_Adams_, C. A., built his store in 1914, lot from J. A. Adams.
_Adams_, J. A., had his place from Ellen M. Taber, she from her father,
Eli Moulton, he from Austin Thomas, M. D., he from John T. Main, M. D.,
he from heirs of Rufus Burnham, M. D., they from Mr. and Mrs. Elijah
Winslow, who built the house in 1842. The lot was from Rufus Burnham,
the masonry was done by Henry Kelly.
_Ames_, Jacob, had his place from his father, he from E. E. York,
he from E. L. Woods, he from John White, he from Amos Webb. Some of
the land was formerly owned by Benj. Fogg. The barn was the carriage
shop owned by Harrison G. Otis, and stood opposite G. T. Whitaker’s
residence.
_Bacon_, Alonzo, from J. H. Farwell, he from O. J. Farwell, he from
Weston Whitten, he from his father, Oliver Whitten, he from Jonathan
Stone, who bought the Doctor Knowles place and moved the barn onto
this place. The Knowles house was torn down. Stone bought the north
half of the Peter Jackson place, and moved the large barn down to this
place. The Jackson house was torn down. Stone bought one acre of ground
where the buildings now stand, of Otis Starkey, a shoemaker. Starkey
had it from John W. Ames, he from Robert Jackson.
_Bacon_, George, from Melville Willey, he from R. R. Spinney, he from
John Royal, he from Ansel Perkins.
_Bacon_, Henry A., from heirs of Mrs. A. H. Clark, they from L. H.
Mosher, he from Wm. Hamilton, he from Sarah, widow of Hoyt Hunt, she
from Albert Watson, he from the Roberts heirs, Roberts from Josiah
Harmon, he from Sherwin Crosby, who built the original house. A. H.
Clark built the stable. The house has recently been remodeled.
_Bacon_, Joseph A., from Hezekiah Stevens, he from Nathaniel Stevens,
he from the proprietors. The house Mr. Bacon now lives in was built by
Amos Billings. Levi Bacon, father of Joseph A., purchased the buildings
on the east side of the road from James Banks. He built two sawmills
and had four brickyards; the buildings were destroyed. The land is now
owned by H. B. Rice and G. A. Stevens. Daniel Whitmore first settled
the Bacon place, but the proprietors shifted him into the village. The
White Indians made more or less trouble at this time and drove the
surveyor out of the woods.
_Bacon_, Walter, from Eleanor Perkins, she from Benj. March, he from
Chas. Taylor, who purchased the lot from Jesse Whitmore and moved the
Nathaniel Rice house onto it.
_Bagley_, Elmer, from Mrs. Julia Mitchell, she from Eugene Reynolds, he
from William Bither, he from Jerry Connor.
_Bagley_, Leon, from J. S. Bither, he from Lemuel Reynolds, he from
Russell Reynolds, he from Blin Fuller of Albion. Russell Reynolds
bought the cheese factory from J. R. Taber and built the present house.
_Barlow_, William, from James Libby, he from the Clough, Fogg and
Moulton syndicate, by which the house was built, lot from Benj. Fogg.
_Bartlett_, Chas. J., from his father, Jefferson Bartlett, he from his
father, Lemuel Bartlett. Jefferson built the house and stable; Charles,
the large barn in 1880.
_Bartlett_, F. A., from his father, Benj. Bartlett, he from his father,
Stephen Bartlett. The brick house near the station was inherited from
his father; he had it from Stephen Dyer, he from John Chase, he from
his father, John Chase, who built the house and barn. The new stable
was built by F. A. Bartlett. This farm originally embraced all the land
where now stand the Bartlett & Chase steam mill, the railroad station,
the Leonard property, the Hood and Turner Center creameries, the bank,
the Ward place and the western part of E. D. Chase’s place.
_Berry_, Ruel M., purchased his place from Gorham Clough, he from Eli
Moulton, he from Lucretia Moulton, widow of his son Luke, Luke from
Newell Murch, he from Josiah Harmon, who built the buildings, lot from
Benj. Fogg; carpenter, W. R. Chandler.
_Berry_, Ruth, from her father, Hon. Samuel Berry, he from Chas.
Marshall, he from Jonathan Stone, he from Solomon Files, he from heirs
of Alexander Boothby, they from a Mr. Twitchell. Dr. Boothby built
the two-story part of the house, Mr. Berry the shed and stable, Mr.
Twitchell the ell. The lot was from Jefferson Bartlett.
_Bessey_, Walter, from Chas. Flye, he from George Flye, he from his
father, Elijah Flye.
_Betts_, R. W., from J. A. Tweedy, he from Stephen Files, he from heirs
of A. W. Fletcher, Fletcher from James Morse, he from Benj. Williams,
he from Jacob Severance, he from Raymond McManus, he from Clement and
Nathaniel Seger.
_Bither_, Silas, from heirs of Elisha Bither, he from Joseph Green, he
from Madison Mitchell, he from Isaac Mitchell, who built the house in
1812, also the sawmill. Elisha Bither built a grist mill.
_Blanchard_, A. L., from Amander Rackliff, he from his father, Capt.
Amander Rackliff, he from his father, D. Rackliff, who cleared it.
_Blanchard_, Alton, from heirs of Jeremiah Harding, he from his father,
Josiah Harding, he from his father, who cleared it. He came from Cape
Cod, Mass.
_Blethen_, Mrs. I. R., from her husband, I. R. Blethen, he from N.
C. Knight, he from heirs of William Bither, he from heirs of Albert
Watson, he from Nelson Webb, he from Rev. Dexter Waterman, he from
Rufus Burnham, he from Luther Mitchell, who built the house in 1840.
_Bridges_, George, from the widow of Eugene Boulter, Boulter from his
father, Royal Boulter, he from his father, Daniel Boulter, he from
Simeon Harding.
_Brown_, Clarence, had his place from J. P. Libby, he from Henry Bacon,
he from T. J. Whitehouse, he from James Hall, he from A. T. Woods, he
from heirs of B. Carter.
_Brown_, Mrs. Joseph, from her husband, Joseph Brown, he from heirs of
Mrs. Edwin Hall, she from Wheeler Danforth, he from N. C. Knight. This
house was built by H. G. Otis and has been owned by several different
persons. Mr. Chapman, pastor of the Congregational church, lived there
at one time.
