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CHATEAU DE MONTBELIARD
GENEALOGY
OF
THE CARNEY FAMILY
DESCENDANTS OF
MARK CARNEY AND SUZANNE GOUX
HIS WIFE
OF POWNALBORO, MAINE
1751 1903.
BY
SYDNEY HOWARD CARNEY, JR., M. D.
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IN MEMORY
OF
MARK AND SUZANNE GOUX-CARNEY
PREFACE.
However inconspicuous the lives of our ancestors, the fact
should never be overlooked that what we are we owe to them.
They were the ones who severed the ties of home and kin-
dred in order to enjoy the liberty of thought and action denied
them in the land of their nativity.
It required no little courage to begin life anew in a wilderness
where their daily bread was to be literally wrung from the
soil, and physical and intellectual privations faced them.
Even though pestilence entered the doors of their log cabins
and death lurked behind the majestic pines of their adopted
land, they steadfastly offered their morning and evening hymns
of praise with a calm spirit of thankfulness for the few blessings
vouchsafed them.
In the varied richness of our environment we should always
remember their struggles to meet the exigencies of their day.
Hence it is fitting to perpetuate their names in a family history.
The statements herein contained have been collected with
great difficulty. If some descriptions appear meager, it is be-
cause no other information has been furnished.
Those who have endeavored to perpetuate the memory of
kinsmen, in book form, can appreciate the pleasure experienced
from hearty co-operation of kinsmen and friends.
The writer is especially indebted for individual research, al-
ways graciously given, to the late Miss Caroline G. Carney,
of Portland, Maine ; the late Mrs. Julia Carney Gorham of
Richmond, Maine ; Miss Lucia Carney of Portland, Maine ;
Miss M. Adeline Houdlette of Dresden Mills, Maine ; Charles
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Vi PREFACE.
E. Allen, Esq., of Cedar Grove, Maine ; Rev. Anson Titus of
Tufts College, Mass.; Edwin H. Carney, Esq., of Sheepscott,
Maine ; Hon. John V. Carney of Bennington, Vt.; Hon. Frank-
lin L. Carney of Sheepscott, Maine ; Rev. G. Zentz of Etobon,
and Professor Georges Lods of Montbeliard, France.
In submitting the result of ten years' research, the hope is
expressed that the kinsmen may have that satisfaction which
comes from reading the history of sincere, true, noble Christian
women and men who bravely met and conquered the vicissitudes
of life and have left unstaiued these memories of their devotion
to home and country.
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CHAPTER I.
In 1752 the Plymouth Company voted to lay out their first
township " on the neck of land between Kennebeck and East-
ern Rivers opposite to Fort Richmond," this fort having been
constructed in 1719 as a trading-post. The Company gave the
name Frankfort to this new center of habitation, in honor of
Count Henri Ehrenfield Luther, aulic Councillor of State at
Frankfort-on-the-Main. Among the early settlers were one or
two Scotch-Irish and German families, but the majority were
French Lutherans and Calvinists ; the latter from Southwest-
ern France while the former were from the Eastern Provinces,
having a well-known College at Montbeliard. This was the
locality of Suzanne Goux's birth, and from thence, in 1751,
with her father, mother, sisters and brother she removed to
Rotterdam, Holland, and from there emigrated to America, in
the good ship " Priscilla," John Brown, master. Her mother
died on the long and tedious passage to America. The French
families were naturally clannish, and wished to be grouped
together at the new plantation as the following extract from a
letter to Peter Chardon of Boston proves. They requested that
"all the French be settled together, so that they might employ
a minister for Divine Service and a schoolmaster for the in-
struction of their children." In another letter an idea is
obtained of their temporal requisites :
" Frankfort, Nov. 2d, 1752.
"Sir : — We ask with great humility, pardon for our impor-
tunities and trouble we give vou, and we take again the free-
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dom to write, praying Almighty God for the preservation of
your dear health and of all those that belongs to you. We had
great satisfaction in the grant of f ourty acres of land each in this
place, but at the same time the affliction to see the English quit
their first lots and settle upon the French line in such a manner
as to oblige some of us to take up with the other twenty acres
at a great distance from the first, although we had almost fin-
ished our settlements ; and further, we are very much troubled
to see said persons to our great inconvenience fixt their houses
in such forwardness as only to want coverings which would been
likewise done if they had the tools necessary for their work.
The most honorable gentlemen of the company promised to
settle all the French upon one line near one another, so as to
enable them hereafter to settle a minister for Divine Service
and a schoolmaster for the instruction of their children.
" We desire, dear sir, you would be so good as to communi-
cate to the honorable gentlemen of the company our former
requests for sundry articles, we are in very great want of, in
particular the provision our three men that went to Boston
lately desired, not have half enough to carry us through the
winter, and as for other necessaries every one asks for himself,
besides what each desired some time ago, namely, for George
Gout 2 hatts, 1 a half castor, the other a felt, 3 shaves to shave
wood, black pepper, smoak tobaca. For John Pochard, 2 hats,
1 shaver for wood, 1 hand saw, 2 gimlets 1 large 1 small :
smoak tobaca, black pepper, sewing thread for cloth, 2 chisels,
small hatchet.
" For John Bugnont — barrel vinegar, bushel of onions, black
pepper, felt hat, blanket or rugg, thread for clothes, smoak
tobaca, barrel of rum for him, George Gout & Peter
Gout.
"For Daniel Jalot, 5 yards middlin coarse cloth for clothes,
hats, axe, thread, black pepper. For Peter Gout, hats, sewing
thread, hand saw, chisel, shaver, bushel of onions. For Joseph
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Bas, shaver, hat, bushel of onions, black pepper, tobaca to
smoak, cive for flower. Signed by
" James Bugnont,
" Peter Gout,
" John Pochard &
" Denis Jacoe.
" I have received 3 barrels, 1 of flour, 1 of Indian corn, &
one of pork. I humbly intreat of you, dear sir, to ask the
favor of those gentlemen to have the goodness to send me
3 barrels more of flour, 3 of Indian corn, and 2 of pork, 1 of
rum, and 1 of molasses, these last two for Daniel Jacob and
Joseph Bas ; and for me, James Frederick Jaquin, the last
comer, a small quantity of the best flax for a piece or two of
linen, 10 lbs of tobaca, 1 lb black pepper, bushel of onions,
bushel of good peas. This signed only by James Frederick
Jaquin."
One hundred and sixty years have passed since Mark Carney
w T as born. The exact date of his birth, his nationality, and cause
of death remain unproven. Although little of his ancestry is
known, it may be inferred that it was of the best because of his
individual force in meeting the exigencies of his environment,
participating as he did in the civil, military and religious ac-
tivities of his time. Modest though the service was, it formed
a part of that wonderful Colonial mosaic on which rests our
present National Government. Singularly enough we find
him, first and last, serving in the Colonial and Revolutionary
Wars.
Whether of Irish or French extraction we cannot positively
decide. While it is true that allegations of fact based on tradi-
tions carry little weight, nevertheless traditions in a family
often lead to new sources of information, and for this reason
the following traditions are here incorporated :
James G. Carney, and others, often quoted the statement
that Mark Carney said " he was tired of being called Garnet "
and so changed the spelling to Carney, as the pronunciation
of the former word.
Major Lapham of Gardiner, Maine, said that " Mark Carney
came straight from Boston Common on his arrival in this
country and took up his residence in Pownalboro.''
James Carney, Sr.'s, daughter, Mrs. Octavia C. Wilson, dis-
tinctly remembers that Mark Carney was said to have been " a
Pontoise," that is from Pontoise, a little town some nineteen
miles from Paris, France. James Carney, Sr., during a period
of political excitement many years ago, offered " $1,000 to
any one who could prove that he James, Sr., had a drop of
Irish blood in his veins."
Be that as it may, the following letter from Daniel Carney,
(brother of James, Sr.,) to his son James G. Carney, indi-
cates that in his opinion, Mark was from Ireland :
" Newcastle 28th, Oct. 1829.
" Dear Son :
" Yours of the 29th ult. came to hand the day before yester-
day. This will be my excuse for not writing you before. I
am sorry to hear you were disappointed in getting your house
as you expected. It is truly unpleasant to be separated from
one's family, I have felt that from experience, and hope it will
not be long before you get one to suit, and presume I need
not recommend prudence and economy in rent as well as
living. I have been very busy since I arrived in repairing
house &c. At present we are comfortably situated. If I had
this place free and a little property, I could make myself con-
tented. In regard to our Ancestors, I know but little about
them being very young when my Father died. I have under-
stood that my Father Mark Carney, with David Clancy,
William O' Brian and Ki chard Whaling came to this part of
the Country very young (by the way of Newfoundland). That
ray Mother, Suzanna Goude, with her Father, Brother George
and two Sisters came from Germany and were French.
" David Clancy and my Father married Sisters, Elizabeth and
Susannah Goude.
" My Grandmother (1745) died on her passage to this Country
and my Grandfather before my remembrance. He probably
came to this Country about 85 years since. I have no record
of either family of any kind. There are many of our name
in the County of Kilkenny, but whether my Father was an
orphan or had parents living when he left Ireland I do not
recollect to have heard him or my Mother say. There are
many very wealthy men in Ireland, and have no doubt many
as poor as I am, and I am willing to give you a quit claim to
all the Property that comes from that quarter for $100.
Your Aunt rec'd her letter and says when she can get time
she will write you. She was much pleased that you wrote so
well. I shall be glad to hear from you often and something of
your prospects. The times are hard and the current rapid but
I hope you will all be able to stem it. Hope you will do all
you can for William. Kemember me to Clarissa. We are in
good health. Your affectionate Father — Daniel Carney."
As Suzanne Goux was from Montbeliard, France, it is barely
possible that Mark Carney was from the same town or vicinity.
Colonial spelling of family names was often phonetical, and
thousands of names were thus altered from the original spell-
ing:, often bearing no resemblance to the original name. As
an illustration, the name Goux is found spelled Goud, Goude,
Gout, Gough and Gue, while in New York the name Guion
became changed to Gue. In the " History of Montbeliard in
the 18th. Century," by CI. Duvernoy, and published in 1891,
there is found the family name " Marconnet" which with
little, if any, stretch of English pronunciation may be trans-
formed into " Mark Carney."
There was an Abraham Marconnet living in Montbeliard
in 1647. He was a doctor of law and preceptor of one of
the young dukes of Brunswick. Doctor Marconnet was a man
of wide learning as shown by his many publications, in Latin,
which include poems and articles on theology, history and
politics.
In Poitou there was an illustrious and numerous Marconnay
family, which embraced Protestantism during the second half
of the 16th century. One branch of this family offers one or
two suggestive features.
Lancelot, Lord de Marconnay, married Catherine de Chesneau.
Their second son, Charles, married in 1628 Elizabeth de La-
Vairie. Their son Louis de Marconnay, Lord of Chateauneuf,
had twenty-two children, two of whom, Samuel Philemon and
Marie, were expelled from France in 1688. They went to Hol-
land where Samuel Philemon became a lieutenant (later a
colonel) in a French regiment and followed William of Orange
to England.
He married in 1698 Anne Le Cerf and they had three daugh-
ters, Elizabeth, Henrietta and Suzanne. While there is no
proof, as yet, that Mark Carney was of the Marconnay, or
Marconnet, family, it remains as a fact that he suddenly appears
at a little French colony on the Kennebeck River, some twenty
miles inland, and fights shoulder to shoulder with Frenchmen
in the English monarch's service ; marries a young French girl
who bears him twelve children who bear names found in the
above-mentioned Goux and Marconnay families.
We do not find any "Michael," "Patrick" or "Bridget"
among the family names, as one would expect if he were of Irish
extraction, nor do we learn from any of the children or grand-
children that words or expressions peculiar to the " Emerald
Isle," were used or known to them.
We do notice the family of twelve children, followed by
Daniel's family of twenty-two and James' family of twelve,
similar in number to that of the Marconnay family ; and also
the dark eyes and complexion, the prominent nose, small hands
and feet, by some considered as typically French.
If Mark were an Irishman, why identify himself with this
French Colony '( Would it not seem more natural for him to
gravitate to those of his own nationality ?
The facts and traditions are placed before the reader with
the hope that more definite information may yet be obtained.
In this same history appears the Jaquin family, which
later in Maine was spelled Jacquin, Jacqueen and Jakins:
and it may be noted that Mark's daughter Joanna married
James Jacquenot Jacquin. All of Mark's children were more
French than Irish in personal appearance, and this is sin-
gularly the case in all of the grandchildren and even the great-
great-grandchildren.
So that, given other Irish families in Pownalboro, together
with the desire on the part of the French families to keep by
themselves, it is odd, to say the least, that Mark Carney, if of
Irish extraction and the sole person of the name in that section,
should have married into a French family.
Suzanne's brother, George Goux, marched shoulder to
shoulder with Mark Carney and frequently does his name ap-
pear in the Massachusetts Archives as well as that of his father
Daniel Goud.
See Mass. Archives, vol. 94, folio 46. " Daniel Goud, quality
Centinel, in His Majesty's Service, Capt. Sam'l Goodwin
commanding, Scouting Eastward and guarding stores at Fort
Halifax, July 23d. 1755 to Dec. 23d. 1755." And also the
following : Vol. 95, folio 80. " Daniel Goud, quality Centinel,
31st March 1756 to 9th. Nov. 1756. " Vol. 96, folio 30. " Daniel
Goud, Scouting Eastward, under Captain Jonas Fitch, 4th. May
1757 to 31st Oct. 1757." Vol. 96, folio 239. " Daniel Goud,
quality Centinel, with a detachment under Lieut. Jonas Fitch,
at Frankfort, 14th. June 1758 to Oct. 31st. 1758, under Com-
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mand Capt. Joshua Freeman." Vol. 97, folio 252. " Daniel
Goud — quality private — Company of Scouts, 10th April 1759
to Sept. 1759." Vol. 97, folio 273. "Daniel Goud, Centinel,
scouting Eastward, Capt. Charles Leissner 11th Sept. 1759 to
Oct. 30th 1759." George Goud's name also appearing in the
above records.
Prior to these dates of military service we find on page 30
of the Kennebeck Purchase Kecords, dated July 16, 1753,
the following : " Daniel Gowe [Goud on the margin] has
granted to him and it is hereby Voted and Granted him in the
Plantation of Frankfort so called, on the East side of Kennebeck
River agreeable to a form of vote passed the 21th January, 1753,
and the 12th vote of said day and subscribed to limitations
therein expressed ; 100 acres of land in three lots, as in the
book of Events, No. 10, will more fully appear." On page 32
the name is again spelled " Daniel Gowe" with " Goud " written
on the margin.
On April 27, 1767, Daniel Goud conveyed to his son,
George Goud, for 40 shillings, 40 acres of land on the west
side of Eastern River, and 2 twenty-acre lots, Nos. 54 and
59, " conveyed to me by grant July 16, 1753, from Kenne-
bec Purchase Company." In the Lincoln County Registry of
Deeds, vol. 4, page 159, is an indenture between Daniel Goud,
Pownalborough, yeoman, and- estate of William Bowdoin,
Esq., of Roxbury, dated May 1, 1765 : " Whereas the said
Daniel Goud stands justly indebted unto the owners of the late
ship ' Priscilla ' John Brown, Master, in which said ship the
said Daniel came passenger from Rotterdam in the year 1751,
in the full and just sum of £25 and 6d., lawful money, for
which he has given his Bond to the said William — of the pen-
alty of £50 and 1 shilling lawful money, &c." This tract
of land, on the west side of Eastern River was bounded —
" S. E. by River—
N. E. by land of Michael Stillfin
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S. W. by land of Charles Etienne Houdelette
N. W. by middle Road,
40 Poles by 160 Poles."
Charles Etienne Houdelette came under the same conditions
as Daniel Goud, and probably many others.
The following is the last will and testament of Daniel Goud,
to be found in the Maine, Lincoln County, Wills, published
1894, vol. 1, page 49:
" In the name of God Amen— the 27th day of April A. D.
1767—1, Daniel Goud, of Pownalborough in the County of Lin-
coln, Yeoman, being of perfect mind and memory and knowing
that it is appointed to all men once to die and thinking it my
Duty to set my house in Order, before that awful last hour
overtakes me, do hereby make and ordain my last Will and
Testament ; that is to say principally and first of all I commend
my Soul into the hands of God that gave it, trusting in the
Merits of his Dear Son, my Lord and Saviour, for the pardon
of all my Sins and acceptance with Him : My Body I commit
to the Earth to be buried at the discretion of my Executor,
nothing doubting but that I shall receive the same by the
Mighty power of God, at the General Resurrection : and as to
my Worldy Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me
in this Life, I give, devise, and dispose of in Manner and form
following, that is to say :
" Imps. I give my daughter Elizabeth Clancey the sum of six
shillings to be paid her in one year after my Decease, which,
with what I gave her in my Lifetime is in full of her portion
of my Estate.
" I give my daughter Susannah Carney, the sum of six shill-
ings, which with what I gave her in my lifetime is in full of
her portion of my Estate. Lastly — all the Rest and Residue
of my Estate Real, personal or mixed, wheresoever the same
is, I give and devise to my Son George Goud, to hold to him,
and his heirs forever, he the said George paying to my two
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Daughters aforesaid the said sum of six shillings apiece ;
also he paying all my Just Debts and funeral Charges. And
I do hereby constitute and appoint my said son George Goud,
sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament, Revoking &
Disannulling all other and former Testaments by me heretofore
made : declaring this and no other to be my last Will and
Testament : In witness whereof I the said Daniel Goud do
hereto set my hand and Seal the day and year afore written.
" Daniel Goud (Seal)
" Signed, sealed & Delivered &
declared by the said Testator
to be his last Will & Testament
in presence of
Chas. Cushing.
Mary Nye. Probated 12. Apr. 1769
Jona. Bowman. Inventory by Saml. Emerson
Richard Kidder and George Lilly, all
of Pownalborough.
7th Apr. 1770 £31 : 16 : 4."
George Goud must have been about ten or fifteen years older
than Mark Carney. He was one of the last vestrymen of St.
John's church at Pownalboro and the date of his death is thus
recorded on his tombstone :
" Mr. George Goud died May 18, 1826. Aet. 91."
The following letter is from his cousin, David Goux, the orig-
inal being in the French language :
" Etobon, April 21, 1816.
" Dem' Cousin George Goud : — We received in due time the
letter which you sent to my Father in 1803, to which I take
pleasure in replying and in sending you the grains of Blessons
and Millet, as requested in your aforesaid. Political events
have caused great derangement in Maritime affairs and I am
uncertain of the fate of the reply sent to you by my Father.
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I do not know whether it has reached you or whether the ef-
fect of circumstances has unhappily interrupted it in its pas-
sage — Upon which I pray you to inform me as soon as possible,
imparting to me news of you which interests essentially our
family. All the Parents that you knew are dead — there re-
mained only my Father, your Cousin, at the time of the receipt
of your letter, (and since then he has died) — Therefore there
remain only the four children, David, Peter, Catherine and
Elizabeth — the three first being married and the other one is
sick. "With the hope of being honored by you with an agreeable
reply, I beg you to believe me Your devoted Cousin David
Goux.
" Address : Monsieur David Goud, a Etobon, Department, de
la Haute Saone Arondissement de Lure en France."
The address on the outside is " to John polernzky Esq. to be
delivered to Mr. George Goud, Kennebeck River, north amer-
ica Dresden."
It is well to notice in the above letter the different spelling
of the family name 6Wa?and Goud, as late as 1816.
From the Lincoln County Registry of Deeds is obtained this
item :
" Andrie Frederick, Count de Polereczky, of Strasbourg,
County of Alsace, brigadier-general in the service of His Maj-
esty the King of France to John de Polereczky of Pownal-
boro."
This John was a major in the Revolution and had a horse
shot from under him at the battle of White Plains. He was
naturalized in 1788 and joined the Methodist Church in 1818.
For twenty-five years he was town clerk of Dresden, Maine,
and had in his possession an elaborate parchment giving the
genealogy of the Goux family. The whereabouts of this
parchment remains unknown at this writing, 1903, although
diligent search has been made for it.
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Elizabeth Goux, sister of Suzanne Goux Carney, married
David Clancey or Clancy. Their children, all born in Pownal-
boro, Maine, were :
George, b. June 1, 1757.
Mary, b. May 1, 1760.
David, b. April 7, 1761.
Margaret, b. September 30, 1763.
Elizabeth, b. March 31, 1766.
Ann, b. January 25, 1768.
Through the courtesy of Professor George Lods, Secretaire
General de la Societe D'Emulation De Montebliard, some in-
formation has been obtained relative to the Goux family
which should be of great interest to each descendant of Mark
and Suzanne. M. Lods writes :
" Societe D'Emulation de Montbeliard,
" MONTBELIARD, 20tll August, 1903.
" Sir : — In the absence of our President, I am desirous of
writing you about the information which the Pastor of Eto-
bon has been pleased to furnish me, concerning the family of
Daniel Goux, in reply to your letter dated August 4. I hope
these data will prove satisfactory to you.
" Please accept, Sir, the expression of my most distinguished
consideration.
" Signed, The Secretary General of the Society of Emulation
of Montbeliard,
" George Lods, Professor."
The letter inclosed by M. Lods was from Rev. G. Zentz,
pastor of the church at Etobon, a translation of which is here
given :
" Etobon, 18th August, 1903.
Sir : — In searching the Parish Church Registers of Etobon
I found that at the commencement of the 18th Century, there
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were three individuals in the Community with the name Dan-
iel Goux.
" The first, a son of Adam Goux and Judith Plancon, born in
1694, married in 1724 to Catherine Bonhotal, of Chenebier.
" The second, brother of the preceding, married in 1727
Jeanne Bonhotal.
" The third, son of Peter Goux and Suzanne Iselin, of Claire-
goutte (a neighboring village of Etobon) married in 1729, Ma-
rie Coulomb or Coulon, of Etobon.
" Of these three Daniel Gouxs the first two still resided at
Etobon in the second half of the 18th Century. They died
and left descendants in Etobon. Their family genealogy has
been compiled by M. Beuclin, the old Pastor of Etobon, in a
written manuscript dated 1860 and called ' Genealogical List
of the Families of Etobon Parish.' It is from this manuscript
that I obtained the above information :
" M. Beuclin only speaks of two Daniel Gouxs — the first two
— the existence of the third is not mentioned in the registers
of the same period. The reason of the silence preserved by
M. Beuclin is due to the fact that there are no descendants at
Etobon of the Daniel Goux who married Marie Coulomb.
' Only those families,' says M. Beuclin in the preface of his
work, ' or the branches of families still living are referred to ;
all those who have disappeared either by extinction or emigra-
tion are omitted.'
" On the other hand there is not the least question about the
Daniel Goux and his family in the Registers prior to the year
1750. I am forced to the conclusion that he it was who emi-
grated in 1751, and it is from him M. Carney is descended.
" Here is the entry of his marriage certificate :
" ' Daniel Goux, son of the late Honorable Pierre Goux, Elder
of Etobon Church, married Marie Coulomb, surnamed Martin,
the 3 May, 1729, signed (by the Pastor) Dieny.'
" I now pass to the children of this union.
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" M. Carney names three ; George, Elizabeth and Suzanne. I
find, in fact, in the Baptismal Register an Elizabeth and a Su-
zanne, but I find two Jean-Georges (oue evidently called Jean,
the other Georges), and a Marie. Here is the order of their
birth :
Jean Georges, born in 1730.
Elizabeth, born in 1731.
Jean Georges, born in 1739.
Marie, born in 1742.
Suzanne, born in 1745.
" I omit from this list the children dead in infancy. It may
be creditably inferred that Daniel Goux did not take all of his
family to America. Two children, Marie and doubtless the
first Jean-Georges, remained at Etobon. I believe it to be im-
possible to find any record of these two children. I do not
find their names in the Confirmation List. I am in ignorance
of what has become of them. Apropos of Suzanne, I would
say that M. Dubois is mistaken as to the birth-date, 6 January,
1743. There is a Suzanne Goux, of that date, but she was the
daughter of Abraham Goux, not of Daniel and, moreover, on
the margin of the Register is a cross, which signifies that she
died shortly after her birth. Here, now, are the Baptismal
Certificates of Elizabeth, Jean-Georges, 2d, and Suzanne :
1.
" ' Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel Goux and of Marie Coulomb
of Etobon was presented for Holy Baptism by Solomon Goux
for his son Pierre Goux and by Jeanne Jaccot for her daughter
Elizabeth Mignerey, the 3d December, 1731.
(Signed) ' Die"ny '
2.
" ' Jean Georges, son of Daniel, son of the late Pierre Goux,
husbandman of Etobon, and of Marie Coulom, his wife, was
baptized in the Church of said place the 2d July, 1739. His
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Godfather was Jean Georges Wuillamier represented by his
Father Jean Nicolas Wuillamier of Erevilliers by his minority,
and his Godmother Catherine Goux represented by her Mother
Judith Plancon, wife of Jean Georges son of the late Pierre
Goux.
(Signed) 'Dieny'
3.
" ' Suzanne, daughter of the Honorable Daniel, son of the late
Pierre Goux, Elder of the Church of Etobon and of Marie
Coulon his wife, was baptized in the Church of that place,
1st September 1745. Her Godfather was David Goux repre-
sented by his Father Georges Goux, by his minority and her
Godmother, Suzanne Robert wife of Pierre Mermet, Cart-
wright of Etobon.
(Signed) ' Dieny '
" Here is some general information of the Goux family, as
given by M. Beuclin in the above mentioned manuscript. I
copy the substance of the Chapter given to this family by my
predecessor :
"'The Goux Family, so it would appear, was originally
from the Franche-Compte. In fact Goux is the name of
many persons in that ancient province.
" ' Rodolphe Goux, native of the Valley of Rougemont near
Massevaux (Department of Haut-Rhin) and Servois le Goux,
of Roche-sur-Linotte, near Montbozon (Department of Haute-
Saone), came to live, 1590, in the recently settled village of
Frederic-Fontaine, in order to secure, under the protection of
the Princes of Montbeliard, their religious liberty (of the
Evangelical Denomination) which was forbidden under the
most severe penalties where they had formerly resided.
" ' David Goux, who descended from one or the other of these
individuals and who had lived at Clairegoutte, after his birth
at Frederic-Fontaine, established his residence at Echavanne
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after his marriage with Suzanne Pochard of the latter place,
which was celebrated in 1647. He became an inhabitant, with
his family, of Etobon in 1655, and he is the Ancestor of all the
Gouxs in existence there to day. Two of his sons have pos-
terity there to day, namely, Adam Goux born about 1652 and
Pierre Goux born in 1656, the two branches of the family in
question.'
" M. Beuclin carried out this account from a detailed Genea-
logical table of the different branches of the Goux family
from the close of the 17th Century to our own time. It would
be too long to reproduce in its entirety in a letter, moreover,
M. Carney would not find much of interest in it.
" The Goux family multiplied during the two last Centuries,
with numerous representatives in Etobon, its environs and in
America. Here is a little outline which will permit M. Carney
to see the line of descent:
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David Goux+1698
Wife Suzanne Pochard
Adam Goux and Judith Dubois Pierre Goux
1652-1710 1656-1729
Elder of the Church
Married Suzanne Iselin.
Pierre Daniel J. Daniel
1691-1726. 1694-1772. 1698-1761.
Wife
Wife
Catherine Bonhotal. Jeanne Bonhotal
Solomon
Jean Georges
Daniel
1702
1698-1763 1632-1770 Went to America (1751)
David
1733-1804
Elizabeth
Georges
Suzanne
David
1768-1846
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"M. Carney says in his letter that in 1816 a certain David
Goux wrote to George Goux (Brother of Suzanne) that his
Father, cousin of Georges was dead. You can verify this
Ancestry herewith. David Goux was a cousin of Georges
by his Father, who was dead when his son wrote to Georges.
" M. Carney will not be surprised to learn that there re-
mains no Souvenir at Etobon of his Ancestor Daniel Goux.
" I talked with the Grand-daughter of David Goux, who is
still alive (more than 75 years old). She remembers her
Grand-father perfectly, but never remembers hearing him
speak of a Cousin of her Fathers who went to America.
" Trusting these enquiries will suffice for M. Carney, I beg
of you to accept, Monsieur, the expression of my sincere
good will.
(Signed) " G. Zentz, Pasteur d'Etobon."
The above letter is such a valuable contribution to our
family history that a vote of thanks would be in order were
our widely scattered kinsmen assembled together. The
prompt reply to the request for information, coupled with
the fact that the Rev. Mr. Zentz was so courteous as to
take the time and trouble to search the ancient registers for
the data obtained, prompts the writer of this volume to here
make due acknowledgment of his deep and lasting apprecia-
tion of the kindness of Rev. G. Zentz, of Etobon and Pro-
fessor George Lods of Montbeliard.
Shakespeare wrote of one of his characters
" The kindest man,
The best-conditioned and unwearied spirit
In doing courtesies "
and this expression may be applied to each of the above-
named gentlemen.
The day following the receipt of these letters, the writer
took them across the street to read them to the Misses Jacot,
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and, after reading them, one of the ladies said, " We have
some old family papers which we have not looked at in years.
Would you care to see them?" They were produced and,
to our mutual astonishment, a certificate was found among
them, showing the autograph of Daniel Goux, Suzanne's
father.
The Misses Jacot have very kindly permitted the docu-
ment to be reproduced by the artotype process and a trans-
lation of the certificate is inserted. It was a very singular
coincidence that within twenty -four hours of learning for
the first time of Daniel Goux's father, Pierre Goux, the
names of both Daniel and Pierre Goux should be found at
the residence of a friend who, until that day, had never
heard of the Goux family as allied by marriage with the
Carney family.
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Translated copy of a certificate given Mrs. Catherine
Valiton Jaccot, widow of David Jaccot, and bearing the
autograph of Daniel Goux, father of Suzanne Goux Carne} r .
We the undersigned Mayor, Elders, Sheriffs and Magistrates
of the Community of Etobon, County of Montbeliard, certify
on word of truth that the named Catherine Valiton, widow of
the late David Jaccot living at Locle, County of Valangin,and
Jonas, David, Jacob and Daniel Jaccot, all legitimate children
of David Jaccot and Catherine Valiton — who Father and
Mother and children above named have all been and are people
of wealth and honor— who have never done anything worthy
of reprehension — at least which has come to our knowledge —
But on the contrary have frequented diligently the Holy Meet-
ings — an d i n a ll their conduct have been a good example to
all men and as testimony of truth ought not to be refused to
him who demands it — at the request of the said Valiton and
her sons, We are well willing to draw up for them this present
to serve them in time and places. We pray then all those to
whom the above named address themselves — to give them all
necessary assistance — We offering to reciprocate the case
equally —
In faith of which we have provided this present with our
accustomed signatures.
Given at Etobon this 26th July 1 745
Jean Nicolas Mignere} 7 , Mayor.
Daniel, son of Pierre Goud, Elder
Daniel Goud, the younger, Elder and Magistrate
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The only known souvenir of Suzanne Goux Carney is her
father's French Hymnal, on the last page of which may be
faintly discerned " D. Goud." The reproduction from it is the
" Twenty-Third Psalm," which will give an idea of the musical
arrangement and, that the Psalm may be more easily read,
it is separately printed, together with the " Prayer for the
Morning," which also is found in the Hymnal. The title page
of the Hymnal reads :
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From Hymnal of Suzanne Goux.
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C'est mon Berger, qui me garde, & qui m' aime
Rien ne me manque en ses gras paturages
Des clairs ruisseaux je fui les verts rivages ;
Et sous 1' abri de son nom adorable,
Ma route est sure, & mon repos durable.
Je ne crains point, marchant dans cette voye,
Que de la mort je devienne la proye,
Quand je serois dans la valee obscure ;
Par tout, 6 Dieu, ta houlette m' assure.
Tes biens aux yeux d' une envieuse troupe,
Couvrent ma table, & tu combles ma coupe.
De tous mes jours tu fais des jours de fete,
Et de senteurs tu parfumes ma tete.
Tant de douceurs accompagnent ma vie,
Que mon bonheur en est digne d' envie.
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CHAPTER II.
The fast express which left Paris early in the morning of
June 23, 1896, had among its passengers the first Carney de-
scendant of Mark and Suzanne en route to Montbeliard. The
train sped across the fertile soil of France, then in its glory of
waving grain, dyed almost continuously with masses of blood-
red poppies and vivid blue corn-flowers.
As the afternoon waned, Belfort was reached with its im-
posing citadel on the summit of a rocky eminence two hundred
and twenty feet high, in front of which, in bold relief, is the
colossal " Lion of Belfort," fifty-two feet high and seventy-
eight feet long, carved out of the rock by Bartholdi in com-
memoration of the heroic defense lasting from November 3,
1870, to February 16, 1871.
Here a change was made to a local train ; the concluding
eleven miles were soon covered and then the quaint, narrow,
winding streets of Montbeliard came in view, in the peaceful,
rich twilight of a perfect summer day.
Montbeliard is situated at the confluence of the Allaine and
Lisaine rivers. From 1395 to 1793 it was a part of the Grand-
Duchy of Wurtemburg. In 1419 Sybilla, heiress of the Mont-
foucon (French) family, was married to a Count of Wurtem-
burg.
Louis XIV held it for a time but finally surrendered it, at
the treaty of Ryswick, to the younger branch of Sybilla's heirs,
who were then also Dukes of Wurtemburg, in Germany.
The Prince who, as Duke of Wurtemburg, was also Vice-
Regent of Montbeliard, married an own cousin of Frederick
the Great.
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Their eldest daughter was married to the son of Catherine
the Great, of Russia, the Czarowitz Paul, and became later
Empress of Russia. Their second daughter became Empress of
Austria, while the third daughter became Princess of Holsteio.
Montbeliard was, with its own little court, a favorite place
for poets, painters, musicians and scientific men of the 18th
century to visit, and the description of the lavish hospitality-
dispensed at this court, as told by M. Duvernoy, is most in-
teresting. Although Cuvier, the great naturalist, is the most
widely known of Montbeliard's sons, there have been others
who have gone to Paris and reached a wider recognition than
they would, had they remained at home in this picturesque
town, where its old records were kept, one year in German and
the next in French, according as the town clerk elected, was
of one or the other nationality — for, being almost on the
German frontier, both languages were constantly employed.
The pictures give in faint measure the actual charm of the
place, where to this day, representatives of the Goux and
Pochard families live, a mile or two away from the town
proper, at Etobon, which was included in the Principality of
Montbeliard, where the family originated. The Reverend L.
Dubois, in 1892, sent a baptismal record of "Suzanne Goux,
baptised Jan. 6th, 1743 by the Pastor Die*ny," to the writer.
This date was, however, incorrect, as shown by later re-
search. There was no possible opportunity to search the old
records in the brief stay of twenty -four hours, and the only
souvenirs obtained were the pictures and history of Montbeliard,
which latter the writer has since translated and thus came upon
the family " Marco?inet."
" Montbeliard, November 2, 1903.
"Sir:
" You must be surprised at not receiving my reply to
your letter of September 5th last. The delay was en-
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tirely involuntary on ray part. On September 14 I
sent your recent letter to Rev. Mr. Zentz. At the close
of October I had not received his reply. Mr. Zentz
was away for a month. On his return he undertook
to find the necessary information. He has recently
sent it to me and I am eager to forward the same
to you.
" I cannot, no more than Mr. Zentz, tell you the
meaning of the letters ' V. D. M.,' placed after the
name Dieny. They probably were used as an abbre-
viation of the Clergyman's rank.
" The definition of the word ' Echevin ' is as fol-
lows : ' The sheriffs, whose establishment is traced to
the middle of the 16th Century, were elected an-
nually by the inhabitants of the rural communes and
confirmed by the Regent's Council (of Montbeliard).
They collected the Parish revenues and settled their
accounts annually, which were verified with the mem-
bers of the Commune by the Attorney General and
the Bailiff. This last wrote on the margin the ap-
proval of each clause.'
" M. Clement Duvernoy, author of ' Montbeliard in
the 18th Century,' is still living. You may make the
quotation you desire from his work.
" Concerning the name Marconnet I cannot tell you
exactly whether there was a family thus named at
Etobon or Montbeliard, in 1750. It is however al-
most certain. There were Marconnets in Montbeliard
in the 16th Century inscribed in the book of citizen-
ship. It is a well known name to-day in our Country.
"I have received the Genealogical lists and the
pamphlet you so kindly sent us. I thank you sin-
cerely for them.
" In return, and to satisfy your interest on the sub-
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ject of the Societe d'Emulation de Montbeliard, I am
authorized to send you as a gift a volume we pub-
lished in 1901, which no doubt will interest you.
With it another volume in which you will find a brief
study of Etobon, written by the Rev. Mr. Vienot,
our late President, now Professor in the Protestant
Faculty of Theology in Paris.
" Our Society publishes each year a volume of Mem-
oirs of greater or less size. All the members of the
Society paying an annual contribution of 9 francs re-
ceive this volume. It is necessary, to be admitted, to
be presented by two members and accepted by the
Bureau. Very happy in having been able to assist
you, I beg you to accept, Sir, ray sincere compli-
ments.
(Signed) " Georges Lods, Professor,
" Secretary General of the Society of Emulation
of Montbeliard."
