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of Horatio T. Morrill. Afterwards he moved to Brunswick, where both he and his wife died. Children :
1. Nathan, born Mar. 25, 1850.
2. Sarah M., born Feb. 14, 1851, d. Mar. 20, 1851.
3. Sarah M., born May 20, 1852. d. Nov. 3, 1862.
4. Charles, born June 22, 1854, d. Nov. 8, 1862.
5. Isaiah, born Aug. 24, 1856.
6. Phebe, born Dec. 1, 1858.
Edmond Douglass was born in Limington, in 1819, and was the son of Elisha and Betsey (Blake) Douglass of that town. He married Eunice Boody : came to Windham previous to 1851, and purchased the farm formerly owned by Thomas Crague, on the River Road near the Westbrook line. There he remained a few years ; then sold the place and purchased the farm on the Gray Road formerly owned by John M. Webb. His wife, Eunice, died May 30, 1851, and he married for a second wife Eliza, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Trott) Mayberry. Chil- dren by first wife:
1. Edmond B., died June 8. 1901.
2. Henry B.
3. Luella, married Howard Ayer.
By his second wife he had one child,
4. Thomas Milton, who lives on the place formerly owned by his grandfather. Thomas Mayberry, on the River Road, in the Mayberry Neighborhood. Edmond Douglass was not related to the other family of the same name in Windham.
ELDER
Samuel Elder's life is described in Chapter II. His children were as follows:
1. Margaret, born in Ireland, married, first, in 1752, Samuel Watts; second, Nov. 9, 1759, James Gilkey of Gorham ; settled in Gorham.
2. William, born in Ireland, married Mary Akers; settled in Windham, died there.
3. Isaac, born in Falmouth, Jan. 19. 1839; married Mary Hunnewell, Oet. 16, 1761.
4. Elizabeth, born in Falmouth 1741 ; married, July
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23, 1761, Simon Huston of Falmouth. About 1765, they moved to Gorham.
5. Eunice, born 1745; m. Jan. 1, 1767, Cary McLellan of Gorham, Me.
6. Samuel, Jr .. born Aug. 29, 1748; married, first, Mar. 3, 1774, Hannah Freeman ; second, Mary Graffam of Windham.
7. Jane, married Eleazer Chase, then of Standish. Her name does not appear among the children of Samuel Elder, on the Windham records, but I am informed by members of the family in Gorham, that she was his daughter.
Isaac, son of Samuel Elder, married Mary Hunnewell. She was the daughter of Zerubbabel and IIannah (Haskell) Hunne- well. The church records of Windham show that she was bap- tized by Rev. John Wight, first pastor of the Church in Wind- ham, Mar. 11, 1744. They lived in Windham till Mar. 8, 1781, when they moved to Gorham, Me., and lived many years on a farm on Queen Street, and died there. He died July 15, 1796, aged 57. She died Sept. 14, 1804, aged 60. They are buried in the old cemetery on South Street, Gorham Village. Their chil- dren were:
1. Hannah, born Feb. 11, 1762, d. Oct. 10, 1781 or 1789.
2. Mary, born Oct. 1, 1769; m., Jan. 4, 1787, Daniel Gam- mon.
3. Anna, born Sept. 17. 1765; m., Dee. 20, 1786, David MeDougal.
4. Matilda, born June 8, 1767; m., Dee. 8, 1785, William Hanson of Windham; died Sept. 15, 1818.
5. Isaac, born May 8, 1769, died young.
6. Samuel, born May 24, 1771, died young.
7. Elijah, born June 25, 1772.
8. Margaret, born Dee. 22, 1774, m. Samuel Lummus.
9. Isaac, born Feb. 9, 1777, died in 1848.
10. Doreas, born May 25, 1779, died young.
11. William, born Aug. 1, 1781, died young.
12. John, born Aug. 9, 1783; died July 18, 1816 ; unmarried.
13. David, born Feb. 6, 1786, m., Mar. 26, 1826. Abigail Cobby of Windham. He died Dee. 23, 1869. She died May 16, 1852, aged 65. Had no children.
