Thompson, and lived with him. He married, December 31, 1752, Eunice Lord, daughter of Nathan Lord; married (second) Mary Foster. (See the History of Kittery, Maine). Children: 1. Benjamin, born 1754, married Elizabeth Lord; he died February, 1839, aged eighty-five years. 2. Nathan, mentioned below. 3. Alexander, married Lydia Wildes, of Kittery. 4. Stephen, married Lois Taylor. 5. James, married Anna Walker. 6. Eunice, married Daniel Perkins. 7. Lemuel, married Lydia Thompson. 8. Isaac, died at sea. 9. Hannah, married Abner Littlefield. 10. Ezra, married Mary Merrill. II. Miriam, died young. Children of Benjamin and Eunice Thompson: 12. Moses. 13. Mary, died young. 14. Lydia, married Israel Burnham.

(V) Nathan Thompson, son of Benjamin Thompson (4), was born in 1756. Married (first) Hannah Thompson and (second) and (second) Esther Littlefield. He was a soldier in the Revolution in Captain Tobias Lord's company in 1776 at Falmouth in a Cumberland county regiment raised to protect the seacoast.

(VI) Nathan Thompson, son or possibly nephew of Nathan Thompson (5), lived and died in Berwick, Maine. He was educated there in the public schools, and then engaged in the lumber business which through his active life he followed with success and profit. He was a Democrat in politics and an earnest supporter of his party. He was elected to various offices of trust and honor in South Berwick where he lived, and commanded the respect and confidence of his townsmen. He married Rebecca Chadwin. Children: Almira M., Sylvia, Albert G., born October 2, 1853, mentioned below.

(VII) Albert G. Thompson, son of Nathan Thompson (6), was born on the Thompson homestead at South Berwick, Maine, October 2, 1853, and was educated there in the public schools. In 1872 he went to Lowell, Massachusetts, and established himself in the retail grocery business. He carried also meats and provisions and from the first was successful.' He built up a large business and carried it on for a period of twenty-five years. In 1896 he was appointed postmaster of the city of Lowell and has held the office by successive re-appointments since then. The business of the postoffice has increased greatly during his administration of affairs and he has handled the office with ability and efficiency, being especially careful of the comfort and convenience of both public and employees. He is one of the Republican leaders of Lowell. He served for ten

years on the school board, and for two years in the general court. He was chairman for some years of the Republican city committee and was also a member of the Republican state committee and chairman of congressional committee. He is a member of the Masonic Order of Kilwinning Lodge. He is a member also of the Veritas Lodge of Odd Fellows, of Royal Arcanum and of the Knights of Pythias. He is an active member and treasurer of the Free Will Baptist church. He has the utmost confidence of the business men of the city, and has for many years been among the most influential and prominent citizens. He was a close personal friend of the late General Benjamin F. Butler.

He married, in 1872, Susan E. Tarbox, daughter of Daniel Tarbox, of Salmon Falls, New Hampshire. Children: 1. Fannie A., single, resides at home with her parents. Perry D., married Alice Jaques and they have one child, Perry.

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William Sherman, the immiSHERMAN grant ancestor, settled in the Plymouth colony about 1630, No connection has been established between him and the other Sherman immigrants of New England. He lived first in Duxbury, where he was recorded as a yeoman and planter; was a taxpayer there in 1652 and as early as 1637 was a proprietor; was on the Plymouth list of those able to bear arms in 1643; removed to Marshfield where his descendants have lived to the present time. He was admitted an inhabitant of Marshfield, November 13, 1644, and held various town offices. He was a poor man when he came to this country, but was thrifty and energetic and left to his children a large inheritance, having property in Rochester as well as Marshfield, Massachusetts. He was a useful and faithful citizen. Before his death he deeded much of his real estate to his sons: To Samuel June 9, 1673; to John February 5, 1673; to William August 15, 1676. He died October 25, 1679. The inventory of his estate was dated December 30, 1680, and he was buried in the family burial ground at Marshfield. Judging from the date of his marriage and the fact that he was reported an old man when he died he is believed to have been born about 1610. He married, 1638. Prudence As far as known their

children were: 1. John, born 1646, died 1722. 2. William, mentioned below. 3. Samuel, died 1718.