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CORNELL 

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BOUGHT  WITH  THE  INCOME 
OF  THE  SAGE  ENDOWMENT 
FUND     GIVEN     IN     1891     BY 

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THIS  VOLUME  CONTAINS   BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES  OF 


LEADING    CITIZENS    OF 


CUMBERLAND  COUNTY 


MAINE 


"Biography  is  the  home  aspect  of  history" 


BOSTON 

Biographical  Review  Publishing  Company 

1896 


57 


PREFACE. 


IN  all  this  wide  earth  there  is  nothing  else  so  interesting  and  important  as  human 
life ;    and  the  history  of  individual  lives  is  recognized  as,  at  its  best,  one  of  the 

most  attractive  and  valuable  forms  of  literature.  It  behooves  every  generation 
to  write  its  own  records,  to  leave  behind  its  own  memorials.  The  present  volume  of 
local  biogi'aphies,  carefully  prepared  from  materials  furnished  by  the  patrons  of  the 
work,  is  issued  by  the  publishers  in  the  confident  hope  that  it  will  prove  satisfactory 
as  the  fulfilment  of  promise  and  a  work  of  permanent  value.  These  pages  treat  of 
earnest  toilers  of  to-day  and  of  yesterday,  workers  with  hand  and  brain,  who  have 
been  largely  instrumental'  in  the  industrial,  social,  and  political  development  of 
Cumberland  County  —  men  and  women  who,  taking  life  in  "earnest,"  have  made 
"footprints  on  the  sands  of  time."  The  conquests  here  recited  are  of  mind  over 
matter  and  circumstance. 

To  preserve  the  memory  of  local  worthies,  as  well  as  of  national  celebrities,  is 
to  foster  home  ties,  local  attachments,  and  patriotism,  and  to  encourage  good  citizen- 
ship. Furthermore,  to  borrow  the  words  of  an  eminent  speaker,  "  Whatever  fame 
great  achievements  may  bestow,  whatever  honors  the  world  may  give,  it  is  ever  the 
most  cherished  hope  of  every  seeker  after  fame  and  fortune  to  be  kindly  remembered 
and  lovingly  honored  on  the  spot  which  gave  him  birth." 


NEAL    DOW. 


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the  age  when 
demands,  gave 
service    of    his 


General  neal  dow,  who 

is  "greatest  in  great  things," 
was  born  in  Portland,  Me., 
March  20,  1804.  He  is  yet 
interested,  active,  and  influ- 
ential in  his  chosen  field 
of  philanthropic,  reformatory 
labor.  To  be  able  to  say 
that  in  the  closing  months  of 
1895  of  one  who  was  born 
when  the  century  was  but  three  years  old;  who 
was  engaged  in  affairs  before  John  Quincy 
Adams  attained  the  Presidency;  who  in  early 
manhood  achieved  success  in  business;  who 
served  his  city  and  State  in  civil  positions 
with  distinction ;  who,  after 
men  are  exempt  from  such 
three  years  to  the  '  military 
country,  commanding  successively  a  regiment, 
a  brigade,  and  a  division,  suffering  mean- 
'while  sickness  in  hospital  and  wounds  in 
battle  and  subsequently  confinement  in  mili- 
tary prisons;  whose  form  has  been  familiar  for 
more  than  the  lifetime  of  a  generation  on  plat- 
forms in  over  a  score  of  States  in  this  country; 
who  has  been  a  welcome  speaker  in  the  largest 
cities  of  the  English-speaking  world;  who  has 
reached  the  people  through  the  press  of  three 
continents  during  all  this  time;  and  who  even 
now  looks  forward  to  work  to  be  done  rather 
than  back  upon  that  accomplished —  is  to  prove 
that  Neal  Dow,  of  whom  it  is  said,  has  won  a 
place  on  the  roll  of. the  world's  great  and 
grand  old  men. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  is  of  English 
stock.  His  ancestry  on  both  sides  came  to 
this  country  from  England  in  the  first  half  of 
the  seventeenth  century.  His  race  has  been 
a  long-lived  one,    his  family  records  showing 


many  who  lived  beyond  the  allotted  age  of  man. 
He  is  a  lineal  descendant  of  John  Dow,  who 
resided  in  Tylner,  Norfolk  County,  England, 
dying  there  in  1561,  whose  grandson,  Henry, 
was  the  first  of  the  family  to  come  to  America, 
settling  in  Hampton  Falls,  N.H.,  in  1637. 
On  the  maternal  side  Neal  Dow  is  descended 
from  Christopher  Hall,  who  was  the  earliest 
settler  of  the  family  in  this  country.  His 
parents,  Josiah  and  Dorcas  (Allen)  Dow,  were 
members  of  the  Society  of  Friends,  as  indeed 
were  his  ancestors  on  both  sides  for  three 
generations.  His  mother  died  in  1851  at 
seventy-seven  years  of  age,  and  his  father  in 
1861  at  ninety-five. 

Possessing  by  inheritance  British  pluck  and 
Quaker  patience  and  persistency,  physical  and 
mental  vigor,  Neal  Dow  was  providentially 
prepared  to  be  a  leader  in  a  great  reform.  His 
boyhood  presaged  the  man.  He  was  educated 
in  the  town  schools  and  in  the  Portland  Acad- 
emy and  at  the  Friends'  Academy  in  New  Bed- 
ford, Mass.  In  the  latter  school  among  others 
he  had  for  a  classmate  the  late  Moses  H.  Grin- 
nell,  of  New  York;  while  in  the  Portland  Acad- 
emy among  his  school-fellows  was  Henry 
Wadsworth  Longfellow.  He  was  fitted  for 
college;  but,  because  of  the  prejudices  which 
then  generally  prevailed  amOng  the  Friends 
against  it,  his  parents  would  not  permit  him  to 
pursue  a  collegiate  course  of  study.  Plis  love 
for  reading  was  never  abated,  and  books  have 
been  his  closest  companions  through  his  life. 
He  was  far  from  a  recluse,  however,  and  in  his 
youth  entered  with  ardor  into  all  the  athletic 
sports  of  the  period.  Twice  it- has  been  his 
good  fortune  to  turn  his  skill  and  strength  as 
a  swimmer  to  account  in  the  saving  of  life. 

Neal    Dow's    attention    was    early  given    to 


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business.  His  father,  who  had  been  a  teacher, 
established  a  tannery,  building  up  a  successful 
business,  to  which  Neal  succeeded.  His  in- 
tuitive judgment  and  flash-light  perception 
unusually  qualified  him  for  affairs;  and "  a 
..comfortable  competency,  which  he  soon  ac- 
quired, enabled  him  early  to  withdraw  much 
of  his  attention  from  business  pursuits  to  de- 
vote his  time,  at  first  largely  and  later  almost 
wholly,  to  the  cause  that  he  early  espoused. 
During  his  active  business  career  his  assistance 
and  advice  were  sought  in  many  enterprises 
which  served  to  develop  his  city  and  State; 
and  he  was  found  in  the  directorate  of  banks, 
railroads,  manufacturing  and  other  business 
corporations. 

As  was  the  case  with  most  of  the  active 
young  men  of  his  time,  he  was  connected  with 
the  volunteer  fire  company,  rapidly  rising  to 
be  its  chief.  Under  his  charge  the  Portland 
Fire  Department  became  famous  for  discipline 
and  efficiency.  Jt  is  undoubtedly  true  that  the 
confidence  and  respect  which  he  won  in  that 
capacity  attached  to  him  a  corps  of  earnest, 
active  young  men  who  materially  aided  him  in 
the  contests  in  which  he  was  afterward  in- 
volved. His  first  temperance  speech  resulted 
from  his  connection  with  this  department.  He 
was  twenty-three  years  of  age  and  clerk  of  the 
Deluge  Engine  Company,  which  voted  to  fur- 
nish liquors  on  an  anniversary  occasion.  Upon 
the  declaration  of  the  vote  young  Dow  took 
the  floor,  and  following  his  speech  the  com- 
pany reversed  the  vote  and  established  a  prece- 
dent which  it  always  followed  during  its 
existence,  and  which  soon  became  the  rule 
throughout  the  Portland  Fire  Departinent. 
Thus  in  1827  the  majestic  moral  victor  was 
born. 

From  that  time  on  his  efforts  at  reform  have 
been  unremitting.  In  1829,  in  an  address 
before  the  Maine  Charitable  Mechanics'  As.so- 
ciation,  he  called  attention  to  the  subject ;  and 
in  the  same  year  he  introduced  in  its  meetings 
a  proposition  to  abolish  the  custom  then  pre- 
vailing among  employers  of  furnishing  liquor 
to  their  workmen,  and  the  ringing  of  the 
eleven  and  four  o'clock  town  bell,  with  which 
up  to  that  time  for  many  years  it  had  been  cus- 
tomary to  notify  laborers  that  the  usual  hour 
for  dram  drinking  had  come.     With   such   a 


beginning,  encountering  as  he  did  almost, 
single-handed  and  with  marked  success  the 
social  customs  and  prejudices  of  the  day,  it 
was  inevitable  that  his  field  of  labor  should 
broaden  ;  and  after  1830  he  sought  every  oppor- 
tunity with  pen  and  speech  to  awaken .  the 
public  conscience  and  to  impress  upon  his 
fellow-citizens  a  sense  of  their  personal  respon- 
sibility. 

He  and  his  friend,  the  now  venerable  Hon. 
William  W.  Thomas,  of  this  city,  with  a  few. 
of  their  associates,  took  the  first  steps  in  organ-.- 
izing  the  Young  Men's  Total  Abstinence  So- ^ 
ciety  of  Portland.      He  was  also  active  at  that' *' 
early  day  in  procuring  the  enforcement  of  the 
penal  provisions  of  the  then  existing  license 
legislation  against  the  violators  of  those  laws. 
It  was  at  that  time  that  the  necessity  of  legis- , 
lative    suppression    of  the  traffic  forced   itself, 
upon  his  mind.      Progress  was  slow.     The  road 
over  which  it  was  made  was  steep  and  tugged,   • 
involving  the  severing  of  social  fies,  the  break-    . 
ing    of   political  connections,   the    sacrifice  of 
time  and  money,  of  comfort  and  of  pleasure. 
•All  this  Neal  Dow  accepted  without  faltering.    ■ 
One  of  the  first   results  of  the  agitation  \yas;  ? 
the  enactment  of  a  law,  practically  the  loea|;^| 
option  system  prevalent  in  some  States  to-day, 
which  permitted  selectmen  of  towns  andalder- 
men  of  cities  to  submit  to  the  people  the  ques- 
tion whether  licenses  should  be  granted.      In 
-1839,  under  its  provisions,  Mr.  Dow  appeared 
before  the  aldermen   to    oppose    the   granting: 
of    licenses.      As   a    result    the    question    was 
submitted  to  the  people.        The    vote  favored 
license  by  a  considerable  majority,  but  aye^r:;: 
or  two  later  the  public  expression  was  reversed 
by  a  large  majority. 

In  pursuing  the  work  Mr.  Dow,  with  others, 
took    long    tours   into   different   parts   of   the^/;: 
State.     Meetings  for  arousing  public  interest.fi 
were   held    in    school-houses,    in    town    halls,   '' 
where   these   existed,    and    in    churches,     and 
where,  as   was   sometimes   the   case,   none   of 
these   could    be   obtained,    in    private  houses, 
or,  when    the   weather  -would    permit,   out   of 
doors.     This  was  before  the  days  of  railroads;, 
and    Mr.   Dow   travelled   with  his  own  team, 
often  accompanied  by  one  or  two  or  three  others. 
Some   of   these   tours    involved    two   hundred 
miles  of  travel  in  open  sleighs  with  the  ther- 


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mometer  at  times  below  zero.  This  method  of 
agitation  continued  for  a  term  of  years  ex- 
tending from  about  1835  to  1850.  Meanwhile 
Mr.  Dow  had  appeared  at  nearly  every  session 
of  the  legislature,  advocating  the  enactment  of 
a  law  prohibiting' the  liquor  trafific,  but  with  in- 
different success.  At  first  the  result  was  a 
vote  authorizing  the  petitioners  to  withdraw ; 
then  the  measure  would  be  passed  in  one  house 
to  be  rejected  in  the  other;  the  next  year,  per- 
haps, the  latter  branch  would  pass  the  bill  and 
the  former  reject  it;  later  still  both  houses 
approved  the  measure,  leaving  to  the  Governor 
the  responsibility  of  vetoing  it. 

In  1851  Neal  Dow,  who  had  been  in  poli- 
tics a  Whig,  was  nominated  by  that  party  as 
its  candidate  for  Mayor  of  Portland.  This 
nomination  was  brought  about  rather  by  the 
rank  and  file  than  by  the  party  leaders,  to 
many  of  whom  the  selection  of  Mr.  Dow  as 
a  candidate  was  far  from  agreeable.  A  con- 
siderable number  of  what  were  at  the  time 
called  "Liberal  Whigs,"  under  the  guidance 
of  some  of  the  leaders  of  the  party,  bolted  the 
nomination;  but  Mr.  Dow  was  elected  by  a 
larger  vote  than  had  ever  been  given  to  a  Whig 
candidate  before. 

A  few  weeks  after  his  election  Mr.  Dow 
again  appeared  before  the  legislature  and  advo- 
cated the  prohibition  of  the  liquor  trafific.  He 
had  formerly  appeared  before  that  body  simply 
as  a  private  citizen :  now  he  took  with  him 
whatever  of  weight  and  influence  his  official 
station  could  add  to  his  character  and  ability 
as  an  individual.  The  legislature  was  Demo- 
cratic in  both  branches,  and  some  of  the  war 
horses  of  that  party  did  not  take  kindly  to  a 
measure  urged  upon  them  by  a  representative 
Whig.  An  amusing  but  earnest  speech  made 
by  a  leading  Democrat  begged  Democrats  not 
to  follow  "this  popinjay  Whig,  Lord  Mayor 
of  Portland."  But  the  bill  passed  both 
branches  of  the  legislature  just  as  it  was 
written  by  Mr.  Dow.  This  was  on  May  31, 
1851.  On  June  2  it  was  signed  by  Governor 
Hubbard,  also  a  Democrat.  It  is  safe  to  say 
that  no  measure  of  only  local  effect  ever  at- 
tracted wider  attention  than  did  that  enact- 
ment, which  earned  world-wide  celebrity  as 
the  "Maine  Law. "  Similarly  the  fame  of  its 
author  commenced  its  extension  in  constantly 


widening     circles     throughout     the    English- 
speaking  world. 

'  Upon  Mayor  Dow  fell  the  task  of  enforcing 
this  new  and  startling  measure  in  the  largest 
city  in  the  State.  It  demonstrated  its  effi- 
ciency under  an  earnest  and  impartial  enforce- 
ment; and  the  marked  results  of  the  law  for 
good  throughout  the  State  not  only  firmly 
established  the  policy  of  prohibition  in  the 
convictions  of  the  people  of  Maine,  but 
aroused  agitation  in  behalf  of  similar  legisla- 
tion in  several  of  the  States  in  this  country 
and  also  in  Great  Britain.  Mr.  Dow's  ser- 
vices upon  the  platform  and  through  the  press 
were  widely  sought;  and,  being  relieved  by  a 
defeat  at  the  polls  in  the  spring  of  1852  from 
the  cares  of  the  Mayoralty,  he  was  able  to  re- 
spond to  many  of  those  invitations,  and 
travelled  extensively  in  the  northern  part  of 
the  Union,  addressing  by  request  the  legis- 
latures of  several  States.  In  1855  he  was  again* 
elected  Mayor  of  Portland  as  the  first  candi- 
date for  that  position  of  the  Republican  party, 
which  was  then  just  organized  in  Maine.  He 
was  unanimously  elected  as  a  Representative 
to  the  State  legislature  in  1858,  and  re- 
elected in  1859.  In  1857  he  visited  England 
and  Scotland  by  invitation  of  the  United  King- 
dom Alliance,  and  addressed  audiences  in  all 
the  larger  cities. 

In  the  latter  part  of  1861,  after  the  first  flush 
of  war  enthusiasm  had  expended  itself  and 
enlistments  were  dull.  Governor  Washburn, 
of  Maine,  requested  Mr.  Dow  to  raise  a  regi- 
ment of  volunteers;  and  about  the  same  time 
the  Secretary  of  War  commissioned  him  to  re- 
cruit a  battery  of  artillery.  He  was  made 
Colonel  of  the  Thirteenth  Maine  Regiment, 
and  was  ordered  to  the  Gulf  Department  under 
General  Butler.  On  the  way  thither  the 
steamer  "Mississippi, "  in  which  was  Colonel 
Dow  with  a  portion  of  his  regiment, and  a 
Massachusetts  regiment  also  under  his  com- 
mand, was  wrecked  off  Frying  Pan  Shoals. 
The  occasion  afforded  an  opportunity  for  the 
display  of  his  wisdom  and  fortitude  in  trying 
circumstances.  He  was  shortly  after  commis- 
sioned Brigadier-general  by  President  Lincoln, 
and  was  in  command  at  Fort  St.  Philip  and 
also  at  Pensacola,  Fla. ,  and  subsequently  of 
the    defences    of    New    Orleans    to    the   north 


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of  the  city.  He  participated  with  his  brigade 
in  the  first  assault  upon  Port  Hudson,  where  he 
was  wounded,  and,  while  convalescing  at  a 
farm-house  within  the  Federal  lines,  was  capt- 
ured by  a  party  of  -Confederate  cavalry.  He 
was  confined  at  Libby  Prison,  at  Mobile,  and 
again  at  Libby  Prison,  for  some  nine  months, 
when  he  was  exchanged  for"  General  Fitz 
Hugh  Lee.  Finding  his  health  and  strength 
impaired  by  the  exposure  of  army  life  and  the 
hardships  of  his  imprisonment,  he  then  re- 
signed his  commission,  and  upon  the  conclu- 
sion of  peace  returned  with  unflagging  zeal  to 
his  labors  for  the  promotion  of  temperance,  in 
which  he  has  ever  since  been  engaged. 

From  the  inception  of  the  troubles  incident 
to  the  election  of  President  Lincoln,  Mr.  Dow 
was  active  with  speech  and  pen  in  support  of 
a  policy  which  should  at  once  preserve  the 
Union  and  abolish  slavery.  At  the  suggestion 
of  his  friends  in  Great  Britain,  with  a  view  to 
counteracting  the  machinations  of  the  enemies 
of  the  Union  there,  he  wrote  many  articles  for 
publication  in  English  journals;  and,  by  tend- 
ing to  show  that  the  war  was  precipitated  upon 
the  country  in  an  effort  to  perpetuate  and  ex- 
tend slavery,  he  was  enabled  to  render  good 
service  to  the  cause  of  freedom.  While  he 
was  connected  with  the  army  he  devoted  all 
his  leisure  to  this  work,  with  such  result  upon 
the  public  sentiment  of  Great  Britain  that  he 
was  formally  thanked  therefor  by  the  Union 
Emancipation  League  of  Great  Britain  and  the 
United  States  Minister  at.  the  Court  of  St. 
James. 

On  January  20,  1830,  Mr.  Dow  married 
Maria  Cornelia  Durant  Maynard,  of  Boston, 
a  woman  of  culture  and  refinement.  Mrs. 
Dow  died  on  January  13,  1873.  Of  the  ten 
children  born  of  this  marriage,  but  four  are 
living— Mrs.  Louisa  Dwight  Benton,  of  Lan- 
caster, N.H.  ;  Emma  Maynard  Gould,  of  Bos- 
ton, Mass.  ;  Frederick  Neal  Dow,  recently 
Collector  of  the  Port  of  Portland;  and  Cor- 
nelia Maynard  Dow,  of  Portland,  who  presides 
over  her  father's  home. 

On  March  20,  1894,  Mr.  Dow  attained  the 
age  of  ninety  years.  Anniversary  celebrations 
were  held  all  over  this  country,  and  two  hun- 
dred in  Great  Britain,  many  in  Australia,  and 
several    in   other  parts   of   the   world,   among 


them  one  in  Jerusalem.  Congratulatory  mes-- 
sages,  letters  and  floral  offerings,  and  fornjal 
addresses  ppured  in  upon  him  from  all  sides. 
The  Old  World  and  the  New,  and  many  foreign 
tongues,  as  well  as  his  native  language,  contrib- 
uted to  the  memorable  occasion.  The  State 
Board  of  Trade,  then  in  session  in  Portland, 
passed  appropriate  resolutions  upon  the  occa- 
sion, congratulating  General  Dow  upon  his 
great  services  to  the  State,  and  appointed  a 
committee  to  wait  upon  him  and  convey  the 
"good  wishes  and  irespect  of  its  members.  The 
city  government  of  Portland  did  the  same. 

The  immense  audience  which  filled  the  City 
Hall  of  Portland  in  the  evening  exchanged  mes- 
sages by  cable  with  a  great  gathering  in  Free. 
Trade  Hall,  Manchester,  England.  Among 
the  distinguished  speakers  at  the  Portland  cel- 
ebration were  Governor  H.  B.  Cleaves  and  ex- 
Governor  Selden  Connor.  A  portrait  of  Gen- 
eral Dow  was  presented,  to  be  placed  in  the 
rotunda  of  the  State  capitol;  and  the  Hxan. 
James  P.  Baxter,  Mayor  of  Portland,  who  pre- 
sided, said :  — 

"No  son  of  Portland  has  thrown  about  it 
such  a  halo  of  wholesome  light  as  the  man 
whose  ninetieth  birthday  we  celebrate  to-night. 
He  sits  here  as  an  example  for  the  old  and 
young,  and  may  the  memory  of  this  night 
long  live  with  our  people.  " 


J^^ATHANIEL     DEERING.     merchant, 
came  to  Portland,  then  Falmouth,  in 

Is  V  1 76 1,  from  Kittery,  where  he  was 

born  January  29,  1736.  He  was  of 
the  fifth  generation  in  descent  from  George 
Deering,  who  was  one  of  the  early  emigrant^; 
to  this  country,  coming  from  Devonshire, 
England,  about  1635,  and  settling  at  Black 
Point,  now  part  of  Scarboro,  Me.,  not  far  from 
Richmond  Island. 

His  son,  Roger  Deering,  died  in  Kittery  in 
1676,  leaving  a  son,  Clement  Deering,  who 
married  Jgan  Bray,  a  daughter  of  John  Bray, 
of  Kittery.  Joan  Bray's  sister  Margery  mar- 
ried William  Pepperell,  and  became  the 
mother  of  Sir  William  Pepperell.  Clemenf 
peering  died  in  1701.  His  son,  John  Deed- 
ing, was  born  June  17,  1680,  and  married 
Temperance  Fernald,   a  daughter  of  William 


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Fernald,  whose  wife  was  a  Miss  Langdon,  a 
member  of  the  well-known  New  Hampshire 
family  of  that  name,  being  a  grand-daughter 
of  the  Tobias  Langdon  who  married  Eliza- 
beth Sherburne.  John  Deering  was  a  sea 
captain,  and  commanded  for  many  years 
vessels  of  his  cousin,  Sir  William  Pepperell, 
in  their  foreign  voyages.  His  son,  John 
Deering,  was  born  July  16,  1710,  married 
Anne  Dunn,  of  Boston,  and  was  the  father  of 
Nathaniel  Deering.  The  second  John  Deering 
also  was  a  sea  captain,  and  he  died  at  sea  in 
1758. 

The  responsibility  of  providing  for  his 
mother  with  her  large  family  thus  fell  upon 
Nathaniel,  and  in  order  to  better  his  condition 
he  came  East  and  settled  at  Falmouth.  His 
family  soon  followed  him;  and  before  long  his 
mother  married  Deacon  James  Milk,  a  promi- 
nent merchant  and  ship  builder  here,  with 
whom  Nathaniel  associated  himself  in  busi- 
ness. In  1763  James  Milk,  a  son  of  Deacon 
Milk,  married  Mary  Deering,  a  sister  of  Na- 
thaniel, which  event  was  followed  the  next 
year  by  the  marriage  of  Nathaniel  Deering  to 
Dorcas  Milk,  a  daughter  of  Deacon  Milk, 
and  in  1766  by  the  marriage  of  his  brother, 
John  Deering,  .to  Eunice  Milk,  another  daugh- 
ter. Willis,  in  his  history  of  Portland,  says 
of  these  marriages,  "This  quadruple  alliance 
formed  a  strong  family  cement,  and  concen- 
trated the  efforts  and  extended  the  influence  of 
prominent  and  enterprising  men,  which  en- 
abled them  to  accumulate  property  and  create 
a  large  business." 

Nathaniel  Deering' s  mother  died  in  1769 
at  the  age  of  fifty-eight;  and  in  1772  Deacon 
James  Milk  died,  leaving  a  large  estate  to  be 
divided  among  his  children.  Among  other 
portions  was  the  large  and  valuable  tract  of 
land  lying  between  Exchange  and  Market 
Streets  and  extending  from  Middle  Street  to 
low  water  mark.  Nathaniel  Deering  lived  in 
a  house  which  stood  on  the  corner  of  Exchange 
and  Fore.  Streets  till  it  was  destroyed  in  the 
bombardment  of  the  town  by  the  British  in 
1775.  After  this  he  purchased  and  occupied 
the  land  on  the  corner  of  Exchange  and 
Middle  Streets,  upon  which  the  post-ofifice 
now  stands.  He  was  actively  interested  in  all 
town  affairs,  and  was  twice  chosen  Selectman, 


his  associates  being  General  Peleg  Wadsworth 
and  John  Fox,  these  being  the  first  Selectmen 
chosen  after  the  separating  of  Falmouth  and 
Portland  in  1786. 

In  1776,  the  commerce  of  the  town  having 
suffered  severely  from  the  depredations  of  the 
British  cruise^,  Mr.  Deering  bought  and  fitted 
out  the  ship  "Fox  "  as  a  privateer;  and,  letters 
of  marque  and  reprisal  being  issued  by  Gov- 
ernor John  Hancock  to  Mr.  Deering,  John  Fox, 
and  Deacon  Titcomb,  the  "Fox"  did  consider- 
able damage  to  the  property  of  the  enemy. 
Mr.  Deering  subsequently  sold  one-half  of  the 
"Fox"  to  Messrs.  Fox  and  Titcomb.  After 
the  Revolutionary  War  was  over  he  was  the 
first  to  resume  business  in  the  town,  engaging 
largely  in  commercial  enterprises,  to  accom- 
modate which  and  to  promote  the  mercantile 
facilities  of  the  town,  he  extended  the  pier 
which  had  belonged  to  Mr.  Milk  and  himself, 
near  the  foot  of  Exchange  Street,  and  at  that 
time  called  Deering's  Wharf,  into  the  spacious 
wharf  which  from  its  extent  took  the  name  of 
Long  Wharf,  and  was  for  many  years  the 
principal  centre  for  the  shipping  of  the  port. 
It  was  begun  in  1793;  and  here  Mr.  Deering, 
having  taken  his  son  James  into  partnership 
with  him,  transacted  a  large  commercial  busi- 
ness, and  co-operated  extensively  with  such 
well-known  merchants  as  the  Amorys,  Grays, 
Dexters,  and  Derbys,  in  their  varied  enter- 
prises. 

Purchasing  large  and  valuable  tracts  of  land 
in  different  parts  of  the  city,  he  laid  the  foun- 
dation of  the  Deering  and  Preble  estates. 
Among  the  purchases  made  by  him  was  the 
beautiful  grove  of  oaks,  containing  about  fifty 
acres,  known  for  so  many  years  as  "Deering's 
Oaks,"  and  immortalized  by  Longfellow  in  his 
poem  of  "My  Lost  Youth."  This  grove  his 
descendants  wishing  to  preserve  gave  in  1879 
to  the  citizens  of  Portland  for  a  public  park 
on  the  condition  that  it  should  be  kept  for 
that  purpose  forever.  The  family  at  one  time 
declined  an  offer  of  fifty  thousand  dollars  for 
it  from  the  city  of  Portland. 

Mr.  Deering  died  September  14,  1795.  A 
man  of  energy,  business  capacity,  and  un- 
swerving integrity,  he  was  universally  re- 
spected; and  his  death,  when  in  the  vigor  of 
life  and  in  the  midst  of  large  enterprises,  was 


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a  serious  loss  to  the  community.  His  widow, 
a  woman  remarkable  for  her  strong  common 
sense  and  excellent  judgment,  survived  him 
until  1826.  She  was  greatly  interested  in  the 
First  Parish  of  Portland,  and  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  its  charity  fund.  Mr.  Deering 
left  two  children  — James  Deering,  of  whom 
an  account  will  be  found  below;  and  Mary 
Deering,  who  married  in  1801  Commodore 
Edward  Preble  of  the  United  States  Navy,  cel- 
ebrated for  his  bombardment  of  Tripoli. 


-AMES  DEERING,  a  distinguished  mer- 
chant of  Portland,  was  born  August  23, 
1766,  and  was  the  eldest  of  the  two 
children  of  Nathaniel  Deering.  He 
received  his  education  principally  at  the  Dum- 
mer  Academy  at  Byfteld,  Mass.,  then  the  most 
frequented  institution  for  preparatory  studies 
in  New  Engl^and,  under  the  care  of  the  well- 
known  Master  Moody.  Commodore  Preble 
and  other  young  men  from  Portland  were  also 
sent  there  in  the  absence  of  all  means  of  in- 
struction at  home  during  the  disastrous  period 
of  the  war.  On  his  return  and  before  coming 
of  age,  James  Deering  entered  into  commercial 
business  with  his  father,  a  connection  that  ter- 
minated only  at  the  death  of  the  latter.  The 
heavy  responsibility  then  cast  upon  the  son 
was  relieved  by  the  practical  sagacity  of  his 
mother,  which  enabled  him  to  continue  the 
improvements  of  the  estate  in  various  direc- 
tions, especially  the  erection  of  the  brick 
blocks  on  the  easterly  side  on  Exchange 
Street,  commencing  at  the  foot  in  1797  and 
going  up  the  street  to  Middle  Street.  By  his 
judicious  management,  aided  by  the  growing 
prosperity  of  the  town,  he  accumulated  a  large 
estate. 

He  married  Almira  Ilsley,  a  daughter  of 
Enoch  Ilsley,  Esq.,  a  prominent  and  influen- 
tial citizen,  in  March,  1789;  and  they  lived 
in  uninterrupted  happiness  for  more  than 
sixty-one  years.  In  1804  Mr.  Deering,  having 
purchased  some  years  previously  the  farm  in 
Westbrook  in  the  vicinity  of  Deering's  Oaks, 
built  the  present  Deering  mansion,  and  took 
up  his  residence  therein.  At  the  time  of  his 
death  his  estate  there  consisted  of  over  two- 
hundred   acres   and  was  a  model   farm.      He 


was  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Horticult- 
ural Society,  and  introduced  here  the  best 
variety  of  fruit-trees  that  could_  be  imported, 
and  always  adopted  the  latest  and  best  methods 
of  scientific  farming.  His  stock  was  of  the 
best  breeds,  and  usually  took  the  prizes  at 
the  county  fairs ;  if  they  did  not,  he  at  once 
purchased  those  that  did.  His  fondness  for 
real  estate  was  proverbial.  He  bought  large 
tracts  in  different  parts  of  the  city  and  in  the 
suburbs,  and  time  has  shown  the  wisdom  of 
those  investments.  In  the  development  of  his 
property  he  showed  uncommon  and  far-seeing 
liberality,  giving  street  after  street  to  the  city 
of  Portland  without  asking  for  any  compensa-f; 
tion.  In  1849  he  gave  the  land  for  New  State 
Street,  a  broad  and  beautiful  thoroughfare-  over 
seventy  feet  in  width,  running  from  Congress 
Street  to  Deering's  Oaks,  and  contributed  in 
addition  seven  hundred  dollars  toward  making- 
it.  He  also  gave  to  the  city  part  of  the 
Eastern  Promenade,  which  ran  through  his 
property  for  a  long  distance.  He  was  greatly 
interested  in  the  building  of  the  Atlantic  & 
St.  Lawrence  Railroad,  and"  was  the  largest 
subscriber  to  its  stock  in  Portland,  and  was 
one  of  its  first  Directors.  For  many  years  he 
was  a  Director  in  the  Maine  Bank. 

