ELIZABETH married Simon Parlin, and had ten children, Merinda, Ira, Almond, Oliver, Harvey, Robinson, Simon, Jr., Elizebeth, Wealthy and Vincent Cooledge.

ALVIN married Lydia Soule, and had seven children, Alvin, Jr., Abigail, William, John, Increase, Zebulon and Isaac.

MYRTILLA did not marry, as before stated.
SUSAN married Judah Keen, and had nine children,
Cyrus, Judah, Jr., John, Joanna, Myrtilla,
Elvira, Juliette, Asher and Lydia.

INCREASE, JR., married Abigail Parlin, and had six children, Zury, Anna, Almeda, Sharon, Rebecca and David Brainard.

Nearly all of them reared large families, that in time married and multiplied, until the names of Robinson, Keen, and Parlin, were as familiar as household words.

DEA. INCREASE ROBINSON was, in his early days in the new settlement, a useful citizen, as he erected the first saw, shingle and grist-mills, and opened the first place for the sale of groceries. He also was a cooper, and made many useful wooden utensils for pioneers' use. The first public religious meetings were held in his house. The house that he built was the first framed house in town, and is still in good condition, and occupied by some of the fourth generation. His son, Increase, Jr., succeeded him in the mills, and he in turn was succeed

ed by his son, Dea. Sharon Robinson, who operated the mills many years, and lived and died at the old homestead.

"Dea. Sharon," as he was familiarly called, was also a useful and respected citizen, a devoted christian man, a hard-working and honest person, with a character above reproach. His son, Sharon, Jr., at date of this sketch, still lives upon the old farm, and was the author of the three-page account of the "Sumner Centennial," published in the "Lewiston Evening Journal," June 11, 1898.

Tradition says that the numerous families bearing the name of Robinson in New England, sprang from one of two brothers that came over from England, and one of whom settled in New Jersey, and the other in Massachusetts. As will be seen in the foregoing paragraph of this sketch, Dea. Increase Robinson came from Massachusetts. History and observation show that the Robinson race were hardy, industrious, temperate and useful in their day and generation.

GHARLES E. HANDY, JR.

Charles Edward Handy, Jr., the publisher of this little volume, who for the past twelve years has been a resident of Sumner, was born in Andover, Me., Feb. 4, 1865. His father, Charles E. Handy,. who served as Coporal in the civil war nearly four years, and at present is a carpenter and contractor

in Lewiston, is son of Samuel Handy of Norridgewock, who is yet living, having attained the ripe old age of ninty-nine years. His mother, who died March 26, 1894, was daughter of Reuben R. and Joan Barrett, who were among the early settlers of Andover, Me. He received his education in the schools of Lewiston; was a graduate of Smith's Business College, class of 1880, and for one year he continued at the same school as assistant instructor, at the end of which time he entered the employ of the "Lewiston Weekly Gazette," as general office hand, to learn the trade of a printer, and has since conducted various kinds of business. In the fall of 1886, he removed to Sumner, and for ten years conducted a horse-shoeing and carriage- making shop. In May, 1898, he purchased the entire printing plant of Harold Chandler, in Sumner, and is at present conducting a publishing and printing establishment at West Sumner. He is a member of A. C. Pray Camp, Sons of Veterans, of Auburn, and the West Paris, No. 15, Lodge of Odd Fellows. Sept. 25, 1887, he married Mary Emma McAlister, daughter of Hannabel H. and Isabel C. McAlister of Sumner, and has three children, Francis Carlyle, born July 24, 1888; Archie Revere, born Sept. 23, 1890; and Florence Alma, born Mar. 2, 1898.