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1. Lillian Edith, b. June 30, 1867 ; d. Oct. 8, 1869.
II. Ellery Francis, b. June 3, 1869.
III. Irwin Louis, b. July 17, 1876.
DAVID H. KNOWLTON fitted for college at Lewiston Falls Academy, and graduated from Bowdoin College in the class of 1869. He has been a prominent educator, serving for some years as one of the trustees of the State Normal Schools, and always manifesting a deep interest in the promotion of our common schools. For four years Mr. Knowlton was county treasurer, and is at present senior partner in the firm of Knowlton, McLeary, and Co., and agricultural editor of the Franklin Journal. In 1871 he started a small printing establishment, out of which has grown the steam printing establishment of Knowlton, McLeary, and Co., as well as his book and stationery business. Mr. Knowlton md., Nov. 17, 1875, Clara Armina Hinckley. Two children :-
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I. Clarence Hinckley, b. Sept. 9, 1876.
II. Helen, b. Oct. 9, 1879.
S. FRANK KNOWLTON, son of Jeremiah B. Knowlton, resides at Strong. He md., Sept. 9, 1875, Rhoda Isabella, dau. of William Towle, Esq. Two children :-
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I. Ralph William, b. Aug. 29, 1879.
II. Clara Bell, b. July 17,.1883.
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SAMUEL KNOWLTON, whose ancestry is given in the introductory notice to this name, was born in Ipswich, Mass., in 1764, and came to the Sandy River township about 1786, settling in the wilderness, upon a portion of back-lot No. 1, west side. By farming and shoemaking he acquired a competency. A man of amiable disposition, he was apparently happy himself, and always strove to make others so; the poor and needy ever found relief at his hands, and the weary, rest and welcome at his fireside. Mr. Knowlton early gave attention to orcharding, and was among the first in town to raise apples for sale. The writer well remembers, when a lad living at the Falls village, with what anxiety and impatience he with other boys on Saturday afternoons watched the arrival in the village of "Uncle Sam's" red wagon with its capacious box well filled with apples, which the good man freely distributed among them all. He md. Jane Linscott, who d. May 22, 1857, aged 93 years. His death occurred Feb. 17, 1844. Twelve children : -
* Samuel, b. Aug. 9, 1788. I. II. * John, b. Dec. 7, 1789.
III. Betsey, b. Feb. 6, 1791 ; md., Oct. 28, 1813 (pub.), James Cummings ; d. Nov. 5, 1815.
IV. Joseph, b. Sept. 20, 1792 ; md., Jan. 22, 1818, Mary, dau. of Francis Tufts, Jr., q. v .; d. in Indiana, Apr., 1878. 3 chil.
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* Ebenezer, b. Oct. 10, 1794.
VI. Esther, b. Mar. 25, 1796; md., Mar. 27, 1819, Richard Maddocks; d. May 30, 1832. He d. Apr. 22, 1863.
* Joshua, b. Sept. 8, 1797.
Jane, b. Apr. 23, 1799 ; md., Apr. 30, 1820, Oliver,
VII. VIII. son of Reuben Lowell, Jr., q. v .; d. Dec. 5, 1821. IX. Benjamin, b. Jan. 15, 1801; d. Dec. 5, 1827 ; unmd.
x. Martha, b. July 5, 1802 ; md., Dec. 22, 1823 (pub.), Ebenezer Stowers ; d. Jan. 15, 1839.
XI. Sally, b. Sept. 3, 1804; d. Sept. 23, 1804. XII. * Dean, b. July 23, 1807.
SAMUEL KNOWLTON, JR., md., Feb. 20, 1812, Betsey, dau. of Ephraim G. Butler, q. v., and resided as a farmer in New Sharon, where he d., June 25, 1823. His wife md. (2), Feb. 16, 1826, Ebenezer B. Wellman, and d. at Mainville, O., June 10, 1855. Three children : -
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I. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 14, 1813; md., Jan. 22, 1833, Lewis E. Jennings. Resides in Ravenna, O.
II. Jane Linscott, b. Jan. 16, 1815; md. Moses, son
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of Benjamin Tufts, q. v., who d. Dec. 2, 1871. Resides in Mainville, O.