Mr.  James  Deering  was  singularly  exact, 
conscientious,  prompt,  and  methodical  in  all 
his  transactions,  and  required  the  like  quali- 
ties from  those  with  whom  he  dealt.  He  was 
at  the  same  time  a  generous  man,  and  freely 
and  largely  contributed  to  all  objects  which 
received  his  approbation;  but  he  neither  be- 
stowed his  charities  nor  performed  any  other 
act  of  his  life  from  ostentatious  motives  or 
with  desire  for  popular  favor.  This  he  never 
courted.  No  man  ever  avoided  notoriety 
more  sincerely  than  he  did ;  and  his  benefac- 
tions to  meritorious  persons,  which  were  fre- 
quent and  liberal,  were  privately  conveyed, 
the  recipients  never  knowing  their  source. 
In  the  domestic  and  social  relations  of  life  he 
was  kind,  affectionate,  and  courteous.  In  no 
house  were  friends  or  strangra-s  received  more 
freely  or  entertained  with  more  generous  hos- 
pitality. In  the  street  his  acquaintStaces  were 
always  greeted  with  a  smile.  Forms  and  cere- 
mony and  all  the  artificial  rules  of  society 
were  to  him  as  distasteful  as  they  usually  are 


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to  guests.  Many  distinguished  men  were  en- 
tertained at  his  cheerful  mansion,  and  his 
manner  of  receiving  them  was  most  cordial 
and  unceremonious.  He  was  of  a  bright  and 
happy  temperament;  and  it  is  to  the  cheerful 
views  which  he  took  of  life,  and  his  moderation, 
that  we  may  attribute  the  long  period  he  was 
permitted  to  enjoy  its  pleasures.  Nor  was  he 
insensible  in  his  last  sickness  to  the  numerous 
blessings  which  had  surrounded  him,  or  the 
source  from  which  they  came;  but  he  laid 
them  down  in  perfect  calmness  and  resigna- 
tion. 

The  death  of  a  man  of  so  many  good  quali- 
ties was  a  severe  bereavement,  not  only  to  the 
family,  but  to  the  community  in  which  he 
lived.  The  poor  lost  a  friend  always  ready  to 
relieve,  and  society  an  example  of  honorable 
and  successful  effort,  of  cheerful,  generous 
sympathy,  An  obituary  notice  in  the  Portland 
Advertiser  concludes  as  follows:  — 

"  He  was  one  whom  great  wealth  could  not 
intoxicate,  and  whose  best  sympathies,  feel- 
ings, and  affections  it  could  not  dry  up  or 
wither.  'In  his  intercourse  with  his  fellow- 
citizens  of  every  class  he  was  always,  in  real- 
ity as  well  as  in  manner,  the  same  genuine 
republican,  one  of  nature's  gentlemen,  al- 
ways cheerful,  interesting,  and  unaffected. 
There  was  nothing  about  him  to  remind  the 
most  humble  that  he  was  conversing  with  a 
rich  man.  It  was  a  matter  unthought  of  in 
his  presence.  As  a  consequence  he  was  sin- 
qerely  respected  and  beloved  to  an  extent  that 
but  few  wealthy  men  are." 

After  his  death  the  name  of  the  town  of 
Westbrook  was  changed  to  that  of  Deerin'g  in 
his  honor.  He  died  at  the  Deering  mansion 
on  September  21,  1850,  aged  eighty-four 
years,  leaving  a  widow,  a  son,  Nathaniel 
Deering,  and  five  daughters  —  Harriet  and 
Mary  L.  Deering,  Mrs.  Thomas  Amory  Du- 
blois,  Mrs.  Henry  Merrill,  and  Mrs.  William 
Pitt  Fessenden.  Harriet  and  Mary  Deering 
lived  for  many  years  at  the  family  mansion, 
carrying  on  the  large  farm  left  them  by  their 
father  with  a  reverential  regard  for  his  mem- 
ory. Possessed  of  large  wealth,  they  were  en- 
abled to  do  many  deeds  of  private  and  public 
charity.  Never  was  a  deaf  ear  turned  by  them 
to  any  worthy  appeal,   and   their  names   are 


connected  by  generous  contributions  with 
nearly  every  great  and  good  work  in  the  com- 
munities of  Portland  and  Deering. 


I^ATHANIEL  DEERING,  author,  son 
of  James  Deering,  was  born  in  Port- 
is  V  Ja-nd,  June  25,  1791.  At  the  time 
of  his  birth  his  father  resided  on 
the  corner  of  Middle  and  Exchange  Streets, 
on  the  site  of  the  First  National  Bank,  the  lot 
upon  which  the  house  stood  having  been  part 
of  the  garden  of  Deacon  James  Milk,  his  great- 
grandfather. In  early  boyhood  Nathaniel 
Deering  attended  the  school  of  Mr.  Patten; 
and  from  there  he  went  to  Phillips  Exeter 
Academy,  then  under  the  charge  of  the  well- 
known  and  beloved  preceptor,  Benjamin  Ab-' 
hot,  for  whom  Mr.  Deering  always  enter- 
tained the  highest  respect,  and  to  wiiom  he 
subsequently  dedicated  his  first  play.  After 
finishing  his  preparatory  studies  at  Exeter  he 
entered  Harvard  College,  and  was  graduated 
there  in  18 10,  standing  fourteenth  in  a  class 
of  sixty-three,  and  leaving  with  a  reputation 
of  being  a  great  wit  and  one  of  the  best  clas- 
sical scholars  in  the  college.  Intending  at 
first  to  become  a  merchant,  he  spent  some 
time  in  the  counting-room ;  but,  as  his  father 
was  anxious  that  he  should  adopt  the  law  as  a 
profession,  and  as  that  was  more  congenial  to 
his  tastes,  he  entered  the  law  office  of  Judge 
Ezekiel  Whitman,  Congressman,  and  one  of 
the  most  distinguished  members  of  the  bar  in 
the  district  of  Maine. 

Mr.  Deering  was  one  of  the  foremost  in  the 
band  of  talented  young  men  of  the  town,  in- 
cluding William  Willis,  Bellamy  Storer, 
Charles  S.  Daveis,  and  William  P.  Fessenden, 
and  others,  who  established  a  club  for  literary 
and  social  purposes,  and  published  in  manu- 
script an  exceedingly  bright  and  witty  paper 
called  the  Torpedo.  Mr.  Deering  was  the  edi- 
tor of  this  paper  and  one  of  its  most  constant 
contributors.  His  services  were  also  in  de- 
mand for  Fourth  of  July  orations  and  various 
other  public  occasions,  and  as  early  as  1813, 
at  the  dinner  given  by  the  citizens  of  Portland 
to  the  officers  of  the  United  States  brig  "  En- 
terprise," he  sang  an  ode  composed  by  himself 
for  the  occasion,  of  which  the  battle  between 


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the  "Enterprise"  and  the  "Boxer"  was  the 
theme.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1815, 
and  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  the 
Kennebec  valley,  where  he  resided  for  some 
years  in  the  town  of  Skowhegan. 

In  1824  he  married  Anna  Margaret  Hol- 
well,  the  daughter  of  Major  John  Z.  Holwell 
of  the  British  army,  whose  father,  James  Hol- 
well, was  a  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  famous 
Ninety-third  Regiment  of  Foot,  known  as  the 
"Scots  Grays,"  and  whose  great-grandfather 
was  John  Z.  Holwell,  Governor  of  Bengal, 
who  commanded  the  English  garrison  at  Cal- 
cutta at  the  time  of  its  capture  by  Surrajah 
Dowlah  in  June,  1756,  and  with  one  hundred 
and  forty-five  others  was  confined  in  the 
terrible  Black  Hole  of  Calcutta,  of  whom  only 
twenty-three,  including  their  commander. 
Governor  Holwell,  came  out  alive. 

Mr.  Deering  returned  to  Portland  in  1836, 
and  gradually  relinquished  the  law  for  the 
more  congenial  pursuit  of  literature.  He  be- 
came for  a  short  time  the-  editor  of  a  political 
paper  called  the  -  Statesman,  published  in  the 
interests  of  Henry  Clay;  and  during  his  life 
he  was  a  constant  contributor  to  the  daily 
papers,  nearly  all  of  his  articles  appearing 
anonymously.  William  Cullen  Bryant,  im- 
pressed with  his  ability  in  this  field,  urged  his 
acceptance  of  a  place  upon  the  New  York 
E'vening  Post ;  but  Mr.  Deering,  preferring  to 
remain  in  his  native  town,  declined  the  flatter- 
ing offer.  In  1830  he  published  "Carra- 
basset,"  a  tragedy  in  five  acts,  founded  upon 
the  story  of  the  massacre  of  Father  Rasle  and 
the  Norridgewock  Indians  by  the  British  in 
1720,  a  theme  suggested  to  him  during  his 
residence  in  the  vicinity  of  Norridgewock. 
This  was  followed  by  the  "Clairvoyants," 
a  comedy.  Both  these  plays  have  been  several 
times  produced  upon  the  stage  in  Portland  and 
Boston.  In  1851  he  published  his  tragedy  of 
"Bozzaris,"  which  is  the  most  carefully 
written  of  all  his  productions,  the  characters 
being  finely  conceived  and  well  sustained 
throughout.  The  critics  of  the  day  all  spoke 
in  the  highest  praise  of  the  work. 

As  a  humorous  writer  he  became  quite  popu- 
lar at  one  time;  and  some  of  his  stories,  as 
II The  Donation  Visit,"  "Mrs.  Sikes,"  and 
"Tableaux  Vivants,"  appearing  originally  in 


the  old  Portland  Gazette,  Portland  Transcript, 
and  Coleman's  Magazine,  were  extensively 
copied  by  newspapers  in  different  parts  of  the 
country.  His  brilliant  wit, ,  sparkling  repar- 
tee, and  striking  bori-mots  will  long  be  re- 
membered in  his  native  town  and  vicinity. 
His  native  humor  was  also  manifested  in  sev- 
eral ballads,  political  songs,  and  epigrams, 
published  in  the  periodicals  of  the  day.  But 
it  is  in  such  beautiful  poems  as  "The  Grave," 
"The  Harp,  "and  "The  Solitary,"  that  Mr. 
Deering  showed  the  true  poetic  quality  of  his 
mind,  and  indicated  what  he  might  have 
written  in  a  more  serious  vein.  He  was  ex- 
ceedingly musical  in  his  tastes,  and  composed 
a  number  of  hymns  and  anthems,  which  ap- 
pear;ed  in  various  collections  of  sacred  music, 
and  are  still  in  use. 

In  1858  Mr.  Deering  lost  his  eldest  son^ 
Edward  Deering,  a  young  man  of  brilliant 
promise.  For  some  years  he.  had  been  en- 
gaged in  business  in  Boston,  and  later  came 
back  to  Portland,  and  entered  into  mercantile 
business.  Generous  by  nature,  endowed  with 
those  qualities  of  person  and  manner  that  win 
general  favor,  he  was  the  idol-  of  a  large  circle 
of  devoted  family  friends,  and  he  was  equally 
at  home  in  the  ranks  of  business  men  and  in 
society. 

His  second  son,  James  Deering,  at  the  be- 
ginning of  the  Rebellion  entered  the  navy, 
and  was  on  blockade  duty  on  the  frigate 
"  Santee "  and  other  vessels  for  over  tw;0 
years.  He  was  then  transferred  to  the  Mis- 
sissippi squadron,  commanded  by  Admiral 
David  D.  Porter,  and  in  1864  received  his 
commission  as  Acting  Ensign  in  the  navy. 
He  was  executive  oflficer  of  the  iron-clad  gun- 
boat "Ozark"  during  the  Red  River  expedi- 
tion, and  was^  repeatedly  complimented  in  the 
reports  of  his'  superior  officers  for  h.ia  gallant 
and  meritorious  conduct  at  that  time.  He 
remained  on  duty  till  the  close,  of  the  war, 
when  he  resigned  his  position  in  the  navy  to 
accept  one  in  the  Quartermaster's  department 
in  the  army,  and  was  stationed  on  various 
posts  in  the  West.  He  died  in  1876.  Up- 
right, generous,  and  open-hearted,  no  one  had 
fewer  enemies  or  warmer  friends. 

In  1878,  on  the  death  of  his  last  surviving 
sister  at  the  ancestral  homestead  in  Deering, 


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Nathaniel  Deering,  with  his  family,  moved 
out  to  the.  family  mansion,  and  resided  there 
in  an  exceedingly  peaceful  and  happy  old  age 
till  his  death,  which  took  place  on  March  25, 
1 88 1.  He  left  one  son,  Henry  Deering,  and 
three  daughters  —  Harriet  H.  Deering,  Mar- 
garet D.  Oilman,  and  Marion  D.  Noyes. 

He  was  a  man  of  sterling  character,  uniting 
the  strictest  integrity  with  the  sensitive  ten- 
derness of  a  woman.  Possessed  of  great 
talents,  he  was  prevented  by  extreme  modesty 
and  self-distrust  from  taking  the  position  in 
the  community  that  was  clearly  his,  and  which 
men  of  far  less  ability  did  take.  No  man  was 
more  charitably  disposed  or  more  ready  to  re- 
lieve the  unfortunate,  and  no  one  more  unpre- 
tending in  his  daily  walk.  Singularly  happy 
in  his  home  life,  he  was  content  that  others 
should  strive  for  the  brilliant  prizes  that 
might  easily  have  been  his.  We  cannot  find 
a  more  fitting  word  with  which  to  close  this 
notice  than  the  following  lines  from  his  own 
poem  of  "The  Solitary":  — 

"■And  iu  his  matchless  features  one  might  trace 
The  march  of  thought,  the  majesty  of  mind. 

And  his  was  one  that  learning  had  refin'd, 
And  it  was  full  of  high  imaginings. 

No  more  the  joys  of  time  and  sense  could  bind 
Him  down  to  earth.     On  Fancy's  fairy  wings 

He  loved  aloft  to  soar  and  muse  on  heavenly  things." 


'ON.  WILLIAM  W.  CUTTER,  Mayor 
of  the  city  of  Westbrook,  Me.,  a 
leader  in  mercantile  as  well  as  po- 
litical circles,  was  born  at  Cape 
Elizabeth,  Me.,  January  11,  1851.  His  par- 
ents, Ephraim  P.  and  Ardelia  M.  (Warren) 
Cutter,  were  both  natives  of  Cumberland 
County,  Maine. 

Richard  Cutter,  his  first  progenitor  in  this 
country,  emigrated  from  the  north  of  England 
and  settled  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  about  the 
middle  of  the  seventeenth  century;  and  in 
Cambridge  several  generations  of  the  family 
lived  and  died.  They  were  an  energetic  and 
long-lived  race,  and  reared  large  families. 
Ammi  Cutter,  the  great-grandfather  of  Mayor 
Cutter,  fought  in  the  battle  of  Lexington; 
and  his  death  occurred  on  April  19,  1795,  the 
twentieth  artniversary  of  that  fateful  engage- 


ment.    He  was  three  times  married,  and  was 
the  father  of  twenty-one  children. 

His  son  Simon,  the  father  of  Ephraim  P. 
Cutter,  was  born  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  in  the 
latter  part  of  the  eighteenth  century.  He  was 
educated  at  Ipswich  Academy,  graduating 
therefrom,  being  especially  proficient  in  math- 
ematics. He  taught  navigation  and  survey- 
ing for  several  years,  both  in  Cambridge 
and  in  Westbrook,  Me.,  whither  he  moved 
in  1806;  but  in  the  latter  part  of  his  life 
he  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  lum- 
ber. Injured  by  an  accident  in  one  of  his 
mills,  he  died  about  1842,  when  fifty-four 
years  of  age.  Simon  Cutter  was  a  member  of 
the  Commissary  Department  during  the  War 
of  1812,  and  later  was  Colonel  of  the  State 
militia.  He  married  Mrs.  Christiana  (Dyer) 
Simonton,  daughter  of  Captain  John  Dyer,  of 
Steuben,  Me.,  a  Revolutionary  patriot  who 
raised  and  commanded  a  company  of  Conti- 
nentals. Mrs.  Christiana  Cutter  died  in 
Westbrook  in  1852. 

Ephraim  P.  Cutter  was  born  in  1822  in 
Westbrook,  opening  his  eyes  to  the  light  in  a 
house  which  stood  where  now  stands  the  hand- 
some structure  known  as  Odd  Fellows  Block, 
in  which  is  his  son's  place  of  business. 
Reared  to  manhood  in  Westbrook,  he  there 
learned  the  trade  of  a  millwright,  but  subse- 
quently worked  in  a  number  of  different 
places.  In  1858  he  went  to  California  byway 
of  the  Isthmus  of  Panama,  and  obtained  em- 
ployment in  the  ship  yards  on  Mare's  Island. 
In  1862  he  returned  home,  and  after  a  short 
stay  made  another  visit  to  California,  travel- 
ling overland.  He  died  in  1876.  His  wife, 
Mrs.  Ardelia  M.  Cutter,  who  was  born  in 
1822,  became  the  mother  of  four  sons.  She 
now  makes  her  home  with  her  youngest  son, 
William  W.,  enjoying  the  peaceful  sunset  of 
a  useful  life.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Univer- 
salist  church.  Her  other  sons,  who  are  all 
married  and  living  in  Minnesota,  are:  Charles 
P.,  a  practical  painter;  Oscar  L.,  a  bank 
cashier  at  Anoka;  and  Cassimer  W.,  a  retired 
merchant.  Soon  after  the  birth  of  William 
W.  Cutter  in  Cape  Elizabeth  his  parents  re- 
moved to  Portland;  and  from  there  they  went 
to  Lovell,  from  which  town  in  the  fall  of  1^54 
they  came   to  Westbrook.     He    attended    the 


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common  schools  of  the  town  and  Gorham 
Academy,  and  taught  school  for  a  while  after 
completing  his  studies.  Possessed,  however, 
of  a  natural  taste  for  mercantile  life,  Mr. 
Cutter  embraced  the  first  opportunity  to  enter 
the  world  of  trade,  obtaining  employment  in 
the  store  of  Mr.  L.  W.  Edwards,  a  dry-goods 
merchant,  who  is  still  in  business  in  West- 
brook;  and  he  was  subsequently  employed  as 
clerk  for  one  year  in  the  large  store  of  East- 
man Brothers  &  Bancroft  in  Portland.  Re- 
turning to  Westbrook,  Mr.  Cutter  started  in 
business  in  a  comparatively  small  way  in 
1883,  putting  in  a  stock  of  dry  goods,  boots, 
and  shoes.  His  enterprise  prospered  to  such 
an  extent  that  he  was  soon  obliged  to  seek 
more  commodious  quarters,  and  he  moved  into 
the  large  store  which  he  now  occupies  in  Odd 
Fellows  Block.  This  is  situated  in  the  very 
heart  of  the  thriving  city  of  Westbrook,  and  is 
the  centre  of  an  ever-increasing  trade. 

■Mr.  Cutter  is  man  of  inherent  business  abil- 
ity, and  has  attained  his  present  eminence 
through  his  own  unaided  efforts.  As  a  Repub- 
lican of  some  local  prominence,  he  has  taken 
an  active  part  in  public  affairs.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  School  Board  for  two  years, 
held  the  ofifice  of  Treasurer  of  the  town  for 
several  years,  and  in  1892,  one  year  after 
Westbrook  was  granted  a  city  charter,  was 
elected  to  the  Common  Council.  The  follow- 
ing year  he  was  re-elected,  and  chosen  Presi- 
dent of  that  body;  and  in  the  spring  of  1895 
he  was  elected  Mayor  of  the  city,  being  re- 
elected in  1896.  His  administration  has  been 
of  the  progressive  order,  and  his  integrity  and 
tact  have  won  for  him  a  warm  place  in  the 
hearts  of  his  fellow-citizens. 

Mr.  Cutter  was  married  in  Westbrook  in 
187s  to  Miss  Addie  S.  Hazleton,  a  native  of 
Westbrook,  daughter  of  Ivory  and  Jane  R. 
Hazleton.  One  child  has  blessed  their  union, 
a  daughter,  Elizabeth  E.,  a  young  lady  of 
many  gifts  and  accomplishments,  who  is  still 
pursuing  her  studies  at  the  academy  at  Brad- 
ford, Mass. 

Mayor  Cutter  has  been  a  member  of  Sac- 
carappa  Lodge,  No.  11,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows  of  Westbrook  for  twenty  years, 
and  has  held  all  the  principal  offices.  He  is 
also  a   member   of   Temple    Lodge,    No.    86, 


A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Westbrook,  and  a  charter 
member  of  Wawenock  Tribe,  No.  35,  Im- 
proved Order  of  Red  Men  of  Westbroeik,; 
in  which  organization  he  has  held  the  most 
important  positions.  Through  hJs  great- 
grandfathers. Captain  John  Dyef  and  Ammi 
Cutter,  he  is  eligible  to  membership  in  the 
Sons  of  the  Revolution. 


ILLIAM  GORE,  who  at  his  late  re- 
tirement from  active  business  life, 
was  the  oldest  merchant  of  Freeport, 
was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.  (now  a  part  of 
Boston),  on  November  23,  18 10,  son  of  Paul 
and  Mary  (Davis)  Gore,  both  his  parents  being 
natives  of  that  place.  His  father,  who  was 
born  January  7,  1767,  was  a  hatter,  and 
worked  at  his  trade  during  the  greater  part  of 
his  active  life.  He  owned  a  small  farm  in 
what  is  now  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.,  which  he 
cultivated  for  family  needs,  and  was  an  indus- 
trious and  prudent  man,  one  of  the  most  pros- 
perous citizens  of  old  Roxbury.  In  politics  a 
Whig,  he  took  an  active  part  in  public  affairs, 
and  represented  his  district  in  the  legislature 
for  a  number  of  years.  In  religious  belief  he 
was  a  Unitarian.  He  died  at  the  age  of 
eighty-five.  Paul  Gore  Street,  Jamaica  Plain, 
to-day  perpetuates  his  name.  His  wife,  Mary 
Davis,  was  one  of  fifteen  children,  thirteen 
of  whom  married  and  established  homes.  She 
was  called  to  rest  in  her  eighty-fourth  year. 
They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  all  of 
whom  reached  maturity,  but  only  one  of  whom 
is  now  living— William,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

William  Gore  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  Roxbury  and  at  Newburyport 
(Mass.)  Academy.  In  1826  he  went  to  work 
as  clerk  for  his  brother,  Martin  Gore,  a  dealer 
in  hats  and  furs  in  Portland.  In  the  fall  of 
1827  he  engaged  with  Dana  &  Smith,  with 
whom  he  remained  nearly  four  years.  In  1831 
he  removed  to  Freeport,  and,  forming  a  part- 
nership with  Samuel  Holbrook,  opened  a  gen- 
eral store.  This  connection  lasted  five  years, 
at  the  end  of  which  time  Mr.  Holbrook's 
son,  Samuel  A.,  purchased  his  father's  in- 
terest ;  and  the  firm  of  Holbrook  &  Gore  con- 
ducted  a   successful   and    growing    trade    for 


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thirty  years.  Mr.  Gore  then  became  sole  pro- 
prietor of  the  establishment,  which  he  con- 
ducted alone  for  fifteen  years,  subsequently 
taking  William  A.  Davis  as  his  partner,  which 
connection  lasted  fourteen  years.  At  the  end 
of  that  time  Mr.  Gore  sold  his  stock  to  E.  B. 
Mallett,  Jr.,  and  retired  from  active  business, 
having  been  engaged  in  trade  for  sixty-two 
years,  an  unusual  and  gratifying  record.  He 
looked  well  to  the  essentials  of  success  in  his 
line,  keeping  first-class  goods,  promptly  meet- 
ing the  demands  of  his  customers,  and  dealing 
courteously  with  all. 

On  August  5,  1835,  Mr.  Gore  was  married 
to  Helen  Louisa  Nye,  who  was  born  in  Free- 
port,  October  11,  181 6,  and  is  a  daughter  of 
Nathan  and  Susan  (Lazeel)  Nye,  her  father 
being  a  representative  of  one  of  the  oldest 
families  of  Freeport.  Three  children  blessed 
the  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gore,  of  whom  but 
one  is  living  —  Clara  W. ,  wife  of  C.  C.  Luce, 
of  Boston,  Mass.  Helen  Louisa,  who  was 
born  October  11,  1836,  died  Augusts,  1894; 
and  William  P.,  who  was  born  September  8, 
1844,  died  December  9,  1861.  Mr.  Gore  is 
one  of  the  most  respected  citizens  of  Freeport, 
well  known  on  account  of  his  long  and  honor- 
able mercantile  career,  and  active  and  ener- 
getic to-day,  though  the  frosts  of  eighty-five 
years  have  silvered  his  hair.  He  votes  the 
Republican  ticket,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Unitarian  church,  to  which  his  wife  also  be- 
longs. Among  the  oldest  residents  of  this 
place,  they  have  witnessed  many  changes 
during  the  growth  of  the  town,  and  have  made 
friends  among  the  representatives  of  three 
generations. 


"ON.  FREDERICK  ROBIE,  Presi- 
dent of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Portland  and  ex-Governor  of  the 
State  of  Maine,  is  a  native  resident 
of  Gorham,  Cumberland  County.  He  was 
born  on  August  12,  1822,  son  of  Toppan  and 
Sarah  Thaxter  (Lincoln)  Robie,  and  is  a  de- 
scendant of  Henry  Robie  (or  Roby),  who  is 
supposed  to  have  been  born  at  Castle  Dunning- 
ton,  Yorkshire,  England,  February  12,  i6i8. 
Henry  Robie  had  at  least  two  brothers, 
Thomas  and    Samuel,   the   former   living   and 


dying  at  Castle  Dunnington.  Of  Samuel  it 
is  recorded  that  he  left  home  for  America,  but 
his  arrival  was  never  heard  of.  Thomas  Ro- 
bie's  son  William  emigrated  to  America,  and, 
settling  in  Boston,  married  Elizabeth  Green- 
ough ;  and  tradition  says  they  reared  fifteen 
children.  Their  descendants  still  live  in  New 
York,  Illinois,  and  Michigan. 

The  exact  date  of  the  arrival  in  America  of 
Henry  Robie,  the  far-off  ancestor  of  ex-Gov- 
ernor Robie,  is  not  known.  The  first  we  hesMr'' 
of  him  is  that  he  was  at  Dorchester,  Mass., 
early  in  1639.  Pie  went  to  Exeter,  N. H.,  in 
that  year;  and  his  name  is  appended  to  a  pe- 
tition signed  by  a  number  of  the  inhabitants  of 
Exeter,  dated  May  4,  1639,  addressed  to  King 
Charles  I.,  declaring  their  allegiance  to  him 
and  their  obedience  to  such  laws  as  he  should 
make  for  the  government  of  the  colony  and  to 
such  wholesome  regulations  as  they  should 
make  for  themselves.  His  name  also  appears 
on  a  similar  petition  addressed  to  the  Governor 
of  the  colony  asking  that  the  town  be  laid  out. 
In  1653-54  Henry  Robie  went  to  Hampton, 
and  was  Constable  there  in  1662.  October  18, 
1669,  he  was  an  attorney  in  a  matter  before 
the  court  of  Boston;  and  on  July  13,  1680,  he 
was  foreman  of  the  grand  jury.  In  1683  he, 
with  other  residents  of  Hampton,  petitioned 
the  Colonial  Governor  to  be  freed  from'  head 
money.  The  same  year  he  was  elected  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Council  from  Hampton,  and  the 
year  following  he  was  made  a  Justice  of  the  , 
Peace.  He  died  in  1688,  leaving  a  wife, 
Sara"h,  and  the  following  children :  Thomas, 
Samuel,  Ichabod,  Mary,  John,  Judith,  and 
Ruth. 

John  Robie,  the  next  in  line,  was  a  soldier 
in  King  Philip's  War,  under  Captain  Joseph 
Syll,  and  was  credited  on  the  books  of  Haver- 
ell  (Haverhill)  Town,  November  30,  1675,  as 
having  earned  one  pound,  sixteen  shillings. 
Part  of  the  time  he  served  in  the  garrison  at 
Chelmsford;  and,  for  like  services  the  next 
year  under  Lieutenant  Benjamin  Swett,  on 
June  -14,  1676,  he  was  further  credited  with 
eight  shillings,  sixpence.  In  1675  or  1676 
he  built  himself  a  house  at  Haverhill,  Mass., 
in  that  part  of  the  town  now  known  as  Atkin- 
son, N.  H.  ;  and  there  he  met  his  death  on  June 
16,    1691,    being  killed  by  the  Indians.      His 


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wife  had  died  a  few  days  before,  leaving  seven 
children,  the  oldest  not  quite  eleven  years  old. 
Warned  of  impending  danger  from  the  Indians, 
Mr.  Robie  had  taken  his  family  from  his  home 
to  a  place  of  safety,  and  was  returning  with 
his  cart  and  oxeri  about  two  hours  before  sun- 
set, when  he  was  shot  down.  His  son  Ichabod, 
who  was  with  him,  was  taken  prisoner  and 
carried  to  Canada,  where  he  was  kept  about  a 
year,  then  ransomed,  and  returned  home. 

Ichabod  Robie,  the  great-great-grandfather 
of  ex-Governor  Robie,  was  born  in  Haverhill, 
Mass.,  in  1680,  and  worked  as  a  tanner  and 
surveyor.  An  entry  in  the  Provincial  Records 
of  New  Hampshire,  dated  July  3,  1697,  states 
that  he  is  entitled  to  two  pounds  and  two  shil- 
lings for  seven  days'  work  on  the  fort  erected 
for  protection  against  the  French  and  Indians. 
He  appears  to  have  been  an  enterprising  man, 
and  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  society  for 
settling  the  "Chestnut  Country"  (or  Chester, 
N.  H.),  organized  in  October,  1719;  a  mem- 
ber of  the  committee  to  manage  the  affairs  of 
the  society,  and  chairman  of  the  committee  to 
lay  out  lots ;  one  of  the  petitioners  to  the  Gov- 
ernor of  the  colony  asking  that  they  might 
have  a  grant  of  said  lands;  and  one  of  the  pro- 
prietors of  the  town  of  Chester,  N.  H.,  named 
in  the  grant  from  King  George,  dated  May  8, 
1722.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Assembly  from 
Hampton  in  the  Provincial  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives for  the  years  1735,  1736,  1741,  and 
1742,  on  May  8  of  the  last-named  year  being 
appointed  by  the  House  orfe  of  the  committee 
to  address  his  majesty  the  King  upon  matters 
relating  to  the  colony,  and  was  also  elected  to 
another  committee  to  answer  the  speech  of  the 
Colonial  Governor  and  present  it  to  the  House 
for  approval.  In  the  proceedings  of  the  House 
in  many  instances  he  is  called  Captain.  On 
January  13,  1706,  he  married  Mary  Cass,  who 
became  the  mother  of  the  following  children  : 
John,  born  in  1712;  Henry,  born  in  1714; 
and  "Samuel,  born  in  171 7. 

