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Children:
(7) 1. Mary S., b. July 15, 1833; d. June 8, 1889.
2. Georgie L., b. March 26, 1835; d. Sept. 7, 1890.
3. Gilman P., b. March 4, 1836; d. June 25, 1872, Cali- fornia.
4. Juliette O., b. Jan. 18, 1844.
5. Henry J., b. April 14, 1846.
6. Eugene, b. Dec. 24, 1849.
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Joseph S. Simpson, son of Jabez, b. July 2, 1783; d. May 2, 1862; m. Olive Preble, Oct. 24, 1817; b. in Sullivan and removed to York, Me. Children were: 1. Mariam, b. Jan. 9, 1820; d. 1859. 2. Harriet, b. June 4, 1822; d. 1859; m. Wm. Seavy, June 1846. 3. Joseph, b. May 17, 1824. 4. Daniel, b. Sept. 12, 1827; d. In the army at "Point of Rocks" in Virginia in 1863. 5. Caro- line, b. April 12, 1831.
Mercy Simpson, dau. of Joseph, b. Oct. 1777; m. Jonathan Donnell, May 10, 1797. Children were: 1. James, b. Sept. 24, 1798.
Seventh Generation
James Simpson, son of James and Elizabeth (Bragdon) Simp- son, b. Aug. 15, 1787; d. Oct. 27, 1863; m. Nancy Wooster on June 29, 1819. She d. Feb. 23, 1888. He was master shipbuilder. Children were: 1. Albert, b. June 5, 1820; d. Dec. 3, 1873. 2. Eliza A., b. July 31, 1823. 3. David A., b. April 17, 1825.
Eliza Simpson, dau. of James and Elizabeth Simpson, b. Sept. 18, 1796; d. Nov. 17, 1866; m. Aug. 28, 1821; Eliphalet Pettingill, b. July 17, 1792; d. April 14, 1865; resided in Hancock, Me. Children were: 1. Byron Pettingill, b. July 21, 1823; was ship- master for many years, and was lost at sea from barque R. S. Walker. 2. George B., b. Sept. 8, 1827. 3. Amzi C., b. April 8, 1830; d. at sea Sept. 11, 1855. 4. Almena E., b. April 12, 1832. 5. Melvena E., b. Aug. 11, 1837 (Twin sister to) 6. Melville E., b. Aug. 11, 1837; d. Sept. 18, 1882. 7. Maria, b. Dec. 4, 1834; d. July 18, 1887; m. M. John Robie.
Jane Simpson, dau. of James and Jane Simpson, b. Oct. 23, 1807; d. Nov. 19, 1877; m. Dr. Roland Bridgham, b. May 15, 1800; d. Jan. 25, 1871; resided in Castine, Me. Children were: 1. Charles, b. Nov. 28, 1828; d. Aug. 8, 1853 at sea while master of schooner "Eglantine" of Castine. 2. Roland A., b. April 26, 1830; m. Eliza Thompson who d. 1879. 3. Lucy J., b. Feb. 13, 1832; m. F. A. Hooke; d. Oct. 14, 1881. 4. Caroline J. b. Feb. 20, 1834; m. Edward Fox; d. May 26, 1866. 5. Sarah Helen, b. June 21, 1837; m. Samuel Stevens, one son, Fred J. 6. Maria A., b. June 28, 1843; d. 1851. 7. Mary A., b. June 28, 1843 (Twins) 8. Frederick W., b. March 3, 1845. 9. Ella H., b. Oct. 20, 1847.