William, eldest son of Samuel Elder, was born about 1726,
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probably in Ireland. His wife was Mary Akers, but of her par- entage, I can learn nothing. He died Oct. 20, 1799, aged 74. She died Aug. - 1788, aged 58. They are buried in the old Smith Cemetery in the south part of Windham. They had twelve children, as follows:
1. John, born Aug. 20, 1752.
2. William, born Feb. 19, 1754.
3. Prudence, born June 30, 1756, d. July 9, 1756.
4. Joseph, born July 26, 1757.
5. Samuel, born July 26, 1757, d. Apr. 10, 1758.
6. Prudence, born May 21, 1759.
7. Samuel, born Mar. 18, 1761, d. Mar. 30, 1761.
8. Reuben, born June 22, 1762.
9. Rebecca, born Aug. 27, 1764.
10 Charles, born June 29, 1767.
11. Silas, born Mar. 2, 1769.
12. Isaac, born Dec. 9, 1770.
Samuel, son of Samuel Elder, married, Mar. 3, 1774, Hannah, daughter of John and Bethiah Freeman. He was a farmer and carpenter. In 1773, he purchased a farm near Gorham Village, and lived and died there. This farm was afterwards owned by his son, Simon, and is now (1898) the property of his grandson, Randall J. Elder. Ilis children by his first wife were:
1. Eunice, b. Nov. 29, 1774; m. Nathl. Mosher, Jan. 20, 1815.
2. Ruth, b. Jan. 7, 1776, d. Feb. 10, 1786.
3. Hannah, b. Oct. 4, 1777; m., first, Joseph Brown, Oet. 28, 1798 ; second, Elkanah Harding, Mar. 12, 1802.
4. Betsey, b. Oct. 4, 1779; m. John W. Morris, Nov. 18, 1798 ; moved to Limerick, Me.
5. Samuel, b. Sept. 2, 1781; m., first, Nancy Mosher, Jan. 1, 1805; second, Mrs. Rebecca (Brown) Waterhouse.
Mrs. Hannah (Freeman) Elder died Apr. 22, 1786, and Mr. Elder married, Dee. 14, 1786, Mary, daughter of Capt. Caleb and Lois (Bennett) Graffam, of Windham. Their children were:
1. Peter, b. Oet. 5, 1787 ; d. Jan. 29, 1815; unmarried.
2. Ruth, b. Mar. 24, 1789; m. Simon Huston, May 28, 1812.
3. Simon, b. Dee. 4, 1791, m., first, Mary Hatch, Apr. 10, 1819; second, Elizabeth Johnson.
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4. Lois, b. Jan. 13, 1797, died young.
Samuel Elder died May 10, 1819. His wife died Aug. 27, 1829.
Eunice, daughter of Samuel Elder, married, Jan. 1, 1767, Cary, son of Hugh and Elizabeth Mclellan of Gorham; settled in that town. Had children, as follows :
1. Mary, b. Aug. 2, 1767 ; m. John Clemons, Feb. 6, 1789; moved to Ohio.
2. Eunice, b. Aug. 13, 1769, died young.
3. Naney, b. Mar. 17, 1772, died young.
4. Nancy, b. Feb. 13, 1774, m. Samuel Staples, Apr. 28, 1794.
5. Cary, b. Mar. 16, 1776, d. unmarried.
7. Eunice, b. June 16, 1778; m. Ai Staples, May 28, 1801.
8. Alexander, b. Feb. 28, 1780; m., first, Chloe Davis, Feb. 9, 1803 ; second, Belinda Donaldson.
9. William, b. May 14, 1782; m. Mehitable Harmon, Aug. 15, 1807.
10. Samuel, b. Aug. 12, 1784; m., first, Sarah B. Mclellan, Feb. 8, 1810; second, Rebecca MeLellan; third. Tabitha Flood. Mrs. Eunice (Elder) Mclellan died Aug. 18, 1784, and Capt. MeLellan married a second time, and died Dec. 27, 1807, aged 52.
Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Elder, married, July 23, 1761, Simon Huston, then of Falmouth. They settled first in that town and had one child born there, then removed to Gorham; lived and died on what is now the Gorham Town Farm. Their children were as follows :
1. David, b. in Falmouth, Sept. 29, 1762, d. Apr. 18, 1782.
2. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 1, 1764; m. Reuben Elder, Feb. 4, 1787.
