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     Dummer Sewall was born on 12 February 1714/15 in York, York County, Maine.^2,3,4,5 He was the son of Capt. Samuel Sewall and Lydia Storer.¹ Dummer Sewall died on 13 August 1736 in York, York County, Maine, at the age of 21.^6,7

     Dummer Sewall was born on 15 January 1761 in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine.² He was the son of Colonel Dummer Sewall and Mary Dunning.¹ Dummer Sewall married Jenny Dunning, daughter of Deacon Andrew Dunning and Hannah Shepherd, on 24 October 1782 in Harpswell, Maine.^3,4 Dummer Sewall died on 11 February 1846 in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine, at the age of 85^4,5 and is buried in Chesterville Center Cemetery, Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine.⁶
"On the 23d day of March, 1783, after a toilsome journey of six days, with ox teams from Bath, Dummer Sewall, son of Col. Dummer Sewall of Bath, arrived with his family, and commenced a residence on the farm lately occupied by his son, Otis C. Sewall. He had previously made a clearing and put up a camp, in which he and Mr. Linscott, with their families, took up their abode. Here they lived together for some time, or till Mr. Linscott had prepared a rough dwelling.
Some time in 1783 Mr. Sewall constructed a sleigh, the first made in the town, and probably the first in Franklin County. If now in existence it would be esteemed a great curiosity. The bottom was framed like others of that day, but with little if any iron work on it. The sides, forepart, and back of the top were of birch bark, doubled to make it more firm, and to show the same side of the bark outside and in. He and his wife and child rode in it to Bath, and returned again in it. Their visit to Bath was about ten months after their location in their wilderness home. Mrs. Wheeler, who informed the writer of this incident, had tested the sleigh by riding a short distance in it.
Two years after this Mr. Sewall built a double sleigh, as perhaps we should esteem it. He owned no horse. Contemplating another journey with his family to Bath in this, he engaged one owned by Mr. Linscott, and to match it another belonging to Mr. Eaton of Sandy River. A day or two before his journey he got them together and harnessed, all but the long bridles, Mr. Linscott helping and his wife, with their child Andrew, four years old, looking on. The horses were regarded as very steady and gentle. Mrs. Linscott, with some urging, got in with her child. Immediately on this the horses started, and were soon in a fast run, up by Mr. Linscott's, he and Mr. Sewall endeavoring in vain to overtake them. Mrs. Linscott did her best to keep her child and herself from being hurt, but she could not keep her seat, but was tossed about in all parts of the sleigh. The horses ran on some two and a half miles, when, some half way down the north side of Locke's Hill, the strap holding up the tongue gave way, and the tongue was driven into the snow and even into the ground, tipping the sleigh and stopping the team. The shock threw the riders several feet into the snow, but did not hurt them. Mrs. Linscott being thinly clad, was poorly prepared for such a ride, and on clambering into the road, found her feet so cold that she sat down, rubbing them in the snow. She had barely finished this when her husband came up, and soon after him Mr. Sewall, who had been delayed a little by looking for the child beside the road. They soon got the team in such order that the horses gave Mr. Linscott a slow ride home.
Mr. Sewall, with others, in 1784 and 1785, built the first saw and grist mill in the town, on Little Norridgewock Stream, near the present site of Park's Mills, to which Stephen Titcomb of Sandy River, as tradition says, hauled the first log and helped saw it into boards. Mr. Sewall put up two or three other mills in later years, being a carpenter by trade. He raised quite a family, the oldest of whom, Dummer, was the first white child born in Chesterville. He was born Aug. 22. 1783. A lot of land near John Butterfield's was bestowed as a birthright, which was sold about the time he attained the age of 21. Mr. Sewall made and repaired cooper's ware soon after he became a resident in Chesterville. He lacked some of the tools necessary in this business. Needing a "croze" he broke a piece from the point of a handsaw and made one. A piggin, a vessel with one stave extending higher than the others for a handle, would be a rare sight now; but the writer used to see them in his boyhood. They ordinarily contained about six quarts and were mostly used in milking. A two story house, raised Sept. 12, 1788, was built by Mr. Sewall, in which he lived many years. Mrs. Sewall once said, " It has stood sixty years and not a single death has occurred in it." This house has since been taken down. Mr. Sewall was the first Postmaster and Justice of the Peace in the town, both of which offices he filled several years. He died in February, 1846, at the age of 85 years. His wife died in May, 1852. [Mr. Sewall was conspicuous for industry, and his long life was one of great usefulness.] Sewell, Oliver. A history of Chesterville, pp. 23-25."⁷

     Dummer Sewall, whose baby name was Dosie,² was born on 15 August 1864 in Maine.^2,3 He was the son of Hon. Arthur Sewall and Emma Duncan Crooker.¹ Dummer Sewall died on 7 October 1866 in Maine at the age of 2² and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine.⁴

