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This Thomas Hanson was granted land near Salmon Falls, in 1658, and was admitted a freeman, in 1661. He died, leaving a will, in 1666. His widow, Mary, was killed by the Indians in the attack on the Waldron Garrison House, on June 28, 1689. His son, Thomas Hanson, Jr., was born about 1643, and probably' lived at Dover, N. H. His wife's name was Mary. No date of his death is known to exist, but his will was made in 1710.
In the next generation was a Thomas Hanson, who was born, about 1680. (He may have been a son of Thomas Hanson, Jr.) His first wife was Margaretta Maul; his second wife was named Mary -. They were Quakers. He had, by his first wife, Robert and Timothy, and possibly other children. Robert mar- ried Lydia Varney in 1728, and they were the parents of Elijah Hanson, (who was probably the first of the name to settle in Windham), Samuel, Jonathan, and Ichabod. The others of the name who settled in Windham, were the sons of Timothy, and, consequently, nephews of Elijah.
Elijah Hanson came to Windham, from Dover, N. H., before 1765, and had a wife named Martha. She died before Sept. 29, 1796. They were Quakers. He bought his farm in Windham, in 1765, and afterwards became a large land owner in the town. His first house was a one-story structure and stood in the present Quaker School District. During the Hurricane of 1767, it was partly turned round. Afterwards he built the two-story house (probably on the same lot), which is known as the "John Hamil- ton House," and which was taken down in 1893. In 1817, he transferred his entire estate to Peter White, Reuben Robinson, and Hannah Hanson, they to care for him during his life. He died Feb. 28, 1820. His children were as follows:
1. Sarah, born Nov. 2, 1766, married, Jan. 1, 1790, Ebene- zer Morrell, son of Josiah and Hannah Morrell of Berwick, Me. He was born in Berwick, Sept. 22, 1765; died Apr. 22, 1842.
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She died Aug. 28, 1835. The Quaker records date their mar- riage one day earlier. They were Quakers and lived at Wind- ham Hill. Their two-story house was taken down to make room for Dr. B. F. Dunn's present residence.
2. Lydia, (no date of birth to be found), married, Sept. 29, 1796, Reuben, son of John and Tabitha (Winslow) Robinson. He was born in 1770 and died in March, 1833. She died in April, 1849. They lived on the farm now (1905) owned by Augustus Read. Had children.
3. Hannah, born about 1774, married, Jan. 11, 1824, John Hamilton. He was an Irishman and came to this country, when a young man. They lived in her father's house and died there. She died Mar. 10, 1847, and the inscription on her headstone states her age as 73. Mr. Hamilton married a second wife, Mrs. Hannah Gerrish, and died Oct. 30, 1880. No children by either marriage.
4. Iluldah, born about 1776; married, Feb. 25, 1811, Peter White, who died Apr. 9, 1851, aged 75 years. She died in 1865, aged 89 years, after having been totally blind for more than forty years. They lived in the large two-story house near the fair-grounds, at Windham Hill. They had two sons, Hanson D. and Alexander. Neither of these married, and both are now dead.
5. Elijah, Jr., who died when about 17 years of age.
Timothy, son of Robert and Lydia (Varney) Hanson, was of Dover, N. H. He was engaged in getting masts for the British government from Dover and vicinity, before the business was transferred to Falmouth (now Portland), about 1727. He married, first, Sarah Chesley, and second, Keziah Neal, who was much younger than himself. It is thought that he came to Windham with his children ; and, as he was doubtless over sixty years of age when they settled here, and as we find no record of any land purchased by him, it is probable that he lived with one of his children. His children :
1. Samuel, born July 8, 1737.
2. Jonathan, born in 1738.
3. Ichabod, born Sept. 22, 1741.
4. Hannah, married, Apr. 4, 1782, Joseph Libby. She was his second wife. He operated a sawmill at Horse Beef Falls,
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and died Feb. 5, 1801. She outlived him several years, and we have no record of her death, or of her children, if any.
