Blue Hill, ME Pioneer Families - part 13 Date: 97-11-18 03:03:48 EST From: stoeckle@concentric.net (Sioux L. Stoeckle) surnames: PETERS, PILLSBURY ********** JOHN PETERS. John Peters* from Andover, Mass., born Aug. 18, 1741; came to Blue Hill in 1765; died Aug. 20, 1821, aged 80 years. He married widow Mary (Dyer) Cushing July 1st, 1770; she born on Cape Elizabeth, Nov. 19, 1750. She married first Nathaniel Cushing, Dec. 25, 1768; he was drowned at sea in 1769. She died Han. 25, 1826. Children: i. JOHN, b.July 28, 1772; m. Molly Clay; a merchant; d. in New York, July 30, 1843. ii. PHEBE, b. Mar. 13, 1773; m. Daniel Spofford of Bucksport, Aug. 24, 1794; children. iii. WILLIAM, b. May 4, 1774; d. May 5, 1774. iv. JAMES, b. May 14, 1775; m. Sally Cunningham, Mar. 3, 1801; he d. Oct. 26, 1814; six children. v. MOLLY, b. March 3, 1778; m. Seth Kimball, Oct. 11, 1795; d. Jan. 26, 1810; six children. vi. SALLY, b. Feb. 2, 1780; m. Reuben Dodge, Jan. 9, 1799; d. Sept. 17, 1850; 14 children. vii. CHARLOTTE, b. Jan. 1, 1782; m. Sabin Pond, of Ellsworth, Aug. 11, 1805. viii. ANDREW, b. Feb. 7, 1784; m. and lived in Ellsworth. ix. EDWARD DYER, b. Nov. 14, 1785; a merchant; m., lived and died in Boston, where he had a large family. x. AFFEE, b. Mar. 17, 1788; m. Elias Upton, May 3, 1808; lived and died in Bucksport. xi. LEMUEL, b. Apr. 3, 1790; m. Betsey Wood, Sept. 7, 1813; she b. Nov. 2, 1794; d. Oct. 28, 1871, aged 77 years; he d. Oct. 28, 1870, aged 80 yrs. and 6 mos. Children: 1. Pearl Spofford, b. July 28, 1814; m. Mary A. Erskine; 4 children. He resides in California. 2. Almira, b. Oct. 1, 1817; m. Haskell Wood Johnson; resides in Blue Hill; 1 daughter. 3. Lemuel Edward Dyer, b. Oct. 15, 1819; m. first Maria D. Wescott, of Castine, by whom there were 3 children; she d. in 1863; m. second, Sarah M. Wescott, of Castine; he and she living May, 1890. 4. John H., b. Feb. 4, 1822; drowned in attempting to save others, July 15, 1848. 5. Joseph Paris, b. Apr. 13, 1824; m Nancy Wescott; she d. Dec. 31, 1854; he lost at sea, 1863; 2 children. 6. Simeon Parker, b. Feb. 15, 1826; d. Nov., 1847. 7. Clarissa Elizabeth, b. July 25, 1828; m. Thomas J. N. B. Holt, of Blue Hill; one daughter living. 8. Henry Franklin, b. Apr. 19, 1830. 9. Augustus Conate, b. Dec. 7, 1832; m. Abby M. Osgood; he a soldier of the War of the Rebellion; two daughters. 10. Twins: ____ and Augustus Maria, b. Dec. 7, 1832; resides in Massachusetts; single. 11. William Ward, b. Dec. 26, 1835; m. Abby M. Crocker; resides on the Kennebec River. 12. Charles Tilden, b. May 28, 1838; m. Ellen P. Cousins; living in Blue Hill. xii. DANIEL, b. Feb. 15, 1792; m. Phebe Billings, Oct. 2, 1817; she b. Feb. 4, 1795; he d. Mar. 30, 1878; aged 86 years. Children: 1. Rufus Bailey, b. May 7, 1818. 2. Daniel Porter, b. Jan. 2, 1820; d. Aug. 8, 1864. 3. Sabin Pond, b. Jan. 14, 1822; d. July 3, 1850. 4. Phebe Billings, b. Aug. 22, 1823; d. May 1850. 5. Dudley Bridges, b. May 28, 1825; d. Mar. 24, 1834. 6. Moses Pillsbury, b. Mar. 26, 1827. 7. Thomas Hugh, b. Mar. 5, 1829; d. Nov. 28, 1867. 8. Ephraim Dyer, b. Sept. 20, 1831; d. Nov. 5, 1832. 9. Frances, b. Oct. 20, 1834. 10. Julia Ann, b. Dec. 13, 1836. 11. Caroline Maria, b. Jan. 12, 1843; m. Sewell P. Snowman; reside in Blue Hill. * See this Magazine, vol. 1, page 200. PHINEHAS PILLSBURY. Phinehas Pillsbury, b. Feb. 1767; came to Blue Hill about 1785. He m. Phebe, daughter of Israel Wood, Oct. 21, 1788; she b. Apr. 22, 1770; d. Sept. 14, 1801. Mr. Pillsbury, after the death of his wife Phebe, married the second time and removed to Nobleborough, Me. Children born at Blue Hill were: i. MOSES, b. Oct. 23, 1789; m. Abigail Stover, Oct. 28, 1819; she b. Mar. 24, 1796; he d. Oct. 2, 1856. He was a schoolteacher, and probably the children of Blue Hill from 1810 to 1840 were indebted to him more than to any other person for their early school instructions. Children: 1. Parker Kimball, b. Feb. 1, 1822; he m. Christiana Gray, of Penobscot, Nov. 30, 1845; they had 3 children; he d. Sept. 8, 1870. 2. Maria Abigail, b. June 4, 1824; m. John Closson; she d. Oct. 23, 1852. 3. George Addison, b. Feb. 4, 1827; m.; d. in Boston, 1887. 4. Harriet Ann, b. May 17, 1834. ii. ISRAEL, b. Oct. 4, 1791; d. Apr. 18, 1816. iii. PHINEHAS, b. Dec. 8, 1794; m. Sarah C. Hawkes, of Jefferson, Lincoln Co., Me., Dec. 27, 1821. They had one child, Mary, b. in Blue Hill, Feb. 1, 1823; no other record. iv. NATHAN HOLT, b. Feb. 21, 1796. v. PARKER, b. May 15, 1799; d. Dec. 17, 1806. vi. JOHN, b. Sept. 14, 1801; d. Sept 24, 1801. Blue Hill, ME Pioneer Families - part 13 Date: 97-11-18 03:03:48 EST From: stoeckle@concentric.net (Sioux L. Stoeckle) surnames: PETERS, PILLSBURY ********** NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. 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