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1V. REBECCA,5 b. 1802; m. Wadsworth Boulter.
V. ABIGAIL,5 b. 1805.
VI. JOSEPH W.,5 b. 1808; m., first, Octavia Bradbury; second, Elizabeth Hutchinson; third, Margaret Emery.
VII. ELBRIDGE G.,5 b. 1810; m. Eliza Brooks.
VIII. THOMAS K.,5 b. Nev. 15, 1812 ; m. Hannah E., dau. of James Atkin- son, of Hollis, Dec. 28, 1837, and lived in Saco, where children were b. named George F.,6 b. Sept. 11, 1839, m. Georgie E. Verrill ; Henry,6 b. July 3, 1841, m. Lizzie Huff, June 17, 1868 ; Anthony,6 b. Aug, 31, 1843, m. Martha Tarbox, July 18, 1869 ; Walter,5 b. Sept. 6, 1847.
10. OLIVE, 4 m. Nathaniel Dunn, July 4, 1804, and had issue.
II. MAJ. DANIEL,4 b. Mar. 24, 1783; m. Juliette Fernald, of Kittery, Me., Dec. 9, 1807 ; she d. in Belfast, Me., Feb. 27, 1829. He was major of the 33d Regiment of Infantry in the war of 1812. An account of his military life was furnished Hon. Cyrus Woodman, and is probably in the Historical Library, Portland. His children were :
I. ALBERT G.,5 b. Jan. 13, 1809, in Saco ; m. Sarah Cutts; d. in Machias, Me., Mar. 7, 1859.
II. HARRIET F.,5 b. Oct. 7, 1810, in Buxton; m. Albert Bingham, Nov 22, 1830, of Newtonville, Mass.
III. DANIEL,5 b. Feb. 1, 1817 ; m. Elizabeth Avery, of Belfast, where he was a merchant.
IV. FRANKLIN H.,5 b. Oct. 25, 1819, in Belfast; m. Phebe Paine.
CHILDREN OF CAPT. JABEZ AND SARAH:
I. SAMUEL,4 b. May 1, 1773; m. Priscilla Hill, July 30, 1796, and had :
I. NATHANIEL,5 m. Martha Haskell, settled in Standish, and had Sam- uel,6 who lived on the homestead.
II. BRICE B.,5 m. Catharine Haskell, settled at Bonnie Eagle, Hollis, and kept tavern; had sons, Green,6 and Alonzo,6 the stage-driver.
III. ADALINE,5 m. Richard Hill.
IV. SALLY,5 m. Nathaniel Woodman.
v. ANN,5 m. Capt. Aaron Brooks.
VI. ZENAS P.,5 d. in Hollis, unmarried.
2. JABEZ,4 b. June 2, 1775 ; sailed from Portland Mar. 19, 1800, and was never heard from afterwards.
3. POLLY,4 b. May 10, 1780; m. John Hill, July 6, 1800.
4. JOSHUA,4 b. June 5, 1782 ; m. Eliza Rumery, and had :
I. SALLY.5
Il. ALVIN B.,5 m. Catherine Atwood, of Chelsea, Mass.
III. RUFUS K.,5 m. Hannah Nason and settled in Limerick, Me.
IV. PRISCILLA,5 m. Allen Bradeen, of Waterborough.
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v. HENRY J.,5 m. Catherine - and lived in Brooklyn, N. Y.
VI. JOSHUA,5 m. Martha Staples and lived in Limerick.
VII. MARY R.,5 m. John Ham and d. in Limerick.
VIII. AMANDA,5 m. Joseph Bradeen, of Waterborough and removed to Anoka, Minn.
IX. JOHN R.,4 m. Elvira Bagly, of Waterborough; lived in Bridgton, Me.
5. JOHN,4 b. May 28, 1784; m. Mary Usher, Mar. 30, 1811, and settled in Hollis, near Bonnie Eagle village, where he was engaged with Col. Abijah Usher in lumbering; also a farmor. The old Lane mansion, wide and stately, still stands on the elevation above the Saco intervale, and represents the elegant style of two storied-residences built by the reputed well-to-do men of a past day. Mr. Lane d. in May, 1863 ; his wife in Dec., 1842. Children :
I. MARY N. S.,5 b. May 25, 1812; m. Rev. William Pierce, June 29, 1836, and resided in various places.
II. STEPHEN P.,5 b. Mar. 17, 1814; m. Mary F., dau. of Dea. Joseph Hobson, Dec. 12, 1841, and lived many years at West Buxton village, where he was in trade, and where his wife had a fancy goods store. He removed to Saco and was employed as surveyor for Joseph Hob- son, Jr., for many years. His wife died a few years ago and his place is unknown.
