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Mr. Johnson's brother was in the Civil War. After his death his mother received a pension till she remarried an ex-soldier changing her name to Hamlin, who was a pensioner. They lived in Auburn where husband died. After his death her first pension was renewed. She has resided, a pensioner, with son Albert a term of years. She is a Christian. Mr. Johnson keeps in touch over the phone with the business centers and many secluded homes. In the eut "Motor Boating, Worthly Pond" the larger, boat is near- ing the shore landing at Johnson farm.
Amos Kyle
Amos Kyle lived on side hill above Bradford Wyman place, m. April 17, 1815, Charity, dau. of Wm. Walker, Sr. Children :--- Eleanor, b. Oet. 15, 1815, m. Mar. 16, 1834, Moses True : Charity,
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b. Dec. 18, 1817, m. April 5, 1842, Wm. Cooper; Charles Walker, b. Aug. 27, 1820, m. 1st, Louina Soper of Livermore, Pub., July 3, 1843 ; Amos M., b. Mar. 10, 1822, m. 1st, Sarah Bachelder, 2nd, Nelly Brown of Monmouth; Winslow S., b. Aug. 28, 1824, m. Emily Jones ; Mary, b. Feb. 2, 1829, m. Pub., Nov. 8, 1856, Daniel Bachelder of Chesterville; Timothy, b. Dixfield, Aug. 21, 1834, m. Emily Wormell; Sarah Elizabeth, b. Sept. 28, 1837, m. Benjamin House ; Julia Alma, b. July 22, 1839. Family of Amos and Sarah G. Kyle, 1st wife d. 1866. Children :- Warren O., b. 1855, in Lowell, Mass .; Oscar N., b. May 4, 1848, shot himself in 1889, insane ; Osroe B. b. Nov. 8, 1819, d. May 26, 1852; Leona C., b. Ang. 10, 1852. In Asylum, Augusta, Me. Amos M. came to Monmouth in 1884 with 2nd wife. His mental disorder and that of children was inherited from grandmother, Sibyl Rogers. She revealed same in last years of her life.
Family of Amos M. Kyle and Nellie A .. 2nd wife, dau. of Wm. Brown, in Monmouth, m. around 1868. Children :- Bertha G., b. 1870, librarian, Lowell, Mass .; Mabel E., b. 1875, m. Allen Smith. Their children :- Dorothy M., b. 1901; Caroll O., b. 1902 and Gladys E., b. July 1904. Residence, Binghamton, N. Y. Amos M. d. Lowell, Mass., Jan. 15, 1908. Insane 20 years. Cause of death, la grippe. Child of Winslow S. and Emily Kyle :- Aroline Flavilla, b. Aug. 10, 1850. Wm., brother of Amos Kyle, m. Rebecca, dau. of Wm. Walker, Sr., b. Oct. 9, 1795, d. Mar. 1, 1841 in Rumford. Children :- Wm. M., b. Nov. 10, 1815; Sybille, b. Oct. 13. 1817 : Mary, b. Oct. 28, 1819. Family moved to Rumford around 1810.
John Knight
Of the founders of Peru, four separate races of Knight families have representative posterity. The fathers of each race were Mer- rill Sr., Amos, Samuel and John T. The father of the 5th race here at date of incorporation was Henry. This race has dropped out. John T. d. Dec. 18, 1866, ac. 85 yrs .. 8 mos. Ilis wife Nancy d. Nov. 11, 1840, ac. 58 yrs., 4 mos. Their children :- Jeremiah, b. May 11, 1803: Enoch, b. AApr. 10, 1807, d. May 18. 1818; Hiram, b. Feb. 12, 1809, d. Nov. 5, 1810 : Elbridge. b. Jan. 19, 1811: ITiram. b. Jan. 22. 1814: Lorenzo, b. May 16. 1817 : Nancy Berry, b. Apr. 29, 1822.
Jeremiah Knight came from Westbrook, m. May 10, 1832. Sarah M. Brock of Buekfield, b. Oct. 2, 1809, a sister of Wm. Brock. an early resident of Peru. Hc d. Dec. 18, 1867. Wife d. Nov. 18.