Samuel  Robie  settled  on  his  father's  lot, 
No.  1 16,  March  i,  1744.  He  was  a  Lieuten- 
ant in  the  New  Hampshire  regiment  of  which 
Samuel  Moore  was  Colonel;  and  in  January, 
1 775.  he  was  chosen  a  deputy  to  nominate  del- 
egates to  the  Congress  of  May  10  following. 
In  1777  he  was  one  of  the  Committee  of  Safety 


for  Chester.  He  married  a  Miss  Perkins;  and 
their  son  Edward  married  Sarah  Smith,  dauigi(^^: 
ter  of  John  and  Sarah  (Toppan)  Smith.  Eff-' 
ward  and  Sarah  (Smith)  Robie  were  the 
parents  of  the  Hon.  Toppan  Robie,  of  Gorham, 
Me.,  who  had  three  brothers  and  two  sisters. 

Toppan   Robie  was  born   in   Candia,  N.  H., 
January' 27,   1782.      Hewa&aman  of  courage 
and   ability,    Captain    in  a  company    of    State 
militia  which  participated  in  the  War  of  1812; 
and  when,  in  18 14,  it  yva,s  feared  that  Portland 
was  in  danger  of  invasion  and  General  Irish's 
brigade   was    ordered     there.     Captain     Robie. 
marched  to  the  front  at  the  head  of  his  com- 
pany.     In    politics    first   a   Federalist,    then  a' 
Whig,  and  later  an  ardent  Republican,  he  rep- 
reserited  his  town    six    years    in    the    General 
Court  of  Massachusetts.      In    1820-21  he  was 
a  Representative   in  the  legislature  of  Maine, 
and  in  1837  was  a  member  of  Governor  Kent's 
Executive  Council.      He  held  many  ofifices  of 
public  trust,  and   was   liberal  in  his  benefac- 
tions for  the  furtherance  of  the  common  weal, 
giving  freely. to  religious  and  educational  in- 
stitutions.    The  soldiers'  monument  at  Gorham 
village  was  his  gift,  and  on  his  eightieth  birth- 
day he  gave  five  thousand  dollars  to  the  Con- 
gregational church  and  parish  of  Chester.      He 
died,  universally  regretted,  Jariuary   14,  1871. 
The    Hon.    Toppan    Robie     was    three    times 
married.       In    1804    he    was    united    to    Miss 
Lydia  Brown,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Brown,  of 
Chester,   N.H.,   and  a  sister  of  the  late  Rev.- 
Francis  Brown,    President  of  Dartmouth   Col- 
lege   from     181S     to     1820.      Mrs.     Lydia  B. 
Robie  died  in. February,   r8i  i  ;  and  Mr.  Robie 
was    married    in    September,     181 1,      to    Miss 
Sarah    Thaxter    Lincoln,   daughter  of  Captain 
John  Lincoln,  who  came  originally  from  Hin^-^'. 
ham,  Mass.,  but  was  a  resident  of  Gorham  at 
the  time  of  his  daughter's  marriage.      He  was 
a  worthy  representative  of    the  distinguished 
Lincoln  family  of  Massachusetts.      The  second 
Mrs.  Robie  died  in  1828,  leaving  three  sons  — 
Charles;    George;   and  Frederick,    the  special 
subject  of  the  present  sketch. 

Frederick  Robie,  after  attending  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town,  fitted  for  college  at 
Gorham  Academy,  studying  first  under  the 
tuition  of  the  Rev.  Reuben  Nason,  who  died 
many   years   ago,    and.  later   under    the    Rev. 


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Amos  Brown,  D.D.  He  entered  Bowdoin  in 
1837,  and  was  graduated  in  1841  at  the  age  of 
nineteen.  That  same  year  he  acted  acceptably 
as  principal  of  academies  in  Georgia  and  Flor- 
ida. Having  decided  to  become  a  physician, 
he  shortly  entered  the  Jefferson  Medical  Col- 
lege at  Philadelphia ;  and,  receiving  the  degree 
of  M.  D.  in  1844,  in  April  of  that  year  he 
opened  an  office  in  Biddeford.  He  was  there 
actively  engaged  in  the  duties  of  his  profes- 
sion until  May,  1855,  when  he  removed  to 
Waldoboro,  Me.,  where  for  three  years  he  en- 
joyed a  large  and  lucrative  practice.  At  the 
end  of  that  period  he  decided  to  settle  perma- 
nently in  his  native  town,  but  destiny  had 
other  views  for  him. 

In  1 86 1  he  was  a  member  of  the  Executive 
Council  of  Governor  Israel  Washburn ;  and  at 
the  breaking  out  of  the  war  he  was  appointed 
by  President  Lincoln  additional  paymaster  of 
United  States  Volunteers,  his  commission, 
which  was  one  of  the  first  of  this  special  grade 
of  appointments,  being  dated  June  i,  1861. 
Resigning  his  position  in  the  Governor's 
Council,  he  entered  at  once  on  active  duty  and 
paid  off  a  number  of  regiments  in  the  Army 
of  the  Potomac  in  1861-62,  as  well  as  several 
new  Maine  regiments  mustered  into  the 
United  States  service  in  August,  1862.  In 
1863  he  was  stationed  at  Boston  as  chief  pay- 
master of  the  Department  of  New  England ; 
and  in  the  early  part  of  1864  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  Department  of  the  Gulf  at  New 
Orleans,  where  for  more  than  a  year  he  judi- 
ciously handled  the  government's  money. 
The  spring  of  1865  brought  the  termination 
of  the  war .  and  also  an  order  to  Paymaster 
Robie  to  return  to  Maine  to  superintend  the 
final  payment  of.  the  citizen  soldiers  from  that 
State  at  their  muster  out  of  the  service.  His 
invaluable  services  in  this  important  branch 
of  the  army  system  earned  for  him  the  brevet 
of  Lieutenant  Colonel,  an  honor  that  few 
paymasters  received  at  that  period.  His  last 
commission  is  dated  November  24,  1865. 

July  20,  1866,  he  was  honorably  mustered 
out  of  service;  and  among  other  encomiums  of 
the  public  press  the  following  appeared:  "He 
has  been  a  gentlemanly  and  courteous  officer, 
and  has  faithfully  discharged  the  duties  of  his 
office"  (from  the  Argus).      "Colonel  Robie's 


service  has  been  honorable  to  himself  and 
eminently  satisfactory  both  to  the  government 
and  its  claimants  with  whom  he  has  had  to- 
deal  "  (from  the  Press).  "Major  Frederick 
Robie,  the  popular  and  efficient  paymaster  of 
the  United  States,  who  has  been  so  long  sta- 
tioned in  this  State,  has  been  promoted  to 
Lieutenant  Colonel  by  brevet.  This  is  the 
first  instance  of  a  Maine  paymaster  securing 
such  honor.;  and  it  could  have  been  bestowed 
on  no  more  faithful,  modest,  and  unassuming 
officer.-  He  is  held  by  the  paymaster-general 
as  one  of  the  best  officers  in  the  pay  depart- 
ment of  our  country"  (the  Portland  Stai-). 

That  the  press  voiced  popular  sentiment  was 
•indicated  by  the  fact  that  in  September  of  that 
year  Colonel  Robie  was  elected  to  the  Senate 
of  Maine,  and  re-elected  in  1867.  Pie  was 
appointed  by  the  Hon.  William  Pitt  Fessen- 
den  in  1866  special  agent  of  the  Treasury  De- 
partment, and  served  two  years ;  and  from 
1868  to  1873  he  was  an  active  member  of  the 
Republican  State  Committee.  Eight  times  he 
has  been  called  on  to  represent  his  native 
town  in  the  Lower  House  of  the  State  legislat- 
ure, officiating  acceptably  as  Speaker  in  1872 
and  again  in  1876.  Three  times  he  has  been 
a  member  of  the  Executive  Council,  in  that  of 
Governor  Washburn  in  1861,  of  Governor 
Davis  in  1880,  and  of  Governor  Plaisted  in 
1881-82.  He  was  formerly  a  member  of  the 
Whig  party,  but  has  been  in  full  sympathy 
with  the  Republican  party  since  its  organiza- 
tion. In  1873  he  revisited  Florida  and  re- 
ceived hospitable  entertainment  from  those 
who  thirty  years  before  had  been  his  pupils. 
The  fact  that  many  had  served  in  the  Confed- 
erate army  had  not  impaired  the  strong  friend- 
ships formed  in  early  manhood. 

In  the  educational  and  industrial  interests 
of  Maine  Mr.  Robie  has  always  taken  a  warm 
interest.  The  establishment  of  the  State  Nor- 
mal School  at  Gorham  is  largely  due  to  his 
influence  while  representing  his  native  town 
in  the  State  legislature.  In  1878  he  was  one 
of  the  commission  to  the  Paris  Exposition  of 
the  world's  industry  and  art;  aiid  during  that 
year  he  travelled  extensively  in  Europe,  by 
keen  observation  and  philosophic  thought 
maturing  his  views  and  increasing  his  qualifi- 
cations for  the  high   office  which  he  was  after- 


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ward  called  to  fill.  The  society  called  the 
Patrons  of  Husbandry  attracted  his  favorable 
notice  some  years  ago,  as  he  saw  in  the*  organ- 
ization an  instrument  fitted  to  infuse  fresh 
vigor  into  the  agricaltural  interests  of  Maine 
and  to  prevent  the  depopulation  of  the  rural 
districts.  Giving  the  weight  of  his  personal 
influence  to  the  society,  he  has  largely  aug- 
mented its  efficiency  for  good.  In  1882  he 
was  chosen  Worthy  Master  of  the  State 
Grange,  being  re-elected  its  chief  officer  for 
eight  years ;  and  under  his  administration  the 
order  grew  in  numbers  and  social  power  to 
a  phenomenal  extent,  becoming  one  of  the 
most  beneficent  of  the  industrial  and  social 
organizations  of  Maine. 

The  idea  that  Colonel  Robie  would  make 
an  admirable  Governor  of  the  State  occurred 
simultaneously  about  fourteen  years  ago  to 
many  minds  in  different  parts  of  Maine,  and 
at  once  became  active;  and,  though  late  in 
the  field  as  a  candidate,  he  was  received  with 
marked  favor.  His  familiarity  with  public 
affairs,  his  integrity  and  sound  sense,  with  his 
many  other  marked  qualifications,  made  him  a 
favorite.  Hundreds  of  old  soldiers  remem- 
bered him  as  the  courteous  and  obliging  pay- 
master; scores  of  men  were  familiar  with  him 
as  a  member  of  nearly  a  dozen  legislatures; 
hundreds  of  farmers  regarded  hirn  as  the  head 
of  their  order;  business  men  everywhere 
acknowledged  his  possession  of  attributes 
which  make  a  wise  and  prudent  governor. 
Thirteen  hundred  and  thirty-one  delegates 
were  present  at  the  convention  which  nomi- 
nated him  (the  largest  convention  of  the  kind 
ever  held  in  the  State),  and  gave  him  ninety- 
eight  votes  more  than  were  cast  for  his  dis- 
tinguished competitor,  William  W.  Thomas,  Jr. 

The  ensuing  political  campaign  was  one  of 
the'most  exciting  ever  known  in  Maine,  one  of 
the  leading  issues  being  the  difference  be- 
tween Governor  Plaisted  and  the  Executive 
Council,  of  which  the  Republican  candidate 
was  Chairman.  Colonel  Robie's  canvass  was 
cordially  commended  by  the  Republican  press 
within  and  without  the  State,  his  public 
career  of  twenty  years  being  so  irreproachable 
that  no  flaw  in  his  record  could  be  found;  and 
the  fact  that  he  was  personally,  known  to 
voters   in   three-fourths   of   the   towns   in    the 


State  strengthened  the  ticket,  which  contained 
the  names  of  four  candidates  for  Congress. 
An  independent  movement  was  organized  to 
defeat  the  Republican  ticket,  but  fell  to  the 
ground.  James  G.  Blaine  privately  stated 
that  in  his  opinion  "the  nomination  of  Colonel 
Robie  was  the  strongest  that  could  have  been 
made,  and  that  to  it  was  largely  attributable 
the  subsequent  splendid  victory  at  the  polls." 
Mr.  Robie  received  a  niajority  of  nearly  nine 
thousand  votes  over  his  competitor,  Govern'or 
Plaisted;  and  his  inauguration  took  place  in 
January,  1883.  His  inaugural  address  to  the 
legislature  was  a  strong  and  sensible  document, 
evincing  a,  just  State  pride  and  an  intelli- 
gent familiarity  with  the  affairs  and  demands 
of  the  Commonwealth.  Governor  Robie  was 
re-elected  in  1884  by  a  largely  increased  ma- 
jority, reaching  nearly  twenty  thousand.  He 
was  in  office  from  January,  1883,  to  1887,  his 
record  showing  him  to  have  been  one  of  the 
most  popular  and  efficient  chief  magistrates 
the  State  has  ever  had.  ' 

In  many  business  enterprises  he  has  been 
and  is  a  most  potent  factor.  He  has  been 
many  years  a  Director  of  th?  Portland  &  Roch- 
ester Railroad  Company,  whose  early  life  his 
father  was  active  in  fostering.  Mr.  Robie 
was  likewise  for  a  long  period  a  Director  of 
the  First  National  Bank  of  Portland,  of  which 
he  is  now  President;  and  in  1885  he  was 
President  of  the  Eastern  Telegraph  Company. 
He  is  a  Director  and,  member  of  the  Financial, 
Committee  of  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany, and  at  one  time  was  Business  Manager 
of  the  Portland  Press  Publishing  Company. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Portland  Commandery 
of  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  an  active  member  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  an  inter- 
ested member  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the 
United  States.  He  has  recently  been  honored 
by  his  town  by  the  changing  of  the  corporate 
name  of  their  high  school  to  "Frederick  Robie 
High  I  School."  A  very  large  grange  of 
Patrons  of  Husbandry  at  Otisfteld,  Me.,  also 
bears  his  full  name. 

Frederick  Robie  was  married  November  27, 
1847,  to  Olivia  M.  Priest,  an  accomplished 
lady  of  Biddeford,  Me.,  and  the  following 
children  have  blessed  their  union:  Harriet, 
wife   of   Clark    H.    Barker;    Mary   Frederica, 


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wife  of  George  F.  McQuillan,  Esq.  ;  Eliza, 
who  died  September  3,  1863;  and  William 
Pitt  Fessenden  Robie. 


|DWARD  NEWMAN,  who  passed  from 
earth  to  the  fuller  life  beyond  on  De- 
cember II,  1892,  at  his  residence  on 
Spring  Street,  Deering,  was  actively  engaged 
in  business  in  Portland  for  nearly  half  a  cen- 
tury. He  was  born  May  16,  18 16,  in  the 
town  of  Westbrook,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Mary 
(Dyer)  Newman,  his  father  being  a  native  of 
Westbrook.  Ebenezer  Newman  followed  the 
occupation  of  a  wharf  builder  during  his  work- 
ing days,  though  for  some  years  prior  to  his 
decease  he  was  forced  into  retirement  from 
active  labor,  being  severely  afflicted  with 
rheumatism.  His  wife  was  the  daughter  of 
Clement  Dyer,  a  sea  captain,  who  made  long 
voyages  to  foreign  ports,  and  who  was  an 
active  participant  in  the  War  of  1812.  They 
reared  seven  children,  namely :  George ;  Eben  ; 
John ;  Thomas ;  Edward,  the  special  subject 
of  this  sketch  ;  Sarah,  wife  of  George  Hopkins, 
of  Cape  Elizabeth,  Me.  ;  and  Mary,  wife  of 
John  Bedell,  of  Portland; 

Edward  Newman  was  bred  and  educated  in 
his  native  town,  where  he  afterward  learned 
the  tinsmith's  trade  of  Elijah  North.  Mr. 
Newman  subsequently  worked  as  a  journeyman 
in  Portland,  first  for  Mr.  Glover  and  later  for 
the  firm  of  Warren  &  Milliken,  finally  engag- 
ing in  business  for  himself  in  1843  on  Fore 
Street.  He  was'  an  expert  workman,  and 
carried  on  a  large  and  successful  business, 
giving  constant  employment  to  quite  a  number 
of  men,  and  doing  all  the  heavy  sheet-iron 
work  that  was  done  in  the  city  at  that  time. 
When  the  Portland,  Saco  &  Portsmouth  Rail- 
road was  constructed,  he  made  all  the  spark 
catchers  for  the  locomotives,  and  also  covered 
the  engines,  he  being  the  only  man  in  Port- 
land who  had  the  requisite  facilities  for  doing 
that  kind  of  work.  He  likewise  did  a  great 
amount  of  work  for  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway, 
continuing  in  business  until  his  health  became 
seriously  impaired,  when  he  sold  out  to  his 
son-in-law,  Mr.  William  H.  Scott,  who  is  still 
carrying  on  a  most  prosperous  business,  lo- 
cated on   Union    Street.      Mr.  ,  Newman    then 


engaged  in  the  real  estate  business,  buying 
land  and  building  a  large  number  of  houses 
both  in  Portland  and  Deering.  In  September, 
1892,  he  was  compelled  by  ill  health  to  rest- 
from  his  labors,  which  he  never  again  resumed, 
his  death  occurring  about  three  months  later,  as 
before  mentioned.  He  was  a  man  of  sterling 
integrity  and  worth,  but  of  a  quiet  and  retiring 
disposition,  not  taking  any  prominent  part  in 
public  affairs.  Deeply  interested  in  the  relig- 
ious and  moral  advancement  of  the  community 
in  which  he  lived,  Mr.  Newman  was  one  of 
the  founders  of  the  Congregational  Church  of 
Woodford's,  and  when  the  present  edifice  was 
erected  he  was  a  member  of  the  building  com- 
mittee, having  charge  of  the  work.  Both  he 
and  his  wife  were  active  members  of  the 
church  for  many  years,  Mrs.  Newman  being 
still  connected  with  it. 

In  1843  Mr.  Newman  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Mary  A.,  daughter  of  William 
Patterson,  of  Portland,  where  she  was  edu- 
cated, attending  the  school  on  Spring  Street, 
afterward  remaining  with  her  jjarents  until,  as 
a  bride,  she  removed  to  the  pleasant  residence 
which  has  since  been  her  home.  Seven  chil- 
dren were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Newman,  but 
only  three  are  now  living,  namely:  Mary  D., 
wife  of  William  H.  Scott,  of  Deering;  Ed- 
ward Augustus,  General  Manager  of  the  Port- 
land Street  Railway  Company;  and  Abbie 
Louise,  wife  of  Augustus  K.  Small,  of 
Scarboro. 


OSEPH  L.  ROBINSON,  President  of 
the  Robinson  Mills  Manufacturing 
Company  at  South  Windham,  Me.,  was 
born  on  February  i,  1867,  in  the  town 
of  Oxford,  Oxford  County.  He  is  of  English_ 
stock  on  the  paternal  side,  both  his  father,  the 
late  Thomas  L.  Robinson,  and  his  grand- 
father, Joseph,  having  been  natives  of  Leeds, 
England. 

Joseph  Robinson  learned  the  trade  of  a 
dyer  and  finisher  when  a  young  man,  and 
followed  that  occupation  in  England  and 
Austria  until  1846,  when  he  came  to  Amer- 
ica. He  had  married  on  March  26,  1833, 
Frances  A.,  daughter  of  Thomas  Lewis, 
of    Leeds;    and    in    1847    he    was    joined    by 


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his  family  at  Ballardvale,  Mass.,  where  he 
worked  for  a  year  as  an  assistant  in  the 
dyeing  and  finishing  room  of  a  woollen- 
mill.  The  next  year  he  continued  at  his 
trade  in  the  factory  of  John  Townsend  at  Mil- 
ton Mills,  afterward  working  as  a  dyer  and 
finisher  at  Rochester,  N.H.,  with  the  Norway 
Plains  Manufacturing  Company.  In  1857,  in 
company  with  Mr.  John  Hall,  of  Rochester, 
N.H.,  he  located  in  Oxford,  Me.,  buying  an 
old  mill  which  they  fitted  up  and  started  as  a 
woollen-mill.  He  subsequently  bought  out 
his  partner,  and  afterward  sold  one-half  inter- 
est in  the  mill  to  H.  J.  &  F.  O.  Libby,  the 
business  being  incorporated  as  \he  Robinson 
Manufacturing  Company,  with  Joseph  Robin- 
son as  President,  Treasurer,  and  General  Man- 
ager, a  position  for  which  he  was  well  adapted, 
and  which  he  filled  creditably  until  his  death, 
March  6,  1895.  He  was,  in  very  truth,  the 
architect  of  his  own  fortune,  securing  afflu- 
ence and  influence  by  honesty,  ability,  and 
upright  manliness.  Coming  to  this  country 
with  a  very  small  amount  of  money,  when  he 
first  found  work  he  had  but  two  English 
pennies  to  his  name;  and  these  very  same 
pieces  of  coin,  which  he  always  kept,  are 
now  treasured  by  one  of  his  grandsons, 

Fifteen  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Joseph  Robinson,  the  following  six  of  whom 
are  now  living:  Mary  S.,  Frances  A.,  Louisa, 
John  B.,  Selina  E.,  and  Albert  E.  Mary  S. 
Robinson,  born  February  4,  1835,  is  the  wife 
of  George  J.  Parrott,  and  has  five  children, 
namely:  Joseph  R.,  Vice-President  and  Gen- 
eral Manager  of  the  Jacksonville,  Tampa  & 
Key  West  Railway  and  of  the  Indian  River 
Steamboat  System ;  James  E. ;  Elmer  L. ;  Eva 
L. ;  and  Albert  E.  Frances  A.,  born  in  Oc- 
tober, 1838,  is  the  wife  of  Lieutenant  George 
E.  Andrews,  and  has  one  child,  Frances  J. 
Louisa,  born  May  17,  r848,  married,  Edwin 
Richmond.  John  B.,  born  August  16,  1852, 
married  Cora  E.  Millett,  of  Norway,  and  has 
one  child,  Joseph.  Selina  E.,  born  in  Roch- 
ester, N.H.,  December  5,  1855,  is  the 
widow  of  Thomas  Carr,  and  has  one  daughter, 
Selina.  Albert  E.  Robinson  was  born  in  Ox- 
ford, Me.,  May  20,  1858. 

Thomas  L.,  son  of  Joseph  and   Frances  A. 
Robinson,  was  born  on  August  18,  1840,  and 


was  about  sev.en,  years  old  when,  he  came  to 
this  country  with  his  mother  in  the  sailing- 
vessel    "Orazebee,"    the    rough    and    tedioul- 
voyage  occupying  eight  weeks.     He  attendeii 
the  district  schools  of  Rochester,  N.H.,  in  his 
boyhood,-  later    completing   his    education   at 
Comer's  Business   College   in   Boston,    Mass. 
At   the   age   of    seventeen,    when   his   father; 
moved  to  Oxford,  Me.,  Thomas  took  the  placfe-^ 
he  had  vacated  in  the  Rochester  mill,  wofkln^ 
as  a  dyer  and  finisher  for  about  a  year.     Going- 
then  to  Oxford,  he  worked  for  his  father  untir' 
1863,  when  he  secured  a  position  under  S.  S. 
Fisher     as     superintendeafr    of    the     RaritanT 
woollen-mills  in  New  Jersey.     He  remaine^l 
there   until    1866,    when   he   became   superin- 
tendent of  his  father's  mill  at  Oxford.     Being 
at  length  obliged,  on  account  of  ill  health,  to 
seek  another  occupation,  he  opened  a  country 
grocery  store  in   Oxford,  which  he  conducted 
until    1879.     Then,   leasing  the  old  Malisoiii*: 
Falls  mill  for  three  years,  he  started  it  as  a' 
woollen-mill,    and  in    1880,    before  the  lease 
had  expired,  purchased  the  property. 

In  1 88 1   he  erected  a  mill  with  a  capacity 
of  five  sets,   managing,  this  successfully  until 
the    mill    was    burned    in    1888.     Two   years 
prior  to  this  event  he  had  bought  the  plant  of 
the  Great  Falls  Woollen  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, the  mill  having  a  capacity  of  ten  sets; 
and  at  the  time  of  the  purchase  in    1886  he 
owned  a  larger  amount  of  machinery  for  man-  • 
ufacturing  Woollens  than  any  one  man  in  all 
New  England.     He  at  once  rebuilt  the  burned 
mil]  in  South  Windham,  increasing  its  capa6- 
ity  to  double  its  former  size.     He  did  not  ptit 
it  in  operation,  however,  owing  to  the  depres- 
sion of  business  at  that  time,   but  continued;, 
the  management  of  the  Great  Falls  mill  until 
his  death,  June  26,  1890.     While  in  Raritan,  ': 
N.J.,  he  niarried   December  3,    1865,    Louisa 
Weeks,  a  daughter  of  Albert  and  Jane  (Bur-.; 
nett)  Weeks,  of  Dutchess  County,  New  York. 
Of   the  three   children   borri  of    their  union^r 
but    two    are    now    living — Joseph     L.    and 
Charles  A. 

In   1891,  after  the  death  of  the  father,  the 
mills  at  Great  Falls  wete  sold,  and  the  sons  , 
started  work  in  the  new  mills  at  South  Wind- 
ham, giving  employment  to  one  hundred  and  . 
ten   hands,    and    manufacturing   fine   woollen 


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goods,  broadcloths  and  kerseys,  shipping  the 
products  to  New  York  and  the  Western 
markets.  The  present  company  was  incorpo- 
rated in  1892  with  Joseph  L.  Robinson  as 
President,  and  Charles  as  Treasurer  and  Gen- 
eral Manager.  Both  are  prominent  business 
men  of  the  town,  active  and  influential  in  re- 
ligious, political,  and  social  circles,  affiliat- 
ing with  the  Republican  party  on  State  and 
national  issues.  Charles  A.  Robinson,  born 
September  28,  1868,  married  Edith  M.  Nute, 
of  Great  Falls,  N.H.,  their  nuptials  being 
solemnized  June  30,  1892.  They  have  one 
child,  Alberta,  born  May  3,  1893. 

Joseph  L.  Robinson  acquired  his  element- 
ary education  in  the  schools  of  Oxford  and 
Windham,,  afterward  attending  Phillips  Acad- 
emy at  Andover,  Mass.  Since  leaving  school 
he  has  been  connected  with  the  mill.  Mr. 
Robinson,  socially,  is  a  member  of  Oriental 
Lodge,  No.  17,  Knights  of  Pythias,  of  South 
Windham;  while  his  brother  Charles  is  con- 
spicuously identified  with  the  Masonic  frater- 
nity, having  taken  the  thirty- second  degree. 
On  March  9,  1888,  Mr.  Joseph  L.  Robinson 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  E. 
Doughty,  a  daughter  of  Albert  and  Elizabeth 
(Simpson)  Doughty,  of  Gray,  Me.  Their 
pleasant  home  has  been  brightened  by  the 
birth  of  three  children,  namely:.  Vera  L., 
born  August  i,  1889;  Thomas  L.,  born  Au- 
gust II,  1891;  and  Albert  L.,  born  November 
IS,  1893. 


"ON.  THOMAS  BRACKETT  REED, 

Speaker  of  the  Plouse  in  the  Fifty- 
fourth  Congress,  in  political  life 
to-day  the  most  prominent  citizen 
of  Maine,  has  long  been  recognized  as  one 
of  the  ablest  leaders  of  the  Republican  party. 
He  was  born  in  Portland  on  'October  18, 
1839,  son  of  Captain  Thomas  B.  and  Matilda 
Prince  (Mitchell)  Reed.  His  father  was  a 
native  of-  Peak's  Island,  and  was  of  old  Co- 
lonial stock,  his  mother,  from  whom,  it  is  said, 
he  inherits  his  ready  wit,  being  a  native  of 
North  Yarmouth.  One  of  his  remote  ances- 
tors was  George  Cleeve,  the  pioneer  white 
settler  of  the  Neck—  as  Portland  was  formerly 
called  —  two  of  whose  grand-daughters  married 


brothers,  named  respectively,  Anthony  and 
Thomas  Brackett,  a  Brackett  great-grand- 
daughter eventually  marrying  into  the  Reed 
family. 

In  1856  Thomas  B,  Reed  entered  Bowdoin 
College,  where  he  was  more  fond  of  the  library 
than  of  the  curriculum,  and  did  not  especially 
shine  in  the  class-room  until  near  the  end  of 
his  course.  At  his  graduation  in  i860  he  won 
the  first  prize  in  English  composition.  He 
was  an  assistant  teacher  in  the  Portland  High 
School  for  a  year,  and  then  applied  himself  to 
the  study  of  law.  On  April  19,  1864,  he  was 
appointed  Acting  Assistant  Paymaster  in  the 
United  States  Navy,  being  assigned  to  duty  on 
the  "tin-clad  "  "Sybil,"  at  that  time  engaged 
in  patrolling  on  the  Cumberland,  Tennessee, 
and  Mississippi  Rivers. 

After  the  war  Mr.  Reed  was  admitted  to 
the  Cumberland  County  bar,  and  began  prac- 
tising law  in  Portland.  In  1867  he  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  State  legislature,  and 
began  his  long  and  conspicuous  political 
career.  During  his  first  term  he  secured  the 
passage  of  a  bill  giving  a  superior  court  to 
Cumberland  County.  In  1869  he  was  re- 
elected to  the  lower  house,  and  in  1870  he 
was  chosen  State  Senator.  In  the  same  year 
he  was  called  to  the  office  of  Attorney-general, 
and  assumed  his  duties  at  the  age  of  thirty, 
being  the  yotmgest  man  to  serve  in  that  ca- 
pacity since  the  organization  of  the  State.  He 
became  City' Solicitor  of  Portland  in  1874,  and 
remained  in  office  four  years,  his  experience 
and  ability  being  of  great  advantage  to  the 
city,  which  had  at  that  time  large  interests  at 
stake.  In  1876  he  was  elected  to  Congress; 
and  he  has  remained  a  member  of  that  body 
up  to  this  date,  1896,  being  now,  as  men- 
tioned above.  Speaker  of  the  Fifty-fourth  Con- 
gress. For  several  years  before  his  election 
as  Speaker  of  the  Fifty-first  Congress  he  had 
been  the  acknowledged'leader  of-  the  Republi- 
cans in  the  House. 

