RIDLEYS OF RICHMOND, MAINE.
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well-formed, and of nervous temperament. Dark-brown hair, eyes, and
whiskers. Resembles his grandmother's family- the Boothbys - more
than the Ridlons.
Hallet Ridley (1), second son of Benjamin (3), was born in Wayne,
Me., May 15, 1827; married Frances, daughter of Otis and Rachel (Rid-
lon) Hood, of Turner, March 21, 1848, and had issue six children, of
whom hereafter. Mr. Ridley kept a boarding-house in the city of Ban-
gor, several years. Subsequently kept boarders in the city of Lewiston.
He was in poor health for many years, could do no heavy work, and
during the winter of 1876, had a shock of paralysis, which destroyed his
power of speech, and from which he died the 24th of July following.
He was buried in Wayne, by the side of his children, who predeceased
him, in a beautifully sequestered spot, bordered by woodlands, and near
the home of his surviving brother. He was a quiet, serious, thoughtful
man; good-natured, generous, and conversational, when in the company
of those he esteemed. He was light-complexioned, tall, heavy-built, and
corpulent, sometimes weighing two hundred pounds.
Eliza Ridley (8), only daughter of Benjamin5 (3), was born in
Wayne, Me., June 17, 1831; was married to Osgood Graves, her cousin,
and had issue five children. She died June 27, 1854.
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Paulina Ridley (3), eldest daughter of Jerome (1), was born in
Richmond, Me., Jan. 30, 1837; was married, in 1856, to Sumner Cunning-
ham, of Gardiner, and has issue.
Luther-Martin Ridley (3), a twin son of Jerome (1), was born in
Richmond, Me., Sept. 15, 1840. He was mustered into the First Maine
Cavalry, Oct. 20, 1861, and served in the Union army till the close of the
Rebellion. A good soldier.
Martin-Luther Ridley (2), a twin son of Jerome (1), was born in
Richmond, Me., Sept. 15, 1840. He was mustered into Company A,
Twenty-fourth Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry, Oct. 11, 1862.
Hezekiah Ridley (1), third son of Jerome (1), was born in Rich-
mond, Me., March 12, 1842; married Arvilla Paris, of Dresden, in 1865,
and lives in his native town.
Jerome Ridley' (3), fourth son of Jerome (1), was born in Rich-
mond, Me., July 1, 1843. He was mustered into the Union army, Oct.
20, 1861, as a member of the First Regiment of Maine Cavalry, and died
of wounds received in a skirmish, at "Ream's Station," Virginia, Aug. 23,
1864. He was a brave soldier.
Benjamin Ridley" (10), fifth son of Jerome (1), was born in Rich-
mond, Me., June 10, 1846; was mustered into the Union army, in Com-
pany A, Twenty-fourth Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and died at
Chicago, Ill., Aug. 19, 1863, from disease contracted near Bonnet Carre,
La. He served from Oct. 11, 1862.
Augusta-Eliza Ridley (2), second daughter of Jerome (1), was born
in Richmond, Me., Sept. 19, 1847; unmarried in 1876. She is an amiable,
Christian lady; an ornament to the family.
Mary-L. Ridley' (32), third daughter of Jerome
Richmond, Me., Sept. 2, 1849. Unmarried in 1876.
(1), was born in
Dr. Davis-A. Ridley (1), sixth son of Jerome (1), was born in
Richmond, Me., March 25, 1851; married, and has issue, of whom here-
after. He was educated for the medical profession, and has practised at
Wayne Village and Palermo. He was considered skillful for one so young.
