Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-07-26

then moved to the upper mill, where he
was interested for a number of years.
About 1854 he built new house near
the north end of the bridge above the
mill, on the main road leading to Ellis
worth, where he lived until his death in
1892 Tie Woodward & Co. mill-lot to
the south of the mill was settled by Abial
Woodward, son of Stephen Woodward,
on the east side of the road, and later,
moved to the west side. The old Abial
Woodward stand is now occupied by
Irving Haslam, son Of Walter Haslam, on
the hill to the right leading to Ellsworth
about quarter of a mile from the mill
Calvin Kingman, son of Lebbeus King
man, LIST, settled about 1852, on the east
side Elbridge Moore, son of Samuel and
Sally Morrison Moore, settled about 1852
and died in 1854, leaving his place to his
wife, who afterward married his brother
Eben. Between the mill and the East
brook and Franklin road are quite num-
Der of settlers, short distance from the
mill stream on the east side of the road,
once lived William Smith. Farther up
on the same side lives William Fox, who
keeps a public house. Next on the same
side lives Theodore Emerson, son of
Samuel and Lucy Emerson, then next
Elliot Jordan, son of Lowell and Mary
Jordan.
Leaving the Hastings house at the
bridge, was a nice house built by M.
Roberts; this was burned and together
with much other valuable property, es-
pecially mill property, near this place at
different times Next comes Charles Mar
tin, son of A. c. Martin. On the same
side farther up, we come to the we'll
known stand built and occupied for
number of years by the late Henry Glow,
and recently by his son. He came from
New Hampshire; his wife Was the second
daughter of Lebbeus kingman, 1st, of
Waltham. Mr. Glow moved here in
1855.
Joshua Moore, previously mentioned,
was son of Joseph Moore, 1st, of Els
worth. His wife was Betsy Jordan,
daughter of Solomon Jordan, LIST, of Els
worth. They moved to what is now
Waltham about 1908. Moses A. Jellison,
son of Joseph Jellison, settled on the
eastern side of the road leading to Ellis
worth on his fathers lot. His first wife
was Emma Cook, daughter of Richard
and Polly Cook; settled about 1882 or g.
Warren Fletcher, son of William
Fletcher, 1st, settled Oh the lot south of
the Joseph Jellison lot about 1880 or later.
His wife was Christiana Moore of Els
worth. Daniel T. Swan of Franklin, set
tied on the south line of the Joseph JeIli-
son lot, on the eastern side of the road
leading to Ellsworth, about 1889; his wife
was Aurelia Colby, eldest daughter of Eli
and Sally Colby of Waltham,
William Jellison, son of Joseph Jelli-
son, settled near the south line of Joseph
Jellson's lot in 1885 or later. His wife
was Sybil Jordan, daughter of Increase
and Emma Jordan of Waltham. Not
many years later William Jellison moved
onto the old Joseph Jellison place to live
with his father and mother, they, at this
time being quite aged. He sold his place
to Albert Giles of Aurora, who moved
there shortly after. Mr.. Giles wife was
also daughter of Increase and Emma
Jordan.
Lowell Jordan, son of Increase and
Emma Jordan, settled on the east side of
the road leading to Ellsworth, adjoining
the Swan place on the south about 1914
or 5. Aaron Jordan, brother to Lowell,
settled on the west side of the road some
wears later on what is now the Gilman
Jordan place. Gilman Jordan is the son
- - 'oIt
David Ross Hopkins moved from Wal
than about 1887, across the river into Els
worth near he north line, onto the place
known as the Abram Freeze place; this
was his home many years. He died here
at the great age of ninety-three years.
He lelt his place in Waltham with his son
Sylvester, whose wife was Julia Jellison,
daughter of Joseph Jellison of Wsltham,
He (Sylvester) built a house and lived
there about three years; he then sold his
place to Benjamin Hitler of Hancock,
and moved to Ellsworth onto his fathers
place. Mr.. Hitler moved to Waltham
shortly after with his family, and his
wife's father and mother, Eliphalet
Pettengiu and wife, moved with him.
james u. NOOTt. sun VI JoSlluo -'ioOi
married Salome, daughter OF Eliphalet
Pettengill, and lived with his father and
mother.
Eben, brother of Lebbeus kingman,
list, shortly after he was married in July,
1918, moved into his hrot her Caleb's house,
where he lived till ISL, when he built a
house at Ellsworth on the place known as
the Eben Morrison place. From here he
moved back TO Waltham in 1925, where
he always remained settler. After liv-
ing on the ridge four years ne moved out
near he east branch of Union river on a
lot adjoining the Jones lot on the east,
where he always remained a settler.
Some years prior to the settlement of
the Ridge, now Watham proper, three or
four settlers settled on the bank OF Union
river for few years, in q place known as
the ''OX Bow" in II; their names were
James Hapworth, Samuel Debeck and