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     Rebecca Babson was born on 6 August 1700 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. She died on 8 April 1720 at Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at age 19.
     Rebecca Babson was also known as Rebeckah Babson.

     Thomas Babson was born on 3 May 1706 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. He died on 26 May 1706 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.

     Abigail Babson was born on 13 May 1708 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. She was christened on 13 May 1708 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. She died.

     Rachel Babson was born circa 1710 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. She died on 25 April 1791 at Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.

     James Babson was born in 1622 at England. He was christened on 7 April 1622 at Wookey Parish, Somersetshire. He married Elinor Hill, daughter of Philip? Hill, on 16 November 1647 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. James Babson died on 21 December 1683 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. His estate was probated on 25 March 1684.
     He emigrated in April 1637 from Weymouth; Vessel commanded by John Driver. He left a will on 4 December 1683 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts; James Babson made a will on 4 Dec 1683 at Gloucester. He gave his son John 'my two acres of landwhich his house standeth upon Lying & being situate adjoining the harbor in Gloucester' and 'to allthe rest of my children five shillings a piece after my decease.' All the rest and remainder was togo to his wife. If she should marry again, then all the residue was to be divided equally amongsther children. His wife and his son, Phillip, were named to be the executors.

The inventory, which was taken 21 dec 1683, included:
Houses and upland and Marsh, fresh & Salt £ 52.10s;
other pices of land in the harbour 10.0;
Cattle, great and small 30.16s;
one mare £ 1;
swine great and small 2.10s;
beds & beding there unto belong 6;
pewter .10s;
guns & swords, bullets & bullet moulds 2.0;
barrels, chest & other lumber .10s;
one cart and sled, one plough and tackling there unto belonging and other husbandry tools 3.10s;
wearing clothes 1.10s;
Total: £ 111.16s.

     Elinor Hill was born circa 1629/30 at Bristol. She married James Babson, son of Thomas Babson and Isabel Babson ?, on 16 November 1647 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Elinor Hill died on 14 March 1714 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.
     She (Research):On 18 Feb 1683/84 Elinor, widow of James Babson, deceased, paid 3 pounds sterling toIsaac Elwell 'with ye Consent of My Wife Mehitabel Elwell' who sold her one acre of marsh locatedat Stark Naught Harbor, so called. She was granted Elenor Babson of Gloucester, widow, and releck[sic] of James Babson deceasd 'for the Love and affection that I bear unto Richard babson ofglocester in new engalnd...my own naturall son...' gave Richard 'all that my farme or Tenementwhere I do now dwell it being formerly the estate of my husband James babson aforesd & given by himin his Last will and testament unto me...' For this Richard was to maintain his mother during theremainder of her natural life on 13 Aug 1695. Her married name was Babson. She immigrated before 1637 to Weymouth.

     Philip? Hill married an unknown person.
     He (Research):Possible that name is Phillip as Elinor and Zebulon each named a son 'Philip.'

     Zebulon Hill married Elizabeth Dyke on 16 November 1651.
     Zebulon Hill (Research):Zebulon Hill and his younger brother, John, were coopers from Bristol England. BeforeZebulon moved to Salem from Gloucester in 1657, the Hills and Babsons were neighbors and perhapsthey worked with James at this trade.

     Elizabeth Dyke married Zebulon Hill, son of Philip? Hill, on 16 November 1651.
     Her married name was Hill.

     James Babson was born on 29 July 1648 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. He died.

     Elinor Babson was born on 15 June 1650 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. She died.

     Phillip Babson was born on 15 August 1654 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. He died.

     Sarah Babson was born on 16 December 1655 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. She was christened on 15 February 1656. She died on 19 January 1676 at age 20.
     Sarah Babson was also known as Sare Babson.

     Thomas Babson was born on 21 May 1658 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. He died between 29 January 1678 and 23 May 1679.
     He began military service on 29 January 1678 at Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, He was a seaman. He took the oath of fidelity as a seaman at a court held at Salem 29 Jan 1677/8along with many others from Gloucester. During King Phillip's War, Thomas served both at Hadley MAand Hampton NH as a soldier in Capt William Turner's Company. His name appears on the companyrolls dated 7 Apr 1676.

     John Babson was born on 27 November 1660 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. He died.

     Elizabeth Babson was born on 8 October 1665 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. She died.