_Carll_, Thomas, from his father, Robert Carll, who cleared the place.
He had his title from the State of Massachusetts.
_Chase_, Alice, from heirs of Jacob Chase, who built the buildings. The
land was purchased from Jesse Mitchell.
_Chase_, E. D., from his father, B. F. Chase, he from his father,
Hezekiah Chase, he from Harrison Chase, he from his father, Job Chase.
_Chase_, Frank L., from heirs of Herbert Stevens, he from his father,
Chandler Stevens, who built the present buildings, he from Frederick
Stevens, who settled it.
_Chase_, Horace F., from D. V. Rollins, who built the original house,
lot from C. J. Bartlett. Mr. Chase rebuilt and remodeled the building
into the present fine cottage, he also purchased from C. J. Bartlett
the large adjoining lot upon the lake shore.
_Clark_, Alfred, from heirs of his father, D. P. Clark, D. P. Clark
from Aaron Davis, he from ’Squire Harvey, he from the proprietors.
_Clark_, H. M., from Jacob Stearn, he from Archie Tozier, he from
Austin Thomas, he from W. H. Rolfe, he from T. J. Whitehouse, he from
Jonathan Stone, he from W. R. Chandler, he from Hiram Whitehouse, who
built it. For many years the shop was used for the millinery business.
_Clifford_, Augustus, from J. O. Clifford, he from John Waning, he from
Ira Parkhurst, he from Chas. Hathaway, he from Abial Knight, he from N.
C. Knight, he from Roscoe Chandler, he from Henry Moody, he from Asa
Small’s widow. The main house was built by Capt. Chas. Baker, near T.
O. Knights’ place, and moved to its present location, where additions
were made.
_Clifford_, J. O., from James Libby, he from Elias Fowler, he from
James Libby, he from J. H. Damon, he from R. W. Files, he from
Charlotte Kelley, she from Amos Moore, he from Samuel Stevens, he from
James Banks, who built the buildings upon land purchased from Joseph
Chase.
_Clifford_, Walter, from heirs of Salome Harding, she from George
Murch, who built the house. The barn was moved from the E. M. Jones
place.
_Coffin_, Mrs. Sarah, house built by a Mr. Murch, lot from the George
Murch farm.
_Connor_, Harry, Simon and Etta, from their father, Simon Connor, he
from his father, Col. James Connor, he from Daniel Whitmore. Col.
Connor and Lemuel Bartlett built the grist mill in 1840.
_Cook_, Chas. S., from his father, James H. Cook, he from his father,
Daniel Cook, he from Jacob Taber, he from Reuben Brackett, he from
Joshua Sinclair, who built the original buildings, which were burned.
_Cook_, Thos. B., from Isaiah Tuttle, he from Hollis Reynolds. The lot
where the house stands was from the Col. Connor farm, the remainder of
the land was from the Burnham farm, the main house was formerly Dr.
Burnham’s office, and stood where Taber’s stable now stands. L. B. Fogg
bought it and moved it to its present location. Mr. Tuttle built the
stable.
_Cookson_, Orzilla B., from Elisha Cookson, he from his father, George
Cookson, he from Daniel Webster, he from Ichabod Spencer, he from a Mr.
Linn. Mr. Carr built the house.
_Cornforth_, F. R., from Mrs. B. T. March, she from the widow of Levi
Whitten, he from Stephen Files, he from heirs of James Kelly, who built
the buildings.
_Cornforth_, Isabel, and sister, from their father, Robert Cornforth,
he from Robert Cornforth of Waterville.
_Cornforth_, Mrs. Leon, from heirs of Mott Cates, he from his father,
Allen Cates, he from R. W. Files, he from Thomas Carter, he from
Abraham Cookson, he from Sumner Glidden, he from John Scribner, who
settled it.
_Cornforth_, Richard, and Eli V., from their father, Otis Cornforth, he
from his father, Richard Cornforth.
_Crosby_, Mrs. Frank, from her husband, he from Esbon Nutt, he from G.
A. Hunt, he from William Crosby.
_Crosby_ Percy, from heirs of Peoples Crosby, he from Josiah Crosby, he
from John Scribner, he from the proprietors.
_Damon_, Mabel, from her father, Harrison G. Damon, he from Samuel
Kelly, he from widow of Joseph Small, Joseph Small from a Mr. Lamb,
he from Mrs. H. C. Chandler, she from Greene Carter, he from Daniel
Carter, he from O. J. Whitten, he from Gorham Hamilton, who built the
buildings.
_Dean_, Chas., from his father, he from John M. Thompson, he from A. T.
Woods, he from his father, Joseph Woods.
_Denaco_, Charles B., from Buchaner Bryant, he from his father, Hiram
Bryant, he from Joseph Larrabee.
_Dobson_, William, from A. R. Murch, he from his father, Edmund Murch,
he from Daniel Cook, he from James Hussey. The “Point” belonging to
this farm, Edmund Murch bought from William Taber, he from Joseph
Stevens, he from his father, B. R. Stevens.
_Dodge_, Mrs. E. C., from her husband, E. C. Dodge, he from heirs of
William Hamilton, he from L. B. Fogg, he from A. W. Myrick. The lot was
from Daniel Harmon, who bought it from the Southwick heirs. The barn
was purchased from N. C. Knight, where he lived, where Clarence Brown
now lives.
_Douglass_, Asher, from Walter Besse, he from Washington Nickless, he
from Alfred Clark, he from Asa Douglass, he from Lemuel Mosher. Asher
Douglass’ place on the other side of the road he had from Hiram Bryant.
_Douglass_, William H., from Warren Kendall, he from Henry Douglass, he
from Robert Douglass.
_Downer_, Edwin, from Fred Nichols, he from George Nichols, he from
James M. Libby, he from Thos. Keene, he from Thos. and Nathaniel
Banton, they from their father.
_Dutton_, F. H., from John Murch, he from N. D. Webb, he from his
father, Woodbridge Webb, he from his father, Samuel Webb, who was born
in England. John Murch built the stable.
_Edwards_, Leon, from his father, C. F. Edwards, he from Ralph
Pillsbury, he from his father, George Pillsbury, he from L. H.
Whitaker, he from Nelson Rackliff, he from A. R. Myrick, he from John
Harvey, he from Samuel Davis. Fifty acres on the north side were
purchased from J. R. Taber, which he had from his father, William
Taber, he from Jesse Connor.
