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A GENEALOGICAL RECORD
OF THE
DESCENDANTS
OF
THOMAS PENNEY
OF NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE
COMriLED KY
J. W. PENNEY, MECHANIC FALLS, ME.
MEMBER OF MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MAINE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
The sacred tie of family, reaching backward and forward, binds the generations of men together, and draws out the plaintive music of our being from the solemn alternation of cradle and grave
— Edward Everett
PORTLAND, MAINE
THE THURSTON PRINT
1897
1146184 Contents
PAGE
Brief Historical Sketch of the Town of New
Gloucester, i
Explanation, 20
Origin of the Name of Penney and Notice of
Emigrant Settlers, 21
r Thomas Penney of New Gloucester, . . . . 25
0 Descendants of Lydia Penney, 35
iN^ Robert Penney and Descendants, . . . . 41
Benjamin Penney AND Descendants, .... 51
1 Anna Penney and Descendants, 61
^ Rachel Penney and Descendants, .... 71
V Thomas Penney and Descendants, .... 75
John Penney and Descendants, ... 81
"1^ ^ Sally Penney and Descendants, 87
'\^ Aaron Penney and Descendants, . . . . 123
Mark Penney and Descendants, 127
Capt. Ephraim Penney and Descendants . . . 137
Joseph Penney and Descendants, 147
Index, 151
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portraits
PAGE
John Withaim Penney, Frontis.
Lydia (Penney) Mason, 52
Thomas Penney, 56
Robert Low, Jr., Esq., 61
Thomas Penney, Jr., 2d, ...... 75
John Penney, 81
Sally (Penney) Wharff, 87
Isaac B. Wharff, 86
Rev. Isaac Harrison Whittier Wharff, . . . 119
Mark Penney, 127
Capt. Ephraim Penney, 137
Rev. Charles Fox Penney, D. D., 138
Joseph Penney, 147
Brief Ibistorical Sketch ot the Zox^n ot 1Rew (Bloucester
In compiling these genealogical records of the descend- ants of Thomas Penney and Lydia Herring, it is deemed proper to preface them with a brief history of New Glouces- ter, Maine, the town to which this worthy couple emigrated immediately after their marriage in Cape Ann, it becoming their future home during the remainder of their life, and the birthplace of all their fourteen children.
New Gloucester had but just sundered the tie, by act of incorporation in 1774, that bound it to Gloucester, Massa- chusetts (Cape Ann), when they established their rude home on the little clearing in the virgin forest of the new town. The associations of^their birthplace by the deep-sounding sea were ever fondly remembered and cherished, and appro- priately are entitled to brief mention in these condensed notes. But to their descendants the town of New Glou- cester will ever possess those peculiar charms that cluster around and make sweet the memories of home.
Home enshrined in the affections becomes the dearest spot on earth. The word home may include the whole town which is home's environment, with all its diversified beauty of hill and dale, forest and [stream, and our love and admira- tion reaches out and embraces the whole. Hence it is true that
The hills are dearest which our childish feet Have climbed the earliest ; and the streams most sweet Are ever those at which ourjyounglips drank — Stooped to their waters o'erjthe grassy bank.
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Grand, picturesque Cape Ann enjoys the high distinction of beini;; the birthplace of the Massachusetts Bay settle- ments. Here on its rugged soil,
Rockribbed and eternal as the sun,
was planted the first colony of fishermen in 1623. A frame house built in England was shipped here in sections, and erected for the use of the colonists. The settlement was promoted by the Rev. John White of Dorchester, England, who is mentioned as the principal "instigator" of the scheme. The colony was governed by Roger Conant, whose sturdy virtues have immortalized his name.
In 1614, Capt. John Smith of the Virginia colony cruised around the headlands of Cape Ann, and so impressed was he with the beauty and grandeur of the place that he named it Tragabigzanda, in grateful remembrance of the Turkish maiden who is said to have saved his life by conniving at his escape from Turkish captivity. Soon after it was named by Prince Charles — probably at the suggestion of Smith — Cape Ann, in honor of his mother, Princess Anne of Den- mark. Its Indian name was Wanashquomskgut.
Its incorporators in 1642 named it Gloucester, from the fact that a maj(M-ity of the settlers were from the ancient city of Gloucester in England, and they desired to perpet- uate the associations and fond memories of their home-land across the sea.
The Gloucester of England was the Cacr Gloiv of the ancient Britons, the Coloiiia Glevnin of the Romans, and Glean Ceaster oi the Saxons, whence its English name Glou- ces-ter, pronounced Gloster.
Emphatically, New Gloucester in Maine is the legitimate offspring of Gloucester in Massachusetts. In 1736 the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay granted to sixty of the inhabitants of Gloucester, Massachusetts, a
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township " of the contents of six miles square, on the back of North Yarmouth, in the eastern parts." The conditions of the grant were " That the said New Town be laid out into sixty-three equal shares, one of which shall be for the first settled Minister, one for the Ministry, one for the School, and that on each of the other sixty shares the Peti- tioners do within five years from the confirmation of the Grant, have settled one good family, who shall have an House built on his house Lott of Eighteen feet square and seven feet stud, that on each Right or grant have Six acres of Land brought to and plowed, or brought to grass, and fitted for mowing, that they settle a Learned Orthodox Minister, and build and finish a convenient Meeting House for the Public Worship of God, and the Committee are hereby directed to take Bond of each Settler of Forty Pounds, for the faithful complying and performing the Conditions of Settlement and in case any of the said Settlers fail of Performing the afore- said condition then his or their Right, Share, or Interest in said Town to revert to and be at the Disposition of the Province."
In the early settled towns of the Province of Maine, Gloucester furnished many immigrants, and the new town- ship of New Gloucester — called simply "New Township" until 1738, when the proprietors ofificially named it New Gloucester — as doubtless anticipated by the incorporators, was principally settled by people from Gloucester (Cape Ann).
Following is appended a list of the names of the proprie- tors of New Gloucester, with the number of lot drawn in the first division, February 7, 1738 :
The Minister's Lot \ No. 44
The Ministry Lot > drawn by Esquire Allen * 59
The School Lot, ) 34
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Philomen Warner 56
Capt. Joseph Allen 18
Pelatiah Day, drawn by Esq. Allen 28
The Rev. John White 20
Timothy Day 49
Eliphalet Day, drawn by Timothy Day 17
John Roberts 43
Thomas Allen n
John Bray 9
John Sargent 14 Ezekiel Day, drawn by James Stevens ' 53
John Stevens, sold to John Roberts 42
Joseph Allen Jr., sold to Nath' Allen vendue 40
Stephen Robinson & John Low 58
Thomas Bray 26
John Millet 22
Philomen Warner Jr. 8
.\ lie ah Webber 23
William Parsons 7
Moses Bray 60
Josiah IngersoU 29
Adam Wellman 37
Thomas Herrick 16
Samuel Stevens Jr. 27
Benjamin Roberts 13
Thomas Witham, drawn by Dan'l Witham 6
Nymph ar Stacy 12
Nathaniel Saunders, drawn by Nym'r Stacy 41
Samuel Stevens 50
Josiah Haskell 48
David Plummer, drawn by John Stevens 33
Capt. Isaac Eveleth 30
Samuel Bearce, drawn by Capt. Isaac Eveleth 31
Andrew El well, drawn by Esq. Allen i
Samuel Hodgkins Jr. 3
John Allen, lot drawn 27th Feb. 51
TOWN OF NEW GLOUCESTER
|
Jedediah Davis |
61 |
|
John Tyler |
45 |
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Aran Bray |
63 |
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John Smith |
5 |
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The Rev. Benjamin Broadstreet |
4- |
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Joseph Sargent Jr. |
35 |
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Henry Haskell |
55 |
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George Dennison |
15 |
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Lieut. William Haskell |
47 |
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William Haskell 3rd |
24 |
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James Broome |
46 |
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David Stanwood |
39 |
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Nathaniel Bray Jr. |
54 |
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William Ringe, by Mary Ringe Executrix to her husband's will |
38 |
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Ebenezar Parsons |
36 |
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James Davis, by James Stevens |
2 |
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Thomas White, by his father Rev. John White |
21 |
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Benjamin Tarbox, by Philomen Warner Jr. |
25 |
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William Ringe Jr. |
32 |
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Lieut. James Davis, drawn by Jno. White for the Proprietor |
19 |
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Humphry Woodbury |
5- |
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Nathaniel Rust, by Capt. Isaac Eveleth |
57 |
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John Parsons |
62 |
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Nicholas Kidwell |
10 |
The primeval forest of New Gloucester first resounded to the ax of the settler, Jonas Mason, in 1739, on the easterly slope of beautiful Harris Hill, in the center of the town, the chosen locality for the initial settlement. It was an ideal spot, embellished by nature with a lavish hand, in exquisite beauty of landscape. The settler, from the door of his-log house, looked out upon the vast sea of virgin for- est, broken only by the great meadow which lay at his feet, on which waved the rich grasses waiting for the scythe of civilization, and through which wound its sinuous way the placid Wescustogo (Royall's River) ready to float the king's
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masts to tide water — Stevens' Brook — in close proxim- ity to the chosen lot for the public building, which should turn the wheels of the saw- and grist-mill. The rich virgin soil that waited but the touch of intelligence to make it yield in munificent abundance the life-sustaining cereals, inspired and swelled with emotion the heart of the hardy and intrepid emigrant from the rockbound soil of Cape Ann, with a cheering and hopeful future for himself and family.
In 173S, John Millett was employed by the proprietors "to cut & make a good way from Northyarmouth to New Gloucester through the Town up to the spot made choice of for a Meetinghouse twelve feet wide, making causeways and fixing it fit for a cart and horse. Also to build a good bridge over the river and insure the same for one year. The pro- prietors paying said Millett one hundred and twenty pounds."
In 1739, the road and bridge was finished at a cost much exceeding the estimate, for which they voted the contractor several allowances, "considering he has a hard bargain."
At a meeting of the proprietors held February 26, 1739, they voted to pay to each proprietor who would "in the spring go forward with a settlement for three years thirty Pounds," and " twenty Pounds to those that would go the second year." "And all that will go the third shall have Ten Pounds." From this year until 1744, they employed ener- getic measures to settle tlie town, by building roads and bridges, and the erection of a sawmill on Stevens' Brook, with a few frame houses, all the while offering liberal boun- ties to settlers.
While these vigorous endeavors to found a township were being prosecuted with some gratifying degree of success — evidenced by the echoing strokes of the woodman's ax, that broke the solitude of the forest ; the curling smoke of the settler's cabin; the "clearing," that let in the sunlight of
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heaven to kiss the virgin soil, shadowed for untold centuries by its leafy canopy, and fat for the hand of the husband- man— the French and Indian war, like a furious tempest, burst upon them, and the wild war-whoop of savagery resounded where civilization had begun its beneficent work.
New Gloucester was the furthest inland settlement of Maine. In but few places save on the narrow belt of coast settlement did the smoke of the log cabin of the intrepid settler ascend to tell the presence of a civilized family. This was the extreme point of inland settlement until the British banner floated over the citadel of Quebec.
The sawmill with the homes of the settlers were burnt they escaping as best they could to their former homes or other towns on the seaboard that were garrisoned, suffering the loss of all their hard-earned toil. For five years the new town lay waste — a desolation, a prey of the Indians and elements, for what the Indians could not destro}', kindly na- ture sought to restore to its original state, and thus was destroyed what they had so laboriously built.
Undaunted b}' these reverses the determined proprietors petitioned the General Court for longer time to comply with the grant conditions, which was granted, and they went on with an unbroken resolution to develop and settle their town- ship by voting on the eleventh of April, 1753, to build a meeting-house, employing Mr. John Roberts (Mr. prefixed to a man's name at that date meant that he was held in high esteem), " to see it done by the last of November next." It was "to be 25x35x13 feet stud." They "warned delin- quents that unless they paid their behindments their rights would be exposed for sale" and oftered "fourteen Pounds old Tenor to any proprietor who would go down to New Gloucester and build on his lot a Loghouse." Attempts made to rebuild the "great bridge" which a freshet had carried away were thwarted by the Indians.
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The meeting-house (blockhouse*), begun in the fall of 1753, was finished in the spring of 1754, under the super- vision of Mr. John Roberts who had for workmen John
Stinchfield, William McLane, Huston and Benjamin
Roberts.
They, like the builders of the walls of Jerusalem, labored with their weapons of defense by their side, while they erected what was for six long years the fort, the church, and the home, of the settlers of New Gloucester.
The armament of the blockhouse consisted of two swivel guns, twenty-five pounds of powder and seventy-five pounds of lead. Captain James Proctor of Woburn, Massachusetts, with a force of six soldiers constituted the garrison for this year. For the next four years, or until the fall of Quebec, an abstract from Col. Isaac Parsons' "Account of New Gloucester" will show with what perils a foothold was main- tained in this fair town. He says :
The proprietors built in the center of the town a strong fort and garrison, and hired men (with such as intended to settle) sufficient to defend it against any force that could in any proba- bility be brought against it. This they continued to do with the assistance of the Province, who put them upon half pay and al- lowance: they being obliged to assist in keeping a strong scout- ing party from Saco to Fort Weston, now Augusta, on the Kenne- beck ; at which two places were strong forts, and soldiers kept by the Province, during the French war, or until the year 1760, when Canada was taken by the English. During this time two men
* The term blockhouse is derived, not from the construction of the garrison, usually liuilt of hewn timber dovetailed at the angles, but from a heavy block, hung with hinges on the inside so as to be instantly swung into the opening that served for a window, upon indications of an attack by the Indians. The blockhouse at New Gloucester was constructed of hackmatack.
The cut on opposite page represents the typical blockhouse of Maine. It was built in 1754, the same year as the one at New Gloucester. It is yet standing at the junction of the Kenneljec and Sebasticook rivers in Winslow, Maine.
TOWN OF NEW GLOUCESTER
ELOCKHOUSE, WINSI.OW, MAINE.
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were taken prisoners, belonging to tiie fort, and carried to Can- ada, and one was killed and scalped in the lower part of the town after which the Indians withdrew, and the settlers began to move out of the garrison and build log houses on their lands, and clear the same with more expedition.
Ijefore they had not been able to clear or raise anything, only as the men went altogether armed to their work, within reach of the shot of the large swivel guns of the fort ; keeping good sen- tinells of men and large dogs, and leaving the women to keep the fori.
Of the men that kept the fort in said war time or part of the time, the following persons with their families became the first settlers,* viz.: John Stinchfield, David Millet, W'illiam Stevens, Humphry Woodbury, Samuel Worthley, Benjamin Hammon, John Megguire, John Stinchfield, Jr., Horton Mitchells, Capt. Nathan- iel Eveleth, William McLane and William Stinchfield ; all of whom were born in this country, except the first, making in the whole twelve families.
To add further to the perplexities of these persistent founders of New Gloucester, the ghost of an old Indian deed given by Robin Hoode, Derumquen, Abomhamman, Wer- oumby and Robcn, Sagamores, in 1673 conveying "two miles in width on each side of the Wescustago River from the first fall to tlie heatl of the river every branch and creek thereunto belonging," to Thomas Stevens of Kennebec. Bartholomew Gedncy, a magistrate and land speculator of Salem, Massachtisetts, became possessor of this purchase and it descended to his heirs, who sold portions of it to people in Boston and London, England. A long litigation followed, commenced by the claimants in 1733 and fought by the proprietors of North Yarmouth and New^ Gloucester until 1748, when the claimants' titles, based on the old Indian deed of 1678, were declared invalid. The boundaries
* First permanent settlers.
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of this deed to Stevens contained "about a hundred thou- sand acres " and had the claimants established their title it seems very probable that New Gloucester would not have had so early and happy a settlement.
The fall of Quebec brought peace to the settlement, and the tide of emigration flowed strong and steady from the mother town to her daughter in the wilds of the Province of Maine, and roads, mills and frame houses began to be built and the " wilderness to blossom as the rose."
In 1763, November 22, the proprietors held their first business meeting at the blockhouse in New Gloucester, all their previous meetings having been held in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The records were removed here and the following new board of officers chosen : moderator and treasurer, Samuel Merrill clerk, Isaac Parsons ; prudential committee, Jonathan Tyler, Daniel Merrill and William Harris ; collector, Nathaniel Eveleth ; survey of roads, William Harris.
The next year they built a schoolhouse in the center of the town and hired a schoolmaster "upon the proprietors' cost."
On the sixteenth day of January, 1765, the crowning act of the grant conditions was complied with by "settling a learned Orthodox minister," the Rev. Samuel Foxcroft of Boston, a graduate of Harvard College, son of Rev. Thomas Foxcroft, pastor of Chauncey Street church, Boston. This was a memorable event in the annals of the town. It was a joyful occasion. They had surmounted every obstacle, and founded a town on a sure foundation, which no legal technicality could overthrow. They could now convey the soil to the settler with an assurance, wanting in some towns in the province at that date, that they would not be "warned off" by some future " claimant," and thus lose what they had expended, or pay for their farm a second time.
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Their estate and the occasion justified the liberal outlay of the proprietors for the ordination of the sum of "twenty- six Pounds thirteen shillings & four pence."
"A" — says Parson Smith of Portland, who assisted — "jolly ordination; we lost sight of decorum." The "we" implies a confession on the part of the ministers ; nothing is said about the decorum of the little church which con- sisted of only eight male members, and whose house of wor- ship was the blockhouse. Their names were John Tufts, Jabez True, Daniel Merrill, Moses Woodbury, William Stevens, Eben'r Mason, Peleg Chandler, and the pastor.
Mr. Foxcroft was the sole religious teacher for twenty- eight years, or until 1793, when he voluntarily laid down his charge. He was a minister of talent and education, hon- ored and respected for his high moral characteristics. He died in New Gloucester, March 2, 1807, aged seventy-two years. His funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Jonathan Scott of Minot, Maine, March 9, from Isaiah 25 : 8, and con- tains more than fourteen thousand words.*
In 1766, the third and fourth divisions of lots were drawn ; in 1767, the fifth or intervale division; in 1773, the sixth division, and in 1790 the seventh and last.
In 1770, January i, the proprietors held an important meeting at the blockhouse, from whence they " voted to adjourn to the house where Deacon William Stevens (called in other places Esquire Stevens) dwelleth by reason of the cold." Here they voted to build a meeting-house, raising by the subscriptions of sixty persons seven hundred and one pounds " old tenor." "A penalty of the sum of five Pounds of Lawful Money " was voted to be collected of delinquent subscribers. Subsequent records indicate that some sub- scribers paid neither subscription or penalty. The proprie- tary held their first business meeting in it January 7, 1773,
* The sermon was written several months after delivery and published.
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elected a moderator, and immediately "adjourned to Col. Aliens by reason of the cold."
In 1798, it was still unfinished, owing probably to the leaven of religious toleration which had begun to strongly assert freedom of conscience in religious worship, which cul- minated in open rebellion before the close of the century. It is probable that it was not entirely completed until after the proprietors relinquished all their right and title to it in 1802, and it became the property of the First Parish, with the only reservation that the town should use it for town meetings, and the grounds around it for a " training field. Pound, Stocks, and a whipping post ! "
In 1790, "The Baptist Religious Society of New Glouces- ter and Gray" was incorporated by an act of the General Court. This society was divided in 1803, and incorporated under the name of " The Baptist Society of New Gloucester."
In 1794, April 19, the "Society of Shakers" was organ- ized, which has been continuous to the present time. They are people respected and esteemed for their integrity, quiet and industrious habits. They are agriculturists and manufacturers.
In 1805, the "First Universalists Society of Christians in New Gloucester" and the "Freewill Antipedo Baptists Soci- ety of New Gloucester" were incorporated.
In 18 18, David Nelson, Isaac Cross and thirty others, certified to the town clerk that they were members of an " Unincorporated Particular Baptist Society " which had for a religious teacher Elder Robert Low of this town. This society was afterward known as the " Calvinist Baptist Society of New Gloucester."
In 1774, the proprietors made provision for a cemetery by voting " to give up the common that lays about the Block House" (containing six acres) to the owners of adjacent lots, " upon condition that Dea. William Stevens sell the
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Town an acre and a half for a burying yard in the most con- venient place on his lot for the sum of four pounds L. M. as he now saith he will." The conveyance was made to the town in 1793, thus changing the original plan of having the church and churchyard contiguous, and on the public or " common " land. Here within hearing of the melody of Stevens' Brook, the " rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep," laid to rest, some of them, under the protecting guns of the blockhouse, with only a rough field-stone to mark their grave. Enlarged, this is yet the most attractive burying-place in the town.
The act incorporating the Plantation of New Gloucester into a town was passed by the General Court, March 8, 1774,
•In 1792, New Gloucester became a half shire-town with Portland, and the Courts of General Sessions of the Peace and of Common Pleas sat regularly here on each year until 1805.
The old blockhouse, so intimately associated with the early settlement of the town, and around which clustered so many tender memories, having fallen into disuse, it was by the thrifty proprietors in 1778, "set up at auction and bid off by Capt. John Woodman for seven bushels of mer- chantable corn." He moved it to his place and converted it into a hog-house where for a great many years it served for this useful but ignoble purpose. During the long eight years of Revolutionary war "that tried men's souls" New Gloucester stood firm on the patriot side. No town in the province made greater sacrifices or was more true and loyal to the cause of liberty. Upon the first news of the battle of Lexington they called a town meeting by a personal notice by the selectmen in the forenoon, and assembled together in the afternoon and " determined to have twenty men in readi- ness for service at the shortest notice, and that those who go shall have their labor done every week faithfully, while
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they were gone, and their wages ; and be billited on the road free."
On May 21, 1776, they voted "That if the Honorable Congress should, for the safety of the Colonies, declare them independent of Great Britain they will solemnly en- gage, with their lives and their fortunes, to support the Congress in the measure." Two companies of infantry were organized, commanded respectively by Captains Isaac Par- sons and William Harris.
In the war of 1812-15 the sentiment of the town was in opposition to the war, and they petitioned the Legislature " to interpose their influence with the General Government to raise the embargo and repeal the several laws relative to the same." Notwithstanding the preponderance of senti- ment against the war they "discountenanced all rebellious opposition to government, relying on constitutional remedies for correcting the manifold and aggravated evils endured," and voted by a large majority, July 24, 18 12, "to make the pay of soldiers equal to ten dollars a month."
The topography of New Gloucester presents a beautifully diversified surface of hill and vale, without any very lofty hills or deep valleys, Bald Hill in the northern corner of the town is the highest eminence. The view from Harris Hill is exceedingly beautiful and seldom equaled, over- looking the great meadow through which winds Royall's River, the principal stream of the town, having its source in the northwest corner of the town from Sabbath-day Pond, which is two miles long by half a mile wide, and flowing out of the town at its southwest corner. There is much good inter- vale land and the uplands are generally a rich, deep loam, producing large crops of hay, a product for which the town is especially noted.
Rev. Doctor Paul Coffin, first settled minister of Nar- raganset No. i (Buxton, Maine), passed through New
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Gloucester October 27, 1797. In his diary he says: " New Gloucester is a rich town. Here are good buildings and farms. ]^r. Foxcroft is employed in transcribing old authors, as 'Owen on Prayer' and ' Shepard on the Parable of the Ten Virgins,' etc."
I perhaps cannot better close this brief sketch of New Gloucester than by quoting from the speech of Hon. John J. Babson of Gloucester, Massachusetts — historian of Cape Ann — delivered at the centennial anniversary of the first town meeting after incorporation, celebrated September 7, 1S74, on the site of the blockhouse — and a poem read on that occasion by Jabez H. Woodman, A. M., one of New Gloucester's most noted schoolmasters, descriptive of the first town meeting in 1774.* Mr. Babson says :
I hardly know where to begin in speaking of the early settle- ment of New Gloucester. I do not know as I can add anything to your knowledge regarding these hardy, worthy, wonderful men, brought up in the wild woods, about one hundred and thirty years ago. They were not ordinary men ; of that I am convinced from my investigations and my knowledge of families of my own town and other towns m New England. They were among the most influential and best families of the parent town, and they are worthy all the respect and regard we can show them.
THE FIRST TOWN MEETING.
In seventeen hundred and seventy-four,
On the seventh of September, Our ancestors in council met ;
Their votes we well remember.
And first in order Simon Noyes
Was chosen moderator ; Who knows but he presided well
As any legislator ?
* From T, H. Haskell's " Centennial History of New Gloucester."
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Capt. Nathaniel Eveleth,
For town clerk was selected ; No better choice from all the town
Could sure have been expected.
For two and forty years he served,
Deserving special honor ; And this he had by vote of thanks, Quite near New Glo'ster Corner.
Selectmen and assessors now
Squire Simon Noyes is chairman, Moses and Samuel Merrill next,
And each no doubt a fair man.
Col. Isaac Parsons, treasurer,
Was a man of stern look, sir I've seen him once ; I know 'tis so.
And have it not from book, sir.
For town collector, Woodman, John,
(A kind of rara avis) Was pitched upon, but wouldn't accept ;
So whiptin Abel Davis.
Next comes the wardens, who preserve
Silence profound on Sunday, In that big church whose belfry high.
Made us quite dizzy one day.
Josiah Smith and Peleg Chandler
Were wardens then appointed. To flourish poles on Sabbath day,
And thus keep things well jointed.
Be it known to Merrills everywhere.
Whether they in earth or moon are ; New Glo'sters tything-man the first
Was Moses Merrill, Junior.
Three road surveyors greet our vision ;
And first is Jacob Haskell ; Then Wm. Harris, Abel Davis.
But " nary one " a rascal.
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And who's the sealer of weights and measures ?
'Tis Deacon Daniel Merrill, Adjusting every scale in town,
And bushel, peck and barrel.
Does vane upon the steeple rod
Point out the wind and weather ? And didn't Sam'l Parsons point
The way of scaling leather ?
Sir Robert Bailey o'er the hill
'Bout two miles from the river, Did serve, that year, most faithfully
A loyal, spoA field driver.
Jeremiah Thoits and Payne El well
Were " hog reeves " duly chosen ; They took the oath, and drove the swine,
I guess now, by the dozen.
The precious names here brought to view,
To History's page belonging. Are mentioned with unfeigned respect,
With no intent of wronging.
Peace to their ashes — every one !
May their descendants flourish, And children's children call them blest.
As long as earth shall nourish.
The spirit and enterprise of town-founding manifested it- self in the next generation, when, in 1800, Col. Joseph E. Foxcroft, of New Gloucester, son of Rev. Samuel Foxcroft, bought of the Bowdoin College land grant a township of seventeen thousand nine hundred and fifteen acres in Pis- cataquis County, paying for it seven thousand nine hundred and forty dollars, about forty-five cents per acre. John Spaulding was the first settler, moving his family in 1806. To him was born a son April 16, 1806, the first birth in the new township, and named Joseph Foxcroft Spaulding. In 18 1 2, the township was incorporated, and took the name
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Foxcroft in honor of its founder, who in return for the com- pliment presented the town with one hundred dollars' worth of books for a public library. He closed up his proprietor- ship in 1827 by selling at auction what land remained un- sold. Some New Gloucester people settled here and in the adjoining town of Guilford.
]£xplanation.
The children of Thomas Penney and Lydia Herrino; that arrived at maturity and married were twelve. They are each considered in the regular order of their birth, respectively ; beginning at the firstborn and carried down to the latest generation before the next in order of birth is taken up, making twelve sections.
All names are numbered on the margin consecutively, and a number enclosed in parenthesis, thus (2), denotes that fur- ther on the same number will be found in large figures placed in the middle of the line so as to strike the eye at a glance, and under these figures the history and children of the per- son are given.
Grandchildren are placed a little further in from the margin.
Lineal descendants have Christian names only given, all others have full name with surname in parenthesis. The small figures at the end of names indicate to what genera- tion they belong.
Abbreviations are, b., born, m., married, unm., unmarried, d., died, do., ditto.
By observing these directions the scheme of the gene- alogy will be easily understood. All names in the book are indexed to facilitate the finding of any desired name.
QvxQin of tbc Bamc of penned anb IRoticce of i£mi9vant Settlers,
Surnames first began to be used at about the time of the Norman conquest in 1066. They became a necessity to dis- tinguish one person from another of the same name. They are derived from animals, birds, fishes, minerals, plants, flow- ers, trees, costumes, seasons, trades, money, professions, names of places, colors, and from epithets of ridicule and nicknames, habits and qualities.
The name Penney, variously spelt in ancient documents as Pinny, Penne, Peney, Pinney, Penny, and lastly Penney, is undoubtedly of very ancient origin, possibly springing from one of the earliest of English coins, called by the Saxons a Penny. Both the names Penny and Herring are represented in English heraldry, and Long's "Royal De- scents " is authority for the statement that " the English Penny family quarter the arms of the Black Prince (Edward Prince of Wales) rightfully, and that the royal family could not do this not being descended in the elder line."
The Christian name " Thomas " seems to have been a favorite with the English families who first emigrated to this country, bearing the name of Penney. In 1633. Thomas Penney * came to America with the Massachusetts colony. Descendants reside in New York.
A Thomas Penney f settled in Cape Ann in 1652, lived and died there in about 1692. York Deeds reveal the pres-
* American Ancestry, Vol. viii., page 230. t Babson's History of Gloucester.
22 ORIGIN OF THE NAME OF PENNEV
ence of a Thomas Penney in Barvvick, Maine (Berwick), as witness to a receipt, November 14, 1702. (Book VI, Fol. t,8.)
Thomas Penney, at a town meeting in Kittery, Maine, had a grant of land voted him in 1703, which he deeded in 1 710 to Charles Frost. (Book VII, Fol. 162.) In Maine Wills, page 802, Thomas Penney is spoken of as having land adjoinning Daniel Morrison of Wells. Date of will 1756.
There is a tradition that there was a Thomas Penney shipwrecked off the coast of Wells, who, escaping the wrath of the sea, settled here, becoming the progenitor of a numer- ous branch of the Penney famil)'. There were six Revolu- tionary soldiers of this name who enlisted from this town, viz. : Allen, Pelatiah, George, Salathiel, Abraham and Ben- jamin. The town of Wells, Maine, was settled in 1640.
The Thomas Penney of Cape Ann who settled in New Gloucester, Maine, in 1778, and whose descendants only are the subject of this genealogy, probably had his ances- try in the Cape Ann descendants of the Thomas Penney who settled there in 1652, a tailor by trade. He was prob- ably an emigrant from Gloucester, England, as many of the early settlers of Cape Ann were from that citv.
He bought a house and three acres of land of Thomas Bray and a house and house lot of Thomas Jones. The first he sold back to Bray. In 1658, he bought land at Little River, and in 1679 had a grant next to William Haskell's land. These notices indicate that his residence was in the westerly part of the town. (His name appears on a map of Gloucester, showing location of early settlers.) His wife Ann died April 26, 1667. He next married Agnes Clark, (widow of Edmand Clark, who was town clerk for eight years), June 15, 1668, who died Feb. 23, 1682. He was again married, May 17, 1682, to Joan Braybrook. He died about 1692, leaving a daughter Joan, who married Thomas Kent, March 28, 1658, and is the only child mentioned in his will. Persons of this name lived in town early in the next century,
AND NOTICES OF EMIGRANT SETTLERS 23
between whom and the preceding it would be natural to suppose that a connection of blood existed.*
At a court for the Probate of wills held before the Honored Batholomew Gedney, Esqr., 3d Oct. 1692, The last Will & Testament of Thomas Pinney, late of Gloucester deseased, was proven and approved.f
WILL.
In ye Name of God Amen : know ye yt I Thos. Pinney of Glos- ter in N. England in ye Countie of Essex, Taylor, Being week in Body, but of a Sound Mind, Do make my Last Will & Testament ; in Manner following : first I Commit my Soul to God in Christ, & my Body to Decent burial at the Discression of m^ Executrix ; and Dispose of Such Worldly Goods as God hath given me in manner following, ist I will & my pleasure is yt all my Debts be faithfully Discharged unto all Creditors : & then I will, and Grant five pounds Currant pay to my Daughter Kent the wife of Thos. Kent of Gloster ; and Also I Bequeath & give unto my Grandson Josiah Kent two pounds (Jurrant pay : the foresaid Legasies shall be payed wn, one year after my Desease at the Discression of my Executrix ; Lastly I Give and Bequeath all the rest of my Estate, of Dets, moneys movables and whatever Is niyne at my Decease, unto my Beloved wife Joan Pinney ; and Do hereby Authorize & Constitute her my said Wife Joan Pinney to Be my Lawful Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament. In witness whereto I have set my hand & Scale ; Dated this fourth Day of August one Thousand Six hundred Ninety-one.
the Mark
Signed, Sealed Thomas iT Pinny
In Presence of of
the Mark Wm ^ Haskell Senr.
of John Burnham Senr.
* Babson's History of Gloucester.
t Essex Probate Records, Salem Vol. ccciii, p. 79.
24 ORIGIN OF THE NAME OF PENNEY
Before sealing. Be it Noted that the five pounds I will my Daughter shall be put into the five mens * hands for my daugh- ters use and good.
Before ye Honored Bartholomew Gedney Esqr., Wm Haskell, Senr. & John Burnham made Oath that they saw Thomas Pinny Signe Seale and Declare this to be his last Will & Testament & that he was then of a disposing mind according to the best of their understanding. Jurat
Oct. 3, 1692. Attest Stephen Sewall Regr.
[Envelope 2124S, Essex Co. Probate Office, Salem, Mass.]
Real estate transactions recorded at Salem (then shire- town) show that he sold land to Joseph Eveleth in Glouces- ter in 1669. And to Rev. John Wise of Ipswich, fourteen acres of marsh land in 1685. He was made a Freeman May 15, 1672.
It seems very probable that this Thomas Pinney should have left descendants who perpetuated the name down into the next century, but records to make a continuous chain of descent have not been found. Town records show the marriage of Thomas Penny to Miriam Elwell in Gloucester, Massachusetts, February 15, 1721, and Thomas Penny, Jr., to widow Sarah Tucker, September 4, 1749. (Our Thomas Penney, who settled in New Gloucester, Maine, was born in 1750 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.) If Thomas Penney, Jr., was born in 1722, he at the time of his mar- riage with Sarah Tucker would have been twenty-seven years old, and it would be perfectly in order for him to be, the father of a son Thomas born in 1 750, who it is supposed, was the progenitor of the New Gloucester families.
* The selectmen.
n:boma9 ipcnnci^ of IRew (Blouccster.
For obvious reasons this genealogical record will begin with the Thomas Penney, born in 1750 at Gloucester, Mas- sachusetts (Cape Ann), with whom we are in touch, and know something positive of his history, leaving antecedent generations to some future gleaner, who will have the same field as myself with data here gathered.
The first historical notice of Thomas Penney ' is his Rev- olutionary war record, which is as follows :
Massachusetts Archives — Military Muster and Pay Rolls 37 : 39.
Thomas Peney. Thomas Peney appears among a list of men's names signed to a receipt for billiting money received of Michael Farley, Pay- master of Essex County. Service at Gloucester, Sea Coast De- fense, Sept. 28. 1775.