     Ebenezer Babson was born on 8 December 1667 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. He died before 1696.
     He (Research):'Thus ended the year 1692, except a strange and inexplicable occurrence that happenedthis year at Gloucester. In the month of July this year, there appeared several men, as they thatsaw them apprehended, not together, but sometimes one only, at other times two or three together,and once about a dozen in company, and heard them stamping in the night about the garrison. Severalmen shot at them, and they were seen to fall down as dead; but when those that supposed they hadkilled them came near the place, they would either disappear, or stand up and run away; and thoughthey ran over muddy places, they left no track behind them. One Ebenezer Babson, being in the woodsalone, heard the report of a gun fired by one of those which cut off the limb of a pine bush nearto him, and lodged in a hemlock tree, which was after cut out, and preserved a long time, if not tothis day. For the truth of these strange occurrences, we have the testimony of this Babson, Day,Hammond, Ellery, Dolliver, who with others fired at them, but to no purpose.' [Ebenezer]' may havebeen distinguished in an encounter with a less ethereal enemy, and thus have been the occasion ofthe loyal saying, 'The knife that Babson killed the bear with''. This legend now appears in thecouplet: 'Babson, Babson, killed a bear, With his knife, I do declare.'Roger W. Babson in his Story of Bear Skin Neck puts it as follows: '...Ebenezer Babson, who thenresided at the Farms, saw the bear attack the boy [his nephew, Henry Witham]. He immediatelyattacked the bear to get his attention away from the child, but having no gun he permitted the bearto follow him into the water. There - after a terrific struggle - Ebenezer killed the bear with afish knife.'The story is continued by George Jay Babson: 'He then brought the bear onto the shore, skinned him,and spread the skin on the rocks to dry. Ebenezer died shortly afterwards, presumably at sea, buthis nephew Henry Witham, whose life he saved, lived to a ripe old age. Naturally, he often told thestory of his rescue, and when people asked how Ebenezer killed the bear, he would reply: 'With hisknife, I do declare.''

     Abigail Babson was born on 13 March 1670 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. She died.

     Thomas Babson was born at Somersetshire. He married Isabel Babson ? circa 1605 at Somersetshire. Thomas Babson died in 1630 at Wookey Parish, Somersetshire. He was buried on 28 December 1630 at Wookey Parish, Somersetshire.

     Isabel Babson ? was born on 1 July 1579 at England. She married Thomas Babson circa 1605 at Somersetshire. Isabel Babson ? died on 6 April 1661 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, at age 81. She was buried after 6 April 1661 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Her estate was probated on 25 June 1661 at Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts; Administration on the estate of Isabel Babson, widow, late deceased, was granted to her son, JamesBabson, on 25: 4: 1661 [25 June 1661]. The inventory of the estate of Isable Babson of Glositer,taken by Samuel Delaber [Doliver] and Phillip Stainwood and sworn to in court by James Babson,before Hilliard Veren, cleric: 'The Vallue of those lands and goods com to twenty seven pounds, sixshillings' on 9 Apr 1661. As a tribute to her memory, Roger W. Babson established the Isabel BabsonMemorial Library on Main Street, which specializes in books for expectant mothers.
     She was

Isabel Babson was one of Cape Ann's earliest midwives. She came to Cape Ann as a widow and motherfrom England in 1637. She delivered all the babies on Cape Ann from 1640 until her death on April6, 1661.
Served her community as a midwife. She (Research):The surname of Babson is extremely rare in England. It is possible that after Isabeland her sons left there was no other family that bore the name of Babson left in the country. Whenone considers that in 1637, Isabel was a widow with a married daughter, two unmarried sons, aged 25and 15, and had lost her youngest daughter three years previously, it is not surprising that sheelected to undertake a new life in the colonies. One may also add the fact that there had beenserious outbraks of the plague in England as well as an unsettling economic depression and'harassment by overzealous Church Officials'
She is also remembered through the Isabel Babson Maternity Wing at Addison Gilbert Hospital inGloucester.

Isabel Babson Memorial Library. 69 Main St Gloucester, MA. Her married name was Babson. She emigrated in April 1637 from Weymouth; Captain of the vessel was John Driver.

     Rose Babson was christened on 17 June 1606 at Wookey Parish, Somersetshire. She died on 24 June 1606 at England. She was buried on 24 June 1606 at England.

     Joan Babson was born in October 1608 at Wookey Parish, Somersetshire. She was christened on 9 October 1608 at Wookey Parish, Somersetshire. She died.

