Dewitt Clinton Chase [Parents] was born on 15 Oct 1836 in Dixfield, Maine. He died on 2 Jun 1872. He married Clara A Newman on 7 Jan 1865 in Canton, Oxford, ME. Dewitt was born on 15 Oct 1836 in Dixfield, Oxford, ME. He resided in 1850 in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine. He resided in 1860 in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine. He resided in 1860 in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine. He resided in 1870 in Wilton, Franklin, Maine. He resided in 1930 in Lagrange, IL.
Other marriages:Hayford, Celia Augusta
Delano, Sarah Ann
Newman, Florentine E
Clara A Newman was born in 1847 in ME. She married Dewitt Clinton Chase on 7 Jan 1865 in Canton, Oxford, ME.
They had the following children:
M i Elmer Clinton Chase was born on 23 May 1865 in Canton, ME. He died on 17 Sep 1886 in East Wilton, ME. Elmer was born on 23 May 1865.
She had the following children:
F i Lulu M was born in Sep 1871. She died after 1930.
Hon. Elbridge Gerry Harlow [Parents] was born on 13 Oct 1825 in Mexico, ME. He died on 23 Oct 1883 in Dixfield, ME. He married Rosella Stanley on 19 Dec 1858.
Other marriages:, Harriet A
It was the custom to name children after famous people. Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) was fifth vice president, under James Monroe, 1813 until his death in 1814. His political career began in 1772 when he became a member of the Mass. General Court. He joined Samuel Adams in opposition to the British. He was a member of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. In 1787 he represented Mass. at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. He was a member of the US House of Representatives from 1789 to 1793. In 1810 Gerry was elected governor of Mass. as a Democratic-Republican. The term "gerrymander" originated in 1812 when Gov. Gerry signed a bill redistricting Mass in such a way as to ensure his own party continued control. One district was compared in shape to a salamander, which then led to Gerrymander.
Rosella Stanley [Parents] was born on 3 Apr 1836 in Dixfield, Oxford, ME. She died on 30 Jun 1882 in Dixfield, Maine. She married Hon. Elbridge Gerry Harlow on 19 Dec 1858.
They had the following children:
M i John Stanley Harlow was born on 30 Sep 1859. He died on 7 Jun 1924. F ii Harriet Anna Harlow was born on 25 Nov 1861. She died on 4 Jan 1935. M iii Henry Ward Harlow was born on 12 Jun 1863. He died in 1927. M iv Frank Seward Harlow was born on 2 Feb 1865. He died on 6 Sep 1965. F v Ione Harlow was born on 3 Mar 1870. She died on 18 Jan 1968 in Dixfield, ME. M vi Elbridge Grant Harlow was born on 29 Jan 1872. He died on 13 Apr 1898. F vii Ethel Gertrude Harlow was born on 24 Dec 1875. She died in 1965. F viii Edith Grace Harlow was born on 24 Dec 1875. She died on 13 Jun 1973.
Col William Tappan Eustis [Parents] was born on 8 Aug 1836 in Rumford, MA. He died on 14 Aug 1925 in Dixfield, Maine. He was buried in Greenwood Cem., Dixfield, Oxford, Maine. He married Elizabeth Chisholm Stowell on 24 Dec 1889 in Canton, Oxford Co., Maine. William was born on 19 Aug 1836 in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, USA. He died on 14 Aug 1925 in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine, USA.
Jane Cantrell wonders:
Was it this William Eustis who destroyed a distillery in 1931? Blew it up with dynamite?
Apparently didn't marry.!SOURCES: Research records maintained include, among other sources,
! Vital Records Town of Dixfield, Oxford Co., Maine
! Vital Records Town of Mexico, Oxford Co., Maine
! "Eustis Families in The U.S." by Warner Eustis
Viewed Military Service Record at National Archives, Washington, DC, 21 Mar 1979 - extract follows: Eustis, William T. 3rd, Adjutant, Co F, 5th Mass Inf Regt. age 27, mustered in at Camp Lander, Mass., Oct 8, 1862. Joined for duty Oct 2, 1862, Wenham - 9 months. Note: Fort Peirson, New Bern, May 29, 1863 - application for leave of absence, 10 days ... "to visit other districts in this Department." Notation : 1st Lt. & Adjutant - 5th Mass Vols, Pension Office : R & P 636,000 Feb 1, 1901. ... mustered in August 5, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.1910 Census - Paris, Oxford County, Maine
Wm T Eustis M W age 74 M 20 yr
Elizabeth S wife F W age 48 M 20 y Ch 5 living 5
Anne S. dau age 19 S
Wm. W. son age 17 S
Augusta F. dau F age 15 S
Albert M. son M age 12 S
Stowell son M age 9 SECR has alternate birthdate - Aug 19 1837
Elizabeth Chisholm Stowell [Parents] was born on 6 Apr 1862 in Canton, ME. She died in 1947 in Dixfield, ME. She was buried in Greenwood Cem., Dixfield, Oxford, Maine. She married Col William Tappan Eustis on 24 Dec 1889 in Canton, Oxford Co., Maine. Elizabeth was born on 6 Apr 1862 in Canton, Oxford, Maine, USA. She died in 1947 in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine, USA.
