i^^-yzf srj.!,"-^'.- YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ^Jb. ^L^iO c4i A HISTORY FARMINGTON, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MAINE, FROM THE EARLIEST EXPLORATIONS TO THE PRESENT TIME, I776-I885. FRANCIS GOULD BUTLER, MEMBER OF THE MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Posterity delights in details. — John Quincy Adams. FARMINGTON: PRESS OF KNOWLTON, McLEARY, AND CO. 1885. PREFACE. A PEOPLE justly proud of their ancestors, as are the descendants of the Puritan Fathers of New England, take a lively interest in studying and in transmitting to posterity whatever of history pertains to their town or family. Farmington is undoubtedly one of the best agricultural towns in the State, and when we consider the extent of its geographical area, the fertility of its soil, its varied mechani cal industries, its mercantile and professional pursuits, and also consider the fact that it has been the shire town of the County of Franklin for almost half a century, none will deny that such a town has a history, and that it should be pre served. The pioneers who came to found a home for them selves and their families were generally without pecuniary means. Mere hangers-on were not tolerated, nor did they find a welcome among the early settlers. Many of these pioneers had seen hard service in the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars, had been inured to hardship, toil, and poverty, and fully realized the blessings of home and its comforts. They were generally men in the prime of man hood's strength, and with vigorous blows leveled the forests and brought under cultivation a virgin soil, the fruits of which furnished abundant sustenance for all. Amid the curling smoke and dying flame they erected their log-cabins and hovels, and thither conducted in triumph through the wilderness their wives and children. 2 PREFACE. For several years I have contemplated writing a history of the town of Farmington, hoping thereby to rescue from oblivion many facts and incidents touching its early history which are fast fading away ; but never could I seem to set myself earnestly at work for its accomplishment until Febru ary, 1883, when the flight of time admonished me that if ever such a history was to be written it ought to be com menced at once. Accordingly, prompted by a few friends, and with the aid of an assistant, I began to collect the mate rial necessary for the prosecution of the work, and from that period to the present I have devoted almost my entire time to its accomplishment. One great obstacle with which I have been obliged to contend is the apathy and indifference manifested by those from whom information has been sought. More than a thousand letters and postal-cards have been written during the progress of the work, and I am happy to say that in a large majority of cases the replies have been prompt and full, although in others they have been so delayed as to cause embarrassment ; and in a few instances assistance has been positively refused. Some blank dates, I regret to say, will be noticed in the Genealogical Register which it has been impossible to fill. As a rule, tradition has been discarded and facts introduced in its stead, and whatever suited my purpose in any work has been taken, giving the proper credit where the amount appropri ated seemed to warrant it. In the prosecution of this undertaking, information has been drawn from various sources. The records of the town — complete and full from the date of the incorporation in 1794 — 3-nd the records of churches, parishes, and other organizations have proved of valuable assistance. The files of the local newspapers, including the Sandy River Yeoman, Franklin Register, Farmington Chronicle, Franklin Patriot, and Franklin Journal, from the issue of the first number of the Sandy River Yeoman, in 183 1, have been carefully con sulted. Many facts touching the early settlement, organiza tion, and condition of the town have been derived from original documents preserved in the archives of the State at Boston and at Augusta. The excellent collections of the PREFACE. 3 Maine Historical Society have afforded considerable aid for the history in its more public relations. Among the docu mentary authorities, mention should be made of various town histories : Nason's of Dunstable, North's of Augusta, and Parker's of Farmington. The last work, though brief and incomplete, is valuable for its statistical information. From my fellow-townsmen, as well as from printed papers and manuscripts, has much material been drawn. The older citizens, particularly Rev. John Allen, Dr. John L Blake, Mr. Asa Butterfield, Capt. Peter P. Tufts, and Elijah Norton, Esq., out of the stores of their memories have con tributed valued assistance. For the military history of the Civil War, I am greatly indebted to Capt. Edward I. Merrill, of the 17th Reg. Me. Vols.; and the history of the town in the War of 1812 owes much to the generous co-operation and extensive knowledge of Z. K. Harmon of Portland. To these gentlemen, as well as to many others who have promptly and courteously responded to repeated requests for aid, I desire to express my acknowledgements. I also wish to offer my thanks to the clerks of various towns, the clerk of Franklin County, the officers of Harvard College Library, to John Ward Dean of the New England Genealogical Library, and to oflficers in the State Houses at Augusta and Boston for many courtesies. I should do injustice to my sense of gratitude not to mention the services of Dr. J. L. Pratt of Chelsea, Mass., and of Hon. Freeman N. Blake of Danvers in furnishing important papers relative to the early condition of the settlers ; and of Hon. Joseph H. Williams of Augusta in procuring valuable genealogical material. I would also not forbear to thank Miss Mittie B. Fairbanks for her indefati gable energy in the collection of names and dates for the Genealogical Register. Above all others, my acknowledge ments are due to my daughter, Mrs. Carrie F. Butler Thwing, for assistance so great and so constant as to sug gest the question whether the reader is not as much indebt ed to her as to him whose name is borne upon the title-page. Francis Gould Butler. Farmington, January 7, 1885. CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. Location. — Water Courses. — Surface. — Soil. — Geology. — Timber. — Wild Animals. — Scenery. 13 — 17. CHAPTER I. EARLY EXPLORATIONS. Indians. — Hunters and Trappers. — Earliest Explorations. — Plymouth Pa tent. — Reuben Colburn and his Associates. — North's Survey. — Meetings of Associates. — Later Explorers. — Petition far a Road. — First Settlers. — Pierpole. 18 — 37 CHAPTER II. SETTLEMENTS FROM 1781 TO 1790. Arrival of the First Settlers. — Scarcity of Food. — Arrivals from Dunstable. — First Mill. — Crops. — Frost. — Great Freshet. — First Marriage. — First Framed House. — First Death. — Other Arrivals from Dunstable. — School Opened. — Inventory. — Purchase of the Township. 38 — 56. CHAPTER III. INCORPORATION AND SUBSEQUENT HISTORY. Need of Town Regulations.— Petition for Incorporation. — Protest.— Whit- tier's Protest.— Act of Incorporation.— First Town Meeting. — Federal Tax Assessed.— Local Dissensions. 57-75- 6 CONTENTS. CHAPTER IV. RECORD FROM THE OPENING OF THE CENTURY UNTIL THE WAR OF iSi2. Growth of Town. — Mills.— First Meeting-House.— Center Meetlng-House. — Bridges. — Aurora Borealis. — Dysentery. — Increase of Population and Wealth. 76 — 90. CHAPTER V. SCHOOLS. Early Schools. — Wages. — Teachers. — First School-House. — Changes in School System after Separation. — School Districts. — Text-Books. — Academy. — Normal School. — Abbott Family School. — May School. — The Willows. — Graded Schools. — High School. — Public Funds. 91 — 107. CHAPTER VI. MILITARY HISTORY, AND THE WAR OF 1812. Need of Military Organization. — Formation of Infantry Companies. — Ap propriations for Military Equipments. — First Muster. — Petition for a Cavalry Company. — Resolutions upon the Embargo. — Organization of Artillery Company. — Rumors of War. ^Hardy's Attack on Eastpdrt. — Militia Ordered Out. — List of Farmington Men in Service. — Hartford Convention. — Its Effect in Farmington. — Peace and its Results. — Later Military History. 108 — 127. CHAPTER VII. FROM THE CLOSE OF THE WAR OF 181 2, UNTIL THE FORMA TION OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN 1838. Financial Depression. — Misfortunes of Citizens. — Adams' Factory. — Gross' Distillery. — Cold Fever. — Cold Seasons. — Ohio Emigration. — Agita tion of a Separation from Massachusetts. — Brunswick Convention. — Portland Convention. — Final Vote on the Question. — Freshet of l820' — Building Union Church at the Falls Village. — Early Temperance Movements. — Sandy River Yeoman. — Growth During the Decade. 128—136. CHAPTER VIII. CHURCH HISTORY. Religious Character of Early Settlers. — First Preaching. — Efforts to Settle a Minister. — Ministerial Lands. — First Settled Minister. Distribution of Funds. — Methodist Church. — Jesse Lee. — Class Organized in Farm- CONTENTS. 7 ingtun. — Joshua Soule. — Early Preachers. — Brick Meeting-IIousc. — Chuixh Formed in the Village. — Meeting-House Erected. — Other Classes. — Secessions. — Free-Will Baptist Church. — Edward Lock's Preaching. — Revival. — Church Formed. — Defection of Lock. — Addi tions to the Church. — Meeting-House Erected. — Pastors. — Second Free-Will Baptist Church. — Baptist Church Organized. — Meeting- House Built. — Pastor. — Congregational Church Organized. — Early Preachers. — Isaac Rogers. — Subsequent Pastors. — Universalist Church. — Christian Church. — Unitarian Church. — Meeting-House Built. — Catholic Church. 137 — 169. CHAPTER IX. FROM THE 0RGANIZ.4TI0N OF FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 1850. erection of the County. — First County Officers. — Court-House. -^Litigation Concerning Court-House. — Other County Buildings. — Distribution of Surplus Revenue. — Aroostook War. — Growth of the Town. — Harrison Campaign. — Anti-Slavery Society. — Liberty Party. — Washingtonian Movement. — Revivals. — Protestant Methodist Movement. — Millerile Delusion. — Agricultural Society. — Other Societies. — New Streets Laid Out. — Condition of Village in 1850. 170 — 183. CHAPTER X. RAILROADS. Hrst Mail. — Stage Line to Hallowell. — Railroad Meeting in 1845. — Railroad Meeting in 1847. — Survey Made. — Franklin and Kennebec Railroad Incorporated. — Organization of Franklin and Kennebec Rail road. — Survey for the Road. — Railroad Meeting at Mercer. — Survey of a Railroad Through Chesterville. — Negotiations with the Andro scoggin Railroad. — Completion of Road to West Farmington. — Extension of Androscoggin Railroad to Center Village. — Agitation Concerning a Railroad to Phillips. — Organization of Sandy River Railroad Company. — Completion of the Road. — Franklin and Megantic Railroad. 184 — 195. CHAPTER XL A RECORD FROM 1850 UNTIL i860. increase in Population. — Growth of the Village. — Fire of 1850. — Village Charter Obtained. — Sandy River Bank Chartered. — Misfortunes of the Bank. — List of Officers. — Freshet of 1855. — Riverside Cemetery Opened. — Franklin Patriot Established. — Bear Killed. — Fire of 1859, New Village Charter Obtained.— Fire-Engine Purchased. — Engine- House Built. — Village Supervisors. — Appearance of the Small-Pox. — Condition of the Town in i860. 196 — 204. o CONTENTS. CHAPTER XII. FARMINGTON IN THE REBELLION. Slavery. — Election of Abraham Lincoln. — Secession of Eleven States.— Fort Sumter Attacked. — Loyal Sentiment in Farmington. — Call for Troops. — Gov. Washburn Issues a Proclamation. — Meetings in Farm ington. — Patriotic Sentiments. — Organization of Farmington Companies. — The Draft. — Farmington's Quotas. — Bounties and Aid to Soldiers. — Work of the Ladies. — John F. Appleton Post No. 25. — List of Sol diers. — Drafted Men. — Principals and Substitutes. 205 — 240. CHAPTER XIII. A RECORD FROM i860 TO 1884. Effects of the War.— Murder in Strong. — Trial of Doyle.— Trial of Jesse Wright for Murder of Jeremiah Tuck.— Trial of Samuel Richardson for Murder of Joseph Edes.— Assault of Asahel Thompson upon David W. Whittier. — Services Memorial of President Lincoln. — Opening Tele graph Line. — Public Library Opened. — Franklin County Savings Bank Organized. — Attempted Robbery of the Sandy River National Bank.— Meteorological Phenomena. — Great Freshet. — Ice Freshet.— Growth of the Town, from i860 to 1870. — Extension of Railroad. — New Streets Located. — Buildings Erected. — Trial of John Fletcher. — Fires of 1874 and 1875. 241 — 258. CHAPTER XIV. MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES. Primitive Manufactures. — First Saw-Mill.— Mill built by Francis Tufts, at the Falls. — Mill built by Russ.— Other Mills at the Falls.— Mills on the Wilson Stream. — Fairbanks' Mills. — Russell's Mills.— Allen's Full- ing-Mill. — Stinchfield's Fulling-Mill. — Other Fulling-Mills. — Carding- Machines.— Ebenezer Sweet's Tannery. — Tanneries of Butler, Town- send, Adams, Were, and others. — Thwing's Tannery. — Shoemakers.— Hatters. — Norcross' Pottery. — Cabinet- Makers. — Carriage - Manufac tories. — Clover - M ill. — Starch - Factory. — Machine - Shops. — Atwood's Pulp-Mill. — Printing and Publishing. — Fishing Rods. — Greenwood's Ear-Protectors. — First Corn-Factory built — Other Canning Establish ments.— Box Factory. — Huse's Factory. 259 — 274. CHAPTER XV. SKETCHES OF LAWYERS, PHYSICIANS, AND COLLEGE GRADUATES. Henry V. Chamberlain. — Nathan Cutler.— Zachariah Soule. — Elnathan Pope. -Hiram Belcher. - Robert Goodenow. — John L. Cutler. — Joshua Randall. — Simeon H. Lowell. — Present Lawyers. — Dr. Aaron Stoyell — Dr. Samuel Guild. -Dr. T. D. Blake. -Dr. Ebenezer Taylor — Dr Josiah CONTENTS. 9 Prescott. — Dr. Thomas Flint. — Dr. Allen Phillips. — Dr. Lafayette Per kins.— Dr. J. F. Moses. — Dr. William C. Staples. — Dr. Jophanus Hen derson.— Dr. William Randall. — Dr. J. L. Blake. — Dr. Edmund Russell. — Dr. Charles Alexander. — Dr. H. W. Hamilton. — Dr. J. B. Severy. — Dr. S. P. Warren. — Physicians in Practice in 1885. — List of College Graduates. 275 — 293. CHAPTER XVI. MERCHANTS AND STORES. Early Traders. — Thomas Flint. — Whittier and Bishop. — Col. Daniel Beale. — David Moore. — Timothy and Thomas Johnson. — Col. Joseph Fair banks. — Joseph Titcomb. — Clifford Belcher. — Merchants at Backus Corner. — Samuel Belcher. — Ebenezer Childs. — Thomas Croswell and Other Merchants at the Falls. — R. K. Lowell. — John Titcomb. — Isaac Tyler. — Asa Abbott. — Francis Butler. — Joseph Huse. — H. B. Stoyell. — Richard Hiscock. — Samuel F. Stoddard. — Leander Boardman. — Henry Nason. — A. W. F. Belcher. — H. W. Fairbanks. — F. T. and J. W. Fairbanks. — J. W. Perkins. — Gen. Samuel G. Ladd. — William T. Abbott. — Reuben Cutler. — Leonard Keith. — Edwin N. Stevens. — Philip M. Garcelon. — Andrew H. Bonney. — B. R. Elliott. — Richard S. Rice. — Henry M. Howes. — Samuel S. Hersey. — Joel Phinney. — Allen and Co. — Present Merchants. 294 — 308. MISCELLANEOUS. Table of Incidents. — Appendix. — Genealogical Register. — Brief Biogra phies of Early Settlers. — Poems. — Index I. — Index II. —• Errata. ILLUSTRATIONS. T* „ PAGE. SUPPLY Belcher.- Stephen Titcomb. — Enoch Craic,.- Thomas Wendell Frontispiece. Center M eeting-House yn Western State Normal School 91 Abbott Family School 103 Rev. Isaac Rogers 161 M.\joR Edward I. Merrill 209 Hon. Frederic C. Perkins 249 Music Hall Block 258 Hon. Hiram Belcher 277 N.\thaniel Cothren, Esq 288 Residence of D. W. Austin 299 Rev. Jacob Abbott. 352 Alexander H. Abbott, A. M 359 Rev. John Allen 365 George F. Blake, Esq 390 Hon. Francis G. Butler 404 Col. James Butterfield 413 Hon. Alvan Currier 447 Hon. Nathan Cutler 451 Thomas McL. Davis, Esq 459 Hon. Joseph W. P'airbanks '. .470 Francis Knowlton, Esq .' 518 Dr. Ebenezer C. Milliken 531 George W. Norton, Esq 542 Hon. Thomas Parker 547 Charles B. Russell, Esq 567 Capt. Peter P. Tukts 599 INTRODUCTION. Location. — Water Courses. — Surface. — Soil. ^ Geology. — Timber. — Wild Animals. — Scenery. Farmington, the shire town of Franklin County, Maine, is situated in the valley of the Sandy River, thirty-six miles northwest from Augusta, eighty miles north from Portland, and eighty miles west from Bangor. Its exact latitude, as determined by Dr. Jackson's survey, is 44° 42' 30" north. Its longitude east of Washington is 6° 55'. It is bounded on the north by Strong and New Vineyard, on the east by Industry and New Sharon, on the south by Chesterville, from which it is divided by the Wilson Stream and Sandy River, and on the west by Wilton and Temple. Its extreme length is ten miles, and its average width four and one-half miles. Farmington is naturally divided into two portions by the Sandy River, which flows diagonally through the township from northwest to southeast. It enters the town on its northern boundary some five hundred and seventy-five rods from the western limit, and passes into New Sharon about a half a mile west of the southeast corner. Directly or through its tributaries it thus drains every portion of the territory. This river takes its rise in those highlands which divide the waters flowing into the Kennebec from those which fall into the Androscoggin River. The western or 14 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. principal branch has its headwaters in the Sandy River Ponds, two small bodies of water lying south of Mt. Saddle back. Thence it flows in a southeastern direction through Letter E Plantation and Madrid, enters Phillips, and unites with the eastern branch, which takes its rise in and about the gorges of Mt. Abraham. It continues southerly through Phillips, Avon, Strong, and Farmington. From Farmington Falls it takes an eastern course, and flows through New Sharon, Mercer, and Stark in a nearly northeastern direction, emptying into the Kennebec River fifteen miles east of the northwest corner of the town of Farmington. It has five principal tributaries. The Porter Mill Stream enters the river at Strong village. The Fairbanks Mill Stream takes its rise as two branches in the New Vineyard mountains, one of which forms a small pond near the line between Industry and Farmington, the waters of which discharge themselves in a beautiful cascade some sixty feet in height. This stream enters the river a short distance below the Fairbanks bridge. The Temple Stream, a picturesque rivulet, drains the Temple mountains, flows over a rocky bed through the western quarter of the town, and discharges itself about half a mile below the village at West Farmington. The largest tributary to the river is known as the Wilson Stream, and is the outlet of the Wilson and Varnum Ponds in Wilton. It flows in a southeast direction, receives the Little Norridge- wock Stream about one and a half miles from its mouth, thence takes an eastern course, dividing Farmington from Chesterville, and finds an outlet near Farmington Falls. On this stream are some of the best mill-sites in the State. Muddy Brook, the outlet of Clear Water Pond, enters the river near the village of New Sharon. Besides the main tributaries, several smaller streams and brooks enter the river and its branches. These, together with numerous surface and underground springs, supply every farm and family with abundant water. The Sandy River is peculiar for the sudden and enormous rises of its waters. Draining as it does a large mountain- j ous territory, upon which snows fall to a great depth and INTRODUCTION. 1 5 rain falls heavily, it is not infrequent to see this small stream increase in a single night to a rushing, roaring torrent in some places a half a mile in width. The natural course of the river being serpentine, these constantly recurring fresh ets serve to wash away the banks, and to form new deposits in the bends of its course. Thus the river has changed its path from, year to year, and in many cases flows in quite different channels from those of a hundred years ago. In deed, in the great freshet of 1869, it cut for itself in the town of Phillips an entire new course for a distance of nearly a mile. Although the surface of Farmington is undulating and even hilly, no considerable elevation is found within its borders, as is the case with many of the surrounding towns. The plain of the Center Village lies four hundred and thir teen feet above the sea-level, and four hills — Porter's Hill and Voter's Hill on the west side of the river, and Cowan's Hill and Mosher's Hill on the east side — rise from two to three hundred feet above the plain. The river is skirted on both sides by belts of interval of greater or less width, from which the land ascends in undulating slopes and in places in high ridges. The surface of these different elevations pre sents every variety of soil for cultivation. The intervals, for the extent and beauty of which the town is famed, embrace an area of some two thousand acres on the borders of the river and larger streams. These lands are overflowed by the annual freshets, and, thus kept constantly enriched, are probably the most fertile lands within the borders of the State. The soil is a rich, sandy loam, originally covered by a hard-wood growth. Back from the interval on the east side of the river lies a sand-belt, a warm, quick soil entirely free from stones, which the early settlers found clothed with fir, spruce, hemlock, and some cedar. On the higher lands the soil is a heavy loam, somewhat stony, but productive. The highest ridges are especially adapted to grazing. It is a remarkable fact that the town contains no waste land. ¦Every lot as originally surveyed is cultivated as a farm. No mountain, no pond, no bog, no swamp, no extent of ledge is to be found within the township. 1 6 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. The geology of Farmington presents no striking features. The general formation is gneiss, varied with mica schist and some patches of granite. An inferior quality of limestone is found, but the attempts to work it for profit have proved unsuccessful. Superior slate, however, has been discovered, and a quarry opened. When the town was first visited by white men, its whole surface was heavily clothed with forests of both hard and soft wood. Only two small meadows appeared, the result of beaver-dams. The most common tree is the rock or sugar maple. White maple, yellow and white birch, beech and ash, fir, spruce, and hemlock also abound. Cedar is not plenty ; but little pine is found, and hardly an oak is seen within the limits of the town. The wild animals are much the same as those of other parts of the State. The fiercer animals, as the bear and the wolf, have long since disappeared, although a gray wolf was killed in the northern section of the town as late as Febru ary, 1844. The otter, too, has sought more retired surround ings, and some sixty years have passed since the last beaver rewarded the hunter's toil. Foxes are still abundant, and many are taken each winter. Mink, although pot as plenty as formerly, are still captured upon the borders of the brooks, and muskrats are found in abundance. The hare, the cony rabbit, the woodchuck, the gray and red squirrels, and the chipmunk inhabit the forests, and occasionally the boys wake a porcupine in his hole. Weasels and raccoons also occasionally appear to harass the farmer's chickens or steal his corn. In former times the river and streams of the town teemed with fish. Salmon and alewives were taken in great quantities by the early settlers. But with the building of dams they disappeared. Few salmon have been taken since 179s ; probably none since 1820. Pickerel and eels are still taken in the river and its tributaries, and in smaller streams the sportsmen may cast a fly for the speckled beauties, the brook trout. No description of the physical features of Farmino-ton INTRODUCTION. 1 7 would be complete without reference to the beauty of its scenery. The broad belts of green interval, with here and there glimpses of the river winding and glistening like a silver thread, the hills above with the blue background of the distant mountains, Mt. Blue towering like a sentinel above them all, — combine to form as fair a picture as New England can boast. CHAPTER I. EARLY EXPLORATIONS. Indians. — Hunters and Trappers. — Earliest Explorations. — Plymouth Pa tent.— Reuben Colburn and his Associates. — North's Survey. — Meetings of Associates. — Later Explorers. — Petition for a Road. — First Settlers. — Pierpole. The explorers who first came to Sandy River Valley found a small tribe of Indians at Messee Contee (herring- place), the spot now known as Farmington Falls. At the time the settlers came, in 1781, the tribe had dwindled to two families, that of Pierpole and that of Philips. Philips soon left, but Pierpole remained for many years the friend and helper of the white man. It is probable that the Indians at Farmington Falls were a branch of the Norridgewock| tribe, which was broken up by the massacre under Captains Harmon and Moulton, Aug. 22, 1724. The remains of an Indian fort have been found, and from time to time in making excavations, skeletons, bones, arrowheads, and relics have been unearthed, the plain evidence of a burying-ground. .j While it is doubtful whether any tribe, or part of a tribe, had a permanent settlement at Farmington before the dispersion ; of the Norridgewocks, for aught known to the contrary the aborigines had enjoyed the hunting and fishing of the region for untold generations. When the first white man visited the valley is uncertain. ; Tradition tells us that its fertile lands were first made known to the outside world by a young man, captive to the EARLY EXPLORATIONS. 1 9 Indians. During one of the many raids which the Indians made on the Narragansett townships, a youth by the name of Knights was taken prisoner at Gorham and brought by his captors into the Sandy River country. His hardships and .privations were such that he deemed death in trying to escape more desirable than captivity. With nothing to guide him but the stars, he set out to make his way through the wilderness to his home. The perilous journey was suc cessfully made, and, carrying with him such accounts of the beauty and fertility of the region from which he came, he induced some of the bold spirits among his friends to explore the country for themselves. It is also said that a New Hampshire woman was once held as a captive by the Indians at Farmington Falls. Years after having gained her liberty, coming to the place to visit some friends who had settled there, she at once recognized the spot as the scene of her captivity by a peculiar spring from which she had been accustomed to draw water. How much truth is contained in these traditions it is difficult at this distance in time to determine. There is nothing inherently improbable in them, neither are there any facts to confirm them. Certain it is, however, that hunters and trappers had been accustomed to visit the valley long before it was explored for purposes of settlement. Among the earliest of these hunters were Thomas Wilson of Topsham and a Mr. Scott of Winthrop. It was under the guidance of Wilson that the first explorers came into the township. Attracted by the glowing descrip tion given of the region by the hunters, a party from Tops- ham, consisting of Stephen Titcomb, Robert Gower, James Henry, Robert Alexander, James M'Donnell, together with Wilson, came to Sandy River in 1776 with a view of making a settlement. The party came up the Kennebec River in canoes as far as Hallowell, which was generally known at that time by the Indian name of " Bombahook." From Hallowell they proceeded on foot through the sparsely- settled district to Mr. Rumford Smith's, who had settled and built a log-house a little east of what is now known as Read- field Corner, but which was then Winthrop. Leaving Mr. 20 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Smith's, the last house on the route, they proceeded by compass a west-northwest course, supposing this course would bring them near to what is now Farmington Falls, from which place they could readily find the " great inter val," the object of their pilgrimage. But the course they» took carried them too far east, and they struck the river near where New Sharon village is now located. There they crossed the river and continued along its northern bank some five miles to the southeastern boundary of the Tufts farm, now (1884) owned by the heirs of the late Peter Manter. Here they built a camp, and proceeded to make the necessary explorations to enable them wisely to deter mine where and how they should locate their farms. They finally decided to begin at the southern line of the Tufts farm, and, using basswood bark as a substitute for a chain, they located six lots one hundred rods in width. After completing their survey, they divided the lands thus located between them by lot, and returned to Topsham to procure tools and provisions necessary to begin a chopping, under an agreement to return in two weeks for this purpose. At the time agreed the party ascended the Kennebec in batteaux to the mouth of the Cobbosse-contee Stream, which enters the river at Gardiner, and, carrying round the falls, followed the stream until they came to the Indian " great carrying-place," which leads to Winthrop Great Pond, now known as Lake Maranocook, which they ascended to South Pond, to a spot near where Winthrop village is situated. Thence they carried to the pond near Readfield Corner, thence up Bog Stream to Greeley's Pond, and, carrying a mile to Parker's Pond, they crossed the pond and carried from it to Norcross' Pond, which lies in the western part of Chesterville. Fol lowing its waters into the Little Norridgewock and Wilson Streams, they came into the Sandy River near the falls. They arrived on their first visit the twenty-fifth of May. It was doubtless the last of June or the first of July when the first trees fell. Each man made a chopping on the lot he had drawn, and, after exploring the country more extensively than at their first visit, descended the Sandy and Kennebec Rivers to Topsham. EARLY EXPLORATIONS. 21 While the Topsham party was exploring the region, other persons were looking toward the Sandy River valley for a home ; and hunters and trappers still made their annual visits. It was their usual custom to come in the early autumns and return to their homes upon the approach of winter. But in the autumn of 1 779 two hunters from Win throp, Stewart Foster and Ephraim Allen, came prepared to spend the winter. They encamped near the river some two hundred rods above where Fairbanks bridge now stands, on the farm familiarly known as the John Clayton farm. An abundance of fur, including moose, beaver, otter, mink, and sable, rewarded their labor. In the spring they made a dug out, and, putting their furs on board, went down the river to the Kennebec, and thence to their homes. They are the first white men known to have passed a winter in what is now Franklin County. As from year to year up to the time the first families moved into the plantation, in 1781, several parties were taking up lands and making improvements in various parts of the township, an important question began to be agitated regarding the ownership of the lands and negotiations for their purchase. It was understood that the Kennebec pa tentees claimed the lands in the plantation, but it was also understood that the boundaries of their patent had not been permanently defined. As the boundaries of this patent engrossed so much attention, and for so long a period, in the central part of ihe State, and were so closely interwoven with the first survey and settlement of Farmington, involving as it did the question of title to the lands, a brief history of this Plymouth or Kennebec Patent is here given. Among the many grants of land made by King James I. was one given in 1629 to the Council of Devon in England, and by this council in the same year granted to William Bradford and his associates, who were themselves of the Pilgrims, " of all that tract of land lying in and between and extending itself from the utmost limits of the Cobbosse-con tee, which adjoineth the River Kennebec, towards the West ern Ocean and the falls of [Nequamkike (unknown)], and the 22 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. space of fifteen miles on each side of the said River Kenne bec ; " and under this grant the Plymouth Company claimed the lands from the mouth of Kennebec River to Caratunk Falls, a distance of some one hundred miles. In 1640 Brad ford and his associates surrendered this grant on the Kenne bec River to all the freemen of the colony of New Plymouth. The Plymouth Company during its ownership never made any vigorous efforts to settle the land themselves. Al though they built three forts as a protection against Indian incursions and sent magistrates into the territory, they were too feeble to govern and protect a distant colony. This Company, however, during its ownership and occupation, derived considerable yearly income from leasing the right to take sturgeon, salmon, and shad within the limits of their patent ; but difficulties surrounded them on every side, and, annoyed by the vexation which this property had given them, they sold the whole patent, in 1661, together with the additions which had been made to it by purchases from the Indians, to Antipas Boies, Edward Tyng, Thomas Brattle, and John Winslow for the sum of ^400 sterling. The legal designation thereafterwards became the " Proprietors of the Kennebec purchase of the late colony of New Plymouth." The title to the patent thus acquired by the grantees lay dormant for a period of eighty-eight years from 1661 to 1749, when the heirs, devisees, and assigns began to take some steps to organize a company to promote the settlement of their patent ; but the question of boundaries was still unset tled and vexatious. The controversy with Clarke and Lake, who claimed under Indian deeds, was settled in 1758, by which on the east side of Kennebec River the northern line of the present town of Woolwich was made the sOuth boun dary of the patent. The second claim of the Wiscasset Company, also under Indian deeds, was finally settled by compromise in 1762. The third settlement was with the Pejepscot patentees, by which the northern line of the town of Topsham was made the south boundary of the patent, and the west line was to run fifteen miles from Kennebec River. This compromise between the respective patentees was made EARLY EXPLORATIONS. 23 in 1766. The fourth settlement was with the Pemaquid patentees, who claimed under a grant from the Plymouth Company. It was finally agreed between the Plymouth patentees and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that the north line of the patent should be the Wesserunset Stream, which joins the Kennebec a little below the village of Nor ridgewock, and by subsequent arrangement and consent was made to include the whole of the present town of Norridge wock. The patent as thus established extended from Merry- meeting Bay to and including the town of Norridgewock, and was about thirty miles wide, with the Kennebec River in the center, and included Bath and Phippsburg on the west side of the river, which were ceded to the Kennebec paten tees by the Pejepscot proprietors in the compromise of 1762. The meetings of the Company continued to be held regularly from 1749 to 1 8 16, when they sold the balance of their lands in Boston at auction in 1816, and the company dissolved. The boundaries of the patent being now permanently established, the patentees and in fact every one supposed that the Sandy River township would fall within the limits of their patent, and, as very flattering accounts had gone forth of its broad intervals, its deep and fertile soil and heavy timber, settlers were rapidly attracted within its borders. On the 17th of December, 1777, an association was formed at Hallowell between Topsham and Hallowell explorers, known as " the Proprietors of a township on Sandy River." The association afterwards became known as that of " Reuben Colburn and his associates." Mr. Colburn, who resided at Pittston, was regarded as a man of excellent business capacity. He came from Dunstable, Mass., and was the Major Colburn who accompanied General Arnold in his disastrous expedition to Quebec in 1775, being in com mand of the company of carpenters who formed a portion of the invading forces. At another meeting of the associates, held July 28, 1778, at Amos Pollard's hotel in that part of Hallowell now Augusta, after the choice of a clerk, treasurer, and a committee of three, it being now understood at this meeting that the township of Sandy River would fall within 24 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. the limits of the Kennebec patent, this committee was instructed to open negotiations for a grant to Colburn and his associates of a township on Sandy River, the west line of which should be fifteen miles from Kennebec River and parallel thereto. It does not appear that the committee made any progress in obtaining the grant during the year ; and at another meeting of Colburn and his associates, also held at Pollard's hotel, on the 24th of May, 1779, the commit tee was instructed to make further proposals to the Kenne bec proprietors, and if possible to obtain the grant of the township. It appears by an agreement made at Boston on the 4th of October, 1779, and by a subsequent amendment to this agreement made March 3, 1780, by and between James Bowdoin, Daniel Jeffries, James Hewing, and John Hancock on the part of the Kennebec proprietors, and by the commit tee on the part of Reuben Colburn and his associates, that Colburn and his associates on their part should cause a survey to be made of the township of Sandy River by first taking the courses and distances between the angles of Kennebec River below the mouth of the Sandy River for a distance of some ten miles, and then to begin at the mouth of said river and run west by compass fifteen miles, and there make a corner, which is the northwest corner of the present town of Farmington, and was a basswood tree marked " K. 15 M." to denote that was fifteen miles west of Kenne bec River. Mr. Colburn and his associates employed Joseph North, Esq., of Pittston, to make the survey, and his plan, now before the writer, is made upon an untanned sheepskin, and, although considerably tattered and torn, is still very legible, and thus describes the exterior boundaries of the township : Beginning at the said basswood tree, being the northwest corner of the township ; thence south two miles to a tree marked K. 15 M.; thence south 13" east three miles to a tree marked K. 15 M. ; thence south 24° east three miles to a hemlock tree marked ; thence south 35'' east two miles one hundred and four teen rods to a hemlock tree marked K. 15 M. ; thence north 67' EARLY EXPLORATIONS. 25 east one mile and one hundred and ninety rods to the junction of the Little Norridgewock with the Wilson Stream; thence down the stream to its mouth; thence down Sandy River about half a mile to a maple tree marked ; thence north eight miles and fifty-six rods to a beech tree marked with a marking-iron ^-^¦; thence west five miles and two hundred rods to the place of beginning. At the time of the incorporation of the town, the course bounded by Wilson Stream had been changed to north 49° east one mile and ninety rods, but now stands as originally surveyed by North. Stone monuments have since been placed at the several corners and angles of the town and on most roads crossing its exterior limits. Mr. North's plan bears the following certificate upon its margin : This plan is made by a scale of 163 poles to one inch; the lots fronting on the river is 60 poles wide and one mile and one fourth in length. Those marked P. is for proprietors and those marked S. for settlers. This plan was made from a careful survey of the river. JOSEPH NORTH, Surveyor. Pittston, June 20, 1780. It hardly seems possible that Mr. North could have accomplished the survey between March 3 and June 20, 1780, for he must during this time have taken the course of the Kennebec Rjver and run the fifteen-mile line to the northwest corner of the township and thence around it ; he must have taken a careful survey of the Sandy River and lotted the township as delineated by his plan, and have done all this through an unbroken forest. But the explanation is that in lotting the township he did nothing more than to measure and mark the width of the lots on the river and possibly to run the range-lines, and then with scale and dividers made the plan submitted to his employers, leaving the ^ide lines of the lots to be run in the future. There is a difference in the width of the river lots in the town which has been much discussed, but never explained. Very few of the river lots measure just sixty rods, for the proprietors' lots generally measure fully sixty-two rods upon the river. 26 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. while the settlers' lots measure two rods less, and one or more river lots measure seventy rods in width, while some others measure less than fifty. Mr. North by his plan numbers the river lots on the east side of the river by com mencing on the northern line of the township with No. i, a gore lot, and thence consecutively to No. 51, at the south line of the township. On the west side of the river he began No. i, the first lot below the mill lot, which he marks M., and thence southerly to the Wilson Stream, ending with No. 22. Then beginning at the north line of the township with No. 22, he numbers consecutively to No. 48, ending at the mill lot. That portion of the township not embraced in the river lots Mr. North delineated on his plan as surveyed into alter nate lots of 200 and 250 acres each. The former are marked S. for settlers' lots, and the latter P. for proprietors' lots. He also located a 200-acre lot near the center of the town ship for the first settled minister, and another lot adjoining of 250 acres for the use of the ministry, both of which are marked M. He also laid out a lot on the west side of the river on the mill stream 150 rods in width and 300 rods long, and also marked M., the same to be appropriated for the encouragement of building a saw and grist mill for the accommodation of the inhabitants. A goring lot on the east side of the river between lots 29 and 30 is also marked M., denoting that that was set apart for the first settled minister or for the use of the ministry. Mr. North kept a field-book during his survey, carefully noting the generally topography of the township, the growth of timber, the quality of the soil, the courses of the streams and brooks tributary to the river, and returned this field-book together with his plan to the associates in June, 1780. The survey of Mr. North was made in pursuance of the agreement completed March 3, 1780, between the proprietors of the Kennebec purchase and Mr. Colburn and his associ ates, and was mutually satisfactory. The survey was re turned to the clerk of the Kennebec patentees, who very generously decided to admit all applicants for settlers' lots, EARLY EXPLORATIONS. 27 upon the condition that they should perform certain settlers' duties, to wit : build a house not less than twenty feet square and seven feet in the stud, clear five acres of land within three years, -and actually live on the premises during three years, or, in case of death of the settler, his heirs or some one under them to complete the term of residence, he or some one under him likewise to reside on the premises seven years longer, and work on the ministerial lot or on a house for the public worship of God two days in each year for ten years when required by the committee of the proprietors or their agent. They also were to work two days in each year upon the public roads until the township should be incorpo rated into a town : each settler likewise agreeing to submit in municipal affairs to the decisions of a majority, as ex pressed at any public meeting called in pursuance of a code of by-laws which had been adopted. An arrangement was made by the settlers that a back settler's lot and a front settler's lot should constitute a right in the township, and they chose a committee to couple them according to quality and draw them by lot, which they did on the 17th of May, 1780. Certain settlers, however, who had commenced and made improvements on particular lots, were exempted from this mode of division, and permitted to retain the lots they had previously selected. The result of the division of lots was recorded in a book kept by the clerk of the associates for this purpose, and agreeable to a vote of the associates all conveyances of lots were to be recorded by their clerk in his book. The first meeting of Colburn and his associates held in the township was on Oct. 15, 1783, at the house of Samuel Butterfield, where the meetings were afterwards held so long as they continued to transact business. At this meeting they chose' Samuel Bullen moderator, Nehemiah Blodgett clerk, Peter Corbett treasurer, and Reuben Colburn, Samuel Butterfield, and Nathaniel Davis a committee who were empowered to employ a surveyor and complete the survey of the township as soon as practicable. The next meeting was held May 12, 1785, which was organized by choosing Samuel 28 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Bullen moderator, Solomon Adams clerk, Peter Corbett treasurer, and Samuel Bullen, Solomon Adams, and Nehe miah Blodgett committee for the year, who were instructed to settle with Joseph North and Solomon Adams for com pleting the survey of the township. Samuel Butterfield, Church Brainard, and Solomon Adams were appointed a committee to dispose of lots on which the dividends had not been paid. This meeting adjourned to the first Wednes day in March, 1786, when it was voted to make an assess ment of one pound on each right for the repair of roads, to be paid in labor at four shillings a day. Seth Greeley and Church Brainard were chosen surveyors to see the money expended and make returns to the committee. Samuel Butterfield, Solomon Adams, and Samuel Bullen were chosen agents to obtain valid titles to their lots, but it does not appear that anything was done to secure the fee of the land until February, 1790, nor were any records kept of the doings of the Associates. In 1789 the long-pending and bitter controversy between the Kennebec patentees and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was adjusted. The paten tees represented that they had granted large tracts of land to settlers to induce them to settle upon their patent, and had expended ^150,000 in the erection of forts, buildings, etc., which had enhanced the value of the lands belonging to the State ; and they were therefore very unwilling to release the Sandy River township, but were finally forced to do so. The State, however, assumed the contract with Colburn and his associates, which contract is fully set out in a resolve of the General Court hereinafter recited. The State on its part ceded to the Kennebec proprietors a strip of land lying north of their patent, beginning at the northeast corner of the Sandy River township, thence running north one and one-half miles, thence east parallel with the north line of the patent thirty miles, thence south one and one-half miles to the northeast corner of the patent, a territory equal to one and one-quarter townships. It also ceded the township of Plym outh, six miles square, situated in the vicinity of Moosehead Lake, as a final adjustment of a vexatious controversy. EARLY EXPLORATIONS. 29 From 1776 to 1781, when the first families moved into the township, we have reason to believe that many persons visited the valley with a view to purchase or settlement, but who they were can only be conjectured. That Colburn and his associates were, the foremost in these explorations we have reason to believe. It was December 17, 1777, that the association of the Proprietors of Sandy River Township was formed between Topsham and Hallowell parties. That Hallowell explorers visited the township in the latter part of 1776 or in 1777 seems therefore almost certain. Who these Hallowell parties were we have now little authentic means of knowing. Reuben Colburn was the leader, and associated with him, at an earlier or later date, were Samuel Bullen, Nehemiah Blodgett, Peter Corbett, Nathaniel Davis, David, Ephraim, and James Cowan. The following petition, lodged in the Secretary's office in Boston, is probably the earliest document extant relating to the history of Farmington. Its signers without doubt include the names of many of those who visited the township with a view to settlement. To the Honorable the General Assembly of the State of Massachusetts Bay: — Humbly Shows James Cowen of a place called Sanday River in the County of Lincoln that he and the persons whose names are herein Inserted have been making a Settlement up on said Sanday River and are very desireous of carrying the Same on with vigor and Industry and beg leave to suggest to your Honors that the opening the Wilderness and turning the Desert Into Whealfields while it Supports Individuals is of great advantage to the publick and they therefore pray that your honors would Grant on such Conditions and at Such price as Justice and prudence shall (grant) to them the Said James Cowen Jonathan Whiting James Craig Adam Carson David McKnight Ephraim Cowen Joseph Webber George Cowen William Carson James Springer Eliab Shaw Emerson Smith Moses Airs Jonathan Devinport 30 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Seth Greeley Sargeant Bishop Samuel Perham John Shaw Moses Smith Elisha Smith David Corley [?] Peter Poshard David Bailey Cowen William Cowen John Stain Simeon Pain Daniel Cotter Jabez Clough Joseph Greeley Nathaniel Philbrook Lewis Webber Daniel Starnes Paul Wing Joseph Brown John Aud [?] Asa Barnes Edward Linnan John Atkinson Solomon Clark Nathan Weston Caleb Weston Peter Batchelder Johnathan Gill John Adison John Moore Stephen Pooler Levi Powers Moses Wheeler Joseph Savage John Caten Cookson Gideon Gardner Jedediah Kilborn Abijah Fuch James Hutchurson Edward Springer Joseph Clough Phillip Straw Isaac Cowen Josiah Mitchell Samuel Boyd Samuel Cowen Elias Taylor Robert Keneday John Neal Mijah Usher Joshua Taylor Ebenezer Bancroft Oliver Cobourn Barnabas Baker Nathaniel Weston David Reed John Hopkins John Combs John Hanearson a tract of land beginning on Sandy River aforesaid where it empties itself into Little Norridgewock River adjoining to lands claimed by the plymouth company and fifteen Miles West from tiie River Kennebeck and so extending up said Sandy River twelve miles holding the breadth of three miles on each side thereof or however otherwise your honors Shall bound it. And they will ever Pray &c. Jan'y 28 1778. (Signed) JAMES COWEN In behalf of all the said Petitioners, i EARLY EXPLORATIONS. 3 1 The records of the association are not known to be in existence. They were produced in court at Augusta in 1816 and admitted as evidence in the trial of the action Simeon Paine vs. Thomas and Timothy Johnson. The deposition of Solomon Adams, Esq., last clerk of the Associates, was taken in perpetiiam, identifying the book. This being done agreeably to the directions of the Court, and the deposition recorded in the Registry of Deeds for Kennebec County and annexed to the book, it was directed that the book should be lodged in the Town Clerk's office for the use of the town or of any person who might have occasion to use it in defense of his title. The book is not among the documents of the town, and it is doubtful whether it was ever deposited as directed. While Hallowell parties were thus making explorations, Stephen Titcomb and Robert Gower were pushing steadily forward improvements on the lots which they had select ed. The land which the Topsham party chose and allotted between them, extending two miles above the bend in the river at the south line of the farm now owned by the heirs of Peter Manter, proved to be the choicest land in the valley of the river. Wilson, Henry, Alexander, and M'Donnell, the original explorers, either abandoned or sold their claims, and it is doubtful whether they did much toward their im provement. In 1780 a party from Damariscotta came to the township, consisting of Francis Tufts and Jonathan Knowl ton, who were brothers-in-law, and probably also Benjamin Blackstone and William Blackstone, who were also brothers- in-law of Tufts and Knowlton. Thomas Hiscock, whose wife was a sister of Mr. Knowlton, may have been of the party, as well as Benjamin Weathren. Mr. Tufts purchased of one Knights the southern lot selected by the Topsham party, and began a clearing, while Mr. Knowlton commenced on the lot directly across the river. The same year Nehe miah Blodgett and Samuel Bullen, two of the Associates, began improvements, Blodgett on the farm now (1884) owned by Hon. George Gower, which was one of the aban doned claims, and Bullen on the lot known as the Case 32 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. place. Joseph Brown, who probably acted under rights gained from the Associates at the same time, took up the lot" above the village now owned by T. F. Belcher and D. V. B. Ormsby. During the same year William Gower, eldest son of Robert Gower, began a clearing on the farm now occupied by Luther Gordon and others on the west side of the river. At the close of the year 1780, therefore, improvements were begun on eight different lots. Stephen Titcomb had built a comfortable log-house, had gathered and stored a good crop of corn, potatoes, and turnips, and determined to bring his family to pass the winter as the first settlers in the wilder ness. He left Topsham with his family Dec. 20, 1780, but, being overtaken by heavy snows, they were unable to get through, and so were obliged to pass the winter in Readfield, as is fully described in the genealogical division of this work. The year 1 780 closed, and left the forest of the valley of the Sandy River, as it had been for ages, uninhabited by the white man. But one fire might have been seen burning, and its smoke wreathing above the trees. The Indian Pier pole, undismayed by the approach of the white man, still remained, the last of a race who had once held undisputed sway over these hunting-grounds. So closely connected was he with the fortunes of the early settlers, and so many are the traditions concerning him, that it seems fitting to gather; together here all that is known of this noble red man. It was supposed by the early settlers that Pierpole was one of the Norridgewock tribe, although some thought him to be a Penobscot Indian. It is unquestionable, however, that he belonged neither to the Norridgewock nor to the Penobscot tribe, but to the Androscoggins. The Maine Historical Society has among its papers (Vol. iii., p. 333) a deposition of Pierpole taken before William Reed, Esq., of Strong, in 1793, in a suit instituted to determine the boun daries of certain lands lying about the lower part of the Androscoggin River. The point to be ascertained was what part of the river was called Pejepscot, and Pierpole, with other Indians, was called as an expert upon the question. No explanation can be given of calling him to testify in this PIERPOLE. 33 suit except his familiarity with the river, a familiarity which 'could have been gained only as a member of the tribe whose home was on that river. His deposition is very exact in its language, and his mark, a rude drawing of a moose, boldly executed. Being an Androscoggin Indian, it may seem difficult to account for the fact that when first known to the white man he had thrown in his lot with the Norridgewocks. It is probable that having fixed his affections on the dark- eyed Hannah Susup, a daughter of the Norridgewocks, he abandoned his friends for hers. A fanciful story has been told, that Pierpole was a captive to the Norridgewocks, and was liberated by Hannah, who fled with him, but it is not known to have any basis in fact, or reliable tradition. The fair Hannah is reported to have possessed more than her share of the proud spirit and evil temper which were the birthright of the Norridgewocks. Throughout the State they were known, as warlike and cruel, and gave more trouble to the early settlers than most of the other tribes. Pierpole, on the other hand, was a most kindly disposed man, gentle and religious. In addition to her high-mettled blood, Han nah held, for those days, advanced opinions of the impor tance of the woman in the family. Her first daughter she called Molly Pierpole, but in the second she insisted the name of the illustrious house of Susup should be perpetuated, and she accordingly called her Molly Susup. Both these daughters were married before leaving Sandy River. Among the earliest records on the books of the town, are these entries : Jan. 24, 1798. I joined in marriage Mr. Heaton Oilman and Moly Susup Pearpole, two Indians, both of No. 3. (Signed) MOSE-S STARLING. John Sebatas and Molley Pearpole, both of the Middletown, intend marriage, and were published in the town of Farmington, May 7, A. D. 1798. (Signed) SOLOMON ADAMS, Town Clerk. Gilman was a Penobscot Indian, but who Sebatas was is not known ; but his name would seem to indicate that he 34 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. belonged to the Androscoggins. Besides these daughters,^ two other daughters and two sons composed the family.* The sons were Joseph Susup and Iganoose ; the daughters, Katie and Hannah Oppalunskie. Katie married a Penob scot Indian by the name of Peter Mussel; Iganoose and Oppalunskie died in Strong. As we have seen, Pierpole with his wife and children were living near the Falls when the first English settlers came, the last of the aborigines. They soon left and re moved to a lot in Strong, reserved for Pierpole by the State of Massachusetts. This lot was situated on the northeast side of the river, just above the site of Strong bridge. Here he put up a framed house, the second in the town. For his well, he set a 'hollow log in a fountain in which a notch was chopped at a convenient distance for the water to flow into his bucket. The trout and salmon in the river, and the wild game which could always be brought to his feet by the unerring aim of his gun, constituted his chief living. But he cultivated a small piece of land, and adopted many of the methods of his white neighbors. It is said that he knew where lead could be found in Day Mountain ; that he made from it his bullets ; but never revealed the spot. His rela tions with the inhabitants were most pleasant, and in the earlier days of their hardships he rendered them essential service. There is a tradition which is probably authentic, that he came from Strong to Farmington on snow-shoes in a blinding storm, to obtain a physician for the wife of a settler in Freeman. Hannah, on the contrary, never regarded the English with favor. To her they were interlopers and she maintained toward them a sullen and surly demeanor. Never theless she made herself useful by manufacturing birch-bark utensils of most skilful workmanship, some of which are still in existence. Notwithstanding the kind feelings which Pier pole manifested 'toward the new comers, it is probable that as the settlements grew he felt crowded. Like all his race, he shrank from too close contact with white men and from the changes wrought by civilization. Towards the close of the century he began to make preparations for departure, being P/ERPOLE. 35 hastened, it is said, by the death of his youngest and best- loved child, Hannah Oppalunskie. This child he believed dwelt under the curse of God, because she had never been baptized. Once he carried her to the Penobscot that the ceremony might be performed, but in the absence of the priest, was obliged to return without accomplishing his object. Soon after, the child sickened and died. As her breath left her body, the report of her father's gun was heard discharged with its muzzle towards the sky, according to an Indian custom. Before her burial it is said that Pierpole cut off her hand that he might convey it to the priest for the blessing which the child herself had failed to receive. The traditionary grave of the little Oppalunskie is pointed out in the old burying-ground on the elevation above the David F. Hunter farm in Strong. A cedar tree is bent over it and there fastened, forming a bower to prevent the touch of careless feet. This tree, tradition has it, Pierpole first planted, and upon its death it was replaced by a thoughtful visitor who remembered the love of the old Indian for his little daughter. Pierpole also lost a son, after the settlement of the valley. This death occurring in summer, he smoked the body in the chimney until winter set in, when he conveyed it on a sled to Canada that it might be interred according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church. As may be inferred, he was a firm believer in that church. It has been said that he was accustomed to go each year to Canada, and carry his gifts to the priest and receive his benediction. It is a matter of dispute what time Pierpole finally left the Sandy River. Mr. William Allen, in his address before the Maine Historical Society, on the "Sandy River Settle ment " (Vol. IV., p. 29), gives the date as 1797, but does not state his authority. Judge Parker, in his "History of Farm ington" (p. 123), says he left in 1801. Probably neither of these dates is correct. The late Mr. Francis Knowlton was very clear in his recollection on this point. He said he remembered as a boy standing on the bank of the river, while the church at Farmington Falls was being raised, and seeing T,6 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Pierpole with his family come down the river in birch-bark canoes. They made a landing near the old Indian settle ment, pitched a tent, and stayed several days, then re- embarked and without bidding a friend good-by or saying a word as to their destination, paddled down the river beyond the sight and knowledge of man. If Mr. Knowlton was correct, this fixes the date of his departure as 1799. His family at this time could have consisted only of one son and his married daughters and their husbands. Two of his daughters, as we have seen, were married in 1798, and it would seem probable that their sturdy young husbands would soon wish a wider field for their hunting and gaming. Their destination has likewise been a matter of dispute. Regard ing this point Mr. Knowlton disagrees with Mr. Allen, Judge Parker, and the commonly received tradition which makes Canada their objective point. Mr. Knowlton says Pierpole went to Passamaquoddy, and is most probably right in so saying. That he went to Canada seems improbable, for two reasons. Neither he nor his wife had any afifiliations with the Canadian tribes of Indians ; nor was the route he took the natural route to Canada. He could have gone up the Kennebec to the Dead River, but many falls must be passed by long carries, and we have seen that he was perfectly well acquainted with the direct overland route to St. Francis. On the other hand, passing down the Kennebec, he would soon reach his early home and find his own people who had drifted to the eastward. Furthermore, his sons-in-law belong ing to an eastern tribe, would naturally lead him in that direction. Pierpole is described by those who have seen him, as of medium height, broad in the shoulders, straight, strong and lithe. His features were comely, his eyes black and glowing. He always wore the dress of the aborigines, — a blanket and moccasins, with ornamentation of silver bracelets and a silver medal. Many attempts were made to induce him to adopt a European costume, but in vain. Once he progressed so far as to put on a pair of buckskin breeches, at the earnest ' solicitation of his friends, but the restraint was too great. "Too much fix um," said Pierpole. PIERPOLE. 37 As no record nor tradition is preserved to the contrary, it is not to be doubted but that Pierpole was acquainted with the English language at the time the first settlers arrived. We know that he was able to converse in that tongue, and if he had learned it of the settlers the fact would probably be known. Thus we have proof that he had associated with the English as he only could have done among the Androscog gins. His son, Joseph Susup, is said to have learned to read and write from Supply Belcher, Esq. These facts are all that history or reliable tradition has preserved to us concerning this man, who was once the un disputed proprietor of the hunting-grounds of the Sandy River. He came, no one knows whence ; he went, no one knows whither. Whether his descendants roam the Cana dian forests, or fish off Grand Manan, who shall say 1 CHAPTER II. SETTLEMENTS FROM 1781 TO 1790. Arrival of the First Settlers. — Scarcity of Food. — Arrivals from Dunstabl — First Mill. — Crops. — Frost. — Great Freshet. — First Marriage. - First Framed House. — First Death. — Other Arrivals from Dunstabl — School Opened. — Inventory. — Purchase of the Township. The time chosen for the settlements on Sandy River wa a peculiarly fortunate one. The war for Independence we nearing its close, and a new nation was springing into Hi with all the energy and intrepidity of youth. A continer had been won by arms, and was now to be subdued by th axe and plow. The disbanding of the army set free a mult tude of brave men who were only too ready to beat the spears into pruning-hooks and their swords into plow-share The soldiers of our army, unlike the vicious, mercenai troops of the old country, were at heart simple, godly pea ants, who loved peace and took up arms only at the call ( duty. Moreover, in 1780, the Indian wars had well-nig ceased. The Indians of Maine were of a more savage tyj: than their brothers in Massachusetts. The early history ( many Maine towns, the settlement of which date back of tt middle of the eighteenth century, is the history of tern and bloodshed from the treachery and cruelty of the aborii ines. The settlers at a sea-coast town like Warren, or at town but little removed from the sea, like Gorham, wei harassed almost beyond endurance by constant depredatioi upon life and property. They lived in forts or stockade SETTLEMENTS. 39 with a gun for a companion by day and by night. It was not so with those who first came to Sandy River. They suffered neither from Indians, nor, from what is nearly as trying, the fear of Indians. The only savage to visit their camp-fires was Pierpole, their friend, whom they had reason to bless for his kindness and aid. 1 78 1. The year 1781 opened and found the family of Stephen Titcomb snow-bound in Readfield. During the winter, however, Mr. Titcomb pushed through to the Sandy River on snow-shoes, and remained during the sugar season in the spring to make a supply of syrup and sugar for his family. As soon as the snow abated sufficiently to admit of passing with a team, he returned for his wife and children. On his way to Readfield, he met Joseph Brown and Nathan iel Davis, who, with their wives, were finding their way from Winthrop to the new country. Mr. Brown had been in be fore and made a beginning on river-lot No. 18, east side, but neither he nor Davis had a house prepared for the reception of their families, and they were obliged to occupy hunters' camps until a dwelling could be built. Mr. Davis settled on the lot of which Little Blue now forms a part, and Mr. Brown on a lot above the village. A few days after the entry of Brown and Davis, Mr. Titcomb came in with his ox- team, followed in a few days by his wife and family on pack- horses, accompanied by his brother, Samuel Titcomb. This was probably the last of April or first of May, and thus civilized life began in the future town of Farmington. The following summer was a distressing period, and almost the only distressing period in the settlement of the township. The ample supply of provisions with» which Mr. Titcomb left Topsham, had been reduced in supplying the necessities of the family with which he abode in Readfield. The bears broke into his corn-crib during the winter, destroy ing his store of corn, and even scented out and devoured the smoked salmon which he had buried. His potatoes and turnips were unharmed, and he was able to give seed to the new comers. No corn could be obtained aearer than Fort Western (Augusta), thirty miles away. It must 40 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. be taken to Winthrop to be ground and brought home through the wilderness on the back, a bushel at a time. Potatoes were dug up after being planted, the eyes dug out and replanted, the rest eaten. Some lived for a time on greens, and all suffered for want of suitable food. In Aug ust, when new potatoes could be dug, and a little later when green corn was ready for plucking, the wants of the little community were relieved; and, with the exception of the summer of 1784, when breadstuff was scarce, owing to the frost of the previous year, lack of the necessities of life has been unknown on the Sandy River. As soon as the corn crop was gathered in the fall, mortars were prepared to crush the corn into samp, and thus the tedious journey to mill was avoided. In the course of the year, Nehemiah Blodgett and Jonathan Knowlton came with their families to take posses sion of the lots they had selected the preceding year. In November, Samuel and Jonas Butterfield arrived from Dunstable, Mass., bringing their families and goods in wag ons to Monmouth, and thence proceeded on horseback. They were the first of the long line of brave and patriotic sons of Dunstable to seek a home in the valley of the Sandy River, led hither, without doubt, by the representations of Colburn, who was, as has been stated, a native of that town. Samuel Butterfield chose river-lot No. 2, west side, while his brother entered below him on river-lot No. 18. As winter closed in, in January, 1782, Peter Corbett joined the Httle band of pioneers with his family, and thus made one of the eight families who first passed a winter in Farmington. He had previously selected river-lot No. 45, east side, one of the lots originally selected by the Topsham party. The size of these lots had been reduced by the survey of North, under the direction of the "Associates," in 1780, from one hundred rods to sixty rods front, and ran back one mile and one- fourth. The exterior and range lines only were run by North, and in 1781, by vote of the "Associates," the survey of the side lines was begun. They also voted to build dur ing the year, a bridge across Wilson Stream near the Falls, and a saw-mill and grist-mill for the better accommodation of the settlers. The saw-mill was put in operation on the SETTLEMENTS. 41 Temple Stream, by Colburn and Pullen, in November, and during the winter the stones for the grist-mill were hauled from Winthrop. The saw-mill, although a rude affair, was yet of the greatest use to the inhabitants, and was the only help they had from machinery in building their houses for the next eight years. The first log-huts were put up with the help of an axe alone, and though made comfortable by filling the cracks with moss and with birch-bark sheathing, were yet of the rudest construction. 1782. Eight families — consisting as nearly as can be estimated, of thirty-nine persons, seventeen adults and twenty-two children — composed the little community at the beginning of this year. The crops of the preceding season, consisting mainly of corn and potatoes, had been good. One settler had also raised a little wheat. In August the grist mill was put in operation, and thus the most pressing need of the settlers was supplied. Twelve new settlers arrived during the year ; most of them with families. Enoch Craig, who, with Gerret Burns, Calvin Edson, and Robert Kan- nady, had previously come from that part of Hallowell now Augusta, on an exploring expedition, now made a permanent settlement on the farm where his life was spent. William Kannady, probably a brother of Robert, made a beginning on the next lot below. Seth Greeley, with his brother Joseph, and Samuel Bullen, also moved in from Augusta during the year, Joseph Greeley settling on river-lot No. 26, east side, on which a part of the Center Village is built, and Seth selecting lot 24, above him, the same afterwards owned by Supply Belcher, Esq. Bullen located on the farm he had entered two years before. Ezekiel and Amos Page located about the same time on the Norton Flat, and Robert Jones on river-lot No. 13, east side. Massachusetts sent in during the year a second reinforcement. Jesse Butterfield joined his brothers and took up a lot between them — No. 16, on the west side. Solomon Adams arrived from Chelmsford, with his surveyor's instruments, ready to be of use in determining the boundaries in the new plantation. Ebenezer Sweet, near the same time, bought out the claim of Reuben Page to lot No. 27, where a part of the Center Village is now situated. 42 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. On Nov. 14, the family of Stephen Titcomb welcomed a new comer, in the person of the first child born in the wilderness, Stephen Titcomb, Jr. The next January, the second child, Samuel Knowlton, was born. With the little colony thus increasing, both from without and within, with good crops stored and yet brighter prospects for the future, the winter set in.1783. A serious calamity befell the settlers in the severe frost of Aug. 9 of this year. All the corn and wheat were killed, resulting in a scarcity of breadstuff. The first meet ing of Colburn and his associates held in the township, met at the house of Samuel Butterfield, Oct. 15, 1783. At this meeting Samuel Bullen was chosen moderator, Nehemiah Blodgett clerk, and Peter Corbett treasurer, and Reuben Colburn, Samuel Butterfield, and Nathaniel Davis, a com mittee. No important business, however, seems to have been transacted. Immigration continued to go steadily forward. An important addition was made to the settlement from Damariscotta, in the families of Francis Tufts, Benja min Weathern, and Thomas Hiscock. Weathern and His cock settled on adjoining lots, Nos. 7 and 8, west side. From the neighboring town of Bristol, came Jacob Eaton, his brother Joseph, and Moses Starling, who settled upon the mill lot. The other permanent settlers were, John Rice, on the west side, river-lot No. 37, and Benjamin Whittier, on lot No. 22 ; and on east side. Church Brainerd, who settled on river-lot 38, John Huston, on lot 17, and Simeon Russ, on lot 15. 1784. This was an uneventful year, and few settlers came in. These were Reuben Lowell, who settled on the west side of the river just above Jesse Butterfield's ; Joseph Rolfe, who took up back-lot No. 27, east side, the first back- lot settled in the township; and John Austin, who came from Brunswick, and settled on lot No. 46, west side. With him came his wife, Jerusha Austin, who, for nearly ten years, was the only doctor in the region. 1785. When the second .meeting of the "Associates" was held. May 12, 1785, the survey of the side lines of the lots had been completed, and measures were taken to set- SETTLEMENTS. 43 tie with Joseph North and Solomon Adams, who had done the work. Samuel Butterfield, Church Brainerd, and Solo mon Adams, were chosen a committee to make a disposition of the lots on which dividends had not been paid. In the meantime improvements were going forward. Ebenezer Sweet built, during the year, a small tannery at the foot of the hill upon his lot, which was the first tannery this side of Winthrop. Stephen Titcomb also raised the first framed barn in the township. In October occurred the first of the series of great fresh ets, which from time to time have overflowed the valley of the river, entailing more or less destruction upon the prop erty in their course. The surface of much of the land border ing upon the Sandy River is uneven and precipitous, and the low lands skirting the river and its large tributaries are fre quently overflowed by a sudden rise of water. Such freshets occur perhaps once each year on an average, and, leaving as they do deposits on the intervals, which are valuable as fer tilizers, may be regarded as a benefit rather than a detriment to the land. The freshet of this year, however, amounted to a flood, but owing to the limited improvements which had been made, the loss was small. Three families which had built upon the interval were obliged to leave their houses by night and were conveyed in canoes to high land. Jonathan Knowlton's family escaped through a hole in the roof of the house, and Jonas Butterfield and Joseph Brown with their families, were also obliged to seek safety in flight. Before winter set in, six new settlers arrived. Moses Chandler brought his family from Winthrop to the lot on the west side of the river, on which he had previously made a clearing, and William Gould made a permanent settlement on the farm next below the one his brother had entered. Samuel Keen and William Blackstone, who were brothers- in-law, came from Damariscotta and settled upon lots they had taken up several years before. Noah Billington and Turner Swift, both temporary residents, settled upon lot No. 19, east side, and Joseph Sylvester upon lot No. 23. During the year the first marriage in the township was solemnized, at the house of Joseph Holland, between Joseph 44 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Battle and Eunice Maloon, Dummer Sewall, Esq., of Batl performing the ceremony. 1786. At an adjourned meeting of the Associates, hel in March, a tax of one pound was levied on each right, t be paid in labor on the roads at four shillings a day ; an Seth Greeley and Church Brainerd were chosen as surve] ors to oversee its expenditure.. The proprietors had at thi time closed the most of their business. Samuel Butterfielc Solomon Adams, and Samuel Bullen, were delegated agent on matters relative to securing a title to their lands, but i does not appear that anything decisive was done, or an records kept of the doings of the Associates, until Februar] 1790. During the year, Peter Corbett erected the first frame house. It stood upon the knoll beyond the Rufus Corbet homestead, now occupied by Reuben Winslow. The timber of this house are still in existence, in the house owned b William H. Pierson. But few settlers arrived in the cours of 1786. James Winslow settled upon lot No. 50, east sidi and Samuel Briggs, David Wentworth, James McCurdy, an Hugh Cox, settled upon lots on the west side. The two las named were not married and did not permanently locate i the town. Death began its inroads on the newly forme community in the course of the year. William Thorne, th father-in-law of Jacob Eaton, died September 15. The spc selected for his interment, was the elevation just east of th present site of the Center Bridge. This place continued t be used for a public burying-ground, and was the only on for many years. 1787. Settlements went rapidly forward during thi year, and the back-lots began to be opened. Silas Perhar and Silas Gould came from Dunstable, the former taking u a back-lot on the east side, and the latter a back-lot on th west side, of the river. Samuel Knowlton entered upon th lot still owned by his descendants, and Samuel Sewall o the next lot, back-lot No. 2. Gersham Collier settled at c about the same time, in the Porter's Hill district. Zaccheu Clough, Peter Gay, and Abraham Page, Jr., made permaner homes on the river-lots on the west side of the river, whic SETTLEMENTS. 45 they had previously entered. Isaac Teague also settled upon the farm now (1884) owned by Peter P. Tufts and Wil liam H. HoUey, and Lydia Blackstone came as a widow to settle upon the lot her husband, Benjamin Blackstone, had selected. David and Ephraim Cowan, who as Associates had frequently been in the town, made permanent settlements on river-lots Nos. 7 and 8, east side. A few other temporary settlements were also made. 1788. This was a memorable year in the history of the settlement, for it witnessed an important immigration from Dunstable, Mass. Lemuel Perham, Eliphalet and Oliver Bailey, and John F. Woods, with their families, left Duns table with ox-teams, March 11, and after a slow and painful journey of twenty-three days, arrived in the township. Silas Perham had made some preparation for the reception of his father's family, but the others boldly entered the wilderness, and took up the farms which they occupied through life. The other permanent settlers were Abraham Smith, on back- lot No. 4, east side; Joseph Bradford, on river-lot No. 38; Joseph Riant, on river-lot No. 32; and Samuel Fames, on river-lot No. 13, all on the west side of the river. In the course of this year Francis Tufts built the dam at Farm ington Falls, which, with such repairs and alterations as the passage of a hundred years has made necessary, still remains as it was built. He also erected a saw-mill and a grist-mill below the dam, on the mill privilege which is one of the best in the State. During the winter the first school was opened in the log- house of Robert Gower, taught by Lemuel Perham, Jr. Mr. Perham was an excellent teacher, and scholars were drawn from all parts of the settlement to receive the benefit of his instruction. 1789-90. The vexatious controversy between the Ken nebec Proprietors and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was at last compromised, and it was understood that the title to the township would vest in the State. The settlers therefore resolved to attempt to obtain a title to their lands. A meeting of the inhabitants was held at Samuel Butter- 46 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. field's house, and it was agreed that a petition jointly signed should be forwarded to the General Court ; and it was fur ther agreed that the Associates who had settled on settlers' lots should be treated as they would have been treated under the Plymouth Company, and that the settlers on proprietors' lots should be treated as other settlers on State lands. Samuel Butterfield and Benjamin Whittier were chosen agents on the part of the proprietors of the settlers' lots, and Francis Tufts an agent on the part of the settlers, on lots reserved for the proprietors of the Kennebec Pur chase, agreeably to an arrangement made between them by Reuben Colburn and his Associates. Upon the Commonwealth of Massachusetts coming into possession of the township, Daniel Cony, in behalf of the committee on Eastern Lands, caused a full inventory of the lands to be taken. This inventory was lodged in the Secre tary's office, and both the town and the State were thus prepared to act intelligently. The report of this inventory has great value, as showing the condition of the township at the time it was made, and is here inserted : To Dummer Sewall, Esq. Sir, You are requested to proceed to Sandy River (at the expense of the settlers ) and take a fair list of the names of all the settlers in the township which was laid out by the Plymouth Company; the number of the lots they respectively occupy; the time that each person began his improvements; the time he or she went on to the land to live ; and the quantity of land now under improvement, together with an accurate plan of the said township, designating the respective lots, and make return thereof with a copy of this instruction unto myself or either of the committee as soon as may be after the business is completed. D. CONY, in behalf of the commitee for the sale ot Eastern Lands. Hallowell, July i6, 1789. N. B. September is the time proposed for doing the above business. The Inventory is as follows : P 5' !5 ^-"' q ¦::= a. O O tS to 13- jy. g" sa _ 3 3 s p^ e? g 3^. 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Aaron Stoyell, No. 8 Broad aisle % 65 Ebenezer White, No. 3 Wall no Nathan Backus, No. 29 " 100 Elijah Butler, No. 28 " 65 Moses StarHng, No. 18 Body 75 James Rowings, No. 26 " 75 Rufus Allen, No. 27 Wall 65 Aaron Stoyell, No. 26 " 7° Church Brainerd, No. 25 " 65 " " No. 4 " 70 Benjamin Butler, Jr., No. 5 " 50 Stephen Titcomb, No. 6 " 50 Aaron Stoyell, No. 18 " 105 David Davis, No. 17 " 95 Samuel Brown, No. 16 " 95 Joseph Badger, No. 20 Body 55 Jeremy Wyman, No. 30 " 60 Thomas Hiscock, No. 22 " 50 Hartson Cony, No. 29 " 65 Zebulon True, No. 23 " 50 Stephen Titcomb, No. 31 " 55 As originally built, the church was sixty-five feet long and forty-five feet wide, and contained sixty-four pews on the floor. The wall pews occupied the four sides of the house save where the pulpit stood and the doors opened, and after the manner of the times were square, high-backed boxes, roomy enough to accommodate the generous sized families of the period. The broad aisle extended from the pulpit to the west entrance, and the eight pews on each side of this aisle were the dearly-loved upper seats in the synagogue, and were as eagerly sought as in the days of the Pharisees. Mr. Scott's work on the pews was voted satisfactory by the com mittee appointed to oversee it ; and we can imagine the delight with which they viewed the fine workmanship which he had expended upon them. The clearest pine of most beautiful grain had been selected, fashioned into backs, sides, and doors, and adorned with panels. No paint con cealed the natural beauty of the wood, and time was allowed CENTER MEETING-HOUSE. 83 to add its tint of rich brown. Galleries ran around three sides of the building, supported by six Corinthian pillars. The singers, led by Squire Belcher, and accompanied by John Titcomb's flute, occupied the seats opposite the pulpit and led the congregation in Mear and St. Martin's. The pulpit was a structure most awful and imposing. It occupied a place on the east side of the house, on a level with the gallery. A long staircase led to it, and when once the minister was in, and the door shut, little could be seen of him until he arose to open the service. Two porches of generous size stood at each end of the building, and an entrance was also made through a portico on the west side. When finished, this church was intrinsically a noble structure ; and, considering the condition of the people and the time in which it was built, the enterprise reflects great credit upon the town. Here, for nearly a third of a century, divine service was held on each Lord's Day, and hither the people came to worship. In the winter the good dames brought their foot-stove, and in summer their sprays of southernwood, and upon the cushionless seats listened to the fervent appeals of their favorite preacher. Improvements on the building were made from time to time. A steeple was added on the south in 1827, and at that time the porches were removed and the entrance at the north end abandoned. Public worship was maintained by the different religious societies in proportion to their ownership, until the various denominations erected meeting-houses of their own, when the meeting-house became abandoned as a church. Upon the organization of Franklin County, in 1838, the proprietors released their interest in the upper story to the county, when it was remodeled for a court-room. The lower part was rented for a town-house until 1880, and in 1884 the proprietors sold what further rights they possessed in the building and site to the county for ;^750. An undertaking of even more magnitude and importance than the erection of this house of worship, was the building and endowment of the Academy in 1807. This labor, under taken at a time of great financial 'depression in the country. 84 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. was one which strained the resources of the people to the utmost, and its successful accomplishment speaks volumes for the high character and purposes of these early settlers. BRIDGES. The pressing need of a bridge over Sandy River was one of the principal reasons assigned for the incorporation of the town. But no sooner was the town organized and the matter discussed, than it was found that local jealousy was so strong that the town could not agree upon the location of the bridge. Three bridges seemed to be required, and the town, unable to incur so heavy a cost in its corporate capacity, waited year after year until the necessities of the people should overbalance their local enmities. It was proposed to have a lottery to raise the funds necessary for the erection of a bridge, and the town voted in 1797 to petition the Gen eral Court for the requisite permission. Nothing seems to have come of the attempt, and the people who were obliged to cross the river, continued to ford, to ferry in rafts or row over in boats. Owing to the unwillingness of the citizens to locate a bridge, the three first bridges were built by private subscription. The one first erected was built at the center of the town on a continuation of the Perham road laid out on the dividing line between the Church and Stoyell lots, across the river and thence northerly around the hill, intersecting the county road near the present residence of Cyrus A. Thomas. This bridge was built by Capt. Benjamin Butler, who contracted with Ezekiel Porter and Timothy Johnson, a committee in behalf of the subscribers to the building fund, to erect the bridge for the sum of ;^icxx) to be paid upon its completion. Capt. Butler began its erection in 1805, and it was finished and made passable in 1808. It was considerably damaged by a freshet in 1 8 1 2, and the town at a meeting held Sept. 25, 181 3, voted to raise the sum of 1^150 to be appropriated for repairs. The bridge was again injured and rendered impassable by a freshet in 18 14, and the road was so badly gullied upon the east shore that it was deemed advisable to abandon the site, and the old BRIDGES. 85 structure was suffered to go to decay. The road across the interval, as well as the portion on the west side of the river, was discontinued in 18 14. The second bridge across Sandy River was built at the Falls village in 1 808. It was designa ted as "Jeremiah Stinchfield's bridge," from the fact that he was a liberal donor to the enterprise. In 1813 the town voted "to accept Jeremiah Stinchfield's bridge, and that it become town property." A portion of it was carried away by the freshet in 18 14, and was repaired at the expense of the town. In the great freshet of October 16, 1820, the bridge was completely swept away, and on the 6th of November following, a town-meeting was called for the pur pose of taking measures to rebuild. At this meeting, held by adjournment, measures were adopted for erecting a bridge the next year, and a committee was raised for the purpose of meeting a committee representing the town of Chesterville with a view of more clearly defining the propor tions of the bridge which t?he respective towns should build and maintain. This committee from the two towns, mutiially agreed and determined "that the boundary line for building a bridge across Sandy River at the falls between said towns shall be eighty-five feet southerly on the road as laid out across said river, from the top peak of the ledge on the northerly side of said river," and this division has been scrupulously maintained to the present time. A new' bridge was erected in 1821 by the respective towns, each building its part as assigned by the committee, the proportions being about two-thirds to Farmington and one-third to Chester ville. This bridge was carried away by a freshet in April, 1827, and the Farmington part rebuilt the same year by Maj. John Russ. It was again carried away, in 1828, and again rebuilt by Maj. Russ. A high freshet which occurred in the spring of 1831 swept away the bridge, and in 1832 this town took measures, in connection with the town of Chesterville, to construct a bridge on the same site, but in a more thorough and permanent manner than had yet been done. Accordingly contracts were made for the erection of stone piers and abutments of split granite and for a covered 86 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. superstructure on "Long's plan." The form of construction and weight of granite gave a strength and permanence to the structure which has withstood, with slight repairs, the "ice freshets" for more than half a century, thus demon strating the wisdom of its projectors. Jonathan Swan and Sewall Gordon were the contractors for the stone-work, and Col. Thomas Lancaster of New Sharon, a skillful bridge architect, had charge of the superstructure. Chesterville unfortunately lost its portion of the bridge in the great freshet of October 4, 1869, by reason of its being swept from its foundation by Thomas Williams' saw-mill, which stood a short distance above. The third bridge across the river was built in 181 1, by voluntary subscriptions, and was known as the " Fairbanks' " bridge. The town incurred no expense in its erection or maintenance until 181 3, when it "voted to accept the Joseph Fairbanks' bridge, and that it become town property ;" and at the same meeting seventy-five dollars were raised to repair the same. This bridge was carried away by the freshet of May, 1 8 14, and rebuilt the next year at the expense of the town. In the great freshet of October 16, 1820, the west end was carried away, and it was again repaired. In the autumn of \i825 the structure became unsafe and measures were taken to rebuild. A contract was entered into between the town and Maj. John Russ, by which the latter agreed to erect and maintain for a period of ten years, a "good and sufficient" bridge across the river at this point for the sum of $890. The west end of the bridge was swept away by the freshet of May, 1832, and the river was considerably broadened by the washing away of its west bank. Maj. Russ, after consider able delay, rebuilt to a point as far west as the bridge originally stood, and declined to do more — leaving a space of some sixty feet to be filled. The town voted to put Maj. Russ' bond in suit for the purpose of compelling what it regarded as a compliance with its terms and conditions, but after much controversy and delay the town concluded that in this case discretion might be the better part of valor, and filled the gap. It became necessary in 1838 to reconstruct BRIDGES. ^y the Fairbanks' bridge at this point, and the town very wisely concluded to use split granite piers and abutments, and to erect a covered superstructure modeled upon "Long's plan." In pursuance of this plan, contracts were made with William Smith and Allen Bangs for building the east pier, with Warren Voter for building the center and west piers, and with Joseph Fairbanks for the superstructure. This bridge was finished and made passable in the autumn of 1838, and was regarded as a permanent structure ; but time and freshets try all things. On the 26th of January, 1839, after extreme cold weather, occurred a storm of unusual severity, amounting to a hurricane and accompanied by a copious rain which carried off the snow causing a great freshet, breaking up the thick ice and doing much damage to buildings as well as bridges up and down the river. During the night suc ceeding this storm, it is supposed the superstructure of the Fairbanks' bridge was blown up stream, and then breaking up and mingling with the ice, was carried down the river. The center and west piers, being relieved of their weight, soon yielded to the pressure of the ice and toppled over. This bridge had been erected at a cost of about ^3,000, and a cheap one was built to replace it, in 1839, ^^t an expense of ;$6oo, — the contractor, Joseph Fairbanks, being entitled to all the old material. In September, 1854, the town again voted to rebuild the center and west piers with split granite and a covered superstructure. A committee was appointed to superintend its erection. The stone-work was let to Charles A. McCrillis, and the wood-work to William H. Wyman. The bridge was again made passable in 1855, and withstood the great freshet of October 13th, of that year, with slight injury. Its cost was about $3,500, and it continued a safe and convenient structure, with occasional repairs upon the west end, until 1877. In the ice freshet of March 28, 1877, the center and west piers of the bridge were again under mined and thrown down ; the wood-work dropped into the angry current and was swept down the river. The town at once took the necessary steps to replace it, and the board of selectmen delegated Zina H. Greenwood, one of their 88 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. number and a skillful bridge architect, to superintend its erection. In building the piers, piling was first driven by steam-power into the bed of the river; upon this were placed heavy blocks of granite, brought from Knowlton's quarry, laid in cement and confined by iron dowels. The piers were surmounted by an iron superstructure. The cost of this bridge was ;^7,SOO. It was thoroughly built and gives promise of permanency. The present road across the river below the center of the town, was built about 1816, and a bridge at this point was built in 1 81 8, at a cost of $2,000, one-fourth of the sum be ing raised by private subscription. In common with other bridges, it suffered from the freshet of 1820, and was re paired at the expense of the town. On account of the washing away of the east bank, it became necessary to lengthen it in 1827, when other repairs were also made. Owing to the constant travel upon this bridge and the fre quent washing of the river banks by freshets, this bridge has been a constant expense to the town. It was entirely rebuilt in 1 83 1, when stone abutments and a stone pier were erected and a fill made between the eastern abutment and the high bank. "Long's plan" was adopted for the superstructure, and the bridge gave promise of permanence. But March 26, 1 84 1, it fell, by its own weight, no one being upon it at the time, although a team loaded with mill logs had passed over but a few minutes before. The same year, the bridge was restored at a cost of about $700, and with frequent repairs, served its purpose fairly until 1853, when the town con tracted with Robinson A. Davis to build upon the double X work principle, a new covered superstructure, with two tracks. Mr. Davis completed his contract to the satisfaction of the town, and in the autumn of that year the bridge was opened for public travel. The great freshet of October 1 3th, 1855, threw down the east abutment and washed away the fill; the east span broke across the center pier and went down, leaving the west span standing, but in a precarious condition, as the pier was injured by the flood. The next year the east abutment and pier were rebuilt upon piling. BRIDGES. 89 under the direction of Moses Chandler and David C. Morrill as a committee, and are regarded as permanent structures. Mr. Davis contracted for the wood-work upon the same model as the west span which was left in position. With ordinary repairs, this bridge stood until the great freshet of October 4th, 1 869, when the west abutment was undermined and the superstructure, breaking across the pier as in 1855, the west span went down, and floated intact on to David Jennings' interval, twenty rods below. In this flood the filling between the east abutment and the high bank was carried away. Amidst the ruin and devastation caused by the freshet, grave doubts were expressed as to the propriety of building again upon the old site, but the travel at that time between the two villages was so great, and the public need so pressing, that the town decided to replace the bridge, and appointed Zina H. Greenwood and William S. Sewall as agents to superintend the work, at the same time instructing theril to erect a wooden pier, between the stone pier and the west bank, by driving piling, and to cover with a super structure, upon the low X work principle. The space be tween the east abutment and bank, was filled partly by bridge work and partly by filling, Jacob C. Church being the con tractor for the latter. The west abutment was reconstructed in a most permanent and thorough manner in 1871, with granite from Knowlton's quarry, at a cost of $2,000. The east span, erected in 1856, began to show signs of decay, and a contract was made in 1879, with R. W. Weld of Lisbon, for the sum of $1,700, to build the present structure, which has thus far proved satisfactory. Besides the three bridges which the town maintains across the river, the three large tributary streams make necessary other important bridges. It supports three bridges across the Wilson stream (one in connection with Chester ville), five across the Temple stream, and four across the Fairbanks Mill stream. Many of these were erected before the opening of the century, and like the river bridges, have been a constant source of care and expense to the towns people. 90 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Few events in the history of the town lie between 1800 and 1 8 10, save those already recorded. The remarkable Atirora Borealis of October 22, 1804, was viewed here with the same wonder which it excited over all this part of New England. The eclipse of June 16, 1806, was here very nearly total. The years were on the whole, fruitful years, although severe frosts in September, 1806, and also in 1808, seriously injured the corn. The town suffered from a singu larly fatal visitation of dysentery in 1804. Between thirty and forty deaths are said to have occurred in consequence. The population steadily increased during the decade, and the census of 18 10 showed 1,639 inhabitants. Every lot of land in the limits of the town is said to have been taken at that time. The growth of the village was considerable. In addition to the meeting-house. Academy building, and bridges, several substantial dwellings had been erected, as well as a number of stores. The valuation had increased to ,761. ¦t ^. , -I 5-^ f' '^^ tv ¦ MfS*^!^* ' ^'->'' CHAPTER V. SCHOOLS. Early Schools. — Wages. — Teachers. — First School-House. — Changes in School System after Separation. — School Districts. — Text-Books.— Academy. — Normal School. — Abbott Family School. — May School. — The Willows. — Graded Schools. — High School. — Public P'unds. The early settlers took a lively interest in the education of their children. As nearly all of them had immigrated from the older towns of Massachusetts, where the common school system had long been established, most of these parents were men and women of considerable education, and even of considerable culture. They therefore personally guided the instruction of their own children during the early years of the town's history. These fireside schools, attended after the work of the day was over, formed a pleasant feature of their rural life. There is not known to have been an illiterate person among the early settlers, and it is doubtful whether at any time in the history of the town an adult native-born citizen could be found, unable to read a clause in the constitution and write his name. Not long after the first settlement, home education of the children was supplemented by the employment of female teachers, and each settler was expected to yield a portion of his log-house, for a school-room, when it came his turn. Knitting and sewing were taught as a part of the regular system of instruction, a practice which prevailed for many years. The first school in town taught by a man, was opened 92 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. in the winter of 1788-9, by Lemuel Perham, Jr., in a part of Robert Gower's log-house, on the farm now (1884) owned by Hiram Russ. Mr. Perham was from Dunstable, Mass., where he had previously taught school. The whole town at this time, may be said to have constituted one school district, and all scholars were at liberty to attend — and did very generally attend — each one contributing his proportion of the expense. This school drew a number of scholars from the west side of the river, and particularly from what is now West Farmington. Use was probably made of such text books as Dilworth and Perry's Spelling Book, Perry's Dic tionary, and Pike's Arithmetic. The study of grammar and geography had not been introduced at so early a period. The custom undoubtedly was, from this time until the incor poration of the town, to employ girls in the summer and men in the winter to teach the youth in the several districts. The wages paid the teachers at this time, and they did not receive much more during the first forty years of the history of the town, were about seventy-five cents a week for women, and from ten to fifteen dollars a month for men, with "board round.'" Among the citizens of Farmington who were prom inent as teachers previous to the end of the first quarter of the present century may be mentioned, Lemuel Perham, Supply Belcher, Thomas Wendell, Thomas D. Blake, Henry Cushman, Samuel Belcher, Francis Butler, Nathaniel Woods, Elihu Norton, Joseph Butterfield, Asa Butterfield, Asa Abbott, Hebron Mayhew, Nathan Mayhew, Daniel Davis, David Davis, John Allen, Benjamin Allen, Jedediah Thomas, William Brainerd, Josiah Brainerd, Moses Craig, and Joseph S. Craig. The first framed school-house in Farmington was erected previous to 1800, on the dividing line between lots No. 45 and No. 46 on the east side of the river. Dr. Thomas D. Blake taught school in this house in the winter of 1 799-1 800, and one of bis pupils told the writer that the first she knew of the death of President Washington was one morning when, upon the distribution of the copy-books, each pupil found set this copy: "Washington is dead." SCHOOLS. 93 While no records in regard to public schools are to be found previous to the date of the incorporation of the town in 1794, yet it is apparent from what has been said, that the subject of education received early attention from the set tlers. At the second town-meeting, held on the 22d of May, 1794, it was voted "to raise sixty pounds for the benefit of schooling;" and at the same meeting, Stephen Titcomb, Solomon Adams, Supply Belcher, Jason Cony, William Allen, Jotham Smith, Joseph Bradford, Moses Starling, Moses Chandler, and Reuben Lowell, were chosen to report the number and define the boundaries of the several school districts in town. This committee, at a meeting held on the first Monday of November, 1794, reported a recommendation to divide the town into ten school districts. This report was accepted by the town, but no record of it appears upon the books. The several school districts were not numbered until 1 81 2, when they had increased to sixteen. It seems to have been the custom that each member of the committee received from the treasury of the town the amount assigned his district, which he expended as he saw fit. After the separation of Maine from Massachusetts, many important laws and some salutary changes were adopted by the new government, several of which required correspond ing changes in methods of doing town business. Some of these changes related to choosing school committees and agents ; to the amount of school tax, and to the assessment of school-house taxes upon real estate. To carry into effect the objects contemplated by the school law under the new State government, it became neces sary to have the territorial limits of each school district exactly defined, and at a town-meeting in 1821, a committee consisting of Joseph Fairbanks, James Butterfield, and John Russ, was chosen to number and define the limits of the several districts. Upon the report of this committee, twenty-one districts were established, and numbered from one to twenty^one inclusive. These districts as thus estab lished have, from time to time, been divided and subdivided until the present number reaches thirty-one. To define the 13 94 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. exact territorial limits of each would require a most thorough and complete examination of the town records. The separation of Maine from Massachusetts may be regarded as a new era in the cause of popular education. The efforts of the past had taken root for a more vigorous growth, and many changes took place which tended to give a new impetus to the cause. Many of the old text -books, such as Pike's Arithmetic, Alexander's Grammar, the Ameri can Preceptor, Webster's Spelling Book, and Perry's Dic tionary, had been supplanted by the introduction of Mur ray's English Reader and Grammar, Kinne and Robinson's Arithmetic, and Walker's Dictionary, while geography was universally taught and made a part of the instruction in every school. Before the separation, a school committee was annually elected, made up usually of what is now termed school agents, whose duty it was to visit the schools. They seem also to have been clothed with general powers of supervision. The members of the committee, however, were selected with little regard to their qualifications to discharge the duties assigned them, and in practice amounted to very little. Under the new State government the law required towns to elect annually a superintending school committee, and the town has usually selected its most competent men for this position. Such are among the many causes which have tended rapidly to advance the cause of popular educa tion during the last sixty years. FARMINGTON ACADEMY. Early in the present century a number of individuals, some of whom had been liberally educated, felt the impor tance and necessity of providing a higher institution of learning, not only for the training of young men and women as teachers, but to furnish a preparatory school for students who might wish to enter college. The men of the period clearly foresaw that the establishment of an academy at Farmington would be of immense advantage to the rising generation, consequently they took measures to procure a charter from the General Court of Massachusetts, which was granted February 13, 1807. SCHOOLS. 95 This charter was the twelfth which had been granted for academies to be located in the District of Maine, and con tained the usual provision for establishing a. board of trus tees, with powers of management, etc., and defined the pur poses of the institution. Prominent among these were the promotion of piety and morality, and the instruction of youth in such languages, arts and sciences as the trustees might direct. The movement for establishing academies in the District of Maine commenced in the latter part of the last century, and continued with remarkable rapidity and persistence, bringing into existence, for the next sixty years, an average of one academy each year. By a resolve of the General Court of Massachusetts, passed February 8, 1811, a grant was made to the trustees of Farmington Academy of a half township of land, to be selected from any of the unappropriated lands belonging to the State, and the land agent was authorized to lay out the same, subject to the usual reservation of four hundred and eighty acres. This resolve was in accordance with the fol lowing petition of a committee of the trustees : To the Honorable the Senate and Honorable House of Representa tives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled. A. D. 18 10. The petition of a committee of the Trustees of the Farmington Academy in behalf of the said Board of Trustees respectfully represent : That the Honorable the Legislature in the month of February A. D. 1807 passed an act establishing an Academy in the town of Farmington in the county of Kennebec by the name of the Farm ington Academy, for the purpose of promoting piety and virtue and for the education of youth in such of the languages and in such of the Hberal arts as the Trustees should direct. That pre vious to the passing said act a number of individuals in the town of Farmington and its vicinity anxious to afford the means of promoting piety and useful learning in this part of the Common wealth, made voluntary subscriptions for the purpose of erecting an Academy building by means of which the Trustees have been 96 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. enabled, although with difficulty, nearly to complete a handsome edifice for this purpose. Funds are now wanted for the support of suitable instructors, and the patronage of the Legislature is solic ited. Your petitioners are sensible that the donations of individ uals are inadequate to carry the good intentions of the legislature into effect ; that the benefits anticipated in the establishment of the institution can never be reaUzed without your assistance. We therefore beg that you would grant the said Trustees a township of land for the benefit of said institution ; and that a lot of land in the town of Farmington containing three hundred and twenty acres, reserved by the Legislature in their grant of said town, for the future appropriation of the General Court may be granted to the said Trustees for the same purpose; and as in duty bound will ever pray. EZEKIEL PORTER. CHURCH BRAINERD. BENJAMIN ABBOTT. The resolve reads as follows : Resolve granting ten thousand and twenty acres of land to Farmington Academy. Resolved that there be and hereby is granted for the use and benefit of said Academy ten thousand and twenty acres of land out of any of the unappropriated lands of this Commonwealth in the district of Maine except the ten townships on the Penobscot River purchased of the Indians and excepting also the land con tracted to be sold to Jackson and Flynt, and which contract is now rescinded. Said ten thousand and twenty acres to be laid out under the direction of the Commonwealth's agents upon the sub ject of eastern lands. Provided however that the agents aforesaid shall not proceed to lay out and assign the same until said trustees shall lodge in the Secretary's office a certified list of the subscriptions and dona tions made and secured to said Academy and which shall amount to the sum of three thousand dollars exclusive of the expenses necessarily incurred in erecting and furnishing the buildings neces sary for the accommodation of said Academy within two years from the passing of this resolve. February 8th, i8ii. SCHOOLS. 97 In 1822, the trustees, through a committee, selected the southern half of township No. 5, in the fifth range, west of Bingham's Kennebec purchase, in the County of Oxford, containing ten thousand and twenty acres, subject to the reservations aforesaid, and the same was conveyed by the land agent to the trustees. This half township was surveyed in 1826, by Capt. Mann, Lemuel Perham, Allen H. Brainerd, and Enos S. Thompson, accompanied by a large corps of assistants. By agreement, the creditors of the institution took the amount of their claims in land, at thirty-five cents an acre — that being the surveyors' appraisal — and the residue was sold at auction, at from twenty-four to thirty cents an acre. The amount added to the endowment fund of the Academy, by the sale of its land grant, was about fifteen hundred dollars. Previous to embarking in the enterprise, subscriptions had been solicited ; and, considering the limited means of the people, liberal contributions were made to aid in the erection of the building and for the endowment of the institution. Individuals eminent as friends and patrons of education in this and the adjacent towns, were elected as members of the board of trustees. The first meeting named in the charter, was held April 14, 1807, and was organized by the choice of William Reed, of Strong, as president ; Nathan Cutler, Esq., secretary; and Dea. Church Brainerd, treasurer. In 1808, the trustees took the necessary steps toward erecting an edifice. During the year, the frame which constitutes the L to the present Normal building was raised, and within the next three years was so nearly completed as to be ready for occupancy. The following report of the treasurer, approximates very nearly to the amount originally subscribed in aid of the Academy, together with the names of the subscribers : Farmington, May y^ 12, A. D. 1811. I hereby certify that there is now in my hands for the institu tion known by the name of the Farmington Academy (besides what has been expended for said buildings) in subscriptions and 98 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. which has been paid and not expended or is in notes of hantl to the amount of what is set against each man's name, viz : Henry Cushman, Oliver Bailey, % 74-oo Eliphalet Bailey, 78.59 Jonathan Ballard, 50.00 William Allen, 42.00 Edward Butler, 50.00 Ebenezer C. Butler, 52.80 Benjamin Butler, 64.00 Solomon Butler, 42.00 Benjamin Butler, Jr., 32.00 William Brackley, 50.00 Enoch Craig, 42.00 John Cottle, 42.00 Richard Clark, 42.80 John Heath, 42.00 Marchant Holley, 50.00 Thomas Hiscock, 26.43 Daniel L. Kersey, 42.00 Timothy Johnson, 77.37 Thomas Johnson, 38.16 Zachariah Norton, 50.00 Dehave Norton, 46.00 Peter Norton, 2d, 50.00 Jeremiah Norton, 42.00 Francis Norton, 50.00 Bassett Norton, 41-41 Winthrop Norton, 41-47 Elijah Norton, 42.00 Samuel Nevins, 24.50 Thomas Odell, 38.00 Ezekiel Porter, 91.21 Argalis Pease, 63.00 Lemuel Perham, 84.00 Samuel Poole, 50.00 William Reed, 42.00 N. B. These sums have been on interest from the time of incorporation which is four years last February. Attest: CHURCH BRAINERD, Treasurer for said institution. Moses Chandler, Henry Davis, H. V. Chamberlain, Thomas Flint, Joseph Fairbanks, Jesse Gould, John Flint, John Holley, Benjamin Heath, Nathaniel Hersey, James Hersey, John Read, Timothy Smith, Joseph S. Smith, Ebenezer Taylor, Thomas Wendell, Hugh Stewart, Joseph Starling, Jeremy Wyman, Josiah Wright, Amount, Interest, ) 50.00 77.0043.0050.00 100.00 58-52 37-84 100.00 50.0033-00 50.0050.0042.00 61.13 150.00 100.00 82.00 50.0047-2537.00 25.00 ^3,066.48 735-95I ?3,8o2.43i SCHOOLS. 99 We further certify that the Academy building is nearly com pleted, and that taking from the above sum of $3,802.43^ a sum of six hundred dollars which is estimated to be the extent of what will be necessary to complete the building and paint the same and pay all bills, there will remain, a fund of three thousand two hun dred and two dollars and forty-three and one-half cents, as a fund over and above the completion of said Academy building, which same is in notes of hand and on subscription and is on interest, as appears froui examination of treasurer's books. CHURCH BRAINERD. Treasurer of Farmington Academy. NATHAN CUTLER Secretary. The foregoing subscriptions include interest on the same to Feb. 8, 1811, — that being the date of the resolve granting the half township of land. The Academy was opened for instruction January i, 1812, and the event was celebrated as a gala day amidst various demonstrations of joy. Rev. James Hall became its first preceptor, at a salary of four hundred dollars a year. He was a native of Scotland, a thorough Edinburgh scholar, particularly well versed in mathematics, an able teacher, though at times somewhat fretful and severe, and appar ently conscientious in the use of the ferule as a sceptre of righteousness. Mr. Hall was not so far advanced in life as to be invincible to the attractions of the gentler sex, and he formed the acquaintance of a young lady of some sixteen summers, from one of the rural districts, to whom he was afterwards united in marriage. The school remained under his care for two years. He then took charge of the Canaan (afterwards Bloomfield) Academy, continuing there twelve years. He was later employed as preceptor of Anson Academy, but for what length of time is not known. Mr. Hall was succeeded by Rev. Otis Briggs, formerly preceptor of Hampden Academy. At the close of the year he removed to Wiscasset, and his valuable services were lost to the institution, much to the regret of its patrons lOO HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. and friends. N. G. Howard acted as preceptor from 1816 to 1817; Joseph Caldwell from 1817 to 181 8; Moses S. Moody from 1 81 8 to 18 19; William A. Drew from 1820 to 1823; Nathaniel Greene from 1823 to 1830; David Worcester, Horatio Getchell, and M. Upham from 1830 to 1837; John J. Butler from 1837 to 1839; Orrin B. Cheney from 1839 ^o 1841; Alexander H. Abbott from 1841 to 1849; Jonas Burnham from August 27, 1849, to July 15, 1859. During Mr. Burnham's preceptorship, the number of terms was twenty, the total number of scholars, two thousand five hundred and twenty-four, with an average of one hundred and twenty-six to a term ; and fifty students were prepared for college. From 1859 to 1863, Horatio O. Ladd and Am brose P. Kelsey were respectively principals of the Academy. During the existence of this institution, young ladies were admitted to its instruction, sometimes in a separate depart ment under the tuition of a preceptress, but more frequently in the main department. An additional half township of land was granted to the Farmington Academy, as well as like amount to the other academies in the State, by a resolve of the legislature of 1850, and this added some $2,000 to the endowment of the institution, which had suffered during its entire existence from lack of funds. At its inception, the trustees were unable to collect a portion of the subscriptions, and were unfortunate in the selection of the half township of land originally granted for an endowment fund ; but, notwith standing many discouragements and embarrassments, this school was generously patronized, drawing students from every part of the State, and its influence has been a power in the community by promoting a sentiment favorable to higher education. During the half century that the Acad emy was in operation, scores of young men went forth who have since become eminent in the various professions, and all its students received lasting benefit. By a resolve of the trustees, adopted on the third of June, 1863, a tender of the funds and all other property of the Academy, was made to the State for the establishment of a State Normal School at SCHOOLS. lOI Farmington ; and by an order of the Governor and Council of October 9, 1863, the tender was accepted, and the school located at Farmington. By a vote of the trustees of the Academy, passed January 26, 1867, the treasurer was au thorized and empowered to convey, upon certain conditions, the whole property to the State of Maine ; subject, however, to the payment of a mortgage, upon which there was under stood to be due the sum of three thousand six hundred and thirty-two dollars and sixty cents, including interest. The total value of the property thus conveyed, subject to the mortgage aforesaid, was estimated as follows : Real estate, including old Academy building, chemical and philosophical apparatus, library, etc., five thousand dollars ; personal assets, converted into money and expended in the erection of the new building, about $3,500, — making a total of $8,500 given to the State. The following statement shows the names of trustees, date of election, and when and how vacancies occurred. The first fifteen named, were charter members of the board. Church Brainerd, Farmington. Nathan Cutler, Farmington. Thomas Hiscock, Farmington. Ezekiel Porter, Farmington. Timothy Smith, Farmington. Ebenezer Taylor, Farmington. Stephen Titcomb, Farmington. Thomas Wendell, Farmington. Benjamin Abbott, Temple. Ebenezer Eaton, Wilton. Thomas Fillebrown, Hallowell. Thomas Flint, New Vineyard. John Hovey, Mt. Vernon. William Reed, Strong. Jotham Sewall, Chesterville. Joseph S. Smith, Farmington. Thomas Johnson, Jr., Farmington. Oliver Bailey, Farmington. Josiah Prescott, Farmington. 1807 Resigned 1828 1807 Died 1861 1807 Resigned 1814 1807 Absent 1814 1807 Died 1818 1807 By vote 1808 1807 Resigned 1811 1807 Died 1862 1807 Resigned 1816 1807 Died 1838 1807 Resigned 1821 1807 Resigned 1845 1807 Resigned 1807 Died 1823 1807 Resigned 1837 1808 Absent I8II By vote 1828 I8I4 Died 1829 I8IS Died 1864 14 I02 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Sylvester Strickland, Wilton. William Gould, Farmington. Joseph Fairbanks, Farmington. Isaac Rogers, Farmington. John Corbett, Farmington. Isaac Tyler, Farmington. James Butterfield, Farmington. John Reed, Strong. Robert Goodenow, Farmington. Asa Abbott, Farmington. John Russ, Farmington. Charles Morse, Wilton. Ebenezer Childs, Farmington. Jacob Abbott, Farmington. Lafayette Perkins, Farmington. Holmes A. Boardman, New Sharon. Moses Sherburne, Phillips. George Gage, Wilton. William Cothren, Farmington. John L. Cutler, Farmington. Samuel Belcher, Farmington. Francis G. Butler, Farmington. Hannibal Belcher, Farmington. Alanson B. Caswell, Farmington. Reuben Cutler, Farmington. Philip M. Stubbs, Strong. John R. Eaton, Wilton. Alexander H. Abbott, Farmington. Frederick C. Perkins, Farmington. Ambrose P. Kelsey, Farmington. I8I7 Kesignea I8I8 Died 1831 1821 Died 1831 1827 Resigned 1833 1828 Resigned 1845 1828 Died T869 1828 Resigned 1845 1828 Died 1836 1832 Died 1874 1832 Died 1863 1832 Died 1838 ^835 Died 1845 183s Died 1874 Resigned 184s 1845 Died 1874 1845 Died 1846 1845 Resigned 1853 1845 Resigned 1862 1845 Died 1879 1845 Resigned 1859 1845 1859 1859 1859 Died 1874 1859 Died 1882 1862 Died 1876 1862 1862 1863 1863 Resigned The State Normal School was opened for instruction August 24, 1864, with Ambrose P. Kelsey, A. M., a gradu ate of Hamilton College, as principal, and George M. Gage, of Bridgewater Normal School, and Miss Annie F. Johnson, of the Framingham Normal School, as assistants. The following year Mr. Kelsey resigned his position and removed to Clinton, N. Y., and was succeeded by Mr. Gage. Mr. C. C. Rounds, formerly of the Edward Little Institute at Auburn, assumed the charge of the school in the fall of ¦*a "-»> .'^'^ ^*- •--. *«- t' "t ^ff* Ik Hj ft.*-. « I, ;3 r ¦7 * '^'^^^ .-> ¦»-•— ¦ „¦' SCHOOLS. 