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I. Paulona, b. Jan. 24, 1821 ; md., May 2, 1844, Starling Clark of New Sharon.
11. * Warren, b. July 22, 1827.
PETER R. TUFTS came with his father from Malden when an infant. He received from his father the south half of the homestead farm, on which he became one of the most substantial farmers in town, and by his thrift, energy and industry acquired a handsome property. In 1847 he represented the town in the legislature, and was selectman in 1856-57-58. Mr. Tufts md., Oct. 24, 1832, Harriet Hall, dau. of Samuel and Susan (Smith) Currier of Mt. Vernon, who was b. May 2, 1810, and d. Oct. 23, 1864. He md. (2), Jan. 24, 1870, Mrs. Louisa Parcher, who survives him. He d. Dec. 26, 1875. Seven chil- dren :-
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I. * La Forest, b. July 28, 1833.
II. Ursula Georgia, b. July 14, 1836 ; md., Dec. 29, 1857, William F. Miller; d. Sept. 6, 1865. 1 dau.
III. LaRoy, b. June 25, 1838 ; d. in California, March 8, 1863 ; unmd.
IV. Sclina Eliza, b. July 7, 1840 ; md., July 16, 1868, Capt. Frederic A. Freeman. Lives in Kansas City, Mo. I son.
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v. * Melville Peter, b. Dec. 10, 1845. VI. Louisa Harriet, b. Sept. 28, 1847; d. Oct. 10, 1869.
VII. Alvin Hall, b. Jan. 14, 1857.
WARREN TUFTS first settled on the homestead farin, which he subsequently sold to his cousin, LaForest Tufts,
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and removed to New Sharon. He md., Nov. 14, 1850, Martha A. Tarbox, b. Oct. 19, 1828. Six children :---
I. D. Clinton, b. Aug. 9, 1851 ; md., Dec. 8, 1882, M. Belle Campbell.
II. Horace G., b. July 21, 1855.
III. Minnie E., b. June 6, 1860.
IV. Jennie M., b. Oct. 20, 1863.
V. Florence, b. Feb. 9, 1866.
VI. Daisy A., b. Oct. 8, 1867.
LAFOREST TUFTS resides upon the farm purchased of his cousin, Warren Tufts, being the north half of the original Tufts homestead. He md., Nov. 28, 1869, Emma H., dau. of Samuel Oaks of Temple. She d. May 5, 1882. He md. (2), March 22, 1885, Emma P., dau. of Daniel Stanley, q. v. One child :-
1. Helen Augusta, b. April 8, 1873.
MELVILLE P. TUFTS resides upon the farm upon which he was born. He md., Dec. 13, 1874, Abbie, dau. of Joel and Mary P. (Stoyell) Wright, b. April 16, 1848. Four children :--
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I. Mary Harriet, b Oct. 5, 1875.
II. Lutie Abbie. b. March 30, 1878 ; d. April 22, 1882.
III. La Roy Melville, b. Jan. 8, 1882.
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IV. John La Forest, b. April 8, 1884.
Turner.
Several Turners were in New England at an early day. Nothing of the immediate ancestry of Reuben Turner has been found.
I REUBEN TURNER was probably a native of Walpole, Mass., where he married Lucy Everett, and where his two eldest children were born. After a seven years' residence in Winthrop, he came to the township in 1790, and selected for his future home a part of front-lot No. 45, west side. He died of cold fever in 1814, and his widow subsequently married, July, 1820, Joseph Sanders. Ten children : -
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I. Lucy, b. Feb. 12, 1780; md., Nov. 28, 1799, Jeremy Wyman; d. in Strong, Sept. 9, 1864. He d. Mar. 10, 1814, aged 40 years. 8 chil. Sally, b. Mar. 2, 1782 ; md., Dec. 21, 1800, Lot Hosmer ; d. in West Boylston, Mass.