The  greatest  service  Mr.  Reed  did  to  the 
country  during  his  first  term  as  Speaker  was 
the  death  blow  which  he  gave  to  the  assumed 
right  of  the  minority  to  obstruct  legislation. 
His  complete  triumph  and  the  adoption  of  his 
rulings  by  his  Democratic  successors  are  still 
fresh  in  the  mind  of  the  public. 


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The  chief  characteristics  of  Congressman 
Reed  are  admirably  shown  in  his  conversation 
with  Robert  F.  Porter,  who  asked  him  how 
he  felt  when  he  was  being  held  up  as  the 
"czar,",  a  man  whose  iron  heels  were  crushing 
out  American  popular  government.    - 

"Oh,"  he  promptly  replied,  "you  mean 
what  were  my  feelings  while  the  uproar  about 
the  rules  of  the  Fifty-first  Congress  were  going 
on,,  and  while  the  question  was  in  doubt  ? 
Well,  I  had  no  feeling  e^ccept  that  of  .entire 
serenity;  and  the  reason  was  simple  — that  I 
knew  just  what  I  was  going  to  do  if  the  House 
did  not  sustain  me,  and  when  a  man  has  de- 
cided upon  a  plan  of  action  for  either  contin- 
gency there  is  no  need  for  him  to  be  disturbed, 
you  know." 

"And  what,  may  I  ask  you,  did  you  deter- 
mine to  do  if  the  House  decided  adversely?" 

"I  should  simply  have  left  the  chair,  resign- 
ing the  Speakership,  and  left  the  House,  re- 
signing my  seat  in  Congress.  There  were 
things  that  could  be  done,  you  know,  outside 
of  political  life;  and  for  my  own  part  I  had 
made  up  my  mind  that,  if  political  life  con- 
sisted in  sitting  helplessly  in  the  Speaker's 
chair  and  seeing  the  majority  powerless  to  pass 
legislation,  I  was  ready  to  step  down  and  out. 
Did  it  ever  occur  to  you  that  it  is  a  very  sooth- 
ing thing  to  know  exactly  what  you  are  going 
to  do  if  things  do  not  go  your  way.'  You 
have,  then,  made  yourself  equal  to  the  worst, 
and  have  only  to  wait  and  find  out  what  was 
ordained." 

"You  never  had  a  doubt  in  your  own  mind 
that  the  position  was  in  perfect  accordance 
with  justice  and  common  sense.?" 

"Never  for  a  'moment.  Men,  you  see, 
being  creatures  of  use  and  wont,  are  naturally 
bound  up  in  old  traditions.  While  every 
court  which  had  considered  the  question  had 
decided  one  way,  we  had  been  used  to  the 
other.  Fortunately  for  the  country,  there  was 
no  wavering  in  our  ranks. " 

Robert  F.  Porter  says:  "Mr.  Reed  is  a  born 
debater,  aggressive  and  cautious,  able  to  strike 
the  right  nail  on  the' right  head,  and  at  critical 
moments  to  condense  a  whole  argument  with 
epigrammatic  brevity.  His  epigrams  are* 
worthy  the  literary  artist,  in  that  they  are 
perfect  in  form  :  though  struck  out  on  the  spur 


of  the  moment,  you  cannot  take  a  word  froiBa 
them  nor  recast  them." 

At  one  time,  after  a  sharp  reply  to  a  tnem- 
ber  who  attacked  him,^Mr.  Reed  quietly  coin- 
eluded  in  this  way:  "Since  I,  have  embalmed 
this  fly  in  the  liquid  amber  of  my  rematks, 
I  will  proceed  with  the  main  question."       ' 

A  writer  in  McClures  Magazine  says : 
"Reed  has  shown- better  than  any  parliamen- 
tarian living  how  the  turbulent  battlings.  of 
legislative  bodies,  so  chaotic  in  appearanc€|i 
are  not  chaos  at  all  to  one  who  has  the  ca- 
pacity to  think  with  clearness  and  precision 
upon  his  feet.  'Such  a  man  assimilates  the 
substance  of  every  speech  and  judges  its  rela- 
tive bearing  upon  the  question.  At  the  be- 
ginning it  is  hard  to  tell  where  a  discussion^ 
will  hinge;  but  gradually,  as  the  debate  gdi^ 
og,  the  two  or  three  points  which  are  the  key 
of  4  the  situation,  become  clear  to  the  tru6 
debater." 

•Mr.  Reed  will  neither  vote  for  a  man  whom 
he  distrusts  nor  a  measure  which  he  detests,  no 
matter  how  much  his  constituents  clamor  for 
it.  He  is  not  one  who  can  be  "all  things  to 
all  men."  Socially,  he  is  serene  and  goflfll 
natured,  and  his  conversation  sparkling  and 
exhilarating.  He  belongs  to  the  Cumberland- 
Club,  whose  one  hundred  members  are  of  the  ; 
different  political  parties.  Most  of  them  have- 
been  boys  together  at  school  and  call  each 
other  by  their  Christian  names.  There  reiggs 
supreme  a  fine  spirit  of  equality,  an  unpreten- 
tious, give-and^ake  sort  of  intercourse,  which 
is  the  ideal  object  of  a  club.  Mr.  Reed  says 
such  a  club  is  only  possible. in  a  conservative 
city  like  Portland.  '' 

Mr.  Reed  has-  never  allowed  his  engrossing 
duties  as  a  public  man  to  interfere  with  his 
literary  pursuits.     He  is  well  versed  in  Eng-i; 
lish  and  foreign  literatures,   and  he  has  con'- 
tributed  Mlitical  articles  to  some  of  the  lead-V; 
ing  maga«nes  of  the  day.      He  takes  cheerflal' 
views  of  human  life  and   society,  and   is  not 
one  of  those  who  look  backward  for  .a  golden 
age.     His   words  give    no    uncertain    sound: 
"Whoever  doubts  progress  doubts  God.     The 
rich  have  grown  richer,  but  so  have  the  poor 
—  richer  in   rights  and  privileges,    richer   in 
comforts  and  happiness. ' ' 

Mr.  Reed  married  in  1870  a  daughter  of  the 


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Rev.  S.  H.  Merrill,  who  served  in  the  war  as 
Chaplain  of  the  First  Maine  Cavalry.  The 
Portland  ,  residence  of  Mr.  Reed  and  his 
charming  wife  and  daughter  is  a  substantial 
three-story  brick  house,  commanding  a  fine 
vievy  of  Casco  Bay  and  picturesque  shores. 


kEV.  HARRISON  SPOFFORD 
WHITMAN,  President  of  Westbrook 
Hs\  Seminary,  which  under  his  able 
management  has  entered  on  a  new 
era  of  usefulness  and  prosperity,  has  been  a 
resident  of  Deering  since  1892.  He  was  born 
February  5,  1844,  in  Woodstock,  Me.,  son  of 
Harrison  and  Delphina  (Perham)  Whitman. 
His  great-grandfather,  Jacob  Whitman,  was  a 
patriot  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War. 

Harrison  Whitman  was  a  native  of  Wood- 
stock, and  received  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  that  town.  He  remained  with 
his  parents  on  the  farm,  and  throughout  the 
active  period  of  his  life  was  engaged  in  agri- 
culture. At  the  time  of  the  Aroostook  War 
he  was  made  Captain  of  a  company  of  infan- 
try organized  to  take  part  in  that  contest. 
His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Delphina 
Perham,  was  born  in  Woodstock.  They  had 
a  family  of  four  children,  three  of  whom  are 
now  living,  namely:  George  Washington, 
residing  in  Norway,  Me. ;  Angela,  the  wife 
of  Rufus  Farrar;  and  Harrison  Spofford,  the 
leading  subject  of  the  present  sketch. 

Harrison  S.  Whitman  was  first  an  attendant 
of  the  public  schools  of  Woodstock,  later  of 
the  Norway  Liberal  Institute;  and  in  1864  he 
entered  Bowdoin  College,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  with  honor  in  'the  class  of  1869, 
being  among  the  foremost  in  scholarship. 
Immediately  after  leaving  college  he  accepted 
a  position  as  principal  of  the  high  ^school  at 
Thomaston,  Me.  ;  and  two  years  later^he  went 
to  Dean  Academy  in  Franklin,  Mass.,  where 
for  a  year  and  a  half  he  was  Professor  of  Latin 
and  Greek.  In  1874  he  entered  the  Divinity 
School  of  Tufts  College,  near  Boston,  Mass., 
for  a  three  years'  course;  and  shortly  after 
completing  his  studies  there  he  was  ordained 
as  pastor  of  the  Mechanic  Falls  Universalist 
Church.  During  the  six  years  that  he  had 
charge   of    that   church    its   membership   was 


largely  increased,  and  provision  was  made  for 
the  payment  of  a  heavy  debt  that  had  been  in- 
curred. On  leaving  Mechanic  Falls  he  ac- 
cepted a  call  to  the  Universalist  church  in 
Dexter,  Me.,  where  he  ministered  faithfully 
for  three  and  a  half  years.  He  was  installed 
as  pastor  of  the  Wi-nthrop  Street  Universalist 
Church  in  Augusta  in  1886,  and  was  closely 
identified  with  its  work  and  interests  until 
1890,  when  he  accepted  the  position  of  State 
Missionary.  .The  two  years  of  his  incumbency 
were  characterized  by  able  service,  among  his 
labors  being  the  raising  of  a  permanent  mis- 
sionary fund  of  ten  thousand  dollars. 

In  1892  Mr.  Whitman  entered  his  present 
position  as  President  of  Westbrook  Se.minary. 
Since  he  took  charge  of  this  institution  its 
attendance  has  increased  about  forty  per  cent. 
He  has  also  strengthened  the  corps  of  teachers, 
an4  advanced  the  grade  of  scholarship.  The 
sum  of  twenty-five  hundred  dollars,  which  has 
been  received  from  the  alumni,  has  been  used 
in  making  various  needed  repairs  and  altera- 
tions; and  at  the  present  time  he  is  interested 
in  a  movement  to  raise  ten  thousand  dollars 
to  be  added  to  the  endowment  fund  of  the 
seminary. 

On  June  5,  1879,  the  Rev.  Harrison  S. 
Whitman  was  joined  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Susan  Frances  Warren,  who  is  a  lady  of  supe- 
rior ability  and  attainments,  a  daughter  of 
Chadbourne  Warren,  of  Great  Falls,  N.H. 

When  in  Dexter,  Mr.  Whitman  served  as 
Supervisor  of  Schools;  and  he  was  Secretary 
of  the  Maine  State  Universalist  Convention 
for  four  or  five  years  before  he  became  the 
State  Missionary.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Lodge  of  Mechanic  Falls  and  of  Asy- 
lum Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows of  Augusta. 


-TwNEV.  EPHRAIM  CHAMBERLAIN 
1^  CUMMINGS,  A.M.,  was  born  in 
_|b\^  Albany,  Me.,  September  2,  1825. 
^"^  His  father  was  Francis  Cummings, 
a  man  of  enterprise  and  public  spirit,  chiefly 
engaged  in  farming  with  some  lumbering  oper- 
ations upon  wild  lands  in  whieh  he  was  inter- 
ested. His  mother  was  Lois  (Chamberlain) 
Cummings,    daughter     of     Deacon     Ephraim 


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Chamberlain  of   Waterford,  a  soldier  ~  in  the 
Revolutionary  War. 

Mr.  Cummings's  paternal  grandfather,  Asa 
Cumraings,  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  the 
town  of  Albany,  of  patriarchal  character,  a 
Deacon  of  the  Congregational  church,  who 
regularly  conducted  religious  services,  when 
there  was  no  settled  minister.  .He  kept  the 
records  of  the  town  for  a  long  series  of  years, 
and  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier.. 

Ephraim  Chamberlain  Cummings  left  his 
home  in  Albany  after  the  death  of  his  mother, 
when  quite  young,  and  came  to  Portland  to 
live  with  his  uncle,  Dr.  Asa  Cummings,  edi- 
tor of  the  Christian  Mirror.  He  prepared  for 
college  at  North  Yarmouth  Academy,  and 
when  not  quite  sixteen  years  of  age  entered  the 
class  of  1844  at  Bowdoin.  But  the  state  of 
his  health  was  not  deemed  equal  to  a  college 
course  at  that  time;  and  it  was  not  till  after 
some  years  of  alternate  labor  and  study  in  the 
country,  and  still  other  years  in  his  uncle's 
office  in  Portland,  that  he  again  entered  Bow- 
doin College,  where  he  graduated  in  the  class 
of  1853. 

He  became  a  teacher  during  that  fall  and 
winter  in  the  Bucksport  Academy.  The  fol- 
lowing summer  he  taught  the  Augusta  High 
School,  and  in  the  year  1855  was  a  tutor  of 
Latin  and  mathematics  at  Bowdoin.  Though 
he  was  not  averse  to  mathematics,  his  early 
preference  was.  for  philosophical  studies  and 
the  languages.  His  home  associations,  train- 
ing and  intellectual  tendencies  led  him  toward 
the  Congregational  ministry.  He  entered 
Bangor  Theological  Seminary  the  same  year 
that  he  was  tutor,  and  was  graduated  in  1857. 
In  March  of  the  following  year  he  became 
minister  of  the  First  Congregational  Church 
in  Brewer,  and  in  May,  i860,  he  assumed  the 
pastorate  of  the  North  Congregational  Church 
in  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.  For  nine  months,  in 
the  years  1862-63,  he  served  as  Chaplain  in 
the  Fifteenth  Regiment  of  Vermont  Volun- 
teers, of  which  Redfield  Proctor,  afterward 
Secretary  of  War,  and  now  United  States 
Senator,  was  the  brave  and  efficient  Colonel. 
While  residing  in  St.  Johnsbury  Mr.  Cum- 
mings made  his  first  tour  in  Europe  and  the 
Orient,  remaining  ten  months. 
The  Rev.  Ephraim  C.  Cummings  was  mar- 


ried October  18,    1866,   at  Portland,,  Me.,  to 
Miss  Annie  Louise  Pomeroy,  daughter-  of  the 
Rev.    Swan   Lyman    Pomeroy,    D.D.,   of   this, 
city,  and  in  1869,  with  his  wife,  again  crossed, 
the    ocean,   remaining   in  Europe    nearly   two 
years.    -He  ,  was    in    Rome    at    the    time    of 
the  Ecumenical  Council,  saw  and  heard  some 
distinguished    representatives    of   the    Roman- 
church;    and    in    Germany   he   witnessed'  the 
'  memorable    demonstrations    of    triumph    ^fter 
the    Franco-Prussian    War.     He  saw  the   old 
Emperor,  William  L,  the  Crown  Prince  Fred- 
erick, and  the  great  Bismarck  and  Von  Moltke, 
then  in  the  zenith  of  their  power. 

Since  his  return  in  1871,  Mr.  Cummings  has 
been   a  resident   of.  Portland.     In   December, 
1872,  he  was  appointed  Provisional  Professofc- 
of  Mental  and  Moral  Philosophy  in  Bowdoin 
College.     This  engagement  expired  at  the  end 
of  the  college  year  in  1873,  and  since  then  he 
has  devoted  most  of  his  time  to  his  studies, .' 
which  are  of  a  nature  to  demand  a  more  or  less 
retired  life,   and  exemption '  from    distracting 
professional    efforts.     He  has  been,  and  is,    a 
student  of  current  as  well  as  classical   litera- 
ture,   but  his  mental  energies  have  been  di- 
rected mainly  to  theological  and  philosophical  " 
subjects. 

In  1873  Mr.  Cummings  published  a  volume 
of  discourses  entitled   "Birth  and   Baptism," 
and  in    1885   another  work  called  "Nature  in 
Scripture."     With  reference  to  this  book  it  'is 
enough  to  quote  the  words  of  the  late  Thomas 
Hill,    D.D.,    LL.D.,    sometime  President   of 
Harvard    University,   afterward  pastor  of  the 
First  Parish  Church  in  Portland,  Me.,  a  ven- 
erable name  with  which  any  author  might  be 
happy  to  have  his  work  associated:  —  "One 
hundred    and    forty-nine    years    ago,    Joseph 
Butler    published    his    immortal    'Analogy.' 
Taking,   as  it  were,   a  text  from  Origen,   he 
illustrated   it  by  a  profound   series  of  argu- 
nients,  in  which  he  shows  that  the  very  objec- 
tions   raised    by    deists    of   that    age    against  ; 
Christianity,  lie  with  equal  force  against  ad- 
mitting the  existence  of  a  Divine  Providence.  ' 
No  weightier   line  of   thought  and  argumenfe| 
ever  came  from  the  pen  of  an  English  'thedi-|l 
logian.     And  now,  after  the  lapse  of  nearly  a^^ 
century  and  a  half,  Mr.  Cummings  has  given,; 
to   Portland   the   honor   of   first   producing  a* 


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worthy  companion  and  complement  of  'The 
Analogy  of  Religion,  Natural  and  Revealed, 
to  the  Constitution  and  Course  of  Nature.' 
That  work  was  confined  to  the  task  of  showing 
that  the  difficulties  and  mysteries  of  religion 
have  their  perfect  parallel  in  the  difficulties 
and  mysteries  of  nature.  This  takes  up,  in  an 
equally  broad  and  comprehensive  manner,  the 
other  half  "of  the  subject,  and  shows  that  the 
general  doctrines  and  teaching  of  the  Hebrew 
and  Christian  Scriptures  are  in  precise  accord- 
ance with  the  general  course  of  that  education 
by  which  nature  and  experience  begin  the  de- 
velopment of  the  mind  and  character  of  man. 
If  the  reader  will  have  the  patience  to  read 
the  volume  carefully,  chapter  by  chapter,  in 
order,  he  will  find  it  full  of  unexpected  light. 
He  must  be  a  well-read,  theological  scholar  if 
he  does  not  find  it  in  the  highest  degree  in- 
structive; and  he  must  lack  all  interest  in  re- 
ligious themes  if  he  does  not  find  the  voluipe 
interesting."  • 

Mr.  Cummings  is  also  the  author  of  a  work 
entitled  "The  Great  Question,  or  Twelve 
Lessons  in  the  Faith,"  besides  various  papers 
read  before  the  Maine  Historical  Society, 
especially  those  concerning  the  Catholic  mis- 
sions of  the  Jesuit  period,  not  to  mention  con- 
tributions to  the  newspaper  press. 

The  labor  of  such  men  as  Mr.  Cummings, 
though  in -general  but  faintly  appreciated  by 
the  bulk  of  society,  is  doubtless  of  benefit  and 
importance  to  mankind.  Few  men,  even  when 
possessing  the  inclination,  are  able  to  devote 
much  time  to  the  study  of  the  higher  problems 
of  life.  The  busy  cares  and  tumultuous  anxie- 
ties which  press  sternly  on  every  hand  and 
confront  the  majority  of  men,  with  threaten- 
ing mien,  in  the  daily  struggle  for  existence, 
force  them  to  concentrate  their  faculties  upon 
material,  rather  than  on  spiritual  things;  it  is 
left  therefore,  to  a  chosen  few,  whose  natural 
bent,  acquired  scholarship,  and  greater  free- 
dbm  frbin  material  cares,  fit  them  for  such 
pursuits,  to  devote  their  talents  and  opportu- 
nities to  research  in  the.  higher  realms  of 
thought,  that  through  their  efforts  in  co-opera- 
tion with  recognized  teachers  having  more  di- 
rect access  to  the  popular  mind,  the  dark  tide 
of  modern  materialism  and  unbelief  may  be 
stemmed,    and    every   human   soul    have   the 


strengthening  assurance  that  in  the  acceptance 
of  revealed  religion  our  trust  is  not  founded 
upon  "cunningly  devised  fables,"  but  on  the 
eternal  truth  of  nature,  the  testimony  not 
alone  of  man,  but  of  God  and  his  universe. 

A  general  characteristic  of  Mr.  Cummings 
is  his  entire  freedom  from  dogmatism.  His 
thoughts  take  a  wide  range  and  he  is  toler- 
ant of  wide  diversities  of  opinion  and  belief. 
His  satisfaction  and  reward  in  his  work  must 
lie  in  the  fact  that  it  is  intimately  connected 
with  the  progress  of  mankind  in  those  season- 
able revelations  of  truth,  that  make  for  the 
practice  of  righteousness,  and  the  life  of  faith, 
hope,  and  charity. 

Mr.  Cummings  is  Vice-President,  and  a 
regular  attendant,  of  the  Fraternity  Club  of 
Portland,  whose  members  are  mostly  men  of 
strong  intellectual  bent,  who  delight  in  dis- 
cussions which  tax  the  highest  human  facul- 
ties. Mr.  Cummings  is  always  listened  to 
with  pleasure  and  profit,  and  highly  appre- 
ciated for  his  amplitude  of  information  and 
readiness  in  its  use.  He  is  also  a  Trustee  of 
the  Portland  Public  Library. 


'ON.  LEANDER  VALENTINE,  the 
first  Mayor  of  Westbrook,  Me.,  was 
born  in  Westbrook,  March  14, 
1814.  He  was  the  son  of  William 
and  Abigail  (Spring)  Valentine,  and  the  scion 
of  an  ancient  family,  many  generations  of 
which  were  born  in  Eccles,  England.  The 
immigrant  Valentines  settled  in  Massachu- 
setts; and  in  Hopkinton,  that  State,  William, 
the  father  of  the  Hon.  Leander  Valentine,  was 
born  on  April  14,  1773.  In  1803  he  removed 
to  Westbrook,  Me.  (then  Falmouth),  where 
for  some  time  he  was  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  nails;  and  he  was  also  for  a  while 
in  the  grocery  trade.  In  18 15,  disposing  of 
his  other  business,  he  turned  his  attention 
wholly  to  farming,  which  occupied  his  time 
during  the  remainder  of  his  life.  A  Demo- 
crat in  politics,  he  took  an  active  interest  in 
public  affairs,  serving  efficiently  as  Selectman 
of  the  town  for  several  years;  and  he  was  one 
of  the  original  Trustees  of  the  Saccarappa 
Grammar  School  Association.  He  died  in 
Westbrook,  April  16,  1845. 


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Leander  Valentine  received  his  education 
in  the  common  schools  of  Westbrook  and  at 
the  Westbrook  Seminary.  He  taught  school 
in  his  early  manhood,  from  1835  to  1854,  most 
of  the  time  within  the  limits  of  his  native 
town.  Subsequently  he  was  engaged  in  the 
grocery  trade  at  Saccarappa,  first  with  T.  B. 
Edwards,  afterward  as  successively  a  member 
of  the  firms  of  Valentine,  Hardy  &  Co.  and 
Valentine  &  Pennell.  A  capable  and  in- 
fluential business  man,  he  was  elected  Presi- 
dent of  the  Westbrook  Trust  Company  at  the 
time  of  its  incorporation  in  1890,  and  re- 
mained in  office  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 
In  politics  he  was  a  Republican  from  the  or- 
ganization of  the  party,  and  one  of  its  stanch 
supporters.  In  the  early  days  of  Westbrook 
he  served  as  Selectman  for  two  years,  and  he 
was  a  member  of  the  School  Committee  twelve 
years.  He  represented  the  town  in  the  legis- 
lature of  1 847-48,  was  a  member  of  the  State 
Senate  in  1849;  and  in  1850-52  he  was  a 
member  of  Governor  John  Hubbard's  Execu- 
tive Council.  He  was  appointed  by  President 
Lincoln  weigher  and  gauger  at  the  Portland 
custom-house  in  1861,  and  after  serving 
creditably  for  six  years  was  promoted  to  the 
position  of  Assistant  Appraiser.  One  year 
later  he  succeeded  to  the  Appraisership,  an 
office  which  he  held  for  nine  years.  He  was 
then  forced  to  resign  on  account  of  ill  health'. 
In  1 89 1  Westbrook  was  incorporated  as  a  city, 
and  it  was  natural  and  fitting  that  the  voters 
should  call  their  foremost  citizen  to  the  chief 
executive's  chair.  Mr.  Valentine  served  one 
year  with  credit  as  Mayor;  and  at  the  end  of 
his  term,  feeling  the  weight  of  increasing 
years,  retired  from  public  life;,  but,  though 
freed  from  the  responsibility  and  care  of  office, 
he  was  not  forgotten  by  his  fellow-citizens, 
his  advice  and  counsel  being  constantly  sought. 
He  died  July  23,  1895. 

August  28,  1842,  Mr.  Valentine  was  mar- 
ried to  Margaret  W.,  daughter  of  Joseph  W. 
and  Alice  Coolbroth,  of  Gorham,  Me.  Mrs. 
Valentine  died  May  23,  1892.  She  had  but 
one  child',  a  daughter,  whom  they  named 
Marcena  Adriana.  This  child  was  born  May 
16,  1845,  and  died  April  i,  1846. 

In  religion  Mr.  Valentine  was  a  Universal- 
ist.     He  was  always  a  generous  supporter  of 


the  church  of.  his  choice;  and  at  his  death",  be 
bequeathed  the  society  one  thousand  dollars  as 
an  endowment,  the  interest  only  to  be  used. 
He  also  bequeathed  one  thousand  dollars  t© 
Westbrook  Seminary.  He  was  a  man  of  very 
engaging  social  qualities,  possessed  of  wide 
general  information  and  good  conversational 
powers.  Every  one  enjoyed  his  company,  and 
delighted  to  hear  him  talk.  Liberal  and  op- 
timistic, he  always  looked  on  the  bright  side 
of  life,  and  never  lost  coiifidence  in  mankind. 
All  who  knew  him  reposed  in  him  the  utmost, 
confidence,  and  in  his  long  life  he  never  did 
anything  to  shake  their  trust. 

This  sketch  was  prepared  by  Charles  B. 
Woodman,  of  Westbrook,  who  was  for  many 
years  a  townsman  of  Mr.  Valentine. 


ARTWELL  LITTLE,  a  prosperous 
farmer  of  Brunswick,  has  a  pleasant 
home  about  a  mile  and  a  half  from 
the  village  on  the  River  Road.  He 
was  born  in  Whitefield,  Me.,  December  10, 
1837,  son  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Boynton) 
Little.  Mr.  Little's  paternal  grandfather, 
who  also  bore  the  name  of  Samuel,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Whitefield,  but  spent  the  greater  part 
of  his  life  in  Pittston,  Me.  A  cooper  by 
trade,  he  was  likewise  a  successful  farajer. 
He  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight.    • 

His  son,  Samuel  Little,  the  father  of  Hart-' 
well,  was  born  in  Pittston,  and  reared  to,  farm 
life.     He  learned  the  trade  of  a  ship  carpen- 
ter, and  followed  it  for  many  years,  acquiring; 
a  sufficiency  of  this  wol-ld's  goods.     He  is  now 
living  on  a  farm  in  Bowdoinham,  Me.,  at  the 
advanced   age   of   eighty-four.       Mr.    Samugl 
Little  is  a  man  of  .'intelligence  and  good  judgr 
ment,  a  fact  fully  recognized  by  the  citizens 
of   Whitefield   during   his   residence    in   that, 
town,   who  made   him    Selectman   and   Town 
Treasurer.     His  wife,  who  also  has  attained- 
the  age  of  fourscore  and  four,   was   born   in 
Alna,  Lincoln  County,  Me.,  daughter  of  John 
Boynton,  a  well-to-do  farmer.     Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Samuel    Little   are   members   of   the   Baptis| ! 
church.      They    have    had    eleven    children, 
eight  of  whom  are  yet  living,  namely:  Albion; 
Hartwell;  Harriet,  wife  of  Nathan  B.  Peasley, 
of  Whitefield;  Celia,  wife  of  L.  W.  Blen,  of 


BIOGRAPHICAL   REVIEW 


33 


San  Jose,  Cal. ;  Henrietta  A.,  wife  of  James 
A.  Morse,  of  Zempa,  Ariz. ;  Melissa  Ann, 
who  is  living  with  her  parents;  Zina  F.,  a 
broker  in  Portland;  and  John,  superintendent 
of  Lord  &  Taylor's  dry-goods  establishment 
in  New  York.     The  two  last  named  are  twins. 

Hartwell  Little  remained  with  his  parents 
until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age.  He 
acquired  the  rudiments  of  his  education  in  the 
common  schools,  finished  his  course  of  study 
at  the  Pittston  Academy,  and  then  taught  in  a 
district  school  in  Pittston.  On  attaining  his 
majority  he  went  to  California,  where  he  at 
first  rented  and  afterward  purchased  a  farm. 
There  he  remained  seven  years,  engaged  in 
agricultural  pursuits,  and  teaching  school  at 
intervals.  In  1866  he  returned  East  and  set- 
tled on  the  farm  which  he  now  occupies,  a  fine 
estate  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  acres, 
beautifully  located.  Here  for  nearly  thirty 
years  he  has  been  successfully  engaged  in  gen- 
eral farming,  making  a  specialty  of  fruit  rais- 
ing. He  also  has  a  choice  dairy,  which  now 
includes  fourteen  cows.  For  ten  years,  from 
1882  to  1892,  he  had  a  milk  route  and  em- 
ployed a  team,  supplying  customers  in  Bruns- 
wick. He  then  kept  eighteen  cows;  but, 
finding  the  work  too  arduous  in  connection 
with  his  other  interests,  he  disposed  of  some 
of  his  cows,  and  gave  up  the  route.  He  has 
some  fine  live  stock  on  his  farm,  and  raises  a 
number  of  horses.  Mr.  Little  is  a  charter 
member  of  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry.  He  has 
served  for  some  time  as  .Assistant  Steward  of 
the  State  Grange,  and  has  served  as  Master  of 
the  local  Grange. 

On  March  10,  1863,  he  was  married  to 
Lovesta  F.,  daughter  of  Deacon  Peter  King, 
a  manufacturer  of  edge  tools  in  Whitefield 
and  one  of  the  prominent  men  of  the  town, 
which  was  Mrs.  Little's  birthplace.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Little  have  two  sons,  Charles  Winfield 
and  Harry  Hartwell.  Charles  W.  Little, 
who  is  a  farmer  in  Brunswick,  married  Carrie 
Griffin,  of  Freeport,  and  has  two  children  — 
Florence  May  and  Winfield  Edward.  Harry 
Hartwell  Little,  who  also  is  a  farmer,  resides 
with  his  father:  He  married  Mary  Way,  of 
Lawrence,  Mass.,  and  has  four  children  — 
Gladys  Lovesta,  Samuel,  Jennie  M.,  and 
Clara  Belle  (the  last  two  being  twins). 


Mr.  Little  is  prominent  in  the  councils  of 
the  Democratic  party  in  his  district,  and  was 
in  the  State  legislature  in  1874  and  1875. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  United  Lodge,  No.  8, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  of  the  Order  of  the 
Golden  Cross.  He  joined  the  Baptist  church 
when  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  has  for 
a  long  time  been  prominent  in  parish  affairs, 
serving  efficiently  on  the  various  committees 
and  holding  the  office  of  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday-school  for  many  years.  Mrs.  Little 
also  is  an  esteemed  member  of  the  Baptist 
church.  Mr.  Little  is  a  -jvell-informed  man, 
being  one  who  reads  a  great  deal  and  takes  an 
especial  interest  in  history  and  biography. 
Gifted  with  sound  judgment  in  practical 
affairs,  he  has  taken  a  leading  part  in  local 
politics;  and  his  opinions  are  always  worthy 
of  respect. 


