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Under the succeeding brief sway of Edward Godfrey he was a member of the General Court, and held the first military ap- pointment with the title of Major. He was one of four magis- trates holding a General Court at Saco, Oct. 21, 1645. In 1650, he took an active part in the petition of the Fishermen of the Province, relating to certain of their rights. When Massachu- setts extended her jurisdiction in 1652 over the western part of the Province, he was selected with the right trusty Mr. Edward Godfrey, Mr. Edward Johnson and Mr. Edward Rishworth; Commissions to hold County Courts, attend execution of justice, commission military officers and perform the other services of a responsible nature. On the 29th of June, 1654 he was chosen and sworn as Treasurer of the County and continued in that office a number of years and held other offices of trust. He was an active business man ever promoting the welfare of his County and State. Closing this life of usefulness he d. about March 30, in 1663.
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The Preble Coat of Arms
"He beareth gules, on a pale or, between four lion's heads, erassed, argent, three diamond sable, by the name of Preble, and was confirmed by William Norroy, on the 20th of Oct. 1585, and the 27th year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, to George Preble, of the City of York, Esquire, one of the Queen's Justices of the Peace, within the East Riding of the County of York. A man well born and descendent of worthy progenitors.
Children of Abraham and Judith (Tilden) Preble:
1. Abraham Jr., b. 1642; m. Hannah Kelley, 1685, b. Oct. 14, 1704. 2. Rachel, b. 1643; m. Joseph Carline, March 28, 1659. 3. Joseph, m. and had son Joseph, b. 1691. 4. Stephen, m. Rachel, dau. of John Main, d. in 1696. His widow m. Joseph Carlisle in 1697. 5. Nathaniel, b. 1648. No record of wife. 6. John, m.
Hannah . She d. Aug. 19, 1695. 7. Benjamin, m. Mary ----; d. March 25, 1732. 8. Sarah, m. Henry Combs; d. Oct. 25, 1724. 9. Mary, d. unmarried.
The Tilden Coat of Arms
Arms-Azure, a saltire ermine, between four pheons or Crest -A battle axe erect tuined with a serpent proper, Motto- "Truth and Liberty."
Judge Tilden, the common ancestor on the maternal side of all the Preble's in America, was descended from a family of great antiquity. Burke in his "Landed Gentry" under the head of "Tylden of Milsted" says: The family of Tylden, one of great antiquity, has been seated in Kent for several centuries. Of three distinct branches into which it separated, the eldest became possessed of Milsted in that County. The second removed into Sussex, and one of its members emigrating, founded the num- erous Tilden's of America while the younger branch settled at Ifield. So far back as Edward III, we find William Tilden pay- ing aid for land in Kent, when Edward the Black Prince was knighted.
Abraham Preble Jr., b. 1642; m. Hannah Kelley 1685, who d. May 9, 1751. He d. Oct. 4, 1714. He was Register of Deeds for the County of York. He took a very prominent and active part in the public affairs of the Province. In 1692, York was destroyed
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by the Indians and only four garrison houses were left standing, having made a successful resistance. One of these was the house of Abraham Preble. In 1702, he and three others were appointed Judges of the Judicial Court of the County of York or Province of Maine. He was Captain of the Town or chief commander of all the military force in it. His original commission as Judge, on parchment, 1868 was in the possession of his descendent Wm. P. Preble Esq. of Portland, Maine.
At the date of his death Abraham Preble Jr., is said to have held thirteen offices. Of the headstone over his grave, in the old burial place at York is inscribed: "This is fixed at the head of Abraham Preble Esq., Deacon of the Church, Captain of the Town, and one of the Judges in the County of York and univer- scially faithfull to the death, who deceased October 4th, 1714, age 72."
