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Amos Oscar was Amos F. Noyes' eldest son and father of Shavey. Lapham (1886) described Amos Oscar Noyes "as well and favorably known as any man in town." However, Shavey and the family were probably emotionally neglected by A. Oscar Noyes as he was always attending to his business and was always "busy". His attention to town affairs, including social organizations undoubtedly left him little "quality" time to spend with his family.
A. Oscar founded an apothecary business in Norway in 1855. The Maine Register [Maine State Year-Book and Legislative Manual] for 1873-1874 shows A. Oscar Noyes was one of two constables and his book and stationary business was listed separately from his apothecary business. As early as 1861, A. Oscar was secretary of the Masonic Fraternal Order in Norway and held various positions every year following, except for 1864-1865, and was Grand Master in 1874 and 1875. From 1868 until about 1885, the Masons held their meetings in the rooms above Noyes Drug Store on the Mondays "on or before full moon". A. Oscar was a petitioner and charter member of the Royal Arch Masons of Poland (Mechanic Falls) in 1872-1873, although he was not subsequently an officer of that chapter (Lapham, 1886). Evidently, A. Oscar moved his apothecary and book business, in 1875, into the building formerly occupied by Isaac A. Denison (Lapham, 1886).
A. Oscar was a charter member of the Norway chapter (Pennesseewassee Lodge) of the Knights of Pythias (instituted 1878) and held the offices of Master of Exchequer (Treasurer) and Keeper of Records and Seals (Secretary). A. Oscar Noyes was Norway tax collector and constable 1861-1863 and town treasurer from 1874-1878 (Lapham, 1886).
Interestingly, A. Oscar joined the Temperance Watchmen after his father had. "The avowed object was 'to discourage the manufacture, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages.'(Lapham, 1886). The irony lies in the fact that the most common diluent in the patent medicines he sold was alcohol with many potions then available having an alcohol content equal to that of pure whiskey and few with an alcohol content below that of a mixed bar room drink! Upon A. Oscar's death, Anna continued the business. In 1886, Lapham reported: "Her capital stock is ten thousand dollars, and her annual sales amount to fifty thousand." Based on the economics of the times, the apothecary and stationary business was eminently successful.
While it may be argued that the success of a small business operating in a small town depended upon one's public relations, A. Oscar did not seem to have any time left to share with his family. Positions such as tax collector, constable, and town treasurer would have demanded a great deal of time, although they certainly were not full time vocations. Participation in fraternal organizations, committees, and boards of directors need not divide up one's time significantly, however, the combination of all of A. Oscar's activities, in addition to his running a thriving business must have meant he was worn thin at the end of each day. | NOYES Amos "Oscar" (I13214)
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Benjamin and Mary appear to have had at least two children, a son and a daughter born between 1820 and 1825.
Benjamin was listed as the head of family in the 30-40 age group on the 1830 Census in Dearborn County, Indiana. Included in the household were 1 female 30-40, presumably his wife Mary; 1 daughter 5-10; and 1 son 5-10.
Benjamin was listed as the head of family in the 40-50 age group on the 1840 Census in Dearborn County, Indiana. Included in the household were 1 female 20-30; and 1 male 15-20; presumably a daughter and son. His wife was not listed although she was still living. | NOYES Benjamin (I3609)
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Dorothea Noyes was listed in the household of Alfred J. Cotton in the 1820 Census at the age of 16-26. She was listed in the household of A. I. Cotton in the 1830 Census at the age of 30-40. Dorothea was listed in the household of A. J. Cotton in the 1840 Census at the age of 40-50. She was listed in the household of Alfred J. Cotton in the 1850 Census at the age of 54, born in Maine. Dorothea was listed in the household of A. J. Cotton in the 1860 Census at the age of 65, born in Maine. | NOYES Dorothy Prince (I3367)
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Edward Davis, Esq., was for many years a very influential citi/,en of Oxford and much in public life ; captain of militia in time of the French War, and marched with thirty-three men of his company, for the relief of Fort William Henry, as far as Sheffield, Mass., and returned, having. been out sixteen days. He retained his connection with the militia and was from 1763 to 1771 major of the first Worcester Countv regiment, under Col. John Chandler, but was too far advanced in years to take an active part in the revolutionarv contest. From 1740 to 1780 he was constantly in town office ; fifteen years representative to the legislature, many years selectman, and moderator in town meetings. From 1760 onward, he was many years justice of the peace, doing much business, especially in performing the marriage ceremony; occupied positions of trust, and settled many estates. In 1772 he was the chairman of the town's committee to oppose the setting off of the town of Ward ; in 1775, member of the Provincial Congress at Watertown.
