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1. Melburn L., born Aug. 29, 1859, died Sept. 22, 1864.
2. Josiah. born Apr. 7. 1861, ? died young.
3. Samuel, born Apr. 7, 1861, died young.
4. Melburn E., born May 1, 1864.
5. Walter Scott, born June 1, 1867.
6. Howard Clark, born Sept. 17, 1869.
James O., son of Thomas and Bethia (Spear) Mayberry, married, Dee. 1. 1785, Bathsheba, daughter of John and Eliza- beth (Dennis) Mayberry ; settled on a farm on the southeasterly side of "Canada Hill," lived and died there. Children as fol- lows :
1. John, born Mar. 24, 1786.
2. Rebecca. born May 1. 1790.
3. Joshua L., born July 5, 1797, d. Jan. 31, 1808.
4. James, died Jan. 31, 1808.
5. Elizabeth, born July 3, 1801 ; married Oliver Dole; died Aug. 24, 1833.
John, son of James O. and Bathsheba Mayberry, married, Nov. 7, 1806, Sarah, daughter of Maj. Benjamin and Susannah (Hunnewell) Bodge. He was a farmer and spent his entire life on the land he inherited from his father. He died June 3, 1876, aged 91 years. His wife, Sarah, died July 22, 1869, aged 86 years. Their children :
1. James, died young.
2. David, died young.
3. Sarah, died young.
4. Rebecca, born 1808; married, in 1835, Alvin Mayberry, son of Isaac and Polly Mayberry : died Aug. 11, 1888, in Portland.
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5. Harriet, born 1817; married Lewis Cobb; died Jan. - 1886.
6. Caroline B., born 1822, died in 1843.
7. Eunice, died young.
8. Susannah, died young.
9. Susan A., born Aug. 1, 1827, died Apr. 11. 1908; un- married.
Josiah, son of John and Elizabeth (Webb) Mayberry, mar- ried, first, Hannah Stuart, (intention entered. Mar. 8, 1828). She died shortly after the birth of her first child, a daughter ; and he married, Mar. 24, 1832, Eunice York. He lived on his father's farm near the Diteh Brook in Windham. and died there several years ago. His children were:
1. ITuldah, married Russell Kennard.
2. Elizabeth.
3. Mary.
4. Susan.
5. Emily.
6. Sidney.
Alvin, son of Isaac and Polly Mayberry, married, in 1835. Rebecca, daughter of John and Sarah (Bodge) Mayberry; lived on her father's farm in Windham. He died Aug. 22, 1883, aged 76 years. She died Aug. 11, 1888, aged 80. Children :
1. Leonard R., born May 31, 1835, died Nov. 26, 1908.
2. Albert O., born Jan. - 1837, d. young.
3. James M., born Sept. 1840.
4. John W., died young.
5. John L., died young.
6. Carrie A., married Alden Verrill. She was born Sept 11. 1849 ; lived in Portland.
Francis, son of William and Rebecca (Bodge) Mayberry. married Susannah Stuart, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Smalley) Stuart, of Gorham. Their intention of marriage was entered on the records of Windham, Feb. 4, 1810. He lived for several years in Windham, where a part of his children were born : afterwards moved to C'aseo, Me., and died in that town. Had nine children :
1. Caroline, born May 1. 1810; married Josiah Webb of Windham.
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2. Solomon, born July 4, 1811; married Mary Elder.
3. Eliza Ann, married Ezekiel Jordan.
4. Francis, born 1816.
5. Martha. died when about 21 years of age; unmarried.
6. Joseph.
7. Hannah, married John M. Webb of Windham, Me.
8. Benjamin B., born Mar. 16, 1825.
9. Rebecca, married Samuel Sylvester.
Franeis, son of Francis and Susannah (Stuart) Mayberry, married Harriet Sylvester. Lived several years in Windham, then moved to Rhode Island, where he died Oct. 17, 1898, aged 82 years. Hlad three children :
