Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-15

1922; ex-chief justice OF the supreme ju-
dicial court. His son, George s., born
June 2, 1926; lawyer, judge of municipal
court; died Oct. 8, 1881.
Edward Dyer Peters, born Bluehili,
Nov. Il, 1855; came here about 1867; re-
moved to Boston. He prefixed the name
OF Edward after his removal there. He
died Oct. 81, 1856.
Sabin Pond, born Midway, Mass, Jan.
IA, 17T5, came here from Bluehill about
1867, west side; merchant and mill
owner. He died In Orono. Senator, 1888,
representative, 1S4s.
Thomas Robinson, born jefferson.
Graduated Wsterville college, 1927. Came
here 1881. Lawyer. Trustee WatervIlle
college.
John ID. Richards, eminent citizen.
Representative, 1887 Al. He died July
2, 1858. sged fifty-seven. His wife, Eliza
A. Hopkins, born June u, 1909, and died
Sept. 49, 1919.
Joseph $. Rice, born here. Lawyer.
Went south in the Civil war. He was ap-
pointed captain in the eighth regiment
Maine infantry, Sept. 2, 1851, and major,
Sept. 7, 1861. Resigned Sept. IS, 1861,
since which has not been heard from.
The history of Lygonia lodge, F. and A.
M, says he died in the army In 1864.
Donald Ross, merchant. First agent Of
Bingham estate on Union river. First
postmaster. Died Nov. %, 1904, aged for
| ty-fve.
| E,, tfok, hoo
to this country in l775. Private secretary
to Lord and Gen. Howe. Came here from
Boston in 1886; surgeon. doctor, lawyer
and school teacher for many years. He
died at the house Of Benjamin Joy,
whittier he had been removed for care,
from Scott's Neck, Reeds pond, where he
| lived in 1910.
James Scott, an original settler. Petit
TONER for land, 17Ss, sold out to Ivory
| Hovey lot next above Melatiah Jordan.
Removed to Trenton, which town voted
April 3, 1877, to support the selectmen in
removing James Scott to No. 6.
| Hon. Mark Shepard, from Biddeford,
settled on west side, near Sbepard's
| wharf, named for him. He was ship
| builder, member OF the Constitutional
convention, 1890. Representative, 1922
%. Senator 1925. He was ready, fluent
and forcibe speaker in the early town
meetings.
| John Smith. The Smith family on
| Union river is hard to connect. The man
| probably came here in 1857 and married
! Polly, daughter OF Benjamin Milliken.
| Their son, Ben amin, is GAINED to be the
first white child born here. John Smith,
sr., lived in Surry the last OF his life. He
probably had sons john and Joseph.
| Nathaniel Smith was here In 1867 and
! had a son Nathaniel.
! Samuel Smith came here in 1867.
| Asa Smith came here early. His sister,
Rsbecca, married Benjamin Joy, sr.
| William Smith died in Demerara, 1873.
| Zqchariah Tsrhox, son of Joseph, OF
Saco, born 1747; came here early and built
house; returned to Saco. Simon was
probably his brother.
| Rev. Sewail Tenney, ID. D., Orthodox,
born in Bradford, Mass, Aug. 81, 1901;
graduated Dartmouth college, 1927; Or
dained Nov, II, 1895; dismissed 1877; died
! June 6, 1890.
Abraham Tourtellot, jr., from Orono,
came about 1875 and settled at North
| Ellsworth. Died there.
tiera Townsend, from Biddeford. He
| was said to have been the captain of the
vessel which brought Benjamin Milliken
and family in 1867, One Gera Townsend
died May Is, 1874, aged seventy-six, at
| Reeds Brook.
| yer al "a
| 1892 Elias Townsend, OF Surry, sold
Ephraim Pickard, OF Beverly, 1904, part
OF a saw mill which belonged to Ebenezer
| Townsend, OF Connecticut.
| John Tinker came here an apprentice to
! Edward BeaI in 1910, at the age OF four
teen. Or. Peek says he first took up the
| lot owned by Joseph Card aud exchanged
| with Card for the roster lot, where
| Timer afterwards lived.
| Joseph Abel Wood, born Wiscasset,
May :, 1913; graduated Bowdoin college,
1871. Lawyer. Malay years postmaster.
! lie died in 1874
Eli Wormwood, from b ddeford, prior
to Revolutionary war. Married there
Elizabeth Moore, Nov. IA, 1865. Son,
| Joseph.
| Arno Wisweil, born in Frankfort, Aug
ust, 1918. Lawyer, came here about 1874.
He died Oct. g. 1851. His son, Andrew
Peters Wiswei, born July Is, 1852, now
chief justice supreme judicial court.
James Upton, Scotchmsn from Hall
fax via Boston. Came here prior to 1896.
| Taught school here and in other towns.
He removed to Boston 1905.
Rev. John Urquhart, Presbyterian, came
here about 1854. He brought land OF
Benjamin Joy on the west side of the
river, bounded on Matthew Patterns land,
Aug. 10, 1855. He left about 1894. think
he left a son, William, here, no was taxed
| 1900,