III. Lovie Pease, b. May 15, 1817 ; md., Feb. 3, 1847, David Mitchell; d. Oct. 22, 1874.
73 (60) JOHN KNOWLTON, a carriage-maker and farmer, lived at " Knowlton's Corner" during his life. He was a local preacher, and an exemplary Christian. His first wife was Sally Green, who d. May 12, 1854. He md. (2), July 22, 1855, Sarah, dau. of Samuel Bullen, q. v .; d. July 16, 1862. She d. Jan. 15, 1872. Four children : -
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I. Sarah, b. May 28, 1813 ; md., July 9, 1829, John Lowell, Jr., q. v.
II. John Linscott, b. Aug. 17, 1818 ; d. June 6, 1819.
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111. John, b. June 17, 1820; md., Sept. 27, 1841, Lucy Vaughan, who d. in 1861; md. (2), in 1862, Romelia, dau. of Daniel Connor, who d. Nov. 4, 1876. Chil.
IV. Joseph, b. June 30, 1828; md., in 1850, Sarah Pratt ; d. Nov. 17, 1857.
EBENEZER KNOWLTON, brother of the preceding, was also a farmer and carriage-maker, and resided in the same neighborhood, where he died, July 1, 1852, leaving an unspotted reputation. His wife, who survives him at the age of eighty-four, was Sally, dau. of Thomas Hiscock, q. v. They were married Dec. 28, 1818. Seven chil- dren : -
I. Sarah, b. Sept. 28, 1819 ; d. July 9, 1821. II. *Samuel, b. Dec. 19, 1821.
III. Jane, b. Nov. 9, 1823 ; d. Oct. 17, 1824.
IV. * Ebenezer, b. July 26, 1825. v. Joseph, b. Sept. 14, 1827 ; d. Oct. 2, 1827.
VI. Sarah, b. Feb. 21, 1829 ; md., Dec. 6, 1849, John R. Adams, q. v .; d. Feb. 4, 1854.
VII. Nancy, b. May 28, 1832 ; md., Sept. 21, 1857, John R. Adams, q. 7. ; d. July 19, 1875.
JOSHUA KNOWLTON was a man respected for his amiable character. He cultivated a part of the homestead farm, and was by trade a harness-maker. He md., Nov. 10, 1820, Lydia, dau. of John Lowell, q. v. She d. Nov. 5, 1843 ; he md. (2), May 30, 1844, Belinda Pillsbury, who survives him. He d. Apr. 15, 1873. Three children : -
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I. Joshua Linscott, b. May, 1821; md. Anlucia Colby. Resides in Norridgewock. 4 chil.
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II. Russell Linscott, b. Apr. 1, 1823; mnd. Clarinda Blaisdell; d. Apr. 5, 1861; s. p. She d. Oct. 14, 1859, aged 26. III. * Sylvanus, b. Mar. 17, 1827.
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DEAN KNOWLTON settled upon the homestead, and pursued the occupation of his father. He md., Nov. 17, 1831 (pub.), Mehitable, dau. of Samuel Graves of Wayne. She d. Sept. 25, 1848, aged 39 years ; he d. Oct. 17, 1849. Eight children :-
I. Samuel Dean, b. Sept. 19, 1832 ; md., Feb. 23, 1851, Irene Reed; md. (2), Sept. 20, 1864, Martha Tyler, b. Dec. 23, 1840. Lives on the homestead.
II. Esther Jane, b. April 28, 1834 ; md., April 5, 1855, Leander Burbank of New Vineyard. 5 chil.
III. Clarissa Bradford, b. Nov. 8, 1839 ; md., Nov. 27, 1857, Aaron D. Taylor, who d. Jan. 20, 1880, aged 47 years. 4 chil.
IV. Mary, b. Sept. 23, 1841 ;
S d. Feb. 6, 1843. v. Martha, 2 d. Jan. 6, 1843.
VI. Martha, b. Jan. 14, 1845 ; md. Henry W. Bailey of Livermore ; d. Jan. 27, 1883. I child.
VII. John, S d. Nov. 24, 1848.
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VIII. Joshua, ) (d. Nov. 5, 1848.