1. Anne, born Mar. 5, 1848 ; married J. T. Redmond.
2. Harriet E., born May 22, 1851 ; married Ira B. Tyler.
3. Frank, born Dec. 30, 1855; married Elizabeth Fulton.
Benjamin B., son of Francis and Susannah (Stuart) May- berry, married Mrs. Eliza Linscott. He was a druggist for sev- eral years in Lowell, Mass. ; afterwards a grocer at Little Falls. where he died Jan. 3, 1892. Had two children :
1. Frank W., who was buried in Hillside Cemetery July 12. 1908.
2. Fred N., born 1859, died Apr. 12. 1906.
Joseph, son of Francis and Susannah (Stuart) Mayberry, married Laura Jane, daughter of Oliver and Betsey ( Haskell) Mayberry ; settled in Casco. Children : Susannah, Etta, Anne, Wendell S .. Howard, Cora, Abbert, Willis, Letitia, and Solomon.
Richard Mayberry, probably a younger brother of the "Emi- grant William." was in Windham previous to 1778. He also appears in Salem, Mass., in 1740. On the Windham Records is the following entry: "At a meeting held in the Block House Apr. 14, 1778. Voted, that Richard Mayberry, Blacksmith be turned over to the Town of Salem, provided they keep him and his family from being Chargeable to this town for time to come and time past. William Elder. Town Clerk, Pro. Temporary." Richard Mayberry married in Salem, Feb. 7, 1740, Elizabeth Meek and had four children born there:
1. Sarah, bapt. Nov., 1740; m. Ang. 24, 1760, John White. foot, Jr.
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2. Jane, bapt. Sept. 12, 1742.
3. Elizabeth, bapt. Aug. 5. 1743; m., June 14, 1763, Ebene- zer Whitefoot.
4. Richard, bapt. Sept. 21, 1746; m .. Sept. 3, 1765, Eliza- beth Reeves.
MILLIONS
Robert Millions was an early settler in Windham. Where he came from, we have no means of knowing. He appears in this town previous to 1761 and lived and died here. He married Mary, daughter of Thomas Bolton, first of the name in this town. Mr. Millions was a man of unblemished character and became quite wealthy for the time in which he lived. He was a Revolutionary soldier and served three years in Capt. Richard Mayberry's Company, Col. Benjamin Tupper's 11th Mass. Regi- ment, and was at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-8. He lived near where the old Congregational Church stood. We have no record of the death of either him or his wife; but their children, as they appear on the town book, were:
1. Anne, born 1761 ; married Richard Stevens, of Windham.
2. Martha, born Mar. 10, 1763: married Jonathan Stevens of Windham,-was his second wife.
3. Thomas, born Sept. 18, 1765.
4. Robert. born Mar. 5, 1767, died 1856, unmarried. aged 87 years.
5. Mary, born Apr. 5. 1773; became the second wife of Charles Elder of Windham.
Thomas, son of Robert and Mary ( Bolton) Millions, married, Nov. 20, 1788, Elizabeth Ridley. He was a farmer and owned the place where the late John Bodge lived. Had two children :
1. Ebenezer, born Dec. 18, 1789.
2. Mary, born Nov. 9, 1793; married, in 1828, Thomas, son of Thomas and Prudence ( Elder) C'rague of Windham.
Mrs. Elizabeth Millions died soon after the birth of Mary : and he married. Sept. 2. 1796, Mehitable, daughter of Jonathan and Mehitable Maeentire, by whom he had three children :
1. Elizabeth, born July 1, 1797 ; married, Feb., 1827. John, son of Maj. Benjamin Bodge.
2. Thomas, born Mar. 30, 1799.
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3. Mehitable, born Mar. 21, 1801; first wife of John Cram of Windham.
Ebenezer, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Ridley) Millions, married, Apr. 25, 1808, Deborah Newcomb, daughter of Enos and Thankful (Morton) Newcomb of Gorham. She was born in that town Feb. 26, 1785. They had seven children :
1. Ebenezer.
2. Hannah.
3. Sarah, married John Larrabee.
4. Elizabeth, married Solomon Downing, in 1838.
5. Mary.
6. George, married Ellen R. Ducker.
7. Harriet, married James Driver.
Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer and Deborah (Newcomb) Millions, married, Dec. 27, 1846, Tamer Sprague Stodder; had one child, Frances Tamer.