III. Betsey, b. in Winthrop, Aug. 2, 1787 ; md., Feb. 4, 1807 (pub.), James B. Marvell, who d. Mar., 1832, aged 62 years ; md. (2), Apr. 20, 1847, John Bailey, q. v .; d. Mar. 4, 1864. 5 chil.
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IV. Esther Hinsdale, b. in Winthrop, Apr. 23, 1789 ; md., May 20, 1809 (pub.), Samuel Ladd ; d. in Temple.
v. Reuben, b. Sept. 6, 1791 ; went to sea, and never returned.
VI. Martha, b. Mar. 12, 1793; md., Jan. 26, 1814 (pub.), Matthias S. Norcross; d. Mar. 5, 1872. He d. Oct. 23, 1868. 7 chil.
5 6 7 8 VII. Nancy, b. Sept. 10, 1796; md., Mar. 16, 1818 (pub.), Elijah Brown; d. in Wilton, May 31, 1875.
9 VIII. Polly, b. June 22, 1799 ; md., Aug. 9, 1819 (pub.), William Spear; d. in New Portland, May 17, 1874. He d. Feb. 10, 1862. 8 chil.
IO IX. Johanna Day, b. July 10, 1803; md., May 10, 1824 (pub.), James R. Pratt; md. (2) William Dodge.
II x. Calista, b. Nov. 30, 1807; md., Nov. 25, 1827 (pub.), Samuel Everett ; d. in Illinois. 3 chil.
Voter.
The family of Voter is of French extraction, its early representatives having come to this country from Paris, France, before the war of the Revolution. Louis Voter, probably the son of Seth Voter, was a native of Freetown, Mass., and as a young man accompanied his uncle, John Voter, who settled in Strong, to the Sandy River valley.
I LOUIS VOTER, upon his arrival in the town about 1797' began improvements upon front-lot No. 23, west side, and, Nov. 28, 1799, was married to Sally, daughter of Nathaniel Backus, q. v., whom he brought to his new home, which was their residence through life. Their children were very industrious, and emphatically a family of hard work- ers. Mr. Voter d. Feb. 24, 1840, aged 66 years. Eleven children : -
I. Mary Sally, b. Aug. 22, 1800 ; d. Nov. 28, 1802. * Nathaniel Backus, b. Aug. 17, 1802. II.
TII. * Louis, b. Sept. 16, 1804.
IV. * Warren, b. Dec. 7, 1806.
v. Sarah Backus, b. Feb. 2, 1809; md., Nov. 20, 1832, John Corbett, q. v.
VI. Gilbert, b. March 20, 1811 ; md., Nov. 29, 1838, Nancy Bangs; d. Sept. 12, 1863. Lived in Salem. 8 chil. VII. Keziah, b. Oct. 10, 1813; d. Jan. 28, 1814.
VIII. Elmina Calista, b. Dec. 11, 1815 ; md., Sept. 25, 1838, Joseph Bangs ; d. Jan. 3, 1870. 8 chil., all dead but one.
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IX. Franklin, b. Jan. 19, 1817 ; d. Jan. 24, 1817. x. Julia Ann, b. Feb. 23, 1818; md., Nov. 29, 1841, John C., son of Benjamin Heath, Jr., q. v. chỉl.
XI. * John Backus, b. Aug. 24, 1821.
NATHANIEL B. VOTER settled upon the Samuel Lam- bert farm, near the village at West Farmington, where he lived and died. He was captain of the militia at one time, and was always respected for his upright character. He md., Dec. 13, 1831, Mary M., dau. of John Read, who was b. in Strong, Aug. 9, 1810. He d. March 8, 1871. Three children :-
I. John Read, b. Oct. 8, 1832 ; md., Sept. 22, 1861, Augusta Patterson. He resides in Lyons, Neb. 6 chil.
II. Mary Frances, b. July 23, 1837 ; md., Sept. 22, 1865, Jeremy P. Holley, q. v.
III. Nathaniel Adelbert, b. May 10, 1841 ; md., Jan. 2, 1870, Mindwell Walton. He is a farmer resid- ing near West Farmington. 2 chil.
