Cumberland County ME Archives Biographies.....Hicks Family, -- ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/mefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tina Vickery tsvickery@adelphia.net March 29, 2007, 4:25 pm Author: Sprague's Journal of Maine History Notes on the Hicks Family Sprague's Journal of Maine History Vol. VII FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL 1920 No. 4 Page 210-213 210 SPRAGUE'S JOURNAL OF MAINE HISTORY. Notes on the Hicks Family (BY CHARLES M. STARBIRD, DANVILLE, MAINE.) (Concluded from page 159) Mr. Hicks married second, Mrs. Susanna (Frost) Frost, Novem- ber 5, 1778. She was the widow of Benjamin Frost. Their children were: I. Hannah, b. March 4, 1781; m. January 28, 1807, William Wood. II. Ephraim, b. March 23, 1783; m. Rachel Morton, July 10, 1804. They lived in the Nason district. Mr. Hicks d. December 14, 1835; his widow M. 2d, Edward Harmon of Gray. The children of Ephraim and Rachel were: i. Ebenezer, b. May 26, 1805, m. Susan Parker, Dec. 11, 1825; d. May 21, 1844. She' d. Sept. 5, 1873. 2. Lemuel, b. May 26, 1805; m. Esther Files of Thorndike. 3. Susan, b. Dec. 27, 1807; m. Isaac Flood, April 1, 1837. 4. Dilla, b. Dec. 27, 1807; m. Edmund Flood, Sept. 11, 1831. 5. Martha, b. July 5, 1810; m. Chas. H. Anderson of Windham, February 15, 1829. 6. Eliza, b. January 9, 1820; m. -- Cole of Windham. III. Nathaniel, b. September 27, 1784; m. Lucy Ward, pub. December 12, 1812. They lived near his brother Lemuel in Gorham. Nathaniel d. February 17, 1870; his wife d. February 28, 1837. Their children were: i. Mark m. Sally Hooper who d. July 27, 1895. 2. Isaac m. in Norway and d. there. 3. Mary Ann d. unmarried January 9, 1888, aged 62. She lived in Windham. 4. Joseph d. August 23, 1821. JAMES HICKS. James, son of Lemuel, Sr., married a Leighton or a Hall, but probably Abigail Hall, July 15, 1779. He first built a log cabin in Falmouth. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, a pri- vate in Capt. Joseph Pride's Company in a detachment of Cumber- land County Militia commanded by Nathaniel Jordan, Esq. He enlisted October 1, 1779, served in the Eastern part of Maine and was discharged in October 23, 1779, after losing a leg. His chil- dren were: I. George b. February 1, 1780; d. September 21, 879, II. Dorothy b. June 18, 1781, III. Samuel b. July 8, 1783; d. November 30, 1856. (See below). IV. Sarah b. January 15, 1785. V. Esther b. December 18, 1786; d. March 22, 1787. VI. Esther (2) b. January 2, 1789; d. February 6, 1801. NOTES ON THE HICKS FAMILY. 211 VII Eunice b. May 2, 1791. VIII. Hannah b. April 19, 1793; m. probably, Samuel Berry. IX. Martha b. December 29, 1794; d. November 12, 1797. X. Elizabeth b. November 1, 1796. XI Cyrus b. February 21, 1798; d. November 14, 1876. He m. a Miss Hadlock of West Falmouth and had five children: Charles, Albert, Neal, Levi W. and Abigail. He held a large tract of land on Hurricane Hill in Falmouth which is now occupied by his son, Levi W. Hicks. XII. Martha (2) J). June 3, 1800. XIII. Manj b. March 30, 1802. XIV. Susan b. March 2, 1804. XV. Andrew b. January 10, 1807. SAMUEL HICKS. Samuel Hicks, son of James, married first, Abigail Winslow of West Falmouth. She was born January, 1787 and died February 22, 1834. He built a tavern in Falmouth, now known as the Washburn Tavern, and for many years did a prosperous business. Samuel and Abigail had eleven children: I. Phebe W. b. February 21, 1808; in, Asa Reed; d. October 20, 1879. II. Winslow b. March 7, 1809. (See below.) III. James b. April 21, 1811. (See below.) IV. Lydia b. November 20, 1813; m. James Anderson; d. August, 879. V. Henry b. September 23, 1815; d. January 15, 1867. VI. Martha b. December 19, 1817; m. John Anderson; d. April 14, 1880. 212 SPRAGUE'S JOURNAL OF MAINE HISTORY. VII. Leonard b. January 2, 1820. (See below.) VIII. Alfred b. October 2, 1821; d. July 12, 1890. IX. Adeline b. September 5, 1823; m. Rufus Lane. X. Dolly b. July 15, 1826; d. 1844. XI. Albion b. September 27, 1828; m. Eliza Houston. WINSLOW HICKS. .Winslow, son of Samuel and Abigail, born March 7, 1809; married at Gray, May 24, 1832, Emeline Libby. She was born at Gray, August 9, 1814. He was a prominent farmer of Danville and served as selectman in 1860. He died August 30, 1873. His children were: I. Edwin b. October 28, 1832. He was killed in an accident on the Isth- mus of Panama. One of his sons, Hon. Alfred T. Hicks is now Post- master at Auburn, Maine, and has been an active worker in the Democratic party. He is a member of Wills and Hicks, jewellers. II. Henry F. b. August 19, 1834. He lived on his father's farm until his death. III. Martha b. June 11, 1836; m. June 1859, Mr. Slocum of Winsor, Connecticut. IV. Samuel b. November 23, 1838; in. Mrs. Elizabeth Townsend. He was a prominent farmer of New Gloucester. V. Hannah b. January 16, 1841. VI. Mary S. b. June 15, 1843. VII. James P. ~b. March 18, 1845; d. at Danville, October 1, 1848. VIII. Sarah J. b. June 14, 1847; d. September 26, 1848. IX. Conant S. b. May 23, 1851. He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Lena S. Merrill and his second, Mrs. Angie Towle. He was engaged in the milk business and lived on the Hotel Road, Auburn, until his death in 1917. X. John A. b. May 31, 1855. John A., is a farmer and carpenter residing in Auburn. XI. Emma b. May 31, 1855. JAMES HICKS. James, son of Samuel and Abigail, married Lavina Leighton at Falmouth, April 8, 1838. She was born at Famlouth, March 31, 1815. Mr. Hicks was a farmer in Danville for many years. His children were: I. Charles H. b. March 29. 1839; m. February, 1866, Julia L. K. Lovejoy and 2nd Miss Abby Blair. II Dolly J. b. June 10, 1844; d. unmarried. LEONARD HICKS. 213. He was the third son of Samuel to settle in Danville where he moved in 1840 and took up a farm of 100 acres. He commenced the brick business before 1855 with Rufus Lane. In 1866 he was sent to the Maine Legislature as a delegate to, oppose the annexa- tion of Danville to Auburn. He was a member of the Auburn city council for several years. Politically he was an unswerving Democrat. Mr. Hicks married Elmira Austin who was born at Gray, September 1, 1818. He died in 1887 and Mrs. Hicks in 1895. They had one child: I. Francena b. April 22, 1846. She was educated in the Lewiston Falls Academy and m. December, 1865, Charles E. Robinson of Danville. She d. in 1906. (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/me/cumberland/bios/hicksfam34gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mefiles/ File size: 6.8 Kb