Sixth Generation (Continued)
Family of Moses Mason Jr. (216) & Eunice Ayres

460. Thirza Mason (Moses5, Moses4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born Dublin, N. H., on 3 Jul 1781. Died Newfield, Maine, on 17 Oct 1864. Buried Newfield, Maine. Residence: Newfield, Maine. Data from Mason.

She married Dr. James Ayer, son of Joseph Ayer & Eunice Clark, on 7 Nov 1805. Born Buxton, Maine, on 26 Sep 1781. Died Newfield, Maine, on 23 Jan 1834. Data from Mason.

He was a member of the Maine Medical Society.

They had the following children:
i.  Mary A.. Born Newfield, Maine. Died in May 1885. Buried Newfield, Maine. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
She married ---- Ham. Data from Mason.
854 ii.  Eunice (-1889)
iii.  Joseph Cullen. Born Newfield, Maine, in 1811. Died Boston, Mass., in Jan 1846. Buried Copps Hill Cemetery, Boston, Mass. Data from Mason.
He married ----. Data from Mason.
855 iv.  James (1815-1891)
v.  Luther. Born Newfield, Maine. Died aft 1891. Residence: Newfield, Maine. Data from Mason.
vi.  Monroe. Born Newfield, Maine. Died aft 1891. Residence: Newfield, Maine. Data from Mason.
vii.  Two other children. Died infancy. Data from Mason.

461. Susan Mason (Moses5, Moses4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born Dublin, N. H., on 4 Jun 1783. Residence: Newbury, Maine. Data from Mason.

She married Richard Dunnell, son of Zachariah Dunnell & Sarah Hardy, on 27 Nov 1807. Born Newbury, Byfield Parish, Maine, in 1779. Died in 1842. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
i.  Thirza. Born Newbury, Maine. Data from Mason.
ii.  Franklin. Born Newbury, Maine. Data from Mason.
856 iii.  Sarah
iv.  Moses. Born Newbury, Maine. Data from Mason.
v.  Aaron. Born Newbury, Maine. Data from Mason.
857 vi.  John E. (1818-1867)
vii.  Susan. Born Newbury, Maine. Data from Mason.

462. Aaron Mason (Moses5, Moses4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born Dublin, N. H., on 5 Apr 1787. Died Bethel, Maine, on 27 Sep 1855. Buried North Side Cemetery, near his house. Residence: Bethel, Maine, in the homestead of his father, Moses Mason Jr. Data from Mason.

Aaron Mason was a farmer, active in town affairs and considered a man of sound judgment. His name was on the petition of December 29, 1815, to the Committee of Massachusetts for a Company of Artillery for Bethel, hogreeve, 1816, field driver, 1826, collector for the whole town, 1838.
The birth dates of his children are taken from the old Family Bible and sent by Mr. Roscoe C. Clark, son of Angelia Mason.

He married Ruby Bartlett, daughter of Peregrine Bartlett & Sarah Merrill, on 8 May 1817 in Bethel, Maine. Born Bethel, Maine, on 1 Mar 1796. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
i.  Peregrine Bartlett. Born Bethel, Maine, on 7 Mar 1818. Died on 14 Apr 1876. Buried Iowa. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
He settled first in Rushville, N. Y., then Iowa.
858 ii.  Mighill (1820-1880)
859 iii.  Sarah Merrill (1822-1877)
860 iv.  Charles Granderson (1824-1878)
v.  Moses Ayres. Born Bethel, Maine, on 5 Apr 1826. Died Bethel, Maine, on 19 Apr 1904. Residence: Bethel, Maine. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
Moses A. Mason was a member of Bethel Lodge, No. 97, and was on the first board of officers elected under the charter, in 1890 his name was on the list of members in good standing. He was also a member of the Bethel Farmer's Club, a minor town officer in 1849 and in the Militia 1861. Residence, Bethel, Maine.
vi.  Solon. Born Bethel, Maine, on 25 May 1828. Died Los Angeles, Calif., on 23 Mar 1884. Buried Bethel, Maine. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
vii.  Thirza. Born Bethel, Maine, on 21 May 1830. Died California on 14 Mar 1914. Buried California. Residence: Deering, Maine, New York City and California. Data from Mason. No children.
She married Dr. Eben Stone, on 16 Aug 1877. Died bef 1881. Data from Mason. 
861 viii.  Mary (1832-1924)
ix.  Susannah. Born Bethel, Maine, on 25 Dec 1834. Died on 9 Mar 1835. Data from Mason.
862 x.  Freeborn Bartlett (1836-)
863 xi.  Angelia (1838-1930)
864 xii.  Ruby (1841-1909)
865 xiii.  Aaron (1844-1893)

463. Lydia Mason (Moses5, Moses4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born Dublin, N. H., on 21 Jul 1791. Data from Mason.

