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Abel, m. Clarissa Evans.
The last two were children of the second marriage.
LUKE BAKER (2d gen.), who married ELEANOR HUNNEWELL was son of Edward Baker, and resided near him, in the vicinity of Harrison.
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Children :
Cyrus, m. Julia A. Caswell. Luke. Asa, m. Rachel Lovejoy. Ellen, m. Charles Garner. Albert.
Thomas, m. Maria Ross. 1
JOHN BAKER (2d gen.), who married first NANCY SHURT- LEFF, second, MARTHA STEVENS, was also son of Edward Baker, and succeeded him on the home place on Baker's hill, in the south-east part of the town.
Children :
Harriet F., b. 1817; m. Henry Upton.
George, b. 1819; m. in Massachusetts. Charles, b. 1821. John N., m. Jane M. Plummer. Elizabeth.
BARKER.
DANIEL BARKER married first EUNICE BROWN; second, WIDOW BARKER. He came to town in 1783 from Stowe, Mass .; was a farmer, and lived in South Waterford, near Bridgton line; was in the revolutionary war during the whole ยท period.
Children :
Joseph, m. Huldah Stiles. Eunice, m. Abijah Brown. Lucinda, m. Nathan Grover. Rufus, m. Nancy Kimball. Francis, m. - Allen. William, m. Achsah Knox. Allen.
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JOSEPH BARKER (2d gen.), who married HULDAH STYLES, was son of Daniel Barker, and resided on the old place ; a farmer.
Children :
Everline, b. 1803; m. a Mr. Winslow of New Gloucester.
Azro, b. 1804.
Almasa, b. 1806; m. Ephraim Hilton.
Amandar, b. 1810; m. Jane Clark; was a teacher and minister.
Lorinda, b. 1812.
Joseph, b. 1815.
Rollin, b. 1818.
Albert, b. 1820; m. 1st, Nancy Irish; 2d, Lucinda Dinsmore; is a lawyer and editor in Colebrook, N. H.
JAMES BARKER, born 1777, married in 1799 EUNICE STONE, He settled half a mile east of the Flat; a farmer.
Children :
Sophronia, m. Samuel Brown.
Caroline.
Harriet, m. Cyrus Plummer.
Julia, m. Ezra Stone.
Ralph.
Eunice, m. Rufus Moore.
William.
Caroline.
BILLINGS.
CHARLES BILLINGS, born 1790, married first, in 1812, MARY STONE; second, in 1826, ELIZABETH GOULD. Mr. Billings came from Temple, Mass .; was a farmer; resided west of Mc- Wains pond, afterward in different places in town.
Children :
Julia A., m. Eben Plummer.
Mary S., m. - Blodget. Amanda.
Marshall C., m. 1st, Christiana Bryant; 2d, Ellen Kingman.
Henry S., m. Roxy Caswell.
Peter J., m. 1st, - Kimball; 2d, - -
Leander S.
Emily, m. - Metell.
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DANIEL BILLINGS, born 1780, married SARAH KIMBALL, born 1786. He came from Temple, Mass .; was a joiner ; lived first on Temple hill and then in the lower village.
Children :
Louisa, m. William Hamlin.
Caroline, m. G. F. Wheeler.
George C., m. Rebecca Whitcomb.
Maria, m. Calvin Houghton. James R., m. Esther Clark.
John D., m. Esther Knowlton. Miranda.
BISBEE.
MOSES BISBEE, born in 1766, married ELLEN BUCK. He moved to Waterford in 1817 from Sumner, Me., and resided in the neighborhood that now takes his name; a farmer.
Children :
Polly, m. Roswell Adley.
Moses, m. 1st, Hannah Swan; 2d, Ellen Beatie.
Robert D., m. - Foster.
Calvin. Jonathan T. Ellen C., m. Dennis Brackett. Jane, m. Eliakim Long. Elvira, m. Francis Hamlin.