Their children: 1. Mary, b. June 8, 1686, m. her cousin Abraham, son of Nathaniel Preble. 2. Abraham 3rd, b. Aug. 21, 1687; d. unmarried. 3. Caleb, b. July 7, 1689; m. Jemima - 1719; d. Jan. 7, 1734. He d. Jan. 8, 1780. Children of Caleb: 1. Hannah, b. Jan. 1720. 2. Paul, b. March 7, 1722. 3&4. David and Lydia (twins) b. July 8, 1724. 5. Hepsibah, b. Nov. 17, 1726. 6. Caleb, b. Feb. 25, 1728. 7. Lydia, b. Jan. 4, 1731. 8. Abraham 4th, b. Aug. 22, 1733. 9. Jemima, b. July 5, 1734. Paul was killed at the battle of Mommouth. Abraham and David, sons of Paul, b. 1758, served in the Revolutionary War. His grandson John, the son of Caleb lived in Camden, Maine. Other children of Abraham and Hannah (Kelley) Preble were 4. Hepzibah, b. March 28, 1691. 5. Mariam, b. June 14, 1792. 6. Jonathan, b. April 11, 1695. 7. Ebenezer, b. March 26, 1698. 8. Samuel, b. April 19, 1699; m. Sarah Muchmore, of the Isle of Shoals, 1725. He d. March 22, 1746. Their children were:
1. Samuel Jr., b. Oct. 7, 1726. 2. Joseph, b. no date. 3. Hep- zibah, b. Aug. 31, 1739. 4. Sarah, b. no date. 5. Esaias, b. April 26, 1742; m. Lydia, dau. of Edward Ingraham Esq., 1766; by whom he had fifteen children, nine of whom married and had families. In 1775, Esaias was captain of a company of minute men at Cambridge, afterwards member of the convention which ratified the Constitution of the United States. Again a Repre-
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sentative of the town in the State Legislature and also a select- man, and Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Militia several years. The descendents of Col. Easias are widely scattered in Chicago, Ill., East Boston, Mass., York, Portland, Portsmouth, N. H. and Mount Desert, Maine and in the eastern part of that state. John Preble, b. 1767, came to Sullivan when but a youth and found a home with a family at Morancy. Oct. 21, 1797 he m. Doris Millens. Their son, George, m. Jan. 1, 1837, Harriet Martin. He lived near Morancy Pond. Their five children were: Eben, and John, twins; Emerson, Pruda, and Ellen, a school teacher. John was drowned in Morancy pond when young. Eben m. Mrs. Josephine (Tucker) Freeman who had two young children:, Julia and George Freeman. Julia m. Harvey E. Thomas. George I. Freeman m. Evelyn Urquhart. Emerson, Pruda and Ellen un- married remained on the farm. In 1788 they had a young boy to live with them, Carroll Clark, of Steuben, whose parents had died leaving four young sons of which he was the oldest; b. 1878. He was well cared for and educated. He attended Bucks- port Seminary and later m. Eathel Woods of Northport where he resided thereafter. They had one son, Ray Clark. When Emerson, Pruda and Ellen died the property was left to Carroll Clark. He died later before receiving any benefit from the farm, so it was left to his son, Ray, who later sold the property.
After his marriage John Preble purchased land and built a house on the Jabez Simpson lot which was afterward known as the William Lord property, it later is owned by George and Margaret Caldwell. The younger son of John Preble, Franklin Preble m. July 19, 1852, Margarett Sprague of Rockland, Me. He built what was later the Marcus M. Urann house. There are other marriages of the Preble's, no doubt several of John Preble family but not sure which. John Preble died July 27, 1858, age 91 years, he lived a strict temperate life and enjoyed good health till within a short time of his death.
Franklin Preble's son, Hiram Preble m. Lenora E. Merchant. Their 11 children were: Frank A. 2. Maria E., m. Carlton Ash. 3. John W., m. Helen Eaton of Lamoine; had 10 children: 1. John Jr. 2. Nellie, 3. Francis. 4. Lydia. 5. Frank. 6. Barbara. 7. Milton. 8. Dorothy. 9. Norman. 10. Margaret. 4. Nellie O.,
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dau. of Hiram, m. Clarence Martin. 5. Elfred E., m. Mrs. Ruth Sargent. 6. Alvah H., m. Mrs. Lizzie (Burns) Marcho. 7. Mary A., m. Geo. E. Andrews. 8. Nora A., m. J. A. Andrews. 9. Myra M., m. Fremont Hodgkins. 10. Henry S., and 11. Oscar E. Preble.
