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1. Eunice, b. Nov. 7, 1789; md. Joseph Eveleth of Industry, where she lives.
II. Isaac Lawrence, b. Sept. 15, 1791 ; d. May 7, 1847 ; unmd.
III Benjamin, b. Nov. 11, 1794; md. Sarah Butler ; d. in California, July, 1871.
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IV. Polly, b. Feb. 11, 1795 ; md., Sept. 11, 1820 (pub.) Isaac Hardy of Wilton ; d. Sept. 23, 1859.
V. Sally, b. June 1, 1798; md., Nov. 2, 1818 (pub.) Samuel Jones of Durham ; d. March, 1875.
VI. Eliphalet, b. Nov. 15, 1799 ; md., Feb. 2, 1826, Thankful Crosby; d. October, 1880.
VII. Nancy, b. June 13, 1801 ; md., Nov. 1, 1821, William McIntosh ; d. Jan. 31, 1836.
VIII. Sophronia, b. Sept. 13, 1804; md. William McIn- tosh; d. May 12, 1870.
IX. Tappan, b. Dec. 19, 1806; md. Sally Davis : d. May 5, 1875. I son.
x. * Hiram Belcher, b. May 12, 1809.
HIRAM B. JENNINGS, the youngest son of Benjamin Jennings, spent the prime of his life upon the homestead, but some time since erected new buildings upon a lot in the vicinity of the Center Village, where he is spending his declining years. He md., Jan. 16, 1836, Sarah McIn- tosh, who was b. at Durham, March 29, 1812. Four children :-
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I. Nancy McIntosh, b. May 3, 1837 ; d. Aug. 27, 1864.
II. Paulina Elizabeth, b. March 22, 1839.
* Harrison Hannibal, b. June 1, 1841.
IV. Eliza Charlotte, b. Sept. 23, 1843 ; md., May 12, 1864, George F. Dutton ; d. July 26, 1881. 2 chil.
HARRISON H. JENNINGS, son of the preceding, resides upon a river farm in the southern part of the town. He is a successful farmer and respected citizen. He md., June 3, 1862, Charlotte A., daughter of Josiah Cutler. Four children :-
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I. Herbert Eugene, b. April 5, 1863.
11. Frank Dyer, b. July 17, 1864.
III. Stella Winona, b. June 2, 1871.
IV. Theo Alwilda, b. March 8, 1876.
Johnson.
This is one of the most common names in the early history of this country. The records of immigration show no fewer than twenty-six John Johnsons who came to America previous to 1700. So far as known, the ancestors of the Farmington Johnsons had their early home in North Carolina.
I THOMAS JOHNSON was a native of North Carolina. In early life he entered the Continental army as a private ; later he became .a sailor, and afterwards a tanner and
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shoemaker at Martha's Vineyard. In 1793 he moved with his wife, Thankful, a daughter of Timothy Smith, Esq., and eight children, to the Sandy River township, and built a log-house on the east side of the river, on what is konwn as the William Gower farm. The next year he commenced making some improvements on lot No. 13, in what is now the town of Industry, then known as the Plymouth patent, and moved thither with his family in the autumn of that year. By reason of the infirmities of age, he was unable to do much labor, but with the assistance of his sons made a comfortable living. In May, 1809, Mr. Johnson and one or more of his sons purchased and removed to the Joseph Titcomb farm in this town, where his death occurred in 1819. His name was placed upon the pension-list under the act of 1818. Mrs. Johnson was a woman of much intellectual force, and transmitted to her children great mental activity and versatility of character. All the sons except the eldest were residents of this town at one time or another, and most of them sooner or later became merchants, and held various mili- tary and civil positions. Nine children : -
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I. James, b. 1772; md., Nov. 30, 1797, Sally Lea- man ; d. in Industry, Nov. 3, 1843.
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III. * Thomas, b. Dec. 28, 1776.
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IV. * Abraham, b. Sept. 3, 1778.
v. * Joseph, b. Mar. 31, 1786. Sally, b. 1785 ; md. James Came. 4 chil. VI.
VII. * William, b. 1787.
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* Henry, b. Oct. 13, 1789.
