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APPENDIX I. ADDITIONAL GENEALOGIES
ADJUTANT
John Francis Adjutant, son of George W. and Lydia (Dorr) Adjutant, was born at Ossippee, N. H., Ang. 26, 1832; died Nov. 15, 1900, at Brownfield, Me. He married, Apr. 6, 1853, at Bidde- ford, Me., Sarah Am, daughter of Cushman and Eliza (Brown) Thurston, born at Eaton, N. H., Mar. 3, 1835. She died Feb. 14, 1881, at So. Windham. They moved to Windham, Apr. 19, 1874. To them were born:
Elias Franklin, Mar. 24, 1856.
Nellie Eliza, June 14, 1859.
George Plummer, Aug. 15, 1860.
Sarah Caroline, Aug. 10. 1862 ; d. June 2, 1913.
He married for his second wife Sarah E. Day of Brownfield, Nov. 6. 1881. Franklin married Etta E: Hanson of Windham, Sept. 24. 1876. She died Nov. 11, 1887. He married Susanna Nelson of St. John, N. B., Jan. 26, 1888. By his first wife he had :
Mabel L., born June 22, 1877 ; married Alton Libby of Wind- ham, Oct. 20, 1895. To them were born Everett. June 17, 1898; Etta, Aug. 26, 1904.
Lottie A., born Dec. 7, 1880: married Norris Libby of Wind- ham, Oct. 5, 1907.
Frank W., born June 14. 1883; married Grace McCorey of Gray. June 10, 1911.
Nellie married Herbert Clay of Windham, June 17, 1877. She married, second, Charles W. Bailey, M.D., Apr. 2, 1890. He died Feb. 11, 1907. at Naples. She married, third, Charles E. Plummer of Machias, Me., Mar. 30, 1908.
Children by first husband :
Howard J .. born Aug. 26, 1878: died Mar. 8, 1881.
Ella, born Sept. 6, 1880.
Chester II., born June 15, 1882; died Apr. 24, 1903.
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Frank R., born Mar. 17, 1884; married Lillian R. Gilpatrick of Westbrook, Jan. 26, 1913 ; born to them, Marion, July 10, 1913.
Children by second husband :
Charles W., Jr., b. May 22, 1892; married Gertrude L. Web- ster of West Aeton, Mass., Nov. 28, 1912.
George, married Annie F. Wade of Dungarvan. Ireland, Apr. 23, 1884. Child :
George A., born Aug. 20, 1884.
Sarah Caroline, married Owen E. Patterson of Alfred. May 30, 1884. Children :
Byron HI., born Apr. 20, 1892; married Vera M. Sim- mons of Biddeford, June 1, 1911 : died Oct. 2. 1911.
All the family live in Windham except Mrs. Patterson, who lives in Biddeford.
AIKINS
James Edward Aikins was born in Aylmer, Province of On- tario, Aug. 23, 1855. He attended Oberlin College in 1880-82; graduated from Bangor Theological Seminary in 1885. His his- tory as a pastor is given in the chapter on " Ecclesiastical" sub- jects.
He married Cora Ellen, daughter of Rev. E. A. Harlow, Oct. 19, 1886. Children : Ellen M .. William E., Frederick H., Walter B., Lincoln J., Emily P., Nelson B., and Alice D.
ATHERTON
Charles H. and Frank D. Atherton, children of Henry and Betsy (Strout) Atherton, were born in Lawrence, Kansas. They came from Colorado to Windham to settle in Nov., 1886.
Charles married in Windham. Feb. 17, 1878, Fannie L. Jordan of that town. Children :
1. Guy C., b. Apr. 2. 1879 : m., Oet. 7, 1912, E. Louise Lord of Wells.
2. Olive Idolyn. b. June 11. 1880; m .. Sept. 29, 1903, Fred D. Morrill of No. Yarmouth.
3. Bessie J., b. June 19, 1881 : m., Sept. 16. 1906, Winfield L. Turtlott of Cherryfield.
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Frank D. Atherton married, Ang. 6, 1882, Lucinda S. Lamb of Windham. Children :
1. Clifford N., b. Apr. 15. 1886; m. Apr. 7, 1909, Elsie L. Skillins of Windham. Their children are Doris M., Lois G .. and another daughter.