MUGFORD
The first of this name to settle in Windham, was Robert Mug- ford, a native of Marblehead, Mass., where the family was highly respectable, and some of them quite noted. He married Mary (or Molly), daughter of Nathaniel Evans, one of the original settlers or grantees of Windham ; and his lot was No. 55, in the first division of home lots. Robert Mugford settled on this lot about 1755, lived and died there, but we have no record of his death. His wife, Mary, died May 10, 1807. Their children were :
1. Robert, born Dec. 30, 1755.
2. Johmı, born 1758.
3. Mary, bapt. Mar. 27, 1763.
4. Susannah, bapt. Mar. 17, 1765.
5. Lydia, bapt. Nov. 1, 1774.
6. Nathaniel.
Robert, son of Robert and Mary (Evans) Mugford, married, in Nov., 1781, Lois, daughter of Capt. Caleb and Lois (Bennett) Graffam. He was a farmer; lived near Gambo; was buried on his own land, where a modest headstone marks the spot, bearing the following inscription : "Robert Mugford, died Feb. 14, 1835,
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aged 79 years." A similar stone marks his wife's grave, with this inscription : "Lois, wife of Robert Mugford, died Feb. 10, 1820, aged 58 years." This yard is now a public burial ground. They had six children :
1. Eunice Dimon, born Sept. 15, 1782; m., it is said, a Mr. Tubbs.
2. Hannah, born Dec. 18, 1784; married, in 1807, Nathaniel Knight .- was his second wife.
3. Peter, born Aug. 7, 1787.
4. Ezra, born Sept. 13, 1793.
5. Caleb, born Feb. 16, 1797.
6. Betsey, born July 18, 1800.
John, son of Robert and Mary (Evans) Mugford, married, July 29, 1784, Mary Morton of Windham. He was a Revolu- tionary soldier and served 2 months and 17 days. On the Wind- ham Records, we find the following given as his children:
1. Elizabeth, born May 22, 1785.
2. Thomas, born July 2, 1786.
3. William, born June 23, 1788.
4. George Norton, born Sept. 16, 1790.
Nathaniel, probably the son of Robert and Mary (Evans) Mugford, married Peggy Hendley, Aug. 29, 1796. Nothing is known of them, save that he died, and she married, in 1831, James Campbell ; had no children.
Peter, son of Robert and Lois (Graffam) Mugford, was a carpenter : and we have been informed that he lived and died in Falmouth. Of his family, we know nothing.
Ezra, son of Robert and Lois (Graffam) Mugford, married, in 1827. Sarah Richardson. She died Apr. 5, 1837, aged 37 years. He did not remarry, but lived the remainder of his life in Portland, where he and his pair of white cows, with which he used to do carting, were familiar figures on the streets for many years. We do not know the date of his death, but he and his wife are buried in the Western Cemetery in Portland. It is said they had children.
Caleb, son of Robert and Lois (Graffam) Mugford, was a Methodist clergyman ; said to be quite eloquent and a consistent Christian gentleman. Whether he was ever married or not. no one now seems to know. He died many years ago.
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William, son of John and Mary ( Morton) Mugford, married, May 10, 1811, Abigail Manchester of Windham; lived many years at Windham Hill. Had children :
1. William, born about 1812; went to Lowell, Mass., and married there.
2. Thomas, died at Windham Town Farm, in 1861 ; unmar- ried.
3. George, went to Lowell, Mass.
4. Mary J., lived in Portland.
5. Charlotte, lived in Portland.
William Mugford, senior, married for his second wife Mrs. Betsey (Stevens) Bragdon, widow of Dominicus Bragdon, Nov. 3, 1844. He died Dee., 1860. aged 72 years.