IX. Betsey, b. Dec. 4, 1793; md., Jan. 23, 1812. Christopher Atkinson ; d. Apr. 9, 1881. He d. at Baraboo, Wis., Mar. 31, 1875.
(3) TIMOTHY JOHNSON (vide page 296) md., Mar. 7. 1802, Abigail H. Livermore. She d. May 19, 1856, aged 71 years. He d. suddenly at Berwick, Nov. 27, 1849. Eleven children : -
I. William Frederic, b. Jan. 24, 1803; d. Aug. 4. 1804.
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11. William Frederic, b. Sept. 7, 1804; d. Dec. 14. 1804.
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III. Timothy Smith, b. Sept. 23, 1805; d. Feb. 11, 1809.
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IV. William Henry, b. Dec. 13 1806; md., Mar. 2, 1831, Mary West, dau. of Joseph Johnson, q. v .; d. at Greenville, Mich., Sept. 20, 1871.
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V. Timothy Smith, b. June 1, 1810; d. Dec. 7, 1811.
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VII. Mary Jackson, b. Apr. 25, 1816; md., Jan. 10, 1842, Thomas Nay, who d. Apr., 1882.
VIII. Hannah Moore, b. Mar. 23, 1819 ; md., Feb. 20, 1844, Benjamin Whittier, who d. May 4, 1851 ; md. (2), Dec. 29, 1863, Martin S. Brown.
Re- sides in Uxbridge, Mass.
Samuel, b. Nov. 23, 1822 ; d. Apr. 24, 1824. IX. x. Samuel, b. Apr. 24, 1824 ; d. young.
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X1 Abigail Livermore, b. July 9, 1828 ; md., Mar. 26, 1868, Caleb W. Anthony of Providence, R. I., who d. Apr. 9, 1876.
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THOMAS JOHNSON (vide page 296) was a merchant in town some ten years, a deputy sheriff, and colonel of militia early in the present century. In 1810 he served as town treasurer. He md., Jan. 14, 1802, Katherine, dau. of Solomon and Celia (Tilton) Luce ; d. in New Vineyard, May 16, 1844. She md. (2), Nov. 1, 1847, Benjamin, son of Benjamin Butler, q. v .; d. Nov. 4, 1854. Nine children : -
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I. Almira, b. Dec. 6, 1803 ; d. Sept. 10, 1804.
II. Martha Tilton, b. Feb. 26, 1806; md., Jan. 22, 1827, Hartson Hackett. Resides at Baraboo, Wis.
III. Thomas Jefferson, b. July 4, 1807; d. Nov. 21, 1821.
IV. Abigail Luce, b. Feb. 26, 1810; md., May 28, 1829, Ira Vaughan ; d. May 21, 1830.
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v. Albert Gallatin, b. Apr. 16, 1812 ; md., Dec. 25, 1835, Abigail Pollard; md. (2), Dec., 1852, Maria Heath of Salem; md. (3), Jan. 29, 1858, Anna Cheek of Baraboo, Wis. He served through two enlistments in the Rebellion, and died two years after his discharge, June 16, 1867, at Baraboo. 4 chil .: 1 by first and 3 by third marriage.
VI. Katherine, b. July 1, 1814; md., July 30, 1832, Z. Morton Vaughan; d. in New Vineyard, May 2, 1839.
VII. Emily, b. Dec. 31, 1816 ; md., Jan. 18, 1831, Ira Vaughan ; d. Sept. 17, 1837.
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VIII. IX. 1854, Lucy Freeman of New Bedford. Hc served through two enlistments in the Rebell- ion, and was ten months in Salisbury Prison. Resides in Baraboo, Wis. 2 chil.
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VI. Caroline Livermore, b. Mar. 16, 1814; md., Feb. 20, 1844, Ammi R. Bradbury. Resides in Providence, R. I.
