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The members of the branch who joined the parent church are as follows: Benj. F. Oldham, Sarah J. M. Oldham, Isaac Oldham, Thaddeus Oldham, John Oldham, David G. Oldham, Sarah P. Oldham, Elias P. Oldham, Freeman Irish, Almedia Irish, Freeland Starbird, wife Mary Ellen Starbird, William Cox, wife Louisa P. Cox, Almedia R. Foster, Henry Milner, wife Jane Milner. Church voted to reinstate Demus Bishop and Freeman Irish as deacons of the First F. B. Church of Peru. In July, 1879, there were added by baptism Cyrus Burgess, Sophilia Burgess, Lydia J. Knight, Daniel D. Delano, W. H. Trafton. Oct. 19, 1879, added Henry Castle, Elmer Burgess and Mrs. Fannie Delano by baptism. Oct. 26, 1879, Alfred B. Walker was ordained deacon vice Deacon Irish resigned. Nov. 2, 1879, Daniel W. Knight, Lorenzo Delano were admitted by baptism. In Nov. 1882, J. C.
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Wyman and J. H. Putnam were admitted by baptism. June 17, 1883, S. Ward Howard and Frances A. Wyman admitted by bap- tism. May 17, 1884, A. B. Walker, J. C. Wyman and L. D. Del- ano were chosen trustees to look after the will of A. C. Small that portion bequeathing money to build a house of worship at West Peru. June, 1884, Isabel B. Hammon, Lottie B. Hammon, Josie M. Delano, Lizzie G. Knight, Cora E. Turner, Clara E. Bemis, Daniel W. Walker, Fannie B. Newton, Oscar R. Delano were ad- mitted by baptism.
Members of the First F. B. Church admitted later: Austin, Emma A .; Arnold, Joseph A .; Atkins, David; Atkins, Alby W .; Atkins, Aurie E .; Atkins, Edith L .; Burgess, Alden ; Burgess, Elmer; Burgess, Sophia; Burgess, Lewis; Burgess, Merte ; Babb, Edwin ; Bisbee, Leroy ; Bartlett, Joseph ; Carver, Wm. W .; Carver, Lizzie; Delano, Fred A .; Gammon, Danville A .; Gammon, Carrie A .; Gordon, Grafton B .; Gordon, Flora A .; Goding, Eltene E .; Goding, Ernest G .; Hammon, Elva E .; Hammon, Isabel B .; Hem- ingway, Orpha G .; Hemingway, Maydell; Hall, Mary R .; Hall, Wilber; Hopkins, Oliver C .; Hopkins, Alice M .; Howard, Emily N .; Howard, Edgar M .; Howard, Eunice T .; Hussey, Edna M .; Irish, Chas. G .; Irish, Samuel F .; Irish, Lorenzo ; Irish, Benj. P ..; Irish, Mary J .; Irish, Julia I .; Irish, Abbie K .; Keen, C. T .; Kidder, Priscilla; Lovejoy, Ada B .; Lunt, Herbert; Lunt, Nacmi : Lunt, Celia B .; McIntire, Nellie A .; Oldham, Eleanor ; Putnam, John A .; Putnam, Lela G .; Rowe, Lucy B .; Rowe, Henry O .; Rowe, Etta L .; Rowe, Charles H .; Rowe, Mary E .; Rowe, Marion G .; Rowe, George L .; Rowe, Adella E .; Rowe, Emma J .; Robin- son, Irene ; Sampson, Benj. R .; Stillman, Hattie ; Stillman, Hiram E .; Stillman, Olive M .; Small, Lillian A .; Small, Lora M .; Smith, Geo. A .; Smith, Mary J .; Tucker, Emily I .; Turner, Emily M .; Tracy, Julia H .; Tracy, Grace M.
