Littlefield Family - Ourfolk

Benjamin Littlefield was one of the substantial men of the town. His parents were familiar with the experience of the settlers in the times of the Indian wars, and he was taught the necessity of courage to meet the events of life, and diligence and industry in its ordinary pursuits.

Like others born in that day of hardship, he had but few opportunities for education. But he so improved those that he had, and acquired so much of the rudiments of knowledge, that in 1760 he was chosen clerk of the proprietors of the township, and held that office for forty-three years. He spent his life in milling and farming.

He was the owner of the grist-mill near his house, and had an interest in the saw-mill in which he found employment. He was a man of very correct habits, and of a modest and retiring disposition, choosing to keep aloof from the bustle of the world, and therefore did not exercise that influence which a more frequent intercourse with the world, and a more active interest in town affairs, would have given him. In 1776 and 1777, he was one of the selectmen of the town. He died Oct. 5, 1821, at the age of ninety-one, leaving children and grand-children who have maintained an honorable standing in society.
(The History of Wells and Kennebunk from the Earliest Settlement to the Year 1820 Edward E. Bourne , p. 775)

Joseph Littlefield b: 14 JAN 1755 in Wells, York Co., ME
Peletiah Littlefield b: 22 AUG 1756 in Wells, York Co., ME
Benjamin Littlefield b: 14 APR 1758 in Wells, York Co., ME
Abigail Littlefield b: 27 JUL 1760 in Wells, York Co., ME
Dorcas Littlefield b: 21 FEB 1762 in Wells, York Co., ME
Samuel Black Littlefield b: 14 JAN 1764 in Wells, York Co., ME
Sarah Littlefield b: 26 JUN 1766 in Wells, York Co., ME
Mary Littlefield b: 8 JUL 1768 in Wells, York Co., ME
Samuel Black Littlefield b: 9 DEC 1771 in Wells, York Co., ME