EXTRACTS FROM THE LETTER OF REV. G. ZENTZ.
" The two signs, TT> m the document cited by M. Car-
ney following the name Pierre Goux, indicate that the last
named was in fact dead.
" Daniel Goux, son of Pierre Goux, was born February 22,
1702.
" Pierre Goux, b. 1656, d. 1723.
" Suzanne Iselin, b. 1662, d. 1729.
"David Goux, born about 1627, died 1698, married No-
vember 14, 1647. Suzanne Pochard, born in Echavannes
about 1627, died in 1700. I cannot find their certificate of
marriage.
" In M. Beuclin's Memoirs it is impossible to determine
whether David Goux descended from Rodolphe Goux or
Servois Goux.
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" Here is the genealogical list of the Goux family as it
has been traced by M. Beuclin.
" Elder Branch, or from Adam Goux. This line divides
into three branches arising from Pierre Goux, Daniel Goux
and Jean Daniel Goux, all sons of Adam.
" I. Pierre Goux, surnamed Fridot, b. 1806, m. March 11,
1828, Catherine Mignerey, b. 1805 ; son of
(a) Jean Nicolas Goux, b. 1764, d. 1832 ; m. September 12,
1800, Catherine Iselin, b. 1775, d. 1824 ; son of
(5) Jean Frederic Goux, b. 1740, d. 1800 ; m. June 21,
1763, Anne Judith Plancon, b. 1738, d. 1803 ; son of
(c) Jean Christopher Goux, b. 1716, d. 1741, m. June 9,
1739, Catherine Elizabeth Zigler, b. 1709, d. 1781 ;
son of
(d) Pierre Goux, b. 1691, d. 1726, m. February 3, 1713,
Elizabeth , b. 1694, d. 177S ; son of
0) Adam Goux, b. 1652, d. 1710, m. October 16, 1682,
Judith Dubois, b. 1661, cl. 1726 ; son of
if) David Goux, born at Frederic-Fontaine about 1627,
died 1698, married on November 14, 1647, Suzanne
Pochard, born at Echavannes about 1627, died about
1700.
" II. Jacques Goux, b. 1820 and Jean Goux, b. 1830, both
sons of
(a) Pierre Goux, the Mayor, b. 1798, m. October 2, 1819,
Catherine Bugnon, b. 1798 ; son of
(b) Pierre Goux, b. 1777, d. 1839, m. November 8, 1797,
Elizabeth Nubert, b. 1774, d. 1848 ; son of
(c) Pierre Goux, Elder of the Church, b. 1741, d. 1804,
m. February 13, 1770, Jeanne Mignerey, b. 1741,
d. 1818 ; son of
(d) Daniel Goux, Elder of the Church, b. 1694, died 1772,
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m. December 5, 1724, Catherine Bonhotal of Chene
bier, b. 1097, d. 1770 ; son of
(e) Adam Goux and Judith Dubois, as above.
" III. (I) Pierre Jacques Goux, b. 1822, m. September 6,
1850, Suzanne Catherine Perret, b. 1720 ; son of
(a) Pierre Goux, b. 1790, m. January 20, 1819, Suzanne
Goux, b. 1797 ; son of
■(b) Jean Jacques Goux, b. 1705, d. 1859, m. October 4,
1791, Marie Elizabeth Goux, b. 1704, d. 1832 ; son of
(c) Jean Jacques Goux, b. 1727, d. 1803, m. June 14,
1703, Catherine Elizabeth Petit Lory,b. 1735, d. 1812 ;
son of
(d) Jean Daniel Goux, b. 1098, d. 1701, m. February 11,
1727, Jeanne Bonhotal, b. 1705, d. 1775 ; son of
(e) Adam Goux and Judith Dubois, as above.
" (II) Georges Eugene Goux, b. 1845, and Jules Louis
Goux, b. 1854, both sons of
(a) Jean Jacques Goux, b. 1823, d. 1857, m. May 15, 1845,
Catherine Bouteiller, b. 1828 ; son of
(b) Daniel Goux, b. 1798, m. November 5, 1822, Suzanne
Plancon, b. 1802, d. 1800 ; son of
(c) Jean Jacques Goux and Marie Elizabeth Goux, afore-
said.
" (III). Jacques Goux, b. 1810, (went to America in 1801,)
m. January 29,1835, Marie Elizabeth Perret, b. 1813 ;
son of
(a) Pierre Goux, b. 1773, d. 1843, m. December 9, 1801,
Catherine Elizabeth Plancon, b. 1775, d. 1831 ; son of
(b) Jean Jacques Goux and Catherine Elizabeth Petit
Lory, aforesaid.
" Junior Branch of Pierre Goux. This line divides into
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two branches, Solomon Goux and Jean Georges Goux, sons
of Pierre Goux aforesaid.
"I. (a) Solomon Goux; Jacques Goux, b. 1S36, m. Feb-
ruary 13, 1858, Marie Elizabeth Ferret, b. 1831 ; son of
(5) Pierre Goux, b. 1797, m. March 9, 1821, Marie Eliza-
beth Mignerey, b. 1802 ; son of
(c) Pierre Frederic Goux, b. 1773, d. 1816, m. Jan-
uary, 1795, Marie Goux, b. 1772, d. 1848 ; son of
(d) Jean Pierre Goux, b. 1721, d. 1785, m. July 23, 1748,
Catherine Boillon, b. 1728, d. 1804 ; son of
(e) Solomon Goux, b. 1688, d. 1763, m. April 18, 1719,
Elizabeth Plancon, b. 1695, d. 1732 ; son of
(/) Pierre Goux, Elder of the Church, b. 1656, d. 1729,
m. January 25, 1697, Suzanne Iselin, born at Claire-
goutte 1662, d. 1729 ; son of
(</) David Goux and Suzanne Pochard, aforesaid.
" II. (a) Pierre Goux, b. 1832, m. November 5, 1859, Cath-
erine Perret, b. 1834 ; son of
(b) Jean Georges Goux, b. 1803, m. November 17, 1831,
Suzanne Perret, b. 1802 ; son of
(c) Jean Georges Goux, b. 1768, d. 1843, m. November 13,
1797, Marie Elizabeth Pounhot, b. 1771, d.1834 ; son of
(d) Jean Georges Goux, b. 1733, d. 1795, m. August 16,
1757, Catherine Blanc, b. 1734, d. 1793 ; son of
(e) Jean Georges Goux, b. 1692, d. 1770, m. August 29,
1724, Judith Plancon, b. 1699, d. 1770 ; son of
(f) Pierre Goux and Suzanne Iselin, aforesaid.
" Georges Goux, b. 1829, m. May 9, 1857, Catherine Eliza-
bette Faivre, b. 1830 ; son of Jean Georges Goux, b. 1798,
and Catherine Elizabeth Pernon, b. 1793 ; son of Daniel
Goux, b. 1768, d. 1846, m. February 13, 1798, Catherine
Elizabeth Plancon, b. 1769, d. 1842 ; son of Daniel Goux, b.
1733, d. 1804, m. May 18, 17<-2, Suzanne Bugnon, b. 1742, d.
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1777 ; son of Jean Georges Goux and Judith Plancon, afore-
said."
" The ' Elders ' were laymen who assisted the Pastor in
administering Parish affairs. They caused to appear before
them (the Pastor presiding) generally at the close of the
service, the scandalous sinners, drunkards, etc., and repri-
manded them, and, if necessary, imposed fines upon them
for the benefit of the treasury of the Parish Poor Fund.
" G. Zentz,
" Pastor at Etobon."
Mrs. Emeline Carney Eastman, a granddaughter of Mark
and Suzanne, writes me : " I have been told by my father
(Daniel Sr.) and Aunt Betsy (Elizabeth Carney, his Sister) that
she (Suzanne) was a French woman and had very rich dresses
and brocades and also that Grandfather Carney brought to this
country a Coat-of-Arms that father (Daniel Sr.) always prized
highly." These rich brocades and dresses, probably belonged
to Suzanne's mother, Marie Coulomb Goux, who died on the
passage over, as Suzanne was but a little girl of about six years
of age, when they crossed the ocean in 1751.
There can be little doubt as to the dresses being of rich
material for this statement has come clown in several branches
of the family. — Suzanne's French Hymnal is in the possession
of the Misses Conery, of Boston, Mass. — the grand-daughters
of James Carney, Sr. The coat-of-arms is of so little authen-
ticity that it may suffice to say that the crest represents a
pelican, with the motto " She feedeth her young."
The writer does not attempt to trace the family record on
either side to the so called " Nobility." The hardihood to leave
the comforts of the Old "World ; to face and meet aggressively
the toil and struggle of the New World ; with the hope of ob-
taining personal liberty and peace, these when done in sincerity
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and truth, are titles to a Nobility of Character, which in our
present whirl of existence seem almost mythological.
In the Mass. Archives, vol. 97, folios 252 and 273, there
appears the first record of Mark Carney. He had participated
in a scouting trip to the eastward, under the command of
Capt. Charles Leisner, in the quality of a private, dates of serv-
ice being from April 10, 1759, to September 10, 1759, and
from September 11, 1759, to October 30, 1759.
In vol. 98, folio 173, " A muster Roll of the Company in his
Majesty's service, under command of Charles Leissner, Captain,
Mark Carney quality Centinel, Apr. 10. 1700, whole time of
service 22 weeks, Mandamuck, Dec. 9. 1760, errors excepted.
Chas. Leissner ; received 14 pounds-12 sh!llings-8 pence — "
On November 24, 1759, Mark Carney's name appears among
those who petitioned the " Society for the Propagating the
Gospel in Foreign Parts," to send a missionary " to this truly
necessitous place, without the assistance of whose compassion,
we and our posterity are in danger of losing all sense of relig-
ion."
The Rev. Mr. McClennachen had ministered to this " neces-
sitous "flock from May, 1756, to December, 1758. On July
1, 1760, the " Frontier Missionary," the Rev. Jacob Bailey,
arrived, becoming the leader of the one hundred and fifteen
families then comprising the town which now, with the villages
on the west bank of .Sheepscot River, assumed the name
"Pownalboro" in honor of Gov. Thomas Pownall, and it be-
came the Shire-town.
In February, 1760, among the petitioners for the new county,
which was named Lincoln, in honor of Gov. Pownall, who was
born in Lincoln Co., England, appear the names of Mark Carney,
Daniel Goud, David Clancy, and others, " having long experi-
enced the great charge, inconvenience and hardships of attend-
ing upon Court at a distance." Mark was about twenty-one
years of age at this time and Suzanne about sixteen. During
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the winter of 1760-1761, Mark and Suzanne were married and
on May 8, 1761, Mark purchased 100 acres of land, for 10
pounds from John Andrews and his wife Hannah, bounded
on
" North by highway,
South by lot 23,
West bv Eastern River,
East by highway, and a small strip of 7 acres on
the River."
On May 29, 1761, Mark mortgaged this piece of land to
one of the prominent residents of Pownalborough, James Pat-
terson, Esq., for 30 pounds, which mortgage was discharged
June 9, 1763, and a new mortgage for 20 pounds was taken
the same day.
March 27, 1764, Mark Carney sold to Samuel Emerson of
Pownalborough, 40 acres of land, for 40 pounds, this being a
portion of his 100 acres, and on April 9, 1764, he satisfied
the mortgage of James Patterson, Esq. Other mortgages were
taken and satisfied, the last one, of 40 pounds, being paid by
his son, Daniel Carney, October 6, 1790.
When Mark and Suzanne began housekeeping, the land had
to be cleared of primeval timber, with which was constructed
their simple log-house of two stories. Their son Daniel often
told his children of this log-cabin, and of the ladder up which
they all went at night, drawing it up after them, for safety
from the Indians and wild beasts, which they could hear growl-
ing and fighting during the night.
" When Mark and Suzanne were away the cabin-door was
barred, so Aunt Betsy told me (Franklin L.), and once, in the
blackberry season, she went out with two of the children to get
some ; as they approached the bushes, she saw some bears
pulling down the branches and eating the berries ; she took a
child under each arm and ran for the cabin, pursued by the
bears ; reached it and barred the door before they caught them,
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and ever after did not disobey her Father's orders of " barred-
doors. No ' open doors ' then ! "
The following bill is interesting :
" Nov. 30th 1761, Mark Carna's rafting Boards from mills —
two days and one Dight — 10 shillings to two days, and ditto,
Daniel Clancy, and provisions for both, 16 shillings — " This
Daniel may have been the father of the David who married
Suzanne's sister, Elizabeth Goux.
Under date of June 19, 1766, this first Carney home in
America is described in an official " return of Inhabitants west
side of Pownalboro, taken in accordance with a vote of the
General Court, made return Oct. 15. 1766." At this time there
were three hundred and eighty inhabitants on the West Side,
and Mark's home consisted of
" 1 family ;
1 log house inhabited ;
1 one storv house
1 room and fire-place ;
1 brick chimney ;
1 cellar stoned ;
4 Square sash-glass in house ;
4 persons under 16 years old ;
2 persons above 16 years old ;
6 inhabitants,
2 males,
4 females."
Truly an unique description of his worldly possessions !
On January 20, 1767, Mark was chosen one of the wardens of
St. John's Episcopal Church at Pownal borough, and two years
later the following petition was sent " To the Honorable James
Bowdoin and James Pitt. Esqrs : Benjamin Hollowwell, Sil-
vester Gardiner and John Hancock, Esqrs, of the Committee of
the Kennebec Property —
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" Gentlemen :
" Whereas Mr. Bailey and others have petitioned
for a Grant of a lot of land to the Society for the use of an
Episcopal Minister in Povvnal borough ; whereby the greatest
part of the inhabitants upon the West Side of the Town will be
excluded from all advantages of a Parsonage Lot, should the
same be granted in such manner as has been proposed — We
therefore the Subscribers, Inhabitants of the said West Side of
the Town of Pownalborough, and not of the Persuasion of the
Church of England, beg you would make us a Grant of a num-
ber of three acre lots (such and as many as you shall think
proper) for such a Parsonage Lot for the use of such a Minis-
ter as the Majority of us shall choose, and for his successors
forever ; or that you would grant us some other Lot of Land,
for the use and in manner aforesaid, as you shall judge con-
venient : Which will agreeably tend to promote the Interests
of Religion amongst us, as well as the Temporal Interests,
both of the Town and Proprietors. Pownalborough Jan. 9th
1769."
This petition had fifty-two signatures, among others being
Charles Estienne Houdlette, Christopher Jakin, Mark Carney,
George Goud, John Andrews and David Clancy.
Apparently there was no personal objection to the Rev.
Jacob Bailey, for we read in his diary of little " Molly Car-
ney " and " Joey Carney," her sister, and also " Ruthy Car-
ney " being at school, no doubt learning the rule of three ; and,
four months after the above petition was signed, the Rev.
Jacob Bailey baptized Jane Carney on April 17, 1769. He
likewise baptized Joanna Carney on April 26, 1772 — while on
the following October 12, he alludes to " Four of Mr. Carney's
Children at School." James Carney was baptized by Mr. Bailey,
Sunday, July 24, 1774, and William Carney was baptized
March 28, 1778.
The Goud, Pochard and other French families are also men-
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tioned in his diary. It is unfortunate that the information at
hand is meagre. As it is, one must read between the lines.
What were the childish sports? Were they frolicsome,
laughter-loving, or demure little Puritan maids, " the sw r eetest
things that ever grew beside a human door ? "
They are framed in a picture of stately pine trees, for the
back ground, the bit of cleared land with its waving grain and
ripening corn adding a bit of color, while visitations at most
unceremonious hours from Indians and bears give us, of a later
generation, thrills of excitement.
Mark was a man of rugged character and, appreciating the
value of a good education, gave his children all of the advan-
tages, at his command. He does not appear to have been able
to write and Suzanne always had her children write for her, as
she had great difficulty in learning English. Hence it must be
inferred that in the family, certainly the Goux family, French
was spoken. The following prayer as translated by Mark from
the French, was always used by him and tradition has it that
it had been in his, or his wife's family, for nearly two hundred
years.
" Prayer for the morning.
" My Brothers, let each one of us cast himself very humbly
before the Sovereign Majesty of our God, and of our Father.
— Remembering and knowing what poor, and miserable sinners
we are, and let us from our hearts say, our hope is in Thee, Oh,
God, for w r e have cried to Thee. — Teach us to do Thy
Will, for Thou art our God. — Let Thy Spirit lead us in the
right way. Amen."
This translation was learned by some of Mark's grand-
children. The prayer, taken from Suzanne's Hymnal, follows
in the original French.
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On page 133, of Suzanne's Hymnal is the following :
" L'Exercise du Pere de famille & de tous ses domestiques,
pour le Matin.
Exhortation.
Mes freres, que chacun de nous se prosterne bien humble-
ment devant la souveraine Majeste de notre Dieu, & de
notre Pere, nous reconnoissant tels que nous sommes, savoir,
de pauvres & de miserables pecheurs, & disons du coeur.
Fai-nous ouir des le Matin ta misericorde, Seigneur, car
nous avous espere en Toi. Fai-nous counoitre le chemin ou
nous devons marcher, puis que nous avons eleve notre coeur
a toi.
Delivre-nous de nos ennemis, Seigneur, car nous avons
crie a toi.
Enseigne-nous a faire ta volonte, car tu es notre Dieu ;
que ton Esprit nous conduise au droit chemin."
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In Suzanne Goux, Mark found an ever faithful, tender and
loving wife.
About 1780 they removed to Boston, Mass. What service,
if any, Mark engaged in during the early portion of the Revo-
lution is not known. He did, however, go on a privateersman
and the vessel was captured by the British. He died a pris-
oner of war, either on a prison ship at Halifax, or at Dart-
moor Prison, October 17, 1782. The story brought home by
his comrades was " that he died from grief of heart think-
ing of his family." Although the British Admiralty has been
requested to furnish any information about him contained in
their records, none has been received. His son, James Carney,
Sr., had his father's name and date of death carved on the
monument, in the family burying ground, at Richmond, Me.
Beneath is this sentence : —
" Taken prisoner while defending his Country for Liberty."
After his death Suzanne remained in Boston, opening a store
in Marshall's Lane, according to the Boston Directory of 1789,
and also took French people as boarders. She died in Boston,
March 3, 1799. The estate was settled by her son, Daniel Car-
ney, Sr., as appears from the following papers :
Suffolk Ss. March 12th 1799, Administration on the Es-
tate of Mark Carney late of Boston, in said County, Yeoman
deceased Intestate, was granted to Daniel Carney of said Bos-
ton, Trader — Jonathan Trask, Innholder and James Kirkwood,
Tallow-Chandler, both of Boston, became bound with the said
Daniel for the due discharge of said trust.
Attest — ¥m. Cooper, Reg.
( fifty cent ) Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of
stamp. \ jyj ar k c arneV) i a t e f Boston, Yeoman, Intes-
tate, taken and appraised by us the subscribers, under oath, by
Virtue of the Warrant hereunto annexed.
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5 Feather beds at $10.00
1 Desk ....
1 Round tea table
2 light stands .
2 Kitchen stands .
11 Chairs
Andirons — 2 prs., Shovel and
Iron bake pan, 2 iron pots.
2 iron dish kettles, spider and
fender ....
Gridiron, Iron basin, loger-
head, 4 ladles and 1 flesh-
fork ....
2 Iron dogs & 1 Chafing-
dish
2 Copper boilers, 2 copper tea
$50.00
2.50
3.00
3.00
1.50
2.50
tongs
4.00
1 pr. princes Metal And-
irons and hooks
5.00
3 brass Candle-sticks .
.75
1 large looking glass
6.00
1 small do.
.50
1 Dutch Liquor case
4.00
Crane and hooks
1.50
12 pictures ....
2.00
bellows and warming-pan .
1.00
1 Tin Kitchen & Scuers .
3.00
Lot of tin ware .
2.50
Block tin tea-pot
.50
foot stove ....
.15
lot of pewter ware
2.50
Coifee mill ....
.25
1 large brass kettle .
3.00
1 frying pan
.15
3.00
1.50
.75
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Amount brought forward . $104.55
kettles, Sauce pan, bell metal
skillet, Strainer & small
copper kettle &c 9.00
Small brass kettle, skimmer,
little kettle &c 3.00
Crockery, glass & china-ware . 5.00
Silver watch .... 5.00
7 silver tea-spoons ....
2 large do. Sugar tongs
and cream-pot .... 10.00
Knife case, knives and forks . . .75
lot of trumpery .... .50
2 large chairs 4.00
5 bedsteads .... 15.00
barrels, boxes, bottles,
crockery and sundry trum-
pery in shop .... 10.00
House and sixty acres of land
lying in Dresden, in the County
of Lincoln, best information . 400.00
$566.80
Boston, March Jona. Trask,
18th, 1799. James Kirkwood, I Apprs.
Perkins Nichols,
Suffolk, Ss.
At a Probate Court held at Boston, on Tuesday, March 19th,
1799, Daniel Carney, Adm'r, presented the foregoing Inven-
tory and made oath that it contained all the Estate of said
dec'd which hath come to his knowledge and possession and
if any more should hereafter appear he will add and account
for it when required.
Geo. Ed. Minot, J. Pro.
Examined,
Wm. Cooper, Keg.
1786
June 20
1793
Apr. 5
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Dr. The Estate of Mark Carney in A/c with Daniel
Carney,
To four years back rates at Kennebeck . . 12.00
To 35 days at Kennebeck, for clearing the
Estate of incumbrances & expenses . . 36.33
To cash pd. French & Everett, their bill . 2.66
To do. John McNeil, attending at house . 3.00
To do. Andrew Lapus, his bill . . . 8.70
12 To do. pd Mr. Blaney, Sexton . . . 14.50
To letters, Amin & advertising . . 3.50
19 To Cash, Mr. Nichols as appraisor . . 4.00
To do. Inventory and stamp . . . 1.50
To Doctrs bill attending .... 27.50
22 To Mr. John Mays bill, rent . . . 16.66
To Josiah Wheeler, his bill . . . 10.50
29 To do. Squire Gookin, his Do. . . 6.20
To do. Elijah White, Do. Do. . . . 1.79
April 2d To do. James Kirkwood, Do. Do. . . 1.25
To James .Foster, Do. Do 25
150.34
To allowance made the Adm'or in full of his Services. 10.00
Probate fees for this A'mt and Order of Distribution. 2.00
Ds. 162.34
1799
March 5.
Cr.
By cash on Hand D.
By do, rec'd of James McNeil
25th By do, from Sales of furniture .
June 15, By do. received of Judah Hunt
July 18. By do. rec'd of George Gambal
Boston. Nov'r 26. 1799
Errors excepted.
Ds.
26.30
6.00
201.93
3.00
6.00
243.23
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Suffolk Ss., Daniel Carney, Adra'or —
At a Probate Court held at Boston, Tuesday Nov'r 26th
1799, Daniel Carney, Adm'or presented this account — Pro-
duced vouchers and was sworn, Examined and allowed.
Geo. K. Minot, J. Pro —
Examined — Perkins Nichols. Reg.
Commonwealth
of Suffolk County
Massachusetts
L. S. By the Honorable, Geo. Rd. Minot
Judge of Probate &c —
It appears to be by the account of Daniel Carney, Ad-
ministrator of the Estate of Mark Carney, late of Boston,
in said County, deceased, intestate, that after subduction of
necessary charges and Disbursements, there remains in the
hands of the Administrator a Balance of Eighty Dollars and
eighty nine cents, which by Law belongs and is to be dis-
tributed as follows — ■
To Susannah Carney, widow of said deceased, twenty-six
Dollars and 95 cents.
To Catherine Carney, Elizabeth Carney, Peggy Marson,
wife of Abner Marson, Daniel Carney, Suzannah Howard,
Widow, Nancy Peters, James Carney, William Carney, Abi-
gail Carney and Joanna Jackins, wife of James Jackins, all
children of said deceased, or to their legal representatives
five dollars and thirty-nine cents, which makes the above
balance of D. 80.89. I do hereby order the said Adminis-
trator to make Distribution accordingly, each Distributee
giving surety that in case debts hereafter appear due from
said Estate, to refund and pay back to the Administrator
their proportional part thereof and his charges.
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Given under my band and Seal of Office, this 26th Day
of Nov. A. D. 1799. George K. Minot, Judge of Probate.
Examined
Perkins Nichols, Reg'r.
So far as can be learned the estate was amicably settled
and as one has said, " with five dollars and thirty-nine cents,
for an inheritance, plus a happy and united family, and
with the memory of a Mother who, for forty years had been
the bearer of children and for nearly half that time their
head and supporter, the children might well account them-
selves rich."
How priceless now, would be the andirons, warming-pan,
bell-metal skillet, the logerhead, as well as the old copper,
tin and silver ware ! One piece of the silver, the sugar-
tongs, with the hall-mark of Paul Revere, is in the posses-
sion of Mr. Fessenden V. Carney of Portland, Maine, and
formerly belonged to Suzanne Carney, then to her grand-
daughter Susan, born 1796, who gave it to her niece Miss
Carrie Carne}^, who in turn gave it to her brother, Mr. Fes-
senden Y. Carney.
CHAPTER III.
Mark Carney. Suzanne Goux.
b. about 1740. bt. 1st. September, 1745.
d. October 17, 1782. d. March 3, 1799.
Issue :
CATHERINE,
b. December 13, 1761.
MARY.
b. February 17, 1763.
ELIZABETH,
b. August 15, 1764.
DANIEL.
b. November 25, 1765.
MARGARET,
b. December 2, 1766.
SUSANNAH,
b. January 8, 1768.
JANE.
b. April 17, 1769.
JOANNA,
b. April 26, 1772.
JAMES Sr.
b. June 5, 1774.
NANCY,
b. June 10, 1776.
WILLIAM H.
b. January 28, 1778.
ABIGAIL,
b. May 5, 1780.
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Catherine Carney.
Catherine, the oldest child of Mark and Suzanne Goux
Carney, was born, December 13, 1761, and was married to
Mr. Edward Kelley of New Castle, Maine, by Rev. Dr. Sam-
uel Parker, of Trinity Church, Boston, Mass., on January
18, 1780.
Daniel Carney always called his sisters, " Caty," " Molly,"
" Betsey," " Peggy," " Paty," " Sukey," " Nabby "—never
using their full names.
There is little of record of these sisters ; " Aunt Kelley's
Bible," formerly in the possession of the Carney family in
Portland, Maine, was destroyed in the " great Portland
fire." There was considerable data in it, of which the mem-
ory alone remains.
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Mary Carney.
Mary, the second child of Mark and Suzanne Goux Car-
ney, was born February 16, 1763. She received her educa-
tion under the Eev. Jacob Bailey, who probably baptized
her ; there is no record in his diary, as published in " The
Frontier Missionary," prior to 1767, when she was four years
old.
She was married by the Rev. Samuel Parker, of Trinity
Church, Boston, Mass., on May 19, 1783, to Mr. Jonathan
Trask, of Alna, Maine. She died April 8, 1785.
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Elizabeth Carney.
Elizabeth, the third child of Mark and Suzanne Goux Car-
ney, was born in Pownalboro, Maine, August 15, 1764, and
died unmarried at Sheepscot Bridge, January 1, 1859.
She lived during the early part of her life in Maine, and
assisted her brother Daniel in keeping house. She was his
favorite sister. One day while holding some small wood
for her brother to chop, he accidentally cut off a part of
her right hand, to his great grief. For a time she lived in
the South with French friends, Maj. and Mme. Berrian, but
returned to Daniel's home in Maine and assisted in taking
care of his little ones by the second marriage. They re-
member her fancy turbans which she brought from the South,
but, as age crept on she put them aside and wore little white
caps. She was a member of the Methodist Church ; a gen-
tle, loving woman, whom the children were expected to
obey as their mother, whom she relieved by doing all the
cooking, until the little girls began to be able to do this ;
and even then it was hard for her to yield her dominion to
the younger generation.
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DANIEL CARNEY
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Daniel Carney.
Daniel, the eldest son of Mark and Suzanne Goux Carney,
was born in Pownalboro, November 25, 1765. Here he passed
his childhood and youth. He was a man of fine form,
medium height, broad shoulders, fair skin, with blue eyes
and light brown hair which he wore in a queue tied with
brown ribbon ; he carried himself in a very erect manner
even to his 85th year, and died on March 11, 1852, in his
87th year. His children remember the tales of his hunting
experiences in the wild forests of Maine.
Daniel was early initiated into the mysteries of the woods,
for it was the custom to take the little children, when an
area of land was to be cleared or planted, and suspend them
in blankets from some small tree in close proximity to
where the father was at work, thus keeping them out of
danger, as they were too small to be left alone at the home.
As Daniel grew older he and his cousin, David Clancey (a
son of Suzanne's sister Elizabeth), became great chums and
had many thrilling encounters with bears, in one of which
David was " hugged " by a bear while at the same time the
animal used his hind paws so successfully that the scars
down the entire front of his body were carried to the end
of his life.
Mrs. Emeline C. Eastman gives the following description
of another encounter : " At one time the corn was getting
ripe and the bears were helping themselves, so he and his
Cousin David Clancey determined to lay in wait one night.
Father had a gun loaded with slugs and powder and David
had an axe. As Father owned the gun he was to have
the first shot. So they hid behind burnt stumps and pres-
ently a bear began to eat the corn, but, perhaps scenting an
enemy, raised his head ; the Moon shining in the bear's eyes
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gave Father a good chance, and he fired and then both young
men ran. ' Oh ' said David, ' you did not hit him ! ' but,
after reloading the gun they retraced their steps and found
poor Bruin so badly wounded that they soon dispatched him
and, cutting a small tree and making somes withes to bind
his legs, they shouldered their game and gave a great shout
on nearing home, which brought out all the family. As
father owned the gun he had the hide : the meat was equally
divided and the head was put on a pole in the field. They
cooked some of the meat by hanging it before the fire and
spinning it around, and their appetites being good they did
not crave any condiments."
Daniel was ten years old when the War of the Revolution
began. He once said that while clearing land in Pownal-
boro with his yoke of oxen, a log broke the leg of one of
them and as he could not obtain a mate he decided to go to
Boston. This was probably in 1780-1781. Some of the
family were there in 1781, as is proven by the following let-
ter, written by one of the children for Suzanne, to her sis-
ter Elizabeth, and sent to her brother " Mr. George Goud
in Pownalborough per favor Cornal talor."
" Boston May the 12 1781
" dear Sister I mbrace this opertunity to in form you that
we are all well at present hopeing you are the same & all
our aquantence we heard all the folks was marid of &
amonges the rest brother gorge was a going to be marid it
mak often lafe to think of it douteing it very much but mr
talor says we may depend on it & I hope he will git a good
wifs & tell him he must not be marid til we go down & then
he must make a grand weding for that will be all the fon on
it give our love to bety & tel her to keep a light hart seven
years won't last always I must aquante you with the fine
luck Daniel & his father had thay sent a hard dollar and a
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barrel of — to the west inges & they had seven & twenty
wate of coten com as good as ever was Moly says if peggy
don't com up she will be a fronted caty sends her love to all
folks there and says they must not fale of sending some let-
ters for we never here from them no more than if they was
all ded & send word how (who?) is agoing to be marid
Daniel talkes of going to the westinges but I am not willin
for him to go but he says he will we donte now how it will com
out yet moly has been sick with the fever but she has got
well agane & gone to mr Parker agane Mother be agoing to
send you 2 pound of cotton for your own youce by mr ta-
lor & she would be glad to send you more if she could but
you must take the will for the dead the times is hard we all
long to heare from gorge it gives us a gradeal of uneaseness
but I hope we shall soon hear from him you never send no
letter to let us now any of your afars no more than if we
had never come from there but I hope it won't be always
so if it is we shall forgit that we hav got any relations
there you tell bill & amos that isack mury has got home 1
of the prizes & they expect daniel every day & they have
made out very well so no more at present but I remane
yor Loving Sister Suzannah Carney excuse Molys Write-
ing."
The childish handwriting and spelling, in the only four
letters in existence, which Suzanne sent to her brother
George, is unique ; this letter throws light on the fact that
Daniel (and his father probably) was then on a privateers-
man. It should not be forgotten that in those days the pri-
vateers constituted the first navy of the United States, and
supplied hundreds of thousands of dollars, besides food, cloth-
ing and ammunition, to Washington's army, as well as pre-
venting marauding expeditions from annoying the coast
towns, and so permitted the local train-bands to concentrate
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for land manoeuvres without need of their assistance as
coast guards.
Two of the children, at least, were in Pownalboro at this
time, presumably Elizabeth and Margaret.
Eventually Daniel Carney became interested in West In-
dia goods with Mr. Isaac Tower. This partnership was dis-
solved in 1795 — as is here shown :
" This Indenture made this Third day of December in
the vear of our Lord Seventeen hundred and ninty-five be-
tween Daniel Carney and Isaac Tower both of Boston in
the County of Suffolk And Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts, Witnesseth, whereas the said Daniel Carney and Isaac
Tower have for some time past been Copartners together in
the Trade of Merchandizing, and by reason of the said Joint
Trade and dealings, divers debts are become due and owing
unto them, and allso they are indebted and stand ingaged
in divers sums of money to others, — and whereas the sd. Danl.
Carney and Isaac Tower for Good Causes them there to
moving have Concluded, and Agreed that for the Considera-
tion, hereafter Expressed — all the debts and sums of Money,
which are due and owing unto them, the sd. Daniel Carney
and Isaac Tower Jointly, shall be assigned unto the said
Daniel Carney Together with all the stock in Trade with all
Utensals and all moneys on Hand — and that the sd. Daniel
Carney, doth by the presence, Covenant, promise and agree
To and with the sd. Isaac Tower Their Heirs Executors and
Administrators and Assigns, that the said the Danl. Carney,
will pay or Cause to be paid all in Good Time, all the debts
that the Late Company of Carney and Tower Justly Owes and
that he promises that the sd. Isaac shall not be Hurt by the
sd. Debts and that he shall not pay any of them — and it is
further Agreed, that the sd. Isaac Tower, shall give up all
Rights and Title to any Property or Debts that the said Late
Company Owned — and that in Consideration of that The
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said Isaac Tower having given up his Rights and Title to the
sd. Business as (Above) The Daniel Carney do promise to
pay the said Isaac Tower — 80 — dollars on or before the sign-
ing and sealing of these presence, which it is agreed shall
be in full of all demands the sd. Tower has against the sd.
Stock. —
In Witness whereof we have hereunto sett Our Hands and
seals the day and year before Written — ,
Isaac Tower.
Boston 3d Dec. 1795. Daniel Carney.
Signed sealed and Consented to in presence of Us —
Moses W. Dana.
Joseph Ellis.
In 1796, in the Boston Directory, you may read :
" Carney, Daniel & Co. Grocers, Orange St.
Carney, Daniel, House, Orange St.
Carney, Susanna, widow r , Hanover St."
It is supposed that at this period his mother was the
" Company."
In 1798 his name appears,
" Carney, Daniel & Co. W. I. Goods, Orange St."
The store can still be seen on Washington Street with the
old archway through which hogsheads of genuine West In-
dian molasses, and other commodities were carried.
At this time there were in Boston, " Upward of 50 Hack-
ney Coaches — they are very neat and genteel, handsomely
painted and all are numbered. They are employed either
to attend funerals or conveying of passengers"! Possibly
some of the family had employed them to witness the launch-
ing of the frigate Constitution, on October 21, 1797 — a chair
from whose timbers is owned by the writer.
An old bill dated 1798 contains the following items, show-
ing the expense of Suzanne's trip from Boston to Maine:
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Mr. Daniel Carney To Jno. EoAve Dr.
1798, May 27, To his Mother's passage up $4.00
July 26 do. his passage down 5.00
$9.00
Freight of 1 hhd. Molasses, 1 bbl gin,
1 bbl sugar, 1 bbl sundries,
1 box chocolate, 1 box Candles,
2 doz shovels, 1 cag tea,
1 crate Ware, 1 bbl tumblers,
2 boxes lemons $3.34
$12.34
Wicasset, Aug. 9, 1798,
Rec'd payt.
Jno. Rowe.
In 1803 the " Company " has disappeared and his name
alone appears " Carney, Daniel, "W. I. Goods, No. 9 Or-
ange St."
Under date " Boston Feb'y 2d. 1804 " he writes to his
brother James Carney at Wiscasset.
" Dear Brother:
" I have received your letter of the 27th Jan'y
which I am at a loss how to answer. The store in which
I now keep is not fit for a retail store and I do not see
how I can build one at present, but shall try and do
my best to accomplish it. You say you have a good
house. I am glad to hear it and wish you had ten,
but if you are not able to work at your trade that
will not maintain you and I do not think you can do
anything with your trade there. I think if we could
get a store properly under way we might both get a
living and you much easier than you do now. I am
far from wishing you to leave your place if you can get
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a comfortable living. As it is a thing that cannot be
done and undone it ought to be well Considered and
think after you have consulted your friends there and
can obtain your full value of your place you can make
up your mind whether to come or not. Should you
come you may depend on my assistance as far as I am
able. — You observe if Mr. Averell should give your
price you should like to come up in 4 months. I think
it would be best for you to come up yourself as soon
as you have determined and arranged matters and pro-
cure a house for your family.