LOUIS VOTER, JR., was a mason by trade. For many years he lived upon the homestead and conducted his farming operations in connection with his trade. In 1868 he removed to the Center Village, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was one of the selectmen in 1853-54, and town treasurer in 1873. Mr. Voter was very popular as captain of the cavalry, and took great delight in anything connected with the militia. He md., April 2, 1833, Sarah, dau. of David Wentworth, q. v .; d. April 13, 1882. Six children :-
I. Harriet Ann, b. Oct. 10, 1836; md., Nov. 20, 1855. Justin E. McLeary; d. July 18, 1861 ; he d. Feb. 14, 1872. 3 chil.
II. Lizzie Wentworth. b. Mar. 31, 1840 ; md., Aug. 2, 1861, James Goodwin. 2 chil. :
I. Harry Leon Goodwin, b. Apr. 9, 1866.
2. Edith Wentworth Goodwin, b. Oct. 12, 1877.
III. Vesta Caroline, b. Apr. 20, 1842 ; md., Mar. 12, 1865, Joseph W. Thomas; d. Feb. 11, 1880. 7 chil.
IV. Louis Gustavus, b. June 5, 1844; md., July 24, 1870, Mary L. Cram ; d. in California, Nov. 8, 1873 : s. p.
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John Franklin, b. Mar. 3. 1846; d. July 1, 1857.
VI. Floramond Erwin, b. June 19, 1848 ; md., Dec. 22, 1873, Flora Louisa, dau. of William and Sarah (Woods) Tripp; s. p.
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WARREN VOTER settled upon the Jeremiah Stoddard farm, and followed the occupation of his father. By in- dustry and economy he acquired a substantial property, which he left to his wife and children at his decease, Dec. 6, 1881. He was at one time captain of the west company of militia. Mr. Voter was an upright man, and possessed practical common-sense. He md., Feb. 29, 1832, Lucy, dau. of John Corbett, q. v. Three children : -
I. Andrew Jackson, b. Dec. 16, 1832. He enlisted in Co. F, 7th Reg. Me. Vols., and d. at Wash- ington, D. C., June 9, 1865.
II. Apphia Jane, b. Jan. 24, 1835; md., Mar. 27, 1859, Edwin Sawyer of Temple. 4 chil. III. * Warren Tyler, b. Mar. 2, 1839.
JOHN B. VOTER is a farmer, and owns a farm on what is known as Cowan's Hill. He md., July 4, 1847, Olive A. Wright, who was born in Strong, Apr. 15, 1826, and d. Dec. 1, 1884. Two children : -
1. Clara Belle, b. July 17, 1848 ; md., Sept. 5, 1871, Joseph F. Wellman ; s. p.
11. Rose Evelyn, b. Sept. 4, 1853; md., Feb. 21, 1880, Milton N. Lambert ; s. p.
WARREN T. VOTER is a successful and enterprising farmer living in the western part of the town. For a few years he rented and cultivated his brother's farm, but afterwards purchased and removed to his father's farm, which he has enlarged and improved. He md., Mar. 2, 1861, Lydia, dau. of Joseph and Betsey (Hobart ) White of Temple. She was b. Aug. 1, 1840 ; d. Oct. 13, 1873. He md. (2), June 20, 1875, Mrs. Ella Eliza, widow of Justin E. McLeary, and dau. of Ephraim and Eliza (Doble) Conant of Strong. She was b. Aug. 15, 1846. Seven children : -
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I. Cora Frances, b. July 27, 1862 ; md., Aug. 13, 1885, Amlin Belmont, son of B. Frank and Mary A. (Perry) Russell, b. in Canada, Mar. 7, 1864.
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II. Charles Andrew, b. Jan. 9, 1865.
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1V. Mark Lewis, b. June 2, 1871.