"tp)TENRY  J.  DAVIS,  an  esteemed  citi- 
l-^-l  zen  of  Deering,  who  is  now  in  busi- 
\[s  I  ness  as  a  florist  and  landscape  gar- 
^""^  dener  at  Deering  Centre,  was  born 
in  Westport,  Me.,  December  8,  1847.  He  is 
the  son  of  Captain  Daniel  O.  and  Mary  E. 
(Jewett)  Davis,  and  comes  of  Revolutionary 
stock  on  the  paternal  side. 
.  His  great-grandfather  Davis,  who  was  an 
officer  in  the  Continental  army,  lost  a  limb 
while  in  the  service;  and  after  the  war  he  was 
pensioned  by  the  government  and  was  granted 
a  large  tract  of  land  in  New  Hampshire.  His 
son  John,  the  father  of  Daniel  O.  Davis,  was 
in  youth  an  expert  tool-maker,  and  later  was 
engaged  in  the  marble  business  in  New  Hamp- 
shire. In  1849  he  went  to  California  and 
made  a  fortune  in  mining,  later  returning 
home  to  invest  the'  money  acquired.  He  died 
in  Ohio. 

Daniel  O.  Davis  entered  the  navy  when  a 
boy,  and  followed  the  sea  for  forty  years 
as  a  master  mariner.  Being  subsequently  ap- 
pointed messenger  in  the  custom-house  at 
Portland,  he  performed  the  duties  of  that  office 
for  some  time,  resigning  his  position  in  1895, 
and  in  April  of  that  year  going  to  California, 
where  he  is  now  supervisor  of  the  office  work 
of  the  Pleasanton  Hop  Company  at  Pleasanton. 
In  politics  a  Republican,  he  represented  West- 


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port,  Georgetown,  and  Boothbay  in  the  State 
legislature  in  1857-58/ and  was  Chairman  of 
the  Board  of  Selectmen  of  Westport  for  years. 
Captain  Davis  is.  now  about  sixty-seven  years 
of  age,  and  is  strong  mentally  and  physically. 
His  wife,.  Mary  E.  Jewett,  was  a  daughter 
of  Stephen  and  Mary  (Quinn)  Jewett,  of  Row- 
ley, Mass.  Stephen  Jewett  was  an  enterpris- 
ing and  successful  man,  a  large  farmer  and 
mill-owner,  who  also  owned  many  vessels  en- 
gaged in  plying  between  Maine  ports  and  the 
West  Indies,  trading  at  various  marts  along 
the  coast.  He  wa&  likewise  interested  in  the 
fisheries.  Mrs.  Davis  died  in  California  in 
1890.  Of  the  children  born  to  her  and  her 
husband,  four  are  living— Henry  J.  ;  Daniel 
O.,  Jr.;  George  A.;  and  Emeline  R.  The 
latter  married  and  lives  in  California.  George 
A.  Davis  is  general  manager  of  the  Pleasanton 
hop  works,  where  his  father  is  supervisor. 
Daniel  O.,  Jr.,  also  lives  in  California.    ^ 

Henry  J.  Davis  received  his  education  in 
Westport,  graduating  from  the  high  school. 
He  followed  the  sea  for  twenty  years./'ship- 
ping  first  before  the  mast,  and  rising  gradually 
to  the  position  of  chief  mate.  He  saw  a  great 
deal  of  the  world  while  on  the  high  seas,  and 
about  the  time  of  the  Franco-Prussian  War, 
being  then  first  mate  of  the  bark  "J.  S. 
Winslow, "  was  in  harbor  in  Belgium  for  a 
while.  On  the  return  of  his  vessel  to  America 
he  accepted  the  position  of  engineer  for  the 
Portland  Steam  Packet  Company,  running  be- 
tween Portland  and  Boston,  and  was  first  on 
the  steamer  "Forest  City"  and  then  on  the 
"John  Brooks,"  alternating  between  the  two. 
He  worked  in  this  way  for  nine  years,  and  then 
left  the  sea,  taking  charge  of  stationary  en- 
gines in  different  localities  for  some  years. 
Finally  he  engaged  in  floriculture  in  Deering 
Centre,  starting  in  a  small  way,  and  now  has 
•  a  large  trade-in  Several  States,  the  bulk  of  his 
business  being  in  Maine.  His  establishment 
at  37  Central  Avenue  is  well  worth  a  visit, 
not  only  for  the  sake  of  the  beautiful  plants, 
but  also  for  the  pleasure  of  meeting  the  genial 
proprietor,  who  is  a  man  of  diversified  knowl- 
edge and  courteous  manners. 

In  1872  Mr.  Davis  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Harriet  L.  Morse,  daughter  of  John  R. 
and  Harriet  A.  (Murch)  Morse;  and  they  have 


one  daughter,  Adele  S.  Davis.     Mr.  Davis  is  ■-, 
prominent  in   local  politics,  and   in    1893   was  ; 
elected  to  the  Board  of  Aldermen  of  the  city    • 
of  Deering  on  the  Republican  ticket,  as  a  mem^ 
ber    from    Ward     3.       He    was    subsequetifj 
twice  re-elected,  and  is  to  hold  office  till  1897,; 
He  is  an   Odd  Fellow,    belonging  to  Ancient 
Brothers'    Lodge   of    Portland,    and    is  also  a 
member  of   Munjoy  Lodge  of  the  Knights  of 
Pythias.      In  religion  he  is  of  thejiberal  type:,;! 
of   believers,    attending  with  his' family    AH; VJ 
Souls'  Universalist  Church  of  Deering. 


OSEPH   WESCOTT.  PETERS,    an   es- 
teemed resideht  of  Portland  and  super- 
intendent of  the  Portland  &  Rochester' 
Railroad,  was  born  at  Blue  Hill,  Me., 
December    31,     1854,    son    of   Joseph   P.    and 
Nancy  A..    (Wescott)    Peters,    both  natives    of 
Blue  Hill.     Mr.  Peters  traces  his  descent  to 
Andrew  Peters,  who  was  a  distiller  in  Ipswich, 
Mass.,  in  1659.      His  great-great-grandfath.e|;j 
John  Peters,  was  a  resident  of  Andover,  Mass. 
John  Peters's  son,  John  (second),  who  was  born 
in  that  town,  was  a  farmer  and  surveyor.      He 
removed    from    Andover    to     Penobscot,    Me., 
where  he  was  employed  in   surveying    by  the 
State,  and  was  one  of  the  pioneer    settlers  of 
that  locality.      Lemuel   Peters,  grandfather  of 
Joseph  W.  Peters,  was  a  farmer  and  ship-builder 
at  Blue  Hill.      His  son  Joseph,  the  father  of 
Joseph  W. ,  was  a  ship-master,  spending  much 
of  his  life  on  the  sea.      He  was  lost  with  his 
ship,  which  foundered  during  one  of  the  Feb' 
ruary  storms  in  the  winter  of  1863.  ,  His  wife, 
Nancy,  was  a  daughter  of  Archibald  Wescattjt 
a  merchant  of  Penobscot,  who  was  also  engaged 
in   farming  to  some  extent.      He  was  one  of 
the  old  residents  of  Penobscot,   and  was  well 
known  and  popular.     Mrs.  Peters  died  in  1867, 
four  years  after   hgr   husband's   tragic   death. 
John    P.    Peters,    uncle  of   Joseph  W. ,  was  a 
sailor  residing  in  Boston,  and  died  in  1876. 

Joseph  Wescott  Peters  was  educated  at  BluB'; 
Hill,  attending  the  common  schools  and  after- 
ward studying  at  Blue  Hill  Academy.  He 
was  eight  years  old  when  he  lost  his  fathefj 
and  at  fifteen  he  went  to  work  as  a  cash  boy 
in  a  store  in  Boston.  In  1866  he  returned  to 
Blue  Hill  and  finished  his  education,  working 


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37 


as  a  clerk  in  a  grocery  store  during  vacation 
time.  Ih  May;  1870,  he  obtained  a  position 
as  clerk  in  the  office  of  the  treasurer  of  the 
Portland  &  Rochester  Railroad.  When  the 
road  to  Worcester  was  opened,  in  1874,  he  was 
made  paymaster  and  general  ticket  agent,  be- 
ing then  but  twenty  years  of  age.  When  he 
took  his  position  at  Portland,  the  road  extended 
only  to  Alfred,  Me.  In  addition  to  his  duties 
as  general  ticket  agent,  he  performed  those  of 
train  despatcher  from  r88o  to  1882.  In  1882 
he  was  made  superintendent  of  the  rOad,  and 
was  acting  general  freight  agent  from  1885  to 
1890,  so  that  he  was  superintendent,  general 
freight  agent,  and  general  passenger  agent 
at  one  time.  From  October,  1890,  to  July, 
1893,  he  was  superintendent;  and  he  was  then 
again  appointed  general  ticket  agent,  and,  as 
a  result,  has  practically  full  charge  of  the  busi- 
ness of  the  road.  The  management  of  railroad 
traffic  demands  a  quick  eye  and  a  cool  head, 
rapidity  in  mathematical  calculation  and  in  the 
systematic  arrangement  of  details.'  These  qual- 
,  ities  Mr.  Peters  possesses  in  an  eminent  degree. 
Politically,  Mr.  Peters  favors  the  Democratic 
party.  He  has  served  on  the  Democratic  City 
Council,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  County 
and  the  District  Committee.  He  was  elected 
Alderman  from  Ward  Four  in  1894,  and  served 
during  his  term  of  office  on  the  Committee  on 
Streets,  on  the  Sanitary  Commission,  and  on 
the  Committee  on  Estimates  for  Appropria- 
tions. He  was  again  elected  Alderman  in 
March,  1895,  and  is  now  on  the  Sanitary  Com- 
mission and  the  Committees  on  Judicial  Pro^ 
ceedings.  Claims,  and  Public  Works.  He  is 
also  one  of  the  Back  Bay  and  Fore  River  Corti- 
missioners,  taking  a  leading  part  in  the  pro- 
ceedings for  the  improvement  of  that  locality. 
Mr.  Peters  belongs  to  the  fraternal  order  of 
Elks,  being  a  member  of  B.  P.  O.  E.  of  Port- 
land, arid  a  Trustee  of  the  organization. 


"ON.  JAMES  PHINNEY  BAXTER, 
the  present  Mayor  of  Portland,  was 
born,  in  Gorham,  Me.,  March  23, 
1 83 1,  and  was  about  nine  years  old 
when,  in  1840,  his  father,  Dr.  Elihu  Baxter, 
removed  from  Gorham  to  this  city,  where  he 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine. 


In  1859  Mr.  Baxter  formed  business  rela- 
tions with  William  G.  Davis;  and  subsequently 
the  two  partners  united  with  the  firm  of  Ru- 
mery  &  Burnham,  under  the  style  of  the  Port- 
land Packing  Company.  The  provision  pack- 
ing business  was  then  in  its  infancy,  but 
under  the  efficient  management  of  the  firm  the 
business  increased  so  rapidly  that  it  gained  a 
national  reputation.  Other  enterprises  have 
claimed  the  attention  of  Mr.  Baxter,  in  each 
of  which  he  has  been  uniformly  successful, 
having  acquired  a  large  fortune.  His  marked 
skill  in  money  matters  has  commended  him  to 
several  of  the  leading  financial  institutions 
of  Portland.  He  is  Trustee  of  the  Portland 
Savings  Bank ;  Vice-President  of  the  Mer- 
chants' National  Bank  and  of  the  Portland 
Provident  Association;  Vice-President  of  the 
Portland  Trust  Company,  being  one  of  the 
original  Directors  of  this  company,  which  is 
capitalized   at   one   hundred    thousand    dollars. 

He  is  also  Director  of  the  Maine  Industrial 
School  and  the  Portland '  Benevolent  Society, 
and  President  of  the  Maine  Historical  Society 
and  of  the  Public  Library,  and  is  besides  a 
working  member  of  the  American  Historical 
Society  of  Washington,  D.C.  ;  the  New  Eng- 
land Historic  Genealogical  Society  of  Boston ; 
the  did  Colony  Historical  Society  of  Taun- 
ton, Mass.  ;  the  Rhode  Island  Historical  So- 
ciety; the  American  Antiquarian  Society  of 
Worcester,  Mass.  ;  and  the  Portland  Society  of 
Natural  History.  He  has  prepared  and  read 
a  number  of  papers  on  historical  and  other  sub- 
jects before  most  of  the  above-named  societies. 

In  1893  Mr.  Baxter  was  elected  Mayor  of 
Portland,  and  early  in  his  first  term  he  gave 
his  salary  of  two  thousand  dollars  to  the 
School  Board  to  maintain  the  Manual  Training 
School  for  Boys.  He  was  re-elected  in  1894 
and  again  in  1895,  and  in  the  Mayoralty  as 
elsevvhere  his  business  efficiency  has  accom- 
plished the  most  gratifying  results.  His  pub- 
lic-spirited generosity  is  shown  by  his  frequent 
and  bountif-ul  gifts  to  the  city  of  Portland, 
among  which  may  be  named  the  elegant  public 
library  building  on  Congress  Street,  a  monu- 
ment to  his  artistic  and  literary  tastes.  As  an 
outgrowth  of  his  interest  in  the  Home  for 
Little  Wanderers  in  Boston,  he  founded  the 
Portland  Associated  Charities. 


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While  Mr.  Baxter's  varied  ability  and  power 
of  adaptation  have  rendered  him  a  most  efficient 
functionary  in  city  and  State,  his  favorite 
field  is  literature;  and  his  labors  with  the  pen 
for  the  last  twenty  years  have  been  constant 
and  valuable.  He  was  an  early  contributor 
to  the  New  York  Home  Journal,  Shillaber's 
Carpet  Bag,  and  Godey's  Ladies'  Book.  His 
annual  addresses  to  the  City  Council  during  his 
period  of  office  as  Mayor  are  models  of  a  clea'r, 
incisive  style,  placing  before  the  city  fathers 
in  terse  and  forcible  English  the  condition  of 
the  municipal  departments  and  calling  atten- 
tion to  the  city's  most  urgent  needs.  Of  late 
years  Mr.  Baxter  has  given  much  attention  to 
historical  research,  having  in  1885  made  a 
prolonged  visit  to  Europe,  where  he  procured 
valuable  historical  data.  Th'e  "English  Col- 
onization of  the  New  World  "  was,  the  result  of 
careful  and  discriminating  study,  as  was  also 
his  work  entitled  "Western  Civilization,"  the 
two  being  among  the  most  important  of  his 
publications.  "Idyls  of  the  Year  "  is  full  of 
grace  and  possesses  an  interest  for  all  true 
lovers  of  poetry. 

The  following  list  of  the  printed  works  of 
Mr.  Baxter  is  taken  from  the  Bibliography  of 
the  American  Historical  Association:  "Laus 
Laiireati, "  a  poem  delivered  before  the  Maine 
Historical  Society  on  the  celebration  of  Long- 
fellow's seventy-fifth  birthday,  Portland,  1882. 
"A  Greeting  to  the  Mentor,"  a  poem  deliv- 
ered on  tb_e  eightieth  birthday  of  Professor 
Packard,  Longfellow's  tutor,  Portland,  1883. 
"The  Great  Seal  of  New  England,"  Cam-^ 
bridge,  1884.  "Idyls  of  the  Year,"  poems, 
Portland,  Hoyt,  Fogg  &  Donham,  1884. 
"The  Trelawny  Papers,"  Portland,  Fogg  & 
Donham,  1884.  "George  Cleeve  and  his 
Times,"  Portland,  Gorges  Society,  1885. 
"The  British  Invasion  from  the  North," 
Albany,  Munsell  (Historical  Series),  1887. 
"Documentary  History  of  Maine,"  vol.  iv., 
Portland,  Maine  Historical  Society,  1889' 
"Early  Voyages  to  America,"  .Providence, 
Rhode  Island,  Historical  Society,  1889.  Ibid., 
Old  Colony  Historical  Society's  Collections, 
No.  4,  Taunton,  Mass.,  1889.  "Sir  Ferdinando 
Gorges  and  his  Province  of  Maine,"  Boston, 
Prince  Society,  1890.  "The  Abanakis,"  New 
England  Magazine,   Boston,  September,  1890. 


"Reminiscences     of    a     Great    Enterprise; '"' 
Portland,  1890.      "The  Campaign'  against:' the 
Pequakets:  Its  Cause  and  its  Results,  "Por'ti 
land,    1890.      "The    Beginnings   of    Maine,'' 
Portland,  1 89 1.      "A  Lost  Manuscript,"  Port- 
land,    1891.       "Isaac    Jogues,     a.d.     1636," 
New  York,    189,1.      "The  Abanakis  and  their 
Ethnic    Relations,"     Portland,      1892.       "A 
Period  of   Peril,"   address    delivered   at   City 
Hall,  Portlan(^,  on  the  Centennial  Celebration 
of  the  Adoption    of   the    Constitution    of   the 
United    States,     April     30,     1889./    "Three 
Suggestive    Maps,"    Maine   Historical   Quar-' 
terly,    January,    1893.       "The    Observatory," 
an    illustrated    poem,    The    Stevens   &   Jonei 
Company,      Portland,       1893.        "Christophei' 
Levett,  the  First  Owner  of  the  Soil  of  Port-' 
land,"  Maine  Historical  Qiiarterly,  April  ancj 
July,  1893.     -"Christopher  Levett,  the  Piorieelf- 
Colonist    in    Casco    Bay,"     Portland,    Gorged 
Society,   1893.      "Pioneers  of  New  France  in 
New  England,"  Albany,   Munsell  (Historicaf 
Series),    1894.       "Raleigh's    Lost    ColoMy," 
illustrated,  New  England  Magazine,  January,  ^ 
1895- 

In  politics  Mr.  Baxter  is  Republican.  He 
is  a  man  of  liberal  ideas;  and  his  political, 
commercial,  and  literary  career  has  ever  been 
characterized  by  honor, 

"  The  finest  sense 
Of  Justice  which  the  human  mind  can  frame." 


T^HARLES     HANSON     NELSON,     of 
(  jp      New  Gloucester,  who  occupies  a  place 

V^  ^  of  prominence  among  the  enterpris- 
ing young  farmers  of  Cumberland 
County,  was  born  in  this  town,  August  S, 
1862.  He  is  a  son  of  the  Hon.  Otis  C.  and 
Julie  B.  (Bailey)  Nelson,  his  father  being  an 
extensive  farmer  and  fruit  grower  here.  (A 
sketch  of  the  Hon.  Otis  C.  Nelson  may  be 
found  on  another  page  of  this  volume.) 

Charles  Hanson  Nelson  was  the  second 
child  born  to  his  parents.  His  elementary 
education,  obtained  in  the  common  schools  of 
his  native  town,  was  supplemented  by  a  course 
of  study  at  Greely  Institute,  Cumberland, 
and  North  Bridgton  Academy.  On  leaving 
school  Mr.   Nelson  taught  two  terms  in   the 


BIOGRAPHICAL    REVIEW 


39 


district  schools  of  New  Gloucester,  and  at 
the  close  of  his  second  winter  term  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Abbie  Stevens  Jordan,  their 
nuptials  being  celebrated  May  5,  1885.  Mrs. 
Nelson  is  a  daughter  of  John  W.  and  Arabella 
(Lunt)  Jordan,  well-known  farmers  of  this 
town.  A  month  after  their  marriage  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Nelson  removed  to  their  present  home, 
which  he  then  purchased.  This  valuable  es- 
tate, which  was  formerly  known  as  the  Cush- 
man  farm,  contains  two  hundred  and  fifty 
acres-  of  land,  on  which  Mr.  Nelson  has  made 
many  and  valuable  improvements,  placing  a 
large  part  of  it  in  an  excellent  state  of  tillage. 
Here  Mr.  Nelson  carries  on  general  farming, 
including  the  raising  of  fruit,  sweet  corn,  and 
small  grains,  one  of  his  most  profitable  indus- 
tries at  this  time  being  his  dairy  of  twenty- 
three  cows,  the  product  of  which  he  ships  to 
Portland,  Me.,  which  is  the  headquarters  for 
milk  raised  in  this  section  of  the  State.  In 
his  agricultural  pursuits  Mr.  Nelson  has  shown 
sound  judgment  and  skill,  and  has  met  with 
deserved  success.  In  politics  he  is  a  stanch 
member  of  the  Democratic  party.  The  happy 
union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nelson  has  been  bright- 
ened by  the  birth  of  seven  children,  namely: 
Lilian  Frances,  born  April  19,  1886,  died 
September  17,  1886;  Julia  Bell,  born  August 
25,  [887;  John  Otis,  born  December  5,  1888; 
Edwin  Wilbur,  born  November  29,  1890;  Ida 
Wheeler,  born  March  17,  1893;  George 
Howard,  born  April  12,  1894,  died  December 
I,  1894;  Harold  Crosby,  born  November  4, 
1895. 


"ENRY  SARGENT  TRICKEY,  City 
Marshal  of  Portland,  was  born  there, 
October  14,  1842,  son  of  Henry  and 
Abigail  C.  (Larrabee)  Trickey. 
His  grandfather  was  Daniel  Trickey,  of  West- 
brook,  Me.  Daniel  was  also  born  'in  the 
county.  On  leaving  the  parental  home  he 
settled  in  the  town  of  Westbrook,  where  he 
spent  his  life  in  clearing  and  improving  a 
fine  farm. 

Henry  Trickey,  son  of  Daniel,  was  born  on 
the  homestead,  and  there  spent  his  boyhood 
days,  usefully  employed  in  occupations  per- 
taining to  farm  life.     When  the  time  came  for 


him  to  select  a  regular  calling,  he  went  to 
Portland  and  learned  the  trade  of  a  ship  car- 
penter. He  was  successfully  engaged  in  this 
business  for  a  number  of  years,  during  which 
he  worked  on  contracts,  employing  many  as- 
sistants, and  became  one  of  the  best-known 
ship-building  contractors  of  the  city.  He  was, 
a  Democrat  in  his  political  views  until  1856, 
when  he  became  a  Republican,  and  thereafter 
continued  to  hold  the  views  of  the  latter  party. 
During  the  Civil  War  he  served  in  the  City 
Council.  Among  the  fraternal  orders  with 
which  he  was  affiliated  were  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Maine  Charitable 
Mechanic  Association,  and  the  Aged  Brother- 
hood. His  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Benjamin 
Larrabee,  of  Westbrook,  a  highly  respected 
agriculturist  and  a  large  land-owner.  They 
were  the  parents  of  four  children,  as  follows: 
Sarah  J.,  the  wife  of  John  Gilkey,  of  Port- 
land; Mary  I.,  who  died  in  1887;  Benjamin 
Larrabee  Trickey,  of  Portland;  and  Henry 
Sargent  Trickey.  The  father,  who  was  a 
member  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church, 
died  at  his  home  on  Paris  Street  in  Jan- 
uary, 1878.  The  mother's  death  occurred 
about*  twenty  years  previously,  on  April  i, 
1858. 

Henry  Sargent  Trickey,  having  obtained  his 
education  in  the  public  and  private  schools  of 
Portland,  was  engaged  as  a  clerk  by  R.  I.  Rob- 
inson. He  had  been  employed  here  but  a  brief 
time  when  the  civil  strife  broke  out,  and  he 
enlisted  in  Company  B  of  the  Seventeenth 
Maine  Volunteer  Infantry.  His  regiment  was 
at  once  ordered  to  Washington  to  assist  in 
the  fortification  of  that  place,  and  later  to 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  A  short  time  after 
he  was  severely  injured  and  incapacitated 
for  all  except  special  detail  service.  He, 
however,  continued  in  the  service  for  the  full 
term  of  his  enlistment,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged July  27,  1865.  On  his  return  to 
Portland  he  was  employed  by  Jonathan  Smith 
&  Co.  in  their  belt  manufactory,  and  worked 
for  them  and  their  successor,  H.  M.  Brewer, 
for  nine  years.  He  next  engaged  in  the  re- 
tail igrocery  business  on  Cumberland  Street, 
and  during  the  succeeding  seven  years  carried 
on  a  successful  trade.  In  1881  he  was  ap- 
pointed   Inspector    of    Customs    by    Lot   M. 


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Morrell,  the  Collector  of  the  Port,  and  re- 
mained in  the  custom  service  until  after  the 
appointment  of  Samuel  J.  Anderson  as  Col- 
lector, lay  whom  he  was  discharged  October 
31,  1886,  as  alleged,  solely  on  political 
grounds.  In  September,  i!887,  he  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  shoemakers'  supplies, 
such  as  heels,  counters,  and'  stiffenings^ 
employing  several  hands.'  He  continued  in 
that  business  until  May,  1890,  when  he  was 
elected  by  the  city  government  as  agent  for 
the  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors  in  the  city  of 
Portland,  and  held  that  office  until  May,  1892-. 
Following  that  he,  took  up  the  real  estate  busi- 
ness until  the  spring  of  1893.  He  was  then 
appointed  Chief  of  Police  by  the  Mayor,  James 
P.  Baxter,  and  was  reappoinred  to  the  sa;rae 
office  in  1894  and  1895  and  1896  by  the  same 
chief  magistrate.  The  department  has  been 
enlarged  and  improved  sin'ee  he' entered  it; 
and  he  now  has  sixty-two  men  under  his  super- 
vision, incl^ding  forty  regular  patrol  men, 
two  deputies,  twelve  specials,  and  two  patrol 
wagon  drivers. 

Mr.  Trickey  is^  one  of  the  most  active 
workers  in  the  Republican  r^nks,  and.  for  a 
number  of  years  has  served  as  both  Treasurer 
and  Chairman  of  the  Republican  City  Com- 
mittee and  as  a  delegate  to  State  and  other 
conventions.  He  is  a  member  of  Lincoln 
Club  of  Beacon  Lodge,.  Independent, Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Eastern  Star  Encamp- 
ment, having  filled  all  the;  chairs  in  both,  and 
is'  a  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge'  of  Maine. 
He  was  one  of  the  first  to  become  a  member  of 
Bos  worth  Post,  No.  2,  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  joining  in  1867,  and  has  served  ac- 
ceptably in  several  of  the  offices.'  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Maine  Charitable  Mechanic 
Association.  Mr.  Trickey  is  a  communicant 
of  St.  Stephen's  Episcopal  Church,  in  which 
he  holds  the  office  of  Vestryman,  and  has 
been  Treasurer  for  twelve  years.  His  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Sarah  Emma  Chandler,  'a 
daughter  of  D.  H.  Chandler,  the  leader  of  the 
old  Portland  band,  was  celebrated  on  Septem- 
ber I,  1869.  They  have  one  daughter,  Edith, 
who  is  still  at  home.  For  the  past  eight  years 
his  home  has  been  at  122  Emery  Street.  Prior 
to  that  he  resided  at  the  old  homestead,  which 
he  still  owns. 


TT^HARLES    H.    OSBORNE,  a  native  of 
I  V^     Portland,    was    one    of    triplets,    two 

^'U^^  boys  and  a  girl,  born  December  23, 
1832,  to  the  Rev.  Charles  F.  and 
Susan  (Leavis)  Osborne.  An  account  of  his 
ancestral  history  may  be  found  in  the  sketch  of 
Mr.  Osborne's  brother,  Woodbridge  G.  Os- 
borne, published  on  another  page  of  this 
volume. '  Mr.  Osborne  acqiiired  a  practical 
eduation  in  the  schools  of  Scarboro  and  Lim- 
ington,  and  begari  life  for  himself  as  a  clerk  in 
a  grocery  store.  He  subsequently  clerked  in  a 
clothing  store  in  Portland,  going  from  thereto 
Dover,  N.H.,  where  he  was  employed  for  three 
years  in  the  drug  store  of  John  B.  Wheeler. 
Returning  to  his  native  city,  Mr.  Osborne 
worked  for  three  years  in  the  retail  grocery 
store  of  Dunn  &  Osborne.  He  then  went  into 
the  clothing  business  with  I.  P.  Farrington, 
carrying  it  on  two  years.  In  1855,  in  company 
with  his  brother,'  John  A.  Osborne,  he  bought 
seventy  acres  of'  land  in  the  town  of  Gorham; 
and,  after  Managing  it  a  while  in  partnership, 
Mr.  Osborne  bought  out  his  brother's  interest, 
and  has  Since  been  prosperously  engaged  in 
general  farming.  He  is  a  skilled' and  prac- 
ticar  agriculturist, '  and  his  property  is.  well 
improved  and  in  excellent  condition. 

On'  February  9,  1866,  Mr.  Osborne  was 
united  in  wedlock  with  Mrs.  Sarah  Hayward,  . 
«/^  Holmes'.  They  are'  the  parents  of  three 
children,  as  follows:  Sumner  L.,  born  June 
20,  1867,  was  married  in  October,  1894,  to 
Isabelle  Durell,  of  Hyde  Park,  Mass.;  Irving, 
born  June  6,  1869,  was  graduated  from  Bow- 
doin  College,  and  is  now  a  teacher  in  the 
high  school  at  Winthrop,  Mass.;  and  Lillle 
Emily,  born  Jiily  26,  1874,  lives' in  B|)sto|i:. 
Mr.  Osborne  supports  the'  principles  qf"  the 
Democratic  party ;  and,  religiously,  he  ahd  all 
of  his  family  are  members  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church.  He  is  a  Knight  of  Pythias,  ' 
belonging  to  Gorha'm  Lodge,  No.  24. 


W' 


LLIAM  YORKE,  engineer  of  the 
Portland  Gas  Light  Company,  whose 
office  is  at  40  'West  Commercial 
Street,  Portland,  was  born  in  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  July  14,  1820,  son  of  William  and  Ann 
(Price)  Yorke.     His  father,  who  was  an  archi- 


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41 


tect  in  Philadelphia,  died  in  1830;  and  his 
mother's, death  occurred  in  1856.  There  were 
six  children;  namely,  Charles,  Albert,  Will- 
iam, John  S.,  Mary  F.,  and  Anna. 