LUTHER BISBEE, born 1796, married MARY WARDWELL. He came to Waterford from Sumner, Me., in the year 1820; was a farmer, and lived in the east part of the town in the Bisbee neighborhood.
Children :
Hiram. Maria. Addison. Columbia, m. Levi Millett. Caroline, m. Francis M. Sampson. Byron, m. Adeline Knight. Walter, m. Martha Knight. Winslow.
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VOLNEY BISBEE, born 1801, married RUTH BRIGGS. He came from Turner to Waterford in 1824, and settled in the Bisbee neighborhood. He now resides in the village at North Waterford. He has one son : Daniel Bisbee.
BRIGHAM.
SAMUEL BRIGHAM (we have not the name of his wife) came from Westborough, Mass., and settled in West Waterford; was a farmer. He left town, and no full record of him since has been obtained.
Children :
Lucy, b. 1786.
Samuel, b. 1788; m. in Sweden.
Polly, b. 1789.
Liscum, b. 1791.
George B., b. 1793. Lucy m. Amos Smith.
Lucy,
Bryant, b. 1794.
Levi, b. 1796.
Nahum, b. 1798; m. in Boston.
Antipas, b. 1800; m. in Massachusetts.
Lincoln, b. 1801.
Sophia, b. 1803.
Thomas, b. 1805.
Dexter, b. 1807.
LUTHER BRIGHAM married ROSOMON JONES. He came from Stowe, Mass., and settled in the Gambo neighborhood; a farmer.
Children :
Lydia, m. Rufus Priest. Mehitabel.
Sophia, m. Abel Moore.
Mary, m. Joseph Flint. Lewis, m. - Swallow.
Calvin, m. - Ball.
Maria, m. Nathan Hilton. 16
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BROWN.
ABIJAH BROWN married first SALLY BARKER; second, LUCY LONGLEY. He came from Stowe, Mass., about the year 1790, and settled in the west part of the town; a farmer.
Children :
Artemas, b. 1792; m. - Turner.
Eunice, b. 1794.
Abraham C., b. 1796.
Aram, b. 1798; m. Ruth Morse.
Elvira, b. 1800; m. Ezra Haskell.
ARAM BROWN (2d gen.), who married RUTH MORSE, was son of Abijah Brown, and resided in the west part of the town; a farmer.
Children :
John C. Mercy G.
Ann W., m. 1st, George W. Stevens; 2d, Thomas Trull.
Ruth J., m. Oliver Hale.
ADONIJAH BROWN married MIRIAM CARRUTH. He moved from Marlborough, Mass., about the year 1795; was a farmer; lived in several places in town.
Children :
Mary.
Charlotte, b. 1801; m. 1st. Nathaniel Pride; second, - Mills; third, Ezra Haskell.
Moses, b. 1803; m. Mehitabel Skillings.
Lucy, b. 1806.
Elmer, b. 1808.
ASAPH BROWN, born 1761, married HANNAH SHAW.
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Children :
Nabby, b. 1784; m. Heman Brown.
Robbins, b. 1786; m. Hannah Lovejoy. Polly, b. 1787. Hannah, b. 1790.
Josiah, b. 1792; m. Mehitabel Lovejoy.
Caty, b. 1794; m. - Ellingwood of Bethel. Asaph, b. 1797.
Susanna, b. 1799; m. - Stearns of Bethel. Nancy, b. 1801.
THADDEUS BROWN married MARY POLLARD. He removed to Waterford from Harvard, Mass., in 1786; was one of the early settlers in town; lived about a mile east of the Flat ; was a farmer and a dealer in lands and in timber.
Children :
Daniel, b. 1784 ; m. Ann Hamlin.
Malbory, b. 1789; m. 1st, Nancy Scripture; 2d, Mrs. Betsey Dupee. Jabez, b. 1791; m. 1st, Sally Hamlin; 2d, Eveline Hale.
Susan, b. 1794; m. John Meserve.