103 1868, and continued to hold the position of principal until 1883, when he resigned. Mr. Geo. C. Purington, a graduate of Bowdoin College, and formerly principal of the Auburn High School, was chosen to succeed him, and still occupies the chair. The number of assistants has been increased from time to time, and the faculty now numbers five. The first class was graduated in 1866. The total number of graduates, July, 1884, was 487, of whom the greater part have been employed in teaching in the public schools of Maine. ABBOTT FAMILY SCHOOL. Farmington is perhaps best known outside the State, as the seat of the Abbott School for boys. This school was one of the earliest of the class of institutions known as family schools, and has for more than forty years enjoyed an enviable reputation. Little Blue, as the estate connected with the school is called, is situated on the southern con fines of the village, and is one of the most picturesque spots in this part of the State. It was selected by Mr. Jacob Abbott, as a family seat, and from him received the name of "Little Blue" from a fancied resemblance of one of its min- ature mountains to Mt. Blue. He occupied it for three years, and began the work of developing its natural beauties, but upon the death of his wife, and his removal to New York, the estate passed to his brother. Rev. Samuel P. Abbott, who opened it as a family school for boys in 1 844. Mr. Abbott and his wife both dying in the summer of 1849, the place was purchased by the present proprietor, Mr. A. H. Abbott, who continued the plans of the founder of the school. The place, some twenty acres in extent, possessed singular natural beauty, exhibiting on a reduced scale almost every variety of picturesque scenery, and Mr. Abbott has spared neither time nor expense in developing its charms. Upon Beaver Dam Brook, which winds through the grounds, are two artificial ponds, while the brook is crossed and recrossed by bridges of rustic or finished design. The little moun tain may be ascended by winding paths or by direct flights I04 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. of steps, and it, as well as the terraces about the buildings, is adorned with choice shrubs and exotics. The house, which at the opening of the school was a cottage, has been enlarged from time to time until it will now accommodate sixty pupils. In 1858, a school-room was erected, about eight rods from the house, and supplied with every apparatus necessary for the highest grade of schools. Its philosophi cal, chemical, and astronomical apparatus was purchased at a cost of $6,000, and was regarded at the time it was bought as one of the best in the State. It also has a fine cabinet of minerals, and a library of two thousand volumes. Under Mr. A. H. Abbott's management, the school in creased in favor, and received pupils from all parts of the United States, as well as from some foreign countries. In 1865, Mr. Abbott leased the school to Mr. E. P. Weston, a graduate of Bowdoin College, who had for many years been preceptor of a young ladies' seminary at Gorham, and was also superintendent of schools for the State of Maine. Mr. Weston was succeeded by Mr. A. J. Blethen in 1869, who continued the school with marked success until 1874, when Mr. A. P. Kelsey assumed the control. Mr. Abbott resumed the charge of the school in 1876, and still holds the position of principal. MAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. A private school for girls was opened in March, 1868, in the Grammar school-building, by Miss Julia H. May and Miss Sara R. May, accomplished graduates of Mt. Holyoke Semi nary, who had previously taught in Kentucky. This school, providing instruction in Latin, French, and higher mathe matics, seemed to meet a want in the community, and was at once liberally patronized. Mr. F. V. Stewart provided a room for the accommodation of the school, which was soon outgrown. A few boys were admitted to instruction, and it becoming necessary to secure a suitable building to meet the wants of the school, Mr. T. F. Belcher and Mr. F. G. Butler erected a convenient school-building on School St., which was occupied for the first time in the spring of 1870. SCHOOLS. I OS Two courses of study, a seminary and a college preparatory course, were arranged, and the following year the institution was chartered under the name of the Wendell Institute. The first class received diplomas in 1872, and with the exception of 1873, a class was graduated each year until the school was removed to Strong in 1881. The graduates num ber in all twenty-four, and of them, four entered Vassar College, three Wellesley College, one Bowdoin College, and one Bates College. Twenty-one others entered various col leges from this school, who studied for a longer or shorter time at other institutions. During the last six years of the existence of the school, the teachers received pupils from abroad into their family, occupying for that purpose the Goodenow mansion, now owned by D. W. Austin. After the opening of the district high school, the patronage of this school became necessarily limited, and the institution, much to the regret of its patrons, was removed to Strong, where it is continued with marked success. THE WILLOWS. In the spring of 1870, Miss Lucy G. Belcher opened a boarding-school for girls at the homestead of her father. Gen. Hannibal Belcher. The first term began with twelve boarding and day pupils, and arrangements were at once made to erect a building for the accommodation of the school. During the following year, an elegant and commo dious house was built, which was dedicated Dec. 26, 1871. The institution took the name of "The Willows," from the row of venerable willow trees which fronted the grounds. It continued in operation until 1875, when a class of eight young ladies was graduated. The building has since re mained unoccupied. So long as the Academy was in existence, little need of a public high or classical school was felt. Its abandonment, however, left the citizens without the means of fitting their youth for college. Various attempts were made to establish I06 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. a high school at the Center Village, during the twelve years succeeding 1864, and various teachers were employed from time to time to give classical instruction; but the private school of the Misses May supplying the lack, no regular system of graded schools, with a college preparatory course, was introduced. The village schools had been classified in 1864 as primary, intermediate, and grammar, and two buildings were occupied for their accommodation. But in 1877, after a somewhat stormy debate, it was voted by the district to build one school-building, after the approved modern plans, and add a high school to the grades already in existence. The school-house on High Street, used for the grammar and primary departments, was sold to Mr. F. C. Perkins, who converted it into a dwelling-house, and the in termediate school-house on Anson Street was sold to Mr. Joseph Bangs, who also remodeled it for a dwelling. A lot was purchased on Middle St., and a commodious building erected at a cost, including land and furniture, of about $12,000. Mr. J. A. Greene was appointed principal, with four assistants. His successors have been Philip L. Paine, Donald L. Morrill, Frank F. Whittier, John C. Ryder, George M. Strout, and William Harper, the present principal. During the seven years of its existence the Farmington High School has sent four young men to college. By the terms of the grant of the Sandy River Township, four lots of land, of three hundred and twenty acres each, were reserved for public uses. Among these was one lot for the use of the public free schools in the town. By an act of the General Court of Massachusetts, approved February 5th, 181 1, authority was granted the town, through a board of trustees, to sell and convey the school lands thus reserved, upon the condition that the proceeds arising from the sales should be annually appropriated for the support of public free schools in town, and such funds should never be alien ated or diverted by the town or its trustees from the pur poses contemplated by the original grant. The school lands in town were sold at different periods, and the net total pro ceeds of their sale was $1,449.25, which amount was placed SCHOOLS. 107 in the hands of the treasurer of the school fund, and the inter est — generally $86.95 — has been paid annually to the treasurer of the town, and appropriated for the support of public free schools. The trustees of the fund are entitled to great commendation for their good judgment in the selection of their treasurers, who have kept the funds unimpaired, during the financial reverses of more than half a century, while those of many towns in the State, arising from a like source, have been lost. CHAPTER VL MILITARY HISTORY, AND THE WAR OF 1812. Need of Military Organization. — Formation of Infantry Companies.— Ap propriations for Military Equipments. — First Muster. — Petition for a Cavalry Company. — Resolutions upon the Embargo. — Organization of Artillery Company. — Rumors of War. — Hardy's Attack on Eastport.— Militia Ordered Out. — List of Farmington Men in Service. — Hartford Convention. — Its Effect in Farmington. — Peace and its Results. — Later Military History. Hardly was the organization of the town effected, before measures were taken to form a company of militia. As we have seen, the early settlers were men who had done service in the field, and were perfectly competent to under take the organization and training of troops. Under the State law of that time, each town was obliged to provide its own military stores, and equip its own soldiers. Powder was very dear, costing a dollar a pound in Boston, and the taxes laid upon a town to maintain a military organization, formed no small part of the burden of taxation. Yet the training of troops, and the general muster, were almost the only diversions known. In a strictly agricultural community, without a church or a library, or even a weekly paper, with almost no communication with the outside world, the means for recreation were necessarily limited. It can hardly be a matter for surprise, that the inhabitants were eager for a company of militia, which, with its music and trainings, its treats and parades, would give them in amusement far more MILITARY HISTORY. 109 than was expended in money for its maintenance. Nor was diversion the only end to be gained. The federal govern ment was as yet hardly established. No one knew what disturbances might break out. The memory of Shay's Rebellion was still potent, and fears of Indian incursions had by no means subsided. At the time of the incorporation of the town, the western part of Maine was included in the Eighth Division of Massachusetts Militia. The first company in Farmington, was organized Dec. 9, 1795, and was attached to the Third Regiment, Second Brigade, and Eighth Division. On that day the following officers were elected : Ezekiel Porter, captain, who was promoted to major, Jan. 20, 1796, and to lieutenant-colonel, June 19, 1798; Samuel Smith, lieutenant; William Allen, ensign. The second company was organized May I, 1798, with the following list of commissioned officers: Hartson Cony, captain, who was promoted to adjutant, January 20, 1796; Jason D. Cony, lieutenant; John Brown, ensign. At this time considerable pride was taken in maintaining well disciplined and equipped troops. The town voted one hundred and thirty pounds for powder and military stores, at the spring town-meeting in 1797, and in October, appropriated a hundred dollars more for arms and equipments. If the new company was formed with hope of sharing in these arms and equipments, it was destined to disappointment, for the following year the vote was re scinded, and the hundred dollars appropriated to defraying town charges. The first general muster in Farmington, was held in the fall of 1799, on Mr. Merry's interval, on the west side of the river, just below the present site of the Center Bridge. From the little that is known of this first muster, it does not seem to have been a very successful occasion. The troops, gathered from Farmington and the neighboring towns, were raw, undisciplined, poorly equipped, and possessed of very little idea of the duties of soldiers. No sooner were the companies posted in line, than one of the Farmington companies took offense at the position assigned to it, and at I lO HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. a given signal mutinied, and left the field. One man alone stood firm at his post. Abiathar Green, who had served in the Revolutionary army, understood the respect which a soldier owes to his superiors, too well to indulge in such insubordination. It was proposed by some to bring the deserters back to their duty by force of arms, but the gen eral and field-officers, after some parley, prevailed upon the company to return. Matters being finally arranged, and the manoeuvres about to begin, the colonel of the regiment gave the command to form column on the right. Captain Davis, of the New Vineyard company, being somewhat deaf, in quired of his orderly-sergeant, Jonathan Look, what the order was : " New Vineyard company, right about face, dismissed," replied the waggish orderly. "Attention! New Vineyard company, right about face, dismissed," repeated the captain, in stentorian tones. With a whoop and a yell, and with full appreciation of the joke, off went the men. So much time was consumed in restoring order among these chaotic elements, that the day was well advanced, and the troops tired and disorderly, before the line could be formed for inspection, and treat served. The third company of militia was organized May i, 1804, when the ofificers elected were : Joseph Fairbanks, captain, afterwards colonel ; Josiah Perham, lieutenant ; Silas Per ham, ensign, afterwards captain. The three companies, thus organized, were companies of infantry, and were known as the North Company, South Company, and West Company. The North Company embraced the territory of the town on the east side of the river and north of the center of Perham road ; the South Company embraced the territory south of the center of Perham road on the east side of the river and south of lot No. 1 1 on the west side ; the West Company included the territory west of the river north of the south line of lot No. 11. In 1807, a movement was set on foot to secure the or ganization of a company of cavalry in Farmington and vicin ity. A petition was circulated and generally signed, and forwarded to the General Court, which read as follows : MILITARY HISTORY. 1 1 1 To the Honorable the Senate and the Honorable the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Gen eral Court to be convened at Boston on the third Monday of January A. D. 1808 : The petition of the subscribers, inhabitants of the towns of Farmington, Industry, New Vineyard, Strong, Temple, Wilton and New Sharon, all in the county of Kennebec and within the terri torial limits of the Second Brigade and Eighth Division of the Militia of said Commonwealth, humbly shows, that in the opinion of your petitioners and they sincerely believe that a corps of cavalry raised and organized within the towns aforesaid, to be attached to the Brigade aforesaid, the center whereof to be fixed in said town of Farmington would, if granted by your honors, greatly subserve the purposes of military instruction and improve ment, that the persons by law liable to do military duty in the aforesaid towns are so remotely situated from where any volunteer corps is established as to preclude them from any opportunity of improvement in the discipline of any such corps, that although three companies of cavalry are already raised and attached to the Brigade aforesaid, yet the unusual extent of territory and of num bers comprehended by said Brigade will afford ample reasons for raising and organizing the additional corps herein prayed for; that the several standing companies of Militia within the towns afore said considerably exceed in number respectively the number of sixty-four effective privates, and some of said companies are too numerous to render military discipline and instruction practical or considerable among themselves, to which last mentioned descrip tion of companies the greater part of your petitioners belong, which will more fully appear by copies of their several muster rolls herewith exhibited. And your petitioners desirous as well to pro mote what we conceive to be so salutary an object as from a de cided preference for discharging our military duties in that mode hereby pledge ourselves that in the event of our establishment as a corps of cavalry as aforesaid or in the manner that in your Honors' wisdom may be deemed expedient to immediately and without delay provide, prepare and equip ourselves to do and that we will each and all of us enlist into and do military service as by law is required of members of a cavalry corps. Your petitioners therefore pray your Honors to take the subject into your wise consideration and that the prayer herein may be granted, and as in duty bound will ever pray. (Signed) : 112 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Clifford Belcher. Zachariah Soule. John Church, Jr. Rufus Allen. Thomas Parker. John Minot. Robert Barker. Robert Morrison. Benj. M. Belcher. Moses Butterfield. James Allen. Uzziel Weeks. Isaac Eaton. Joseph S. Smith. Job Brooks. Joseph Russell. Henry Stewart. William Russell. Argalis Pease. Nathaniel Russell. Stephen Titcomb, Jr. Joseph Titcomb. Thomas Wendell. Henry Davis. Nathan Backus. Cotton Pratt. Joseph Starling. Jacob Eaton. Upon this petition the General Court gave the petitioners leave to withdraw. But nothing daunted, the next year a petition even more minute in setting out the advantages to be gained from a cavalry company, signed with more names, and endorsed at headquarters, was forwarded to Boston : To the Honorable the Senate and the Honorable the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at their session to be holden at Boston A. D. 1809 : The petition of the subscribers, inhabitants of the town of Farmington and adjacent towns in the county of Kennebec being persons enrolled in the Militia of said Commonwealth and liable to do military duty and a part of the Third Regiment, Second Brigade and Eighth Division of said Militia, humbly sheweth; That anxious as we are for military improvement and zealous to discharge the most for public utility and advantage the duties re garding us as citizen soldiers, we are induced for divers reasons which we deem sufficient to offer ourselves and to pray your Hon ors that we may be incorporated into a company of cavalry to be attached to said Brigade with the rights, privileges and duties by law respecting other volunteer corps. Among which said reasons for thus petitioning we humbly beg leave to submit the following viz : ist That although true it is that there are two companies of cavalry attached to said Brigade yet the nearest of those two to MILITARY HISTORY. II3 your petitioners' places of residence is more than thirty miles distance. 2d That the standing companies of the militia to which your petitioners respectively belong average in number each about one hundred effective privates. 3d That excepting to one other regiment belonging to^said Brigade ( and which contains perhaps not more than half the num ber of soldiers with the 3d Regiment) all others have attached to them some uniform company either of infanty, cavalry or artillery which parade with the standing militia on days of Regimental Re view whereas none of those are attached to or parade with the Third Regiment aforesaid. This last circumstance has we ask leave to say occasioned the regret of almost all grades of the officers whose duty connects them with the said Third Regiment. Considering furthermore that we your petitioners, removed as we are from a possibility of enlisting into any volunteer company which is now organized, and that our rights on condition of making similar sacrifices of expense are equal in this respect with others ; that the Brigade to which we belong is extraordinarily numerous and dispersed over an uncommonly extensive territory, we ask that your Honors would take this petition into your wise consideration and would condescend to grant your petitioners' prayer, and as in duty bound will ever pray &c. ( Signed ) John P. Shaw. Ebenezer Shaw. Abraham Johnson. Joseph S. Smith. Zachariah Soule. Joseph Starling. Jeremiah Stinchfield. John Minot. Henry Stewart. Hiram Belcher. Joseph Johnson. John Church, Jr. William Johnson. Alexander Forsyth. Samuel Carr, Jr. Hugh Stewart, Jr. Benj. M. Belcher. John Holley, Jr. Isaac Eaton. William Holley. Jacob Eaton. Ephraim Norton. Joseph Titcomb. Edward Butler. Clifford Belcher. Winthrop Butler. Stephen Titcomb. Marchant Holley. Henry Titcomb. Edward Bartlett. Robert Barker. The petition bears the following endorsements : 1 14 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. This may certify that granting the prayer of the petitioners for a company of cavalry to be raised from the Third Regiment, Sec ond Brigade and Eighth Division of Militia of this Commonwealth will not reduce the standing companies below the number required by law and we believe the establishing the said company will be of general utility. Said petition is now on the files of the Honorable Council signed by John P. Shaw and others. O. BAILEY, Lt.-Col. Commanding. JOSEPH FAIRBANKS, Major. Wm. GOULD, Major. Farmington, May 16, 1809. May 19, 1809. I hereby approve the plan of raising a company of cavalry within the limits of the Third Regiment as proposed. JOHN CHANDLER, Brig.-Gen. ist Brig. 8th Div. I also approve the thing. H. SEWALL, Major-General. The cavalry company was organized May 12, 18 10, with the following officers : Jeremiah Stinchfield, captain ; Henry Stewart, first lieutenant ; Edward Butler, second lieutenant ; and Benjamin M. Belcher, cornet. Rumors of war were now in the air. New England had begun to feel the pressure of the embargo in the paralysis of her peculiar industries. -The dissatisfaction felt at the posi tion of the general government was wide-spread. Massachu setts was upon the point of revolt. While Maine was not in full sympathy with this antagonism of the mother State, yet even the remotest hamlet could but feel the inconven iences and distress induced by the condition of national affairs. While the embargo was in force, it was necessary that all goods be transported over land from Boston. Freights were consequently very high, and this fact, added to the high price of all foreign and domestic goods, compelled the people to rely almost wholly upon their own products and home manufact- MILITARY HISTORY. II 5 ures. The distress experienced was so severe, and the feel ing roused by the injury to New England commerce was so intense, that the town-meeting assembled in January, 1809, voted to raise a committee to draft resolutions to express the sense of the meeting upon the conditon of the country. Zachariah Soule, William Gower, and Moses Starling, were appointed- on this committee, and after suitable deliberation, presented the following report, which was accepted : First. The fundamental principles of the social compact are the guarantee and security of the right, liberties, privileges, persons, property of all those who are included in that compact : A part of these rights and privileges as well as liberties are by the people at large voluntarily surrendered to their own government, but upon express conditions to wit, that the vendue thereof should ever be held and preserved sacred and indefeasible by that government. Second. Resolved that the people ot the United States did at the formation of their constitution enter into a solemn league and covenant each individual with the whole and the whole Nation with each individual that security and protection to their lives, liberties, privileges and property should be sacred, uniform and universal and also reciprocal between themselves and their government, and that whenever, either in exercise or effect, the powers of legislation abandon this reciprocity the legitimate source of obedience and submission on the part of the people to the laws and ordinances of the government, is destroyed. Third. Resolved as the sense of the people of this town that the feelings, the habits, the necessities and the hopes of the great mass of the people of New England are indispensably founded on the navigation of the ocean ; that they ought to retain that right and privilege as sacred and inalienable ; that the very finger of nature has pointed them to the prospects, the employments and the benefits derivable from it, and that they ever ought to be in the exercise of this important privilege unembarrassed by too much regulation, and, last of all, to submit to its annihilation. Fourth. Resolved that the mutual concessions and compro mises agreed upon by the sages who adopted, and ultimately by the people who ratified and confirmed, the constitution of the United States contained on the part of the Southern States an express guarantee to the people of New England of their rights and privileges. Il6 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Fifth. That the imposition of an embargo on the ships and vessels of the United States perpetual in its terms and unparalleled in the history of commercial nations derives a full and distinct and unequivocal character from the privations and sufferings, the dis tress and prospective ruin of the great mass of the people of New England ; that these sufferings and these distresses but illy com pare with that promised distribution of blessings and prospeiity with which the people have been so particularly flattered and which they have so ardently desired to realize, and which is the duty binding and sacred on every government to promote. Sixth. Resolved that the unlimited continuation of the vari ous embargo laws after the solemn pledges which we have had that ere this they would be repealed ; that the annexation thereto of a non-intercourse system which is equally perpetual in its expressions; that the recent requisitions of military detachments and the resolu tions adopted on the floor of Congress for raising and putting under immediate pay of a force of fifty thousand men in a time of peace, more especially when we have ever been assured that the embargo was a substitute and a preventive of war, call loudly for the atten tion and energy of the people to rally round the standard of their sacred constitutional rights and privileges. Resolved, therefore, that a committee be chosen to draft and forward a respectful petition to the legislature of Massachusetts, stating our present privations and distresses, and our apprehensions of the ruinous and alarming consequences and tendency of these measures, and praying them to adopt such means for our present relief and future protection, proper for a free sovereign and inde pendent state. The committee appointed to draw up and present to the town resolutions expressive of the sentiments of the town respectfully beg leave to report the foregoing which are submitted, January 21, 1809. MOSES STARLING. WILLIAM GOWER. ZACHARIAH SOULE. Measures were taken a few years later to complete the military organization of the town by forming a company of artillery, and on May 25, 18 12, a few days before President Madison declared war, such a company was organized, with MILITARY HISTORY. \\y the following officers duly commissioned : Abraham John son, captain ; Dehave Norton, first lieutenant ; Henry But terfield, second lieutenant. During the early years of the war. New England suffered but little from actual warfare. It felt keenly the hardships of the struggle, however, in the destruction of its commerce, the paralysis of its business, in the drain upon its resources, both for men and money, and the constant menaces of the enemy. From the spring of 1813 until the close of the contest, British squadrons were hovering along our coasts, and threatening the destruction of the seaboard towns. The year 181 3, was an especially trying one, for New England. England had determinded to make the campaign of that year, a sharp, vigorous, and decisive one. In July, Sir Thomas Hardy anchored with a formidable squadron, off Fort Sullivan at Eastport. The fort was insufficiently equipped, with but fifty men and sixty pieces of artillery, under the command of Perly Putnam, of the Fortieth U. S. Infantry. The Commodore demanded instant surrender, to which demand Putnam acceded against his own judgment, but out of respect to the importunities of the terrified in habitants. The post was surrendered under the condition that private property should be respected, and formal pos session was taken of the fort, town, and country about Passamaquoddy Bay, by the landing of a. large force of men and arms. Hardy then sailed westward with his squadron, spreading the direst dismay all along our coast, and on the morning of September ist, arrived in the harbor of Penob scot Bay, and cast anchor off Castine. Lieut. Lewis, of the U. S. Army, with forty men, was occupying a half made redoubt, fortified with four twenty-four pounders, and two field pieces. Resistance was seen to be vain, and upon receiving the summons to surrender, Lewis gave a volley from his twenty-four pounders, spiked them, blew up the redoubt, and with his two field pieces, fled from the fort across the peninsula to the mainland, leaving Hardy to take undisputed possession of the town. Two companies of rifle men were landed, together with a detachment of Royal Il8 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Artillery, thus securing to the British the control of Penob scot Bay. Caleb Strong was at that time governor of Massachu setts, and bis intense hostility to the measures of the National Government led him to neglect the proper defense of the frontier. In spite of protest, it was not until the British were in possession of all the territory east of the Penobscot that he was induced to take any energetic meas ures against the invaders. A public meeting was called in Boston, and a committee waited upon the governor, present ing to him the helpless and defenseless condition of the District of Maine. The governor listened to the appeal, and on September 6 th issued his orders for nearly the whole of the State militia to be in readiness to march at a moment's notice for the defense of the sea-coast. This part of the State belonged at that time to the Eighth Division of Massa chusetts Militia, under the command of Major-General Henry Sewall, of Augusta. Five regiments from the lower Ken nebec were at once ordered to Wiscasset, and the remainder of the regiments of this division received orders to rendez vous at the various towns between Farmington and Pittston, and there wait instructions. The following were the division and brigade staff officers of the Eighth Division, in service from September 12th to September 28th, 18 14: FIRST BRIGADE. Henry Sewall, Major-General, Augusta. Ebenezer Dutch, Major, Augusta. Wm. K. Page, Major, Hallowell. Wm. Emmons, Judge-Advocate, Augusta. Wm. Gould, Brigadier-General, Farmington. Samuel Howard, Brigade-Major, Augusta. Jesse Robinson, Brigade-Major, Hallowell. SECOND BRIGADE. William Kendall, Brigadier-General, .... Fairfiekl. MILITAR Y HIS TOR Y. 1 1 9 Richard Sawtelle, Brigade-Major, . . . Norridgewock. Timothy Boutelle, Brigade- Quartermaster, . . Waterville. David Kidder, Aid-de-Camp. battalion of artillery. Joseph Chandler, Major, Monmouth. John S. Kimball, Quartermaster, Augusta. Jonathan G. Huntoon, Adjutant, Readfield. Two of Farmington's companies of militia, and its com pany of artillery, were summoned to hold themselves in readiness to march to the sea-coast. Only one company of cavalry belonging to the Eighth Division was called into active service, and that was Capt. Thomas Eastman's com pany, of Hallowell, which acted as an express, to carry orders between Bath, Wiscasset, Camden, and Belfast. The list of officers and privates belonging to Farming- ton companies, and the officers of the regiment, are here given : Muster Roll of the Field and Staff of Lieut. -Col. Joseph Fair banks' regiment, called out for sea-coast defense, and waiting orders at Farmington from Sept. i^ to Sept. 18, 18 14. Joseph Fairbanks, Lieutenant-Colonel, . . . Farmington. Eaton Fairbanks, Servant, Farmington. Thomas Johnson, Jr., Major, Farmington. Nathaniel Blake, Servant, Farmington. Jabez Gay, Quartermaster, Farmington. Nathan Armesby, Paymaster, Strong. Thomas Parker Farmington. Josiah Prescott, Surgeon, Farmington. John L. Blake, Servant, Farmington. Thomas Flint, Surgeon's Mate, .... New Vineyard. Jotham Sewall, Chaplain Chesterville. William Talcott, Sergeant- Maj or, .... Farmington. Henry Cushman, Quartermaster-Sergeant, . Farmington. Solomon Luce, Fife-Major, New Vineyard. Joseph Russell, Drum-Major, Farmington. I20 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Muster Roll of Capt. Robert M. Morrison's company of militia, of Farmington, of Lieut. Col. Joseph Fairbanks' regiment, called out for the defense of the sea-coast, and waiting orders at Farm ington from Sept. 14 to Sept. 18, 18x4, when a draft was made for a forty days' service, and those not drafted were discharged. Robert M. Morrison, Captain. Samuel L. Jones, Lieutenant. James Hersey, Ensign. sergeants. James Norton. Hebron Mayhew, Jr. Jedediah K. Cowan. corporals. John Craig. Charles H. Tobey. William Cothren. MUSICIANS. Charles Stanley. James Huston. Ephraim Cowan. privates. John Allen. Edmund Atkins. Ezra A. Butler. William Battle. Samuel Cowen. Enoch Craig, Jr. John Clayton, Jr. Daniel C. Church. James Cowen. David Cowen, John Kempton. Elisha Luce. Jesse McLain. Bassett Norton. Isaac Perkins. Jotham Smith. Wm. M. Stewart. Joseph Tuck. Samuel Church. Holmes S. Daggett. Daniel Davis. Benjamin Foss. Urial Hillman. Reuben Hatch. Thomas Green. William Kennedy. Andrew Kennedy. Jonathan Kempton. William Lewis. Nathan Mayhew. James I. Marchant. Peter Norton. Daniel Russ. Charles Stewart. Daniel Stewart. Uzziel Weeks. MILITARY HISTORY. 121 Muster Roll of Capt. Daniel Beale's company of militia, of Farm ington, called out for the defense of the sea-coast, and waiting orders at Hallowell from Sept. 12 to Sept. 26, 18 14, and at tached to Lieut.-Col. David McGafjey's regiment. Daniel Beale, Captain.' Silas Perham, Lieutenant. Lemuel Bursley, Ensign. SERGEANTS. John Bailey. Ebenezer Hutchinson. Joseph Jennings. John Morrison. corporal. John Scales. musicians. James Cummings. John Branscomb. PRIVATES. Winthrop Allen. Thomas Arnold. Jacob W. Butterfield. William Brainerd. Joseph Butler. William Bailey. John Brown, Jeffrey B. Brown. Rufus Berry. John Case. Lot Cottle. David Dwinell. Nehemiah French. WiUiam Hamilton. Asa Hamilton. Solomon Hamilton. Ebenezer Goddard. Joseph Knowlton. Samuel Knowlton. " Oliver Lowell. George W. Norton. Mayhew Norton. Joseph Norton, Jr. Samuel B. Norton. Warren Pease. Jeremiah Parsons. Tristram Presson. James Parker. Samuel Roby. Henry Russ. Samuel Rice. Oliver Rice. John Stinchfield. Thomas Stinchfield. Joshua Lowell. Ebenezer Shaw. John Stowers. John Thompson. Joshua Witham. Asa Willard. Bartol Walker. John Young. 122 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Muster Roll of Capt. Abraham Johnson's company of artillery, of Farmington, called out for defense of the sea-coast, Sept. 14, 18 1 4, and rendezvoused at Farmington, waiting orders, until Sept. 18, when a draft was made from the company for further service and those not drafted were discharged. Abraham Johnson, Captain. Henry Butterfield, Lieutenant. SERGEANTS. Ebenezer C. Butler. William Talcott. Benjamin Butler, Jr. corporals. Nehemiah Chandler. Jonathan Look. Isaac Porter. Silas M. Killman. MUSICIANS. Rufus Dresser. Joseph Blake. PRIVATES. Christopher Atkinson. James Gordon. Solomon Adams, Jr. Guy Green. Joseph Butterfield. Jonathan Gordon. Josiah Butterfield. Nathaniel W. Gould. Flavel Bartlett. Thomas Hillman. Wm. Butler. Bartlett Luce. Moses S. Butler. Leonard Merry. Edward Bartlett. James B. Merrill, Levi Chandler. George Morton. Moses Chandler. Ephraim Norton. Daniel J. Cony. Zebulon Norton. John Doyen. Nathan Pinkham. John Dodge. Samuel Smith. Benjamin Eaton. Nicholas Winslow. Jonas French. Benj. Wethern, Jr. Asa Fletcher. On Sept. 18, the alarm having somewhat subsided, a draft was ordered from various regiments for what was called the forty-day service, and the remainder of the froops were discharged. From Lieutenant-Colonel Fairbanks' reg- MILITARY HISTORY. 123 iment, rendezvoused at Farmington, one company was drafted, and placed under the command of Capt. Nathaniel Russell. The men were ordered to report at Bath, and were stationed there, and in the vicinity, from Sept. 28 to Nov. 1 1, attached to Lieutenant-Colonel Ellis Sweet's regiment of militia. Muster Roll of Capt Russell's company of men drafted from Lieutenant-Colonel Fairbanks' regiment, for the defense of the sea-coast. Nathaniel Russell, Captain. John F. Woods, Lieutenant. James Hersey, Ensign. SERGEANTS. James Stevens. Jedediah K. Cowan. James Norton. Edward Oakes. William Cothren. John Howe. Isaac Chase. Allen Averill. William Blunt. Frederick Ballard. William Baker. William Battle. Ezra A. Butler. Enoch Craig, Jr. Samuel Cowan. John Clayton, Jr. William Daggett. Elijah Durphy. Andrew Kennedy. Ozam Knowles. Levi Y. Lambert. Fayette Mace. WinthroiD Norton. CORPORALS. John Paine. David Reed. MUSICIANS. Enos Hiscock. PRIVATES. Daniel Davis. Joseph Ellsworth, Jr. Stephen Foot. Reuben Hatch. Thomas Hiscock. Richard Hackett. Samuel Huston. Abisha Huston. Daniel Hiscock. Enoch Hinkley. John Hodgdon. William Kennedy. Nathaniel P. Locklin. Andrew B. Mayhew. Bassett Norton. Peter Norton. 124 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Joseph Ordway. Jeremiah Porter. George P. Pool. Abraham Pettengill. William Peterson. James Richards. William Russell. Edward Richards. Thomas Russell. William M. Stewart. Daniel Stewart. Jotham Smith. George Smith. Stephen G. Sprague. Zebediah Sweet. William Staple. Daniel Staple. Nathaniel Sawyer. David P. Smith. Daniel Thompson. Enos Tuck. John Woodbury. Jacob Welsh. Josiah Wright. Daniel Worthley. Joseph Riant, Jr. Nineteen of this company were Farmington men, the remainder belonged in the adjoining towns. On Sept. 26, a draft was ordered from Col. McGaffey's regiment, stationed at Hallowell, and ordered to Bath, where they remained until Nov. 8. From Capt. Beale's company, the following men were drafted, and attached to Lieutenant- Colonel Ellis Sweet's regiment : Daniel Beale, Captain. Ebenezer Hutchinson, Orderly-Sergeant. PRIVATES. Winthrop Allen. Thomas Arnold. Lot Cottle. Nehemiah French. William Hamilton. Joseph Knowlton. Oliver Lowell. Tristram Preston. James Parker. Henry Russ. John Stowers. Joshua Witham. John Young. A draft was likewise made from Capt. Johnson's artillery company, and the men thus drafted repaired to Wiscasset, where they joined Capt. Samuel Rundlet's company, at tached to Col. Samuel Thatcher's regiment of artillery, and remained in service until Nov. 4. The following list com prises the names of those drafted : MILITARY HISTORY. 1 25 Henry Butterfield, Lieutenant. William Talcott. ) „ Benjamin Butler, Jr. \ ^'^S'^^^'- PRIVATES. Solomon Adams, Jr. Joseph Butterfield. Moses S. Buder. William Butler. Flavel Bartlett. Edward Bartlett. • Daniel J. Cony. Moses Chandler. John Dodge. Nathaniel W. Gould. Guy Green. George Morton. Zebulon Norton. Nathan Pinkham. Samuel Smith. Benjamin Weathern, Jr. Nicholas Winslow. While the troops of militia were thus assembled and dis missed, Hardy continued in undisputed control of the eastern part of the State. But he and his officers seemed more bent upon the gayeties and social festivities which belong to a garrison town, than in making further conquests of territory. Party spirit continued to run high. The assembling of the Hartford convention, Dec. 14, 18 14, was the signal for the supporters of the president's policy to rally. Meetings were held, conventions called, resolutions adopted, and pa triotic speeches delivered. A convention assembled at Farmington, probably in January, 1815, and was composed of citizens of the various towns in the vicinity. All that is known of this convention is contained in the lines of a dog gerel poem, written by a waggish federalist * and set to music. It formed a campaign song for the times, and was at the tongue's ends of the youngsters of the period. Few copies are known to be in existence, and it is here inserted, not for its intrinsic merit, but to show the spirit of the times : FARMINGTON CONVENTION. A convention, convention, if fame does not lie, Was holden at Farmington Academy ; Demos from the woodland together did flock, *Understood to be John Hunter, of Strong. 17 126 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. At the hour appointed, I forget what o'clock. Great William the Judge,* sir, was placed in the chair With a smack and a groan and a grunt and a stare. " Sirs, sirs," cried the Judge, " without any delay, Select a committee who'll know what to say. They'll make the arrangement — the rest may retire For you can't more than half of you get to the fire." So they chose a committee of A, B, and C, All the rest to conform to what they should agree. It is said the committee found some botheration, In planning their schemes to ruin the nation. But bold Usher was there from the field of the King, With his uplifted voice, sir, he made the hall ring ; He spoke with such zeal on that famed afternoon That he forced his hind flap through his patched pantaloon. Next the New Vineyard Merryt cried, " Rally you pates, There's a ' Netticut Vention ' from three or four states They're going to undo us if we don't prevent, I can tell you no more. Sirs, my knowledge is spent. But I'll fight like the d , I'll get me a sword And I'll mow them all down level smack smooth by the board ; We must turn out to a man, sirs, and drive them like fury We'll shoot and stab Feds, sirs, without judge or jury." " 1 hat's right" cried bold Usher, " I'll fight till I'm dead, I've a good white oak goad stick and I'll kill every Fed If it costs my old horse, my baskets and sled." "Oh how patriotic!" cried William the Judge, " How I love everybody that owes 'em a grudge. You have nothing to fear, sirs, then join heart and hand, You have a gallant bold Usher to lead on your band." Then appeared the Gross merchantj right up from Castine With his prime English goods, just now fresh come in; How he spoke against smuggling and breaking the laws. What zeal he expressed in his dear country's cause ! So he swore by old Muggins — that crazy old elf, He'd have no mischief done but what he did himself. But the New Sharon Justice§ I vow he beat all. When he upon the Judge with such ardor did call. To know if the Government wouldn't give them a pension To pay them for meeting in that day's convention. There were some of them tarried till late in the night. And some getting drunk, and beginning to fight, There were some bloody faces, and some tattered clothes, And 'tis said one went home with a part of a nose." * William Reed of Strong. t Asa Merry. t Asahel Gross of Farmington Falls. § Prince Baker. MILITARY HISTORY. 1 27 The treaty of peace, between Great Britain and the United States, was signed at Ghent, Dec. 24, 18 14, but the news did not reach the people of Maine until the following February. All fear was laid aside, and the inhabitants everywhere indulged in the wildest demonstrations of joy. So far as can now be ascertained, only two Farmington' men enlisted in the United States army and performed actual service on the field. David Bump served two years, and Elisha Jewett twenty-seven months. Both of these veterans lived for many years after the war, Mr. Jewett suviving until 1884, when he died at the advanced age of ninety-three, being among the last of the pensioners of the War of 181 2. The military organizations continued to be maintained, and for many years the trainings and annual reviews were the great events of the year. In 1827, a brigade review, with Gen. Nathaniel Russell in command, was held on the Craig interval, just above the village. Governor Lincoln and staff were present, and the town has probably never seen before or since, an occasion so important in the estimation of its inhabitants. The militia system virtually came to an end in 1843, and although the town had some volunteer organizations under succeeding laws, for many years no military organization has been in existence. A few stones on the hill, to the north-east of the village, the remnant of a magazine built in 181 7, and its name. Powder House Hill, are the only remains of Farmington's military glory. CHAPTER VII. FROM THE CLOSE OF THE WAR OF iSi 2, UNTIL THE FORMA TION OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN 1838. Financial Depression. — Misfortunes of Citizens. — Adams' Factory. — Gross' Distillery. — Cold Fever. — Cold Seasons. — Ohio Emigration. — Agita tion of a Separation from Massachusetts. — Brunswick Convention. — Portland Convention. — Final Vote on the Question. — Freshet of 1820. — Building Union Church at the Falls Village. — Early Temperance Movements. — Sandy River Yeoman. — Growth During the Decade. The years succeeding the close of the second war with Great Britain, were unfavorable years for the town of Farm ington. In common with the whole country, the inhabitants suffered from the depreciated currency and the high prices of merchandise. During the war, molasses sold for one dollar a gallon ; Souchong tea for one dollar and a quarter a pound ; coffee for thirty cents a pound ; sheeting for forty cents a yard, and other articles were valued in a like propor tion. The burden of taxation was also heavy. In addition to the direct tax on land and dwellings, a specific tax was levied on household furniture, watches, and carriages. Stamps costing from twenty-five cents to a dollar and a quarter, according to the value of the note were required on notes of hand. Several citizens of the town suffered severely from embarking in various manufacturing concerns during the enforcement of the embargo, which were rendered almost worthless after peace was established. Solomon Adams, Esq., one of the most substantial citizens, built, at a great COLD FEVER. 1 29 expense, for the times, a 'cotton factory, on the Wilson Stream in Wilton, on the Abram Butterfield place. The investment was nearly a total loss, and seriously impaired Mr. Adams' fortune. ' Mr. Asahel Gross also conceived the idea of distilling whiskey for home consumption. Freights were high, and the practice prevailed of buying liquor of very high proof and diluting it to the standard strength. Mr. Gross sought to improve on this expedient. His distil lery stood upon the west side of the river on the farm now owned by W. B. Gilman. Here he converted potatoes into a fluid which was said "to kill at forty rods," but which found a market among the thirsty inhabitants whose appetite for "the ardent" could not be fully satisfied in the potations of foreign liquors which made so heavy drafts upon their pock ets. When the distillery was abandoned, after the close of the war. Col. Daniel Beale converted it into a manufactory of potash and pearlash. A serious disease hitherto unknown, and which received the name of " cold fever," visited this part of the State in 1 8 14, and proved very fatal. This malady was of the typhoid type of fevers, and was characterized by a succession of chills, whence it took its name. It attacked the victim with intense pain in the extremities, and thence extended over all parts of the body ; and upon reaching the head, resulted in violent derangement. The skill of the physicians was baffled, and, so far as known, every one attacked died. Some of the most prominent citizens of Farmington, as well as of surrounding towns, succumbed to it; among whom were Samuel Belcher, John Minot, Jeremy Wyman, Jere miah Norton, and Joseph Starling. The seasons were also most unpropitious for agricultural pursuits. The year 1815 was one of the most backward in the history of the country. On May 19th, a heavy snow storm fell, and crops could not be planted until nearly the ordinary time for hoeing. But the following year was still more unfavorable. The season of 18 16 has been called the season without a summer. Frost occurred in every month in the year, and no corn was raised. There was good sleigh- I30 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. ing in the latter part of April, and the few warm days of early May were succeeded by cold so severe that ice froze upon the apple-trees, killing the budding blossoms. Many birds were also chilled so severely as to perish. June 6th, a severe snow-storm set in, which was followed by such cold weather that vegetation was but little further advanced at the end of the month than at its beginning. When corn was ready to hoe, on the 8tb and 9th of July, it was again cut down by frost. The hay crop was light ; and winter begin ning in a snow-storm on October 7th, left the inhabitants in a gloomy state. The fears and forebodings of the supersti tious were moreover excited by remarkable spots on the disc of the sun so large as to be clearly seen by the naked eye. The spring of 181 7 was well-nigh as cold and backward as the two preceding seasons had been, although later fine weather made the year a fruitful one. Food was very scarce. Hardly corn enough for seed had been gathered, and potatoes sold at seventy-five cents a bushel. No suffer ing, however, is known to have resulted from this scarcity of food, but its effect was very disheartening. Under such discouragements many persons in the valley of the river began to look elsewhere for homes, and the eyes of all such turned to the beautiful and fertile region of the Ohio. The five years succeeding 181 7, are known as years of the Ohio fever. During this period a constant stream of emigration flowed from Maine into the Buckeye State. Farmington did not lose so many of her citizens as did the neighboring and smaller towns of Phillips and New Sharon, nevertheless several of the most enterprising farmers sold their farms to follow the westward star of empire. The journey was made in covered emigrant wagons, and occupied six weeks. Few who left their Eastern homes expected to look again upon their birth-place, and the separation of friends thus made was looked upon as a final separation for this world. Friends came from far and near to bid the travelers good-by and to shake hands for the last time; little thinking that some of those thus leaving their native town, would live to return to it from the far Ohio in three SEPARA TION FROM MASSACHUSETTS. 1 3 1 days' time. When Jonathan Hopkinson, a much esteemed citizen, stood by the side of his wagon, whip in hand, saying the last words to his weeping friends, his wife's step-mother, Mrs. Francis Tufts, tried to cheer their hearts by saying, "Well, I suppose Hopkinson may as well go to heaven by the way of Ohio as any other way." And this was the general feeling, that when friends left for the great West the next meeting with them would be in the other world. Soon after the close of the war, the question of the sepa ration of Maine from Massachusetts began to be agitated. The people of Maine had not been in full sympathy with the mother State in her position during the contest with Great Britain, and a strong feeling for the separation was felt in many quarters. The General Court of Massachusetts, by a resolve passed Feb. 10, 18 16, provided for town-meetings to be held throughout the District, on May 20th, at which the sentiments of the inhabitants regarding the question should be ascertained. The vote was found to be 10,393 in favor of separation, and 6,501 opposed to it, from a total number of 37,828 legal voters. Farmington was found to be in favor of the measure, by a vote of one hundred and thirty-four to fifty-six. The senators and representatives from Maine, then petitioned the General Court to consent to the separation, and a resolve was passed prescribing the terms on which the separation might take place. It required another vote to be taken in September, and authorized a convention to meet in Brunswick to examine returns, and, if a majority of five to four were found to favor the separation, to form a constitu tion. The vote of Farmington showed that those opposed to the policy of separation had rallied new adherents to their standard, the town standing one hundred and forty in favor to eighty-six against the measure. Dr. Josiah Prescott and Col. Joseph Fairbanks were chosen delegates to attend the convention. The prominent members of the convention were all warm supporters of the policy of separation. John Holmes, of Alfred, afterward United States senator from this State, espoused the cause with ardor, and when the votes were 132 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. counted and it was found that only 11,969 were favorable to the measure, while 10,347 were opposed, he conceived the idea of counting the votes in such a manner as to give the required majority. It was found that the total number of yea votes in towns giving a majority for separation, were to the total number of nay votes in towns giving a majority against the measure, a larger affirmative ratio than five to four. It was accordingly decided that the necessary five- ninths of the voters were friendly to separation, and on the strength of the decision proceeded to appoint a committee to draw up a constitution, and to apply to Congress for admis sion to the Union, adjourning to the third Tuesday of Decem ber. This method of computation, which was known as the Brunswick arithmetic, or John Holmes' five-ninths, did not commend itself to the General Court, and it dissolved the convention. As time went on, the sentiment in favor of a distinct State organization increased. It was made some what a party measure, since the federalists, who were a majority in the whole State, were in the minority in the District of Maine, and accused the democrats of inordinate ambition. At the May session of the General Court in 1819, a petition was presented from numerous towns praying for a separation, and by an act passed June i6tb, the towns in the district were authorized to again take the sense of the peo ple, and if a majority of 1500 were found in favor to call a convention at Portland the second Monday in October, for the purpose of framing a constitution. The vote was taken July 24th, and a large proportion of the inhabitants signified their approbation. In Farmington, one hundred and eighty- five yeas and sixty-three nays, were cast; and at the Septem ber town-meeting, Nathan Cutler and Jabez Gay were elected delegates to the convention. The constitution was duly framed and ratified, Farmington casting 105 votes in the affirmative and none in the negative, on the question of its adoption, and March 15, 1820, Maine was admitted as a State in the Union. The ten years succeeding the separation from Massachu setts were quiet years in the history of Farmington. The SECOND GREAT FRESHET. 1 33 year 1820 witnessed the second of the great freshets, which from time to time have devastated the valley of the river. The autumn of this year had been very dry, and the surface of the ground had become hard and impervious. A sudden and unexpected rain, in which the water descended in tor rents during a single night, caused a sudden and rapid rise in the river, producing a freshet which did great damage throughout its entire length, washing the intervals to an un precedented extent, and drowning many sheep and cattle. In one instance a farmer lost eighty sheep. The loss at the Falls village was a clean sweep of all the mills located at that point, together with their appurtenances, and also the bridge spanning the river between Farmington and Chesterville. The mills were located upon the north side of the river in the following order : First below the dam stood John Russ' saw-mill ; next above the bridge was Henry Russ' grist-mill ; next David Morrill's carding-mill ; then Jeremiah Stinch field's fulling-mill ; then David Dwinell's trip-hammer and machine shop. At the lower end of the canal stood the old saw-mill owned by the estate of Jonathan Knowlton, Sen., and known as the "Jones Mill." These were entirely car ried away, but a large quantity of material of which the mills and machinery were constructed floated on to Samuel Pres- cott's interval in New Sharon, and portions of it were recovered. In Mr. Stinchfield's fulling-mill was a large quantity of homespun cloth, both dressed and undressed, which was strewed along the river or buried in the sand and debris. The total loss of property at the Falls village was estimated at $20,000. The following year the saw-mill, the grist-mill, the carding-mill, and the fulling-mill were rebuilt upon the most approved models, by their respective owners ; but Mr. Dwinell did not replace his machine shop, nor was the "Jones mill" rebuilt. In 1826, the different religious societies at the Falls united to erect a house of worship. The Union Church was raised in that year and completed -the year following, serv ing as a meeting-house for all denominations until the Con- gregationalists built a separate edifice in 1879. 134 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. The question of temperance began to be agitated among clergymen and philanthropists even before the war of 1812, and a temperance society was formed in Massachusetts as early as 181 3; but the movement made but little headway among the people for many years. The early settlers of Farmington, like those of other rural towns in Maine, adopted the habits of the times in which they lived and almost all drank more or less ardent spirit. Those who had served in the Revolutionary army, had been accustomed to their regular "grog rations" and clung to this custom of war in time of peace. Previous to the separation of Maine from Massachusetts, license laws prevailed, and, as every one could obtain a license by paying a small fee, intemperance, and even drunkenness, prevailed to an alarming extent. At musters, at trainings, at raisings, on election days and all social occasions, the well-filled bumper was passed to all. While this practice was very general, there were many honorable exceptions, particularly among the clergymen, who abstained from liquor themselves and threw their voice and influence upon the side of abstinence. Temperance princi ples, while gaining ground but slowly among the people at large, yet doubtless met with greater sympathy among the people of Maine than among those of any other State. As early as 1822, a citizen of Farmington was found who refused to stand treat on election day. It was then the uni versal custom for the representative-elect, upon the declara tion of votes, to open a barrel of New England rum for the delectation of the thirsty voters. Gen. William Gould was elected representative, in 1822, and having in mind the evils flowing from such indiscriminate drinking, quietly, but firmly refused to follow the established precedent. Great indigna tion prevailed at what was considered unpardonable mean ness, and a portion of the inhabitants re-assembled in the town-house to voice their rage in appropriate speeches and resolutions. Like many other serio-comic events in history, the most that is known of this meeting is preserved in a few rhymes which had a popular run among the boys of the period. The would-be poet said : TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT. 1 35 " On Monday last we chose a son To represent fair Farmington ; But he arose and with a hum Said he wouldn't treat with brandy or rum. " Now *Isaac arose with manly look, Asked if the General had not partook Of rum and brandy heretofore And left the rest to pay the score. "Then tEben arose to plead the cause, And he rehearsed the British laws ; Said he saw no reason why The General should do as others had done. In treating the town on brandy or rum." The foregoing is all that the writer recollects of a long poem. It is plain that many of the inhabitants felt personally aggrieved by this action of Gen. Gould, and probably were little appeased when the good man paid to the town treasurer the cost of a barrel of rum with instructions to devote the sum to the maintenance of public schools. The custom, however, was thus broken up, nor has it ever been revived. About the year 1828, the subject of total abstinence began to be discussed throughout the State, and a number of citizens of Farmington began to feel that the evils of in temperance were so great as to occasion solicitude and alarm. Individuals had before been active in their endeavors to restrain the appetite for liquor in individual cases, but it was felt necessary to concentrate public opinion in some form in order to accomplish more important results. Accordingly, a meeting was held in the school-house of District No. 6, near Fairbanks' Mills, Jan. 2, 1829, and a temperance organization formed, under the name of the First Moral Temperance Society of Farmington. In this organization the now vener able John Allen was the prime mover, and was chosen secre tary of the society at its first meeting. / The other officers were Joseph Fairbanks, Jr., president; and Thomas Flint, * Isaac Eaton. t Ebenezer Childs. 136 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. vice-president. The constitution states the object of the society to be "to do away, as far as practicable, the evil of intemperance;" and pledges its members "to abstain from the use of intoxicating liquors except in case of absolute necessity when prescribed by a temperate pliysician as a medicine." The original members of this society were: John Allen, William S. Gay, Francis G. Butler, Luther Townsend, Joseph Fairbanks, Jr., Allen Bangs, John Pratt, Elisha Gay, Thomas Flint, Daniel Stanley, Jr., Thaddeus Mayhew, Henry Cushman, Jr. The meetings of the society were held at Fairbanks' Mills during the first year of its history; but citizens in all parts of the town becoming interested in its purposes, its head quarters were removed to the Center Village. Women, as well as men, were invited to kelp on the good cause, and the support given by the better class of citizens was hearty. Meetings continued to be held with regularity until 1839, when it became superseded by the Washingtonian move ment. During the ten years of its existence, the society held upon its roll the names of six hundred and ten persons, and the impetus given by it to the temperance cause in the town was of lasting influence. In 183 1, an attempt was made to establish a newspaper in Farmington, the first issue appearing in October of that year. It was a weekly sheet, known as the Sandy River Yeoman, and was edited and published by Wm. A. Dunn. Its contents were largely made up of excerpts from other periodicals, and comparatively little attention was paid to local news. It was a very creditable paper, however, but perished after its first year, doubtless for lack of support. The growth of the whole town, in the decade between 1820 and 1830, was steady and considerable. The popula tion increased from 1938 to 2341, and the value of estates from $115,462 to $161,789. CHAPTER VIII. CHURCH HISTORY. Religious Character of Early Settlers. — First Preaching. — Efforts to Settle a Minister. — Ministerial Lands. — First Settled Minister. — Distribution of Funds. — Methodist Church. — Jesse Lee. — Class Organized in Farm ington. — Joshua Soule. — Early Preachers. — Brick Meeting-House. — Church Formed in the Village. — Meeting-House Erected. — Other Classes. — Secessions. — Free-Will Baptist Church. — Edward Lock's Preaching. — Revival. — Church Formed. — Defection of Lock. — Addi tions to the Church. — Meeting-House Erected. — Pastors. — Second Free-Will Baptist Church. — Baptist Church Organized. — Meeting- House Built. — Pastor. — Congregational Church Organized. — Early Preachers. — Isaac Rogers. — Subsequent Pastors. — Universalist Church. — Christian Church. — Unitarian Church. — Meeting-Hou?e Built. — Catholic Church. Although Farmington was settled by a moral, and, to a degree, a religious class of people, little attention was given to the support of public worship during the first decade of the history of the town. And when finally missionaries began to visit the region, they seem to have been sent by outside aid, rather than to have come by invitation of the inhabitants. It should be said, however, that the first min ister to preach in the township came by request of the earliest of the pioneers, Mr. Stephen Titcomb, for the pur pose of baptizing his son, the first child born of English- speaking parents in the valley. As soon as the town was incorporated, movements began to be made to settle a min ister. By the terms of the grant of the township, two valu able lots, of three hundred and twenty acres each, had been 138 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. reserved — one for the first settled minister, and one for the use of the ministry. It was therefore very desirable that the town in its corporate capacity should take some action in the matter of settling a minister, in order that these lands might be made available. But among the earliest of the settlers, were representatives of no less than five denomina tions, and the number of sects was soon increased to six. It was therefore impossible for the people to agree upon a min ister, and the article in the warrant for town-meeting "to see what the town will do in regard to settling a minister," was regularly inserted each year only to be as regularly dismissed. In the meanwhile, the ministerial lots were a source of great vexation. Some years, by vote of the town, they were let to different individuals, but being generally regarded as common property, trespassers who cut the wood and committed other depredations abounded. The various religious denomina tions, however, were going forward to establish stated worship ; the meeting-house at the center of the town was built, and the need of such pecuniary help as the proceeds of these lands would give, began to be felt. The citizens accordingly petitioned the legislature to incorporate Oliver Bailey, Elijah Norton, Nathan Cutler, and Timothy Johnson, into a body politic, under the name of the Trustees of the Farmington Ministerial and School Funds, with power to sell and convey the school lands, and the lands devoted to the use of the ministry belonging to the town, and to put at use the moneys arising from the sale of the same, as soon as might be. The interest, arising from the money due on the land set apart for the use of the ministry, was to be annually devoted to the support of the gospel in the town, in the same manner as though the law had not been passed. The act passed the legislature Feb. 5, 181 1, and at a meeting of the trustees, held soon after, Oliver Bailey was chosen president of the board; Timothy Johnson, clerk; Nathan Cutler, treasurer; and Moses Chandler, Jabez Gay and Jesse Gould, were elected to fill the board. The proceeds from the sale of the lot set apart for the use of the ministry, including $77.87 interest, amounted to $1,375.75. The interest arising CHURCH HISTORY. 1 39 from this fund was divided annually by the town among the different religious societies, and by them appropriated to the support of preaching. The lot reserved for the first settled minister, was not disposed of until 1824, when the legislature passed an act constituting the board of town officers into a body corporate for the purpose of selling this land. The act further de clared that the proceeds from the sale should be kept at interest, and the interest added to the principal annually, and the whole reserved for the original purpose. The lot was sold May 15, 1824. The proceeds, amounting to $1,368.08, were, according to the provisions of the legislative act, kept at interest until 1832. The different religious societies, being each desirous to secure its share of this fund, the leg islature was petitioned to allow the town to distribute it. An act was accordingly passed by the legislature, authorizing the inhabitants of the town to distribute the funds arising from the sale of the ministerial lands among the six different religious organizations. Some doubts being expressed as to the validity of this act, it was deemed wise for the town to assemble in its capacity as a parish, and settle a minister. The meeting was called for Sept. 10, 1832, when it was voted to settle Elder Timothy Johnson, an esteemed local Free-Will Baptist preacher, as minister, upon his relinquishing his right in the ministerial funds and consenting to their distribution. Fifty dollars were reserved for Mr. Johnson, and upon his agreement to the terms, the parish passed a vote confirming the sale of the land, and the money was paid over to the authorized agents of the different denominations. Hiram Belcher received the money for the Congregationalists ; Mr. Benjamin Brainerd, for the Calvinist Baptist ; John Corbett, for the Free-Will Baptist ; William Cothren, for the Methodist, (Jeremiah Butler refusing to act); John Russ, for the Universalist, and Nathan Cutler, Esq., for the Unitarians. The share of each society amounted to $636.17, which was substantially disposed of as follows : The Congregationalists invested their portion in the building of a parsonage, which they still retain for the use of the minister. The Calvinist I40 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Baptist put their portion into their present house of worship. The Free-Will Baptist purchased the parsonage which was burned in 1883, but from which they received $1000, in insur ance. The Methodists lost a part of their fund, but their parsonage represents the greater share of it. The Univer- salists have their portion as a fund. The Unitarians put the larger part of the money which came to them into a library, which was burned in the fire of Sept. 23, 1875. The religious history of the town, apart from the history . of the public funds devoted to religious uses, is only the his tory of the different denominations. They will therefore be treated of separately, and in the order of their establishment. THE METHODIST CHURCH. The Methodist Church in Farmington, was planted by the founder of Methodism in New England, that remarkable man, Jesse Lee. Mr. Lee was born of an aristocratic Virginia family, March 12, 1758, and preached his first ser mon in 1779. He was commissioned by the New York Conference in 1790, to travel in New England, and in June of that year preached his first sermon in Boston, under the branches of the historic elm. His zeal and his fervor, as well as the peculiarities of his preaching, attracted multi tudes, and no less than five thousand gathered to listen to his subsequent sermons. The conference held in Lynn in 1793, appointed him to visit the District of Maine, and Sept. 10, of that year he preached his first sermon in Saco. October 15th, he preached in Farmington at the house of Moses Starling, on the west side of the river, and nearly opposite the village. His preaching excited deep and wide spread interest, and some of the most prominent families in the Sandy River valley, became interested in religion under his ministrations. From Farmington, Mr. Lee visited nearly all the towns then settled, between the Androscoggin and the Penobscot, penetrating as far east as Castine, much of the way being guided only by a spotted line. He established a circuit extending from Hallowell and Monmouth to Sandy River, and on his return to the conference in 1794, Philip METHODIST CHURCH. 141 Wager and Thomas Coop were appointed to take charge of it. The first class in Maine, was formed at Monmouth, the second at Readfield, and the third in Farmington, all in November, 1794. The class in Farmington was located in the Gay neighborhood, and consisted of Jotham Smith, who was appointed leader, Micah Weathern, and John Austin, and their wives, with William Gay and some others. William Gay succeeded Mr. Smith as leader soon after, and held the office for nearly fifty years. Immediately alfter, a class was formed on the east side, in the neighborhood of Elvaton Parker, who, with his wife and most of his children, became members, together with Mary and Polly Brown, Eleazer Pratt of New Vineyard, and Jacob Chandler, Nabby Pease, Zilpha Green, Sally Gay, Patience "Butler and some others. At Strong a class was organized which included some of the most prominent citizens, among whom were William Reed, Esq., Eliab Eaton, Richard Clark, Edward Flinty, with their wives, and several more. A class was also formed in Avon, among whose members were Moses Dudley, Ebenezer Thompson, and Joshua Soule, Jr., afterward a bishop in the Methodist Church. At this time Soule was a young man, having been born in Bristol, August i, 1781. So marked were his abilities that he received a license to preach when but seventeen years old, was ordained in 1802, and became presiding elder of the Maine District in 1804. From this his rise was rapid. In 1824 he was elected bishop. Bishop Soule adhered to the southern Methodist Church in its divi sion, and threw in his lot with the southern cause. He died in Nashville, Tenn., March 6, 1867. The societies at Strong and Avon were included in the circuit, and at the conference at Lynn in 1795 Enoch Mudge and Elias Hull were appointed to this charge. The most of the country was at this time an unbroken wilderness, and these preachers experienced all the hardships and privations incident to their life, with that same heroism for which the early ministers in the Methodist Church are famed. The first quarterly meeting in, Maine, was held on this circuit, at Monmouth, June 23, 179S, with Jesse Lee as presiding elder. 19 142 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Mr. Lee visited Maine twice, subsequently, once in 1800, and the last time in 1808. His death took place in Baltimore in 1 8 16. Joshua Taylor was placed in charge of the Monmouth and Sandy River circuit in 1797, and the following year formed a class at the Falls, consisting of Nathaniel Whittier and Jonathan Knowlton, with their wives, and John and Sarah Gower, Desire Stinchfield, Ruth Whittier, Jesse Ing ham, Phoebe Oaks, and Hannah Titcomb, afterward wife of William Allen and mother of Stephen and Charles F. Allen of the Maine Methodist Conference. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Titcomb joined the class soon after, and continued efficient members until their death. It was largely through the efforts of the members of this society, particularly those of Jonathan Knowlton and Stephen Titcomb, that the first meeting-house in the town was erected at the Falls, in 1799. The first Methodist meeting-house in Maine, was built at Readfiield, in 1795. In 1820, Daniel Wentworth, then preacher in charge of the circuit, formed a class on Porter's Hill, consisting of Osgood Eaton, Job Brooks, William Russell, with their wives, some others joining soon after. Osgood Eaton was leader of this class until be died, in 1837, when he was suc ceeded by Job Brooks, who held the office for ten years, or until his death. Eliab Eaton, a worthy son of Osgood Eaton, was the next leader, and he continued to hold the position until he also passed away. By death and removal, this class has become extinct. The Brick meeting-house which stands on the west side of the river near Fairbanks bridge, was built in 1831, almost entirely through the liberality of members of the Methodist communion in that part of the town. The expense of the house was about $1400, which was defrayed by the sale of pews. This edifice was used as a house of worship quite constantly until the erection of the church at the Center Village, in 1849, and services have since been held with more or less regularity until the last ten years. It is now seldom used, and is rapidly going to decay. No Methodist society existed in the village until 1831. METHODIST CHURCH. 1 43 In that year a small class was formed, and John Jewett ap pointed leader. The ground was well occupied by other denominations, and the Methodists found little encourage ment until the meeting-house was built, in 1849, largely through the efforts of Mr. Jewett the class leader. At that time Farmington was made a station, and Rev. Stephen Allen appointed pastor. Previously Farmington with Vienna formed a circuit, and preaching was given once in two weeks at the Brick meeting-house on the west side of the river, once in four weeks at Farmington Falls, and once in four weeks at Vienna. Mr. Allen remained with the church three years, and was very successful in building it up. Many were converted and added to its membership, while several sub stantial families moved into the village, who added much to the strength of the society. Conspicuous among these was Dr. John L. Blake, the "good physician," who still lives at the advanced age of ninety-two ; Col. Joseph Dyar, and Geo. W. Whitney. So rapid was the increase in the size of this church during the next twenty-five years, that it out-grew the limits of its first edifice, and in 1877 a new and com modious church was erected upon the old site, at a cost, including furniture, of $12,000. This church was dedicated Oct. 31, 1877, free from debt, and is considered one of the best houses of worship in this part of the State. The society had previously purchased a parsonage, in 1858, for $1,300, which is still occupied by the preacher in charge. The membership of this church is now 209. Its pastors have been : Rev. Stephen Allen, appointed 1849; Rev. William Foster, appointed 1851; Rev. J. McMillan, appointed 1852; Rev. A. Moore, appointed 1854; Rev. Charles Munger, appointed 1855; Rev. Charles F. Allen, appointed 1857; Rev. Charles Fuller, appointed i860; Rev. A. Sanderson, appointed 1862; Rev. Parker Jacques, appointed 1864; Rev. Geo. Wingate, appointed 1866; 144 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Rev. A. R. Sylvester, appointed 1868; Rev. Stephen Allen, appointed 1870; Rev. W. W. Baldwin, appointed 1873; Rev. E. T. Adams, appointed 1874; Rev. Charles Munger, appointed 1876; Rev. Roscoe Sanderson, appointed 1878; Rev. Charles F. Allen, appointed 1881 ; Rev. Cyrus Stone, appointed 1882. Other classes besides those already mentioned have been formed at different times in various parts of the town. For a time one was in existence in the Mosher neighborhood, one at Backus Corner, and one in the Holley neighborhood. Several preachers have gone out from these societies. Benj. F. Sprague, Jabez T. Gay, and John Allen, became mem bers of the Maine Conference, and John Gower, Joseph Russell, Jeremiah Butler, John Norton, Moses Brown, and Peter E. Norton, have been acceptable local preachers. Among the ministers of the Methodist connection who labored in Farmington in the early days of the church, be sides those already mentioned, were Cyrus Stebbins, John Brodhead, Epaphras Kibbey, Asa Heath, Oliver Beale, Nathan Emery, Joseph Snelling, Elisha Streeter, Joseph Baker, Joshua Randall, Benjamin Burnham, Caleb Fogg, and Philip Munger. Two secessions from the Methodist Episcopal Church were organized in 1843. The Protestant Methodists gained a large following, and were for a time a sect of some impor tance. The society was first formed in the northern part of the town, by Benjamin Dodge, a native of Strong, who had been a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church, but who had joined the Protestant movement in Massachusetts. The society as formed, Jan. 17, 1843, was composed of Benjamin Dodge, Richard H. Dorr, Nathan S. Davis, Moses Brown, and Stephen Williams. Jabez T. Gay and Marchant Holley, united immediately afterwards, and all of these first members became preachers or exhorters in the church. A remarkable religious revival soon after commenced, and meetings were held throughout the spring of that year. The FREE-WILL BAPTIST CHURCH. 1 45 local preachers were assisted by the Rev. John McLeish and Rev. John Norris. Some seventy members were admitted to fellowship, and the organization was kept up for several years ; but its members were gradually absorbed into the parent church. The Wesleyan Methodists formed a society upon the west side of the river, in March, 1843, consisting of Moses Lufkin of Strong, Joseph Russell, Peter R. Tufts and Mrs. Tufts, Ira Sprague and Mrs. Sprague, Matthias S. Norcross and Mrs. Norcross, Andrew Tuck, and Daniel York. Peter R. Tufts was appointed leader, and, at the ensuing confer ence, Benjamin Bullock was stationed with this society half of the time, preaching at the Brick meeting-house alternately with the Methodist Episcopal preachers. Some few addi tions were made to this society during the next years, but as the Methodist Episcopal Church soon took pronounced ground against slavery, the need of such an organization ceased, and most of its members went back into the elder church. THE FREE-WILL BAPTIST CHURCH. In the summer of 1792, Rev. Edward Lock, a minister of the Free-Will Baptist Church, removed from New Hampshire, where he had been pastor of a church in London and Canter bury, to Chesterville. Soon after his arrival he made appointments for preaching at the house of Moses Starling on the west side of the river, and at a barn owned by Joseph Norton on the east side. No particular interest was mani fested at these meetings until near the close of the year, when a revival began which increased in interest during the winter. Mr. Lock baptized a number of persons, and March 29. 1793, these individuals, together with Mr. Lock, united in church fellowship. These first members were Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Everett, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Turner, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Woods, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sylvester, Francis Tufts, Joseph Holland, Abigail Bradford, and probably some others. Francis Tufts and John F. Woods were appointed ruhng elders; Joseph Sylvester, deacon; Joseph Holland, 146 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. clerk ; and to Mr. Lock, the pastoral charge of the infant church was given. In the September following, Benjamin Randall, the founder of the order of P>ee-Will Baptists, while traveling in Maine with a committee from the yearly confer ence, visited the newly-formed society at Farmington ; and, after a proper examination, proceeded to extend the right- hand of fellowship to the Church, and welcomed it as a sister church in the Free-Will Baptist denomination, Sept. 23, 1793. This was the first church formed in the State east of Gor ham or north of Woolwich and Edgecomb, and was first recog nized in the conference which met in Gorham in October of the same year. Mr. Randall, in company with Rev. John Buzzel, visited the valley of the river a second time, in Sep tember, 1794, when he organized a church at Upper Town, now Phillips, and on his return preached on the Sabbath at Deacon Francis Tufts', at the same time administering the Lord's Supper, the first time, it is supposed, the ordinance was observed in the history of the town. At the yearly meeting held at Edgecomb, Sept. 6, 1 794, the Edgecomb and Farmington quarterly meetings were established, and their bounds so defined that the Farmington district embraced all the churches of the order north of Edgecomb and east of Androscoggin river save Lewiston ; and the Edgecomb district comprised Lewiston and all the sea-coast east of Brunswick. The revival continued in progress during the succeeding years. and extended into all parts of the town. Additions were constantly made to the church, which, by 1796, num bered some forty persons. Besides those already named were Joseph, Elisha, Moses, Sarah, Huldah and Polly Brad ford, Mr. and Mrs. David Wentworth, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Powers, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Riant, Mrs. Dorothy Craig, Elisha Gay, John Tufts, and Prudence Parker, as well as Isaac, Ebenezer and Eliphalet Brown, and Job and Eliphalet Hardy of Wilton. The church took the New Testament as its only rule of faith and practice, and the members were well agreed among themselves in its applications. They early took means to raise money, which was devoted not only FREE-WILL BAPTIST CHURCH. 147 to the maintenance of preaching, but to the relief of any of the church who were found to be in destitute circumstances. By 1798, the church covered, so large a territory that it became necessary to establish three Sabbath appointments and church conferences, which were held alternately, at Isaac Brown's in Wilton, and at John F. Woods' and David Went- worth's at Farmington, and were generally well attended by the members in those sections. At that time the inhabitants were obliged to go from place to place over imperfect roads, and even short journeys were attended with difficulties. The church suffered severely at this time of its greatest prosperty, by the defection of its founder and pastor, Mr. Lock. Concerning this unfortunate passage in the history of the church. Judge Parker says : "Although possessed of more than ordinary mind and talent, and apparently zealous in the cause of truth, Mr. Lock never perhaps possessed that disinterested devotedness to the cause of the Redeemer necessary in a minister of the. gospel to be truly useful in building up the church of God ; for he soon attempted to create a schism in the churches by introducing a plan for forming a community of Christians who were to have all things in common, their property to be thrown into one common stock, with himself to control, if not to possess, the whole. He partially succeeded in draw ing up a platform, and in drawing off a few, but when his plan was more fully understood, it resulted in an entire failure, and he soon lost the confidence of the Christian pubhc by a course of life which not only lessened his influ ence as a preacher of the gospel, but ended in the prostration of his moral character. His connection with the church was dissolved about 1800, and was never after renewed. He died in Embden in 1824, aged eighty-two." In spite of this serious blow, most of the members of the church remained steadfast in their profession, and meetings were regularly sustained. Ebenezer Brown, who was a man of deep piety as well as gifted as a speaker, rendered essen tial service in sustaining public worship, and various ministers from other parts of the State occasionally supplied preach- 148 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. ing. Mr. Brown was ordained in 1804, and Ebenezer Scales, also a member of the church, received ordination at the same time. The preaching of that period was more of an itinerant character than is customary at the present time, and gave great scope for the public exercise of individual gifts. In 1807 the church at Wilton was separated from the Farmington church, and separate Sabbath appointments made. Benaiah Pratt was ordained Oct. 1 7, 1 807, and Tim othy Johnson about the same time, both members of the church, and they took particular charge of the church, Mr. Johnson having special oversight until about 1842. The years 1808, 1809, and 1821, were seasons of special religious interest, when the membership of the church was somewhat increased. From 1821 until 1834, the church was supplied by occasional preaching by Elias and Samuel Hutchins, Hubbard Chandler, S. Curtis, and S. Hathern, as well as others, Mr. Johnson in the meantime having the supervision of the church. In 1804, a union protracted meeting was held which resulted in an extensive revival, and considerable additions were made to this church as well as to other churches in town. Sept. 22d an invitation was extended to Rev. John Cheny to preach one-half the time and take the oversight of the church, an understanding being made with Mr. Johnson. The invitation was accepted, and large accessions were made to the church during his pastorate. Up to this time the society had no house of worship, although they owned a small share in the meeting-house at Fairbanks bridge, and services had been held in school-houses in various parts of the town, for the most part in the- brick school-house on Anson St. in the Village. In 1835 the brick meeting-house still occupied by this denomination was erected at the Center Village, at a cost of $1250 including its fine site. After the completion of this house of worship, Mr. Cheny confined his labors wholly to this church, remaining with it until 1840, when he was dismissed at his own request. He was succeeded by Rev. Dexter Waterman, who divided his time with the church in Phillips until 1843. Mr. George W. FREE-WILL BAPTIST CHURCH. 1 49 Bean was ordained pastor to succeed Mr. Waterman, June 14, 1843, and continued as pastor, devoting his entire time to the church until 1845. In common with the other churches of the town, this church received considerable additions as the result of the religious interest of 1843, a-iid at this time probably saw its period of greatest prosperity. Rev. Isaac Libby followed Mr. Bean as pastor in May, 1846, remaining one year with the society. After an interregnum of a year. Rev. Samuel P. Morrill began the supply of the church in the spring of 1848, and acted as pastor for five years. During the year 1855, Rev. M. C. Stanley acted as pastor, and in 1857 Rev. J. M. Bedell was settled as pastor and held the office until August, 1859, when Rev. Charles E. Blake assumed the pastorate. Mr. Blake was a man highly esteemed by the church and won the interest of the community by bis patriotic attitude during the war. He enlisted as a soldier in the fall of 1 861, in the 13th Regiment of -Maine Volunteers, and was afterwards appointed chaplain of the same regiment. Having been honorably discharged, in August, 1863, Mr. Blake resumed bis relation to the church, and continued to act as pastor until 1866. Since Mr. Blake's departure, the pastorates of the church have been of short duration. Rev. A. Deering acted as pastor in 1870; Rev. F. Reed, in 1872; and Rev. O. Roys, in 1873 and 1874. During the pastorate of Mr. Roys, about fifteen members were received, into the church. Rev. W. C. Hulse labored with this people during 1875, and J. Herbert Yeo man, a portion of the year 1877. In 1879, ^-cv. J. Burnham Davis was called to the pastoral charge. The church bad become enfeebled through the lack of oversight, but Mr. Davis proved a faithful and efficient pastor, and was success ful in gathering the scattered membership and strengthening them in the spiritual life. Some new members were also received to fellowship. Mr. Davis resigned the pastorate in the spring of 1882, and removed to Meredith Village, N. H. In January, 1884, Rev. E. N. Berry of Livermore, accepted a call to supply the pulpit, and still remains in charge. The total membership of the Free-Will Baptist Church 150 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. since its organization, has been not far from 300, and its present membership is 80, of whom 25 are absentees. The deacons have been, Elisha Gay, Isaac Perkins, John Corbett, Benjamin Adams, Asa Butterfield, and Bainbridge Wade. Two other Free-Will Baptist churches have existed in town at different times. A small church was gathered in the southwest part of the town, about 18 13, known as the Sec ond Free-Will Baptist Church. It continued but a few years, however, and was then disbanded, some of its mem bers uniting with the Christian Church in that vicinity, and others joining such Free-Will Baptist churches as gave them accommodation. Another church was also established at Farmington Falls, which in time became extinct. The present church of that order at the Falls village, is for the most part made up of residents of Chesterville. It is a feeble organization, sustain ing no regular public services. THE BAPTIST CHURCH. The first minister of the Baptist denomination known to have visited the Sandy River valley, was Rev. Eliphalet Smith, from Massachusetts, an itinerant preacher and an eminent divine. His first visit was in 1792, when he attended some ap pointments in dwelling-houses, mostly, however, at the dwelling-house of Moses Starling. He was very active and thorough in his work, and visited the homes of the early set tlers, laboring to impress upon all with whom he came in contact, the truths of the gospel. Mr. Smith was subse quently settled as the pastor of a Baptist church in Starhng, now Fayette. From 1792 to 1797, the place was visited from time to time by elders. Smith, Case, Billings, and others, and in the latter year a Baptist church was organized. Prominent among the members of this church were. Church Brainerd, Abigail Brainerd, Eliphalet Bailey, Joseph Fairbanks, and Abel Sweet, of Farmington, and William Bradbury of Ches terville. Church Brainerd was chosen deacon. The church BAPTIST CHURCH. 151 as thus constituted was not favored with regular preaching, consequently accessions to it were limited, yet in 1809 there were upon its roll some twenty-two members. In 18 10, in consequence of some internal dissensions the church was dissolved, and a new church organized July 20, 18 10, by the assistance of a council representing the Baptist churches of the towns of Fayette and Jay. The new church embraced eight male and fourteen female members. From its first organization in 1797, to 1821 the church was favored with occasional preaching, by Messrs. Case, Smith, Billings, Briggs, Lowe, Boardman, and some others — men of intellectual strength — who preached the Word with great fervency, and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of the church and parish, yet many were called but few chosen. This condition of the church and society clearly betokened the need of a stated ministry, and, in 1821, Rev. Winthrop Morse was ordained as pastor. The church at this time numbered fifty-two members. Mr. Morse was a very accept able preacher; although possessing little of the oratorical flourish. His sermons, nevertheless, were fraught with much of the eloquence of sincerity, earnestness, and truth. He resigned, after a pastorate of three years. The church was without a pastor from the resignation of Mr. Morse until 1828, when Rev. Hezekiah Hull, from Nova Scotia, labored successfully for two years, during which time some accessions were made. In August, 1 834, a protracted Union meeting was held at the Center Village, and some additions were made to the church as the fruit of this meeting. Up to this time the society had been destitute of a suitable house for public worship. Their meetings were held at first in barns and dwelling-houses, and subsequently in school-houses in differ ent parts of the town, and occasionally at the Center Meeting-House, which was owned by six or seven different religious societies. In 1835, the Baptist society purchased a desirable site, and began the erection of a convenient and substantial church at the Center Village, which was completed the next 152 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. year. It is built of brick, forty-two and one-half by sixty- eight feet, surmounted by a belfry, and exhibits great har mony of proportion. It contains sixty-two pews, with a vestry on the same floor, which serves as an entry to the body of the house and a means of communication with the gallery. The cost of this house was about $5,000, which was defrayed by the sale of the pews, with the exception of $600 that were appropriated from funds a;ccruing to the society as its proportion of the proceeds of the sales of the ministerial lands, and perhaps $200 raised by voluntary subscription. Upon the completion of the church, the Baptist society took measures to sustain preaching statedly, from one-half to three-fourths of the time, until the settlement of Mr. Ama- ziah Joy as their pastor, who was ordained Dec. 5, 1838, and continued his undivided labors with the church until Feb. 8, 1840, when he was dismissed. Mr. Joy was suc ceeded by Mr. Levi B. Hathaway, whose ordination took place June 30, 1841. He remained a faithful sentinel upon the watch-tower until May 30, 1842, when his brief pastoral labors were terminated. In September, 1842, the church gave Rev. N. M. Williams a call to the pastorate for five years, which was accepted. During the first year, application was made to the Mis sionary Society for assistance in his support, which was granted: afterwards provision was made by voluntary sub scription. Mr. Williams presented a letter of resignation May 3, 1846, which was accepted, much to the regret of many members of the church. At the close of his pastorate there were about ninety members on the church roll. After. the departure of Mr. Williams, the society was without a pastor until Sept. 9, 1848, when Rev. Charles Miller, a native of Stirling, Scotland (where he was born, Oct. i, 1794, coming to this country in April, 18 19), came to Farmington from Livermore, where he had been preaching, and served acceptably as a minister until May 31, 185 1, the date of his resignation. He removed to Skowhegan, where he now resides, and was succeeded by Rev. Cyrus Tibbetts, whose pastorate continued from August 3, 185 1, to' Dec. 31, 1854. Mr. Tibbetts removed to Belfast. BAPTIST CHURCH. 1 53 Rev. J. D. Reid, from West Waterville, was called, and settled over this church for some time, between the years 1854 and 1858, when he resigned and removed to Athol, Mass. Rev. G. M. P. King, from Paris, was called, and settled as pastor April 25, 1858. His resignation was accepted August I, 1859, and he removed to Washington, D. C. Rev. Abner Morrill, from Tennessee, was called, and set tled Nov. 5, 1859. He remained until August 22, 1862, when he removed to Turner, and thence to New York, where he now resides. Rev. E. Pepper was ordained as pastor of the church Feb. 9, 1864, and remained until October i, 1866, when he removed to Eastport. Rev. F. W. Emerson, from Greene, was called, and set tled over the church June i, 1867. He resigned Jan. 31, 1869, and removed to Brunswick. Mr. F. W. Tolman, from Harrison, was ordained pastor of the church Jan. i, 1870, and remained until April 28, 1872, when he resigned and moved to New Hampshire. Rev. James Heath, from Hamilton, N. Y., was called, and settled Jan. 5, 1873. His resignation took effect August IS. 1875. Mr. O. O. Ordway was ordained as pastor June 13, 1876. He remained but a short time, and removed to Nobleboro. Rev. A. W. H. Eaton, and Rev. H. B. Tilden were called, and settled as pastors of the church for some time, between the years 1876 and 1881. They each resigned, and sought labor in other fields. Mr. Eaton entered Harvard Univer sity, from which he graduated in 1880, and has since taken orders in the Episcopal Church. Rev. W. H. S. Hascall, a native of Portland, was called, and settled as pastor of the church October i, 1881. His resignation took effect April 15, 1883, and with his family he went as a Baptist missionary to Henthada, Burmah, a field he had before occupied. Mr. Edward A. Mason was ordained pastor of the church in August, 1883. He is a young man of much promise. 154 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. and in his sermons presents the'truth^an its immediate and practical relation to the lives of men. The deacons of the Baptist Church have been. Church Brainerd, elected in 1797; Isaac Thomas, elected July 26, 1 8 10; Eliphalet Bailey, elected April 13, 1811; John Bailey, elected Nov. 27, 1828; Job Morse, elected July i, 1843; John Day, elected Sept. 9, 1848; Albert G.Wheeler, elected June 2, i860; John T. Taylor, elected June 2, 1883; James Bailey, elected June 2, 1883. The clerks of the church have been, Benjamin Brainerd, elected July 26, 1810; Isaac Bailey, elected Feb. 27, 1826; Ebenezer Childs, elected May 7, 1836; Job Morse, elected April II, 1842; Albert G. Wheeler, elected Sept. 9, 1848; Lorilla Sweet, elected June 30, 1849; Albert G. Wheeler, elected Feb. 4, i860; James Bailey, elected July 31, 1880; Everett B. Norton, elected Jan. 5, 1884. THE UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. The religious belief of a large portion of the earliest settlers in Farmington was that of the Universalist faith, nearly all the Dunstable party belonging to that order. It is not definitely known at what time the first preachers of this denomination visited the township, but it must have been early in the present century, if not before. A Rev. Mr. Barnes is believed to have been the first preacher, and Elias Smith, with possibly others, also came into the region in an early day. In 181 1, a petition signed by inhabitants of Farmington and adjoining towns, but nearly all of Farmington, was sent to the General Court praying to be incorporated as a relig ious society. This petition is preserved in the archives of Massachusetts, and reads as follows. The names of resi dents of Farmington are italicised. To the Honorable the Senate and Honorable the House of Represent atives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled, A. D. 181 1. The subscribers, inhabitants of the towns of Farmington, Wilton, Chesterville, New Sharon, Industry, Strong, and Temple, respectfully represent that they profess to belong to the denomina- UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. ISS tion of Christians called Universalists, that they are desirous of supporting a public teacher and public worship, in a regular and orderly manner, and for this purpose find an incorporation neces sary. They therefore request that they, with their families, polls and estates, may be incorporated into a religious society by the name of the Universalist Society in Farmington, with all powers, privileges and immunities to which parishes are entitled by the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth for religious purposes only, and likewise for the privilege of receiving those who may hereafter wish to join this incorporation with their polls and estates to be holden in the same manner as your humble petitioners, and as in duty bound will ever pray. William Gould. Jesse Butterfield. Asa Butterfield. Warren Butterfield. James Cummings. John Morrison. John Lowell. Hannah Butterfield. Peter Corbett. Jeremy Wyman. H. G. Quincy. Nathaniel Folsam. Lot Hosmer. Samuel Ladd. James Marvel. Isaac B. Porter. Joseph Starling. Isaac Butterfield. Noah M. Gould. Guy Green. Moses Butterfield. S. Quincy. Jacob Jordan. Newell Gordon. Henry Butterfield. Joseph Butterfield. Joseph Hiscock. Reuben Butterfield. Benjamin Weathern. Reuben Lowell. Jeremiah Stinchfield. Jonathan Russ. Ebenezer Jones. William Gower. David Dwinel. John P. Shaw. T. D. Blake. John Young. Daniel Beale. Asa Brown. John Russ. Benjamin Whittier. Lemuel Bursley. Reuben Lowell, Jr. Jeffry B. Brown. Nathaniel Whittier. Leonard Billings. James Butterfield. The prayer of this petition was granted, and the society was organized Sept. 2, 1811, by the choice of Jeremiah Stinchfield, clerk; Benjamin Weathern, Reuben Lowell, and 156 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Jeremy Wyman, assessors; William Gould, treasurer, and Reuben Lowell, Jr., collector. At the same meeting, Thomas Gordon, Reuben Lowell, and Horatio G. Quincy, were ap pointed delegates to represent the society in the general convention to be held in Freeport the second Wednesday of September. Immediate measures were taken to raise the funds necessary for the support of preaching, and an assess ment of $100 was levied upon the estates of the members of the society. Rev. Mr. Root was employed for one-third of the time, and from 18 12, when the general convention met at Farmington, until 1824, preaching was furnished a part of the time. About the year 1820, William Allen Drew came to Farmington as preceptor of the Academy, and united with this society. He was a young man of more than usual abilities, and soon became an able speaker. So long as he was a resident of the town, he preached quite regularly for the society. The Universalists were, for the most part, residents of the lower part of the town, and had but a small interest in the Center Meeting-House. Their services were usually held in the old meeting-house at the Falls and in school-bouses, but Mr. Drew frequently preached in the hall of the Academy building. Mr. Drew left town about 1823, and soon after. Rev. Zenas Thompson settled with the society. From time to time accessions had been received, and at the time of Mr. Thompson's settlement, the society numbered about seventy persons. The state of the society becoming somewhat unpromising, it was thought best in 1829 to organize a new society, under the name of the First Universalist Society of Farmington and Vicinity. This organization was effected under a law then existing, by a warrant issued from a justice of the peace upon the petition of William Gould and sixteen others. These petitioners met at the school-bouse near Reuben Butterfield's, June 29th, and organized by the choice of Glu. William Gould, moderator, and Zenas Thompson, clerk. The meeting adjourned to the first Wednesday in September, when ten additional members were received and the following officers chosen,: John Russ, James Butterfield, and Lemuel Bursley, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 1 57 assessors ; Nathaniel Whittier, collector ; Moses Butterfield, treasurer, and Leonard Billings, Ira Morse, and William Gould, standing committee. Mr. Thompson continued to labor with the society until April, 1833, when his pastoral relation ceased at his own request. About the year 1850, Rev. Mr. Frost began to preach for the society and remained until 1855. During his pastorate the Sunday services were usually held in the school-house near Reuben Butterfield's house. Since the departure of Mr. Frost no minister has been settled and preaching has only been held occasionally. In 1832, the society received $686.17 as its share of the ministers' and ministerial fund, and this fund has been held intact and slightly increased. Its income, together with some voluntary contributions, are devoted regularly to the support of preaching. The location of the society was moved to Keith's Mills, about the year 1878, and there Sab bath services are held a portion of the time. Since the organization of the society, about 160 male members have been connected with it, and the present mem bers number not far from twenty, a part of whom reside in Chesterville. THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Few of the earliest settlers in Farmington belonged to the Congregational order, and this denomination was weak through the first years of the history of the town, its church being among the latest organized. The first preaching in the township, however, was by a minister of this denomina tion, the Rev. Ezekiel Emerson of Georgetown. He came into the settlement, probably, about the yeaf 1783, for the purpose of baptizing the first child born in the wilderness, the son of Mr. Stephen Titcomb; and at that time he preached in Mr. Titcomb's log-house. As early as 1790, the Massachusetts Missionary Society began to send missionaries into the Sandy River region, and in that year Rev. Daniel Little, pastor of the church in Kennebunk, visited Farming- ton, and the Revs. Levi Frisbie, Wait Cromwell, and Joseph Thaxter, labored in the place during portions of the years 158 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 1792, 1793, and 1794. Mr. Thaxter was an agent of the Missionary Society, and went through the region distributing Bibles and tracts. The devoted Jotham Sewall, one of the fathers of Congregationalism in Maine, settled in the adjoin ing town of Chesterville, in the year 1 788, and for the- rest of his life exercised a paternal care over all the churches in this part of the State. The church in Chesterville was organized through his instrumentality, in 1796, and with it many of the Congregationalists in adjoining towns united. Missionaries from abroad continued to visit the township, however, and among the most remarkable of these was the Rev. Paul Coffin, D. D., of Buxton. Mr. Coffin was a gradu ate of Harvard College, of the class of 1759, and was learned in the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew tongues. He was said to have been imbued with the Armenian and even Arian views prevalent at that time in the established order, but he con tinued in the Congregational church as a faithful and devoted minister until his death, in 1821. The journal of Mr. Coffin's four missionary tours in Maine, between the years 1796 and 1800, forms one of the most interesting chapters in the early history of the State. He visited Farmington in each of his journeys, and the entries in his journal regarding these visits are full of interesting particulars and keen observations. The good man seemed but poorly endowed with the gift of char ity, and his contempt for the well-meaning though ignorant brethren of other denominations, shows on every page. He is grieved at the " bad grammar, poor connections, and little scripture explained " by some who feel themselves called to preach. One missionary tells him "a man may steal five hundred dollars one day, and coming out clear into Christian light, go on and enjoy the cash." He is even disposed to criticise the revivals of his fellow laborers, but it does not appear that his brethren ever had any occasion to reciprocate his criticism. In spite of his faults of temper, the visits of so learned and able a minister to a rough and rude commun ity, were not without their effect. Under date of Sept. 19, 1796, Mr. Coffin writes of visit ing Stephen Titcomb's "sweet farm," where he is treated CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 159 with brandy and wine of their own produce. "Mr. Tit-' comb," he says, " is one of those whom Prudence takes in her arms and never fails to guide. His house, barns, fences, etc., are, as they should be, finished, neat and good. Econ omy and hospitality link hands, and religion is at the head of both." Sept. 17, 1797, he writes: "Preached to a very large and serious auditory. Squire Abbott and son, from Concord, N. H., were here, who are running a number of townships on the west of Farmington. He is a pleasant and sensible gentleman." Sept. 18, 1800, he says: "Squire Belcher called his singers together and gave us an evening of sweet music. The two Misses Butler are quite agreeable and admirable singers. Lodged with Dr. Stoyell."* This was Mr. Coffin's last tour to the Sandy River. From 1800 until 18 14, when the church was formed, many different Congregational ministers preached to the people, nearly all sent out by the Massachusetts Missionary Society. The names of many of these are now lost, but among them were Rev. Mr. Gould, who visited the region in 1804, and Rev. Mr. Marcy who came in 1805. Samuel Sewall, a resi dent of the southwestern part of the town, and a brother-in- law of Father Sewall, also frequently preached for the people during the early years of the century. In 181 3, Fifield Holt, a student of Andover Seminary, preached in Farming- ton. He was earnest and devout, and had many popular gifts. Until the settlement of a pastor, he exercised a kind of pastoral supervision over the interests of the denomina tion. Dec. 14, 1 8 14, the church was organized, with twelve members, as follows : Thomas Wendell, Abraham Smith, Harrison Allen, Me- hitable Titcomb, Martha N. Blake, Prudence Minot, Luther Townsend, Dorothy Townsend, Mary Bailey, Mary Case, Hannah C. Beale, Susannah Richardson. Mr. Holt, who was settled at Bloomfield, frequently visited the young church, and various students and mission aries preached. *Collections of Maine Hist. Soc, Vol. IV., p. 310, et seq. l6o HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. In 1 8 14, Hezekiah Hall, a ready speaker, but an eccentric man, visited the town. In 181 7, Mr. Elijah Gates, Mr. J. Walker, and Mr. Thomas Adams supplied the church four teen weeks. Mr. Adams formed a catechetical class, which he reported as "under the direction of a young man deeply in terested in such matters." Mr. Samuel Johnson preached for six weeks, in 1818, and the year following Mr. Wm. P. Ken- drick was commissioned to preach fourteen weeks in Farm ington and Temple. A communication was sent to the trustees of the Missionary Society, signed by forty persons, pledging themselves to pay $200 annually for the support of the gospel, and expressing the hope that after a year they can support the gospel the whole of the time. During this year the Sabbath-school was organized, and has since con tinued a powerful adjunct to the church. In 1820, Mr. Elijah Jones preached sixteen weeks in Farmington and vicinity. Mr. Eben Newhall, and Rev. Jotham Sewall sup plied the church fourteen weeks, in 1821. Mr. 'Sewall preached in Farmington more or less during his life,' in all, four hundred and ninety-seven times. In 1 822, a parish was formed consisting of thirty heads of family. Mr. Seneca White was engaged twelve weeks, and $300 were raised for the purpose of employing him the whole of the succeeding year, but his engagements prevented his acceptance. From 1822 to 1825, Mr. Burr, Mr. Wm. L. Buffet and Daniel D. Tappan supplied the church for longer or shorter periods. The people invited Mr. Tappan to re main with them, but his health forbade his assuming so onerous a charge. Mr. Isaac Rogers, a student of Andover Seminary, was sent to Farmington and vicinity in 1825, and was ordained over the church March 9, 1826. At this time the church consisted* of upwards of fifty members, and was in a prosperous condition. The Missionary Society contin ued to aid the church in meeting its expenses until 1832, since which time it has been self-supporting. Mr. Rogers' connection with the church thus begun, continued until his death, and his life, thus identified with the town for nearly fifty years, deserves more than a passing notice. <^^ 1875- The year 1869 was remarkable for its deep snows, heavy storms, and great freshets. The snow fell to an unusual depth, and remained upon the ground until late in the spring. On Feb. 3d, 4th, and 5th, occurred severe storms, impeding travel, burying fences, and almost hiding houses from view. In September, a gale swept over all of eastern New England. In Boston the damage was considerable, and throughout the State of Maine trees were blown down, fruit destroyed, buildings unroofed, and serious loss entailed. The storm in Farmington assumed the form of a heavy thunder-shower, accompanied by high winds. The injury within the limits of the town, however, was less than on several other occasions. But a few weeks later, on the 4th of October, occurred the fourth, and in some respects the most disastrous of the se ries of great freshets, which have periodically visited the valley of the Sandy River. It began raining early in the morning of the 3d, and rained without cessation, and in tor rents, until the next afternoon at six o'clock. During the succeeding night, the river rose so rapidly as GREAT FRESHET. 25 I to alarm those dwelling upon the low lands. The water swept in a torrent over the whole extent of the intervals, and soon reached and passed over the county road south of the Abbott hill. Those living in the houses immediately south of Little Blue, found themselves cut off from communication on all sides, and the water still rising. As it was feared that those houses were in danger of being swept away, a boat was secured for the purpose of removing the terrified inhabitants. Into the first house, occupied by an aged lady by the name of Case, the boat was rowed through the front door, and the inmates taken in from the front stairs. The residents of the two houses below were also removed. In the progress of this freshet, every bridge on the river was rendered impassable. The west portions of both the Fairbanks and Center bridges were carried away, as well as the Chesterville part of the bridge at Farmington Falls. The damage done to the bridges over the smaller streams was also very great, and the cost to the town of repairing its bridges, was not less than $10,000. At the time of the flood the J. Winslow Jones Corn Packing Company was in opera tion, in new buildings erected just south of the Center bridge. The building, with its heavy burden of machinery, packed corn and cans, was lifted bodily and carried on to the interval below. At Farmington Falls, the spool factory owned by B. F. Morrill was also carried away. The injury to the interval lands was incalculable. Gravel and stones were washed up on the richest of the lands, in many places to the depth of several inches, and even feet. The banks of the river were severely washed, and in places the course of the river was changed. The bridges upon the line of the Androscoggin R. R., were nearly all rendered impassable, and no through trains were run between Farmington and Lewiston for two weeks. The' loss of the Center bridge was a serious interruption to business. October 9th, the selectmen put a ferry in opera tion just below the site of the bridge, and it served as the only means of communication between the two villages until the river froze sufficiently to admit of passing on the ice. The 252 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. winter set in early, and the work upon the bridge was much impeded by storms and inclement weather. When nearly completed, a severe ice-freshet occurred, which swept away the temporary shore pier, letting the span fall into the river. Jan. 2, 1870, a heavy rain fell, and the following morning the river broke up, and huge masses of ice were floated down the stream. The damage done by this freshet was slight, compared to that inflicted by a second ice-freshet, occurring on February 19th of the same year. A heavy rain began to fall the previous day, which increased to a torrent during the night. The snow, already soaked by previous rains, refused to absorb the descending flood. Early in the morning the river broke over its banks, and soon the inter vals were covered by a rushing flood filled with floating ice. The railroad bridge over the Temple stream lost three piers, and two other bridges between West Farmington and Wil ton, were also rendered impassable. The Norcross bridge, on the river road, was struck by the wreck of the railroad bridge, and badly damaged, as were several other smaller bridges. The Center bridge, which was opened for travel the latter part of January, withstood the shock of this freshet, the fourth within the season. The growth of the town, from i860 to 1870, was marked by improvements, rather than by the increase of population. The war robbed the town of the lives of no less than fifty men in the prime of life, as well as the fruits of the industry of four times that number, for more than a third of a decade. The actual gain in inhabitants was but 145, the census of 1870 returning the population as 3251. The valuation was estimated at $1,448,735, a gain of $500,000. This increase, both in population and estates, was confined almost entirely to the two villages. The depot village, or West Farmington, by virtue of its having been for ten years the railroad termi nus, came forward as no mean business rival of the Center Village. Dissatisfaction had always been rife among those citizens of the Center Village through whose influence and money the railroad was obtained, that the road was not ex tended to the east side of the river when it was built. It FLETCHER MILL. 253 was felt that unless some action was taken, it might become impossible in time to effect its extension, and West Farm ington would become the center of trade for the town. The efforts made by the citizens, and their success, has been fully detailed in the chapter on Railroads. The growth of the Center Village, however, had been by no means inconsider able. Several new streets were located during the period under discussion, and many buildings were erected. Perkins St. was located in 1865, and Church St., Court St., and High St., from Perham St. to Anson St., were located in 1866, and the larger part of the houses on these streets were built be fore 1870. Middle St., from High St. to the present Quebec St., was accepted in 1867, and extended to the Perham road in 1873. The portion of North St. between Perham St. and Court St., was located in 1869, and extended to Mrs. S. S. Belcher's land in 1876. In 1879, it was further extended to Anson St. Lincoln St., from High St. to the land of Samuel Belcher, was located in 1869, and Front St. in 1870. Court St. was extended twelve rods easterly of North St., in 1879, and School St., which had been passable for several years, was accepted the same year. Upon the events in the history of the town, which lie be tween 1870 and the date of writing, it will be necessary to touch but lightly. Not only is the period within the mem ory of most persons now living, but its record is the record of a quiet and peaceful chapter in the life of a quiet com munity. It fittingly opens with the completion of the An droscoggin branch of the Maine Central R. R. to the Center Village, which has already been alluded to. The first cars passed over the track September 15th, and were welcomed with every manifestation of joy. The impetus given to trade was at once perceptible, and the erection of both public and private buildings went rapidly forward. The railroad com pany built fine and commodious freight and passenger depots on Front St., and Amos Fletcher erected, in 1871, near the depots, a steam-mill for converting gypsum into a fertilizer, and for grinding grists as well. This mill was unfortunately burned, in August, 1872, before it was fairly at work. The 33 254 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Unitarian society began the erection of a church, at the cor ner of High and Court Sts., in 1870, which was finished and dedicated in 1873. The school-house for the accommo dation of the May School, was opened for occupancy the spring of 1870, and the building for the accommodation of the school for girls at the "Willows," was finished in 1871, and dedicated in December of that year. In 1871, Messrs. Phinney, Perkins, Stoyell, and Tuck, erected the fine brick stores on Broadway known as the Arcade block. These stores, together with those built after the fires of 1874 and 1875, make the business portion of the village at Farmington the neatest and most substantial of any village in the State. The tannery, on Perham St., now owned by Riggs Bros., was built in the summer of 1872, by Mr. J. P. Thwing, who had formerly conducted the same business in New Sharon. On Jan. 15, 1870, the neighboring town of New Sharon was the scene of a painful tragedy, which elicited the horror and sympathy of the whole community. In the afternoon of that day, deputy sheriff Brown went to the house of John S. Tolman, a wealthy and respectable farmer, for the purpose of collecting an execution against Ezekiel Tolman, a brother, who lived in the family. Ezekiel refused, either to pay the debt or to go to prison, and was aided by his brother in resisting the officer. A warrant was thereupon issued against John S. Tolman, and constable John Fletcher was charged with the duty of arresting him. Upon going to the house, it was found that the whole Tolman family were in a state of great excitement, and determined to resist to the last. Brown and Fletcher called upon aids, and a general melee ensued, in the semi-darkness of a winter's twilight. In the course of the struggle, Fletcher shot at John S. Tol man, as he claimed, in self-defense, after being violently as sailed by him. The shot took effect in the groin, and soon resulted in death. The grand jury found an indictment for murder against Fletcher, during the March term of court following, and the case was called for trial March 15th, before Judge Rufus P. FIRE OF 1874. 255 Tapley. Philip H. Stubbs, county attorney, assisted by Hon. Nathan Webb, appeared for the State, and Hon. William P. Frye of Lewiston, and Hon. Samuel Belcher, conducted the defense. The trial lasted six days, and the jury, after an hour's deliberation, returned a verdict of not guilty. While much sympathy was felt for the family of Mr. Tolman, this verdict was generally approved by the community, to whom Mr. Fletcher was known as a quiet and respectable citizen. Early in the morning of Dec. 16, 1874, fire was dis covered in the brick store on the upper part of Main St. owned by William Tarbox, and occupied by him as a harness-shop. In the second story of the same building were the dental rooms of Dr. William Randall. Very un fortunately it was a season of a severe winter drouth, and the reservoirs contained but little water and were soon ex hausted. The building was soon seen to be doomed, and in spite of the best efforts of the fire department, the fire spread in both directions. The store next south of Mr. Tar box was owned by Isaac M. Cutler, of Maiden, Mass., and occupied by A. J. Gerry as a hardware store. Between this store and that occupied by S. O. Tarbox on the south, was a wall, supposed to be fire-proof, and the energies of the citizens and the department were turned to stay the con flagration at that point. Snow was very abundant, and this was effectively applied. North of William Tarbox's store, was a valuable brick store owned by the estate of Joel Phinney, and occupied as a furniture wareroom by Thomas H. Adams. The walls of the store were left standing, but the roof and second story, as well as inside wood-work, were destroyed. Mr. Gerry and Mr. Adams saved most of their stock, in a damaged condition. Mr. Tarbox and Dr. Randall lost all their stock, as well as their tools and instruments. Mr. Adams purchased the Phinney lot, and repaired and remod eled the store. Mr. Abbott Belcher purchased Mr. Cutler's lot, and erected a fine brick store with granite trimmings. Mr. Tarbox also rebuilt, and the three stores thus erected. 256 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. added in a marked degree to the appearance of the business portion of the village. A conflagration yet more disastrous, took place the fol lowing year. On the evening of Sept. 23, 1875, at about half-past ten, the alarm of fire was given, and it was soon discovered that the store owned by Dolbier and Pillsbury, and occupied as a drug store by I. C. Richards, was the cen ter of the alarm. The building was of wood, as were also those situated on both sides of it, and when discovered the flames were making rapid work in the destruction of these stores. The buildings on the southeast corner of Main St. and Broad way were, at the time of the fire, owned and occupied as fol lows : A brick store stood on the corner, owned by A. W. F. Belcher, the lower floor of which was occupied by the boot and shoe store of Fairbanks and Belcher, and the second story by the banking-room of the Sandy River National Bank and the law-office of Samuel Belcher and S. Clifford Belcher. Con necting this building with the drug-store of I. C. Richards was a low one-storied building, formerly the office of the Western Union Telegraph Company, but at the time of the fire, tem porarily used by William Tarbox, as a harness-shop. South of the drug-store was a two-storied wooden building, owned by Mrs. Sarah S. Belcher, and occupied by Wm. F. Belcher, for the manufacture and sale of clothing, which also con tained the office of the Eastern Express Company. A low wooden building stood still further to the south, also owned by Mrs. Belcher, and unoccupied at the time of the fire. On Broadway, east of the corner brick store, was a two- storied wooden building also owned by Mr. A. W. F. Belcher, and occupied on the first floor by J. H. Waugh, as a grocery store, and on the second floor by Edward Skillings, as a boot and shoe shop. Still further to the east was a small one- storied wooden building owned by Hiram Russ, and occupied as a gentlemen's furnishing store and barber-shop, by Wm. Thomas. Next was the wooden store owned and occupied by Elbridge Gerry. The inflammable character of these buildings soon made it evident that "only the most rigorous efforts on the part of the fire department and citizens could FIRE OF 1875. 