Celestial Seasonings – March 2025

By Heather Durham | February 28, 2025

March 2025 brings a celestial smorgasbord to New England skies, featuring eclipses, planetary dances, and a meteor shower — all visible without fancy equipment! Early March kicks off wit Mercury’s best evening appearance of the year, followed by a total lunar eclipse (a “Blood Moon”) that will bathe the night in rusty hues.

Mid-month offers a modest meteor shower, while late March treats early risers to a partial solar eclipse. New Hampshire’s March weather is notoriously fickle — clouds plague 73% of day historically — so cross your fingers for clear skies, pack a thermos of hot cocoa, and aim for rural spots like the White Mountains or Lake Winnipesaukee’s shores to dodge light pollution.

The month’s crown jewel is the total lunar eclipse on March 13–14, a cosmic spectacle visible across all of North America. Beginning at 10:07 PM EDT on the 13th, the Moon will glide into Earth’s shadow, reaching totality by 12:14 AM EDT on the 14th. For 63 minutes, the Moon will glow coppery — red as sunlight filters through Earth’s atmosphere — a phenomenon astronaut call “all the sunrises and sunsets on Earth lighting up the Moon.” No special gear is needed; just step outside, face southeast, and enjoy the show. Pair this with Jupiter blazing brightly in the west and Mars rising fiery-red in the east, and you’ve got a sky worth staying up past bedtime.

A close second is the partial solar eclipse on March 29, visible at dawn across northern New England. From Nashua to Berlin, the Moon will take a “bite” out of the Sun starting at 6:30 AM EDT, peaking at 6:38 AM with 55.5% coverage. Use ISO-certified eclipse glasses (never regular sunglasses!) to safely watch the Sun morph into a crescent. Early birds can spot Venus and Saturn forming a tight duo low in the southeast 30 minutes before sunrise, adding planetary sparkle to the eclipse. Just remember: if clouds ruin the view, live streams from NASA or Time and Date offer a cozy plan B.

All times Eastern Daylight Time (EDT); directions assume an observer in central New Hampshire.

March 1–7, Dusk: Venus and Saturn shine side-by-side in the western sky after sunset, separated by 5–8 degrees. Look southwest around 7:00 PM; Venus outshines Saturn 50-fold.

March 8, 7:30 PM: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation — spot it low in the west 45 minutes post-sunset. A challenging naked-eye target; binoculars help.

March 13, 10:07 PM – March 14, 1:56 AM: Total lunar eclipse. Totality (12:14–1:17 AM) offer the best views. Mars glows red 20 degrees east of the eclipsed Moon.

March 14–16, Pre-dawn: γ-Normid meteor shower peaks. Expect 5–10 meteors/hour; face south-southeast between 3:00–5:00 AM. Moonlight interferes after 4:00 AM.

March 20, 5:01 AM: Vernal equinox — spring begins! Day and night nearly equal (12:06 vs. 11:54 hours in Concord).

March 23, Dawn: Saturn’s rings edge-on (theoretical “disappearance” — telescopes only).

March 29, 6:30–7:09 AM: Partial solar eclipse. Maximum coverage (55.5%) at 6:38 AM; use eclipse glasses. Venus and Saturn flank the eclipsed Sun.

References:

In-the-Sky.org. (2025, March 14). γ-Normid meteor shower 2025. in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20250314_10_100

Royal Museums Greenwich. (2025). Lunar eclipse viewing guide. www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/lunar-eclipse

Time and Date. (2025). March 29, 2025 partial solar eclipse in New England. www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/@5090122?iso=20250329

EarthSky. (2025, March 1). Mercury’s March 2025 elongation. earthsky.org/astronomyessentials/mercury-evening-visibility-march-2025

BBC Weather. (2025, January 1). 2025 celestial event guide. www.bbc.com/weather/articles/cy470ye4wn8o

Star Walk. (2025). Planetary alignment calendar. starwalk.space/en/news/what-is-planet-parade

Milton Mills Farmer Thomas Applebee (1757-1841)

By Muriel Bristol | February 23, 2025

Thomas Applebee was born in Durham, NH, circa 1757, son of Hawley and Hannah (Welch) Applebee.

Late in life, when applying for a Revolutionary War veteran’s pension, Thomas Applebee described his service after his enlistment in Capt. Christopher Marshall’s Company, in Col. Benjamin Tupper’s Tenth Massachusetts Regiment between 1782 and 1784. (Maine being then a Province of Massachusetts).

That he enlisted in the town of Berwick in the province of Maine in the month of April, or May, 1782, under Capt. Marchall in the tenth Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Colo Tupper for three years & marched to [West Point,] New York an[d] continued there till about June following, then went to Philadelphia and continued there until about October following & then returned to West Point & continued there until discharged on the 30 day of June 1784 which discharge is now in the Secretary’s office.

Thomas Applebee (Applebey”) married (1st) in the Second (Congregational) Church in Berwick, ME, June 9, 1785, Molly Goodwin, both of Berwick, ME. Rev. Matthew Merriam performed the ceremony.

(The known children of Thomas and Molly (Goodwin) Applebee were Hawley Applebee (1790-1865), Abra Applebee (1795-1863), and Thomas Applebee [Jr.] (1796-188?)).

Son Hawley Applebee was born in Berwick, ME, circa 1790.

Halley Appelby headed a Berwick, ME, household at the time of the First (1790) Federal Census. His household included three males aged 16-plus years, four females, and three males aged under-16 years.

Thomas Appelbe [SIC] headed a Lebanon, ME, household at the time of the First (1790) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 16-plus years [himself], one female [Molly (Goodwin) Applebee], and one male aged under-16 years [Hawley Applebee]. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of John Davis and Samuel Legro.

Daughter Abra Applebee was born in Berwick, ME, in 1795. Son Thomas Applebee was born in Berwick, ME, in 1796. At which point, Molly (Goodwin) Applebee died.

Thomas Applebee (“Appleby”) married (2nd) in Lebanon, ME, January 12, 1797, Judith Rines. Rev. Isaac Hasey performed the ceremony. She was born in Lebanon, ME, in 1769, daughter of Henry and Mary (Falls) Rines.

(The known children of Thomas and Judith (Rines) Applebee were: Mary Applebee (1798–1884), Hannah Applebee (1799–1826), James Applebee (1801–1880), Hiram Applebee (1803–1823), Charles Applebee (1803-1882), John Applebee (1809–1853), Brackett Applebee (c1811-18??), and Susan Applebee (c1813-1845)).

Thomas and Judith (Rines) Applebee and family would seem to have settled in Rochester’s Northeast Parish, i.e., the Milton Branch and Milton Mills part of what would become Milton, circa 1797.

It does not appear that any settlement was made east of the West Branch river prior to about 1785 or 1786, and among the earlier settlers there may be named, among others, Reuben Jones, Paul Jewett, Amos Witham, the Berrys, the Millers, Ephraim Twombly, Paul Wentworth, Caleb Wingate, David Coursan, John McDuffee, and soon after Hatwell [Hatevil]] Nutter, Thomas Applebee, William Applebee, John Hart, John Remick, Jr., Jonathan Dearborn, Joseph Dearborn, and many others  (Scales, 1914).

Daughter Mary Applebee was born in Rochester, NH, April 9, 1798. Daughter Hannah Applebee was born in Rochester, NH, in 1799.

Thomas Appleby headed a Rochester, NH, household at the time of the Second (1800) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 26-44 years [himself], one female aged 26-44 years [Judith (Rines) Appleby], one male aged 10-15 years [Hawley Applebee], four females aged under-10 years [Abra Applebee, Mary Applebee, Hannah Applebee], and one male aged under-10 years [Thomas Applebee]. His household appeared first in the enumeration and was followed by that of William Appleby. (See Northeast Parish in the Second (1800) Federal Census).

Son James Applebee was born in Rochester, NH, March 17, 1801.

Thomas Applebee did not sign the Rochester Division Petition of May 1802. (See Rochester Division Petition – May 1802).

Son Charles Applebee was born in Milton, September 21, 1802. Son Hiram Applebee was born in Milton, circa 1803.

Son John Applebee was born in Milton, in 1809.

Thos Applebee headed a Milton household at the time of the Third (1810) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 45-plus years [himself], one female aged 26-44 years [Judith (Rines) Applebee], one male aged 16-25 years [Hawley Applebee], two females aged 16-25 years, one male aged 10-15 years [Thomas Applebee], two females aged 10-15 years, and four males aged under-10 years. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Wm Applebe [Applebee] and Wd. Lois Hierd [Hurd]. (See Milton in the Third (1810) Federal Census).

Daughter Abra Appleby married (1st) in Wakefield, NH, December 29, 1811, John D. Remick, both of Milton. Rev. Asa Piper performed the ceremony. Remick was born in Kittery, ME, August 3, 1782, son of John and Susanna (Cole) Remick.

Son Brackett Applebee was born in Milton, in 1812. Daughter Susan Applebee was born in Milton, November 4, 1813.

Son [?] Hawley Applebee was a Private in Capt. James Ayers’ drafted militia company, under Maj. Simon Nowell’s command, in the War of 1812. The served at Kittery and York, ME, from October to November 1814.

Son-in-law John D. Remick was a Private in Captain William Courson’s militia company, when it marched to defend Portsmouth, NH, in September 1814. (See Milton in the War of 1812).

Son Hawley Applebee married in Shapleigh, ME, May 26, 1815, Mary “Polly” Miller. She was born April 20, 1793, daughter of Benjamin and Louise (Woodman) Miller.

Father-in-law Henry Rines died in Milton Mills, October 15, 1815, aged eighty-five years.

