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1835, Oct. 3, Mrs. Martha, wife of John Farrow, aged 45.
1843, June 21, Capt. David Foote, aged 48.
1823, June 22, John Hodgkins, aged 42.
1833, Feb. 8, Benj. Hodgkins, aged 47.
1842, March 27, Dea. Wm. Haskell, aged 77.
1816, Sept. 16, Mrs. Lucy Haskell, aged 54.
1845, Jan. 11, Matthew Hinckley, aged 63.

1878, Aug. 24, Mrs. Bertha Hinckley, aged 88 years, 10 months.
1833, Aug. 15, Thomas Jones, aged 67.

1862, Jan. 26, Mrs. Alice Jones, aged 93.

1839, Jan. 2, Robert Jameson born Sept. 18, 1778.

1868, Nov. 15, Mrs. Rebecca L. S. born June 19, 1788.

1869, Feb. 18, Dea. Samuel Jackson, aged 83 years, 10 mo.,

23 days.

1877, Nov. 7, Mrs. Lucy R. Jackson, aged 87 years, 8 mo., 7 days. 1806, Jan. 29, Mrs. Sally, wife of A. Kimball, aged 22.

1834, Jan. 16, Thomas Kimball, aged 61.

1831, Jan. 19, Capt. John Grace, aged 70.

1836, Dec. 21, Mrs. Hannah H. Grace, aged 63. 1829, Nov. 21, Capt. Patrick Grace, aged 71. 1841, Sept. 6, Mrs. Huldah Grace, aged 76. 1845, Sept. 18, Mrs. Elsie Gannett, aged 71.

1872, Jan. 14, David Owen, aged 72.

1878, Oct. 17, Mrs. Mehetable Owen, aged 89 years, 10 months. 1829, Nov. 20, Zadock Lincoln, aged 86.

1807, Nov. 30, Martha, wife of Abner Lowell, aged 90.

1850, May 21, Mrs. Mary Low, aged 81.

1852, Aug. 10, William Low, aged 75.

1871, March 23, Mrs. Mary P. Low, aged 83 years, 1 mo., 4 days.

1820, Feb. 4, Lake Lambard, a native of Scituate, aged 90.

1830. Oct. 5, Mrs. Rachel Allen Lambard, a native of Braintree, Mass., aged 99 years, 8 months.

1849, Dec. 10, Thomas Lambard, aged 86. 1817, July 25, Mrs. Elsie Lambard, aged 33. 1872, Sept. 1, Mrs. Abigail Lambard, aged 88. 1845, Oct. 26, John Lowell, aged 83.

1812, Aug. 24, Wm. Pitt Ledyard, aged 38. 1817, Nov. 2, Mrs. Mercy Ledyard, aged 40.

1842, Feb. 12, Wm. B. Larrabee, aged 67.

1827, Oct. 9, Mrs. Elizabeth Larrabee, aged 69.

1821, Sept. 30, John Rush (Rusk,) aged 57.

1812, Nov. 18, Mrs. Elis, wife of Capt. James Rowe, aged 34.

1841, May 13, Green Richardson, aged 56.

1840, Oct. 5, Mrs. Hannah T. Richardson, aged 55.

1839, Jan. 4, James Robinson, aged 63.

1826, Aug. 2, Martha, mother of Capt. Wm. Robinson.

1844, Oct. 25, Jesse Russell, born Woburn, July 11, 1775; died in

Bath, aged 68 years, 7 mo.

1866, Jan. 5, Mrs. Betsey Russell (wife,) aged 86 years, 4 mos. 1837, June 2, Mrs. Ann Shepard, died in Bath, aged 62. Formerly of Plainfield, Conn. She had resided with her son, Rev. Geo. Shepard, in Hallowell, the last eight years.

1850, Nov. 39, Samuel S. Sloan, born in Boston, May 24, 1769. 1838, Oct. 31, Mrs. Rachael Sloan, aged 66.

1835, Aug. 9, Capt. Joseph Stockbridge, aged 75.