SAMUEL KNOWLTON, eldest son of Ebenezer Knowlton, lived upon a farm at "Knowlton's Corner," and was by trade a carriage-maker. He md., July 12, 1857, Hepsie M. Mitchell, who d. Aug. 27, 1870. He d. June 6, 1884. Four children :-
I. Frank Herbert, b. March 28, 1858.
II. Mabel Lucy, b. May 23, 1862 ; md., Dec. 8, 1880, Albert Morrow.
III. Dana Albert, b. July 19, 1865 ; d. Aug. 14, 1867. IV. Walter Erland, b. March 10, 1868.
EBENEZER KNOWLTON was formerly a farmer, but now devotes himself exclusively to his trade of carriage-making. Resides at the Center Village. He md., Sept. 8, 1855, Emily A. Perry of Wilton, b. March 9, 1836. Six chil- dren : -
I. Augusta Sarah, b. Aug. 18, 1857; md., July 10. 1883, Frank L. Burbank.
II. Eben Arthur, b. April 5, 1859 ; d. Nov. 23, 1864. III. Harnaen Jennings, b. Feb. 25, 1861 ; d. Sept. 26, 1867.
IV. William Henry, b. Feb. 14, 1866; d. Aug. 16, 1867.
V. Eben Clarence, VI. Emily Florence, S - b. Dec. 8, 1867.
SYLVANUS KNOWLTON, son of Joshua Knowlton, suc- ceeded to the homestead, and was for many years engaged in farming, but recently removed to the Center Village,
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where he is an innholder. He md., June 10, 1849, Rebecca F. Coburn, b. in Needham, Mass., Jan. 23, 1831. Four children :-
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I. Emma Lydia, b. May 5, 1854; md., June 10, 1877, Elbridge N. Allen of Vienna. I child.
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II. Newell Russell, b. April 30, 1856.
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III. Fred Lewis, b. Nov. 2, 1862.
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IV. Sylvanus Rice, b. June 15, 1864; md., Dec. 25, 1881, Jennie S. Nason.
Lowell.
Percival Lowle (as the name was originally spelled) embarked at Bristol, England, in 1639, accompanied by his wife Rebecca, two sons, John and Richard, with their wives, a daughter Joanna, and her husband, John Oliver. He was born in 1571, and was assessor of Kingston, County of Surrey, in 1597. Savage says of him: " Percival was the eldest son of a Richard Lowle who married a Percival and drew his descent through eight generations by the eldest son of each, from Walter Lowle of Yardley in County of Worcester." These immigrants settled in Newbury, Mass., and it is believed that all who bear the name, with a few exceptions, are their descendants. One branch, from the eldest son of Percival, has held a prominent place in the annals of Massachusetts to the present time. James Russell Lowell the poet is of this family.
From Richard and Margaret Lowle are descended the Lowells of Farmington. Percival, their eldest son, was born in 1639, and married, Sept. 7, 1664, Mary Chandler. Their second son, Gideon Lowell, was born Sept. 3, 1672, and settled in Amesbury, Mass., about 1720. His wife, whom he married July 7, 1692, was Mary Swett. Of their ten children, Stephen, the fifth, was born Feb. 19, 1703. He married, in Salisbury, Mass., Dec. 24, 1727, Mirium Collins. They were the parents of five sons and four daughters. Reuben, their fourth son, was an early pioneer to the Sandy River valley, and is noticed below.
I REUBEN LOWELL was born in Kingston, N. H., June 29, 1739. There he married and remained some years, but moved to Brunswick about 1768. He lived there but a short time, and returned to Kingston. In 1783 he came to the Sandy River township, and took up a farm on the western side of the river, river-lot No. 15. Becoming interested in the settlement of Chesterville, he removed thither early in the present century, and there died, June, 1824. Mr. Lowell was distinguished among the early settlers for his general intelligence and knowledge of affairs. He served the town of Farmington as constable and tax-collector. He was twice married : Dec. 15, 1761, to Priscilla Bartlett, who became the mother of his chil-
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dren, and died in 1807 ; Nov. 10, 1807, to Sally Williams of Chesterville. Eight children : -
I. Rosamus, b. in Kingston, N. H., July 17, 1762. He never resided in this town, but settled in Thomaston in 1784. Among his children were : Rosamus K. Lowell (vide page 298), who was b. in 1788, md., July 3, 1821, Abigail, dau. of Aaron Stoyell, q. v., and d. June 16, 1837; Hannah Lowell, the wife of Ebenezer Childs, q. v .; and Joshua A. Lowell, a distin- guished lawyer of Machias, who was represent- ative from Maine to the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh Congresses.
