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Benton ~ Dudley ~ Wallace ~ Welch

Authority: Information provided by my Aunt Margaret's cousin, Evelyn Fales

Bentons are of Norman origin.  English records can be traced back to 12th century.  Benton name is found early in southeast parts of Wiltshire: about 50 miles from Guilford, Surrey - much of interest regarding the family is found in the history of that place.  Bentons also in Wales and Scotland, and many place names still exist.

The following is taken from an account of the family in Kimber & Johnson's Baronetage of England.  "Sidney, in his treatise on Government, mentions this family to be of great antiquity, that in name and ancient possessions it equals and is far superior to any of the nobility whose names he enumerates.  And it appears from a very curious pedigree of the family preserved in the Royal Museum, that in the time of Henry II they were made Knights of St. John in Jerusalem."  The family had several coats of arms.  Hinman, in his catalog of the names of early Colonists of Connecticut, says the Bentons were descended from the gentry and entitled to coat of arms.

Descendants of John Benton

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN1 BENTON was born 1595. He married MARY SOUTHERNWOOD.

Children of JOHN BENTON and MARY SOUTHERNWOOD are:

2. i. ANDREW2 BENTON, b. Baptized 1620 Epping, England.

ii. THOMAS BENTON.

iii. MARIE BENTON.

iv. ELIZABETH BENTON.

Generation No. 2

2. ANDREW2 BENTON (JOHN1) was born in Baptized 1620 Epping, England. He married HANNAH STOCKING, daughter of GEORGE STOCKING.

More About ANDREW BENTON:

Emigration: 1630, When Andrew was 10 years old, he and his uncle Edward joined Sir Richard Saltonstall's company, and sailed on Arbella, landed first in Salem, then to Boston settling at Watertown. In 1638 he moved to Wethersfield and Hartford, CT.

Child of ANDREW BENTON and HANNAH STOCKING is:

3. i. SAMUEL3 BENTON, b. 1658, Milford, CT.

Generation No. 3

3. SAMUEL3 BENTON (ANDREW2, JOHN1) was born 1658 in Milford, CT. He married SARAH CHATTERTON, daughter of WILLIAM CHATTERTON and MARY. She was born 1661 in New Haven, CT.

Child of SAMUEL BENTON and SARAH CHATTERTON is:

4. i. DANIEL4 BENTON, b. 1696, Hartford, CT.

Generation No. 4

4. DANIEL4 BENTON (SAMUEL3, ANDREW2, JOHN1) was born 1696 in Hartford, CT. He married MARY SKINNER.

Children of DANIEL BENTON and MARY SKINNER are:

5. i. ELIJAH5 BENTON, b. 1728.

ii. DANIEL BENTON.

iii. WILLIAM BENTON.

Generation No. 5

5. ELIJAH5 BENTON (DANIEL4, SAMUEL3, ANDREW2, JOHN1) was born 1728. He married MEHITABEL CHAMBERLAIN.

Children of ELIJAH BENTON and MEHITABEL CHAMBERLAIN are:

6. i. ELIJAH6 BENTON, JR., b. 1760, NH; d. 1841.

ii. MARY BENTON.

iii. ABIJAH BENTON.

Generation No. 6

6. ELIJAH6 BENTON, JR. (ELIJAH5, DANIEL4, SAMUEL3, ANDREW2, JOHN1) was born 1760 in NH, and died 1841. He married SARAH ELIZABETH SELINGHAM. She was born 1784 in Stewartstown, NH, and died 1846.

Notes for ELIJAH BENTON, JR.:

Elihah, Jr., as private, enlisted from Surrey, NH 7/15/1775, served 18 days at Battle of Bunker Hill under Capt. Jeremiah Stiles, 8 months (Vol. 16, 2-37) in Col. Paul Dudley Sargent's MA Reg. according to roll of 10/6/1775. Saw action as one member of company was wounded. Also served under Col. Ward, Col. Sherman, and Col. Sheldon't Light Dragoons; coat rolls 6 months service (V57, p.20) sIigned order for bounty coat or equivalent in money. Copies in MA archives.

