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     Isaac Perkins was born in 1770 at Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of James Perkins and Hannah Kinsman.¹ Isaac Perkins was christened on 23 September 1770 at Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married Elizabeth Foster, daughter of Timothy Foster Jr. and Abigail Allen (?), in 1796 at Farmington, Franklin Co., Maine.¹ Isaac Perkins married Rebeccah Johnson in 1814 at Farmington, Franklin Co., Maine.¹ Isaac Perkins died in 1822 at Farmington, Franklin Co., Maine.¹
     Isaac Perkins moved to Farmington, Maine in 1794 (US census, 1800, Farmington, Franklin Co., Maine) from MA.
Isaac appears to have been a nurseryman and orchardist. "John Tufts settled on the old Backus Farm a short time previous, and Isaac Perkins and Otis Foster on the farm now owned by Uzziel Weeks and others. Mr. Perkins soon removed to the river at the upper part of the town. It is to him and Rufus Allen that we are mostly indebted for our first and early start in orcharding. They furnished most of the trees in town from nurseries of their own planting. " (From HISTORY OF FARMINGTON 1846 By the late Thomas Parker, Judge of Probate Published by J S Swift 1875) The Allens mentioned here are likely family members; Father-in-law Timothy Foster's wife is Abigail Allen. Also, Otis Foster is likely part of his in-law's family.¹ Ancestral File Number submitted by Jeanne Fox Wilson. Not locate Isaac or Elizabeth in Red Wing obituary index.

     Elizabeth Foster was born in 1777 at Winthrop, Kennebec Co., Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Timothy Foster Jr. and Abigail Allen (?)¹ Elizabeth Foster married Isaac Perkins, son of James Perkins and Hannah Kinsman, in 1796 at Farmington, Franklin Co., Maine.¹ Elizabeth Foster died in 1807? At Farmington, Franklin Co., Maine.¹
     Her married name was Perkins. Ancestral File Number submitted by Jeanne Fox Wilson.

     Jeremiah Ellsworth was born on 28 February 1767 at Briston, Franklin Co., Maine. He married Sarah Dodge, daughter of Thomas Dodge and Lydia Dodge, on 28 February 1792 at Strong, Franklin Co., Maine.¹
     Ancestral File Record 83-046-0384 submitted by Jeanne Fox Wilson. Ancestral File Record 83-046-0376 submitted by Jeanne Fox Wilson. Comp. of American Gen., Vol III, page 368. Ancestral File Record 83-046-0365 submitted by Jeanne Fox Wilson. Early Settlers of Rowley, Mass. Ellsworth Families of Conn., Mass., NY.

     Sarah Dodge was born on 16 July 1773 at Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Dodge and Lydia Dodge. Sarah Dodge married Jeremiah Ellsworth on 28 February 1792 at Strong, Franklin Co., Maine.²
     Her married name was Ellsworth. Early Settlers of Rowley, Mass. Ellsworth Families of Conn., Mass., and NY. Extracted Marriage Record for Civil, Strong, Franklin Co., ME. >>> Doublecheck Sarah's birthdate with her father's birth. Sarah Dodge was also known as Sally.

     Jeremiah Ellsworth was born circa 1796 at Franklin, Hancock Co., Maine.¹ He was the son of Jeremiah Ellsworth and Sarah Dodge.

     William Ellsworth was born on 18 February 1798 at Franklin, Hancock Co., Maine.¹ He was the son of Jeremiah Ellsworth and Sarah Dodge.
     Ancestral File Record 83-046-037 submitted by Jeanne Fox Wilson. >>> CHECK 1850 ME Census, Franklin Co., pg 47-51?

     Thomas Ellsworth was born circa 1801 at Franklin, Hancock Co., Maine.¹ He was the son of Jeremiah Ellsworth and Sarah Dodge.
     Comp. American Gen., Vol III, pg. 368. Hope Cemetery in Featherstone, Goodhue County, has a tombstone that says ' Miriam Ellsworth, wife of Thomas Ellsworth. died Oct 16, 1874 Aged 73 yrs and (illegible)

Additional research needed to check on this information.