Hon. William Pitt Preble, 11th child and 4th son of Col. Esaias and Lydia (Ingraham) Preble; grandson of Samuel and Sarah (Muchmore) Preble, and great-grandson of Abraham and Hannah (Kelley) Preble was b. in Scotland Parish, in the town of York, York County, Me., Nov. 27, 1783, and d. at his resi- dence on State St., Portland, Oct. 11, 1857. He was fitted for college by the Rev. Rosewell Messenger, for many years the blind preacher, and entering Harvard college in 1802, grad- uated in 1806. He was distinguished in college for his success in mathematics and for his power of argumentation. He was elect- ed tutor at Harvard in 1809 and while tutor m. Miss Nancy Gale Tucker. Soon after he commenced the practice of law. He soon removed to Alfred. In 1813 he was appointed U. S. Dis- trict Attorney for Maine. He was a leading advocate of the separation of Maine from Massachusetts and was a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1819. In 1820 he was ap- pointed one of the Supreme Court, at the organization of the State Government and resigned the office of U. S. district Attor- ney. He was the 5th Judge of the name of Preble who occupied the bench within the precincts of Maine.
In 1844 Judge Preble was called upon to assist in urging the importance of railroad connection with Montreal, and when his concurrence in the scheme was known it gave to it the con- fidence of the public, and a very large share of it is due to him for its success. His mission to Montreal in the winter of 1845, with other gentlemen, was one of the chief means of securing the concurrent action on the part of the people and the govern- ment of Canada; and his labors were equally efficient and valu- able in 1847 in securing from the Governor General a decision in favor of a medium board gauge. Judge Preble was the first president of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence railroad, but declin- ing a reelection in 1848, he was tendered a pass for life to Mon- treal. His address to the citizens of Montreal in 1845, his letter
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to Sir William E. Gladstone in 1846 and his memorial to the Governor General of Canada in 1847, may be fairly compared with the ablest state papers of any of his contemporaries. In 1820 Judge Preble was chosen one of the Trustees of Bowdoin College, a duty which he continued to perform until 1842 when he re- signed the trust. In 1829, that college bestowed upon him the honorary degree of L. L. D.
Judge Preble m. 1st Nancy Gale Tucker. They had 4 children : 1. Mariana, b. July 30, 1812. 2. William, b. 1814. 3. Nancy T. 4. William Pitt Jr., b. April 19, 1819. She d. Oct. 17, 1849. He m. 2nd Sarah Forsaith. No issue. Rachel Preble oldest dau. of Abraham and Judith (Tilden) Preble, b. 1643, m. Joseph Car- line, March 28, 1659. No children.
Joseph Preble 3rd child and 2nd son of Abraham and Judith (Tilden) Preble resided in York. There is no record of the date of his birth, marriage or death. But he had a son, Joseph, who was b. in 1691; m. 1st Berthiah Payne, who d. May 19, 1724; m. 2nd Anna Payne who d. Nov. 11, 1735; dau. of Thomas Payne of Newcastle. He d. April 25, 1732. Children by his first wife: 1. Hannah, b. Sept. 2, 1714. 2. Mary, b. March 1, 1716. 3. Nehe- miah, b. March 6, 1718. 4. Elibeth, b. Dec. 23, 1719. 5. Bethiah, b. Feb. 8, 1723. Children by 2nd wife Anna Preble: 6. Mariam, b. Dec. 21, 1726. 7. Joseph, b. April 10, 1728. 8. Anna, b. Jan. 15, 1730. 9. Timothy, b. June 18, 1732. Of all these Nehemiah was the only son who arrived at maturity. He m. Sarah Howard of Marblehead, Dec. 28, 1739. No record of his having had children. The dau's. m. but there are no living descendents of Joseph Preble of the name of Preble, and his line may be said to be run out.
