Memorials of Robert Lawrence, Robert Bartlett, and their descendants

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GENEALOGY

AKCESTORS AND POSTERITY

ISAAC LAWRENCE

PART I UWrence; me]moriai,3

WITH INDKXES.

Ii^^Lwrence i^emori£.l5,

A nearly complete history of the Lawrence family, which first settled in Sandwich, Mass., is given in the following pages. It is not known whether the two brothers who settled on Long Island lived and had descendants. A majority of the Lawrences have been farmers. Four are graduates of Colleges, four have fitted themselves for the Christian ministry, two have had a knowledge of the law, one being admitted to the bar, three have made teaching their profession, one had a knowledge of medicine, one is a missionary in India, several have been fine scholars, and quite a number have been ingenious mechanics. It is believed that no one of the family has ever been addicted to the use of intoxicating drink. Almost all have been members of the Baptist church. The first four generations are ^Robert, ^Joseph, ^Joseph, Jr., and *James. James's sons, ^Joseph, ^Asa, and ^Peter, will be considered under three great divisions, and their descendants will be regarded as branches under their respective divisions.

Our forefather's name was ^Robert Lawrence. He with two of his brothers in the capacity of soldiers was sent by his Britannic majesty, probably Charles II, and between the years 1664 and 1667, to Holland. The}^ left the army and came to America. Two stopped at

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Long Island, but Robert settled in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, on a piece of land near Falmouth line, with the salt water and marsh on the west. Robert was married to Sarah Barlow. They had a son, ^Joseph Lawrence, who was married to a Miss Chadwick.

Joseph had a son, ^Joseph Lawrence, Jr., who was born in 1706, and died July 15, 1768, aged 62 years. He was married to Betsey Paddock. He lived in Plymouth Mass., at the time of his death, and he and his wife were members of the Congregational church. They had six children : Justis, Seth, Hannah, Penninah, Patty, and James. Justis was married to Deborah Garret. He followed the sea, but finally settled in Swanzey, New Hampshire. Seth was a soldier and died in the war of the Revolution. Hannah was married to Seth Barlow. Penninah, born June 7, 1738, taught school in Pocasset where she died May 3, 1755. Patty, born September 1, 1741, died of consumption, October 3, 1767.

■* James Lawrence, our great grandfather, was born November 27, 1745. He was married, January 1, 1769, to Abigail Ewers, who was born March 13, 1749. James was a soldier in the war of the Revolution a part of the time. They had six children : ^Joseph, ^Asa, Temperance, Rufus, ^Peter, and Betsey. They lived in Sandwich, on Cape Cod, Mass. August 10, 1786, they moved to New Sandwich, since called Wayne, Kennebec County, Maine, and settled on a tract of land in the extreme eastern part of the town, on what is now called the old road from Wayne to Winthrop. They felled trees and cleared a portion of this land, and built a log house in which was their home for several years.

Tliey had many obstacles to dishearten them, limited means, sometimes poor crops, and of ten sickness. Rufus, born July 27, 1778, died of fever, March 26, 1790 ; Abigail, the mother, died of consumption, April 28, 1790, aged 42 years ; Betsey, born June 22, 1785, died April 23, 1804 ; and Temperance, who was born November 1, 1775, died about 1860.

James died of dropsy, in Wayne, July 3, 1811, in the 66th year of his age. Rev. B. F. Lawrence says, "James Lawrence, our great grandfather, I have heard my father say, was a man of more than ordinary scholarly tastes and attainments for history. At the time of the first discovery of electricity by Dr. Franklin, James manufactured an electrical machine, which was the wonder of his whole neighborhood. A man, who knew him well, declared him to be a born orator and a man of great learning for his times." He was formerly a member of a Congregational church, but feeling somewhat dissatisfied, he was finally baptized by immersion, united with others and formed the first Baptist church in Wayne. The Lawrences for the most part, have been professors of religion, and nearly all of them have been members of the Baptist church. Joseph, the oldest son of James, wrote as follows: "My great grandfather, grandfather and grandmother, father and mother were people that feared God."

^JOSEPH LAWRENCE DIVISION.