     Richard Babson was born in September 1612 at Wookey Parish, Somersetshire. He was christened on 6 September 1612 at Wookey Parish, Somersetshire. He died.

     Thomas Babson was born in October 1614 at Wookey Parish, Somersetshire. He died in January 1615 at Wookey Parish, Somersetshire.

     Sarah Babson was born in December 1615. She died.

     Thomas Babson was born in February 1619 at Wookey Parish, Somersetshire. He died.

     Anne Babson was born in December 1625 at Wookey Parish, Somersetshire. She died on 10 May 1634 at Wookey Parish, Somersetshire, at age 8.

     Jane D Sturtevent married Ozias Millett, son of John Millett and Sally George.
     Her married name was Millett. Jane D Sturtevent appeared on the census of 7 June 1880 at Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine; Age 21
School Teacher.

     Mary Jane Millett was born on 29 May 1842 at Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine. She married Llewellyn J Gould on 5 January 1861 at Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine. Mary Jane Millett died.
     Her married name was Gould.

     James Ozias Millett was born on 18 October 1851 at Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine. He died.

     Laura Church was born circa 1845 at North Turner, Androscoggin, Maine. She died.
     She appeared on the census of 8 July 1860 at Phillips, Franklin, Maine; Age 13.

     William A Church was born in 1849 at North Turner, Androscoggin, Maine. He died.
     He appeared on the census of 8 July 1860 at Phillips, Franklin, Maine; Age 11. He appeared on the census of 24 June 1870 at Phillips, Franklin, Maine; Age 21
Name listed as Andrew.

     Dolly A Church was born in 1853 at North Turner, Androscoggin, Maine. She died.
     She appeared on the census of 8 July 1860 at Phillips, Franklin, Maine; Age 7.

     Martha E. Church was born circa 1856 at North Turner, Androscoggin, Maine. She died in 1864. She was buried at Phillips, Franklin, Maine.
     She appeared on the census of 8 July 1860 at Phillips, Franklin, Maine; Age 4.

     Ada G. Church was born on 16 October 1858 at North Turner, Androscoggin, Maine. She died on 17 July 1918 at age 59. She was buried at Phillips, Franklin, Maine.
     Ada G. Church was also known as Adoh G Church. She appeared on the census of 8 July 1860 at Phillips, Franklin, Maine; Age 2. She appeared on the census of 24 June 1870 at Phillips, Franklin, Maine; Age 11. She appeared on the census of 11 June 1880 at Phillips, Franklin, Maine; Age 21.

     Mary E Gilcrease was born in 1854 at Lemington, Essex, Vermont. She married Frank P Thompson on 15 January 1874 at Wolcott, Lamoille, Vermont. Mary E Gilcrease died from 1875 to 1880.
     Her married name was Thompson.

     Bernice Gilcrease was born in 1872 at Vermont. She died.

     Joseph Gilcrease was born on 15 June 1857 at Wolcott, Lamoille, Vermont. He died on 31 May 1861 at Wolcott, Lamoille, Vermont, at age 3.
     Joseph Gilcrease was also known as Orra or Orin N Gilcrease.

     Robert Patterson was born at Scotland. He married Jane Aikeu or Aikerr.

     Jane Aikeu or Aikerr was born at Scotland. She married Robert Patterson.
     Her married name was Patterson.

     Cora M Smith was born in 1862 at Vermont. She married Robert J. Shurtleff, son of Abiel Atwood Shurtleff and Rachel R. Patterson, circa 1890. Cora M Smith died before 1930.
     She (Research):1910 census states mother Sophia Smith lives with Robert and Cora.
The other mother listed is Rachel Gilcris. Her married name was Shurtleff.

     Esther Perkins married James Cates, son of Joseph A. Cates and Deborah Cobb, on 20 September 1768 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine.
     Her married name was Cates.

     Ephraim Hunt married Abigail Cates, daughter of Joseph A. Cates and Deborah Cobb, on 6 October 1769 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine.

     Anna Skillings married Benjamin Cates, son of Joseph A. Cates and Deborah Cobb, on 18 August 1774 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine.
     Her married name was Cates.

     James Bangs was born on 14 September 1752. He married Deborah Cates, daughter of Joseph A. Cates and Deborah Cobb, on 23 July 1774. James Bangs married Elizabeth Estes on 26 November 1789. James Bangs died.