_Eldridge_, A. D., from S. P. Larrabee, he from G. W. Clark, he from S.
S. Berry, he from his father, James Berry. The original buildings on
this farm were on the other side of the road. S. S. Berry built the
present house, Washington Small was the carpenter.
_Fairbanks_, F. M., from A. W. Myrick, he from L. B. Fogg, he from
Daniel Harmon, he from the Southwick heirs. Thomas Snell built the
house; the basement was used as the tannery store.
_Farwell_, Almond, from heirs of John Farwell, they from Eben Farwell’s
heirs, Eben from his father, Henry Farwell.
_Farwell_, Fred, from Wheeler Danforth, he from S. P. Larrabee, he from
Marcellus Whitney, he from Elias Jones’ heirs.
_Farwell_, J. H., from Arlow Twitchell, who built the house in 1907.
George L. Whitten was the carpenter. Farwell built the stable in 1908,
lot purchased from G. B. Pillsbury.
_Farwell_, Joseph, from heirs of E. A. Patno, he from Byron Pillsbury,
he from Rev. C. H. Ross, he from Julia Mitchell, she from Nathaniel
Jackson, he from heirs of Burnham Bither, land from Jesse Connor and
William Taber.
_Fisher_, Joseph, from John Snedbery’s heirs, he from John Coffin, he
from R. W. Files, he from a Mr. Elwin, he from D. B. Harding, he from
Simeon Harding, who settled the place.
_Fogg_, B. A., from Flora Watson, she from her mother, Mrs. A. F.
Watson, she from her father, Asa Stevens, he from Miller Monroe, he
from Alonzo Hamilton, he from Gorham Hamilton, who built the first
buildings, the lot from Jefferson Bartlett. William Hamilton was born
here in 1838. B. A. Fogg built the present buildings.
_Foster_, Henry, from his father, Ephraim Foster, he from Samuel
Rollins, he from Gustavus Morse, he from Charles Hudson, he from
John Webb, he from Richard Whitten, he from Reuben W. Murch, he from
Wm. Fergeson, he from Nahum Fergeson, he from George Hunt. Mr. Foster
also owns the place known as the town farm. The town had it from
Hosea B. Rackliff, he from his father, Benjamin Rackliff, he from the
proprietors.
_Foster_, Llewellyn P., from Mrs. S. E. Parkhurst, she from N. P.
Parkhurst, he from his father, Hale Parkhurst, he from his father,
Nathan Parkhurst, who came from Rowly, England.
_Fowler_, Charles S., from heirs of Henry Moody, Moody from Charles
Bessey, he from David Gilpatrick, he from Thomas Gilpatrick.
_Fowler_, Charles S., from his father, Hon. Crosby Fowler, he from his
father, Thomas Fowler, he from the proprietors.
_Fuller_, W. G., built his house on lot purchased from F. A. Bartlett.
_Gallison_, B. F., from J. A. Adams, he from Charles Stone, he from
Henry Prescott, he from Isaac Adams, he from Joshua Adams.
_George_, Charles, from Fred Nichols, he from the Witham’s estate. This
place has been owned by G. E. Linkfield and Shepherd Giles.
_Gerald_, George, from Ruel Willey, he from John L. Parkhurst heirs,
John L. from his father, Thomas Parkhurst, he from the proprietors.
_Gerald_, Walter, from heirs of R. R. Spinney, Spinney from Melvin
Willey, he from N. G. Webster, he from heirs of Nathan Parkhurst,
Parkhurst from his father, Elisha Parkhurst.
_Gerald_, William, from Elias Fowler, who built the buildings; the land
from his father, Gen. James Fowler. Mr. Gerald also owns the Gen.
James Fowler place, which used to be owned by James Fowler, Jr.
_Gerrish_, Willis A., from L. H. Mosher, he from J. R. Monroe, he from
Daniel Harmon, he from the Southwick heirs. Mr. Monroe moved the shop
from the place now owned by W. F. Woods to the H. H. Grant place, then
owned by Monroe, who moved it to its present location.
_Gerry_, Chester, from Turner Center Creamery Co., they from E. L.
Woods, he from Consider Gerry, he from heirs of Frank Connor, he from
Stewart Mitchell.
_Gerry_, Orlando, from Francis Webb, she from John Webb, he from his
father, John Webb.
_Giles_, Willis A., built his buildings, had the lot from F. A.
Bartlett.
_Grady_, Henry, from Mrs. Horace Tyler, she from George Works, he from
Mrs. Horace Tyler, she from Louis Robinson, he from Wilbur & Eastman,
they from heirs of Hannah McGray and Abigail Gilpatrick, sisters of
Asher Gilpatrick, they from David Moody estate, Moody from Susan
Gilpatrick.
_Grant_, H. H., from heirs of Harrison Chase, Chase from Samuel
Kelly, he from J. R. Munroe, he from Betsey Whitney, she from Solomon
Hamilton, he from W. N. Woodsum, who built it; lot purchased from Benj.
Fogg.
_Grant_, Leander A., from his grandfather, Richard Meservey, he from a
Mr. Mathews, he from Nathan Woodman, who built the original buildings.
Mr. Grant built the present house.
_Gregg_, Mrs. Mantie, from E. H. Garcelon, he from Horace Mitchell, he
from his father, Joseph Mitchell, he from Amos Webb.
_Hall_, William H., from Charles B. Wellington, who built the house,
Wellington from A. H. Clark, who built the long barn, farm from heirs
of Jesse Whitmore.
_Hamilton_, Mrs. William, from E. E. York, he from Thomas Morton, he
from Mrs. William Scribner, she from heirs of R. B. Carter, who built
the house, lot from Dr. Burnham.
_Hamlin_, Charles, from John M. Waning, he from Charles Hathaway, he
from Albert Rackliff, he from widow of Samuel Parkhurst, Parkhurst from
heirs of Elisha Parkhurst, he from Elbridge Parkhurst, he from Mr.
Lasalle, who cleared it. He sold the first house to Daniel Whitmore,
who moved it to where now stands the residence of Mrs. Charles Taylor.
_Harding_, A. J., from Edwin Rand, he from A. T. Woods, he from Joseph
Hubbard, he from Thomas Keen, he from Alonzo Libby, he from Daniel
Webster, he from Clement Webster, he from Ambrose Strout.