" It is likely, if I should make out to put up a store it
will be late in Summer before finished. I will say no
more at present but wish you to write when you have
come to a conclusion — We are all in good health —
Sally and Betsey (his wife and sister) send their love
to you and your wife and all friends.
" I remain your Brother
" Daniel Carney.
" I do not think it would be prudent to purchase a
place, at first; think it would be best to hire a cheap
place until you were better able and good opportunity
offered. " D. C."
In 1805, we find in the Boston Directory
" Carney, Daniel, house No. 9 Orange St."
" Carney, Daniel & James W. I. Goods, No. 9 Orange
St."
" Carney, James, house No. 116, Orange St."
showing that for a few months at least his brother James
was in business with him — although this same year James
moved back to Maine.
The Directory for 1810, simply states
" Carney, Daniel, Merchant, 9 Orange St."
while the Directory for 1818, 1820, 1822 and 1823 shows that
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he had taken his son, Benjamin Bell, into the business — viz.
" Carney, Daniel and Son, (Benjamin B.) W. I. Goods,
9 Orange St. — house 10 Orange St."
In 1826 Orange Street became changed to Washington
Street, and we find
" Carney, Daniel, TV. I Goods 679, house 677 Washing-
ton St."
In 1827 appears the same, while in 1828 is added
" Carney, William, W. I. Goods, 5 Chatham St."
indicating that his brother William Avas also interested at
that time in the same business and probably with him.
On March 11, 1792, in Boston, Daniel married his first
wife " the amiable Miss Sarah Bell," daughter of Captain
Benjamin and Abigail Messervey-Bell of Salem, Mass., by
the Rev. Dr. Stillman.
[The Bell family was of English origin while the Messervey
family came from the Island of Jersey, both families being
identified with the early New England settlers and marry-
ing into the Osgood, Kirkwood, Buxton and Glover families
of Boston and Salem.]
Miss Sarah Bell was born in Salem, Mass., January 27,
1768, and was baptized in the Episcopal Church four days
later.
By this first marriage there were nine children.
Mary Trask, b. December 24, 1792, d. September 17,
1838.
Benjamin Bell, b. September 22, 1794, d. April 10, 1872.
Susannah, b. December 5, 1796, d. March 12, 1885.
Daniel, Jr., b. January 17, 1799, d. September 14, 1838.
William, b. May 24, 1801, d. June 17, 1887.
James G., b. February 14, 1804, d. February 10, 1869.
Nathaniel Brown, b. July 6, 1805, d. December 16, 1887.
Sarah Bell, b. June 21, 1807, d. August 20, 1868.
Osgood, b. December 28, 1809, d. August, 1834.
We 0L'J*r/fr»* ^ f^^^f^ J
Wardens of Trinity Church in Bolton, in Confideration ofthefum of Jnffy / &"-*^ J
paid to us by //f'tyavtiL £-/*/■/<£ y^ — • — -
— for the Ufe of faid Church, the Receipt whereof we acknowledge,
DO hereby grant and affign to the faid ^^atu^C- - — ~ - ~/~~~~ . -,
a Pew in faid Church in the t/,//e /?i/Lc. _ — - numbered, ?,n /iut'J>c*Y 071&-
\nd in behalf of faid Church, We do covenant and 'agree with the faid *-£) a-n <•! L~
__ __ _- _ . and his Heirs, that he and they (hall
Have, hold and enjov the fame, on the following Conditions, that is to to fay,
that he and they frail punctually difcharge all fuch Taxes and Affcflments, as (hall
from time to time be impofed upon faid Pew by a majority of the Proprietors pre-
fent at any legal Meeting. And in cafe of a default of payment of fuch Taxes for more
than the fpace of one year from the day of afTeffing the fame, the faid Pew (hall revert
to faid Church. And the faid Wardens for the time being (hall again fell the fame,
and firfl deducting the taxes that (hall or may be due upon faid Pew, together with all
ontingent Charges, faid Wardens (hall pay over the Surplufage to the faid *-2?arzte £
_^_ __ •«. > — -> or his legal Reprefentativcs.
And in cafe the faid *~j)a rut I - ~ — — and his heirs
(hall leave the faid Church, he or they (hall furrender up faid Pew numbered { Q (
to the Wardens for the time being, within fix Months after their leaving faid Church,
upon the faid Wardens paying him or them the Sum exprefTcd above, and in default
thereof faid Pew is and (liall be forfeited to the faid Chu rch. And incafe of fuch War-
dens refilling to take faid Pew at the Price aforefaid, then the faid <- J ar?iec —
— — or his heirs (hall have the right of difpofing of the faid Pew
to any Perfon who will fubmit to the above Conditions and the Rules of the Church.
Witness our hands and feals at Boston, this * //t£/7l . -~ Day of 14/ik'
in the Year of our Lord {fC/ — '
Wardens.
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The wardens of Trinity Church, in Boston, Richard
Green and George Debloise, granted and assigned to Daniel
Carney, on April 16, 1801, the pew numbered 101, in the
side aisle, in consideration of the sura of fifty dollars.
Here the family worshipped for over a quarter of a cen-
tury.
On the 11th of November, 1812, the husband and children
lost by death their gentle, loving and noble Christian wife
and mother. It was at this time that the family vault under
Trinity Church was secured. A copy of the original papers
is here inserted :
" Know all men by these presents that I, James Dumaresq
of Dresden in the County of Lincoln and Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, Gentleman, Now know ye that I the said
James Dumaresq have made, constituted and appointed, and
by these presents do make, constitute and appoint John Syl-
vester John Gardiner, Rector of Trinity Church in the County
of Suffolk and Commonwealth aforesaid, my true and lawful
attorney, for me and in my name, to sell or demise all the
real estate that he may find belonging to me in the Town of
Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth afore-
said, to such person or persons as he shall think fit ; or other-
wise to sell and dispose thereof either for life or lives, or sell,
grant and convey the same absolutely, in fee simple, for such
price or sum of money, and to such person or persons as he
shall think fit and convenient. And also for me, and in my
name, to seal, execute, and deliver such deeds, conveyances,
bargains and sales, for the absolute sale and disposal thereof
or any part thereof, with such clauses, covenants and agree-
ments to be therein contained, as my said Attorney shall think
fit and expedient. Hereby ratifying, confirming and allow-
ing all such lease or leases, deeds, conveyances, bargains or
sales which shall at any time hereafter be sealed and executed
by my said attorney, touching or concerning the premises.
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" In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this twelfth day of September, Anno Domini, 1812.
" James Dumakesq. \ seal. I
" Signed and sealed — , —
in presence of
" Elias Kobbins.
"James H. Patterson.
" Lincoln, Ss. September 12th, 1812.
"Then personally appeared the above James Dumaresq
and acknowledged the above instrument by him subscribed
to be his free act and deed.
" Before me,
" James H. Patterson,
" Just, of Peace."
" To all whom it may concern, be it known that I, John S.
J. Gardiner, in consideration of one hundred and thirty dollars
paid to me in hand by Daniel Carney of Boston, have bar-
gained and sold to the said Carney his Heirs and assigns for-
ever a Certain Tomb under Trinit}^ Church so called, situ-
ated in the westerly range of Tombs, is number twenty-three
formerly the property of Susannah Dumaresq and Matthew
Saumarez bounded South on Jabez Hatch, and North on
William Coffin, and I do by virtue of the within power of
Attorney from the only surviving Heir, guarantee the above
premises to the said Carney, his Heirs and assigns forever,
and that I will warrant and defend the same against the law-
ful claims of all persons, in testimony whereof I have sett
my hand and seal the twelfth day of November in the year
of our Lord, Eighteen hundred and twelve.
" John S. J. Gardiner.
" Witness
" Mary Gardiner."
< seal. V
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According to the Record book of Civil appointments in
the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts, Daniel Carney was appointed a coroner for Suffolk
County on August 31, 1810, while the Records of the Exe-
cutive Council give the date as September 1, 1810.
The appointment was made by Governor Elbridge Gerry,
who had been sworn into office but two months previously,
June 2, 1810. Associated with Daniel Carney, as coroners,
were Paul Revere, Jr., John Fessenden, Thomas Badger,
Joseph Stevens and Thos. Stephenson.
Daniel Carney continued to hold this appointment for
sixteen years, or until 1827. The last time his name is
mentioned in the " Massachusetts Register " as coroner is
in 1826.
The following letter to his brother James Carney of Dres-
den, Me., gives a glimpse of the sympathetic nature of the
man:
" Boston, July 7, 1813.
"Dear Brother : — I have sent by Mr. Robert Good win
1 Buckett flour, 2 bundles and 1 keg vinegar — the flour
is for you the other articles for Sister Caty and Susan.
"We are all in good health but for myself not in very
good spirits — I find it impossible to forget my Dear
Wife ; but every returning home seems to make me
more sensible of the irreparable loss. When I return
to my family from the daily Business I find no soothing
friend and companion to comfort me or bear a part of
my burden. I must close, Mr. Goodwin is waiting.
I remain your Brother
" Daniel Carney.
" Mr. James Carney
" P. S. Please give my love to your wife and all
my sisters, I wish much to see you all.
" D. C."
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Truly it was a problem facing the cares of his active life
in business and attending to the nine young people at home,
the youngest of whom was but four years of age. Hence
it is not surprising to find that, on July 21, 1814, he married
as his second wife Miss Mary Wheeler, who was born Octo-
ber 2, 1781, and died March 13, 1877. She was the daughter
of Captain Josiah and Khoda Bowker-Wheeler. Her son,
Hon. Franklin L. Carney, says :
" If 1 should begin to write of my Mother I should
put you out of patience. She was, after her marriage,
eminently a domestic woman, made so by the little
children of the former Wife, and early advent of her
own little ones. The education so different in her
early days leaves but little to say about modern style
of education ; it was in the Boston, and private,
Schools : with Needle-work, Dancing, Deportment,
&c. by private teachers. W T e all remember well the
high heeled satin slippers she wore while some of her
samplers still remain, with bead-work, spangled-silk &c.
The Wheelers were identified with the best political
and Social Society of that day :
"Mary Wheeler was a member of the Handel and
Hayden Musical Society, having a remarkably beau-
tiful voice. The Poet, Charles Sprague, lived in one-
half of the house in her girl-hood days and was her
constant companion and admirer. She gave up her
portion of her Father's Estate to pay Father's liabil-
ities in 1829 (amongst which I have often heard him
say was eight hundred dollars in silver) and followed
him with their little ones to Maine. Loving, devoted,
self-denying, no words could express her faithful life.
" We laid her body in her cedar-lined grave, with
the bright March Sun shining upon her form which
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held the peaceful smile which had so many years been
our comfort and joy, and placed on the marble :
" ' Precious is the memory of our Mother.'
" Her Father ' Capt. Josiah Wheeler ' was a house wright
who lived in half a double house on Orange, now Washing-
ton Street, west side, between Pleasant and Warren Streets,
the other half was occupied by Sprague also of the tea party.
" On the afternoon of December 16, 1773, Mrs. Wheeler
became aware that there was something unusual on her
husband's mind. It was late when he returned home that
evening, but she sat up for him. As he pulled off his long
boots, a quantity of tea fell on the floor revealing the cause of
his absence. Seeing the tea a female neighbor who had sat
up with Mrs. Wheeler to keep her company in her husband's
absence exclaimed ' Save it ! it will make a nice mess.'
Taking her broom this patriotic woman swept it all into the
fire-place saying ' Do not touch the cursed stuff.'
" When the English troops entered Boston, he was living
on Pleasant Street, and promptly took his family and walked
to Milton, leaving a hog just killed hanging by the heels.
No one ever knew who eat it !
" Capt. Wheeler commanded a company of Minute Men at
the commencement of the Revolution, most of whom were
skilled Carpenters and Joiners, and by Washington's orders
he superintended the erection of the forts on Dorchester
Heights.
" He also built the State House and Hollis St. Church at
Boston, Charles Bullfinch being the Architect.
" He died in Boston in August, 1817, aged 74.
" Capt. Wheeler was also one of the Volunteer Guards on
board the ' Dartmouth.' "
(The above quoted notice of Capt. Wheeler is from Crane's
" Tea Leaves " owned by the Boston Historical Society.
General Washington subsequently presented a sword to
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Captain Wheeler, which has become a cherished heirloom in
the family. Ed.)
To understand the civil environment in which Daniel par-
ticipated eighty years ago, it is well to recall that Boston's
first city charter was granted February 23, 1822.
The new charter stated that the administration of all fis-
cal, prudential and municipal concerns of the city, with the
conduct and government thereof, should be vested in one
principal officer, styled " the Mayor " ; one select council of
eight persons to be denominated " the Board of Aldermen " ;
and the more numerous " Common Council " of forty-eight
individuals.
The mayor and aldermen composed one board, with the
mayor as presiding officer.
The police administration was also vested in the mayor
and aldermen, besides other powers which need not here be
enumerated.
The health of the first mayor, Hon. John Philipse, failing,
Josiah Quincy, Esq., was elected mayor of Boston, in 1823.
It has been written, " his administration, covering a period
of six years, has formed a standard to which the efforts of
his successors are continually referred."
It is gratifying to know that Daniel Carney for two terms
of Mayor Quincy's official life — 1825 and 1826 — was one of
" the select Council of eight persons to be denominated ' the
Board of Aldermen.' "
Daniel Carney was then sixty years old, being about seven
years the senior of Mayor Quincy.
The seven other gentlemen serving as aldermen were
John Bellows, Josiah Marshall, Thomas Welsh, Jr., Henry
J. Oliver, John F. Loring, Francis Jackson and Edward H.
Robbins, names well recognized then, and even at this day.
Mr. Quincy is described as a man of "large experience,
kindly disposition and most decided will. To his adminis-
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tration the city of Boston owed its improved sanitary con-
dition ; the system of cleaning the streets and removal of
impurities; the New Market, of granite, two stories high,
five hundred and thirty feet long and fifty wide at a cost of
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ; six neAV streets
which were opened, while a seventh was widened and en-
larged ; flats, docks and wharf rights were obtained to the
extent of one hundred and forty thousand square feet and
all brought to a successful conclusion, in the very midst of a
populous, growing city, without any tax, debt or burden
upon its pecuniary resources ; — on the contrary it added to
its real and productive property."
In 1825 the legislature authorized the mayor and alder-
men to appoint all the engineers, fire-wardens, and fire-
men, and thereupon the entire fire department of the city
was reorganized. The house of correction, with the idea
of separating the young criminals from the adults, was also
established, and the mayor was most insistent that the laws
dealing with gambling, liquor and kindred evils should be
rigidly enforced.
The mayor and aldermen were deeply interested in educa-
tional matters, the mayor being chairman of the public
schools. Daniel Carney was on the school committee and
with Francis Jackson on the " Committee on Neck Lands."
One of the large functions in which Daniel Carney partic-
ipated was the laying of the corner-stone of the Bunker Hill
Monument, on June 17, 1825. You will recall that General
Lafayette was escorted to the city limits, having spent the
previous night at Governor Eustis' residence in Roxbury.
The city officials met and escorted him to the State House,
passing along Washington Street, over which had been
erected, at the site of the old fortifications, a beautiful arch,
whereon were the following lines composed by the poet
Charles Sprague :
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" Welcome, Lafayette !
The Fathers in glory shall sleep,
That gathered with thee to the fight,
But the Sons will eternally keep
The tablet of gratitude bright.
We bow not the neck, and we bend not the knee,
But our hearts, Lafayette, we surrender to thee."
The laying of the corner-stone, with the oration by Dan-
iel Webster was followed by a banquet at which four thou-
sand were seated.
How easy it is to picture the dignified son of Mark and
Suzanne participating in that patriotic event, and probably
knowing some among the ninety survivors of the battle of
Bunker Hill who were present on that unique occasion !
On February 22, 1826, Governor Levi Lincoln, of Massa-
chusetts, signed the following commission :
" The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
" To all whom these Presents shall come, Greeting :
" Know ye, That we, confiding in the ability, discretion
and integrity of
Daniel Carney
of Boston, Esquire, by and with the advice and consent
of the Council, have assigned, constituted and appointed,
and by these Presents do assign, constitute and appoint
him, the said Daniel Carney, Esquire, to be one of our
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
within and for the County of Suffolk for and dur-
ing the term of seven years from the date of
Levi Lin- these Presents, if he shall so long behave himself
coln. well in the said office.
AND WE DO HEREBY AUTHORIZE AND ENJOIN him, the Said
Daniel Carney Esquire, to keep, and cause to be kept, the
Laws and Ordinances made for the good of the peace, and
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for the conservation of the same, and for the quiet, rule and
government of our Citizens and subjects in the said County ;
and to execute and perform all the powers and duties,
which by our laws appertains to the said office, so long as
he the said Daniel Carney Esquire, shall hold the same
by virtue of these Presents.
" Witness, His Excellency Levi Lincoln, our Governer, and
our seal hereunto affixed, at Boston, the twenty second day
of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty-six and in the fiftieth year of the
Independence of the United States of America.
" By his Excellency the Governor, with the advice and
consent of the Council.
" Edward D. Bangs, Secretary of the Commonwealth."
Of the thirteen children born of this second marriage eight
survive in 1903.
Josiah Wheeler, b. July 23, 1815.
Emeline, b. January 25, 1817.
Ann, b. May 17, 1818.
Joseph, b. October 16, 1819, d. January 23, 1895.
Samuel P., b. November 1821, d. Septembr 29, 1859.
Henry, b. January 12, 1823, d. January 5, 1900.
Franklin L., b. August 19, 1824.
Eliza W., b. December 27, 1826, d. January 28, 1861.
Henrietta, b. June 7, 1828.
Adaline, b. January 24, 1830, d. in infancy.
Addison, b. December 24, 1830.
Edwin H., b. March 12, 1833.
John V., b. November 6, 1835.
Many of the Carney family have been interested in sea-
faring life, either as owners, captains, or builders of vessels.
Daniel Carney purchased from his son-in-law, Andrew
Peters, a vessel in 1816.
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" Know all Men by these Presents, that I Andrew Peters
of Alna, in the County of Lincoln, Merchant, for and in
consideration of the sum of two thousand dollars to
me paid by Daniel Carney of Boston in the County
of Suffolk Merchant, the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge, do hereby sell, convey and transfer to said
Carney a certain vessel designed for a schooner which
will be of the burthen of one hundred and ten tons, now
standing on the stocks in the Ship Yard on the point of
falls on Sheepscot Kiver together with all the timber planks
treenails and every other material provided for the comple-
tion of said vessel — And I the said Peters covenant and
agree with said Carney to superintend the completing fin-
ishing and launching of said Vessel and to use my best
endeavors to finish and launch said vessel with all possible
expedition.
" To have and to hold the said Hull of said Vessel with all
said timber planks treenails materials and all appurtenances
to him the said Carney his heirs executors Administrators
and assigns.
" Witness my hand and seal at Alna this tenth day of May,
Anno Domini, 1816.
" Andrew Peters
■j SEAL. >
" Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
" Jno. Merrill Jr."
About the year 1828, Daniel Carney failed in business as
a result of the failure of the United States Bank. He was
on many papers, including iron foundries and ships. Feeling
too old to begin business anew, he retired on his wife's dower
to Sheepscot, Maine, where among other things he lengthened
the old bridge, built a wharf and the vessel " Sabbatis."
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He was also postmaster from 1830 to 1849. He died
March 11, 1852. His remains were taken to Boston, Mass.,
and deposited in the family tomb under Trinity Church,
where he had been one of the wardens, when residing in
Boston. The children of Daniel and Sarah Bell Carney
follow in order of seniority :
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Mary Trask Carney.
Mary Trask Carney, was born December 24, 1792, and died
September 17, 1838. She was the eldest child of Daniel and
Sarah Bell Carney, and married her cousin, Captain William
Whiting Howard. No issue. (See Wm. W. Howard.)
In 1798, when Mary Trask Carney was but six years of
age, she was presented with a copy of " Paul and Virginia,
an Indian story, translated from the French of J. H. B. De
Saint Pierre, author of the Studies of Nature by H. Hunter,
D. D., embellished with engravings, Boston, 1796."
On the first leaf, written with many flourishes, one reads :
"Mary Trask Carney
Her Book Given
Her by her Father
Boston. 16th January
1798 "
The book was bound in leather and had two engravings,
one showing " The infancy of Paul and Virginia " and the
other the " Shipwreck and death of Virginia." The book
is two and one half inches wide by four and one fourth inches
in length.
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Benjamin Bell Carney.
Benjamin Bell Carney, eldest son of Daniel and Sarah
Bell Carney, born September 22, 1794, died April 10, 1872.
He married Miss Lydia Lilly of Pownalboro, Maine.
A man of deep religious feeling, of a serene and cheerful
temperament and ever patient under affliction.
From 1818 to 1823 his name appears in the Boston Di-
rectory as associated with his father in the West India trade.
He was appointed postmaster at Sheepscot Bridge, Me.,
December 29, 1820, and was succeeded December 17, 1823,
by his brother William.
About this time there was the first family reunion in
Boston, at the residence of Daniel Carney, 679 Washington
Street. Many gathered there on that occasion, Benjamin
and his wife driving in a sleigh all the way from Maine to
participate in the festivity.
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Susannah Cakney.
Susannah Carney, third child of Daniel and Sarah Bell
Carney, born December 5, 1796, died March 12, 1885, in Port-
land, Maine, unmarried. The following letter written by
her to the writer's mother, in a neat, microscopic hand, bears
on family matters :
Lawkence (Mass.), Sept. 21.
" Dear Hortense : — I fear it will not be in my power
to give much, if any, information that will be of use
to Sydney, but will do all I can to assist him. I never
heard much of my Father's (Daniel, Sr.) parents only
that both were worthy, industrious people and not
much blessed Avith earthly riches ; do not know what
Grandfather's Christian name was ; do not know when
he came to this Country or if he was born in America,
should not be surprised if he was as neither Father,
Uncle Carney (James, Sr.) or any of their Sisters,
eight of them ever used any words peculiar to the
Irish or their manner of speaking, which seems rea-
sonable they would if their Father had ever used
them, neither Father, nor Uncle Carney, ever men-
tioned having any relatives on their Father's side ; all
I recollect of ever hearing of him is that during the
Revolution he was in a Privateer, the vessel was taken
by the English and he was carried a prisoner to Hali-
fax and died there in prison from same causes so many
died in Southern prisons during the war here.
" Your Uncle Nathaniel (Nathaniel Brown Carney),
when in Sheepscot some years before Father died,
took the Coat of Arms back with him when he re-
turned to New York (this was in the 40's, when Coats
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of Arms were not in as great demand as in recent
years ! Ed.) intending to get Mr. Morris who was
then living (Father of K B. C's Wife) to see if he
could get any information with regard to it as he was
then expecting to go to England in a few months, but
did not go. Think he was prevented by sickness from
going ; if not lost he still has it, and Sydney would
find something that would be of use to him at the
present time from seeing it.
"Grandmother's ancestors came originally from
France. They were obliged to flee from there at the
time the Protestants, then called Huguenots, were
massacred, and went to Germany. I have no history
to refer to, to see how many years since that took place,
and do not know how many years passed from that
time before her parents came to this Country. Some
one of her children has told me she was born while on
their passage here. Uncle Carney's oldest sons, Capt.
James Carney living in Richmond, Maine, and Capt.
William Carney — are the only persons now living
that I know of, that could give you any information
of Grandfather other than what I have written, and
they would be interested and pleased to write S} r dney
all they may have heard their Father say of him.
Should he write and direct to Captain James Carney,
Richmond, Maine, he will I think be sure to hear from
him, and he may know when his brother William may
be in N. Y., as he often comes in there on returning
from foreign voyages and would probably learn more
in conversing with him could he see him, than in any
amount of writing.
" They could also tell him who our Grandparents'
relatives were, as I believe they lived in Dresden some
time before they went to Boston to live, but am not
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certain. I do not know of any now living in New
Castle that I think has ever heard of those he feels
interested in hearing of ; it was some miles from where
Uncle lived so he seldom went there, and all those aged
people died some years before he did, that he was ac-
quainted with.
" Salem was my Mother's native place and all her
relatives, as far as we knew, lived there ; her Mother's
name was Meservy, before she was married, am not
certain I have spelled the name right as it is many
years since I have heard it spoken. She married a
Captain Benjamin Bell. He belonged in England and
died young leaving Grandmother (Bell) with two little
girls. Mother did not remember much about him as
she was a child when he died ; all I can recollect of
his Coat of Arms is, there were three bells on it.
Aunt Kirkwood's (Mother's Sister) children wished to
keep it, we were willing they should and they carried
it to Arkansas when they went there.
" We have no near relatives living in Salem now
but Cousin Hannah (Osgood) and Mother's Father died
many years before she was born.
" Grandma Carney's Christian name was Susannah,
I was named for her and have no middle name. —
Your Aunt Sarah's name was Sarah Bell, our Mother's
name before she was married.
" 23d. — I should like to have closed and sent this last
week but can't write much at one time without bring-
ing on palpitation of the heart.
" Hope what I have written will be of some use to
Sydney."
" Aunt Susan " was a familiar guest in the homes of the
various kinsmen. Her gentle, if over-precise manner, was the
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occasion for much subduing of the lively youngsters who could
hardly restrain their pranks, (and sometimes did not,) when
under the watchful eyes of one whose sense of decorum and
deep religious feeling could not countenance what appeared to
her as frivolous.
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Daniel W. Carney.
Daniel W. Carney, fourth child of Daniel and Sarah Bell-
Carney, was born January 17, 1799. He was educated in
Boston, Mass.
From April 4, 1837, to March 26, 1838, he was United
States Consul at Sante Domingo, Hayti, W. I., where he
died and was buried September 14, 1838. He was un-
married.
The following letter was written to his father :
" Via St. Thomas. Citv St. Domingo.
" Sunday morn'g, January 1st, 1837.
" Dear Father : — I wish you all a very happy New
Year and many happy returns of this anniversary.
We have here celebrated its return with some con-
siderable parade of military, an oration from the Gen-
eral commanding this Arrondissement and some
ceremonies at the Cathedral. It is quite a lively day
this, in this Island as it is also the Anniversary of its
independence being now the 34th year thereof. I
wrote you by the " Albert " at New York 27th ulto.
My health is still continuing about the same as usual.
I am however still very apt to take cold notwith-
standing all my care. I am looking with some anxiety
now to get letters from home, our letters are getting
quite old.
" With love to all,
" Your affectionate Son,
" Daniel.
"Jan'y 2d.
" I should not mention the subject of which I am going to
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say a few words unless I was fearful that some exaggerated
accounts might be reported in America when you would of
course feel anxiety where none was necessary.
" For some 10 or 12 days past there has been a rumor in
the City that the Columbians were meditating an attack
upon this place and at length the Ev'g of the 31st. Dec. was
fixed upon as the time when it was to be executed. The
proper Authorities took the necessary measures to defeat any
attempt of the kind should it be made and on that Ev'g parti-
cularly strong patrols were out and during the whole night.
Some feared that the attack would be made last night, when
the Citizens would be more off their guard it was thought,
after the festivities of the day and, consequently, the pre-
cautions adopted on the preceding ev'g of keeping the doors
fastened and weapons ready inside were again in requisition
last night.
"Nothing in the way of ' Demonstration'* however has
been made by the ' Enemy ' if we have one and some are
persuading themselves that it is all a xxxxx. I have no
means of knowing.
" Even should anything of the kind take place, which is I
think quite unlikely, there would not probably be much
bloodshed — the matter would soon be settled by the Military.
" The foreigners and others than the Military would not
probably be molested. I do not think that you need feel any
alarm or anxiety on my account. I have certainly slept
very soundly myself upon it. I would wish that if no report
of this matter reaches the States and appears in the papers
that you will mention it to no person except perhaps to
James for fear he might hear of it and not tell you when
therefore it will perhaps be well enough to send him this
letter."
On the outside of the folded letter is :
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" Mess. Eldridge Ramsay & Co. will please forward this
by first vessel for the States & oblige their fr'd & S't
" D. W. C.
" Daniel Carney, Esq. P. M. (postmaster).
" Sheepscott Bridge, Maine.
" Via St. Thomas."
The word " Ship " is stamped in red on the outside.
The letter was forwarded to James G. Carney of Lowell,
Mass., with this addition on outside :
" Your affec't Father.
A very severe snowstorm is now raging."
WILLIAM CARNEY
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William Carney.
"William, the fifth child, of Daniel and Sarah Bell Carney,
was born May 24, 1801, in Boston, Mass., where he received
his education. He had a most sunny and pleasant temper-
ament. For a time, at least, he was interested with his
father in the West India trade, residing at No. 5 Chatham
Street in Boston, in 1828, although from December 17, 1823,
to March 20, 1826, he held the position of postmaster, at
Sheepscot, Maine, having succeeded his brother Benjamin
in that office.
He settled in Portland, Maine, about 1830. He was a
member of St. Stephens Episcopal Church.
As a boy he took many prizes for his beautiful penman-
ship. He also went abroad in a sailing vessel, visiting France.
The trip across consumed one hundred days. He married
on February 13, 1833, his cousin, Miss Lucia C. Benson, born
May 27, 1809, died September 28, 1871, daughter of Nathaniel
and Abigail Carney-Benson. They had five children, four
sons and one daughter, as follows :
William Benson Carney.
1. William Benson, first child of William and Lucia Benson-
Carney, was born August 12, 1834, died in Portland, Maine,
January 2, 1897.
He married, July 15, 1856, Miss Elizabeth Y.Cobb. Their
children were
(a) Josephine -E., b. March 19, 1860, married A. L. East-
man, and had one son, Benjamin.
(h) Mary C, b. November 7 1865, died 1868.
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Caroline Goodwin Carney.
Caroline Goodwin, second child of "William and Lucia Ben-
son-Carney, was born in Portland, Maine, July 5, 1836, and
died there, unmarried, on October 12, 1901. Her life was
devoted to the care of her brother William who was a great
invalid.
The remarks of the Rev. J. B. Shepherd, at her funeral,
are printed as an affectionate memorial of her saintly life,
together with the resolutions adopted by the " Elizabeth
Wardsworth Chapter " of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Remarks by Rev. J. B. Shepherd at the funeral of Miss
Caroline Goodwin Carney :
" This memorial service which you have listened to, and
taken part in, with so much reverence and respect for the
departed, and with so much sympathy for this afflicted circle
of relatives and friends, began with those striking and com-
forting: words of Christ ' I am the resurrection and the life :
he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he
live : and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never
die.'
" I say these words are striking and comforting. Death is
recognized as a stern fact in this world by all men, through
all ages. Many attempts have been made to explain the
mystery of death. Statesmen, philosophers, poets, and kings
have tried to raise the curtain that divides the unknown
world from the known, but they have all failed. Men have
dreamed and speculated, and theorized, and doubted, and
scoffed about death, but its mystery is still impenetrable
from any human standpoint.
" But place beside these theories and speculations of men,
these words of Christ, and we must acknowledge that they
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appear in striking contrast to them. There is a certainty
and definiteness about them that quickly arrests attention.
Here is a person who boldly claims to have solved the mystery
of death. We say, who is he? Can he substantiate his
claim ? These are the questions we may properly ask even
while Christ's words are ringing in our ears.
" These words of Christ will appear all the more striking
when we know that Christ stood in the presence of death
when he uttered them. He was at the sepulchre of Lazarus.
Beside him were the sorrowing and weeping sisters. If
there is ever a time when a man is sincere and honest, it is
when he stands at the grave of his dearest and best friend.
What mockery, what hypocrisy, what cold blooded cruelty,
for Christ to say what he did at the grave of his friend, if
he did not speak the words of truth and soberness. If the
records be true, later on our Lord gave proof of the truth-
fulness of his assertions by bringing back to life Lazarus. So
it was literally true that Christ was just what he said he was,
the resurrection and the life.
" But these words of Christ may be of comfort to these,
stricken hearts.
" Your sister is dead. Her earthly pilgrimage is over.
Her work is accomplished. But because Christ is the resur-
rection and the life, she shall live again. Nay, more, she is
living now in a fairer and better clime, in the very presence of
God. She has entered upon a new life that shall never end.
Her companions are the good and the true of all the ages.
Her departure is a great loss to this household, and to the
church she loved and served so well. It is right that we
recognize our loss and sorrow over it. But we do not sorrow
as those without hope. We shall see her again. She waits
with those we have loved and cherished so dearly on earth, in
the Paradise of God.
" If it be not so, then it had been better if we had not
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been born. This life is a cruel cheat. The Bible is a lie and
Christianity is a delusion and a sham. Our sister was a
believer in Christ. Hers was a faith of a lifetime. Her
very existence was bound up in the church of God. Her
time, her labor, and her love, was given to St. Paul's
Church. From the time of its organization after the
great fire of Portland until her death, she was always loyal
to the church of her first love. Others grew weary and dis-
couraged, but she never tired. Even after she was confined
to the house and knew that her days were numbered, her in-
terest never flagged. Nothing pleased her so much as to
hear something about St. Paul's.
" In the days of her strength she spared neither time, or
labor, or money, to advance its interests. In the Sunday
school, in the Ladies Guild, in visiting the sick and needy,
she was ever ready to help. The rectors of St. Paul's will
always recall her steadfast labors with pleasure and appreci-
ation.
" Miss Carney was not a woman of elegant leisure. For
years she had the care of an invalid brother. He was in her
thoughts night and day, but with all her love and care for
him, she found time to labor for her Church.
" It is not necessary to recount the particulars of this good
woman's life : it is known and read of all men.
" Could she but speak to-day, I am sure that she would
desire I say little about herself, and speak of the Christ she
loved and served so faithfully and well. When I say that
this woman lived and died a Christian, it is the only com-
ment that needs to be made about her. ' She hath done
what she could, and her works do follow her.'
" ' Within the home she ruled with quiet might,
By virtue of her perfect womanhood ;
A child in years, but with all grace and good
Enshrined in her truth flashing orbs of light.
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A woman strong and firm to do the right,
Who with the old time martyrs might have stood,
Yet full of sympathy with every mood,
In times of trouble cheery still and bright ;
O Queen of maidens it must surely be,
If ought that to perfection cometh near
Can e'er be found in tbis imperfect life,
You, perfect daughter, will but disappear
To sbine as perfect woman.'
" That womanhood that blessed her home, her Church, and
the world has been transplanted to the Paradise of God, to
bloom in all its perfection and beauty in the presence of
Christ. From any human standpoint the Church can ill
afford to spare such women. But God knows best. He
hath need of her, else He would not have taken her to Him-
self.
" Let us strive to emulate her virtues, and enshrine her
memory in our hearts as those who knew her and loved her
best.
" One thing I am sure of. "When the roll of those saintly
women, who have labored for the welfare of St. Paul's
Church is called, the name of Carrie Carney will shine
bright and clear among the foremost. In behalf of the par-
ish she loved so dearly, I esteem it a privilege to place upon
the mound that shall mark the spot where she rests, the un-
dying wreath of our affection and esteem."
The following preamble and resolutions were adopted by
the Daughters of the American Revolution in Portland,
Maine :
"Miss Caroline Goodwin Carney died October 12,
1901, after a long and distressing illness which she bore
with her characteristic patience and fortitude.
"Resolved : That in her death the Elizabeth Wards-
worth Chapter loses one of its most zealous and de-
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voted members. Her love for the Society was second
only to the Church in which she was raised. She was
a Charter member, of St. Paul's Church of this City
and as long as her health permitted was active in all
its good works.
" Eesolved : That we tender to her surviving
brothers and their families our sincere sympathy in
their loss, which to her was gain, and that these
resolutions be sent to the family and spread upon our
records.
" Mrs. M. A. Kobinson. "j
" Mrs. S. B. Bedlow. I Committee."
" Mrs. A. L. McDonald. J
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Warren Osgood Carney.
Warren O. Carney, third child of William and Lucia C. Ben-
son-Carney, was born in Alna, Maine, on October 28, 1838.
He is engaged in the business of ship-joiner and cabinet
and pattern maker.
Mr. Carney has been prominent in Masonic circles in
Portland, Maine, and for thirty-five years a continous and
faithful worker in the Grand Lodge, having been Grand-
Sentinel of the Grand Chapter, and Grand Captain of the
Guards in the Grand Commandery. He has also served
continuously in the capacity of Secretary and Treasurer of
the Board of Relief of Ancient Land-Mark Lodge, and is
also a 32d degree Mason, having taken the Scottish Rites.
He is Past Master of Ancient Land-Mark Lodge, and a
member of Greenleaf Chapter Portland Council ; Past Com-
mander of Blanquefort Commandery, a member of the
Maine Consistory, and the Mystic Shrine.
On October 1, 1863, he enlisted as a private in the Seventh
Maine Light Battery Volunteers and participated in all the
battles in which this battery was engaged, being promoted
to artillery officer and mustered out at Augusta, Maine,
June 21, 1865.
He is a member of the Chestnut Methodist Episcopal
Church. He married on November 9, 1873, Miss Harriet
E. Griffen, the daughter of Horatio and Martha Edwards-
Griff en.
They have had three children :
(a) Lucia M., b. June 10, 1878.
(b) Bessie W., b. March 8, 1886, d. April 30, 1886.