37 : .30- Thomas Peney appears among a list of men's names signed to a receipt for advance pay received of Michael Farley, Pay-Mas- ter of Essex Co. dated Sept. 16, 1775. Company raised in Glou- cester, Commanded by Capt. Daniel Warner.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Secretary — Boston July 22, 1896.
Compared with the Original and found Correctly Copied
Wm. M. Olin, Sec'y.
The next recorded notice we have is a deed of land bought in New Gloucester, Maine, dated June 4, 1778. It was conveyed by Thomas Dinsmore, " Taylor, of Northyar-
26 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS PENNEY
mouth County of Cumberland & State of Massachusetts Bay" to Thomas Penny of New Gloucester, yeoman. The consideration was " two hundred & sixt}'-six Pounds & Thir- teen Shillings and four Pence." It was a " One hundred acre Lot Number Twenty-five in the third Division of Lots in New Gloucester."
Deed is witnessed by Benjamin Herring and William True. Was acknowledged September 14, 1778, and recorded at Portland in book 10, page 272, February 17, 1779-
This lot is in the southerly corner of the town, the Maine Central Railroad passing over it at the Penney crossing, so called. New Gloucester records show that he " Intended " marriage with Lydia Herring, November 14, 1778, and an old family record gives the date of the marriage, December 10, 1778. It was probably consummated in Cape Ann, per- haps by Rev. Eli Forbes, D. D., who was at that date pastor of the First Parish church. It is current in the family that he transported his bride and household goods to their new log house home, in the wilderness of New Gloucester, on an ox sled, guided by spotted trees on the long, toilsome jour- ney from Cape Ann to New Gloucester, in the month of December. It seems probable that he made a clearing, and built a log house during the summer of 1778, returning to Cape Ann in the fall, marrying, and immediately moving back to his future home.
These events transpired, it will be noted, midway of the Revolutionary war. People were poor, terribly poor, traces of which still exist in Gloucester, in that locality known as "the deserted village." As a matter of history, Gloucester had, during the first campaign, upward of two hundred and twenty men in the field, and during the war there were twenty-three privateers fitted up and sailed from that port, ten of them prior to 1778. Privateering, notwithstanding its perils, was attractive.
OF NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE
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Mr. Penney was twenty-five at the beginning of the war. The Herrings were mariners — sea captains. Privateering was largely a private enterprise, and hence little or no official records. It is known that the father-in-law of Mr. Penney, Benjamin Herring, lost his life in the service. From fragments of legendary history in the family, and the fact that our ancestor, Thomas Penney, had the cash to pay down for his farm {there is no record of a mortgage) leads to the conclusion that he was in the privateer service, and that the continental money he paid Mr. Dinsmore was "prize money."
Tradition has it that the log house was occupied for about fifteen years for a dwelling, the major part of their children being born in it. In 1793, a frame house was finished, and into it moved the wide, twin cradle in which were the new- born twin innocents, Aaron and Mark. This house was taken down in 1838.
This cut represents the quaint "bull's-eye " glass that was over the outside doors of the house, one pane of which, now in the possession of Mrs. M. A. Burnell of Sebago, Maine, is a cherished memento of our ancestor and the house he built.
This part of the town when they settled was a howling wilderness, in which roamed various kinds of wild beasts. Mrs. Penney once in passing through the dense forest on
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horseback, with two of her children, had the rude bridle path disputed by a large black bear. Dismounting, she made such warlike demonstrations that bruin beat a retreat, and she, in possession of the way, passed on. The saddle on which it is said she used to ride is now a prized relic in possession of Mr. Walter A. Penney of Brooks, Maine.
From town records it appears that Mr. Penney was a mem- ber of Rev. Mr. Foxcroft's church, and here, in accord with the custom of the times, it is probable that his children were baptized in infancy. As he appears in about 1790 as a member of the Baptist church, it is likely he was one of the seventy seceders from the Congregational church of that date. It is evident that he enjoyed the confidence and respect of his fellow townsmen in that he was elected to some places of trust in town affairs. The high regard in which the school committee was held is evidenced by the names of the men who composed it in 1808, viz., Joseph E. Foxcroft, Esq., Capt. Jabez Cushman, Silvanus Cobb, Thomas B. Stinchfield, David Woodman, Thomas Penney and Joshua Gower. In 1809, he was school agent for his district and highway surveyor, and again in 181 1, school agent for his district.
While yet in the vigor of life he suddenly met an un- timely death by falling under the loaded ox-sled he was team- ing, and was crushed to death, at the age of sixty-two years, six months and five days. Dying intestate the estate was administered upon by his son Benjamin, who was appointed by "Samuel Freeman Esquire Judge of Probate of Cumber- land Co., March 24, 18 13. To be rendered at or before the 24th of March 18 14."
These administration papers, I think, possess sufficient interest to be worthy a reproduction here, as they throw some light on the character of our ancestor and the usages of the times.
OF NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE 29
An Ifiveiitory of the Estate of Thomas Penney late of Newgloucester
Diseased Intestate taken in March 2J^ 1813. To the homestead Farm No. 25 3rd of 100 acres 1570.00
To the House $200 two Barns 230 430.00
To one yoke of oxen $50 one yoke of oxen 35 85-0°
To 5 cows at 15$ each 75$ one 2 year old heifer 750 82.50
To 3 yearUng heifers at 450 each 13-50
To 18 sheep at 2^ each 36$ one horse at 35$ 71.00
To 3 swine at 6$ each 18.00
To three ox chains at 740 one iron bar 110$ 8.50
To three yokes & staples & rings 1.50$ cart horse 350 5.00
To Beetle & wedges 1.10$ two axes 190 3.00
To one Tennant saw ^4 one gun & bayonet $5 9.00
To two fire shovels 75 cts. one pair tongs 50 1.25
To one crane & hooks 80 cts. one crane & hooks 180 2.60 To Andirons 75 cts. Sheep shears 40 cts. Tailors sheers
25 cts. 1.40
To a grindstone 1.17 one Mortising ax 50 cts. 1.67 To one inch and a half auger 50 cts. i square & compases
50 cts. 1. 00 To three small augurs at 7 cts. each 50 Three chisels 12 cts 92
To one wood file 33 cts. 2 gimlets 12 cts. i gouge 6 cts. 51
To a Drill 60 cts. one stone hammer 60 cts. 3 files 75 cts. 195
To one Frow 40 cts. one adz %\ one nail hammer 20 cts. 160 To lead weights 36 cts. two planes 52 cts. one flatiron
25 cts. 1. 13
To 2 drawing knives 68 cts. Shoemakers tools %2 2.60
To Hollow iron ware 4$ one warming Pan 2% 6.00
To crockerv ware 1.50 Pewter $175 2.25
To Brown ware 2% Glass ware 30 cts 2.30
To Tin ware 75 cts one Iron Bason 50 cts. 1.25
To tackling for horse 6$ 4 sythes 133 7.33
To three hoes \% one Barn shovel 67 cts. 4 pitchforks \% 2.68
To the Diseased's wearing apparel 20.50 20.50
To a side of Leather $2 Looms & tackling 10% 12.00
To 5 Books I $84 2 pair spectacles 84 2.68
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To meat tubs & other tubs & barrells 2 sugar & other
boxes 125 3.42
To 2 chests I $50 I chest with drawers i$5o 3.00
To one looking glass 1^50 Nine chairs^ 2$ 3.50
To two tables 2^33 three Bedsteads 1^50 3.83
To Beds & Bedding 40507 2 table cloths &: 5 towetls 5.50 4577
To three pails & churn 1.8 4 wheels 5 knives & forks 1.25 7.33
To 6000 shingles g$ & 14 lbs J2 shingle nails 2.40 11.40
2-447-54
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Shirt |
1. 00 |
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Waistcoat |
25 |
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Waistcoat |
2.00 |
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Trouses |
1.25 |
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Trouses |
75 |
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Breeches |
25 |
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Surtuit |
3-00 |
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Jackcoat |
2.50 |
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Coat |
6.00 |
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Hat |
50 |
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3 pr. Stockings |
> 120 |
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17^ cloth |
180 |
20.50 The account of Benjamin Penney administrator on the estate of Thomas Penney late of New Gloucester Diseased.
The said accountant charges himself with the personal Est. amounting on the inventory
To 447-54
Due the estate from Ephraim Johnson 3.43
450-97 46.27
404.70
He prays allowance for the following
charges & payments viz. ys to widow 134-90
ys to heirs 269.80
T^5 to each heir 22.48
OF NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE 3 1
Funeral charges 4.00
Expences of appraisers estate paid
John Tufts, Ephraim Johnson
and Ephraim Stinchfield Sundry fees paid at the probate office &c Time & expenses of administering Journeys to & attendance at probate
court, settling accounts &c. Probate
46.27 Delivered to the care of the Widow 305.70 Sold for less than apprisal * 99.00
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404.70
This inventory reveals his versatility as a mechanic. Planes, augers, chisels, gouges, gimlets and drawing-knives indicate the carpenter. Shoemaker's tools and a "side" of leather reveal the shoemaker. Tailor's shears indicate that he cut the cloth made on his " Looms & tackling." H's books, though only five, are significant. These and a news- paper (he was a subscriber to the Eastern Argus) point to an appreciation of the advantages of literature in the family. His various mechanical tools and numerous farming imple- ments emphatically imply that he was an energetic, busy, hard-working man, a characteristic bequeathed to his children.
Thomas Penney,' born in Gloucester (Cape Ann), Massa- chusetts, August 13, 1750, married Lydia Herring, daughter of Benjamin and Experience (Annis) Herring, December 10, 1778. She was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, April 3, 1759, and died in New Gloucester, Maine, February 3, 1842. He died in New Gloucester, February 18, 18 13.
* This appears to be a reasonable supposition. It makes the account balance.
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Lydia Herring was a descendant of Edward Haraden, who first settled in Ipswich in about 1650. He was probably the first New Englander of this name. He died in Cape Ann — to which place he moved in 1657 — May 17, 1683, leaving an estate inventoried at two hundred and eighty-five pounds. His numerous descendants were conspicuous in the war of the Revolution, especially in the privateer service as commanders.
His son Benjamin, born September 11, 1671, was married by Rev. John Emerson of Cape Ann to Deborah Norwood, January 15, 1696. She was a descendant of Francis Nor- wood, who fled from England, according to tradition, at the restoration of Charles the Second. He settled at Goose Cove, Cape Ann, in 1663, acquiring land by grant and pur- chase. He married Elizabeth Coldon. Descendants still reside in Gloucester. They (Benjamin and Deborah) had a daughter, Experience, born about 17 10. She was married by Rev. Benjamin Bradstreet of Cape Ann, January 22, 1730, to Isaac Annis, who was a descendant of Charles Annis, who was born in Enniskellen, Ireland, in -1638, and emigrated to this country in 1674, settling in Newbury, Mas- sachusetts. They had a daughter. Experience, born i-n -1731, who was married, by Rev. Samuel Chandler of Cape Ann, to Benjamin Herring,* at Freshwater Cove, Cape Ann, January II. 1753- The Herring families are descendants of distin-
* Benjamin Herring, son of Benjamin, a sea captain, who married Experi- ence Annis, was born in Cape Ann about 1725. During tlie war of tlie Revo- lution he went into the service in a privateer and was never afterward heard of. She died in Norway, Maine, in 1S17, aged eighty-six. Their children were :
I Experience, b. in Gloucester, Mass., March 28, 1755. II Lydia, b. do., April 3, 1759; m. Thomas Penney, Dec. 10, 177S. Ill Benjamin, b. do., Sept. 3,'i76i ; m. Esther Robinson; d. Feb. 3, 1843. IV Robert, b. do., June i, 1764. V Sarah, b. in New Gloucester, Me., Aug. 13, 1766; m. Rev. Ephraim Stinchfield of New Gloucester, Me., Nov. 6, 1783; d. in New Glou- cester, June 13, 1841. He d. in New Gloucester, August 18, 1837.
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guished ancestry in England. They were among the early settlers of this country, represented in the ministry of colo- nial times and in the Revolutionary service.
Every remembrance of this estimable woman, Lydia Pen- ney, is as a grateful perfume. But few of her grandchildren remain who remember the quiet, gentle old lady who used to draw them to her side when little children, and tell them stories about Cape Ann. She commenced her married Hfe midway of the Revolutionary storm, which carried down her father to an unknown ocean grave as a privateersman. Six of her eight sons served in the war of 1812. Her husband met a sudden and shocking death thirty-five years after their marriage, leaving to her care a large family, and the manage- ment of affairs left in an unsettled condition. But amid her own cares and sorrows she found opportunity to administer to the wants of others, and at harvest time she " stretched out her hand to the poor " in liberal gifts to less fortunate neighbors. Her sister Sarah, who married Elder Ephraim Stinchfield, the first native minister of New Gloucester, was a noble woman, the mother of ten children, who were esteemed and loved for their many virtues.
She probably lived at the homestead, and managed the farm after her husband's death, until the marriage of her son Ephraim to her niece, Patience H. Stinchfield, in 1829, when she made her home with him, where she in her declin- ing years was carefully and tenderly cared for until her death, which occurred on F'ebruary 3, 1842, at the age of eighty-two years and ten months. Children :
(2I I Lydia,- b. in New Gloucester, June 7, 1779; m. Rogers Good-
win about 1815; d. April 22, 1858.
(3) II Robert,- b. do., April 11, 17S1 ; m. ist, Dorcas Noble, Nov. 28,
1S02; 2d, Deborah Hamblin, Aug. 16, 1821 ; d. Nov. 8, 1873.
(4) III Benjamin,- ) twins, b. do., I m. Miriam Tuttle, d. Jan. 31 5 IV Thomas jr.,- f June 13, 1782; ) 1S18. Thomas, jr., d. Jan'^
18, 1784.
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(6) V Anna,^ b. do., April 20, 1784 ;m. Robert Low, July 12, 181 1; d.
Nov. 6, 1826.
(7) VI Rachel,^ b. do., Feb. 3, 17S6 ; m. ist, William Wharff, 1808; 2d,
Robert Low, June 12, 1S27 ; d. Dec. 23, 1858.
(8) Vir Thomas, jr.,= b. do., Feb. 22, 1788; m. Susan Haskell, Dec. 10,
1809; d. Feb. 22, 1842.
(9) VIII John,^ b. do., March 20, 1789; m. Abigail Thompson; d. Octo-
ber, 1864.
(10) IX Sally,- b. do., May 16, 1791 ; m. Isaac B. Wharff in the fall of
1809; d. Feb, 27, 1869.
(11) X Aaron,^ ) twins, b. do., | m. ist, Priscilla Witham, in 1S2S ; 2d,
(12) XI Mark,^ J July 7, 1793; i Solama Royall, Dec, 1844 ; 3d, Na-
oma Royall, May 30, 1S49; d. April 30, 1850. Mark m. Sally P. Witham, May 7, 1829 ; d. Jan. 8, 1889.
(13) XII Ephraim,^ b. do., July 15, 1795; m. Patience H. Stinchfield, Feb.
24, 1829; d. July 20, 1869. 14 XIII Joseph,- b. do., Dec. 2, 1797; d. Feb. 20, 179S. (15) XIV Joseph,^ b. do.. May i, 1799; m. Betsy B. Blake, Dec. 31, 1833;
d. Jan. 27, 1885.
Desccnbante of X^Ma pcnnci^,'
2
Lydia Penney,^ oldest daughter of Thomas ' and Lydia (Herring) Penney, born in New Gloucester, Maine, June 7, 1779; married, in 181 5, Rogers Goodwin, born in Kittery, Maine, in 1771, and died in Lisbon, Maine, February, 1839. She died April 22, 1858.
He had previously married and had a family of five chil- dren, of whom none are now living. His first wife died about 18 12. He undoubtedly was a descendant of Daniel Goodwin, whose name appears in real estate transactions in Kittery as early as 1667, and the name is variously spelled in old documents Goddine, Godine, Goddin, Goodine, Gooding, Goodin and Goodden.
Mr. Goodwin probably settled in Lisbon at about the time of its incorporation in 1799, and always lived in the town until his death. He was a thrifty and diligent man, looking well to the affairs of his farm, which he cultivated with much success. After his death his widow managed the farm for several years with the assistance of her sons, afterward lived with her daughter in Portland a few years. She died in Lisbon, April 22, i8i;8, aged eighty years.
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Children :
(16) I Aaron (Goodwin 3), b. in Lisbon, Maine, March 4, 1816 ; m. Feb.
22, 1846, Sarah E. Hinckley. 17 II Simeon (Goodwin^), b. do., March, 1817. He went away from
home when about twenty-five years of age since which no tidings of him have been received. Supposed to be dead.
(18) III John (Goodwin 3), b. do., Sept. 5, 1S19 ; m. Sarah Otter, Feb. 10,
1858.
(19) IV Asenath (Goodwin ^j, b. do., Sept. 13, 1823; m. ist, Solomon
Atwood, June 30, 1852 ; 2d, Samuel D. Watts, May 30, 1857.
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16
Aaron Goodwin,^ son of Roger and Lydia (Penney^) Goodwin, daughter of Thomas Penney, born in Lisbon, Maine, March 4, 1816; married, February 22, 1846, Sarah E. Hinckley, daughter of Enoch and Elizabeth (Small) Hinck- ley, of Lisbon, who was born April 7, 1828. He died June II, 1876. He was a farmer and always lived on the home- stead farm in Lisbon until near the close of his life, when he sold and bought another place near the village where he died. Children :
20 I Lydia A. (Goodwin ■•), b. in Lisbon, January 22, 1S47 ; m. David
Eickford, Oct. 14, 1S67, who was born Oct. 19, 1S32. By oc- cupation a steam and gas fitter. He served tliree years in tlie war of tl-ie Rebellion as a private. Enlisted in Lowell, Mass., May II, 1861, in Co. A. Second Regiment Mass. Infantry, Col. George H. Gorden, was discharged at Chattanooga, Tenn., May 24, 1864. Had pension. Mr. Bickford was a worthy representative soldier of the volunteer army for the preserva- tion of the Ifnion and saw much hard service. He was en- gaged in the following battles, viz. : Gettysburg, Antietam, Winchester, Newtown, Cedar Mountain, Beverly Ford, Chan- cellorsville, Resaca and the last battle of Bull Run, and in skirmishes unnumbered. He went as far as Atlanta, Georgia, with Sherman on his famous march to the sea. Mr. Bickford died at Auburn, Maine, January 8, 1897. Their children are.
21 I Nellie F. (Bickford =), b. in Lisbon, March iS, 1869; d. in
Lisbon, Feb. 8, 1870.
22 2 Annie L. (Bickford'), b. do., Dec. 22, 1S70; d. in Auburn,
April ID, 1SS4.
23 II Simeon W. (Goodwin ''),b. in Lisbon, Nov. 11, 1S48; m., April 14,
1875, Isadore Jennings, daughter of Lovias and Jane Jennings, who was born Oct. 26, 1846. He was a carpenter; died in Tacoma, Wash., April 6, 1S91. Widow resides in Tacoma. One child :
24 I Sadie J. (Goodwin '), 1). at Point Arena, Cal., March 23,
1879.
25 III Mary E. (Goodwin ■*), b. do., Jan. 2, 1851 ; d. in Lisbon, Feb. 15,
1851.
26 IV Aaron L. (Goodwin-*), b. do., March 14, 1S52 ; m., July 4, 1878,
Mary A. McCarthy, daughter of Dennis and Bridget McCar-
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thy, who was born Oct., 1856. Carpenter and builder ; resides in Norwood, Mass. Their children are :
Wallace R. (Goodwin = ), b. in Auburn, Feb. 8, 1879. Arthur L. (Goodwin 5),b. in Norwood, Mass., Nov. 4, 1881 ;
d. in Auburn, Sept., 1884. Edward M. (Goodwin *), b. do., May 17, 1883. Edwin (Goodwin 5), b. do., May, 18S4. Edith M. (Goodwin 5), b. do., May, 1889. Harold E. (Goodwin^), b. do., Jan. 12, 1893; d. in Nor- wood, Nov., 1893. Clara E. (Goodwin''), b. in Lisbon, June 5, 1854; unm. Lizzie H. (Goodwin*), b. do., Sept. 9, 1856; m., Jan. 28, 1882, William H. Keyes, who died March 12, 1883. Widow resides in Auburn, Me. One child : Nina W. (Keyes'), b. in Auburn, May 23, 1883. Jennie M. (Goodwin''), b. in Lisbon, Oct. 26, 185S ; unm. Edward M. (Goodwin''), b. do., Nov. 30, 1S60 ; d. in Auburn, Dec. 10, 1883.
38 IX Willis R. (Goodwin"), b. do., February 20, 1863; m., Feb. 20,
18S9, Ella F. Willey, daughter of Mollis and Eliza M. Willey, who was boni March 5, 1863. He is by trade a steam and gas fitter, residing in Boston, Mass. Their children are :
39 I Carl J. (Willey 5), b. in Auburn, Dec. 23, 1889.
40 2 Aubrey R. (Willey '), b. do., April i, 1891.
41 X John A. (Goodwin ''), b. in Lisbon, June 11, 1865 ; m., Sept., 1886,
Mrs. Kathleen Hamilton, born in 1859. He is by trade a steam and gas fitter, and is superintendent of the Manufacturing Investment Co., Madison, Me. Their children are :
42 I Don C. (Goodwin'), b. in Auburn, Nov. 30, 1889.
43 2 Kathleen E. (Goodwin «), b. do., April 9, 1891.
44 3 Beatrice M. (Goodwin 5) b. in Madison, March 5, 1S95.
45 4 Ruth H. (Goodwin '), b. do., May 5, 1896.
46 XI Enoch R. (Goodwin"), b. in Lisbon, August 7, 1869 ; d. inLisbon ,
Feb. 25, 1870.
47 XII Katie F. (Goodwin"), b. do.. May 13, 1871 ; m., Aug. 13, 1891,
Lorenzo W. Fales, son of Horace, born Oct., 1865; lawyer Resides in Lewiston, Me. One child :
48 I Bertha Jane (Fales =), b. in Lewiston, Jan. 10, 1893.
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4, 1819 ; married, February 10, 1858, Sarah Otter, daughter of Thomas and Mary Ann Otter, born May 29, 1833. When a young man he worked in the pine timber lumbering business in Maine some eight years ; went south and worked one win- ter in Louisiana and one in Virginia in the Pinery, cutting ship timber. In the autumn of 1855, he went to Rosendale, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, soon after settling in the town of Pickett, Winnebago County, buying a hundred and sixty acre farm on which he now resides and cultivates.
Children :
49 I Ann Eliza (Goodwin''), b. in Utica, Wis., Jan. 7, 1861 ; m.
George \Yaslnngton Otter, son of James Otter, Feb. 25, 18S5. He was born in 1863. Tlieir children are :
50 I Aaron Rufus (Otter'), b. in Norfolk, Sully Co., Soutli Da-
kota, May 27, 1SS6; d. in Norfolk, S. D.,Nov. 24, 1S86. Benjamin Harrison (Otter '), b. do., Oct. 2, iSS-. Herbert (Otter -'•), b. in Racine, Mower Co., Minn., June i, 1S95. Sarah Jane (Goodwin''), b. in Utica, Wis., Jan. 21, 1S64. Herbert Marcellus (Goodwin''), b. do., Jan. 11, 1S67. Laura Drury (Goodwin''), b. do., Nov. i, 1869.
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born September 13, 1823, married by Rev. Hanscom in
Lisbon, Maine, June 30, 1852, Solomon Atwood of Poland, Maine, born in 18 10. Mr. Atwood was by occupation a mason, and after marriage moved to Portland, where he pur- sued his avocation until his death, which occurred in April, 1854. She subsequently married Samuel D. Watts, son of Samuel of New Gloucester, May 30, 1857, who was born April, 1820, and died October 12, 1867. He was a farmer, and resided in New Gloucester, having previously married, and had a family of three children, who are all married.
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Child, by first marriage :
56 I Charles Roger (Atwood''), b. in Portland, March 18,1854; m.
by Rev. F. D. Kelsey, in New Gloucester, Sept. 3, 1882, Nellie J. Hackett. Resides at Upper New Gloucester village, and is engaged in the grocery business. They have a daughter :
57 I Marion J. (Atwood '), b. April 20, 18S6.
Children, by second marriage :
58 II Carrie B. (Watts*), b. in New Gloucester, Oct. 6, i860; m., Jan.
15, 1885, by Rev. J. M. Lowden, in Portland, Frank H. Nevens -: of New Gloucester, son of Alfred, farmer, who was born Jan. 28, 1859. Their children are :
59 I Flora May (Nevens '), b. in New Gloucester, Nov. 20, 18S6.
60 2 Carleton Alfred (Nevens^), b. do., April 27, 1S89.
61 III Mary J. (Watts*), b. in New Gloucester, May 4, 1863.
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Robert Penney,^ son of Thomas and Lydia (Herring) Penney,' born in New Gloucester, Maine, April ii, 1781 ; married first, November 28, 1802, Dorcas Noble, born in New Gloucester, February 13, 1783. She died in Knox, Maine, April 22, 1821, and he married second, August 16, 1821, Deborah Hamblin of New Gloucester, born August 16, 1796, and died in Knox, May 18, 1850. He died in Knox, November 8, 1873.
The town of Knox will ever possess a charm of patriotic interest from its associations with the memories of the re- nowned patriot for whom it was named. Gen. Henry Knox of Revolutionary fame.
The territory of this town was included in the Gen. Waldo Patent, first called Muscongus Patent, and comprised about half a million acres originally, and became the property of Gen. Knox through his wife, Lucy Flucker, granddaughter of Gen. Waldo. Settlement commenced in about 1800. Gen. Knox died October 25, 1806, and at about this date Mr. Penney felled his clearing, and built his log house, the site of which is now pointed out, soon after moving with his family, which consisted at this time of wife and three chil- dren. The typical log house was built of round logs laid one above another to the required height, and "cobbled" together at the four angles. An occasional space was made for a window by cutting out a section of a log, and the door, usually in the center of the structure, was evolved by sim- ply cutting out a sufficient number of logs to give the re- quired height. The roof was covered with long shingles, rived from pine or cedar. The solid earth made a floor,
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and stone a huge fireplace, usually located at one end with the chimney outside, constructed of " cats " (split sticks laid in clay mortar and plastered inside and out with the same material. The interstices between the logs were "chinked " with moss and plastered with clay.
The log house and environs of the early settler might have been picturesque, but they cannot truthfully be said to be especially desirable for a residence. Nevertheless it is neither a sin nor a disgrace to be born in one.
Mr. Penney in a few years built a substantial frame house, now standing, and occupied by his son Isaac. He became a
A TYPICAL LOG HOUSE
member and a deacon of the Freewill Baptist church. He was a thrifty farmer, building a large amount of stone wall around his farm and planting two large orchards, and other- wise developing and bringing the original wilderness into fields of beauty and productiveness. He was a man of fine and well-developed physique, athletic and strong, and able to perform a vast amount of hard labor without exhaustion. When a young man he followed the sea for several years as a coaster.
He was the first-born son of the family, and with one excep- tion lived to be the oldest, dying at the advanced age of nine- ty-two years, six months and twenty-seven days.
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Children, born in Knox, except first three, by ist marriage :
(52) I Asenath,3 b. in New Gloucester, Me., July 5, 1803; m., Apr. 14,
1835, Asa McCorrison.
63 II Sarah, 3 b. do., Aug. 20, 1805; m. Luther Shaw, who d. at Chicopee Falls, Mass. She is yet living, at the great age of ninety-two ; memory much impaired. No issue.
(64) III Susan,3 b. do., Aug. 22, 1S07 ; ni., Nov. i, 1833, Robert Rowe.
(65) IV Dorcas,^ b. Apr. 15, 1809; m. Caleb Stevenson.
66 V Robert.Mx Mar. 31, 1811.
67 VI Joseph, 3 b. Sept. 2, 1812.
68 VII Saloma,^ b. Oct. 12, 1814; m. Joshua Stevenson.
69 VIII Daniel, 3 b. July 26, 1819; m., July 24, 1844, Lucy Williams, b.
Apr. 14, 1817, and d. Dec. 2, 1880; he d. Apr 29, 1881. Children, all born in Knox, Me., were:
70 I Lewis,^ b. 1845; d. in Knox, May 15, 1865.
71 2 Hattie,'' b. Nov. 21, 1847; d. in Knox, Feb. 21, 1877.
72 3 William,* b. Nov. 20, 1S51 ; d. in Knox, Mar. 5, 18S0.
Children, by second marriage :
73 IX Isaac, Mj. May 31, 1S22; d. in Knox, Aug. 27, 1S25.
74 X Charlotte, 3 b. Dec. 14, 1823 ; d. in Knox, Aug. 13, 1S25.
75 XI Charlotte,^ I twins, b. I
(76) XII Isaac, 3 ) June 14, 1S26; f m., Nov. 27, 1S62, Frances E. Graves
77 XIII Nancy,^ b. June 7, 1829; m.. Mar. 15, 1S59, Samuel Churchill,
b. May 15, 1810, and d. July 7, 1895. They have a son :
78 I Ulysses G. (Churchill*), b. in Montville, Me., Oct. 23, 186S ;
m.. Mar. 4, 1896, Sarah Ann McKinson, b. on Prince Ed- wards Island, June 17, 1870.
(791 XIV Augustus, 3 b. Jan. 15, 1831 ; m. ist, Sept. 23, 1S67, Hannah Rowe ; 2d, Eva G. Brown.
(8oi XV Ralph,3b. June 26, 1S36 ; m., Sept. i, 1865, Sarah A. Mosher.
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Asenath Penney,^ daughter of Robert and Dorcas (Noble) Penney,' son Thomas Penney,' born in New Glouces- ter, Maine, July 5, 1803; married first, April 14, 1825, Asa McCorrison, born April 9, 1805, and died at sea about 1835. She married second, Nathaniel Haskell, who died Apiil 27, 1866. Third, Joseph Cookson, who died in July, 1880. She died September 29, 1881.
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Children :
(8i) I Isaac L. (McCorrison *), b. in Knox, Me., Feb. 23, 1S26; m. by
Seth Webb, Esq., Feb, 24, 1853, Lettie Sanger.
82 II Joseph P. (McCorrison*), b. do., Nov. 28, 1827 ; m. Eliza Tozier.
83 III Henry H. (McCorrison"), b. do., Aug. 20, 1829. Lost at sea,
Oct. 8, 1852. (841 IV Julia A. (McCorrison •«), b. in Waldo, Me., Sept. 30, 1S31 ; m.
1st, Nov. 24, 1S53, Jacob Haskell ; 2d, George Bailey. (85) V Dorcas (McCorrison *), b. in Knox, June 13, 1833; "i- Cardiner
Philbrick. (85) VI Alvin H. (McCorrison''), b. do., June 5, 1835; '■"•> ^^S- ^6,
1857, Joanna Rowe.
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Susan Penney, 5 daughter of Robert and Dorcas (Noble) Penney,'' son of Thomas Penney,' born in New Gloucester, Maine, August 22, 1807 ; married, November i, 181 3, Robert Rowe, born June 27, 1804, and died November 28, 1883. She died February 10, 1879.
Children :
87 I Alfred (Rowe''), b. July 15, 1S34; m. Nov. 29, 1858-
88 II Joanna (Rowe''), b. Aug. 23, 1S35 ; m. Aug. 16, 1S57.
89 III Harrison (Rowe*), b. Jan. 6, 1S391 d. in the army, date un-
known.
90 IV Jefferson (Rowe''), b. Sept. 3, 1841 ; m. May 6, 1870.
91 V William (Rowe''), b. May 11, 1S43 5 »nm., d. Jan. 16, 1879.
92 VI Fannie L. (Rowe''), b. Oct. 29, 1S45 ; unm-i d. April 28, 18S0.
93 VII Julia A. (Rowe''), b. Sept. 7, 1850; m. June 17, 1875; d. Dec.
21, 1875.
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Dorcas Penney,^ dauc^hter of Robert and Dorcas (Noble) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney,' born in Knox, Maine, April 15, 1809 ; married Caleb Stevenson.
Children :
194) I Alvira (Stevenson''), b. Oct. 3. 1834 ; m. Oct. 3, 185S, Henry
Braddock.
(95) II Ruth (Stevenson''), b. Nov. 6, 1840; m. Dec. 15, 1862, Ben- jamin Blood.
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Isaac Penney,3 2d, son of Robert and Deborah (Hamblin) Penney,' son of Thomas Penney,' born in Knox, Maine, May 31, 1822; married, November 27, 1862, Frances E. Graves, born May 4, 1843, daughter of John and Eliza Graves.
Mr. Penney is a farmer, residing on the homestead farm of his father, in Knox, who cleared and brought into cultiva- tion the broad fields now enjoyed by his son, and by him made to yield abundant harvests of fruit and other products of the farm.
Children, born in Knox :
96 I Ella E.,"* b. September 27, 1863 ; m. July 10, 18S7, James R.
Trevors, b. in Catham, N. B. Mr. Trevors is an operative in the cotton mills in Lowell, Mass. Their children, all born in Lowell, are :
Ethel Eva (Trevors '), b. July 26, 1S8S. Mabel Gertrude (Trevors'), b. Nov. 28, 1S90. Frederic (Trevors'), b. Nov. 8, 1S93. John H.j^'b. Aug. 12, 1865; unm.
Franklin £.,■* b. Dec. 2, 1S67 ; d. in Knox, June 24, 18S2. IV Ida M.," b. Aug. 26, 1870; m. April 12, 1890, Clarance O. Gay, of Belfast, Me., son of Ford and Ruth S. (Crockett) Gay. They reside in Howard, R. I., and have a son:
Herman Clarance (Gay '), b. in Belfast, Me., Fel). 7, 1891. Nora Belle,-* b. Dec. 12, 1872; d. in Knox, Nov. 17. 1S91.
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Augustus Penney,-^ son of Robert and Deborah (Ham- blin) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney/ born in Knox, Maine, January 15, 183 1 ; married first, September 23, 1867, Han- nah Rowe, born in 1850, and died in 1874, daughter of Joseph Rowe. He married second, April 23, 1878, Eva G. Brown, born in 1854, daughter of William Brown. He en- listed in the U. S. service from Portland and was mustered in October 4, 1861, in Co. B. loth Reg. Maine Volunteers. Was wounded on picket duty, sick in hospital, discharged January, 1862.
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Children, born in Knox :
105 I Frank," b. 1S6S; unm.
106 11 George," b. April 7, 1870.
107 III Irene," b. 1874; d. in Brooks, Me., 1875.
Children by second marriage :
108 IV Gertrude M.," b. 1879; d. in infancy.
109 V Florence E.," b. 1S80 ; d. in Knox, 1882. no VI Augusta E.," b. 1S87 ; d. in Knox, 1887.
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Ralph Penney,3 son of Robert and Deborah (Hamblin) Penney," son of Thomas Penney,' born in Knox, Maine, June 26, 1836, married, September i, 1865, Sarah A. Mosher, born September 12, 1845, daughter of Simon Mosher.