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Amos B. Simpson, son of James and Jane Simpson, b. Sept. 12, 1809; d. Feb. 4, 1869; m. Amelia Mckay, b. in Boston on April 26, 1813; resided in Sullivan, Me. He commenced to go to sea when quite young, and at an early age was in command of a vessel, and probably had command of more vessels than any other man in Sullivan. His first vessel was the schooner "Panama". Then followed the schooners "North Star", "Ama- drillo", brig "Amethyst", schooner "Dependence", schooner "Leopold", schooner "Amanda Clifford", schooner "Grampres", schooner "Vandalia", a schooner "Dirigo", brig "Umpire", schooner "Dresden", and brig "Ambrose Light". He was a member of the Maine Legislature for three terms, once as Rep- resentative, and two terms as Senator from Hancock County. He was in trade with his younger brother Ambrose, and in the granite business for several years. In 1865, he returned to his old business, as ship master, in charge of the brig "Ambrose Light", and continued till 1862, when he was stricken with paralysis at sea, and died Feb. 4, 1869 at his home in Sullivan, Maine. Children were: 1. George Fred, b. Oct. 30, 1840. 2. Amelia P., b. Dec. 2, 1842. 3. James, b. May 18, 1845. 4. Earnice J., b. Sept. 18, 1847, twin to 5. Jane M., b. Sept. 18, 1847; d. Oct. 20, 1847. 6. Joseph B., b. March 15, 1851. 7. Jessie F., b. Sept. 17, 1856; d. Sept. 16, 1861.
Ambrose Simpson, son of James and Jane Simpson, b. Dec. 28, 1814; m. Feb. 17, 1842, Harriet B. Hinman, who was b. Dec. 14, 1815; d. Aug. 7, 1890. Mr. Simpson had always resided in Sullivan, and been engaged in farming, lumbering and trading, and for many years had been in the granite business. Children were: 1. William, b. Nov. 24,1842; d. Nov. 24, 1842. 2. Horace, b. Nov. 10, 1843; d. March 14, 1848. 3. Truman H., b. March 3, 1845. 4. Flora, b. Jan. 3, 1847; d. Feb. 3, 1847. 5. Ambrose, b. Nov. 9, 1848. 6. Henrietta, b. May 14, 1850. 7. Mary A., b. Nov. 17, 1852. 8. John E., b. June 25, 1855.
Prudence Simpson, dau. of James and Jane Simpson, b. Feb. 5, 1819; m. Dec. 1, 1850, John S. Emery who was b. at Sullivan, Sept. 13, 1816; resided in Boston.
Rachel S. Simpson, dau. of John and Rachel (Sullivan) Simpson, b. April 22, 1793; d. Sept. 2, 1844; m. Nov. 15, 1815,
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Hiram Emery, who was born in South Berwick, Maine, June 19, 1786; moved to Trenton, Me. in 1804 and to Sullivan in 1807, where he died Jan. 11, 1863. Children were: 1. John S., b. Sept. 13, 1816. 2. Philomelia W., b. April 12, 1818; d. Aug. 15, 1866. 3. Abigail S., b. Oct. 8, 1820; died April 4, 1883. 4. Cyrus, b. Oct. 2, 1822. 5. William D., b. Aug. 4, 1824. 6. Rachel P., b. April 9, 1830; d. May 20, 1850. 7. Daniel S., b. Dec. 29, 1833; m. Lydia Hill. 8. Ann E., (twin to Daniel) b. Dec. 29, 1833. 9. Erastus O., b. April 5, 1836; d. Nov. 15, 1882.
Joan Simpson, dau. of John and Rachel (Sullivan) Simpson, b. March 11, 1796; d. May 4, 1852; m. Barney S. Bean, who was b. March 11, 1790; d. Nov. 16, 1866; resided at Sullivan, Maine. Children were: 1. Francis P., b. Feb. 2, 1818; d. June 21, 1871. 2. William, b. Feb. 2, 1877. 3. James, b. Aug. 11, 1821; d. Sept. 4, 1853. 4. Smith, b. March 3, 1824. 5. Lucy, b. April 23, 1829; d. Jan. 29, 1856. 6. Henry, b. May 10, 1833; d. Nov. 5, 1840. 7. John S., b. Oct. 2, 1835; d. Jan. 17, 1864. 8. Rachel E., b. July 2, 1837; d. Jan. 27, 1865. 5. Sophia H., b. Aug. 18, 1839. 10. Sarah A., b. Nov. 29, 1846; d. Jan. 17, 1864.