2. George W., b. Aug. 13, 1891, m., Dec. 3, 1912. Geneva Fogg of Harrison. They have one daughter, Harriet E.
3. Charles P., b. Nov. 30, 1893; m., May 21. 1914, Annie Burns of Waterville.
4. Flora B., b. Jan. 14, 1898.
5. Eliza B., b. Sept. 6, 1903.
CHAFFIN
Orin Chaffin moved from Littleton. Mass., to Windham, about 1828 or 1829. He married Dorothy Green at Standish, in 1824. Children : Susan. Robert, Anna. John, Frances, Smith G., and Orin P.
Orin P. Chaffin was born at No. Windham, July 4, 1836. His first wife was Mary G. Manchester, by whom he had three children, Frank, Walter, and Henry. Mrs. Mary (Manchester) Chaffin died at No. Windham. In 1874, Mr. Chaffin married Emma A. J. Heath of Gorham. By her he had four children. as follows :
1. LaForest, lives in California.
2. Gerald.
3. Winnie.
4. Angela, works in Boston. Mrs. Chaffin died several years ago. Mr. Chaffin now resides at No. Windham.
FIELD
The ancestor of the Windham Fields was William, who was born in Falmouth. May 9, 1763. He married Anna, daughter of Stephen Manchester, Mar. 24, 1785. He cleared a farm in what has been known as the Ireland District. Children : Renben, Ley. Elias, Peter, Jane, William, Daniel. Mary A .. Ebenezer (1st). Isabelle, MeIntosh. Barbara, Ebenezer (2d).
Ebenezer Field (2d) married Catherine Elder, June 11. 1837. Children :
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1. Emeline M., b. Mar. 20, 1838; d. Mar., 1900.
2. William Wallace, b. Feb. 21, 1840; m. Emily D. Lamb of Windham; children : Beatrice B., Evelyn, Isa W., Charles W. W.
3. Charles Harrison, b. Oct. 28, 1842; drowned in Little Duck Pond, Aug. 8, 1859.
4. Katie M., b. Apr. 21, 1846 ; m. Mellen Jose of Biddeford, July 22. 1873.
5. Josephine, b. Feb. 24. 1848; m., June 9, 1867, Alphonso S. Merrill ; children : Belle M. and Charles H.
6. Isabel F., b. May 19, 1850; m., Sept. 21. 1875, Jas. K. Morrell.
7. Charles, b. Oct. 3, 1859 ; d. young.
FOSTER
Edward P. Foster and his wife, Clara. H. ( Leighton) Foster, had the following children :
1. Alice M., m. Walter Whitney of Gray.
2. George B., m. Emma Manchester of Windham. Has one child, Donald.
3. William K .; m. Jennie Shaw of Windham. Has one child, Cedric A.
4. Lewis. m. Myrtle Baker of Greenwood, Mass. Has two children, Merle and Carl.
5. Oliver II. ; unmarried ; resides in Windham.
6. Frank W .; unmarried ; resides in Roslindale, Mass.
7. Effie G .; m. Harry Graffam ; resides in Roslindale, Mass.
This family has resided in Windham since May, 1904.
GILSON
The Gilson family is of Scotch ancestry and settled in Maine about seventy-five years ago.
Emerson F. Gilson came to Windham from Raymond, Me., Apr. 1. 1881. His wife was Nellie M. Small of Raymond. She was born Nov. 29, 1860. Their marriage took place Apr. 3, 1876. Children : Serena M., b. Apr. 7, 1890; William E., b. Jan. 29, 1892.
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GRANT
Andrew Grant came from New York to Maine in the early part of the last century and settled in Penobscot Co. His son, Hiram, was, for a short time, a resident of Windham. Hiram Grant was the father of Jeremiah J. Grant, who was born in Patten, Maine, in 1852.
Jeremiah J. Grant married Bertha Jackman of Patten, a lineal descendant of the Standish and Bradford families of "Mayflower" fame. They had two sons, Adelbert and Harold ; both now deceased.
Mr. Grant married, second, Susan M. Jordan of New York City, a descendant of Rev. Robert Jordan, who settled in Spur- wink, in 1640.
HASKELL
Charles Augustine Haskell, who lived at East Windham for more than half a century, was an adopted son of the town. He was the son of Moses M. and Polenah S. (McIntire) Haskell, and was born in New Gloucester, May 13, 1836. After leaving the district school, where he acquired his education, he learned the trade of horse-shoer which he followed for six years in New Gloucester.