Stephen Preble, third son and fourth child of Abraham and Judith (Tilden) Preble b. 1646; d. about 1696; m. Rachel, dau. of John Main. Children were: 1. Rachel, b. Feb. 28, 1688; m. Nathaniel Preble Jr. 2. Jemima, b. March 6, 1691; m. Eleazer Rhodes, of Dorchester, Mass. 3. Stephen, b. Jan. 15, 1693; m. Hannah Weare of York. Their children were: 1. Stephen Jr., d. young. 2. Hannah. 3. Lydia. 4. Stephen. 5. Peter. Of these Peter, known as "Preble of Longsands" was the only one who married
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and continued the name of his descendents. Peter m. Abigail Pettee, Aug. 25, 1770; and had 8 children.
Nathaniel Preble, fourth son of Abraham and Judith (Tilden) Preble, was born and baptized in the Second Church, in Scituate 1648, while his mother was on a visit to her relatives there. He was a farmer, and but little else is known concerning him. He was married when 23 or 24 years of age, but his wife's name and date of their marriage, nor is the date of his death known. His children were: 1. Abraham, b. 1673. 2. Nathaniel, and 3. John. 1. Abraham, son of Nathaniel, b. 1673, after the death of his uncle "the great" Abraham in 1714, whose dau., Mary, was his fourth wife) he succeeded to his uncle's influence and honors, as is shown by the inscription on the headstone over his grave in York. "Here lies buried ye body of Abraham Preble Esq., and Capt. in ye town and judge in ye County of York, he served his county in other various posts and ye time of his death, which was on March 14, 1723, in ye 50th year of his age, he sustained no less than nine offices of honor and trust for the town, county and province. There is extant no regular record of the choice of town officers for York until 1701, when Abraham Preble was Town Clerk. The whole of page 469, Vol. 1, of the York records is filled with marriages by Abraham Preble, recorded in his hand writing. He was four times married. His first wife's name is not known. He m. 2nd Mary, dau. of Samuel Bragdon of York, by whom he had: 1. Mary, b. Feb. 17, 1695; m. Joseph Plaisted, 1724. 2. Hannah, b. May 13, 1697. His third wife was Sussana, dau. of John Sayward of York, by whom he had 3. Edward (known as Capt. Edward) b. Aug. 23, 1702; m. Hannah, dau. of Lieut. D. Simpson. 4. Nathaniel, b. April 8, 1704, who "scald- ed to death" by his fourth wife whose name is not given. Other children were 5. Mary. 6. Sussana, d. 7. Humility. 8. William. 9. Susana 2nd. 10. Paul, d. an infant. 11. Paul 2nd. 12. Hepzibah. 13. Joseph. 14. Ebenezer. 15. Abraham, d. an infant. Of the 15 children of Abraham, "Capt. Edward" his son by Sussana his third wife, was the only male who arrived to man's estate. He m. and had children to carry on the family name of Nathaniel Preble. 1. Nathaniel, b. Jan. 3, 1724; m. April 23, 1748, Sarah Bragdon. 2. Edward, b. Feb. 5, 1726; m. Joanna King, Feb. 13,
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1767. 3. Ebenezer, b. June 11, 1728; m. Martha Moulton, Nov. 7, 1752. 4. Sussana, b. Jan. 17, 1730. 5. Abraham, b. Sept. 18, 1733; d. in infancy. 6. Abraham 2nd, b. Jan. 14, 1739; m. Abi- gail Gilman, Sept. 10, 1756.
Nathaniel Preble, son of Capt. Edward, b. 1724; and who removed to Sullivan in 1762; left nine children. He was Con- stable in 1794; m. April 23, 1748, Sarah Bragdon. Their chil- dren: 1. Mary. 2. John. 3. Nathaniel, d. unmarried. 4. Sarah, d. unmarried. 5. Samuel C. 6. Hannah, d. unmarried. 7. Susan. 8. Lucy. 9. Mariam. 2. John, son of Nathaniel, b. 1767; d. July 8, 1806; m. Lydia Ingolls, b. 1766; d. April 10, 1828; John Preble Town Clerk, Sullivan 1794. Children were: 1. Debby, b. 1793; d. June 8, 1817. 2. John Preble Jr. 1794; d. at sea, Aug. 30, 1830. 3. Nathaniel, b. 1796; d. Dec. 5, 1857. 4. Charles N., b. 1803; m. (1) Nancy Bancroft; m. (2) Abigail Scammons. Their son John S. Preble, b. 1843; d. 1858. This family buried in Simp- son Cemetery, Sullivan.