Mary A. Simpson, dau. of John and Rachel (Sullivan) Simp- son, b. March 6, 1798; d. April 19, 1868; m. in 1823, to Jason Lord, who was born at South Berwick, Me. March 1, 1799; d. June 8, 1868. He moved to Sullivan in 1817, where he resided and died. Children were: 1.Mary J. Lord, b. June 25, 1824; d. Dec. 27, 1851; 2. Delphina A., b. Sept. 5, 1827. 3. Jason E., b. May 1, 1830; d. May 25, 1841. 4. James S., b. Nov. 3, 1832. 5. William J., b. June 24, 1835; d. 1924. 6. John E., b. April 17, 1838; d. June 28, 1841. 7. Frances H., b. March 28, 1841; d. Sept. 8, 1863; Twin to 8. Howard J., b. March 28, 1841; d. Oct. 20, 1863.
Theodore Bean, son of Ebenezer and Anna (Simpson) Bean, b. Jan. 2, 1792; d. Jan. 19, 1881; m. Oct. 5, 1828, Cynthia Brown. She died in 1847, aged 41 years and he m. (2nd) Aug. 1850, Mrs. Joan Whitaker. He was for many years Deputy Collector of Customs at Sullivan, Maine. Children of first mar- riage were: 1. Eben J., b. Sept. 1, 1831; m. and lived in Cali- fornia. 2. Harriet M., b. Jan. 6, 1833. 3. Mary C., b. July 19, 1836; d. May 31, 1870; m. Joseph Urann.
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Abitha Bean, dau. of Ebenezer and Anna (Simpson) Bean, b. April 8, 1803; d. Jan. 22, 1836; m. Oakman Ford, Feb. 1821; b. in Duxbury, Mass., June 27, 1793, and died in Bristol, Maine, Aug. 24, 1865. They resided in Sullivan and afterward in Bristol, where both died. Children were: 1. Mary Ann, b. June 20, 1822; m. a Mr. Glidden. 2. Benjamin Franklin, b. Feb. 8, 1825; d. April 8, 1926 in Sullivan, Maine. 3. Sarsh Oakman, b. Feb. 8, 1825; (Twins). She d. April 8, 1826 in Sullivan. 4. Henry, b. Jan. 3, 1827; d. March 17, 1843. 5. Eben Bean, b. June 10, 1829; was for many years shipmaster from Maine to California; m. Amanda J. Blunt, one child. 6. Adaline Augusta, b. Feb. 11, 1832; d. Oct. 4, 1833, at Bristol. 7. Frances Ellen, b. Aug. 23, 1834; m. Peter L. Hill, Jan. 3, 1856; d. Dec. 22, 1881; had six children.
Hannah Simpson, dau. of Josiah Simpson Jr., b. Feb. 21, 1795; d. May 21, 1868; m. on Jan. 18, 1813, to Robert Berry, who was b. April 19, 1787. Children were: 1. Emma J., b. June 5, 1814. 2. Albert G., b. June 3, 1816; d. May 1887. 3. Mary L., b. Jan. 21, 1823.
John Simpson, son of Josiah Jr., b. Sept. 13, 1796; d. 1860; m. Jane McKeen, b. Feb. 17, 1797; d. June 26, 1851. He m. 2nd Mrs. Mary Brooks. Children (first wife) were: 1. Sarah J., b. Feb. 2, 1823; m. George Cunningham, on Jan. 8, 1845; one son. 2. Foster G., b. Sept 14, 1824; d. Aug. 12, 1843 at sea. 3. Daniel S., b. March 9, 1826; m. Sara E. Nichols. Two children. 4. James S., b. Nov. 15, 1828; d. Oct. 17, 1855; m. a Miss Sawyer. No children. 5. Josiah R., b. May 9, 1830; d. April 11, 1876, at Nicarange, C. A. 6. Harriet A., b. June 23, 1833; m. Capt. William Nichols; two children. 7. Hellen A., b. Jan. 23, 1834; d. Feb. 20, 1834. 8. John A., b. Feb. 26, 1838; d. July 22, 1858, at New Orleans.
