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Genealogical Record

OF THE

COMPILER'S BRANCH

OF THE

GERRISH FAMILY

Compiled in I 880.

By JOHN J. GERRISH

PORTLAND:

MARKS PRINTING HOUSE.
1901.

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FAMILY RECORD.

Capt. WiLLiAMi GERRISH, the progeni-
tor of probably all who bear the Gerrish name
in this country, was born in Bristol, Somerset-
shire, England, August 20th, 1617, where he
is said to have received a mercantile education
in the house of Percival Lowle (now written
Lowell) & Co. He came to New England
as early as 1639 and settled that year in
Xewbury, Mass. (See Coffin's History of
Newbury) ; was the first Captain of the mili-
tary band in that town, and Representative in
1650 to '54. He married first, Joax:n^a, widow
of John OUver, of Xewbury, and daughter of
Percival Lowle, his former employer in Eng-
land, April 17, 1645, who died June 14th,
1677, aged 58. He removed to Boston 1678,
and there married Anx, widow of John
Manning; w^as the owner of No. 3 Long-
Wharf, where he carried on business.

At the Semi-centennial anniversary meeting
of the town of Boston, March 14, 1686, Capt.
Gerrish opened and closed the exercise with
prayer. He died at his son Benjamin's house,
Salem, Mass., Aug. 9, 1687.

CHILDREN OF JOANNA :

John, born May 15, 1646; died 1714.

William, born June 6, 1648 ; was a physician \
in Charlestown, Mass., where he died.

Joseph, born March 23, 1649; died Jan. 6,
1720. Graduated at Harvard College 1669 ;
married Ann, daughter of Maj. R. Wal-
dron, of Dover, X. H. ; was a minister in
Wenham, Mass.

Bp:njamix, born Jan. 31, 1651 ; died April 2,
1713; was Collector of his Majesty's Cus-
toms at Salem, Mass.

Elizabeth, born Sept. 20, 1654; died Xov.
19, 1678. Married Capt. Stephen Green-
leaf, of Newbury, Mass., Oct. 23, 1676

Moses, (Col.) : born May 9, 1656; died Dec.
4, 1694. Lived in Newbury, Mass. ; mar-

ried Sept. 24, , Jane, daughter of Rev.

Henry Sewell, and sister of Chief Justice
Sewell, of Mass. She was born at Brade-
sly, Eng., Oct. 25, 1659, and died Jan. 29,
1717.

Mart, born April 1, 1658; married Dr. John
Dole, of Newbury, Mass., Oct. 23, 1676.

Child of Ann.

Henry, born in Boston, March 21, 1679;
died without issue.

J0HN2, Capt. (WM.i, Capt.) ; married in
1665 or 1666, Elizabeth, daughter of Maj.
Richard Waldron, of Dover, X. H., where
he settled in 1666; in 1672 was appointed
Capt. of the Militia; in 1683 was chosen
High Constable; in 1684 was member of
the Special Assemblv convened by Gov.
Canfield ; 1689 and 1690 Representative
from Dover to the General Assembly under
Gov. Andros; 1692 a Royal Councillor of
N. H. ; 1699 appointed Assistant Justice of
the Superior Court of the State ; was a
merchant and farmer. His children were :

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John, born 1667 ; settled in Boston ; died
1737.

Richard, born 1670; settled in Portsmouth;
died 1717.

Capt.XATHANIEL,3(Capt. John2) (Capt.
William^) born 167*2. Married Bridget
Vaughn, daughter of Hon. Wm. Vaughn
of Portsmouth, by whom he had six chil-
dren : Nathaniel, born in Berwick and
died there in 1752; William; — Charles
came to Portland, or Falmouth, about 1748 ;
George settled in Boston; Richard; —
Bridget. —

Paul, born 1674 ; lived and died in Dover,
N. H., June 6, 1743.

Timothy, born 1683 ; settled in Kittery ; died
1756.

Sarah, born 1680; taken captive by the In-
dians when her grandfather's garrison was
attacked ; restored to her friends after many
sufferings, and died of fever, July 29, 1697.

Benjamin, born 1681 ; settled in Boston and
died at an advanced age.

William, born 1683 ; settled in Somersworth,
Avhere he died.

JoAXXA, born 1685 ; married Cbas. Chauncy
1709.

Elizabeth, born 1687; possibly married
Rev. John Wade, of Berwick, Me., but
record not clear on this point.

MAJOR CHARLES GERRISH^ (Son of
Capt, Xathaniel, Grandson of John, of
Dover, and a Great-grandson of William, of
Xewbury) was bora in Berwick, in 1718,
came to Portland (or Falmouth) in 1748,
and was the first settler of the town of Dur-
ham (then Royalsborough), and for several
years of its earliest history his name appeared
on the records as Moderator of the Plantation
meetings. He married Mary Frost, and had
the following family :

Lieut. William, born in Berwick, June
27, 1744.

Charles, born in Berwick, Oct. 18, 1746.

Nathaniel, born April 7, 1751.

George, born June 16, 1753.

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James, died in the ReYolutionary war, aged
20 years.

Maey, married Abiier Harris, and settled
in Lewiston.

Lieut. WILLIAM^, Maj. Charles^ Nathax-
; lEL^ married Esther Parker, April 3, 1767.
Nathaniel, born August 29, 1767.
Betsey, born Oct. 3, 1769.
Richard, born Jan. 10, 1772.
Benjamin, born April 22, 1774.
Jane, born May 29, 1776.
James, born Sept. 16, 1778.
Sarah, born Feb. 13, 1781.
Molly, born June 25, 1783.
William, born May 20, 1786.