     Hartson Ellsworth was born on 2 May 1803 at Franklin, Hancock Co., Maine.¹ He was the son of Jeremiah Ellsworth and Sarah Dodge.
     Ancestral File Record 83-046-0373 submitted by Jeanne Fox Wilson. >>> CHECK 1850 Maine Census, Franklin Co., pg. 47-51.

     Thomas Dodge was born on 29 May 1770 at Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married Lydia Dodge.
     Ancestral File Record 83-046-0365 submitted by Jeanne Fox Wilson. > > > Doublecheck birth of Thomas and his daughter!!

     Lydia Dodge married Thomas Dodge.
     Ancestral File Record 83-046-0365 submitted by Jeanne Fox Wilson.

     Paul T. Deignan is the son of Paul Anthony Deignan and Donna Marie Perkins.

     Michael Deignan was born in March 1966.¹ He was the son of Paul Anthony Deignan and Donna Marie Perkins.

     Nannie M. Bopst was born circa 1870 at Maryland.¹ She was the daughter of John Bopst and Louisa D. (?) Nannie M. Bopst married Willard Eugene Harn, son of Edwin Washington Harn and Leoline E. Uesline, on 1 January 1891.
     TERCENTENARY HISTORY OF MARYLAND, vol II, 1925, page 253-254. TERCENTENARY HISTORY OF MARYLAND, vol III, 1925, page 734-735. Nannie listed as 50 years old in the 1920 Census. As of 1 January 1891,her married name was Harn.

     John Edwin Harn was born on 12 July 1892 at Baltimore, Baltimore City Co., Maryland.¹ He was the son of Willard Eugene Harn and Nannie M. Bopst. John Edwin Harn married Elsie Marine Norrington, daughter of Edward Norrington and female Travers, on 10 June 1916 at Baltimore, Baltimore City Co., Maryland. John Edwin Harn died in December 1984 at age 92.
     He was graduated in 1915 at Cornell University, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York, with a degree in Civil Engineering. John Edwin Harn was a Civil Engineer. TERCENTENARY HISTORY OF MARYLAND, vol II, 1925, page 253-254. John Edwin Harn was a Lutheran.