257 save that part of the village from almost total destruction. Fortunately the night was calm, and the hour such that nearly all the citizens were able to lend assistance. It was resolved to make a stand at the brick store on the north, and at the house of Capt. True on the south. Attempts were therefore made to tear away the low wooden buildings which divided these buildings from the fire, while the merchandise was removed as rapidly as possible from the doomed stores. It was soon seen that the brick store was fated, as well as the store above on Broadway. Mr. Russ' store was torn down, and the; fire was stayed at that point. The total loss in buildings burned, was estimated at $10,000, all of which were insured save that of Dolbier and Pillsbury. Most of the merchandise, as well as the law libraries of the Messrs. Belcher, was saved, but in a damaged condition. The safe in which the funds of the bank were secured, was fire-proof, and stood upon a brick pier built from the cellar. Its posi tion, therefore, was not changed, and its contents were un injured. The following year the burnt district on Main St. was re built with fine brick structures upon designs by competent architects. Mrs. S. S. Belcher erected two stores upon her lot. Dolbier and Pillsbury, and A. W. F. Belcher, each erected two stores upon their respective lots. In 1877, T. F. Davis put up a fine brick store upon the lot of Hiram Russ, being the store now occupied by A. J. Gerry and others. At the same time. Dr. L. B. Pillsbury built the wooden block on Broadway, in which Drummond Hall is situated. During the last ten years, few events of great importance have taken place in the history of the town. The construc tion of a narrow-gauge railroad to Phillips, undertaken in 1879, a-nd which has been noticed in the chapter upon Rail roads, is, perhaps, the most noteworthy event of the decade. The effect of this road upon the business interests of the town, has been slight, but has proved of great advantage to the northern part of the county. 258 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. The growth of the town has been as considerable as in any period of its history. The census of 1880, showed 3353 inhabitants, and a valuation of $1,601,271. Many fine build ings have been erected. The Methodist church was built in 1877; the High School building was built the same year; Music Hall block in 1883 ; and the Perkins brick block on Broadway, in 1884. The dwelling-houses which have been built are nearly all of fine architecture, and so placed as to enhance the beauty of the village. MUSIC HALL BLOCK. CHAPTER XIV. MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES. Primitive Manufactures. — First Saw-Mill. — Mill built by Francis Tufts, at the Falls. — Mill built by Russ. — Other Mills at the Falls. — Mills on the Wilson Stream. — Fairbanks' Mills. — Russell's Mills. — Allen's Full ing-Mill. — Stinchfield's Fulling-Mill. — Other Fulling-Mills. — Carding- Machines. — Ebenezer Sweet's Tannery. — Tanneries of Butler, Town- send, Adams, Were, and others. — Thwing's Tannery. — Shoemakers. — Hatters. — Norcross' Pottery. — Cabinet- Makers. — Carriage - Manufac tories. — Clover-Mill. — Starch - Factory. — Machine -Shops. — Atwood's Pulp-Mill. — Printing and Publishing. — Fishing Rods. — Greenwood's Ear-Protectors. — First Corn-Factory built. — Other Canning Establish ments. — Box Factory. — Huse's Factory. The pioneer settlers of Farmington paid little attention to mechanical industry. They were generally poor, and their energies were necessarily consumed in conquering the wilder ness with fire and steel ; in clearing off the trees which clothed the soil, and in rendering it capable of producing the sustenance needful for themselves and their families. Saw mills and grist-mills were a necessity, and were early erected upon the Temple Stream, the river at the Falls village, and the Fairbanks stream : yet, notwithstanding the valuable water-power upon the river and its three affluents, it has never been utilized for the manufacture of wool or cotton by machinery. Fulling-mills and carding-machines were, how ever, established at an early day. 26o HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. SAW AND GRIST-MILLS. As Stated in other portions of the work, the first saw and grist-mills were erected by Colburn and Pullen, upon the Temple Stream, where similar mills have generally been maintained for the last hundred years. At one time, upon this stream, the carding of wool was carried on by Abner Davis, and perhaps others, and at present Amos Hobbs and Son are extensively engaged in making rakes, and during the autumn in threshing grain. In 1883, two thousand dozen of hand-rakes and eight hundred drag-rakes were sold by this firm, which found a ready market in Portland, Calais, Bangor, and St. John. Joseph Gould is also operating planes and circular saws upon the same dam. About 250,000 feet of long lumber are sawed yearly in his mill. At the Falls village, Francis Tufts erected saw and grist-mills, in 1788; and two years later he sold one-half to Ebenezer Jones, and soon after, the remaining half to Jonathan Knowlton. In 1803, Jones and Knowlton sold these mills to Jonathan Russ, who rebuilt them in 1804, and continued to operate them until Jan. 29, 18 13, when they were burned, but were re built the same year by John and Henry Russ, who operated them until they were swept away in the freshet of 1820. Again rebuilt by the same parties, they were maintained under different owners for nearly half a century. The grist mill was then destroyed by fire, and the saw-mill carried away by water. In the year 1802, Ebenezer Jones built grist and saw-mills at the foot of the canal. The former was carried away by the freshet of 18 14, and the latter by the freshet of 1820. These mills were supplied with water by a canal from the dam at the head of the falls. No mills have since been built upon this site. The first saw and grist-mills on the Farmington side of the Wilson stream at North Chesterville were erected in 1792, by Samuel Sewall, who operated them about four years and then sold to Rufus Davis, who subsequently disposed of them to Edward Lock. These mills were not permanently constructed, and went rapidly to decay during the ownership of Mr. Lock. The grist-mill was not replaced ; but several MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES. 26 1 years later John Morrison and others rebuilt the saw-mill, which, with some temporary suspensions, has been main tained to the present time. The saw-mill on this stream is now owned by Morrison and Sewall, who have introduced labor-saving machinery, which they are operating successfully. The first mills on the Fairbanks stream, were built in 1794, and owned by Jason D. Cony and Robert Jones, who also owned the privi lege. They passed into the hands of Hartson Cony, in 1797-98, who commenced digging the canal upon which the present mills at Fairbanks stand. A saw-mill frame, which he built on this canal, was swept away by a freshet, in the summer of 1799. Mr. Cony sold to John Patterson, who had just completed the saw and grist-mills when they were de stroyed by fire, in the winter of 1801. The privilege, and that portion of the mills left from the fire, were purchased by Col. Joseph Fairbanks. He completed the canal com menced by Mr. Cony, and built a grist-mill, in 1807, and a saw-mill soon after, on the site -where Fairbanks' Mills now stand. These mills have been in operation under different owners, since the time of their erection, and have always been liberally patronized. The present owner of the grist mill is Enoch Staples, who brings into use all the modern improvements. George W. Ranger owns the saw-mill, and has introduced machinery for sawing shingles and manufact uring short lumber. John Russ, having purchased the site at P'armington Falls, where Jeremiah Stinchfield's fulling-mill and David Morrill's carding-machine formerly stood, built an expensive saw-mill, which he operated a few years, when it passed into the hands of Francis Butler. During Mr. Butler's owner ship it was under the charge of Thomas Chase. In 1838, it was burned ; afterwards rebuilt, and two years later sold to William Whittier. It has since remained in the family, and is in successful operation to-day. In 1825, Gen. Nathaniel Russell erected a saw-mill upon the Temple Stream, in the western part of the town. This mill was in successful operation, under different owners, until 34 262 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. recently purchased by H. W. Priest, and converted into a manufactory of excelsior, etc. The saw-mill upon the east branch of the Fairbanks mill-stream was built by Alexander Hillman, in 1849, 3-"^ has been operated in a limited way to the present time. The water-power at this point on the stream, had been previously utilized by Nathaniel Davis, to run a clover-mill, in which he 'lost his life, in 1842. The freshet of -May 24, 1850, swept away this building and the dam with which it was connected. A steam saw-mill, situated near the eastern end of the Center bridge, and owned by Erasmus D. Prescott, was em ployed for the manufacture of long timber, for several years. The enterprise did not prove a pecuniary success, and was abandoned. FULLING-MILLS. The first fulling-mill was built by William Allen, in 1 793, on the Allen brook, so-called, in the northeast part of the town. He found, however, the water-power insufficient for his purpose, and removed his machinery to the Falls village, putting up a temporary mill in connection with one at that time owned by Jones and Knowlton. Mr. Allen abandoned the business soon after. In the latter part of the last century, Jonathan Knowlton built a fulling-mill at Farmington Falls, which was placed under the charge of Jeremiah Stinchfield, a young clothier who had recently come to the village. He was soon enabled to buy the mill (1799), which he enlarged and supplied with improved machinery. As this was the only fulling-mill in the region, Mr. Stinchfield conducted a large and profitable business until his death, March 15, 1824. At that time he was considered one of the wealthiest men in town. In 1810, a fulling-mill was put in operation upon the Fairbanks stream, by the construction of a dam just below the site of the present mills. This mill was erected by Enoch Wood and Luke Perkins, of Winthrop, in connection with a carding-mill, built by Eben and John P. Shaw, of Farmington. MECH.4NICAL INDUSTRIES. 263 This establishment was successfully conducted for many years, under different owners. Samuel Emery was a promi nent operator in the fulling-mill, and Daniel Davis in the carding-mill. About 1840, the business was abandoned, and the buildings allowed to go to decay. Little remains to indicate the site where an important industry, with its hum of machinery, was once carried on. The first carding-mill was built at the Falls village, about 1800, by Blake and Morrill. It was purchased by John P. and Ebenezer Shaw, in 1804, and partially burned during their ownership. This property afterwards passed into the hands of David Morrill, who did an extensive and profitable business at the Falls, and afterwards on the Chesterville side of the river, whither he had removed the machinery. TANNERIES. Ebenezer Sweet, from Attleboro, Mass., was the first to begin the business of tanning leather (1785). His tannery was located at the center of the town, and was the first one this side of Winthrop. Samuel Sewall began tanning soon after Mr. Sweet, on the Wilson Stream near North Chester ville, and Samuel Poole, about the same time, built a tannery on the estate known as " Few-acres," and for several years did considerable business. In 1805, Hopkinson and Baker erected commodious buildings, with a large tan-yard, on river-lot No. 46, east side. Mr. Baker soon sold out his in terest in the tannery and removed to Wilton, but Mr. Hop kinson continued the business with success, and also engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes. In 1818, he removed to Ohio, and Joseph Knowlton succeeded him, making im provements and apparently doing well, until he met with financial reverses, and, in 1842, removed to Lafayette, Ind., where his death occurred. The tanning of leather, at this place, has been suspended for many years, but the buildings are occupied by John T. Taylor, for pulling wool and tan ning pelts. In 1805, Elijah Butler constructed a tannery on his farm (now owned by S. Clifford Belcher), and carried on the busi- 264 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. ness several years. Afterwards it passed into the hands of his son, Winthrop Butler, who became a successful tanner. No business has been done here for fifty years, and nearly all traces of the yard are obliterated. Luther Townsend began business as a tanner at Fair banks, in 1 8 10. His building stood upon the site formerly occupied by Jason D. Cony's grist-mill, and contained a bark- mill and such other apparatus as was necessary for the prose cution of his trade. In the freshet of April 18, 1827, the dam connected with the tannery, together with the building, was swept away, and the tan-yard much injured. Mr. Town- send rebuilt his tannery, upon a large and improved scale, and was the first to introduce machinery and employ water- power in the various operations connected with the business. In earlier establishments, the motive power for grinding bark was a horse, whose hide was as well tanned during his suc cessive revolutions as the leather in the pits. Mr. Townsend was succeeded by his son, Samuel O. Townsend, who as sumed the management of the enterprise. The buildings have since been torn down, and the fact that a tannery once existed in this locality, is fast fading from the memory of the present generation. Joshua Adams, a native of Wales, did a good business tanning leather, at the Center Village, from 1828 until 1846. He also manufactured boots and shoes. After his removal to Wilton, he continued his trade profitably. Joseph E. Were, an Englishman by birth, a man of fine physique and gentlemanly bearing, who had passed through many of the institutions of learning in his native land, came in 1832 to Farmington Falls. He was regarded as a valua ble acquisition to the fashionable society of that quiet hamlet, who supposed him to be very wealthy ; and his house became a favorite resort of the towns-people. He purchased a resi dence upon the Farmington side of the river at the Falls, and constructed a tannery with commodious buildings, and a capacious yard on the Chesterville side. This establishment combined most of the labor-saving improvements of that day, with facilities for tanning in the winter as well as the MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES. 265 summer season. He conducted the tannery on an extensive scale until the buildings were destroyed by fire. After they were rebuilt, Mr. Were continued the business but a few years, as it soon became apparent that the Englishman was no match for the Yankee in financial operations. He dis posed of his property and removed to Prince Edward Island, where the remainder of his life was spent. There was a tannery near Backus Corner, which was put into operation by Henry A. Brooks and Apollos Osgood, in 1834. It was afterwards under the management of Charles Hutchins, who subsequently removed to- Lewiston, and the establishment has not been used for tanning purposes for some ten years. During the years from 1850 to 1872, the business of tan ning leather declined in Farmington, and until J. P. Thwing, of New Sharon, came to the place, very little was done in this line. In 1872, he erected a large tannery just east of the village, in which steam-power was introduced. A force of some twenty men was employed, and about 25,000 calf skins tanned annually. Mr. Thwing successfully conducted his business, which has been among the prominent industries of the town, until 1884, when G. L. and A. S. Riggs, of Chesterville, purchased the tannery. Messrs. Riggs confine their operations to tanning sheep skins. SHOE-MAKING. During the first half-century after the settlement of the town, boots and shoes were generally made within its boun daries, and shoe-shops were soon established at its different villages. In the early history of the town, and even within the memory of many now living, a practice prevailed of hav ing the shoemaking and mending done at the home of the families in need of such work; and a class of workmen sometimes called cobblers, went from house to house with their kits of tools, making boots and shoes. These were the men who wrought : " From tough old hide Found in the pit When the tanner died." 266 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. In later years, an entire change has been effected in the manufacture of boots and shoes. These articles are now made in other towns and cities, and are kept by merchants who supply the demand. Movements have been made from time to time to establish a shoe-factory in Farmington ; but all efforts in this direction thus far have resulted in failure. Among the earliest of the shoe-makers were Samuel Knowlton, Sr., Simeon Russ, Amos Flint, Ephraim Cowan, and Robert Pratt ; later, Ezra Gibson pursued this trade at Fairbanks, Francis Knowlton upon bis farm, and Joshua Allen and Joshua 'Adams at the Center Village. In late years, Edward Skillings, L. B. Goodrich, and A. J. Bemis have been engaged in this business. BLACKSMITHING. Farmington from its first settlement has been liberally supplied with that class of mechanics who "smote the anvil," but their operations were generally confined to the routine of custom work. Prominent among the early blacksmiths were Peter Gay, at the northern part of the town ; John and John Church, Jr., Benjamin Heath, and Nathan Backus, at the Center Village ; Asahel and Jeremy Wyman and James Marvel, at West Farmington ; and John Young and David Dwinel at the Falls village. In the first decade of the century, Mr. Dwinel established a trip-hammer at his shop, which was in use until swept away by the great freshet of 1820. The necessary information to speak in detail of this numerous class of mechanics, or with chronological order, is not available. HAT-MANUFACTURES. Hats were manufactured in Farmington as early as 1805 by Robert Barker, who built a shop upon the site recently occupied by S. C. Burnham's dwelling-house. He pursued his vocation for some years, when the building passed to Samuel Belcher, who used it for a store. In 181 1 Christo pher Atkinson, a hatter, erected a shop where A. W. F. Belcher's brick store stands, for the prosecution of his trade. He was succeeded by Coburn Emerson, who manufactured MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES. 267 hats until about 1825. The business was subsequently con ducted by Wood and Bond, and later by Mr. Wood. The first hatter at the Falls village was Isaac Hibbard, who worked at his trade, with some interruptions and removals, for nearly forty years. Thomas Spooner also manufactured hats at the Falls for a short time about 1826, but afterwards removed to New Portland, where he died. CABINET AND CHAIR-MAKING. This industry, like others, is as old as the needs of the community, and was carried on extensively through many years. The early inhabitants were dependent on home manufactures for the furniture of their houses, as well as for other necessary conveniences, and for successive generations supplied their homes with the various articles made by their townsmen. These workmen received a large patronage from the surrounding towns, and as their work was executed in a superior manner, of durable material and strong construction, it was well fitted to withstand the usage of half a century or even more. Prominent among this class of mechanics were Lemuel Bursley and Dillingham and Fuller, at the F'alls ; Capt. Henry Stewart, A. H. Stewart, George T. Soule, and Levi M. Williams, at the Center Village ; and James Hersey and Daniel Stewart, at Backus Corner. CARRIAGES AND SLEIGHS. The manufacture of these vehicles began with the advent of the present century. Though for many years conducted on a small scale, this industry has increased from year to year until it has assumed large proportions, and Farmington carriages, celebrated for their thorough construction and beauty of style, find a market in every county of the State. The sale in Aroostook County is particularly large. Farm ington may well be denominated the Amesbury of Maine. In treating of this industry, access has been had for statistics to an article published in the Franklin Journal under date of Feb. 10, 1883, and the extent to which the manufacture 268 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. of paper : B. Goodwin, E. Knowlton, C. F. Packard & Co., J. Knowlton & Son, A. Morrow, S. D. Knowlton, I. W. Knowlton, Lovejoy Bros., J. K. Lovejoy, H. C. Barnard, I. R. Wright, A. E. Knowles, H. D. Hodgkins, B. F. Watson, S. Robbins, M. L. Alden, B. Lowell, rried on I, together with the arly, is tabulated from that Carriages. Sleighs. Value. 20 IS fo,Soo 20 2,000 5° 7,000 100 8,500 8 2,100 5° 4,200 145 50 1 5,000 5° 20 6,000 75 so 6,000 IS 1,50° IS 1,200 40 4,000 12 1,000 50 10,000 13 1,000 13 IS 1,000 50 7,000 726 150 Samuel Carvill has been omitted in the foregoing list. He began to make carriages and sleighs at Fairbanks nearly half a century ago, and may be regarded as the veteran in this industry. In connection with his son, John H. Carvill, he still continues the business. POTTERIES. Early in the present century, Josiah Norcross established a pottery for the manufacture of earthenware at West Farm ington, and carried on a large business. During the winter season he traveled through the neighboring towns, selling his wares to merchants and housewives. At his decease the business passed into the hands of his son, Matthias S. Nor cross, who conducted it much as his father had done. He in turn was succeeded by his son, Matthias S. Norcross, Jr., MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES. 269 who followed but a short time the vocation of his father and grandfather. The pottery was abandoned many years ago. CLOVER-MILLS. Previous to 1833 a clover-mill was put in successful oper ation by Joseph Huse and Moses Craig upon the lower dam of the Fairbanks stream. The machinery was afterwards moved to the privilege on the Temple Stream near Mr. Craig's house, and employed for the same purpose several years. No use is made of this water-power at the present time. In 1843 Abiel Abbott, who resided at Temple, built a mill for the manufacture of starch from potatoes at West Farmington. This enterprise proved a profitable one until the potato-rot appeared, when it was abandoned, with some pecuniary loss. MACHINE-SHOPS. The first machine-shop at the Center Village was erected by Robinson A. Davis, who used steam as a motive power, and manufactured doors, sashes, blinds, etc. He did a large business for several years. In 1 86 1 Alvan Neal, David McCleery, and Elbridge G. Craig as partners introduced steam-power into their machine- shop for the manufacture of doors, sashes, and blinds. A profitable business has been done in this shop under various partnerships. When Josiah T. Smart, the last proprietor, died (July 8th, 1882), the machinery was sold, and the build ing finally converted into a dwelling-house. Prescott and Bixby established a machine-shop with steam-power at the Center Village in 1883. This firm is doing a large and profitable business in the manufacture of lumber and general job-work. In 1869 Leonard Atwood erected at the Falls village a large and expensive building, known as the " Franklin Mill," designed for making pulp. P. H. Walker operated it but a few years before the water-power proved insufficient, and the machinery was transferred to Livermore Falls. The building 35 270 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. is occupied by J.- W. H. Baker for the manufacture of excel sior, and by B. F. Watson for sawing and planing lumber and making carriages. PRINTING AND PUBLISHING. William A. Dunn introduced the first printing-press in town in the autumn of 1831, from which he issued the Sandy River Yeoman, a very creditable newspaper, but its publica tion ceased upon the completion of the first volume. Mr. Dunn was the editor and proprietor of the Yeoman, but was assisted in the editorial department by Mr. Hamlet Bates, afterwards for many years Judge of the Municipal Court in Chelsea, Mass. The Yeoman was an exponent of the prin ciples of the Democratic party. Mr. Josiah S. Swift may be regarded as the father of jour nalism in Franklin County. Previous to 1840, Mr. Swift had conducted the publication of the Inquirer, a newspaper printed at Bath. Soon after the organization of the County of Franklin, Mr. Swift removed his press and printing mate rial to this town, and began the publication of the newspaper known as the Franklin Register, the first number of which was issued Jan. 31, 1840. The Register was a Democratic organ, and possessed much editorial merit. Mr. Swift con tinued the publication of the Register as its editor and pro prietor until Dec. 26, 1844, when it became merged in the Chronicle, the first number of which was issued Jan. 11, 1845, and its publication has continued without interruption to the present time. It was independent in politics, and so contin ued until about 1854, when, upon the organization of the Republican party, it became one of the organs of that party, with which it has since been identified. The Chronicle has kept abreast of the times in securing most of the improve ments in printing material, having discarded some years since the old " hand-press," and supplied its place with the improved " power-press." The Chronicle now (1884) is in its forty-fifth volume, and greets a weekly list of some two thousand subscribers. The editorial chair of this paper has been occupied during its publication by J. S. Swift, John F. MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES. 271 Sprague, Lucien N. Prescott, Andrew C. Phillips, A. H. S. Davis, and Charles W. Keyes. In 1858 Mr. Eben F. Pillsbury began the publication of the newspaper known as the Franklin Patriot in connection with H. B. Stetson of Lewiston, and the first number was issued Jan. 29, 1858. This journal was printed at Lewiston for some two years, when Mr. Pillsbury purchased a new printing-press and material, and the Patriot was thereafter printed at Farmington, under the editorial charge and man agement of Linscott and Pillsbury, who had previously been associated as partners in the practice of law. This firm con tinued the publication of the Patriot as a Democratic organ until 1864, when they leased the establishment to Mr. Leander B. Brown, who continued its publication for about a year, when the presses and type were sold and moved to Augusta, and the Patriot discontinued. In April, 1880, Mr. W. D. Chase began the publication of the Farmijigton Herald, a Greenback newspaper, the press and type being owned by a stock company. Mr. Chase con tinued the editor and manager of the Herald until September, 1880, when Mr. F. D. Whiting assumed the management of the paper, made it a Democratic organ, and continued in the editorial chair until the autumn of 1882, when the Herald became merged in the Franklin Journal, an independent paper, published by the Journal Newspaper Company and edited by Henry P. White and D. H. Knowlton, the press- work being done by Knowlton, McLeary, and Co. In 1 87 1 Mr. D. H. Knowlton purchased a small printing establishment, consisting of a Gordon Franklin Job Press and several founts of type and other printing material. For the first year he rented a small office just south of Belcher's Block. Here he began the publication and printing business that has since grown into a large establishment, now known under the firm name of Knowlton, McLeary, and Co. They now have four printing-presses, run by a Baxter steam- engine, with other machinery and a large variety of type and other material. The excellent typographical appearance of this volume bears witness of the work from their presses, 272 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. under the skillful manipulation of Mr. F. E. McLeary, of the firm, who has the charge of the mechanical part of the business. The establishment gives employment to from six to ten persons. The publications of Knowlton, McLeary, and Co. are mostly of an educational character, consisting of school cards, topical questions, and the School World, a .monthly publication intended mainly for supplementary reading in schools. It is very neatly printed, well illustrated, and is largely made up of original articles. It has a circulation in twenty-six States, and is very popular with teachers and pupils wherever used. Mr. R. A. Merrow, in the autumn of 1880, started the Independent, a four-page monthly issue, which was very favorably received by the reading public and deservedly popular. Its racy articles and typographical execution were excellent. There have been other publications which have survived for a longer or shorter time and then discontinued. Mr. J. S. Swift about 1842 published for six months the Sandy River Farmer, a small agricultural paper, which was after wards merged in the Franklin Register. Mr. Swift also edited and published in 1847 a monthly religious journal, known as the Baptist Expositor, and in 1861 Mr. Swift started the County Record, an independent journal, which subse quently was merged in the Chronicle. In 1865 Mr. George M. Gage, the Principal of the Normal School, issued the Normal one year, which was a work of considerable literary merit. The Little Blue Bell was published for a time by the boys connected with the Little Blue Family School, and the High School Solecism by the advanced class connected with the High School. FISHING-RODS. At the International Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, a medal and diploma were awarded Charles E. Wheeler, of Farmington, for his split -bamboo fishing-rods. Their manu facture was commenced by Mr. Wheeler in 1868, and is con- MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES. 273 tinned at the present time. The latest improved machinery is used, some of which is of his own design and invention. He employs from six to eight men, and uses steam as a motive power. These rods are beautiful in finish and richly ornamented. Some are made which retail as high as $50 at the shop, but his sales, which sometimes have reached $5000 annually, are generally to the trade in the cities of Boston, New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. He is the only manu facturer of this kind of rods in the State. EAR-PROTECTORS. An interesting and important industry at West Farming- ton is the manufacture of Greenwood's Champion Ear-Pro tector. The building now occupied for this purpose contains eighteen different machines run by steam-power, all of which were designed for the special work here performed. Chester Greenwood, the inventor and proprietor of this machinery, began to manufacture the ear-protector in 1877, under letters patent granted to him as patentee. Through his genius and perseverance a business has been established which is rapidly increasing, and his sales of the novel article, which are largest in the West, have touched thirty thousand annually. CORN-CANNING. A factory for canning sweet-corn, erected near the east ern end of the Center bridge by J. Winslow Jones in 1869, has been operated with varying success to the present time. Within a few years the canning of other vegetables has been introduced in this factory. J. F. Gerry and W. R. Cothren embarked in the corn- canning industry upon the farm of the latter in 1877. With in a year Mr. Gerry was succeeded by Hiram Titcomb, who subsequently bought out the remaining partner, and now conducts the business alone. In 1884 the amount of corn put up was fifty thousand cans. In January, 1881, J. H. Waugh, W. R. Cothren, and B. F. Williams began the erection of a corn-canning establishment, which was completed the following spring at a cost of $6000 274 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. for building and machinery. It is situated just above the Center Village, and is regarded as a profitable enterprise. $40,000 has been realized from sales in one season. In addition to corn, fruit and vegetables are also canned. WOOD-TURNlNG FACTORIES. Isaac B. Russell, Francis H. Russell, Hannibal Russell, James Russell, Elisha B. Estes, Edmund S. Larabee, Warren T Larabee, and Benjamin M. Hardy, constituting the firm of Russell Bros., Estes, and Co., have recently erected near the Center Village a "wood-turning factory" of large propor tions, costing some $3000. It will be furnished with a steam-engine of a hundred horse-power and all necessary machinery for the manufacture of all kinds of small wooden novelties. The firm also make large packing-boxes, and deal extensively in spool-stock and hardwood lumber. To aid in the enterprise, the citizens of the Center Village subscribed as a gift $3000. At the Center Village, on the line of the Sandy River Railroad, R. A. Huse and Son have completed a factory building twenty-five feet wide by sixty feet long, and two stories high, which will be devoted to the manufacture of thread-spools, dowels, and other lathe-work. It will thus be seen that, while the mechanical industries of Farmington embrace a large variety of enterprises, it is not entitled to be ranked as a manufacturing town. While it has good available water-power, it can yet hardly hope to attain success in manufacturing while the towns of Lewiston and Livermore, with their unsurpassed privileges, are so near neighbors. CHAPTER XV. SKETCHES OF LAWYERS, PHYSICIANS, AND COLLEGE GRADUATES. Henry V. Chamberlain. — Nathan Cutler. — Zachariah Soule. — Elnathan Pope. — Hiram Belcher. — Robert Goodenow. — John L. Cutler. — Joshua Randall. — Simeon H. Lowell. — Present Lawyers. — Dr. Aaron Stoyell. — Dr. Samuel Guild. — Dr. T. D. Blake. — Dr. Ebenezer Taylor. — Dr. Josiah Prescott. — Dr. Thomas Flint. — Dr. Allen Phillips. — Dr. Lafayette Per kins. — Dr. J. F. Moses. — Dr. William C. Staples. — Dr. Jophanus Hen derson.— Dr. William Randall. — Dr. J. L. Blake. — Dr. Edmund Russell. — Dr. Charles Alexander. — Dr. H. W. Hamilton. — Dr. J. B. Severy. — Dr. S. P. Warren. — Physicians in Practice in 1885. — List of College Graduates. Henry Vassal Chamberlain, a native of Worcester, Mass., was the first lawyer who settled in Farmington. He was a man of liberal education, a well-read lawyer, and an able advocate. He commenced practice in 1800, and in 1808 removed to New Orleans, La., where he acquired distinction in the law, and was promoted to the judgeship of one of the Louisiana courts. Nathan Cutler graduated from Dartmouth College in the class of 1794. After his graduation he was employed as preceptor of the Academy at Northampton, Mass. This position he held for a number of years, but finally left teach ing to begin the study of law. He pursued his studies in a law-office, and was admitted to the bar in 1801. Having married at Weston, Mass., he came to Farmington in 1804 for the purpose of practicing his profession. He first opened an office at Farmington Falls, but soon removed to the 276 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Center Village, where he spent the rest of his life. Mr. Cutler possessed an intellect of a high order combined with quick perception, and, having an uncommon grasp of legal principles, he soon attained a high standing at the bar. His tastes were scholarly ; he was a great reader, and always made some book the companion of his leisure hours. He maintained an interest in classical studies to the close of his life. His library was stored with quaint and curious books, and was particularly rich in the editions of the classics. Having himself the advantages of a liberal education, it was bis desire to secure these advantages to his children. He was one of the founders of the Farmington Academy and a member of the charter board of trustees, a position he held until his death, at the same time serving as treasurer of the corporation. He was elected town treasurer in 18 11 and the three succeeding years, and town clerk in 1820. In 18 10 he represented the town in the General Court as a colleague of Joseph Norton, in 181 1 as a colleague of Timothy Johnson, and in 18 19 as a colleague of Joseph Fairbanks. He was elected with Jabez Gay as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention which met at Portland the second Monday in October, 18 19; and after the formation of the State, repre sented the Kennebec Senatorial District as a Democrat in the Legislatures of 1828-29. The latter year he was chosen the presiding officer of the Senate, and upon the death of Gov. Lincoln, in October, 1829, was called to discharge the duties of Governor until the inauguration of Jonathan G Huntoon, in February, 1830. Upon the organization of Franklin County, in 1838, he was elected treasurer, and was re-elected until 1 842. During the last years of his life, Mr. Cutler's health was seriously impaired, and he relinquished the active practice of bis profession as early as 1832, being succeeded by his son-in-law, Robert Goodenow.. He lived, however, to an advanced age, and died June 8, 1861. Zachariah Soule, the third lawyer in Farmington in point of time, was a graduate of Brown University, of the class 'of 1799, and began practice in Paris in 1805, but re moved to Farmington two years later, where he remained LAWYERS. 277 until 1812. Although but a short time resident in the town, he established a lucrative business, and showed himseff a ripe scholar and eloquent advocate. He possessed talents far above mediocrity. Elnathan Pope, after receiving a liberal education, opened an office at Farmington Falls in 1809, and received a good degree of patronage until 1828, when he became a resident of New Sharon. He still continued the practice of law alone and as the partner of Oliver L. Currier. Subse quently Mr. Pope withdrew to the Samuel Ingham farm, so called, in Avon, and became interested in farming. He died in Chesterville, April 7, 1 861, at the age of eighty. Hiram Belcher was among the most worthy and hon ored members of the Franklin and Kennebec Bars. He was the youngest son of Supply Belcher, who, at the time of his son's birth, was a resident of Augusta, but afterwards be came one of the pioneer settlers of Farmington. Here Hiram Belcher's early and latter days were spent. At the age of fifteen he obtained the consent of his father to attend some seminary of learning with a view to pursuing the study of the law, and entered Hallowell Academy, then under the instruction of William Kinne, where he attained the first rank in his class among competitors who were afterwards renowned as ripe scholars. After completing his academical studies, in 1807 he commenced the study of law in the office of Hon. Nathan Cutler, remaining there two years. He afterwards spent two years in the office of Samuel S. Wilde, who subsequently became a distinguished Judge of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. In 18 12 Mr. Belcher was admitted to the bar in Kennebec County well prepared to enter upon the work of his life, and established himself at Farmington, where he at once entered upon a lucrative and extensive practice, and soon ranked among the best lawyers in the State. He was a good counselor, a successful advo cate, and above all an honest man. Many anecdotes are told of his amusing and quiet sallies of wit and dry humor. Mr. Belcher was town clerk from 18 14 to 1819 inclusive, repre sented the town in the Legislatures of 1822, 1829, and 1832, 36 278 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. and the Kennebec District in the Senate in 1838-9. In 1846 Mr. Belcher was elected Representative to Congress, serving one term during the last half of President Polk's administration. He united with the Congregational Church in 1828, and at all times manifested great interest in the prosperity of that organization. Esteemed by all who knew him, he died in the midst of an honored career. May 6, 1857, at the age of sixty-seven. Robert Goodenow. The life of Hon. Robert Goodenow, like that of many others whose reputations are founded upon success in the practice of law, presents no events of promi nent or startHng interest. That success was the result of no single achievement, but of a life marked by industry, integ rity, and fidelity. He was born at Henniker, N. H., April 19, 1800, was the son of a farmer, and the youngest of five brothers, all of whom in early life were trained to the pur suits of agriculture, but who ultimately became lawyers. Mr. Goodenow lived at home until fifteen years of age, when he went to Sanford, Me., for the purpose of perfecting his education, and remained two years. He then commenced the study of medicine, but, being called to Paris to take charge of the clerk of courts' office (his brother, Rufus King Goodenow, who was clerk, being sick), he decided to study law, and entered the office of Enoch Lincoln, afterwards Governor, as a student. In 1822 he was admitted to the bar in Oxford County, but bis professional career as a lawyer commenced in Wilton. In 1832 he removed to Farmington, and at once entered upon a large and successful practice. Mr. Goodenow was county attorney for Kennebec County several years, and was elected to the thirty-second Congress, being the last Whig member from the Second District. He served as bank commissioner from 1858 to 1862, and was also treasurer of the Franklin County Savings Bank from the date of its organization until his death. May 15, 1874. Mr. Goodenow possessed an extensive law library, was a close student, and was distinguished for his knowledge of the elements of the law. He always took an active interest in the affairs of his church and a prominent part in its councils. LAWYERS. 279 John L. Cutler, a son of Hon. Nathan Cutler, fitted for college at the Farmington Academy, and graduated at Bow doin College in the class of 1837. He entered the law office of his father, was admitted to the bar in 1839, and com menced the practice of law under auspicious circumstances. He was regarded as a rising young lawyer, familiar with the principles and practice of his profession. In 1853 Mr. Cutler was elected senator from Franklin County, having previously served as its attorney. In 1854 he removed to Augusta, and continued his professional business in connec tion with other pursuits. Subsequently, about the year 1867, he purchased a cotton plantation in southwestern Georgia, and has since made his home there a portion of the year. Joshua Randall was a native of Wilton and a son of Joshua Randall, Sr. After a thorough course of legal study, he opened an office in Phillips about 1828. For several years he had a successful practice, although, owing to his location, not an extensive one. He came to Farmington in 1841, and continued his professional career until 1848, when he removed to Dixfield and became associated with his brother, Isaac Randall, for a short time. He died suddenly from an affection of the heart. Mr. Randall possessed a legal mind, and was a fair advocate. His addresses to the jury were brief, direct, and devoid of all metaphorical display. Simeon H. Lowell, a son of Joshua B. Lowell, was born in Chesterville, August 16, 18 16. He was educated at Waterville College, now Colby University, and studied law with his cousin, Joshua A. Lowell, in East Machias. In partnership with him, he began the practice of his profession, after being admitted to the bar in Washington County, August 28, 1843. In 1854 he removed to Phillips, and was inactive practice there until elected clerk of courts in 1861, an office he held until 1874. He then resumed the practice of law in Farmington, which he continued with success until near the close of his life. Mr. Lowell was a safe counselor and adviser, and an excellent lawyer, being most exact and methodical in his business. 28o HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. The lawyers in practice at Farmington in 1885 are: Samuel Belcher, Hannibal Belcher, Henry L. Whitcomb, S. Clifford Belcher, David H. Chandler, Joseph C. Holman, Enoch O. Greenleaf, Elmer E. Richards, and Arthur F. Belcher. The first physician who made the profession of medicine a regular business in Farmington, was Theophilus Hopkins. He settled on the farm since known as the Dea. John Bailey place, and gave his undivided attention to his practice. He remained in town but a few years, and his subsequent history is unknown. Dr. Aaron Stoyell, the second physician in Farmington, settled at the Center Village in 1794. He had previously studied medicine and practiced in the town of Northbridge, Ct., and soon established an extensive and almost exclitsive practice in this and the surrounding towns, being for many years the only prominent physician in the place. At one time he was associated in the practice of medicine with his son-in-law. Dr. Joseph Caldwell, who removed to Huron, O., about 1828. Dr. Stoyell was a man of good common sense, genial and affable in manner, and highly esteemed in the social circle, numbering among his patrons many warm friends. In 1832 he went to Ohio, where his death occurred from, cholera the following year. Dr. Samuel Guild, who came to Farmington in 1796, re mained but a brief period. He was regarded as a good physician, but was characterized by an aristocratic bearing which rendered him unpopular. Dr. Thomas Dawes Blake, a native of Boston, settled at the Falls village in 1799 as a physician. His youth was spent in Worcester attending that celebrated institute of learning under the charge of Dr. Payson, from which he graduated with the highest honors of his class. He became a successful school teacher, but taught only for a brief period, as his thoughts were fixed upon the profession of medicine, and to that end all his energies were directed. He had the advantage of a thorough medical training under Dr. Joseph Goldwait, a celebrated physician and surgeon of PHYSICIANS. 281 Petersham, N. H., with whom he practiced for a short time. The first winter of his residence in Farmington, he taught school in the Falls district, but ever after devoted himself to his profession, which extended over a period of forty years, and was eminently successful. Dr. Blake was a ripe scholar, and possessed those strong virtues acquired during the troublous times in which his early life was spent. Dr. Ebenezer Taylor removed to Farmington in 1804 and immediately entered upon the practice of his profession. He was regarded as a good physician and was well patronized, but soon left town. Dr. Josiah Prescott, a native of Winthrop, and a grad uate of Dartmouth College in 18 10, completed his medical studies with Dr. Nathan Smith, then of Hanover, N. H. He came to Farmington in 1 8 1 2, and from the first was the recip ient of a large patronage. After a residence of some twelve years, he removed to Belfast and introduced the water-cure treatment. In 1832 he returned to Farmington and became associated in the practice of medicine with Dr. Benjamin Ober. After a residence in Phillips, and then again in Farmington, he, went to Winthrop and became connected with a Hydropathic establishment which was in successful operation several years under his skillful management. The latter years of his life were spent in Farmington. The foundations of Dr. Prescott's belief, that water is the great remedial agent for the "healing of the nations," were laid deep and strong, and nothing could shake his faith in the water-cure theory. Dr. Prescott stood in the front rank of his profession, as a physician, but was wanting in that tenacity of purpose so essential to complete success. He was inclined to embark in pursuits outside and foreign to his vocation, which were calculated to divert his mind from its professional channel. Dr. Prescott was chosen an elector of president and vice-president, in 1820, from the Kennebec district. At one time he was a member of the State Senate, and represented this town in the legislature of 1837, where he inaugurated the measures which resulted in the erection of the Hospital for the Insane at Augusta. He 282 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. was a delegate from this town to the convention which met at Brunswick in September, 1816. Dr. Thomas Flint, who had been in the practice of medicine for a period of thirty years in the town of New Vineyard, removed to North Farmington in 1826 and re sumed his profession. Although his early advantages were limited, as compared with those of the present day, yet with sound judgment, keen observation, and the good common sense which no school can bestow, he acquired an honorable reputation as a physician and surgeon, while as a citizen and friend he won respect and affection for his intelligence and kindliness. In his later years. Dr. Flint became blind and was obliged to retire from active life. Dr. Allen Phillips, a native of Greene, prepared him self for the medical profession under the direction of Dr. Holland of Canton. He graduated from the Medical Depart ment of Bowdoin College in 1822, and the same year began practice at Strong. After a brief residence, he removed to Farmington Falls, and in 1829 to the Center Village. He was a man of sound and ready judgment, and was extensively employed as a physician in this and the surrounding towns. In 1856 he went West and settled in Dubuque, Iowa. Dr. Phillips was born June 29, 1798, and died October 9, 1878. His wife, Anna Croswell, was the sister of Thomas Croswell, Senior. Dr. Lafayette Perkins was educated in Boston and studied medicine with Dr. John Warren, receiving the degree of M. D. from Harvard Medical School. In 181 3 he received the appointment of surgeon on board the United States brig-of-war Argus. This brig made a daring cruise about the coast of England, capturing a number of British ships ; and, sailing into the port of Nantes in France, remained sometime under the protection of the French flag. On the homeward voyage the brig captured two British merchant men, which were sold and the proceeds divided — the surgeon receiving his share. Dr. Perkins first began the practice of his profession in Weld, in March, 181 5, and remained there until the spring of 1836, when he removed to Farmington PHYSICIANS. 283 and continued his vocation till near the close of his life. He loved and faithfully studied his profession, was well-read in its theory, and his good judgment enabled him to adopt that practice best calculated to benefit his patients, while his dignified, gentle and courteous deportment was a part of the man and will long be remembered by his townsmen and patrons. Dr. Perkins represented the town of Weld in the Constitutional Convention which was convened at Portland in October, 18 19. Dr. John French Moses completed bis medical studies at Concord, N. H., and came to P'armington in 1836, where, as a physician, he resided through an* active profes sional life, with the exception of a few years' practice in Strong. He represented the Eclectic School of physicians, and was popular as a practitioner. He died of apoplexy Nov. 15, 1869, at the age of fifty-two. Dr. William Cole Staples began the Thompsonian practice of medicine in 1840. His patrons were generally among those who believed in that theory of healing diseases, and for a time his practice was large, but afterwards began to decline and he left town. * Dr. Jophanus Henderson studied medicine with his father, and first commenced its practice in the town of Indus try about 1828; but in 1841 he removed to Farmington, where he remained about eleven years. Dr, Henderson was a skillful practitioner, and a man of unexceptionable character. He was a zealous Baptist, and liberal in sustaining that church. He died in Somerville, Mass. Dr. William Randall came to Farmington in 1847 and established himself as a surgeon dentist, being the first dentist in town. Dr. Randall was born in England, and was educated at the famous Eton School. He soon obtained a large practice, and was for many years the only dentist m the place. For some years he was president of the Maine Dental Association. Dr. Randall gradually abandoned den tistry and began the study of medicine, and established him self as a homceopathic physician in Farmington about 1880. He is now practicing in Ashland. 284 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Dr. John L. Blake completed his professional studies with Dr. Prescott, and in 181 5 settled in Dixfield. In 18 16 he removed to Strong, and in 1822 to Phillips, where he purchased of Benjamin Tufts the farm and mills situated at what is known as the Upper Village. After thirty years of valuable service, as a physician there, he came to his native town, where the succeeding years were devoted to his pro fession. Dr. Blake was always ready and prompt to visit, without reward, the homes of the poor and suffering, however remote, and was highly esteemed for his professional skill. In the private walks of life he was respected for his kindli ness and incorruptible integrity. Dr. Edmund Russell was born at Temple in the year 1824. He pursued his professional studies with Dr. William Killbourne, graduated from the Bowdoin Medical School in 1847, and the same year settled in Strong and entered upon the practice of his profession. He removed to Farmington in 1855, and remained about fourteen years. Dr. Russell represented this town in the legislature of 1868, and after his removal to Lewiston served as mayor of that city for three years. He was also a senator for two years from Androscoggin County. He possessed great energy of char acter and tenacity of purpose, and was devoted to his profession. Dr. Russell died at Lewiston Dec. 20, 1880, leaving a large estate. Dr. Charles Alexander. Among those who have taken high rank in the medical profession at Farmington, may be mentioned Dr. Charles Alexander, a native of Dresden and at the present time a leading physician in Eau Claire, Wis. Upon deciding to adopt medicine as his vocation, be began his studies with Dr. William H. Allen of Orono, and grad uated from the University of the City of New York, March 8, 1850. In the summer of 1856, he began the practice of medicine in Farmington, having previously had professional experience in Orono and Unity. With sound judgment, keen observation, and manifest sympathy for the sick, he won an early popularity, and during his residence in Farm ington achieved a well-earned success in his chosen pro- PHYSICIANS. 285 fession. In 1862 Dr. Alexander received the appointment of surgeon in the i6th Regiment Maine Volunteers, and served with distinction in this capacity until honorably discharged a few months before the surrender of Gen. Lee. He was severely wounded at the battle of Gettysburg and incapaci tated for field service seventy days, and during a part of this time he was a prisoner in the rebel lines. After a brief residence in Maiden, Mass., Dr. Alexander removed to Eau Claire, in September, 1866. Dr. H. W. Hamilton, a homoeopathic physician, came to Farmington about 1861, and was the first to introduce the homoeopathic school of medicine in the place. He was regarded as a very skillful practitioner, being especially suc cessful in his treatment of diphtheria, a disease which raged in this region with great violence and fatality at that time. It is not known that one of his diphtheria patients died, while nearly all other cases were fatal. Dr. Hamilton removed to Bath in the fall of 1863, and left his practice to Dr. O. W.. True, who still remains in town. Dr. James B. Severy was born in Dixfield, June 29, 1840, and received a common-school education. He first began the study of medicine in the office of Dr. G. L. Peaslee of Wilton, and later studied with Dr. Edmund Russell at Farm-, ington. He pursued his studies further at the Portland School for Medical Instruction, and graduated at the Bowdoin Med ical School in 1865. During the following winter he attended lectures at the Harvard Medical School, and the next year began the practice of his profession in Farmington. In the winter of 1868-9, T)r. Severy was demonstrator of anatomy at Brunswick, and in 1872 began to attend lectures at the Bellevue Medical College in New York City, graduating the following spring. Dr. Severy enjoyed an extensive and successful practice in Farmington for ten years, but his health proving inadequate to the arduous labor which it imposed, he began the study of law, and was admitted to the Franklin County Bar in September, 1876. For a time he was judge of the Municipal Court. In 1882, Judge Severy removed to Colorado Springs, where he is now practicing law. 37 286 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Dr. Stanley P. Warren, a native of Connecticut, and a graduate of Yale College of the class of 1869, began the practice of medicine at Farmington in 1876, having formerly practiced in Bridgeport, Conn. He was successful in obtain ing a share of patronage, and was widely known as a popular physician. In 1880 he removed to Portland, where he now resides. The physicians practicing in Farmington are : Parmenas Dyer, John A. Richards, John N. Houghton, John J. Linscott, Frank H. Russell, Frank M. Robbins, allopathists ; Lucien B. Pillsbury, Austin Reynolds, Ebenezer S. Johnson, eclectics ; Orville W. True, Franklin O. Lyford, Charles H. Oakes, homceopathists ; E. C. Merrill, B. M. Hardy, dentists. The following list of college graduates is intended to include all persons born in Farmington who have received college degrees, and also all persons who were residents of Farmington at the time of their graduation. A number of other individuals who have been for a longer or shorter time members of various colleges, but who have failed to receive degrees, are not comprised in this list. Harrison Allen. Bowdoin College, 1824. See Genea logical Register. Elbridge Gerry Cutler. Harvard College, 1834. See Gen. Reg. Samuel Phillips Abbott. Bowdoin College, 1836. See Gen. Reg. Stephen Titcomb. Bowdoin College, 1836. See Gen. Reg. Clifford Belcher. Harvard College, 1837. See Gen. Reg. John Lewis Cutler. Bowdoin College, 1837. See Gen. Reg. Charles James Perkins. Bowdoin College, 1839. See Gen. Reg. Augustus Haines Titcomb. Bowdoin College, 1839. See Gen. Reg. COLLEGE GRADUATES. 287 Alexander Hamilton Abbott. Bowdoin College, 1840. See Gen. Reg. Francis Dudley Ladd. Bowdoin College, 1841. Mr. Ladd was the son of Col. S. G. and Caroline Vinal Ladd, and was born in Hallowell, May, 1820. His father removed to Farmington in 1839, ^nd remained a resident of the town until 1852. After graduation Mr. Ladd taught for one year, and then entered Bangor Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 1846. He was ordained as an evangelist at Farmington, and became pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Silver Lake, Penn. In 185 1 he was called to the Penn Church in Philadelphia, where he labored faithfully and earnestly. At the beginning of the War of the Rebellion he visited the army before Richmond, and was present at the battle of Fair Oaks. His labors were so arduous in relieving the sufferings of the wounded that the seeds of disease were sown in his system, which developed rapidly, and after a short illness he died, in July, 1862. His wife, who was a daughter of Dr. Robert H. Rose, of Silver Lake, Penn., as well as his only child, died some years before him. William Cothren. Bowdoin College, 1843. See Gen. Reg Harrison Gower. Brown University, 1846. See Gen. Reg Horatio Quincy Butterfield. Harvard College, 1848. See Gen. Reg. John Wilson Allen. Wesleyan University, 1849. See Gen. Reg. George Augustus Perkins. Bowdoin College, 1849. See Gen. Reg. John Thomas Stanley. Bowdoin College, 1849. Mr. Stanley was the son of Samuel Stanley, and was born in Farmington, December, 1826. He fitted for college at the Farmington Academy, and after graduation at college re moved to Texas. At one time he was an associate teacher in a college for young ladies at Chapel Hill in that State. The last years of his life were given to the practice of law. He died, unmarried, Oct. 23, 1868. 288 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Charles Cothren. Bowdoin College, 1849. See Gen. Reg. Nathaniel Cothren. Bowdoin College, 1849. See Gen. Reg. Andrew Croswell Phillips. Colby University, 1849. He is the son of Dr. Allen and Annie C. Phillips, and was born in Farmington, March 24, 1830. In 1850 he was prin cipal of North Anson Academy; in 185 1 and 1852 principal of the Center Grammar School, Portland ; was a law student at New York Law School, and was admitted to practice in New York City in 1853. From 1854 to 1857 he practiced law at Prairie Du Chien, Wis., and for three years was District Attorney. He returned to Maine on account of ill- health, practiced law at Phillips from 1858 to 1867, and was postmaster at Phillips from 1861 to 1868. He was county attorney from 1 866 to 1 869 ; editor of the Farmington Chron icle from 1867 to 1869; and U. S. Consul at Fort Erie from 1869 to 1 88 1. In 1 88 1 he settled at Sioux Falls, Dakota; was city attorney in 1882, in 1883 President of the Fire Insurance Company of Dakota, and in 1884 President of the Dakota Mutual Life Insurance Association. He married, Sept. 12, 1853, Imogene, daughter of B. F. Eastman, of Phillips. They have had ten children, of whom five are living. Jesse Franklin Butterfield. Bowdoin College, 1852. See Gen. Reg. Warren Johnson. Bowdoin College, 1854. Mr. John son, the son of Epaphras and Ruth (Whittier) Johnson, was born in Farmington, December, 1831. Prof. Packard, in his History of Bowdoin College, says of him : " He gave himself to the cause of popular education as a teacher in school and academy ; tutor in the college, in a home school for lads in Topsham, as superintendent of the public schools of Maine, and for the last year of his life as supervisor of the schools of Newton, Mass. He was of an active mind, energetic and enterprising, entering with zeal into his work, and exerting wide influence. Flis death was the result of a violent and distressing disease of several weeks' duration, April, 1877. COLLEGE GRADUATES. 289 His remains were interred at Brunswick with testimonials of respect by the public authorities of Newton, where he had just entered on his position under most flattering auspices, and of our own State, in which he left a nartie to be remem bered. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Adam Lemont, Esq., of Brunswick. They had no children." John Alexander McIntosh. Bowdoin College, 1855. He was the son of William Mclnt5sh, and was born in Farmington, January, 1831. After graduation he adopted the profession of a teacher, and for a time acceptably filled a tutorship in the College, and later had the charge of a young ladies' seminary in Berkshire Co., Mass. A tendency to pulmonary disease, which threatened his life while in college and had never been fully subdued, attacked him with renewed violence, and terminated fatally, December, i860. He mar ried Harriet, daughter of Adam Lemont, Esq., of Brunswick, and left one son, now a practicing physician at Augusta. Seth Cornelius Burnham. Bowdoin College, 1855. Mr. Burnham was born March 20, 1833, and when a lad removed to Farmington with his father. Rev. Jonas Burn ham. With the exception of a few years, he has always resided in town, and served as selectman in 1880. He married, Jan. i, 1879, Mary J., daughter of Ephraim Well- man, of this town. Charles Titcomb. Bowdoin College, 1855. See Gen. Reg. Franklin Carsley Davis. Bowdoin College, 1856. See Gen. Reg. Samuel Clifford Belcher. Bowdoin College, 1857. See Gen. Reg. Gustavus Augustus Stanley. Bowdoin College, 1857. He was born in Farmington, June, 1832. He entered the service in the late war as a commissary sergeant in an Illinois regiment, and became captain in the Second Maine Cavalry, serving in the department of the Gulf. He studied law, and prosecuted the profession in Tallahassee and subsequently in Pensacola, Fla. He died, unmarried, Jan. 16, 1884. Samuel Barrett Stewart. Bowdoin College, 1857. See Gen. Reg. 290 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Francis Blunt Knowlton. Bowdoin College, 1858. See Gen. Reg. Charles Henry Butterfield. Bowdoin College, 1859. See Gen. Reg. Abner Harrison Davis. Bowdoin College, i860. He is the son of Abner and Harriet (Butterfield) Davis, and was born at Farmington, December, 1834. Since graduation he has devoted bis life mainly to teaching, as classical instructor in the Chapman School, Boston ; principal of the High School at South .Weymouth, Mass. ; usher in the Boston Latin School ; principal of the High School, Marlboro, Mass. ; and principal of the High School in Salem, Mass. He was admitted to the bar in Indiana, but after a time resumed the office of teacher as head-master of the High School at Worcester, Mass., and instructor in Greek and English liter ature. He was also professor of the Latin language and literature in Bowdoin College one year. In 1876 he received the appointment of clerk of the U. S. Circuit Court of Maine, which position he still holds. In 1866 Mr. Davis married Mary Louisa, daughter of Eliphalet Merrill, Esq., of Portland, who died in 1880, leaving two sons and a daughter. Edward Abbott. New York University, i860. See Gen. Reg. George Fuller Gill. Dartmouth College, 1862. He is the son of Charles and Deborah (Belcher) Gill, and was born in Farmington, Feb. 5, 1843. Having studied medicine, he began the practice of his profession at St. Louis, Mo., where he now resides. William Ellsworth Green. Bowdoin College, 1863. See Gen. Reg. John Harrison Woods. Bowdoin College, 1864. See Gen. Reg. Elbridge Gerry Cutler. Harvard College, 1868. See Gen. Reg. Daniel Collamore Heath. Amherst College, 1868. Mr. Heath is the son of Col. Daniel Heath, and was born in 1843. Upon graduation he entered Bangor Theological Seminary, but impaired health compelled him to relinquish COLLEGE GRADUATES. 291 i intended profession. After a year spent in foreign travel, entered the publishing house of Ginn Brothers in Boston d was soon admitted to the firm, with which he is still' nnected. He married, January, 1881, Mrs. Nelly Lloyd nox, and has two children. David Hunter Knowlton. Bowdoin College, 1869.. ;e Gen. Reg. Edward Burbank Weston. Bowdoin College, 1870. r. Weston is the son of Hon. E. P. Weston, formerly iperintendent of schools for the State of Maine, and was )rn in Auburn, July 31, 1846, and removed to Farmington ith his parents in 1865. After completing his college lurse, he adopted the profession of medicine, and graduated the Rush Medical School at Chicago in 1873. He began •actice at Lewiston, but subsequently removed to Highland irk. III, where he now resides. Dr. Weston married, June 1874, Alice J., daughter of Rufus Brett of Farmington. hey have had two children. Frederic Eugene Whitney. Bowdoin College, 1873. X is the son of George W. and Violet ( Haynes ) Whitney, id was born in Farmington, Nov. 26, 1850. He fitted for Dllege at the Waterville Classical Institute, and after grad ation at college, adopted the profession of teaching. He as connected several years with the Boston public schools, id in 1878 received an appointment as professor of English terature in the government school at Tokio, Japan. Upon is return to this country, he began the study of law id is now in practice at Oakland, Cal. Mr. Whitney mar- ed, March 22, 1884, Edith, daughter of T. H. Adams of armington. William Harrison Morrison. Tufts College, 1876. ee Gen. Reg. Charles Franklin Thwing. Harvard College, 1876. Ir. Thwing was born in New Sharon, Nov. 9, 1853, and is le son of Joseph P. and Hannah M. (Hopkins) Thwing. [e fitted for college at Phillips Academy, Andover, where e graduated in 1871. After graduation he pursued the :udy of theology at Andover, and was ordained pastor of 292 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. the North Avenue Congregational Church at Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 25, 1879, which position he still occupies. Mr, Thwing has contributed to the periodical press, and has published: American Colleges, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1878, and The Reading of Books, Lee and Shepard, 1882. He is also an associate editor of the Bibliotheca Sacra. He married, Sept. 18, 1879, Carrie F., daughter of F. G. Butler of Farm ington, and has one daughter. George William Reynolds. Amherst College, 1877. Mr. Reynolds is the son of Dr. Austin Reynolds, and was born at Sidney, Maine, June 6, 1852. After graduation he entered the Yale Divinity School, where he pursued the regular course preparatory to the ministry. He was ordained pastor of the- Congregational Church at Stuart, Iowa, in 1880, where he still remains. He married, Sept. 30, 1880, Katie E. Cragin of Colchester, Ct. Charles LaForest McCleery. Bates College, 1881. Mr. McCleery is the son of David and Mary ( Corbett ) McCleery, and was born July 23, 1854. After graduation he adopted the profession of journalism, and at present has charge of the interests of the Boston Journal in Maine, with residence at Portland. He married, Nov. 19, 1881, Charlotte Lyde, and has one child. Elmer Ellsworth Richards. Bates College, 1880. Mr. Richards is the son of Dr. John A. and Sophronia (Hillman) Richards, and was born in Strong, Aug. 24, i860, and re moved to this town when a lad. Adopting the profession of law, he studied in the offices of J. B. Severy, Esq., and J. C. Holman, Esq., and spent one year at the Law School of Michigan University. He was appointed Register of Probate for Franklin County in 1883, and was elected to that office in 1884. He married, July 14, 1884, Mabel E., daughter of Frank J. and Achsah Austin of Farmington. Charles Herrick Cutler. Bowdoin College, i88i. See Gen. Reg. John Witham Nichols. Bowdoin College, 1881. Mr. Nichols is the son of Walter and Rose (Witham) Nichols, and was born at Searsport, Aug. 3, 1859, removing with his COLLEGE GRADUATES. 293 parents to Farmington when a lad. He fitted for college at the Wendell Institute, and entered Bowdoin College in 1876. Since graduation he has held a position at Minneapolis, Minn., under the Northern Pacific R. R., but is now (1885) studying law in Portland. Arthur Fuller Belcher. Bowdoin College, 1882. See Gen. Reg. Edmund Russell Richards. Bates College, 1882. Mr. Richards is the son of Dr. J. A. Richards of Farmington, and was born in Strong. Since his graduation he has edited the Wood River Nezvs-AIiiicr, at Hailey, Idaho. John Andrew Tuck. Iowa State University, 1883. See Gen. Reg. Lewis Whittier Craig. Wesleyan University, 1883. See Gen. Reg. Arthur Titcomb. Wesleyan University, 1884. See Gen. Reg. William Holley Cothren. Bowdoin College, 1884. See Gen. Reg. Frank N. Whittier, Harry Austin, Arthur W. Merrill, Oliver Sewall, and Charles J. Goodwin, are now members of Bowdoin College, and Enoch W. Whitcomb is a member of Bates College. CHAPTER XVI. MERCHANTS AND STORES. Early Traders. — Thomas Flint. — Whittier and Bishop. — Col. Daniel Beale. — David Moore. — Timothy and Thomas Johnson. — Col. Joseph Fair banks. — Joseph Titcomb. — Clifford Belcher. — Merchants at Backus Corner. — Samuel Belcher. — Ebenezer Childs. — Thomas Croswell and Other Merchants at the Falls. — R. K. Lowell. — John Titcomb. — Isaac Tyler. — Asa Abbott. — Francis Butler. — Joseph Huse. — H. B. Stoyell. — Richard Hiscock. — Samuel F. Stoddard. — Leander Boardman. — Henry Nason. — A. W. F. Belcher.— H. W. Fairbanks. — F. S. and J. W. Fairbanks. — J. W. Perkins. — Gen. Samuel G. Ladd. — William T. Abbott. — Reuben Cutler. — Leonard Keith. — Edwin N. Stevens. — Philip M. Garcelon. — Andrew H. Bonney. — B. R. Elliott. — Richard S. Rice.— Henry M. Howes. — Samuel S. Hersey. — Joel Phinney. — Allen and Co. — Present Merchants. Farmington, from its geographical position and the fact of its having been settled earlier than the surrounding towns, has always been an important place for the sale of merchandise, and its business men have drawn their patron age from a large section of country. Merchants were attracted hither as early as the first settlements were made, and the store has always been an important institution in town — more so formerly, perhaps, than at the present time. Here were assembled from all parts of the town, men who had a leisure hour, or who wished to spend a long winter evening or a stormy day in congenial society ; here were discussed, in a masterly manner, the weather, the crops, the markets, and other topics of current interest, while politics and modes of faith were served by the more patriotic and MERCHANTS AND STORES. 295 salons as a part of the entertainment. The proprietor of le store, when he had leisure, would join in the discussion, iving his views upon the topics under consideration, and len dismiss his auditors, wishing them pleasant dreams [ter they had sought repose at their several homes. The lerchant has always been an important personage in town, nd has ever exercised a commanding influence in the affairs f church and state. During the period while the militia ?as in existence, the merchants were particularly active and eld a large percentage of the military offices. During the nnter season, in the early settlement of the township, leddlers, generally from Hallowell, brought mercharidise 0 exchange with the settlers for grain and such other iroducts as the latter had to spare. Dr. Thomas Flint, in 1792, opened a store in a small luilding which he erected upon the farm known as the Dea. ohn Bailey place, and continued to do a prosperous business or four years. He built the first potash in the township, on he Beaver-Dam brook, near the east end of the Center )ridge. Contemporaneous with Dr. Flint, was Hartson Cony )f Augusta, who opened a store in a part of Mr. Church's og-house in the winter of 1792. Thomas Whittier and Nathaniel Bishop, probably rom Winthrop, built a store at the Falls village, upon the ;ite of the old Indian fort, in 1 796, and began trade on an ;xtensive scale for those times. This firm continued in lusiness until 1 798, when they sold to Zachariah Butterfield, ind he, in 1802, to Jonathan Russ, who did a large business or many years and was esteemed for honest dealings. Mr. Russ died upon his farm at New Sharon in 1822. Col. Daniel Beale began trade at the Falls village ibout 1797, where he did an extensive business, not only in :he sale of general merchandise, but also in the manufacture )f potash until 1820. In connection with his son, Daniel Beale, Jr., he again embarked in trade in 1831, at the Center tillage. He closed a successful mercantile career in 1850. David Moore was a native of Groton, Mass., where be was born, Jan. 29, 1767. Upon entering the State, he 296 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. settled- in Norridgewock and began trade alone, but subse quently formed a co-partnership with that prince of country merchants, John Ware, which continued until 1799, when Mr. Moore sold his interest to his partner and came to Farmington. He first occupied a part of Mr. Church's dwelling-house as a store, but subsequently erected a house, in a portion of which he sold his goods. This was the third framed house built upon the site of the Center Village. Mr. Moore was engaged in a lucrative and prosperous business until 1 81 3. He was free from all assumption of superiority, honest in his dealings, and of a generous nature — traits which won him many friends. He died at New Orleans, Oct. 8, 181 5. Mrs. Moore (Elizabeth Tarbell) was born April 18, 1770, and died August i6y 1855. Timothy Johnson began trade about 1800, in partnership with his brother, Thomas Johnson. The firm erected a store upon the land now occupied by the stable connected with Hotel Marble, which was soon found too small to accommodate their increasing trade, and they erected another building just east, which was used as a store for many years. Thomas Johnson withdrew from the firm in 18 10, and Tim othy Johnson continued in business, with some interruptions, " either alone or as a partner of his brother Joseph, until 1840. In 181 1 Mr. Johnson represented the town in the Massa chusetts Legislature, as the colleague of Nathan Cutler; in 1812, as the colleague of Leonard Merry. He was the first post-master after the removal of the post-office from West Farmington to the Center Village, and town clerk in 1829-30-31-35. For many years he was a local Free Baptist preacher, and the first and only settled minister, made such by act of the town in its corporate capacity. Col. Joseph Fairbanks was a prominent merchant in town for many years. He first began trade at West Farm ington as the partner of Leonard Merry, about 1800. Eight years later he removed to what is now Fairbanks, and again began the sale of merchandise, first in a part of his new grist-mill, and afterwards in a store erected on the land where E. S. Bragg's house now stands. In the freshet of MERCHANTS AND STORES. 297 May 14, 1 8 14, Col. Fairbanks' mill and clam were carried away, and his goods much damaged by the water. He formed a partnership with his son, Joseph Fairbanks, Jr., in 1819, and the firm did a large business. In 1824 Col. Fairbanks sold his store to Francis Butler, but did not close his trade at that time. Notwithstanding the diversified and extensive business operations carried on by him, the result was not a financial success. Joseph Titcomb, an early merchant in town, opened a store at the upper part of the Center Village, just south of the residence of the late Hiram Belcher, about the year 1803. He continued in trade until 1820, when his brother, John Titcomb, purchased his store and stock. In his business relations, Mr. Titcomb was a man of the strictest integrity, systematic and exact in his method of dealing. He was trained to habits of great thrift and industry, and was successful in all the interests in which he was concerned. Clifford Belcher in 1804 began trade in general merchandise, at the upper part of the Center Village, where the greater portion of the business of the place was then transacted. His store was situated just below Joseph Tit comb's. He was a shrewd and sagacious merchant, actively engaged in business until near the time of his death. At what is now called Backus Corner, stores for the sale of merchandise were established early in the present century. Francis Norton opened the first store in 1804. Zenas Backus began trade about 1820, and continued to sell goods in a small way, with varying success, until near the close of his life. Other merchants are recollected as having done business at "The Corner" for a longer or shorter time, who may be mentioned without regard to their chronological order: Edward Butler, Samuel L. Jones, John Holley, Henry Johnson, Isaac Thomas, David Davis, Henry Cushman, John and Henry A. Brooks, and Nathaniel E. Wright. Samuel Belcher, one of Farmington's early merchants, was only in trade three years (1811-14), when his death occurred. Affable and cordial in his manner, he won an early popularity, and his store became a frequent resort of his 298 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. neighbors and friends. John F. Perham subsequently pur chased Mr. Belcher's store and converted it into a dwelling- house, which was burned Nov. 3, 1842. Capt. Ebenezer Childs' mercantile career commenced in 18 1 5 and continued about twenty years, when he became engaged in other pursuits and retired from business. His store stood upon the lot now occupied by L. G. Preston's dwelling-house. Thomas Croswell, after his removal to Farmington Falls in 18 16, opened a store and continued uninterruptedly in business for nearly half a century. He resided in town during a prolonged and useful mercantile life, enjoying the esteem and confidence of his townsmen in an unusual degree. He was for a few years associated with his nephew, Benjamin Sampson, who, after the dissolution of the partner ship, went into business for himself. Henry Johnson, Samuel Webb, Joseph P. Dillingham, William Whittier, Alanson B. Caswell, Lemuel Bursley, Jr., Lendall Caswell, George W. Davis and others, have been in trade at the Falls for longer or shorter periods, while Thomas and Andrew Croswell are doing an extensive busi ness at the present time. Rosamus K. Lowell from Thomaston, was engaged in trade at Farmington from 1817 to 1830. He occupied a large store which he erected upon the site where the Lake house now stands. Previous to the advent of Mr. Lowell, the practice among our merchants had been to sell goods largely upon credit, and consequently they charged large profits ; but he adopted the cash system, and proclaimed as his motto, which was strictly adhered to, — " Quick sales and small profits." The result was a large and lucrative business, but impaired heath soon compelled him to retire from active life. Mr. Lowell was a ripe scholar, attentive to business, and acquired a large estate. Joseph Johnson was a prominent merchant in town for nearly or quite a third of a century. He first began trade as the partner of his brother Timothy, and occupied a store which stood upon the site where Lyman G. Preston's r'-^'=. / /' 6**^'^^.%^ MERCHANTS AND STORES. 299 dwelling-house now stands. In 1821 Mr. Johnson erected the first store upon what is known as the " square," fronting Main St. He continued in trade, alone or as the partner of his son, Joseph S. Johnson, until 1849, when he retired from mercantile life. Mr. Johnson was kind and conciliatory in disposition, courteous in manners, and gracious and conde scending to all with whom he had connection. John Titcomb, as has been stated, succeeded -his brother, Joseph Titcomb, making a specialty of drugs, medicines, paints, oils, etc. He remained at the old stand until 1828, when he moved his store to the site now occupied by the brick block of Dolbier and Pillsbury, on the east side of Main St. He retired from business in 1841. The old Titcomb store was burned in the fire of Sept. 23, 1875. Isaac Tyler of Weston, Mass., erected a large store upon the lot where the brick mansion of D. W. Austin now stands, in 1820. He did a large and thriving business, a portion of the time as the partner of his brother-in-law. Rial Gleason, until 1835. The store formerly occupied by Mr. Tyler was removed to the place where Daniel Beale's brick block now stands, and destroyed by fire August 7, 1850. Upon closing his mercantile life, he removed to a farm in Weld, but afterwards became again a resident of Farming- ton. Mr. Tyler was a man of strict integrity and diversified talents. Few indeed have possessed and more promptly exercised a keener perception of right and wrong, or were readier to commend the one or condemn the other. He represented the towns of Farmington and Weld in the State Legislature, served the county as its clerk and one of its commissioners, and the town as its treasurer, clerk and selectman. His death occurred October 28, 1869, at the Hospital for the Insane at Augusta. Asa Abbott was an active business man of Farmington from 1827 to 1841, occupying a store which he had erected at the Center Village, and doing a profitable business. Francis Butler bought the store of Col. Fairbanks in 1824, but he did not go into trade until the autumn of 1827, when he also purchased his stock of merchandise and 300 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. entered upon a successful business career which was termi nated October 24, 1832. William Reed, who entered into partnership with Joseph Huse in 1834, was his successor. This firm did a large business until 1838, when it was dis solved. Mr. Reed removed to Hennepin, III, where he died, and Mr. Huse to Bath. Hiram B. Stoyell entered mercantile life at an early age, and in .1829, after serving an apprenticeship in Rosamus K. Lowell's store, began business for himself. He erected a store, on the east side of Main St., upon the site where Mrs. S. S. Belcher's upper store now stands, and formed a co-partnership with his brother, John A. Stoyell. This firm continued in business six years and then dissolved, Leander Boardman purchasing their stock of goods. In 1837 Mr. Stoyell and his brother went to Sumpterville, Alabama, and after a two years' residence, in which they continued the sale of merchandise, they returned to Farmington and again embarked in trade. In 1842 the brick store known as the Stoyell store was built, and here they began the sale of goods on an extensive scale. In 1850 Mr. John A. Stoyell retired, and Mr. Hiram B. Stoyell continued the business alone or in company with Mr. Boardman until i860, when he too retired from active mercantile life. Richard Hiscock first began trade as the partner of Samuel F. Stoddard about 1833, but after the dissolution of the firm he purchased a wooden store which stood upon the site where the brick store occupied by Tarbox Brothers and owned by Dolbier and Pillsbury now stands. This store was burned in the great fire of August 7, 1850, and the following year he erected the brick store above mentioned. Mr. Hiscock continued a successful merchant until his death, Feb. 3, 1859. He left a large estate. Samuel F. Stoddard, as has been stated, was associated in business with Richard Hiscock, but subsequently pur chased of the Stoyell brothers a store on the east side of Main St., and continued the sale of merchandise alone. He was also engaged in farming and the manufacture of potash. In 1849 Mr. Stoddard erected the hotel so long and favorably MERCHANTS AND STORES. 30 1 known as the "Stoddard House," of which he remained landlord twenty-eight years. He died April i, 1884. Leander Boardman's early life was spent in New Vineyard, his native town. After a brief residence at New Portland, in 1834 he removed to Farmington, where, as a farmer and merchant, he resided through the remainder of his life. In 1836 he exchanged his farm in the northeast part of the town, for a stock of merchandise, and soon became one of the leading merchants at the Center Village. He continued in business alone, as the partner of Isaac M. Cutler, and as a partner of Hiram B. Stoyell, until 1853, when he retired from mercantile life, having amassed a substantial property. He dealt largely in real estate, and in farm products. Mr. Boardman was a man of industrious habits, keen perception, and ready judgment. Henry Nason, son of Bartholomew Nason, came from Augusta and commenced business in a store situated where a portion of Knowlton's block now stands. He was an enterprising man and soon entered upon a successful career, selling some goods at wholesale. He found his store quite too small for his business, and in 1840 built the one now occupied by George W. Titcomb. He closed his business in March, 1845, and went to the City of New York, where he became a prominent wholesale merchant. Abraham W. F Belcher began trade in 1838, in the brick store which stood where Belcher's block now is, and which was burned in 1875. In 1840 he added to his already large stock, drugs and medicines, and nine years later formed a partnership with Timothy F. Belcher. After a prosperous mercantile career of some eighteen years, be retired from active business life. Mr. Belcher has been a director of the Sandy River National Bank for many years. Horatio Wood Fairbanks opened the first hardware store in Farmington. He was the eldest son of Columbus Fairbanks, a life-long resident of Winthrop, and was born June 27, 18 1 7. From Hallowell, where he had served as a clerk in Gen. S. G. Ladd's hardware store, he came to P"arm- ington in 1838, and established himself as a merchant. 302 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. June 12, 1839, he married Mary Caroline Ladd. He was attentive to business, honest and upright in his dealings, and soon secured a constantly increasing custom, but his mercantile career in the town, although prosperous, was short, for in 1842 he formed a partnership with John H. Eveleth to engage in the same business at Augusta. Some five years later be removed with his family to Boston, and still continued in the hardware trade, although as a wholesale dealer. When failing health compelled him to retire from active life, he passed several years in the Sandwich Islands and California. His last days were spent in San Francisco, where he died August 4, 1856, leaving a wife and two daughters. Franklin T. Fairbanks, another son of Columbus Fair banks, established a boot and shoe store in the town in 1841. He afterwards added other merchandise to his stock, and manufactured boots, shoes and caps. In the autumn of 1844, he was joined by his younger brother, Joseph W. Fairbanks, who two years later became his successor, having acquired a thorough knowledge of the boot and shoe business during his clerkship. After a successful mercantile career alone, Joseph W. Fairbanks formed a partnership with Andrew Quinn of New Portland, and this firm, under the name of Fairbanks and Quinn, was long known as dealers in boots, shoes, hats, caps, and furs. Mr. Fairbanks was after wards associated with F. C. Belcher. He retired from business in 1878, being at that time the oldest merchant in Farmington, and a business man of strict integrity and sound judgment. With the monetary interests of the town, Mr. Fairbanks has been closely connected, and in his finan cial qualifications the community place confidence. He is one of the original stockholders of the Sandy River National Bank, and from 1874 to 1878 held the office of president, performing its duties with efficiency and fidelity. A trustee of the Franklin County Savings Bank since its organization, he was elected president April 4, 1883. Mr. Fairbanks entered the Legislature in 1865 as a representative from Farmington, was re-elected the following year, and for the MERCHANTS AND STORES. 303 two succeeding years was returned to the Senate. He was appointed Valuation Commissioner by Governor Davis in 1880. John W. Perkins removed with his father's family from Weld to Farmington in the spring of 1 836, and afterwards entered the drug store of his uncle, John Titcomb, as a clerk. In 1840 he purchased the stock of goods and commenced business for himself, which he conducted until his removal to Portland, in 1853, where he pursues a lucrative business under the firm name of J. W. Perkins and Co., wholesale druggists, and dealers in paints, oils, and dye-stuffs. Gen. Samuel G. Ladd began the sale of hardware, iron and steel, at Hallowell early in the present century, and continued in business until 1839, when he removed to Farm ington. In 1842 he purchased of his son-in-law, Horatio W. Fairbanks, a hardware stock, and again began trade, contin uing in business until September, 1851, when he sold to Edwin N. Stevens. About 1852, Gen. Ladd, with his family, removed to Pennsylvania, and he died in that State in 1863, aged seventy-nine. William T. Abbott was among the prominent and enterprising young merchants in Farmington in 1846. In the brick store erected by Samuel Belcher on the west side of Main St., he began the sale of general merchandise, which increased as time passed, bringing in large profits. 'Mr. Abbott liberally patronized the printer, and his adver tisements in the local paper of that day, headed "Great Attractions at the Granite-Front Store," received no little attention at the time, and are still remembered by the older citizens. In 1854 he removed to Fort Wayne, Ind., which has since been his home. Reuben Cutler, after receiving a good English educa tion at the Academy, settled in Strong in 1843, where he began farming on an extended scale. His wife having died, he removed to Farmington in 1848, where he entered mer cantile pursuits. He opened a store in the Center Village, at the same time devoting much time to the buying of wool and dealing in real estate, these two branches of his business 304 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. finally employing his entire attention. In 1868 he purchased a large cotton plantation, together with all the personal property connected with it, in Baker Co., near Albany, Ga. The purchase of this property necessitated annual trips to the South, and Mr. Cutler frequently spent the fall and winter there. In October, 1882, he went South, and being prostrated by the unusual heat, succumbed to its effects, and died Nov. 2i,'^i882. Mr. Cutler was a man of genial, social qualities, of a generous and benevolent disposition, and his death left a marked void in the social and business circles in which he moved. He was elected deacon in the Congregational Church, April 30, 1859, an office he held until his death. For some years he served as one of the directors of the Androscoggin R. R., and was selectman in 1861 and 1862. At the organization of the Franklin County Savings Bank, he was chosen a director, and president of the Board of Trustees in 1871, a position he held through the remainder of his life. Leonard Keith acquired a thorough mercantile educa tion in the store of Col. Daniel Beale, and in 1849 engaged in trade with Francis B. Field. At first the firm did busi ness in the "Titcomb store," which stood upon the site where the brick store of Abbott Belcher now stands; but, upon the completion of Beale's block in 185 1, they became the first occupants of the south store. In the spring of' 1854, Mr. Field died of small-pox in Boston, and Mr. Keith continued the business alone until his death. He was born in Chesterville, Nov. 16, 1823, and died Jan. 22, 1866. Edwin N. Stevens, son of Nathaniel Stevens of Hal lowell, engaged in trade at Farmington, as the successor of Gen. Ladd, in September, 185 1. He opened his store with an extensive assortment of hardware, iron and steel, which was always maintained, and purchasers were sure to find goods as represented. Mr. Stevens continued in business until his death, which occurred Dec. 25, 1884. At that time he was the oldest merchant in town. MERCHANTS AND STORES. 305 Philip M. Garcelon came to Farmington from the town of Webster, and commenced trade in general merchan dise October 6, 1851. He first occupied the Stoyell store, but afterwards removed to No. 5 Knowlton Block, where he remained permanently. Mr. Garcelon devoted his energies exclusively to business, being instant in season and out of season, and conducting his large trade almost wholly alone. He died August 4, 1880. f Andrew H. Bonney was engaged in trade at Phillips from 1833 to 1854, when he came to Farmington and rented the store of Leander Boardman (now owned by T H. Adams), where he began the sale of general merchandise. After a few years he removed to the store of Hiram Belcher, which was partially destroyed by fire Dec. 29, 1859. ^i"- Bonney lost his large stock of goods by the fire, but the following season resumed business under the patronage of his brother, James Bonney of Rockford, 111. Several years later his sons became interested in the business, and Mr. Bonney retired. The Bonney brothers are now carrying on an extensive flour, coal and grain trade, under the style of J. H. Bonney and Co. Benjamin R. Elliott, a native of New Portland, began trade in jewelry and silverware at the Center Village, in company with his brother-in-law, Ezra Staples, in the early part of 1855. Mr. Staples afterwards withdrew from the firm, and Mr. Elliott continued the business alone until 1873, enjoying a liberal patronage. He removed to George town, Col., where he now resides. Mr. Elliott served the town as clerk for four years, from 1859 to 1863 inclusive. Mr. Staples' death occurred at Temple, Feb. 23, 1885. Richard S. Rice was by trade a tailor, and first began business in the town of Wilton in 1855, where he remained about a year, and then came to Farmington, establishing himseff as a merchant tailor in the store which stood where Mrs. S. S. Belcher's upper store now stands. He was regarded as an active and enterprising merchant, and during his brief business career won the favorable opinion of those with whom he was associated. 306 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Henry M. Howes was a prominent merchant of Farm ington from 1859 to 1872, when he removed to Portland and entered the wholesale flour and grain trade. He dealt in drugs, groceries and flour. During the latter part of his residence in town, J. C. Tarbox was associated with him, under the firm name of H. M. Howes and Co. Samuel S. Hersey of Hallowell, opened a store in 1864 for the sale of? stoves, tin and hardware, which was situated on the west side of Main St., and which was burned in the fire of Dec. 16, 1874. Mr. Hersey was a skillful mechanic, and his courteous bearing made him popular as a merchant. He acquired property during his residence in town, and in 1875 removed to Auburn, where a good degree of prosperity has attended him. Joel Phinney was a merchant in the town of Weld from 1853 to 1 86 1. In 1864 he came to Farmington and became associated with Joseph R. Greenwood in the dry and fancy goods trade. The partnership was dissolved in 1867, and Mr. Phinney continued the business until his death. He was born in Weld, Feb. 25, 1823, and died Oct. 16, 1873. Mr. Greenwood removed to La Crosse, Wis., where he still resides. B. F. Haskell, John H. and Charles G. Allen, constituting the firm of Allen and Co., removed to Farming- ton from Brownfield in the spring of 1866, and purchased the stock of general merchandise left by Mr. Keith at his decease. The firm at once added largely to their stock, and soon entered upon an extensive business, gradually abandoning the grocery feature of their trade. They dealt in dry and fancy goods, and also in ready-made clothing, the most of which was manufactured in their store. John H. Allen subsequently retired, and H. L. Jones became a partner in the firm, which sold to Lincoln and Richards Feb. 9, 1872. A large business in clothing and furnishing goods is now done by the firm of Allen and Co. in Portland, where they stand in the front rank of merchants. The following list includes the merchants in business at Farmington, Jan. i, 1885 : MERCHANTS AND STORES. 307 CENTER VILLAGE. D. H. Knowlton, books, stationery, etc. A. S. Butterfield, boots, shoes, etc. F. C. Belcher, boots, shoes, etc. W. F. Belcher, clothing and furnishing goods. L. J. Lyons, clothing and furnishing goods. George B. Cragin, clothing and furnishing goods. W. E. Dresser, confectionery and canned goods. H. L. Emery, variety store. G. W. Titcomb, confectionery and variety store. M. L. Keith, confectionery, etc. P. W. Hubbard, drugs, medicines, etc. Tarbox Brothers, drugs, medicines, etc. H. Ramsdell, dry and fancy goods. H. H. Rice, dry and fancy goods. Lincoln and Richards, dry and fancy goods, and ready- made clothing. T H. Adams, furniture, crockery and carpeting. J. H. Bonney and Co., grain, flour, coal, and groceries. J. H. Waugh, groceries. E. Gerry, groceries. A. J. Odell, groceries. Tarbox Brothers, groceries. Edwin N. Stevens' Sons, hardware, iron and steel. E. G. Blake, jewelry and silverware. Russell and Priest, jewelry and silverware. Mrs. G. C. Stewart and Co., millinery and fancy goods. Mrs. M. J. Burns, millinery and fancy goods. C. A. Allen, music and musical instruments. L. A. Smith, music and musical instruments, and sewing machines. L. G. Preston, provisions. Woodcock and Ames, provisions. A. J. Gerry, stoves, tin and hardware. Hardy and Fletcher, stoves, tin and hardware. Godfrey Gognoy and Son, stoves, tin and hardware. Byron P"arrar, harnesses, etc. 308 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. FALLS VILLAGE. H. F. Walker, boots and shoes. O. P. Whittier, dry goods and groceries. T. and A. Croswell, general merchandise. C. A. Day, groceries and furnishing goods. Miss S. G. Croswell, millinery. WEST FARMINGTON. S. S. Locklin, drugs, medicines, etc. J. W. Hines, dry goods, groceries, etc. H. W. Lowell, dry goods, groceries, etc. T. McL. Davis, iron, steel, and groceries. FAIRBANKS. G. W. Ranger, general merchandise. TABLE OF INCIDENTS. A Table of Incidents of a Miscellaneous Character, Embracing Atmospheric Changes, Earliest and Latest Snow-Storms, Rainfalls, Frosts, Freshets, Fires, Casualties, Etc. Many of the incidents mentioned in this chapter, will be found treated more at length in the body of this work, to which the reader is referred. 1776. June. Stephen Titcomb, Robert Gower, James Henry, Robert Alexander, and James McDonald, from Topsham, first explore the valley of the Sandy River with a view to settlement. 1777. Dec. 17. An association, afterwards known as " Reuben Colburn and his Associates," is formed at Hallowell for the exploration of the Sandy River Lower Township. 1778. July 28. At a meeting of "Reuben Colburn and his Associates," they vote to open a road to the Temple Stream. 1779. Oct. 4. At a meeting of "Reuben Colburn and his Associates," they vote to purchase of the proprie tors of the Kennebec purchase, " the Sandy River Lower Township." 1780. May 19. Very dark day. Lights necessary at two o'clock in the afternoon. 40 3IO HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. June lo. Joseph North completes the survey of Sandy River Lower .Township. Stewart Foster and Ephraim Allen, two hunters from Winthrop, spend the winter of this year in what is now Farmington, being the first white men to pass a winter in the valley of the Sandy River. 1 78 1. April. First families move into the plantation. First saw-mill built. 1782. Nov. 14. Stephen Titcomb, the first white child, is born in the township. First grist-mill in the township, built by Colburn and Pullen, on the Temple Stream. 1783. Jan. 14. Samuel Knowlton, the second white child, is born in the township. August. Severe frost kills all the corn, making bread very scarce the next season. First sermon preached in the township, by Rev. Ezekiel Emerson of Georgetown. 1784. Feb. 12. Prudence Butterfield, the first white girl, is born in the township. First marriage solemnized, the contracting parties being Joseph Battle and Eunice Maloon. 1785. Oct. 22. First great freshet. Jonathan Knowlton, Jonas Butterfield, and Joseph Brown, with their families, are taken from their houses, which were surrounded by water during the night, and conveyed to a place of safety. 1786. Sept. 15. William Thorn dies — the first death of an adult in the township. 1787. July I. Intense cold. Ice is formed. Cold, unproductive year. 1788. Solomon Adams' barn burns — the first barn burned in the plantation. Benjamin Jennings' log-house burns — the first dwell ing-house burned in the plantation. Francis Tufts built the first mills at the Falls village. 1789. September. A census of the settlers, together with the number of lots occupied and the quantity of TABLE OF INCIDENTS. 3 1 1 land under improvement, taken by Dummer Sewall, under the direction .of the committee on eastern lands. 1790. July 13. Susannah, daughter of Samuel Butterfield, dies, being the first death of an adult female. Town purchased of the State, by Dummer Sewall, Samuel Butterfield, and Francis Tufts. 1 79 1. Nov. 14. Jacob Eaton drowned at the falls of St. John. 1792. First store opened in the township by Thomas Flint. 1793. March 29. Free-Will Baptist Church organized. June 28. Great hail-storm in the northeast portion of the plantation, partially destroying growing crops. Oct. 15. First Methodist sermon preached in the plantation by Jesse Lee, at the house of Moses Starling. Post-office established. Moses Starling first post master. 1794. Feb. I. Town incorporated by the name of Farm ington. June 16. Severe frost, killing all the corn on the low lands. 1795. January. Winter freshet doing great damage at Hallowell, and breaking up the ice in the Sandy and Kennebec rivers. 1796. June 10. Rev. Paul Coffin, the Congregational mis sionary, preaches his first sermon in the town, at the house of Mrs. Jacob Eaton. 1797. Baptist Church organized with seven members. 1798. Supply Belcher elected the first representative to the Massachusetts Legislature. 1799. October. First military review, on Capt, Leonard Merry's interval, near West Farmington, Methodist meeting-house at the Falls village erected. Indian Pierpole and family bid adieu to Sandy River, never to return. 312 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 1800. First attorney, Henry V. Chamberlain of Worcester, Mass., settles in Farmington. First social library in town established at the Falls village. 1 80 1. April 21. The body of Mr. Washburn e, who was drowned in the Sandy River, near the Center bridge, found on Samuel Butterfield's farm. The saw and grist-mill of John Patterson, which stood on the present site of the Fairbanks mills, burns during the winter. 1802. Daniel and Ezekiel Webster visit Farmington. They are the guests of Moses Starling. 1803. May 8. Great snow-storm. Center Meeting-House is erected. 1804. June 28. Elijah, son of Joseph Norton, is killed by a falling tree. Oct. 22. An unusual display of Aurora Borealis. Dysentery prevails with great fatality. 1805. First bridge across the river opposite the Center Village begun. 1806. June 16. Remarkable eclipse of the sun, which at Boston,- and places further south, was total. Here a small portion of the sun's northern limb was visible at the time of its greatest obscuration. Sept. 10. Severe frost kills all the corn upon the low lands. Isaiah Webster, Jr., is drowned in Starling's mill-pond. 1807. Feb. 13. Farmington Academy is incorporated. 1808. Oct. 10. A very dark day, — the evening one of profound darkness. Many accidents occur. First bridge across the river at the Falls village is built. Bridge at Center Village is finished. 1809. July 1 1. Jonas Butterfield, a much respected citizen, is killed by lightning. 18 10. Jan. 19. After a spell of moderate weather, a storm of snow commences from the northwest, with a tremendous gale and most intense cold. The change of temperature is so great as to cause many TABLE OF INCIDENTS. 313 deaths on sea and land. This day is known as the "Cold Friday of 18 10." James Johnson's dwelling-house, which stood on the farm now owned by Leander A. Daggett, is burned. 181 1. Sept. 2. Universalist Society formed with fifty mem bers. During the whole autumn of this year, a brilliant comet can be seen in the northwest part of the _ heavens. Many regard it as the precursor of evil. First bridge across the river at Fairbanks erected. 1812. April 4. An embargo is again imposed upon Amer ican shipping, and this, on the i8th. of June, is followed by a declaration of war against Great Britain. 1 81 3. Jan. 29. The saw and grist-mill of Jonathan Russ, situated at the Falls village, is burned, and rebuilt the same year by his sons, John and Henry Russ. 1 8 14. May 4. Great fall of snow. Cold or typhus fever prevalent and very fatal. Troops called out in the autumn. Dec. 14. Congregational Church organized with twelve members. 18 1 5. May 8. Great fall of snow. 18 16. April 12. Great fall of snow, which makes good sleighing. June 6. A snow-storm, which chills and destroys martins and other birds, freezes the ground, cuts down corn and potatoes, and compels workmen to put on great coats and mittens. Frost in every month of this year. 18 1 7. Feb. 14. Second cold Friday. Cold not quite as intense as in 1810. 18 18. Sept. 6. The barn of Benjamin Weathern, which stood on the farm now owned by E. R. Weathern, is struck by lightning and burned with all its contents. Sept. 6. Universalist Convention convenes at the Center Meeting-House. 314 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 1 8 19. March 25. Great snow-storm. Probably more snow fell at this time than has ever fallen during a single storm in this town since its settlement. The depth is estimated from three to three and one-half feet, and the surrounding country is blockaded for sev eral days. The winter had been remarkable for the absence of snow up to the 26th of February, at which time sleighs had not been much in use. Oct. II. Constitutional Convention is held at Port land. Nathan Cutler and Jabez Gay, delegates. 1820. March 15. Maine becomes a State. April 3. Jabez Gay elected first representative to Maine Legislature. May 27. Six inches of snow falls. Apple-trees in full blossom much injured by the breaking down of their branches. Oct. 16. Second great freshet. 1 82 1. Oct. 20. Great snow-storm. 1822. November. Thomas W. Tobey is drowned by falling from the Center bridge. His body was found the following spring on the farm where Luther Gordon now resides. Maine Missionary Society convenes at Farmington. 1823. Oct. 26. Great fall of snow, which did not go off till spring. Many potatoes remained in the ground all winter uninjured. 1824. March 15. Death of two selectmen, Benjamin M. Belcher and Jeremiah Stinchfield. March 18. The valuable dwelling-house of Isaac Eaton is burned with most of its contents. May 21. Great snow-storm. Oct. 20. Charles G. Butler, a young man of much promise, is killed by the kick of a horse. 1825. May 5. Great fall of snow. Prevalence of dysentery for a, second time. 1826. March 9. Ordination of Rev. Isaac Rogers. Union Meeting-House erected at Farmington Falls. 1827. April 18. High freshet on the Sandy River and its TABLE OF INCIDENTS. 315 tributaries. The dam across the Fairbanks mill- stream, together with Luther Townsend's bark-mill, swept away. May II. Great snow-storm. October. Brigade Muster on Enoch Craig's interval. Governor Lincoln with his staff in attendance. 1828. March 20. Caleb Sprague is killed by a fall from his carriage. March 20. Samuel Lowell's house, on the west side of the river, burned with most of its contents. 1829. Jan. 2. First temperance society in town formed at Fairbanks village. Dr. Thomas Flint, president ; John Allen, secretary. 1830. Feb. 27. Unitarian Church organized with twelve members. June 26. Orson W. Hinkley is drowned in the Sandy River near the Fairbanks bridge. 183 1. May 5. Great snow-storm. June 14. Green peas served upon the table. Sept. 12. Col. Joseph Fairbanks is killed by falling from his carriage in the town of Augusta. Dec. 24. Capt. Sylvanus Davis instantly killed in his grist-mill. Dec. 30. Ebenezer Davis, bis son, is killed by falling from the Center bridge. Great corn year. Very hot summer. Brick meeting-house at North Farmington erected. First newspaper, Sandy River Yeoman, issued ; pub lished for one year. 1832. April 12. Death at Bath of Dummer Sewall, one of the proprietors of the town, at the age of ninety- five. May I. Heavy snow-storm. 1833. Nov. 4. Solomon Adams is killed by being thrown from his carriage in the town of Vienna. 1834. May 15. Heavy fall of snow. 1835. May 16. Heavy fall of snow. Free Baptist meeting-house erected. 3i6 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 1836. Jan. 29. Death of Mrs. Dinah June at the age of one hundred and four. Oct. 12. Heavy fall of snow. Baptist meeting-house completed. Congregational meeting-house erected. 1837. Jan. 25. Brilliant Aurora Borealis. The heavens appear to be on fire, tinging the snow with a crim son color. January and February remarkable for extreme cold weather, furious storms, and deep snows. Congregational Church dedicated. 1838. May 10. County of Franklin organized, with Farm ington as its shire town. Oct. 31. Heavy fall of snow. December. Saw-mill situated at Falls village and owned by Francis Butler, is destroyed by fire. 1839. Jan. 26. After extreme cold weather, a southeast storm of wind and rain carries off the snow, causing a high freshet. Many sheds and chimneys are blown down, and the superstructure of Fairbanks bridge blown from its foundations and carried down the river. March. A draft is made from the companies of infantry and artillery in town, and the men required to hold themselves in readiness to serve in the "Aroostook War." 1840. Jan. II. First number of the Franklin Register issued by J. S. Swift. June 10. First meeting of the Franklin Agricultural Society. July 4. Democratic celebration. Gen. Wyman B. S. Moore of Waterville orator of the day. Oct. 9-10. First cattle show and fair. Address by Dr. James Bates of Norridgewock. October. Liberty-pole erected by the Whig party. 1841. January. Very mild. Mercury below zero two days only during the month. March 4. Explosion of a brass cannon while celebrat ing President Harrison's inauguration. TABLE OF INCIDENTS. 317 June 17. Thomas Hillman dropped dead in his field, from apoplexy. July 15. Bradford B. Daggett, a student at the Academy, is drowned in Sandy River, opposite the Center Village. October 31. Heavy snow-storm. Mechanics' Association organized, and continued with profit for many years. 1842. July 4. Washingtonian Convention meets in Bel cher's grove. Ably addressed by William R. Smith of Augusta. A large concourse of people present. Nov. 3. John F. Perham's dwelling-house and con tents are burned. This house stood upon the site where S. C. Burnham's house was recently burned. First Washingtonian Society organized. Teachers' Association organized by Rev. Jacob Abbott and others. 1843. April 6. Great snow-storm. More snow fell in a single storm than has ever fallen so late in the season since the settlement of the' town. A backward spring. Sleighing continues late. April 25. William T. Davis is drowned in a brook in the vicinity of Porter's Hill. July 8. Franklin Musical Society organized, with William M. Reed as president and Ezekiel Lan caster vice-president. July 23. House at the Falls owned by William Whit tier, destroyed by fire. Protracted meetings conducted by the Protestant Methodists are held. Agitation in regard to the end of the world. Elder Preble prominent in the movement. 1844. Feb. 5. Grey wolf killed by Henry Titcomb and Sumner Kennedy in the northern part of the town. 1845. Jan. II. First number of the C//;w«'c/if issued. J. S. Swift, editor and proprietor. April 24. Great snow-storm. May 8. Great snow-storm. 41 3l8 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. July. Moses B. Parker is drowned near the Center bridge. August 8. Mrs. Jonas Green of Wilton is killed by lightning at the house of Philbrick Marston in Farmington. Nov. 4. High freshet. Center and Fairbanks bridges rendered impassable. Bridge across the Temple stream near the mills swept away. Potato-rot first makes its appearance in town. 1846. June. Addition to Congregational meeting-house completed. August 8. Great hail-storm in the northeast part of the town. Growing crops destroyed in many places. More water probably fell than has ever fallen in town, during the same space of time. October 18. Heavy fall of snow. October. First teachers' institute held in town. 1847. Jan. 14. Store occupied by Thomas Chase for the sale of general merchandise burned at the Falls village, together with most of the stock, which was insured for ^1450. May 4. Heavy fall of snow. July. Very hot the first of the month. Average heat 82.2". October 19. Fixed upon by the Adventists as the last day. 1848. Jan. 4. Stable of Thomas Chase with its contents burned at the Falls. May 29. Josiah B. Prescott drowned near the Falls. 1349. March 3. Alanson B. Caswell's store, situated at the Falls and occupied as a carriage shop, destroyed by fire. March 18. Louis V. Corbett killed by the kick of a horse. March 31. Saw-mill owned by Whittier, Croswell and Williams, at the Falls, swept away by an ice-freshet. July 20. Jonas Burnham, A. M., takes charge of the Academy as preceptor. TABLE OF INCIDENTS. 319 Methodist Church erected at the Center Village. 1850. May 24. High freshet. Alexander Hillman's dam and clover-mill, situated in the northeast part of the town, swept away. August 7. Great fire at the Center Village. October 14. First Village Corporation organized. 185 1. Jan. I. Large railroad convention held at the court house. May 6. Heavy fall of snow. June 10. George Marcue is drowned in the Sandy River. October 27. Great fall of snow, which remained on the ground through the winter. 1852. October 15. Heavy fall of snow. October 22. Great snow-storm. Mrs. Jeremy W. Stoddard, while temporarily insane, drowns her infant in the Sandy River. 1853. March 13. Superstructure of the Center bridge falls. October 14. Sandy River Bank established, with Samuel Belcher as president and Thomas G. Jones as cashier. 1854 March 15. Daniel Beale's brick store, occupied by Keith and Field, partially burned. 1855. July 16. Edward M. Bailey is drowned in the Sandy River. October 13. Third great freshet on the Sandy River. 1856. June 30. Destructive thunder-storm, accompanied by high wind and hail, passes over the southern por tion of Farmington. 1857. May 12. Heavy fall of snow. October 25. Willard Stoddard's dwelling-house is burned. Erasmus D. Prescott erects a steam saw-mill near the eastern end of the Center bridge. 1858. Jan. 29. First number of the Franklin Patriot issued. Editors : E. F. Pillsbury and C. B. Stet son. Motto : " Liberty in the harness of the law." April 21. Maine Methodist Conference meets in Farmington. 320 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. May 30. Rev. Isaac Rogers preaches his farewell sermon at the Congregational Church. June II. Orrin D. Rice buried in Riverside Ceme tery ; first interment. 1859. January. Second week intensely cold. Mercury reaches 38° below zero. March 29. Heavy rain, which breaks up the ice in the river. June 5. Severe frost kills the beans. June 20. First train of cars arrives at West Farm ington. Nov. 3. Black bear shot in the vicinity of Porter's Hill. Dec. 29. Store occupied by A. H. Bonney, is burned, together with its contents. Partially insured. i860. July 4. Grand Celebration. Great enthusiasm mani fested. James G. Blaine and Israel Washburn, Jr., present. July. Small-pox prevalent in the Center Village. Horace Jones the first case. August 5. Death of William M. Reed from small pox. October 14. Rev. Rowland B. Howard commences his labors with the Congregational Church. October 17. At six o'clock in the morning a slight shock of an earthquake is felt, lasting one minute. Dec. 4. Missionary Convention assembles here. First fire-engine purchased, at a cost of about ;^4Ckd. 1 861. July 19. Heavy hail-storm, seriously injuring the growing crops. October 9. Military Muster. Eighteen companies present, and a large concourse of people. Nov. 28. Citizens give the soldiers an entertainment. 1862. February. Revival under Mr. Hammond commences. July 4. Citizens' Celebration, consisting of a national salute, procession, oration, dinner, and military parade. Austin Abbott, Esq., of New York, orator of the day. TABLE OF INCIDENTS. 321 July 19. War Meeting on the Common. Organiza tion of three militia companies. October 4. Isaac H-. Edwards' house on Anson St. partially burned. 1863. Feb. 5. Mercury 30° below zero, at 7 o'clock in the morning. Feb. 6. Rain. Feb. 22. Valuable farm-house of Jabez Vaughan burned. March 28. Loyal National League is organized. June I. Josiah H. Holley's barn is struck by lightn ing and burned. October 25. Rev. Thomas Weston closes his labors with the Unitarian Church. October. Trial of Jesse Wright for the murder of Jeremiah Tuck of Phillips. Sentenced to be hung. Nov. 8. High freshet. 1864. Jan. 9. Buildings of Dr. N. H. Clark burned. April 11-12. Great snow-storm. April 23. Trial of Samuel Richardson, alias Varnum, for murder of Joseph Edes at Temple. Sentenced to be hung. April 25. Second trial of Lawrence Doyle, for the murder of Lura Vellie Libbey at Strong. After a trial of ten days, he was sentenced to be hung. April. Trial of Asahel H. Thompson for a felonious assault upon David W. Whittier, 2d, at Chesterville, Dec. 4, 1863. Sentenced to twenty years in the State Prison. July 4. Grand Demonstration in Farmington. The young ladies raise ^150 by a fair in aid of the sol diers at the front. August 24. Western State Normal School opened, under instruction of Profs. A. P. Kelsey and George M. Gage, and Miss A. M. Johnson. 1865. March. Grist-mill at the Falls, owned by Jesse Small, is burned, with most of its machinery. April 15. News of President Lincoln's death received. 322 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. April 19. Appropriate services commemorative of President Lincoln's death, are observed by the citizens of Farmington with addresses and a pro cession. May 7. Heavy fall of snow. June 4. Enoch B. Hunt's valuable farm-buildings burned. June 18. A Frenchman is drowned in Sandy River. July 4. Large and patriotic celebration, in which the people of the adjacent towns participate. Address by Rev. E. B. Webb of Boston. July. Telegraph to Farmington established. September. Farmington Public Library incorporated. 1866. Jan. 3. Joseph Fairbanks' grist-mill, and Horatio G. Eaton's saw-mill, burned. October 12. At a reunion of the returned soldiers, Charles Perham, in firing a cannon, has both hands blown off. 1867. Jan. 30. Henry Stewart's dwelling-house, situated near Fairbanks, burned. March 12. John C. Stewart's valuable farm-buildings, together with eighteen head of cattle and a large amount of grain, burned. Loss ^8,000. On the same day, Horatio G. Eaton's barn and live stock are also burned. These two fires were undoubtedly of incendiary origin. 1868. May 8. Heavy fall of snow. July 2. Hail-storm in north part of the town. July 3-4-5. Very hot. Mercury rises to 100° in the shade on each day. July 7. Barn of Charles Hutchins destroyed by fire. Sept. 28. Snow-storm, which makes sledding in the upper part of the county. Nov. 16. Franklin County Savings Bank organized, with D. V. B. Ormsby as president, and Robert Goodenow treasurer. 1869. Feb. 3-4-5. Great fall of snow. Winter of deep snow. TABLE OF INCIDENTS. 323 March 6. B. R. Elliott's dwelling-house, at the Cen ter Village, is destroyed by fire. May 4. Snow-storm. June 8. An unsuccessful attempt made to rob the Sandy River Bank. Burglars frightened away by the village watchman. August 7-8. Severe frost. Nipped the beans. October 4. Fourth great freshet upon the Sandy River and its tributaries, causing much damage. October 22. 5.30 A. M. Earthquake. Lasts thirty seconds. October 22. High freshet. 1870. Jan. 2. High freshet breaks up the ice in the river. Feb. 19. Ice-freshet renders the railroad bridge across the Temple Stream impassable. March. Trial of John Fletcher for the murder of John Tolman. Verdict, not guilty. May. Survey for the railroad extension completed. June 24—25. Very hot. Laborers suspend work. July 24. Mercury stands at 100° through the day. August 26. Dwelling-house of Mrs. Betsey McLellan, at West Farmington, is destroyed by fire. Sept. 15. First train of cars enters the Center Village. Sept. 21-22. Reunion of the " Little Blue " alumni. Sept. 25. Dwelling-house of Mrs. Mary P. Cutler destroyed by fire. October 20. 11.35 A. M. Severe earthquake. Unitarian Church erected. 1871. March 13. Railroad bridge across the river is ren dered impassable by an ice-freshet. May 4. Heavy fall of snow. May 21. Mercury rises to 90° in the shade. September. Convention of Unitarian Churches at Farmington. October 19. 4.45 P. M. Slight shock of an earth quake is felt. October 24. Rev. George N. Marden installed pastor of the Congregational Church. 324 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Arcade block. Willows school-building, and Fletcher's grist-mill are erected. Myriads of grasshoppers appear and destroy the crops in many places. 1872. March 4-5. Very cold, and great snow-storm. April 18. Samuel G. Craig's farm-buildings burned. Insured for ;^I200. June 21. Very hot. Mercury reaches 98° in the shade. June 21. Dwelling-house of Clofus Gognoy is de stroyed by fire. June 30. John Knowlton's buildings, with their con tents, burned. Ross estimated at ;^4,ooo ; no insurance. August 5. The steam grist-mill owned by Amos Fletcher, situated at the Center Village, is burned, together with its contents, consisting of machinery, grain, groceries, etc. Loss estimated at ;^25,ooo; insured for ^7,500. 1873. Feb. 21-23. Great fall of snow and blockade. No trains for five days. Feb. 24. House occupied by Selden Knowlton is destroyed by fire. April 7. Eugene S. Oilman's hotel at the Falls is burned. Insured for ^3,000. April 29. John Hiscock's dwelling-bouse burned, with most of its contents May 3. Heavy fall of snow. May. First postal-card received in town, addressed to the Sandy River National Bank. July 26. E. Miller's barn, in the east part of the town, struck by lightning and burned. August 28. Harrison B. Jennings' house is destroyed by fire. October 21. High freshet. Railroad bridge rendered impassable. October 23. J. G. Holland lectures in Farmington. Dec. 2. Very cold. Mercury reaches 24° below zero. TABLE OF INCIDENTS. 325 Farmington Cornet Band organized this year. Indi viduals subscribe $1050 for the purchase of instru ments. 1874. April 26. Snow-storm. May I. Deep snow and high wind. Colorado potato-bug first makes its appearance. Sept. II. W. Y. Cilley's hotel at West Farmington is destroyed by fire. Nov. 12. John B. Morrison's valuable farm-buildings, situated near Chesterville, are burned. Estimated loss, ;^9,ooo ; insured for ^5,000. Nov. 23. Alfred Bradford's buildings are destroyed by fire. Dec. 16. Brick stores belonging to Mrs. Phinney, Isaac M. Cutler, and William Tarbox, are burned. 1875. Feb. 14. Very cold. Mercury 37" below zero. Aug. 16. Howard Coburn drowned in the Sandy River. Sept. 23. Great fire in the Center Village. Five stores on Main St. and two on Broadway, besides offices and shops, are burned. Loss estimated at $25,000. Nov. 30. An Arctic wave passes over the State. Caterpillars this year appear in large numbers, seri ously injuring the apple-trees. Railroad trains are said to be impeded by their gathering on the track. 1876. February. Great revival under the Lynn Praying Band. May II. David Bean's hall, at West Farmington, is burned. June 21. Rev. Osgood W. Rogers ordained pastor of the Congregational Church. August 3. Buildings of Elbridge G. Wyman are burned. October 13. Accident at the Fair Grounds. A floor gives way, and several persons are injured. October 27. Drummond Hall dedicated. October. Isaac Butterfield's dwelling-house is burned. 42 326 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Caterpillars appear again, but in less numbers. 1877. Feb. 15. Dwelling-house of Mrs. Belcher Stewart, at the Center Village, is burned. March 28. Great ice-freshet. Fairbanks bridge is swept away, and the two westeirn piers undermined. Replaced the same year with granite piers and an iron superstructure. July 8. Aaron Hannaford loses bis buildings by fire. Oct. 31. Dedication of the new Methodist Church. Sermon by Rev. C. B. Pittblado of Manchester, N. H. November. First telephone introduced into Farm ington, by Dr. Randall. New school-house is completed at the Center Village. 1878. Jan. 3. No snow. Streets dusty. Pleasant. Jan. II. Hurricane. Buildings and fences blown down. Jan. 31. Frank Gay killed by a falling tree. March 7. Melvin Bean killed in Franklin Mill at the Falls. April 23-29. Methodist Conference held in Farm ington a second time. July 29. Total eclipse of the sun — the last one for the century. August 21. Isaac H. Edwards' house partially burned a second time. Nov. 5. Wilson Greaton loses his boarding-house by fire. Dec. 4. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher lectures in Farmington. Dec. II. High freshet. Water within three feet of as high as in 1869. Red bridge across the Temple stream swept away, and railroad bridge across the same stream rendered impassable. 1879. March 13. Wendell Phillips lectures in Farmington. March 29. Very cold. Mercury 36° below zero^ March 30. 32° below. March 31. 30" below. TABLE OF INCIDENTS. 327 August 15. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher lectures in Farmington the second time. Sept. 4. Gen. James A. Garfield visits Farmington. October 8-9. • Very warm. Mercury reaches 95°. October 9. Congregational Church at the Falls dedi cated. October 31. Death of Jacob Abbott at his home at " Few Acres." Nov. 20. First through train to Phillips on the Sandy River Railroad. 