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I. Mary, b. Jan. 15, 1820; md., Aug. 19, 1845, Hiram B. Stoyell, q. v.
II. Adeline, b. Aug. 2, 1821; d. Sept. 29, 1881 ; unmd.
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IV. John Leander Stoyell, b. Feb. 14, 1836; d. Feb. 20, 1837.
Bradford.
The Farmington family of Bradford is descended in a double line from Governor William Bradford of the Pilgrims. William Bradford, second son of Governor Bradford, was born at Plymouth, Mass., June 17. 1624, and married (1) Alice Richards, who was the mother of his fifteen chil- dren. Israel, twelfth child of William and Alice Bradford, married Sarah Bartlett of Duxbury, and settled at Kingston. They were the parents of seven children, the fifth of whom was Joshua, who was born at Kingston. Mass., June 23, 1710. He married his second cousin, Hannah, daughter of Elisha Bradford, and they removed to that new and thinly settled portion of Maine known as Meduncook, where they were killed by the Indians, May 27, 1756. On the morning of that day, while Mr. Bradford was engaged in pounding corn, a simple process of obtaining meal, a
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party of Indians was seen from the garrison approaching his house. An alarm gun was immediately fired, but owing to the noise of the mortar, it was not heard by the inmates, and the savages entered the dwelling unperceived. They at once attacked Mr. and Mrs. Bradford, killing them instantly. Their daughter, a girl of some twelve or fourteen years, who had sought a momentary concealment, caught the infant as it fell un- harmed from the mother's arms, and fled through the open door towards the garrison. One of the Indians threw a tomahawk at her, inflicting a deep wound in her side, but the heroic girl pressed on until a place of safety was reached. Two of her brothers were captured and carried to Canada, but afterwards were exchanged and sent home.
I JOSEPH BRADFORD, son of Joshua and Hannah (Brad- ford) Bradford, was born March 19, 1751. He removed from Meduncook to the Sandy River township in 1786, and first settled on front lot No. 38, west side, now owned by E. P. Ellis. His wife, who was Abigail Starling, with her sister Dorothy (afterwards Mrs. Enoch Craig), made the journey on horseback; but, as they carried one of Mrs. Bradford's children, they could only ride by turns, the one riding taking charge of the child. The road at this time was only a spotted line bushed out. Mr. Brad- ford d. November, 1811; she d. Jan. 16, 1832. Ten children :-
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I. * Elisha, b. in Meduncook, Oct. 25, 1774.
1I. Sally, md., Nov. 4, 1799 (pub.) Peter Parker, q. v.
III. Huldah, md., Dec. 24, 1800, Benjamin Butler, Jr., q. v.
1V. Polly, md., Dec. 12, 1804 (pub.) Jonathan Gordon ; d. in Solon.
V. Abigail, md., Feb. 16, 1805, Jacob Eaton, q. v.
VI. Betsey, b. Dec. 12, 1788; md., Nov. 17, 1811 (pub.) Nathan Pinkham.
VII. Hannah, b. May 21, 1791 ; md., Nov. 12, 1818, John Kempton.
Dorothy, b. Dec. 8, 1793.
V111. 1X Joseph, b. Jan. 22, 1797 ; settled on the lot adjoin- ing his father's farm on the south. He was a well-to-do farmer and a respected citizen. When a young man, he went to Ohio for the purpose of making a home there, but not find- ing the country congenial to his tastes, decided to return, performing the entire journey on foot, and making as good time as was usually made by horse teams. He afterwards removed to Quincy, Ill., where he died. He md., Mar. 17, 1819, Elizabeth, dau. of Josiah Tufts, q. 7. Richard, b. NOV. 11, ISO1.
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(2) ELISHA BRADFORD came to the township with his parents, and succeeding to the homestead farm, always resided upon it. He enlisted in the war of 1812, and participated in many hard-fought battles on the American frontier. He md., Dec. 24, 1800, Mary, daughter of Capt. Benjamin Butler, q. v .; d. March 17, 1832 ; she d. April 12, 1844. Nine children :-
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I. Benjamin Butler, b. Oct. 14, 1801 ; md. Mary Pitman ; d. at Monticello, Minn., March 7, 1875.