Children of ELIJAH BENTON and SARAH SELINGHAM are:

7. i. BETSEY7 BENTON, b. 1817, Colebrook, NH; d. 1887, Alton, NH.

ii. TRYPHENA BENTON.

iii. JACOB BENTON.

iv. WILLIAM BENTON.

v. JOEL BENTON.

vi. ELIJAH BENTON.

vii. LOIS BENTON.

viii. ZENAS BENTON.

ix. JEREMIAH BENTON.

x. HIRAM BENTON, b. 1817.

Generation No. 7

7. BETSEY7 BENTON (ELIJAH6, ELIJAH5, DANIEL4, SAMUEL3, ANDREW2, JOHN1) was born 1817 in Colebrook, NH, and died 1887 in Alton, NH. She married (1) DAVID WALLACE. He was born 1810 in Compton, P.Q., and died 1854 in Island Pont, VT. She married (2) MEMAN WALLACE.

Children of BETSEY BENTON and DAVID WALLACE are:

i. CHARLOTTE AMANDA8 WALLACE, b. 1835.

ii. CHARLES CYRUS WALLACE, b. 1838.

iii. ELIJAH BENTON WALLACE, b. 1840.

iv. MARY ELIZABETH WALLACE, b. 1842.

v. CAROLINE SARAH WALLACE, b. 1845.

vi. NETTIE LESTINA WALLACE, b. 1847.

vii. MATTIE JANE WALLACE, b. 1850.

viii. ADELIA VICTORIA WALLACE, b. 1853.

Child of BETSEY BENTON and MEMAN WALLACE is:

8. ix. EMMA AUGUSTA8 WALLACE, b. 1856, Alton, NH; d. 1943, Topsfield, Mass.

Generation No. 8

8. EMMA AUGUSTA8 WALLACE (BETSEY7 BENTON, ELIJAH6, ELIJAH5, DANIEL4, SAMUEL3, ANDREW2, JOHN1) was born 1856 in Alton, NH, and died 1943 in Topsfield, Mass. She married (1) MEMAN WALLACE. She married (2) CHARLES FRANKIN WELCH 1879, son of WILLIAM WELCH and ABBIE DUDLEY. He was born 1857, and died 1920.

Children of EMMA WALLACE and CHARLES WELCH are:

9. i. FREDA MAY9 WELCH, b. September 23, 1890, Waterboro, ME; d. December 05, 1963, Boston, MA.

ii. BESSIE EVELYN WELCH, b. 1881.

iii. ADA LESTINA WELCH, b. 1885.

iv. ABBIE ADELE WELCH, b. 1892.

v. THELMA ANNIE WELCH, b. 1903.

vi. WILLIAM MAURICE WELCH.

vii. FRED BURTON WELCH.

Generation No. 9

9. FREDA MAY9 WELCH (EMMA AUGUSTA8 WALLACE, BETSEY7 BENTON, ELIJAH6, ELIJAH5, DANIEL4, SAMUEL3, ANDREW2, JOHN1) was born September 23, 1890 in Waterboro, ME, and died December 05, 1963 in Boston, MA. She married (1) DANIEL KIERCE. She married (2) GEORGE PHILIP PARLIN March 12, 1910, son of AMOS PARLIN and HELEN THAXTER. He was born May 17, 1887 in Machais, ME, and died December 27, 1959 in Nashua, NH.

Children of FREDA WELCH and GEORGE PARLIN are:

10. i. GORDON FLETCHER10 PARLIN, b. November 17, 1919, Dorchester, MA; d. September 24, 1998, Falmouth, ME.

ii. MARGARET WALLACE PARLIN, b. 1910; m. JIM TAYLOR, 1944; d. 1964.

11. iii. VIRGINIA IRENE PARLIN, b. 1911; d. 1972.

iv. JOSEPH STEWARD PARLIN, b. 1913; d. 1960.

v. ELEANOR RUTH PARLIN, b. 1914; d. 1961.

vi. OLIVE REBECCA PARLIN, b. 1916.

vii. INA FRANCIS PARLIN, b. 1923.

Generation No. 10

10. GORDON FLETCHER10 PARLIN (FREDA MAY9 WELCH, EMMA AUGUSTA8 WALLACE, BETSEY7 BENTON, ELIJAH6, ELIJAH5, DANIEL4, SAMUEL3, ANDREW2, JOHN1) was born November 17, 1919 in Dorchester, MA, and died September 24, 1998 in Falmouth, ME. He married RUTH CARRUTHERS April 24, 1943 in Framingham, MA, daughter of PAUL CARRUTHERS and MARGARET ROBERTSON. She was born September 05, 1920 in Worcester, MA, and died July 31, 2000 in Yarmouth, ME.

