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REDLONS OF SACO, MAINE.
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raganset No. 1, now Buxton, Me., - Oct. 3, 1769; married Feb. 21,
1793, Eleanor MacArthur, sister of Hon. Arthur MacArthur, of Liming-
ton (the MacArthurs are descended from a Scottish Highland family),
and immediately settled on a tract of land in Durham, Androscoggin
County, Me., at that time a dense wilderness. Here he built him a snug
log-house, and cleared his farm. His knee was badly fractured when he,
was a young man, and was lame ever afterwards. He experienced religion
when about forty years of age, and had preaching at his house regularly
for twelve consecutive years by Methodist itinerant ministers. "Uncle
Magnus was remarkably ingenious, and not only made his wheels and
many implements of husbandry, but erected and finished his farm-build-
ings. He drove a horse-team many years. Refused to pay his propor-
tion of a tax assessed to raise money for the soldiers of the "Madawaska
war," and lost his property by litigation and carelessness in his accounts.
His farm was one of the best in the town. His first wife predeceased
him, and he married a second wife, whose name does not appear. He was
seized with paralysis, while visiting the relatives of his wife in Auburn,
in 1852, and died in a few hours, aged 83 years. He was the only Redlon
of the third generation remembered or seen by the author of this book.
The remains of Mr. Redlon were carried to Durham by David Bowie, his
adopted son, and buried near his old home, "on a spot of his own choosing."
He was a remarkably fine-looking man; of medium height, and weighing
one hundred and seventy pounds, his form was beautifully proportioned.
His hair was black, his eyes dark, and his cheeks very red. He became quite
bald in early years; his head was high, well formed, and gracefully poised.
His home was a halfway place between the residence of the Ridlons on
Saco River, and those in the eastern part of Maine, and when visiting, both
branches of the family tarried with "Uncle Magnus" a night on the way.
As he had no children of his own, his nieces and grandnieces frequently
lived with him for months at a time, and all loved the good man for his
kindness of heart, generosity, and social qualities. His home was always
a cheerful place.
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Sarah Redlon (2), fourth daughter of Matthias (1), was born in
Narraganset No. 1, now Buxton, Me., - March 26, 1772 (?); was mar-
ried Aug. 19, 1797, to Nathaniel Woodman, of the Narraganset town-
ship No. 1, and settled with her husband on one of "the home lots,"
which the proprietors left as "common land"; consequently they were
"squatters." She had children, and predeceased her husband; was buried
by the side of her parents on the west bank of Saco River, about one
mile below Moderation Village. "Uncle Nat. Woodman" went to Sears-
mont with his son Joseph in 1828, and died in 1846.
Hannah Redlon³ (1), youngest daughter of Matthias² (1), was born
in Narraganset No. 1, April 4, 1775; was married Nov. 14, 1799, to
Magnus Redlon, her second cousin, from Damariscotta, Lincoln County,
Me. Her husband was called "Uncle Mag," to distinguish him from her
brother Magnus. She died at the age of 42 years (1817), and was buried
by the side of her parents and sisters, on the west bank of Saco River,
near the old Nathaniel Haley homestead. She had auburn hair.
Daniel Ridlon³ (2), eldest son of Daniel2 (1), was born in Saco (then
in Pepperellborough), Me., May 4, 1750; married Nov. 19, 1778, Jemima
Davis, and settled in Kennebunk; they did not long remain there, how-
ever, for, according to the records of the first church in Saco, they were