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1883. Their children :- Cordelia Ann, b. Apr. 23, 1834, mi. Ezra Whitney. Residence, Rockland, Me. She d. 1902. Rebecca F., b. Feb. 10, 1836, m. Wmn. Lewis in Mass. Florilla, b. Aug. 20, 183%, m. 1st, Gould in Lewiston. He d., m. 2nd, John Kenneson in Rockland. All died. Orisa, b. June 24, 1839, m. at Topting, Ill. He d. 1904. She is living, 1908. Senora, b. Dec. 11, 1841, n. Samuel Prescott in Auburn, Me. Emma A., b. Aug. 23, 1843, m. 1860, Elbridge G. Austin, a native resident of Peru. Mrs. Austin is a Christian woman, highly esteemed by all. Mr. Austin has served the public long and well in the manufacture of lumber, custom and private, in developing the water power and promoting the growth of West Peru, adding to the property value of the town. Elbridge G. Austin and son, Arno J., began mill operation at West Peru Vill. around 1892. In connection with their saw. shingle and planing mill, they bought of farmers lumber in the log, and manufactured for market at different periods dowell stock, die blocks, brush blocks and clothes pins. They have built several dwelling houses in the village. They add to the long list of public benefactors of old Peru. Hiram Albert, b. May 3. 1815, m. in Rockland, Arzella Countz. Wife d. in 1818. Myia, b. Mar. 22, 184%, m. Royal Small. Nancy Jane, b. Aug. 26, 1849, m. 1st, Libby, who d. in ? yrs., m. 2nd. 1902, John Wyeth, home in Flori- da. He d. 1906. Roscoe Edwin, b. Feb. 10, 1853, m. IIattie, dau. of Joshua Mitchell of Dixfield. Son, Elton M., living with parents in Rumford.
Lorenzo Knight, brother of Jeremiah, m. 1842, Relief E. Durell of Otisfield, dau. of Wm. Durell. Her mother was Scribner. The two brothers were early settlers on Burgess Hill in Peru. Chil- dren :- Augusta, b. Dec. 1848, d. Jan. 23, 1865 : Rosan P., b. Nov. 20, 1851: Mary E., b. Mar. 31, 1854, m. John A. Greenleaf, con- tractor and builder, Auburn : Elbridge G., b. Sept. 1, 1862, d. May 19, 1881. Lorenzo, the parent, d. July 16, 1882, ae. past 65 JTS. His widow is still hale and active, over 80 years old. Mrs. Rosan P. Demerritt has the old family Bible of her grandfather, John T. Knight. She relates that he took great comfort in reading daily the sacred pages; that each time reading revealed to him a new light and greater joy from the same book and chapters. Truly he was an old time Christian. He accomplished life's mission and knew of a truth that there was laid up for him a crown of righteous- ness. and not for him only but for all who will accept Christ and do his bidding.
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Lucius Keene
Lacius Keene b. in Sumner, May 27, 1816, d. in Peru Dec. 26. 1896, was the son of Melzer, b. Pembrook, Mass. and Annie Herser, b. Minot. He m. Abby R., dau of Joseph Rowe and Elenor Irish of Hebron. Wife b. Aug. 21, 1822. d. This family lived many years till close of life on Lovejoy Hill. Children :- Hersey. b. Apr. 18, 1856, d. Mar. 12, 1845 ; Ellen, b. July 30, 1841, m. Joseph Lovejoy. She was a good Christian. Louise E., d. Sept. 11, 1869, ae. 11 mos. Mary Jane, m. Pub., Apr. 10, 1864, Edson H. Millikin of Pownal. Their children d., two infants. Annie Keene m. Ed- gar Williams. Mr. Keene was a jovial wide awake man, full of fun and repartec, a hail fellow well met. He liked to try titles with neighbors to see who could raise the biggest pig. He got one up to seven hundred pounds and said he would not raise another that big. Mr. Keene was an honest man.