In Dover, NH, July 4, 1820, Thomas Applebee of Milton applied for a Revolutionary War veteran’s pension for his military service (quoted above) in the Tenth MA Regiment. In his application, he described himself and those younger members of his family living still in his household.

His occupation is that of a farmer, which he is quite poorly able to pursue ~

That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz.

My wife Judith, aged 50 years, unable to perform much labor, my son James, aged 19 years, Capable to perform labor, my son Hiram, aged 17 years, can perform some labor but not healthy ~ my daughter Hannah, aged 21 years, spinster, & pursues that calling ~ my son Charles, aged 14 years, Capable of his age for work. ~ John & Brackett & Susan ~ John aged 15 ~ Brackett, 8, & Susan, 5 years, not Capable of their support.

Applebee - Signatures - 1820Thomas Applebee and his sons, James Applebee, and Hiram Applebee, signed the Milton Militia Division Petition of November 1820. (See Milton Militia Dispute – 1820).

Father Hawley Applebee died in Berwick, ME, July 11, 1823, aged eighty-eight years.

Son Hiram Applebee died in Milton, in 1823, aged twenty years.

Daughter Hannah Applebee married in Milton, May 9, 1824, Mark Rines, she of Milton and he of Alton, NH. John Remick, J.P., performed the ceremony. Rines was born in Alton, NH, circa 1799, son of Henry A. and Alice (Miller) Rines.

Brother William Applebee died in Milton, May 17, 1825, aged fifty-two years.

Son James Applebee married in Alton, NH, November 20, 1825, Sally Rines, he of Milton and she of Alton, NH. Rev. Thomas Flanders, Jr., performed the ceremony. She was born in Milton, circa March 1803, daughter of Henry A. and Alice (Miller) Rines.

Son Thomas Applebee married, circa 1825, [Deborah] Sally Stalbird. She was born in Jefferson, NH, April 8, 1803, daughter of Richard and Deborah (Vickers) Stalbird.

Daughter Hannah (Applebee) Rines died in Milton, in 1826, aged twenty-six years. Son-in-law Mark Rines died in 1827.

Mother-in-law Mary (Falls) Rines died in Milton Mills, Mat 17, 1828, aged ninety-five years.

DIED. In Berwick, Maine, on Sunday, June 9th, Mrs. Lois, aged 23, wife of Mr. Hawley Applebee, and daughter of Mr. James Butler (Times & Dover Enquirer, June 30, 1829).

Thos Applebe headed a Milton household at the time of the Fifth (1830) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 70-79 years [himself], one female aged 50-59 years [Judith (Rines) Applebee], and two females aged 10-14 years. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of Wm S. Nutter and Hawley Applebe.

Hawley Applebee headed a Milton household at the time of the Fifth (1830) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 40-49 years [himself], two females aged 30-39 years [Mary (Miller) Applebee], one male aged 10-14 years, one female aged 5-9 years, and one female aged 70-79 years. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of Thos Applebe and John Heart [Hurd].

John Remick headed a Bretton Woods, NH, household at the time of the Fifth (1830) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 40-49 years [himself], one female aged 30-39 years [Abra (Applebee) Remick], one male aged 10-14 years, one male aged 5-9 years [Samuel Remick], and two females aged 5-9 years [Sarah A. Remick and Eliza J. Remick], and two males aged under-5 years [Shadrack and Alvah].

John D. Remick settled in Carroll on the east side of Cherry Mountain near Thomas Applebee. He was twice married, both wives being Applebee’s sisters. They had numerous children, Charles, John, Amos, Alvah, Sarah Ann, Mrs. Ira Burgin, Rhoda and Mrs. Thomas Miller, mother of Delile Miller (Evans, 1927).

Jas Applebee headed a Milton household at the time of the Fifth (1830) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 20-29 years [himself], one female aged 20-29 years [Sally (Rines) Applebee], one male aged 10-14 years, and two females aged under-5 years. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of Hateval Nutter and Wm S. Nutter.

Daughter Mary Applebee married, circa 1832, John D. Remick. (He had been married already to her half-sister, Abra (Applebee) Remick, who was still living. Apparently, there was a divorce between John D. Remick and Abra (Applebee) Remick).

There would appear to have been for a time some friction between Thomas Applebee [Jr.] and his wife, Sally (Stalbird) Applebee.

Notice. ALL persons are hereby forbidden harboring or trusting my wife, SALLY APPLEBEE, on my account, as she has left my bed and board, and I am determined to pay no debts of her contracting. THOMAS APPLEBEE. Carroll, April 24, 1833 (Times & Dover Enquirer, May 14, 1833).

Daughter Susan Applebee married, circa 1834, James Webster Rines. He was born in Alton, NH, circa 1799, son of Henry A. and Alice (Miller) Rines.

Daughter Mrs. Abra (Applebee) Remick married (2nd), October 25, 1836, Col. Alexander Worster, Esq. Hawley A. Keay, Esq., performed the ceremony. Worster was born in Berwick, ME, February 10, 1776, son of George and Margaret (Clement) Worster.

John Greenfield foreclosed on two Milton properties mortgaged by Hanson Hayes, in September 1839. One property adjoined the town poor farm on Plummer’s Ridge and the other stood on what is now Applebee Road. James Applebee and Hawley Applebee were mentioned among the neighboring abutters of the second property when its bounds were described.

THE subscriber hereby gives notice that for the purpose of foreclosing a mortgage of a certain piece of land and the buildings thereon situate in Milton in the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, he entered upon and took possession of said land on the fourth day of September, 1839, it being the land conveyed to him by Hanson Hayes of said Milton by his deed of mortgage dated September fourth, 1839, for the consideration of thirty-nine dollars, said land is bounded westerly by land of Levi Jones and James Moulton, southerly by the poor farm, northerly by the Barry road, containing one hundred and sixty acres more or less, it being said Hayes homestead farm. Also one other piece of land in said Milton bounded northerly by the road leading to John Mills, southerly by land of Levi Jones, easterly by land of Adam Brown, westerly by land of Joseph Evans, containing seventy acres more or less. Also one other piece of land in said Milton bounded northerly and easterly by land of Samuel Chamberlain, southerly by land of James Applebee, westerly by land of H. [Hawley] Applebee, containing seventy acres more or less. The subscriber further gives notice that be has, this day, entered upon and took possession of the abovementioned premises for the purpose of foreclosing a mortgage for the consideration of the payment of a note for one hundred and seventy dollars. Said mortgage was given on the 14th September 1838, by the abovementioned Hanson Hayes to Stephen M. Mathews of said Milton, and by said Mathews assigned and set over to the subscriber for a valuable consideration. JOHN GREENFIELD. Rochester, Sept. 10, 1839 (Times & Dover Enquirer, October 1, 1839).

Sister-in-law Phebe (Merrow) Applebee died in 1840.

Thomas Applebee headed a Milton household at the time of the Sixth (1840) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 80-89 years [himself], one female aged 60-69 years [Judith (Rines) Applebee], one female aged 20-29 years, one male aged 15-19 years, and one female aged 10-14 years. Two members of his household were engaged in Agriculture. One member, Thomas Applebee, aged eighty-four years, was a veteran. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of John Hart and James Applebee.

(Despite having his own separately enumerated Milton household (just above), a US Census Office report of 1841 had veteran pensioner Thomas Applebee, aged eighty-four years, residing in the Milton household of James Applebee (just below) (US Census Office, 1841)).

James Applebee headed a Milton household at the time of the Sixth (1840) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 30-39 years [himself], one female aged 30-39 years [Sally (Rines) Applebee], one male aged 10-14 years, one female aged 10-14 years, two males aged 5-9 years, one female aged 5-9 years, and one male aged under-5 years. Four members of his household were engaged in Agriculture. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of Thomas Applebee and Simeon Applebee.

Alexander Worster headed a Lebanon, ME, household at the time of the Sixth (1840) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 60-69 years [himself], and one female aged 40-49 years [Abra ((Applebee) Remick) Worster]. One member of his household was engaged in Agriculture.

Thomas Applebee headed a Carroll, NH, household at the time of the Sixth (1840) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 40-49 years [himself], one female aged 30-39 years [Sally (Stalbird) Applebee], one male aged 10-14 years, one female aged 10-14 years, one male aged 5-9 years, and one female aged 5-9 years. Six members of his household were engaged in Agriculture. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Thomas Miller and Henry Rines.

John Remick headed a Carroll, NH, household at the time of the Sixth (1840) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 50-59 years [himself], one female aged 40-49 years [Mary (Applebee) Remick], one male aged 15-19 years, one female aged 15-19 years, two males aged 10-14 years, one female aged 10-14 years, one male aged 5-9 years, three males aged under-5 years. Eleven members of his household were engaged in Agriculture. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Israel B. Applebee and Francis Wilson.

Charles Applebee headed a Jefferson, NH, household at the time of the Sixth (1840) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 30-39 years [himself], one female aged 20-29 years, and one male aged 5-9 years. Three members of his household were engaged in Agriculture. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of James Rines and William Ford.

James Rines headed a Jefferson, NH, household at the time of the Sixth (1840) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 20-29 years [himself], one female aged 20-29 years [Susan (Applebee) Rines], one male aged under-five years [Charles Applebee], one female aged under-5 years [Emeline Applebee]. Four members of his household were engaged in Agriculture. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Nathl Rines and Charles Applebee.

Thomas Applebee died in Milton, March 2, 1841, aged eighty-four years, and four months.

Died. In Milton, Thomas Applebee, in a fit of appoplexy, aged 84 years and 4 months (Times & Dover Enquirer, April 6, 1841).

