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College in 1855 ; was a private tutor for a year in New York, and studied law. He was ad- mitted to the New York bar, and took his second degree at Bowdoin in 1858, delivering on that occasion a valedictory address that was pronounced a model of classical Latin. His contributions both of prose and verse to various periodicals were numerous, and showed marked talent. He d. Sept. 4, 1859 ; unmd.
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STEPHEN TITCOMB, eldest son of Joseph Titcomb, fitted for Bowdoin College at the Academy, and after his gradu- ation, in 1836, studied law in the office of Hon. Hiram Belcher. He was admitted to the bar in 1839, and com- menced practice at East Wilton. Deciding, however, to abandon the profession of law for that of the ministry, he entered Bangor Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 1854. Mr. Titcomb was ordained June 6, 1855, and became pastor of the church in Weld. His last years were passed in Farmington, where he enjoyed the fullest confidence and respect of all who knew him. He md., June 20, 1839, Apphia Hobbs, dau. of James and Tempe- rance V. (Hobbs) Stanley, who was b. Sept. 18, 1817, and d. Dec. 12, 1843. He md. (2), June 14, 1855. Harriet, dau. of Rev. Manning and Harriet C. Ellis, who was b. in Brooksville, June 8, 1833, and d. Nov. 13, 1882. Mr. Titcomb d. Jan. 22, 1884. Seven children : --
I. Helen Elvira, b. May 10, 1841 ; d. Sept. 1, 1842. Second marriage :
II. Apphia Stanley, b. Aug. 10, 1856; d. Feb. 10, 1858.
III. Manning Ellis. b. Jan. 19, 1859; md., Feb. 5. 1885. Mae E. Jones of Stark.
IV. Sarah Philena, b. Nov. 8, 1860 ; graduated at the Normal School in 1881.
V. Ella Frances, b. Jan. 13, 1863 ; graduated at the Normal School in 1884.
Joseph Stephen, b. Jan. 27, 1866.
VI. VII. William Albert, b. July 22, 1867.
HENRY B. TITCOMB settled as a farmer on a part of the old homestead, where he made his home for life. He served the town as selectman in 1857-58, and was a man much respected for his amiable character. He md., Dec. 28, 1837, Hannah, dau. of Rufus Allen, q. v., who still survives. His death occurred Nov. 16, 1861. One child : -
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1. Benjamin More, b. Aug. 30, 1840. In connection with his uncle, John Titcomb, he has made the manufacture of maple-candy an important part of his business, and in this has been very successful. He also carries on the farm left him by his father. He md., Feb. 27, 1873, Sarah A. Bixby of Norridgewock. 3 chil., d. in infancy.
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JOHN TITCOMB, 2D, settled upon a part of the homestead farm, where he still resides. Mr. Titcomb has been a deacon in the Congregational Church since 1859, and is a man much respected for the sterling worth of his charac- ter. He md., June 3, 1851, Catharine Clifford, dau. of Rev. Thomas and Deborah (Allen) Merrill. She was b. in Prospect, Oct. 23, 1820, and was a woman noted for the strength and nobility of her Christian character. After a sickness protracted for many years, she d., July 11, 1881. Six children : -
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I. Mehitable, b. Sept. 27, 1852 ; received a thorough education at the May School and Vassar Col- lege ; taught school for a number of years at Wayland, Mass., and at Little Blue School, Farmington ; md., Nov. 27, 1878, Lewis T. Wade. 2 chil. :
I. Florence Clara Wade, b. May 7, 1881.
2. Maurice John Wade, b. Feb. 27, 1883.
II. Arthur, b. Dec. 22, 1853 ; fitted for college at May School and Kent's Hill, and entered Wesleyan University, graduating in 1884.
III. Caroline Walcott, b. Apr. 20, 1856.
IV. Katharine Merrill, b. Sept. 28, 1857.
v. Walter John, b. Mar. 7. 1859.