Joseph, son of James, was born in Sandwich, Mass., October 29, 1769, and died in Jay, Me., July 5, 1852, aged nearly 83 years. He made a brief genealogical history of his forefathers, and it is to his efforts we are chiefly indebted for the account of the iirst four generations. He relied upon old family records and the testimony of members of the families then living. Rev. B. F. Lawrence says, "My grandfather, Joseph, inherited much of his father's love for learning, but his early advantages gave him no opportunity for an education. He attended a public school for only six weeks. Later in life, however, he gave himself to study, employing at one time a lad}^ teacher for several weeks. He also studied medicine and for several years Ms medicines and his medical advice were much in demand."

Joseph lived on a farm for a time in Wayne and Winthrop, but afterwards moved to Jay. He was married to Joanna Floyd, who was born June 5, 1766, and died September 80, 1823, aged 57 years. His second wife was Betsey Boardman. His third wife was Rebecca Faunce. By his first wife he had eight children : Abigail, Noah, Sally, Francis, Manasseh, Phoebe, Rufus, and James. Abigail died of heart disease, December 31, 1859, aged 65 years ; Sally died June 12, 1837, aged 40 years ; and Phoebe died about 1842 at the home of her brother Francis.

6N0AH LAWRENCE BRANCH.

Noah, son of Joseph, was born in Wayne, June 3, 1796, and died in Lexington, Me., December 21, 1852, aged 56 years. He was a farmer in Jay. December 25, 1824 he was married to his cousin, Philenia W,, daughter of Asa. She was born in Wayne, July 18, 1801. They had one child, Mercy, who was born July 12,

1826, and died the following December, Philenia died of consumption, in Jay, July 25, 1829, aged 28 years.

April 5, 1830 Noah was married to Beulah Leach, a widow, whose maiden name was Rowell. She was born May 25, 1799, and died at North Wayne, June 15, 1879. By his second wife he had three children : Sarah M., born in Jay, March 25, 1831 ; Betsey R. , born October 17, 1836, lived twelve days ; and Prentiss M., born November 25, 1839, lived ten days.

January 1, 1856 Sarah M, Lawrence was married to Silas L. Lincoln, a farmer at Dead River, M'e. Sarah was baptized by Rev. C. Parker, and joined the Baptist church of Wayne. They had four children : Fremont, born July 1, 1857, is living but in poor health ; Ida M., born July 20, 1859, was married, October 15, 1882, to Aim on O. Houston of Detroit, Maine, and died February 15, 1886. She was a devoted Christian and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Kents Hill ; Xoa E., born April 12, 1861, is living in Weld. She is spoken of as an excellent young woman; and Mason, born Aprir28, 1863, died August 20, 1864.

^FRANCIS LAWRENCE BRANCH.

Francis, son of Joseph, was born in Wayne, December 29, 1799, and died from the effects of an abscess in the throat, in Jay, April 18, 1858, aged 58 years. He was able, ingenious, a worthy member of the Oriental Star Masonic Lodge, No. 21, an honest man, and deacon of the Baptist church of Jay.

Rev. B. F. Lawrence says, "My father, Francis Lawrence, was a blacksmith by trade, and as an edged- tool

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maker he acquired quite a renown, his axes and draw shaves being cash articles in every logging camp. He represented the town of Jay in the Maine Legislature in 1843-44, and held every town office at different times. He was a Justice of the Peace and did a great deal of writing deeds and wills, and giving legal advice the last of his days. He held the office of County Commissioner at the time of his death. I think we owe what ability for scholarship we have as a family to both ]3arents. My father was, probably, the best scholar in his own family — a careful, an exact, but slow thinker. My mother came from a family that learned from observation, and took in an idea at a glance. We are a cross between."

Francis Lawrence was married to Susan N. Winslow, who was born in Livermore, and died in Portland, A.ugust, 1872, aged 65 years. They had eleven children : Susan T., Deborah N., Deborah N= 2d, Benjamin F., Melinda B., Clarinda T., Thomas E., Clara T., Sarah B., Mary F., and Isabel.

Susan T., born August 5, 1827, died of consumption, September 27, 1850. She was a young woman of unusual maturity of mind, decision of character, and active piety. She was a school teacher of considerable local renown ; Deborah N., born February 9, 1829, died August 13, 1830 ; Deborah N. 2d, born February 28, 1831, died October 10, 1850, living two weeks longer than Susan. She gave promise of superior scholarship ; Melinda B., born May 26, 1834, died December 19, 1858 ; Clarinda T., born September 19, 1835, died January 9, 1858 ; Thomas E., a soldier in the war of the Rebellion,

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in the Sth Regiment, Maine Volunteers, was killed in tlie battle of the Wilderness, May 11, 1864. He belonged to the order of Masons ; Clara T., born June 8, 1842, is living at St. Cloud, Minn ; and Sarah B., who died October 16, 1867.