They had the following children:
F i Anne Sophronia Eustis was born on 20 Nov 1890 in Dixfield, Oxford, ME. She died in 1966. She was buried in Greenwood Cem., Dixfield.
no childrenM ii William Wallace Eustis was born on 14 Jun 1892. He died on 19 Aug 1983. F iii Augusta Fredericka Eustis was born on 27 Jan 1895. She died in 1971. M iv Albert Mason Eustis was born on 2 Feb 1898. He died about 1990. M v Stowell Eustis was born on 5 Jan 1901. He died on 25 Aug 1950.
Franklin K Dexter , Esq was born in Boston, MA. He married Mary Annis Stowell on 9 Nov 1880.
ECR- Line in Weld, ME
Mary Annis Stowell [Parents] was born on 17 Mar 1854 in Boston, ME. She married Franklin K Dexter , Esq on 9 Nov 1880.
died at 85
Franklin Stanley [Parents] was born on 19 May 1848 in Dixfield, Maine. He died on 1 Jan 1935 in Roxbury, ME. He was buried in Dixfield, ME. He married Mary C Reynolds on 11 Oct 1868 in Dixfield, ME. Franklin was born on 19 Mar 1848 in Dixfield, Oxford, ME. He died on 1 Jan 1935 in Dixfield, Maine, USA.
1870 Dixfield record reports he ran the Dry Goods store.
From Jane Cantrell:
Described as “man among men, heroic, civic-minded, practical, and universally well liked.” He married 11 OCT 1868 at Dixfield. Frank, at age 15, enlisted as a drummer boy during the Civil War. In 1873 JUL 13, he began putting together a scrapbook. In 1887, Frank Stanley was the telegraph operator. In 1884 he was elected Selectman. In 1887, Frank Stanley was the telegraph operator. Frank Stanley, postmaster at Dixfield, MEAlthough forever associated with Dixfield during his life, he spent twenty years residing in Canton, Roxbury, and Kingfield, Maine. He was a man among men, heroic, civic minded, practical, and universally well liked. At the time of his death on Wednesday, January 1, 1935, Franklin Stanley was Dixfield's oldest living Civil War Veteran. He had enlisted at the age of 15 (1863) as a Drummer boy.
1890 Veterans Schedule lists Frank as suffering from malaria during the Civil War.
Mary C Reynolds was born on 14 Aug 1850 in Canton, Oxford, ME. She died on 1 Jul 1941 in Dixfield, ME. She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Dixfield, ME. She married Franklin Stanley on 11 Oct 1868 in Dixfield, ME.
They had the following children:
F i Susan Inez Stanley was born on 21 Sep 1870. She died in Sep 1972. F ii Jennie Louise Stanley was born on 9 Nov 1879 in Dixfield, Maine. She died on 13 May 1880 in Dixfield, Maine.
Vivian Costello Horne was born on 5 Jul 1878 in ME. He died in 1948. He married Betsey Mae Trask. Vivian resided in Not Stated, Oxford, Maine. He was born in 1878 in Maine. He resided in 1880 in Weld, Franklin, Maine, United States. He resided in 1910 in Mexico, Oxford, Maine. He resided in 1910 in Mexico, Oxford, Maine. He resided in 1920 in Mexico, Oxford, Maine. He resided in 1930 in Mexico, Oxford, Maine.
From the diary of his wife, Bessie. DHS records.