3. Eunice, b. Oct. 28, 1765 ; m. Samuel Harding of Buxton, Me., Aug. 5, 1790.
4. Anna, b. Dee. 26, 1767 ; m., first, Stephen Phinney, Sept. 22, 1788; second, Simeon Libby.
5. Simon, b. Oet. 1, 1769. d. July 3, 1773.
6. Mary, b. Feb. 28, 1771; m. Richard Mayberry of Wind- ham, Oct. 22, 1798.
7. William, b. Nov. 20, 1772; m. Hannah Waite of Port- land; lived and died in that city.
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8. Rebecca, b. Dee. 25, 1774, m. James Warren, Jr., (inten- tion entered, Nov. 1, 1806).
9. Lydia, b. Nov. 21. 1776; d. July 13, 1806; unmarried.
10. Simon, b. Apr. 3, 1779; m., first, Betsey R. Whitmore, Mar. 22, 1801; second, Ruth Elder.
Jane, daughter of Samuel Elder, married Eleazer Chase. The "History of Gorham" says, that he was of Standish, but they settled in Windham, and we find on the church records the births of the following children :
1. Nathaniel, born July 14, 1750.
2. Joshua, born Feb. 25, 1752.
3. Mary, born Apr. 10, 1755.
4. Isaac, born Dec. 12, 1757.
John, son of William and Mary (Akers) Elder, married, June 21, 1781, Rebecca, daughter of Capt. Caleb and Lois (Ben- nett) Graffam. He was a farmer and owned the farm on which Mr. Frank Grant now (1898) lives, near the Windham line, and died there May 15, 1828. His wife, Rebecca, was born May 1, 1759, and died Oct. 5, 1829. They had no children.
William, son of William and Mary (Akers) Elder, married Keziah, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Jenkins) Hanson, and granddaughter of Timothy and Sarah (Chesley) Hanson of Dover, N. H. She was born in 1760; died Sept. 8, 1786. He died Nov. 15, 1786. They had two children :
1. Hannah, b. May - 1784, m. Wm. Brown, Jan. 6, 1805.
2. William, born Aug. 2, 1786.
Joseph, son of William and Mary ( Akers) Elder, married, first, Jan. 1781, Hannah Conant and had two sons.
1. John.
2. Samuel.
Mrs. Hannah (Conant) Elder died Apr. 9, 1785, and Mr. Elder married Ann Morrill. They had the following children :
1. Morrill, born Jan. 10, 1789.
2. Jacob.
3. Isaiah.
4. Comfort.
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5. Ann.
6. Elijah.
Reuben, son of William and Mary (Akers) Elder, married, Feb. 4, 1787, Elizabeth, daughter of Simon and Elizabeth (Elder) Huston. They settled in Gorham, on a part of the Gov. Shirley Grant. The farm is now (1898) owned by Howard M. Small. He died Sept. 7, 1830. She died Jan. 14, 1840. Had eight children, as follows:
1. Lydia, born Nov. 24, 1787, d. Mar. 4, 1806.
2. Mary, born June 7, 1789, d. Feb. 10, 1798.
3. Elizabeth, born Feb. 25, 1791; d. Oet. 5, 1873; unmar- ried.
4. Simon, born Feb. 15, 1793, d. Apr. 10, 1793.
5. Reuben, born Oct. 17, 1794, d. Apr., 1866.
6. Rebecca, born June 27, 1796, d. Feb. 17, 1798.
7. Simon, born Sept. 2, 1798, d. Mar. 26, 1826.
8. John, born June 8, 1800, died June 10, 1824.
Charles, son of William and Mary (Akers) Elder, married, first, Betsey Kinsbury. IIad one son, John. His second wife was Mary Millions. They had children, as follows :
1. Amos.
2. Betsey.
3. Rebecca.
4. Robert.
5. Louisa.
6. George.
Silas, son of William and Mary (Akers) Elder, married, Sept. 21, 1790, Abigail, daughter of Joseph and Abigail (Graf- fam) Chesley. He was a farmer and owned the farm in Wind- ham, on which his father had settled, and died there, Sept. 16, 1841. She died June 3, 1853. They had ten children :
1. John, born Aug. 2, 1791, died Oct. 1, 1793.
2. Reuben, born Feb. 9, 1793, died Dee. 16, 1839.
3. Peter, born Dec. 12, 1794, died Dec. 2, 1859.
4. Abigail, born Nov. 9, 1796, died July 22, 1848.
5. Lois, born May 31, 1801; died June 10, 1874; unmar- ried.
6. Dorcas, born Aug. 5, 1803; died Nov. 2, 1833; un- married.
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7. Josiah, born Oct. 1, 1805, died Apr. 12, 1882.
