Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-03-14

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Illustration of the truth SC often verified
that men who were Christians ordinarily
die as they lived. Yet none who
knew him would doubt that he died the
death OF the righteous"
Dea. Hewins and wife had four children
born to them, all of whom preceded them
to the spirit world. They were, viz:
!. Katherine, born Feb. %, 1901; died
Feb. 16, 1923.
2. Seth, born Oct. 8, 1902; died May
10, 1927.
8. Cynthia, born Jan. 10, 1906; died
June Is, 1885.
4. Sukey, born Dec. IS, 1907, died June
81, 1885.
After the death of Mr.. and Mrs. Hewins
the house and place became the property
OF Jonathan Slower, who took down the
old mouse in the '70's and erected upon its
site the two-story house now standing.
Mr.. Slower is the son and third child of
Isaac and Hannah Door Slower, born
March q, 1927, and married Eliza Ann
Grindle, June IA, 1857. There is but one
child entered in the Bluehill records, COPY
Of which the writer has, and that is Ira
W., born June IA, 1860.
| Westward OF the Deacon Hewins
place the next building was a
schoolhouse located upon the corner
OF the road which branches from the
main road and leading southwark and
along the east side of the First pond, so
called. The first house and ace along
that road was that of Isaac Slower, in the
boyhood of the writer. When the house
was built is not known, but it was prob
ably before 1925.
Isaac Slower was native of Penobscot,
born about 1900, married Hannah Door,
and had, according to the Bluehill rec
ords, the following children:
1. Melinda, born Sept. 25, 1922; mar
| ried Joshua Parker Candage.
2. Lydia, born Nov, %, 1924; died May
81, 1849.
3. Jonathan, born May q, 1897; mar
ried Eliza Ann Grindle.
A. Rufus, born Sept. 8, 1929; married
Selvina l. Gott, OF Brooksville.
8. Hannah, born July TO- 1881.
8. George Emery, born May s, 1884;
married Nancy M. Lufkin, of Sedgwick.
7. Sewell Watson, born Feb. 20, 1886;
died Jan. II, 1851.
s. Sarah Susan, born
g. Sarah Susan, born June 25 1899; died
July %, 1854.
10. Maria Theresa, born Jan. %, 1872;
married Seth X. Chase.
Isaac Slower died March Is, 1875; the
death of his wife is not noted The house
and place are still owned by members of
the family.
THE JEREMIAH M'INTIRE HOUSE
and place were situated next to the Slower
place already described. Mr. McIntire
was not born at Bluehill, but came to it a
young man, from what place the records
do not state. He was published to Lydia
Knowles, OF Sedgwick, June s, 1918, and
certified June 81, of the same year.
Whether he or someone else built the
house in which he and his family resided
in the boyhood OF the writer, there is no
data at hand for determining.
The writer knew him in childhood,
when he sometimes worked upon his
fathers farm, and also knew his children
who were near his own age. His children,
according to the record, were, viz:
/. Abb all, born April 30, 1919.
2. John Elliot, born March 9, 1921.
8. Ingerson, born Dec. IL, 1922; married
first Elizabeth NJ. Cousins; second, Mehit-
able P. Varnum.
4. Sarah, born March 4, 1926; died
March 4, 1925.
5. Deborah Knowles, born April 7, 1926.
6. Freeman Knowles, born July 16,
1928; married Lucy Ann Lufkin Nov. s,
1851.
Z. Nathan Tenney, born April 9, 1880.
s. Sylvanus Byard, born April "a, 1888;
died Jan. II, 1854.
8. Francis, born died Jan. %,
1851, aged about IS years.
Mrs. Lydia Knowles McIntire died
March 81, 1889, and Mr.. McIntire married
Oct. %, 1889, Sarah P. Eaton, but no chill
dren are recorded by the latter marriage,
nor the deaths of Mr.. and Mrs. McIntire.
Freeman Knowles McIntire was ship
mate OF the writer in schooner Edward, of
Blue Hill, during the season of 1915. At
his golden wedding anniversary celebra-
tion held at Blue Hill Nov. s, 1901, the
writer sent through the mail to him and
wife congratulations.
THE HATY r.. BILLINGS HOUSE
and place adjoined the last mentioned.
Mr.. Billings was from Sedgwick, but
resided nearly all his life upon this place
Whether he built the house i'll which he
lived is not known to the writer, but the
supposition is that he did in the '3O's of
the last century. His punishment to
Phebe Ann Friend, of Sedgwick, whom he
married May IL, 1888, appears in the Blue
Hill records, as also do the births of their
children, who were as follows;
/. Emily Augusta, born March 10, 1884;
married David P. Friend, of Sedgwick.
2. Albion Paris, born Aug. s, 1885; lost
at sea March, 1869.