Kidder
Charles H. Kidder b. in Mexico July 6, 1839, the son of Jacob and Sabrina Kidder d. in Pern Mar. 31, 1909. He was en- rolled a Pvt., Co. D. 12th Reg., Me. Vols., Oct. 14, 1861 to serve 3 yrs. and discharged, Portland, Dec. 1, 1864. He m. May 29, 1868, Matilda J., dau. of Harrison and Serena White in Dixfield, b. Sept. 21, 1844. He located at Dixfield Center, a farmer and butcher. He and family were industrious and prosperous. Chil- dren :- Cora M., b. Jan. 10, 1869, mn. Geo. Litchfield, Jan. 9, 1892; Irving C., b. Apr. 16, 1872 : Lena C., b. June 3, 1874, m. Melville T. Deshon, a farmer at East Peru : Alvah B., b. Apr. 3, 1878, d. Feb. 21, 1882; Wilmer B., b. Aug. 28, 1882: Ethel B. Kidder, b. May 25. 1884 in Dixfield. Mr. Kidder and family removed to Peru Center in 1901, having purchased the Elisha S. Wyman farm, then owned by Mrs. Roscoe Roberts then a widow. Mr. Kidder lived here and passed over March 31, 1909. His widow is owner of the premises in fall of 1910. Miss Ethel B. m. in Boston July 23. 1910, Pliney M. Mower, a bookkeeper in Winchendon, Mass .. where they will reside. Irving C. Kidder m. Nov. 24, 1898, Hattie B., dau. of Horace Holman of Dixfield. Their children :- Ethlyn M .. Kenneth I., Alvah J., d. Sept. 8, 1900, ae. 1 yr .. Millard. Wilmer B. Kidder m. Nov. 29, 1906, Nina L., dau. of Howard Tur- ner. Residence, Peru Center. House built by Greenlief Hods- don. He and Irving C. are the firm in trade here several years, feed mill and store. Children :- Donald W., b. June 10, 1907; dau. b., Apr. 7, 1909.
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Knight
Samuel, one of two brothers, who came from England, d. Feb. 20, 1859, m. Olive Foss in Massachusetts, who in after years returned to Mass., her native place. Grave of Samuel in Knight Cemetery, a rough stone with S. K. scratched across as marker. Children :- Lydia, b. Sept. 2, 1806 ; Sarah, b. June 18, 1808, m. Jeremiah Hall ; Eliza, b. May 19, 1810, d. Oct. 2, 1812 : Daniel, b. May 19, 1812, d. June 20, 1812; Maurice, b. June 18, 1813: Elmore, b. Feb. 12, 1815, m. Mary Ann Babb : Mary W., b. June 29, 1818, m. Dec. 6, 1835, Elijah Hall; Jael Angeline, b. Dec. 23. 1821, died young ; Phoebe L., b. Mar. 6, 1822, m. Dec. 2, 1839, Joshua Ricker ; Daniel, b. Sept. 8, 1824, last known in Cal., 1845-47: Cyrus, b. Dec. 29, 1826. m. Ellen Babb, name changed to Ella W. The last that is known of Cyrus, he was living at Milton Plan. Lenora, b. June 15, 1831, d. Apr. 15, 1908, unmarried, on Peru Town Farm. Elmore d. Jan. 31. 1892. m. Apr. 2, 1844, Mary Ann, b. Oct. 10, 1819, d. Ang. 17, 1901. dau. of Geo. Babb. Children :- Ellen Annette. b. Dec. 13, 1845, m. Ephraim M. Gerrish : Mary, b. Dec. 11, 1847, d. June 8, 1864; Wm. Maurice, b. Oct. 11, 1849, d. Feb. 4, 1902, unmarried ; Henry Elwin, b. Jan. 25, 1851 ; Mariam B., b. Aug. 26, 1855. m. Robert Gillespie : Lizzie, b. Dec. 28. 1859, m. Elwin C. Knox: Georgianna, d. May 31. 1864, ae. 1 yr., ? mos. Henry E., m. Sept. 1, 1903. Elizabeth, dan. of Myron G. Hickok. and widow of Roscoe Roberts, b. Vermont. Henry E. was the suc- cessor on his father's farm and followed farming with success till about the close of the year 1903, when he sold farm and stock to Robert Gillespie, who had m. his sister, Mariam B. They con- tinue there, industrious and enterprising to date. Mr. Knight located at Dixfield Vill., bought a house lot and built him a home. Occupation, house carpenter. He helped by his labor build the iron fence around the Knight Cemetery in fall of 1909.