VI. Henry Edgar, b. Aug. 6, 1860 ; d. Jan. 19, 1862.
JOSEPH TITCOMB, like his brothers, is a farmer, and is a man sincerely respected for the worth of his character. He md., Nov. 26, 1844, Elizabeth Eaton, dau. of Thomas Wendell, Jr., q. v .; (2), Sept. 20, 1854, Lois Nelson, dau. of Moses Craig, q. v. Five children : -
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1. * Hiram, b. Aug. 2, 1846.
11. Infant son, b. Mar. 3, 1849 ; d. Mar. 13, 1849. Second marriage :
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III. William, b. Oct. 25, 1855 ; d. Oct. 26, 1856.
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IV. Elizabeth Wendell, b. Sept. 21, 1857 ; graduated from the Normal School in 1879; md., June 25, 1885, William D. Gray of Middlefield, Conn.
V. Henry Augustus, b. Jan. 14, 1862.
HIRAM B. TITCOMB left Farmington in 1846, and went to Memphis, Tenn., where he engaged in the telegraph business. In 1849 he removed to Columbia, Tenn., where he had charge of the telegraph-office until 1854, when he abandoned the business and went into the drug-trade, which he still continues. Mr. Titcomb has been three times married : Oct. 2, 1855, to Chloe M. Ewing, b. Jan. 31, 1833, d. Aug. 18, 1856; (2), May 29, 1860, to Martha E. Gordon, b. in Columbia, Tenn., May 5, 1838, d. Oct. 17, 1860; (3), Dec. 13, 1870, to Elizabeth R. Martin, b. in Richmond, Va., Oct. 15, 1832, d. Mar. 26, 1883. One child : -
1. * Joseph Alexander, b. Aug. 10. 1856.
LEWIS H. TITCOMB, during a portion of his business career, made his home in Augusta, where he was success- ful as a druggist. He md., Oct. 6, 1846, Julia M., dau. of Gen. Samuel G. and Caroline Vinal Ladd, who was b. Ang. 16, 1824, and d. Jan. 21, 1882. He d. at Ashley, Penn., Dec. 27, 1882. One child : -
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JOHN ABBOT TITCOMB fitted for college at the Farming- ton Academy, and entered Bowdoin College, but owing to his health did not continue the course. He adopted a business life, and has been in business in Portland and New York. He md., in Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 7, 1869, Virginia Chandler. Three children, born in Brooklyn : -
I. Charles Chandler, b. Mar. 10, 1871.
II. Harold Abbott, b. Apr. 26, 1874.
III. Leila White, b. Dec. 19, 1876.
HIRAM TITCOMB was educated at the Farmington Nor- mal School. He is at present engaged in the business of canning corn, in which he is successful. He served on the school committee from 1874 to 1879. Mr. Titcomb md., Apr. 5, 1875, H. Jennie Gould, who was b. in New Portland, May 30, 1853. Three children : -
I. Grace, b. Dec. 23, 1877
II. Olive Emery, b. Sept. 8, 1881.
III. Frank Elmer, b. Mar. 17, 1884.
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I. Alice, b. Apr. 9, 1849 ; md., Oct. 28, 1875, William B. Harrower of Wilkesbarre, Penn., who d. Dec. 18, 1883. 2 chil.
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(45) JOSEPH ALEXANDER TITCOMB graduated at Davidson College, N. C., in 1876; studied pharmacy in the Philadel- phia College of Pharmacy, and is now a druggist in Colum- bia, Tenn. He md., Aug. 10, 1881, Lucy Smiser. Two children : -
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11. Hiram Belcher, b. July 5, 1884.
Truc.
Henry True was at Salem, Mass., as early as 1644. The name is not common, and he was without doubt the ancestor of Zebulon True, con- cerning whose history nothing has been ascertained previous to his coming to Farmington.