     Shoemaker of Abington, Massachusetts.² Dummer Sewall was born on 7 August 1823 almost certainly in Sumner, Oxford County, Maine, though his age at death indicates a date of 22 July 1823.^3,4,5,6 He was the son of John Milton Sewall and Dorcas Cushman.¹ Dummer Sewall married Mary Savory Cook, daughter of Peleg Cook and Edna Keene, on 12 November 1847 in Abington, Massachusetts.^1,7 Dummer Sewall appears on the census of 1850 in Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, where he is living with his wife and father-in-law, Peleg Cook and his brother-in-law, Joshua Cook who is also listed as a shoemaker.⁸ On 28 September 1861 he enlisted in Company E, Massachusetts 23rd Infantry Regiment, mustered out on 29 Aug 1862 at New Berne, NC.⁹ He died on 15 July 1885 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, at the age of 61 from chronic hepatitis with complications after surgery.¹⁰

     Dummer Sewall was born on 22 August 1783 in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine.^1,2,3 He was the son of Dummer Sewall and Jenny Dunning.¹ Dummer Sewall married firstly Sarah or Sally Merrick on 12 January 1808 in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine.² Dummer Sewall married secondly Sarah (or Sallie) Wilson.¹ Dummer Sewall married thirdly Phebe Higgins in August 1838 in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine.^1,4 Dummer Sewall died on 27 October 1848 in Corinna, Penobscot County, Maine, at the age of 65⁵ and is buried in Village Cemetery, Corinna, Penobscot County, Maine.⁵

     Dummer Sewall was born on 22 November 1861 in Abington, Massachusetts.^2,3 He was the son of Dummer Sewall and Mary Savory Cook.¹ Dummer Sewall married Caroline Bates, daughter of Adoniram Judson Bates and Mary J. Lonergan, on 21 September 1889 in Cohasset, Massachusetts.⁴ Dummer Sewall and Warren Webster Sewall appear on the census of 1930 at Weymouth, Massachusetts, Warren's employment is given as painter; he is unmarried.⁵ Dummer Sewall died in 1937 in Massachusetts⁶ and is buried in the Village Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.⁶

     Colonel Dummer Sewall was born on 12 December 1737 in York, Maine, (or 17 Dec. 1737.)^1,2,3,4 He was the son of Capt. Samuel Sewall and Sarah Batchelder. Colonel Dummer Sewall married Mary Dunning, daughter of William Dunning and Deborah Donnell, on 18 December 1760 in York, Maine, by the Rev. Mr. Isaac Lyman.⁵ Colonel Dummer Sewall died on 5 April 1832 in Bath, Maine, at the age of 94⁶ and is buried in Dummer Street Cemetery, Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine.⁶

     Dwight S. Sewall was born on 8 January 1892 in Maine.^1,2 He was the son of Frank Ernest Sewall and Marietta Muchmore.¹ Dwight S. Sewall died on 26 July 1970 in Augusta, Maine, at the age of 78³ and is buried in First Parish Cemetery, York Village, York County, Maine.⁴

     Earl Albert Sewall is recorded as Edward Sewall in the transcription of the Minnesota Birth Certificates index.¹ He was born on 15 November 1903 in Minnesota.² He was the son of Leon Benford Sewall and Gertrude Sophie Gulbranson.³ Earl Albert Sewall married Irene Mary Sipe on 8 December 1923 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.⁴ Earl Albert Sewall died on 11 March 1980 in Hennepin County, Minnesota, at the age of 76² and is buried in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.⁵

     Earl Harris Sewall was born on 11 October 1897 in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^2,3 He was the son of Albert Walter Sewall and Ora Maud Wood.⁴ On 29 June 1916 he entered military service in the US Navy for WW1.⁵ Earl Harris Sewall was discharged from military service on 29 June 1920; his rank in the 1920 census was that of Water Tender.⁵ He married Myra Regina A. DesLauriers, daughter of Philip A. DesLauriers and Estell St. Armain, on 7 May 1925 in Atlantic Avenue, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, (or 25 April 1925 recorded in subsequent divorce proceedings.)⁶ Earl Harris Sewall and Simone Simoneau appear on the census of 1940 at Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, which also suggests that they were a household in 1935.⁷ Earl Harris Sewall and Myra Regina A. DesLauriers were divorced on 14 November 1944 at Worcester, Massachusetts, on the grounds of his desertion in January 1929.⁸ Earl Harris Sewall died on 29 April 1962 in San Diego, California, at the age of 64² and is buried on 3 May 1962 in Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, Section X Site 188, San Diego, California.⁵