He settled i1f the easterly part of the town, on a farm given him by his father in 1740. Here he built a commodious and well finished house, which is still standing. Of the seven sons born and reared here, the youngest, Jonathan, only remained in town. He succeeded to the homestead and enlarged and much improved the house. The farm in 1872 passed out of the possession of the Davis family. Edward Davis, Esq., was an extensive land holder in Charlton and Dudley, as well as Oxford. | DAVIS Edward, Esq. (I85103)
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Feb. 6, 1755. WILLIAM STICKNEY of Newbury, shipwright, for £106, 13s. 4d., buys of his brother, John Stickney [84] of Newbury, merchant, all his right and title in a dwelling house and barn, and 25 poles of land in Newbury, fronting on King street. [Essex Deeds, 101: 103.]
He was on Grand Jury, Feb. 27, and March 9, 1768, and March 28, 1769.
Aug. 10, 1770. They had all their children (but William who had died, and John who was not then born) baptized, as appears by the records of St. Paul's Episcopal church, “at their own house.” He was a member of that church..
April 21, 1772. He buys, for £240, of John Jaques of Newbury, and Sarah, his wife, 18 acres of land in Newbury, it being three-fourths of the homestead on which he dwelt, with all the buildings thereon; the whole piece is 24 acres, and lies undivided between him and his brother, Samuel Jaques of Wilmington; is bounded on S. W. by road leading to Pearson's Mills, and N. W. partly on said Stickney's own land. [Ibid, 130: 48.]
May 18, 1773. He buys of Jonathan Ilsley of Newbury, for £100, a house and barn in Newbury, on or near “Merrimack Ridge”; bounded S. on said Stickney's land, W. on Dr. Joseph Morse, N. on Moses Stickney's. [Ibid, 140: 72.]
He made several other purchases, the last, Dec. 4, 1789.
May 2, 1786. He was chosen one of a committee in Newbury, to instruct their Representatives to General Court, to use their influence to procure the passage of an act at their next session, “that the holders of public securities receive no more for said securities than they cost them, and no more interest than 6 per ct. for what said securities cost them.” [Essex Journal of June 14, 1786.]
WILLIAM STICKNEY died in Newbury, September 28, 1790. [Gravestone.] Adm. on estate of WILLIAM STICKNEY, late of Newbury, yeoman, dec'd, was granted to his son William Stickney, May 30, 1791. [Essex Prob. 61: 148.]
Inv. of his estate, taken July 22, 1791. The homestead, including the buildings thereon, viz: One house and barn with 20 acres of tillage, and 18 of pasture land, £494; 35 acres of pasture land in High-field, £105; 28 rods of land in Newburyport, with dwelling house, store and barn thereon, £300; State notes, gun, library, cattle, farming tools, silver plate, &c. [Ibid, 61: 187.]
Guardianship of his son John, a minor, aged more than 18 years, granted to Welthen Stickney, July 25, 1791. [Ibid, 61: 187.]
Nov. 6, 1798. A committee was appointed, and Sept. 25, 1799, they set off to the widow, Mrs. Welthen Stickney, part of a dwelling house in Newburyport, on Federal street; 8 rods of land under and adjoining the same; 6 acres, 134 rods, in Home-field, and 35 acres in High-field pasture, in Newbury, remainder divided into three equal parts. No. 1, 24 rods of land, with part of house and barn in homestead, and 16 acres adjoining, valued at £1175. No. 2, 12 rods of land, with part of the house standing thereon, 16 acres bounded on highway. No. 3, 17 rods of land, with store and part of a dwelling house, bounded on Federal street.
No. 1 was set off to son Benjamin Stickney, he to pay his brother Moses his portion, and sister Jane part of her portion. No. 2, to son William Stickney, he to pay the legal representatives of his sister, Abigail Dodge, and brother John Stickney. No. 3, to Sarah Stickney, she to pay her sister Nancy Stickney her portion, and remainder of Jane's. [Ibid, 67: 63.]