George Morton, son of John and Mary (Morton) Mugford. married Eunice Manchester, in 1821, (intention filed Jan. 27th of that year). It is said that he settled in Westbrook and died there many years ago.
The name has been extinct in Windham for several years.
NICHOLS
Charles Nichols was a native of Berwiek, Me., and was born Dee. 28, 1811. He married, May 5, 1836. Esther Owen. She was born Dec. 27, 1808, and died Jan. 6, 1892. He died Nov. 24, 1887. By trade he was a carpenter and cabinet-maker. He lived several years at Popeville, where he was employed by the firm of Isaiah Pope and Co. as chief carpenter and builder. He afterwards moved to Little Falls, where he established himself in business as an undertaker, and conducted that business with success until his death. He was an honored member of the Friends' Society, and died highly respected by all who knew him. His children were:
1. Elizabeth, born July 4, 1837; married, Nov. 24, 1881, William Perry ; died some years ago; no children.
2. Phebe E., born Sept. 23, 1840; married, June 10, 1864, Ellery F. Sawyer, by whom she had two children, Charles L .. born Mar. 5, 1871, and Chester E. Her second husband was David Phinney, by whom she had no children. She died Sept. 11, 1894.
3. Charles A .. born Apr. 22, 1842.
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4. Lucy A., born Dee. 20, 1845; married, Mar. 7, 1867, Winslow Hawkes, of Manchester, Me. He was born Nov. 19, 1830, and died a few years ago. Had seven children :
Nora L., born May 22, 1868, married Arthur W. Jones. Marietta, born Apr. 9, 1870, married George Moore. Gertrude M., born Jan. 10, 1873, married George Hal- lett.
Arthur W., born Jan. 6, 1875.
Walter L., born July 27, 1879.
George W., born Jan. 30, 1882.
Emeline M., born Oct. 4, 1885.
Charles A., son of Charles and Esther (Owen) Nichols, mar- ried, first, Emily F., daughter of Lemuel and Esther (Purinton) Sawyer of Standish, Me., by whom he had five children, as fol- lows :
1. Thomas B., born May 24, 1871.
2. John C., born Jan. 18, 1873.
3. Ernest L., born May 10, 1875.
4. Grace E., born Apr. 16, 1877 ; married Fred Frisbee; no children.
5. Alice L .. born Sept. 14, 1882; married George E. M. Lundberg. He died in Quebec, Can., April 19, 1910, aged 36 years; one child.
Charles A. Nichols's second wife was Ellen, daughter of Elijah Cook of Windham, by whom he had three children :
1. Esther J., born Feb. 21, 1891.
2. Ruth E., born Sept. 22, 1892.
3. Earle E., born Apr. 19, 1895, died in infancy.
Charles A. Nichols died at South Windham, Feb. 11, 1908. He succeeded his father in the undertaking business, which he greatly enlarged and also added other lines of business. He was a Quaker and lived and died in that faith.
OSGOOD
Abraham Osgood was an Englishman and came to this country, when a young man. He was born, according to an entry made by himself on the town records, in Amesbury, Eng- land, Dec. 21, 1729. Hle appears to have settled, first in Fal-
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mouth (now Portland), and to have come to Windham about the year 1775. He settled on Lot No. 2 in the first division of hundred-aere lots in Windham, it being the same land after- wards owned by his grandson, Josiah Little. He built the large house, still standing on the brow of the hill, that is still called "Osgood's Hill." He married, Dec. 29, 1771, Bathsheba, daugh- ter of Thomas and Bethia (Spear) Mayberry of Windham. He was an active, energetic man and a valuable citizen; he was a Selectman in 1777, 1778, and 1782; Town Clerk in 1789, 1790, and 1791. He was also one of the Committee of Safety and In- spection, in 1777, and again, in 1781. He was also Town Treas- urer in 1781, and his name appears on various important com- mittees during the darkest period of the War for Independence. We have no record of his death or that of his wife. They had children :
1. Mary, born in Falmouth, Sept. 22, 1772; married, Apr. 20, 1792, Paul Little, Jr.
2. Elizabeth Reynell, born in Windham, Dee. 13, 1774; married, Oct. 21, 1792, William Knight. He died Jan. 19, 1797, and she married for a second husband Rev. Thomas Robey, then of Windham. She had one child by her first husband, named William, born Feb. 11, 1795.
