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I. * Samuel Clifford, b. March 20, 1839.
II. Anna Gill, b. June 21, 1841; d. Aug. 23, 1842.
III. Abbott, b. March 17, 1843; unmd. Resides in Farmington.
IV. * William Fuller, b. March 13, 1845-
v. Fuller, b. Sept. 13, 1852 ; d. June 24, 1861.
VI. Hamilton Abbott, b. Aug. 18, 1854.
VII. Mary Caroline, b. July 25, 1856; md., Oct. 24, 1878, James Hayes Waugh. I child :
I. Samuel Belcher Waugh, b. Aug. 26, 1879.
VIII. Infant son,
IX. Infant son,
b. May, 1862 ; d. in infancy.
ABRAHAM W. F. BELCHER (vide page 301), md., Dec. 17, 1846, Caroline Elvira, daughter of Francis Butler, q. v .; d. June 8, 1885. Three children :-
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I. Francis Clifford, b. March 21, 1848.
II. Caroline Elvira, b. Aug. 26, 1852 ; d. Feb. 23, 1855.
III. Margaret Butler, b. Jan. 9, 1856.
TIMOTHY F. BELCHER received his education at the Farmington Academy, and afterwards engaged in mercan- tile pursuits, a portion of the time as the partner of his - brother, A. W. F. Belcher. More recently he has suc- cessfully devoted his time and energies to banking, and since 1858 has been cashier of the Sandy River National Bank, a position he has held by annual appointments to the present time, performing his duties to the acceptance of his associates and the community. He md., Jan. 19, 1860, Margaret Josephine, daughter of Francis Butler, q. v. One child :-
1. Arthur Fuller, b. April 24, 1861 ; graduated at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., in 1878, and at Bowdoin College in 1882 ; studied law with S. Clifford Belcher of Farmington, and Hon. William L. Putnam of Portland, and was admitted to the Franklin Bar, March term, 1885.
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HANNIBAL BELCHER was educated under the tuition of Nathaniel Green, at the Farmington Academy. He was admitted to the Franklin Bar in 1839, and became associ- ated with his father in the law business, under the firm long and favorably known as H. and H. Belcher. As a lawyer he is faithful to his clients, and well grounded in the solid learning of his profession. In 1841 he was appointed lieutenant-colonel on Governor Kent's staff, and in 1855 the Legislature elected him major-general of the eighth division of Maine Militia. He was an internal revenue assessor from 1862 to 1869, and a member of Gov. Lot. M. Morrill's council in 1860. He married Lucy Ann Brett, a descendant in double line from John Alden, first of the Pilgrims, it is claimed, to set foot on Plymouth Rock in 1620. The more direct line is traced through John Alden's son Isaac, whose daughter Sarah married, in 1712, Seth Brett; their son Simeon was the father of Rufus Brett. The other line comes through Ruth, daugh- ter of John Alden, wife of John Bass, whose great-great- grandchild was Susannah Cary. Ezra Brett, the second child of Rufus and Susannah (Cary) Brett, was born in Bridgewater, Mass., Feb. 27, 1779 ; he md., July 4, 1800, Alice Robinson, b. Nov. 14, 1779. Of their twelve chil- dren, Mrs. Belcher was the ninth, and Mr. Rufus Brett, a resident of Farmington, the fourth child. Six chil. :-
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I. Lucy Garaphelia, b. July 12, 1845 ; md., June 18, 1874, Col. Nathan C. Goodenow, q. v.
II. Abby Doty, b. May 3, 1847 ; md., July 9, 1872, George Bates, son of John and Achsah (Mc- Fadden) Cragin of Embden. 3 children :
I. Abbott Belcher Cragin, b. Sept. 1, 1873.
2. Donald Brett Cragin, b. Nov. 18, 1875.
3. Jean Cragin, b. Feb. 4, 1879.
III. Hiram Andrew, b. Feb. 9, 1849. Resides in Arizona.
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IV. Evelina Jessie, b. April 28, 1853; md., Dec. 25, 1873, Abel Hargrave, son of Capt. Abel and Sarah (Giveen) Sawyer of Portland. 3 children :
I. Philip Brett Sawyer, b. July 13, 1875.
2. Frederica Sawyer, b. July 6, 1878.
3. Lucy Belcher Sawyer, b. Dec. 8, 1880.
v. Benjamin More, b. June 29, 1855; md., in Ari- zona, Mabel Thornton.