1835, June 16, Capt. Thomas P. Stetson, in Brooklyn, L. I., aged 55. 1864, May 27, Mrs. Elizabeth G. Stetson, relict, born Aug. 1, 1790. 1844, Dec. 1, Parsons Smith, aged 65.

1849, Oct. 15, Mrs. Sarah B. Smith, aged 63.

1856, Oct. 29, Rufus Stinson, aged 68.

1864, Dec. 6, Mrs. Margaret Stinson, aged 78 years, 3 mos.

1836, Oct. 18, James Sewall, aged 40.

1832, Dec. 18, Dea. Peleg Sprague, aged 58.

1844, Sept. 9, Mrs. Mary Sprague, aged 72.

1817, Dec. 23, Capt. Nathaniel Sprague, aged 41.

1837, June 14, Mrs. Susan K. Sprague, aged 61.

1836, - Abigal Tufts Sprague, born in Boston, 1752.

1853, Aug. 31, Mrs. Joanna Sawyer, aged 75 years, 8 mos.

1840, Aug. 1, Rev. Silas Stearns, aged 56. For 30 years pastor of Baptist Church in Bath.

1824, Sept. 20, Mrs. Hannah Stearns (wife,) aged 38. 1874, April 1, Mrs. Mary B. Stearns (wife,) aged 77.

1816, Oct., Capt. O. Sprague, died St. Domingo, aged 30.

1847, Aug. 22, Fobes Turner, aged 84.

1836, Feb. 27, Mrs. Sarah, wife of Capt Simeon Turner, aged 83. 1832, Nov. 2, Capt. Stephen Thompson, aged 61.

1854, Mrs. Sarah Fitts Thompson (wife,) aged 72.

1856, Mar. 8, John Tucker, aged 77 years, 6 mos. 1857, Oct. 12, Mrs. Rebecca Tucker, aged 76. 1855, Feb. 8, Capt. Consider Thomas, aged 68.

1838, Mar. 31, Mrs. Nancy D. Thomas (wife,) aged 45. 1830, Nov. 30, Sarah, wife of Geo. Winslow, aged 66. 1869, Nov. 13, Wm. Winslow, aged 77 years, 8 mos.

1857, Dec. 22, Joshua Winslow, aged 88 years.

1822, Sept. 22, Mrs. Jemima Winslow (wife,) aged 54.

1820, May 17, James Wakefield, aged 53.

1861, June 5, Mrs. Philena Wakefield, aged 86 years, 6 mos.

1845, Aug. 28, Caroline, wife of Capt. Atherton Wales, aged 73.

1822, April 29, William Webb, Esq., aged 58.

1844, Dec. Mrs. Hannah Webb (wife,) aged 80.

1828, April 18, Sarah Bowman, wife of Samuel Winter, born Gorham, died Bath, aged 35.

1826, Sept. 27, Capt. Asahel P. Mills, late of Connecticut, aged 29. 1831, Sept. 12, Dea. Caleb Marsh, aged 67.

1822, March 15, Mrs. Rebecca Marsh, aged 57.

1828, June 23, Zachariah Norton, aged 45.

1860, Dec. 15, Mrs. Lovell (?) Norton, aged 76.

1824, Aug. 14, Mrs. Sarah Peterson, aged 77.

1851, Aug. 16, Mrs. Sarah Peterson, wife of Capt. Robert Bosworth, aged 70.

1845, Nov. 15, Capt. Matthew Prior, lost on the ocean,

1842, Oct. 6, Mrs. Esther Prior, aged 64.

1822, March 14, Edward H. Page, aged 69. 1843, Dec. 16, Mrs. Hannah Page, aged 88. 1820, Jan. 16, Capt. Asa Palmer, aged 78. 1817, Oct. 26, Mrs. Lois Palmer, aged 63. 1833, July 30, Ezekiel Parshley, aged 51.

MARRIAGES IN DENNYSVILLE.*

COMMUNICATED BY PETER E. VOSE, ESQUIRE.