Brother Simeon Applebee died in Berwick, ME, in 1844, aged eighty-three years.

Daughter Susan [Deborah] (Applebee) Rines died in Jefferson, NH, March 27, 1845. (Her widowed husband, James W. Rines married (2nd) Thankful Sprague).

Son-in-law Maj. Alexander Worster died of dropsy in Lebanon, ME, December 14, 1849, aged seventy-three years, ten months. (Some sources, including his gravestone, say he died October 14, 1849).

Hawley Applebee, a farmer, aged sixty-one years (b. ME), headed a Milton household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Mary [(Miller)] Applebee, aged fifty-five years (b. NH), Levi Applebee, a farmer, aged thirty-four years (b. ME), and Caleb Applebee, a farmer, aged thirty-two years (b. NH). Hawley Applebee had real estate valued at $1,000. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Mary Chamberlain, aged fifty-nine years (b. ME), and John Hart, a farmer, aged sixty-four years (b. NH).

Abra [((Applebee) Remick)] Worster, aged fifty-five years (b. ME), headed a Lebanon, ME, household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census.

Thomas Applebee, a farmer, aged fifty-four years (b. ME), headed a Carroll, NH, household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Sally [(Stalbird)] Applebee, aged forty-seven years (b. NH), Hiram Applebee, aged fifteen years (b. NH), Hannah Applebee, aged fourteen years (b. NH), Louisa Applebee, aged twelve years (b. NH), George Applebee, aged nine years (b. NH), and Mary Applebee, aged seven years (b. NH). Thomas Applebee had real estate valued at $400. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of John Remick, a farmer, aged sixty-seven years (b. NH), and John Remick, Jr., a farmer, aged twenty-five years (b. NH).

John Remick, a farmer, aged sixty-seven years (b. NH), headed a Carroll, NH, household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Mary [(Applebee)] Remick, aged fifty-five years (b. NH), Rufus Remick, a laborer, aged sixteen years (b. NH), Harris Remick, aged fourteen years (b. NH), Amos Remick, aged twelve years (b. NH), Orin Remick, aged ten years (b. NH), Alvah Remick, a laborer, aged twenty-three years (b. NH), Shadrach Remick, a laborer, aged twenty-one years (b. NH), and Sarah Ann Remick, aged twenty-seven years (b. NH). John Remick had real estate valued at $550. Alvah Remick and Shadrach Remick each had real estate valued at $200. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Francis W. Town, a farmer, aged thirty-four years (b. ME), and Thomas Applebee, a farmer, aged fifty-four years (b. ME).

Applebee, James - 1856James Applebee, a farmer, aged forty-nine years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Sally [(Rines)] Applebee, aged forty-seven years (b. NH), Mark Applebee, a shoemaker, aged twenty-two years (b. NH), Thomas Applebee, a farmer, aged nineteen years (b. NH), Judith Applebee, aged seventeen years (b. NH), Hiram Applebee, a farmer, aged fifteen years (b. NH), John Applebee, aged thirteen years (b. NH), Oliver Applebee, aged ten years (b. NH), James Applebee, aged six years (b. NH), Judith [(Rines)] Applebee, aged eighty years (b. ME), Webster Miller, a shoemaker, aged nineteen years (b. NH), and Alpheus Remick, a farmer, aged thirty-five years (b. NH). James Applebee had real estate valued at $3,000. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Edward Hart, a farmer, aged thirty-eight years (b. NH), and Joseph Rines, a farmer, aged sixty-six years (b. ME).

Charles Applebee, a farmer, aged forty-six years (b. NH), headed a Jefferson, NH, household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Charlotte Applebee, aged thirty-eight years (b. NH). Charles Applebee had real estate valued at $400. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of William Ford, a farmer, aged fifty years (b. ME), and James Rines, a farmer, aged thirty-eight years (b. ME).

James Rines, a farmer, aged thirty-eight years (b. ME), headed a Jefferson, NH, household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Thankful [(Sprague)] Rines, aged thirty-three years (b. ME), Charles E. Rines, aged thirteen years (b. NH), Emeline Rines, aged ten years (b. NH), Mark Rines, aged eight years (b. NH), Mary J. Rines, aged six years (b. NH), Hannah M. Rines, aged four years (b. NH), James W. Rines, aged one year (b. NH), and Albra Rines, a laborer, aged twenty-two years (b. NH). James Rines had real estate valued at $1,000. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Charles Applebee, a farmer, aged forty-six years (b. NH), and Henry Rines, a farmer, aged seventy-eight years (b. ME).

Son John Applebee died in Milton, in 1853, aged forty-three years.

Judith (Rines) Applebee died of numb palsy in Milton, November 23, 1859, aged ninety years. (The Federal Mortality Schedule of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census had her cause of death as consumption, at the age of eighty-nine years).

Hawley Applebee, a farmer, aged seventy years (b. NH), headed a Milton (“Milton Mills P.O.”) household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Mary [(Miller)] Applebee, aged sixty years (b. NH), Caleb Applebee, a farmer, aged forty years (b. NH), Mary Robinson, thirty-nine years (b. NH), and Lucy Robinson, aged nine years (b. NH). Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of James Guptil, aged thirty-three years (b. NH), and Stephen Nute, a farmer, aged sixty-two years (b. NH).

Thomas Applebee, a farmer, aged sixty-four years (b. ME), headed a Carroll, NH, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Sally [(Stalbird)] Applebee, aged fifty-seven years (b. NH), George Applebee, a farm laborer, aged nineteen years (b. NH), and Mary B. Applebee, a domestic, aged seventeen years. Thomas Applebee had real estate valued at $500 and personal estate valued at $460.

John Remick, a farmer, aged seventy-seven years (b. NH), headed a Jefferson, NH, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Foren [Mary] A. [(Applebee)] Remick, aged sixty-five years (b. NH), Amos Remick, aged twenty-five years (b. NH), and Orrin Remick, aged twenty-two years (b. NH). John Remick had real estate valued at $1,500 and personal estate valued at $1,000.

John D. [Remick] left Carroll and settled on Lot 5, Range 3 [in Jefferson, NH]. As the sons grew up they purchased Lot 5, Range 4 (Evans, 1927).

James Applebee, a farmer, aged fifty-nine years (b. NH), headed a Milton (“Milton P.O.”) household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Salley [(Rines)] Applebee, aged fifty-seven years (b. NH), H. [Hannah (Applebee)] Montgomery, aged thirty-three years (b. NH), Thomas Applebee, a farmer, aged twenty-nine years (b. NH), Hiram Applebee, a farmer, aged twenty-five years (b. NH), John S. Applebee, a farmer, aged twenty-three years (b. NH), Oliver H. Applebee, a farmer, aged nineteen years, James W. Applebee, a farmer, aged sixteen years (b. NH), James D. Montgomery, aged six years (b. NH), Abba J. Applebee, aged one year (b. NH), Judith [(Rines)] Applebee, aged ninety years (b. NH [SIC], and B. Jane Applebee, aged thirty years (b. NH). James Applebee had real estate valued at $6,000 and personal estate valued at $2,000. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Samuel G. Chamberlain, a farmer, aged thirty-two years (b. NH), and Edward Hart, a farmer, aged forty-eight years (b. NH).

Charles Applebee, a farmer, aged fifty-five years (b. NH), headed a Jefferson, NH, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Charlotte Applebee, aged forty-eight years (b. NH). Charles Applebee had real estate valued at $1,000 and personal estate valued at $560.

Daughter Abra ((Applebee) Remick) Worster of Milton made her last will, June 4, 1863. She devised all her money in the Great Falls Savings Bank to her sons, Alpheus S. Remick and Samuel Remick, and her daughters, Mary A. Keay, widow of Hawley A. Keay, and Eliza J. Smith, wife of Josiah Smith. She devised $2 each to her daughters, Clarisa Chamberlain, wife of Steven Chamberlain, and Susan Rines, wife of Samuel F. Rines. This was in a note she held against William Emery of Lebanon, ME. She devised the remainder of the amount due in that note to her sons, Alpheus Remick and Samuel Remick, and her daughters, Mary J. Keay and Eliza J. Smith. She devised two sheep to her son, Alpheus Remick, that he had already in his possession. She devised her bed & bedding to her daughters, Mary Keay and Eliza J. Smith. She devised her bureau to her daughter, Eliza J. Smith, that she had already in her possession. She appointed Frank Keay of Lebanon, ME, as her sole executor. She signed with an “X.” Frank Keay, Thomas Applebee, and Releaf G. Keay signed as witnesses (Strafford County Probate, 70:535).

Daughter Abra ((Applebee) Remick) Worster died in 1863, aged sixty-seven years. Her last will was proved in a Strafford County Probate Court held in Dover, NH, August 4, 1863 (Strafford County Probate, 70:537).

State of New Hampshire. Strafford, SS. The Judge of Probate for said County to the heirs at law of the estate of Abra Worster, late of Milton, in said County, deceased, intestate, and to all interested therein. YOU are hereby notified that Frank Keay, administrator of the estate of said deceased, will exhibit his account of the administration thereof, at a Court of Probate to be holden at Rochester, in said county, on the first Tuesday of December next, when and where you may appear and shew cause, if any you have, against the And it is ordered that the said Administrator give notice, by causing the foregoing citation and this order thereon, to be published three weeks successively in the Dover Enquirer, printed in at Dover, in said County, the last publication of which to be at lease [least] thirty day before said Court. Given at Dover, in said County, this twenty-eighth day of September, A.D. 1864. ASA FREEMAN, Register (Dover Enquirer, October 20, 1864).

Son-in-law John D. Remick died in Jefferson, NH, June 24, 1864, aged eighty-one years.