Henry Knight
Another race here in 1821. Henry and Thursey Knight. Children :- Ebenezer Buxton, b. Nov. 9, 1816: William, b. Oct. 29. 1818; Sally, b. Sept. 16, 1820. Another family came later. Ebenezer B. and Elizabeth Knight. Children :- Zacheus Trafton. b. Aug. 25, 1839; Mary Ellen, b. May 11, 1832. No further knowledge of these families.
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Sons of Merrill Knight, Sr.
Goin Knight married 1st, Eunice Dorr, probably sister of David Dorr, spelled formerly Dore, about 1806. His child Polly died Nov. 2, 1807, ae. 5 months. Had daughters Eunice, bom Nov. 11, 1809. She m. Leonard Trask of Peru. Fanny, born July ?, 1811, m. Ansel Hall of Wilton, Mar. 7, 1827. Wife Eunice Knight died July 23, 1811, two days after birth of child, ae. 21 years. Goin Knight m. 2nd, Betsey Roberts, sister to Seth Roberts. Their only child, Orville Knight, born Dec. 13, 1814, m. Patience Rogers of Lowell, Mass. about 1836. Their children :- Nancy Octava, b. May 20, 1837; Mary Elizabeth, b. Feb. 9. 1839, d. Mar. 18, 1842 : Charles Goin, b. Jan. 4, 1841, d. Apr. 29, 1842; Albert S., b. Nov. 2, 1844 : Frank, b. Mar. 20, 1841. Goin Knight was hauling logs in woods Apr. 8, 1841, and died alone of heart trouble, ac. about 80 years. His widow, Betsey Knight, died on the Town Farm May 3. 1860, ae. probably 40 years or more. Orville Knight died of injury May 20, 1855 at Lewiston. His wife and children subse- quently went West and found new homes. Harry. the next Younger son of Merrill, St., lived on New County Road near the corner of branch road leading to Brady Bailey's at that date and near O. L. Knight place. Ile died there of blood poisoning from sore on heel in the early thirties. No further information is available. The next son, Adam, born 1792, m. Betsey Chase. born 1791, daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Chase, Buckfield. They lived first on second tier of lots west of Wm. Walker. Ji. place adjoining Morrill Ledge Mountain. "Voted in Plantation meet- ing. Dec. 11, 1813 to lay out a road from the west county road to Adam Knight's farm," known a few years ago as the Daniel Gan- mou faim. Next he built and run a saw mill at the place since named Dickvale. He died there Apr. 15, 1853. ae. 61 years. Ili> wife died June 22. 1847, ae. 53 years. Their children :- Nathaniel. b. Dec. 2, 1816 : Merrill. b. Dec. 6, 1818 : Salome. b. Dec. 26. 1820. Salome m. June 23, 1850. Enoch Morrill in Summer, Eveline ... b. Mar. 23, 1824, died Mar. 7, 1844. ae. 20 years. Calista, h. Mar. 21, 1826. ('alista m. Pub., Aug. 19, 1848, Oliver Robins in Wood- stock. Daniel, b. Mar. 10, 1828. Did not marry. Want to Ore- gon when a young man and died there in a few years. Jemima, h. Dec. 23, 1831, m. Lucius Doble. Maria Louisa, b. Dec. 21, 1831. m. Wesley Farnum.
Merrill Knight. Jr., the youngest son of Merrill was born in Falmouth, Aug. 20, 1193. He married Rachel Buxton, born 1799. Falmouth. Children :- Emeline, b. Mar. 16. 1818. d. July 16.