7Rev. Benjamin Franklin Lawrence, son of Francis, was born in Jay, April 14, 1835. He fitted for college at the Farniington Academy, and graduated from Waterville College in 1858. He had considerable experience in teaching both before and after graduation, being Principal of Litchfield Liberal Institute and Corinth Academy in Maine. He was for two months in the war of the Rebellion, having enlisted in the Rhode Island Second Regiment of Volunteers. The regiment was in the first Bull Run fight and about a third of the men were killed or wounded. He was then honorably discharged in consequence of nervous prostration and the pressing need of his services at home.

He graduated from the Newton Theological Seminary in 1860, and was married to Belle S. Church of Farmington, January 16, 1862. They have had no children. Their adopted daughter, Mary Belle, is quite accomplished both in music and painting. In 1885 she was married to W. E. Davis by whom she had a son, Bercy. On account of her husband's extreme cruelty, she procured a divorce. November 24, 1887 she was happily married to E. W. Ladd.

Rev. B. F. Lawrence is a Baptist clergyman, and has been settled in York, Dexter, Brunswick, Me., Groton, Mass., Meriden, N. H., and East Jefferson, Me., and is now pastor of the Baptist Church at South Pueblo,

Colo. While pastor at Brunswick he was a member of the village Board of Education three years, being chairman of the same two years. He was Supervisor of schools one year while at Meriden. For the purpose of a change and a rest about eight or ten years ago, he spent a year in the West, a part of the time superintending the development of a silver mine. Rev. Mr. Lawrence is a gentleman of liberal culture, an eloquent preacher, and an earnest and faithful pastor.

"^Mary F. Lawrence, Francis's daughter, was a graduate of the Portland High School, and a teacher in the same for a number of years, taking high rank as a linguist. She was married to Rev. A. K. Grurney, a missionary to Sibsagor Assam, India. She came home from the mission field some five or six years ago, bringing her two children, Lawrence E. and Bessie K., then five and two years of age. She left the children at the Mission Home, Newton Center, Mass. Before she returned, her services as a missionary speaker were much in demand. She frequently writes able and spicy articles for the religious newspapers.

'''Isabel Lawrence, youngest daughter of Francis, was born in Jay, August 31, 1853. She graduated from the High school of Portland in 1868, and from the Oswego Normal school in 1872. She occupied the position of Critic teacher in the Oswego school, and of Primary principal in Yonkers, N. Y. After going West she had charge of the Psychology and Practice in the Normal school at Whitewater, AVis., and since 1878 she has held a similar position in the State Normal school at St. Cloud. Minnesota. She is an author and is one of the most distinguished teachers in the country, and a lady of superior culture.

President Thomas J. Grray of the Normal school of St. Cloud speaks of her as follows : "Miss Isabel Lawrence, as a teacher of methods and educational psychology, has no rival in the West. She is strong in all of her work. I can speak advisedly, both from my long acquaintance with her and from my knowledge of the Normal schools of the country. In her scholarship she shows wide reading, exact information and liberal culture. Especially in the extent and character of her reading, the true stamp of a scholar, including the standard works in philosophy and literature, all mark her mind as of no ordinary mould. The family may well be gratified in her."

6MANASSEH LAWRENCE BRANCH.

Rev. Manasseh Lawrence, son of Joseph, was born in Winthrop, Me., October 4, 1801, and died of heart disease, in North Paris, Me., August 3, 1860, in his 59th year. In Zion's Advocate, September 28, 1860, a writer, probably a clergyman, who signs himself "H," has the following article upon the life and labors of Rev. Manasseh Lawrence: "At the recent session of the Oxford Association, the writer was appointed to write an obituary of Bro. Lawrence for publication in the Advocate. Although he would have preferred that an older man and one longer acquainted with Bro. L should have been selected for this work, he has fulfilled it according to his ability, using such materials as he could collect from the different sources within his reach.