(c) Harold E., b. February 7, 1888.
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Willard Charles George Carney.
4. Willard C. G. Carney, twin brother of Warren Osgood Car-
ney, fourth child of William and Lucia C. Benson-Carney,
was born in Alna, Maine, October 28, 1838, where he attended
school and later, in 1856, removed to Portland, Maine, also
attending school in that city. He became a druggist and
was engaged in that business with the firm of H. J. Perkins
for fourteen years. During the years 1879-80, he was a
member of the Portland city council and for several years
assistant assessor. In May, 1893, he was elected health in-
spector of Portland, which office he continues to hold. Mr.
Carney has been prominently identified with the Masonic
Fraternity, being a 32d degree Mason ; Past Commander of
Blankfort Commandery, K. T., Grand Sentinel of the Grand
Council of P. and S. M. of Maine, as well as of the Council of
Knights of Eed Cross of Constantine; Assistant Grand Ty-
ler of the Grand Lodge, and other offices in Masonic and
Odd Fellows chapters.
He, with his family, is a member of the Second Parish
Congregational Church, and a member of its parish com-
mittee.
On July 3, 1864, he married Miss Harriet Abby Stevens,
daughter of Daniel and Sarah Kimball Stevens, of Portland,
Maine.
They have had four children, as follows:
(a) Alice White Carney, b. November 29, 1866, d. April
16, 1869.
(b) Arthur P. Carney, b. January 10, 1869, d. Novem-
ber 16, 1876.
(c) Herbert Curtis Carney, b. March 31, 1874.
(d) Artena Maud Carney, b. November 8, 1877.
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Fessenden Vinton Carney.
Fessenden Vinton Carney, fifth child of William and Lucia
Benson-Carney, was born in Alna, Maine, December 27,
1843. He was educated in the Alna and Portland schools
and has become a prosperous merchant in Portland, Maine.
He married on September 27, 1871, Miss Margaret R. Smith,
born April 27,1848, daughter of Robert A. Smith, Jr., and his
wife Lucy Roberts-Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Carney are members
of St. Stephen's (Episcopal) Church in which Mr. Carney is a
vestryman.
Their children are :
(a) Robert F., b. April 19, 1874, d. May 14, 1874.
(b) Edwin S., b. August 15, 1875.
(c) Ethel B., b. December 4, 1877.
(d) Philip Wildes, b. June 9, 1880.
Edwin S. Carney resides in Europe ; Philip Wildes
Carney is a graduate of Princeton University ; Miss
Ethel B. Carney was married on June 16, 1903, to
Lieutenant Lucian Scott Breckenridge, U. S. A.
CHAPTEK IV.
James G. Carney.
James G. Carney, sixth child of Daniel and Sarah Bell-
Carney was born in Boston, Mass., February 14, 1 804. He re-
sided there until he removed to Lowell, Mass., inlS28, where
he became one of its leading citizens. His education was
obtained in the public schools of Boston. For a time it
seemed as though he might become interested in mercantile
life, being supercargo on one of William Gray's vessels, and
later his confidential representative in Savannah, Georgia.
In 1825 he was bookkeeper in the recently organized
" American Bank," located at No. 7 Congress Street. This
bank had a capital of $250,000, and the following officers :
George Odiorne, president; Jno. S.Wright, cashier; Aslmr
Adams, teller ; James Carney, bookkeeper ; Thomas J.
Bailey, messenger and porter, and a board of ten trustees.
As there were several Carneys in the city of Boston at that
time named " James," he added the letter " G " to his name.
He apparently remained with the American Bank until 1828,
as his name appears among its officers that year, a year
marking his life momentously, in that he married, and also
located in Lowell, Mass., which city was incorporated two
years previously.
In those days the canal packet to Chelmsford left
Charlestown on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, re-
turning on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, " passen-
gers and light freight being forwarded from 'Rileys,' 9
Elm Street, at half-past seven A. M."
Whether James G. Carney went up by canal packet,
chaise, or on horseback is of little moment, but staying at
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JAMES G. CARNEY
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the " Old Stone Tavern " on Pawtucket Street he was so
charmed by the picturesque view from his window, the
morning after his arrival, that he then decided to dwell by
the shores of the Merrimack River.
Here in 1653 dwelt the powerful and chivalric Pawtucket
tribe of Indians. Here came the famous Apostle Eliot and
in the wigwam of Wanalancet, the Chief, near Pawtucket
Falls, he preached the Gospel to them on the beautiful 5th of
May, 1674, from St. Matthew, chapter 22, 6th to 14th verses.
This particular tract of land was called Wamesit, and in
1726 it was annexed to Chelmsford, the Indians gradually
moving farther north, leaving their winding river, filled in
season with salmon and shad, to the " pale-faces," who have
since built one of the greatest manufacturing cities in New
England.
Mr. Carney became identified with the South Congrega-
tional Church (Unitarian) and from 1829 to 1840 was chair-
man of its standing committee. On September 7, 1851, he
and his wife united with this church, of which the Kev. Wil-
liam Barry was pastor. Later he and others built, and at-
tended, Lee Street Church and finally Kirk Street Con-
gregational Church, of which the Rev. Amos Blanchard,
D. D., was pastor, partaking of communion there, although
not severing his affiliation with the Unitarian Societv.
It has been said that no one who ever saw him during the
devotional part of the service could forget his devout and
reverent attitude. He was interested in all its public serv-
ices, and his constancy in attending both the morning and
afternoon services was remarkable. Once he was spoken to
on the subject and he replied, " When I am able to go to
business on week days, I feel I am able to go to church on
Sundays and hope that my example may exert an influence
on even one person."
In the year following his settling in Lowell, 1828, where
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by the way, he lived at No. 12 Merrimack Street for a
dozen years or more, nearly opposite Kirk Street, " the
Lowell Institution for Savings " was chartered, having its
office in the Lowell Bank.
In 1833 the following were its officers : Elisha Glidden,
Esq., president; Dr. John Orne Green and Elisha Bartlett,
Esq., vice presidents ; James G. Carney, Esq., treasurer.
Trustees : Rev. Theodore Edson, D.D., rector of St. Anne's
Church for nearly sixty years, and for several years pre-
sident of the bank, Joel Lewis, Esq., Warren Colburn, Esq.,
Cyril French, Esq, George Brownell, Esq., James Russell,
Esq., and Abiel Abbott, Esq.
An announcement of one of its first meetings reads as fol-
lows :
" Notice. — A meeting of the Savings Institution will be
holden at the Compting Room of the Hamilton Company,
on Friday evening next, at 1 /2 past 7 o'clock.
" Lowell, March 18, 1829 James G. Cakney."
Of the success of this institution let others speak.
"To the prudent and wise business forethought and sagac-
ity of the late James G. Carney, the original promoter and
first Secretary and Treasurer of the Institution, is due a large
share of the prosperity which has ever attended the invest-
ments made in the half century just elapsed.
" Taking charge of the business at first as a simple matter
of aiding those who were struggling to aid themselves, as the
years rolled on, it became certain that some one must be
placed in charge as executive officer for the trust, with en-
larged power of action, and no one so well as the late Treas-
urer could assume the burden which he faithfully and hon-
estly bore until the year 1869, when death came to set him
free."
The Lowell Bank was started in 1828. Nathaniel Wright
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was its president and James G. Carney its cashier. Its
capital was $250,000. James G. Carney was one of its
directors and during seventeen years be was its treasurer
and one year its president.
In June, 1836, the " Ministry-at-Large," was started in
Lowell for the purpose of providing free religious and secular
instruction and to dispense charity among the unfortunate
and poor.
Keverend Horatio Wood refers in glowing terms of grati-
tude to Mr. Clark, James G. Carney and Dr. John C. Dalton
and others, who rendered him much valuable aid in his work.
"May the benevolent of the present and future genera-
tions imitate their noble examples and perpetuate this valu-
able Institution." Indeed it was due to the report of James
G. Carney, secretary of the South Congregational Society
(subsequently printed) that the Ministry-at-Large came into
being, as his suggestion that money sent to foreign parts
could be better employed among the poor and needy at home,
met with heartiest approbation, and this new organization
was started.
In 1841 James G. Carney and John Avery were the au-
ditors of the " Howard Benevolent Society," formed in 1840 ;
John Aiken, president, D. G. Lang, secretary, and Charles
Hovey, treasurer.
Mr. Carney was also the founder of the beautiful ceme-
tery in Lowell. Mr. Charles Hovey said in an address : " It
was he who penned the paragraph on the first written page
of its record and who brought it to the prospective clerk of
his selection, to be transcribed. He laid out the financial
plan that enabled the corporation to buy the land, procure
surveys and prepare it for use." The first meeting was held
in the common council rooms, March 8, 1841. The offi-
cers were, Oliver M. Whipple, president, James G. Carney,
treasurer, Charles Hovey, clerk, and twelve trustees.
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The Lowell Dispensary was inaugurated in 1836, and
James G. Carney was chairman of its first board of managers.
Associated with him were John Clark, John Aiken, Sidney
Spaulding, James Cook, Thomas Hopkinson, Jesse Fox, Jo-
seph Tapley, Richard L. Hastings, Hananiah Whitney, John
Mead and Asa Hall.
Mr. Carney and a few others established the Bank of
Mutual Redemption in Boston, which was chartered in 1855
and commenced business in 1858, and became its first presi-
dent.
" At this time the Suffolk Bank had constituted itself the
redemption agent of the New England banks, and redeemed
at par and put again into circulation the notes of all banks
which kept a specified balance on its books, while it bought
up, at current rates, the issues of banks which would not
submit to this arrangement and compelled them to redeem
the notes with specie.
" By the use of the moneys thus deposited with it by the
banks of the first class and by the profits derived from the
dragooning process applied to the recalcitrant banks of the
second class, the Suffolk Bank grew rich. The country
banks finally concluded that they might as well have a share
in these profits and a number of them united together in
forming the Bank of Mutual Redemption in Boston, mak-
ing it their redemption agent upon a similar plan."
At the outbreak of the Civil War, the Massachusetts
legislature had adjourned and no moneys in the treasury
could be used for moving the militia from the State until
an appropriation could be made by the legislature.
General Benj. F. Butler describes in his Memoirs, pages
170 to 173, his ride to Boston with James G. Carney, on
April 16, 1861.
Mr i . Carney was going to the Bank of Mutual Redemption,
and there wrote the following letter:
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" Bank of Mutual Redemption
" Boston, Mass., April 16, 1861.
"His Excellency, John A. Andrew,
" Governor :
"Sir: — Supposing it to be not impossible that the
sudden exigencies of the case may call for the use of
more money than may be at the immediate command
of the Treasurer of the Commonwealth in the Treas-
ury, I write to offer to place to the credit of the
State, the extreme amount the law now allows us to
loan it, and remain, Very respectfully
"Your ob. St.
" James G. Carney,
" President."
The sum thus offered was $50,000 and beside doing this he
personally went to the other banks and as a result of his
solicitations there was nearly $4,000,000 to the credit of the
commonwealth before nightfall. He also recommended
General Butler's detail as brigadier-general, which recom-
mendation was approved by Governor Andrew.
Thus in the hour of the country's need, James G. Carney
had the privilege of being the first to pledge the financial
assistance which sent the gallant Sixth Massachusetts to
the front to protect the national seat of government at
Washington.
In any emergency he could be relied on to do all in his
power to mitigate the wants or sorrows of others and in sev-
eral instances, he was the friend and protector of individ-
uals of the negro race during the exciting anti-slavery years.
On August 24, 1858, he gave to the city of Lowell a sura
of money, the interest of which should be used for silver
medals, to be given to young ladies and young gentlemen
of the graduating class of the Lowell High School.
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The following letter explains how the " Carney Medals ""
originated :
" Lowell, Aug. 24, 1858.
" Hon. Elisha Huntington,
" Mayor of the City of Lowell :
" Dear Sir : — I am desirous of contributing some-
what to the benefit of the public schools of Lowell,
where my children have received their school educa-
tion. I therefore send the enclosed check, that the
annual interest thereof may be appropriated to the
purchase of six silver medals, to be annually distributed
to the six best scholars in the high school, forever, —
three to the girl's department, and three to the boy's
department.
" As cities are usually borrowers of money, I suppose
this sum can be made a perpetual item of this city's
public debt ; the annual income then will always be as
certain as the continued existence of the city itself.
" Should the city accept this trust, I have only one
suggestion to offer as to the distribution of the
medals ; which I will make in the expression of the
hope that in their distribution, a preference shall be
given to excellence in a good English education, and
that whatever may be the talents or acquirements of
the competitors for these medals, no one shall ever
receive a medal whose character and conduct do not
entitle the recipient to a place in the front rank in de-
portment ; so that these medals shall be held and
prized not only as evidence of excellence in scholar-
ship, but also of excellence in character.
" Thus as each primary school scholar is looking
forward to the attainment of qualifications which will
give admission to the grammar school, and thence by
further progress, to the high school's advantages and
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privileges, it may be an additional incentive to a
healthy emulation in each to know that there is still an
honorable distinction to look forward to there, open to
all, and for the possession of which each may feel
assured that it is measurably in the power of each com-
petitor to command the one preliminary necessary
element of success — excellence of character.
" I remain,
" Eespectfully and truly,
" Your friend and servant,
" James G. Carney."
This gift, first of one hundred dollars, and the next year,
July 16, 1859, an equal amount, was accepted by the city of
Lowell, and the medals were first awarded in 1859.
They were won by Master Frederick T. Greenhalge, later
to become Governor of Massachusetts ; Master Thomas B.
Shaw, and Misses Augusta Vickser, Susan C. Crosby, Eliza-
beth G. Hanks and Jane E. Hosmer, and have been dis-
tributed each year since then.
The following is from the " Rules of the School Commit-
tee "
" Sec. 17. The ' Carney Medals ' shall be bestowed by the
Board at the close of each school year, upon the three male
members and the three female members of the graduating
class who have most fully complied with the requirements
of the donor, in accordance with the following rules :
" 1. There shall be neither more nor less than six medals an-
nually conferred.
" 2. They shall be restricted to members of the graduating
class, in either the three, four or five years' course ; but the
awards shall be based on general excellence throughout the
course, and no medal shall be given to any student who has
not been a member of the school at least three years.
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" 3. Three shall be bestowed on that number of young
ladies who excel in all that constitutes a good scholar, and
three on young gentlemen, similarly.
" 4. The elements of good scholarship to enter into the ac-
count shall include deportment and rank in daily recitations.
" The account shall be made up as follows :
"«. Rank in scholarship shall be the average of all the
studies in the course.
" b. Rank in deportment shall be one hundred per cent., less
three per cent, for each reduction made on a monthly report.
" c. No reduction shall be made for necessary absence, but
truancy shall disqualify any student.
" d. The final rank shall be the average of the ranks in
scholarship and deportment as found by a. and b.
" <?. The headmaster shall annually report to the Secretary
of the school committee, the names of the graduates who are
entitled to the medals according to the provisions of these
rules."
On Thursday, October 9, 1828, Mr. Carney was married by
the Rev. John Pierpoint, D.D., pastor of llollis Street Church,
Boston, Mass., to Miss Clarissa Willett. She was the daugh-
ter of Joseph Willett, Esq., a merchant of Boston, and Je-
mima Bullard-Willett, his wife, and was born February 3,
1806, and died May 3, 1856.
Her queenly presence, lovely Christian character, and de-
votion to her husband and children are sacred and hallowed
memories to those who knew her and were honored with her
friendship. A friend writing from Edinburgh at the time
of her death sent this message :
" To Mary in particular say, that the most happiness she
can wish for in this world is that she may live and die to be
beloved and lamented like her blessed Mother."
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February 11, 1824. His parents were Andrew and Sibbei
Hartshorn-Willett of Walpole, Mass.
Andrew Willett marched to Lexington on the alarm of
April 19, 1775, and was a private in Capt. Seth Bullard's
company from May 22, 1775, to August 1, 1775. The next
year he was a lieutenant in Capt. Joshua Clapps' company,
in Col. Ephraim Wheelock's regiment and saw service until
June 9, 1779, when he resigned from the army.
His wife's ancestry was that of the Hartshorn family
traced to the Thomas Hartshorn, who was an original settler
of Reading, Mass., and whose son Joseph participated in King
Philip's War.
Jemima Bullard, was born February 9, 1776, and died
October 22, 1856. Her parents were Seth Bullard and Jo-
hanna Lewis-Bullard, his wife. Of Seth Bullard, the Rev.
Abner Morse wrote :
" The Hon. Seth Bullard was a gentleman of sound judg-
ment and sterling integrity ; he early entered the Army of
the Revolution, rose to the rank of Major and was esteemed
a valuable officer. He was subsequently much engaged in
transacting the public business of Walpole, Mass., and repre-
sented her twenty years, and Norfolk County, Mass., eight
years in the General Court."]
In 1844 Mr. Carney removed to his new home at No. 25
Pawtucket Street, the spacious grounds sloping almost to
the shores of the Merrimack River, and his long cherished
hope of having a residence in the immediate vicinity of the
spot which first charmed his vision was consummated. As
he walked there with his little five year old daughter Mar}'-
holding on to his forefinger, she said, " Father, is this mov-
ing?" Here they dw T elt for a quarter of a century, his
daughter Mary inheriting the house and grounds at his de-
cease.
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From the time of moving to the new house on Pawtucket
Street until his last illness in 1869, he always walked to and
from the bank four times daily, on the south side of Merri-
mack Street, while on three evenings of each week he was to
be found at the bank from six until nine o'clock.
The distance from his home to the bank was almost one
mile, and he took this exercise to overcome in some degree
the effects of his sedentary life.
James G. Carney never accepted any political office al-
though he had received the intimation that he would be of-
fered the position of Secretary of the Treasury, in President
Lincoln's second term. He was one of those rare men,
" without fear and without reproach ; " his integrity was
above question. On his deathbed he said to his son, " You
will find my accounts will balance to the cent," and not only
was that so, but during all these years his books had been so
perfectly, and accurately kept, that there was not even an
erasure !
" The first obituary notice made in the Eecord Books of
the Institution was that commemorative of Mr. Carney's de-
cease, and the purest testimonial which can be recorded of any
man by his fellow men was made therein, shortly after his de-
mise, and consists of these words, " Not a figure to be
changed nor a word to be erased," and another quotation,
"In these times of what are called 'financial irregulari-
ties,' the Record of forty years of service of one of them,
James G. Carney, at the head of our oldest Savings Institu-
tions, will show not a single dollar lost of the millions which
have passed through his hands and not a figure reguiring to
he changed in nineteen ledgers of nearly one thousand pages
each."
The following obituary appeared in the " Lowell Courier,"
Wednesday, February 10, 1869 :
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' Death of James G. Carney.
" We are pained to announce the death of Mr. James G.
Carney Esq., who died at his residence on Pawtucket Street
at ten minutes past eight o'clock this morning of pneumonia.
He was taken ill last Thursday evening while on the street
with a member of his family, and was obliged to return
home, being completely prostrated in two hours afterwards.
He was in possession of his reason till the time of his death,
and suffered no pain, except from the difficulty in breathing.
In the death of Mr. Carney we have occasion to record
the fact that another of our oldest residents has passed away.
He was born in Boston in 1804, and would have been 65
years of age next Sunday. He came to Lowell in 1828, and
had therefore lived here 41 years. His purpose in coming to
Lowell was to assume the Cashiership of the Low T ell Bank,
the first banking institution organized in the City, and of
which he was the first Cashier. He had previously held a
position in a bank in Boston, and prior to that time acted as
an agent for the well known merchant of Boston, William
Gray, residing in Savannah, Georgia. He never engaged
in politics, and devoted nearly his whole time to transaction
of the business positions which he was chosen to fill. He
was one of the originators of the Lowell Institution for
Savings, and had been its Treasurer ever since its organi-
zation. He succeeded the late Nathaniel Wright as President
•of the Lowell Bank. He was one of the originators of the
Lowell Cemetery Association and of the Lowell Dispensary.
He was one of the leaders of the opposition to the Suffolk
Bank in the controversy which led to the organization of the
Bank of Mutual Kedemption, and "was President of the last
named institution for several years. A great degree of
interest was manifested by him in the Institution for the
Detection of Counterfeiting.
" Mr. Carney was methodical and precise in all his business
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transactions, and was possessed of a most un variable temper-
ament. He was most abstemious in his mode of living and
general habits, being seldom out of doors in the evening
except on urgent business engagements. He was very fond
of reading and never seemed to have a season of greater
enjoyment than when by his fireside, perusing the w r orks of
favorite authors. He leaves three children, two sons and
one daughter, and by his death our community has lost one
of its best citizens."
The children of James G. and Clarissa Willett-Carney
were:
(a) Clara, b. July 13, 1829, d. November 6, 1831.
(5) Horace Howe, b. November 2, 1830, d. December 10,
1832.
(c) Charles Tebbetts, b. February 17, 1832, d. September
23, 1862.
(d) Alice, b. November 5, 1833, d. November 5, 1833.
(<?) George James, b. June 13, 1835.
(/) Sydney Howard, b. August 24, 1837.
(g) Mary Howard, b. September 10, 1839.
Careful search of the Trinity Church records of bap-
tisms gives the following : " James, son of Daniel Carney,
by Sarah Bell, his wife, March 23, 1801. Sponsor, Mr.
Carney."
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CHARLES T. CARNEY
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Charles Tebbets Carney.
Charles Tebbets Carney, second son and third child of
James G. and Clarissa Willett Carney, was born in Lowell,
Mass., February 17, 1832, and Avas baptized by the Kev. Wm.
Barry, April 15, 1832.
He attended the primary, grammar, and high schools
of that city. Following his graduation at the high school,
he became a clerk in the firm of Carleton and Hovey, Apoth-
ecaries, remaining there from 1819 to 1852. Following this
practical work, he went to Amherst College, where he de-
voted his attention to the study of chemistry, and had the
honor of being the first graduate from the Scientific Depart-
ment of Amherst College in 1854. In 1855 he opened the
apothecary store on the corner of Kirk and Merrimack
Streets. He removed to Boston in 1856. He published in
1855, " Beports on Examination and Testing of Bank Note
Paper." In 1856, " Report on Seropyan Patent Ink for Pre-
vention of Counterfeiting." In 1857, another report, and in
1858, " Report on Green Tint for Bank Notes."
In 1862 he became identified with the drug business both
in Lowell and Boston, but eventually opened a laboratory
for experimental and analytical research. He died suddenly
at Pine Bend, Minn., September 23, 1862.
In the " Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical As-
sociation " appears the following :
" Our friend became a member of this Association in 1853,
the first year of our meeting in Boston, and soon became
active in its affairs. Several of his original papers appear in
our published volumes of ' Proceedings,' of which none have
attracted more attention than his report on ' Home Adul-
terations,' read in 1859 and 1860. As Chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee in 1859, he superintended the voluminous
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publication of that year. Not by his zeal and ability as a
chemist and pharmacist merely, but by his excellence as an
associate and friend are we lead to mourn the death of
Charles T. Carney, one of the youngest, most gifted and best
beloved of our members.
" We are informed that he was usefully and honorably
connected with the investigation of the qualities of the green
oxide of chrome, as a tint for bank-note engraving, and by
an original investigation, proved that this dye was not, as
had been asserted, a complete safeguard against counterfeit-
ing.
" This discovery was made at the instance of the Associa-
tion of Banks of Boston for the suppression of counterfeit-
ing, by whom Mr. Carney was employed as Chemical Ex-
pert.
" An interesting letter exists from the Eussian Consul
General of that period, acknowledging Mr. Carney's services
in demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Russian Govern-
ment that the ' Green Tint ' was not what it w r as claimed
to be and alluding to a check of good size sent to Mr. Car-
ney for these same services."
Among other of his contributions may be mentioned :
" Paraffin, Its Substitution for Wax in Cerates ; " " Citric
Acid, Its Valuable Water of Crystallization and Contami-
nation ; ' " Report on Specimens of Exibition ; " " Remarks
on the Sale of Poisons ; " " New England Isinglass ; " and
" Oil of Hemlock."
The article in the New England Druggist, vol. IX, No. 8,
Boston, August, 1897, concludes : " Here was an able chemist,
a conscientious druggist, and a Christian gentleman, whose
memory deserves an important place among memories of the
pharmacists of New England, who have departed this life."
He discovered in 1858 "that the ignited sesqui-oxide of
chromium was susceptible of decomposition."
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He was a member of the Examination Committee at Har-
vard College and wrote the report in 1861.
He married April 30, 1857, Ellen, daughter of Benjamin,
and Alice Lofthouse-Dean, who still survives him, residing
in Lowell, Mass., where she has been actively engaged in
the art schools of that city, as well as in the Middlesex
Woman's Club.
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George James Carney.
George James Carney, fifth child of James G. and Clar-
issa Willett-Carney, was born in Lowell, Mass., June 13,
1835, and was baptized by Kev. William Barry July 12, 1835.
He received his education in the primary, grammar and
high schools of Lowell, Mass.
During a part of the Civil War he was major on General
B. F. Butlers staff and later, when General Butler became
governor, he was appointed lieutenant colonel on his staff.
He married, at Scotch Plains, N. J., on October 9, 1866,
Miss Lizzie McClean, daughter of Andrew B. and Ann
Eliza Sellers-McClean.
Mr. Andrew B. McClean was born in Philadelphia, Pa.,
February 11, 1797. His wife was born at Alexandria, Va.,
October 1, 1804. They were married April 22, 1822, at
Alexandria, Va. They had several children. Their daugh-
ter Lizzie was born at their extensive plantation, Bryonfield,
James River, Va., on October 9, 1848.
George James Carney upon the death of his father,
James G. Carney, in 1869, became treasurer of the Lowell
Institution for Savings, which position he has held for thirty-
four years at this writing. He is a member of the Unitarian
Society, Free Masons, Society of Colonial Wars, and other
organizations. He is a man of wide reading and interested in
all scientific matters. An expert in the ornithology of
Massachusetts, having one of the choicest cabinets of birds
collected by his sons and himself in the State. He is an ex-
pert with the lathe, printing press, gun and fishing rod.
His three sons have grown to manhood.
(a) James Andrew, born November 3, 1867, baptized by
Rev. Theodore Edson, D.D., October 20, 1868, a
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graduate of the Lowell High School in 1886 and
later from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
in chemistry, in 1890. He has held several important
positions with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
R. R. Co. and is now master mechanic of the Burling-
ton division. He is a Free Mason and unmarried.
He is now residing in "West Burlington, Iowa.
(b) George Sydney, born August 9, 1869, baptized by Rev.
Augustus Woodbury, of Providence, R. L, June 9,
1872, like his elder brother attended the same schools
in Lowell. He graduated from the high schools
in 1888 and entered the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in Boston. He did not graduate from
this institution in consequence of his having a se-
vere attack of typhoid fever. He was identified
with the noted Textile School in Lowell ; also in
superintending the building of mills in the south.
He has frequently been consulted by those requiring
the benefit of his great skill in his chosen profession.
He is a Free Mason, unmarried, and at this time is
residing at Philadelphia, Pa. Pie has made a study of
ammunition for guns, and is very skillful in the use
of gun and rifle.
(c) Edward Bullard, born June 8, 1871, baptized by Rev.
Augustus Woodbury, of Providence, R. I., June 9,
1872. After graduating from the Lowell High School
in 1889, he entered the Massachusetts Institute of Tech-
nology and was graduated in 1893 as a mechanical
engineer. He is now holding a position in the office
of the city engineer of Lowell, Mass. He is a Free
Mason ; indeed the three brothers hold high degrees in
the fraternity. It seems worthy of record that these
brothers as well as their father can personally build (as
they have) anything from a steamboat to a fishing
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rod with brass finishings, perfecting each detail them-
selves. For many years their steamer was a familiar
sight on the Merrimack Kiver, the father and sons
being licensed by the government as engineers.
SYDNEY HOWARD CARNEY
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Sydney Howakd Carney.
Sydney Howard, sixth child and fourth son, of James G.
and Clarissa Willett-Carney, was born in Lowell, Mass.,
August 2i, 1837, and was baptized by Kev. Henry Adol-
phus Miles, September 17, 1837.
When but a small boy, his family moved to Pawtucket
Street, near the Merrimack River. Here, in those days, the
nets were cast for shad, and magnificent salmon could be
had for the trouble of fishing, — salmon as large as a small
boy, and nearly as powerful ! This was before the " new "
canal was built and prior to the dams constructed at Law-
rence and Haverhill.
There were few neighbors and plenty of room for growing
boys. At a very early age, he with his brothers and a few
boys of his own age, spent all their leisure time in hunting
and fishing. As they were on the former site of the peace-
ful Pawtucket Indian tribe, they frequently found flint arrow
heads and other stone implements used by members of that
tribe. Portions of Indian skeletons were found when a ditch
was dug in Pawtucket Street.
He attended the primary school on School Street, then the
" north grammar school," Mr. Graves, principal, and then
the high school, Mr. C. C. Chase, principal.
He wells remembers one punishment he received for some
slight infraction of the " rules " while a pupil of the primary
school, which was of such a novel nature that it seems worth
recording to show the difference between then and now.
The teacher lived in a house about two hundred feet from
the schoolhouse. One day she w r alked into the schoolroom
and without any preliminary remarks directed one of the
" big " girls to go into the vestibule and get for her a large
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shawl. The teacher spread this shawl on the floor and then
laid the subject of this sketch on it. Taking up the four
corners she easily threw the bundle on her back and started
for her boarding-house. Her gait was rapid and as enjoy-
able as a ride on a camel's back. The bundle was not opened
until the dark cellar w r as reached and then the culprit was
released. The "teacher" remarked, when bolting the door
as she was leaving, " You are going to stay here awhile ; there
are RATS here ! " The prisoner fortunately was not terri-
fied as he listened to the sound of her retreating footsteps
and when he heard the front door shut w T ith a slam, pro-
ceeded to hunt for rats. He found a small old hoe and a
very large rat hole and set to work to unearth the rodent.
He was able to dig a very large hole before the teacher's re-
appearance. She was evidently alarmed when the prisoner
did not respond to her frequent calls, " Where are you ? "
After a hasty search the student was lifted from the hole
and led by the hand back to school, his only regret to this
day being that he did not get that rat for which he had
worked so hard.
He would like to speak at length of that grand teacher
and gentleman, Mr. C. C. Chase, of the Lowell High School,
but lack of space forbids.
He entered Amherst College in 1854, in the class of 1858,
where he remained until his junior year, when he left and
commenced the study of medicine soon after at the " Tremont
Medical School." This was a summer school conducted by
professors of the Harvard Medical College. He entered the
latter and in 1860 was appointed one of the " house pupils "
at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his
medical degree while there.
In 1861 he was elected resident physician of the state
alms-house at Bridge water, Mass., where he remained one
year.
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His appointment to the latter institution was due to the
following letter :
" To the hoard of inspectors of state institutions :
" Gentlemen — The subscribers having had due op-
portunity of becoming acquainted with the personal
and professional merits of Dr. Sydney H. Carney,
would recommend him as well qualified to discharge
the duties of physician to one of the state alms houses,
for which he is an applicant. He is possessed of that
professional skill, kindness and fidelity which are so
desirable in an institution of the kind.
"Boston, March 12, 1861.
" Augustus A. Gould, Physician Mass. Gen'l. Hospital.
" Henry I. Bowditch, do.
"Calvin EUis,
" Chas. E. Ware, do.
" D. Humphrey Storer,
" Eobert Ware.
" J. B. S. Jackson,
" Chas. E. Buckingham,
"Jno. C. Dalton,
" Francis Minot, Physician to Mass. Genl. Hospital.
" Geo. C. Shattuck,
"Benjamin L. Shaw, Kesident Physician Mass. Genl.
Hospital.
" Henry J. Bigelow r , Surgeon Mass. Genl. Hospital.
"S. Cabot. Jr., do.
" George H. Gay, do.
" J. Mason Warren, do.
" John Homans, Consulting Physician Mass. Genl. Hos-
pital."
On April 30, 1862, Dr. Carney opened an office at 15
Decatur Street, where he and his wife, Hortense, daughter
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of Ebenezer Tilden, and Ruth He wes- Abbott, began house-
keeping, having been married at noon of that day at North
Reading, Mass., by the Rev. Mr. Heath.
The Civil War was on and Dr. Carney and his wife expe-
rienced many of the horrors of those terrible times.
When the call from Washington for volunteer surgeons
came one Sunday morning, Dr. Carney, in response to a re-
quest from Surgeon General Dale of Massachusetts left for
Washington the same afternoon with several other surgeons.
He did not have the opportunity for any field work as both
armies had soon become panic-stricken and had retired from
the immediate field of battle in great disorder. He had,
however, the privilege of visiting two of the Washington hos-
pitals by request of the authorities and reporting on the condi-
tion and needs of the Massachusetts soldiers under treatment.
These reports are on file in the surgeon general's office at
the State House in Boston, Mass. Dr. Carney returned to
Boston but had not been at home many days when the late
Dr. Henry G. Clark of Boston called one morning at about
seven o'clock and showed him a personal request from
Washington to leave at once, as a great battle would prob-
ably be fought within a few days, and urged him to accom-
pany him to the front. Drs. Clark and Carney left that
morning at 8.30. These two doctors went as speedily as
possible and reached General McClellan's headquarters in
due time, where, with Medical Inspector Vollum, they had
an opportunity of visiting the hospitals (barns) on that
battle field (the battle of Antietam, named from a creek of
that name which intersected the battle field), and rendering
great assistance to the wounded.
He practiced medicine in Boston until 1870. He was at
one time one of the sanitary inspectors of Boston. He was
also one of the physicians at the central office of the Bos-
ton Dispensary.
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In 1867 he became surgeon general of the Travelers In-
surance Company of Hartford, Conn, (with headquarters in
Boston), and remained with it for three years, when in 1870
he removed to New York City and became identified with
the New York Life Insurance Company. He remained with
this company until June 20, 1894. Since then he has been
in the active practice of medicine with his son, Dr. Sydney
II. Carney, Jr., in New York City.
The following letter from President James G. Batterson
is of interest :
" Travelers Insurance Company,
" Hartford, Conn., 25th March, 1870.
" S. H. Carney, Esq., M. D.,
" My dear Doctor : — I owe } T ou many apologies for
not replying at an earlier day to your favor of Janu-
ary last — but the truth is I have not had a moment
for the past two months which I could call my own.
I take pleasure in acknowledging the arduous and
valuable Services rendered this Company in the adjust-
ment of losses, the discovery of frauds and villainies
innumerable, including the army of malingerers who
speedily received at your hands a prescription which
stopped the leaks in our Treasury.
" For your uniform courtesy and regard for the Offi-
cers of the Company we have only to assure you of
our good wishes in your new field of labor, hoping
that your Services may be as fully appreciated by
your superior Officers as they deserve.
" Very Truly Yours,
"J. G. Batteeson, Pres."
From 1870, when he removed to New York City, to
June 20, 1894, Dr. Carney was superintendent of the
Agency Medical Department, and associate medical di-
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rector of the New York Life Insurance Company. He
reorganized the entire medical department, examined the
losses by death, and fraud, and also prepared maps of the
United States, which showed by means of various tints
the diseases endemic in the different sections of the United
States. Upon the retirement of the late president of the
company, William H. Beers, he received the following let-
ter which, in some measure, shows the appreciation in which
he was held during twenty-two years of unceasing toil and
travel, in this and foreign sections of America :
" New Life Insurance Company,
" 346 and 348 Broadway,
" New York, 10th February, 1892.
"My dear Dr. Carney: — My connection with the
Company as its President is about to close, and this
appears to be a fitting occasion for me to express to
you my sincere appreciation of the valuable and faith-
ful services you have given the Company during a
long term of years. In all the matters that have been
committed to your care you have evinced rare and
skillful judgment and unswerving loyality to the in-
terests of the Company.
" I cannot make this commendation too strong, for
you have not been actuated by mere eye service, but
in season and out of season, even to the discomfort
of your family interests, and often, I think, neglect-
ing that which belongs to every man personally ; in
all things you have never tired or ceased in your
efforts to accomplish successful results in the duties
committed to your care. " Faithful in all things "
can be justly inscribed upon all }'our work in the
long, long years that are past, and this picture will
be among the pleasant remembrances of my life in
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connection with kindly thoughts of the harmonious
relations which have always existed between us, and
which I trust will long continue.
" With esteem and regard, I remain very sincerely
your friend.
" Wm. H. Beeks, Pres.
"ToS. H.Carney, M. D."
Dr. Carney has been a member of the Massachusetts Med-
ical Society, the New York County Medical Society, Har-
vard Medical Alumni Association, and was raised to Master
Mason in Winslow Lewis Lodge, F. and A. M., of Boston.
He is also a 32d degree Mason ; the Delta Kappa Epsilon
Fraternity in Amherst College ; the Society of Colonial
Wars ; the Sons of the Revolution.
On July 18, 1892, his wife died in the city of New York.
Words can but inadequately portray her life which has be-
come a hallowed memory.
She was born in North Reading, Mass., on April 24, 1840.
She attended the district school, later the Young Ladies
Seminary at Lansingburg, N. Y., and the Normal Musical
School, holding its session in North Reading, under the per-
sonal care of the celebrated Lowell Mason and George F.