Widow Wilthen Stickney died in Newburyport, Sept. 27, 1821, aged 90. Her Will, dated Jan. 6, 1808, proved Dec. 1821, recorded Essex Prob. 98: 275, gives to heirs of her daughter Abigail Dodge, to sons William and Benjamin Stickney, to three daughters, Sarah and Ann Stickney and Jane Clark, daughter Ann to be the executrix.
Adm. on her estate granted to her son-in-law, Robert Clark, Dec. 26, 1821, as executrix named in her Will had dec'd. [Ibid, 20: 31.]
In the house, on the estate WILLIAM STICKNEY bought of his brother John, in 1755, he resided till about 1772; it then continued to be occupied by his two sons-in-law, Thomas Dodge and Robert Clark, until the settlement of his estate, when in the division, it fell to his son William [289], whose son William [740], now (1868) occupies this estate, which is on Federal street, Newburyport.
In 1772 WILLIAM STICKNEY bought an estate in Newbury, where he removed and resided till his death; in the division it fell to his son, Gen. Benjamin Stickney, whose son and daughter still own and reside there (1868). | STICKNEY William (I59010)
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James Coffin was born July 9, 1664, on Nantucket Island. He was the first child of the Hon. James Coffin and Mary Severance.
The birth date of James is surrounded by controversy. Most records show his birth to be between 1667 and 1671, while his parents were living in Dover, New Hampshire. However, the Nantucket VR (P.R. 38) shows his birth as 09/05/1664.
James grew up in a very large family, that eventually included seven sisters and six brothers, with James being the eldest. Being of the second generation of settlers to the newly established colony, James was exposed to the hardships of developing the first farms on Nantucket. The sandy soil supported little in the way of crops. They brought sheep to the Island, in hopes of exporting the wool to the mainland in exchange for provisions needed to support their colony. Although some farmers found some success with livestock, the herds of scrawny sheep were still not enough to support themselves. During these first few years, about 1665, James' father decided to move the family off the Island, to Dover, New Hampshire where he had land holdings from earlier years, however, with the Indian uprisings during King Philip's War, in the 1670's, the Coffin's moved back on to Nantucket to stay. They returned during the years of development in the fishing industry. John Gardner had been commissioned to develop the fish trade, while the rest were trying their best to develop productive farms. Both Peter Folger and Tristram Coffyn, James' grandfather, were said to have had productive grist mills which indicates that there was some evidence of success with farming, however if the colony was to develop, more would have to be done.
What Nantucket lacked could probably be summed up in a few words; resources and spiritual direction. The initial goodwill was running thin. It was a time of squabbling between settlers. The full share holders were quarreling with the half share holders. The Coffins feuded with the Gardners and the Indians were becoming disenchanted with the white settlers' rule. Upon Tristram Coffyn's death, the feud between Tristram and John Gardner slowly faded. Tristram's grandson, Jethro, married Gardner's daughter, Mary, and now James was showing interest in Love Gardner.
In the late 1680's, James was the second Coffin to marry a Gardner. Love Gardner was born May 2, 1672 and was the daughter of Richard Gardner, one of the original settlers. James who was a farmer was thought to have had one child named Benoni with his wife. However, the child died in infancy. Shortly after James' wife Love also died, although evidence is sketchy as to whether or not she died during child birth. Soon thereafter, James courted Love's cousin, Ruth Gardner, daughter of John Gardner. On May 19, 1692, James and Ruth were married.
At about the time that James and Ruth were married, a group of Nantucket settlers atop of Folly House Hill were observing whales spouting a short distance off shore. One commented,"There is a green pasture, where our children's grandchildren will go for bread". This isn't the first time that the Islanders had taken notice of the abundance of whales off their shores, nor was it even the begining of the New England whale trade, for whales had been captured for over fifty years upon the coast of Long Island and Cape Cod. In the 1670's a whale was captured for the first time in Nantucket, and later on the Islanders took it upon themselves to hire a whaler named James Loper from Cape Cod, to come to the Island to teach the ways of whaling. Up to that time whaling on Nantucket consisted of waiting until a dead whale carcass washed up on shore. All the Islanders would rush for their claim including the Indians. Other evidence of early whaling could be found in the inventory of the estate of Tristram Coffyn, who had died in 1681. It showed 45 lbs. of whale bone, valued at 10d. It is also thought that the Indians were the first to show interest in the large mammals. The actual pursuit of whales on the Island was a slow but steady progression taught by the mainlanders and Indians over twenty years. They showed the settlers the ways in which a whale was to be approached to prevent the animal from getting frightened. Men such as Loper, showed how to extract the oil from the carcass, and where to thrust the harpoon. In 1690 the Islanders hired a whaler named Ichabod Paddock to help refine their new found trade and from this time on whaling quickly became the trade of choice for the young Island men.
