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Book Title: History Of Durham, Maine

DURAN.

   Dea. Matthew Duran was born 17 March 1747, and according to tradition came
from England when a young man and settled in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. He was a
Revolutionary soldier. He married (1) Sarah Strout of Cape Elizabeth, who was
born 13 May 1756. As early as 1769 he owned a farm of 60 acres on Fore Rim,
opposite Portland, which he sold, 8 Feb. 1782. He bought, 22 Oct. 1782, of
Vincent Roberts 50 acres of land at Durham, Me., which was the south-western
side of lot 32. Ebenezer Roberts then lived on the other half. He probably moved
to Durham soon after this purchase. April 14, 1794, he exchanged the above land
for 90 acres in "Bagley's Gore," on the Freeport line, with Joseph Paul. His
wife died 25 Mch. 1821, aged 71 yrs (?) He married (2) 18 April 1822 Eleanor Gee
of Scarboro. He died 1 Jan. 1844.  Eight children.

   JOHN b. 2 April 1772; m. 21 Sept. 1794 Jane Davis.

   MARY b. 13 Nov. 1774; m. 7 Dec. 1800 Jeremiah Gerrish.

   SAMUEL b. 2 Oct. 1776; m. (1) 26 Sept. 1798 Kezia Cash; (2) 6 Aug. 1828
Hannah (Runnels) Tukey. Twelve children by first wife, three by second. He died
in Portland 3 June 1857.

   MATTHEW Jr. b. 3 April 1781; see below.

   FRANCIS b. 13 Mch. 1783; m. Apphia Sawyer. Had eight sons and a daughter.

   ELSIE b. 18 Oct. 1785; m. 25 Nov. 1811 David Osgood; d. 26 Jan. 1833.

   NATHANIEL b. 2 Feb. 1788; m. (Int. Rec. 27 Jan. 1815) Mary Young of
Limington.  Ch. Nathaniel, Betsey and Mary.

   SARAH b, 28 Nov. 1791; m. 2 Feb. 1812 David Osgood Jr.; d. 22 June 1855.

   Matthew Jr. b. 3 April 1781; m. (Int. Rec. 10 Jan. 1807) Betsey Dyer of
Limington, Me.  They had ten children.

   DANIEL b. in Pownal 7 Aug. 1809. JOSEPH b. in Pownal 8 Aug. 1812.

   MATTHEW b. in Pownal 25 June 1814; m. (Int. Rec. 6 April 1829) Jerusha Berry
of Gray.

   RUTH b. 1 Sept. 1816. STEPHEN b. in Durham 22 Feb. 1819.

   JOHN b. 25 Feb. 1821.

   MARY ELIZABETH b. 12 March 1823.

   THATCHER DAVIS b. 7 Feb. 1825.

   SAMUEL HOLBROOKS b. 15 Jan. 1827.

   BENJAMIN b. 25 Jan. 1830.

   Benjamin Duran, son of John and grandson of Dea. Matthew, was born in New
Gloucester 15 Feb. 1816; m. 8 May 1845 Mary, dau. of Theophilus S. Thomas; d. 21
Jan. 1895. His wife died 1 June 1885.

   EMMA C. b. 2 May 1846; d. 28 Aug. 1864.

   MARIETTA d. young.

   EDWIN B. b. 3 May 1851.


Additional Comments:
Part of Chapter XII.
GENEALOGICAL NOTES

Extracted from:

HISTORY OF DURHAM, MAINE
WITH GENEALOGICAL NOTES.

BY EVERETT S. STACKPOLE.

PUBLISHED BY VOTE OF TOWN.

LEWISTON: PRESS OF LEWISTON JOURNAL COMPANY. 
1899.



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