II. Persis, b. in Kingston, N. H., June 30, 1764; md., in 1789, John Mitchell of Chesterville; d. Feb., 1839. He was b. Apr. 22, 1762; d. in Bloomfield, Jan., 1850. 8 chil. :
I. Lowell Mitchell, b. Dec. 28, 1790.
2. Jonathan Mitchell, b. Apr. 11, 1793.
3. Persis Mitchell, b. May 20, 1795.
4. John Mitchell, b. Aug. 24, 1797.
5. William Mitchell, b. July 28, 1799.
6. Sophia Mitchell, b. Sept. 10, 1804.
7. Rhoda Mitchell, b. Oct. 22, 1806.
8. Hannah Mitchell, b. Apr. 4, 1808.
III Sarah, b. in Kingston, Jan. 5, 1767; md. Samuel Eames, q. v. : d. Aug. 12, 1794.
IV. * Joshua Bartlett, b. in Brunswick, Mar. 23, 1769.
V. Hannah, b. in Brunswick, May 9, 1771 ; d. July 9, 1789.
VI. * Reuben, Jr., b. in Brunswick, Sept. 16, 1773.
VII. *Samuel, b. in Kingston, Jan. 4, 1776.
VIII. * John, b. in Kingston, Aug. 23, 1778.
JOSHUA B. LOWELL settled in Chesterville. He was the first clerk of that town, and served in that capacity for nine consecutive years. He was also selectman for six years, was postmaster, and the first innkeeper in the town. He died Mar. 12, 1821, from the effects of a paralytic shock. Mr. Lowell md., Jan. 25, 1795, Elizabeth, dau. of Benjamin Heath, q. v., who d. Nov. 20, 1822. Thirteen children, b. in Chesterville : -
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11. Sarah. b. May 28, 1797; md. Jacob Ames of Chesterville.
III. Samuel, b. Mar. 5, 1799; md., June 10, 1821, Hannah, dau. of Reuben Lowell, Jr., q. v .; d.
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Dec. 20, 1838. Always lived in Chesterville. 8 chil.
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IV. Bartlett, b. Dec. 17, 1800; md., Sept. 1, 1825, Ruth Bean; d. Oct. 27, 1874. She d. May 17, 1884. Resided in Chesterville. 2 chil.
v. Reuben, b. Sept. 12, 1802 ; md. Lois Bradbury ; d. Apr. 5, 1867.
VI. Elizabeth, b. July 20, 1804; md., 1823, Benj. B. Bradbury. 6 chil., among whom is the gifted authoress, Mrs. Hannah B. Goodwin.
VII. Hannah, b. June 14, 1806; md., May 16, 1826 (pub.), Lucius Morrison ; d. Jan. 11, 1829.
VIII. James Madison, b. Dec. 4, 1808; d. Aug. 25, 1825.
IX. Benjamin, b. Jan. 15, 1811 ; d. Sept. 28, 1814.
x. Julia Ann, b. Mav 27, 1813; md. Nathaniel M. Williams, D. D. Resides in Warner, N. H. I child.
XI. Lydia, b. Apr., 1815 ; d. in infancy.
XII. * Simeon Heath, b. Aug. 16, 1816.
XIII. Andrew Jackson, b. Feb. 13, 1819. Lives in Cali- fornia.
REUBEN LOWELL, JR., came into the country as a lad with his father. He first settled in Wilton, but returned to Farmington, purchased of his brother-in-law, Samuel Eames, a part of river-lot No. 13, west side, and there spent his active life. His last days were passed with his children in Abbot, where he died, Sept. 20, 1841. Mr. Lowell md., in 1795, Betsey Smith, who d. Aug. 6, 1827, aged 52 years; md. (2), Apr. 25, 1830, Sally Willard. Nine children : -
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1. Oliver, b. in Wilton, June 5, 1796; md., Apr. 30, 1820, Jane, dau. of Samuel Knowlton, q. v .; md. (2), Dec. 31, 1822, Mary Maddocks ; md. (3), in 1851, Jane Waugh. Removed to Abbot, and there d., Sept. 10, 1883.
Il. Priscilla, b. in Wilton, Sept. 20, 1797 ; md., Feb. 2, 1818 (pub.), Thomas Cook of Belgrade ; d. in 1827.