It was no accident that the settlers took to whaling with such ease. The Colony could not survive without a profitable resource. Farming the sandy soil was not very productive, and their livestock were poor in quality. On the other hand their offshore location placed them close to migrating whales and their harbour at Shelburne offered good protection for their boats from bad weather.
In the beginning of shore whaling the Islanders divided the south shore of the Island into four equal parts, each consisting of three miles of shoreline. Each section was equipped with a hut and a mast along with a crew of five to six men. From the mast the signaller would spot the spray from a spouting whale and the chase would begin. The men would rush to the beach and launch their boats into the surf rowing with all their might. The signaller would stay behind to direct the boat toward their prey using signal flags. As the boat approached the whale the harpooner would drop his oars and ready himself for the kill. Once upon the whale the harpooner would thrust his harpoon into the animal for the capture, meanwhile the rowers would feverishly back paddle to escape any thrashing of the huge tail. Once the kill was completed they had the task of rowing the dead whale back to shore and land it on the beach. The whole hunt start to finish could take hours and needless to say the crew was exhausted by the end of the hunt. Once successfully on shore they would start cutting the whale blubber into cubes and then used a process called "trying out". This consisted of erecting large tripod kettle holders on the beach. They would set fires under the large kettles and boil the chunks of blubber down until the oil separated from the fibres. Then using large ladles they would scoop the oil into barrels and prepare it for shipment. Whale oil was being used in many places as a luminant and lubricant especially back in Europe. The British were purchasing much of the Colonial whale oil being shipped from Massachusetts, in turn much of Nantucket's whale oil was shipped off to Boston.
James and Ruth's first child, George, was born in 1693. In 1695 Sarah was born, followed by Nathan in 1696 and Elisha in 1699. During these years James was farming and taking care of livestock. The town meetings of March 19, 1707 recorded that "James Jr. was appointed to take account of all fleeces at ye time of sheering". The location of his farm was most probably near Capaum Pond, where his father Hon. James Coffin had property. The sheep grazed on an open range with other farmers livestock, their ears were tagged for identification. During the sheering, the atmosphere was festive and celebrated by most of the Islanders.
With regards to the ocean trades the Coffin, Gardner, Starbuck, Hussey, Macy and Paddock families were in the forefront of Nantucket's beginnings with fishing and whaling, James' brothers, Nathaniel, Jonathan and Ebenezer were active in the trade during the 1690's and into the 1700's. James is not on record as being involved as a mariner, but it is hard to believe that he was not, at least for part of the season, after all he was married to Captain John Gardner's daughter Ruth, whose family were all fishermen.
With the whale industry on the rise the town was gradually being shifted from Capaum Harbour to Shelburne. The whale stations along the south coastline were now giving way to whaling sloops anchored in Nantucket harbour. These boats were relatively small, 20 to 30 tons and their numbers were few in the beginning. They would apply their trade just off the Nantucket coast.
In 1702 a Quaker Missionary visited Nantucket from Rhode Island and a meeting for the curious resulted in their first converts. Mary Coffin Starbuck was the daughter of Tristram Coffyn and became one of the first Islanders to embrace Quakerism in 1704. This was significant not only because of her ties with two of the Islands leading families, the Coffins and the Starbucks, but also because of her valued opinion by all who knew her. Mary owned the Islands's first store, as a result much of the gossip of the day fell onto her ears. Mary, always seeing the good side helped to resolve family problems for the various patrons who came to her store, in turn she gained the settlers respect. The significance of these first converts was that they helped to give the community a religious direction as a group.
