Abraham³ Anderson Jr.

Abraham³ Anderson Jr. (Abraham² John¹) (b 18 June l758 d 3 Sept 1844) m'd 13 Apr 1788 Lucy Smith (b 24 Aug 1769 d 17 Apr 1844) dau of Rev. Peter and Elizabeth (Wendell) Smith. Both Abraham³ Jr. and his wife, Lucy, are b'd at the Anderson-Smith Cemetery, Windham.

Abraham³ Jr. was a farmer and lived on his father's homestead in the southern part of town. He was the last person born in "The Old Province Fort". He is also listed in the Index of Revolutionary War Veterans of Maine. He owned a large tract of land and mill privileges on Pleasant River, near the village of Windham.

At the death of Parson Smith (Rev. Peter T. Smith, father-in-law of Abraham³ Jr.) his properties were put up for "public vendue" to help settle his estate. Abraham³ Jr apparently was the highest bidder and became the new owner of his father-in-law's land, etc.

A few days later we find that Abraham³ Jr conveyed this property to his son Edward⁴ for the same price he had paid for it. We aren't sure if this included the Parson Smith House, but Edward⁴ soon took his bride there to live, as his grandfather, Rev. Peter T. Smith had done back in 1764. We bring up this story, (about the Parson Smith House) at this time, as our own direct line ancestor, Edward⁵ Augustus Anderson, later becomes involved with this same house and its family. The Parson Smith House is today a historic landmark maintained by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, open to the public during the summer months, and well worth seeing, especially as a home connected with our own families. Jane⁸ Alice (Smith) Lefebvre, a great, great, great granddaughter to Abrabam³ Jr., and a contributer to this family history, has been very active in the preservation of the Parson Smith House and its articles of furniture.

From "Historical Gleamings", Maine Historical Genealogical Recorder, comes the following: "Burned, Aug 26 1794, two well filled barns of Abraham³ Anderson Jr., in Windham, were struck by lightning and consumed".

Children of Abraham³ and Lucy (Smith) Anderson Jr.

• William⁴ (b d July age 3 mo)
• John⁴ (b d 12 Oct 1791 age 7 mo)
• An infant (b d 14 Oct 1791
• Peter⁴ S. (b 12 May 1789 d 1867 m'd int. 12 Aug 1810 Susannah Bodge (bapt 17 Oct 1790 d ) dau of Benjamin & his second wife Eliz. (Gammon) Bodge. Peter⁴ died on the farm which he settled near the old Congregational Church meeting house @ So. Windham. Susannah died several years later. Both b'd Smith Cem.
• John⁴ (b 30 July 1792 d 21 Aug 1853) m'd Mrs Ann (Williams) Jamerson (b 14 Oct 1804 d 13 May 1879) John⁴ was a graduate of Bowdoin 1813, & practiced law at Portland. He later was a State Senator, a member of Congress, U.S.Attorney & Mayor of Portland 1824-1842. John⁴ & Ann had a son, John⁵ Farwell Anderson, a civil engineer who was very active in railroad line construction. If one is interested, there is a long article about John⁵, written by Rev Geo. Bodge, entitled, "Anderson Pedigree" in the New England Historical & Genealogical Register, April l889.
• Betsey⁴ (b 23 July 1795 d ) m'd 6 June 1820 John Farwell of Tyngsbrough, Ma.
• Nancy⁴ (b 6 Nov 1797 d 7 Sept 1871) m'd 21 July 1822 Dr. John Waterman. Both b'd Gorham, Me.
• *Edward⁴ (b 31 Oct 1801 d 7 Oct 1867) m'd 30 Nov 1830 Louisa Berry (b d July 1881 ag 77 yrs) dau of Joshua & Olive (Wilson) Berry Edward⁴, a farmer, owned & lived on the large historical farm known as the Parson Smith House. Next in line of owners of this home were Edward⁴'s daughters, Susan, Olive & Lucy.
• Abraham⁴ (b 1804 d 1879) m'd Annah Tilson Waterman (b d ) dau of Capt. John Waterman of New Gloucester. Abraham⁴ chose the medical field & graduated from Maine Medical School 1829, practicing in Cumberland Cty.

©Copyright Robert E. Anderson 1996, 1997, 1998.

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