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v. Ella Gertrude, b. Dec. 25. 1876. VI. Ernest Warren, b. July 5, 1879. VII. Arthur LeRoy, b. May 18, 1883.
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Weathern.
The family of Weathern is of French extraction. It can be traced with certainty only to Arnold Weathern, who was the son of French immigrant parents, and was born, probably in Newbury, Mass., in the first quarter of the last century. He moved into the State of Maine, but at what time is uncertain. Arnold Weathern died at Farmington with his son Benjamin. He had a family of several sons and daughters. We are concerned only with Benjamin and Micah, who came to Farmington.
1 BENJAMIN WEATHERN was born in Nobleboro, Aug. 3, 1759, and enlisted in that unfortunate expedition to Penob- scot, in 1779, which proved so disastrous to the American arms. He participated in the battle which took place at Bagaduce, now Castine, Aug. 14, 1779, between the Amer- icans, commanded by Gen. Lovell of Massachusetts, and the British. The contest was short but decisive: the Americans were beaten, and Mr. Weathern, with many of his comrades, sought safety in flight towards their homes through a wild uncultivated country, where they suffered intense hardships and privations from hunger and expos- ure. Some perished in the forests by the way. He was the recipient of a pension during the last years of his life as a compensation for services rendered in that expedi- tion. In 1783 he came to the township, and began im- provements upon lot No. 7, west side, where he lived and died. This farm is now occupied by his grandson, Elipha- let R. Weathern, and is one of the few farms which have remained in the same family since the settlement of the town. Mr. Weathern was a man highly respected among the early settlers for his upright character. He md., in Nobleboro, Susannah Blackstone, who was b. in Nobleboro, Apr. 18, 1760. Mr. Weathern d. Mar. 12, 1834, and his wife survived him until June 19, 1837. One child :
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MICAH WEATHERN, son of Arnold and brother of Ben- jamin Weathern, was born in 1761. He accompanied his brother on the expedition to Bagaduce, and preceded him by a year or more in coming to the Sandy River township. He made a beginning on lot No. 39, east side, about 1781, but soon sold to Benjamin Blackstone, and moved to the farm in the north part of the town now occupied by Dexter B. Sprague. Mr. Weathern was a carpenter by trade, and made himself useful in the erection of dwellings for the early settlers. He finally moved to Strong, and died in New Portland, Dec. 2, 1856, probably the last survivor of the early settlers. He md. (2), Aug. 28, 1798, Hannah, dau. of Elvaton Parker, q. v., who d. Dec. 30,
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1872, at the advanced age of 97 years and 8 months. Seven children, all born in Farmington, but settled else- where : -
J. Mary, b. July 12, 1799 ; md., Sept., 1817, Samuel G. Gould of New Portland ; d. Oct. 19, 1864. He d. in 1876. I child.
Il. Benjamin, b. May 26, 1801; is married, and resides in Granite Falls, Minn.
III. Cynthia, b. Feb. 27, 1803 ; md., July 25, 1822, Rev. Nathan Thompson; d. Mar. 16, 1868. He d. Mar. 6, 1846. 3 chil.
IV. Elvaton, b. June 3, 1805 ; md., July 19, 1827, Hannah Thompson, who d. Aug. 7, 1877. Lives in Oak Grove, Minn. 5 chil.
V. Elizabeth, b. June 6, 1807; md., July 8, 1827, Daniel Thompson, who d. in New Sharon, Aug. 14, 1874. 2 chil.
VI. Paulina Hersey, b. Mar. 23, 1809 ; md., July 8, 1827, Daniel Young. Resides at New Sharon. 6 chil.
VII. Hiram, b. Mar. 1, 1811 ; is married, and resides in Champlain, Minn.
BENJAMIN WEATHERN, JR., succeeded to the homestead farm. He was drafted from the artillery company for service in the War of 1812, and was stationed at Wiscasset from Sept. 24 to Nov. 4, 1814. Mr. Weathern md., Nov. 1, 1818, Susan, dau. of Eliphalet and Jane (Plummer) Reed, b. Mar. 12, 1797. He d. Aug. 6, 1846, and his wife survived him until Aug. 1, 1882. Nine children : -
I. Joel, b. Mar. 30, 1820 ; d. Apr. 16, 1829.
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III. Eliphalet Reed, b. Mar. 11, 1825.
