RIDLONS OF HOLLIS, MAINE.
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vous, impulsive temperament; radical in his political views and expres-
sions; a devoted and consistent communicant of the Freewill Baptist
Church, of which he has been a member for many years; a good and
peaceful neighbor, useful citizen, and an honest man in every sense of the
word. He had the misfortune to destroy the sight of one eye, many years
ago, by the splinter of a nail, which flew from under his hammer and
struck the pupil. He cared for his mother from the time of his father's
death. His children were four in number-two sons and two daughters.
Ann Ridlon (2), eldest daughter of Samuel (1), was born in Hollis,
Me., Sept. 4, 1806; was married to William Farr, had issue, and died
many years ago somewhere in eastern Maine.
Humphrey-Merrill Ridlon (1), second son of Samuel (1), was
born in Hollis, Me., Sept. 8, 1808; married and had issue four children,
of whom hereafter. He is a farmer, in Albion, Me. Great worker; very
ingenious; a free talker; small, round-shouldered, has light complexion,
coarse features, small gray eyes, long brows; is quick-motioned, impul-
sive, passionate, radical, and determined. His powers of endurance were
stronger than most of the young men of his neighborhood, when living
in Hollis, and if his brothers complained of the back-ache, he used to say
they were born without any "tough-leather" in them.
Jane Ridlon" (4), second daughter of Samuel (1), was born in Hol-
lis, Me., Oct. 2, 1810; was married to Arnold Bowie, of Durham, but
died in Portland, leaving issue.
Patience Ridlon³ (5), third daughter of Samuel (1), was born in
Hollis, Me., May 23, 1813; was married to Nathaniel, eldest son of David
and Eunice (Ridlon) Martin, her cousin, and has issue. Now living in
her native town. Rightly named "Patience."
Rev. Ira-Gould Ridlon' (1), third son of Samuel (1), was born in
Hollis, Me., July 15, 1815; married Mary Wagg, of Danville, May 3,
1833 (she was born in Danville, Me., Nov. 9, 1814), and had issue five
children, of whom hereafter. He lost his father when a boy, and with his
sister Patience, went to live with Magnus Ridlon, of Durham. He em-
braced religion in 1836, and commenced preaching in 1838; has bestowed
his labors as an itinerant and evangelist, in Durham, Freeport, Lisbon,
Green, Danville, Bowdoin, Brunswick, and Harpswell,-all in Maine. He
has not devoted all his time to the ministry, but has carried on a farm,
peddled shoes, patent medicines, and "Yankee notions." He now lives
in Lisbon, on a farm. He is a good singer, interesting conversationalist,
social, kind-hearted, and a pleasant exhorter in religious meeting; but is
not considered a profound preacher. He is an earnest advocate of the
cause of temperance, and a radical politician of the Republican stamp.
Being descended from parents who were both Ridlons, he has shared
largely in the elements of character so conspicuous in his family. He is
tall, round, and compactly made; has dark-brown hair, gray eyes, long,
outstanding brows, and regular features of face.
Roxanna-W. Ridlon (1), fourth daughter of Samuel (1), was born
in Wayne, Me., Dec. 24, 1817; was married to Moses Grace, of Saco,
Oct. 25, 1844, had issue, and is now living in Saco.
Mary Ridlon (13), fifth daughter of Samuel (1), was born in Hollis,
Me., in 1820; was married Aug. 29, 1843, to John Buzzell, and died when
a young woman, without issue. Buried in the enclosed garden of her
brother John, in Hollis, where her marble headstone was set by loving
hands.