Root.
She successfully completed the difficult course of study at
the State Normal School in Salem, Mass., and was graduated
on April 9, 1858. She had a singularly winsome dispo-
sition and in the companionship of the little child, the Rev.
Dr. Smith, composer of " My Country 'tis of Thee," found
much enjoyment, while a frequent guest at her father's
house.
Her father, Ebenezer Tilden Abbott, was born March 14,
1808, and died November 19, 1888. He was one of Nature's
sturdy noblemen, and came in direct descent from the first
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George Abbott and Hanna Chandler, who settled in An-
dover, Mass., in 1643.
Her mother, Ruth Hewes, is a descendant of Joshua
Hewes, and his wife Mary, who were married at Roxbury,
Mass., October 8, 1634, and from whom a long line of men
and women has sprung identified with the growth and de-
velopment of this country. One of the family, Joseph
Hewes, was a delegate to the Continental Congress and was
a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Mrs. Ruth Hewes Abbott continues to enjoy life at the
age of eighty-eight years, and her children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren now unite in affectionate devotion
to one who will always be remembered for her loving care
of them.
For twenty-two years, Mrs. Carney was a member of the
Broadway Tabernacle Congregational Church, New York
City, the Rev. William M. Taylor, D.D., pastor, and an in-
terested member of, and contributing to, its various organi-
zations for Home and Foreign Missionary work.
Of a retiring disposition she enjoyed the personal friend-
ships of her chosen circle of friends into whose hearts she
grew and reigned there evermore. First, and ever first, was
her absolute devotion to her husband and children. The
beautiful home which she graced can never be forgotten by
those privileged to be guests therein. She was interested in
literature, both English and French, and, at spare moments
painted in water colors many charming scenes.
Dr. Sydney Howard and Hortense Abbott-Carney had
four children.
(a) Sydney Howard Carney, Jr., b. December 3, 1863.
{b) Charles Abbott Carney, b. April 29, 1869, d. October
18, 1869.
(c) Philip Dean Carney, b. October 19, 1870, d. August
10, 1871.
(77) Hortense Abbott Carney, Jr., b. March 31, 1872.
SYDNEY H. CARNEY, JR.
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Sydney Howard Carney, Jr.
Sydney Howard Carney, Jr., was born at 15 Decatur
Street, Boston, December 3, 1863. He lived in Lowell from
1869 to 1875 and attended the primary school on Paige Street
presided over by that genius among school teachers, Miss
Abby Foster, who must have been among the first women in
America to introduce what is now called Kindergarten work,
and who made the hours of relaxation for the children so
happy that it was a pleasure to study. Later he attended
the Green Grammar School, and, in New York, the old 13th
Street Grammar School and later still Mr. William Rich-
ard's private school. He Avas admitted to Amherst College,
but deciding to study medicine did not enter.
He studied at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in
New York, and at the medical school of Dartmouth College,
Hanover, N. H., receiving his degree in medicine, November
19, 1888, from the latter college. For a number of years he
was one of the medical examiners for the New York Life
Insurance Company in the city of New York and has since
practiced his profession in that city. He has been a mem-
ber of the New York County Medical Society ; the Delta
Kappa Epsilon Fraternity ; Kane Lodge, F. and A. M. ;
recording secretary of the New York Historical Society ;
historian and surgeon of the Society of Colonial Wars ;
and is a member of the Society of the Sons of the Revolu-
tion :
He has contributed to the Massachusetts and New York
magazines, newspapers and the Encyclopedia Americana.
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Hortense Abbott Carney, Jr.
Hortense Abbot Carney, Jr., was born in Lowell, JVlass.,
March 31, 1872. She attended Miss Brackett's and Mrs.
Theodore Irving's schools in New York. Later she studied
under Mr. Augustus St. Gaudens and the late Mr. J. Wells
Champney.
In March, 1892, one of her oil paintings submitted to the
academy was accepted and hung at the spring exhibition in
the Academy of Design, 23d Street and 4th Avenue. Her
mother died the following summer and immediately the
cares of housekeeping devolved on her young shoulders.
Her mother's training, together with her own sterling char-
acter, paved the way for the years of unceasing devotion to
her father and brother, years well filled with anxious hours,
but ever blessed with her loving, tender presence. She is
a member of the Broadway Tabernacle Congregational
Church, St. John's School Society and the Daughters of
the Bevolution.
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Mary Howard Carney.
Mary Howard, seventh child of James G. and Clarissa
Willett-Carney, was born September 10, 1839, in Lowell,
Mass., and was baptized by Rev. Henry Adolphus Miles, Sep-
tember 29, 1839.
She attended Miss Lucy Dana's Private School and the
Lowell High School. It was said of her that she was a good
student and exceptionally brilliant in Latin.
She is a member of the Unitarian Society, The Middle-
sex Woman's Club, "The Fortnightly," and kindred soci-
eties and ever interested in assisting those in dire distress,
whether in her native city, or in distant communities. She
has shown that rare combination of practical "faith, hope
and charity " which will always be treasured in the hearts
of those who, knowing her sincerity, her high ideal of all
that is noblest and best in life, her inability to stoop to the
level of petty discord, will ever feel that her example is an
incentive to rise to a higher plane of usefulness.
One who heard her recite a composition many years ago
when at the Lowell High School was very much impressed
by these words " Ann Hutchinson was a pure, noble and
high minded woman, and that is my ambition." He adds
that her ambition has been gratified for she is all three.
On October 28, 1868, she was united in marriage to Jacob
Eogers, Esq., of Lowell. He was born in Exeter, N. H., in
1829, and was the son of Colonel Jacob and Martha Cram-
Rogers of Exeter, IS". H., being ninth in lineal descent from
John Rogers who was burned at the stake. Mr. Rogers
served in the Massachusetts Legislature and in many cor*
porations ; among others may be mentioned the following,
which have benefited by his business acumen and sagacity
during a long period of years :
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Director, Lowell Gas Light Co., 30 years.
Treasurer, do about 28 "
President, do " 2 "
Director and President, Kitson Machine Co., 15 years.
President, Kailroad National Bank, 15 years and
Director, do 25 "
Trustee and Chairman Investment Committee, Mechanics
Savings Bank in Lowell.
Director, Tremont & Suffolk Mills,
" Merrimack Manuf'g Co.,
" Boot Cotton Mills,
" Mass. Cotton Mills,
" Mass. Mills in Georgia,
" Middlesex Co.,
" Appleton Co.,
President, Atlantic Cotton Mills, Lawrence.
Director, National Hide and Leather Bank, Boston, until
its consolidation with State National Bank, Boston, and now
Director, in State National Bank,
Traders & Mechanics Fire Ins. Co.,
Stony Brook Railroad Corp.,
" Lowell & Andover K. R.,
President, Lowell General Hospital,
Trustee, Ayer Home for Young Women and Children,
" Old Ladies Home,
« Lowell Textile School.
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers have three children :
(a) Mary Carney Rogers, born February 21, 1870.
(b) Alice Poor Rogers, born May 22, 1875.
(c) John Jacob Rogers, born August 18, 1881.
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Mary Carney Rogers.
(a) Mary Carney .Rogers was born February 21, 1870, in
Lowell, Mass., and passing through the Lowell Gram-
mar and High School would have complied with the
strict requirements necessary to obtain one of her
grandfather's silver medals, but serious illness pre-
vented her receiving what, in justice to her other
work, should have been hers. She was graduated,
however, by the High School in 1887, and on Septem-
ber 26, 1894, was married to Frank Emerson Dun-
bar, Esq. He was born December 20, 1868, the son
of John F. and Theresa McDonald-D unbar, of Pitts-
field, Mass. Mr. Dunbar is a prominent attorney
in Lowell having been admitted to the bar in 1892.
He and his wife are members of the Unitarian
Society and interested in local charities. Mr. Dun-
bar, although a comparatively young man, has been
selected to fill many positions of trust, where honor
and rectitude are recognized. Among others it may
be noted that he is President of the Appleton Com-
pany, and a Director in the Union National Bank of
Lowell, the Kitson Machine Co., the Newmarket
Manufg. Co., of Newmarket, N. H., the Lowell Gas
Light Co., and the Ayer Home for Young Women
and Children, a Trustee and member of the Invest-
ment Committee of the Lowell Five Cent Savings
Bank, and a Trustee of the Lowell General Hopital,
Trustee of the Lowell Textile School, and Treasurer
and Clerk of the Stony Brook Railroad Corporation.
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Alice Poor Rogers.
(b) Alice Poor Rogers, second child of Mary Howard Car-
ney and Jacob Rogers, was born in Lowell, on May
22, 1875, and was educated in the grammar and high
schools of that city. She married, on April 27, 1898,
Mr. Frederick A. Flather. He was born in Nashua,
N. H., March 21, 1867, being the son of Joseph and
Drusilla Drake-Flather, of that city, where he re-
ceived his education. On his removing to Lowell, he
became Assistant Superintendent of the Lowell Ma-
chine Shop which position he held for a number of
years, until called to Chicago, 111., where he is Gen-
eral Superintendent of the McCormick "Works. He
is a member of the Western Society of Engineers,
New England Cotton Manufacturers Association,
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Ameri-
can Foundry Men's Association, American Society
for Testing Materials, and other organizations. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Flather are members of the Congrega-
tional denomination.
Two sons have been born of this marriage.
(a) Rogers Flather, born March 6, 1899.
(J) Frederick Flather, born March 6, 1900.
(c) Mr. Flather has a daughter, Drusilla, by his former
marriage. The family resides in Chicago, 111.
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John Jacob Rogers.
(c) John Jacob Rogers was born in Lowell, Mass., August 18,
1881. He is the third child of Mary Howard Carney
and Jacob Rogers.
He passed through the Lowell schools with honors,
being the only grandchild of James G. Carney to
receive the much prized " Carney Medal," upon
his graduation from the high school in 1899.
While in the high school he was colonel of the high
school regiment.
He entered Harvard University in September, 1900,
with honors. He is a member of the Yesper Boat
Club, Harvard Union, Harvard Boat Club, and Pres-
ident of the Pi Eta Society.
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Nathaniel Brown Carney.
Nathaniel Brown Carney, seventh child of Daniel and Sarah
Bell-Carney, was born at No. 9 1/2 Orange Street, Boston,
Mass., July 6, 1805, baptized in Trinity Church on July 14,
1805. His sponsors were Mr. Carney, James Kirkwood and
Elizabeth Carney. He was educated in Boston and was in.
business there from 1827 to 1837. He later engaged in busi-
ness in New York as commission merchant. He was the in-
ventor of the machine for covering the " hoop-skirt," so pop-
ular forty or fifty years ago. With this invention he made a
fortune for those days.
He was married to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Morse, born
April 11, 1805, daughter of Samuel and Sally Dix-Morse,
at the residence of her brother, Samuel F. Morse, Kneeland
Street, Boston, Mass., on September 14, 1841, by the Kev. Dr.
Young.
For many years they resided on Bond Street, New York,
and later in Brooklyn, where Mrs. Carney died, May 20,
1876. Her husband survived her until December 16, 1887.
Mrs. Carney was buried in the Morse Tomb at Mount
Auburn, Cambridge, Mass., while her husband was buried
in the family lot at Forest Hills, Mass.
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Sarah Bell Carney.
Sarah Bell Carney, the eighth child of Daniel and Sarah
Bell-Carney, was born in Boston, Mass., June 21, 1807 ; bap-
tized in Trinity Church on July 5, 1807 (her sponsors were
her parents and Susannah Averill), and died, unmarried, in
Lowell, Mass., at the residence of her brother, James G.
Carney, on August 20, 1868, where she had resided for many
years. She was a member of St. Ann's Episcopal Church
in Lowell. She was beloved by everybody who knew her,
being always kind and considerate. Of singularly sweet and
even temperament, she was a companion in the home where
all loved her. The following bill gives a glimpse of this
graceful and serene woman's life when a girl of twelve
years :
" Boston, September 30th, 1819.
" Mr. Daniel Carney,
" To Ann M. D. Turner, Dr.
" To one quarter's tuition in dancing, of your daugh-
ter Sarah, $7.
" Kec'd Payt.
" Ann M. D. Turner."
Many of these old bills give us the only light as to the
" finishing touches " of our kinsfolk in the last century. The
gracefulness of age may be often traced to the early home
environment with its lessons in dancing, deportment, music
and embroidery. It is interesting to know that, in their
day, they too were participating in those accomplishments.
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Osgood Carney.
Osgood Carney, the ninth child of Daniel and Sarah Bell-
Carney, was born in Boston, Mass., December 28, 1809 ;
baptized January 14, 1810, in Trinity Church (his sponsors
were his father, James Kirkwood and Elizabeth Carney), and
died August 2, 1835, in Boston, Mass. He was engaged in
the Russian trade and had been to Russia as supercargo of
some vessel. Many souvenirs of his visits to Russia, then
considered far away, have been preserved in the family, in-
cluding examples of Russian handicraft in ivory and in
metal. He seemed endowed by nature with all those gifts
of mind and person which make the perfect man, hence the
greater regret that at the early age of twenty-six years, his
life was closed.
•IOSIAH W. CARNEY
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Josiah Wheeler Carney.
Josiah Wheeler Carney, the first child by the second mar-
riage of Daniel and Mary Wheeler-Carney, was born in
Boston, Mass., July 23, 1815 ; baptized on August 20, 1815,
in Trinity Church. His sponsors were his parents and
Joshua Vose. He attended the Franklin School on Com-
mon Street and later the New Franklin School on Washing-
ton Street, on the building committee of which was his
father. Mr. J. Adams was the master. In his fourteenth
year he moved to Sheepscott, Maine, and later to Worcester,
Mass., where he worked with Mr. Albert Curtis in the man-
ufacture of woolen machinery. In 1837 he went to Cincin-
nati, Ohio, and remained there five years. Returning to
Worcester, Mass., he was associated with Mr. Thomas E.
Daniels in the manufacture of planing machinery, taking the
iron work for five machines to Cincinnati via New Orleans.
He then became the foreman for the Fitchburo- Railroad
Company at Charlestown, Mass., which position he held for
twenty years. He then went to Laona, N. Y., engaging in
farming and in some work for the Dunkirk Engineering
Company, finally moving to Dunkirk, K Y., in 1885. He
has been a member of the Presbyterian Church there.
He first married on November 16, 1837, Miss Betsy Lovell
Vose, daughter of Joshua and Rhoda Vose of Boston, Mass.,
born November 5, 1814, died October 12, 1839. Issue by
this marriage, one child, a daughter.
(a) Mary Elizabeth, born April 29, 1839. Mary Elizabeth
Carney was married on October 16, 1870, to Mr.
George A. Davis, for many years engaged in the
cabinet business. He died in 1902.
He again married on December 25, 1843, Miss Sarah Hall,
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daughter of Isaac and Persis Sargent-Hall of Tewksbury,
Mass., born December 4, 1813, died January 17, 1866; issue
by this marriage, one child, a son.
(b) Charles Josiah, born March 20, 1845.
His third wife was Miss Sarah Elizabeth Yose, daughter
of Benjamin and Lucinda Vose, of Knox, Maine, born No-
vember 24, 1833, to whom he was married on February 19,
1872. No issue.
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Charles J. Carney.
(b) Charles J. Carney was born March 20, 1845. He was edu-
cated in the Charlestown, Mass., public schools and in a
private school in Boston, Mass., and subsequently entered
the employment of the Boston and Maine Railroad Company.
On October 22, 1862, he enlisted in the 5th Massachusetts
Regiment, serving with that regiment in North Carolina, with
General Burnside and General Foster. He was mustered
out in July, 1863. In 1864 he re-enlisted with the "100
day men," serving all of this period in Virginia.
After the war Mr. Carney devoted all his energy to ma-
chinist and engineering business. On February 9, 1869, he
married Miss Fanny A. Sibley, born in Cuba, N. Y., Octo-
ber 20, 1843 daughter of Mr. Russell Sibley (born in Sutton,
Mass.) and Almira Newton, his wife (born in Batavia, N. Y.).
Mr. and Mrs. Carney are members of the Methodist
Church, in Dunkirk, N. Y.
In 1872 Mr. Carney became identified with the Brooks
Locomotive Works, and remained with them until 1891,
when the American Locomotive Company was formed, when
he became superintendent of machinery and in charge of
the plant which employs 3,000 men and turns out two finished
locomotives each day.
Mr. Carney has also been a member of the Dunkirk En-
gineering Company, manufacturing marine and stationary
engines and boilers, logging locomotives and general machin-
ery. Also chief engineer and later consulting engineer of
the Dunkirk Water Works and Electric Light Department.
He is a member of Irondequoit Lodge No. 301, F. and A.
M. ; Dunkirk Chapter No. 91, R. and S. M.; Dunkirk Coun-
cil No. 25, R. and S. M., and Past Commander of Dunkirk
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Commandery No. 40, Knight Templar ; and also a member
of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ; Yice
President of the Dunkirk Chamber of Commerce and Pres-
ident of the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of
Dunkirk.
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Emeline Cakney.
Emeline, second child, by second wife, of Daniel and
Mary Wheeler-Carney, was born in Boston, January 25, 1817,
and baptized, February 16, 1817, in Trinity Church. Her
sponsors were her parents and Elizabeth Carney. She was
educated at the well known Franklin School. In October,
1841, she was married to Mr. Moses Eastman, son of Moses
Eastman, of Bath, N. PL, by the Kev. Edwin Seabury, D.D.,
the guests on this occasion joining in singing " Boylston " —
" Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love,
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above."
Later the guests indulged in dancing, and Daniel with fair
Mary "Wheeler, his wife, gave the stately, old-fashioned
dances, to show the younger generation the measured steps.
Emeline, ever the life of the household, an inimitable mimic,
was much sought after for private theatricals, and delighted
her friends in " Mrs. Partington," " The Widow Nugent and
the Will," and " The Hen was Never Taught to Swim."
For many years she has resided with her brother Edwin
Harvey Carney, and her sister Mrs. Ann Chase, at Sheep-
scott, Maine. She knew her Aunt Betsy (Mark's daughter
Elizabeth) most intimately, and from her, as well as from
her own father (Daniel Carney, Sr.) heard descriptions of the
early frontier life. " Susannah could talk French and it was
hard work for her to learn the English language. Aunt
Betsy said that among her mother's dresses were rich silks
and brocades and that when her father had gone to war, the
Canadians and Indians came to their log cabin, and Suzanne
would converse with them in the French language and the
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Indians would be friendly in consequence. At one time a
party of Indians came and after eating all that they had in
the house, they rolled themselves in their blankets and
laid down on the floor with their feet toward the fire and
went to sleep, while Suzanne took her little ones up into the
loft, for the night. In the morning the Indians arose early,
went out into the woods and killed a deer and brought it
back to the log house as a present."
Thrilling times those, far from Montbeliard, in a wilder-
ness, the husband away with his captain of colonial forces,
and Indians sleeping at the fireside, while the plucky mother
guarded her little flock ! Did eager eyes peer through those
"four squares of sash glass " for father and husband ? One
child, a daughter, was born of this marriage and named for
the wife of James G. Carney, of Lowell, Mass.
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Clara Roselie Wilder Eastman.
Clara Roselie Wilder, daughter of Eraeline Carney and
Moses Eastman, Jr., was born in Worcester, Mass., on June
19, 1849. On May 27, 1866, she married Mr. Charles Lud-
wig Feltman, born in Montville, Maine, on June 15, 1848.
Mr. and Mrs. Feltman reside in Baldwinsville, Mass.,
where Mr. Feltman has been engaged in business for a num-
ber of years. He is a member of the Odd Fellows Frater-
nity. Their children are :
1. Annie Druscilla Feltman, born July 18, 1867, died October
29, 1867.
2. Charles Ludwig Feltman, Jr., born July 11, 1869, married
on September 26, 1890, Miss Nella Gertrude Greenwood.
He and his family are members of the Baptist Church in
Bald win ville, Mass. Issue :
(a) Harry G. Feltman, born June 1, 1891.
(b) Eva G. Feltman, born June 8, 1892.
(c) Permelia D. Feltman, born September 16, 1894.
(d) Maud D. Feltman, born October 10, 1897.
3. Clara Beatrice Feltman, born November 17, 1870, married
in May, 1890, Mr. Charles H. Gay. Issue :
(a) Stephen Henry Gay, born May, 1893, died November,
1893.
4. Frederick W. Feltman, born November 17, 1872, married on
February 14, 1897, Miss Delia Catherine Kelley. Issue :
(a) Annie Rosella Feltman, born April 9, 1897.
(b) Emma May Feltman, born July 3, 1899.
5.Allura E. Feltman, born May 3, 1874, married in 1889, Mr.
Chauncy L. Smith. Issue:
(a) Irene Smith, born November 30, 1889.
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(J) Wallace Smith, born June 23, 1891.
(c) John Smith, born June 27, 1892.
(d) Clara Smith, born March, 1896, died August 2, 1896.
(e) Ada G. Smith, born June 28, 1899.
6. Edwin F. Feltman, born March 4, 1876. Unmarried.
7. Harry G. Feltman, born August 13, 1884, died October 8,
1884.
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Anne Carney.
Anne Carney, the third child by the second marriage of
Daniel and Mary Wheeler-Carney, was born in Boston,
Mass., May 17, 1818, and baptized on June 7, 1818, in Trinity
Church. Her sponsors were her parents and Elizabeth Car-
ney. She received her education with her brothers and sis-
ters in the Boston schools. She married, on January 21,
1843, Mr. Elbridge Chase, born April 3, 1811. He was a
son of Captain Thomas Chase (captain of militia in "War of
1812), born in New Castle, Maine, November 13, 1778, and
Anna Woodbridge, his wife, born September 18, 1779. Mrs.
Chase resides with her sister Mrs. Eastman and her brother
Edwin H. Carney, at Sheepscott, Maine.
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Joseph Carney.
Joseph Carney, the fourth child of Daniel and Mary
Wheeler-Carney, was born in Boston, Mass., October 16,
1819, baptized, November 14, 1819, in Trinity Church. His
sponsors were his parents and Joshua Vose. He was edu-
cated in the Boston and in the Maine schools. He became
interested in the ship carpentering business, which he fol-
lowed until his death, January 23, 1895.
On July 4, 1854, he married Miss Charlotte Constable,
born in Prince Edwards Island, May 13, 1837, daughter of
William and Joanna Cumberland-Constable.
Mr. Constable was born in England, while his wife was
from Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Carney and their family were
members of the Methodist denomination.
They had the following children :
1. George Edward, b. September 22, 1855, married Miss Laura
E. Patterson, of Freeport, Maine. They had two children :
(a) Edwin L. died in infancy.
(h) Georgie Etta, born in February, 1889.
2. Elroy Elbridge, born August 7, 1858, resides in East Boston,
Mass.
3. Eliza Jane, born May 1, 1861, married in 1886 her cousin,
Stephen K. Cole, Jr. They had one child, Charles J., who
died in infancy.
4. Evalena, born May 29, 1863, d. June 2, 1863.
5. Osgood Weitzel, born October 28, 1864, married on Novem-
ber 30, 1893, Miss Christina A. Kobertson, b. March 1, 1863,
daughter of Margery McLean and Duncan Robertson of
Prince Edwards Island.
Mr. Carney is engaged in the general transportation busi-
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ness. He is Past Sachem of the Improved Order of Ked
Men. He and his family are members of the Baptist de-
nomination. They have one child :
Mildred, born May 7, 1895.
6. Eldorous Abbott, b. June 17, 1868, married May 30, 1891,
Miss Florence Gertrude Morse, b. February 22, 1872, daugh-
ter of John and Emma Morse of East Boston, Mass., died
October 31, 1898. They had two children :
(a) Florence, b. February 1, 1893, died March 20, 1893.
(b) Edwin Addison, b. December 26, 1896, d. April 6, 1898.
Mr. Carney lives in California.
7. Clinton V., born September 30, 1873, d. February 22, 1900.
He followed in his father's business of ship carpenter.
8. Mary Wheeler, b. September 26, 1877, married November 23,
1902, Mr. George Waterman Kendrick, b. November 29,
1878, in Chatham, Mass., son of Captain James Albert and
Phoebe E. Small-Kendrick.
Mr. Kendrick is a member of the Universalist denomina-
tion and resides in East Boston, Mass.
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Samuel Parker Carney.
Samuel Parker Carney, the fifth child by the second mar-
riage of Daniel Carney and Mary Wheeler, his wife, was
born in Boston, Mass., November 18, 1821, baptized in Trin-
ity Church on December 9, 1821 (his sponsors were his
parents and Joshua Vose), died September 29, 1859, and
is buried in the Carney lot at Forest Hills, Mass. Mr.
Carney was well known in his business occupation of ship
carpenter. He married Miss Mary Adeline Smith. For a
time Mr. and Mrs. Carney resided in New York, where
their first child was born. Their children were :
1. John, b. in New York, d. in infancy.
2. Mary Ann, b. 1847, d. 1865.
3. Evaline Vose, b. July 10, 1850, married on February 10,
1866, Mr. Leonard O. Tewksbury, b. July 6, 1839, died De-
cember 26, 1881. He was a son of Gerry and Martha A.
Burrill-Tewksbury, of Winthrop, Mass. Mr. Tewksbury was
engaged in the transportation business. He was a member
of the Baptist Church. Their children were :
(a) Martha A., b. February 16, 1868, married August 18,
1894, Mr. Herbert Mews. No children.
(J) Harriet L., b. December 20, 1870, married July 15,
1893, Mr David Ainsworth. Issue: Ethel H., b.
1894 ; Bertha, b. 1899 ; Addie, May, b. 1902.
(c) Edwin G., b. October 7, 1873, married May 10, 1898,
Miss Eva Debbins. Issue: "William D., b. 1899, d. in
infancy ; Edith V., b. 1902.
(d) Emma L., b. October 4, 1876, married May 9, 1893,
Mr. Alexander Knox, Jr. Issue : Eva A., b. 1894 :
Elizabeth, b. 1897.
(e) Frederick O., b. January 4, 1880, unmarried. He re-
sides with his mother, in Medford, Mass.
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Daniel W. Carney.
4. Daniel W., the fourth child of Samuel Parker and Mary A.
Smith-Carney, was born December 5, 1850. He resides in
North Andover, Mass., where he is the agent for the Stand-
ard Oil Company of New York. He has been a member of
the Old Volunteer Fire Department of Boston, Mass., and a
member of the Massachusetts State Militia. He is promi-
nently associated in the work of the Congregational denomi-
nation. When residing in Buffalo he organized the Mission
Sunday School on the east side of that city, commencing
with twenty German boys and girls. From this he has de-
veloped a beautiful church and cbapel. In Charlestown,
Mass., he and his family attended the Green Street Congre-
gational Church, he being Superintendent of its Mission
Sunday School. In North Andover, Mass., he has been a
Deacon, Clerk of the Church, Secretary of the Church Com-
mittee, member of the Parish Committee in charge of the
parish property, music and pastoral calls, as well as Superin-
tendent of the Sunday School of the Congregational Church.
In 1871 he was married in Charlestow r n, Mass., by Rev. Ad-
dison Parker, of the Bunker Hill Baptist Church, to Miss.
Adelaide A. Tarbox, born August 25, 1851, daughter of
Ephraim and Clarrissa Tarbox. In January, 1896, Mr. and
Mrs. Carney celebrated their silver wedding at their home in
North Andover. Mr. Carney takes an active interest in all
that tends to elevate the religious, social and political life of
the town. He has been a member of the Water Board, the
Improvement Society, and the Society of Pilgrim Fathers.
Mr. and Mrs. Carney have had seven children :
(a) William Addison, born January 4, 1874, died Au-
gust 19, 1874.
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(5) Addie May, born June 2, 1875, married on October 1,
1901, Mr. Thomas W. Wallwork. They have one
child, a son, born August 14, 1902.
(c) Washington Irving, born May 1, 1877.
(d) Sidney Chester, born December 6, 1878.
(e) Walter Leon, born August 24, 1880.
(/) Clifton Parker, born March 27, 1886.
(g) Gardner Leslie, born May 21, 1894.
5. Edwin Alphonzo Carney, fifth child of Samuel Parker and
Mary Adeline Smith-Carney, was born in 1852 and resides
in Cambridge, Mass., where he is a merchant. He is Treas-
urer of the Wood Memorial Congregational Church. On
November 13, 1879, he was married to Miss Nellie L. Wyman
of East Boston, Mass. They have had four children :
(a) Alice May, b. March 29, 1881, d. August 1, 1881.
(b) Gertrude Mildred, b. November 14, 1882, d. December
14, 1899.
(c) Ethel Louise, b. June 18, 1890.
(d) Mabel Jenette, b. October 14, 1893.
6. Samuel Parker, Jr., sixth child of Samuel Parker and Mary
A. Smith-Carney, was born in Eichmond, Maine, July 11,
1856, died in Winthrop, Mass., March 10, 1882. He was
married on January 17, 1879, at Winthrop, Mass., to Miss
Florence Eva Burt, born March 4, 1858, died October 14,
1887, daughter of John and Jance Constable-Burt. They
had one child :
(a) Florence Evelyn Carney, born December 2, 1881.
She was married on September 10, 1901, to Mr. Her-
bert Alonzo Taylor, born June 20, 1879, son of At-
well Alonzo and Abbie Severance-Taylor, of Win-
chester, N. H., where they reside.
7. Ida Estelle, the seventh child of Samuel Parker, and Mary
Adeline Smith-Carney, died in infancy.
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Henry Carney.
Henry Carney, the sixth child of Daniel and Mary Wheeler-
Carney, was born January 12, 1823, baptized in Trinity
Church on February 2, 1S23 (his sponsors were his parents
and Joshua Yose), and died January 25, 1900. He married
in 1846, Miss Almira Bent, born November 12, 1828, died
March 4, 1901, daughter of John and Crosby Bent.
In a Boston newspaper of the period appears the following :
" East Boston, December 26, 1846. Marriage of a Volunteer.
" Sunday afternoon, at East Boston, Henry Carney, one
of Captain Webster's Company, was married to Miss Almira
Bent. Lieut. Kelley, officer of the day, allowed an escort
of thirteen men in uniform, with side arms, under a Sergeant,
to accompany the Groom from Headquarters in Pitts Street,
to East Boston, to witness the wedding. A furlough of
forty-eight hours was also allowed the bridegroom."
The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Joseph Whitman
of the Methodist Church. The honeymoon was brief but
the Mexican War was sufficient cause for patriotism on the
part of the } T oung soldier, who served through the war
under Daniel Webster's son, Captain Webster, and, at its
conclusion, was honorably discharged, and was one of the
very few pensioners of that war.
For fifteen years he was associated with the Copper Works
at Point Shirley and for thirty-three years with the Ferry
Company. In 1896 Mr. and Mrs. Carney celebrated their
golden wedding. The gifts then received " emphasized more
than words the deep, sincere love and respect existing for
the worthy couple." The Ferry employees presented a
plate of gold, while the Rev. Dr. L. P. Staples presented
another on behalf of the church.
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Mr. and Mrs. Carney had eight children :
(a) Mary E., born and died on October 28, 1847.
(b) Henry B.,.born October 27, 1848, died August 11, 1872.
(g) Alice I., born April 19, 1851, died May 31, 1856.
(d) Frederick A., born May 25, 1853.
(e) Daniel L., born April 12, 1855, died October 24, 1872.
(/) Liddie I., born November 14, 1859, died April 22, 1865.
(g) Kosa L., born February 2, 1862.
(h) Cora M., born June 8, 1864.
(d) Frederick A., the fourth child of Henry and Almira
Bent-Carney, resides in East Boston, and is engaged
in the packing business. From 1870 to 1873 he
served in the Massachusetts State Militia and with
his family is identified with the Methodist Church.
He has been twice married. His first wife was Miss
Clara L. Harding, of Unity, Maine, daughter of
Yirgil and Siloam Webster Harding. They had
three children :
Henry F. Carney, born June, 1879.
Webster H. Carney, born May, 1891.
Siloam Carney, born August, 1893, died 1894.
Frederick A. Carney married in 1897 his second wife,
Miss Isabella Hamilton Nann, daughter of Alexander
and Isabella Nann of St. John, New Brunswick.
(g) Kosa L. Carney, seventh child of Henry and Almira
Bent-Carney, married on April 27, 1887, Mr. James
Jackson, who is engaged in the manufacture of
mantels and cabinet work. Their children are :
(a) James Jackson, Jr., born February 28, 1888.
(b) Henry Carney Jackson, born December 21, 1890.
(c) Frederick Mains Jackson, born July 29, 1893.
(d) Bessie Almira Jackson, born October 30, 1896.
(e) John Franklin Jackson, born June 18, 1900.
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(h) Cora M. Carney, eighth child of Henry and Almira
Bent-Carney, married on November 3, 1886, Mr.
William A. Mains, who has been for thirteen years
foreman of the Framingham, Mass., water board.
They have had four children :
(a) William A. Mains, Jr., born November 24. 1887, d.
July 21, 1888.
(h) Elita R. Mains, born June 2, 1889.
(c) George L. Mains, born October 14, 1891.
(d) Walter G. Mains, born March 19, 1901.
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Franklin La Fayette Carney.
Franklin La Fayette Carney, the seventh child of Daniel
and Mary Wheeler-Carney, born in Boston, Mass., on Au-
gust 19, 1824, and baptized on September 4, 1824, in Trinity
Church (his sponsors were his parents and Joshua Yose), was a
little baby when General La Fayette was the guest of that city.
As the procession in the General's honor passed the resi-
dence of Daniel Carney, the carriage paused there; General
La Fayette bowed to Mine. Carney, who was the daughter
of Capt. Josiah Wheeler as before mentioned, and " Uncle
Kirk wood," the brother-in-law of Daniel Carney, held the
little baby in his arms, saying aloud, " His name shall be
La Fayette." The General smiled and bowed his acknowl-
edgment and the carriage then resumed its progress.
The early years of his boyhood were passed in Boston.
He has given the following too brief outline of his active
and most successful life :
" Going to Maine when six years of age, I had to put up
with the three months' public school per annum, on Garrison
Hill [This refers to the hill where the early settlers of
Sheepscott retired to the Garrison when attacked by the
Indians. Ed.] with an occasional private school and what I
learned when quite young in the printing offices of the
"Lincoln Patriot" and "Wiscasset Weekly." This com-
pleted my meagre education in school. Then, until 1842, I
was a clerk in Boston, and also in the Post Office, and
whatever I could find for my hands to do, to help Father
in his old age. In 1847, I commenced for myself, taking
the Post Office, [A position he held for thirty-four years.
Ed.] , the position of toll-gatherer on the Sheepscott Bridge,
and adding Insurance Agent, Justice of the Peace and opening
a general country store ; adding to these for three years
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the duties of Selectman and Overseer of the Poor. For
twenty-five years a Director in the First National Bank of
Wiscasset and other similar institutions, including the
Mariners Bank of Wiscasset which was organized by Ex-
Gov. S. E. Smith and me. In 1862, elected a member of
the House of Representatives from our District, Newcastle,
Alna and Dresden; James G. Blaine was the Speaker. In
1874, elected Senator for Lincoln County and for several
years a Trustee of the State Reform School. Other appoint-
ments were made and offered, but too busy in my business
to accept them. In 1860 I commenced building vessels,
building and owning in part the following : the three
masted Schooner "George W. Jewett;" three masted
Schooner " Annie P. Chase ; " three masted Schooner " Isaac
Osheton ; " Barks " F. L. Carney," " Pleiades," " Isaac Rich,"
" Elwood Cooper " and " R. Murray Jr. ; " the double decked
brig " B. Inginae," and owned an interest in the Schooners " S.
N. Pool " and " Charter Oak." At this time began running
the Lincoln Mills, buying wood lots and farms and owning
shipping in all of the above. "Was always able to pay one
hundred cents on the dollar and got out of shipping in time
to save, I trust, with care, enough to last the little time I
shall need money. Being a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church I have taken a leading part in its affairs
as Trustee of the Seminary for the Eastern part of the State
and also in building our Church at Sheepscott. For the
Rockland District Camp-Meeting Association, I furnished
the funds. This association was incorporated by the Legis-
lature to hold real and personal estate for the purpose of
religious and educational meetings. [Mr. Carney is spoken
of as the " Father " of the Undenominational Sunday School
Association for three counties, which some three thousand
persons attend annually. Ed.] On October 16, 1856, 1 mar-
ried Miss Cecelia A. Mahoney, daughter of Captain James
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Mahoney, of Northport, Maine. She was educated in the local
public schools and in the Belfast High School, and adopted
by her Uncle and Aunt, Dennis and Sarah R. Shattuck-
Mahoney, inheriting all of their large property.
Of this marriage there were three children.
Franklin Irving Carney, born September 30, 1858.
Iva Ardell Carney, born July 31, 1861.
Clarence Edgar Carney, born August 16, 1868.
Mr. Carney is vice president of the Lincoln County His-
torical Society and a member of the Society of Colonial
Wars.
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Franklin Irving Carney.