II. Alfred, b. April 10, 1803 ; md. Eliza Bailey, who d. Oct. 7, 1880, aged 66 years.
III. Starling, b. Nov. 4, 1804. Removed to New York.
IV. Nancy, b. March 25, 1806 ; md., Aug. 11, 1842, James Coffin ; d. Jan. 21, 1879.
v. Almira, b. Oct. 10, 1807; md., March 22, 1836, Thomas Lambert.
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VI. Paulina, b. May 24, 1809; md., Oct. 17, 1832, Joses Towle. Resides in Lec.
VII. Elisha, Jr., b. Jan. 7, 1811; md., Sarah True. Resides in Lee.
VIII. Mary, b. Feb. 10, 1814; md., Feb. 17, 1836, Thomas Kennedy. Resides in Strong.
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Drainerd.
Daniel Brainerd, when a child, came to Hartford, Conn., with the Willis family, about 1645. He was the ancestor of all bearing his name in that State. The facts necessary to trace the connection between him and Church Brainerd, who settled in Farmington, have not been obtained.
I DEA. CHURCH BRAINERD, an early pioneer of the Sandy River township, first settled, in 1783, on river-lot No. 38, east side, now owned by Henry Manter, and remained there until about 1797, when he sold to Abner Ramsdell and purchased of Dr. Thomas Flint river-lot No. 29, east side, now owned by Miss Ellen J. Bradbury and others. Here he made his home till near the close of his life. Dea. Brainerd was the friend and promoter of education, and took an active part in establishing Farm- ington Academy, being one of its charter trustees and the first treasurer of the corporation. The interest which he manifested at all times for the prosperity of the institution will ever continue to brighten its annals. From 1803 to
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1813 inclusive, he served the town as its clerk, and from ISO1 to 1803 as its treasurer. He md., April 16, 1789, Abigail Hall, and d. Aug. 27, 1832, aged 72 years ; she d. July 25, 1826, aged 57. Eight children :-
1. * Benjamin, b. March 11, 1790.
II. Josiah,
Josiah md. Charlotte Smith; settled in New Sharon ; d. Sept., 1858, leaving chil.
III. William, b. Nov. 7, 1792 ; md., March 29, 1825, Mary D. Swett; settled in New Sharon ; d. Jan. 23, 1867, leaving chil.
IV. Church, b. Sept. 21, 1797 ; d. Aug. 23, 1799.
V. Abigail, b. June 6, 1801 ; d. Sept. 15, 1830 ; unmd.
VI. Allen Hall, b. June 13, 1803 ; md. Tamsin Weeks.
He was murdered at Mattawamkeag, July 17, 1835.
VII. Esther, b. July 11, 1805; md., June 24, 1824, Eliab E. Day ; d. Sept. 15, 1830.
VIII. James Allen, b. May 22, 1807.
BENJAMIN BRAINERD, son of the preceding, first settled upon the land now owned by A. H. Abbott and others, subsequently removing to the farm where John E. Perley lives, and thence to the town of Wilton, where he d. Feb. 9, 1867. He md., March, 1812, Mary Hall; md. (2) Elvira Hall, who d. March 22, 1870, aged 58 years. Three children :---
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III. Orrin, b. March 3, 1847 ; md., Oct. 6, 1875, Ida M. Blaisdell. Resides in East Dixfield.
Bullen.
Samuel Bullen, with his wife and two children, removed from Billerica, Mass., to Hallowell, in October, 1763, where he is found a grantee, from the Plymouth Company, of lot No. 6, east side, and where he served as the first constable of the town. In 1782, Mr. Bullen came to the township and settled on front lot No. 33, east side, since known as the Case farm. He was one of the "Sandy River Associates," being chosen moderator at the first meeting of the Associates, held at the dwelling-house of Samuel Butterfield, Oct. 15, 1783. His wife, whom he married May 22, 1760, was Anna Brown.
