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.