Benjamin Allen
Benjamin Allen and Mary A. Bent, daughter of Samuel Bent, and he, brother of the father of Wm. H. Bent, postmaster. Mr. Allen and wife before marriage worked on the farm several years for John Quincy Adams at Quincy, Mass. They formerly lived in Hartford. Their first child, Mary Ann, b. 1826, died there Sept. 1, 1842, ae. 16 yrs., 5 m. John Quincy Allen, their only son, b. 1832, died of consumption in Peru Jan. 23, 1855, ae. 23 yrs. The family came to Peru about 1847-8; bought the Nathan
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Walker farm. It was the original Merrill Knight farm. There have been five family owners and occupants here since Benjamin Allen-Henry Wragg, Nathaniel Jackson and Nathan Walker were successors of Merrill Knight, Jr., on this farm. Mr. Allen was a prosperous farmer. honest, upright; he lived a well ordered life. The family were devoted Christians and zealous members in church service at the Methodist church. Mr. Allen served the town as selectman and other offices at different times. He died Jan. 27, 1880. ae. 80 years. His wife died July 25, 1885, ae. 86 years. Graves of the family are in Hartford. They were members of the Baptist church in Peru.
Atkins Family
Nathaniel Atkins was among the early settlers of Wayne. He cleared a farm there owned by L. S. Maxim in the period covered by History of Wayne 1798-1898. His son Nathaniel, Jr., was a soldier in the war of 1812. He m. Pub. Nov. 12, 1813, Sophia Walton both of Wayne, the daughter of Wm. Walton, son by 2nd wife Mehitable Lyons. The above history says this family re- moved to Dixfield when Nathaniel, sen. deceased at the advanced age of 102 yrs. History fails to give dates. Nathaniel, Jr., was a resident a term of years in Peru. He lived on what is a part of Wilson Oldham's farm, house was located in the field east of the ridge road. It was subsequently moved up to the Ebenezer Hop- kins place for his dwelling house.
Children who lived in Peru. Elmira b. Mar., 1818, m. 1861 Goodin Benson his 2nd wife, having been divorced from 1st wife after thirty years of constant union. Elmira was a good wife, faithful and true fifteen years till Benson's death. She subse- quently remarried Ephriam Russell of Hartford. She lived the last years of her life at the home of her sister, Mrs. Celia B. Lunt, Peru, where she d. July 6, 1898. Her grave is beside of Benson in Atkins' cemetery, Canton.
Members of Atkins Family
History of Wayne mentions Besse families among the early settlers of that town. Of them appears the name of Ebenezer Besse who m. 1st, Doughty. They had three children, Lucy, Cynthia and Margery who m. David Atkins the father of Levi of Peru. Cynthia m. Reuben Besse, Jr., son of Reuben, a pioneer of Wayne.
Ebenezer m. 2nd, Lucy Kent. Had son Elisha who m. Lois
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Dexter. They had eleven children. Ebenezer was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was also prominent in civil affairs and often in town office. He was high sheriff several years. At one time he was troubled to get hold of a certain man. He resorted to this expedient. He sent a man into the barn in the night time, instructing him to brad the cattle and make them bellow, while Besse stood by the door and took his man. He removed to Pern where he died as stated. His son Elisha served in the war of 1812, and his son, Elisha, Jr., served in the Mexican War, also in the Civil War as were his brothers Constant and Samuel. Three of this family were living in Wayne in 1898.
David Atkins was a brother of Nathaniel, Jr., He was b. in Wayne, 1784, d. in Peru Feb. 24, 1859. He m. around 1807 Margery Besse, b. Plymouth, Mass., 1784, d. in Peru. Jan. 9, 1857. This family settled on Burgess hill around 1808. Mrs. Atkins was the daughter of Ebenezer Besse. b. 1753, d. in Peru Oct. 24, 1846, ae. 93 yrs, 7 ms. He is the only Revolutionary soldier known whose grave is in our borders. Grave and monument in Diekvale yard. It is related that when the said Besse was sheriff he was required to serve a warrant on a poor woman and take her only feather bed for debt. As the law was then, the creditor could take the bed, provided it was not occupied by the sick body of the owner. Besse started in persuit of the poor debtor; chancing to meet her on the way, he promptly told her, "you are sick, go home and go to bed." The woman obeyed and retained her bed. The sheriff was more merciful than the law. Children of David
Atkins: Levi J., b. May 20, 1808, in Pern; Lucy M., b. Aug. 2, 1810, m. C. A. Richardson. Their son died in Truckee, C. L., 1876 ; Sylvanus, b. Apr. 14, 1813, m. Pub. Sept. 23, 1855, Mary W. Arnold, widow of Rumford, dau. of Joseph Carlton. Sylvanus d. Dec. 10, 1904; Hannah, b. Feb. 14, 1815 ; Elizabeth, b. Mar. 20, 1817; Lois, b. Aug. 17, 1819; Lucretia Howe b. May 25, 1822, m. July, 1854, Thomas J. Demerritt; Owen, b. Apr. 29, 1825; Cynthia Besse, b. July 11, 1827, d. June 18, 1829 ; Cynthia Besse, b. Aug. 7, 1831, d. Peru, June 23, 1902, unmarried.