5. Samuel C., b. April 3, 1766; d. Sept. 3, 1829; m. 1786, Tabitha, dau. of Benjamin Preble, b. April 23, 1766; d. June 13, 1842, Sullivan. Children were: 1. Sophia, b. Oct. 1, 1787. 2. Hannah, b. March 10, 1790. 3. Rufus, b. Jan. 21, 1792; d. May 24, 1853, Sullivan. 4. Samuel Jr., b. June 21, 1794. 5. Benjamin, b. Dec. 17, 1797. 6. Clarissa, b. Nov. 6, 1800; m. June 28, 1828, Henry, son of Samuel Bean, b. 1792. 7. Theodore, b. Nov. 8, 1803. 8. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 28, 1806; m. Dec. 4, 1834, Mahala, dau. of Stephen Johnson. 10. Nathaniel, b. June 2, 1811. 7. Susan, dau. of Nathaniel Preble; m. John Hammond. 8. Lucy, dau. of Nathaniel Preble, m. H. Bean. 9. Mariam, dau. of Nathaniel Preble, m. May 20, 1793, Wylie Hall Sr.
Ebenezer, son of Capt. Edward and brother of Nathaniel, b. June 11, 1728; m. Nov. 7, 1752, Martha Moulton, had six chil- dren: 1. Edward. 2. Abraham. 3. Jedidiah, m. Mary Hatter. 4. Nathaniel. 5. Hannah, m. Elijah Bean. 6. Olive, m. William Ingolls Sr. Jedidiah Jr., son of Jedidiah and Mary (Hatter) Preble was a very eminent Preble. He owned his own wharf, built ships and made a fortune as a trader. Brigadier Jedidiah was commander at Fort Pownal on the Penobscot in 1795; and thereafter always wore a scarlet coat and laced hat, which before
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the Revolution marked the privileged class. His reputation as a soldier grew fast; and in the Revolution he was offered command of the Continental Army. He had to refuse because of gout, which complaint caused his feet to grow bigger than his shoes; and so George Washington got the job.
John Preble, 6th child of Abraham and Judith (Tilden) Preble, b. 1650; d. in 1695; m. Hannah -. They had one dau., Hannah who m. Col. Donnell. The name of Preble was not continued in his line.
Benjamin Preble 7th child of Abraham and Judith Preble, b. 1657; m. Mary, dau. of Thomas Baston of York; Benjamin d. March 20, 1732. Their children were: 1. John. 2. Judah. 3. Hannah. 4. Judith. 5. Abigail. 6. Jedidiah. 1. Judah, d. 2. John, b. Nov. 26, 1699; m. Dec. 24, 1724, Hannah Young. 3. Hannah, b. 1701; m. Roland Young. Their dau., Hannah Young 2nd m. John Johnson, son of Samuel Johnson. They removed to Sulli- van in 1799. (see Johnson family). 4. Judith, b. 1703; m. 1734, Samuel Goodwin. 5. Abigail, b. 1705. 6. Jedidiah, b. 1707; m. 1st Martha Judkins ; m. 2nd Mehitable Bangs.
Sarsh, 8th child of Abraham and Judith Preble, b. 1659; m. Henry Combs, d. 1724. Mary 9th child of Abraham and Judith Preble, d. unmarried.