III. CHARLES W.,5 b. June 17, 1816; m. Maria Anderson, of Standish, May 30, 1864, and survives at Bonnie Eagle, where he has always lived. In early life he studied medicine- so we have been informed - but did not practise. He discovered a medicine, however, that was about as hot as it is supposed to be where medicine is unavail- ing, called "Lane's Comfort," which should have been labelled Lane's torment. Charles has always been a peculiar man ; an original character. He once came down to the store singing, and was asked what made him so happy. "Happy? Why, my wife came within one of calling me old honey when I left the house." "And what was that?" continued his questioner. "Why," responded Charles, "she called me old becswax." One son.
IV. JOHN W.,5 b. May 18, 1818; m. Catherine F. Thomes, June 9, 1845, and early settled in Portland, where he became a real estate broker and acquired wealth ; owned the United States Hotel there. Dying issueless, his property fell, principally, to the family of his brother Charles.
V. REBECCA K.,5 b. June 4, 1821 ; d. Nov. 9, 1821.
VI. ALMEDA C.,5 b. April 7, 1823; m. Walter Higgins, of Limington, Dec., 1850.
VII. HON. MARQUES D. L.,5 b. June 11, 1825; m. in 1852, Elizabeth I. Chadbourne, of the Standish (Lake House) family, and had issue. He studied law and became a judge; resided at Standish Corner; deceased.
VIII. SUSAN M.,5 b. in 1830; unmarried.
IX. ELLEN B.,5 b. in 1832 ; unmarried.
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6. CAPT. STEPHEN W.,4 b. Nov. 5, 1786; m. Alcestis Lane, and lived in Buxton. Issue as follows :
I. MEHITABLE W.,5 b. Feb. 28, 1823.
IJ. ANN B.,5 b. May 8, 1824; m. Lewis B. Goodwin, Oct. 15, 1850.
III. SARAH W.,5 b. July 8, 1826; m. William H. Andrews, Oct. 16, 1862.
IV. CAROLINE,5 b. Feb. 22, 1828 ; d. Dec. 23, 1856.
v. JABEZ,5 b. Dec. 29, 1829 ; d. May 10, 1831.
VI. JABEZ,5 b. Aug. 20, 1832 ; d. Nov. 11, 1834.
VII. MARY W.,5 b. Jan. 3, 1835 ; d. July 9, 1860.
7. MEHITABLE M.,4 b. Apr. 20, 1789 ; m. Isaac Woodman.
8. RUFUS K.,4 b. Dec. 12, 1792 ; m. Mrs. Mary A. Chase, dau. of William Vance, Esq., Readfield, Me., Apr. 13, 1818 ; second, Electa Davis, of same town, May 11, 1834. He lived in eastern Maine, Lawrence, and Lynn, Mass., where he d. Oct. 4, 1861. Issue :
I. ANN M.,5 b. Aug. 9, 1818 ; m. Claudius Huff, of Alexandria; d. Sept. 16, 1863.
II. RUFUS W. V.,5 b. Apr. 14, 1820; m. Sarah Stretch and settled in Oshkosh, Wis.
III. MARY H.,5 b. Jan. 27, 1822 ; m. William Hitching, of Reading, Mass., Aug. 1, 1841.
IV. JAMES V.,5 b. Feb. 10, 1824.
V. LOUISA C.,5 b. Apr. 29, 1826.
VI. ANN,5 b. June 24, 1828 ; d. July 3.
VII. FREDERICK A.,5 b. June 24, 1835 ; killed at sea by fall, Aug. 7, 1854.
VIII. HORACE M.,5 b. July 29, 1837 ; m. Ellen M. Williams, of Worcester, Mass., Mar. 28, 1863 ; went to Brazil, S. A.
IX. GREENLEAF D.,5 b. March 23, 1839; m. Susan Speed, of St. Louis, July 12, 1864; resides there.
x. HIRAM D.,5 b. Apr. 14, 1841 ; d. Nov. 13.