8. William, born June 19, 1809, died Nov. 9, 1809.
9. Mary, born Oct. 11, 1810; married Solomon S. May- berry of Casco, Me .; settled in that town and died there. Had no children.
10. Caleb, born July 16, 1813, died June 22, 1885.
Isaac, son of William and Mary ( Akers) Elder, married, first, Hannah, daughter of Capt. Caleb and Lois (Bennett) Graffam. He was a farmer and settled at East Windham, where he died Dec. 3, 1844. His wife, Hannah, died June 2, 1798. They had four children, as follows:
1. Joseph, born Feb. 1792.
2. Mary, born Dec. 30, 1793; married Maj. William Smith of Windham, Jan. 3, 1830; died Jan. 26, 1863. Had three children : 1. Nancy. 2. Angeline. 3. Mary Ellen, who died young.
3. Charles, born Dec. 1, 1795, married Esther -; is said to have had six children, but I fail to find anything further in regard to the family.
4. Rea, born Nov. 8, 1797.
Isaac Elder's second wife was Mary Jackson, by whom he had nine children :
1. Ilannah, born Sept. 9, 1799; m. Amos Legrow, 1822.
2. Eleanor, born Feb. 16, 1801, d. unmarried.
3. Betsey, born Nov. 17, 1802; married Ezekiel Mayberry, Mar. 11, 1827. He died June 28, 1841. She died Ang. 11. 1874. Had children as folows: Mary Jane, Richard, Miriam, Edward, Fannie, John, and Wesley.
4. Lydia, born Apr. 8, 1805; died unmarried.
5. Richard J., born July 11, 1807.
6. Frances, born Aug. 4, 1810, married Edward Mayberry in 1835, (intention entered Nov. 20, 1835). Had children : Frances, Louisa, and Mary Elizabeth.
7. Esther A., born May 21, 1813, married John Kemp. Had children : Henrietta J. and John A.
8. Jane B., born Nov. 28, 1817 ; married Peter Crague, Feb. 21, 1841. He died Apr. 23, 1873. She died Aug. 23, 1900. Their children were Stillman A. and Mary E.
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9. Catharine, born June 6, 1820, married Ebenezer Field, (intention entered May 25, 1837). He died July 6, 1877. She died May 23, 1900. Children : Emeline M., William W., Charles H., Mary C., Josephine B., Isabel, and Charles.
Prudence, daughter of William and Mary (Akers) Elder. married, Nov. 29, 1780, Thomas Crague of Windham. IIe was a farmer and lived near Little Falls, on the farm now (1905) owned by Charles L. Sawyer. He died Sept. 28, 1807. She died Jan. 15, 1841. Had eleven children: William, Hugh, Elizabeth, Thomas, Mary, Prudence. Thomas, Prudence, James, Rebecca, and Martha.
Rebecca, daughter of William and Mary (Akers) Elder. married, May 15, 1788, Josiah Webb, son of James and Elizabeth (Mayberry) Webb; lived and died in Windham. He died Sept. 8, 1849. She died Oet. 6. 1838. Hlad seven children : James, William, Mary. Stephen, Josiah, John, and Eliza.
William 3d, son of William 2d and Keziah (Hanson) Elder, married Margaret, daughter of Joseph and Abigail (Graffam) Chesley. The date of the marriage, I am not able to ascertain. He was a farmer and lived in Windham, and died there Apr. 23, 1861. His wife, Margaret, was born Nov. 1, 1788. and died Mar. 18. 1868. Had children :
1. Keziah, born Sept. 11, 1810, married Benjamin R. Stur- gis of Gorham. Had six children : James G., William H., Mar- garet, Marshall, Mary Ellen, Fannie, and Granville.
2. Hannah, born Apr. 8, 1812, married Edmund Libby of Gorham. Had two children, Alfreda and Margaret.
3. William IF .. born June 20, 1814.
4. Samuel H., born Aug. 25, 1816; married Susan Dorset of Gorham ; went to California ; died there; no issue.
5. Eunice, born June 20, 1818; married, first, Jonathan Moore of Gorham; second, Benjamin Rawson. Children, all by first husband, Harry, Daniel, and Jessie.
