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DAVIDSON - DAVISON FAMILY RESOURCE
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Waldo County, Maine Deaths, 1743-1892: Belfast
Davidson Henry husband of Jane W. old age d. Jan. 26 1864 81 Davidson Jane W. d. Apr. 5 1817 Davidson Mrs. Sarah consumption Mar. 23 1864 74 Davidson William R. son of W. Q. A. and Mary E., diphtheria, d. Jan. 26 1865 5 y. 7 m.
John Davidson signed the affirmation test in Windham New Hampshire 
and is  listed in SAR Index.  His son JAMES DAVIDSON MARRIED HANNA 
HEMPHILL.  HE WAS A REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER (SERGEANT) AT 
CAMBRIDGE AND SARATOGA, AND A MEMBER OF THE CONVENTION 
THAT FRAMED THE CONSTITUTION ON NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1791. JESSE 
PERFORMED PATRIOTIC SERVICE IN THE REVOLUTION.  FATHER JOHN 
AND SONS JAMES AND JESSE ARE LISTED IN DAR PATRIOT INDEX.

David M. Murphy

Autobiography of DAVIDSON, John   who arrived with the first settlers 
in 1770, being then only nineteen years old. Young John Davidson 
built a log house there and re- mained nine years. During the Revolution 
he left Belfast and returned to Windham, which was his home until 
he reached extreme old age. In 1794 his First Division lot in Belfast 
was conveyed to Job Young for œ100, and the next year the 
remainder of his share was conveyed to John Cochran for a like sum. 
In 1829, after the death of his wife, Davidson went to live with his son 
William at Lowell, Mass., and there he died 25 Oct. 1835, aged eighty-
five years. His son Henry, who died at Belfast 26 Jan. 1864, was the 
only one of his children who settled in Maine.
Autobiography of DAVIDSON, John
REMINISCENCES OF JOHN DAVIDSON A MAINE PIONEER 
COMMUNICATED TO THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND 
GENEALOGICAL REGISTER BY ALFRED JOHNSON BOSTON I 9 I 6 
Reprinted from THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND 
GENEALOGICAL REGISTER for January, April, and July, 1916 
Stanhope Press F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U.S.A. 

from FTM Library via Alice Gedge

Somes - Davidson 
of Gloucester, MA and Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME

23.     Solomon Somes (4.David2, 1.Morris1) b. 0-___-1775, Newcastle, 
Lincoln Co., ME, m. 3-Apr-1806, in Newcastle, Lincoln Co., ME?,141 
inten/publishe 1-Mar-1806, Newcastle, Lincoln Co., ME?,
142 Hannah Davidson.  Solomon died 28-May-1823, Edgecomb, Lincoln 
Co., ME, bur: 0-___-1823, Somes Cem., Lincoln Co., ME.143
                                Children:
         +      85.     i       Hannah Somes b. 0-___-1815.

29.     Margaret (Peggy) Somes (4.David2, 1.Morris1) b. 0-Jul-1795, 
Newcastle, Lincoln Co., ME,181 m. 2-Apr-1817, in Newcastle, Lincoln 
Co., ME,182 inten/publishe 13-Mar-1817, Newcastle, Lincoln Co., ME,
183 James Davidson, b. 0-___-1788,184 d. 18-Jul-1866, Edgecomb, 
Lincoln Co., ME,185 bur: Davidson Cem., Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME.
186  Margaret died 29-Apr-1883, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME,187 
bur: Davidson Cem., Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME.188
                                Children:
         +      96.     i       Holister Davidson b. 0-Sep-1817.
         +      97.     ii      Louisa Davidson b. 8-Jun-1819.
                98.     iii     James Davidson b. 0-Sep-1823, Edgecomb, 
Lincoln Co., ME,189 d. 14-Apr-1900, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME.190
                99.     iv      George Davidson b. 0-___-1829, Edgecomb, 
Lincoln Co., ME,191 occupation : Brickmaker.
                100.    v       Francis Davidson b. 0-___-1831, Edgecomb, 
Lincoln Co., ME?.192
                101.    vi      Luther Davidson b. 0-___-1834, Edgecomb, 
Lincoln Co., ME,193 occupation : Farmer.
                102.    vii     Margaret Davidson b. 0-___-1837, Edgecomb, 
Lincoln Co., ME.194
         +      103.    viii    Martha J. Davidson b. 0-Dec-1838 abt.

96.     Holister Davidson (29.Margaret3, 4.David2, 1.Morris1) 
b. 0-Sep-1817, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME,302 ref: Lived in MICH., 
occupation : Farmer, m. Anna Johnson, b. 30-Nov-1821, Nova Scotia,
303 d. 10-Jun-1898, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME,304 bur: Davidson Cem., 
Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME.305  Holister died 18-May-1885, Edgecomb, 
Lincoln Co., ME,306 bur: Davidson Cem., Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME.307
                                Children:
                158.    i       Edward H. Davidson b. 22-Oct-1849 abt, Michigan?,
308 occupation : Tannery worker, d. 22-Jan-1872, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., 
ME,309 bur: Davidson Cem., Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME.310
         +      159.    ii      William Somes Davidson b. 6-Mar-1851.
                160.    iii     Charlie H. Davidson b. 0-___-1853, Michigan?.311

