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

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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

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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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THE HARBOR BEACON! Susan dled unmarrled Joanna d1ed young Jabez Slmpson son of Joseph Slmpson of York and Mary daughter of Stephen Webster of Newbury Mass was born May 17 1740 He marrled Marlan daughter of Danlel Slmp son Esq Aug 1771 and moved to Sulhvan where he dled Jan 1 1796 Chlldren were Jabez born Jan 17 1775 dled Feb 8 1852 Jemlna born Aprll 23 1773 Mlrlam bom June 7 1777 Ollve born July 8 1779 Joseph born June 1 1783 James S1mpson son of Joslah and Prudence QBragdonD Slmpson was born ln 1761 He marrled Ehzabeth daughter of Joseph Bragdon Aug 25 1785 She was born ln 1766 and dled ln 1806 James Sxmpson was a seaman and rraster marlner ln hlS youth and afterwards a farmer and lumberman He settled ln Sulllvan at the Falls Vlllage Hls chlldren by h1s first Wlfe were James born Aug 15 1786 dled Oct 21 1863 Samuel born June 8 1779 dled Feb 1870 Rlchard bom Sept 10 1795 Aaron born Sept 8 1800 lost at sea ln 1824 from the schooner Mars Joseph born Sept 3 1804 lost at sea Aug 26 1830 from the schooner AF1Stld9S of whxch he was mate Chlldren by second wlfe Mrs Jane Bragdon whom he marrled Jan 7 1807 were Jane M born Oct 23 1807 dled Nov 19 1877 Amos B born Sept 12 1809 dled Feb 4 1869 Wllllam M born March 15 1812 dled 1842 Ambrose born Dec 28 1814 Prudence born Feb 5 1819 John Sxmpson son of Joslah and Prudence CBragdonJ Snrpson was born Dec 7 1763 ln York He moved wlth his father to Sulllvan but returned to York to attend school remain mg there several years On returmng to Sulh van he became a seaman and at an early age became captam of one of h1s father s shlps He bu1lt a store and several mxlls engaglng ln busmess and the manufacture of lumber and shlps and was one of the leadmg cltlzens of Sulllwan He married Rachel daughter f Damel Sulllvan Feb 12 1789 She dled Aug 10 1806 In 1796 or 1797 Capt Sunpson bullt a schoon er which he named Rachel ln h1s wlfes honor Joslah Slmpson Jr was placed ln command and made a voyage ln the vessel to the West Indies 1n 1797 In November of the followlng year Capt Slmpson loaded the schooner wlth lumber and salled for Salem Mass Vllth hlm were Paul Dudley Sargent passenger Wllllam Abbott mate and James Sprlnger seaman They salled from Sulhvan accompanled by the schooner Dlana Capt Jos ah Slmpson Jr ln command On the 18th of November the weather bemg threatemng the Dlana put ln for a harbor at Herrlng Gut St George Malne The Rachel contlnued on her course and was wrecked on Cape Cod ln the terr1ble snow storm whlch began Nov 20th and con tlnued a week All on board the vessel were where 1n Sept 1878 a handsome tablet of Itahan marble set ln a base of Sulhvan granlte was erected to the1r memory The chlldren of John and Rachel Sulllvan were Prudence born Feb 4 1790 dled June 18 1812 Ablgall born July 18 1791 dled March 17 1809 RachelS born Apr1l22 1793 dled Sept 2 1844 Mary A born Nov 22 1794 dled March 16 1897 Joan bornJuly7 1796 dled May 4 1851 Mary born March 6 1798 dled Aprll 18 1868 Joslah Slmpson Jr son of Joslah and Pru dence QBragdonJ Slmpson was bom in Sulllvan about 1774 He married Mary daughter of Danlel Sulln an 1n 1792 He was a promlnent shlp master for many years sa1l1ng from Cas t1ne Sulllvan and Belfast He made h1s last voyage 1n 1831 Capt Slmpson ln the last two years of h1s l1fe was llght keeper on Petxt Menan Island where he dled 1n Aprll 1833 Hls body was brought to Sulllvan for burlal Hls w1fe dled ln Belfast Aprll 28 1857 at the age 85 I 9 9 . 9 9 ' Y ' ' Y . O 9 9 9 9 9 , . , . 9 '9 9 ' ' ' U U 0 ' ' ll YY ' ' ' Y , - 9 -9 - 9 9 ' 1 'Y . Y D Y Y . , . . . . . . 9 9 9 9 ' 9 9 ' 9 9 9 9 7 ' 9 9 9 9 9 9 . 7. . Y Y Y ' Y Y Y Y Y ' Y Y ' Y Y ' ' KK ' YY .1 ' . , . , , . . , ., . . , - - - F - ' u ' 99 1 9 9 9 - 9 Cl ' YY ' lf 77 ' : 9 ' 9 9 ' 9 9 9 ' 9 9 ' 9 9 ' born Jan. 3, 1791, died July 11, 18585 Eliza, lost. They were burled at North Truro, Mass., ' Y Y Y ' Y Y ' Y . U H. . . . . Y 1 Y Y ' Y Y ' I ' u - ' YY ' ' ' 9 : 9 ' 9 9 u Y ' Y Y Y Y Y Y . . I . ' Y Y ' 'Y Y Y 'Y Y Y ' Y Y ' Y Y ' Y Y 'Y Y Y -9 - 9 9 - 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 'Y Y Y Y Y I Y Y Y Y Y ' Y Y Y Y Y ' o , . , ., ' 9 9 1 9 - 9 ' 9 . . . . . Y . . . , , . 9 ' 9 ' . ' , . F . . . . . . . , . . . . . . Y Y Y ' . . . . . Y Y Y