Children of GORDON PARLIN and RUTH CARRUTHERS are:

12. i. JANET11 PARLIN, b. November 29, 1944, Waltham, MA.

13. ii. CAROL PARLIN, b. December 20, 1946, Somerville, MA.

14. iii. LINDA PARLIN, b. May 06, 1948, Brunswick, Maine.

15. iv. DONALD FLETCHER PARLIN, b. June 01, 1953, Portland, Maine.

16. v. ROBERT BURR PARLIN, b. June 01, 1953, Portland, Maine.

 

 

 

Descendants of Thomas Dudley

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS1 DUDLEY was born 1576, and died 1653. He married DOROTHY.

Notes for THOMAS DUDLEY: First Colonial Governor of MA.; came over on Arbella. He goes back to Lord Robert Dudley, Earl of Kenilworth, boy friend of Queen Elizabeth. He had his wife Amy Robsart murderd in hopes Liz would marry him - she didn't. Lived at Kenilworth and Warwick Castles. (Gramp's mother remembers her family getting invitation to Dudley reunions in England). Others in his family were Sir Edmund Dudley (1462-1515); John (1502-1553), Duke of Northumberland and Earl of Warwick; Robert (1533-1588), Earl of Leicester; Sir Robert (1574-1649), Earl of Warwick.

Child of THOMAS DUDLEY and DOROTHY is:

2. i. SAMUEL2 DUDLEY.

Generation No. 2

2. SAMUEL2 DUDLEY (THOMAS1)

Child of SAMUEL DUDLEY is:

3. i. STEPHEN3 DUDLEY.

Generation No. 3

3. STEPHEN3 DUDLEY (SAMUEL2, THOMAS1)

Child of STEPHEN DUDLEY is:

4. i. NICHOLAS4 DUDLEY.

Generation No. 4

4. NICHOLAS4 DUDLEY (STEPHEN3, SAMUEL2, THOMAS1)

Child of NICHOLAS DUDLEY is:

5. i. JOSEPH5 DUDLEY, b. 1728, Brentwood.

Generation No. 5

5. JOSEPH5 DUDLEY (NICHOLAS4, STEPHEN3, SAMUEL2, THOMAS1) was born 1728 in Brentwood. He married HANNAH LEAVITT.

Child of JOSEPH DUDLEY and HANNAH LEAVITT is:

6. i. TRUEWORTHY6 DUDLEY, b. 1757; d. 1812, died in War of.

Generation No. 6

6. TRUEWORTHY6 DUDLEY (JOSEPH5, NICHOLAS4, STEPHEN3, SAMUEL2, THOMAS1) was born 1757, and died 1812 in died in War of. He married SARAH STEVENS.

Child of TRUEWORTHY DUDLEY and SARAH STEVENS is:

7. i. SAMUEL7 DUDLEY, b. 1806.

Generation No. 7

7. SAMUEL7 DUDLEY (TRUEWORTHY6, JOSEPH5, NICHOLAS4, STEPHEN3, SAMUEL2, THOMAS1) was born 1806. He married HANNAH GOODWIN. She was born 1809.

Children of SAMUEL DUDLEY and HANNAH GOODWIN are:

i. JAMES8 DUDLEY, b. 1840.

ii. JOHN C. DUDLEY, b. 1842.

iii. OLIVIA DUDLEY, b. 1843.

iv. LIZZIE A. DUDLEY, b. 1845.

v. JOSEPH DUDLEY, b. 1847.

vi. HANNAH C. DUDLEY, b. 1848.

vii. SARAH EMILY DUDLEY, b. 1851.

viii. FRANK DUDLEY.

ix. COLBY DUDLEY.

8. x. ABBIE DUDLEY, b. 1837; d. 1907.

Generation No. 8

8. ABBIE8 DUDLEY (SAMUEL7, TRUEWORTHY6, JOSEPH5, NICHOLAS4, STEPHEN3, SAMUEL2, THOMAS1) was born 1837, and died 1907. She married WILLIAM H. WELCH. He was born 1838, and died 1879.