3. Francis, born in Windham, July 28, 1777.
4. Bethia, born in Windham, Feb. 8, 1779; married Simeon Goold of Windham.
5. Abraham, born June 5, 1784.
6. Elmira, born June 28, 1786.
7. Thomas, born Mar. 2, 1789.
PEACO
The first of this name to settle in Windham, was John Peaco. Where he came from, we do not know. His grandson, Wendell S. Peaco, of Otisfield, says that he was born Jan. 7, 1779, and lived in Westbrook. On the list of marriages solemnized by the famous Parson Bradley of Westbrook, we find the following entry : "July 6, 1802, married John Pico and Lydia Cobb, both of Windham." He was a farmer and settled on the northerly side of Canada Hill. He had three children as follows:
1. Asa, born Mar. 25, 1804.
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2. Rachel, born Sept. 15, 1809; married, first, Horatio, son of Isaac and Anne (Stevens) Thurlow, in 1832. He died while yet a young man, and she married Isaiah Hawkes and died Sept. 3, 1890.
3. Rebecca, born Jan. 23, 1812; married, in 1839, Israel, son of John and Mary (Tenney) Morrill. She died Apr. 19, 1844. When the War of 1812 came, John Peaco enlisted for five years- or during the war,-and served until peace was declared. After this it is said that he enlisted in the U. S. Navy, and, while on a voyage to some foreign port, he died of yellow fever.
Asa, only son of John and Lydia (Cobb) Peaco, married, May 14. 1836, Lucinda Edwards. She was a native of Otisfield, but, at the time of her marriage, she was "of Gorham," and he "of Windham." She was born Oet. 18, 1813, and died in 1875. He died in Feb., 1887. He first settled on the farm near the Second Adventist chapel in Windham, it being the same now owned by Robinson Pratt, and here his seven children were born. He afterward sold his property here, purchased a large farm in Otisfield, and moved there with his family. He was an honest, industrious man, and, by hard labor and careful man- agement, accumulated a large amount of real estate. They had children, as follows:
1. Wendell S., born Nov. 16, 1838.
2. Mary J., born Apr. 25, 1840; married Samuel Reed of Otisfield.
3. Phebe C., born Nov. 2, 1842; married her cousin, Robin- son Edwards.
4. Eli E., born Mar. 4, 1844; unmarried.
5. George W., born Apr. 13, 1846 ; deceased.
6. Merrill T., born Dee. 8, 1847.
7. Rachel M., born May 8, 1850; married, first, Cyrus HI. Holden ; second, William H. Pride of Westbrook; died Nov. 28, 1888.
Wendell S., son of Asa and Lucinda (Edwards) Peaco, mar- ried, May 13, 1866, Emily, daughter of Jeremiah and Lydia H. (Caveland) Lovell of Otisfield. He is a well-to-do farmer of that town and an honest, upright man. Has had eleven chil- dren :
1. Lowell, died, aged 8 years.
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2. Silas Morton, died, aged 5 years.
