By Muriel Bristol | May 26, 2024
Israel Nute was born in Milton, May 12, 1792, son of Jotham and Sarah (Twombly) Nute.
Israel Nute married in Rochester, NH, September 22, 1817, Hannah Fish. She was born in Milton, September 3, 1797, daughter of John and Rebecca (Ober) Fish.
(The known children of Israel and Hannah (Fish) Nute were John Fish Nute (1819–1906), Frederick Electrus Nute (1821–1905), Deborah Sheffield [Fish] Nute (1824–1861), George Henry Nute (1829–1907), Amanda Hannah Nute (1832–1894), and Charles Wilby Nute (1833–1865)).
Father-in-law John Fish died in Milton, circa 1819. Son John Fish Nute was born in Milton, June 4, 1819.
Israel Nute signed the Militia Division Petition of November 1820. This petition sought to divide Milton and Wakefield’s militia company, rather than dividing the towns.
Son Frederick Electrus Nute was born in Milton, June 24, 1821. Daughter Deborah Sheffield Nute was born in Milton, October 24, 1824.
Israel Nute received an appointment as U.S. Postmaster at Chestnut Hill, August 3, 1828. The timing suggests that he was a Democratic-Republican politically, i.e., a Democrat. He held that appointment until his death. (John Hayes would succeed him, March 19, 1836).
Son George Henry Nute was born in Milton, October 5, 1829.
Israel Nute headed a Milton household at the time of the Fifth (1830) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 20-29 [30-39] years [himself], one female aged 30-39 years [Hannah (Fish) Nute], one male aged 15-19 years, one male aged 10-14 years [John F. Nute], one male aged 5-9 years [Frederick E. Nute], one female aged 5-9 years [Deborah F. Nute], one male aged under-5 years [George H. Nute], and one female aged 60-69 years [Rebecca (Ober) Fish]. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of Wm Mathes and John McDuffee.
Israel Nute received an initial five-year appointment as a Milton justice-of-the-peace, December 2, 1830.
Daughter Amanda Hannah Nute was born in Milton, April 15, 1832. Son Charles Wilby Nute was born in Milton, in December 1833 [also given as June 23, 1831].
The Milton Selectmen of 1834-35 were J.H. Varney, Jas. Berry, and Israel Nute.
Israel Nute received a five-year renewal appointment as a Milton justice-of-the-peace, December 5, 1835. (Instead of a December 1840 renewal, there would be added a marginal notation to the effect that he was “dead”).
Father Jotham Nute died in Milton, February 3, 1836, aged seventy-five years.
Israel Nute died in Milton, February 15, 1836, aged forty-three years.
Israel Nute learned the trade of carpenter and followed that business for many years in Great Falls, when failing health obliged him to seek other employment, and he chose agricultural pursuits as being at once healthful and remunerative. He was elected to the office of justice of the peace, a position he held for many years, discharging the duties of the office in a manner which elicited the commendation of all. The maiden name of his wife was Hannah Fish. She was a daughter of John Fish and came from the state of Vermont. Six children were the fruits of this union, three whom are living, namely: J.F., our subject; Frederick E., a resident of Maine, and George H., of Easton, Pennsylvania. The family were reared in conformity to the teachings of the Congregational church, of which Israel Nute was a consistent member; and his death, which occurred in 1836, was sincerely regretted by a large circle of friends (Lewis Publishing Co., 1900).
Hannah [(Fish)] Nute headed a Lincoln, ME, household at the time of the Fifth (1840) Federal Census. Her household included one female aged 40-49 years [herself], two males aged 20-29 years [John F. Nute and Frederick E. Nute], one female aged 15-19 years [Deborah Nute], one male aged 10-14 years [George Nute], one female aged 5-9 years [Hannah A. Nute], and one male aged 5-9 years [Charles W. Nute]. Her household appeared in the enumeration between those of Chas. H. Dunklee and James Huntress.
Mrs. Hannah [(Fish)] Nute married (2nd) in Lincoln, ME, April 28, 1844, Dr. Daniel Forbes. He was born in Bangor, ME, August 15, 1802, son of William and Lucy (Griffin) Forbes. (His first wife, Olivia, had died in Lincoln, ME, April 15, 1842, aged thirty-two years).
Daughter Deborah F. Nute married in Lincoln, ME, September 4, 1844, Asa Bither, [both] of Lincoln, ME.
