Damon, Bradbury Grant: My Damon Genealogy

Generation: 1

1. Damon, Bradbury Grant was born on 06 Aug 1919 in Turner, Androscoggin Co., ME (son of Damon, Linwood Freemont and Keene, Ruth Lucinda); died on 10 Aug 1919 in Turner, Androscoggin Co., ME.

Generation: 2

Damon, Linwood Freemont was born on 04 May 1889 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME (son of Damon, Bradbury Fremont and Gammon, Viola Abbie); died on 23 Apr 1975 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.

Other Events and Attributes:

Tombstone Photo: Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; Buckfield Village Cemetery
Census: 15 Jun 1900, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 29 Apr 1910, Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; Farm Laborer
Military: Jun 1917; WWI Draft Registration Card
Census: 21 Feb 1920, Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; Farm Laborer
Census: May 1930, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; Farmer
Census: 02 Apr 1940, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; Laborer
Census: 9 Apr 1950, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME

Notes:

Linwood And Wilson married sisters, Ruth and Hazel Keene

Linwood married Keene, Ruth Lucinda on 25 Nov 1917 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. Ruth was born on 16 Oct 1900 in Hebron, Oxford Co., ME; died on 29 Jun 1970 in Norway, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Keene, Ruth Lucinda was born on 16 Oct 1900 in Hebron, Oxford Co., ME; died on 29 Jun 1970 in Norway, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.

Other Events and Attributes:

Tombstone Photo: Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; Buckfield Village Cemetery
Census: 21 Feb 1920, Hartford, Oxford Co., ME
Census: May 1930, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 02 Apr 1940, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 9 Apr 1950, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME

Children:

Damon, Julia E. was born on 04 May 1918 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 08 Aug 1918 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
1. Damon, Bradbury Grant was born on 06 Aug 1919 in Turner, Androscoggin Co., ME; died on 10 Aug 1919 in Turner, Androscoggin Co., ME.

Generation: 3

Damon, Bradbury Fremont was born on 24 Oct 1862 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME (son of Damon, John Miller and Drake, Achsah Maria); died on 13 Jan 1927 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.

Other Events and Attributes:

Tombstone Photo: No headstone, only a small stone that says "Father". Buried alongside son Wilson.
Census: 25 Jun 1870, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 28 Jun 1880, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 15 Jun 1900, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; Farmer
Census: 10 Apr 1910, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; Living with brother John L. Damon
Census: 13 Jan 1920, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; Living with Virgil DeCoster, listed as Hired Man

Notes:

1870 Census: listed as "Joseph B."

Tombstone in Buckfield marked only "Father and Mother", next to Wilson.

Bradbury was a very fun loving guy with a good sense of humor. He was known for his practical jokes on family and friends. He was a small man in stature only measuring 5'3''. He worked his dad's farm and had a farm of his own which Wilson took over later. He raised cattle for both milk and beef. Milk went to the local dairy. Beef was shipped to Boston, along with apples from his orchard. His main cash crop was corn that he sold to a local cannery. He sold pigeons to sell in Boston which he sold as fresh "quail". He worked in town as a butcher, in the winter and was suspected to sell deer meat as veal.
When the train went into the creek it was never set up again for freight. This changed a lot of commerce trading for Buckfield. Getting products to Boston now was impossible. Cash was tight and Bradbury turned to running Rum from Canada threw Smuggler's Notch in Vermont. This was across a lake and Bradbury would keep most of the rum on the outside of the boat connected by ice thongs and if chased would squeeze the top and the rum would drop to the bottom of the lake making it easier for him to get away or at least have nothing to get caught with. He sold his rum to a local pharmacy who had a run in with the town. One Sunday morning the preacher warned his Parrish that anyone who drank could not cross the threshold of his church next Sunday. Later that week the church and the school next to it were burned down. No one was arrested but the pharmacist left town never to return and his accomplice was never revealed. Local gossip has it that Brad was part of this incident. He spent a lot of time with a man named Larry Fisher and they were partners in the rum running.
As time went on his wife Viola left him; traveling with a salesman named Joe Bowles; to Boston. He sold pots and pans and known to locals as a Jew boy. She went to Boston with him and divorced Bradbury and later married Walter Reed. She took Elbert her youngest son with her never to return to Buckfield except to be buried with Bradbury.
Bradbury was a hunter and a fisherman as most men in those days were. He was a heavy drinker and a chain smoker. When he died they gave him nicotine pills so he would lay still and die quitely. He lived his last days living with his son Wilson.
John Linwood Damon Jr. told Brian Edward Damon these stories as he had first hand knowledge of his uncle and talked about him with a smile and a chuckle. He ended each story with the disclaimer " or so I heard".

Bradbury married Gammon, Viola Abbie on 18 Nov 1883 in Canton, Oxford Co., ME. Viola (daughter of Gammon, Charles Harrison and Sturtevant, Mary B.) was born on 08 Oct 1867 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 01 Oct 1918 in Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gammon, Viola Abbie was born on 08 Oct 1867 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME (daughter of Gammon, Charles Harrison and Sturtevant, Mary B.); died on 01 Oct 1918 in Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.

Other Events and Attributes:

Tombstone Photo: No headstone, only a small stone that says "Mother". Buried alongside son Wilson.
Census: 01 Aug 1870, Hartford, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 04 Jun 1880, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 15 Jun 1900, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: May 1910, Greene, Androscoggin Co., ME

Notes:

As time went on his wife Viola left Bradbury;traveling with a salesman named Joe Boulos to Boston. He sold pots and pans and known to locals as a Jew boy. She went to Boston with him and divorced Bradbury and later married Walter Reed. It is thought that her relationship with Joe Bowles was one of convenience; simply a ride to Boston. She took Elbert her youngest son with her never to return to Buckfield except to be buried with Bradbury.