Josiah Simpson, 3rd son of Josiah Jr., b. May 1, 1798: d. Sept. 23, 1863. He moved to Belfast from Sullivan with his father in 1818. Was shipmaster at an early age. During his life he commanded many large vessels, among them the schooner "Southern Trader", and "Trio" of Castine, schooner "Enter- prise Bolina", brigs "Audobon" and "Odoen" of Belfast, barque "Autolin", ship "Lady Arabella" and barque"Suliote", the latter
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the first vessel to make the voyage from Maine to California in 1849. In November, 1824 he m. Susan Giles. Children were: 1. William H., b. Sept. 24, 1826; late editor of the "Republican Journal" of Belfast, Maine; d. Nov. 3, 1882. 2. Caroline, died; her twin sister, 3. Emeline, m. Dana Southwick, April 20, 1891. 4. Edwin P., lost from barque "Suliote" April 16, 1849 off Cape Horn. 5. Josiah 4th died young.
Mary S. Simpson, dau. of Josiah Jr., b. Aug. 13, 1802; m. Alexis Morrill who d. in 1873; Mrs. Morrill d. at Factory Point, Manchester, Vt., May 29, 1883. Children were: 1. Lucy, un- married. 2. Caroline M., m. Sept. 28, 1851; Franklin Johnson. Two children: Frank S., b. Feb. 14, 1854 and Ella M., b. Aug. 25, 1955. 4. Francis A., m. James Lingerwood, New York City, Oct. 12, 1852. Children: Thomas, b. Jan. 20, 1854; d. June 2, 1855. 4. Julia, m. Capt. George Wells of San Francisco, Cal., both lost at sea on a voyage from Bankok to San Francisco. 5. Abby A., m. Isaac B. Wilson of Manchester, Vt., Nov. 1855. Children: Frank Morrill, b. Oct. 24, 1858. 2. William S., b. 1860. 3. Mary Curtis, b. May 10, 1868.
Frank S., son of Franklin and Caroline M. (Morrill) John- son; m. Mary B. Williams in 1882; one son, Frank H., b. March 9, 1886. 2. Ella M., dau. of Franklin and Caroline M. Johnson, m. March 11, 1881, Commander Henry Glass, U.S.N., of Kentucky. One son, Frank Sullivan Glass, b. Feb. 6, 1889. Frank M., son of Isaac B. and Abby A. (Morrill) Wilson, m. Sept. 8, 1885, in San Francisco, Florence Waterhouse. One son, Carlton Wilson, b. June 19, 1886. 2. William S., son of Isaac B. and Abby A. (Morrill) Wilson, m. June 1887; Mary Clifford of Manchester, Vt. One dau. Mary S. Wilson, b. Nov. 6, 1890.
James Simpson, son of Josiah J., b. Feb. 29, 1804; m. in Boston, Dec. 20, 1832, Mary K. Smith. She died and he m. 2nd Lydia Warren, who d. April 20, 1890. He commenced to follow the sea when quite young with his father, and soon had com- mand of a vessel. He was first, master of the schooner "Poland" and barque, "Mary" of Castine, Maine, and afterwards of the brig, "Cynosure" of Boston, and also ships, "Lapland" and "Meriden" of Boston. His last vessel was the ship "Castine", of Castine, Maine, from which he died in 1858, on the passage
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from Europe to New Orleans, when near the mouth of the Mississippi River, and was buried at New Orleans; resided in Chelsea, Mass. Children by first wife were: 1. James Horace, b. May 17, 1834; d. Oct. 10, 1862. When quite young he went to sea with his father and was afterwards master of ship "Bos- tonian" of New Orleans, and subsequently of brig "Bird of the Wave" in the Haythen trade from Boston. In 1862 he died on the passage from Boston to New Orleans and buried there. He married Maggie - and resided in New Orleans. Children by second wife: 2. Warren Glover, b. March 4, 1839; died at sea, and was buried at Acapulco, Mexico. 3. John Sullivan, b. Jan. 8, 1842, died at sea and was buried two weeks out of China. 4. Alphonso, b. May 17, 1843. 5. Medora Janette, b. Nov. 7, 1847; resided in Chelsea, Mass. Eben B. Simpson, son of Josiah Jr., b. April 15, 1813; d. May 1, 1841; m. Maria Moore of Steuben, Me., about 1837. He was accidentally shot in 1841 Children were: 1. Mary M., died young. 2. Maria Louise, died young. 3. Eben, m. and resided in Boise City, Idaho. 4. Carrie, b. Dec. 1840; m. Robert Porter of Stoughton, Mass., March 28, 1888.
