was short in stature, very dark-complexioned, with small black eyes and jet-black hair. She was a provident and thoughtful house-keeper and a kind and affectionate neighbor. Her ample store of "goodies," herbs and medicines were ever at the service of the sick or needy. Her industry was proverbial. Her skill at the old-fashioned hand-loom and spinning-wheel is set forth on p. 98, OLD TIMES. After the death of her husband, Feb. 19, 1853, Mrs. Corliss lived with her son, Robert E. Corliss, across the lane, and her house was occupied by Capt. Brown, and family, and Asa Winslow, son of Solomon Winslow. In August, 1856, a terrible accident occurred in the lower river by the upsetting of a boat owned by Ammi Storer, by which Capt. Brown's wife and two children, Asa Winslow and his wife and two children, and Emma J. Baker, daughter of Amasa T. and Betsey Jane Baker, were all drowned (see p. 368, OLD TIMES.) For the family of Ebenezer Corliss see p. 287. The next house, across Corliss Lane, was a large, two-story, hip-roofed, double-tenement house, owned by Elliot York, a carpenter, who came from New-Gloucester, and Robert E. Corliss. This house was built about 1814. It was owned by Isaac H. Bailey, son of Libbeus Bailey, and, at his death (about 1824), was bought of his administrator (Edward Russell) by Asenath (Field) Corliss, wife of Robert E. Corliss. Isaac H. Bailey, Jr., who is a prominent public man of New-York City, is a merchant at No. 17 Spruce Street, New-York. He writes for one of the Portland papers, signing himself "Yarmouth. Mr. York's half of the house faced on Baptist Street; Mr. Corliss' part faced toward Main Street, but was entered from Corliss Lane. Mr. York's family consisted of his wife, Salome (Raymond) (841, 1st Ch.) who died Feb. 11, 1866, aged 77 (p. 416), a daughter Lucretia, who married William Eveleth of New-Gloucester, a son Charles E., a potter, who worked at Woolwich, a son Alford (who shot himself accidentally, in 1844, see p. 257) and daughters Julia E. and Clarissa B. York. The family of Mr. Corliss is given in full on pp. 288-289. The part of the house owned by Mr. Corliss has been occupied at various times by John D. Safford (son of Nathan, the hatter, see pp. 73, 214, 367, 450), Quinby, a tinsmith from Boston, Gray (who had a son George W., a printer in Portland, a daughter Mary and niece Rachel W. Gray in his family) who afterwards kept a hotel on India Street, Portland, Asa Winslow and George L. Corliss. Ammi M. Loring, sexton, lived several years in Mr. York's part of the house. The next building was the cottage of Edward B. Humphrey, a carpenter, who married Lucy I. Lawrence. His family is given on page 703. The next house, on the corner of the Cumberland Road where it passes down over Meeting-house Hill, was the large, two-story structure known as the "old John Corliss house." He was a brother of Ebenezer Corliss. It was sometimes called the Baptist Parsonage. Among the occupants at various times I remember Samuel W. Fogg, of Newell & Fogg, Ammi M. Loring, sexton of the Baptist church, and Dennis Byram. Across the head of the street, stood, and still stands unchanged, the Baptist Church, built in 1796 (see pp. 429-430.) The bell was put up in 1805. Among the pastors have been Dr. Thomas Green, 1797; Sylvanus Boardman, 1810; Otis Briggs, 1816; Stephen Chapin, 1819; (Shepley, in the 1st Ch. Cat., gives Rev. Solomon Peck next, but a pamphlet published recently by the society does not mention him); Alonzo King. 1826; John Butler, 1831; Zabdiel Bradford, 1837; Charles W. Reding, 1845; Wm. B. Jacobs, 1848; L- B. Allen, 1850; William G. Hoben, 1857; George B. Illsley. Baptist Street-West side. Returning to the foot of the street and starting again, the first