Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27

year. They had family of ten children,
as follows:
/. Daniel, born April II, 1870; married
Polly Tenney.
2. Cheever Russell, born July 20, 1892;
lost at sea when young man.
3. Sally, born Nov, 8, 1874; married first
Benjamin Clay; second John Osgood.
4. John, born Jan. 81, 1897; married
Jane Limeburner.
8. Asa, born Jan. s, 1893; married first
| Abigail Sinclair; second Louis Ray.
6. Leonard, born Sept. 3, 1901; married
Mary Jane Wood.
Z. James, born Sept. 8, 1903; married
Mary Marshall Carman.
s. Lydia, born Oct. %, 1906; married
Putnam Ingalls,.
8. Zelotes, born Nov. "a, 1907; married
Jane Grover.
10. Louisa, born Sept. 81, 1911; married
Isaac Merrill.
Asa Clough, ST., was farmer owning a
large farm upon both sides of the main
| road extending from the line OF the Wood
farms to that of jeremiah Slower On the
west, and to his son Daniels on the east,
| amounting to more than hundred acres.
He was hardworking and industrious, as it
was necessary for one to be with family
OF ten children, and his sons were like
him in habits of industry.
Nearly opposite his house his son
Zelotes built house previous to 1870,
where he resided and reared family of
twelve children. His wife's maiden name
was Jane Grover, to whom he was married
Oct. 1, 1881. She was the daughter of the
wife of Robert Robertson, ST., by former
husband, and resided with the Robertson
family until her marriage. When the
writer was born she nursed his mother.
She then was living with her mothers
family in the house that stood in the
upper part of the field of the writer's
father, afterwards moved and Joined to
his house as an L, as previously related.
Mrs. Clough was fond of calling the writer
her boy, from the above circumstance.
Zelotes Clough carried on his fathers
farm, and was a Woodworking, good
natured man, whom the boys of the
neighborhood were fond of and he Of
them. The writer can never forget the
corn-huskings at his place and the many
pleasant evenings spent at his house in
the years OF long ago when he and his
wife were in their prime, surrounded by a
young and growing family OF children,
the names of whom were as follows:
/. George Russell, born Nov. IL, 1892;
lost at sea IN 1853.
2. Mary Susan, born Feb. IS, 1891; died
at Chelsea, Mass. Aug, 1874.
8. Erastus Parker, born Jan. 8, 1896.
a. Alvaro Jewett, born Dec. s, 1887.
5. Robert Bruce, born July rs, 1910;
died at Callas, Peru, March, 1869.
Q. Leonard Foster, born Dec. 26, 1871.
Z. Ruby Ann, born June 81, 1913; died
at Chelsea, Mass, Feb. II, 1867.
s. Minerva Brown, born March a, 1916.
8. Edgar, born Jan. 5, 1917.
10. Parker Granville, born Jan. IA, 1S49
IL. Charlotte Gordon, born Feb. %, 1851.
IL. Georgiana, born Jan. 9, 1854.
Mr.. and Mrs. CIough lived to reach
more than four score years. Their house
is still standing.
The next house to that of Zelotes Clcugh
was of two stories, with a square roof,
owned and built by jeremiah Slower. He
was born in Penobscot Dec. s, ITO; came
to Blue Hill young man, built the house
referred to before 1900. He married, Dec.
16, 1913, Abigail Devereux. She was born
Nov. II, ITO, and died Jan. s, 1854, in her
eighty-fourth year. Her husband died
March is, 1924, in his fifth-fourth year.
He was farmer and tanner and currier.
The family consisted Of nine children, as
follows:
1. Lois HILBERT, born April 20, 1894;
died June 10, 1887.
2. Abigail, born May "a, 1885; married
Moses Pillsbury.
3. Jonathan, born Oct. Is, 1888; died
Jan. 81, 1872.
A. Hannah, born March Is, 1901; mar
ried Capt. Joshua Norton.
5. Newton, born Aug. %, 1908; married
Lois Dodge, of Sedgwick.
6. jeremiah, born April 8, 1905; married
Louisa Lord.
7. Lydia, born July IS, 1905; married
Herrick Allen.
8. Cynthia, born March %, 1911; died
Oct 16, 1912.
8. Martha Luther, born Oct %, 1914;
married Eivira Hopkins.
jeremiah Slower, head of this family,
died, and the house and place continued
to be occupied by his widow and son
jeremiah, he succeeding to his fathers
business of farmer and tanner.
jeremiah, jr., pulled down the old house
and erected upon its site, about 1910, the
house now standing. Mr.. Slower was not
first-class currier, his leather losing in
snow water it's color and turning gray,
which led Robert Robertson, ST., to call it
"Jerry's tripe". Before his death he gave
up that branch of business, and devoted
himself to farming. The farm was upon
the west side of the road between Asa
Clough and John Clough, and not of large