THE JOHNSON FAMILY
Sullivan Branch that came from York, Maine
(1) Edward Johnson "Gent" b. 1595, settled in 1638, with the Rev. John Wheelwright and other English pioneers, at the place, now known as Exeter, N. H. That settlement was a failure at first, and in 1640, we find him in York, Maine, then part of the Massachusetts Bay colony. When Massachusetts extended her jurisdiction in 1652, Edward Johnson with four others took an active part in the partition of the fishermen of the Province re- lating to certain of their parts. His wife Priscilla, b. in 1617, was still living in the year 1699.
ยท (2) Samuel, their son, was known to have d. before 1721. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Philip Adams of York, one of the early settlers. She d. March 12, 1728. Their children: Sarah, b. 1695.
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Samuel, b. 1697-8. Keziah, b. 1700. Hannah, b. 1705. Benjamin, b. 1707-8.
(3) Samuel Johnson Jr., b. Feb. 20, 1697-8 at York, m. Sarah Barrell, b. Dec. 24, 1697, dau. of John and Hannah (Preble) Barrell, d. March 15, 1723. Their children: Elizabeth, b. 1724. Samuel, b. 1726. John, b. 1728. Hannah, b. 1732. Humility, b. 1735.
(4) John Johnson, b. April 30, 1728; d. Dec. 14, 1799, in Sullivan. He m. at York, Jan. 24, 1754, Hannah, dau. of Roland and Hannah (Preble) Young. Hannah Preble was the dau. of Roland and Mary (Boston) Preble. Children of John and Hannah (Young) Johnson were: John Jr., b. 1754. Elizabeth, b. 1757. Samuel, b. Aug. 8, 1759, all b. in York, Maine. Thus before their removal to Sullivan, the family of John Johnson had lines of descent from three of the six sons of the first Prebles in America. V.I.Z. Nathanial, Stephen and Benjamin. After their removal to Sullivan they had five children born to them: Millie, Lucy, Benjamin, Stephen and Nathanial.
(5) Millie, m. Nov. 2, 1794, John White. He was granted 100 acres of land by John Cobb Esq. Lot No. 14, on the Eastern side of Waukeag Neck, where he erected a house. Their children were: John Jr., Nathan, Asa, Rachel and Hannah.
(5) Lucy, m. June 10, 1793, Nathanial, son of Thomas Ash, for whom Ashes' Point was named. Nathanial Ash was one of the trustees who helped to build the Union Church at East Sulli- van. Their children were: Nathanial Jr., William, Mariam, Susan, Lucy and Betsy. Mariam Ash m. Wylie Hall. Susan Ash m. Isaiah Hall and Betsy m. Abial Pettee of Unionville, Maine. (5) Benjamin, son of John and Hannah Young Johnson, m. May 9, 1793, Eleanor, dau. of Thomas Ash of Gouldsboro, or Ashes' Point. Benjamin Johnson appears in the town records of Sullivan as a committee to lay out a road from Morancy to the County road. He was surveying roads in 1812. He was granted land at East Sullivan, 100 acres, Lot No. 32. Their children were: Abigail and Samuel. Abigail m. Nov. 10, 1823, David Springer of Franklin. (6) Samuel m. Oct. 28, 1822, Abigail Springer of Franklin. She d. Feb. 19, 1862. There children were: Benjamin, Jacob and Sylvester.
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(7) Benjamin Johnson, sailed 1854, in the Schooner "D. C. Brooks" for Wilmington, N. C. Dec. 20, 1854, he d. on board, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1855 of yellow fever at Port au Prince (see diary of John C. Stover).