Son Hawley Applebee died of consumption in Milton, November 17, 1865, aged seventy-six years, eight months. He was a farmer. (His gravestone had his age as seventy-five years, six months, and twenty-one days).

Daughter-in-law Mary (Miller) Applebee died in Milton, August 26, 1866, aged seventy-three years, four months, and six days.

Thomas Applebee, a farmer, aged seventy-four years (b. ME), headed a Carroll, NH, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Sallie [(Stalbird)] Applebee, keeping house, aged sixty-seven years (b. NH). Thomas Applebee had real estate valued at $300 and personal estate valued at $250. The household of their son, George Applebee, a farm laborer, aged twenty-nine years (b. NH), followed them in the enumeration.

Amos E. Remick, a farmer, aged thirty-two years (b. NH), headed a Jefferson, NH, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Mary [(Applebee)] Remick, keeping house, aged seventy-nine years (b. NH), and William Appleby, a farm laborer, aged thirty-five years (b. NH). Amos E. Remick had real estate valued at $1,800 and personal estate valued at $1,000.

James Applebee, a farmer, aged sixty-nine years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Sally [(Rines)] Applebee, keeping house, aged sixty-seven years (b. NH), Thomas Applebee, a farm laborer, aged thirty-nine years (b. NH), John S. Applebee, a farm laborer, aged thirty-three years (b. NH), Sarah E. [(Evans)] Applebee, keeping house, aged thirty-two years (b. NH), Hannah J. Applebee, at school, aged five years (b. NH), Hannah [(Applebee)] Montgomery, aged forty-three years (b. NH), and James D. Montgomery, a farm laborer, aged sixteen years (b. NH). James Applebee had real estate valued at $5,000 and personal estate valued at $2,625. Thomas Applebee had personal estate valued at $600. Hannah Montgomery had personal estate valued at $150; and James D. Montgomery had personal estate valued at $100. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Edward Hart, a farmer, aged fifty-eight years (b. NH), and Alpheus Remmick, a farmer, aged fifty-five years (b. NH).

Charles Applebee, a farmer, aged sixty-eight years (b. NH), headed a Jefferson, NH, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Charlotte Applebee, keeping house, aged sixty years (b. NH), and Charles Applebee, aged seven years (b. NH). Charles Applebee had real estate valued at $1,000 and personal estate valued at $400.

George Applebee, a laborer, aged thirty-nine years (b. NH), headed a Carroll, NH, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Mary A. Applebee, keeps house, aged (b. NH) thirty-six years, his children, Walter E. Applebee, aged thirteen years (b. NH), Mary J. Applebee, aged eleven years (b. NH), Perkins Applebee, aged eight years (b. NH), Harry M. Applebee, aged five years (b. NH), George W. Applebee, aged two years (b. NH), his father, Thomas Applebee, aged eighty-four years (b. NH), his mother, Sarah [(Stalbird)] Applebee, aged seventy-five years (b. NH), and his boarder, John Hunt, at home, aged thirty-seven years (b. NH).

Amos E. Remick, a farmer, aged forty-two years (b. NH), headed a Jefferson, NH, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Eliza [((Savage) Elliot)] Remick, keeping house, aged thirty-nine years (b. Canada), his children, Mary Eleot, at school, aged sixteen years (b. Canada), Lizee Eleot, at school, aged thirteen years (b. Canada), Asey Remick, aged six years (b. NH), Ester Remick, aged two years (b. NH), and his mother, Mary [(Applebee)] Remick, a widow, aged eighty-three years (b. NH).

James Applebee, a farmer, aged seventy-nine years, headed a Milton household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Sarah [(Rines)] Applebee, keeping house, aged seventy-seven years, his son, John L. Applebee, a farmer, aged forty-three years, his daughter-in-law, Sarah {(Evans)] Applebee, keeping house, aged forty-two years, his granddaughter, Hannah J. Applebee, at school, aged fifteen years, his daughter, Hannah J. [(Applebee)] Montgomery, keeping house, aged fifty-four years, and his servant, Edgar B. Stone, at house, aged thirteen years (b. NH). James Applebee had rheumatism. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Samuel Remick, a farmer & stone mason, aged fifty-six years (b. NH), and Charles H. Prescott, a farmer, aged twenty-four years (b. ME).

Charles Applebee, a farmer, aged seventy-seven years (b. NH), headed a Jefferson, NH, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his son, Charles Applebee, at school, aged seventeen years (b. NH).

Son James Applebee died of influenza in Milton, October 30, 1880, aged seventy-nine years. He was a farmer.

DEATHS. In Milton Mills, Oct. 31, Mr. James Applebee, aged 79 years, 8 months (Dover Enquirer, November 4, 1880).

DEATHS. In Milton Mills, Oct. 31, Mr. James Applebee, aged 79 years, 8 months (Farmington News, November 5, 1880).

The following are among the recent deaths of aged people in this state: … James Applebee of Milton Mills, 80 (Dover Enquirer, November 25, 1880).

Son Charles Applebee died of paralysis in Jefferson, NH, April 16, 1882, aged seventy-eight [SIC] years. C.H. Burnham, M.D., signed the death certificate.

Daughter Mary (Applebee) Remick died of old age in Jefferson, NH, October 5, 1884, aged eighty-seven years. She was a widow. C.H. Burnham, M.D., signed the death certificate. (Her gravestone says October 5, 1883, aged eighty-five years, five months, and twenty-six days).

Daughter-in-law Sally (Rines) Applebee died of pneumonia in Milton, May 14, 1897, aged ninety-four years, two months, and twelve days. She was a widowed housekeeper. W.E. Pillsbury, M.D., signed the death certificate.

Son-in-law James W. Rines died of old age in Jefferson, NH, April 15, 1901, aged eighty-eight years, five months. He was a farmer. C.H. Burnham, M.D., signed the death certificate.

References:

Evans, George C. (1927). History of the Town of Jefferson, New Hampshire, 1773-1927. Retrieved from books.google.com/books?id=GnwjAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA234

Find a Grave. (2013, November 13). Charles Applebee. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/120278094/charles-applebee

Find a Grave. (2012, April 16). Hawley Applebee [Sr.]. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/88613557/hawley-applebee

Find a Grave. (2011, December 5). Hawley Applebee. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/81549849/hawley_applebee

Find a Grave. (2011, December 4). Hiram Applebee. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/81512821/hiram_applebee

Find a Grave. (2011, October 7). James Applebee. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/77754899/james_applebee

Find a Grave. (2011, December 4). John Applebee. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/81512945/john_applebee

Find a Grave. (2012, January 15). Simeon Applebee. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/83463861/simeon_applebee

Find a Grave. (2011, December 4). Thomas Applebee. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/81512633/thomas-applebee

Find a Grave. (2018, May 4). Thomas Applebee. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/189446259/thomas-applebee

Find a Grave. (2011, December 4). William Applebee. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/81531292/william-applebee

Find a Grave. (2012, July 22). Mary Applebee Remick. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/94042484/mary_remick

Find a Grave. (2011, December 4). Hannah Applebee Rines. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/81520700/hannah_rines

Find a Grave. (2013, August 11). Henry Rines. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/115293534/henry-rines

Find a Grave. (2010, August 26). Susan Applebee Rines. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/57725666/susan-rines

Find a Grave. (2011, December 4). Abra Applebee Worster. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/81520869/abra_worster

Scales, John. (1914). History of Strafford County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens. Retrieved from books.google.com/books?id=nGsjAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA509

US Census Office. (1841). A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary Or Military Service: With Their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Retrieved from books.google.com/books?id=hedQJYIK22YC&pg=PA17

Wikipedia. (2024, October 5). Carroll, New Hampshire. Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll,_New_Hampshire

Wikipedia. (2024, August 20). Jefferson, New Hampshire. Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson,_New_Hampshire

Milton in the Fifth (1830) Federal Census

By Muriel Bristol | February 16, 2025

Milton had 1,273 residents on Tuesday, June 1, 1830: 625 males (49.1%) and 648 females (50.9%).

Milton had 241 households with an average 5.3 inhabitants per household. Only 17 households (7.1%) were headed by a female.

192 (15.1%) of the Milton’s 1,273 inhabitants were aged under-5 years of age (98 males and 94 females), 186 (14.6%) were aged 5-9 years of age (94 males and 92 females), 170 (13.4%) were aged 10-14 years (92 males and 78 females), 111 (8.7%) were aged 15-19 years (65 males and 46 females), 179 (14.1%) were aged 20-29 years (84 males and 95 females), 165 (13.0%) were aged 30-39 years (67 males and 98 females), 102 (8.0%) were aged 40-49 years (48 males and 54 females), 72 (5.7%) were aged 50-59 years (31 males and 41 females), 56 (4.4%) were aged 60-69 years (26 males and 30 females), 26 (2.0%) were aged 70-79 years (12 males and 14 females), 13 (1.0%) were aged 80-89 years (8 males and 5 females), 0 (0.0%) were aged 90-99 years (0 males and 0 females), and 1 (0.0%) was aged 100-and-over years (0 males and 1 female). All of these were “free white” inhabitants.

The separate columns of the enumeration are represented here as digits. The first thirteen digits are the number of free white males aged under-5 years, aged 5-9 years, aged 10-14 years, aged 15-19 years, aged 20-29 years, aged 30-39 years, aged 40-49 years, aged 50-59 years, aged 60-69 years, aged 70-79 years, aged 80-89 years, aged 90-99 years, and aged 100-plus years. The second thirteen digits are the number of free white females aged under-5 years, aged 5-9 years, aged 10-14 years, aged 15-19 years, aged 20-29 years, aged 30-39 years, aged 40-49 years, aged 50-59 years, aged 60-69 years, aged 70-79 years, aged 80-89 years, aged 90-99 years, and aged 100-plus years.