He married. April 14, 1863, Hannah Allen Libby, the young- est daughter of Elias and Elizabeth ( Hawkes) Libby of Wind- ham. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell went to live in New Gloucester, where they remained until 1866, when they purchased the farm in Windham from Mrs. Haskell's father and removed there. This farm consisted of about one hundred forty acres, forty acres of which Mr. Haskell placed in a high state of cultivation, and, for many years, successfully engaged in farming and butter-dairying. He has always been held in the highest esteem by all who knew him. He served on the board of selectmen of Windham in the years, 1874-75, and again in 1901-2-3. In 1891, he served as collector of taxes of the town. In 1901, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell sold the farm to their oldest son, but continued to reside there until 1909, when they removed to Portland, where they are now living.
Mr. and Mrs. Haskell have four children :
1. Frederick Lincoln Haskell, born in New Gloucester, Sep-
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tember 12, 1865 ; acquired his education in the common schools of the town and at Bridgton Academy; and assisted his father on the farm until his marriage to Jessie A. LeGrow of Windham, on November 19, 1887. After his marriage, he purchased a farm in Cumberland, where he engaged extensively in potato raising and dairying until 1901, when he sold his farm in Cumberland and purchased that of his father in Windham, where he has since resided. Mr. Haskell has always taken a keen interest in public affairs. He served upon the board of selectmen in Cumberland, and has frequently been called for public service since residing in Windham. He is a member of Presumpscot Lodge, No. 127, F. & A. M .. Windham, Sebago Lodge, No. 38, K. of P., Gray, and Falmouth Grange, P. of H., Falmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Haskell have two children, viz: Walter Everett and Winifred Hannah ; both are unmarried and live at the home of the parents in Windham.
2. Ella Florence (Haskell) Lamb was born in Windham, October 30, 1867. She received her education in the common schools of her native town and at Bridgton Academy. For sev- eral years she taught with marked success in Windham. She was married to Eugene Brooks Lamb of Naples. September 14, 1892. They have one child, Luella May, who resides with her parents in Portland.
3. Frank Herbert Haskell was born in Windham, July 1. 1871. He graduated from Bridgton Academy in 1890 and from Bowdoin College with the degree of A.B. in 1895. After grad- nating from college, he taught for two years in the Arlington School at North Windham. He was admitted to the Cumber- land Bar at Portland, in April, 1899. and to practice in the United States Court, in May, 1900. On his admission to the bar he opened an office in Portland and from that time to the present has devoted himself to his profession with a degree of diligence that has placed his name among the most successful practitioners of the State. In 1895. he was elected a member of the school board for two years; from 1896 to 1900 he was collector of taxes; and, in 1901-02, represented the classed towns of Windham and Pownal in the Legislature. He is a Past Master of Presumpscot Lodge No. 127, F. & A. M., a Past Chancellor of Rocky Hill Lodge No. 51, K. of P., Portland, a member of Mount Vernon Chapter No. 1, Portland Couneil No. 1, and Deering Chapter
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No. 59, Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. Haskell married, April 27, 1901. Martha Whiting Howe of Fryeburg.
4. Alta Gertrude (Haskell) Cook was born in Windham, March 1. 1875. She graduated at the Windham High School in the class of 1897, after which she taught for several years with marked success in Casco. She married. December 25, 1899, William Jordan Cook of Casco, where they now live. Mr. and Mrs. Cook have two daughters, Alice Marguerite and Helen Elizabeth.
Daniel Haskell came from Gorham to Windham. Maine, in 1813. He married Mary, daughter of William and Rachel Bol- ton, April 15, 1794. Ile had nine children :
1. James, born Feb. 10, 1796: married Lydia Elliot, Nov. 5, 1823.
2. Betsey, born June 8, 1799; married Oliver Mayberry.
3. William, born Jan. 17, 1802; died Feb. 10. 1803.
4. William, born Dec. 27, 1803; married Margaret Magill.
5. Anna, born Feb. 26, 1806; died May 30, 1829.
6. Oliver, born Feb. 26, 1808.
7. Eveline, born July 25, 1810; died April 26, 1888.
8. Daniel N., born Jan. 7. 1813; died April 25, 1838.
9. Rachel B., born Nov. 16, 1814; married Marshall Thombs.
Daniel Haskell died April 2. 1845, at the age of 77 years. Mary, his wife, died June 22, 1863, at the age of 93 years, 10 months.