Susan Simpson, dau. of Paul, b. Dec. 24, 1806; d. Aug. 28, 1870; m. Feb. 27, 1842, Nahum Berry of Trenton, Maine. Chil- dren were: 1. Hannah A., b. April 30, 1844. 2. James E., b. May 19, 1846. 3. Alden S., b. Sept. 12, 1848.
Benjamin Simpson, son of Zebadiah, b. July 21, 1784; m. 1st Rebecca Jacobs; m. 2nd Lucy Jacobs; resided at Saco, Me. Children by first wife were: 1. Gilman. 2. Benjamin. 3. Henry. 4. Tristam. 5. John. 6. Lucy. 7. Ebenezer. 8. Sarah by 2nd wife.
Theophilus Simpson, son of Zebadiah, b. in Elliott, Me., Sept. 24, 1786; m. Abigail, dau. of Daniel Goodwin, Oct. 21, 1813; b. Jan. 8, 1787; d. Feb. 2, 1862. He d. Sept. 10, 1874. Resided in Elliott, til 1820; then moved to South Berwick. Their children were: 1. Betsy, b. March 26, 1814. 2. Rosanna, b. April 22, 1815; d. Dec. 30, 1816. 3. Daniel, b. April 20, 1817. 4. Sarah, b. April 14, 1818; m. William Stanley, Dec. 3, 1852. 5. John, b. Feb. 11, 1820. 6. Abigail, b. March 21, 1821. 7. Nancie, b. Sept. 11, 1822. 8. Olive, b. Nov. 30, 1824; d. Sept. 18, 1849. 9. Isabella, b.
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April 13, 1827. 10. Jackson, b. April 13, 1829; d. Jan. 26, 1834. 11. James, b. Jan. 7, 1831.
Edward Simpson, son of Zebadiah, b. Dec. 3, 1788; m. Abbie Staples, April 26, 1818; resided in Elliott, Me. Children were: 1. William, m. Sarah Shackley, Oct. 21, 1838; resided in Elliott, Me. Children were: 2. Lucy, m. Elliott Emery. 3. Samuel, In. Clarissa J. Hasleton, Sept. 8, 1856.
Joshua Simpson, son of Zebadiah, b. March 23, 1822; m. 2nd Hannah Linscott, March 10, 1841; resided in Elliott, Me. Chil- dren by 1st wife were four: 1. Mary E. 2. Wesley. 3. John. 4. Sarah. By 2nd wife were: 5. Wesley and 6. Albert.
John Simpson, son of Zebadiah, b. June 17, 1800; m. 1st Betsy, dau. of Nathan and Hannah Emery; 2nd wife, Abigail Simpson; resided in Elliott, Me. No children.
Theodosia Simpson, dau. of Zebadiah, b. May 12, 1802; m. Ebenezer Simpson; resided in Saco, Me. No children.
Jabez Simpson, son of Jabez, b. Nov. 2, 1803; m. Emily Simp- son, Feb. 1831. She was b. Oct. 25, 1812; resided in Sullivan. She died Nov. 20, 1888. Children were: Mary S., b. July 15, 1833; d. June 8, 1990. 2. Georgie L., b. March 26, 1835; d. Sept. 7, 1890. 3. Gilman, b. March 4, 1836; d. June 25, 1872 in California. 4. Juliette O., b. Jan. 18, 1844. 5. Henry J., b. April 13, 1846. 6. Eugene, b. Dec. 24, 1849.
George S. Simpson, son of Jabez, b. Aug. 2, 1810; m. Elizabeth Pangburn in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, March 28, 1837. Chil- dren were: 1. Martha Ann, b. April 3, 1838; d. Oct. 7, 1838. 2. Pruda, b. March 12, 1841; d. Dec. 20, 1845. 3. Olive Hill, b. Feb. 23, 1844; m. John McMillan, Nov. 27, 1866. 4. Mary Eliza, b. Jan. 31, 1846; m. John H. Calkins, Oct. 12, 1872. 5. George Freemont, b. Feb. 14, 1848; d. June 9, 1869. 6. Annie Lee, b. Aug. 23, 1860; m. Henry Petrie, Dec. 12, 1883.