Son Frederick E. Nute married (1st) in Lincoln, ME, in September 1844, Eunice Loring Heald. She was born in Sumner, ME, October 18, 1826, daughter of Israel and Jane (Standish) Heald.
Mother Sarah (Twombly) Nute died November 21, 1849, aged eighty-six years.
Mother-in-law Mrs. Rebecca (Ober) Fish died of old age in Lincoln, ME, December 21, 1849, aged eighty-three years, two months, and nine days.
Son John F. Nute married in Sebec, ME, December 22, 1849, Mary Allen Lovejoy.
Mrs. Rebecca [(Ober)] Fish, and Mrs. Hannah [((Fish) Nute)] Forbes were members of the Lincoln, ME, Congregational Church (Fellows, 1929).
Daniel Forbes, a physician, aged forty-six years (b. ME), headed a Lincoln, ME, household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Hannah [((Fish) Nute)] Forbes, aged fifty-three years (b. NH), George H. Nute, aged twenty years (b. NH), Amanda Nute, aged eighteen years (b. NH), and Charles W. Nute, aged fifteen years (b. NH). Daniel Forbes had real estate valued at $400. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of [her son-in-law,] Asa K. Bither, a merchant, aged thirty-one years (b. ME), and David S. Plumley, a merchant, aged thirty-six years (b. PA).
John F. Nute, a merchant, aged thirty-one years (b. NH), headed a Lincoln, ME, household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Mary A. [(Lovejoy)] Nute, aged twenty-three years. John F. Nute had real estate valued at $1,800. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of Saml L. McGuire, a lumberman, aged twenty-six years (b. ME), and James C. Morrill, a merchant, aged thirty-nine years (b. ME).
Asa K. Bither, a merchant, aged thirty-one years (b. ME), headed a Lincoln, ME, household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Deborah [(Nute)] Bither, aged twenty-five years (b. NH), Eveline Bither, aged four years (b. ME), and Flora E. Bither, aged three years (b. ME). Asa K. Bither had real estate valued at $700. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of Wm R. Ayer, a merchant, aged twenty-six years (b. ME), and Daniel Forbes, a physician, aged forty-six years (b. ME).
Son Frederick E. Nute joined those going to California in search of gold in 1850.
He followed this [carpentry] business until the fall of 1850, when he went to California, where he remained until 1855, engaged in mining and ranching. In 1855 he came back to Lincoln where he has since lived (Williams, et al., 1882).
F.E. Nute, a farmer, aged thirty years (b. ME), appeared in Yolo, CA, at the time of the 1852 CA State Census (June 17, 1852). He appeared next to E. Heald, a farmer, aged nineteen years (b. ME).
His wife, Eunice L. (Heald) Nute, took passage with their children, in October 1852, in order to join her husband in California.
Departure of the Gold Hunter – List of Passengers. The bark Gold Hunter, fitted out for San Francisco, by James Dunning, of this city, for passengers only, after being detained for several days at Belfast waiting suitable wind and weather, finally sailed on her voyage on Wednesday last. She has a fine company of passengers, men of sober life, whose good conduct at Belfast, attracted general attention and occasioned many favorable remarks. There are also several ladies and children. This company possess among them a good share of talent, to sustain with ability conversation and useful discussion. They possess also good musical ability as performers and singers and can get up very interesting concerts. They have the means of making the voyage highly agreeable if they are disposed to “luff and bear away” to suit any of the nervous exigencies arising in a long and somewhat wearisome voyage. Capt. Nickerson is a thorough seaman and an accomplished gentleman, and his officers are men every way competent to the discharge of their duties. PASSENGERS. … Lincoln – Mrs. E.M. Nute, Miss J. Nute, Miss Jane Nute, children (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, ME), November 9, 1852).
Daughter-in-law Eunice L. (Heald) Nute died on board the bark Gold Hunter, December 27, 1852, aged twenty-six years, two months, and nine days, while en route to join her husband, Frederick E. Nute, in California.
DIED. Dec. 27th on board Bark Gold Hunter, Mrs. E.M. Nute of Lincoln on her way to San Francisco. She was buried in St. Michaels Church at St. Catharines. Mrs. Nute was in poor health before she started and every thing was done for her comfort that could be under the circumstances (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, ME), April 5, 1853).
Daughter Amanda H. Nute was a schoolteacher in Lincoln, ME, in 1853 (Fellows, 1929).
Son-in-law Asa Bither was elected Town Clerk of Lincoln, ME, in 1853, 1855, and 1856 (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, ME), March 12, 1853; ibid., March 7, 1855; ibid., March 7, 1856).