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1854, married Wm. Bailey, Feb. 6, 1850; Catherine, b. Mar. 12, 1820, m. Oliver Brackett. Their daughter, Sarah Jane, was b. New Gloucester in 1849, d. at Livermore Falls, Sept. 18, 1906. Adam, b. July 6, 1822, died Aug. 6, 1845, ae. 23 years. Albion K. P., b. June 1, 1825. Samuel B., b. Dec. 22, 1828. William Leavitt, b. Oct. 2, 1835. Daughters of Merrill Knight, Sr .:- Sally or Sarah, m. 1st a Goodwin, 2nd m. David Dorr of Peru. She died Apr. 3, 1855. Dates not available. Lucy, b. 1779, m. 1802-3, Amos Knight, b. Westbrook 1781. He was a member of School Committee in Plan. 1813 and Moderator of the Plantation meet- ing, Dec. 11, 1813. Doubtless he was a resident here years before this date. No family relation existed between this couple prior to their marriage. There were four or five separate races of Knight families in town. Their children :- Polly, b. Oct. 1, 1804, d. Mar. 6, 1805; Sarah, b. Feb. 6, 180%, m. Stephen Gammon July 28, 1825; Leonard, b. Oct. 26, 1808; Mary Jane, b. July 13, 1810, m. Arsa Fobes, May 25, 1828; Mariam, b. Oct. 25, 1812, m. Merrill Holman, Dixfield ; Harrison, b. Nov. 1814, m. July 13, 1812, Irena Holman, daughter of Jonathan of Dixfield. He died in C. S. ser- vice, Co. M, 2nd Me. Cav. 1861-5. John J., b. Mar. 6, 1816. d. Dec. 21, 1818. John b. July 13, 1818. Goin. b. Dec. 29, 1819, d. Oct. 26, 1820. Saphrona, b. Sept. 22, 1821, m. Jeremiah Brackett, a brother of Wm. P. Brackett. Eunice, daughter of Merrill Knight, Sr., born 1763, m. 1st Daniel Barton of Peru; had son James, b. Mar. 10. 1806; husband died Oct. 28, 1838: m. 2nd, Benj. York. aged 84 yrs., Nov. 6, 1845. She was aged 83 yrs. She died Feb. 19, 1853, aged 90 yrs. Another daughter, Miriam, dates wanting, in. Ebenezer Waite of Livermore. b. Mar. 8, 1226. He died Jan. 23, 1852. Dorcas, b. 1781 m. Francis Waite, brother of Ebenezer, born Falmouth Aug. 17, 1483. Martha, b. 1788. Falmouth, m. Win. Walker. Jr., May 17, 1811. He was born Sept. 30, 1290. Mercy. b. 1783, m. Peter Holman, the father of C'ol. John J. Hol- man, Dixfield, b. 1769, d. Oct. 30, 1829. Wife died Dec. 9, 1855. ae. 19 yrs., 5 mos. Mary Knight m. Nathaniel Dorr. Merrill Knight, Sr. had 8 daus, who grew up, married and raised a large family of children. Of his four sons three m. and had good families.
Sons of Adam Knight
Nathaniel Knight b. Dec. 1816. d. Oct. 20, 1836, m. June 5, 1842. Columbia Sweet. Children :- Aubrye Mellen, b. Aug. 8, 1843 : Evaline Auville, b. June 11, 1845. m. Oct. 17, 1868, Lorenzo, b. Nov. 11. 1843, son of Freeman Irish ; Daniel. b. June 26. 1853.