Downing Simpson, son of Jabez, b. Feb. 23, 1819; d. March 6, 1885; m. Ellen Latham, June 23, 1851. She d. Oct. 1888. Children were: 1. Carrie, m. Nathaniel Durney; lived in Tucker, Cal .; two children. 2. Edgar, m. Sadie McFarland. 3. Fennel- son, b. Feb. 8, 1866. 4. Harry L., b. Aug. 16, 1873.
Caroline H. Simpson, dau. of Jabez, b. Sept. 11, 1824; d. Oct. 15, 1850.
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Prudence Simpson, dau. of Jabez, b. July 30, 1827; m. Thomas B. Hill, b. Sept. 1, 1824; son of Nahum and Hannah (Wooster) Hill; d. Aug. 7, 1893. Thomas B. Hill, master of the schooner "Morancy" sailed from Sullivan. Children were: 1. Elwood W., b. March 30, 1856; m. Letitia E., dau. of Fred B. and Cora Joy of Winter Harbor, two children: Walters Hill m. Sylvia Lea- land of Bar Harbor. 2. Lydia Hill m. Clifford Richardson. Two sons. 2. George S. Hill son of Thomas, b. June 15, 1859; m. Emma Craigan; resided in Caldwell, Kansas. 3. Ernest H., b. April 7, 1861; m. Alice Phemer; resided in Ship Harbor, N. S .; one child. 4. Arthur T., b. Jan. 28, 1863; d. Feb. 22, 1843. He was for many years merchant in a country store. He was also postmaster several years. He was a civil engineer and was authority on many of the boundary lines in the town. Always interested in the Union church, and served as trustee of Simpson cemetery, also served as selectman in 1894-1895. 5. Helen C. Hill, b. June 2, 1869; assisted in the "general store".
Gilbert E. Simpson, b. Aug. 19, 1831; m. Amanda Stevens of Steuben, one son, Wilton H. Simpson, b. April 27, 1857; m. Elizabeth Wooster, Dec. 1888.
Eugene Simpson, son of Jabez and Emily (Simpson) Simp- son, b. Dec. 24, 1849; m. Abbie (Adams) Prescott of Cherry- field, Maine; resided in Boston for a time, returned to Sullivan and had a general store at Sullivan Harbor. Their son, Philip Eugene Adams Simpson, m. Nettie Pennell. Their children: Priscilla Adams. 2. Anne Pennell, and 3. Philip Alden Simpson. Philip A. Simpson, m. Margaret Mccullough. Two children: Bonnie and Jon Simpson.
Paul Simpson, Jr., son of Paul, b. Aug. 16, 1809; d. Aug. 8, 1849; m. June 2, 1839, Hannah T. Dyer. Children were: 1. Lizzie H., b. June 2, 1840. 2. Georgie E., b. April 16, 1842; m. Stanislaus Wilson on Jan. 29, 1875. 3. Helen M., b. May 2, 1844. 4. Susan F., b. April 18, 1846. 5. Charles P., b. Sept. 19, 1848.
Ebenezer Simpson, son of Benjamin, b. May 20, 1791; m. 1st Lucy, dau. of Zebadiah Simpson, Feb. 5, 1829; m. 2nd Theodoria Simpson, (sister to first wife), Oct. 8, 1833. No chil- dren; resided at York, Maine.
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Henry Simpson, son of Zebadiah, b. Feb. 12, 1782; m. Eunice Thompson, certificate granted Aug. 8, 1810; resided at York, Maine. Children were: 1. Almira. 2. Rufus. 3. Charlel H. Chil- dren by marriage (Alfred C., Mary E., William H. and Frank E.) 4. Catherine. 5. Frank. 6. Olive. 7. Eliza.
Benjamin Simpson, son of Zebadiah, b. July 21, 1784; m. 1st Rebecca Jacobs; 2nd Lucy Jacobs; resided at Saco, Maine. Children by first wife were: 1. Gilman. 2. Benjamin. 3. Henry. 4. Tristam. 5. John. 6. Lucy. 7. Ebenezer. Children by 2nd wife were: 8. Sarah.