1880. May 20. Valuable farm-buildings of John R. Voter are destroyed by fire. July 18. Charles H. Hunter is drowned in Sandy River. July-August. Severe drought. August 28. Disastrous fire at Backus Corner. Four dwelling-houses and other buildings burned. 1 88 1. Feb. 2. Installation of Rev. Albert W. Moore over the Congregational Church. July 2. News of President Garfield's assassination received. Sept. 6. Yellow dark day. Lamps lighted in many places in New England. Sept. 26. Appropriate services held at the Methodist Church in commemoration of the death of President Garfield, which occurred Sept. 19. October 4-5. Cold. Snow-storm. 1882. Music Hall block erected. October 4. Ephraim F. Wellman loses his house by fire. October. Comet appears in the heavens. 1883. Feb. 22. Music Hall dedicated. March 3. Free Baptist parsonage is burned. April I. House of S. C. Burnham, at the Center Village, is burned. April 24. Snow-storm. April 24. W. V. Libbey's hall and store, at West Farmington, are burned. 328 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. June 5. Installation of Rev. C. H. Pope over the Congregational Church. June 19-21. State Conference of Congregational Churches assembles at Farmington. August 13-15. Reunion of Maine Soldiers. Veteran Association of Massachusetts present. October 29. John B. Gough lectures in Farmington. Nov. 12-13. Hurricane. Buildings, trees and fences blown down. Great damage done to timber land throughout the State. Nov. 18. Change of time from local, or solar time, to Eastern Standard Time. Difference at Farm ington, 20 minutes, 30 seconds slower. 1884. April 8. Center Meeting-House sold to Franklin County. June 6. Republicans celebrate the nomination of James G. Blaine for President, by firing cannon, ringing bells, and other demonstrations of joy. October. Box Factory erected. Nov. 24. Great Celebration in honor of the election of Grover Cleveland as President of the United States. Dec. 27. Mercury reaches 30° below zero. 1885. Center Meeting-House (court-house) sold to town of Farmington, and new brick county-building erected. APPENDIX. List of Town Officers elected at the Municipal Elections held in the Months of March or April Annually from the Incorporation of the Town in 1794 to 1885. MODERATOR. CLERK. TREASURER. 1794 Solomon Adams. Supply Belcher. MOses Starling. 179s Ezekiel Porter. Solomon Adams. do. 1796 do. do. do. 1797 Hartson Cony. do. do. 1798 Ezekiel Porter. do. do. 1799 do. do. do. 1800 do. do. do. I80I Stephen Titcomb. do. Church Brainerd. 1802 do. H. V. Chamberlain do. 1803 Solomon Adams. Church Brainerd. do. 1804 Ezekiel Porter. do. John Holley. 1805 do. do. Zachariah Norton. 1806 Jonathan Russ. do. Ezekiel Porter. 1807 Joseph S. Smith. do. Solomon Adams. 1808 do. do. do. 1809 Oliver Bailey. do. Thomas Hiscock. I8I0 Solomon Adams. do. Timothy Johnson. I8II Leonard Merry. do. Nathan Cutler. I8I2 Solomon Adams. do. do. I8I3 Thomas Johnson. do. do. I8I4 Joseph Fairbanks. Hiram Belcher. do. I8IS do. do. Joseph Fairbanks, 330 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. I8I6 Joseph Fairbanks. Hiram Belcher. Joseph Fairbanks. I8I7 Daniel Beale. do. do. I8I8 do. do. Enoch Craig. I8I9 Joseph Fairbanks. do. do. 1820 Josiah Pre.scott. Nathan Cutler. do. I82I John Gould. Thomas Parker. do. 1822 Ebenezer Childs. do. Joseph Titcomb. 1823 Jere. Stinchfield. do. do. 1824 do. do. do. 1825 Edward Butler. do. do. 1826 Hebron Mayhew, Jr do. do. 1827 do. do. 1828 Joseph Sewall. do. do. 1829 Elijah Norton. Timothy Johnson. Edward Butler. 1830 Andrew D. Linscott, do. do. I83I do. do. Isaac Tyler. • 1832 do. Isaac Tyler. Moses Butterfield. 1833 Joseph Sewall. do. Thomas Hunter. 1834 Francis G. Butler. do. do. 183s John Russ. Timothy Johnson. Francis Butler. 1836 Ebenezer Childs. Hiram B. Stoyell. Thomas Hunter. 1837 do. do. do. 1838 Brilsford Pease. Samuel Belcher. Samuel Stanley. 1839 Robert Goodenow. do. do. 1840 Francis G. Butler. do. Amasa Corbett. 1841 do. Zach. T. Milliken. do. 1842 do. Charles E. Johnson. , Alexander Hillman. 1843 Samuel Belcher. do. do. 1844 - Robert Goodenow. Albert G. Wheeler. Samuel Stanley. 1845 Francis G. Butler. do. Peter P. Tufts. 1846 do. do. Francis G. Butler. 1847 do. George W. Gould. do. 1848 Robert Goodenow. Albert G. Wheeler. John W. Perkins. 1849 Francis G. Butler. do. do. 1850 do. do. do. 1851 do. do. Isaac M. Cutler. 1852 do. John F. Sprague. do. 1853 do. do. do. 1854 Samuel Belcher. do. George W. Whitney. 1855 Thomas G. Jones. do. do. APPENDIX. 331 i8s6 Robert Goodenow. John F. Spragi Lie. George W. Whitney, i8S7 do. Richard S. Rice. Hiram B. Stoyell. 1858 do. do. Leonard Keith. 1859 do. Benjamin R. Elliott. do. i860 Alanson B. Farwell. do. do. 1861 Frederic V. Stewart. do. do. 1862 Francis G. Butler. do. do. 1863 Peter R. Tufts. Benj. F. Atkinson. do. 1864 do. do. do. 1865 Francis G. Butler. do. do. 1866 do. do. Amasa Corbett. 1867 do. do. do. 1868 Samuel P. Morrill. I. Warren Merrill. Andrew T. Tuck. 1869 John H. Allen. do. Amasa Corbett. 1870 David C. Morrill. do. do. 1871 Francis G. Butler. do. do. 1872 Samuel P. Morrill. do. do. 1873 Parmenas Dyer. do. Louis Voter. 1874 do. do. Peter P. Tufts. 1875 do. do. do. 1876 do. do. do. 1877 do. do. do. 1878 do. do. do. 1879 Francis G. Butler. do. do. 1880 Joseph C. Holman. do. do. 1881 do. do. do. 1882 do. do. do. 1883 do. do. do. 1884 do. do. do. 1885 Henry H. Richards do. SELECTMEN. do. 1794 Peter Corbett. 1797 Peter Corbett. Ezekiel Porter. Jotham Smith. Enoch Craig. Supply Belcher. 1795 Peter Corbett. 1798 Peter Corbett. Ezekiel Porter. Ezekiel Porter. Enoch Craig. Jotham Sijiith. 1796 Peter Corbett. 1799 Peter Corbett. Jotham Smith. Ezekiel Porter. Supply Belcher. Jotham Smith. 332 i8oo HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 1802 1803 1804 S05 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 Peter Corbett. Ezekiel Porter. Jotham Smith. Benjamin Whittier. John Holley. Ebenezer Norton. Solomon Adams. Jonathan Cushman. Thomas Hiscock. Reuben Lowell. Enoch Craig. Elijah Norton. Elijah Norton. John F. Woods. Jabez Gay. Elijah Norton. John E. Woods. Samuel Lovejoy. John F. Woods. Oliver Bailey. Lemuel Perham. Elijah Norton. Oliver Bailey. Thomas Wendell. Oliver Bailey. Thomas Wendell. Jere. Stinchfield. Oliver Bailey. Elijah Norton. Jonathan Russ. Oliver Bailey. Elijah Norton. William Gould. Leonard Merry. Thomas D. Blake. Oliver Bailey. Leonard Merry. John F. Woods. Jere. Stinchfield. 1813 Leonard Merr>-. John F. Woods. Jere. Stinchfield. 181 4 Jere. Stinchfield. Job Brooks. Oliver Bailey. 1815 Jere. Stinchfield. Job Brooks. Stephen Titcomb. 18 16 Jere. Stinchfield. Job Brooks. Stephen Titcomb. , 18 1 7 Joseph Fairbanks. James Butterfield. Jotham Smith. 18 18 Joseph Fairbanks. Thomas Parker. Benjamin Butler. 1819 Joseph Fairbanks. James Butterfield. John Russ. 1820 Joseph Fairbanks. James Butterfield. John Russ. 182 1 James Butterfield. John Morrison. Joseph Fairbanks. 1822 John Morrison. Benjamin M. Belcher. Thomas Parker. 1823 Thomas Parker. Benjamin M. Belcher. Jere. Stinchfield. 1824 Jere. Stinchfield. Benjamin M. Belcher. Joseph Fairbanks, Jr. 1825 Joseph Fairbanks, Jr. Thomas Parker. John Russ. APPENDIX. 1826 Joseph Fairbanks, Jr. 1839 James Butterfield. Thomas Parker. Joseph Fairbanks. John Russ. Alanson B. Caswell. 1827 Thomas Parker. 1840 Alanson B. Caswell, John Russ. Brilsford Pease. John Church, Jr. William Tufts. i828 Thomas Parker. 1841 Alanson B. Caswell, John Russ. Brilsford Pease. John Church, Jr. Eliab Eaton. 1829 John Russ. 1842 Samuel Stanley. James Butterfield. Eliab Eaton. Francis Butler. Amasa Corbett. 1830 John Russ. 1843 Samuel Stanley. James Butterfield. Eliab Eaton. Francis Butler. Amasa Corbett. 1831 James Butterfield. 1844 Amasa Corbett. Francis Butler. Alvan Currier. Samuel Stanley. Moses Chandler. 1832 James Butterfield. 1845 Moses Chandler. Francis Butler. Alvan Currier. Samuel Stanley. Henry Russ. 1833 Thomas Parker. 1846 Samuel Stanley. Henry Johnson. Peter P. Tufts. Isaac Tyler. Henry Clark. 1834 Thomas Parker. 1847 Peter P. Tufts. Francis Butler. Henry Clark. John Russ. David C. Morrill. 183s Thomas Parker. 1848 Henry Clark. Samuel Stanley. David C. Morrill. James Butterfield. Nathan W. Backus. 1836 Thomas Parker. 1849 David C. Morrill. Joseph Fairbanks. Nathan W. Backus. John Morrison. Alanson B. Caswell 1837 Thomas Parker. 1850 Jotham S. Graves. Samuel B. Norton. Alvan Currier. Benjamin Sampson. Benjamin Sampson. 1838 John Jewett. 1851 Alvan Currier. Moses Chandler. Benjamin Sampson. Alanson B. Caswell. William S. Gay. 333 43 334 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 1852 Alvan Currier. 1865 Alvan Currier. Benjamin Sampson. Francis G. Butler. William S. Gay. Zina H. Greenwood, 1853 Benjamin Sampson. 1866 Francis G. Butler. Louis Voter. Zina H. Greenwood, Joseph Norton. Elmon J. Dyar. 1854 Louis Voter. 1867 Francis G. Butler. Joseph Norton. Zina H. Greenwood Jonathan Russ. Elmon J. Dyar. 185s Jonathan Russ. 1868 Zina H. Greenwood. Leonard Keith. Elmon J. Dyar. John Backus. Frederic C. Perkins, 1856 John Backus. 1869 Elmon J. Dyar. Samuel Daggett. Frederic C. Perkins. Peter R. Tufts. Jonathan Russ. 1857 Samuel Daggett. 1870 Frederic C. Perkins. Peter R. Tufts. George Gower. Henry B. Titcomb. Reuben Fenderson. 1858 Peter R. Tufts. 1871 Reuben Fenderson. Henry B. Titcomb. George W. Davis. Leonard M. Hiscock. Francis G. Butler. 1859 Leonard M. Hiscock. 1872 George W. Davis. Isaac Tyler. Francis G. Butler. Allen Bangs. George W. Cothren. i860 Alvan Currier. 1873 George W. Cothren. Allen Bangs. Frederic C. Perkins. Hiram Russ. George Gower. I86I Alvan Currier. 1874 Frederic C. Perkins. Hiram Russ. George Gower. Reuben Cutler. Charles B. Russell. 1862 Alvan Currier. 1875 George Gower. Hiram Russ. Charles B. Russell. Hiram B. Stoyell. Benjamin Goodwin. 1863 Alvan Currier. 1876 Charles B. Russell. Hiram Russ. Benjamin Goodwin. Hiram B. Stoyell. Zina H. Greenwood. 1864 Alvan Currier. 1877 Benjamin Goodwin. Hiram Russ. Zina H. Greenwood. Hiram B. Stoyell. Charles B. Russell. APPENDIX. 335 1878 Charles B. Russell. Frederic C. Perkins. William B. Gilman. 1879 Charles B. Russell. Frederic C. Perkins. William B. Gilman. 1880 Seth C. Burnham. Robert McCleery. George W. Cothren. 1881 Joseph C. Holman. Charles B. Russell. William B. Gilman. REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED TO THE 1884 1885 Joseph C. Holman. Charles B. Russell. William B. Gilman. Charles B. Russell. Henry M. Howes. George W. Wheeler. William B. Gilman. George W. Wheeler. Charles B. Russell. George W. Wheeler. Elmon J. Dyar. Samuel G. Craig. 1798 Supply Belcher. 1799 Ezekiel Porter. 1800 Stephen Titcomb. 1 80 1 Supply Belcher. 1802 Voted not to send Repre sentative. 1803 Voted not to send Repre sentative. 1804 Ebenezer Norton. 1805 Ezekiel Porter. 1806 Moses Chandler. 1807 Zachariah Norton. 1808 Samuel Butterfield. i8og Supply Belcher. Nathan Cutler. 18 10 Nathan Cutler. Joseph Norton. MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE. 181 1 Nathan Cutler. Timothy Johnson. 18 12 Leonard Merry. Timothy Johnson. 1813 Leonard Merry. Asahel Gross. 1814 Voted not to send Rep resentative. 18 1 5 Voted not to send Rep resentative. 1816 Meeting adjourned with out day. 1817 Voted not to send Rep resentative. 1818 Voted not to send Rep resentative. 1819 Nathan Cutler. Joseph Fairbanks. REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED TO THE MAINE LEGISLATURE. 1820 Jabez Gay. 1827 Joseph Johnson. I82I Hiram Belcher. 1828 Hiram Belcher. 1822 William Gould. 1829 Joseph Johnson 1823 James Butterfield. 1830 John Russ. 1824 James Butterfield. 1831 Hiram Belcher. 1825 Edward Butler. 1832 Francis Butler. 1826 Edward Butler. 1833 Isaac Tyler. 336 i83418351836 18371838 183918401841 1842 1843 1844 184518461847 184818491850 18521853 1854 i8sS 185618571858 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Moses Butterfield. 1859 Joseph Russell. Samuel Stanley. i860 Josiah Prescott. 1861 Samuel B. Norton. 1862 Alanson B. Caswell. 1863 Samuel Belcher. Moses Chandler. 1864 John Jewett. 1865 Nathan Cutler, elected 1866 Apr. 29, 1844. James A. Dunsmore, of 1867 Temple. 1868 EHab Eaton. 1869 Peter R. Tufts. John Dunsmore, of Tem- 1870 pie. 187 1 Samuel Belcher. 1872 Samuel Belcher. 1873 William Nye, of Temple. 1874 Alvan Currier. 1875 Francis G. Butler. 1876 James J. York, of Temple. 1877 Z. Morton Vaughan, of New Vineyard. 1878 John B. Morrison. 1879 John B. Morrison. 1880 Samuel F. Small, of 1882 Temple. 1884 Philander Butler, of New Vineyard. Hiram B. Stoyell. Hiram B. Stoyell. John L. Blake. John J. Stewart, of New Vineyard. Joseph W. Fairbanks. Joseph W. Fairbanks. Orrin Hall, of New Vine yard. Stillman Tarbox. Edmund Russell. John McLain, of New Vineyard. Frederic C. Perkins. Frederic C. Perkins. Thomas Croswell. Thomas Croswell. Lucien B. Pillsbury. Lucien B. Pillsbury. Benjamin Goodwin. Asa M. Adams, of Per kins Plantation. Cyrus A. Thomas. Cyrus A. Thomas. John J. Linscott. John J. Linscott. Edward P. Davis. Senators elected to the Maine Legislature from Franklin County since the Apportionment of 1840. 1841 John A. Barnard, Strong. 1842 Daniel Merritt, Jay. 1S43 Varnum Cram, New Sharon. 1844 Moses Sherburne, Phillips. 1845 Lemuel Bursley, Farmington. 1846 Lemuel Bursley, Farmington. 1847 WilUam Tripp, Wilton. 1848 William Tripp, Wilton. 1849 Newman T. Allen, Industry. APPENDIX. i8so David Mitchell, Temple. 1852 George W. Clark, New Vineyard, 1853 John L. Cutler, Farmington. 1854 Alvan Currier, Farmington. 185s Francis G. Butler, Farmington. 1856 Joseph G. Hoyt, Wilton. 1857 Joseph G. Hoyt, Wilton. 1858 Jeremy W. Porter, Strong. 1859 Jeremy W. Porter, Strong. i860 Z. Morton Vaughan, New Vineyard. 1861 Z. Morton Vaughan, New Vineyard. 1862 ' William H. Josselyn, PhilHps. 1863 William H. Josselyn, Phillips. 1864 Cornelius Stone, Jay. 1865 Cornelius Stone, Jay. 1866 Joseph W. Fairbanks, Farmington. 1867 Joseph W. Fairbanks, Farmington. 1868 Reuel B. Fuller, Wilton. 1869 Edwin R. French, Chesterville. 1870 Edwin R. French, Chesterville. 1871 Francis M. Howes, New Sharon. 1872 Francis M. Howes, New Sharon. 1873 Albion Dyer, Strong. 1874 Albion Dyer, Strong. 1875 Ebenezer S. Keyes, Jay. 1876 Ebenezer S. Keyes, Jay- 1877 James Morrison, Jr., Phillips. 1878 James Morrison, Jr., PhiUips. 1879 George R. Fernald, Wilton. 1880 George R. Fernald, Wilton. 1882 Philip H. Stubbs, Strong. 1884 Philip H. Stubbs, Strong. 337 Officers of Franklin County since its Organization. SHERIFFS. James Stanley, Joseph Johnson, James Stanley, Samuel Daggett, Daniel Merritt, Francis G. Butler, Farmington. Farmington.Farmington. New Vineyard. Jay. Farmington. 1838-1839. 1839-1841.1841-1842. 1842-1846. 1846-1850.1850-1854. 338 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. John Trask, New Sharon. 1854-1856. William Whittier, Chesterville. 1856-1857. Samuel Daggett, Farmington. 1857-1859- Frederic V. Stewart, Farmington. 1859-1863. Orrin Daggett, New Sharon. 1863-1864. John B. Daggett, Farmington. 1864-1865. Seward Dill, Phillips. 1865-1869. Andrew T. Tuck, Farmington. 1869-1871. Orrin Tufts, Kingfield. 1871-1873. Gilbert Miller, Wilton. 1873-1877. Orrin Tufts, Kingfield. 1877-1879. Zaccheus A. Dyer, New Sharon. 1879-1885. Ephraim F. Conant, Temple. ATTORNEYS. 1885. Moses Sherburne, Phillips. 1838-1843. John L. Cutler, Farmington. 1 843-1 849. Joseph A. Linscott, Phillips. 1849-1850. William Tripp, Wilton. 1850-1854. Oliver L. Currier, New Sharon. 1854-1860. Sewall Cram, Wilton. 1 860-1 863. Samuel Belcher, Farmington. 1863-1866. Andrew C. Phillips, PhilHps. 1866-1869. Robert Goodenow, Farmington. 1869-1870. Philip H. Stubbs, Strong. 1870-1876. Elias Field, Phillips. 1876-1882. Joseph C. Holman, Farmington. 1882. CLERKS OF THE JUDICIAL COURTS. Jesse Huse, Wilton. 1838-1839. Francis G. Butler, Farmington. 1839-1841. Jesse Huse, Wilton. 1841-1842. Alanson B. Caswell, Farmington. 1842-1849. George W. Whitney, Phillips. 1849-1853. Isaac Tyler, Weld. 1853-1859. Alanson B. Farwell, Farmington. 1859-1861. Simeon H. Lowell, Phillips. 1861-1874. Joseph C. Holman, Phillips. 1874-1880. David H. Chandler, Farmington. 1880-1883. Josiah H. Thompson, Kingfield. 1883. APPENDIX. 339 Thomas Parker, Moses Sherburne, Samuel Belcher, Philip M. Stubbs, Oliver L. Currier, Horace B. Prescott, Samuel Belcher, James Morrison, Jr., JUDGES OF PROBATE. Farmington. Phillips.Farmington.Strong.New Sharon. New Sharon. Farmington. Phillips. REGISTERS OF PROBATE. Holmes A. Boardman, William Dickey, Holmes A. Boardman, Sewall Cram, Joseph D. Prescott, Joseph A. Linscott, Benjamin Sampson, Samuel S. Lambert, Benjamin Sampson, Benjamin F. Atkinson, James B. Severy, John G. Brown, Elmer E. Richards, New Sharon. Strong.New Sharon. Wilton. Chesterville. Phillips. Farmington Falls. Phillips. Farmington Falls. Chesterville. Farmington.New Sharon. Farmington. 1838-1845. 1845-1852. 1852-1857. 1857-1869. 1869-1871. 1871-1880. 1880-1884. 1884. 1838-1839. 1839-1841. 1841-1842.1842-1846. 1846-1850.1850-1854. 1854-1856.1856-1857.1857-1862. 1862-1876. 1876-1880.1880-1884.1884. REGISTERS OF DEEDS. Jesse Huse, Samuel Baker, Charles J. Talbot, Samuel P. Morrill, Jotham S. Graves, Samuel P. Morrill, Jotham S. Gould, James S. Brackeit, Josiah H. Thompson, Ella R. Brackett, Ebenezer Childs, Nathan Cutler, Jonathan Russ, Wilton. New Sharon. Wilton. Chesterville. Farmington. Chesterville. Wilton.Phillips. Kingfield. Phillips. May 10, '38-Oct. 16, '39. Oct. 16, 1839-Jan. I, 1848 Jan. I, 1848-Jan. I, 1858 Jan. I, 1858-Jan. I, 1863 Jan. I, 1863-Jan. I, 1868 Jan. I, 1868-Jan. I, 1869 Jan. I, 1869-Jan. I, i8< Jan. I, 1883-Oct. 28, 1884 Oct. 28, '84-Apr. 27, '85. Apr. 27, 1885. TREASURERS. Farmington.Farmington. New Sharon. 1838-1839. 1839-1843. 1 843-1 844 34° HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Zachariah T. Milliken, Peter W. Willis, Edward Butler, Samuel B. Norton, Francis B. Field, Albert G. Wheeler, Francis Knowlton, Albert G. Wheeler, Jotham S. Graves, Leonard Keith, Robert Goodenow, Winthrop Norton, I. Warren Merrill, David H. Knowlton, Edward K. Hitchcock, Daniel M. Bonney, Farmington. Industry. Farmington. Farmington. Farmington. Farmington. Farmington. Farmington.Farmington. Farmington.Farmington. Strong. Farmington. Farmington.Strong.Farmington. 1 844-1 846. 1 846-1 848. 1848-1850. 1850-1853. 1853-1855- 1855-1856. 1856-1857. 1857-1858. 1858-1859.1859-1866. 1866-1868.1868-1869. 1869-1876. 1876-1880. 1880-1881.1881. Vote of Fai-mington for Governor and Lieutenant- Governor of Mas sachusetts. The elected in Small Capitals. governor. lieutenant-governor, 1794 Samuel Adams, 70 Moses Gill, 35 179s Samuel Adams, 30 Moses Gill, 16 Robert Gower, 21 Edward H. Robbins, Stephen Titcomb, 12 23 1796 Samuel Adams, Increase Sumner, 45 4 Moses Gill, 38 1797 Increase Sumner, James Sullivan, 52 3 Moses Gill, 56 1798 Increase Sumner, 60 Moses Gill, 48 1799 Increase Sumner, 45 Moses Gill, 32 Supply Belcher, 13 Samuel Phillips, 36 1800 Caleb Strong, 28 Moses Gill, 27 P^lbridge Gerry, 22 Edward H. Robbins, 17 I80I Caleb Strong, 59 Edward H. Robbins, 44 Elbridge Gerry, 33 William Heath, 30 1802 Caleb Strong, 63 Edward H. Robbins, 59 Elbridge Gerry, 35 William Heath, 40 1803 Caleb Strong, 45 Edward H. Robbins, 51 Elbridge Gerry, II James Bowdoin, 13 1804 Caleb Strong, 67 Edward H. Robbins, 68 i8o5 1806 180718081809 18101811 181218131814 1815 18161817 1818181918201821 18221823 APPENDIX. 341 James Sullivan, 92 William Heath, 92 Caleb Strong, 44 Edward H. Robbins, 37 James Sullivan, 126 William Heath, 128 Caleb Strong, 55 Edward H. Robbins, 49 James Sullivan, 139 William Heath, 15° James Sullivan, 184 Edward H. Robbins, 44 Caleb Strong, 46 Levi Lincoln, 178 James Sullivan, 165 Levi Lincoln, 161 Christopher Gore, 52 David Cobb, 45 Christopher Gore '¦¦, 131 Joseph B. Varnum, 136 Levi Lincoln, 135 David Cobb, 127 Elbridge Gerry, 150 William Gray, 156 Christopher Gore, 117 David Cobb, 108 Elbridge Gerry, 123 William Gray, 129 Christopher Gore, 77 William PhiUips, 69 Caleb Strong, 95 William King, 154 Elbridge Gerry, 170 WiUiam Phillips, 89 Caleb Strong, 117 William King, 172 Joseph B. Varnum, 177 William PhUlips, 116 Caleb Strong, 1X2 WiUiam PhUlips, 109 Samuel Dexter, 125 William Gray, 120 Caleb Strong, 129 William PhiUips, 127 Samuel Dexter, 135 WiUiam Gray, 13s John Brooks, 132 WilUam Phillips, 127 Samuel Dexter, 155 WiUiam King, 144 John Brooks, 125 William PhilHps, 114 Henry Dearborn, 127 William King, 122 John Brooks, 94 William Phillips, 84 Benj.W. Crowninshield, 104 Thomas Kittredge, 109 John Brooks, 85 William PhilHps, 83 Benj. W. Crowninshield, 11 1 Benjamin Austin, III Vote of Farmington for Governor of Maine. William King, 139 I 824 Albion K. Parris, 136 Samuel S. Wilde, 64 I 825 Albion K. Parris, 106 Albion K. Parris, 129 I 826 Enoch Lincoln, 80 Ezekiel Whitman, 51 I 827 Enoch Lincoln, 209 Albion K. Parris, 134 I 828 Enoch Lincoln, 138 Ezekiel Whitman, 48 Joshua Cushman, ' II Albion K. Parris, 148 I 829 J. G. HUNTON, 154 William Gould, 4 Samuel E. Smith, 197 44 342 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 1830 Samuel E. Smith, 224 1846 Jonathan G. Hunton, 190 I83I Samuel E. Smith, 193 Daniel Goodenow, 149 1847 1832 Samuel E.- Smith, 230 Daniel Goodenow, 144 Moses Carleton, 20 1848 1833 Robert P. Dunlap, 138 Daniel Goodenow, 118 Thomas A. Hill, 29 1849 Samuel E. Smith, 37 1834 Robert P. Dunlap, 22 1 Peleg Sprague, 184 1850 1835 Robert P. Dunlap, 179 William King, 95 1836 Robert P. Dunlap, 187 1851 Edward Kent, 135 1837 Edward Kent, 204 1852 Gorham Parks, ¦83 1838 John Fairfield, 282 Edward Kent, 260 1839 John Fairfield, 282 1853 Edward Kent, 218 1840 Edward Kent, 266 John Fairfield, 303 I84I John Fairfield, 302 1854 Edward Kent, 224 Jeremiah Curtis, 19 1842 John Fairfield, 249 Edward Robinson, 148 185s James Appleton, 40 1843 Hugh J. Anderson, 164 Edward Robinson, 99 1856 James Appleton, 72 Edward Kavanagh, 30 1844 Hugh J. Anderson, 274 1857 Edward Robinson, 212 James Appleton, 57 1858 1845 Hugh J. Anderson, 195 Freeman H. Morse, 149 1859 Samuel Fessenden, 55 John W. Dana, 141 David Bronson, 177 Samuel Fessenden, 114 John W. Dana, 138 David Bronson, 127 Samuel Fessenden, 61 John W. Dana, 238 Elija!h L. Hamlin, 175 Samuel Fessenden, 89 John Hubbard, 253 Elijah L. Hamlin, 171 George F.Talbot, 112 John Hubbard, 229 WiUiam G. Crosby, 186 George Y. Talbot, 64 No election. Governor of 1850 held over. William G. Crosby, 159 John Hubbard, 290 Ezekiel Holmes, 16 Anson G. Chandler, 119 William G. Crosby, 193 Albert Pillsbury, 200 Ezekiel Holmes, 61 Anson P. Morrill, 117 Anson P. Morrill, 386 Albion K. Parris, 86 Isaac Reed, 39 Shepard Cary, 25 Samuel Wells, 221 Anson P. MorriU, 384 Isaac Reed, 36 Hannibal Hamlin, 452 Samuel Wells, 186 George F. Patten, 20 Lot M. Morrill, 354 Manasseh H. Smith, 211 Lot M. Morrill, 437 Manasseh H. Smith, 264 Lot M. Morrill, 399 Manasseh H. Smith, 250 APPENDIX. 343 i860 1861 18621863 18641865 1866 1867 18681869 1870 I87I 1872 I. Washburn, Jr., 428 Ephraim K. Smart, 277 I. Washburn, Jr., 346 Charles D. Jameson, 192 John W. Dana, 43 Abner Coburn, 304 Bion Bradbury, 225 Charles D. Jameson, 34 Samuel Cony, Bion Bradbury, Samuel Cony, Joseph Howard, Samuel Cony, Joseph Howard, J. L. Chamberlain, Eben F. PiUsbury, J. L. Chamberlain, Eben F. Pillsbury, J. L. Chamberlain, Eben F. PUlsbury, J. L. Chamberlain, Franklin Smith, Nathan G. Hichborn, 41 Sidney Perham, 405 Charles W. Roberts, 245 Sidney Perham, 405 Charles P. Kimball, 262 Sidney Perham, 466 Charles P. Kimball, 277 406 267 373 216 338 164 433 259 393 234 452 305318 183 18731874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 18821883 1884 Nelson Dingley, Jr. 381 Joseph Titcomb, 240 Nelson Dingley, Jr. 370 Joseph Titcomb, 265 Selden Connor, 451 Charles W. Roberts, 307 Selden Connor, 499 John C.Talbot, 311 Selden Connor, 348 Joseph H. Williams, 249 Henry C. Munson, 79 Alonzo Garcelon, Selden Connor, Joseph L. Smith, Daniel F. Davis, Joseph L. Smith, Alonzo Garcelon, 176 393 208 439 265 135 Harris M. Plaisted, 430 Daniel F. Davis, 457 No election. Frederic Robie, 434 Harris M. Plaisted, 429 No election. Frederic Robie, 473 John B. Redman, 362 Hosea B. Eaton, 26 " Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime, And departing leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time." GENEALOGICAL REGISTER EARLY FAMILIES OF FARMINGTON. The following register is intended to include the families of the early settlers in Farmington who have descendants of the name living in town. In a few instances, families mov ing into town at a later day have been inserted. It is perhaps too much to expect that complete accuracy has been obtained in a work necessitating the use of thous ands of names and dates ; but no pains have been spared to obtain and verify information in order that these tables may go into the hands of those interested in them, free from error. The method of arrangement is similar to that adopted by Hon. Ezra S. Stearns in his admirable History of Rindge, N. H. The surname of each family will be found in "Old English" at the beginning of every family sketch. The full name of the founder of the family in Farmington appears in small capitals below. The christian names of children alone are given, and are numbered consecutively in Roman numerals, i, ii, iii, etc. Whenever the names of grandchil dren of the person whose name introduces the paragraph appear, they are numbered in Arabic numerals. In the case 348 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. of grandchildren in the female line, the surname is given. The numbers in the margin are consecutive, and persons bearing the same family name, are numbered in the order in which they are introduced. An asterisk (*) preceding a name indicates that the name is repeated as the head of a family, and can easily be found by following down the margin until its number appears again, in parentheses. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. [ Abbreviations .- b. stands for born ; d. for died ; md. for married ; unmd. for unmarried; chil. for children ; dau. for daughter; pub. for published ; J. p. for sine prole, or without offspring ; ;/. v. for which see, refers to the name of the person in his or her own family register.] 3Vbbott. Several persons bearing the name of Abbot emigrated to New England in the seventeenth century. We are concerned with but two : George Abbot, who came from Yorkshire, England, probably about 1640, and was one of the pioneer settlers at Andover, Mass., in 1643; ^"d George Abbot, who with three sons, Thomas, George, and Nehemiah, settled in Rowley about the same time, and died there in 1647. The former, George Abbot of Andover, is the ancestor of the Jacob Abbot family, and the latter, George Abbot of Rowley, the ancestor of the Asa Abbot family. No kinship is known to exist between the two, but there is a tradition that the Andover George Abbot was a nephew of the Rowley George Abbot. The fact that two bearing the same name came to America at so nearly the same time and settled so near together, as well as a marked resemblance in the character and tastes of their descend ants, tends to prove the truth of the tradition. Few of the early families, with so numerous a posterity, have preserved so unsullied a name as the family of Abbot. Not many have been called to important offices in the State, but in the quieter walks of literature and the pulpit they have won enviable fame. Wherever found, their influence is cast on the side of good morals and sound learning. The name probably occurs in college catalogues more frequently than that of any other New England family, and several hundred of the descendants of the George Abbots are reckoned among the alumni of American colleges. George Abbot of Andover married in 1647, Hannah Chandler, daughter 45 350 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. of William and Annis Chandler of Roxbury. His house, one of the most substantial of that time, was used as a garrison for many years. He died Dec. 24, 1681. and his widow married Rev. Francis Dane of Andover. She died June 11, 1711, aged 82. The twelfth of the thirteen children of George and Hannah Abbot was Nathaniel, born July 5, 1671. He resided in Andover, was a member of Rev. Thomas Barnard's church, and died Dec. 12, 1749. He married, Nov. I, 169s, Dorcas Hibbert, and they were the parents of eleven children. Joseph, the fourth child of Nathaniel and Dorcas Abbot, was born Feb. 2, 1705, and lived in Andover until about 1776, when he removed to Wilton, N. H., where his son had previously gone. He was a deacon in the Congregational Church, and respected for his piety. His wife, whom he married Aug. 12, 1731, was Deborah Blanchard, who died in 1773. He died in Wilton in 1787. The tenth of the fourteen chil dren of Joseph and Deborah Abbot, was Jacob, who was born March 22, 1746, and removed to Wilton, N. H., when a young man, and built the first mills on the Souhegan River in Wilton. He first represented Wilton in the General Court, was the first Justice of the Peace, and was also Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and Councillor of the State. He removed to Andover, Mass., where he was a trustee of Phillips Academy, and in 1797 made a residence in Concord, N. H., which town he repre sented in the General Court for three terms. In 1802 he moved with his family to Brunswick, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a Senator in the Maine Legislature, and a member of the Board of Over seers of Bowdoin College. He married Lydia Stevens in 1767, who survived him. His death occurred March 5, 1820. Of the ten children of Jacob and Lydia Abbot, only five lived to adult life, and of these, three settled in Franklin County. Lydia, the oldest, married in 1789 Thomas Russell of Temple. Phebe, married Benjamin Abbot of Temple, a distant kinsman, and was the mother of a noble family of twelve children, among whom were Phebe, wife of Dr. John Barker of Wilton, and mother of Dr. Fordyce Barker, a distinguished New York physician ; Hannah, wife of Rev. Enos Merrill, and mother of E. L and L W. Merrill of Farmington ; Dorcas, wife of Dr. Lafayette Perkins of Farmington ; Salva, wife of the Rev. Charles Freeman, formerly of Limerick ; Benjamin Abbot, Esq., late of Temple; Lucy, wife of Rev. John A. Douglass, formerly of Waterford ; Lydia, wife of John Titcomb of Farmington ; John S. Abbot, a well-known lawyer, late of Watertown, Mass. ; Abiel Abbot, formerly a resident of Watertown, Mass. ; and Abigail, wife of Hannibal Hamlin of Boston. Jacob, eldest son of Jacob and Lydia Abbot, will be hereafter noticed. Of the three sons of George Abbot of Rowley, the eldest, George, settled in Andover in 1655, where he married, in May, 1658, Sarah Farnum, and died March 22, 1689. The filth of the ten children of George and Sarah Abbot, was Nehemiah, a deacon in the church at GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 351 Andover and a representative to General Court. He married in 1691, Abigail Lovejoy, who was the mother of his seven children. Nehemiah, Jr., his eldest son, -was a resident of Lexington, Mass., and deacon of the church there. His wife, whom he married in 1714, was Sarah Foster. Of their five children, the youngest, Joseph, who was born June 8, 1727, lived in Lincoln, Mass. He married Sarah White, and they were the parents of seven children, two of whom, Joseph and Asa, came to Sydney in this State. Asa married Hephzibah Brooks, and among his children were Asa Abbott of Farmington, the Hon. Nehemiah Abbott of Belfast, and Rev. Howard B. Abbott, a graduate of Bowdoin College in the class of 1836, and a member of the Maine M. E. Conference. Asa Abbott, Sr., died Jan. 10, 1834, and his wife died April 19, 1815. 3 4 Jacob Abbot, eldest son of Jacob and Lydia (Stevens) Abbot, was b. Oct. 20, 1776, in Wilton, N. H. Having md., April 8, 1798, Betsey Abbot, a distant kinswoman, he left New Hampshire in x8oo for a home in Hallowell, Me. The immediate purpose of his removal was to care for the interests of the Phillips and Weld families in the wild lands of Maine, among which were those tracts since incorporated as the towns of Phillips, Weld, Madrid, Salem, Temple, Avon, and Carthage. Mr. Abbot after wards made a temporary residence in Brunswick, but subsequently having himself become a large proprietor in the lands, moved to Weld in order that he might better oversee their settlement. It was largely owing to his influence and that of his father and other kinsmen, that the early settlers of the PhiUips and Weld townships were of so moral and religious a character. In 1836 Mr. Abbot removed to Farmington and purchased of the widow of Stephen Titcomb, Jr., the estate on the southern border of village, known as " Few Acres." Here he passed the remainder of his life and d. in 1847. H's wife, who was b. in Concord, N. H., Aug. 6, 1773, d- July 30, 1846. Although Mr. Abbot came to Farmington after his . active life was past, he yet exerted a marked influence on the town. He brought with him those courtesies and refinements of life which characterized the larger world in which he had been accustomed to move. To his example and influence, the village is indebted for its system of planting trees along the streets, which contributes so much to the beauty of the place. Strict integrity, a peace-loving disposition, and a true courtesy, were his prominent characteristics. Seven children : — I. Sallucia, b. in Hallowell, Aug. 7, 1801 ; resides at Farmington ; unmd. II. *Jacob, b. in Hallowell, Nov. 14, 1803. III. *John Stevens Cabot, b. in Brunswick, Sept. 18, 1805. 352 (3) HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. IV. * Gorham Dwnmer, b. in Brunswick, Sept. 3, 1807. v. Clara, b, Oct. 28, 1809; md. May 21, 1843, Elbridge G. Cutler, q. v. Resides at Farm ington. VI. Charles Edwards, b. Dec. 24, 181 1 ; graduated at Bowdoin College in 1832, and at Andover Seminary in 1837 ; md. Nov. 25, 1841, Mary E. Spaulding. For many years a successful teacher in New York and Hartford, Conn. His death occurred July 24, 1880. VII. Samuel Phillips, b. Dec. 8, 1814; graduated at Bowdoin College in 1836, and at Andover Seminary in 1840, and was ordained to the ministry at Houlton. He md., June 12, 1841, Hannah Barker of Nottingham, England. In 1843 he leased from his brother Jacob, the Little Blue property, and there opened a family school for boys in February, 1844. The school had obtained a successful start, when Mr. Abbott d., June 29, 1849. His wife survived him but three weeks, until July 22. They left no children. Jacob Abbott passed his early life in Brunswick and Hallowell, where he fitted for college at the Hallowell Academy. He entered the sophomore class at Bowdoin College, when but fourteen years of age, and was grad uated with the class of 1820. Upon leaving college, Mr Abbott taught a year in Portland, and subsequently entered Andover Theological Seminary to prepare for the Congre gational ministry ; and with the exception of several months in which he taught school in Beverly, remained at Andover until 1824. In the fall of 1824, he accepted an invitation to a tutorship of mathematics at Amherst Col lege. The following year he assumed the professorship of mathematics and natural philosophy, which chair he held untU 1829. From 1829 to 1832, Mr. Abbott was con nected with the famous Mt. Vernon School for girls, in Boston. In 1834 the Eliot Church at Roxbury was formed, and came under the pastoral care of Mr. Abbott for the two following years. The period of his literary ac tivity began with the publication of the "Young Christian " in 1832. The appearance of this book marked an era in religious literature. No attempt had been made before to bring the plain facts of the Christian life within the grasp of the young. The effort thus made by Mr. Abbott met with warm appreciation, and the " Young Christian " was greeted with enthusiasm wherever it went. During the first year 9000 copies were sold, and its reception in •'=;^s GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 353 England, Scotland, France, and Germany, was no less flatterhig than in America. The three remaining vol umes of the series soon followed, and met with equal success. To these "Young Christiaft" books, thousands are indebted for their Christian faith, and many men of highest powers, as F. W. Robertson, ascribe the foundation of their belief to the reading of these works. In 1837 Mr. Abbott removed with his family to Farm ington, purchased the Little Blue property, and buUt a little cottage, which has become by a series of transforma tions the present mansion on that estate. Here his next six years were spent in incessant literary labor. The " Rollo Books," the " Lucy Books," and the " Jonas Books," belong to this period. From 1843 to 185 1, Mr. Abbott was engaged with his brothers in teaching in New York City, and upon retiring from the school he continued to reside in New York, resuming his active literary life. Between 1848 and 1872, when he laid aside his pen, no less than one hundred and thirty books were written and published by him, while the entire list of the published works written and compiled by him, comprises no less than two hundred and eleven titles. During this period, Farm ington was his summer home. His visits to Farmington grew longer, his stays in New York shorter, and in 1870 Few Acres became his permanent residence. The last ten years of his life were spent in comparative leisure, his bodily strength gradually growing weaker,>until Oct. 31, 1879, when the end came. Such in brief outline are the main facts of the outward life of a man to the strength and beauty of whose inner life no memoir can do justice. So perfectly rounded was his character, that it is difficult to point out any traits which can fairly be. called leading characteristics. To those who knew him best, he will ever remain the ideal Christian gentleman. It may perhaps in truth be said that of his intellectual faculties, his judgment was the most remarkable. It seemed a tool perfectly fitted to his use, entirely unbiassed by prejudice and unwarped by emotion or passion. He was thus unable to treat anyone with injustice, and it is owing as much to this as to any other cause that he was, to use the words of an eminent man of letters, " the best teacher ever seen." In his intercourse with others, and particularly with his fellow- townsmen, his modesty was most marked. He rarely expressed an opinion, but always received the opinions of others with deference. He had the rare faculty of draw ing out all that was best in those with whom he talked, making them feel that he was their debtor for some fact or thought. With the people of the village he mingled 354 lOII 12'314 (4) HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. little, but always welcomed to his home such as came to find him. Particularly were little children welcome, and his power over them was almost unlimited. Of him, as of Richter, it may be said, " He loved God and little children." Mr. Abbott was twice married : May i8, 1828, to Harriet, daughter of Charles Vaughan of Hallowell ; she d. Sept. 12, 1843, and he md. (2) Nov., 1853, Mrs. Mary Dana Woodbury, who d. AprU, 1866. Six children by first marriage : — I. *Benjamin Vaughan, b. in Boston, Mass., June 4, 1830. 11. * Austin, b. in Boston, Dec. 18, 183 1. III. Frances Elizabeth, b. in Boston, May 31, 1834; d. Dec. 1 1, 1834. IV. *Lyman, b. in Roxbury, Mass., Dec. 18, 1835. V. *Edward, b. in Farmington, July 15, 1841. VI. George, b. in Farmington, Sept., 1843 ; d. in infancy. John Stevens Cabot Abbott graduated at Bowdoin College in the famous class of 1825, and subsequently at Andover Seminary. In 1830 he was ordained to the ministry of the Congregational Church, and was first settled in Worcester, Mass. He succeeded his brother Jacob as pastor of the Eliot Church in Roxbury in 1836, and later was settled at Nantucket. He relinquished the pulpit in 1844 for literature and teaching. With his brothers he was associated in the conduct of the New York school for young ladies until 185 1, when the school was closed. His whole attention was then turned to literature. Already his "Life of Napoleon" had appeared, and the " Red Histories " were under way. In rapid succession followed " Kings and Queens," " The French Revolution," " Napoleon at St. Helena," and ten volumes of Ulustrated histories. In all, Mr. Abbott wrote fifty-two volumes, nearly all of an historical character. Among his later works were the " Romance of Spanish History " and "The History of Frederick the Great." For two years, 1858 and 1859, Mr. Abbott was acting pastor ot the Congregational Church at Farmington, and resided there with his family. From 1866 to 1868, he also was acting pastor at Fair Haven, Conn., but the main work of his life was literature. He was a facile writer, and his books were and still are highly popular, and enjoy a large sale. Their influence has been marked in making the study of history interesting and fascinating. As a speaker, Mr. Abbott was no less fascinating than as a writer. His IS i6 17 19 20 23 (5) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 355 sermons were eloquent and his delivery dramatic. Many of the discourses preached at Farmington are still remem bered and discussed. As a pastor he was deeply beloved. His warm sympathies, his generous impulses, won the love as his uniform courtesy won the respect of the com- munity'in which he lived. His death occurred at New Haven, Conn., June 17, 1877. Mr. Abbott md., .'\.ug. 17, 1830, Jane Williams Bourne of Boston, who survives him. Nine children : — ¦ 1. John Bourne, b. in Worcester, Mass., Nov. 29, 183 1 ; d. May 24, 1839. II. Jane Maria, b. in Worcester, Nov. 15, 1833; md. Aug. 27, 1873, Oliver Johnson of New York City. HI. Waldo, b. in Roxbury, Mass., Sept. 8, 1836 ; md. Feb. 7, i860, Julia M. Holmes of New Orleans; d. at Key West, Fla., July 7, 1864. IV. Harriet Vaughan, b. in Roxbury, Feb. 18, 1839 ; md., Aug. 6, 1863, Rev. Horatio O. Ladd. v. Ellen Williams, b. in Roxbury, Jan. 11, 1841. VI. Laura Sallucia, b. at Nantucket, Mass., Oct. 30, 1843; md. June 29, 1871, Albert H. Buck, M. D., of New York City. VII. Elizabeth Ballister, b. at New York City, March 11;, 1847; d. at New Haven, Conn., Feb. 23, 1864. VIII. Emma Susan, b. at New York City, July 12, 1849 ; md., May 4, 1870, Edward S. Mead of New York City. IX. Gorham Dummer, b. at New York City, March 29, 1851 ; md., April i, 1882, Ella J. Soper of Lowell, Mass. GoRHAiM Dummer Abbott graduated at Bowdoin Col lege in 1826, and subsequently at Andover Seminary. After completing his theological course, he made a tour of the United States and Europe tor the purpose of exam ining educational methods, and with the exception ot a short pastorate in a Presbyterian Church at New Rochelle, N. Y. (1S37-1841), and two years in which he was agent of the " American Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge" (1841-1843). Mr. Abbott's active life was devoted to teaching. The project of opening a young ladies' school in New York, on a similar plan to the Mt. Vernon school of Boston, was formed by him as early as 1840, and having induced his older brother Jacob to join him in the undertaking, the school was opened in 1843. With this school the five brothers were at different times 356 24 (9) 25 2728 (10) 29 30 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. connected. So successful was the venture, that the fol lowing year the school was divided, Mr. Gorhanri Abbott removing to a new location, and in 1848 a fine building in Union Square was erected for him, known as the " Sping- ler Institute." Mr. Abbott continued to teach successfully until 1866. In connection with his profession, he also wrote several books, principally on educational topics. His last days were spent in Natick, Mass., where he died in 1874. He md., Feb. 11, 1834, Rebecca S., daughter of Joseph S. Leach of South Natick. One child : — I. Elizabeth Rebecca, b. at New Rochelle, N. Y., AprU It, 1840; d. at Long Branch, N. J., Aug. i3> 1850- Benjamin Vaughan Abbott was educated in New York, and admitted to the New York bar in 185 1. He is well known as the compiler of many valuable law reports, and the author of law books, among which are : New York Digest, National Digest, Digest of Corporations, United States Digest in twenty-two volumes. United States Practice, Law Dictionary, and Judge and Jury. He was also one of the commissioners by whom the United States Statutes were revised in 1870-73. Mr. Abbott md., Sept. 21, 1853, Elizabeth, daughter of John Titcomb, q. v. Four children : — I. Arthur Vaughan, b. in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 18, 1854; md., Feb. 5, 1885, Rosa Genevra Shaw of Brooklyn, N. Y. A civil engineer in New York City. II. Edwin Dane, b. in New York City, July 10, 1859; d. Sept. 25, i860. in. Alice Dane, b. in New York City, Oct. 12, 1861. IV. Florence Vaughan, b. in New York City, Sept. 12, 1863 ; d. April 24, 1865. Au.stin Abbott was educated in the City of New York, and admitted to the New York bar about 1852. He entered into partnership with his brother, Benjamin V. Abbott, and has co-operated with him in the preparation of legal treatises and digests. He md., Nov. 2, 1854, Ellen Louisa Dummer, daughter of Samuel K. and Lucy Gorham (Dummer) Gilman of Hallowell, a lady of rare excellence. She d. Dec. 28, 1877, and he md. (2) Sept. 24, 1879, Mrs. Anna Worth of Brooklyn, N. Y. Two children : — 1. Lucy Gilman, b. in New York City, Sept. 7, 1858. 11. Willard, b. in New York City, Sept. 30, i860 ; d. in Farmington, Sept. 20. 1865. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 357 (12) 3233343536 Lyman Abbott graduated at the University of the City of New York in 1853, and first studied law, practicing in partnership with his brothers. He afterwards studied theology with his uncle, J. S. C. Abbott, and was ordained to the Congregational ministry at Farmington in i860. The same year he took charge of the First Congregational Church of Terre Haute, Ind., where he remained until 1865. For three years, between 1865 and 1868, he was secretary of the American Union (freedmen's) Commission, and from 1866 to 1869 was aLo pastor of the New Englancl Church of New York City. Since 1869, Dr. Abbott has devoted himself mainly to literature. For eleven years, 1868-1S79, he edited the Literary Record of Harper's Magazine, and conducted for some time the Illustrated Christian Weekly. In 1876 he became joint editor of the Christian Union with Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, and has had entire control of the paper since 1881. The following list includes the books of which Dr. Abbott is author or editor : H. W. Beecher's Sermons : edited by L. A., 1868 ; H. W. Beecher's Morning and Evening Exercises : edited by L. A., 1869 ; Life of Jesus, 1869 ; Old Testament Shadows of New Testament Truths, 1870; Laicus, 1872 ; Dictionary of ReUgious Knowledge, 1874; Commentaries on the Gospels and Acts, 1875-1880 ; .The Gospel History, by J. R. GUmore and Lyman Abbott, 1881 ; Abbott's Notes on the New Testament, revised by L. A., 1882 ; Book of Family Worship, edited by L. A., 1883 ; Portrait of H. W. Beecher, with editorial supervision by L. A., 1883. Dr. Abbott is a man of broad and catholic sympathies, and of keen insight in spiritual truth, and his influence is marked both as a writer and speaker. He has been hon ored by his alma mater with the degree of doctor of divinity. His marriage with Abby, daughter of Hannibal and Abigail (Abbot) Hamlin, took place Oct. 14, 1857. Six children : — 1. Laurence Eraser, b. in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 25, 1859; graduated at Amherst College in 1880'; and was afterwards connected with the business department of the Christian Union. 11. Harriet Frances, b. in Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 15, i860. Herbert Vaughan, b. in Terre Haute, Jan. 3, 1865. Ernest, b. at Cornwall-on-Hudson, N. Y., April 18, 1870. Theodore, b. at Cornwall-on-Hudson, July 20, 1872. Beatrice Vail, b. at Cornwall-on-Hudson, Feb. 15, 1875- III. IV. V. VI. 46 358 (13) 373839 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Edward Abbott graduated from the University of the City of New York in i860, and studied at Andover Theological Seminary. In 1862-3 he served in the Sanitary Commission. He was ordained to the Congre gational ministry at Farmington in June, 1863, and was installed at the Stearns Chapel in Cambridgeport in 1865. This mission was through his efforts buiU up into a strong church, now known as the Pilgrim Church. In 1869 he resigned his pastorate to become associate editor of the Congregationalist and Boston Recorder. His connection with this paper ceased in 1877, when he assumed control of the Literary World, one of the foremost critical papers of the country. In 1879 he took orders in the Protestant Episcopal Church, and is now rector of St. James Parish, Cambridge, Mass. Mr. Abbott has been an extensive contributor to the periodical press, and has besides pub lished several volumes : The Baby's Things, 187 i ; Good Things (edited) 187- ; Conversations of Jesus, 1875; Pilgrim Papers, 1872-1875 ; A Paragraph History of the United States, 1875 ; A Paragraph History of the Amer ican Revolution, 1876; Revolutionary Times, 1876; Long Look House (series), 1877-1878; A Trip Eastward, 1880; Abbott's Young Christian, edited, with a memoir of the author, 1882. Mr. Abbott has twice married : Feb. 16, 1865, Clara E. Davis, who d. May 25, 1882 ; (2) Aug. 21, 1883, Mrs. Katherine (Kelly) Dunning of Cambridge, Mass. Three children by first marriage : — I. Edward Apthorp, b. in Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 18, 1867. IT. Madeline Vaughan, b. in Cambridge, Feb. 20, 1871. III. Eleanor Hallowell, b. in Cambridge, Sept. 22, 1872. Asa Abbot, the eldest son of Asa Abbot of Sydney and of his wife Hephzibah Brooks, was born in Sydney, Nov. 7, 1793, and died in F'armington, Feb. 16, 1863. Mr. Abbot came to this town about 1815, and purchased a farm upon Porter's Hill — the same now owned by Charles E. Jones — where he made his home until 1827, cultivating and improving the land. At that time he became interested in mercantile pursuits, and engaged in trade at the Center Village. He was successful as a merchant until faiUng health compelled- him to withdraw from active business, and he removed to a farm near the village, where he passed the remainder of his life. Mr. Abbot was a man of much intellectual vigor, and was liberal and generous in his impulses. He possessed a .1 •^'-^^^^ ^¦£=2-«> c^-i>t- i ^'-g-^Z^'^L-^, .^:^:^^^^^^^^^W^ 10II 13 ^4 IS (4) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 359 good education, and was a successful school-teacher in town for many years. For more than thirty years he served as a trustee of Farmington Academy. He md., Nov. 3, 1818, CaroUne Williams (b. July 19, 1800; d. May 6, 1826), daughter of Lemuel and Martha (Williams) Tobey, and granddaughter of Rev. Abraham Williams, pastor of the church at Sandwich, Mass. Mr. Abbot md. (2) Dec. 16, 1827, EUzabeth Mayhew, daughter of Edward Butler, q. v., who survives him. Fourteen children : — I. Martha Caroline Hephzibah, b. Sept. 18, 1819; md. May g, 1837, Samuel Belcher, q. v. II. Caroline, b. Nov. 16, 1820; d. Aug. 20, 1821. III. *Alexander Hamilton, b. Sept. 14, 1822. IV. William Tobey, b. May 22, 1824; md., Nov. 29, 1849, R- Brenda, daughter of Simeon C. Whit tier of Hallowell. 4 chil. {Vide page 303.) V. Asa, b. AprU 22, 1826; d. May 18, 1826. Second marriage : VI. Henry Titcomb, b. June 16, 1830; d. AprU 28, 1832. VII. Caroline Belcher, b. Sept. i, 1832 ; md., Aug. 8, 1854, Dr. Mark S. Blunt; resides at Mt. Ver non, Ind. VIII. Ellen Kelley Butler, b. Nov. 17, 1834; md., July 16, 1853, Samuel G. Craig, q. v. ; d. July 14, 1861. IX. Asa Henry, b. Nov. 25, 1836 ; d. Aug. 7, 1837. X. Ann Elizabeth, b. July 14, 1838; md., Jan., 1859, Nathan W., son of Nathan W. Backus, Sr., q. v. ; md. (2) March 10, 1883, Charles W. Fish of Elkhart, Ind. XI. Samuel Belcher, b. May 7, 1843 ; d. Sept. 13, 1845. XII. Mary Butler, b. Jan. 29, 1846; md., June, 1864, Herman Fisher. xiii. Mittie Belcher, b. Sept. 10, 1849; i"d., Aug. 31, 1872, Charles H. Newton; resides at Wor cester, Mass. XIV. Edward Augustus, b. Oct. 16, 1850 ; md., March 24, 1878, Abbie Jeanette Beecher. Is a drug gist, and resides at Savannah, Ga. Alexander H. Abbott received his preparatory educa tion at Farmington Academy, and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1840, at the age of eighteen. The following year he became principal of Farmington Academy, hold ing the position until 1849, when he took charge of the 36o HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. i6 1718 19 20 Abbott Family School as its principal and proprietor. Mr. Abbott has made this school, founded by Rev. Samuel PhiUips Abbott in 1844, one of the most prominent insti tutions for the education of boys in the State ; and it has been generously patronized by students from every section of the country. Mr. Abbott possesses rare scholarly attainments, and is thoroughly devoted to his work. He served as supervisor of common schools for Franklin County, and also as a member of the board of trustees of the Maine State Normal Schools. He has twice married : Sept. 13, 1849, ^^- Mittie, daughter of Hiram Belcher, q. v.; she d. Oct. I, 1863 ; (2) Nov. i, 1864, Mrs. Frances (Gilkison) Martin of Fort Wayne, Ind. Five children : — I. Wallace Belcher, b. July 16, 185 1; d. 1852. Second marriage : II. Geddes Gilkison, b. Feb. 9, 1866. III. Fannie Caroline, b. July 5, i868. IV. May Louisa, b. May 27, 1870. V. Samuel Belcher, b. May 17, 1872. Oct. Ad ants. Among the earliest of the New England settlers was Henry Adams, who came from England to this country with his eight sons previous to 1634. From these sons, who settled in different places, the various Adams families are descended. From Joseph, the oldest, the family of President John Adams traces its descent. The Adams family of Farm ington are sprung from Samuel, a younger son of Henry, who settled at Chelmsford, Mass., about 1654, and built the first mills, and also the first church, near the present site of the City of LoweU. Samuel was the grandfather of Benjamin Adams, whose son William married Elizabeth Richardson, and was the father of Solomon Adams who came to Farm ington. Solomon Adams was born at Chelmsford, now LoweU, Mass., Dec. 7, 1758, and entered the Revolutionary Army at the commencement of the war, in which he served until 1781, during which year he came to the Sandy River township and made improvements on the farm now owned by the heirs of Charies L. Stewart, being lot No. 36, east side. He subsequently bought of Samuel Keen the adjoining lot, No. 35, thereby making a large and valuable farm. He soon built a log-house and a framed barn. The latter, with all its effects, was burned in 1788. He built his framed house, a part of the same now occupied by Mrs. Stewart, in 1788, and moved into it the same 3 4 67 89 (3) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 36 1 year. Mr. Adams was a practical land-surveyor, and assisted Joseph North in completing the survey of the town, probably in 1784, and subsequently lotted a number of townships in this and adjoining counties, among which was the town of Kingfield. He was frequently employed by Mr. R. H. Gardiner in surveying his land in Gardiner. Mr. Adams was the last clerk of the Colburn Associates, and upon the incorporation of the town in 1794, was elected its moderator, and in 1795 its town clerk, a pos ition which he held for seven consecutive years. He was also elected chairman of the board of selectmen in 1802, and town treasurer in the years 1807-8. He held various offices in the militia, one of which was major. Mr. Adams erected, at great expense for the time, a cotton-factory upon the Wilson Stream in Wilton, which he operated successfully for some years, in connection with his son William. The results of the War of 181 2 ruined the business, and the enterprise was abandoned at a heavy loss, which considerably impaired Mr. Adams' fortune. For several years the business of tanning was carried on profitably by him upon the home farm. Mr. Adams, in all the public relations in which he was called to act, discharged his duties with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents and employers. Just and accurate in all his dealings, generous in his disposition, and courteous in his intercourse, he preserved the esteem of all. He died in the town of Vienna, on his way to Gardiner on a surveying trip, in consequence of being thrown from his gig, Nov. 4, 1833. He md., March 16, 1786, Hannah, daughter of Samuel Butterfield, q. v. ; she d. March 20, 1856, aged 94. Eight children : — I. Elizabeth, b. March 5, 1787 ; md., in t8o6, John F. Woods, Jr., q. v. ; d. Aug. 10, 1875. II. * William, b. Nov. 4, 1788. III. Hannah, b. Oct. 6, 1791 ; md., Oct. 15, i8it, Nathaniel Woods, q. v. ; d. March 15, 1841. IV. Sarah, b. Oct. 15, 1793; md. Nov. 30, 1815, Joseph Blake; d. July 4, i8i8. i chUd. V. *Solomon, b. June 15, 1796. VI. John Richardson, b. April 6, 1799 ; d. Jan. 17, 1820 ; unmd. VII. *Benjamin, b. Sept. 23, 1801. VIII. Lucy, b. June 30, 1805; md., Nov. 27, 185), Jacob Lufkin, s. p. William Adams taught school in early life, but upc^n the building of the cotton-factory at Wilton by his father, became its overseer. After the mUl was closed, Mr. 362 II1213 14 IS i617 18 (6) 212223 24 (8) HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Adams retired to his farm, the same now occupied by his son, John R. Adams, and devoted the remainder of his life to agriculture. He md., Oct. 15, 181 1, Anna, daughter of Thomas Hiscock, q. v. His death occurred June 12, 1862. She d. Dec. 10, 1865. Nine chUdren :— I. Thomas Hiscock, b. March 14, 1813 ; d. Aug. 17, 1836 ; unmd. Hannah, b. Oct. 19, 1815 ; d. Feb., 1839; unmd. William, b. Aug. 21, 1817 ; d. Aug. 22, 1839; unmd. Nancy, b. Aug. 4, 1819; md., March 12, 1840, Peter Corbett, q. v. V. *John Richardson, b. Aug. 17, 182 1. VI. Benjamin, b. April 7, 1823. Studied law with Hon. R. Goodenow, and was admitted to the bar in 1847. He began the practice of his profession at New Portland, but removed in 1870 to North Anson, where he now resides. Md., June 28, 1849, Eliza B. Sawyer of New Portland, b. Jan. 11, 1824. 3 chil. VII. Samuel, b. April 7, 1823 ; d. March, 1826; viii. Lucy Jane, b. Oct. 6, 1829; d. March, 1833. IX. Dolly, b. Sept. 3, 1835 ; d. Nov. 4, 1835. 11. 111. IV. Solomon Adams, Jr., succeeded to that part of the homestead farm now owned by Gustavus Hayes. Having met with pecuniary reverses, he removed to Illinois, and after spending a few years there made a home in Aroostook County. He md., March 21, 1816, Sarah, daughter of Jonas Butterfield, Jr., q. v.; d. at Presque Isle, Feb. 12, 1856. She d. May 8, 1883. Six children :— 1. Solomon, 3d, b. Feb. 14, i8ig; md., Sept., 1844, Martha S. Sawyer; d. Oct. 30, 1859; she d. in 1853. II. Jonas Butterfield, b. Jan. 31, 1821; d. Oct. 19, 1859. Sarah, b. Feb. 4, 1823 ; unmd. Elias Hutchins, b. Jan. 21, 1825; md., in 1853, Celia Grant. They reside in the West. James Eaton, b. July 13, 1829; d. in 1859. Elvira, b. Sept. 25, 1838; d. Aug. 7, 1839. III. IV. V. VI. Benjamin Adams settled on the homestead farm where he made his home for life. Mr. Adams was for many years a deacon in the Free-WUl Baptist Church, and was a liberal supporter of education and religion. He md., May 29, 1834, Margaret, daughter of Joseph Riant, q. v. ; she d. P'eb. 18, 187 1, and he survived her but a few weeks, dying AprU 2, 187 1. Three children : — GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 363 252627 (14) 2829 3°31 (26) 32 34 35 36 I. Lucy, b. AprU 15, 1835 ; d. Oct. 3, 1856 ; unmd. II. *Thomas Hiscock, b. July 27, 1836. III. Margaret Ann, b. Sept. 21, 1838; md., Oct. 28, 1863, Silas W. Cook of Lewiston. John R. Adams resides on the farm formerly occupied by his father, being the northern part of the original homestead. He md., Dec. 6, 1849, Sarah, daughter of Eben Knowlton, q. v. ; she d. Feb. 4, 1854, and he md. (2) Sept. 21, 1857, Nancy K., sister of his first wife; she d. July 19, 1875. Four children : — I. Emma Viola, b. Nov. 28, 1851 ; d. Jan. 22, 1862. n. William Henry, b. Jan. 21, 18C4; d. Tan. 18, 1862. Second marriage : III. John Frank, b. March 13, 1863. IV. Mattie York, b. Sept. 26, 1869. Thomas H. Adams learned the carpenter's trade in eariy life, but in August, 1861, abandoned it for the furniture business. He has succeeded in building up a fine trade, and has for many years been regarded as one of the most enterprising business men in town. He md., Sept. 6, 1857, Hannah E., daughter of Amasa Corbett, q. V. Four children : — I. Edith Ann, b. April 5, i860; md., March 22, 1884, F"rederic Eugene Whitney, i child : — I. Frederic Adams Whitney, b. at Oakland, Cal., April 18, 1885. II. Frederic Perkins, b. Nov. 16, 1863. III. Edwin Thomas, b. Oct. 21, 187 1. IV. Daniel Beale, b. Oct. 2, 1875 ; d. Sept. 10, 1S76. Allen is the name of an ancient family in the County of Durham, England, and of another family which lived in the County of Essex, England. From one of these families, William Allen, a native of Martha's Vineyard, who came to the Sandy River settlement in 1792, was descended. He was of the seventh generation from George Allen, who was born in England about 1568, under the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and to escape persecution emigrated with his family to America in 1635. He first settled in that part of Saugus now Lynn, but two years later united with others in the purchase of the township of Sandwich, where he became a prominent resident. From him are sprung the Aliens who setded on the island of Martha's Vineyard. He was a consciendous Puritan, and a member of the Bapdst Church. His death occurred iMay 2, 1648. 364 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. William Allen, above named, the eldest son of Dea. James and Martha (Athearn) Allen, and grandson of Sylvanus and Jane (Homes) Allen, was born Jan. 5, 1756. He followed the sea in various capacities until his removal to the Sandy River township. He settled upon a portion of back lot No. 30, east side, now occupied by Obed N. Collins, and prepared a log camp for the reception of his family. Here he lived for six years — two miles from any road or habitation, with a large and increasing famUy, subjected to the hardships and privations incident to pioneer life. Capt. Allen had acquired in early life the trade of a clothier, and he conceived the idea of pursuing this trade in connection wdth the cultivation of his farm. Upon a small brook which crossed his land, he built a fulling-mill, but the motive power proving insufficient, the enterprise was abandoned with pecuniary loss. In 1798 Capt. Allen removed to the Plymouth Patent (Industry), where, with the aid of his sons, he erected spacious buildings, and brought under cultivation, from an unbroken wilderness, a productive and valuable farm. His children — six sons and four daughters — all became teachers in the public schools of the State, and were successful in the various vocations of life. He md., March 10, 1779, Love Coffin of Edgartown, b. May 3, 1756; d. in 1831 ; he d. in 1842. Eleven children : — 1. William, b. in ChUmark, Mass., April 16, 1780. First settled in Industry, but in 1812 removed to Norridgewock. Honored with the confi dence of his townsmen, he served for twenty- two years in the highest offices of that town and county. As a writer, he furnished valuable historical sketches for the press, and was the author of a history of Norridgewock, and one of Industry. He md., Sept. 3, 1807, Hannah, daughter of Stephen Titcomb, q. v. ; d. July i, 1873. 5 chil. Bartlett, b. in ChUmark, Aug. 25, 1781 ; md., Jan. 9, 1809, Lucy, daughter of Benjamin and Keturah (Luce) Fairbanks ; she was born Nov. 29, 1785 ; d. Aug. 25, 1820. Md. (2) Oct. 21, 182 1, Priscilla Dexter of Martha's Vineyard, who d. March 24, 1867. He d. at Vineyard Haven, Mass., Jan. 31, 1872. 5 chU. Iruman, b. June 19, 1783; md. Hannah SewaU of Bath; d. in 1818. i chUd ; d. in 1854. Deborah, b. Feb. 13, 1785; md., Jan. 4, 1815, Rev. Thomas Merrill, pastor of a Baptist Church in Prospect; d. Jan. 19, 1866; he d. Nov. 10, 1824. 5 chil. II. in. IV. ^:::^><^^ ^w^^f?^^.^ 10 1 1 (10) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 365 V. lane, ) , t r. -, , ¦, VI. Love, \^- J""^ "' '787- Love d. June 14, 1787. Jane md. John Robinson of Chilmark, Mass., and d. in 1864. 8 chil. VII. Love, b. May 16, 1790; md., AprU 5, 1816, George Gower, q. v., and d. Aug. 31, i860. 5 chil. VIII. Harrison, b. April 26, 1792; md. Nancy W. Fames; graduated from Bowdoin College in 1824, and Andover Seminary; he afterwards went as a missionary to the Choctaws, and d. at Eliot, Miss., in 183 1, leaving two sons, who d. soon after their father, ix. *John, b. March 7, 1795. X. James, b. Dec. 2, 1796. First lived in Industry, but removed to Bangor in 1825. He md. Naomi Sylvester of Norridgewock ; she d. Nov. 20, 1834, and he md. in 1836, EUzabeth B. Mills ; he d. Jan. 20, 1865. 12 chil. XI. Clementine, b. March 15, 1800 ; md. Dr. John Cook of New Sharon, and d. in Lewiston in 1853. 5 chil " Rev. John Allen," says the Allen Family Geneal ogy, " was born in a log-cabin in Farmington, where his father's family were battling with poverty in their forest home. In his early days, he had little privilege of schools or instruction ; but when he was seventeen years old he attended for a few weeks the F'armington Academy. He was afterwards apprenticed to learn the clothier's trade, and worked for some time in this business, teaching schools in the winter. As a young man he was wild and reckless, fond of the excitement of rude frolics. At mus ters, raisings, and other rural gatherings, he was foremost in all the wild sports. He was converted at a camp- meeting, and at once commenced a new life of earnest devotion to the service of Christ. After his conversion, camp-meetings had a peculiar charm for him, and he attended these gatherings, in all parts of the country, as often as he could, so that he is able to enumerate three hundred and fifty-six camp-meetings at which he has been present, and has taken an active part in the exercises. He is known everywhere as ' Camp-meeting John.' Having commenced preaching in mature life, he was admitted as a member of the Maine Conference, and stationed in differ ent appointments, -which he filled with great success. After a long period of active work, he was placed on the list of superannuated' preachers. As a preacher he was original and interesting, and as a pastor he was faithful 47 366 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. and diligent. Many were added to the church under his ministry. He is distinguished for his wit ; opponents have reason to fear an encounter, for none excel him in sharp and ready repartee. He served as chaplain in the Maine House of Representatives in 1879 and in 1881." Mr. Allen md., Oct. 20, 1820, Annah, daughter of Capt. Nathaniel Hersey, q. v. His wife d. June 24, 1875, and he md. (2) Jan. 9, 1876, Mrs. Sarah Ann Fellows, daughter of Enoch and Sarah (Cummings) Whittier. She was b. at Athens, Jan. 9, 1814; d. AprU 29, 1881. Four chUdren:— I. Amanda Elvira, b. Aug. 8, 182 1 ; md., March 9, 1841, Edwin Norton, q. v. II. John Wilson, b. Dec. 19, 1823. He was a grad uate of Wesleyan University, and for many years a teacher in Norwich, Conn. He md., Jan., 1875, Vannie Geyer, and now resides in Maiden, Mass.; s. p. Clementine Elizabeth, b. Feb. 15, 1827 ; md., June 4, 185 1, Lewis W. Howes of Belfast; d. at Cambridgeport, Mass., May 31, 1880. 3 chil. Augusta Cook, b. Aug. 28, 183 1; md., July 2, 1854, Capt. John A. B. Lothrop, who was b. June 27, 1827, and d. at Foxboro, Mass., Nov. 15, 1875. 6 children : I. Annah Lothrop, b. April 23, 1855 ; d. Aug 19, 1857. 2. Margaret Bradford Lothrop, b. July 21, 1858 ; d. March 15, 1865. 3. Emily Perry Lothrop, b. Aug. 5, i860; d. May 3, 1878. 4. John Allen Lothrop, b. Sept. 11, 1863. 5. Alice Lothrop, b. Oct. 2, 1866. 6. Alexander Bagster Lothrop, b. Feb. 28, 1870. 13 14IS 1617 18 19 202122 III. IV. Rufus Allen was the son of Oliver and Lavinia (Hopkins) Allen of Winthrop, and grandson of Edmund and Elizabeth (Woodward) Allen of Hallowell. So far as known, no relationship exists between his family and that of William Allen, although the line of descent in England may have been the same. He came to Farmington in 1794, and purchased a part of back lot No. 20, east side, which is regarded as one of the best upland farms in town. Here he continued to reside until his death, which occurred Oct. 24, 1836. His family, consisting of four daughters and five sons, were esteemed for their good quaUties, and held high rank in social position. In 1794, he md. AbigaU, daughter of Benjamin and Keturah (Luce) Fairbanks. She was b. Feb. 9, 1776; d. Jan. 12, 1842. Nine children : — (5) 13 14 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 367 I. Levina, b. Jan. 22, 1795; md., Aug. 6, 1815, William Rice, who was b. April 27, 1794; d. Aug. 17, 1841. She d. Aug. 11, 1857. II. Betsey, b. Dec. 10, 1797; d. May 27, 1815. III. Benjamin, b. July 26, 1798; md., AprU 7, 1823, Sophronia, daughter of Cornelius and Margaret (Belcher) Norton, who d. May 25, 1856; md. (2) Mrs. Eliza Coombs, and d. Dec. 22, 1871. IV. *Newman Truman, b. May 20, 1801. V. William Henry, b. Sept. 3, 1806; md. Ann, daughter of Col. Eben Webster of Orono. He was a prominent physician in Orono, where he d. Jan. 29, 1863. VI. Charles Luce, b. Oct. 12, 1809; md. Abigail Eveleth ; rad. (2) Lauretta Spiller ; d. in Pren- ticeville, Penn., Aug. 18, 1880. 4 chU. by first marriage. VII. Hannah, ^ v, a 8 VIII. Dennis Fairbanks, ') ' °' ' ^' Hannah md., Dec. 28, 1837, Henry B. Titcomb, q. V. Dennis md., March, 1837, Mary Ann Frost; d. August 28, 1859. 7 chil. IX. Betsey Evelina, b. March 8, 1816 ; md., Sept. 22, 1835, Benjamin M., son of Rufus Smith, q. v. Newman Truman Allen settled in Industry, where he operated mills in connection with his brother, Benjamin Allen, and was also successful in farming. A millwright by trade, he excelled in that business, and was engaged for several years in the erection of mills upon the Penob scot River. He represented the County of Franklin in the Senate of 1849. He md.. May 7, 1823, Eliza, daugh ter of Samuel Belcher, q. v. She d. Feb. 24, 1833. He md. (2) Dec. 27, 1837, Sarah Goodridge ; d. Sept. 2, 1855. 4 chU. I. Achsah Elizabeth, b. March i, 1824; md., Jan. 25, 1851, Dr. Charles Alexander (w^(f page 284) ; d. Nov. 13, 1856. I chUd ; d. young. II. Samuel Rufus, b. Sept. 24, 1826 ; md., May 5, 1850, Frances Lucinda Boyden ; d. in Industry AprU 3, 1873. 4 chU. III. *Charles Augustus, b. Aug. 14, 1830. Second marriage : IV. Helena Alice, b. Dec. 9, 1840 ; md., Feb. 17, 1864, Joshua G. Bullen. Resides at Winfield, Kan. 4 chil. 368 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (13) IS16 Charles Augustus Allen is a veteran teacher of vocal music, and a dealer in and manufacturer of musical instruments. During the Civil War he enlisted in Co. E, 14th Reg. Me. Vols. He md., Nov. 23, 1862, Betsey Eaton, daughter of John T. and Betsey (Wendell) Luce. Two children : — I. Agnes Elizabeth, b. Aug. 12, 1864; graduated at the Normal School in 1882. n. Alfred Raymond, b. May 28, 1870. The founder of this family in Farmington was Nathaniel Backus, mentioned below. Nothing has been learned in regard to his ancestry, but the family was probably of English origin, and early settled in the southeastern part of Massachusetts. It is known that the father of Nathaniel came to Farmington with him, and that he died very early in the present century and was buried in the old burying-ground near the Center Bridge. 9 (6) Nathaniel Backus was born in Falmouth, Mass., Aug. 23, 1741, O. S., and removed to Farmington in the last decade of the last century. He purchased of John Tufts the back lot now owned by George Jennings and others, where the remainder of his life was spent. He md., Jan. 1762, Keziah Price, who d. in 1810. He md. (2) Nov. II, 1811 (pub.), Eunice Johnson. He d. in 1831. Eight children by first marriage : — I. Mary, b. Nov. 24, 1762; md. Timothy Smith; d. May, 185 1. He d. suddenly in his field, July, 1818. Eunice, b. Nov. 25, 1765; md. March 15, 1788, David Cothren, q. v.; md. (2) in 1808, Stephen Dillingham ; d. April i, 1841. John, b. July 3, 176S ; d. at sea; unmd. Francis, b. April 25, 177 1 ; d. at Falmouth, Mass., leaving a widow and one child. V. * Nathan, b. June 10, 1774. VI. * Zenas, b. April 2, 1778. VII. Sally, b. July 27, 1780; md. Nov. 28, 1799, Louis Voter, q. v. ; d. June 4, 1867. VIII. Mercy, b. Jan. 15, 1783 ; md. AprU 29, 1802, Daniel Stanley, q. v. ; d. Nov. 24, 1844. II. III. IV. Nathan Backus in early Ufe went to sea, and engaged in the whale fishery. He came with his father from Falmouth, Mass., and first settled upon a part of the, homestead ; but soon abandoned farming, and about 1800 1 1 1213 14 IS 16 17 (7) 19 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 369 removed to West Farmington, where, as a blacksmith, he worked at his trade. Two years later he came to the Center ViUage. About 1804 he erected on the corner of Main St. and Broadway, what is known as the Backus house, which he kept as a hotel for many years. In the early part of the present century, Mr. Backus took the contract for the transportation of mails between Farm ington and Hallowell, and was the first to introduce post coaches upon the route. He md., Aug. 5, 1798, Huldah, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Smith) Pease. She was b. June 13, 1770, and d. Oct. 18, 1845. He d. AprU 15, 1840. Nine children : — I. Sarah Smith, b. AprU 28, 1799; md., Jan. 28, 1818, Benjamin M. Belcher, q. v. II. *John, b. Oct. 24, 1800. III. Sophia, b. Aug. 24, 1802 ; d. August, 1804. IV. Joseph, b. Aug. 15, 1804; d. in infancy. V. *Francis, b. Oct. 2, 1805. VI. * Nathan William, b. Oct. i, 1807. VII. Mary, b. May 30, 1810; md. Harry Young; d. at Mercer, April 22, 1867. 3 chil. VIII. Huldah Pease, b. Oct. 23, 1812; md. Joseph Besse ; d. at LoweU, Mass., Aug. 4, 1878. IX. Emeline Augusta, b. May 5, 1815 ; md., March 18, 1843, Dr. Samuel Wiswell Butler, who d. April 7, 188 1. Resides in Newport, R. I. i child. 23 Zenas Backus, youngest son of Nathaniel Backus, when a lad of fifteen came to the Sandy River township, and learned the trade of a house-joiner. He first settled, about 18 1 2, upon the back lot now owned by Nathaniel Cothren, where, as a farmer, he was successful. He subsequently removed to Backus Corner and went into trade. He md., April 7, 1812 (pub.) Mehitable Hinckley, b. in Hallowell, May 18, 1790; d. Nov. 18, 1878. He d. Nov. 2, 1859. Five children : — I. Keziah Price, b. Feb. 9, 1813; md., in 1843, Dr. George Lister of Alabama ; md. (2) in 1855, Hon. Calvin Fletcher of Indianapolis, Ind. II. Mary Hinckley, b. Aug. 8, 1814; md., Nov. 27, 1839, Dr. William Wright of Durham, who d. June 12, 1879. III. Octavia Jane, b. Oct. 15, 1816; md., in 1845, Hon. David Davis (son of Sanford Davis, q. v.) of Edgartown, Mass. ; d. March 28, 1885. IV. Cordelia Ann, b. March 25, 1820; md., in 1856, Edmund A., son of Jonathan Knowlton, q. v. V. James Hinckley, b. April 15, 1823; md., in 1845, Louisa Morse of Cincinnati, O. 37° HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (II) 24 2526 272829 30 (14) 31 3233 (15) John Backus, eldest son of Nathan Backus, cultivated the farm, now owned by his son, John Henry Backus, where he spent his life. He was successful in farming, and acquired a large estate. As a citizen he was highly esteemed for his christian virtues. In 1855-56 he held the office of selectman. He md., in 1826, Eunice, daughter of Alsbury and Sarah (Burgess) Luce. She was b. Jan. 5, 1805, and d. Oct. 28, 1868. He d. Sept. 6, 1868. Seven children : — I. Mary Ann, b. Dec. 2, 1826; md., March 2, 1869, Abraham WiUiam Johnson, q. v. II. Sophia Augusta, b. Aug. 23, 1828 ; md., May 12, 1852, Rev. Ira Emery; d. July 31, 1879. 4 chil. III. Ellen Sewall, b. June 3, 1830; md., June 8, 1862, Ephraim N. Allen ; s. p. IV. Keiziah Amelia, b. Aug. 26, 1832 ; md., June 30, 1864, WiUiam D. Mcintosh, i chUd. V. Sarah Elizabeth, b. Feb. 19, 1835 ^ m'f-i J^^"- 26, 1858, Benjamin Stanley, q. v. VI. Caroline Adelia, b. May 21, 1837 ; md., June 16, 1870, S. Henry Wilson of Lawrence, Mass. 2 chil. VII. *John Henry, b. July 12, 1843. Francis Backus spent the most of his married life at the Center Village, and is remembered as a constable and collector of taxes for many years. He md., Sept. 17, 1839, Betsey Morrison, daughter of Abraham Johnson, q. v. She d. Oct. 21, 1849. He d. June 11, 1864. Three children : — I. Nathan Francis, b. March 2, 1841 ; md., April 23, 1878, Phebe J. Hampton of New York. Re sides in Brooklyn, N. Y. II. Charles Henry, b. Aug. 30, 1842 ; d. Jan. 13, 1844. III. Ellen Elizabeth, b, Oct. 15, 1844; d. Nov. 11, 1862. Nathan W. Backus, brother of the preceding, settled as a farmer in the eastern part of the town, upon the Joseph Milliken lot. He combined the buying and sell ing of cattle and sheep with his farming operations, thereby acquiring a substantial property. He was a man of great energy of character. He served the town as selectman in 1848-49. He md., lyiay lo. 1831, Rachel Hatch. She was b. Jan. 28, 1807; d. AprU 18, 1874. He d. Aug. 7, 1875. Seven chUdren :— GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 371 34 35 36373839 40 (30) 41424344454647 Augustus, b. June 14, 1832 ; md. Ellen F. Mosher; md. (2) Louisa Jordan of Ellsworth ; d. Oct. 16, 1869, s.p. Nathan William, b. July 2, 1834; md., Jan., 1859, Ann Elizabeth, daughter of Asa Abbot, q. v. ; d. Nov. 10, 1875, s.p. Rachel Emeline, b. Sept. 24, 1836 ; md., Sept. 8, 1859, George HoUey, q. v. John Fairfield, b. Dec. 19, 1838 ; md., Jan. i, 1861, Alice P. Clark ; d. Oct. 7, 1879. 2 chil. Simantha, b. Feb. 6, 1841 ; d. Jah. 18, 1858. Hiram Stoyell, b. Dec. 21, 1842 ; unmd. Resides in California. Infant son, b. Jan. 8, 1845 ! d. Jan. 11, 1845. John H. Backus, son of John Backus, resides upon the homestead. He md., AprU 22, 1866, Carrie Elizabeth, daughter of Otis and Mary (Littlefield) Blabon. Seven children : — I. George Henry, b. Jan. 8, 1867. II. Carrie, b. Nov. 5, 1870; d. July 25, 1871. III. John Otis, b. July 21, 1872 ; d. Sept. 9, 1874. IV. Lura Bell, b. May 15, 1875. V. Maud Florence, b. July 25, 1877. VI. Ardella Viola, b. AprU 3, 1880; d. Sept. 13, 1881. VII. Walter Blabon, b. Dec. 27, 1882. III. IV. V. VI. VII. Several persons bearing the name of Bailey, or Bayley, settled in New England at an early day, and it is not known from which one the Baileys of Farmington are descended. The earliest known ancestor is Timothy Bailey, of whom nothing is known positively beyond the name. He is believed, however, to be the son of Nathaniel and Mercy Bailey of Brad ford, Mass., whose son Timothy was born March 19, 1730. Eliphalet Bailev, son of Timothy Bailey, was a resident of Dunstable, Mass., in the last century. He was born about the year 1758. He shared the patriotic sentiments which animated all the citizens of that ancient town during the Revolutionary struggle. We find his name on the roll of Capt. Oliver Cummings' company, raised for defence in March, 1776. He also served on the "guards" at Cambridge, and received by a vote of the parish five pounds a month for his services. In company with John F. Woods, Lemuel Perham, and his brother, Oliver Bailey, he came to the Sandy River town ship in April, 1788, and took up a part of back lot No. 26, east side, in the locality populariy known as Bailey hill. In the long and perilous journey, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey had 372 1 1 1213 14 IS1617 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. the grief of burying a little child by the way. On the farm he took up, he passed the remainder of his life, and died in May, 1836. Mr. Bailey was a deacon in the Baptist Church and a pUlar in that communion so long as he lived, giving his last labors to its upbuilding. He married in Dunstable, Rebecca, daughter of Lemuel Perham, q. v. ; she d. in 1806, and he md. (2) Nov. 3, 1806, Mary Smith. Eight children by first marriage ; — I. *John, b. in Dunstable, Sept. 4, 1783. II. William, b. in Dunstable, Nov. 17, 1785 ; d. Mar. 29, 1788. III. Polly, b. May 7, 1788; md., Jan. 22, 1807 (pub.) Simon Russell. Removed to Ohio, where she d. 12 chil. * IV. *James, b. March 12, 1790. V. Isaac, b. Feb. 20, 1792 ; d. Feb. 17, 1858 ; unmd. VI. William, b. Dec. i, 1795; md., Jan. 28, 1847 (pub.), Mrs. Mary Weathern ; d April 6, 1882. I dau. VII. Rebecca, b. Feb. 9, 1798 ; d. in 1805 VIII. *Asa, b. July 23, 1800. in Iowa, CoL. Oliver Bailey, brother of the preceding, was b. Sept. 17, 1763, probably in Dunstable, Mass. He came to the township in company with his brother in 1788, and settled near him on a part of back lot No. 27, east side. Here he found a home for life. Mr. Bailey took a some what prominent place among the early settlers. He served as selectman in 1806, 1807, 1808, 1809, 1810, 181 1, and 18 14, and was also a colonel in the militia. He was one of the trustees of the school and ministerial funds, and also a large donor to the Academy. He md., in Dunstable, Elizabeth, daughter of Ebenezer Butterfield, q. v., and d. Sept. 24, 1829, his wife surviving him until March 10, 1842. Seven children: — I. *Luther, b. in Dunstable, Mass., March 16, 1785. II. ^Oliver, b. in Dunstable, Jan. i, 1787. III. Sarah, b. May 9, 1790; md., in 1817, Manley Coburn; d. May 20, 1871. He was b. in Dunstable, Jan. 18, 1794; d. June 29, 1862. 4 chil. : I. William Coburn. b. Dec. 20, 1817. 2. Asa Coburn, b. Feb. 11, 1820; d. Sept. 20, 1872. 3. F;iiza Ann Coburn, b. Dec. 25, 1822. 4. Oliver Bailey Coburn, b. March 26, 1825 ; d. Dec. 25, 1832. 19 2021 (2) 2324252627 28 (5) 29 30 3132 (9) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 373 IV. Betsey, b. Dec. 13, 1798; md., Aug. 16, 1821, Asa Bailey, q. v. V. *Reuel, b. July 17, 1802. VI. *Ozias Cummings, b. June 12, 1804. VII. Mary Ann, b. Aug. 17, 1807; md., May 5, 1833, (pub.) Job Morse :.d. Dec. t, 1846. 2 chU. John Bailey first settled on Bailey Hill, but afterwards removed to Industry and finally took the farm of his father-in-law, Joseph Norton. Mr. Bailey was an upright man, and a respected deacon in the Baptist Church. He md., Dec. 23, 1806, Betsey, daughter of Joseph Norton, q. V. She d. Nov. 9, 1842. He md. (2) April 20, 1847, Betsey Turner, widow of James Marvel. Mr. Bailey d. Nov. 21, 1861. Seven children: — I. Rebecca, b. March 31, 1808; d. April 20, 1827; unmd. II. * Elijah Norton, b. Feb. i, 18 10. III. * William Cyrus, b. March 9, 18 13. IV. * James, b. Dec. 16, 18 14. V. Mary Smith, b. about 1817 ; d. Dec. 13, 1872; unmd. VI. Lydia Norton, b. about 1819; md., Sept. 3, 1843, Isaac Norton of Martha's Vineyard. VII. Deborah Norton, b. in 182 1 ; md. Jedediah Mc Keen ; d. Aug. 16, 1882. He d. May i, 1885. James Bailey lived first in Industry and afterwards upon a part of the homestead, where he died April 16, 1865. He md., April 4, 1820, Rebecca, daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Perham) Fletcher, who was b. in Westford, Mass., July 10, 1789, and d. April 11, 1879. Four children : — I. Elizabeth Ann, b. in Industry, Feb. 20, 182 1; md.. May 20, 1848, David Sweatland, who was b. Sept. 15, 1818. 3 chil. II. Joseph Grafton, b. in Industry, April 4, 1822 ; md., Sept. 2, 1858, Susan H. Griffin. Lives in Danville, N. H. i child. III. Rebecca, b. in Industry, Oct. 19, 1828; md., Oct. 31, 1850, Rufus Bartlett Smith, q. v.; d. April IS. 1885. IV. Martha Fletcher, b. in Wilton, May 31, 182 1 ; unmd. Asa Bailey lived as a farmer on Bailey Hill, and also followed the trade of shoemaking. He md., Aug. 16, 1821, Betsey, daughter of Oliver BaUey, q. v. ; she died April 20, 1844, and he md. (2) April 14, 1845 (pub.) 48 374 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 33 34 35 (") 36 373839 4041 42 43 44 (12) 4546 (19) 47 48 F'anny Fogg; she d. March 11, 1856, and he md. (3) June 25, 1871, Mary Sturdivant. Mr. Bailey d. AprU 3, 1874. Three children : — 1. George Washington, b. Sept. 25, 1823 ; md.. Mar. 30, 185 1, Drusilla Taylor. Lives in Industry. 8 chil. II. Julia Ann, b. Aug. 26, 1826 ; d. Sept. 16, 1833. III. Elias Hutchins, b. Feb. 22, 1833 ; unmd. Luther Bailey, son of Col. Oliver Bailey, settled in New Sharon, as a farmer, where he made his home for life. He md., April 10, 1808 (pub.) Rebecca, daughter of Abner Ramsdell, q. v., who d. Dec. 3, 1840. He d. May 24, 1869. Nine children : — I. Abner Ramsdell, b. in 1809. II. Oliver, b. in 181 1 ; md. Deborah Stephens. III. Elmira, b. in 1813; md. Joseph Edes of Temple. IV. Caroline, b. in 1815 ; md., April 2, 1836 (pub.) David Jennings, q. v.; d. March 23, 1871. v. Hannah, b. in i8i8 ; md. FoUensbee ; lives in Chesterville ; s. p. VI. Jerusha C, h. in 1819; md. Samuel Adams; d. July 21, 1850, s.p. Betsey, b. in 1822 ; md. Aaron Bragdon ; d. Albert, b. in 1827 ; md. Fanny Stewart of Concord, Mass. ; d. June, 1865. Was a physician. Reuben, b. in 1833 ; md- in Minnesota, Lydia Manes, and is stUl living. VII VIII IX, Oliver Bailey, Jr., was a farmer, and first settled in New Sharon, and afterwards in the Bailey Hill neighbor hood, where he died. He md., Nov. 27, 1808 (pub.) Lydia Coburn of New Sharon, who was b. Nov. 21, 1783, and d. Sept. 11, 1871. He d. Dec. 17, 1867. Two children : — I. James Madison, b. April 3, 1809 ; md. Mrs. Abigail Dinsmoor; d. in Boston. 2 chil. II. Thomas Jefferson, b. Feb. 2, 181 1; md. Caroline Coburn of Dracut, Mass. ; d. in Dracut. Reuel Bailey md., Oct. 24, 1825, Mary, daughter of Eliphalet Jennings, q. v. ¦ d. Sept. 8, 1856. She d. AprU 25, 1869. Two ChUdren :— ^ L Louisa M., b. Feb. 21, 1828 ; d. Sept. i, 1847 n. Arvilla, b. Oct. 18, 1830; md., Dec. 29, ,851, Augustus, son of Joseph Johnson, q. v. ¦ s.p. (20) 49S°SI S2S3 S4SS (23) S6S7 58 (24) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 375 OziAS C. Bailey lived as a farmer upon the homestead. He md., Oct. 26, 1828, Hannah, daughter of WilUam Parker; she d. Dec. 17, 1836. He md. (2) Oct. 25, 1837, Ruth Steward of Bloomfield, who A[ March 2, 1840. He md. (3) Sept. 23, 1840, Mary R, daughter of Bartholomew Parker; she d. July 30, 1852. He md. (4) Nov. 5, 1853 (pub.) Mrs. Mary Perkins. He d. Sept. 23, 1872. Four chUdren by first and three by third marriage : — I. Elizabeth, b. June 25, 1830; md., Jan. 3, 1851, William Coburn. 2 chil. II. Prudence Butterfield, b. June 19, 1832 ; md., Feb. 14, 1856, Alexander Mitchell. 3 chU. in. Sarah Coburn, b. May 19, 1834; md., Jan. 30, 1862, Warren Ames, i child. IV. Hannah Parker, b. Dec. 17, 1836; md., March 16, 1856, John ChurchUl ; d. March 23, 1862. 2 chil. Third marriage : V. Ruth Steward, b. Sept. 29, 1844; md., Dec. 10, 1867, Francis M. WUliamson. 4 chU. VI. Mary Cummings, b. July 8, 1846; md., Feb. 17, 1869, John A. Stover. 2 chil. vii. Lucinda Quimby, b. July 17, 1852 ; md., Nov. 12, 187 1, Samuel F. FuUer. He d. July 3, 1883. 3 chil. Elijah Norton Bailey was a farmer, and a man of much mechanical ingenuity. He md., Nov. 4, 1834, Hannah Smith, daughter of Joseph Norton_, Jr. He d. May 20, 1877. Three children : — I. Albert Gallatin Norton, b. Dec. 11, 1836; md. Mrs. Mary A. Craig ; d. in California, Dec. 23, 1876. II. Leonard Boardman, b. May 13, 1839 ; unmd. Resides on the homestead. 111. John French, b. March 22, 1841 ; enlisted in First Maine Regiment of Mounted Artillery, and d. in Alexandria, Va., Sept. 16, 1862. 59 William Cyrus Bailey acquired the trade of a cabinet maker, but afterwards went into business in Farmington, and later in Milford, Mass., in company with his brother- indaw, Prentice Perley Field. He d. Jan. 30, 1874. Mr. Bailey was twice married : May 10, 1836, Mary Jane Stickney, who was b. Aug. 16, 1815, and d. Nov, 4, i860. He md. (2) June 2, 1862, Mrs. Belinda Field, widow of Thomas Hiscock, Jr., who survives him. One child by second marriage : — '- I. Minnie Carrie, b. Oct. 21, 1864. (25) 60 6162 63646s6667 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. James Bailey is a gravestone manufacturer residing at Farmington. He md., Feb. 8, 1843, Emily M. Ford, who was b. in Fayette, Dec. 6, 18 18. Eight chUdren :— I. Charles Corydon, b. March i, 1844; d. AprU 6, 11. Edward Mellen, b. April 16, 1846 ; drowned in Sandy River, July 16, 1855. III. Fred Audubon, b. Aug. 30, 1849 ; m'^-' J""^ i' 1878, Emma E. Saunders. IV. Emma Louise, b. Dec. 3, 185 1 ; md., Oct. 7, 1880, Frank A. Davis. V. Samuel Winfield, b. May 4, 1854. VI. Arthur Milton, b. March 13, 1857. VII. Walter Burton, b. Feb. 24, i860. VIII. Jessie Maria, b. June i, 1862. John Beale, from Hingham, Norfolk County, England, came with his wife, five sons, three daughters and two servants, to this country in 1638, and settled in Hingham, Mass. His second son, Jeremiah, married Sarah Ripley in 1652, and among their sons was John, who married in 1686 Hannah . Among the children of John and Hannah Beale, was John, Jr., who married Deliverance Porter. One of their sons was John 3d, who was born Oct. 12, 1730. His wife, Rhoda James, was born Sept. 29, 1742. They were married July, 1772, and were the parents of four children. John Beale died Nov. 9, 1814, and his wife died Feb. 4, 1825. CoL. Daniel Beale (vide page 295), eldest son of John and Rhoda Beale, was born at Hingham, Mass., July 23, 1776, and at the age of fourteen entered a store in Boston as clerk, where he remained untU his majority. He then came to the Falls village in this town, and embarked in mercantile pursuits, — first as the partner of Ebenezer Jones, afterwards of William Gower, and lastly of Sylvanus Allen. He closed business finally at the Falls village in 1820, at which time he went into the lumbering business in New Brunswick. After several years Col. Beale re turned to Farmington, and in the year 183 1 went into trade with his son Daniel, at the Center VUlage. In the great fire of Aug. 7, 1850, his store was burned, and he retired from active business life. Col. Beale was an enterprising merchant, giving his undivided attention to his business, which was very large, and performing the enrire work of the establishment alone for many years. In the war of 1812-14, he commanded the South Company of Infantry, and was drafted with a portion of his com- GENEALOGLCAL REGISTER. 377 pany for service at Bath, in what was called the " forty- days service," from Sept. 24 to Nov. 8, 1814. Col. Beale md., Jan. 24, 1802, Hannah Cole, daughter of Samuel and Susanna Brown. She was b. at Wellfleet, Mass., June 6, 1783; d. Feb. 22, 1869. His death occurred July 13, 1851. Six children : — L John, b. Nov. 24, 1802 ; md., Dec. 25, 1835, Maria P. Innet, who d. Jan. 25, 1878. Re sides in Eatontown, N. J. 4 chil. II. Daniel, b. Jan. 2, 1805 ; unmd. Resides in Farmington. Julia Ann, b. May 4, 1807; md., Dec. 16, 1832, Jotham S. Graves, q. v. Angeline, b. AprU 19, 1809 ; md., Oct. 25, 1835, Amasa Corbett, q. v. Susanna, b. March 31, i8n ; d. Sept. 9, 181 1. Lucy Wilde, b. Oct. 4, 1816 ; md., March 8, 1855, Marcus Q. Butterfield, q. v. ; d. Sept. 29, 1868. III. V. VI. While the Belcher family is probably of Norman descent, as the name indicates, persons bearing the name have existed in England from an early period. During the reign of King Henry VIH., Edmund Belcher is found a resident of Guilsborough in Northamptonshire, and to his son, Alexander Belcher, Gentleman, was granted Northoft, a hamlet of nineteen houses. Early in the seventeenth century, four Belchers immigrated to America, viz. . Jeremiah, who settled in Ipswich; Edward, who was made freeman May 18, 1631, and became a resident of Boston; Andrew, who was the ancestor of Governor Belcher; and Gregory, who was an early settler in that part of Braintree now Quincy, and an original member of the first church of that place. It is not known what relationship, if any, existed between these immigrants. Gregory Belcher, who was the ancestor of the Farmington family bearing that name, came from Braintree to Boston in 1634, and took the freeman's oath in 1640. He was one of the committee appointed in 1654 " to Lay out the High waye through Dorchester Woods from Branntre Bounds to Roxbury bounds." Pie died Nov. 25, 1674, and his wife, Katherine, died in 1679 or 1680. They are known to have had eight children, of whom Josiah was born in 1631. He seems to have been a man of some prominence in Boston, and was one of the founders of the Old South Church. He married, March 3, 1655, Ranis, daughter of Elder Edward Rainsford, a merchant of Boston, and died April 3, 1683; his wife died Oct. 2, 1691. Of the twelve children of Josiah and Ranis Belcher, the eighth was Edward, who was born Jan. 19, 1669. In late life he purchased an estate at Stoughton and removed there, and 378 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. died March i6, 1745. His widow survived him until March 5, 1752. Clifford Belcher, the youngest of the six children of Edward and Mary (Clifford) Belcher, married June 24, 1740, Mehitable, daughter'of Samuel and Sarah (Clap) Bird, and granddaughter of John and Ehzabeth (WiUiams) Bird of Dorchester. He owned a large estate in ancient Stoughton, where he resided until his death, April 26, 1773. His wife was born Dec. 8, 1706, and died Feb. 20, 1779. Supply Belcher, sixth child of Clifford and Mehitable (Bird) Belcher, was born in Stoughton, now Sharon, Mass., March 29, 175 1, O. S., and there his early life was spent. He received a superior English education, and entered mercantile life in Boston. The outbreak of the Revolu tion proving injurious to his prospects, he returned to Stoughton and purchased, in 1778, of one Jeremiah Ingraham, as the records tell us, a large farm lying on both sides of the Taunton road, in what is now the viUage of South Canton. Soon after he appears to have opened a tavern, which upon the map of 1785 is designated "Bel cher's Tavern." Having suffered serious losses in com mon with all the people of his State in cqnsequence of the long struggle with Great Britain, Mr. Belcher resolved to begin life again, in a new country. Accordingly, in 1785, he emigrated to the District of Maine, and settled at Hallowell, now Augusta. Mr. Belcher's residence on the Kennebec River condnued but six years, yet in that time he attained a prominent position in his adopted home. He was elected captain of the North Company of Milida at its organization, having previously held a captain's commission from General Washington. In February, 1791, in company with John Church, he removed his family to the Sandy River township, where he purchased of Seth Greeley riverdot No. 24, east side, the same upon which the upper portion of the Center ViUage now stands. Mr. Belcher's superior education and knowledge of men and affairs, at once enabled him to take the foremost rank among the early settlers. When the incorporation of the town was under consideration in 17.931 Capt. Belcher was appointed the agent of the town ship, and as such proceeded to Boston, where he success fully accomplished his mission in securing the necessary act of incorporation. He was elected first town clerk, and received the second justice's commission granted to a resident of the town. He also served the town as its first representative to General Court in 1798, again in 1801, and as the colleague of Nathan Cutler in 1809, and was elected selectman in 1796 and 1797. He taught the second school in the township, and for many years was a promment teacher. Capt. Belcher, or Squire Belcher as GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 379 he was more generally known, also possessed no mean knowledge of medicine and surgery, and while without pretension to being a physician, yet rendered the settlers material aid in caring for those afflicted by accident or disease. Until Dr. Stoyell's arrival in 1794, no physician could be obtained nearer than Hallowell, and Squire Belcher's services were frequently called in requisition to set broken bones and administer the simple remedies then in use. It is, however, as a musician that Squire Belcher was chiefly known and is remembered. The town of Stoughton has always been famous for its interest in the art of music. The famous WiUiam Billings taught a class of music in that place as early as 1774, and soon after the Stoughton Musical Society was formed, which preserves its existence until the present time. The name of Supply Belcher is closely associated with that of Billings in the early musical history of that town. From ' old diaries we gather that " Belcher's Tavern " was a favorite resort for the musical fraternity. In company with another member of the Stoughton Musical Society, he visited the commencement exercises at Harvard College in 1782 for the purpose of enjoying the musical programme. As a composer of music, and as a performer on the violin, he is perhaps better remembered than as a singer. After settling in Farmington, he published, in 1794, a collection of sacred music known as the " Harmony of Maine," which con tained several pieces of his own composition. Two of these, Archdale, and Hymn 116, are still sung, and are included in the Centennial Collection of the Stoughton Musical Society. When Hallowell Academy gave a public exhibition, near the close of its first year, in 1796, Squire Belcher -was called from Farmington to conduct the music upon the occasion. In the language of The Tocsin, a paper then published at Hallowell, " the exercises were enlivened by vocal and instrumental music under the direction of Mr. Belcher, the ' Handel of Maine.' " The title of the " Handel of Maine " had been earned by Mr. Belcher through the publication of his collection of music. Squire Belcher was the first choir-leader in town, and for many years led the music in the old church. The Rev. Paul Coffin, in his Journal, refers to " Squire Belcher's singers " who were called together and gave him an even ing of "sweet music." Mr. Belcher married, May 2, 1775, Margaret, daughter of William and Margaret (daughter of John Johnson) More, a woman of unusual powers of mind, and of refined manners. She was born and educated in Boston. His death occurred June 9, 1836; Mrs. Belcher died May 14, 1839, of the age of eighty-three. Ten children : — 38o HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 121314 IS 16 17 18 19 (12) I. Abigail Doty, \ b. in Stoughton, Mass., May II. Margaret Johnson, \ 27, 1776. AbigaU md., in 1795, Dr. Aaron Stoyell, q. v.; d. Jan. 18, 1830. Margaret md., Aug. 25, 1794, Cornelius, son of Dea. Cornelius Norton, q. V. ; d. Sept. 30, 1839 ; he d. June 16, 1849. 8 children : I. Cornelius Norton, b. Sept. 25, 1795 ; d. Dec. 30, 1838 ; unmd. 2. Harriet Norton, b. March 6, 1797; d. March 24, 1846 ; unmd. 3. Supply Belcher Norton, b. Oct. 6, 1799 ; md. Sarah Smith ; d. June 29, 187 1. 4. Sophronia Norton, b. May 4, 1802 ; md. Benjamin, son of Rufus Aden, q. v. ; d. May 25, 1856. 5. Clifford Belcher Norton, b. Dec. 10, 1805 ; md. Rhoda Weeks ; d. Oct. 16, 1869. 6. Margaret More Norton, b. AprU 13, 1810; md. Levi Cutler; d. Nov. 18, 1859. 7. Abigail Stoyell Norton, b. March 4, 1813; nid. Seth Cutler; d. AprU 10, 1844. 8. Lydia Claghorn Norton, b. Feb. 27, 1817; md., October 21, 1861, Levi Cutler. 111. *Clifford, b. in Stoughton, Jan. 17, 1778. IV. * Samuel, b. in Stoughton, July 18, 1780. V. *Bejamin More, b. in Stoughton, Aug. 4, 1782. VI. Mehitable, b. in Stoughton, Oct. 17, 1784; d. Sept. 20, 1785. VII. Mehitable, b. in Augusta, June i, 1787 ; md., Dec. 13, 1808, Joseph Titcomb, q. v.: d. Feb. 16, 1838. VIII. * Hiram, b. in Augusta, Feb. 23, 1790. IX. Martha Stoyell, b. in Farmington, Feb. 20, 1795; md., May 20, 1819, Thomas Hunter, q. v.; d. AprU 8, 1876. X. Betsey, b. April 6, 1797 ; d. Sept. 27, 1804. Clifford Belcher {vide page 297) came with his father from Augusta to the Sandy River valley when he was thirteen years of age. The journey through the wilderness in mid-winter was a perilous one, and five days elapsed before it was accomplished. The travelers suf fered much from cold and fatigue, for their progress was 232425 26 2728 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 38 1 necessarily slow, making one day only four miles, owing to the depth of snow and the lack of a good road. Mr. Belcher had previously purchased a farm in the center of the town, and here his son assisted him in the cultivation of the land until attaining his majority, when he tound employment elsewhere. In farming and in trade, and by industry and perseverance, he acquired a large property. He was a man of simple habits and unpretending manners, possessed of excellent common sense and superior busi ness capacity. He md., Jan. 27, 181 1, Deborah Allen, daughter of Rev. Timothy and Sarah (Williams) FuUer, and granddaughter of Rev. Abraham Williams of Sand wich, Mass. Mrs. Belcher was a lady of great mental power, and highly esteemed for her many virtues by all who shared her acquaintance. She was b. March 28, 1782, and d. in Belfast, March 1, 1865. Mr. Belcher d. March 15, 1832. Six children : — I. Caroline Williams, b. Oct. 18, 18 12. A lady of much culture and intelligence, who, as a cousin of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, was closely associ ated with that gifted woman as schoolmate and friend. She md., June 28, 1836, Hon. Nehemiah Abbott, a prominent member of the Waldo bar, and a representative to the thirty-fifth Congress; d. June 17, 1883. He was b. March 29, 1804; d. July 26, 1877. 6 chUdren : I. Caroline Belcher Abbott, b. April 10, 1837 ; d. Nov. 26, 1883. 2. Howard Abbott, b. June 23, 1839; ^• May 20, 1859, while a member of Bowdoin College. 3. Emma Fuller Abbott, b. Nov. 17, 1841 ; md., Dec. 25, 1871, Lucius F. Mc Donald of Belfast. 4. Clifford Belcher Abbott, b. March 23, 185 1 ; is a student at Andover Theo logical Seminary. 5. Annie GUI Abbott, b. May 15, 1853; md., Oct. 20, 1878, Walter H. West of Belfast; d. Oct. 8, 1884. 6. Henry Fuller Abbott, b. May 14, 1855 ; d. Nov. 19, 1861. II. *Samuel, b. Dec. 8, 1814. III. Deborah Ann, b. Dec. 10, 1816; md., Dec. 3, 1840, Capt. Charles Gill, whose ancestors were originally called " Killpatricks," and who set tled at Limerick about 1670; d. Feb. 24, 1845. 3 childrem: 49 382 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 29 30 32 34 (13) 3S3637 I. Charles SneUing Gill, b. Aug. 2, 1841 ; merchant and consul of Belgium at Boston, Mass.; md., Oct. 23, 1871, Mary Swift Forster of Charlestown, Mass. Their children are : Mary Forster, Rebecca Swift, Helen Parker. 2. George FuUer Gill, b. Feb. 5, 1843 ; a graduate of Dartmouth College, and a physician at St. Louis, Mo. 3. Clifford Belcher Gill, b. Feb. 5, 1845 ; a graduate of the Naval Academy, and formerly lieutenant in the TJnited States Navy ; now a stock raiser at Junction City, Kan. He md., Feb. 10, 1879, Sarah Stoddard, daughter of Richard Frothingham, of Charles- town, Mass. Their chUdren are : Edna Cheney, Austin Goddard. IV. Clifford, b. March 23, 1819 ; graduated at Har vard College in 1837. He was a successful lawyer in New Orleans, La., until impaired health' compelled him to relinquish his pro fession. He d. in Boston, Dec. 25, 1879, leaving a large estate ; unmd. V. * Abraham Williams Fuller, b. Aug. 26, 182 1. VI. *Timothy Fuller, b. Aug. 3, 1823. Samuel Belcher {vide page 297) in early life acquired a good education, and became a school teacher of con siderable celebrity. During the winter season he taught singing school for several years. In the autumn of 18 14 he was stricken down by the " cold fever," which was prevalent that year, and died October 27th. He was a man of active business habits, and was distinguished for his public spirit and private virtues. He was a kind husband, affectionate father, and constant friend. He md.. May 13, 1806, Betsey, daughter of Stephen Titcomb, q. v.; she d. July 31, 1813. He md. (2) Sept. 8, 1814, Evelina, daughter of Jason D. Cony, q. v. Four chil dren : — I. Eliza, b. AprU 5, 1807 ; md., May 7, 1823, New man T. Allen, q. v. ; d. -F'eb. 24, 1833. II. Margaret, b. June 9, 1808 ; md., Jan. i, 1829, Soranus L. Brettun, who d. April 22, 1880. 3 chil. ; aU d. HI. Lydia Ann, b. Feb. 19, 181 1 ; md., Feb. 12, 1829, David F. Hunter of Strong; d. Oct. 10, 1871. 10 chil. 38 (14) 39 4°41 42 43 (17) 44 454647 48 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 383 Hannah, b. July 14, 1813 ; md., Aug. 28, 1834, William H. Luce. Resides in Prairie Center, 111. 6 chU. Maj. Benjamin M. Belcher lived upon the homestead with his father, and was by occupation a farmer. He early became connected wdth the military organizations in town, and proved an efficient and popular officer. Of a social disposition, and possessing a talent for story-telling, he never failed of being an agreeable companion. He was elected one of the selectmen in 1822-23-24, and died very suddenly, while holding that office, March 15, 1824. His associate, Jeremiah Stinchfield, also died upon the same day. Major Belcher md., Nov. 15, 1810, Mary, daughter of Enoch Craig, q. v. ; she d. May 6, 1815. He md. (2) Jan. 28, 1818, Sarah Smith, daughter of Nathan Backus, q. V. Five children : — I. Enoch Craig, b. Sept. 11, 181 1. At one time he commanded the North Company of Militia, and rose to the rank of brigadier-general. He d. Dec. 18, 1854; unmd. II. Hiram, b. Oct. 25, 1812 ; d. March 15, 1814. Second marriage : III. Hiram, b. March 2, 1819; d. June 27, 1869. IV. Benjamin More, b. March 23, 182 1 ; d. Sept. 22, 1845. V. Sarah Margaret, b. March 2, 1824; d. March 23, 1833- Hiram Belcher {vide page 277), son of Supply Belcher, was a life-long resident of Farmington, and well known in the legal profession throughout the county and State. His wife was EveUna, eldest daughter of Jason D. Cony, q. v., a lady of many excellent qualities, loved and respect ed by a large circle of friends. After a long life of acdvity and usefulness, she died Feb. 20, 1883, leaving ten grand- chUdren and ten great-grandchildren. Six children : — 1. *Hannibal, b. June 15, 1818. II. Charlotte, b. Aug. 29, 1819; d. Nov. 25, 1834. III. Abigail Doty, b. Feb. 18, 1821 ; md., Aug. 16, 1843, John L. Cutler, q. v. ; d. April 24, 1847. IV. Hira?n Andrew, b. June 27, 1823 ; d. Sept. 6, 1825. V. Susan Evelina, b. March 29, 1825 ; md., Oct. 14, 1852, Joseph W. Fairbanks, q. v. ; d. Nov. 8, 1875- 384 49 (27) so SIS2S3 S4SS S6S7 S859 (33) HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Margaret Mehitable, b. AprU 9, 1828 ; md., Sept. 13, 1849, Alexander H. Abbott, q. v. ; d. Oct. I, 1863. Samuel Belcher, eldest son of Clifford Belcher, was educated at Farmington Academy, and entered the office of his uncle, Hiram Belcher, as a student at law. He was admitted to the bar in Kennebec County on his twenty- first birthday, Dec. 8, 1835. He first opened a law office at Orono, where he remained a year or two, but subse quently returned to his native town, entering upon a large and successful practice which has continued uninterrup tedly to the present time. Mr. Belcher was elected town clerk in 1838-39-40, and under President Tyler's admin istration was appointed postmaster, an office he filled acceptably until 1849. He was elected Representative to the Legislature in 1840-49-50, and during the last two years was Speaker of the House, having previously served as its clerk for four years. He was appointed Judge of Probate for the County of Franklin in 1852 ; elected County Attorney in 1862, and again Judge of Probate in 1879, holding this last office until Jan. i, 1884. Upon the organization of the Sandy River Bank in 1853, Judge Belcher was elected president of the board of directors. From 1845 until the Farmington Academy was merged in the Normal School, he acted as trustee for that institution. Judge Belcher is a man of scholarly tastes, an able lawyer, and a safe counsellor, and is beloved and esteem ed by his fellow-citizens and associates at the bar. He md., May 9, 1837, Martha C. H., daughter of Asa Abbott, q. v.. Nine children : — I. *Samuel Clifford, h. March 20, 1839. II. Anna Gill, b. June 21, 1841 ; d. Aug. 23, 1842. III. Abbott, b. March 17, 1843 ; unmd. Resides in Farmington. IV. * William Fuller, b. March 13, 1845. V. Fuller, b. Sept. 13, 1852 ; d. June 24, 1861. VI. Hamilton Abbott, b. Aug. 18, 1854. VII. Mary Caroline, b. July 25, 1856 ; md., Oct. 24, 1878, James Hayes Waugh. i child : I. Samuel Belcher Waugh, b. Aug. 26, 1879. vin. Infant son, ) , ,, „, ..... IX. Infant son^ \ ^- ^^^^ 1862 ; d. in infancy. Abraham W. F. Belcher {vide page 301), md., Dec. 17, 1846, CaroUne Elvira, daughter of Francis Butler, q. v.; d. June 8, 1885. Three children :— 6o6i62 (34) 63 (44) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 385 I. Francis Clifford, b. March 21, 1848. II. Caroline Elvira, b. Aug. 26, 1852 ; d. Feb. 23, 1855- III. Margaret Butler, b. Jan. 9, 1856. Timothy F. Belcher received his education at the Farmington Academy, and afterwards engaged in mercan- tUe pursuits, a portion of the time as the partner of his brother, A. W. F. Belcher. More recently he has suc cessfully devoted his time and energies to banking, and since 1858 has been cashier of the Sandy River National Bank, a position he has held by annual appointments to the present time, performing his duties to the acceptance of his associates and the community. He md., Jan. 19, i860, Margaret Josephine, daughter of Francis Butler, q. V. One child : — I. Arthur Fuller, b. April 24, 186 1 ; graduated at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., in 1878, and at Bowdoin College in 1882 ; studied law with S. Clifford Belcher of Farmington, and Hon. William L. Putnam of Portland, and was admitted to the Franklin Bar, March term, i88q. Hannibal Belcher was educated under the tuition of Nathaniel Green, at the Farmington Academy. He was admitted to the Franklin Bar in 1839, and became associ ated with his father in the law business, under the firm long and favorably known as H. and H. Belcher. As a lawyer he is faithful to his clients, and well grounded in the solid learning of his profession. In 1841 he was appointed lieutenant-colonel on Governor Kent's staff, and in 1855 the Legislature elected him major-general of the eighth division of Maine Militia. He was an internal revenue assessor from 1862 to 1869, and a member of Gov. Lot. M. Morrill's council in i860. He married Lucy Ann Brett, a descendant in double line from John Alden, first of the Pilgrims, it is claimed, to set foot on Plymouth Rock in 1620. The more direct line is traced through John Alden 's son Isaac, whose daughter Sarah married, in 1712, Seth Brett; their son Simeon was the father of Rufus Brett. The other line comes through Ruth, daugh ter of John Alden, wife of John Bass, whose great-great grandchild was Susannah Cary. Ezra Brett, the second child of Rufus and Susannah (Cary) Brett, was born in Bridgewater, Mass., Feb. 27, 1779; he md., July 4, 1800, Alice Robinson, b. Nov. 14, 1779. Of their twelve chil dren, Mrs. Belcher was the ninth, and Mr. Rufus Brett, a resident of Farmington, the fourth child. Six chil. : — 386 646S 66 676869' 70 71 7273 74 75 (50) HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. I. Lucy Garaphelia, b. July 12, 1845 ; ™ 1853. 7. George Washington Wheeler, b. Nov. 30, 1836. He became a resident of Farmington in 1873, was elected selectman in 1883, and is now chairman of the board. He md., June 15, 187 1, H. Augusta, dau. of Alvan Currier, q. v. VII. William, b. in New Vineyard, July 30, 1798 ; md., March 23, 1820, Eunice Brackett, b. Aug. i, 1798, who resides in Scarboro; d. May 4, 1866; s.p. (16) 3°3132 33 34 (17) 3536 37 3839 (31) 40 41 42 (33) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 4O3 Jeremiah Butler was a successful farmer and acquired a competency by industry. In religious faith he was a Methodist, and an acceptable local preacher of that order, respected for his upright character. He md., Nov. 25, 1802, Sarah, daughter of Jonathan Knowltdn, q. v. ; d. July xo, 185 1 ; she d. May 15, 1863. Five chUdren :— I. Olive, b. Sept. 6, 1803 ; d. Nov. 14, 1829. II. *Ephraim Sherman, b. Sept. 13, 1805. III. Jeremiah, b. Oct. 24, 1807 ; d. May 26, 1808. IV. * Jeremiah, b. AprU 28, 18 10. V. Francis Knowlton, b. Nov. 13, 18 19. He went to Ohio as a young man, married, and thence removed to Iowa, where he now resides. Francis Butler {yide page 299) commenced lite as a farmer, and subsequently engaged in mercantile pursuits. For five years, from 1827 to 1832, he was a merchant at the Fairbanks village. During a large part of his active life, he was engaged in buying cattle for the Brighton market, and in this business he was successful. He was selectman of the town in 1829-30-31-32-34, town treas urer in 1835, and representative to the legislature in 1832. He md., March 17, 1808, Mary, daughter of Benjamin and Lydia (Blunt) Blackstone, and granddaughter of Eben ezer Blunt, q. V. ; she d. April 24, 1823. He md. (2) Jan. 19, 1826, Rebecca, daughter of Jonathan Knowlton, q. v. He d. June i, 1845. Five children : — I. *Francis Gould, b. March 31, 1812. II. Mary Jane, b. Aug. 29, 1822; md., Dec. 18, 1845, Reuben Cutler, q. v. ; d. March 24, 1847. Second marriage : III. Caroline Elvira, b. March 28, 1828; md., Dec. 17, 1846, Abraham W. F. Belcher, q. v. IV. *Hiram Augustus, b. Aug. 2g, 183 1. V. Margaret Josephine, b. March 10, 1836; md., Jan. ig, i860, Timothy F. Belcher, q. v. Ephraim S. Butler spent his lile as a farmer in Farm ington. He md., Feb. 16, 1830, Caroline, daughter of Jonathan Knowlton, q. v. ; d. June 3, 1878. Three chil. : — I. Hiram Francis, b. April 16, 1832; d. Aug. 11, 1835- II. Julia Wendell, b. Jan. 23, 1837. III. Charles Francis, b. Feb. 11, 1843. Jeremiah Butler, Jr., spent his early life in Farm ington, later lived in Portland, and at present resides in Iowa. He md., Sept., 1833, Rachel Gay, dau. of Joseph 404 4344 (35) 454647 48 49 (38) 5°SI 52S3 54 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Fairbanks,.^, v. ; she d. Jan. 25, 1850. He md. (2) Jan., 185 1, Mrs. Rebecca C. Dresser. Two children : — I. Marietta Louisa, b. April 22, 1835 ; md., Nov. 15, 1855, Almaron F., son of Joseph S. Craig, q. v. II. Sarah Ellen, b. June 8, 1840 ; d. Oct. 26, 1847. Francis G. Butler, son of Francis, has always resided in Farmington. He md., July 23, 1842, Julia, daughter of Thomas Wendell, q. v. Four children :¦ — I. Mary Elizabeth, b. May 6, 1843 ! d. May 21, 1858. II. Julia Page, b. Dec. i, 1847 ; d. Sept. 11, 1851. III. Apphia Stanley, b. AprU 11, 1851 ; d. Oct, i, i860. IV. Carrie Frances, b. April 30, 1855 ; md., Sept. 18, 1879, Charles F. Thwing. He was b. in New Sharon, Nov. 9, 1853. Resides in Cambridge, Mass. I child : I. Mary Butler Thwing, b. in Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 30, 1880. Hiram A. Butler has always resided in Farmington, and occupies the homestead farm. He md., June 4, 1854, Lucy Maria, daughter of John Corbett, q. v. ; she d. July 29, 1879. Five children : — I. Helen Josephine, b. Aug. 3, 1855 ; md., Sept. 3, 1876, J. Belcher Holley, q. v. II. Caroline Elvira, b. AprU 2, 1857 ; md., Oct. 24, 1880, John C. Spaulding. III. Frank Louis, b. Dec. 13, i860. IV. Mary Affie, b. Oct. 11, 1862. V. Sadie May, b. May 2, 1873 ; d. Sept. 9, 1875. Edward Butler, son of Elijah before mentioned, first settled in New Vineyard, but after a brief residence, removed to this town, where he continued to live during his life. He was for some years a merchant at Backus Corner as the partner ot Samuel L. Jones. He subse quently purchased of the Messrs. Johnson, the store situated north of the Common, which he changed to a hotel, the present L of Hotel Marble. Mr. Butler con ducted this hotel, in connection with his store, until about 1828, wdien he disposed of it to Z. T. Milliken, and devoted his energies wholly to trade. He was a deputy sheriff many years, both before and after the organization of Franklin County. He represented the town in the Legislature of 1825-26, and served as its treasurer in 1829-30. He was b. April 24, 1780; md., Jan. 23, 1800, Mehitable, daughter of Ephraim Norton, q. v. ; d. May 2, 1849. She d. April 10, 1867. Ten chUdren :— l/t VCc 9 10 1314 ISi6 171819 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 405 I. * Freeman, b. Dec. 12, 1800. II. Harriet Byron, b. Nov. 10, 1802; d. Sept. 19, 1804. III. Sophia Weston, b. Dec. 24, 1804; d. May 20, 1808. IV. Anna Norton, b. July 11, 1807; md., Dec. 6, 1827, Zachariah T. Milliken, q. v. V. Elizabeth Mayhew, b. Jan. ig, 1810; md., Dec. 16, 1827, Asa Abbot, q. v. VI. Edward Kelley, b. May 11, 1812; md. Hannah Wood of Wiscasset. He was a lawyer, and settled in Hallowell, where he now lives. VII. * Otis Brown, b. July 7, 18 14. VIII. Augustus, b. Feb. 15, 1817 ; d. Aug. 10, 1850. IX. James Instance, b. May 25, i8ig; d. April 2, 1825. X. Mary Cutler, b. July 28, 1823 ; md., Sept. 25, i860, Sylvanus R. Norton, q. v. Winthrop Butler, brother of the preceding, settled upon the homestead, and succeeded his father, Elijah Butler, in the tanning business, continuing until about 1835, when the establishment was allowed to go to decay. He commanded the respect of all who shared his acquain tance, for his sterling moral worth. He suffered many years from ill health, and died June ig, 1838, aged 53 years. He md., Jan. 2g, 1807 (pub.) Elizabeth, dau. of Zaccheus and Pamela (Smith) Mayhew; she d. AprU 18, 1827, aged 40 years. Seven children : — I. Charles Grandison, b. Dec. 15, 1807 ; killed bv the kick of a horse, Oct. 20, 1824. n. Harriet Byron, b. March 13, i8og ; md., July 25, 1831, Philip S. LoweU; d. in Foxcroft, Oct. 19, 1857. III. Pamela Smith, b. Jan. i, 181 1 ; md. F. V. Stewart, q. V. ; d. Feb. 4, 1849. IV. Winthrop, b. Feb. 5, 1814; d. in the winter of 1832. V. Sarson Kelly, b. Jan. 5, 1816; d. Jan. 6, 1816. VI. Eliza Mayhew, b. Dec. 5, 1817; md., Oct. 25, 1843, Charles Marshall Barrell. 2 chil.: I. Charles Frederic BarreU, b. June 19, 1846; md., Oct. 25, 187 1, Flora A. Arnold; d. June 6, 1875. i chUd. 2. Helen Huntington BarreU, b. Nov. 29, 1852 ; md., Jan. 8, 1875, Marshall C. Percival of Auburn, i child. 4o6 (2) 232425 2627 28 (8) 29 30 31 32 VII. HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. George Albert, b. April 15, 1822; d. in 1841, on board a whale ship in the Indian Ocean. Capt. Freeman Butler, son of Edward, began busi ness at the Center Village as a merchant, and as the partner of Albert Dillingham, in 182 1. After a few years, he removed to West's Mills, Industry, where he continued to trade until he retired to his farm, in the north-east part of this town, which is now owned by Obed N. Collins. Mr. Butler was elected captain of the " Farmington Light Infantry," an organization which had a brief existence. He md., Nov. 23, 1820, Sally, dau. of Nathaniel Hersey, q. v., who d. Feb. i, 1862. Seven children : — I. Sophia Ann, b. Aug. 29, 1822; md., Dec. 31, 1838, Hiram Holley, q. v. II. Caroline Elizabeth, b. July 22, 1824; md., May 2, 1866, Israel Herrick, who d. in Haverhill, Mass., Sept. g, 188 1, aged 76 years. Sarah Louise, b. Feb. 14, 1828; md., Feb. 5, 1852, Warren R. Gilman of Mercer ; d. Feb. 13, 1861. James Freeman, b. June 4, i82g; md., June 5, 1853, Mary E., dau. of Joseph Holley, q. v. 6 chil. Resides in Texas. *Edward, h. Oct. 22, 1833. Lucy Elvira, b. Oct. 22, 1834; md., May 24, 1857, Moses W. Downs; d. July 14, 1866. Mittie Norton, b. Jan. g, 1845 ; "'d., May 24, 1865, George H. Johnston, b. in Alyth, Scot land, March 10, 1844. III. V. VI. VII. Otis B. Butler, a 3'ounger brother of Captain Freeman Butler, first settled in town upon the farm now (1885) owned by David Spaulding, where he remained for some years, when impaired health compelled him to relinquish farming operations. He then engaged in buying and selling agricultural products. He md., Sept. 27, 1837, Ursula, daughter of James and Relepha (Roach) Ridgway; she was b. in New Vineyard, Sept. 30, 1815. Six chil.: — I. Relepha Ridgway, b. Sept. 14, i83g ; md., Feb. 3, 1867, Cyrus T. Reed; (2) May 3, 1877, E. Frank Campbell. Resides in Garland. II. Emma Louisa, b. Feb. 8, 1841; md., Oct. 14, 1866, E. Sprague Swift. Resides in Lewiston. III. James Ridgway, b. March 2, 184s ; d. April 6, 1856. IV. Zachariah Milliken, b. Sept. 18, 185 1 ; d. July 7, 1861. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 407 33 34 (26) 3536 v. Augustus Winthrop, ) , , „ „ VI. Augusta Lothrop, \ ^- ^"g- S' ^^SS- Augustus W. md., Feb. ig, 1880, Lizzie S. J. Jewett. I child. Augusta L. d. March 6, 1857. Edward Butler, second son of Capt. Freeman Butler, very early in life became an employe of the Maine Central Railroad Company, and served as depot master at Cum berland for some years. He is now (1885) fUling a like position at West Farmington, and is regarded as a faithful and efficient officer. He md., Oct. 17, 1872, Etta F. Merrill of Cumberland, where she was b. Dec. 31, 1852. Two children : — I. Guy Warren, b. Jan. 28, 1874. II. Ernest Freeman, b. Feb. 14, 1876. Buttcfflcia^ Benjamin Butterfield was among the early settlers of Charlestown, Mass. He removed to Woburn in 1640, where he is spoken of as a large landed proprietor. In 1654, he moved thence to Chelmsford, where he died March 21, 1688. The records of Woburn show three sons born to him and his wife Ann, Nathaniel, Samuel and Joseph. Two other Butterfields,' Benjamin and Jonathan, whose names appear upon the Chelmsford records, were doubtless his sons. Jonathan settled in Cam bridge, and died without children ; the others settled in the vicinity of Chelmsford, and were the ancestors of the Butterfields of Middlesex County. It has not been ascertained which of the four sons of Benjamin and Ann Butterfield was the father of Samuel Butterfield, who is the first of the name to whom the Farmington Butterfields can be traced. Samuel Butterfield and his wife Rachel were residents of Chelmsford, and there their second son, Ebenezer, was born July 13, 1706. Ebenezer Butterfield's name appears on the list of tax-payers in Dunstable in 1744, the date of the earliest tax records. He was also a member of the church in 1757 with his wife Alice, and served in the Continental army. He was twice married. The name of his first wife was Sarah, and that of his second Alice. He d. in i7g5. The Dunstable records show nine chUdren : — I. *Ebenezer, b. Jan. 26, 1732. II. * Samuel, b. Feb. 24, 1738. III. Leonard, b. Nov. 17, 1740; md., about 1767, Joanna, who d. May 26, 1771 ; md. (2) about 1771, Olive ; d. Nov. 17, 1800. He was among the most patriotic of the citizens of Dunstable, 4o8 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (2) 12 1314IS (3) IV. V. VI. and his name frequently appears on its military record as captain of the " alarm list." 6 chil. *Jonas, b. Sept. 12, 1742. Sarah, b. June 23, 1746; d. unmd. Mary, b. Oct. 3, 1748; md. Peter Parker; md. (2) Oct. 28, 1778, John F. Woods, q.v.; d. Oct. 16, 1844. Second marriage : VII. *Jesse, b. AprU 28, 1752. VIII. Rachel, b. Oct. 8, 1754- IX. Philip, b. Oct. 8, 1757: who d. Jan. 16, 1801. the Continental army. md., about 1778, Mary, He was a member of Married a second time and removed to Wilton. 8 chil. Ebenezer Butterfield, Jr., was a member of the first company raised in Dunstable for the defence of the country in the Revolutionary War. It seems probable that he served in the army so long as the war was waged on New England soil. He came to the township about i7go, and bought river-lot No. 6, west side, of Moses Chandler. Here he spent the remainder of his life. Mr. Butterfield md., about 1760, Elizabeth Emery, who was b. October, 1732. She d. in Farmington, May i,ii8i8. He d. April 2, 1821. Five children, b. in Dunstable: — I. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 20, 1763; md., about 1784, Oliver Bailey, q. v. ; d. March 10, 1842. II. *Reuben, b. Dec. 2g, 1764. III. Joseph, b. July 10, 1768; md. —Hastings. Was a physician, and settled in Turner, where he died. IV. Mary, b. Aug. 8, 1770; md. Eliphalet Jennings, q. v.; d. Jan. ig, 185 1. V. Sarah, b. Sept. 17, 1772 ; md., March 27, 1799 (pub.) Oliver Wright. Samuel Butterfield bore a part with the other brave men of Dunstable in the Revolutionary struggle. He does not seem to have been a member of the earliest company raised in the town, but was drafted in June, 1777, and served at least one year. In company with his brother Jonas, he came to the Sandy River township in November, 1781, with his family. They came in wagons as far as iVionmouth, through Lewiston, and thence on horseback the remainder of the distance. Mr. Butterfield settled on river-lot No. 2, west side, and built a temporary house by setting forked posts, laying poles across them, and covering them with elm bark. He soon added to this a small GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 409 framed building, the first built in town, which still stands as a part of the buildings on the place. This he occupied as a dwelling until i78g, when he built the substantial farm-house formerly occupied by his son, Moses Butter field, being the second framed house built on the river. Having purchased lot No. 3, adjoining his first farm on the south, he erected upon it, in 1800, the brick mansion now owned by the heirs of Calvin D. Sewall. The family of Mr. Butterfield was one of the first eight families to pass a winter in town. Although he had made no improvements upon his farm previous to taking up his residence upon it, the work of bringing it into cultivation was soon accomplished. He planted the apple-trees which first fruited in the town. Mr. Butterfield was one of the proprietors of the town ; and in company with Francis Tufts went to Boston in i7go to conclude the purchase. He was a man of great enterprise, and to him, with the other pio neers, is due the early prosperity of Farmington. He served as representative to the General Court in 1808, and d. the same year, July 2g, 1808. He md. in Dunstable, Nov. 12, 1761, Hannah Chandler, sister of Col. Moses Chandler, q. V. She was b. in Westford, Mass., Aug. 27, 1742, and d. April 14, 1814. Ten chUdren : — I. Hannah, b. in Dunstable, Mass., Dec. 23, 1762 ; md., March 16, 1786, Solomon Adams, ^. w. ; d. March 20, 1856. II. Samuel, Jr., b. in Dunstable, March 18, 1766; md. Rachel Sawyer. He was an enterprising man, and had great mechanical ingenuity. When a mere lad he built a rude grist-mill on Blunt's brook, one of the first constructed in town. He was one of the first settlers in Wilton, where he built and operated mills about i7gi. He d. Jan. 25, 1816. i dau., who md. Col. Charles Morse. III. Lydia, b. in Dunstable, Feb. 22, 177 1 ; md., July 14, i7g4, Josiah Green; d. Feb. 3, 1851. Lived in Wilton. IV. *Henry, b. in Dunstable, Oct. 25, 1773. V. Susannah, b. in Dunstable, Oct. 23, 1775 ; d. in Farmington, July 13, 1790, being the first death of an adult female. VI. Sarah, b. in Dunstable, Dec. 2, 1777 ; md., March, 1796, Jonas Butterfield, Jr., q. v.; d. March, 1865. VII. * Moses, b. in Dunstable, May 30, 1780. VIII. Prudence, b. in Farmington, Feb. 12, 1784; md., in 1800, Nathaniel Russell, q. v. ; md. (2) 1832, Taylor Whittier; d. March 18, 1876. 