I SAMUEL BULLEN, eldest son of Samuel and Anna Bullen, succeeded to the homestead where he resided many years. He was b. in Billerica, Mass., March 30, 1761 ; he md., March 29, 1790, Sarah Fletcher, who d.
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I. Samuel, b. May 11, 1791.
Second marriage :-
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IV. Cornelius Smith, b. Jan. 24, 1797.
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V. Nathan, b. Sept. 13, 1798; md. July 9, 1830 (pub.) Mary H. Streeter ; d. Dec. 5, 1856.
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VI. Martha Ward, b. May 31, 1800.
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Butler.
It is a matter of history that Nicholas Butler, the ancestor of all of the name on the Island, was a resident of Martha's Vineyard as early as 1662, when, with some twenty others, Nicholas Norton among them, he formed a band for defence against the Gay Head Indians, a fierce and warlike tribe who were accustomed to, commit depredations of rapine and murder upon the defenceless inhabitants. Families of the name were numerous in the early settlement of the Island, but the connecting-links in the line of descent, from the immigrant to the families herein noticed, have not been secured. About the middle of the eighteenth century, Benjamin and Elijah Butler are found residents of Martha's Vineyard, but what ties of relationship existed between them is not known. Ben- jamin Butler always resided upon the Island, and died there in 1821 at an advanced age. He was the father by a first marriage of Benjamin Butler, named below, of Mehitable, who married Jonathan Pease, and of others ; by a second marriage, with Sarah Gould, of Ephraim G. Butler, hereafter mentioned, of Sarah, who married Joseph Francis, of Simeon, who married Abigail Norton, and settled in New Vineyard, and of Hannah and William, who died unmarried. Elijah Butler was born in 1738; he was by trade a tanner, and removed to the township about 1790, settling upon a part of river-lot No. 19, east side. About 1805 he erected a tannery. He was the father of Jonathan, Sarson, Elijah, Jr., Edward, Samuel, Winthrop, and several daughters. He married Jane Kelley, and died Aug. 30, 1825. She was born in 1745, and died July 7, 1820.
I BENJAMIN BUTLER, son of Benjamin and half brother of Ephraim G. Butler, removed to the township in 1790
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Aug. 31, 1791 ; md. (2) Sept. 6, 1792, Jane Smith.
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and purchased of Joseph Sylvester river-lot No. 23, east side, the same so long owned and occupied by Thomas Hunter, Esq. Mr. Butler was by trade a carpenter, and took lead in building the first dwelling-houses upon the river. He had charge of framing the Center Meeting- House in 1803, and was the contractor for building the first bridge erected upon the river. It was opposite the Center Village, and was completed in 1808. He was b. at Martha's Vineyard, Mass., in 1748; md., in 1769, Amy Daggett; d. in Avon, Feb., 1828. Thirteen children, ten of whom were b. on the Island, and three in Farm- ington :-
1. Nancy, b. Feb. 2, 1770; md., March 4, 1805 (pub.) David Paine.
I1. Amy, b. Feb. 10, 1772 ; d. Feb. 24, 1772.
111. Mary, b. March 1, 1773 ; d. May 17, 1773.
IV. Mary, b. Aug. 30, 1774; md., Dec. 24, 1800, Elisha Bradford, q. v. ; d. April 12, 1844.
v. Benjamin, Jr., b. August 30, 1776 ; first settled upon the homestead, but in 1823 removed to the farm where the heirs of Peter W. Manter now live. Some nine years later he removed to Anson, where he met with pecuniary losses, and later to New Sharon, where he died. He was captain of artillery, and served as select- man in 1818. He md., Dec. 24, 1800, Huldah, dau. of Joseph Bradford, q. v .; md. (2) Nov. 1, 1847, Mrs. Katherine L., widow of Thomas Johnson, q. v. 9 chil.