6. John, born Apr. 23, 1822; went to New York; married, and had two sons and two daughters.
7. Abbert, born Feb. 10. 1833, married and settled in Haver- hill, Mass. No children.
Morrill, son of Joseph and his second wife Ann (Morrill)
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Elder, married, May 7, 1817, Hannah Legrow. He was a farmer and lived in Windham, near the Gray line. He died Mar. 18, 1863. She was born Apr. 27, 1797, and died Nov. 25, 1829. Had children, as follows :
1. Sarah J., born Nov. 3, 1817 ; married George Hamblen of Gorham; died Jan. 4, 1854.
2. Ann, born Nov. 23, 1819, died Apr. 9, 1843.
3. Joseph, born Aug. 27, 1821.
4. William, born Sept. 3, 1823, d. Jan. 10, 1899, in Gray.
5. Isaiah, born Sept. 29, 1825.
6. Caroline, born Oet. 27, 1817, married William Elkins of Windham. Had several children. Mr. Elkins died May 20, 1871. She died Mar. 21, 1865. They are buried in the May- berry Cemetery.
Reuben, son of Reuben and Elizabeth (Huston) Elder, mar- ried, Dee. 25, 1838, Ruth M., daughter of Josiah Smith. He was a farmer and lived on the farm in the Quaker Neighborhood, near Little Falls, the same where Mr. James Guptill, now (1905) lives. He died in 1866. No date of his wife's death ean now be found. They had 10 children, all born in Gorham. I am unable to give the dates of their births, but their names were:
1. William Sewell, m. Mrs. Bethia (Bangs) Files.
2. George Marshall, m. Harriet Bell; lived in Portland.
3. Greenleaf Greenfield. m. Sarah Parsons; lived in Deer-
ing.
4. Charles Leonard, m. Roxanna Cummins; lived in So. Paris.
5. Harriet Elizabeth, d. in Gorham, unmarried.
6. Frederick Edwin, m. Emeline Harding.
7. Ruth Maria, d. in Gorham, unmarried.
8. Esther Etta, m. Chas. J. Walker, d. in Gorham, 1898.
9. Frances Ann, m. B. F. Whitney ; lives at Gorham Vil- lage.
10. Mary Jane, d. in Portland, in 1894; unmarried.
John, son of Reuben and Elizabeth (Huston) Elder, mar- ried, Jan. 21, 1822, Eliza, daughter of William and Anna (Ross) Thomas, of Gorham. Settled on a part of his father's farm. He was accidentally drowned in Little River (at Harding's Bridge), on June 10, 1824. Had three children :
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1. Sarah A., married Elisha Perkins.
2. John A., married Mary Hallowell.
3. Simon M., married Caroline Allen.
Simon, son of Reuben and Elizabeth (Huston) Elder, mar- ried, June 7, 1823, Hannah Edwards, and died Mar. 26, 1826. I am not able to learn anything further in regard to this man or his family, if any.
Joseph, son of Isaac and Hannah (Chesley) Elder, married Ruth Quint. I am not able to give any information as to her parentage or date of marriage. They settled in Anson, Me., where he died July 20, 1834. Their children were:
1. Mary.
2. Isaac.
3. Luther.
4. Hannah.
5. Emily Jane.
6. Esther.
7. John.
Rea, son of Isaac and Hannah (Chesley) Elder, married Harriet Field, (intention entered on the Windham town records Nov. 13, 1819) ; lived in the easterly part of Windham. The date of his death and also that of his wife, I have not ascertained. Had children, as follows:
1. Marion.
2. Isaac.
3. Eunice.
4. Hannah.
5. Mary.
6. Rea Hugh.
7. Joseph.
8. Betsey.
Richard J., son of Isaae and his second wife, Mary (Jackson) Elder, married, Mar. 25, 1838, Roxellana Washburn of Port- land. He was a farmer and lived at East Windham, on the farm now (1905) owned by his son, Isaac L. Elder, Esq., of Portland. He died Jan. 21, 1877. His wife was born Feb. 28, 1810, and died June 11, 1866. Their children were as follows:
1. Cynthia J., m. Jordan MeLellan.
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2. Isaac, born Mar. 6, 1840, died Mar. 24, 1840.