Levi, b. 1796; m. Caroline E. Farrar. Thaddeus, b. 1798; m. Asenath Nourse.
Mary, b. 1800; m. Elijah Flint. Mercy, b. 1802; m. Samuel Merrill. Sarah, b. 1804; m. Cyprian Hobbs.
CAPT. MALBORY BROWN (2d gen.), who married first NANCY SCRIPTURE, second, MRS. BETSEY DUPEE, was son of Thad- deus Brown; lived in South Waterford where Mr. Ellis now resides; was a blacksmith and farmer. He excelled as a grace- ful military officer.
Children :
Mary Jane, b. 1819; m. George Fuller. Nancy M., b. 1821; m. Calvin Hamlin. Elizabeth A., b. 1823; m. 1st, John C. Warren; 2d, Gideon Ellis. Levi L., b. 1825; m. Almeda Bean. Harriet W. Calvin.
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THADDEUS BROWN (2d gen.), who, married ASENATH NOURSE, was son of Thaddeus Brown, and resides with his son Waldo on the place once owned by William Brown.
Children :
Theodore (Capt.), m. Clara A. Bryant.
Daniel, m. Mary B. Stone.
Mercy, m. Scribner Chadbourne.
John.
Mary, m. Charles H. Hale.
Waldo T., m. Margaret G. Plummer.
Ellen M.
Myra A., m. William H. Bailey. Nettie.
JABEZ BROWN (2d gen.), who married SALLY HAMLIN, was son of Thaddeus Brown, sen .; resided on the old place. He retained a remarkable recollection of the events of the town, which has been useful to the historian.
Children :
Europe H.
Daniel W.
Angeline.
Fanny.
Angeline.
Mark.
Mahala, m. John J. French.
Angela, m. Emerson Wilkins.
Caroline.
Clara, m. Edward Jackson.
Melinda.
Caroline L., m. Elbridge Stone.
WILLIAM BROWN married BETSEY WHEELER. He came from Stow, Mass .; lived in Gambo district; a farmer; after- ward moved to the Flat and kept hotel.
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Children :
Samuel, b. 1792; m. Sophronia Barker.
Josiah, b. 1795; m. Phebe Sawin.
Calvin, b. 1797; m. Mrs. Lamson.
John, b. 1801 ; m. Sophia Hamlin.
Betsey, b. 1803; m. Capt. Nathaniel Rounds. C. C. Rounds, their son, is now principal of the Normal school at Farmington.
Lucinda, b. 1806; m. George Kimball.
William, b. 1809; m. Frances C. Allen; was chaplain in the late war.
BRYANT.
RICHARD BRYANT, born 1766, married in 1789 MARY WHIT- NEY, born 1766. Mr. Bryant came from Harvard, Mass., and lived on the south side of Beach hill ; a farmer.
Children :
Sally, b. 1789; m. Joseph McAlister.
Nancy, b. 1791; m. Jacob French.
Polly, b. 1793; m. Joseph Saunderson.
Betsey, b. 1795; m. Col. John Saunderson
George, b. 1797; m. Nancy Chubb.
Melinda, b. 1799; m. Dea. Henry Houghton.
Eliza, b. 1802; m. Eben Plummer.
Perez, b. 1804; m. Caroline Moore.
John, b. 1808; m. Elizabeth Hapgood.
BURNELL.
SAMUEL BURNELL, born in Gorham, Me., in 1782, married in Harrison, Me., January, 1808, JANE RICHARDSON, born in Minot, Me., in 1793.
Children, Born in Bridgton :
John, b. December, 1808; m. Rose A. Beattie of Bethel. Samuel, b. October, 1810; m. Sarah Tukey of Raymond. William, b. December, 1812; m. Nancy Beattie of Bethel. Jane, b. June, 1816; m. Elihu Lynde of Stoneham, Mass.
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Born in Waterford :
Jemima, b. April, 1819; m. Sanders Kimball of Waterford. Elias, b. January, 1821; m. Mary Rich of Buxton.