She married Eleazer Twitchell (451) , son of Eleazer Twitchell (22 Jan 1744-) & Martha Mason (214) (28 May 1751-8 Jul 1839), on 23 Jul 1812. Born Bethel, Maine, on 28 Nov 1786. Residence: Bethel, Maine, on the river road that leads from Bethel Hill to Middle Intervale. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
i.  Susanna Mason. Born Bethel, Maine, on 23 Jan 1814. Data from Mason.
ii.  Charlotte. Born Bethel, Maine, on 14 Aug 1815. Data from Mason.
iii.  Amos. Born Bethel, Maine, on 4 Sep 1817. Data from Mason.
iv.  Benjamin Clark. Born Bethel, Maine, on 22 Mar 1819. Data from Mason.
v.  Martin VanBuren. Born Bethel, Maine, on 12 Nov 1835. Data from Mason.
vi.  Martha. Born Bethel, Maine. Died. Data from Mason.

464. Eunice Mason (Moses5, Moses4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born Dublin, N. H., on 12 Sep 1793. Data from Mason.

She married Stephen Abbott Russell, son of Benjamin Russell Jr. & Mehitable Abbott, on 2 Jan 1817. Born Bethel, Maine, on 6 Jul 1788. Data from Mason. 

For many years Stephen A. Russell was a miller at Walker's Mills and later at Bethel Hill, Maine.

They had the following children:
866 i.  Agnes Mason (1818-1892)
867 ii.  Angeline (1819-1874)
iii.  John. Born Bethel, Maine, on 11 Jul 1820. Died on 15 Oct 1839. Data from Mason.
iv.  Mary. Born Bethel, Maine, on 9 Oct 1821. Died on 3 Oct 1822. Data from Mason.
v.  Maria. Born Bethel, Maine, on 9 Oct 1821. Data from Mason.
She first married Merchant H. Lufkin. Data from Mason.
She second married Nathaniel ---. Data from Mason.
868 vi.  Hannah (1823-<1859)
869 vii.  Mary Elizabeth (1824-1895)
viii.  Thirza Ayer. Born Bethel, Maine, on 14 Jul 1826. Residence: Aubrun, Maine. Data from Mason.
She married John C. Moulton. Data from Mason.
870 ix.  Eunice (1827-1873)
x.  Moses Mason. Born Bethel, Maine, on 5 Mar 1829. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
He married Mary A. Stearns. Data from Mason.
xi.  Mehitable. Born Bethel, Maine, on 13 Jan 1831. Died Auburn, Maine, on 20 Dec 1891. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
She married Ellery F. Goss. Data from Mason.
871 xii.  Abigail (1832-1891)
xiii.  Stephen Abbott. Born Bethel, Maine, on 8 Dec 1833. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
He married Orphelia Keyes. Data from Mason.

465. Charles Mason (Moses5, Moses4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born Dublin, N. H., on 17 Feb 1798. Died Bethel, Maine, on 6 Apr 1824. Residence: Bethel, Maine. Data from Mason.

December 29, 1815, Charles Mason was among those who signed the petition to the Committee of Massachusetts for a Company of Artillery in Bethel. Killed while taking down a barn.

He married Eunice Hale, daughter of Oliver Hale & Eunice Fletcher, on 30 Oct 1823 in Waterford, Maine. Born Waterford, Maine, on 8 Dec 1799. Died on 19 Jul 1865. Data from Mason.

They had one child:
i.  Daughter. Born on 3 Sep 1824. Died on 3 Sep 1824. Data from Mason.

466. Ayers Mason (Moses5, Moses4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born Bethel, Maine, on 30 Dec 1800. Died on 14 Jun 1890. Residence: Bethel, Maine. Data from Mason.

Ayers Mason was a farmer, a large owner of timber lands and more or less engaged in lumbering in Bethel, Newry, Grafton and around Umbagog and other northern Maine lakes, and by good management accumulated quite a large property. He was possessed of a kindly disposition and was a man who could never lack friends wherever he might be, was an early anti-slavery man and an original Republican. Decomber 29, 1815, his name was on the petition to the Committee of massachursetts for a Company of Artillery in Bethel.

SML Comment: Birth date is given both as December 30 and December 31, 1800.

He married Eunice Hale, daughter of Oliver Hale & Eunice Fletcher, on 9 Jan 1826 in Bethel, Maine. Born Waterford, Maine, on 8 Dec 1799. Died on 19 Jul 1865. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
872 i.  Charles (1827-1904)
873 ii.  Maria Antoinette (1828-1885)
874 iii.  Oliver Hale (1830-1891)
875 iv.  William Wallace (1834-1892)
876 v.  Mary Ellen (1838-1907)

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