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Descendants of Nathaniel Piper

104. ELISHA⁶ PIPER (ELISHA⁵, SAMUEL⁴, SAMUEL³, NATHANIEL², JOSIAS¹) was born May 01, 1781 in Parsonsfield, Maine, and died October 1812 in Newburgh, Maine. He married BETSEY MIGHELS Abt. 1798. She was born January 29, 1773 in Newmarket, New Hampshire, and died August 15, 1864 in Newburgh, Maine.

Notes for ELISHA PIPER:
Elisha Piper, born May 1, 1781 in Parsonsfield, Me, was a farmer, married Betsey Mighels born January 29, 1773, in Newmarket, N.H. being older than him. He died of fever where he first settled. He married Betsey Mighels. This name was originally Mighel, but most of the family now spell it Mighels, and almost all the people pronounce it so.. Jesse Mighel and Rev. Moses Mighel Smart, who have investigated the subject, spelled it Mighel.

More About ELISHA PIPER:
Fact 9: died from fever
Occupation: farmer

Children of ELISHA PIPER and BETSEY MIGHELS are:

267.	i.	SALLY⁷ PIPER, b. September 24, 1799, Parsonsfield, Maine; d. December 25, 1884, Newburgh, Maine.
268.	ii.	BETSEY PIPER, b. August 09, 1801, Newburgh, Maine; d. March 22, 1824, Newport, Maine.
269.	iii.	ANN PIPER, b. May 16, 1803, Newburgh, Maine; d. May 05, 1860, Newburgh, Maine.
	iv.	ELISHA PIPER, b. February 10, 1805, Newburgh, Maine; d. August 1805, Newburgh, Maine.
	v.	DAVID PIPER, b. May 11, 1807, Newburgh, Maine; d. October 1826, Newburgh, Maine.

More About DAVID PIPER:
Fact 9: died of Consumption
Occupation: farmer

270.	vi.		ELISHA PIPER, b. April 08, 1809, Newburgh, Maine; d. April 11, 1876, Parsonsfield, Maine.
	vii.		JESSE PIPER, b. March 09, 1811, Newburgh, Maine; d. May 18, 1827, Newburgh, Maine.

Notes for JESSE PIPER:
Jesse Piper, born March 9, 1811, in Newburgh, Me.; died May 18, 1827, on the homestead of his father, in Newburgh. On the day of his death he and another young man, by the name of Albert Nash, were planting corn, and during a thunder-shower took shelter from the rain under the body of a large tree which had been broken off by the wind and fallen nearly down, leaving a long splintery stump to which it was still attached near the bottom. While sitting under this tree both were instantly killed by lightning--"by touch ethereal slain."

More About JESSE PIPER:
Fact 9: he and friend struck by lightning

105. JANE⁶ PIPER (ELISHA⁵, SAMUEL⁴, SAMUEL³, NATHANIEL², JOSIAS¹) was born May 01, 1783 in Parsonsfield, Maine, and died October 02, 1863 in Limerick, Maine. She married JACOB BRADBURY June 20, 1803. He was born January 07, 1769 in Biddeford, Maine, and died May 04, 1837 in Limerick, Maine.

More About JANE PIPER:
Personality: Medium size, black eyes, dark hair, amable dispostion

More About JACOB BRADBURY:
Occupation: farmer
Personality: Active man
Residence: Limerick, ME near Flech's corner

Children of JANE PIPER and JACOB BRADBURY are:

JOHN⁷ BRADBURY, b. March 22, 1805, Limerick, Maine; d. February 24, 1834, Limerick, Maine; m. MARY HILL BURNHAM, March 1829; b. 1804, Limerick, Maine; d. December 22, 1833, Limerick, Maine.

More About JOHN BRADBURY:
Occupation: carpenter and teacher

More About MARY HILL BURNHAM:
Aged: 29 years 7 months

	ii.		BENJAMIN PIPER BRADBURY, b. June 06, 1807, Limerick, Maine; d. November 24, 1808, Limerick, Maine.
	iii.		JANE BRADBURY, b. January 09, 1809, Limerick, Maine; d. June 02, 1885, Limerick, Maine.