4IO HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 2425 (5) 26 2728 29 (8) IX. *James, b. Jan. i, 1786. X. * Isaac, b. May 8, 1788. Jonas Butterfield was enrolled in the first company raised in Dunstable in defence of the country, in 1776, and was corporal of the "training band." It is probable that he served until 1778, when it appears from the records that he was paid off. He came to the township in com pany with his brother Samuel in 1781, and with him and seven other families, passed the first winter in town. He settled on river-lot No. 18, west side, known as the Ing ham farm, where he spent his life. His first house, built near the interval, was flooded in the great freshet of Oct. 22, 1785. He later built the framed house still standing on the farm. Mr. Butterfield md., in Dunstable, Esther. She d. Feb. 16, 1824; he d. June 22, 1826. Four children b. in Dunstable : — I. Rebecca, b. Oct. i, 1768 ; md., April ig, 1797, David Ingham; d. Nov. 17, 1848. 3 chil. II. *Jonas,Jr., b. May 24, 1773. III. Esther, b. AprU 12, 1778; md., Aug. 5, 1799, Jonathan Graves, q. v. ; d. Nov. 28, 1853. IV. John, b. AprU 16, 1780; md., June 25, 1800, Sibyl Willard. Settled in New Sharon. Chil. Jesse Butterfield, half brother of the preceding, was perhaps the most patriotic member of this most patriotic family. As early as March, 1775, we find him banded with other citizens of Dunstable tor their country's defence. His name is one of twenty-eight signed to the following pledge : " We the subscribers, taking into our consideration the present difficulty, do hereby voluntarily engage with each other in defence of our country, privileges and liberties, for the space of six months from this date ; that we will submit ourselves to the laws, equally the same as if they were in full force, respecting our officers that now are or hereafter may be chosen, in all military duty." "Dunstable, March i, 1775." * On the morning of the Battle of Lexington, Jesse marched for the field, and was on the ground before the dead patriots had been removed. He was in the Battle of Bunker Hill, and served throughout the war, being, with his four brothers, a member of Capt. Cummings' company, the first regularly raised in Dunstable to aid the Continental Congress. Before the close of the war, about * History of Dunstable, p. 112. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 411 30 31 3233 34 3536 (12) 37 1780, he md. Lydia, daughter of Josiah and Jemima Blodgett, who is described as a noble woman of the Puritan stamp. She was b. Oct. i, 1758. Immediately after the formal declaration of peace, Mr. and Mrs. Butterfield, with their two young children, one an infant in the arms, started on their long journey through the wilderness from Dunstable to Sandy River. They settled on riverdot No. 16, west side, and there made their home for life. He d. Feb. 6, 1842, at the advanced age of ninety, having for many years enjoyed the bounty of his country in return for the services he had rendered in the hour of her need. His wife d. June 12, 1837. Seven children are here recorded : — I. Alice, b. in Dunstable, June 11, 1781 ; md., Jan. 26, 1837 (pub.) John NeweU of Strong; d. March 18, 1874; s.p. II. Jacob Warren, b. in Dunstable, March 12, 1783; md., Jan. 17, 1814, Sarah Whitney of Chester ville; d. Nov. 14, 1875. He settled in Ches terville. Chil. HI. *Asa, b. in Farmington, Aug. 30, 1786. IV. Jemima, b. April i, 1792 ; d. unmd. v. Susan, b. May 30, 1794; md., Jan. i, 1817, Nehe miah French ; d. in Phillips, June 6, 1864. VI. *Jesse,Jr., b. March 28, i7gg. VII. Otis, b. April 30, 1801 ; md., Aug. 24, 1823, Lovisy Whitney of Chesterville ; d. Oct. 30, 1874; she d. Jan. i, 1865. Settled in Phillips, where he spent his life. Chil. Reuben Butterfield first came into the township when a lad, in company with his uncle, Samuel Butter field. He remained here some years and then returned to Dunstable. He enlisted in Massachusetts for the suppression of Shay's Rebellion in 1786, and subsequently returned to Sandy River. He first took up back lot No. 7, east side, which he afterwards sold, and bought of Joseph Riant river-lot No. 39. Having made an arrange ment to care for his parents during their declining years, he moved on to his father's farm, where he lived and died. Mr. Butterfield was twice married: Feb. 13, 1792, to Jane Whitney, who was b. in Dunstable, March 11, 1767 ; d. Sept. 20, 1819 ; md. (2) Dec. 2g, 1823 (pub.) Elizabeth Hardy. He d. Dec. i, 1857. Seven children by first marriage : — I. Joseph, b. Sept. 30, 1794; md., May 12, 1824, Sarah Sawtelle ; d. July 3, 1877. He lived as a farmer in Farmington, highly respected for his upright character ; s. p. 412 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 38 39 4041 42 (19) 4344 45 4647 48495° (22) II. Olive, b. Dec. 23, 1795. III. *Asa, b. Nov. i, 1797. IV. Sarah, h. April 3, 1799; md., AprU 10, 1823, Daniel, son of Samuel Fames, q. v. V. Hannah, b. March 7, 1805 ; md., April 28, 1830, Caleb Butterfield, q. v. VI. Jane Whitney, b. Oct. 11, 1815 ; unmd. 51 52 Henry Butterfield received from his father large tracts of land in the west part of Farmington, said to equal a square mile. He settled in Wilton, however, at what is now the Lower Mills, where he owned a valuable farm and operated mills. He md., March 7, 1796, Ruth M. Hilman ; b. in Freetown, Mass., Aug. 29, 1776. She d. May 17, 1846 ; he md. (2) Mrs. Huldah Gilbert, b. Feb. 22, 1787. She d. Sept. 4, 1859. He d. May 22, 1865. Seven chUdren : — I. Ruth, b. Feb. 4, 1797 ; md., May 7, i8ig, Daniel Chandler ; he d. Dec, i8ig ; md. (2) David T. Mosher; d. May 21, 1856. II. Henry, Jr., b. Sept. 11, i7g9; md., Nov. 13, 1823, Martha W. Bullen ; d. June 20, 1883, in Nebraska. ni. Inda, b. in Wilton, Feb. 20, 1802 ; md., Nov. 20, 1823, Benjamin, son of Ephraim Butterfield, Jr., q. V. ; md. (2) Thomas Hayes. Lives in Wilton. Samuel, b. in WUton, May 21, 1804; md., Dec. 27, 1827, Elizabeth, dau. of John F. Woods, Jr., q, V. ; d. Sept. 29, 1881. Lived in Wilton, and died on the homestead farm. Clarissa, b. in Wilton, April 25, 1806 ; d. Feb. 0, 1808. Thomas, b. in WUton, Nov. 3, 1808 ; md., in 1830, Hope Eaton. Resides in CaUfornia. William, b. in Wilton, Sept. 22, 181 1 ; d. Jan. 28, 1833 ; unmd. George, b. in WUton, July 31, 1814; md., Nov., 1844, Sarah Jenness ; she d. Sept. 29, 1867, and he md. (2) Mary Ann Dascomb. He resides in Kasota, Minnesota. IV. VI. VII. MosES Butterfield settled on the lot first taken up by his father, and there passed his life. In 1832 he was elected town treasurer, and served the town as represen tative to the legislature in 1834. He md., June 14, 1801, Sarah Merrill, who was b. in 1782, and d. Sept. 26, 1866. Mr. Butterfield d. Sept. 19, 1866. Eleven chUdren :— I. *Caleb, b. June 12, 1802. n. Mary, b. March 13, 1804; d. Nov. 11, 1820. ce-'r-yt.*^ ^^t-t(^!^!^l:^^^::f^^^e:^^ 53 5455 S657 58596061 (24) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 413 III. Prudence, b. Feb. 21, 1806; md., Aug. 22, 1826, Stephen Parker; d. Nov. 22, 1829. He d. Sept. 10, 1 83 1. IV. Cyrena, b. May 26, 1808; d. Nov. 12, 1829; unmd. V. *Moses,Jr., b. Aug. 15, 1810. VI. Almas, b. Feb. 16, 1813 ; d. May, 1832. VII. Elmira, b. July 28, 1815 ; md., Sept. 11, 1852, F. W. Campbell; d. Mar. 20, 1855. VIII. Abigail, b. Jan. 15, 1818 ; md., May 21, 1840 (pub.), Samuel S. Lambert; d. Oct. ig, i86g. IX. Mary Ann, b. Oct. 16, 1820; md., Dec. 12, 1842, Sylvanus D., son of Ebenezer Davis, q. v. 3 chil. X. Sarah, b. Apr. i, 1823 ; d. June 2, 1832. XI. Clarinda, b. Aug. 25, 1825 ; md., Apr., i86g, J. D. Prescott, q. v. James Buti'erfield settled upon the south half of the homestead farm and made it his home for life. Although unpretending in manner, Mr. Butterfield was highly es teemed by his townsmen, who called him from time to time to fill many important offices. He served the town as selectman in i8i7-ig-2o-2i-2g-30-3i-32-35-3g, and was representative to the legislature in 1824 and 1825. Upon the organization of Franklin County in 1838, he was appointed chairman of the board of County Commission ers, and in 1840 was again appointed to the position. Mr. Butterfield served in the militia in various capacities, chief of which was colonel of the 2d Regiment. He md. Anna Clark, who was b. Oct. 4, 1784, and died Apr. 3, 1864. He d. June 13, 1866. Twelve children: — Nancy, b. June 3, 1808; md., Sept. 30, 1832, Enoch Huse ; d. July 10, i87g. Chil. Hannah, b. Jan. i, 1810; md.. Mar. g, 1843, WiUiam, son of Rufus Corbett, q. v. ; d. Oct. 3, 1850. Matilda, b. Mar. 10, 1813; d. Mar. 19, 1813. Lavinia, b. Feb. 16, 1814; md., Jan. 22, 1840, T. McL. Davis, q. v. Emily, b. Dec. 13, 1815 ; md., June 15, 1843, Samuel A. Campbell; d. Oct. 11, 1868. Dorcas, b. Apr. 13, 1818; md., Sept. 6, 1838, Richard Hitchcock, Jr., of Damariscotta. Elvira, b. Apr. 6, 1820; d. Feb. 17, 1821. Emeline, b. Nov. 20, 182 1 ; d. Jan. 14, 1822. Julia, b. July 18, 1825; md., Nov. 10, 1850, Henry C. WhUtier; d. ' in Cambridgeport, Mar. 27, i860. S3 62 I. 63 II. 64 6s III. IV. 66 V. 67 VI. 686970 VII. VIII. IX. 414 7172 73 (25) 7475 767778 (27) 79 8o 8i (32) 8283 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. X. Theresa, b. Mar. 2, i82g ; d. June 7, 1832. XI. Maria, b. May 4, 1833 ; md. July 4, i85g, Nathan Pinkham; d. Apr. 28, 1863. XII. Infant son. Isaac Butterfield was a farmer upon a part of back- lot No. 15, west side, the same now occupied by his grandson, Isaac W. Butterfield. He was a conscientious, upright man, and highly respected. He md., Dec. 28, i8og, Mary, dau. of Thomas Hiscock, q. v. Mr. Butter field d. Apr. 8, 1874. His wife d. Oct. 14, i86g. Five chUdren : — I. *Almon, b. Apr. 16, 18 12. II. *Isaac, b. Aug. i, 1814. III. Mary, b. July 3, 1816; md., Apr. 25, 1841, James Porter Russell, q. v. IV. * James, b. Dec. 27, 1818. V. Joseph, b. Aug. 30, 1831 ; d. Mar. 8, 1836. Jonas Butterfield, Jr., settled in Wilton on the farm now owned by Joseph Furbush. He was killed by light ning while standing at an open window in his house, July II, i8og. Mr. Butterfield was a man of powerful phy sique, and capable of great endurance. He was very popular among his fellow-townsmen, and his shocking death was universally lamented. He md.. Mar., 1796, his cousin, Sarah, dau. of Samuel Butterfield, q. v. Three daughters : — I. Sarah, b. Mar. 16, 1798; md., Mar. 21, 1816, Solomon Adams, Jr., q. v. ; d. May 8, 1883. II. Lydia. III. Olive, md. Reuben Lord. Asa Butterfield settled in Chesterville, later in Phil lips, and finally upon his father's farm, and lived there until 1857, when he removed to Piqua, O., where he d.. Mar. 6, 1862. He md., Dec. 30, 1810, Hannah, eldest dau. of Jacob Jordan. She was b. in Sharon, Mass., Oct. 27, 1791, and died in Piqua, O., May 12, 1874. Ten children : — I. Infant daughter. II. William Harrison, } h. in Chesterville, Jan. 26, III. Harriet, \ 1813. WUUam H. md.. May 22, 1840, Hannah Eliza beth Norris. In i84g they removed to Day- . ton, O., where he was a teacher in the public schools many years. He removed to Tope- ka, Kan., in 1866, where he was superin- GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 41S tendent of the city schools several years. He still resides in Topeka. 4 chil. Harriet md., July 4, 1833, Abner, son of Capt. Sylvanus Davis, q. v. 4 chil. 85 IV. Marcus Quincy, b. in Farmington, Apr. 7, 1815 ; md. in 1845 Elizabeth McKecknie of Nor- .ridgewock; md. (2), Mar. 8, 1855, Lucy Wilde, dau. of Col. Daniel Beale, q. v. He has been for many years a successful lawyer in Anoka, Minn. ; has been mayor of the city, and has served as county attorney ; s. p. 86 V. Albert Gallatin, b. Aug. 25, 1817 ; md., Oct. i, 1846, Eliza Brigham, dau. of the late Edward Phelps, of Dayton, O. He has for years been engaged in manufacturing at Piqua, O. 4 chil. 87 VI. Amanda Malvina, b. Nov. 8, i8ig; md.. May 13, 1841, Jabez Vaughan of New Vineyard. Re sides in Farmington. i dau. VII. Horatio Quincy, b. in Phillips, Aug. 5, 1822. He fitted for college at the Farmington Academy, and graduated at Harvard College in 1848. He studied theology at Bangor Seminary, was graduated in 1853, and ordained to the Con gregational ministry Oct. 5, 1854. From 1853 -57 Mr. Butterfield was pastor of the church at St. Stephen's, N. B. ; from 1857-60 at Hallowell, and from 1861-64 at Great Falls, N. H. In 1865 he was elected to the chair of Ancient Languages at Washburn College, Kansas, and was made President of the college in i86g. He was chosen Corresponding Sec retary of what is now the " American College and Education Society" in 1870. In 1876 he was chosen third President of Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., aud this position he stUl holds. He md., Aug. 28, 1856, Caroline Augusta, dau. of Col. Noah Robinson of Nashua, N. H. ; s.p. 8g vin. Asa Albion U. May 30, 1825. 90 IX. Jesse Franklin, \ Asa Albion removed to Dayton, O., at an early age, and still resides there, engaged in mer cantile pursuits. He md., Nov., 1856, Fanny Dryden. 2 chil. Jesse Franklin fitted for college at Farmington Academy, ent:ered Bowdoin College, and graduated in the class of 1852. He taught in Foxcroft, Augusta, Providence, R. I., and 4i6 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 91 (35) 92 93 (39) 9495 (SI) 96 97 9899 St. Anthony, Minn. He md. Sarah Powell of Penn Yan, N. Y., and d. in St. Anthony, Sept. 24, 1868 ; s. p. X. Charles Henry, b. May 17, 1833 ; fitted for college under the tuition of Rev. Jonas Burnham, and was graduated at Bowdoin College in the class of 1859. Upon graduation he went to Evans- ville, Ind , which has since been his home. He commanded the 91st Indiana Regiment during the war, and was on the point of being made a Brigadier-General when the war closed. By profession Col. Butterfield is a lawyer, and was made Register in Bankruptcy for the First Congressional District of Indiana in 1868. In 1870 he was elected Judge of the Vanderburg County Criminal Court. He resigned this office in 1872, and was elected mayor of the city of Evansville. He md., July 30, 1862, Emily Jones, dau. of the late Col. Samuel Daggett of Farmington ; s. p. Jesse Butterfield, Jr., settled upon the homestead. He md., in 18 19, Martha Whitney, and d. in Aug., 1822. Two daughters : — I. Lydia Blodgett, b. Jan. 30, 1820; d. unmd. II. Martha Wells, b. July 31, 1821. Asa Butterfield in early life was a successful school teacher, and during his active years was a farmer. He resides at West Farmington, and enjoys the respect of all for his solid worth. He md., Aug. 20, 182 1, Sarah, dau. of John Tufts, q. v., who d. Apr. 7, 1825. Two chil dren : — I. Franklin, b. Jan. 4, 1823 ; md. Laura M. Ransom ; d. Sept. 23, 1876, in Wilton, Iowa. ChU. II. Louisa, b. Dec. i, 1824 ; d. in infancy. Caleb Butterfield first settled in Piscataquis County, subsequently returned to his native town, and now resides in Strong. He rod., Apr. 28, 1830, Hannah, dau. of Reuben Butterfield, q. v. Four children : — I. Sarah, b. May, 1832 ; d. Feb. 17, 1842. II. Caleb Merrill, b. in Abbott, Apr. 21, 1834; d. • Mar. 7, 1856. III. Melissa, b. in Abbott, Dec. 3, 1835; md. Peter Marchant. IV. Chauncey, b. Oct. 15, 185 1. (55) lOI (74) 1 02 103 104 i°S106107 108 log (75) noIII112113 (77) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 41 y Moses Butterfield, Jr., settled upon the homestead farm, and still lives upon a portion of it. He md., Nov. 8, 1832, Elizabeth Demick, daughter of Ebenezer Davis, q. v., who d. M.ir. 16, 186 1; md. (2), May 16, 1868, Mrs. Martha Hamlin, b. Aug., 1824. Two chUdren by first marriage : — ¦ I. Jophanus Henderson, b. May 20, 1835 ; md., May 4, 1861, Elizabeth N. Hovej?. Was at one time in the boot-and-shoe trade at Farmington, and subsequently removed to Lawrence, Mass., where he now resides ; J-. /. II. * Almas Sylvanus, b. June 12, i83g. Almon. Butterfield settled first in Farmington on a part of the homestead farm, and subsequently removed to Temple, where he now resides. He md., Feb. 10, 1838, Sarah Sawtelle Bragg; md. (2) June 17, 1861, Mrs. Sophronia Reed Morrison, who was b. in Strong Nov. 13, i8ig. Eight children : — I. Ann, b. Feb. 28, i83g ; d. Sept. 7, 1842. II. Marcellus, b. Aug. 21, 1840; d. Aug. 10, 1842. III. John, b. July 3, 1842 ; went to Kansas in 1863, where he now lives. IV. Elbina, b. Aug. 14, 1844; d. Aug. 20, 1846. V. Albert, b. July 14, 1848; d. Jan. 30, i84g. VI. Charles, b. Feb. 25, 1850; d. F^eb. 10, 1851. VII. Josephine, b. Sept. 20, 1852 ; went to Kansas in 1863. Second marriage : VIII. Elbina, b. July 30, 1862 ; md., in 1881, Fred W. Noyes. Isaac Butterfield, Jr., resided upon the homestead farm. He md., July 16, 1848, Phebe Lufkin, b. May i, 1827. He d. July 2, 1882. Four children : — I. Ellen, b. Oct. 26, i84g ; md., Apr. 10, i86g, Albert Thompson, i chUd. II. Isaac Weston, b. Jan. 14, 1856; md., Dec. 31, 1878, Fannie Stevens. III. Mary, b. Oct. 25, 1857 ; md., Jan. 2g, 1874, Walter F. Folsom. IV. Ollie, b. Dec. 19, 1863. James Butterfield, 2D, settled upon a part of the homestead farm, and there spent his life. He was three times married : Nov. 28, 1841, Mary B. Hilman, b. June 17, 1821; she d. Mar. 27, 1853. He md. (2), June 28. 4i8 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 114 IIS116117n8119 120 (lOl) 121 122 1854, Hannah A. R. True, b. May 22, 1817 ; she d. May 21, i860. He md. (3), Sept. 22, 1863, Emily N. Huse, b, Mar. 10, 1834, who survives him. He d. Feb. 14, 1865. Seven children : — I. Matilda M., b. Mar. 2g, 1843 ; md. Eben Per ham ; d. Jan. 2, 1867. n. J. Alfred, b. Apr. 7, 1845 ; md., Sept. 10, 1867, P. Emma Russell, dau. of Chas. B. Russell, q. v. ; d. Feb. 15, 1870 ; J. /. III. Flavilla L., b. Dec. 22, 1846 ; d. Jan. 3, 1863. IV. Charles A., b. June 7, 1849. Lives in Massachu setts. V. Christina H, b. Mar. 29, 1851 ; d. VI. Fidelia E., b. Feb. 17, 1853 ; d. Dec. 22, 1853. Third marriage : VII. Frank L., b. Sept. 15, 1864; d. Jan. 30, 1865. Almas Sylvanus Butterfield has been for many years a successful merchant in the boot-and-shoe trade at Farmington. He md., in 1861, Julia C. BaUey, b. in Augusta, Oct. 10, 1840. Two children : — I. Fred Elmer, b. Aug. 8, 1862. II. Gertrude Elizabeth, b. Feb. 27, 1864. Ephraim Butterfield. It is not known that the lamily of Ephraim Butterfield is in any way connected with the Butterfield family just sketched. The subject of this notice was born in England in 1734, and came to this country with his two brothers, Abraham and Isaac, but at what time is unknown. He made a temporary settlement at Dunstable, Mass., but the first authentic date in his history is that of settlement in Augusta, which, according to Judge North's History, was 1763 or thereabouts.* The exact date of his settlement in Farmington cannot be accurately determined. It was not later than 1793, nor earlier than 1786, probably in 1790. His brother Isaac settled in Wilton, and Abraham remained in the Kennebec vaUey. Ephraim Butterfield md. Mary Snow, and d. Mar 16, 1814. She d. July 8, 1818. Eight children. The sons were Samuel, who remained at Augusta, and Ephra im. The daughters were Betsey, who married a Wyman ; Sarah, who married a Sawtelle ; Hannah, who married Solomon Butterfield, Mar. 27, i8oo ; Annie, who married a Dinsmore ; Mary, who married Micajah Coville ; and Lucy, who married a Lombard. * North's History of Augusta, p. 92. (8) 13 14 ISi6 17 (13) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 419 Ephraim Butterfield, Jr., was b. May i, 1772. He made a temporary home in Sydney, but came to the farm which his father had taken up, back-lot No. 8, west side, as early as i7g7. Here he made his home for life. He was a man of great industry, a successful farmer, and esteemed citizen. He md., Apr. 10, i7g5, Zipporah Rob inson, who was born on Naushon Island, Apr. 7, 1775. Mr. Butterfield d. May 23, 1848, and his wife survived him until Apr. g, 1853. Ten children: — I. Benjamin, b. in Sydney, Feb. 20, i7g6; md. Inda, dau. of Henry Butterfield, q. v., Nov. 20, 1823 ; d. July 6, 1838. He settled in WUton. Susannah, b. Jan. g, i7g8; d. June 26, 1885. Ingols, b. Feb. g, 1800 ; md., Nov. i, i82g, Rhoda, dau. of John Tufts, q. v.; d. Aug. 6, 1866. Manley, b. Aug. 27, 1801 ; d. May 13, 1802. Sarah, b. Mar. 9, 1803; md.. May 10, 1826, Asa Green; d. July 23, 1838. * John, b. Apr. 26, 1806. Sabra, b. July 8, 1808; md., Feb. 6, 1827, John T. Quincy; (2) Mar. 15, 1846, Gideon Tirrell ; d. Jan. 2, 1854. Betsey, b. Feb. 13, 181 1; md., Dec. 28, 1834, Almery T. Hamlin. Abigail, b. Jan. 29, 1814; md., May 24, 1837, Caleb Jones; d. June 11, 1838. Mary, b. Mar. 11, 1816; md., Feb. ig, i83g, Caleb Jones. 4 II. 5 III. 6 IV. 7 V. 8 VI. 9 VII. 10 VIII. II IX. John Butterfield resides on the west side of the river, and is by trade a stone-mason and farmer. In religious faith he is a. Universalist. He md., July ig, 1835, Judith Whittier, who was b. Aug. 3, i8og, and d. Sept. 23, 1865. He md. (2), Sept. 23, 1874, Mrs. Martha H. Quimby. Four children : — I. *Hiram Coville, b. Sept. 18, 1836. II. Marshall Osgood, b. Sept. 24, 1842 ; d. July 28, 184.7. III. John Morrill, b. Nov. 23, 1845 ; d. July 27, 1847. IV. Luther Voldamus, b. Oct. 2g, i84g; md. Lottie Decker; d. Apr. 21, i87g. i child: I. Florentine Judith, b. Sept. 28, 1876. Hiram Coville Butterfield resides in Farmington, and is a carpenter by trade. He md., Sept. 15, 1861, Mary H. Dobbins, who was b. in Norridgewock, Nov. 13, i83g, and was the dau. of John and Phebe (Lambert) Dobbins. Three children : — 420 19 20 II. III. HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Minnie Ermina May, b. Apr. 21, 1863 ; md., Jan. I, 1883, David A. Chandler. Walter Mendall, b. Mar. 5, 1867. Charles Otis, b. Sept. 17, 1870. The Chandlers in America trace their ancestry to WiUiam and Annis Chandler, who came from England in 1637, and setded in Roxbury, Mass. He is spoken of by the records of that dme as a man of eminent piety, but in delicate health. He lived but four years after his arrival in this country. Four children accompanied the parents. The oldest, a daughter, Hannah, married George Abbot of Andover, and is the ancestress of the Andover family of Abbots, and therefore of the Jacob Abbot family of Farmington. The second son, Thomas, born in England about 1630, is the ancestor of the Moses Chandler family. The third son, William, is the ancestor of that branch of Chandlers to which belongs David H. Chandler, late Clerk of Courts for Franklin County. Thomas Chandler was one of the proprietors and early settlers of Andover, Mass., and was representative to General Court. He married Hannah Brewer of Andover, by whom he had eight children. His death occurred in 1703. The fourth child of Thomas and Hannah was Will iam, born May 28, 1659. He married, April 21, 1687, EHnor Phelps of Andover, and was the father of four children. William Chandler, their second son, was born July 20, 1689, and was a clothier at Andover. He married Susanna Burge of Westford, and died July 27, 1756. Moses was the third of the fourteen children of WilUam and Susanna Chandler, and was born May 19, 1720. He was twice married: June 28, 1742, to Dorothy Marble of Andover, who died in 1760; (2) Mar. 19, 1762, to Elizabeth KendaU or Kimball of Leicester. Moses Chandler was a soldier in the French and Indian war, and removed with his family to Winthrop, where he followed the trade of a blacksmith. He died in Wilton, Mar. 16, 1820. CoL. MosES Chandler was the ninth of the eleven chUdren of Moses Chandler noticed above, and was b. Aug. 27, 1757. His early Ufe was spent in Dunstable, and he formed one of that patriotic company- who were among the first to offer their services for the defense of their country's liberties. Although but seventeen years old at the time the battle of Bunker Hill was fought, he resolved to take a part among his older companions. His own firelock was out of order, and sending his brother-in- law, Samuel Butterfield, to get it repaired, he took Butter field's musket and hastened to the field, arriving in time for the action. He was one of the eighty men who, under the command of Ethan Allen, siormed and captured Ti- conderoga, May 10, 1775. II12 13 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 42 1 Mr. Chandler removed with his father to Winthrop, and there married Sarah Berry. He settled in Farmington in 1785, upon lot No. 6 on the west side of the river. This farm he soon sold, and made his permanent home on the next lot above. The love ot military life did not desert him upon his adopting the more peaceful pursuits of agri culture. He was chosen captain of the South Company of militia, and was the second colonel who commanded the first regiment formed on Sandy River, succeeding in office Col. Ezekiel Porter. In 1806 he represented the town in the General Court at Boston. He d. Apr. 27, 1828. His wife survived him until Jan. 24, 185 1, when she d., aged 87 years. Ten children : — I. Henry, b. in Winthrop, Dec. 2, 1784; d. young. II. Hannah, b. Apr. 4, 1786; md., Dec. 28, 1814, George Wheeler of ChesterviUe ; d. Apr. 12, 1870. 7 chil.: I. Albert Gallatin Wheeler, b. Oct. 28, 1816; md.. May 18, 1841, Fanny O. Racklift' of Industry. He was a me chanic oi rare skill, and a man much respected for his real worth. For many years he was a deacon of the Baptist Church. He d. Aug. 18, 1883 ; she d. Mar. 6, 1885. 2 chU. 2. Olive Chandler Wheeler, b. Mar. 16, 1819. 3. Sarah Berry Wheeler, b. Nov. 17, 1820; md. Stephen J. S. McClure ; lives at Sacramento, Cal. 2 chil. 4. Hannah Wheeler, b. Sept. 21, 1823; md., Nov. ig, 1867 (pub.), Simon P. Whittier. 5. George Oliver Wheeler, b. June 8, 1826. Lives at Grizzly Flat, Cal. 6. Moses Chandler Wheeler, b. Nov. 22, i82g. Lives at Grizzly Flat, Cal. 7. Andrew Jackson Wheeler, b. July 22, 1832; md., June ig, 1858, JuHa S. Luce, and lives in Farmington. 2 chil. III. Levi, b. Jan. 22, 1788; d. in Robbinston. IV. Nehemiah, b. May 18, 1790; md.. Mar. 3, 1814, Jerusha, dau. of Abner RamsdeU, q. v.; d. Apr. 2, 1833. Chil. V. Sarah, b. July 10, 1792 ; md., Dec. 28, 1815, John Dodge, who d. Aug. 7, 1872. Resided at Quincy, 111. ; d. Nov. 6, 1872. 9 chil. 54 422 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. i4IS i6 17 2122232425 VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. Levina, b. Apr. 17, 1794; d. Nov. 14, 1804. Moses, b. Nov. 23, i7g6. Resided upon the homestead farm during his active life. Repre sented the town in the legislature in 1842, and was selectman in 1844-45. Unmd. Oliver, ) u iv/r f d. Feb. 13, 1816. 0/.W, r ^•^'^yS, 1799; }d. young Thomas Jefferson, b. Apr. 4, 1802 ; d. Feb. 15, 1830 ; unmd. Samuel Chandler, eldest son and fourth child of Moses and Dorothy (Marble) Chandler, was b., probably, at Westford, Mass., Aug. 16, 1745. He first lived in Deering, N. H., but removed to Readfield about 1778. and to Farmington before i7gi. He settled upon the south portion of back-lot No. 7, west side, thence after a few years removing to WUton. The town records show six children by his wife, Rebecca Walton : — I. Samuel, b. in Deering, N. H., Feb. 18, 1777 ; md., Jan. 21, 1804, Beulah Pease; md. (2) Jan. 24, 1844, Lydia Fuller of Winthrop. II. Moses, b. in Readfield, Nov. 6, 1778; md. Mary Wheeler; md. (2) 1814, Lydia Nudd. III. Jacob, b. in Readfield, Mar. ig, 1781 ; md. Fanny Walton of Jay. IV. Phoebe, b. in Readfield, Mar. 12, 1783; md. Ed ward Wheeler. V. Rebecca, b. Apr. 26, 179 1 ; md., i8og, William Walker. VI. Sally, b. Feb. 8, I7g3 ; md. Nathaniel Walker. Samuel Child emigrated to New England not later than 1624, since his son Richard was born in that year in this country. This family can therefore lay claim to earher settlement in this country than any Farm ington family noticed save those of Pilgrim descent. Richard Child was married Oct. 15, 1649, to Mary Lennett of Barnstable, and their son Richard was born Mar., 1653. Richard, Jr., was a respected citizen and deacon in the Congregational Church. He married about 1678 Elizabeth Crocker, by whom he had eleven children, and died Jan. 15, 1716. His eldest son, Samuel, was born in Barnstable, Nov. 6, 1679; married, July 7, 1709, Hannah Barnard. Samuel Child removed to Deerfield, Mass., where he was an influential citizen and Congregational deacon, and died Mar. 18, 1756. Jonathan, the fifth of the eight children of Samuel Child, was born in Deerfield, Mar. 23, 1718, and married about 1739 Rebecca Scott, who died at the great age of 102 years. He removed to Hardwick, and appears to have changed the name from Child to Childs. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 423 The third of his twelve children, Ebenezer, was born Jah. 25, 1744; narried, Nov. 15, i76g, Abigail Willis, and died Mar. 7, 1809. He was he father of Ebenezer Childs, who settled in Farmington. Ebenezer Childs {vide page 298), above-named, was b. in Hardwick, Mass., July 2, 1787. Upon the breaking out of the war with Great Britain in 1812, he entered the military service as captain in the gth Reg. U. S. Infantry, and was assigned for duty in the " Army of the Center," and to operate upon the Niagara frontier. He participated in many of the sanguinary battles on that frontier, being severely wounded in the side at the battle of Fort Erie, Canada, and received an honorable discharge in 18 14. He was early enrolled as an invalid pensioner, and at the time of his death, Sept. i, 1874, was the oldest pensioner upon the rolls of the Augusta agency. Capt. Childs removed to Farmington about 1815, and embarked in trade. He was considered one of the leading merchants in town for many years. He was a prominent pillar in the Baptist communion, and aided largely by his influence and pecuniary means in erecting the expensive brick edifice in the Center VUlage known as the Baptist Church. He was prominent in the early agitation of the anti-slavery movement, possessing the courage of his convictions. He was a man of ability — in character above reproach. His first wife, whose name was Hannah LoweU (a grand daughter of Reuben Lowell, q. v.), d. July 16, 1834, aged 44 years. He md. (2) Pede Johnson, b. Oct. 21, 1798 ; d. Jan. 30, 1854. He md. (3), Feb. 25, 1855, Mary Bullen, who d. Feb. 14, 1876, aged 83 years. Two chUdren by second marriage : — I. Calvin Newton, b. Jan. 15, 1838; is a successful business man at MUwaukee, Wis. ; md., Dec. 16, 1862, EUa V. Blanchard of that city; s.p. II. * James Upham, b. Oct. 17, 1840^ (3) James U. Childs entered the service of the United States by enlisting in Co. G., i6th Reg. Me. Vols., after wards rising by gradation until he reached the rank of ist Ueutenant, the date of his last commission being June 12, 1863. Mr. ChUds was in many of the battles m which his regiment bore an honorable part, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Gettysburg, July i, 1863. After being confined in Libby Prison nearly a year, and experi encing some of its horrors and sufferings, he was trans ferred to other Southern prisons. Attempting to escape, he was recaptured three different times, but at last suc ceeded in reaching the Union lines in safety. In the spring of 1865 the 16th Regiment (of which Lieut. ChUds 424 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. was still a member) was stationed in southern Virginia doing active service, and was in the front ranks at Appomattox Court House when Gen. Robert E. Lee sur rendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, thus closing the civil war of the United States. In 1865 Mr. Childs entered the clothing business in company with W. F". Belcher, in which he continued until 1870, when he left the firm. He subsequently succeeded B. R. Elliott in the jewelry business. Mr. Childs md., Dec. 11, 1866, Ellen Frances, dau. of Anson and Drusilla (Belcher) Stanley of Winthrop. She was b. May 10, 1843, and d. Jan. 9, 1878. Four chU dren ; — 1. Pede Frances, b. Oct. i, 1867. II. Jean Ingelow, b. Mar. 22, 1871. III. Isabel Upham, b. Apr. 27, 1873 ; d. Aug. 23, 1873- IV. Samuel Clifford Belcher, b. June 15, 1874; d. Aug. 17, 1874. It is a tradition in the Church family of Farmington that it is de scended from Richard Church, the famous Pilgrim warrior, who was a relative of Col. Benjamin Church, so well known in the history of the French and Indian wars. Several facts tend to prove the truth of the tradition, but the line has not been successfully traceB. The mother of John Church was Mary Winter, but his father's Christian name is not known. John Church, a patriot and soldier of the Revolution, was a native of Connecticut, whither his ancestor Richard Church had removed in 1636. He came from Shutesbury, Mass., to Fort Western — now Augusta — with his father- in-law. Deacon Samuel Cony, in 1778, where he remained nearly thirteen years, but not finding the farming lands of the Kennebec fully equal to his expectations, and as about this time " the tame of Sandy River sounded loud," he resolved to visit that region with a view to settlement. Accordingly, in the autumn of 1790, he came to the town ship with Supply Belcher, and the result of their expedi tion was the purchase of two lots of land side by side in what is now the center of the village, and the removal of their families the following winter. The journey to the new settlement was slow and difficult, and progress was much impeded by the great depth of snow on the ground; even when their destination was finally reached, the cabins erected the autumn before were found to be buried in drifts. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 425 About this time a rivalry for supremacy sprang up between the east and west sides of Sandy River. The latter had the start, as mills had been erected, a post-office estabhshed, and various mechanical industries put in operation. Moses Starling owned the land on the west side most desirable for store and house lots, but held it at fabulous prices ; while John Church on the east side offered lots at low figures, and the result was : Mr. Church sold his land ; Mr. Starling kept his ; and thus business was transferred from the west to the east side of the river. Mr. Church, as one of the founders of the Center Village, did much to promote its growth and prosperity. In 1802 he conveyed to " David Moore, treasurer of the first Meeting House Society in the center of Farmington, and his successor in said office, for the use of said society so long as it shall be improved for public use." two acres of land situated in the heart of the vUlage, and now consti tuting the court-house site and common. Upon the orga nization of Franklin County in 1838, it was proposed to change the upper part of the old meeting-house into a court-house, and some question arose as to the construc tion of the restriction in Mr. Church's first deed. There upon application was made to Mr. Church to remove the restriction. He at once consented, and with a hand palsied by age signed a release of the property for a con sideration of two hundred dollars. The second deed made a condition, however, that the property " be always used for some public building, court-house, town-house, or meeting-house." In I7g3 Mr. Church erected upon his lot — No. 25, east side, — the first house (known as the old Church house) on the elevation where the village is situated, and opened it as the first hotel on the east side of the river. He was by trade a blacksmith, and a man of industrious habits. Mr. Church md., in Shutesbur}', Mass., May 18, 1778, Susanna, dau. of Samuel and Rebecca (Guild) Cony, and grand daughter of Nathanael and Abigail (Ager) Cony of Boston. He d. Mar. 12, 1838, aged 85 years. His wife was b. Oct. II, 1755 ; d. May 6, 1844. Seven chUdren :— I. Sophia, b. July 5, 1781; md., Apr. 13, 1800, Henry Stewart, q. v. ; d. Feb. 12, 1822. II. *John, b. Sept. 14, 1783. III. Delight, b. Aug. 11, 1785; md., June 27, 1802, Jason D. Cony, q. v. ; md. (2), Aug. 20, 18 12, Daniel Stewart, q. v. ; d. Oct. 23, 1834. IV. *David, b. July 17, 1787. V. Susanna, b. July 22, i78g ; md., Feb. 22, 1807, Dr. Andrew Croswell of Mercer, who graduated from Harvard College in 1799, and was a 426 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (3) 10 (5) 1314 15 (7) 16 Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Som erset County. He d. June 4, 1858. She d. July 6, 1861. 6 chil. Their dau. Susan, b. Dec. 3, 1810, md., Dec. 26, 1831, Lieut. Henry Knox Thatcher of the U. S. Navy, a grandson of Gen. Knox. He distinguished himself in the late Rebellion, and became an Admiral. His death occurred in Boston, Apr. 5, 1880. VI. * Samuel, b. May g, i7gi. VII. *Daniel Cony, b. Feb. 27, i7g5. John Church, Jr., was a native of Augusta, came with his father to the township when a lad, and succeeded to the homestead. He was a blacksmith by trade, an indus trious, hard-working man, respected in all the relations of life. He served the town as selectman in 1827-28. He md., Apr. 14, 181 1, Lucy Soule of Halifax, Mass., where she was b., Jan. 13, i7gi ; d. Apr. 2g, 1844; he md. (2), Dec, 1845, ^""S- Elizabeth Barton. He d. Apr. 7, 1859. Two children : — I. Susan Cony, b. Jan. 7, 1813 ; md., Oct. g, 1836, WUUam Weston of Anson ; d. Apr. g, 1842. He was b. Mar. 10, i8io, and d. in Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 5, 1882 ; j-. p. IV. David, b. Mar. 15, 1815; d. Apr. 10, 1816. David Church, brother of the preceding, when a young man was a clerk for Howard and Crosby, and afterwards for Samuel Howard, at Augusta, where he remained some years. He subsequently removed to Salem and engaged in farming, and thence removed to Farmington, where he d., Aug. 4, 1848. He md. Hannah Blake of PhiUips, who d. Aug. 4, 1861, aged 54 years. Five children: — I. Ellen Blake, b. Sept. 13, 1824; md., Dec. 30, i85g, William S. GUbert of Kingfield ; d. June 16, 1877. I dau. II. David, b. May i, 1832 ; md., Jan. i, 1862, Mae A. Wade. 2 chil. Samuel Blake, b. Apr. 16, 1834; md., No-v. 27, 1862, Flora S. Wade; s.p. John Wesley, b. July 21, 1836. Caleb Blake, b. 1838; d. Aug. 28, i85g. III. IV. V. Samuel Church settled in Salem in the early history of that town, and engaged in farming. He md., June 29, 1817, Betsey Brown, and d. in Salem, Mar. 27, 1829. His wife removed to Farmington, and d. Nov. 14, 1879, aged 82 years. Five children : — I. Mary Butler, b. May 20, 1818 ; d. Aug. i, 1818. 17i8 19 20 (8) 212223 24 252627 28 29 (21) 30 31 32 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 427 II. Elizabeth Brown, b. Nov. 21, i8ig; d. June 26, 1836. III. Sophia Stewart, b. Apr. 14, 1822 ; md., Jan. 4, 1843, Daniel Clark; d. Aug. 12, 1873. 4 chil. IV. Edward Butler, b. Feb. 27, 1825; d. Jan. 3, 1846. V. Samuel Cony, b. Aug. 12, 1828; d. Mar. 24, 1829. Daniel Cony Church was a farmer and mechanic, and resided for some time in Salem, but the later years of his life were spent in Farmington. He was a man of great kindliness of heart, and always ready to minister to the wants of the needy. He md., in 1822, Elizabeth Howard, dau. of Hugh Stewart, q. v., and d. Mar. 11, 1856, his wife surviving him untU Feb. 29, 1884. Nine chUdren : — I. * Jacob Cony, b. Mar. 28, 1823. II. Henry Stewa?-t, h. Dec. 25, 1825 ; d. Apr. 17, 1837- III. Daniel Cony, b. Oct. 17, 1827 ; md., Jan., 1853, Emma R. Hewins, who d. Apr. 6, 1854 ; md. (2), July II, 1857, Helen Louise FuUer. 5 chil. by second marriage. Resides in Ports mouth, N. H. IV. Mary Stewart, b. Oct. 17, 1829; md., Nov. 23, 1848, John F. Sprague. Resides in Mansion, Wis. 2 chil. V. Bell Stewart, b. May 7, 1831 ; md., Jan. 16, 1862, Rev. B. F. Lawrence. Resides in Meriden, , N. H. ; s.p. VI. Samuel, b. July 15, 1833 ; d. May 22, 1842. VII. Elizabeth Vesta, b. Dec. g, 1835 ; '^'^•> Dec. 15, 1873, Benjamin R. Elliott. Resides in George town, Col. VIII. Henry Stewart, b. Mar., 1837 ; d. Oct. 6, i83g. IX. Hannibal Hamlin, b. July 15, 1840; md., Nov. 6, 1866, Hannah O. Weare of York. Is Superin tendent of the Lawrence Gas-Light Company. 4 chil. Jacob Cony Church, eldest son of Daniel C. Church, has always resided in Farmington, and is engaged in the transportation business. He md., May ig, 1846, Rachel V. Smith of New Bedford, who d. Jan. ig, i85g; md. (2), Apr. 21, i85g, Lura E. Prescott of New Shaion, b. Mar. 18, 1839. Six children: — ¦ I. Mary Elizabeth, b. Feb., 1847; d. Apr. 28, 1850. II. Margaret Pamela, b. Mar. 12, 1849. III. Helen Maria, b. June 16, 185 1 ; d. July 8, 1867. 428 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 3334 35 IV. Henrietta Croswell, b. Dec. 24, 1853. v. Bell Rachel, b. May 22, 1857. Second marriage : VI. Emma Gertrude, b. Apr. 10, 1862 ; md., Jan. 7, 1883, Manford C. DoUoff. About the middle of the eighteenth century John Clayton is found a resident of Manchester, England. Among his children were three sons, Jacob, John, and Bartholomew. All that is known of this family is mentioned below. John Clayton was born in Manchester, England, Jan. 16, 1758, where enlisting as a soldier in the English army commanded by Lieut.-General John Burgoyne, he followed the fortunes of that Ul-fated general to Canada early in 1777. He was in the battle of Ticonderoga, July 6, 1777, at Stillwater, Sept. 19, at Freeman's Farm, Oct. 7, and at the battle so disastrous to the English army at Saratoga, Oct. 17, 1777. He witnessed the surrender of General Burgoyne to the victors under Gates and Arnold, and re ceived his discharge from the English army in the autumn of 1783, as the following copy will show : "By Lieut.-Colonel Oliver DeLancy, commanding His Majesty's 17th Regiment of Dragoons, whereof Lieut.- General Thomas Gage is Colonel. "These are to certify that the bearer hereof, John Clay ton, has served in the above said Regiment for the space of nine years, . . . . is for the reason below mentioned, discharged from the said Regiment, he having received his pay, arrears of pay, clothing ot all sorts, and all other just demands from the time ot his enlisting into the said Regiment to this day of his discharge, and he is discharged at his own request to go to Nova Scotia, and to prevent any ill-use that may be made of this discharge by its falling into the hands of any other person whatsoever, here fol lows a description of the above said John Clayton : He is about twenty-five years of age, five feet nine inches high without shoes, brown complexion, born in England, by trade a butcher. "Given under my hand and the Regimental seal at New York, this 24111 day of September, 1783. (Signed) OLIVER DeLANCY, Lieut.-Colonel." The above discharge bears the following indorsement : " To all whom it may concern : John Clayton, private Dragoon. I do acknowledge to have received my pay, my arrears of pay, clothing of all sorts, and all other just de- GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 429 mands from the time of my enlistment in the within men tioned Regiment to this day of my discharge. "Witness my hand at New York, this 24th day of Sep tember, 1783." His (Signed) JOHN X CLAYTON. mark. "Witness, Jos. Gardner, Q. M. 17th Regiment Dra goons." Mr. Clayton first came to that part of Hallowell now Augusta, and married a Miss Cowan, who soon died, to gether wdth her infant child. He came to the township, probably, in 1784, took possession of proprietor's lot No. II, east side, and planted twelve hills of potatoes on the ground occupied by the camp of Foster and Allen, the hunters of the winter of 1779-80. Mr. Clayton came to the township to reside permanently in 1787, where he soon after married Sally, dayghter of John Austin (usually pro nounced Asten), who became the mother of ten children. Mr. Clayton was peculiar in this : he was proud of his na tionality, and no Roman ever felt a greater pride in being called a Roman citizen than did he in being called. an Englishman, and no greater indignity could be offered him than to say anything in his presence in disparagement of his model man, John Burgoyne. Mr. Clayton was quite a poet in his way. On one occasion his children, except the two oldest daughters, who had charge of the sick, being ill, he perpetrated the following (the author not being re sponsible for the measure or sentiment) : " As my two daughters did combine, To nurse the army of old Burgoyne ; Their nursing was good but not very lasting, For they were granddaughters of old granny Asten." He d. Sept. 10, 1832, aged 74 years. She d. Feb. 15, aged 56 years. Ten children : — I. Jacob, b. Aug. 29, 1788; md., Feb. 26, 1812 (pub.) Hannah, dau. of Eliab and Lucretia (Flint) Eaton; settled in Strong; d. Oct. 8, 1874. She d. Oct. 23, 1862, aged 71 years. II. Anna, b, Oct. 22, 1791 ; md., Apr. 23, i8og, Wil liam Brackley; d. May 8, 1870. III. Susan, b. Sept. 27, I7g3 ; md., Nov. 25, 1823, WiUiam Kannady; d. in Avon. IV. John, b. Nov. 11, 1795 ; md., Aug. 6, 1820, Lucy Pratt; d. Dec. 2, 1876. She d. June 9, 1853, aged 52 years. 6 chil. V. Sarah, b. Feb. 3, 1797; md., in 1822, Henry H. Foster of Freeman; d. July i, 1878. He d. July 21, 1878, aged 80 years. 8 chil. VI. Abigail, b. July 10, i79g; d. Sept. 8, 1802. VII. Bartholomew, b. Sept. 8, 1801 ; md., Apr. 12, 55 430 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 1829, Mary Tarr ; d. at West Hampden, feb. 4, 1882 ; she was b. May 21, 1808 ; d. Jan. 4, 1882. He was a lover of his country, having sent four sons to the late war. VIII. Betsey, b. Nov. 28, 1803 ; md., in 1828, Franklin NeweU; d. Oct. 22, 1876; he d. Oct. 1880, aged 78 years. 8 chil. IX. Abigail, b. May 2, 1806 ; md., Oct. 7, 1828, Ed mund Bangs ; d. in Biddeford, Sept. 5, 1846, X. Isabel, b. Sept. 5, i8og ; md., July 10, 1831, Rich ard Bangs ; d. Sept. 21, 1872. 101 1 The ancient family by the name of Cony in England is said to be of French extraction. The word Connin (French for rabbit) as a family name was first written in England as pronounced in French, — "Conny" and " Cony ; " — but in the lapse of years came to be written " Coney " and " Cony," as well as in some other ways. " Robert Connin " came into England from Bayeux in Normandy in the early part of the four teenth century, in the train of Queen Isabella, wife of Edward II., she being a daughter of Philip IV. of France, and then just married. A pedigree of his descendants in the line of eldest sons is among the MSS. in the British Museum, and shows that the Connys of Yaxley, County Huntingdon, were a branch issuing from Robert Conny, a third son in the sixth generation from Robert of Bayeux. Robert Conny of Godmanchester — a town about twelve miles from Yaxley — and his wife Elizabeth had a son Samuel, who, was christened Oct. 5, 1634-; also a son John, who was a surgeon and twice mayor of Rochester, County Kent. Dr. John Conny died in 1699, leaving an only son Robert, who was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and admitted Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in London in 1693; he died May 25, 1723, aged 68 years. As appears from the parish records of Godmanchester, Samuel Conny before-mentioned and his wife Mary had eight children, among whom was Nathanael, christened Aug. 27, 1665. This, with other facts equally well authenticated, justifies a belief that the immigrant ancestor of the Cony family which came to the Kennebec in 1778 was the Nathan ael Cony above-named, a first cousin of Dr. Robert Cony, in whose honor a memorial tablet was placed in St. Nicholas' Cathedral, Roches ter, where he was buried. The traditional coat-of-arms of " the family by the name of Cony" is stiU preserved and cherished by the descendants of the late Daniel Cony of Augusta. It was evidently derived from the one shown on the " Portrait of Robert Cony, M.D.,"* painted in 1722 by Alex. Vanderha- *The portrait here spoken of was engraved in 1722 by John Faher of London, and a handsomely framed copy of it was greatly prized as an heirloom GENEALOGLCAL REGLSTER. 431 gen, and still to be seen in the lodgings of the President of Magdalen College, Oxford. It shows the same arms which Robert of Godman chester bore, and would seem to be traceable to " the antient coate of Conny " to be found in the British Museum. According to family tradition Nathanael Cony came to this country from " Cony Green "* in England. He settled in Boston before 1700, and during his residence there was one of the city constables. His first wife was Elizabeth Greenland of Boston, who died May 7, 171 1, leaving three sons and one daughter ; his second wife, whom he married Sept. 6, 171 1, was Abigail Ager, who became the mother of nine children. He afterwards married, Dec. 27, 1736, Mary Royal of Boston, and died in Stoughton, Mass., about the year 1744. Deacon Samuel Cony, second son of Nathanael and Abigail (Ager) Cony, was born in Boston, April 15, 1718, and married, Jan. 28, 1742, Rebecca (born Sept. 26, 1721), daughter of Nathaniel and Mehitable (Hartshorn) Guild of Dedham, Mass. In 1778 he removed with his family from Shutesbury, Mass,, to Fort Western settlement (now Augusta), where the remainder of his life was spent. Among his children were two sons : Lieut. Samuel Cony, the father of Hartson and Jason D. Cony, who came to the Sandy River township ; and Judge Daniel Cony, a practicing physician for some years, and a leading cidzen of Augusta for more than half a century. Lieut. Samuel Cony was born in Stoughton, now Sharon, May 18, 1746. He preceded his father to Fort Western, and became an extensive land holder in the settlement. He married, Sept., 1770, Susanna Johnson, born in Bridgewater, Mass., Dec. 22, 1747, He died Sept. 22, 1779, and his wife survived him until Aug. 5, 1830. Hartson Cony {vide page 261), Lieut. Cony's eldest son, purchased of Zaccheus Mayhew in 1792 river-lot No. 26, east side, where the central portion of the Center ViUage is located. He was among the first in town to commence the sale of merchandise at retail, and was regarded as an active, enterprising business-man. He was b. in Easton, Mass., June i, 1771 ; md., Dec. 26, 1793, Martha, dau. of Ebenezer Norton, q. v., who d. Nov. 5, 1850. He d. in Canada, Nov. 9, 1803. Three chil dren : — I. Martha, b. Nov. 9, 1794; md., in 1820, WiUiam Lockhart; d. July 24, i860. He d. July 5, 1870. 2 chil. : I. Susan Lockhart, b. Jan. 2, 1821; md.. hy the late Judge Daniel Cony, who had it from his father, Dea. Samuel Cony ; to whom it came from his father, Nathanael, who was living in Boston, Mass., in 1720, and in the vicinity of Boston for twenty-four years longer. *An English Gazetteer, edition ot 1810, locates Cony Green in Eddisburg hundred, six and one-half miles west from Middlewich, County Cheshire. 432 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Apr. 6, 1848, Richard Sylvester, son of Richard and Hannah (Bates) Rice. He d. Nov. 20, 1865. 4 chil. 2. Hartson Cony Lockhart, b. Mar. 17, 1823; md., Nov. 10, 1850, Lucy Bil lings of Colchester, Conn., who d. Oct. 18, 1878. 4 chil. Md. (2), June 21, 1881, Mrs. Hannah P. McKinney. II. * Daniel Johnson, b. July 25, 1796. III. Hartson Willis, b. Apr. 16, 1798; md., Apr. i6, 1822, Martha, dau. of Elijah Norton, q. v. ; d. at sea, Sept. 2g, 1826. She d. Oct. 13, 1867. 3 chil., all d. Jason Dexter Cony, when a young man of twenty, came to the fertile region of the Sandy River. Although born in Easton, Mass., — Nov. 8, 1772, — his chUdhood was spent in Augusta. Left fatherless at an early age, his education and training devolved upon his mother, who is said to have been " a lady of amiable temper and excellent mind." He purchased for a farm riverdot No. 15, east side — at present owned by Benjamin Stanley, — and in i7g4 built the first gristmills in the upper part of the town. They were situated on that part of the Fairbanks mill- stream formerly occupied by Luther Townsend's tannery. After the death of his wife Mr. Cony returned to Augusta, and subsequently went to New Orleans, where he entered business with promise of great success, but was suddenly stricken down by yellow fever — that scourge of the cli mate, and d. Sept. 30, 1810. He md., Aug. i, 1793, Velina, dau. of Ebenezer and Jean (Marchant) Smith of Edgartown, Mass. She was b. Dec. 23, 1772 ; d. Mar. 24, i79g. Mr. Cony md. (2), June 27, 1802, Delight, dau. of John Church, q. v. Six children : — I. Evelina, b. June 17, I7g4; md. Hiram Belcher, q. V. ; d. Feb. 20, 1883. II. Samuel, b. May ii, I7g6; entered the naval ser vice of the United States as a sailor in the war of 18 1 2. He was on board the American Enterprise when she encountered the British brig ..^(^.K^r (Sept. 5, 1813), and took an active part in the battle which resulted in the capture of the Boxer. He was confined in the famous Dartmoor Prison for twelve months, and was afterwards pensioned for injuries received in the service. After the close of the war he resided in Augusta. While on a visit to the seashore for his health, he died suddenly, Aug. 24, 1852, and was buried on Rutherford Island. 1213 (5) 14 ISi6 17 (12) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 433 Thus a cherished wish — that he might die and be buried near the scene of the engagement between the Enterprise and Boxer which he liked so often to relate — was fulfilled. He md., Apr. 6, 1828, Sabra, dau. of John and Ruth (Oakes) Long, who d. Mar. 23, 1845. g chil. III. Susan Johnson, b. Jan. 12, i7gg ; d. in Augusta, Sept. 23, 1816. Second Marriage : IV. Jason Hartwell, b. Feb. 14, 1806 ; d. at New Orleans, La., in 1830. V. *John Randolph, b. Mar. 28, 1808. Jason Dexter, b. Mar. 31, 1810; d. Aug., 1834; unmd. VI Daniel J. Cony spent a part of his youth in Augusta, and a part upon his father's farm in Strong. After his marriage he settled in Farmington. He was employed as a school-teacher for several years, and was better fitted for literary pursuits than mercantile life. He was an assidu ous reader, and accustomed to spend much time among his books. He md., June 23, 1822, Elizabeth, dau. of David and Elizabeth (Tarbell) Moore. She was b. Dec. 10, i7g6; d. Mar. 7, 1848. He d. Nov. 26, 1873. Four children : — I. David Moore, b. Dec. 18, 1824; d. Mar. 10, 1845. II.' Daniel Augustus, b. May 8, 1830; d. Sept. 22, i860 ; unmd. III. Elizabeth Moore, b. July 29, 1834 ; d. Sept. 8, 1882 ; unmd. IV. Henry Chamberlain, b. Jan. 27, 1837 ; md., Sept. 21, 1867, Sibyl E. Kitchen of Vassalboro'. Resides in Auburn. Their surviving children are Charles, Isabel, and WiUie. John Randolph Cony was born in Augusta and when very young came to Farmington with his mother who after wards married Daniel Stewart. About 1832 Mr. Cony erected a dwelling-house at Backus Corner, which he occu pied during his residence in town. His death occured in Oldtown, Sept. 11, 1836, whither he had removed a short time before with his family. He was a man of broad in telligence, courteous in manner and of gentlemanly bearing. He md., Oct. 13, 1833, Mary Margaret, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Shaw) Sewall. She md. (2), Nov. 1859, Rev. Pindar Field, and resides in Hamilton, N. Y. Two chil dren : — 434 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 19 George Randolph, b. Aug. 30, 1834 ; held the office of postmaster at Oldtown for several years. In 1863 he enlisted in the 7th Reg. Me. Vols., and proved himself "a brave soldier. He was subsequently appointed ist Lieutenant Co. A., ist Veteran Infantry. After the close of the war he settled in Central Valley, N. Y. He md. Marquaretta Christie of Mahwah, N. J., where he d. Nov. 16, i87g. i dau. Mary, b. July 27, 1836; d. Aug. 8, 1848. (KDorbett. The ancestry of the family of Peter Corbett, one of the early settlers of the township, can be traced to Robert Corbett, a resident of Wey mouth, Mass., " who fought bravely in King Philip's war." He married, Feb. 23, 1682, Priscilla Rockwood, and probably had a family of three sons, Dr. John, Elder Daniel, and Joseph Corbett, and perhaps daugh ters. Elder Daniel Corbett married, Dec. 4, 1717, Sarah Jones, and they were the parents of nine children, one of whom, Dea. Daniel Corbett, born July 8, 1720, was a prominent citizen of Milford, Mass., where his son Peter was born, Aug. 23, 1748. He died in 1761, and his wife Mary, Nov. 7, 1809. (2) Peter Corbett, with his wife and three little boys, came to Winthrop in 1781. They remained there while he came to the township to make arrangements tor their removal. Mr. Corbett was one of the " Colburn Associ ates," and drew riverdot No. 40, east side, which includes the farm of William H. Pearson and a part of Reuben Winslow's farm. His family, who came to the township in January, 1782, was one of the first eight families to spend a winter here. In the autumn of 1786 he built the first framed house in the township, and manufactured the bricks for the chimney on his farm, said to be the first made in the settlement. Mr. Corbett was highly respected by his townsmen, and upon the incorporation of the town in i7g4 was elected chairman of the board of selectmen, a position he held for seven consecutive years. He rad. Keziah Dewey, and d. probably in 18 16. Three chUdren, born in Milford, Mass. : — I. *Rufus, b. Dec. 13, 1773. II. *John, b. July 4, 1776. III. Otis, b. Oct. 5, 1778; md., June 16, 1803, Han nah, dau. of Thomas Hiscock, q. v. ; d. Apr. 16, i860. Spent most of his life in Strong. Rufus Corbett first settled in Industry, but afterwards removed to the homestead. This farm embraced two (3) II 12 13 14 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 435 riverdots, to which he added by purchase from the " gore " adjoining, making one of the largest and most valuable farms in town. During his lifetime Mr. Corbett divided it among his four sons, three of whom made permanent homes upon their respecdve shares. Mr. Corbett pos sessed an amiable disposition, sound integrity, and at tained a reputable standing among his townsmen. He md., Sept. 5, 1802, Olive Willard; d. Dec. 12, 1850. She was b. Sept. 21, 1776, at Lancaster, Mass.; d. Dec. 8, 1854. F'ive chUdren: — 1. William, b. Aug. 18, 1803 ; md., Mar. g, 1843, Hannah, dau. of James Butterfield, q. v., who d. Oct. 3, 1850; he md. (2), Nov., 185 1, Mrs. Joanna N. Gilman, who d. Jan. 2, 1852, aged 36 years; he md. (3), Oct. 28, 1852, Mrs. Betsey Woods. He d. May 2, 1854. 2 chil. II. *Amasa, b. Dec. 10, 1805. III. Betsey, b. May 27, 1807 ; md., Sept., 1834, Benja min Richardson of New Sharon ; d. Oct., i86g. 2 chil. IV. Rufus, b. Feb. 26, 1811; md., Nov., 1844, Mary Ann Currier. 3 chil. Resides in Wilmington, lU. V. *Peter, b. Jan. 2, 1813. John Corbett made his advent into the world upon the same day that the representatives of the thirteen American colonies, assembled at Philadelphia, declared their independence from the mother-country, and pro claimed " that these United Colonies are and of right ought to be free and independent States." Mr. Corbett came to the township as a member of his father's family, and made the town of Farmington his home during Ufe. He selected backdot No. 32, east side, which he cleared, brought under cultivarion, and made productive. He md., July, i7gg, Lucy Proctor, b. Aug. 2g, 1780, dau. of Peter Proctor, who was b. Jan. 7, 1738, and of Molly Proctor, who was b Nov. 2g, 1750, residents of Chelmsford, Mass. He d. Jan. 8, 1846. She d. Aug. 25, 1862. Twelve children :— I. Hannah, b. Oct. 2g, 1800; md., Feb. 15, i8ig, Abner RamsdeU, q. v. ; d. Nov. 6, 1881. II. Peter, b. June 2, 1802 ; d. Oct. 5, 1812. III. Cyrus, b. Apr. 26, 1804; d. Jan. 25, 1807. IV. Elmira, b. Mar. 2, 1806; md., Apr. i, 1830, WUUam Case; d. July 16, 1882. He d. at Andover, N. B., Aug. 26, 1855. V. * John, b. Aug. 27, 1808. 436 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 1516 17 1819 2223 (6) 24 VI. Frederic, b. Sept. 10, 1810; md., June 7, 1840, Betsey Parker; d. at Quenemo, Kan., Oct. 20, 1872. VII. Lucy, b. Oct. 12, 1812; md., Feb. 2g, 1832, Warren Voter, q. v. ; md. (2), Jan. 22, 1884, James F. Pease. VIII. *Peter, b. Mar. 2, 1815. IX. ^'^'-^Mlb. Sept. 12, 1818. X. Mary, ) '^^ ' Martha md., Oct. 10, 1844, George McClure, who d. in 1848; md. (2), Nov. 27, 1851, Thomas Bickford of Bangor; d. Nov. 22, 1859. Mary md., Jan. 27, 1848, David McCleery of Strong, who d. in California, May 19, 1881. 2 chil. : I. Andrew Llewellyn McCleery, b. Apr. II, 1852; md., June 25, 1873, Annie E. Lewis of New Vineyard, i child. Resides in Flast Somerville, Mass. 2, Charles Laforest McCleery, b. July 23, 1854; md., Nov. ig, 1881, Charlotte Lyde, b. in Freeport, Nov. 22, 1853. I child. Resides in Portland, and has charge of the Boston Journal's interests in Maine. b. Aug. 30, 182 1. XI. Abel, \ XII. Isaac Proctor, \ Abel md., July, i84g, Lydia Tracy. Re sides in Boyne City, Mich. 3 chil. Isaac md., Jan., 1853, Charity B. Goodwin of Avon. She d. Feb. i, 1853, aged 24 years. He enlisted in Co. B, 28th Reg. Me. Vols., and d. at Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 13, 1863. Major Amasa Corbett erected buildings on the north portion of the homestead, wdiere he resided during his life time ; he was a man of good common sense, charitable toward all in sentiment and practice, yet firm in his con victions, and a strenuous defender of what he regarded as the right. His practice as a land surveyor was quite ex tensive, and he served the town as selectman in 1842-43-44 and as treasurer in 1840-41, i866-67-6g-7o-7i-72. He md., Oct. 25, 1835, AngeUne, dau. of Daniel Beale, q. v.; d. Nov. g, 1875. Four children : — I. Hannah Elizabeth, b. Oct. 3, 1836; md., Sept. 6, 1857, Thomas H. Adams, ^. v. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 437 2526 27 (9) 28 (14) 29 3°3132 (X7) 3334 3536 37 38 II. Lucy Ann, b. July 17, 1839 ; md., Apr. 12, 1875, Arthur Davis. Resides at Lansing, Mich. 2 chil. III. Ellen Salome, b. Oct. 29, 1843; ™d., Nov. 27, 1866, Dr. Charles P., son of S. P. Morrill,'^, v. Resides in North Andover, Mass. 3 chil. IV. Amasa Herbert, b. May 31, 1845; md., Dec. 2, 1873, Douzetta C. Briggs. 2 chil. Resides in Ambov, Minn. Peter Corbett settled upon the central portion of the homestead. He md., Nov. 4, 1852, Dorcas Barker; she d. Mar. 19, 1865, aged 33 years. He d. Mar. 11, 1861, leaving his estate to his son. One child : — I. Herman, b. Feb. 13, 1854; md., May g, 1875, Anna S., dau. of J. Hannibal and Isabella (Paine) Hunter, of New Vineyard; s.p. John Corbett is a fanner living at the Fairbanks vil lage. He md., Nov. 20, 1832, Sarah Backus, dau. of Louis Voter, q. v. Four children : — L Louis Voter, b. Aug. 24, 1833 ; d. Mar. 17, i84g. II. Lucy Maria, b. May 2, 1836; md., June 4, 1854, Hiram A. Butler, q. v.; d. July 2g, i87g. III. John, b. Oct. ID, 1838; d. Oct. 10, 1838. IV. Julia Helen, b. June 18, 1841 ; md.. Mar. 21, 1861, Charles E. Carvill. 3 chil. Peter Corbett follows the occupation of his father and grandfather, and for a time lived upon a portion of the homestead, but now lives at the Fairbanks village. He md., Mar. 12, 1840, Nancy Knowlton, dau. of WUUam Adams, q. v. Six chUdren : — I. William Adams, b. May 2, 1841 ; md., Feb. 5, 1876, Sarah C. Brinkley. II. Charles Peter, b. Dec. 5, 1842 ; enlisted in Co. G, 1 6th Reg. Me. Vols. ; d. at Smoketown, Md., Oct. 24, 1862. III. Gustavus Hayes, b. Oct. 15, 1846; md., Mar., 1869, Jennie M. Mardn. IV. John Eugene, b. May 29, 1848 ; lives in Nebraska. V. Benjamin Franklin, b. Jan. 4, 1850. VI. Ada Anna, b. Feb. 28, 1855 \ ^- Y)&c. 11, i860. The name Cochrane (afterward spelled Cothren) is derived from two Gaelic words which together signify the " battle-cry," and the first pos sessors of the name belonged to the great and wariike clan of Campbell 56 438 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. in Scotland. The Cochrane family is thus of Scotdsh origin, one of its earliest members, the Earl of Dundonald, being closely associated with the varying fortunes of Mary, Queen of Scots. From him the Cothrens of America claim their descent. The record of the family in Farmington begins with the settlement at Martha's Vineyard in the middle of the last century. William Cochrane, the emigrant, was the son of William Cochrane, a wealthy manufacturer, who removed, about 1740, from Paisley, Scotland, to Plymouth, England. When about nineteen years of age, young William emigrated to America and took up his residence at Chilmark, Mass., where he lived undl his marriage to Experience Weeks, which took place Nov. i, 1758. They then removed to Fal mouth, where David, their eldest son, was born, Nov., 1768. David Cothren, accompanied by his wife and children, came to Farmington in the spring of 1795 and settled upon a part of back-lot No. 28, east side, comprising a part of the same farm occupied by his son William through life. He md.. Mar. 15, 1788, Eunice, dau. of Nathaniel Backus, q. v. His death occurred in North Carolina, Feb., 1802. His wife, who survived him, md., in 1808, Stephen Dillingham and d. Apr. i, 1841, aged 75 years. Four children : — I. Keziah, b. Oct. 14, i78g ; md., in 1808, Mont gomery Morrison ; d. at Fayette, May, 1878. He d. Mar. 10, 1846. II. * William, b. Oct. 31, i7gi. III. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 6, i7g3 ; md., Oct. 8, 1815, Clarissa Weed of Milton, N. Y.; d. at Byron, III, Sept. 18, 1845. 7 chU. IV. Tamar, b. Feb. 12, i7g7 ; md. Rufus Dresser and removed to Illinois. (3) Capt. William Cothren was not quite four years of age when he was brought by his parents to Farmington, and thus his childhood and youth were passed amid the scenes and privations incident to pioneer life in the wilder ness. He was by occupation a farmer, a pursuit which he loved and dignified, and from which he acquired substantial wealth. Capt. Cothren served three months in the war of 1812, and afterwards as a captain of militia. He was a trustee of Farmington Academy from 1845 until the close of the institution in 1862, and the friend and patron of learn ing, giving to all his sons a good academical education, and to three of them a collegiate one. He md., Jan. 14, 1819, Hannah Cooper, b. Feb. ig, 1798, in Pittston ; d. Nov. 29, 1831; md. (2), Nov. 15, 1835, Mrs. Nancy H., widow of Stephen Titcomb, Jr., q. v., who d. Apr. 19, 1840. His death occurred July 30, 1879. Five children : — (8) (9) 1213 14 (ID) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 439 I. William, b. Nov. 28, 18 19 ; graduated in the class of 1843 at Bowdoin College, and now practices law in Woodbury, Conn. He is the author of a voluminous history of that ancient town. He md.. Sept. 3, 1849, Mary J. Steele, i child ; d. young. II. Charles, b. June 16, 1822 ; graduated in the class of 1849, and now resides in Redbank, N. J. He md., Aug. 7, 1854, Mrs. Anna (Mitchell) Hinman, who d. Aug. 3, 1861 ; md. (2) Sept. 5, 1862, Alice Radcliff, who was b. at Saddle- worth, England, Sept. 15, 1832. 2 chil., both d. III. *Nathaniel, b. June 21, 1825. IV. *George Webber, b. July 12, 1829. Second marriage: V. * Wesley Rogers, b. Dec. 15, 1837. Nathaniel Cothren graduated from Bowdoin College in the same class with his brother Charles. He adopted the law as his profession, and is now a successful attorney in New York City. He md., Apr. 2, 1854, Elizabeth W. Corlies of Eatontown, N. J. She was b. July 13, 1838. One child : — I. Frank Howard, b. July 10, 187 1. George W. Cothren settled upon a part of the home stead farm, and his general occupation is that of a farmer. His standing in society is that of an upright and respected citizen. He served the town as one of the selectmen in 1872-73-80. He md., May g, 1864, Eleanor Hamlin, dau. of Joseph S. Craig, q. v. Three children : — L Mary Steele, b. Oct. 29, 1866 ; d. Mar. 30, 1870. II. Cora Belle, b. Dec. 26, 187 1. III. Carl Howard, b. May 12, 1875. Wesley R. Cothren settled on the Stephen Titcomb, Jr., farm and was a successful farmer for some years, when he abandoned agricultural pursuits and went ex tensively into corn-canning business as one of the firm of Waugh, Cothren and WUliams. He md., Dec. ig, 1861, Elizabeth Wendell, dau. of Hiram Holley, q. v. One child :— I. William Holley, b. Sept. 20, 1862 ; graduated from Bowdoin College in the class of 1884. 440 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Andrew Craig, the ancestor of the Craig family of Farmington, was of Scottish birth. He was one of the brave men who left their native country to find a home in the north of Ireland during the troublous period of its later history. In 1725, with his wife, Jenett Todd, and young family, he left Scodand, and after a brief residence of five years in Ireland embarked for America, arriving in Boston Feb. 28, 1730. Soon after he removed to Wrentham, Mass. John, son of Andrew, was born in Scodand, October, 1721, and came with his parents to this country. He married Mary Skinner, and spent his life in Wrentham, where he died, Apr. 27, 1803, and his wife, June 18, 1788. Among their children were Elias Craig, who settled in Augusta, and Enoch Craig, who was among the pioneers of Farmington. Enoch Craig was born in Wrentham, Mass., Sept. 11, 1758. He early entered the Continental army, in which he served until 1780, when he came to that part of Hallo well now Augusta, where he remained about a year. In June, 1781, he first came to the Sandy River township in company with Robert Kannady, Calvin Edson, and Garret Burns for the purpose of exploration wdth a view to settle ment. Mr. Craig and Mr. Kannady selected riverdot No. 22, east side, built a camp, and returned to Hallowell. In the September following, in company with William Kan nady, he again visited the township and felled some trees on the farm where Joseph S. Craig now lives, and upon that known as the Heath farm, upon which Mr. Kannady settled.* Mr. Craig was a man of great industry and capable of performing an immense amount of labor, and soon his broad acres were teeming with luxuriant crops. He soon enlarged his farm by purchasing lot No. 21 adjoining on the north, and built the best log-house in the township, and also a log hovel near the interval, which was submerged in the great freshet of Oct. 22, 1785, and his grain seriously injured. His corn-crop -was also de stroyed by the severe frost of August, 1783. In the winter of i78g the improvements had become so extensive upon his farm that it became necessary that he should have a partner to share his labors and the fruits of his labors. The nearest point at which marriages could be solemnized was H-allowell. Having previously been pub lished, he proceeded thither with his intended wife, Doro thy, sister of Moses Stading, Esq., and was married, Feb. 15, 1789, by Brown Emerson, Esq. This is said to have been the second marriage between persons residing in the * Parker's History of Farmington, p. 23, 9 lO (2) 1314 15161718 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 44 1 township. Mr. Craig erected a framed barn in 1789, and the house now occupied by Jairus L. Prescott in 1795 or 1796. Mr. Craig was a man of great worth of character, and possessed the universal confidence of his townsmen. He was elected one of the selectmen in 1794, 1795, and 1803, and served the town as treasurer in 1818, i8ig, 1820, and 182 1. He d. Dec. 10, 1835. His wife, who was b. Apr. 2g, 1763, d. Feb. 2, i82g. Ten children : — I. * John, b. Nov. 14, i78g. II. Mary, b. Aug. 29, 1791; md., Nov. 15, i8io, Benj. M. Belcher, q. v.; d. May 6, 1815. III. Margaret, b. May i, 1793; d. Dec. 2, 1813; unmd. IV. Enoch, Jr., b. Sept. 8, 1795 ; md. Julia A. Cooper of Pittston ; settled in Freeman ; d. May 8, 1874. She d. June 30, 186 1. 8 chil. V. * Moses, b. May 26, 1797. VI. Abigail, b. Mar. 18, i79g; md., Apr. 14, i8ig, Hebron Mayhew; d. Feb. ig, 1878. Several chil. VII. Hannah, b. July 5, 1801 ; md., Nov. g, 1820, Joseph D. Prescott, q. v.; d. Feb. 18, 1865. VIII. * Joseph Starling, b. June 8, 1803. IX. Dorothy Starling, b. May 27, 1806; md., Jan. 4, 1827, Robert W. Tobey; d. July 24, 1874. 4 chU. X. * Jesse, b. Apr. 26, 1808. John Craig settled upon back-lot No. 8, east side, where he spent his life as an industrious farmer, highly respected for the integrity of his character. He md., Jan. 27, 1814, Drusilla, dau. of Daniel Stanley, who was b. in Attleboro, Mass., Jan. 17, 1788; she d. June 2g, 1823, and he md. (2), Aug. 28, 1824 (pub.), her sister Charlotte, who was b. in Attleboro, June 15, i7g2, and d. July 23, 1874. He d. Jan. 22, 1873. Seven chUdren : — I. John Stanley, b. May 10, 1815 ; rad. in Ohio, in 1840, Sarah E. Tracy ; d. at Farmington, la., Jan. 17, 1864. II. *Hiram Belcher, b. Mar. 16, 1817. HI. Mary Margaret, b. July 4, 1820 ; md., Nov. 28, 1848, Josiah Cutler. Second marriage : IV. *Charles Stanley, b. July 6, 1825. V. *Samuel Gould, b. Dec. 16, 1827. VI. Charlotte Drusilla, b. Feb. 17, 1830. Unmd. VII. * Virgil Lafayette, b. Oct. 24, 1832. 442 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (6) 19 20212223 (9)" 2425 262728 29 3031 32 (II) MosES Craig settled upon a farm in the west part of the town, the same now owned by Chauncey C. Bangs, where he made his home until near the close of his life. He md., Mar. 21, 182 1, Lois Nelson, dau. of Ezra Thomas, q. v., who d. Jan. 14, 1864. He d. Nov. 12, 1877. Five children : — I. Mary Belcher, b. July 31, 1822; md., May 18, 1850, J. B. Dow; d. Mar. 21, 1882. 3 chil. II. Josiah Starling, b. Aug. 31, 1823; md., July 4, 1857, Lucy S. Smith; md. (2), Nov. 20, 1871, Nellie FuUer. i chUd. III. Lois Nelson, b. Apr. 7, 1826; md., Sept. 20, 1854, Joseph Titcomb, q. v. IV. Moses, b. Aug. 28, 1830 ; md., Oct. 15, 1864, Lizzie Merrill ; md. (2), June, 1866, Mrs. Lizzie Simonds; s.p. V. Enoch Belcher, b. Sept. 3, 1833 ; d. Mar. 3, 1847. Joseph Starling Craig settled upon the south part of the homestead farm, which has been his home for life, and where he now resides. Mr. Craig has taken a high rank in the community as an industrious and successful farmer He md., Sept. 2g, 1830, Dorcas Dunning Wheeler of Ches terville, who was b. May 3, 1814. Nine children : — I. Andelia, b. Jan. 6, 1832 ; d. June 18, 1850. II. Almaron F., b. Apr. 25, 1834; md., Nov. 15, 1855 (pub.), Marietta L., dau. of Jeremiah Butler, Jr., q. V. He moved to Iowa, and now lives at Laurens in that State. Chil. III. Elzoda, b. Oct. 23, 1836; md., Nov. 12, 1854, Charles M. Macomber of Wilton. IV. Eleanor Hamlin, b. Jan. 28, 1840; md.. May 9, 1864, Geo. W. Cothren, q. v. V. Joseph, b. Aug. 25, 1842. Is a lawyer in Iowa. Unmd. VI. Mary Jane, b. Oct. 18, 1845. Unmd. VII. John Wheeler, b. Apr. 23, 1848; d. Jan. 17, 1866. VIII. Lynn, b. June ig, 185 1 ; md.. Mar. 8, 1879, Sarah Fellows. He carries on the homestead farm, which is one of the few farms in the town that has been in the same family for more than a century. IX. Fred W., b. June 29, 1854; md., Sept. 29, 1880, A. Diantha Corliss. Jesse Craig Uved for a time on the north part of the homestead farm, the same now owned by Jairus L. Pres cott, but removed to Aroostook County in Jan., 1845, and made a home at Island Falls, where he now lives. He 33 3435 36 37 38 394°41 42 43 (13) 4445 46 (¦5) 4748495° GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 443 md., Aug. 13, 1837, EUza A., dau. of Timothy Currier, q. V. She d. Sept. 18, 1884. Eleven children : — I. Elizabeth Rogers, b. June 7, 1838; md., June 21, 1863, Joshua H. Pratt. Resides in Iowa. II. Martha Ann, b. Sept. g, i83g ; d. May 3, 1842. III. William Henry, b. Dec. 31, 1840; d. in Augusta, Jan. 22, 1862. Was a volunteer soldier in the Rebellion. IV. Augustine, b. Oct. 14, 1842 ; d. in New Orieans, La., Sept. 15, 1862. Was a volunteer soldier in the Rebellion. V. Sarah Augusta, b. Oct. g, 1844; d. Jan. 31, 1864. VI. Mary, b. June 13, 1846 ; rad., July i, 1875, Ben jamin H. Towle. VII. Lydia Ballard, b. Feb. 3, 1848 ; d. Dec. 26, 1862. VIII. Philena, b. Dec. 24, 1850; d. Nov. 20, 1862. IX. Alpheus, b. Feb. 10, 1853 ; md., Nov. i, 1878, Hattie P. Moore. X. Thomas Parker, b. Mar. 3, 1855. Unmd. XI. Timothy Currier, b. July 18, i860. Is a student in Harvard College of the class of 1887. Hiram Belcher Craig settled as a farmer near the homestead farm. Md., Jan. 26, 1848, Sophia W. Roberts ; she d. Mar. 31, i84g, and he md. (2), May 16, 1852, Mrs. Harriet W. Rundlett, who survives him. He d. June 2g, 1867. Three children : — I. Sophia Allen, b. Mar. 25, i84g ; md., Jan. i, 1885, Charles Leonard Handscomb. Second marriage : 11. Lewis Whittier, b. June 11, 1855; graduated at Wesleyan University in 1883, and is at present teaching at Tilton, N. H. Md., Nov. 27, 1883, Lizzie E. Stevens of Fayette. III. Carrie Andelia, b. July 13, i85g. Charles S. Craig first lived in New Sharon, but finally succeeded to the homestead farm, where he d., July 8, 1877. He md., Nov. 5, 1850, Hannah A., dau. of George Gower, q. v. Four children : — I. Charles Albert, b. Jan. 14, 1852. Lives in Cali fornia. II. George Washington, b. Nov. 21, 1853. Lives in California. in. John Melville, b. Jan. 12, i85g. Carries on the homestead. IV. Hiram Belcher, b. May 30, 1864; d. Jan. 3, 1883. 444 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (i6) SI52 's3 54 (i8) 5556 (51) 57 Samuel G. Craig first settled on a part of his father's farm, and afterwards purchased the Thomas Hiscock farm on the west side of the river. Here he still lives, one of the largest and most successful farmers in town. He md., July 16, 1853, Ellen K. B., dau. of Asa Abbot, q. v.; she d. July 14, 1861, and he md. (2), July 3, 1862, Susan J., dau. of Benj. Weathern, q. v. Two children : — I. *Samuel Abbott, b. Jan. 26, 1855. II. , Lizzie Ellen, b. Nov. 12, 1856; md., Nov. 2, 1878, O. P. Whittier of New Sharon. 2 chU : I. Arthur Craig Whittier, b. Mar. 6, 1881. 2. Helen Abbott Whittier, b. Nov. 24, 1882. Virgil L. Craig fitted for college at the Farmington Academy and entered Bowdoin College, but was compelled by ill-health to relinquish his collegiate studies at the close of his sophomore year. He has since made farming his vocation, in which pursuit he has been very successful, although he has not allowed his taste for books to languish, having taught many schools and served several years on the Superintending School Committee. He md., Aug. 26, 1858, Carrie S. Mclntyre, b. Aug. 12, 1836. Two chil dren : — 1. Charley Ellis, b. Mar. 28, 186 1. II. Eaward O'Brien, b. Dec. 15, 1873. Samuel Abbott Craig resides in New Sharon, where he cultivates a farm. He rad., Jan. 26, 1880, Mary F. Atherton of Waterford. One child : — I. John Atherton, b. Jan. 31, 188 1. The family of Croswell is proud to trace its lineage from most honor able ancestry. Andrew Croswell, the grandfather of Thomas Croswell, was a graduate of Harvard College in the class of 1728. He was ordained as a Congregational minister, and was first settled in Groton, Conn. In 1 748 he came to Boston. At that time religious feehng and controversy ran high. George Whitefield was in the country, and his preaching was a rock of offense to the conservatives of the standing order. Croswell espoused the cause of Whitefield, and his friends were sufficient to organize a church for him, which they did in February, 1748. The services were held in the building of the French Protestant Church on School St., and the church was known as the School St. Church, one of the famous Revoludonary pulpits of Boston. The church, however dissolved at CrosweU's death, Apr. 12, 1785. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 445 Mr. CrosweU is described as a stalwart Calvinist, a deadly foe to Arminianism and to new lights of every kind, always disputing with ministers and usually with those that came nearest to his way of think ing. He pubHshed several occasional sermons. His son, Andrew Cros well, Jr., was a goldsmith at Plymouth, Mass., and had his shop but a few steps from the spot made memorable by the landing of the Pilgrims. Here were born eleven children, among whom were Dr. Andrew Cros well of Mercer, Dr. Samuel Croswell of Paris, Thomas CrosweU, and Abigail, wife of Zachariah Soule, q. v. Mr. CrosweU died in 1797, leaving a dependent family. His widow, Sarah Croswell, soon moved to Falmouth, her native place. 9 JO Thomas Croswell {vide page 298), the youngest of the eleven children of Andrew and Sarah Croswell, was b. in Plymouth, Mass., Apr. 8, 1791. He removed with his mother to Falmouth after his father's death, but when about fifteen years old came to Paris, where for a year or more he Uved with his brother Samuel. Later he came to Mercer, where his brother Andrew was established as a physician, and there, after the close of the war of 1812, he began his career as a merchant. In 18 16 he came to Farmington Falls, and there was in active business for nearly fifty years, probably a longer business career than any other man has had in the town. Mr. Croswell was fully identified with the interests of Farmington Falls, and did much to make it prosperous. He was thoroughly respected among his townsmen, and left an unblemished reputation. He d. Jan. 6, i87g. Mr. Croswell md., Oct. 14, 1821, Mary, dau. of James Gower, q. v., who survives him. Nine children ; — \. Mary Gower, b. Jan. 26, 1823; md., 1851, John T. Gower, and resides in Los Angelos, Cal. II. Sarah P., b. Aug. ig, 1824; d. Dec. 23, 1841. III. *Thomas, b. Nov. 23, 1825. IV. *Andrew C, b. Dec. 18, 1827. V. Susan G., b. Oct. 6, i82g. She is in business at Farmington Falls. VI. James Henry Gower, b. May 28, 183 1 ; md., July • 7, i860, Hannah Robbins. He is a successful business man in Minneapolis, Minn. Micah S., b. July 20, 1833 ; md., Sept., 1865, Mary E. Parsons of Milwaukee, Wis. He is a Congregational clergyman, and has labored chiefly in Illinois and California. Elizabeth B., b. Mar. 18, 1835. Has been a teacher many years. Hannah Francis, b. Nov. 30, 1838 ; d. July 30, 1841. VII. VIII IX, 57 446 (4) (5) II121314 IS HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Thomas Croswell, Jr., entered his father's store when a lad, and has always idendfied himself with the business. He succeeded to the business in i866, and has had a successful life. In 1872 and 1873 he represented the town in the legislature. He md., Oct. 22, 1861, Harriet J. Taylor, who was b. in Danvers, Mass., Sept. 10, 1830; s. p. Andrew C. Croswell went west in early life, and was for a time in California and Minnesota. Returning to Farmington, he entered trade with his brother, and is at present in partnership with him. He md., in Monticello, Minn., Mar. 16, 1862, Lizzie C. Rich, who was b. July 26, 1834. Five children : — I. Clyde A., b. at Monticello, Minn., Oct. II. Ernest A., b. Oct. 4, 1867. III. Thomas R., \ , ^.^ . J 77 f- b. Nov. ig, IV. Andrew E., \ ^' V. Mary S., b. Apr. 17, 1873. 1863. 1869. Richard Currier was one of the earliest settlers of Salisbury, Mass. He was born about 1616. Among the children of Richard Currier and Ann his wife was Thomas, who was born in SaHsbury in 1646 and married Mary Osgood. He was a respected citizen of Salisbury and Amesbury, and deacon of the church. The second child of Thomas and Mary Currier was Thomas, Jr., who was born in Amesbury in 1671, married Sarah Barnard, and continued to reside in Amesbury, where his seventh child, Thomas, 3d, was born in 1717. Thomas Currier, 3d, married Jemima Morrill, and resided in Amesbury. Their second son, Joseph, was born May 20, 1746, and married Elizabeth Tweed of York, Me., and removed to Deerfield, N. H., where his children were born. He removed to Mt. Vernon about 1792, where he died Jan. 28, 1817. Among his ten children were Samuel, born June 29, 1777, and Timothy, noticed below. Timothy Currier came from Mt. Vernon to this town about 1815. By trade he was a tailof and carried on a successful business until 1836. He erected and after wards sold to Dr. Samuel G. Stanley the Dr. Perkins house situated in the northern part of the Center Village. Subsequently Mr. Currier became the owner of the Ezra Thomas farm on the west side of the river, and after sev eral removals came back there to spend his last days. He was b. Apr. 6, 1789 ; md., Nov. 29, 1816, Eliza Ballard; d. Oct. 10, 1858. Mrs. Currier was b. June 8, 1790, and d. Oct. 30, 1884. Seven children : — h ,; '- ?/ / 10 II12 13 14 GENEALOGICAL. REGISTER. i^y I. Eliza Anna, b. Aug. 23, 1817 ; md., Aug. 13, 1837, Jesse Craig, q. v.; d. Sept. 18, 1884. II. Hannah Ballard, b. Feb. 7, i8ig ; md. (pub.), Sept. ig, 1837, Nehemiah C.Alexander; d. in Harpswell, Jan. i, 1872. in. Miriam Bean, b. Feb. ig, 182 1 ; d. Jan. 23, 1853 ; unmd. IV. Susan Church, b. Sept. g, 1823 ; d. July ig, 1825. V. Susan Church, b. Apr. 13, 1826 ; d. Dec. 31, 1832. VI. Sarah Soule, b. 1828 ; d. Nov. 7, 1842. VII. Abraham Fuller Belcher, b. June 8, 1834; d. June 25, 1836. Alvau Currier, son of Samuel and nephew of preced ing, was born in Mt. Vernon, July 20, 1806. He came to Farmington in April, i82g, and purchased the Isaac Thomas farm, soon becoming an extensive farmer. He was also a teacher in the public schools in this and other towns. His inteUigence and business capacity soon ren dered him conspicuous among his townsmen. For many years his business in the Probate Court has been very large, growing out of his offices as administrator, executor and guardian, for which positions his thorough knowledge of the principles and forms of Probate business has eminently fitted him. He has perhaps written more wills, settled more estates, and assisted more widows and orphans in securing their rights, than any other man in F'ranklin County, while for bis services his charges have always been moderate. Capt. Currier commanded the West Company of militia, and served the town as selectman in 1844-45, 1850-51-52, 1860-61-62-63-64-65. He was elected trustee and treasurer of the school fund in i85g, a position he stUl holds. He represented the town in the legislature of 1853, and the county in the senate of 1855. Capt. Currier was appointed state valuation commissioner by Governor Chamberlain in i86g. He rad., Nov. 27, 1827, Nancy Clough, b. in Fayette, June 26, 1807. Eight children : — I. Samuel Howard, b. in Mt. Vernon, Mar. 15, i82g; d. in California, Feb. 8, 1853. II. Lydia Ann, b. Mar. 16, 1831 ; md., Dec, 1850, Allen F. WiUiams. Resides in Mt. Vernon. 2 chil. III. * David Elliott, b. Jan. 23, 1835. IV. Susan Elizabeth, b. Feb. 8, 1837 ; md., Oct. 22, 1855, Thomas H. Hunter, q. v.; md. (2), June II, '1878, Elbridge Tufts Smith. V. Alvan Tyler, b. Apr. 28, 1840; md., Mar. 20, 1881, Susan 'R. Rubottom. He owns a ranch of 448 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. IS i6 17 18 19 20 (12) 2122 2200 there. acres in Spadia, Cal., and resides VI. Hannah Augusta, b. Jan. 31, 1842 ; md., June 15, 187 1, George W. Wheeler, grandson of Ephraim G. Butler, q. v. i child : I. George Currier Wheeler, b. Mar. 5, 1879. VII. George Merritt, b. Apr. 28, 1844; unmd. VIII. Mittie Francis, b. Jan. 15, 1850; md. July i, 1877, Joseph Carleton Holman. He commenced the practice of law at Phillips, where he served as treasurer of the PhUlips Savings Bank. Upon his elevation to the position of Clerk of Courts for Franklin County, he took up his residence at Farmington, and is now County Attorney and a successful lawyer at the Frank lin Bar. 2 chil: I. Josie May Holman, b. Apr. 22, 1878. 2. Currier Carleton Holman, b. Dec. 4, 1883. David E. Currier began early in life to teach success fully in the public schools, and has frequently been called to act as one of the S. S. Committee. He resides upon his farm near Fairbanks village. He md., June 30, 1864, Abbie A. EUiott, b. in Readfield, Sept. 25, 1840. Two children : — I. Sadie Louise, b. Jan. 30, 1868. II. George Tyler, b. Mar. 14, 187 1. Cushman. The Cushman family of America traces its ancestry to Robert Cush man, a non-conforming English clergyman. He cast his fortune among the Pilgrim fathers, accompanied them to Holland, and with them left Delft Haven in the Speedwell. When she became unseaworthy, he returned with her to Southampton. The following year he again set sail for America, and arrived in the Fortune, Nov. 9, 1621. Mr. Cushman continued his profession in America, and was considered a learned and able preacher. Many of his sermons were famed on both sides of the Atlantic. He had one son, Thomas, born in England in 1606, who accompanied him to this country. He was an elder in the church, and married Mary AUerton, who became the last survivor of the Mayflower passengers. They were the parents of eight children. The family of Cushman which settled in Farmington is descended from Eleazar, the seventh child of Thomas and Mary Cushman, who was born in 1656 His son James settled at Dartmouth, and was the father of James Cush man, who came as an old man to Farmington to die with his oldest child. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 449 Jonathan Cushman, the eldest child of James and Hannah (Negus) Cushman, was born in Dartmouth (now New Bedford), Mass., Oct. 26, 1754. He was well edu cated in the English branches, and studied navigation. He began life as a sailor, and during the Revolution com manded a brig, was captured and imprisoned on board the British prison-ship Jersey. Previous to this he had joined the Continental army, and aided in the fortification of Dorchester Heights. After the Revolution he continued to reside at New Bedford until he removed to Farmington in i7g5. He purchased the farm on the west side of the river, now owned by J. S. Ellis, which had been previously settled by John Rice and there had a home for the remain der of his life. Captain Cushman was a man of inteUigence and wide information, and was respected for his good sense. He served the town as one of its selectmen in 1802. He d. Apr. 24, 1834. Captain Cushman was twice married : June I, 1780, to Mary Spooner, who died Oct. 11, 1804; Jan. 10, 1805, to Widow Anna (Norton) Hervey, who died May 1, 1850, aged 78 years. Nine children: — I. *Henry, b. in Dartmouth, Mass., Aug. 21, 1781. II. Jonathan, b, in Dartmouth, Mar. i, 1783 ; d. in Demerara, June, 1801 ; unmd. III. Thomas, b. in Dartmouth, July 28, 1788 ; d. young. IV. Mary, b. in Dartmouth, Dec. 23, i7go ; md., Jan. 18, 1810, Samuel Smith; d. Oct. 10, 1826. 7 chil. V. James, b. in Dartmouth, July ig, i7g2 ; md., Aug., 1818, Sarah Weathern; md. (2), Apr. 4, 1822, Nancy Barden. Settled in Phillips ; d. Apr. 7, 1873. 12 chil. by second marriage. Second marriage : VI. Sarah, b. Nov., 1805 ; md., Dec. 2, 1833, James Hunter; d. Nov. 2, 1871. 3 chil. VII. Benjamin Hervey, b. Mar. 22, 1807 ; settled upon the homestead, but in 1834 removed to Read- field and purchased the farm of his wife's father, Samuel Waugh. He soon, however, left Readfield and removed to Winthrop, where he engaged in trade. When the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad was built, he took large contracts for the building, and subse quently took the contracts for constructing the road from Calais to Baring, and also a portion of the Androscoggin road. About 1856 he was appointed superintendent of the Portland and Kennebec R. R., which posidon he held for many years, with headquarters at Augusta. 45 o HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (2) 1314 15 16 17i819 20 Upon retiring from this office, he was elected president of the Granite Bank of Augusta. Fading health compelled him to relinquish business, and in 1877 he moved to Farming- ton, where he d., Apr. 26, i87g. Mr. Cushman was an enterprising business man, and acquired a substantial fortune. In social circles he was much esteemed for his genial qualities. He md., June ig, 1832, Nancy Waugh of Read- field ; s. p. I'lii. Hannah, b. Oct., i8og ; md., Aug. 11, 1834 (pub.), William Streeter. 3 chil. IX. Betsey, b. June 15, 1811; md., June 10, 1834, Jabez T. Gay, q. v. ; d. Apr. 2, 1845. Henry Cushman moved with his father to Farmington when a lad. Although he cultivated a farm, it was as a school-teacher and preacher that he was principaUy known. He taught school for fifty-six years, and was the first principal of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary at Kent's Hill. In this profession he was very successful. He was ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church July 2, 1822. The last half of his life he resided in Avon, and d. while on a visa to his daughter at Portsmouth, N. H., in 1855. He md., Feb. ig, 1800, Phebe Collins. Thirteen chU dren : — I. Jonathan, b. Apr. 22, 1801 ; md., Dec. 26, 1830, Abigail Hersey ; s. p. II. Elizabeth Luce, b. in Strong, Oct. 12, 1802; md., Oct. II, i82g, Stephen M. Pratt of Industry; d. Apr. 4, 1840. > III. Thomas Jefferson, b. in Strong, June 7, 1804; rad., Oct. 28, 1835, Phebe Luce ; d. May 20, 1864. g chil. IV. Henry, b. in Strong, Jan. 8, 1806; md., Sept 8, 1823, Mary Wardwell ; d. July 4, 1844. 6 chil. V. Mary, b. in Strong, July i, 1808; md., Nov. 11, 1832, John Church; d. 1884. 8 chik VI. Phebe Collins, b. in Strong, May 16, 18 10; md., Sept. 8, 1838, Robert Littlefield of Penobscot VII. Sally Nevins, b. in Strong, Dec. 30, 181 1; md., Nov. 14, 1835, Adniram Gates. 3 chil. VIII. Thankful Hatch, b. in Strong, Nov. 12, 1813. Unmd. IX. William Collins, b. July 23, 1816; md., Apr. 20, 1840, Sarah Rollins. 7 chil. X. Rebecca Luce, b. 1817 ; md., June 8, i84g, Nathan French of Newburyport. i child. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 451 21 2223 XI. Lucy Nevins, b. Sept. 13, 1819; md., Nov., 1849, James L. Fitch of Newburyport. 2 chil. XII. Ruth ^angs, b. Dec. 30, 182 1; md., Nov. '16, 1843, Rufus Libby; d. Mar. 27, 1847. 2 chil. XIII. Charles Wesley, b. May 26, 1823 ; md., Oct. 19, 1845, Jane HaU of Uxbridge, Mass. Cutlet. The ancestor of the Farmington family of Cutlers was James Cutler, whom we find at Watertown, Mass., as early as 1634. When he came to this country, or from what part of England he came, is unknown. Tra dition says he married one of two sisters " who came to New England alone, without father, husband, brother, or lover, to escape the rehgious persecution of their family at home." He settled near Lexington, IV^ss., and died May 17, 1694, aged 88 years. His son James, the eldest of twelve chUdren, was born Nov. 6, 1635, and married, June 15, 1665, Lydia Wright. He Uved at Lexington, was a soldier in King PhiHp's War, and died July 31, 1685. Thomas Cutler, his son, the sixth of seven children, was born Dec. 15, 1677; married Sarah Albs and (2), Apr. 10, 1750, Lydia Symonds. He was a prominent citizen of Lexington, and served as selectman and constable. He died Dec. 23, 1759. David Cutler, the second child of Thomas and Sarah (Aids) Cutler, was born Aug. 26, 1705; married Mary Field, and died Dec. 5, 1760. Like his father, he was selectman and constable, and was, moreover, a man of considerable fortune. Joseph, his third child, was born on the Cutler farm in Lexington in a house still standing. May 3, 1733; married, May 6, 1755, Rebecca Hoar; (2), Sept. 20, 1759, Mary Reed. He removed from Lexington to Western, now Warren, Mass., about 1755. Joseph Cutler had ten children, four sons and six daughters, and among his sons were twins, Nathan and Reuben. Nathan Cutler was born in Western, Mass., May 29, 1775 {vide page 275). He md., Sept. 10, 1804, Hannah Moore, b. in Western, Sept. 27, 1784; d. Feb. 20, 1835. He md. (2), May, 1838, Mrs. Harriet (Estabrook) Weld of Brunswick, who d. Sept. 8, 1884, aged 83 years. His death occurred June 8, 1861. Nine children by first marriage : — I. Mary Reed, b. Mar. 13, 1806; md., Nov. 15, 1827, Robert Goodenow, q. v. ; d. Feb. 18, 1873. II. Nathan Moore, b. Aug. 2, 1808. Entered Bow doin College, but owing to ill-health did not complete the course. He removed to Warren, Mass., and went into business with his uncle, John Moore, and subsequently accepted an appointment as debenture clerk in the Boston custom-house under the administration of Pres- 452 (7) HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. ident Van Buren and the coUectorship of George Bancroft. This position he held until his death, Oct. 30, 1849. He md., Sept. 12, 1836, Columbia Shearer, who d. Sept. 25, 1849. 3 dau. III. John Lewis, b. Aug. 31, 1810; d. Apr. 8, 1814. IV. Elbridge Gerry, b. May 14, 1812. Was fitted for his collegiate course at Farmington Academy, and graduated from Harvard College in 1834. Among his classmates were Hon. Joseph H. Williams of Augusta and Thomas Gushing, late principal of Chauncey Hall School in Boston. After his graduation he devoted some time to the profession of law, and then studied theology at the seminaries in Andover, Mass., and New Haven, Conn. In 1842 Mr. Cutler was settled over the Congregational church and society at Belfast, and in 1846 received an invitation to preach in Reading, Penn., which he accepted, with the hope that the changed cUmate would be beneficial to his health, but before his return he was prostrated by lung- fever, and died at Reading, Apn 28, 1846. He was an able preacher, a faithful pastor, and an earnest Christian. He md.. May 21, 1843, Clara Ann, dau. of Jacob Abbott, q. v. ; s.p. V. Reuben, b. Oct. 20, 1815 ; d. Jan. 12, 1816. VI. * John Lewis, b. Dec. 15, 1816. VII. *Reuben, b. Dec. 13, 18 19. VIII. Hannah Moore, b. Oct. 16, 1821; md., July 12, 1843, Philip Sydney Page of Maiden, Mass. ; d. Mar. 10, 1885. 4 chU. IX. Isaac Moore, b. Nov. 3, 1823. Was educated at Farmington Academy, and early engaged in mercantile pursuits, in company with Leander Boardman. He afterwards removed to Port land, where he was associated in the flour-trade with Thomas Weston, and later entered the dry-goods business with Storer Bros. He was at one time a large government contractor, and having acquired an ample fortune retired from active business. He served the town of Farm ington as treasurer in 1851-52-53. Resides at Maiden, Mass.; unmd. John L. Cutler {vide page 279) md., Aug. 16, 1843, Abby D., dau. of Hiram Belcher, q. v. She d. Apr. 24, 1847. He ™f^- (2), Oct. 18, 1848, Zilpha Ingraham, dau. of Reuel and Sarah L. (Cony) WiUiams of Augusta. She was b. Aug. 18, 1822; d. July 25, 1851. Four chil dren : — 1314 ISi617 18 (8) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 453 I. Nathan, b. Jan. 7, 1845. Entered Harvard Col lege in the class of 1864, but at the close of his sophomore year left college to enlist in the Civil War, and remained in his country's ser vice until after its close. While a member of the 2d Me. Cavalry, he served through the Port Hudson campaign, and was severely wounded in an engagement at Marianna, Fla., Sept. 27, 1864; being left behind by his regiment, he fell into the hands of the Rebels, and became a prisoner for eight months, three of which were spent at Andersonville. He was promot ed major June 13, 1864, and afterwarris com manded the post at Marianna. " His duty during his whole term of service was active and arduous, and was performed with that fidelity which won for him the name of a good and useful officer." Major Cutler received an appointment in 1867 as commandant of the U. S. Military Asylum at Togus, which he re signed after two years. He adopted the law as his profession, and began practice in New York City. He md., Oct. 4, 1884, Mrs. Louisa F. Merrill of New York City. II. Elbridge Gerry, b. Sept. 7, 1846. Graduated at Harvard College in 1868, and subsequently at the Harvard Medical School. After receiving its degree, he spent two years in study and at hospitals in Europe. He has established a successful practice in Boston, Mass., and is Clinical Instructor in Auscultation and Percus sion in the Harvard Medical School. Second marriage : III. Anna Williams, h. Aug. 22, 1849 ; d. in Passy, Paris, Oct. 7, 1872. IV. Zilpha Ingraham, b. July 19, 185 1 ; md., Dec. 30, 1874, William Allen, son of Prof. Henry B. and Elizabeth (Allen) Smith. 4 chil. : I. William Allen Smith, b. Oct. 6, 1875. 2. Henry King Smith, b. Feb. 21, 1877. 3. Reuel Williams Smith, b. Jan. 11, 1880; d. Jan. 14, 1880. 4. Anna Cutler Smith, b. Nov. 13, 1884. Reuben Cutler {vide page 303) md., Dec. 18, 1845, Mary Jane, dau. of Francis Butler, q. v., who d. Mar. 24, 1847. He md. (2), Sept. 26, 1855, Frances Elizabeth, dau. of Jesse Wentworth, q. v., who d. June 17, 1873. He 58 454 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 19 2122 (19) 23 md. (3), Aug. 30, 1875, Charlotte Belcher, dau. of Thomas Hunter, q. v. He d. Nov. 21, 1882. Four children : — I. *Reuben Francis, b. Mar. 20, 1847. Second marriage : II. Charles Herrick, b. Dec. 18, 1859. Graduated from Bowdoin College in 1881. Tutor at Brunswick in 1882. At present studying for the Congregational ministry at Andover, Mass. III. Nellie Frances, b. July, 1863 ; d. Apr. 30, 1864. IV. Isaac Moore, b. May, 1867; d. Sept. 21, 1868. Reuben Francis Cutler md., Mar. 23, 1870, Etta M., dau. of Joseph R. and Sarah (Watson) Greenwood. One child : — I. Fred Greenwood, b. Oct. 2, 1874. The pedigree of the Sylvanus Davis family, as given by family tradi tion, is derived from Dolor Davis, who was in Cambridge, Mass., in 1634, through his eldest son, John. Dolor Davis, second of the name, and son of John, married, Aug. 3, 1681, Hannah Lynnell, and setded in Barnstable. Among his children was Thomas, who was born Aug., 1687. Jabez Davis, son of Thomas, was the father of Solomon, of Falmouth, Mass., among whose children was Sylvanus. There is some reason to beUeve that, while this genealogy is accurate in the main, it cannot be implicitly reUed upon. No relationship is known to exist between this family and that of Sanford Davis, noticed below. Capt. Sylvanus Davis was born in Falmouth, Mass., May 2, 1756, and there married, Dec. 7, 1777. He removed to Gorham, and after a residence of some years came, about the year 1815, to Farmington, where he had previously purchased of Joseph Starling the south portion of the Moses Starling farm, situated at West Farmington, together with the saw and grist-mills located upon the Temple stream. These mills were operated by Capt. Davis and his sons for many years, and were long known as Davis' Mills. A communication before the writer says of Capt. Davis and his wife : " They were noted for their knowledge of the Bible, their purity of heart, and their Christian charac ter." He was instantly killed in passing the spur-wheel in his mill, Dec. 24, 1831. His first wife, Elizabeth, was b. Aug. 2, 1759, and d. in i7g2. He md. (2), Dec. 14, i7g3, Katherine Smith, b. March 7, 1766; d. July 9, 1837. Thirteen children : — 2 3 4 56 7 12 13 1415 (5) i617 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 455 I. Sylvanus, b. July 6, 1780; d. Aug. 13, i79g. II. Chloe, b. June 13, 1782 ; md. Alexander McLel lan of Gorham ; d. June 6, 1813. 3 chil. III. Robinson, b. April 28, 1785 ; md., and resided in Whitefield; d. Sept. 10, i87g. IV. *Ebenezer, b. April ig, 1788. V. Walter, b. March 23, i7go; d. May 10, i7go. VI. Edmund, b. May 10, I7g2 ; d. July i, i7g2. Second marriage : VII. *Charles, b Sept. 24, i7g4. VIII. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 7, i7g6; md., Nov. 6, 1817, Thomas W. Tobey, who was drowned by fall ing from the Center bridge in the autumn of 1822 ; his body was found the following spring, upon the shore of a farm near the Falls. 2 chil. Md. (2), in 1834, John S. Scales of Temple. Resides in Waldoborough. 3 chil. IX. Nathan Smith, b. Feb. 5, i7g9; md., May, 1820, Mrs. Betsey (Cooper) Demick, who d. Jan., 1834; md. (2), April 5, 1836 (pub.), Eunice Bolan ; d. June 19, 1869. i child : I. Sarah Smith Davis, b. Sept. 5, 1822 ; md., Oct. 16, 1845, Abiel Abbott, who d. March 21, 1884. Resides in Watertown, Mass. 3 chil. X. *Sylvanus, b. March 30, 1801. XI. Caroline, b. Nov. ig, 1804; md., Sept., 1835, William Scales, who d. in Topeka, Kan., where she now resides. 4 chil. ; all d. XII. Abner, b. Jan. 17, 1807 ; md., July 4, 1833, Harriet, dau. of Asa Butterfield, q. v. ; d. in Waldoborough, March 28, 1846. 4 chil. XIII. Thomas Cifcart, b. Sept. 8, i8og ; md., and d. in Topeka, Kan. 3 chil. Ebenezer Davis was b. in Barnstable, Mass., and removed with his father to Gorham, where he md., April 22, i8og, Betsey McLellan, who was b. Nov. 7, i7go; d. Sept. ig, 1873. He came to Farmington about 18x5, where he pursued the occupation of a saddle and harness- maker. His death was caused by falling upon the ice from a pier of the Center bridge, Dec. 30, 1831. Nine children : — I. *Thomas McLellan, b. June 7, 18 10. II. Elizabeth Demick, b. Feb. ig, 1812 ; md., Nov. 8, 1832, Moses Butterfield, Jr., q. v. ; d. March 16, 1861. 4S6 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 19 2324 (8) 25 26 27 28 29 III. IV. VI. VIII. IX. Mary Ann, b. Dec. i, 1815 ; md., Sept. 9, 1845, Aaron Chandler. 2 chil. Sylvanus D., b. March ig, 1818; md., Dec. 12, 1842, Mary Ann, dau. of Moses Butterfield, q. V. Resides in Phillips. 3 chil. Robinson Alexander, b. Oct. 8, 1820 ; md., Feb. 22, 1848, Abby J. Baker. Resides in California. 2 chil. David Strout, b. Sept. 22, 1822 ; md. Mrs. Mary Ann Tucker of Boston, Mass., where he d. Feb. 21, 1879. Statira Curtis, b. July 2, 1826 ; md., May 25, 185 1, Cyrus C, son of Abner RamsdeU, q. v. i dau. Belinda Dallerston, b. Sept. 20, 1829 ; d. June 16, 1830. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 28, 1832 ; d. Feb. 27, 1855 ; unmd. Charles Davis, a native of Gorham, came to this town with his father, and about i8ig began trade in Phillips. He subsequently removed to West Farmington, where, and at Temple, he continued in business for sev eral years. In the later years of his life, he devoted himself to his trade — that of a carpenter. Mr. Davis was admitted to the Congregational Church in 1817, and remained an exemplary member until his death, which occurred Dec. 23, 1873. He md., Dec. 7, 1818, Sophia Augusta, dau. of Henry Stewart, q. v., who d. March 31, 1858. He md. (2), Nov. 14, i860, Louisa Carsley, who d. Feb. 15, 3880, aged 78 years. Eight chUdren : — I. Chloe McLellan, b. Oct. 3, 1819 ; md., June 27, 1843, John W. Piper; d. Nov. 15, 1846. i child : I. Harry Stewart Piper, b. Mar. 7, 1844; md., Apr. 23, 1870, Eliza J. Gordon Prescott. Resides in South Boston, Mass. ; s. p. II. Lucy Church, b. Apr. 6, 1821 ; md., Nov. 22, 1842, John D. N. Goodwin of Gardiner ; d. Feb. 4, 1845. 1 child : I. Lucy Sophia Goodwin, b. Dec. 23, 1844; md., April 30, 1866, Edwood T. Hatch ; d. March 22, 1878. 3 chil. III. Sophia Stewart, b. Feb. 18, 1823 ; md., Nov. 25, 1847, Dr. Edwin Ellis ; d. AprU 6, 1849. His second wife was Martha Baker of New Sharon. AprU 17, 1854, Dr. EUis left Farmington for St. Paul, Minn., where he remained a year 3° 31 32333435 36 37 (12) 38 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 457 and then removed to Ashland, Wis., his pre.sent residence. He has done much to increase the prosperity of that town, from its settlement, and is regarded as one of its greatest bene factors. I child : I. Augusta Sophia Ellis, b. AprU i, 1849 ; md., Aug. 5, 1874, George H. Ken nedy. Resides at Port Arthur, Can ada. 2 chil. IV. *Charles Henry, b. July 4, 1825. V. Isabel Mariah, b. Sept. 16, 1827 ; d. Aug. 12, 1830. VI. * Alexander Hamilton Stewart, ) 1 a -i o VII. *Hiram Belcher Stoyell, \ °- ^P"' 3. i834- VIII. Marcia Catherine Stewart, b. June 27, 1840; md., April 17, i860, Charles M. Heath, q .v.,^\iq d. Dec. 31, 1861. Md. (2), March 16, 1864, George H. Knapp, b. in Livermore, Oct. 29, 1837. 2 chil. : I. Charles Melvin Heath, b. March 18, 1861. Second marriage : 2. Helen Marcia Knapp, b. Oct. 8, 1866. Sylvanus Davis came from Gorham, his native town, to Farmington while yet a boy, and upon the death of his father succeeded to the paternal estate. He operated the mills until 1836, when they became the property of Butterfield and Witham. Mr. Davis was a Congregation alist in religious belief, and his Christianity gave shape to his character as exhibited in his daily life. He md., Dec. I, 1831, Jane Carsley, b. at Portland, Aug. 3, 1806. He d. Oct. 29, i853,_and^she md. (2), July 2, 1855, Stillman Tarbox; d. May 2, 1883. Five children : — I. Franklin Carsley, b. Jan. 14, 1833. Received his preparatory education at the Academy, and graduated from Bowdoin College in the class of 1856. He taught school more or less during his preparatory and college course, and after his graduation was employed as preceptor of Foxcroft Academy. He studied law under the direction of Hon. Robert Goodenow of Farmington, and B. A. G. Fuller of Augusta. In i860 Mr. Davis went to Philadelphia to reside, and very soon issued a book known as " Davis' Business Guide," which obtained con siderable celebrity. Upon the breaking out of the Rebellion in 1861, he entered the Federal 458 39 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. army from Pennsylvania as lieutenant of 3d Penn. Cavalry, and served three years and a half, when he was captured, after a most gallant defense, while on picket duty, and con fined in Libby prison for seventy-three days. The exposure and privations undergone at this time, were the primary causes of his untimely death, March 25, 1870. Lieut. Davis participated in the battles ot Yorktown, Wil liamsburg, Hanover Court-House, Fair Oaks, Seven Days, and South Mountain. During the campaign before Richmond, Gen. McClel- lan found it necessary to open communication, through the Rebel lines, with the Federal gun boats on James River, fifteen miles distant. Lieut. Davis, with a small party under his command, was detailed to perform this hazard ous undertaking, and was eminently successful, as the following complimentary testimonial from the commanding general will show : Headquarters Army or the Potomac, May 27, 1862. Lieut. F. C. Davis, 3d Penn. Cavalry. Sir : I am instructed by the Major-General Com manding to express to you his thanks for the very discreet, prompt, and satisfactory manner in which you and the small party under your command performed the important duty as signed to you by Colonel Averell, of commu nicating with the commander of the Gunboats on James River. I am, very respectfully, Your Obt. Servt., R. B. MARCY, Chief of Staff. Edward Payson, b. Feb. 10, 1834. Entered the army from Colorado, and remained three years, receiving an honorable discharge. Upon his return to Franklin County, he was appointed deputy sheriff, and afterwards served the town as its representative to the legislature. He resides upon what is known as the " Gen. RusseU" farm. He md., Dec. 20, 1875, Mrs. Catherine J. P. (Martin) Pierce, b. in Grafton, Mass., Jan. 25, 1832. a-\-u3 40 41 42 43 (I6) 44 45 464748 (31) 49 5° (33) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 459 III. Ann Louisa, b. Dec. 5, 1835 ; md., Aug. 30, 1853, Leonard E. Craig. Resides in Knoxville, Tenn. i child : 1. Ada J. L. Craig, b. Feb. 20, 1857 ; md.. Feb. 22, 1876, Thomas Melvin Mich aels of Richmond, Va. 2 chil. IV. Sylvanus Augustus, b. Mar. g, 1841. Enlisted in Co. A, nth Reg. Me. Vols., and served faith fully during the term of his enlistment. A writer says of him : " He was active in the field, noted in the camp, and beloved in the hospital." He d. Oct. 10, 1871. V. Catherine Sprout, b. Oct. 16, 185 1; d. Dec. 3, 1864. Thomas McL. Davis was born in Saco, and came to this town a lad with his father. He is by trade a black smith, a vocation he followed for many years, afterwards going into mercantile business at West Farmington. Mr. Davis is an industrious man, and has the faculty of hon estly making all his business operations result in pecuniary success. He md., Jan. 22, 1840, Lavinia, dau. of Col. James Butterfield, q. v. Five chUdren : — I. Ellen Laughton, b. Feb. 16, 1841 ; rad., Oct. 7, 1866, Nathan Pinkham of Quincy, 111. II. Julia Butterfield, b. Dec. 8, 1845 ! ™'I-i Aug. 4, 1875, William S. King of Boston, Mass. i chUd. III. Lucia Augusta, b. Sept. 6, 1847 ; md., Nov. 26, 1868, Edward K. Sweet of Quincy, 111. 3 chil. IV. Hattie Beecher, b. Mar. 27, 1853. V. Thomas, b. Oct. g, 1856. Charles Henry Davis, eldest son of Charles Davis, resides at West Farmington, and is a carpenter by trade. He has been for many years in the employ of the Maine Central R. R. Co. as superintendent of the erection and construction of bridges. He md., Dec. 25, 1850, Elvira Stamford, b. in Gardiner, Oct. 30, 1826. Two children : — I. Joseph Horatio, b. Oct. 15, 1851 ; md., Aug. 28, 1880, Susan Jane Lowell. II. Charles Elvah, b. Jan. 18, 1855. Alexander H. S. Davis received his education at the F'armington Academy, and learned the trade of a printer at Augusta, where he was engaged in the newspaper business for some time. In April, 1862, he was appointed 460 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. SI (34) 52 S3 Paymaster's clerk in the U. S. Army, serving in that capacity through the war of the Rebellion, and afterwards holding an important Government position at Washington, D. C. In June, i86g, he purchased of Andrew C. PhiUips the Farmington Chronicle, and became its editor, conduct ing the paper with much ability, gaining the confidence of the community. In May, 1877, he was appointed foreman of the Government Printing-Office at Washington, D. C., where he has since resided. Mr. Davis was a delegate to the National Republican Convention held in Philadelphia in 1872. He md., in Charlestown, Mass., Nov. 4, 1859, Emma Gardner, dau. of Gilbert and Susan G. (Corey) Pullen, b. at Augusta, June 14, 1841. One child : — I. Gertrude Blanche, b. Feb. 5, 1875. Hiram B. S. Davis was a resident of Farmington for many years, but some time since removed to California. He rad., June 24, i860, Susan Baker Macomber, who d. June 15, 1879. She was the daughter of John Macomber (b. at Westport, Mass., May 31, 1782,) and AbigaU Miller (b. at Dartmouth, Mass., Feb. 26, 1785,) who removed to Wilton in 1812. Two children: — I. Fred Hiram Miller, b. Nov. 20, 1861. II. Lena Elmina Macomber, b. May 24, 1867. Sanford Davis, a native of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., came to the township in April, 1790. His first settlement was on a part of back-lot No. 6, east side, which he sold to Jeremiah Butler in 1812. His second settlement was on the farm now owned by Benjamin Stanley, where he died, Oct. 19, 183 1. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and a pensioner for many years. His wife, Deborah Coffin, possessed much intellectual ability ; her death occurred Sept. 6, i82g. Six children: — I. Sally Cousens, b. July 13, i7gi ; md., June 13, 1816 (pub.), Ezra Allen Butler. II. Daniel, b. July 27, i7g3; md., Aug. g, 1823, Hannah Grant; d. Sept. 14, 1862. Deborah, b. May 19, 1796; md., Nov. 5, 1821 (pub.), John Pratt. Rebecca, b. Sept. 25, i7g7 ; d. in 1826, unmd. Henry Harman, b. Mar. ig, 1801 ; d. in 1828, unmd. David, b. Dec. 23, 1802 ; was a prominent teacher and lawyer in Edgartown, Mass.; md., Sept. 28, 1827 (pub.), Hannah Marchant; md. (2), in 1845, Octavia, dau. of Zenas Backus, q. v. ; d. Nov. 6, 1868. 5 chil. III. IV. V. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 461 The name of Eames has long been extinct in Farmington. Only one person bearing this name settled in the township, and that at an early date. What has been learned in regard to his family is given below, but the writer has failed to ascertain anything of the Eames ancestry which is free from doubt. 9 10 II12 Samuel Fames, in 1788, was the first settler on front- lot No. 13, west side, where he made some improvements, afterwards selling the front portion of this lot to Reuben Lowell, Jr. He subsequently erected buildings on the back part of his land, and resided there during life. Mr. Eames was a highly respected citizen, modest and unas suming in his manners. He was b. July 28, 1762 ; md. Sarah, dau. of Reuben Lowell, q. v., who d. Aug. 12, 1794; md. (2), Mar. 10, 1796, Thankful Hawkes of New Sharon, b. Sept. 18, 1767. Eleven children: — Samuel, b. May 7, 1787. Settled in Wilton. Jacob, b. Oct. i, 1789 ; md. Sarah, dau. of Joshua B. Lowell, q. v. Hannah, b. Nov. 27, 1791 ; d. Mar. 21, 1794. Daniel, b. May 8, 1794; d. Oct. 17, 1794. Second marriage : V. Joseph, b. July 29, 1798 ; md., Mar. 4, 1824 (p*b.), Cyrena Gould. Daniel, b. May 12, 1800; md., Apr. 10, 1823, Sarah, dau. of Reuben Butterfield, q. v. She d. Mar. 24, 1885. Manley, b. Aug. 8, 1803 ; md., Aug. 27, 1840 (pub.), Ann Caroline Davis. VIII. Hannah, b. Oct. 18, 1805 ; d. unmd. IX. John, b. about 1808 ; d. unmd. X. Abigail, b. about 181 1 ; d. unmd. XI. Louisa, b. about 18 13 ; d. unmd. I. II. III. IV. VI. VII. 3Eaton» • Five immigrants bearing the name of Eaton are known to have come to New England prior to 1640. From John and Anne Eaton, who were residents of Colchester, now Salisbury, Mass., as early as 1640, the Jacob Eaton family of Farmington is descended. John Eaton, eldest of the two sons of John and Anne Eaton, was born in England in 1619, and succeeded to his father's estate in Salisbury. He was a cooper by trade, and married Martha Rowlandson, by whom he had ten children. Joseph, the eighth child of John and Martha Eaton, was born Mar. i, 1661, and married, Dec. 14, 1683, Mary French. He seems to have been a man of 59 462 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. some prominence in Salisbury, and was captain of miUda. He died Jan. 13, 1743. The youngest of the ten children of Joseph and Mary Eaton was Jacob, who was born April 16, 1703. He was a resident of Topsham as early as 1730, and married Sarah Malcom. Jacob and Sarah Eaton are known to have had three sons, the eldest of whom was Jacob, noticed below. Jacob Eaton. Among the pioneer settlers who first came to the vaUey of the Sandy River, there is no one whose character stands out in bolder outline, nor whose name is surrounded with more of personal history, than Jacob Eaton. Mr. Eaton was of Scotch-Irish descent, and was born at Pemaquid proper, now Bristol, in this State, Apr. 8, 1741, O. S. He was by trade a ship-carpenter, and during his residence in Bristol spent his time in the ship-yard or in the coasting-trade. Prof. Johnson, in his History of Bris tol, pp. 368, 369, says : " Jacob Ea;on, Jr., was elected one of the selectmen, and afterwards filled several important trusts, and his name is mentioned in the act of incorpora tion." Mr. Eaton, at the very beginning of the Revolutionary War, was captured by the enemy, and taken to England with Joseph Berry of Topsham. All that is known of his capture and escape is contained in the following joint petition (Mass. Archives, Vol. 180, No. 281) of Eaton and Berry for aid, addressed to the Massachusetts Legislature, then in session, and dated Jan. 8, 1776. In it they affirm " they were taken by men-of--war belonging to Britain, viz. : the said Eaton, the 5th day of November, 1775, and the said Berry, in August, 1775, and brought into the Port of Boston ; afterwards they were put on board the Boyne man-of-war, to help work her home to England ; and they say they arrived safely in Plymouth, and from thence your petitioners ran away and got to France, where they entered on board a Continental vessel bound for America; that they were taken off the capes of Philadelphia, and carried into New York. FroiH New York they got to New Haven, and there obtained a pass home. And your petitioners, being now two hundred miles from home, without money or clothing, and being now in their own State, from which they were taken, and having lived upon charity ever since they left New York, humbly pray your honors would be pleased to take their distressed case into your compassion ate consideration, and grant them a supply of money and clothing to get home to their families, or to relieve them in such other way as your honors in your known wisdom shall see fit." What action, it any, was taken upon this petition is not known. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 463 In 1783 Mr. Eaton, in company with his brother Joseph, first came to the Sandy River township; he negotiated for the mill-lot on the west side of the river, the same upon which the village at West Farmington is now situated, made a chopping, and returned to Bristol. The mill-lot, in the original survey of the township, was located more than double the width of the other river-lots, being one hundred and fifty rods in width and three hundred rods long, " and to include the mill privilege " on what is now knowm as the Temple Stream. In the spring of the next year he again visited the township in company with his brother Joseph, cleared the land upon which he had felled the trees the year before, and sowed it to rye. He also made another chopping, and built a log-house, preparatory to the removal of his family to the township, which took place during the autumn of this year. The family at this time consisted of twelve persons, viz. : Jacob Eaton and his wife, WUliam Thorn, father of Mrs. Eaton, Joseph Eaton, and eight children. Judge Parker, in his brief History of Farmington, alludes to Mr. Thorn as an elderly gentleman who came with Mr. Eaton's family, and died Sept. 15, 1786, aged 82, being the first death of an adult in the township. He was buried in the old burying- ground upon the elevated ground east of the Center bridge, where " the rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep." Mr. Thorn was from Topsham, where he suffered severely in the French and Indian war of 1755, losing an arm. In 1745 his son Thomas, when ten years of age, was scalped by the Indians, and died in 1756. His wife, Martha Thorn, died in 1767, before the family removed to the township, aged 54. Mr. Eaton, in company with his brother, purchased the grist-mill and saw-mill, together with the privilege, which had been erected upon the mill-lot by Colburn and Pullen, and put in operation in November, 1781. They at once buUt a new dam, and put the mills, with their appurte nances, in good order for milling purposes. The settlers assisted very generously by their labor in the furtherance of the enterprise ; for, as before they had frequently been obliged to go to Winthrop to have their grain ground, they hailed the erection of a grist-miU as the harbinger of better days. Mr. Eaton seemed very prosperous in his under taking. He saw his broad acres teeming with luxuriant crops, and his flocks and herds increasing from year to year, while plenty smiled around him. The township was settling rapidly, and his mills were liberally patronized, but amidst all this prosperity he was restive and discon tented ; he seemed to sigh for the sea, upon which and around which he had spent so large a portion of his life. 464 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. So, with a view to gratifying this desire, he conceived the plan of building a vessel, and in the autumn and eady winter of i7go-gi he laid the keel of a small vessel at what is now Farmington Falls, a point, following the course of rivers, some fifty miles from navigable waters. In the early summer of 1791 the vessel was completed and ready to launch. This little craft was christened the Lark. Tradition says the sails for the Lark were made from duck, spun and woven by Mrs. Eaton from flax grown upon the mill-lot, and that the rigging was made from flax by Jesse Butterfield. On the 14th of June, 1791, everything being in readiness, Mr. Eaton, as master, with a crew of three men, cast off from the shore, and the little Lark, impeUed by the current, glided down the river like a thing of life, destined for the port of St. John, N. B. During the voyage Mr. Eaton kept a daily journal, of which the following is an extract : " Journal with remarks upon it of a voyage to the eastward with the little Lark of Sandy River. Begun on the 14th of June, i7gi. Left Sandy River, our crew consisting of four persons, viz. : Hugh Cox, Jacob Eaton, William Gower, and Ebenezer Jones ; left Tufts' Mills, our wives crying upon the bank, strange unwillingness, willing and not willing to part with their husbands. However, we proceeded down the river ; we got down to Jones' rips, where we had a hard spell getting down the rips. We got that night to Mr. Young's; he was gone from home. We found four children, but they were almost naked. There was a sled walled into the house, which the chUdren had for a bedstead. A little straw was laid between the sides for their lodging. He had on a leather jacket, and Mrs. Young was ordinarily clad : they lodged on straw. When Mr. Young came to strip himself to go to bed, we found he had little shirt on, and his wife less. The next day we proceeded down the rips." The journal continues to the end of the voyage, narrat ing with great minuteness the adventures of the party, and the difficulties experienced in passing Five-Mile Rips and Skowhegan Falls. It is written in a legible hand, but the ink is so pale as to render the reading somewhat difficult. The writer is inclined to think that the parties named in the journal as constituting the crew should be regarded as partners in the enterprise, for upon one of its pages is a schedule of articles which each contributed to the outfit of the Lark, together with the general expenses of the voyage. The cost of the outfit amounts to £y) 17s. 4d., and the general expenses to £\ 17s. nd., making an aggregate of ;^44 15s. 3d. It seems they landed at St. John, N. B., early in July, and commenced trading and 9 (8) ID GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 465 freighting between St. John and the numerous islands which dot the Bay of Fundy, occasionally making a trip up the river. Their business was attended with varying success untU Friday, the i8th of November, i7gi, when, in passing the Falls of St. John, and taking the tide at the wrong dme, the little Lark went to the bottom of the Bay, and Mr. Eaton to a watery grave. While a resident of the township, Mr. Eaton did much to develop its resources. The new settlers were always greeted with a smile at his house, with the latch-string upon the outside, and a cordial welcome waiting at the fireside. He md., Nov. 27, 1764, Elizabeth, dau. of WUl iam Thorn of Topsham, b. Dec. 2g, 1740, O. S. ; d. Mar. 15, 1804. Eight chUdren, b. in Bristol : — I. Sarah, b. Sept. 6, 1765; md., 1788, Ezekiel Lan caster of New Sharon ; d. Oct. 4, i83g. Mr. Lancaster was b. in Rowley, Mass., in 1758; d. Oct. 16, 1836. 7 chU. II. Martha, b. Apr. 11, 1770; rad.. Mar. 15, i7g6, Joseph Fairbanks, q. v.; d. Sept. 17, 1842. HI. Hannah, b. Apr. 8, 1772 ; md., May 4, I7g7, Joshua Perley. Removed to Ohio in 1801, and d. May, 1803. Mr. Perley was b. Aug. 7, 1770; d. Jan. I, i85g. 3 chil. IV. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 6, 1774; md., Feb. 6, i7g5, Thomas Wendell, q. v.; d. June 17, 1843. V. Robert, b. Feb. 16, 1776; md., Apr. i, 1800, Rachel, dau. of Moses Starling, q. v. He removed to Portage Co., Ohio, where he d. Several children. VI. Rachel, b. Oct. 10, 1778; md., Nov. 21, i7gg, Jabez Gay, q. v.; d. Nov. 13, 1857. VII. *Isaac, b. Nov. 10, 1780. VIII. * Jacob, b. July 12, 1784. Isaac Eaton accompanied his brother, Robert, and brother-in-law, Joshua Perley, to Ohio in 1801, but re turned in 1803, leaving a sovereign State where he had found a territory. He settled on a lot in the northeast part of the town, being the farm now (1885) occupied by Eugene Luce. In 1833 he sold his farm and removed to the Fairbanks village, where he spent the remainder of his life. He md., June 2, 1808, Mary Lyon of Readfield, b. Dec. 22, 1787. He d. July 31, 1867 ; Mrs. Eaton d. Aug. 31, 1862. Eight children: — I. Emeline, b. Mar. g, i8og ; md., June 2g, 1830, Nathan Goodridge of Industry; d. Apr. 25, 1878; he d. Oct. I, 187 1. 4 chU. 466 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 1314 15 1617 (9) 18 19 20 21 23 (14) 2425262728 (17) Rachel Lyon, b. May 4, 1810; md., Jan. 31, 1842, Joseph Fairbanks, Jr., q. v. ; d. Sept. 10, 1844, s.p. Mary Ann, b. Aug. 27, 1812 ; md., Dec. 25, 1837, WiUiam Reed of Strong ; d. at Hennepin, 111., Dec. 27, 1867. I son. Greenwood, b. Sept. 15, 1815 ; d. in childhood. *Eliab Lyon, b. Aug. 15, 1818. Susan Wendell, b. Jan. 12, 182 1; md., Oct. 13, 1850, Truman A. Allen of Vineyard Haven, Mass. I son. Louisa Carsley, b. Dec. 31, 1822; d. Aug. 25, 1825. VIII. *Horatio Greenwood, b. June 25, 1828. III. IV. V. VI. VII. Jacob Eaton, Jr., settled on a farm adjoining that of his brother Isaac, being the same now occupied by Hosea Bump, which he made his home for life. Mr. Eaton md., Feb. 16, 1805, Abigail, dau. of Joseph Bradford, q. v.; md. (2), Apr. 26, 1814 (pub.), Mary, dau. of Wendell Davis of New Vineyard. She was b. i7g2 ; d. Aug. 16, 1858. Mr. Eaton d. Oct. ig, 1825. Six children: — I. Lyman, b. Mar. 8, 1808 ; md. Resides in Orono. II. Martha, b. Jan. i, 1812 ; md. a Whitehouse ; d. Second marriage : III. * Wendell Davis, b. Aug. 15, 1815. IV. Mary Smith, b. Mar. 22, 1817; md., Nov. 5, 1839, John Bullen. 