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Widow and children went West. Nathaniel was enterprising and progressive, a champion of all moral reforms, a highly esteemed citizen. Merrill Knight 2nd, b. Dec. 6, 1818, d. June 13, 1881, m. 1st May 1842, Angeline M. Ford, a sister to Capt. Elhanan Ford in Sumner. Wife d. June 24, 1848 in Sumner. He m. 2nd Jan. 15, 1854, Esther W., dau. of Rev. Wm. Woodsum in Pern. Chil- dren :- Revilla A. Knight, m. Feb. 9, 1878, Aravesta, dan. of Seth W. Jackson. Lura Knight did not marry. She was a good scholar in common English branches. She taught her first school at West Peru Vill. in early eighties and gave her pupils a thorough drill in all their studies. She d. at Sumner while on a visit to relatives, Aug. 26, 1906, having been in poor health several years. Widow Esther W. d. May 12, 1889, ae. 64 yrs., 10 mos., 10 days. This was a Christian family, highly respected by all. Both of these brothers taught schools in town and served on the school board. They were prominent members of the Light Infantry, a new Co. of the Home Militia in town around middle forties.
Leonard, son of Amos Knight, m. Nov. 28, 1831, Betsey, dau. of Zadoc and Judith Forbes. Wife b. Jan. 25, 1803. d. around 1886. He d. April 13, 1843. Children :- Daniel Waterman, b. Jan. 21, 1833 : Cordelia, b. Dec. 12, 1834, d. Sept. 6, 1856 ; Judith, b. Dec. 12. 1840. d. Oct. 1842. John, son of Amos Knight, m. May 24, 1851 to Martha Ann. 1st wife, dau. of Josiah Gerrish, b. Nov. 21, 1824, d. July 7, 1867. Children :- Leavitt M., b. Oet. 18, 1852. m. Jessie F., dau. of Thos. J. DeMerritt, Mar. 29, 1879 ; Leonard Randall, b. July 3, 1854. Wife, Alice B. Children :- Leonard Randall, Jr., b. Oct. 1, 1897: Martha Lorana, b. 1904. Osroe Leighton b. Aug. 29, 1857, m. Mar. 16, 1879, Mary E., dau. of Albion K. P. Knox. Wife d. Mar. 20, 1889. Baby b. Mar. 18. 1889, d. Mar. 23, 1889. He married 2nd, Cassie Louise, dau. of Wm. Brown, Mass. Children :- John Leighton, Ralph G., Blanche E. Parent John died Apr. 26, 1896. He m. 2nd, June 9, 1868, Mary G., dau. of David Shaw, Sanbornton, N. H. Daniel W. m. Aug. 2. 1857, Lydia Jane, b. Peru, dau. Seth Burgess. Children : -Leroy Waldron, b. July 27, 1858, m. Oct. 19, 1882, Ida M. Fletcher, Buckfield: Cora Belle, b. Sept. 19, 1860, m. Everett B. Fletcher in Peru : Adna W., b. May 31, 1865. Adna W. m. Jan. 13, 1883, Laura Etta, dau. of Danville Knox, d. May 4, 1901. No issue. Adopted Edith Knox. Married 2nd, Nov. 26, 1903, Ada E., dau. of Ephraim M. Gerrish. Child :- Burton A., b. Sept. 27, 1907: Lizzie Gertrude. b. June 19, 1867, m. Sept. 29, 1888. Chas. Skillings of Auburn. Children :- Ethel. Ernest, Alice, Hazel. X
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Sons of Merrill Knight, Jr.
Albion K. P., b. Peru, d. Dec. 10, 1887, m. Aug. 11, 1859, Emily, b. June 9, 1830, d. July 9, 1903 dau. of Robert and Betsey Barstow. Children :- Matilda, Corrina, b. Aug. 19, 1862, m. Fred G. Newton. Child :- Percival K., b. Apr. 11, 1873, m. 1st, Addie M. Harriman, b. Mar. 1880, d. July 23, 1901. Dau. Mabel. He m. 2nd, Sept. 8, 1903, Lena M., dan. of Geo. Virgin and Eva Pratt of Carthage. Samuel B. Knight d. Feb. 3, 1901, m. Mar. 13, 1876, Nancy A., d. Jan. 16, 1898, dau. of Chas. G. Knox and Eliza- beth Roberts. Son Flavil A. m. Flora E. Floyd. William L. d. June 22, 1906, m. May 2, 1860, Sarah E., dau. of Stephen Gam- mon. First born d. young. Children :- Elnora B., m. Leonard H. Davenport; Edgar S., m. Aug. 1906, Mabel Allen, Mechanic Falls ; Affie E., m. R. A. Pinkham ; Clifton. Affie E. Pinkham d. July 2, 1904, ae. 33 yrs., 6 mos., leaving Richworth A. and six chil- dren in Peru. Names, Tressa, Georgia A., Philip M., Helen I., Leon R., Leroy. Mr. Pinkham is a first class house painter.