Theophilus Simpson, son of Zebadiah, b. in Elliott, Maine, Sept. 24, 1786; m. Abigail, dau. of Daniel Goodwin, Oct. 21, 1813. She was born Jan. 8, 1787; d. Feb. 2, 1862. He d. Sept. 10, 1874. Resided in Elliott, till 1820, then removed to South Berwick. Children were: 1. Betsy. 2. Rosanna, b. April 22, 1815; d. Dec. 30, 1816. 3. Daniel, b. April 20, 1817. 4. Sarah, b. April 14, 1818. 5. John, b. Feb. 11, 1820. 6. Abigail, b. March 21, 1821. 7. Nancie, b. Sept. 11, 1822. 8. Olive, b. Nov. 30, 1824; d. Sept. 18, 1849. 9. Isabella, b. April 13, 1827; unmarried. 10. Jackson, b. April 13, 1829; d. Jan. 25, 1834. 11. James, b. Jan. 7, 1831; d. May 15, 1868. 4. Sarah, m. Dec. 4, 1852, William F. Stanley.
Rebecca S. Hill, dau. of Samuel and Mariam (Simpson) Hill, b. Dec. 28, 1800; m. A. B. Perry; resided in Boston. Chil- dren were: 1. Caroline S. Perry, b. Dec. 24, 1827; d. May 1, 1881. 2. Martha A., b. Oct. 8, 1830. 3. Mary 3., b. Feb. 12, 1832; m. J. G. Mosiey; resided in Boston. Two children. 4. Oliver H., b. April 1836; m. Amanda Gilman; resided in Bos- ton. Three children.
Samuel Hill, son of Samuel and Mariam (Simpson) Hill, m. Sarah A. Emery, Sept. 2, 1841; children were: 1. Edward L. Hill, b. April 22, 1843; d. Dec. 21, 1843. 2. Montgomery, b. Sept. 21, 1845; m. Eliza Merchant; resided in Providence, R. I. 3. Olin, b. June 18, 1848; m. Mary Pierce; resided in Provi- dence, R. I. One child, Mary Cameron Hill.
Olive Hill, dau. of Enoch and Olive (Simpson) Hill; m. May 24, 1848; Joshua B. Johnson, d. Feb. 17, 1859. Children were: 1. Enoch Johnson, b. March 19, 1851; d. July 11, 1879, in Aus-
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tralia; master of barque "Columbia" of San Francisco. He built a beautiful small ship, while on the voyage which was sent to his father Joshua B. Johnson after his death.
Thomas Langdon Hill, son of Enoch and Mariam (Simpson) Hill, b. July 12, 1807 ; m. Eliza Chilcott. No children.
Mariam Hill, dau. of Enoch and Mariam (Simpson) Hill; m. Capt. Isaiah Wooster. No children.
Harriet M. Simpson, dau. of Joseph, b. June 4, 1822; m. Wil- liam Seavey, June, 1846. She d. 1859. They had eight children, five of whom died.
Joseph J. Simpson, son of Joseph, b. May 17, 1824; m. Mar- tha Liscomb, Nov. 4, 1852; resided in East Boston. Children were: 1: Jennie Olive, b. July 5, 1854; 2. Ida F., b. Oct. 20, 1856; m. Albert M. Jacobs, Oct. 2, 1886.
Caroline Simpson, dau. of Joseph, b. April 12, 1831; m. George Donnell.
Lydia P. Simpson, dau. of James, b. April 30, 1819; m. Luther Haven, b. Oct. 7, 1820. Children were: 1. George, b. Oct. 27, 1844; m. Hattie C. Hacket. Two children were: Lillian and Albert L. Hacket. 2. Sarah L., b. Sept. 30, 1846; m. Alpheus Wooster. 3. Abbie M., b. July 24, 1849; d. Sept. 25, 1849. 4. Emma A., b. May 23, 1853; d. Oct. 30, 1873; m. I. N. Smith Jan. 7, 1873. 5. Charles L., b. April 19, 1856; d. July 5, 1889; m. Sophia Wood, Dec. 28, 1878.