I ZEBULON TRUE, son of William True of Yarmouth, was a contemporary settler with Supply Belcher and John Church. He came from Augusta in 1791, and settled upon a portion of back-lot No. 18, west side (owned by George J. Perkins). Within a few years of his settlement he sold his farm to Job Brooks, and removed to Temple, where he made a permanent residence. He was b. May 21, 1765 ; d. Feb. 4, 1830. His wife, Martha Kannady, was b. in Ireland, Oct. 26, 1770 ; d. Feb. 9, 1858. Twelve children :-
2 I. William, b. April 12, 1789 ; md., Feb. 4, 1813, Hannah Abbot Russell, b. May 4, 1794, and d. Mar. 16, 1838. 7 chil. He md. (2), Mar. 19, 1839, Elizabeth P. Haskell of Wilton ; d. May 9, 1865; she d. Dec. 7, 1880, aged 81 years. I child. His son William, who was b. June 10, 1815, is a respected citizen of Farm- ington. He md., March 28, 1839, Mary, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Sprague) Smith, who was b. Dec. 9, 1815 ; s. p.
II. Betsey, b. April 17, 1791; md. David Howard; d. in Weld, Dec. 31, 1858. 9 chil.
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Zebulon md. Sophronia Haskell; d. March 13, 1870. 8 chil.
Martha md. Thomas Russell ; d. in Worcester, Mass., Feb. 25, 1873. 11 chil.
v. Polly, b. June 24, 1795; md. John Will; d. in Avon, March 20, 1853. 2 chil.
VI. Sally, b. March 25, 1798 ; md. Joel Hobart ; d. at East Douglass, Oct. 13. 1854. 4 chil.
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IX. John, b. June 2, 1806; md. Susan Howard ; d. March. 1874; she d. in 1868. 5 chil.
II x. Thomas Jefferson, b. Sept. 1, 1808; md. Elizabeth Duncan. Resides in North Yarmouth. 6 chil.
I 2 I3 XI Roxsilany, b. March 21, 1812 ; md. Edward Bates : d. June 11, 1885. 5 chil.
XII. Jacob Bradbury, b. June 8, 1815 ; was twice md. ; d. in Massachusetts. 7 chil.
Cuck.
Lemuel and Samuel Tuck, sons of Andrew Tuck, came from North Yarmouth to Farmington, the former in 1803, and the latter in 1805. The information concerning Lemuel Tuck's family is meager. He was born probably at Gloucester, Mass., in 1744; married Susanna Fellows, who died April 19, 1828, aged seventy-nine. They were the parents of eight children, Jeremiah, Sarah, David, Samuel, Hannah, Daniel, William, and Lydia. Sarah married Nathan Mann : Hannah married Joseph Russell, q. v .; Lydia married Frederick Ballard. Daniel will be noticed below. Lemuel Tuck died Feb. 19, 1842, at the advanced age of ninety-eight.
I SAMUEL TUCK was born in 1760, at what is now Glou- cester, Mass. He first settled in North Yarmouth, from whence he removed to Farmington in 1805, and purchased of Gershom Collier the farm on Porter's Hill now owned by William T. Ballard. He md., Sept., 1782, Mary Baird ; d. April 25, 1841. His wife d. Sept. 20, 1843. Eleven children :-
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I. * John, b. Oct. 13, 1783. II. Mary, b. Sept. 10, 1785 ; d. July 22, 1843 ; unmd.
III. Samuel, b. Oct. 19, 1787 ; md. Mercy Lincoln ; d. Oct. 21, 1867 ; she d. Feb. 2, 1875.
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IV. Joseph, b. Sept. 3, 1789 : md. Annie Richmond ; d. Dec. 10, 1867. He was the father of Dr. C. D. Tuck, formerly a druggist at the Center Village.
V. Enos, b. Feb. 8, 1792 ; d. in Louisiana.
VI. Jeremiah, b. May 8, 1794; ind. Charlotte Walker, who d. Feb., 1875. Settled in Phillips. He d. May 6, 1863, by the hand of Jesse Wright.