Children, born in Knox :
111 I Charles R.," b. Sept. 15, 1866; d. in Knox, Dec. 5, 1886.
112 II Addie E.," b. Dec. 4, 1867; m. Dec. 26, 1SS6, Henry Clement.
113 III Charles R.,^ b. May 30, 1869.
114 IV Cara A.," b. Mar. 8, 1871 ; m. Dec. 24, 1S91, John F. Boynton.
115 V Allen S.,"b, Feb. 15, 1873.
116 VI Annie S. B.," b. Dec. 30, 1S75; m. Feb. 5, 1892, Charles E.
Bryant, b. July 19, 1858, son of Hira Bryant of Knox. She died July i, 1894, leaving a daughter :
117 I Gladys May (Bryant =), b. in Knox, Dec. i, 1893.
118 VII Susan V. S.," b. April 14, 1876; m. Dec. 23, 1893, Alton F.
Clark of Knox, born Jan. 31, 1S64, son of Micah Clark. They have :
119 I Henry Alton (Clark 5), b. May 2, 1895.
120 2 Chester Demont (Clark ^), b. Oct. 27, 1896.
121 VIII Edward R.,-* b. Sept. 7, 1879.
122 IX William N.," b. May 17, 18S1.
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Isaac L. McCorrison,^ son of Asa and Asenath (Pen- ney 3) McCorrison, daughter of Robert and Dorcas (Noble) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney,' born in Knox, Maine, February 23, 1826; married by Seth Webb, Esq., in Knox, February 24, 1853, Lettie Sanger.
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Children, born in Knox :
123 I Mary H. (McCorrison '), b. Feb. 13, 1854; m. Mar. 22, 1872,
Willard Vose, born in Montville, Me., Feb. 13, 1850, son of Eben Vose. Farmer, resides in Montville, Me. Their chil- dren, all born in Montville :
124 I Hannah L. (Vose'^), b. Jan. 21, 1S74.
125 2 Evie M. (Vose*), b. Dec. 5, 1875 ; d. in Montville, May 24,
i89r.
126 3 Hathan S. (Vose*), b. July 9, 1877.
127 4 Charles H. (Vose'^), b. April i, 1881.
128 II Charles (McCorrison '), b. Nov. 9, 1855; m. April 3, 1881,
Mrs. Abbie F. Rowell, born in Lagrange, Me., Feb. 14, 1843, daughter of James and Abigail (Carleton) Bailey. Mr. Mc- Corrison is a farmer, resides in Montville, Me. They have a son :
129 I Henry C. (McCorrison*^), b. in Montville, July 23, 18S3.
130 III Frank C. (McCorrison'), b. May 23, 1S60; m. Mar. 23, 18S3,
Annie B. Whittier, born in Burnham, Me., Jan. 16, 1864. Mr. McCorrison is a farmer, resides in Burnham, Me. Their children, all born in Burnham, Me. :
131 I Lettis M. (McCorrison*), b. June 12, 1886.
132 2 Herbert A. (McCorrison C), b. April 16, 1889.
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Julia A. McCorrison/ daughter of Asa and Asenath (Penney 3) McCorrison, daughter of Robert and Dorcas (Noble) Penney,- son of Thomas Penney,' born in Waldo, Maine, September 30, 1831 ; married first, November 24, 1853, Jacob Haskell, born in Liberty, Maine, November 5, 1828, and died in Knox, Maine, July 19, 1865.
Mr. Haskell was a farmer. Responding to his country's call for volunteers to put down the slaveholders' rebellion, he enlisted from Knox, Maine, and was mustered in Sep- tember 26, 1864, i" Company C, Eighth Regiment Maine Volunteers. Discharged January 11, 1865.
She married second, September 29, 1866, George W. Bailey, born in Lagrange, Maine, February 29, 1840, son of James Bailey. He is a farmer, residing in Knox.
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Children, by first marriage, born in Knox :
133 I Walter S. (HaskelP), b. March 5, 1855.
134 II Orrin Francis (Haskell ^j, b. Feb. 20, 185S ; m. Mary E. Foster,
b. in Vermont, June 14, 186S. He d. in Norfolk, Mass., Nov. 20, 1S96. He was a well-educated man, a machinist by trade. They have a daughter :
135 I Fannie M. (Haskell^), h. in Boston, Mass., June 7, 1SS9.
136 III Amorena P. (Haskell '), b. June 22, i860.
137 IV Tolman (HaskelP), b. July 22, 1S62.
By second marriage :
138 V Fred G. ( Bailey =), b. Dec. 12, 1S67.
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Dorcas McCorrison,' daughter of Asa and Asenath (Penney^) McCorrison, daughter of Robert and Dorcas (Noble) Penney,'' son of Thomas Penney,' born in Knox, Maine, June 13, 1833 ; married by Seth Webb, Esq., Decem- ber 26, 1853, Gardiner Philbrick, born July 13, 1827. She died in Thorndike, Maine, P'ebruary 17, i860. Children, born in Thorndike :
139 I Willis (Philbrick 5), b. Nov. 9, 1856.
140 II Fred CPhilbrickS), b. Feb. 3, 1S60.
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Alvin Hatch McCorrison, ^ son of Asa and Asenath (Penney) McCorrison,-'' daughter of Robert and Dorcas (Noble) l^enney,- son of Thomas Penney,' born in Knox, Maine, June 5, 1835 ; married, August 16, 1857, Joanna Rowe, born August 23, 1835, daughter of Robert and Susan (Penney 0 Rowe. Mr. McCorrison is a carpenter by occu- pation, also a musician.
Children :
141 I Lenora Melvina (McCorrison 5), b. in Kno.x, Jan. iS, 1S59; m. ist
Apr. 19, 1S79, by Rev. Theodore Gerrish, Frank E. Trundy of Belfast, b. Nov. 21, 1S56, son of Hiram W. Trundy of Dover, Me. Mr. Trundy was a carriage maker by trade, and
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followed that business in Belfast, where he resided until his death, which occurred Oct. 5, 1881. She was m. 2d, by Rev. Roscoe Sanderson, Mar, 23, 1SS6, to Alphonso Bearing of Lewiston, b. Oct. 5, 1850. He is a carriage smith, resides in Lewiston. By first marriage a son :
142 I Alvin H. (Trundy*), b. in Belfast, Mar. 8, 1880. Printer,
with Lewiston Journal.
143 II George Leslie (McCorrison '), b. in Knox, July 9, 1861 ; m., by
Rev. P. M, McDonald, Nov. 2, 1886, to Lenora Christian Johnson of Cape Breton, N. S., b. Feb. 5, 1867, daughter of Neil and Christy (Campbell) Johnson. Mr. McCorrison is a carpenter by trade, resides in Belfast, Me. Their children are :
Christy Ann (McCorrison*), b. in Cape Breton, Dec. 8, 1888.
George Leslie (McCorrison*), b. in Mattawamkeag, Me., May 16, 1889.
Neil Johnson (McCorrison*), b. in Bangor, Me., Mar. 4, 1891.
Melville Leroy (McCorrison*), b, in Belfast, Me., Nov. 4, 1893.
Helen Josephine (McCorrison*), b. do., Mar. 9, 1895. Edwin Lindly (McCorrison ^j, b. in Knox, July 9, 1861 ; m. by F. A. Greer, Esq., at Belfast, Me., Oct. 28, 1883, to Ellen Brailey of Belfast, daughter of James and Esther Brailey. Mr. McCorrison is a farmer, residing in Belfast. They have a son :
150 I Cleveland Brailey (McCorrison*), b. in Belfast, Nov. 31,
18S4.
151 IV Henry Harrison (McCorrison 5), b. in Belfast, Apr. 8, 1877.
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Alvira Stevenson,^ daughter of Caleb and Dorcas (Pen- ney 3) Stevenson, daughter of Robert and Dorcas (Noble) Penney,- son of Thomas Penney,' born in Knox, Maine, October 3, 1834; married, October 3, 1858, Henry Brad- dock, born December 26, 1883, son of Joseph Braddock.
Children, born in Knox, :
152 I Frank W. (Braddock'),) twins, b. ) Frank W. Braddock s
153 II Fred W. (Braddock 5), J Nov. 6, 1859; j m. May 28, 1890,
Mary A. Doucett, b. Nov. 10, 1863. They have a daughter :
154 I Elvira Frances (Braddock *), bom in Philadelphia, Pa., Mar.
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Fred W. Braddock,' m. Sept. lo, 1887, Laura J. Blood, b. Mar. 31, 1865.
155 III Charles W. (Braddock =), b. Oct. 21, 1865; m. Mar. 24, 1889,
Julie E. Spinney, born April, 1869, daughter of William L. Spinney. They have a daughter :
156 I Florence May (Braddock ''), b. in Brooks, Me., Mar. 14, 1891.
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Ruth Stevenson, 4 daughter of Caleb and Dorcas (Pen- ney^) Stevenson, daughter of Robert and Dorcas (Noble) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney,' born in Knox, Maine, November 16, 1840; married, December 15, 1862, Benjamin Blood, Jr., born 1824, son of Benjamin Blood. She died January 30, 1883.
Children, born in Knox :
157 I Ida May (Blood 5), b. June 4, 1S63 ; m. July 9, 1884, John Jor-
dan, son of Sewell Jordan. They have a son :
158 I Sewell Leon (Jordan *), b. in Lynn, Mass., June 20, 1885.
159 II Wilmont Jewett (Blood '), b. Jan. 30, 1866 ; m. June, 1886,
Louisa Ellis.
160 III Edgar Augustus (Blood 5), b. Mar. 10, 1873; ^- ^>ept., 1890,
Lillian Madden.
Benjamin jpcnnc^ an^ S)c6cen^ant6,
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He and his brother Robert came to Knox in 1805, and together bought a one-hundred-acre lot, which they afterward equally divided. They made a clearing, built their respec- tive log houses, and moved in their families in 1807 or 1808. Subsequently he bought an additional eighty-acre lot, which
had been deeded to Baker by Gen. Knox and surveyed
by Philip Greely in 1805.
In 1818, while busily engaged in building his new frame house, he was suddenly stricken down with fever, and died in the full flush of life's high hopes and aspirations, being the first of the family who had arrived at maturity, to die. His life and environment is but a memory, faint and indis- tinct. All who knew him are passed over to the great ma- jority. Only some
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leave a faint trace of his characteristics and the general trend of his brief life. These indicate a man of mind and intellectual endowment above the average ; a man of char- acter, energy and business qualification.
He was selected as administrator on his father's estate, appointed by Samuel Freeman, Esq., judge of probate of Cumberland County, March 24, 181 3, and the admirable manner of his service in this important duty is shown in his
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account rendered to the judge of probate. The modest charge of thirty-one dollars for this service, which involved several journeys from Knox to Portland in the winter, is certainly an evidence of disinterested and scrupulous integ- rity. To be an abstainer when New England rum was man- ufactured in one's own town,* was an exception, not the rule. His temperance principles, which were transmitted to his children, are now by later descendants cherished as an heir- loom beyond price.
From his thrifty and temperate habits it is evident that if his span of threescore years and ten had been allotted, he would have acquired a competency, and a position of honor and trust among his fellow-townsmen. He identified him- self with the religious people of the new town by member- ship with the Freewill Baptist church. Children :
i6i I Maiy,^ b. in New Gloucester, Dec. 4, 1804 ; m. Feb. 2,
1S41, Jonathan Penney, ^ son of Thomas Penney,^ which see.
William, 3 b. do., Dec. 3, 1806; d. in Knox, Feb. 27, 1818.
Lydia,^ b. in Kno.x, Aug. 31, 1809; m. June 26, 1836, Gilman Mason.
Susan.^b. do., Apr. 14, 181 1 ; m. Oct. 15, 1831, Mark Shibles.
Benjamin,^ b. do., Oct. 21, 1812; d. in Knox, Apr. 10, 1830.
Thomas,^ b. do., Oct. 17, 1814; m. May 25, 1841, Parmelia Lee. 167 VII Sylvinia,3 [j. do., Oct. 5, 1816; d. in Knox, Aug. 8, 1844.
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Lydia Penney,^ daughter of Benjamin and Miriam (Tuttle) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney,' born in Knox, Maine, August 31, 1809; married, June 26, 1836, Gilman Mason of Montville, Maine, born July 27, 1811, and died February, 1891. She died September 20, 1895, at the ad- vanced age of eighty-six, yet but slightly impaired in mental or physical vigor. Her father dying when she was but nine
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years of age, and leaving a large family of small children, her duties were onerous. These she performed with a forti- tude and courage that was characteristic of her in after life in all its vicissitudes. Her memory will long be fragrant with her children.
Children, born in Montville :
(i68) I Ralph O. (Mason ^), b. Oct. 20, 1837; m., July 31, 1865,
Fanny Smith.
169 II Louisa F. (Mason*), b. June 20, 1839; m., Nov. 8, 1863, John
H. Terry. Mr. Terry enlisted, Sept, 8, 1864, at Belfast, Me., as First Lieutenant First Me. Sharpshooters, Company D., and served in this capacity until June, 1865, when he was promoted to the rank of Captain in the 20th Reg. Me. Vol. This regiment was one of those to whom Gen. Lee surren- dered. For the last twenty years Mr. Terry has been em- ployed as inspector of foods and provisions, by the Mass. Board of Health. Resides in Alston, Mass. Their children are :
170 I George Ernest (Terry ^j, b. in Montville, Me., Oct. 27,
1866. Nellie Louisa (Terry-), b. in Boston, Mass., May 25, 1874. Inez Clara (Terry ^), b. in Boston, Mass., Nov. 21, 1876 Ellen (Mason ■•), b. Mar. 23, 1841 ; m., Nov. 8, 1863, Prescott Shibles.* born Sept. 129, 1838, son of Mark and Susan (Pen- ney ') Shibles. Mr. Shibles is an enthusiastic and successful farmer, coupling intelligence with energy in his farming ope- rations. He first bought a farm in Morrill, Me., in 1S64, sold it in 1866, and returned to Knox, where he has since prosecuted the business. J, Tin 1883, he took the grocery store connected with the R. R. Station, Knox Station, and acted as station agent and postmaster till 1886, when he was appointed postmaster and his son, Anson M., as assistant. Since 1891, he has given his attention exclusively to farming. He was represented in the late war by a substitute. Their chil- dren, all born in Knox, are :
174 I Anson M. (Shibles '), b. May 31, 1868.
175 2 Mark L. (Shibles'), b. June 15, 1871.
176 3 Burchard P. (Shibles'), b. May 16, 1880 ; d. in Knox, May
26, 1S85.
177 VI Arthur B. (Mason*), b. Feb. 29, 1844; m. IJune 18, i88i, Jen-
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Elizabeth Ruggles of Boston. Mass. Mr. Mason went to Boston when eighteen years of age and remained there until 1880. In May, of that year, he went to Texas and engaged in the sheep and wool raising business in Throckmorton Co., where he now resides. They have a daughter :
178 I Ethel Ruggles (Mason 5),b. at Fort Griffin, Texas, Aug.
15, 18S2.
179 V Paris Gilman (Mason <), b. Nov. 2, 1846; m., Feb. 4, 1870,
Laura Maria Clark, daughter of Nathaniel Rix and Lydia (Young) Clark. Mr. Mason was appointed on the police force of Boston by Mayor Cobb in 1876. He has continuously served until the present time, having been reappointed under the different administrations of municipal government of the city. They have a daughter :
180 I Mabel Carrie (Mason'), b. in Liberty, Me.. Mar. 5, TS71.
181 VI Anson E. (Mason''), b. Aug. 2, 1R48; d. in Montville, Me.,
Feb. 21, 1S69.
182 VII Fred W. (Mason''), b. Sept. 23, 1851.
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Susan Penney,^ daucrhter of Benjamin and Miriam (Turtle) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney/ born in Knox, Maine, April 14, 1811 ; married, October 15, 1831, Mark Shibles, born November 17, 18 10.
Mr. Shibles is of Scotch extraction ; his ancestor, John Shibles, first comes into notice at Pemaquid, Maine, where he had a son John, born in 1732, who, with his mother, removed to Thomaston, Maine, in 1736, and married Mary Carney. They were attracted thither, undoubtedly, by the Scotch settlement made at this place at about this date, who emigrated from Ireland, and were known in history as Scotch- Irish.
Children of John and Mary Carney Shibles :
I Thomas, b. Apr. 15, 1766.
II Robert, b. Dec. 29, 1768.
III John, b. . 3, 1770.
IV James, b. May 22, 1773.
V David, b. Feb. 4, 1776 ; m. Katy Buckland, published Oct. 6, 1796, who were the parents of the subject of this sketch.
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His father David came from Thomaston and settled here in Knox in 1808, buying land of the Gen. Knox heirs at four dollars per acre. The nearest markets were Belfast and Camden, and the only mode of conveyance was horseback, by spotted trees. No frame houses were built until about 1 81 7. Forged nails were used, made in Boston.
Mr. Shibles' loner life has been characterized by great busi- ness energy, public spirit and enterprise, and he may with justice be called one of the town's most successful farmers and business men. He first bought land in 183 1, sold and bought where he now lives in 1835. At the time he sold to his sons in 1872 he had a farm of five hundred and thirty acres. Quick to discover a business opportunity, upon the completion of the Belfast railroad, he in 1873 erected a store at what is known as Knox Station, which he managed for twelve years, and was acting postmaster in connection there- with for twenty-two years. In the year 1865, he sold produce from his farm amounting to over twenty-two hundred dollars. He has served his town for seven terms as selectman, and in various other ways promoted its interests and prosperity. He now, in the evening of life, at the age of eighty-six, is vigorous in body and mind, remembering early events with remarkable accuracy.
Children, born in Knox :
(183) I Almatie (Shibles^), b. Apr. 28, 1833, m. Nov. 20, 1855, John
P. Wentworth.
(184) II Marcia (Shibles*), b. Jan. 22, 1836; m. June 5, 1858, Mark P.
Palmer.
185 III Prescott (Shibles <), b. Sept. 29, 1838; m. Nov. 8, 1863, Ellen
Mason,'* daughter of Oilman and Lydia Penney ^ Mason, which see.
186 IV Ophelia (Shibles ■•), b. Jan. 28, 1846; m. Oct. 7, 1868, Gevadus
H. Rich, b. in Thorndike, Me., Sept. 4, 1845, ^"^ ^- Nov. 18, 1893. She resides in Bangor, Me. Mr. Rich was a blacksmith by trade, and carried on that business in his na- tive village for eighteen years, after which he was, until his
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death, express messenger on the Bangor and Boston line of steamers. Children, born in Thorndike :
187 I Susie Jane (Rich'), b. Nov. 13, 1875; d. in Bangor, Dec.
23, i8qo.
188 2 Annie May (Rich'), b. Feb. 26, 1879.
(189) V Edward (Shibles"), b. May 27, 1S47 ; m. Oct. 17, 1873, Hor-
tense Wentworth.
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Thomas Penney,^ son of Benjamin and Miriam (Tut- tle) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney,' born in Knox, Maine, October 17, 1814; marrried, May 25, 1841, Parmelia Lee, born March 8, 1818, daughter of Justin and Parna (Keith) Lee. He died in Brooks, Maine, August 18, 1894, aged eighty years.
Born on the homestead in Knox, he became its possessor, and lived here until 1863, when he sold, and in January, 1864, purchased another farm in Brooks, Maine, where he passed the remainder of his life. He engaged exclusively in farming with the exception of a few years in which he supplied the Brighton market with sheep and lambs, shipped alive by steamer from Belfast to Boston.
He was a modest, unassuming man, never aspiring to political honors, yet a man of excellent judgment and quick perception, whose counsel was held in esteem by his neigh- bors and townsmen. His unquestioned integrity and strict moral characteristics won the respect of all. His domestic relations were most pleasant.
Children, born in Knox :
190 I Albert,* b. Mar. 25, 1S42; d. in Knox, Feb. 19, 1854.
191 II Caroline W..* b. Aug. 8, 1844; m. April 20, 1880, Mark L.
Blaisdell, born July, 1850, son of Eben F. Blaisdell. Resides at Clinton, Conn. Their children are : igi I Mary Lee (Blaisdell '), b. at Hanley, Pa., Aug. 15, 1882.
193 ~ Fanny Fern (Blaisdell '), b. at CarroUton, N. Y., Dec. 14,
18S9.
194 III Julie E.,* b. Aug, 8, 1850.
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Luella,* b. Aug. i, 1S53; d. in Brooks, Me., Feb. 25, 1867.
Miriam F.,''b. April 17, 1855; d. in Brooks, Mar. 23, 1S73.
Susan S.,-* b. July iS, 1857 ; m. Sept. 15, 1883, Eben Littlefield.
Walter A.,"* b. Oct. 13, i860. Farmer and dealer in high-bred horses. Has served his town for several terms on board of selectmen and assessors. Resides on the homestead at Brooks, Me.
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Ralph O. Mason, 4 son of Oilman and Lydia (Penney 0 Mason, daughter of Benjamin and Miriam (Tutlle) Penney,* son of Thomas Penney,' born in Montville, Maine, October 20, 1837; married, July 31, 1865, Fanny M. Smith, born April 5, 1837, daughter of Charles and Mary Smith. Mr. Mason is a farmer, resides in Montville, Maine. Children :
igg I Harry Anson (Mason'), b. in Ellsworth, Me., May i, 1867 ; m.
Apr. 29, 1893, Mary E. Austin, b. July 10, 1867. They have a son :
200 I Ralph Oscar (Mason *), b. in Gorham, N. H., Dec. 23, 1894.
201 II Mary Helen (Mason'), b. in Montville, Aug. 26, 1873.
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Almatie Shibles,'* daughter of Mark and Susan (Penney 0 Shibles, daughter of Benjamin and Miriam (Tuttle) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney,' born in Knox, Maine, April 28, 1833 ; married, November 20, 1855, John P. Wentworth, born in Thorndike, Maine, September 5, 1828, and died in Knox, Maine, August 12, 1892. She died in Knox, Novem- ber 12, 1883.
Mr. Wentworth was a farmer, a man of public affairs, a lineal descendant of Gov. Wentworth, colonial governor of New Hampshire. His parents moved into the town of Knox when he was a mere lad. He served the town as selectman and treasurer, and was commissioner of Waldo County for three terms.
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Children, born in Knox :
202 I Ara!)ell (Wentworth '), b. Sept. 20, 1856; d. in Knox, Sept. 13,
1859.
203 II Cora (Wentvvorth )^ b. Sept. 11, 185S; d. in Knox, Apr. 12, i860.
204 III Everett E. (Wentworth 5), b. Mar. 20, i860; m. June 17, 1882,
Hester Shibles.
205 IV Alton (Wentworth '), b. Aug. 19, 1S61 ; m. a Spanish lady in
Mexico, and resides in that country.
206 V Howard O. (Wentworth '), b. Jan. 12,1863.
207 VI Susie S. (Wentworth 5), b. Jan. 3, 1870; m. Nov. 19, 1890,
Harry E. Gordon, b. in Brooks, Me., son of John H. Mr. Gordon is a graduate of the Maine Conference Seminary of Bucksport, in the commercial department ; is a fireman on the Maine Central R. R. ; resides in Waterville, Me. They have a son :
208 I Carl (Wentworth ''), b. in Brooks, Apr. 17, 1S92.
209 VII Marshall C. (Wentworth'), b. Mar. 21, 1871 ; m. June 23, 1895,
Blanche Harmon.
210 VIII Caroline P. (Wentworth '), b. Feb. 19, 1873; m. May 25, 1895.
Charles W. Shorey.
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Marcia Shibles,* daughter of Mark and Susan (Penney^) Shibles, daughter of Benjamin and Miriam (Tuttle) Pen- ney,^ son of Thomas Penney,' born in Knox, January 22, 1836; married, June 5, 1858, Mark P. Palmer, born in Thorndike, Maine, son of Hezekiah Palmer. Mr. Palmer has always lived in his native town ; is one of Thorndikes most extensive and prosperous farmers and dairymen. Children, born in Thorndike :
211 I Maggie (Palmer'), b. April 29, 1S61.
212 II Elnora (Palmer'), b. Oct. 26, 1864; m. May 6, 1890, Amos B.
Wight, born in Windsor,'Mo,, May 8, 1864, son of Eliphalet Wight. Mr. Wight, since 1891, has owned and operated a large sheep ranch near Atlanta, Col. Residence in Atlanta. They have :
213 1 Mordaunt P. (Wight*), b. in Trinidad, Col., Mar. 17, 1891 ;
d. in Trinidad, Col., May 25, 1891.
214 2 Carol (Wight"), b. in Atlanta, Col., April 13, 1892.
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215 3 Lucy (Wight ^), b. in La Junta, Col., May 3, 1895.
216 III Edward (Palmer 5), b. Mar. 16, 1869.
217 IV Florence (Palmer 5), I twins, born )
218 V Wilmont (Palmer'), ) Oct. 26, 1874; J d. in Thorndike, Sept. 22,
'875.
219 VI Wallace (Palmer 5), b. Dec. 19, 1879.
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Edward Shibles,^ son of Mark and Susan (Penney 0 Shibles, daughter of Benjamin and Miriam (Turtle) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney,' born in Knox, Maine, May 27, 1847; married, October 17, 1873, Hortense Wentworth, born in Knox, February 23, 1850, daughter of Mark P. and Harriet Wentworth.
Mr. Shibles is an extensive farmer and breeder of driving horses and blooded Jersey stock. Resides on the homestead farm at Knox Station.
Child :
220 I Ellen Morrow (Shibles'), b. in Knox, April 15, 1875; m. Nov.
29, 1S91, Berne O. Norton, born Aug. 22, 1867, son of Samuel Norton. They reside in Belfast, Me., and have a son :
221 I Charles (Norton*), b. in Belfast, Mar. 18, 1895.
ROBERT LOW, JR.. KvSO.
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Anna Penney,^ dauohter of Thomas and Lydia (Herring) Penney/ born in New Gloucester, Maine, April 20, 1784 ; married, July 12, 181 1, Robert Low, Jr., Esq., born in New Boston, New Hampshire, March i, 1781, son of Rev. Robert and Judith (Elwell) Low. He died in Guilford, Maine, July 6, 1869, aged eighty-seven years, five months, five days. She died in Guilford, November 6, 1826. She was a woman of more than ordinary intellectual endowment, viva- cious in temperament, active and skilful in all the feminine employments of her time. To her painstaking hand and forethought we are undoubtedly indebted for a now much valued family record. She, it is said, was especially dele- gated to care for the twin brother Mark, while on her sister Rachel devolved the especial care of Aaron, his mate. She was baptized by Rev. Ephraim Stinchfield and joined the Freewill Baptist church in New Gloucester, September 24, 1809.
Mr. Low married first, in June, 1804, Rebecca Bradford, born in New Gloucester, Maine, September i, 1782 ; she died February 12, 181 1.
Children :
I Isaac B. (Low), b. in New Gloucester, Mar. 2, 1805; m. Jan. 31, 1827,
Rachel N. Wright; d. June, 1S31. Had a son : I Lewis H. (Lowj, b. Mar., 1832.
II Polly Leach (Low), b. in Guilford, Me., Sept. 29, 1S06 ; m. Dec. 2, 1830, Asa Harlow. She was the second child born in the town of Guilford. Ill Judith Moulton (Low), b. do., Apr. 4, 1809; m. Aug. 11, 1S36, Jacob Wright.
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Mr. Low married second, Anna Penneyj^" as stated above, and third, Rachel (Penney') Wharff, widow of William Wharff, June 12, 1827, dauL^hter of Thomas Penney,' born in New Gloucester, February 3, 1786, and died in Guilford, December 23, 1858, aged seventy-two years, ten months, twenty days.
The pedigree of the Low families is as follows : Thomas Low was a descendant of one of the two brothers, English sea captains, who were engaged in transportino; immigrants to New England early in the establishment of the colonies of Massachusetts Bay. They settled in this country and were the progenitors of the Low families.
There must have been several generations prior to Thomas of which there is no known record. It is only recorded of him that he died aged seventy years, and his wife Abigail Knowlton, who died aged ninety-one years. His eldest son
Aaron married Rachel , and died aged sixty-six. She
died aged forty-eight. Their eldest son, Robert, married Judith Elwell. He died in 1848, aged eighty-eight. She died aged seventy-nine. He was a Calvinist Baptist minis- ter and was pastor of the Baptist Society in New Gloucester in 18 1 8. Prior to this, in 1804, he, with Dea. Robert Her- ring and Michael Webber of New Gloucester, purchased several Bowdoin College lots in the now town of Guilford. In 18 1 3, he organized a Baptist church in Guilford, of thir- teen members, most of them being from the New Gloucester church. His son Robert, Jr., the subject of this sketch, was the first settler of the town of Guilford, moving his family into his log house in P'ebruary, 1806. He, with Robert Herring, Jr., in 1804, felled the first openings in the virgin forest of the new township in Piscataquis County. It re- quired about a week to make the transit with a team from New Gloucester to " Lowstown " as the new settlement, in honor of its first settler, was called.
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Mr. Low was a man of good native endowments, educated better than many school teachers of that day, a lover of good order and public improvement, of unflinching integrity and of stern morality, one that never disgraced his ministerial parentage. He was naturally looked to as a leader in public affairs, and was conspicuous in the formative period of the town. He taught the winter schools, and served his town for many years as selectman, town clerk, and on the super- intending school committee, and was treasurer of Piscataquis County in 1839 and 1840. At the first Fourth of July cele- bration of Guilford and adjoining towns he was " orator of the day." He was for many years a justice of the peace, during which time he solemnized sixty-nine marriages, among them five of his own children.
He continued to reside on the farm, which he carved from the wilderness, until his death, at the advanced age of eighty, seven years, five months, five days, a man honored and es- teemed by all with whom he was associated.
Children, by second marriage, born in Guilford :
Rebecca Bradford (Low^), b. June 2S, 1812 ; m. Apr. 30, 1843,
Edwin Dean. Frederic Plummer (Low ^), b. Sept. 21, 1S14; m. May 17, 1S40,
Mary J. Robinson. Rachel Wharff (Low '), b. May 13, 1S17 ; m. Apr. 20, 1S44,
Charles Dean. Roger Sherman (Low^), b. Apr. 30, 1S20 ; m. July 23, 1848,
Mary Ann Whiting. Sylvina Larrabee (Low ^), b. Sept. 26, 1S24; m. Aug. 29, 1847,
Oliver Woodard.
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of Ira Dean. She died in Flora, Boone County, Illinois, October 4, 1887.
Mr. Dean emigrated from Maine to the West in about 1843, and settled first in Flora, Boone County, Illinois, where he for many years followed his occupation of farming. He now resides in Belvidere, Illinois, having retired from active life some years ago, and now in its twilight enjoys the serene pleasure of an upright and conscientious life.
Children, born in Flora, 111. :
(227) I Oraville Edwin (Dean ■*), b. Jan. 17, 1S44 ; m. Dec. 5, 1866,
Huldah Cro.sby.
228 II Henry Edward (Dean^j.b. July 8, 1S4S ; m. June 20, 1S76,
Delia M. Wesson at Marshall, Minn. Mr. Dean moved to Marshall, Minn., about 1873, and engaged in farming for sev- eral years. In 18S9, he removed from thence to Pineville, Mo., where he now resides, and is engaged in farming and the manufacture of hardwood lumber. Their children are :
229 I Terry E. (Dean'), b. at Lake Stag, Minn., Dec. i, 1878.
230 2 Daisie E. (Dean'), b. do., Apr. 22, 18S0. Inez E. (Dean '), b. do., Dec. 19, 1881. Anna E. (Dean'), b. in Flora, Boone Co., 111., Feb. 6, 1883. May E. (Dean'), b. at Lake Stag, Minn., July 23, 1SS4. Lula B. (Dean'), b. in Tyler, Minn., May 18, 18S5; d. in
Tyler, Oct. 22, 1SS8. Inna E. (Dean '), b. do., Aug. 30, 1887. Fernie E, (Dean '), b. in Pineville, Mo., Feb. 22, 1890;
d, in Pineville, Aug. 31, 1890.
237 9 Llewellyn E. (Dean'), b. do., Mar. 20, 1894; d. in Pine- ville, Sept. 20, 1894.
238 III Clarissa Ellen (Dean ■•), b. July 20, 1851; m. Sept. 21, 1874, Frank Delavergue, b. Sept. 14, 1853, son of Huisted Dela- vergue. He is a farmer, and devotes his time mainly to this pursuit ; has been town collector. Their children, all born in Flora, Boone Co., are :
239 I Myra Ethel (Delavergue'), b. Nov. i, 1875.
240 2 Sadie Rebecca (Delavergue'), b. July S, 1878.
241 3 Francis Carl (Delavergue'), b. June 14, 1881.
242 4 Edwin William (Delavergue'), b. Oct. 22, 1884.
243 5 Roy Ernest (Delavergue'), b. May 26, 1890.
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244 IV William Everett (Dean''), b. June 27, IS53 ; m. ist, Sept. 26, 1881, Mary Starr of Lincoln Co., Minn. She d. May i, 1889, and he m. 2d, Dec. 6, 1892, Pauline Reek. Mr. Dean re- moved to Lincoln Co. in 1873 5 "^^^s admitted to the bar in 1876; practised law, and was real estate, loan and insurance agent for several years in Tyler, Minn. In 1S95, he removed to What Cheer, Keokuk Co., la., where he now resides, de- voting his whole attention to the real estate business. Chil- dren, by first marriage :
345 I Robert Low (Dean =), b. in Tyler, Minn., July 8, 18S2.
246 2 William E. (Dean =), b. do., Oct. 21, 18S6.
By second marriage :
247 3 Florean Edwin (Dean '), b. do., Dec. 6, 1S94.
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Frederic Plummer Low, 3 son of Robert and Anna (Pen- ney^) Low, Jr., Esq., daughter of Thomas Penney/ born in Guilford, Maine, September 21, 1814; married, May 17, 1840, Mary J. Robinson, born February 17, 1820, daughter of James and Sarah (Mitchell) Robinson.
Mr. Low went West in 1846, and settled on a farm in Flora, Boone County, Illinois. He died in Hamilton, Mis- souri, March i, 1895.
Children :
248 I Marcus Aurelius (LoW), b. in Guilford. Me., Aug. i, 1S43 ; m.
Feb. 14, 1S67, Diantha L. Hovey, b. in Tioga Co., N. Y., July 27, 1S42. Mr. Low is a lawyer, eminent in his profession. Is and has been for many years past general attorney of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Co.. and president of two of the most extensive lines of the system. He resides in Topeka, Kan. Their children are :
249 I George Frederick (Low'), b. in Hamilton, Caldwell Co.,
Mo., Aug. 14, 1S6S ; d. in same place, Oct. 3, 1S69.
