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     Justin Hill was born in December 1897 in Maine.¹ He was the son of John E. Hill and Belle E. Weare.¹

     Marietta Muchmore was born on 26 July 1857 in Kittery, Maine.^2,1 She was the daughter of George W. Muchmore and Amelia A. Blaney.¹ Marietta Muchmore married Frank Ernest Sewall, son of Capt. Joseph Sewall and Eliza Jane Trafton, circa 1879.² Marietta Muchmore is recorded as Mary E. Sewall in the 1900 Census. She and Frank Ernest Sewall appear on the census of 1910 at York, Maine, he is a farmer.³ Marietta Muchmore appears on the census of 1930 at York, Maine, living with her son Ernest and his wife.⁴ She died on 7 April 1943 in York Beach at the age of 85. The funeral notice states that she had lived in York for 63 years and that she was a member of the First Parish Church (Congregational), a charter member of the King's Daughters, a member of the Order of Eastern Star and of the American Legion auxiliary.¹

      A house carpenter.² Joseph Ernest Sewall was born in March 1880 in Maine.¹ He was the son of Frank Ernest Sewall and Marietta Muchmore.¹ Joseph Ernest Sewall married Margaret S. (Unknown) in 1911.²

     Eliza Jane (Jennie) Sewall was born on 7 June 1885 in York, Maine.^1,2 She was the daughter of Frank Ernest Sewall and Marietta Muchmore.¹ Eliza Jane (Jennie) Sewall died on 22 November 1969 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, at the age of 84 in a nursing home. She had been employed as a bookkeeper at the Rockingham Hotel for 45 years retiring in 1962.² She was buried on 24 November 1969 in the First Parish Congregational Church cemetery the service and committal were conducted by the Rev. Raymond Wilbur.²

     Howard Newton Sewall was born on 20 March 1888 in York, Maine.^1,3 He was the son of Frank Ernest Sewall and Marietta Muchmore.² Howard Newton Sewall married Addie L. Hathaway, daughter of Hollis M. Hathaway and Emma Park.⁴ On 29 April 1918 he entered military service at at Kennebunk, York County, Maine. Pvt 1st cl Nov. 1/18; Sgt Mar. 21/19. Det 301 Inf to Dec. 1/18; MD Cp Hosp No. 57 to Nov. 25/18; Cp Hosp No. 93 to May 7/19; Cp Hosp No. 122 to disch. Overseas: July 5/18 to Aug. 20/19. Hon disch on demob: Aug. 26, 1919.⁵ Howard Newton Sewall appears on the census of 1920 at York, Maine, together with his wife Addie L. Sewall. His occupation is druggist. They are living with his parents.⁶ He died on 12 October 1961 at the age of 73.

     Dwight S. Sewall was born on 8 January 1892 in Maine.^1,2 He was the son of Frank Ernest Sewall and Marietta Muchmore.¹ Dwight S. Sewall died on 26 July 1970 in Augusta, Maine, at the age of 78.²

     Etta May Sewall was born in May 1896 in Maine.² She was the daughter of Frank Ernest Sewall and Marietta Muchmore.² Etta May Sewall graduated in 1918 from Boston City Hospital she was due to take up Red Cross work in the army.³ She married Norman B. Emery, son of Abbie S. (Unknown), circa 1926.^4,5 In 1969 she was described as being of York Beach.⁵

      Of Grayville, Illinois.² Henry Halsey Reeves married Mary Ellen (Ella) Johnson.

      Stockbroker.³ Rufus Lentnor Sewall was born on 26 October 1869 in Boston, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of William Bull Sewall and Lena I. Ingalls.² Rufus Lentnor Sewall married Juanita Cebalos Hewitt, daughter of Robert Hewitt and Antoinette Ceballos, on 3 June 1903 in St. Francis Xavier's Church, Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York, special dispensation for the bride to marry had to be obtained because Rufus Sewall was an Episcopalian.² Rufus Lentnor Sewall died on 25 February 1919 in Boston at the age of 49 of pneumonia.⁴ He was buried on 27 February 1919 in Mt. Auburn Cemetery.⁵

     Mary K. Sewall was born in February 1899 in Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Summers Sewall and Ruth Shirley Groves.¹

     Juanita Cebalos Hewitt was born on 19 June 1875 in New York, New York.⁴ She was the daughter of Robert Hewitt and Antoinette Ceballos.^2,3 Juanita Cebalos Hewitt married Rufus Lentnor Sewall, son of William Bull Sewall and Lena I. Ingalls, on 3 June 1903 in St. Francis Xavier's Church, Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York, special dispensation for the bride to marry had to be obtained because Rufus Sewall was an Episcopalian.⁵

      A lawyer in New York City.² Grosvenor Hyde Backus was born on 5 May 1874 in Poughkeepsie, New York.² He was the son of Truman J. Backus and Sarah C. Glass.² Grosvenor Hyde Backus graduated in 1897 from Columbia University Ll.B.² He married firstly Susan Emily Foote on 30 June 1904 in Port Henry, New York.² Grosvenor Hyde Backus married secondly Josefa Neilson Crosby, daughter of Rev. Arthur Crosby, on 20 June 1916 in Englewood, New Jersey.¹

      Of Kansas City.² Edward Calhoun Smith died before 1933.¹

     Theodore Caldwell Janeway graduated in 1949 from Yale.² He is possibly the Theodore Caldwell Janeway who died in October 1968.³

      Investment banker.² Reginald W. Pressprich was born circa 1876 in New York.¹ He married Mattie Winans Smith, daughter of Alexander Smith and Elizabeth Packer Sewall.¹ Reginald W. Pressprich was still living on 9 March 1948 at the time of the death of his wife.²

     Reginald W. Pressprich Jr. was born circa 1903 in New York.¹ He was the son of Reginald W. Pressprich and Mattie Winans Smith.¹

     Madelaine Pressprich was born circa 1907 in New York.¹ She was the daughter of Reginald W. Pressprich and Mattie Winans Smith.¹

     Theodore G. Sewall was born on 2 February 1890 in Troy, Pennsylvania.^2,3,4 He was the son of Rev. Grenville P. Sewall and Rosamond E. Cole.² In his passport application of 1916 he describes himself as a traction engine expert. In the following year he registered for the draft in Nantes, France where he was employed by the International Harvester Co.^5,4 Theodore G. Sewall married Nathalie Dufresne on 5 April 1919 in Nantes, France.⁴ Theodore G. Sewall died on 11 August 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 75.⁶

     Helen S. Ives was born on 2 August 1845 in New York.¹ She married Rev. Albert Coe Sewall, son of Rev. Jotham Sewall and Anna Baker.²

     Rev. Charles Grenville Sewall was born on 4 August 1872 in Newark, New York.² He was the son of Rev. Albert Coe Sewall and Helen S. Ives.¹ Rev. Charles Grenville Sewall married Kate Louise Strong, daughter of Rev. Dr. Augustus Hopkins Strong, on 16 January 1900 in Rome, New York.³ Rev. Charles Grenville Sewall was alive in December 1953 when he conducted his grand-daughter's wedding.⁴

     Kate Louise Strong was born on 10 February 1870 in Cleveland, Ohio.² She was the daughter of Rev. Dr. Augustus Hopkins Strong. Kate Louise Strong graduated in 1891 from Vassar College A.B. She married Rev. Charles Grenville Sewall, son of Rev. Albert Coe Sewall and Helen S. Ives, on 16 January 1900 in Rome, New York.¹ Kate Louise Strong died on 28 November 1937 in Tryon, North Carolina, at the age of 67.³

     Professor Richard Benson Sewall was born on 11 February 1908 in Albany, New York.¹ He was the son of Rev. Charles Grenville Sewall and Kate Louise Strong. Instructor in English, Yale University 1934-40, Assistant Professor 1940-51, Associate Professor 1951-59, Professor 1959-76, Master, Ezra Stiles College 1959-70.² Professor Richard Benson Sewall married Mathilde Parmelee.² Professor Richard Benson Sewall died on 16 April 2003 in Newton, Massachusetts, at the age of 95.

      A lawyer with Millband, Tweed, Hope and McCloy in New York.² Grenville Strong Sewall was born on 11 January 1902 in Rome, New York.^1,3 He was the son of Rev. Charles Grenville Sewall and Kate Louise Strong.¹ Grenville Strong Sewall graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, and gained his law degree from Harvard.² He graduated in 1926 from Harvard Law School.⁴ He married Emilie Robb Collens, daughter of Clarence Lyman Collens and Clara Latimer, on 27 June 1931 in Tioga Center, New York. Between 1944 and 1948 he was Mayor of Rye, Westchester County, New York.² Grenville Strong Sewall died on 20 March 1992 in Tryon, North Carolina, at the age of 90.¹

     John J. Sewall was born on 15 September 1905 in New York.^1,2 He was the son of Rev. Charles Grenville Sewall and Kate Louise Strong.¹ John J. Sewall died in April 1975 possibly in South Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, at the age of 69.²

     Emilie Robb Collens was born on 9 February 1908 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was the daughter of Clarence Lyman Collens and Clara Latimer. Emilie Robb Collens graduated in June 1929 from Vassar College.¹ She married Grenville Strong Sewall, son of Rev. Charles Grenville Sewall and Kate Louise Strong, on 27 June 1931 in Tioga Center, New York. Emilie Robb Collens died in March 1987 possibly in Tryon, North Carolina, at the age of 79.²

     Clarence Lyman Collens was born on 19 March 1875.² He married Clara Latimer.

     Clara Latimer married Clarence Lyman Collens.

     Charles Grenville Sewall was born on 24 February 1940 in Andover, Massachusetts. He was the son of Grenville Strong Sewall and Emilie Robb Collens. Charles Grenville Sewall died on 23 April 1994 in South Portland, Maine, at the age of 54.¹ He was the owner and manager of the Gordian Knot restaurant in New York City and managed the Black Pearl restaurant in Newport, Rhode Island. He was an yachtsman and a member of the Christmas Cove fleet at Southport, where he was a summer resident.¹

     Sarah Woodward was born in 1911 in New York.² She was the daughter of William Woodward and Elsie Ogden Cryder.¹ Sarah Woodward married secondly Marshall Christopher Sewall, son of Frank Lewis Sewall and Julia Griffin, on 11 October 1949 at 9 East Eighty-sixth Street, New York.¹ Sarah Woodward died on 31 October 1991 and was of 2513 Mercedes Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.²

     Helen Drummond Sewall was born on 9 November 1844 in Robbinston, Maine.² She was the daughter of Rev. David Brainerd Sewall and Mary Drummond.¹ Helen Drummond Sewall appears on the census of 1880 at York, Maine, living at home and working as a shool teacher.³ In January 1901 she was a teacher living in South Berwick, Maine.²