Elijah, b. October, 1825; m. Lucind Preston of Topsham. Aaron, b. October, 1827; died, aged 14. Joseph, b. March, 1829; m. Deborah Richardson of Bluehill. Lydia, b. February, 1833; m. James Miles of Lowell, Mass.
Edwin, b. November, 1836; m. Mary Maloy of Hartford, Conn.
CARTER.
JOHN CARTER married first AMELIA HAMLIN; second, Eu- NICE DAGGETT. Mr. Carter came from Bridgton; was long in trade in the lower village; lived between the villages, west of the pond.
Children :
Emerson F., m. 1st, Sarah Kimball; 2d, Pamelia Kimball; was a teacher by profession; now resides at Pittsfield, Mass.
Henry, m. Elizabeth A. Caldwell; is a lawyer; edited the Portland Advertiser; now practises in Haverhill, Mass; resides in Brad- ford; has been a member of the Massachusetts Senate, and is now a judge.
John, m. -; does business in Boston.
Catharine, m. John F. Hathaway.
CUMMINGS.
DR. STEPHEN CUMMINGS, born in Andover, Mass., 1772, married in 1795 ELEANOR HALE of Temple, New Hampshire. He removed to Portland and became a physician of great dis- tinction. Died in Cape Elizabeth, 1854.
Children :
Nathan, b. in Waterford, 1796; m. in 1824 Emily Ilsley of Portland. He was a merchant and at one time collector of customs in Port- land, and d. there, 1878.
Sarah, b. in Waterford, 1798; m. in 1826 Charles Bradley of Boston; d. in Portland, 1875.
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Sumner, b. in Waterford, 1800; unmarried; d. in Portland, 1848.
Stephen, b. in Portland, 1803; m. Fanny Whitney of Norway; d. in Norway, 1863.
John Moreland, b. in Portland, 1812; m. in 1849 Harriet Corser of Portland; d. in Cape Elizabeth, 1878.
Fitz Henry, b. in Portland, 1816; d. in Portland, 1837.
CARLTON.
DEA. EDWARD CARLTON, born 1799, married in 1824 ACH- SAH MONROE. He came from Portland about the year 1823 ; lived on the Flat, afterward west of the pond; was a cabinet maker, and for some time was postmaster.
Children :
Caroline, m. - Greenwood.
Maria.
Emily.
Elizabeth, m. William W. Greene, M.D.
George.
Ellen.
Edward.
Edward.
Charles M., m. Mary Greenwood. He was a physician and occulist in Norwich, Conn.
John A.
CHAMBERLAIN.
DEA. EPHRAIM CHAMBERLAIN married PERSIS BARRETT. He came from Littleton, Mass., and settled in the Gambo neighborhood.
Children :
Rebecca, b. 1787; m. Humphrey Saunders.
Ephraim, b. 1789; m. Abigail Holt. John, b. 1792; m. Phebe Haskins. Lois, b. 1795; m. Francis Cummings. Lydia, b. 1797.
Persis, b. 1803; m. Jonathan Wardwell.
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CHAPLIN.
DANIEL CHAPLIN married MARY SAUNDERS. They came from Rowley, Mass., and resided in North Waterford. He was a farmer and blacksmith; was often in town office; was a soldier in the Revolution.
Children :
Daniel, b. 1792; m. Fanny Davenport.
Caleb, b. 1795.
John S., b. 1797.
Mary S., b. 1800.
Amos, b. 1802.
Dolly, b. 1804; m. Joseph Bennett.
Lydia, b. 1806; m. Ethan Allen.
Lois P., b. 1810.
CAPT. DANIEL CHAPLIN (2d gen.), who married FANNY DAVENPORT, was son of Daniel Chaplin; lived on the old place; was much in town business; was representative in the legislature. He constructed a lithograph map of the town.
Children :
Mary, m. Nathaniel D. Hodsdon.