250 2 Dean Ruskin (Low'), b. in Trenton, Grundy Co., Mo.,
Sept. 21, 1S76.
251 3 Vera May (Low'), b. do., Oct. 25, 1878.
252 II Eugene S. (Low"), b. in Guilford, Me., Oct. 15, 1845; ^- ^^.r.
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Mr. Low engaged in the banking business, which he followed successfully for many years. Is now retired from active busi- ness and resides at Hamilton, Mo. They have a daughter:
253 I Sarah M. (Low'), b. in Hamilton, Feb. 16, 1S7S.
254 III Sarah M. (Low "•), b. in Fairfield, 111., Jan. 29, 1S47 ; d. in Hamil-
ton, Mo., Sept. 7, 1S75.
255 IV Llewellyn E. (Low"), b. in Flora, 111., Apr. 2, 1S52; editor; d.
Oct. 2, 1S72.
256 V Herbert L. (Low*), b. do., Mar. 15, 1856; m. Sept,, 1S67, Lottie
Congdon of Hamilton, Mo. Mr. Low was general manager of the Hamburg Fire Ins. Co. of Germany ; d. in San Fran- cisco, Cal., Oct. 15, 1894. Their children are :
257 I Homer B. (Low'), b. in Trenton, Mo., Sept. 22, 187S.
258 2 Mignon (Low'), b. do.. Mar., 18S0.
259 3 Haddie (Low'), b. in Anamosa, la., Sept., iSSi.
260 VI Leon M. (Low ''), b. in Flora, 111., 1S59; d. in Hamilton, Mo.,
Sept. 4, 1S71;.
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Rachel Wharff Low, 3 daughter of Robert and Anna (Penney^) Low, Jr., E.sq., daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guilford, Maine, May 13, 1S17 ; married, April 20, 1844, Charles Dean, born in Foxcroft, Maine, February 28, 1825, son of Ira Dean. She died in Belvidere, Illinois, Feb- ruary 23, 1893.
Mr. Dean migrated West soon after his marriage, and set- tled, as a farmer, on a farm in Flora, Boone County, Illinois, where for many years he followed this pursuit. Later he engaged in the lumber business in Belvidere, Illinois. For the last twenty years he has been variously engaged in farm- iu'ji, as a hardware merchant and real estate dealer, with other kinds of business. He now resides in Rockford, Iowa. Children, born in Flora, Boone Co., 111. :
a6i I Anna Rozel (Dean'*), b. Jan. 26, 1S4S; m. Oct. 11, 1S67, Frank
King, born in N. Y., Feb. 19, 1842, son of Leander and Lucy (Hovey) King. Mr. King came to Belvidere, 111., in early life, and has made the city his home during the major part of his life and has always been a citizen interested in the public welfare of the city, having served on the board of aldermen
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and as city marshal. He is engaged in the real estate busi- ness and formerly for several years was a hardware merchant. Their children, all born in Belvidere, 111., are : Cora Claire (King^), b. Jan. g, 1S77. Ethel Vera (King^J, b. Jan. 7, iSSS. Wilbur M. (Dean"), b. June 18, 1853; d. in Flora, Sept. 26, 1853. Clara Viola (Dean -'l, b. May 17, 1856; d. do., Sept. 22,1868. Eva Elona (Dean''), b. Aug. 15, 1S59; d. do., Jan. 4, 1S68.
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Roger Sherman Low,^ son of Robert and Anna (Penney') Low, Jr., Esq., daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guil- ford, Maine, April 30, 1820; married, July 23, 1848, Mary Ann Whiting of Boone County, Illinois.
Mr. Low went West about 1859, and settled in Flora, Boone County, Illinois, as a farmer. Later he moved his family and settled near Columbus, Kansas, where he died November 20, 1870.
Children, born in Flora, Boone Co., 111. :
267 I Freemont G. (Low*), b. April 20, 1S49.
268 II Judith Emily (Low"), b. .
269 III Leonard M. (Low"), b. ; d. in Columbus, Kan., Dec, 1870.
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Sylvina Larrabee Low,3 daughter of Robert and Anna (Penney ^) Low, Jr., Esq., daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guilford, Maine, September 26, 1824; married, in Flora, Illinois, August 29, 1847, Oliver Woodard, born in Garland, Maine, November 16, 181S, son of Oliver and Sally (Herring) Woodard.
Mr. Woodard settled in Flora, Boone County, Illinois, in October, 1848, and first engaged in farming, then in lumber- ing operations for a while on the Menominee River, in Wis- consin, rafting to the Mississippi and down this river to the mouth of Fever River, where it was prepared for market. He next settled on a farm in Boone County, Illinois, and
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resided here until 1869, when he removed to and located on another farm in Golden Eagle, Calhoun County, Illinois, at which place he has continued to reside, excepting the year 1888, which was spent in Auburn, California. In connec- tion with his farming operations he has carried on a carpenter and building business, being skilful and energetic in his various pursuits, retaining his vigor into advanced life. Children :
270 I Walter Robert (V^oodard "•), b. at Flora, Boone Co., 111., Feb.
2, 1S48 ; m. Hannah W. Crosby, Mar. 15, 1S69, who was born in Cadiz, N. Y., May 4, 1841, daughter of Samuel and Lucin- da L. (Beech) Crosby. He resided in Golden Eagle, Calhoun Co., 111., until iSSS, when he removed to Lincoln, Placer Co., Cal., where he now resides. Carpenter by trade. They have a son :
271 I Ernest L. (Woodard'), b. at Point Precinct, Calhoun Co. ^
111., Oct. 29, 1S70.
272 II John Carlton (Woodard •*), b. at Flora, Boone Co., 111., Oct. 17,
1S50 ; m. Eva E. Williams, Feb. 26, iSSo, born in Indian- apolis, Ind., July 24, 1S50, daughter of Martin and Mary Jane (Porter) Williams. He taught school for a number of years in Boone and Calhoun Counties, 111. Going to California in 1SS7, he located at Auburn, where he now resides, pursuing the business of contractor, carpenter and builder.
273 III Mary Lauretta (Woodard ■*), b. at Flora, Boone Co., 111., Jan.
17, 1S5S; d. at Point Precinct, Calhoun Co., 111., Oct. 5, 1SS3.
274 IV Leona Voletta (Woodard"*), b. do., May 25, 1S60 ; d. at Flora^
III, Mar. 16, 1S62.
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Oraville Edwin Dean,-* son of Edwin and Rebecca Brad- ford (Low 3) Dean, daughter of Robert and Anna (Pen- ney'') Low, Jr., Esq., daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Flora, Illinois, January 17, 1844; married, December 5, 1866, Hulda Crosby, born December 22, 1839, daughter of Austin Crosby.
Mr. Dean has lived in the state of his nativity, with the exception of four years in Missouri, the most of the years of
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his life, following his avocation, a farmer. In 1861, he en- listed in the first company raised in Boone County, Illinois, during the war of the Rebellion, and joined the Fifteenth Regiment of Volunteer Infantry. He was in the battle of Shiloh, and was afterward discharged for sickness. Subse- quently he reenlisted, making his whole period of service in the army about three years. He has served his town as constable. Is now a dealer in oils, etc. Children :
275 I Stella L. (Dean ^), b. in Flora, Boone Co., 111., Sept. 6, 1S67 ; m.
Mar. 17, 1SS5, Elmer Tracey, son of James Tracey. She d. Nov. ID, 1SS7. One child :
276 I Ivan (Tracey ^J, b. in Flora, Boone Co., 111., Oct. 26, 1SS7.
277 II Ina L. (Uean°), b. in Adair Co., Mo., Sept. 22, 1869; m. Nov.
14, 1S8S, Frank Tracey, b. Sept. 2, 1S65, son of Warren Tra- cey. One child :
278 I Roy (Tracey*'), b. in Flora, Boone Co., 111., May 20, 1S90.
279 III Wyatt (Dean''), b. in Adair Co., Jan. 4, 1S72 ; d. in Adair Co.,
Aug. 6, 1S73.
280 IV Almeda (Dean 5), b. in Flora, Boone Co., Dec. 13, 1S74; d. in
Flora, Boone Co., Mar. 9, 1875.
281 Y Nelva L. (Dean^), b. do.. May 19, 1S77.
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Rachel Penney,^ daughter of Thomas and Lydia (Herring) Penney/ born in New Gloucester, Maine, P'ebruary 3, 1786; married first, in 1808, William Wharff of Litchfield, Maine, born October 12, 1787, son of Joseph and Susanna (Ben- nett) Wharff of Gloucester, Massachusetts. He sailed from Portland, aboard the sloop " Yankee," on the twelfth day of September, 181 2. Supposed foundered at sea. She mar- ried second, June 12, 1827, Robert Low, Jr., Esq. (which see), and died in Guilford, Maine, December 23, 1858.
The pedigree of this branch of the Wharfif families is traced to Joseph, son of Joseph, who was born in Glouces- ter, Massachusetts (Cape Ann), November 21, 1762, and married Susanna Bennett, June 21, 1779, who was born July 12, 1763. He sailed from North Yarmouth as mate on December 22, 1894, and is supposed to have been lost at sea January 2, 1795. Their children were :
I Susanna, b. Aug. lo, 1780 ; m. Steavens.
II Sarah, b, Jan. 27, 17S2; in. Steavens.
Ill Lydia, b. Nov. 26, 1783; m. Joseph Lunt.
"VI Joseph, b. Nov. 11, 1785.
V William (and one stillborn), b. Oct. 12, 1787 ; m. Rachel Penney'.
VI Isaac B., b. Aug, 23, 1789; m. Sally Penney-.
VII Betsey, b. Mar. 9, 1792; m. William Robinson.
VIII Abigail, b. Nov. 7, 1793; d, Nov. 8, 1794.
IX Dorcas, b. July 18, 179!;; m. ist., David Mclntire, 2d., Wilks Rich- ardson.
Beyond Joseph the descent is not established. It may have been in the line of Nathaniel Wharff (Wharfe), who first appears in New England history at ancient Falmouth, Maine, in 1658, where he married Rebecca Macworth, and
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had a son Nathaniel, who went to Gloucester, Massachusetts
(Cape Ann), married, settled and died there, leaving a large
family. Or the descent may be from some later immigrant.
To William Wharff and Rachel Penney,^ a son :
282 I Thomas (Wharff 3), b. in Litchfield, Me., Oct. 5, 1S09; m. May
I, 1842, Desire Herring, daughter of Isaac and Betsy (Foster) Herring, who was born June 16, 1S16. He died in Guilford, Me., Mar. 5, 1SS3. Mr. Wharff was a man of genial, sunny disposition, whose gentle, undemonstrative demeanor drew all toward him. His sterling uprightness and honesty of charac- ter commanded the respect and regard of those with whom he came in contact. In early life he followed the sea as a fisher- man, and a portion of the time made his home with Ephraim and Mark Penney, his uncles, in New Gloucester. Subse- quently moving to Guilford with his mother, he settled as a farmer and carpenter, a trade in which he was skilful. Widow resides with son Eugene in Guilford. Children : (283) I Charles H. (Wharff-*), b. in Guilford, Me., Sept. 11, 1S43 ;
m. Emma Connor of Foxcroft, May 26, 1873.
284 2 Walter S. (Wharff 4), b. do., June 14, 1S45; m. Sept.. 21,
1S73, Mary Appleton of Guilford, daughter of Joseph Appleton. He died without issue, in Carmel, Me., June 25, 187S.
285 3 John G. (Wharff*), b. do., Apr. 29, 1S4S ; d. in Guilford,
Aug. 19, 1S54.
286 4 De.xter B. (Wharff •»), b. do., June 7, 1S51 ; d. do., Aug. 25,
1854. (287) 5 Eugene S. (Wharff"), b. do., Dec. 29, 1855; "i- Jan. i, 1881,
Carrie A. Stoddard of Guilford.
288 6 Annie G. (Wharff"), b. do., May3o, 1S59; m. May 16, 18S5,
Leslie H. Folley of Do\er. Me., son of Henry Folley, born July 23, 1862. Their children are :
289 I Gertie E. (Folley^), b. in Guilford, July 26, 1S86.
290 2 Delton H. (Folley =), b. in Sangerville, Sept. 7, iSSS.
291 3 Veda D. (Folley '), b. do., Feb. 19, 1S94.
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Charles H. Wharff,^ son of Thomas and Desire (Her- ring) Wharff ,3 son of William and Rachel (Penney-) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney/ born in Guilford, Maine, Sep-
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tember ii, 1843 ; married, first, May 26, 1873, Emma Con- ner of Foxcroft, Maine, daughter of John Conner. She died July 18, 1875, and he married second, May 13, 1877, Annie Howard, daughter of Warren Howard- Children, by first marriage :
292 I Norman E. (WharffS), b. in Guilford, July 9, 1875.
By second marriage :
Dwight (Wharff 5) b. do., Jan. 14, 1S7S. Vivian L. (Wharff 5), b. do., Feb. 3, 1S80. Leslie E. (WharffS), b. do., July 3, 1SS5.
287 Eugene S. Wharff,^ son of Thomas and Desire (Her- ring) Wharff,^ son of William and Rachel (Penney^) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guilford, Maine, De- cember 29, 1855 ; married, January i, 188 1, Carrie A. Stod- dard of Guilford, born April 16, 1859, daughter of Pillsbury Stoddard.
Child :
296 I Cecil S. (Wharff 5), b. in Sangerville, Me., Nov. 5, 1893.
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Thomas Penney,^ Jr., 2d, son of Thomas and Lydia (Herring) Penney, born in New Gloucester, Maine, Febru- ary 22, 1788 ; married in New Gloucester, January 10, 1809, Susan Haskell of Harpswell, Maine, born February 25, 1790, and died in Freedom, May 6, 1866. He died in Freedom, February 22, 1872.
The dates indicate a man of energy, one who grappled with the great concerns and responsibilities of human life in the bloom of youth. While yet a minor he became a hus- band, and before he was twenty-two he was the possessor of a farm and the father of a son. Very soon after his mar- riage he migrated to that part of the state which offered, in its undeveloped townships, a favorable opportunity to acquire a farm, at once attractive and promising to a young, sturdy yeoman, with ambition and determination.
Freedom was a part of the Plymouth Patent, and the first opening made in its primeval forest, with a view to settle- ment, was made by Stephen Smith, a Revolutionary soldier, in 1794. In 1 813, during the war with England, the town was incorporated under its present name, which was the choice of the inhabitants, and had a political signification.
Mr. Penney undoubtedly "felled an opening" the year before his marriage, built a small frame house in conjunction with his brother John, and thus had a lodge in the vast wilderness for his youthful bride when they commenced housekeeping.
The broad fields that now surround and adorn the home- stead attest the struggle and the victory over the forces of
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nature in her virgin strength, and the competency that he enjoyed in the dechning years of his life was the natural sequence of a life of well-directed endeavor, upright habits, industry and frugality. He was a member of the Freewill Baptist church of Freedom and one of the deacons. In the war of 1812 he was drafted into the United States service, and served at Belfast, Maine.
Children, born in Freedom :
Jonathan.' b. Aug. 29, iSio ; m. Nov. 10, 1S41, Mary Penney,' daughter of Benjamm and Miriam (Tuttle) Penneyr which see.
Thomas' Jr., b. Mar. 20, 1S12; d. in Freedom, unm., Dec. 3. 1S37.
Luther F.,'b. Mar. 15,1815; d. in Freedom, unm., Sept. 8, 1S4S.
Adaline B.,' b. Mar. 15, 1S17; m. May 27, 1S36, John V. Busher.
William,' b. Feb. 2, 1S19; m. May i, 1S49, Martha Me.sser.
Mark,' b. Sept. 10, 1S22; d. in Freedom, unm., Jan. 19, 1S44.
Lucinda P.,' b. May 20, 1824; m. Sept. 29, 1S84, Andrew Bell, b. in Albion, Me., Sept. 5, 1S29, d. in Albion, Apr. 15, 1894. Mr. Bell was a carpenter by trade ; served his country in the war of the Rebellion. She d. without issue, Apr. 2, 1897.
304 VIII Sarah Ann,' b. Jan. i, 1826 ; d. in Freedom, Feb. 3, 1828.
305 IX Susan H.,' b. Jan. iS, 1S2S; m. July 10, 1S64, Oshea Clark,
b. in Unity, Me , in 1819, d. at Munroe, Me., Apr. S, 1S96. Mr. Clark was a farmer. She died without issue at Waldo, Me., Mar. 10, 1SS5.
(306) X Benjamin R.,' b. June 27, 1831 ; m Mar. 15, 1866, Eliza
Plummer.
(307) XI Sarah Ellen,' b. June 18, 1S34 ; m. May 20, 1855, Ruel Warren.
She died in Freedom, Oct. 24, 1S68. 308 XII Ruth B.,' b. Sept. 10, 1836; d. in Freedom, Sept. iS, 1842,
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Jonathan Penney, 3 son of Thomas and Susan (Haskell) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney,' born in Freedom, Maine, August 29, 1810; married, November lo, 1841, Mary Pen- ney,3 born in New Gloucester, Maine, December 4, 1804, daughter of Benjamin and Miriam (Tuttle) Penney.^ She
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died in Freedom, December ii, 1863. He was a farmer and millman, died in Freedom, April 24, 1865. Child :
309 I Clara A/b. in Freedom, Me., Aug. 2S, 1S43 ; m. Feb. 9, 1S6S,
Herbert Rackliffe, b. in Knox, Me., June 14, 1847, son of Clement Rackliffe. Mr. Rackliffe is a farmer and drover, re- sides at Knox. Children, all born in Knox :
310 I Lelia M. (Rackliffe 5), b. June 29, 1S69 ; d. in Knox, Mar.
29, 1SS6.
311 2 Ada L. V. (Rackliffe 5), b. Jan. 4, 1S7S.
312 3 Florence G. (Rackliffe 5), b. Oct. 29, 1SS4.
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Adaline B. Penney,^ daughter of Thomas and Susan (Haskell) Penney,- son of Thomas Penney,' born in Free- dom, Maine, March 15, 1817; married. May 27, 1836, John V. Busher, born in England, May 6, 18 19, son of George Busher. He died in Freedom, October 17, 1888.
Mr. Busher was a painter by trade, and also a farmer. He entered the service of his adopted country in the war of the Rebellion from the town of Freedom, December 13, 1861, and was mustered in at Augusta, Maine, December 21, 1861, in Company I, 14th Regiment MaineVolunteers, and took part in the following battles, viz.. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 5, 1862. September 7, 1862, they captured a camp of gue- rillas. He was discharged October 18, 1862, and reenlisted December 17, 1863, at Freedom, and was mustered in Janu- ary 6, 1864, at Augusta, in Company I, 30th Maine Regi- ment, Capt. Frank H. Jones, Col. T. H. Hubbard. Was engaged in the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, Louisiana, April 8, 1864; discharged July 4, 1865.
Children, born in Freedom :
313 I John V, Jr. (Busher''), b. Apr. 11, 1S37 ; m. 1st, Apr. 25, 1S67,
Lucy Payson, b. Mar. 13, 1839, daughter of Simeon and Mary Payson. She died without issue, July 29, 1871, and he m. 2d, Oct. 8, 18S7, Hattie F. Howard, b. in Belfast, Me., Sept. 4,
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1S64, daughter of Samuel and Orinda Howard. Mr. Busher enlisted in the U. S. service from Freedofn, Aug. 2S, 1S62, in Co. G, 26th Reg. Me. Infantry, Capt. Ansel Wadsworth, Col. Nathaniel Hubbard; was in the battle of Irish Bend, La., Mar. 13, 1S62, and at the siege of Port Hudson ; was under fire for forty-two days in the summer of 1862, beside several skirmishes of minor importance ; received discharge Aug. 3, 1S63 ; reenlisted at Portland, Me., Nov. 3, 1S63, in Co. I, 30th Reg. Me. Infantry, Capt. T. H. Hubbard, Col. Francis Fessenden; was in the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., Apr. 8, 1864 ; Pleasant Hill, Apr. 9, 1864; Cain River, Apr. 20, 1864; Markville, May, 1864; and several other skirmishes. They have a daughter :
314 I Blanchie A. (Busher 5), b. in Montville, Me., Dec. 2, 1S90.
315 II George W. (Busher ''), b. Jan. 21, 1S39; d. in Freedom, unm.,
Feb. 19, 1S61.
316 III Luther P. (Busher*), b. Oct. 29, 1S41 ; d. in Freedom, unm.,
Nov. 29, 1868.
317 IV Mark E. (Busher "), b. Nov. 6, 1S43 5 m- ist, May 3, 186S, Addie
Plummer, b. in Freedom, May 3, 1849, daughter of Jerry and Eliza (Kelley) Plummer. She died in Freedom, May 11, 1879. Mr. Busher is a farmer, resides at Freedom ; he entered the Union army enlisting at Waterville, Me., Sept. 7, 1861, in Co. I, 8th Reg. of Me. Vol., Capt. James H. Funks, Col. William McArthur. He was in the following battles, viz.. Port Royal, S. C, Nov. 7, 1861 ; Fort Pulaski, Ga., May i, 1862; Jackson- ville, Fla., Nov. 19, 1S63 ; Baldwin, Mar. 25, 1S63 ! ^'''<^ present at the bombardment of Fort Sumter, S. C, Apr. 7, 1S63 ; Drewry's Bluff, Va., May 20, 1S64, where he was wounded in his right arm; Spring Hill, Dec. 10, 1S64 ; Fort Gregg, Bald- win, Apr. 2, 1S65; Rice's Station, Apr. 6, 1S65; Appomattox Court House, Va., Apr. 9, 1865; discharged Jan. 18, 1S66. Children, born at Freedom :
318 I Mark E. (Busher ^ Jr.), b. June 10, 1S69; m. June 2, 1883,
Emma Deane, b. May 16, 1S55, daughter of John and Betsy (Whitten) Deane ; no children.
319 2 Charles W. (Busher 5), b. Jan. 21, 1874; unm.
320 V William L. (Busher^), b. Mar. 5, 1847; d. in Freedom, unm.,
Oct. 28, 1883. Mr. Busher enlisted from Freedom, Dec. 26, 1861, in Co. I, 14th Reg. Me. Vol., Capt. R. A. Logan, Col. T. W. Porter. He was in the following battles : Island No. 10, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and the battle of Winchester, where he received a wound in his side, which ultimately caused his death.
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322 VIl Frank W. (Busher*), b. Oct. 22, 1S55 ; d. in Freedom, m:m.,
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323 VIII Florence M. (Busher*), b. May 21, 1S60 ; m. Dec. 25, 1875, Wil-
son Wentworth, b. in Knox, Me., June 20, 1850, son of Free- man Wentworth. He is a farmer, residing in Knox. Chil- dren, all born in Knox :
Flora B. (Wentworth^), b. Aug. 25, 1S77.
Carrie A. (Wentworth 5), b. July 26, 18S0.
John B. (Wentworth S), b. Feb. 9, iSSS.
Alice M. (Wentworth^), b. Mar. 16, 1S90.
Bertha (Wentworth*), b. Aug. 29, 1893.
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William Penney,^ son of Thomas and Susan (Haskell) Penney,^ Jr., son of Thomas Penney,' born in Freedom, Maine, February 2, 1819; married. May i, 1849, Martha L. Messer, born January 11, 1830, daughter of George and Mary (Lucas) Messer. Mr. Penney is a farmer, resides in Freedom.
Children, born in Montville :
32g I Laura A.,'* b. Jan. 30, 1S50; m. June 11, 1S70, James F. Bryant,
b. at Union, Me., Jan. 22, 1S48 ; farmer by occupation; no children. 330 II Loren W.,* b. Dec. 21, 1S51 ; m. June i, 1S93, Mrs. Ellen A. Foster, b. in Northfield, Vt., July 28, IS54, daughter of George L. and Ann D. (Bridgon) Xoyes ; she d. Apr. 24, 1S91. Mr. Penney is a machinist and draughtsman ; was with the Lowell Machine Shop Co. for several years ; is at present in the employ of the Newton Upper Falls, Mass., Machine Co. ; no children.
Emma C.,* b. Mar. 3, 1854.
George R.,'* b. Feb. 19, 1856; d. Mar, iS, 1S56.
Wilbur,-* b. Oct. 29, 1859; m. Dec. 23, 1885, Alice Keene, b. Oct. 4, 1S65, daughter of William and Sylvia (Danforth) Keene. Mr. Penney is a farmer, resides at Freedom, Me. Children, bom in Freedom:
334 I Ethel W.,6 b, Apr. 4, 1887.
335 2 Ernest W.,^ b. Aug. 20, 1890.
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336 3 Clifton R.,6 b. Feb. 8, 1S92.
337 4 Mildred," b. June 19, 1S94.
338 5 Ada J. ,5 b. Feb. 19, 1S96.
339 VI Mary L.,^ b. Mar. S, 1864; d. Mar. 30, 1S64.
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Benjamin R. Penney, ^ son of Thomas and Susan (Has- kell) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney/ born in Freedom, Maine, June 27, 1831 ; married, March 15, 1866, EHza Pkmi- mer, born October 2, 1833, daughter of Jerry and Eliza (Kelley) Plummer. Mr Penney is a farmer, resides at Free- dom, Maine.
Child :
340 I Willie R.,* b. in Freedom, July 9, 1S70 ; d. do., June 26, 18S4.
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Sarah Ellen Penney,^ daughter of Thomas and Susan (Haskell) Penney,^ Jr., son of Thomas Penney,' born in Freedom, Maine, June 18, 1834; married, May 20, 1855, Reuel Warren, born April 15, 1829, son of Phineas Warren. He died in Freedom, May 9, 1875. She died in Freedom, October 23, 1868. Mr. Warren was a farmer, always resid- ing in the town of his birth.
Children, born in Freedom :
341 I Mark P. (Warren''), b. May 5, 1S56; m. Dec. 26, 1SS6, Helen
Jones, b. in Lowell, Mass., Aug. 28, 1S69, daughter of William and Margaret (Caldwell) Jones. Mr. Warren is a milk dealer, resides in Nashua, N. H. ; no children.
342 II Carrie E. (Warren"), b. July 6, 1S60 ; m. Aug. 20, 18S9, Will
Hidden, b. in Nashua, N. H., Apr. i, 1859, son of Jesse Hidden. Mr. Hidden is an express messenger on Boston & Nashua train ; resides in Nashua. They have :
343 I Marion E. (Hidden"), b. in Nashua, Aug. 12, 1S90.
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John Penney,^ son of Thomas and Lydia (Herring) Pen- ney/ born in New Gloucester, Maine, March 20, 1789; mar- ried in 1 8 14, Abigail Thompson of Bristol, Maine, born October 8, 1790, and died in Freedom, Maine, October 3, 1865. He died in Freedom, October 25, 1864.
John Penney, in company with his older brother Thomas, bought two hundred acres of land in Freedom, of Reuel Williams of Augusta, in about 1806. He was then about seventeen years of age. He did not marry until about twenty-five years of age. Then it appears that he moved into the small frame house that they together had previously built, and the two families lived together until they made a division of their land, when they built more commodious residences. Like all pioneer settlers he had to contend with nature in her rugged estate, and suffer many hardships be- fore the comforts of life could be enjoyed. Belfast, twenty miles away, was the nearest market, and on horseback, by spotted trees, it only could be reached. The loom, spinning- wheel and cradle, were the three indispensable adjuncts of the home of the settler, and the combined melody of the three, if not harmonious, was full of life and inspiration, betokening the spirit of thrift that environed the little open- ing in the wilderness.
In the midst of his early struggle to establish a home he is called to the defense of home and country, to repel the threatened invasion of the whole fair coast of Maine by Great Britain, and he renders a whole year in that defense, stationed at Eastport under Gen. Cummings. Some remu- neration for injuries received in this service was obtained in 7
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the waning years of life by way of a pension. The gun he carried is shown by his son, Orison A., himself a soldier in the war of 1861-65. Later in life he was severely wounded in the head by a falling tree, the effects of which were visible in the unnatural expression of his eyes.
He was a good man, much beloved by his family for his gentleness and even disposition ; a member of the Metho- dist church, he adorned his profession by a well-ordered and conscientious life. He possessed those traits of character that won the confidence and esteem of all ; a respected citi- zen and townsman, he died at his home in Freedom in the seventy-fifth year of his age.
Full records of descendants have been unobtainable.
Children, born in Freedom :
344 I John C.,^ b. July 24, 1S15; m. Achsah Hall of Knox. He
moved to Wisconsin, and died there. Their children are: Abby.* Wilson." John.* Mary.* Julia.* Mary Jane,^ b. Apr. 3, 1817 ; m. Apr. 3, 1852, Thomas Cookson. Lydia 11.,^ b. Apr. 17, 1S19; m. William W. Downer. Thomas F.,^ b. Aug. iS, 1S23 ; m. Lucy Tilton. Ephraim B.,' b. Oct. S, 1S26; m. June 22, 1S55, Marion Byers. Miranda P.,' b. Nov. 29, 1S2S; unm., resides in Modesto, Stan- islaus Co., Cal. (355) VH Orison A.,3b. Apr. 19, 1S31 ; m. Nov. i, 1S63, Margaret Oliver. 356 VIII Abby H.,5b. Aug. 2, 1S34; d. unm., in Freedom, Feb. iS, i860.
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Child:
357 I Frank T. (Cookson''). b. Feb. 21, 1853; m. ist, Sept. 17, i88i,
Edith Eubanks; she d, Sept. 6, 1887, and he m. 2d, Sept. 12, 1888, Mary Elizabeth Evans. Children, by first marriage :
358 I Charles T. (Cookson 5), b. May 28, 1883.
359 2 George Milton (Cookson 5), b. May 24, 1885.
360 3 Edith Mattie (Cookson 5), b. Aug. 31, 1S87.
By second marriage:
361 4 Grace Margaret (Cookson °), b. Dec. 23, 1896.
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Lydia H. Penney,^ daughter of John and Abigail (Thompson) Penney,'' son of Thomas Penney,' born in Free- dom, Maine, April 17, 1819; married William W. Downer of New Gloucester. She died in Freedom, June 4, 1891. Mr. Downer was a mason by trade.
Children, born in Freedom :
362 I Edwin R. (Downer*), b. Nov. 14, 1835; m. Nov. 15, 1857,
Abbie S. Whitten, b. Sept. 10, 1842, daughter of Phineas and Almira (Fountain) Whitten. Mr. Downer is a mason by trade. Their children are : Roscoe P. (Downer^), b. in Montville, Me., Sept. 5, 1S58 ;
m. July 12, 1884, Rose F. Sanford. Effie (Downer^), b. in Freedom, Me., Feb. 11, 1S67 ; d. do.,
Mar. 25, 1S67. Edwin W. (Downer J^), b. do., Oct. 26, 1871. William G. (Downer ''), b. Sept. 4, 1S40; m. Nov. 17, 1866, Vielen Twitchell, b. May 17, 1S45, daughter of Charles F. and Mary (Fay) Twitchell. Mr. Downer is a mason by trade, re- sides in Palermo, Me. Children, born in Freedom :
367 I Frank G, (Downer 5), b. June 9, 1868 ; m. Sept. 17, 1892,
Nellie Richardson. They have :
368 I Frankie (Downer*), b. in Palermo, Jan. 18, 1894.
369 2 Emma (Downer*), b. do., Mar., 1895.
370 2 Charles F. (Downer 5), b. May 3, 1869; m. Dec. 25, 1894,
Lizzie Saunders. They have :
371 I Orman (Downer*), b. in Palermo, Aug. 6, 1S96.
372 3 Etta M. (Downer^), b. Jan. 17, 1870; m. Jan. 17, 1890,
John French. They have :
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1 Freddie A. (French *), b. in Gardiner, Me., Nov., 1891.
2 Minnie E. (French ''), b. in Palermo, Me., Feb. 23, 1896. Perlie A. (Downer 5). b. Jan. 28, 1876.
Webber (Downer'*), b. Jan. 29, 1852; m. Alice Marden. John P. (Downer*), b. Aug. 22, 1854 ; m. May i, 1884, Ora F. Thompson of Montville, Me. Mr. Downer is a mason by trade. They have :
Ivy G. (Downer 5), b. Aug. 14, 1893. Edna M. (Downer-^), b. Aug. 6, 1S96.
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Thomas F. Penney,^ son of John and Abigail (Thomp- son) Pennev,= son of Thomas Penney," born in Freedom, Maine, August 18, 1823; married Lucy Tilton of Woburn, Massachusetts.
Children :
380 I Luella,* b. Dec. 22, 1S49; d. Dec, 1868.
381 II Selwyn,* b. May 11, 1S50.
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Ephraim B. Penney/ son of John and Abigail (Thomp- son) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney,' born in Freedom, Maine, October 8, 1826; married, June 22, 1855, Miriam G. Beers, born July 11, 1836, daughter of John B. and Hannah (Knight) Beers. She died in Woburn, Massachusetts, August 19, 1885. He died in the same town, June 3, 1888.
He was a shoemaker by trade. In 1861, he enlisted, and served as a private in Company F, 5th Regiment of Massa- chusetts Volunteers, for three years, and was in the follow- ing battles in 1862, viz., Yorktown, Virginia, seven days iight of Malvern Hill, Virginia, Second Bull Run, South Mountain and Antietara. He was in the hospital a large part of the time on account of varicose veins, from which he suffered much, and never recovered from the lameness occasioned thereby during the remainder of his life. In 1874, he united with the Advent church at Woburn, and lived a consistent Christian life.
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Children :
382 I Herbert E.,* b. in Woburn, Mass., June 21, 1856; unm. He is a
currier by trade, resides and pursues that business in Woburn.
383 II Abbie M. M.,* b. in Claremont, N. H., Apr. 28, 1858; m. July
27, 1877, Henry B. Rees, b. Nov. 25, 1848, son of John Rees. Mr. Rees was born in England, and came to this country in 1873. He is an engineer by occupation, and has since his arrival been in the employ as engineer of the firm of E. Rob- inson of Boston. They have :
George Henry (Rees ^), b. in East Boston, Mass., Jan. 18, 1879.
Sarah Elizabeth (Rees°), b. in East Cambridge, Mass., June 6, iSSi.
John Marshall (Rees ^),b. in Somerville, Mass., Apr. 2, 1883.
Cyrus Bowen (Rees"), b. do., May 9, 1S86.
Bilah Esther (Rees 5), b. do., Jan. 30, 1888. Emma J.,^ b. in East Woburn, Mass., Jan. 8, i860.
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Orison A. Penney,^ son of John and Abigail (Thompson) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney,' born in Freedom, Maine, April 19, 183 1 ; married, November i, 1863, Margaret Oliver of Freedom, born in Georgetown, Maine, December 14, 1841, daughter of Robert and Eunice (Oliver) Oliver.