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IV. Benjamin Franklin, b. May 30, 1827 ; d. Sept. I, 1849 ; unmd.
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V. Susan Jane, b. Apr. 11, 1831 ; md., July 3, 1862, Samuel G. Craig, q. v.
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VI. George Dennis, b. Oct. 28, 1833; ) d. Oct. 28, 1833. VII. Twin infant, ) VIII. Sarah Augusta, b. July 6, 1835; d. Apr. 11, 1855 ; unmd.
Moses LeRoy, b. Feb. 9. 1840. He enlisted in IX.
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ELIPHALET REED WEATHERN resides upon the home- stead where five generations have lived. He md., Mar. 30, 1863, Augusta A., dau. of Peter P. Tufts, q. v. There children : -
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I. Benjamin Franklin, b. July 1, 1865.
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Wendell.
The family of Wendell is of Dutch origin. The immigrant ancestor was Evert Jansen Wendell, who was born in Embden, in Hanover, in 1615, emigrated to New York in 1640, and made a permanent settlement at Albany. John Wendell, the fourth of his eleven children, became a trader in Albany, and acquired great wealth, owning large tracts of land in the Mohawk valley. He likewise had eleven children, of whom the eldest son was Abraham, who by the law of primogeniture inherited his father's property. Abraham, who was born Dec. 27, 1678, married, in 1702, Katarina De Key, and moved to New York City, where he was a large importer. Misfortunes overtaking him, he removed to Boston, where a younger brother, Jacob Wendell (the great-grandfather of Oliver Wendell Holmes and Wendell Phillips), had already gone. He there died in 1734. The third of the children of Abraham and Katarina Wendell was Abraham, baptized in March, 1706. He married Jane Phillips, and died Apr. 17. 1741. Of his three children, Thomas, the youngest, was born in 1738; married, in July, 1763, Abigail Taylor of Dorchester, Mass. They made a home at Marblehead, and at the out- break of the Revolution Mr. Wendell threw in his fortunes with the col- onies. He was captured by the British, and died on board the prison- ship Jersey in New York harbor in 1777, leaving six children.
I THOMAS WENDELL, the third child of Thomas and Abigail (Taylor) Wendell, was born in Marblehead, Mass., July 13, 1770, but removed with his parents to Salem when a child. His boyhood was spent amid the threaten- ings and early hostilities of the Revolution. He heard the musketry during the engagement at Bunker Hill, and remembered the expedition which Col. Leslie made to Salem to secure the arms stored at that place. He saw the obstinate resistance made by the inhabitants at the North Bridge against the aggression of Leslie. Timothy Pickering, Richard Derby, Antipas Stewart, the school- master, and John Felt, were through life his models of resolute and determined men. The fortune of his family being impaired by the war, and his father having died, the care of six young children fell upon his mother. He being the oldest son, in 1780 obtained a position as cabin- boy in the ship Porus, a privateer, Capt. John Cairnes, master, fitted out by the Hon. E. Haskett Derby, a wealthy merchant of Salem. The ship was gone but four months, " ! and returned in consequence of five of her guns bursting
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in the first engagement with a British brig off the Island of Martinique. The brig, heavily laden with wine, was captured, and Capt. Cairnes returned with his prize to Salem in Feb., 1781. Mr. Wendell accompanied the vessel on her second voyage, returning in July, 1782, with several prizes.