Franklin Irving Carney, the eldest son of Franklin La
Fayette and Cecelia M. Carney, was born September 30,
1858. He enjoyed the benefit of the fine local schools, sub-
sequently attending Lincoln Academy and thence to the
Portland Business College. He has been elected County
Commissioner for a term of six years for Lincoln County ;
has been Tax Collector for Newcastle ; Selectman, and Di-
rector in various institutions where his integrity and energy
are appreciated. Always interested in farming he has many
acres of land under cultivation, with cattle, sheep, etc.
On April 30, 1883, he first married Miss Jennie M. Mosher,
who bore him three children, and died February 5, 1896.
The children by this marriage are :
(a) Richard I., b. November 21, 1884.
(b) Marion, b. August 1, 1887.
(o) Doris L., b. September 7, 1888.
Richard, having been graduated by Lincoln Academy in
June, 1903, is now a student of Maine University. His
charming sisters are interested in music and have other ac-
complishments.
Franklin I. Carney married his second wife, Miss Flora I.
Sprague (born March 12, 1870), on November 2, 1898.
Three children have been born :
(d) Gladys Emma, b. November 11, 1900.
(e) Ruth Marguerite, b. September 5, 1902.
if) Alice G., b. September 15, 1903.
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Iva Ardell Carney.
Iva Ardell Carney, second child of Franklin L. and Cecelia
M. Carney, was born July 31, 1861. She received her edu-
cation at Readtield Seminary, Maine, and also at the Boston
Musical University.
She married on September 16, 1884, Mr. Arthur Lincoln
Doe, born in Vassalboro, Maine, March 1, 1861. He was the
son of Levi B. and Hannah P. Doe. He attended the Coburn
Classical Institute at Waterville, Maine, and was graduated
by Colby University, Waterville, Maine, in 1884. He has
since been interested in educational work, having been for
three years master of the Consolidated Grammar School at
"Woonsocket, R. I. ; master for three years of the Maplewood
Grammar School, Maiden, Mass., and for four years held
the same position at the Center Grammar School in the same
city; for seven years master of the Hodgkins Grammar
School, Somerville, Mass. Thev have had two children :
7 7 %/
(a) Cecelia Iva, b. July 7, 1885.
(b) Arthur Franklin, b. January 27, 1888.
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Clarence Edgar Carney.
3. Clarence Edgar Carney, third child of Franklin L. and
Cecelia M. Carney, was born August 16, 1868. He received
the same educational advantages as his brother Franklin.
He is now Justice of the Peace in Maiden, Mass., and also
Assistant City Assessor for three years. He is interested
in real estate and insurance business. He married Miss
Britemarte Hopkins on September 27, 1892. They have
one child :
(a) Mildred I., b. March 29, 1895.
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Eliza Wheeler Carney.
Eliza Wheeler Carney, eighth child, by second marriage,
of Daniel and Mary Wheeler-Carney, was born in Boston,
Mass., December 27, 1826, baptized on January 21, 1827, in
Trinity Church (her sponsors were her parents and Eliza
Kirkwood), and died January 28, 1861. She married May 4,
1859, Mr. Parker C. Harley. They had one child, born the
day before her death,
(a) Edwin W., b. January 27, 1861, died July 28, 1861.
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Henrietta Carney.
Henrietta Carney, the ninth child of Daniel and Mary
Wheeler-Carney, was born in Boston, Mass., June 7, 1828,
baptized on June 24, 1828, in Trinity Church. Her sponsors
were her parents and Rhoda Vose. She married on Janu-
ary 15, 1853, Mr. Stephen Robins Cole, born June 10, 1821,
died May 24, 1901, in Brookline,Vt. Mrs. Cole resides with her
daughter, Mrs. A. B. Holloway, in New Bedford, Mass. The
children of Stephen Robins Cole and Henrietta Carney were :
1. "William A., born in Neponset, Mass., December 27, 1853.
Unmarried. Occupation, manufacturer of musical instru-
ments in Boston, Mass.
2. Frank Eugene, born in Worcester, Mass., April 17, 1855.
Occupation, manufacturer of musical instruments. He first
married Miss Ada M. Anderson, May 23, 1877. She died
June 3, 1886.
Children of Frank Eugene and Ada M. Anderson Cole :
(a) Percy Mortimer, born in East Boston, Mass., Decem-
ber 10, 1878.
(b) Harold Garfield, born in East Boston, Mass., Febru-
ary 23, 1881.
(c) Ray Leon, born in East Boston, Mass., September 27,
1885.
He married for his second wife Miss Arlina Duer, on De-
cember 31, 1888. No issue.
3. Minnie C. E. Cole, born in East Boston, Mass., February 1,
1857, died March 14, 1865.
4. Stephen Robins Cole, Jr., born in Charlestown, Mass., De-
cember 17, 1859. Occupation, engineer.
5. Howard Ellsworth, born in Somerville, Mass., March 4,
10
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1864. Occupation, box sawyer. Married Miss Minnie E.
Grant, May 5, 1882.
Children of Howard E. and Minnie E. Grant-Cole :
(a) Grace Irene, born in Cambridge, Mass., August 28,
1883.
(b) Gertrude Lubell, born in Cambridge, Mass., May 19,
1886.
(<?) Kuth Edrie, born in Somerville, March 9, 1899, died Au-
gust 25, 1899.
(d) Elsie Sybil, born in Cambridge, Mass., July 25, 1890.
(e) Edna Adaline, born in Dunkirk, N. Y., January 14,
1893.
6. Marion L. Cole, born in Charlestown, Mass., June 28, 1870,
married Mr. Arod Beales Hollo way, June 1, 1889. They
have had one child :
(a) Etta Marion, born in New Bedford, Mass., June 13,
1890.
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Addison Cakney.
Addison Carney, the tenth child of Daniel and Mary
Wheeler-Carney, was born in Sheepscott, Maine, Decem-
ber 24, 1830. An outline of his life would be to tell of kind
and useful deeds among his townsmen, who have recognized
his worth. He was selectman from 1883 to 1895, and also
postmaster. He is actively interested in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and a stanch supporter of temperance,
both in theory and practice ; ever ready to respond to those
in sickness or distress, by night or by day. He lives loved
and respected by all who know him. He married on May 20,
1855, Miss Helen A. Brown, of Alna, Maine. They have
had one son, Norman H., born August 10, 1858, married
October 30, 1889, Miss Elizabeth Marsh.
Two children have been born of this marriage :
(a) Luther, born July 27, 1890.
(b) Roswell, born January 6, 1892.
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Edwin Harvey Carney.
Edwin Harvey Carney, the eleventh child of Daniel,
Sr., and Mary Wheeler-Carney, was born in Sheepscott,
Maine, March 12, 1833. He now resides in the Carney
house at Sheepscott, where one finds reminders of the past
in tall mahogany clocks and tables, belonging to his father.
Until his eighteenth year he attended public schools and
then for ten or twelve years was associated with his brother
Franklin in business.
Later he erected and managed a cotton factory in Ben-
nington, Vt., going from there to Portland, Maine, where he
was in the wholesale grocery business. He has held many
offices of trust. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in Sheepscott and a member of D. 9 W. P. of State
Lodge of Sons of Temperance. He married, April 2, 1863,
Miss Jennie R. Yeaton, born February 12, 1844, of Alna,
Maine. Three little girls were left to him when the crush-
ing blow of her death came May 15, 1868. They lived to
maturity, married, and two of the daughters died within a
few davs of each other in 1885. In all this fiery furnace of
afliiction, the calm dignity of his Christian character has
sustained him.
His children were :
(a) Lubelle B., b. December 28, 1864, d. April 15, 1885.
(h) Mabel J., b. April 6, 1866, d. April 20, 1885.
(c) Maud I., b. April 13, 1868.
Maud I., the youngest daughter of Edwin Harvey and
Jennie R. Yeaton, married Albert E. West of Alna, Maine.
They have two daughters.
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John Vose Carney.
John Vose Carney, twelfth child of Daniel, Sr., and Mary
Wheeler-Carney was born in Sheepscott Maine, November 6,
1835. He resides in Bennington, Vermont, where he has
been Judge of Probate, district of Bennington, since 1892,
having been elected six times to this position. In 1876 he
was elected Assistant Judge of the County Court, which
position he held for several years, and in 1884 he was
elected State Senator. He has held nearly all the positions
on town and village boards, and has also been a member
of the County and State Boards of Equalization of State
and County Taxes.
As a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church he served
as president during several sessions of the Lay-Electoral
Conference, and has, for over twenty years, been superintend-
ent of the Sunday School.
Judge Carnev was President of the Citizens Committee of
fifty in 1891, at the time of the dedication of the Ben-
nington Battle Monument and the one hundredth anniversary
of the admission of Vermont as a state. About forty thou-
sand visitors were perfectly cared for, under the supervision
of the Committee under Judge Carney, and the event has
been described in a book, " The Vermont Centennial."
At the close of President Harrison's oration, Jud^e
Carney presented him with a souvenir medal, of solid gold,
with these remarks :
"Mr. President, allow me, Sir, as the representative of
your many friends in Bennington, who recognize in you the
brave and patriotic soldier, the honest and eminent states-
man, and the true Christian gentleman, to present to you
this souvenir as a token of the respect in which you are held
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by the people of our historic town, trusting that, in future
years, it may recall to your mind pleasant memories of
this Centennial occasion. May the Great Ruler, who holds
the destiny of Peoples and Nations in his hands, grant you
many happy years of usefulness, in both Public and Pri-
vate life."
On March 23,1854, he was married to Miss Susan Abbott
of Worcester, Mass. They have had one child :
Allura, born June 12, 1855.
She was married in March, 1879 to Mr. C. N". Hodgkins
and died the day her baby daughter, Laura M., was born,
March 17, 1881.
CHAPTER V.
Margaket Carney.
Margaret, the fifth child of Mark and Suzanne Goux-Car-
ney, was born in Pownalboro, Maine, December 2, 1766, and
died September 24, 1860. Among the Pownalboro " Inten-
tions of Marriage," date of November 26, 1789, appears that
of " Peggy Carney of Pownalboro and Abner Marson, Jr., of
Pittstown." They were married in Dresden, Maine, on
January 15, 1790. Abner Marson, Jr., was the son of Ab-
ner Marson of Pittstown, and was born January 14, 1765.
He was drowned in the Kennebeck Eiver, September 3,
1821. There were ten children by this marriage.
1. Lucinda, born in Boston, Mass., January 9, 1791, died May
15, 1791.
2. Eliza, born in Pittstown, Maine, August 10, 1792.
3. Nancy, born July 23, 1794, died June, 1867.
4. James Carney, born December 31, 1797.
5. Lucinda 2d., born April 11, 1802, died January 3, 1874.
6. William, born July 30, 1804, died August 15, 1815.
7. Daniel, born September 27, 1806, died August 13, 1809.
8. Alfred, born October 2, 1808. He lived in Illinois, married,
and had one son,
(a) James Harvey Marson.
9. Elvira, born July 28, 1811, died November 3, 1827.
10. Harvey, born May 2, 1814, died September 1, 1837. The
descendants of these ten children follow according to seniority.
2. Eliza, the second child of Margaret Carney and Abner Mar-
son, Jr., was married in 1812 to Mr. Daniel C. Butland.
Their children were :
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(a) Susannah C. Butland, born September 20, 1813, and
married on November 1, 1840, Mr. James S. Hudson.
They had eight children, three sons and five daugh-
ters. Mr. Hudson died November 15, 1891, leaving
twenty-six grandchildren and six great-grand-
children.
(b) Daniel C. Butland, Jr., born August 15, 1815.
(c) James Marson Butland, born November 18, 1817.
(d) Eliza A. Butland, born November 28, 1819, died June
1, 1889, married October 2, 1846, Mr. John B.
Stevens. Issue : (1) Fannie Stevens, born September
6, 1855, married January 3, 1874, Mr. Nathaniel
Dodge. They have nine children. (2) Clara V.
Stevens, born June 23, 1858, married April 20, 1878,
Mr. George M. Beedy. They reside in California.
No issue.
(e) Uriah Butland, born January 1, 1822, married July 9,
1854, Miss Clara T. Pease. They have had one
child,
(a) John C. F. Butland, born November 7, 1856,
married, March 25, 1891, to Miss Elvina N. Phillips.
They have one son, Lawrence A. Butland, born
April 23, 1894.
(/) Sophronia Butland, born April 30, 1824.
(g) Alfred Marson Butland, born June 8, 1826.
(A) Alonzo Butland, born October 19, 1828, died in child-
hood.
(i) Bichard Orrin Butland, born January 22, 1831.
(J) Elvira Marson Butland, born January 12, 1834, mar-
ried December 24, 1857, Mr. Eben N. Brand. They
had one son,
(a) Koscoe O. Brand, born September 29, 1859,
died October 14, 1863.
(k) George Bailey Butland, born February 5, 1836.
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3. Nancy, the third child of Margaret Carney and Abner Mar-
son, Jr., was married in October, 1815, to Captain Joseph
Jackson. They had four children :
(1) Margaret Jackson, born October 5, 1818 and married
on November 16, 1840, Mr. John Brann, of Clifton-
dale, Mass. They had nine children:
(a) Helena R. Brann, born September 1, 1841.
(5) Florence H. Brann, born December 30, 1843.
(c) Angelia C. Brann, born May 11, 1847.
(d) Laforest J. Brann, born November 27, 1849.
(e) Glenwood J. Brann, born October 9, 1851.
(/) Elmer B. Brann, born June 10, 1855.
(g) Willis E. Brann, born September 11, 1857.
(h) Herbert W. Brann, born March 2, 1859.
(i) Alice M. Brann, born September 9, 1861, married
Mr. Joseph B. Lowell.
(2) Joseph Jackson, born November 28, 1820, resided in
New Orleans, where he was Chief of Police.
(3) William M. Jackson, born January 24, 1823.
(4) Louisa Jackson, born May 31, 1825.
4. James Carney, the fourth child of Margaret Carney and
Abner Marson, Jr., married Miss Charity Alexander Mar-
son. They had nine children :
(a) Charity Marson.
(b) William Henry Marson.
(c) Julia Marson (died in infancy).
(d) Alfred Marson.
(e) Cavalier Marson.
(/) Julia Marson, 2d.
(g) Victoria Isabel Marson.
(h) Marie Marson.
(i) Celia Marson.
5. Lucinda, the fifth child of Margaret Carney and Abner Mar-
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son, Jr., married on January 3, 1825, Mr. John Cass, of Pitts-
town, Maine. They had seven children :
(a) John Cass, Jr., born October 28, 1825.
(b) Llewellyn Cass, born October 8, 1827. He married on
March 7, 1858, Miss Sarah A. Black, of Portland,
Maine.
(c) Angenora Cass, born May 1, 1830, married Mr. Alphonse
Yeaton.
(d) Daniel Van Buren Cass, born January 17, 1834.
(e) Mark Carney Cass, born December 3, 1837.
(/) James Harvey Cass, born March 28, 1843, married
Miss Edna A. Smith, of Calais, Maine. No issue.
(g) Olive Lydia Angevine, born August 17, 1848, married
on January 1, 1869, Mr. Daniel Booker.
(b) Children of Llewellyn and Sarah Black-Cass :
1. Luella M. Cass, born February 4, 1865, married on Septem-
ber 10, 1888, Mr. Frederick Black. Issue : Florence, born
June 15, 1889 ; Edith C, born February 16, 1893.
2. Lucinda Maria Cass, born November 7, 1866, married on
September 1, 1888, Mr. George Cass, of Pittstown, Maine.
They have two children :
Elmer, born August 19, 1889.
Fay, born August 8, 1893.
3. George E. Cass, born July 22, 1872.
4. Edith E. Cass, born April 28, 1876, died June 17, 1881.
(c) Children of Angenora Cass and Alphonse Yeaton :
1. Olive M. Yeaton, born January 31, 1870, married on Feb-
ruary 22, 1890, Mr. Kobert G. Shea. Issue, Rudolph e R. A.
Shea, born December 2, 1890.
(g) Children of Olive L. A. Cass and Daniel Booker.
1. Harvey C. Booker, born September 12, 1872, married on
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April 4, 1895, Miss M. Thayer, of Pittstown, Me. Issue, a
daughter, born November 7, 1895.
2. Percy H. Booker, born April 10, 1880.
3. Raymond G. Booker, born May 19, 1882.
4. Clifford A. Booker, born May 19, 1884.
5. Clyde R. Booker, born July 12, 1887.
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Susannah Carney.
Susannah Carney, the sixth child of Mark and Suzanne
Goux-Carney, was born January 8, 1768, and died March 23,
1849. She married Mr. Ebenezer Howard. They had two
children :
1. Daniel Cowdin Howard, born May 5, 1790, died April 29,
1870. He married Miss Theodocia Simpson on Decem-
ber 27, 1818. She died in 1877. They had the following
children :
(a) William Haley Howard, b. March, 1821, died in 1825.
(b) Daniel Osgood Howard, b. October 6, 1825, died No-
vember 2, 1895. He was unmarried.
(o) Mary T. Howard, b. January 30, 1828, married Joseph
Dunton, who died in 1893.
2. William Whiting Howard, b. October 22, 1792, d. August 11,
1850. He married first, Mary Trask Carney, daughter of
Daniel Carney, Sr., his cousin, who died September 17,
1838. No issue. His second wife was Hepsibeth Damon,
who, after Captain Howard's death, became the wife of
James Carney. She died November 18, 1892.
William Whiting Howard was captain of the Brig " Sa-
battis," built by Daniel Carney, Sr., and others. Captain
Howard died on a voyage to Brazil and was buried at sea.
His second wife and the mate carried the vessel safely to
" Rio."
Daniel C. Howard was in the War of 1812, and was a pen-
sioner of that war. His commission as Lieutenant was is-
sued by Governor Brooks.
Ebenezer Howard's watch, purchased in 1793, Avas given
to Daniel Osgood Howard on January 1, 1852, having been
in constant use for fifty-nine years.
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Daniel Osgood Howard was a Sergeant in the Civil War ;
a Libby prisoner and severely wounded at Gettysburg. He
served in the army for three years when he was honorably
discharged.
A gold locket of Susannah Carney Howard has engraved
within a mourning device her initials " S. H.," while on a
shield appear " T. H. ae. 3 mos." ; " E. H. ae. 29 Years " ; the
former probably refers to a child and the latter to her hus-
band, who was killed in Boston, Mass.
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Jane Carney.
Of Jane Carney, the seventh child of Mark and Suzanne
Goux-Carney, we find no record other than that in Kev.
Jacob Bailey's diary, under date of April 17, 1769. He writes :
" Baptized Jane Carney." In 1772 he mentioned
" Ruthy Carney," and it is possible that her middle name
was Ruth, as the blank space would indicate that the middle
name had escaped his memory at the time of writing. There
was no other Carney family in Pownalboro, and this
"Ruthy Carney" appears among a list of little children who
were either his school children or " perhaps catechumens in
his parish."
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Joanna Carney.
Joanna Carney, the eighth child of Mark and Suzanne
Goux-Carney, was baptized by the Rev. Jacob Bailey on
April 26, 1772.
There were eighty persons present at the little church in
the wilderness on that occasion, as he records in his diarv.
Joanna died March 29, 1808.
One of Suzanne Goux-Carney's letters, to her brother
George Goux, was written by Joanna when a little child,
and at its close are the words, " excuse Joey's writin."
On April 5, 1772, Mr. Bailey had baptized James Jac-
queens (the name appears as Jacqueen and also James Jac-
quenot Jacqueens), who married Joanna Carney about 1790.
It is supposed that the town register containing the record
of their marriage was destroyed by fire. Their only child,
a daughter, Susannah Carney Jackins (notice change in
spelling ; the name was later spelled Jackson) was born
February 19, 1793, died April 18, 1875. She married on
October 18, 1820, Capt. Joseph Lancaster, Jr. He was born
July 22, 1790, and died October 10, 1875, at Richmond Vil-
lage and was buried near his father, who was a soldier in the
Revolutionary War, from Woolwich, Maine. Joseph Lan-
caster, Jr., was engaged in seafaring life, and was the cap-
tain of a vessel. He and his family were Congregational-
ists.
The children of Susannah Carney Jackins and Joseph
Lancaster, Jr., were :
1. James Jackins Lancaster, born January 4, 1822, died Jan-
uary 2, 1847, unmarried.
2. William Preble Lancaster, born March 24, 1825, died July
7, 1889, in Richmond, Maine. He married Miss Letitia
Finch, who died February 25, 1900. They had no children,
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but adopted a son, James Lancaster, who lives at the farm
at Richmond, Maine, with his family.
3. Joseph Jackins Lancaster, born April 23, 1826, died January
31, 1893 and married on November 27, 1853, Miss Eebecca
Smith. She was a daughter of Elias and Almira Smith, of
Bath, Me. They had the following children :
(a) James E. Lancaster, born January 8, 1854, married
in 1875, Miss Ella Hunt, daughter of Eobert and
Miranda Hunt, of Bath, Maine. She died in July,
1893. Issue, one child, died in infancy. Mr. Lan-
caster, resides in Concord, N. H.
(b) Elias S. Lancaster, born May 8, 1857, married Octo-
ber 20, 1880, Miss Anne Burgess, daughter of James
D. and Ellen Burgess, of Boston, Mass. They have
five children, as follows, and reside in Maiden, Mass.
(1) Gertrude R., b. November 25, 1881, married
January 21, 1900, Mr. William Davis ; they
have had one daughter who died in infancy.
(2) Joseph H., b. June 11, 1883.
(3) Frederick W., b. February 13, 1888.
(4) George E., b. August 18, 1890.
(5) Charles W., born November 21, 1900.
(c) Frederick Lancaster, b. 1860, married in 1893, Mrs.
Belle Boyce-EUiot, widow of Andrew Elliot. Her
family were from Eastport, Maine. Issue, a son,
James Elliot Lancaster, born in 1895. Mr. Lancaster
is a mason by occupation.
(d) Annie F. Lancaster, born in 1867, died in childhood.
(e) Joseph J. Lancaster, born in 1867, died in childhood.
(/) William P. Lancaster, born in 1869, died May, 1903.
L Caroline B. Lancaster, born September 26, 1829, died
March 20, 1902, married Mr. Henry Hoxie, of Augusta,
Maine. Issue :
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(a) Georgiana E. Hoxie, born November 9, 1852, in Bath,
Maine, attending schools in Augusta, Maine, and
Boston, Mass., married on July 17, 1879, Mr. John
Alexander, b. January, 1846, a native of Scotland,
and by occupation a mechanical engineer, residing in
Cambridge, Mass.
(b) James V. Hoxie, born May 24, 1859, died in infancy.
(c) Charles O. Hoxie, born October 11, 1859, died Novem-
ber 27, 1880.
(d) Susan J. Hoxie, born October 23, 1863, died Septem-
ber 23, 1880.
5. Joanna Carney Lancaster, born November 24, 1835, and re-
sides in Somerville, Mass. The writer is indebted to her,
and to Mrs. John Alexander, for much of the above informa-
tion, about their individual lines of descent.
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James Carney, Sr.
James Carney, Sr., the ninth child of Mark and Suzanne
Goux-Carney, was born in Dresden, Maine, June 5, 1774,
and was baptized by the Rev. Jacob Bailey on Sunday, July
24, 1774 ; he was but eight years old when his father died.
At an early age he was apprenticed to the blacksmith trade
(in those days of vast importance as most of the working
tools were fashioned by them) with Deacon Faxon, of Bos-
ton, Mass., with whom he worked for eight years or more.
He then went to Newcastle, Maine, where, in February,
1797, he purchased from William B. Eaton, a Boston trader,
fourteen acres of land, the price for the same being six hun-
dred and sixty dollars. Later he added to this property, and
here he built a two-story house on the south side of the street,
near the bridge, and on October 5, 1799, married his first
wife Miss Joanna Marson, born October 4, 1780. She was
a daughter of Captain Stephen and Jennie Marson of Dres-
den. In 1804 he sold out his business and went to Boston,
where he joined his brother Daniel in the grocery business.
In those days the salt water came within one hundred feet
of the store. James Carney took passage on one of the
Hallowell Packets to the Kennebeck River, and, being at-
tracted to the old town of Dresden, as well as learning
that the house built for the Colonial Judges was for sale,
immediately purchased it in 1805. He moved his family to
the new home, furnishing the house with many pieces of fur-
niture bought at the auction sale of Governor Bowdoin's ef-
fects, among them being straight backed mahogany chairs,
with claw feet ; an old-fashioned secretary and desk, and a
stately tall clock, giving the hours, da} r s of month and
changes of the moon. These are still in the possession of his
grandchildren. There being no outbuildings on the place,
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he built barns, and a blacksmith shop, earning his living
on his farm, and at his trade. Twelve children were born,
six boys and six girls, all living to manhood and woman-
hood.
James Carney's first w r ife was the mother of all his chil-
dren. She died May 4, 1832. On March 7, 1834, he married
a second time, Mrs. Jane Baker, widow of Captain John
Baker of Wiscasset, Maine.
James Carney w r as a man of very temperate habits, an
iron constitution and, being a hard worker, wished no one
idle about him. He was a strong politican, being a Whig,
and taking an active part in the political affairs of his coun-
try. At the close of the War of 1812-1815 he gave a ban-
quet at his house when news of peace was received. His
antipathy to slavery was marked.
In his religious life he was a Universalist and did much
to encourage preaching in the town. He w T as ever charitable,
harnessing his horse, at any time, to carry meat, vegetables
and fruit to those in want. In 1811 he built at his landing
the hull and spars of the Brig " Dresden," 175 tons, for
Boston men, receiving twenty-five dollars a ton. He also
made much of the ironwork for shipbuilders in his vicinity.
He died March 15, 1858.
His children were as follows :
(a) Melinda, eldest child of James, Sr., and Joanna Marson-
Carney, born August 5, 1800, in Newcastle, Maine,
died, August 5, 1830. She married Mr. John Car-
lisle, of Dresden, Maine. Issue : two sons, Decatur,
who followed the sea and died at the age of 22 years,
and John Dexter Carlisle, born 1820.
The latter was very successful as a sea captain. In 1860
he commanded the " Young America," one of the largest
ships of that period. He married Miss Mary E. Libby, of
Portland, Maine, making that city his home, until a few
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years before his death, when he removed to Kichmond,
Maine, where he died December 17, 1890.
(b) Amanda, second child of James, Sr., and Joanna
Marson -Carney, was born July 27, 1802, in Newcastle,
Maine, and died August 17, 1839.
She married Capt. Oliver Blanchard of Dresden, Maine.
He died and was buried at sea, on August 31, 1833.
His widow lived with her father, after her husband's
death. No issue. In the family burial ground, on
the old Carney place, rests the remains of James
Carney, Sr., his first wife, Joanna Marson-Carney,
nine children, one grandchild and two great-grand-
children. In 1871 James Carney, Jr., erected a
granite monument there arid left a sum of money
safely invested, the interest of which is exclusively
used to keep the lot in perpetual repair.
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James Carney, Jr.
(c) James Carney, Jr., third child of James, Sr., and
Joanna Marson-Carney, was born May 27, 1804,
and died January 2, 1887.
He settled in Richmond, Maine, and for many years
was engaged in making edged-tools and ironwork
for vessels.
Later he became interested in, and commanded vessels
doing coasting business, owning one vessel and being
part owner in eleven others. In 1850 he superin-
tended building the depot for the Kennebeck and
Portland Railroad and other buildings. For ten
years he was the company's station agent, and he
was a member of the board of selectmen for twelve
years.
In 1861 he became Commissioner of Sagadahoc County
as well as Representative to the Legislature. In
December, 1864, he became cashier of the First Na-
tional Bank of Richmond, Maine, a position he most
satisfactorily filled for over twelve years, while for
three years he was treasurer of the Richmond Sav-
ings Bank, from its organization March 30, 1871, to
May 25, 1874.
"The Richmond Bee," in announcing his death in
January, 1887, gave the story of his life as follows :
" Among the papers of the late Capt. James Carney,
whose death is recorded on another page, there was
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found the following autobiographical sketch [The
account is more than interesting — it is valuable ; and
we feel that we are doing our readers no ordinary
service in laying it before them. — Ed.] :
" I, James Carney, worked on my father's farm in the
town of Dresden, Me., and in his blacksmith shop,
commencing as soon as I was old enough to blow
the bellows or strike the iron. In early youth I went
to a private school occasionally, but generally at-
tended district schools in the town. In those days
pupils went to any district school they pleased, as
the teacher taught in the several districts in rotation.
When school was taught in the district where I lived,
I was obliged to walk three-quarters of a mile to get
there, and in other instances I was forced to make a
much longer journey. To attend school at the East-
ern river upper bridge, so-called, I had to walk a dis-
tance of two miles. When I attended school in the
Major John Poluresky district, on the east side of
Eastern river, I had to travel a still greater distance,
while to reach the Cork Cove district, near the
lower part of the town, or the Bickford schoolhouse,
necessitated a journey of more than three miles. I
could only attend school in the winter, and, taking
into account the stormy weather and the deep snows
which prevented my walking such long distances, it
will readily be seen that such schooling as I was
able to get did not amount to much. Then there
were the tyrannical teachers, with their birch withes
and big ferules, set to keep order over sixty or a hun-
dred boys ; as may be imagined they found little time
to look after any one pupil. I write this to show the
limited chances for gaining an education in my
younger days.
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" At the age of fourteen I began hauling cord wood
from Mr. Benjamin Heed's farm in Bowdoinham (now
Richmond) to what was then called White's Landing,
now Richmond village. Reed's farm and wood-lot
were about two miles and a half north of the village.
In those days there was only a narrow road swamped
out from the landing to Reed's farm. It led through
thick woods, the whole distance, coming out on top
of the hill near where the present residence of James
K. Hathorn stands. Thousands of cords of wood and
hemlock bark were hauled to the landing every year
from the surrounding woods. For two winters I
hauled from Reed's woods, leaving my home in Dres-
den very early in the morning, and returning quite late
in the evening, somewhat tired and hungry. But it
was business, and I liked it, as I was my own master
and felt that I was earning something to help sup-
port the family.
" While engaged in teaming I hauled wood one winter
from Nicholas Gaubert's woods, situated more than
two miles from my home. At another time I hauled
wood for Mr. Llewellyn Lithgow, from a point near
the upper bridge, now known as Dresden Mills ; but
that winter I boarded with my Aunt Benson, who
lived near the bridge.
" I also drove a team a part of one winter for Mr. Tur-
ner Barker, boarding in his family. In the winter of
1822-23 I was hauling wood and logs in Dresden
for Mr. James Houdlette. That winter I had the
misfortune to spoil a fine ox, by his catching a hoof
between the sled runners and a stone while descend-
ing a hill. This ended my winter's work and cord-
wood operations.
" At that time I considered myself a ' number one '
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teamster, quite a farmer and something of a black-
smith. The last named trade I had always disliked,
but my father, being himself a blacksmith, insisted on
my learning it. ' Get the trade,' he would say, ' and
then if you can find anything better to do, do it ; but
if you should happen to fail in your business you will
have a good trade to fall back on.' Such advice was
very good for me, or any other boy.
" I had it in my mind to follow the sea for a living, and
make money ; but as my father had so strong a desire
to see me a blacksmith, I thought I would be a work-
man and master of the business. Well, as I had
worked hard, — I might say like a slave, — for many
years on the farm, and in the shop, I thought I would
finish learning my trade away from home. With
the consent of my father I concluded to strike out
and learn to do ship work and make edged tools.
So I packed up my duds and put them in my trunk, —
or painted box, — and started for Hallowell. This
was in the fall of '23. At that time Hallowell was
the liveliest place on the Kennebeck river, and more
business was done there than in any town this side
of Portland.
" I worked in Hallowell some three years, part of the
time as a journeyman, and learned to do ship- work and
edge-tool making. In June, '26, I came home at the
request of my father, and did the iron work of two
vessels for him. In the fall of that year, by the ad-
vice of my father, I bought a blacksmith stand of a
man named Pennington, in Richmond. The village
at that time consisted of ten or a dozen houses and
stores.
" Here I began life for myself, on my own account.
My house was where the Maine Central Station now
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stands. In the summer and fall of 18271 repaired
and improved the dwelling, so that it was for me —
and us, a cosy home. I say us, for quite early in life
I had made up my mind that when I could say I was
worth one thousand dollars I would get married. I
now had that amount, and more, and was heartily
tired of keeping bachelor's hall. Accordingly, on
the 25th of November, 1827, I was united in mar-
riage with Miss Lucinda Patten Martin, daughter of
John and Rachel Martin, who lived in Bowdoinham,
about a mile below Richmond. There were no mar-
riageable young ladies in Richmond at that time, and
a young man who wanted a wife was obliged to go
out of town in search of one. Our wedding tour
was a journey from the home of the lady's parents
to our new home in Richmond.
" I still worked at my trade, finding all the business I
could attend to. My wife and I worked early and
late, summer and winter, to get a start in the world.
Many a night, when I have been driven to get off
work, I have labored until twelve and one o'clock,
and would be up and at it again before daylight. I
worked on in this way until March, 1831, when I
threw up the sponge — or rather the hammer — say-
ing : ' Lie there till I call for you ! ' I then went on
board a schooner that I owned the commanding part
of, and continued in the coasting business many
years.
" During that time I ran various vessels that I had
an interest in, visiting most of the ports alongshore
from the Kennebeck to Cape Delaware. For three
seasons I cruised between Hallowell and Philadelphia,
carrying granite to the last named city, and bring-
ing back coal. I have built and repaired numerous
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vessels in my day, and have owned one whole vessel
and parts of eleven others, including schooners, brigs
and barks.
" In 1842-43 I lost nearly all the property that my
wife and I had worked so hard for, through shipwreck
and the depreciation of shipping. It made us feel
blue and low-spirited for a time, but I made up my
mind to ' pick flint ' and try it again. I did so, and
by dint of hard work, and driving things day and
night, I managed to do very well.
"Previous to my loss I had, by the request of my
father, moved to a house near his own in Dresden. I
bought the place of Capt. David Blan chard, and moved
there in the fall of '36. We lived in this house some
two years, and in it two children — Lucinda Ellen and
Annie Eliza — were born. In the fall of '38 we went
to Philadelphia and New York, spending the winter
and keeping house at 120 Clinton Street, in the last
named city. In the spring of '39 we returned to
Dresden, and the winter following we moved to
Richmond, occupying a house which I afterward
bought of George H. Gardiner. Ten j^ears later I
rebuilt and enlarged the house, which is the dwelling
where I now live.
" After running several vessels that I had an interest
in for fifteen years, I took to the land again. On the
2d of January, 1851, my wife died of consumption.
A better or more worthy wife no man could wish
for. She was the mother of seven children — three
boys and four girls. On July 7, 1852, I married
Mrs. Howard, widow of Capt. William Howard, of
Dresden, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua
Damon, of Wiscasset, Me. She had one son at the
time of our marriage. His name was William, and
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he was between eight and nine years of age. We
were married at Westbrook, Me., at the home of
brother Willard C. George, who was a Universalist
clergyman.
" In December, 1850, I was appointed to superintend
the erection of the passenger depot, and other build-
ings, for the Kennebeck and Portland Railroad. For
some ten years I was station agent and ticket seller
for the company in Richmond. The station stands
on the site of my early home, where I began house-
keeping. For about twelve years I was a member
of the board of selectmen, serving most of the time
as chairman.
" In the winter of 1861-2, I was chosen representative
to the Legislature. It wasduring the Rebellion, and
it was hard work to drum up recruits for the army.
However, we raised our quota by paying each man a
bounty of from one hundred to five hundred dol-
lars.
" In the years that are past I have held various public
offices, having served as assessor of taxes, road and
street commissioner, overseer 'of the poor, collector
of taxes, town agent, constable, school agent and
commissioner of Sagadahoc count} 7 ". I have also
superintended, I should think, more than a hundred
funerals.
" In 1865 I was chosen cashier of the new First
National Bank, which position I filled for about
thirteen years.
"In 1871 I was chosen treasurer of the new Richmond
Savings bank, and held that office some three years,
until the passage of a law prohibiting a national
bank cashier from holding the two offices. On Jan-
uary 1, 1877, I resigned m}^ position in the bank, said
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resignation to take effect on the first of July follow-
ing. On the 7th of July I left the bank, being at
the time in very poor health.
" While acting as station agent I bought, surveyed and
paid for several thousand cords of wood which was
generally hauled into the village in the winter season.
I remember that one day I measured and paid for
sixty-seven loads. This, in addition to my other
duties, was no small job. I have owned three farms,
and have done more or less work on them all. I
have owned eleven different dwellings and many
house lots in the village, and have done much repair-
ing on buildings of various kinds.
"I write these things to show that I have not been an
idle man during the greater portion of my life, and
that the world will be none the worse for my having
lived in it — at least, I hope so.
"James Carney."
At a joint meeting of the officers of the Richmond
Savings Bank and the First National Bank, Judge
William T. Hall, in accepting a portrait of the late
Captain James Carney, said :
"To } t ou, Mr. President, and the Directors of the
First National Bank, and to you, Mr. President, and
the Trustees of the Richmond Savings Bank, in behalf
of the daughters of our late friend and associate, Cap-
tain James Carney, I have the pleasure of presenting
this fine crayon portrait.