Lincoln, ME, suffered a disastrous fire in the early hours of July 13, 1856. Son-in-law Asa Bither’s dry goods and grocery store was among those that caught fire.
Disastrous Fire at Lincoln Centre. … In the meantime the flames had spread in another direction, and caught a block of two stores, owned by Allen Crane and occupied by Charles Hellenbrand, clothing store, and Asa Bither & Co., dry goods and groceries, on the lower stories, and by Daniel Murray and Gideon Stetson, dwellings, in the upper stories (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, ME), July 15, 1856).
Daughter Miss Amanda H. Nute married in Lincoln, ME, January 10, 1856, Milton H. Huntress, both of Lincoln, ME. He was born in Lincoln, ME, January 1, 1832, son of Aaron W. and Jemima (Sampson) Huntress.
Son Frederick E. Nute married (2nd) in Lincoln, ME, October 29, 1856, Laura Ann Ingersoll, both of Lincoln, ME. Rev. A.J. Bates performed the ceremony. She was born in Greenbush, ME, March 20, 1834, daughter of Alfred O. and Anna B. (Bailey) Ingersoll.
Son George H. Nute married in Burlington, ME, November 27, 1856, Eliza Ann Libby Scammon. She was born in Lowell, ME, April 17, 1838, daughter of Fisham and Ann M. Scammon.
Charles W. Nute married in Farmington, NH, March 12, 1857, Mary Lagg Richardson, he of Lincoln, ME, and she of Farmington, NH. D.T. Parker, J.P., performed the ceremony. She was born in Farmington, NH, January 1, 1835, daughter of Lemuel and Margaret (Downs) Richardson.
Asa Bither, Frederick E. Nute, Joseph Nute, and William Nute belonged to the Lincoln, ME, militia company, June 21, 1858 (Fellows, 1929).
Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Nute were admitted to the Congregational Church of Lincoln, ME, September 8, 1858 (Fellows, 1929).
The Lincoln, ME, Selectmen of 1859 were Jeremy Nelson, Asa Bither, and Abner B. Chase.
John F. Nute, a merchant, aged forty-one years (b. NH), headed a Lincoln, ME, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Mary A. [(Lovejoy)] Nute, aged thirty-three years (b. ME), Ruel L. Nute, aged nine years (b. ME), George A. Nute, aged eight years (b. ME), and Ira L. Nute, aged five years (b. ME). John F. Nute had real estate valued at $4,900 and personal estate valued at $3,200. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of S. Millett, a harness maker, aged thirty-six years (b. ME), and F.E. Nute, a merchant, aged thirty-eight years (b. NH).
F.E. Nute, a merchant, aged thirty-eight years (b. NH), headed a Lincoln, ME, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Laura A. Nute, aged twenty-five years (b. ME), Israel Nute, aged fourteen years (b. ME), Jane Nute, aged twelve years (b. ME), and Charles A. Nute, aged two years (b. ME). F.E. Nute had personal estate valued at $175. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of John F. Nute, a merchant, aged forty-one years (b. NH), and Asa Bither, a merchant, aged forty-two years (b. ME).
Asa Bither, a merchant, aged forty-two years (b. ME), headed a Lincoln, ME, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Deborah [(Nute)] Bither, aged thirty-five years (b. ME [SIC]), Adeline Bither, aged fifteen years (b. ME), Flora Bither, age thirteen years (b. ME), and Herbert Bither, aged two years (b. ME). Asa Bither had real estate valued at $2,500 and personal estate valued at $375. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of F.E. Nute, a merchant, aged thirty-eight years (b. NH), and Betsy Lamos, a lady, aged thirty-nine years (b. NH).
George H. Nute, a farmer, aged thirty years (b. NH), headed a Burlington, ME, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Eliza A. [(Scammon)] Nute, aged twenty-two years, James Davis, aged fourteen years, and Ann B. Nute, aged one year. George H. Nute had real estate valued at $1,500 and personal estate valued at $800.
Milton H. Huntress, a tailor, aged thirty-one years (b. ME), headed a Houlton, ME, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Adaline M. [(Nute)] Huntress, aged thirty years (b. ME [SIC]), Willie M. Huntress, aged three years (b. ME), James Kellock, aged fifty-five years (b. ME),
and Edward Dority, aged thirty-two years (b. Canada). Milton H. Huntress had real estate valued at $200 and personal estate valued at $100.