97.     Louisa Davidson (29.Margaret3, 4.David2, 1.Morris1) 
b. 8-Jun-1819, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME,312 m. 23-Mar-1837, in 
Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME,313 inten/publishe 4-Mar-1837, Edgecomb, 
Lincoln Co., ME,314 Asa T. Dodge, b. 17-Oct-1812,315 occupation : 
Mariner, d. 21-Feb-1869, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME,316 bur: Highland 
Cem., Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME.317  Louisa died 25-Mar-1905, Boston, 
Suffolk Co., MA.318
                                Children:
                161.    i       Caroline Dodge b. 0-___-1837, Edgecomb, Lincoln 
Co., ME.319
                162.    ii      Augusta Dodge b. 0-___-1839, Edgecomb, Lincoln 
Co., ME.320
         +      163.    iii     Hollister D. Dodge b. 8-Feb-1842.
                164.    iv      Rachel Flye Dodge b. 15-Jul-1843, Edgecomb, 
Lincoln Co., ME,321 ref: unmarried, d. 9-Feb-1931, Winthrop, MA,322 
bur: Highland Cem., Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME.323
                165.    v       Rufus Dodge b. 0-___-1843, Edgecomb, Lincoln 
Co., ME,324 d. 31-Dec-1851, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME?,325 
bur: Highland Cem., Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME.326
                166.    vi      Asa J. Dodge b. 0-___-1848, Edgecomb, Lincoln 
Co., ME.327
                167.    vii     Arletta Dodge b. 0-___-1850, Edgecomb, Lincoln 
Co., ME.328
                168.    viii    Lottie A. Dodge b. 0-___-1850 abt, Edgecomb, 
Lincoln Co., ME,329 ref: Arletta.
                169.    ix      Mary E. Dodge b. 0-___-1850 abt, Edgecomb, 
Lincoln Co., ME.330
                170.    x       George B. Dodge b. 26-Feb-1854, Edgecomb, 
Lincoln Co., ME,331 m. Jane E. Otto.  George died 7-Dec-1923, Newton, 
Middlesex Co., MA,332 bur: Highland Cem., Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME.
         +      171.    xi      Curtis H. Dodge b. 0-___-1856.
                172.    xii     Estella Dodge b. 0-___-1860, Edgecomb, Lincoln 
Co., ME,333 d. 0-___-1929,334 bur: Highland Cem., Edgecomb, Lincoln 
Co., ME.335
                173.    xiii    Martha E. Dodge b. 0-___-1862, Edgecomb, Lincoln 
Co., ME.336
                174.    xiv     Ella M. Dodge b. 30-Jul-1864, Edgecomb, Lincoln 
Co., ME,337 m. (1) Cobb, m. (2) Morgan.  Ella died 10-Oct-1935, Watertown, 
Middlesex Co., MA,338 bur: Highland Cem., Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME.339

103.    Martha J. Davidson (29.Margaret3, 4.David2, 1.Morris1) 
b. 0-Dec-1838 abt, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME,340 ref: December 1838, 
m. 16-Apr-1863, in Newcastle, Lincoln Co., ME,341 Charles Oliver Dodge, 
b. 13-Mar-1836, Newcastle, Lincoln Co., ME,342 (son of Josiah Dodge 
and Margaret Downey) d. 0-___-1898, Newcastle, Lincoln Co., ME,343 
bur: Glidden Cem., Newcastle, Lincoln Co., ME.344  Martha died 
23-Sep-1869, Newcastle, Lincoln Co., ME,345 bur: Glidden Cem., 
Newcastle, Lincoln Co., ME.346
                                Children:
                175.    i       Lutie B. Dodge b. 0-Nov-1867, Newcastle, Lincoln 
Co., ME,347 d. 18-Jun-1868, Newcastle, Lincoln Co., ME,348 
bur: Glidden Cem., Newcastle, Lincoln Co., ME.349

159.    William Somes Davidson (96.Holister4, 29.Margaret3, 4.David2, 1.Morris1) 
b. 6-Mar-1851, Michigan,451 ref: 1870 USC Edge, m. Carrie Wilson, 
b. 10-Nov-1856, (daughter of Augustus Wilson and Caroline) 
d. 7-Aug-1937, Bath, Sagadahoc Co., ME.452  William died 27-Nov-1938, 
Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., ME.453
                                Children:
         +      214.    i       Harold Wilson Davidson b. 7-Feb-1880.
                215.    ii      Chester Arthur Davidson b. 0-Mar-1886,454 ref: 
never married.
         +      216.    iii     Nellie Wilson Davidson b. 0-Mar-1892.
                217.    iv      Althene Caroline Davidson b. 30-Dec-1894,455 ref: 
Never married.

214.    Harold Wilson Davidson (159.William5, 96.Holister4, 29.Margaret3, 4.David2, 1.Morris1) 
b. 7-Feb-1880, Damariscotta, Lincoln Co., ME,512 m. Minnie Slatter, 
b. 4-Feb-1884, (daughter of Joseph Slatter and Emma Withan) 
d. 0-Dec-1942.513  Harold died 31-Jan-1951, Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln Co., 
ME.514
                                Children:
         +      236.    i       Maxine Davidson b. 10-Dec-1913.
         +      237.    ii      Donna Elizabeth Davidson b. 29-Mar-1920.

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