5. Keziah, married Jacob Sawyer.
6. Joanna, married Timothy Varney, about 1770. IIe came from Dover to Windham, and died here, Sept. 14, 1796. She died Sept. 22, 1796. His will was dated Mar. 14, 1795, and he is said to be the first Varney to settle in Windham.
Samuel, son of Timothy and Sarah (Chesley) Hanson, born July 8, 1737; married, at Madbury, N. H., in 1759, Hannah Jenkins. She was born in 1744 and died in 1828. Her family was considered rich in those days, and her wedding outfit was very fine for the times. They came from Dover, in 1764, and lived at Windham Center in the house where John N. Swett now (1905) lives. Mrs. Hanson was, for many years, the only doctor in the neighborhood, and she rode far and near on horse- back with her saddle bags, to attend the siek. He commenced the construction of the house, now occupied by Fred S. Hawkes, which was finished by his son, William. He died Mar. 31, 1813. Had four children, as follows:
1. Samuel, died young.
2. William, born Jan. 18, 1762.
3. Kezia, born Sept. - - 1764, married William Elder, (intention entered on the Windham town records Dec. 6, 1781). They lived near "Baker's Corner." She died Sept. 8, 1786, aged 22 years. He died Nov. 15, 1786, although the town records say it was six days later.
4. Phebe, born in 1765 ; married, Feb. 10, 1785, Moses Hodg- don. They moved to Poland. Me., where she died Apr. 18, 1814.
William, son of Samuel and Hannah (Jenkins) Hanson, came to Windham with his parents when but a child. He mar- ried, Dec. 8, 1785. Matilda, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Hunne- well) Elder. They lived at Windham Center, in the house which his father had partially completed. He died Oet. 29, 1814, aged 52 years. She was born June 28, 1767 ; died Aug. 15, 1818. Their children were:
1. William, born Dee. 7, 1786, died Jan. 18, 1805.
2. Samuel, born Nov. 14, 1788.
3. Keziah, born Nov. 22. 1790, married, Sept. 27, 1813, Thomas Little. He was born Nov. 27, 1787, and died, in Port-
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land, June 19, 1857. She died Apr. 24, 1879, aged 88. Had children.
4. Eunice, born Feb. 4, 1793; died Apr. 29, 1883, aged 90 years ; unmarried.
5. Hannah, born Nov. 7, 1795, d. Dee. 19, 1798.
6. Isaac Elder, born May 30, 1798, died Jan. 25, 1805.
7. Hannah, born July 21, 1800, died Jan. 26, 1805.
8. Eleanor, born Sept. 8, 1803, ) died Jan. 26, 1804.
9. Elijah Elder, born Sept. 8, 1803; (married, first, Jane J. MeLellan ; second, Eunice Estes of Paris, Me.
10. John, born Jan. 17, 1805, died Jan. 27, 1805.
11. Mary Ann, born Jan. 6, 1808, died Feb. 11, 1820.
Samuel, son of William and Matilda (Elder) Hanson, mar- ried, first, in 1828, Statira, daughter of Reuben and Mercy Mor- ton. She died Aug. 12, 1836, and he married, Dee. 4, 1845, Persis Elizabeth Greeley, daughter Philip Greeley. She died June 10, 1883. He died Aug. 25, 1862. He was a merchant at Windham Hill for about four years, and then moved to Port- land. He visited England, and, while there, made investigations about the origin of the family and obtained what faets we have before given. He was a prominent merchant of Portland, and left a good estate. By his first wife he had three children, as follows :
1. Eliza Ann, born Apr. 13, 1829, died June 19, 1859.
2. Frances Ellen, born Sept. 16, 1830; married, June 22, 1859, Aaron Lucius Ordway of Providence, R. I.
3. Mary Caroline, born Mar. 16, 1834; married, Oet. 7, 1858, Ira Osmore Miller; died Nov. 7, 1858.
Children by second wife :