" When we look upon it, it will remind us of the noble
face of our late friend and associate as he appeared
in his earthly and material form when he was with
us, and took part in the busy, bustling activity of
business life. It will remind us that a grand old
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Roman has lived with us, and lived for a purpose,
and filled his place and lot in life, and in his ripe old
age has passed from us over the dark river to the
great unknown, leaving to us the rich blessing of his
wise counsel.
" Born in Boston, May 27, 1804, he came with his
parents to Dresden, when a } T oung child, and was
reared as a farmer's son, inured to the hardships of a
country life in a new country. Endowed with a con-
stitution of iron, and a powerful physical organization,
he was fitted to endure the many hardships which he
experienced in his young manhood and middle
life.
" He came to Richmond in 1828, when there was
nothing but a landing place for coasters here. A few
scattered dwellings, a store, and a blacksmith shop,
was all that was here then, where this large and beauti-
ful village now stands. Engaging in the business of
a blacksmith, building portions of small vessels, pur-
chasing cord-wood and produce that was brought in
by farmers to be shipped to Boston and other ports,
and managing sailing coasting vessels, constituted
his employment until he entered the service of the
railroad as station agent about 1850, which position
he held, together with the office of selectman, up to
and including a portion of the period of the late war
of the Rebellion, during which time he was honored
by his constituents by being sent as a Representative
to the Legislature.
"In December, 1864, he became the Cashier of this
National Bank, and held the position until July 7,
1877. He also held the position of Treasurer of this
Savings Bank, from its organization, March 30, 1871,
to May 25, 1874.
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" In all the positions lie occupied and held, he was
always a faithful and reliable man, honest to his con-
stituents, and honest to the teachings of his own
conscience. His life was one of activity from his
earliest youth. He never knew what it was to be
unoccupied, until failing health abated his physical
forces ; and to the time of death, January 2, 1887,
his mind remained clear, and his counsel wise.
" For a quarter of a century I was intimately ac-
quainted with and associated with the deceased in
business connected with these banks, and otherwise,
and I stand here to bear witness to the great fidelity
which he always exercised in all matters confided to
his trust and care ; and you, gentlemen, will all give
the same evidence. I remember a remark that he
made to me, more than twenty years ago, and as it has
a lesson in it, I will repeat it. It was about the time
the country was much stirred up over a large num-
ber of bank defalcations, when he said to me : 'Wil-
liam, I shall never be a defaulter, for if I were
inclined to be one my pride would keep me from
it.'
" He was a truly proud man ; and his daughters take
pride in presenting this likeness of this ' grand old
man ' to you, so that you can keep his memory green
in your minds, and, emulating his example, so live that
if man allures thee, consent thou not. Like him, be
wise and prudent, diligent and watchful of all thy
virtues, so that when called to leave the shore,
touched by that mysterious sea which never yet has
borne on any wave the image of a homeward sail,
it may be said of thee : ' Thy virtues, like a moun-
tain, cover as with a mantle the frailties of mis-
guided man.'
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" I move you that a vote of thanks be given to Mrs.
Caroline A. Cook, Mrs. Lucinda E. Tyler, Mrs. Annie E. Mc-
Kenzie, and Mrs. Sarah A. B. Hathorn, in whose behalf I
present this portrait, and that it be placed in a conspicuous
place in these banking rooms, so that not only ourselves, but
all of the friends of the deceased can look upon it now,
and in the }^ears to come."
James Carney, Jr., married his first wife on November
25, 1827, as above stated. She was Miss Lucinda Patten
Martin, daughter of John and Rachel Martin, of East Bow-
doinham, Maine, born in 1807, and died January 7, 1851.
She was the mother of all of his seven children, three sons
and four daughters. On July 7, 1852, he married his
second wife, Mrs. Hepsibeth Damon Howard, widow of
his cousin, William Whiting Howard. She died November
18, 1892.
The children by the first marriage were as follows :
1. John D'Oscar, the first son, was born August 30, 1830, in
Richmond, Maine, and followed the sea as a profession, be-
coming a captain. His future career seemed most promis-
ing, as he was held in the highest esteem by all who knew
him. He died from yellow fever on August 1, 1856, at
Havana, Cuba, and was unmarried.
2. Caroline Augusta was born August 31, 1832. She first mar-
ried Gilmore B. Rollins on October 20, 1856. He was the
son of Enoch and Martha Blair Rollins, of Pittston, Maine.
He was very successful in making improvements in agricul-
tural implements. He died March 18, 1858. One son,
Charles Gilmore Rollins, died December 2, 1859, aged one
year. On January 19, 1869, Mrs. Rollins married, in Chi-
cago, 111., Mr. John Malcolm Cook, son of John and Cath-
erine Malcolm Cook. Mr. Cook was from London, England,
while his wife was born in Inverness, Scotland. John Mal-
colm Cook was a designer and carver in ornamental wood-
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work. He died April 27, 1899, aged sixty-five years, in
Cincinnati, Ohio. One child, a daughter, Caroline Malcolm
Cook, was born in Chicago, 111., February 9, 1871. She
married on August 15, 1898, Oliver Dallyn Collis, son of
George and Thirza Collis. Mr. Collis was from Portsmouth,
England, while his wife was a resident of Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada.
James Horace was born October 16, 1834, at Richmond,
Maine, and, like his brothers, followed the sea for many
years. He died unmarried, May 20, 1876.
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ber 27, 1836. She was married on September 5, 1860, to
Charles Henry Tyler, Esq., born December 6, 1830, in Bos-
ton, Mass., son of Martin Tyler, born 1798, "a lusty son of
New England soil, a scholar and a gentleman." Martin
Tyler died in 1834 and was buried in Christ Church (" Paul
Revere's Church ") Boston, Mass.
Charles Henry Tyler attended the Elliot School, Boston,
and the Valentine School, Northboro, Mass. He became
bank messenger at the age of sixteen and at twenty-one was
paying teller in the Globe Bank. Later he became a broker
in shipping and California gold mines. A man of temper-
ance, strict integrity, generous to a fault, and ever ready to
offer comfort and happiness. He and his family attended
Rev. Edward Everett Hale's church. Their children are :
(a) Charles James Tyler, born February 12, 1864, in Bos-
ton, Mass. He is engaged in the shoe business and
unmarried.
(b) Lucinda Ellen Tyler, born June 23, 1869, in Boston,
Mass. Baptized by Rev. Dr. Hale. She was first
married on October 25, 1892, to Mr. Stephen Bartlett
Webber, in Chicago, 111. He was born in Shapleigh,
Maine, and died August 27, 1895. Of this union
there is one child, a daughter, Dorothy Tyler Web-
ber, born August 5, 1893, in Boston, Mass. On
November 22, 1897, Mrs. Webber married Mr. Er-
nest Lowell Condon. They have one child, Jean
Eldon Condon, born July 4, 1900.
At the age of twenty years, Mr. Condon designed the
plans and won the competition for the greatly ad-
mired engine house in Cambridge, Mass. Mrs. Con-
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don has been a frequent contributor to New England
publications, as well as being a musical composer of
merit. One of her compositions was presented by-
request to Miss Francis Willard for the "Young
Woman's Hymnal." She was also on the Board of
Musical Directors in Eev. Mr. Colyer's church.
(<?) Gertrude Francis Tyler, born September 6, 1878, in
Boston, Mass. She was educated in the Boston
schools and at Dean Academy, Franklin, Mass. She
was married on June 26, 1901, to Mr. Tracy Hatch
Tucker. He was born June 16, 1876, and is the son
of Frederick Manning and Emma M. Hatch-Tucker.
Mr. Tucker, Sr., was born February 3, 1855, in Port-
land, Maine. His wife was born in Lowell, Mass.,
October 2, 1852. Mr. Tracy Hatch-Tucker is a
graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech-
nology and a member of the firm of F. M. Tucker
Co., bankers and brokers, Boston, Mass.
5. George Frederick Carney was born April 8, 1842, and went
to sea as a young man, meeting an untimely death by drown-
ing while rounding Cape Horn, on a voyage from New York
to San Francisco, on June 3, 1867. He was unmarried.
6. Annie Eliza Carney was born May 4, 1839, in Dresden,
Maine, receiving her education there. She married on
April 15, 1880, Mr. Charles Gordon McKenzie, in Chicago,
111. He was born November 20, 1851, at Ellon, Aberdeen-
shire, Scotland, being the third son of John and Margaret
Grewar McKenzie. The father was a native of Ballater,
and his wife was from Braegarie, Braemar, in the Highlands
of Aberdeenshire.
Mr. McKenzie's brother James was formerly a partner
of the late Cecil Rhodes, in South Africa and his brother
William Samuel McKeenzie was killed in the Boer War.
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Another brother, Thomas McKenzie, is engaged in manufact-
uring mining machinery in Johannesburg, while the only
surviving sister, Catherine McKenzie, is the wife of Alex-
ander Johnston, a merchant in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Sarah Amelia Breck Carney, was born March 31, 1844, at
Richmond, Maine. She married, at Richmond, Maine, on
December 29, 1868, Mr. Frederick Eugene Hathorne, son
of James and Nancy Bickford Hathorne. Their two children
died in infancy :
(a) Sarah Amelia Hathorne, died in Boston, November 11,
1874.
(b) James Eugene Hathorne died in Bangor, Maine, Sep-
tember 9, 1888, and is buried in the family lot at
Dresden, Maine.
Mr. and Mrs. Hathorne reside in Roslindale, Mass.
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Mary Ann Carney.
Mary Ann Carney, the fourth child of James, Sr., and
Joanna Marson-Carney, was born January 21, 1807, and
died April 16, 1886.
She married Royal Sanford, Esq., of Charlestown, Mass.
He was lost at sea en route to New Orleans. They had
three children, one son and two daughters.
1. Alphonso, their first child, was born in Charlestown, Mass.,
in September, 1832, died in Tamworth, N. H., April 9, 1882.
His first wife was Miss Eveline Morse, of Natick, Mass., by
whom he had two children,
(a) Marian Eveline, b. October 7, 1856.
(b) Harry Alphonso, b. August 16, 1858, died November
20, 1884.
His second wife was Miss Louise Putnam of Danvers,
Mass., daughter of Joseph C. and Louise Hanson Roberts-
Putnam. Issue by this marriage :
(c) Walter Barry, b. April 21, 1861.
(d) Edith Putnam, b. October 11, 1865, died March 8,
1874.
(e) Mabel Louise, b. March 15, 1872, died December 3,
1898.
(/) Charles Harrold, b. March 28, 1874, died November
19, 1886.
2. Emma R., the second child of Mary Ann Carney and Royal
Sanford, was born November 1, 1835. She first married in
1852, Mr. Winchell Green Vose, of Boston, Mass., b. January
4, 1830, died March 5, 1865. He was the son of Samuel D.
and Abigail T. E. Nichols- Vose. By this marriage there
was one child, a daughter,
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(a) Emma Florence Vose was born on June 16, 1853.
She married on December 8, 1878, Mr. Charles Ed-
win Prince, of Cambridge, Mass. They have one
child, Grace R. Prince, b. November 27, 1884.
In 1878 Mrs. Emma R. S. Vose married Mr. Elbridge
Marcellus Rawson, b. November 12, 1840. He was a son of
Mr. Artemus Rawson (of Upton, Mass.) and Dorcas Rice
Rawson, his wife, of Paris, Maine.
Octavia C, third child of Mary Ann Carney and Royal
Sanford, was born in 1837, and died on June 25, 1895. She
married, in 1859, Levy Crosby Barney, Esq., of New Hamp-
shire. They had two daughters.
(a) Jennie T., born January 13, 1862, married, in 1884,
Mr. T. F. G. Day. They have four children :
Frank Crosby Day, b. March 30, 1885.
Emma Rawson Day, b. October 27, 1887.
Ralph Leslie Day, b. July 22, 1889.
Chester Hathorne Day, b. January 12, 1891.
(b) Eva May Earl, married 1887, Mr. William Elliot. She
died December 22, 1899, leaving one child :
Lillian May Elliot, b. March 20, 1888.
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Maek Carney (2d).
Mark Carney, the fifth child of James, Sr., and Joanna
Marson-Carney, was born September 26, 1808, and died
January 5, 1846. He settled in Dresden Mills, Maine, and
first learned his father's trade. Later he became a partner
of Mr. Theophilus Blanchard. He married Miss Abigail Ben-
son, born July 12, 1813, died August 26, 1888, daughter of
Abigail Carney and Nathaniel Benson, Esq., on September 30,
1834. Of this union there were five children :
1. Benson Carney, born at Dresden Mills, Maine, March 8,
1835. Educated in the Dresden schools, and has been en-
gaged in the carpenter trade. On December 19, 1874, he
married Miss Rosa B. Clark. They celebrated their silver
wedding in 1900, when over one hundred guests assembled
on that occasion ; many beautiful gifts together with ex-
pressions of esteem, from the Pacific to the Atlantic, testi-
fied the affectionate regard in which they were held by their
kinsmen. They have no children.
2. Frederick W. Carney, born November 18, 1836, died Au-
gust 20, 1838.
3. Louisa M. Carney, born January 8, 1841, died August 15, 1903.
She married in 1877, Captain George Fearing Hollis,
U. S. N., born Cambridge, Mass., February 13, 1838, died Au-
gust 6, 1903. He "received his education in the public
schools of Chelsea and by private instructions from Rev.
Henry Hudson, in Fayal, Azores. When he was sixteen years
old he started the Chelsea Pioneer and some years later the
Chelsea Herald. When the war broke out he enlisted in
the army and was attached to the 1st Regt. Mass. Vols., and
later was transferred to the navy. In 1864 he was the first
to open communication with Sherman's army, while scout-
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ing with a boat crew. After the war he engaged in the
manufacture of tin cans. In 1888 he was appointed con-
sul at Cape Town, and while there instituted the first con-
sular service between the Transvaal and the Orange Free
States. In 1893 he returned to this country and was made
storekeeper at the United States Custom House in Boston.
Captain Hollis was one of the organizers of the Union Navy-
Association of Past Officers and was a member of Post 40,
G. A. R. of Maiden, the Kearsarge Association of Naval
Yeterans, the Faulkner Citizens' Association, First Univer-
salist Church of Maiden, and the Maiden Men's Club.
"While home on a furlough in 1862, he married Eliza A.
Simmons of Augusta, Maine. She died in 1868, and in 1876
he married Miss Louisa M. Carney of Dresden Mills, Maine.
" Captain Hollis had three children, William S. Hollis, con-
sul at Lorenz Marques, South Africa ; Mrs. Buck of Melrose
and George S. Hollis, who survive him."
Maria Elizabeth Carney.
Maria Elizabeth Carney was born January 6, 1843, in Dres-
den Mills, Maine. She married on October 22, 1865, Mr.
John L. Bixby, who is an expert accountant. They have
had two children :
(a) John L„ Bixby, Jr., b. December 10, 1867, in Chicago,
111. Occupation, manufacturer. He married on
April 21, 1898, Miss Margaret Maud Oaks. They
reside in Arlington Heights, Mass., with their two
children, Harold Oaks Bixby, b. February 18, 1899,
and Katherine Marion Bixby, b. February 14, 1901.
(b) Leon G. Bixby, b. Chicago, 111., October 27, 1869. He
married Miss Susie E. Spaulding on November 21,
1894. Mr. Bixby died March 26, 1900. His wife
and one daughter, Gladys M. Bixby, b. Novem-
ber 13, 1897, survive.
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5. Serena Mayers Carney was born on March 30, 1845, in Dres-
den Mills, Maine. She married on January 6, 1875, Mr.
Lewis P. Gleason, b. March 7, 1840. He is in commercial
business. They have no children.
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Daniel William Carney.
Daniel William Carney (in middle life be dropped the
name Daniel), the third sonof James, Sr., and Joanna Marson-
Carney, was born July 16, 1810, and died January 24, 1887.
He early developed a fondness for a sea-faring life and
went to sea at the age of fourteen and at the age of nineteen
was in command of the Schooner " George." It is an in-
teresting fact that during more than fifty years of active
life on the ocean, there was not a single loss of life from
shipwreck among those under his command. He was well
known and highly esteemed by the entire shipping frater-
nity of New England.
On October 23, 1836, he married Miss Catherine Morrison,
daughter of Dr. George McKay Morrison (a native of Scot-
land and a graduate of Edinburgh University) and Mary
Peaselee-Morrison (of the Haverhill, Mass., family) of Dres-
den, Maine, and built a house on the land on the opposite
side of the roadway, which leads from the county road direct
to the river, past the " old Carney Place." In 1863 he and
his wife sailed on his ship " City of Bath " to England and
Gibralter, and met the Confederate Privateer " Sumpter,"
which had recently destro} r ed seven vessels.
A chain of black and white beads made by his wife in
1836 is still in existence. This sentiment is woven thereon ;
"D. W. Carney, Toujoursla Meme."
He resided with his cousin, James G. Carney, in Lowell,
Mass., for a few months, in 1833, his name appearing in the
Lowell Directory for that year, as an accountant. His
cousin was at that time cashier of the Lowell Bank.
He was a man of great determination, gentle and consid-
erate, but his voice could be heard if occasion required. A
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friend once said that he could hear him " whisper " to his
oxen, a mile away !
The following letter written by him, when on one of his
voyages, to his wife's mother, is a characteristic expression
of the man :
New Orleans, December 5, 1859.
"Well Mother Morrison : —
In many of the children's letters they say you want
me to write you a good long letter. I can write a long
letter but perhaps it will neither be good or interest-
ing to you.
In the first place I am glad to hear you enjoy good
health, hope you are comfortable and contented.
Hope you have made up your mind to enjoy life as
much as your situation and means will admit. It's
useless to be looking to some future days for happiness,
working and toiling as you have to guard against pov-
erty in some future day ; instead of enjoying the
privileges we have we are worrying and fretting the
best part of our lives to hoard up for the future, w r hen
not one out of ten live to enjoy the fruit of their hard
earned property that they have laid up for what they
term a rainy day, in their Old Age, but leave it for
their children to quarrel about.
Industry and Economy are good qualities in every
one, but, to deprive ourselves of the necessaries and
conveniences that promote a great deal of happiness
through life for the sake of hoarding up for the future,
is doing injustice to ourselves and no benefit to our
children in my opinion.
"What are your views of the present generation ? Do
you think their style of living deserves to be encouraged
by one toiling night and day to save something for
our children to ruin their health and morals by follow-
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ing every new fashion that they can borrow from the
French ? Most they think about is the latest fashion
and some new novel, with their everlasting routine
ceremonies that have neither improved Society or
their morals. Let them live in the plain honest style
of our Fathers and Mothers ; good thick shoes and
woolen gowns; woolen stockings knit by their own
hands ; eat beans and peas instead of spiced cake
full of chemicals to make it taste good and rot their
teeth out and give them consumption !
But then, what is the use of you and I advising
them ? We cannot stop the current of hypocrisy and
vanity that is sweeping over this Country.
All trying to assume a different character from
their real one ; learning no trades, expecting to get a
living by their grent learning or knowledge. Their
Papas and Mammas think their children are smarter
than common and they will give them a liberal or
classical education and make a Minister, a Doctor or
a Lawyer of them, when their talents are not sufficient
to make a good farmer. After toiling for years to
give them an education that ought to accomplish your
object, you will often see them at thirty years of
age, hanging around the Old Homestead, dressed up,
while their parents are slaving to maintain them.
Well, let them go on, if they will not be advised and
you and I will get into some quiet corner, that is if
we can find one, where we can enjoy some of the
realities of life in the old fashioned way, living to suit
ourselves, talking as we mean, and not an everlasting
tumult of ceremonies and compliments with neither
friendly feelings nor good intentions, which is fashion-
able now days. Well you have seen trouble enough,
and I sickness enough, to wean us in a great measure
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from this World of Trials, but still we have strong ties
to bind us to it, with all of its cares, sickness, anxiety,
we are subject to, and dread the time that we shall be
called to that unknown World about which so many
different opinions exist. I do not believe that we can
have any more troubles or trials in a future World then
we have here. We all have a Monitor within us that
teaches us right from wrong and if we do nothing that
our conscience dictates to us that it is wrong I think
we shall be happy, both here and hereafter, no matter
what our Creed is ; the belief that our happiness de-
pends on, is not so much on our Creed or belief, but up-
on the manner we live, the fidelity which we obey the
commandments, that is plain to understand ; so it is
useless to argue what this or that Chapter of Scripture
means, as very few of the great, learned men agree
about the meaning of some very important parts of
the Scripture, although they are capable of translating
it from the original writings. So it is not good for
you and me to argue about the Bible, where there are
so many different Creeds, supported by different inter-
pretations. Some believing in a Trinity of Gods, others
in a Unity ; some think faith alone will make them
happy hereafter, others add Charity, while some say
it requires Faith, Charity and Good Works. You and
I will try and live up to the last Creed and then we
shall be sure we are right.
Some people think there are millions of Planets in-
habited same as the Earth. One God rules over all
with a Mediator for each planet. Jesus Christ being
the God for the Earth, and we are to pray to him as
our only Saviour. It is hard to decide who is right
where so many learned divines differ about regenera-
tion and justification. Regeneration is supposed by
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some to be conferred by Baptism, others imagine it to
be an operation effected in a moment. I think Reli-
gion is a progressive work that is constantly operating
on Mankind and will eventually work all the evil out
of them, either in this or the Spiritual World, although
there may be some hard cases that will suffer years of
torment before they will leave off their evil deeds and
live according to the example set us by our Saviour ;
but we will lay all arguments aside and live according
to the dictates of our Consciences, this with Faith,
Charity and Good Works ; by this I think we shall
gain all the blessings and happiness that will ever be
conferred on Mankind.
Yrs. &c. William.
He lived at his home until his death, aged seventy-
seven years, where he reared a family of two sons and
three daughters.
(a) William Donald, eldest child of D. William and Cath-
erine Morrison-Carney, was born June 12, 1838, died
March 5, 1902. He was a mariner during the early
years of his life. During the Civil War he and others
Avere taken prisoners, on August 15, 1863, on the
high seas, by the Confederate Privateer " Georgia,"
off the Island of Trinidad. He was at that time
Chief Officer on the " City of Bath ; " after the pro-
visions were taken from the vessel the}' were paroled
and allowed to go their way. During the later
years of his life he was in the employ of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company,
in Boston, Mass. The following letter to his
widow, from his superior in office bears date, Boston,
March 6, 1902.
" My dear Mrs. Carney. — I am deeply pained on
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learning of the death of your estimable husband. I
feel it a personal loss, for I can assure you it has been
a source of great satisfaction to have had associated
with me for the past five years such an upright and
conscientious gentleman. I shall miss him very much
and I beg you to accept of my deep sympathy in your
affliction. Sincerely yours.
" J. Wallace Joedan."
He married on July 22, 1865, Miss Matilda Cobby, of
Shoreham, England. She was the daughter of John and
Matilda Miller-Cobby, and was born October 30, 1843 ; four
children were the issue of this marriage, as follows :
1. Hugh Toland Carney, eldest son of William Donald, and
Matilda Cobby-Carney, was born July 1, 1866. After com-
pleting his education in Dresden, he became, in 1886, asso-
ciated with the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Company, first as locomotive fireman and was promoted to
engineer in October, 1890. He is a member of Landmark
Lodge, No. 103, F. and A. M. On May 14, 1893, he was
married to Miss Laura J. Warner, of Sioux City, Iowa, and
niece of Dr. J. W. Warner, of New York city. They have
had the following children :
Clara Winifred, b. August 2, 1895, d. August 2, 1895.
Donald Warner, b. April 16, 1897.
Franklin Morrison, b. September 30, 1898.
2. John William Carney, second son of William Donald and
Matilda Cobby-Carney, was born May 11, 1869. Like his
brother Hugh, he received his education in Dresden, and in
1888 entered the service of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul Railroad Company, as locomotive fireman, being pro-
moted to the position of engineer in June, 1893. He still
holds that position. He is a member of Landmark Lodge,
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No. 103, F. and A. M., in Sioux City, where he married, on
September 28, 1892, Miss Lucy E. Warner, a sister of his
brother's wife. One child, a daughter, has been born to
them.
Donna Belle, b. August 31, 1894.
3. Anna Bell, third child of William Donald and Matilda
Cobby-Carney, was born October 6, 1877. She is a graduate
of the New England Baptist Hospital, at Roxbury, Mass.
4. Sarah Winifred, fourth child of William Donald and Ma-
tilda Cobby-Carney, was born November 30, 1879. She is a
teacher of music, and also organist of the Unitarian Church
in Roslindale, Mass.
(b) Jennie Morrison, second child of D. William and
Catherine Morrison-Carney, was born June 8, 1843 ;
moved to California in 1863, where she married, on
February 9, 1867, John Ogden Earl, Esq., who Avas
born in Newark, N. J., June 20, 1824. Mr. Earl has
been interested in mining operations. He is a Mason
and Knight Templar. They have two children :
(a) Morris Earl, born September 20, 1872.
(b) Ogden Morrison Earl, born October 14, 1875.
The last named married on April 29, 1903, Miss Anabel
Flower, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Flower, of
San Francisco.
(c) Clara Ann, third child of D. William and Catherine
Morrison-Carney, was born August 4, 1842, in West
Dresden, Maine, where she attended the public
schools, later going to the high school in Gardiner,
Maine.
She married on March 29, 1869, Mr. Wilmot W. Brook-
ings, born October 23, 1830, son of Mr. Brookings
and Susannah Bailey-Brookings, of England.
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Mr. Brookings was graduated by Bowdoin College, at
Brunswick, Maine, in 1855. He studied law in the
office of the Hon. William Pitt Fessenden, of Port-
land, Maine, and was admitted to the bar in that
city in 1857. Moving from there to Dakota Terri-
tory, he became " President of Council of the Peo-
ples Legislature" in 1859; sent to the House of
Representatives, and also Speaker, 1863-65 ; Presi-
dent of the Council, and District Attorney, Yankton
County, 1867-8 ; appointed by President U. S. Grant
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Dakota,
in 1869 ; was President, Vice President and Solicitor
of the first railroad in Dakota, i. e. " the Dakota
Southern," 1871-1881; Editor " Sioux Falls Leader"
1883-85 ; President Minnehaha Trust Co., Minnehaha
Canning Co. and Sioux Linen Mills, in 1889-93. Mr.
and Mrs. Brookings have no children.
(d) Julia Fletcher, fourth child of D. William and Cathe-
rine Morrison-Carney, was born January 6, 1845, in
West Dresden, Maine, and died in Richmond, Maine,
March 31, 1902.
For many years she traveled extensively, living for a
time in San Francisco, Cal. She returned to Rich-
mond when her mother died in 1885 and married an
old schoolmate and settled there. She married first
Mr. Charles F. Gihon, in Sioux City, Iowa, and later
Mr. Charles Frederick Gorham, in Boston, Mass.
Mr. Gorham lives in Richmond, Maine.
Mrs. Gorham was enthusiastic in collecting data about
her branch (James Carney, Sr.) of the family and
wrote for Mr. Charles E. Allen of Cedar Grove,
Maine, a sketch of the family, which appeared in his
" Huguenot Settlers in Dresden, Maine."
Mrs. Gorham was peculiarly sensitive to publicity and
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in October 1895, she wrote me : " Now that I have
written the sketch over at your request and made it
as far as possible include the entire (James, Sr.) family,
I want to have it clearly understood that I am not to
be mentioned in connection with it, for I have simply
gathered the facts together for you to use or cast
aside as you see fit."
During her cheery life this request was observed, but
now that she has gone, it would be most ungracious not
to publicly acknowledge her generous assistance in
searching for family facts. Her gifts of old letters,
photographs, daguerreotypes and tiles from the fire-
place in the old Carney house, have made the labor
on this little volume so much more interesting to the
writer.
(e) Osgood Howard Carney, the fifth child of D. William
and Catherine Morrison-Carney, was born June 10,
1848.
His early boyhood was passed in Dresden and Rich-
mond, Maine, where he attended the public schools
and academy.
In May, 1872, he moved to South Dakota, where he en-
tered mercantile life. He was elected vice-president
of the South Dakota Merchants' Association, and is
now president of the Retail Merchants' Association in
Yankton, S. D.
He married on May 8, 1872, Miss Carrie Foster, born
June 20, 1853, daughter of Samuel S. and Frances
Ripley-Foster. Her father was born in Salisbury,
Conn., while her mother's family lived in Spafford,
K Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Carney are members of the Congregational
denomination. They have had three children :
1. Foster DeWitt Carney, born September 16, 1873, married
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November 17, 1897, Miss Cora Westfall, of Waterloo,
Iowa.
They have had two children :
(a) Daughter, born January 2, 1902, died January 16,
1902, at Waterloo, Iowa.
(b) Mary Clarissa, born April 14, 1903, Yankton, S. D.
2. Kate Morrison Carney, born November 15,1874, married on
November 27, 1893, Mr. Carl E. Bigelow, of Detroit, Mich-
igan, born June 6, 1865, and died in Dallas, Texas, October
10, 1899. Their one child, Ruth, was born September 12,
1895.
3. Carroll Earl Carney, born August 12, 1890, died December
3, 1890.
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Sarah Bell Carney.
Sarah Bell Carney, the fourth daughter of James, Sr.,
and Joanna Marson-Carney, was born December 5, 1813.
She died January 16, 189-1. She was of a singularly lovable
disposition. Her domestic life was beautiful. In her home
she lived in an atmosphere of flowers and friends, ever
given to hospitality and eager to offer comfort to those in
distress. During her own illness she was always cheerful
and desirous of making those near and dear to her suffer
less on her account.
She married Thomas Conery, Esq., of Boston, Mass. By
this marriage there were three daughters :
(a) Sarah Elizabeth.
(l>) Anna Bell.
(c) Emma S.
Mr. Conery was for many years identified with the Sand-
wich Glass Company ; later he became a partner with Mr.
Cyrus Butterick in the express business, being appointed by
President Pierce to attend to all government work of that
nature. At the time of the Boston fire he had all of the
gold of the Custom House on one of his wagons under his
supervision and surrounded by a guard of soldiers. His
love for horses, and indeed all animals, was shown not alone
in owning the handsomest horses in Boston, but also in the
fact that he was one of the first five who advocated that a
law be passed for the prevention of cruelty to animals. He
was a handsome man, of magnificent physique, being over
six feet in height, and, like his beloved wife, of a genial
temperament, gathering around him hosts of friends.
He retired from active life in business at the age of sixty-
two, and died from blood-poisoning six years later. He was
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of English descent, his father coming to Boston with his
brother and two sisters. Mr. Conery's younger brother,
John Quincy Adams Conery, died about five years ago.
The Misses Anna Bell, and Sarah Elizabeth Conery, have
inherited all the amiable qualities of their parents, and
whether at their charming home in Boston, or at their
country place at Hull, Mass., relatives and friends are always
sure of that rare, cordial welcome, which rests and soothes
those who are in need of refreshment. Through their kind-
ness the only letters of Suzanne Goux (dictated to her chil-
dren and written by them in a childish hand) have come
into possession of the writer. The Misses Conery own the
French Hymnal, formerly the property of Suzanne Goux.
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Clara Jane Carney.
Clara Jane Carney, the fifth daughter of James, Sr., and
Joanna Marson-Carney, never married.
She was a good, true, frank and open-hearted woman.
A favorite with all her brothers and sisters, respected by
all who knew her.
She was born on August 28, 1816, and died June 14, 1881.
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Thomas Johnson Carney.
Thomas Johnson Carney, fourth son of James, Sr., and
Joanna Marson-Carney, was born June 10, 1818, and died
May 4, 1871. He preferred a studious life and was educated
for the Universalist ministry. He studied with the Eev.
James P. Weston, of Gardiner, Maine, and, on June 4, 1848,
was ordained a minister of that denomination, in Philadel-
phia, Penn. On May 1, 1849, he was married to Miss Julia
Fletcher, born April 6, 1823, daughter of Joshua and Nabby
Warren -Fletcher, of Lancaster, Mass. She has been an au-
thor of great popularity, and, while a teacher in the Boston
Public School, wrote for her class,
" Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean,
And the pleasant land."
In her own words this is how she came to write it.
" The end of the school year was near at hand and many of
the teachers became interested in a system of shorthand,
then known as phonography. It was the first attempt at
shorthand writing that had ever been made in this country
and its introduction naturally created some little speculation
as to its practicability, especially among the school teach-
ers. The system was taught then by Andrews and Boyle,
of 21 School Street. One day I attended a session of the
class after studying up some of the characters beforehand.
After the fundamental principles had been explained we
were asked to compose something in the phonographic char-
acters, spelling each word according to sound. It was sug-
gested that the smaller the words the better the results, both
in regard to speed and accuracy. With this suggestion in
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mind I sat down at one of the school desks and penned in
stenographic characters the following :
"Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean,
And the pleasant land."
" That afternoon when I went home I found a young man
waiting for some ' scraps,' as the editor called them, for a
Sunday School publication, now called the Myrtle. I had
nothing on hand, but remembering the verse which I had
written in shorthand I rewrote it and added a couple more
verses. The paper published the poem in full, and soon
after it was copied by all the leading papers of the country.
Later the words were set to music with the result that it
has become one of the most familiar songs in our Sunday
Schools, primary schools and kindergartens."
Mrs. Carney has written other well known songs. We
mention only two — " Fill your Home with Sunshine," and
" Deal gently with the Erring." She was also a regular
contributor to " The Ladies' Kepository."
The Rev. Thomas Carney had pastorates at "Wayne Vil-
lage, Maine ; Cooperstown, N. Y. ; Sycamore, 111. ; Frank-
lin Grove, 111., and at Beloit,Wis. Failing health necessitated
his giving up a settled pastorate, and becoming a resident of
Galesburg, 111., he preached as a missionary in many differ-
ent places until his death, which was caused by having been
thrown from his horse. Of their nine children,
Amanda Joanna, born February 9, 1850, married, Febru-
ary 26, 1880, Harlan F. Robertson, Esq., of Galesburg, 111.
They have one child, Mary Eleanore, born March 26, 1885.
William Thomas, born July 8, 1852, died August 24, 1872,
while a sophomore in Lombard University.
Fletcher, the second son, born October 18, 1853, was edu-
cated at Lombard University and is a prominent lawyer in
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Galesburg, having been city attorney for many consecutive
years.
He conducted the celebrated Galesburg "Waterworks case,
which he carried successfully through all the local courts,
and which was affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United
States in favor of the city.
Mr. Carney married June 6, 1883, Miss Jennie L. Gaddis,
and has three children :
{a) Winifred, b. March 18, 1884.
(b) Eugenia, b. October 29, 1888.
(c) Harold Fletcher, b. September 20, 1890.
4. James "Weston, the third son of Eev. Thomas Carney, was
born on March 2, 1862. He was graduated by Lombard
University, and later received a degree from the Divinity
School of Tufts College in Massachusetts. He assumed
charge of the Liberal Congregational Church at Holyoke,
Mass., and has also been Chaplain of the 2d Regiment Mass.
Militia.
5. Eugene Francis, fourth son of Rev. Thomas Carney, was
born November 3, 1864. He was graduated by Lombard
University and became the founder and editor of the " Lom-
bard Review." For several years he was city editor of the
" Galesburg Plaindealer," at the same time acting in the
capacity of special correspondent of several leading Chicago
and St. Louis papers. He died suddenly in 1887, while act-
ing as clerk in the Illinois Senate.
The following children of Rev. Thomas and Julia Fletcher-
Carney died in infancy :
6 and 7. Twin son and daughter, Maine and Illinois, born
May 5, 1855 ; Maine died October 4, 1855 ; Illinois died Oc-
tober 14, 1855.
8. Julia Louisa, born October 21, 1856, died March 24, 1858.
9. Charles Henry, born September 3, 1858, died April 13, 1859.
201
Osgood Carney.
Osgood Carney, the tenth child of James, Sr., and Joanna
Marson-Carney, was born April 10, 1820. He followed the
sea, being a captain, until his death on December 8, 1845.
He was unmarried.
Howard Carney.
Howard Carney, the eleventh child of James, Sr., and
Joanna Marson-Carney, was born April 15, 1822. He was
educated in the Dresden schools and became president of
the musical society there. He died, unmarried, May 1,
1850.
202
Octavia Elizabeth Carney.
Octavia Elizabeth Carney, the twelfth and youngest child
of James, Sr., and Joanna Marson-Carney, was born Octo-
ber 27, 1824. As a child she attended the schools in Dres-
den, Maine, later becoming a resident member of the noted
academy in Gardiner, Maine. She was gifted with a very
fine voice and took a prominent part in the Musical Society
of Dresden, of which her brother was the president. She
has been an active member in the Unitarian Society in New-
ton Centre, Mass., where she resides. She was married on
June 12, 1859, in Baltimore, Md., to Mr. Thomas Wilson,
of York, England. Mr. Wilson was engaged in the book
publishing business, until his death in February, 1886.
Their children, two daughters, reside in Newton Centre,
Mass.
(a) Cora Bell.
(J) Victoria Adelaide, b. December 21, 1864, married Au-
gust 22, 1885, Dr. Charles Corken, born July 25, 1848,
in Birmingham, England. He was the son of Mar-
garet Nanfan (of Worcester, England,) and William
Duncan Corken (of Edinburgh, Scotland). Dr. and
Mrs. Corken have three children :
(a) Gladys, b. May 8, 1887.