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ABRAHAM JOHNSON, the fourth son of Thomas Johnson, Sr., was a native of Martha's Vineyard, and came to the township with his father. He began life in Industry, taking up a lot of wild land, which he brought under culti- vation. While in that town he served as captain of militia, and as one of its selecmen in 1806-7. He purchased, mn connection with his father, the Joseph Titcomb farm, where he lived until 1820. He then removed to Madison, and operated mills there for eight years. Finally he settled upon the Robert M. Morrison farm in the north- eastern part of the town. Upon the organization of the company of artillery, in 1812, he was chosen its first captain. He md., Feb. 15, 1810, Jane, dau. of William and Hannah (Benson) Morrison, who was b. in Middle- borough, Mass., Jan. 31, 1786; d. Aug. 5, 1868. He d. July 11, 1866. Nine children : -
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I. Betsey Morrison, b. Feb. 20, 1811 ; md., Sept. 17, 1839, Francis Backus, q. v .; d. Oct. 21, 1849.
11. Hannah, b. Oct. 2, 1812 ; d. Dec., 1812.
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III. Angeline, b. Sept., 1813; d. July, 1814.
IV. Abraham Whitman, b. May 17, 1815 ; d. Mar. 17, 1823.
v. Emeline, b. Jan. 25, 1817 ; d. Mar. 29, 1823.
VI. William Morrison, b. Dec. 6, 1819; d. Mar. 17, 1823.
VII. Mary Ann, b. July 8, 1822 ; d. Mar. 16, 1823.
VIII. * Abraham William, b. Jan. 2, 1824.
IX. John Quincy Adams, b. Feb. 27, 1826 ; md., Nov. 19, 1855, Mary Skillings ; d. Sept. 9, 1863. 2 chil.
JOSEPH JOHNSON (vide page 298) lived in Industry for a short time, and then removed to Farmington, where he became one of the leading business men. For many years he was extensively engaged in buying and selling cattle for the Portland and Brighton markets. He also bought and sold timber-lands, and was interested in lum- bering operations on the Kennebec and Androscoggin Rivers. At one time Mr. Johnson was an innholder, occupying the Backus House at the corner of Main St. and Broadway. He acted as one of the agents of the State in building the Canada road in 1829 ; was post- master for many years; sheriff of the County of Franklin from 1839 to 1841 ; representative to the legislature in 1827 and 1829 ; and was a member of Governor Dunlap's council. Mr. Johnson removed to Reedsburg, Wis., in 1854, where he d., Mar. 18, 1867. He md. Sally Daggett, who was b. at Martha's Vineyard, Dec. 6, 1788 ; d. Nov. 17, 1869. Seven children : -
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I. Mary West, b. Dec. 11, 1809 ; md., Mar. 2, 1831, William H., son of Timothy Johnson, q. v.
HI. Joseph Smith, b. June 15, 1811 ; md., Nov. 21, 1841, Ann W. Jewett. He was in trade with his father at Farmington for a time, but finally moved west, and now resides at Minneapolis, Minn.
111. Charles Edwin, b. July 25, 1814; d. Oct. 19, 1847 ; unmd.
IV. Abigail Daggett, b. Feb. 10, 1817 ; md., July 13, 1842, S. Freeman Chaney, who d. Oct. 13, 1843 ; she md. (2), May 17, 1849, John Edward Ham, who d. Sept. 15, 1881. Lives at Ports- mouth, N. H.
v. Silas Daggett, b. July, 1821. Resides at Reeds- burg, Wis.
VI. Charlotte, b. Dec. 21, 1823 ; md., in 1857, Luther C. Woodman ; d. Apr. 18, 1871.
VII. Augustus, b. May 22, 1828 ; md., Dec. 29, 1851, Arvilla, dau. of Reuel Bailey, q. v. Resides at Pittsburg, Penn.
WILLIAM JOHNSON purchased of his father in 1811 one- half of the homestead, which was his residence for eight years. He then removed to Madison, and engaged in operating saw and grist-mills. In 1822 he became inter- ested in mercantile business at New Orleans, La., where he died the following year. He md., June 20, 1813, Mary, dau. of Isaac Treby of New London, Conn. She was b. Jan. 9, 1794; d. in Augusta, June 20, 1850. Three chil- dren : -
1. William Treby, b. Mar. 9, 1815. In early life he was a printer, and at different times published several newspapers. In 1857-58-59 he repre- sented Augusta in the legislature. In 1863 he was mayor of that city. He was appointed cashier of the Granite National Bank in 1860, a position which he filled acceptably until his sudden death, Oct. 11, 1881. He md., Dec 1, 1837, Martha Tappan, dau. of John W. Chase of Portland ; she d. Mar. 29, 1856 ; he md. (2), May 5, 1857, her sister, Abby Baker Chase, who survives him. 8 chil. by first marriage.
