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Note N225 Index

John and Sally/Sarah appear in the 1850 Census of Golden Ridge Plantation, Aroostook County, Maine (M432, Roll 248, Page 9), with their son, John A. They appear in the 1860 Census of Twp. 3, Range 5 (Sherman), Aroostook County, Maine (M653, Roll 434, Page 86).
John was a farmer.

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Note N227 Index

Elias was the second settler of Andover, New Hampshire, having moved there from Kingston.

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Note N231 Index

Before her marriage, Sarah was a schoolteacher in Poultney, Vermont.

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Note N233 Index

Elias and Alice were granted a divorce in July 1836. Apparently he left Alice and the children in May 1832 and went to Pennsylvania, where he had a freight-hauling business between Philadelphia and Wheeling, West Virginia. She was granted custody of the children and $500 alimony (Bell, OHIO DIVORCES, 98).

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Note N234 Index

Many thanks to Bertrand K. "Randy" Macpherson for his research on this family.
John and Silence's wedding was the first wedding in the village of Schroon Lake, New York.
John served 19 days in the Army during the War of 1812.
In 1819, he went to prison for biting off the nose of a man named John Welchel. His prison term was for one year.

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Note N248 Index

Samuel and Catherine moved from Andover, New Hampshire, to Washington, Vermont, soon after they were married. They lived there on the family farm.

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Note N260 Index

Isaac is referred to in Sinnett's HISTORY OF THE SCRIBNER FAMILIES [op.cit.], page 179, as "Dr. Isaac Scribner; the author." He was a physician in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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Note N267 Index

Jonathan was a blacksmith.

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Note N282 Index

In the autumn of 1823, Robert and family left Poultney and migrated to Knox County, Ohio, where they lived out their lives. Robert was "a strong, hardy man, and upright, honest citizen and a member of the Baptist church for 60 years."

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Note N290 Index

Harvey was a farmer in Marion, Ohio.

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Note N293 Index

Henry ran a "provison store" in Marion, Ohio (1860), and farmed in Macon, Illinois (1870, 1880).

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Note N302 Index

Strother was a farmer in Marion, Huron and Crawford Counties, Ohio.

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Note N309 Index

Jonathan was a farmer in Marion, Ohio.

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Note N310 Index

John came to America from Dundee, Scotland, at the age of three. Before he and Eliza were married, John taught in the local schools for about five years. From their wedding day, he devoted himself to farming and stock-raising. Other interests and pursuits were politics and public service. For 21 years, he was the Magistrate of the Township, Trustee for a number of years, and Land Appraiser in 1860. He also held a license as local preacher for 15 years. He was elected to the Ohio State Senate (1892-1894), where he also served as chaplain. This was during the time that future U.S. President, William McKinley, was Governor of Ohio.