XI. CHARLOTTE A.,5 born Feb. 24, 1843; m. Samuel F. Bacheller, Jr., of Lynn, Mass., Jan. 25, 1865.
XII. ABBA F.,5 b. Feb. 12, 1845.
XIII. CHARLES W.,5 b. May 4, 1847; resides in Brazil, S. A.
9. SILAS N.,4 b. Jan. 31, 1794; m. Lovinia King, of Calais, Me., and died Aug. 27, 1869, at St. Anthony, Minn. Children :
I. SILAS N.,5 m. Abby Smith, of Dennysville, Me., and d. in Calais, leav- ing three children.
II. ISAAC E.,5 b. in New Brunswick, Dec., 1827; went to St. Anthony, Minn., in 1848; d. there July 2, 1870.
III. JAMES.5 IV. LEONIDAS.5 10. JAMES, 4 b. July 24, 1797; m. Sally Flanders.
Leavitt Family.
John Leavitt was the New England head of this family ; he came over with the Pilgrims in 1630, and settled at Dorcester, Mass., where he lived for some time, but finally removed to Hingham, where his grave is still pointed out. Some descendants early settled in Hampton, N. H., and numerous off- shoots have become dispersed abroad.
Joseph Leavitt,1 a tanner, from old York, was the immediate progenitor of those of Buxton nativity. He purchased lands in Narragansett, No. 1, in 1752, but we have no evidence that he settled in the township. He was, how- ever, one of the early mill builders on Little river in 1761. His lands were bestowed upon his three sons, JOSEPH, DANIEL, and SAMUEL. The father d. previous to Mar. 28, 1768, when his other children conveyed a share of his grist-mill in Narragansett, No. 1, to Joseph Leavitt there. Children :
I. SAMUEL,2 b. in 1768; m. Sarah, dau. of Capt. John Phinney, of Gorham, Me. She d. in Apr., 1793, aged 59 years; hed. 1797, aged 65. These were buried in the old burying ground at Pleasant Point, in Buxton. His second wife, to whom m. Oct. 6, 1793, was Hannah Deering. His farm was near Union Falls. He sold his share in the two saw-mills, called "Leavitt's mills," to his brother Joseph in 1791, and the same year to his son John half of homestead and buildings. Children follow :
I. ELIZABETH, 8 bapt. Nov. 4, 1764; m. William Hancock, Aug. 22, 1822.
II. JOHN,3 bapt. May 3, 1767 ; m. Molly Dolloff, Jan. 12, 1792. He re- moved to Hollis, then to Eaton, N. H., where he died.
III. SARAH,8 bapt. Sept. 17, 1769; m. Phineas Towle, Nov. 8, 1778, and d. Apr. 27, 1826 ; he d. Sept. 12, 1819.
IV. MARY,3 b. July 14, 1769 ; m. Clement Dennett, Jan. 3, 1793.
2. DANIEL,2 son of Joseph,1 b. 1737; m. Abigail Bradbury, May 5, 1763, and served as deacon of the Congregational church 48 years. He was a tanner. His residence was on " Beech Plain road," so-called, in Bux- ton. His second wife, to whom m. Oct. 29, 1765. was Abigail, daughter of Samuel Dennett, of Saco. Hed. June 21, 1829. Children by both wives, as follows :
I. ABIGAIL,8 bapt. May 6, 1764; d. in infancy.
II. DANIEL,3 bapt. May 24, 1767 ; m. Hannah Boynton, Aug. 23, 1792. He owned a "homestead farm" in Buxton, but seems to have lived, latterly, in Brownfield. He d. in 1809.