Levi J. Atkins m. Nov. 17, 1842, Sarah W., b. 1818, dau. of Rev. William and Rosannah Woodsum, Peru. Children :- Mar- sellus S., b. Nov. 18, 1844; Ora A., b. Feb. 25, 1847; Osga M., b. Mar. 1, 1849, d. Sept. 24, 1864, ae. 16 yrs .; Pamelia W., b. Jan. 29, 1851; Roswell C., b. Nov. 29, 1856; Alby W., b. Feb. 21, 1861. Wife Sarah W., d. Aug. 15, 1864, ae. 46 yrs. Levi J., m. 2d, Clarinda Putnam of Sumner, June, 1866. Had son, David. b.
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Aug. 30, 1867. Levi J. d. Jan. 12, 1886. Mr. Atkins was a con- scientious upright Christian. His wife Sarah was a devoted Christian. They were members of the Free Baptist church and highly esteemed citizens, zealous in all moral reforms. Farmers by occupation they were patterns of industry, temperance and frugality. They reared up a good family of children who partook of the good qualities of parents. Residence Dickvale, adjoining the old Woodsum farm.
Marcellus S., m. Nov. 26, 1868, Sarah W. Lathrop, Canton, dau. of Benj. and Abby (Whitney) Lathrop. Children :- Velmer L., b. Sept. 8, 1869, m. Elton Newton; Edith L., b. Feb. 8, 1871, m. Frank Dickerman, Rumford Falls; Willie E., b. Dec. 1873; Alice M., m. Josiah G. Hall, Peru.
Alby W., m. Mar. 30, 1887, Aurie E., dau. of Orin Hammon. Children, Ralph E., Clarence E. Pamclia W., m. Aug. 27, 1879, Frank Greene, a machinist, in Malden, Mass., son of William K. Greene, Peru. Had son Clifton F., b. Feb. 19, 1881. David Atkins, son of Levi J. and wife Clorinda, m. Aug. 1, 1905, Eliza M. Dolloff, N. Yarmouth. Home in Rumford.
Marcellus S. Atkins was a soldier, Co. I, 1st Regt. H. A., war of '61, promoted corp .; a pensioner at West Peru, and though a cripple he works as long as he can stand with a crutch. Roswell C. Atkins was in the regular army nearly twenty years. He served in Spanish war, was Sergt. and Q. M. At close of war he returned to California where he m. and settled.
Austin Family
The family of Henry Austin and wife Hannah came doubtless soon after incorporation of Plantation No. 1. Plan. record shows their children, Phidelia, b. Mar. 12, 1816 : Lydia, b. May 14, 1818; Hezekiah, b. July 30, 1820. They were here in 1821 at incorpora- tion. All others came after.
Of the early pioneers was Charles Austin who it is said came from Phillips, the progenitor of a long line of descendants in town, numerous and reaching to the 5th generation. He m. Polly Bur- gess, b. June, 1789, d. Mar. 23, 1853, a sister of Seth, Samuel and Ebenezer Burgess. Children :- John, b. Apr. 5, 1811; Luther, b. Nov. 25, 1813 ; Mercy, b. May 14, 1816, m. Alden Frost Pub. Oct. 14, 1838 ; Betsey, b. Sept. 19, 1818, m. - Mason in N. H., d. there ; Abigail, b. Sept. 19, 1821, m. Harrison Burgess; Melinda W .. b. Aug. 14, 1824, m. Alpheus Burgess; Amanda, b. Feb. 7, 1827, m. Caleb Walker, Roxbury; Maria, b. June 6, 1832, m. Zadoc
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Eastman, Mexico; Charles Henry, b. Sept. 26, 1836, m. Malissa Mann, Mexico. One Adrianna Austin m. John Holland, Feb. 11, 1858.
