Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-05-19
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Scraps from the EdrIy History of
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Paris.
The township No, in the County oI
! ONloiG. IN l77I, was granted to Captain
Joshua Fuller of WatertoWn, Mass. and
his company. tor military service per.
formed in the war between The mother
country and France, usually denominaled
The "O,d French War" The inst opening
with view TO sclllemenl was made by
John Daniels and embraced the land on
Paris Hill now occupied by the County
buildings and churches. aud in fact. in
clCded most OF the territory on which The
village OF Paris It'll is situated. The price
paid Tor this lot was au iron kettle.
The first corn raised in toNn was in
l7sO by two brothers Isaac and Lcmuel
Jackson, Jr. Their father, LcmucI JACK
son, Sen, came into town soon after and
was man Of property for those days
Il is said that he brought with him nearly
two thousand dollars in hard money
This was valuable addition 10 the lin
tied resources OF the carly settlers and
greatly aided in caeciing 4 permanent,
settlement in town. lie was accompan
led by another son named Levi, AM by
his son in.aw Dca. John Willis Thc
town was incorporated by the name OF
Paris in 1923, being named after the
French Capital.
The following is 4 list Of names Of tho c
who may properly be recorded as the
early settlers OF Paris, most Of them being
residents a; lhe time Of the incorporation
OF the town: John Daniels, John Daniels
Jr., Asa Barton. A5ncr Shaw. Thomas
Stevens. Benjlmin Hammond, Josiah
Smith. Joseph Hammond. Nichola. Ches
ley. John Besse, John Besse Jr, Asa
Dean, Joseph Perry. Asa Perry, Uriah
Ripley, Seth Morse. James Morse. Isaac
Bolster. Isaac Bolster Jr.. Jonathan Hall.
AUiJah Hall, Jonathan ShurIleif. Jonathan
Shur,icG Jr., Peter DureI, Reuben Hub
bard, Levi Hubbard, William Stowell.
Daniel Stowcll. Elias S;owell. Elijah Rob
inson, Stephen Robinson. Joel RobinSon,
Daniel Staples, Seth Carpenter, Elias
Partridge, Eoen Nelson. AJner Rlwsoa,
Eoenezev Rawson. Caleb Cushman, Lem
uel Ptrham, Aaron Fuller, Simeon Pond,
Jonathan Bemis, William Stearns, Abilah
Warren, Sylyanus Robbins, Barnabec
Faunce. John Tuell, David Andrews, Ell
ward Andrews, Abizer Andrews, John
GRAY, Edmund Deaa. Nathan Nelson,
Solomon jordan. Merodoek Smith, Tim
othy Smith, Joseph Swilt. Caleb S~ilt,
Josiah Disco, Jarius Shaw. Samuel King,
George King, solomon Bryant, Eieazcl
Cole, William Swan. Luther Briggs, Jacob
Twitchell, Jesse Briggs, Nathan Page,
Asa Robinson, Silas Maxim. Wm. c..
Whitney made beginning with the hrst
settlers, but soon after moved TO Norway
where he lived to great age and amassed
q large property. The names OF LeBroke
and Holmes also appear in the early
records. Many descendants of the first
settlers in the third generation sill live
in Paris, though few of those who first
came soon went away. The sons OF Solo
mon Bryant were the first settlers in
Woodstock, and Bryant's Pond takes its
name from this family. William Swan.
/ Luther Briggs and Lemuel Perham also
early moved into Woodstock where they
resided until the time OF their death.
The vile of Deacon john Willis was
lie first white woman who lived in town,
and the first white child born was Joseph.
son OF Mr.. John Daniels.
The first settled minister was Elder
james Hooper. who was ordained in 1895
and preached there for many years. He
also preached in the adjoining towns -
He was IN eccentric man but universally
respected. He was CalvaniSlic Baptist.
DR.. Burnet was the first physician, but
he did not make permanent settlement.
The FIRST regularly located physician was
DR.. Cyprian Stevens. lie died in 1906
The other early physicians were DR..
Brooks, DR.. Croswell. DR.. Dean and DR.
Hammond. DR.. Cyrus llamlin, father oI
! Senator Uamlin. was settled there during
his later years. lie died in 1929. DR..
BENJAMIN Chandler died in 1927. Alter
these came Drs. Kitlredge and Holmes
but these too have long since been gath
cred 10 their fathers.