"He was boru in Wintlirop, October 4, 1801, and his parents moved to Jay in March, 1807. From the records of the Baptist church in Jay, as communicated by the Clerk, we lind that he was baptized April 18, 1824. This was in his 23d year, but he had for some years been the subject of serious impressions, and had passed through a period of much painful anxiety, during which he feared he could not obtain mercy. He was married August 6, 1826, to Miss Rebecca Moore of Jay, by whom he had eight children. Seven of these are living, and six of them are members of Baptist churches. We hope the little girl thus excepted will also be brought into the fold of Christ.

"After a time Bro. L. began to feel that it was his duty to preach the gospel, but having had only a common school education, he did not believe himself qualified for the work. Probably from the same cause, he felt a great unwillingness to engage in any public religious exercise, and he has often related that on one occasion when he could not well avoid praying in public, he mentally promised the Lord that if he would assist him this time, he would never pray in public again. After a time, however, he yielded to a sense of duty, and in 1830 he began to preach, receiving a license from the church in Jay, September 16th of that year. In Millet' s History of the Baptists in Maine, we find him spoken of as a minister whom the church in Jay had employed to their benefit. He also preached in Dixfield and Livermore.

"In March, 1833 he moved to Sumner, and on June 26th of that year he was ordained pastor of the Baptist

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church in that place, — Revs. James Hooper, ISTathaniel Chase, Nathan Mayhew, Ephraim Harlow, and William Wyman taking part in the services. The three former of these have passed away. By his connection with the church in Sumner, he became a member of the Oxford Association, where he has since been well known, having attended all the meetings of the Association since that time except two, viz : 1840, 1856. In 1844 he undertook a mission to the Aroostook region, but had hardly reached his proper field of labor ere he was attacked by disease and was obliged to return. It is thought by his children that he fulfilled this service the following year. In the fall of 1846 he was the subject of severe sickness. Neuralgia, heart disease, and a general nervous affection entirely prostrated him. He was unable to preach for six months, and he never fully recovered his health so as to be able to walk as before, but he became able to ride and preach constantly, and during the last summer of his life, he appeared to enjoy better health than usual. In March, 1854, he sustained a severe loss in the death of his wife; and on August 26th he married Mrs. Arvilla Gr. Scholl, who now survives him.

"He continued pastor of the church in Sumner till March, 1858, after preaching in the mean time to neighboring churches. Canton and Harrison thus enjoyed his labors. These were much blessed to the church in Canton, and under them it received enlargement and encouragement. The church in Sumner enjoyed considerable prosperity during his pastorate. When he commenced his labors there, the church numbered only 51 members. During his pastorate 115 were baptized, and he saw the members increased to 133, As a number of the members lived in the western part of the town, he was accustomed to preach part of the time in their vicinity, and a short time before he resigned the pastorate, a number of members were dismissed to form the W est Sumner church, leaving 94 in the original church.

"When Bro. L. left Sumner, he commenced to preach at JN'orth Paris and Bryant's Pond, dividing his labors equally between them, and residing at the former place. In both these places his labors were much blessed, and he believed that the providence of God had directed him thither. On July 29, 1860 he spent the Sabbath in Sumner, in exchange with the Congregational minister, and on August 2d he was called to preach the funeral sermon of Mrs. White to whom he was formerly pastor. In connection with this service he gave out hymn 1113 in the Psalmist, commencing,

'Ye golden lamps of heaven, farewell ; ' and remarked that it contained his views and feelings with reference to the heavenly world, and that he should like to have it sung at his funeral. On the next day he was up stairs with his wife, and left her to g-o to the barn. He descended the stairs quickly, and Mrs. L. hearing a noise as if he had remained in the house, descended after him, and found him lying on the floor of the room, within five minutes of his leaving her, quite dead. So suddenly had he passed to that world where, in the language of the hymn already referred to :

'The Father of eternal light

Will there his beams display Nor shall one moment' s darkness blend

With that unvaried day.'

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"The church in Sumner at their Conference meeting on the day succeeding his death, passed the following resolutions : 'Whereas, We have heard with regret of the sudden death of our late pastor, Manasseh Lawrence, who spent with us almost twenty-five of the twenty-seven years of his pastoral life ; therefore Resolved, 1. That we hereby express our affection and esteem for him, as a Christian minister, and our grateful remembrance of his useful labors among us, and also tender to our bereaved sister and the other members of the family, our heartfelt sympathy in their painful circumstances ; and express the hope that the God of all consolation will grant them those blessings which at the present time they specially need. 2. That as an expression of our esteem for Bro. Lawrence, we will suspend our usual services to-morrow, and as many of us as possible will attend his funeral.'

