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REDLONS OF BUXTON, MAINE.
has communicated much interesting information for this book. He mar-
ried a second wife, named Mary-Lyman Root. He has had issue four chil-
dren, of whom hereafter. I have his portrait.
Eunice-Cutts Ridlon (2), eldest daughter of Nathaniel³ (1), was
born in Saco, Me., Aug. 8, 1800; was married Sept. 30, 1822, to Abraham
Forsskal (or Forsskoll), who was a native of Sweden, * and resided in her
native town. She had issue, and died June 10, 1833. Mr. Forsskol died
May 27, 1864, aged 74 years.
Betsey Ridlon* (4), second daughter of Nathaniels (1), was born in
Saco, Me., Feb. 25, 1803, and is presumed to have died young and un-
married.
Bradstreet Ridlon* (1), only son of Nathaniel (1), was born in Saco,
Me., April 6, 1806, and died unmarried.
Francis Ridlon* (1), third daughter of Nathaniel (1), was born in
Saco, Me., Oct. 29, 1808, and died Feb. 3, 1830. I find no record of her
marriage, and presume she died single.
Olive-Scammon Ridlon* (2), fourth daughter of Nathaniel³ (1), was
born in Saco, Me., Sept. 22, 1811; was married to Cyrenus Field, of Saco,
Aug. 20, 1843, and had issue. She is still living, and the only surviving
member of her father's family; a very intelligent, active, and useful
woman. She is the youngest of the fourth generation of the Ridlon fam-
ily. I have her portrait.
Sarah-Abigail Ridlon' (6), youngest daughter of Nathaniel (1), was
born in Saco, Me., Oct. 31, 1814; was married to Barnabas Cutter, Jan. 8,
1834, and resided in Biddeford. She died in 1881, leaving issue. A bril-
liant, amiable, and cultivated lady. Her portrait is in my collection.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Eliza-Sanborn Redlon' (1), eldest daughter of Isaac (2), was born
in Buxton, Me., Aug. 25, 1806, and died unmarried March 20, 1827. An
amiable and greatly beloved young woman.
William-Emery Redlon (4), eldest son of Isaac (2), was born in
Buxton, Me., Jan. 7, 1808; married Grace, daughter of James Clay, of
said town, and had issue three children, of whom hereafter. I am not ac-
quainted with Mr. Redlon's early life, but he carried on milling during his
latter years, at a little hamlet in his native town called "Bog Mills." He
was a large, somewhat corpulent man, weighing about two hundred and
twenty pounds. Complexion sandy. He died in the year 1872.
James-Madison Redlon' (4), second son of Isaac¹ (2), was born in Bux-
ton, Me., Sept. 20, 1809; married March 18, 1835, Mehitable-Webster, daugh-
ter of Lemuel and Lovie (Dunnell) Sawyer, and settled on a large farm
near his birth-place, at the "Duck Pond," so called. He at one time worked
on the Penobscot River about five years. He commenced life with his
wife on his grandfather's old homestead farm, but sold, and purchased his
present place. Mr. Redlon is a devoted Christian of the Primitive Free-
ABRAHAM FORSSKOLL was born at Gottenburgh, Sweden, Jan. 22, 1790, and
came over to America with Captain Tucker, an old shipmaster of Portland, before
the war of 1812, intending to return; but the vessels of Tucker were taken for the
privateering service, and young Forsskoll learned the cabinet-maker's trade in Port-
land. He was a son of John-Carl Forsskoll, a physician, and left a brother and five
sisters in Sweden. One uncle was a bishop. He settled in Saco and carried on
business with Mr. Buckminster. Was many years town-clerk; a neat penman.