John Austin, third generation, m. Oct. 6, 1831, Maria, dau. of Samuel Burgess, sen., d. July 19, 1890. Children :- Charles A., b. April 5, 1833, m. Isadore Jordan, Rumford; Ellen M., b. May 19, 1836, m. Edward W. Haines, son of Samuel; Sally, b. July 18, 1837, d. Oct. 29, 1856 ; John, Jr., b. May 3, 1841; Geo. W. T., b. Apr. 16, 1843; Hannah, b. Aug. 30, 1845, d. single ; Edwin R., b. Sept. 12, 1850, d. Dec. 5, 1881, m. Laura, dau. of Cyrus and Dorcas Burgess, about 1870. Child, Emma F., b. Dec. 20, 1871; Harriet E., b. June 10, 1853, a sister to Edwin R.
John Austin, Jr., 4th generation, m. Pub. April 16, 1865, Susan F., b. Oct. 8, 1845, dau. Samuel Burgess, Jr., and Sarah Luke. He served Priv. Co. G, 9th Me., 2 yrs., 3 mos., dis. for disability. Children :- Chester, b. 1870, m. May 28, 1906, Mary McQuillan ; Edith E., b. 1874, m. Aug. 2, 1891, Harry Purrington, Lewiston. Wife d. Dec. 2, 1892, ae. 18 yrs., 2 mos .; Orrie E., b. 1877, m. Wallace E., son of Daniel F. Haines, John Austin, Jr., d. at his farm home on Burgess Hill, 1908. His wife, a cripple, survives him.
George W. T. Austin, named by Dr. Turner, b. Apr. 16, 1843, m. Dec., 1865, Augusta A., dau. of Samuel Burgess, Jr. Child :- Lilla M., b. 1872, m. Dec. 16, 1891, John B. Frost. She d. May 30, 1892.
Charles A. Austin, the oldest son of John, sen., of Peru, must. Nov. 19, 1861, in Co. D, 12th Regt. Me. Vols., ae. 28, married. He d. in service or was discharged for disability in 1862.
Edwin R. Austin and Laura Burgess in. Dec. 18, 1870. He d. Dec. 5, 1881. Children :- Eva M., b. Dec. 20, 1871, m. July 4, 1891, Lewis M. Knox, son of Algernon Knox. Lewis d. Oct. 26, 1897. Widow Laura Austin remarried Frank Morse, son of David. He is employed at the spool mill in Dixfield. Widow Eva M. Knox remarried Chas. Pratt. Other children, Emma, m. a White, lives in Denmark; Eliza, m. Hiram Howard in Weld.
Luther Austin, 3d generation, who d. Mar. 19, 1881, m. Pub. Aug. 12, 1838, Deborah Stevens of Berlin, N. H. She was b. April 9, 1811, d. Jan. 2, 1887. Children :- Angelia Vivaldi, b. Jan. 2, 1840, m. Nov. 20, 1859, Samuel P. Haines, son of Samuel and Polly (Lovejoy) Haines; Angelina C., b. Sept. 1, 1842, m. Moses Dunton of Lewiston. She d. 1893; Gertrude L., b. Dec. 17, 1843, m. Abel Ryer, Jersey City; Georgianna, b. July 25, 1845,
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m. Joseph Dunton, Lewiston. He d. She m. 2d. Andrew Harvey. She d. of cancer in Auburn ; Preston, b. June 22, 1847, m. July 20, 1874, Lizzie F. Morse. Wife d. Jan. 20, 1907, ae. 52 yrs .; Stephen. b. June 8, 1849, m. Nettie Pease, N. Y .; Joel, b. July 4, 1851; Priscilla A., b. Aug. 2, 1853, d. Nov. 21, 1853; Barlow Stevens, b. Apr. 15. 1858.