The following article was from TERCENTENARY HISTORY OF MARYLAND, volume III, published in 1925, by the S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., page 734-735:
In commercial circles of Baltimore the name of Harn has long been synonymous with enterprise, reliability and integrity, and the initiative spirit and executive force of the father are ably supplemented by the well-directed efforts of his son, John Edwin Harn, a civil engineer by profession and a member of one of the largest construction firms in the city.
John Edwin Harn was born in Baltimore, July 12, 1892 and comes of Scotch and Irish ancestry, whose sturdy qualities he has inherited. His great-grandparents were Ephraim and Elizabeth Harn, whose home was situated on a farm in Howard county, Maryland, and their family numbered nine children. Their son, Edwin W. Harn, was born in Triadelphia, Maryland, and served as apprenticeship to the weaver's trade. He was long employed as superintendent by the firm of James S. Gary & Son of Alberton, Maryland, and subsequently removed to Hood Hill, Carroll county, where he operated a farm for a few years.
He was an honored veteran of the Civil war, gallantly defending the Union cause, and his death occurred in Baltimore when he was seventy-six years of age. He had married Leoline Elizabeth Evans, who survives him and has reached the age of seventy-seven.
They had a family of six children, of whom Willard Eugene was the second in order of birth, his natal day being June 9, 1918. He attended the public schools of Howard county and Baltimore city and gained his first knowledge of the builder's trade in the employ of John Cowan, in whose service he remained for many years, rising to the position of superintendent. In 1904 he embarked in business as a building contractor, securing a location at No. 213 North Calvert street, and in 1915 removed to his present address at No. 2314 Oak street. He has an expert knowledge of the business and is a recognized leader in his chosen field of activity.
On January 1, 1891, he married to Miss Nannie M. Bopst, a daughter of John and Louisa D. (Miss) Bopst, and they and they have become the parents of three children, John Edwin of this review being the eldest; Edith Muriel was born May 1, 1894, and won the A.B. degree from Goucher College in 1916. She received the Ph. D. degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1920 and is now professor of Romance languages at the Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia; and Lillian Pauline was born November 13, 1895, and is the wife of James C. Miller, a prominent attorney of this city.
John Edwin Harn supplemented his public school training by a course in the Baltimore City College from which he Was graduated in 1910 and in 1915 Cornell University conferred upon him the degree of Civil Engineer. He then joined his father in the contracting and building business and in 1917 was admitted to a partnership in the firm of Willard E. Harn & Company, of which he is now secretary and treasurer He is alert to every new avenue opened in the natural ramifications of the business and has contributed materially toward its expansion and development through earnest, systematic effort. The company has outdistanced many Of its competitors and one of the finest examples of its handiwork is the Rivoll Theater of Baltimore. It was awarded the contract for rebuilding three warehoused of the Sexton Company on West Gay street, destroyed during the memorable fire of 1904, and later erected St David's Episcopal church in Roland Park, the first monolithic concrete building constructed in Maryland. The firm makes a specialty of home building and was awarded the contracts for the residences of James C. Fenhagen, John E. Semmes, Jr., Morris Whitridge, J. Ross Meyers, Mrs. Ida L. Dohme, John H. Barrett, Dr. Gordon Wilson, Thomas R. Brown, William H. Bryan and others. The work of the company represents the highest degree of skill in the builders' art and the firm has established an unassailable reputation for business integrity and reliability.
In Baltimore, on June 10, 1916, Mr. Harn was married to Miss Elsie Marine Norrington and they have two sons: Edwin W. and John Norrington Harn. The former was born July 10, 1917, and the latter October 5, 19l9. Mrs. Harn is a native of Aberdeen, Maryland, and there attended the public schools, completing her education in Baltimore. She comes of English lineage in the paternal line and maternal ancestors were of Welsh extraction. Her father, Edward Norrington, engaged in the retail Shoe business and was numbered among the leading merchants of Aberdeen. He married a Miss Travers, whose demise occurred in Baltimore in 1916. They were the parents of four children: Rodman, who died at Camp Meade during the influenza epidemic, at which time he was in training for service in the World war; Mary; Elsie M; and Elizabeth, who is the wife of George L. Hochsein of Baltimore.
Mr. Harn enjoys football and baseball, but his favorite sport is tennis. When national issues are at stake he casts his ballot for the candidates of the republican party, but at local elections supports the nominees of the democratic party. He attends St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran church and belongs to Theta Psi, a fraternity of Cornell University. He is a member of the Engineers Club of Baltimore and an associate member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, while his military experience covers service in the Aeroplane Engineers Division of the Signal Corps of the United States Army at McCook field, Dayton, Ohio, during the World war. He is an able exponent of his profession, a progressive and capable young business man, a loyal and public-spirited citizen, and possesses those qualities of character which make for strong and enduring friendship. In 1920 Census, John E., wife and sons, enumerated with Willard E. Harn. John E. listed as 27 years old in the 1920 Census. His Social Security Number was 219-05-5894 issued in Maryland prior to 1951. SSN Death Index lists birth as 12 Jul 1892, death as Dec 1984, having resided in Silver Spring, Maryland.

     John Bopst married Louisa D. (?) on 19 September 1863 at Frederick Co., Maryland.¹
     TERCENTENARY HISTORY OF MARYLAND, vol II, 1925, page 253-254.

     Louisa D. (?) married John Bopst on 19 September 1863 at Frederick Co., Maryland.¹
     Her married name was Bopst. TERCENTENARY HISTORY OF MARYLAND, vol II, 1925, page 253-254.

     Elsie Marine Norrington was born circa 1894 at Maryland.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Norrington and female Travers. Elsie Marine Norrington married John Edwin Harn, son of Willard Eugene Harn and Nannie M. Bopst, on 10 June 1916 at Baltimore, Baltimore City Co., Maryland.
     Her married name was Harn. TERCENTENARY HISTORY OF MARYLAND, vol II, 1925, page 254. TERCENTENARY HISTORY OF MARYLAND, vol III, 1925, page 734-735. Elsie listed as 26 years old in the 1920 Census.