_Harding_, Hiram, land from heirs of G. B. Blanchard. Harding built the
house.
_Harding_, Newell, from his father, Knowles Harding, who cleared the
place.
_Harmon_, Mrs. J. W., from G. B. Pillsbury, he from Frank Cole of Rhode
Island, he from Mrs. Florence Grant, she from Andrew Pendleton, he from
B. A. Fogg, he from his father, B. Fogg, he from Lemuel Bartlett, who
built the house. John Berry of Rockland was the carpenter.
_Hatch_, Charles A., from E. H. Gould, he from Thomas Chase, he from
Charles O. Chase, he from Jesse Mitchell. Jacob Chase built the present
main house and Thomas Chase built the barn.
_Hillman_, Elmer, from Chester Gerry, he from Lemuel Reynolds, he from
J. S. Bither, he from I. C. Libby Co., they from H. H. Grant, he from
Lumber Small, he from Gardiner Jackson, he from Thomas Waterhouse.
_Hillman_, Mrs. Louisa, from her husband, A. N. Hillman, he from W. B.
Morse, Morse from Charles B. Murch, he from Benj. Glidden.
_Hunt_, B. R. and E. B., from E. H. Moulton, he from John Hussey, he
from a Mr. Philbrook. The present farm includes the Rev. Stephen Chase
and Ira Trafton places.
_Hunt_, Mrs. F. H., from E. F. Thompson, she from B. B. Rackliff, he
from Augustus Myrick, he from Washington Myrick, he from his father,
Isaac Myrick, he from a Mr. Warren from Thomaston.
_Hunter_, Gaunce, from Addison Weed, he from A. J. Hurd, he from
David G. Dyer, he from George Flye, he from Stephen Dyer, he from Mr.
Billings’ brother to A. J. Billings, M. D.
_Hurd_, Walter, from his father, A. J. Hurd, he from Sumner Abbott; the
farm on the south side of the road, A. J. had from his father, Abner
Hurd. The place nearly opposite Walter Hurd’s, now owned by him, was
owned by Washington Small, he from Joseph Mosher. It was settled by a
Mr. Tracy.
_Hustus_, C. B., from Fred R. Call, he from Stephen Stewart, he from
heirs of Abram Getchell, he from Amaziah Truworthy, he from Stewart
Mitchell, who built the house.
_Jackson_, A. D., from Richard Lambard, who built the house; the land
and barn were purchased from John Murch.
_Jones_, Daniel, from Ephraim Foster, he from D. V. Rollins, who built
the house, he from Lew Robinson, he from F. R. Parkhurst, who built the
barn, he from Ansel Stone, he from Wm. Stone, he from Bartlett Vickery,
he from Jonathan Stone.
_Jones_, Duncan M., from E. A. Hussey, he from G. W. Clark, he from
heirs of Elisha Mosher, Mosher from Joseph Stevens, he from William
Taber, he from Clement Rackliff, he from John Winthrop, governor of
Massachusetts, and Lady Temple of Boston. In 1824, Rackliff cleared the
place. The original house was burned.
_Jones_, E. M., from Daniel Harding, he from R. W. Murch, he from his
father, Josiah Murch, he from his father, Simeon Murch. Josiah Murch
built the brick house.
_Jones_, Mrs. Helen M., from her husband, Clement R. Jones, he from his
father, Asa Jones, he from James Gilkey, he from John Rackliff, who
cleared it.
_Jones_, Warren, from Philip Blethen, he from James Blethen, he from
George Blethen, he from William Whitten, he from Warren Jones, he from
Stephen Files, who built the house.
_Joy_, Elmer and his wife, from her father, Andrew Gilpatrick, he from
Grant Gilpatrick; a man by the name of Flye was the first settler.
_Kelly_, Claude, from Herbert Smith, he from William Robinson, he from
Joseph Kelly, he from heirs of Samuel Kelly.
_Kelly_, Frank, from his father, Benj. F. Kelly, he from Abial Knight,
he from Nathaniel Stevens, he from Dean Libby. Knight built the house
in 1842, barn built in 1854.
_Kelly_, Joseph, from Benj. Chandler, he from his mother, Martha
Chandler, she from A. W. Myrick, he from Henry Kelly, he from Joseph
Gilky, who built the buildings.
_Kelly_, W. S., from his father, Burnham Kelly, who built the buildings.
_Kidder_, J. K., from J. L. Ames, he from Alton Blanchard, he from his
father, Abner K. Blanchard, he from J. R. Taber, he from John Smedbury,
who built the house.
_Knight_, N. C., from heirs of Edgar Harding, Harding built the house
in 1893, lot purchased from F. A. Bartlett.
_Knight_, Orzo, from W. L. Hutching Co., they from N. C. Knight, he
from Caleb Parmetor, he from David Y. Dyer, he from Stephen Boothby.
_Knight_, T. O., from his father, Orrin Knight, he from Abial Knight,
he from Nathaniel Carll.
_Lane_, Marsh, from L. H. Mosher, he from W. A. Gerrish, he from George
Getchell, he from Thomas Winters, he from Hale Parkhurst.
_Larrabee_, S. P., from James Dickey, he from Elias Fowler, he from
Richard Whitten, he from heirs of Eben Taylor, who cleared it. House is
the oldest one now standing in town.
_Leonard_, F. M., from E. E. McCauslin, he from F. L. Chase, he from
Archie Tozier, he from N. C. Knight, he from Bert Earl, he from Charles
Stone, he from Eli Moulton, he from Stephen Dyer, he from John Chase,
he from his father, John Chase.
_Lewis_, John, from John Woods, he from J. L. Ames, he from Joseph P.
Libby, he from Amos Webb, he from George Woods, he from the proprietors.
_Libby_, Ira P., from Mrs. C. E. Stevens, she from Emily Mosher, she
from Gorham Clough, he from J. W. Harmon, he from his father, Josiah
Harmon, he from Elijah Winslow.
_Libby_, James W., from D. R. McGray, he from his father, D. W. McGray,
he from a Mr. Leavitt, he from a Mr. Meservey, who cleared it.
_Libby_, Joseph P., from heirs of Joseph Chase, they from Thomas B.
Cook, he from Shepherd Giles, he from Daniel Harmon, who purchased
it from the Southwick heirs. There were two small houses on this lot
toward the bridge.