V1. Alice Gertrude, b. July 1, 1858; md., March 5. 1884, Adolf Gartanlaub of Kolomea, in the province of Gallicia, Austria.
SAMUEL CLIFFORD BELCHER entered Bowdoin College at the age of fourteen, and graduated in course with the class of 1857. After his graduation he served for three years as preceptor of Foxcroft Academy, which position he re- signed in 1860 to enter the office of Hon. Nehemiah Abbott of Belfast as a student at law. The following year he was admitted to the Franklin County Bar. Soon after the outbreak of the Rebellion, Mr. Belcher enlisted in the United States Service, and June 4, 1862, was commis- sioned captain of Company G, 16th Regiment of Maine Volunteers, immediately leaving for the front. This regi- ment was among the most gallant among the Maine regiments. It took part in the battle of Fredericksburg, where Captain Belcher was slightly wounded; it also served in the Chancellorsville campaign, and at Gettys- burg. To this regiment at Gettysburg was assigned the perilous task of covering the retreat of the First Corps, upon the first day of the battle. It heroically held the position, from which two regiments had been previously driven, until every man but forty was killed or taken prisoner. It was while performing this duty that the regiment cut its battle-flag in pieces and distributed it among the men, that it might not be captured by the enemy. This famous order was given by Capt. Belcher. Capt. Belcher commanded the left wing of the regiment,
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and with his comrades was taken prisoner of war. While the prisoners were marching to Libby Prison, Captain Belcher made his escape, and by clever stratagem gained the Union lines. His regiment being captured, he was assigned as aid-de-camp to Gen. Heintzelman of the depart- ment at Washington. The following autumn he joined the soldiers at the front, and entered the "Wilderness " cam- paign. On the 8th of May, 1864, he received a bullet in the head, which pierced the skull and rested upon the brain. After seventeen days the ball was extracted, but Capt. Belcher was not sufficiently recovered to rejoin his company before the cessation of hostilities. Gov. Cony commissioned him major June 1, 1864. Upon recovering his health, Major Belcher resumed the practice of law at Farmington, and has remained actively engaged in his profession up to the present time. In 1876, and again in 1878, he was nominated by the Democrats of the Second District as Representative to Congress. He was appointed by Gov. Garcelon upon his staff, as inspector-general, with the rank of brigadier-general, a position he held during Gov. Garcelon's administration. He md., Jan. 19, 1869, Ella Olive (b. Sept. 17, 1845), daughter of Spaulding and Sarah (Rich) Smith of Wilton. I child :
I. Fannie Spaulding, b. Nov. 27, 1869.
WILLIAM F. BELCHER, brother of the preceding, was for a time a clerk in the store of his uncle, William T. Abbott, at Fort Wayne, Ind. In 1865 he returned to Farmington and entered the tailoring and clothing business in company with James U. Childs, under the style of Childs and Belcher. The partnership was dissolved in 1870, and Mr. Belcher continued the business alone until 1882, when he sold to George B. Cragin, and soon after began the sale of ready-made clothing, in which business he still con- tinues. For many years he acted as agent of the Eastern, and later of the American, Express Company at Farm- ington. He md., Oct. 6, 1869, Clara A. T., daughter of Daniel and Emily (Ela) Beedy. I child :
I. Daniel Beedy, b. July 10, 1870.
Blake.