1. Samuel, born Feb. 22, 1847 ; lives in Boston.
2. Philip, born Mar. 29. 1849; died June 18, 1853.
Elijah Elder, son of William and Matilda (Elder) Hanson, married, first, Jan. 21, 1826, Jane J. MeLellan, daughter of Capt. Wm. Mclellan of Portland. She died Sept. 28, 1843, aged 38 years; and he married for his second wife, Eunice Estes of Paris, Me. She died about 1894. He died in Portland, Apr. 10, 1876, aged 72 years, and is buried with his second wife at Bethel Hill. Eunice Estes was the daughter of Stephen and
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Nancy (Packard) Estes, and was born Aug. 21, 1822. She mar- ried for a second husband John M. Gallison. Children by first wife:
1. Lauretta Mclellan, born Dec. 3, 1826, married Augustus Fox. He died Jan. 30, 1868. aged 38 years.
2. William McLellan, born June 25, 1832, married Mrs. Elizabeth Richards of South Paris, Me. He died in Portland, Feb. 21, 1896, aged 63 years. He served in the Civil War. No children.
Children by second wife:
1. Albert E., born Nov. 17. 1848; m., Feb. 10, 1880, Mary E. Hawkes of Portland; resides there. No children.
2. Lotta, died in 1874, aged 15 years.
Jonathan, son of Timothy and Sarah (Chesley) Hanson, married, first. Hannah Hoag, second, Sarah Cressey. He came to Windham before 1765, and, in that year, he is called . "a Housewright." He and his wife were Quakers. The farm on which he settled was recently owned by Albert Sayward, but the house in which he lived was destroyed by fire several years ago. Had children :
1. Timothy, born Sept. 2, 1776.
2. Nathan, born Feb. 25, 1778.
3. Joseph, born Dec. 25, 1779.
4. David, born Aug. 3, 1783.
5. John, born Sept. 5, 1785.
6. Jonathan Jr., (by second marriage) born Aug. 18, 1809.
Jonathan Hanson, senior, died very suddenly while at work in his field, July 7, 1818, aged 80 years.
Timothy, son of Jonathan and Hannah (Hoag) Hanson, married. May 1, 1800, Rebecca, daughter of Amos and Deborah Hawkes. She was born Nov. 2, 1775, and died in 1858. They lived at Little Falls, in the large brick house on the corner of Main and Depot Streets. This house Mr. Hanson built about 1838, and it is now owned by his grand-daughter, Mrs. Ada Magnusson. He was Selectman in 1827; died in 1855. They are buried in Hillside Cemetery near Little Falls. Their chil- dren were:
1. Hannah, born Oct. 10, 1800; married James, son of
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Edmund and Hannah (Morton) Wescott of Gorham. She was his second wife. He died Apr. 3, 1870, and she died in 1886. No children.
2. Jonathan, born May 1, 1802; married Eliza Bartlett of Portland, (intention entered on the Windham Records, May 26, 1827). He kept a grocery store, first, at Horse Beef, afterwards, at Little Falls ; moved to Portland, where he died Sept. 12, 1882, aged 80 years; no children.
3. Fanny, born Apr. 27, 1804; d. 1882; unmarried.
4. Amos, born July 7, 1806.
5. Jane, born May 1, 1810; married, first, June 5, 1831, Isaac Woodford of Westbrook. Had one son, Henry, who went to California. Her second husband was C. Wesley Harding of Gorham. She died Oct. 25, 1886, aged 76 years.
6. Emily, born Sept. 15, 1814; d. 1884; unmarried.
7. Mary, born Ang. 19. 1819; married George W., son of Allen and Lydia (Winslow) Hamblen of Windham. She died Feb. 23, 1888. Had one child, Ada, who married J. A. Magnus- son.
Amos, son of Timothy and Rebecca (Hawkes) IIanson, mar- ried, Sept. 29, 1831, Cynthia, daughter of Timothy and Salome (Kennard) Robinson. She was born Mar. 18, 1807. She died Jan. 20, 1869. He was a Quaker minister. He married, in 1876, a second wife, Eliza P. Gilson, a widow. He moved to Portland and died there Apr. 28, 1886, aged 79 years. Children, all by first wife:
1. Nathan, born Ang. 12, 1833; married, in 1859, Nettie Day. He died Aug. 4, 1876. She was born Apr. 29, 1835, and died Aug. 13. 1879. Had children, as follows :
1. Nathan Elwood, born Jan. 24, 1868.
2. Mary Ellen, born Nov. 12, 1869, died June 3, 1876.
2. Mary, born Dec. 30, 1836, died Feb. 20, 1838.
3. Mary, born Oct. 10, 1839 ; married, July 10, 1858, Edwin, son of Josiah and Isabella (Richards) Bodge of Windham. She died May 28, 1864. Had two children, George and Fred, both of whom are deceased.
