The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-05
Elbridge G. Narney and the Narne!
Family

Eldridge G. Varney was born in
Skowhegan, Maine, MAY is. 1929 and
is still living in North Chelmsford.
Mass. at the age of 80 years in pos
session Of good eye-sight and mental
activities. His ancestry and the an
cestry of all the Varneys in this coun-
try begin with William Narney and his
wife Bridget who with their four
children. Thomas, Humphrey, Sarah,
Rachel came from England and set
tied in Ipswich, Mass. William died
in Salem, Mass, in 1854 His Wi
dow Bridget died in Gloucester, Mass.
October 26. 1872. Humphrey be
came an nhabitant Of Dover, n. II.
1859. He married Sarah, daughter
of Elder Edward Starbuck. They
were Quakers and all of the Varneys
for seven generations were adherents
of that faith.
The children of Humphrey and
Sarah. John 81 born 1864 died 1866 !;
Ebenezer Ga born 1862; Peter Oh
born 1865; Joseph Oh born 1867 E,
Abigail born 1869. Ebenzer CD had
10 children and the most of the
Varneys of New England are descend
ents of this family. One of the
children, Nathaniel "a was born in
1706 and married Content Gaskill in
1927. Nathaniel (4) was the father
Of Silas 81. Slas 81 with his
children Levi 90, Asa 90, Nathaniel
90. Eliphalet (6l, solomon CO., Silas
Co, Rhoda 90. Susan t6), Sarah (6l,
early in the nineteenth century came
to North Fairfield and Skowhegan.
Solomon and Silas moved to the vicin-
ity of Bangor. The Narnevs OF
Skowhegan are descendants of Levi
90 and Eliphalet 81.
Many of the descendants of Levi
are still residents of Skowhegan. OF
the descendants of Eliphalet go, JOS
iah O. was born in Skowhegan in
1891 and died in Skowhegan 1862
and Levi 60 born in Skowhegan in
1896 died, in Skowhegan 1912. His
wife Harriet Steward Varney died
in Skowhegan in 1876 The only des-
cendents of Josiah q are Henry Var
ney go and Clara Varney 90 of Show
hogan. The descendants of Levi Var
neg (7) who continued as residents of
Skowhegan are Levi S. 60 and Ell
bridge G. Isl.
Levi was born in Skowhegan, Sep
TENDER Is. 1922, died in Boston, Mass.
1907. OF his1seven children all died
without children eXcept Addie NJ. born
May 27, 1863. died January 4, 1898.
She married, February 3. 1884. George
T.. Morrill, Of Skowhegan. Children:
III a,,Ia nil \
William II, Ulysses G. Varney 90.
son of Levi Isl, born June 3. 1868,
lives in Roxbury, Mass. He is prob
alton officer of the RoxburY Court.
Elbridge G. Varney 81 married 1854.
Rosetta W. Thomas. She was born
in Sidney, 1893. died in North Chelms-
ford. Mass, 1917. Children: Eva
e.. born 1855; Ella T., born 1856; Fred
f., born 1861 Wilder s., born 1859.
Eva +. (9). married 1874. Hirma c.
Gage. He died in North Chelmsford,
Mass. 1921 Children: Janet, born
1875; Fred Leon, born 1878. Janet
married 1895. Victor E. Edwards of
West BOylston, Mass. Fred Leon,
married Alice Livingstone of Lowell,
Mass. address. Lowell, Mass. Ella
F. 90, married in 1882. DIR. Frank
s. Sampson. address, Penn Tarr. New
York. Fred Varney. (9) married in
1886, Helen NJ. Cushing. daughter of
DR.. John S. Cushing of Skowhegan.
Children John {. Varney. born
1888, Norridgewock. Marion Var
ney. born 1895, North Chelmsford,
Mass. Wilder S. Varney 90. marri-
ed in 1897, Lena b. Robinson of Corn
Vile. Their living children arc Hill
da and Harold Varney. Address NAL
den, Mass. Silas Varney (5l. died in
North Fairfield Eliphalet Varney,
(6) died on the Obed Varney. later
the Alonzo Varney farm on the Mid
die Road, Skowhegan. Levi Varney
"a, died on the old home farm Mid