William Blake, son of Giles and Dorothy (Twedy) Blake, and his wife Agnes, came from Little Baddow, Essex County, England, with five children, in 1630, and settled in Dorchester, Mass. The second of these five children was James, who was born in 1623 and married Elizabeth Clap. He was among the most prominent of the early citizens of
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Dorchester, serving as selectman, rater, deputy to General Court, cons- table, clerk of writs, recorder, sergeant of a military company, and deacon in the church. The eldest of the six children of James and Elizabeth (Clap) Blake, was James, who was born Aug. 15, 1652, and' married, Feb. 6, 1681, Hannah Macy; and afterwards, July, 8, 1684, Ruth Batchelder. He also was a deacon in the church and served in other public offices. James and Ruth (Batchelder) Blake were the parents of three children, the youngest of whom was Increase, who was born June 9, 1699. Among the children of Increase Blake, was Increase, Jr., who was a resident of Boston, and lived in King St., now State St., near the scene of the Boston Massacre. He was by trade a tinsmith, and supplied the provincial troops with canteens and tin cans. On account of his refusal to supply the British army with the same articles, his property, including a ship, was destroyed. After the Battle of Bunker Hill, he he removed to Worcester, Mass., where he died. His wife was Elizabeth Bridge. Among the children of Increase and Elizabeth (Bridge) Blake was Thomas Dawes Blake.
I THOMAS DAWES BLAKE was born in King St., Boston, Oct. 23, 1768 (vide page 280). He md., Jan. 3, 1802, Martha, daughter of Cornelius Norton, q. v. She was b. in Holmes Hole, now Vineyard Haven, Mass., May 1, 1786, and came with her father to Industry in 1794. An excellent woman and earnest Christian, she brought up her large family in the school of strict morals and perse- vering industry. "Her children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also be praiseth her." Dr. Blake d. Nov. 20, 1849. His wife d. Sept. 30, 1873. Ten chil- dren :-
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III. Martha, b. Nov. 12, 1808 ; md., April 27, 1828, David C., son of David Morrill, q. v. ; he d. June 12, 1877.
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IV. Thomas Dawes, b. Feb. 4, 1811 ; md., May 13, 1841, Hannah D. Norton ; d. at North Sand- wich, Mass., Jan. 26, 1858. He was a clergy- man. 7 chil.
V. * Increase, b. Dec. 8, 1812.
VI. Cornelius Norton, b. Feb. 8, 1815 : d. Aug. 29, 1827.
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VII. * Ebenezer Norton, b. July 30, 1817. VIH. * George Fordyce, b. May 20, 1819.
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INCREASE BLAKE, son of Dr. Thomas I). Blake, is a resident of the Falls village, and has been successfully engaged in various pursuits. He served acceptably as messenger of the Senate of Maine for several years, and was captain of the South Company of Infantry in the Militia, and is a citizen much respected for his worth. He md., Sept. 26, 1844, Sarai Farnsworth, who was born in Norridgewock, Oct. 19, 1821. Three children :-
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I. George Fordyce, b. June 5, 1848; d. Nov. 21, 1875.
II. William Fred.
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W. F. Blake was for nine years U. S. Consul at London and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In 1881 he was admitted to the bar in Franklin County, and is now pursuing his profession in Chicago, Ill. He md., March 15, 1881, Addie L., daughter of Dr. Cyrus D. Tuck. 2 chil.
Freeman D. Blake is a tanner and currier by trade, and has been in business in Benicia, Cal., but is at present in Woburn, Mass. Unmd.
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EBENEZER N. BLAKE received his education in the public schools of the town, and learned the trade of a tanner of Joseph E. Were, who operated a large tannery on the Chesterville side of the river. Mr. Blake, having acquired a thorough knowledge of his chosen business, left home in the winter of 1837 to seek his fortune. He went to Danvers, Mass., where he found employment at his trade by the month, but soon removed to Woburn, where, by industry and prudence, he was enabled to commence the leather business for himself, in which he has continued uninterruptedly for more than forty-three years. Mr. Blake has frequently been called to various municipal offices by the citizens of his adopted town, and is a director of the Blackstone National Bank of Boston, and of the National Bank of Woburn. He has been rewarded for his industry and fair dealing by an ample fortune. He md., Feb. 16, 1843, Harriet Cummings, who was b. in Burlington, Mass., April 22, 1825. Seven chil- dren, b. in Woburn :-
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I. Emma Louise, b. June 13, 1847 ; md., Feb. S, 1882, J. B. Parker, attorney-at-law in Nashua, N. H.