3. Stephen W., born June 30, 1841, died Feb. 3, 1843.
4. Mary L., born Feb. 19, 1843, died Apr. 9, 1873.
5. Almeda L., born May 29, 1844, died May 26, 1863.
6. Ellen Maria, born Sept. 16, 1848, died Mar. 31, 1851.
7. Stephen W., died May 18, 1908, aged 62.
8. Isaac L., born July 27. 1847.
9. Elva R.
Samuel Elder, 3d, son of Samuel, 2d, and Hannah (Free- man) Elder, married Nancy, daughter of James and Abigail Mosher of Gorham. He was a farmer and carpenter; settled on a farm in Gorham, near Great Falls; died there, Sept. 22, 1860, aged 79. Mrs. Naney (Mosher) Elder died May 2, 1837, and Mr. Elder married for his second wife Mrs. Rebecca Waterhouse, daughter of Ezra Brown of Windham, (intention entered on the town records of Windham, Oct. 14, 1837. She died at Little Falls, June 6, 1875, aged 85. Children, all by first wife:
1. Samuel H., born July 9, 1805 ; married, first, Sarah Ayer ; second, Sarah Kimball.
2. Freeman, born Nov. 10, 1806; entered his intention of marriage with Harriet Knapp of Standish, Oct., 1850.
3. Leonard C., born Oct. 15, 1808, married Caroline Stiles.
4. George G., born Jan. 18, 1811, married Annie Morrill.
5. Peter, born Mar. 11, 1813.
6. Ruth II., born July 11. 1815; married, first, Dr. Phineas Ingalls of Standish, Mar. 19, 1845; second, Lucius Bancroft, June 15, 1859; third, Jacob C. Baker, Aug. 6, 1861. She died Aug. 23, 1900.
7. Abigail, born June 14, 1819, married John Blair, (inten- tion entered Sept. 9, 1838).
Simon, son of Samuel and Mary (Graffam) Elder, married, Apr. 10, 1819, Mary Hatch. She died Dec. 22, 1820, aged 24, leaving one child :
1. Mary Jane, born June 10, 1820, died Oet. 5, 1828.
Mr. Elder married, Jan. 26, 1823, Elizabeth, daughter of Randall Johnson of Westbrook. Children :
1. Miriam, born Nov. 18, 1823, died young.
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2. Catharine, born Nov. 1, 1825; d. Sept. 21, 1845; un- married.
3. Martha, born Nov. 5, 1827, d. July 27, 1851.
4. Henry, born Mar. 2, 1829, d. young.
5. Sarah J., born July 15, 1830; d. Apr. 28, 1854; un- married.
6. Eunice, born May 31, 1832, d. young.
7. Randall J., born Nov. 3, 1833; m. Frances E. Roberts, Mar. 10, 1861 ; lives in Boston.
8. Mary E., born Apr. 8, 1836; m. Henry M. Sweetsir, Dec. 29. 1889.
9. Edward, born Jan. 13, 1839, d. young.
10. George L., born Nov. 16, 1841, d. young.
Simon Elder died May 4, 1862; his wife, Elizabeth, died Jan. 26, 1889.
Peter, son of Samuel, 3d, and Nancy (Mosher) Elder, mar- ried, Nov. 25, 1839, Mary J., daughter of Rufus Harmon. Hc was a farmer and lived on the farm near Great Falls, now owned by William Fogg. About 1867 or '68, he moved to Portland, where he died in 1880. His widow was living there in 1902. Had children, as follows:
1. Helen M., born Feb. 20. 1841, died young.
2. Mary C., born May 12, 1842, m. William Cameron.
3. Clara M., born Aug. 28, 1846, m. Herbert Sylvester.
4. Ida, born July 28, 1851, m. James Pooler.
5. Ruth M., is a teacher.
Reuben, son of Silas and Abigail (Chesley) Elder, married Sally Crague, (intention entered on town records of Windham, Apr. 24, 1819. Ile was a farmer and lived on the River Road, in Windham and died there, Dec. 16, 1839. The date of his wife's death, I am not able to find. Children :
1. Edward, born 1820, died Nov. 22, 1855.
2. Caroline, born 1824; d. July 31, 1845; unmar- ried.
3. Albert Leonard, born - 1835, died May 21, 1906.
Peter, son of Silas and Abigail (Chesley) Elder, entered his intention of marriage with Lydia Libby of Scarborough, Me., Aug. 18, 1824. She died leaving no children, and he married
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Ada Stratton of Colebrook, N. II. He was a farmer and shoe- maker. Lived on the River Road, where Mr. Sicord now lives. and died there Sept. 2. 1859. His wife, Ada, died at the Old Ladies' Home in Lynn. Mass., several years ago. No children by either marriage.