II. Adeline Treby, b. Aug. 3. 1817 ; md., May 4, 1835, Thomas (. Noble of Augusta. 5 chil. III. Andrew Jackson, b. May 15, 1820; d. May 21, 1823.
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HENRY JOHNSON commenced business as a merchant at the Center Village in 1811, and afterwards went into company with Capt. John Holley at Backus Corner. Upon the dissolution of this partnership in 1823, Mr. Johnson removed to the Falls, where he traded thirteen years, and during a portion of this period acted as deputy sheriff and postmaster. In 1835 he removed to Augusta, and became landlord of the Cushnoc House, where he was also deputy sheriff and jailer. Twelve years later he returned to Farmington, and became the popular proprietor of the "Sandy River House." After that was burned (Aug. 7, 1850), he established the Blue Mountain House. As a landlord he was attentive and obliging, ever mindful of the comfort of his guests. Mr. Johnson served the town as one of its selectmen in 1833, and was postmaster during the administrations of President Pierce and his successor. At the close of this period he retired from active life. He md., Jan. 30, 1812, Mirinda Blake, b. at Mt. Vernon, Apr. 26, 1791 ; d. Nov. 6, 1850. He md. (2), Mar. 26, 1854, Mrs. Millia Sanford of Manchester. He d. July 31, 1861. Nine children : -
J. Adeline, b. Sept. 28, 1813 ; d. July 26, 1816. II. Ann Elizabeth, b. July 31, 1815; md., Nov. 11, 1834, Lewis D. Moore; d. at Philadelphia, Penn., Feb. 10, 1883. He was b. Sept. 30, 1812 ; d. Aug. 11, 1882. 8 chil.
III. John Quincy, b. Dec. 20, 1817 ; d. June 20, 1819.
IV. Martha Dudley, b. Jan. 6, 1821. Unmd.
V. Julia Anna, b. Oct. 10, 1822 ; md. John Edward Ham; d. July 27, 1848.
VI. Hiram Wesley, b. Jan 13, 1825.
VII. Robert Blake, b. June 3, 1828 ; md., Oct. 29, 1877, 3 Sarah A. Clark. Is a printer at Augusta. chil.
VIII. Mirinda Adelia, b. Mar. 31, 1831 ; md., Aug. 26, 1866, Aaron S. Flanders. Resides in Lowell, Mass .; s. p.
IX. George Henry, b. Sept. 16, 1835; d. Aug. 22, 1836.
ABRAHAM W. JOHNSON, third son of Abraham Johnson, settled upon the homestead, and became a successful farmer. He subsequently removed to the Center Village. He md., Mar. 3, 1869, Mary Ann, dau. of John Backus, q. v. He d. suddenly, Oct. 24, 1884. One child : -
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Jones.
Richard Jones emigrated from Ireland to this country during the eighteenth century, and settled as a miller at Bristol. Ebenezer, his son, was born in 1767, and came to the Sandy River township in 1789.
I EBENEZER JONES, one of the first settlers at Farmington Falls, purchased a portion of front-lot No. 51, east side, where the business portion of that village is now located. He also purchased of Francis Tufts, in 1790, one-half of the saw and grist-mill situated at the upper mill-privilege, which was sold to Jonathan Russ in 1802. About that time Mr. Jones built a saw and grist-mill at the foot of the Falls, which was supplied with water by a canal from the dam at the head of the Falls; this mill was in successful operation for several years. He also embarked in mer- cantile pursuits, for a time as the partner of Col. Daniel Beale. Mr. Jones was an energetic man, and possessed great versatility of talents. Yet his efforts were not al- ways attended with pecuniary success. He md., June 24, 1787, Mary Ballister, b. at Marblehead, Mass., Aug. 3, 1762. He d. in New York, Aug., 1814. His wife d. Mar. 23, 1836. Eleven children : -
I. Michael, b. Mar., 1788; md., May, 1810, Mary Gould ; d. in Virginia.
II. Betsey, b. Nov., 1789; md., Jan. 8, 1809, Moses Kelley ; d. Sept., 1865.
III. Sarah Coombs, b. Nov., 1791 ; md., Apr. 29, 1810, David Moore; d. in 1871.
IV. Jeremiah, b. July, 1793; md. Lucia Knapp; d. Mar. 14, 1864.
V. Ebeneser, b. Mar., 1795; md. Esther Dennis: d. Sept. 19, 1826.
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VI. Mary, b. Jan. 30, 1797 ; md., Dec. 24, 1812, Ebenezer P. Shaw. He d. Mar. 18, 1826. She md. (2) Daniel MeLaughlin ; d. Aug., 1863.