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Zimri, b. Oct. 25, 1778; d. Oct. 29, 1778.
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VI. V11. Ebenezer Cheney, b. April 8, 1780; first settled upon the back part of the homestead, where he erected buildings, but soon removed to the portion of the school-lot now owned by Joseph Tilton. In 1824 he went to the Province of Ontario, where his death occurred. He pos- sessed great physical power, and at the present day many stories and anecdotes are told of his wonderful strength and agility. He ind., March 12, 1802 (pub.) Betsey Johnson. Sev- eral children.
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VIII. Ralph, b. Sept. 27, 1782 ; first lived on river-lot No. 2, east side, where William W. Whitney now resides, and thence removed to Avon in 1815 ; md., Nov. 10, 1806 (pub.) Mary Stev- ens ; d. June 6, 1868. 7 chil.
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x. Levina, b. Dec. 28, 1789 ; d. Jan. 18, 1790.
XI. Levina, b. April 20, 1791 ; d. April 25, 1791.
XII. Lovey, b. April 19, 1792 ; md., May 11, 1809, John Paine of Anson ; d. in 1838.
XIII. William, b. Oct. 10, 1795 ; settled on river-lot No. 3, east side, where he resided until about 1840, when he removed to Canada ; md., April 23, 1818 (pub.) Betsey, daughter of Capt. David Davis of Industry ; d. April, 1849.
EPHRAIM GOULD BUTLER, son of Benjamin Butler of Martha's Vineyard and half brother of preceding, was born in Edgartown, Mass., Dec. 9, 1758, and very early in life went to sea, but not finding his education sufficient to warrant promotion, he withdrew from the sea for a time and went to school, where he applied himself particularly to the study of navigation. Upon leaving school, he accepted the position of mate of a whale ship-Capt. Trowbridge, master-which was about to sail from Nantucket to the coast of Guinea on a whaling voyage. He was in the land and naval service of the United States during a por- tion of the Revolutionary war, and after its close, being a skillful pilot, he found ready and ample employment in piloting vessels over the shoals and along the coast.
Upon quitting the sea, having drawn a lot of land in what was afterwards the town of New Vineyard, in April, 1792, Mr. Butler and his family sailed in the schooner " Snubbet "-Capt. Sarson Butler, master-from the port of Holmes Hole for Hallowell, which they reached after a rough passage, having been obliged to throw their deck- load overboard at the mouth of the Kennebec River. At this time there was a large exodus from the island of Martha's Vineyard, generally bound for the same destina- tion. On board the " Snubbet," in addition to Mr. Butler and family were Herbert and Walter Boardman, David and Wendell Davis, Nathan and Samuel Daggett, Henry Butler, Joseph Smith, and Asa Merry, with their families, as well as others. Mr. Butler took up his residence in Sandy River township for about a year, and in the spring of 1793 removed to his land in New Vineyard, which was then an almost unbroken wilderness, although he had made a chopping the year before. This lot, situated in that part of Industry formerly New Vineyard, has since been known as the Henry Manter farm. Mr. Butler lived there until 1801, when he purchased and settled upon the farm owned by Leander A. Daggett, where he resided until 1806, when he removed to the farm now owned by Luther Gordon and others, located on the west side of the river. He md., Aug. 28, 1778, Lovie Sherman Pease of Edgar-
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town, Mass., who was b. Oct. 1, 1759 ; d. March 6, 1843. He d. April 3, 1832. Seven children, first five b. at Martha's Vineyard, Mass. :-
1. * Jeremiah, b. April 22, 1780.
II. * Francis, b. Oct. 12, 1782.
111. Olive, b. Aug. 2, 1785; md., March 6, 1806, Samuel, son of Jonathan Knowlton, q. v .; d. Dec. 16, 1838.
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IV. Betsey, b. Jan. 29, 1788; md., Feb. 20, 1812, Samuel, son of Samuel Knowlton, q. v. ; md. (2) Feb. 16, 1826, Ebenezer B. Wellman, who was b. July 7, 1786, and d. of cholera át Mainville, Ohio, Aug. 2, 1850. She d. June 10, 1855.