More About WILLIAM H. WELCH:

Burial: Old Dudley Cemetary in corner of field of Old Dudley Farm off Rt. 5 near No. Waterboro-Limerick Line

Children of ABBIE DUDLEY and WILLIAM WELCH are:

9. i. CHARLES FRANKIN9 WELCH, b. 1857; d. 1920.

ii. FRED WELCH.

iii. ANNIE WELCH.

iv. ADA L WELCH, b. 1863.

Generation No. 9

9. CHARLES FRANKIN9 WELCH (ABBIE8 DUDLEY, SAMUEL7, TRUEWORTHY6, JOSEPH5, NICHOLAS4, STEPHEN3, SAMUEL2, THOMAS1) was born 1857, and died 1920. He married EMMA AUGUSTA WALLACE 1879, daughter of MEMAN WALLACE and BETSEY BENTON. She was born 1856 in Alton, NH, and died 1943 in Topsfield, Mass.

Children of CHARLES WELCH and EMMA WALLACE are:

10. i. FREDA MAY10 WELCH, b. September 23, 1890, Waterboro, ME; d. December 05, 1963, Boston, MA.

ii. BESSIE EVELYN WELCH, b. 1881.

iii. ADA LESTINA WELCH, b. 1885.

iv. ABBIE ADELE WELCH, b. 1892.

v. THELMA ANNIE WELCH, b. 1903.

vi. WILLIAM MAURICE WELCH.

vii. FRED BURTON WELCH.

Generation No. 10

10. FREDA MAY10 WELCH (CHARLES FRANKIN9, ABBIE8 DUDLEY, SAMUEL7, TRUEWORTHY6, JOSEPH5, NICHOLAS4, STEPHEN3, SAMUEL2, THOMAS1) was born September 23, 1890 in Waterboro, ME, and died December 05, 1963 in Boston, MA. She married (1) DANIEL KIERCE. She married (2) GEORGE PHILIP PARLIN March 12, 1910, son of AMOS PARLIN and HELEN THAXTER. He was born May 17, 1887 in Machais, ME, and died December 27, 1959 in Nashua, NH.

Children of FREDA WELCH and GEORGE PARLIN are:

11. i. GORDON FLETCHER11 PARLIN, b. November 17, 1919, Dorchester, MA; d. September 24, 1998, Falmouth, ME.

ii. MARGARET WALLACE PARLIN, b. 1910; m. JIM TAYLOR, 1944; d. 1964.

12. iii. VIRGINIA IRENE PARLIN, b. 1911; d. 1972.

iv. JOSEPH STEWARD PARLIN, b. 1913; d. 1960.

v. ELEANOR RUTH PARLIN, b. 1914; d. 1961.

vi. OLIVE REBECCA PARLIN, b. 1916.

vii. INA FRANCIS PARLIN, b. 1923.

Generation No. 11

11. GORDON FLETCHER11 PARLIN (FREDA MAY10 WELCH, CHARLES FRANKIN9, ABBIE8 DUDLEY, SAMUEL7, TRUEWORTHY6, JOSEPH5, NICHOLAS4, STEPHEN3, SAMUEL2, THOMAS1) was born November 17, 1919 in Dorchester, MA, and died September 24, 1998 in Falmouth, ME. He married RUTH CARRUTHERS April 24, 1943 in Framingham, MA, daughter of PAUL CARRUTHERS and MARGARET ROBERTSON. She was born September 05, 1920 in Worcester, MA, and died July 31, 2000 in Yarmouth, ME.

Children of GORDON PARLIN and RUTH CARRUTHERS are:

13. i. JANET12 PARLIN, b. November 29, 1944, Waltham, MA.

14. ii. CAROL PARLIN, b. December 20, 1946, Somerville, MA.

15. iii. LINDA PARLIN, b. May 06, 1948, Brunswick, Maine.

16. iv. DONALD FLETCHER PARLIN, b. June 01, 1953, Portland, Maine.

17. v. ROBERT BURR PARLIN, b. June 01, 1953, Portland, Maine.

 

 

 

Descendants of Meman Wallace

Generation No. 1

1. MEMAN1 WALLACE He married BETSEY BENTON, daughter of ELIJAH BENTON and SARAH SELINGHAM. She was born 1817 in Colebrook, NH, and died 1887 in Alton, NH.

