The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-11
Sketch OF Mrs. Abbie Chick

Abbie Foss Chick was one of a
family OF ten children. Her parents
were Abigail Cunningham and Da-
vid Foss Her father was a native
OF the town OF Embden, and her moth
or lived in Strong before her marriage.
Abbie was born in Strong seventy
three years ago, Mar. Is, 184s, in the
old Methodist parsonage
or the other members of the family
Lydia, tho eldest, who is now eighty
four, married Nathan Cousins for her
frst husband. Five chilaren were
born to them. Her second husband
was Stephen Davis and from this
second marriage four children result
cd Mrs. Davis lives in Vassalboro
Mrs. David Foss had one step-son,
Chrales o. Foss, now prominent
citizen of the town of Books, being
church and the holder of various
other oflces. He married Mary Nit
chell for his FIRST wife. They had
five children. His second wife was
Mary's sister Ab0ie. who Is also now
deceased Mr.. Foss' mother was
| Sally Cunningham Louise who has
since passed away, was united in mar
rage to Silas Chick, brother of
Joshua Chick, who married Abbie
| Foss whom this sketch especially con-
( Germs.
! John Chick married Lorilla Hall.
They had one child. Emma. who died.
They lived in Belfast where Mr. Clark
served for a while as a policeman.
jeremiah, who is ship builder and
lives in Boston. married Lefty Dickey.
Two children, both boys, were born
OF this union. Their names were
Willie and Cashbur.
/ Emma Foss married Joseph Wy
man of Kngfield, Six children were
born to them, Sumner, Lorenzo, Geo,
Lura, Lizzie and Clarence, Mr.. Wy
man, who was a farmer. Is now de-
ceased One OF his sons Sumner,
keeps dry goods store In Kingfield.
David, also a farmer married Har-
riet Cunningham. They had three
children, one OF whom died. Liz
zie became the wife of Wyatt Hun,
now deceased Their two children
are both dead. Mrs. Hun makes her
home In East Wilton.
Mary passed away last spring. Her
husband was Alphonzo Cunningham,
a veteran OF the Civil war. They
lived in Burnham and were the par
ents of five children. Althea died
in childhood at the age of four years
When Abbie, the subject of this
sketch, was but eight years Of age her
parents moved to the sea-coast town
Of Belfast. Her father was ashoe-mak
and moved frequently while in the
pursuit of his calling. Thus the
family resided in quite a number of
different towns. among them being
Munroe, Industry. New Vineyard
China, Vassalboro, Searsport, and
Swanville.
Having been converted at the age
of fourteen, Abbie Foss became a
member of the Free Baptist church
of Munroe. She was baptized in the
old Munroe pond. Owing to their
various changes of residence, she at
tended school in numerous places,
but mostly at Munroe Center, where
she went to High school Four OF
Abbie's brothers-in-law served in the
Civil war. They were Alphonzo
Cunningham, Nathan Cousins, Steph-
en- Davis and Philander Chick. Phil
ander was seriously wounded and
was confined for nine months in the
old Southern stockade prison In An
jacksonville. Stephen also served In
the Mexican war thru which he pas
sed unwounded. Abbie's brother.
John also served three years during
the Civil war
At the age of seventeen, Abbie be-
came the bride of Joshua CHICK.
Eight children were born to them. OF
this family, John is the eldest, who
has a barrel factory and Is also far
mer. He married for his first wife
Beatrice Carter of Salem, Virginia,
a graduate of Roanoke College, and
for his second wife Mary Eddins of
Covington, Virginia.. They had no
children. Perley, who died one week
after the death of his father in 1910.
married Josephine Weymouth OF Free
man. They had four children and
lived in Freeman. Perley died of
typhoid fever in the hospital at King
field.
Della became the wife of James
Gould, who is now deceased. Four
children, one of whom died in infan
cy. resulted from their union. OF
from Pennington High school. also
from Bates College. He taught for
some time. He left the teaching pro-
fession to enter the service in the re-
cent war as civil engineer. He was
member of the famous twenty-sixth
division and in his work was under
fire a great deal AT one time while
doing advance construction work in
No Mans Land he was forced to take
shelter from the evening fire in an
old dug-out which he discovered to
be full of high explosive shells. The
top of the dug-out was covered with
sheet iron. Altho the war material
about him gave him no chance to for
get that from which he was taking
refuge, he was, nevertheless, glad OF
temporary shelter. Mr.. Gould
while in France had an opportunity of
studying for time at University