(7) Jacob Springer Johnson, b. March 8, 1825; m. Betsy Emeline Rodick of Bar Harbor. Their children: Jennie, Ben- jamin, Mary, Lester and Martha. (8) Jennie, m. Henry W., son of Nathanial Jr. and Harriet (Wood) Noyes, b. May 23, 1850; d. June 3, 1887. They had one dau., Jennie, who d. at age 14 years. Her mother d. at her birth. (8) Benjamin Johnson, b. 1854; d. 1930; m. Hannah Mayo, b. 1854; d. May 5, 1934. She d. at the home of George Wilkinson, Prospect Harbor, where she was employed. They had one son, Clarence Johnson, who m. Charlotte Walton. Their children: Eleanor, Mary, Pauline, Ruby, Willis and Hilda. Eleanor d. in her late teens. Mary m. Dante R. Forni, they reside in Hancock. Pauline, unmarried, d. 1951. Ruby m. Gerald Turner. They have one son, Gerald Willis. Willis Johnson served in World War II. He was sta- tioned in England and was in the invasion of France. Marching on with the troops to Germany. Hilda m. in 1946 Herbert Carter of Milbridge. Later divorced and m. 1952, Harry Day of Ellsworth. (8) Mary Johnson, m. Clarence Hooper of Frank- lin. (8) Lester Johnson, b. 1869; d. 1930, was b. deaf and dumb. He was a friend to the neighborhood and always ready with a helping hand. (8) Martha, m. 1st Alfred Hackett, a veteran of the Civil War. They resided in the old homestead, she reared her niece, Jennie, who was the dau. of her sister, Jennie Noyes until she d. in girlhood. She m. 2nd Forest, son of John and Caroline (Yeaton) Dunbar, b. Dec. 13, 1861. They had one dau. Jennie, b. March 19, 1908. She m. Irving Gordon of West Sullivan, b. Sept. 14, 1898; d. April 19, 1947. Their children: Mariam, Howard and Russell. Jennie Dunbar m. 2nd Joseph Urann, son of Harry and Eleanor (Huckins) Urann of East Sullivan.
(7) Sylvester, sailed with his older brother, Benjamin, in the schooner "D. C. Brooks." He was ill with yellow fever, but was able to return home. Sylvester Johnson, m. Dec. 14, 1856, Susan Butler. Their children were: Augustus, d. when a young
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man. Willet, m. Miss Lindsey, later separated. Winthrop, d. July 14, 1885, age 19 years. Ruel Johnson b. April 1873; m. Annie Laura, dau. of Peter and Laura Butler; b. Nov. 12, 1871 in Minnesota. They had three sons: Seth, Henry and Justin. Seth Allen Johnson, b. Feb. 13, 1891; m. Kathleen Proctor of Lincolnville, Maine. They have one dau., Glenna, a graduate of the University of Maine, m. Donald Smith also a graduate of U. of M. They live on a large farm in Eastern Maine and do extensive farming. They have two children: Steven and Byron Smith. Henry Johnson, b. March 3, 1894, m. Viola Thompson of Brooks, Maine. Henry is a carpenter, and works in the ship yard in Boston, Mass.
Justin Oley Johnson, b. Sept. 3, 1896, served in World War I. He m. Ethel, dau. of Howard and Emma Hodgkins of Hancock. He taught school at Good Will Farm at Hinckley, Maine for 6 or 7 years, while there his 5 children were born: Justin Oley Jr., Howard Raymond, Augusta Marie, Clayton Edward and Robert Malcolm. He then moved to Fairfield where he taught part time and went to Colby College. Justin graduated from Colby with a Phi Beta Kappa in 1927. He has taught in High Schools in several places since and is now teaching in Portland Junior College, in Portland, Maine. 1. Justin Oley Jr., b. Jan. . 2, 1920, graduated from U. of M. in Engineering. He is now employed with the Honeywell Co. in Minnesota, doing research work. He m. Ist Lord Crabtree of Hancock and they had one son, Roland. She d. and he m. 2nd philli fabtree is Young of Hancock. 2. Howard Raymond, b. June 5, 1821, graduated from Newton Theological Seminary with an M.A. degree in 1945. He m. Charlotte one of his colleagues and they now live in Queens Village, Long Island, New York, where he is pastor of a church. They have two sons: Conrad and Dana. 3. Augusta Marie, b. Sept. 12, 1922; graduated from Colby College in 1943; m. 1944, Edwin Alexander, a minister, and they live in West Gloucester, Mass. They have one son, Randolph. 4. Clay- ton Edward b. June 2, 1924, attended University of Maine, in his third year he was commissioned as a First Lieutenant and sent to Korea, he is now stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He m. Dorothy Hatcher, they have three boys: Richard, Kenneth
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