Child of MEMAN WALLACE and BETSEY BENTON is:

2. i. EMMA AUGUSTA2 WALLACE, b. 1856, Alton, NH; d. 1943, Topsfield, Mass.

Generation No. 2

2. EMMA AUGUSTA2 WALLACE (MEMAN1) was born 1856 in Alton, NH, and died 1943 in Topsfield, Mass. She married (1) MEMAN WALLACE. She married (2) CHARLES FRANKIN WELCH 1879, son of WILLIAM WELCH and ABBIE DUDLEY. He was born 1857, and died 1920.

Children of EMMA WALLACE and CHARLES WELCH are:

3. i. FREDA MAY3 WELCH, b. September 23, 1890, Waterboro, ME; d. December 05, 1963, Boston, MA.

ii. BESSIE EVELYN WELCH, b. 1881.

iii. ADA LESTINA WELCH, b. 1885.

iv. ABBIE ADELE WELCH, b. 1892.

v. THELMA ANNIE WELCH, b. 1903.

vi. WILLIAM MAURICE WELCH.

vii. FRED BURTON WELCH.

Generation No. 3

3. FREDA MAY3 WELCH (EMMA AUGUSTA2 WALLACE, MEMAN1) was born September 23, 1890 in Waterboro, ME, and died December 05, 1963 in Boston, MA. She married (1) DANIEL KIERCE. She married (2) GEORGE PHILIP PARLIN March 12, 1910, son of AMOS PARLIN and HELEN THAXTER. He was born May 17, 1887 in Machais, ME, and died December 27, 1959 in Nashua, NH.

Children of FREDA WELCH and GEORGE PARLIN are:

4. i. GORDON FLETCHER4 PARLIN, b. November 17, 1919, Dorchester, MA; d. September 24, 1998, Falmouth, ME.

ii. MARGARET WALLACE PARLIN, b. 1910; m. JIM TAYLOR, 1944; d. 1964.

5. iii. VIRGINIA IRENE PARLIN, b. 1911; d. 1972.

iv. JOSEPH STEWARD PARLIN, b. 1913; d. 1960.

v. ELEANOR RUTH PARLIN, b. 1914; d. 1961.

vi. OLIVE REBECCA PARLIN, b. 1916.

vii. INA FRANCIS PARLIN, b. 1923.

Generation No. 4

4. GORDON FLETCHER4 PARLIN (FREDA MAY3 WELCH, EMMA AUGUSTA2 WALLACE, MEMAN1) was born November 17, 1919 in Dorchester, MA, and died September 24, 1998 in Falmouth, ME. He married RUTH CARRUTHERS April 24, 1943 in Framingham, MA, daughter of PAUL CARRUTHERS and MARGARET ROBERTSON. She was born September 05, 1920 in Worcester, MA, and died July 31, 2000 in Yarmouth, ME.

Children of GORDON PARLIN and RUTH CARRUTHERS are:

i. JANET5 PARLIN, b. November 29, 1944, Waltham, MA; m. MARTIN F. GODFREY, January 14, 1965; b. July 04, 1943, Portland, Maine; d. April 09, 2003, Bangor, Maine.

ii. CAROL PARLIN, b. December 20, 1946, Somerville, MA; m. ALEXANDER BLOCH BRIGGS, April 20, 1968, Dexter Methodist Church, Dexter, ME; b. July 24, 1945, Great Barrington, MA.

iii. LINDA PARLIN, b. May 06, 1948, Brunswick, Maine; m. THOMAS EDWARD DAILEY, April 18, 1975, Wilton, Maine; b. June 21; d. November 04, 1996, Portland, Maine.

iv. DONALD FLETCHER PARLIN, b. June 01, 1953, Portland, Maine; m. (1) BARBARA BELLOLI, September 30, 1972, Framingham, MA; b. January 29, 1955, Framingham, MA; m. (2) MARY MARGARET GALVIN, December 08, 1987, Framingham, MA; b. May 15, 1960, Bottineau, North Dakota.

More About BARBARA BELLOLI: Divorced: December 16, 1986

v. ROBERT BURR PARLIN, b. June 01, 1953, Portland, Maine; m. ANN MARIE MILLER, August 26, 1972, Rockport, Maine; b. March 12, 1953, Rockland, Maine.

