Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-11-10
Earth Bethel Families,
TwTTCuELL.


early records. The first emigranis OF The
name settled in Dorchester and probably
consisted OF two brothers named Joseph
and Benjamin. The former took the Tree
mans oath there May II, 1913, though he
appears To have been there ten years
earlier
Joseph Twilchell OF Sherbourn, Mass,
who obtained by purchase large interest
in the township of Sudbury Canada, was
grandson OF Joseph and Mary Twitchell,
early residents oil Sherburne, and prob
ably great grandson Of the first Joseph
Of Dorchester. though the records on this
point are somewhat obscure. He was
the son of Joseph aud Elizabeth (llol
brcok) Twilchell, and was bonn Feb. IS.
l7lS CO. 81. He was prominent eli.
zen of Shcrbourn where he held many
important offices and was an officer in the
war for independence. He married
Deborah Faii banks June %. 1899, and
reared the following children:
Samuel. Joseph, ELEAIzER born Jan'y
%, l744 Co. s.; EZRA, born June %,
1916; Abel, Amos who died in the army,
Eli, born Feb. Il, 1859 and PETER bap.
Aug. 80, l7GO; and daughters, Elizabeth,
Martha, Deborah aud Julia.
-Four Of these sons, Ecazcr, Ezra. Eli
and P,;,r clmc to Bethel The former
was among Tie first settlers and owned
the most OF the land where Bethel IlilI Is
now situated lie married Martha,
daughter Of Moses Mason OF Dublin, y.
H.. who WAS the ancestor 81 the Masoni
IN Bethel. This Elcazet Twi,chcil came
TO Bethel previous to 1850. rs agent to
look after the important interests OF his
father in that town.
His children born in Dublin, were Sim.
con, born Feb. II. l170. married Hannah
Abbott Of Audoyer, and whose children
were Curaiio, Sylvauus, jonathan, Moses,
Levi. Hiram, Lois, married Hon. VIM
Frye, Abigail and Nancy; Deborah,
born Feb /. l.72. married Isaac Adams
and wa, drowned; Martha, born May G.
ia. married sEphraim Rowe and was
The mother OF large family, Of which
Caleb Rowe Of Bethel is one; Amos.
torn Aug. -, l7i6, married Sally StcmuN
and las no. defendants; Moses, born
March 80. l77s. went West. Those born
In Bethel were Joseph. born March y,
1852 and was the first white child born ~
wha, is now Bethel. married Mary Abbott
OF Concord, y. II. Lydia, born May IL.
1891. married Jesse Cross of Audover,
Mass. and WAS the mother Of Aaron,
Moses T, Isaac and Jonathan Cross OF
Belhcl; E.cazcr, Eborn Nov. -, 1886,
married! Lydia. daughter Of Moses Ma
son j.. Of Bethel; Sylyanus. born May
II. 1899. died young; Asa. BON June To-
1891. went West; Cynthia, born July H.
1893, and Alkaline. born April ,, 1871,
married first an Ellingw God of Bethe' and
second Stephen Abbott at Milan, y. II.
Joseph Twilchc!l above who married
Mary Abbott. was The father OF OF Deb.
oruh. who was the first wife OF Learned
Whitman OF " oOdslock, OF The lato DR..
Altman Of bethel, also Of Alfred and 10
scph OF Bethel. and Of DR.. Ozmon NJ. oil
Madison, Wisconsin
Dea Ezra. son ol Joseph OF Sherboura.
married Susanna Rice of birmingham,
Mass moved to Dublin, y. II. and then
to Bethel. settling previous TO 1870 en-
the farm now occupied Uy his grandson,
Alphin Twilchell Ia his large lami OF
twelve children wero SA.Annah, born
Nov. p. III. married JJhn Russell.
geo RusselO Ezra. born Nov. ~, 1881,
married Bctscy Coffin OF Bethel. and
died the present year 1t the advanced
age Of 81 years He was the father Of
Alphin, prominent citizen OF Bethel.
Thaddcus. who married Susan Barker,
and whose children we're Abigail married
B-,- married Dr. L. G.. Wiley
Roxnnna A.. the wife o. Alphin T"i;ch.
ell; Mary Z. The first wife of Rev. d.
Garland; SusannAh r. the vie OF Rev.
j. X Mason OF Thomas,On, and Samuel
B. who married Ma.v.Ha. daughter OF
Timothy Chapman. and lives on the old
homestead.
Nathan also The son OF Ezra. married
first Harriet Hill anil second Sarah j,
daughter Of Jeletnh Burbank, E,q.
His chi.dtea are Nancy May nlrd. Ions
willie G.. Esther \ Chester L., Anna +,
Preston. Nathan. Fasdyce and Sarah E.
Col Eli Twilch,.l. son of Joseph oil
Sherborn. married RIoda Leland. and
when he came TO Bethel settled on lie
farm now occupied 10y his grandson, Gu
ratio Bartlett. Their children were Julia
mnrricd Barbour Bartlett, Esq, and
Lucia married Joha KimLall Of Bethel
Capt. Peter TNiichell. Youngest son oil
Joseph Of Sherbourn, married first Sarah
Billiard and second Amy Perry OF Sher
burne. lie cane to Bethel about 1885 |
Among his children are Col. Eli, born |
July 81, 1894, who married Solhronia
daughter OF Del Samuel Barker, an
early settler in Bethel. and lived At Yves |
Bethel, John Adams, born Sept. Z, 1898 |
married RoXanna Howe and resides at
Bethel Hill; Che is The father of Thomas
L. and John q Twitchell. prominent
merchants in Portland); Harriet. born
Irne /. 1903. marLiel Charles w. Ear |