Penobscot County Sheriff John S. Chadwick appointed Frederick E. Nute as a deputy sheriff at Lincoln, ME, in January 1861.
Appointments. John S. Chadwick, Sheriff of Penobscot County, has made the following appointments of Deputies for said County: … Lincoln – Frederick E. Nute (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, ME), January 5, 1861).
Son John F. Nute was elected Town Clerk of Lincoln, ME, in March 1861.
LINCOLN TOWN OFFICERS. On Monday last the following officers were elected: Samuel Tobey, 1st Selectman; Wm. R. Ayer, 2d; John Frost, 3d; John F. Nute, Town Clerk; W.C. Clark, Supervisor of Schools. At a meeting of the Republicans of Lincoln, held the same evening, David S. Plumly was designated as a suitable person to receive the appointment of Postmaster (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, ME), March 8, 1861).
Son-in-law Asa Bither of Lincoln, ME, lost a bank check in February 1862.
LOST. A CHECK on Veazie Bank, dated at Lincoln Feb. 1st, for $100, payable to A. Bither or bearer, signed by Timothy Fuller. All persons are cautioned against purchasing said check, as payment thereof has been stopped. ASA BITHER. Feb. 12, 1862 3t* (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, ME), February 12, 1862).
Daughter Deborah S. (Nute) Bither and her husband, Asa Bither, were appointed to adjudging committees for the North Penobscot Agricultural and Horticultural Society, in May 1862. Asa Bither served on the Carriage Horses committee, and Mrs. Asa Bither served on the Domestic Cotton Manufactures committee (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, ME), May 16, 1862).
Collector Aaron A. Wing appointed Frederick E. Nute, Esq., of Lincoln, ME, a Deputy Collector for the Third Division of the Fourth Maine District, in October 1862. He would collect the wartime U.S. Excise Tax, and he would act in that capacity through 1866.
Internal Revenue. COLLECTORS OFFICE, Fourth Collection District, Bangor, Maine. I HEREBY give notice that I have made the following Divisions of the 4th Collection District, and appointed the following named persons Deputy Collectors in each of said Divisions respectively, for the purpose of collecting the Internal Revenue therein assessed, and have commissioned them accordingly. FIRST DIVISION. – The city of Bangor, and the several towns and plantations in the County of Penobscot South of the town of Dexter, Garland. Charleston. Bradford, Lagrange, Edinburg, Passadumkeag, Lowell and Burlington. No Deputy appointed. SECOND DISTRICT. – The towns of Dexter, Garland, Charleston and Bradford, in the County of Penobscot, and the several towns and plantations in the County of Piscataquis. Albion K.P. Gray, of Dover, Deputy Collector. THIRD DIVISION. – The several towns and plantations in the County of Penobscot, North and East of the towns of Alton, Argyle and Greenbush, and Plantations No. 1 and 2. Frederick E. Nute, Esq., Lincoln, Deputy Collector. FOURTH DIVISION. – The several towns and plantations in the County of Aroostook. Ansel T. Mooers, Esq., of Ashland, Deputy Collector. AARON A. WING, Collector. Oct. 17, 1862 3td w2t (Jeffersonian copy) (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, ME), October 18, 1862).
Son Frederick E. Nute of Lincoln, ME, aged forty-one years (b. ME [SIC]), registered for the Class II military draft, August 6, 1863.
THE SHERIFFCY OF PENOBSCOT COUNTY. Sheriff – JOHN H. WILSON, Bangor: Office in Larrabee’s Block, West Market Square. Deputies – Gustavus S. Bean, Bangor; Sam’l Phipps, Hampden; Elisha W. Shaw, Newport; Nathaniel Barker, East Exeter; Joseph Shepherd, Dexter; Frederick E. Nute, Lincoln; Thomas R. Gardiner, Corinna. Jailor – George W. Whitney, Bangor, January, 1865 (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, ME), January 26, 1865).
Daughter-in-law Mary L. (Richardson) Nute died in Alexandria, VA, August 10, 1863. Son Maj. Charles Wilby Nute died in Alexandria, VA, March 8, 1865. (See Farmington’s Dr. William H. Nute (1858-1938)).
A letter received last evening from the First Me. Heavy Artillery, dated March 10th, says that Major Nute, of Lincoln, died very suddenly on the 9th in camp, of congestion of the lungs. He was out at a dress parade on the 6th inst. The writer, an officer of the regiment, says, “We have lost good officer and a pleasant man one that was a favorite with all” (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, ME), March 16, 1865).
