 12, 1844; m. and resides in Portland, Me. He attended school in Scarborough until fourteen years of age, when he removed to Portland with his parents, where he had superior educa- tional advantages and graduated from the high school in 1863. He entered Tufts College the same year and graduated fourth in his class, in 1867. He taught school about four months, winters, during his college course. Immediately after graduating he took charge of the Portland Academy and held the preceptor's position about two years, during which time he read law with Howard & Cleaves. He was admitted to practice law in the state courts, May 19, 1869, and soon after to practice in the U. S. courts. He opened an office in Portland, and practised alone until the fall of 1883, when he formed a copartnership with Hon. M. P. Frank, which still exists. He has been candidate for councilor, alderman, county attorney, and representative, but the party to which he belonged being in the minority in the city he was not elected. His grandfather and father were firm Democrats and he has followed the political traditions of his family. He is liberal and independent in his religious views, and attends services at the Universalist church. He is an able lawyer and is identified with business enterprises in the city. Three children.

III. Lucy M.,7 living with her mother, in Scarborough.

2. ABIGAIL,6 b. Nov. 1, 1818; m. first, William Files; second, Samuel But- terfield.

3. BETSEY,6 b. June 23, 1821.

4. MOSES,6 b. 1823; d. at the age of 3 years.

5. HARRIET.6 6. AARON,G 7. SARAH,6 (triplets) d. in infancy.

8. DANIEL F.,6 b. June 18, 1831 ; m. Henrietta Ling, and has long kept a boarding-house and baiting stable in Portland, where he now resides. Two children: Frank and Annie.

9. MARY C.,6 d. when a child.

IO. MARY E.6 CHILDREN OF PHILIP AND POLLY:

I. NANCY,6 b. 1813; m. James Storer in 1851.

2. JAMES,6 b. 1818; m. Elizabeth Pike, of Gorham in 1849.

3. IVORY K.,6 b. 1823 ; m. Betsey Hodgdon; d. July 13, 1859.

CHILDREN OF JONATHAN AND PHEBE:

I. DAVIS,6 b. Jan. 14, 1810: d. Jan. 2, 1823, in Durham, Me.

2. JOHN,6 b. Aug. 9, 1811 ; d. unmarried, Jan. 30. 1888, in Livermore, Me.

JOSEPH C.,6 b. Dec. 3, 1812 ; m. Eunice, daughter of Moses Larrabee, of Carroll, Me .. Nov. 20, 1832, and d. in Medford, Mass., in Jan., 1892. Mrs. Larrabee is still living with her children in Medford. at the ripe age of 86 years. Issue :

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I. JULIA A.,7 b. Sept. 22, 1833.

II. PHEBE J., b. May 30, 1835 ; m. Nov. 19, 1856, Gustavus A. Converse.

III. ALLEN C.,7 b. Mar. 19, 1837 ; m. Margaret Evans, May, 1877.

IV. JOSEPH A.,7 b. Apr. 10, 1839 ; drowned in 1846.

V. JOHN A.,7 b. Feb. 27, 1842 ; m. Annie P. Scales, Dec. 25, 1876.

VI. EMMA F.,7 b. Sept. 16, 1845 ; m. Apr., 1869, Leander W. Libby.

VII. CHARLOTTE,7 b. Mar. 30, 1847 ; d. Mar. 30, 1847.

VIII. CHARLES D.,7 b. Mar. 30, 1847 ; d. Sept. 7, 1891.

IX. CHARLOTTE E.,7 b. Aug. 9, 1852 ; m. Dec. 25, 1875, Charles F. Tukey.

4. WILLIAM D.,6 b. Dec. 28. 1814; m. Lydia Estes, May 15, 1843, and d. in Portland, Me., Nov. 17, 1871. His widow survives and is with her daughter, Mrs. Crandall. Three children, as follows :

