A FEW FAMILY PROFILES

FAMILY PROFILES

EDEN, MAINE

From the Hand written Journals of Eden Hamon.

Tobias Roberts married the widow, Mary Nichols and settled at Bar Harbor in about 1839.  He kept a small retail country store, did some land surveying, was a member of the superintending school committee some years, and was the first in Bar Harbor to take summer boarders, built the Agamont, which was the first hotel built at Bar Harbor.  He was a prominent and influential citizen of Eden and did much to develop the place into the famous watering resort it now is.  He died Oct. 22, 1879.

There children were;

1.  Tobias I.  born March 31, 1835

Married and settled at Bar Harbor.  Landlord and storekeeper.

2.  Irena O.  born May 17, 1838.  Married Fred J. Alley.  Lived at Bar Harbor.  She is dead.

3.  Agnes S.  Born May 31, 1842.  Died Nov. 15, 1861.

4,  John L.  Born May 19, 1845.  Died Oct. 10, 1861.

5.  William M.  Born Feb. 27, 1848.  Married Miriam H. Ash.  Settled at Bar Harbor and was a hotel landlord.  Living now.

Jeremiah Stevens married (1) Eunice, daughter of Thomas and Polly Freye Wasgatt.  He was a ship builder and sea captain and came from Portland.  Lived - and his wife died - at Hulls Cove.  Was one of the selectmen of Eden in 1819 - 1820, 1821.

There children were;

1.  Jonathan Ignatius  born Jan. 6, 1812.  He resided in Portland and was a sea captain.  He once visited Hulls cove and seeing the delapidated condition of the old school house, built the present one and gave it to the district with $1,000 as a fund, the income of which is to be expended by a committee as directed by his will.  He also caused tombstones to be set at his mothers grave.  She died Feb. 17, 1820.

2.  Nancy W.  born Jan. 18, 1814.

3.  Joseph T.  born Feb. 14, 1817.

Jeremiah Stevens married (2) Miss Betsy Fisher of Blue Hill.  Published July 22, 1822.

Solomon Stevens of Trenton married Betsy, daughter of John Thomas, 5th,  and Elizabeth Cousins Thomas.  Published Dec. 7,  1805.  Had one child - Calvin.

John Stevens  married Dolly, daughter of William and Mary Fernald Blunt.

Their children were;

1.  Mary B.  born April 12, 1810

2.  William B.  born May 25, 1815

I have been unable to learn much about these Stevens.  I presume Jeremiah Solomon and John were brothers.

                                        1.

John Somincby was published to Dorcas, daughter of Daniel and Betsy Hamor Rodick, Nov. 8, 1805.  Settled at Hulls Cove.  Ship Carpenter and I think was a master workman.

He died Feb. 18, 1828

Their children were;

                                        2.

1.  Almira  born Dec. 20,  1806.  Married Reuben Salisbury.

2.  Elizabeth T.  born Oct. 14, 1808.  Died April 8, 1828.

3.  John R. born March 18, 1811.  Married Mary Dunton, published March 20, 1835.  Lived and died in Ellsworth.  Master ship builder.

Their children were;

                                        3.

1.  Caroline E.  born Oct. 22, 1835.  Died July 18, 1893.

2.  Margaret  born July 4, 1837.

3.  Elizabeth  born Nov. 27, 1839.

                                        2.

4.  Sarah T.  born May 18, 1813.  Married Royal G. Higgins.

5.  Harriet T.  born Aug. 7, 1815.  Married Atherton Day.

6.  Jacob S.  Born April-

Joseph Bunker married Ruth, daughter of Elisha and Bathaheba Hamor Cousins.

Their children were;

                                       2.

1.  Benaire  born July 14, 1784

2.  Ruth  born Feb. 12, 1786

3.  Elisha  born May 12, 1788.  Died Feb. 14, 1805.

4.  Thomas  born Sept. 15, 1790.

5.  Eunice,  born March 30, 1793,  Married Elisha Young.

6.  Joseph  born Sept. 1, 1797

7.  Percy  born March 2,  1800

John  born Jan. 16, 1802  Married Sarah ?.  He was a Baptist Minister and lived a while on Cranberry Isle, than moved to Eden where he preached a few years, than moved to Jordan's River, Trenton, than to Ellsworth.