Daniel, m. Elizabeth B. Treadwell.
Serena D.
Harriet D.
Edward, was killed in the late war.
DAVID CHAPLIN married JANE SAUNDERS. He was brother of Daniel; came from Rowley, Mass .; resided in North Water- ford; was a farmer and blacksmith, skilled in curious work and arts. He was teacher, student in the Greek, a soldier in the Revolution; was deacon of the Baptist church ; had one child, Jane, who died in infancy.
CILLEY.
JOHN CILLEY, born 1792, married in 1821 Lydia Moulton, born 1794. He came from Gorham, Me., in 1821; settled in the south-west part of the town, where Paul Whitcomb had lived ; a farmer.
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Children :
Sarah, m. A. D. Hamlin.
Maria G., m. William Lunt. John.
William F., m. 1st, J. M. Atherton ; 2d, C. Foss.
George M. Melinda L., m. Frank Harding.
COOLIDGE.
HENRY COOLIDGE (the name of his wife not ascertained) came from Cambridge, Mass .; settled on the south side of the pond, on what is now called Coolidge hill.
Children :
William.
Mercy, m. Dr. Samuel Crombie,
Orlando, m. 1st, Betsey Haskell; 2d, Martha Merrill.
Mary, m. Joseph Pratt.
John G. W., m. Mrs. Zipporah Andrews.
Henry. Jonas.
JOHN G. W. COOLIDGE (2d gen.) married MRS. ZIPPORAH ANDREWS of Bridgton; lived with his father on Coolidge hill ; a farmer ; afterward left town.
Children :
John H., m. - Jacobs.
Frances E., m. Dr. Houghton, out west.
Helena, m. - Ainsworth.
ORLANDO COOLIDGE (2d gen.), who married first BETSEY HASKELL, second, MARTHA MERRILL, was son of Henry Cool- idge; resided east of Tom pond; a farmer.
Children :
Henry, b. 1816. Mercy W., b. 1818. Jonas, b. 1823. Elizabeth, Orlando, b. 1824.
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CROMBIE.
DR. SAMUEL CROMBIE came into town about 1807 and mar- ried MERCY COOLIDGE. He died in 1809, and by his request was buried with his head pointing directly toward the north and his feet toward the south.
CROSS.
CAPT. EBENEZER CROSS married in 1793 ABIGAIL WEBB. Capt. Cross, born in Newburyport, Mass., moved to Portland, Me., and followed the seas. He afterward settled in Water- ford, and lived where Samuel Plummer resided. He died in Portland.
Children :
Ebenezer, m. Lucinda Longley.
Miriam A., d. in Belfast, 1821.
Sarah A., m. Benjamin Walker.
Mary, m. Eben L. Dyer.
Catherine, d. young.
Catherine, m. J. B. Scott.
Jane G.
Eliza A., m. John Dela.
EBENEZER CROSS (2d gen.), who married LUCINDA LONG- LEY, was son of Capt. Ebenezer Cross; lived where Eben Plummer lately resided; was a farmer, and at one time a trader at the Flat. He afterward removed to Bridgton.
Children :
Jane, m. John Kilborn.
William W., m. Hannah W. Cranmore.
DAVENPORT.
EPHRAIM DAVENPORT, born 1762, married SARAH PRINCE, born 1762. He came to Waterford about 1792 from Massa- chusetts; afterward removed to North Bridgton. He was skilled as house joiner and mill-wright.
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Children :
John, b. 1790; m. Eliza Reed.
Silence, b. 1792.
Fanny, b. 1794; m. Capt. Daniel Chaplain.
Nancy, b. 1796.
Serena, b. 1798; m. Hon. John L. Megquier.
Ephraim, b. 1800; m. Sally Kimball.
Elias B.
Harriet, m. Thomas Mead, Esq.
EPHRAIM DAVENPORT (2d gen.), who married SALLY KIM- BALL, was son of Ephraim Davenport; lives a farmer in the east part of the town, near Norway.