III. ABIGAIL,8 bapt. Oct. 29, 1769; m. Moses Woodman, Dec. 8, 1791.
IV. BETHIA,8 bapt. Apr. 19, 1772 ; m. Zachariah Usher, Jan. 29, 1793.
V. SARAH,3 bapt. Mar. 13, 1774; m. Joshua Kimball, 3d, July 7, 1793.
VI. ELIZABETH,8 bapt. June 30, 1776: m. John Ewing, Mar. 16, 1794; then a Gilpatrick.
VII. HANNAH,3 bapt. Sept. 25, 1778 ; living in 1816.
VIII. PHEBE,8 bapt. June 24, 1781 ; d. young.
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IX. OLIVE,3 bapt. Oct. 3, 1784; m. Michael Shute, July 14, 1805.
X. SAMUEL,3 bapt. July 8, 1787.
XI. PHEBE,3 bapt. Sept. 12, 1790; m. Simon Woodman.
3. JOSEPH,2 son of Joseph,1 m. Sarah Bradbury, Nov. 10, 1763 ; d. Apr. 4, 1809, aged 69. His first wife d. in 1774, and he m. again, and had issue by both wives; resided at "Leavitt's Mills," in Buxton. Children :
J. SARAH,3 b. Apr. 8, 1764; m. Daniel Hill.
II. JOSEPH,8 b. Sept. 12, 1765.
III. THOMAS,8 b. Jan. 14, 1767 ; in. Martha Bradbury, of Buxton, Sept. 2, 1790, and d. in Standish.
IV. WILLIAM,8 b. June 16, 1768; m. Mary Cobb, of Gorham, in 1795, and d. June 11, 1848; wife d. Aug. 15, 1850. I suppose he lived on the road leading from Bog Mills to Buxton Centre, where his son William afterwards resided. Five children, of whom more.
v. SAMUEL,3 b. Mar. 18, 1770; m. first, Hannah Garland, Jan. 24, 1793 ; second, Widow Mary Ayer, in 1803. Issue by both wives.
VI. BETSEY,3 b. Jan. 25, 1772.
VII. BENJAMIN,3 b. Nov. 25, 1774; m. Susan Bradbury, Jan. 29, 1795, and had John,4 Susanna,4 Martha,4 Lucinda,4 Melinda,4 Sarah,4 Munroe.4
VIII. ANNA,8 b. Sept. 8, 1777 ; m. Isaac Scammon, of Saco, 1795.
IX. BRADBURY,3 b. Oct. 7, 1779 ; m. Nancy, or Ann, dau. of Daniel Paul, of Gorham, in 1806, and d. in Buxton, Dec. 23, 1824; had issue.
x. TRUE,3 b. Oct. 7, 1779; m. Widow Wales, of Bridgton, where he d. in 1826. CHILDREN OF THOMAS AND MARTHA:
I. JACOB,4 b. Jan. 16, 1791.
2. MARY,4 b. Oct. 27, 1793; m. Enoch Boothby.
3. SARAH,4 b. Nov. 30, 1795 ; m. Peter Payne.
4. ELIZA H.,4 b. Aug. 7, 1796.
5. CATHERINE,4 b. Sept. 11, 1798; m. Joseph White.
6. SAMUEL, 4 b. Aug. 15, 1801.
7. JOSEPH,4 b. Oct. 29, 1803.
8. THOMAS,4 b. Dec. 10, 1805.
9. MARTHA,4 b. Jan. 31, 1807.
IO. Lucy,4 b. May 19, 1809 ; d. Aug. 21, 1820.
II. STEDMAN,4 b. July 31, 1811 ; d. Sept. 2, 1813.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND MARY:
HANNAH,4 b. Sept. 17, 1797 ; m. Ebenezer Sawyer.
2. WILLIAM, 4 b. Mar. 23, 1800 ; m. Ruth Merrill, of Buxton, and lived near Bog Mills. He was long the worthy and honored deacon, associated with Dea. Hobson, of the Freewill Baptist church, at West Buxton; a typical bald-headed deacon, too. His children were as follows :
I. DANIEL M.,5 early went West and d. about 1890, leaving a wife, two sons, and four daughters. He resided at Barrett, Marshall Co., Kan.