Of soldier ancestry, he responded to the call of patriotism early in the war of the Rebellion, and enlisted first, Septem- ber 10, 1862, to serve nine months as corporal in Capt. Ansel Wadsworth's Company G, 26th Regiment Maine Volunteers. Received his discharge at Bangor, August 17, 1863. March 15, 1864, he reenlisted for three years, or during the war, in Capt. Charles Baker's Company A, Regiment of the Coast Guard, and was stationed at Belfast Street, Washington, Maryland ; was discharged at Portland, Maine, May 25, 1865. He now in the waning years of life, enfeebled by disease, receives the grateful help of a pension. He resides on the homestead at Freedom.
Children, born in Freedom :
390 I Frank W.,'* b. Mar. 6, 1S66.
391 II Birdie,'' b. Aug. 20, 1868; d. in Freedom, Me., Sept. 27, 1870.
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Sally Penney,^ daughter of Thomas and Lydia (Herring) Penney/ was born in New Gloucester, Maine, May i6, 1791 ; married in the autumn of 1809 in New Gloucester, by Rev. Ephraim Stinchfield, to Isaac B. Wharft",* son of Joseph and Susanna (Bennett) Wharff of Litchfield, Maine, born August 23, 1789, and died in Guilford, Maine, June 30, 1878, aged eighty-eight years, ten months, seven days. She died in Guilford, February 27, 1869, aged seventy-seven years, nine months, eleven days.
This noteworthy union was consummated in the bloom of life, he being but twenty and she but eighteen. Unques- tionably it was an ideal marriage, verified by their long pil- grimage of sixty years together in harmony and love. From it has sprung much above the average in number of descend- ants, noted for their longevity, men and women of charac- ter and influence, respected and esteemed.
From a biographical sketch of this family, written by Mr. Joseph Wharfif, one of the sons, in 1884, I quote as follows :
They removed from the town of Litchfield, Maine, to the town of Guilford, Maine, with three children, in the year 1813. The town then, with the exception of a few openings, was a wild wil- derness, and they had to travel from Dexter on foot or horseback, following a line of spotted trees. It required no little nerve and energy to endure the labor and hardships that those early settlers had to endure, going as they did with but Uttle save their hands to start with. They felled an opening, built a log house, and after a long, hard struggle with the woods and elements they conquered,
* For pedigree of Wharff families see William Wharff, his brother.
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and made themselves a comfortable home. I have heard it was said that when Mr. Wharff married Miss Penney he would never be out of money ; as long as she lived he would always have a Penney. But in marrying his wife he got more than a Penney, for her price was above rubies. She was a helpmeet indeed, just what a man wanted to enable him to endure the hardships of a pioneer settler in those early times.
They were hardly settled before those memorable seasons, 1815- 16, that were so cold that no corn, and very little wheat and potatoes, grew. They were without money, and wheat was three dollars a bushel, and other things in proportion. They, with their young family, knew what it was to suffer the pinchings of hunger and want.
The sufferings of those early settlers will never be told. Some were obliged to live on clover heads, stewed with a little milk and butter. But this family endured all with a courage that was truly wonderful, always cheerful, making the most of everything. Mrs. Wharff, in addition to cooking for her family with a tin baker before an open fire, did the carding, spinning and weaving of all the cloth they used in the family ; also made all their clothes, milked the cows and cared for the children. This re- quired a vast amount of work, but her strength and pluck were equal to the task, and she endured it all without a murmur. She was kind and loving in her disposition, always having a pleasant word and a helping hand for all in affliction, ready to visit the sick and minister to their wants.
One cold day Mr. Wharff was going out and wanted his com- forter, and could not find it, and in a somewhat impatient way asked where it was, when one of the older girls, taking hold of her mother said, " Here is your comforter."
The taking care of so many children required no little care and labor, and the older girls tired of that kind of work ; when the last one was born they inquired if it was the last ; if it was, they would name it Thankful ; if not, its name would be Patience.
Mrs. Wharff was a religious woman, and believed in Jesus as a Saviour. She taught her children early to read and obey the
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Word of God. Often she would take her children by her side, and with her hand on their head she would plead with them to be good and love God.
In the summer, I think ot 1867, their house took fire. In the excitement and labor of trying to save some of the things that had cost her so much, she was prostrated — disease came on from which she never recovered.
An evidence of her thrift and resourceful ways is seen in her method of making windows for their log house. Taking some writing paper she saturated it with lard and tacked it over the holes in the wall, thus keeping out the cold and let- ting in a feeble light.
An excerpt from a letter written by her in November, 1 810, to relatives in Knox, Maine, is historically worthy of note. She says : —
I have lately left my parents and come to Litchfield to live. Rachel has got a nice great son about six weeks old. His name is Thomas. There has been a greater work in New Gloucester than ever was before. I believe the Lord is in that town. There was 92 baptized there before I came away, and a great many more that have a hope that the Lord has taken their feet out of the horrible pit and miry clay. Don't forget me in your prayers.
(Signed) Sally Wharff.
This is the religious awakening referred to by Rev. Ephraim Stinchfield in his autobiography, and of which un- doubtedly he was the chief promoter. Rev. Mr. A. Loring, in his history of Piscataquis County, says that Mr. Wharfif was in Guilford, then called Lowstown, in 1807, engaged in raising corn and wheat, and preparing with others log cabins, in the employ of Isaac Bennett. He evidently had made a clearing, built a cabin, and had some land under cultivation a few years prior to moving his family into the new township.
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Children :
(392) I Christiana (Wharff 3), b. in Litclifield, Me., Apr. 7,1810; m.
Aug. 26, 1S27, Simeon Lombard; d. in Guilford, Mar. 29,1889.
(393) 11 Isaac (Wharff 3), b. do., Aug. 27, 1811 ; m. Dec. i, 1835, Han-
nah Hatch. Both died in Guilford, Feb. 4, 1S74.
(394) III Lydia Penney (Wharff 3), b. do., Feb. 26, 1S13 ; m. Sept. 12,
1S38, Benjamin N. Thorns.
(395) IV Susan S. (Wharff 3), b. in Guilford, Oct. 15, 1814 ; m. Jan. 22,
1834, George W. Brett.
396 V Almira B. (Wharff^), b. do., Sept. 4, 1816; m. in Augusta,
Me., by Rev. W. A, Drew, Feb. 21, 1S42, to Urial Hunting- ton of Augusta, who was born in Litchfield, Sept., 18 16. He died without issue, in Oakland, Gal., July 18, 1885, and she, in advanced life, continues to reside in the city of Oakland. Mr. Huntington first engaged in the blacksmithing business in Augusta. In 1851 he went to California, where he pur- sued the same business for several years. Returning to the East for a short time he went to California again and en- gaged in farming in Contra Costa Co. for twelve years. From thence he moved to Oakland, and was identified with its commercial and banking interests until his death. The following from a local paper voices the esteem in which he was held by its citizens : "In the death of Mr. Huntington Oakland has lost one of her most respected citizens. He came to California in early days, and endured the changing vicissitudes of pioneer life with heroism, never faltering in love for his adopted state. For the last thirteen years he has been an active citizen of Oakland, working for her best inter- ests and enjoying her prosperity. He served the city as councilman with credit, and has always been noted for his zeal in advancing her political interests. In his business re- lations his integrity was unquestioned. His loss will be deeply regretted by a large circle of friends and acquaintances, and in the home he loved so well none but his most intimate friends can realize the great shadow which has forever dark- ened its doors."
(3971 VI Louisa B. (Wharff 3), b. do., Aug. 10, 1S18; m. 1st, May 24, 1837, Hosea Ballou Buck ; 2d, Benjamin Hussey.
(398) VII Thomas P. (Wharff 3), b. do., Mar. 4, 1S21 ; m. Jan. i, 1S46,
Elvira B. Brewster.
(399) VIII Sarah (Wharff^), b. do., Jan. 20, 1823; m. ist, about 1843,
Frank Moran, b. about 1S20. merchant tailor, who resided
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and carried on business in Bangor, and subsequently in Orono, Me., where he died in October, 1855, and she m. 2d, July 4, 1S60, Geo. P. Hill of Calais, Me., b. in 1820 and d. in 1S66.
(400) IX Rachel Ann (Wharff ^), b. do., Feb. 13, 1825; m. in Augusta,
by Rev. W. A. Drew, Oct. 8, 1846, to Albert Folsom.
(401) X Joseph (Wharff3),b. do., Nov. i, 1826; m. in Bangor, Me.,
by Rev. N. D. George, Jan. 13, 1849, to Sophia A. Norton, b. Sept. 18, 1828, d. Jan. 8, 1894.
402 XI Harriet R. ( Wharff 3), b. do., Apr. 4, 1829; m. in Auburn, Me.,
by Rev. W. R. French, Dec. 10, 1851, to James S. Randall, b. in Lewiston, Me., Sept. 5, 1827. He is a carpenter by occu- pation, having learned the trade in Lewiston, where he has resided for many years. For thirty years he was employed by the Franklin Co. Later he has been in the employ of other corporations in Lewiston, in which city they now re- side. Children, born in Lewiston :
403 I Harriet (Randall ■•), b. May 19, 1858; d. in Lewiston, Sept.
15. 1S5S.
404 2 Cora Eva (Randall ■»). b. June 2, iS6r ; d. in Lewiston,
Mar. 25, 1862.
405 3 Fred Albert (Randall ""j, b. Jan. 14, 1S65; d. in Lewiston,
July 20, 1865.
406 4 Harriet Emma (Randall''), b. June 14, 1867.
(407) XII Mandana M. (Wharff^), b. do., Mar. 16, 1831 ; m. ist, in Auburn, Me., Jan. i, 1852, William O. Wedgwood, who d. Feb. 29, 1S76, and she m. 2d, Aug. 22, 1879, August Michel.
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Christiana Wharff,^ oldest daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney-) Wharff, dau_o;hterof Thomas Penney,' born in Litchfield, Maine, April 7, 1810; married in Guilford by Rev. B. Bursely, August 26, 1827, to Simeon Lombard, son of Paul Lombard, born in Norway, Maine, August 29, 1807, and died in Guilford, December 22, 1878. She died in Guil- ford, March 28, 1887.
He was twenty-one and she seventeen years of age when united in marriage. He was a house carpenter by trade. Going to Bangor soon after his marriage he there prosecuted his business for a few years, then returning to Guilford he
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settled down for life. For several years he was postmaster at Guilford Center. In 1848, he became a member of the Methodist church and continued a useful and active mem- ber until his death.
Children, born in Guilford :
408 I Betsey (Lombard''), b. Apr. 7, 1S28 ; m. Nov. 17, 1S49, Wil-
liam Preble of Bangor, blacksmith. She died without issue, at Sangerville, Me., Apr. 5, 1S71.
(409) II Sarah W. (Lombard -i), b. June 12, 1S29; m. in Guilford, Dec. 6, 1S49, Albion Robbins.
410 III William VV. (Lombard-*), b. Oct. 29, 1S30 ; d. in Guilford,
Apr. 21, 1S31.
411 IV Rachel Ann (Lombard ''), b. Apr. 19, 1832 ; d. in Guilford,
Nov. 20, 1S43.
412 V Priscilla (Lombard *), b. Jan. 15, 1S34 ; d. in Gui!ford, Apr. 27,
1859. (413) VI Eliza W. (Lombard^), b. Dec. 24. 1834; m. David B. Ellis, Oct. 25, 1S75.
414 VII Nathan B. (Lombard ■*), b. July 2, 1S37 ; d. in Guilford, July
28, 1S37.
415 VIII Christiana (Lombard"), b. Aug. 4, iS39;d. in Guilford, Oct. i,
1857.
416 IX Simeon (Lombard"), b. May 12, 1S42; d. in Guilford, Apr. 4,
1S41.
417 X Almira H. (Lombard"), b. Oct. 20, 1S43 ; d. in Guilford, Oct.
12, 1549-
418 XI Rachel Ann (Lombard"), b. May, 31, 1S45 ; m. George Ladd
of Lynn, Mass., Dec. 25, 1866; d. without issue, at home, in Guilford, of typhoid fever, Oct. 27, 1867.
419 XII John W. (Lombard"), b. Sept. 20, 1S47 ; d. in the army, in
Virginia, of black measles, Jan. 5, 1865. ^^ enlisted Nov. 15, 1861, in Co. G, I2th Reg. of Infantry, Me. Vol., was wounded in action Sept. 19, 1S63, was promoted from cor- poral to sergeant. (430) XIV Mary Abby (Lombard"), b. July 26, 1851 ; m. Henry True, Nov. 27, 1S69.
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Maine, August 27, 181 1 ; married, December i, 1835, Han- nah Hatch, daughter of William Hatch of New Gloucester, Maine, born in New Gloucester, April 3, 18 10.
During the night of February 4, 1874, his house took fire and he with his wife and a nephew perished in the flames. Mr. Wharff always lived in Guilford, his native town, follow- ing the avocation of a farmer. In his youth he was noted for his unusual hardiness, industry, steady habits and cool temperament. These pertained to him in manhood, joined by honesty in dealinos, kindness to the unfortunate, and generosity toward public improvements. He prospered in business, was happy in his domestic relations, and honored by a rising family. For several years prior to his death he suffered with an aberration of mind.
Children, born in Guilford :
421 I William H. (Wharf"), b. Sept. 23, 1S36 ; m. Apr. 22, 1S60,
Lydia J. Paul of Foxcroft, Me., daughter of Col. Silas Paul, born Sept. 19, 1S40. Mr. Wharff, by his inherent force of character and intuitive power to see and grasp a passing opportunity has raised himself to a business position, lucra- tive and honorable. Beginning as a farmer's boy, at the age of eighteen, disliking farm work he was permitted to learn a carpenter's trade with his Uncle Hiram E. Hatch, who sub- sequently in i860, admitted him as a partner in business, their first contract being the building of Foxcroft Academy. For several winters he taught school. In 1S64 and 1865, he was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, serving in Com- pany C, Eleventh Maine Infantry, and was engaged in the battle at Hatcher's Run, the assault on Petersburg, April 2, 1865, and at the surrender of Lee at Appomattox, April 9, 1865. From the close of the war until 187 1, he was engaged in contracting and building in Bangor. During this year he moved with his family to Martha's Vineyard and engaged in a lumbering and planing mill business with others, which prov ingunsuccessful was abandoned, and in 1S74, he re- moved to New Bedford, N. J., and entered into the service of the Wamsutta Cotton Mill Co., as a carpenter. In Feb- ruary, 1875, he was induced to remove to California, arriving
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at San Francisco with his family in March, 1875. ^^ ^''st worl^ed as journeyman, then as foreman, and in 1876, com- menced contracting, which was followed with good results until 18SS, since which time he has devoted his attention to architecture and superintending with gratifying results. Chil- dren :
422 I Frank E. (Wharff 5), b. in Guilford, Me., Feb. 21, 1S61 ;
m., 1S87, Florence Irish. Carpenter and builder. Resides in San Francisco, California. No children.
423 2 Rowena P. (Wharff'), b. do., Aug. 23, 1862; d. in Guil-
ford, July 19, 1S63.
424 3 Fred L. (Wharff ^),h. in Bangor, Me., November 7, 1S67 ;
unm., an instructor in the German language in the Uni- versity of California, from which he graduated in 1S90. Since his graduation he has taught the language for three years in the High school at Sacramento, and in 1895 ^^"^^ principal of the Union High school of Eureka, Cal. Is esteemed for his educational abilities and high moral character.
425 4 Albert F. (Wharff'), b. in San Francisco, Cal., Aug.,
1S75; d. in San Francisco, Cal., 1S75.
426 II John Fairfield (Wharff"), b. Dec. 30, 1S3S; m. Oct. 27, 1861,
Glive Washburn of Guilford, daughter of Ira Washburn,
born in Guilford, May 27, 1842. Mr. Wharff served his
country in the Union army for three years in ist Me. Cav.,
Co. M, and was in the following battles : Brandy Station,
Gettysburg, Shepardstown, Manassas Junction, Machias-
ville, Baker's Mill, Grovelion Station, St. Mary's Church,
Gravelly Creek, Kelley's Ford, Middlebury, Charlestown,
Hazel River, Rappahannock Station, Tood's Tavern, Black
Creek, Ream Station, Cold Harbor, and at Lee's surrender.
He is a carriage maker, carrying on the business at Jackson,
Cal., where he now resides. Children :
(427) I Bertha C. (Wharff '), b. in Guilford, July IQ, 1S62; m.
Joseph D. Vanderbilt of San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 27,
1883.
428 2 Ernest Merton (Wharff '), b. do., Oct. 4, 1S68 ; d. at
Dover, Me., Jan. 31, 1S74.
429 5 Ethel F. (Wharff 5), b. in San Francisco, Cal., Dec. S,
1SS2.
430 III Julie W. (Wharff*), b. July 3, 1S43; cl in Guilford, Mar. 20,
1S65.
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431 IV Joseph H. (Wharff^), b. Apr. 30, 1848; m. 1st, Flora Skillings. She died m 1S75, without issue, and he married 2d, Gertrude Johnson, in 1S80. No children. Mr. Wharff went to Cal- ifornia in 1S7S. Is a carpenter by trade. Resides at Elm- hurst, Cal.
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Lydia Penney Wharff,^ daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney^) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Litchfield, Maine, February 26, 181 3 ; married, by Rev. John W. Chickering. September 12, 1838, Benjamin N, Thoms of Portland, Maine, born in Falmouth, Maine, Janu- ary 5, 1 8 16, son of Benjamin Thoms. He died in Bangor, Maine, February 16, 1895.
Mr. Thoms learned the carriagesmith trade in early life in the city of Portland, with Moses Freeman. In 1838, he removed to Augusta, Maine, and formed a partnership in the carriage manufacturing business with J. P. Wyman. In 1845, the partnership was dissolved, and he removed to Ban- gor, entering into a copartnership with a Mr. Clarrage, which continued for about seven years, their business being car- riage ironing. In about 1852, he established a carriage man- ufacturing business, in copartnership with Mr. Joseph Wharff, which for a number of years was the most extensive of its kind in the city, embracing carriage making of every variety and in every detail. In 1855, Mr. Wharff retired from the firm, and in 1880, and later, his two sons were as- sociated with him in business, and eventually became his successors. He engaged in business with enthusiasm and energy, and was a member of the city government for sev- eral terms. Greatly blessed in the family relation by a no- ble woman whose loyalty and devotion never waned, a help- meet whose sympathy was ever in touch with the concerns of her husband in all the vicissitudes of life. She resides in Bangor, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Whitman.
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Children :
432 I Francis Louisa (Thorns ■»), b. in Augusta, Me., 1S39; d. in
infancy.
(433) II Helen Augusta (Tiioms ''), b. do., Dec. 17, 1S40 ; m. Nov. 12,
1S61, Natlian Wliitman.
(434) III Cliarles Frederic (Tlioms *), b. in Bangor, Me., Jan. 2, 1S47 ;
m. May 11, 1S6S, Luretta E. McCrillis.
435 I^ S. Badger (Thorns'*), b. do., June 10, 1849; d. in Bangor, Apr.
3, 1S69.
436 V Emma Maria (Thorns '*), b. do., June 12, 1S50; d. in Bangor,
November, 1865. (437) VI Henry Butler (Thoms ''), b. do., July 14, 1S55 ; m. Feb. 6,
1877, Abbie Giles. 438 VII Frank Cobb (Thoms *), b. do., Mar. 20, 185S ; d. in Bangor,
Jan. s, 1872.
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Susan S. Wharff,^ daughter of Isaac and Sally (Penney^) Wharft", who was the daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guilford, Maine, October 15. 1814 ; married in Guilford, Maine, by Rev. Barnabas Bursely, January 22, 1834, to George W. Brett, son of Ezra and Alice (Robinson) Brett, of Paris, Maine. He was born in Paris, Maine, April 14, 18 10, is a descendant of William Brett, who came from Kent, England, to Duxbury, Massachusetts, in 1640, and is of the eighth generation in descent from John Alden, the Pilgrim.
He learned the blacksmith trade with his brother and established himself in business in Sangerville in 1831, where he pursued the business until 1857, when attracted by the high prices paid to mechanics in California, went to that state and opened a shop in Oakland, carrying on the busi- ness there for four years. From there he went to Dayton, Nevada, in the employ of a quartz mill company, at which place, by the destruction of the works by a freshet, he barely escaped death, being one of the three survivors out o a company of eight. Returning to California, he established
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a business in San Francisco, which he carried on for six months, when he removed again to Nevada and located in Carson City, prosecuting his business here until 1863, when he returned home to his family in Sangerville, Maine. In 1864, he sold out his business in Sangerville and removed to Auburn, Maine, engaging in a general blacksmithing busi- ness, to which he admitted, as a partner, his son Ezra, in 1875. In 1879, he retired from active business. In 1884, he met with a severe accident by falling from an apple-tree but now, at the advanced age of about eighty-seven years, he is vigorous in body and mind.
At their golden wedding, held at their home in Auburn, January 22, 1884, a fine poem was read, composed for the occasion by their son-in-law, F. W. Hunton, Esq. Some excerpts will be of a general interest :
Goodness gracious ! what a crop they did raise
Down in Sangerville, in the olden days.
The air was bracing or the soil was rich,
We are now unable to tell you which,
But something surely will explain the cause
For the abundant harvest. Now let us pause
For a single moment and give the name
Of each little treasure, just as they came.
The first on whom the mother placed her eye
And to whom she sang her first lullaby,
Was Sarah, and following her a dear
Little sister came, whom they called Althea.
As the friends were waiting the next event,
There came a boy whom they named Edward Kent.
But that little fellow, while young and bright,
Was removed from earth and from mortal sight.
A short time after little Susan came,
The first to be given her mother's name.
Then Alice appeared with bright little eyes
And gave the father a complete surprise.
Then came a son to fill their hearts with joy,
And the mother gave to that darling boy
The father's name, "We'll call him George," she said,
As she placed her hand on his tender head.
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Little she thought as he lay on her knee
Of what the future of her boy would be,
But watched him ever with a mother's pride,
And to his footsteps was a constant guide.
Through his youthful years he was good and true
To all his friends, and as he older grew
Became acquainted with his country dear ;
And his friendship was so strong and sincere
That when the stars and stripes in the dust did wave,
Though a lad in his teens, his life he gave
For his country's good in the cause so grand,
Liberty and freedom throughout the land.
Next came Ezra who, of all the boys, made
A choice for himself of his father's trade.
And they worked together as father and son ;
He tried to do as his father had done,
But his strength gave way, and to his surprise
He became enfeebled and could not rise,
And like the dew before the morning sun
He wasted away as life just begun ;
And that dear good face so cheerful and bright,
We sadly miss from this circle to-night.
But have we the knowledge and can we say
His spirit is not here this wedding day ?
Louisa was the next to come and share
In the dear mother's love and tender care.
But like a flower she faded away
And passed to the realms of eternal day.
They tell us when Pliny was ushered in
That he smiled all over from feet to chin.
And that same smile I think he will allow
Has followed him through life, till even now,
And John, why he was as funny a lad
As any of the boys his mother had.
One day, when one of the children was born,
John rushed into the house in early morn,
And espied the babe, and exclaimed, " Oh marm I
Where did you get it, raise it on the farm ? "
" The doctor just brought it," the mother said.
John smiled, and shook his roguish little head,
For he had seen the doctor come and go,
And he always thought he would like to know
What the doctor had in the little bag.
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" Well, I saw him with something in a rag ! "
Exclaimed John, and his mother had to smile,
And tell him he could go and play awhile.
Now comes Ella with all the rest,
Who of eleven was of course the best.
Eleven children ! Just pause to think,
But that was not all, for another link
Was needed in that great family chain;
So little Emma, who could not remain
But a few short years, came to cheer the hearts
Of these parents who were doing their part
Toward populating that little town,
And having a colony of their own.
They tell us twelve was not a dozen then,
But thirteen, a baker's dozen, so when
They waved their magic wand and turned around,
Edgar, a darling boy, was what they found.
Now do you wonder that the father's dimes
Were decidedly scarce at certain times,
And do you wonder that he sought a land
Where gold was plenty on every hand ?
But he'd scarcely landed on 'Frisco's shore,
And begun to receive the golden ore,
When across the water there came such news
As to cause alarm and give him the blues.
His situation the man did deplore
As he read these lines : " Two more, George ! Two more ! !
One is a girl and the other a boy;
Now write me early and wish me much joy."
He let fall his letter and gral)l)ed his pen.
And wrote, "Call one Jennie, the other Ben."
Children, born in Sangerville :
(439) I Sarah Ann (Brett •*), b. Dec. 4, 1834; m. July 14, 1858, by
D. W. Hussy, Esq., to George W. Goff, of Sangerville.
(440) n Althea Robinson (Brett •*), b. June 30, 1S36 ; m. Sept. 5, 1857,
Franklin N. Langley. 441 in Edward Kent (Brett ''), b. Sept. i, 1S37 ; d. in Sangerville,
Nov. 5, 1850. (442) IV Susan Wharff (Brett ■•), b. Mar. 11, 1S39 ; m. by Rev. Daniel
C. Eddy, Nov. i, 1856, to Benjamin F. Haskell, of Lowell,
Mass.
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(443) V Alice Robinson (Brett ■•), b. Sept. 30, 1S40 ; m. in East Oak- land, Cal., July 16, 1S62, Amos H. Bangle. 444 VI George W. (Brett,-! Jr.), b. Oct. 6, 1S43; d. Mar. 31, 1S63. He enlisted in the Union army from Sangerville and was mus- tered in Oct. ID, 1S62, and assigned to Company I, Archibald C. Lambert, Captain 22d Regiment Maine Volunteers. He, went with the army to New Orleans, La., where he died in the U, S. service of diphtheria. At the time of his enlist- ment he was learning a carriage maker's trade at Bangor. Like many another young man in the morning of life, he was a unit in the great and costly sacrifice offered for the preser- vation of the Union in the war of the Rebellion.
(445) Vn Ezra Cary (Brett"), b. Jan. 28, 1845; m. by Rev. A. Morton, in Auburn, Me., Dec. 17, 1S70, Dora M. Gatchell.
446 VIII Louisa Clark (Brett"), b. Nov. 22, iS46;d. in Sangerville,
Sept. iS, 1S62.
447 IX Pliny Fisk (Brett"), b. Apr. 9, 1S4S ; m. June iS, 187S, Mrs.
Carrie L. Mears, of Lowell, Mass., daughter of Amos and Sarah Hayward, born Mar. 6. 1S49. Mr. Brett is overseer of the weaving department of the Franklin Mnfr, Co. woolen mills. North Billerica, Mass.
(448) X John R. ( Brett "), b. Nov. 26, 1849; m. by Rev. George Har-
ris, Jr., at Auburn, Nov. 4, 187 1, Ella J. Hall.
(449) XI Ella M. (Brett ^), b. Dec. 16, 1S51 ; m. by Rev. J. C. Snow, at
Auburn, Sept. 17, 1S73, Fved Wood Hunton.
450 XII Emma J. (Bretf), b. Aug. i, 1S54; d. in Sangerville, Dec. 31,
1862.
451 XIII Edgar (Brett "),b. July 16, 1856; d. in Sangerville, Oct. S, 1S62.
(452) XIV Benjamin C (Brett"), ) ^^.;,^ , ^j ^^^^
(453) ^V Jennie M. (Brett "), ) j > d
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Louisa B. "Wharff,^ daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Pen- ney 0 Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guil- ford, Maine, August 10, 1818; married first, May 24, 1837, Hosea Ballou Buck, born October 3, 1811, and died Decem- ber 17, 1840. Second, Benjamin Hussey. She died in Ban- gor, August 25, 1896.
Children, by first marriage :
(454) I Franklin Edwards (Buck "), b. in Monson, Me., May 1, 1838 ;
m. Aug. 22, 1S65, Elizabeth Ellen Bradford.
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455 II Hosea Ballou (Buck ■•), b. in Guilford, Me., Apr. 21, 1841; d.
in Portland, Me., Feb. 21, 1856.
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Thomas P. Wharff,^ son of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney") Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guilford, Maine, March 4, 1821 ; married, January i, 1846, Elvira B. Brewster, born February 18, 1823, daughter of William and Christiana (Briggs) Brewster. He died in Guilford, Maine, June 29, 1886.
Mr. Wharff always resided in his native town, following his occupation of farming with industry and thrift, enjoying the confidence and respect of his fellow-townsmen, and giv- ing a son a sacrifice on his country's altar :
I'm satisfied ! Thanks to the gods ! my son has done his duty, How beautiful is death when earned by virtue ! Who would not be that youth ? What pity is it That we can die but once to serve our country 1
Children, born in Guilford :
456 I Albert F. (Wharff*), b. Oct. 9, 1S46. He enlisted from Guil-
ford in the Union army and joined Company I, twenty-second Maine Regiment, Oct. 10, 1862, at the age of eighteen. He died at Baton Rouge, La., of disease, Jan. 15, 1S63. (457) II Charles F. (Wharff *),b. June 10, 1S4S ; m. Dec. 2, 1867, Mary F. Greely, daughter of John and Susan Greeley.
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Sarah Wharf f,^ daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney') Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guilford, Maine, January 20, 1823 ; married first, about 1843, Frank Moran of Bangor, Maine, merchant tailor, who resided and carried on business in Bangor, and subsequently in Orono, Maine, where he died October, 1855, and she married sec- ond, George P. Hill of Calais, Maine, July 4, i860. He was born in 1820, and died in 1866. She died in San Fran- cisco, California, December 19, 1891.
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Children, by first marriage :
458 I Eva (Moran*), b. in Bangor, May, 1S45; ^- i^i Bangor, June,
1S51.
459 II James (Moran*), b. do., Aug., 1847; d. do., 1848.
460 III Frank J. (Moran^), b. in P.oston, Mass., July 18, 1849; d. in San
Francisco, Cal., Apr., 1S79. He was a blacksmith by trade, an exemplary young man in the bloom of life, respected and loved. He was a member of the order of I. O. O. F. and of the state militia.
461 IV Sarah Louisa (Moran*), b. in Bangor, June 6, 1S51 ; m. Nov. 3,
1S72, Hugh W. Forbes, born in Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1846. Mr. Forbes, since his marriage, has served fifteen years in the San Francisco post-oiifice, two terms as clerk in the Superior Court of San Francisco, and is at present shipping clerk in a wholesale silk house in San Francisco, Cal. Their children, born in San Francisco :
Eva Anna (Forbes ^J, b. July 22, 1873; ^- ^^.r. 22, 1894, Henry P. Piatt. They have a daughter : I Helen Irene (Piatt *), b. in Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 16,
1S96. Willie H. A. (Forbes ^), b. July 17, 1875. Bookkeeper. Lula Frances (Forbes '), b. Dec. 6, 1877. An assistant in the
California Academy of Sciences. Irene Mabel (Forbes '), b. Apr. 25, 1S79 ; d. in San Fran- cisco, Nov. 20, 1879. Waldron Whiley (Forbes '), b. Sept. 11, 1880; d. Nov. 22,
1890. Hugh Whittier (Forbes'), b. June 11, 18S4. Georgie May (Forbes =), b. July S, 1889. John (Moran*), b. in Orono, Me., July 5, 1853 ; m. Apr. 3, 1878, Mary Simpson, daughter of James Simpson. Children, born in San Francisco, Cal. : Alice (Moran = ), b. Aug. 7, 1S71. Frank J. (Moran^), b. Feb. 25, 1881 ; d. in San Francisco,
July 18, 1S84. Walter (Moran'), b. Aug. 4, 1882; d. do., Aug. 4, 1882. Grace Elene (Moran'), b. June 26, 1883. Rachel (Moran^), b. Oct. 20, 1884. Eva Patricia (Moran'), b. Mar. 17, 1S90. Alexander (Moran'), b. Apr. 24, 1891 ; d. in San Francisco, June 22, 1891. 478 8 Sadie Almira (Moran'), b. Oct. 9, 1S96.
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By second marriage :
479 VI Charles Asa (Hill*), b. in Bangor, Nov., 1S62 ; d. in Bangor, 1863.
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Rachel Ann Wharff,^ daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney 0 Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guilford, Maine, February 13, 1825 ; married, October 8, 1846, by Rev. W. A. Drew, Albert Folsom, born in Mon- mouth, Maine, November 29, 1822, son of Jonathan Folsom. She died in San Francisco, California, February 28, 1896, aged seventy-one years. Mr. Folsom lived with his parents on the home farm until eighteen, getting such an education as the common school afforded. He then served a three years' apprenticeship with Wyman & Thoms at Augusta, learning a blacksmith's trade, subsequently forming a partner- ship with his employer, Mr. Wyman, in 1846. In 1849, the partnership was dissolved, and he removed to Lewiston Falls and established a carriage manufacturing business, under the firm name of Folsom & Thayer. In 1S53, he returned to Augusta, and assumed the management of the large car- riage manufactory of B. F. Morse. Receiving from Wyman & Huntington the same year the remunerative offer of six dollars per day to work for them in their carriage manufac- tory at San Francisco, he removed there, and after a service with them for two years, bought out the business, which he successfully prosecuted until 1894, at which date he retired from business with the gratifying satisfaction of having done a quality of work second to none.
Children :
(480) I George Albert (Folsom''), b. in Augusta, Me., Sept. 27, 1848
m. Jan. 22, 1S74, Georgie E. Morton. 481 II Frank (Folsom''), b. in Lewiston, Me., Apr. 30, 1S50; d. in
San Francisco, Gal., Mar. 31, 1S57. (48a) III Eugene Hampton (Folsom ''), b. in San Francisco, Sept. I3, 185S; m. Feb. 11, 18SS, Olivette L. Manley.
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483 IV Walter Herbert (Folsom ■»), b. do., Aug. 2, 1S63 ; d. in San
Francisco, Jan. 13, 1S70. (484) V Henry Louis (Folsom^), b. do., Sept. 15, 1S66; m. Mar. 27, 1886, Josephine M. Pepper.
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Joseph Wharff,3 son of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney ') Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guilford, Maine, November i, 1826; married by Rev. N. D. George, in Bangor, January 13, 1849, Sophia A. Norton, born Sep- tember 18, 1828, daughter of John and Hannah Norton of Carmel, Maine. She was a woman of great energy and in- defatigable will power, who through prudence and economy helped her husband to accumulate property sufficient to ease him from heavy burden-bearing during his later years ; died in Bangor, Maine, January 8, 1894.
Mr. Wharff began his early life on the farm in his native town, assisting his brothers and sisters in farm work until nineteen years of age, receiving such limited school educa- tion as the town schools afforded. After nineteen years of farm life he went to Bangor to learn the blacksmith's trade of a brother-in-law, Mr. B. N. Thoms, with whom, after con- quering a good deal of homesickness, he worked for three years, and with whom he stayed three years longer, as a partner in the manufacture of carriages. At this time the company was dissolved, and Mr. Wharff entered into busi- ness for himself, manufacturing team wagons, in which business he continued the greater part of his life, till the fall of 1895, winning the esteem and confidence of all who came into business relation with him, and establishing a reputa- tion for upright dealing and strict integrity in business life.
