This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ...went as a missionary to the Choctaws, and d. at Eliot, Miss., in 1831, leaving two sons, who d. soon after their father. John, b. March 7, 1795. James, b. Dec. 2, 1796. First lived in Industry, but removed to Bangor in 1825. He md. Naomi Sylvester of Norridgewock; she d. Nov. 20, 1834, and he md. in 1836, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ...went as a missionary to the Choctaws, and d. at Eliot, Miss., in 1831, leaving two sons, who d. soon after their father. John, b. March 7, 1795. James, b. Dec. 2, 1796. First lived in Industry, but removed to Bangor in 1825. He md. Naomi Sylvester of Norridgewock; she d. Nov. 20, 1834, and he md. in 1836, Elizabeth B. Mills; he d. Jan. 20, 1865. 12 chil. Clementine, b. March 15, 1800; md. Dr. John Cook of New Sharon, and d. in Lewiston in 1853. 5 chil. "Rev. John Allen," says the Allen Family Genealogy, "was born in a log-cabin in Farmington, where his father's family were battling with poverty in their forest home. In his early days, he had little privilege of schools or instruction; but when he was seventeen years old he attended for a few weeks the Farmington Academy. He was afterwards apprenticed to learn the clothier's trade, and worked for some time in this business, teaching schools in the winter. As a young man he was wild and reckless, fond of the excitement of rude frolics. At musters, raisings, and other rural gatherings, he was foremost in all the wild sports. He was converted at a campmeeting, and at once commenced a new life of earnest devotion to the service of Christ. After his conversion, camp-meetings had a peculiar charm for him, and he attended these gatherings, in all parts of the country, as often as he could, so that he is able to enumerate three hundred and fifty-six camp-meetings at which he has been present, and has taken an active part in the exercises. He is known everywhere as ' Camp-meeting John.' Having commenced preaching in mature life, he was admitted as a member of the Maine Conference, and stationed in different appointments, which he filled with great success. After a long period of active work, ...
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Add this copy of A History of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, From to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by B.SOTR Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from St. Louis, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1885 by knowlton, MCleary, and Co.
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Very Good. Book Pre ISBN, fabric bound book in very good shape, Only date shown is 1885. An addition to the front free end paper, typed, indicates ownership in 1958, and gives further lineage information. All photos and illus are black and white, with vellum covers. Some foxing to a few pages, 683pp, pus errata, plus room for deaths, birth, marriages, etc. Four births, and one marriage noted on these pages.