VII. James, b. July 23, 1796; md. Rachel Carvill ; d. March 28, 1864 ; she d. July 7, 1868.
VIII. Josiah, b. June 19, 1799; d. in Illinois, March, 1875.
IX. William. b. Jan. 25, 1802 ; md., Jan. 18. 1830, Eliza Grant ; d. Oct. 18, 1872.
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Washington was killed in the war with the Seminole Indians.
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JOHN TUCK, an industrious farmer, respected for his honesty and integrity, settled upon Porter's Hill, where his life was spent. He md., Sept., 1810, Elizabeth Todd of Pembroke, N. H .; d. June, 1832 ; she d. March, 1840. Six children :-
I. Eliza Caroline, b. May 21, 1812 ; md., Oct. 19, 1835, Daniel Stanley, q. v .; d. Feb. 11, 1851.
11. * Andrew Todd, b. July 17, 1814.
III. Lucy Cushing, b. Nov. 22, 1817 ; md., Oct. 27, 1842, Henry Clark. Resides at Topeka, Kan. 2 chil.
IV. John Wainwright, b. May 19, 1821 ; md., 1846, Sylvia Wing; d. March, 1870; s. p.
V. Phebe Emery, b. June 20, 1825 ; md., Sept., 1850, Joseph Omey; d. March, 1867. 2 chil. VI. Levi Lincoln, b. March, 1829 ; d. Sept., 1835.
ANDREW T. TUCK succeeded to the homestead farm, but subsequently removed to the Center Village, where he has been much employed in town business,-as treasurer, constable, and collector of taxes. He was also deputy sheriff, and from 1869 to 1871, sheriff. He md., Dec. 10, 1842, Evelina, dau. of John and Nancy (Cooper) Jewett, b. July 17, 1819. Two children :-
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I. Eva Ina, b. June 30, 1850; md., Oct. 26, 1880, Russell S. Haynes of Norridgewock ; d. Feb. 20, 1882.
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II. John Andrew, b. Sept. 18, 1855 ; graduated from Iowa State University in 1883 ; md., Aug. 7, 1883, Mary P. Templin of lowa City, Ia. Resides in Middletown, Ct.
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DANIEL TUCK settled on a part of back-lot No. 15, west side, where he spent his life as a farmer. He was b. at North Yarmouth, May 2, 1786; md., March 6, 1812, Marcy Pratt of North Yarmouth ; d. Feb. 8, 1869. She was b. at Freeport, April 3, 1785 ; d. Dec. 12, 1871. Six children :-
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II. * Daniel Corydon, b. April 11, 1814.
III. Mary Mitchell, b. Sept. 28, 1815; md., Feb. 25, 1838, George Mosher. 3 chil.
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Sarah Pratt, b. Aug. 8, 1823; md. Crocker W. Sampson ; md. (2), May 7, 1849, William T. Brackley. Resides in Avon ; s. p.
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DANIEL CORYDON TUCK is a stair-builder and farmer, residing on the homestead, near Porter's Hill. He md., April 9, 1855, Elizabeth T. Crane. One child :-
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Tufts.
The family of Tufts has been prominent in Massachusetts since the early settlement of the country. All bearing this name spring from a common ancestor, Peter Tufts, who was born in England in 1617, and emigrated to New England about 1638. Although the place from which he came is not definitely known, it seems probable that his early home was in Essex County, England, for a little town of Tufts is situated near Malden in that county ; and the fact that he gave the name to Malden, Mass., where he settled, would tend to prove that he came from that vicin- ity. Peter Tufts married Mary Pierce, and had nine children. Their third child, John Tufts, was born in Malden in 1665; married Mary Putnam, and died in 1728. Benjamin, the fifth child of John and Mary (Putnam) Tufts, was born in 1699, and was twice married : first to Mary Hutchin- son, by whom he had six children; and second to Hannah Turner, who was the mother of four children. He died in 1774. Hutchinson Tufts, the youngest child of Benjamin and Mary Tufts, was the father of Josiah Tufts, q. v. Francis Tufts was the oldest child of Benjamin by his second marriage with Hannah Turner.
