Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-04-30

ministers Of the Congregational order was
that of parsou. and thus it was Parson
Fisher, Parson Blood, of Bucksport, Par
son Nourse of Ellsworth and later Parson
Tenney, and more anciently Parson Pow
ers of Deer Isle. who preached the sermon
on the occasion Of the ordination of Rev.
Jonathan Fisher, July l3, 1896, when Mr..
Fisher became the pastor Of the Congrega-
tonal church in Bluehll, which relation he
continued to retain for upward Of forty
years.
During the latter part of his ministry it
was quite common to hear the appelation
of Father Fisher" applied to his name,
and as considered in a spiritual sense, |
think it was quite appropriate, as a large
number of the people of this town were
converted under his preaching and by his
christian influence. BY his fatherly care
and oversight they became members of
the church of which he was for so many
years pastor.
William johnson, by his wife, Molly
Wood, had one child, son, Haskell W.
who was an officer in the Aroostook war
He married Almira daughter of Lemuel
Peters; he was one of the seectmen,
representative to the Maine Legislature,
taught several singing schools, and was
tradesman, brick and plaster mason.
They had two children, daughters; the
first died In her early womanhood the
second. Mary f.. married Eben NJ. Mayo.
a master house-carpenter and has built sew
ersl houses and was also one of the select
men. His wife. Mary +. Johnson, was
quite noted school teacher and also mu-
sic teacher and composer, and withal is
quite a poet.
The third school-house built in this town
was located on ridge Of land about
mile casterly from the bridge over the
mill stream, running through the village;
and was near whore now stand the
buildings of l.. f. ID. Peters and in the
school taught in thi, >chool-housc. nv
father. Jrdediah Darling, was one Of the
scholars and was contemporary with the
children Of the families Of John Peters.
jonathan Darling, Ehekiel, Danic. aud
Phinea~ O>good, and also OF Nionnle~
Holt, aud with all these scholars or nearly
all. Of both sexes, | was acquainted in my
early manhood BI, they all, some wears
since, have passed away, excepting Serena
Youngest daughter OF Daniel u-good, who
! married Heard Lord. and i now living
with her son, John y Lord. in Wal;nam,
Mass, al the age of nearly years.
The first school-hou>e that was built in
the town was located At or near "John/
sons Corner" and in it Esquire Floyd
taught the first Of his many schools in this
town. and also near this corner the town
! pound was located.
But from this depression Will now re-
turn and speak more particularly about
, Mr.. Floyd, the date OF whose birth mar
rage and death appears above. HI, name
first appears on the records nf the town a
one Of the town officers, April g. 1870,
when he was elected town clerk. chairman
OF the boari Of >eectmen. which offices TO-
gcther with that OF assessor. he retained
for many years.
1t appears that previous to thi. time !,
| had been the custom TO elect the town Of
fcer> by what they called handy vote"
! But Mr. Floyd. a. appears on several oc-
casions, was a remarkably progressive
man II was considered probably al his
suggestion it would be more in &C
cordance with the idea aud principle of
good government that a majority should
rule and that the viii Of the people should
be individually expressed by their written
votes The town therefore voted that
the toxn clerk. selectmen assessors and
treasurer should be chosen by ballot which
think has been the custom from that
time 10 the present.
/ Mr.. Floyd was also quite a good penman
and the records show that while he had
charge Of them, they were Kept in a
neat and scientific manner. Sill his pred
ecc.sor, and successors, John Peter, and
others, had done quite we'll, so that | am
we'll as ssured that the record books of this
town will compare quite favora5ly with
those of any other town in this county
Mr.. Floyd's correspondence with the Of
! icials Of Massachusetts, and with those of
the county of Lincoln on various matters
and occasions. rs | ind 1t recorded on
both sides, especially that in regard to tax
alton Is in my opinion, conclusive evidence
of the high order of his Intellectual abil
ties aud of his executive powers. Thus
under his administration of the affairs ~
the town together with his associates,
predecessors and successors, Nicholas
Holt, Col. Nathan Parker, Joseph Parker,
Jonathan Darling, John Peters Andrew
Withau! and Others all deserving Of spec
ial mention-time and space permitting
the town was highly favored in those days
of its comparative infancy, by having
such competent and faithful officers. Ana
subsequent to these there were Col Robert
II. Wood, Moses Pillsbury Samuel Wood,
1 John Horton, etc, and later there We're b.
W. Hinckley, Isaac S. Osgood Simeon p
Wood, b. w. Darling and others and still
later were Haskell W. johnson, Eben NJ
Mayo, Joseph T. Hinckley, Augustus c.
Peters, Henry b. Darling Joseph p
Thomas and others.
| am unable to trace the Hinckley fami-
lies any further back than to Shubal, who
was the father of Ebenezer Hinckley, who
was born in Brunswick, Maine, Feb. 20,
1873. He was soldier in the French
war in l757-the father was born in Har-
wich, Mass, March 25. 1909, aud at the
age of 10 he married his nth wife at Ma
chas, NJ 4iue, by whom he had four sons,
all of whom settled in eastern Maine
Ebenezer Hinckley went to Buehill in
l116, and located on lot of land on Blue
hill Neck, near the salt water falls. He
died March 81. 1776, having been found
frozen to death on Long Island, in Blue
hill Bay, where he and James Candage,
senior, built and owned saw-mill. He
married Susannah Burr; she was born in
1892 and died Oct. L. 1904. Their children
were: Susannah, born in Brunswick, Feb
I, 1853. married Ebenezer Floyd June II,
1871. She died March 5, 1921.
Ebenezer, Jr., born in Brunswick April
10, l76l, lived and died in Bluehil June
80, lS42. He married Elizabeth Coggins
Jan u l7S6 He WAS deacon of the