William  Yorke  received  a  good  education, 
attending  first  a  private  school  and  later  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  city.  He  worked 
for  a  short  time  as  errand  boy  in  a  dry-goods 
store.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  he  was  appren- 
ticed for  six  years  to  a  pattern-maker  and  ma- 
chinist. The  two  following  years  he  worked 
at  pattern -making  in  Savannah,  and  subse- 
quently started  an  iron  foundry  and  machine- 
shop  in  Augusta,  Ga.  He  had  not  sufficient 
capital  to  make  a  success  of  this  last  enter- 
prise f  and  within  two  years  he  abandoned  it, 
and  turned  his  attention  to  mill  building. 
Maintaining  his  headquarters  at  Macon,  he  es- 
tablished mills  in  different  parts  of  the  State 
of  Georgia.  He  was  engaged  in  this  way  for 
seven  years ;  and  subsequently,  until  the  break- 
ing out  of  the  war,  he  was  in  the  lumber  busi- 
ness near  Macon.  In  1861  Mr.  Yorke  was  the 
owner  of  a  large  amount  of  property  in  pine 
forests,  mills,  and  lumber;  and,  instead  of 
taking  advantage  of  the  offers  of  the  Confeder- 
ate government  to  allow  every  one  so  disposed 
to  leave  for  the  North^  he  remained  to  look 
after  his  interests,  thinking,  as  did  many 
others,  that  the  war  would  last  but  a  few 
months.  Then  his  troubles  began.  Conscrip- 
tion officers  were  sent  through  the  different 
districts  to  press  men  for  the  Confederate  ser- 
vice, and  for  two  years  Mr.  Yorke  kept  out  of 
the  army  by  bribing  these  men,  paying  out  in 
all  some  fifteen  thousand  dollars  in  Confeder- 
ate scrip,  as  the  men  were  changed  every  few 
months.  At  length,  his  patience  and  money 
nearly  exhausted,  he  appealed  to  Mr.  Adams, 
also  a  Philadelphian,  who  was  superintendent 
of  the  South-western  Railroad,  and  through 
his  influence  procured  a  situation  in  the  ma- 
chine-shops of  the  road.  Here  for  two  years 
he  was  secure  from  persecution,,  as  all  railroad 
men  were  exempted  from  service.  But  a  de- 
termination to  get  out  of  the  South  had  now 
taken  strong  possession  of  him;  and,  in  com- 
pany with  another  Philadelphian,  George  A. 
Mcllhenny,  superintendent  of  the  Macon  Gas 
Works,  who  shared  his  desire,  he  planned  a 
way  of  escape. 


It  was  arranged  that  Mr.  Yorke  should  go  to 
Savannah,  ostensibly  to  buy  salt;  and,  the  way 
being  clear,  he  should  telegraph  to  Mr.  Mc- 
llhenny for  one  hundred  empty  sacks  —  the 
signal  for  him  to  join  him.  The  day  that 
Sherman  and  his  army  left  Atlanta  Mr.  Yorke 
left  Macon  for  Savannah,  provided  with  a  pass 
from  Mr.  Adams.  On  reaching  Savannah  he 
purchased  the  salt,  telegraphed  Mr.  Mc- 
llhenny, and  made  arrangements  with  a  Con- 
federate officer  then  on  furlough,  who  owned  a 
plantation  several 'miles  outside  of  Savannah, 
for  effecting  their  escape  to  St.  Catharine's 
Island.  This  island  is  twelve  or  fifteen  miles 
from  the  coast;  and  the  officer  agreed  for  three 
thousand  dollars  in  Confederate  money  to  row 
the  two  Philadelphians  to  St.  Catharine's  in 
his  own  boat  —  the  only  row-boat  in  the  sec- 
tion, as  the  Confederate  government  had  de- 
stroyed all  they  could  find.  On  Mr.  Mc- 
Ilhenny's  arrival  the  two  men  lay  concealed 
one  night,  hiring  the  following  night  a  car- 
riage to  drive  to  the  plantation.  The  driver 
of  the  carriage  knew  the  exact  time  when  he 
could  pass  the  rebel  picket  lines  safely,  and 
within  a  few  hours  "three  men  in  a  boat" 
were  en  voyage  for  St.  Catharine's.  But  a 
storm  came  up;  and  they  were  compelled  to 
land  a  few  miles  from  shore,  on  a  desolate 
island  covered  with  oyster  shells.  Here  Mr. 
Mcllhenny  and  the  Confederate  fell  asleep; 
and  Mr.  Yorke,  who,  providentially,  was  un- 
able to  close  his  eyes,  rescued  their  frail  craft 
just  in  the  nick  of  time,  as  the  incoming  tide 
was  sweeping  it  away,  and  thereafter  watched 
it  vigilantly  till  morning.  At  daybreak  they 
continued  on  their  way,  and  arrived  at  St. 
Catherine's  safely,  dismissing  their  boatman 
with  his  promised  fee.  The  island  was  in- 
habited by  seven  or  eight  old  negroes,  who  had 
been  left  there  by  their  owners  as  useless. 
From  them  they  learned  that  the  United 
States  blockade  vessel  "Fernandina, "  a  brig  in 
command  of  Captain  Williams,  lay  about  four 
or  five  miles  off,  and  some  of  the  crew  were 
then  on  the  island  hunting  the  wild  cattle  for 
food.  The  negroes  introduced  them  to  these 
men,  informing  them  that  the  Philadelphians 
wished  to  secured  passage  on  the  vessel ;  but 
the  sailors  suspected  they  were  spies,  and  re- 
fused to  accede  to  their  request.     At  length. 


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however,  a  boat  was  sent  ashore  fully  officered 
and  armed,  and  they  were  taken  to  the  brig  as 
prisoners.     The  PMIadelphians  were  informed 
that  a  Supply  vessel  would  be  along  in  a  couple 
of  weeks,  and  they  might  be  sent  by  that  to 
Hilton  Head,  S.C.,  then  held  by  the  Union 
forces.     Ten  or  twelve  days  later  they  were 
transferred    to    this    vessel,    and    when    they 
reached  Hilton  Head  were  allowed  to  stay  at  a 
hotel,  as  they  had  money  to  pay  their  bills, 
but    still    under    guard    as    prisoners.       The 
steamship  "Arrago"  was  then  making  weekly 
trips   between  New  York  and   Hilton   Head; 
and  on  the  "  Arrago  "  they  were  sent  to  New 
York  as  prisoners  of  war,  placed  at  first  with 
the  Confederate    prisoners    and  treated    with 
scant  ceremony.     This  treatment  Mr.   Yorke 
complained  of,  stating  that  they  were  gentle- 
men, with  money  to  pay  for  their  passage;  and 
the  second  day  out  the  Captain  sent  for  them, 
and  they  had  an  interview  in  his  cabin,  with 
pleasant  results.     They  arrived  in  New  York 
City   on    the    famous    "black  carpet-baggers' 
night,"  in  October,  1864,  when  all  the  hotels 
were  to  have  been  simultaneously  fired,  a  plot 
which   most  happily  fell    through.      In    com- 
pany with  the  Captain  of   the -Union  forces, 
who  had  the  prisoners  in  charge,  Mr.   Yorke 
and  Mr.  Mcllhenny  saw  some  of  the  sights  of 
New  York;  and  during. their  tour  the  Philadel- 
phians    lost    the  Captain,   but  they  met    him 
next    morning    at    his    headquarters,    as   per 
agreement,  and  by  him  were  sent  to  the  head- 
quarters of  General  John  A.  Dix,  who  was  in 
command  of  the  forces  in  New  York.     From 
him  they  obtained  papers  of  release,  and   left 
New  York   by  the  first  train  they  could  get 
for  Philadelphia.     Mr.  Yorke  had  with    him 
twenty-eight  hundred   dollars   in  greenbacks, 
which  he  had  secured  during  the  last  seven  or 
eight  months  of  his  residence  in  Macon    by 
trading  with  a  Jew  pedler  who  had  access  to 
the  Union  soldiers  in  rebel  prisons,  giving  to 
the  Jew  five  dollars  in  Confederate  money  for 
one  dollar  in    United    States    currency.     He 
lost  over  forty  thousand  dollars  in  real    and 
personal  estate  through  the  war.     After  a  stay 
of  two  months  in  Philadelphia  Mr.  Mcllhenny 
was  appointed  superintendent  of  the  Washing- 
ton  (D,C.)  Gas    Light    Company's  works   at 
the    capital,    with    Mr.    Yorke    as    assistant. 


The  latter  held  his  position  four  years,  an^  ifii 
1868  was  assigned  to  the  poist  he  now  holds. 
For  twenty-seven  years  he  has  been  the  effi-- 
cient  and  esteemed  engineer  of  the  Portland 
Gas  Light  Company;  and  his  principal  busi- 
ness interests  have  for  many  years  been  cen- 
tred in  the  city  of  Portland,  as  he  disposed  of 
his  Southern  property  at  the  close  of  the  war. 

Mr.  Yorke  married-  Lucy  A.  McKenny,' 
daughter  of  Abner  McKenny,  of  Maine;  and 
one  daughter,  Louie  E.,  has  blessed  their 
union.  In  politics  Mr.  Yorkg  is  a  Democrat. 
With  his  family  he  attends  the  Universa'list 
church.  He  is  one  of  the  oldest  residents  of 
Portland  and  a  representative  citizen  of  that 
thriving  city. 


TT^ALVIN  S.  SAWYER,  a  retired  sea 
f  y^  captain  of  Yarmouth,  who  resides  at 
^U^  his  pleasant  home  on  Cousins 
Island,  was  born  on  Chebeague 
Island,  May  10,  1850,  son  of  Jacob  E.  and 
Sarah  (Hamilton)  Sawyer.  His  father,  who 
was  born  upon  the  same  island,  September  14, 
1825,  at  an  early  age  adopted  a  seafaring  life, 
which  he  followed  for  many  years.  He  was 
thrifty  and  industrious,  and  owned  land  upon 
Chebeague,  Cousins,  and  Little  John's  Islands, 
residing  at  intervals  oiti  each,  but  spending  a 
greater-  part  of  his  life,  when  not  at  sea,  on 
Chebeague.  His  death  occurred  January  22, 
1887.'  He  was  liberal  in  his  religious  views 
and  ^  Reppblican  in  politics.  His  wife, 
Sarah  Hamilton,  who  was  born  on  Chebeague' 
Island,  September  17,  1824,  became  the  mother 
of  four  children,  as  follows:  Calvin  S.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Smith  D.,  who  was 
born  April  10,  1853,  and  resides  in  Yar- 
mouth; Georgia  A.,  who  was  born  May  5, 
i860,  is  now  Mrs.  Merrill,  and  lives  on 
Cousins  Island;  and  Serena  A.,  who  became 
Mrs.  Groves,  and  died  October  6^  1873.  Mrs. 
Jacob  E.  Sawyer  died  April  5,  1889. 

Calvin  S.  Sawyer  received  his  education  at 
the  school  on  Cousins  Island.  At  the  age  of 
sixteen  he  began  the  life  of  a  sailffif  in  the 
coasting  trade,  and  followed  that  occupation 
steadily  for  several  -years.  For  two  years 
previous  to  his  retirement  from  the  sea  he  ' 
was  Captain  of  a  steamer  which  plied  between 


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45 


points  along  the  coast.  Since  1889  he  has 
been  occupied  in  farming  and  attending  to  his 
real  estate  interests,  having  recently  disposed 
of  some  land  on  Little  John's  Island.  His 
property  on  Cousins  Island  consists  of  forty- 
eight  acres  of  valuable  land,  on  which  he  is 
prosperously  carrying  on  general  farming  and 
dairying.  His  residence,  which  is  a  land- 
mark, was  built  by  Ebenezer  Cleaves,  and  is 
the  only  brick  house  upon  the  island. 

On  December  22,  1875,  Mr.  Sawyer  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Lizzie  C.  Prince,  a  na- 
tive of  North  Yarmouth.  Mrs.  Sawyer,  who 
was  born  December  4,  1850,  is  a  daughter  of 
Joseph  R.  and  Cordelia  C.  Prince,  her  father, 
who  was  a  prosperous  farmer  of  North  Yar- 
mouth,   being  born  in  Cumberland    July    14, 

18 1 2,  and  dying  January  14,  1882.  His  wife, 
Cordelia  C.   Prince,  who  was  born  August  8, 

18 1 3,  reared  but  one  child,  Lizzie  C.  Mrs. 
Sawyer's  mother,  who  still  survives,  resides 
with  her.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sawyer  have  four 
children,  namely:  Emery  R.,  born  December 
29,  1876;  Louise  E.,  November  17,  1878; 
Rena  B.,  April  13,  1884;  and  Harold  S.,  Oc- 
tober 2,  1886. 

In  politics  Mr.  Sawyer  supports  the  Repub- 
lican party,  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
church.  He  is  connected  with  Ancient 
Brothers  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows  of  Portland,  the  Knights  of  Pythias  of 
Yarmouth;  and  he. is  highly  esteemed  for  his 
many  commendable  qualities. 


/^TeORGE  R.  SKOLFIELD,  a  retired 
\ST  ship-builder  of  Harpswell,  Me.,  was 
7—^  born  September  20,  1809,  on  the 
estate  where  his  present  beautiful  residence 
is  situated.  His  parents  were  George  and 
Lydia  D.  (Doyle)  Skolfield,  both  natives  of 
Harpswell.  His  great-grandfather  Skolfield 
was  born  in  England.  Immigrating  to  this 
country  in  the  vigor  of  young  manhood,  he 
settled  in  .Harpswell,  and  here  cleared  a  large 
tract  of  land  at  a  time  when  the  homes  of  a 
few  pioneers  formed  the  nucleus  of  the  present 
thriving  town.  He  was  the  father  of  Clement 
Scholfield,  who  was  born  on  this  homestead 
and  here  passed  his  life,  prosperously  engaged 
in  agriculture. 


George  Skolfield,  son  of  Clement,  was 
reared  to  farm  life,  but  found  ship-building  a 
more  congenial  pursuit,  and  engaged  in  that 
business  when  a  young  man.  He  finally  es- 
tablished a  ship  yard  of  his  own  in  Brunswick, 
near  the  present  home  of  his  son,  which  is  not 
far  from  the  town  line;  and  his  fame  as  a  reli- 
able ship-builder  spread  throughout  the  sec- 
tion. He  died  in  his  eighty-seventh  year,  at 
the  home  where  his  father  and  grandfather  had 
closed  their  eyes  forever  on  the  scenes  of  earth. 
His  wife  was  called  to  rest  at  the  age  of 
eighty-three.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Skolfield 
were  esteemed  members  of  the  Congregational 
church  at  Brunswick.  They  were  the  parents 
of  five  children,  three  of  whom  are  now  living 
—  George  R.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Lin- 
coln ;  and  Samuel. 

George  R.  Skolfield  entered  his  father's 
ship  yard  when  eighteen  years  of  age,  and 
learned  the  ship-builder's  trade  according  to 
what  were  then  the  latest  and  most  approved 
methods.  After  the  death  of  his  father  he 
and  his  brothers,  Lincoln  and  Samuel,  carried 
on  a  successful  business  until  1884.  They 
built  wooden  ships  altogether,  and  in  their 
particular  line  were  very  successful,  acquiring 
a  wide  reputation  as  first-class  ship-builders. 
When  iron  vessels  came  into  vogue  they  closed 
up  their  business.  Mr.  Skolfield  has  built  a 
great  many  ships,  including  some  of  seventeen 
hundred  tons;  and,  with  his  brothers,  he  owns 
at  present  some  fine  vessels  which  are  in  active 
service,  plying  between  different  ports.  He 
now  manages -a  small  farm,  which  is  part  of 
the  old  family  homestead;  and  his  residence 
is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  county,  his  long  ex- 
perience in  building  beautiful  vessels  culti- 
vating a  natural  taste  for  architecture  and 
giving  him  ideas  as  unique  as  they  are  beauti- 
ful when  put  into  practical  expression  in  a 
dwelling-house.  His  ability  as  a  business 
man  is  universally  recognized,  and  he  has 
been  a  Director  of  the  Pejapscot  and  Union 
Banks  in  Brunswick  for  several  years. 

At  about  twenty-one  years  of  age  Mr.  Skol- 
field was  united  in  marriage  with  Eliza  Reed, 
a  native  of  Topsham,  Me.,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  twenty.  She  left  one  child,  Ann  Eliza, 
who  became  the  wife  of  Captain  Paul  C.  Mer- 
riman,  of  Brunswick,  who  died  in  1895.      Her 


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daughter,  Eliza,  married  Willis  Chennery,  of 
Portland.  In  1848  Mr.  Skolfield  married 
Hannah  F.  Milliken.  Of  this  union  five  chil- 
dren were  born—  Susan  (deceased.)  was  the 
wife  of  Isaac  Merriman,  a  merchant  of  Harps- 
well  ;  Lydia,  wife  of  Captain  Dunning,  is  with 
her. parents,  her  husband  being  at  sea;  John 
T.  is  a  wholesale  grocer  in  Portland;  Daniel 
T.  is  with  his  father.  Mr.  Skolfield's  eldest 
son,  John  T.,  married  Josephine  Pennell,  of 
Portland,  and  has  two  daughters,  Frances  and 
Lydia.  Daniel  T.  Skolfield  married  Carrie 
Richardson,  of  Brunswick. 

Mr.  Skolfield  cast  his  first  vote  in  the  ranks 
of  the  Whig  party,  but  is  now  a  Democrat. 
Though  not  an  aspirant  for  office,  he  served 
for  some  time  as  Selectman  of  Harpswell  and 
represented  the  district  irr  the  legislature  in 
1884!  He  attends  and  helps  to  support  the 
Congregational  church,  the  church  of  his 
parents,  and  is  most  highly  esteemed  in  the 
parish.  A  man  of  rare  intelligence,  quick 
wit,  and  jovial  disposition,  Mr.  Skolfield  is 
very  popular  in  Harpswell  and  Brunswick; 
and  the  name  of  his  friends  is  legion. 


■OHN  STEVENS,  one  of  the  noble  army 
of  patriots  who  laid  down  their  lives 
for  the  preservation  of  the  Union,  was 
a  native  of  Bridgton,  Cumberland 
County,  Me.,  having  been  born  here,  July  3, 
1832.  His  parents.  Ransom  and  Betsey  (Ab- 
bott) Stevens,  were  prosperous  farmers  of  this 
place;  and  they  reared  ten  children,  the  names 
of  whom  were  respectively:  Emeline,  Rufus, 
Elizabeth,  William,  Hannah,  John,  Ransom, 
Alvin,  and  Harriet,  and  one  son  that  died  in 
infancy.  Of  this  large  family  but  two  are 
now  living  —  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Joel  Bailey; 
and  Harriet,  widow  of  William  Mann.  Four 
of  the  sons,  Rufus,  William,  John,  and  Ran- 
som, served  in  the  late  Civil  War.  Ransom 
was  at  the  battle  of  Cain  River  Crossing, 
where  he  received  wounds  that  caused  his 
death  three  days  later.  William  was  captured 
in  the  battle  of  Sabine  Cross-roads  and  Pleas- 
ant Hill,  and  confined  for  nine  months  and 
thirteen  days  in  Tyler  Prison,  Texas. 

John  Stevens,  our  special  subject,  in  early 
manhood  left  the  home  farm  to  learn  the  brick- 


maker's  trade,  which  he  followed  fot  sevekj| 
yearSiS  In  1858  he  purchased  the.  farm  now 
owned  and  occupied  by  his  widow,  and  tie^ 
engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  until  aft^^ 
the  second  call  for  volunteers.  Then^  ea-, 
thused  by  patriotic,  zeal,  he  enlisted  Decembef- 
29,  1863,  in  Company  F,  Thirtieth  Ma^jfe. 
Regiment  of  Veteran  Infantry,  going  to  the 
front  as  a  private.  With  his  regiment  he  went' 
to  New  Orleans,  afterward  taking  part  in  the 
Red  River  expedition  under  General  Banfcsl' 
besides  which  -  he  waS  in  other  impbrtantf 
engagements,  among  them  the  battle  of  SabiSt!^ 
Cross-roads.  He  was  subsequently  taken  sick 
and  sent  to  Jarvis  General  Hospital  at  Balti-^_ 
more,  Md,,  wherehe  died,  August  24,  1864^ 
fromdisease  contracted  from  the  exposure  and 
hardships  incidental  to  army  life.  His  re- 
mains were  brought  home  and  carefully  in- 
terred by  loving  hands  in  the  family  burial  lot 
in  the  Hio  Cemetery. 

•  Mrs.  Stevens,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mary'V 
J.  Libby,  was  born- March  6,  1833,  in  the  town': 
of  Auburn,  Me.,  being  a  daughter  of  Jonathalif; 
and  Mary  (Jordan)  Libby.     Her  union  witfe' 
John    Stevens    was    celebrated    November   3,- 
1853.     Of  the  five  children  born  to  her  and 
her  husband,  one,  Joseph  A.",  died  in  infanfc|i.|; 
The  record  of  the  others  is  thus  given :  Morfiil; 
A.  is  a  farmer  in  this  town;  George  B.  resides 
in  Reading,    Mass. ;   Mary  E.    is  the  wife  of 
Irving  Hibbard,  and  resides  with  'her  mother^ 
Mr.    Hibbard    having   the    care  of  the   home 
farm;  and  Ella  M.  married  Rollo  H.  Reid,  a 
printer  of  Minneapolis,  Minn. 


bfRAI 


RANK  MITCHELL,  M.D.,  a  skilled 
p[^  and  popular  physician  of  Bridgton,  was 
born  August  19,  1847,  in  the  town  of 
Kennebunk,  York  County,  Me.,  where  his 
father,  the  Rev.  John  Mitchell,  then  had 
charge  of  a  pastorate.  The  father  was  bora 
in  the  town  of  Newfield,  being  there' reared  on 
a  farm,  on  which  he  remained  until  attaining 
his  majority.  He  then  studied  for  the  minis- 
try, and  for  the  following  six  years  was  ap 
itinerant  preacher.  Being  then  ordained,  h6 
subsequently  had  charge,  in  succession,  of  the 
Methodist  churches  in  the  towns  of  Kenne- 
bunk,   York,   Eliot,   Buxton,   Alfred,  Wayni^i 


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Kent's  Hill,  New  Sharon,  Readfield,  Wilton, 
Strong,  and  Fryeburg.  About  ten  years  prior 
to  his  decease  he  retired  from  active  minis- 
terial labor,  settling  in  Kezar.  Falls,  York 
County,  Me.,  where  he  died  in  1889.  Of  his 
union  with  Miss  Elizabeth  Wentworth  two 
children  were  born  —  Frank,  whose  name  ap- 
pears at  the  head  of  this  sketch;  and  Nellie 
E.,  wife  of  Francis  Redlon,  an  attorney. 

Dr.  Mitchell  entered  the  class  of  1872, 
Bowdoin  College,  in  which  he  remained  till 
the  year  1871.  He  then  went  to  Jacksonville, 
Fla.,  and  began  the  study  of  medicine  with 
his  uncle.  Dr.  F.  D.  Mitchell,  remaining 
there  one  year.  Returning  North,  he  entered 
the  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  College  of  New 
York  City,  and  the  Bellevue  Hospital,  staying 
there  until  1874,  when  he  received  his  diploma 
from  the  college.  He  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  at  North  Fryeburg,  this 
State,  continuing  there  until  1881,  when  he 
went  to  New  York  City,  where  he  spent  the 
winter  attending  lectures  and  taking  special 
studies.  In  the  spring  of  1882  Dr.  Mitchell 
came  to  Bridgton,  and  has  since  built  up  an 
extensive  practice  here,  having  devoted  his 
entire  time,  with  the  exception  of  the  years 
1892  and  1893,  when  he  was  Pension  Exam- 
iner at  Fryeburg,  to  his  professional  duties. 
The  union  of  Dr.  Mitchell  with  Miss  Abbie 
M.  Dresser,  of  Lovell,  Oxford  County,  Me., 
was  celebrated  in  1879;  and  to  him  and  his 
wife  one  child,  Everett  T.  Mitchell,  has  been 
born.  In  politics  the  Doctor  is  an  adherent  of 
the  Republican  party;  and,  socially,  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Order. 


of 


AMUEL  ROLFE,  President  of  the 
Maine  Savings  Bank  and  Treasurer 
of  the  Portland  Gaslight  Company, 
who  may  be  found  for  some  part 
every  day  in  the  week  at  either  the  bank 
or  the  gas  company's  office,  was  born  in 
Portland,  June  21,  18 13,  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Susan  Newman  (Jacques)  Rolfe,  both  of  New- 
buryport,  Mass.  Benjamin  Rolfe  removed 
from  Newburyport  to  Portland  in  1802,  and 
there  engaged  as  a  mechanic,  doing  an  exten- 
sive business  and  employing  several  men. 
Twenty  years  prior  to  the  time  of  his   death 


he  retired  from  business.      He  was  the  father 
of  five  children. 

Samuel  Rolfe,  the  youngest  and  sole  sur- 
vivor of  his  parents'  children,  received  his  ed- 
ucation in  the  schools  of  Portland.  On  leav- 
ing school  he  engaged  as  clerk  in  a  wholesale 
and  retail  establishment,  carrying  a  stock  of 
paints,  oils,  drugs,  medicines,  and  dyestuffs, 
and  conducted  by  Joshua  Durgin.  After  serv- 
ing as  clerk  some  six  years,  Mr.  Rolfe  was  ad- 
mitted to  partnership,  the  firm  name  becoming 
Joshua  Durgin  &  Co.  Their  warehouse  was 
on  Middle  Street  until  after  the  fire  of  1866, 
and  they  were  in  business  thirty  years. 
Toward  the  end  of  that  period  Mr.  Rolfe  took 
full  charge,  and  finally  bought  his  partner's 
interest.  After  that  he  conducted  the  busi- 
ness for  twenty  years  under  his  own  name. 
He  was  the  oldest  apothecary  in  the  city  at  the 
time  of  his  retirement,  having  followed  that 
calling  for  over  fifty  years.  On  that  occasion 
the  wholesale  and  retail  druggists  of  the  city 
met  at  his  residence,  and  presented  him  with 
the  handsome  Rogers  group  entitled  "The 
Charity  Patient,"  which  represents  an  apothe- 
cary ministering  to  a  poor  woman's  sick  child. 
Mr.  Rolfe  has  for  years  been  interested  in  other 
enterprises  besides  his  regular  business.  He 
"was  a  member  of  the  original  company  organ- 
ized to  establish  the  Maine  Savings  Bank, 
and  one  of  the  original  Trustees ;  and  for  the 
past  fifteen  years  he  has  been  President  of  the 
institution,  which  is  the  second  largest  in  the 
State,  with  a  capital  of  six  million  dollars. 
Of  the  Portland  Gaslight  Company  Mr.  Rolfe 
was  for  some  years  Director.  On  resigning 
that  office  he  was  elected  Treasurer,  a  posi- 
tion which  he  has  now  held  for  ten  years. 
For  the  past  thirty-five  years  he .  has  been 
Treasurer  of  the  Widows'  Wood  Society,  a 
charitable  organization  that  furnishes  wood  to 
poor  widows.  For  this  purpose  the  society 
has  a  fund  of  fifty  thousand  dollars,  left  to  it 
by  legacy,  and  in  consequence  demands  a 
bond  from  its  Treasurer  of  forty  thousand 
dollars.  It  now  supplies  fuel  to  seven  hun- 
dred and  fifty  indigent  women.  It  is  one  of 
the  finest  charitable  institutions  of  Portland ; 
and  Mr.  Rolfe  is  a  zealous  and  conscientious 
worker  in  its  behalf,  cheerfully  attending  to 
all  the  duties  of  his  office.      He  is  also   inter- 


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ested  in  other  charitable  enterprises  in  the 
city,  and  has  otherwise  done  much  for  the 
poor,  by  whom  he  is  universally  loved  and 
respected. 

On  January  i8,  1839,  ^^  ^^^  married  to 
Mary  Fuller  Wilson,  who  was  born  January 
16,  1 8 19,  daughter  of  Eben  W|lson,  of  Port- 
land, and  became  the  father  of  five  children, 
two  of  whom  died  in  childhood.  Of  the  sur- 
vivors Samuel  L.  is  in  Cleveland,  Ohio; 
Charles  W.,  a  prosperous  business  man,  lives 
in  Newtonville,  Mass.;  and  Percival  Bryant 
is  a  resident  of  Portland.  The  mother  died 
March  20,  1882.  Mr.  Rolfe  was  a  member  of 
the  City  Council  three  years,  but  has  not  been 
an  aspirant  for  political  honors.  He  is  a 
charter  member  of  a  Maine  Lodge  of  the  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  having 
joined  it  in  1843.  Of  the  thirty-five  members 
who  constituted  the  iirst  Lodge  he  is  the  only 
one  now  living.  He  has  held  all  the  different 
chairs  of  the  Lodge  and  of  the  Encampment, 
and  is  a  member  of  Grand  Lodge  of  Maine. 
Mr.  Rolfe  is  a  member  of  the  Park  Street 
Unitarian  Church,  to  which  his  late  wife  also 
belonged;  and  he  has  not  missed  a  service, 
sunshine  or  storm,  for  fifty  years,  the  Sab- 
bath always  finding  him  at  the  accustomed 
place  of  worship. 


\AJOR  LOMBARD,  an  industrious 
farmer  and  well-known  resident  of 
North  Yarmouth,  was  born  in 
Otisfield,  Cumberland  County, 
Me.,  May  10,  1818,  son  of  Joshua  and  Fanny 
(Morton)  Lombard.  Mr.  Lombard's  grand- 
father, Joshua  Lombard,  who  served  seven 
years  in  the  Continental,  Army  during  the 
Revolutionary  War,  was  a  resident  of  Oxford 
County,  Maine,  where  he  followed  the  vocation 
of  a  farmer,  and  died  at  a  good  old  age.  -He 
raised  a  family  of  five  sons  and  one  daughter, 
of  whom  Joshua,  Mr.  Lombard's  father,  was 
the  eldest  son. 

Joshua  Lombard,  second,  was  born  in  Ray- 
mond, Me.  In  early  manhood  he  followed 
various  occupations,  working  as  a  cooper  and 
a  millwright  for  some  time,  but  finally  settled 
upon  a  farm,  which  he  cultivated  successfully 
for  many  years.     He  was  a  Methodist  in  his 


religious  views  and  a  liberal  supporter  of  the 
church  of  that  denomination.  In  politics  he 
was  originally  a  Democrat,  but  subsequently 
voted  with  the  Republican  party.  At  the  ap^ 
proa(5h  of  old  age  he  sold  his  farm,  passing  his 
last  years  with  his  children,  and  dying  at  the 
home  of  his  son  in  North  Yarmouth,  at  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  eighty-two.  In  young  and 
middle  life  he  was  a  man  of  fine  physical  de- 
velopment, strong  and  robust;  and  it  is  said 
that  at  one  time  he  lifted'  a  cannon  which 
weighed  nine  hundred  pounds.  His  first  wife, 
Fanny  Morton,  who  was  born  in  Otisfield, 
became  the  mother  of  nine  children,  of 
whom  Major,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  is 
the  only  survivor.  She  died  at  the  age  of 
forty  years.  By  his  second  wife  he  had  no 
children. 

Major  Lombard  '  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  his  native  town,  and, 
when  a  young  man,  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Androscoggin  &  Kennebec  Railroad  Cortipany, 
which  now  forms' a  part  of  the  Maine  Central. 
After  remaining  in  that  service  for  some  time, 
he  learned  the  trade  of  a  ship  carpenter,  which 
he  followed  in  Yarmouth  and  South  Freeport, 
until  obliged  to  relinquish  it,  owing  to  fail- 
ing health.  In  March,  1854,  he  settled  upon, 
the  farm  where  he  now  resides.  His  home 
property  consists  of  thirty  acres;  and  he  owns, 
besides,  a  farm  of  sixty -five  acres  in  the  same 
neighborhood,  both  consisting  of 'fertile  and 
productive  land.  His  present  easy  circum- 
stances are  the  result  of  his  industry  and  good 
management. 

