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histories of several towns in Maine and other works re- 

 lating to that State. 



The following I copy from Rumford (Maine) town records. 

 This family was a roving one, and lived in various places before they 

 came here from what is now Mexico [Maine] in 1828. 



Asa Green married Phebe [Prescott, both of Groton, June 5, 

 1805]- 

 Children : 



Ezra, b. Groton, Mass., March 29, 1806. 



Sereno, b. Tyngsboro, " December 4, 1807. 



Joel P., b. " " August 31, 1809. 



Oren, b. Mercer, Maine, February 26, 181 1. 



Harriet, b. '' " November 15, 1812. 



Andrew J., b. " " November 8, 181 4. 



Elmira, b. " " August 5, 18 16. 



Dolly W., b. PI. No. 8, July 29, 1818. 



Ransom N.,b. " " " January 10, 18 21. 



Julian, b. " " " October 24, 1822. 



Calista, b. " " " September 8, 1824. 



Abigail T, b. " " " June 12, 1826. 



Asa, Jr., b. Rumford, March 31, 1829. 



SOME INDIAN WORDS. 



Geographical names of Indian origin furnish now one 

 of the few links in New England that connect modern times 

 with the prehistoric period. In the absence of any correct 

 standard either of pronunciation or spelling, which always 

 characterizes an unwritten language, these words have been 

 greatly distorted and changed, and thus have lost much of 

 their original meaning, but their root generally remains. 

 As the shards that lie scattered around the sites of old Indian 

 dwellings are eagerly picked up by the archaeologist for 

 critical examination, so any fragmentary facts about the 

 Indian names of places are worth saving by the antiquary 

 and scholar for their historical and philological value. 



The spelling of these words varies, as at first they were 