Son-in-law Milton H. Huntress took up the position of Clerk of the Snell House hotel, in Houlton, ME, in July 1865.
SNELL HOUSE. The Subscriber has purchased the above House and proposes to keep a “First Class Hotel.” He has repaired the House, put down new carpets, made additions to the furniture, & c., & c. He has also secured the services of M.H. HUNTRESS, as Clerk. And by the experience he has had in the business, he flatters himself that he can suit the people of Aroostook – or any other man. GEO. PARKS, Proprietor. Houlton, July 1, 1865. iy6 (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, ME), June 7, 1866).
Daughter-in-law Laura A. (Ingersoll) Nute died in Lincoln, ME, December 9, 1865.
Son Frederick E. Nute married (3rd) in Lincoln, ME, March 31, 1867, Mrs. Betsy Hutchinson (Richardson) Jackman. John Tobin performed the ceremony. She was born in Lincoln, ME, February 24, 1832, daughter of Eben and Hannah (Hutchinson) Jackman.
Son Frederick E. Nute, went as a Delegate to the ME Republican State Convention of 1869, along with Wm. C. Clarke, H.G. Coburn, and Wm. R. Hersey, all representing Lincoln, ME (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, ME), July 1, 1869).
Son F.E. Nute was one of the original incorporators of the Lincoln Trotting Park Association, in Lincoln, ME, February 18, 1869 (Fellows, 1929).
Son John F. Nute received an appointment as U.S. Postmaster at Franklinville, NJ, September 20, 1869.
John F. Nute, an RT [retail] grocer, aged fifty years (b. NH), headed a Franklin (“Glassboro P.O.”), NJ, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Mary A. [(Lovejoy)] Nute, keeping house, aged forty-three years (b. ME), Ruel L. Nute, attending school, aged nineteen years (b. ME), George A. Nute, attending school, aged seventeen years (b. ME), Ira E. Nute, attending school, aged fifteen years (b. ME), and Mary E. Nute, attending school, aged eight years (b. ME). John F. Nute had real estate valued at $8,500 and personal estate valued at $12,000.
Frederick E. Nute, a retail grocer, aged forty-eight years (b. NH), headed a Lincoln (“Lincoln Centre P.O.”), ME, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Betsey [((Richardson) Jackman)] Nute, keeping house, aged thirty-six years (b. ME), Israel H. Nute, a common laborer, aged twenty-five years (b. ME), Jane S. Nute, a clerk in store, aged twenty-two years (b. ME), Charles A. Nute, at school, aged twelve years (b. ME), Cora M. Nute, at school aged nine years (b. ME), Frederick W. Nute, at school, aged four years (b. ME), Ava Nute, aged one year (b. ME), Mary Richardson, a domestic servant, aged twenty years (b. ME), Manley Richardson, at school, aged fourteen years (b. ME), and George Richardson, at school, aged seven years (b. ME). Frederick E. Nute had real estate valued at $3,000 and personal estate valued at $3,000.
George H. Nute, an RT [retail] grocer, aged thirty-nine years (b. NH), headed a Franklin (“Glassboro P.O.”), NJ, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Eliza K. [(Scammon)] Nute, keeping house, aged thirty-four years (b. ME), John W. Nute, attending school, aged nine years (b. ME), and Frank S. Nute, aged one year (b. NJ). George H. Nute had real estate valued at $2,000 and personal estate valued at $6,000.
Milton H. Huntress, keeps a restaurant, aged thirty-nine years (b. ME), headed a Houlton, ME, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Amanda H. [(Nute)] Huntress, keeping house, aged thirty-six years (b. NH), William M. Huntress, attending school, aged twelve years (b. ME), Mary S. Huntress, attending school, aged seven years (b. ME), and Jeanine Sanderson, a domestic servant, aged twenty-one years (b. VA). Milton H. Huntress had personal estate valued at $1,600.
Daughter Deborah S. (Nute) Bither died of erysipelas in Saginaw, MI, March 25, 1872, aged forty-six years. Son-in-law Asa Bither died of erysipelas in Saginaw, MI, April 14, 1872, aged fifty-five years.
Hannah [(Fish)] Nute [Forbes] died of stomach paralysis in Ionia, MI, September 26, 1874, aged seventy-eight years.
