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Book Title: History Of Durham, Maine

EVELETH.

   Silvester Eveleigh or Eveleth was a baker in Boston in 1642. He removed to
Gloucester in 1644 and died there 4 Jan. 1689. His son Joseph, m. Mary Bragg,
was one of the jurors in the witchcraft trials at Salem, in 1692. He died 1 Dec.
1745, aged 105 yrs.  His son Isaac m. Sarah ____ and had a son Isaac who m.
Elizabeth Parsons. Their son Nathaniel was one of the early settlers of New
Gloucester, Me., coming from Gloucester, Mass. as early as 1756. He was Town
Clerk in New Gloucester 1774-1816 and often Selectman. He m. Mary Glass. Their
son James m. Hannah Austin.

   James Henry Eveleth, son of the last named, was born in New Gloucester 6 Feb.
1816. He came to Durham in 1831 and resided at S. W. Bend as a shoemaker till
his death, 14 April 1889. He was Postmaster many years, Representative in 1866,
and one year Town Treasurer. He was one of the early advocates of temperance,
and left the memory of an unblemished character. He m. (1) 3 Dec. 1839 Mary S.,
dau. of Orlando and Sarah (Wagg) Merrill of Durham, b. 6 Oct. 1819, d. 15 July
1844; m. (2) 3 April 1845 Sophronia W., dau. of William and Olive (Woodman)
Jackson of Minot, b. 1 Feb. 1824, d. 24 Oct. 1851 ; m. (3) 11 July 1852, Martha
B., dau. of William and Anna (Norris) Lang of Durham, b. 30 Sept. 1829, d. 2
June 1861; m. (4) 16 Nov. 1862 Mary E. dau. of John and Joanna (Larrabee) Roak
of Durham, b. 13 Jan. 1826  Two children by first marriage.

   JULIUS EDWIN b. 2 July 1841.   See Biog. Sketch.

   FREDERICK HOWARD b. 21 Mch. 1843.    See Biog. Sketch.

Two by second marriage.

   JAMES ALPHEUS b. 1 Aug. 1847; went to Cal. in 1867. He is a Commission
Merchant of Fruit and Produce in San Francisco. Married 11 Feb. 1877 Cordelia,
dau. of Barton England of Santa Rosa, Cal.  6 ch.

   MILLARD FILLMORE b. 2 and d. 21 Sept. 1849.

Three by third marriage.

   MARCUS WILLIAM b. 17 March 1854; m. 15 Nov. 1876 Ada, dau. of Roland
Sylvester of Durham. They have one son Julius Greenleaf. Res. Durham.

   HARLAN FREMONT b. 30 Dec. 1855; m. 10 Jan. 1894 Alice W., dau. of Daniel and
Sarah (Tappan) Ames. Res. Arlington, Mass. One son, Harlan Alpheus.

   MARY SOPHRONIA b. 3 Nov. 1859; d. 19 Oct. 1877.

One dau. by fourth marriage.

   MARTHA LOUISE b. 26 Feb. 1870.


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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