     Earl Robson Sewall was born on 30 March 1893 probably in San Francisco, California.^1,3 He was the son of David Henry Sewall and Josephine Robson.¹ Earl Robson Sewall married May Izett on 7 August 1919 in San Francisco.⁴ Earl Robson Sewall died on 8 October 1952 in San Francisco, California, at the age of 59.^3,5

     Earle Sewall was born on 8 September 1935 in Dover, New Hampshire.¹ He was the son of Frank Albert Sewall and Marylyne F. Ross.¹ Earle Sewall died on 1 March 2013 in Exeter Hospital, Newmarket, New Hampshire, at the age of 77.¹

     Edgar Daniel Sewall. An engineer with E.W. Brown, Inc..² He was born on 4 May 1874 in Somerville, Massachusetts.^1,3 He was the son of Charles Edgar Sewall and Martha Elizabeth Kinsley.¹ Edgar Daniel Sewall married Sylvia Tobey Robinson, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Robinson and Lydia Varney Tobey, on 28 June 1905 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁴ Edgar Daniel Sewall died on 2 May 1952 in Bloomfield, New Jersey, at the age of 77 after a long illness.²

     Edgar Knight Sewall was born on 5 December 1903 in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine.¹ He was the son of Charles Summers Sewall and Ruth Shirley Groves.¹ Edgar Knight Sewall married Hilda Lord Osgood, daughter of George L. Osgood and Belle Lord, on 4 August 1928 in Putnam, Connecticut.² Edgar Knight Sewall died on 11 August 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the age of 41³ and is buried in York Hill Cemetery, Sullivan, Hancock County, Maine.³

     Edith B. Sewall was born on 22 July 1911.² She was the daughter of Clarence Eben Sewall and Myrtie Cummings.¹ Edith B. Sewall died on 30 November 1912 in Newmarket, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, at the age of 1¹ and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Newmarket, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.²

     Edith Brooks Sewall was born on 15 February 1878 in New York, New York.² She was the daughter of Charles Joseph Sewall and Annie Brooks Wellman.¹ Edith Brooks Sewall married William Callan on 24 June 1922.³ Edith Brooks Sewall and William Callan appear on the census of 1930 at Bronxville, Westchester County, New York, and their two adopted daughters Barbara and Eleanor. He is listed as a manufacturer of dairy products whilst his wife is the manager of a boarding house.⁴ Edith Brooks Sewall died on 6 July 1956 in Lawrence Hospital, Yonkers, New York, at the age of 78.⁵

     Edith Florence Sewall was born on 18 August 1899 in Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Henry Sewall and Annie M. Cummings.¹ Edith Florence Sewall married William Turtle circa 1931.²

     Edith Laurette Sewall was born on 8 July 1898 in Newton Upper Falls, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Irving Sewall and Mabel Jane Story.¹ Edith Laurette Sewall died on 18 August 1898 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts,² and is buried in Needham Cemetery, Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.³

     Edith Marion Sewall was born on 24 July 1909 in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.¹ She was the daughter of John Marrett Sewall and Edith Mae Bridge.² Edith Marion Sewall married Commander Oliver Fox Steenman on 2 August 1940 in District of Columbia.³ Edith Marion Sewall died on 31 January 1994 in Newport News, Virginia, at the age of 84⁴ and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.⁵

     Edmund Devereux Sewall. President of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway.² He was born on 12 April 1855 in Wilmington, Delaware.^2,3 He was the son of Edmund Quincy Sewall and Louisa Kilham Lovett.⁴ Edmund Devereux Sewall married firstly Annie Wilbur Lehman, daughter of Bernhard Eugene Lehman and Caroline Elizabeth Luckenbach, say 1883. Edmund Devereux Sewall married secondly Ida Maria Hoyt, daughter of Dr. Otis Hoyt and Eliza Bellows King, on 10 October 1888 in New Richmond, Wisconsin.⁵ Edmund Devereux Sewall died on 30 March 1923 in Chicago at the age of 67 of pneumonia² and was buried on 2 April 1923 in Lakewood cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.⁶

     Edmund Quincy Sewall was born on 1 July 1826 in New York City.^2,3 He was the son of Henry Devereaux Sewall and Mary Catherine Norton.⁴ Edmund Quincy Sewall graduated in 1844 from Harvard in the same class as Leverett Saltonstall. He studied at the University of Heidelberg and then engaged in law practice but subsequently turned to business and became a leading manufacturer in Watertown. For 39 years he was organist at Trinity Church, New York and for 26 years a member of the vestry.³ He married Katherine Cynthia Smith, daughter of Major Henry Smith and Evelina Frances Foster, on 28 June 1866 in Trinity Church, Monroe, Michigan, the marriage was performed by the Rev. Henry Stafford.^5,6 Edmund Quincy Sewall died on 21 August 1892 in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, at the age of 66² and is buried in Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.⁷