Children :
Byron, m. Martha Potter. Elias.
Abigail, m. Jonathan Chapman.
Francena, m. Theodore French.
Jonathan K., m. Mary -.
Mary, m. Benjamin Cook.
John L. M., m. Harriet Lincoln.
DAVIS.
DELIVERANCE DAVIS married in 1810 ELIZA STEWART. He came from Boscawen, N. H .; was a tanner by trade; was civil magistrate ; lived just above the Flat.
Children :
Mary, b. 1809; m. William Horr.
Eliza, b. 1813; m. Benjamin Blood.
Jonas, b. 1818; m. Mrs. Billings.
Albert, m. Fannie Watkins.
DOUGLASS.
REV. JOHN A. DOUGLASS, born 1792, married first, in 1822, ELIZABETH ABBOTT, born 1798; second, in 1824, LUCY AB- BOTT, born 1802. Mr. Douglass came from Portland in the spring of 1821; was ordained pastor of the Congregational church Nov. 7, 1821; died Aug. 7, 1878.
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Children :
Harriet E., some years lady principal of Gorham seminary.
William A., of whom a brief memoir was written.
John A., M.D., m. Helen Howarth.
Abby A., deceased.
Lucy E., m. John Eveleth, M.D.
Emma F., deceased.
William A., is high sheriff of Oxford county.
Clara M., teacher.
Alfred S., d. in infancy.
Marion L. H., d. while young.
DUDLEY.
JOSEPH DUDLEY married LUCY MAYNARD. He came from Acton, Mass., in 1798; lived in the south part of the town ; was the proprietor of mills.
Children :
Hannah, b. 1792.
Rebecca, b. 1795.
Joseph, b. 1798; m. Abigail Morse.
Israel b. 1801.
James, b. 1803; m. Lucinda Dillingham.
Samuel, b. 1805.
John, b. 1807.
Lucy, b. 1809; m. Gee Harmon.
Mary, b. 1812.
Hosea E., b. 1822; m. Fanny Barnes.
JAMES DUDLEY (2d gen.), who married LUCINDA DILLING- HAM, was the son of Joseph, and resided in the south part of the town, near Harrison; was engaged in farming and milling.
Children :
Lucinda D., m. C. Jefferds. James E., m. Eliza Burns. Nancy J., m. Stephen Pattee. Charles M. Samuel. John, m. Susan Backman. Lewis F., m. Amy Fernald. Frederick E.
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JOSEPH DUDLEY (2d gen.), who married ABIGAIL MORSE, was son of Joseph Dudley, and resided with the Dudley brothers, near the mills in the south part of the town.
Children :
Joseph W., m. Elizabeth Earles. Albert.
Samuel.
Israel, m. Thirza Kilgore.
Matilda.
ELLSWORTH.
JOSIAH ELLSWORTH, born 1803, married ANNA ATHERTON, born 1807. He came from Bridgton, Me., in 1820; learned the clothier's trade of Josiah Farrar; resided in the lower vil- lage; worked also at the carpenter's trade.
Children :
Mark T., m. Lydia Tomlinson. Anna L.
Caroline B., m. Joseph Perry.
Cyrus M., m. in Massachusetts. Anna L.
Charles W., m. in Boston.
FAIRBANKS.
JONATHAN FAIRBANKS married SUSAN CAHOON. He came from Berlin, Mass .; was a farmer; lived in Gambo district, near the foot of McWains pond.
Children :
Lucretia, m. Bowdoin Wood. Sophia, m. Josiah Pride. Susan, m. - Norcross. Ephraim, m. in Massachusetts. Jonathan, m. Sylvina Morton; was a Methodist preacher ; d. recently.
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FARRAR.
CALVIN FARRAR, EsQ., born 1778, married BATHSHEBA BATES, 1797. He was from Guildhall, Vt .; resided on the Flat; a merchant; was in town and state office.