Josiah, son of Silas and Abigail (Chesley) Elder, entered his intention of marriage with Jane, daughter of Paul and Annie (Staples) Stone, Mar. 16, 1829. He was a farmer and lived on his wife's father's farm on the River Road, near the Westbrook line. The farm is now owned by his son, Marshall. He died Apr. 18, 1883. Children :
1. Maria. m. William F. Wescott and died Dee. 1. 1901.
2. Marshall, born 1831, unmarried.
3. Hiram. died Sept. 18. 1887.
4. Sarah J .. unmarried.
5. Abbie A., unmarried.
Caleb. son of Silas and Abigail (Chesley) Elder, married, first, on June 14, 1854, Martha A. Warren of Gorham. She died July 22, 1868. Children :
1. Albion S.
2. Irving.
Mr. Elder's second wife was Luey Lenneton, to whom he was married. June 6, 1875. He died Jan. 22. 1885. IIis second wife was living a few years ago.
William Sewell, son of Reuben and Ruth L. (Smith) Elder. married Mrs. Bethiah (Bangs) Files. He was a farmer and earpenter. Ile lived first in what is known as the "Branch Neighborhood," in Gorham ; moved to the village where he and his wife both died. Children :
1. Mary Elizabeth, deceased.
2. Reuben Everett, deceased.
George Marshall, son of Reuben and Ruth L. (Smith) Elder. married Harriet Bell of Portland. He was for many years a shoe dealer in that city, being one of the firm of Bell & Elder. Afterwards he went into business alone; then, as one of the firm of Elder & Douglass, in Market Square. He died in Portland. Had one child :
1. Georgie M., married Robert H. Knight.
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Greenleaf Greenfield, son of Reuben and Ruth L. (Smith) Elder, married Sarah Parsons. He was a machinist; retired from active business several years ago ; lived in Deering and died there. Had two children :
1. Annie, died in infancy.
2. Carrie L., married Benjamin M. Richardson and has two children, Clifford and Leon.
Charles Leonard, son of Reuben and Ruth L. (Smith) Elder, married Roxana Cummins. He was a farmer; settled in Paris, Me., where he died several years ago. Had four children :
1. Charles Roland. IIe is a lawyer in Massachusetts.
2. George. He is a lawyer.
3. Lot Morrill; was a medical student ; died before gradua- tion.
4. Nelson. He is a merchant.
Frederick Edwin, son of Reuben and Ruth L. (Smith) Elder, married Emeline, daughter of Capt. Charles and Eliza Ann (Bailey) Ilarding of Gorham. He is a carpenter; lives in Lowell, Mass., where he has been employed by a corporation for many years. Ilas no children.
Esther Etta, daughter of Reuben and Ruth L. (Smith) Elder, married Charles J. Walker, a well-known shoe and leather dealer of Portland. He died Jan. 8. 1898. She died Oet. 20, 1898, aged 65 years. One child:
1. Fred S., lives in Portland.
Frances Ann, daughter of Reuben and Ruth L. (Smith) Elder, married Benjamin F. Whitney, of Windham. He was Lieutenant in the 10th Maine Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War, and served about two years. Afterwards in the boot and shoe business in Portland. Has been a deputy sheriff. Had two children :
1. Jennie Pierce, unmarried.
2. Harry Lincoln, died young.
They now live at Gorham.
Edward, son of Reuben and Sally (Crague) Elder, married Mary, daughter of John and Martha (Stevens) Trott of Wind- ham. He was a farmer and lived on his father's farm on the
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River Road, and died there, Nov. 22. 1855. His wife, Mary, died in Lynn, Mass., several years ago. Had two children :
1. Edward. He is a carpenter and contractor in Lynn; married Mary, daughter of John and Lucy A. (Hasty) Webb.
2. Etta, married John Kenniston, lived in Lynn.
A. Leonard, son of Reuben and Sally (Crague) Elder, mar- ried, first, Lydia, daughter of Samuel and Eliza (Barbour) Hawkes, second. Marie Peterson. One child by first wife:
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