_Libby_, Nathan P., from Rufus B. Libby, he from Mark Libby.
_Loveland_, D. E., from G. W. Varney, he from William McGray, he from
George Fletcher, he from Geo. Bennett, he from James Mitchell, he from
his father, James Mitchell. Young James Mitchell built the house; the
barn was moved from the west part of the farm.
_Lowell_, W. L., from heirs of George W. Clark, Clark from Samuel
Kelly, he from Mrs. Hannah Berry, she from Frank Harmon, he from James
G. Patterson, he from E. D. Williams, who built the house; lot from
Rufus Burnham, garden bought by Clark from J. R. Taber.
_Magee_, Terry, from Albert Foster, M. D., he from William Winslow,
a nephew of William Taber, he from Willard Farwell, who built the
buildings.
_Magee_, William, from his father, Terry Magee. William built the house.
_McGray_, D. R., from George Nickless, he from Joseph Harding, he from
his father, Hiram Harding, he from Thomas Harding, he from a Mr.
Daggett, he from a Mr. Prescott.
_McManus_, A. F., from J. M. Evans, he from Mrs. G. A. Hunt, she from
Mrs. Sarah Webster, she from Consider Knowles, he from Philip Scribner,
he from Zeblan Murch, he from Benj. Chase, who was the first settler.
_Means_, Mrs. Charles, purchased her lot from J. R. Taber and built the
house. She bought the adjoining lot of W. J. Getchell, he from J. R.
Taber. Charles Means built the blacksmith shop.
_Merrick_, W. S., built his house; the lot from F. A. Bartlett.
_Mills_, Seth W., from heirs of Joseph Farwell, he from heirs of Jewett
Farwell, Jewett from his father, Henry Farwell, he from Amos Jones.
_Mitchell_, C. Boyce, from his father, C. E. Mitchell, he from Charles
Taylor, he from J. F. Parkhurst, he from W. R. Chandler, he from Nelson
Dingley, who built it.
_Mitchell_, Charles W., from his father, Jesse Mitchell, he from his
father, James Mitchell.
_Mitchell_, Curtis E., from Nelson Vickery, he from Luther Mitchell,
who built the house; lot from Rufus Burnham, garden from William Taber.
_Mitchell_, H. E., from heirs of Joseph Stevens, Stevens from Joseph
Small, he from Stephen Dyer, he from his father, William Dyer.
_Morrill_, J. W., from John Pillsbury, who built the buildings; lot
from F. A. Bartlett.
_Morse_, Guy, from his mother, Annie Morse, and grandmother, Olive J.
Morse, they from Frank Walker, he from Adolphus Myrick, he from Adam
W. Myrick, he from Daniel Dummer, he from Martha Chandler. The stable
was originally Thomas Chandler’s furniture shop; afterwards used for
a tannery by James Banks. A. W. Myrick bought the main house of Jacob
Chase. It stood where Charles A. Hatch’s house now stands. Myrick took
it down and moved it to its present location.
_Mosher_, George R., built his buildings. He had the land from L. H.
Mosher, he from Daniel Harmon, he from the Southwick heirs, they from
Thomas Snell, he from Hiram Whitehouse, who built the buildings that
were burned.
_Mosher_, L. H., from Zolome Washburn, he from Jonathan Parkhurst, he
from Fred Burrill, who built it.
_Moulton_, E. B., from his father, E. H. Moulton, he from heirs of
James Shirley, Shirley from Hill Whitmore, a brother of Jesse Whitmore.
_Moulton_, Eli, from his father, W. H. J. Moulton, he from heirs of
John Vickery, Vickery from James Hall, he from A. T. Woods, he from the
Philbrook heirs, they from Thaddeus Carter, he from the proprietors.
Carter first built a house on the west side of the Burnham road, a few
rods from the Waterville road; his son, Bunker, built on the place now
owned by Clarence Brown.
_Murch_, Charles E., from Eben C. Dodge, he from John A. Stevens, he
from his father, B. B. Stevens, he from his father, John Stevens, he
from Benj. Bartlett.
_Murch_, E. K., from his father, Charles B. Murch, he from his father,
Ephraim Murch, who built the brick house, he from his father, Simeon
Murch.
_Murch_, Fred L., from James Flye, he from heirs of Silva Greenleaf.
Flye built the house.
_Murch_, George, from his father, Joseph Murch, he from John Murch, he
from James Murch, he from his brother, Edmund Murch, he from Chandler
Hopkins, who built the main house--the first store in town.
_Murray_, Carroll, from Thomas Winters, he from J. H. Damon, he from
Watts Jones, he from Charles Baker, he from John Vickery, he from
Samuel G. Stevens, he from Nathaniel Stevens.
_Murray_, Orrin J., from F. A. Bartlett, he from B. P. Rollins, he from
Benj. Bartlett, he from John Webb.
_Mussey_, Frank, from his father, Ruel Mussey, he from his father,
Edmund Mussey, he from the proprietors.
_Mussey_, Mrs. Frank, from the heirs of her father, W. H. J. Moulton,
who built the house in 1908; the lot was purchased from George
Pillsbury.
_Myrick_, A. R., from a Mr. Belcher, he from John Crie, he from James
Myrick, he from Chenery Broad, who built the house.
_Myrick_, S. A., from George Cheney, he from Chas. Marshall, he from
Mrs. Peasley. This house has been owned by several different people.
It was built by the Friends, assisted by the Chase connections, for
Gibbs and Huldah Chase Tilton. They belonged to the Friends’ Society.
The porch used to stand where Taber’s store now stands, and was used
by Enoch Hilton, a tailor; afterwards moved to where Myrick’s pump now
stands, and used by Miss Hannah Tilton, a tailoress.
_Nichols_, Fred, from Marcellus Whitney, he from Roscoe Gould, he from
Horace Bacon, who cleared it.
_Nickless_, George, from Evander Harding, he from his father, Thomas
Harding, he from Thomas Ayer, who built the buildings.
_Nickless_, Martin, from his father, George W. Nickless, he from James
Blethen, he from Alden Woods, he from his father, Levi Woods.
_Nutt_, Esbon, from George Roseland, he from heirs of Freeman Farwell,
he from Thomas Cornforth, he from Oliver Farwell, who manufactured the
revolving horse rake, he also built the house. Thomas Cornforth traded
at the corner; the store was sold to B. R. Stevens and moved to his
place.