house on the left-hand corner was that of Richmond L. Cutter, already noted as we went up Portland Street. The next house (originally Rev. Thomas Green's) was owned and occupied by Nathaniel Foster, (d. 1854, see p. 367), potter and merchant. His wife Rebecca, by whom he hed twelve children, died Apr. 5, 1875, aged 90 years and 3 months His sons Benjamin (who m. Cordelia Kingsley, daughter of Azel), and William Henry (always known as Henry; he d. Feb. 5, 1879, aged 56), a widowed daughter Abby (Foster) Jones (whose daughter, Abby Maria Jones m. Lancaster, of Bowdoing ham), and daughter Rebecca (who d. Mar. 30, 1876, aged 66), lived with him. His daughter Nancy married Rev. Edwin Quniby (he d. in Norway, and was bur. in Yar.. Jan. 4, 1853, see p. 337) brother of Rev. George W. Quinby. Nancy was a teacher in the summer terms in the old red school-house," before her marriage. William Henry Foster married Almira of Norway Me., by whom he had several children (one bur. Oct. 25, 1847, see p. 302), three surviving him. Mrs. Abby Jones had one child buried Sept. 23, 1840, (see p. 213.) A few rods above the Foster house Baker Street leads off to the westward. This street was laid out about 1848 by Ebenezer and Robert E. Corliss, Nathaniel Foster, Benjamin Woodbury and Capt. Samuel Baker, passing through land owned by them. The first house above Baker Street was the cottage owned and occupied by William R. Humphrey, a tinsmith. His two sons, William F. and Henry S. are mentioned on page 138, and the family record given on p. 703. The next house, two-story, was that called the Prince, or Pris cilla Lovell, house, now owned by Mrs. Julia Lang, widow of Charles. It was occupied at one time by Rev. Stephen Chapin, for whom it was built, and Rev. Zabdiel Bradford, another pastor of the Baptist church, also lived here. Sylvanus B. Humphrey (No. 79, p. 703) lived here at the date referred to. In the yard was a very deep well of excellent water. A noble Balm-of-Gilead tree stood in the road near the south-eastern corner of the house. Azel Kingsley, a pensioner, lived here later. He died Sept. 6, 1876, aged 90 years, 9 months and 1 day. He had a son, Cyrus, and daughters Cornelia, Laura, Eliza A. and Maria A. Kingsley. Cornelia married Benjamin Foster, son of Nathaniel; Eliza A. married, 1st, Augustus F. Cushman, a cotton-factory man, and, 2d, Sylvanus B. Humphrey (see No. 211, p. 703); Maria A. married Perez C. Gooding, son of Capt. Samuel Gooding of Cumberland. Mr, Kingsley at one time kept the cotton-factory boardinghouse at the Falls Village. Just above this house the Cumberland Road turns off to the west, past the Baptist graveyard. Cumberland Road-North side. The grave-yard of the Baptist church is on the right-hand side of the road, just west of the church. The south-easterly corner of the yard was bounded by the horse-sheds, (since taken away), where those of the congregation who rode to church left their carriages during the services. These sheds extended from the main gate on the Cumberland road around to nearly opposite the north-west corner of the church. Another row of sheds extended from opposite the north-easterly corner of the church, along the south line of the yard, to the south-easterly corner. There were a few sheds on the side of the Lang lot, opposite the main gate. The land originally included in the grave-yard was only half of that now enclosed. About 1847, I think, the north line of the fence was moved back from the brow of the hill to the present boundary. In the north-westerly corner of the yard as it was first laid out, next to John White's line, stood the Town PowderHouse, a small wooden building where the town's stock of warmaterial was stored. In the south-west corner, next to