5. VIRGINIA IRENE4 PARLIN (FREDA MAY3 WELCH, EMMA AUGUSTA2 WALLACE, MEMAN1) was born 1911, and died 1972. She married BARTLETT YOUNG 1940.

Children of VIRGINIA PARLIN and BARTLETT YOUNG are:

i. RICHARD5 PARLIN, b. 1933.

ii. BEVERLY YOUNG, b. 1946.

iii. BARTLETT YOUNG JR..

iv. GAIL YOUNG.

 

 

 

Descendants of William H. Welch

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM H.1 WELCH was born 1838, and died 1879. He married ABBIE DUDLEY, daughter of HANNAH GOODWIN. She was born 1837, and died 1907.

More About WILLIAM H. WELCH: Burial: Old Dudley Cemetary in corner of field of Old Dudley Farm off Rt. 5 near No. Waterboro-Limerick Line

Children of WILLIAM WELCH and ABBIE DUDLEY are:

2. i. CHARLES FRANKIN2 WELCH, b. 1857; d. 1920.

ii. FRED WELCH.

iii. ANNIE WELCH.

iv. ADA L WELCH, b. 1863.

Generation No. 2

2. CHARLES FRANKIN2 WELCH (WILLIAM H.1) was born 1857, and died 1920. He married EMMA AUGUSTA WALLACE 1879, daughter of MEMAN WALLACE and BETSEY BENTON. She was born 1856 in Alton, NH, and died 1943 in Topsfield, Mass.

Children of CHARLES WELCH and EMMA WALLACE are:

3. i. FREDA MAY3 WELCH, b. September 23, 1890, Waterboro, ME; d. December 05, 1963, Boston, MA.

ii. BESSIE EVELYN WELCH, b. 1881.

iii. ADA LESTINA WELCH, b. 1885.

iv. ABBIE ADELE WELCH, b. 1892.

v. THELMA ANNIE WELCH, b. 1903.

vi. WILLIAM MAURICE WELCH.

vii. FRED BURTON WELCH.

Generation No. 3

3. FREDA MAY3 WELCH (CHARLES FRANKIN2, WILLIAM H.1) was born September 23, 1890 in Waterboro, ME, and died December 05, 1963 in Boston, MA. She married (1) DANIEL KIERCE. She married (2) GEORGE PHILIP PARLIN March 12, 1910, son of AMOS PARLIN and HELEN THAXTER. He was born May 17, 1887 in Machais, ME, and died December 27, 1959 in Nashua, NH.

Children of FREDA WELCH and GEORGE PARLIN are:

4. i. GORDON FLETCHER4 PARLIN, b. November 17, 1919, Dorchester, MA; d. September 24, 1998, Falmouth, ME.

ii. MARGARET WALLACE PARLIN, b. 1910; m. JIM TAYLOR, 1944; d. 1964.

5. iii. VIRGINIA IRENE PARLIN, b. 1911; d. 1972.

iv. JOSEPH STEWARD PARLIN, b. 1913; d. 1960.

v. ELEANOR RUTH PARLIN, b. 1914; d. 1961.

vi. OLIVE REBECCA PARLIN, b. 1916.

vii. INA FRANCIS PARLIN, b. 1923.

Generation No. 4

4. GORDON FLETCHER4 PARLIN (FREDA MAY3 WELCH, CHARLES FRANKIN2, WILLIAM H.1) was born November 17, 1919 in Dorchester, MA, and died September 24, 1998 in Falmouth, ME. He married RUTH CARRUTHERS April 24, 1943 in Framingham, MA, daughter of PAUL CARRUTHERS and MARGARET ROBERTSON. She was born September 05, 1920 in Worcester, MA, and died July 31, 2000 in Yarmouth, ME.

Children of GORDON PARLIN and RUTH CARRUTHERS are:

6. i. JANET5 PARLIN, b. November 29, 1944, Waltham, MA.

7. ii. CAROL PARLIN, b. December 20, 1946, Somerville, MA.

8. iii. LINDA PARLIN, b. May 06, 1948, Brunswick, Maine.

9. iv. DONALD FLETCHER PARLIN, b. June 01, 1953, Portland, Maine.

10. v. ROBERT BURR PARLIN, b. June 01, 1953, Portland, Maine.