The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-10-14

stances. His widow passed away at
the age of eighty-nine.
HISTORY OF THE LATE HIRAM
SPOFFARD
Hiram Spoffard was a brother of
Fanny Spoffard Gilman. wife OF David
Gilman. Hiram Spoffard married
Belinda Russell, nine children We're
given to them, their names were Eli
r., Mary Ann, William, Betsey' David
G.. Hiram, Lucinda, Josiah. Francina.
Eli r. married Nancy Johnson they
had three children; their names were
Livonia, Clara and Warren. Mary
Ann married Darenum Johnson; they
had four children; their names were
Hiram, Henry, Herbert and Jane,
David married Jane Hilton; they had
one son Wilmot. William and Betsey
died unmarried. Hiram married
Della Lewis; they had three children,
Eta, Charles, Lewis. Lucinda mar
Daniel Langley: they had five chill
dren; their names were Romandal,
Daniel, Cora. Hiram and Emma.
Josiah arrived Phebe Taylor; they had
three children, Estelle, Josephine and
George. Francina married Paulinus
Cooley; they had four children, Emma,
Angie, Fred and Arthur. Eli r. Spot
fards Oldest daughter married George
E. Taylor, they are both dead; no
children. Clara married Samuel Nd.
Adams, eight children were given to
them. Jophenus W. married Ella
Bossey; they had Ave children: Leon,
died in infancy; Alton. Eldred, Edna,
Bernard. vonie e. married George
Gilman; they have three children.
Ernest. Ethel and Forest. Lester
married Ethel Dolifer; they have sew
en- children, Francis. Raymond, Ava,
Erald, Florence, Guy, Myron. Elmer
married Nette Burns; they have three
children, Reginald, Donald and Erlon.
Lena married William Rogers; they
had five children. the Oldest died in
infancy; Elmer died at the age OF
six years; Doris, Harold and Everett.
Florence married David Holway;
they have one child, Maxine Ethel
died at the age Of five months. Nettie
married John Davis, one son EllerT.
Warren Spoffard married Eudora
/
Linnie. William and Francis. Lin
ME married E.zie Bessey they have
Zen children; their names are
Gladys. Merl, Warren, Ada, Dclma.
Leona. Stanley. William married
Mary Sanborn they have three chill
dren, Willard, Howard and Fhelma
Francis married Bertha KNIGHTS; they
have two children Gerald and Royal
Elmer.
Hiram Spoffard was an honest up
right man, farmer by occupation,
in politics and deacon OF
the Freewill Baptist church. He died
at the age of rs years.
THE SPOFFARD FAMILY
Few families in this county can
trace a more authentic record OF
their foreign ancestry than can the.
The bronze tablet is erect
ed to the memory of John Sponard
of Georgetown. Mass, the first settler
of the town. He was noted for his
honesty, courage, integrity and anil
ty. He was from Zanzibar. YORK
shire. England. He married Eliza
beth Scott, daughter OF Thomas and
Elizabeth Scott who came over in the
ship Elizabeth in 1884 when nine
years old. They had nine children
Mrs. Fannie Clark of Madison says
Of the record of this family that John
the second son, was my ancestor lie
married Jeremia Freeth. Their son
one of thirteen children, was Moses
my greatgrandfather. He was the
first settler in Clairmont. Elijah.
colonel of the Revolution, served with
his father Moses at Saratoga and I'll
,onderoga. Amherst. the second son,
married Hannah Emerson, who died
when SO years old Hilton was her
second husbands name. He served |
n the 1912 war with his son, who was
nv father Amherst, second. He was
stationed at Saco and the Block House |
n Wiscasset His son, Amherst
bird served in the ar of 1S60-65 with |
lis son Sidney, who died for his coun-
ry. These ancestors were all enlist
ID soldiers. Father and son in three
no drafted men in our family
amherst third Is buried in Solon aged
"A years. My father Amherst sec
md, married Sarah Pinkham for his
lrst wife, They had three children,
nd the seventh son Hiram was sought |
fter by all of the sick people the min
tie he would step from his vessels
eek. He was supposed to do won