Knox Family
Three brothers, Joshua, Eli and James, of the Knox family were early settlers in Peru. Joshua and wife came first and per- haps their first child b. in 1810. All the other children were born in town. He was chairman of a committee for division of school districts in 1819. His farm was a good selection on High street, where he and wife, and two generations of his offspring lived and reared families. All were enterprising and prosperous farmers. While the offspring of many pioneers have believed Peru a good town to emigrate from, the Knox families and the Oldhams have stood by generally and helped hold the fort. The other brothers came after the incorporation a few years. It is believed they lived and died here, and several of their children. This race were good citizens, honest and reliable, good neighbors, kind hearted and of temperate habits : in politics Democrats : in religion neutral.
Joshua Knox d. Dec. 25, 1839, ae. 47 yrs., m. Mar. 19, 1810, Polly Tuttle. Wife d. Aug. 28, 1860. Children :- Montilion S., b. Oct. 1810 ; Everett, b. Apr. 14, 1819, d. Peru ; Charles G., b. June 12, 1820, d. Pern ; Albion K. P., b. Oct. 2, 1821, d. Nov. 7, 1867; Danville Decatur, b. Sept. 16, 1824, d. Peru : Chandler B., b. Feb. 24, 1827, m. sister of Leander Teague ; Hiram R., b. May 1, 1829. d. Peru ; Algernon S., b. Apr. 22, 1831, d. Peru, Mary Ann M., b. Feb. 22, 1833, m. Otis Gammon.
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Chas. G. Knox d. July 19, 1866, m. Pub., Sept. 19, 1840, Elizabeth W., dau. of Seth Roberts. Wife d. Nov. 26, 1901, ae. 79 yrs., 10 mos., 15 days. Children :- Joshua Ripley, b. Dec. 14, 1843; Sumner R. N., b. Dec. 21, 1845; Melville, b. Mar. 3, 1848, unmarried; Chas. Emery, b. July 14, 1850, d. Oct. 7, 1853; Nancy Anna, b. Feb. 26, 1853, m. Samuel B. Knight; Chas. Emery, b. Sept. 3, 1855, m. Dec. 6, 1894, Althea A. York, parted ; Ella Etta, b. Mar. 21, 1859, d. Jan. 1, 1862; Lillian Ardella, b. Aug. 19, 1865, m. 2d, John Frost; Lucy M., b. d. July 16, 1864, ae. 11 mos .; Perley G., ae. 32 yrs., m. 2nd, Nov. 24, 1894, Leanna M. Morrison, ae. 20 yrs., of Sumner. Infant son d. 1898. Perley G. m 1st, Lona L. Knight, a descendant of David Morse or his wife. Children by Perley :- Linwood P. and Edith May. The last named m. July 2, 1907, Chas. A. Newton, b. Dixfield. Lona L. and Perley G. parted.
Joshua R., son of Chas. G. Knox, m. Apr. 23, 1865, Sarah M., dau. of Chas. York. Children :- Chandler B., b. Sept. 26, 1868; Evander Bert, b. m. Lizzie T. Knox, widow; Chas. W .; Walter E .; Sumner R., m. May 17, 1872, Mary Ella, dau. of Xaveri Martin. Children :- Sarah E., m. Leadbetter; Gladys M., m. Erwin Austin. Albion K. P., son of Joshua Knox, m. Dec. 7, 1851, Susannah S., dau. of John C. Wyman, Sr. Wife d. Jan. 19, 1879, ae. 49 yrs., 7 mos. Children :- Flora Etta, b. Feb. 5, 1852, d. May 30, 1869; Elwin Chandler, b. Oct. 28, 1853; Harriet Jeanette, b. Mar. 26, 1856, m. Ezra Bray; Mary E., b. Dec. 28, 1857, m. Osroe Knight; Angie E., b. July 31, 1860, d. Oct. 2, 1861 ; Clement, died out west.
