Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-15
one OF the West Indian island. He was

He was captain In the Revolutionary war
at Machias in 1777. His son, George,
moved to Mariavilie 1904; descen dants
there.
John Hit, an early settler. He returned
to Boston. One OF his dsug hters married
John Maddocks and one Kenneth Miller.
DIR. Ivory Hovey, OF Berwick, non-resi-
dent. He was an early merchant and
mill owner.
James Hopkins came here prior to the
Revolutionary war. He was the first
| town treasurer, 1900. Among his children
was John, who married Abigail Brimmer
In 1913. They had sons, George b., John
d., representative and collector OF GUS
toms, James H., Francis, Edward Kent
and Albert NJ.
Charles Jarvis, born Boston, Feb. IS,
17Ss. He held many official positions,
representative 1892 80 "a 35. "A. Died April
0, 1865.
Leonard r. L. Jarvis, born in Surry,
Aug. %, 1919. Graduated from Bowdoin
college, 1870 Lawyer, 1911. Joint prin-
cipal OF Ellsworth military school. Col
lector OF Frenchman's bay. Moved to
California.
Benjamin Jellison, ST., came from Bid
deford about ITO.
Maj. John Jeliison, son OF Benjamin,
died Feb. %. 1850, aged eighty-nine.
Col. Theodore Jones, born Weston,
Mass, March 1, 1760. Came here from
Sullivan, 1855; died Feb. 7, 1912.
Benjamin Joy, it,, born Saco; came here
In 1867 and settled on the west side OF the
river; he died June 3, 1880, aged ninety.
Col. Melatiah Jordan, born Biddeford;
1918.
Alfred Langdon from Wiscasset prior to
1900; keeper and deputy sheriff; died
Sept. IS, 1851.
Charles Lowell, born Thomaston, Oct.
l, 1913, went to Lubec, 1914, Ellsworth
about 1926; editor, merchant and lawyer.
Isaac Lord came from Scarborough
about i7713; he married Abigail, daughter
OF njamin Miliken; he moved to Surry
where he died Dee. 2, 1897, aged eighty
seven. His widow died May 10, 1893, aged
lightly eight. Among their children were
Benjamin, Melatiah, Elias, and Abigail
who married Donald Ross.
Joshua Maddocks, born Saco, April /,
1872, came here about III.
benjamin Lord, born here ITS. lie was
originally a Methodist class leader, but
became Baptist In lso2. He was ordained
pastor OF the church In 1910. With the
| exception OF the years 1Sli-1S, when he
was pastor at Columbia, be was here until
his death. He was the first representa-
tive to the Maine legislature from Els
worth, 1870, 1871. He died Sept. 10, 1911.
Beujamin Milikeu, the founder of
Ellsworth, was born in Boston, 1920. His
family came TO Scarboro 1870 81. / find
three marriages which suppose were all
his Fir.t he married sarah Smith in
Searboro, Nov. 70. 1877; second, he
married Elizabeth, daughter OF Moses
Banks, OF YORK, Aug. Is, 155i; third, he
married Phete, daughter OF Domiuicus
Jordan. q Biddeiord, Nov. 20, 1866. he
settled here in 1867 he went to st. An
drews, y. g., in 1919 and died there. His
vile Fuebe, widow, was at Cape LIZA
beth, Sept. II, 1872. His dsug liter
Abigail. who married Isaac Lord, died III
Surry, May III, 1888, aged eighty-eight.
II the above marriages are correct, sue
was the daughter OF the second wife. His
daughter Polly married John smith, an
early settler. Many descendants
Thomas Iilliken, cousin of Benjamin,
came here i'll 1867; lived near the mill on
the east side OF the river. He sold land
to Isaac Lord, Oct. -, lIsl, and soon after
moved to Trenton. The late Judge James
a. Miliiken, OF Cherryhe!d, great-grand-
son.
Robert NilIikeu, brother OF Thomas,
born Oct, .. l7I3: came here about l76T;
lived at Ellsworth Falls and had sou
Robert.
Samuel Mt,likeu, brot her of BENJAMIN,