Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-16
The Cumming. Family aud Paris Hill.

Tie Cummings family have been 80 much
ideuti6sd With The history o. tbs village
that the deceAse % Siuncon Cuasuaings. Esq
and his uncle. Mr. Jonas Csrnu,ings. -il
make some retrospective notes Of interest
AZ this time
Jesse Cunrnin-s. The bead Of he iaraily
seitling here. csue from Suito-. Mas lis
children wer, a. iolio~s
Lois. born Nah %. i7ss. MARRIED Ira
Leland. Of Din6slI. and died Nov. Is.
I6ss.
jonathan. born Dee. i. 1875; died Jolly
I. i~6s.
Jonas. born AuE. "a. I77s.
Simeon. born June ?. I5sS died Feb. ?.
ISL.
Aaa's. bora Nss. -. i.S9 z.sFsis5 Mr..
Faunce; ~bom she survived. and subse-
quenil, married Nehemiah Packard. She
died MArch. is56.
Jonsthan and Jonas alwavs lived on the
Old place They built the large hoOse
known a. the - old Trcmont. Ia "a.
originally a dc-nble tenement house. ana
thy occupied il together till JonAs bsili
the hOase nov occupied by Calsia Cum-
nsincs. Jonaihsn Cummings lived Ia The
house until Just before u was taken do-n.
in 1874.
Jonsthan married frsf. - Amsburv.
% Mas. TIER chiidren we're Jessie. -ho
died in 1870. Mana. married Hc1ckiah
Stevens. % Turner.
His SECOND ulf- "a. Susan Willis. danrh-
ter o. thc late DcA- Willis. IIorace. no-
proprietor Of The Usioa House. -as their
only child
He third -iEc -. H.idah Cheslev.
Th~ir children are. Resell. TOW residing
in WintbroP; GEORGE n. proprietor o. th-
American House. Ruu.iori Ley. married
Mr.. Ha~kes. and settled in Winthrop
Joseph. no~ Of Ranforl: and Clark. G..
now IN Illinois. The latter held a icuisn-
ants cou.mission in the late uar
Jonas married Beiscy IIufehinsou. TIER
children uore Simou. -ho died Is5C. ca
lisia. no- LIVING on the old homestead arr
Charles- Jonas died on tie morning q
Nov. 70. l@66.
simeon. senior. built tbc house nov
occuPicd by !. N. Ra~son. lie traded ia
a store on tie corner. bulk ~ Isaiab , ulier.
ard acquired large property. lie mar
red Cushnsn. No survived him. aad
second h-sband. Mr Starr. AMI died 10 tie
house erected by Mr. Cummings. The late
Alfrrd AndrcSs vas clerk Tor Mr.. Cum-
mings ior several yeau. and married She
SISTER % LIS ~iic. The children % Sineou.
senior vcrv
Simeon. those death vas recorded last
voek. born April L.. 1912 Ia early Hfe
be commenced thc stsdy - medicine. VA
feeling satisfied With tbs prospects that pro
frssiou oaercd b. abandoned a.. snd Tor
year "a engaged in trade IN tie store Mat
had been occupied by his iathsr he alter
ward related ani enlarged the building aud
made 81 q ihe dwelling be oocupied Cd, re-
usaindcr Of his life Wal ihe exception %
several years service a. Dspafy SberiH.
tie whole energy % BIS u.ind Las been CIV
ca O. The accuaulaiion of property Hls
famllg. hovc,cr. have tbe satisiaction Of
feeling thai within the last year. a. be Ia,
seen bis liie s-c~ly wasting asay. be las
given Ia attention. ~iih good effect. io tie
tLings not 81 thss ~orld o. ls38. bsvas
manned % Locy 4. Bent. BY Rev. jas.
Hooper. They had two children. MAry T.
-iie q Rev. Geo. l.. IIsut, anl Grsealeaf
C.. ~ho died Aug -. Is62 lie -as uaar-
reed 90 as sccoud uiie. Emeline : Thaver.
b. Rev Caleb b. Dawn. Dee. ~. Isg5.
Their calitren vcrr Isa l.. Abbie A . Liz-
Eic s.. anl Annie ". e.. vLo died sept
d.. 1854.
BcnJamin & born June o. i--1. vas ID
uca;ed % ibe profession % ihs ~. lie
praci.ced Tor sore time in Pans ard then
removed 70 Portland. lie marriea daugl.
ter ID llon Ssmael Wells. IL. death O.
Cured Dec L.. ls5s.
Enoeh / bora Nay 81. l-z7. as ,lso
e-ocaied Cor the lar. and catered practice in
Portland. where D. ~as married o. da1gh.
Ger oi Hoo. Naihsn clifford he died Jan
-. 1859
Isaac Jackson's share ofthc " Ketiis Psr.
chase as The 10 aion- vlcre tie Sousb
lne % Lincoln street "a lriI. extending
North fo lire n Mr. Carriers lsnI AL
rom tho " Emev Grove. 90 The Wcst.
%. ard inciudiug 'te fhaFcr pasture Oh The
lat Tie dseiling was long narro~
bui.ding 'iiusiei on the srot boz occarisd
~ tie bouse % perouia Bates. uh1 use.
the original SCI du- on tb- premise. TIE
frst lot sod irom tbis estate uas halfs~re