VII. Martha, b. June, 1798; md. John Walker; d. July 22, 1876. He d. Aug. 20, 1864.
VIII. Daniel Beale, b. Mar. 2, 1800: md., Dec. 26. 1824, Nancy Cragin, and now resides in New Portland.
IO IX. Hannah, b. Jan. 30, 1802 ; nid., Mar. 25, 1819, Leander Boardman, q. 7.
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XI. Julia, b. June, 1807 ; md. Samuel Daggett of New Vineyard ; mnd. (2) Elder George Webber. She resides in Evansville, Ind.
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Knowlton.
The New England families of Knowlton trace their ancestry to three brothers, John, William, and Thomas Knowlton, who settled in Ipswich, Mass., about 1640. These brothers were the sons of William Knowlton, a sea-captain, and Elizabeth Rice, his wife, and were born in Cheswick, Kent County, England. William, the second son, from whom the Farm- ington Knowltons are descended, was born in 1615, was a bricklayer by trade, and a commoner at Ipswich in 1641. William's third son, John, was the ancestor of the Jonathan Knowlton family, and his fourth son, Samuel, was the ancestor of Samuel Knowlton's family. Jonathan's descent is through John, born in 1644, and Berthia his wife, and John, Jr., who married, Dec. 20, 1697, Abigail Batchelder. Andrew, the youngest of the sons of John and Abigail Knowlton, was born March, 1720, and married, in 1741, Lucy Stone of Beverly, and was the father of Jonathan Knowlton, who came to Farmington, and of Anna, wife of Thomas Hiscock, q. v.
Samuel Knowlton descends through Samuel, the son of William Knowlton, who was born in 1647, a shoemaker by trade; Samuel, Jr., born Nov. 9, 1672; and Samuel, 3d (date of birth unknown), who married Esther Dane (probably Dean) in 1759. Samuel and Esther Dane Knowl- ton were the parents of six children, of whom the fourth was Samuel, 4th, who settled in Farmington.
I JONATHAN KNOWLTON was born in Ipswich, Mass., July 28, 1750. He married, probably in 1777, Mary Blunt, widow of John Oaks, and settled for a short time in Walpole, Mass. In company with the other Massachusetts families, he came to Damariscotta about 1781. Here he made no permanent settlement, but pushed on to the Sandy River valley the same year and took up lot No. 17, on the west side of the river, now owned by William B. Gilman and others. Upon this lot he built a small log- house on the interval, from which his family was driven by the great freshet of Oct. 22, 1785. Water covering the house to a depth of five feet, he was compelled to convey his family in a boat across the river to his brother- in-law's, Francis Tufts. Soon after, he built a log-house on the uplands, and this he replaced by a framed building in 1796. In religious faith Mr. Knowlton was a Meth- odist, and together with Stephen Titcomb, was foremost in erecting the first house for public worship built in the town. He acquired a comfortable fortune, was one of the principal agents in the purchase of the township of New Vineyard, and for a time was principal owner of the mills and machinery at Farmington Falls. He died suddenly in 1819, and his wife survived him many years. Eight children :-
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I. Sarah, b. in Walpole, Mass., May 25, 1778 ; md., Nov. 25, 1802, Jeremiah Butler, q. v. ; d. May 15, 1863.
II. *Jonathan, b. in Walpole, Dec. 4, 1780.
III. Samuel, b. Jan. 14, 1783.
IV. Gilbert, b. Jan. 6, 1785 ; md., Nov. 27, 1806 (pub.) Sarah Odell; removed to Dixmont, where he died. Chil.
v. Lydia, b. Oct. 17, 1786 ; md., Aug. 1, 1802, Thomas Wellman ; d. Dec. 22, 1824. 12 chil.