  1. Wm Adams, 0000000010000-0000010000000
  2. Eben Adams, 2000010000000-0210010100000
  3. Huldah Mills, 0001010000000-0000100010100
  4. Jas. Moulton, 1010010000000-2220010000000
  5. Hanson Hayes, 1010010000000-1210010000000
  6. Moses Chamberlain, 0010100010000-0000001001000
  7. Jas. Hayes Jr, 1110110000000-0001001010000
  8. Levi Jones, 0000200100000-0101011000000
  9. Sarah Plummer, 0021100000000-0101101000000
  10. Jos. P. Burrows, 1111001000000-1110001000000
  11. Patty Walker, 0002000000000-0011001000000
  12. Solomon Bragdon, 0000200000100-0000010001000
  13. John Lord, 1110001000000-0110010000000
  14. David Warringford [Wallingford], 1110100000000-0000110100000
  15. Amos Gerrish, 1000011000000-0000010000000
  16. Benj. Scates Jr, 1100010000000-1100010000000
  17. Benj. Scates, 1010000001000-0100001000000
  18. Ed. Ellice, 0000100100000-0011101000000
  19. Nahum Tasker, 2000100000000-0000100000000
  20. Elijah Horne, 0010000010000-0000001010000
  21. Jas. Horne, 0210010000000-1010010000000
  22. Matthias Nutter, 1110010000000-0212010001000
  23. Jas. Twombly, 0001000100000-0010000100000
  24. Lydia Twombly, 1000000000000-0000100000000
  25. Saml Clemens, 0000110000000-1000010000000
  26. John Dore, 0111101000000-0010101000000
  27. Jona Dore, 0000000001000-0000100010000
  28. Danl G. Dore, 0100001000000-0000010000000
  29. Danl W. Horne, 0000100000000-0001000000000
  30. Danl Dore, 0000000001000-0000010001000
  31. John Blaisdell, 0100001000000-2000010000000
  32. John Rinds [Rines], 2111001000000-1000001010000
  33. Simeon Applebe [Applebee], 0100100000000-2010200100000
  34. Geo. Dore, 3300010000000-0000010000000
  35. John Foss, 0100001000000-0100001000100
  36. Richd Horne, 0000000100000-0000001000000
  37. Steph. Henderson, 0000001000000-1020001000000
  38. John Wentworth, 0011000010000-0100000010000
  39. David Wentworth, 0010000010000-0000000101000
  40. Luther Wentworth, 2000100000000-0000100000000
  41. Wm Foss, 0010001000000-0001100000000
  42. Saml Ricker, 0110001000000-0100001000000
  43. Dudley Wentworth, 1001010000000-1000010000000
  44. Jona Place, 0000100000000-0000000010000
  45. Sally Downs, 0000000000000-0001100010000
  46. Jedediah Ricker, 0000000100000-0000002000100
  47. Joshua Hanson, 0000000100000-0000000100000
  48. Jacob Wentworth, 0000100000000-1000100000000
  49. John Wentworth, 0000010000000-2120010000000
  50. Saml Twombly, 0102000100100-2001010000000
  51. Wentworth Dore, 0000000100000-0000000101000
  52. Jesse Knox, 1000100000000-0000000101000
  53. Hiram Cook, 1010100000000-0000100000000
  54. Jeremiah Cook, 0011100100000-0001000100000
  55. Timo Brewster, 1101010000000-0000010000000
  56. Saml Nute, 0001000100000-0010000100000
  57. John C. Nute, 0100010000000-1100010000000
  58. Jas. Y. Pinkham, 0200010000000-1010010000000
  59. Hannah Pinkham, 0000200000000-0100010010000
  60. Sarah Burnham, 0010100000000-0000110010000
  61. Isaac Young, 0000010000000-0110100000000
  62. John Twombly, 0012000010000-0010201000000
  63. Stephen Twombly, 0000100000000-0000100000000
  64. Nathl Miller, 1010210000000-0001100100000
  65. Nathl Davy, 0001001000000-0000002000000
  66. Jona Howe, 0100001000000-0110001000000
  67. Ira Howe, 0000100000000-0000100000000
  68. Eben Wakeham, 1200010000000-0000010000000
  69. Caleb Wakeham, 0000100000100-0000100010000
  70. Rose Roberts, 0000100000000-0000001000000
  71. Eph. Plummer, 0002000010000-0000100110000
  72. Moses Downs, 0100010000000-1100100000000
  73. Mark Worcester, 1000100000000-0000100000000
  74. Moses Nute, 1100010000000-1100010000000
  75. Hopley Meserve, 1003001000000-0110001000000
  76. Mary Wingate, 0000000000000-0000000001000
  77. Wm Mathes, 0110000100000-1101010000000
  78. Israel Nute, 1111100000000-0100010010000
  79. John McDuffee, 0000000001000-0000000010000
  80. Thos P. Ricker, 0010010000000-0000010000000
  81. Danl Hayes, 0000000001000-0000000010000
  82. Lewis Hayes, 1200010000000-1000100000000
  83. Calvin P. Horne, 0000010000000-0000001000000
  84. Chas Horne, 0010100000000-0000010000000
  85. Jas. Hayes, 1111001000000-0211001000000
  86. Sally Hayes, 1022100000000-0101000100000
  87. Keziah Varney, 0000000000000-000210100000
  88. Abigail Varney, 0100000000000-0000010010000
  89. Eph. Wentworth, 0000100100000-0000110100000
  90. Jos. C. Wentworth, 2000100000000-1010100000000
  91. Richd Plummer, 110000100000-0000010000000
  92. Joshua Ray, 0200110000000-1010010000000
  93. Ezekiel Hayes, 0000010010000-0000100000000
  94. John Hayes, 1100100000000-1000200000000
  95. Danl Hayes Jr, 0210001000000-1011002000000
  96. Beniah Dore, 0101200010000-0011001000000
  97. Deborah Ricker, 0000000000000-0000000010000
  98. Jas. Bragdon, 0010001000000-0110010000000
  99. Chas Ricker, 1001001000000-1120001000000
  100. John Drew, 0110000011000-1001001000000
  101. Steph Maine, 0010010000000-1100010000000
  102. Jas. M. Twombly, 1000010000000-1000010000000
  103. John Willey, 2000100000000-0000100000000
  104. Ivory Bragdon, 2100010000100-0100010000000
  105. Jos Downs, 0000100000000-1000100000000
  106. Hayes Nute, 0000001000000-0100010000000
  107. Hopley Varney, 1010010000000-0111001000000
  108. J.C. Varney, 1010010000000-1100100001000
  109. Jas Varney, 0000000001000-0000100000000
  110. Ira Varney, 1000100000000-0000100000000
  111. Darin Nute, 2001010000000-0010100000000
  112. Jotham Nute, 0010000010000-0000000020001
  113. Ezekl Nute, 1121010000000-0001010000000
  114. John Jenkins, 1010001000000-0011001000000
  115. Benj. Jenkins, 0000100000000-0110010000000
  116. Steph. Jenkins, 0000000010000-0000000010000
  117. Jacob Nute, 1120010000000-1010001000000
  118. Jona Hurd, 1200100000000-1010001000000
  119. Ichd H. Wentworth, 0110010000000-0001010000000
  120. Ichd Wentworth, 00000000010000-0000100100000
  121. Edward Tebbetts, 0000000000000-0000000000000
  122. Wm Wentworth, 1000010000000-1100100000000
  123. Thos Y. Wentworth, 0000010000000-1000100010000
  124. Jas. Rand, 0000001000000-0010001000000
  125. Eliphalet Young, 0000000010000-0000000100000
  126. Oliver Peavey, 0001000100000-0000000100000
  127. Phineas Wentworth, 0000010000000-1000100000000
  128. Benj. Dore, 1122001000000-0111010000000
  129. Beard T. Varney, 1000100000000-1000100000000
  130. Richmond H. Varney, 0010010000000-1200010000000
  131. Saml Varney, 1000000010000-0200010000000
  132. John C. Varney Jr, 0010010000000-0200010000000
  133. Jos. Varney, 0000001100000-1100100100000
  134. Silas Tuttle, 0000100100000-0010000100000
  135. Saml Bragdon, 0011100010000-0020101000000
  136. Isaac Wentworth, 0110001000000-3120010000000
  137. Joseph Walker, 0000100010000-0011110100000
  138. Theoph C. Lyman, 0001100100000-0000200010000
  139. Mica Lyman, 0201010000000-0000010000000
  140. Wm Warren, 0002100100000-0000100100000
  141. Joshua Jones, 2000001000000-0010010000000
  142. Jos. Bickford, 0000000100000-000000100000
  143. Thos Leighton, 0100111000000-2010001000000
  144. Amos Bragdon, 0010000100000-0010001000000
  145. Ich. Hayes Jr, 0001100000000-0000200000000
  146. Jona Knox, 1000010000000-0100100000000
  147. John H. Varney, 1000020000000-0110110100000
  148. Isaac Worcester, 0001000100000-0110000100000
  149. Thos Cosan [Courson], 0100100000000-1100100000000
  150. Benj. P. Stokes, 0000100000000-2000100000000
  151. John Priest, 0000100000000-1010100000000
  152. Isaac Worcester Jr, 1010100000000-1000010000000
  153. Jas. Worcester, 0000200000000-1000100000000
  154. Richd Gerrish, 0001100000000-0100100000000
  155. Steph. M. Mathes, 0000010000000-2000110000000
  156. Wm K. Brewster, 0001100000000-1001000000000
  157. Benj. Gerrish, 0000010000000-2000010001000
  158. Elizabeth Gerrish, 0000000000000-0000020010000
  159. Thos Wentworth, 1100001000000-1101001000000
  160. Jos. Rinds [Rines], 0120001000000-0111001000000
  161. Lucy D. Hartford, 0000000000000-0000000010100
  162. Jos. Pinkham, 1000010000000-2210100000000
  163. Peltiah Hanscum [Peletiah Hanscomb], 0110100100000-0110101100000
  164. Steph. Drew, 0020110000000-1101010000000
  165. Jas. Goodwin, 1100001000000-0102001000000
  166. Danl Wentworth, 2100001000000-0102001000000
  167. Andrew Dore, 0001000100000-0010000100000
  168. D.M. Plummer, 1100110000000-1000010000000
  169. Robt. Matthes, 0002000100000-0010100000000
  170. John Palmer, 0000000010000-0000000100000
  171. Wm Huntress, 0210001000000-1010010000000
  172. Saml Blaisdell, 1200010000000-1000010000000
  173. Aaron Downs, 0110001000000-1200001000000
  174. Wm W. Lord, 0010100010000-0110010100000
  175. Jas. Roberts, 1010001000000-1100010000000
  176. Timo Roberts, 0001000001000-0000010001000
  177. Wm Jones, 0010100010000-0010200100000
  178. John Scates, 0011000100000-0000200000000
  179. David M. Cosan [Courson], 1010001010000-0100111000000
  180. Jona Pollard, 1100010000000-0101010000000
  181. Steph. Nute, 1000010000000-0010010000000
  182. John Nute, 0001000000000-1100100000000
  183. Richd Miller, 0010100000000-0000100000000
  184. Henry Miller, 0000200100000-1011210100000
  185. Comfort Laskey, 1000001000000-0110010100000
  186. Danl Horne, 2200010000000-0000010000000
  187. Wm Moulton, 2000010000000-0000010000000
  188. Danl Jennings, 1000100000000-1000100000000
  189. Eph. Pickering, 0010100000000-0000100000000
  190. Obediah Whitam [Witham], 0020000100000-0100000100000
  191. Otis Wentworth, 0001100010000-0010000100000
  192. Joseph Libbey, 000200200000-0000100000100
  193. Thos Chapman, 01100010000000-1101010000000
  194. Caleb Gilman, 0102001000000-0100010000000
  195. Alpheus Goodwin, 0110010000000-2010010000000
  196. Thos Merrow, 1110010000000-0200010000000
  197. Richd Walker, 1001010000000-1000110000000
  198. Charles Swasey, 1200010000000-2200110000000
  199. Danl Hatch, 1100100000000-1000100000000
  200. Eben Osgood, 0000010000000-0000100000000
  201. Mehitable Swasey, 0110000000000-0000010000000
  202. John Nutter, 0001001000000-0000010000000
  203. Nathl Jewett, 0210101000000-0111001000000
  204. Obediah Whitham [Witham], 1010010000000-0110010000000
  205. Hateval Nutter, 0001000000100-0000101001000
  206. Jas. Applebe [Applebee], 1010100000000-200010000000
  207. Wm S. Nutter, 0100001000000-1121001000000
  208. Thos Applebe [Applebee], 0000100001000-0020000100000
  209. Hawley Applebe [Applebee], 0010001000000-0100020001000
  210. John Heart [Hurd], 0221001000000-1001001100000
  211. Saml N. Chamberlain, 1000001000000-1121001000000
  212. Timo Emery, 1100001000000-1010010000000
  213. Amasa Hoton, 0000010000000-1000100000000
  214. Steph. Shorey, 2100010000000-0000010000000
  215. Paul Jewitt, 0012100100200-0000000100000
  216. Amos Witham, 1001100000000-0010010100000
  217. Josiah Witham, 0010000010000-0000110010000
  218. R.J. Witham, 0000100000000-0000100000000
  219. John Witham, 0010001010000-0000100010000
  220. John Witham Jr, 1100010000000-0200010000000
  221. Mary Goodwin, 0000000000000-0000100001000
  222. Benj. Witham, 0100010000000-1100010000000
  223. Jas. Merrow, 0021000010000-0000000100000
  224. Nathan Jones, 1120101000100-0200101000000
  225. Thos Remick, 1030000100000-2311010000000
  226. Ezekiel Merrow, 1000100000000-0000010000000
  227. Jere. Goodwin, 0101001000000-0021010100000
  228. B.U. Simes, 0000100000000-1001000000000
  229. Nathl Dearbon [Dearborn], 00000000100000-0002010100000
  230. John Remick, 0010000100000-0001000200000
  231. Francis Chapman, 0410001000000-0000001000000
  232. Joseph Dearbon [Dearborn], 0000100010000-0000000110000
  233. Joanna Tuck, 1101000000000-0000011100000
  234. Wm Berry, 0000100001000-0000100010000
  235. Elizabeth Berry, 0010000000000-0000100100000
  236. Joseph Berry, 0020100100000-1110111000100
  237. Simeon Wiggin, 2000100000000-1000100000000
  238. Francis Berry, 0000000001000-0000000010000
  239. John Berry, 1100010000000-0100010000000
  240. Polly Wiggin, 0000000000000-0010200100000
  241. Joseph Dearbon [Dearborn] Jr, 0000010000000-3100020000000

