Sumner High School - Spindrift Yearbook (East Sullivan, ME)

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THE HARBOR BEACON officer ln the Revolutlon and a lawyer and Mary who marrled Theophllus Hardy Damel second son of John and Margery CBrownJ Sulhvan was marrled to Anne Paul at York Malne March 24 1758 by whom he had one daughter Anne Paul Sulhvan born Dec 10 1760 Mother and chlld dled soon after but no record IS left of the death of elther Between this and 1762 Damel removed to New Brlstol now Sulhvan Mame He was marrled at Fort Pownall Cnow the town of Prospectj ln Waldo County to Ablgall daughter of John and Hannah Bean June 14 1765 by James Craw ford Esq At that tlme there were no roads or conveyances by land and he and Mlss Bean went from Sulhvan to Fort Pownall ln a long canoe the nearest place where a maglstrate could be obtalned to perform the ceremony Ablgaxl Bean was born ln 1747 and dled ln Apr1l 1828 aged 81 years On the southerly end of Waukeag Polnt about four mxles from the harbor Damel Sulhvan erected a dwelllng bullt several saw mllls and engaged ln navlgatlon Here was born to hun five chlldren one son and four daughters For the ten years followlng hlS marrlage he was emmently prosperous but when hostllxtles commenced wlth the mother country findlng hls resxdence exposed to preda tory attacks from the Br1t1sh crulsers he re moved hls saws and dlscontmued hls works Throughout the war he Was energetxc and de- voted ralsmg and commandmg a force of mlnute men and by hls act1v1ty and fearlessness dld good S9I'VlCe ln the cause Chlldren of Damel and Abxgall fBeanJ Sulhvan 1 Rachel born Dec 10 1788 dled Aug 10 1806 marrled Capt John Slmpson SIX ch1l dren 2 Jam s born 1768 dled Aug 28 1830 mamed Hannah Preble No lssue 3 Hannah bom March 4 1770 dled July 24 1849 rnamed Paul Slmpson Two chlldren 4 Mary born 1773 dled Apr1l28 1857 marrled J oslah Slmpson Thlrteen chlldren 5 Lydla born March 1775 dled Dec 2 1851 unmamed 6 John an lnfant date of blrth and death unknown Rachel daughter of Damel and Ablgall CBeanjSull1van born Dec 10 1766 dled Aug 10 1806 marrled Capt John Slmpson who was born Dec 7 1763 and dled Nov 20 1798 He was lost on Cape Cod whlle master of the schooner Rachel wlth hls entlre crew He reslded at Sulhvan Mame Hls chlldren were as follows 1 Prudence born Feb 4 1790 dled Jan 18 1812 Unmarrled 2 Abxgall born July 18 1791 dled March 17 1809 unmarrled 3 Rachel bom Apr1l22 1793 dled Sept 2 1844 4 MaryA born Nov 22 1794 dled March 16 1797 5 Joanna born July 7 1796 dled May 4 1851 6 Mary A born March 6 1798 dled Apnl 18 1858 James son of Damel and Abxgall CBeanJ Sulhvan born ln 1768 and dled Aug 28 1830 marrled Hannah Preble of York Malne who dled Aprll 17 1856 aged 81 years They had no chlldren and reslded at Sulhvan Malne Hannah daughter of Damel and Ablgall CBeanJ Sulhvan born March 4 1770 and dled July 24 1849 marrled Paul Slmpson and re sided at Sulhvan Mame Hls chlldren were as follows 1 Susan bom Dec 24 1806 dled Aug 28 1870 2 Paul bom Aug 16 1809 dled Aug 8 1849 Mary daughter of Damel and Ablgall fBeanJ Sulhvan bom 1773 dled Apr1l28 1857 mar ned Joslah Slmpson Jr ln 1792 who was born about 1773 and dled Apnl 1833 reslded at Sulhvan and Belfast Mame dled at Petlt Menan where he was llght keeper Hls chlldren were as follows V 1' 7 . . . - . . 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 , . 5 . . - . 1 1 1 1 , . 1 1 1 1 1 u 1 11 ' , ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 , . . , . , . . . . . H ,, . . . 1 1 ' ' , . , . 1 1 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 1 ' , . , . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - . . . 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' . . . . . . . - '1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 1 1 . . , . . . . . . 1 1 -1 1 1 . , . 1 1 - 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 ' 1 1 . . . . . . 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' , . 1 1 ' . . , . , , . . , . ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 - 1 Q . . ' . . . . - 1 D u . Q . 0 . . a - ' 1- 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 -1 1 . - . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . . - 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 . . . . . . . . . . .