Oliver P. Haskell, son of Daniel and Mary (Bolton) Haskell, married Charity Mayberry, Nov. 22, 1835, and settled on the farm of Daniel Haskell in Windham. He had one son, Samuel Valentine, born Feb. 14, 1838. She died Feb. 5, 1839. He mar- ried. second, Nancy, daughter of Joseph H. and Sally Phinney, May 24, 1841. They had nine children :
1. Sarah Jane, born May 20, 1842; married Edward T. Cloudman, June 4, 1868; settled in Gorham.
2. Ann Maria, born Ang. 23. 1843; married Amos Mann, Oct. 29, 1865 ; settled in No. Windham.
3. Esther Elizabeth, born Jan. 10. 1845; married Edwin A. Bodge, Jan. 13, 1867 ; settled in So. Windham.
4. Ella Mary, born Nov. 13. 1847 ; married Win. H. MeLell- an, Sept. 24, 1876; settled in Gorham.
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5. Rachel Medora, born Oet. 13, 1849; married Charles J. Larry, Aug. 31, 1873; died July 12, 1905.
6. Casandana, born Mar. 15, 1853; married John MeLellan, Aug. 8, 1875.
7. Oliver Daniel. born June 9, 1856; married Margaret Victoria Baker, Jan. 18, 1880.
8. Ada, born May 27, 1858.
Oliver P. Haskell died Jan. 8, 1893. Naney, his wife, died Feb. 10, 1901.
Samuel Valentine, son of Oliver P. and Charity Haskell, married M. Maria Webb, Dec. 31, 1871, and settled in Wind- ham. Ile had four children :
1. Lizzie Webb, born Aug. 30, 1873; died Ang. 15, 1883.
2. Albert Oliver, born Feb. 23, 1879, married Helen S. Phelips, Feb., 1906.
3. Emma May, born July 25, 1885.
4. Orville Valentine, born Sept. 6, 1887.
Oliver Daniel Haskell, son of Oliver B. and Naney Haskell, married Margaret Victoria Baker and settled on the original Haskell farm in Windham. Ile had four children :
Harold Baker, born May 8, 1882.
Wort Chester, born April 2, 1883.
Herman Phinney, born May 12, 1887.
Kemis Louise, born Dee. 26, 1890.
HILL
Henry H. Hill married Fannie Haskell of Salem, Mass. He moved to Windham in 1871. Children :
1. Matilda, m., first, Rev. Orison Gammon ; second, Warren Libby; lives in Windham.
2. Frances M., m., first, Edwin Robbins of New York; second. Henry Johnson ; had one child, Frank O. Johnson.
3. Drusilla, d. young.
4. Livilla P., m. Albert Rogers of Windham ; had children, as follows: Marshall H., Linwood A., Fannie, Charles C., Walter S., and Andrew.
5. George H., m. Miss I. M. Stiles of Gray. Children :
1. Ilerbert F., m. Edith Allen. Their children are
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Maynard, Norman. Henry. Myrtle. Dorothy, and Ray- mond S.
2. Ethel E., m. Eher E. Hawkes of Windham.
3. Bertha M., unmarried.
IRISH
Henry M. Irish moved from Gorham into Windham in 1884. He married Miss L. M. Moses. Children : G. H., Eva L .. Albert N., Velma M.
JAQUIS
John (. Jaquis came to Windham from Parishville, N. Y. His wife was Louisa, daughter of Ezra Gould. Children :