John Austin was a noted chopper in clearing the forest. In the days when it was claimed occasionally that one gallon of New England rum would go further than a bushel of corn to bread the family, this man would cut and fell several acres of hard wood thick growth in a day. How many if the ardent held out? An incredible number, as estimated in our day. Touching the bread quality of the ardent; the above theory is based on false premises. Scientists tell us alcohol does not contain a particle of nutriment. Its agency is mechanical similar to a whip applied to a nervous horse. It takes so much more energy out of the animal in either ease, and if continued shortens life.
Preston Austin, 4th generation, son of Luther and wife. Lizzie F. Austin. Child :- Luther S., b. May 11, 1880, m. July 8, 1903, Carrie B. Benson. Sumner. Luther S. d. Apr. 12, 1906. Living one son and dau. Georgia Anna, m. Louis Laduke, and Angelia, m. Philip Lovejoy, both living in Rumford.
Joel Austin, son of Luther, m. Nov. 29, 1874, Susie H., dau. of E. P. and Esther R. (Weld) Gibbs. Wife d. at Alleghany City, Pa., Dec. 18, 1881, ae. 27 yrs. Two weeks infant died Jan. 3, 1882. Children :- Esther G., b. Feb. 25, 1880, d. July 8, 1901, in Rhode Island, grave in East Peru; Ernest is married, res. Minn .; Helen Maud, d. 1871, ae. 51/2 yrs.
Barlow Stevens Austin, son of Luther, m. May 27, 1883, Etta A., dau. Wmn. A. Burgess and Nancy Fay of N. H. Child :- Wm. G. Mr. Barlow S. Austin is a good mechanic. IIe has kept pace with the growth and beautifying of West Peru village on the Wm. A. Burgess stand, formerly the Joseph E. Jenne place. It was here the editor of the Maine Farmer cancelled his intended visit to his correspondent. See Jenne family.
Another Race of Austins
Justus Austin, b. 1808, came from Fayette, Me., 1832 or 33, m. Nov., 1833, Lydia Hall of Rumford, b. 1809. He died 1863. Wife died 1878. Children :- Elbridge Geriy, b. Peru, May 24, 1834; Rosamond, b. Sept. 29, 1838, d. Aug. 16, 1839; Wm. A., m. Dec. 25. 1862. Judith B. dau. Chas. N. York : Sidney A., b. Peru,
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1848, m. Oct. 18, 1870, Martha J. Robinson, b. 1852, sister to Samuel F. Robinson, P. M. West Peru a term of years. Sidney A. d. a Christian, Sept. 22, 1909. Wm. A. had son Frank Sidney, b. Feb. 27, 1866. Children of Sidney, Albert H., b. 1872, d. 1904, m. Eva M., daughter of Frank Smith, b. 1874; Louise, m. Eugene Haines.
Elbridge G. Austin m. Oct. 20, 1860, Emma A., dau. of Jere- miah Knight of Peru, b. Aug. 23, 1843. Children :- Arno J., b. July 22. 1864: Erwin R., b. 1822. m. Gladys M., dau. of Summer Knox.
Arno J., m. Bessie L. McEgan, b. Williamstown, N. B. Had sons, Bion. d. July 19, 1901, ae. 61/5 yrs., and Leland E., b. Wife Bessie d. Arno J. m. 2d, Alice J. Newell of Sumner. Chil- dren :- Oscar N., b. -: Lawrence C., b. -. Elbridge and son Arno are first-class mechanics and very useful citizens, strictly honest and reliable.