The Quaker faith was a left wing Puritan sect founded by George Fox in England in 1650. Fox believed that a Ministry was not necessary in order to spread the beliefs of the bible. Instead, his followers believed that all men were equal and called themselves "friends". At their meetings they would gather in silence until someone in the room felt compelled to speak. Their belief in such things as refusing to remove their hats and the refusal to wage war got them into trouble everywhere they went. Many were imprisoned or whipped and others were hung. The harsh Puritan rule of the Colonies made laws against those who helped the Quakers in any way. These same laws were what the Islanders were fleeing from when they first came to Nantucket fifty years earlier. Some had even helped the Quakers. So it is not hard to understand why the seeds of the Quaker faith took root in the soil of Nantucket. Most of the Islanders were already Christians of different faiths, mainly Baptists, but the Quaker belief in hard work and plain lifestyle seemed to be more suited to the settlers way of life on Nantucket. As mentioned earlier, what the Islanders lacked was resources and direction, now with the ever increasing whale industry turning profitable, along with their Quaker beliefs in hard work, the Island was beginning to pull away from the mainland's whale trade, in terms of productivity. It was recorded by many visitors that Nantucket was very different from the mainland regarding its flurry of activity and plain dress of its people. It was called a marriage of religion and commerce. In the early 1700's the writer, Hector St. John de Crevecoeur, described how Islanders, the majority being Quakers, methodically trained their young in all aspects of the whale business. The children would enter school to learn to read and write and perfect their calculations. Then at age twelve, they would apprentice in trades such as barrel making and at fourteen they would go off to sea. While working on the sloops, they would be taught the art of navigation, along with the steps involved in whaling start to finish. Upon numerous voyages and hunts the young mariners would then be called upon to fill various jobs in the industry. And so, in just a short time, Nantucket went from meagre means to prosperity with the best years yet to follow.
During these years in the early 1700's, James' father Hon. James Coffin was the Chief Magistrate on the Island. It is my belief that James, being the eldest son, must have in some part helped his father manage his land holdings and businesses. It's known that James Sr. had trading sloops going back and forth from the mainland. These sloops would have needed crews of up to ten men, depending on the size. Wool and whale oil would most likely have been the exports.
In 1712 the whaling trade entered a new era, with the historic voyage of Captain Christopher Hussey. Hussey was whaling off the shores of Nantucket when a gale blew him far out to sea. Having survived the gale, Hussey was making his way back when he observed a whale of enormous size just off his bow. With a good measure of courage, he attacked the whale and managed to be successful in killing the animal. The whale was not of the "scragg" or "right" species, but was a sperm whale. They found the oil to be of a much better quality, burning cleaner and brighter and so began not only the pursuit of sperm whales by Nantucket whalemen, but also sea ventures further off shore than ever before.
By 1715, Nantucket had six sloops engaged in the whale trade. Two of these vessels were owned by Coffins, the Nonsuch, 25 tons owned by James' brother Ebenezer and the Speedwell, 25 tons owned by James' son George. Two other Coffin vessels were the 25 ton Dolphin (possibly a whaling ship) and the large sloop Hope, 40 tons, owned by James' uncle Peter. The Hope was a trading vessel.
By the 1720's James' sons George, Nathan, Elisha and Joshua were all part of the whale trade along with his brothers Ebenezer and Jonathan. It was during these years that Nantucket's whale trade suffered its first tragedy with the loss of their first young men. On April 27, 1722, James and Ruth suffered the loss of their sons Elisha and Joshua. Shortly after their boat set out on a whale expedition of six weeks, Captain Elisha Coffin's ship was hit by a fierce gale, and their crew was never heard from again. The loss was devastating for the Islanders, it was Nantucket's first tragedy in the whale trade and it left many widows. Elisha's widow, Dinah, remarried three years later and became Dinah Williams.
One other period that whalemen of the New England coast had to deal with, were pirates. Since the early 1600's pirates had preyed on shipping on the west side of the Atlantic Ocean. Most pirates were unemployed seamen and ex-navy sailors, who between wars found themselves with little to do with their time. During wars, countries would hire them to attack the enemy, but most times they would wreak havoc on any easy target. Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and Ned Low, were just a few of the thieves of the sea who sailed in the waters of the North Atlantic. Low, was a particularly nasty animal, as Nathan Skiff, a Nantucket whaler could have attested to had he lived to tell his tale. In June of 1723, Skiff was in pursuit of whales about eighty miles off Nantucket, when Ned Low's ship spotted Skiff's sloop. Low, who was described by his own crew as a maniac and brute, immediately chased down the whaling ship. Luckily for some of the whaling crew they were out in their small whale boats when the attack occurred and managed to escape to a distant ship. Captain Skiff was not so fortunate. Low ordered Skiff stripped and proceeded to whip the young Captain around the deck of the boat with a belt. Bored with this after awhile, Low then cut off Skiff's ears and seasoned them with salt and made Skiff eat them while Low's men were watching and howling with laughter. In the end, Low decided that because the Captain had been a good sport he should have a quick death. Skiff was shot in the head and his boat was sunk. The remaining crew were set adrift in a small boat with no water or food and left to perish. Little did Ned Low realize that the Nantucket boys were taught the art of navigation and shortly after the Pirate ship was out of sight and they simple returned to the Island. A few months later Low's men turned on him and set him adrift. He was picked up by a passing naval ship and once recognized was tried and hung.