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II. REV. WILLIAM,5 studied for the ministry at. the Bangor Theological Seminary, and was settled over a church at Boothbay, and in Aroos- took county, until 1867, since when at Minneapolis. Minn., Monti- cello, Iowa, and Ashland, Neb., until 1887, making twenty-five years in the ministry. In Nov., 1887, he removed to Norfolk, Neb., and took control of the Norfolk Journal office, where he continued until May, 1893, when, health and strength failing, he leased the paper. He married, Nov. 16, 1871, Emma A. Smith, of Boothbay, Me., and has three sons, namely: Frederick II.,6 b. in Iowa, Feb. 11, 1873, now in the junior class of the classical course at Doane College, Crete, Neb. ; Leslie M.," b. in Iowa, June 26, 1876, and Marshall S.,“ b. in Nebraska, Mar. 8, 1883.
III. HENRY W.,5 b. Dec 24, 1832, in, Buxton; lived on the home farm until the fall of 1855, when he went to Ohio, thence, in 1856, to Kansas, where, in Marshall county, he settled and has continued to reside. He m. Martha E. Means, Jan. 5, 1865 (she b. in Missouri, Mar. 11, 1839), and had issue, ten children; seven of them died in infancy. Mr. Leavitt has traveled in fourteen states and territories. He has returned to his old home but once since his emigration to the West. Surviving issue : Walter M.,6 b. in April, 1867; Lucy,“ b. in Mar., 1870, and John H.," b. in July, 1874.
IV. CAROLINE E.,5 now living in the family of her sister, Mrs. Samuel Hill, at Santa Anna, Cal., unmarried.
V. LUCY A.,5 m. Samuel Hill, son of the late Fleming Hill, of Saco, tin- smith, and resides at Santa Anna, Cal.
3. BENJAMIN,4 b. Sept. 14, 1802.
4. AARON,4 b. Aug. 25, 1804; m. Hannah, dau. of John Came, of Buxton, b. Mar. 3, 1798, and d. Feb. 5, 1856, and resided on the Standish side of the Saco river, at Bonnie Eagle village, where their four chil- dren were born. Mr. Leavitt was a man of quiet, unobtrusive deport- ment who lived in peace and contentment. I think he and his wife lie buried in the little tree-shaded yard on the Came farm.
I. JOHN,5 m. and settled in Providence, R. I., where he d., issueless, about 1891, of pneumonia, and on the day of his burial his wife d. of the same malady.
II. PHEBE,5 twin sister of John: deceased.
III. MARY,5 In. Thomas Bickford; now living, a widow, with son in Bangor.
IV. WILLIAM H.,5 remained at home during his minority, and settled in Providence, R. I., in 1860, where he now resides. He was employed by the Richmond Print Co., for thirteen years, as case-maker. In 1874 he was appointed on the police force, and did night-patrol duty for three years ; was promoted to sergeant, and, after three years, to lieutenant of the force; promoted to captain of police in 1889, and assigned to duty in one of the most important stations in the city. He now has charge of thirty men and officers. He has been very suc- cessful in his official capacity. He m. Fannie Sisson, and has one son, Earle H.," a graduate of the N. E. Conservatory of Music, Boston. and is now a professor of music and popular organist in Providence.
5. NANCY, 4 b. July 23, 1807 ; d. Nov. 4, 1851.
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CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND HANNAH:
1. JOHN,4 b. Mar. 20, 1792.
2. JOSEPH,4 b. Feb. 15, 1795.
3. WILLIAM,4 b. May 27, 1797.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND MARY :
I. ELIZABETH,4 b. Dec. 3, 1804; m. Henry Dunnell.
2. JANE,4 m. John S. Dunnell.
3. ALVAH,4 well known in Buxton.
CHILDREN OF BRADBURY :
I. DANIEL,4 b. Feb. 5, 1808.
2. WILLIAM, 4 b. Jan. 30, 1811 ; d. Aug. 6, 1844.
3. ALBERT,4 b. April 27, 1813 ; deceased.
4. HENRY, 4 b. in Aug., 1816; d. Aug. 22, 1825.
5. JAMES,4 b. Mar. 16, 1820; d. Sept. 4, 1825.
Thus endeth the chronicles of the Saco valley branch of the very respect- able and useful Leavitt family.