I. ELLEN G., b. May 27, 1844; d. July 29, 1849.

II. EMMA E.,7 b. Sept. 10, 1847 ; m. July 14, 1874, to G. Herman Willis.

III. JEANNETTE A., b. April 23, 1851 ; m. April 17, 1873, to Charles R. Crandall, and resides in Portland, Me.

5. ISRAEL M.,6 b. July 16, 1817 ; m. Eliza Stickney, April 5, 1854, and d. at sea, April 20, 1861, issueless.

6. LOUISA," b. April 5, 1819; m. Mar. 31, 1844, to Thomas Stickney.

7. JOANNA R.,6 b. April 30, 1821 ; d. Aug. 17, 1875, at Hartford, Me.

8. DAVIS," b. Nov. 14, 1823; m. Sarah Stickney, May 24, 1846, and d. Nov. 25, 1885, in Wayne, Me. Children :

I. JUSTINA, b. Nov. 21, 1847 ; d. May 20, 1871, unmarried.

II. EL.LA F.,7 b. Dec. 9, 1849 ; m. Jan. 27, 1877, to Kidder R. Linnell.

III. ISRAEL M.,7 b. Jan. 29, 1852 ; d. Mar. 19, 1873.

IV. HARRIET, b. Dec. 17, 1854; m. Sept. 8, 1880, to Millard F. Verrill.

V. CLARENCE,7 b. Feb. 2, 1857.

VI. LAURA,7 b. Mar. 4, 1859; m. Oct. 9, 1880, to John M. Weeks.

VII. FRED D.,7 b. July 29, 1861 ; m. Clara A. Raymond, Oct. 15, 1892, and has Alfred R.,8 b. Apr. 2, 1894.

VIII. CHARLES C.,7 b. Mar. 26, 1867 ; d. Aug. 30, 1888.

IX. BERTHA," b. June 13, 1871.

9. JAMES,6 b. Feb. 12, 1825 ; d. Feb. 20, 1825, in Durham, Me.

10. ISAAC D.,6 b. Jan. 13, 1826; d. Sept. 29, 1826, in Durham, Me.

II. AARON S.,6 b. Dec. 2, 1827 ; m. Elizabeth Childs, Oct. 7, 1855, and is still living. Children :

I. ROLAND," b. July 31, 1856 ; m. Ida J. Stevenson, and has issue : Mabel A.,8 b. Mar. 21, 1884; Mary E.,8 b. Apr. 15, 1885; Gerty,8 b. Nov. 22, 1886; Almy C.,8 b. May 25, 1888; Austin N.,8 b. Aug. 17, 1890.

11. JOHN D., b. Sept. 25, 1864; m. Mary Laragan, May 15, 1892, and has Estelle,8 b. May 25, 1893.

III. MYRON L.,7 b. Sept. 13, 1868 ; m. Sarah Canshysea, Dec. 7, 1892.

12. MARY J.,G b. Mar. 30, 1829; m. Jan. 23, 1850, Amasa Lucas.

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13. HARRIET,6 b. Apr. 25, 1831 ; m. June 14, 1851, David Glover, and d. Nov. 6, 1851, in Hartford, Me.

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND HADASSAH :

I. COL. JAMES,6 b. Dec. 16, 1798 ; m. Phebe Flint, of Baldwin, and settled on the homestead, that had been (1884) in the family 200 years. He was a school-teacher in early years, and while thus employed in Baldwin became acquainted with charming Phebe whose kindly heart was not flinty. He d. July 8, 1886, leaving two sons and a daughter. Albert S. was a merchant at Lockwood, N. J., in 1884, and his brother Edward? was a merchant at Manchester, N. J.

2. LYDIA," b. Apr. 11, 1800 ; m. Jacob Staples; d. June, 1883.

3. JANE,6 b. Jan. 9, 1So2 ; m. Hon. Dennis Milliken ; d. Oct. 3, 1879.

4. MARY,6 b. Dec. 25. 1803 ; m. James Whitney.

5. HADASSAH,6 b. Oct. 28, 1807 ; d. Oct. 31, 1831.

6. HANNAH,6 b. Aug. 1, 1812 ; d. Jan. 7, 1886.

CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN AND SUSANNA:

I. MARY,6 b. Dec. 20, 1806 ; d. Dec. 2. 1832

2. JOHN,G b. Mar. 19, 1808; m. Asenath, dau. of Dominicus McKenney, of Limington, July, 4, 1832, and settled on the Scarborough homestead. His wife d. Feb. 23, 1871 ; he d. Feb. 23, 1880; was a man of sterling integrity and a useful citizen. There were five children :

I. WILLIAM H.,7 b. July 15, 1834 ; d. Aug. 21, 1852.

II. MARY H.,7 b. Aug. 2, 1838; m. Lewis Mclellan, of Gorham, Me., and d. Dec. 2, 1874.

III. BENJAMIN S., b. Sept. 2. 1840; m. Abbie E. Brown, of Saccarappa, and lives on the homestead in Scarborough, Me.

IV. HARRIET S.,7 b. Jan. 14. 1842 ; d. Aug. 15. 1851.

3. BENJAMIN,6 b. Aug. 8, 1810; m. Harriet Pearson, Oct. 4. 1836, and settled in Portland as a mechanic. He m. second, Angeline True, of North Yarmouth, Me. ; was a very worthy man. He d. in Portland, Aug. 2, 1874, leaving a son :

I. GEORGE H. P.,7 m. Jennie Phillips, of Portland; lives at Pride's Corner. DR. SETH L.,6 b. Apr. 12, 1813: m. Sarah Bacon, of Biddeford, April 26, 1841. He graduated from Bowdoin Medical College. and practised in Portland and Scarborough ; was a good physician. He d. Dec. 7, 1853 : wife d. Feb. 13, 1859.

5. HANNAH,6 b. Aug. 12, 1815; m. Edward Thompson, Dec. 5, 1844.

6. JORDAN L.,6 b. June 4, 1818; m. Caroline F. Beals, of Leeds, Nov. 9, 1849, she b. Nov. 28, 1826. He was a carpenter and farmer; a man of good judgment, strictly honest in his dealings, and a useful towns- man; was for several years one of the selectmen of Scarborough. He d. Apr. 8, 1884. Two children :

1. DR. ALBION W.,7 b. Aug. 20, 1852 ; m. Oct. 11, 1873, in Boston, Susan Brown, of Portland. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical College, class of '73, and practised in Saco and Scarborough ; was a skillful physician. He d. Sept. 29, 1892, in Scarborough. No issue.