I FRANCIS TUFTS was born in Medford, Mass., July 21, I744. He married, Nov. 26, 1767, Sarah, second daughter of Ebenezer Blunt, q. v., and removed, together with several other Massachusetts families, to Nobleboro, in this State, in 1775. In 1780 he came to Farmington for the purpose of exploration. Leaving his horse at Mr. Emerson's, the farm now known as the Ingham farm in Mt. Vernon, he pursued a path by compass through the woods, and struck the Wilson Stream near the present site of the Whittier bridge. From this point he proceeded up the river as far as Strong, and finally purchased of one Knights his right in river-lot No. 45, east side. Upon this farm he built a comfortable *log-house and made other improvements up :0 1783, when he moved his family to the township. The journey from Damariscotta occupied four days. His children were brought on horseback in hanyards made of basket-stuff. From Mt. Vernon the road followed a spotted line.
Mr. Tufts soon became one of the most prominent and
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wealthy men in the township. His farm proved one of the best upon the river, and under his cultivation was very productive. He cut the first English hay, although the first grain was raised upon the neighboring farm of Stephen Titcomb. In addition to his work as a farmer, Mr. Tufts built the first mills at Farmington Falls in 1788, which he conducted for some years in company with Ebenezer Jones, and also built the first grist-mill in Phillips, at the Lower Village. In 1791 he built a framed house upon the interval, and in 1810 erected the substantial brick mansion now occupied by the heirs of Peter W. Manter. In 1790 Mr. Tufts went to Boston in company with Samuel Butter- field to negotiate for the purchase of the township, and with Mr. Butterfield and Dummer Sewall of Bath con- cluded the trade which made him one of the proprietors of the town. He lived upon the farm he first took up until IS23, when he sold to Benjamin Butler, Jr., and removed to the Peter Gay lot in the upper part of the town, where he made his home until advancing years compelled him to relinquish active pursuits. Subsequently he lived with his son Ebenezer near the old homestead, but upon the death of his wife he removed to Ohio in 1831, where he lived with his son Benjamin at Mainville until his death, Oct. 2, 1833.
Accompanying the family of Mr. Tufts to the township was a negro-servant by the name of Cæsar. He had been a slave in the Tufts family under the law of Massachusetts previous to the adoption of the Constitution, and was so thoroughly attached to the family that, like many others, he preferred his old servitude to his newly-acquired free- dom. Cæsar was of pure African blood, of a gentle and faithful disposition, very religious, and warm in his affec- tion for his master and the children. He was an old man when he came here, and lived for many years after his usefulness was past, decrepit and infirm, but well cared for by the family. He was killed by a falling tree in the autumn of 1817. Cæsar was without doubt the first Afri- can who came to Farmington.
In religious faith Mr. Tufts was a Free-Will Baptist, and was one of the original members of that church in this town. He was made ruling elder and deacon, and was also a local lay-preacher of some note.
Mr. Tufts married for his second wife Mrs. Lydia, widow of Benjamin Blackstone, and dau. of Ebenezer Blunt, q. v., who d. May, 1830. Nine children : -
I. * Francis, b. in Medford, Mass., May 5, 1769.
11. John, b. in Medford, May 11, 1773; md., Mar. 14, 1797, Prudence Parker; d. at Aurora, Ind., July 2, 1849. Several chil.
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IV. Josiah, b. (probably) in Damariscotta, Apr. 12, 1780 ; md., Jan. 22, 1803 (pub.), Jane Greeley. Settled in Phillips, and moved to Mainville, O., in 1817; d. Dec. 12, 1841. 2 chil.
V. Sarah, b. Apr. 12, 1783; md., Dec. 12, 1805, Jonathan Hopkinson ; d. at Lebanon, O., Aug. 22, 1856.
6 7 8 VI. Hannah, was drowned when nine years old in crossing a brook on her father's farm.
