Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-07-30
MORE LOCAL HISTORY.
Another Sketch by DIR. Calvin Peck
Written i'm 1888.

committee of the Lyceum to collect
the materials and write history Of
this town beginning at its first settle
ment The materials are scanty be-
cause | do not find there are any
public records prior to the organiza-
ton of the town to be found, nor do
l learn that any of the early settlers
kept a journal of any records that
would throw much light on the sub
iect In addition to this all the
heads OF the first families who settled
here, have gone the way OF all the
earth and are lying in their long re-
pose. as Logan said Of his kindred
mot one remains" Much interesting
Information might have been col
lected twenty years ago, when many
Of the first settlers were alive.
have many times had interesting con-
yersation with several Of them con-
corning their hardships, privations
and suffering, their manner of living,
the efforts and shifts they were
( obliged to make in order to sustain
. themselves and families, during the
first years Of their residence here,
/ and more especially while the Reyo-
, lutionary war laste4> | omitted to
note down the substance Of any of
these conversations and now l do
+ not recollect the particulars.
Some of the immediate descend
ants OF The FIRST families settled here,
are alive; from them | have derived
q MART of the information 7 ann in
possession Of
Williamson in his history Of Maine
saws that the first settlement in this
town was made in 1853. This would
he seventy-fiye wears AGO. All the
Oldest persons now alive, agree that
BENJAMIN Ailliken and Thomas Mil
liken his brother were the first per
cons who made any improvements
rhev built double saw mill on the
/ ste where Col Blacks mills now
stand have often been told by Mrs.
Lord wife of Cant. Isaac Lord OF
Surv. mat she was the first female
who came to this place: she was the
dan enter of BENJAMIN Milliken. and
was fourteen wears old when she
came here A Camp was erected
against a large rock behind the store
Of Samuel Dutton. in that camp her
father lived and she did the cooking
for Che Family of men. till a house
vas huilt This house stood be-
tween the house now owned by Mr..
Bunker and Benz. /. TinIer'a house
an Water street and was the first
! DWELLING bouset built in that place.
The ramains of the old cellar are
now to he seen.
Mrs Lord died in MAY. A. d. 1898,
AGED eightv-seyeu wears. From this
# would anpear that she was born in
I1-51. ada to this her ace ifourteen
vearsl when she came, and it will
move maj She came here with her
Fl hen, In 1765. two wears later than
Williamson states the first settlement
TO have been made. 1t is likely that
if tool, Mr. Nillillen one or two
/ seasons in buiId a dam and mills be
fore he brought any Dart of his fam
! nv AND therefore Wuliamson's date
+ mfaht he correct
/ C,nt Iobn Tinker now eighty
/ two xaors old came here when four-
/ teon vears ala in the wear ITO. an
l,.,rontioa IN Edward Beale Mr.
paaI yyas rrC1n old Yorl, Mr. Real
| oatt1ad on tba lot Edward Ra9Ie now
lives IN
when Cant Tinker came here the
foItcvino families were already set
! tlad
Eania,,in ATfHken lived near Boat
cove Tbon,as lIuliken ot the mills.
iohn h,nran. nm The Ia, now owned by
Col Dutton James Davis on M.
Means lot
Poindpytre ON the lot owned by
/ Samuel JOY, BENZ. JOY on the lot
/ Ivory II. Joy lives on.
Capt Haslam, also James TreworgY,
/ Spencer TreWOrgy and Jacob
! TreWorgy, these three with one Sea
vey, who lived on the lot now owned
/ by Jesse M aans, Surry, were all lost
( at once al sea gong to the westward
! in winter
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