References:

National Archives. (2024, May 13). 1830 Census Records. Retrieved from www.archives.gov/research/census/1830

Milton Farmer Louis E. Tibbetts (1903-1991)

By Muriel Bristol | February 9, 2025

Louis Everett Tibbetts was born in Brookfield, NH, October 29, 1903, son of Everett J. and Susie L. (Weeks) Tibbetts. (His birth certificate said October 25, 1903).

Everett J. Tibbetts, a farmer (general farm), aged forty-nine years (b. NH), headed a Wakefield, NH, household at the time of the Fourteenth (1920) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Susie M. [(Weeks)] Tibbetts, aged forty-four years (b. NH), his son, Louis E. Tibbetts, aged sixteen years (b. NH), and his mother, Eliza A. [(Avery)] Tibbetts, aged seventy-four years (b. NH). Everett J. Tibbetts owned their farm, free-and-clear.

Louis E. Tibbetts married (1st) in Lynn, MA, April 16, 1927, Thelma Josephine Peabody. She was born in Lynn, MA, April 20, 1904, daughter of Ernest W. and Josephine B. (Gilman) Peabody.

LAKE SHORE PARK GIRL BRIDE OF LOUIS TIBBETTS. Among the outstanding social events of the Easter season at Lake Shore Park was the wedding of Miss Thelma Josephine Peabody, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Peabody of 56 Bay State road, and Louis Everett Tibbetts of North Wakefield, N.H., Saturday evening at seven o’clock at the home of the bride’s parents. The ceremony was performed by Ovil B. Cole, pastor of the Lake Shore Park Methodist church. The maid of honor was Miss Gladys Myron of Beach Bluff and Carl Dore of Lynn was the best man. Miss Dorothy and Miss Virginia Hill, nieces of the groom were flower girls and Jacqueline Hill was ring bearer. The bride wore a gown of white satin and her wedding veil was caught with orange blossoms sent from California. She carried a bouquet of Easter lilies. Miss Myron wore a gown of light blue crepe and carried pink carnations. Miss Dorothy Rainsford, organist at the Lake Shore Park church played the wedding march, accompanied on the violin by Mrs. Arthur Weed. They also furnished the music during the reception with the Misses Grace and Blanche Stackhouse who played the drum and banjo. The house was attractively decorated for the occasion, the couple being married under an arch of Easter lilies, fern and pussy willows. Miss Hazel Shepherd of Peabody was in charge of the gift room and Miss Stella Brennan of Chelsea was in charge of the book. Miss Sophie Goodwin served at the punch bowl assisted by Miss Irene Melanson, Mrs. Ethel Hitson, Miss Marlon Wheeler of Manchester, N.H., and Miss Tappen. The bride is a graduate of Lynn English high school class of 1923 and of the Nasson Institute, Springvale, Me. For the past year age has been instructor of sewing at the Industrial School for Girls at Lancaster, Mass. The groom is a graduate of the high school at Newton, N.H. and was a member of the 1929 class at Northeastern University. Following the reception the bridal couple left for an auto trip through Pennsylvania and New York State following which they will make their home at Milton, N.H (Daily Item (Lynn, MA), April 18, 1927).

(The known child of Louis E. and Thelma J. (Peabody) Tibbetts was Janet Tibbetts (b. circa 1935)).

Lake Shore Park. COMMUNITY NEWS. Mr. and Mrs. John Clark of Lake Shore road spent several days this week with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Tibbetts (Thelma Tibbetts) at their new home in Milton, N.H. (Daily Item (Lynn, MA), September 9, 1927). 

Louis E. (Thelma P.) Tibbetts appeared in the Milton directory of 1930, as a farmer, Union R.D.

Louis Tibbetts, a farmer (general farming), aged twenty-six years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Fifteenth (1930) Federal Census, HIs household included his wife (of three years), Thelma [(Peabody)] Tibbetts, aged twenty-five years (b. MA). Louis Tibbetts rented their house on Plummer’s Ridge, for $15 per month. They had a radio set. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Calvin Mason, a farmer (general farming), aged eighty-five years (b. NH), and Walter L. Sanborn, a farmer (general farming), aged fifty-seven years (b. NH).

The Milton Selectmen of 1931 were Fred M. Chamberlin, Charles S. Philbrick, and Louis E. Tibbetts.

