RIDLEYS OF WAYNE, MAINE.
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temperament, firm and settled convictions, all tempered with a very kind
and generous heart.
Noel-P. Ridlon (1), third son of John (6), was born in Clarendon,
Vt., Nov. 4, 1813; married Nancy B. Hallett, of Powlet, Rutland County,
Nov. 3, 1849, and settled on a farm in his native town. He was killed by
the cars, Oct. 12, 1866, while driving across the railroad-track with his
horse-team. He had issue three children, of whom hereafter.
Amanda Ridlon (1), third daughter of John (6), was born in Clar-
endon, Vt., Feb. 1, 1815; was married to Ira Davis, Jan. 15, 1846; second-
ly, to M. W. Hutchinson, of Andover, Windsor County, Feb. 14, 1859.
John-Hollis Ridlon' (13), fourth son of John (6), was born in Clar-
endon, Vt., in 1817; married Zerinda Dean, and had issue three children,
of whom hereafter. He settled in his native town and lived there many
years, but subsequently removed to Ohio, where, in 1876, he was living.
He may have additional children since his settlement in the West. He
once visited Hollis,*. -the town for which he was named,-
and spent
some weeks with his Ridlon relatives there; he is spoken of by them as
an eccentric character.
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Loretta-P. Ridlon (1), fourth daughter of John (6), was born in
Clarendon, Vt., Jan. 2, 1821; was married July 4, 1855, to Lester Jones,
of Sudbury, and resides in her native town. No issue.
Rebecca Ridlon (4), youngest daughter of John (6), was born in
Clarendon, Vt., July 19, 1824; was married Jan. 1, 1852, to George R.
Davis, of Sudbury, and lives on a farm in her native town. She is a real
Ridlon of the old type.
Orrin Ridley (1), eldest son of David (2), was born in Wayne, Me.,
June 8, 1814, and died in Bangor, Sept. 21, 1833.
Aphia-G. Ridley (1), eldest daughter of David (2), was born in
Wayne, Me., Aug. 26, 1818; was married to Stephen H. Worth, Dec. 3,
1840, and lives on a farm in East Corinth, Me.
Rev. Isaac-G. Ridley (5), second son of David (2), was born in
Wayne, Me., April 12, 1822; married Dec. 16, 1841, Harriet, daughter of
Rev. Stephen Dexter, of East Corinth, and settled in that town as a car-
penter. No children. His first wife, a most amiable woman, died in
1874, and he married a second wife, whose name has not reached me.
Mr. Ridley embraced religion when young, and was chosen a deacon of
the Baptist church in Corinth; in this sacred office, and that of a lay-
minister, he served faithfully many years. In 1870 he was sent into
Aroostook County, Me., as colporteur, by the Baptist Association, and in
1873 he moved to the town of Easton, in that County. He has since re-
ceived ordination as an evangelist, and continues his labors as a mission-
ary in the County, proving himself a faithful and efficient minister of the
Gospel. He is tall and large, weighing, say, two hundred and twenty
pounds; his head is large and bald, hair and beard nearly white, features
of the family type, withal a noble-looking man. He is social, conver-
sational, and generous-spirited; a plain, practical preacher, who holds
the confidence and esteem of the people. See portrait in this book.
David Ridley (3), third son of David¹ (2), was born in Wayne or
Abbot, March 4, 1824; married Dec. 29, 1846, Sarah Crowell, of Bangor,
*The town of Hollis, in York County, Me., was once called Phillipsburgh, but
was probably changed in honor of the Rev. John Hollis.