James and Ruth had eleven children in all. Their last born was Benjamin born in 1718, Ruth was in her mid forties and James would have been in his late fifties. Whether James embraced the Quaker faith is a question requiring more research, however, most of his children seem to have had connections to it. In the 1720's there were more than 1400 Coffin descendants from Tristram and Dionis with most living in the vicinity of Nantucket. Therefore, the records of who was who becomes somewhat confusing. Their given names give some clue as to their faith. Names such as Elisha, Rebeka, Seth and Uriah, are most certainly biblical names and most probably Quaker names, but it is hard to say what faith they were for sure.
The 1720's and 1730's saw Nantucket prosper with every year. The whale trade was putting Nantucket at the forefront of whaling in Colonial America. By 1730, Nantucket had a fleet of 25 whaling boats varying in size from 30 to 50 tons. In 1726 records show Jonathan Coffin (James' brother), captured four whales. James' son George captured one and Bartlett captured four. In all 86 whales were captured by Nantucket boats. Soon Nantucket could no longer supply the men needed to crew the boats and they recruited whalers from New York and Cape Cod. The prosperity continued on during the last years of James' life. James Coffin died August 2, 1741 on the Island. His wife Ruth died in Nantucket in 1748. His will was probated on November 6, 1741. | COFFIN James (I25647)
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The Noyes Descendants, Vol. II says Charles J.; residence Brunswick; Co. A, 11th Regt.
Wheeler: Noyes, Charles J.; Corp.; 11th Regt., A Co; enlisted Nov. 7, 1861; discharged for disability 1862; reenlisted sergt 25th, Co D; mustered out July 10, 1863. | NOYES Charles Jeffreds (I7004)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I51458)
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(11 : 4m : 1661.) | PLATTS James (I46512)
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(Ae. 84y 9m.) | THOITS Prudence (I52850)
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Harmon was a clerk in 1880 in a store in Clear Creek Co., Silver Spring s, CO, then in 1910 was a bookkeeper in a grocery store in Silver Plume Pc t., Clear Creek Co., CO., 1880 and 1910 Census' | NOYES Harmon H. (I56566)
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Children born in Falmouth and Portland, Maine. | NOYES James (I19399)
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Died young. | EYRE Catherine (I4139)
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Goold: Built the Charles Jones home, a fine brick house on Free Street.
Rowe: Administered the estate of his father Joseph, in 1801 selling a large tract of land in Falmouth near Saccarappa for $800 to William and Solomon Babb. | NOYES Jacob (I43161)
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Had three children. | LORING Hannah (I94708)
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Had two sons and two daughters. | LORING Selah "Celia" (I103173)
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He and his wife Mary Oliver were, through Isaac and Oliver Appleton, the progenetors of the well known publishers, D. Appleton & Co., of Boston and New York. The Appletons' have a Coat of Arms as follows: "Argent, a fess sable between three apples Gules, leaved and stalked Vert." | Hon. APPLETON Samuel (I47120)
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He bought a farm and settled in Berwick Me., Lived at Kittery, Me., Moved to Wells, Me. and bought a farm in 1750 in the section called Tatnic. On April 13, 1767 he deeded farm and property to son John for the support of himself and wife Deborah during their lives. (York Deeds.) | WEBBER Edmund (I51992)
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He sold his place in Kingston in 1728, and removed to North Yarmouth, Me. : he was one of the founders of the First Church in 170 : elected Deacon in 1737. | Dea. MITCHELL Jacob (I44403)
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He was a lieutenant in Col. Samuel Waldo, Jr.’s regiment in 1764, enlisted, April 24, 1775, as major in Col. Edmund Phinney’s 31st Regiment of Foot, in the 18th Continental regiment in 1776, and in this regiment in 1779. | Major BROWN Jacob (I56103)
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He was a master of numerous vessels. | Capt. DRINKWATER Allen (I41769)
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He was a shareholder in Boscawen, N. H., and on the committee to lay out the lands. His trade was that of a feltmaker. He sold his interest in Rolfe's lane, from the green to Merrimac river, to the town of Newbury Dec. 24, 1735. Bought land of Richard Brown May 3, 1717. He signed a petition of certain inhabitants May 24, 1770, for liberty to attend religious service where they desired and pay where they attended.