Philip Andrew
Philip Andrew of England m. Feb., 1825, Elizabeth, dau. of Robinson Turner, sen., Peru. He followed the trade of cabinet maker and was a good workman. Children :- Hiram, b. Dec. 9, 1825. Last known in Mass .; twins, Charlotte and Elvira, b. Jan. 25. 1826. Elvira d. Apr. 25, 1826, Charlotte d. when about 20 yrs. old : Mary Ann, b. Apr. 6, 1828, d. Mar. 19, 1829; Charles, b. Dec. 29, 1829. Last known in Mass .: Mary, b. about 1831, bid off a pauper Apr. 3, 1837. till ae. 18, by Elijah Hall for $18. William. b. 1835, m. Sept., 1855, Genett B., dau. of Volentine Mathews of Franklin Pl. Child :- Philip, b. Aug. 5, 1858, m. May 30, 1881, Cora May, dan. of Cyrus Dorr. Children :- Mabel Alfa. b. June 8. 1882 : Wm. Leroy, b. May 11, 1884: Philip Winthrop, b. June 16. 1895 : Mary Thelia, b. Aug. 2. 1901. Wm. Andrew was a Priv. Co. E, 10th Me. Regt., served his enlistment for 2 years. Must. Oct. 16, 1861, discharged May 8, 1863. His first son Winthrop, b. Jan. 18. 1855. Wm. Andrew was a good man of exemplary deportment, honest and honorable. It is claimed he d. Nov. 15, 1883. His last son. Win. L., b. Oct. 8, 1861, d. 1882. Philip, son of Wm., has been in charge of grist mill at Dixfield a term of years.
Philip Andrew lived at Peru Center in the house across the mill stream just below the grist mill. It is believed he began there about the time of marriage and all of his children were born there and had a home there till about 1835. Mr. Andrew worked
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at his trade away from home most of the time. He worked at West Peru at one time. Worked at Angusta in the early thirties. He had been there a year or two leaving the family to care for themselves in 1835, when they came to want. The mother of 4 or 5 children then living, believing that the father had deserted the family and finding herself physically unable to continue their support, broke up the family in 1836, put out the children except Wm. then a babe and vacated the mill house, going to the Samuel Walker house for rent where Daniel Conant now lives. In 1837 she left boy Wm. in care of her brother Perkins and went out to work. Not long after this, Philip Andrew came round. It is not known that he manifested any care or concern for his children. It appears the most he wanted was to add to their number, but he had lost the opportunity. The mother went down to Canton mountain before this. Two of her aunts lived there, Peggy Turner who m. a Robinson and Ifannah m. a Childs.
Philip Andrew like a mule had no pride in ancestry and no regard for posterity. At the breaking of the Andrew family the children were scattered. Hiram lived with Hiram Wormell on the Harlow farm at Worthly Pond a short period. Charlotte lived with Wm. Berry at Canton a term of years and died there around middle forties. Charles when last known was in Mass. Mary lived a short time with Elijah Hall who left town in 1839 or 40 and Mary is traced to Seth Turner's; there in 1846 at Bret- tun's Mills. She finally went to Mass., m. a Lovell. In 1860 she visited Peru with her son about six years old and went with writer to see her brother Wm., then married and living in Franklin; found his wife and was entertained. Wm. was away several miles and she did not see him. This was the last known of Mary. Win. when young went to live with Elbridge G. Hall on the Thomas Burgess place where he grew up.
Mr. Andrew's visit was short. The next known of him he re- turned to Perkins Turner's some little time after with another woman as wife. He claimed he had been on a visit to England. It is thought he went to Bethel to live. We are unable to trace him further, except his earlier career which was somewhat novel. Subsequent to the events related the mother of Philip's children, remarried one Obed Griffith, a resident of Hartford, a man desti- tute of property and feeble in body. Perhaps they made a com- fortable living during their wedded life. This ended in the early forties when Obed died and Elizabeth Griffith came to want on the town of Hartford. Around the year 1843 said town served a
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pauper notice on Peru, as her pauper residence. This in due time was followed by a suit at law for the support of said pauper. The question at issue which town was her pauper residence. Legal counsel said if she was the legal wife of Andrew she was Peru's pauper, otherwise Hartford's.