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11. W'arren Norton, b. Jan. 4, 1851. III. George Freeman, b. July 11, 1853; d. April 11, 1855.
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IV. Isabel Frost, b. Feb. 4, 1856.
V. Harriet Cummings, b. May 18, 1859; graduated from Wellesley College in 1880.
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V1. Charles Edward, b. Dec. 17, 1860; d. Nov. 3, 1862.
VII. Harrison Gray, b. Jan. 26, 1864; entered Har- vard College in 1882.
GEORGE F. BLAKE, at the age of fourteen, engaged as an apprentice to learn the trade of house carpenter. Six years afterwards he went to South Danvers (now Peabody), Mass., where he remained working at his trade for several years. About this time his inventive genius as a mechanic began to be appreciated, and his aid sought wherever new machinery was required, or improvements needed in any department of mechanical science. About 1860 a large brick manufacturer started a new yard for the making of brick in the town of Medford, Mass., but the clay proved to be of peculiar stiffness, and of such tenacity as to prevent its use with the machinery then employed. Mr. Blake applied his inventive power to the construction of a machine to overcome the difficulty. He was successful, and letters patent for the invention were granted him Nov. 26, 1861. But the great achievement of Mr. Blake's life is the invention of a water meter and steam pump : the former was patented April 1, 1852, March 23, 1865, and Sept. 12, 1865 ; the latter, April 12, 1864. The manufacture of steam pumps is carried on in Boston by a joint-stock company known as the George F. Blake Manu- facturing Company. Its officers are: G. F. Blake, Presi- dent; Job A. Turner, Treasurer ; W. E. Dillaway, Clerk. The directors, besides Messrs. Blake and Turner, are E. N. Blake, George H. Storer, Edward C. Turner, and Thomas D. Blake. The sale of these pumps is immense, not only in the United States but in Europe ; and to meet the English and Colonial demands, a manufactory has been established in London. Branch houses for the sale of these goods have been opened in New York, Philadel- phia, and Chicago. Mr. Blake has acquired a large and substantial fortune, and is rated among the rich men of Boston. He md., Jan. 1, 1845, Sarah Silver Skinner, b. in Lynnfield, Mass., Jan. 18, 1821 ; d. Oct. 14, 1856. He md. (2) Dec. 24, 1857, Martha Jane Skinner, b. June 24, 1835. Six children :--
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1. Thomas Dawes, b. Oct. 25, 1847 ; md., May 18, 1870, Susan Price Symonds of Salem, Mass.
II. Sara Augusta, b. Dec. 6, 1853.
Second marriage : III. George Fordyce, b. Feb. 9, 1859.
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IV. Grace Bertha, b. Aug. 30, 1863.
V. Jennie Maria, b. April 29, 1869.
VI. Alice Norton, b. July 6, 1872.
FREEMAN NORTON BLAKE was educated at Farmington Academy, closing his academical studies at Middleboro, Mass., and adopted law as a profession. He entered the law office of Zeno Scudder, M. C., at Barnstable, Mass., and after pursuing the usual course of study, entered Harvard Law School, from which he graduated in 1855, and the same year was admitted to the bar in Massachu- setts. He commenced the practice of law in Chicago, as one of the firm of Rice, Blake and Eddy, but subsequently removed to Kansas, then a territory. He was a member of the first territorial legislature, where he was prominent in promoting a free State government, and was afterwards a member of the first State constitutional convention. Mr. Blake was afterwards called to a position in the Naval Department at Washington, where he discharged his duties with marked ability and fidelity. In 1865 he was appointed by President Lincoln, American Consul to Fort Erie, Canada; in 1869 he received a new commission from President Grant, and removed the consulate to Hamilton, where he remained until 1873. He discharged the duties of the consulate with entire satisfaction to the government he represented, while his legal and commer- cial knowledge, combined with his courteous and gentle- manly bearing, favorably impressed the people of Canada, and won him many friends. When about to depart, the citizens of Hamilton tendered him a banquet at the Royal Hotel, on the first day of August, 1873, in recognition of the esteem in which he was held by the people of that city. He md., Dec. 21, 1862, Helen S. Baker. One child :- I. Helen Maud, b. in Canada, Sept. 6, 1866.