Oct. 10, 1787, William Kilby and Mary Wilder.
Dec. 16, 1791, Ebenezer C. Wilder and Abigail Ayres.
July 17, 1794, Isaac Hobart and Joanna Hersey.
May 6, 1799, Theodore Lincoln and Hannah Mayhew.
Jan. 1, 1818, John Kilby and Lydia C. Wilder.
Dec. 3, 1818, Daniel Kilby and Joanna Hobart.
June 24, 1821, Abner Gardner, Jr., to Eunice Wilder.
Dec. 9, 1821, Joseph Wilder to Mehetable Crane.
Dec. 13, 1821, Robert S. Weymouth to Rachel Cook.

April 2, 1822, Stacy Ayres of Plantation No. 3, to Huldah Gardner.†
April 3, 1822, John Anan of No. 3, to Mary Clark.†

May 22, 1822, Joseph Tarbell to Mary Chandler of No. 3.†

July 25, 1822, Joseph Dudley to Sarah Salown (?)†

Aug. 21, 1822, Ebenezer Ridgway to Margaret Clark.†

Sept. 20, 1822, Wm. M. Brooks of Eastport, to Eliza Hobart of No.

10.†

Nov. 3, 1822, John Crane of No. 9, to Mehetable Wilder.†

Dec. 5, 1822, Manning Clark to Mary Dunbar.†

Dec. 10, 1822, Perez Hersey to Mary Wheelock.†

Dec. 21, 1823, Caleb Hersey, Jr., to Elizabeth De Forest.
May 23, 1823, Jacob Winslow to Elizabeth Clark.†

Feb. 24, 1824, Henry Dudley to Abigail Reynolds.†

May 23, 1824, Ebenezer Chickering to Elizabeth Allen.

Aug. 21, 1824, Josiah Bridges of Charlotte, and Elizabeth Leighton. Nathaniel Cox to Thirza Reynolds, both of No. 10.

Dec. 22, 1824, William Farris of Charlotte, and Mary Jane Bridges. Oct. 16, 1825, Daniel Farris of Charlotte, and Sarah Bridges.

Nov. 13, 1825, Robert Wilder and Hannah Cushing.

Nov. 22, 1825, James McCabe to Mary Dorothy.

Nov. 29, 1825, Abner Gardner, Jr., and Jane Babb.

Dec. 11, 1825, Dugald C. McLanchlan to Lydia Wilder.

Dec. 22, 1824, Jared Hersey and Lydia Hersey.
May 7, 1826, Bela Wilder, Jr., and Mercy Hersey.
June 16, 1826, Isaiah Bridges and Sarah Stiles.

Dennysville was incorporated Feb. 13, 1818; No. 3, Charlotte, incorporated Jan. 19, 1825; No. 9, Prescott, incorporated Feb. 7, 1827; No. 10, Edmunds, incorporated Feb. 7, 1828.

† By Edler Benjamin Buck.

Act Establishing Town Line between Bucksport and Orrington. 169

Dec. 30, 1825, John Cockrin and Elizabeth Blackwood.

Oct., 1826, Thomas Clark of Perry, and Delia Pomroy.

June 22, 1827, Benjamin L. Pomroy and Lucretia H. Morgan.
Feb. 24, 1827, Simeon Smith and Rebecca Carter.

April, 1827. Ezra Chase and Hannah Wilder.

Dec. 14, 1827, Thompson Lincoln of Perry, and Sarah Jones of No. 10. April 20, 1828, John Clark, Jr., and Sarah Reynolds.

July 28, 1828, Samuel Hersey and Thirza Hersey.

March 3, 1828, Abigail Leighton of Easport, and Hannah Hersey. July 10, 1828, Samuel R. Griffin and Susanna Eldridge.

Dec. 16, 1828, Adna Hersey, Jr., and Mercy DeForest.

Jan. 8, 1829, Ephraim Clark and Mary McKollar.

Jan. 23, 1829, Samuel Leighton, Jr., and Martha Farnsworth.
June 24, 1829, Benjamin G. Reynolds and Emma Clark.

Sept. 6, 1829, Cushing Wilder and Alice S. Crane of Prescott.
Dec. 5, 1829, John Dudley and Margaret Kinney.