Joseph, son of Timothy and Hannah (Hoag) Hanson, mar- ried, Mar. 18, 1804, Lydia, daughter of Richard and Patience
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Hanson, of Dover, N. H. She was born there, Nov. 6, 1786. He died Feb. 1, 1866. aged 86 years. They were Quakers, and she was doubtless related to her husband. We are not able to ascer- tain the date of her death, but she is said to have been quite aged. Mr. Hanson was a farmer and lived and died in the Knight School District. Their children were:
1. Cynthia, born Mar. 14, 1805; married, Sept. 29, 1839, Rev. Sargent Shaw ; had children.
2. John, born Dec. 25, 1806, died July 24, 1808.
3. Jane, born Aug. 9, 1809, died Oct. 29, 1809.
4. Charles, born July 21, 1811 ; died in the West ; probably, never married.
5. Elvira, born July 24. 1813, died Sept. 24, 1813.
6. Noah, born Nov. 14, 1814.
7. James M., born July 6, 1817; d. Dec. 18, 1846; un- married.
8. William, born Nov. 11, 1819; d. about 1880; unmarried.
9. Louisa, born Oet. 27, 1822. m. Alonzo Cobb.
10. Ann Maria, born Nov. 27, 1826; d. Dec. 4, 1864; un- married.
11. Oliver, born Apr. 17, 1831.
Noah, son of Joseph and Lydia Hanson, married, Oct. 29, 1847, Mary, daughter of James and Hannah (Sylvester) Wins- low of Windham. He was in the grocery business in Portland, Me. In 1857, he went to Kansas, where he located at Carson, Brown County, and died there, May 5. 1899. Hlad children, as follows :
1. Martha Ellen, born Aug. 23, 1848, married, May 15, 1870. Marshall J. Welcome; had one child, Lillian Luella, born Feb. 23, 1871. She married, Feb. 24, 1891. Samuel Grant Fitch and has two children :
1. Littie May, born Jan. 23, 1892.
2. Mattie Florence, born Apr. 7. 1893, died Oct. 29, 1896.
Mrs. Martha Ellen Wellcome married for her second hus- band, Mar. 27, 1887, John E. Mann, and they have one child, Mary Edna, born Apr. 12, 1892.
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2. Howard Byron, born Apr. 12, 1851; married, July 29, 1872, Rebecca J. Hayward, children :
1. Elmer Alvin, born Apr. 5, 1873.
2. Lulu Alberta, born July 12, 1875.
3. Irving Milton, born Oct. 4, 1853; married, Oet. 4, 1874, Lowvicia J. Robbins. Children :
1. Frank Pratt, born Aug. 23, 1875, married, Sept. 29, 1897, Grace Barnum.
2. Mary Alice, born Jan. 27, 1877; married, June 6, 1894, William B. Mellenburgh. Their children :
1. Harold Alvin, born Jan. 11, 1895.
2. Francis Allen, born Dec. 12, 1896.
4. Walter Herbert, born Mar. 15, 1857; married, Sept. 12, 1882, Alice Sewell. Children :
1. Walter Claude, born Dee. 2, 1883.
2. Mabel Lillian, born July 11, 1887.
5. Oscar Alonzo, born Oct. 1, 1861.
Oliver, son of Joseph and Lydia Hanson, married, June 9, 1860, Sarah J., daughter of Samuel and Keziah (Stuart) Libby. She was born Sept. 9, 1839, and was living in 1900. They lived near the head of the Duek Pond, on her father's farm. Oliver Hanson, was instantly killed by lightning, June 18, 1894. Children :