During the early years of his business career his practical mind saw a much-needed improvement possible in that class of team wagons known as "jiggers," and he proceeded to make and put into practical use the first " crank " or " drop
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axle " ever used in the State of Maine, or probably New England, and thus became the inventor of one of the most useful devices of the modern team wagon. Later he in- vented and patented a boring machine, of great service in his own work.
In the fall of 1851, Mr. Wharff became converted and joined the Methodist church in Bangor, of which he is at present a devoted and active member, having filled the offices of class leader and steward for many years, and being always ready for any service in the church or out, among his friends or among strangers, if it be for the Master whom he loves to follow. In the absence of the pastor he often leads the social meeting, and his advice is eagerly sought in all matters of the church where his devotion to God and his good common sense commend him as a safe counselor.
The winter of 1895, Mr. Wharff spent in California among near relatives, being privileged to administer spiritual help and comfort to a dear sister in her last illness. He still makes his home in Bangor, where the most of his life has been spent. liis youngest daughter, the only one of his six surviving children who is unmarried, cares for him.
Children, born in Bangor:
(485) I Isaac Harrison Whittier (Wharff ''), b. Oct. 31, 1849; ™- 'st,
Oct. 15, 1879, Annie B. Chambers ; 2d, Dec. 24, 1896, Lillian Mary Hardy.
(486) II Rowena W. (Wharff ■»), b. Jan. 18, 1851 ; m. Nov. 18,1873,
A. W. Doane.
487 III Flora E. (Wharff ''), b. Nov. 11, 1853; m. Mar. 11, 1SS4, Rev.
C. F. Penney, D. D., which see.
488 IV Almira H. (Wharff"), d. in infancy.
(489) V Joseph Henry (Wharff ''), b. Mar. 24, 1861 ; m. June 22, 1882, Mattie S. Bartlett.
490 VI John E. (Wharff "), b. Aug. 5, 1S64 ; d. in Bangor, Sept. 4, 1S66.
(491) VII George E. (Wharff •*), b. Aug. 8, 1866; m, Dec. 20, 1893, Ger- trude E. Rice.
492 VIII Sarah Leila (Wharff"), b. June 27, 1869.
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Mandana M. Wharff,^ youngest daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney ^) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guilford, Maine, March i6, 1831 ; married first, in Levviston, Maine, January i, 1852, William O. Wedgwood, born in Litchfield, Maine, December 17, 1826, son of William WeJgwood. He died in Oakland, California, February 29, 1876, and she married second, August 22, 1879, August Michel, in Oakland, where she now resides.
Mr. Wedgwood in early life manifested a commendable energy by fortifying himself for the vicissitudes of life by learning a carpenter's trade. Soon after his marriage, in 1854, he went to San Francisco, California. From there he moved to Oakland, in 1867, and pursued his business of architect and builder, erecting many dwellings and public buildings in West Oakland. He was a man of strict integ- rity, respected and loved by all ; a member and trustee of the Second Congregational church. This union was the sequence of love at first sight, which never waned, but like the oak grew stronger and more beautiful until the end.
Children, born in San Francisco, Cal. :
493 I Charles H. (Wedgwood "), b. Sept. 21, 1S56; m. .Sept. 21, 1886,
Helen E. Swan of Los Angeles, Cal., b. June 12, 1864, and died without issue there, May 28, iS8S. Mr. Wedgwood learned the business of his father, and succeeded him after his death, although less than twenty years of age. After his mother's second marriage he removed to Los Angeles, where he now prosecutes his business with success, enjoying the love and respect of his fellow citizens, especially in the social rela- tion, in connection with several associations for the promotion of the public weal.
494 II Frank L. (Wedgwood "), b. Nov. 16,1863; m. Apr. 28,1886,
Adena Nicholson, b. Oct. 6, 1865. In early life Mr. Wedg- wood learned the steam and gas fitters' trade ; is now foreman of the establishment in which he learned his trade ; a man of energy and correct habits, he enjoys the confidence of his
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employers and the esteem of his fellow citizens. He owns a fine home at Golden Gate, where they now reside. They have a son : 495 I William O. (Wedgwood =), b. in Oakland, Aug. lo, 1S87.
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Sarah W. Lombard, + daughter of Simeon and Chris- tiana (Wharff 3) Lombard, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney 0 Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guilford, Maine, June 12, 1829; married, December 6, 1849, Albion Robbins, born in Guilford, September 2, 1829, son of Chandler Robbins.
Mr. Robbins in early life identified himself with the church, uniting with the Baptist church, being baptized by Rev. Mr. Trask. After his marriage he worked in Bangor one season at his trade of stone mason. Returning he set- tled in Sangerville Village, from whence he removed to Dover, then to Foxcroft. In 1866 he moved to Saco, where they now reside, and went into the employ of the Boston & Maine Railroad on stone work.
Mr. Robbins enlisted in the Union army from the town of Foxcroft, Maine, July 24, 1862, Company B, Captain Jeffards, twentieth Maine Regiment, and was discharged at New Haven, Connecticut, August 28, 1865. He was in the battle of Fredericksburg, of December 13, 1862. He went into a hospital from the effects of rheumatic fever, in 1863, and after recovery did hospital duty until the close of the war. He receives a pension.
Children :
496 I Charles H. (Robbins'), b, in Guilford, Apr. 24, 1851 ; d. in
Foxcroft, Oct. 17, 1895,
497 II Eva Anna (Robbins '), b. in Sangerville, Me., Mar. 21, 1S53 ; m.
Nov. 21, 1873, George D. Patterson, son of Solomon, born Mar. 9, 1 85 1. Reside in Kennebunk, Me. They have :
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498 I Walter G. (Patterson*), b. in Saco, July 9, 1874.
499 2 Frank (Patterson *), b. do., Apr. 14, 1875 ; d. in Saco, May
26, 1877.
500 III Frank E. (Robbins '), b. in Dover, Me., June 17, 1856; d. in
Foxcroft, Me., Jan. 21, 1859.
501 IV Eugene A. (Robbins^), b. in Foxcroft, Me., Oct. 7, 1S59; m.
Nov., iSSo, Maria Allen, daughter of William and Mary (Foss) Allen, who was born Jan. 9, 1858. Resides in Saco.
502 V Lizzie (Robbins '), b. do., Mar. 31, 1862; d. in Saco, Jan. 16,
1S77.
503 VI Nellie A. (Robbins '), b. do., Aug. 31, 1S64 ; m. July 2, 1SS2,
Charles Tounge, son of Robert, born Jan. 4, 1S60. Brick mason by trade. Reside in Saco. They have :
504 I Roy G. (Tounge'-'), b. in Saco, Me., Jan. 16, 1SS3 ; d. in
Saco, Aug. I, 18S3.
505 2 Ralph G. (Tounge*), b. in Boston, Mass., Feb, 19, 1885.
506 3 Roy T. (Tounge*), b. in Saco, Aug. 19, 1891.
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Eliza W. Lombard,^ daughter of Simeon and Christiana (Wharff 3) Lombard, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Pen- ney^) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guil- ford, Maine, December 24, 1834; married, October 25, 1857, in Brooklyn, Minnesota, David B. Ellis, son of Steven Ellis, born in Guilford, Maine, December 30, 1833.
Mr. Ellis is a farmer. In 1856, he went to Brooklyn, Minnesota, and they lived there until 1863, when, he being in the army, wife and family removed to Parkman, Maine. He enlisted August 14, 1862, in Company A, 9th Regiment Minnesota Volunteers. Was a sergeant ; served in the Indian war one year, then went South in the fall of 1863, and was wounded in the right arm at the battle of Guntown, Mississippi, June 10, 1864; was discharged November 27, 1864. He continued to work at farming until failing health, the result of his service in the army, prevented, when he removed to Guilford, his native town, where they now reside, receiving in his waning years the grateful aid of a pension.
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Child :
507 I Lizzie M. (Ellis'), b. in Brooklyn, Minn., Jan. 9, 1S59 ; m. May
26, 1877, Alphonso Holmes, son of Lewis, b. Sept. 13, 1S55 ; she d. at Dexter, Me., Feb. 19, 1SS6. Children:
508 I Harry L. (Holmes^), b. in Parkman, Me., Jan. 13, 1S7S; d.
at Parkman, Apr. 17, iSSo.
509 2 Lottie E. (Holmes^), b. do., Apr. iS, 1SS5; d. in Dexter,
Me., July 8, 1887.
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Mary Abby Lombard, ■♦ daughter of Simeon and Chris- tiana (Wharff3) Lombard, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney-) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guilford, Maine, July 26, 185 1 ; married, November 27, 1869, Henry True, born July 17, 1846, son of Jacob and Hannah S. (Coombs) True. He died January 22, 1877. She died in Guilford, December 23, 1873.
After his wife's death Mr. True went to Lowell and worked in one of the cotton mills there, at which place he was accidentally killed. The children were cared for and brought up by her parents in Guilford.
Children, born in Guilford :
510 I Lenora Ann (True'), b. Sept. 17, 1S70 ; m, June 5, 1890, Myron
McKusick, b. in Parkman, Me., May 19, 1867, son of Levi and Cynthia (Coburn) McKusick. He is a farmer, resides in Park- man. Children, born in Parkman :
511 I Frank Everett (McKusick*), b. Oct. 31, 1S92.
512 2 Fred Albert (McKusick*), b. Oct. 27, 1893.
513 II Frederic Wesley (True'), b, Apr. 30, 1872; m. Apr. 14, 1888,
Ada Stewart, d. in Guilford, Jan. 20, 18S9.
514 III Carrie Etta (True '), b. do., July i, 1873 ! d. in Guilford, Nov. 3,
1873.
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Bertha C. Wharff,5 daughter of John F. and Olive (Wash- burn) Wharff, •♦ son of Isaac and Hannah (Hatch) Wharfr,^ son of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney 0 Wharff, daughter
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of Thomas Penney/ born in Guilford, Maine, July 19, 1862 ; married, October 27, 1883, Joseph D. Vanderbilt of San Francisco, California, born July 8, 1861, son of John H. Vanderbilt.
Mr. Vanderbilt was left an orphan when quite young, but succeeded in acquiring a good education, and is a man of excellent habits. He is now, and has been for five years, shipping-clerk of the San Ouentin state prison, a position of high responsibility.
Children :
515 I Olive L. (Vanderbilt^), b. in San Francisco, Cal., July i, iSS6.
516 II Ira W. (Vanderbilt "), b. do., Aug. 12, iSSS.
517 III Wallace D. (Vanderbilt ''), b. do., Jan. 8, 1890.
518 IV William H. (Vanderbilt 6), b. do., May 4, 1891.
519 V Bertha C. (Vanderbilt ^), b. in Jackson, Cal., May 14, 1896.
433
Helen Augusta Thorns/ daughter of Benjamin N. and Lydia P. (WharfifO Thorns, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney ^) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Augusta, Maine, December 17, 1840; married in Bangor, November 12, 1861, Nathan Whitman, son ot Gilbert Whit- man, born in Waterville, Maine, April 29, 1829. He is a merchant, resides and carries on business in Bangor. Children :
520 I Willie Norris (Whitman'), b. in Waterville, Me., Dec. 14, 1862 ;
m. June 19, 1888, Grace Downing, b. in Madison, Me. Mr. Whitman is a merchant, residing in Bangor. They have a son :
521 I Donald D. (Whitman''), b. in Bangor, Me., Feb. 3, 1892.
522 II Henry Fobes (Whitman'), b. in liangor, Apr. 15, 1S64; m. July
14, 1S90, Emma M. Smith, daughter of John Smith of New Haven, Conn., b. Jan. i, 186S. Mr. Whitman is a merchant, residing in Bangor. Children :
523 I Helen Minerva (Whitman ^), b. in Bangor, June 25, 1891 ; d.
in Bangor, Nov. 5, 1896.
524 2 Ruth Elizabeth (Whitman*), b. do., Apr. 3, 1S93.
OF NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE III
525 III Charles Huntington (Whitman'), b. in Abbot, Me., Nov. 24,
1S73. He is in his last year at Colby, and is editor-in-chief of the college paper ; a Christian young man of much promise, standing one of the first in his class.
434
Charles Frederic Thorns, ^ son of Benjamin N. and Lydia (Wharff-^) Thorns, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney ^) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Bangor, Maine, January 2, 1847; married, May 11, 1868, Luretta E. McCrillis, born April 4, 1846, daughter of Capt. James H. and Phebe T. (Rogers) McCrillis of Belfast, Maine. He died in Bangor, March 3, 1894.
Mr. Thoms was a carriage manufacturer, succeeding with his brother to the business carried on by his father, which he successfully prosecuted until his death. He served his city in its municipal affairs.
Children, born in Bangor :
526 I Helen Rogers (Thoms'), b. Sept. 18, 1871.
527 II Edwin H. (Thorns'), b. June 19, 1877.
437
Henry Butler Thoms,t son of Benjamin N. and Lydia (Wharff 3) Thoms, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney^) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Bangor, July 14, 1855 ; married, February 6, 1877, Abbie L. Giles of Bangor, born July 22, 1854, daughter of Joseph and Char- lotte M. (Tewksbury) Giles.
Children, born in Bangor :
528 I Gertrude Emma (Thoms 'j, b. Mar. 20, 1878.
529 II Elmer Loren (Thorns'), b. Oct. 17, iSSo.
530 III Edna Frances (Thoms '),b. Sept. 12, 1891.
439
Sarah Ann Brett,^ daughter of George W. and Susan S. (Wharff 3) Brett, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney^)
112 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS PENNEY
Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney," born December 4, 1834; married by D. W. Hussy, Esq., July 14, 1858, Georo-e W. Goft' of Sangerville, Maine, born October 22, 1834, son of William Gofi^ He is a farmer, resides in Sangerville.
Children, born in Sangerville:
I Cora A. (Goff'), b. Apr. 23, 1S61 ; m. May 25, 1SS7, S. B. Barton, Jr. II Nellie L. (Goff'), b. Nov. 13, 1862; m. Dec. 16, 1S85, Charles Edwin Morse, b. Sept. 5, 1862, son of Charles W. Morse. He is a merchant and manufacturer, resides in De.xter, Me. Chil- dren, born in Dexter :
1 Karl Goff (Morse ^}, b. Oct. 20, 1SS6.
2 Brett A. (Morse*), b. Mar. 5, iSSS. Ill Minnie A. (Goff-'), b. Mar. 12, 1S64; d. in Dexter, Nov. 7, 1S76.
531 532
533 534 535
440
Althea Robinson BretV daughter of George W. and Susan S. (Wharff 0 Brett, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney') Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born June 30, 1836; married, September 5, 1857, Franklin N. Lang- ley of Lowell, Massachusetts, son of Jonathan Langley, born October 24, 1827. She died in Oakland, California, March 6, 1885.
Mr. Langley has been engaged in farming in San Mateo County, California, since 1858, and made his home there until 1874, when he moved his family to Oakland, where he has since resided.
Children :
536 I Frank Walter (Langley=), b. in San Mateo Co., Cal., Sept. 21,
185S ; m. May 31, 1883, Mary F. France, daughter of J. K. and Margaret E. France, b. in Nebraska, Mo., Jime 13, 1S64, while her parents were on their way to California, and d. Jan. iQi 1893. Mr. Langley is a machinist, and is in the employ of the Oakland Iron Works, California. They have a daughter :
537 I Cora May (Langley*), b. in Oakland, Cal., May 16, 18S4.
OF NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE II3
538 II Newell Putnam (Langley'), b. in San Mateo Co., Cal., July 29,
1868.
539 III Ernest (Langley 5), b. in San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 4,1874: d.
in Redwood City, Cal., Sept. 20, 1874.
540 IV Mabel Althea (Langley^), b. in Oakland, Aug. i, 1875; m. July
25, 1895, Frank Smitli Starratt, son of David Starr^tt, b. in Austin, Neb., May 7, 1873. Mr. Starratt removed with his parents from Austin, Neb., to Oakland, Cal., in 1890. Served an apprenticeship of four years in the Oakland Iron Works, since which he has been in the bicycle business with his brother in Oakland, doing an extensive wholesale and retail business.
442
Susan Wharff BretV daughter of George W. and Susan S. (Wharff^) Brett, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney ^) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born March ii, 1839; married, by Rev. Daniel C. Eddy, November i, 1856, Benjamin F. Haskell, at Lowell, Massachusetts.
Mr. Haskell is a woolen manufacturer of Lowell, Massa- chusetts. He was born in Smithfield, Maine, November 5, 1835. At sixteen years of age he went to Lowell, Massa- chusetts, where he learned his trade. When twenty-nine years of age he accepted a position as overseer in the weave room of a woolen mill at West Chelmsford, Massachusetts, which place he occupied until 1870, when he removed to Orland and West Buxton, Maine, accepting the superin- tendency of the woolen mills of those places. In 1873, he commenced to operate the mill at Freedom on his own ac- count and continued to do so for nine years. He then bought the plant of the Waldo Woolen Company at North Belfast, Maine. In 1891, he again took up the woolen in- dustry in Lowell, Massachusetts, where he now resides. While in Freedom he was sheriff for six years. Children :
541 I Elmer E. (HaskelP), b. Oct. 3, 1861; m. 1883. Mr. Haskell is
a wholesale and retail grocer. Resides in Minneapolis, Minn. Children, born in Minneapolis, Minn.: 9
114 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS PENNEY
542 I AltheaL. (Haskell*), b. Sept. 25, 18S5.
543 2 Clarence G. (Haskell^), b. Feb. 20, 1SS7.
544 3 Benjamin Franklin (Haskell *>), b. May 25, 1SS9.
545 4 Susie M. (Haskell*), b. Jan. 30, 1S96.
546 II Addie A. (Haskell'), b. Feb. 22, 1S65 ; m. Dec. 31, 1S90, James
W. Harriman, born Nov. 25, 1S64. Farmer.
547 III Effle L. (Haskell '), b. in Readfiekl, Me., Aug. 30, 1S70.
548 IV George F. (Haskell '), b. in Freedom, Me., Aug. i, 1S76.
443
Alice Robinson Brett,^ daughter of George W. and Susan S. (WharffO Brett, daughter of Isaac B. an I Sally (Penney ^) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born September 30, 1840; married first, July 16, 1862, Amos H. Bangle, son of John Bangle, born in Ohio, January 7, 1840. A graduate of Oberlin College, Mr. Bangle came to East Oakland, Cali- fornia, in i860, and established the first drug store in the place. He identified himself with religious work by mem- bership with the Baptist church, where his fine musical tal- ent was much appreciated and enjoyed. He died of con- sumption, February 26, 1873, severing the happy union that existed between himself and family, but leaving the inherit- ance of a good name, which is better than great riches. She married second. May 2, 1885, Duncan McFarlane, born in Scotland, September 27, 1831. He died in East Oakland, April I, 1887. Mr. McFarlane was a true and loyal Amer- ican and a citizen held in high esteem.
Children, by first marriage :
549 I Martha Amy (Bangle 5), b. in E, Oakland, Gal., Dec. 23, 1S64 ;
m. Sept. 26, 1SS5, Edmund Fuller Richardso n, Esq., son of John Richardson, born in Sandisfield, Berkshire Co., Mass. His childhood was spent in Lee, Lenox and Springfield, Mass. He went to California, Aug. 2, 1SS4, and was admitted to the bar in San Francisco, Aug. 3, 1S85. From thence he removed to Del Monte, San Luis Park, in Rio Grande Co., Col., arriv- ing at that place April i, 1SS6. Here he opened a law office and pursued the practise of law until the removal of the same
OF NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE II5
to Pueblo, Col., April i, 1895. August 17, 1895, he removed to Denver and formed a partnership with Horace M. Hawkins and Thomas M. Patterson, Colorado's most noted mining and criminal lawyers, where he now resides. Children :
550 I Martha Bangle (Richardson 6), b. in Del Monte, Col., July
25, 1S86; d. in Omaha, Neb., July 18, 1893.
551 - Julie Alice (Richardson*), b. do., June 7, 1890.
552 3 Helen Frances (Richardson*), b. in Denver, Col., Nov. 27,
1895.
553 II George Edgar (Bangle 5),b. in E. Oakland, Mar. 21, 1866; m.
Mar. 21, 1888, Louisa Dunbar. Mr. Bangle resides in Port- land, Ore., and is engaged in the jewelry business.
554 III Amos Lincoln (Bangle =), b. do., Jan. 7, 1870; m. June 17, 1896,
W. Metgzer of Oakland. Reside in E. Oakland, Cal.
555 IV Newton Brett (Bangle =), b. do., Oct. 25, 187 1 ; d. in E. Oakland,
May 13, 1873.
445
Ezra Gary Brett/ son of George W. and Susan S. (WharffO Brett, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney') Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Sangerville, Maine, January 28, 1845; married, by Rev. A. Morton, in Auburn, December 17, 1870, Dora M. Gatchell, daughter of Jael and Eleanor J. Gatchell, born October 2, 1846. He died in Auburn, January g, 1877. He learned the black- smith's trade with his father and was admitted to a partner- ship in the business, where he continued during his business life.
Children, born in Auburn :
556 I Ina Gertrude (Brett 5), b. Aug. i ^, 1872; m. Burd Austin, Sept.
13, 1893.
557 II Lena Estella (Brett &), b. Mar. 11, 1876; m. John Crowther,
July 29, 1896.
448
John R. Brett,4 son of George W. and Susan S. (Wharff 3) Brett, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney'') Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Sangerville, Maine,
Il6 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS PENNEY •
November 26, 1849; married, by Rev. George Harris, Jr., at Auburn, November 4, 1871, Ella J. Hall, daughter of Wm. M. Hall, born January 26, 1850.
Mr. Brett is overseer in the sole-leather department of the American Shoe Manufacturing Company of Auburn, Maine : Children, born in Auburn :
558 I Archie (Brett 5), b. Jan. 7, 1S73 ; d. in Auburn, Feb. 10, 1S73.
559 II George Monroe (Brett =), b. Nov. 4, 1S75.
560 III Bertlia Mae Belle (Brett 5), b. Dec. 16, 1S7S.
561 IV John Hall (Brett '), b. Sept. 25, 1SS4.
449
Ella M. Brett, + daughter of George W. and Susan S. (Wharff3) I3rett, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney -) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Sangerville, Maine, December 16, 1851 ; married, in Auburn, Maine, by Rev. J. C. Snow, September 17, 1873, Fred. Wood Hun- ton, born in Readfield, Maine, August 25, 1850, son of Crom- v^ell Pitts and Luvia Ann (Currier) Hunton. She died in Gardiner, Maine, March 16, 18S4. Mr. Hunton is a banker and broker, resides in Auburn.
Child, born in Gardiner :
562 I Carrie Snow (Hunton =), b. Aug. 17, iSSo.
452
Benjamin C. Brett,^ son of George W. and Susan S (Wharfif3) J^rett, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney-) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' twin brother to Jennie M., born in Sangerville, Maine, May 10, 1858 ; married, Feb- ruary 15, 1879, Carrie I. Drake, daughter of John S. Drake, born April 27, 1858.
Mr. Brett is one of Lcwiston's substantial business men, a member of the A. L. & E. F. Goss Company, and in charge of the bookkeeping department.
OF NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE 11/
Children, born in Auburn :
563 I M. Earle (Brett =), b. July 21, 1S80.
564 II Lester G. (Brett =), b. Jan. 27, 1S85 ; d. in Auburn, Feb. 28, 1S96.
565 III Marion (Brett 5), b. Oct. 29, 1S90.
453
Jennie M. Brett/ daughter of George W. and Susan S. (Wharff^) Brett, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney^) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' twin sister to Benja- min C, born May lo, 1858; married, January 24, 1879, W. P. Curtis, Jr., born May 3, i860.
Children, born in Auburn :
566 I Hattie Brett (Curtis =), b. Aug. 14, 1880.
567 II Leroy Vincent (Curtis'), b. Feb. 16, 1S88.
454
Franklin Edwards Buck,^ son of Hosea Ballou and Louisa B. (WharfF^) Buck, daughter of Isaac B. and Syall (Penney^) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Monson, Maine, May i, 1838 ; married, August 22, 1865, Elizabeth Ellen Bradford, born March 15, 1848, daughter of Lewis S. and Sarah (Bearce) Bradford.
Mr. Buck, after the death of his father, made his home with Joseph Wharff, his uncle, for a few years, and then lived with his uncle, on his father's side, Joshua Buck, till he married ; was an overseer in the woods till about thirty- five, and then went to farming, which occupation he has fol- lowed until the present time. Resides at Stillwater, city of Old Town, Maine.
Children, born in Old Town :
568 I Louisa Clara (Buck '), b. June 27, 1866; m. Nov. 25, 1891,
Alden M. Weston.
569 II Francis May (Buck =), b. Nov. 6, 1868.
570 III Hosea Ballou (Buck '), b. Dec. 12, 1871 ; m. Sept. 14, 1895,
Alice May Snow, b. Feb. 4, 1S72, daughter of Benj. F. and
Il8 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS PENNEY
Caroline Littlefield Snow, a teacher in the public schools of Bangor. Mr. Buck was brought up on a farm, and attended the common schools till fifteen years of age. At seventeen he entered the Maine State College at Orono, and graduated with a degree of civil engineer in 1S93. He has since then followed that profession in the employ of Hon. E. S. Coe of Bangor, Me. Resides in Bangor.
571 IV Olive Robinson (Buck-), b. Aug. 29, 1S77.
572 V Martha Levira (Buck 'j, b. Sept. 14, 1SS2.
457
Charles F. Wharff,-* son of Thomas P. and Elvira B. (Briggs) Wharff,^ son of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney -) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Guilford, Maine, June 10, 1848 ; married, December 2, 1867, Mary F. Greely, daughter of John and Susan Greely.
Mr. Wharff is a farmer and lumber manufacturer, residing in his native town of Guilford, Maine. Child :
573 I Albert F. (Wharff 5), b. in Guilford, April 29, 1S70 ; m. Dec. 25,
1892, Elizabeth A. Bennett, born Aug. 30, 1S71, daughter of Elmer C. and Ada Bennett. Children, born in Guilford :
574 I Theodora Alice (Wharff*), b. Apr. 7, 1S93.
575 2 Stella A. (Wharff*), b. Mar. 31, 1S94. 575 3 Flora E. (Wharff*), b. Sept. S, 1895. 577 4 Hattie D. (Wharff*), b. Oct. 14, 1S96.
480
George Albert Folsom,-* son of Albert and Rachel Ann (Wharff^) Folsom, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney') Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Augusta, Maine, September 27, 1848; married, January 22, 1874, Georgianna E. Morton, daughter of Joshua B. and Mar- guerite Elizabeth (Montgomery) Morton, born in Boston, Massachusetts, November 9, 1849. Mr. P'olsom is a carriage manufacturer, doing business in San P'rancisco, California.
REV. ISAAC HARRISON WHITTIER WHARFF.
OF NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE II9
Children, born in San Francisco, Cal. :
578 I Mae Lillian (Folsom^), b. Jan. 25, 1S76.
579 II Maud Angeline (Folsom 5), b. Apr. 10, 1S77.
580 III Alice Evelyn (Folsom^), h. July 21, 1S7S.
581 IV Albert Morton (Folsom -'), b. Sept. 21, 1879.
482
Eugene Hampton Folsom,^ son of Albert and Rachel Ann (Wharff 3) Folsom, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney-) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in San Francisco, California, September 12, 1858; married, February 11, 1888, Olivette Lolita Manley, born in San Francisco, May 4, 1866, daughter of Capt. Francis Manley. Child :
582 I Lolita Hazel (Folsom ^j, b. in San Francisco, May i6, 1891.
484
Henry Louis Folsom,-* son of Albert and Rachel Ann (Wharff 3) Folsom, daughter of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney^) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in San Fran- cisco, California, September 15, 1866; married, March 27, 1886, Josephine M. Pepper, born in San Francisco, Decem- ber 25, 1867, daughter of Augustus and Angelleta(Minneiche) Pepper. Mr. Folsom is a police oiificer in San Francisco. Children, born in San Francisco, Cal. :
583 I Arthur H. (Folsom s), b. June 2, iSSS.
584 II Spencer A. (Folsom'), b. Aug. 15, 1S94.
485
Rev. Isaac Harrison Whittier Wharff,* son of Joseph and Sophia A. (Norton) Wharff,^ son of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney-) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Bangor, October 31, 1849; married first, October 15, 1879, Annie B. Chambers of Brewer, Maine, teacher of Latin and French, born March 29, 1858, daughter of Le Roy and
120 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS PENNEY
Mary Eliza (Tebbetts) Chambers. She died at Ellsworth, Maine, December 3, 1894, and he was married second, December 24, 1896, by Rev. J. P. Simonton, to Lillian Mary Hardy of Winterport, Maine, born October 3, 1865, daughter of Jasper and Frances Oilman (Hardy) Hardy. The bride is one of Winterport's most highly accomplished young ladies. She is a graduate of East Maine Conference Semi- nary, Bucksport, and is also a proficient musician. The groom is recognized as one of the leading ministers of the East Maine Conference, and was for several years presiding elder.
Rev. Mr. Wharff attended the schools of his native city, Bangor, until about fitted for college, when he left school and studied dentistry. When he had completed his course he opened an ofBce in Old Town, Maine, where he practised for a time. Feeling it his duty to enter the ministry, he gave up his practise and went to the East Maine Confer- ence Seminary at Bucksport, to complete his studies for college. He graduated here in June, 1873, and entered Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, in the fall of the same year. He graduated in 1877, and received the degree of A. B. The next year he studied at the Bangor Theological Seminary. The next year he was engaged in teaching.
In May, 1879, he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church and joined the East Maine Conference. He was ordained deacon by Bishop Harris in 1881, and elder by Bishop Foss in 1883. His appointments by con- ference have been as follows: 1879-80, pastor at Lincoln, Maine; 1881, pastor at Forest City, Maine; 1882-84, pas- tor at Newport, Maine ; 1885-87, pastor at Wiscasset, Maine ; 1888-93, presiding elder of Rockland District ; 1894-96, pastor at Ellsworth, Maine, where he now resides. He was secretary of the conference for the year of 1887-88.
OF NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE 121
Children :
585 I Edward Mansfield (Whari'f '), b. in Bangor, Mar. 27, 1882.
586 II Ralph Chambers (Wharff 5), b. in Wiscasset, Me., Oct. 14,1886.
486
Rowena W. Wharff,+ daughter of Joseph and Sophia A. (Norton) Wharff,^ son of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney ^) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Bangor, Maine, January i8, 1851; married, November 18, 1873, A- W. Doane, born January 3, 1837, son of John Doane. Mr. Doane is a silver plater by occupation. Resides in Bangor. Children, born in Bangor :
587 I John E. (Doane 5), b. May 20, 1S77.
588 II Abbie J. (Doane S), b. Dec. 23, 1879.
589 III Clarica W. (Doane 5), b. Apr. 20, 1SS2 ; d. Nov, 3, 1883.
489
Joseph Henry Wharff, + son of Joseph and Sophia A. (Norton) WhaKff,^ son of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney ^) Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Bangor, Maine, March 24, 1861 ; married, June 22, 1882, Mattie S. Bartlett, born in Orrington, Maine, November 25, 1861, daughter of Heman N. and Julia (Nickerson) Bartlett, of Bangor, Maine.
Mr. Wharff is an upholsterer by trade ; resides in Bangor.
Children, born in Bangor :
590 I Ethel Bartlett (Wharff =), b. May 3, 18S3.
591 II Leila Bernice (Wharff = ), b. May 28, 18S5.
592 III Alta Sophia (Wharff^), b. Oct. 24, 18S9.
593 IV Mildred Patten (Wharff =), b. Apr. 17, 1S92.
491
George E. Wharff,* son of Joseph and Sophia A. (Nor- ton) Wharff,^ son of Isaac B. and Sally (Penney ') Wharff, daughter of Thomas Penney,' born in Bangor, August 8,
122 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS PENNEY
1866 ; married, December 21, 1893, Gertrude E. Rice, born July 10, 1872, daughter of John and Hannah (Dunn) Rice. Mr. Wharff is a plumber by trade. Child :
594 I Joseph (Wharff 5), b. in Holden, Mame, Aug. 15, 1S95.
Haron penned' ant) 2)e6ccu^ant6. 11
Aaron Penney,^ son of Thomas and Lydia (Herring) Penney,' was born in New Gloucester, Maine, July 7, i793j twin brother to Mark^ ; married first, January 13, 1829, Pris- cilla Witham, daughter of Thomas and Sally Witham of New Gloucester, who was born in 1800, and died December 20, 1843, of consumption. After the death of his first wife, he next, in December, 1844, married Saloma Royall of Dan- ville, Maine, who died May 24, 1847. He then married her sister, Naomi Royall, May 30, 1849, who died at North Yarmouth, Maine, March 6, 1879. No issue by last two wives. He died April 30, 1850.
There was a marked difference not only in resemblance, but in general characteristics, between these twin brothers. They, the second pair of twins in the family, both arrived at maturity, married and had families. He died at the age of fifty-seven, while his twin brother passed the nonogenarian point, dying at the greatest age of any of the family. He was thirty-six years of age when married to his first wife, and by thrift and economy had provided himself a home in close proximity to the old homestead, probably first owned by Ephraim Johnson, who had built a house and barn on the place. Subsequently he built a new and much larger and finer barn and remodeled the house and other buildings con- nected therewith. He was a neat, well-to-do farmer, method- ical, though somewhat odd in his methods of doing things, and in his intercourse with others^ with likes and dislikes pronounced. Inheriting some of his father's mechanical ability he enjoyed working with tools, of which he had quite
124 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS PENNEY
a variety. He was emphatically a home child, always living within a few steps of the spot where he was born, and when drafted in 1814, to serve as a soldier in the defense of Port- land, he soon became so homesick that he induced his younger brother Joseph, then a robust boy of fifteen, to take his place and serve out his time. He in early life became a member of the Freewill Baptist church, being baptized by Elder Ephraim Stinchfield, October 29, 1809. His first and second wives were also members of this denomination. Children, born in New Gloucester :
(595) I Sarah, 3 b. Oct. 11, 1S29 ; m. May 12, 1S47, Seth Snow.
(596) II Susan Annie, ^b. July 21, 1S32 ; m. Xov. 27, 1S56, Winthrop
R. Sawyer.
597 III Thomas,^ b. Sept. 30, 1S35 ; d. in New Gloucester, Apr. 30,
1S59. With his death the surname of Aaron's descendants became extinct.
595
Sarah Penney,^ daughter of Aaron and Priscilla (Witham) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney,' born in New Gloucester, Maine, October ii, 1828; married. May 12, 1847, Seth Snow, born in New Gloucester, April i, 1819, and died in New Gloucester, October 12, 1894. She died in New Glou- cester, February 9, 1895. Mr. Snow was a very ingenious man and was skilful at various kinds of mechanical work. Though a farmer yet he pursued the business of house car- pentry to a considerable extent, building his own house and farm buildings. After the death of his father, which oc- curred while he was young, the care and management of the farm devolved on him, and this duty he continued to perform until about the date of his marriage. He always resided in New Gloucester.