     Edith Muriel Harn was born on 1 May 1894 at Maryland.¹ She was the daughter of Willard Eugene Harn and Nannie M. Bopst.
     TERCENTENARY HISTORY OF MARYLAND, vol II, 1925, page 254. Edith won the A.B. degree from Goucher college in 1916. She received the Ph.D. degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1920, and is now professor of Romance languages at the Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia. Edith listed as 25 years old in the 1920 Census.

     Lillian Pauline Harn was born on 13 November 1895 at Maryland.¹ She married James C. Miller. Lillian Pauline Harn was the daughter of Willard Eugene Harn and Nannie M. Bopst.
     Her married name was Miller. TERCENTENARY HISTORY OF MARYLAND, vol II, 1925, page 254. In 1920 Census, listed as Pauline L., Stenographer, 24 years old.

     James C. Miller married Lillian Pauline Harn, daughter of Willard Eugene Harn and Nannie M. Bopst.
     TERCENTENARY HISTORY OF MARYLAND, vol II, 1925, page 254.

     Edwin W. Harn was born on 10 July 1917 at Maryland.¹ He was the son of John Edwin Harn and Elsie Marine Norrington.
     Edwin listed as 2 1/2 years old in the 1920 Census. In the 1920 Census, Edwin was enumerated with William E. Harn. His Social Security Number was 707-12-1253 issued before 1951 as part of railroad. SSN Death Index lists birth as 1 Aug 1917, death as Feb 1986.

     John Norrington Harn married Elizabeth B. (?) John Norrington Harn was born on 5 October 1919 at Maryland.¹ He was the son of John Edwin Harn and Elsie Marine Norrington. John Norrington Harn died on 17 May 1985 at age 65. He was buried in 1986 at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, Owings Mills, Baltimore Co., Maryland; Plot: A-17, R2, S10.
     John N. Harn listed at 3-months old in the 1920 Census. His Social Security Number was 220-01-4513 issued in Maryland before 1951. SSN Death Index lists birth as 5 Oct 1919, death as May 1985, having resided in Baltimore, Maryland.

     Edward Norrington married female Travers.
     Edward Norrington was a Retail shoe business. TERCENTENARY HISTORY OF MARYLAND, vol III, 1925, page 735.

     Female Travers married Edward Norrington. Female Travers died circa 1916.¹
     Her married name was Harn. Her married name was Norrington.

     Denton Robert Shipley was born circa 1822 at Sykesville, Carroll Co., Maryland.¹ He married Ellen Gill Sellman on 25 October 1847 at Carroll Co., Maryland. Denton Robert Shipley died on 9 September 1896 at Sykesville, Carroll Co., Maryland. He was buried at Linganore Cemetery, Unionville, Frederick Co., Maryland.

     Ellen Gill Sellman was born on 4 October 1826 at Maryland. She married Denton Robert Shipley on 25 October 1847 at Carroll Co., Maryland. Ellen Gill Sellman died on 30 November 1891 at age 65. She was buried at Linganore Cemetery, Unionville, Frederick Co., Maryland.
     Her married name was Shipley. HISTORY OF FREDERICK COUNTY, MD, repr of 1910 ed., pg 1292-1293.

     Harry Garver married Cordelia Harn, daughter of Luther Edward Harn and Josephine Celess Long.
     HISTORY OF FREDERICK COUNTY, repr of 1910 ed., page 1557-1558.

     Glorianna Purdy was born circa 1747 at Digby, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Gabriel Purdy and Bethia Miller.
     Her Ancestral File Number is RKMQ-60.

     James Purdy was born circa 1749 at Digby, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ He was the son of Gabriel Purdy and Bethia Miller.
     His Ancestral File Number is RKMQ-75.

     Gabriel Purdy was born circa 1750 at Digby, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ He was the son of Gabriel Purdy and Bethia Miller. Gabriel Purdy died circa 1752.¹
     His Ancestral File Number is RKMQ-8B.