Children :
Caroline E., b. 1806 ; m. Maj. Levi Brown.
Nancy W., b. 1810; m. John Gerry, Esq .; d. 1841.
Maria, b. 1811; m. Roland Gerry; d. 1844.
Luther (Col.), b. 1813; graduated at Bowdoin College; m. Sophronia Hume; d. 1843.
Calvin (Col.), b. 1814; graduated at Bowdoin College; was proprietor of the Hydropathic Institution in Waterford; d. 1859.
Mercy, b. 1816; m. C. J. F. Eastman.
David, b. 1818.
DAVID FARRAR, unmarried, brother and partner of Calvin, was a man of note in town, holding various public offices.
JOSIAH FARRAR married BETSEY PRINCE. He came from Guildhall, Vt .; lived in the lower village in the house where Luther Houghton now lives; was a clothier by trade.
Children :
Calvin, b. 1808; graduated at Bowdoin College about 1832. Annette, b. 1811; m. 1st, Daniel G. Swan; 2d, John A. Briggs. Josiah, b. 1814.
Edward, b. 1816.
Harriet, b. 1818; m. John A. Briggs.
GAGE.
LEANDER GAGE, M.D., born in 1792, married in 1820 ANN B. SARGENT, born 1794. Dr. Gage was from Bethel, Me .; began practice in Waterford about 1817; built and occupied the stand now owned by Mr. Porter; was a man of commanding influence, and had a wide practice and reputation ; died 1842.
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Children :
Phebe, b. 1821; was a teacher.
Frances, b. 1823; m. Col. Humphrey Cousens.
Irene, b. 1825; m. Dea. Samuel Warren. Thomas H., M.D., b. 1827; m. Annie M. Lane.
Ann, b. 1829; m. Calvin Foster; was a teacher in Boston.
Mary, b. 1831; teacher in Boston.
Lois, b. 1832.
George M., b. 1834; m. Elizabeth Webber; was principal of State Normal school; afterward same in Minnesota.
GREENE.
LIEUT. THOMAS GREENE, born in 1743, married LYDIA KIL- BORN, born 1748. They removed from Rowley, Mass., in 1788; came in a schooner to Portland, and but partially escaped shipwreck ; settled in North Waterford where Cyrus Greene now lives. Jonathan Barnard had begun on the lot, but soon after removed to North Bridgton. Lieut. Greene was an officer in the French and revolutionary wars; was famed for courage and enthusiasm in battle; once led the regiment to victory when its commander had fled, so says tradition.
Children :
Daniel, b. 1770; m. Elizabeth Warren.
Polly, b. 1772; m. Maj. Samuel Warren. Thomas, b. 1775; m. Tabitha Holt. Sarah, b. 1777; m. Dudley Swan. Dorothy, b. 1779; m. Dea. William Warren.
Lydia, b. 1782; m. Capt. Abel Houghton. Joseph, b. 1784; m. Catherine Willard. Elizabeth, b. 1786; m. Capt. Abel Houghton.
CAPT. DANIEL GREENE (2d gen.), who married ELIZABETH WARREN, was son of Lieut. Thomas Greene, whose entire fami- ly came with him from Rowley. Capt. Greene succeeded his father on the old place; was farmer and shoemaker; was long in town office, also justice of the peace.
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Having no children, they brought up as their own : Lucy A. Horr, who married James Coffin. Daniel G. Swan, who married Annette Farrar. Joanna Hale, who married William York.
Thomas Green, who married Eliza Kimball.
Abel Baker, who married Clarissa Evans.
THOMAS GREENE (2d gen.), born 1775, who married TABITHA HOLT, was son of Lieut. Thomas, and came with the family from Rowley; settled on the road leading from North to West Waterford. He lost his life in taking down the frame of a barn.
Children :
Sarah A., b. 1800.
Tabitha, b. 1801; m. Dea. Leonard Grover.
Jacob H., b. 1802; m. Sarah (Frye) Jewett.