1. Samuel II.
2. Charles HI.
3. Lester.
4. Orville.
Nathan, son of Jonathan and Hannah (Hoag) Hanson, mar- ried Doreas True, probably of Lisbon, Me. (no date). She died about 1830, and he was twice married after her decease; but who his last wives were, I am not informed. He settled, first, in West New Portland, Me .; afterwards lived at Kent's Hill. From there he removed to Lowell, Mass., where he died, but the date is unknown. Had eleven children, all by his first wife:
1. Hannah.
2. Nathan T.
3. Mary.
4. Sarah, d. in 1828.
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5. Ruth, born 1810, died 1895.
6. John, born 1812, died 1887.
7. William, born 1814, died 1852.
8. Dexter B., lived in Boston.
9. The ninth child was Paulina, born, 1818, died
1843.
10. Susan B., born - 1821 ; married, first, Mr. Emery ; second, Col. Lee Strickland; lived in Auburn, Me.
11. Leonard P., born - 1823, died 1898.
William, son of Nathan and Doreas (True) Hanson, born Aug. 30, 1814, married Alma Louisa Morse, daughter of Col. Elias Morse of Livermore, Me .; lived at West New Portland, and at the Forks; went to California in 1849. He died in Lowell, Mass., June 30, 1852. His children were as follows:
1. Flora, born Sept. 14, 1839, d. May 6, 1842.
2. William Henry, born Nov. 8, 1840.
3. Samuel Vose, born Aug. 10, 1842, d. July 30, 1885.
4. Harriet S., born Feb. 6, 1844, d. Jan. 19, 1883.
William Henry, son of William and Alma Louisa (Morse) Hanson, married, Nov. 26, 1868, Lydia M. Walker of Embden, Me. They lived in Skowhegan. Their children were:
1. Alma L., born Oet. 15, 1869, d. Feb. 12, 1884.
2. Emma Stewart, born Oct. 6, 1871.
3. William Henry, Jr., born Feb. 4, 1876, died Jan. 9, 1880.
Emma Stewart, daughter of William Henry and Lydia M. (Walker) Hanson, married, Oct. 10, 1894, Edward Archer Bartmess. They lived, about 1900, at Yonkers, N. Y.
Jonathan, Jr., son of Jonathan and his second wife Sarah (Cressey) Hanson, married first, in 1837, Hannah Hussey of Ware, N. H. His second wife was Julia Atkins of Deering, Me. By his first wife he had one son, Henry, who went to Texas. Possibly there were other children. He was a farmer and lived near Windham Center; afterwards moved to Deering and died there, June 15, 1877, aged 67 years.
Ichabod, son of Timothy and Sarah (Chesley) Hanson, mar- ried, about 1762, Abigail, daughter of Ichabod and Elizabeth Hayes of Dover, N. H. He probably came to Windham, between 1760 and 1765. He was reared a Quaker, but seems to have apostatized, as we find on the Windham Church Book the fol-
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lowing entry made by Rev. Peter T. Smith : "Jan. 6, 1765, Bap- tized Ichabod HIanson, an adult person (educated a Quaker), and his son Ichabod, of Abigail his wife." He was Selectman in 1774, 1775, and 1776. He was First Lieutenant in Capt. Isaac Parsons's Co., Col. Joseph Prime's Regiment, and served over eight months on the Penobscot Bay, in 1780, for which ser- viee the town voted him two hundred dollars per month, in the depreciated currency of the country. His farm was the one afterwards owned by his son, Ichabod, Jr., and later by his grandson, Joshua Hanson. He appears to have been an upright and honorable man and was greatly esteemed by his fellow townsmen. The Rev. Paul Coffin, first minister of Buxton. writes in his diary, under date of Aug. 18, 1800, as follows: "Rode to Windham, and lodged with Ichabod Hanson, who has had eleven children and never gave one a blow, and twenty grandehildren and never lost one." He died July 5, 1818, aged 76 years. Ilis wife, Abigail, died Jan. 19, 1819, also aged 76. They are buried, with many of their descendants, in the Knight Cemetery, near the farm on which they settled. Their children were as follows :
1. Ichabod, Jr., born Aug. - 1764.
2. Ezra, born Mar. 20, 1766.
3. Ezekiel, born Nov. 6, 1767.
4. Daniel, born Nov. 9, 1769; married, in 1793, Hannah Hicks of North Yarmouth. He was a tanner; lived in Windham in 1795, and in Lisbon, Me., in 1803.