2 chil. Eliza Ann, b. June 28, 1819; md., Dec. 8, 1840, Henry Beetle of Vineyard Haven ; d. July 15, 1872. 4 chil. Abigail, b. May 10, 1822. Resides at Vineyard Haven. Unmd. V. VI. Eliab L. Eaton lived for a time on the homestead farm, but removed to Manchester about 1858, where he now resides. He md., Feb. 20, 185 1, Julia WendeU, dau. J. Leonard and Abigail (WendeU) Hackett of New Vine yard, who was b. Oct. 27, 1828. Fivfe children: — I. Louise Lyon, b. Jan. 4, 1852 ; md., Dec. 23, 1882, Abner C. Jewett of Augusta. II. Hiram A., b. June 2, 1853. III. Greenwood P., b. May 22, 1858. IV. M. Abbie, b. Apr. 7, 1862. V. Charles G., b. Feb. 2, 1866. Horatio G. Eaton formerly owned and operated the saw-mill at Fairbanks' Mills, where he now lives. He md., July 25, 1850, Hannah R,, dau. of Benjamin and GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 467 29 3° 31 32 33 34 (20) 353637 38 (35) 39 4041 (36) 424344 45 Martha (Perley) Whitmore, b. in Strong, July 10, 1828. Five children : — I. Aura Genevieve, b. Mar. 15, 1853. II. Clarence Melvin, b. Nov. 8, 1853; md., June 11, 1880, Alice M. Chick of New Portland. Re sides at Fairbanks, i child : I. Florence Genevieve Eaton, b. Oct. 3, 1881. III. Florence Emma, b. Sept. 25, 1857. IV. Stella Marion, b. July 15, i860; d. Dec. 17, i86g. V. Infant daughter, b. and. d. Oct. 3, 1871. Wendell Davis Eaton spent his life as a farmer, first upon the homestead, and later upon the Alexander Hill man farm. Here he d., June 8, 1867. He md., Dec. 2g, 1842, Hannah S., dau. of Elihu Norton, who survives him. Four children : — I. * Oliver Davis, b. Jan. 11, 1844. II. *Jacob Elihu, b. July 23, 1845. in. Mary Fletcher, b. Dec. 15, 1847 ; md., March 4, 1875, E. M. Preston, i child. IV. Lizzie Norton, b. April 21, 1854; md., June 30, 1883, J. A. Tilton. Oliver D. Eaton enlisted in the War of the Rebellion, and after his discharge went into business in New York City, where he resides. He md., Nov. 13, 1864, Emilie F. Bulkley of New York. Three children :— 1. Florence Emily, b. Jan. 2, 1866. II. Elsie Bulkley, b. Jan. 10, 1869. III. John Oliver, b. F'eb. 24, 187 1. Jacob E. Eaton first lived upon the homestead, but removed to New Vineyard, and subsequently to Jay, where he now resides. He rad., April 6, 1876, Ella M. F"ales. Four children : — I. Lester Davis, b. July 28, 1877. II. Clarence Ellery, b. April 20, 1879. III. Arthur Garfield, b. Jan. 8, 1881. IV. Kenneth Fales, b. Dec. 24, 1882. This name, formerly spelled Fairbanke, Farebancke, Fairbanck, Fayrebankes, and Fairebanks, is one well known throughout New Eng land, and has been represented in aU the principal wars since the settle. ment ot the country. The bearers of the name have exhibited a marked character of their own for integrity, industry, and economy, and have generally been good and patriodc cidzens. As early as 1635 the name of Richard Fairbanke appears on the town 468 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. records of Boston, and in 1639 he is appointed the first postmaster of Boston; he is also recorded as a land-owner in the Boston Book of Possessions. According to family tradidon, he was the brother of Jonathan Farebancke, the emigrant ancestor of Nathaniel and Benjamin Fairbanks, who came to Winthrop in 1766-67. Jonathan Farebancke emigrated from Sowerby, near Halifax, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, in 1633, and probably resided in Boston until 1636, when he became an early settler at Dedham, Mass., and one of the sixty-eight original grantees of land in the town. During that year he began the erection of a large and substantial house, which still remains as an ancient landmark, and is known as "the Old Fairbanks House in Ded ham." Jonathan Farebancke died Dec. 5, 1668. His will mentions "wife Grace," "eldest son John," "second son George," and other children. John married, March 16, 1641, Sarah Fisher, and died Nov. 13, 1684. His wife died Nov. 26, 1683. From George and his wife Mary, the Vermont family of this name (of which Thaddeus Fairbanks, the inventor of Fairbanks scales, is a member) traces its descent. Joseph, the seventh child of John and Sarah Fairbanck, was born May 10, 1656, and died June 14, 1734. The Dedham records show two children born to him and his wife Dorcas: Dorcas, born March 14, 1686, who married, May 20, 1714, James Humfery of Dorchester; and Joseph, born April 26, 1687, who married. May 3, 1716, Abigail Dean. Joseph, the eldest son of Joseph and Abigail Fairbanks, was born in Dedham, May 21, 1717. He spent the greater portion of his life in Massachusetts, but with his wife Frances came to spend their last days with their sons in Winthrop. Benjamin, the eldest, settled in the eastern part of the town, and became a prominent citizen. He served through the Revolutionary War, and was famiharly called " Captain Ben." He was born Nov. 20, 1747 (Dedham town records), and married, Oct. 29, 1772, Keturah, daughter of Joseph and Deborah Luce of Martha's Vineyard, Mass. He died May 23, 1828, and his wife died April 7, 1807. Their son Joseph, of whom mention is made below, was born July 24, 1774. Nathaniel, a younger brother of Benjamin Fairbanks, was also an early settler of Winthrop and a soldier in the War for Independence. He was identified with the history of the town for many years, and was much employed in pubhc affairs. He held various offices of responsi- bihty and trust, and repeatedly represented the town in the General Court of Massachusetts. His second wife, who was the daughter of Jacob and Anna Chipman of Hahfax, Mass., was born Jan. 11, 1767, and died August 23, 1855. He was born July 15, 1754, and died March 27, 1838. They were the parents of four children: Columbus, Franklin, Susan, and George. The two latter are still living. Joseph Fairbanks {vide page 296), the eldest child of Benjamin and Keturah (Luce) Fairbanks, came to the township in 1792, when only eighteen years of age, and GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 469 " took up" a part of back-lot No. 28, east side, now owned by the Norton brothers. Here he cleared land, erected buildings, and set out the first orchard in the settlement. He subsequently sold his farm to Timothy Smith from Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and purchased the Eaton farm on the west side of the river. In 1808 he removed to the north part of the town, and built the mills known as Fairbanks' Mills. Col. Fairbanks was a man of energy, and actively prosecuted any enterprise which he under took. In addition to milling and mercantile pursuits, he cultivated farms, not only in this town, but also in Free man and Berlin. He dealt largely in buying and selling stock, frequently driving cattle to the City of Quebec for sale, before the Canada road was opened. He held various offices in the militia of the State, and commanded the first regiment in the War of 1812. Col. Fairbanks was selectman in 1817-18-19-20-21, treasurer in 1815-16-17, representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, as ihe colleague of Nathan Cutler, in 1819, and senator from the Kennebec district to the legislature in 1823-24. His death was caused by falling from his wagon, Sept. 12, 183 1, whUe driving from Augusta to Farmington with a load of merchandise. He md., March 15, 1796, Martha, dau. of Jacob Eaton, q. v., who d. Sept. 17, 1842. Seven children : — I. Joseph, b. Feb. 14, 1798 ; was selectman in 1824- 25-26-36-3g ; was also captain of the North Company of Infantry, and exerted a salutary influence in promoting the cause of tempe rance among his soldiers. He had charge of the grist-mill at the Fairbanks vUlage for nearly forty years, and well deserved the soubriquet of " honest miller." He was distinguished for his genial disposition and uncompromising integrity. Md., Jan. 31, 1842, Rachel Lyon, dau. of Isaac Eaton, q. v., who d. Sept. 10, 1844; md. (2), Nov., 1851, Martha, dau. of Abel and Martha K. (White) Sampson of Temple, who d. March 16, 188 1, aged 6g years. He d. Jan. 8, 1871 ; s.p. II. Robert Eaton, b. July 14, 1800; md., Nov. 29, 182 1, Mary Bangs; d. AprU ig, 187 1. Settled in Phillips. III. Hannah, b. July 5, 1802 ; d. Sept. 2, 1804. IV. Abigail, b. July 31, 1804; d. March 25, 1822. V. Shepard, b. Aug. 31, 1806 ; d. Feb. 10, 1826. VI. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 2, 1808; md., October, 1833, Aden Bangs ; d. Sept. 28, 1850. 60 47° HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. lOII121314 VII. Rachel Gay, b. Sept. 27, 1812 ; md., Sept.. 1833, Jeremiah Butler, Jr., q. v. ; d. Jan. 25, 1850. Joseph Woodman Fairbanks {vide page 302), third son of Columbus and Lydia Wood Fairbanks, was born at Winthrop, Nov. 16, 182 1. His father (b. Nov. 7, i7g3 ; d. Sept. 7, 1882) was the son of Nathaniel and Lydia (Chip- man) Fairbanks, and a much esteemed citizen ot Winthrop. His mother (b. May 22, i7g7 ; d. May 10, iS^g) was the daughter of Seth and Agnes (Woodman) Tinkham of Wiscasset, and granddaughter of Joseph and Agnes Tink ham of Middleborough, Mass. JVlr. Fairbanks md., Oct. 14, 1852, Susan Evelina, dau. of Hiram Belcher, q. v., who d. Nov. 8, 1875. He rad. (2), Oct. 25, 1876, Henrietta F. S., dau. of Sarauel and Florena (Sweet) Wood of "W'inthrop, and granddaughter of Elijah and Sally (Clifford) Wood. Fdve children : — I. Infant daughter, b. July 4, 1854; d. July 4, 1854. II. Mittie Belcher, b. .-^ug. 24, 1855. III. Emily Talbot, b. July 6, 1857 ; d. June 7, 1861. IV. Charlotte Belcher, b. June 5, i85g. V. Wallace Joseph, b. Jan. ig, 1868; d. May 3, 1874. TSWnU In tracing the genealogy of the famihes of this name, it is found that four immigrants came to this country prior to 1650, viz. : two brothers, Thomas and William FKnt, who settled in that part of Salem now Dan vers ; and Thomas and Henry Flint, also brothers, one of whom settled in Concord, the other in Braintree. Dr. Thomas Flint of Farmington was the sixth in descent from Thomas of Salem, through a line of sons each of whom received the name of Thomas. Thomas Flint the ances tor came to America, as tradition reports, from Wales in Great Britain. He was among the first settlers of Salem, and a land-owner in 1654. He died Apr. 15, 1663. His wife's name was Ann, and of their six children, Thomas, the eldest, Uved upon the homestead. His name was identified with the military organizations of the day, and he was regarded as a man of prominence and influence in the community. His first wife was Hannah Moulton, who died Mar. 30, 1673, leaving two children. He afterwards married, Sept. 15, 1674, Mary, daughter of William Dounton, and died May 24, 1721. Thomas, their eldest son, was born Aug. 20, 1678, and married, Jan. 6, 1704, Lydia Putnam. Among their children was a son, Thomas, who became a resident of North Reading, and an original member of the church in that town. His wife was Priscilla Porter, and they were the parents of six sons and five daughters. He died Jan. 24, 1775. His wife died Apr. 28, 1774. Thomas, the eldest y^^^J^* GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 471 child, was born in North Reading, Mass., Oct. 8, 1733. He was a physi cian by profession, and served as a surgeon in the Revolutionary War. He married, Sept. 16, 1762, Lydia Pope, and in 1770 removed to Noble boro, where he died. Thomas Flint {vide pages 282, 2g5), eldest son of Dr. Thomas and Lydia (Pope) Flint, was born in North Read ing, Mass., Oct. 4, 1767, and came to the Sandy River valley in 1787. He was a prominent setder, and is re corded as the first merchant in the township. He md., Aug. 2, i7g2, Sarah Bassett, dau. of Ebenezer Norton, q. v., who d. Aug. 4, 1833. His death occurred Feb. 18, 1854. Nine children : — I. Thomas, b. May 18, i7g3 ; enlisted as a drummer in the war of 1812, and d. in New York State, Nov. 5, 1813. II. Sally Norton, b. Oct. 20, 1794; md., July n, 1816, Fayette Mace; d. Oct. 29, 1875. He d. Oct. 28, 1870, aged 75 years. 8 chU. III. William Read, b. Oct. 25, 1796; md., July 9, 1823, Electa Weston. Resides in Anson. 10 chil. IV. Eliza Smith, b. Sept. 25, 1798; md., Oct. i, 1821, Brilsford Pease ; d. Oct. g, 1882. g chil., all d. V. Lydia Pope, b. Aug. 16, 1800 ; md., Dec. 23, 1823, John W. Norton; d. Apr. 15, i85g. 6 chil. VI. Clarissa Norton, b. June 8, 1802 ; md., July 20, i85g, Henry McKeen. VII. Aurelia, b. July 5, 1804; md., May 4, 1830, WUliam S. Gay, q. v.; d. Jan. 7, 1855. VIII. Deborah Norton, b. June 10, 1806; md., Sept. 16, 1830, Simon Bixby; d. Apr. 11, 1876. He was b. Sept. 11, 1803, and d. May 11, 1862. 10 chil., all living. IX. Mary, b. Dec. 13, 1808 ; d. Dec. 13, 1808. The descendants of Peter Gay are able to trace their ancestry to John Gay, the immigrant ancestor, who was made a freeman at Dedham, Mass., in 1635. Samuel, his eldest son, was the father of Timothy Gay who, with his wife, Patience Lewis, was a resident of Dedham, Mass., in the early part of the eighteenth century. David Gay, son of Timothy was born Nov. 6, 1707, married, Mar. 12, 1735, Hannah Talbot, and died in 1794. His wife, a daughter of George and Mary (Turel) Talbot, was born May 12, 171 2, and died in 1790. 472 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Peter Gay, the fourth chUd and second son of David and Hannah (Talbot) Gay, was born in Stoughton, Mass., June 27, 1743. He was in the French war, 1760, and resided in Stoughton untU his removal to Meduncook, now Friendship, in 1782. He moved into the Sandy River township with his family in 1787. Previous to this he had purchased of one Pullen lot No. 35, west side, and immediately began preparations for the reception of his family. Mr. Pullen had derived his title to the lot from Colburn and his associates, and when Mr. Gay found that the township was claimed by the State of Massachusetts, and would probably vest in her, he feared lest his own title to the land, derived indirectly from the Plymouth Patentees, would be disputed. He therefore sought relief from his dUemma by resorting to the right of petition to the General Court ; and the petition, written by his own hand, is preserved in the Massachusetts archives. Mr. Gay was by trade a blacksmith, — the first to estab lish himself in the township, — and he followed this caUing together with farming for many years. The rapidly in creasing population gave him the opportunity of carrying on the business to a considerable extent, and it proved of great use to the early settlers. He built the first framed barn in his section of the township in 1790. Mr. Gay was three times married: Dec. 5, 1765, to Hannah, dau. of WiUiam and Keziah (Vose) Smith, who d. Apr. 7, 1776; he rad. (2), the same year, Mary Payson, who d. iSIay 14, I7g4; he md. (3), Aug. 10, i7g4, Mrs. AbigaU Pease Spooner, who d. Nov., 1808. He d. Aug., 1815. Seven teen children : — Infant son, b. Feb. 13, 1767 ; d. in infancy. * Elisha, b. in Stoughton, Mass., Apr. 30, 1768. * Jabez, b. in Stoughton, Oct. 11, 1770. William, b. in Newburyport, Sept. 17, 1772 ; md., Oct. 16, i7gg, Elizabeth Spooner, who d. June 25, 1845 ; i"d. (2), May, 1847, Rhoda Hardy. Settled in Farmington on frontdot No. 25, west side. He was esteemed as a good citizen and zealous Christian, and was a highly re spected member of the Methodist Church for more than half a century. He d. Dec. 11, 1856; s.p. Keziah, b. Sept. 2g, 1774; d. in infancy. 2 I. 3 II. 4 III. 5 IV. V. VI. VII. Peter ) Seth ' f '^^ i" Stoughton, Mar. 27, 1776. Peter md. Betsey Merriam ; d. in Augusta 1872. Seth d. Oct. 24, 1778. II 12 13 14 ISi6 1718 (3) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 473 Second marriage : VIII. David, b. in Stoughton, Jan. 27, 1777; d. in Canada. IX. Hannah, b. in Stoughton, May ig, 1778; md. March Gay ; d. in Raymond, X. Azubah, b. in Stoughton, Apr. 18, 1780 ; md., Nov. 28, i7gg, Reuben Jones; d. Sept. 23, 1857. XI. Lydia, b. in Stoughton, Nov. 5, 1781 ; md., Jan. 7, 1802, Joseph Frederic of Stark ; d. Feb. 18, i84g. He was b. May 10, 1776; d. Mar. 24, 1862. XII. Freedom, b. in Meduncook, July 15, 1783 ; md., Dec. 29, 1806 (pub.), Elizabeth B. Norton ; d. in Indiana, Sept. 3, 1815. XIII. Anna, b. in Meduncook, Jan. 20, 1785 ; md., Sept. 26, 1804 (pub.), Jonathan Judkins ; d. in Can ada. XIV. Keziah, b. in Meduncook, Dec. 26, 1786; md. John Fredericks ; d. in Monmouth. XV. Mary, b. Apr. 28, 1788; md. Joel Mclntyre; d. in Bloomfield, Aug., 1819. XVI. Seth, b. Oct. 25, i7go; d. Mar. 4, 1792. XVII. Jesse, b. June i, 1792 ; md. Mary Sprinke ; d. in Indiana. 19 20 21 Elisha Gay, in company with his brother Jabez, came into the township in 1786, previous to his father's coming. He was then but a young man of eighteen, and found employment as a laborer by the month. About 1790 he purchased frontdot No. 9, east side, where he began to make improvements. Later he purchased other land ad joining, the whole making one of the largest and most valuable farms in town. Mr. Gay was a practical land-surveyor, and in early life found considerable employment in the adjustment of con troverted lines. He also lotted the town of Freeman. In religious views Mr. Gay was a FreewiU Bapdst, and was a man sincerely respected for the worth of his char acter. He md., Mar., 1797, Sarah Jones, b. in Fairfield, Oct. g, 1774; d. Jan. II, 1830. He md. (2), Jan. 7, 1836, Anna Sanderson ; d. Apr. 4, 1842. Seven children by first marriage : — I. Hannah Smith, b. Jan. 24, 1798; d. Nov. 21, 1823, unmd. II. * Edward Jones, b. Aug. g, 1801. III. Marhon Graves, b. Sept. 24, 1804; md., Dec. 28, 1823, Holmes Mayhew; d. June 5, 1825. 474 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 2223 24 25 (4) 26 272829 3031 32 33 (20) 34 IV. * William Spooner, b. Apr. 11, 1806. V. *Hiram, b. Feb. 18, 181 1. VI. John Wesley, b. Nov. 9, 1814; d. Mar. 8, 1876, unmd. VII. Freeman, b. Aug. 9, 1817 ; md., Apr. 30, 1845, 8. Augusta, dau. of Jabez Gay, q. v. Lives at Joliet, 111. 4 chil Jabez Gay came into the township with his brother Elisha at the age of sixteen, and like him found employ ment among the settlers. About the year 1791 he pur chased back-lot No. 16, on the west side, the same now owned by his grandson, Elmon J. Dyar, and there began to make improvements by clearing the land and erecting buildings. He soon became a large and successful farmer, and was moreover a man of steadfast integrity, inflexible, yet just, and distinguished for his good sense. He was appointed quartermaster-general upon the organization of the militia in town, a position he continued to hold under various administrations until about 1815. With Hon. Nathan Cutler he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention which met at Portland in October, i8ig, and was elected first representative under the new Constitu tion in 1820. Mr. Gay died upon the farm upon which he settled, Apr. 16, 1852. He rad., Nov. 21, i7g9, Rachel, dau. of Jacob Eaton, q. v. She survived hira until Nov. 13, 1857. Eight children : — I. Mary Smith, b. Nov. 6, 1800 ; md., Feb. 28, 1822, Joseph Dyar of Phillips; d. Feb. 6, 1884. 8 chU. II. Sophronia, b. Apr. i, 1803 ; d. Oct. 28, 1816. III. Jacob Eaton, b. June i, 1805 ; d. Aug. i, 1825. IV. Rachel Reed, b. Dec. 14, 1807; md., June 11, 1834, Isaac Downing; d. Apr. 28, 1847. V. * Jabez Talbot, b. Apr. g, 1810. VI. Martha Fairbanks, b. Dec. 3, 1815 ; d. Sept. 14, 1828. VII. John Wesley, b. July 17, 1818; d. Sept. 2, 1828. VIII. Sophronia Augusta, b. Aug. 3, 1820 ; md., Apr. 30, 1845, F'reeman Gay, q. v. Edward Jones Gay settled at the Fairbanks village, where he followed the trade of wheelwright and carpenter He md., June, 1836, Sally Keyes, who survives him; d. July 15, 1881. Four chUdren : — I. Charles, b. Aug. 4, 1837; md., Sept. 15, 1871, Emma Palmer. Is a successful shoe-manu facturer at Auburn. 2 chil. 35 36 37 (22) 3839 4°41 4243 (23) 44 45 46 (30) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 475 II. George, b. Nov. 2, 1839 ; md., Aug. 22, 1863, Araminta Marr. III. Mary, b. July 14, 1846; md., Oct. 31, 1877, Fred S. Smith. I child. IV. Albert, b. Jan. 29, 1854; ind., Sept. 20, 188 1, Cassie McLaughlin. William Spooner Gay settled in the north part of the town on river-lot No. 3, east side, and there spent his life as a farmer. Mr. Gay was a man of great purity of life, modest and unostentatious in his bearing towards his fellows, and was respected and loved by all who knew him. He served the town as selectman in 1851 and 1852. Mr. Gay was three times married . May 4, 1830, to Aure lia, dau. of Dr. Thomas Flint, q. v., who d. Jan. 7, 1855 ; md. (2), Sept. 8, 1856 (pub.), to Eliza Jewett, who d. June S. 1868; md. (3), Nov. 12, 1869, to M. Amanda Smith, who survives him. He d. Apr. 8, 1872. Six children by first marriage : — I. Marhon Graves, b. Apr. 4, 183 1 ; md., Apr. 4, • 1854, Columbus Gray of Wilton ; s. p. II. * William Flint, b. Sept. 4, 1832. III. Sarah Aurelia, b. Aug. 17, 1837; d. Oct. 21, 1858, unmd. IV. Hannah Ann, b. Feb. 27, 1840; md.. May 11, 1864, Horatio B. Shoales, and resides at East Hampton, Mass. v. Hannibal Hamlin, b. Mar. 24, 1842 ; d. Apr. 20, 1865, unmd. VI. John Sturgis, b. Oct. 15, 1843; md., Apr. 30, 1872, Leone, dau. of John T. and Betsey (Wendell) Luce. Resides on the homestead farm ; s. p. Hiram Gay was an extensive farmer upon the old homestead. He rad., Jan. 31, 1856, Sophia Tolman of Industry; d. Mar. 30, 1885. Three children : — I. Frank, b. Jan. 28, 1857 ; d. Jan. 31, 1878, unrad. II. Hiram Elisha, b. Oct. 7, 1861. III. Charlts lolman, b. May 31, 1863. Jabez Talbot Gay is chiefly remembered as a preacher of the Methodist order. Soon after the foundation of the Protestant Methodist Church in town, he united with it, and was ordained as a traveling minister. He was con spicuous in the revival which the year 1843 witnessed under the auspices of that church, and was a preacher of no mean power. He was possessed of certain eccentrici- 476 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 47 48 (39) 49 5° (47) 51 52 ties, but was most sincerely devoted to his work, and his Christian character was above reproach. He md., June 10, 1834, Betsey, dau. of Jonathan Cushman, q. v. He d. Feb. 8, 1845. Two chUdren: — I. * Jabez Talbot, Jr., b. Feb. ig, 1837. II. Sophronia Augusta, b. Oct., 1842 ; md. Henry E. Tyler, -who d. Jan. 12, 1868, aged 30 years. Resides in New Gloucester. William Flint Gay was in trade at Farmington for a number of years in the grocery and provision business, but went to Albany, Georgia, where he has held various public positions. He md., Oct. 13, 1861, Marcia Soule, dau. of Thomas Hunter, 2d, q. v.; md. (2), Oct. 25, 1874, Lucy, dau. of PhUip M. Garcelon. Two children hy first marriage : — I. Sarah Aurelia, b. Sept. 12, 1862. II. Marcia Hunter, b. Jan. 14, 1865 ; d. Aug. 18, 1865. Jabez Talbot Gay, Jr., is in trade at Farmington as a merchant in the boot-and-shoe business. He md., May 23, 1874, Nettie R., dau. of Benjamin B. and Rhoda (Stone) Mace, b. Aug. 3, 1848. Two children: — I. Helen Maria, b. Feb. 26, 1875. II. Mildred Stewart, b. Feb. 10, 1880. Thomas Goodenow, one of the proprietors of Sudbury, Mass., came from England in 1638, when thirty years of age. He afterwards removed to Marlborough, and was one of the selectmen of that town. His seventh child, Samuel, was born Feb. 28, 1646. The third child of Samuel Goodenow was Samuel, Jr., who was born Nov. 30, 1675. David, the eldest child of Samuel, Jr., was born Feb. 26, 1704, and was the father of Daniel, who was born Jan. i, 1725. John Goodenow, son of Daniel, was born Dec. 1, 1751, and married, Sept. 12, 1784, Rebecca Tyler. They were the parents of John, Rufus K., Daniel, William, Robert, Sally, and Valeria, wife of Daniel P. Stone of Maiden, whose benefactions to rehgious and educational institutions have been widely distributed. Robert Goodenow {vide page 278), seventh child and fifth son of John and Rebecca (Tyler) Goodenow, was born in Henniker, N. H., Apr. 19, 1800, and at the age of thirty-two settled in Farmington, where the remainder of his life was spent. He md., Nov. 15, 1827, Mary Reed, dau. of Nathan Cutler, q. v. Five children : — GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 477 56 (3) 9 lOII12 I. John Cutler, b. Aug. 2, 1829 ; d. Sept. 24, 1829. II. *Nathan Cutler, b. Jan. 2, 1831. III. Ellen Valeria, b. Sept. 24, 1837 ; md., Dec. 23, 1863, Ambrose P. Kelsey, now Professor in Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y. 3 chil. IV. Mary Cutler, b. .\pr. 3, 1840; d. Aug., 1841. V. Clara Anna, b. Feb. 20, 1843. Nathan C. Goodenow attended Farmington Academy, and fitted for college under the tuition of A. H. Abbott. After remaining in Bowdoin College through more than half the course, he became a law-student in his father's office, and was admitted to the bar in Sept., 1852, com mencing the practice of law at Phillips. In 1854 he went to Chicago, and entered the office of J. Y. Scammon. Upon the breaking out of the war in 1861, he entered the army as 2d lieutenant. Battery A, 2d Illinois Artillery, and some months after was transferred to McClearned Guards, with rank of captain. This organization was sub sequently consolidated with other unorganized cavalry companies, and became the i6th Illinois Cavalry, with which he served to the close of the war, reaching by suc cessive steps the lieut.-colonelcy of the regiment. He md., Oct. 6, 1856, Mary Augusta, dau. of Capt. Levi M. Williams; she d. in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 5, 1861. He md. (2), June 18, 1874, Lucy Garaphelia, dau. of Gen. Hannibal Belcher, q. v. Six children : — I. Henry Parker, b. July 14, 1857; md.. May 21, 1885, Lillian C. Cooley of Waterloo, la. He is a successful lawyer in St. Paul, Minn. II. Elbridge Cutler, b. Feb. g, i85g. He is a civil engineer by profession. Second marriage : III. Edith Helen, b. Apr. 16, 1875. IV. Valeria Stone, b. Mar. 31, 1878. V. Robert, b. July 5, i87g. VI. Margaret Belcher, b. July 6, 1881. The earliest known ancestor cf the Farmington family of Gould is Samuel, who is believed to have emigrated from England and settled at Ipswich, Mass., where he was a resident in the seventeenth century. He had, according to family tradition, three sons, Joseph, Samuel, and John. Samuel, Jr., was also the father of three sons, Joseph, Samuel, and Mark. Samuel, 3d, had nine children, Elizabeth, Samuel, Jesse, Noah, Silas, William, Isaac, Daniel, and Hannah, three of whom settled in Farming- ton. 61 478 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 5 6 7 8 9 lOII 1213 14 15 CoL. Silas Gould, of Dunstable, Mass., was a Revolu tionary soldier, enlisting in the Continental army at the age of fifteen, and participating in the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. He continued in active service both by land and sea until near the close of the war, when he received an honorable discharge. Col. Gould with his family came to the valley of the Sandy River in May, 1786, taking up the northern portion of backdot No. 7, west side — John B. Peterson's farm. Here he lived — the first settler on a back-lot on the west side of the river — until the spring of i7g6, when he purchased a right in Tyngtown, now WUton, and removed thither. Col. Gould was b. Mar. 11, 1760; d. July 5, 1842. His wife. Thankful Ditson, was b. m Dunstable, Mass., Nov. 26, 1760; d. Mar. 10, 1834. Thirteen children : — I. * John, b. Dec. 31, i77g. II. Silas, b. Nov. 28, 1781; md. Eunice Sawyer; d. Dec. 14, 1861. She was b. June 17, 1787; d. July 30, 1851. II chil. III. Elizabeth, b. in Nottingham, N. H., June 7, 1784; md., Apr. i, 1802, Josiah, son of Lemuel Per ham, q. v.; d. June ig, 1861. IV. Benjamin, b. July 8, 1786; md., March, i8ro, Hannah Powers; d. Oct. 7, 1861. She d. July 27, 1875. ChU. V. Thankful, b. Feb. 21, i78g; md. Hosmer Powers; d. June I, 1855. He d. Feb. 21, 1881, in the ninety-second year of his age. VI. Joseph, b. May 13, i7gi ; d. Mar. 11, i8io. VII. Josiah, b. May 22, I7g3; d. at White Plains, N. Y., in 1821. VIII. Sally, b. Oct. 14, I7g5 ; md. Jeremiah Fletcher, Jr., of Wilton; d. June 14, 1840. He d. in 1862. IX. Hannah, b. in WUton, June 17, I7g8; d. June 13, 1816. X. Rhoda, b. in Wilton, Feb. 27, 1801 ; d. Aug. 7, 1803. XI. Jerusha Marble, b. Mar. 31, 1803; md. Capt. Josiah Bakon ; d. Oct. 29, 1864. He d. Jan. 24, 1877. XII. Rhoda, b. in WUton, Mar. 25, 1806; md. Jesse Huse ; d. Nov. 24, 1845. XIII. Agnes Gordon, b. May 26, 1809; md. Robert Welch; d. May 28, 1874. i child. Gen. William Gould, a younger brother of Col. Gould, was born at Dunstable, Mass., Feb. 26, 1762, and came to i617 24 25262728 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 479 the township in company with his brother Jesse in 1782. He settled on river-lot No. 11, west side, a part of the same now owned by Samuel Sewall, and very soon set out an apple-orchard of twelve acres, being among the first in town to raise apples for market. Upon the organization of the militia he was appointed adjutant, and afterwards commanded the brigade. In 1812, when the militia was called out and ordered to rendezvous at Bath, Gen. Gould, with the drafted men from his brigade, promptly responded to the call. In 18 10 he served as selectman, and in 1822 was elected representative to the legislature. A custom had prevailed in town from its incorporation, for the repre sentative-elect to place a barrel of New England rum upon the Common, and invite friend and foe to partake. This custom Gen. Gould with Roman firmness refused to sanc tion, and a large portion of the electors, feeling aggrieved at this action on the part of the General, reassembled in the townhouse and held an indignation-meeting, charging him with unparalleled meanness. Not long after this, the treasurer of the town received a note from Gen. Gould, saying that he had ascertained the cost of a barrel of New England rum to be twelve dollars, and that he enclosed that amount to be used for the benefit of common-schools. He md., in 1785, Elizabeth Coburn, b. Nov. 24, 1766; d. Aug. 26, 1831. He d. Sept. 29, 1831. Eight children: — I. Betsey, b. Dec. 9, 1785 ; md., March, 1806, David Dwinell. II. Abi, b. Nov. 7, 1787; md., Feb. 28, 1805, Jeffrey Brackett Brown. 3 chil. Mary, b. Aug. 15, 1789; d. Mar. i, 1793. Hannah, b. Apr., 1793 ; d. young. William, b. Jan. 3, 1796; md., Sept. 8, 1819, Betsey H. Whitney. Manley, S f d. Apr. 17, i79g. Thirza, >-b. June 2, i7g8 ; X d. Oct. 20, i7g8. Louisa, ) ( d. Aug. 8, i7g8. Jesse Gould, brother of Silas and WiUiam, settled on riverdot No. g, west side, and resided there untU 1837, when he sold his farm, and with his wife and son James removed to the State of Ohio. Since then little is known of their history. He md., probably in i7go, Mary Star hng, sister of Moses Starling, Esq. Eight chUdren : — I. Mary, b. Feb. 5, i7g2 ; d. Sept. 25, 1812. II. Jesse, b. Mar. 10, i7g4; d. Sept. 25, 1804. III. Rachel, b. Jan. 11, i7g6; d. Apr. 16, i7gg. IV. James, b. Jan. 24, i7g8; md., Dec. 3, 1818, Nancy Billings. 18 III. 19 20 IV. V. 21 VI. 22 VII. 23 VIII. 48o HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 29 V. 3° VI. 31 VII. 32 VIII. (2) 33 3839 40 4142 Amelia, b. July 3, 1800 ; d. unmd. Rachel Starling, b. Apr. 23, 1802 ; d. Sept. 20, 1804. Cyrena Starling, b. Apr. 19, 1804 ; md., Mar., 1824, Joseph, son of Samuel Eames, q. v. Cordelia, md., July, 1832, Augustus DwineU, and removed to Mainville, Ohio. Capt. John Gould, eldest son of Col. Gould, was born in Dunstable, now Tyngsborough, Mass., and came to the township at the time of his father's removal hither. He first settled in Wilton as a farmer, where he continued to reside until 1818, when he again became a resident of Farmington. Capt. Gould was prominent in military affairs, and was for many years a deputy sheriff, before the organization of Franklin County. He was a distinguished teacher of vocal music, in which he took a lively interest. He md.. Mar. 28, 1805, Alice Taylor, dau. of John F.. Woods, q. V. She d. Oct. 25, 1859, having survived her husband, who d. Sept. 21, 1849. Ten chUdren: — I. John French Woods, b. Jan. 30, 1806 ; md., Apr. g, 1835, Adeline, dau. of Dr. T. D. Blake, q. v.; d. Mar. 5, 1878. 2 chU. Cyrus Marble, b. Jan. 6, 1808 ; d. Feb. 20, 1808. Lucinda Morrill, b. Sept. 5, i8og ; md., June 16, 1831, Cyrus G. Morrill, q. v.; d. Sept. ig, t86o. 2 chil. Mark, b. Dec. 2, t8ii ; md., July 5, 1847, Electa M. Radley. Resides in Worcester, Mass. 3 chil. Jotham Sewall, b. Mar. 31, 1814; md., Oct. 11, 1846, Lucy Jane Safford. He was Register of Deeds for Franklin County fourteen years ; and has been a resident of Farmington sixteen years. 2 chil., d. young. David, b. May 13, 1816 ; md., July i, 1841, Maria Fairchild; d. May 17, 1883. 2 chU. Sumner, b. July 2, 1818; md., Sept., 1848, Sarah Flynt; d. July 3, 1865. 2 chU. Alice Ann, b. Feb. 4, 182 1 ; md., Aug. 25, 1844, Horace D. Gage; d. Aug. 2, 1872. Mary Amanda, b. Apr. 15, 1824; md. LleweUyn Bixby ; d. Aug. 2, 1872. 2 chil. Thankful Ditson, b. Aug. 15, 1826; md., Nov. 11, 1846, James S. Greenwood. Resides in La Crosse, Wis. 2 chil. 34 II. 35 m. 36 IV. 37 V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 481 The Gower family of Farmington, so far as known, is not connected with any other family of the name in America. 9 10 II Robert Gower, a younger son of Robert and Margaret (Hereson) Gower, was born near Norwich, Norfolk Co., England, Oct. g, 1723, and first came to this country as an English soldier, having served under Gardiner, a famous general in Queen Anne's war. Upon leaving the army he engaged in the boot-and-shoe business in Boston, and there his first wife, Margaret Alexander, died, leaving two children. After her death Mr. Gower came to Topsham, and again md., Jan., 1771, Mary Henry, sister of the wife of Stephen Titcomb. Al though a man of fifty-three years, he was one of the pioneers who explored the township with a view to settle ment in 1776 ; and, in the mutual distribution of the land, received river-lot No. 43, east side. Here he erected a log-house — the house in which the first school taught by a male teacher was opened by Lemuel Perham, Jr. In 1782 such improvements had been made that he deemed it proper to bring his family, and in that year he made a permanent settlement. Mr. Gower was prominent among the early settlers, and his is the first name appended to the petition for incorpo ration. He d. Aug. 29, 1806. His wife, who was b. in Johnston, R. I., Jan. 22, 1745, survived him untU Jan. 13, 1836. Twelve children : — I. Edward. Md. and settled near Gardiner. 2 dau. II. * William, b. 1764. Second marriage : III. * James, b. in Topsham, Jan. 2, 1772. Margaret, b. in Topsham, Aug. 14, 1773 ; md., Dec. 5, 1793, Elijah Norton, q. v.; d. Apr. 2, 1853. Hannah, b. in Topsham, Feb. 27, 1775 ; md., Jan. 29, 1793, Henry Norton of New Vineyard. Mary, b. in Topsham, May i, 1777. Sarah, b. in Topsham, Mar. 25, 1779; md., May 26, 1803, Robert Coffren, and settled in Vi enna. VIII. *John, b. in Topsham, Mar. 16, 1781. IX. Samuel, b. Aug. 16, 1783 ; d. in Canaan. X. Anna, b. June 23, 1785 ; md.. May 24, 1807, John Mayall of Lisbon, where she d. XL Rebecca, b. Mar. 17, 1788; md., Nov. 12, 1812, IV. VI. VII. 482 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 13 (3) 1415 (4) 1617 19 2122 Elnathan Pope; d. Jan. g, 1861. 7, 1 86 1, aged 80. XII. *George, b. Apr. g, i78g. He d. Apr. William Gower came to the plantation, probably, in 1784, and settled on the farm on the west side of the river now (1885) owned by Luther Gordon and others. Subse quently selling this farm to James Merrill, he moved to river-lot No. 47, east side, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was deputy sheriff for some years, and was at one time in trade at the Falls village as a partner of Col. Daniel Beale. He md., June i, 1784, Margaret Alexander, his cousin. Two chUdren : — I. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 13, 1785 ; md., Mar. 22, 1806 (pub.), Asa Brown ; d. Feb. 3, 1845. II. Margaret, b. July 15, 1787; md., Dec. 11, 1806, Sarauel Liverraore Jones. James Gower first settled upon a part of the home stead, but removed to Industry about the year 1812, and subsequently to Abbot. He md., Sept. 2, 1800 (pub.), Susannah, dau. of CorneUus Norton, q. v. Twelve chU dren : — I. Mary, b. Sept. 13, 1801 ; md., Oct. 14, 1821, Thomas CrosweU, q. v. II. Robert, b. Jan. 25, 1803; md., Jan. i, 1825, Rosa mond, dau. of Alexander Greenwood. He moved to Iowa, and engaged in business. He was a member of the convention which framed the Constitution of Iowa. He d. about 1872. 7 chil. III. John Holmes, b. Nov. 13, 1804. Went to sea, and never returned. IV. James Henry, b. Oct. 22, 1806; md., 1831, Borre- dell, dau. of Alexander Greenwood. Removed to Iowa in 1838, where he became a prominent citizen. He was a large dealer in real estate, ¦was a member of the Constitutional conven tion of Iowa, and a trustee of the State Uni versity. He d. Nov. 13, i87g. g chil. V. Cordelia, b. June 28, 1808 ; md., 1834, HoUis Greenwood. Lives in Michigan. 6 chil. VI. Cornelius, b. Dec. 15, 181 1; md. AbigaU Hawes. Lives in Chippewa Falls, Wis. 4 chil. VII. Charles, b. in Industry, Aug. 25, 1812; md. Clar issa Hawes. He removed to GreenviUe, and d. there. He was for a time in the Maine Legislature. 4 chil. 23 24 25 26 27 (9) 28 2930 (13) 3233 3435 36 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 483 VIII. Eben, b. in Industry, Apr. 24, 1814. He setded in Greenville, S. C, and there married, but now lives in Gainesville, Georgia. He is a machinist by trade. 6 chil. IX. Susan, b. in Industry, Mar. 2, i8ig; md., about 1840, Willard Hammond. Lives in Tipton, Iowa. 7 chil. X. Davis, b. in Industry, Sept. 30, 1820 ; md. Susan Hawes. Lives in Winthrop. 4 chil. XI. Thomas, b. in Abbot, Apr., 1822 ; is a carriage- maker at Greenville, S. C. ; has been three times married. 8 chil. XII. Samuel, b. and d. in infancy. John Gower settled upon a farm in Industry in 1802. He was a licensed minister in the Methodist Church, and was an acceptable preacher. He served the town as selectman for many years, and also was elected representa tive to the legislature in 1822. Mr. Gower md., May 13, 1807, Susannah Bailey, wddow of Nathan Ames, who was b. in Bradford, Mass., April 28, 1774, and d. Feb. 7, 1844. He d. Aug. 2g, 1843. Four children, b. in Industry : — I. John, b. Feb. i, 1808 ; md., April 8, 1834, Dorothy Weeks, of New Sharon, b. March 16, 1811. Lives in the West. II. *George, b. March 25, 1810. III. Mary, b. Feb. 8, 1812 ; md., AprU 2, i83g, Rev. D. B. RandaU of the Methodist Church; d. Jan. 4, i85g. IV. William, b. Jan. 26, 1814; md., June 20, 1842, Hester Ann Chandler of Winthrop ; d. Nov. 2g, 1876. 5 chil. George Gower settled on the homestead farm, which he sold, and moved to New Sharon, where he spent the remainder of his acUve life. He d. in Farmington, May 5, i860. He md., AprU 5, 181 6, Love, dau. of WUUam Allen, q. v. Five chUdren : — I. * Harrison Bartlett, b. 18 17. n. John Truman, b. 1820; md., 1851, Mary, dau. of Thomas Croswell, q. v. ; d. at Los Angelos, Cal., in 1880. in. Hannah Allen, b. Jan. 2, 1824; md., Nov. 5, 1850, Charles S. Craig, q. v. IV. George Dana, b. 1826 ; md. in Connecticut, and was a prominent lumber dealer in New Haven ; d. in Chicago, May ig, 1885. V. Merritt, b. 1833 ; md in Connecticut. 484 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (29) 37 38 39 (32) 40 41 George Gower, 2D, is the most extensive farmer in Farmington, and one of the most extensive in Franklin County. He first setded in that part of Industry after wards set off to New Sharon, and later removed to Mercer He came to Farmington in 1868, and purchased the Daniel Beale farm, upon which he lives. He has had the honor of serving the towns of Industry, New Sharon, Mercer, and Farmington, as selectman, having in all a service of twenty-five years. He represented Mercer in the legisla ture, and has served three years as county commissioner Mr. Gower md., June 21, 1835, Martha Jane Merrill of Industry, who d. June 30, 1837 ; he md. (2), April 2, 1839, Tamesin Weeks, widow of Allen H. Brainerd, who d. June II, 1883; he md. (3), June 7, 1885, Sarah Bixby, widow of Peter W. Manter. Three children : — I. Truman Allen, b. in Industry, AprU 21, 1837; was a member of Company E, 17th Regiment Illinois Cavalry; md., June 10, 1859, Carrie N. WUbur of Sunbury, 111. ; d. at Alton, 111., July 14, 1864, leaving a widow and two chU dren. II. Roxa Brooks, b. in Industry, F'eb. 25, 1843; ™'^'' in 1863, Fernando M. Carr of Mercer. 4 chil. HI. *John Fessenden, b. Sept. 8, 1848. , Harrison Bartlett Gower graduated from Brown University in 1846, and was ordained to the Baptist, ministry in Buxton in 1848. He preached for some years in Farmington, and afterwards at Sedgwick. For a time he was an editor in the publication society of the Baptists in Philadelphia. Mr. Gower md., August, 1848, Maria Susan Dix of Providence, R. I. He d. in Farmington, August 24, i85g. His widow afterwards married Hon. W. G. Sargent of SargentvUle. Three chUdren : — I. George Lewis, b. in New Sharon, i84g ; graduated at Brown University in 187 1 ; studied law, and was admitted to the Rhode Island bar. He has served several years as clerk of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. II. Frederick Allen, b. in Sedgwdck, July, 1851 ; fitted for college at Little Blue, and entered Brown University in i86g, but left in 1871 and adopted journalism as a profession. He afterwards became associated with Prof. A. Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, and invented an improved instrument known as the Gower telephone, which has been adopted by the GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 48s 42 (39) 43 4445 46 III. French government and is widely used in Europe and India. He is president of the Bell-Gower Telephone Company of London. He resides in Paris, France. Mr. Gower md., Jan. 22, 1883, Lillian, dau. of Edwin Norton, q. V. John William Dix, b. in Sedgwick, July, 1853. He adopted a seafaring profession, and was captain of a ship at twenty-one. He is now a ship-builder at Sedgwick. John Fessenden Gower md., Oct. 3, 1870, Ann Romantha, daughter of Selden Knowlton, q. v. Four children : — I. Georgia Tamesin, b. June 26, 1871. II. Abbie Frances, b. May i, 1873. III. Isabel May, b. Jan. 18, 1875. IV. Olive Underwood, b. May 31, i87g. The Graves family originated in Gascony, in southern France, and settled at Graveslines upon the English Channel. Crossing to England, they had a home at Gravesend. In the sixteenth century Thomas Graves was created Baron of Gravesend. He left nine children and a grandson, also Thomas Graves, who came to Boston under a contract with the New England company of London, in 1630, as land-surveyor, military engineer, and mineralogist. He laid out the town of Charles town, and built bridges, fortifications, dams, and mills. From this Thomas Graves was descended William Graves, born at Brentwood, N. H., June 19, 1704, and married to Margaret Lowe, who was born Sept. 17, 1715. Her death occurred May 11, 1772, and her husband sur vived her until Apr. 19, 1777. Joseph Graves, son of WiUiam, was born in Brentwood, N. H., May 20, 1742. He married, Mar. 5, 1766, Lydia Taylor, and removed to Deerfield, N. H., Mar. 13, 1766. They had four daughters and three sons. His wife died Sept. 27, 1785, and he married, April 20, 1786, Lydia WiUiams, born Feb. 23, 1746. They were the parents of two children. His death occurred April 12, 1791. Jonathan Graves, son of Joseph and Lydia (Taylor) Graves, came to Farmington in the latter part of the last century, and commended working at his trade — that of a house-joiner. In 1804 he went to New Brunswick for the purpose of obtaining work, and no tidings were ever received from him. Those best acquainted with the cir cumstances of his disappearance have always believed there were evidences of foul play. He was b. Apr. 17, 1778, and md., Aug. 5, i7gg, Esther, dau. of Jonas Butter field, q. v., who d. Nov. 28, 1853. Two children : — 62 486 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (3) I. Jonathan, b. June 22, 1801 ; md., Dec. 2g, 1829, Esther G. Pluramer ; d. Sept. 5, 1881 ; she d. Dec. 24, 1876. II. * Jotham Sewall, b. Mar. i, 1803. Jotham S. Graves in early life was a school-teacher, but afterwards became a skillful millwright and house- joiner. In 1853 he went to the Sandwich Islands in com pany with Thomas Hunter, where he erected extensive flouring-mills. Mr. Graves served the town as selectman in 1850, and the county as register of deeds from Jan. i, 1863, to Jan. I, 1868. He was a quiet, peaceable citizen, whose char acter was above reproach. He md., Dec. 16, 1832, Julia A., dau. of Col. Daniel Beale, q. v.; d. July 3, 1882. Four children : — I. Daniel Beale, b. Aug. 31, 1834; d. in Augusta, Aug. 31, i86g. Henry J. resides in Oskaloosa, Kansas; unmd. Helen J. md., Sept. 12, 1873, Rev. Rowland B. Howard, now (1885) Secretary of the Ameri can Peace Society. 2 chil. : I. Ella Howard, b. Dec. 15, 1875. 2. Rowland Sewall Howard, b. July 30, 1878. George Howard, b. Sept. 28, 1845. Resides in Farmington ; unmd. II. III. IV. The names of no fewer than ten Greens appear among the early settlers of New England. Thomas Green, frPm whom the Farmington Greens trace their descent, was known to have been in Maiden in 1653. but when he came from England is uncertain. He probably came from Leicestershire, and was born about 1606. He owned a farm of sixty- three acres in that part of Maiden now Melrose. By his first wife, whose Christian name was Elizabeth, he had ten children. The oldest son, Thomas, was born in England about 1630, and came with his father to this country. He married Rebecca Hills, a niece of Henry Dunster, the first President of Harvard College, and settled upon a farm in Maiden, where he died in 1672. The youngest child of Thomas and Rebecca Green was Samuel, who was born in 1670, married Ehzabeth Upham, and removed to Leicester about 1717. He was a captain in the militia, His only son, Thomas, was born in 1699, and was a physician by profes sion, and also was an ordained minister of the Baptist order at South Leicester. His wife was Martha Lynde, whom he married in 1726, and GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 487 by whom he had seven children. Thomas, the fourth child of Rev. Thomas Green, was born in 1 733, and was a farmer at Leicester. He was twice married : first to Hannah Fox ; and afterwards to Anna Hovey; and died in August, 1807. This family of Greens is not con nected with that of General Greene, of Revolutionary fame, nor with that of Dr. Samuel G. Green, late mayor of Boston. 4 56 (4) (5) Abiathar Green, the fourth son of Thomas Green, Jr., was born in Leicester, Mass., Mar. 4, 1760. He, together with his three brothers, bore a part in the War for Inde pendence. In 1789 he came to Augusta, where, according to Judge North's " History of Augusta," he paid a tax for the years 1789 and 1790. He probably removed to Farm ington in the fall of the latter year, and purchased lot No. 10, east side, where he made his home for life. The following year he began the cultivation of his farm, and in 1792 md. Zilpha Jones. In 1802 he erected the first potash-factory in town, which he operated for some years in company with Col. Daniel Beale. His first wife d. May II, 1815 ; he md. (2), Nov. 30, 1818 (pub.). Widow Betsey EUiott. She d. in 1823, and he d. May 4, 1832. Five children : — I. Sarah, b. Apr. 13, 1794; md., Apr. 24, 18 13, Asa Learned; d. Jan. 14, 1848. 10 chil. II. Thomas, b. May g, i7g6; md., June, 1844, Emily J. BilUngton. Settled first in Salem, later in Avon, and finally moved to CopUntown, where he d., Dec. 27, 1880. 2 chil. III. * John Jones, b. Apr. 26, i7g8. IV. * Ephraim Jones, b. Aug. 13, 1801. V. Isaac, b. Sept. 12, 1805 ; d. Aug., i86g, unmd. John J. Green settled on the homestead, and subse quently moved to New Vineyard, where he now resides. He md., Dec. g, 1833 (pub.), Mary Porter, dau. of Gen. Nathaniel Russell, q. v., who d. June 12, i83g. He md. (2), July I, 1857, Martha Pike, who d. June ig, 1880. Two children : — I. Mary, b. July 23, 1836 ; md. J. Sylvester Brown, who d. June 16, 1863 ; md. (2), Mar. i, 1866, Nathan Cutler. 4 chil. Second marriage : II. Franklin. Ephraim J. Green settled first in Farmington, and finally moved to Newport, where he d., May 15, 1875. K blacksmith by trade. He md., May i, 1828, Abby C. Ellsworth, who d. Dec. 10, 1872. Three children: — 488 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. I. Abiathar, b. Apr. 27, i82g ; md., at Evansville, Wis., July 3, 1856, Myra H. Winans. Lives at Gardiner. 3 chil. II. Augusta Jane, b. Apr. 11, 1835 ; md.. Mar., 1875, Capt. Joseph F. Clement; lives at Farming- dale ; s. p. III. William Ellsworth, b. Nov. 14, 1836 ; graduated at Bowdoin College in 1863 ; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in Stockton, Cal. ; was Judge of San Joaquin County, and member of the legislature in 1865-66 ; at present resides in Oakland, Cal., and is Judge of Alameda County; md., in i86g, Anna I. Webster. 4 chil. Thomas Greenwood, the first of the name with whom the Green woods of Farmington can with certainty be connected, was a weaver in Boston in 1665, and soon removed to that part of Cambridge now Brook- line. He was made freeman in 1681, was a member of the church, and held the positions of constable, town clerk, and selectman. He married, July 8, 1670, Hannah, daughter of John Ward, who died, leaving him two sons. Thomas, the elder, graduated at Harvard College in 1790, and was minister of the church in Rehoboth. John, the second son, became a prominent citizen of Newton. Thomas Greenwood, Sr., married a second time Abigail, by whom he had two sons, the younger of whom, WiUiam, was born Oct. 14, 1689. WiUiam Greenwood married, June 21, 1715, Abigail, daughter of John Woodward of Cambridge, and removed about 1725 to Sherborn. Here he held the responsible positions of deacon, selectman, representative, and town clerk. He died about 1756. The ninth child of WiUiam Greenwood was Joseph, who was born June io> 1734- He was a carpenter, joiner, and weaver, Hving first at Sher born, afterwards at Holden and at Dublin, N. H., where he was the most prominent business man in the town, serving as selectman, treasurer, town clerk, schoolmaster, justice of the peace, and representative to the first provincial congress of New Hampshire. In 1793 he removed to Maine, and died at Bethel, Dec. 27, 1825. Joseph Greenwood married, about 1758, his cousin Sarah, daughter of Josiah Greenwood. They had three sons, Ebenezer, born in 1759, John, born Dec. 24, 1760, and Nathaniel, born Nov. 6, 1761. Nathaniel Greenwood married, June 24, 1782, Mary, daughter of Moses and Lydia (Knap) Mason. In 1793 he removed to Bethel, Me., where his wife died, Feb. 25, 1825. In 1827 he married Mrs. Abigail Irving of Paris. The later years of his life were spent in Farmington, where he died, Nov. 7, 1846. He had eleven children by the first marriage, and three by the second. Among the former were three sons, Ebenezer, Nathaniel, Jr., and Thaddeus, who GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 489 settled in Farmington. Thaddeus Greenwood subsequently removed to Industry, where he died in 1864. His wife was Belinda Caldwell of Hebron. 23 4 II 12 13 14 15 16 Ebenezer Greenwood, second son of Nathaniel and Mary (Mason) Greenwood, was born in Dublin, N. H., and first settled in Bethel, from whence he removed to the Leonard Merry farm in this town in 1833. His family has always been held in high estimation for inteUigence and exemplary virtues. He md., Jan. i, 1808, Salome Howe of Bethel, who was b. Dec. 5, 1787; d. Dec. 25, 1820. He md. (2) Lucy Grover, b. Dec. 17, 1790; d. Dec. 2, 1858. He d. Mar. 13, 1856. Nine children : — I. Joseph, b. July 10, i8og ; d. Nov. 30, 1820. II. *Noah Cresey, b. Nov. 20, 1810. III. Nancy Kimball, b. Jan. 9, 1813 ; md. Gardner T. Keniston of Haverhill, Mass., where they live. IV. Abby Chapman, b. Dec. 26, 1814; md., Feb. 7, 1837, John B. Case; d. Apr. 13, 1885. 2 chil. : I. Frances S. Case, b. June 12, 1838; md., Mar. 15, 1866, John H. Keeler of West Newbury, Mass.; d. Nov. 24, 1879. 3 chil. 2. Hannibal G. Case, b. Feb. 23, 1840; md., Sept. 23, 1869, Elizabeth F. Coffin. 2 chil. V. Abner Smith, b. Mar. 23, 1817 ; md., Dec. i, 1842, Amanda Davis. Settled in Albany, Ga., and d. Sept. 5, 1848. 3 chil., all d. VI. Mary Miranda, b. June 29, 1820. Unmd. Second marriage : VII. Philomela, b. Oct. 14, 1823; md., June 17, 1847, Edwin E. WUder of Bridgton; d. Mar. 27, 1868. 4chiL: I. Kate P. Wilder, b. Feb. 14, 1849 ; md., June 13, 187 1, Daniel C. Bartlett of HaverhiU, Mass. 3 chU. 2. Edwin G. Wilder, b. Aug. 29, 1852. 3. Helen J. WUder, b. May 8, 1857 ; md.. May g, i87g, Charles M. Carter of Denver, Col. 2 chil. 4. Genevieve S. Wilder, b. Apr. 27, 1861. VIII. Josephine, b. Dec. 6, 1826. Unmd. IX. Sophia, b. July ig, 1830; md., Nov. 25, 1852, Christopher W. WUder of Conway, N. H. 3 chil. : 490 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 17 18 19 2223 2425 26 2728 George S. Wilder, b. May 14, 1856; md., Apr. 22, 1879, Carrie Yeaton, 2 chil. Annette A. Wilder, b. Oct. 26, 1857 ; md., July I, 1878, Haven A. Quint of Conway, N. H. 2 chil. Harry P. WUder, b. Aug. 16, 1863. Nathaniel Greenwood, Jr., brother of Ebenezer, was also a native of Dublin, N. H., and was born Dec. 27 1790. When he was three years old, his father removed to Bethel, where his youth was spent, and where he married. May 11, 1815, Huldah, daughter of Jacob and Betty (Foster) Howe. In January, 1832, Mr. Greenwood came to Farm ington, and located on the farm now (1885) owned by the heirs of Peter W. Manter. He engaged somewhat in the lumber business, and was the first in town to introduce the making of hogshe ad-shook s, an industry he pursued several years with success. The family of Mr. Greenwood, with Umited opportuni ties, have taken a high rank in scholarly attainments, Mrs. Greenwood was born May 25, 1796, and is passing a quiet old age at the residence of her son, Z. H. Green wood. Her husband d. Apr. 15, 1867. Ten chUdren: — I. Julia, b. Mar. 14, 18 16 ; md., in 1847, George B. Brown of New Sharon, who d. May 4, 1862. 2 chil., both d. Mason Knap, b. July 17, 1818 ; d. Dec. g, 1827. Albert Newton, b. Aug. 14, 1820; md., in 1845, MatUda A. Soule ; resides at Fairfield. He has been County Commissioner for two terms. I child. IV. *Zina Hyde, b. Sept. 21, 1824. V. Alfred Alanson, b. Feb. 25, 1827 ; md., Jan. i, 185 1, Eliza Ann Ness, who d. in Mar., 1867. He md. (2), in 1868, Mrs. Amelia Greenwood. Resides in Attica, Ind. 5 chil. Marcia Almeda, b. Mar. 28, 1829; md., July i, 1847, Ira Armsby, who d. Sept. 20, 1849 ; md. (2), Oct. g, 1852, Zadoc Mayhew of Hampden, who d. Nov. 23, i860; md. (3), Nov. 11, 1863, Cyrus G., son of David MorriU, q. v. 2 chU., both d. Huldah Jennie, b. June 17, 1831 ; d. at Haverhill, Mass., Mar. 28, 1885. VIII. Alma Esther, b. May 11, 1833; md., in 1858, James H. Bullen. Resides in Winfield, Kan. 3 chU. II. III. VI. VII. 293° (3) 31 3233 3435 (24) 36 3738 39 4041 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 491 IX. Charles Mellen, b. Dec. 31, 1834; d. Dec. 14, 1836. X. Charles, b. Feb. 17, 1837 ; md., Nov. 27, 1862, Martha A. Prescott of Hallowell. For several years he was a hardware merchant in Farming- ton, but removed to Augusta, and later to Lewiston, where he successfully conducts the same business. 3 chil. Noah Cresey Greenwood, son of Ebenezer, lives as a farmer on a part of the homestead. He is regarded as an upright and honest citizen. He md., June 17, 1845, Susan Tarbox, who was b. in New Gloucester, June 13, 1824; d. Nov. 15, 1863. He md. (2), Aug. 14, 1867, Mrs. Rebecca (Tibbetts) Gordon of Wilton. Five children by first marriage : — I. Louis D'Alvere, b. Apr. 20, 1846; md., Nov. 10, 1867, Bertha H. Hall, who was b. Oct. 22, i84g. Lives in Portland. 3 chil. II. Edwin Henry, b. Dec. 11, 1847. HI. Harley, b. Oct. 15, i84g ; md.. Mar. 27, 1873, Nettie Hodgkins of Damariscotta, b. Oct. 22, 1855. He is an engineer, and resides in Elk hart, Ind. IV. Mary Isabel, b. June 5, 1854; d. Dec. 22, 1864. v. Nellie Cora, b. Nov. 6, 1862 ; d. Aug. 8, 1863. Zina H-vde Greenwood, a son of Nathaniel, first settled in Augusta, and pursued his trade as a carpenter until 1854, when he came to Farmington, and settled on the Jesse Butterfield, Sr., farm. Mr. Greenwood is a partner and agent of the " Sandy River Corn-Packing Co." He served the town as one of its selectmen in 1865-66-67-68 and 1876-77. He md., Nov. 8, i84g, Emily M. FeUows, b. in Athens, June 11, i82g. Six children : — I. Edward, b. Nov. 17, 1850; md., Jan. i, 1880, Emma R. Dutton, b. at Phillips, Nov. 27, i860. II. Albert Mellen, b. Feb. 2, 1853 ; rad., June 24, 1882, Affie M. Sanborn, b. Jan. 7, 1861. Is a jeweler at PhUlips. III. Orville Short, b. July 14, 1855 ; rad.,, Apr. 22, 1882, Cora L., dau. of Jairus L. and Caroline (Adaras) Prescott. 2 chil. IV. Chester, b. Dec. 4, 1858; md., Oct. 12, 1884, Isabel S. Whittier. i child. V. Lizzie Armsby, b. Apr. 13, 186 1. VI. Emilie, b. June 28, 1863. 492 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Bartholomew Heath was an early settler at Newbury, but the name is not common in the early annals of New England. Benjamin Heath was of Irish extraction, and his ancestors probably came to America in the eighteenth century. 3 4 5 6 (7) lOII 121314 Benjamin Heath, one of the pioneer settlers in the Sandy River valley, came from Freetown, Mass., in 1792, and purchased of William Kannady what is now called the Heath farm. Here he lived until 1817, cultivating the soil and following the trade of a blacksmith. At that time he removed to Salem with his younger sons, and built the first mills in the place. Mr. Heath was b. in 1750; md., Sept. 28, 1772, Deborah Ashley (b. in 1749); and d. in 1826. Eight children : — I. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 24, 1774; md., Jan. 25, 1795, Joshua B. Lowell, q. v.; d. Nov. 20, 1822. II. John, b. Oct. 6, 1776; md., May 14, 1797, Susanna Parker ; d. in Strong. Elijah, b. Jan. 17, 1778; md., Jan. 14, 1799 (pub.), Mrs. Mary Tower ; d. in Salem. Deborah, b. Sept. 27, 1781 ; d. July 20, 1791. Lydia, b. Apr. 24, 1784; d. in Belfast, Aug. 18, 1868 ; unmd. VI. *Benjamin, b. Feb. 7, 1778. VII. Simeon Ashley, b. Oct. 17, i7gi ; md., Oct. 26, 1818, Mary Hinkley; d. Nov. 8, 1877. She d. Apr. 25, 1874. 6 chU. VIII. Deborah, b. Sept. 17, I7g4; md. Josiah Brown. 2 chil. III. IV. V. Benjamin Heath, Jr., was a native of Freetown, Mass., where and in Farmington his eariy life was spent. In 1815 he made the first "chopping" in what is now the town of Salem, and removed thither in 181 7. Mr. Heath held the office of selectman for several years ; he was by trade a blacksmith. He md., June 22, i8og, Ruth Hink ley, who d. Oct. 22, 1859 ; he d. May 3, 1870. Seven chil dren : — I. Benjamin, b. Oct. 2, 1810; md., Feb., 1834, Mary J. Hinkley; d. July 8, 1858. II. Enoch Hinkley, b. Sept. 20, 1812; md., July 10, 1840, Olive D. Hinkley; d. Aug. 2, 1864 III. *Daniel, b. Sept. 27, 1814. IV. John Church, b. Mar. 22, 1818; md., Nov. 30, 1841, Juha Ann, dau. of Louis Voter, q. v.; d. in Salem. V. Caroline Nickerson, b. May 22, 182 1 ; unmd. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 493 »5 i6 (12) 1718 VI. Elizabeth Lowell, b. Mar. 6, 1823; md., Aug. 24, 1839, Philip Harris. Resides in LoweU. VII. Mariah, b. July 3, 1826; md., Dec. 14, 1853, George W. Mills. Resides in Salem. 4 chil. Daniel Heath, son of the preceding, was born in Farmington, but when a child went to Salem with his parents, where he resided forty years. He followed the calling of his father, and held many municipal positions in his adopted town. He was also postmaster and jusdce of the peace. Col. Heath early became connected with the miUtia, and rose to the command of the third regiment. He returned to Farmington in 1857, and has since been a resident of the West village. He md., Jan. 18, 1837, Milaann, dau. of Henry and Mercy (Braley) Record, who was born at Readfield, June ig, 1818. Three children : — I. Charles Melvin, b. Jan. 26, 1838; md., Apr.. 17, i860, Marcia C. S., dau. of Charles Davis, q. v.; d. Dec. 31, 1861. i child. II. Daniel Collamore {vide page 2go), b. Oct. 26, 1843; md., Jan. 6, 1881, Mrs. Nelly Lloyd Knox. 2 chil. III. Mary Althea, b. Nov. 13, 1848 ; md., July 2, 1868, Volney H. Foss. Resides in Bangor. 3 chil. No accurate information has been obtained regarding the ancestry of this family. The earliest of this name known to have been in New England were William Hersey and his son James, who were at Hingham, Mass., in 1665. Nathaniel Hersey first settled in that part of 'Hallo well now Augusta, where he held various positions under the municipal government of the town. He was taxed ten shillings for his "faculty," in 1777, with four other citizens of the town, who were regarded as possessing most business capacity. In i7g5 he bought of Samuel Briggs the farm now owned by Melvin and Laforest Tufts, on the west side of the river, to which he removed with his family in the winter of i7g6. He married Lucy White, and had a large family of chUdren, seven of whom were daughters. They were remarkable for intelligence and ladylike deportment, and have become the mothers and grandmothers of numerous descendants, one of whom has gratified the musical taste of the Old World, as well as the New, by her extraordinary musiqal powers, and has been called the "American Queen of Song." Capt. Hersey d. Oct. 24, 1817, aged 75 years. His wife d. Mar. 28, 1^43) aged 80 years. Twelve children : — 63 494 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 4 S 8 9 IG II12 13 I. James, b. Apr. 6, 1780; md., Nov. 17, 1807 (pub.), Susan Butler; d. Aug. 17, 1848. 2 chil., both d. II. Abigail, b. Mar. 12, 1782 ; md., Sept. 20, 1804, Huxford M. Holley, q. v.; md. (2), in 1818, Noah Drury; d. Mar. 6, 1851. in. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 13, 1783 ; d. in the West. IV. Samuel, b. July 28, 1785. A soldier in the war of 1812. V. John, b. May g, 1787 ; md., Feb. 28, 1827 (pub.), Mary Ann West of Hallowell ; d. of cholera in New Orleans about 1835. 4 chil. VI. Mary, b. May 12, i78g ; md., Oct. 3, 18 12 (pub.), WUliam Drury; d. Feb. 5, 1845. 8 chU. VII. George, b. Mar. g, 179 1 ; d. in South Carolina. VIII. Annah, b. Jan. 24, 1794; md., Oct. 20, 1820, Rev. John Allen, q. v.; d. June 24, 1875. IX. Betsey, b. Mar. 18, 1796; md., Nov. 28, 1821, Joseph Holley, q. v.; d. Aug., 183 1. X. Sally, b. Dec. 21, 1798; md., Nov. 23, 1820, Freeman Butler, q. v. ; d. Feb. i, 1862. XI. Paulina, b. Dec. 27, 1801 ; md., May 10, 1837 (pub.), Thaddeus Mayhew; d. Sept. 21, 1870; s.p. XII. Elvira, b. Jan. 6, 1804; md.. Mar. 12, 1834, Henry A. Brooks; d. July 12, 1844. 4 chU. ¦ A tradition among the Hillmans states that from John HiDman, who was the immigrant ancestor of the Farmington families, are sprung all persons of the name who reside in this country. He came to the island of Mastha's Vineyard in the latter part of the seventeenth century, having been stolen when a lad of sixteen from a fishing-boat on the river Thames in England. He followed the trade of a worsted-comber, and after his marriage settled in Chilmark. His wife was Hannah Cottle of Tisbury. Their grandson Benjamin was the father of Robert Hillman, who settled upon the homestead in Chilmark. He married. May 11, 1769, his cousin Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Hillman, and they were the parents of ten children. Uriel Hillman, the fifth son of Robert and Rebecca (Hillman) HUlman, was born at Chilmark, Mass., Feb. 3, 1775. He pursued the trade of a house-joiner in his native town until 1807, when he removed to Farmington, and bought a farm in the northeast part of the town, where he spent his life. He was an industrious and successful farmer, and respected for his integrity of character. He md., in 1797, Betsey Adams, b. at Chilmark, Mass., May 6, 1774; d. Mar. 25, 1858. His death occurred Jan. 23, 1861. Ten children : — lO11 (4) 1314IS 1617 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 495 I. Sophronia, b. in Chilmark, Mass., July 14, 1798; d. Jan. 31, 1883 ; unmd. II. Isaiah, b. in Chilmark, Mar. 14, 1800; md., Sept. 14, 1825, his cousin, Maria Hillman, who d. May 8, 1841 ; md. (2), Jan. 26, 1846, Sarah Lambert; d. July 24, 1870. She d. Feb. 16, 1875. Resided on Martha's Vineyard. 6 chil. III. *Gilbert Russell, b. in Tisbury, Mass., Mar. 16, 1802. IV. ^Alexander, b. in Tisbury, Feb. 14, 1804. V. Harriet, b. in Tisbury, July 8, 1806; d. Apr. i, 1879 ; unmd. VI. John, b. Nov. 13, 1808 ; d. Sept. 24, 1862. VII. Betsey Adams, b. Aug. 13, 1810. Unmd. VIII. Cordelia, b. Dec. i, 1812 ; md., in 1830, Dexter B. Nevins, who d. July 23, 1883. Resides in East Hampton, Mass. 10 chil. IX. Isabella, b. July 7, 1815. Unmd. X. Rebecca, b. May 5, 1817 ; d. Apr. 9, 1820. Gilbert R. Hillman, at the age of nineteen, went to sea, and in June, 182 1, sailed from Edgartown, Mass., in the ship Lone, on a whaling voyage round Cape Horn. He followed a seafaring life for more than twenty-five years, and rose to the command of a whale-ship. He was one of the early pioneers to California, where he engaged in farming and in the transportation of freights upon the Sacramento River. Capt. Hillman is a man of energy and industry, and whatever he undertakes is sure to result in pecuniary success. His farm, situated in the north part of the town, is, in all its surroundings, a model of the neatness and thrift which characterize its owner. He md., in 1826, Mary, dau. of Abel and Dorris (Davis) Pettengill. Eight children : — I. Robert, b. Apr. 16, 1827; resides in California; unmd. II. Sophronia, b. June 26, 1829; md., June 11, 1855, Dr. John Almond, son of John and Eliza (Thomas) Richards, who was b. Sept. 26, 1829. 4 chil. : I. Edmund Russell Richards, b. June 27, 1857- 2. Elmer Ellsworth Richards, b. Aug. 24, 1861 ; md., July 14, 1884, Mabel Es telle Austin. 3. Effie May Richards, b. Mar. 16, 1866. 4. Frank Morrison Richards, b. Dec. 13, 1868. 496 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 19 2021 2324 (5) 25 26 27 28 29 3°31 3233 3435 III. IV. VI. VII. VIII. Mariah, b. Dec. 17, 1830 ; d. Oct. 27, 1862. Margaret, b. Aug. 27, 1832 ; md., Oct. 29, 1859, Benjamin Athern Davis, b. Mar. 4, 1832. Resides in New Vineyard, i child : I. Fred Gerald Davis, b. June 15, 1869. Rebecca, b. Jan. 16, 1837 ! m^-' Nov. 13, 1859, Joseph E. Blabon. Resides in Portland. Mary Elizabeth, b. Jan. 31, 1840; md. John Stoyell, who d. in 1859. Gilbert Russell, b. June i, 1843 ; d. Sept. 3, 1847. Gilbert Russell, b. Nov. 16, 1848. Alexander Hillman, brother of the preceding, settled upon the James Rowings farm, in the northeast part of'the town, but afterwards removed to the " Davis " farm, in that part of Farmington formerly Industry. This farm, which is the largest in area within the town limits, Mr. Hillman cultivated for more than thirty years. His indus try was proverbial, and he ranked among the largest farmers in the County. He md., Oct. 17, 1824 (pub.). Thankful (b. Apr. 6, 1805 ; d. Apr. 3, 1851), dau. of Abel and Dorris (Davis) Pettengill; he md. (2), Jane ChurchUl, who d. Mar. i, 1855 ; he md. (3) Mrs. Mary Jane Lawry ; he d. May 15, 1881. Seven children by first marriage: — I. Uriel, b. Feb. 11, 1826; d. Apr. 12, 1864; unmd. II. Abel Pettengill, b. Apr. 9, 1828 ; resides upon the homestead ; unmd. III. Isaiah, b. Oct. 24, 1830; resides in Adin, Cal.; unmd. IV. Dorris Pettengill, b. Feb. 18, 1833; md., Feb. 28, 1859, David Winslow Presson. 4 chU. : I. Mary Elizabeth Presson, b. Feb. 10, i860; d. Jan. 9, 1863. 2. Lilly Bell Presson, b. Sept. 4, 1861; d. Mar. 14, 1862. 3. George McLellan Presson, b. Aug. i, 1864. 4. Alexander HiUman Presson, b. Jan. 16, 1873- V. Gilbert Russell, b. Feb. 23, 1835 ; md., Sept. 13, 1859, Mary H. Hardy ; resides in New Vine yard. 3 chil. VI. Alexander, b. Jan. 8, 1837 ; d. Jan. 19, 1863. VII. Elizabeth Ann, b. Sept. g, i83g ; md., Sept. 9, i860, Justin Luce of New Vineyard; d. Dec. 21, 1862. 2 chil. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 497 This name is the same as Hitchcock, and is thus spelled by some branches of the family. The Hitchcocks were an early Connecticut family, but Thomas Hiscock is not known to have any connection with them. 9 10 (2) Thomas Hiscock was born, probably in Nobleborough, on the Damariscotta River, Oct. 25, 1753. He removed to the township in 1783 with his wife, whose maiden name was Anna Knowlton (a sister of Jonathan Knowlton, q. v), and two chUdren, and setded on frontdot No. 8, west side, now (1885) owned by Samuel G. Craig. Mr. Hiscock was a shoemaker, and, combining his trade with his farm ing operations, became a wealthy farmer. He was a selectman in 1802, and town treasurer in i8og. He was a charter trustee of Farmington Academy, but resigned the position after seven years. Mrs. Hiscock was b., probably in Ipswich, Mass., Aug. 21, i75g; d. April, 1846. Mr. Hiscock d. May, 1826. Nine children: — I. * Joseph, b. in Nobleborough, Dec. g, 1780. II. Martha, b. in Nobleborough, Mar. 21, 1782; d. Feb. 13, 1788. III. Hannah, b. Aug. 12, 1785; md., June 16, 1803, Otis, son of Peter Corbett, q. v. ; d. Dec. g, 1834, 12 chil. Martha, b. May 14, 1788; md., Dec. i, i8o8, Zachariah Butterfield; d. May 19, 1843. Mary, b. Aug. 17, i78g; md., Dec. 28, 1809, Isaac Butterfield, q. v. Anna, b. Oct. 16, 1791; md., Oct. 15, 1811, William Adams, q. v. Thomas, b. Apr. 2, i7g5 ; md., Dec. 4, 1817, Sally Parker, who d. Feb. 25, 1826. He md. (2), Mar. 2, 1826, Ruth Thomas ; d. Sept. 4, 1842. She d. Mar. 6, 1874. VIII. * Samuel, b. Dec. ig, i7g6. IX. Sarah, b. June 10, 1801 ; md., Dec. 28, 1818, Ebenezer Knowlton, q. v. IV. V. VI. VII. Joseph Hiscock was a native of Nobleborough, and came with his father to the township when a child. He made his home upon the southern portion of the home stead, and engaged in farming, but subsequently embarked in various enterprises which proved disastrous, and the accumulation of former years was swept away. He md., Feb. 17, 1807, Betsey, dau. of Capt. William Hiscock of Strong. His death occurred May 24, 1857, and she d. Aug. 18, 1866. Seven children: — 498 121314 ISi617 (9) IS19 20 2122 2324 25 (18) 26 27 28 (25) 29 3° II. III. V. VI. VII. HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Richard {vide page 300), b. Dec. 17, 1808; md., Sept. 30, 1836 (pub.), Maria Read of Berhn; d. Feb. 3, 1859. 3 chil Plancy, b. July 15, 1810; d. Feb. 20, 181 r. Hiram, b. July 15, 1812 ; md., Apr. 27, 1838, Mary Hoyt; d. Oct. 25, 1874. She was b. June 7, 18 18, and survives him. g chil. Jane, b. Apr. g, 1814; md. Tillinghast Mowry; d. in MiUbury, Mass. i child. Darius, b. Oct. 20, 1817 ; d. Dec. 13, 1821. Harriet, b. Sept. i, i8ig; d. June 6, 1880; unmd. Darius, b. May 20, 1824; d. young. 1840, Samuel Hiscock first settled in ChestervUle, and after wards removed to New Vineyard, where his death oc curred, July I, 1878. He md., Sept. 10, 1818, Phebe Thomas. She was b. Jan. 27, i7gg; d. July 15, 1882. Eight children : — I. *John, b. Apr. 17, i8ig. II. Sarah, b. Oct. 1.0, 1821 ; md., June 8, George Morton. III. William, b. Oct. 27, 1823 ; d. Sept. 2, 1825. IV. Mary, b. Aug. 30, 1826; md., Mar. 15, 1851, James Ridgway. Resides in New Vineyard. V. Samuel, b. Mar. 19, 1829 ; md., Sept. 13, 1853, Hannah Cogswell. Resides in Aroostook County. VI. Joanna, b. Sept. 30, 1831; md., May i, i860, S. Drew Stewart. VII. Thomas, b. Mar. 8, 1834; d. Jan. 17, 1835. VIII. * William, b. Jan. 22, 1836. John Hiscock served an apprenticeship at an iron- foundry, and attained some distinction in that department of mechanics. He now devotes himself to farming. He md., Nov. 23, 1844, Susan L. Deane, b. in Hampden, June 24, 1820. Three children: — George, b. July 3, 1846 ; d. July 30, 1846. Charlotte Augusta, b. July ig, 1847 ; md., Nov. 5, 1882, Ira Vaughan of OdeU, lU. John Eugene, b. Dec. 23, 1854; md., Dec. 29, 1877, Angle Corbett. 1 chUd. I. II. III. William Hiscock resides upon the Thomas Wendell farm, where he is extensively engaged in fanning. He md. Mary Adelaide, dau. of Thomas Wendell, Jr., q. v. Five children : — I. William Lyon, b. Aug. 22, 1857. ' II. Thomas Wendell, b. Dec. 4, 1859. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 499 31 III. 32 IV. 33 V. Elizabeth Adelaide, b. June 24, 1862. Infant son, b. March ig, 1866 ; d. June 2, 1866. George Samuel, b. June 12, 1875. This is a family whose ancestors settled on the island of Martha's Vineyard, where genealogical records are meager and incomplete. The author has not traced the line of descent beyond the founder of the name in Farmington, from whom all the famihes herein mentioned are sprung. 4 56 7 (4) 9 10 John Holley was born Feb. 16, 1746, at Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and came to the township about i7g2. He purchased a part of back-lot No. 2g, east side, now owned by his grandson, Jeremy P. Holley. Capt. Holley served as a selectman in 1801. He md., July 4, 1777, Hephzibah Marchant, b. Oct. 18, 1756. He d. July 17, 1817. Six children, all born at Martha's Vineyard except the youngest : — I. Huxford Marchant, b. May 26, 1778; md., Sept. 20, 1804, Abigail, dau. of Nathaniel Hersey, q. v.; d. Oct. 2, 1810; she d. March 6, 1851. 2 chil. II. Betsey, b. May 2, 1781 ; md., June 2, 1799, Jon athan Look, who settled in New Vineyard ; d. Aug. 5, 1858; he d. AprU 4, 1850, aged 77 years. III. *John, b. Nov. 21, 1783. IV. * William, b. AprU 7, 1786. V. Hephzibah, b. June 24, 1791 ; d. Feb. 18, 1793. VI. *Joseph, b. July 11, 1797. John Holley, Jr., began life as a farmer, but subse quently went into trade at Backus Corner as the partner of Henry Johnson. His mercantile operations not result ing successfully, he retired to his farm, where he died March 30, 1845. Capt. Holley took a lively interest in miUtary affairs; at one time he commanded the company of cavalry, and was popular as an officer. He md., Dec. 9. 1812, Eliza Holway, b. in Sandwich, Mass., March 16, 1788; d. March 19, 1869. Ten chU dren ; — I. *Marchant, b. Oct. 31, 18 13. II. John, b. May 26, 1815 ; md., Jan. 18, 1843, Susan Manter. Lives in New Sharon. 4 chil. III. Eliza Ann, b. Feb. 6, 1817 ; md. (2), Oct. 22, 1870, George M. Hanson. Resides in Lake Port,' Cal. 500 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. II IV. 12 V. 13 VI. 14 VII. 15 VIII. 16 IX. 17 (5) 18 19 2021 23 (7) 242526 IV. *Leonard, b. Sept. 16, 1818. Hephzibah, b. May 8, 1820: d. April 8, 1844. *Levi, b. March 16, 1822. *Charles Munroe, b. Nov. 27, 1824. Hannah Hilliard, b. Jan. 27, 1826. Mary Stewart, b. Feb. 19, 1828; md., June 3, 1847, George Manter of Industry; d. June i, 1875 ; he d. March 5, 1885. Josiah Henderson, b. Aug. 11, 1832. He succeed ed to the homestead after his brother Levi's death, but failing health induced him to sell his farm and seek restoration by a residence in California. He derived no benefit from the change, and d. in Florence, Kan., on his way home, April 19, 1883. He md., AprU 3, 1859, Hattie F., dau. of Gideon Purington, who was b. in Norridgewock, Aug. 9, 1837 ; s.p. William Holley was a farmer, and acquired a large estate. He was remarkable for his untiring industry. He rad., May 5, 1811, Sarah Daggett, who d. AprU 15, 1826, aged 33 years. He md. (2), Oct. 22, 1826, Susan Daggett, who d. April 22, i87g. He d. Feb. 16, 1859. Six children : — I. *Henry, b. Nov. 18, 1813. II. Susan, b. May 29, 1815 ; md., Jan. 22, 1839, Marchant Holley, q. v. III. * Hiram, b. AprU 29, 18 17. IV. Sarah, b. Sept., 182 1; md., Feb. 28, 1841, John J. Stewart of New Vineyard; d. Jan. 15, 1856. Second marriage : V. Harriet Ann, b. Aug. 18, 1829; md., July 21, 1853, Charles M. Holley, q. v. VI. *George, b. July 22, 1831. Joseph Holley succeeded to the homestead, and was a respected citizen. He md., Nov. 28, 182 1, Betsey, dau. of Nathaniel Hersey, q. v., who d. August, 1831 ; he md. (2), June 18, 1832, Mary, dau. of Ezekiel Porter, q. v., who d. July 27, 1875. He d. Aug. 7, 1869. Six children :— L Lucy Ann, b. Sept. 5, 1826 ; md., Feb. 16, 1871, Joseph Bangs. II. Joseph, b. Oct. 9, 1828 ; md., May, i860, Elizabeth Graham of West Minot. Resides in StiUwater, Nevada. 2 chil. Second marriage : III. Mary, b. May 22, 1833 ; md., June 5, 1853, James F\, son of Freeman Butler, q. v. 2728 29 (8) 3°31323334 3536 (II) 373839 40 (13) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 501 IV. *Jeremy Porter, b. March 3, 1835. V. John, b. Nov. 27, 1838. Resides in Stillwater, Nevada; unmd. VI. Thirza Cottle, b. Dec. 26, 1840; md., Dec, 1858, John Wesley Jewett, who d. Sept. 15, 1882. Resides in Glidden, Iowa, i child. Marchant Holley is a mason by trade, and has also been a successful farmer. He is an acceptable local Methodist preacher. He md., Jan. 22, 1839, Susan, dau. of William HoUey, q. v. Seven children : — I. William Marchant, b. Jan. 12, 1842 ; md., March 13, 1866, S. Augusta Paine, i child. II. Joseph, b. May 29, 1844; md., AprU 8, 1866, Cordelia A. Furbush. 2 chil. III. Sarah Elizabeth, b. July 13, 1846; md., July 8, 1867, Jerome B. Knapp. Resides in Indian apolis, Ind. IV. James Belcher, b. March 31, 1849; '^^¦1 Sept. 3, 1876, H. Josephine, dau. of Hiram A. Butler, q. V. 2 chil. V. Emma Susan, b. Aug. 13, 185 1 ; md., Dec. 25, 1875, Calvin G. Carville ; s. p. VI. George Emmons, b. Aug. 3, 1855 ; md., Jan. i, 1879, Claribel Thompson, i child. VII. Alonzo Laforest, b. Dec. 15, 1857 ; md., June 6, 1880, Mrs. Eliza Goss. Leonard Holley carried on the farm now occupied by James B. HoUey until impaired health compelled him to abandon farming, and he removed to the Center Village. He md., Oct. 23, 1843, Sarah E. Eusds, who d. Dec. 27, 1858; he md. (2), Nov. 28, i860. Alma Eustis, who d. Feb. 24, 1864; he md. (3), July 10, 1864, Irene Brackett; he md. (4), June 6, 1874, Emily Harris; he md. (5), Mar. 3, 1875, Lydia Pope Mace. He d. May 15, 1884. Four children : — L Daniel Eustis, b. July 27, 1844; md., Dec. 25, 1867, Adelaide S. Brawn, who was b. Dec. 7, 1847. 5 chil. II. Charles Leonard, b. Apr. 11, 1846. Resides in Adin, Cal. III. Hannah Alma, b. Feb. 14, 1851 ; md., June 3, 187 1, Edmund Thaxter Bangs. Resides in Freeman. IV. Elizabeth Sarah, b. July 26, 1858. Levi Holley was a farmer of energy and thrift, and cultivated the homestead farm. Upon his return from 64 502 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 41 42 43 (14) 4445 46 4748 49 (18) 5° 51 52S3 5455 5657 California in 1856, he contracted a disease on the Isthmus which resulted in his death, Oct. 5, 1856. He md., Sept. 30, 1847, Abigail Adams, dau. of William and Eliza (Frost) Mosher, who was b. Oct. 8, 1829. Three chil dren : — I. Phebe Eliza, b. Feb. 4, 1850; d. May i, 1867. II. Abbie Augusta, b. Feb. i, 1852 ; md., June 15, 1875, George E. Murphy of Bridgton ; d. Jan. 20, 1883. 2 chil. III. Ella Mary, b. Mar. 22, 1857. Charles M. Holley, the fifth son of John HoUey, Jr., is by occupation a farmer, and resides in the west part of the town. He spent several years in California, both before and after his marriage, finally returning to this town in 1858. He md., July 21, 1853, Harriet Ann, dau. of William Holley, q. v. Six children : — I. Louisa, b. in Cal, Aug. 8, 1856 ; d. Apr., 1857. II. Charles Edward, b. in Cal., July 18, 1857; md., Oct. 16, 188 1, Cora M. Brown. III. William Henry, b. Feb. 14, i860. IV. May Florence, b. Dec. i, 1862 ; md., Apr. 5, 1884, Daniel H. Soule of PhiUips. V. Arthur Walter, b. June 26, 1865. VI. John Jerome, b. Feb. 8, 1869. Henry Holley was a shoemaker and farmer, and resided on the Davis farm in the " Holley neighborhood," so-called. He was respected for honesty and integrity of character. He md., Jan. i, 1838, Dulcina D. Higgins, who d. Oct. 15, 1855, aged 36. He md. (2), Apr. 8, 1856, Mrs. Eliza (Smith) Wade of Woolwich, b. Apr. 15, 1813. He d. Mar. 27, 1861. Eight children: — I. Charles Henry, b. Nov. 6, 1838; d. Apr. 26, 1840. II. Lizzie Higgins. b. July 30, 1840; md., in 1873, Hiram Wright; d. Sept. ig, 1876. v III. Charles Henry, b. Jan. 6, 1842 ; d. in Kansas in 1866. IV. Julia Hortense, b. Feb. 7, 1844; md., Mar. 4, 1866, Abner Corbett; d. Apr. i, 1883. He d. Oct. 16, i87g. V. Susan Columbia, b. Sept. 2, 1845 ! '"'^'•' June 22, 1867, Lucellus Timberlake of Livermore; d. Nov. 23, i87g. VI. Apphia Gill, b. Aug. 4, 1848 ; md , Feb. 16, 1870, Herbert A. Millett of Campello, Mass. VII. Frank Field, b. Dec. 10, 1850; md., Oct., 1875, Maria Dolbier of Kingfield : d. Nov., 1877. VIII. Georgiana, b. June 21, 1853; d. Sept. 18, 1875. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 503 (20) 58 59 60 6162 63646S66 (23) 67 68 69 (27) 70 71 Hiram Holley was a shoemaker as well as a farmer. He lived on the Jonathan Butler farm, and was distin guished by his honest dealings and industrious habits. He ind., Dec. 31, 1838, Sophia Ann, dau. of Freeman Butler, q. v.; d. Oct. 11, 1859. Eight children: — I. Sarah Mehitable, b. Jan. 6, 1840 ; d. Aug. 4, 1855. II. Elizabeth Wendell, b. Jan. 20, 1842 ; md., Dec. ig, 1 86 1, Wesley R. Cothren, q. v. in. Ellen Caroline, b. July ig, 1844; rad., May 26, 1864, Benj. F. Atkinson, i child : I. Leroy Atkinson, b. June 29, 1882. IV. Clarence Eugene, b. Mar. 19, 1847. Resides at Fort Fairfield. V. Louise Butler, b. Jan. 14, 1850; rad., July 10, 1870, R. Hanly Smith. VI. Warren Gilman, b. Aug. 19, 1852 ; d. Mar. 24, 1873- VII. Alice Elvira, b. Dec. 31, 1856; d. June 8, 1872. viii. Annie Page, b. July g, 1859; md., Oct. 9, 1880, Leonard B. Bangs, i child. George Holley succeeded to the homestead, and is a large and successful farmer. He md., Sept. 8, 1859, Rachel Emeline, dau. of Nathan W. Backus, q. v. Three children : — I. Augusta Backus, b. Apr. 21, 1861 ; md., June 20, 1885, LleweUyn M. Felch of Linneus. II. Annie Abbott, b. Aug. 4, 1864. III. Florence Emma, b. Nov. 29, 1869. Jeremy P. Holley succeeded to the farm which his father and grandfather reclaimed from the wilderness, to which he has made large addirions by purchase. He is the inventor of " Holley's steel plow," which is regarded with great favor in agricultural circles, and the manufacture of which he has secured by letters patent. He md., Sept. 22, 1865, Mary Frances, dau. of Nathaniel B. Voter, q. v. Two children : — I. Wilbert Porter, b. Sept. 13, 1868. II Lucy Frances, b. Jan. 29, 1872. 34untcr, The remote ancestors of this family were natives of Scotland, where they held an honorable rank for centuries. The great-grandfather of the Hunter brothers who came to the valley of the Sandy River removed from Scotland to Londonderry, in the north of Ireland, in 1656, when his country was rent by the dissensions between the Catholic and Protestant parties. His son Henry was born in Londonderry in 1676, and married 504 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Nancy Kennedy. They were the parents of three sons, John, Matthew, and Henry, the last of whom came to America before the French war and married Sarah Weyer, from Londonderry, Ireland. The ceremony is said to have taken place under the great elm on Boston Common. His wife dying four years after their marriage, he married a second time, in 1760, a woman from Londonderry, N. H., bearing the same name as his first wife. These parents removed to Bristol, and had born to them a family of six sons and two daughters, among whom were John, David and James Hunter, who came to Strong, and Thomas Hunter, who came to Farmington in the latter part of the last or beginning of the present century. Thomas Hunter was born in Bristol, Aug. 21, 1784, and first settled in Strong, where he operated mills in connection with farming until 1823, when he purchased of Capt. Benjamin Butler the farm next above the Center ViUage, to which he removed, and where he lived until his death, Jan. 28, 1865. Mr. Hunter was a man of spotless purity of character, and was highly respected in the intel ligent community with which he was surrounded. He was for many years a deacon in the Congregational Church, and adorned the office. He was in many ways a remark able man. His mechanical ingenuity was extraordinary, and his musical attainments of a high order lor the times in which he lived. He md.. May 20, i8ig, Martha Stoyell, dau. of Supply Belcher, q. v. Six cliUdren : — I. Betsey Belcher, b. Feb. 24, 1820; d. Nov. 8, 1846; unmd. II. Margaret More, b. Sept. 6, 1823 ; md., June 17, 1845, John Warren, son of Dr. Lafayette Per kins, q. V. ; d. May 12, i86o. 5 chil. III. Nancy, b. May 27, 1826. Unmd. IV. *Thomas Henry, b. May 26, i82g. V. Martha Abigail, b. May ig, 1832. Unmd. VI. Charlotte Belcher, b. Sept. 6, 1836 ; md., Aug. 30, 1875, Reuben Cutler, q. v. Thomas Hunter, 2D, the son of James (brother of the preceding) and Rachel (Dodge) Hunter, was born in Strong, AprU 30, 1807. In early life Mr. Hunter was a school-teacher, but his vocation was that of a mechanic. He possessed a full share of that mechanical ingenuity for which the family of Hunter is remarkable, and was compe tent in almost any of the mechanical arts, being a black smith, stone-cutter, carpenter, millwright, and house-joiner. In 1853 he went to the Sandwich Islands for the purpose of erecting a mUl on the Island of Hawau. He framed the building at Farmington Falls, shipped it to the Islands and put it into successful operation there. He md., Dec. i J GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. S05 9 10 13 14 (5) 1617 25, 1830, Sarah Croswell, dau. of Zachariah Soule, q. v. He d. F"eb. 6, 1873. Six chUdren : — I. James Thomas, b. AprU 17, 1832; d. Sept. 14, 1836. n. Marcia Soule, b. Dec. 22, 1835 ; "i^., Oct. 13, 1861, William F. Gay, q. v. ; d. Feb. 13, 1865. III. Julia Stubbs, b. Sept. 7, 1837 ; md., Dec. 25, 1864, Charles Nelson, son of Columbus and Lydia W. (Tinkham) Fairbanks of Winthrop, who was b. Sept. 27, i82g, and d. Jan. g, 1868 ; md. (2), Jan. ID, 1872, WiUiam Tarbox. 2 chil. by second marriage. IV. Susan Church, b. Sept. 25, 1843 ; md., Oct. 16, 1866, Samuel B. Luce of Strong; d. Oct. 23, 1870. I child. V. John Minot Soule, b. Dec. 14, 1845 ; md., Dec. 14, 1874, Eldora Nichols. He was for several years connected with the Farmington Chronicle, and now (1885) holds a responsible position on the Portland Press. 2 chil. VI. James Thomas, b. May 14, i84g; md., July 5, 1873, Nettie Dodge. Is a house-joiner in Portland. 4 chil. Thomas Henry Hunter was a railroad engineer, and resided at Farmington. He md., Feb. 27, 1853, Harriet G., dau. of David Wentworth, Jr., q. v. ; she d. Aug. i, 1854, and he md. (2), Oct. 22, 1855, Susan E., dau. of Alvan Currier, q. v. Mr. Hunter d. March 17, 1870. Three children : — I. Howard Alvan, b. Dec. 11, 1856; went to Cal ifornia in 1875 ; md. in 1878, Lonie F'rier, and resides in Spadia, Cal. 2 chil. II. Margie Warren, b. July g, 1858; md., Oct. 22, 1884, John C. Eaton of Boston. III. Edward Thomas, b. Oct. 8, 1865. Joseph Jennings and his wife Nancy were residents of Bradford, Mass., in the latter part of the eighteenth century, where his death occurred, Feb. 10, 1781. They were the parents of four children: Nancy, who married a Dodge ; David, who removed to the territory northwest of the Ohio River in 1801 ; and Eliphalet and Benjamin, who settled in Farmington. Eliphalet Jennings, of Dunstable, Mass., was a soldier of the American Revolution, and participated in many of its hard-fought battles. On account of his youth, he first entered the service in the capacity of " officer's servant," 5o6 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 3 4 5 6 7 9 ID II 1213 14IS IV V VI, VIII. 16 17 but subsequently became enrolled as a soldier, and served to the close of the war. For many years he received a pension as a reward for his sufferings and sacrifices in the long struggle by which the American Colonies gained independence and liberty. In i7go Mr. Jennings came to the Sandy River township, and settled upon a part of back-lot No. 4, east side. At the time of his death, Aug. 17, 1853, he was eighty-eight years of age, and was the last survivor of the Revolutionary War in Farmington. His wife, Mary, was the daughter of Ebenezer Butterfield, q. V. She d. Jan. ig, 185 1. Sixteen children, two of whom were b. in Dunstable, Mass. : — I. Hannah, b. Dec. 17, 1787 ; md., May i, 1806 (pub.), Silas Perham, q. v. ; d. June 18, 1838. II. * Joseph, b. Nov. 30, i78g. III. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 24, i7g2 ; d. Sept. 24, I7g8. Infant son, ) , Infant son, \ ' ^ "' Asa, b. May 6, I7g7 ; md., Jan. 12, 1822, Betsey Roach ; d. in 1840. Rufus, b. Feb. 22, i7gg; md., in 1825, Sophia Butterfield, who d. Nov. 6, 1850, aged 49 years. Resides in Starks. ' George Washington, b. Feb. 28, 180 1 ; d. Sept. 2, i8n. Mary, b. Aug. 26, 1803; md., Oct. 24, 1825, Reuel Bailey, q. v.; d. Apr. 25, 1869. John, b. Feb. 22, 1806; md., Dec. 31, 1831 (pub.), Nancy Arnold ; removed to California. *David, b. Aug. 22, 1808. Elizabeth Betsey, b. May 29, 18 10; md., Nov. 10, 1828, John Dryden. Resides in Dunellen, N.J. Eliphalet, b. Jan. 25, 1812 ; d. Sept., 1834; unmd. Reuben Butterfield, b. Mar. 26, 1814; md., in 1838, Diana White of Skowhegan, who d. Feb., 1853; md. (2), Dec. 12, 1853, Betsey Record, who survives him. During the late war he enlisted a company of cavalry, of which he was chosen captain, but by reason of iUness did not proceed farther than Augusta. He after wards went out as hospital steward in the 28th Reg. Me. Vols., but the state of his health forbade his continuance in the service. He d. Aug. I, 1882. 4 chU. Infant son, b. 1816 ; d. young. Nancy, b. 1818; md., Jan. 18, 1843, James M. Harnden; d. Oct. 9, 1854. He d. Dec. 16, 1848, aged 57 years. IX. XL xn. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. (3) i819 212223 2425 (12) 2627 (22) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 507 Joseph Jennings was a native of Dunstable, Mass., but the greater part of his life was spent in the Sandy River valley. Directly after his marriage he settled upon a farm in New Sharon, but subsequently resided in other places, and finally in Farmington. He entered the war of 18 12, but after a brief period of service was discharged. He md., Dec. 24, 1812, Elizabeth Gould, b. Sept. i, 1792^ in New Sharon; d. Mar. 27, 1875. He d. Jan. 17, 187 1.' Eight children : — I. Infant daughter, > b. Oct. 21, 1813 ; d. Oct. 21, II. Infant daughter, ) 1813. III. Daniel Gould, b. Nov. 27, 1815 ; md., Sept. 14, 1841, Mary B. Cheny, who d. at Wilton, Jan. 26, 1849 ; ind. (2) Mary Sphurr. IV. Joseph, b. Jan. ig, 1818; d. June 13, i84g. v. *Asa, b. Nov. 24, i8ig. VI. Albert Sears, b. May 2, 1825 ; d. Sept. 18, 1826. VII. Joseph Albert, ) , ,, VIII. Sabrina Elizabeth, \ ^- ^^'- ^7, '^33- Joseph A. is married, and resides in Washing ton Territory. Sabrina E. md., Apr. 3, i860, Eliphalet J. Hardy of Wilton. David Jennings first lived on the homestead, but after a number of removals settled upon a farm in Washburn, .\roostook Co., where he d., Dec. 12, 1881. He md., Apr. 2, 1836 (pub.), Caroline, dau. of Luther BaUey, q. v., who d. in Rumford, Mar. 23, 187 1. Two children: — I. Luther Bailey, b. Nov. 2g, 1837 ! ™d., July 15, 1865, Hannah Stevens. Lives in Windsor. 3 chil. II. Charles Edward, b. Dec. 10, 1839; md., Nov. 2, 1865, Addie A. Stevens, i son. Asa Jennings was a native of New Portland, and a farmer by occupation. After a residence of several years in Wilton, he removed to F'armington, which has since been his home. Like bis father and grandfather, he was a patriot and soldier, entering the United States service in 1862 as private, Co. G, 17th Reg. Me. Vols. Having a special faculty for hospital work, he was transferred to that branch of the service, where he won consideration for the tact and devotion displayed in a wide range of duties. At Gettysburg (and subsequently) he v/as attached to the First Division Third Corps Hospital, having a surgeon's charge of several hundred disabled soldiers for some days. With short interrupUon, his duties were continued untU the close of the war, when he received an honorable dis- 5o8 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 2829 3031 32 33 3435 charge, after nearly three years of faithful service. He md., Dec. 5, 1848, Betsey Billings, dau. of Toppan Eaton of Wilton. She was b. June 16, 1825. Four children : — I. Betsey Emmogene, b. Mar. 2, 1850; d. Feb. g, 1878. II. Asa Byron, b. Nov. 16, 185 1 ; md., Dec. 15, 1877, Clara E. Dyer of New Sharon ; md. (2), Oct. 2, 1884, Mary J. Huse. III. Mary Frances, b. Apr. 14, 1856. IV. Albert Eaton, b. Jan. 10, 1862. Benjamin Jennings, a younger brother of Eliphalet Jennings, came with his wife and probably two chUdren, to the Sandy River settlement early in the last decade of the last century. He purchased a part of back-lot No. 7, east side, and began improvements by building a log-house and clearing land. One day in early autumn, not long after their arrival, while Mr. Jennings was reaping wheat, Mrs. Jennings, with her infant children, went to the field to see her husband, and during her absence their house with all its contents was burned. Mr. Jennings continued to make improvements until 1801, when he sold his farm to Simeon Howes, and with his family joined a party whose objective point was the territory of Ohio. The party consisted of Joshua Perley and family, Robert Eaton and wife, Isaac Eaton and David Jennings, single men — some sixteen persons in all. After a most wearisome journey, they reached the promised land which had been depicted in such glowing colors, and decided to pitch their tents in Portage County, at a place now called Deerfield. The climate proved unhealthful, and sickness prevailed in their midst. To add to their misfortunes, Mrs. Perley died in the spring of 1803, leaving an infant daughter Discontented and discouraged, the pioneers resolved to return, and with the exception of Robert and Mrs. Eaton, and David Jennings, bade a long farewell to the sovereign State of Ohio, which they had entered two years before as the territory north west of the Ohio River. In 1805, Mr. Jennings repurchased of Mr. Howes his old farm, for which he paid $800, and where he lived until his death, Dec. 5, 1817. He md. in 1788, Mary Lawrence, a native of Groton, Mass., who d. Nov. 25, i860, aged g7 years. Ten children : — I. Eunice, b. Nov. 7, i78g ; rad. Joseph Eveleth of Industry, where she lives. II. Isaac Lawrence, b. Sept. 15, i7gi ; d. May 7, 1847 ; unmd. III. Benjamin, b. Nov. 11, i7g4; md. Sarah Butler; d. in California, July, 1871. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 509 36 37 3839 40 41 42 (42) 43 444546 (45) 474849 5° IV. Polly, b. Feb. n, i7g5 ; md., Sept. 11, 1820 (pub.) Isaac Hardy of Wilton ; d. Sept. 23, i85g. V. Sally, b. June i, i7g8; md., Nov. 2, 1818 (pub.) Samuel Jones of Durham; d. March, 1875. VI. Eliphalet, b. Nov. 15, i7gg; md., Feb. 2, 1826, Thankful Crosby; d. October, 1880. VII. Nancy, b. June 13, 1801 ; rad., Nov. i, 1821, WiUiam Mcintosh; d. Jan. 31, 1836. VIII. Sophronia, b. Sept. 13, 1804; md. William Mcin tosh; d. May 12, 1870. IX. Tappan, b. Dec. ig, 1806; md. Sally Davis ; d. May 5, 1875. I son. X. *Hiram Belcher, b. May 12, i8og. Hiram B. Jennings, the youngest son of Benjamin Jennings, spent the prime of his life upon the homestead, but some time since erected new buildings upon a lot in the vicinity of the Center ViUage, wdiere he is spending his declining years. He md., Jan. 16, 1836, Sarah Mcin tosh, who was b. at Durham, March 2g, 1812. Four children : — I. Nancy Mcintosh, b. May 3, 1837 ; d. Aug. 27, 1864. II. Paulina Elizabeth, b. March 22, i83g. III. *Harrison Hannibal, b. June i, 1841. IV. Eliza Charlotte, b. Sept. 23, 1843; md.. May 12, 1864, George F. Dutton ; d. July 26, 1881. 2 chil. Harrison H. Jennings, son of the preceding, resides upon a river farm in the southern part of the town. He is a successful farmer and respected citizen. Fie md., June 3, 1862, Chariotte A., daughter of Josiah Cuder. Four children : — I. Herbert Eugene, b. AprU 5, 1863. II. Frank Dyer, b. July 17, 1864. III. Stella Winona, b. June 2, 187 1. IV. Theo Alwilda, b. March 8, 1876. 3o(\nson. This is one of the most common names in the early history of this country. The records of immigration show no fewer than twenty-six John Johnsons who came to America previous to 1700. So far as known, the ancestors of the Farmington Johnsons had their early home in North Carohna. Thomas Johnson was a native of North Carolina. In early life he entered the Continental array as a private ; later he became a sailor, and afterwards a tanner and 65 Sio HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 3 4 5 6 7 89 lO (3) 13 14 15 shoemaker at Martha's Vineyard. In i7g3 he moved with his wdfe. Thankful, a daughter of Timothy Smith, Esq., and eight children, to the Sandy River township, and built a log-house on the east side of the river, on what is konwn as the William Gower farm. The next year he commenced making some improvements on lot No. 13, in what is now the town of Industry, then known as the Plymouth patent, and moved thither with his family in the autumn of that year. By reason of the infirmities of age, he was unable to do much labor, but with the assistance of his sons made a comfortable living. In May, 1809, Mr. Johnson and one or more of his sons purchased and removed to the Joseph Titcomb farm in this town, where his death occurred in 1819. His name was placed upon the pension-list under the act of 1818. Mrs. Johnson was a woman of much intellectual force, and transmitted to her children great mental activity and versatility of character. All the song" except the eldest were residents of this town at one time or another, and most ot them sooner or later became merchants, and held various mili tary and civil positions. Nine chUdren : — I. James, b. 1772 ; md., Nov. 30, 1797, Sally Lea- man ; d. in Industry, Nov. 3, 1843. II. *Timothy, b. 1774. III. *Thomas, b. Dec. 28, 1776. IV. *Abraham, b. Sept. 3, 1778. V. * Joseph, b. Mar. 31, 1786. VI. Sally, b. 1785 ; md. James Came. 4 chil. VII. * William, h. 1787. VIII. * Henry, b. Oct. 13, 1789. IX. Betsey, b. Dec. 4, 1793; md., Jan. 23, 1812, Christopher Atkinson; d. Apr. 9, 1881. He d. at Baraboo, Wis., Mar. 31, 1875. Timothy Johnson {vide page 296) md., Mar. 7, 18021 Abigail H. Livermore. She d. May 19, 1856, aged 71 years. He d. suddenly at Berwick, Nov. 27, 1849. Eleven children : — I. William Frederic, b. Jan. 24, 1803 ; d. Aug. 4, 1804. II. William Fredetic, b. Sept. 7, 1804; d. Dec. 14, 1804. III. Timothy Smith, b. Sept. 23, 1805; d. F'eb. 11, i8og. IV. William Henry, b. Dec. 13. 1806; md., Mar. 2, 1831, Mary West, dau. of Joseph Johnson, q. v.; d. at Greenville, Mich., Sept. 20, 1871. V. Timothy Smith, b. June i, 1810; d. Dec. 7, 181 1. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 5 II i6 VI. Caroline Livermore, b. Mar. i6, 1814; md., F'eb. 20, 1844, Ammi R. Bradbury. Resides in Providence, R. I. 17 VII. Mary Jackson, b. Apr. 25, 1816; md., Jan. 10, 1842, Thomas Nay, who d. Apr., 1882. VIII. Hannah Moore, b. Mar. 23, i8ig; md., Feb. 20, 1844, Benjamin Whittier, who d. May 4, 1851 ; md. (2), Dec. 2g, 1863, Martin S. Brown. Re sides in Uxbridge, Mass. ig IX. Samuel, b. Nov. 23, 1822 ; d. Apr. 24, 1824. 20 X. Samuel, b. Apr. 24, 1824; d. young. 21 XI. Abigail Livermore, b. July g, 1828; md.. Mar. 26, 1868, Caleb W. Anthony of Providence, R. I., who d. Apr. g, 1876. (4) 2223 24 25 26 27 29 3° Thomas Johnson {vide page 2g6) was a merchant in town some ten years, a deputy sherifE, and colonel of militia early in the present century. In 1810 he served as town treasurer. He md., Jan. 14, 1802, Katherine, dau. of Solomon and Celia (Tilton) Luce ; d. in New Vineyard, May 16, 1844. She md. (2), Nov. i, 1847, Benjamin, son of Benjamin Butler, q. v.; d. Nov. 4, 1854. Nine children : — I. Almira, b. Dec. 6, 1803; d. Sept. 10, 1804. It. Martha Tilton, b. Feb. 26, 1806; md., Jan. 22, 1827, Hartson Hackett. Resides at Baraboo, Wis. in. Thomas Jefferson, b. July 4, 1807; d. Nov. 21, 1821. IV. Abigail Luce, b. Feb. 26, 1810; md.. May 28, i82g, Ira Vaughan; d. May 21, 1830. V. Albert Gallatin, b. Apr. 16, 1812 ; md., Dec. 25, 1835, Abigail Pollard; md. (2), Dec, 1852, Maria Heath of Salem ; md. (3), Jan. 2g, 1858, Anna Cheek of Baraboo, Wis. He served through two enlistments in the RebeUion, and died two years after his discharge, June 16, 1867, at Baraboo. 4 chil. : i by first and 3 by third marriage. VI. Katherine, b. July i, 1814; md., July 30, 1832, Z. Morton Vaughan ; d. in New Vineyard, May 2, i83g. VII. Emily, b. Dec. 31, 1816; md., Jan. 18, 1831, Ira Vaughan; d. Sept. 17, 1837. VIII. Timothy Smith, b. Feb. 5, i8ig ; d. at sea in 1840. IX. Thomas Jefferson, b. Mar. 12, 1826; md., Oct. 14, 1854, Lucy Freeman of New Bedford. He served through two enlistments in the Rebell ion, and was ten months in Salisbury Prison. Resides in Baraboo, Wis. 2 chil. 512 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (5) 31 32 3334 3536373839 (6) Abraham Johnson, the fourth son of Thomas Johnson, Sr., was a native of Martha's Vineyard, and came to the township with his father. He began life in Industry, taking up a lot of wUd land, which he brought under culti vation. While in that town he served as captain of militia, and as one of its selecmen in 1806-7. ^^ purchased, in connection with his father, the Joseph Titcomb farm, where he lived until 1820. He then removed to Madison, and operated mills there for eight years. Finally he settled upon the Robert M. Morrison farm in the north eastern part of the town. Upon the organization of the company of artillery, in 18 12, he was chosen its first captain. He md., Feb. 15, 1810, Jane, dau. of WUliam and Hannah (Benson) Morrison, who was b. in Middle- borough, Mass., Jan. 31, 1786; d. Aug. 5, 1868. He d. July II, 1866. Nine children: — I. Betsey Morrison, b. Feb. 20, 1811 ; md., Sept. 17, i83g, Francis Backus, q. v.; d. Oct. 21, i84g. II. Hannah, b. Oct. 2, 1812 ; d. Dec, 18 12. III. Angeline, b. Sept., 1813; d. July, 1814. IV. Abraham Whitman, b. May 17, 1815 ; d. Mar. 17, 1823. V. Emeline, b. Jan. 25, 1817 ; d. Mar. 2g, 1823. VI. William Morrison, b. Dec 6, i8ig; d. Mar. 17, 1823. VII. Mary Ann, b. July 8, 1822 ; d. Mar. 16, 1823. VIII. *Abraham William, b. Jan. 2, 1824. IX. John Quincy Adams, b. Feb. 27, 1826; md., Nov. ig, 1855, Mary Skillings; d. Sept. g, 1863. 2 chil. Joseph Johnson {vide page 2g8) lived in Industry for a short time, and then removed to Farmington, where he became one of the leading business men. For many years he was extensively engaged in buying and selling cattle for the Portland and Brighton markets. He also bought and sold timber-lands, and was interested in lum bering operations on the Kennebec and Androscoggin Rivers. At one time Mr. Johnson was an innholder, occupying the Backus House at the corner of Main St and Broadway. He acted as one of the agents of the State in building the Canada road in i82g; was post master for many years ; sheriff oi the County of FrankUn from i83g to 1841 ; representative to the legislature in 1827 and i82g ; and was a member of Governor Dunlap's council. Mr. Johnson removed to Reedsburg, Wis., in 1854, where he d.. Mar. 18, 1867. He md. Sally Daggett, who was b. at Martha's Vineyard, Dec. 6, 1788 ; d. Nov. 17, 1869. Seven children : — 4° 41 42 43 4445 46 (8) 47 4849 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 513 I. Mary West, b. Dec. ii, i8og; md.. Mar. 2, 1831, William H., son of Timothy Johnson, q. v. II. Joseph Smith, b. June 15, 1811; md., Nov. 21, 1841, Ann W. Jewett. He was in trade with his father at Farmington for a time, but finally moved west, and now resides at Minneapolis, Minn. HI. Charles Edwin, b. July 25, 1814; d. Oct. ig, 1847 ; unmd. IV. Abigail Daggett, b. Feb. 10, 1817 ; md., July 13, 1842, S. Freeman Chaney, who d. Oct. 13, 1843 ; she md. (2), May 17, i84g, John Edward Ham, who d. Sept. 15, 1881. Lives at Ports mouth, N. H. V. Silas Daggett, b. July, 182 1. Resides at Reeds burg, Wis. VI. Charlotte, b. Dec. 21, 1823; md., in 1857, Luther C. Woodman ; d. Apr. 18, 187 1. VII. Augustus, b. May 22, 1828; md., Dec. 29, 1851, Arvilla, dau. of Reuel BaUey, q. v. Resides at Pittsburg, Penn. William Johnson purchased of his father in 181 1 one- half of the homestead, which was his residence for eight years. He then removed to Madison, and engaged in operating saw and grist-mills. In 1822 he became inter ested in mercantile business at New Orleans, La., where he died the following year. He rad., June 20, 18 13, Mary, dau. of Isaac Treby of New London, Conn. She was b. Jan. 9, 1794; d. in Augusta, June 20, 1850. Three chil dren : — I. William Treby, b. lilar. 9, 1815. In early Ufe he was a printer, and at different times published several newspapers. In 1857-58-59 he repre sented Augusta in the legislature. In 1863 he was mayor of that city. He was appointed cashier of the Granite National Bank in i860, a position which he filled acceptably until his sudden death, Oct. 11, 1881. He md., Dec i, 1837, Martha Tappan, dau. of John W. Chase of Pordand ; she d. Mar. 29, 1856 ; he md. (2), May 5, 1857, her sister, Abby Baker Chase, who survives him. 8 chil. by first marriage. n. Adeline Treby, b. Aug. 3, 1817 ; md., May 4, 1835, Thomas C. Noble of Augusta. 5 chil. III. Andrew Jackson, b. May 15, 1820; d. May 21, 1823. 514 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (9) 5°51 52S3545556 57 58 (38) 59 Henry Johnson commenced business as a merchant at the Center ViUage in 18 11, and afterwards went into company with Capt. John Holley at Backus Corner. Upon the dissolution of this partnership in 1823, Mr Johnson removed to the Falls, where he traded thirteen years, and during a portion of this period acted as deputy sheriff and postmaster. In 1835 he removed to Augusta, and became landlord of the Cushnoc House, where he was also deputy sheriff and jailer. Twelve years later he returned to Farmington, and became the popular proprietor of the " Sandy River House." After that was burned (Aug. 7, 1850), he established the Blue Mountain House. As a landlord he was attentive and obliging, ever mindful of the comfort of his guests. Mr. Johnson served the town as one of its selectmen in 1833, and was postmaster during the administrations of President Pierce and his successor. At the close of this period he retired from active life. He md., Jan. 30, 18 12, Mirinda Blake, b. at Mt. Vernon, Apr. 26, 1791 ; d. Nov. 6, 1850. He md. (2), Mar. 26, 1854, Mrs. MUlia Sanford of Manchester He d. July 31, 1861. Nine children: — I. Adeline, b. Sept. 28, 1813 ; d. July 26, 1816. II. Ann Elizabeth, b. July 31, 1815 ; md., Nov. 11, 1834, Lewis D. Moore ; d. at PhUadelphia, Penn., Feb. 10, 1883. He was b. Sept. 30, 1812 ; d. Aug. II, 1882. 8 chU. III. John Quincy, b. Dec. 20, 1817; d. June 20, 1819. IV. MartKa Dudley, b. Jan. 6, 182 1. Unmd. V. Julia Anna, b. Oct. 10, 1822 ; md. John Edward Ham; d. July 27, 1848. VI. Hiram Wesley, b. Jan 13, 1825. VII. Robert Blake, b. June 3, 1828 ; rad., Oct. 29, 1877, Sarah A. Clark. Is a printer at Augusta. 3 chil. VIII. Mirinda Adelia, b. Mar. 31, 1831; md., Aug. 26, 1866, Aaron S. Flanders. Resides in Lowell, Mass. ; s. p. IX. George Henry, b. Sept. 16, 1835 ; d. Aug. 22, 1836. Abraham W. Johnson, third son of Abraham Johnson, settled upon the homestead, and became a successful farmer. He subsequently removed to the Center Village. He rad., Mar. 3, i86g, Mary Ann, dau. of John Backus, q. V. He d. suddenly, Oct. 24, 1884. One child : — I. Jennie Eunice, b. Oct. 23, 1870. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. S'S Richard Jones emigrated from Ireland to this country during the eighteenth century, and settled as a miller at Bristol. Ebenezer, his son, was born in 1767, and came to the Sandy River township in 1789. II 12 Ebenezer Jones, one of the first settlers at Farmington Falls, purchased a portion of front-lot No. 51, east side, where the business portion of that vUlage is now located. He also purchased of Francis Tufts, in i7go, one-half of the saw and grist-mill situated at the upper mill-privilege, which was sold to Jonathan Russ in 1802. About that time Mr. Jones built a saw and grist-miU at the foot of the Falls, which was supplied with water by a canal from the dam at the head of the Falls ; this mill was in successful operation for several years. He also embarked in mer cantile pursuits, for a time as the partner of Col. Daniel Beale. Mr. Jones was an energetic man, and possessed great versatility of talents. Yet his efforts were not al ways attended with pecuniary success. He md., June 24, 1787, Mary Ballister, b. at Marblehead, Mass., Aug. 3, 1762. He d. in New York, Aug., 1814. His wife d. Mar. 23, 1836. Eleven children : — I. Michael, b. Mar., 1788; md., May, 1810, Mary Gould ; d. in Virginia. II. Betsey, b. Nov., i78g ; md., Jan. 8, i8og, Moses Kelley; d. Sept., 1865. III. Sarah Coombs, b. Nov., i7gi ; md., Apr. 29, 1810, David Moore; d. in 1871. IV. Jeremiah, b. July, 1793; md. Lucia Knapp; d. Mar. 14, 1864. V. Ebenezer, b. Mar., 1795; md. F^sther Dennis; d. Sept. ig, 1826. VI. Mary, b. Jan. 30, i7g7 ; md., Dec. 24, 1812, Ebenezer P. Shaw. He d. Mar. 18, 1826. She rad. (2) Daniel McLaughlin ; d. Aug., 1863. viL Martha, b. June, i7g8; md. John Walker; d. July 22, 1876. He d. Aug. 20, 1864. VIII. Daniel Beale, b. Mar 2, 1800; md., Dec. 26, 1824, Nancy Cragin, and now resides in New Portland. IX. Hannah, b. Jan. 30, 1802 ; md., Mar. 25, i8ig, Leander Boardman, q. v. X. Emily, b. June, 1805 ; d. Aug., 1810. XI. Julia, b. June, 1807 ; md. Samuel Daggett of New Vineyard ; md. (2) Elder George Webber. She resides in Evansville, Ind. 5i6 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. SCnomlton. The New England famihes of Knowlton trace their ancestry to three brothers, John, WiUiam, and Thomas Knowlton, who setded in Ipswich, Mass., about 1640. These brothers were the sons of WiUiam Knowlton, a sea-captain, and Elizabeth Rice, his wife, and were born in Cheswick, Kent County, England. WilHam, the second son, from whom the Farm ington Knowltons are descended, was born in 161 5, was a bricklayer by trade, and a commoner at Ipswich in 1641. WiUiam's third son, John, was the ancestor of the Jonathan I-Cnowlton family, and his fourth son, Samuel, was the ancestor of Samuel Knowlton's family. Jonathan's descent is through John, born in 1644, and Berthia his wife, and John, Jr., who married, Dec. 20, 1697, Abigail Batchelder. Andrew, the youngest of the sons of John and Abigail Knowlton, was born March, 1720, and married, in 1741, Lucy Stone of Beverly, and was the father of Jonathan Knowlton, who came to Farmington, and of Anna, wife of Thomas Hiscock, q. v. Samuel Knowlton descends through Samuel, the son of William Knowlton, who was born in 1647, a shoemaker by trade; Samuel, Jr., born Nov. 9, 1672; and Samuel, 3d (date of birth unknown), who married Esther Dane (probably Dean) in 1759. Samuel and Esther Dane Knowl ton were the parents of six children, of whom the fourth was Samuel, 4th, who settled in Farmington. Jonathan Knowlton was born in Ipswich, Mass., July 28, 1750. He married, probably in 1777, Mary Blunt, widow of John Oaks, and settled for a short time in Walpole, Mass. In company with the other Massachusetts families, he came to Damariscotta about 1781. Here he made no permanent settlement, but pushed on to the Sandy River valley the same year and took up lot No. 17, on the west side of the river, now owned by William B. Gilman and others. Upon this lot he built a small log- house on the interval, from which his family was driven by the great freshet of Oct. 22, 1785. Water covering the house to a depth of five feet, he was compelled to convey his family in a boat across the river to his brother- in-law's, Francis Tufts. Soon after, he built a log-house on the uplands, and this he replaced by a framed building in 1796. In religious faith Mr. Knowlton was a Meth odist, and together with Stephen Titcomb, was foremost in erecting the first house for public worship built in the town. He acquired a comfortable fortune, was one of the principal agents in the purchase of the township of New Vineyard, and for a time was principal owner of the mills and raachinery at Farmington Falls. He died suddenly in 1819, and his wife survived him many years. Eight children : — (3) 13 14 15i6 '7 i8 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 517 I. Sarah, b. in Walpole, Mass., May 25, 1778; md., Nov. 25, 1802, Jeremiah Butler, q. v. ; d. May 15, 1863. II. *Jonathan, b. in Walpole, Dec. 4, 1780. III. ^Samuel, b. Jan. 14, 1783. IV. Gilbert, b. Jan. 6, 1785 ; md., Nov. 27, 1806 (pub.) Sarah OdeU ; removed to Dixmont, where he died. ChU. V. Lydia, b. Oct. 17, 1786 ; md., Aug. i, 1802, Thomas Wellman; d. Dec. 22, 1824. 12 chU. VI. *Francis, b. Jan. 2, 1789. VII. Catharine, b. Nov. 26, 1793; md., Sept. 3, 1832, Joseph Dennett ; d. in Indiana. 2 chil. VIII. Hannah, b. Nov. 25, 1795 ; d. in infancy. Jonathan Knowlton, Jr., first settled upon lot No. 18, in what is now Industry, but after a few years' residence there, removed to the Knowlton homestead in Farmington, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a man of generous impulses, and was ever ready to relieve the wants of the poor and destitute to the extent of his ability. He md., Aug. 20, 1801, Deborah Tufts, b. in Lee, July 6, 1782. He d. May i, 1864; she d. October, 1871. Nine children : — I. Josiah Blackstone, b. Sept. 29, 1802 ; md., May 28, 1828, Deborah Weekes of New York City; d. in Indiana; she d. April 7,, 1850, aged 36 years. II. Rebecca, b. March 18, 1804; md., Jan. ig, 1826, Francis Butler, q. v.; md. (2), April 28, 1848, Eliphaz Gay. III. Caroline, b. Oct. 30, 1805 ; md., Feb. 16, 1830, Ephraim S. Butler, q. v. IV. Sophronia, b. in New Vineyard, July 14, i8o8; md., June 10, 1844 (pub.), Solomon Luce; d. March i8, 1849; s.p. V. Sumner, b. May 11, 1810; md., Nov. 4, 1831, Merrianne GUbert, who d. Oct. 11, 1834; he md. (2), in 1837, Marcia L. Rich, who d. Feb. 4, 1884; d. at ChestervUle, October, 1850. VL John Adams, b. Feb. 5, 1812 ; md., Oct. 28, 1841, Sylvira Brown ; setded in Chesterville ; d. March 26, 1873. 4 chil. ' VII. Jason, b. Sept. 15, 1813 ; removed to Strong, where he now resides ; rad., July 10, 1842, Rachel R. Preston. 3 chil. VIII. *Selden, b. May 2, 1815. IX. Edmund Augustus, b. Aug. u, 1819; md., in 1856, Cordelia Ann, datu of Zenas Backus, q. V. ; d. at Boston, July 5, 1883. 3 ehU. 66 5i8 (4) 19 2021 22232425 (7) 26 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Samuel Knowlton was the second male child born in the township. He was by trade a millwright, and first settled in Fairfield, where he made a brief residence, and then removed to Farmington and operated mills for several years at the Falls village, in company with his father. About- 1 823 he removed to the west part of PhiUips, where he bulk upon the Sandy River a saw-mUl, which he main tained for some years in connection with farming. He removed in Sept., 1831, to MainvUle, Ohio, where his death occurred, Jan. 4, 1857. He was a self-made man, and respected for his intelligence and many Christian virtues. He md., March 6, 1806, Olive, dau. of Ephraim G. Butler, q. v. Seven children : — I. Francis, b. AprU 20, 1807 ; d. July 15, 1854, in Ohio, where he had md. Chil. 11. Hiram, b. Nov. 6, 1809; d. Feb. 12, 1878, in Indiana, where he had md. Chil. III. Permelia, b. Sept. 9, 1812 ; md., Oct. 17, 1833, Benjamin Tufts, Jr., of MainviUe, O. Sherman, b. Aug. 20, 1820; md., May 23, 1850, Martha Stevens : d. of cholera, July ig, 1850. Samuel, b. Aug. 28, 1822 ; md. Julia Hadley, who d. January, 1882 ; md. (2), Dec, 1882, Mrs. Harriet Ellis. Lives in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Sarah Ann, b. July 27, 1826 ; md. Temple Fouche. Lives at Foster's, O. VII. George Washington, b. Sept. g, 1829. Lives in Ohio. Francis Knowlton, the youngest son of Jonathan Knowlton, Sr., succeeded to a portion of the homestead farm, lo which he made large additions by purchase. By the erection of commodious buildings and a judicious system of agriculture, he made his farm one of the most valuable and productive upon the river. He devoted his time and energies to the cultivation of his land, and by his industry and good management acquired a large estate. His even temper and constant good nature preserved him from contention and secured the friendship and esteem of the community in which he lived. He removed to the Center VUlage about 1854, where the evening of his life was spent. He was elected treasurer of Franklin County in 1855. He md., Nov. 26, 1812, Lovie, dau. of Ephraim G. Buder, q. v. ; he md. (2), Nov. 17, 1841, Rosanna (b. Sept. 25, 1808), daughter of David and Eleanor (Fossett) Hunter of Strong, who survives him. He d. March g, 1871. Nine chUdren : — I. William Butler, b. Aug. 16, 1813; d. Aug. 28, 1818. IV. V. VI. U^CfyFLCC^ 6/Ky 2728293° 31 32 33 .34 (17) (30) 4344 (31) 454647 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 519 II. Mary Blunt, b. July 28, 1817 ; d. March 22, 1820. III. Lovie, b. Dec. 16, 1821 ; d. Dec. 28, 1821. IV. Martha, b. Jan. 20, 1823 ; d. Sept. 9, 1838. V. *Jeremiah Butler, b. April 9, 1826. VI. * William Franklin, b. July 20, 1830. VII. * Francis Blunt, b. Jan. 12, 1832. Second marriage : VIII. * David Hunter, b. Dec. 21, 1844. IX. Mary Blunt, b. July 6, 1847 ; md., Feb. 3, 1869, Henry C. Johnson. Resides in Chicago. 2 chil. Selden Knowlton resides as a farmer in the south west part of the town. He md., Dec. 12, 1842, AbigaU Hodgkins, b. in Vienna, Sept. 20, 1822. Eight chil., b. in Farmington : — Henry True, b. May 6, 1844. Ann Romantha, b. Oct. 13, 1846 ; md., Oct. 3, 1870, John F. Gower, q. v. Abbie Rovilla, b. Oct. 12, 1849 ; md., Nov. 24, 1870, C. Asa Talbot of WUton. Selden Horatio Quincy, b. May 28, 1852. Julia Deborah, b. June 23, 1854; md., March 6, 1881, Jacob Alexander of Cisco, Texas. Jonathan Preston, b. Nov. 6, 1855 ¦; md., May 26, i88i, Louisa C. Barker of Canton. Margie Elvira, b. Sept. 21, 1857; md., June, 1881, C. Frank Fogg of Gray. Augustus Thurlow, b. Aug. 31, 1861. 35 36 I. II. 37 III. 38 39 IV. V. 40 VI. 41 VII. 42 VIII. Jeremiah B. Knowlton succeeded to the homestead farm, which he cultivated until i860, when he purchased the Fossett farm in the town of Strong, whither he re moved, and has since become one of the most extensive farmers in the county. He has been honored by the citizens of his adopted town with various municpal offices. He md., Nov. 20, 185 1, Sarah Ann, daughter of Samuel Fossett. Two children : — I. * Samuel Frank, b. May 17, 1853. II. Lovie Butler, b. March i, 1859; d. Dec. 6, 1880. William F. Knowlton, brother of the preceding, resides at St. Cloud, Minn., where he is a successful business man. He md., Oct. 22, 1862, Irene L. Carrick, b. at Bangor, Oct. 31, 1840. Six children : — I. Francis Willard, b. Aug. 24, 1864. II. Martha Ann, b. Jan. 22, 1866. III. Fred Joseph, b. Nov. 15, 1868. 520 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 4849 5° (32) 515253 (33) 5455 (43) 5657 IV. Maud Mary, b. Nov. 8, 1872. V. Ada Lovie, b. Oct. ig, 1879. VI. Grace Irene, b. Feb. 28, 1881. Rev. Francis B. Knowlton received his preparatory education at Farmington Academy, under the instruction of that veteran teacher, Jonas Burnham, A. M., and graduated from Bowdoin College in the class of 1858. He then engaged in teaching, a pursuit for which he was eminently qualified, the more important institutions of learning with which he was connected being the High School at Solon, in 1858, and Classic Grove Seminary at Oxford, Penn., from 1858 to 1861. Mr. Knowlton grad uated from Bangor Theological Seminary in 1863, and after preaching in Waldoboro' for two years, removed to PhiUips, where he was ordained to the Congregational ministry, Aug. 29, 1865. He preached at South Paris, 1866-67, at Alstead, N. H., 1867-71, at Orford, N. H., 1871-82, and at present (1885) is supplying the pulpit in Athol, Mass., where he resides. Mr. Knowlton md., Sept. 5, 1866, Mrs. Louisa Butterfield, dau. ot WUUam and .Abby Campbell. She was b. in Vassalboro', Nov. 10, 1836. Three children : — I. Lillian Edith, b. June 30, 1867 ; d. Oct. 8, 1869. II. Ellery Francis, b. June 3, i86g. III. Irwin Louis, b. July 17, 1876. David H. Knowlton fitted for coUege at Lewiston Falls Academy, and graduated from Bowdoin College in the class of i86g. He has been a prominent educator, serving for some years as one of the trustees of the State Normal Schools, and always manifesting a deep interest in the promotion of our common schools. For four years Mr. Knowlton was county treasurer, and is at present senior partner in the firm of Knowlton, McLeary, and Co., and agricultural editor of the Franklin Journal. In 187 1 he started a smaU printing establishment, out of which has grown the steam printing establishment of Knowlton, McLeary, and Co., as well as his book and stationery business. Mr. Knowlton md., Nov. 17, 1875, Clara Armina Hinckley. Two children : — I. Clarence Hinckley, b. Sept. g, 1876. II. Helen, b. Oct. g, 1879. S. Frank Knowlton, son of Jeremiah B. Knowlton, resides at Strong. He md., Sept. 9, 1875, Rhoda IsabeUa, dau. of WUliam Towle, Esq. Two children : — I. II. Ralph William, b. Aug. 2g, 1879. Clara Bell, b. July 17, 1883. 58 59 6o 6i62 63 64 6566676869 70 (59) 7172 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 521 Samuel Knowlton, whose ancestry is given in the introductory notice to this name, was born in Ipswich, Mass., in 1764, and came to the Sandy River township about 1786, settling in the wilderness, upon a portion of back-lot No. i, west side. By farming and shoemaking he acquired a competency. A man of amiable disposition, he was apparently happy himself, and always strove to make others so ; the poor and needy ever found relief at his hands, and the weary, rest and welcome at his fireside. Mr. Knowlton early gave attention to orcharding, and was among the first in town to raise apples for sale. The writer well remembers, when a lad hving at the Falls village, with what anxiety and impatience he with other boys on Saturday afternoons watched the arrival in the village of " Uncle Sam's " red wagon with i ts capacious box well filled with apples, which the good man freely distributed among them all. He md. Jane Linscott, who d. May 22, 1857, aged 93 years. His death occurred Feb. 17, 1844. T'welve children: — I. * Samuel, b. Aug. 9, 1788. II. * John, b. Dec. 7, 1789. III. Betsey, b. Feb. 6, 1791 ; md., Oct. 28, 1813 (pub.), James Cummings; d. Nov. 5, 1815. IV. Joseph, b. Sept. 20, 1792 ; md., Jan. 22, 1818, Mary, dau. of Francis Tufts, Jr., q. v. ; d. in Indiana, Apr., 1878. 3 chil. V. * Ebenezer, b. Oct. 10, 1794. VI. Esther, b. Mar. 25, 1796; md., Mar. 27, 1819, Richard Maddocks; d. May 30, 1832. He d. Apr. 22, 1863. VII. * Joshua, b. Sept. 8, 1797. vin. Jane, b. Apr. 23, 1799 ; md., Apr. 30, 1820, Oliver, son of Reuben LoweU, Jr., q. v.; d. Dec. 5, 182 1. IX. Benjamin, b. Jan. 15, 1801; d. Dec. 5, 1827; unmd. X. Martha, b. July 5, 1802 ; md., Dec. 22, 1823 (pub.), Ebenezer Stowers; d. Jan. 15, 1839. XL Sally, b. Sept. 3, 1804; d. Sept. 23, 1804. XII. *Dean, b. July 23, 1807. Samuel Knowlton, Jr., rad., Feb. 20, 1812, Betsey, dau. of Ephraim G. Butler, q. v., and resided as a farmer in New Sharon, where he d., June 25, 1823. His wife md. (2), Feb. 16, 1826, Ebenezer B. Wellman, and d. at Mainville, O., June 10, 1855. Three chUdren : — I. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 14, 1813 ; rad., Jan. 22, 1833, Lewis E. Jennings. Resides in Ravenna, O. II. Jane Linscott, b. Jan. 16, 1815 ; md. Moses, son 522 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 73 (60) 747576 77 (63) 78 79 80818283 84 (65) 8586 87 of Benjamin Tufts, q. v., who d. Dec. 2, 187 1. Resides in Mainville, O. III. Lovie Pease, b. May 15, 1817; md., Feb. 3, 1847, David Mitchell; d. Oct. 22, 1874. John Knowlton, a carriage-maker and farmer, lived at " Knowlton's Corner " during his life. He was a local preacher, and an exemplary Christian. His first wife was Sally Green, who d. May 12, 1854. He md. (2), July 22, 1855, Sarah, dau. of Samuel Bullen, q. v. ; d. July 16, 1862. She d. Jan. 15, 1872. Four children: — I. Sarah, b. May 28, 1813; md., July g, 1829, John Lowell, Jr., q. v. II. John Linscott, b. Aug. 17, 1818; d. June 6, 1819. III. John, b. June 17, 1820; md., Sept. 27, 1841, Lucy Vaughan, who d. in 1861 ; md. (2), in 1862, Romelia, dau. of Daniel Connor, wdio d. Nov. 4, 1876. Chil. IV. Joseph, b. June 30, 1828 ; md., in 1850, Sarah Pratt; d. Nov. 17, 1857. Ebenezer Knowlton, brother of the preceding, was also a farmer and carriage-maker, and resided in the same neighborhood, where he died, July i, 1852, leaving an unspotted reputation. His wife, who survives him at the age of eighty-four, was Sally, dau. of Thomas Hiscock, q. V. They were married Dec. 28, 18 18. Seven chil dren : — I. Sarah, b. Sept. 28, i8ig ; d. July g, 182 1. II. * Samuel, b. Dec. ig, 182 1. III. Jane, b. Nov. g, 1823; d. Oct. 17, 1824. IV. *£benezer, b. July 26, 1825. V. Joseph, b. Sept. 14, 1827 ; d. Oct. 2, 1827. VI. Sarah, b. Feb. 21, i82g ; md., Dec. 6, i84g, John R. Adams, q. v. ; d. Feb. 4, 1854. VIL Nancy, b. May 28, 1832; md., Sept. 21, 1857, John R. Adams, q. v. ; d. July ig, 1875. Joshua Knowlton was a man respected for his amiable character. He cultivated a part of the homestead farm, and was by trade a harness-maker. He md., Nov. 10, 1820, Lydia, dau. of John Lowell, q. v. She d. Nov. 5, 1843 ; he rad. (2), May 30, 1844, Belinda Pillsbury, who survives hira. He d. Apr. 15, 1873. Three children: — I. Joshua Linscott, b. May, 1821; md. Anlucia Colby. Resides in Norridgewock. 4 chU. II. Russell Linscott, b. Apr. i, 1823 ; md. Clarinda BlaisdeU; d. Apr. 5, 1861 ; j. p. She d. Oct. 14, 1859, aged 26. in. * Sylvanus, b. Mar. 17, 1827. (70) 89 go 9192939495 (79) (81) lOI102 103 104 i°5 (87) 96 I. 97 II. 98 III. 99 IV. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 523 Dean Knowlton settled upon the homestead, and pursued the occupadon of his father. He md., Nov. 17, 183 1 (pub.), Mehitable, dau. of Samuel Graves of Wayne! She d. Sept. 25, 1848, aged 39 years; he d. Oct. 17, 1849. Eight chUdren : — I. Samuel Dean, b. Sept. 19, 1832 ; md., F'eb. 23, 1851, Irene Reed; md. (2), Sept. 20, 1864, Martha Tyler, b. Dec. 23, 1840. Lives on the homestead. II. Esther Jane, b. AprU 28, 1834; md., AprU 5, 1855, Leander Burbank of New Vineyard. 5 chU. III. Clarissa Bradford, b. Nov. 8, 1839 ; md., Nov. 27, 1857, Aaron D. Taylor, who d. Jan. 20, 1880, aged 47 years. 4 chil. IV. Mary, \ j d. Feb. 6, 1843. V. Martha, \ ^- ^^P^" ^3, 1841 , | ^_ j^„ g^ ^g^^^ VI. Martha, b. Jan. 14, 1845 ; md. Henry W. BaUey of Livermore ; d. Jan. 27, 1883. i child. VII. John, I , ( d. Nov. 24, 1848. viii. Joshua, \ "^^ ^"g- ^°' '848 , I ^_ j^^^_ ^^ ^g^3_ Samuel Knowlton, eldest son of Ebenezer Knowlton, lived upon a farm at " Knowlton's Corner," and was by trade a carriage-maker. He md., July 12, 1857, Hepsie M. Mitchell, who d. Aug. 27, 1870. He d. June 6, 1884. Four children : — Frank Herbert, b. March 28, 1858. Mabel Lucy, b. May 23, 1862 ; md., Dec. 8, 1880, Albert Morrow. Dana Albert, b. July ig, 1865 ; d. Aug. 14, 1867. Walter El-land, b. March 10, 1868. Ebenezer Knowlton was formerly a farmer, but now devotes himself exclusively to his trade of carriage-making. Resides at the Center ViUage. He rad., Sept. 8, 1855, Emily A. Perry of Wilton, b. March g, 1836. Six chU dren : — I. Augusta Sarah, b. Aug. 18, 1857; md., July 10, 1883, Frank L. Burbank. II. Eben Arthur, b. April 5, 1859; d. Nov. 23, 1864. III. Harnaen Jennings, b. Feb. 25. 