V.C. Horne
Dixfield, Me
TEL: 422
In case of accident notify: Bessie Horne
Lodge Name and No.: Masons 87
Name of Bank: Rumford Fall Trust
Weight: 167
Height: 5’ 10-1/2”
Size Hat: 7-1/8
Gloves: 10-1/2
Hosiery: 10-1/2
Collar: 15-1/2
Shoes: 8
Betsey Mae Trask [Parents] was born on 31 Oct 1876 in Mexico, ME. She died on 9 Jan 1962 in Rumford, Maine. She married Vivian Costello Horne. Betsey was born in 1877. She resided in 1880 in Mexico, Oxford, Maine, United States. She resided in 1910 in Mexico, Oxford, Maine. She resided in 1920 in Mexico, Oxford, Maine. She resided in 1930 in Mexico, Oxford, Maine.
They had the following children:
M i Wirt Trask Horn was born on 16 Jul 1905. M ii Edmund Stanton Horne was born on 7 Jun 1911.
Calvin Chester Stanley [Parents] was born on 21 Aug 1890. He died in Brookline, MA. He married Bernice Tribou. Calvin was born in 1891 in Maine. He was born in 1892 in Maine. He died in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. He resided in 1900 in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine. He resided in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He resided in 1910 in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine. He resided in 1920 in Auburn Ward 2, Androscoggin, Maine. He resided in 1930 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine.
Bernice Tribou was born in 1892 in Maine. She married Calvin Chester Stanley. Bernice was born in 1894. She resided in 1920 in Auburn Ward 2, Androscoggin, Maine. She resided in 1930 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine.
They had the following children:
Solomon P Stanley [Parents] was born on 8 Jun 1813 in Winthrop, ME. He died on 10 Jun 1889 in Kingfield, ME. He married Apphia Kezar French on 16 Dec 1840 in Kingfield, Franklin, ME. Solomon resided in 1860 in Kingfield, Franklin, Maine. He resided in 1870 in Kingfield, Franklin, Maine. He died on 10 Jun 1889 in Kingfield, Maine, USA.
Soloman, became father of the famous Stanley twins, Freelan O and France E. Stanley (b. 1 JUN 1849 that became inventors of the airbrush, the photographic dry plate, the Locomobile, and the Stanley Steamer.
Solomon Stanley, II lived in Kingfield, Maine. He was taken there by his uncle, Solomon Stanley, in 1813 after his mother, Hannah Fairbanks Stanley, died when he was 4 weeks old. He was given the name Solomon Stanley, II. He grew up in Kingfield and began teaching school at an early age. He was active in the town serving as selectman for many years. He was also County Commissioner for a considerable time and State Counselor in 1876, and served as Representative to the State legislature for two terms.
He was one of the first in town to sign the temperance pledge. He taught singing school and led the singing in church, sometimes playing on a bass viol, although there was some objection to that as being unfit for church music.
Apphia Kezar French was born on 26 Dec 1819 in Kingfield, ME. She died on 10 Sep 1874 in Kingfield, ME. She married Solomon P Stanley on 16 Dec 1840 in Kingfield, Franklin, ME.
They had the following children:
M i Isaac Newton Stanley was born on 18 Oct 1841. He died on 4 May 1910. M ii Francis Edgar Stanley was born on 1 Jun 1849. He died on 31 Jul 1918. M iii Freelan Oscar Stanley was born on 1 Jun 1849. He died on 2 Oct 1940. M iv John Calvin Stanley was born on 8 Mar 1852 in Kingfield, ME. He died on 6 Mar 1883 in Waterville, KS. M v Solomon Liberty Stanley was born on 16 May 1854. He died on 4 Oct 1881. F vi Chansonetta Stanley was born on 30 Dec 1858. She died on 18 Mar 1937. M vii Bayard Taylor Stanley was born on 24 Apr 1861. He died on 12 Jul 1915.
Charles Wallace Eustis [Parents] was born on 23 Jun 1829 in Dixfield, Oxford, MA. He died on 8 Mar 1906 in Dixfield, Maine. He married Mandana M. Griffith on 3 Jun 1856. Charles resided in 1870 in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine. He resided in 1880 in Colebrook, Coos, New Hampshire, United States.
Tin man. Charles is listed as Wallace C Eustis in the 1880 Census of Colebrook, NH as a hardware dealer. His wife Mandana M is also listed. They are boarders. He died at 76 years, 8 mos and 16 days. His cause of death was paraplegia.
Mandana M. Griffith [Parents] was born on 5 Dec 1830 in Canton, ME. She died on 10 Oct 1913 in Dixfield, Maine. She married Charles Wallace Eustis on 3 Jun 1856.
Two dates, unnotated in Dixfield records, 10 Oct 1913 and Aug 5,1882.
They had the following children:
M i Earl Eustis was born on 25 Mar 1870.
ECR - Earl died as infant