The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-16

The following genalogy of the Eaton
family wilf~he read with interest by
aoquaintances Of the branch herewith
described. w. r. Malbon one of the
descendants informs us that he and
thirteen of his cousins descendants or
the Eaton attended school together on
Eaton Mountain Ridge As to 30 years
ago and of that number only one Is
now deceased. That was Forrest
Eaton. The rest are Joseph w. Eaton
of Oakland. Cal. George M. Eaton or
Oakland. Cal. Fred o. Eaton, Calvin
d. Eaton, Mrs Minnie Crowell Green,
Mrs. yonie Eaton. w. r. Malbon, all
of Skowhegan, Ben Nye of Dakota,
Mrs. Ella Nye Austin o. California,
Miss Alberta Nye, California, Bertha
Nye, California, Frank T.. Nye, Mas
sachusetts and Ralph Nye, California.
These were the grandchildren of Ben
jamin Eaton, born in 1857. The chill
dren of Benjamin Eaton who married
Mary Moore were Aurilla m. Crowell !;
Mary m. Malbon; Benjamin Stafford
m. Wortherly: Horace m. Doran; Sal
ley m. Croweil; Calvin m. Green; De-
borah m. Nye The ancestors of these
people and something of the earlier
history may be found in the follow
ing annals:
The name OF EATON, variously
spelled Eaton, Eyton, Elton, has been
long known in England branch
had estates In the west of England
and coat of arms Several Of the
name came to America. Francis and
his family came on the Mayfower in
1920. John of Haverhiil, John, Will
liam and Jonas settled in Reading,
Mass. Jonas and wife Grace removed
to Lunenburg. Pearson, (also spelled
Payson and Person,) had wife Ann,
family name unknown but tradition
In the family says it was Ann Bird.
an English LADY, Lunenburg records
give the following children:
Rebekah, born April II, 1853.
Pierson, born June 10, 1854.
Joseph, born March 20, 1855.
Anne, born Feb. "a, 1858.
John, born Feb. 8, 1850.
BENJAMIN, born March A, 1852.
william, born March IL, 1867.
Sarah, born Jan. 3, ITO.
Ebenezer. born Oct. II, 1772.
Calven, born Nov. 6, 1774.
The Massachusetts Rolls of Revolu
tionary Soldiers have the following:
EATON. Pearson, (also given Per-
son. Lunenburg. Private, Capt. Geo.
Kimball's company, which marched
April 20, 1775, in response to the alarm
Of April 10, ITS; service, 10 days;
also, Capt. Josiah Sterns' company
Col. Ephriam Doolittle's regiment;
muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; en-
listed May 20. IT'S; service, months.
days; also. company return dated
Winter Hill, Oct. 6, 1775; also, Capt.
Zachariah Fitch's company, Col. Sam
uel Brewers regiment; service from
Aug. %, 1776, to Sept. 80, 1776, mo.
8 days; also, Capt, Nathaniel Carter's
company Col Job Cushing's regiment;
enlisted Sept. IA, TIT; service. 1 mo.
20 days, travel included, at the North
ward, at the capture of Gen. Bur-
goynes army; also, petition, signed
by said Eaton, stated that he was
drafted In 1777, marched to saltwater
in Capt. Nathaniel Carriers company
Col. Job Cushing's regiment, and
goyne's army; that the regiment was
ordered to Albany and Immediately
to New York, but that he |
was unable to march on account of
and was advised by the regi-
mental surgeon to make his way home, |
the surgeon agreeing to inform the
Col. of the facts; said Eaton petitions |
that his full wages may be pad to him
inasmuch as he had not received any
from either town or
state on account of his being drafted
petition endorsed mon concurred"
June %, 1882; also Est of mos. men
raised for Continental service from
Capt Carlisle's company, Col Stearn's
regiment year not given) engaged for
town Of Lunenburg; also, Private.
Capt. Samuel Kings company. Col
Thomas Marshall's regiment; muster
roll for Jan. 1779, dated at West Point;
engaged July %, 1878; term 9 mos;
reported SICK at Hartford.
BENJAMIN EATON, son of Pearson
and Anna. born in Lunenburg, Mass,
March 4, 1862, married Lydia Ireland.
daughter of John and Lydia Farwell
Ireland. She was born May 6, 1857.
and they were married Sept. 1884.
Children:
Asa, born Nov. 20, 1855.
Benjamin, born Nov. 30. 1887.
Aaron, born June 3, 1870.
John, born May 26, 1892, died May
II, 1913.
Mary, born March 49, 1894.
Calvin, born May %, 1896
JOSEPH, born May %, 1899, died
July 26, 1900.
Nancy, born Nov. 10, 1901.
Sally, born Aug. "a 1903.
LYDIA, born Feb. ~. 1905.
JOSEPH. born June 80. 1909, died
July 10, 1895.
Massachusetts Rolls contains the
following:
EATON. Benjamin, was in Capt.
John Whites Co.. Col Abijah Stearns'
regiment, from April /, until July 2.
177S. He was in Gait. Jonathan Sib-
ley's Co.. Col Luke Drury's regiment
from July 29. to Nov. 10, 1881.