The Milton Selectmen of 1932 were Charles S. Philbrick, Louis E. Tibbetts, and Leroy J. Ford. One of the issues with which their board had to deal was the Milton volunteer firemen’s strike of 1932 (See Milton’s Tri-Echo Hand Tub Fire Engine, c1879-1941).

The Milton Selectmen of 1933 were Louis E. Tibbetts, Leroy J. Ford, and Charles S. Philbrick. (This was the year in which national Prohibition was repealed and selectman Charles S. Philbrick (1860-1933) died in office).

The Milton Selectmen of 1934 were Leroy J. Ford, Frank F. Spencer, and Louis E. Tibbetts.

UNION. At the regular meeting of Unity Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, on Tuesday evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Worthy matron, Thelma Tibbetts; Worthy patron, Louis Tibbetts; associate matron, Isabelle Fox; associate patron, Arthur Fox; secretary, Ruth Plummer; treasurer, Maud Moulton; conductress, Pauline Moulton; associate conductress, Louise Paul; representative, Louise Paul; associate representative, Ingeborg Townsend. A chicken pie supper was served in the banquet hall at 6:30, with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Beecham, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kennett and others on the committee (Farmington News, December 14, 1934).

The Milton Selectmen of 1935 were Frank F. Spencer, Louis E. Tibbetts, and Leroy J. Ford.

The Milton Selectmen of 1936 were Louis E. Tibbetts, Leroy J. Ford, and Phillip G. Hayes. (This was the year in which long-serving town clerk Henry L. Avery (1864-1936) died in office).

UNION. Mrs. Thelma Tibbetts went to Lynn on Sunday for a week (Farmington News, April 24, 1936).

Louis E. Tibbetts divorced Thelma P. Tibbetts, both of Milton, in Strafford County Court, April 22, 1937. He alleged extreme cruelty. (One had to allege something).

Louis Everett Tibbetts married (2nd) in Farmington, NH, June 12, 1937, Arlene Rose Laskey, he of Milton and she of Milton Mills. Rev. Frank Hooper performed the ceremony. He was a farmer, aged thirty-three years, and she was at home, aged twenty-years. She was born in Milton, September 30, 1916, daughter of Ralph D. and Maud (Philbrick) Laskey.

(The known children of Louis E. and Arlene R. (Laskey) Tibbetts were Karla R. Tibbetts (b. circa 1941), James E. Tibbetts (b. circa 1945), Timothy Alan Tibbetts (b. circa 1957)).

Father Everett J. Tibbetts died of hypertensive heart disease in Wakefield, NH, March 21, 1939, aged sixty-eight years, seven months, and twelve days. He was a married farmer. Francis J.C. Dale, M.D., signed the death certificate.

Agnes H. Plummer, a “farmerette,” aged sixty-six years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Sixteenth (1940) Federal Census. His household included her farm superintendent, Lewis E. Tibbetts, a farmer, aged thirty-seven years (b. NH), and her farm superintendent’s wife, Arline R. [(Laskey)] Tibbetts, aged twenty-two years (b. NH). Agnes H. Pummer owned their farm. They had a resided in the “same place,” i.e., Milton, in 1935. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Rex W. Harris, a laborer (fiber mill), aged thirty-one years (b. ME), and Etta A. Plummer, aged sixty years (b. NH).

Ernest W. Peabody, a shoe cutter (shoe shop), aged sixty-four years (b. ME), headed a Milton household at the time of the Sixteenth (1940) Federal Census. His household included Josephine B. [(Gilman)] Peabody, aged fifty-eight years (b. NH), Thelma J. [(Peabody)] Tibbetts, aged thirty-five years (b. MA), and Janet Tibbetts, aged five years (b. NH). Ernest W. Peabody owned their house in the Milton Community, which was valued at $4,500. They had all resided in the “same place,” i.e., Milton, in 1935. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Walter L. Sanborn, a laborer (farm), aged sixty-seven years (b. NH), and John J. Williamson, a painter (house), aged sixty-three years (b. MA).

Lewis Everett Tibbetts of White Mtn. Highway in Milton (Union R.F.D.) registered for the WW II military draft, February 14, 1942. He was thirty-eight years of age (b. Brookfield, NH, October 29, 1903), and was employed by Miss Agnes H. Plummer, Union R.F.D. (He was listed in the 1940 census as being her farm superintendent). His phone number was Milton Mills 15-12, and his next of kin was Arlene L. Tibbetts, Union R.F.D. He stood 6′ 1½” in height, weighed 215 pounds, and had blue eyes, blond hair, and a light complexion.

Louis E. Tibbetts, a proprietor clerk (retail grocery store), aged forty-six years (b. NH), headed a Wakefield, NH, household at the time of the Seventeenth (1950) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Arline K. [(Laskey)] Tibbetts, aged thirty-two years (b. NH), his children, Karla R. Tibbetts, aged eight years, and James E. Tibbetts, aged five years, and his mother, Susie L. [(Weeks)] Tibbetts, aged seventy-four years. They resided on Route U.S. [NH] 16 in Union, i.e., Wakefield, NH. (This was still the original NH Route 16, i.e. White Mountain Highway. The Spaulding Turnpike / NH Route 16 of today lay still in the future (See Milton and the Spaulding Turnpike).

Lewis Tibbetts, Elmer Kimball, Marlin Eaton, William Wilson, George Kimball, and Raymond Howe were pallbearers at the funeral of Leon G. Tufts of Middleton, NH, aged seventy-three years, in August 1952 (Farmington News, August 15, 1952).

Mother Susie L. (Weeks) Tibbetts was feted on the occasion of her eightieth birthday (September 27, 1955), at a tea given by her daughter-in-law, Arlene R. (Laskey) Tibbetts.

UNION. Mrs. Susie Tibbetts observed her 80th birth anniversary at a tea given by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Louis Tibbetts, last week (Farmington News, October 13, 1955).

Louis E. Tibbetts served on a Boy Scout troop committee for Troop 198, when it was founded in June 1956.

NEW SCOUT TROOP. Troop 198, Boy Scouts, has been added to the Spaulding-Bay district of the Daniel Webster Council. Lions Club in Wakefield is sponsoring the group. Institutional representative is Fred Guttadauro with a troop committee of Rev. Harry Gasson, Russell Thompson, Irving Tuttle, Jr., Parker Trafton, Rollins Brown, Lloyd Stevens, Louis Tibbetts, William Sparhawk, Stanley Flynn. Woodrow Manning is scoutmaster and Norman Poisson is assistant. Two lapsed units are Pack 53 in Alton and Troop 188, Farmington (Farmington News, June 14, 1956).

The Milton Woman’s Club held its Reciprocity Day and Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration at the Milton Grammar School, May 11, 1964. Arlene R. (Laskey) Tibbetts was a part of a musical trio that supplied musical entertainment for the occasion.

Milton Woman’s Club. … Speaker for the evening will be Mrs. Marion Rudkin of Canterbury, N.H., who is widely known throughout the state for her lively and interesting book review. Music for the evening will be presented by a vocal trio, Mrs. Cecil Brakeville and Mrs. Louis Tibbetts of Union, and Mrs. Richard Higgin of Sanbornville. Mrs. Elmer Kimball, of Union is the piano accompanist. They will sing several songs that were popular 50 years ago, in keeping with the 50-year celebration (Farmington News, May 7, 1964).

Rebekahs Note 92nd Anniversary. FARMINGTON. The 92nd anniversary of the local Rebekah Lodge was observed at the local Legion Hall, Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Opening prayer was given by the Noble Grand, Katherine Boyd, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Mrs. Arlene Tibbetts and Mrs. Barbara Brakeville were soloists, accompanied by Mrs. Mabel Kimball at the piano, all of Union. They sang a medley of old songs. Then Mrs. Leroy Redlon of Rochester presented an illustrated talk on “Historical Ramblings” and refreshments were served. Mrs. Wilbur Jones was honored as a 60-year member and Miss Pearl Giles of Portsmouth as a 50-year member. Each were presented with corsages. Approximately 35 guests were present and included Eileen Carron of Rochester, Vice President of the State Rebekah Assembly; Elsie Bly of Wolfeboro, Dis. Dept. President; Mrs. Maud Rand represented the American Legion Auxiliary; Miss Emma Page, Women’s Relief Corps; Mrs. Olin Tracy, Congregational Church; Roscoe Chamberlain, the local Masonic Order, and Mrs. Chamberlain, the Women’s Fellowship of the Congregational Church (Farmington News, September 28, 1967).

Mother Susie L. (Weeks) Tibbetts died in Wakefield, NH, January 5, 1971.

UNION NEWS. Jimmie and Brenda Tibbetts will fly to Florida to have Thanksgiving dinner with Jimmie’s parents, Louis and Arlene Tibbetts, of Main Street and Sarasota, Florida (Farmington News, December 2, 1971).

UNION. Happy 35th wedding anniversary to Louis and Arlene Tibbetts. The family gave them a party that was a real surprise. Everybody came including all the children and grandchildren. Twenty-six people in all and a real fun party. The Tibbetts have two of Karla’s daughters, Julie and Jennifer, who live in Amherst, N.H., with them for a few days (Farmington News, July 6, 1972).

UNION. Janet Shea got a set of golf clubs for her birthday and plans to take up this game seriously this summer. Golf, or cow-pasture pool, as it was known among us yokels, is becoming so popular that many a good hay field has become a gold course.  Arlene Tibbetts has also decided to get into the act and brother Ken Laskey, who is a top golfer, has promised to help the girls get started. So, if you are abroad on a local golf course this summer and hear “FORE,” better duck because either of these girls should hit a “long ball” (Farmington News, March 29, 1973).