Their children were;

                                        3.

1.  Sarah E.  born May 15, 1827.

2.  Ann M.  born April 19, 1829

3.  John C.  born April 14, 1821

4.  Judith M.  born Feb. 2, 1834

5.  Harriet R.  born Aug. 26, 1835

6.  Melinda U.  born March 13, 1837

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Elkanah Remick and Phoebe Doane Remick.

Their children wre;

1.  Elizabeth  born Nov. 1793.  Died Aug. 1799.

2.  Freeman  born Nov. 22, 1795.  Died Nov. 19, 1804.

3.  Daniel  born March 20, 1798

4.  Seth  born May 15,  1800.  Married Hannah, daughter of James and Elizabeth Smalledge  Campbell Dec. 22, 1825.  Settled on his father's farm at Hulls cove.  Farmer and seaman.  He died Oct. 17, 1846,  She died Oct. 24, 1856.

Their children were;

                                                 3.

1.  Jonathan J.  born Jan. 21, 1828.

2.  Elizabeth J.  born May 5,  1829.  Married John Truphy of Trenton, where they lived and died.

3.  Daniel  born July 4, 1831.  Died sept. 24, 1831.

4.  Alberta  born Sept. 12, 1832.  Married James Campbell.

5.  Seneca H.  born Sept. 8, 1833.  Married and lived in Hancock.

6.  Edmund  born Jan. 10, 1835.  Married Mary, daughter of Edwin and Nancy Doane Young.  Settled in trenton, where he died.

7.  Meltire T.  born feb. 8, 1837.  Died Feb. 17, 1863.

8.  Mary D.  born Sept. 22, 1840.  Adopted by Capt. William Peach and his wife, Marina.

9.  Martha  born Feb. 3, 1840.

                                                  1.

Job Stanwood and his family.  Quotations from Maine Historical Magazine.

I have copied the following from the old Mt. desert Record book.

"A record of the bearths and Deaths of Job Stanwood and his wife Martha and their children.

First son Benjamin Bradstreet Stanwood was born June 19th 1776.

Second son Humphrey Bradstreet Stanwood was born May 20th, 1768.

Third son Enoch Tickburn Stanwood was born April 21, 1768.

Forth son David Stanwood was born Aug. 22nd, 1774.

Their daughter Sarah Stanwood was born Oct. 18th, 1774.

Job Stanwood died July 27th, 1776."

Mr. Fountain Rodick of Bar Harbor told me that he heard that when Job Stanwood came east he settled on cranberry Island and lived there a few years than moved to Duck Brook where he died.  His widow married (2) Robert Young.

Their children were'

                                                  2.

1.  Benjamin B.  born June 19, 1766.  Married (1) margaret, daughter of Thomas and margaret Davis Wasgatt.  Settled between Duck Brook and Bar Harbor, probably on lot occupied by his father.

Their children were;

                                                  3.

Benjamin B. Jr.  born May 12, 1791.  Married (1) Betty, daughter of Thomas and Eunice Wasgatt.  Settled at Bar Harbor.

Their children were;

1.  Calvin  born May 23, 1808.

2.  Margaret  born March 24, 1811.

3.  Hannah  born Jan. 26, 1814.

4.  Thomas  born July 28, 1793.  Married Sarah Easton April 23, 1814.

5.  John  born Nov. 14, 1795.  Married Mary Gilley Aug. 14, 1817.

6.  Henry D.  born feb. 20, 1797.  Married Zena, daughter of Thomas Wasgatt and Eunice Wasgatt Jan. 15, 1816.

Benjamin B. Stanwood's wife Margaret died and he married (2) Mrs. Helpa Hotchkiss.

                                                     2.

Humphry  born May 20, 1768.  Married (1) Mary, daughter of ?.  Settled at Bar Harbor on lot now known as the Enoch H. Lileand place.  Farmer.  Their children were;

                                                     3.

1.  Martha  born Oct. 24, 1787.

2.  Bethiah  born Aug. 13, 1789.

3.  Solomon  born June 26, 1791.  Married Jane Leland.

4.  Peleg  born Oct. 14, 1793.  Married Eliza Higgins.

5.  Enoch  born Dec. 8, 1795.

6.  Rellance  born Dec. 19, 1797.

7.  Margaret  born April 28, 1800.  Died March 4, 1808.

8.  Mercy  born June 3, 1803.

9.  Mary born May 28, 1807.

Humphrey Stanwood's wife Mary died Oct. 18, 1825 and he married (2) Mrs. Hannah Leland, widow of Captain Amarish Leland.  They lived in their old age with their son Enoch H. Leland.