1861; d. Sept. 26, 1867. IV. William Henry, b. Feb. 14, 1866; d. Aug. 16, 1867. V. Eben Clarence, ( l t-, o or VI. Emily Florence, \ ' ' ' '' Sylvanus Knowlton, son of Joshua Knowlton, suc ceeded to the homestead, and was for many years engaged in farming, but recently removed to the Center Village, 524 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 1 06 107108109 where he is an innholder. He md., June 10, 1849, Rebecca F. Coburn, b. in Needham, Mass., Jan. 23, 1831. Four children : — I. Emma Lydia, b. May 5, 1854; md., June 10, 1877, Elbridge N. Allen of Vienna, i child. II. Newell Russell, b. AprU 30, 1856. in. Fred Leivis, b. Nov. 2, 1862. IV. Sylvanus Rice, b. June 15, 1864; md., Dec. 25, 188 1, Jennie S. Nason. ^onielL Percival Lowle (as the name was originally spelled) embarked at Bristol, England, in 1639, accompanied by his wife Rebecca, two sons, John and Richard, with their wives, a daughter Joanna, and her husband, John Oliver. He was born in 1571, and was assessor of Kingston, County of Surrey, in 1597. Savage says of him: "Percival was the eldest son of a Richard Lowle who married a Percival and drew his descent through eight generations by the eldest son of each, from Walter Lowle of Yardley in County of Worcester." These immigrants settled in Newbury, Mass., and it is believed that all who bear the name, with a few exceptions, are their descendants. One branch, from the eldest son of Percival, has held a prominent place in the annals of Massachusetts to the present time. James Russell Lowell the poet is of this family. From Richard and Margaret Lowle are descended the Lowells of Farmington. Percival, their eldest son, was born in 1639, and married, Sept. 7, 1664, Mary Chandler. Their second son, Gideon Lowell, was born Sept. 3, 1672, and settled in Amesbury, Mass., about 1720. His wife, whom he married July 7, 1692, was Mary Swett. Of their ten children, Stephen, the fifth, was born Feb. 19, 1703. He married, in SaUsbury, Mass., Dec. 24, 1727, Mirium CoUins. They were the parents of live sons and four daughters. Reuben, their fourth son, was an early pioneer to the Sandy River valley, and is noticed below. Reuben Lowell was born in Kingston, N. H., June 29, 1739. There he married and remained some years, but moved to Brunswick about 1768. He lived there but a short time, and returned to Kingston. In 1783 he came to the Sandy River township, and took up a farm on the western side of the river, riverdot No. 15. Becoming interested in the settlement of ChestervUle, he removed thither early in the present century, and there died, June, 1824. Mr. Lowell was distinguished among the early settlers for his general intelligence and knowledge of affairs. He served the town of Farmington as constable and tax-collector. He was twice married: Dec. 15, 1761, to Priscilla Bartlett, who became the mother of his chil- 45 6 7 89 10II 1314IS i617 (13) 1819 20 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 525 dren, and died in 1807 ; Nov. 10, 1807, to Sally WiUiams of Chesterville. Eight children : — I. Rosamus, b. in Kingston, N. H., July 17, 1762. He never resided in this town, but settled in Thomaston in 1784. Among his children were : Rosamus K. Lowell {vide page 298), who was b. in 1788, md., July 3, 1821, Abigail, dau. of Aaron Stoyell, q. v., and d. June 16, 1837 ; Hannah LoweU, the wife of Ebenezer Childs, q. v.; and Joshua A. LoweU, a disdn- guished lawyer of Machias, who was represent ative from Maine to the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh Congresses. II. Persis, b. in Kingston, N. H., June 30, 1764; md., in 1789, John MitcheU of Chesterville; d. Feb., 1839. He was b. Apr. 22, 1762; d. in Bloomfield, Jan., 1850. 8 chil.: I. Lowell Mitchell, b. Dec. 28, 1790. 2. Jonathan MitcheU, b. Apr. 11, 1793. 3. Persis Mitchell, b. May 20, 1795. 4. John Mitchell, b. Aug. 24, 1797. 5. William Mitchell, b. July 28, i79g. 6. Sophia Mitchell, b. Sept. 10, 1804. 7. Rhoda Mitchell, b. Oct. 22, 1806. 8. Hannah MitcheU, b. Apr. 4, 1808. III. Sarah, b. in Kingston, Jan. 5, 1767; md. Samuel Eames, q. v.; d. Aug. 12, 1794. IV. * Joshua Bartlett, b. in Brunswick, Mar. 23, 1769. V. Hannah, b. in Brunswick, May 9, 1771; d. July g, 1789. VI. * Reuben, Jr., b. in Brunswick, Sept. 16, 1773. VII. *Samuel, b. in Kingston, Jan. 4, 1776. VIII. * John, b. in Kingston, Aug. 23, 1778. Joshua B. Lowell settled in ChesterviUe. He was the first clerk of that town, and served in that capacity for nine consecutive years. He was also selectman for six years, was postmaster, and the first innkeeper in the town. He died Mar. 12, 182 1, from the effects of a paralytic shock. Mr. Lowell md., Jan. 25, 1795, Elizabeth, dau. of Benjamin Heath, q. v., who d. Nov. 20, 1822. Thirteen children, b. in Chesterville: — I. Benjamin, b. Sept. 2, 1795 ; d. Aug. 19, 1809. II. Sarah, b. May 28, 1797 ; md. Jacob Ames of ChesterviUe. III. Samuel, b. Mar. 5, i7gg; md., June 10, 1821, Hannah, dau. of Reuben LoweU, Jr., q. v.; d. 67 526 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 2324252627 2829 30 (15) 31 3233343536 Dec. 20, 1838. Always lived in Chesterville. 8 chil. Bartlett, b. Dec. 17, 1800; md., Sept. i, 1825, Ruth Bean; d. Oct. 27, 1874. She d. May 17, 1884. Resided in ChesterviUe. 2 chil. Reuben, b. Sept. 12, 1802; md. Lois Bradbury; d. Apr. 5, 1867. Elizabeth, b. July 20, 1804; md., 1823, Benj. B. Bradbury. 6 chil., among whom is the gifted authoress, Mrs. Hannah B. Goodwin. Hannah, b. June 14, 1806; md.. May i6, 1826 (pub.), Lucius Morrison ; d. Jan. 11, 1S29. James Madison, b. Dec. 4, 1808 ; d. Aug. 25, 1825. Benjamin, b. Jan. 15, 181 1 ; d. Sept. 28, 1814. Julia Ann, b. Mav 27, 1813; rad. Nathaniel M. Williams, D. D. Resides in Warner, N. H. I child. Lydia, b. Apr., 1815 ; d. in infancy. XII. *Simeon Heath, b. Aug. 16, 18 16. XIII. Andrew Jackson, b. Feb. 13, i8ig. Lives in Cali fornia. IV. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. Reuben Lowell, Jr., came into the country as a lad with his father. He first settled in Wilton, but returned to Farmington, purchased of his brother-in-law, Samuel Eames, a part of river-lot No. 13, west side, and there spent his active life. His last days were passed with his children in Abbot, where he died, Sept. 20, 1841. Mr. LoweU md., in 1795, Betsey Smith, who d. Aug. 6, 1827, aged 52 years; md. (2), Apr. 25, 1830, Sally WUlard. Nine children : — I. Oliver, b. in Wilton, June 5, 1796; md., Apr. 30, 1820, Jane, dau. of Samuel Knowlton, q. v.; md. (2), Dec. 31, 1822, Mary Maddocks; md. (3), in 185 1, Jane Waugh. Removed to Abbot, and there d., Sept. 10, 1883. II. Priscilla, b. in Wilton, Sept. 20, 1797; md., Feb. 2, 1818 (pub.), Thomas Cook of Belgrade; d. in 1827. III. Hannah, b. in Wilton, Feb. 13, 1799; md., June 10, 182 1, Samuel, son of Joshua B. Lowell, q. v.; d. Nov. 23, 1871. IV. Betsey, b. in WUton, Jan., i8oi ; rad., Mar. 7, 1820, William P. Cook of Waterville ; d. May 3i> 1877- V. Lydia, b. in Temple, Aug. 11, 1802 ; md., Jan. 12, 1832 (pub.), Jacob M. Cook of New Sharon. VI. Reuben, 7,d, b. Jan. 15, 1805 ; d. Aug. g, 1825. 37 38 39 (i6) 40 41 42 4344 45 4647 48 (17) 49 5051 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 527 VII. Eunice; d. in chUdhood. VIII. Philip Smith, b. 1808; md., July 25, 1831, Harriet B., dau. of Winthrop Butler, q. v. ; md. (2), in 1858, Mrs. Jane (Dow) Green. Lives on one of the Sandwich Islands. IX. Leonard, b. 1810; d. in Abbot, Sept. 17, 1837; unmd. Samuel Lowell carae as a child to the township, and succeeded to the homestead farm, where he spent his active lile. He passed his old age with his children in Abbot, where he died, Sept. 5, 1862. Mr. LoweU was faraous as a hunter and trapper, and had a most keen relish for the sports of the chase. He md., Dec 22, 1803 (pub.), Elizabeth Bartlett of Mt. Vernon, who d. in 1815 ; he md. (2), Dec. 23, 1816 (pub.), Miriam Sherburne of Readfield; d. Aug., 1827. Nine children: — I. Sarah, b. 1805 ; md., Oct. 8, 1830, Jonathan Brown. Lives in Abbot. II. Samuel, b. Dec. 2, 1807 ; d. in Dexter, Apr. 20, 1875 ; unmd. HI. *Timothy Bartlett, b. Oct. 13, i8og. IV. Simeon, b. 181 1 ; d. Oct., 1843; unrad. V. William Wheelock, b. June 8, 1813 ; md. Fidelia Coburn ; removed to Dover, where he d., Aug. 18, 1864. VI. Jesse, b. 1815 ; d. in infancy. Second marriage : VII. Henry Sherburne, b. Nov., 1819 ; removed to E. Pubnico, Nova Scotia, where he married and lives. 3 chil. VIII. Miriam, b. Jan. 30, 1820 ; md., Jan. 30, 1838, Isaac D. Atwood. 4 chU. IX. Nelson True, b. July 30, 1824; md., in 1847, Zilpha Weeks, and removed to Yankee Jim's, Cal. John Lowell purchased a part of backdot No. 5, west side, and there spent his life as a farmer. He was a good citizen and upright man. He md., Apr. 20, 1802, Lois Bartlett, who was born in 1783, and d. Jan. 26, 1859. He d. Apr. 5, 1868. Nine children: — I. Lydia, b. Dec. 21, 1802; md., Nov. 10, 1820, Joshua Knowlton, q. v. ; d. Oct. 6, 1843. II. * Joshua Bartlett, b. Jan. i, 1805. III. *John, b. Apr. 29, 1807. 528 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 53 54 55 S657 (29) 58 5960 61 (42) 62 63646566 67 (50) IV. Benjafnin, b. Oct. 5, 1809; md., Feb. .2, 1840, Adeline Niles. Is a carriage-maker at West Farmington ; s. p. V. Harriet, b. Dec. 20, 181 1; d. Oct. 16, 1838; unrad. VI. Lois, b. Apr. 7, 18 14; md., June 20, 1841, Martin K. Bailey. VII. Emily, b. July 17, 1817; md., Feb. 18, 1840, Amasa Niles of Freeman ; d. Oct. 6, 1843. VIII. Barzilla, b. July 10, 1821; d. Oct. 20, 1872; unrad. IX. Martha Ann, b. May i, 1824; md., Dec. 25, 187 1, Aaron FeUows of ChesterviUe. Simeon H. Lowell {vide page 279) md., Oct. 29, 1846, Louisa, dau. of Josiah Prescott, q. v. ; d. Aug. 2, 1876. Four children : — I. Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. 20, 1847 ; md., Aug. 22, 1878, Abel McFariand of Napa, Cal.; d. Feb. 24, 1879. II. Prescott, b. in E. Machias, Mar. 3, i84g ; d. Dec. 8, 1861. III. Frank, b. in E. Machias, Sept. g, 1852 ; md., Sept. 30, 1877, Hattie M. Kelly. Lives in Phillips. 1 child. IV. Julia Virginia, b. in PhiUips, June 15, i85g ; d. Dec. 23, 1861. Timothy Bartlett Lowell went to Abbot when a young man, and was in business there for a time. He returned to Farmington in 1844, and took his father's farm, where he resided untU his death. He md., Aug. 25, 1844, Wealthy S. Briggs, who was b. in Greene, July 10, 1826. He d. Nov. 4, 1884. Five children: — I. Julia Ella, b. May 30, 1846; rad., Feb. 3, 1875, Augustine A., son of Isaac D. and Miriam (Lowell) Atwood. i chUd : I. Mira Atwood, b. Sept. 2, 1876. II. * George Edward, b. Apr. 21, 1848. III. * Hervey William, b. Dec. 28, 185 1. IV. Amanda, b. June 4, 1855 i ™d., Oct. 13, 1880, Theodore Lavender of New York. V. Howard, b. July 28, i860. Joshua Bartlett Lowell settled on a farm adjoining that of his father. He was a mechanic as well as farmer, having the trade of wheelwright. Mr. Lowell was twice married: AprU 24, 1827, to Chloe, dau. of Robert M. 686g 7071 7273 74 (51) 75 76 77 7879 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 529 Morrison, who was b. at Middletown, Mass., Feb. 13, 1803 ; she d. Dec. 5, 1850, and he md. (2), Feb. 13, 185 1, Han nah Cooper Burbank, who was b. in Freeman, March 2g, 1818, and d. instantly, May 24, 1883. His death occurred Nov. I, 1884. Seven children : — I. Joshua Jophanus, b. Nov. 22, 1843 ; d. at Camp Pitcher, Va., Feb. 11, 1863, unmd. He was a volunteer in Company G, 17th Regiment of Maine Volunteers. II. George Morrison, b. Nov. 22, 1850; d. July 31, 1872, unmd. Second marriage : III. Hannah Emma, b. Jan. 3, 1852 ; md., Dec. 14, 1872, Aaron H. Dyer. 2 chil. IV. Charles, b. May 3, 1853; md., Dec. 8, 1884, Mrs. EUa E. Knowlton. V. Jesse Sumner, f u t 1 q - - VI. James Sullivan, \ ' ^ ^ ' ^ Jtsse Sumner md., Aug. 29, 1884, Gertrude L. Jacks. James SuUivan d. July 11, 1855. VII. Mary, b. Oct. 21, 1861 ; d. Nov. i, 1861. John Lowell, Jr., was a farmer and carriage -maker, and resided on the farm on the west side of the river now owned by J. Dearborn Josselyn. He md., July g, i82g, Sarah, dau. of John Knowlton, q. v. ; d. Dec 27, 1862. Five children : — I. Sarah Rosamond, b. March g, 1830 ; md., April 17, 1853, James Greeley Timberlake, who was b. Feb. II, 1827. 2 chU. : I., Flora Marilla Timberlake, b. Oct. 2, 1855 ; md., March 20, 1875, Clarence F". Lovejoy, who d. July 26, 1883. I child. 2. Etta May Timberiake, b. Aug. 5, 1865 ; d. July 2, 1867. II. John Rosamus, b. July, 1832 ; md., April, 1852, Eliza A., dau. of Benjamin Butterfield, q. v. ; d. in Rockport, Dak., July 14, 1884. 2 chU. III. Anna Marilla, b. Jan., 1836; d. Oct. 17, 1881, unmd. IV. Benjamin Franklin, b. Dec, 1837 ; md., Aug., 1861, Sarah E. Perham; d. Oct. 23, 1882 ; s.p. V. Joseph Knowlton, b. Jan., 1845; d. Jan. 3, 1862, unmd. 530 (64) 82 (65) 83 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. George E. Lowell, eldest son of Timothy B. Lowell, is a resident of West Farmington. He md., in i87g, Clara Bean. One child : — I. George Sumner, b. March g, i88o. Hervey W. Lowell is a prosperous merchant at West Farmington, where he has been engaged in business since 1874. He md., June 13, 1881, Henrietta Keith, dau. of Russell S. and Betsey (Keith) Currier of Wilton, who was b. Sept. 2, 1861. One child : — I. Arthur Currier, b. April 11, 1884. Milliken* The immigrant ancestor of this family was Hugh MiUiken, who, with his wife Ellison and son John, came to America about 1680, and settled in Boston, Mass. They were from Scotland, where John was born about 1667. He married, in 1690, Elizabeth Alger of Boston, and had seven sons and one daughter, all born and educated in Boston. He removed to Scarborough in 1719, and took possession of his wife's inheritance, a large landed estate which she held in her own right. Mr. Southgate, in his History of Scarborough, says: "About 1730 John, Jr., Samuel, Edward, and Nathaniel Milliken, sons of John, purchased the right of the other Alger heirs to the Dunston estate, and settled there." John Milliken, the father, became an enterprising farmer, as will appear from the following extract from a letter written by him : " I have cleared a great deal of land and have made several miles of fence this year. I have planted as much land as three bushels of corn would plant, and sowed as much as seven bushels of peas would sow, and as much as thirteen bushels of oats and barley would sow." Mr. Southgate further says : " The numerous families of this name in the town and vicinity are the descendants of John MiUiken through these four sons." Edward the Judge, one of the sons, was born in Boston about 1700, married, and had a large family of sons and daughters. Among his sons was Edward, Jr., who was born in Scarborough, Mar. 3, 1733, and was the father of Joseph MiUiken. Joseph Milliken was born in Scarborough, Feb. 6, 1776, where his youth and early manhood were passed. After his marriage, he removed' with his wife and two children to Farmington. The journey, which occupied nearly a week, was made in company with Richard Rice and family, in January, 1805. The remainder of that winter Mr. Milliken spent with Capt. Silas Perham. In 1807 he purchased a part of back-lot No. 22, east side, where he settled and brought up his family of nine chil- GENEALOGLCAL REGISTER. 53 1 dren, giving them all the available opportunities for educa tion, and teaching them industry and economy. His eight sons were trained in the pursuit of agriculture, which they abandoned, as they came to act for themselves, and chose professional or mechanical callings which were more congenial to their tastes. This family has been one of great vitaUty, and the family circle remained unbroken during the lifetime of the parents. Mr. Milliken rad., Nov. 27, 1800, Mary Belcher Tarbox, who was b. in Scarborough, Oct. 16, 1777, and d. May 31, 1848. Her husband d. Aug. 7, 1850. Nine children : — I. Zachariah Tarbox, b. Aug. 31, 1801. He began life as a cabinet-maker at the Center Village, and afterwards bought of his father-in-law, Edward Butler, the Farmington Hotel, which he conducted until 1846, when he sold to his brother Jotham. He then went into the oil business in Boston with his brother Ebenezer. F"or many years his home was in Chelsea, where he died. Mr. Milliken served the town as clerk in 1841, and was county treasurer in 1844-46. He md., Dec 6, 1827, Ann Norton, dau. of Edward Butler, q. v. ; d. Jan. 7, 1883. 6 chil. II. Mehitable Coolbroth, b. July 29, 1803 ; rad , April 6, 1823, Benjarain Dodge; d. Oct. 25, 1883. He d. Nov. 21, 1872. 5 chil. III. Ebenezer Coolbroth, b. March 14, 1805. He was educated at the Academy ; studied medicine and received the degree of M. D. at Bowdoin College in 1833. He had a successful practice in Winthrop from 1835 'o 1837, wdien he re moved to Boston, and went into the oil trade with his brother-in-law, Joseph Norris. He retired from active business a few years since, but is stiU a resident of Boston. He md., Oct. 27, 183 1, Keturah Fairbanks Norris, who d. Sept. 3, 185 1 ; he md. (2), Jan. 4, 1854, Char lotte J. Tinker. 8 chil. IV. Joseph, b. Feb. 26, 1807; md., Jane 11, 1832, Mary Ann, dau. of Nathaniel Woods, q. v., who'd. July 17, 1867 ; md. (2), June 11, 1870, Margaret Ann Cad; d. in Saxeville, Wis., in 1873. 6 chil. V. Elias Tarbox, b. April 10, 1809. A successful merchant of Boston, he was idendfied with the oil trade of that city for over forty years. He md., Jan. 19, 1844, Mary Ann Fogg, who d. Aug. 15, i860; d. Dec. 3, 1884. 3 chU. 53^ HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (7) 1314IS 1617 19 2021 VI. * Jotham Sewall, b. March 21, 1811. VII. John Jellison, b. May 25, 1813; md., July 26, 1837, Nancv Prescott; d. Sept. 14, 1884. 3 chil. VIII. Edward, b. AprU i, 1815 ; md., Nov. 27, 1837, Lucia Ann Bacon. Resides in New Bedford, Mass. 6 chil. IX. Loring Jellison, b. Feb. 7, 1820; md., Nov. 15, 1846, Lydia Ann Haynes. Resides in Buxton. 4 chil. Jotham S. Milliken was a school-teacher in early life ; he afterwards carried on the blacksniithing business at Strong until 1846, when he purchased the Farmington Hotel, now Hotel Marble, at F'armington, which he con ducted for a period of twenty-five years. He md., Dec. 15, 1835, Susan B., dau. of Thomas and Lydia (Knowlton) Wellman, who was b. Nov. 10, 1812, and d. July 2g, 1870. He md. (2), May 14, 1871, Anna L., dau. of George W. and Mary (Smith) Williams, who was b. in Salem, Feb. 15, 1848. Eleven children : — ' ,y I. William Hartwell, b. Sept. 22, '1836; md., Oct. 30, i85g, Mary A. Hillman. Resides in Port land. 4 chil. II. John Sewall, b. May 10, 1839 ; rad., July 24, 1864, Henrietta Clark ; d. Aug. 29, 1872. 2 chil. III. Charles Dodge, b. May 2, 1841 ; md., Jan. 10, 1872, Helen D. Knowles. Resides in New Bedford, Mass. 3 chil. IV. George Henry, b. Oct. 22, 1843 ; "id., Aug. 14, 1866, Hattie Emmons. Resides in New Bed ford, Mass. 3 chil. v. Laura Pierce, b. Feb. 22, 1847 ; md., July 22, 1868, WUliam W. Richards. Resides in Hack- ensack, N. J. 6 chil. VI. Augustus Eugene, b. March 4, 1850; d. June 18, 1856. VII. Frank, b. Dec. 22, 1853 ; rad., Nov. i, 1881, Susan B. Crowell. Resides at New Bedford, Mass. 2 chil. Second marriage : VIII. Carrie Howard, b. Dec. 3, 1873 ; d. Nov. 14, 1874. IX. Jotham Sewall, b. Sept. 20, 1875. X. Earl, b. Sept. 8, 1878. XI. Mary Maud Hersey, b. Feb. 7, 1882. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 533 fllorrilU Abraham Morrill, the immigrant, perhaps came to this country in the Lion with his brother Isaac in 1632. He removed to Salisbury, Mass., with the original proprietors, where, in 1650, only four men were heavier tax-payers. His marriage with Sarah, daughter of Robert Clement of Haverhill, took place June 10, 1645, and his death occurred while on a visit to Roxbury, June 20, 1662. His nine children were Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Abraham, Moses, Aaron, Richard, Lydia, and Hephzibah. Isaac, the eldest, — born July 10, 1646, — was a resident of Salisbury, and had a son Jacob, born May 25. 1677. The ancestry of David Morrill can be traced in patriarchal succession, through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to Samuel MorriU, whose son Levi was an early settler of Readfield, and the father of David. David Morrill was born in Brentwood, N. H., Sept. 23, 1779, and when fourteen years of age removed with his parents to Readfield. He learned the trade of a house-joiner, and came to this town near the opening of the present century. He made his home at the Falls vUlage, erecting the house now owned by Thomas Cros well. In 1810, Col. Beale having purchased his property, he removed to the Chesterville side of the river, where he made a permanent residence. Mr. MorriU was an ac ceptable local Free-Will Baptist preacher, and prominent in the municipal affairs of his adopted town. He was a representative to the legislature in 1824 and in 1827. He md., F'eb. 10, 1801, Lucinda, dau. of John F. Woods, q. v. He was instantly killed by falling from the beams of his barn, Dec. 28, 1842. Ten children: — I. II. III. IV. V. Lucinda, b. Jan. 29, 1802 ; d. Mar. 2, 1803. Mary, b. Dec. 8, 1803 ; d. young. David Currier, b. Dec. 4, 1804; md., Apr. 27, 1828, Martha, dau. of Thomas D. Blake, q. v.; d. June 12, 1877. John Woods, b. Oct. 29, 1806; rad., July ig, 1833, Emeline Whittier. Resides in Chesterville. Cyrus Gould, b. Nov. 21, 1808; md., June 16, 1831, Lucinda M., dau. of John Gould, q. v.; rad. (2), Nov. II, 1863, Mrs. Marcia A. May hew, dau. of Nathaniel Greenwood, q. v.; d. in Washington, D. C, Apr. 9, i86g. Represented the Wilton district in the legislature, and held a clerkship in one of the departraents at Wash ington at the time of his death. Levi Richmond, b. Oct. 13, 1810 ; md., June 4, 1835, Sarah J. Osgood; d. in Farmington, Aug. 25, 1882, bat was buried in Aurora, Ind., his home for forty-four years. VII. *Samuel Flummer, b. Feb. 11, 1816. VI. 68 534 9 ro (8) 13 HLSTORY OF FARMINGTON. VIII. Dudley Greely, b. Mar. 4, i8i8 ; md., May 12, 1842, Mary Spaulding. Resides in Chesterville. IX. Mary Alice, b. July 31, 1822 ; md.. Mar. 31, 1844, Clark W. Gordon; d. Mar. 6, 1861. X. Benjamin Franklin, b. Jan. 17, 1824; md., June I, 1852, Louisa P. Woodcock, who d. June 30, 1864; rad. (3), Mar. 25, 1875, Martha Jane Stowers, who d. Jan. 9, 1878. Resides at Farmington Falls. Samuel Plummer Morrill spent his early life in ChestervUle, where he held various miUtary and civil offices. He entered the ministry of the Free-Will Baptist Church, and has continued preaching until the present time when not engaged in other pursuits. From 1848 until 1853 he acted as pastor of the Free-WUl Baptist Church at Farmington. He was elected register of deeds for Franklin County in 1857, and re-elected in 1867. In 1869 Mr. Morrill resigned this position to take his seat in the forty-first Congress, to which he had been previously elected. For several years he has resided in ChesterviUe. He md., Nov. 28, 1838, Mary J., dau. of John and Mary Case. Two children : — I. Charles Plummer, b. Sept. 13, 1839 ; md., Nov. 27, 1866, Ellen S., dau. of Amasa Corbett, q. V. Is a physician at North Andover, Mass. 3 chil. II. George Henry, b. Feb. i, 1847 ; unmd. Moffison. The famihes of Morrison are of Scotch-Irish descent. The Farming- ton family traces its ancestry to William Morrison, who resided in Bridgewater, Mass., in the last century, and was probably a son of the immigrant who settled near Boston. His wife was Sarah Montgomery, a sister of Gen. Richard Montgomery, who fell in the attack on Quebec, Dec. 31, 1775. Of their three sons, William removed to Middleboro', Robert settled in Falmouth, and James went to the territory of Ohio. William Morrison married, in 1772, Hannah Benson, and spent the later years of his life in Farmington, where several of his children settled. Among them were John, Robert Montgomery, and Jane, wife of Abraham Johnson. John Morrison was born in Middleborough, Mass., Mar. 3, 1784, and came to Farmington with his father in the spring of 1805. He bought of Samuel Sewall the farm now owned by his son, John B. Morrison, and others, where he resided until his death, Mar. 30, 1857. Mr. Morrison was a prominent citizen, and was called to many positions of trust and responsibility by his townsmen. He was in religious belief a Universalist, gave liberally of his (4) 12 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 535 substance to relieve the poor and destitute, and left an unspotted record. He was elected a selectman in 1821- 22. Mr. Morrison md., June 24, 1813, Sarah, dau. of Francis Tufts, Jr., q. v., who d. Jan. 13, 1852. Seven children : — I. Sarah, b. June 24, 1815 ; md.. May 16, 1859, Jonas Green of Wilton; d. Aug. 24, 1870. He d. Nov. 23, 1872. II. John Benson, b. July 20, 1820; was educated at Farmington Academy. For many years he was a successful teacher in the public schools, mostly of this State, and served the town as one of its S. S. Committee for sixteen years. He settled on a portion of the homestead, and has successfully combined various business pursuits with farming. He was a representa tive to the legislature in 1856-57. He md., Oct. 20, 1842, Leonore, dau. of Stephen and Esther (Harris) Allen, who was b. in Jay, Mar. 17, 1823; s. p. HI. *Willia?n, b. Oct. 8, 182 1. IV. Hannah, b. Aug. 22, 1824; md., Jan. i, 1846, Charles Woodward of WUton ; d. Nov. 29, 1848. I chdd. v.- *Robert Montgomery, b. July 26, 1826. VI. * Benjamin Franklin, b. Apr. 9, 1832. VII. Elizabeth Caroline, b. Feb. 17, 1835 ; md., Sept. I, 1861, Dr. William Randall {vide page 283). 2 chil. : I. William Morrison Randall, b. Oct. 26, 1864. 2. John Benson RandaU, b. May 26, i86>7. William Morrison resides in Farmington, near the vUlage of North ChesterviUe, where he has for many years successfully operated mills and machinery in connection with farming. He md., Dec. 9, 1848, Mrs. Esther H. Woodworth, dau. of Stephen and Esther (Harris) Allen, who was b. Jan. 3, 1818, and d. July 13, 1862. He md. (2), May 12, 1863, Mrs. Josephine (Godding) Thompson, who was b. in Jay, July 20, 1825. Two children : — I. William Harrison, b. Nov. 4, 1850; graduated from Tufts CoUege in 1875, and from its Divin ity School in 1878. He now preaches in Wakefield, Mass. He md., June 24, 1879, Alice W. Bickford, b. in Gloucester, Mass., July 14, 1856. I dau. II. Joseph Allen, b. Oct. 10, 1852 ; md., Dec. 4, 1880, Annie Ney, b. in New York City, Dec. 10, 1858. He is a jeweler at Pittsfield. i son. 536 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (6) 1314IS (7) 1617 Robert Montgomery Morrison was a farmer in early life, but many years ago went to South Boston and entered the Bay State Iron Works as a common laborer. He rapidly rose to the position of assistant superintendent, which he held at the time of his death. He was a man of good sense, liberal in his religious convictions, and thor oughly sincere, whUe his heart and purse were always open to the poor and destitute. He md., Jan. 1, 1850, Sibyl M. Ford, b. in Liyermore, June 12, 1826. He d. Jan. 6, 1883. Three children: — I. Frank Clinton, b. Oct. 3, 1850; md., Oct. 28, 1874, Emma Works Bradford. II. Sarah Elizabeth, b. May 29, 1856. III. Nancy Taylor, b. Feb. 9, i860; md., Sept. 10, 188 1, Charles Haines of Boston. 2 chil. Benjamin Franklin Morrison received his elementary education at Farmington Academy, and the degree of A. B. from Bowdoin CoUege in i860. He has made teaching his profession, and taught in Lynn, Mass., from 1854 to 1858; in Nantucket, Mass., from 1858 to 1862; in Weston, Mass., from 1862 to 1864. He then went to Placerville, Cal, where he was connected with the High School in that place for two years. Since 1866 he has been teaching the grammar school in Medford, Mass., where he now resides. He rad., Aug. 29, 1854, Eliza, dau. of John and Eliza (Thomas) Richards, b. in Strong, Nov. g, 1831. Two children : — I. John, b. July ig, 1855. II. Grace, b Aug. 3, 1857; d. Sept. 30, 1873. This large and respectable family is probably of English descent, but the writer is unable to trace its ancestry further than to Nicholas Norton, who is found a resident of the county of Duke's County, Mass., as early as 1669. Tradition gives his birthplace as Weymouth, Mass., but he married his wife Elizabeth in Duke's County. He had one son, Joseph, who was the father of Ebenezer and John Norton. Ebenezer married Deborah, daughter of Experience Mayhew, and had four children, Elia kim, Peter, Mehitable, and Jedidah. John died early in Ufe, leaving a son John. Peter Norton of Revolutionary renown, son of Eben ezer and Deborah (Mayhew) Norton, was born in Edgar town, Mass., Sept. 9, 1718. He inherited from his father a landed estate lying chiefly in Edgartown, and became a large farmer. Of his family of ten sons, all but Samuel, Andrew, Ichabod, and Peter, left their native Island 2 345 9 10 II 121314 (2) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 537 probably between 1788 and 1796, generally with large families, and settled in Farmington or vicinity, while three of the sons of Samuel above-named, Henry, Sarauel, and Tristam, settled in New Portland and Kingfield early in the history of those towns, and became industrious and successful farmers. He md., in 1740, Sarah, dau. of Cornelius Bassett, who was b. March 19, 1720. Thirteen children : — I. * Ebenezer, b. Aug. 29, 17 41. II. Samuel, b. April 16, 1743. III. Patty, b. Oct. 16, 1744; d. unmd. IV. Cornelius, b. Feb. 27, 1746. He left the town ship after a temporary residence, and in 1794 settled upon the " gore " as one of the pioneers of the town of Industry, where he spent the remainder of his active and useful life. He was deacon of the Baptist Church, and an exemplary Christian. His first wife was Lydia Claghorn of Martha's Vineyard. They had a family of four sons and six daughters : Corne lius, wno married Margaret, daughter of Supply Belcher, q. v. ; Ebenezer, who married Rebecca, daughter of Eliakim Norton, q. v. ; Zebulon and Winthrop, who were lost at sea'; Elizabeth, who married John Holmes of Martha's Vine yard; Lydia, who married Josiah Butler; Deborah, who married Jeremiah Smith; Susan nah, who married James Gower, q. v. ; Sarah, who married Ebenezer Vaughan ; and Martha, who married Thomas D. Blake, q. v. V. Lydia, b. Nov. 17, 1747 ; d. unmd. VI. *Eliakim, b. March 25, 1749. VII. Mehitable, b. Nov. 17, 1750; md. Henry Butler ; settled in New Vineyard. vin. *Ephraim, b. Aug. 28, 1752. IX. * Zachariah, b. Aug. 28, 1754. X. * Joseph, b. June 4, 1756. XL Andrew, b. Feb. 7, 1758. XII. Ichabod, b. Dec. 17, 1761 ; d. unmd. XIII. Peter, b. Oct. 4, 1763 ; d. unmd. Ebenezer Norton moved into the township in 179 1, and settled on riverdot No. 32, east side, and a part of lot No. 31 adjoining, the same now owned by Richard R. Norton and others. He possessed considerable means, and the year before his removal thither, employed his two eldest sons, Andrew and Elijah, to visit the township and secure a tract of land (which they purchased of Amos and Ezekiel Page) upon which to erect suitable buildings for the reception of his family. In 1790 they built the large 538 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. ISi6 171819 212223 24 25 2627 (7) house now owned by Richard R. Norton, and the following year a barn near the interval. These were among the first framed buildings in the township. Mr. Norton was elected one of the selectmen in 1801, and represented the town in the Massachusetts legislature of 1804. He md., Sept. 24, 1761, Elizabeth Smith, b. March 26, 1743, and d. June 6, 181 1. He d. Aug. 26, 1805. Thirteen chil dren : — I. Sarah, b. Aug. 4, 1762 ; d. Oct. 15, 1762. II. Andrew, b. Dec. 30, 1763; md., March, 1803, Mrs. Mary Pease; d. May, 1826. III. * Elijah, b. July 27, 1765. IV. Sarah Bassett, b. May 29, 1767; md., Aug. 2, 1792, Thomas Flint, q. v.; d. Aug. 4, 1833. V. Martha, b. Dec. 20, 1769; md., Dec. 26, 1793, Hartson Cony, q. v.; d. Nov. 5, 1850. VI. Elizabeth, b. March 25, 1772 ; md., Nov. 18, 1817, John Pickford; d. Sept. 2g, 1858. VII. * Peter, b. July ig, 1774. VIII. Ebenezer, b. July g, 1777; md., November, i7g9, Clarissa Warren Butler; d. in Webster. IX. Lydia, b. March 14, 1779; rad., April 3, 1800, John Flint ; d. Aug. 12, 1854. He was b. in Nobleborough, Feb. 16, 1774; d. in Bath, March 19, 1826. X. Jeremiah, b. May 21, 1781; md., July, 1807, Mehitable, dau. of Richard and Abbie (Rolfe) Rice; d. March 18, 1814; she d. at Solon, May 31, 1867, aged 77 years. 3 chil. XI. Clarissa, b. Sept. 14, 1784; d. Nov. 15, 1863; unmd. XII. *George Washington, b. Feb. 16, 1787. XIII. Samuel Bassett, b. Oct. 20, 1789; md., March, 1818, Martha Day, who d. Oct. 23, 1829 ; md. (2), AprU 2, 1832, Mary Norcross, who d. AprU 18, 1872 ; d. at Pontiac, III, Aug. 29, 1874. 28 29 3° 31 Eliakim Norton, fourth son of Major Peter Norton, was an early settler on river-lot No. 18, east side, known as the Joseph Brown farm, and at present owned by D. V. B. Ormsby and others. After a few years' residence there, he removed to Norridgewock, where he died. The writer has failed to ascertain the details of his family history, but the births of his eleven children, natives of Edgartown, Mass., are here inserted : — I. Hannah, b. Aug. 5, 1776. II. Cornelius Bassett, } , -, III. Mehitable, ' ^ b. June 5, 1778. IV. Rebecca, b. July 4, 1780. 32 V. 33 VI. 34 VII. 35 VIII. 36 IX. 37 X. 38 XI. (9) 39 404142 43 44 (10) 45 46 47 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 539 Love, b. Aug. 24, 1782. Winthrop, b. Sept. 29, 17S4. Ichabod, b. Dec. 27, 1786. Thomas, b. Oct. 10, 1789. Sarah, b. April 15, 1792. Peter, b. March 31, 1794. Eliza, b. June 5, 1796. Ephraim Norton was in early lile a sailor, and engaged in the whale fishery. He probably came to the township in 1788, and settled temporarily on riverdot No. 31, east side, but soon removed to a lot in the " gore," where Timothy S. Norton now (1885) resides, and where he lived to the close of his life. His wife, whose name was Deborah Instance, d.^in 1825. He d. in 1839. Six chil dren, four of wdiom were b. in Tisbury, Mass., and two in Farmington : — I. Anna. b. Aug. 11, 1775 ^ d. Sept. 23, i860; unmd. II. Sarah, b. Feb. 28, 1778; d. in 1830; unmd, III. Mehitable, b. July 26, 1780; md., Jan. 23, 1800, Edward Butler, q. v. IV. * Janus Instance, b. March 8, 1783. V. Ephraim, b. April 29, 1789 ; md., Jane Norton of Martha's Vineyard, Mass. ; d. May 25, 1875. She d. Nov. 26, 185 1, aged 57 years. VI. Deborah, b. April 29, 1790; md., Dec, 1807, Alexander Forsyth; d. Sept. 8, 1857; he d. April 4, 1827, aged 39 years. 6 chil. Zachariah Norton settled on the western half of back-lot No. 28, east side, the first lot in that portion of the township upon which improvements were made. Jos eph Rolfe was the earliest settler on this lot, which he afterwards sold to Peter West. Mr. Norton purchased of him, and took possession in 1794. He continued to reside on this farm until about 1815, when he disposed of it to William Parker and removed to Somerset County, where some of his sons had preceded him. He held the office of town treasurer in 1805. He md., May 22, 1778, Han nah Smith, who was b. June 10, 1758, and d. March 21, 1823. He d. Oct. 3, 1830. Fdeven children : — I. Francis, b. May 11, 1779; md., April 28, 1805 (pub.), Lydia Norton of New Ponland ; d. in Aroostook County. II. Dehave, b. Sept. 16, 1780. Was for a time deputy sheriff. Removed from town and died. III. Peter, b. April 26, 1782. IV. Zachariah, b. Oct. 10, 1783; md. Lovell Roach; d. June 4, 1828. 540 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 49 5° 51 52 VIII 53 IX 54 X 55 XI (") 56 57 58 59606162 63 (17) V. VL VII. Earl M., b. Jan. 21, 1786. Elihu, b. July 3, 1787; md., Jan. 22, 1818, Mary Fletcher of Augusta, who d. AprU 6, 1826; md. (2), Jan. 10, 1827, Hannah Page of Bath, who d. March 15, 1864; d. in Sunbury, 111., Sept. 24, 1868. 4 chil. by first marriage, and 3 by second. Zebulon, b. March 5, 1789; md., June 10,1810 (pub.), Huldah Pratt; md. (2), AbigaU Hart ford. Cornelius, b. Nov. 25, 1790; d. Dec. 7, 1790. Abraham Smith, b. AprU 10, 1793. Hannah Smith, b. Nov. 26, 1795. Abigail Brainerd, b. Aug. 22, 1800 ; md., July 31, 1825, Thomas Butler; d. AprU 18, 1872 ; he d. April 27, 1862. Joseph Norton, seventh son of Peter and Sarah (Bas sett) Norton, came to river-lot No. 30, east side, about 1 79 1, but soon afterwards purchased the northern half of lot 31 adjoining. Upon this he resided until his death, which occurred May 20, 18 ig. He represented the town in the Massachusetts legislature as the colleague of Nathan Cutler in 1810. He md. Deborah Smith, who d. Mar, 1843. Eight children : — I. Lydia Bassett, b. Sept. 8, 1775 ; md., Jan. 16, i7gg, Peter, son of Ebenezer Norton, q. v.; d. Nov. 17, 1817. II. Polly, b. 1777 ; d. Aug. 11, 1847 ; unrad. III. Mayhew, b. May, i77g; rad., July 22, 1808, Nancy Willard; d. Aug. 26, 1845. She d. Feb. 21, 1873. IV. Betsey, b. 1784; md., Dec. 23, i8o6, John BaUey, q. V. ; d. Nov. g, 1842. v. Joseph, b. 1786: md., Sept. i, 1810, Betsey Cum mings, who d. Dec. 10, 1841 ; he md. (2) Sarah Smith; d. Aug. 3, 1865. VI. Elijah, b. i7gi ; killed by a falling tree, June 28, 1804. VII. Deborah, b. i7g3 ; md., Jan. g, 1823, Peter, son of Ebenezer Norton, q. v.; d. Aug. 17, 1847. VIII. Sarah, b. Aug. 16, i7g5 ; md., Feb. 26, 1818, Joseph Butler; d. Aug. 11, 1856. Elijah Norton, son of Ebenezer, was a nadve ot Edgartown, Mass., and preceded his father in his removal to the township. After his marriage, Dec. 5, 1793, to Margaret Gower, he resided on the farm wdth his father until 1797, when he bought of Asa Cree his improvements on back-lot No. 5, east side, and removed thither. Mr GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 541 Norton assisted in the survey of the town of New Vine yard about 1788, and served this town as one of its select men in 1803-4-5-7-9-10. His wife d. Apr. 2, 1853 ; he d. Oct. 27,1856. Eleven children : — 64 I. Robert, b. Oct. g, i7g4; md., Oct. g, 1820, Abigail Hodgdon; d. Mar. 13, 1826. 3 chil. 65 II. Mary, b. Apr. 23, I7g6; md., Jan., 1820, John Day; d. Mar. 10, 1837. 10 chil. 66 III. Ichabod, b. Dec. 2g, I7g7 ; d. unmd. in i82g. 67 IV. Eusebia, b. Aug. 5, 1799; d. June 27, 1800. 68 V. Martha, b. Jan. 16, 1801 ; md., Apr. 16, 1822, Hartson Willis, son of Hartson Cony, q. v., who d. Sept. 29, 1826. 3 chil. She md. (2), Nov. 27, 1837, John Day ; d. in Carlisle, Mass., Oct. 13, 1867. 2 chil. 69 I VI. Betsey, b. July 24, 1802 ; d. in 185 1 ; unmd. 70 I VII. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 21, 1805 ; md. Julia Hill and (2) i Betsey Maltby; d. in 1863. VIII. Sarah, b. Mar. 3, 1807 ; md.. Mar. 29, 1836, James Moody. Resides in PhiUips. IX. David, b. Feb. 20, 1809 ; md. Jane MorriU and (2) Eliza McKenney. Resides in Iowa. X. George, b. Sept. 16, 1810; md. Filone Hill and (2) Barbara Dorrington ; d. Jan. 21, 1880. XI. * Elijah, b. Oct. 16, 181 2. 71 727374 (21) 75 7677 Peter Norton, third son of Ebenezer, first made im provements, in 1794, on a back-lot in the northeast part of the town, and lived there until about 1840, when he sold to his son Joseph, and went to Edgartown, Mass., where he d., Jan. 28, 1854. He rack, Jan. 16, i7gg, his cousin, I Lydia Bassett, dau. of Joseph Norton, q. v., who d. Nov. I 17, 1817; he rad. (2), Jan. g, 1823, her sister, Deborah jNoiton, who d. Aug. 17, 1847. Ten children : — I. Benjamin Franklin, b. July 18, 1800 ; rad., Mar. 6, 1825, Charity B. Morse; d. Apr. 26, 1863. She d. June i, 1878, aged 86 years; s.p. II. Lydia Bassett, b. Feb. i, 1802 ; d. Sept. 28, 1827. III. Deborah Smith, b. Oct. 15, 1803 ; md., Oct. 30, 1825, John S. Norton, q. v.; d. Mar. ig, 1883. 78 ! IV. Asenath, b. Mar. i, 1805 ; d. July, i85g. 79 I V. Ebenezer, b. July 18, 1806; md., Nov., 1831, Susan Luce, who d. Jan. 20, 1858; he md. (2) Elizabeth Shaw. Resides in New Bedford, Mass. 80 '• VI. Elizabeth Smith, b. Feb. 26, 1808 ; md. John T. ! Cook ; md. (2), Mar. 5, i86g, John S. Bursley ; I d. Mar. 2g, 1882. 69 542 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 8i8283 84 (26) 8687 89 go (42) 919293949596979899 1 00 (74) VII. * Joseph, b. Feb. 5, 1810. VIII. Caroline Smith, b. Nov. 27, 181 1; md. Constant Norton ; d. Nov. 16, i87g. IX. Sarah Bassett, b. Aug. ig, 18 13; md. Zenas Backus. Lives in Mattapoisett, Mass. X. Peter Andrew Jackson, b. June 22, 1815; md., Apr. 4, 1843, Lydia M. Day, who d. F'eb. 23, 1882. He lives in Strong. 5 chil, 2 of whom are living. George W. Norton resided upon the old homestead during his life. He was an industrious and successful farmer, and was respected as husband, father, brother, and friend. He md., Dec 12. 1816, Ruth, dau. of Richard and Abbie (Rolfe) Rice. She was b. Dec. 13, 1791, and d. Feb. ig, 1872. He d. Apr. 27, 1870. Six children : — I. * Jeremiah Rice, b. Sept. 19, 1817. II. *Sylvanus Rice, b. Oct. 7, 1823. III. George Washington, b. Aug. 6, 1825 ; md.. May 15, 1847, Christiana Judkins ; d. in Wisconsin, Oct., 1859. IV. Philinda, b. Aug. 6, 1828; md., May 24, 1854, Gideon K. Staples of Temple. V. *Richa>d Rice, b. Feb. 3, 1833. VI. Martha Lorenza, b. Sept. 6, 1835 ; md., Feb. 12, i87g, Fifield Luce; s.p. James I. Norton, son of Ephraim, settled upon the farm now owned by his sons, the Norton brothers, where he made his home for life. He md., Dec, 1807, Sarah, dau. of Timothy Smith. She d. Aug. 5, 1868, aged 79 years. His death occurred in 1850. Eleven children, all boys : — I. *Timothy Smith, b. Aug. 12, 1808. II. James Woodard, b. 181 1 ; unmd. in. Hiram, b. Jan. i, 1813. IV. Harrison, b. 1816 ; unrad. V. * Edwin, b. Dec. 18, 18 18. VI. Charles, b. 1820; d. 1825. VII. Infant son, ) , o 1 T r ^ ' ,- b. 1822 ; d. young. VIII. Infant son, \ ' j » IX. Infant son, b. 1824; d. young. X. Infant son, ) , „ , , -, r , ' ^ b. 1826 ; d. XI. Infant son. young. Elijah Norton resides upon the homestead. He is a man of general inteUigence and a respected citizen. He md., Sept. 2g, 1840, Matilda, dau. of Rufus Smith, q. v. Six children : — ¦e.-^>-i^C',c^ V' I02 I. 103 11. 104 hi. i°S IV. 1 06 V. 107 108 log VI. (81) no III112 113114IIS 116 117 (85) iig 120 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 543 Sarah, b. Oct. 24, 1841 ; d. Oct. 2, i85g. Lydia, b. July 15, 1843 ; unmd. Marette Matilda, b. Apr. 2g, 1846; md., Oct. 22, i87g, Clofus Gonyou. Resides at Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Emma Maria, b. July 25, 1848; md.. May 2g, 1873, Jared Mayhew. Resides at Martha's Vineyard. Love Mayhew, b. June 5, 1853; md., July 30, i87g, John C. Ames, i child : I. Edith Ames, b. June 15,- 1880. Infant, b. June 21, 1856; d. June 21, 1856. Joseph Norton resides in the northeast part of the town, on the lot first settled by his father, Peter Norton, and is an industrious and thrifty farmer. He served the town as a selectman in 1853-54. He md., Nov. 8, 1842, Miriam Pike, who was b. at Industry, March 23, 18 ig. Seven chUdren : — I. * Llewellyn, b. Nov. 8, 1843. II. Miranda, b. Oct. 14, 1845 ; '"d., Nov. 7, i86g, Lendall C. Marston. i chdd : 1. Elmer Joseph Marston, b. July 13, 1874. III. *French Moses, b. Jan. 26, 1846. IV. Melvina, b. Oct. 30, 1850; d. June 24, 1857. V. George Washington, b. March 20, 1855 ! ™d., April 30, 1885, Eva H. Keyes of Lewiston. VI. Charles Bates, b. June 2, 1858 ; md., Feb. 5, 1882, Cora L. Thomas. VII. Andrew Jackson, b. Dec. 8, 1862. Jeremiah R. Norton was a resident of Avon for many years, where he served as a town officer. When he came to Farmington, he settled upon a part of the farm formerly owned by his father. He md., March 22, 1841, Keziah M. Vining, who d. Sept. 27, 1845 ; he md. (2), May 5, 1846, Amanda F. Stevens, b. July 18, 1824. Eight chil dren : — I. Samuel Rice, b. Nov. 25, 1842 ; md.. May 10, 1868, Mary N. Tripp of Temple. 2 chil. II. Keziah Mitchell, b. Sept. ig, 1845 i ^- Sept. 3, 1847. Second marriage : III. Oliver Stevens, b. Aug. 2, 1850; md., Dec. 20, 1874, EUa J., dau. of Rev. William Cutting of MelviUe, N. H. Lives in Avon. 544 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 121 IV. 122 V. 123 VI. 124 VII. 125 VIII. (86) 126127 128 (89) i2g 130 (91) 131 132133 134 (95) Jeremiah Augustus, b. Sept. 20, 1853; md., April 28, 1876, Flora E. Hudson of Portland. George Washington, b. Aug. 25, 1855. Graduated at the Normal School in 1876. Mary Keziah, b. July 7, 1857 ; d. Sept. 27, i85g. Ruth Amanda, b. Nov. 5, 1859. James Stevens, b. Oct. 7, 1865. Graduated at the Normal School in 1884. Sylvanus R. Norton, second son of George W. Norton; resides upon the farm formerly owned by his uncle, Samuel B. Norton, and ranks among the model farmers. He md., Sept. 25, i860, Mary Cutler, dau. of Edward Butler, q. v. Three children : — I. Everett Blanchard, b. June 8, 186 1. II. Isabella Butler, b. May 8, 1863. III. Helen Butler, b. May 10, 1868 ; d. Jan. 29, 1869. Richard R. Norton lives upon a part of the home stead, and is among the substantial farmers of the town. His children are the fourth generation that have occupied the same house. Mr. Norton md., April 13, 1876, Emily A., dau. of John T. Taylor, b. in Vassalboro', Aug. 10, 1 841. Two children : — I. Harry Taylor, b. Sept. 12, 1877. II. Ralph Perkins, b. Aug. ii, 1881. Timothy Smith Norton is by occupation a farmer, and first settled on the Ebenezer Norton farm in the east part of the town. He subsequently purchased the farm formerly owned by his grandfather, Ephraim Norton, where he now resides. He md., April 11, 1833 (pub.), Susan Eliza, dau. of John and Susanna (Cony) Brooks of Augusta. He md. (2), Sarah H. Hobbs. Four chil dren : — I. * James Smith Brooks, b. May 3, 1834. Second marriage : II. Mary Smith, b. July 15, 1847 ^ md., July 18, 1869, Joseph H. Perham, q. v. HI. Georgiana, b. July 25, 1849. IV. Alma Clarke, b. Oct. 12, 1862. Edwin Norton, youngest son of James I. Norton, was a native of Farmington, where a greater part of his life was spent. For many years he made his home upon the farm formerly owned by his grandfather, Ephraim Norton. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. S4S 135136 137 138 139 140 (no) 141142 (113) 143 144 (131) 145146 In 1864 he removed to Boston, where his death occurred Dec. 24, 1880. He was a man of honest purpose and true gentlemanly feeling, and devoted his life and means to the education and comfort of his family. He md., March 9, 1841, Amanda Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. John Allen, q. v. Six chUdren : — L Imogene Allen, b. Sept. 25, 1842 ; md., March 22, 1864, EmUio del Castillo. Their children are : Edwin Norton, Lola Juanita. II. Annah lone, b. Dec. 6, 1845 ; md., Jan. 13, 1S70, George A. Walker of Boston. Their chUdren are : Grace Antoinette and Philip Hersey. III. Annie Bartlett, b. Nov. 18, 1848; md., Sept. 16, 1872, William F. Baldwin of Boston. Their children are : Edward Arthur, Robert South- wick, Lillian. IV. Wilhelmina Kossuth, b. July 19, 185 1 ; d. Nov. 24, 1869. V. Lillian Bayard, b. Nov. 24, 1853 ; d. April 28, 1856. VI. Lillian, b. Dec. 12, 1857; md., Jan. 22, 1883, at Paris, France, Frederic Allen, son of Rev. Harrison B. Gower, q. v. Llewellyn Norton, son of Joseph, is a thriving farmer residing in the northeastern part of the town. He owns the farm so long owned and occupied by his uncle, Benj amin F. Norton. He md., Nov. ig, 1868, Fidelia Angeline Norton, b. in Industry, Oct. g, 1847. Two chUdren : — I. Mary Etta, b. Nov. 4, i86g. II. Anna Sands, h. Aug. 28, i87g. F''rench M. Norton, second son of Joseph and Miriam (Pike) Norton, is a resident of his native town, where he formerly was engaged in the provision business. He md., Feb. 26, 1880, EUa F. Wood of Wilton, b. Nov. i, 185 1. Two children : — I. Joseph French, b. June 22, 1881. II. Florence Mabel, b. Dec. 4, 1882. James S. B. Norton resides on the Timothy Smith farm, so-called. He md., March 20, 1863, Morgiana Allen Peterson, b. Dec. 8, 1840. Five children : — 1. Emilio Castillo, b. Oct. 27, 1863; d. Oct. 20, 1864. II. Avelino Castillo, b. Nov. 30, 1866. 546 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 147148149 IV. V. Florence Hallie, b. April 26, 1870; d. Aug. 14, 1872. Maud Florence, ) , t 1 o Millie Florence,^-^''^^^'^^^ ^¦ 45 (5) (6) 10 II 12 Stephen Norton is not known to be related to the preceding family. He was a native of Martha's Vineyard, however, and may have been a descendant from Nicholas Norton, through his grandson John. He was a tailor by trade, and came to the settlement prior to 1792. He purchased of Ezekiel Webber front-lot No. 12, west side, where he resided until about 1810, when he sold to Tim othy and Thomas Johnson, and removed to Norway to spend his last days. His wife was Lydia Smith. Four chUdren : — I. Lydia, b. July 18, 1792 ; md. Samuel B. Adams of WUton; d. about 1845. II. Hannah, b. Nov. 14, 1793; md. Flavel Bartlett; d. in Auburn. III. Stephen, b. March 15, 1797. IV. *John Stephen, b. July 12, 1799. John S. Norton has been a farmer in the northeast part of the town, and an acceptable local preacher. He now resides at Backus Corner. He md., Oct. 30, 1825, Deborah Smith, dau. of Peter Norton, q. v., who d. March 19, 1883. Two chUdren : — I. * Peter Eben, b. June 22, 1827. II. Lydia Caroline, b. Dec. 6, 1830; md., Nov. 17, 1856 (pub.), Lewis C. Johnson. Resides in Augusta. 2 chil. Peter E. Norton succeeded to the homestead, to which he made large additions by purchase. He is a man of scholarly attainments, and has served as a member of the S. S. Committee for many years. As a local Methodist preacher, he is characterized by earnest piety. His present residence is Stark. He md., June g, 1853, Anna Johnson, who was b. in Vienna, June g, 183 1, and d. Nov. 9, 1881 ; md. (2), June 22, 1882, Cynthia N. Wyman, b. in Flagstaff, Feb. 5, 1841. Nine children: — Dora Miriam, b. April 21, 1854. John Franklin, b. March 26, 1856 ; md., Aug. 19, 1883, Nellie Spaulding. i child. Howard Peter, b. June 28, 1858. Lewis Johnson, b. Jan. i, 186 1. Mary Ellen, b. July 8, 1862; md. Dr. Lauren Lindenberger of Troy, Ohio. I. II. in. IV. V. a-^ ^^/^>^ GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 547 13 VI. 14 VII. 15 VIII. 16 IX. Lyon Levi, b. Jan. 29, 1865. George Webber, b. Feb. 4, 1868 ; d. April ig, 1868. George Wingate, b. Sept. 6, i86g. Stephen Allen, b. Feb. 13, 187 1. Various persons bearing the name of Parker were residents of Chelmsford, Mass., and vicinity as early as 1652, and the name is common in early New England records. The immediate ancestry of the Parkers who came to Farmington has not been traced. No reladonship is known to exist between Elvaton Parker, Peter Parker, and WiUiam Parker who settled in the east part of the town. Elvaton Parker was from Edgartown, Mass., where he married. Mar. i, 1771, Mary Beetle. He removed to the township in i7g3, and followed the trade of a house- carpenter. He was much esteemed for his moral worth. He was b. in Yarmouth, Mass., Nov. 21, i74g, O. S. ; d. Oct. 20, 1797. His wife, who was b. in Edgartown, Mass., June 17, 1750, O. S., d. June 5, 1796. Six chil dren, natives of Edgartown, Mass. : — I. Polly, b. May 26, 1772 ; md., Jan. i, 1807, Solo mon Butler; d. Oct. 22, 1836. He d. Jan. 30, 1833- II. Hannah, b. Apr. 30, 1775; md., Aug. 28, 1798, Micah Weathern, q. v.; d. Dec. 30, 1872. III. Betsey, b. Feb. 13, 1779; md., Nov. 20, 1798, Ward Spooner; d. May 23, 1845. He d. July 30, 1872, aged 95 years. IV. *Thomas, b. Nov. 12, 1783. v. Cynthia Beetle, b. Jan. 25, 1786; d. Jan. 14, 1800. VI. Clarissa, b. Dec. 28, 1788; md., Dec. 20, 1810, Ebenezer B. Wellman ; d. Aug. 3, 1822. He d. Aug. 2, 1850. 3 4 (5) Thomas Parker, only son of Elvaton Parker, when ten years of age carae with his father from Massachusetts to Maine. He learned the trade of a mason, which he pur sued undl he was called to fill various poshions in public life. For twelve years he was a selectman of the town, and for eight years its clerk. In 1838 Gov. Kent appoint ed Mr. Parker Judge of Probate, in which office he contin ued to act for seven consecutive years. He also served as county commissioner lor three years. Before the organizarion of Franklin County, Judge Parker had an extensive business in Probate Court, made necessary by the estates confided to his charge tor settlement; and. 548 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. after he ceased to act as Judge of Probate, his business as administrator, executor, and trustee engrossed his whole time and attention. He acquired by industry and frugality an ample fortune, and was in his way a very liberal man, one of his donations being five thousand dollars to Bates College in Lewiston. Judge Parker possessed great purity and simplicity of character, and was respected for his stern Puritan principles. He was a friend to those who sought his counsel and advice, and was beloved by all classes of citizens. In 1846 he published a brief History of Farmington, and rescued from oblivion many facts and incidents which otherwise would not have been preserved. The author of this work acknowledges his indebtedness to Judge Parker's History for much valuable material. Judge Parker md., Jan. 22, 1807, Judith, dau. of Ezra Thomas, q. v., who d. June 22, 1855. He d. Feb. 4, i860. One child : — I. Thomas, b. May 14, 1808; d. Oct. 14, 1851; unmd. Peter Parker is not known to be a relative of the preceding. He was the son of Peter and Mary (Butter field) Parker, and in 1788 came from Dunstable, Mass., to the township with his stepfather, John F". Woods, with whom he lived until his majority. Two sisters also accom panied him, Mary, who married Francis Tults, Jr., q. v., and Prudence, who married John Tufts. Mr. Parker purchased of Benjamin Luce a portion of the farm in the southwestern part erf the town owned by Benjamin LoweU and others, where he erected buildings and made a home. He md., Nov. 4, 1799 (pub.), Sally, dau. of Joseph Bradford, q. v. His death occurred in 1842 at Sunbury, Ohio. Six children : — I. Sally, b. Oct. 11, 1800; md., Dec. 4, 1817, 'I'homas, son of Thomas Hiscock, q. v.; d. F'eb. 25, 1826. II. Peter, b. Aug. 28, 1803 ; removed to the State of Ohio. III. Mary Butterfield, b. F'eb. 5, 1806; md., Man 9, 1830, Francis Tufts, 3d, q. v. IV. John, b. Mar. 29, 1810. V. Asa Libby, b. July 14, 18 18. VI. Julia Ann, b. Feb. 3, 182 1. John Perham, the ancestor of the Perhams of New England, was an early immigrant who settled in Chelmsford, Mass. He married, in 1664, Lydia Shepley, and had three sons and four daughters. The eldest son. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 549 John, Jr., was born in 1667, and married Lydia Fletcher. Among their seven children was a son, born in 1695, who was named for his father and grandfather. He settled in Littleton, Mass. His wife was Experi ence Powers, and to them were born six children. Lemuel Perham, fourth son of John and Experience (Powers) Perham, was born at or near Dunstable, Mass., in 1727. We find him an officer of the First Parish in 1767. His name is appended to the pledge signed by the patriotic citizens of I)unstable to defend their country's liberties, March i, 1775.* He was elected one of the committee of safely after the hostilities began, and was a member of the alarm-list commanded by Capt. Leonard Butterfield. It is certain that he served in the army some length of time, for we find his name among others as one to whom the Parish of Dunstable voted to pay nine pounds " for six months' service att Rhode Island in the year i777."t Mr. Perham came into the Sandy River township with his family in company with Oliver Bailey, Eliphalet Bailey, and John F. Woods, in the spring of 1788. He made a settlement on the farm which his son Silas had taken up the year before, backdot No. 24, east side, where he died about the year 1795. Mr. Perham was twice married. The name of his first wife is not known ; his second wife was Mary Butterfield, widow of John French. Mrs. Perham by her first marriage had four children : William French, b. July 2, 1752, d. 1842 ; Mary French, b. Mar. 21, 1754; John French, b. Oct. 25, 1755 ; Jonas French, b. Aug. 17, 1757, d. 1840. He IS the ancestor of Col. Jonas H. French of Boston. These sons were among the fifty sons of Dunstable who participated in the battle of Bunker Hill. Mr. Perham had seven children, born in Dun stable : — I. John, b. about 1757. Was on board a privateer in the Revolution, and was taken prisoner and carried to New Brunswick. He escaped and returned to Dunstable, but soon died from consumption, aged 19 years. Second marriage : It. Rebecca, b. Feb. 23, 1760; md. Eliphalet Bailey, q. V. ; d. 1806. III. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 8, 1762 ; md., in 1783, Jeremiah Fletcher of Wilton: d. May 31, 1839. He d. Oct. 14, 1839. 12 chU. * See biographical sketch of Jesse Butterfield. t History of Dunstable, p. 132. 70 550 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (5) II 12 IV. * Lemuel, b. Oct. 7, 1764. V. * Silas, b. Feb. 10, 1770. Rachel, b. Aug. 17, 1771 ; md., Oct. i, i7g5, Asa Cree; d. in Waterville about 1818. Mr. Cree was b. in Topsfield, Mass., Feb. 5, 1753. i child. Josiah, b. May i, 1773; md., Apr. 1, 1802, Ehza beth, dau. of Silas Gould, q. v. He settled in Wilton, and d. July 6, i84g ; she d. June 19, 1861. VI. VII Lemuel Perham, Jr., came into the country with his father as a young man. Having acquired a better educa tion than most of the early settlers, and possessing schol arly tastes, he opened a school the first winter after coming into the township, and for about thirty years directed the young ideas of the rising generation. He was a superior mathematician, and, being a skilled practical land-survey or, his services were in frequent requisition during the settlement of the country. When William Bingham made his Kennebec purchase, Mr. Perham was selected to sur vey many of the townships, and it has been commonly understood that he ran the west line of the tract, a most arduous undertaking, since the line runs over Mts. Abra ham, Sugardoaf, and Bigelow His assistants in this survey were his brother Silas Perham, Abraham Page, Micah Weathern, and Peter Norton. Among his other gifts, Mr. Perham was a fine musician and an amateur poet of local fame. He taught singing- schools from time to time, and led the music on public occasions. His vocation, however, like that of all the early settlers, was farming. He first made a home on the lot adjoining his father's; but when failing powers com pelled his father-indaw, Moses Starling, to abandon active life, Mr. Perham moved to the west side of the river, and took the north part of the Starling farm. Here he passed the remainder of his life, and d. Feb. 28, 1841. He was a man of irreproachable character, and universally respected. He md., June 22, 1795, Elizabeth, dau. of Moses Starling, q. V. Nine children : — I. Lemuel, 7,d, b. March 2, 1796; md., July i, 1823, Mary Ann, dau. of Dr. Aaron Stoyell, q. v. ; d. Oct. 25, 1826. He was educated at Farm ington Academy, and became a civil-engineer. II. Abigail Starling, b. Dec. 17, 1797 ; d. Sept. 3, 1804. Mary, b. Sept. 15, 1799; d. Aug. 26, 1804. Moses Starling, b. Aug. 22, 1801; d. Aug. 31, 1804. III. IV. 13 14 15 i617 (6) 18 19 (19) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 551 V. Joseph, b. Jan. 6, 1804. He was educated at Farmington Academy, studied medicine, grad uating at Bowdoin Medical School in 1827, and opened practice in Missouri. Later be came a druggist in Anoka, Minn., where he now resides. Unmd. VI. Benjamin Franklin, b. Jan. 15, 1806 ; md. Caro line A. Bryant; d. about 1837. Hs was edu cated at Farmington Academy, and adopted the profession of civil-engineer, and gave prom ise of distinction in his calling. He assisted in building the dry dock at Charlestown, Mass., and that at Gosport, Va. 2 chil, who live in Georgia. VII. Eliza, b. Sept. 13, 1808 ; unmd. Resides at West Farmingtsn. VIII. Moses, b. Dec 17, 1810; unrad. He is a respect ed citizen of West Farmington. IX. Narcissa, b. Nov., 1813; d. Nov., 1813. Silas Perham came to the Sandy River township when a lad of seventeen, in the spring of 1787, and took up back-lot No. 24, east side. Here he made a clearing, planted crops and harvested them, returning to Dunstable in the fall. He came with his father the following spring to make a permanent settlement, and found on the farm to which he had given his boyhood's labors a home for life. Mr. Perham was a carpenter by trade, and a man of most powerful physique and capable of a vast amount of labor. He was connected with the militia, and at one time commanded the North Company of Infantry. He md.. May i, 1806 (pub.), Hannah, dau. of Eliphalet Jen nings, q. v. ; d. July g, 1844. Two chUdren :— I. John French, b. April 11, 1808; md., June 30, 1828, Eunice Sweatland ; d. in California, Aug. 10, i87g ; she d. April 10, i84g. He first lived in Farmington, but removed to California about 1850. 6 chil. II. *Silas Decatur, b. Aug. 6, 18 15. Silas D. Perham resides on the homestead farm. He was connected with the militia, and at one time command ed a company of cavalry. He md., Feb. 2, 1837, Mary Ann Hobbs; she d. May 13, 1874. He md. (2), Dec. 14, i87g, Mrs. Electa S. Lowell of Concord. Five children : — Hannah, b. Jan. 20, 1838. * Joseph Hobbs, b. Oct. 17, 1842. Georgiana, b. July 22, 1845 ; d. 1847. Silas Alvarus, b.May 10, 1848; d. July 11, 1848. Silas French, b. July 11, 1850. 20 I. 21 II. 22 III. 23 IV. 24 V. 552 (21) 25 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Joseph H. Perham is a farmer living upon the Richard Rice farm. He md., July i8, 1869, Mary Smith, dau. of Timothy S. Norton, q. v. One child : — I. Archie Smith, b. June 17, 1874. Edmund Perkins emigrated from England before 1677, ^t which time he married Mrs. Susanna Hewlett. She was born in Boston, Dec. 15, 1645, and was the daughter of Francis Hudson, late of Chatham, England, and his wife Mary. Edmund Perkins settled in Boston, and lived in a house near what is now the foot of Hanover St. His death occurred about 1693, the inventory of his estate, which was considerable, being presented to Court Jan. 29, 1693-4. Of his three sons, Edmund, the youngest, was born Sept. 6, 1683, and died about 1761. William, the son of Edmund and Mary (Farris) Perkins, was a resident of Boston. He married Ehzabeth, daughter of WiUiam Palfrey, and their eldest child, William, born in 1742, was Ueutenant of artillery at Bunker Hill, and also major in the Massachusetts regiment of, artillery in the Revolu tionary War. He married Abigail Cox, and died in 1802, leaving four sons and three daughters. Of these Lafayette Perkins was the youngest. 4 5 Lafayette Perkins {vide page 282) was born at Castle William in Boston Harbor, of which his father was then commandant, Mar. 26, 1786. He md., Dec. 30, 1817, Dorcas, dau. qf Benjamin and Phebe (Abbot) Abbot, and granddaughter of Jacob and Lydia (Stevens) Abbot. She was b. in Greenfield, N. H., Feb. 25, 1797. Dr. Perkins d. May g, 1874. Six children : — I. Charles James, b. Oct. ig, 1818. Graduated at Bowdoin College in i83g ; attended Jefferson College in Philadelphia, Penn. ; and went to Upperville, Virginia, to practice dentistry, where he d. of apoplexy, Feb. 12, 1843 ; unmd. II. John Warren {vide page 303), b. Mar. 17, 1820; md., June 17, 1845, Margaret More, dau. of Thomas Hunter, q. v.; md. (2), Oct. 2g, 1861, Eliza Bellows of Lancaster, N. H. He is a wholesale druggist in Portland. 5 chil. by first and 2 by second marriage. III. Emeline Weld, b. Feb. 24, 1822 ; d. of consump- don Nov. 22, 1858 ; unmd. IV. Benjamin Abbott, b. Oct. 26, 1823; md.. May 9, i84g, Augusta Bellows of Freedom, who d. May 31, 1850; md. (2), Sept. 23, i860, Sarah W. Beals of Portland, i son by each marriage. Resides in Portland. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 553 George Augustus, b. June 24, 1827 ; graduated at Bowdoin CoUege in i84g. After a three years' course at the Bangor Theological Seminary, he went to Turkey, in July, 1854, as a foreign missionary. After several years he returned to this country, but in 1863 went back as a professor in Robert College, ConstanUnople. His health failing, he again returned to this country, and was at one time connected with a family school at Gorham, but is now pastor at Harvard, Mass. He md., July 17, 1854, Sarah E., dau. of Oliver and Hannah (Rider) Farring- ton of Brewer. 3 chil. Samuel Edward, b. Nov. 7, 1830; md., Nov. 22, 1855, Alice T. Kendrick of Bangor. Potter* Richard Porter, the immigrant ancestor of the Porters of America, came from Weymouth, England, in 1635, and setded at what is now Weymouth, Mass. His eldest son, John, was one of the most enterpris ing men of his time, and owned large tracts of land about Weymouth. He married, Feb. 9, 1660, Deliverance Byram, by whom he had nine children. Ebenezer, their eighth child, was a Ueutenant in the mihtia, and married, Dec. 3, 1707, Sarah Humphrey. The third son of Ebenezer and Sarah (Humphrey) Porter, Ebenezer Porter, Jr., married, Dec. 17, 1730, Mary Lovell, and died in 1763. Ebenezer Porter, 3d, was born in Weymouth, Dec. 7, 1733, and married Tabitha Pratt in 1754. He died young, and his widow married as a second husband Dea. Jonathan Collier of Hull, by whom she had several children, one of whom was Gershom Collier, who settled on Porter's Hill in Farmington. Ezekiel Porter, the fifth child of Ebenezer and Tabi tha (Pratt) Porter, was born in Weymouth, Mass., Nov. 10, 1762. He served in the Revolutionary army, and after the close of the war married, in 1784, Betsey, daugh ter of Asahel and Rebecca Wyman of Groton. After residing a short time in Groton, he removed to that part of Hallowell now Augusta, probably in the year 1786. Here he engaged in mercantile pursuits, in which he was unsuc cessful. He became connected with the North Company of Militia, and was elected its captain, Apr. 12, 1787. In 1790 he removed to Farmington, and settled upon lot No. 17 on the west side of the river, upon the hill named from its first setder Porter's Hill. He at once took a foremost place in the town. His enterprise, intelligence, and in dustry made him for many years among the most promi nent of the citizens. His farm was large and producdve under the cultivation he gave it. Paul Coffin, the mission- 554 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. ary, speaks of Mr. Porter several times in his Journal. Writing under date of July lo, 1796, he says: "One Porter, a major, a resident of only six years, cuts one hundred tons of hay." Again, on Sept. 15, 1800, he makes this entry : " Lodged on my return at CoL Ezekiel Porter's, one and one-half miles from Peter Gay's. Porter had about fifty acres of corn, fifty black cattle, a large house, three barns, shed, etc. He lives on ' The HiU,' a sightly place. His wife in his absence treated me well." Mr. Porter probably carried on the business of farming on a larger scale than had ever been attempted by any one in this section of the State. Upon one occasion, before dismissing the Regiment of which he was colonel, he invited the men to a husking and barbecue at his house. The men largely responded to the invitation. An ox was killed and roasted, and fifty acres of corn husked in the field. In 1803 Mr. Porter began the business of retailing goods, first at his own house and afterwards at West Farmington on the spot where the railroad depot now stands. Upon the organization of the militia, he was chosen captain, and soon after was promoted to the com mand of the regiment. Col. Porter was active in the move ment for securing the incorporation of the township. He served on the committee of incorporation, and will always be especially remembered from the fact that he gave the town the name of Farmington. His interest was strong in all that concerned the well-being of the place. The town books bear this record, written in a large hand : " A gift received. Col. Ezekiel Porter gave for the use of Farm ington for the more decent interment of the dead in this town, three yards of black broadcloth to be used as a Pall. Given July ye nth, 1805. Valued at $18.00." He served the town as one of its first board of select men, and was chosen to this office again in 1795-98-99, and 1800. In 1799 and 1805 he represented the town at General Court, and was also town treasurer in 1806, and a member of the first board of trustees of Farmington Academy. In 1813 Col. Porter left the place. A petition is filed at the Probate Court of Kennebec Co., signed by his wife, Betsey Porter, and Jeremy W. Porter his son, stating that their husband and father had been absent two years and eleven months, and praying for the right to administer upon his estate. It was understood that he went to Clarkestown, Rockland Co., New York, where he lived a number of years, and where he died. Mrs. Porter d. at Strong, Oct. 23, 1848, aged 85 years. Eleven children :— I. Sukey, b. in Groton, May 4, 1785 ; md., March 7, 1808 (pub.), Ezekiel Pierce ; d. 1865. 8 chil. II 12 (5) 1314IS i617 18 19 2021 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 555 II. Alexander, b. in Hallowell, Oct. 10, 1787 ; md., Dec, 1852, Hannah J. W. Bray. Early settled in New Vineyard, and d. Nov. i, 1853 ; s.p. III. Thirza, b. in Hallowell, June 1, 1789; md., July 24, 1806 (pub.). Dr. John Cottle ; d. Feb. 7, 1865. 6 did. Removed to MainvUle, O., in 1818. IV. * Ezekiel, b. July 4, 1791. V. Jeremy Wyman, b. Oct. 13, 17^92. Was a physi cian, and d. in Indiana in 1818 ; unmd. VI. Mary, b. July 26, 1794; md., June 18, 1832, Joseph Holley, q. v. ; d. July 27, 1875. VII. Suviah, b. March 14, 1797; md. James Lunt; d. in 1855. 4 chil. VIII. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 25, 1800 ; d. young, of lock jaw. IX. Asahel, b. May 5, 1802 ; d. in Warren, Ohio, about 1834. X. Eliphaz, d. at the age of one year. XI. Eliza, b. June 12, 1807 ; md. in Strong, March, 1836, Zebediah Sweet; d. in New Vineyard, June 12, 1 88 1. 4 chU. Ezekiel Porter, although a native of Farmington, spent the greater part of his life in Strong. He settled upon the farm now (1885) owned by Caleb Butterfield, and became one of the largest farmers on the river, always working industriously and upon an extensive scale. About 1823 he disposed of his farm, and purchased the mills situated at Strong village, which he operated many years and sub sequently sold to his son, Alexander P. Porter. Mr. Porter was a prominent citizen of Strong, being among its highest tax-payers for many years, and honored by his townsmen with many positions of trust. He md., Feb., 18 1 7, Eunice Hiscock of Strong, b. May 14, 1797, and d. Nov. 12, 1857. He d. Nov. 30, 1867. Nine children: — I. Thirza Cottle, b. April 17, i8ig; md., March 30, 1843, Lemuel Crosby of Phillips. 2 chil. II. * Jeremy Wyman, b. Nov. g, 1820. III. Eunice Hiscock, b. AprU 8, 1823 ; md., Dec. 20, 1848, Dr. Edmund Russell, who d. Dec. 20, 1880, aged 56 years. Resides in Lewiston. IV. * Alexander Porter, b. March 6, 1825. V. *Elias Hiscock, b. Jan. 20, 1827. VI. Augusta Jane, b. Oct. 7, i82g : d. Aug. 23, 1830. VII. Augusta Jane, b. June 11, 1831 ; d. April 11, 1832. VIII. Ezekiel, b. Sept. i, 1833 ; d. Sept. 20, 1835. IX. Sarah Montgomery, b. July 21, 1836; md., April 2, 1857, Albert Daggett of Strong. 3 chil : 556 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 23 24 (14) 25 I. Willie Daggett, b. Dec. 17, i86g ; d. Aug. 26, 1870. 2. Infant daughter, b. and d. June 23, 1872. 3. Minnie Warren Daggett, b. Aug. 31, 1873 ; d. Sept. 4, 1873. Jeremy W. Porter was educated at Farmington Acad emy, and early in life became a school-teacher of some prominence. In September, 1843, he embarked in trade at his native village, and did a prosperous and lucrative business for thirty years. He then erected, at large cost, a mill for the manufacture of excelsior, clothespins, etc., which is now in successful operation. ;TIie estimation in which Mr. Porter has been held by his fellow-citizens may be inferred from the responsible public positions in which he has been called to act. He represented the Strong district in the legislature of 1855, and the County in the senate of i85g-6o; was a member of Gov. Cony's council in 1866; served as trustee of the State Reform School from Jan., 1867, to Jan., i87g, and as its treasurer for two }ears; and was elected commissioner for Franklin County in i87g. He was one of the projectors of the Sandy River Railroad, and took an active interest in its con struction. Upon the preliminary organization of the company he was chosen a member of the board of direc tors. He md., Dec. 2, 1845, Rachel A., dau. of James and Rachel (Dodge) Hunter, who was b. Jan. g, 1827. Four children : — I. James Ezekiel, b. Jan. 12, 1847. He was the first candidate in New England, and the second in the United States, to enter West Point by a competitive examination. He graduated from that institution in June, i86g, and entered the regular army as first lieutenant of Co. C, 7th U. S. Cavalry. This regiment, under Gen. Custer and Gen. Reno, was engaged in the war with the Sioux Indians in 1876. June 25th of that year, Gen. Custer, with his division, of which Lieut. Porter was a member, encountered the savages on the left bank of the Litde Horn River in Dakota. Very little is known of the desperate struggle wdiich followed, for Gen. Custer and every man under his command feU in the fight. (261 men in all.) "The conflict equaled, if it did not surpass, in desperadon and disaster, any other Indian battle ever fought in America." The Grand Army Post in Weld has been named J. E. Porter Post, as a token of respect to the memory of the vaUant lieutenant, whose tragic death, together with GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 557 26 2728 (16) 29 3031 (17) 32 33 34 III. IV. that of his brave companions in arms, shroud ed the country in gloom. Lieut. Porter md., Aug. I, 1869, Eliza F". Wescott. 2 chU. Arthur Jeremy, b. Mar. 24, 1850; md., Oct. 11, 1870, Nellie Fiske^ of Readfield. He is con nected with his father in the manufacturing business. 4 chil. Charles Stevens, George Stetson, b. Apr. 24, 1863. Alexander P. Porter, brother of the preceding, was principally engaged in operating mills and machinery in his native town. An active business man and a prominent citizen, his death, which occurred Jan. 28, 1876, was a great loss to the business community in which he lived. He md., Apr. 29, 1866, Emily S. Gould of New Portland, b. Feb. 15, 1838. Three children: — I. Mary Emma, b. May 25, 1867. II. Gould Alexander, b. May 10, i86g. HI. Nellie Emery, b. May 31, 1873. Elias H. Porter succeeded to the homestead, and gives his attention to farming in connection with some outside business. He md., Jan. 17, 1850, Louisa M. Richards, who d. Oct. 20, i860; md. (2), Apr. 2, 1870, Amanda A. Thomas of Durham. Three children : — I. Frances Cynthia, b. Nov. 17, 1851; md., Jan. i, 1875, George P. Thomas; d. Jan. 20, 1880. 2 chil. II. George Plummer, b. Sept. 10, 1856; d. Aug. 15, 1857- Second marriage : III. Maud Louisa, b. Apr. 7, 1879. ITrescott. Two Prescotts emigrated to America in the seventeenth century, and are the ancestors of all bearing that name in this country. John settled in Massachusetts, and is the progenitor of Gen. Prescott and WiUiam H. Prescott the historian. His second cousin James came from Dryby, Lincolnshire, England, to Hampton, N. H., in 1665. James Prescott was a lineal descendant of Edward I., King of England, through the house of Arundel. From him all the Farmington Prescotts trace their pedigree, all having a common ancestor in his grandson Jedidiah, who was the ninth child of his son John and Abigail (Marston) Prescott. Jedidiah Prescott was born June i, 1719, and married. May 12, 1742, Hannah Batchelder. He removed to Monmouth, Me., where he died, 71 558 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. July 24, 1793. Jedidiah Prescott, Jr., his third son, was the father of Dr. Josiah Prescott and the grandfather of Joseph D. Prescott. Jesse, ninth child of Jedidiah and Hannah Prescott, settled in New Sharon, and was the grandfather of Jairus L. Prescott. (2) (3) 9 10 JosiAH Prescott (7^//^ page 281) was the eighth chdd of Jedediah Prescott, Jr., and Sarah Morrill. He was b. at Winthrop, Sept. 2, 1785, and md., Nov. 24, 1812, Mary, dau. of Josiah French of Winthrop, who was b. at Dun stable, Mass., Jan. 17, 1787 ; d. May 7,11870. Dr. Prescott d. Oct. 5, 1864. Five children : — I. * Erasmus Darwin, b. Nov. 19, 1814. II. * Josiah French, b. Dec. 14, 18 16. III. Louisa, b. Mar. 12, 1821; md., Oct. 29, 1846, Simeon H. LoweU, q. v. IV. Mary Stewart, b. Oct. i, 1825 ; md., June 1, 1856, Thomas Clark, b. July 21, 1824. V. Sarah Higgins, b. May 16, 1833; md., Jnn. 21, 1858, Andrew C. Flint, who was b. Nov. 12, 1828, and d. Jan. 17, 1882. Erasmus D. Prescott resides in PhiUips. He md.. May I, 1838, Rosilla H., dau. of Joseph and Abigail (Richmond) Dow, who was b. in Winthrop, Oct. 3, 18 16. Two children : — I. Edwin Augustus, b. May 16, 1842. He enlisted for three" years as a private in Co. K, gth Reg. Me. Vols., and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 21, 1861. This regiment became very much reduced in numbers by reason of hard service and climatic influences during its campaign in Florida and South Car olina, and was ordered, Apr. 18, 1864, to report to Gen. Butler in Virginia. While on the skirmish line, Mr. Prescott was instantly killed by the enemy's ball, May 18, 1864. He was , highly respected by his comrades, and was regarded as a faithful soldier by the officers of his regiment. II. Emma Foster, b. Oct. 14, 1853 ; md., Mar 4, 1877, Eugene H. Shepard of Phillips. 2 chil. Josiah F. Pre.scott is a lumber-merchant residing at Farmington. He md., Feb. 4, 1838, Thirza Leavitt, b. in Winthrop, Nov. 24, 1814, dau. of Joseph and Abigail (Richmond) Dow. Two children : — I. * Daniel Marshall, b. Nov. 18, 1838. II. Joseph Perham, b. Nov. 26, 1846 ; d. Aug. 26, 1867. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 559 (9) I Daniel M. Prescott enlisted as ist lieutenant in Co. C (Chades W. Clayton, captain), 15th Reg. Me. Vols., and was mustered into service December 9, 1861. This regiment left Portland for the Gulf of Mexico on the seventh of March, 1862, and arrived at Ship Island after a rough and stormy passage of twenty-eight days. On account of sickness, Capt. Clayton was not on duty at this time, and his place was filled by Lieut. Prescott, who was subsequently promoted to a captaincy. The regiment suffered severely in officers and men from the malarial diseases incident to a hot climate, which in many cases proved fatal, while in others the survivors were broken down in health and spirits. Capt. Prescott was among the sufferers, and, feeling that he could no longer be of service to his country, he tendered his resignation, which was accepted July 5, 1863. He returned home in a feeble state of health, but the invigoration of a northern climate, combined with rest and retirement, gradually restored his health, and he only regretted that he was not permitted to participate to the end in the great work which terminated so victoriously for the Union arms and the Union cause. He md., Aug. 11, 1859, Zilpha True; d. Nov. 17, 1870. One child : — I. Daniel Marshall, b. June 7, 1864. 13 14 IS 1617 Joseph Dean PRESco'rr, eldest son of John Prescott and grandson of Jedidiah, was born in Winthrop, June 23, i7gg. He came as a boy to Farmington in 1815, and lived wdth his uncle, Josiah Prescott. He was in trade at various times and in various places ; was deeply interested in politics, and served the county as county commissioner from i83g to 1841, and register of probate from 1846 to 1850. His last days were spent upon a farm in Jay, where he died, Oct. c8, 1883. Mr. Prescott md., Nov. 9, 1820, Hannah, dau. of Enoch Craig, q. v.; md. (2), April, 1869, Clarinda, dau. of Moses Butterfield, q. v. Nine children by first marriage : — I. Dorothy Ann, b. Aug. 24, 1821; md., July 16, 1843, James S. Cady of Ostend, O. II. Albion Lafayette, b. July 16, 1824; d. Aug. 19, 1825. III. Geofge Washington, b. Oct. 20, 1826 ; md., Nov. g, 1850, Mary L. Sherburne of PhiUips. He served in the RebeUion on the staff of Brig.- Gen. Sibley. Lives in Minnesota. IV. Ellery Channing, b. Apr. 20, 1828; d. Aug. 18, i82g. V. Hannah Louisa, b. Apr. g, 183 1 ; d. Oct. 22, 1855- S6o HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. i8 19 20 2223 24 2526 2-7 28 VII. VIII. IX. Lucien Napoleon, b. Apr. 3, 1833. He was ap pointed postmaster at Farmington on the accession of Mr. Lincoln, and held the office for some six years. He was associate editor and editor of the Farmington Chronicle from 1854 until 1867. He is at present employed in the Treasury Department at Washington, D. C. He md., Jan. 2, i85g, Phebe Floren tine, dau. of Rufus and Phebe (Noyes) Brett, who was b. in Strong, Feb. i, 1838. 3 chil. Sutton Kerr, b. Jan. 22, 1836; d. Oct. ig, 1854, while a member of Bowdoin College. Lonia Caroline, b. in ChestervUle, Nov. 2, 1837 ; md., Nov. 4, i860, Israel Warren Merrill, son of Rev. Enos and Hannah (Abbot) Merrill. Mr. MerriU was born in Falmouth, Dec. 16, 1830. He has resided in Farmington for many years, and is at present treasurer of the Frank lin County Savings Bank, which position he has held since 1875. He has also been town clerk since 1868. In 1882 Mr. Merrill suc ceeded Judge Severy as trustee of the State Normal Schools, and stiU occupies that posi tion. Mrs. MerriU d. Apr. 2g, 1879. 7 chik : I. Hortense Maria Merrill, b. Sept. 4, 1861. 2. Arthur Warren Merrill, b. Mar. 7, 1863. 3. Rowland Howard MerriU, b. Sept. 27, 1865 ; d. Feb. 24, 1867. 4. Earie Abbott MerriU, b. Sept. 22, 1867. 5. Carleton Prescott MerrUl, b. Jan. 24, 1870. 6. Ella Patten Merrill, b. Dec. 25, 1872. 7. Clara Douglas MerrUl, b. Aug. 16, 1878; d. Nov. 23, 1878. Hortense Beauharnais, b. Aug. 6, 1840; d. Sept. 3, i86x. ^amsitell, Joseph Ramsden or RamsdeU had a settlement at Plymouth, Mass., as early as 1643. His descendants settled upon and about Cape Cod. He was doubtless the ancestor of the Ramsdells of Farmington, although their ancestry has been traced with certainty only to Richard Ramsdell, who was a resident of Truro, Mass., in the middle of the last century. Abner Ramsdell, son of Richard Ramsdell, was born at Truro, Mass., in 1758. He came to Farmington proba bly in 1796, and purchased of Church Brainerd river-lot 3 456 7 8 9 lo (5) 12 13 14 '5 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 56 1 No. 38, east side, now owned by Henry Manter, upon which he settled, and wdiere he died Sept. 4, 1802. He md., in 1785, Jerusha CoUins, who d. Dec. 18, 1857, aged 8g years. Ten children, five of whom were b. in Truro, Mass. : — I. Richard, b. Oct. 31, 1787; md., Feb. 15, 1811 (pub.), Fannie L. Savage ; d. Sept., 1838. IL Itebecca, b. July 11, i78g; md., AprU 10, 1808 (pub.), Luther Bailey, q. v. ; d. Dec. 3, 1840. in. Jerusha, b. Aprd 17, I7g4; md., March 3, 18 14, Nehemiah Chandler, q. v. ; d. Dec. 31, 1835. IV. * Abner, b. Nov. 17, i7g5. V. John, b. June 5, i7g7 ; md. Catherine Hutchins of Boothbay; d. Aug. 31, 1862; she was b. AprU 8, i7g8, and d. AprU 28, i86g. 13 chU., eleven of whom are living. VI. Benjamin, b. Oct. 8, i7g8; d. in 1814, of cold fever. VII. William, b. Feb. 8, 1800; md. Betsey Allen of New Sharon ; d. in Lincoln. VIII. James, b. March 27, 1801 ; md. Nancy Crumpton ; d. March, 1863. IX. Sarah, b. March 25, 1802; md., Feb. 6, 182 1 (pub.), Samuel Crumpton; md. (2), Sept. 27, 1836 (pub.), Joel Whitney; d. in Phillips. X. Joanna, b. April 26, 1803 ; md., March 2g, 1825, John Allen, Jr. ; d. May, 1875. Abner Ramsdell, Jr., first saw the light in Truro, Mass., and when an infant was brought to this town by his parents. At the age of twenty-four, he md., Feb. 15, 18x9, Hannah Corbett, and settled upon the homestead, where for many years he was extensively engaged in the manufacture of brick. His wife, who was the dau. of John Corbett, q. v. ; d. Nov. 6, 1881. He d. AprU 22, 1884. Eight children : — L Cyrus Corbett. b. Nov. 4, 1820 ; md., Jan. 3, 1849, Mahala B. Norcross, who d. April 12, 1850. He md. (2), May 25, 185 1, Statira C, dau. of Ebenezer Davis, q. v. i child by 2d marriage. II. Angeline, b. Jan. 21, 1823; md., Feb. 25, 1841, Peter P. Tufts, q. v. ; d. April 16, 1863. III. Sylvester, b. Nov. 10, 1825 ; md.. May g, 1850, Angeline Eames. He resides in Colorado. 3 chil. IV. Hiram, b. Feb. 12, 1829; md.. May 28, 1867, Sarah, dau. of Melzer and Sarah (Davis) Boardman. He is a successful merchant at the Center Village ; s. p. 562 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 16 V. Abner Curtis, b. Dec. 9, 1831; md., June 19, 1854, Rachel J. Rackliff, who d. Jan. 6, 1858. He md. (2), AprU 20, 1859, Louisa Rackliff; d. Sept. 18, i85g ; she d. Oct. 3, 1880, aged 53 years. 2 chil. by first marriage. 17 VI. John Corbett, b. April i, 1834; is married, and resides in Denver, Col. 18 VII. Joel Whitney, b. Apr. 16, 1837. Resides in Mon tana; unnid; • VIII. Sarah Hannah, b. Feb. 24, 1840; md., Sept. 16, 1883, Arthur Ingalls of New Vineyard. This name does not appear among the early records of this country. It is probably the same as Ryan. The family hne in Farmington has not been traced beyond Joseph Riant. 45 6 7 89 10 II 1213 Joseph Riant, a native of Dorchester, Mass., removed with his wife and one child to Winthrop in 1785, and three years later to the Sandy River valley. He was the first occupant of frontdots No. 39 and 40, west side, making his home on the latter, now owned by Elisha Bradford. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and a pensioner in the later years of his life. The town records show thirteen children born to him and to his wife Salla Powers : — I. Sarah, b. Apr. 2, 1784; md., July 3, 1807, Jesse Crosby of Stark. II. Abigail, b. Jan. 16, 1786; rad., Sept. 20, 1804, Dr. Nathaniel K. Whittemore of Temple ; d. Oct. 29, i860. III. Anna, b. Jan. 6, 1788 ; md. Thomas Dudley. IV. Susanna, b. Aug. 27, 1789 ; md. Rufus Thompson; d. in Avon. V. Catherine, b. May 25, i7gi ; md., Mar. 26, 1812, Joseph Boodry. Resided in Rangeley. VI. Betsey, b. May 15, i7g3 ; d. Oct. 12, 1836; unmd. VII. Joseph, b. Mar. 23, i7g5 ; rad. and d. in Pennsyl vania. VIII. Thomas, b. Sept. 27, I7g7 ; md., Mar. 3, 1820, Elizabeth Webber ; d. in Minnesota. 10 chU. IX. Margaret, b. May 8, 1800; md., May 29, 1834, Benjamin Adams, q. v.; d. Feb. 18, 1871; X. Zibiah, b. Sept. 11, 1801; rad., Nov. 8, 1817 (pub.), Benjamin Barnes, Jr. Resided in New Pordand. XI. Soffa, b. Aug. 12, 1803; d. unmd. XII. Eleanor, b. July 15, 1805 ; md., Apr. 27, 1829 (pub.), Elias, son of Thomas and Elizabeth GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 563 14 IS16 17 19 21 (Waugh) OdeU; d. in 187 1. He was b. Oct. 22, 1800. xiu. Mary, b. Jan. 30, 1810; md., Jan. 6, 1831, Cyrus, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Waugh) OdeU ; d. Sept. 3, 1836. He was b. Jan. 15, 1803. 3 chil. : I. Margaret Adams Odell, b. Dec 25, 1831; md. WiUiam Jenks ; d. in Chelsea, Mass., Feb. 28, 1868. 2 chU. 2. Solomon Hopkins Odell, b. Sept. 23, 1833; md. Emma E. Beedy; d. Feb. 9, 1882. Was a soldier in the war of the RebeUion. 6 chil. 3. Joseph Riant Odell, b. -Jan. 10, 1836 ; md. Amanda Oakes. 3 chil. Mr. OdeU md. (2), Feb. 19, 1838, Betsey Wil bur, b. Jan. 31, 1803; d. Dec 7, i88i. 4 chiL: I. Benjamin Cyrus OdeU, b. Dec. 23, 1838 ; md. Betsey Jane Morrison. Resides in Industry. 4 chil. 2. Mary Frances Odell, b. July 2, 1840; md., June 24, 1859 (pub.), Leonard P. Partridge; d. Feb. 10, 1875. He d. in 1866. 2 chil. 3. Alonzo Jones Odell, b. Nov. 18, 1842. Served as a soldier in the late war, and is now a prosperous merchant at Farmington. He md., Sept. 4, 1869, Mary Eva, dau. of Sylvanus F. and Laura A. (Dudley) Jewell. 2 chil. 4. Phebe Ellen Odell, b. July 6, 1844; md., Sept. 21, 186 1, Warren W. Kempton, Jr. i child. ^ttsselL This family is believed to be of Scotch descent. It is a tradition that three brothers, Ephraim, Jabez, and Nathaniel, came from Scotland to Massachusetts near the opening of the last century. Ephraim Russell, who was a resident of Groton, Mass., is beUeved to be the son of one of these brothers. The records of Groton show eight children born to Ephraim and Miriam Russell. Of his six sons, four were in the Revolutionary army. Mr. Russell was a noted school-teacher, and in late life removed to Bloomfield, where he died. His eldest son, Ephraim, was born in Groton, Nov. 6, 1755, and was enrolled as a minute-man in the Revoludonary army. When the ddings reached Groton on the 17th of June, 1775, that the battle on Bunker HiU was in progress, Mr. RusseU 564 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. with the Groton mUitia left for the scene of hostiUties, but the firing had ceased before their arrival. They assisted, however, in burying their fallen comrades. In 1776 he married Mary Porter, and they were the parents of six sons and four daughters. Three of the sons settled in Farmington, and are noticed below. Mr. and Mrs. Russell spent the evening of their life with their son, Col. James Russell, in Temple. She died in Farmington, Nov. 18, 1822. He died in Temple, Nov. 11, 1831. 2 3 4 Nathaniel Russell, the son of Ephraim Russell, was born in Lunenburg, Mass., Mar. i, 1778. He came to Farmington a single man in 1798 or 1799, and for a time worked by the month for Col. Porter and others. He soon purchased a part of backdot No. 15, west side, now owned" by Edward P. Davis, and began to make improve ments by clearing the land and erecting a log-house, to which he brought his bride of seventeen summers, to share his new home, in the year 1800. Gen. RusseU pos sessed one element of character which was peculiar to the whole family, — a love for the military, not simply for its glitter and show, but for its science. Upon the organi zation of the West Company of Infantry, he was chosen to command it, and during the last war with Great Britain, when the troops from this State were called out, he marched to Bath, the place of rendezvous, in command of the company drafted for the service. In October, 1827, a brigade review was held upon Mr. Enoch Craig's interval. Gov. Lincoln and staff were present, and a large concourse of people were in attendance. Gen. Russell was in com mand of the brigade, and exhibited, in voice, manner, and martial bearing, that skill and ingenuity in the perform ance of the various evolutions which elicited the unquali fied commendation of all present. He md., in 1800, Pru dence, dau. of Sarauel Butterfield, g. v. She was the first girl born of English-speaking parents in the township, and lived to the advanced age of ninety-two years. He d. Oct. 24, 1827. Six chUdren : — I. *Samuel, b. Jan. 24, 1801. II. *Isaac, b. Dec. 29, 1804. III. Thomas Porter, b. July 6, 1808 ; md., Dec. 8, 1828 (pub.), Eliza Conant of Temple; d. May 16, 1861. She was b. Feb. 14, 1808; d. Mar. 3, 1884. Their children are: Lovina P., md. WUliam Sampson ; Violetta S., md. Oliver Darrow ; and Isaac Jophanus, b. Aug. 8, 1835. Nathaniel, b. May 21, 1813; d. Mar. 6, 1827. Mary Porter, b. Jan. 24, 1815 ; md., Dec 9, 1833 (pub.), John J. Green, q. v.; d. June 12, 1839. Albion Farris, b. Sept. 17, 1822; md., Jan. 23, 1845, Lucinda, dau. of John F. Woods, q. v. IV. v. VI. '3 14 ISi6 17 1819 20 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 565 Resides in Temple. 3 chil., i of whom is living. William Russell, brother of Gen. Nathaniel, removed to Farmington in 1800, and settled on a part of backdot No. 20, west side, which he reclaimed from the wilderness, and where he continued to reside during life. He com manded the West Company of Infantry for several years ; was an upright, industrious man, and lived an honored citizen until his death, July 7, 1867. He md., Jan. 2, 1803, Dolly Clark, who d. Nov. g, 1822, aged 38 years; md. (2), Mar. 20, 1824 (pub.), Sylvia Bennett, who d. Jan. 12, 1854. Eleven children : — I. Lucinda, b. Feb. 22, 1804; md., Feb. 21, 1825 (pub.), Elias Adams of Phillips; d, Apr. 22, 1870. I child. II. James, b. Jan. 4, 1806 ; md., Jan. 3, 1828, Cordelia Gordon; d. at Florence, Cal, Nov. 17, 1878. g chil. III. Sumner, b. Aug. 6, 1807 ; md. Phebe Pierce. 3 chil. He md. (2) Abigail Coombs, g chil. He md. (3) Mrs. Miriam GUman. 2 chil. He d. at Smithfield. IV. Mary, b. Dec. 28, i8og ; md., Nov. 6, 1837 (pub.), Abel W. Huse ; d. at Evanston, lU., May, 1868. 5 chd. V. William, b. Nov. 5, 181 1 ; md. Mary Clark ; d. in Bingham, May 13, 1883. 6 chil. VL Sally, b. Feb. 11, 1814; md., Apr. i8, 1839, Thomas B. Smith; d. May 11, 1883. VII. Dolly, b. in 1816; d. Mar. 25, 1823. VIII. Nehemiah Hunt, b. Dec. 9, 1818; d. June 16, 1835. IX. Ann, b. Aug. 6, 182 1 ; md., June 22, 1841, Benja min Huse; d. May 5, 1881. Second marriage : X. fy^'^-«, U. Mar. 17, 1825. XI. Lucy, \ n J Sylvia d. Jan. 7, 185 1 ; unmd. Lucy d. Jan. 29, 1851 ; unmd. Joseph Russell, a younger brother of Gen. Nathaniel RusseU, was born in Lunenburg, Mass., Jan. 2g, 1787. In 1807 he came to this town, and cleared a part of backdot No. 14, west side, now owned by Albert Thompson, upon which he settled. In i84g he removed to Temple, where his death occurred. Mar. 12, i86g. He was a representa- 72 S66 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 23 24 25 26 (2) 2728 29 (3) 30 31 live to the legislature in 1835, and chaplain of the ist Regiment from 1835 to 1840, when his resignation took place. Mr. Russell was a local Methodist preacher for many years, and was regarded as an active and zealous Christian. He md., Dec. 25, 1810, Hannah, dau. of Lemuel Tuck, who was b. Feb. 15, 1784; d. May, 1846. He md. (2), Feb.^, i84g, Elizabeth H. Ames, b. in Lewis- ton, May 31, 1813. Six children : — I. Joseph Woodbury, b. July 16, 1815 ; md., Aug. 6, 1837 (pub.), Lucy MUcheU; md. (2), July 16, 1858, Martha L. Wormwell ; d. in Iowa, Sept. 12, 1858. He was a lawyer of good ability. 4 chil. II. Dorcas Tuck, b. June 23, 1817 ; md. Albion Moore of WUton; d. May 23, i85g. i dau. III. Benjamin Franklin, b. July 31, 1820; d. in Iowa, Aug. 17, 1868; unrad. Second marriage : John Savels, b. Sept. 17, 1850; d. Sept. 6, 1854. Mary Elizabeth, b. Apr. 8, 1852 ; d. Sept. 4, 1854. John Andrew, b. Nov. 17, 1857 ; graduated from the Normal School in i87g, and afterwards from its advanced course in 1881. He is a successful teacher. IV. V. VI. Samuel Russell, son of Gen. Nathaniel RusseU, suc ceeded to the homestead. He md., Jan. 23, 1823, Phebe Barrett of Lunenburg, Mass.; d. July 18, 1864. She d. Jan. 28, 1871. Three chUdren : — I. * Charles Barrett, b. Dec. 15, 1823. II. Nathaniel, b. Apr. ig, 1830; md., Apr. 26, 1854, Marilla, dau. of WUliam True, q. v., b. June 14, 1832. III. Phebe, b. Jan. 4, 1836; d. Jan. 16, 1836. Isaac Russell operated Russell's Mills for many years, and now lives in Temple. He md., Nov. 13, 1828, Han nah, dau. of John F. Woods, q. v., who d. June 21, 1883. One child : — I. Elmira, b. Oct. 2, 1835 ; md., Nov., 1856, James N. Libby of Temple ; s. p. James Porter Russell was born in Townsend, Mass., Jan. 30, i8ig, and the same year his father. Col. James RusseU, who was a brother of Gen. Nathaniel, moved to n/iA .^< S>, r/L.^^^^ GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. S6y 32 33 34 35 (27) 3637 Temple. There Mr. Russell's youth was spent, and as years passed on he became a respected citizen, frequently called to fill municipal offices, and representing the town two years in the legislature. Recently he changed his residence to Farmington. He md., Apr. 25, 1841, Mary, dau. of Isaac Butterfield, q. v., who d. July 27, 1885. Four chUdren : — I. Isaac Butterfield, b. June 12, 1842 ; md., Nov. 24, 1868, Mrs. Nancy (Mcintosh) MitcheU of Temple ; s. p. II. Francis Henry, b. July 5, 1848 ; md., Nov. 28, 1872, Addie Winter of New Portland. Is a practicing physician at Farmington. 3 chil. III. Hannibal, b. Apr. 4, 1850; md., Dec. 3, 187 1, Florence Dinsmore of Temple. 2 chil. IV. James, b. Mar. 25, 1852 ; md., Feb. 7, 1876, Abbie Whittemore of Temple. 2 chil. Charles B. Russell first settled in Temple and began operating a saw-mill and machinery, but subsequently removed to this town, where he also operated for several years the Russell saw-mill, in connection with the cultiva tion of his farm. Mr. Russell is regarded with favoi" as a business man, and many estates have been confided to him for settlement. He served the town as selectman in i874-75-76-77-78-7g-8i-82-83-84. He md.. May 7, 1845. Emeline, dau. of CoL James and Prudence (Barrett) Russell, who was b. in Temple, Sept. 27, 1822, and d. May 22, 1849. He md. (2), Jan. 28, 1850, Mary B., dau. of John F. Woods, q. v. Two chUdren by first mar riage : — I. Phebe Emma, b. June 12, 1847; md., Sept. 10, 1867, J. Alfred, son of James Butterfield, 2d, q. v.; md. (2), Feb. 16, 1873, Albert Thompson. II. Mary Emeline, b. May 15, 1849; m'^-i ^"g- 3i> 1873, John J. Look, i chUd. SetoalL Henry Sewall came to Boston on the ship Elizabeth and Dorcas in 1634, and setded at Ipswich. He came from Coventry, England, and belonged to an English family of distincdon. Samuel Sewall, third son of Henry, setded at York, Me., and married Sarah, daughter of John Bachelor. Among their children were Dummer Sewall, one of the pro prietors of Farmington, and Henry Sewall, who was born Feb. 23, 1739, and died Jan. 24, 1795. He married Mary, daughter of John Sdnson, Esq., and among his children were Samuel Sewall and Jenny, wife of her cousin, Rev. Jotham Sewall. 568 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Samuel Sewall, eldest son of Henry and Mary (Sdn son) Sewall, was born in Georgetown, Dec. 21, 1764. Mr. SewaU came into the Sandy River township in i 786, and settled on back-lot No. 49, west side. In 1792 he erected a saw-mill and grist-mill, and he also conducted the business, of tanning. The mills were afterwards pur chased by Rufus Davis. Mr. Sewall was a man of supe rior intellect and devoted piety, and was accustomed to conduct religious services while a resident of the town. He assumed charge of the Congregational Church at Edgecomb in 1805, and was ordained to the ministry Sept. 30, 1807. In 18 14 he removed to Phipsburg, and died while a missionary at the Isle of Shoals, Mar. 16, 1826. The records of Farmington show nine children : — Rufus, b. Dec. 10, 1787. Stinson, b. Feb. 27, 1789. Jason, b. Feb. 3, 1791. Lydia, b. Jan. g, I7g3 ; d. Nov. 5, I7g6. Samuel, b. July 12, I7g4. Abigail, b. July 26, i7g6. Philenia, b. July 24, i7g8. Levi, b. May 24, 1800. Esther, b. Feb. g, 1802. 2 I. 3 II. 4 ni. 5 IV. 6 V. 7 VI. 8 Vll. 9 VIII. 10 IX. ^mitlt. No relationship is known to exist between the various persons of this name who settled in Farmington, nor is anything known of their an- cestrv. 3 45 t 6 7 Elijah Smith carae with his family from Martha's Vineyard in the early part of the present century. He purchased a farm in the eastern part of the town — the same upon which Oliver Hartwell first made improve ments, — where he settled pernianently. He was the son of Elijah and Bethiah Smith. He md., Aug. 4, 1768, Hannah Mayhew, who was b. in Easton, Mass., Apr. 15, 1748; d. June 23, i7go. He md. (2), in i7gi, Madlda Mayhew, who was b. in ChUmark, Mass., Sept. 2, 1751; d. Oct. 10, 1843. He d. July 2, 1823. Seven children : — I. Benjamin, b. May 6, i76g; md. Ruhamah May hew; d. Apr. g, 1861. II. Elijah, b. June 2g, 1771; md. Lydia Pease; d. Oct. ig, i860. III. Sarah, b. May 25, 1775; md. Asa Tilton; d. Mar. 3, 1826. tv. Mary, b. Sept. 11, 1777 ; md. Nicholas Winslow. V. Hannah, b. Nov. 4, 1781 ; md. Jeremiah Smith. VI. *Rufus^ b. June 1, 1784. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 569 Second marriage : VII. Mayhew, b. Oct. 14, i7gi ; md. Sarah Cottle; d. Nov. 28, 1860. (7) Rufus Smith succeeded to the homestead farm, which he cultivated with success. He was a native of Chilmark, Mass., and md., May 3, 181 o, Lydia Mayhew, also a native of that town. He d. very suddenly, Nov. 6, i8ig, and his widow survived him nearly sixty years, dying Mar. 17, i87g, in the ninety-second year of her age. Five chil dren : — \. Zadoc, b. Feb. ig, 1811 ; md., July i, 1834, Elsie Tripp. Resides in New Sharon. II. Benjamin Mayhew, b. Jan. ig, 1813; md., Sept. 22, 1835, Betsey Evelina, dau. of Rufus Allen, q. v.; d. at Martha's Vineyard, Nov. 28, 1881. III. Lydia Mayhew, b. Jan. 3, 1815 ; md., Jan. i, 1840, Lemuel P. Smith; d. July g, 1861. IV. Matilda, b. Mar. 7, 1817 ; md., Sept. 2g, 1840, Elijah Norton, q. v. 13 V. Rufus Bartlett, b. July 8, i8ig; md., Oct. 31, 1850, Rebecca, dau. of James Bailey, q. v., who d. Apr. 15, 1885 ; s. p. Jotham Smith, the son of Gideon Smith, an early pioneer in the township, was a native of Spencer, Mass. Soon after his marriage he came to the Sandy River vaUey and selected river-lot No. 27, west side (now the property of Laforest Tufts and others), as the spot upon which to erect a log-cabin and make a home for his wife and chU dren. He was highly respected by his townsmen, who elected him selectman in i7g6-g7-98-9g, 1800-17. About 1824 he sold his farm to Reuben Jones, and removed to Phillips, where he d., June 14, 1833. He was b. Aug. 27, 1757 ; md., Nov. 18, 1787, Mary Kannady, b. in Ireland, Sept. 10, 1765; d. Apr. 2, 1813. Nine children: — I. Samuel, b. Aug. 22, 1788; md., Jan. 6, 18 14, Mary, dau. of Caleb Sprague, q. v.; d. May 10, 1858. g chU. 3 IL Lilly, b. Sept. 4, 1790; md., Apr. 26, 1810, Caleb, son of Caleb Sprague, q. v. 4 III. Jotham, \>.]\ya& 21, 1792; md. ; d. in Massachu setts in 185 1. 5 IV. George, b. May 15, 1794; md.; d. in Massachu setts. V. Mary, b. May 16, 1796; md. Ephraim Conant; d. in Madrid. 570 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. VI. William, b. Jan. 15, i7gg; md. Patience D. Jones ; d. Jan. 14, i85g. She d. Aug. 12, 1880. VII. Gideon, b. May i, 1801 ; went to sea and never returned. VIII. Isaac Spooner, b. May 2g, 1803 ; md. EUza Cal- den. IX. John Edson, b. Sept. 26, 1807 ; d. in Massachu setts ; unmd. 2 I. 3 II. 4 III. 5 IV. 6 V. 7 VI. d. Mar. 27, i7g7. Dea. Abraham Smith was a native of Lynn, Mass., and a soldier in the Revolutionary War. For many years he was in receipt of a pension from the Government as a reward for his toils and sacrifices in that struggle. He became a resident of this town about 1788, upon a portion of back-lot No. 4, now occupied by Lemuel P. Smith, where he spent a long and useful life, dying Apr. 2, 1853, at an advanced age. He was the first deacon of the Congregational Church. The town records show six chil dren : — Stephen, b. Mar. 16, 1787. Rebecca, b. Dec. 5, 1788. Lydia, b. Dec. 7, i7go. Polly, b. Dec. 3, i7g2. Susanna, b. Sept. 4, i7g5 ; Abraham, b. Feb. 4, 1798. The family of Soule is one of the Farmington famihes herein noticed which trace their pedigree to the Mayflower passengers. Through the female hne it is proud to claim Miles Standish as an ancestor, and through the male line, George Soule, who formed one of the fearless company who took possession of New England's " rock-bound coast." His wife's surname is not known, but her Christian name was Mary. They settled in Duxbury. Among their four children was John Soule, who married Hester , and was the father of seven children. Of these children, Benjamin settled in Plympton and married Sarah Stan dish, daughter of Alexander Standish, and granddaughter of Miles Standish, the "Puritan Captain." He died in 1729, aged 64 years. Zachariah Soule, one of the six children of Benjamin and Sarah Standish Soule, was born March 26, 1694; married, June 9, 1720, Mary Eaton. They were the parents of nine children, among whom was Zachariah Soule, Jr., who was born Feb. 20, 1722-3. Zachariah, Jr., married Sarah Bryant, and had two children recorded in Plympton. Jabez, the elder of these children, was born Apr. 25, 1752; married Lucy Morton of Middle boro, and removed to Halifax, Mass. They were the parents of nine children, among whom were Zachariah Soule, noticed below, and Lucy, born Jan. 13, 1791, who married John Church, Jr., q. v. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 571 (3) Zachariah Soule {vide page 276), the eldest chUd of Jabez and Lucy (Morton) Soule, was born in Halifax, Mass., Nov. 10, 1780. He md., in 1807, AbigaU CrosweU of Falmouth, Mass., sister of Thomas Croswell, q. v. She d. Oct. 25, 187 1. He d. in Pennsylvania, Sept., 1837. Three children : — I. Sarah Crosivell, b. Sept. g, i8o8; md., Dec. 2, 1830, Thomas Hunter, 2d, q. v. II. *George Thomas, b. July 27, 1810. III. John Minot, b. AprU 11, 1813. He settled at Gainesville, Ala., in 1833, as a merchant ; md. Virginia R. Hutchins ; d. Oct., i860. She d. Aug. 26, 1872. George Thomas Soule learned the trade of a cabinet maker, which he pursued for a time at Farmington. He abandoned this business for that of gravestone manufac turing, which he now follows. Mr. Soule is a man of wide information and intelligence. While in Farmington he served on the superintending school committee. He now resides in Strong. He md., June 7, i84g, Caroline Amelia, dau. of Daniel and Martha (Tolman) SewaU, and grand daughter of Thomas and PrisciUa (Cony) Sewall of Augusta. She was b. Sept. 23, 1827. Three children: — I. Martha Louisa, b. Dec. 24, 1850 ; md., Jan. i, 1874, Charles F. Gilkey of Strong. 5 chil. II. Lucy Church, b. Oct. 12, 1852 ; md., June 14, 1876, Jacob Loring Pratt, a Congregational clergyman of Strong. 2 chil. in. John Minot, b. May 24, 1857. Ralph, Richard, and William Sprague, three brothers, came to New England at an early day. It has been supposed that they were of the Endicott party which arrived in Salem in 1628, but the best authority claims that they came with Higginson the following year. William, the youngest, settled at Charlestown and later at Hingham, and was the fa ther of eleven children. Anthony, the eldest child, was born at Charles town, May 23, 1636, and married, in 1664, Ehzabeth Bardett. Of the eleven children of Anthony and Elizabeth Sprague the ninth was Jere miah, who was born at Hingham, July 24, 1682, married Priscilla Knight, and died March 7, 1757. Knight Sprague, the oldest of the ten children of Jeremiah and Priscilla Sprague, was born Oct. 12, 171 1, and married. May 26, 1735, Mary Lewis. Knight Sprague was a resident of Hingham, and there his son Caleb was born, July 17, 1755, and baptized the third day after in the old historic church of that town. 572 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 3 4 9 lOII 13 (3) Caleb Sprague came with his family from Spencer, Mass., to Farmington, Sept. 10, i8og, and settled upon the west side of the river on a farm purchased of Gideon Smith and now owned by his son, Harvey Sprague, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a man of good sense and industrious habits, and was much esteemed by his townsmen. He md., AprU 21, 1785, Lilly, dau. of Gideon Smith, b. at Leicester, Mass., Feb. 24, 1766; d. Nov. 17, 1840. He was killed by a fall from his carriage, March 20, 1828. Twelve children, eleven of whom were b. in Spencer: — I. Major, b. Dec. 24, 1785 ; md. Patty Cobley; d. in Vermont. 2 chil. * Walter Wriley, b. June 8, 1787. Caleb, b. July 11, i78g; md., April 26, 1810, Lilly, dau; of Jotham Smith, q. v. ; settled in Phillips. Jotham, b. May 25, i7gi; md. Elmira Berrier; d. in Ohio. Mary, b. June 13, i7g3 ; md., Jan. 6, 1814, Samuel, son of Jotham Smith, q. v. ; d. June 5, 1867. He d. May 10, 1858. g chil. Stephen Green, b. Aug. 3, i7g5 ; md. Rhoda Buker, and settled in PhUlips, where he d. AprU 20, 1870. 10 chil. David, b. Jan. 13, i7g8; md., Jan., 1827, Sarah Jane Mann; d. Jan. 6, 1831. i child. VIII. *Ira, b. July i, 1800. IX. * Harvey, b. Sept. 13, 1802. X. Sophia, b. Jan. g, 1805 ; md., Feb. 15, 1840, Aaron Tarbox; d. Sept. 6, 1853. 5 chik Benjamin Franklin, b. April 27, 1807 ; md., July 13, 1840, Comfort Kates. He was a popular Methodist minister, possessing fine oratorical power ; d. in Windsor, much lamented, Aug., i860. 4 chil. Lilly Smith, b. in Leicester, Mass., July 15, 1809; md., June 15, 1829, Jeremiah Mann. Resides in Boston. 6 chil. II. III. IV. VI. VII. XI. XII. Walter W. Sprague, second son of Caleb Sarague, first settled in the State of Vermont, where he resided until 1822, when he removed to Phillips. In 1854 he came to Farmingion, which was his home during the remainder of his life. He followed the occupadon of a carpenter, and was also a tiller of the soil. He md. Lydia Ewings, b. Dec. 25, 1790; d. Aug. 17, 1870. His death occurred Aug. g, 1872. Ten children : — 14 IS16 171819 20 212223 (9) 2425 (10) 262728 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 573 L Desiah Ewings, b. Feb. 8, 1813; d. in Lowell, Mass., Oct. 4, 1836; unmd. n. Mary Adeline, b Aug. 10, 1814; d. Oct. 14, 1840 ; unmd. III. Quartus Caleb, b. Feb. 12, 1816; md. Melinda Tarbell ; d. in Lowell, Mar. 4, 1848. i child, d. young. IV. Walter Wriley, b. Nov. 11, 1817; d. Oct. i, 1841 ; unmd. v. Charles Gilman, b. Dec. 25, i8ig; md. Mary Brown. Resides in California. 2 chil. VI. Emily Ann, b. Nov. 4, 182 1; md. Edmund, son ot Elnathan Pope. Resides in HoUiston, Mass. ; j. p. VII. * Dexter Bates, b. Aug. 27, 1823. VIII. Ransom Ewings, b. Aug. 22, 1825 ; d. Apr. 20, 1844; unmd. IX. Sophia, b. Apr. g, 1827 ; d. Feb. 5, 1845 ; unmd. X. Weltha, b. Apr. 12, i82g ; md., May 26, 1855 (pub.), Wentworth Ricker. Resides in New Portland, i child. Ira Sprague settled upon a part of the homestead, where he erected buildings and made his home until his death. He was a carpenter as well as farmer, and was regarded as an upright and honest citizen. He md., Dec. 25, i82g, Dorothy S. Clough, b. in Alna, May 5, 181 1. He d. Dec. 18, 1878. Two children : — I. *Henry, b. Jan. 2g, 1832. II. John Clough, b. Sept. 21, 1836; md. Emily De Lesdernier. Resides in San Francisco, Cal. I dau. Harvey Sprague, a younger brother of the preceding, also settled upon a part of the homestead, and in connec tion with farming pursues the trade of a stone-mason. He is a man of industrious and frugal habits, and takes a good rank among his townsmen. He md., Mar. 8, 1832, Mary, dau. of Otis Coibett, q. v. She was b. in Chester vUle, Jan. 16, 18 10. Four chUdren : — I. Lucy Ann, b. Feb. 8, 1833. II. Frank Ellen, b. Feb. 17, 1836; d. May 31, 1872 ; unmd. III. Adelia Emma, b. May 10, 1843 ; md., Jan. 3, 1872, Joseph L. Whidng. Resides in Frank lin, Mass. 3 chil. IV. *Herbert LeRoy, b. Nov. 2, 1846. 73 574 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (20) 3031 32 33 (24) (29) 3940 Dexter B. Sprague resides upon the homestead farm, which he cultivates with success. He is a respected citizen. He rad., Apr. 28, 1846, Cemantha, dau. of Jeph- thah and Parmelia (Chandler) Trowbridge, who was b. in Westford, Mass., Mar. 4, 1820. Three children : — I. Dora Adeline, b. Apr. 7, 1848. II. Charles Ernest, b. Mar. g, 1853 ; md. Elmira Pope, who d. May 9, 1884. Resides in E. Saginaw, Mich, i child. III. Ida Lydia, b. Feb. 16, 1861 ; md., Mar. 22, 1882, Joseph Lincoln, son of Elmon J. and Mendoza (Wendell) Dyar. i child : I. Walter Elmon Dyar, b. Feb. 2, 1883. Henry Sprague is a house-joiner, and lives upon the farm formerly occupied by his father. He rad., Mar 25, 1861, Ann Maria, dau. of IBenjarain F. Sprague, q. v. She was b. May 10, 1841. Five children :- — Frank Henry, b. Apr. 16, 1862. Albert Clough, b. Oct. 13, 1863. Nellie Antoinette, b. Oct. 23, 1865. Eddie Russell, b. Feb. 27, 1867. Geine, b. July 24, 1870. 34 I. 35 II. 36 III. 37 IV. 38 V. Herbert L. Sprague md., Dec. 12, 1871, Anna Clay ton, dau. of Richard and Isabel (Clayton) Bangs. Two children : — II. Lester LeRoy, b. Sept. 15, 1872. Call Elmer, b. Mar. 16, 1875. Thomas Stanley removed from Topsfield, Mass., to Attleborough, in the same State, before 1707. He married Mary Gould, and was the father of twelve children, of whom the sixth was Daniel, who is believed to be the father of Daniel Stanley who settled in Farmington. Daniel Stanley, son of Daniel and Sophronia (Daggett) Stanley, was born at Attleborough, Mass., April 4, 1777. He acquired in early life the trade of a carpenter and house-joiner, and came to the township as a single man in 1793. He worked at his trade for some )'ears, and in 1804 purchased of Ward Spooner a part of the farm on the west side of the river, now owned by his son, George W. Stanley, and others, to which he removed in 1805, and where the remainder of his life was spent. Mr Stanley was an excellent mechanic, and was respected for his 2 3 456 12 (3) 13 14 15 i6 17 18 (12) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 575 industry and upright character. He md., April 29, 1802, Mercy, dau. of Nathaniel Backus, q. v., who d. Nov. 24, 1844. He d. Sept. 12, 1829. Eleven chUdren: — I. Chloe, b. Jan. 22, 1803 ; d. Nov. 18, 1825. II. *Daniel, b. Jan. 28, 1805. III. David, b. Feb. 21, 1807 ; d. AprU 14, 1814. IV. Sophronia, b. Dec. 5, 1808 ; d. Sept. 3, 1833. v. Charles, b. AprU 24, 1812; d. at Aurora, Ind., Sept. 4, 1841. VI. Sylvester, b. Dec. 23, 1814; d. June 16, 1885; unmd. VIL Emeline, b. AprU 14, 1817; d. AprU 14, 1855. VIII. Henry Stillman, b. March 22, i8ig; d. July 30, 1885. IX. George Washington, b. March 16, 182 1 ; md., Aug. 20, i860, Fannie C. Kempton. 5 chil. X. Drusilla, b. Oct. 15, 1823; md., June 3, 1851, George Perkins. 3 chil. XL *Benjamin, b. Jan. i, 1828. Daniel Stanley, son of the preceding, purchased, about 1830, the Benaiah Pratt farm, adjoining that of his father, where he now resides. By pursuing his trade — that of a carpenter — with farming, he has acquiring a competency. He md., Oct. 19, 1835, Eliza Caroline, dau. of John Tuck, q. v., who d. Feb. 11, 185 1. Six chUdren : — I. Sophronia Rosamond, b. Nov. 3, 1837; md., Feb. 3, 1856, WiUiam G. Moody; d. Aug. 10, 1858. II. Ellen Elizabeth, b. AprU 13, 1839 ! d. March 14, 1862. III. Abbie Arvilla, b. July 28, 1841 ; md., Sept. g, 1874, Joseph P. Buswell of Dexter; s.p. IV. Emma Phebe, b. Jan. 18, 1844; rad., March 22, 1885, Laforest Tufts, q. v. V. Charles Albert, b. Feb. g, 1846; d. March 12, 1857- VI. Daniel Adelbert, b. March 27, 1848 ; md., Oct. 30, 1878, Emma S., dau. of John C. Sprague, q. v. I chUd. Benjamin Stanley resides upon a farm near the Fairbanks village. He md., Jan. 26, 1858, Sarah Eliza beth, dau. of John Backus, q. v. Five children : — I. Mittie Leonora, b. Dec. 25, 1858; md., July 24, 1882, John Henry Batchelder. Charlie, b. July 8, i860; d. Oct. 22, 1863. Fred Weston Milliken, b. Sept. 30, 1864. Frank, b. July 2, 1868. Sarah Augusta, b. Dec. 4, 1870. 20 II 21 III 22 IV 23 V 576 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. This name appears upon New England records as early as 1681, when William Starling or Sterling was freeman at Haverhill, Mass. It is probable that he was the ancestor of Moses Starling, but it is only conjecture. MosES Starling came to the township from Bristol in 1786, and purchased the northern part of the mill-lot now owned by Moses Perham and others, and the •same upon which the business portion of the village at West Farming- ton is located. He soon after purchased of Joseph and Jacob Eaton the mUls long known as Starling's Mills, which were situated on the Temple Stream, and which he operated in connection with the cultivation of his farm for many years. Mr. Starling held a prominent place among the early setders, and took a leading part in the affairs of the town. He received the first commission as Justice of the Peace, in i7go, and was the first postmaster, the office at that time being located at West Farmington. He also opened the first hotel on the west side of the river, and as one of the leading carpenters did an extensive business in the erection of buildings. Mr. Starling served the town as its first treasurer from i7g4 to 1800 inclusive. He was b. in 1748, and married, Dec, 1771, Mary Holden, a native of Providence, R. I., who d. Feb. 10, 1820; he d. Nov. 3, i8og. Four children : — I. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 13, 1772; md., June 22, i7g5, Lemuel Perham, Jr., q. v.; d. Feb. 25, 1861. 3 II. Abigail, b. 1775; md. Jonathan Butler; d. Jan. 12, 1798. 4 III. Rachel, b. about 1779; md., Apr. i, 1800, Robert, son of Jacob Eaton, q. v. ; d. in Ohio, June 28, 1855- IV. Joseph, b. Apr. 25, 1782 ; md., Nov. i, 1804, Ruth Folsom; d. Mar. 18, 1814. James Stewart came to Plymouth on the Fortune, Nov. 11, 1621, and many of the name are found in Bristol and Barnstable Counties in the seventeenth century. The family is undoubtedly of Scotch origin, but has probably existed in America as long as any New England family. Hugh Stewart was a Revolutionary soldier who was early placed upon the pension-roll and received a pension during life. He came from Martha's Vineyard, Mass., to Farmington in i7g4, and settled in the Holley neighbor hood, upon a part of back-lot No. 30 in the " gore," where he erected commodious buildings and spent a long life. (2) II12 13 14 IS GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. lyy He was a house-joiner and cabinet-maker as well as farmer. He d. Aug 3, 1835, aged 84 years. His wife, Mary Marchant, d. Oct. 8, 1846, aged 89 years. Eight chUdren, six of whom were born on the Vineyard : I. *Henry, b. Apr. 12, 1779. II. Hugh, b. Mar. 22, 1785 ; md., July, 1807, Martha, dau. of Solomon and Celia (Tilton) Luce of New Vineyard; d. Mar. 22, 1840. She d. Mar. 14, 1841. Settled in New Vineyard. 8 chd. III. *Daniel, b. Aug. 30, 1786. IV. Mary, b. Feb. 21, 1788 ; md., in 1846, Col. Daniel Baker of New Sharon ; d. Mar. 19, 1873. V. Charles, b. Dec. 13, 1790; d. Jan. 6, 1847 ; unmd. VL William Marchant, b. Dec. 13, 1793; md., May 23, 1824, Lucy Morton. He settled in New Vineyard, and d. May 8, 1874. She d. June 30, 1878. 3 chil. VII. Elizabeth Howard, ) , , „ VIII. Vesta Howard, \ ^- ^"g^" 5- 1798. Elizabeth H. md., in 1822, Daniel C. Church, q. V. ; d. Feb. 29, 1884. Vesta H. md., May 24, 1824, Rev. Simeon Hackett of Temple; d. Jan. 31, 1872. He d. Feb. 25, 1876. 2 chU. Capt. Henry Stewart was a native of Martha's Vine yard, and came to Farmington with his father at the age of fifteen years. He was a cabinet-maker and house- joiner, and always resided at the Center Village. Upon the organization of the company of cavalry in town, May 12, 1810, he was elected ist lieutenant, and afterwards was elected to the command of the company. He md., Apr. 13, 1800, Sophia, dau. of John Church, q. v., who d. Feb. 12, 1822. He md. (2), Sept. 5, 1824, Catherine, dau. of Daniel and Catherine (Pond) Stanley, b. in Attle boro', Mass., Feb. 2, 1786; d. in Farmington, Mar. 28, 1878. Capt. Stewart d. Nov. 26, 1848. Eleven chil dren : — I. Sophia Augusta, b. Nov. 4, 1800; md., Dec. 7, 1818, Charles Davis, q. v.; d. Mar. 31, 1858. n. William Henry, b. May 30, 1802 ; d. Sept. 15, 1804. III. William Henry, b. Dec. ig, 1804; md., Oct. 8, 1842, Hannah Rodbert; md. (2), Oct. 27, 186 1, Mary Ann Phelps; s.p. IV. *Frederic Vassal, b. Nov. 25, 1806. v. * Alexander Hamilton, b. July 19, 1808. VI. *John Church, b. June 30, 18 10. 578 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. i6 17 19 23 (4) 2425 2627 2829 VIL Marcia Marchant, b. July 7, 18 13 ; md., Aug. 24, 1846, George R. Stanley, who d. Dec. 21, 1869, aged 50 years. 4 chil. VIII. Zeruah Fletcher, b. Nov. 23, 1815 ; md., Apr. 28, 1842, Abel, son of Abel and Martha K. (White) Sampson of Temple ; d. Apr. 12, 1878. 4 chil. IX. Margaret Stoyell, b. Mar. 15, 1818; d. Mar. 12, i83i- , X. David Church, b. Dec. 25, 18 ig; d. Oct. 21, 1837- Second marriage : XL Catherine Pond, b. Oct. 21, 1825 ; md., June 6, 1850, Leonard Keith {vide page 304), who d. Jan. 22, 1866. 3 chil. : I. Charles Leonard Keith, b. Mar. 21, 185 1 ; md., Oct. 14, 1874, Eva Smith, b. Nov. 26, 1855. He resides in Princeton, Minn., and is Judge of Probate for Mille Lac County, i child. 2. Arthur Clarence Keith, b. Oct. 17, 1856. 3. Minnietta Keith, b. Dec. 14, 1858. Daniel Stewart was a cabinet-maker by trade, and lived at North Farmington. He md., Aug. 20, 18 12, Mrs. Delight, widow of Jason D. Cony and dau. of John Church, q. v., who d. Oct. 23, 1834. He d. Oct., 1827. Six chil dren : — I. Arabella Delight, b. May 28, 1813; d. Sept., 1834. II. Charles Ferdinand, b. Jan. 27, 1815; md., Sept. 23, 1841, Sarah Heald. He resided in Con cord, N. H., and was respected for his integrity and sterling Christian virtues. He d. Oct. 14, i87g, leaving two daughters. III. Susan Johnson Cony, b. Mar. 25, 1817 ; md., June 2, 1842, Franklin Tinkham, son of Columbus and Lydia W. (Tinkham) Fairbanks of Win throp, who was b. Oct. 21, 1818. She d. in Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 2g, 1865. 6 chU. IV. Daniel Adolphus, b. Feb. 25, i8ig; d. Nov. 12, i84g. V. Mary Marchant, b. Jan. 16, 1822 ; d. young. VI. Daniel, b. Jan. i, 1828; md., Jan. 17, 1855, Marena, dau. of John and Mary Pearce. Is by occupation a carpenter, and lives at Galena, 111. 8 chil. (13) 3°31 32 33 34 35 36 3738 39 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 579 Frederic V. Stewart early in life entered the store of Nathan Bachelder at Hallowell as clerk, and acquired a thorough knowledge of mercantile business. About 1827 he went into trade in the town of Windsor, where he remained until 183 1. He next removed to Vienna, and thence to Farmington, and in 1834 became proprietor of extensive stage-lines, being for many years one of the largest mail-contractors in the State. He owned the line from Farmington to Augusta for a period of thirty-two years, which, under his supervision and management, became one of the best as well as one of the most lucra tive in the State. Mr. Stewart was elected sheriff of Franklin County in i85g, holding this office for two terms. June g, 1862, he was appointed assistant quartermaster of volunteers with the rank of captain, and at once repaired to headquarters at New Orleans. In the autumn of 1863 he returned to Farmington, where he still resides. He md. Pamela Smith, dau. of Winthrop Butler, q. v., who d. Feb. 4, i84g; he md. (2), Oct. 30, 1850, Isabella McDon ald, dau. of Alexander Belcher, a prominent lawyer of Winthrop, and Drusilla McDonald, his wife. Eleven chil dren : — I. Frederic Alexander, b. Apr. 24, i82g; md., Dec. 27, 1853, Georgiana, dau. of John O. and Sally (Turner) Craig of Readfield ; d. May 31, 1859. IL Winthrop Henry, b. Mar. 20, 183 1 ; md., Nov., 185 1, L. Ellen Taylor; d. Apr. 23, 1881. She d. in 1875. One son, Frederic, who d. June 12, 1872, aged 20 years. in. Margaret Pamela, b. May 8, 1833 ; md., June 2, 1853, Edwin N. Stevens {vide page 304); d. Mar. 8, 1865. 4chU.: I. Arno Bittues Stevens, b. May 29, 1854; d. May 15, 1875. 2. Edwin Stewart Stevens, b. June 28, 1856. 3. George Lincoln Stevens, b. May 5, 1859. 4. Annie Margaret Stevens, b. July 18, 1862. Mr. Stevens md. (2), Nov. g, 1865, H. Adelia Walker, b. in WUton, Aug. 22, 1843. He d. Dec. 25, 1884. I chUd : I. Nathalie Adelia Stevens, b. Oct. 11, 1874. IV. *Edwin Alphonso, b. May 17, 1836. V. Helen Marion, b. Aug. 12, 1838; d. Dec. 27, 1856. 58o HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 4041 42 43 44 45 46 47 (14) 48 (15) VI. Alonzo Palmer, b. May 2, 1840 ; d. May 3, 1840. VII. * Charles Llewellyn, b. June 12, 1841. VIII. Emma Elizabeth, b. March i, 1844; md., May 3, 1870, Edward Sands of Lewiston; d. April 14, 1872. I child : I. Helen Margaret Sands, b. May 18, 1871. IX. Augustus Butler, b. Aug. 6, 1846 ; d. Sept. 9, 1848. Second marriage : X. Augustus Belcher, b. Dec. 2, 1852 ; d. Feb. 7, 1861. XI. Isabel Vassal, b. Dec. 27, 1854; md., June 18, 1878, John Caldwell Baird, a member of the firm of Redding, Baird and Co. of Boston, glass manufacturers, i child : — I. Stewart Baird, b. Nov. 18, 1880. Alexander H. Stewart has followed the trade of a cabinet-maker, house-joiner, and painter, at the Center Village, for many years. He is a man of studious mind, mechanical genius, and of much general information. He md., May 12, 1836, Hannah R., dau. of Rev. Thomas and Nancy Beede, b. in Wilton, N. H., July 23, 1812, and d. in Farmington, July g, 1881. One child: — I. Samuel Barrett, b. June 9, 1839 ; graduated from Bowdoin College in 1857 ; for a year principal of the Academy at Francestown, N. H. ; grad uated from the Harvard Divinity School in 1862; ordained minister of the Unitarian Society, Nashua, N. H., in 1863 ; installed as minister of the Unitarian Society, Lynn, Mass., in 1865, of which society he still remains the pastor. He has publi-shed occasional sermons. He md., Dec. 17, 1863, Annie O. Bixby, b. in Surinam, S. A., Oct. 30, 1840. Their surviving children are : Edwarcl B., Samuel B., Marion F., Ottolina. John C. Stewart has always resided in Farmington, and devoted his energies principally to farming. He is an industrious, hard-working man, and has acquired a large estate by farming combined with some outside specula tions. The celebration of his golden wedding and a reunion of his family took place March 29, 1882, and proved a joyous occasion ; an address was deUvered by Rev. Albert W. Moore, and a poem by WUliam S. Burke. He md., March 29, 1832, Abby Jones, dau. of James and Relepha (Roach) Ridgway, b. Sept. i, 181 1. Ten chil dren : — 49 5° 52 5354 55 S6 57S8 (38) (41) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 58 1 I. *John Elbridge, b. Feb. 3, 1833. II. Belcher Stoyell, b. Nov. 27, 1834; enlisted in Co. B, i2th Reg. Me. Vols.; md., July i, 1861, Malvina Hayford ; d. Oct. 16, 1870. III. Abby Ursula, b. Dec. 27, 1836; md.. May 10, 1858, Fred Forrest. 2 chil. Md. (2), Aug. 12, 1879, William S. Burke. Now resides at Al- berquerque, N. M. IV. David Church, b. March 16, 1839; enUsted from Waltham, Mass., in Co. I, i8th Reg. Mass. Vols.; d. at New Bridge, Va., June 21, 1862. V. * Theodore LeRoy, b. Aug. 15, 1841. VI. Ella Rosabel, b. Sept. 4, 1843 ; '"d., Jan. 18, 187 1, Edwin H. Dunbar. Resides at Alber- querque, N. M. 2 chil. VII. Hannah Beede, b. Jan. 25, 1846; md., Jan. 28, 1873, Eugene N. Stevens of Leavenworth, Kansas, where they reside. VIII. James Henry, b. Feb. 28, 1848 ; d. April 20, 1849. IX. Augustus Butler, b. Aug. 18, 1850; d. Nov. ig, 1861. X. Adelaide Lsabel, b. Jan. 18, 1853 ; md., Sept. 25, 1883, Charles F". Smith of Portland. Edwin Alphonso Stewart is a painter by trade, and has always been a resident of Farmington. He md., Dec. 24, 1865, Rosabell Roach, who d. May 22, 1883, aged 42 years. Five children : — Augustus Belcher, b. Jan. 17, 1868. Margaret Rosmary, b. Nov. 15, i86g. Frederic Vassal, b. Oct. 2g, 187 1. Georgiana Craig, b. Jan. 2g, 1874. Fanny Townsley, b. July 17, 1876. 59 I. 60 II. 61 III. 62 IV. 63 V. Charles L. Stewart, fifth son of Frederic V. Stewart, always resided in Farmington — at first in the Village, but afterwards upon the farm known as the Solomon Adams farm. He md., April 10, 1866, Ella S. Talbot of Free- port, who was b. Aug. 2g, 1842. He d. at Augusta, Feb. II, 1885. Five children : — Charles Enoch, b. June 28, 1867. Stanwood Talbot, b. Aug. 14, i86g. Emma Isabel, b. Mar. 31, 1874; d. Sept. 17, 1875- Ella Mae, \ , q ^g ^g Lina Ethel, \ ' ' ' ' '' 74 64 I. 6s II. 66 III. 67 IV. 68 V. 582 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (49) 6g70 (53) John Elbridge Stewart, eldest son of John C. Slewart, was in the territory of Colorado at the time of the Indian outbreak in i85g. He enlisted in the iniUtary organiza tion raised for the purpose of suppressing that oui break, and served a long campaign of Indian warfare, seeing much hard service, and receiving an honorable discharge. He now resides on the homestead farm. He md., Oct. 7, 1868, Ellen Hanaford. Two children : — I. Edwin Fairbanks, b. July 22, i86g. II. Isabel Lincoln, b. June 8, 1875. Theodore L. Stewart, fourth son of John C. Stewart, is an excellent house-joiner, and an inhabitant of the Center Village. He rad., Nov. 3, 1864, Lydia Baldwin of Foxboro', Mass. Seven children : — John Baldwin, b. June 14, 1866 ; d. Oct. 3, 1879. Lottie, b. Sept. 30, i858 ; d. Aug. 14, 1873. Maud Ida, b. Sept. 26, 1870. Oliver Pettee, b. Mar. 22, 1875. LeRoy, b. Nov. 23, 1877. Charlotte Baldwin, b. Dec. 14, 1879. Carol, b. Nov. 20, 1883. 