1. Adelaide, m. Chas. Shane of Casco.
2. John M., m. Jennie Senter. Their children were Ade- laide, Florence, Maude, and Lester.
3. Margaret, m. Almanzer Kallock ; was his third wife.
4. Sarah, was the second wife of Ahnanzer Kallock.
5. Walter S., m. Martha, daughter of Chester C. Smith of Brentwood. N. H. Children :
1. Mary L., b. Jan. 2, 1878.
2. Alfreda I., b. Mar. 8, 1880.
3. Lucinda A., b. June 28, 1883.
4. Harvey A., b. Oct. 13, 1889; d. July 4, 1908.
5. George F., b. Sept. 2, 1894.
LAMB
Richard Lamb was born in Windham, Mar. 17, 1777. On Sept. 11, 1805, he married Hannah Austin, who was born in Windham, Oet. 7, 1787. Richard Lamb died May 4, 1863; and his wife died Dec. 22, 1871. Children :
Stephen A., b. Jan. 14, 1806; d. Jan. 10, 1868, in Illinois. Samuel B., b. Jan. 8, 1808; d. May 2, 1857, in Calais, Me. Hannah P., b. Apr. 20, 1810; d. Jan. 21, 1862, in Otisfield. Lydia A., b. July 21, 1812; d. Oct. 25, 1888, in Otisfield. Sarah H., b. June 9, 1815; d. Jan. 9, 1901, in Otisfield. Richard, Jr., b. Jan. 16, 1818; d. Nov. 24, 1894, in Windham. William A., b. July 22, 1820; d. July 30, 1902, in Windham. Eliza R., b. Sept. 17, 1823; d. Mar. 27, 1914, in Windham.
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Of these children, Hannah married Daniel Shedd, of Otis- field; Lydia married Lewis Sawyer, of Portland; Sarah married John Seribner, of Otisfield; Richard, Jr., married Mary L. Whit- tier, of Gray; William A. married Emma Whitney, of Buxton ; and Eliza married William B. Lamb, of Windham, who was the son of William and Mary (Baker) Lamb.
William Lamb, father of William B. Lamb above-mentioned, was born in Windham. His wife, Mary Baker, was born Mar. 9, 1785, and died Oct. 10, 1871. Their children :
Sallas. b. Apr. 27, 1814.
Wm. B., b. Aug. 9, 1823; d. June 20, 1891.
Sallas, son of William and Mary (Baker) Lamb, married Eliza Ann Dolley, June 2, 1833. She was born Nov. 12, 1813, and died Feb. 1, 1905. Children :
Joseph W., b. Aug. 12, 1834; d. Jan. 22, 1869.
Sylvanus B., b. Dec. 15, 1835.
Melinda, b. July 24, 1838 ; d. Aug. 8, 1842.
Mary M. b. June 1, 1846; m. Oliver Walker; had children, Howard and Forrest Walker.
Olive A., b. July 11, 1848; m. Elbridge Libby ; had children, Sallas L. and William D. Libby.
Sallas, Jr., b. Jan. 24, 1850; d. Apr. 10, 1863.
Hattie J., b. Feb. 1, 1855 ; d. Apr. 18, 1863.
Sylvanus B., son of Sallas and Eliza (Dolley) Lamb, mar- ried Harriet Elizabeth Hall, of Casco, Nov. 13, 1859. Children : Katie H., b. Jan. 6, 1861.
Ralph, b. Aug. 18, 1869; m., first, Alice Lombard of West- brook, in 1903, by whom he had one child, Nadia H., b. Apr. 9, 1906; second. Agnes MeKenzie, by whom he had one child, Aliee, b. May, 1913.
Jordan, b. Feb. 2, 1872.
Freeman K., b. May 14, 1875, m. Gertrude, dau. of Amos and Annie (Haskell) Mann; lives in Deering and has children.
William B., son of William and Mary (Baker) Lamb. married Eliza, dau. of Richard and Hannah (Austin) Lamb, of Wind- ham. Children :
Leander, b. Dee. 9, 1845; d. Sept., 1863.
Hannah, b. Jan. 4, 1848; m. Willis Weeman, Jan. 1, 1872; d. June 21, 1913.
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Willard, b. Apr. 9, 1850.
Mary, b. Oct. 29, 1852; d. Oet. 30, 1861.
Ferdinand, b. Apr. 30. 1855.
Emily D., b. Dee. 29, 1857 ; m. Wm. W. Field, Oct. 10, 1882; lives at No. Windham.
Lueinda S., b. Jan. 2, 1861 ; m. Frank Atherton, Aug. 6, 1882. Frank E., b. Apr. 30, 1863; unmarried.
Ida M., b. May 31, 1866; d. Aug. 2, 1874.
Flora M., b. Mar. 1, 1869 ; unmarried.
