From: Windham in the Past
Abraham W., son of Abraham and Lucy (Smith) Anderson, married Annah Tilson Waterman, daughter of Capt. John Waterman of New Gloucester. He chose the medical profession and graduated from the Maine Medical School in the class of 1829. He located at Gray Corner, where he spent a long and useful life. It has been said that no physician in Cumberland County ever had a more extended and successful practice than did he; and, from our own personal knowledge, we believe this to be true. He died in 1879. The date of his wife's death, 1 have not ascertained. Had six children, as follows :
1. Ann Jameson, born Apr. 4. 1831, married Charles G. Hanscome. He was killed by the Indians while crossing the Plains, in 1864. She lived at La Crosse, Wis., and died there but a few years ago, leaving one daughter.
2. Mary Waterman, Mar. 27, 1833; married M. G. Hanscome; died May, 1870.
3. Jane Thomas, born Feb. 1, 1835; married Charles Hoppin, lived in Gray.
4. John Duguid, born Nov. 7, 1837.
5. Hannah Leach, born Feb. 12, 1839, married Charles B. White.
6. Wendell Abraham, born Sept. 6, 1810.
From: Windham in the Past
Abraham W., son of Abraham and Lucy (Smith) Anderson, married Annah Tilson Waterman, daughter of Capt. John Waterman of New Gloucester. He chose the medical profession and graduated from the Maine Medical School in the class of 1829. He located at Gray Corner, where he spent a long and useful life. It has been said that no physician in Cumberland County ever had a more extended and successful practice than did he; and, from our own personal knowledge, we believe this to be true. He died in 1879. The date of his wife's death, 1 have not ascertained. Had six children, as follows :
1. Ann Jameson, born Apr. 4. 1831, married Charles G. Hanscome. He was killed by the Indians while crossing the Plains, in 1864. She lived at La Crosse, Wis., and died there but a few years ago, leaving one daughter.
2. Mary Waterman, Mar. 27, 1833; married M. G. Hanscome; died May, 1870.
3. Jane Thomas, born Feb. 1, 1835; married Charles Hoppin, lived in Gray.
4. John Duguid, born Nov. 7, 1837.
5. Hannah Leach, born Feb. 12, 1839, married Charles B. White.
6. Wendell Abraham, born Sept. 6, 1810.
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71 yrs
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