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JOSIAH BLAKE, an early resident of Farmington, was an officer in the Revolution, and came from Augusta to the township about 1790. Three years later he removed to Tyngtown (now Wilton), and settled on what was after- ward called the " Adam Mott farm." He died in Phillips, July 14, 1840, at the age of eighty-nine. His wife, Betsey Lyon, died at Temple in 1802.
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JOHN LYON BLAKE (vide page 284), second son of Josiah Blake, was born in a log-house in Farmington. Oct. 12, 1792. He received his education at Farmington Academy, then under the charge of James Hall, the dis- tinguished teacher. He chose the practice of medicine as his profession, in which he was successful, both at Phillips
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and Farmington. In the Legislature of 1825 he repre- sented the Phillips district, and in 1838 was a member of Governor Kent's council. He was elected one of the trustees of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary early in the history of that institution, a position he held at the time of his death, March 2, 1885. In 1852 Dr. Blake removed from Phillips to Farmington, and in 1863 again became a Representative to the Legislature. He md., March 25, 1816, Polly, daughter of William and Eunice (Flint) Read. She was born in Strong, June 24, 1793. Dr. and Mrs. Blake lived a happy married life, of almost sixty-nine years, and enjoyed a serene old age in their pleasant home ; s. p.
Blunt.
William Blunt came from Ireland and settled at Andover, Mass., in 1668. Whether he was the ancestor of Ebenezer Blunt, who came to Farmington, has not been ascertained.
I EBENEZER BLUNT was born, probably in Medford, Mass., in the first quarter of the last century, and from that place probably removed, when an aged man, to Nobleboro in this State with his son-in-law, Francis Tufts. With Mr. Tufts he came to the Sandy River Township in 1783. According to Parker's History, he died in 1784, being the first death of an adult in town. The name of Ebenezer Blunt, however, is signed to the petition for incorporation in 1793, and a lot of land bears his name in the plan of the town prepared at that date. It may be, therefore, a matter of doubt whether he died as early as has been commonly understood, since he is not known to have had a son by the name, nor is any other person of that name known to have lived in town. The name of his wife was Lydia, and she survived him many years, dying at an advanced age about 1808. The Medford records show five daughters born to them, all of whom came to the valley of the Sandy River :-
1. Mary, b. April 28, 1748; md., about 1767, John Oaks. He was the son of Thomas and Sarah Oaks, and was born in Medford, Nov. 5, 1733. It is a tradition in the family that Mr. Oaks was with the Medford Militia in the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, and that during the night, upon his way home, he sat down upon the grass to rest from the fatigue of the day, fell asleep and took a cold which resulted in a mortal sickness. 4 chil., born in Medford :
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3. Ebenezer Oaks. b. Feb. 19, 1772 ; md., July 10, 1800, Katharine Allen ; first settled in Chesterville, and afterwards moved to the northern part of the County, where he died. Several chil. 4. Rebecca Oaks, b. Dec. 20, 1775; md., April 13, 1805 (pub.) Moses Rowe ; d. in Readfield.
Mrs. Oaks md. (2) about 1777, Jonathan Knowl- ton, q. v.
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II. Sarah, b. Nov. 27, 1750; md., Nov. 26, 1767, Francis Tufts, q. v. ; d. in 1789.
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Lydia, b. April 7, 1753 ; md., Benjamin Black- stone. He came to the township in 1781, took up the lot where Charles H. Pierce now (1885) lives, returned to Nobleboro, and died before making a permanent settlement, about 1786. 4 chil. :
I. John Blackstone, settled in Damaris- cotta.
2. Josiah Blackstone, moved to Mainville, O., in 1817, where he died.
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4. Mary Blackstone, b. March 12. 1786; md., March 17, 1808, Francis Butler, q. v. ; d. April 24, 1823.
Mrs. Blackstone md. (2) about 1790, Francis Tufts, q. v.