Lewis Family.
This is a Welsh surname and is borne by numerous families in New Eng- land. Among others to be mentioned was THOMAS LEWIS, who came from Wales and settled in Saco in 1628, being one of the original patentees of a land grant which included about thirty-two square miles. He lived a short distance above the lower ferry. If he left male descendants of the name we know nothing about them.
William Lewis,1 from a respectable family in Wales, came to Boston in 1636. In 1640 he and wife Ammy were attending services in the church of Rev. John Eliot, of Roxbury. In 1653 he became one of the proprietors of the inland town of Lancaster, on the Nashua river, and was rated as the third person in regard to wealth among the settlers of that town. He died Dec. 1, 1671. Eight children named as follows :
I. JOHN,2 b. Nov. 1, 1635; returned to Boston and built a house on land purchased by his father from Gov. Richard Bellingham.
2. CHRISTOPHER,2 b. Dec. 2, 1636.
3. LYDIA,2 b. Dec. 25, 1639.
4. JOSIAH,2 b. July 28, 1641.
5. ISAAC,2 b. Apr. 14, 1644; m. Mary Davis and with other issue had Isaac,3 who with other issue had Abijah,4 of whom more presently.
6. MARY,2 bapt. Aug., 1646.
7. HANNAH,2 bapt. Mar. 18, 1648.
8. MORDECAI,2 b. June 1, 1650.
Abijah Lewis,4 whose wife's name was Rebecca, came early from Lynn
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to the Saco valley township called Narragansett, No. I, and settled near Gorham line. He was probably born about 1730 and died at a great age in Buxton. It is evident that some of his children were born before his settle- ment; others were baptized there. Their names will follow:
I. ABIJAH,5 b. in 1756; m. Betsey Eldridge, of Buxton, Feb. 24, 1785, and resided many years on land purchased of John Wingate, of Limerick, July 7, 1780. He served in the Revolution in the company of Capt. Hart Lewis, of Gorham, who was probably a relative. The two fami- lies lived neighbors near the town line between Buxton and Gorham. One Esdras Lewis was in the same company. Mr. Lewis removed to Hiram hill with his son and died there, Dec. 17, 1830, aged 74 years; his widow d. Oct. 11, 1841, aged 85 years. These were buried in the Spring cemetery.
2. THOMAS," date of birth unknown; m. Sally Boston, from York, sister of Susan, wife of Joshua Decker, of Buxton, Mar. 17, 1791. He was one of the joint purchasers of the Dalton Right in the plantation of Little Falls, and cleared the farm known now as the "Uncle Joe Ridlon place," near the decaying hamlet of Bonnie Eagle, and here lived for many years. He sold to Joseph Ridlon and removed to the Kennebec with his brother Ebenezer and the Deckers; had a family.
3. ELIZABETH,5 married Nov. 30, 1780, Henry Flood, of Buxton. She was probably born before her father's settlement in Narragansett, No. I.
1. EBENEZER,5 bapt. in Buxton, Apr. 10, 1777 ; m. Lydia Thompson, of that town, Dec. 15, 1796, and was one of the early settlers of Little Falls plantation, on land known as the " Dalton Right," in the north section of the township. He moved to the "Kennebec country " when there was so great an exodus of Saco valley families " down east " and settled near his old neighbors, the Deckers, in Clinton. He was a primitive preacher who rode horseback to many of the early plantations in York county to sow gospel seed. He possessed a charming voice, and could sing the old "pennyroyal " hymns with great power. His ad- vantages for education were limited, but his natural ability as a public speaker was good and his memory something phenomenal. He lived to the great age of 98. During his last days his mind became weak. He never forgot to pray, but sometimes prayed in his family a second time in consequence of having forgotten that he had prayed. His failings certainly "leaned to virtue's side." Issue.
