RIDLONS OF SACO, MAINE.
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in Saco, March 11, 1842; was married July 30, 1860 to James Huntress,
blacksmith, of Saco, and has issue.
Caroline Ridlon (2), eldest daughter of Henry (2), was born in
Saco, Me., Jan. 15, 1827, and died when an infant.
Caroline Ridlon5 (3), second daughter of Henry¹ (2), was born in
Saco, Me., Sept. 24, 1828.
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John Ridlon (21), eldest son of Henry (2), was born in Saco, Me.,
July 11, 1830. Resides in a house alone in Saco. An incorrigible old
bachelor, and one of the most eccentric, odd characters known in the
family. He moves about town moderately, and seldom speaks to any one.
He is a type of the old-stamp of Ridlons; has sandy hair and beard, light
eyes, and regular, but coarse features. Medium height; shoulders broad.
Served in the Twenty-seventh Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry, dur-
ing the Southern Rebellion.
Eunice Ridlon (5), third daughter of Henry' (2), was born in Saco,
Me., Sept. 7, 1832. Deceased.
Nancy Ridlon (4), fourth daughter of Henry (2), was born in Saco,
Me., in 1834; was married to John Gordon, May 15, 1860, and probably
deceased soon after, as he married her cousin two years subsequently.
Daniel-N. Ridlon' (9), second son of Henry (2) by his second wife,
was born in Saco, Me., Dec. 10, 1845; married in 1881, and resides in his
native town.
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Martha-E. Ridlon (9), fifth daughter of Henry (2), was born in
Saco, Me., Nov. 3, 1850; was married to Andrew A. Strom, Feb. 8, 1876,
and resides in Dayton.
Sarah-L. Ridion (12), sixth daughter of Henry (2), was born in
Saco, Me., Sept. 3, 1854; was married to Charles E. Bachelder, Nov.
26, 1874, and resides in Saco.
Marianna Ridlon (1), seventh daughter of Henry (2), was born in
Saco, Me., May 27, 1858, and died in October, 1858.
Mary-E. Ridlon (25), eldest daughter of Magnus (7), was born in
Saco, Me., Sept. 22, 1840; was married to John H. Gordon, Dec. 23, 1862;
secondly, to Frederick Sweetser, of Saco.
Olive Ridlon (5), second daughter of Magnus (7), was born in Saco,
Me., and was married to Winfield Dennet, of Saco, July 23, 1864. Mr.
Dennet is a civil engineer.
Melville-Magnus Ridlon (1), only son of Magnus (7), was born in
Saco, Me., married Nancy-Jane, daughter of Uran and Mary (Dearborn)
Earle, of Waterborough, Dec. 24, 1868 (she was born April 8, 1851), and
has had issue six children, of whom hereafter. He worked many years
as a dyer on the York Corporation in Saco, but his health being poor has
opened a market on the street. Member of the Methodist Church. Small
man; hair and eyes brown. Highly respected as a citizen. He was the only
one of his generation Christian-named Magnus, until the author of this
book prevailed upon several to name children for our ancestor.
Elmira Ridlon (3), third daughter of Magnus (7), was born in
Saco, Me. Unmarried in 1880.
Frank Ridlon (2), only son of Noah (1), was born Feb. 28, 1838
(probably in Abington, Mass.); married Marietta, daughter of Samuel
Page, of Boston, Oct. 31, 1860, and has issue. Mr. Ridlon was at one