CHARLES, Jr.5, Maj. CharlesS Nathan-
lEL^ married Ph^be Blethen, Aug. 7, 1770.
Huldah, born May 21, 1771.
Betsey, born Oct. 1, 1772. !

Jeremiah, born Oct. 10, 1774.
Mara-, born January 4, 1778.

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Charles, born March 9, 1780.
William, born July 25, 1782.
Margaret, born March 25, 1785.
Sally, born Feb. 4, 1789.

XATIIANIEV Maj. Charles,* Nathan
iel,^ married Sarah Marriner, Oct. 30, 1777. I

George, born Jan. 24, 1779.

Hanxah, born Jan. 18, 1781.

Joseph Marriner, born March 24, 1783.

LORUHAMAH, boiTi Oct 9, 1785.

Sarah, born Feb. 27, 1788.

Abigail, born April 16, 1790.

Thirza, born April 26, 1792.

MosES, born Aug. 9, 1794.

Nathaniel, born Dec. 16, 1797.

, GEORGE^ Maj. CHARLEs^ Nathaniel^,
born in Koyalsborough, now Durham, June
16, 1753, and died May 23, 1814. Farmer,
settled on the Maj. Charles homestead, i
Married Mary Mitchell, of Freeport, Dec.
20, 1781. She was born June 21, 1758.
and died Dec. 7, 1816.

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SusAN^v^AH, born Sept. 10, 1782. Married to
Thomas Bagley March, 1801, and moved
to Troy, Me. Died June, 1868— a large
family.

James, born Nov. 22, 1784.

John, born June 10, 1787.

Charles, born Aug. 7, 1789. Married Bet^
sey Woodbury, March, 1812. Moved to
New York State, and died there — three
children.

Mary, born April 3, 1792. Married Thomas
Winslow, May 18, 1817. Died May 7,
1819— one child.

JAMES^, George^ Maj. Charles*. Farmer
and shoemaker. Was born on the Maj.
Charles homestead and settled very near

there. Died June 8, 1824. Married Mary,

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daughter of Barstow Sylvester, of Freeport,
Oct. 8, 1808. She was born 1787^ died
Aug. 20, 1859.

Harrison S., born Jan. 27, 1810.
George B., born July 3, 1811.

EiNiELiNE, born March 7, 1817. Married
Amos P'ield, of Freeport, March 29, 1840,

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and settled there. Had three chihh-en —

James Lewis, Mary EmeUne, and Clarence

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Stephen S., born March 23, 1820.

John J., born Dec. 21, 1821.
JOHN^ George", Maj. Charles^ Farmer.

Settled on old homestead. Married Joanna

West of Freeport, Sept. 15, 1811. Died

July 5, 1821.
Lucy B., born June 15, 1813. Married

James Meguire, of Portland, Jan 31, 1841.

Settled and died there.
George, born Dec. 28, 1814 Died Oct. 13,

1839.
Mary, born Aug. 20, 1816. Died July 6

1817.
Albin, born May 1, 1818. Married Julia

Lane, of Auburn, May 23, 1841. Died

Jan., 1850.
Lydia, born April 29, 1820. Died 'Dec. 3,

1820.
HARFJSON S."^, James^ George^ Born

in Durham. Shoemaker. Married Jane

T. Small of Lisbon, and first settled there.

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Melissa Jaxe, born Jan. 29, 1836. Married
William T. Osgood, of Durham, and settled
there on farm. Five children.

Charles Harrison, born April 22, 1(S38.
Married Emily F. Chaffin, of Portland,
Sept. 21, 1860, and died there March 9,
1864. Left two children, Charles Edward
and Harrv.

Mary Adelaide, born Feb. 27, 1841. Mar-
ried Moses Osgood, of Durham, and settled
there on a farm. Four children.

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Julius Monroe, born March 20, 1844. Died
Oct. 5, 1 844.

GEORGE B.^ JAMES^ George^ Born in
Durham and settled in Freeport. Trader
and farmer. Married Eliza Field, Nov. 17
1841. Died there Aug. 28, 1850.
George Henry, born Jan. 16, 1846.

Eliza Ella, born Jan. 7, 1848. Died Sept.
19, 1849.

Sarah Eliza, born May 17, 1850. Married
John F. Means, of Freeport, Oct. 19, 1872,
and settled there.

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STEPHEN ^\ JAMES^ George^ Born in
Durham. Trader. Married Harriet N.
Conner, of Troy, Me., Oct. 18, 1848.
Settled there ; afterwards moved to Augusta,
and thence to Canaan, where he died. May
6,1864.

HoKACE Greeley, born April 10, 1850.
Arthur F., born Feb. 21, 1854.
Antoinette, born Sept. 17, 1856.

Helena, born May 13, 1858.

Alice, ] ^^^.^^ j^^^^ ^. -^^^.^

Agnes, j

JOHX J.^ James,^ George.^ Born in Dur-
ham. Married Susan K. Small, of Lisbon, i
Dec. 21, 1848, and settled in Portland. On
A. & St. R. K. (now G. T. R'y) from
commencement of building — afterwards
merchant.
Ella Susan, born March 14, 1S51.

Mary Ida, born May 4, 1855. Married liar-
vey W. Merrill, of New Gloucester, Sept.
23, 1875, and settled in Auburn. One
child.

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John Herbert, born Oct. 13, 1858.
GEORciE Lester, born Aug 9, 1860.
Hattie Small, born April 7, 1864.
Elmer Grenville, born Dec. :^8, 1865.

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