Willard, son of William B. and Eliza Lamb, married Annie L. Rogers. Dec. 24, 1878. Children :
Mabel E., b. Nov. 3, 1879; m. John White, of Portland.
Carrie P., b. Jan. 6, 1882; m. Archie Laffin, of Portland.
Beulah, b. May 17, 1884; m. Clarence W. Proetor of Wind- ham ; has one child, Annie ; lives in Belfast, Me.
William Lincoln, b. Sept. 6. 1886; unmarried.
Ferdinand, son of William B. and Eliza Lamb, married Mary E. Smith, Mar. 28, 1883. Had one son, Leander.
Leander, son of Ferdinand and Mary (Smith) Lamb, mar- ried Geraldine Field, of Windham, June 10, 1908. Children : Lillian G., b. Dee. 8, 1908.
Elva E., b. July 16, 1911.
Walter W., b. Dee. 25, 1913.
Wilbur A., son of William A. and Emma ( Whitney) Lamb, was born June 9, 1882. He married Emma Libby and has three children. Lives in Windham.
MAXFIELD
William Maxfield, one of the first settlers of Windham, Maine, who came from Marblehead, Mass., with the family of William Mayberry, in 1737, was born about 1720. William Maxfield married Susannah Webb in 1753. Susannah Webb was the daughter of Samuel and Bethia Webb, and sister of Eli Webb, the grandfather of Judge Nathan Webb. She died prior to 1763. Their children :
William, born May 1, 1754.
Ann, birth not on record; probably died before Nov. 1, 1767,
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. as a daughter of the second marriage born on that date was named Annie.
William Maxfield married Mary Wescott (born 1738), July 21, 1763, in Windham. Their children :
Elizabeth, born May 12, 1765.
Annie, born Nov. 1, 1767.
Daniel, born Dec. 24, 1769.
Polly, born June 8, 1771.
Josiah, born Mar. 31, 1773.
Eliakim, born Jan. 2, 1775.
William Maxfield died prior to 1785, and his widow married Daniel Cook of Windham, by whom she had one son Richard Cook, born in 1786. She died in Casco, Me., Nov. 8. 1828, aged 90 years.
William Maxfield, son of William and Susannah (Webb) Maxfield, married Isabel Webster. Their children: Two sons, George and Webster; three daughters, Aphia, Susan and Eliza.
Eliza married Captain Nathaniel Shaw of Portland, Me., by whom she had one son, Daniel Winslow Shaw, who served in the Civil War in Co. F, First Maine Cavalry.
The children of William and Mary ( Wescott) Maxfield mar- ried as follows :
Elizabeth, to Mark Haskell, Sept. 17, 1795.
Annie to Daniel Watson.
Daniel to Lydia Bailey, Dec. 24, 1796.
Polly to Nathan Cook, July 31, 1790.
Josiah to Nancy Partridge, Feb. 21, 1802.
Eliakim to Rebecca Mann, July 23, 1797.
Children of Eliakim and Rebecca (Mann) Maxfield :
William, born July 8, 1798.
Polly, born June 18, 1799.
Miriam, born Sept. 15. 1800.
Eliakim, born Mar. 10, 1802.
Sally, born Nov. 11, 1803. Rebecca, born Nov. 10, 1805.
Eliza Ann, born Jan. 9, 1808.
Almira T., born Mar. 6, 1811.
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George W., born Mar. 13, 1813.
James, born May 2, 1815. John, born Feb. 12, 1818. Rebecca Mann was born Oet. 28, 1776.
Children of Eliakim and Rebecca (Mann) Maxfield married, as follows :
William, to Mary Waterhouse, Jan. 6, 1828.
Polly, to Lewis Gay, Oct. 27, 1826.
Eliakim, to Luey Wheeler, Jan. 1, 1835.
Rebecca, to Joseph Skinner, May 8, 1842. Eliza Ann, to Robinson Cook, Oct. 12, 1834.
George W., to Rachel Jackson, Apr. 21, 1842. The others were not married.
Children of Eliakim and Rebecca (Mann) Maxfield died as follows :
William. on May 30, 1885.
Polly, on July 13, 1891.
Miriam, on June 14, 1818.
Eliakim, on July 2, 1865.
Sally, on Oct. 17, 1804.
Rebecca, on Aug. 2, 1848.
Eliza Ann, on Mar. 7, 1897.