5. SAMUEL,5 bapt. in Buxton. Apr. 10, 1777 ; m. Phebe, dau. of General Irish, of Gorham, Dec. 4, 1800. He removed from his native town to Harrison and settled in the south part of the town on the Pond road, where six children were born. He afterwards went to Springfield, Me., where I suppose he died. He was a preacher of the primitive stamp.
6. SARAH,5 b. in 1776; m. Benjamin Newcomb, of Buxton, Nov. 7, 1793, and d. in Denmark, Jan. 20, 1828.
7. REBECCA,5 b. Aug. 29. 1779; m. Oct. 13, 1799, Elisha Newcomb, of Buxton.
8. MIRIAM, 5 m. Apr. 9, 1781, Adam Cochran, of Newcastle, Me.
9. ANN,5 m. May 7, 1789, Winthrop Eldridge.
IO. JANE,5 m. May 6, 1794, Aaron Eldridge.
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CHILDREN OF ABIJAH AND BETSEY :
I. ABIJAH, 3D,6 was a good farmer in the " Lewis neighborhood," so-called, in Harrison, Me. He was one of the "sweet singers of Israel"; a quiet, honorable, Christian man ; many years a member of the Freewill Baptist church. The author of this work has spent many pleasant hours at the hospitable fireside of Mr. Lewis. He m. Harriet Boston, Dec. 14, 1819 ; descended from the same family as the wife of his uncle Thomas. He and his wife lived to old age. Eight children:
I. JOSEPH,7 b. Mar .. 5, 1822; m. Hannah Mason, and had Addie8 and Eddie8 ; d. in June, 1863.
1I. GEORGE W.,7 b. Mar. 5, 1823 ; m. Dolly F. York, had Valera,8 Henry, 8 and Llewellyn.8
III. MARIA,7 b. May 20, 1825 ; d. Jan. 30, 1830.
IV. WILLIAM H.,7 b. Jan. 12, 1827 ; m. Elizabeth W. Jordan, and had issue : Valeria A.,8 Donna M.,8 and Ella M.8
V. MARIE E.,7 b. Sept. 19, 1829 ; m. Thomas Jordan.
VI. JANE,7 b. Dec. 10, 1831; d. June 9, 1834.
VII.
HARRIET A.,7 b. April 11, 1834; unmarried.
VIII. ROYAL B.,7 b. Nov. 12, 1836; m. Charlotte Martin; second, Rebecca Sanborn; had Lester,8 Frederick,8 and Caddie.8
IX. MARY E.,7 b. Sept. 19, 1839 ; m. Elkanah A. Littlefield.
x. CLARK,7 b. May 3, 1842 ; m. Ella Hamblin, and had Willie C.,8 Jennie M.,8 Fannie,8 Frederick,8 Wilfred,8 and Florence.8
XI. EMMA,7 b. Aug. 11, 1844 ; d. March, 1846.
XII. JENNIE S.,7 b. Aug. 11, 1846; unmarried.
2. EDWARD,6 m. - Boston, sister of Abijah's wife, and settled in Har- rison, in the "Lewis neighborhood"; farmer. He and his wife died many years ago. Children :
1. EDWARD,7 m. dau. of Amasa Sylvester, of Bridgton, and had issue.
II. HOSEA,7 m. Julia B., dau. of Thomas Jordan, of Naples, April 6, 1851 ; wife d. in 1870 ; resides in Biddeford. Issue.
3. NOAH," son of Abijah and Betsey Eldridge, b. in Buxton, July 17, 1790; m. Mar. 6, 1816, Lois Mansfield, b. Nov. 24, 1798, in Henniker, N. H., and d. Aug. 2, 1859; wife d. Nov. 7, 1865. He lived on the Lewis homestead on Hiram hill. Children :
1. MARY A.,7 b. July 16, 1818; m. Sept. 10, 1843, Nelson Sanborn, of Baldwin ; d. Feb. 10, 1856.
11. WILLIAM M.,7 b. Oct. 27, 1820 ; m. Melvina Morrell, and settled in Skowhegan ; kept hotels in Portland many years.
11I. SAMUEL M.,7 b. June 27, 1822; m. Nov. 27, 1845, Ruth P. Pierce ; second, May 10, 1851, Elizabeth Mansfield. He lived for a while in Hiram, removed to Bridgton, where he died.
