Elder Family record found in Cyrus Woodman records at Maine Historical Society from the files of the Androscoggin Historical Society Robert Taylor's collection of Family Bible Register (c) 1997, Androscoggin Historical Society (c) 1998 John Elder of Biddeford married Martha Knight of Dunstan, Scarboro. Elder settled in Buxton in 1750 Capt John Elder married Ruth Sands and had 10 children 1. Martha, b. Oct. 14, 1748 Saco 2 . Mary, b May 17, 1750 3. Nathan, b. Mar 21, 1752 4. John Jr , b Apr. 10 1754 drowned in Little Ossipee River May 30, 1797 m in 1776 Dorcas Foss She m (2) in 1801 Judge Woodman. 5. Emma, b. July 9, 1756 6 Elizabeth, b. Oct. 5. 1759 7. Giben b June 2, 1761 8 Ruth, b. Dec 3, 1763 9. Lydia b. Jan. 12, 1766 10 Hannah, b. Apr 13, 1769 Children of Nathan Elder were 1. Martha, b Oct. 7, 1772 2. Nathan Jr., b. Nov 29, 1774 3 Sarah, b Mar 9, 1779 4 Polly, b Jan. 5, 1781 5. John b. Mar. 12, 1783 6. William, b. July 5, 1785 7. Ruth, b. Nov 4, 1787 8. Olive, b May 15, 1790 9 Samuel, b Oct. 7, 1792 IO.Emma, b. Mar 1, 1795 Nathan d. Nov. 14, 1811 and his wife. Elizabeth d. Feb 6, 1839 Children of John Elder Jr. I Dorcas, b. May 13, 1778 2. Ruth, b. Nov. 28, 1781 3. Nathaniel, b. May 21, 1783 4. Abigail, b. Aug. 2, 1785 5. Narsissa b. Dec. 6, 1787 6. James F., b Sept. 20, 1789 7. Mary, b. Sept. 7, 1793 8 John, b. Oct. 1, 1794 * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.