                                             

                                                   1.

Ebenezer and Mehitable Salisbury.

Their children were;

                                                    2.

1.  Molly;  married James Leland.

2.  Stephen;  Married Anna Snow.

Their children were;

                                                     3.

1.  Philena  born Jan. 7, 1794.

2.  Ann born March 17,  1797.  died Sept. 16, 1820.

3.  Philip  born April 5, 1799.

4.  Azubah   born Feb. 3, 1801.

5.  Betsy  born April 3, 1803.  Married Joel Mayo.

6.  Nathaniel  born March 18, 1805.

7.  Mariah  born June 3, 1807.

8.  Thankful  born May 27, 1809.  Married Upton Salisbury.

9.  Snow Y.  born dec. 4,  1811.

10.  Almira  born June 1, 1814.

11.  Mehitable  born May 22, 1815.  Married Elbridge Salisbury.

                                                      2.

3.  Ebenezer Jr.  born ?.  He was a prominent citizen of eden.  Settled on his Father's farm at Salisbury Cove.  Married Abagail, daughter of Henry Knowles.

Their children were;

                                                      3.

1.  Kendall  born Nov. 23, 1799.  Married Sally douglass of Trenton.

2.  Thankful  born March 4, 1801.  Married William, son of Col. Cornelius Thompson.

3.  Reuben  born Nov. 28, 1802.  Married (1) Almira, daughter of John and Dorcas Rodick Suminsby.  Settled at Bar Harbor near Humphrey Stanwood's.  Ship carpenter.  She died Feb. 13, 1866.

Ther children were;

                                                     4.

1.  Abagail  born Sept. 3, 1827.  Married Andrew J. Mills.  Now living at Salisbury Cove.

2.  John S.  born April 13, 1829.  Married Endora, daughter of Capt. John and Sally Leland Mcfarland, and widow of George P. Higgins.  Settled at emery's cove, than at Bar Harbor on Eagle Lake Road, where he kept a boarding house some years.  Was a master shipwright.  She died in 1907.

3.  Warren H.  born Sept. 20, 1831.  Married Cornelia E., daughter of Jonathan and Hannah Brewer Hamor and widow of Warren F. Higgins.  Seaman.

4.  Thomas S.,  born Nov. 2, 1833.  Died Jan. 5, 1836.

Almira, wife of Reuben Salisbury, died Feb. 13, 1866 and on Dec. 29, 1871 he married Mrs. Thankful Trussel of Cranberry Isle.  They afterwards moved to Town Hill where they died.

                                                     3.

4.  Stephen  born Oct. 14, 1804.  Married Jane Harden of Treton.

5.  Bethuel  born Dec. 1, 1806.  Married Elizabeth, daughter of John and Dorcas Rodick Suminsby July 9, 1829.  Settled at Bar Harbor on Eddy's Hill on the North side of eden Street.  Was a ship captain.  Selectman in Eden in 1858 - 1859.  Collector of taxes in Eden two or three years.

There children were;

                                                    4.

1.  Eben A.  born May 31, 1831.  Married Mary Ann Beely.  He is living at Bar Harbor.

2.  Samuel E.  born July 2, 1834.  Died Oct. 31, 1896 - unmarried.

3.  Stephen S.  born Feb. 9, 1837.  Married Sarah E. Cunningham.  Settled at Bar Harbor on corner of Eden and Kebo Street.

4.  Adaniram J.  born March 15, 1839.  Married Mavilla M. Richards.

5.  Emma L.  born Jan. 20, 1843.

6.  Oliva  born May 20, 1845,  died Dec. 1, 1865.

                                                      3.

6.  Jane  born Dec. 9, 1808,  Married samuel, son of samuel and Hannah Hamor Fish.  Settled at salisbury Cove.

7.  Elbridge, born Oct. 15, 1811.  Married Mehitable , daughter of Stephen and Anna Snow Salisbury.  Settled in Salisbury Cove.  Ship Carpenter and farmer.