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Family History.

were:—1. Ezra, m. Lucy Priest; whose ch. were:—Fanny, Joel, Levi, d., Betsy, Joseph and Charles. 2. Richard, m. Althina Whitney; whose ch. were:—William, Lucy, d., Mary, Walter, Betsy, Francis L., Richard Baxter, Calvin H., Lucy Ann and Angeline Maria. 3. Mary, m. David Nichols; whose ch. were:—Roena, Marietta, Noyes and Marcus. 4. Joseph, m. Esther Holt; his second wife was Lucy Davis; whose ch. were:—Alexander and Lucy. 5. Roena. Mr. Baker d. in 1842, ae. 81.

Baldwin, Josiah, one of the first inhabitants, lived in town a few years; was a soldier in the revolutionary war three years. He m. Susanna, dau. of Israel Green; they had one child whose name was Susanna, who m. James Cowee; their ch. were:—Persis, Joel, Rebecca, Susanna, Betsy, Mehitable, Sarah, Lucinda, Person, George Washington, Aaron, James, William, John and Ruel Green.

Bacon, Joseph, from Sherburne, was a farmer and carpenter, residing about 1½ miles north-west of the center of the town, on the place now occupied by Joseph Whitney. He m. Abigail Cole; their ch. were:—1. Charlotte. 2. Arna, m. Betsy Sawin; whose ch. were:—Betsy, and Sophronia. 3. Joseph, d. 4. Abigail. 5. Atarah, m. Mr. Burbank; whose ch. were:—Abigail, Mary, Joseph and Benjamin. 6. Eliab, m. Christiana Comee; whose ch. were:—Calvin Cole, Eliza Caroline, Francis, Nancy, Cynthia Maria, James and Matthias Clark. 7. Arathusa. 8. Joseph, m. Lucy Wood; whose ch. were:—Sereno, Almira and Francis. 9. Francis, m. Malinda Kendall; whose ch. were:—Mary, Charles, Maria and Asa. Mr. Bacon d. in 1808, ae. 62.