John F. Nute, postmaster, aged sixty-one years (b. NH), headed a Franklin, NJ, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Mary A. [(Lovejoy)] Nute, aged fifty-two years (b. ME), his children, Erwin J. Nute, aged twenty-five years (b. ME), and Elma M. Nute, aged seventeen years (b. ME), his mother-in-law, Lydia Lovejoy, aged seventy-three years (b. ME), and his sister-in-law, Elma L. Lovejoy, aged thirty-three years (b. ME). His household appeared in the enumeration just before that of his son, George A. Nute, a R.R. clerk, aged twenty-seven years (b. ME), and his wife, Sarah E. Nute, keeping house, aged twenty-six years (b. NJ).
Frederic E. Nute, a trader & farmer, aged fifty-nine years (b. NH), headed a Lincoln, ME, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Betsey H. [((Richardson) Jackman)] Nute, keeping house, aged forty-seven years (b. ME), his children, Fred W. Nute, aged thirteen years (b. ME), Ava Nute, aged eleven years (b. ME), Addie Nute, aged eight years (b. ME), his stepchildren, George Richardson, aged twenty-four years (b. ME), and Susie Richardson, a school teacher, aged twenty-one years (b. ME), and his mother-in-law, Hannah [(Hutchinson)] Jackman, aged eighty-seven years (b. ME).
George H. Nute, a retail grocer, aged fifty years (b. NH), headed an Easton, PA, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Eliza Nute, keeping house, aged forty-two years (b. ME), and his children, J. Wesley Nute, a student at college, aged nineteen years (b. ME), and Frank S. Nute, at school, aged eleven years (b. NH). They resided at 49 McCartney Street.
Amanda H. [(Nute)] Huntress, a widow, aged forty-eight years (b. NH), headed a Jackson, MI, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. Her household included Willie W. Huntress, a R.R. clerk, aged twenty-two years (b. ME), and Mamie Huntress, at home, aged seventeen years (b. ME), and her boarder, William S. Fuller, a R.R. clerk, aged twenty-two years (b. MI). They resided on Maple Avenue.
Daughter-in-law Betsy H. ((Richardson) Jackman) Nute died in Lincoln, ME, January 2, 1892.
DIED. Lincoln – 1st, Mrs. B.H. Nute, aged 59 (Lewiston Sun-Journal (Lewiston, ME), January 6, 1892).
Daughter Amanda Hannah (Nute) Huntress died July 10, 1894.
John F. Nute, aged over-60 years, headed a Franklin, NJ, household at the time of the 1895 NJ State Census. His household included Mary A. [(Lovejoy)] Nute, aged over-60 years, Ruel Nute, aged 20-60 years, and Hannah Baldwin, aged 20-60 years. His household appeared in the enumeration just after that of his son, Geo. A. Nute, aged 20-60 years.
John F. Nute, a grocer, aged eighty years (b. NH), headed a Franklin, NJ, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Mary A. [(Lovejoy)] Nute, aged seventy-two years (b. ME), his children, Ruel L. Nute, a farmer, aged forty-nine years (b. ME), and Mary A. [(Nute)] Sanborn, aged thirty-eight years (b. ME), and his grandchildren, Alma Sanborn, aged eight years (b. UT), and Edward N. Sanborn, aged six years (b. CA). (Ruel L. Nute was the census enumerator).
Guy W. Merrill, an accountant, aged thirty-two years (b. ME), headed a Lincoln, ME, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of six years), Ava [(Nute)] Merrill, aged thirty years (b. ME), and his father-in-law, Frederick E. Nute, a house carpenter, aged seventy-eight years (b. NH). Guy W. Merrill rented their house on Main Street.
Geo. H. Nute, a grocer, aged seventy-one years (b. NH), headed an Easton, PA, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of forty-four years), Eliza A. [(Scammon)] Nute, aged sixty-two years (b. ME), and his servant, Emma Shupp, a servant, aged twenty-four years (b. PA). Geo. H. Nute owned their house at 32 Cattell Street, free-and-clear. Eliza A. Nute was the mother of two children, of whom two were still living.
Son-in-law Milton H. Huntress died in Summit, CO, February 2, 1904.
Son Frederick Electrus Nute died in Lincoln, ME, August 28, 1905.