VII. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 12, 1787; md., Jan. 1, 1811, Sally, dau. of Ezra Thomas, q. v .; d. Mar. 7, 1873. He settled upon lot No. 46, the farm next his father's, and removed to Mainville, O., in 1835.
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VIII. Samuel, b. in 1792 ; md., Oct. 31, 1811, Mary Baker; mnd. (2), Nov. 26, 1831 (pub.), Rebecca Lumber; md. (3), Apr. 29, 1860, Susan Reed ; d. in Chesterville. 8 chil.
IX. * William, b. July 28, 1794.
FRANCIS TUFTS, JR., settled as a farmer upon river-lot No. 37, east side, and made that his home until his death. He md., Apr. 1, 1793, Mary Parker, dau. of Mrs. John F. Woods by a previous marriage with Peter Parker. She was b. in Dunstable, Mass., Dec. 12, 1771, and d. Apr. 5, 1851. Mr. Tufts d. Jan. 20, 1825. Five children : -
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I. Mary, b. Mar. 23, 1794; md., Jan. 22, 1818, Joseph, son of Samuel Knowlton, q. v .; d. in Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 14, 1852.
II. Sarah, b. Aug. 29, 1797 ; mnd., June 24, 1813, John Morrison, q. v .; d. Jan. 13, 1852.
III. Francis, b. Feb. 8, 1803 ; d. Aug. 28, 1805.
IV. * Francis, b. Mar. 3, 1807.
v. Peter Parker, b. Mar. 28, 1812.
BENJAMIN TUFTS settled in Phillips, where he built and operated mills. He built the house occupied by the heirs of Hiram French, which he sold to Dr. J. L. Blake, and removed to Mainville, O., in 1822. He md., Mar. 1, 1801, Mehitable, dau. of Seth Greeley. She was b. in Winthrop, Nov. 27, 1780. He d. Aug. 27, 1859 ; she survived him until Mar. 27, 1872. Six children, all born in Phillips : -
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III. Nancy, b. May 29, 1807 ; mnd. Sullivan F. Stevens.
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IV. Benjamin, b. Feb. 27, 1810; md., Oct. 17, 1833, Permelia, dau. of Samuel Knowlton, q. v. Is a substantial farmer at Mainville, O.
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VI. Seth, b. Nov. 15, 1816; md. Mary A. Gaskell.
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WILLIAM TUFTS began life as a farmer upon the home- stead, and continued his occupation in Phillips, where he removed about 1818. After residing there some fifteen years, he returned to Farmington, and subsequently re- moved to Readfield, where his death occurred, May 12, 1884. Mr. Tufts was a man of uncommon prudence and industry, and by means of these characteristics amassed a substantial property. He was elected general of the Second Brigade of Militia while he lived at Phillips. He also served the town of Farmington as selectman in 1840. He md., Mar. 21, 1816, Sarah Butterfield of Chesterville, who was b. June 7, 1790; d. Apr. 6, 1868. He md. (2), May 31, 1869, Sophia D). Howes. Four children : -
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1. Sarah Hopkinson, b. June 11, 1819; md., Sept. 30. 1852, Isaac S. Jacobs, b. at Morefield, Va., Nov. 8, 1825. 5 chil., 4 of whom were b. in Ohio :
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I. Virginia Maine Jacobs, b. Dec. 2, 1853 : d. Apr. 23, 1860.
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2. Nancy Tufts Jacobs, b. June 11, 1855 : md., Aug. 13, 1881, Clinton Lovell of Boston.
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3. Carson Minor Jacobs, b. June 22, 1857.
4. Mary Bell Jacobs, b. Sept. 8, 1858 ; d. Dec. 8, 1860.
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5. Mary Virginia Jacobs, b. Nov. 8, 1861.
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III. Nancy, b. June 12, 1828; d. Oct. 8, 1829.
