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THE DEANE FAMILY
Descended from John Deane, who, with his brother
Walter, came to this country from Chard,
England, about 1637 and settled in Taunton, Mass.
Zebulon Deane, born June 12, 1773, of the fourth
generation from John Deane and the seventh
son of Abial Deane and Zebiah Field,
his wife, came to Maine from Taunton, Mass., in 1792
to visit his brother Cyrus, then living in
Greene. Later he took up land at South Leeds.
In 1796, when 23 years of age, he married Mary
Rackley, of Greene, and in 1797 they moved to
West Leeds, to the place now owned by his grandson,
Volney A. Deane.
Their children were:
Zopher, Anna, Susan, Wealthy, Abial, Zebulon,
Zebiah, and Benjamin Rackley.
In 1814, Mary,
the wife of Zebulon died, and in 1815, he
married a second wife, Esther Millett, of
Turner. Their children were: Stephen
Rackley Deane, born Sept. 4, 1816; and Elvira
J. Deane, born Mar. 10, 1819. The latter
married Nathaniel P. Moulton, of New Bedford,
Mass., Mar. 25, 1843.
Stephen R. Deane married Elvira Pratt, of
Leeds, May 1, 1844. Their children were
rose Ellen, Henry Homer and Abbie E.
Rose Ellen married Hon. R. H. Gilmore,
son of Col. John Gilmore, of Leeds, Aug. 8,
1866. They moved to Iowa where she died Sept.
25, 1876.
Henry Homer died Sept. 5, 1851.
Elvira, wife of S. R. Deane, died Oct.
12, 1855. Apr. 3, 1859, he married, second,
Victoria H. Turner, daughter of Phillips
Turner and Mary L. Howard, his wife, who
was the daughter of Hon. Stillman Howard.
The children of Stephen R. and Victoria are
Stephen Homer, Stillman Howard, Phillips Herbert
and Percy Harold. The last named died
Aug. 23, 1877.
Stephen R. Deane was educated in Maine and
Massachusetts. He taught school at Kent's
Hill, Leeds and other towns in Maine, and in 1844-5
taught commercial and writing school in New Bedford,
Mass; after which he went to Lowell, Mass., where he
was a member of, and clerk and paymaster for the
Merrimac River Lumber co. for 12 years. He was
in trade in Leeds several years; postmaster at West
Leeds 15 years; on the school committee 13 years.
He belonged to the Rifle Company of Leeds when 18 years
of age. In 1852, he bought of Mr.
Joslyn the second farm south of the one owned by
his father, Zebulon, the first farm on the
south being owned by his brother, Benjamin R.
and now owned by Truman Deane, son of
Benjamin R. and brother to
Volney A.
Stephen R. spent the most of his life after
1859, on this farm. He was of a poetical
temperament and always very much interested in the
cause of education. He much enjoyed gardening
and fruit culture. In 1894, he and his sons
S. Homer and Phillips H. built a house on
the farm. On Oct. 19, 1898, Stephen R.
died, and the place is now owned by Deane
Brothers, S. Homer and Phillips H.
and known as Sunny Shore Farm. In 1899, they
built a barn connected with the house. They
now have a good set of buildings. They keep a
stock of dairy cows, their cream going to the Turner
Center Factory. S. Homer taught school
several years; has been on the board of selectmen
five years was overseer of the Grange two years and
master three years. He has also been a member
of the Republican Town Committee.
Phillips H. Deane has been Deputy Sheriff five
years; over seer of the Grange three years and is
the present master of the Grange, this being his
third year. He has been a member of the
Republican Town Committee, and is now a member of
the School Committee.
S. Howard Deane, the second son of Stephen R.
and Victoria, taught several terms of school,
and when 20 years of age, went to Turner to take
charge of the farm of J. H. Hooper, where he
remained several years. In 1890, he went into
the butter factory at Turner Center, where he
learned the business; after which, he first took
charge of the factory at Brettun's Mills, and
subsequently was employed by the firm of Eli
Jepson & Son, of Lynn, Mass., and took charge
successively of the factories at Livermore Falls,
Monmouth and Winthrop. He is now in the employ
of the Turner Center Dairying Association, with head
quarters at Auburn , Maine. He has had charge
of wholesale and retail stores at Worcester, Mass.,
Bath, Me., the factory at Milo and at present, is
running a large wholesale and retail butter and
cream store at Providence, R. I., a branch store of
the T. C. D. Association. He married on Oct.
20, 1896, Carrie May, daughter of H. S.
Blue, of Monmouth, Me.
---- Source: History of Androscoggin Co., Maine, Publ. by W. A.
Fergusson & Co., Boston, Mass., 1891 - Pages
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MITCHEL FAMILY
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He is the only member of the family of Warren now
remaining in town.
Betsey L.., a daughter of Thomas, married
in May, 1826, Joshua P. Lamont, of Bath, and
settled in that town.
Thomas, Jr., settled in Oldtown, Me.
Benjamin, another son of Thomas, married
Mary Mitchell, of Brunswick and settled
there. He spent much of his life at sea.
Jesse, the last son of Thomas to be
accounted for, married Elvira Knapp, in
September, 1840, and settled in Leeds, near the
place now occupied by the Jennings Bros.
He, later, removed his faily to Madrid, Me.
Mary, another daughter of Thomas, married
a Mr. Carr, and settled in New Hampshire.
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