Danville D., son of Joshua Knox, m. Nov. 6, 1850, Bethia, dau. of Seth Roberts. Widow Bethia d. Nov. 11, 1909, ae. 80 yrs., b mos., 27 d. Children :- Danville A., b. Nov. 25, 1851, d. Jan. 5, 1862; Chester Linwood, b. Apr. 17, 1857; Laura Etta, b. July 30, 1860, m. Adna Knight ; Angie A., b. Nov. 26, 1862, u. m. ; Frank L., b. Sept. 7, 1865, m. 2nd, dau. of Columbus Taintor ; Flora E., d. Jan. 13, 1851, ae. 5 mos. ; Elmer W .; Chester L. m. Flavilla, dau. of Isaac Whitman ; they had son, Cleston ; wife d. Child :- Susie M., Chester L. m. 2nd. Residence, Mechanic Falls. House carpenter. Have two children. Hiram R .. son of Joshua, m. Pub., Dec. 16, 1854, Miriam M., dau. of Seth Roberts. Children :- Lucy Ellen, b. Oct. 13, 1855, d. Jan. 27. 1862 : Paracinia Augusta, b. Apr. 16, 1857, d. Feb. 8, 1862; Ruby Frances, b. Aug. 10, 1858 ; Ellen B., b. d. Jan. 27, 1862. Algernon, son of Joshua Knox, d. May 21, 1899, m. Pub., Nov. 10, 1856, to Victoria, dau. of Brady Bailey, Jr.
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Children :- Nelly M., b. Jan. 2, 1852, m. Amasa F. Carter; Lewis M., d. Oct. 26, 1897, ae. 35 yrs., married July 4, 1891, Eva M., dau. of Edwin R. Austin.
James Knox, a brother of Joshua Knox and family. Ile d. Jan. 29, 1839, ae. 46 yrs., and had wife, Sarah. Children :- Calista Jane, b. Mar. 17, 1820, m. James Starbird; John, b. Jan. 17, 1822, d. Jan. 4, 1840 ; Dorcas Eveline, b. Apr. 6, 1824; Asa Moore, b. May 22, 1826. Residence, Metheun, Mass .; Amanda Melvina, b Mar. 13, 1828 ; Lydia Merinda, b. Aug. 16, 1830 ; Rebecca Rosalind, b. Ang. 16, 1834. The above births and deaths were in Peru, ex- cepting the birth of the first and perhaps the second child.
Elwin C. Knox, son of Albion K. P., m. Mar. 14, 1879, Lizzie T., dau. of Elmore Knight. Children :- Ernestine M., b. Apr. 24, 1880: Ethel A., b. June 2, 1883, m. Nov. 11, 1902, Elmer L., son of Elmer W. Knox. Their son, Lester L., b. Aug. 15, 1907; Grace M., b. Oct. 1, 1886 ; Elwin C., Jr .. b. May 1890 ; Gerald E .; Harold A. Ernestine M., m. Sept. 11, 1897, Thos. W. Stillman, have son, Gerald T., b. April 19, 1903. Family in California. Parent El- win C. d. May 22, 1896. Widow remarried Evander B. Knox, son of Joshua R. Their children :- Merle B., Sadie L., Adeline G.
Elmer W. Knox, son of Danville D., m. 1st, Oct. 13, 1874, Mary, dau. of Cyrus Davenport. Children :- Flora E., Elmer L. Wife d. Apr. 8, 1886. Elmer W. m. 2nd, Lona L. Knox, divorced. Mar- riage. May 5, 1888. Children :- Selma M., Chester L., Mabel A., Elmer W., Jr., Laura B., Iva M., Herbert E., Margaret L.
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