     Joel Rich was born in 1753 at Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Cates, daughter of Joseph A. Cates and Deborah Cobb, on 16 May 1779 at Gorham, Coos, New Hampshire. Joel Rich died on 22 March 1838 at Jackson, Waldo, Maine. He was buried at Jackson, Waldo, Maine.
     Joel Rich was also known as Joel Irish.

     Comfort Thomes married Andrew Cates, son of Joseph A. Cates and Deborah Cobb, on 6 October 1785 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine.
     Her married name was Cates.

     Anna Cobb was born on 7 February 1773. She was christened on 28 February 1773. She married Ebenezer Cates, son of Joseph A. Cates and Deborah Cobb, on 5 January 1794 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine. Anna Cobb died.
     Her married name was Cates.

     William Cobb was born on 21 March 1768. He was christened on 27 March 1768. He married Lydia Cates, daughter of Joseph A. Cates and Deborah Cobb, on 1 January 1792 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine. William Cobb died.

     James Cates was born on 2 February 1775. He married Betsey Whitney on 10 December 1797 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine. James Cates died.

     Betsey Whitney married James Cates, son of Benjamin Cates and Anna Skillings, on 10 December 1797 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine.
     Her married name was Cates.

     Thomas Cates was born on 28 September 1776. He died.

     John Cates was born on 12 June 1779. He died.

     Deborah Cates was born on 10 March 1781. She died.
     Her married name was Hamlin.

     Ebenezer Cates was born on 25 October 1783. He died.

     Benjamin Skillings married Mary Skillings (?).

     Mary Skillings (?) married Benjamin Skillings.
     Her married name was Skillings.

     Jedediah Cobb married Reliance Cobb (?).

     Reliance Cobb (?) married Jedediah Cobb.
     Her married name was Cobb.

     William Cates was born on 20 October 1794 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine. He died on 4 March 1796 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, at age 1.

     Edmund Cates was born on 31 August 1796 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine. He married Anna Bunker on 23 September 1819. Edmund Cates died on 5 October 1872 at Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, at age 76.
     He (Research):Lived and died in Vassalboro. He appeared on the census of 14 July 1850 at Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine; Age 53, Farmer
Value of Real Estae: 2300

Anna: Age 51
Eliza P: Age 20
James E: Age 17.

     Jedediah C Cates was born on 1 March 1801 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine. He married Mary Brown on 4 March 1824. Jedediah C Cates died on 18 April 1881 at Jackson, Waldo, Maine, at age 80.
     He (Research):Lived while in Gorham, opposite to where his father lived. He moved to Thorndike. Bothhe and his wife died in Jackson, ME.

     Mary Brown married Jedediah C Cates, son of Ebenezer Cates and Anna Cobb, on 4 March 1824. Mary Brown died on 18 March 1885 at Jackson, Waldo, Maine.
     Her married name was Cates.

     Willis Cates was born on 5 April 1828. He died.

     Abigail A Cates was born on 13 April 1830. She died on 17 February 1855 at Jackson, Waldo, Maine, at age 24.
     Her married name was Johnson.

     Mary Cates was born on 18 August 1832. She died on 23 June 1858 at age 25.
     Her married name was Ames.

     Jedediah C Cates was born on 25 November 1835 at Thorndike, Waldo, Maine. He married Amelia S Alexander on 19 November 1865. Jedediah C Cates died on 17 July 1895 at age 59.

     Amelia S Alexander married Jedediah C Cates, son of Jedediah C Cates and Mary Brown, on 19 November 1865.
     Her married name was Cates.

     James Cates was born on 23 April 1839 at Thorndike, Waldo, Maine. He died on 12 August 1899 at age 60.

     Lydia E Cates was born on 16 September 1842 at Thorndike, Waldo, Maine. She died on 9 November 1868 at age 26.
     Her married name was Morton.

     Phebe Cates was born on 4 June 1804 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine. She married Ebenezer Willis, son of (?) Willis, on 29 December 1829. Phebe Cates died.
     Her married name was Meserve. Her married name was Willis.

     Ebenezer Willis married Phebe Cates, daughter of Ebenezer Cates and Anna Cobb, on 29 December 1829.

     William C. Cates was born on 25 February 1805 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine. He married Elizabeth Willis, daughter of (?) Willis, on 6 January 1831 at Gorham, Cumberland, Maine. William C. Cates died on 11 November 1832 at age 27.
     He was Carpenter.

     (?) Willis married an unknown person.