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v. Lovie, b. April 27, 1791 ; md., Nov. 26, 1812, Francis Knowlton, q. v .; d. Oct. 6, 1840.
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VI. Abigail, b. in Farmington, Jan. 27, 1794; md. Samuel Wheeler of Phillips ; d. July 17, 1872. He was b. in Malden, Mass., April 20, 1797, and d. Jan. 2, 1879. 7 children :
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I. Mary Wheeler, b. Aug. 20, 1819 ; md., Dec. 6, 1855, Dr. Amzi Sanborn.
2. Eliza Wheeler, b. March 17, 1822; md., Nov. 26, 1848, Hiram French.
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3. Francis Butler Wheeler, b. April 1, 1823; md., March 4, 1852, Lovina French.
4. William Butler Wheeler, b. July 21, 1826; md., Feb. 28, 1856, Louisa Burbank.
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5. Eunice Brackett Wheeler, b. Nov. 27, 1831 ; md., Nov. 12, 1863, Selden Cleveland.
6. Joel Wheeler, b. April 21, 1834; d. Dec. 19, 1853.
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7. George Washington Wheeler, b. Nov. 30, 1836. He became a resident of Farmington in 1873, was elected selectman in 1883, and is now chairman of the board. He md., June 15, 1871, H. Augusta, dau. of Alvan Currier, q. v.
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William, b. in New Vineyard, July 30, 1798 ; md., March 23, 1820, Eunice Brackett, b. Aug. I, 1798, who resides in Scarboro; d. May 4, 1866; s. p.
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(16) JEREMIAH BUTLER was a successful farmer and acquired a competency by industry. In religious faith he was a Methodist, and an acceptable local preacher of that order, respected for his upright character. He md., Nov. 25, 1802, Sarah, daughter of Jonathan Knowlton, q. v .; d. July 10, 1851 ; she d. May 15, 1863. Five children :-
I. Olive, b. Sept. 6, 1803 ; d. Nov. 14, 1829.
II. * Ephraim Sherman, b. Sept. 13, 1805.
III. Jeremiah, b. Oct. 24, 1807 ; d. May 26, 1808.
IV. * Jeremiah, b. April 28, 1810.
v. Francis Knowlton, b. Nov. 13, 1819. He went to Ohio as a young man, married, and thence removed to Iowa, where he now resides.
FRANCIS BUTLER (vide page 299) commenced lite as a farmer, and subsequently engaged in mercantile pursuits. For five years, from 1827 to 1832, he was a merchant at the Fairbanks village. During a large part of his active life, he was engaged in buying cattle for the Brighton market, and in this business he was successful. He was selectman of the town in 1829-30-31-32-34, town treas- urer in 1835, and representative to the legislature in 1832. He md., March 17, 1808, Mary, daughter of Benjamin and Lydia (Blunt) Blackstone, and granddaughter of Eben- ezer Blunt, q. v. ; she d. April 24, 1823. He md. (2) Jan. 19, 1826, Rebecca, daughter of Jonathan Knowlton, q. v. He d. June 1, 1845. Five children :-
I. * Francis Gould, b. March 31, 1812.
II. Mary Jane, b. Aug. 29, 1822 ; md., Dec. 18, 1845, Reuben Cutler, q. v. ; d. March 24, 1847.
Second marriage :
III. Caroline Elvira, b. March 28, 1828; md., Dec. 17, 1846, Abraham W. F. Belcher, q. v.
IV. * Hiram Augustus, b. Aug. 29, 1831. V. Margaret Josephine, b. March 10, 1836; md., Jan. 19, 1860, Timothy F. Belcher, q. v.