_Parkhurst_, Ira P., from heirs of George Crosby, Crosby from David
Vickery, he from Adelbert Chandler, he from his father, W. R. Chandler,
he from Joel Vickery.
_Parsons_, Robie, from heirs of Elisha Mosher, he from Robert Douglass.
The first house was moved from near the old Stevens sawmill below
the Hussey bridge by Elisha Mosher for John Larrabee, later burned.
The place has been occupied by several different families, Rendalls,
Blethens and Haneys.
_Pendleton_, Seth and mother, from John Stewart, he from the late
Joseph Farwell. I fail to find any one that knows who built the house
that Seth lives in. The one that his mother lives in was built by Watts
Jones, and has been owned by several different people.
_Perley_, Roscoe J., from his father, John Perley, he from his father,
John Perley, he from Charles Bickmore.
_Phillips_, Stillman, from Alexander Worth, he from Elisha Mosher.
_Pillsbury_, George Byron, had his lot from his father; Byron built the
buildings.
_Pillsbury_, James O., from heirs of G. A. Hunt, he from his father,
Ephraim Hunt, who settled it.
_Pillsbury_, Ralph, from Scott Reynolds. Pillsbury rebuilt and improved
the buildings.
_Pomeroy_, Albert F., from L. H. Mosher, he from Josiah West. The house
was built by Abner Pendleton. This place at one time was owned by E. E.
Hall. The first house was burned while Hall owned it.
_Purrington_, H. M., from Addison Weed.
_Pushor_, George P., from his father, George Pushor, he from Martin
Stevens, he from Charles Vose, he from A. H. Clark, he from N. G.
Webster, he from his father, Daniel Webster, he from the proprietors.
_Pushor_, Leo, from Fred Murch, he from Fred Nichols, he from a Mr.
Rockwell.
_Pushor_, Norris W., from Osro Knight, he from Amos Webb, he from Jerry
Harding, he from Hiram Harding, he from Josiah Harding, he from his
father, Thomas Harding.
_Rackliff_, Amander, from his father, Capt. Amander Rackliff, he from
his father, Dominicus Rackliff.
_Rand_, Edwin, from John Vickery, he from Nelson Vickery, he from his
father, David Vickery, Jr., he from his father, David Vickery, who came
from Standish, Me. Mr. Rand also owns the Samuel Kelly farm opposite
L. P. Foster’s. Mr. Samuel Kelly built a large set of farm buildings,
which were burned several years ago. Edwin Rand purchased the place
from John McGray, he from Byron Morse, he from James Fowler, Jr., he
from Benj. F. Kelly, he from his father, Samuel Kelly.
_Reynolds_, Eugene L., purchased from the town the old schoolhouse and
lot and built the buildings.
_Reynolds_, E. T., from E. S. Stevens, he from S. T. Rackliff, he from
John Vickery, he from Eugene Hunt, he from John L. Seavy, who built the
original house; stable by E. T. Reynolds. Race course by E. S. Stevens.
_Reynolds_, George, from his father, Wm. H. Reynolds, he from Ansel
Perkins. Wm. H. built the house.
_Reynolds_, George Dana, from Archie Tozier, he from Eben C. Dodge, he
from his father, Mial Dodge, he from Hiram Whitehouse. The first house
was built by Augustus Carter.
_Reynolds_, P. W., built his cottage, lot from J. L. Ames.
_Reynolds_, Shirley, built his house, had the lot from E. E. York, he
from J. R. Taber.
_Reynolds_, W. L., from Isaac Howard, he from Ansel Davis, he from
Horace Bacon. Buildings built by Isaac Howard.
_Rice_, H. B., from heirs of Rufus Whitmore, they from George Hancock,
he from Jesse Whitmore, he from his father, Daniel Whitmore. Mr. Rice
remodeled the house, built the ell and stable.
_Rines_, Lester, from heirs of G. B. Pillsbury, house built by Ezra
Roberts.
_Rines_, Roscoe, from heirs of J. H. Lancaster, he from Mott Reynolds,
he from H. A. Bacon, he from Wesley Reynolds, he from Otis Hamlin, he
from Nelson Rackliff, he from Otis Hamlin, he from Horace Bacon, who
built the house, he from George Bacon.
_Rollins_, D. V., built his house in 1908; the lot from Jacob L. Ames.
_Rollins_, S. P., land from E. E. York, he from J. R. Taber, he from
William Taber, he from Wm. Stone, he from heirs of Rufus Burnham, M. D.
_Ryan_, Roscoe, his wife and her mother, Mrs. Martha Haggaty, from
N. C. Knight, he from Henry Bacon, he from L. J. Whitten, he from
Richard Whitten, he from Samuel Whitten, he from George O. Fowler. The
buildings have been remodeled by Mr. Ryan. They also own the Abram
Clifford place adjoining on the east.
_Sawyer_, Asa, from Bartlett & Chase, they from C. B. Wellington, he
from M. L. Pendleton. The house was built by Ira Trafton, and moved to
its present location. Mr. Sawyer built the stable, the lot from the
Fogg farm.
_Small_, Mrs. Daniel, from her husband, Daniel Small, he from his
father, David Small, he from his father, Alonzo Small, he from his
father, David Small.
_Soule_, E. M., from Moses Stevens, he from C. E. Stevens, he from
Isaiah Tuttle, who built the house, land from Mrs. W. G. Fuller, she
from John G. Hunt, he from J. R. Taber, he from his father, William
Taber, he from Wm. Stone, he from heirs of R. Burnham, M. D. Dr. Soule
had his store lot from E. T. Whitehouse, he from J. R. Taber, he from
Star in the West Lodge, No. 85, they from Charles Collar, he from John
Shirley and Thomas Blethen. Others have owned it at different times; at
one time Josiah Twitchell had a shoe shop there.
_Stevens_, Mrs. Charles, from Melzer Stevens, he from Samuel Kelly,
he from Mrs. Lizzie Craig, she from J. R. Taber, he from Judge Thomas
Haskell of Portland, he from Grover Carter’s estate, Carter from Daniel
Dummer, he from Adam W. Myrick, he from Mrs. Martha Chandler, widow
of Thomas Chandler. Mrs. Chandler conducted it as a temperance hotel.
Dummer ran it as a hotel while the railroad was building; James La
Bree, manager. James Craig, M. D., built the house and stable. This
house was kept as a hotel before the Central House was built.