     Edmund Quincy Sewall. Controller of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad.² He was born on 29 February 1828 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts.³ He was the son of Rev. Edmund Quincy Sewall and Caroline Ward.¹ Edmund Quincy Sewall graduated in 1847 from Harvard B.A.⁴ He married Louisa Kilham Lovett, daughter of Samuel Porter Lovett and Lucy Chapman, on 27 November 1852 in Beverly, Massachusetts, the marriage being conducted by The Rev. Edmund Quincy Sewall of Cohasset assisted by the Rev. Christopher T. Thayer.^5,6 Edmund Quincy Sewall and his family appear on the census of 1880 at St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.⁷ He died on 26 September 1908 in Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin, at the age of 80^4,8 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin.⁹

     Edmund Quincy Sewall was born on 2 July 1888 in Minnesota. He was the son of George Ward Sewall and Mary Franklin Cottingham. Edmund Quincy Sewall died on 2 September 1888 in Iowa¹ and is buried in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn County, Iowa.¹

     Rev. Edmund Quincy Sewall. Unitarian Clergyman. He was born on 1 October 1796 in Marblehead, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Chief Justice Samuel Sewall LL.D. and Abigail Devereaux. Rev. Edmund Quincy Sewall graduated in 1815 from Harvard where he studied divinity under the venerable and excellent Rev. Ezra Ripley, D.D. of Concord, Mass; was ordained at Barnstable 22 December, 1819, and after short ministration there and in Amhara, New Hampshire he was installed as minister of the First Congregational Society in Scituate. This pastorate he was obliged, by ill health, to resign early in the year 1848. A few months afterwards, he removed to Cohasset where his time was occupied in the study of the classics, in teaching young men already somewhat advanced and for a short period in editing the Christian Register. He was long a sufferer from ill health, and in 1838 was compelled to undergo the operation of trepanning, for relief from oppressive pain.³ He married Caroline Ward, daughter of Col. Joseph Ward and Prudence Bird, on 23 August 1820 in Boston, Massachusetts.^4,5 Rev. Edmund Quincy Sewall and Caroline Ward appear on the census of 1 June 1860 at Cohasset, Massachusetts, together with Prudence Ward aged 64, sister-in-law.⁶ Rev. Edmund Quincy Sewall died on 15 September 1866 in Cohasset, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at the age of 69.^7,1

     Edna Adams Sewall was born on 1 June 1880 in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine.^1,2 She was the daughter of Charles Herbert Sewall and Mary L. Adams.¹ Edna Adams Sewall died in January 1964 in Maine at the age of 83² and is buried in Brooklawn Memorial Park, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine.³

     Edna Diana Sewall was born on 28 August 1895 in Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota.² She was the daughter of Charles "Samuel" Orin Sewall and Ida Munson.¹ Edna Diana Sewall married Paul Edward Gerber, son of Noah Gerber and Catherine Stoll, on 5 June 1920 in Montana^3,2 and is buried in Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon.⁴ Edna Diana Sewall died on 8 February 1998 in North Bend, Oregon, at the age of 102.²

     Edna K. Sewall was born on 24 August 1888 in California.² She was the daughter of Spencer Kirby Sewall and Alice Fisher Wiggin.¹ Edna K. Sewall married Jay Russell Buxton, son of William Buxton and Mary Louise Gelston, on 30 June 1909 in Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California.³ Edna K. Sewall died on 27 January 1921 in Los Angeles County, California, at the age of 32.²

     Edna Louise Sewall was born on 1 December 1905 in New Castle, Pennsylvania.^1,2 She was the daughter of Milton Ellsworth Sewall and Emma Louise Anderson.³ Edna Louise Sewall married Eric Axel William Wickman on 13 February 1943 in Frederick County, Virginia.¹ Edna Louise Sewall died on 6 May 1989 in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, at the age of 83.²

     Edna Mae Sewall was born on 6 August 1882 in Mobile, Alabama.² She was the daughter of Dr. Francis Lewis Sewall and Alice Marshall Finch.³ Edna Mae Sewall married William Clarence Jones on 9 July 1908 in Cherokee County, Texas.^3,4 In 1952 Edna Mae Sewall was living in Texarkana, Texas.³ She died on 29 May 1968 in Leary, Bowie County, Texas, at the age of 85² and is buried on 31 May 1968 in Red Lick, Bowie County, Texas.²

     Edward Sewall. Shipbuilder.² He was born on 28 September 1833 in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine.³ He was the son of William Dunning Sewall and Rachel Allen Trufant.¹ Edward Sewall married Sarah Elizabeth Swanton on 2 July 1856 in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine.⁴ Edward Sewall died on 21 March 1879 in New York City at the age of 45. On the previous day he had apparently suffered an attack of vertigo at the Windsor hotel and fell over a balustrade, shattering a chandelier in his fall of some 20 feet to the floor below.⁵ He is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine.^6,7