EPHRAIM S. BUTLER spent his life as a farmer in Faim- ington. He md., Feb. 16, 1830, Caroline, daughter of Jonathan Knowlton, q. v. ; d. June 3, 1878. Three chil. :-
I. Hiram Francis, b. April 16, 1832; d. Aug. 11, 1835.
II. Julia Wendell, b. Jan. 23, 1837. III. Charles Francis, b. Feb. 11, 1843.
JEREMIAH BUTLER, JR., spent his early life in Farm- ington, later lived in Portland, and at present resides in lowa. He md., Sept., 1833, Rachel Gay, dau. of Joseph
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Fairbanks, q. v. ; she d. Jan. 25, 1850. He md. (2) Jan., 1851, Mrs. Rebecca C. Dresser. Two children :-
I. Marietta Louisa, b. April 22, 1835 ; md., Nov. 15, 1855, Almaron F., son of Joseph S. Craig, q. v.
11. Sarah Ellen, b. June 8, 1840 ; d. Oct. 26, 1847.
FRANCIS G. BUTLER, son of Francis, has always resided in Farmington. He md., July 23, 1842, Julia, daughter of Thomas Wendell, q. v. Four children :-
I. Mary Elizabeth, b. May 6, 1843 ; d. May 21, 1858.
II. Julia Page, b. Dec. 1, 1847 ; d. Sept. 11, 1851.
111. Apphia Stanley, b. April 11, 1851 ; d. Oct, 1, 1860.
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IV. Carrie Frances, b. April 30, 1855 ; md., Sept. 18, 1879, Charles F. Thwing. He was b. in New Sharon, Nov. 9, 1853. Resides in Cambridge, Mass. i child :
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HIRAM A. BUTLER has always resided in Farmington, and occupies the homestead farm. He md., June 4, 1854, Lucy Maria, daughter of John Corbett, q. v .; she d. July 29, 1879. Five children :-
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I. Helen Josephine, b. Aug. 3, 1855; md., Sept. 3, 1876, J. Belcher Holley, q. v.
1I. Caroline Elvira, b. April 2, 1857 ; mnd., Oct. 24, 1880, John C. Spaulding.
III. Frank Louis, b. Dec. 13, 1860.
IV. Mary Affie, b. Oct. 11, 1862.
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v. Sadie May, b. May 2, 1873 ; d. Sept. 9, 1875.
I EDWARD BUTLER, son of Elijah before mentioned, first settled in New Vineyard, but after a brief residence, removed to this town, where he continued to live during his lite. He was for some years a merchant at Backus Corner as the partner of Samuel L. Jones. He subse- quently purchased of the Messrs. Johnson, the store situated north of the Common, which he changed to a hotel, the present L of Hotel Marble. Mr. Butler con- ducted this hotel, in connection with his store, until about 1828, when he disposed of it to Z. T. Milliken, and devoted his energies wholly to trade. He was a deputy sheriff many years, both before and after the organization of Franklin County. He represented the town in the Legislature of 1825-26, and served as its treasurer in 1829-30. He was b. April 24, 1780; md., Jan. 23, 1800, Mehitable, daughter of Ephraim Norton, q. v. ; d. May 2, 1849. She d. April 10, 1867. Ten children :-
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1. * Freeman, b. Dec. 12, 1800.
II. Harriet Byron, b. Nov. 10, 1802 ; d. Sept. 19, 1804.
III. Sophia Weston. b. Dec. 24, 1804; d. May 20, 1808.
IV. Anna Norton, b. July 11, 1807 ; md., Dec. 6. 1827, Zachariah 'T'. Milliken, q. v.
v. . Elizabeth Mayhew, b. Jan. 19, 1810; md., Dec. 16, 1827. Asa Abbot, q. v.
VI. Edward Kelley, b. May 11, 1812; md. Hannalı Wood of Wiscasset. He was a lawyer, and settled in Hallowell, where he now lives.
VII. * Otis Brown, b. July 7, 1814.
VIIL. Augustus, b. Feb. 15, 1817 ; d. Aug. 10, 1850.
IX. James Instance, b. May 25, 1819; d. April 2, 1825.
.x. Mary Cutler, b. July 28, 1823 ; md., Sept. 25, 1860, Sylvanus R. Norton, q. v.