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III. Hannah, b. in Wilton, Feb. 13, 1799; md., June 10, 1821, Samuel, son of Joshua B. Lowell, q. v .; d. Nov. 23, 1871.
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Betsey, b. in Wilton, Jan., 1801 ; mnd., Mar. 7,
IV. 1820, William P. Cook of Waterville ; d. May 31, 1877.
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V. Lydia, b. in Temple, Aug. 11, 1802 ; md., Jan. 12, 1832 (pub.), Jacob M. Cook of New Sharon.
VI. Reuben, 3d, b. Jan. 15, 1805 ; d. Aug. 9, 1825.
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VII. Eunice ; d. in childhood.
VIII. Philip Smith, b. 1808; md., July 25, 1831, Harriet B., dau. of Winthrop Butler, q. v .; md. (2), in 1858, Mrs. Jane (Dow) Green. Lives on one of the Sandwich Islands.
IX. Leonard, b. 1810; d. in Abbot, Sept. 17, 1837 ; unmd.
SAMUEL LOWELL came as a child to the township, and succeeded to the homestead farm, where he spent his active lite. He passed his old age with his children in Abbot, where he died, Sept. 5, 1862. Mr. Lowell was famous as a hunter and trapper, and had a most keen relish for the sports of the chase. He md., Dec. 22, 1803 (pub.), Elizabeth Bartlett of Mt. Vernon, who d. in 1815 ; he md. (2), Dec. 23, 1816 (pub.), Miriam Sherburne of Readfield ; d. Aug., 1827. Nine children : -
I. Sarah, b. 1805; md., Oct. 8, 1830, Jonathan Brown. Lives in Abbot.
II. Samuel, b. Dec. 2, 1807 ; d. in Dexter, Apr. 20, 1875 ; unmd.
III. * Timothy Bartlett, b. Oct. 13, 1809.
IV. Simeon, b. 1811 ; d. Oct., 1843; unmd.
v. William Wheelock, b. June 8, 1813; md. Fidelia Coburn ; removed to Dover, where he d., Aug. 18, 1864.
VI. Jesse, b. 1815 ; d. in infancy.
Second marriage :
VII. Henry Sherburne, b. Nov., 1819 ; removed to E. Pubnico, Nova Scotia, where he married and lives. 3 chil.
VIII. Miriam, b. Jan. 30, 1820; md., Jan. 30, 1838, Isaac D. Atwood. 4 chil.
IX. Nelson Truc, b. July 30, 1824; md., in 1847, Zilpha Weeks, and removed to Yankee Jim's, Cal.
JOHN LOWELL purchased a part of back-lot No. 5, west side, and there spent his life as a farmer. He was a good citizen and upright man. He md., Apr. 20, 1802, Lois Bartlett, who was born in 1783, and d. Jan. 26, 1859. He d. Apr. 5, 1868. Nine children : -
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I. Lydia, b. Dec. 21, 1802; md., Nov. 10, 1820, Joshua Knowlton, q. v .; d. Oct. 6, 1843. II. * Joshua Bartlett, b. Jan. 1, 1805.
III. * John, b. Apr. 29, 1807.
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IV. Benjamin, b. Oct. 5, 1809; md., Feb. 2, 1840, Adeline Nilès. Is a carriage-maker at West Farmington ; s. p.
V. Harriet, b. Dec. 20, 1811; d. Oct. 16, 1838; unmd.
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Lois, b. Apr. 7, 1814; md., June 20, 1841, Martin K. Bailey.
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VII. Emily, b. July 17, 1817; md., Feb. 18, 1840, Amasa Niles of Freeman ; d. Oct. 6, 1843. Barzilla, b. July 10, 1821; d. Oct. 20, 1872 ; unmd.
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Martha Ann, b. May 1, 1824; md., Dec. 25, 1871, Aaron Fellows of Chesterville.
SIMEON H. LOWELL (vide page 279) md., Oct. 29, 1846, Louisa, dau. of Josiah Prescott, q. v .; d. Aug. 2, 1876. Four children : -
I. Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. 20, 1847 ; md., Aug. 22, 1878, Abel McFarland of Napa, Cal .; d. Feb. 24, 1879.