A letter of his is extant, which is here presented:
Newbury ye 3d, 1774.
Son & Daughter, I remember my love to you and your children and hope that these few lines will find you all in good health. Through the goodness of God I am able to go abroad. Blessed be God for it. Sara and David remember their love to brother & sister & children. Daniel I am obliged to you and your wife for sending so many good things to me. Daniel I think you have not me forgotten. Sara has sent three forks, two for you and one for Benjamin. I have put aboard Timothy Noyes a bushel of rye and flax & Sara has sent a little oat meal. So no more at present but I remain your loving father Benjamin Pettingell. Daniel money dont make marridg but virtue and good carridg. | PETTINGELL Benjamin (I2229)
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In 1897 and 1899 he was a representative to the Maine legislature from Yarmouth. | Capt. PRINCE Harlan Page, Sr. (I61181)
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Individual: Noyes, Mabel
Birth date: May 19, 1879
Death date: Jun 1963
Social Security #: 014-10-4148
Last residence: MA
State of issue: MA | NOYES Mabelle Chapman (I14097)
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John Kent owned half of Kent's Island; the other half was given to his son by his great-uncle Richard, for whom he was named. There was a house on the island standing in a pear orchard at the south of an old barn owned by Joseph,5 then Paul,6 but John2 probably resided in the old homestead built in 1700, and still standing in 1830. He appears to have been a man of property, of energy, and good character. | Sergt. KENT John (I25021)
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Lived in Newbury on the side of Turkey Hill. | Serg. BROWNE Francis (I54911)
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Lived on the homestead in North Yarmouth and had a family. | LORING Jeremiah, Jr. (I94303)
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Living single 4 Mar 1677/8 [EPR 3:221]; probably she who married Newbury 7 April 1678 Joshua Boynton. | BROWN Sarah (I54890)
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Merrill Road was in the part of North Yarmouth which by successive town incorporations became Freeport in 1789 and Pownal in 1808. The road took its name from Josiah Merrill who was the first settler who improved land in that section. He had previously lived in the part of North Yarmouth which is now Cumberland. He bought his farm, consisting of fifty acres on the west side of Merrill Road, half a mile from the Freeport line, in 1788. He was unmarried, but at once set about clearing his land, and built a log house near the western edge of the property. In 1790 he married Eunice Merrill of Falmouth, Maine. The log house was their home for fifteen years, and there six of their children were born. But Josiah Merrill had built at the wrong end of his farm. The highway bounded his farm on the east, and in 1805 he built a large one-story frame house on Merrill Road, and thither removed his family. He was a quiet substantial citizen, and his wife was an industrious woman, of high standing in the church and the community. In later years, his son Daniel managed the farm. Josiah Merrill's children were all singers. A writer in "old Times in North Yarmouth" relates that it was no unusual thing, about 1835, "to see the family of nine children seated in the singing-gallery, with the oldest son the leader and the youngest son as the performer on the bass-viol. Four of these children sat in the church choir for more than half a century.
Merrill Road was in the part of North Yarmouth which by successive town incorporations became Freeport in 1789 and Pownal in 1808. The road took its name from Josiah Merrill who was the first settler who improved land in that section. He had previously lived in the part of North Yarmouth which is now Cumberland. He bought his farm, consisting of fifty acres on the west side of Merrill Road, half a mile from the Freeport line, in 1788 for £40. He was unmarried, but at once set about clearing his land, and built a log house near the western edge of the property. In 1790 he married Eunice Merrill of Falmouth, Maine. The log house was their home for fifteen years, and there six of their children were born. But Josiah Merrill had built at the wrong end of his farm. The highway bounded his farm on the east, and in 1805 he built a large one-story frame house on Merrill Road, and thither removed his family. He was a quiet substantial citizen, and his wife was an industrious woman, of high standing in the church and the community. In later years, his son Daniel managed the farm. Josiah Merrill's children were all singers. A writer in "old Times in North Yarmouth" relates that it was no unusual thing, about 1835, "to see the family of nine children seated in the singing-gallery, with the oldest son the leader and the youngest son as the performer on the bass-viol. Four of these children sat in the church choir for more than half a century.