WINTHROP BUTLER, brother of the preceding, settled upon the homestead, and succeeded his father, Elijah Butler, in the tanning business, continuing until about 1835, when the establishment was allowed to go to decay. He commanded the respect of all who shared his acquain- tance, for his sterling moral worth. He suffered many years from ill health, and died June 19, 1838, aged 53 years. He md., Jan. 29, 1807 (pub.) Elizabeth, dau. of Zaccheus and Pamela (Smith) Mayhew; she d. April 18, 1827, aged 40 years. Seven children :-
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I. Charles Grandison, b. Dec. 15, 1807 ; killed br the kick of a horse, Oct. 20, 1824.
II. Harriet Byron, b. March 13, 1809 ; md., July 25 1831, Philip S. Lowell; d. in Foxcroft, Oct. 19, 1857.
III. Pamela Smith, b. Jan. I, ISII ; md. F. V. Stewar :. q. v. ; d. Feb. 4, 1849.
IV. Winthrop, b. Feb. 5, 1814; d. in the winter of 1832.
V. Sarson Kelly, b. Jan. 5, 1816 ; d. Jan. 6, 1816.
VI. Eliza Mayhew, b. Dec. 5, 1817 ; md., Oct. 25, 1843, Charles Marshall Barrell. 2 chil. :
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1. Charles Frederic Barrell, b. June 19. 1846; md., Oct. 25, 1871, Flora A. Arnold ; d. June 6. 1875. I child.
2. Helen Huntington Barrell, b. Nov. 29, 1852 ; ind .. Jan. 8, 1875. Marshall C. Percival of Auburn. i child.
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21 VII. George Albert, b. April 15, 1822; d. in 1841, on board a whale ship in the Indian Ocean.
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CAPT. FREEMAN BUTLER, son of Edward, began busi- ness at the Center Village as a merchant, and as the partner of Albert Dillingham, in 1821. After a few years, he removed to West's Mills, Industry, where he continued to trade until he retired to his farm, in the north-east part of this town, which is now owned by Obed N. Collins. Mr. Butler was elected captain of the "Farmington Light Infantry," an organization which had a brief existence. He md., Nov. 23, 1820, Sally, dau. of Nathaniel Hersey, q. v., who d. Feb. 1, 1862. Seven children :---- .
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1. Sophia Ann, b. Aug. 29, 1822; md., Dec. 31, 1838, Hiram Holley, q. v.
II. Caroline Elizabeth, b. July 22, 1824 ; md., May 2, 1866, , Israel Herrick, who d. in Haverhill, Mass., Sept. 9, 1881, aged 76 years.
I11. Sarah Louise, b. Feb. 14, 1828; md., Feb. 5, 1852, Warren R. Gilman of Mercer ; d. Feb. 13, 1861.
IV. James Freeman, b. June 4, 1829; md., June 5, 1853, Mary E., dau. of Joseph Holley, q. v.
6 chil. Resides in Texas.
v. * Edward, b. Oct. 22, 1833.
VI. Lucy Elvira, b. Oct. 22, 1834; md., May 24, 1857, Moses W. Downs ; d. July 14, 1866.
VII. Mittie Norton, b. Jan. 9, 1845 ; md., May 24, 1865, George H. Johnston, b. in Alyth, Scot- land, March 10, 1844.
OTIS B. BUTLER, a younger brother of Captain Freeman Butler, first settled in town upon the farm now (1885) owned by David Spaulding, where he remained for some years, when impaired health compelled him to relinquish farming operations. He then engaged in buying and selling agricultural products. He md., Sept. 27, 1837, Ursula, daughter of James and Relepha (Roach) Ridgway ; she was b. in New Vineyard, Sept. 30, 1815. Six chil. :- 1. Relepha Ridgway, b. Sept. 14, 1839 ; md .. Feb. 3. 1867, Cyrus T. Reed ; (2) May 3, 1877, B. Frank Campbell. Resides in Garland.
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