Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-20
EarIy Bethel Families.
sILLGORE.


John Killgore (also spelled illgoure
and Killgoure) came from Scotland early
in the last century and lived for time in
Kitery. His subsequent history Know
but little of. lie had three sons, viz:
JoHN, Joseph and Benjamin. Joseph
came TO Lowell and Benjamin TO Water.
ford, and have descendants in the western
part of the State. John married Eliza
beth Brickelt of Berwick, ana tor time
resided in that town. His children were
Joseph. JONI, Benjamin aud Samuel;
also daughters Mary, Sally, Elizabeth,
Mehitable and Alice. lie subsequently
moved to Piquaket (now Fryeburg) and
finally to Bethel. In Bethel be settled at
Middle Intervale on The farm south of the
Israel Kimball place. OF the chillren,
Joseph married - Wiley and died in Lis
bon; John ma ried Anna. daughter OF
Col. John York, who is mentioned by
Segar rs being one OF the ten families
living in Bethel at the time Of the Indian
raid in 1871. and lived aud died in Bethel;
BENJAMIN married Olive Grover and
moved to Waterford; Samuel married
Sally Hastings and moved to Warren;
Mary married John Shorey Of Lilchlield
Sally, Benjamin McCollistcr OF Lowell
Elizabeth. Elias Lord Of Lyman; Mehila.
BILE, William Russell Of Bethel and Alice.
Samuel Aver Of Bethel
John Killgorc, who married Anna YORK,
was born April Il, l7G6. aud his wife was
born Feb II, IVA. He served lew Of
the last years OF the war Of the Reyolu.
lion, and came to Bethel with his father.
family soon after the war closed, that i'.
in 1888 or 1884. lie WAS married alter
he came to Bethel. Children: Urbane,
born May 80, 1890, and died in the service
in the war OF 1912; Eihu, born Jan. 80.
1892, married Sally. daughter Of job
York. lived in the lower part OF Bethel,
bit died in Pennington; Eiphaz C., born
April 4, 1894, married Sally. daughter Of
DominicuS Frost, and lived in Newry;
Sally, born March 10. 1896. married John
York OF Bethel; Alyah, born March q,
1898. married Polly. daughter of Isaac
Powers OF Newry, and lived in that town;
Joanna, born June 2, 1900, and died
Young; John. born June "a. 1902. mar.
ried AImira, daughter OF Domincus
Frost, aud lived in Newry; Joanna,
born Sept. ~, 1904, married first Elijah
SearIe OF Temple, ~ H., and second,
Epraim McKusick Of Newry; Abigail,
born Oct. :, 1906, married ilst Luke
Russell of Bethel. second, Sias Billings
of Woodstock; Ira. born Oct. j.. 1908.
married Lydia. daughter OF Benjamin and
Mehitable (AObo,D Russell of Bethel,
and lived in NoSry, and afterwards in
Pennington; Moses H.. born March 80,
1911, married Irene ShullleH oil Merry.
aud lived in that town; Phiueas F., born
July Is. 1913, married and moved to Wis.
consin; Julia a. married Peregrine Ses.
sons oil Newry, and joined the Mogmons
at Sal! Lake City many years ago.
The Killgores are not humorous in this
country, ard we have reason to believe
they all descended from John. who came
(rom Scotland TO Khlery. We arc no.
aware that any person bearing that name
now lives in Bethel.
John, who married Anna York, was
prominent citizen 10 the early history Of
Bethel lie twice represented that town
in The Massachusetts Legislature, WAS
chairman OF the first board OF SeletImon
alter the tow was Incorporated. and
served in that capacity nearly years.snd
alter The separation be served one o. two
terms in the Maine Legislature. The
name OF KiIlgore IS not mentioned either
in Farmers GeneaIogy OF Ne" England
Families. or in SAvage's Genealogical
Dictionary, which Tact shows that no per.
son bearing lhis name came to this coun-
try previou, to 1890. INDEX.
Augusta. Oct. %. 1874.