II. Prescott, b. in E. Machias, Mar. 3, 1849 ; d. Dec. 8, 1861.
III. Frank, b. in E. Machias, Sept. 9, 1852; md., Sept. 30, 1877, Hattie M. Kelly. Lives in Phillips. 1 child.
IV. Julia Virginia, b. in Phillips, June 15, 1859 ; d. Dec. 23, 1861.
TIMOTHY BARTLETT LOWELL went to Abbot when a young man, and was in business there for a time. He returned to Farmington in 1844, and took his father's farm, where he resided until his death. He md., Aug. 25, 1844, Wealthy S. Briggs, who was b. in Greene, July 10, 1826. He d. Nov. 4, 1884. Five children : -
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I. Julia Ella, b. May 30, 1846; md., Feb. 3, 1875, Augustine A., son of Isaac D. and Miriam (Lowell) Atwood. I child : I. Mira Atwood, b. Sept. 2, 1876.
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II. * George Edward, b. Apr. 21, 1848.
III. Hervey William, b. Dec. 28, 1851.
IV. Amanda, b. June 4, 1855; md., Oct. 13, 1880, Theodore Lavender of New York. v. Howard, b. July 28, 1860.
JOSHUA BARTLETT LOWELL settled on a farm adjoining that of his father. He was a mechanic as well as farmer, having the trade of wheelwright. Mr. Lowell was twice married : April 24, 1827, to Chloe, dau. of Robert M.
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Morrison, who was b. at Middletown, Mass., Feb. 13, 1803 ; she d. Dec. 5, 1850, and he md. (2), Feb. 13, 1851, Han- nah Cooper Burbank, who was b. in Freeman, March 29, 1818, and d. instantly, May 24, 1883. His death occurred Nov. 1, 1884. Seven children :-
I. Joshua Jophanus, b. Nov. 22, 1843; d. at Camp Pitcher. Va., Feb. 11, 1863, unmd. He was a volunteer in Company G, 17th Regiment of Maine Volunteers.
II. George Morrison, b. Nov. 22, 1850; d. July 31, 1872, unmd.
Second marriage :
III. Hannah Emma, b. Jan. 3, 1852 ; md., Dec. 14, 1872, Aaron H. Dyer. 2 chil.
IV. Charles, b. May 3, 1853; md., Dec. 8, 1884, Mrs. Ella E. Knowlton.
v. Jesse Sumner, b. July 11, 1855. VI. James Sullivan, S Jesse Sumner md., Aug. 29, 1884, Gertrude L. Jacks. James Sullivan d. July 11, 1855.
VII. Mary, b. Oct. 21, 1861 ; d. Nov. 1, 1861.
JOHN LOWELL, JR., was a farmer and carriage-maker, and resided on the farm on the west side of the river now owned by J. Dearborn Josselyn. He md., July 9, 1829, Sarah, dau. of John Knowlton, q. v .; d. Dec. 27, 1862. Five children :-
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1. Sarah Rosamond, b. March 9, 1830; md., April 17, 1853, James Greeley Timberlake, who was b. Feb. 11, 1827. 2 chil. :
I. Flora Marilla Timberlake, b. Oct. 2, 1855 ; md., March 20, 1875, Clarence F. Lovejoy, who d. July 26, 1883. I child.
2. Etta May Timberlake, b. Aug. 5, 1865 ; d. July 2, 1867.
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II. John Rosamus, b. July, 1832 ; md., April, 1852, Eliza A., dau. of Benjamin Butterfield, q. v .; d. in Rockport, Dak., July 14, 1884. 2 chil. Anna Marilla, b. Jan., 1836; d. Oct. 17, 1881, und.
1V. Benjamin Franklin, b. Dec., 1837; md., Aug., 1861, Sarah E. Perham ; d. Oct. 23, 1882 ; s.p. V. Joseph Knowlton, b. Jan., 1845 ; d. Jan. 3, 1862, unmd.
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GEORGE E. LOWELL, eldest son of Timothy B. Lowell, is a resident of West Farmington. He md., in 1879, Clara Bean. One child :-
1. George Sumner, b. March 9, 1880.
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HERVEY W. LOWELL is a prosperous merchant at West Farmington, where he has been engaged in business since 1874. He md., June 13, 1881, Henrietta Keith, dau. of Russell S. and Betsey (Keith) Currier of Wilton, who was b. Sept. 2, 1861. One child :-
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allilliken.