Children, born in New Gloucester :
598 I Rosabel Sheldon {Snowi), b. Sept. 21, 1849; •"• Sept. 3, 1874,
Willard Bently Christian of Auburn, Me., b. Oct. 21, 185O,
OF NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE 1 25
son of James B. and Sarah M. (Wilbur) Christian, He is a butcher by trade, and is engaged in that business at Auburn. They have a son :
599 I Willard Leroy Bernard (Christian ^1, b. in West Paris, Me.,
Sept. 5, 1875; 3- student at Tufts College, Mass.
600 II Charles A. (Snow''), b. Jan. 30, 1S51 ; d. in New Gloucester,
Me., Aug. 30, 1868.
601 III Annie S. (Snow'*),b. Apr. 12, 1S52 ; m. Aug. 23, 1S73, Joseph
R. Steward of St. Albans, Me., b. Apr. i, 1849, son of Palmer and Judith (Curtis) Steward. He is an employee of the M. C. R. R. as section man. Resides at West Farmington, Me. Their children are :
602 I Densmore D. (Steward'), b. in New Gloucester, Nov. 19,
1874.
603 2 Lucy A. (Steward'), b. in West Farmington, Sept. 5, 18S2.
604 3 Willie S. (Steward'), b. do., Sept. 11, 1887.
605 IV Simeon W. (Snow*), b. Aug. 15, 1854; m. Apr. 28, 1S80, Clara
Amanda Marshall, b. Nov. 29, 1S55, daughter of Moses and Nancy (Littlefield) Marshall of Hebron, Me. Mr. Snow is a shoemaker by trade, and is in the employ of the shoe man- ufacturing company at Norway, Me. No children. 606 V Eben (Snow*), b. Dec. 27, 1855; m. May i, 18S8, Abbie Ann Thurlow of North Raymond, Me., b. Apr. 15, 1866, daughter of Peter and Sabrina (Adams) Thurlow. Mr. Snow is a car- penter by trade, residing in New Gloucester. They have a son :
607 I Byron W. (Snow '), b. in New Gloucester, Dec. 9, 1896.
608 VI Makeda F. (Snow*), b. Sept. 12, 1857; m. Dec. i, 1873, Llew-
ellyn A. Jackman of Vienna, Me., b. Apr. 27, 1849, son of David and Ruth (Wells) Jackman. He is an employee on the Sandy River R. R. as section foreman, and resides at Strong, Me. Their children are :
609 I Ida A. (Jackman'), b. in North Leeds, Me., Apr. 11, 1S79.
610 2 Albert L. (Jackman'), b. in Strong, Jan. 17, 1885.
611 VII Alice M. (Snow*), b. Sept. 2, 1859; m. Sept. 24, 1877, Charles
Libby of Portland, Me., b. July 4, 1S58, son of Joseph and Helen M. Libby. She d. Feb. i, 1879. Mr. Libby is a car- penter by trade, resides in Portland. One son :
612 I Herbert W. (Libby'), b. in Portland, Apr. 26, 187S.
613 VIII Winfield Scott (Snow*), b. July 7, 1861 ; m. Jan. i, 1891, Alice
May Stoddard of Welchville, Me., b. Oct. 30, 1S72, daughter of Charles E. and Adrianna (Yates) Stoddard. Mr. Snow is a farmer, residing in New Gloucester. Children, born in New Gloucester :
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614 I Evelyn A. (Snow'), b. June 2S, 1S92.
615 2 Ada Garland (Snow'), b. Dec. 9, 1S95.
616 IX Willis (Snow*), b. July 21, 1S63; m- Jan. i, 1S93, Etta M. Royal
of Auburn, b. Apr. 15, 1870, daughter of Benjamin M. and Martha (Latham) Royal. Mr. Snow is a shoemaker by trade, resides at Freeport, Me., where he is employed in the cutting department of the shoe manufactory. No children.
596
Susan Annie Penney, 3 daughter of Aaron and Priscilla (Witham) Penney,' son of Thomas Penney,' born in New Gloucester, Maine, July 21, 1832 ; married, November 27, 1856, Winthrop R. Sawyer, born in Danville, Maine, Novem- ber 20, 1834, son of John and Sophronia Sawyer. She died in North Yarmouth, Maine, June i, 1888. Mr. Sawyer is an extensive farmer, resides at North Yarmouth. Children :
617 I Lillian Winona Royall (Sawyer •*), b. in New Gloucester, Me.,
May 27, 1859; m. Sept. 12, 1888, Wesley Scott Sweetsir, b. at North Yarmouth, Me., Jan. 26, i860, only son of Albert and Eleanor Sweetsir. He d. in North Yarmouth, Apr. 30, 1SS9.
618 II Herbert Thomas Penney (Sawyer"), b. in Danville, Me., Feb.
17, 1S69; m. June 20, 1S93, Minnie Maria Blake, b. in Gray, Me., Dec. 25, 1S76, daughter of O. B. Blake of Gray. They have a daughter :
619 I Susan Annie Priscilla (Sawyer '), b, in North Yarmouth,
Aug. 26, 1894.
MARK PENNEY,
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Mark Penney,^ son of Thomas and Lydia (Herring) Penney/ was born in New Gloucester, Maine, July 7, 1793. Was twin brother to Aaron. Married, in New Gloucester, by Charles Cobb, Esq., May 7, 1829, Sally Parsons Witham, born in Raymond, Maine, December 5, 181 1, daughter of John and Hephzibah (Welch) Witham. She died in New Gloucester, January 11, 1855. Her father dying when she was two years of age, she was reared up in her grandfather Witham's family in New Gloucester. She was a woman of genuine piety, and held in high esteem by all for her many estimable qualities of character. " Her children rise up and call her blessed."
In 1 8 14, when he was twenty-one years of age, he was drafted for service in the war with Great Britain, and served as private in Capt. Bailey Bodwell's company. Col. William Reyerson's regiment, from September 21, to November 7, 1 8 14. Was stationed on the coast defense at Portland Maine, on Munjoy Hill. He received the usual bounty lands and for a number of years before he died, a pension of ninety-six dollars per year. Soon after the death of his father in 181 3, he went away from home, finding employ- ment in Brighton, Massachusetts. Returning to Maine, he worked for the celebrated but erratic Dr. Ezekiel G, Dodge, of Thomaston, on his farm, until his death in 18 19. He then worked for a number of years for the O'Briens in the same town, in a marble mill. Returning to New Glouces- ter he settled down to his life occupation, a farmer, on the old homestead, inheriting in the division of the estate the
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house built by his father about 1793. In 1838, he built a brick house on his pait of the estate, on the summit of the slope that overlooked the great meadow, taking down the old homestead house and utilizing such parts as were suita- ble in the construction of the new.
In 1855, he sold his farm in New Gloucester, buyino; another at West Poland, Maine, on to which he removed. This he sold in 1865, and lived for two years with his niece, Mrs. Winthrop Sawyer at Danville Junction, then alter- nately with his daughters, Maria A. and Hannah W., at East Weymouth, Massachusetts, and Mechanic Falls, Maine. Then for a few years he lived with his son Mark A., in Des Moines, Iowa. The last years of his life were spent with his daughter, Maria A., at East Sebago, Maine, where he died, January 8, 1889, aged ninety-six years, six months and one day, having lived to be the oldest and the last to die of all the fourteen children. He became a member of the Freewill Baptist society when sixteen years of age ; was baptized by Rev. Ephraim Stinchfield, October 29, 1809. He was a man respected, a good farmer, hard working and industrious.
Children, born in New Gloucester :
(620) I John Witham,3 b. May 22, 1S31 ; m. Feb. 18, 1854, Aphia
Jane Morse, daughter of Enoch and Ellen (Bradbury) Morse.
(621) II Sarah Maria Antoinette,^ b. Dec. 31, 1833; m. ist, July 31,
1S64, William Stoddard ; 2d, Osborn Burnell, Feb. 9, 1SS5.
(622) III Hannah Wells.^ b. Mar. 24, 1S35; m. Daniel J. Greene, Oct.
23, 1S61. 623 IV Mark Alonzo,^ b. July 8, 1S38. He m. ist, Mrs. Mary J. (Greene) Brown, Aug. 11, 1S65, who died without issue in Ferris, Cal., Mar. 31, 1S87. He married next, May 19, 1S90, Ella Armstrong of Ohio, in Ferris, Cal., where they now reside. He first learned a carriagesmith's trade in Bangor, Me., and subsequently that of machinist and iron-founder. Soon after the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion he enlisted in the Naval service at Boston, June 18, 1S62, and was discharged at the same place, May 17, 1865. When first
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entering the service lie was stationed on board the receiving ship, Ohio, at Boston, for about five weeks, receiving his dis- charge from the same vessel at the close of the war. From the Ohio he was transferred to the U. S. steamship, Canan- daigua, which went on to the blockading squadron, off Charleston, South Carolina, remaining there, with the ex- ception of a cruise to the Bahama group (Abaco Island) to rescue a shipwrecked crew, until the close of the war. His service was that of first-class fireman, doing occasionally some machine work. While in the service, during leisure hours, he built a small steam engine and boiler, making brass castings for the cylinder and flywheel, and the tubular boiler of sheet copper. After his service in the Navy he worked at the machinist business in Worcester, Massachusetts. Re- moving West, he worked several years for the Union Pacific R. R. Co., in their repair shops; also for the Douglass Barbed Wire Co., in Johnstown, Penn., and for several years carried on the machine and foundry business in Des Moines, Iowa. He is a very skilful mechanic and an inventor of more than ordinary ability, having taken out several patents, some of which he has disposed of at remunerative prices. His health failing, he removed to Perris, Cal., in 1S83, and engaged in farming, where he now resides. No children. 624 V Mary Elizabeth Welch, ^ b. Oct. 6, 1S41 ; d. in Charlestown,
Mass., July 11, 1S75. 15uried in Woodlawn cemetery, Chel- sea, Mass. (625) VI Frank Osgood, ^ b. Oct. 24, 1850 ; m. Louisa French, July i, i88s.
620
John Witham Penney,' son of Mark and Sally Parsons (Witham) Penney,- son of Thomas Penney,' born in New Gloucester, Maine, May 22, 1831 ; married, February 18, 1854, by Rev. H. P. Osgood, in New Gloucester, Aphia Jane Morse, born in Gray, Maine, April 26, 1829, daughter of Enoch and Ellen (Bradbury) Morse.
Born with a taste for mechanism, farming offered no con- genial employment, and at the age of eighteen years, having received a common school education, he went to Bangor, in 1850, walking from Waterville, the railroad from that place
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to Bangor, at that date, not having been built. He here, with Messrs. Thorns & Wharff, learned the carriagesmiths' trade, no opportunity offering for acquiring his ideal, that of a machinist. A machinist, he was advised by his employers, never to aspire to, sayino; that it cost a fortune to establish one in the machinist's business, and that rarely ever one who learned the trade would succeed in establishing them- selves in business, but would always walk in the humble path of a journeyman. But the evolution of the years has brought about the dream of youth, and it is now apparent that the- blacksmith trade, though not of choice, was the way that led to this more congenial field of pursuit, which, coupled with untiring energy and perseverance, has resulted in the establishment of the present extensive and well-known machine works of J. W. Penney & Sons, at Mechanic Falls, Maine.
In 1856, he removed from Bangor to West Poland, and engaged in the carriage-ironing business, giving some atten- tion to farming, and built a house at that place in 1857. In 1859, he moved to Mechanic P'alls, the place offering better facilities for his business, which he followed here in conjunc- tion with mill repairing. He built the house here, in which he now resides, in 1863.
In 1865 he sold his tools and machinery to the Dennison Paper Manufacturing Company, and took charge of their machinery department until 1872, when he established the machinery business at Mechanic Falls, this year building his first steam engine. He has taken out several patents, among them a scroll-saw, which he manufactured and sold in large quantities, and which for its high merit he received a silver medal at the New England and Maine State Fair held at Portland in 1878. He also received a silver medal in 1884 from the New England and Maine State Fair, held at Bangor, for a meritorious exhibit of machinery.
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In 1886, he admitted to partnership his two sons, S. R. and A. R. Penney, and the firm took the name of J. W. Penney & Sons, which it continues to hold. At the New England and Maine State Fair held at Lewiston in 1888, they, for a meritorious exhibit of steam engines and other machinery, were awarded a gold medal.
In 1887, their works were enlarged by the addition of an iron foundry and later by a brass foundry. In 1891, he re- tired from the firm and from active business, since which he has contributed some articles for the press. Soon after mov- ing to Mechanic Falls he identified himself with the religious interests of the village by a membership with the Methodist p43iscopal church. He has served the town on the board of selectmen and in other duties, promoting its growth and prosperity by the employment of skilled and intelligent labor.
Children :
626 I Sarah F^leanor/ b. in ]5angor, Me., Feb. 3, 1855; d. in Bangor,
Feb. iS, 1S55. Buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor.
(627) II Charles Valentine, ■• b. do., Feb. 12,1856; m. Dec. 21, 1S76,
Ruth Ella Keene.
(628) III Samuel Russell,'* b. at West Poland, Me., Feb. 22, 1S58; m.
Nov. 20, 1S86, Annie Marshall Bridgham. 629 IV Almont Russell,-* b. at Mechanic Falls, Me. (Poland), Mar. 8, 1S60; m. Mar. 26, 1S92, by Rev. Chas. F. Parsons, at Me- chanic Falls, Lillian Mildred Stirk, b. Oct. 23, 1S66, daugh- ter of Job and Georgie (Holstein) Stirk of Norway, Me. Mr. Penney began to work in the shoe manufactory at Mechanic Falls when twelve years of age, and first learned a shoemaker's trade, working in Kennebunk, Me., and in other manufacturing shops in Massachusetts as a McKay stitcher. Subsequently he learned the machinist's trade with his father, for whom he worked until taken into partnership in 1S86. In 1S91, the partnership was dissolved, the senior member retiring, since which time the business has been successfully prosecuted by him and his brother, Samuel R. He is a skilful mechanic and a shrewd business manager, oversee-
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ing, with the business and correspondence, both the draught- ing and designing departments. 630 V Edwin Stanton/ b. at Mechanic Falls (Minot), Aug. 26, 1S61 ;
d. at Mechanic Falls, Aug. 31, 1S62. A child of rare beauty and great promise. Duried in old cemetery on Main St.
There is a Reaper whose name is Death,
And with his sickle keen He reaps the bearded grain at a breath.
And the flowers that grow between.
621
Sarah Maria Antoinette Penney, ^ daughter of Mark and Sally Parsons (VVitham) Penney,' son of Thomas Pen- ney,' born in New Gloucester, Maine, December 31, 1833 ; married first, July 31, 1S64, by Rev. James Libby, at West Poland, Maine, William Stoddard of East Weymouth, Mas- sachusetts, born in 1813. He was a shoemaker by trade, and held the office of sheriff for a number of years, and was employed by the steamboat companies as a detective on their boats running- from Boston to New York. He was an ener- getic, resolute man, of whom ro_o-ues had a wholesome fear, yet kindly and affectionate ; he died at East Weymouth, Sep- tember 17, 1870. After his death she came to Maine, and married second, February 9, 1885, Osborn Burnell, farmer, of East Sebago, Maine, where she now resides. Child, by first husband :
631 I Lizzie May (Stoddard ■*), b. in East Weymouth, Mass., June 2,
1S65 ; m. Oct. II, 1SS3, Augustus S. Bray of Poland, son of Stephen Bray. Their children are :
632 I Hazel M. (BrayS), b. in Poland, Me., Feb. 19, 1SS7.
633 2 Nina B. (Bray'), b. do.. May 12, 1S90.
622
Hannah Wells Penney,^ daughter of Mark and Sally Parsons (Witham) Penney,' son of Thomas Penney,' born in New Gloucester, Maine, March 24, 1835 ; married, Octo-
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ber 23, 1861, by Rev. Thomas Hillman, at West Poland, Maine, Daniel J. Greene of Albany, New Hampshire, born December 23, 1836. He was a soldier in the Union army. She resides at Ferris, San Diego County, California.
Children :
634 I Daniel Willis (Greene "), b. at West Poland, Me., Aug. i8, 1862 ;
d. at Mechanic Falls, Me., Jan. 7, 187S. Buried at Maple Grove Cemetery. He was a youth of much promise; trust- worthy, intelligent and upright, he won the esteem of all with whom he came in contact, and his early death was sincerely lamented.
635 II Byron Stanly (Greene"), b. do., July 22, 1S64; m. Jan. 8, 1888,
Mattie Robbins of Lynn, Mass. ; she d. Feb. 5, 1894, in Ha- verhill, Mass., without issue. He learned a shoemaker's trade in Lynn, and is employed m that business.
636 HI Nina Grace (Greene''), b. at East Weymouth, Mass., June 10,
1S66; m. Oct. I, 18S7, James Henry Chase of Perris, Cal., b. at Dale, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1852. He is a thrifty agriculturist, engaging first in the business at Perris, from which place he removed, in 1S93, to the town of Bishop, in Inyo Co., Cal. ; from thence he removed, in 1S96, to Bradley, Monterey Co., where they now reside, he pursuing an e.xtensive business in grain ranching. Children :
637 I Ruby Frances (Chase'), b. in Perris, Cal., June 10, 1SS9.
638 2 William Stanley (Chase '), b. do., Dec. 17, 1890.
639 3 Emma Adella (Chase'), b. do., July i, 1892.
640 4 Margie Edna (Chase'), b. in Bishop, Inyo Co., Cal., Jan. 30,
1896.
641 IV Mark Ernest (Greene '^), b. at W^orcester, Mass., June 7, 1868;
d. in Boston, Mass., Dec. 30, 1873. Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Chelsea, Mass.
625
Frank Osgood Penney,^ son of Mark and Sally Parsons (Witham) Penney,- son of Thomas Penney,' born in New Gloucester, Maine, October 24, 1850; married, July i, 1885, Louisa French of Perris, California, born in Buffalo, New York, in i860. He first learned a shoemaker's trade at East Weymouth, Massachusetts, then went West with his
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father and engaged in agriculture. Subsequently he was associated in the machinist and foundry business with his brother, Mark A., in Des Moines, Iowa, and went with him to California, in 1883, since which time he has mostly en- gaged in agricultural pursuits. His present residence is in Bishop, Inyo County, California, where he is engaged in extensive farming operations.
Children :
642 I John Francis,'' b. in Penis, '.'al., June 13, 18S7.
643 II Mary A.,'' b. do., Apr. 19, 1S89.
644 III Clara Isabella, ■* b. do., Jan. 11, 1S91.
645 IV Klla Wells,4b. do., Sept. 2, 1S92.
646 V Mark,* b. in liishop, Cal., Oct. 31, 1894.
627
Charles Valentine Penney,^ son of John W. and Aphia J. (Morse) Penney,-^ son of Mark and Sally P. (Witham) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney,' born in Bangor, Maine, February 12, 1856; married, at Mechanic Falls, Maine, by Rev. Willard B. Bartlett, December 21, 1876, Ruth P:ila Keene, daughter of Alpheus D. and Chloe (Crooker) Keenc, born at West Poland, Maine, August 6, 1856. He learned first, the machinist trade with his father and at the Lewiston Machine Company when sixteen years of age, and subse- quently, shoemaking, working alternately at each. In 1878, he went to Tampa, Florida, and settled on government lands under the Homestead law. The climate proving malarious he returned in 1878, to Mechanic P'alls and worked at the ma- chinist's business for about a year, when receiving extra in- ducements to go into the employ of a shoe manufacturing con- cern at Kennebunk, Maine, he removed there and worked for the company one year, and from thence to Beverly, Massachu- setts, continuing in the same business until i88i,when he went into the employ of the Wheelock Steam Engine Works at Worcester, Massachusetts, remaining there until he re-
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turned to Mechanic Falls, in 1883, entering the employ of the firm of J. W. Penney & Sons, where he has since con- tinued. He is an expert machinist, and is employed on the finest and most difficult work. Having a taste for agricul- ture, he has several acres of land in the suburbs of the vil- lage on which he has bestowed much labor in improving, and in the cultivation of fruit of various kinds, with other products of the soil.
Children :
647 I Harvey Edgar,^ b. in Beverly, Mass., July lo, 1880.
648 II John Witham,^ b. at iMechaaic Falls (Minot), Sept. 2, 1885.
628
Samuel Russell Penney, ^ son of John W. and Aphia J. (Morse) Penney,^ son of Mark and Sally P. (Witham) Pen- ney,- son of Thomas Penney,' born in West I^oland, Maine, February 22, 1858 ; married by Rev. Charles A. White, at Mechanic Falls, Maine, November 20, 1886, Annie Marshall Bridgham, born in Hebron, Maine, February 8, 1864, daugh- ter of Samuel Roland and Marcena (Turner) Bridgham.
Mr. Penney commenced work in the shoe manufactory at Mechanic Falls when fourteen years of age, learning to operate a McKay stitcher, at which he became an expert. He worked in Auburn and in Kennebunk, Maine, also in Haverhill, Massachusetts, leaving the last-named place and a lucrative situation in 1882 to learn the machinist trade with his father at Mechanic Falls. He was admitted to partnership in 1886, and with his brother, Almont R., con- stitutes the firm, since the retirement of the senior partner in 1 89 1. He is an excellent mechanic and manager of men, and has charge of the entire construction department. Child :
649 I Samuel Russell, Jr.,' b. at Mechanic Falls, Me., Sept. 7, 1891.
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CAPT. EPHRAIM PENNEY.
Capt, lEpbratm penned' anb descendants,
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Capt. Ephraim Penney,^ son of Thomas and Lydia (Her- ring) Penney/ was born in New Gloucester, Maine, July 15, 1795 ; married first, by Rev. Ephraim Stinchfield, February 24, 1829, Patience Hewett Stinchfield of New Gloucester, born June 19, 1802, daughter of Rev. Ephraim and Sarah (Herring) Stinchfield. She died in New Gloucester, Octo- ber 16, 1845.
Beautiful in person, attractive and winning in manner, royal in hospitality, she made her home a delight for her guests, and a joy for her husband and children. Gifted with a sweet voice, she sung the ballads and songs of "ye olden time" with an expression that charmed all hearers. She was known only to be loved and esteemed, and her memory is a most precious legacy. Her sudden death terminated sixteen years of most happy married life.
On November 12, i860, he married second, Mrs. Sarah Jane Foster of Greenwood, Maine, who died in Pownal, Maine, November 10, 1878.
At the age of eighteen his father died, and upon him and a younger brother fell the care of the home in an unusual way, as most of the older children soon after left the home to care for themselves. Nearly all his life was spent in his native town and in the neighborhood of his birth — more than forty years of which were on the farm he cultivated, and to which he added many acres by his frugality and in- dustry. The last few years of his life were spent in Pownal, where he died.
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In 1814, he was drafted to serve three months, from July I, to November i, a private in Major Lemuel Weeks' detach- ment of artillery, and stationed at House Island and Fort Preble in Portland Harbor. In 1820, he was commissioned first lieutenant in the Battalion of Artillery in the First Bri- gade of Maine militia. His commission was signed by William King, first governor of Maine. In 1825, he was commissioned by Gov. Albion K. Parris as captain of the same battalion.
He was made a mason in the Cumberland Lodge of Free Masons in New Gloucester in 18 19, taking his third degree in December of the same year. He remained a worthy and active member of this lodge — serving for several years as Master — till his decease, in Povvnal, July 20, 1869, being at that date the oldest living member. He was laid to rest by his brethren with their impressive Masonic ritual.
He was a good man, leading an upright, conscientious life, and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his fellowmen. This was shown in the various oflfices of town appointment, which from time to time he faithfully filled.
Children, by first marriage, born in New Gloucester :
650 I Charles J.,' b. 1S30; d. in New Gloucester, Apr. 30, 1S31.
(651) II Charles Fox,^ b. May 10, 1S32 ; m. ist, July 20, 1S62, Angei
Lewis; 2d, Mar. 11, 1S84, Flora E. Wharff. 653 III Eliza Jane,^ b. June 29, 1S34 ; d. in New Gloucester, May 2r,
1S60. (653) IV Abby Frances,^ b. Oct. 13, 1840; m. Mar. 13, 1S62, Lewis C. Blake.
651
Rev. Charles Fox Penney,^ D. D., son of Capt. Eph- raim and Patience Hewett (Stinchfield) Penney,^ son of Thomas Penney,' born in New Gloucester, Maine, May lo, 1832 ; married first, July 20, 1862, Angle Lewis, born No- vember 4, 1834, daughter of Capt. Allen and Lucy H. (Briar)
REV. CHARLES FOX PENNEY, D. D.
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Lewis of Boothbay, Maine ; marriage solemnized in Portland, Maine, by Rev. D. M. Crahara, D. D. She died in Augusta, Maine, July 15, 18S1. She greatly aided him in his work by the home she always made attractive and beautiful, and by her interest in the work of the church, to which she devoted much time. She was greatly loved and mourned by all classes alike.
He married second, March ii, 1884, at Augusta, Maine, by Rev. J. H. W. Wharff of Newport, Maine, Flora E. Wharff, born in Bangor, Maine, November ii, 1853, daugh- ter of Joseph and Sophia A. (Norton) Wharff. She has proved an equal helpmeet, without whose aid and constant care he would not be able with his bodily infirmities to per- form his pastoral duties.
All his early life was spent on the homestead and in the ordinary routine of farm work. When he was thirteen years of age his mother died, but his strong affection for her, and the influence of her life and teaching upon him have been potent factors for blessing till the present. His opportuni- ties for school were limited to a few weeks in the summer and winter with most primitive methods of instruction. He early developed a taste for reading, which was fostered by the opportunity of a small circulating library in the town, to which his father was an annual subscriber. In the spring of
1850, at the age of eighteen years, during a series of revival services, conducted by Rev. William P. Nevens of Danville, in the Freewill Baptist church in New Gloucester, he pro- fessed conversion, was baptized in May of the same year and united with the church. This important step wrought a complete change in his life, giving a new impulse and aim. His first thought was to secure an education. In the fall of
185 1, he attended school at the then Lewiston P'alls Acad- emy, Auburn, Maine. This he followed by teaching two terms of school in the winter ; the first in his own school
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district, and the second in the town of Pownal. He con- tinued to teach for eight successive winters, with one excep- tion, in his native town. The springs and summers he spent at home, assisting in farm work, excepting two summers in which he was hired in the hay field in Yarmouth. In this way, teaching in the winter, attending school in the spring and fall, he prepared himself for college, graduating from the Lewiston Falls Academy in the summer of 1856, and entering the freshman class in Bowdoin College in the fall of the same year.
Not having the means to spend his first year in college, he canvassed in the fall, and taught in the winter, and in the spring went to New Hampton, New Hampshire, where in a term and a half he made up his freshman studies for the year. He passed the examinations to the sophomore class at Bowdoin in July, 1857. During the remaining three years in college, he taught each winter. He graduated in i860, in the largest class the college ever sent out, number- ing fifty-five. Rev. C. S. Perkins, Dr. J. L. Phillips, Hon. Thomas B. Reed, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Judge J. A. Symonds of the Supreme Court of Maine, Hon. W. W. Thomas, Jr., Consul to Norway and Sweden, and Gen. John M. Brown, were among the members of this remarkable class.
In the Class Day exercises, he had the parting address. His college graduating part was a literary disquisition, and was regarded by impartial judges as the " first part in the class" and otherwise denominated " A rare performance." The subject was " The Man for the Times." Its delivery was frequently interrupted by applause — a very rare circum- stance on such an occasion. After graduating, he taught a very successful high school in the fall, in the town of Gray, and entered the Free Baptist Divinity School at New Hamp- ton, New Hampshire. In the fall of i86r, he again taught
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a high school in Gray. He graduated from the Divinity school in July, 1862, and entered upon the pastorate of the Free Baptist church in Augusta, in August of the same year ; having received a call to this pastorate in June pre- ceding. He preached his first sermon in the Free Baptist church in New Gloucester, in April, 1858, during his soph- omore year in college ; and from that time till he entered upon his ministry in Augusta, he supplied many churches in Maine and New Hampshire. He was licensed to preach in June, 1862, and was ordained and installed pastor of the Augusta church in November of the same year. Rev. D. M. Graham, D, D., of Portland, preached the ordination sermon. Previous to entering upon his pastorate in Au- gusta, the church had been passing through a season of trial and discouragement. For a year the house of worship had been closed except for an occasional service ; the society had become weakened in numbers. The Civil war had just com- menced. On a salary of five hundred dollars, of which the Home Missionary Society contributed one hundred, he began his work. The first three years of his pastorate were during the period of fratricidal war. It was the absorbing interest. The Sabbath was again and again broken by the tramp of armed men going forth to or returning from the field of peril. It was with much effort that any progress was made. The congregation increased slowly but perma- nently. Revival followed, and in the spring of 1868, it be- came necessary to enlarge the house of worship. This was done at an expense of five thousand dollars. For twenty- four years he held the pastorate of this church, refusing again and again calls to the largest churches in his denom- ination, often at a large advance of salary. In consequence of overwork and exposure, he was taken suddenly ill in Jan- uary of 1884, from which illness he has never fully recovered. For nearly ten months he was unable to occupy his pulpit.
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This continued ill health made his resignation necessary in the summer of 1885. It was not accepted by the church, which gave him instead, a year's vacation. This he spent at Vinal Haven, Maine. Not being able to resume his work at the end of the year, the church reluctantly accepted his renewed resignation. During this pastorate of twenty-four years, four hundred and thirty-six persons were received into the church, three hundred and forty-six by baptism. The Editor of the " Morning Star," the organ of the Free Baptist denomination, in referring to this pastorate, said in its issue of July 22, 1886, " This has been one of the most remarkable pastorates in the history of the denomination ; the means of incalculable good to human souls and many interests of the Redeemer's kingdom, and a thing for which vastly more hearts than are found in Augusta may gratefully thank God."
On retiring from the pastorate of the Augusta church, he spent another year at Vinal Haven, supplying the pulpit of the Union church. In the spring of 1887, he received a call to a mission church (Free Baptist) in Oakland, Califor- nia. Hoping that a change in climate might result in im- proved health, he accepted the call, and in September entered upon the pastorate of this church. Here he labored till June, 1890. His health made his resignation again a neces- sity, and with his family he returned to Maine.
During his pastorate in Oakland fifty were added to the church, and its property was freed from an embarrassing debt. In September of 1890, his health had so far improved as to allow him to accept an invitation to supply the pulpit of the Court Street Free Baptist church in Auburn for six months, in the absence of the pastor. This he did, begin- ning (October i and ending March i, 1891. In April he received a call to his old church in Augusta, which he ac- cepted. In November, 1893, he resigned, to accept a call to
OF NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE I43
the Auburn Free Baptist church, whose pulpit he had sup- plied in 1890 and 1891. His pastorate with the Auburn church began in December, 1893, and he has now entered upon his fourth year. His work has been pleasant and suc- cessful, eighty persons having been added to the membership of the church in the last three years. Since his severe ill- ness in 1884, his health has never been restored, and all his work has been performed under the embarrassment of bod- ily weakness and suffering. During his long pastorate in Augusta he served for eighteen successive years as chaplain of the Maine State Insane Hospital. He also served for many years as chaplain of the Maine State Senate and House of Representatives. For fifteen years he was a member of the School Committee and Board of Directors of schools of Augusta, and for several years acted as chairman of both boards.
He was for many years an editorial contributor to the " Morning Star," some years as many as forty articles appear- ing from his pen, many of them on the editorial page. He has also been an editorial contributor to the " Free Baptist " published in Minneapolis. For twenty-two years he has been a member of the Board of Corporators of the " Morning Star." He also served for many years as a member of the boards of Home Missions and Educational Societies of his denomina- tion. He is a member of the Board of Overseers of Bates College, and was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Central Institute, and for several years president of the board. In 1882 and 1883, he greatly aided this insti- tution in its successful struggle to free itself from debt. Six times consecutively he was a member of the General Con- ference (triennial) from the Yearly Meeting, of which he was a member. He has assisted in the ordination of a large number of ministers, often preaching the sermon. He has also preached many occasional sermons at Yearly Meetings
144 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS PENNEY
and educational conventions and before educational and literary societies in the state. He has also delivered lec- tures on different occasions. In June, 1884, he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Bates College. During the thirty-four years of his ministry he has solemnized five hundred and eighty-three marriages, conducted not less than eight hundred funerals, and baptized five hundred persons. He is at present pastor of the Court Street Free Baptist church, Auburn.
Children, by first marriage, born at Augusta.
(654) I Alice Hewett,* b, Sept. 21, 1S63 ; m. Jan. i, 1S83, Fred. G.
Kinsman.
655 II Charles Thaddeus,'' b. Feb. 11, 1S6S; m. Sept. i, 1S92, by Rev.
C. F. Tenney, D. D., in Augusta, Me., Olive E. Bell, b. Apr. I, 1S69, daughter of Thomas Wilson and Olive Emeline (Copp) Bell of Dorchester, N. B. Mr. Penney is a regis- tered druggist, residing in Augusta ; is manager of the Capital Drug Company of Augusta, one of the largest houses in the state in this line of business.
656 Mabel Lewis," b. Mar. 12, 1S71 ; d. in Augusta, June 24, 1S73.
By second marriage :
657 Paul Stinchfield,'' b. at Vinal Haven, Me., Nov. 5, 1SS6.
653
Abby Frances Penney,^ daughter of Capt. Ephraim and Patience Hewett (Stinchfield) Penney,- son of Thomas Pen- ney/ born in New Gloucester, Maine, October 13, 1840; married, by Rev. Josiah Keene, March 13, 1862, Lewis C. Blake, born in New Gloucester, March 14, 1842, son of Isaac and Esther (Bennett) Blake.
Mr. Blake spent the early years of his life on the honre- stead farm, beginning at the age of twenty-four to work on the Grand Trunk Railway on the section included in New Gloucester. In 1867, he was foreman on a section of the Maine Central. Buying, in 1868, a farm in New Gloucester,
OF NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE I45
he superintended its management and continued in the em- ployment of the railroad. In 1878, he went into the employ of the Portland and Rumford Falls Railway and superintended the laying of the rails from Mechanic Falls to Canton, the then terminus of the road. In 1872, he began to suffer with a rheumatic malady which continued to increase in violence until he became entirely helpless, the last five years of his life being years of great physical suffering, but endured with Christian patience and fortitude.
Children, born in New Gloucester :
658 I Percival Augustus (Blake''), b. July 8, 1866 ; m. by Rev. Charles
Fox Penney, D. D., at Auburn, Me., Dec. 31, 1S96, May Etta Jordan of New Gloucester, born Nov. 11, 1866, daughter of James P. and Melinda F. (Larrabee) Jordan. Teacher. Mr. Blake is an enterprising farmer, progressive and up to date in his methods. Well versed by education and practise in the mysteries of nature's laboratory, he with skill and success pur- sues this, to him, congenial vocation, on the ancestral farm at New Gloucester.