_Stevens_, Clare, from Berton Stevens, he from R. J. Perley, he from
heirs of Benj. Perley.
_Stevens_, Guy, lives on the place that was formerly owned by George
Randlette. For particulars, the reader is referred to letter of
Hannibal Lampson, near the close of this book.
_Stevens_, G. A., from Daniel Starkey, he from Zoleme Washburn, he from
Chenery Broad. Mr. Stevens also owns what was the Samuel Hall place at
Moulton’s Mills. This at one time was owned by E. F. Thompson. Stevens
also owns the John White place and a piece of land opposite J. A.
Bacon’s. J. F. Parkhurst’s brickyard was on this lot.
_Stevens_, Mrs. Jane, from Osborn Whitney, he from a Mr. McClure of
Hallowell, he from heirs of Ansel Perkins, who built the buildings,
land from Hale Parkhurst. Mrs. Stevens also owns a farm at Farwell’s
Corner. She had it from a Mr. Woodman, he from J. L. Merrick, he from
Isaac and J. M. Coffin, they from Thatcher Friend, he from E. F.
Thompson for $1050.00, he from Samuel M. Howard.
_Stevens_, Joseph F., from his father, Joseph Stevens, he from his
father, B. R. Stevens, he from James Rich.
_Stevens_, Lynn, from Melzer Stevens, who built the house, land from G.
B. Pillsbury.
_Stevens_, Mrs. Melzer, from her mother, Mrs. D. P. Clark, who built
the house, lot from F. A. Bartlett.
_Stevens_, Melzer and Benjamin, the “Prairie” land cleared by E. S.
Stevens, who built the large barn. This tract of land was purchased by
Alexander Boothby and Jesse Whitmore, at one time for 12-1/2 cents per
acre.
_Stevens_, Moses Haxter, from his father, Otis F. Stevens, he from
Charles Segar. Mr. Stevens also owns a house in Unity Village on the
Waterville road, land purchased from J. R. Taber.
_Stevens_, William Taber, from his father, Otis F. Stevens, he from
Daniel McManus, he from John Perley, Mr. Stevens’ house in the village,
from Charles E. Stevens, he from Mrs. Lizzie Trafton, she from N. C.
Knight, he from J. T. Main, M. D. The house was built by John Chase,
who employed W. N. Woodsum to take charge of making Morocco shoes in it.
_Stewart_, Eugene L., from heirs of Nelson Rackliff. The house was
built by Adam W. Myrick, has been occupied by Washington and A. R.
Myrick, also by Mr. Reynolds, E. R. Parkman, Simon Prescott and Martha
Whitney.
_Stone_, R. E., from heirs of E. R. Parkman, Parkman from Isaac Childs,
he from Jacob Chase, who built the house, land purchased from Silas
Bither.
_Stroples_, Mrs. Charles, from Sarah Thompson, she from Luther
Mitchell, who built the building in 1880, land purchased from Jefferson
Bartlett.
_Taber_, James R., from his father, William Taber, he from William
Stone, he from heirs of Rufus Burnham, M. D. Burnham built the main
house in 1827 and had the first stove in town. Wm. Taber built the
northerly part and stable in 1863; J. R. Taber, the south addition. J.
R. Taber also owns the A. W. Myrick and Henry Kelly lots.
_Taber_, Nellie M. and Vivian H., heired the double house on the
Waterville road from their mother, Ellen M. Taber, she from heirs of
her father, Eli Moulton, he from Coffin Mitchell, he from Samuel G.
Otis, who built it. They also own the store built in 1880, which they
heired from their mother’s estate, she from heirs of Eli Moulton, he
from J. R. Taber, he from G. E. Linkfield, he from Henry Kelly, who
built the first store. The lot from Otis Dunbar, he from Dr. Burnham.
_Taylor_, Mrs. Charles, from her husband, Charles Taylor, he from
Samuel Whitten, who built the house upon land purchased from E. D.
Williams, he from Jesse Whitmore, who heired it from his father, Daniel
Whitmore. Mrs. Taylor also heired the house now occupied by W. A.
Gerrish. Mr. Taylor had it from Mrs. Althea Coombs, she from Daniel
Starkey, he from Otis Starky, who built it.
_Taylor_, George M., from F. A. Whitten, he from N. W. Vickery, he from
James B. Vickery, who built the house in 1858. The present barn, with
house additions, was built by Mr. Taylor.
_Thompson_, George and Eben, from James H. Ames, he from his father,
Paul Ames, he from Nelson Rackliff, he from Nathaniel Fernald. Part
of the old buildings were moved from near the railroad bridge and
remodeled and the barn enlarged. Mr. Ames cleared a large part of the
farm.
_Thompson_, J. Arthur, from his father, John M. Thompson, he from his
father, Col. Seth Thompson, he from John Melvin, who settled it. Mr.
Melvin was 92 years old at his death; Seth Thompson, 87; his wife 82,
at the time of their deaths.
_Thompson_, Lewis, land from Joseph Chase, house from Samuel G.
Stevens. Martha Stevens used to live there, and in the other small
house a Mr. Dyer. These houses have all been built over and enlarged by
Mr. Thompson.
_Tozier_, Archie, from W. H. Rolfe, he from Austin Thomas, M. D., he
from T. J. Whitehouse, he from Jonathan Stone, he from W. E. Chandler,
he from Heman Fowler, he from Hiram Whitehouse, who built it and the A.
R. Myrick store.
_Tozier_, Frank, from Joseph P. Libby, he from Mrs. W. G. Fuller,
she from Mrs. H. C. Chandler, she from Lucretia Moulton, who built
the present store. She had the lot from the heirs of Green Carter,
Carter from J. E. Taber, he from Mrs. Daniel Dummer, she from James G.
Patterson, he from E. D. Williams, who built the first store, lot from
Rufus Burnham, M. D.
_Trask_, Alfred, from Jerry Connor, he from his father, Jerry Connor,
he from Gardiner Jackson, he from a Mr. Fisher, he from Edmund Murch,
he from Hezekiah Williams, he from Isaac Mitchell.
_Truworthy_, H. L., M. D., from heirs of J. E. Cook, M. D., Cook from
W. H. Rolfe, who built the house, land from heirs of Nelson Rackliff,
he from widow of Samuel Weed, he from Hiram Whitehouse, who built the
first house, which was burned while Rackliff owned it.