Mr.  Lombard  ha§  been  three  times  married.^ 
His  first  wife,  Martha  Rollins,  whom  he  mar- 
ried in  1849,  died  in  February,  1852,  leaving 
two    sons,    namely:    Oilman    R.,    who    is    a 
moulder   by   trade,    and    resides     in    Orange, 
Mass. ;  and  Moses  H.,  who  died.«at  the  age  of 
twenty-five  years.      On  October  12,  1852,  Mr. 
Lombard  wedded  Esther  C.  Wood,  who  died 
October  12,    i860,   leaving  no  children;   and 
on  April  28,    1861,  he  married  for  his  thirS 
wife  Jane  Merrill.     She  was  born  in  Hebron,?. 
Me.,  January  9,  1825,   daughter  of  Jabez  and 
Betsey  (Mason)  Merrill,  her  father  being  a  ng.- 
tive   of   Hebron,   and  her  mother   of   Minot^ 
Me.     Jabez  Merrill  was  a  shoemaker,  which  ' 
occupation     he    followed    through    life.     He 


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died  at  the  age  of  eighty-four  years.  He  and 
his  wife  reared  ten  children,  five  sons  and 
five  daughters,  three  of  whom  are  living, 
namely:  Jane  (Mrs.  Lombard);  Betsey  N., 
who  is  now  Mrs.  Bolster;  and  Franklin. 
Mrs.  Lombard's  parents  were  both  members  of 
the  Free  Will  Baptist  Church.  Her  mother 
lived  to  reach  the  age  of  sixty-four  years. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lombard  have  two  children,  as 
follows:  Edwin  M.,  who  resides  at  home,  and 
is  a  farmer,  stone  cutter,  and  carpenter,  mar- 
ried Isabella  McCullough,  and  they  have  two 
children  —  Major  John  and  Ralph  Edwin; 
Eudora  B.  is  the  wife  of  William  E.  Hutch- 
ins,  an  artist  of  Biddeford,  Me.,  and  has  two 
children  — Arthur  and  Ethel  May.  Mr.  Lom- 
bard supports  the  Democratic  party  in  poli- 
tics, but  is  an  ardent  believer  in  the  temper- 
ance cause.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  Univer- 
salists  in  their  religious  belief. 


Cf ERNALD  J.  SAWYER,  the  present 
p  popular  Postmaster  of  Otisfield  Gore, 
^  was  born  in  Harrison,  Me.,  on  July  21, 
1 841,  being  the  son  of  David  and  Edna 
(Brackett)  Sawyer.  His  father  was  a  native 
of  Otisfield,  his  birth  takiiig  place  in  the 
house  now  owned  and  occupied  by  our  subject. 
He  resided  in  this  town  until  attaining  his 
majority,  then  removed  to  Harrison,  and  set- 
tled near  Bolster's  Mills,  being  about  that 
time  employed  on  the  canal  from  Harrison  to 
.Portland.  In  1868  he  returned  to  the  old 
Sawyer  farm,  which  he  carried  on  for  a  time, 
afterward  purchasing  a  place  in  this  locality, 
where  he  spent  his  last  days.  His  wife,  who 
still  resides  here,  is  a  native  of  Harrison, 
Me.  Four  children  were  born  to  them, 
namely:  Fernald  J.;  David  S.,  who  died  No- 
vember 21,  i80o;  Hattie  S. ;  and  Mary  Lizzie, 
the  two  latter  living  at  home  with  their 
mother. 

Fernald  J.  Sawyer  made  the  best  of  his  ad- 
vantages for  attaining  a  common-school  educa- 
tion, and  remained  with  his  parents  during  the 
years  of  his  minority.  'In  the  busy  season  he 
assisted  his  father  with  the  farm  work,  and 
during  the  winters  taught  school  in  Otisfield 
and  Harrison,  and  also  in  various  towns  in 
.Oxford  County.     Since  boyhood  he  has  made 


his  home  here  on  the  old  David  Sawyer  home- 
stead, the  house  in  which  he  lives  being 
erected  about  1795.  The  farm  contains  about 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  well-improved 
land.  Besides  engaging  in  mixed  husbandry 
Mr.  Sawyer  makes  a  specialty  of  dairying, 
keeping  a  dairy  of  twelve  mikh  cows.  On 
June  28,  1 87 1,  Mr.  Sawyer  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Oilman,  who  was 
born  in  South  New  Market,  N.H.,  daughter  of 
Lycurgus  G.  and  Rhoda  Ann  (Wiggins)  Gil- 
man,  both  her  parents  being  natives  of  that 
State.  Her  father,  who  was  a  machinist  by 
trade,  died  in  New  Hampshire.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Sawyer  have  had  four  children,  only  one  of 
whom  survives.  One  died  in  early  infancy; 
Ernest  F.  also  died  in  infancy,  at  the  age  of 
six  months;  David  F.  is  attending  school  at 
Norway,  where  he  is  fitting  himself  for  col- 
lege; and  Delia  M.  died  when  but  eight  and 
a  half  years  old. 

Until  a  few  years  ago  Mr.  Sawyer  voted 
the  straight  Democratic  ticket,  but  has  lately 
been  a  Prohibition  Democrat.  On  March  4, 
1889,  a  post-office  was  established  at  Otis- 
field Gore;  and  in  September,  1890,  Mr. 
Sawyer  was  appointed  Postmaster,,  having 
served  to  the  present  time  except  during  ten 
months  from  December  24  to  October  25. 
He  has  also  served  this  town  acceptably  as 
a  member  of  the  School  Committee  and  as 
Supervisor  of  Schools.  In  1876  and  1879  he 
was  Selectman,  and  he  has  held  other  minor 
offices.  He  is  a  member  of  Crooked  Rion 
Lodge,  No.  152,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  having  been 
Worshipful  Master  three  years;  and  he  is  also 
a  member  of  the  grange  society  of  this  county. 


I^TIRAM     VARNEY,     for     many    years 
L^       closely  associated  with  the  agricult- 
\\s\         ural    interests    of    Windham,    Me., 
^ — "  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  the  town, 
his  birth  occurring  in  1807,  and  his  death   in 
1859.      He  was  of   pioneer  stock,   his  grand- 
parents, Timothy  and  Johanna  Varney,  having 
removed  from  the  town  of  Kittery,  where  they 
were  farmers,    to   Windham,   coming  here  in 
the  early  days  of   its  settlement.     Both  were 
Quakers  in  religious  belief,  and  both  lived  to 
a  good  old  age.     They  reared  seven  children,  of 


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whom  Samuel,  father  of  Hiram, 'was  the  sixth. 
Samuel  Varney  was  born  in  1768  in  Kit- 
tery,  now  in  Maine,  but  at  that  time  included 
in  Massachusetts,  and  came  from  there  to 
Windham  with  his  parents.  He  was  a  farmer, 
following  that  occupation  throughout  his  life. 
In  religion  he  was  a  Quaker,  like  his  parenrs. 
He  was  married  in  September,  1803,  to  Tamson 
Kennard,  a  native  of  Kittery;  and  they  became 
the  parents  of  five  children,  none  of  whom  are 
now  living. 

Hiram  Varney  was  reared  to  the  indepen- 
dent occupation,  of  his  immediate  ancestors, 
and  became  a  prosperous  agriculturist  He 
was  an  esteemed  and  respected  citizen,  and 
conscientiously  adhered  to  the  religious  belief 
of  the  Quakers,  in  which  he. was  reared. 

He  married  Susan,  daughter  of  Wyer  and 
Amy  (Morton)  Green,  her  father  being  a 
soldier  in  the  War  of  18 12;  and  she  survived 
him  many  years,  dying,  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
eight,  in  1873.  Their  household  circle  was 
gradually  increased  by  the  birth  of  twelve 
children,  five  of  whom  are  living,  the  follow- 
ing being  recorded  of  them :  George  O.  Varney, 
born  in  1825,  married  Lucinda  Young,  of 
Greenville,  Me.,  and  they  have  four  children 

—  Susan  L.,  Mary  A.,  Abby,  and  Grace;  Har- 
riet, born  in  May,  1836,  is  the  wife  of  Orrin 
Watkins,  of  Casco,  Me.,  and_has  four  children 

—  Edgar  M.,  Emma  L.,  Ernest  L.,  and  Susan 
M.;  Charlotte  A.,  born  June  23,  1840,  is  the 
wife  of  Joseph  L.  Tukey,  of  Windham ;  Lydia 
A.,  born  July  30,  1844,  is  the  wife  of  Cor- 
nelius N.  Morrell,  of  Windham,  a  sketch  of 
whose  life  may  be  found  elsewhere  in  this 
work;  and  Julia  E.,  born  in  March,,  1848,  is 
the  wife  of  Stephen  Knight,  of  Windham. 


"ANSON  M.  HART,  one  of  the  oldest 
and  most  prominent  business  men'  of 
Portland,  was  born  at  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  September  20,  1807.  His 
parents  were  Hanson  M.  and  Abigail 
(Mitchell)  Hart,  the  former  a  native  of  Ports- 
mouth, the  latter  of  Kittery  Point,  Me.  The 
elder  Hanson  M.  Hart,  who  was  commonly 
called  Captain  Hart,  was  actively  engaged  in 
the  coasting  trade,  being  proprietor  of  a  num- 
ber of   boats,   and  was  also' head  of   the  cus- 


tom-house for  many  years.  He  reared  foml 
children,  namely:  Henry  B.,  who  was  long 
engaged  in  the  wool  and  tanning  business  in 
Portland;  Hanson  M.,  the  subject  of  thi0. 
sketch;  Esther  P.,  wife  of  Mr.  Joshua  Ban-' 
field,  of  Dover,  N.  H.  ;  and  Sarah,  who  ma^^f 
ridd  a  Mr.  Charles  Walker  and  lived  in  New? 
York  State.  : 

Hanson  M.  Hart  was  educated  in  the  leading' 
schools  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,    completing  his 
studies  under  the  tuition  of  Master  Jackson,;, 
who  was  afterward   a   well-known    teacher   in 
Portland.      He  was  then  two  years  in  the  em- 
ploy of  Le  Favour  &  Pinder,  who  were  in  the  : 
wool  and  tanning  business  in  Portsmouth ;  and 
at  the  age  of  seventeen  he  went  to  sea,  ship- 
ping  first  for  a  cruise  of  three  and  a  half  years 
on  a  vessel  bound  for  South  American  ports. 
In  course  of  time  Mr.  Hart  became  Captain  of 
a  veissel;  but,   as   he  was  a   home-loving  man 
and  the  sea  had  no  charms  for  him,  in  1835  he 
settled  in  Portland;  engaging  in  the  \vool  and, 
hidfe  business  with  his  brother.      His  establisfci 
ment  during  all  of  the.se  sixty  years  has  been 
in  the  large  building  at  the  corner  of  Portland 
and    Alder    Streets,    of  which  he  is  now  sole 
owner.      He  has  been  in  business  longer  than 
any  other  merchant  in   Portland,  and  has,  had 
a  wonderfully  successful  career,  .encountering 
none    of    the   reverses    or    catastrophes    that 
affect  some  time  or  other   most  business  en- 
terprises.     He  is  also  owner  of  a  large  amoWnt  i 
of  real  estate  in  the  city. 

Mr.    Hart  was  married    in    1835  to    Phoebe* 
Hill,  daughter  of  Elisha  Hill,  of  Portsmou<|j4| 
N.  H.,    and,  by    her  death   in  1843  was  left  a" 
widower   with    the   following    children:   Adfe  i 
laide,  now  the  widow  of  Roscoe  G.  Elder,  who 
has  one  daughter  and   lives  in   Deering,  Me. ; 
Ellen,   wife  of   Augustus    True,    a   prominent 
miller  and   dealer   in  flour  and  grain  in  Port- 
land ;  Hanson  M. ,  who  served  in  the  army  and 
died  a  short  time  after  his  return   home;  and 
Abbie,  wife  of  Cullen  C.  Chapman,  a  leadinf 
banker  of  Portland.     Mr.  Hart  married  for  hB 
second  wife  Miss  Caroline  Richards,  who  died 
in    1888.      By  this  union    Mr.    Hart    has   one 
child,  a  daughter,  now  the  widow  of  Dr.'Web- 
ster.      She  has  a  son,  Hanson   Hart  WebsfejsJ 
who  was  graduated   from   the    Portland   High 
School  in  1895,  and  has  entered  Bowdoin  Col^ 


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53 


lege.  Mrs.  Webster  lives  with  her  father, 
being  mistress  of  his  beautiful  home  at  308 
Spring  Street. 

In  politics  Mr.  Hart  is  a  Republican.  He 
takes  an  active  interest  in  municipal  affairs, 
and  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  City  Council 
and  as  alderman.  He  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Free  Street  Baptist  Church  since  1838. 
His  long  record  has  been  an  honorable  one; 
and  he  is  justly  esteemed  by  all  who  know 
him. 


T^LARK  WATSON,  well  known  in  the 
I  V^  town  of  Naples  as  a  skilled  and  reli- 
^lU  able  carriage  and  sign  painter,  was 

born  in  Gorham,  Me.,  February  7, 
1829,  son  of  Captain  G.  C.  and  Lydia 
(Thompson)  Watson.  The  family  is  of  Scotch 
origin;  and  Mr.  Watson's  grandfather,  John 
Watson,  who  was  the  first  ancestor  in  Amer- 
ica, served  as  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
War. 

Captain  G.  C.  Watson,  who  seems  to  have 
inherited  his  father's  military  instincts,  dis- 
played his  patriotism  by  serving  as  an  officer 
in  the  American  army  during  the  War  of  181 2. 
He  subsequently  settled  in  Gorham,  where 
he  engaged  in  farming,  and  became  qilite  a 
prominent  citizen,  being  active  in  the  early 
growth  of  the  town.  He  was  also  a  Captain 
in  the  State  militia.  He  married  Lydia 
Thompson,  of  Buxton;  and  they  had  a  family 
of  nine  children,  seven  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters. Four  of  the  sons  and  both  the  daugh- 
ters are  .still  liying. 

Clark  Watson  passed  his  boyhood  in  Gor- 
ham, where  his  opportunities  for  obtaining  an 
education  were  limited  to  the  slender  advan- 
tages afforded  by  the  district  schools.  He  as- 
sisted in  carrying  on  the  farm  until  reaching 
the  age  of  seventeen,  when  he  went  to  Port- 
land, and  served  an  apprenticeship  at  the 
painter's  trade.  His  first  five  years  as  a 
journeyman  were  passed  in  Saco,  Me.,  from 
which  place  he  went  to  the  State  of  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  followed  his  trade  for  a  short 
time.  After  his  marriage  he  settled  in  South 
Bridgton,  Me.,  where  he  conducted  a  good 
business  for  about  seven  years,  at  the  end  of 
that  time  removing  to  Parsonsfield.     Six  years 


later  he  changed  his  residence  and  place  of 
business  to  Cornish,  where  he  remained  for 
twelve  years.  At  this  period  he  was  attracted 
toward  agriculture  as  an  occupation;  and,  de- 
ciding to  follow  his  inclination,  he  returned  to 
Bridgton,  and  bought  a  farm,  which  he  culti- 
vated for  four  years.  In  1888  he  removed  to 
Naples,  where  he  resumed  his  trade,  and, 
opening  a  shop  in  this  town,  has  since  devoted 
his  attention  to  carriage  and  sign  painting 
with  satisfactory  results. 

On  July  27,  1856,  Mr.  Watson  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Eliza  A.  Ingalls,  a  native  of 
Bridgton  and  daughter  of  Abel  and  Sophia 
(March)  Ingalls.  She  was  one  of  a  family  of 
eight  children,  four  sons  and  four  daughters. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Watson  have  had  four  children, 
namely:  Abbie  E. ;  Fanny,  who.  died  young; 
Edward  C. ;  and  Seth  B. 

In  politics  Mr.  Watson  supports  the  Demo- 
cratic party. 


'n[DWARD  TRICKEY  is  a  well-known 
P  member  of  the  agricultural  class  of 
■ —  mi  '  Westbrook,  where  he  owns  a  valu- 
able piece  of  farm  property.  He  came  to 
Westbrook  from  Cape  Elizabeth,  where  he  was 
born,  May  16,  1814,  his  parents,  Zebulon  and 
Lucy  (Skillin)  Tricke.y,  being  residents  of 
the  Cape.  Mr.  Trickey's  grandfather  lived  in 
Deering,  where  he  was  well  and  favorably 
known.  He  and  his  wife  reared  a  family  of 
six  children,  none  of  whom  survive. 

Zebulon  Trickey,  father  of  Edward,  passed 
the  active  period  of  his  life  engaged  in  farm- 
ing at  Cape  Elizabeth.  He  also  carried  on  a 
lumbering  business  to  some  extent  and  with 
fairly  profitable  results.  He  was  a  Democrat 
in  politics,  and  served  as  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Selectmen,  besides  being  Tax  Col- 
lector; and  he  well  and  faithfully  performed 
the  duties  intrusted  to  his  charge.  In  his. 
religious  belief  he  was  a  Congregationalist. 
His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Lucy 
Skillin,  became  the  mother  of  seven  children, 
three  of  whom  are  now  living — Robert,  Lucy, 
and  Edward. 

Edward  Trickey  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  and 
upon  completing  his  studies  engaged  in  farm- 


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ing  with  his  father.  He  was  subsequently 
associated  with  his  father  in  the  milk  busi- 
ness, in  which  he  continued  ft)r  about  twenty- 
five  years.  In  i860  he  bought  his  brother's 
share  in  a  farm  of  one  hundred  acres  situated 
in  Westbrook,  and  he  has  since  resided  here. 
His  principal  crop  is  hay,  of  which,  he  raises 
about  forty  tons  annually;  and  he  ^usually 
keeps  about  eight  head  of  cattle.  Re  has  ex- 
pended much  money  in  improving  his  farm, 
having  built  a  new  residence  and  barn,  the 
last-named  building  being  sixty-five  by  forty- 
two  feet  and  capable  of  holding  sixty  tons  of 
hay.  These  expenses,  besides  others,  have 
been  met  by  the  income  derived  from  the  cul- 
tivation of  his  property. 

Mr.    Trickey    married    Martha    E.     Bond, 

.  daughter  of  Amer  Bond,  of  Indiana,  but  has 

ho   children.       He    supports   the    Democratic 

party  in  politics,   and   in  his  religious  views 

he  is  a  Universal ist. 


M      dent 


'ARON  CLEAVES,  a  native  and  resi- 
dent of  Chebeague  Island,  was  born 
January  2,  1843,  being  a  son  of 
Aaron,  Sr.,  and  Eliza  (Hamilton) 
Cleaves.  His  grandfather,  Ebenezer  Cleaves, 
who  carried  on  general  farming  on  this  island 
for  many  years,  here  married  Miss  Jane 
Cleaves,  the  descendant  of  another  family;  and 
they  reared  a  family  of  ten  children,  Aaron, 
Sr.,  being  the  fourth  son  in  order  of  birth. 

Aaron  Cleaves,  Sr.,  was  born  on  Cousins 
Island  in  i8og.  He  was  a  natural  mechanic, 
and  much  of  his  life  worked  along  the  coast, 
engaged  in  building  sea  walls  and  break- 
waters. He  assisted  in  building  Brown's 
Wharf  at  Portland,  and  the  Boston  &  Maine 
Wharf,  formerly  called  Smith's  Wharf,  and 
continued  to  work  at  his  trade  until  his  death, 
June  20,  1876.  His  wife,  Eliza  Hamilton,  a 
daughter  of  James  Hamilton,  a  resident  of  the 
island,  bore  him  seven  children,  of  whom 
three  are  now  living,  namely:  Aaron;  Mary 
E.,  born  January  30,  1845,  who  is  the  widow 
of  Lewis  W.  Sylvester,  and  has  four  children 
—  Nellie  E.,  Herman  J.,  Fred  L.,  and  Elvie 
C. ;  and  Isaac  H.,  born  April  6,  1851,  who, 
like  his  brother  Aaron,  is  a  resident  of  Che- 
beague Island. 


Aaron  Cleaves  was  bred  and  educated  on 
the  island  where  he  was  born,  and  here  started 
in  life  for  himself  a  short  time  after  attainijig 
his  majority.  Buying  an  interest  in  a  sloop, 
Mr.  Cleaves  transported  granite  to  different 
places  on  the  Maine  coast.  He  subsequently 
engaged  in  his  father's  occupation,  building 
sea  walls  at  Rockland,  and  the  Bar  Harbor 
breakwater,  his  work  in  each  place  'being 
thorough  and  durable. 

On  September  24,  1865,  Mr.  Cleaves  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Caroline  L.,  daughter 
of  Stephen  Curet,  of  Chebeague  Island.  Of 
their  union  two  children  have  been  botii,, 
George  L.  and  Charles  A.,  the  birth  of  the 
former  having  occurred  June  17,  1867,  and  of 
the  latter,  September  24,  1870.  George  L.  has 
been  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Alma 
A.  Garrett,  of  Vinal  Haven,  Knox  County, 
Me.,  and  his  second  wife,  Annie  M.,  daughter 
of  Isaac  Strout,  of  Chebeague  Island.  Charles 
was  married  April  19,  1892,  to  Minnie  Brown, 
of  Vinal  Haven.  Both  of  the  sons  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Star  Hope  Lodge,  No.  42,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Mr.  Cleaves 
is  a  steadfast  Republican  in  politics  and  an 
attendant  of  the  Methodist  church,  of  which 
Mrs.  Cleaves  is  a  member.  Mr.  Cleaves  is 
well  known  in  social  organizations,  being  a 
member  of  Harmony  Lodge,  No.  19,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  Portland;  of 
Portland  Encampment,  No.  19,  IndependeBfc; 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  and  of  the  Goldeft 
Cross  Banrier  Commandery,  No.  ^6,  of  Che- 
beague Island. 


PUTNAM  STEVENS,  general  agent 
for  Maine  qf  the  Massachusetts  Mutual 
Life  Insurance  Company  of  Spring- 
field,  Mass.,  whose  office  is  at  40  Ex^ 
change  Street,  Portland,  was  born  in  Winthrop, 
Me.,  November  24,  1852,  son  of  Joseph  W. 
and  Mary  C.  (Ingalls)  Stevens.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  Benjamin  Stevens,  who  was  a 
prominent  farmer  and  extensive  fruit  grower, 
came  originally  from  Ipswich,  Mass.,  while 
yet  a  young  man,  and  settled  in  Winthrop, 
Kennebec  County,  where  he  died  in  1875, 
aged  about  eighty  years.  Joseph  W.  Stevens, 
who  was  born  in  Winthrop,  August  15,  1826, 


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worked  for  many  years  as  a  carpenter  and 
builder,'  and  died  May  23,  1889.  His  wife, 
Mary,  born  in  Madison,  Me.,  April  6,  1825,  a 
daughter  of  John  Ingalls,  of  that  place,  is  yet 
living,  residing  with  her  son,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch.  She  had  two  other  children, 
namely:  Bettie  M.,  who  married  H.  C. 
Dexter;  and  Mary  L.,  who  married  A.  E. 
Hutchins. 

J.  Putnam  Stevens  received  a  good  educa- 
tion, having  studied  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  town,  at  Wilton  Academy,  and  at 
Kent's  Hill  Seminary,  known  as  the  Maine 
Wesleyan  Seminary.  He  taught  school  for  a 
while,  and  subsequently  engaged  as  a  travel- 
ling salesman.  This  latter  occupation  he  fol- 
lowed until  ten  years  ago,  when  he  took  up 
the  insurance  business,  entering  the  employ 
of  the  Maine  Benefit  Association  of  Auburn. 
He  transacted  more  business  for  this  company 
in  a  given  time  than  any  man  they  ever  had  in 
the  field.  In  1887  he  was  offered  and  ac- 
cepted the  management  of  the  Massachusetts 
Mutual  for  the  State  of  Maine.  This  company 
had  been  represented  in  the  State  for  thirty 
years  when  Mr.  Stevens  became  manager,  and 
had  on  its  books  a  premium  collection  of  ten 
thou.sand  dollars.  In  1894,  at  the  end  of  the 
seventh  year  of  his  management,  the  amount 
of  premiums  collected  for  that  year  footed 
nearly  fifty  thousand  dollars.  Mr.  Stevens  is 
an  alert  and  persevering  business  man,  who 
knows  how  to  make  the  most  of-  an  opportu- 
nity and  to  win  success  in  the  face  of  diffi- 
culty. 

In  1879,  January  i,  Mr.  Stevens  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Julia  A.  Wing,  of  Wayne,  Me., 
whose  parents  died  when  she  was  only  two 
years  of  age.  Their  union  has  been  favored 
by  the  birth  of  one  son,  Carl  P.,  who  is  now 
twelve  years  of  age.  In  politics  Mr.  Stevens  is 
a  Republican.  He  has  held  various  oifices  dur- 
ing his  lifetime,  serving  from  1875  to  1878 
as  Selectman  of  Wayne,  and  acting  for  some 
time  as  superintendent  of  the  School  Commit- 
tee of  that  town.  He  is  well  advanced  in  Ma- 
sonry, belonging  to  Asylum  Lodge,  No.  133, 
of  Wayne;  Greenleaf  Chapter,  No.  13,  of 
Portland;  Portland  Council,  No.  i;  St.  Al- 
bans Commandery,  No.  8 ;  Maine  Consistory, 
A.  A.  S.  S. ;  and  he  is  also  a  member  of  the 


Mystic  Shrine.  He  belongs  to  Samoset 
Tribe  of  Red  Men  and  to  Portland  Colony  of 
Pilgrim  Fathers*  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stevens  are 
attendants  of  the  Congress  Square  Universalist 
Church.  They  have  a  pretty  home  at  i  Sher- 
man Street,  Portland. 


Mj 


ICHARD  MAYBERRY,  who  has 
spent  his  long  and  prosperous  life  of 
more  than  fourscore  years  in  the 
town  of  Windham,  was  born  May 
19,  1 8 14,  being  a  son  of  Josiah  and  Eunice 
(Miller)  Mayberry,  both  natives  of  this  place. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  a  brave  and  loyal 
soldier  of  the  Revolution,  spent  his  entire  life 
in  Windham,  earning  his  living  as  a  tiller  of 
the  soil.  To  him  and  his  wife,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Jane  Miller,  eleven  children  were 
born,  seven  boys  and  four  girls,  Josiah  being 
the  sixth  son. 

Josiah  Mayberry  was  born  February  27, 
1783,  and  was  here  bred  to  farming  pursuits, 
which  he  followed  through  life,  becoming  the 
owner  of  a  farm  of  one  hundred  acres,  a  large 
portion  of  which  he  placed  under  cultivation. 
He  was  an  industrious,  hard-laboring  man, 
and  rounded  out  a  long  life,  living  until  June, 
1870.  He  was  twice  married.  On  October 
25,  1806,  he  was  united  to  Eunice  Miller,  who 
died  December  26,  1815,  leaving  five  chil- 
dren, of  whom  Richard  is  the  only  one  now 
living.  His  second  wife,  Eliza  Swett,  of 
Gorham,  bore  him  seven  children,  four  of 
whom  are  living,  namely:  Joshua;  Stephen; 
Sarah  J.,  wife  of  David  R,  Hawkes;  and  Ed- 
mund D.  The  father  was  a  Democrat  in  poli- 
tics and  an  attendant  of  the  Baptist  church. 

Richard  Mayberry  was  less  than  two  years 
old  when  his  mother  died.  After  leaving  the 
district  school,  which  he  attended  regularly 
during  his  boyhood,  he  worked  put  as  a  farm 
laborer  for  several  years.  In  1839  he  bought 
twenty-five  acres,  which  are  now  included  in 
his  present  homestead  property.  By  dint  of 
persevering  energy  and  thrift  he  succeeded  in 
his  occupation,  from  time  to  time  buying  more 
land,  his  estate  now  containing  one  hundred 
acres  of  good  land,  about  one-half  of  which  is 
under  tillage.  As  a  citizen  Mr.  Mayberry 
has  always  been  held    in  high    regard,  being 


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prominent  and  influential  in  local  affairs;  and 
in  1873  he  represented  his  native  town  in  the 
State  legislature,  being  elected  on  the  Repub- 
lican ticket,  which  he  has  always  conscien- 
tiously supported.  In  religion  he  is  liberal, 
believing  that  "righteousness  and  character 
are  keys  to  heaven's  prize." 

On  March  30,  1841,  Mr.  Mayberry  married 
his  cousin,  Mary  J.,  daughter  of  Thomas  May- 
berry,  of  Windham,  and  unto  them  four  chil- 
dren have  been  bOrn,  as  follows:  Almeda 
Ellen  Mayberry  was  born  December  14,  1848; 
Mrs.  Mary  Abbie  Mayberry,  born  August  30, 
1854,  has  two  children  —  Mabel  May  and 
Richard  Leroy;  Frank  N.,  born  October  22, 
1858,  married  Clara,  daughter  of  Isaiah  Allen, 
of  this  town,  and  has  two  children  —  Inez  F. 
and  Mildred  E. ;  and  Frederick  Eugene  was 
born  April  27,  1865. 


"|r2\ R-    JOHN   T.   PALMER,  one  of  the 

I  =A  rising  young  physicians  of  Portland, 
.-Jl^^  having  his  home  and  office  at  306 
Congress  Street,  is  a  native  of 
this  city,  born  March  4,  1858.  His  father, 
also  John  T.  Palmer,  was  born  in  Portland, 
England,  where  his  parents  were  accidentally 
killed  when  he  was  but  four  years  old.  When 
eight  years  of  age,  John  T.  Palmer,  Sr.,  came 
to  this  country,  and  to  Portland  when  a  young 
man.  He  has  been  a  sea  .captain  for  more 
than  thirty  years.  He  used  to  sail  from  this 
port  in  charge  of  some  one  of  its  larger 
vessels,  but  for  the  past  eight  years  he  has 
sailed  from  New  York.  His  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Martha  Steadman,  has  borne 
him  four  children.  ♦ 

Dr.  Palmer  acquired  the  rudiments  of  his 
education  in  the  schools  of  this  city,  and  was 
afterward  fitted  for  college  at  a  private  school. 
He  began  the  study  of  medicine  with  Dr.  S.  E. 
Sylvester,  of  Portland,  subsequently  taking 
his  lecture  course  at  the  Hahnemann  College 
in  Chicago,  from  which  he  was  prepared  for 
graduation  in  1879;  but,  not  being  old  enough, 
he  took  a  second  course,  and  received  his 
diploma  in  1880.  In  the  latter  year  the  Doc- 
tor took  a  number  of  special  courses,  including 
a  study  of  the  diseases  of  the  eye  and  ear,  and 
of  obstetrics,  they  being  practically  post-grad- 


uate courses.     On  March  3  of  the  year  of  his 
graduation  Dr.  Palmer  entered  upon  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  this  city,  locating  at 
No.  294  Congress  Street,  where  he  lived  for 
thirteen  years.     He  then  bought  his  presets 
property,  which  has  been  occupied  by  physi- 
cians since  1866.     By  his  knowledge  and  skiill 
he  has  won  the  confidence  of  the  community'*' 
and  has  built  up  a  large  and  lucrative  practice. 
The  Doctor  is  prominently  connected  with 
many  social,  fraternal,  and  beneficiary  organi- 
zations,   being    an    active    worker    in    each. 
He  is  a  member  of   the    Ancient    Landmark 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.   M.;  of  Haddattah  Lodge, 
No.  117,  and  Una  Encampment,    IndependeSt 
Order   of    Odd   Fellows;,  of  Canton  Ridgely; 
of    Longfellow    Lodge,    Knights    of    Pythiws; 
of  the  New  England  Order  of  Protection;  if 
the  Royal   Society  of  Goodfellows,   of  which 
he  has  been  Treasurer  for  many  years;  and  of 
the  Order  of  United  Friends.     He  was  one  of 
the  founders  and  a  charter  member  of  Had- 
dattah Lodge,  and  a  founder  of  Una  Encamp- 
ment, of  which  he  has  since  been  agent.     He 
has    held   the  office  of    Captain  or  Assistant 
Surgeon  of  Patriarch  Militant,  First  Regiment 
of    Maine,    and    is    a   member,  of   the    Grand 
Lodge,  being  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Returns.     The  Doctor  was,   likewise,    one  of 
the  charter  members    of    Longfellow    Lodge. 
He   is   popular  with  all    people,    serving  the 
different  societies  with  universal   satisfaction* 
and  is  now  the  examining  physician  of  thir- 
teen different  insurance  organizations. 