VI. * Francis, b. Jan. 2, 1789.
VII. Catharine, b. Nov. 26, 1793 ; md., Sept. 3, 1832, Joseph Dennett ; d. in Indiana. 2 chil.
VIII. Hannah, b. Nov. 25, 1795 ; d. in infancy.
JONATHAN KNOWLTON, JR., first settled upon lot No. 18, in what is now Industry, but after a few years' residence there, removed to the Knowlton homestead in Farmington, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a man of generous impulses, and was ever ready to relieve the wants of the poor and destitute to the extent of his ability. He md., Aug. 20, 1801, Deborah Tufts, b. in Lee, July 6, 1782. He d. May 1, 1864 ; she d. October, 1871. Nine children :-
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II. Rebecca, b. March 18, 1804; md., Jan. 19, 1826, Francis Butler, q. v .; md. (2), April 28, 1848, Eliphaz Gay.
III. Caroline, b. Oct. 30, 1805 ; md., Feb. 16, 1830, Ephraim S. Butler, q. v.
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IV. Sophronia, b. in New Vineyard, July 14, 1808; md., June 10, 1844 (pub.), Solomon Luce ; d. March 18, 1849; s. p.
V. Sumner, b. May 11, 1810; mnd., Nov. 4, 1831, Merrianne Gilbert, who d. Oct. 11, 1834; he md. (2), in 1837, Marcia L. Rich, who d. Feb. 4, 1884 ; d. at Chesterville, October, 1850.
VI. John Adams, b. Feb. 5, 1812 ; md., Oct. 28, 1841. Sylvira Brown; settled in Chesterville ; d. March 26, 1873. 4 chil.
VII. Jason, b. Sept. 15, 1813; removed to Strong, where he now resides ; md., July 10, 1842, Rachel R. Preston. 3 chil.
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IX. Edmund Augustus, b. Aug. 11, 1819; md., in 1856, Cordelia Ann, dau. of Zenas Backus, q. v. ; d. at Boston, July 5, 1883. 3 chil.
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(4) SAMUEL KNOWLTON was the second male child born in the township. He was by trade a millwright, and first settled in Fairfield, where he made a brief residence, and then removed to Farmington and operated mills for several years at the Falls village, in company with his father. About 1823 he removed to the west part of Phillips, where he built upon the Sandy River a saw-mill, which he main- tained for some years in connection with farming. He removed in Sept., 1831, to Mainville, Ohio, where his death occurred, Jan. 4, 1857. He was a self-made man, and respected for his intelligence and many Christian virtues. He md., March 6, 1806, Olive, dau. of Ephraim G. Butler, q. v. Seven children : -
I. Francis, b. April 20, 1807 ; d. July 15, 1854, in ยท Ohio, where he had md. Chil.
II. Hiram, b. Nov. 6, 1809; d. Feb. 12, 1878, in Indiana, where he had md. Chil.
111. Permelia, b. Sept. 9, 1812 ; md., Oct. 17, 1833, Benjamin Tufts, Jr., of Mainville, O.
IV. Sherman, b. Aug. 20, 1820 ; md., May 23, 1850, Martha Stevens ; d. of cholera, July 19, 1850.
v. Samuel, b. Aug. 28, 1822 ; md. Julia Hadley, who d. January, 1882 ; md. (2), Dec .. 1882, Mrs. Harriet Ellis. Lives in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
VI. Sarah Ann, b. July 27, 1826 ; md. Temple Fouche. Lives at Foster's, O.
VI1. George Washington, b. Sept. 9, 1829. Lives in Ohio.
FRANCIS KNOWLTON, the youngest son of Jonathan Knowlton, Sr., succeeded to a portion of the homestead farm, to which he made large additions by purchase. By the erection of commodious buildings and a judicious system of agriculture, he made his farm one of the most valuable and productive upon the river. He devoted his time and energies to the cultivation of his land, and by his industry and good management acquired a large estate. His even temper and constant good nature preserved him from contention and secured the friendship and esteem of the community in which he lived. He removed to the Center Village about 1854, where the evening of his life was spent. He was elected treasurer of Franklin County in 1855. He md., Nov. 26, 1812, Lovie, dau. of Ephraim G. Butler, q. v. ; he md. (2), Nov. 17, 1841, Rosanna (b. Sept. 25, 1808), daughter of David and Eleanor (Fossett) Hunter of Strong, who survives him. He d. March 9, 1871. Nine children :-
I. William Butler, b. Aug. 16, 1813; d. Aug. 28, 1818.
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II. Mary Blunt, b. July 28, 1817 ; d. March 22, 1820.