Merrill Road was in the part of North Yarmouth which by successive town incorporations became Freeport in 1789 and Pownal in 1808. The road took its name from Josiah Merrill who was the first settler who improved land in that section. He had previously lived in the part of North Yarmouth which is now Cumberland. He bought his farm, consisting of fifty acres on the west side of Merrill Road, half a mile from the Freeport line, in 1788 for £40. He was unmarried, but at once set about clearing his land, and built a log house near the western edge of the property. In 1790 he married Eunice Merrill of Falmouth, Maine. The log house was their home for fifteen years, and there six of their children were born. But Josiah Merrill had built at the wrong end of his farm. The highway bounded his farm on the east, and in 1805 he built a large one-story frame house on Merrill Road, and thither removed his family. He was a quiet substantial citizen, and his wife was an industrious woman, of high standing in the church and the community. In later years, his son Daniel managed the farm. Josiah Merrill's children were all singers. A writer in "old Times in North Yarmouth" relates that it was no unusual thing, about 1835, "to see the family of nine children seated in the singing-gallery, with the oldest son the leader and the youngest son as the performer on the bass-viol. Four of these children sat in the church choir for more than half a century. | MERRILL Josiah (I33146)
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Moved west and had a family. | LORING Susannah (I94311)
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Not listed in 1850 census. | NOYES Alpheus Elvin (I20556)
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Removed to Nantucket, and is supposed to be the ancestor of all the inhabitants of the island of this name. He was in Amesbury April, 1665. | BARNARD Nathaniel (I46293)
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She was admitted to Rowley Church before her marriage, Mar 29 1669. Adm. on her estate granted May 14 1696 to her only child living, Elizabeth KIMBALL. Her birth date given as 12 m 4 da 1641. | STICKNEY Faith (I39571)
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She was from a wealthy family, brought up in affluence; and as a part of her marriage-portion, received "Billinder", a young colored woman, for her household servant. She served her mistress faithfully, survived her and her husband, and was supported in her old age by their heirs, according to the provisions of Mr. Loring's will. Mrs. Loring was precise in dress, dignified in deportment, and by her good sense embalmed the name of "Madame Loring" in the memory of that people. | RICHMOND Mary (I46624)
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The "Greely Road" was named for Mr. Greely. There is no building on the place where Mr. and Mrs. Greely lived to old age and raised their children. They died in the house of their son Jonathan. | GREELY Eliphalet, Sr. (I41476)
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Unmarried. | KELLY Anna (I72034)
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Veteran of the War of 1812. | OSGOOD Silas (I62052)
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William T. Gooding was a T/Sgt in WWI. | GOODING William Thaxter (I69462)
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Zechariah Loring, according to his father's will, learned the trade of a "smith"; was called "weaver" in some documents, "barber" in others. He lived in the town of Hingham until well along in life, when he sold his Hingham property (the latest deed was in 1795) and removed to Perry, Me., by the side of the St. Croix River, where it empties into Passamaquoddy Bay. | LORING Zachariah (I67354)
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| HARRIS William Adams, Jr. (I123006)
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| MORRIS Eunice (I116445)
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| Dr. SMITH Godfrey Christian (I101452)
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| PARROTTE Martha (I73296)
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| GRIFFIN Hannah (I66595)
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| MERRILL Stephen (I31038)
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| NOYES Russell Tenney (I21150)
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| NOYES Harriet Hayes (I3789)
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(aged 43 years 9 months; died of asthma with malarial poisoning.)
| Capt. HARRINGTON William H. (I6448)
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(aged 69 years; died of valvular disease of the heart.)
| BARTLETT Charles H. (I72030)
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(aged 70 years. Etched In Stone says 15 Oct 1810.
OBIT: The manner of his death was sudden and afflictive; being near an old building (where he was born), which the workmen were employed in pulling down, a part of the side wall, lined with brick, unexpectedly fell outward, and crushed him in so shocking a manner, that he died in a few hours. He was a kind and peaceable neighbor, a good citizen and an honest man.)
| NOYES Paul (I20926)
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