Rebecca Preble, Daughter of John of Machias; b. Jan. 18, 1805; m. William Stinchfield, Dec. 6, 1832; d. Dec. 13, 1858; had three children.

Descendants of William Stinchfield,

1. Florinda Stinchfield; b. March 16, 1836; m. Silas Bickford; d. Dec. 28, 1906; had seven children.

   1. Rosetta Victoria Bickford; b. Dec. 9, 1856; d. May 5, 1880; unmarried.

   2. Silas Curtis Bickford; b. Apr. 17, 1859; m. Carrie Oliver, Jan. 23, 1890; had three children:

      1. Katherine, b. Aug. 16, 1893.

      2. Andrew Oliver, b. Nov. 25, 1894.

      3. Charles Norman, b. May 20, 1896, all natives of Hubbardston, Mass.

   3. Sumner Holmes Bickford; b. Dec. 27, 1860; m. Emma Vincent, Aug. 11, 1883; had three children:

      1. Mina Grace, b. Feb. 15, 1885, at New Gloucester.

      2. Everett Sumner, b. May 6, 1894 at Brewer, Me.

      3. Onalee Othelia, b. June 29, 1902, at Orrington, Me. Residence, Orrington, Me.

   4. Pembroke Davis Bickford; b. Oct. 4, 1862; m. Helen Carr, Aug. 26, 1884; m. for his second wife Annie Elizabeth Cowlishaw, of Meriden, Conn., Oct. 13, 1888; had:

      1. Holly Irene, b. June 11, 1889, at Meriden, Conn.

      2. Gladys May, b. Mar. 21, 1891, at New York City, and died July 23, 1891. Residence, New York City.

   5. Nellie Frances Bickford; b. June 23, 1864; d. Aug. 12, 1879.

   6. Elvira Mabel Bickford; b. Oct. 13, 1869; m. Miles G. Chute, Nov. 24, 1887; had four children:

      1. Guy Meredith, b. June 20, 1890, at New Gloucester, Me.; d. May 20, 1903, at Lynn, Mass.

      2. Karl Murray, b. July 10, 1894, at New Gloucester;

      3. Ralph Merton, b. Jan. 17, 1898, at Exeter, N. H.

      4. Stella Louise, b. March 5, 1901, at Stoneham, Mass. Family residence, 8 Wilson street, Lynn.

   7. Alice Maud Bickford; b. Aug. 12, 1875; d. Sept. 30, 1886.

   8. Mary A. Stinchfield; b. June 21, 1837; m. John Henry Jordan, July 6, 1856; was still living at Raymond, Me., in 1907.

   9. William H. Jordan; b. June 2, 1859; lived at Raymond, Me.

   10. Clara M. Jordan; b. Jan. 12, 1862; m. Frank C. Wilson, March 18, 1885; d. June 19, 1891; had

       1. Ernest C. Wilson, b. Nov. 21, 1887; Perley J. Wilson (5), b. Apr. 28, 1891.

2. Frances Ellen Stinchfield; b. Mar. 17, 1845; m. Charles Cole, 1866; d. at Raymond, Me., Nov. 28, 1906.

   1. Lillian R. Cole; b. May 25, 1867; m. Francis Hubbard Witham, May 21, 1898; d. Feb. 17, 1904; had one child, Lillian Cole Witham (5), b. Feb., 1904.

   2. Charles Henry Cole; b. Feb. 7, 1869; m. Celia E. Leighton, May 23, 1896; had four children and lived in East Raymond, Me.

   3. Mary E. Cole; b. Apr. 11, 1871; d. May 16, 1871.

   4. William S. Cole; b. June 11, 1872; m. Angie Libby Jordan, Aug. 22, 1898. Has three children and lived in East Raymond, Me., in 1907.

   5. Lucie P. Cole; b. March 9, 1874; was a teacher in Gray, Me.; m. Stephen Morrill, June 29, 1907; resided 56 Congress street, Portland, Me.

   6. Ira Nevens Cole; b. Jan. 26, 1879; m. Josephine Leighton, Sept. 22, 1906; lived in Raymond, Me.

   7. Hewett Dexter Cole; b. Jan. 20, 1882; m. Jennie Cummings, June 12, 1906; has one child and lived in Gray, Me.

   8. Robert Cole; b. Dec. 11, 1883; d. Dec. 19, 1883.

   9. Gardner W. Cole; b. May 28, 1887; was a student at Bowdoin College in 1907.