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6 THE HARBOR BE ACOW SQBDQQCDDDGGDCSQCHQQQBCEDBDQIIDDEDBHDDDECDDQDBDC HISTORY OF SULLIVAN mQDDN 5595551 5QDQQQC5GDBDDCDQQQB5C7DBQQQC By FREDEPICK A GERRISH 19 The vlllage 1l1ClUd6d ln thls hlstory IS sltuated IH one of the most plcturesque sectlons of our country rl a reglon rlch IH scenery of wonderful beauty and grandeur ThlS x lllage may properly be Sald to be one of those wh ch are included ln the Frenchmans Bay reglon a name commemoratlng the early voyagers from France among whom was Champlam The wealth of natural beauty whlch lt con trlbutes spreads out before the eye a scene sur passed ln lovellness and grandeur by few places IH the country All around the bay TISS chaln on chaln of hllls and mountalns the grandest of these belng the lofty peaks of Mount Desert on whlch IS lo cated one of Amerlca s leadlng summer resorts Bar Harbor Everywhere stretch the blue waters of the bay sparkllng ln the sunshlne dotted wlth lslands and here and there shlps are seen salllng along the stream lendlng anl matlon to the scene Over all rlses the clear sky blue llke the Sk19S of Italy or Vlrglnla a blue blue sky flecked wlth fleecy clouds that blend and change at evenlng hoverlng round the rugged barren mountaln peaks whlch the shadows soften lnto blue or salllng hlgh over head exqulslte IH tlllt and wonderful harmony of color a glory of of crlmson purple and gold agalnst the amethyst sky Sulllvan IS sltuated at the upper end of Frenchnlans Bay thlrteen mlles southeast of Ellsworth and IS bounded by Franklln Planta tlon No 7 Gouldsboro and Sorrento Sorrento WhlCh takes ll,S name from Sorrento ln Italy and whlch formed a part of Sulllvan untll 1895 when lt was made a separate town IS sltuated on a broad neck of land formerly called VK aukeag Polnt stretchlng lnto the bay The orlglnal town of Sulllvan was first called Waukeag and afterwards New Brlstol It was lncorporated a town under the name of Sulllvan Feb 16 1789 Sulllvan IS noted for lf,S granlte quarrles lo cated at lNorth and West Sulllvan Most of the lnhabltants are engaged ln thls lndustry or IH farmlng All the vlllages of Sulllvan are connected by stage wlth the vlllages of Wlnter Harbor and Gouldsboro There IS ferry connectlon be tween West Sulllvan and Waukeag statlon on the Malne Central Rallroad ln Hancock Sulllvan Harbor IS connected by boat wlth Sorrento Mt Desert Ferry and the other polnts touched by steamers ln Frenchmans Bay EARLY SETTLEMENT The first settlers ln Sulllvan were the Sulll van Slmpson Preble Bean Hammond John son Blalsdell Gordon and Bragdon famllles Danlel Sulllvan for whom the town was named was born ln B6I'W1Ck Malne about 1738 Hls parents John and Marjory CBrownJ Sulllvan were the founders of the celebrated famlly of that name ln thls country John Sulllvan was born ln Llmerlck Ireland ln 1690 He came to Amerlca ln 1723 and landed at York Malne He settled ln B6I'W1Ck after wards remalnlng there untll hls death June 20 1795 Marjery Brown hls wlfe was born ln Ireland ln 1714 She marrled John Sulllvan about 1735 and dled ln BOI'WlCk ln 1801 SIX chlldren were bom to them Benlamln an officer ln the Brltlsh Navy who was lost before the Revolutlonary war Danlel John who was a Major General ln the Contlnental Army and afterwards Goverllor of New Hampshne James Gox ernor of Massachusetts Eben an . - 1 t . , , . ,A . . , . .7. v - 4 . . Y , . I o 1 , . 1 ' ' . Q . . . . . 7 7 ' . . - . . . 1 ., . , . . 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 ' - 1 . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 . . . 1 ' 1 . . . 1 1 , . . .. . . . . . . 1 ' 1 1 - 1 1 . . . . 1 1 1 ' ' . .. . . 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . . ' 1 1 . . . . . , . . . . . . . . 1 1 ' ' . . . . -1 ' 1 1 . . . .. , 1 1 . . . . I .. 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . 1 1 , . . . 7 . 1 ' 1 1 1