_Ulmer_, John, from his father, John Ulmer, he from John Kelley.
_Van Deets_, Jackson C., from his father, John A. Van Deets, he from
heirs of Phoebe Washburn, she from Mrs. Hadley, she from L. B. Fogg, he
from Nelson Rackliff. This place has been owned by Isaac Adams, Thomas
Chandler and Allen Taber. At one time Adams traded there, as also did
Taber.
_Varney_, George W., from his father, Jedediah J. Varney, he from James
Gilkey, he from Benj. Bartlett, who built the house.
_Vickery_, James B., Jr., from his father, James B. Vickery, he from
his father, Eli Vickery, who built the buildings; he had the land from
Benj. Bartlett.
_Walton_, Thomas, from D. F. Walton, he from Horace Graves, he from S.
P. Larrabee, he from Charles Flye, he from Daniel C. Hodge, he from J.
L. Merrick, he from Joseph Knowlton, he from A. H. Clark, he from E.
S. Stevens, he from his father, Benj. R. Stevens, he from his father,
Joseph Stevens.
_Walton_, William, from Wesley Woods, he from his father, Benj. J.
Woods, he from his father, Joseph Woods.
_Waning_, Charles, from Joseph P. Libby, he from David Vickery, he from
Nelson Vickery, he from Ellison Libby, he from Elisha Libby, he from
George Whitney, he from Elisha Bither.
_Waning_, Harry, from heirs of Wm. McGray, McGray from his father,
William McGray, he from the proprietors.
_Waning_, John, from Henry Foster, he from D. V. Rollins, he from Henry
Winters, he from heirs of Richard Murch, he from the proprietors.
_Ward_, Ruel S., from F. R. Cornforth, he from Harrison Chase, he from
Hezekiah Chase.
_Webb_, George, from his grandfather, Samuel Webb, he from Albert
Rackliff, he from E. S. Stevens, he from Nelson Vickery, he from S. T.
Rackliff, he from John Vickery, he from Joseph Vickery, he from Enoch
Frost. S. T. Rackliff built the house.
_Webb_, LaForest, from his father, John Webb, he from Simon Prescott,
he from Augustus Fogg, he from Mrs. William Webb, she from Mrs. Chick,
she from George Woods, he from Hoyt Hunt, he from his father, Archelaus
Hunt.
_Webster_, Charles M., from Joseph Kelly, he from Wm. Whitten, he from
Watts Jones. It has been owned by Gorham Hamilton, Joel Kelly and Isaac
Stevens, who built it.
_Weed_, P. A., from heirs of Fred Hall, Hall from heirs of G. B.
Blanchard, Blanchard from T. B. Hussey, he from Lemuel B. Rackliff,
he from his father, Clement Rackliff. This place includes the Robert
Blanchard place.
_Wellington_, Charles B., from John Hodgdon, he from E. L. Woods,
he from I. C. Libby Co., they from J. S. Bither. The buildings were
improved by Mr. Wellington.
_Whitaker_, G. F., from G. L. Whitten, who built the buildings, lot
from J. R. Taber.
_Whitaker_, R. C., from Fred Connor, he from his mother, Almira Connor,
she from heirs of Joseph Wiggins, Wiggins from Hannah, widow of Hall
Scribner, Scribner from Otis Dunbar, who built it.
_Whitehouse_, E. T., from Albert Bump, he from Peter Whitney, he from
Albert R. McManus, he from James Libby, he from A. W. Myrick, he from
Sarah Chase, she from Nathan Call, he from Daniel Spring, who built
the first house; he also owns the house where he lives on Main street,
which he built; lot from J. R. Taber.
_Whitehouse_, F. A., from heirs of his father, T. J. Whitehouse, Thomas
J. from Whitehouse & Hunt, they from Daniel Dummer, he from Fred
Burrill, he from John L. Seavey, he from Elijah Winslow, who built the
first house, which was burned in 1878, and rebuilt by T. J. Whitehouse.
_Whitney_, Clair M., M. D., from Archie Tozier, he from W. G. Grinnell
of Searsport, he from Bartlett P. Whitney, M. D., he from Austin
Thomas, M. D., he from Taber & Moulton, they from Mrs. G. E. Linkfield,
she from Henry Kelly, he from Otis Dunbar, who built it; lot from Dr.
Burnham.
_Whitney_, Harry, from John M. Hamilton, he from Isaiah Tuttle, who
built the house; the lot from J. R. Taber.
_Whitney_, Mrs. Marcellus, from her husband, he from J. W. Harmon, he
from his father, Josiah Harmon, he from Robie Frye of Montville.
_Whitten_, F. A., from his father, Oliver J. Whitten, he from T. B. &
W. H. Cook, they from heirs of Joseph Chase, Chase from his father,
Judge Hezekiah Chase, who built the brick house in 1826. The first
framed barn in town was built on this place, in the 60’s, was burned.
The brick for the house was made by Levi Bacon.
_Whitten_, George L., the lot from H. B. Rice; Whitten built the house.
_Winslow_, W. F., built the house; lot from F. H. Dutton.
_Woods_, E. L., from J. L. Ames, he from Joseph Mason, he from J. S.
Bither.
_Woods_, John, lot and building from J. R. Taber, 1913.
_Woods_, Wesley F., from heirs of John Pillsbury, Pillsbury from his
father, G. B. Pillsbury, he from A. H. Clark, he from heirs of S. S.
Collar. The house was moved by Enoch Savage from the E. D. Chase place.
_Worth_, George W., from his father, Alexander Worth, he from Elisha
Mosher, who built the buildings. Alexander Worth had a place from Ralph
Wiggins, Wiggins from Osha Clark. This place was conveyed to Charles
Denaco by George W. Worth, Denaco to Walter Besse, Jr.
_York_, E. E., from Joseph Clifford, he from Isaiah Tuttle, who built
the house in 1899. York repaired the house and built the ell and barn;
the lot from J. R. Taber.
_York_, Mrs. Milford, from Mrs. Merrill, she from heirs of Gardiner
Webb, he from Joshua Adams. Sprague Adams built the house for his
mother.
In the south part of the town, I have been bothered to some extent in
getting a record of the real estate. In 1908 I received the following
letter from H. H. Lamson, son of Hon. James D. Lamson, of Freedom: