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Note for:   John Kilham,   13 Sep 1755 - 1831         Index

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     Married 1778 (published Feb. 21, 1778) to Mehitable Babson. He was a yeoman and lived in Alfred, Maine.

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Note for:   Joshua Kilham,    - 29 Jul 1759         Index

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     Date:   8 Jul 1759
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Note for:   Mehitable Kilham,   13 Aug 1768 - 28 Aug 1823         Index

Nickname:   Hetty

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     Mehitable and John Newman had three daughters.

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Note for:   Sarah Kilham,   12 Jan 1778 - 4 Jan 1795         Index

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     Born 1778 not 1770 (See "Notes on the Descendants of Austin and Alice Kilham and Related Families," Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 75-112738, page viii.)

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Note for:   Isaac Kilham,   2 Mar 1787 - 12 Feb 1831         Index

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     Had three daughters.

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Note for:   Susan Hayes Kilham,    -          Index

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     Married ? before 1846.

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Note for:   Rebecca Frost Kilham,   10 Dec 1796 - 27 Jan 1879         Index

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     Unmarried; lived in Beverly, MA.

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Note for:   Hannah Kilham,   15 Feb 1785 - 7 Apr 1850         Index

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     Unmarried.

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Note for:   Charles Abraham Kilham,   9 Feb 1812 - 27 Nov 1865         Index

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     Charles Abraham Kilham was a merchant; lived in Lowell in 1835, in Boston in 1843, in Wenham in 1856, and then in Beverly.

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Note for:   Austin Daniel Kilham,   25 Jul 1817 - 24 Oct 1887         Index

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      Austin was in school in Beverly until 1828 when he went to Dummer Academy in Bifield, Mass. (see beautiful hand colored Natural History Book given him as a prize at Dummer Academy); 1830 to 1832 he was at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H. In 1835 at 18 years of age he obtained a seaman's certificate and shipped on the "Waverly" under Captain Millet to go to Mocha as clerk and do sailors duties at $12 per month and 'privileges'. This was his only voyage. Later he lived in Lowell and Salem.
        He married Susan Coffin Chadwick and their first home was on Cabot Street in Beverly opposite his father's in the north half of what was then Dr. Augustus Torrey's house.
        On April 23, 1845 he bought the home at 8 Thorndike Street, Beverly, where all but his first child were born and where he lived the rest of his life. His widow and daughters lived on in the house until after the death of Frances.
        Austin had fruit trees, pigs, and a flower garden. The flower and vegetable garden was developed over many years by his wife and daughters. The garden was typical of the old gardens of that time and of the area, - a long gravel walk lined with low boxwood said to have been grown from cuttings from Mt. Vernon in Virginia. There were three lateral paths crossing the main path, all lined with English boxwood and making large garden squares with arched rose trellises at each intersection. Within the boxwood squares were smaller beds of many varieties of flowers. Beyond the last trellis was a large vegetable and fruit garden with cold frames, a long row of gooseberries, red and white cur­rants on the central path that extended from the flower gar­den, pear and apple trees. One path led over to the house his son Joseph built on a back corner of his land facing the Soldier's Monument and Abbot Street. (See water color of garden owned by (262) Austin Daniel Kilham.)
        Austin, his wife, son, and daughters, throughout their lives, were closely identified with the life of Beverly in business, teaching, civic and charitable activities. Frances was the last of the family to live in Beverly.
        Austin was one of the founding trustees of the Beverly Savings Bank who own a pencil portrait of him. For many years he was director of the Beverly National Bank, trustee of the Fisher Charitable Society, treasurer of the Anti-Division Committee, and one of the founders and a warden of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. It is said he and his family left the Unitarian Church because he and many others were tired of constantly hearing sermons on abolition.
        OBITUARY: "Austin Daniel Kilham, one of the best known and highly esteemed citizens of Beverly, died of paralysis, Oct. 25, 1887. He was a son of Abraham and Louisa (Bridge) Kilham and was born at Beverly, July 25, 1817. For many years, the deceased had been identified with the financial interests of the town, being at the time of his death Vice President and one of the Directors of the Beverly National Bank, also a Vice President of the Beverly Savings Bank. He was one of Beverly's sturdy citizens and always took an interest in the welfare of the town and its prosperity."
        Another obituary stated "…had by his sterling good sense, his unimpeachable integrity and clear business-like management of affairs so won the confidence of his fellow citizens that he had long been an able and valued advisor among his neighbors, and in the ordinary emergencies of life, he was often called upon to undertake trust which required both clear head and willing hand".
        Austin was a merchant in the market area of Boston and at one time a member of the firm of Kilham and Yeaton. He was part owner of the "Swan" a sailing vessel out of Boston. An oil painting of the "Swan" by the famous marine painter, Clement Drew, is owned by (262) Austin D. Kilham.
        By act of the legislature and approved by the governor June 15, 1827 Austin Kilham's name was changed to Austin Daniel Kilham. (See "Notes on the Descendants of Austin and Alice Kilham and Related Families," Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 75-112738, page viii.)