Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-11-03
EdriU Bethei Families.
RUSSELL.

were I'D Dclutl NJ tue llilc OF the luui1H
raid in 1881. Lieut.. Seger mentions Benz.
and Abraham Russell We understand
that they were brothers, aud came 10
Bethel from Andover, Mass by the way
OF Fryeburg. Benz. Russell was the inst
Justice Of the Peace in Bethel, and Tor
several years was the only comcyanccr
there He also solemnizel marriages
lie bad qy.4o large family when he
came TO Bethel most il not all oil whom
were born ia Andoycr. Tie maiden
name of his witu we have not been able
to learn Their children were as follows.
Theodore married Abigail Abott OF
Audoyeri Benjamin married Menitablc
AObOu. sister of the last named; john
married Srse, daughter OF Ezra TNitchcl
OF Bethel; VIM. married Mehitablc Kill
gore (soo KllIgorc) Mary married Lieut..
Nathaniel S,ger.
Theodore lived Oh the interyale farm
on The east side Of the river aad two
miles below Bethel Hill, Oh which his
son subsequently lived and died Chill
drcn: Jonathan 4. who married - Hide.
from Waterford, aud lived aud died on
The old homestead lie was a man OF
intelligence, well educated, and a very
successful teacher OF the public school.
lie and his vile and five grown up chi.
drcn all died within few years.
Benz. married daughter OF Thomas
Cushman, and Lydia vas the second VIE
of DR.. Timothy Carter. well known in
Bethel
Benz Russell. Jr. who married Mehiia.
bic Aboit, was born July %. 1863, and
his wife was born Sept. %. 1904. They
were married Sept. %, 1897. lie died
Aug 81, 1912. and Ter death occurred
Sept l6. 1858 Children:
Stephen A. born july 6. l7ss; married
Euuicc, daughter OF Moses Mason Of
Bethel, and was lor many years the miller
~ Walkers Mills 10 Bethel and after
wards At Bethel Hin; Samuel. so,n Feb.
II. 1870, married Abigail Barker Of New.
ry, aud lived and died ia that Town; VII.
louhby born Dec. p. 1901. married Polly,
daughter Of Euoch Bartlett OF Newly,
and died Aug rs. 1882 His widow sub.
scqucnty married U.bane York MARY.
born Feb. - 1894. married James Eames
Of Newly, Dorcas. bonn Apr. S. 1876.
married Samuel Woodbury. OF Andoyer.
Mass John, Loln juno %. 1898. died
July Is. 1920, Luke, born ApI g, 1901,
married Abiga.. Ii gore. and died Oct.
9. 1891 Ills widow married S..as BIZ.
,ings OF WoodaocS Benjamin. bonn
Jany 10, 1908, married McLaia Wight
Of Newry. IIo lived many years 10 Ihe
west part OF Greenwood. and IN bis old
age went 10 Missouri. and be and bis Hiie
died soon after; Abigail. tom Jan'y 3,
1905. died July 20, 1925; MchiInlie,
born March 1. 1907, married Ballard
Hatch OF China, Maine; Martha, born
Dee. %. 1910. married A.otzo Flaeid OF
Riley Plantation, Lydia, Torn Aug 81,
1912, married Ira Ki.4oro formerly Of
Newly (scc KiIgotc)
John Russell. Who married Susie
Twilchel. lived on n mim on lie east
side o.. Tie river and near lis brother
rheolo!cs Their children were Pelsis
married frs. jeremiah Virgin, second.
Luke Riley Of Newry Ezra. y no married
Phe5c. daughter Of Israel Kimball, died
early, rad his widow married Win-low
Haywood u, bethel iii; John married
CYNTHIA, daughter OF Ezra Twi,che.l. Jr..
and lives near Ayers Mas3a's; Leaudor
married Sarah Wight OF West B.,hol
William. who married Mchi,ab.o XII.
gore. lived in Bethel. and ,heh children
we've Mehl,abIe married seJrn Durham
OF Paris; Elsie married WIN Bartlett %
Bethel; Cynthia married William Bent
Of Paris; Sophia married Rodney Cole,
aud lived ut Cambridge Mass, Wan. j..
married Mary Mcfarland. OF Mary
and the sons Elias. sam lci. Henry. The.
odoie and Palmer, kiiow nothing. save
that they left Bethel unmarried and am
no, aware that they cvcc returned.
Abraham Russell. bro her OF Benjam n,
and one ol the irst ten families iu Bethel.
lived on the farm near Bethel Ill., after.
wards occupied by bis son in law, Capt
Daniel Grout. This farm embraced the
territory now occupied by the G,anl
Trunk Railway for lis station aud grounds
and also b. tic stores and dwellings in
the vicinity. lie married Abigail daugh-
ter Of James Swan. and the following
are their children
Abiah married Peter York; Fletcher
went to ColeJrook, y Il. and resided
there; Apphia married Gideon Powers
one daughter married Daniel Grant; and
another Hiram Alien: Esther married
John Oliver. and another married Bal.
lard of Greenwood
But few Of The descendants Of Benz.
Russell who bear the name, now reside
in Bethel. INDEX.
Augusta. Oct 30, 1874.
Notwithstanding the large sales ol
lands los the State, made at Bangor in
September last, there yet remains 10 lie
sold about one hundred thousand acres
OF public lands. the proceeds TO 60 into
State treasury. To attend 10 these sales,
and also to adjust the unfinished business