Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-03-27
NO. 10.


on reading my last article NJ .. a. pub
lished in the AMERICAN MAY Is. | noticed
that II was quite abruptly closed and re-,
ierring TO copy OF my manuscript, |
found ihata portion Of IL becam. detached
see s1a % l6fTfhy he rs sesidtsrIrlegy pwltd ay
the omission.
In speaking about Ne~pssisn Ellis. the
only son Of hi- father Nathan, by lis fr-'
wife, after the closing words; he Is SUI
living" should have said Al the az
Of nearly SIS years aud j. Il rem rkahly well
pres-rs ed old gentleman. In his old age
be Is fortunate in having pleasant home
In the family of John 4. Stevens, "herr
be has resided for several years and where
hs is t.nderly cared for.
He retains his natural faculties in re-
marksble degree and is often seen on our
streets with the same smiling face and
genial depart ment a. in all the past year,
of h. life He has ever been quite con-
slant attendant at church and his seat III
the congregational Sabbath school in the
old p.ntleman's class" consisting OF him
self, deacons Benjamin Stevens. joseph
Hinckley. Joseph Z. Thomas and Franklin
Wood. and of Capt S. B johnson, Will
ard Fisher. F. A. and b. W Darling and
some others ha- been, or was, seldom va
cant, thus setting a good example FOR
younger men To follow. All the members
| nf this class have passed on 10 their reward
1 in heaven, excepting Mr.. Ellis, near s.,
/ Mr.. Fisher nearly SO and the Mes>rs
Darling now "a and IS respectively.
The second wife Of Nathan Ellis was Sal
ly, daughter Of Joseph O-good, children by
her: Mary Bass horn March 2. 1871, died
July 3. 1851; Nathan J born Nov. 10
1872; Lemuel born Nov. %. 1914. died il
California in 1885 Married third. Doll,
Newell, children by her; Reuben Newell
born Aug. 25. 1919 died in Somerville
Mass. 1890. aged about 20 years Jonathan
born Nov Is, 1920, died in California; Ed
ward. born March |. 1922. died, Nov.
ls2s; Sarah b born Aug. 2. 1928; Eliza
beth S.. born April I, 1926, married F.
Holt " no was for several years mercban
and postmaster in Bluehill; moved TO Bo-
ton and there became quite noted arts
in sketching and landscape painting, wher
he died, April I3, 1888. There was ais
one other son-Edward Henry, born Ma
/, 1880.
$ MIR. Nathan Ellis was born in Bellin.
!. ham. Mass. March !, l777. and died
$ Bluehill in April, ls4s, aged II. He vi
r highly esteemed for his many excelel
traits of character a. before noticed in Il
preceding articles.
I. Note.-At the time Of the trouble {
our northeastern border, Nathan Ellis, j
was captain of the Bluehill Light Infa
try company and was ordered to repo
himself with his company, at Bangc
forthwith, and from there he went to I
front of that memorable but bloodle
,.Arnostnok war"
All of the members Of this company.
am informed, have passed away q
answered to the roll-call beyond 1.-The
er," excepting Capt Ellis. now residing
Audover, Mass, at the age of II. and a
Ensign Haskell W. Johnsob-son Of r.
IL william johnson. formerly q Baptist N
on i.,-r of Bluehill-now living in this tov
? at the age of nearly rs, and. also, exec
n. ing Nahum H. lngslls. now about II,
now living at the north part of this to
where his fsther-Issac and his uncle
con. located on adjoining farms. and e'
. reared large family. The other liv
member is Eben NJ. Garland, who "
. with this company as substitute for
late Deacon j. p. Thomas. and
resides in this town at the age of SO yes
Messrs. johnson and Ingalls, have each
rim resented this town in the Maine Legi
as ture.
is CAPT. Ellis married Susan Gardner,
ne ter of the wife Of John Cheever, Esqu
"a. g. This family came to Blnehiil. from And
sys er. Mass, where they were born and
Ta ,en educated. and while here they were h'e
x. and Justly respected for their intellige'
and mauy other distinguishing traits
character. Their Oldest daughter, Bet'
p msrried the late K. G. W. Dodge,
viously mentioned in these sketches