III. Lovie, b. Dec. 16, 1821 ; d. Dec. 28, 1821.
IV. Martha, b. Jan. 20, 1823 ; d. Sept. 9, 1838. V. * Jeremiah Butler, b. April 9, 1826.
VI. William Franklin, b. July 20, 1830.
VII. * Francis Blunt, b. Jan. 12, 1832.
Second marriage :
VIII. * David Hunter, b. Dec. 21, 1844.
IX. Mary Blunt, b. July 6, 1847 ; md., Feb. 3, 1869, Henry C. Johnson. Resides in Chicago. 2 chil.
SELDEN KNOWLTON resides as a farmer in the south- west part of the town. He md., Dec. 12, 1842, Abigail Hodgkins, b. in Vienna, Sept. 20, 1822. Eight chil., b. in Farmington :-
I. Henry True, b. May 6, 1844.
II. Ann Romantha, b. Oct. 13, 1846; md., Oct. 3, 1870, John F. Gower, q. v.
III. Abbie Rovilla, b. Oct. 12, 1849 ; md., Nov. 24, 1870, C. Asa Talbot of Wilton.
IV. Selden Horatio Quincy, b. May 28, 1852.
V. Julia Deborah, b. June 23, 1854 ; md., March 6, 1881, Jacob Alexander of Cisco, Texas.
VI. Jonathan Preston, b. Nov. 6, 1855; md., May 26, 1881, Louisa C. Barker of Canton.
VII. Margie Elvira, b. Sept. 21, 1857 ; md., June, 1881, C. Frank Fogg of Gray.
VIII. Augustus Thurlow, b. Aug. 31, 1861.
JEREMIAH B. KNOWLTON succeeded to the homestead farm, which he cultivated until 1860, when he purchased the Fossett farm in the town of Strong, whither he re- moved, and has since become one of the most extensive farmers in the county. He has been honored by the citizens of his adopted town with various municpal offices. He md., Nov. 20, 1851, Sarah Ann, daughter of Samuel Fossett. Two children :-
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I. *Samuel Frank, b. May 17, 1853.
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Lovie Butler, b. March 1, 1859; d. Dec. 6, 1880.
WILLIAM F. KNOWLTON, brother of the preceding, resides at St. Cloud, Minn., where he is a successful business man. He md., Oct. 22, 1862, Irene L. Carrick, b. at Bangor, Oct. 31, 1840. Six children :-
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11. Martha Ann, b. Jan. 22, 1866. III. Fred Joseph, b. Nov. 15, 1868.
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HISTORY OF FARMINGTON.
1V. Maud Mary, b. Nov. 8, 1872.
V. Ada Lovie, b. Oct. 19, 1879.
VI. Grace Irene, b. Feb. 28, 1881.
REV. FRANCIS B. KNOWLTON received his preparatory education at Farmington Academy, under the instruction of that veteran teacher, Jonas Burnham, A. M., and graduated from Bowdoin College in the class of 1858. He then engaged in teaching, a pursuit for which he was eminently qualified, the more important institutions of learning with which he was connected being the High School at Solon, in 1858, and Classic Grove Seminary at Oxford, Penn., from 1858 to 1861. Mr. Knowlton grad- uated from Bangor Theological Seminary in 1863, and after preaching in Waldoboro' for two years, removed to Phillips, where he was ordained to the Congregational ministry, Aug. 29, 1865. He preached at South Paris, 1866-67, at Alstead, N. H., 1867-71, at Orford, N. H., 1871-82, and at present (1885) is supplying the pulpit in Athol, Mass., where he resides. Mr. Knowlton md., Sept. 5, 1866, Mrs. Louisa Butterfield, dau. of William and Abby Campbell. She was b. in Vassalboro', Nov. 10, 1836. Three children :-
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