Dr. Eljah Dix

Dr. Elijah Dix. Born on 14 Aug 1747 in Watertown, MA. Elijah died in Dixmont, ME, on 23 May 1809; he was 61. He was a wealthy land speculator and doctor.

Elijah studied medicine with Dr. John Green of Worcester from 15 Apr 1765 for three years, then spent two years with William Greenleaf of Boston, druggist, and in 1776 began to proctice as a physician and surgeon in Worcester. In 1795 he removed to Boston, built and opened a drug store, south side of Faneuil Hall, where he carried on the business with great success. He was a chief proprietor and founder of the towns Dixmont and Dixfield, ME.

On 1 Oct 1771 when Elijah was 24, he married Dorothy Lynde, daughter of Joseph Lynde Esq (7 Jan 1702/3-1788) & Mary Lemmon, in Worcester, MA.29 Born on 23 May 1746. Dorothy died in Boston, MA, on 29 Apr 1837; she was 90. Dorthy, fifth daughter of Joseph and Mary.

From its inception in the early 1800s, Dixfield Village was destined to become the population and commercial center of the town. The largest landowner, Dr. Elijah Dix (for whom Dixfield is named) of Boston, was authorized to build the first grist mill, the first saw mills and develop the water power that flows out of Lake Webb, down Webb River, and enters at its confluence with the Androscoggin River in Dixfield. This township was granted by Massachusetts to Jonathan Holman and others. Ezra Newton with his wife and sister, spent the winter of 1793 here. They are supposed to be the first white persons who made their habitation in the town ; but they left on the return of spring. John Marble caine in during the same season with a yoke of oxen; but no permanent settlement was made until 1795, when Marble, with Gardner Brown, Amos Trask, Levi Newton, David Torrey and John Gould came, accompanied by their families. At this time the township had become the property of Dr. Elijah Dix, of Boston; and for him at its incorporation, June 21, 1803, the town was named. Dixfield Village is beautifully situated and built. It. is 18 miles from the railroad station at Bryant's Pond, and 13 miles from the North Jay station. The stage-line between the two places runs through Dixfield, by way of the village. Each of the three villages mentioned has a post-office. The denominations which have churches here are the Congregationalists, Universalists and Free Baptists. Dixfield has nine publis schoolhouses, valued-with the connected lands-at $3,700. The valuation of estates in 1870 was $273,352. In 1860 it was 265. The population in 1870 was 1,049. In 1880 it was 913.

Children of Elijah and Dorothy (Lynde) Dix, all born in Worcester:

i. William, b. 25 Jul 1772, d. 4 Apr 1799 at St. Dominique, West Indies, grad. Harvard 1792, m. at Middletown, CT, 31 May 1798 Mary Ruggles, resided at Boston and St. Dominique;

ii. Joseph, b. 30 Jan 1774, d. 18 Oct 1775;

iii. Mary, b. 9 Apr 1776, m. 28 Jan 1795 Rev. Thaddeus Mason Harris of Dorchester;

iv. Joseph, b. 26 Mar 1778, d. 29 Apr 1821 at Boston, m. Mary Bigelow of East Sudbury (Wayland), resided at Boston;

v. Calarendon, b. 25 Sep 1779, d. unmarried 1 Sep 1811 at the Olympian Springs, Kentucky;

vi. John, b. 18 Mar 1781, d. 25 Aug 1782 at Wheeling, West Virginia, m. Elizabeth Byers of Chilicothe, Ohio;

vii. Alexander, b. 18 Aug 1782, d. 23 Mar 1809, merchant in Boston, m. 5 Feb 1805 Tempy Smith of Sandwich MA, and

viii. Henry Elijah, b. 6 Feb 1793, d. 21 Jan 1822 at Norfolk, Virginia, grad. Harvard 1813, Lieut. U.S. Marines.29

Elijah Dix became a prominent Boston physician/ He was grandfather of DOROTHEA LYNDE Dix-10

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