IV. ALBION G.,7 b. Sept. 7, 1823 ; m. Dec. 1, 1851, at Portsmouth, Abigail Hapgood, of Waterford.
V. MELVILLE S.,7 b. Aug. 7, 1827 ; d. Mar. 20, 1828.
VI. MELVILLE S.,7 b. May 3, 1830; d. Aug. 2, 1850.
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VII. DARIUS R.,7 b. Nov. 27, 1834; m. Apr. 20, 1860, Lovinia Heath; second, Widow Eliza J. Mansfield. He lives on the old Lewis farm on Hiram hill, and has issue.
V11I. CAROLINE J.,7 b. May 7, 1840; d. June 25, 1849.
CHILDREN OF EBENEZER AND LYDIA :
I. ESTHER,6 m. Leander Nelson and lived in Canaan, Me.
2. JOHN,6 m., first, Goodwin; second, Maria Leavitt, and lived in Clinton, Me .; a farmer. Children as follows :
I. GEORGE,7 m. - Nelson ; second, Drusilla Holt.
II. BETSEY,7 m. Alanson Noble.
III. LYDIA,7 m. Jerome Nelson, of Clinton.
IV. MARTHA, m. John Phillips, of New Hampshire.
v. JOHN P., m. Louisa Nye; second, Phylinda Decker.
VI. MARY,7 m. Henry Decker, of Clinton.
VII. OLIVE,7 m. James Cates, of Parkman.
VIII. PARINTHA,7 m. George Kimball.
IX. EBENEZER,7 mn. Amelia Pennell, of Clinton.
x. COLBY, d. unmarried.
3. MALINEDA,6 m. Andrew Joy, of Skowhegan.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND PHEBE:
I. WILLIAM,6 b. July 7, 1801 ; m. Abigail Newcomb, of Harrison, Nov. 15, 1824.
2. ALMON,6 b. June 6, 1803 ; m. Lucy Harmon, of Harrison, May 4, 1828.
3. HANNAH P.,6 b. Oct. 30, 1804.
4. MARY,6 b. Oct. 11, 1806.
5. EBENEZER,6 b. May 7, 1808.
6. MELCHER,6 b. Nov. 26, 1810.
LEWIS SKETCHES.
Edmund Lewis was an early proprietor of Watertown, Mass .; admitted freeman May 25, 1636; settled in Lynn, in 1639, and was first to locate on Lewis street. He died in Jan., 1651. By wife Mary he had JOHN, THOMAS, JAMES, and NATHANIEL.
George Lewis came from East Greenwich, County Kent, England, and was at Plymouth in 1633. He removed to Scituate, and subsequently to Barn- stable; m. Sarah Jenkins, in England. They had nine children, of whom JOSEPH and JOHN were killed by Indians in the war of 1675. DR. WINSLOW LEWIS, of Boston, was a descendant of this family.
John Lewis, of Malden, Mass., by second wife, Mary, dau. of Abram Browne, of Watertown, had ISAAC and others. There was a disagreement between Lewis, the historian of Lynn, and Savage respecting the ancestors of this family.
Maj. Morgan Lewis, son of Morgan Lewis, moved from the north parish of York to Alfred, Me., in 1772. He was in the Continental army, being
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lieutenant of a company when the war began, and marched to Cambridge and thence to Bunker Hill to cover the retreat of Prescott's soldiers. As the captain did not join the company he was promoted to that rank and as major. He was succeeded on his farm in Alfred by his son JEREMIAH. COL. DANIEL LEWIS, son of Morgan, m. Abigail, dau. of Wm. Parsons, and was succeeded by his son JOHN, who d. in 1861, leaving four children. WILLIAM, son of Col. Lewis, was a physician in Shapleigh. DANIEL was a merchant in Boston, and JOHN a farmer and timber dealer. This family is buried in a beautifully en- closed ground, on the old Lewis farm, in Alfred, Me.
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