Lived in Worcester, Mass. and Paris, Me. Was a farmer. Was Surveyor of Highways Worcester 1797-1800. Was the first member of the Legislature of Maine from Norway and Paris, 20 June 1793. Was unanimously elected member of the Maine House of Reps. for seven successive terms from Paris 1806 to 1812. Was one of Governor's Council for two years. Was one of charter members of the new Universalist Church of Paris and Norway, 4 March 1805. Was Senior Warden of Lodge of Masons organized in 1807. Was one of the pioneers of Paris, Maine to which place he moved in 1804. Built the first dam across the Androscoggin River. Large Real Estate owner.

Elias Stowell was private in Capt. Daniel Grout's Co., Col. Hallett's Regt., 1 Aug. 1780 to 30 Oct. 1780.

Resided in North Yarmouth.

Served in the American Revolution on the ship "PALLAS" on the Penobscot Expedition (MS&S 15 : 212). He lived in Washington County, Maine on land he sold in 1788 after he returned to No. Yarmouth (Wash Co Deeds 1 : 152). He may have had three sons.

He was a "Yale Forester" engaged in mahogany work in Africa.

Early settler of Greenwich, Conn.

United States Army, who had been a distinguished officer of the Indian wars in the west.

Adopted.

Pacific Northwest Quarterly, July, 1948
"Bishop Morris and the Episcopal Church"

Bishop Morris consecrated Trinity Church, Seattle, on June 11, 1871, the first Sunday after Trinity. The Rev. Messrs. Summers and Hyland assisted at the ceremonies. The building had been completed six months earlier. Seattle then had a population of about 1,500. The Rev. R. W. Summers had taken charge on January 2, 1871.

He was not a young man and his hair, which was gray, hung in long curls to his shoulders. He wore a beard, and was quite patriarchal and dignified looking.... Mrs. Summers was also very peculiar in her dress and manner. She had lived for some time abroad, and was a fine musician and linguist. She taught music and drawing. Both she and Mr. Summers were very fond of nature, and loved to collect insects, lizards, etc., from the woods, where they spent a good deal of time. They lived at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Spring Street. In this house was started the first parish school in Seattle, taught by Mrs. Summers, assisted by a young lady whom they had brought from the East for that purpose.... While Mr. and Mrs. Summers were charming and cultivated people, they were a little antiquated and they lacked the force necessary for so thriving a place.