Almira T., on Oct. 15, 1894.
George W., on July 25, 1851.
James, on Sept. 19. 1880. John, on July 5, 1818.
Eliakim Maxfield died Aug. 2, 1849. Rebecca (Man) Mas- field died May 8, 1842.
Children of William and Mary (Waterhouse) Maxfield :
Franklin, born June 4, 1829. Miriam, born Dec. 31, 1832.
Sumner C., born Feb. 9, 1834. Albert, born Oct. 28, 1836.
Infant son, born Apr. 14, 1839.
Lydia Ellen, born July 20, 1840. Married, as follows :
Sumner C., to Mahala Purinton, July 15, 1860.
Lydia Ellen, to J. Bernard Chandler, Feb. 18, 1866.
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MILITARY RECORD
Albert Maxfield served in the Civil War in the Eleventh Maine Infantry from Feb. 27, 1862, to Feb. 2, 1866. He joined the regiment as a recruit, after it had been in Washington, D. C., four months. He served as private in Company C; as Commissary Sergeant and Sergeant Major on the non-Com- missioned Staff; as Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant in Company D; and as Captain of Company H.
Deaths :
William Maxfield, May 30. 1885.
Mary (Waterhouse) Maxfield, May 26, 1880.
Their children :
Franklin died Dec. 30, 1898.
Miriam died Apr. 10. 1833.
Summer C. died Sept. 10, 1903.
Albert, still living (1914).
Infant son died Apr. 14, 1839.
Lydia Ellen, died Oct. 28, 1868.
MERRILL
Capt. Nathaniel Merrill married Lois, daughter of Otis and Sarah ( Allen) Baker, and settled on a farm purchased of William Field. in Windham. Children :
1. Leonard R .. m. Miranda Varney.
2. Cornelius B., m. Sarah J. Mayberry.
3. Lyman P., m. Mary A. Hale.
4. Alphonso S., m. Josephine Field.
5. Sarah R., m. Leonard Alleu.
6. Eda A., m. William II. Green.
7. Orrilla J., m. Henry W. Anthoine.
8. Lorana. d. young.
9. Harris, m. Fannie Libby.
Of these children, all are dead except Alphonso, who resides in Windham.
MORRELL
About 1798, two brothers. Jacob and Thomas Morrell, came to Windham and settled. Jacob bought a farm of Joseph Elder,
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who married his sister, Annie, and lived there until his death. Thomas settled in the northern part of the town, on the place now owned by Charles Brand.
Jacob Morrell married. first, Hannah Brackett of Portland; second. Mrs. Dorcas Plumley. His children by his first wife were:
1. Margaret, m. Elias Baker of Windham.
2. Jacob, m. Jane Gilman.
3. Stephen. m. Lydia Hawkes of Windham.
4. Thomas, m. Lydia Plumley of Windham.
5. Eunice, m. Asa Legrow of Windham.
Children by his second wife :
1. Hannah. d. unmarried.
2. Mary A., m. Asa Legrow of Windham.
3. Sarah. m. Stephen Cleaves of Saco.
4. Benjamin, m. Mary Whipple of Sugar Hill, N. H.
Children of Stephen and Lydia ( Hawkes) Morrell :
1. Elias, d. young.
2. Catharine II .. m., first. Marshall Rogers ; seeand, William Shaw. both of Standish.
3. Mary E .. m. Isaiah Daniels of Portland.
4. Louisa. d. unmarried.
5. Cornelius N .. m. Annie L. Varney of Windham.
6. Jacob B., m. Elizabeth Humphrey of Gray.
7. Calvin, m. Ella L. Baker of Windham.
8. James K., m. Isabelle Field of Windham.
9. Martha L., m. Edward Thayer of Gray.
Children of James and Isabelle (Field) Morrell :
1. Elroy F., m. Eva Martin of Somerville. Mass.
2. Marian I .. m. Martin Spiller of Raymond.
Children of Jacob and Jane (Gilman) Morrell :
1. Margaret, d. unmarried.
2. Mary J .. m. Charles Bennett of Gray.
3. Mark C .. m. Frances Webster.
4. William G., m. Mrs. Lonisa Gilpatrick of Windham.
5. Silas V., m. Rebecca Cobb of Windham.
6. Jacob N., m. Delphina Humphrey of Gray.
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