5. Abigail, born Aug. 18, 1771; married, Jan. 23, 1813, Nathaniel IIatch of Falmouth.
6. Samuel, born Jan. 22, 1773; died in Durham, in 1803; unmarried.
7. Sally, born Oct. 4, 1774; married, Mar. 17, 1799, Dr. John Converse of Durham. He was the first physician to settle in Durham, and was highly esteemed. He died there Dee. 5, 1815, aged 45 years. He is buried at Durham, and his head- stone bears the following quaint epitaph :
"Thousans of journies night and day I've traveled, weary all the way, To heal the sick, but now I'm gone A journey never to return."
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Dr. Converse's children were :
1. Orrilla.
2. Veranus.
3. Sally.
4. Mary.
5. Minerva.
6. John Harris.
7. Elizabeth.
8. Harriet Laura.
Possibly Mrs. Sally (Hanson) Converse, married for a second husband, on July 9, 1817, Seth Chandler of Minot, Me.
8. Betsey, born May 6, 1776; married, Jan. 24, 1796. Joshua Roberts. He died Sept. 4, 1803. Their children were :
1. Betsey, born in 1796.
2. Rebecca, born May 12, 1800.
3. Nabby, born Sept. 30, 1803.
Mr. Roberts may have contraeted a second marriage.
9. Enoch, born May 15, 1778.
10. Moses, born Jan. 10, 1780.
11. Benaiah, born Oet. 18, 1781.
Ichabod, Jr., son of Ichabod and Abigail (Hayes) Hanson, married, Sept. 13, 1784, Annie, daughter of Jacob and Dorothy (Jones) Eliott. He came to Windham, from Salisbury, Mass., about 1764. Ichabod Hanson, Jr., lived on his father's farm and died there, May 28, 1853, aged 88 years. His wife, Anne, was born June 10, 1761, and died Mar. 23, 1853. They had ten children, as follows :
1. Sarah, born Apr. 23, 1785, d. Aug. 17, 1804, aged 19.
2. Thomas, born Mar. 25, 1787.
3. Anna, born 1789, married, 1810, Con- verse Knight of Portland. He was lost at sea. She died Aug. 28, 1831, aged 42 years.
4. Doreas, married Abial Kendricks of Boston. Had children.
5. Lydia, born about 1793, married, in 1819, Nathaniel Walden of Westbrook .* She died Mar. 5, 1837, aged 44 years. IIe died Mar. 10, 1870, aged 78 years.
* 71.8.
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6. Betsey, born Feb. 7, 1795; married, in 1810, Ichabod Powers. She died Sept. 26, 1821. Had five children.
7. Abigail, born Sept. 2, 1797; married, Oct. 1, 1815, Daniel Hall of Gray, Me. He was born May 4, 1794, and died Aug. 18, 1871. She died July 9, 1883, aged 85. They had children.
8. Mary, married John Clapp.
9. Rufus, married, in 1833, Mary Ann Strout of Windham. He died in Biddeford.
10. Joshua, born Nov. 18, 1803.
Thomas, son of Ichabod, Jr., and Anne (Elliott) Hanson, married. first, Dec. 18, 1814, Hannah, daughter of James and Edna (Knight) Gowen of Westbrook. She was born Oct. 24, 1787, and died Mar. 21, 1841. His second wife was Mrs. Eliza Kingman, to whom he was married in Sept., 1843. He lived at Windham Center, and the site of his house is now (1899) owned by his grandson, George B. Hanson. He was a very energetic man, fond of hunting and fishing, and is mentioned by Haw- thorne in his Journal kept at Raymond. IIe lumbered near Lake Sebago, and, in 1828 or 9, excavated a section of the Cum- berland and Oxford Canal, through a deep roek cut. In 1834, he blasted out the ledge where the Post Office in Portland stands ; and, in 1839, cut a canal through a high ledge for the Saco Water Power Co. in Biddeford. In 1847 he purchased 30,000 acres of timber land in Bartlett, N. H., where he moved and en- gaged in the lumber business. He died there, Jan. 28, 1872, aged 84 years, 10 months. He was brought to Windham and buried by the side of his first wife in the Knight Burial Ground, that being his expressed desire. Children :