Aug. 26, 1830, James Nichols and Sarah Ann Crane, both of

Whiting.

Sept. 12, 1830, Nathan Preston of No. 10, and Hannah Garnett of

No. 14.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE TOWN LINE BETWEEN

BUCKSPORT AND ORRINGTON, 1821.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, that the following shall be the dividing line. between the towns of Bucksport and Orrington, namely: beginning on the east bank of Penobscot river at the south western corner of School lot, so called, on the proprietors plan of township number one east of Penobscot river; thence running on the southern line of said lot, to the eastern end of the same; thence across a gore of land to the south western corner of lot number eighteen on the second range of lots; thence on the southern line of said lot to the third range line; thence southerly on said range line to the southwest corner of lot numb r fortytwo on the third range of lots; thence easterly on the southern line of said lot to the western line of the fourth range of lots; thence northerly on said range line to the southwestern corner of lot number fifty-four; thence on the southerly line of said lot, to the eastern line of the fourth range of lots; thence northerly on said range line to Brewer's pond; thence following the westerly shore of said pond till it intersects the old line which formerly divided the towns of Bucksport and Orrington. And all that part of township number one, which lies northerly and westerly of said line shall belong and be a part of Orrington, and the residue of said township, as laid out by the proprietors, shall be within the limits of Bucksport.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to repeal or alter any of the provisions of the second, third and fourth sections of an Act which passed the General Court of Massachusetts, entitled an Act to set off part of the town of Buckstown and annex the same to Orrington.

[This act passed February 28, 1821.]

170 Petition to the General Court from Ebenezer Ball, 1811.

PETITION TO THE GENERAL COURT FROM EBENEZER BALL,* 1811.

COMMUNICATED BY DR. JOHN F. PRATT.

To His Excellency Elbridge Gerry, Esq., Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

The memorial and petition of Ebenezer Ball most humbly shows that at the Supreme Judicial Court holden at Castine in June last, he was convicted by verdict of a jury of the crime of murder and is now under sentence of death therefor; but he solemnly declares that of such a crime, if any degree of malice or premeditation are the essentials of it, he never has been guilty; and he begs your Excellency in your abundant mercy to consider and enquire into his case and to save him from a punishment which according to the laws should never have been decreed against him. That the gun which killed the man was not discharged intentionally, and that he never meditated or formed any design to kill this or any other man. that this fact also appeared at the trial as clearly as intentions can be made to appear; for the witnesses agreed in stating, that the stopping, turning, bringing down the gun, and firing were at the same instant; and one of them explicitly said as was indeed the fact, that the gun was laying over the left arm, and his right hand on the breach at the time of turning and firing, so that it must have gone off when he was but half turned, his side being towards his pursuers and when it was impossible to single out a (male?), and when surely if he were the cool blooded murderer he could not and would not intend to fire.

Your petitioner lying under sentence of condemnation and considered as a monster by all utterly destitute and entirely friendless, sees in life very little to be desired; but conscious that men have pronounced him guilty, and not the laws, and that 'tis his duty to avert the unmerited dom; he presents himself before you, to beg for his life, and prays your Excellency to inquire of the Honorable Judge for whose patience and kindness at his trial he desires to be grateful, to certify to you the evidence for and against him together with their opinions delivered thereon, and other circumstances relating to the conduct of the jury, in forming their verdict; that you may see the propriety of hearing this petition. And he most humbly prays that after reading and considering the same, your Excellency would exercise the power vested in you, and in you alone of pardon, and extend your clemency towards him by pardoning his crime and restoring him again and immediately to the world, by changing his awful sentence into one more suited to his guilt? And as in duty bound will ever pray,

(signed) EBENezer Ball. Signed at Castine in the prison, August 25, 1811, in presence of (signed) NATHANIEL COFFIN, WM. ABBOTT.

* Ebenezer Ball was tried at Castine for murder in June, 1811, and hung there Oct. 31st, 1811. (See this magazine, vol. 3, page 61.)

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