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THE HARBOR BEACON! 1 Esther born Feb 20 1793 died March 1862 unmarried 2 Hannah born Feb 21 1795 died May 21 1868 3 John born Sept 13 1196 died April 2 1860 4 Josiah born May 1 1798 died Sept 23 1863 5 Daniel S born May 7 1800 dled Nov 21 1826 6 Mary S born Aug 3 1802 died May 21 1883 7 James born Feb 29 1804 died 1n Nov 1858 8 Joanna born May 14 1806 dled ln WIS consln date unknown 9 Franklin B born April 22 1808 died at sea w th his brother James 10 Hiram E born Aug 22 1810 died May 3 1816 11 Elisha M born Nov 15 1811 died May 17 1813 1 1841 13 Greenleaf P born Oct 16 1815 dled Feb 4 1823 Lydia d ughter of Danlel and Abigail CBeanj Sullivan born March 1715 and died Dec 2 1851 unmarried reslded at Sullivan Maine The Simpsons of Hancock County and a great part of whom are stlll citizens of Sulhs an are descendants of Henry Simpson who came from Engl nd sometime during the decade 1630 1640 and settled in Old York Maine Josiah Simpson son of Samuel and Joanna QVS ebsterj Simpson and a descendant in the fifth generation of Henry Simpson was born at York Feb 9 1728 or 1729 He married Pru dence daughter of Joseph Bragdon Nov 12 1754 She died previous to 1790 and he married his second wife Miss Esther Sayward at York Oct 2 1191 the ceremony being performed by Rev I aac Lyman VK hen a 3 oung man Josiah Simpson became a seaman and was a sailor in some of the wessels at the siege and capture of Loulsburg Cape Breton under Sir William Pepperill and was present at the fall of the fortress June 19 1140 In 1159 he was master of a transport and car rled troops to Quebec in the Erglish and Colonial expedition against that place ln which the Generals Wolfe and Mortcalm were killed He was a great admirer of General Wolfe and named his second son James after him After the termination of the French and Indian war he continued to go to sea as master of different vessels sailing to Halifax Louis burg and in the wlnter to the West Indies About the year 1772 he moved from York to Sullivan then New Bristol Maine and settled on what IS known as the Falls Polnt where he bullt a dwelling a store and saw mill He constructed several vessels 1n which he often made voyages to sea but he devoted most of his time to tradlng and manufacturing lumber Late ln life he became almost totally bllnd J oslah born at York and died there aged about 11 years DTQVIOUS to his fathers removal to Sullivan Joanna born 1761 died at Sullivan Sept 1825 James born about 1761 1762 died Aug 13 1836 John born Dec 7 1763 died Nov 20 1798 Prudence dled young un marrled Anna born Nov 21 1771 died Nov 15 1828 Josiah born about 1773-4 died April 1833 Samuel Simpson son of Samuel and Joanna CWebsterJ Simpson of York was born March 11 1734 and married Sarah Beal Feb 28 1765 They came to Sullivan about the year 1772 They had only one child who died young Paul Snmpson brother of Samuel was born Sept 11 1740 He married Sarah Donnell and reslded at York He subsequently mowed to Sullivan where he dled For many years he was a shlpmaster His children were Paul bom July 6 1716 died Sept 5 1845 Marlan born Ixov 29 1179 married Robert Gordon and died Jan 28 1832 John dled unmamed 8 1 9 - 7 , , . 1.. , I . 7 , n , f' P' , - 7 7 - r' , ' ' rr - y - 7 7 7 ' , L ' . 7 7 7 ' 7 v - . -7 7 7 7 ' . , . , , ' . - '7 ' 7 7 , , , 7 . - 7 ' 7 7 '7 7 7 ' . , , . - 7 7 ' 7 ' 7 7 7 7 - ' , 7 ' as ' 77 ' '7 7 7 1 , . , . ' -7 ' 7 7 ' 7 . ., . , 3 . 7 ' ' 12. Eben B., born April 5, 1813g died May He died about the year 1800. His children were: y ' 7 Y 7 n . . . , ' '7 ' 7 7 7 ' 7 ' Y 7 7 7 7 7 a ' 7 7 ' U7 . ,. . 9 0 . 7 7 7 ' 7 7 7 ' 7 7 ' 7 7 7 ' 7 7 ' ' 7 7 ' 7 7 ' 7 7 7 7 7 . . . . 7 . 7 7 ' 7 7 3 7 ' 7 7 ' 7 7 - 7 ' , . I 7 7 ' 7 7 7 1 , c - 0 , l 7 7 ' 7 ' Y . , . 7 7 I ' 2 7 ,, . ,. . . . ' ' y 7 7 Y ' 7 7 7 Y H V - - S - ' - 7 7 7 7 v ' 7 7 7