Ozias B. Simpson, son of James, b. June 1, 1828; m. May, 1858; Caroline F. Crabtree, who was b. May 27, 1837; resided in Centerville, California. Children were: 1. Cora A., b. Sept. 25, 1859; m. Charles Van Dyke, Oct. 1886; one child. 2. Elmer P., b. Oct. 14, 1861; d. June 25, 1868. 3. Augustus J., b. Oct. 1, 1863. 4. Carrie M., b. May 6, 1870. 5. Emma A., b. Nov. 25, 1873.
Sarah M. Simpson, dau. of James, b. Nov. 27, 1831; m. Calvin Hodgkins, d. April, 1884; he d. Feb. 12, 1870. Children were: 1. Abbie, b. April 13, 1854; d. April 13, 1880. 2. Agnes, b. May 23, 1858; m. Fred Ricker. 3. Allen, b. Dec. 15, 1864; d. Jan. 26, 1870. 4. Georgie, b. April 3, 1868.
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1. Sarah N. Bridgham, dau. of Roland and Jane (Simpson) Bridgham, b. June 21, 1837; m. Capt. Samuel Stevens in 1866. He died in 1869, at Calais; master of ship "Charles Davenport" of Bath, Maine. Children were: Fred J., b. May 6, 1867.
2. Fred W. Bridgham, son of Roland and Jane (Simpson) Bridgham, b. March 3, 1845; m. Sarah Hooke, Nov. 26, 1872. Children were: 1. Josephine, m. July 26, 1874; 4. Charles S., b. April 16, 1887; 2. Thomas, b. May 26, 1885; 3. Fred, b. Sept. 25, 1886.
3. Ella A. Bridgham, dau. of Roland and Jane (Simpson) Bridgham, b. Oct. 20, 1847; m. June 9, 1885, to James Meynell. Children: Harry, b. March 26, 1886.
Harry Meynell, b. March 26, 1886, married 1912 Jessie Su- zanne Holder, dau. of Capt. Robert Fames and Elizabeth Kitch- ing Holder of New Brunswick, Canada. They met while Jessie Suzanne was taking vocal lessons in Cambridge. Her grand- father was a united empire loyalist, and given extensive grants of land by King George III. They have two daughters: Ruth and Ella Elizabeth.
Ella Elizabeth was b. in 1915, at New West Minster, British Columbia. She m. Col. Kenneth B. Hills in 1941. Early in World War II Coll. Hills joined the Canadian Air Force, but after the United States declared war he transferred to the American Air Force. They reside in Washington, D. C. Have three children: Kenneth Bruce, Hollis Holder and Suzanne Elizabeth.
Ruth, b. 1917 in Moncton, New Brunswick, m. Dennis Vibert in 1943, he was a native of Jersey Channel Islands, escaped to England when the Islands were seized by the Germans. Trained and served in the Royal Air Force. Came to Montreal, Canada, in 1946. Settled in Sullivan in 1947.
Article taken from the Bangor Daily News, Nov. 20, 1951, written by Joseph Cobb.
A young Channel Islander whose escape from the Nazis in the early days of World War II reads like a tale from fiction, has settled down in this coastal community and is fast becom- ing a "native."
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ONCE GREW TOMATOES
He is Dennis Vibert, once a grower of tomatoes on a Jersey Island farm, but now a maker of fine pottery items for the brisk demand of Maine's summer visitors and stores throughout the Northeast.
The sequence of events that brought the mustached potter to West Sullivan began a dozen years ago this month on Jersey, one of the scenic bits of sea surrounded land where the British Channel meets the Atlantic Ocean.
It had been occupied by the Germans shortly after the fall of France and Dennis Vibert was forced to remain at his work, the products of which now went to Germany instead of the market of London. Although the occupying army of 7,000 men showed more consideration than was accorded residents of other Nazi- held areas, the intense, black browed farmer chafed to get into the war against them.
But all of the wharves and boats were guarded closely by the conquerors, and it was several months before Vibert saw his chance to escape.
It came late one night when the vigil of the harbor guards relaxed ever so little, and Vibert slipped into a row-boat and cast off for England. The voyage would have been difficult enough without the added hazard of high winds which whipped the treacherous channel to a series of shattering waves. Vibert heaved on his oars to meet them, rowing until his hands were raw, and then slumped to the boat's bottom exhausted.
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