On the 1910 Census, it states that Viola had given birth to 10 children, of which 7 are living. We only have accounted for 8 births.

Notes:

Married:
Married by Alvarado Hayford, JP

Children:

Damon, Wilson Martelle was born on 11 Mar 1884 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 07 Jul 1964 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Damon, Leona Ardelle was born on 18 Dec 1885 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 24 Mar 1971 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
2. Damon, Linwood Freemont was born on 04 May 1889 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 23 Apr 1975 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Damon, Mary Hazel was born on 11 Jun 1891 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died in 1976 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Damon, Mildred V. was born on 25 Nov 1893 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 05 Sep 1894 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Damon, Paul Drake was born on 11 May 1895 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 7 Dec 1990 in Houlton, Aroostook Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Damon, Harry Joseph was born on 03 Apr 1897 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 02 Feb 1951 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Damon, Elbert Martin was born on 25 Oct 1900 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 18 Jan 1949 in North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA; was buried in North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA.

Generation: 4

Damon, John Miller was born on 19 Oct 1828 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME (son of Damon, Joseph Barker and Allen, Mahala); died on 17 Mar 1889 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.

Other Events and Attributes:

Tombstone Photo: Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; Buckfield Village Cemetery
Census: 16 Jun 1860, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 25 Jun 1870, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 28 Jun 1880, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME

Notes:

On the 1870 Census, there is a child listed as Joseph B, age 7.....this must be Bradbury Freemont.

John married Drake, Achsah Maria on 6 Nov 1854 in Shelburne, Coos Co., NH. Achsah (daughter of Drake, Martin and Bisbee, Celia) was born on 19 Aug 1828 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 13 Mar 1903 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Drake, Achsah Maria was born on 19 Aug 1828 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME (daughter of Drake, Martin and Bisbee, Celia); died on 13 Mar 1903 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.

Other Events and Attributes:

Tombstone Photo: Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; Buckfield Village Cemetery
Census: 29 Aug 1850, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 16 Jun 1860, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 25 Jun 1870, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 28 Jun 1880, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 01 Jun 1900, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; Living with son John Linwood Damon

Children:

Damon, John Wilson was born on 13 May 1855 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 20 Apr 1864 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Damon, Celia Annette was born on 19 May 1856 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 18 Apr 1864 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Damon, Maria Jane was born on 13 Jun 1857 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 06 Apr 1864 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Damon, Martin Drake was born on 02 Nov 1860 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 19 May 1864 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Damon, Fremont was born on 31 Oct 1861 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 19 Dec 1861 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
4. Damon, Bradbury Fremont was born on 24 Oct 1862 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 13 Jan 1927 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Damon, Celia Velzora was born on 15 Apr 1869 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 06 Mar 1960 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Damon, John Linwood Martin was born on 28 Feb 1871 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 19 Dec 1944 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.

10.

Gammon, Charles Harrison was born on 02 Jul 1837 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME (son of Gammon, Levi and Foss, Eliza A.); died on 23 Aug 1927 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 29 Aug 1850, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 19 Jun 1860, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Military: 1862 - 1863; Enlisted 29 August 1862, Buckfield, Maine Discharged 9 February 1863 Private in Co. C, 20th Maine Infantry Regiment
Census: 4 Jun 1880, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 15 Jun 1900, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; Farmer
Census: 27 Apr 1910, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME

Notes:

From A History of Buckfield Maine from the Earliest Explorations, by Alfred Cole, Charles Foster Whitman;
Buckfield's Roll of Honor:
CHARLES H. GAMMON, age 24, Private, Co. C, 20th Me. Infantry. Mustered in Aug. 29, 1862. Discharged Feb 9, 1863

Buried:
Buckfield Village Cemetery

Charles married Sturtevant, Mary B. after 06 Mar 1871 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. Mary (daughter of Sturtevant, Allen Judson and Morse, Abadilla D.) was born on 23 May 1850 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; died on 28 Sep 1894 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Sturtevant, Mary B. was born on 23 May 1850 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME (daughter of Sturtevant, Allen Judson and Morse, Abadilla D.); died on 28 Sep 1894 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.

Other Events and Attributes:

Tombstone Photo: Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; Buckfield Village Cemetery
Census: 20 Jul 1850, Hartford, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 05 Jul 1860, Sumner, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 01 Aug 1870, Hartford, Oxford Co., ME
Census: 04 Jun 1880, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME

Children:

5. Gammon, Viola Abbie was born on 08 Oct 1867 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 01 Oct 1918 in Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Gammon, Florence was born on 17 Feb 1872 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 19 Feb 1898 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Gammon, Albert was born on 04 Oct 1875 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 28 Jul 1894 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Gammon, Mabel Sylvia was born on 02 Sep 1877 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 03 Jun 1972; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Gammon, Percy Charles was born on 28 Apr 1880 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 27 Apr 1965 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.
Gammon, Chester F. was born on 29 Apr 1882 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 24 Oct 1964.
Gammon, Almer A. was born on 06 Aug 1884 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 22 Dec 1977 in Lewiston, Androscoggin Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Gammon, Baby was born in 1888 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died in 1889 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
Gammon, Lyda Bisbee was born on 19 Jul 1890 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 21 Jan 1966 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.