"His funeral was attended on Sabbath, August 5th. A very large congregation was present, including ten ministers of the gospel of different denominations.

"The Oxford Association met this year at North Paris. A few days before his death Bro. L. had sent to the Advocate a list of places of entertainments ; but when the delegates met, he who had been longer in the Association than any other minister, was missing. Many references were made to him during the meeting of the Assocition.

"Since the death of Bro. L. the writer has met with many ministers who knew him. The general impression respecting him seems to be, that he was a good man and a useful minister. In preaching he was able to arrest

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and keep the attention of his auditors. In his earlyyears he suffered much from spiritual darkness, and when delivered from this, he considered himself especially qualified to instruct those who were in such circumstances. He is said to have been a fair exponent of Baptist doctrines, and especially loved to set forth Christ as the foundation of the hope of the sinner, who believing in Him becomes like Him. It is also said of him that he never forgot a favor received by him. Let us follow him so far as he followed Christ."

Rev. B. F. Lawrence says of his uncle, Manasseh, "He was a man of unusual power in the pulpit, and had he been trained in early life and found a wider field, he would have doubtless taken a higher rank. His retentive memory, which made him master of the Bible, positive convictions, vivid imagination, ready wit, and commanding presence made him a most interesting preacher. I retain a vivid recollection of a sermon he preached in my father's house when I was a mere boy."

August 6, 1826 Manasseh Lawrence was married to Rebecca Moore, who was born November 29, 1801, and died March 10, 1854, aged 53 years. In August 1854 he was married to Mrs. Arvilla Gf. SchoU (Briggs), who is still living. By his first wife he had eight children : Joanna F., who died in infancy, Joanna F. 2d, Emily A., Andrew B., Ephraim M., Etta R., Cyrus R., and Lizzie R.

■^Joanna F. Lawrence, second daughter of Manasseh, and born in Jay, January 27, 1829, was married to William D. Berry, who was born in Paris, Me., November 17, 1823. He was a soldier in the war of the Rebel-

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lion, and was seriously injured, and hence he is a pensioner. Although deprived of his sight for many years, he is' always cheerful and is a prosperous farmer. This family are Republicans and Baptists. Mr. and Mrs. Berry have reason to be proud of their children and grandchildren. They have had ten children, all born in West Sumner : Addie S., Eugene M., Emma R., John E., Henry H., Villa S., Henry H. 2d, George R., Anna M., and Editli E.

Addie S. Berry, born October 21, 1851, graduated from the Farmington Normal School in 1873. A.fter teaching in country schools some time, she taught in the city of Portland ten years. She was married to J. R. Remick. They have had one child, Anna L., born in January, 1887.

Eugene M. Berry, born January 13, 1854, died March 28, 1885. He was married. May 2, 1878, to Susie A. Cartland, who was born April 2, 1858. They had four children : Willie E., born February 7, 1879 ; Stephen C, born October 5, 1880 ; Jessie W., born June 6, 1882 ; and Annie F., born January 28, 1884.

Emma R. Berry, born May 31, 1855, was married, May, 1874, to Charles Q- Cusliman, who was born July 4, 1848. He is a member of the Congregational church. They have had four children : Fred E., born November 7, 1875; Albert S., born May, 1878; Willie G., born September 5, 1879 ; and Addie E., born April 20, 1880.

John E. Berry, bora July 6, 1857, was married, September 11, 1883, to Josie G. Noyes, who died June 18, 1884. He was married to his cousin, Izella F. Lawrence, November 23, 1887. Henry H. Berry, born March 25, 1859, died July 27, 1861. Villa S. Berry, born January

27, 1861, graduated from Hebron Academy in 1883, and is now a teacher. Henry H. Berry 2d, born January 28, 1864, is a machinist.

^George R. Berry, grandson of Rev. Manasseh Lawrence, and born October 15, 1865, fitted for college at Hebron Academy, graduated from Colby University in 1885, and is now pursuing a full course of study in the Theological Seminary, Newton, Mass. In boyhood even he was a remarkable scholar, and in college he received the Junior first prize for scholarship, and the Senior prize for excellence in composition. May he greatly prosper. Anna M. Berry, born May 27, 1867, and Edith E. Berry, born October 23, 1872, are the two youngest children. All are good scholars, and nearly all have been teachers.