Hartford began a suit against l'eru in spring of 1845 entered probably March term of court at Paris. After due notice a special town meeting in Peru was called to see what action should be taken. In May of that year it was voted to leave the matter in the hands of the selectmen subject to their discretion. The term- mal point of this case was whether or not Andrew had a wife liv- ing in England at the date of his marriage to Elizabeth Turner. Philip Andrew when sober was very reticent, and had never divulged anything touching his life and acts in his native country. It happened however that his wife's brother, Robinson Turner, Jr., slept with him one night several years before these events at a hotel in Bangor, when Andrew was intoxicated and he mumbled words in his sleep that led his bedfellow to suspect there had been a marriage in England. The town based their hope of defense solely upon this incident. Had those bedfellows occupied separate beds that suit at law would have been settled outside of Paris court house, and Peru would have accepted the pauper. To gain the case was estimated worth a thousand dollars. The pauper died in June, 1858. The selectmen decided to send an agent to Eng- land to hunt for record of Philip Andrew and family, if any, in England. They employed Robinson Turner, Jr., their town agent. He left home on the trip the last of May, 1845, and returned in just eight weeks to a day. He hunted the records in three cities, Liverpool Manchester and Stockholm, and found evidence that the identical Philip Andrew had a wife and children living in Eng- land at the date of his marriage to the said Elizabeth Turner. The document evidence thus obtained won the case in favor of Peru and cost about $200 expense of agent. The lawyers were Seth May for Hartford and Mr. Codman of Portland for Peru.
Solomon T. Alden
Solomon T. Alden, m. Caroline Hosley sister of John Hosley, Dixfield. He belonged to Livermore family of Aldens. He came in possession of Hall's ferry and farm adjoining in 1841 and con- tinued over twenty years to run the ferry, do farm work and shoe- making. Children :- James Almon, b. Nov. 5, 1841; Belinda M., b. Apr. 13, 1843, m. Pub. Dec. 29, 1862, Calvin Holland; Eudora
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P. H .; b. Sept. 10, 1846 ; Emma F., b. May 23, 1851. This family left town around the year 1864. The next owner was Leonard H. Brown.
Salmon Andrews
Salmon Andrews, son of John Andrews, m. Clarissa Redin, a sister of John Redin. Children :- John, who was in the Civil War. Must. Co. D. 12th Me .. Nov. 15, 1861, age 28 yrs. He m. Lydia Howe and removed to Mass .; Serena, b. 1829, d. Oct. 16. 1841.
Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson, m. Sept. 22, 1822. Lucy Tuttle, both of Peru. Children :- Daniel Tuttle, b. Jan., 1823; Susannah, b. Oct. 19, 1825; Louisania, b. Jan. 5. 1828; Goin K., b. Nov. 21, 1830 ; Wm. West, b. Mar. ? , 1834: Lucy Ellen, b. July ?, 1841. Probably the last named family left town in the forties.
Almon Andrews
Almon Andrews, son of John, b. 1816, m. Nov. 27, 1838, Mary H .. b. 1819, dan. of Thos. S. Lord, a soldier of 1812 war. Chil- dren :- James H., b. 1840, soldier Co. D, 12th Me., d. 1862 in ser- vice ; Wm. W .. b. 1844, soldier Co. D. 12th Me., d. 1862 in service ; Henry Herbert, b. 1854. m. Mary Etta Wing. b. 1854, dan. of C'has. A. Wing of Monmouth. They had children, Viva M., b. 1885, d. Sept. 22, 1889, ac. 4 yrs., 3 mos. ; and Iva M., b. 1895, d. 1895.
Almon Andrews, d. 1888. His wife d. May ?. 1906, ae. 78 yrs. Their son Charles m. Nellie J. Bowker.
Bom Oct. 28, 1910, to the wife of Ernest Andrews a son.
Almon Andrews was brother to Sahnon 'Andrews. Almon Andrews and wife were upright, a good class of citizens. All of the Andrews families were farmers living in Franklin plantation in its day.
Rev. Alonzo A. Abbott
Rev. Alonzo A. Abbott b. in Plantation No. ?. now town of Sumner, Nov. 24, 1827, the son of Daniel Abbott. a soldier of the war of 1812, m. in Hartford, 1848, Fidelia P. Putnam. dan. of James Putnam. b. in Groton, Mass., and Betsey Ames of Canton. They moved from Hartford to Peru in the fall of 1861 and con- tinned in vicinity. Wife was b. 1828. d. 1904. No children. The subject of this sketch was a self-made man. His carly edu- cation was limited. being confined to the district school: but he
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