659 II Charles Lewis (Blake*), b. Sept. 26, 1S73. Mr. Elake when
sixteen years of age, Feb. 22, 1S90, left home and went to Lowell, Mass., to learn a trade. He worked at wood engrav- ing for about nine months when failing health obliged him to return home. On June 4, 1892, he returned to Lowell and secured a position with the Merrimack Print Works, as a print engraver, where he is employed at the present time.
654
Alice Hewett Penney, ■* daughter of Rev. Charles Fox and Angie (Lewis) Penney,^ son of Capt. Ephraim and Patience Hewett (Stinchfield) Penney," son of Thomas Pen- ney,' born in Augusta, Maine, September 21, 1863; married by Rev. Charles Fox Penney, D. D., in Augusta, Maine, January i, 1883, Fred G. Kinsman, born in Augusta, Maine, August II, 1862, son of Francis Woodman and Octavia Ann (Greely) Kinsman.
146 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS PENNEY
Mr. Kinsman is a druggist by profession. He also studied medicine at Bowdoin College, from whence he has received his diploma of M. D. Resides in Augusta, and is a member of the firm of F. G. Kinsman & Co., manufacturers of Adam- son's Cough Balsam, a proprietary medicine of national reputation.
Child :
660 I Charles Penney (Kinsman'), b. in Augusta, Me., Apr. 20, 1SS4.
JOvSEPH PENNEY
3o0epb pennc^' anb H)c6ccnbant0,
15
Joseph Penney/ son of Thomas and Lydia (Herring) Penney,' born in New Gloucester, Maine, May i, 1799; married, December 31, 1833, Betsey B. Blake, born March 28, 181 1, daughter of Richard Blake of New Gloucester. She died in New Gloucester, September 23, 1864. He died in New Gloucester, January 27, 1885.
He was born in the closing year of the eighteenth cen- tury, and was the last born of the family, being but little over fourteen years of age at the time of his father's death. Unlike some of his brothers he was not hasty in entering into the married state, and did not assume that relation until about thirty-five years of age. Prior to this event he made his home at the homestead, working on the farm, and for a few years was employed as a seaman in the coasting busi- ness. During this service he had the misfortune to fracture one of his legs, which injury was always afterward manifest in his walk. In 18 14, when less than sixteen years of age, he served as a soldier at Portland, as a substitute for his brother Aaron. Being of a frolicsome and fun-loving tem- perament, this to him was undoubtedly congenial employ- ment, and a happy release from the drudgery of the farm. For some prank incompatible with military discipline he was by order of the captain of his company confined for the offense. The next day being Sunday, while the officers were at church, a comrade let him out, and they went off down the bay fishing. Returning at night they presented the cap- tain with their largest fish, and nothing more was heard of the misdemeanor.
148 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS PENNEY
For his service in the army he, under the law of 1850, re- ceived a land warrant of forty acres, but under the act of 1855, the widow of his brother Aaron obtained the land bounty and also a pension.
In a few years after his marriage he built a house on the eastern side of Royalls River, where his land lay, and there passed the remainino; years of his life, d3dng at the advanced age of eighty-six.
Children, born in New Gloucester :
661 I Charlotte,^ b. Oct. 2, 1S34; m. Nov. 2, 1S56, Francis 15. Wells,
b. in New Gloucester, Me., June 29, 1817 ; d. Apr. 10, 1S90, son of Nathaniel Wells. They have an adopted son, John Wells, Esq., who resides and has a law office in Portland, Me.
662 II James B.i^b. Feb. iS, 1S36 ; d. in New Gloucester, May 16,1854. (663) III George B.,^ b. Nov. 27, 1837; m. Dec. 22, 1861, Sarah J.
Weymouth.
664 IV Caroline, 3 b. July 31, 1840; d. in Portland, May 7, 1876.
665 V Jeannette B.,' b. June 5, 1844; d. in New Gloucester, Apr. 22,
1854.
666 VI Asenath J.,^ b. Sept. 5, 1847 ; m. Apr. 25, 1874, Edmund H.
Shaw. She d. without issue in Portland, Apr. 25, 1883.
667 VII Alvah VV.,' b. Nov. 14, 1852; m. Sept. r8, 1872, Minnie
Chestnut. Children, born in Chelsea, Mass. :
668 I Sarah A.,"* b. Feb. 5, 1875 ! '^^- i''' Chelsea, Dec. 25, 1877.
669 2 James A.,* b. Nov. 17, 1S77; m. May 28, 1896, Cora M.
Hill.
670 3 Arthur W.,-* b. May 17, 18S3.
663
George B. Penney,' son of Joseph and Betsey B. (Blake) Penney,'' son of Thomas Penney," born in New Gloucester, Maine, November 27, 1837; married, December 22, 1861, Sarah J. Weymouth, born in New Gloucester, September 17, 1843, daughter of David and Mary Angelia (Bailey) Weymouth.
He is now the only living male representative of this name in the town of New Gloucester, and the near locality
OF NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE I49
where our ancestor, Thomas Penney,' estabhshed his home in the forest in 1778. A hundred and nineteen years have passed away ; the forest has oiven place to the broad, well- cultivated field. The log house is but an indistinct, tradi- tional remembrance, to those now living, who know this as their picturesque birthplace, lovingly call it home, and
Remembrance wakes, with all her busy tram, and fashions pictures of childhood and youth, such as only the scenes and memories of that stage of life can evoke.
The " Low lot," so called, perhaps, from John Low of Cape Ann, one of the original proprietors, he has by his in- dustry and frugality developed into a fine farm with excellent farm buildings and residence. He is a member of the Free- will Baptist Society of New Gloucester, a townsman re- spected and esteemed.
Children, born in New Gloucester :
671 I Herbert D.,* b. Apr. 19, 1867; m. Mar. 29, 1S90, Ella L. Whit-
man, daughter of William and Lois Whitman. Mr. Penney is a machinist by trade, resides in Westboro, Mass. Children:
672 I Lester E.,^ b. in Chelsea, Mass., Jan. 20, 1891.
673 2 Lois G.,' b. in New Gloucester, Nov. 13, 1894.
674 3 Geors;e William,' b. in Westboro, Mass., Apr. 18, 1S96; d.
do., Feb. 21, 1897.
I By an oversight the daushter of George B. and Sarah J. (Wey- 1 mouth) PenneyS— Gertrude Geneva^— was omitted. She was
born in New Gloucester, Nov. 25, 1871. Teacher. She gradu- ated from the Gorham, Me., Normal School, Jan. 17, 1S95.
Unbei
Alden John, 96 Allen Marcia, 108 Allen Col, 13 Annis Charles, 32
Experience, 32
Isaac, 32 Atwood Charles R., 39
Marion J., 39
Solomon, 35, 38 Austin Mary E., 57
Babson Hon. John J., 16 Bailey Fred G., 48
George W., 44, 47 Baker Capt. Charles, 85 Bangle Amos H., 100, 114
Amos L., 115
George E., 115
Martha A., 114
Newton B., 115 Bartlett Mattie S., 105, 121 Bell Andrew, 76
Olive E., 144 Bennett Elizabeth, 118
Isaac, 89
Susanna, 71 Bickford Annie L., 36
David, 36
Nellie F., 36 Blaisdell Fanny Fern, 56
Mark L., 56
Mary L., 56 Blake Betsy B., 34, 147
Charles L., 145
Lewis C, 138, 144
Percival A., 144
Minnie M., 126 Blood Benjamin, 44
Edgar A., 50
Ida May, 50
Laura J., 50
Blood Wilmont J., 50 Braddock Charles W., 50
Elvira F., 49
Frank W., 49
Fred W., 49
Florence, 50
Henry, 44, 49 Bradstreet Rev. Benj., 32 Bradford Elizabeth E., 100, 11 Brailey Ellen, 49 Bray Augustus S, 132
Thomas, 22 Braybrook Joan, 22 Brewster Elvira B., 90, loi Brett Alice R., 100, 114
Althea R., 99, 112
Archie, 116
Benjamin C, 100, ti6
Bertha M. B., 116
Edgar, 100
Edward K., 99
Ella M., 100, 116
Emma J., 100
Ezra C, 100, 1 15
George W., 90, 96
George W. Jr., 100
George M., 1 16
Ina G., 115
Jennie M., 100, 117
John H., 116
John R., 100, 115
Lena E., 115
Lester G., 117
Louisa C, 100
M. Earle, 117
Marion, 117
Pliny F., 100
Sarah A., 99, in
Susan W., 99, 113
William, 96 Bridgham Annie M., 131, 135
52
Brown Mary J., 128 Bryant Charles E., 46
Gladys May, 46
James F., 79 Bodwell Capt. Bailey, 127 Boynton John F., 46 Buck Francis M., 117
Franklin E., 100, 117
Hosea B., 90, 100, 117
Hosea B. Jr., loi
Louisa C, 117
Martha L., iiS
Olive R., 118 Burnell Maria A., 27
Osborn, 128, 132 Burnham John, 23, 24 Bursely Rev. B., 96 Busher Blanchie A., 78
Charles A., 79
Charles W., 78
Florence M., 79
Frank \V., 79
George W., 78
John v., 76, 77
John V. Jr., 77
Luther P., 78
Mark E., 78
Mark E. Jr., 78 Byers Marion, 82, 84
Carney Mary, 54
Chambers Annie B., 105. 119
Chandler Peleg, 12, 17
Rev. Samuel, 32 Chase Emma A, 133
James H., 133
Margie E., 133
Ruby F., 133
William S., 133 Chestnut Minnie, 148 Christian Willard B., 124
Williard L. B., 125 Chickering Rev. John W., 95 Churchill Samuel, 43
Ulysess G., 43 Clark Agnes, 22
Alton F., 46
Edmund, 22
Clark Laura M., 54
Oshea, 76 Clement Henry, 46 Cobb Sylvanus, 27 Cookson Charles T., S3
Edith M., 83
Frank F., S3
Grace M., 83
George M., S3
Joseph, 43
Thomas, 82 Coffin Rev. Paul, D. I)., 15 Coldon Elizabeth, 32 Congdon Lottie, 66 Conant Roger, 2 Connor Emma, 72, 73 Coe Hon. E. S., 118 Crosby Hulda, 64, 68
Hannah \V., 68 Cross Isaac, 13 Curtis Hattie B., 117
Leroy V., 117
W. P., 117 Cushman Capt. Jabez, 27
Davis Abel, 17 Dean Almeda, 69
Anna E., 64
Anna R., 66
Clara V., 67
Clarissa E., 64
Charles 63, 66
Daisie E., 64
Edwin, 63
Eva E., 67
Fernie E., 64
Florean E., 65
Henry E., 64
Ina L., 69
Inez E., 64
Juna E., 64
Llewellyn E., 65
Lula B., 64
May E., 64
Nelva L., 69
Oraville E., 64, 68
Robert L., 65
Stella L., 69
153
Dean Terry E., 64
Wilbur M., 67
William E., 65
Wyatt, 69 Deane Emma, 78 Bearing Alphonso, 49 Delavergue Edwin W., 64
Francis C, 64
Frank, 64
Myra E., 64
Roy E., 64
Sadie R., 64 Dinsmore Thomas, 25, 27 Doane A. W., 105, 121
Abbie J., 121
Clarica W., 121
John E., 121 Dodge Dr. Ezekiel G., 127 Downing Grace, no Downer Charles F., 83
Edna M., 84
Edwin M., 83
Edwin R., 83
Effie, 83
Emma, 83
Etta M., 83
Frank G., 83,
Frankie, 83
Ivy G., 84
John P., 84
Orman, 83
Perlie A., 84
Roscoe P., 83
Webber, 84
William G., 83
William W., 82, 83 Doucett Mary A., 49 Drake Carrie J., 100, 116 Drew Rev. W. A., 90, 91, 103 Dunbar Louisa, 115
Eddy Rev. Daniel C, 99, 113 Ellis David B., 92, 108
Louisa, 50
Lizzie M., 109 Elwell Judith, 61
Miriam, 24
Payne, 18
Emerson Rev. John, 32 Evans Mary E., 83 Eveleth Joseph, 24
Capt. Nathl,, 10, 11, 17 Eubanks Edith, 83
Fales Bertha J., 37
Lorenzo W., 37 Farley Michael, 25 Fessenden Col. Francis, 78 Flucker Lucy, 41 Folsom Albert, 91, 103
Albert M., 119
Alice E., 119
Arthur H., 119
Eugene H., 103, 119
Frank, 103
George A., 103, 1 17
Henry L., 104, 119
Lolita H., 8, iig
Mae L., 119
Maud A., 119
Spencer A., 1 19
Walter H., 104 Folley Delton H., 72
Gertie E., 72
Leslie H., 72
Veda D., 72 Forbes, Rev. Eli, 26
Eva A., 102
Georgie M., 102
Hugh W., 102
Irene M., 102
Lula F., 102
Waldron W., 102
Willie H. A., 102 Foster Ellen A., 79
Mary E., 48
Sarah J., 137 Foxcroft Col. Joseph E., iS, 28
Rev. Thomas, 1 1
Rev. Samuel, 11, 16, 18, 2f France Mary F., 112 French John, 83
Freddie A., 84
Louisa, 129, 133
Minnie E., 84
Rev. W. R., 91
154
Freeman Moses, 95
Samuel Esq., 28, 51 Frost Charles, 22 Funks Capt. James H., 78
Gatchell Dora M., 100, 115 Gay Clarence O., 45 Gedney Bartholomew, 10, 23 24 George Rev. N. D., 91, 104 Gerrish Rev. Theo., 48 Giles Abbie, 96, in Goflf Cora A., 112
George W., 99, 112
Minnie A., 112
Nellie L., 112 Goodwin Aaron, 35, 36
Aaron L., 36
Ann E., 38
Arthur L., 37
Asenath, 35, 38
Beatrice M., 37
Clara E., 37
Daniel, 35
Don C, 37
Edith M., 37
Edward M., 37
Enoch R., 37
Harold E., 37
Herbert M., 38
Jennie M., 37
John, 35, 37
John A., 37
Kathleen E., 37
Katie F., 37
Laury D., 38
Lizzie H., 37
Lydia A., 36
Mary E., 36
Rogers, 33, 35
Ruth H., 37
Sadie J., 36
Sarah J., 38
Simeon, 35
Simeon W., 36
Wallace R., 37
Willis R., 37 Gordon Harry E., 58 Gower Joshua, 28
Graves Francis, 43
Graham Rev. D. W., 139, 141
Greene Byron S., 133
Daniel J., 128, 133
Daniel W., 133
MarkE., 133
Nina G., 133 Greer F. A., Esq., 49 Greely Mary F., loi, 118
Philip, 51
Hackett Nellie J., 39 Hall Achsah, 82
Ella J., 100, 1 16 Hamblin Deborah, 33, 41 Hamilton Kathleen, 37 Hammon Benj., 10 Harris Rev. George Jr., 100, 1 16
Capt. Wm., II, 15, 17 Haraden Benjamin, 32
Edward, 32 Harriman J. W., 114 Hardy Lillian M., 105, 120 Harlow Asa, 61 Hatch Hannah, 90, 93
Hiram E., 93 Harmon Blanche, 58 Haskell Addie A., 114
Althea L., 1 14
Amorena P., 48
Benj. F., 99, 113, 114
Clarence G., 1 14
Effie L., 114
Elmer E., 113
Fannie M., 48
George F., 114
Jacob, 17, 44, 47
Nathaniel, 43
Orrin F., 48
Susan, 34, 75
Susie M., 114
Hon. Thomas H., 16
Tolman, 48
Walter S., 48
William, 22, 23, 24 Hawkins Horace M., 115 Herring Benj., 26, 31, 32
Desire, 72
55
Herring Experience, 32
Robert, 32
Dea. Robert, 62
Sarah, 32
Lydia, i, 26, 31, 32 Hill Charles A., 103
Cora M., 148
George P., 90, loi Hinckley Sarah E., 35, 36 Hidden Marion E., 80
Will, 80 Hillman Rev. Thomas, 133 Holmes Alphonso, 109
Harry L., 109
Lottie E., 109 Howard Annie, 73
Hattie F., 77 Hovey Diantha L., 65 Hubbard Col. Nathl., 78
Col. T. H., 77, 78 Huntington Uriel, 90 Hunton Carrie S., 116
F. W., 97, 100, 116 Hussey Benj., 90, 100
D. W., Esq., 99, 112
Irish Florence, 94
Jackman Albert L., 125
Llewellyn A., 125
Ida A., 125 Jeffards Capt., 107 Jennings Isadore, 36 Johnson Ephraim 30, 31, 123
Lenora C, 49
Gertrude, 95 Jones Capt. Frank H., 77
Helen, 80
Thomas, 22 Jordan John, 50
May Etta, 145
Sewell, 50
Keene Alice, 79
Rev. Josiah, 144 Ruth Ella, 131, 134
Kelsey Rev. F. D., 39
Kent Josiah, 23
Kent Thomas, 22, 23 Keyes Nina W., 37
William H., 37 King Cora C, 67
Ethel v., 67
Frank, 66
Gov. William, 138 Kinsman, Charles P., 146
Fred G., 144, 145 Knowlton Abigail, 61 Knox Gen. Henry, 41, 51, 55
Ladd George, 92
Lambert Capt. Archibald C.
100 Langley Cora M., 112
Ernest, 1 13
Frank W., 1 12
Franklin N., 99, 112
Mabel A., 113
Newell P., 1 13 Lee Parmelia 52, 56 Lewis Angle, 138 Libby Charles, 125
Herbert W., 125 Logan Capt. R. A., 78 Lombard Almira, 92
Betsey, 92
Christiana, 92
Eliza W., 92, 108
John W., 92
Mary A., 92, 109
Nathan B., 92
Priscilla, 92
Rachel A., 92
Sarah W., 92, 107
Simeon, 90, 91, 92 Loring Rev. Amasa 89 Lowden Rev. J. M., 39 Low Dean R., 65
Eugene S., 65
Frederic P., 63, 65
Fremont G., 67
George F., 65
Haddie, 66
Herbert L., 66
Homer B., 66
Isaac B., 61
156
Low John, 149
Judith E. 67
Leon M., 66
Leonard M., 67
Llewellyn E., 66
Marcus A., 65
Mignon 66
PoIIv L., 61
Rachel W., 63, 66
Rebecca B., 63
Eld. Robert, 13, 61
Robert Jr., Esq., 34, 71
Roger S., 63 67
Sarah M., 66
Sylvina L., 63, 67
Thomas 61
Vera May, 65 Lunt Joseph, 71
Macworth Rebecca, 71 Madden Lillian, 50 Manley Olivette L., 103, 119 Marden Alice, 84 Marshall Clara A., 125 Mason Anson E., 54
Arthur B., 53
Ebenezer, 12
Ellen, S3, 55
Fred W., 54
Harry Anson, 57
Jonas, 5
Louisa F., 53
Mabel C, 54
Mary Helen, 57
Parris G., 54
Ralph O., 53, 57
Ralph Oscar, 57 McArthur Col. William, 78 McCarthy Mary A., 36 McCorrison Alvin H., 44, 48
Asa 43
Charles, 47
Christy Ann, 49
Cleveland Brailey, 49
Dorcas, 44
Edwin L., 49
Frank C, 47
George L., 49
McCorrison Helen J., 49
Henry C, 47
Henry H., 44, 49.
Herbert A., 47
Isaac L., 44, 46
Joseph, 44
Julia A., 44, 47
Lettis M., 47
Lenora M., 49
Melville L., 49
Mary H., 47
Neil J., 49 McCrillis Luretta E., 96, in McDonald Rev. P. M., 49 McFarlane Duncan, 100, 114 Mclntire David, 71 McKinson Sarah A., 43 McKusick Frank E., 109
Fred A., log
Myron, 109 McLane William S, 10 Mears Carrie L., 100 Megguire John, 10 Merrill Daniel, 11, 12, 18
Moses, 17
Samuel, 11,17 Messer Martha, 76, 79 Metgzer W., 115 Michel August, 91, 106 Millet David, 10 Millett John, 6 Mitchells Horton, 10 Moore Florence M., 65 Moran Alexander, 102
Alice, 102
Eva, 102
Eva P., 102
Frank, 90, loi
Frank J., 102
Grace E., 102
James, 102
John, 102
Rachel, 102
Sadie A., 102
Sarah L., 102
Walter, 102 Mosher Sarah A., 43 Morrison Daniel, 22
157
Morse Aphia J., 128, 129
Charles E., 1 12
B. F., 103
Brett A., 112
Karl G., 112 Morton Rev. A., 100, 115
Georgie E., 103, 117 Moulton Judith, 61
Nelson David, 13 Nevens Carlton Alfred, 39
Flora May, 39
Frank H., 39
Rev. William P., 139 Nicholson Adena, 106 Noble Dorcas, ;^;^
Seth Esq., 44 Norwood Deborah, 32
Francis, 32 Norton Charles, 59
Berne O., 59
Sophia A., 91, 104 Noyes Simon 16, 17
Oliver Margaret, 82, 85 Otter Aaron Rufus, 38
Benj. Harrison, 38
George Washington, 38
Herbert, 38
Sarah, 35, 38 Olin Wm. M., 25
Penney Aaron, 27, 34, 123 Abby, 82
Abby F., 138, 144 Abby H., 82 Abbie M.M., 85 Adaline B., 76, 77 Addie E., 46 Ada J., 80 Abraham, 22 Alvah W., 148 Allen S., 46 Albert H., 56 Alice H., 144, 145 Allen, 22 Almont R., 131 Anna, 33, 61, 62
Penney Annie S. B., 46 Arthur W., 148 Asenath, 43 Asenath J., 148 Augusta E., 46 Augustus, 43, 45 Benjamin, 22, 28, 30, 35,
Benjamin R., 76, 80
Birdie, 85
Caroline, 148
Caroline W., 56
Rev. Charles F., D. D., 105,
138, 144, 145 Charles J., 138 Charles R., 46 Charles T., 144 Charles V., 131, 134 Charlotte, 43, 148 Chester Demont, 46 Clara C, 46, 77 Clara J., 134 Clifton R., 80 Daniel, 43 Dorcas, 43, 44 Edward R., 46 Edwin S., 131 Ella E., 45 EllaW., 134 Eliza J., 138 Emma J., 85 Emma C, 79 Capt. Ephraim, 34, 137 Ephraim B., 82, 84 Ernest W., 79 Ethel W., 79 Florence E., 46 Frank, 46 Frank O., 129, 133 Frank W., 85 Franklin E., 45 George, 22, 46 George R., 79 George B., 148 George W., 149 Gertrude M., 46 Hannah W., 128, 132 Hattie, 43
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INDEX
|
ney Harvey E., 135 |
Penney Robert, t,;^, 40, 41, 43 |
|
Henry A. Clark, 46 |
Ruth B., 76 |
|
Herbert D., 149 |
Salathiel, 22 |
|
Herbert E., S5 |
Sally, 34, 87, 89 |
|
Ida M., 45 |
Sarah, 43, 124 |
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Irene, 46 |
Sarah A., 76, 148 |
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Isaac, 43, 45 |
Sarah E., 76, 80, 131 |
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James A., 148 |
Sarah M. A., 128, 132 |
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James B., 148 |
Saloma, 43 |
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Jeanette B., 148 |
Samuel R., 131, 135 |
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John, 34, 81, 82 |
Samuel R. Jr., 135 |
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John C, 82 |
Selwyn, 84 |
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John F., 134 |
Susan, 43, 44, 52, 54 |
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John H., 45 |
Susan A., 124, 126 |
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John W., 12S, 129, 135 |
Susan H., 76 |
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Jonathan, 52, 76 |
Susan S., 57 |
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Joan, 23 |
Susan V. S.. 46 |
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Joseph, 34, 43, 147 |
Thomas, 21, 22, 23, 24, |
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Juha, 82 |
25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, |
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Julie E., 56 |
32,35,52,56, 124 |
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Laura A., 79 |
Thomas Jr., s^^ 52, 76 |
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Lester E., 149 |
Thomas Jr., 2d, 34, 75 |
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Lewis, 43 |
Thomas F., 82, 84 |
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Lois G., 149 |
Walter A., 27, 57 |
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Loren W., 79 |
Wilber, 79 |
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Lucinda P., 76 |
William, 43, 52, 76, 79 |
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Luella, 57, 84 |
William N., 46 |
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Luther, 76 |
Willie R., 80 |
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Lydia, :is^ 35, 52 |
Wilson, 82 |
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Lydia H., 82, 83 |
Palmer Edward, 59 |
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Mabel L., 144 |
P^lnora, 58 |
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Mark, 27, 34, 76, 127, 134 |
Florence, 59 |
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Mark A., 128 |
Maggie, 58 |
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Mary, 52, 76, 82 |
Mark P., 55, 58 |
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Mary A., 134 |
Wallace, 59 |
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Mary E., 129 |
Wilmont, 59 |
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Mary L.. So |
Parsons Rev. Charles F., 131 |
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Mary Jane, 82 |
Col. Isaac, 8, 11, 15, 17 |
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Mildred, 80 |
Samuel, iS |
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Miriam F., 57 |
Parris, Gov. Albion K., 138 |
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Miranda P., 82 |
Patterson, Eugene A., 108 |
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Nancy, 43 |
George D., 107 |
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Nora Belle, 45 |
Frank E., 108 |
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Orison A., 82, 85 |
Frank, 108 |
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Paul S., 144 |
Thomas M., 115 |
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Pelatiah, 22 |
Walter G., 108 |
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Rachel, 34, 71, 72 |
Payson Lucy, 77 |
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Ralph, 43, 46 |
Paul Lydia J., 93 |
159
Pepper Josephine M., 104, 119 Perkins Rev. C. S., 140 Philbric Fred, 4S
Willis, 48 Philbrook Gardiner, 44, 48 Phillips, Dr. J. L., 140 Plummer Addie, 78
Eliza, 76, 80 Piatt Helen J., 102
Henry P., 102 Porter Col. T. W., 78 Preble William, 92 Proctor Capt. James, 8 Proprietors of New Gloucester, 3' 4,5
Rackliffe, Ada L. V., 77
Florence G., 77
Herbert, 77
Lelia M., 77 Randall Cora Eva, 91
Fred A., 91
Harriet, 91
Harriet E., 91
James S., 91 Rees Bilah E., 85
Cyrus B., 85
George H., 85
Henry B., 85
John M., 85
Sarah E., 85 Reed Hon. Thomas B., 140 Reek Pauline, 65 Reyerson Col. William, 127 Rice Gertrude E., 105, 122 Rich Annie M., 56
Gevadus H., 55
Susie J., 56 Richardson Edmund F., 114
Helen F., 115
Julie A., 115
Martha B., 115
Nellie, 83
Wilks, 71 Roberts Benjamin, 8
John 7, 8 Robbins Albion, 92, 107
Charles H., 107
Robbins Eva Ann, 107
Lizzie, 108
Mattie, 133
NelHe A., 108 Robinson Mary J., 6^, 65
William, 71 Rowe Alfred, 44
Fannie L., 44
Hannah, 43
Harrison, 44
Jefferson, 44
Joanna, 44
Julie A., 44
Robert, 43
William, 44 Rowell Abbie F., 47 Royall Etta M., 126
Naoma, 34, 123
Solama,34, 123 Ruggles Ethel, 54
Jennie E., 53
Sanderson Rev. Roscoe, 49 Saunders Lizzie, 8^ Sanford Rose F., 83 Sanger Lettie, 44 Sawyer Herbert T. P., 126
Lillian W. R., 126
Susan A. P., 126
Winthrop R., 124, 126 Scott Rev. Jonathan, 12 Sewall Steven, 24 Shaw Edmund H., 148
Luther, 43 Shibles Almatie, 55, 57
Anson M., 53
Burchard P., 53
Edward, 56, 59
Ellen M., 59
Hester, 58
John and Mary Carney Shibles', children of, 54
Mark, 54
Mark L., 53
Marcia, 55, 58
Ophelia, 55
Prescott, 53, 55 Shorey Charles W., 58
i6o
Simonton Rev. J. P., 120 Simpson Mary, 102 Skillings Flora, 95 Snow, Ada G., 126
Alice M., 117, 125
Annie S., 125
Byron \V., 125
Charles A., 125
Eben, 125
Evelyn A., 126
Rev. J. C, 100, 116
Makeda F., 125
Rosabel S., 124
Seth, 124
Simeon VV., 125
Willis, 126
WinfieldS., 125 Spaulding Joseph Foxcroft, 18
John, 18 Spinney Julie E., 50 Starr Mary, 65 Starrat Frank S., 113 Stevenson Alvira, 44, 49
Joshua, 43
Ruth, 43 Stewart Ada, 109 Steward Densmore D., 125
Lucy A., 125
Joseph R., 125
Willie S., 125 Stevens Thomas, 10
Dea. William, 10, 12, 13 Smith Emma M., no
Fanny, 53, 57
Capt. John, 2
Josiah, 17
Stephen, 75
"Parson Smith,"
Rev. Thomas, 12 Stinchfield Rev. Ephraim 31, 32, 33, 61, 87, 89, 121 128, 137
John, 8, 10
John Jr., 10
Patience H., 33, 34, 137
William, 10
Thomas B., 28 Stirk Lillian M., 131
Stoddard Alice M., 125
Carrie A., 72, 73
Lizzie M., 132
William, 128, 132 Swan Helen E., 106 Sweetsir, Wesley S., 126 Symonds Judge J. A., 140
j Terry George E., 53
Inez C, 53
John H.. 53
Nellie L., 53 Thoits Jeremiah, 18 Thompson, Abigail 34, 81
Ora F., 84 Tilton, Lucy, 82, 84 Thorns Benjamin N., 90, 95, 104
Charles F., 96, in
Edna F., in
Edwin H., in
Elmer L., in
Emma M., 96
Francis L., 96
Frank C, 96
Gertrude E., i n
Helen A., 96, 1 10
Helen R., in
Henry B., 96, 1 1 1
S. Badger, 96 Thomas Hon. W. W., 140 Thurlow Abbie A., 125 Tounge Charles, loS
Ralph G., 108
Roy G., 108
Roy T., 108 Tozier Eliza, 44 Tracy Elmer, 69
Frank, 6g
Ivan, 69
Roy, 69 Trask Rev. Mr., 107 Trevors Ethel Eva, 45
Frederic, 45
James R., 45
Mabel G., 45 True Carrie E., 109
Frederic W., 109
Henry, 92, 109
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True Jabez, 12 |
Wentworth John B., 79 |
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Lenora A., 109 |
John P., 55, 57 |
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William, 26 |
Marshall C, 58 |
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Trundy Alvin H., 49 |
Susie S., 58 |
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Frank E., 48 |
Wilson, 79 |
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Tucker Sarah, 24 |
Weeks Maj. Lemuel, 138 |
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Tufts John, 12, 31 |
Wells Francis B., 148 |
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Tuttle Miriam, 23, 51 |
John Esq., 148 |
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Twitchell Vielen, S3 |
Weston Alden M., 117 |
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Tyler Jonathan, 1 1 |
Wesson Delia M., 64 |
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Weymouth, Sarah J., 148 |
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Vanderbilt Ira W., no |
Wharff Abigail, 7 1 |
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Joseph D., 94, no |
Albert F., 94, loi, n8 |
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Olive L., no |
Almira B., 90 |
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William H., no |
Almira H., 105 |
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Wallace D., no |
Alta S., 121 |
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Vose Charles H., 47 |
Annie G., 72 |
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Evie M., 47 |
Bertha C, 94, 109 |
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Hannah L., 47 |
Betsey, 71 |
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Hathan S., 47 |
Cecil's., 73 |
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WiUard, 47 |
Charles H., 72 |
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Charles F., loi, n8 |
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Wadsworth Capt. Ansel, 78, 85 |
Chistiana, 90, 91 |
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Waldo Gen., 41 |
Dexter B., 72 |
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Warner Capt. Daniel, 25 |
Dorcas, 71 |
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Warren Carrie E., 41 |
Dwight, 73 |
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Mark P., 80 |
Edward M., 121 |
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Ruel, 76, 80 |
Ernest M., 94 |
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Washburn Olive, 94 |
Ethel B., 121 |
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Watts Carrie B., 39 |
Ethel F., 94 |
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Mary J., 39 |
Eugene S., 72, 73 |
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Samuel D., 35, 38 |
Flora E., 105, n8, 138, 139 |
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Webber Michael, 62 |
Fred L., 94 |
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Wedgewood Charles H., 106 |
Frank E., 94 |
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Frank L., 106 |
George E., 105, 121 |
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William 0., 91, 106, 107 |
Harriet R., 91 |
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Wentworth Alice M., 79 |
Hattie D., n8 |
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Alton. 58 |
Isaac, 90, 92 |
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Arabel, 58 |
Isaac B., 34, 71 |
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Bertha, 79 |
Rev. I. H. W., 105, n9, |
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Carl, 58 |
139 |
|
Carrie A., 79 |
John G., 72 |
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Caroline P., 58 |
John F., 94 |
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Cora, 58 |
John E., 105 |
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Everett E., 58 |
Joseph, 71, 87, 91, 95, 104, |
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Flora B., 79 |
117, 122 |
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Howard O,, 58 |
Joseph H., 95, 105, 121 |
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Hortense, 56, 59 |
Julie E., 94 |
1 62
VVharff Leila B., 121
Leslie E., 73
Louisa B., 90, 100
Lydia, 7 i
Lydia P., go, 95
Mandana M., 91, 106
Mildred P., 121
Nathaniel, 71
Norman E., 73
Rachel A., 91, 103
Ralph C, 121
Rowena P., 94
Rowena W., 105, 121
Sarah, 71, 90, loi
Sarah L., 105
Stella A., iiS
Susanna, 71
Susan S., 90, 96
Theodora A., iiS
Thomas, 72
Thomas P., 90, loi
Vivian L., 73
Walter S., 72
William, 34, 71, 72, 77
William H., 93 Whitman Charles H., 1 1 1
Donald D., no
Ella L., 149
Helen M., no
Henry F., no
Nathan, 96, no
Ruth E., no
Willie N., no
I White Rev John, 2 I Rev. Charles A., 135
I Whiting Mary A., 63, 67 Whitten Abbie S , 83 Whittier Annie B., 47 Wight Amos B., 58
Carol, 58
Lucy, 59
Mordaunt P., 58 Willey Aubrey R., 37
Carl J, 37
Ella F., 37 Williams Eva E., 68
Lucy, 43
Ruel, 81 Witham Priscilla, 34, 123
Sally P., 34, 127 Wise Rev. John, 24 Woodard Ernest L., 68
Leona V., 68
Mary L., 68
John C, 68
Oliver, 63, 67
Walter R.. 68 Woodman David, 28
Jabez H., A. M., 16
Capt. John, 14, 17 Woodbury Humphry, 10
Moses, 12 Worthley Samuel, 10 Wright Jacob, 61
Rachel N., 61 Wyman J. P., 95