William W., b. 1805; m. Ruth Corser.
Thomas, b. 1808; m. Elizabeth Kimball.
JOSEPH GREENE (2d gen.), who married in 1809 CATHERINE WILLARD, born 1784, was son of Lieut. Thomas Greene. He lived half a mile south of Daniel Warren; then moved to the old Willard place; was a farmer; had great physical strength ; was killed by the falling of a tree.
Children :
Samuel W., m. Eliza Beatie.
Sophia, m. Asa Cummings. Sarah M. E., in business in Lowell, Mass. Dolly. William, m. Mary Carter.
Daniel, m. Coretha Joselyn. Cyrus, m. in the west. Joseph, m. in Boston. There were two infants.
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GERRY.
PETER GERRY, born in 1776, married first POLLY CUTLER, born in 1782; second, ELIZABETH FARRAR, widow of Josiah Farrar. He moved to Waterford about 1797 from Harvard, Mass. His first wife was born in Sudbury, Mass. He settled in the west part of the town; was a farmer, civil magistrate, and for several years represented the town in the legislature.
Children :
Mary, b. 1804; d. 1844.
John C., b. 1808; m. 1st, Nancy W. Farrar; 2d, Nancy W. Sawin. Roland H., b. 1810; m. Maria A. Farrar; d. 1842.
Abbie, b. 1812; d. 1817.
Elbridge, b. 1815; m. Anna S. C. Jenness; is attorney at law in Port- land; has represented the town in the State legislature and the district in congress.
HALE.
OLIVER HALE married first EUNICE FLETCHER; second, ELIZABETH NEWTON. He was from Harvard, Mass .; walked all the way to the wilderness of Waterford and brought an ox- chain on his shoulders, which is now in the possession of one of his descendants. He went on an ox-sled to Gray to be mar- ried, forty miles distant, and returned with his bride in the same way.
Children :
John, m. Matilda Cockrain.
Sally, b. 1791; m. Jonathan A. Russell.
Betsey, b. 1793.
Charlotte, b. 1794; long a teacher in Portland; m. Maj. Thos. Perley. Lucinda, b. 1797; m. Joseph C. Walker.
Eunice, b. 1799; m. 1st, Charles Mason; 2d, Ayers Mason.
Mary, m. Capt. Luther Houghton.
Oliver, m. 1st, Harriet Waite; 2d, Mary Ann Lincoln; 3d, Ruth Jane Brown.
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ISRAEL HALE married ESTHER TAYLOR. He came from Harvard, Mass., in 1795, and settled in the west part of the town, where Capt. Thomas Swan now lives.
Children :
Polly, m. Daniel Holt.
Esther, m. Moses Howe.
Charles, m. - Packard.
Mercy, m. John Thurston.
Benjamin, m. Polly Shaw.
Alpheus, m. Mary Arnold.
Sumner, m. Mary Shackley.
Eber, m. Jemima Richardson.
Israel.
CHARLES HALE (2 gen.), who married - PACKARD, was son of Israel; lived a while in West Waterford, afterward in Sweden.
Children :
Elbridge G., b. 1811. Charles, b. 1813.
Lovesty, b. 1814.
George W., b. 1819.
John R., b. 1821.
Sally, b. 1823.
Nancy B., b. 1825.
BENJAMIN HALE, born 1765, married first SUSAN WHITNEY ; second, MERCY RAND. He came from Harvard, Mass., in 1785, and settled in the Plummer neighborhood. He was a tailor by trade, dividing his time between his trade and his farm.
Children :
Abel, b. 1794. Joseph (Lieut.), b. 1796; m. Janette Howe.
Susanna, b. 1798.
Eveline, b. 1800; m. Jabez Brown. Benjamin, b. 1802. Mary, b. 1804; m. Dea. Benjamin F. Stone.
Joanna, b. 1806; m. William York.
Abel W., b. 1813; m. Susan Burnham.
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