1. James Gowen, born Apr. 23, 1816.
2. William IIenry, born Feb. 26, 1818; married, first, Mary Davis ; second, June 3, 1852, Juliette Smith of Standish, Me .; lived in Biddeford; died Dec. 12, 1890, aged 72.
3. Edwin Winslow, born Sept. 1, 1820; married, first, Almira Knight of Gray; second. Drusilla Roberts; lived in Bid- deford.
4. John Waterman, born Sept. 1, 1820; married Mary Ann Perkins; died in 1892; lived in Biddeford.
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5. Levi Gowen, born June 3, 1822; married Lucinda Thomp- son ; lived in Biddeford.
6. Betsey Ann, born Mar. 20, 1824, d. Sept. 3, 1826.
James Gowen, son of Thomas and Hannah (Gowen) Hanson, married, July 16, 1843, Marcia Bishop, daughter of George Bishop, who lived for many years at Morrill's Corner, West- brook. He died May 28, 1873. He went to California in 1850 and remained there about four years; and again, in 1867, re- maining about three years more. After his return he lived on the farm near Windham Center, now owned by Frank N. Hawkes. His wife was living in 1898. Children :
1. Julia Ann, born Oct. 12, 1844; married, July 4, 1869, Jason Pride. They had two daughters, Alice Bishop and Edith G.
2. George Bishop, born Dec. 9, 1846 ; married Mary Emily Sturges, Nov. 30, 1871. She was a daughter of James and Louisa (Cook) Sturges. She was born Feb. 2, 1850. Have four children, as follows :
1. Fred Sturges, born Mar. 29, 1873, died young.
2. Harry Willard, born Oct. 24, 1876.
3. Susan Marie, born Sept. 15, 1883.
4. Marion Sturges, born Oct. 18, 1889.
Joshua, son of Ichabod, Jr., and Anne (Elliott) Hanson, married, Feb. 22, 1827, Sally Hill of Saco. She was born Dec. 1, 1805, and died Jan. 11, 1884. He lived on his grandfather Ichabod's farm, where he died Nov. 30, 1880. He and his wife are buried in the Knight Cemetery near his home. Their chil- dren were:
1. Betsey Ann, born May 12, 1828; married, Dec. 14, 1851, Charles Jones, son of Elisha. He was born in 1825, died in 1889. She died July 2, 1853 ; left a daughter, Annie, who died when a young girl. They lived at Windham Center. Mr. Jones was Lieutenant in the 25th Maine Regt.
2. George F., born Jan. 8, 1830.
3. Stephen Converse, born Dec. 29, 1831, d. May 13, 1834.
4. Hiram, born May 5, 1834; married Eunice Smith of Standish; died May 19, 1893.
5. Sarah, born May 3, 1836; married, Jan. 22, 1861, Mark
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Jordan, of Windham ; lived at East Deering. Mr. Jordan died a few years ago. They had children.
6. Charles H., born May 4, 1838; married, Apr. 4, 1865. Hannah J. Tibbets of Sanford, Me. He died in Biddeford, Apr. 6, 1884.
7. Emily, born May 24, 1840; died in Westbrook, Feb. 24. 1898; unmarried.
8. Franklin, born May 5, 1842: married, Nov. 20, 1872, Elsie B. Seavey of Saco. He served in the 25th Maine Regiment.
9. Jason, born May 13, 1845, married Emma Devereaux of Castine. Me. He served in the 15th, 17th, and 25th Maine Regiments, during the Civil War. He died Nov. 20, 1881. He was 6 feet, 5 inches in height.
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