3. Carrie L., died young.
4. James L., deceased.
5. Horatio M., born Apr. 21, 1874.
6. Arthur B., born Oct. 31, 1875.
7. An infant son, born Mar. 29, 1877, died at birth.
8. Elsie A., born Feb. 6, 1878.
9. Wendell S., Jr., born Mar. 3, 1880.
10. Francis B., born Dec. 8, 1882.
11. Harlan S., born Apr. 13, 1884.
POPE
Joseph Pope was a native of England and came to this country, when a young man, in the ship, "Mary and John," about the year 1637. He settled in Boston and probably died there. The first of the name in this vicinity was one of his direct descendants, Elijah, who was born in Boston, Dec. 23, 1742. He went from there to Falmouth (now Portland), where, according to the Quaker records, he married, May 19, 1768, Phebe, daughter of Nathan and Charity Winslow of Falmouth. He came to Windham shortly after his marriage and located at the place now called Popeville in Windham, where, for many years, he carried on blacksmithing and farming. He died on the place where he first settled, Mar. 8, 1828, aged 85 years. His wife, Plebe, died Aug. 8, 1843, aged 90 years, 7 mos. He was a member of the Friends' Society in Windham, as were most of his descendants. He and his wife, Phebe, had twelve children, all of whom grew up. They were as follows :
1. Robert, born June 7, 1769 ; married, Oet. 1, 1794. Mary, daughter of Peletiah Allen of Windham.
2. Sarah, born Aug. 23, 1770; married, Oct. 30, 1793,- Cook.
3. Charity, born Sept. 22, 1771; married, Oct. 29, 1794, Ebenezer, son of Peletiah and Hannah Allen of Windham.
4. Samuel, born Dec. 30, 1773; married - Wing ; lived and died in New York.
5. Nathan, born Mar. 28, 1775; married, May 3, 1804, Phebe, daughter of Peletiah and Hannah Allen of Windham.
6. Phebe, born Oet. 19, 1776; married, Aug. 29, 1799,
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Edward, son of Samuel and Olive Cobb. He was then of Port- land.
7. Sibble, born Apr. 9, 1778; married, Dec. -- , 1802, Joshua, son of Elijah and Mehitable Jenkins of Berwick, Me. 8. Ebenezer, born Jan. 29, 1780; married Chase of St. Albans, Vt.
9. Joseph, born Oct. 17, 1781; married, Nov. 29, 1804, Hannah, daughter of John and Elizabeth Taber of Portland.
10. John, born Mar. 11, 1783; married Taber.
11. Tabitha, born Jan. 8, 1785; married, Nov. 13, 1804, John, son of Joseph and Anne Cartland of Vassalborough, Me.
12. Elijah, born Oct. 12, 1786 ; married, Hannah, daughter of Jacob and Sarah Tabor of Vassalborough, Me.
Nathan, son of Elijah and Phebe (Winslow) Pope, married Phebe Allen. He was a cloth dresser by trade and once told the writer that, when about 18 years old, he went to Beverly, Mass., walking all the way from Windham, and apprenticed himself to a elothier for five years. When his term of service expired, he returned to Windham and settled first in business, near Great Falls, where he remained a few years. He then purchased the water privilege at Popeville, on which he built a small mill. There he carried on business until old age disqualified him for active service, when he retired, having acquired a competency. He died Jan. 20, 1859, aged 83 years, 9 months, 22 days. His wife died Nov. 2, 1849. aged 77 years, 10 months. Their chil- dren were:
1. Isaiah, born July 5, 1805.
2. Oliver, born Nov. 28, 1807.
3. Joseph, born Dec. 5, 1809, died May 4, 1817.
4. Jane, born May 22, 1812, died Nov. 30, 1868; unmarried.
5. Elijah, born Apr. 18, 1814, died Oet. 27, 1814.
6. Elijah, born Sept. 7, 1815; was a dentist; died Jan. 2, 1856.
7. Joseph, born Aug. 1, 1817, died Sept., 1891; unmarried.
8. Nathan, born Dec. 30, 1819.
9. Hannah, born May 10, 1822, died Oct. 31, 1863; un- married.
Isaiah, son of Nathan and Phebe (Allen) Pope, married, Aug. 28, 1839, Sarah W., daughter of Daniel, Jr., and Jane
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(Whiteney) Cook of Casco. She died July 5, 1850. He died Apr. 27, 1872. He was senior partner of the firm of Isaiah Pope and Company. Had five children :
1. Lydia A., born May 23, 1840, died, unmarried, Apr. 16, 1864.
2. Eliza, born July 9, 1842, died Nov. 24, 1864; unmarried.
3. Phebe, born July 25, 1844; lives in Parsonsfield; un- married.
4. Mary, born Mar. 30, 1847, died Jan. 10, 1848.
5. Mary, born Dee. 6, 1849, died Oet. 11. 1879; unmarried.
Oliver, son of Nathan and Phebe ( Allen) Pope, married, Oct. 27, 1848, Maria, daughter of Daniel, Jr., and Jane ( Whitney) C'ook of Caseo. He was a member of the firm of Isaiah Pope and Company ; lived in the brick house built by his father at Popeville. Had one child,
Nathan Oliver, born June 9, 1850.