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IV. Lucretia, b. Oct. 11, 1755; md. William Black- stone, brother of the preceding, and settled in New Sharon.
v. Anna, b. June 30, 1763 ; md. Samuel Keen. Mr. Keen settled in 1785 on river-lot No. 35, east side, now owned by John R. Adams, where he made some improvements. He sold in 1798
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Mary Oaks, b. June 7, 1768 ; married Samuel Stowers, a Revolutionary pen- sioner. They lived in the east part of the town, and he d. Dec. 16, 1843, aged 81 ; she survived him some years. 6 chil.
2. John Oaks, b. March 15, 1770 ; md., Jan. 11, 1796, Wealthy Crapo. He was long a resident of Chesterville, where he died. 5 chil.
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to Solomon Adams, Esq. He then removed to No. 2, now Phillips, where he died about 1828. 5 chil. b. in Farmington, I and possibly others b. in Phillips :
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4. Samuel Keen, Jr., b. Jan. 12, 1797.
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Boardman.
Descendants of William Boardman, who emigrated from England in 1638, have been numerous in the New England States, but the representa- tion in this town has been small. Mr. Boardman, in company with his step-father, Stephen Daye, settled in Cambridge, Mass., and acquired a large landed estate in the vicinity of Harvard Square, which remained in the family about one hundred and fifty years. He was a tailor, and was early appointed steward and cook of Harvard College. He died March 25, 1685, aged 71 years. Aaron, the fourth of the nine children of William and Frances Boardman, was born in 1649, and inherited a portion of his father's estate in Cambridge, where he settled. He was a locksmith by trade, and a large land-owner in the town. He died Jan. 15, 1702-3. His wife Mary survived him many years. They were the parents of seven children. Moses, the second, was born Feb. 17, 1675-6, and married, June 25, 1700, Abigail, daughter of Dea. Walter Hastings. He also resided in Cambridge-on the eastern side of North Avenue- and was much employed in public affairs. He died Jan. 21, 1750-1. His wife died October, 1752. His son, Rev. Andrew Boardman, who was the immediate ancestor of the Farmington family, graduated from Harvard College in 1737, and was ordained to the Congregational ministry at Chilmark, Mass., in 1746. He married Katharine, daughter of Sylvanus and Jane (Homes) Allen, and had five sons and four daughters. He died of small-pox at Chilmark, Nov. 19, 1776. Three of his sons, Sylvanus, Walter, and Herbert Boardman, came to the District of Maine, as early pioneers.
I SYLVANUS BOARDMAN was born Sept. 15, 1757, and settled as a Baptist minister in Livermore in 1802, later in Yarmouth, and finally in New Sharon. He became a pillar in the Baptist church of the State, and was respected for his Christian virtues and example. He died, greatly lamented, March 16, 1845. His wife, whom he married April 12, 1790, was Phebe, daughter of George and Margaret (Clarke) Dana. She died in Bloomfield, Sept. 23, 1860, in the ninety-second year of her age. Eight children.
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WALTER BOARDMAN, who came to the Sandy River township in 1792, settled upon river-lot No. 30, west side, where he became a thrifty farmer. About 1800 he built a grist-mill upon a brook running through his farm, which he operated as a kind of neighborhood affair for several years, and then allowed it to go to decay. Mr. Boardman was born at Chilmark, Mass., July 12, 1761. He md. Jane Hillman, and afterwards, Nov. 6, 1806 (pub.) Zada Scoville of Wilton. b. Sept. 22, 1770. In October, 1834, he removed to Mainville, O., where he d. Jan. 18, 1842. His second wife d. Feb. 12, 1845. The town records show five children :-
I. Jane, b. Dec. 20, 1792.
II. Adonis, b. May 29, 1795.
III. Walter, b. Oct. 4, 1800.
IV. Fanny, b. Sept. 15, 1803.
Second marriage : v. Moses Dudley, b. March 28, 1809.
LEANDER BOARDMAN (vide page 301) was the son of Herbert Boardman, who married Polly, daughter of David Merry of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and with his family settled in what is now the town of New Vineyard. He was b. April 11, 1795, and md., March 25, 1819, Hannah, daughter of Ebenezer Jones, q. v. He d. Oct. 19, 1866. Four children :-
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