Notes for JANE BRADBURY:
The following obituary notice of her appeared in one of the county papers: "Her faith was a positive one. It never occurred to her to doubt the promises of God. As she lived so she died, trusting in her Redeemer."

271.	iv.		ALBION BRADBURY, b. May 06, 1810, Limerick, Maine; d. November 21, 1882, Limerick, Maine.
	v.		SALLY BRADBURY, b. March 31, 1815, Limerick, Maine; d. Unknown.

Notes for SALLY BRADBURY:
By her cheerful disposition she has added much to the happiness of the family.

106. BETSEY⁶ PIPER (ELISHA⁵, SAMUEL⁴, SAMUEL³, NATHANIEL², JOSIAS¹) was born April 11, 1786 in Parsonsfield, Maine, and died October 03, 1841 in Gorham, Maine. She married ISAAC FELCH 1805, son of ABIJAH FELCH and LYDIA CLARKE. He was born May 07, 1782 in Limerick, Maine, and died June 14, 1841 in Gorham, Maine.

More About BETSEY PIPER:
Description: Medium size, blue eyes, dark hair
Personality: Active temperament and very industrious

More About ISAAC FELCH:
Fact 9: trustee of Parsonfield Seminary
Fact 10: Moved to Gorham, Maine in 1836 when he sold his farm
Occupation: farmer, selectman, and lieutenant
Residence: Limerick, Maine prior to Parsonfield

Children of BETSEY PIPER and ISAAC FELCH are:

272.	i.		SUSAN⁷ FELCH, b. September 20, 1806, Limerick, Maine; d. June 19, 1881, Hollis Maine.
	ii.		NOAH FELCH, b. September 25, 1808, Limerick, Maine; d. Unknown.

More About NOAH FELCH:
Residence: San Francisco, California

iii.

HANNAH RICKER FELCH, b. February 19, 1810, Limerick, Maine; d. July 12, 1845, Fryeburg, Maine; m. JONATHAN STICKNEY EVANS, April 28, 1845; b. July 31, 1794, Fryeburg, Maine; d. March 24, 1857, Fryeburg, Maine.

More About HANNAH RICKER FELCH:
Occupation: teacher before marriage

More About JONATHAN STICKNEY EVANS:
Occupation: Farmer
Resided: Fryeburg, Maine

273.	iv.	ELIZA JANE FELCH, b. April 11, 1813, Limerick, Maine; d. Unknown.
274.	v.	ISAAC NEWTON FELCH, b. February 16, 1815, Limerick, Maine; d. April 21, 1870, Hollis, Maine.
	vi.	SARAH PIPER FELCH, b. March 10, 1818, Parsonsfield, Maine; d. April 23, 1841, Gorham, Maine.

More About SARAH PIPER FELCH:
Occupation: teacher
Residence: Gorham, ME

vii.

LYDIA CLARK FELCH, b. August 11, 1823, Parsonsfield, Maine; d. October 24, 1841, Gorham, Maine.

Notes for LYDIA CLARK FELCH:
She was a young lady of much promise, and had bright prospects before her, but she did not live to enjoy them.

More About LYDIA CLARK FELCH:
Fact 9: Educated at Parsonfield Seminary
Occupation: teacher

107. JONATHAN⁶ PIPER (ELISHA⁵, SAMUEL⁴, SAMUEL³, NATHANIEL², JOSIAS¹) was born December 30, 1788 in Parsonsfield, Maine, and died July 11, 1873 in Parsonsfield, Maine. He married MARY BURBANK March 15, 1810, daughter of SILAS BURBANK and HANNAH BAIRD. She was born August 06, 1788 in Scarborough, Maine, and died July 14, 1873 in Parsonsfield, Maine.

