Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-11-17
Earty Bethel Families.
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twelve OF fifteen persons. probably be-
longing 10 distinct families. came ircm
the old country aud settled in dlferen,
parts OF New England prior 10 1920.
bearing this name. and nearly all OF them
have pos,erily. This Tact renders it
quite difficult 10 trace any particular
branch OF the Kimball family back 20 the
emigrant ancestor. We will name lew
of the early Kimballs, giving the year
when they cane and the town in which
they settled:
benjamin., RawIey, 1864; Epbraim.
Wevham 1890; John. Ncwbury 1865;
John, Amesbury 1890; Richard, Bradford
1855; THOMAS. Charleston 1868; Thomas.
Dover 1890; Samuel. Wevham 1852;
Richard, Wa,erlswn 1854, &c.
Four brothers by the name OF Kimball
came nj different times from Bridglon
and settled in Bethel. They were natives
OF Dauycrs, Mass, and tho four who
afterwards come 10 Bethel and two others
went 10 the Province of New Brunswick
and after remaining there few years,
five OF them came to Bridston, and one
named Richard remained at St. Johns.
The names OF the i've who came to
Bridglon were Samuel. Asa. J6dediah,
Israel and Jacob. Jedediah ma rrled
Elizabeth Emerson and remained at
Bridglon. Samuel and Asa came to
Bethel in 1896. The former married
Hannah Clark of ST. Johns. and the latter
Phebe Foster of Brid2ton. Hannah
Kimball sister Of Samuel and Asa,
came TO Bethel soon after her brothers
did aud married Timothy. son of Josiah
Bean. Israel kimball married! Phebe
uazen OF Bridglon. and came to Bethel
in 1914 and settled on the farm at Middle
Interyale which is still retained in the
family. jacob married Emma Stone OF
Groton, Mass. aud came TO Bethel IN
1924 lie settled on farm in the lower
parish, and his boys settled around him.
giving the neighborhood the name OF the
"kimball lIll.n Two other sisters, Hui.
dab and Sally, lived and died in Brids'
ton. The father Of lhi, numerous family,
who WAS named Asa. with his wife came
10 Bethel in their old age and lived with
their SONS. Samuel and Asa They were
buried on the Capt Amos Young place in
Bethel, andgwe learn that no grave
stones mark their last resting place.
The children OF Samuel Kimball and
vile Hannah. were rs follows: Clark.
who married Harriet, daughter OF Jonas
Willis, died many years ago; Peter mar
iied Sophia daughtcr.'oI Abel, Wheeler
oi Rumlurd. lives in Bethel; Phebe
married Hczokiah Andrews OF Bethel.
died in Milton Plantation; Lydia married
Luther. son IL josiah Bean; Olive mar
ricd first Ephraim Powers. second JAMES
Daniels; Eluldah married Amos. son oil
Josiah Bean, who was killed by tree
falling upon her.
A-a Kimball and wife Phcbe had Tour
children. viz:
MosesF. Kimball. Esq, OF Rumiard,
who married Mary. daughter OF Josiah
Bean ASA Jr.. who lived aud died on The
old homesleil. and who married Abigail,
daughter Of Thnldels Bartlett; Emma,
who married Edmund. son of Josiah
Bean. andiNancy. who married first Por'
yer KimbHll vi Rumford and second Peter
c. Virgin. Esq. of Rumlord.
The children Of Israel and wife Phebe
were as follows: Israsl married Sarah.
daughter OF Benz. Weber of Sweden,
and lived and died on the old homestead;
Hazen married Ia Bridgion and moved
10 Illinois, Richard mairied in BridGton
md still resides there; Jedediah Tap'ey
married Mary Ann. daughter OF Rev.
David Mason OF Bethel. and until recently
reside near Middle Intcrvale. lie now
lives in Dover, \ II Ira c. was sue.
cesslul trader at Bethel where he died a
lew years ago. lie married first -
Rowe. and second - Chapman. daugh-
Ter OF The late Eliphaz Chapman OF Bethel.
OF the daughters, one married Ebenezer
Eaines oil Bethel. and PheLo married first
Ezra. son OF John Russell OF Bethel.
and second Winslow Haywood of Bethel
Hill.
Israel Jr left sons: Israel G.. who re.
sides on the old homestead, and DR.. Benz.
W. who resides IN Minneapolis, MINI.
also several dau ghters.
The children OF jacob and wife Emma
we're as follows: Clarissa. born Sept. 5.
1896. married first Eli. son Of Richard
Estes. and second John Howe of Rumford;
Hannibal, born Jan'y 2, 1893. married aud
resides in " isconsin; Emma. born Aug.
%, 1899, married Benz .,Kilgore OF Water.
iord; Nancy, bern July 90. 1901, married
John Howe of Rumlold; Charlotte. born
March 4, 1903, married Walter Mason Of |
West Bethel; Thlrza, borH July 20, 1906,
married Calvin Have of Rumlord Jed
ediah, born July 4. 1903. married Julia
Richardson of Bethel. moved to Byron |
Susannah, born Aug q. 1910. married |
Oliver p. Powers. formerly of Bethel, |
now of California: Jacob T, born Aug
q, 1872. married Phila. daughter of
Capt. William Andrews of Bethel;
Moses $, born May IL, 1917, married