LINCOLN. Death of Two of the Town’s Oldest Citizens – Notes of Interest. (From Our Regular Correspondent). LINCOLN, Aug. 28 – Frederick E. Nute, one of the oldest residents of the town, passed away at 12.30 this morning. His death was due to heart failure and old age. He was born in Milton, N.H., June 24, 1821. He came to Lincoln as a young man and was in business here for many years. For 21 years he was agent for the Adams and then the American Express. He was tor years a custom agent. For several years he was a deputy sheriff. He was in business with John F. Nute for some time and also with M.C. Messer. He first occupied the store occupied by Mrs. Clark; afterward he built and occupied the Lincoln Clothing Store. Mr. Nute was married three times. His first wife was Eunice Heald of Lincoln. In the years 1850-1852 he was in California during the gold mining fever; His wife followed him but died on the way. His second wife was Laura A. Ingersoll. After her death he married on March 31, 1867, Mrs. B.H. Richardson. She died in January of 1892, since which time he has made his home with Guy Merrill, who married his daughter Ava. He leaves two brothers, George H., who lives in Pennsylvania, and John F., who lives in Franklinville, N.J. Seven of his children are living, three of whom are residents of this town, Charles A. Nute, Mrs. G.W. Merrill, and Mrs. W.E. Pinkham. He was the oldest member of the Odd Fellows lodge in Lincoln, having been a member for over 50 years. The time of the funeral has not yet been decided on, but it will occur tomorrow afternoon (Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), August 29, 1905).
LINCOLN. The funeral of Frederick E. Nute will occur in the A.O.U.W. Hall on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock (Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME, August 30, 1905).
John F. Nute, a merchant, aged eighty-six years (b. NH), headed a Franklin, NJ, household at the time of the 1905 NJ State Census. His household included Mary A. [(Lovejoy)] Nute, aged seventy-eight years (b. ME), Mary A. [(Nute)] Sanborn, aged forty-four years (b. ME), Alma Sanborn, aged fourteen years (b. UT), and Edward N. Sanborn, aged twelve years (b. CA). John F. Nute owned their farm, free-and-clear. His household appeared in the enumeration just before that of his son, Ruel L. Nute, an agric. [agricultural worker], aged fifty-nine years (b. ME).
Son John Fish Nute died in Franklinville, NJ, February 12, 1906, aged eighty-six years.
OBITUARY. John F. Nute, Died at Franklinville last Monday aged 86 years. About 40 years ago he came to Franklinville from Maine, and engaged in farming. Later he engaged in merchandising. He was a man of highest character and unusually respected. The funeral and interment took place to-day. He is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter (Gloucester County Democrat (Woodbury, NJ), February 15, 1906).
Son George Henry Nute died in Easton, PA, January 28, 1907, aged seventy-seven years.
LINCOLN. The old friends of George H. Nute, of Easton, Pa., formerly of Lincoln, will be sorry to learn of his death, which occurred on Sunday at the home of his eldest son, John Wesley Nute, of St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Nute was the last of three brothers, John and Frederic E. of Lincoln having both died within less than two years. Mr. Nute leaves besides his wife, two sons, J. Wesley of St. Louis, Mo., and Frank of New York City (Bangor Daily News, January 30, 1907).
Mary A. [(Lovejoy)] Nute, a widow, aged eighty-two years (b. ME), headed a Franklin, NJ, household at the time of the Thirteenth (1910) Federal Census. Her household included her daughter, Mary [(Nute)] Sanborn, a widow, aged forty-eight years (b. ME), and her grandchildren, Alma Sanborn, aged eighteen years (b. UT), and Edwin V. Sanborn, aged sixteen years (b. CA). Mary A. Nute owned their house on Clayton Street, free-and-clear. Mary A. Nute was the mother of four children, of whom four were still living. Mary Sanborn was the mother of two children, of whom two were still living.
Eliza [(Scammon)] Nute, aged seventy-one years (b. ME), headed an Easton, PA, household at the time of the Thirteenth (1910) Federal Census. Her household included Lana G. Loux, aged nineteen years (b. NJ). Eliza Nute owned their house at 32 Cattell Street, free-and-clear. Eliza Nute was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living.
Mary A. [(Lovejoy)] Nute, a widow, aged eighty-eight years (b. ME), headed a Franklin, NJ, household at the time of the 1915 NJ State Census. Her household included Alma N. [(Nute)] Sanbern, aged fifty-four years (b. ME), Alma Sanbern, a stenographer, aged twenty-four years (b. UT), and Edward N. Sanbern, a florist, aged twenty-two years (b. CA).. His household appeared in the enumeration several houses below that of her son, Ruel L. Nute, a merchant, aged sixty-four years (b. ME).
BURLINGTON. Mrs. George H. Nute of Easton, Pa., is spending the summer at the home of her sister, Mrs. T.W. Porter (Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), July 20, 1910).