Father-in-law Ralph D. Laskey died in Milton, February 17, 1981.

PLEASANT VALLEY GRANGE. MILTON MILLS – Pleasant Valley Grange No. 272 held their regular meeting March 18, with 16 members present. Worthy Master Betty Lacouture presided. The charter was draped in loving memory of brother Ralph Laskey and sister Ingeborg Townsend. … (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), April 8, 1981).

Mother-in-law Maud (Philbrick) Laskey died in Sanford, ME, April 18, 1988, aged ninety-five years.

OBITUARIES. Maude Laskey. MILTON MILLS, N.H. – Maude P. Laskey, 95, of the Willey Road, oldest resident here, died Friday at Hillcrest Manor in Sanford, Maine, after a period of failing health. She was the widow of Ralph D. Laskey, who died in 1981. They had been married for 67 years before his death. She was born at Milton Mills on Christmas Day, 1892, the daughter of Charles and Jennie Applebee Philbrick, and was a graduate of Nute High School in Milton, class of 1911. Mrs. Laskey was the holder of the Boston Post Cane. She was an accomplished seamstress and pianist, having played for silent movies, and also for dances in the Old Central Hall, formerly located in the center of Milton Mills. She was a 79-year member and past master of the Pleasant Valley Grange, a 50-year member of the Rebekahs, and a member of the Pomona, State and National Grange. Surviving are a son, Kenneth M. Laskey of Union, Maine; two daughters, Mrs. Louis (Arlene) Tibbetts of Union and Mrs. George (Virginia) Mee of Acton, Maine; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Robert Laskey, in 1976. A private graveside service was to be held today in Milton Mills Cemetery. Arrangements were by Peaslee Funeral Home in Union (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), April 18, 1988).

Ex-wife Thelma J. (Peabody) Tibbetts died in North Adams, MA, July 13, 1981.

DEATHS. TIBBETTS – In North Adams, July 13, Thelma (Peabody), age 77 years, of Rochester, N.H. Funeral services in the United Methodist Church, Rochester, N.H., on Friday at 10 a.m. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, at 1:30 p.m. Calling hours at the church chapel this evening 7-9 Donations may be made to Nasson College Alumni Assn. Scholarship Fund, Springvale, Maine, or the United Methodist Women’s Scholarship Fund, Rochester, N.H. or charity of donor’s choice (Daily Item (Lynn, MA), July 16, 1981).

Louis E. Tibbetts died in Milton, November 9, 1991.

Arlene R. (Laskey) Tibbetts died in Wakefield, NH, January 4, 2015.


References:

Find a Grave. (2013, July 31). Ralph Diah Laskey. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/114678187/ralph-diah-laskey

Milton Mills Painter William F. Mills (1859-1947)

By Muriel Bristol | February 2, 2025

William Francis Mills was born in Hudson, MA, November 30, 1859, son of George P. and Rebecca (Hunting) Mills.

William F. Mills married (1st) in Milton, November 29, 1884, Martha W. Hussey, he of Milton and she of Acton, ME. He was a farmer, aged twenty-four years and she was aged twenty-one years. Rev. G.S. Butler performed the ceremony. She was born in Acton, ME, circa 1863, daughter of Ralph R. and Martha (Lyon) Hussey.

Martha W. (Hussey) Mills died in Milton, in 1892.

William F. Mills, of Milton, was drawn as a Strafford County petit juror in September 1897.

SUPREME COURT. New Durham Rape Case on Trial. The case of Drew vs. Abbott was given to the jury yesterday afternoon at 5.25 o’clock and they immediately retired to their room in charge of Sheriff McDaniel. The next case was the New Durham case, State vs. James E. White, William Woodman, and Harry Horne. Solicitor Nason appeared for the state and Kivel and Snow for the defendants. The following jurors were impaneled: Charles H. Wormwood, Rochester; James H. Stiles, Strafford; William W. Willand, Dover; D.L. Pinkham, Dover; Samuel F. Page, Rochester; Charles M. Bosworth, Dover; Charles H. Brown, Dover; John H. Nutter, Rochester; George B. Quint, Milton; James B. Leighton, Middleton; James McCabe, Dover; William F. Mills, Milton. Chas. H. Wormwood was chosen foreman. The jurors not drawn on this case were then excused until next Monday morning at 10.30 o’clock. At this point the court took a recess until this morning at 9 o’clock (Foster’s Daily Democrat (Dover, NH), September 24, 1897).

The jury returned a verdict of “guilty” against the three defendants on the evening of September 25, 1897.

William F. Mills married (2nd) in Milton, June 19, 1899, Amanda Myra (Page) Hargraves, both of Milton. He was a painter, aged thirty-nine years, and she was a housekeeper, aged thirty-six years. Alba M. Mackey, J.P., performed the ceremony. She was born in Milton, November 26, 1862, daughter of Josiah E. and Hannah E. (Marsh) Page.

The Milton Selectmen of 1900-01 were F.H. Lowd, W.F. Mills, and W.T. Wallace.

William F. Mills, 2d, a painter (house), aged forty years (b. MA), headed a Milton household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of one year), Amanda M. [((Page) Hargraves)] Mills, aged thirty-seven years (b. NH), and his step-daughter, Asenath Mills, aged seventeen years (b. NH). William F. Mills owned their house, free-and-clear. Amanda M. Mills was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living.

MILTON MILLS, N.H. John Townsend is having his house brightened by the addition of a fresh coat of paint. William Mills and Timothy Connelly are doing the job (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), October 20, 1905).

William F. Mills opened a livery stable on Main Street in Milton Mills in 1905. (See Milton Mills Sketch of 1911 – 4).

MILTON MILLS. Mrs. George Langley, of Solon, Me., is visiting at William Mills’  (Biddeford, ME), December 20, 1907).

Willie F. Mills, 2nd, own income, aged fifty years (b. MA), headed a Milton household at the time of the Thirteenth (1910) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of ten years), Amanda M. [((Page) Hargraves)] Mills, aged forty-seven years (b. NH), and his [step-] daughter, Arsenath Mills, a binder (shoe factory), aged twenty-seven years (b. NH).

Amanda M. ((Page) Hargraves) Mills died of abdominal cancer in Milton Mills, June 17, 1918, aged fifty-five years, six months, and twenty-one days. She was married and a lifelong resident. Frank S. Weeks, M.D., signed the death certificate.

William F. Mills, a farmer (general farm), aged sixty years (b. MA), headed a Milton household at the time of the Fourteenth (1920) Federal Census. He owned his house, free-and-clear. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of Juan M. Monroe, a shoe stitcher (shoe shop), aged forty-eight years (b. NH), and Samuel Crum, a washer (woolen mill), aged sixty years (b. NY).

William F. Mills married (3rd) in Ossipee, NH, March 10, 1921, Cora Estelle Heath, he of Milton and she of Ossipee, MH. He was a farmer, aged sixty-one years, and she was a teacher, aged forty-three years. Rev. John G. Vance performed the ceremony. She was born in Ossipee, NH, December 12, 1877, daughter of Frank W. and Ellen (Nichols) Heath.

William Mills, retired, aged seventy years (b. MA), headed a Milton (“Milton Mills Village”) household at the time of the Fifteenth (1930) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of nine years), Cora E. [(Heath)] Mills, aged fifty-two years (b. NH). William Mills owned their house on Main Street, which was valued at $2,000. They had a radio set. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of R.D. Cloutman, a salesman (dry goods), aged fifty-four years (b. NH), and Warren Clough, a weaver (woolen mill), aged twenty-nine years (b. NH).

MILTON MILLS. Mrs. William Mills has been having trouble with her throat, but is better (Farmington News, January 18, 1935).

MILTON MILLS. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sargent and Mrs. Henry Hodgdon of Melvin Village were callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Mills Sunday (Farmington News, June 21, 1935).

MILTON MILLS. Mrs. William Mills had the misfortune to fall on the ice and break her forearm (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), February 10, 1938).

William F. Mills, aged eighty years (b. MA), headed a Milton (“Milton Mills”) household at the time of the Sixteenth (1940) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Cora H. [(Heath)] Mills, aged sixty-two years (b. NH). William F. Mills owned their house on Main Street, which was valued at $1,900. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Warren C. Clough, a weaver (woolen mill), aged thirty-nine years (b. NH), and Ralph D. Cloutman, aged sixty-four years (b. NH).

MILTON MILLS. William Mills, who has been confined to the house for a long while, was taken to the Kennison Convalescent Home in Union Sunday (Biddeford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), February 6, 1947).

William F. Mills died of coronary thrombosis at the Kennerson Convalescent Home in Wakefield, NH, March 16, 1947, aged eighty-seven years, three months, and sixteen days. He was a married painter. Louise M. Paul, M.D., signed the death certificate.

MILTON MILLS. William Mills. William Mills, a lifelong resident of this place, died Mar. 16  at the Convalescent Home in Union. He was born Nov. 30, 1859. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Cora Heath Mills, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church under the direction of Ralph Kumett of Sanbornville with the Rev. Russell Morris of Union officiating and Mrs. Abbie Anderson at the organ (Biddeford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), March 27, 1947).

Cora E. (Heath) Mills died in Milton, December 2, 1964, aged eighty-six years.


References:

Find a Grave. (2013, August 15). Amanda Myra Page Mills. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/115519131/amanda-myra-mills

Find a Grave. (2015, September 9). Cora Estella Heath Mills. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/152088736/cora-estella-mills

Find a Grave. (2013, August 15). Martha W. Hussey Mills. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/115519094/martha-w-mills

Find a Grave. (2013, August 15). William Francis Mills. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/115519069/william-francis-mills