71 I. 72 II. 73 III. 74 IV. 75 V. 76 VI. 77 VII. BtoQclL This name is believed to be the same as Stiles and Stile. If so, this family may have some connection with the Stiles family of Connecticut. Nothing has been found regarding the ancestry of the Farmington family. Aaron Stoyell {vide page 280) was born in the State of Connecticut in 1767. He carae to this town in the auturan of 1793, and that winter taught the district school at what is now West Farraington. The following year he settled at the Center VUlage as a physician, where the greater portion of his life was spent. He md., in 1795, Abigail Doty, dau. of Supply Belcher, q. v., who d. Jan. 18, 1830. Dr. Stoyell d. of cholera, at Huron, O., Aug. 16, Eight children : — 1834. III. Margaret Belcher, b. Feb. 26, 1796; md., Dec. 26, 1822, Dr. Joseph Caldwell; d. at Huron, O., Oct. 25, 1863. He was b. May 15, 1792 ; d. June 13, 1866. 5 chil. Abigail, b. Dec. 30, 1798; rad., July 3, 1821, Rosamus K., grandson of Reuben LoweU, q. v.; d. March 3, 1829. 5 chil. Mary Ann, b. Feb. 22, 1800; md., July i, 1823, Lemuel, son of Lemuel Perham, Jr., q. v. ; d. May 2g, i86g. i child. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 583 (8) 101 1 1314 IS IV. Aaron, b. Jan. 22, 1802 ; md., June Elfrida Greenleaf ; d. Dec. i, 1866. George Washington, I , /-^ ^ „ John Adams, ' } b. Oct. 12,1804. John A. d. Feb. 18, i87g ; unmd. VII. *Hiram Belcher, b. Oct. 11, 1806. Supply Belcher, b. i8og ; d. March ig, 1827 20, 1823, 8 chil. V. VI. VIII. Hiram B. Stoyell {vide page 300) was an active and accomplished merchant, beginning as a clerk in the store of R. K. Lowell in 182 1, and afterwards going into part nership with his brother, John A. Stoyell. His later years were devoted to farming, and he acquired a large estate as the result of a long and industrious business life. Mr. Stoyell was appointed postmaster under President Harrison, was town clerk in 1836-37, selectman in 1862- 63-64, and representative to the legislature in 1861-62. He md., Aug. ig, 1845, Mary, dau. of Leander Boardman, q. v.; d. April i, 1882. Six chUdren: — I. II. III. IV. V. vi. Abigail Doty, b. July 16, 1846 ; d. Feb. 20, 1849. John Adams, b. June 6, 1848 ; md., Jan. 9, 1873, Maud Howard. Resides in Bismark, Dak., as a lawyer, and is also district attorney, i dau. Leander Boardman, b. Oct. 22, 1850; md., Feb. 13, 1880, NeUie M. EUis. Hiram Belcher, b. April 5, 1853. Mary Adeline, b. May 18, 1857 ; md., Dec. 25, 1876, Charles W. Stimpson of Thomaston, where they reside. 6 chil. Robert Lincoln, b. Sept. 13, i860; d. Oct. i, 1861. No facts have been attained concerning the early history of this family. Ezra Thomas was born in New Bedford, Mass., Feb. 10, 1765. In i7g8 he removed to Farmington and setded upon the farm now owned by Capt. Alvan Currier, where he lived many years. He md., Sept. 17, 1786, EUzabeth Benson, who d. Aug. 5, 1834, aged 67 years. He survived his wUe but a few months, dying at the residence of his sondn-law, Judge Parker, April 12, 1835. Ten chUdren :— I. Judith, b. Aprd 7, 1788; md., Jan. 22, 1807, Thomas Parker, q. v. ; d. June 22, 1855. II. Betsey, b. Sept. 28, i78g ; md. William Talcott, and (2), West Daggett ; d. in Anson, Dec. 24, 1878. 10 chil. 584 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 9 lOII III. V. VI. VIII. IX. X. Sally, b. Sept. ig, i7gi; md., Jan. i, 1811, Eben ezer Tufts, q. v. ; d. at Mainville, O., Jan. 8, 1866. Ezra, b. Feb. 3, i7g4; md., April 23, 1817 (pub.), Reliance Collier ; d. at New Vineyard, April 3, 1842. Jabez, b. Dec. 21, 1795 ; d. Sept. 20, 1797. Lois Nelson, b. Sept. 28, 1797; md., March 21, 182 1, Moses Craig, q. v.; d. Jan. 14, 1864. Isaac, b. Dec. 6, 1800; md., Nov. 5, 1831 (pub.), Mary Dyer; d. Jan. 21, 1832. Seth, b. Jan. 26, 1805 ; d. Oct. 19, 1825. Lucy, b. June 8, 1806 ; d. Oct. 26, 1826. Mary, b. May 24, 1810; md., March 24, 1831, Rev. Ezra Winslow ; d. in New Portland, Feb. 16, 1878. He d. July 27, 1884, aged 76 years. William Titcomb, the ancestor of the Titcombs in this country, emigrated from Newbury, Berkshire, England, in the good ship Hercules in 1634. He made a settlement at Quascacumquen, now Newbury, Mass. By occupation he was a farmer, and was made freeman in 1642. For several years he was selectman, and was also representative to the General Court in 1655. He married Joanna, daughter of Richard Bart lett, and (2) Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens, and was the father of thirteen chil dren, seven by first and six by second marriage. His sixth child, Penu- el, a prominent citizen of Newbury, married, Jan. 8, 1684, Lydia, daughter of John Poore of Newbury, and died Feb. 18, 1718. Joseph Titcomb, the youngest of Penuel's six children, was born July 27, 1.700; married Sarah, daughter of John Batchelder of Reading, and died in 1722. The youngest of his two children was Stephen, who was born Dec. 27, 1721, and who removed to Kennebunk, Me., where he became a prominent citizen and an active member of the Congregational Church. He married Abigail Stone, and died May 23, 1815. Stephen Titcomb, the third of the seven children of Stephen and Abigail (Stone) Titcomb, was born in Ken nebunk, Oct. 3, 1752. He came to Topsham when a young man, and there married, in 1776, Elizabeth, daugh ter of James and Hannah Henry. The same year he began his explorations in the valley of the Sandy River, as has been fully described in the body of this work. Be tween the years 1776 and 1780, Mr. Titcomb came every season to the township, cut down the trees on the lot he had drawn in the mutual distribution of land between the explorers (No. 41, east side), cleared and prepared about six acres for corn and potatoes, and built him a log-house, the first on the river. In 1780, having raised good crops. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 585 he bushed out a rude sled-road to Winthrop with the assistance of the other pioneers, and returned to Topsham for the purpose of bringing his family to the township. He procured meal and flour and other provisions to last him undl harvest-time the ensuing year ; and about Dec. 20, 1780, he began his perilous journey of seventy mUes with a yoke of oxen and sled heavily loaded. Accompa nying him was his wife's brother, who drove a horse-sled laden with beds and furniture, and bearing Mrs. Titcomb and two children, the youngest being scarcely five weeks old. A boy was also employed to drive in the three cows. The journey was slow and wearisome, but at last they reached the last habitation on the route, a log-hut near where Readfield Corner now is, owned and occupied by Constant Norton. Here a violent snowstorm set in, com pletely blocking the way, and here for four months Mrs. Titcomb was obliged to stay with the scantiest of accom modations, in a small log-hut, with a family destitute of the necessities of life. Mr. Titcomb went through the woods on snow-shoes several times with a hand-sled loaded with provisions and necessary utensils, and remained at Sandy River alone during a part of the winter and the sugar-season in the spring, making a store of syrup and sugar for his family. As soon as the snow had disappeared sufficiently to admit of passing, he returned to Readfield for his family. It was doubtless Mr. Titcomb's intention and ambition to be the first permanent settler in the valley, but the blockade prevented the execution of the plan. While on his way to Readfield he met Joseph Brown and Nathaniel Davis with their wives on hand-sleds coming in. No houses, how ever, were prepared for the reception of these families, and they occupied hunters' camps until a log-house could be put up, A few days after Brown and Davis arrived, Mrs. Titcomb and the children on pack-horses, escorted by Samuel Titcomb, a brother, left their winter-quarters for their new home in the wilderness. The journey was made at the peril of their lives. They forded streams and swam their horses over the river, while they ferried themselves in a log-canoe, but, protected by a merciful Providence, all arrived safe. Mr. Allen, the sondndaw of Mr. Titcomb, to whom the writer is indebted for many of the facts of this sketch, relates that "when they started on their journey, Mrs. Titcomb's father admonished her of the perils of the way, and with tears told her, ' The child will die before you get there. Carry a spade to dig a grave for the poor thing.' Mrs. Titcomb replied that she had considered the matter, and was not only wUling but anxious to go. ' I have put my trust in God, and though I walk through the valley of 586 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. the shadow of death, I wiU fear no evil.' She was so rejoiced at her safe arrival and the pleasant appearance of everything that she could but adopt the language of the whole of the Twenty-third Psalm, which was her solace ever after ; and she often said even in her old age that every word of it proved true in her case. She never suf fered for food or clothing, or in any other way ; lived to the age of ninety-two, and died at the house on the farm where she had lived." The little child lived also to attain the age of seventy-nine, and was the mother of a noble family. The lot which Mr. Titcomb selected proved to be among the best on the river, and his family at once found a comfortable home. Both Mr. and Mrs. Titcomb had been accustomed to the comforts of life, and many of these comforts they brought with them, and, while sharing with the early settlers many of the privations incident to pioneer life, were soon in comfortable and even affluent circumstances. The first year especially was a year of hardship. While the family was detained at Readfield, the bears broke into the corn-crib and destroyed the corn. They were thus rendered short of provisions, and until green corn was fit for plucking, and new potatoes ready to be dug, the table-fare was scanty. Mr. Titcomb built his first framed barn in 1785, and built a commodious house in 1788 which is still standing, and the oldest house but one now in existence in the town. He was a man of industrious and frugal habits, of a mild and benevolent disposition, and thoroughly respected by his contempora ries. In many respects Mr. Titcomb was a model farmer. His farm was always kept in good order, and he made his surroundings pleasant to the eye He was eminently thrifty, and acquired not only a competency but a consid erable fortune for the times in which he lived. His wife was in every way a helpmeet for him, and the labor of her hands and brain contributed in no small degree to his success. His large family was brought up to respect the virtues that made their parents honored, and few families have better maintained to the third and fourth generations the sturdy virtues of their ancestors. -^ In religious faith Mr. Titcomb was a Methodist, and the first religious service in the township was held in his log- house by the Rev. Mr. Emerson, who, at Mrs. Titcomb's request, came to baptize the first child born in this un broken wUderness. In the building of the first meeting house, in 1 799, Mr. Titcomb was foremost, and with Mr. Jonathan Knowlton bore a large share of the labor and expense. He had the honor to represent the town in General Court in 1800, and served as selectman in 1815 and 1816. (2) 10II 12 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 587 Mrs. Titcomb died Nov. 6, 1839, having passed the age of ninety, being born in Johnston, R. I., Aug. ig, 1749, O. S. The following year Mr. Titcomb sold his farm, removed to the village, and there lived with his two daughters, Lydia and Nancy, to the advanced age of nine ty-five years, dying on Christmas-day, 1847. Light chil dren : — I. * Joseph, b. in Topsham, Dec. 18, 1776. II. Henry, b. in Topsham, Dec. 20, 1778. He first settled on the farm now owned by Virgil L. Craig, but soon removed to the viUage, although continuing to cultivate the soil. He built a potash-factory, and was also engaged in the manufacturing of lime, and by judicious invest ment in real estate in and about the viUage amassed a comfortable fortune. He md., Mar. 8, 1813 (pub.), Ann Buckminster, dau. of Rev. Timothy and Sarah (Williams) Fuller, who d. Jan. 22, 1859. Mr. Titcomb d. Aug. 19, 1864; s.p. HI. Hannah, b. in Topsham, Nov. 15, 1780; md., Sept. 3, 1807, WiUiam, son of WiUiam Allen, ^. z/. ; d. March 26, 1859. IV. ''^Stephen, b. in Farraington, Nov. 14, 1782. V. Lydia, b. May 26, 1785; d. March 31, 1881 ; unmd. VL Nancy, b. May 24, 1787 ; d. F'eb. 28, 1857 ; unrad. vn. Betsey, b. AprU 25, 1789; md., May 13, 1806, Samuel Belcher, q. v. ; d. July 31, 1813. VIII. * John, b. Feb. 24, 1794. Joseph Titcomb {vide page 297) was educated at Hallowell Academy, and began life as a merchant. In 1820 he retired to the farm now occupied by his son John. Upon this farm he lived for the remainder of life. Soon after the formation of the Congregational Church he connected himself with it, and was, during the rest of his life, one of its most constant supporters. Mr. Titcomb served the town as treasurer tor seven years, from 1822 to 1828. He rad., Dec 13, 1808, Mehitable, dau. of Supply Belcher, q. v., a w-oman of great amiability and worth of character. She d. Feb. 16, 1838. He d. March 21, 1858. Six children : — I. * Stephen, b. Sept. 16, 1809. II. * Henry Belcher, b. Aug. 6, 18 11. III. *John, b. July 2, 18 13. 13 i IV. * Joseph, b. May 25, 1816. 588 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 14 IS (5) 16 17 1819 (9) 2223 V. Benjamin More, b. Oct. 16, 18 18; d. Aug. 3, 1838. VI. * Hiram Belcher, b. Aug. 27, 1822. Stephen Titcomb, Jr., was the first child born of English-speaking parents in the township. He setded on backdot No. 22, on the east side of the river, which was his home for life. Mr. Titcomb was a man universally beloved for his many amiable qualities, and his early death (Sept. 27, 1830), was much regretted. He md., June 15, 1815, Nancy Haines of Readfield, who survived him and afterwards became the wife of William Cothren, q. v. Four children : — I. Augustus Haines, b. Sept. 2, 1816; graduated at Bowdoin College in 1839; d. March 22, 1842. II. Charles, b. May 22, 1818 ; d. Aug. 20, 1818. III. * Lewis Henry, b. May 3, 182 1. IV. Albert, b. March 15, 1823; served as a volunteer soldier in the War of the Rebellion in Com pany B, 28th Reg. Me. Vols. ; unmd. John Titcomb {vide page 299) was educated at Farm ington Academy, and for some years was a private tutor in the family of Robert Hallowell Gardiner of Gardiner. Mr. Titcomb early embraced the doctrines of the Abolition party, which he maintained through evil and good report to the close of his life. He was also foremost in tempe rance reform ; was among the first to advocate total abstinence as a rule of life, and was prominent in aU the temperance work of his day. He was chosen secretary of the first Agricultural Society in 1840, and did much to place this society upon a permanent basis. In religious belief Mr. Titcomb was a Congregationalist, and was an active member of that church for many years. He md., Feb. ig, 1827, Lydia, dau. of Benjamin and Phebe (Abbot) Abbot of Temple. She was b. Feb. ig, 1805, and received a thorough education, being at one time preceptress of the Farmington Academy. Mr. Titcomb d. Oct. i, 1861 ; his wife d. Dec. 26, 1883. Four chUdren : — I. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 28, 1828; graduated at Mt Holyoke Seminary in 1850 ; taught there for three years, and md., Sept. 21, 1853, Benjamin V. Abbott, q. v. II. Mary, b. Dec. g, 1830 ; graduated at Mt. Holyoke Seminary in 1850; taught there many years, and was afterwards connected with the house of Harper and Bros. III. *John Abbott, b. Oct. 27, 1832. IV. Charles, b. Oct .22, 1835 ; graduated at Bowdoin (10) 24 25 26 272829 3° (II) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 589 CoUege in 1855 ; was a private tutor for a year in New York, and studied law. He was ad mitted to the New York bar, and took his second degree at Bowdoin in 1858, delivering on that occasion a valedictory address that was pronounced a model of classical Latin. His contributions both of prose and verse to various periodicals were numerous, and showed marked talent. He d. Sept. 4, 1859 i unrad. Stephen Titcomb, eldest son of Joseph Titcomb, fitted for Bowdoin College at the Academy, and after his gradu ation, in 1836, studied law in the office of Hon. Hiram Belcher. He was admitted to the bar in 1839, and com menced pracrice at East WiUon. Deciding, however, to abandon the profession of law for that of the minisrry, he entered Bangor Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 1854. Mr. Titcomb was ordained June 6, 1855, and became pastor of the church in Weld. His last years were passed in Farmington, where he enjoyed the fullest confidence and respect of all who knew him. He md., June 20, 1839, Apphia Hobbs, dau. of James and Tempe rance V. (Hobbs) Stanley, who was b. Sept. 18, 18 17, and d. Dec. 12, 1843.- He md. (2), June 14, 1855. Harriet, dau. of Rev. Manning and Harriet C. Ellis, who was b. in Brooksville, June 8, 1833, and d. Nov. 13, 1882. Mr. Titcomb d. Jan. 22, 1884. Seven children : — I. Helen Elvira, b. May 10, 1841 ; d. Sept. i, 1842. Second marriage : II. Apphia Stanley, b. Aug. 10, 1856; d. Feb. 10, 1858. III. Manning Ellis, b. Jan. ig, i85g ; md., Feb. 5, 1885, Mae E. Jones of Stark. IV. Sarah Philena, b. Nov. 8, 1860 ; graduated at the Normal School in 1881. V. Ella Frances, b. Jan. 13, 1863; graduated at the Normal School in 1884. VI. Joseph Stephen, b. Jan. 27, 1866. VII. William Albert, b. July 22, 1867. Henry B. Titcomb settled as a fanner on a part of the old homestead, where he made his home for Ufe. He served the town as selectman in 1857-58, and was a man much respected for his amiable character. He md., Dec. 28, 1837, Hannah, dau. of Rufus Allen, q. v., who still survives. His death occurred Nov. 16, 186 1. One child : — 75 590 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (12) 32 333435 (13) 4041 42 Benjamin More, b. Aug. 30, 1840. In connection with his uncle, John Titcomb, he has made the manufacture of maple-candy an important part of his business, and in this has been very successful. He also carries on the farm left hira by his father. He rad., Feb. 27, 1873, Sarah A. Bixby of Norridgewock. 3 chil., d. in infancy. John Titcomb, 2D, settled upon a part of the homestead farm, where he still resides. Mr. Titcomb has been a deacon in the Congregational Church since i85g, and is a man much respected for the sterling worth of his charac ter. He md., June 3, 185 1, Catharine Clifford, dau. of Rev. Thomas and Deborah (Allen) Merrill. She was b. in Prospect, Oct. 23, 1820, and was a woman noted for the strength and nobility of her Christian character. After a sickness protracted for many years, she d., July 11, 1881. Six children : — I. Mehitable, b. Sept. 27, 1852; received a thorough education at the May School and Vassar Col lege ; taught school for a number of years at Wayland, Mass., and at Little Blue School, Farmington ; rad., Nov. 27, 1878, Lewis T. Wade. 2 chil. : I. 2. II. 36 III. 37 IV. 38 V. 39 VI. Florence Clara Wade, b. May 7, 1881. Maurice John Wade, b. Feb. 27, 1883. Arthur, b. Dec. 22, 1853; fitted for college at May School and Kent's Hill, and entered Wesleyan University, graduating in 1884. Caroline Walcott, b. Apr. 20, 1856. Katharine Merrill, b. Sept. 28, 1857. Walter John, b. Mar. 7, i85g. Henry Edgar, b. Aug. 6, i860; d. Jan. ig, 1862. Joseph Titcomb, like his brothers, is a farmer, and is a man sincerely respected for the worth of his character He md., Nov. 26, 1844, Elizabeth Eaton, dau. of Thomas Wendell, Jr., q. v.; (2), Sept. 20, 1854, Lois Nelson, dau. of Moses Craig, q. v. Five children : — I. *Hiram, b. Aug. 2, 1846. II. Infant son, b. Mar. 3, i84g; d. Mar. 13, 1849. Second marriage : III. William, b. Oct. 25, 1855 ; d. Oct. 26, 1856. 43 44 (X5) 45 (i8) 46 (22) 474849 (40) 5051 52 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 591 IV. Elizabeth Wendell, b. Sept. 21, 1857; graduated from the Normal School in 1879; md., June 25, 1885, WiUiam D. Gray of Middlefield, Conn. V. Henry Augustus, b. Jan. 14, 1862. Hiram B. Titcomb left Farmington in 1846, and went to Memphis, Tenn., where he engaged in the telegraph business. In 1849 ^^ removed to Columbia, Tenn., where he had charge of the telegraph-office until 1854, when he abandoned the business and went into the drug-trade, which he still continues. Mr. Titcomb has been three rimes married : Oct. 2, 1855, to Chloe M. Ewing, b. Jan. 3i> 1833. d. Aug. i8, 1856; (2), May 29, i860, to Martha E. Gordon, b. in Columbia, Tenn., May 5, 1838, d. Oct. 17, i860; (3), Dec. 13, 1870, to EUzabeth R. Martin, b. in Richmond, Va., Oct. 15, 1832, d. Mar. 26, 1883. One child : — I. * Joseph Alexander, b. Aug. 10, 1856. Lewis H. Titcomb, during a portion of his business career, made his home in Augusta, where he was success ful as a druggist. He md., Oct. 6, 1846, Julia M., dau. of Gen. Samuel G. and Caroline Vinal Ladd, who was b. .•\ug. 16, 1824, and d. Jan. 21, 1882. He d. at Ashley, Penn., Dec. 27, 1882. One child: — I. Alice, b. Apr. g, 1849 ; md., Oct. 28, 1875, William B. narrower of Wilkesbarre, Penn., who d. Dec. 18, 1883. 2 chU. John Abbot Titcomb fitted for college at the Farming- ton Academy, and entered Bowdoin College, but owing to his health did not continue the course. He adopted a business life, and has been in business in Portland and iMew York. He md., in Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 7, 1869, Virginia Chandler. Three children, born in Brooklyn : — I. ¦ Charles Chandler, b. Mar. 10, 187 1. II. Harold Abbott, b. Apr. 26, 1874. III. Leila White, b. Dec. 19, 1876. Hiram Titcomb was educated at the Farmington Nor mal School. He is at present engaged in the business of canning corn, in which he is successful. He served on the school committee from 1874 to 1879. Mr. Titcomb md., Apr. 5, 1875, H. Jennie Gould, who was b. in New Portland, May 30, 1853. Three children : — I. Grace, b. Dec. 23, 1877. II. Olive Emery, b. Sept. 8, 1881. III. Frank Elmer, b. Mar. 17, 1884. 592 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (45) Joseph Alexander Titcomb graduated at Davidson College, N. C, in 1876 ; studied pharmacy in the Philadel phia CoUege of Pharmacy, and is now a druggist in Colum bia, Tenn. He md., Aug. 10, 1881, Lucy Smiser. Two chUdren : — 53 I. Chloe Page, b. Nov. 13, 1882 ; d. Nov. 24, 1882. 54 II. Hiram Belcher, b. July 5, 1884. Henry True was at Salem, Mass., as early as 1644. The name is not common, and he was without doubt the ancestor of Zebulon True, con cerning whose history nothing has been ascertained previous to his coming to Farmington. 45 Zebulon True, son of William True of Yarmouth, was a contemporary settler with Supply Belcher and John Church. He came from Augusta in 1791, and settled upon a portion of back-lot No. 18, west side (owned by George J. Perkins). Within a few years of his settlement he sold his farm to Job Brooks, and removed to Temple, where he made a permanent residence. He was b. May 21, 1765; d. Feb. 4, 1830. His wife, Martha Kannady, was b. in Ireland, Oct. 26, 1770; d. Feb. 9, 1858. Twelve chUdren : — I. William, b. April 12, 1789; rad., Feb. 4, 1813, Hannah Abbot Russell, b. May 4, 1794, and d. Mar 16, 1838. 7 chil. He rad. (2), Mar. 19, 1839, Elizabeth P. HaskeU of Wilton; d. May 9, 1865; she d. Dec. 7, 1880, aged 81 years, i child. His son WiUiam, who was b. June 10, 1815, is a respected citizen of Farm ington. He md., March 28, 1839, Mary, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Sprague) Smith, who was b. Dec. 9, 1815 ; s. p. II. Betsey, b. AprU 17, 1791; md. David Howard; d. in Weld, Dec. 31, 1858. 9 chik Zebulon, ) , t J/arW,p-J""^^4, 1793- Zebulon md. Sophronia HaskeU ; d. March 13, 1870. 8 chil. Martha md. Thomas Russell; d. in Worcester, Mass., Feb. 25, 1873. 11 chil. Polly, b. June 24, 1795; md. John WiU; d. in Avon, March 20, 1853. 2 chil. Sally, b. March 25, 1798 ; md. Joel Hobart ; d. at East Douglass, Oct. 13, 1854. 4 chU. VII. James Kannady, b. Sept. 27, 1801 ; md. Dorothy Webster. 2 chil. He md. (2), Martha F. Baker. Resides in Parkersburg, la. 6 chil. III. IV. V. VI. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 593 10 II 12 13 VIII. IX. XII. Josiah Leach, b. April 27, 1804; md. Sophia Doyen ; d. in Temple, Sept. 16, 1872 ; s. p. John, b. June 2, i8o6 ; md. Susan Howard ; d. March, 1874; she d. in 1868. 5 chd. Thomas Jefferson, b. Sept. i, i8o8 ; md. EUzabeth Duncan. Resides in North Yarmouth. 6 chil. Roxsilany, b. March 21, 1812 ; md. Edward Bates : d. June II, 1885. 5 chil. Jacob Bradbury, b. June 8, 18 15 ; was twice md. ; d. in Massachusetts. 7 chil. Lemuel and Samuel Tuck, sons of Andrew Tuck, came from North Yarmouth to Farmington, the former in 1803, and the latter in 1805. The information concerning Lemuel Tuck's family is meager. He was born probably at Gloucester, Mass., in 1744; married Susanna Fellows, who died April 19, 1828, aged seventy-nine. They were the parents of eight children, Jeremiah, .Sarah, David, Samuel, Hannah, Daniel, William, and Lydia. Sarah married Nathan Mann ; Hannah married Joseph Russell, q. V. ; Lydia married Frederick Ballard. Daniel will be noticed below. Lemuel Tuck died Feb. 19, 1842, at the advanced age of ninety-eight. Samuel Tuck was born in 1760, at what is now Glou cester, Mass. He first settled in North Yarmouth, from whence he removed to Farmington in 1805, and purchased of Gershom Collier the farm on Porter's Hill now owned by William T. BaUard. He md., Sept., 1782, Mary Baird ; d. Aprd 25, 1841. His wife d. Sept. 20, 1843. Eleven chUdren : — I. * John, b. Oct. 13, 1783. II. Mary, b. Sept. 10, 1785 ; d. July 22, 1843 ; unmd. III. Samuel, b. Oct. 19, 1787 ; md. Mercy Lincoln; d. Oct. 21, 1867 ; she d. Feb. 2, 1875. IV. _/^j-<^,^, b. Sept. 3, 1789 ; md. Annie Richmond; d. Dec. 10, 1867. He was the father of Dr. C. D. Tuck, formerly a druggist at the Center Village. V. Enos, b. Feb. 8, 1792 ; d. in Louisiana. VI. Jeremiah, b. May 8, 1794; md. Charlotte Walker, who d. Feb., 1875. Settled in Phillips. He d. May 6, 1863, by the hand of Jesse Wright. James, b. July 23, 1796; md. Rachel CarvUl ; d. March 28, 1864; she d. July 7, 1868. Josiah, b. June ig, i7gg ; d. in Illinois, March, 1875. IX. William, b. Jan. 25, 1802 ; md., Jan. 18, 1830, Eliza Grant; d. Oct. 18, 1872. VII VIII 594 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. II 12 (2) 1314 1516 17 18 (14) 19 23 24 25 X. XL ^ff' , I b. Nov. g, 1807. Washington, \ ^' Washington was kUled in the war with the Seminole Indians. John Tuck, an industrious farmer, respected for his honesty and integrity, settled upon Porter's HiU, where his life was spent. He md., Sept., 1810, Elizabeth Todd of Pembroke, N. H. ; d. June, 1832 ; she d. March, 1840. Six children : — I. Eliza Caroline, b. May 21, 1812 ; md., Oct. 19, 1835, Daniel Stanley, q. v. ; d. Feb. 11, 185 1. II. * Andrew Todd, b. July 17, 1814. III. Lucy Cushing, b. Nov. 22, 1817 ; md., Oct. 27, 1842, Henry Clark. Resides at Topeka, Kan. 2 chil. IV. John Wainwright, b. May ig, 182 1 ; md., 1846, Sylvia Wing; d. March, 1870; s.p. V. I^hebe Emery, b. June 20, 1825 ; md., Sept., 1850, Joseph Omey; d. March, 1867. 2 chU. VI. Levi Lincoln, b. March, i82g; d. Sept., 1835. Andrew T. Tuck succeeded to the homestead farm, but subsequently removed to the Center ViUage, where he has been much employed in town business, — as treasurer, constable, and collector of taxes. He was also deputy sheriff, and from i86g to 187 i, sheriff. He md., Dec. 10, 1842, Evelina, dau. of John and Nancy (Cooper) Jewett, b. July 17, i8ig. Two children: — 1. Eva Ina, b. June 30, 1850 ; md., Oct. 26, 1880, Russell S. Haynes of Norridgewock ; d. Feb. 20, 1882. II. John Andrew, b. Sept. x8, 1855 ; graduated from Iowa State University in 1883 ; md., Aug. 7, 1883, Mary P. Templin of Iowa City, la. Resides in Middletown, Ct. Daniel Tuck settled on a part of backdot No. 15, west side, where he spent his life as a farmer. He was b. at North Yarmouth, May 2, 1786 ; md., March 6, 1812, Marcy Pratt of North Yarmouth; d. F'eb. 8, i86g. She was b. at Freeport, April 3, 1785 ; d. Dec. 12, 1871. Six children : — I. Joseph Fellows, b. Feb. 24, 1813 ; unmd. Lives in Temple. II. * Daniel Corydon, b. April 11, 1814. III. Mary Mitchell, b. Sept. 28, 1815 ; md., Feb. 25, 1838, George Mosher. 3 chil. IV. Lydia Ann, b. AprU 7, 1818 ; unmd. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 595 26 (23) 27 Sarah Pratt, b. Aug. 8, 1823 ; md. Crocker W. Sampson ; md. (2), May 7, i84g, WiUiam T. Brackley. Resides in Avon; s.p. Daniel Corydon Tuck is a stair-builder and farmer, residing on the homestead, near Porter's Hill. He md.' April g, 1855, Elizabeth T. Crane. One chdd :— I. Sadie Miriam, b. May 24, 1865. The family of Tufts has been prominent in Massachusetts since the early settlement of the country. AU bearing this name spring from a common ancestor, Peter Tufts, who was born in England in 161 7, and emigrated to New England about 1638. Although the place from which he came is not definitely known, it seems probable that his early home was in Essex County, England, for a litde town of Tufts is situated near Maiden in that county ; and the fact that he gave the name to Maiden, Mass., where he setded, would tend to prove that he came from that vicin ity. Peter Tufts married Mary Pierce, and had nine children. Their third child, John Tufts, was born in Maiden in 1665; married Mary Putnam, and died in 1728. Benjamin, the fifth child of John and Mary (Putnam) Tufts, was born in 1699, and was twice married : first to Mary Hutchin son, by whom he had six children ; and second to Hannah Turner, who was the mother of four children. He died in 1774. Hutchinson Tufts, the youngest child of Benjamin and Mary Tufts, was the father of Josiah Tufts, q. V. Francis Tufts was the oldest child of Benjamin by his second marriage with Hannah Turner. F'rancis Tufts was bom in Medford, Mass., July 21, 1744. He married, Nov. 26, 1767, Sarah, second daughter of Ebenezer Blunt, q. v., and removed, together with several other Massachusetts families, to Nobleboro, in this State, in 1775. In 1780 he came to Farmington for the purpose of exploration. Leaving his horse at Mr. Emerson's, the farm now known as the Ingham farm in Mt. Vernon, he pursued a path by compass through the woods, and struck the Wilson Stre.im near the present site of the Whittier bridge. From this point he proceeded up the river as. far as Strong, and finally purchased of one Knights his right in river-lot No. 45, east side. Upon this farm he built a comfortable log-house and made other improvements up to 1783, when he moved his family tO the township. The journey from Damariscotta occupied four days. His children were brought on horseback in hanyards made of basket-stuff. From Mt. Vernon the road followed a spotted line. Mr. Tufts soon became one of the most prominent and 596 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. wealthy men in the township. His farm proved one of the best upon the river, and under his cultivation was very productive. He cut the first English hay, although the first grain was raised upon the neighboring farm of Stephen Titcomb. In addition to his work as a farmer, Mr. Tufts built the first mills at Farmington Falls in 1788, which he conducted for some years in company with Ebenezer Jones, and also built the first grist-mill in Phillips, at the Lower Village. In 1791 he built a framed house upon the interval, and in 1810 erected the substantial brick mansion now occupied by the heirs of Peter W. Manter. In 1790 Mr. Tufts went to Boston in company with Samuel Butter field to negotiate for the purchase of the township, and with Mr. Butterfield and Dummer Sewall of Bath con cluded the trade which made him one of the proprietors of the town. He lived upon the farm he first took up untU 1823, when he sold to Benjamin Butler, Jr., and removed to the Peler Gay lot in the upper part of the town, where he made his home until advancing years compelled him to relinquish active pursuits. Subsequently he Uved with his son Ebenezer near the old homestead, but upon the death of his wife he removed to Ohio in 183 1, where he lived with his son Benjamin at MainvUle until his death, Oct. 2, 1833- Accompanying the family of Mr. Tufts to the township was a negro-servant by the name of Caesar. He had been a slave in the Tufts family under the law of Massachusetts previous to the adoption of the Constitution, and was so thoroughly attached to the family that, like many others, he preferred his old servitude to his newly-acquired free dom. Ceesar was of pure African blood, of a gentle and faithful disposition, very religious, and warm in his affec tion for his master and the children. He was an old man when he came here, and lived for many years after his usefulness was past, decrepit and infirm, but well cared for by the family. He was killed by a falling tree in the autumn of 1817. Caesar was without doubt the first Afri can who came to Farmington. In religious faith Mr. Tufts was a Free-WUl Baptist, and was one of the original members of that church in this town. He was made ruling elder and deacon, and was also a local lay-preacher of some note. Mr, Tufts married for his second wife Mrs. Lydia, widow of Benjamin Blackstone, and dau. of Ebenezer Blunt, q. v., who d. May, 1830. Nine children : — I. *Francis, b. in Medford, Mass., May 5, 1769. II. John, b. in Medford, May 11, 1773; md.. Mar 14, 1797, Prudence Parker; d. at Aurora, Ind., July 2, 1849. Several chil. (2) 13 14IS (4) i6 1718 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 597 III. *Benjamin, b. (probably) in Medford, Feb. 3, 1777. IV. Josiah, b. (probably) in Damariscotta, Apr. 12, 1780; md., Jan. 22, 1803 (pub.), Jane Greeley. Settled in Phillips, and moved to Mainville, O., in 1817; d. Dec. 12, 1841. 2 chil. V. Sarah, b. Apr. 12, 1783; md., Dec. 12, 1805, Jonathan Hopkinson ; d. at Lebanon, O., Aug. 22, 1856. VI. Hannah, was drowned when nine years old in crossing a brook on her father's farm. VIL Ebenezer, b. Aug. 12, 1787; md., Jan. r, 1811, Sally, dau. of Ezra Thomas, q. v.; d. Mar. 7, 1873. He settled upon lot No. 46, the farm next his father's, and removed to Mainville, O., in 1835. Second marriage : VIII. Samuel, b. in 1792; md., Oct. 31, 1811, Mary Baker; md. (2), Nov. 26, 1831 (pub.), Rebecca Lumber; rad. (3), Apr. 2g, i860, Susan Reed; d. in ChesterviUe. 8 chil. IX. * William, b. July 28, i7g4. Francis Tufts, Jr., settled as a farraer upon riverdot No. 37, east side, and made that his home until his death. He md., Apr. i, i7g3, Mary Parker, dau. of Mrs. John F. Woods by a previous marriage with Peter Parker. She was b. in Dunstable, Mass., Dec. 12, 1771, and d. Apr. 5, 1851. Mr. Tufts d. Jan. 20, 1825. Five children : — I. Mary, b. Mar. 23, 1794; md., Jan. 22, 1818, Joseph, son of Samuel Knowlton, q. v. ; d. in Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 14, 1852. II. Sarah, b. Aug. 29, 1797; md., June 24, 1813, John Morrison, q. v.; d. Jan. 13, 1852. III. Francis, b. F'eb. 8, 1803 ; d. Aug. 28, 1805. IV. *Francis, b. Mar. 3, 1807. V. * Peter Parker, b. Mar. 28, 18 12. Benjamin Tufts settled in PhiUips, where he built and operated mills. He built the house occupied by the heirs of Hiram French, which he sold to Dr. J. L. Blake, and removed to Mainville, O., in 1822. He md.. Mar. i, 1801, Mehitable, dau. of Seth Greeley. She was b. in Winthrop, Nov. 27, 1780. He d. Aug. 27, 1859; she survived him undl Mar. 27, 1872. Six children, all born in Phillips: — I. Hannah, b. May 14, 1802; md. Silas Dudley; d. June 22, 1855. II. Sarah, b. Jan. 23, 1804; md. Eliab Latham. III. Nancy, b. May 29, 1807 ; md. Sullivan F. Stevens. 76 598 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 19 (10) 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 (14) IV. Benjamin, b. Feb. 27, 1810; md., Oct. 17, 1833, Permelia, dau. of Samuel Knowlton, q. v. Is a substantial farmer at Mainville, O. V. Moses, b. Mar. i, 1813; md. Jane Linscott, dau. of Samuel Knowlton, Jr., q. v.; d. Dec. 2, 1871. VI. Seth, b. Nov. 15, 1816; md. Mary A. Gaskell. William Tufts began life as a farmer upon the home stead, and continued his occupation in PhUlips, where he removed about 1818. After residing there some fifteen years, he returned to Farmington, and subsequently re moved to Readfield, where his death occurred, May 12, 1884. Mr. Tufts was a man of uncommon prudence and industry, and by means of these characteristics amassed a substantial property. He was elected general of the Second Brigade of Militia while he lived at Phillips. He also served the town of Farmington as selectman in 1840. He rad.. Mar. 21, i8i6, Sarah Butterfield of Chesterville, who was b. June 7, 1790; d. Apr. 6, 1868. He md. (2), May 31, 1869, Sophia D. Howes. Four children : — I. Sarah Hopkinson, b. June 11, i8ig; md., Sept 30. 1852, Isaac S. Jacobs, b. at Morefield, Va., Nov. 8, 1825. 5 chil., 4 of whom were b. in Ohio: I. Virginia Maine Jacobs, b. Dec. 2, 1853; d. Apr. 23, i86q. 2. Nancy Tufts Jacobs, b. June 11, 1855; md., Aug. 13, 1881, Clinton Lovell of Boston. 3. Carson Minor Jacobs, b. June 22, 1857. 4. Mary Bell Jacobs, b. Sept. 8, 1858; d. Dec. 8, i860. 5. Mary Virginia Jacobs, b. Nov. 8, 1861. William, b. June 4, 1823 ; d. Nov. 29, 1859. He was a ripe scholar, and held a professorship in Andrew CoUege, at Trenton, Tenn., for several years, until impaired health compelled him to retire. Unmd. Nancy, b. June 12, 1828; d. Oct. 8, 1829. Nancy Whittier, b. July 24, 1830; d. Mar. 6, 1850. II. HI. IV. Francis Tufts, 3D, lived upon a part of (he homestead now occupied by WilUam H. Holley. He md.. Mar 9, 1830, Mary Butterfield, dau. of Peter Parker, q. v. He d. Jan. 2, 1864. She survived him unril 1880, and d. in Constantina, O. One child : — (R(J^ ^r^^^e^.S^dc^ GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 599 31 I. Mary Parker, b. June 26, 1832 ; md., Feb. i, 1863, Philander Ellis Whittier, who was b. Aug. g, 1834, and d. Oct. 2, 1878. Resides in 1 Ohio, t; chik 1 ^ -. (15) j Peter Parker Tufts is a substantial farmer residing on the south half of the homestead farm. He has been honored by his townsmen with various responsible public offices. He served as selectman in 1846-47, and as town treasurer in 1845. In 1876 he was again elected to the latter position, which he has continued to hold to the present time (1885). He early connected himself with the militia, and commanded the south company of infantry for several years. Mr. Tufts has been three times married : Feb. 25, 1841, to Angeline, dau. of Abner RamsdeU, q. v., who d. Apr. 16, 1863 ; (2), Sept. 20, 1864, to Abby D. Richards, who was b. May 25, 1826, and d. Sept. 8, i86g ; (3) to Rebecca L. Rackliff, b. May 21, 1834. Five chUdren by first marriage : — 3233 343536 37 38 39 40 I. Augusta Ann, b. Apr. 18, 1843; md.. Mar. 30, 1863, Eliphalet R. Weathern, q. v. II. Emily Josephine, b. Aug. i, 1845 5 ™'^-' J""^ 3°. 1870, Elbridge E. Richards, i son. She md. (2), Oct. 26, 1882, Charles Coburn. III. Mahala Ramsdell, b. Apr. 12, 1848; md., June 27, 187 1, WiUiam H. Pearson. 6 chU. IV. Flora Angeline, b. May 21, 1850; md., Sept. 28, 1876, Geo. A. Brooks, who d. June 25, 1885. V. Leonore Morrison, b. July 25, 1854; md., Aug. 11, 1874, I. Clark Richards; d. July 28, 1876. i child. Josiah Tufts was the son of Hutchinson Tufts, and halt-nephew of Francis Tufts, Sr., and was b. in Maiden, Mass., AprU 2, i76g. He lived there unril his removal to Farmington in 1806. In 1808 he purchased of Nathaniel Hersey riverdot No. 28, west side, the same now occupied by his grandsons, LaForest and Melville P. Tufts, and there raade his home for life. Mr. Tufts md., Dec 25, i7g2, Lydia Merritt, who was b. in Maiden, Feb. 12, 1771. He d. AprU 3, 1842, and his wife d. Dec. 15, 1843. Seven chUdren : — I. Elizabeth, b. in Maiden, Mass., March 7, I7g4; md., March 17, i8ig, Joseph Bradford, q. v.; d. Sept. 17, i85g. II. * Josiah, b. in Maiden, Aprd 28, i7g7. III. Lydia, b. in Maiden, Sept. 11, 1799 ; md., Nov. 7, 182 1, George W. Smith of PhiUips; d. Oct. 2, 1875. He d. Oct. II, 1845. 7 chU. 6oo HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 4142 4344 (39) 4546 (42) 4748 495°SI5253 (46) IV. Mary, b. in Maiden, June 11, 1802 ; md., Dec. 5, 1822, Samuel York of Avon ; d. March, 1879. V. * Peter Richardson, b. in Maiden, July 6, 1805. VI. Joseph, b. July 6, 1808; d. Sept. 11, 1843; unmd, VII. Elbridge, b. Oct. 6, 1812; md., Sept. 30, 1835, Elmira Pinkham. Removed to Salt Lake City, where he died. Josiah Tufts, Jr., came with his father to Farmington from Maiden, Mass., when a lad. He settled on a part of the homestead farm, where he lived and died. He was a man of far more than ordinary intelligence, was a thrifty farmer, and respected citizen. In religious views he was a Methodist. Mr. Tufts md., March 2g, 1820, Jane, dau. of Benaiah Pratt. She was b. in New Vineyard, Oct. 21, 1800; d. July 17, 1867. He d. Sept. 28, 1838. Two children : — I. Paulona, b. Jan. 24, 182 1; md.. May 2, 1844, Starling Clark of New Sharon. 11. * Warren, b. July 22, 1827. Peter R. Tufts carae with his father from Maiden when an infant. He received from his father the south half of the homestead farm, on which he became one of the most substantial farmers in town, and by his thrift, energy and industry acquired a handsome property. In 1847 hfi represented the town in the legislature, and was selectman in 1856-57-58. Mr. Tufts md., Oct. 24, 1832, Harriet Hall, dau. of Samuel and Susan (Smith) Currier of Mt. Vernon, who was b. May 2, 1810, and d. Oct. 23, 1864. He md. (2), Jan. 24, 1870, Mrs. Louisa Parcher, who survives him. He d. Dec. 26, 1875. Seven chil dren : — I. * LaForest, b. July 28, 1833. II. Ursula Georgia, b. July 14, 1836 ; md., Dec. 29, 1857, WUUam F. Miller; d. Sept. 6, 1865. i dau. III. LaRoy, b. June 25, 1838 ; d. in California, March 8, 1863 ; unmd. IV. Selina Eliza, b. July 7, 1840; md., July 16, 1868, Capt. Frederic A. Freeman. Lives in Kansas City, Mo. I son. V. * Melville Peter, b. Dec. lo, 1845. VI. Louisa Harriet, b. Sept. 28, 1847 ; d. Oct. 10, 1869. VII. Alvin Hall, b. Jan. 14, 1857. Warren Tufts first settled on the homestead farm, which he subsequently sold to his cousin, LaForest Tufts, GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 60 1 54 55 11. 56 III. 57 IV. 58 V. 59 VI. (47) 60 (51) 6162 6364 and removed to New Sharon. He md., Nov. 14, 1850, Martha A. Tarbox, b. Oct. 19, 1828. Six chddren : — D. Clinton, b. Aug. 9, 185 1 M. Belle Campbell. Horace G., b. July 21, 1855. Minnie E., b. June 6, i860. Jennie M., b. Oct. 20, 1863. Florence, b. Feb. 9, 1866. Daisy A., b. Oct. 8, 1867. md., Dec. 8, 1882, LaForest Tufts resides upon the farm purchased of his cousin, Warren Tufts, being the north half of the original Tufts homestead. He md., Nov. 28, 1869, Emma H., dau. of Samuel Oaks of Temple. She d. May 5, 1882. He md. (2), March 22, 1885, Emma P., dau. of Daniel Stanley, q. v. One child : — I. Helen Augusta, b. April 8, 1873. Melville P. Tufts resides upon the farm upon which he was born. He md., Dec. 13, 1874, Abbie, dau. of Joel and Mary P. (Stoyell) Wright, b. April 16, 1848. Four children : — I. Mary Harriet, b Oct. 5, 1875. II. Lutie Abbie. b. March 30, 1878 ; d. AprU 22, 1882. in. LaRoy Melville, b. Jan. 8, 1882. IV. John LaForest, b. April 8, 1884. ®utncr. Several Turners were in New England at an early day. the immediate ancestry of Reuben Turner has been found. Nothing of Reuben Turner was probably a native of Walpole, Mass., where he married Lucy Everett, and where his two eldest children were born. After a seven years' residence in Winthrop, he came to the township in 1790, and selected for his future home a part of frontdot No. 45, west side. He died of cold fever in 1814, and his widow subsequently married, July, 1820, Joseph Sanders. Ten children : — I. Lucy, b. Feb. 12, 1780; md., Nov. 28, 1799, Jeremy Wyman; d. in Strong, Sept. 9, 1864. He d. Mar. 10, 1814, aged 40 years. 8 chd. II. Sally, b. Mar. 2, 1782; md., Dec 21, 1800, Lot Hosmer; d. in West Boylston, Mass. III. Betsey, b. in Winthrop, Aug. 2, 1787 ; md., Feb. 4, 1807 (pub.), James B. Marvell, who d. Mar., 1832, aged 62 years ; md. (2), Apr. 20, 1847, John Bailey, q. v. ; d. Mar. 4, 1864. 5 chd. 602 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. IV. Esther Hinsdale, b. in Winthrop, Apr. 23, 1789 ; md.. May 20, 1809 (pub.), Samuel Ladd ; d. in Temple. V. Reuben, b. Sept. 6, 1791 ; went to sea, and never returned. VI. Martha, b. Mar. 12, i7g3; md., Jan. 26, 1814 (pub.), Matthias S. Norcross; d. Man's, 1872. He d. Oct. 23, 1868. 7 chil. VII. Nancy, b. Sept. 10, i7g6: md.. Mar. 16, 1818 (pub.), Elijah Brown; d. in WUton, May 31, 1875- , , VIII. Polly, b. June 22, i7gg ; md., Aug. g, i8ig (pub.), William 'Spear; d. in New Portland, May 17, 1874. He d. Feb. lo, 1862. 8 chik IX. Johanna Day, b. July 10, 1803; md., May 10, 1824 (pub.), James R. Pratt; md. (2) WiUiam Dodge. X. Calista, b. Nov. 30, 1807 ; md., Nov. 25, 1827 (pub.), Samuel Everett ; d. in Illinois. 3 chil. The family of Voter is of French extraction, its early representatives having come to this country from Paris, France, before the war of the Revolution. Louis Voter, probably the son of Seth Voter, was a native of Freetown, Mass., and as a young man accompanied his uncle, John Voter, who settled in Strong, to the Sandy River valley. Louis Voter, upon his arrival in the town about 1797' began improvements upon front-lot No. 23, west side, and) Nov. 28, i79g, was married to Sally, daughter of Nathaniel Backus, q. v., whom he brought to his new home, which was their residence through life. Their chUdren were very industrious, and emphatically a family of hard work ers. Mr. Voter d. Feb. 24, 1840, aged 66 years. Eleven children : — 1. Mary Sally, b. Aug. 22, 1800; d. Nov. 28, 1802. II. ^Nathaniel Backus, b. Aug. 17, 1802. HI. *Louis, b. Sept. 16, 1804. IV. * Warren, b. Dec. 7, 1806. v. Sarah Backus, b. F'eb. 2, i8og ; md., Nov. 20, 1832, John Corbett, q. v. VI. Gilbert, b. March 20, 1811; md., Nov. 2g, 1838, Nancy Bangs; d. Sept. 12, 1863. Lived in Salem. 8 chil. VII. Keziah, b. Oct. 10, 1813 ; d, Jan. 28, 1814. VIII. Elmina Calista, b. Dec. 11, 1815 ; md., Sept. 25, 1838, Joseph Bangs; d. Jan. 3, 1870. 8 chil., all dead but one. 10 II 12 (3) 13 1415 (4) i6 17 1819 21 2223 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 603 IX. Franklin, b. Jan. 19, 1817 ; d. Jan. 24, 1817. X. Julia Ann, b. Feb. 23, 1818; md., Nov. 29, 1841, John C, son of Benjamin Heath, Jr., q. v. c. chd. XI. * John Backus, b. Aug. 24, 182 1. Nathaniel B. Voter setded upon the Samuel Lam bert farm, near the village at West Farmington, where he lived and died. He was captain of the militia at one time, and was always respected for his upright character. He md., Dec. 13, 1831, Mary M., dau. of John Read, who was b. in Strong, Aug. 9, 1810. He d. March 8, 1871. Three children : — ¦ I. John Read, b. Oct. 8, 1832 ; md., Sept. 22, 1861, Augusta Patterson. He resides in Lyons, Neb. 6 chil. II. Mary Frances, b. July 23, 1837 ; md., Sept. 22, 1865, Jeremy P. Holley, q. v. III. Nathaniel Adelbert, b. May 10, 1841 ; md., Jan. 2, 1870, Mindwell Walton. He is a farmer resid ing near West Farmington. 2 chil. Louis Voter, Jr., was a mason by trade. For many years he lived upon the homestead and conducted his farming operations in connection with his trade. In 1868 he removed to the Center Village, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was one of the selectmen in 1853-54, and town treasurer in 1873. Mr. Voter was very popular as captain of the cavalry, and took great delight in anything connected with the militia. Fie md., April 2, 1833, Sarah, dau. of David Wentworth, q. v. ; d. April 13, 1882. Six children : — I. Harriet Ann, b. Oct. 10, 1836; md., Nov. 20, 1855, Justin E. McLeary; d. July 18, 1861; he d. Feb. 14, 1872. 3 chil. II. Lizzie Wentworth. b. Mar. 31, 1840; md., Aug. 2, 1861, James Goodwin. 2 chil. : I. Harry Leon Goodwin, b. Apr. 9, 1866. 2. Edith Wentworth Goodwin, b. Oct. 12, 1877. III. Vesta Caroline, b. Apr. 20, 1842; md.. Mar. 12, 1865, Joseph W. Thomas; d. Feb. 11, 1880. 7 chil. IV. Louis Gustavus, b. June 5, 1844; md., July 24, 1870, Mary L. Cram; d. in California, Nov. 8, 1873 ; s. p. V. John Franklin, b. Mar. 3, 1846; d: July i, 1857. VI. Floramond Erwin, b. June 19, 1848; rad., Dec. 22, 1873, Flora Louisa, dau. of WiUiam and Sarah (Woods) Tripp ; s. p. 6o4 (5) 242526 (12) 2728 (26) 29 3031 32 33 34 35 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Warren Voter settled upon the Jeremiah Stoddard farm, and followed the occupadon of his father. By in dustry and economy he acquired a substantial property, which he left to his wife and children at his decease, Dec. 6, 1 88 1. He was at one time captain of the west company of miliria. Mr. Voter was an upright man, and possessed practical common-sense. He md., Feb. 29, 1832, Lucy, dau. of John Corbett, q. v. Three chUdren : — I. Andrew Jackson, b. Dec. 16, 1832. He enUsted in Co. F, 7 th Reg. Me. Vols., and d. at Wash ington, D. C, June 9, 1865. II. Apphia Jane, b. Jan. 24, 1835 ; md., Mar. 27, 1859, Edwin Sawyer of Temple. 4 chil. III. * Warren Tyler, b. Mar. 2, 1839. John B. Voter is a farmer, and owns a farm on what is known as Cowan's Hill. He md., July 4, 1847, Ohve A. Wright, who was born in Strong, Apr. 15, 1826, and d, Dec. I, 1884. Two children : — I. Clara Belle, b. July 17, 1848; md., Sept. 5, 1871, Joseph F. Wellman ; s. p. II. Rose Evelyn, b. Sept. 4, 1853; md., Feb. 21, 1880, Mdton N. Lambert; s.p. Warren T. Voter is a successful and enterprising farmer living in the western part of the town. For a few years he rented and cultivated his brother's farm, but afterwards purchased and removed to his father's farm, which he has enlarged and improved. He md., Mar. 2, 1 86 1, Lydia, dau. of Joseph and Betsey (HobartJ White of Temple. She was b. Aug. i, 1840 ; d. Oct. 13, 1873. He md. (2), June 20, 1875, Mrs. EUa Eliza, widow of Justin E. McLeary, and dau. of Ephraim and EUza(Doble) Conant of Strong. She was b. Aug. 15, 1846. Seven children: — I. Cora Frances, b. July 27, 1862 ; md., Aug. 13, 1885, Amlin Belmont, son of B. Frank and Mary A. (Perry) Russell, b. in Canada, Mar. 7, 1864. Charles Andrew, b. Jan. g, 1865. Henry Burton, b. May 8, 1867. Mark Lewis, b. June 2, 1871. Second marriage : V. Ella Gertrude, b. Dec. 25, 1876. VI. Ernest Warren, b. July 5, i87g. VII. Arthur LeRoy, b. Mav 18, 1883. II. III. IV. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 605 The family of Weathern is of French extraction. It can be traced with certainty only to Arnold Weathern, who was the son of French immigrant parents, and was born, probably in Newbury, Mass., in the first quarter of the last century. He moved into the State of Maine, but at what time is uncertain. Arnold Weathern died at Farmington with his son Benjamin. He had a family of several sons and daughters. We are concerned only with Benjamin and Micah, who came to Farmington. Benjamin Weathern was born in Nobleboro, Aug. 3, i75g, and enlisted in that unfortunate expedition to Penob scot, in i77g, which proved so disastrous to the American arms. He participated in the battle which took place at Bagaduce, now Castine, Aug. 14, i77g, between the Amer icans, commanded by Gen. Lovell of Massachusetts, and the British. The contest was short but decisive : the Americans were beaten, and Mr. Weathern, with many of his comrades, sought safety in flight towards their homes through a wdld uncultivated country, where they suffered intense hardships and privations from hunger and expos ure. Some perished in the forests by the -way. He was the recipient of a pension during the last years of his life as a compensation for services rendered in that expedi tion. In 1783 he carae to the township, and began im provements upon lot No. 7, west side, where he lived and died. This farm is now occupied by his grandson, Elipha let R. Weathern, and is one of the few farms which have remained in the same family since the settlement of the town. Mr. Weathern was a man highly respected among the early settlers for his upright character. He md., in Nobleboro, Susannah Blackstone, who was b. in Nobleboro, .A.pr. 18, 1760. Mr. Weathern d. Mar. 12, 1834, and his wife survived him until June ig, 1837. One chUd : — I. * Benjamin, b. Sept. 4, i7gi. Micah Weathern, son of Arnold and brother of Ben jamin Weathern, was born in 1761. He accompanied his brother on the expedition to Bagaduce, and preceded him bv a year or more in coming to the Sandy River township. He made a beginning on lot No. 39, east side, about 1 78 1, but soon sold to Benjamin Blackstone, and moved to the farm in the north part of the town now occupied by Dexter B. Sprague. Mr. Weathern was a carpenter by trade, and made himseff useful in the erecdon of dwellings for the eariy settlers. He finally moved to Strong, and died in New Portland, Dec. 2, 1856, probably the last survivor of the eariy settlers. He md. (2), Aug. 28, 1798, Hannah, dau. of Elvaton Parker, q. v., who d. Dec. 30, 77 6o6 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (2) IT12 1314 16 1718 19 (13) 1872, at the advanced age of g7 years and 8 months. Seven children, all born in Farmington, but settled else where : — I. Mary, b. July 12, i7gg ; md., Sept., 1817, Samuel G. Gould of New Pordand ; d. Oct. ig, 1864. He d. in 1876. i child. II. Benjamin, b. May 26, 1801 ; is married, and resides in Granite Falls, Minn. III. Cynthia, b. Feb. 27, 1803; md., July 25, 1822, Rev. Nathan Thompson; d. Mar. 16, 1868. He d. Mar. 6, 1846. 3 chil. IV. Elvaton, b. June 3, 1805 ; md., July ig, 1827, Hannah Thompson, who d. Aug. 7, 1877. Lives in Oak Grove, Minn. 5 chil. V. Elizabeth, b. June 6, 1807; md., July 8, 1827, Daniel Thompson, who d. in New Sharon, Aug. 14, 1874. 2 chil. VI. Paulina Hersey, b. Mar. 23, i8og; md., July 8, 1827, Daniel Young. Resides at New Sharon. 6 chil. VII. Hiram, b. Mar. i, 1811 ; is married, and resides in Charaplain, Minn. Benjamin Weathern, Jr., succeeded to the homestead farm. He was drafted from the artillery company for service in the War of 1812, and was stationed at Wiscasset from Sept. 24 to Nov. 4, 1814. Mr. Weathern md., Nov, I, 1818, Susan, dau. of Eliphalet and Jane (Plummer) Reed, b. Mar. 12, i7g7. He d. Aug. 6, 1846, and his wife survived him until Aug. i, 1882. Nine children : — I, Joel, b. Mar. 30, 1820; d. Apr. 16, i82g. II. William Harrison,' \). Jan. 12, 1823; d. July 8, 1849; unmd. III. *Eliphalet Reed, b. Mar. 11, 1825. IV. Benjamin Franklin, b. May 30, 1827 ; d. Sept. i, 1849 ; unmd. v. Susan Jane, b. Apr. 11, 1831 ; md., July 3, 1862, Samuel G. Craig, q. v. VI. George Dennis, > , „ ,q,, . ( d. Aug i, 1834 VII. Twin infant, [ ''" ^''^- ^^' '^^^ ' \ d. Oct. 28,1833. VIII. Sarah Augusta, b. July 6, 1835; d. Apr. 11, 1855; unmd. IX. Moses LeRoy, b. Feb. g, 1840. He enlisted in Co. B, 28th Reg. Me. Vols., and died in the hcspital at New Orleans, Apr. 18, 1863- Eliphalet Reed Weathern resides upon the home stead where five generations have lived. He md., Mar 30, 1863, Augusta A., dau. of Peter P. Tufts, q. v. There childien ; — 202122 I. II. III. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. Benjamin Franklin, b. July i, 1865. Harrison Parker, b. Jan. 15, 1867. Jennie Augusta, b. Apr. 11, 1872. 607 The family of Wendell is of Dutch origin. The immigrant ancestor was Evert Jansen Wendell, who was born in Embden, in Hanover, in 1 61 5, emigrated to New York in 1640, and made a permanent setdement at Albany. John Wendell, the fourth of his eleven children, became a trader in Albany, and acquired great wealth, owning large tracts of land in the Mohawk valley. He likewise had eleven children, of whom the eldest son was Abraham, who by the law of primogeniture inherited his father's property. Abraham, who was born Dec. 27, 1678, married, in 1702, Katarina De Key, and moved to New York City, where he was a large importer. Misfortunes overtaking him, he removed to Boston, where a younger brother, Jacob Wendell (the great-grandfather of Oliver WendeU Holmes and Wendell Phillips), had already gone. He there died in 1734. The third of the children of Abraham and Katarina WendeU was Abraham, baptized in March, 1706. He married Jane Phillips, and died Apr. 17, 1741. Of his three children, Thomas, the youngest, was born in 1738; married, in July, 1763, Abigail Taylor of Dorchester, Mass. They made a home at Marblehead, and at the out break of the Revolution Mr. Wendell threw in his fortunes with the col onies. He was captured by the British, and died on board the prison- ship Jersey in New York harbor in 1777, leaving six children. Thomas Wendell, the third child of Thomas and .'\bigail (Taylor) WendeU, was born in IVfarblehead, Mass., July 13, 1770, but removed with his parents to Salem when a child. His boyhood was spent amid the threaten- ings and early hostiUties of the Revolution. He heard the musketry during the engagement at Bunker Hill, and remembered the expedition which Col. Leslie made to Salem to secure the arms stored at that place. He saw the obstinate resistance made by the inhabitants at the North Bridge against the aggression of Leslie. Timothy Pickering, Richard Derby, Antipas Stewart, the school master, and John Felt, were through life his models of resolute and determined men. The fortune of his family being impaired by the war, and his father having died, the care of six young children fell upon his mother. He being the oldest son, in 1780 obtained a position as cabin- boy in the ship Porus, a privateer, Capt. John Cairnes, master, fitted out by the Hon. E. Haskett Derby, a wealthy merchant of Salem. The ship was gone but four months, and returned in consequence of five of her guns bursting 6o8 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. in the first engagement with a British brig off the Island of Martinique. The brig, heavily laden with wine, was captured, and Capt. Cairnes returned with his prize to Salem in Feb., 1781. Mr. Wendell accompanied the vessel on her second voyage, returning in July, 1782, with several prizes. After the close of the war Mr. Wendell accompanied his uncle, by marriage, Moses Starling, to Bristol in this State, and removed with hira to Farraington in 1786. He served an apprenticeship with Mr. Starling as a carpenter, but upon arriving at his majority, in i7gi, he began a clearing upon the farm which was his home during his life. In early Ufe he spent his time in mechanical as well as agricultural pursuits, but his delight was in cultivating the soil, and he raade farming not only a profitable, but also an attractive calling. In religious faith Mr. Wendell was a strong Congrega tionalist. In early Ufe he united with the church of that order in Chesterville, and was one of the founders and original members of the church in Farraington, serving it as clerk frora its organization in 18 14 until his death. He was a deep student of the Bible and religious poetry, and at the tirae of his death could repeat nearly aU of the book of Psalms and the four Gospels. His mind was characterized by a retentive and accurate memory. When more than ninety years old he could remember the names of the officers and most of the crew of the Porus, and wo^ild detail many incidents connected with her. voyages and engagements. He was a great reader, and was always found with a book in his leisure hours. He thus acquired a large and varied store of knowledge, and having the happy faculty of imparting what he knew, his companionship was much prized in social life. He always maintained a marked courtesy and dignity in his inter course with his fellows, the dignity which characterized the gendemen of the old school. With his erect form and long gray queue, he exemplified the word Puritan to the youth of the third and fourth generations. Of education he was the friend and patron, and took a deep interest in the establishment of the Academy in 1807, subscribing liberally for its endowment, and doing much of the labor of erecting the building with his own hands. He was elected to a position on its first board of trustees, and held the office up to his death, or during the whole of the existence of the institution save its last two years. In his earnest piety, temperance, indefadgable perse verance, love of knowledge, honesty and industry, his life was most exemplary. He was characterized by certain amiable eccentricities, and many stories illustrative of these are preserved in the memories of many now living. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 609 He served the town as selectman in 1807-8. He died from the weakness of old age, Nov. ig, 1862. He md., Feb. 6, i7g5, Elizabeth, dau. of J Jacob Eaton, q. V. Eleven children : — I. * Thomas, b. July 25, i7g6. II. Betsey, b. March 10, i7g8 ; md., Jan., i8ig, John Tilton, son of Solomon and Celia (TUton) Luce. He was born at Edgartown, Mass., June 11, i7g3, and when a child came with his father to what is now the town of New Vineyard, where he subsequendy settled and made his home until i84g, when he removed to the Enoch Craig farm in Farmington. He held various municipal offices while a resident of New Vineyard, and was representative to the legislature in 1847. He enlisted as a musician in the United States service in the War of 18 1 2, and served upon the Niagara frontier until near its close, when he received an hon orable discharge. Mr. Luce held a prominent position in the circles in which he moved, and fully exemplified his Christian character by his blameless life. He was one of the first mem bers of the Congregational Church in New Vineyard, and did much to enlarge its member ship and increase its usefulness. His death, which occurred June 26, 1877, was hastened by being thrown from his carriage while in the town ot New Vineyard. His wife d. Sept. 14, 1864. 7 chU. : I. John Luce, b. Dec. 30, i8ig; md., June 21, 1849, Mary Sears, dau. of Hartson and Martha (Johnson) Hackett; is a farmer residing at Baraboo, Wis. 5 chil. 2. Thomas WendeU Luce, b. May 13, 1824; md., July II, 1852, Mary A. Staples; enlisted in defense of his country, and d. at Washington, D. C, Nov. 17, 1862. I child. 3. Emily Aubrey Luce, b. Jan. 31, 1827; md., AprU 6, 1^48, Isaiah W. Rich ards, who d. in California, Nov. 26, 1862. 2 chil. 4. Joseph WendeU Luce, b. Mar. 17, 1829; md., Oct. 8, 1850, Emily Vaughan, dau. of Hartson and Martha (John son) Hackett; d. in Baraboo, Wis., Aug. 20, 1876. 2 chil. 6io HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. II III. 12 IV. 13 V. 14 VI. IS VII. 16 171819 (2) 25 VIII. IX. X. 5. Betsey Eaton Luce, b. Sept. 25, 183 1 ; md., Nov. 23, 1862, Charles A. Allen, q. V. 6. George Washington Luce, b. April 17, 1834; md., June 25, 1867, Hannah Snow, dau. of Plamentin and Hannah (Snow) Daggett; a. jeweler at Colum bus, O. I child. 7. Augusta Leone Luce, b. April 27, 1843 ; rad., April 30, 1872, John S., son of Willi ara S. Gay, q. v. Abraham, b. March 23, 1800; d. Feb. 2, 1804. Abigail, b. May 3, 1802 ; rad., Feb. 25, 1827, Joseph L. Hackett of New Vineyard ; d. June, 1843. 6 chil. Dolly, b. May 10, 1804; d. Dec, 1822. *Abraham, b. May 10, 1806. William, b. April 17, 1808; studied medicine with Dr. Allen Phillips, and later attended medical lectures at Brunswick. In 1830 he joined his brother Abraham in Peru, and practised his profession in connection with hira. He returned once to this country, in 1834, but went back to South America, and died unmarried in 1850. He was a man of much natural ability and fine literary tastes. b. Jan. 16, 1812. * Joseph Fairbanks * Jasper, Julia, b. July 23, 1815; md., July 23, 1842, Francis G. Butler, q. v. Rachel, b. July 13, 1818 ; d. Aug., 1836; unmd. Thomas Wendell, Jr., was a farmer and mechanic, and resided on the homestead farm. He was prominent in the organization of the Franklin County Agricultural Society, in 1840, and always maintained an interest in it. He md., Sept. 30, 18 ig, Susan, dau. of Eliab and Mary (Foot) Lyon of Readfield, who was b. Apr. 5, i7g4, and d. Oct. 30, 1864. He d. Dec. 28, 1877. Seven chUdren: — *Thomas, b. June 15, 1820. Susan Lyon, b. June 5, 1822 ; md., Apr. 29, 1849, John J. Look; d. June 29, 1872. i chUd : * I. Dolly WendeU Look, b. Dec, 1861. Dolly, b. Aug. 2. 1824; d. Mar 24, 1829. Elizabeth Eaton, b. May 27, 1827 ; md., Nov. 26, 1844, Joseph Titcomb, Jr., q. v.; d. Mar. 15, 1849. Dolly Quincy, b. Nov. 17, 1830; d. Apr. 21, 1861; unmd. 20 I. 21 II. 22 23 III. 24 IV. 26 27 28 29 30 31 (14) 32 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 6x1 VI. Mariquita Sylvia Mendoza, b. Oct. g, 1832 ; md., May 22, 1854, Elmon J. Dyar. Mr. Dyar was b. Oct. 6, 1832, and is the eldest son of the late Col. Joseph and Mary (Gay) Dyar. He resides upon the farm so long owned by his maternal grandfather, Jabez Gay, q. v. He ranks among the largest and most saccessful farmers in town. He has served as selectman in i866-67-68-6g-85. 4 chil. : I. Helen Josephine Dyar, b. Apr. 27, 1855 ; md., Nov. II, 1882, Pascal M. Dyar, and resides in Tombstone, Arizona. r child. 2. Joseph Lincoln Dyar, b. Mar. 18, i85g ; md.. Mar. 22, 1882, Ida L., dau. of Dexter B. Sprague, q. v. i child. 3. Charles Francis Dyar, b. Jan. ii, 1861. 4. LeRoy Fdmon Dyar, b. Dec. 8, 1872. VII. Mary Adelaide, b. Apr. 13, 1835 ; md. William Hiscock, q. v. Abraham Wendell received a classical education at the Farmington Academy, and pursued the study of medi cine at the Bowdoin Medical School, from which he gradu ated in i82g. Both before and after graduation he studied his profession with Dr. Joseph Warren of Boston. An opportunity presenting itself to establish a practice in South America, he sailed for Peru in May, 1830. He first settled in Piura, but in 1850 removed to Lima, where he became one of the most distinguished physicians and surgeons in the country. He was interested in many enterprises for the develo]3ment of the resources of Peru, and through them both made and lost large sums of money. He returned to this country for the first time in September, 1872, and died of heart-disease in New York City, Sept. 16, 1872. He md., in 1847, Genara Tizon, b. in Piura in 1832. Seven children, six of whom died in childhood : — I. Abraham Guillermo, b. in Lima, Dec. 17, 1850. Came to the States to be educated in 1868; returned to Peru in 1870. and md., Aug., 1872, Laura Valderieso of Sajitiago, Chili. He re turned to this country to begin the study of medicine in 1874; graduated at Bowdoin Medical School in 1876, and at the College of Phy,sicians and Surgeons in New York City the foUowiug year. He enUsted as one of the physicians during the yellow-fever scourge at Memphis, Tenn., in 1878 and also in 1879. 6l2 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. (i6) 3334 35 36 3738 (17) 39 4041 (20) 42 In 1878 he established himself as a physician in Minneapolis, Minn., and began a successful practice. His health failing, owing to the effects of malaria contracted in the South, he resolved to return to Peru. He sailed in the spring of 1880, and died in Lima soon after his arrival, i child. Joseph Fairbanks Wendell began trade at Fairbanks' Mills in 1832. He removed to Readfield in 1845, and thence went to California among the pioneers of 1849. He returned for his family in 1854, and made a home in Crescent City, Cal., where he d., Mar. 5, i860. He was a fine musician, and a man universally beloved for his social quaUties. He md., May 25, 1840, Lemira, dau. of Abijah Upham of Readfield, who survives him. Seven chil dren : — I. Leonora Josephine, b. July 9, 1841 ; d. Oct. 16, 1842. II. Leonora Josephine, b. Mar. 15, 1843; md., June 12, 1866, John Baxter, and resides at Gilroy, Santa Clara Co., Cal. 3 chil. Joseph Fairbanks, b. Jan. 21, 1845 ; md., Nov. 12, 1874, Emma G. Kinloch. Mr. Wendell is a lawyer by profession, and first established prac tice at Fairfield, Solano Co., Cal., and was for some time county attorney of Solano Co. He has also served in the Senate of the State of California. In 1882 he removed to San Fran cisco, where he is a rising lawyer. 2 chil. Thomas, b. in Readfield, Aug. 22, 1847 ; d. Aug. 9, 1879 ; unmd. He was a journalist by pro fession, and editor of the Vallejo Chronicle. Augusta M., b. in Readfield, Aug. i, 1849 ; md., Oct. 22, 1881, Martin V. Ashbrook. 2 chil. Abraham, b. in Crescent City, May 20, 1856. William, b. in Crescent City, Feb. 14, i860. III. IV. V. VI. VII. Jasper Wendell md., October, 1857, Julia WiUiams. Three children : — - I. William, b. Nov. 23, 1858; d. April 10, 1881. II. Charles, b. July 18, i860; d. Dec. 10, 1883. Ill Julia, b. Aug. 27, 1862; d. Feb. 2, 1878. Thomas Wendell, 3D, is a mechanic, residing in Farm ington. He md., AprU 23, 1848. Martha Ricker of New Portland. Three children : — I. Sarah Elizabeth, b. April 23, 1849; d. Dec. 14, 1882. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 613 43 44 (44) 45464748 II. William, b. Nov. 10, 1853; d. July 13, 1854. III. * Frederic Augustus, b. Aug. 17, 1855. Frederic A. Wendell md., Sept. 17, 1879, S. Amanda Niles of ChesterviUe, and resides in Livermore. Four children : — I. Thomas Roy, b. Sept. 25, 1880. II. Lovie Knowlton, b. March 13, 1882. III. Daniel Adams, b. March 8, 1883. IV. Sarah Amanda, b. Sept. 22, 1884. The Wentworth family is of honorable English Hneage. The founder of the family in this country, Elder William Wentworth, emigrated some dme prior to 1639, at which time he was a resident of Exeter, N. H. He was the father of eleven children, of whom the second was John. Of John's six children the fourth was Shubael, who was a blacksmith at Stoughton, Mass. He married, Apr. 11, 1717, Damaris Hawes, and died in 1759. Sion, fourth of the ten children of Shubael and Damaris Went worth, was born Mar. 31, 1725, and married Hannah Pettingill. He also was a blacksmith at Stoughton, where he died, Nov. 9, 1796. David Wentworth, third child of Sion and Hannah (Pettingill) Wentworth, was born in what is now Canton, Mass., Dec. 11, 1763. He came to the Sandy River township in 1786, and took up a tract of land on the west side of the river, and, after cultivating it for five years, brought his bride to share his new home. Mr. Wentworth remained in Farmington until 1805, when he sold his farm, which comprised front-lot No. 36, west side, to James Rowings, and removed to Strong, where he resided until his death, Jan. 10, 1855. He was regarded as a man of blameless life, and was among the earliest of the members of the Free-Will Baptist Church in Farmington. His wife, whom he md. in Norridgewock, Mar. 20, 1791, was Eliza beth Brown. She was b. in Billerica, Mass., Aug. ig, 1772 ; d. in Strong, June ig, 1843. Ten children, six of whom were born in Farmington : — * Jesse, b. Nov. 3, i7g2. David, b. Sept. 21, i7g4; md.. Mar. 13, 1828, Myra, dau. of Hebron and Deborah (Stewart) Mayhew; d. Mar. 2, 1856. She was b. Apr. g, I7g8; d. Mar. 3, 1854. 7 chik George, b. Sept. 16, I7g6; md., Feb. 3, 1825, Susan, dau. of John and AbigaU (Smith) Read of Strong; d. Sept. 26, 1854. She d. Sept. 22, i84g. II chil. I. II. HI. 78 6i4 10 II (2) 13 14 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. IV. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 4, I7g8 ; d. July 4, 1845. V. Hannah, b. July 30, 1801 ; md., Feb. 2, 1825, Osgood Eaton, Jr., of WUton ; d. June 26, 1871. He d. Jan. 7, 1877, aged 77 years. VI. Brown, b. Nov. 21, 1803; d. July 14, 1852; unmd. VII. Anna, b. Feb. 20, 1806; md., Feb. g, 1836, Will iam M. Reed, who d. Aug. 5, i860, aged 59 years. She md. (2), May 10, 1863, Jeremiah Ellsworth; d. May 17, 1874. He d. Feb. 10, 1871. VIII. Sarah, b. Jan. 26, 1809; md., Apr. 2, 1833, Louis Voter, g. v. IX. Obed, b. Mar. 4, 181 1 ; d. May 13, i8ii. X. Mary, b. Mar. 2, 1812 ; d. Dec. 28, 18 13. Jesse Wentworth was a merchant at Hampden for many years, and after a short residence in Bangor, came to Farmington, where his death occurred July 1, 1868. He md., Sept. 5, 1825, F'rances Tyler Herrick of Hampden, who wash. I)ec. 25, 1807, and d. May 20, 1829. He md. (2), July 10, i860, Mary Morton, who d. Dec. 27, 1874 Three children : — I. Frances Elizabeth, b. in Hampden, May 26, 1826 ; md., Feb. 26, 1855, Reuben Cutler, q. v. IL Jedediah Herrick, b. Apr. 14, 1828 ; d. Feb. 9, 1856. Second marriage : HI. Jessie May, b. Nov. 3, 186 1. The ancestor of the New England famihes bearing the names of Whittier, Whitcher, and Whicher, was Thomas Whittier, who emigrated to this country in 1638, when a lad of sixteen. He married Ruth Green, and was for a time a resident of SaUsbury, Mass., but afterward moved to Haverhill, where he built the famous Whittier homestead. He seems to have been a prominent man in both church and state. He died Nov. 29, 1696. Thomas and Ruth Whittier were the parents of ten children, the sixth of whom was Nathaniel, born in Haverhill, Aug. 11, 1658. He was a carpenter by trade, and resided at Salisbur), where he married, Aug. 26, 1685, Mary, daughter of WiUiam Osgood, who was the mother of his children. After her death he contracted "a second marriage, and died July 18, 1722. He was the first of the family to change the speUing of the name from Whittier to Whitcher and Whicher, a custom adhered to by many of his descendants. The eldest of the two children of Nathaniel and Mary Whittier, was Reuben, who was born in Salisbury, GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 615 May 17, 16S6. He married. Dec._ 19, 1708, Deborah Pillsbury. His home was in Salisbury, where he died Nov. 18, 1722. Nathaniel Whitder, second of the seven children of Reuben and Deborah, was born in Salisbury, Aug. 12, 1711. He married, Nov. 16, 1734, Hannah Clough, and resided in Salisbury until the birth of aU his children, after which he removed to Poplin, N. H.,and later to Rayrnond in the same State. He died with one of his children in Winthrop, Jan. 2, 1784. His second son, Nathaniel, who was born Feb. 23,1743, was the grandfather of True G. Whittier, a former resident of Farmington. Benjamin Whittier, eldest of the ten chUdren of Nathaniel and Hannah (Clough) Whittier, was born in Salisbury, Mass., Oct. 24, 1736, and there married, in 1755, Mary Joy. About 1775 he removed to Chester,' N. H., and a few years later to Readfield, but finally settled, in 1783, on Sandy River. The lot which he took up, river-lot No. 22, west side, the same now owned by George A. Williams and others, proved to be one of the best in the township, and Mr. Whittier was very successful in farming. In 1793, when it was proposed by the inhabi tants of the township to ask for an act to incorporate a town with the boundaries as surveyed by Judge North in 1780, Mr. Whittier strenuously opposed the movement, and proposed taking the southern portion of the town, together with the northern portion of what is now Chester viUe, and making a town with a center at or near F'arming ton Falls {vide page 66). In this movement he received considerable support from the residents of the south part of the town. Mr. Whittier was for some years constable and collector of taxes, and served the town as chairman of the board of selectmen in 180 1. The cause of his death, which occurred Nov. 11, 1822, was a fall from his carriage while riding in the town of Chesterville. His wife was b. in Salisbury, Oct. 18, 1736; d. July 5, 1822. Twelve children, nine born in Salisbury and three in Chester, N. H.: — Anna, b. Dec 3, 1757 ; d. May 31, 1759. Betsey, b. Apr. 24, 1759; md., Feb. 8, 1781, Samuel Prescott of New Sharon; d. July 12, 182 1. He d. in Hallowed in 1841. Benjamin, b. Aug. 26, 1760; d. Apr. 29, 1782. Mary, b. Jan. 17, 1763; md., Dec i, 1783, Jesse Prescott of New Sharon ; d. Aug. 7, 1841. He d. Jan. 15, 1847. V. Moses, b. Sept. 14, 1764; md. Betsey, dau. of John and Lydia (Norton) Flint ; d. Aug., 1833. She was b. Sept. 4, i77i- 12 chd. 2 I. 3 II. 4 III. S IV. 6i6 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. 7 8 9 10 13 (13) 14 1516 171819 20 21 (17) 22 2324 VI. Anna, b. July 2, 1766; md. Joseph Hutchinson; d. Jan. 31, 1819. Resided in Readfield. VII. Miriam, b. June 20, 1768; md., Dec. 28, 1790, Richard Maddocks of Chesterville ; d. Sept. 9, 1841. He d. Jan. 19, 1839. 5 chik VIII. Sarah, b. July 20, 1771; md. Arnold Weathern; d. Oct., 1862. He d. Mar. 6, 1853. 7 chil. IX. William, b. Feb. 22, 1774; md., June 2, 1795, Nancy Butterfield, who d. May i, 1830. He was killed by falling from a load of hay, Aug. 7, 1806. 4 chil. X. Ruth, b. Sept. 18, 1775 ; md., Feb. 22, 1795, Jedediah, son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Prescott) Whitder; d. Feb. 3, 1866. He was b. Aug. 2, 1771; d. Oct. 29, 1841. Resided in Vienna. 10 chil. XL Hannah, b. Apr. 26, 1777 ! ™d.. Mar. 24, 1800, Simeon Norris; d. Nov., 1865. xii. * Nathaniel, b. July 14, 1779. Nathaniel Whittier became a farmer, and settled upon the old homestead, where his life was passed. He md., Nov. 6, 1813, Alice, dau. of Paul and Mercy (Stevens) Sears of Winthrop, where she was b., Oct. 22, 1785: d. Aug. 12, 1873. He d. May 30, 1837. Eight, children : — I. Hiram Benjamin, b. July 26, 1814; md., Mar. 16, 1858, Anna Butler, dau. of Aaron and Elfrida (Greenleaf) Stoyell ; d. at Somerville, Mass., Mar. 30, 1882. II. Mary Jane, b. Apr. 20, 1816; d. Mar. 11, 1818. III. William Henry, b. Oct. 29, 1817 ; md., Sept. i6, 1857, Mary H. Bass. Resides in Portland. IV. *Nathaniel Gross, b. May 17, 1820. V. Caroline Elizabeth, b. Apr. i, 1822 ; md., July i, 1841, WUliam Woods, q. v. ; d. Apr. 28, 1865. Mercy Emeline, VI. VII. VIII. Mercy Emeline, ),-, q Mary Angeline, \ °" J^"" 5' ^^25. Alice Adeline, b. Nov. 7, 1826 ; md., Jan. 26, 1858, Lewis J. HaU ; d. Sept. ig, 1882. Nathaniel G. Whittier resides in this town, upon a portion of the estate left by his father, and is a thrifty farmer. He md., Apr. 3, 1858, Mary L. Hardy, b. in Anson, Mar. 11, 1831. Three children : — I. Cora Mabel, b. July 18, i860 ; d. May 23, 186 1. II. Frank Nathaniel, b. Dec. 12, 1861' Graduated from Bowdoin College in 1885. III. Carrie Augusta, b. Oct. 20, 1867. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 617 Samuel Woods, from whom the Farmington family of Woods is descended, was an original proprietor of Groton, Mass., and owned an eleven-acre right. In 1666 he held the office of constable, and served the town in other capacides. His six children, two sons and four daughters, were natives of Groton. Dr. Green, in his book entided "Groton During the Indian Wars," records the following deposition of Samuel Woods, and also one of Alice his wife : " Samu'eU Woodes of Groton aged aboute 40 yers of age witnes that he saw tooe indens stand ing upon capdne parker's Land, at grotten, and daniU adams shote at tham and one of thame fade doune and the other ran away 17 : day of 2 : month: 1676. Mark of T Samuel Woods. Alse Woods aged about forty yeares testifieth & saith that at Grooton upon the day that moste of the Towne was burnt by the Indians she heard severaU say that DanieU Adams had kiUed an Indian and she went vp presently into Mr. Willard's Garrit and saw two Indians stand over a dead Indian about halfe an hour and they carried him away & further saith not. the mark of O Alse Woods." Nathaniel Woods, second son of Samuel and Ahce Woods, was born March 25, 1667-8. He resided in Groton, and was selectman of the town in 1706. He died June 20, 1738, and his wife Alice died Jan. 10, 1717-8. To them were born twelve children. Nathaniel, the eldest, and his brother Reuben, were soldiers sent in a company from Groton to Boston on military service in 1746. Daniel, the second, accompanied Capt. John LoveweU to Pequawket, and was killed in his famous fight with the Indians, May 8, 1725, while Nathaniel may have b'een the Sergt. Woods who, with seven other soldiers, was left to guard the stockade at Ossipee while the command went forward.* Jonathan, the youngest, was in the expedition to Nova Scotia in 1755 for the banishment of the Acadians. The above-mentioned Nathaniel Woods and Alice his wife were the parents of five sons : Nathaniel, the fourth, was born June 3, 1732, and married Anne French. The births of their five children are here recorded: Anne, born Feb. i6, 175s; John French, born Aug. 9, 17^6; Jonas, born Nov. 29, 1759; Nathaniel, born Sept. 6, 1760; Peter, born May 29, 1763. John F. Woods, son of Nathaniel and Anne (French) Woods, was a native of Groton, Mass., where his ancestors had resided since the first settlement. In the spring of 1788 his removal with his family to the Sandy River town ship took place. The journey was made with ox-teams, and consumed twenty-three days, from March 11, to April 3. During the first of the journey a lack of snow detained them, and during the last part the unusual depth of the snow prevented them from making rapid progress. Mr. * Potter's History of Manchester. 6i8 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. S (3) II12 13 14 II. III. Woods settled upon the farm in the southwest part of the town, back-lot No. 6, which is still owned by his descend ants. Mr. Woods was a man much esteemed in the com munity. He was one of the original merabers of the Free- WUl Baptist Church, and a ruling elder in that communion. He served the town as selectman in 1804-5-6, and again in 1812-13. He md., Oct. 28, 1778, Mrs. Mary, widow of Peter Parker, Sr., and dau. of Ebenezer Butterfield, q. v. His death occurred Oct. 3, 18 18, and his widow survived him until Oct. 16, 1844, attaining the great age of ninety- six years. Four children : — I. Lucinda, b. in Groton, Mass., June 26, 1780; md., Feb. 10, 1801, David Morrill, q. v.; d. Oct. i, i8,S7- * John French, b. in Groton, Sept. 11, 1783. Alice Taylor, b. in Groton, Aug. 30, 1786; md., March 28, 1805, John Gould, q. v. ; d. Oct. 25, 1859. IV. * Nathaniel, b. in Farmington, Dec. 14, 1789. John French Woods, Jr., settled upon a part of the homestead farm, and there made his home for life. He was connected with the militia, and attained the rank of major in that organization. Mr. Woods md., in 1806, Elizabeth, dau. of Solomon Adams, Esq., q. v. He d. May 5, 1865, and his wife survived him ten years, until Aug. 10, 1875. Seven children : — I. Elizabeth, b. May 3, 1807; md., Dec. 27, 1827, Samuel, son of Henry Butterfield, q. v. II. Hannah, b. Nov. 26, 1808; md., Nov. 13, 1828, Isaac Russell, q. v. ; d. June 21, 1883. III. * John Adams, Sept. 29, 1810. IV. Sarah, b. Dec. 24, 1812 ; md., Dec. i, 1831, Elkanah Oaks, who was b. in New Vineyard, March 19, 1806, and d. Sept. 27, 1879. 3 chil. : I. Sarah Marilla Oaks, b. Feb. 17, 1834; md., May 21, 1856, Isaac Webster Young. 2 chil. 2. John Francis Oaks, b. Oct. 28, 1838 ; d. Aug 3, 1849. 3. Charles Henry Oaks, b. Dec. i, 1844; md., October 9, 1878, Juliette Cobb Haynes. Is a physician residing at West Farmington ; s. p. V. Lucinda, h. March i, 1815; md., Jan. 23, 1845, Albion P., son of Nathaniel Russell, q. v. VI. * William, b. Nov. 29, 1817. IS (5) i6171819 20 22 23 24 25 (8) GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 619 VII. Mary Butterfield, b. July 26, 1827 ; md., Jan. 28, . 1850, Charles B. Russell, q. v. Nathaniel Woods was the only child of his parents born in Farmington. In early life he was a school teacher, and was very successful in this profession. He taught no less than twenty-two schools in Farmington and adjoining towns. Mr. Woods succeeded to the homestead farm, which he made his home and where he lived to the advanced age of ninety-five years. He was noted among his fellow-townsmen for his great industry and excellent sense. He early connected himself with the militia, and rose through regular gradation to the command of the Second Regiment. He also served the town as selectman in 1824. Col. Woods has been three times married : Oct. 15, 1811, to Hannah, dau. of Solomon Adams, q. v., who d. M-arch 15, 1841 ; (2), July 18, 1841, to Mrs Lurana MorriU, widow of Benjamin F. Weathern of Vienna, who was b. Dec. 14, r8o6, and d. Sept. 15, 1852 ; (3), Jan. 30, 1853, to Mrs. Mary Moore, widow of Moses Fellows and dau. of James Craig, b. in Readfield, July 25, 1800, and d. March 28, 1872. Col. Woods d. May 26, 1885. Seven children : — I. Mary Ann, b. Oct. 29, 1812 ; md., June 11, 1833, Joseph, son of Joseph Milliken, q. v. ; d. July 17, 1867; he d. April 29, 1873. II. Nathaniel, b. June 8, 18 14; d. April 18, 1838; unmd. III. Sarah Adams, b. April 5, 1819; md., June i, 1841, WiUiam Tripp of Wilton, who d. March 30, 1878. 3 chU. : I. William Wallace Tripp, b. Aug. 31, 1843 ; d. Feb. 13, 1863. 2. Flora Louisa Tripp, b. March 26, 1849; md., Dec. 22, 1873, Floramond E., son of Louis Voter, q. v. 3. Flora Louisa Tripp, b. May 6, 1851 ; d. Sept. 13, 1852. IV. Solomon Adams, b. Feb. 3, 1823 ; d. Aug. 8, 1825. V. *Solomon Adams, b. Oct. 7, 1827. VI. *John French, b. Oct. 18, 1830. Second marriage : VII. Lurana Hannah, b. May ig, 1844; d. May 2g, 1844. John Adams Woods first settled on a part of the Silas Gould farm, backdot No. 7, west side, but removed with his family to Boston in August, 1862, where he engaged in the insurance business. Mr. Woods is an amateur poet of 620 HISTORY OP FARMINGTON. 26 27 28 III. 29 IV. 3° V. 31 VI. 32 VII. 33 VIII. (14) 3435 (23) 36 37 38 no mean ability, and has wrUten many poems for special occasions of much merit. He md., Dec. 27, 1838, Maria, dau. ot Oliver SewaU of Chesterville. Eight chUdren :— I. John Harrison, b. Aug. 23, 1840 ; graduated from Bowdoin CoUege in 1864, adopted the profes sion of teaching, and is now a teacher and composer of music in Boston. He md., July 25, 1865, Henrietta, dau. of Isaac Whittier. 2 chU. II. Justin Sylvester, b. May 11, 1842; d. Sept. 4, 1843. Ellen Maria, b. March 25, 1844. Emma Caroline, b. May 15, 1846; md., Feb. 21, 1870, Arthur P. Ford of Boston. 2 chil. Marietta Delphine, b. May 3, 1848 ; d. Aug. 26, 1874. / Jotham Sewall, b. June 26, 1852. Mabel Harriet, b. April 3, i860. Lena Eliza, b. Dec. 17, 1864. William Woods first settled as a farmer on a part of the homestead. He removed from town about 1868, and now resides in Lowell, Mass. He md., July i, 1841, Caroline, dau. of Nathaniel Whittier, q. v., who d. April 28, 1865. He rad. (2), Feb. 28, 1873, Mrs. M. Frances (Lake) Laughton. Two children : — I. Alice Allura, b. Sept. 2, 1847. II. Carrie Estelle, b. Nov. 17, 1852 ; md., Feb. 29, 1876, Frank W. Lunt ; md. (2). Sept. 8, 1883, Dr. J. L. Williams of New Haven, Ct. i child by first marriage. Solomon Adams Woods, son of Nathaniel Woods, left Farmington when a young man, in 1851, and went to Boston to begin life for himself. He finally settled in South Boston and engaged in the manufacture of machin ery, in which business he has gained a substantial fortune. He is a man of unusual business capacity, and is highly esteemed in the commercial circles of his adopted city. He has several times been called to fill positions in the city government. Mr. Woods md., Aug. 21, 1854, Sarah F21izabeth, dau. of Benjamin F. and Lurana (MorrUl) Weathern, who d. Dec. g, 1862 ; he md. (2), Oct. 2g, 1867, Sarah Catherine, dau. of Charles S. and Sarah (Fishburn) Watts of Boston. Three children : — I. Frank Forrest, b. Oct. 3, 1855. 11. Florence, b. Feb. 13, 1857. Second marriage : III. Frederic Adams, b. Jan. 2g, 1873. (24) 39 40 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 621 John French Woods, 2D, carries on the homestead farm, although residing in the vUlage. For fifteen years he has been actively engaged in the insurance business, which has consumed the greater part of his time. He md., Jan. 5, 1858, Georgiana Payson, dau. of Rev. Jonas and Jane (Merrill) Burnham, a lady of great worth and of rare musical attainments. One child : — I. Cornelia Jennie, b. Jan. 10, 1864; md., May 21, 1883, Frank Edwards McLeary, of the publish ing firm of Knowlton, McLeary, and Co. He is the son of Justin E. and Harriet A. (Voter) McLeary, and was b. in Strong, May 13, i85g. I child : I. Annie Woods McLeary, b. Feb. 9, 1884. 79 Brief Biographies of Early Settlers. In the foregoing Genealogical Register the reader will find biographical sketches of the more prominent early settlers of the Sandy River township, whose descendants reside in town. There are, however, others who came to the township and made settlements for longer or shorter periods before the incorporation of the town, but whose families are now extinct. Little is known of their subse quent history. It is proposed in this chapter to say something of these families, premising that the material at hand is meager, the facts herein stated being drawn largely from Judge Parker's History, a few scattered dates and notes in the town records, and also from fast^fading memories. Moses Adams was born in what is now the town of Bowdoin in 1770. He came to the settlement in 1789, and began to make improvements on back-lot No. 28, east side, a part of the same lot known as the William Cothren farm. He was an inhabitant of the town at the time of its incor poration, but afterwards disposed of his land to David Coth ren, and removed to Wilton, settling upon the farm now owned by Samuel K. Wellman, where he lived until his death, Jan. 4, 1855. His wife's name was Martha Kinney. 624 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. John Austin was a native of England, and came from Brunswick to the township. He was a soldier under Gen. Wolfe, and shared the fortunes of that victorious general in the battle fought on the plains of Abraham, near Quebec, Sept. 13, 1759. He was also in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Mr. Austin was the first sexton in town, and served in that capacity many years. His settlement was on riverdot No. 46, west side, opposite the Center Village. Mrs. Austin, familiarly known among the early settlers as "Granny Asten," was a native of Cape Ann, and one of those rare women full of energy and capable of great endurance. As a doctress she rendered efficient service to the inhabitants for many years, and was largely employed in midwifery, a branch of medical practice in which she excelled. Few children were born in the township for the first fifteen years after its settlement, at whose birth she did not preside. Her field of visitation was mostly confined to the settlements on the river, occasionally, however, extending to what are now the towns of Stark and New Sharon, and also to Strong and Avon. When visiting her patients at a distance, she frequently went and came by boat ; while at other times she would travel miles on foot, braving the merciless storms of midnight, and allowing no obstacles to prevent the accomplishment of her purpose. The town records state that "Jerusha Asten died in Jesse Gould's house, October ye 6, A. D. 1804." Joseph Battle made the first improvements upon front- lot No. 33, west side, in 1787. He also made the first im provements in what is called the Holley neighborhood, in 1790, and erected the first framed barn in that part of the township. His marriage with Eunice Maloon, in 1784, was the first solemnized in the township. The ceremony was performed by Dummer Sewall of Bath, in Joseph Holland's log-house, a rude dwelling without a floor. A quarter of of baked lamb was served to the guests on the occasion, but they had no knives except those they carried with them. Mr. Battle's death probably occurred in 1798, and his widow BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES. 625 married, Feb. 28, 1804, John Brooks, who settled in New Vineyard. The following are the names and births of Mr. Battle's children as recorded upon the town books : Anna, born Jan. 26, 1786; John, born March 8, 1787; Joseph, born Oct. 17, 1789; Betsey, born Nov. 26, 1791; James, born Aug. 23, 1793; William, born April 7, 1795; Daniel, born Jan. 23, 1797. Nehemiah Blodgett came to the township in 1780, and began improvements on frontdot No. 44, east side, a part of the same now owned by Hon. George Gower. Nothing is known of his ancestry, although it is quite probable that he carae from Dunstable, Mass., where the families of Blodgett, in the latter part of the last century, were very numerous as well as very respectable. He may have joined in the first exodus from that old town to the Sandy River valley. At the first meeting of Reuben Colburn and his associates, held at Sandy River, Oct. 15, 1783, Mr. Blodgett was chosen clerk of the association. He built the third framed house in the township about 1787. The town records show that Jacob Blodgett, son of Nehemiah and Abi Blodgett, was born May 16, 1783, and consequently must have been the third child born in the township. Mr. Blodgett sold his farm to a Mr. Ditson, and he to Capt. Samuel Brown, who erected the house now occupied by Mr. Gower in 1801. Mr. Brown died at sea in 18 11, and his widow, Mrs. Susanna Brown, died Sept. 18, 1846, aged 94 years. Mr. Blodgett removed from town, and his later history is unknown. Eli Brainerd settled in 1788 on backdot No. 4, west side (formerly occupied by Leonard M. Hiscock), but soon removed to one of the Southern States, since when all knowledge of him is lost. Samuel Briggs was the first settler, in 1786, on river- lot No. 28, west side, owned by LaForest and Melville P. Tufts. He sold in 1796 to Capt. Nathaniel Hersey, and removed to No. i, now Temple, but returned to this town, by which he was supported many years. 626 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Joseph Brown and Nathaniel Davis came to the township in April, 178 1. Their families were the first who penetrated the wilderness this side of Readfield. The road at this time was only a path bushed out along the river, and full of dangers. The travellers made but slow progress, and as Mrs. Brown, who on account of lameness was on horseback, was riding down a steep descent, within a short distance of their journey's end, she was thrown over the horse's head and somewhat injured. Having made but little preparation for the accommodation of his family, Mr. Brown erected a temporary camp, where they passed the first night in what was to be the beautiful town of Farmington. Mr. Brown made his settlement on frontdot No. 18, east side, now owned by D. V. B. Ormsby and others. He erected a log- house on the interval, which was surrounded by water in the great freshet of Oct. 22, 1785, when his family, during the hours of midnight darkness, were compelled to make their escape in a canoe. He afterwards erected a framed house on the upland, in 1793, and built the first framed barn in the upper part of the town in 1787, fastening on the boards with pegs. The frost of Aug. 9, 1783, subjected him to serious loss in his crops. In 1796 he sold his farm to John Patter son from Damariscotta, and removed to Industry, where his death occurred about 18 10. Mr. Brown was born on the banks of the Merrimac in Massachusetts, and served as a soldier in the French War, receiving a wound which partially crippled him. Mrs. Brown, whose maiden name was Mary Greeley, was a native of Haverhill, Mass. Joshua Bullen, the son of Samuel and Anna (Brown) Bullen, was born in Hallowell, March 17, 1766, and came to the township with his parents when a lad of sixteen. He afterwards became a settler on front-lot No. 34, east side, which he sold to Joseph Pease. This farm is now owned by Herman Corbett. Mr. Bullen removed to New Sharon, where he became an extensive farmer. He died at an advanced age. BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES. 627 Zaccheus Clough was born in Ipswich, Mass., from whence he came to the Sandy River Lower Township in 1787 with a family, and settled on river lot No. 20, west side (long owned and occupied by Josiah B. Gordon). Here he resided until his death, which occurred early in the second quarter of the present century. At the time of his removal he brought with his family a negress by the name of Chloe Norway, who was a faithful domestic and continued in service until she was wooed and won (December, 1807) by a gentleman of African descent named Domas Harris. They went to reside in Portland, but Chloe, not finding the path way in her new relation strewn with flowers, soon abandoned her husband and sought the protection and support of Mr. Clough. With him she remained until 18 19, when she made the acquaintance of Henry Gardiner, another gentleman of color, and a fiddler who plied his' profession upon various muster-fields during the autumn for the benefit of those who wished to regale themselves in the merry dance. Mr. Gardi ner proposed, Mrs. Harris accepted, and they were united in January, 1820. They moved to Chesterville, where Mr. Gardiner died in September, 1825. She afterwards married York Hastings, and lived in Anson, where her death occurred at an advanced age. Capt. Enoch Coffin was the successor of Capt. Peter West upon the Tobey farm, where he is found in 1796 as a tavern-keeper. He was on board the privateer brig Gen. Arnold when she was cast away at Plymouth, and was one of the fifteen survivors out of one hundred and five persons on board that ill-fated vessel. Capt. Coffin caused to be painted, as an attractive feature of the tavern sign, a picture of the Gen. Arnold. On one side she is represented with sails set and flags flying, sailing on a cruise ; on the other she is represented in distress, with her masts cut away and the waves breaking over her deck. Capt. Coffin died in 1798. Ephraim Cowan of Dunstable, Mass., came to what is now the City of Augusta in 1763, and settled on the lot 628 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. where the State House now stands. In 1787 he removed with bis family to riverdot No. 7, east side, in the township, now owned by Augustus H. Streeter and others. He served as a soldier in the French War, and was by trade a shoe maker. For many years, in connection with other pursuits, he pushed the awl and waxed the thread in order to boot and shoe the children of the early settlers. Mr. Cowan was the first clerk of the "Sandy River Associates," and had taken an active part in the purchase and settlement of the town ship previous to his removal thither. He died June 9, 1797. His son, David B. Cowan, is found a settler in 1787 upon lot No. 8, adjoining that of his father on the south ; but about 1800 he began to make improvements on a portion of the State lot, where Hiram S. Davis now lives, and to which he removed with his family in 1805. His death occurred in 1830. From him Cowan'fe Hill derives its name. Hugh Cox was a resident of the town at the"date of its incorporation. He was a native of Bristol, and came to the township a single man in 1786. His improvements were made on front-lot No. 34, west side. During the last years of his life he became insane, and probably died in Gardiner, as he is found residing there with his family early in the present century. Philip Davenport was an early resident of the town ship, having purchased riverdot No. 13, east side, in 1783. In December, 1787, he lost a child, which was interred in the "old burying-ground." He built a log-house near the river previous to 1793. Nathaniel Davis, as has been stated, came with his family to the Sandy River Valley in the spring of 178 1. He chose for bis farm riverdot No. 28, east side, now " Little Blue," and soon erected a substantial log-house. His resi dence there, however, was brief, for in 1793 he sold to Samuel Pool and 'removed to Phillips, where his wife died. He died in Temple several years later. BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES. 629 Josiah Everett was probably born in Walpole, Mass., and was a twin brother of Mrs. Lucy Turner, wife of Reuben Turner. He was bred to the sea, an.d in the latter part of the Revolutionary War entered the privateer service under that renowned naval commander, Samuel Tucker, familiarly known as "Commodore" Tucker. Mr. Everett settled upon a part of frontdot No. 45, west side, in 1790, but subsequently removed to New Portland, where he died at an advanced age, leaving numerous descendants. The writer regrets that he has failed to obtain his family register. Seth and Joseph Greeley were natives of Haverhill, Mass., whence they removed to Hallowell with their father, Moses Greeley, where Seth and Moses are found, under date of Oct. 9, 1765, grantees by the Plymouth Company of two lots of land upon condition of performing certain settler^' duties. The father, Moses Greeley, was a native of England, and with his sons subsequently removed to Winthrop, about 1779, and thence to the Sandy River township in 1782. Joseph, having purchased of a Mr. Snow his improvements, settled upon the lot owned by the heirs of Hiram B. Stoyell and others, upon which a large part of the Center Village stands. He further improved the land by clearing and erecting buildings, among which was a framed barn built in 1788. He finally sold his farm to Zaccheus Mayhew, and removed to Washington Plantation, now Belgrade, where he died many years ago. Seth, his brother, settled upon lot No. 24 in 1782, and in 1790 sold to Supply Belcher and removed with his father to Phillips, where the latter died at an ad vanced age. From Phillips he removed in 18 18 to Mainville, 0., where he died. He married Jane McCausland, a daughter of Henry McCausland of Hallowell. They were the parents of seventeen children, among whom were : Hannah, who married Isaac Davenport; Polly, who married Samuel Church; Moses, who was born Nov. 27, 1777, and married Sarah, daughter of Benjamin and Lydia (Blunt) Blackstone ; Jane and Mehitable, who married brothers, Josiah and Benj amin Tufts ; Henry, who married Sally Keen ; Seth, who 80 630 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. married Jane, daughter of Walter and Jane (Hillman) Board- man ; David, who married Betsey Penny; and Daniel, who married Nancy Brown. . Oliver Hartwell. The town records show that Oliver Hartwell was born Oct. 10, 1762, and Rachel his wife, July 12, 1768. In 1789 they were residents upon a portion of backdot No. 6, east side, which upon their removal from town was sold to Israel Webster, and afterwards to Elijah and Rufus Smith from Martha's Vineyard. Joseph Holland's first settlement was on front-lot No. 25, east side, in 1783, where that portion of the Center Village north of Broadway and Perham St. is located. This having passed into the hands of John Church in 1790, Mr. Holland made a settlement on frontdot No. 43, west side. He afterwards became one of the early pioneers of No. i, now Temple. Lemuel Howes was the first settler, in 1787, upon a part of riverdot No. 48, east side, near the Falls vUlage, where he died in the early part of this century. John Huston was a native of Dunstable, Mass., and the first settler, in 1783, on river-lot No. 17, east side, now owned by Charles F. Butler and others, where he made a clearing on the interval and built a log-house. In 1792 he made another clearing, and built another log-house near the location of the village at Backus Corner. He was succeeded by Solomon Butler of Martha's Vineyard, and spent the latter part of his life in Industry, supported by the town. Mr. Huston was born Sept. 14, 1738, and married for his second wife, Sept. 26, 1799, Nancy Eagle. Robert Jones. Upon his removal to the township, Robert Jones purchased of Philip Davenport front-lot No. 13, east side, which included the privilege of the Fairbanks stream, upon which mills were built in 1794. Some four years later the mill property passed into the hands of Hart son Cony, and Mr. Jones, having disposed of his real estate. BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES. 63 1 left town. The writer in his researches has failed to find anything in regard to Mr. Jones' subsequent history. William Kannady came from that part of Hallowell now Augusta, in company with Enoch Craig, in 1781. His first choice of land was front-lot No. 22, east side, known as the Heath farm, where he constructed a log-house on the first elevation above the interval. His next choice was frontdot No. 12, east side, where he is found in 1793 a petitioner for the incorporation of the town. Nothing is known of the ancestry of Mr. Kannady. He came to the township with a wife, who died in January, 1788, probably without children. She was the third adult who died in the township, and was buried in the " old burying-ground," sit uated on the high land a little east of the present Center Bridge. Mr. Kannady afterwards married Sarah Smith. Mr. Craig accompanied the contracting parties to Hallowell, where the marriage was solemnized. After several removals, during which was a brief residence in Temple, Mr. Kannady again settled in Farmington, on the Jonathan Butler lot in the Holley neighborhood, where his death occurred in 1820. Thomas Kinney came to Sandy River Lower Town ship, from Hallowell, and in 1 789 commenced improvements on riverdot No. 5, west side. He became discouraged by reason of a partial loss of his crops by frost, and previous to 1793 sold his improvements to Col. Moses Chandler, and returned to his native town, where he died. Samuel Lovejoy, from Methuen, Mass., was for a brief time a resident of the town, and occupied river-lot No. 42, west side, afterwards purchased by Dr. Stoyell and now owned by Charles E. Butler. Mr. Lovejoy was a selectman in 1805. His wife, whom he married Nov. 27, 1788, was Esther Morse. His children were: Nancy, born Aug. 21, 1789; Samuel, born Aug. 26, 1791 ; Thaddeus, born Feb. 27, 1794; Benjamin, born April 21, 1797; Abigail, born Dec. 25, 1799; William, born Jan. 28, 1803; James Sullivan, born April 12, 1808. 632 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Zaccheus Mayhew was a resident of Farmington in 1794, having come to the settlement three years before. He made improvements and built a large house upon the lot which he purchased of Joseph Greeley, and afterwards made a home on backdot No. 22, east side. Mr. Mayhew com menced the transportation of mails from Farmington to Hallowell about 1793, and was the first mail-carrier between those points. He married Pamela, daughter of Ebenezer and Jean (Marchant) Smith of Martha's Vineyard, for his first wife, and afterwards her sister Love. The latter part of his life was spent in Nobleborough, where he died. Abraham Page was the first settler on front-lot No. 29, west side, now owned by Melville P. Tufts and others. He was regarded as an industrious workman and capable of performing a vast amount of labor. No man in the region could use an axe or scythe to better advantage, and the highest wages were always paid him. He had, however, no faculty for working for himself, alleging that he was such a poor paymaster. Mr. Page's last years were spent in Indus try. He married, in 1797, Mary Robbins, and had five children, born in Farmington : Bethiah, born April 23, 1 798 ; Abigail, born March 26, 1 800 ; Lydia, born March 4, 1802; Isaac, born May 5, 1805; Abraham, born Feb. 23, 1806. Ezekiel and Amos Page, father and son, were originally from Haverhill, Mass., but came to Augusta, then Cushnoc, in 1762. They subsequently removed to what is now Bel grade, and thence to the township, where they were the first settlers, in 1782, on lots No. 31 and 32, east side, owned by Richard R. Norton and others. Their log-cabins were budt below the ridge, near the interval. In 1790 they left the Sandy River valley, and nothing further in regard to their history has been learned. Isaac Page in 1787 cleared and cultivated the land now owned by Alfred Bradford and others — then known as front- lot No. 43, west side, — and became the first settler thereon. BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES. 633 remaining, however, but a short time. He seems to have had no permanent abode, and his wanderings would be difficult to trace. Reuben Page was among the early inhabitants of the Sandy River Lower Township, but his residence must have been very brief, as he is succeeded by Ebenezer Sweet in 1782. While he remained he was located on frontdot No. 27, east side, the land upon which the southern portion of the Center Village now stands. Isaac Perkins and his brother-indaw, Otis Foster, from Winthrop, were the first occupants of backdots No. 14 and 15, east side, and were associated in making improvements and erecting buildings. Mr. Foster, however, soon left town^ — perhaps returning to Winthrop. He was the son of Timothy and Abigail (Allen) Foster, and was born May 8, 1773. He married Lucy Norris, and had a daughter, Phebe, born Sept. 18, 1800. Mr. Perkins subsequently removed to river-lot No. 6, east side, where the remainder of his life was spent. In religious faith he was a Free-Will Baptist, and a man of devoted piety, always contributing liberally to the support of religious institutions. His first wife was Eliz abeth, daughter of Timothy Foster, and his second wife was Rebecca Johnson. His children were : Nabby, Isaac, Bet sey, Timothy Foster, Mary Foster, Jonathan, Samuel Dalton, Sumner, Dennis, and George. Samuel Pool, as has been stated, was the successor of Nathaniel Davis on lot No. 28, east side, where he erected a tannery which was in successful operation for some years. Mr. Pool was a Revolutionary soldier, and a pensioner under the act of 1818. He removed to Mt. Vernon, where his death occurred. The town records give the births of his children as follows: Olive, born May 15, 1792; George, born May 18, 1794; Harriet, born Jan. i, 1797, died June 17, 1799; Samuel,.born Sept. 28, 1798; William, born May 28, 1800; Harriet, born Jan. 24, 1802; Benjamin, born Oct. 26, 1806; Thomas, born March 31, 1811. His wife was Abiah Pease. 634 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Isaac Powers. According to the plan of the* town, Isaac Powers is found a resident upon river-lot No. 41, west side, in 1793. He afterwards purchased river-lot No. 34, v^fest side, where he is said to have been the first permanent settler, although Hugh Cox had previously made a clearing upon it. Mr. Powers sold the first-named lot, now the farm of Capt. Alvan Currier, to Ezra Thomas previous to 1800; and the second lot, now the farm of Leander A. Daggett, to Ephraim G. Butler about 1806. John Rice in 1783 purchased the farm now owned by Jonathan S. Ellis, Jr., — and then known as river-lot No. 37, west side, — and in 1795 sold it to Capt. Jonathan Cushman of New Bedford, for six hundred dollars in specie. He afterwards removed to Hallowell. Simeon Russ. Nothing is known of the ancestry and birthplace of Simeon Russ, who was a settler in 1783 on front-lot No. 15, east side (now owned by Benjamin Stanley), and made the first improvements above Joseph Brown's. He is next found on the farm now occupied by Elisha Brad ford, and in 1793 on frontdot No. 32, west side; thence he removed to the upper lot in town, known as the James Wellman farm. About 1820 he abandoned his family, upon the pretense of making a home in Canada, but it is believed that he went to Boston, where he is known to have resided in 1832, and where he probably died. Samuel Stowers was born in Worcester, Mass., Nov. 14, 1762, and married Mary Oaks, born in Milford, Mass., June 7, 1768. He was a soldier of the Revolution, and long enjoyed the bounty of the government in the receipt of a pension, which his wife, who survived him, received under one of the later pension acts of Congress. His farm com prised a portion of back-lot No. 2, east side, upon which he settled in 1788, and where he died Dec. 16, 1843. Abel Sweet, the fourth son of Ebenezer Sweet below- mentioned, was an early settler on lot No. 26, adjoining that BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES. 635 of his father on the north. He married, May 25, 1796, Irene Perley of Wilton, and died early in the present century, leaving a family of four daughters: Sarah Perley, born June 5, 1798; Desire Daggett, born Aug. 5, 1800; Naoma Daggett, born Aug. 7, 1804; Sophia Eaton, born Oct. 27, 1806 Ebenezer Sweet was born in Attleborough, Mass., Jan. 18, 1741. He came to the settlement in 1782, and succeeded Reuben Page as the owner of frontdot No. 27, east side, where he resided during his long life. His farm became valuable by reason of the growth of the Center Village. He was a tanner by trade, and in 1785 erected the first tannery in the township, and the only one nearer than Winthrop. This tannery was situated on the first elevation of land above the interval, near the steam-mill of J. F. Prescott and Co. Mr. Sweet was a man of industrious habits, and acquired a pecuniary independence. His first wife, who was Naoma Daggett, died in June, 1776. His second wife, Desire Daggett, was born in Attleborough, Sept. 17, 1745, and died in Farmington, Oct. 4, 1839. He died Nov. 4, 1838, at the advanced age of ninety-seven years and ten months. Seven children, natives of Attleborough : Cal- vin, born March i, 1765; Arnold, born March 3, 1767; Elizabeth, born Oct. 2, 1 768 ; Ellis, born Nov. 20, 1 770 ; Abel, born Sept. 20, 1772; Ebenezer, born July 20, 1774; Naoma, born June 4, 1776. Col. Ellis Sweet, who became the owner of his father's farm about 1822, had previ ously lived in Wayne, where he had owned and operated mills which were burned, thus entailing a heavy loss upon their proprietor. During the War of 18 12 he commanded a regiment of militia, and was stationed at Bath and vicinity from Sept. 12 to 28, 1814. He married Mary Fuller, who was born in 1780, and died Jan. 2, 1854. His death occurred May 7, 1848. Col. Sweet was the father of Loring and Lorilla Sweet, who were former residents of the town, and are well remembered by the older citizens. 636 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Joseph Sylvester. Little is known of Joseph Sylvester beyond the fact that he settled on frontdot No. 23, east side (the Thomas Hunter lot), in 1785, and on lot No. 44, west side, in 1790, and that he was a resident of the town at the time of its incorporation. Isaac Teague was the first settler on the land now owned by Peter P. Tufts and William M. Holley, but re moved in 1790, as Francis Tufts, Jr., is found upon the lot at the date of incorporation. Mr. Teague was a native of Damariscotta, and came to the township in 1782. He had a brother, Ezra, who settled in Wilton, and another, Asa, who settled in New Sharon. Sylvanus Tower is found a resident upon frontdot No. 24, west side, in 1790. This land is at present owned by P. H. and R. H. Smith. Mr. Tower was a native of New Bedford, Mass., and was bred to the sea, spending his early life in the whale-fishery, a pursuit in which he was very successful. He knew nothing of farming, and the occu pation was repugnant to his tastes. He became despondent, and afterwards insane, and wandered away without the knowledge of his family. In 1808 the farm was sold to Capt. Samuel Smith of Martha's Vineyard. Mrs. Tower married, January, 1799, Elijah Heath, and died in Salem at an ad vanced age. John Tufts, son of Francis Tufts, was a native of Medford, Mass., and came to the settlement with his father in 1783. He was the first occupant of back-lot No. 13, east side, a portion of which is now owned by George B. Jennings. Previous to the year 1800, Nathaniel Backus of Falmouth, Mass., bought this farm, and Mr. Tufts removed to Tyngtown (Wilton), and in 1837 to Aurora, Ind., where he died July 2, 1849. Capt. Peter West, from Tisbury, Mass., made a clearing and erected buildings in 1791 on the Tobey farm — then BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES. 637 river-lot No. 20, east side. He next removed to the farm in the Bailey neighborhood, owned by John B. Jones and others, and subsequently to Hallowell, where he built a small vessel which he christened the Bonaparte, in honor of the first Consul of France. Capt. West spent his last years in Indus try, where he built the mills since known as West's Mills, and where his death occurred Feb. 25, 1828, at the age of eighty-two. Peter West, Jr., his son, was a prominent business man of Industry for many years. He was killed by a fall from his horse-cart, Oct. 4, 1839. James Winslow settled on riverdot No. 50, east side, in 1786, and was in town at the date of its incorporation, but early in the present century removed to Industry, where he passed the remainder of his days. He married, April 3, 1798, Betsey Willard of the Plymouth Patent. POEMS The following poem might more appropriately have been inserted in the body of this work, under the temperance history of the town, but was not received in season : A poem containing ADDRESSES TO TEMPERANCE, AND TO VARIOUS OTHER CHARACTERS ; DELIVERED IN FARMING- TON CENTRE MEETING-HOUSE, JULY 4, 1 83 3. BY CAPT. LEMUEL PERHAM. Fair Temp'rance, thou Goddess, unspeakable worth ; Angelic thy nature, celestial thy birth ; With prime adoration to Heaven's blest King Subordinate praises to thee wiU we bring, We 'U pray to the Father for sake of his Son To prosper thy cause, for thy cause is his own, And hasten millennial glory and bliss. When Pagans and Jews and all nations are his : When Bacchus's worshippers will not molest, No drunken intruder disturbing our rest. No riotous tumult performed by thy foes, Nor nightly obtruder to break our repose. We '11 laud thee with sonnets inspired by the Muse, In thy celebration we 'U symphony use ; Our hearts and glad voices volition devotes, While musical instruments warble the notes. Thy retinue 's tenderness, mildness and love. And harmlessness equal to that of the Dove, With wisdom and sanity, firmness and health, 640 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Frugality, industry, handmaids of wealth, Benevolence, rectitude, patterns for youth : Peace, modesty, harmony, prudence and truth ; Thy blessings, O Temp'rance, so vast an amount. That time 's insufficient their numbers to count. Thy character, Goddess, the better to show, Contrast it with that of thy barbarous foe. His name is Intemperance, poison his breath ; His office prime-agent and servant of Death. A foe of tranquility, urging a storm, A foe of all those who thy retinue form, A foe of humanity, scourge and a rod, A foe of religion, a foe of our God. Intemperance ! disgusting his visage to see. That caution and prudence his presence will flee ; He 's ugly, deformed, pestilential his walk As Java's dire valley, where criminals stalk. His retinue form a most hideous clan, Offensive to God and destructive to man ; Of this numerous train we will mention a few, And set them in order the better to view ; Profanity, blasphemy, infidel-pride, Contention and hatred and vile homicide. Infanticide, fratricide ; patricide too And matricide ! murder ! where rev'rence is due ; The murder of sisters, the murder of wives. Companions we ought to hold dear as our lives ; The flanks of his army extending so wide Includingjall evil, with fell suicide ; Gross carelessness, idleness, gambling and strife, Perverseness to children, unkindness to wife ; With lost opportunity, murder of time, And all other items that constitute crime ; Dishonor and infamy, shame and disgrace, Stern poverty staring him full in the face ; Insanity, madness, infirmness we view, Diseases of all kinds augmenting the crew ; Immodest behavior, obsceneness in thought. Base actions committed, lewd company sought ; The slaves of Intemp'rance complete their own shame By crimes, which chaste modesty blushes to name. That monster of Demons his havoc extends. While foes may escape him, he murders his friends, And thousands of vot'ries devoured at a meal, Like Juggernaut's bigots crushed under his wheel. POEMS. 641 Like Satan, he walks up and down in the earth And seeks to devour by profaneness for mirth, And into the temple, e'en pulpit wiU dodge— ' But by his credentials he enters the Lodo-e. Erst Bacchus astride of a pipe of new wine His ancient replenished, who worshipped his shrine, His modern adorers now staggering come, Or kneeUng or prostrate and pray for some Rum. American Freemen, especially youth, Give aid to fair Temperance, virtue and truth ; - Spurn horrid Intemperance far from your door, Rum, Brandy, Gin, Whiskey, then taste of no more. Columbia's daughters, the sex who are fair, " Come over and help us " with influence rare ; Almost irresistable force female charms, And masculine rudeness submits to their arms. Then smile on the temp'rate industrious swain Whose habits are worthy your favor to gain ; But frown on the suitor to Bacchus a slave ; Your power we solicit our nation to save. Pray, be not deluded, as many have been, Expecting mere wedlock to wean one from Gin ; For juvenUe habits confirm with their age, Sobriety, drunkenness, mildness or rage : The moderate drinker, when aged twenty-one, With moderate increase, at forty 's undone ; Then spurn his embraces, and fly from his arms, Whose breath exhales fumes, that suspicion alarms. Ye Bards, of both sexes, come lend us a strain To celebrate Temp'rance and usher her reign ; Nor let your dumb harps on the willows recline, But tune them to temp'rance whose cause is divine. Poetical talent has been much abused, Made off'rings to vices, to virtue refused ; Has cherished Intemperance, debauch 'ry and strife, Blood shedding and carnage, destroying man's life ; The worship of Idols in heathenish lands. The images moulded by impotent hands. Retrieve the ill uses that Poets have made, And offer to Temp'rance and virtue your aid. Ye females attend to the Muse in the dales, And render a tribute as well as the males ; Or from mount Parnassus, or mountain called Blue,* "An eminence in the vicinity of Farmington, called Blue Mountain. 642 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Invoke the chaste Muse, and her dictates pursue. Ye Heralds of Jesus, of every sect, Take int'rest in common, your efforts connect ; In favor of Temp'rance unite and be one. Let subjects of minor importance alone. Inspire by your precepts the flocks of your charge, And by your example, the people at large, Abstain from excesses in drink and in food, Apparel and houses and all temp'ral good ; Let strict moderation to all men be known, That ye may reap sheaves in the fields ye have sown ; Lift, like the shrill trumpet, the warning loud voice ; Reform but one drunkard, and heav'n will rejoice ; Reprove dire Intemp'rance, that stalks all around, Though not in the limits of pastoral care. That blood of his victims may never be found Concealed in the skirts of the garments ye wear. Invoke the Almighty at the throne of his grace To grant to mild Temp'rance the smiles of his face ; And bless our endeavors to foster her cause By poems, addresses, and singing applause. Fulfil all your mission received from above In ev'ry condition in labors of love. Ye learned Physicians with all due respect Your aid we solicit our cause to direct ; Admonish your patrons wherever ye go To shun the destruction of our common foe, By abstinence total, or partial, or not, Partaking with tipplers, or shunning the sot ; Prescribe the best treatment, prescribing 's your trade ; We would not the rights of your province invade ; Responsible office ; there may it remain, And clear your own skirts from the blood of the slain. Ye Pensioners, Vet'rans and heroes of old, Who scorned to screen Andre for sake of his gold. When offered profusely to sentry in arms A bribe to dissuade him from making alarms, To let him proceed on his route, and pass by, Whom Clinton had sent on our lines for a Spy ; When Arnold, like Judas, a traitor became, And stigma indelible tixt on his name. Ye valiantiy fought in the batties most hot In old Revolution, or since ; and for what? To gain independence which freedom supports From British ascendance, and all foreign courts. POEMS. 643 We scorned to be conquered while favored with breath, Our motto was VICTORY — vict'ry or death. Come, come, fellow soldiers, our comrades of yore. Let us gird on the harness of batde once more, Repel foes without, and the foes running in. Disdain to be conquered by Brandy or Gin, Or any crowned head of the Alcohol blood, And each win a laurel in battles of God ; (Nor humor our guest and betray each ourself, As Judas, his master, for sake of the pelf.) With Washington crowned with a bright Diadem TUl crowns are cast down at the feet of the Lamb ; Coequal with Father and Holiest Ghost, Salvation's Chief Captain and Marshal of host. ArtU'rists, defenders of Freedom's good laws, Enroll in the ranks of our Goddess' cause ; Then load your long nines and stand fast on the ground, Nor fear to touch match lest our foes you should wound. Don't spare for good powder for fear some should split ; Take aim with acuteness your object to hit ; Take grape, double-headed, and langrage for shot ; To blow magazines up use round, heated hot ; Then draw the bright blade and the cuticle prick ; Nor fear to make thrust that shall pierce to the quick. Let Cavalry* follow, when ranks ye have broke. With pistol and sabre repeat the dire stfoke, And prove by experience when enemies reel One spur in the head exceeds two on the heel ; And makes all the horses and asses more fleet, When prancing with gambols along our front street ; Earth trembling with thunder, fierce lightnings in sky, As if the Omnipotent arm to defy. Ye guardians and parents of children most dear. Who watch them with caution and scrupulous fear To save from calamities threatening them. As Noah, his sons did, Ham, Japheth and Shem ; Commanded by God to prepare a safe ark, Himself and his kindred therein to embark ; So, parents commanded by God in his word, Well train your dear offspring in fear of the Lord ; * Alluding to an election of officers in a company of Cavalry ( in time that is past and gone ) at which many o£ the members experienced the Spur in the head to perfection, and rode riotously in confusion, during the most awful peals of thunder and most vivid streams of lightning. 644 HISTORY OF FARMINGTON. Nor mingle, with Alcohol's poisonous cup The sugar, the treacle, nor honey, what not. Enticing the infant to drink it aU up ; By your cultivation becoming a Sot. Habitual drunkards, what say we to you? What can we say then, and give justice her due ? With tender emotions we pity your state ; But fear that repentance will come when too late. Your state most degrading, to Bacchus mere slaves, He'll rapidly drag you quite down to your graves ; Your comrades areigone and fast going you know To premature death, and led on by your foe, Inveterate foe you will[find in the end. Although you embrace him, and think him your friend: Should you still continue to follow his band, Ye'U likewise be crushed by his merciless hand ; Already he 's grabbed you between his two paws. And grins, and exhibits the fangs of his jaws ; Or smiling decoying, or growling with threat — We grin with a smile, but ye grin with regret. His breath is as poison as sting of the Asp ; Exert yourselves, therefore, to break from his grasp ; Should ye be successful in such an attempt, From one leading evil ye 'U then be exempt ; Unless, like the dog, to your vomit return. And drop in the gulph of perdition to mourn. Ye moderate drinkers, we'll look at your case. And ask, is your danger of ruin much less ? Ye've entered the vortex of mis'ry and woe, When drawn to the centre, to bottom ye'U go : Perceived not, intemp'rance allures by degrees, Sips Brandy and Sugar the palate to please, To stimulate muscles, exhilirate brains, Or keep in ^<7