The immigrant ancestor of this family was Hugh Milliken, who, with his wife Ellison and son John, came to America about 1680, and settled in Boston, Mass. They were from Scotland, where John was born about 1667. He married, in 1690, Elizabeth Alger of Boston, and had seven sons and one daughter, all born and educated in Boston. He removed to Scarborough in 1719, and took possession of his wife's inheritance, a large landed estate which she held in her own right. Mr. Southgate, in his History of Scarborough, says: "About 1730 John, Jr., Samuel, Edward, and Nathaniel Milliken, sons of John, purchased the right of the other Alger heirs to the Dunston estate, and settled there." John Milliken, the father, became an enterprising farmer, as will appear from the following extract from a letter written by him : " I have cleared a great deal of land and have made several miles of fence this year. I have planted as much land as three bushels of corn would plant, and sowed as much as seven bushels of peas would sow, and as much as thirteen bushels of oats and barley would sow." Mr. Southgate further says : " The numerous families of this name in the town and vicinity are the descendants of John Milliken through these four sons." Edward the Judge, one of the sons, was born in Boston about 1700, married, and had a large family of sons and daughters. Among his sons was Edward, Jr., who was born in Scarborough, Mar. 3, 1733, and was the father of Joseph Milliken.
I JOSEPH MILLIKEN was born in Scarborough, Feb. 6, 1776, where his youth and early manhood were passed. After his marriage, he removed with his wife and two children to Farmington. The journey, which occupied nearly a week, was made in company with Richard Rice and family, in January, 1805. The remainder of that winter Mr. Milliken spent with Capt. Silas Perham. In 1807 he purchased a part of back-lot No. 22, east side, where he settled and brought up his family of nine chil-
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dren, giving them all the available opportunities for educa- tion, and teaching them industry and economy. His eight sons were trained in the pursuit of agriculture, which they abandoned, as they came to act for themselves, and chose professional or mechanical callings which were more congenial to their tastes. This family has been one of great vitality, and the family circle remained unbroken during the lifetime of the parents. Mr. Milliken md., Nov. 27, 1800, Mary Belcher Tarbox, who was b. in Scarborough, Oct. 16, 1777, and d. May 31, 1848. Her husband d. Aug. 7, 1850. Nine children :----
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I. Zachariah Tarbox, b. Aug. 31, 1801. He began life as a cabinet-maker at the Center Village, and afterwards bought of his father-in-law, Edward Butler, the Farmington Hotel, which he conducted until 1846, when he sold to his brother Jotham. He then went into the oil business in Boston with his brother Ebenezer. For many years his home was in Chelsea, where he died. Mr. Milliken served the town as clerk in 1841, and was county treasurer in 1844-46. He md., Dec. 6, 1827, Ann Norton, dau. of Edward Butler, q. v. ; d. Jan. 7, 1883. 6 chil.
II. Mehitable Coolbroth, b. July 29, 1803 ; md , April 6, 1823, Benjamin Dodge; d. Oct. 25, 1883. He d. Nov. 21, 1872. 5 chil.
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Ebenezer Coolbroth, b. March 14, 1805. He was educated at the Academy; studied medicine and received the degree of M. I). at Bowdoin College in 1833. He had a successful practice in Winthrop from 1835 to 1837, when he re- moved to Boston, and went into the oil trade with his brother-in-law, Joseph Norris. He retired from active business a few years since, but is still a resident of Boston. He md., Oct. 27, 1831, Keturah Fairbanks Norris, who d. Sept. 3, 1851 ; he md. (2), Jan. 4, 1854, Char- lotte J. Tinker. 8 chil.
IV. Joseph, b. Feb. 26, 1807 ; md., June 11, 1832, Mary Ann, dau. of Nathaniel Woods, q. t., who d. July 17, 1867 ; md. (2), June 11, 1870, Margaret Ann Call: d. in Saxeville, Wis., in IS73. 6 chil.
v. Elias Tarbox, b. April 10, 1809. A successful merchant of Boston, he was identified with the oil trade of that city for over forty years. He md., Jan. 19, 1844, Mary Ann Fogg, who d. Aug. 15, 1860 ; d. Dec. 3, 1884. 3 chil.
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VI. * Jotham Sewall, b. March 21, 1811. VII. 3 John Jellison, b. May 25, 1813; md., July 26, 1837, Nancy Prescott ; d. Sept. 14, 1884. chil.
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