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II. HON. SETH L.,7 b. Jan. 22, 1855, in Scarborough, Me., and resides in Portland. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1876; read law with Strout & Gage, of Portland; was admitted to the bar of Cum- berland county in 1878. He has risen to a leading position among the lawyers in the city and has a large practice. He was elected register of the County Probate Court and served two terms; was elected city solicitor in 1891 and in 1893, in which capacity he has acquitted himself of his duties with great acceptability. He is one of the directors of the Portland Board of Trade, having been on the board of managers for several years. He was one of the originators of the Belknap Water Motor Company and of the Portland Screen Company. He is attorney and treasurer for the Casco Building Loan Association, and a director of the Evening Express Publishing Com- pany ; has been active in promoting manufacturing in the city, always lending his aid and encouragement to every business and philan- thropic movement that gives promise of utility and permanency. His patrons in his legal practice are among the prominent business men of the city, and he has conducted some important cases with marked success. In personal appearance he is attractive and commanding ; of good height, erect, broad-shouldered, and inclined to corpulency. His head is large and finely developed, his features regular, and his expression pleasant ; in manners and conversation, graceful and genial. He was elected representative to the Legislature in Sept., 1894. He m. Oct. 21, 1880, Lulu B., dau. of Dr. Joseph Sturtevant, of Scar- borough, b. Feb. 1, 1858, and has two children: Sydney B.,8 b. July, 1881, and Leon S.,8 b. Dec., 1882.

7. ALBION K. P.,6 b. Sept. 30, 1821; m. Mary D. Pearley, in Gray, Me., July 21, 1850. He graduated at Bowdoin Medical College, and prac- tised one year in Scarborough, where he d. June 8, 1851 ; his widow d. Sept. 12, 1860. One daughter :

I. SUSAN A.,7 m. Frank A. Morgan, M. D., of Gray, Me., and had issue. She m. second, Charles E. A. Merrow, of Boston ; has other children.

CHILDREN OF JOSEPH AND PHEBE:

I. JOSEPH," b. April 15, 1817; m. Abby Thompson, of Thorndike, Me., and resides in Scarborough as a farmer. His children : Francis E.,7 m. Mary Harris, of Windham, Me., and has Walter,8 Mary,8 Howard8; Sarah A., and Phebe E.

2. LYDIA,6 b. Oct. 20, 1818 ; d. Dec. 30, 1820.

3. LYDIA,6 b. July 21, 1820; unmarried.

4. BENJAMIN,6 b. Dec. 8, 1829 ; m. Mahala R. Hunt, of Troy, N. Y., June 3, 1869, and lives on the farm cleared by his ancestors more than 160 years ago. Children :

I. JOSEPH S.,7 b. July 22, 1870.

II. SUSAN E.,7 b. May 20, 1873.

LARRABEES OF ROCKLAND, ME.

William Larrabee,1 of what branch of the family we have not ascertained, once lived in Freedom, Me., and had a family of whom but little has been

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LARRABEE FAMILY.

learned of reliability ; had a son RUFUS. Judge James Larrabee thinks these may be descended from Isaac and Deborah Larrabee, who removed from Scar- borough to Machias, but I think this hardly probable.

James Larrabee,2 said to be a son of William,1 born about 1797, settled in Rockland, Me., where he lost his sight by a premature explosion in the lime quarry. He had children as follows: JOHN H.,8 born about 1827, married Margaret R. Young, Sept. 26, 1844, and lived in Rockland ; COMFORT,3 born Sept. 17, 1831, married Martha M. Hemmingway, in Camden, Nov. 29, 1856, and settled in Webster; JAMES,3 COLBY,3 KATHERINE,8 married Richard Gary ; ANN,3 married William Marden, of Presque Isle ; ELIZABETH,8 * married Perley Gary; ACHSA,3 married Abner Swarton.

CHILDREN OF JOHN H. AND MARGARET:

1. MARY M.,4 b. Aug. 15, 1846 ; m. Robert Jackson, of Milford, Mass., Nov. 3, 1864.

2. MARCIE V.,4 b. Sept. 8, 1848.

3 VALADORA E.,4 b. May 27, 1851 ; d. Aug. 26.

4. CHARLES Y.,4 b. Feb. 28, 1853.

5. JAMES A.,4 b. Mar. 25, 1858.

6. HERBERT L.,4 b. Mar. 28, 1861.

7. ORRIS B.,4 b. Feb. 25, 1864.

Otis Larrabee,2 son of William,1 removed to Rockland, and worked as ship-carpenter. He was born about 1823; married Mar. 8, 1849, Sarah J. Ackman (?), and had AMANDA, 3 WILLIAM H.,3 EMERY H.,3 of Marlboro, Mass. ; FRANK E.,3 of Marlboro, Mass., has family; and ELMER W.3

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Saco Valley settlements and families. Historical, biographical, genealogical, traditional, and legendary, Part 95

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