Oliver Pope died Feb. 18, 1883. His wife died 1888. She was born Mar. 26, 1806.
Nathan, son of Nathan and Phebe (Allen) Pope, married, Dec. 30, 1846. Lydia, daughter of Josiah and Nancy (Partridge) Maxfield of Casco; lived at Popeville. He died May 3, 1894. She died several years ago. Had no children.
Robert, son of Robert and Mary (Allen) Pope, came to Wind- ham from Durham and became a partner in the firm of Isaiah Pope and Company. He married, Nov. 5, 1849, Juliette, daugh- ter of Elijah and Lucy Kennard of Windham. He died Dec. 18, 1876. She died Jan. 4, 1876. Had four children :
1. Lucy, born Sept. 22, 1851, died Apr. 29, 1875.
2. Ellen P., born Jan. 27, 1854; is a nurse; lives in Port- land; is not married.
3. Charles F., born July 12, 1858.
4. Juliette K., born Dee. 10, 1860; died Jan. 10, 1894; un- married.
PRAY
James Pray was born in Scotland in 1725. He came to this country, when a young man, and settled in Windham, where he married, Nov. 10, 1772, Patienee, daughter of Zerubbabel and
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Hannah (Haskell) Hunnewell. He settled on the farm after- wards owned by the late John Webb, Esq., and built the house, that stood on the hill, a few rods south of the present dwelling. This was sold in 1843, was hauled to Cumberland Mills, and is still standing there. He went to "Falmouth Neek," to defend the town against the British in 1775, and served 5 days. He and his wife, Patienee, had eight children :
1. Anne Swett, born Apr. 7, 1773.
2. Peter, born Sept. 2, 1774.
3. Zerubbabel, born Aug. 13, 1777.
4. Sarah, born June 27, 1779.
5. Patienee, born Mar. 16, 1781.
6. Polly, born Nov. 18, 1784, died an infant.
7. Hannah, (born Nov. 18, 1784.
8. James, born Feb. 21, 1787, died May 3, 1805.
Mrs. Patience (Hunnewell) Pray died soon after the birth of James, and, on Sept. 19, 1790, Mr. Pray married Lorana, daugh- ter of Eli and Sarah (Cloutman) Webb of Gorham, by whom he had six more children. They were as follows:
1. Polly, born June 15, 1791. d. Feb. 16, 1803.
2. Alexander, born Nov. 26, 1793.
3. William, born Mar. 7, 1798, d. Mareh 9, 1816.
4. Joseph, born Mar. 30, 1801. d. Oet. 2, 1802.
5. Joseph, born Oet. 7, 1803.
6. Polly.
Mr. James Pray died in Windham, Jan. 25, 1818, aged 73 years.
Anne Swett, daughter of James and Patience Pray, married, Sept. 29, 1793, Nathaniel Ingersoll of Windham. He was a farmer and purchased two of the original home lots, Nos. 47 and 48, being the same formerly "improved," as the old record says, by John Stevens, Sr., and John Stevens, Jr. We do not know the date of his death, but she died Apr. 12, 1815. Children :
1. Jolın, born Oet. 24, 1793, d. Apr. 20, 1806.
2. Peter, born Nov. 25, 1794.
3. William, born Mar. 13, 1797.
4. Lydia, born Dec. 25, 1798.
5. James, born May 9, 1800.
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6. Patience, born Jan. 9, 1802.
7. Hannah, born Nov. 6, 1804.
Peter, son of James and Patience Pray, married in Vassal- borough, Me., died there. He had a son, Peter, and two daugh- ters,-possibly more children.
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