^Emily a. Lawrence, daughter of Manasseh, was born in Jay, June 11, 1831. She has never married. She was a tailoress, and by energy and perseverance acquired means for a comfortable home. She resides at 46 Cross St., Lawrence, Mass.

'''Andrew B. Lawrence, son of Menasseh, was born in East Sumner, May 16, 1833, and died of heart disease, in Lawrence, May 30, 1884, aged 51 years. He belonged to the Masonic order, and was a police officer for several years. February 17, 1858 he was married to Mary E, Langley : They had three children : Alroy A., born March 29, 1862, and now in the employ of the American Express Company in Lawrence. He is a young man of good ability and worthy of prosperity ; Agnes May, born November 5, 1863, and now in the employ of Jordan & Marsh, Boston; and Cora E., born September 6, 1866.

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'''Dea. Ephkaim M. Lawrence, son of Manasseh, was born in East Sumner, March 27, 1837, and died of brain trouble, in Woodstock, January 17, 1886, aged 48. He was a farmer. He belonged to the Masonic order, was deacon of the Baptist church, and was greatly respected. In 1860 he was married to Eunice R. Ricker, who was born September 6, 1835, and died August 16, 1885, aged nearly 50 years. She was a devoted wife and mother, and a faithful Christian. They had two children : Izella F., born March 27, 1861, and married to her cousin, John E. Berry, November 23, 1887 ; and Greorgie E., born November 14, 1864. She graduated from Hebron Academy in 1887, and was valedictorian of her class.

^Etta R. Lawrence, daughter of Manasseh, was born June 24, 1838, and died November 17, 1873, aged 35 years. Her first husband was George W. Ricker, who died July 15, 1864, aged 29 years. In 1866 she was married to William Groldthwait. By this second marriage there were two children : Ethel A. , born October 5, 1870, and Etta R., born October 30, 1873, the latter being adopted by her aunt Emily, and the former living with her father, who is a teacher in Goshen, N. Y.

^Cyrus R. Lawrence, son of Manasseh, was born September 23, 1840. He taught school in Maine, was in the army from 1861 to 1864, lived in Wisconsin five years, but has been a resident of Massachusetts since 1870. He has completed the Chautauqua course of reading. He is connected with a provision store in Lawrence, Mass. In 1865 he was married to Eliza A. Chase, daughter of Rev. Sibley Chase, a Methodist clergyman. They have had two children ; Maud, born

August 29, 1868, died October 12, 1869 ; and Bertha E., born May 8, 1878.

"Lizzie R. Lawrence, youngest daughter of Manasseh, was born March 18, 1848. On June 19, 1869 she was married to Dustin B. Ricker, born June 28, 1841, and son of Rev. David Ricker, and brother of Greorge W. and Eunice Ricker. The Rickers are all natural musicians. They have had one child, Millie L., born February 5, 1871. All of Rev. Manasseh Lawrence's children were members of the Baptist church.

6RUFUS LAWRENCE BRA.NCH.

Rufus, son of Joseph, was born in Jay, February 19, 1806, and died of liver trouble, in Sumner, August 24, 1851, aged 45 years. September, 1827 he was married to Charlotte Davenport, who was born January 15, 1806, and died December 21, 1865, aged nearly 60 years. They had nine children: Jenet D, Martha T., Mary D., Silas, Leonard, Dudley, an infant unnamed, Leonard 2d, and George T.

Jenet D., born July 19, 1828, died July 8, 1869 ; Mary D., born December 19, 1831, died in 1854; Leonard, born in June, 1834, Dudley, born in 1835, and an infant unnamed, born in 1840, all died in infancy. Martha T., born September 18, 1830, was married to George T. Pendleton, who was born in Camden, Me., June 19, 1825.

^SiLAS Lawrence, son of Rufus, is a farmer, who was born in Jay, Febrnary 16, 1833. He was married, October 28, 1856, to Lucy A. Davenport, who was born in Winthrop, April 30, 1831. They have had two children : Izora A., born October 31, 1858, died June 10, 1882 ; and Charles born in Sumner, TSTovember 1, 1865. He is a farmer and mechanic, and is a young man of good habits. May he prosper.