After the close of the war Mr. Wendell accompanied his uncle, by marriage, Moses Starling, to Bristol in this State, and removed with him to Farmington in 1786. He served an apprenticeship with Mr. Starling as a carpenter, but upon arriving at his majority, in 1791, he began a clearing upon the farm which was his home during his life. In early life he spent his time in mechanical as well as agricultural pursuits, but his delight was in cultivating the soil, and he made farming not only a profitable, but also an attractive calling.
In religious faith Mr. Wendell was a strong Congrega- tionalist. In early life he united with the church of that order in Chesterville, and was one of the founders and original members of the church in Farmington, serving it as clerk from its organization in 1814 until his death. He was a deep student of the Bible and religious poetry, and at the time of his death could repeat nearly all of the book of Psalms and the four Gospels. His mind was characterized by a retentive and accurate memory. When more than ninety years old he could remember the names of the officers and most of the crew of the Porus, and would detail many incidents connected with her voyages and engagements. He was a great reader, and was always found with a book in his leisure hours. He thus acquired a large and varied store of knowledge, and having the happy faculty of imparting what he knew, his companionship was much prized in social life. He always maintained a marked courtesy and dignity in his inter- course with his fellows, the dignity which characterized the gentlemen of the old school. With his erect form and long gray queue, he exemplified the word Puritan to the youth of the third and fourth generations. Of education he was the friend and patron, and took a deep interest in the establishment of the Academy in 1807, subscribing liberally for its endowment, and doing much of the labor of erecting the building with his own hands. He was elected to a position on its first board of trustees, and held the office up to his death, or during the whole of the existence of the institution save its last two years.
In his earnest piety, temperance, indefatigable perse- verance, love of knowledge, honesty and industry, his life was most exemplary. He was characterized by certain amiable eccentricities, and many stories illustrative of these are preserved in the memories of many now living.
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He served the town as selectman in 1807-8.
He died from the weakness of old age, Nov. 19, 1862. He md., Feb. 6. 1795, Elizabeth, dau. of ¡Jacob Eaton, q. v. Eleven children :-
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II. Betsey, b. March 10, 1798; md., Jan., 1819, John Tilton, son of Solomon and Celia (Tilton) Luce. He was born at Edgartown, Mass., June 1I, 1793, and when a child came with his father to what is now the town of New Vineyard, where he subsequently settled and made his home until 1849, when he removed to the Enoch Craig farm in Farmington. He held various municipal offices while a resident of New Vineyard, and was representative to the legislature in 1847. He enlisted as a musician in the United States service in the War of 1812, and served upon the Niagara frontier until near its close, when he received an hon- orable discharge. Mr. Luce held a prominent position in the circles in which he moved, and fully exemplified his Christian character by his blameless life. He was one of the first mem- bers of the Congregational Church in New Vineyard, and did much to enlarge its member- ship and increase its usefulness. His death, which occurred June 26, 1877, was hastened by being thrown from his carriage while in the town of New Vineyard. His wife d. Sept. 14, 1864. 7 chil. :
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I. John Luce, b. Dec. 30, 1819 ; md., June 21, 1849, Mary Sears, dau. of Hartson and Martha (Johnson) Hackett; is a farmer residing at Baraboo, Wis. 5 chil.
2. Thomas Wendell Luce, b. May 13, 1824 ; md., July 11, 1852, Mary A. Staples ; enlisted in defense of his country, and d. at Washington, D. C., Nov. 17, 1862. I child.
3. Emily Aubrey Luce, b. Jan. 31, 1827 ; md., April 6, 1848, Isaiah W. Rich- ards, who d. in California, Nov. 26, 1862. 2 chil.
4. Joseph Wendell Luce, b. Mar. 17, 1829 : md., Oct. 8, 1850, Emily Vaughan, clau. of Hartson and Martha (John- son) Hackett; d. in Baraboo, Wis., Aug. 20, 1876. 2 chil.
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7. Augusta Leone Luce, b. April 27, 1843 ; md., April 30, 1872, John S., son of William S. Gay, q. v.