Notes for JONATHAN PIPER:
      Jonathan Piper, born December 30, 1788, in Parsonsfield, Me.; was a farmer, teacher, school committee, selectman, land-surveyor, justice of the peace, county commissioner, and one of the surveyors appointed to establish the boundary line between Maine and New Hampshire. He was in public business a large portion of his time for more than twenty years. He had a good common school and academical education and in 1801 attended Fryeburg Academy at Fryeburg, Me. for some time and was under the instruction of Daniel Webster who was Principal of the institution at that time and subsequently became so distinguished as a lawyer, orator and statesman. In politics he was a Whig, and subsequently a Republican. He was several times a candidate for representative to the State Legislature, and had the full vote of his party; but as there were about twice as many Democrats in town as Whigs, he was not elected. No Whig was elected by the town as representative to the Legislature during his political career. He had a taste for music, could read it readily, and sung regularly in the church choir for many years. On the tenor drum he was a first-class player, and drum-major of his regiment. His open beat and full roll and his imitation of a battle scene with the continuous and heavy roll of the drum and the discharge of musketry in volleys and irregular shots, were very fine.
      He married Mary Burbank usually called Polly, daughter of Capt. Silas and Hannah (Baird) Burbank. Capt. Silas Burbank was born in Massachusetts and died Sept., 1814, at his residence in Parsonsfield, Me., being in the 76th year of his age. His family consisted of five sons and four daughters; Eleazer married Anna Brackett; Silas married Sally Wedgwood; David married Miriam Dunnells; Samuel married Esther Boothby; Caleb unmarried; Abigail married Silas Harmon; Betsey married Solomon Hodgdon; Hanna married Capt. Tristram Redman; and Mary married Jonathan Piper, as above.
      At the breaking out of the War of the Revolution, he raised a company of soldiers in Scarborough, Me. where he then resided and being made captain marched to Boston, Mass., and joined the Continental Army. His two young sons, Silas, then 17 years of age, and David 15, were the musicians, the former being the drummer, and the latter the Fifer. He served thought the war, participating in some of the most important battles of that great struggle. He was at one time captain of Washington's life-guard, and permitted to sit at the table with him and his higher officers. One day at dinner, when Washington began to wait upon the table, he filled a plate, and handed it to him first. He was surprised, blushed, hesitated, but finally took it. After he had recovered his self-possession he began to think why Washington waited upon him first. He came to the conclusion that he looked eagerly at the food on the table (it being a boiled dinner of which he was very fond, and he was also very hungry, having been on duty the previous night, and had no breakfast) and that Washington observed it and his tender care for his soldiers, prompted him to wait upon him before his higher officers, who had their regular meals. He loved Washinton as a father, and often tears would start in his eyes at the mention of his name.
      She was a faithful mother of a kind and cheerful disposition and of true Christian character and always instilled into the minds of her children high moral and religious principles. She died suddenly of heart-disease in Parsonsfield only three days after the death of her husband. He always resided in Parsonsfield, first of the South Road where all his children were born. The house was located on the south side of the road opposite the residence of his father. It has been removed recently, but the place where it stood can be easily identified being at the eastern base of the hill on which is the new cemetery. He sold his farm on the South Road and removed to the north part of the town, near Parsonsfield Seminary, on the farm previously owned by his brother-in-law, Isaac Felch, which he purchased of him in 1836.
      In person he was a little below the medium size, decided in his opinions, and quick and accurate in all his business transactions. He was of high integrity and gained the confidence and respect of those with whom he associated.
      These notes were taken from the history done by Horace Piper.

More About JONATHAN PIPER:
Fact 9: Occupations also included selectman, land surveyor, justice of peace
Fact 10: One of surveyors appointed to establish Maine & NH boundry
Occupation: farmer, teacher, school committee
Residence: Parsonfield, Maine

Children of JONATHAN PIPER and MARY BURBANK are:

275.	i.	HORACE⁷ PIPER, b. December 30, 1810, Parsonsfield, Maine; d. Unknown.
276.	ii.	IRVING PIPER, b. November 29, 1813, Parsonsfield, Maine; d. May 14, 1881, Parsonsfield, Maine.
277.	iii.	CATHARINE REDMAN PIPER, b. December 23, 1815, Parsonsfield, Maine; d. July 02, 1856, York, Maine.
	iv.	OSBORNE BARKER PIPER, b. January 25, 1819, Parsonsfield, Maine; d. May 20, 1873, Parsonsfield, Maine.

More About OSBORNE BARKER PIPER:
Resided: Parsonsfield, Maine

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