{b) Ruth, b. March 31, 1890.
(e) Charles Victor, b. September 25, 1895.
CHAPTER VI.
Nancy Cakney.
Nancy Carney, the tenth child of Mark and Suzanne
Goux-Carney, was born June 10, 1776, died in 1865. She is
said to have married first, a Mr. William Isbestos, who was
lost at sea, having been captured by pirates. On October 14,
1798, she married Mr. Andrew Peters, born in Andover,
Mass., October 26, 1771, died April 9, 1825, in Wiscasset,
Maine. He was the son of Sergeant Andrew Peters and
Hannah Kimball-Peters. For the information concerning
the descendants of Nancy Carney Peters, the writer is in-
debted to Mrs. Edward McClure Peters, of New York City
(her valuable genealogy of the Peters family has just been
issued), who kindly placed the following data at the writer's
disposal. Children of Nancy Carney and Andrew Peters :
William Peters, born in New Castle, Maine, March 9, 1799,
died in Oakland, CaL, June 15, 1885. He married in 1835,
in the Parish of Potsea, County of Southampton, England,
Miss Cicely Silver, daughter of William and Frances Nyren
Silver. The issue of this union follows :
(a) William Bonaventure Peters, born in Le Havre, France,
died in Oakland, CaL, in 1875. He married in 1864,
in Washington, D. C, Miss Margaret Major. They
had three children :
(1) William J. Peters, who has been connected with
the United States Geological Survey, and, in 1903,
second in command of the Ziegler Expedition to
the Arctic region, representing the National Geo-
graphical Society.
203
204
(2) Mrs. Cecile Peters Yon Sieberlich, who resides in
San Francisco, Cal.
(3)
(b) Cicely Frances Peters, born in Le Havre, France, mar-
ried in Washington, D. C, Mr. Francis Boarman and
residing in San Francisco, Cal., in 1903.
(c) Andrew Vincent Peters, born in France, died in Eugene,
Oregon, May 12, 1901.
(d) Albert Kichard Peters, born in France, February 10,
1835, resides in "Worcester, Mass. He is a priest in
the Church of Rome and a member of the Society of
Jesus.
(e) Joseph Chrysostom, born in France, married in San
Francisco, Cal., Miss Alice Cain (who was born in
England) the daughter of Mr. Edward Cain and his
wife Alice. They had nine children, four sons and
five daughters, and live in San Francisco, California.
(/) Mary Harriet Peters, born in Ingouville, France ;
resides in San Francisco, Cal.
{g) Arthur Silver Peters, born in Savona, N. Y. He mar-
ried in San Francisco, Cal., Miss Agnes Lancaster,
daughter of Mr. Lucas Lancaster. They have had
seven children.
(h) Ignatius Kemble Peters, born in Georgetown, D. C,
died June 12, 1901, in Eugene, Oregon. He married
in Eugene, Oregon, Miss Eudora Henderson, daughter
of Mr. Richard Henderson. No issue.
U. Sarah Carney Peters, second child of Nancy Carney and
Andrew Peters, was born in Newcastle, Maine, July 14,
1800, died in 1888, unmarried. She removed to Indiana
with her mother.
3. Andrew Peters, third child of Nancy Carney and Andrew
205
Peters, born in Newcastle, Maine, January 7, 1802, died at
sea on the Schooner " Grecian," July 13, 1828.
4. Albert Kimble, fourth child of Nancy Carney and Andrew
Peters, born in Newcastle, Maine, September 4, 1803.
5. Hiram Peters, fifth child of Nancy Carney and Andrew
Peters, born in Newcastle, Maine, March 9, 1805, died July
21, 1805.
6. Nancy Peters, sixth child of Nancy Carney and Andrew
Peters, born in Newcastle, Maine, September 21, 1806, mar-
ried Mr. Thomas McNally.
7. Kiah Bailey Peters, seventh child of Nancy Carney and
Andrew Peters, born in Newcastle, Maine, March 27, 1808.
8. Nathaniel Peters, eighth child of Nancy Carney and Andrew
Peters, born in Newcastle, Maine, January 20, 1811.
9. Harriet Peters, ninth child of Nancy Carney and Andrew
Peters, born " probably in Alna, Maine," married Mr. Joseph
Van Kirk. In 1847 Mrs. Nancy Peters resided in New Al-
bany, Floyd County, Indiana, with her three daughters.
206
William Howe Carney.
William Howe Carney, the eleventh child of Mark and
and Suzanne Goux-Carney, was born January 28, 1778.
He was baptized by Rev. Jacob Bailey on March 28, 1778.
The Rev. Mr. Bailey having been on a visitation during
February, evidently caused this delay. "William Howe Car-
ney died at St. George, Newfoundland, in 1800. He was
unmarried.
207
Abigail Carney.
Abigail Carney, the twelfth child of Mark and Suzanne
Goux-Carney, was born May 5, 1780. In the baptismal rec-
ord of Trinity Church, Boston, Mass., is recorded, " Abigail,
dau, of Mark Carney, by Susanna Gouge, his wife, Aug. 24,
1780." Her sponsors are recorded as " Mr. Burns, Mrs. Mor-
rison and Mrs. McElroy." This gives the clue to about the
time when the family moved from Pownalboro to Boston.
Abigail Carney married Mr. Nathaniel Benson. Their
children were as follows :
1. John H. Benson, born May 28, 1803.
2. Catherine Benson, born August 2, 1805.
3. Lucia B. Benson, born May 8, 1807.
4. Susan II. Benson, born October 14, 1809.
5. Caroline L. Benson, born November 15, 1811.
6. Abigail Benson, born July 12, 1813.
7. Eveline Benson, born July 7, 1815.
The End.
INDEX.
Abbott, Abiel, 86
EbenezerT., 106, 109
George, 110
Hortense, 105
Ruth H., 106, 110
Susan, 150
Adams, Ashur, 84
J., 121
Aiken, John, 87, 88
Ainsworth, Addie M., 132
Bertha, 132
" David, 132
Ethel H., 132
Alexander, John, 161
Allen, Charles E., 192
Anderson, Ada M., 145
Andrew, John A., 89
Andrews, Hannah, 32
John, 32, 34
Austria, Empress of, 24
Averell, Mr., 53
Averill, Susannah, 119
Avery, John, 87
Badger, Thomas, 57
Bailey, Jacob, 31, 34, 45, 158, 159,
162, 206
Thomas J., 84
Baker, Jane, 163
John, 163
Bangs, Edward D., 63
Barker, Turner, 167
Barney, Eva M. E., 181
Jennie T., 181
Levi C, 181
Barry, William, Rev., 85, 97, 100
Bartholdi, M., 23
Bartlett, Elisha, 86
Bas, Joseph, 3
Batterson, James G., 107
14
Bedlow, Mrs. A. L., 80
Beedy, George M., 152
Beers, William H., 108, 109
Bell, Abigail M., 54
" Benjamin, 54, 70
" Sarah, 54
Bellows, John, 60
Benson, Abigail, 182, 207
Caroline L., 207
Catherine, 207
Eveline, 207
John H., 207
Lucia B., 75, 76, 207
Lucia C, 75, 76, 81, 82, 83,
167
Nathaniel, 75, 182, 207
Susan H., 207
Bent, Almira, 135, 136, 137
" Crosby, 135
" John, 135
Berrian, Maj. and Mme., 46
Beuclin, M., 13, 15, 16, 26, 27
Bigelow, Carl E., 194
Henry J., 105
Ruth, 194
Bixby, Gladys M., 183
Harold O., 183
John L., 183
John L., Jr., 183
Katherine M., 183
Leon G., 183
Black, Edith C, 154
Florence, 154
Frederick, 154
Sarah A., 154
Blaine, James G., 139
Blanc, Catherine, 29
Blanchard, Amos, 85
David, 170
Oliver, 164
209
210
Blanchard, Theophilus, 182
Blaney, Mr., 40
Boarman, Francis, 204
Boillon, Catherine, 29
Bonhotal, Catherine, 13, 17, 28
" Jeanne, 13, 17, 28
Booker, Clifford A., 155
Clyde R., 155
Daniel, 154
" Harvey C, 154
Percy H., 155
" Raymond G., 155
Bouteiller, Catherine, 28
Bowditch, Henry I., 105
Bowdoin, Gov. 162
" James, 33
William, 8
Bowman, Jona., 10
Brackett, Miss, 112
Brand, Eben N., 152
Roscoe O., 152
Brann, Alice M., 153
Angelia C, 153
Elmer B., 153
Florence H., 153
Glenwood J., 153
" Helena R., 153
Herbert W., 153
John, 153
" La Forest J., 153
Willis E., 153
Breckenridge, Lucian S., 83
Brookings, Susannah B., 191
Wilmot W., 191
Brooks, Gov., 156
Brown, Helen A., 147
" John, 1, 8
Brownell, George, 86
Buck, Mrs., 183
Buckingham, Charles E., 105
Bugnon, Catherine, 27
" Suzanne, 29
Bugnont, James, 3
John, 2
Bullard, Jemima, 93
Joanna L., 93
Seth, 93
Bullfinch, Charles, 59
Burgess, Anne, 160
Burgess, Ellen, 160
James D., 160
Burns, Mr., 207
Burnside, General, 123
Burt, Florence, 134
" Jance C, 134
" John, 134
Butland, Alfred M., 152
" Alonzo, 152
Daniel C, 151
" Daniel, Jr., 152
" Eliza A., 152
" Elvira M., 152
" George B., 152
James M., 152
John C. F., 152
Lawrence A., 152
Richard O., 152
" Sophronia, 152
Susannah C, 152
Uriah, 152
Butler, Benj. F., 88, 89, 100
Butterick, Cyrus, 195
Cabot, S., Jr., 105
Cain, Alice, 204
" Edward, 204
Carlisle, Decatur, 163
John, 163
" John D., 163
Carney, Abigail, 41, 43, 44, 75, 182,
207
Adaline, 63
AddieM., 134
Addison, 63, 147
" Alice, 96
" Alice G., 141
" Alice I., 136
Alice M., 134
Alice W., 82
" Allura, 150
" Almira B., 135, 136, 137
" Amanda, 164
" Amanda J., 199
Ann, 63, 125, 129
Anna B., 191
Annie E., 170, 178
" Artena M., 82
Arthur P., 82
211
arne
y, Benjamin B., 54, 67
tt
Benson, 182
tt
Bessie W., 81
It
Caroline A., 175
it
Caroline G., 42, 76, 78,
79
It
Carrie F., 103
It
Carroll E., 194
it
Catherine, 43, 44, 57
If
Catherine M., 1S9, 191,
193
192,
tt
Cecelia A. M., 139, 141
, 142
It
Charles A., 110
It
Charles H., 200
It
Charles J., 122, 123
tt
Charles T., 96, 97, 98
tt
Clara, 96
tt
Clara A., 191
tt
Clara J., 197
tt
Clara W., 190
it
Clarence E., 140, 143
tt
Clarissa, 5
tt
Clifton P., 134
tt
Clinton V., 131
it
Cora M., 136, 137
tt
Cora W., 193
it
Daniel, 4, 5, 30, 32, 37
, 39,
41, 43, 44, 46, 47 to 57, 60
to 68, 72, 74, 75, 84, 118 to
121, 125, 129, 130,
135,
13S, 144, 145, 147,
148,
149, 156, 162, 165
it
Daniel L., 136
tt
Daniel W., 133
tt
Daniel William, 54, 72,
189, 191, 192, 193
185,
it
Donald W., 190
it
Donna B., 191
tt
Doris L., 141
tt
Edward B., 101
tt
Edwin A., 131
tt
Edwin Alphonso, 134
tt
Edwin H., 63, 125,
148
129,
tt
Edwin L., 130
tt
Edwin S., 83
tt
Eldorous A., 131
tt
Eliza, 63
tt
Eliza J., 130
tt
Eliza W., 63, 144
Carney, Elizabeth, 30, 32, 41, 43, 44,
46, 50, 53, 118, 120, 125,
129, 130
Elroy E., 130
Emeline, 63, 125, 127
Ethel B., 83
Ethel L., 134
Eugene F., 200
" Eugenia, 200
Evalena, 130
Evaline V., 132
Fessenden V., 42, 83
Fletcher, 199
Florence, 131
Florence E., 134
Foster DeW., 193
Franklin I., 140, 141
Franklin L., 32, 58, 63, 138,
141, 142, 143,148
Franklin M., 190
Frederick A., 136
Frederick W., 182
" Gardiner L., 134
George E., 130
George F., 178
" George J., 96, 100
George S., 101
Georgie E., 130
Gertrude M., 134
" Gladys E., 141
Harold E., 81
Harold F., 200
" Henrietta, 63, 145
Henry, 63, 135, 136, 137
Henry B., 136
Henry F., 136
" Herbert C, 82
" Horace H., 96
" Hortense A., 68, 105, 110
Hortense A., Jr., 110, 112
" Howard, 201
Hugh T., 190
Ida E., 134
Illinois, 200
Iva A., 140, 142
James, 4, 30, 34, 37, 41, 43,
52, 53, 57, 68, 69, 84, 156,
162 to 165, 180, 185, 192,
195, 197, 198, 201, 202
212
Carney, James, Jr., 164, 165,
166,
\T2, 175
it
James A., 100
ti
James G., 3, 4, 54, 73, 74, 84,
86 to 89, 91, 93 to 97,
100,
103,113,117,119,126
, 185
n
James H., 176
a
James W., 200
««
Jane, 34, 43, 158
a
Jennie M., 191
a
Joanna, 7, 34, 43, 159,
164,
165, 180, 182, 185,
195,
197, 198, 201, 202
ii
John, 132
it
John D. O., 175
ii
John V., 63, 149
it
John W., 190
u
Joseph, 63, 130
<<
Josephine E., 75
u
Josiah W., 63, 121
u
Julia F., 192, 198, 200
ii
Julia L., 200
tt
Kate M., 193, 194
it
Liddie I., 136
ii
Louisa M., 182, 183
u
Lubelle B., 148
ii
Lucia M., 81
tt
Lucinda E., 170, 177
it
Luther, 147
u
Mabel J., 148
it
Mabel Jennette, 134
it
Maine, 200
tt
Margaret, 43, 44, 49, 50,
153
151,
it
Maria E., 183
n
Marion, 141
ii
Mark, 3 to 7, 10, 23, 30 to 35,
37, 40, 41, 43 to 47,
125,
151, 156, 158, 159,
162,
203, 206, 207
u
Mark, 2d, 182
ti
Mary, 43, 45, 92
n
Mary A., 132, ISO
a
Mary O, 75, 194
n
Mary Cobb, 75
ii
Mary E., 136
it
Mary Elizabeth, 121
it
Mary H., 96, 113, 114,
117
116,
Carney, Mary T., 54, 66, 156
Mary W., 121, 125, 129, 130,
131, 132, 135, 138, 144,
145, 147, 148, 149
Matilda C, 190, 191
Maud I., 148
Melinda, 163
Mildred, 131
Mildred I., 143
Molly, 34, 44, 49
Nancy, 43, 203, 204
Nathaniel B., 54, 68, 118
NeUie L. W., 134
Norman H., 147
Octavia E., 202
Osgood, 54, 120, 201
Osgood H., 193
Osgood W., 130
Philip D., 110
Philip W., 83
Richard I., 141
Robert F., 83
Rosa L., 136
Roswell, 147
Ruth M., 141
Ruthy, 34, 158
Samuel P., 63, 132, 133, 134
Samuel P., Jr., 134
Sarah A. B., 179
Sarah B., 53, 54, 65 to 68, 70,
72, 75, 84, 118, 119, 120,
165, 195
Sarah W., 191
Serena M., 184
Sidney O, 134
Siloam, 136
Sydney H., 68, 69, 70, 96,
103, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110
Sydney H., Jr., 107, 110, 111
Susannah, 9, 41, 42, 43, 44,
51, 54, 57, 68, 70, 156, 157
Thomas J., 198, 199, 200
Walter L., 134
Warren O., 81
Washington I., 134
Webster H., 136
Willard C. G., 82
William, 34, 41, 54, 67, 69,
75, 76, 81, 83
213
Carney, William A., 133
" William B., 75, 76
" William D., 189, 190,
191
William H., 43
" William Howe, 206
William T., 199
Winnifred, 200
Cass, Angenora, 154
" Daniel Van B., 154
" Edith E., 154
" Elmer, 154
" Fay, 154
" George, 154
" George E., 154
" James H., 154
" John, 154
" John, Jr., 154
" Llewellyn, 154
" Lucinda M., 154
" Luella M., 154
" Mark C, 154
" Olive L. A., 154
Champney, J. W., 112
Chandler, Hannah, 110
Chardon, Peter, 1
Chase, Anna W., 129
" C.C., 103, 104
Eibridge, 129
Thomas, 129
Chesneau, Catherine de, 6
Clancy, Ann, 12
Daniel, 33
David, 4, 5, 12, 31, 33, 34,
47,48
Elizabeth, 9, 12
George, 12
" Margaret, 12
Mary, 12
Clapp, Joshua, 93
Clark, Henry G., 106
John, 87, 88
Rosa B., 182
Cobb, Elizabeth Y., 75
Cobby, John, 190
Matilda, 190
Matilda M., 190
Coffin, William, 56
Colburn, Warren, 86
Cole, Charles J., 130
" Edna A., 146
" Elsie S., 146
" Frank E., 145
" Gertrude L., 146
" Grace I., 146
" Harold G., 145
" Howard E., 145, 146
" Marion L., 146
" Minnie C. E., 145
" Percy M., 145
" Ray L., 145
" Ruth E., 146
" Stephen R., 145
" Stephen R., Jr., 130, 145
" William A., 145
Collis, George, 176
" Oliver D., 176
Thirza, 176
Colyer, Mr., Rev., 178
Condon, Ernest L., 177
Jean E., 177
Conery, Anna B., 30, 195, 196
" Emma S., 195
John Q. A., 196
Sarah B. C, 195
Sarah E., 30, 195, 196
Thomas, 195
Constable, Charlotte, 130
" Joanna C, 130
William, 130
Cook, Caroline A., 175
" Caroline M., 176
" Catherine M., 175
" James, 88
" John, 175
" John M., 175
Cooper, William, 37, 39
Corken, Charles, 202
Charles V., 202
Gladys, 202
Margaret N., 202
Ruth, 202
William D., 202
Coulomb,)., . , „ ,, , _ ...
_. , ' > Mane, 13, 14, 15, 30
Coulon, )
Crosby, Susan C, 91
Curtis, Albert, 121
Gushing, Charles, 10
214
Cuvier, M., 24
Dale, Dr., 106
Dalton, John C, 87, 105
Damon, Hepsibeth, 156, 170, 175
Joshua, 170
Dana, Lucy, 113
" Moses W., 51
Daniels, Thomas E., 121
Davis, George A., 121
" William, 160
Day, Chester H., 181
Emma R., 181
" Frank C, 181
" Ralph L., 181
" T. F. G., 181
Dean, Alice L., 99
Benjamin, 99
Ellen, 99
Debbins, Eva, 132
Debloise, George, 55
Dieny, Rev. Mr., 13, 14, 15, 24, 25
Dodge, Nathaniel, 152
Doe, Arthur F., 142
" Arthur L., 142
" Cecelia I., 142
" Hannah P., 142
Levi B., 142
Dubois, Judith, 17, 27, 28
Rev. L., 14, 24
Duer, Arlina, 145
Dumaresq, James, 55, 56
Susannah, 56
Dunbar, Frank E., 115
John F., 115
Theresa McD., 115
Dunton, Joseph, 156
Duvernoy, Clement, 5, 24, 25
Earl, John O., 191
" Morris, 191
" Ogden M., 191
Eastman, A. L., 75
Benjamin, 75
Clara R. W., 127
Emeline C, 30, 47, 125
129
Moses, Jr., 125, 127
Eaton, William B., 162
Edson, Rev. Theodore, 86, 100
Eliot, John, 85
Elliot, Andrew, 160
Belle B., 160
Lillian M., 181
" William, 181
Ellis, Calvin, 105
" Joseph, 51
Emerson, Samuel, 10, 32
Eustis, Gov., 61
Faivre, Catherine E., 29
Faxon, Deacon, 162
Feltman, Allura E., 127
" Anna D., 127
" Annie R., 127
Charles L., 127
" Charles L., Jr., 127
Clara B., 127
Edwin F., 128
Emma N., 127
Eva G., 127
Frederick W., 127
Harry G., 127, 128
Maud D., 127
Permelia D., 127
Fessenden, John, 57
William P., 192
Finch, Letitia, 159
Fitch, Jonas, 7
Flather, Drusilla, 116
Drusilla D., 116
" Frederick, 116
Frederick A., 116
Joseph, 116
Rogers, 116
Fletcher, Joshua, 198
" Julia, 198
Nabby W., 198
Flower, Anabel, 191
W. D., 191
Foster, Abby, 111
Carrie, 193
Frances R., 193
" James, 40
General, 123
Samuel S., 193
Fox, Jesse, 88
Freeman, Joshua, 8
215
French, Cyril, 86
Gaddis, Jennie L., 200
Gamball, George, 40
Gardiner, George H., 170
John S. J., 55, 56
" Mary, 56
Silvester, 33
Gaubert, Nicholas, 167
Gay, Charles H., 127
George H., 105
" Stephen H., 127
George, Willard C, 171
Gerry, Elb ridge, 57
Gihon, Charles F., 192
Gleason, Lewis P., 184
Glidden, Elisha, 86
Goodwin, Robert, 57
" Samuel, 7
Gookin, Squire, 40
Gorham, Charles F., 192
Julia F. C, 192
Gould, Augustus A., 105
Goux, Goud, Gough, Gout, Gowe,
Gue
Abraham, 14
Adam, 13, 16, 17, 27, 28
Catherine, 11, 15
Daniel, Sr. and Jr., 7 to 10, 12
to 15, 17, 18 to 21, 26 to 29,
31
David, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 26,
27, 29
Elizabeth, 5, 11, 12, 14, 17,
27, 33, 47, 48
Georges, 2, 5, 7 to 10, 14, 17,
18, 34, 48, 49, 159
Georges E., 28
G. G. S., 20
Jacques, 27, 28, 29
Jean, 27
Jean C, 27
Jean D., 17, 27, 28
Jean F., 27
Jean G., 14, 15, 17, 29, 30
Jean J., 28
Jean N., 27
Jean P., 29
Jules L., 28
Goux, Goud, Gough, Gout, Gowe,
Gue
Marie, 14, 29
Marie E., 28
Peter, 2, 3, 11, 13
Pierre, 13 to 17, 19, 26 to 29
Pierre F., 29
Pierre J., 28
Rodolphe, 15, 26
Servois le, 15, 26
Solomon, 14, 17, 29
Suzanne, 1, 5, 7, 12, 14, 15, 17
to 22, 24, 28, 30, 31 to 33,
35 to 37, 42 to 49, 62, 125,
126, 151, 156, 158, 159, 162,
192, 203, 206
Grant, Minnie E., 146
Graves, Mr., 103
Gray, William, 84, 95
Great, Frederick the, 23
Green, John O., 86
Richard, 55
Greenhalge, Frederick T., 91
Greenwood, Nella G., 127
Griffen, Harriet, 81
" Horatio, 81
" Martha E., 81
Hale, Edward E., Rev., 177
Hall, Asa, 88
" Isaac, 122
" Persis S., 122
" Sarah, 121
" William T., 172
Hancock, John, 33
Hanks, Elizabeth G., 91
Harding, Clara L., 136
Siloam W., 136
Virgil, 136
Harley, Edwin W., 144
" ' Parker C, 144
Harrison, Benjamin, 149
Hartshorn, Joseph, 93
Thomas, 93
Hastings, Richard L., 88
Hatch, Jabez, 56
Hathorn, Frederick E., 179
James, 179
James E., 179
216
Hathorn James K., 167
Nancy B., 179
" Sarah A. B., 175, 179
Heath, Rev. William, 106
Henderson, Eudora, 204
Richard, 204
Hewes, Joseph, 110
Joshua, 110
" Mary, 110
Hodgkin, C. N., 150
Laura M., 150
Hollis, George F., 182
George S., 183
Louisa M. C, 182, 183
William S., 183
Holloway, Arod B., 145, 146
Etta M., 146
Hollowell, Benjamin, 33
Holstein, Princess of, 24
Homans, John, 105
Hopkins, Britemarte, 143
Hopkinson, Thomas, 88
Hosmer, Jane E., 91
Houdlette, Charles E., 9, 34
" James, 167
M. Adelaide (Preface)
Hovey, Charles, 87
Howard, Daniel C, 156
Daniel O., 156, 157
Ebenezer, 156
Mary T., 156
Susannah C, 41, 156, 157
William H., 156
William W., 66, 156, 170,
175
Hoxie, Charles O., 161
" Georgiana E., 161
" Henry, 160
James V., 161
Susan J., 161
Hudson, Henry, Rev., 182
James S., 152
Hunt, Ella, 160
Judah, 40
Miranda, 160
Robert, 160
Hunter, Rev. H., 66
Huntington, Elisha, 90
Hutchinson, Ann, 113
Irving, Mrs. Theodore, 112
Isbestos, William, 203
Iselin, Catherine, 27
" Suzanne, 13, 17, 26, 29
Jacob, Daniel, 3
Jacoe, Dennis, 3
Jacot, The Misses, 18, 19
Jaccot, Catherine V., 20
Daniel, 20
David, 20
Jacob, 20
Jeanne, 14
" Jonas, 20
Jackins, James, 41
" Joanna, 41
" Susannah C, 159
Jackson, Bessie A., 136
" Francis, 60, 61
Frederick M., 136
Henry C, 136
" James, 136
" James, Jr., 136
J. B. S., 105
John F., 136
Joseph, 153
Louisa, 153
" Margaret, 153
William M., 153
Jacqueen, James J., 7, 159
Jakin, Christopher, 34
Jalot, Daniel, 2
Jaquin, James F., 3
Johnston, Alexander, 179
Jordan, J. W., 190
Kelley, Delia C, 127
Edward, 44
" Lieut., 135
Kendrick, George W., 131
" James A., 131
Phcebe E. S., 131
Kidder, Richard, 10
Kirkwood, Aunt, 70
Eliza, 144
" James, 37, 39, 40, 118,
120, 138
Knox, Alexander, Jr., 132
" Elizabeth, 132
217
Knox, Emma L. T., 132
" Eva A., 132
LaFayette, General, 61, 62, 138
Lancaster, Agnes, 204
Annie F., 160
Caroline B., 160
Charles W., 160
Elias S., 160
" Frederick, 160
Frederick W., 160
George E., 160
Gertrude R., 160
" James E., 160
James J., 159
" Joanna C, 161
" Joseph H., 160
" Joseph J., 160
" Joseph, Jr., 159
" Lucas, 204
William P., 159, 160
Lang, D. G., 87
Lapham, Maj., 4
Lapus, Andrew, 40
La Varie, Elizabeth de, 6
Le Cerf, Anne, 6
Leissner, Charles, 8, 31
Lewis, Joel, 86
Libby, Mary E., 163
Lilly, George, 10
" Lydia, 67
Lincoln, Abraham, 94
Levi, 62, 63
Lithgow, Llewellyn, 167
Lods, Georges, 12, 18, 26
Loring, John F., 60
Lory, Catherine E. P., 28
Lowell, Joseph B., 153
Luther, Count Henri E., 1
McClean, Andrew B., 100
Ann E. S., 100
" Lizzie, 100
McClellan, General, 106
McClennachen, Rev. Mr., 31
McDonald, Mrs. A. L., 80
McElroy, Mrs., 207
McKenzie, Annie E., 175, 178
" Catherine, 179
McKenzie, Charles G., 178
" James, 178
John, 178
Margaret G., 178
Thomas, 179
William S., 178
McNally, Thomas, 205
McNeil, James, 40
John, 40
Mahoney, Cecelia A., 139
" Dennis, 140
" James, 139
Sarah R. S., 140
Mains, Elita R., 137
" George L., 137
" Walter G., 137
" William A., 137
" William A., Jr., 137
Major, Margaret, 203
Marconnet, Abraham, 6
Charles, 6
" Elizabeth, 6
Henrietta, 6
Lancelot, 6
Louis, 6
Marie, 6
" Samuel P., 6
" Suzanne, 6
Marsh, Elizabeth, 147
Marshall, Josiah, 60
Marson, Abner, 41, 151
Abner, Jr., 151, 153
Alfred, 151, 153
Cavalier, 153
Celia, 153
Charity, 153
Daniel, 151
Eliza, 151
Elvira, 151
Harvey, 151
James C, 151, 153
James H., 151
" Jennie, 162
Joanna, 162, 164, 165, 180,
195, 197, 198, 201, 202
Julia, 153
Lucinda, 151, 153
Marie, 153
Nancy, 151, 153
218
Marson, Stephen, 162
" Victoria I., 153
William, 151
William H., 153
Martin, John, 169, 175
Lucinda, P., 169, 175
Rachel, 169, 175
Mason, Lowell, 109
Mays, John, 40
Mead, John, 88
Mermet, Pierre, 15
Suzanne R., 15
Merrill, Jno., Jr., 64
Mews, Herbert, 132
Martha A. T., 132
Mignerey, Catherine, 27
" Elizabeth, 14
Jean N., 20
Jeanne, 27
Marie E., 29
Miles, Rev. H. A., 103, 113
Minot, Francis, 105
George R., 39, 41, 42
Montfoucon, Sybilla, 23
Morris, Mr., 69
Morrison, Catherine, 185
George McK., 185
Mary P., 185, 186
Mrs., 207
Morse, Rev. Abner, 93
" Emma, 131
Eveline, 180
Florence G., 131
John, 131
" Sally D., 118
Samuel, 118
Samuel F., 118
Sarah E., 118
Mortier, Pierre, 21
Mosher, Jennie M., 141
Murray, Isaac, 49
Nann, Alexander, 136
Isabella, 136
Isabella H., 136
Nichols, Perkins, 39, 42
Nubert, Elizabeth, 27
Nye, Mary, 10
Oaks, Margaret M., 183
O 'Brian, William, 4
Odiorne, George, 84
Oliver, Henry J., 60
Orange, William of, 6
Osgood, Hannah, 70
Parker, Rev. Addison, 133
Rev. Samuel, 44, 45, 49*
Patterson, James, 32, 56
Laura E., 130
Pease, Clara T., 152
Pennington, Mr., 168
Perkins, H. J., 82
Pernon, Catherine E., 29
Perret, Abram, 20
Catherine, 29
" Mary E., 28, 29
Pierre, 20
Suzanne, 29
Suzanne C, 28
Peters, Albert K., 205
Albert R., 204
Andrew, 63, 64, 203
Andrew, Jr., 203, 205
Andrew V., 204
Arthur S., 204
Cicely, F., 204
Edward McC. (Mrs.), 203
Hannah K., 203
Harriet, 205
" Hiram, 205
Ignatius K., 204
Joseph O, 204
Kiah B., 205
Mary H., 204
Nancy, 41, 204, 205
Nathaniel, 205
Sarah O, 204
William, 203
William B., 203
William J., 203
Philipse, John, 60
Phillips, Elvina N., 152
Pierce, President, 195
Pierpont, Rev. John, 92
Pitt, James, 33
Plancon, Ann J., 27
" Catherine E., 28, 29
" Elizabeth 29
219
Plancon, Judith, 13, 15, 29, 30
" Pierre, 20
" Suzanne, 28
Pochard, John, 2, 3
Suzanne, 1G, 17, 26, 27, 29
Polereczky, Andrie F. de, 11
John, 11, 166
Pounhot, Mary E., 29
Pownall, Thomas, 31
Prince, Charles E., 181
Grace R., 181
Putnam, Joseph C, 180
Louise, 180
Louise H. R., 180
Quincy, Josiah, 60
Rawson, Artemas, 181
" Dorcas R., 181
E. M., 181
Reed, Benjamin, 167
Revere, Paul, 42
Paul, Jr., 57
Rhodes, Cecil, 178
Richards, Williams, 111
Robbins, Edward H., 60
Elias, 56
Robertson, Christina A., 130
" Duncan, 130
Harlan F., 199
Margery McL., 130
Mary E., 199
Robinson, Mrs. M. A., 80
Rogers, Alice P., 114, 116
Colonel Jacob, 1 13
Jacob, 113, 114, 116, 117
John, 113
John J., 114, 117
Martha C, 113
Mary C., 114, 115
Rollins, Charles G., 175
Enoch, 175
Gilmore B., 175
Martha B., 175
Root, George F., 109, 175
Rowe, Jno., 52
Russell, James, 86
Russia, Catherine Empress of, 24
" Paul, Czarowitz of, 24
it
n
Saint Pierre, J. H. B. de, 66
Sanford, Alphonso, 180
" Charles H., 180
Edith P., 180
Emma R., 180
Harry A., 180
Mabel L., 180
Marion E., 180
Octavia C, 1S1
Royal, 180
Walter B., 180
Saumarez, Matthew, 56
St. Gaudens, Augustus, 112
Seabury, Edwin, Rev., 125
Shattuck, George C, 105
Shaw, Benjamin L., 105
Thomas B., 91
Shea, Robert G., 154
" Rudolphe R. A., 154
Shepherd, J. B., 76
Sibley, Almira N., 123
" Fannie A., 123
Russell, 123
Silver, Cicely, 203
Francis N., 203
" William, 203
Simmons, Eliza A., 1S3
Simpson, Theodocia, 156
Smith, Ada G., 128
Almira, 160
Chauncy L., 127
" Clara, 128
" Edna A., 154
Elias, 160
" Gov. S. E., 139
Irene, 128
John, 128
" Lucy R., 83
Margaret, R., 83
" Mary A., 132, 133, 134
Rebecca, 160
Rev. Dr., 109
Robert A., Jr., 83
" Wallace, 12S
Spaulding, Sidney, 88
Susie E., 183
Sprague, Charles, 58, 59, 61
Flora I., 141
Staples, L. P., Rev., 135
220
Stephenson, Thomas, 57
Stevens, Clara V., 152
" Daniel, 82
Fannie, 152
Harriet A., 82
John B., 152
" Joseph, 57
Sarah K., 82
Stillfin, Michael, 8
Stillman, Rev. Dr., 54
Storer, D. H., 105
Talor, Comal, 48, 49
Tapley, Joseph, 88
Tarbox, Adelaide A., 133
" Clarissa, 133
Ephraim, 133
Taylor, Abbie S., 134
Atwell A., 134
Florence E. C, 134
Herbert A., 134
William M., Rev., 110
Tewksbury, Edith V., 132
Edwin G., 132
Emma L., 132
Frederick O., 132
Gerry, 132
" Harriet L., 132
Leonard O., 132
Martha A., 132
" Martha A. B., 132
William D., 132
Thayer, M., 155
Tower, Isaac, 50, 51
Trask, Jonathan, 37, 39, 45
Tucker, EmmaM. H., 178
Frederick M., 178
Tracy H., 178
Turner, Ann, M. D., 119
Tyler, Charles H., 177
" Charles J., 177
Gertrude F., 178
Lucinda E., 175, 177
Martin, 177
Van Kirk, Joseph, 205
Vickser, Augusta, 91
Vienot, Rev. Mr., 26
Vollum, Dr., 106
Von Sieberlich, Cecile P., 204
Vose, Abigail T. E. N., 180
" Benjamin, 122
" Betsy L., 121
" Emma F., 181
" Joshua, 121, 130, 132, 135, 138
" Lucinda, 122
" Rhoda, 121, 145
" Samuel D., 180
" Sarah E., 122
" Winchell G., 180
Wall work, Thomas W., 134
Wanalancet, Chief, 85
Ware, Charles E., 105
Robert, 105
Warner, J. W., 190
" Laura J., 190
Lucy E., 191
Warren, J. M., 105
Washington, General, 59
Webber, Dorothy T., 177
Stephen B., 177
Webster, Captain, 135
Daniel, 62, 135
Welsh, Thomas, Jr., 60
West, Albert E., 148
Westfall, Cora, 194
Weston, James P., 198
Whaling, Richard, 4
Wheeler, Josiah, 40, 58, 59, 138
Mary, 58, 121, 130, 131,
132, 135, 138
Rhoda B., 58, 59
Wheelock, Ephraim, 93
Whipple, Oliver M., 87
White, Elijah, 40
Whitman, Joseph, 135
Whitney, Hananiah, 88
Willett, Andrew, 93
Clarissa, 92, 96, 97, 100, 103,
113
" Jemima B., 92
" Joseph, 92
Sibbel H., 93
Willard, Francis, 178
Wilson, Cora B., 202
OctaviaC, 4, 202
Thomas, 202
221
Wilson, Victoria A., 202
Wood, Horatio, 87
Woodbury, Augustus, Rev., 101
Wright, Jno. S., 84
" Nathaniel, 86, 95
Wuillamier, Jean G., 15
Jean N., 15
Wyman, Nellie L., 134
Yeaton, Alphonso, 154
Jennie R., 148
Olive M., 154
Young, Rev. Dr., 118
Zentz, Rev. G., 12, 18, 25, 30
Zigler, Catherine E., 27
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