111. Abraham, b. March 23, 1800; d. Feb. 2, 1804.
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1V. Abigail, b. May 3, 1802; md., Feb. 25, 1827, Joseph L. Hackett of New Vineyard ; d. June, 1843. 6 chil.
v. Dolly, b. May 10, 1804; d. Dec., 1822. VI. * Abraham, b. May 10, 1806.
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VII. William, b. April 17, 1808; studied medicine with Dr. Allen Phillips, and later attended medical lectures at Brunswick. In 1830 he joined his brother Abraham in Peru, and practised his profession in connection with him. He returned once to this country, in 1834, but went back to South America, and died unmarried in 1850. He was a man of much natural ability and fine literary tastes. VIII. * Joseph Fairbanks.
b. Jan. 16, 1812. IX. Jasper, X. Julia, b. July 23, 1815; md., July 23, 1842, Francis G. Butler, q. v. XI. Rachel, b. July 13, 1818 ; d. Aug., 1836 ; unmd.
THOMAS WENDELL, JR., was a farmer and mechanic, and resided on the homestead farm. He was prominent in the organization of the Franklin County Agricultural Society, in 1840, and always maintained an interest in it. He md., Sept. 30, 1819, Susan, dau. of Eliab and Mary (Foot) Lyon of Readfield, who was b. Apr. 5, 1794, and d. Oct. 30, 1864. He d. Dec. 28, 1877. Seven children : -
1. * Thomas. b. June 15, 1820. 11. Susan Lyon, b. June 5, 1822 ; md., Apr. 29, 1849, John J. Look ; d. June 29, 1872. I child : I. Dolly Wendell Look, b. Dec., 1861.
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V. Dolly Quincy, b. Nov. 17, 1830; d. Apr. 21, 1861 ; unmd.
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5. Betsey Eaton Luce, b. Sept. 25, 1831 ; md., Nov. 23, 1862, Charles A. Allen, q. v.
6. George Washington Luce, b. April 17, 1834; md., June 25, 1867, Hannah Snow, dau. of Plamentin and Hannah (Snow) Daggett ; a jeweler at Colum- bus, O. I child.
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VI. Mariquita Sylvia Mendoza, b. Oct. 9, 1832 ; md., May 22, 1854, Elmon J. Dyar. Mr. Dyar was b. Oct. 6, 1832, and is the eldest son of the late Col. Joseph and Mary (Gay) Dyar. He resides upon the farm so long owned by his maternal grandfather, Jabez Gay, q. v. He ranks among the largest and most successful farmers in town. He has served as selectman in 1866-67-68-69-85. 4 chil .:
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I. Helen Josephine Dyar, b. Apr. 27, 1855; incl., Nov. 11, 1882, Pascal M. Dyar, and resides in Tombstone, Arizona. I child.
2. Joseph Lincoln Dyar, b. Mar. 18, 1859 ; md., Mar. 22, 1882, Ida L., dau. of Dexter B. Sprague, q. v. i child.
3. Charles Francis Dyar, b. Jan. 11, 1861.
4. Le Roy Elmon Dyar, b. Dec. 8, 1872.
VII. Mary Adelaide, b. Apr. 13, 1835; md. William Hiscock, q. v.
ABRAHAM WENDELL received a classical education at the Farmington Academy, and pursued the study of medi- cine at the Bowdoin Medical School, from which he gradu- ated in 1829. Both before and after graduation he studied his profession with Dr. Joseph Warren of Boston. An opportunity presenting itself to establish a practice in South America, he sailed for Peru in May. 1830. He first settled in Piura, but in 1850 removed to Lima, where he became one of the most distinguished physicians and surgeons in the country. He was interested in many enterprises for the development of the resources of Peru, and through them both made and lost large sums of money. He returned to this country for the first time in September, 1872, and died of heart-disease in New York City, Sept. 16, 1872. He md .. in 1847, Genara Tizon, b. in Piura in 1832. Seven children, six of whom died in childhood : -
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