IV. Nancy Whittier, b. July 24, 1830; d. Mar. 6, 1850.
FRANCIS TUFTS, 3D, lived upon a part of the homestead now occupied by William H. Holley. He md., Mar. 9, 1830, Mary Butterfield. dau. of Peter Parker, q. 7. He d. Jan. 2, 1864. She survived him until 1880, and d. in Constantina, O. One child : -
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3[ I. Mary Parker, b. June 26, 1832; md., Feb. I, 1863, Philander Ellis Whittier, who was b. Ang. 9, 1834, and d. Oct. 2, 1878. Resides in Ohio. 5 chil.
(15) PETER PARKER TUFTS is a substantial farmer residing on the south half of the homestead farm. He has been honored by his townsmen with various responsible public offices. He served as selectman in 1846-47, and as town treasurer in 1845. In 1876 he was again elected to the latter position, which he has continued to hold to the present time (1885). He early connected himself with the militia, and commanded the south company of infantry for several years.
Mr. Tufts has been three times married : Feb. 25, 1841, to Angeline, dau. of Abner Ramsdell, q. v., who d. Apr. 16, 1863; (2), Sept. 20, 1864, to Abby D. Richards, who was b. May 25, 1826, and d. Sept. 8, 1869 ; (3) to Rebecca L. Rackliff, b. May 21, 1834. Five children by first marriage : -
I. Augusta Ann, b. Apr. 18, 1843; md., Mar. 30, 1863, Eliphalet R. Weathern, q. v.
II. Emily Josephine, b. Aug. 1, 1845 ; md., June 30, 1870, Elbridge E. Richards. I son. She md. (2), Oct. 26, 1882, Charles Coburn.
III. Mahala Ramsdell, b. Apr. 12, 1848; md., June 27, 1871, William H. Pearson. 6 chil.
IV. Flora Angeline, b. May 21, 1850; md., Sept. 28, 1876, Geo. A. Brooks, who d. June 25, 1885. V. Leonore Morrison, b. July 25, 1854 ; md., Aug. It, 1874, I. Clark Richards ; d. July 28, 1876.
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JOSIAH TUFTS was the son of Hutchinson Tufts, and half-nephew of Francis Tufts, Sr., and was b. in Malden, Mass., April 2, 1769. He lived there until his removal to Farmington in 1806. In 1808 he purchased of Nathaniel Hersey river-lot No. 28, west side, the same now occupied by his grandsons, LaForest and Melville P. Tufts, and there made his home for life. Mr. Tufts md., Dec. 25, 1792, Lydia Merritt, who was b. in Malden, Feb. 12, 1771. He d. April 3, 1842, and his wife d. Dec. 15, 1843. Seven children :-
I. Elizabeth, b. in Malden, Mass., March 7, 1794; md., March 17, 1819, Joseph Bradford, q. v .; d. Sept. 17, 1859.
II. Josiah, b. in Malden, April 28, 1797. III. Lydia, b. in Malden, Sept. 11, 1799 ; md., Nov. 7, 1821, George W. Smith of Phillips; d. Oct. 2, 1875. He d. Oct. 11, 1845. 7 chil.
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IV. Mary, b. in Malden, June 11, 1802 ; md., Dec. 5, 1822, Samuel York of Avon ; d. March, 1879.
v. * Peter Richardson, b. in Malden, July 6, 1805.
V1. Joseph, b. July 6, 1808 ; d. Sept. 11, 1843 ; unmd.
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VII. Elbridge, b. Oct. 6, 1812; md., Sept. 30, 1835, Elmira Pinkham. Removed to Salt Lake City, where he died.
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JOSIAH TUFTS, JR., came with his father to Farmington from Malden, Mass., when a lad. He settled on a part of the homestead farm, where he lived and died. He was a man of far more than ordinary intelligence, was a thrifty farmer, and respected citizen. In religious views he was a Methodist. Mr. Tufts md., March 29, 1820, Jane, dau. of Benaiah Pratt. She was b. in New Vineyard, Oct. 21, 1800; d. July 17, 1867. He d. Sept. 28, 1838. Two children :-
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