Daughter-in-law Eliza A.L. (Scammon) Nute died in Easton, PA, November 29, 1911.
Daughter-in-law Mary A. (Lovejoy) Nute died in Franklin, NJ, December 18, 1916, aged eighty-nine years.
References:
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Find a Grave. (2011, May 25). Deborah Sheffield Nute Bither. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/70370968/deborah-sheffield-bither
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Find a Grave. (2014, September 4). Maj. Charles Wilby Nute. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/135415511/charles-wilby-nute
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Lewis Publishing Co. (1900). Biographical, Genealogical and Descriptive History of the First Congressional District of New Jersey. Retrieved from books.google.com/books?id=btUwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA232
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Robert P. Laskey, a traveling salesman (meat packing), aged twenty-eight years (b. NH), headed a Concord, NH, household at the time of the Sixteenth (1940) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Agnes S. [(Smith)] Laskey, a candy packer (candy), aged twenty-seven years (b. NH), and his lodger, John A. Nugent, a shipping clerk (meat packing), aged twenty-one years (b. ME). Robert P. Laskey rented their apartment at 64 Washington Street, for $22 per month. The Laskeys had resided in the same place, i.e., Concord, NH, in 1935, while their lodger had resided in Lewiston, ME, in 1935.
Robert P. Laskey served in the U.S. Army-Air Force, a precursor to the current U.S. Air Force, between June 19, 1942 and December 28, 1945. He attained the rank of Technical Sergeant. He appeared as a Staff Sergeant in a roster of the 315th Bomb Wing; he was in the 485th Squadron, which was a part of the 315th Bomb Wing. They flew Boeing B-29 bombers from Guam in 1945.
The Milton Selectmen of 1945 were 
Kasinskas gets a chance to peek through a stereopticon, to wear a water yoke, to pat a horse-hair rocking horse and try on a 19th century waistcoat. In the parlor, Rachel Pugh, whose family lived on the ridge for seven generations, lets Kasinskas examine a whale’s tooth that belonged to a relative who “followed the sea.” Pugh, who claims to be “83 years young and foolish” also allows Kasinskas to examine a farm ledger that shows a 32-cent debit to pay a farrier for a day’s horse-shoeing. 
John G. Gilman, a farmer, aged twenty-nine years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Sixteenth (1940) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Mildred F. [(Lake)] Gilman, aged thirty-three years (b. NH), his son, John L. Gilman, aged seven years (b. NH), and his boarder, Lyman Lovely, aged seventeen years (b. NH). Their house was on the Nute Ridge road. They had resided in the “same house” in 1935, excepting Lyman Lovely, who had resided in Franklin, NH, at that time. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Evah H. Nelly, aged sixty years (b. NH), and Peter Bostock, aged forty-five years (b. Russia).
On the twelfth day of March, 1792, a few persons assembled at the house of Col. John Goodwin and subscribed a paper in which they declared that learning tended to enlarge the views and the tempers of mankind; that it was more profitable and pleasant when enjoyed in a social manner, and as social libraries had been found in other places to serve the cause of learning and virtue, they were agreed to form such a society in this town. Each member was to pay eighteen shillings towards the first purchase of books. Only ten paid their tax before the time appointed, and in all twenty-three paid before the end of the year, some turning in at a fair price such books as they could contribute. The first book mentioned was presented by Mr. Haven, and is entitled “The Principles of Natural and Political Law,” a work then esteemed of great merit. The following titles will show to admirers of the ephemeral literature of the present day, what our fathers considered a substantial nucleus for a public library: ~
The revived Rochester Social Library appeared still in Rochester, NH, directories of 1876, and 1878, over forty years after its reincorporation. (Franklin “Frank” McDuffee (1832-1880), who was its President and a member of its Prudential Committee, was at various times, among other things, a Rochester banker, historian, newspaper columnist, selectman, school committeeman, and NH State Representative. He was a grandson of one of the library’s founding subscribers. Attorney Henry Kimball (1833-1905) was the Clerk and Librarian).
The Rochester Social Library appeared still in NH Business Directory of 1887, fifty-three years after its reincorporation and nearly a century after its original incorporation (Sampson & Murdoch, 1887). (Civil War veteran and fire insurance agent Augustine S. Parshley (1840-1901) succeeded Franklin McDuffee on the Rochester Social Library’s Prudential Committee. His daughter, Lillian E. Parshley (1868-1945), would be the first librarian of the Rochester Public Library).
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