the road, was the hearse-house. Next beyond the grave-yard was the house and pasture of John White, farmer and laborer. His family consisted of his wife, sons William and John, both laborers, and daughter Mary, who married Joseph Chenery. Just above the house of John White, partially inside of the road but the greater portion in White's pasture, was a pond, covering about one-half an acre, called the Frog Pond." This was always a favorite place for the boys to wade, stone frogs, sail boats &c. This body of water found vent to the north and east through TanYard Brook to the river. The farm and hay-field (no house) of Rufus Gooch was next to White's, and then came Rich's pasture and Ebenezer Corliss' farm and pasture, which last-named extended to the Cumberland line, which was marked by a stone post beside the road where Mr. Corliss' land cornered on Blanchard's land, the latter being in Cumberland. There was no house on this side of the road beyond White's. There had been a house on the Corliss farm, near the road, about two-thirds way from White's house to the Cumberland line, the cellar being still visible. It was occupied by Joseph Davis, who was called "Crazy Joe." It was burned previous to 1799. (16-7) Cumberland Road-South side. The only house on the left-hand side of the road was a small cottage, just above and opposite John White's, occupied by the widow Sally Grouse (buried Oct. 8, 1849, see p. 303) and her half-witted son Alonzo K. Grouse (buried Aug. 13, 1848, see p. 302; also see p. 41.) This house stood on a portion of the Reed, or Woodbury, farm. The Reed farm and pasture extended to the pasture of Ebenezer Corliss (who also owned one on this side of the road), and embraced all the land between the Portland and Cumberland roads above Dr. Thompson's and Capt. Samuel Baker's land. Ebenezer Corliss' pasture, above the Reed farm, extended about half way to the Portland road, and westward to the Cumberland line. (To be continued.) RECORD OF BAPTISMS AT THE FIRST CHURCH, N. YARMOUTH. (Continued from page 753.) Jan. 17 Dorothy, dau. of Samuel & Amelia Cutter. 14 Ephraim, son of Ephraim Griffin, Jr., and wife 23 Nicholas, son of Richmond & Lucretia Loring. Mar. 14 Mary, daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Scales. Samuel, son of Nathan & Naomi Oakes. 21 John, son of Edward & Hannah Russell. Lydia, dau. of John & Joanna Southworth. Catherine, dau. of Samuel & Eleanor Baker. Apr. 20 Sarah, dau. of Mr. Boston.) Cummings (at New 25 Hannah, dau. of Eleazer & Olive Ring. Joseph & Timothy, sons of David Dennison. Solomon, son of Abner Dennison (By Mr. Williams, in the Fall 1771.) May 9 July 4 Caleb, son of Benjamin & Bathsheba Humphrey. Levi, son of Joseph & Mary Drinkwater. 25 Abraham, son of Abraham Grant. Aug. 18 Rebecca, dau. of Job Cole. Patience, dau. of Amos & Desire Sylvester (at a lecture by Mr. Coffin.) 29 William, son of William Weeks. Oct. 3 Betty, dau. of Joshua & Jane Blanchard. 17 Mary, dau. of Ebenezer Low, of Wells. David, son of David Staples. 24 Joanna Nason. an adult. 31 Solomon & Joseph, sons of Samuel & Marjory York. Sarah, dau. of Benjamin Morgaridge. Nov. 21 Sarah, dau. of Chandler & Sarah Russell. 28 Benjamin, son of Thomas Bell. Dec. 5 Benaiah, son of Edmund Titcomb, Jr. Anna, dau. of William & Abigail Todd. 12 Mary, dau. of Benjamin & Mary Rackley. 1774. Jan. 2 Seth, son of Seth Sweetser. John & Martha Worthley. 16 John, son of John Wyman. Feb. 6 Lot, son of John & Sarah Gray. of Joseph & Sarah Young. Thomas, son of Lucretia, dau. 20 John Loring, son of Samuel & Amelia Cutter. Mar. 6 Calvin, son of John Shaw. 20 Mary, dau. of Tristram & Elizabeth Gilman. Joanna, dau. of John & Susanna Drinkwater. Apr. 3 William, son of Richmond & Lucretia Loring. |