Dr.  Palmer  was  united  in  marriage  October 
18,  1882,  with  Miss  Anna  M.  Rooney,  of 
this  city,  their  union  having  been  blessed 
by  the  birth  of  two  children —  Edwin  L.  and 
Lizzie  M. 


ETH  L.  PLUMMER,  an  active  and 
useful  member  of  the  farming  com- 
munity of  Scarboro,  this  county,  is 
a  native-born  citizen,  the  date  of 
his  birth  being  March  30,  1835.  His  grand- 
father, Abram  Plummer,  was  also  born  in 
Cumberland  County,  on  Richmond's  Island, 
but  subsequently  removed  to  Cape  EUzabetk^^ 
where  he  was  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  ° 
during  his  remaining  years.     He  there  mar- 


BENJAMIN     F,    PRITCHARD. 


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ried  Martha  Libby,  who  bore  him  six  sons, 
the  second  and  third  being  twins ;  and  of  these 
David  was  the  father  of  Seth  L. 

David  Plummer  was  reared  and  educated  in 
Cape  Elizabeth.  He  became  a  farmer,  and 
also  followed  the  trade  of  house  carpenter,  and 
was  an  esteemed  and  law-abiding  citizen. 
Religiously,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Orthodox 
church,  and  in  politics  supported  the  Demo- 
cratic party. .  He  married  Mary  A.  Moody, 
whose  mother  lived  to  be  one  hundred  and 
four  years  old,  and  she  bore  him  three  chil- 
dren—  Seth  L.-,  the  special  subject  of  .this 
sketch;  David  O. ;  and  one  child  that  died  in 
infancy. 

David  O.  Plummer,  who  is  a  mason  by 
trade  and  a  well-known  farmer  of  Scarboro, 
was  born  May  20,  1838.  He  has  been  three 
times  married.  His  first  wife,  formerly 
Nellie  Hunnewell,  died,  leaving  one  child, 
Nellie.  He  afterward  married  Miss  Lizzie 
Hunnewell,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife;  and  of 
their  union  a  daughter  was  born  —  Lizzie.  To 
him  and  his  present  wife,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Alice  A.  Stone,  two  children  have  been 
born — Walter  E.  and  Susan  Josephine. 

Seth  L.  Plummer  obtained  a  practical  edu- 
cation in  the  district  schools  of  the  Cape, 
where  he  spent  his  early  life.  Succeeding  to 
the  occupation  of  his  father  and  grandfather, 
Mr.  Plummer  has  been  prospered  in  his  work, 
being  now  the  owner  of  a  ftrell-appointed  and 
finely  improved  farm  of  eighty  acres,_ fifty  of 
which  are  under  excellent  cultivation.  In 
addition  to  his  agricultural  labors,  he  has  been 
actively  engaged  in  carriage  making  and  re- 
pairing, having  picked  up  the  trade  himself, 
his  natural  mechanical  ability  and  ingenuity 
making  him  highly  successful  in  this  work. 
Mr.  Plummer,  who  is  now  a  member  of  the 
School  Committee  and  the  Town  Agent, 
served  as  one  of  the  Selectmen  of  Scarboro  in 
1886,  1887,  1888,  1890,  and  1891,  being 
Chairman  of  the  Board  the  last  two  years. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  the  superintending 
School  Committee  in  Cape  Elizabeth  for  a 
number  of  terms.  On  June  26,  1867,  he  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Susan  E.  Stone, 
a  native  of  Cape  Elizabeth  and  a  daughter  of 
John  Stone.  In  politics  Mr.  Plummer  is  an 
earnest  advocate  of  the  principles  of  the  Dem- 


ocratic  party,   and   in  religion  his  views    are 
broad  and  liberal. 


EV.  BENJAMIN  F.  PRITCHARD, 
for  many  years  one  of  the  most  popu- 
lar and  successful  preachers  of  the 
Free-will  Baptist  denomination, 
has  in  recent  years  been  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  and  brokerage  business,  but  in  the  mean 
time  has  also  done  a  good  deal^  of  evangelistic 
work.  A  native  of  Blackstone,  Mass.,  he  was 
born  August  26,  1833,  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Lillas  (Bowen)  Prichard  (name  formerly 
spelled  without  the  "t").  His  father  was  born 
in  1802  in  Marblehead,  Mass.,  and  attained 
the  venerable  age  of  eighty-five  years,  being 
long  employed  as  an  overseer  in  a  cotton-mill. 
The  mother  was  a  native  of  the  town  of 
Foster,-  R.I.;  and  she  also  saw  many  days  on 
earth,  dying  in  1891,  aged  eighty-nine  years. 
They  were  the  parents  of  four  children, 
namely:  Mary  Ann,  born  in  1829;  Mary 
Eliza, 'born  March  12,  1831;  Benjamin  F. ; 
and  James  W.,  born  September  20,  1836. 
.  Benjamin  F.  Pritchard  acquired  his  early 
education  in  the  schools  of  Providence,  R.I., 
and  vicinity,  being  graduated  from  the  North 
Providence  PI igh  School.  He  then  began  his 
active  career  as  a  teacher  in  the  schools  of 
South  Killingly,  Conn.,  where  he  was  en- 
gaged in  the  winter  of  1857  and  1858.  There 
in  the  spring  of  the  latter  year,  on  March  14, 
he  married  one  of  his  pupils,  Celie  L.,  daugh- 
ter of  Jesse  and  Martha  (Gibson)  Handall. 
The  only  child  of  this  union  was  a  daughter, 
Harriet  Eudora,  born  December  24,  1858, 
who  became  the  wife  of  Ernest  W.  Arnold, 
of  Providence,  R.I.,  and  is  now  well  known  in 
the  literary  world  as  a  writer  of  merit,  many 
of  her  poems  being  published  in  the  Portland 
Transcript  and  other  leading  journals. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Pritchard  continued 
teaching,  being  in  Greenwich,  R.I.,  for  nearly 
four  years;  and  while  there  he  was  superin- 
tendent of  the  schools  of  the  town,  and  also 
served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace,  his  commission 
being  signed  by  William  Sprague,  Rhode 
Island's  war  governor.  During  all  this  time 
Mr.  Pritchard  was  studying  for  the  ministry, 
and  had  become"a  licensed  preacher.      In  May, 


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1862,  he  received  a  call  to  become  pastor  of 
the  church  at  Farnumsville,  Grafton,  Mass., 
being  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  the  follow- 
ing month,  in  the  Roger  Williams  Free 
Baptist  Church  at  Providence.  He  met  with 
great  success  in  his  pastoral  work,  remaining 
at  Farnumsville  about  three  years,  when,  on 
account  of  his  wife's  failing  health,  he  left 
that  locality,  by  the  advice  of  her  physician 
coming  to  Maine.  Here  Mr.  Pritchard  ac- 
cepted a  call  to  the  churches  of  Unity  and 
Thorndike  in  Waldo  County.  In  1866  he 
made  another  change,  going  to  Pittsfield, 
N.H.,  where  he  had  charge  of  the  Free 
Baptist  Church  for  about  a  year.  Mrs. 
Pritchard's  health  being  still  in  a  precarious 
condition,  he  sought  the  seashore,  taking 
under  his  pastoral  charge  the  Free  Baptist 
Church  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  where  he  resided 
twelve  years,  preaching  the  first  half  of  the 
time  there,  and  the  other  six  years  at  the  Bay 
Side  Parish.  While  living  at  Cape  Elizabeth, 
Mr.  Pritchard  was  unanimously  elected  Town 
Clerk.  For  three  years  he  was  a  member  of 
the  School  Board,  and  for  six  years  was  Crier 
of  the  Superior  Court  of  Cumberland  County 
in  Portland. 

In  1879  Mr.  Pritchard  removed  to  this  city, 
where  he  embarked  in  his  present  business, 
which  he  has  since  prosperously  carried  on. 
During  the  years  of  his  pastorates  he  officiated 
at  hundreds  of  baptisms,  marriages,  and  fu- 
nerals, often  going  long  distances  in  order  to 
do  so;  and  he  was  selected  to  preach  the 
sermon  at  almost  all  of  the  quarterly  and 
yearly  meetings  of  his  denomination  that  he 
attended.  He  is  connected  by  membership 
with  many  social  organizations,  belonging  to 
the  Masons;  the  Knights  of  Pythias;  the  Sons 
of  America;  the  White  Men;  the  Guards  of 
Liberty;  the  Grand  Division,  Sons  of  Tem- 
perance; and  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Independent 
Order  of  Good  Templars. 

The  death  of  his  first  wife,  Mrs.  Celie  H 
Pritchard,  occurred  on  July  14,  1883,  after  his 
removal  to  Portland,  her  body  being  taken  to 
South  Kilhngly,  Conn.,  and  interred  in  the 
family  burying-ground.  On  November  12, 
A^,^^'  i^'"'  P"^<^^ard  was  again  married  to 
A  ice  C,  daughter  of  Charles  and  Catherine 
(Wadleigh)  Howe,   of  Monticello,   Aroostook 


County.  Their  only  child,  Harold  Kenneth 
Howe  Pritchard,  was  born  January  26,  1888, 
and  is  the  life  of  their  pleasant  home  at  75 
Quebec  Street.  Mr.  Pritchard  has  been  very 
successful  both  as  a  preacher  and  as  a  business 
man,  being  genial,  warm-hearted,  and  sympa- 
thetic, and  possessing  good  executive  ability. 
He  is  largely  se)f-educated,  reading  intelli- 
gently and  retaining  all  important  facts.  He 
is  a  great  lover  of  good  poetry,  which  he 
quotes  fluently  and  with  excellent  effect. 


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ILLIAM  H.  BRIGHAM,  a  thor- 
ough-going and  systematic  farmer, 
was  born  in  Bridgton  on  the  home- 
stead where  he  now  resides,  March  6,  1823, 
this  likewise  being  the  birthplace  of  his 
father,  Daniel  Brigham,  Jr.,  whose  birth  oc- 
curred in  1794.  The  original  owner  of  the 
farm  was  the  grandfather,  Daniel  Brigham, 
Sr.,  who  was  a  pioneer  of  Cumberland  County 
and  one  of  the  very  first  settlers  of  Bridgton. 
He  erected  his  log  cabin  in  the  midst  of 
the  wilderness,  and  established  a  comfortable 
homestead.  Here  Daniel  Brigham,  Jr.,  his 
son  and  successor,  carried  on  general  farming, 
being  also  engaged  a  part  of  his  time.in  black- 
smithing,  having  a  shop  on  the  latfe  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  181 2,  and  served 
with  bravery  until  its  close.  He  attained  a 
good  age,  living  until  August  i,  1862.  To 
him  and  his  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Sophronia  Emerson,  nine  children  were  born; 
namely,  William  H.,  Silas,  Edward,  Sarah, 
Ruth,  Otis,  Seth,  Roxanna,  and  Eliza. 

William  H.  Brigham  received  a  practical 
common-school  education,  remaining  with  his 
parents  until  nineteen  years  old.  He  then 
started  out  for  himself,  going  to  Marlboro, 
Mass.,  where  he  was  em'ployed  in  agricultural 
work  for  seven  years.  Returning  to  this 
State,  Mr.  Brigham  invested  his  hard-earned 
money  in  land,  buying  a  farm  in  the  town  of 
Naples,  where  he  lived  eleven  years.  Dispos- 
ing of  that  property,  he  came  back  to  his 
childhood  home,  of  which,  his  father  being  in 
ill  health,  he  assumed  the  charge,  afterward 
purchasing  the  interest  of  the  other  heirs. 
The  homestead  contains  one  hundred  and  eigh- 
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tivation ;  and  here  Mr.  Brigham  carries  on 
general  farming  with  profitable  results,  hav- 
ing comfortable  and  convenient  farm  build- 
ings and  all  the  necessary  machinery  for 
practical  work.  In  politics  he  sustains  the 
principles  of  the  Democratic  party.  Both  he 
and  his  wife  are  true-hearted,  Christian  people, 
liberal  in  their  religious  views  and  worthy 
members  of  the  Universalist  church. 

Mr.  Brigham  was  married  September  19, 
1849,  to  Miss  Lydia  Stuart,  of  Harrison,  she 
being  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Nancy  (Lom- 
bard) Stuart,  who  reared  thirteen  children; 
namely,  Fanny,  Samuel,  Joshua,  Abigail, 
Esther,  George,  Achsah,  Emily,  Calista, 
Frank  (deceased),  Lydia,  Amos,  and  Johanna. 
All  of  these  grew  to  adult  life,  and  five  daugh- 
ters and  two  sons  are  now  living.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Brigham,  have  had  no  children. 


ERRY  JACKSON  OSBORNE,  a  ven- 
erable and  honored  citizen  of  Gorham, 
Cumberland  County,  is  a  native  of  New 
Hampshire,  having  been  born  in  the 
town  of  Lee,  that  State,  January  3,  181 5. 
His  parents  were  the  Rev.  John  B.  and  Mary 
(Frost)  Osborne,  both  natives  of  New  Castle, 
N.H.;  and  he  is  of  English  extraction,  his 
grandfather,  George  J.  Osborne,  having  been 
the  emigrant  ancestor.  The  last  named  came 
from  England  directly  to  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
where  he  afterward  resided  until  his  death  at 
a  ripe  old  age.  He  was  a  school  teacher  by 
occupation.  Further  information  relating  to 
Mr.  Osborne's  ancestry  is  contained  in  the 
sketch  of  Woodbridge  G.  Osborne,  his 
nephew. 

The  subject  of  this  brief  sketch  obtained 
his  education  among  the  hillside  schools  of 
his  native  State.  From  his  earliest  recollec- 
tion he  has  been  engaged  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits, finding  the  occupation  pleasant  and 
profitable.  He  owns  a  valuable  timber  farm 
in  the  town  of  Gorham,  where  he  has  resided 
for  many  years,  being  numbered  among  the 
well-to-do, farmers  of  this  part  of  the  county. 

Mr.  Osborne  was  married  March  i,  1852, 
to  Elizabeth  Leavis  Martin,  daughter  of  Will- 
iam and  Sophia  (Leavis)  Martin,  of  Portland. 
Mrs.  Osborne  was  born  in  Portland,  November 


27,  1822.  She  and  her  husband  have  three 
children  living,  the  following  being  their 
record:  Mary  E.,  born  May  13,  1853,  is  the 
wife  of  Clinton  A.  Moulton,  of  Buxton,  and 
the  mother  of  three  children  —  Millie  O. , 
Margie,  and  Florence;  Charles  S.,  born  June 
2,  1857,  lives  on  the  old  homestead;  William 
H.,  born  August  5,  185.9,  married  Georgie 
Libby,  of  Gorham,  who  died  leaving  one  son, 
Frank  M.,  born  March  27,  1882.  In  politics 
Mr.  Osborne  affiliates  with  the  Democratic 
party,  being  one  of  its  stanchest  supporters ; 
and  his  wife  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church  of  Limington. 


OSEPH  H.  SHORT,  member  of  the 
firm  of  Milliken,  Cousins  &  Short, 
wholesale  dry-goods  dealers  of  Port- 
land, was  born  in«this  city,  August  11, 
1847,  son  of  John  H.  and  Sarah  A.  (Pettis) 
Short.  His  father,  who  was  a  native  of  Port- 
land, Me.,  was  born  in  1810,  and  died  in 
1861  ;  and  his  mother,  who  was  born  in  1815, 
survived  her  husband  seventeen  years,  dying 
in  1878.  After  attending  the  common  schools 
our  subject  completed  a  course  of  study  at 
Nesmith's  Academy.  He  entered  the  employ 
of  Storer  &  Cutler  while  still  a  boy,  and  was 
eventually  promoted  to  a  clerkship,  which  he 
held  for  several  years.  In  1865  the  style  of 
the  firm  was  changed  to  Deering,  Milliken 
&  Co.,  and  a  few  years  later  Mr.  Short  became 
a  partner.  Another  change  made  the  name  of 
the  company  W.  H.  Milliken  &  Co.,  and  in 
1890  it  became  Milliken,  Cousins  &  Short. 
This  establishment  is  one  of  the  largest  in 
Maine,  and  has  an  extensive  trade  all  through 
the  Eastern  States  and  New  York.  It  occu- 
pies the  building  at  164-166  Middle  Street, 
Portland,  and  is  five  stories  high  and  fifty  by 
one  hundred  and  seventy-five  feet  in  dimen- 
sions. The  firm  has  a  number  of  storehouses, 
their  business  including  the  agency  for  several 
mills.  Mr.  Short  has  been  connected  with 
the  enterprise  since  1862,  and  a  large  share  of 
its  prosperity  is  due  to  his  ability  and  fore- 
sight. 

Mr.  Short  was  married  in  1869  to  Harriet 
Leavitt,  daughter  of  Samuel  R.  and  Susan  M. 
(Sawyer)  Leavitt,  who  for  more  than  a  quarter 


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of  a  century  has  been  a  constant  and  sympa- 
thizing helpmeet.  Politically,  Mr.  Short 
favors  the  Republican  party.  He  is  affiliated 
with  several  fraternal  organizations,  belonging 
to  Ancient  Landmark  Lodge,  A.  F.  &'A.  M., 
Greenleaf  Chapter  and  Portland  Commandery; 
also  to  Unity  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows;  to  the  Cumberland  Club;  afid 
to  Bramhall  League.  He  is  active  in  church 
work,  being  connected  with  St.  Stephen's 
Church,  in  which  he  is  a  Warden,  and  of 
which  his  wife  is  a  member.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Short  have  a  pleasant  home  at  452  Cumber- 
land Street. 


T^HARLES    PEABBLES,   a   prominent, 
(  S|        progressive,   and  prosperous  agricult- 
Vjs    ^  urist  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  is  a  typical 
representative    of     the    native-born 
citizens    of   the  Cape,   the  date  of  his    birth 
being   August    24,    1833.      His   grandfather, 
Charles  Peabbles,   for  whom   he  was    named, 
was  a  native,  and  the  descendant  of  one  of  the 
old  settlers,  of  the  Cape.     He  was  one  of  the 
early  farmers  of  the  place,  and,  in  addition  to 
carrying  on  mixed  husbandry,  was  profitably 
engaged  as  a  miller,   having  a  grist-mill  on 
his  farm,  the  neighbors  all  bringing  their  corn 
to  him  to  be  ground.      His  wife,  Annie  Mitch- 
ell, was  a  daughter  of  a  pioneer  settler,  and 
a    most   faithful    helpmeet.       Seven    of   their 
children  grew  to  adult   life,   John,   Charles's 
father,  being  the  fourth  child.     Both  of  the 
grandparents    lived    to    venerable    ages,    the 
grandfather  dying  at  the  age  of  ninety-three 
years. 

John  Peabbles  was  born  on  the  old  home- 
stead, February  19,  1804,  and  during  his  years 
of  activity  was  engaged  in  general  'farming. 
He  married  June  13,  1828,  Hannah  W. 
Jordan,  who  became  the  mother  of  six  chil- 
dren, of  whom  the  following  five  are  living 
residents  of  this  place:  William  W.,  Charles' 
M.  J.,  John  A.,  and  Hannah  H. 

Charles  Peabbles  was  reared  on  the  home 
farm,  and  attended  the  district  school,  becom- 
ing as  familiar  with  the  agricultural  arts  as 
with  his  books.  Succeeding  to  the  occupation 
in  which  he  was  reared,  Mr.  Peabbles  is  now 
numbered  among  the  foremost  farmers  of  this 


vicinity  and  one  of  the  most  esteemed  resf^ 
dents  of  the  Cape,  which  has  always  been  his 
home.  A  man  pf  enterprise  and  intelligen,0t; 
he  has  been  an  important  factor  in  the  manage-' 
ment  of  town  affairs,  having  in  i860,  1863, 
and  again  in  .1895,  been  elected  to  the  office 
of  Selectman.  Politically,  in  national  affairs 
he  is  a  Democrat.  Religiously,  he  is  very 
liberal  in  his  interpretation  of  the  Bible,  and 
is  an  attendant  of  the  Methodist  church. 

One  of  the  most  important  events  in  his 
career  was  his  marriage  with  Sarah  M., 
daughter  of  Dominicus  Johnson,  the  descend- 
ant of  a  well-known  family  of  Cape  Elizabeth, 
their  union  having  been  celebrated  July  4, 
1856.  They  have  one  son  and  two  daughters 
living,  namely:  Elizabeth  Florence,  born 
September  9,  1857,  who  is  the  wife  of  Charles 
H.  Chace,  of  Portland;  Charles  H.  A.,  born 
August  21,  1870,  who  resides  on  the  home- 
stead; and  Annie  M.,  born  July  i,  1873,  also 
at  home. 


]CrRASTUS  EUGENE  HOLT,  M.D.,  a 
R  Portland  physician  of  the  highest  standr 
/""*-  ■  '  ing,  and  whose  work  in  the  interest 
of  medical  science  in  Maine  marks  an  epoch 
in  the  history  of  the  State,  was  born  in  Peru, 
Me.,  June  i,  1849,  son  of  Erastus  and  Lu- 
cinda  (Packard)  Holt.  Erastus  Holt,  the 
father,  who  was  born  in  Weld,  Franklin 
County,  Me.,  moved  to  Peru  shortly  after  his 
marriage.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  and 
was  also  a  farmer.  In  1859  he  went  to  Califor- 
nia, infected  with  the  gold  fever,  but  returned 
after  a  stay  of  two  years,  locating  at  Canton, 
Oxford  County,  where  he  still  lives.  In  his 
younger  days  he  took  a  prominent  part  in  town 
affairs;  and  at  the  time  of  the  Madawaska; 
War  he  shouldered  his  musket,  and  took  an 
active  part  in  the  contest.  His  wife,  who 
was  a  native  of  Peru,  died  in  1861,  leaving  a 
son,  the  subject  of  this  article,  who  was  then 
but  twelve  years  old. 

Erastus  Eugene  Holt,  M.D.,  attended  the 
common  schools  of  Peru  and  Canton,  graduat- 
ing from  the  high  school  in  the  latter  town. 
He  taught  for  a  while,  and  then  attended 
school  at  Hebron  Academy,  Westbrook  and 
Gorham     Seminaries,     teaching     penmanship 


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while    pursuing    his    studies.      Subsequently 
he  was  elected  Principal  of  the  City  Reform 
School  of  Boston,  a  position  of  great  responsi- 
bility,   which  he    filled   ably  and  well.     He 
prepared    for    college,   but,   being    obliged    to 
educate    himself,   concluded    to    spend    all    of 
his    time    in    the    study    of    medicine.       He 
graduated  from  the  Medical  School  of  Maine 
in   1874.      Continuing  his  studies,  he  entered 
the  College  of  Physicians  and   Surgeons,  the 
medical    department    of     Columbia    College, 
New  York  City,  and  received  his  ad  eimdein 
diploma  from  that  institution  in   1875.     Soon 
after  he  was  elected  Demonstrator  of  Anatomy 
in  the  Medical   School  of    Maine,  and  served 
two    years.     He   was    the    first    regularly   ap- 
pointed House  Surgeon  of  the  Maine  General 
Hospital,    in    which   capacity  he    served    one 
year.     Dr.  Holt's  specialty  is  ophthalmology 
and    otology.      To    perfect    himself    in    these 
branches   of  medical    science,    he    studied    in 
Boston,   New  York,    and   in    Europe.     While 
so  engaged  in   London,   he  took   part  in   the 
Seventh  International  Medical  Congress,  held 
in    1 88 1.      He    has    been    a   pioneer    in    the 
treatment    of  the  eye  and   ear  in  Maine,  and 
by  great    personal  effort  founded  and  carried 
forward    to    completion    one    of    the    noblest 
charities   of  the  State  —  the  Maine  Eye  and 
Ear  Infirm.ary,  which   is  now  one  of  the  most 
prominent     institutions    within     its    borders. 
Dr.  Holt  is  at  the  head  of  the  management  of 
the  infirmary,  an  office  which  devolves  upon 
him  the  weight  of  a  great  responsibility.     The 
arduous  and  important  -work  performed  by  him 
in  this  undertaking  is  recognized  by  all,  and 
has  placed  him   in  the  front  rank  of  Maine's 
noblest    benefactors.       He    has    also    founded 
some  important  medical  associations.     Recog- 
nizing the  benefit  of  the  union  and  comparison 
of  medical  opinions  and    methods,   he    origi- 
nated the  Portland  Medical  Club  in   1876  and 
the  Maine  Academy  of  Medicine  and  Science 
in    1894.     The  academy   meets    regularly    on 
the  second  Monday  evening    from  November 
to  April,  and  numbers  among  its  members  the 
most  eminent  physicians  and   laymen    of    the 
State.     Dr.  Holt  belongs  to  many  prominent 
medical  societies,  among  which  are  the  Maine 
Medical   Association,  the  American   Ophthal- 
mological  and  Otological  Societies,  the  New 


England  Ophthalmological  Society,  the  Con- 
gress of  American  Physicians  and  Surgeons, 
and  the  American  Medical  Association.  He 
has  written  many  medical  papers,  which  have 
been  broadly  published  in  the  transactions  of 
these  societies  and  other  journals.  He  is  now 
editor  and  publisher  of  d.  Journal  of  Medicine 
and  Science,  the  official  organ  of  the  Maine 
Academy  of  Medicine  and  Science,  which  he 
also  founded,  and  which  is  issued  on  the  first 
of  each  month.  This  brief  synopsis  of  Dr. 
Holt's  career  shows  him  to  be  a  man  of  re- 
markable genius,  having  at  his  command  an 
unusual  power  of  accomplishment.  Unaided, 
he  has  won  his  way  step  by  step  to  fame  and 
fortune,  surmounting  obstacles  that  would 
have  daunted  the  heart  of  one  less  strong  in 
all  that  makes  a  true  and  noble  man. 

Dr.  Holt  was  married  in  October,  1876,  to 
Miss  Mary  Brooks,  daughter  of  Benjamin  B. 
Dyer,  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  and  the  following 
children  have  blessed  their  union:  L.  Mary- 
Belle,  Clarence  B.,  Roscoe  D.  T.  ,  Erastus 
Eugene,  Jr.,  Dorothy,  and  Benjamin  Dyer. 
In  politics  Dr.  Holt  is  a  Republican.  In  re- 
ligion he  holds  liberal  views.  He  and  his 
family  reside  in  their  beautiful  home,  723 
Congress  Street. 


RIN  B.  HIBBARD,  who  is  closely 
identified  with  the  agricultural  and  in- 
dustrial interests  of  Bridgton,  is  the 
owner  of  one  of  the  most  comfortable 
homesteads  to  be  found  in  this  locality.  His 
farm  contains  one  hundred  and  forty-one  acres 
of  land,  all  well  improved  and  under  excellent 
tillage,  with  a  substantial  residence,  a  good 
barn,  and  all  the  necessary  out-buildings  for 
storing  crops  and  sheltering  stock.  Mr.  Hib- 
bard  is  a  native  of  Milan,  N.  H.,  where  his 
birth  occurred,  April  27,  1830,  his  parents 
being  Benjamin  and  Hannah  Hibbard.  He 
was  but  eleven  months  old  when  he  was 
brought  to  this  State,  becoming  then  an  in- 
mate of  his  uncle's  household,  and  residing 
with  him  until  fourteen  years  of  age.  Having 
concluded  his  studies  in  the  di,strict  school, 
the  young  lad  then  came  to  Bridgton,  where  he 
worked  at  farming  and  stone  cutting  for 
several  years.      In  July,    1862,   he  enlisted   in 


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Company  I,  Eleventh  Maine  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, being  mustered  into  service  at  Augusta. 
With  his  brave  comrades  he  took  part  in 
various  battles,  among  them  the  battle  of  Ber- 
muda Hundred,  Malvern  Hill,  the  bombard- 
ment and  siege'  of  Fort  Sumter  and  Charles- 
ton, and  the  engagements  at  Drewry's  Bluff 
and  Deep  Bottom,'  being  wounded  in  the  latter 
fight  by  a  shell  which  stiruck  him  in  the  ankle. 
He  was  then  taken  to  Point  of  Rocks,  'Va. , 
where  he  remained  until  the  end  of  his  term 
of  enlistment,  when,  June  12,'  1865,  he  was 
honorably  discharged. 

On  his  return  to  Bridgton  Mr.  Hibbard"  re- 
sumed his  former  occupation,  continuing  until 
1869,  when  he  purchased  sixty-six  acres  of 
land,  these  being  included, in  his  present  farm. 

^  He  has  since  carried  on  mixed  husbandry,  en- 
gaging to  some  extent  in  lumbering  and  dairy- 
ing, and  meeting  with  good  success  in  all  of 
his  operations.  In  politics  he  is  a  sound  Re- 
publican, and,  though  not  an  aspirant  for  offi- 
cial honors,  was  appointed  Postmaster  of  West 
Bridgton,    Ma^   9,    1881.      He    was   removed 

.  during  President  Cleveland's  first  term, 
reappointed  on  petition  March  21,  1888,  but 
resigned  in  a  few  months  on  account  of  ill 
health  in  his  family.  Mr.  Hibbard  was  also 
fornaerly  a  United  States  mail  contractor. 
Socially,  he  is  a  valued  member  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic.  Mr.  Hibbard  became 
a  benedict  in  1852,  his  marriage  with  Miss 
Elizabeth  Goldthwait  having  been  solemnized 
October  22  of  that  year.  Mrs.  Hibbard  is  a 
native  of  Bridgton,  and  has  borne  her  husband 
nine  children',  as  follows:  Rebecca,  Lizzie, 
Horace  (deceased),  Irving,  Abbie,  George 
(deceased),  John,  Wilmot,  and  Winnifred,  the 
last  of  whom   is  also  no  longer  living. 


'OHN  L.  MEGQUIER,  who  owns  and 
cultivates  a  productive  farm  in  New 
Gloucester,  where  he  is  also  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  cider,  was  born  in 
this  town,  July  i,  185 1,  son  of  General  Charles 
and  Louisa  (Proctor)  Megquier.  He  is  of 
Scotch  ancestry;  and  his  great-grandfather, 
who  settled  in  New  Gloucester  at  an  early 
date,  was  one  of  the  seven  original  owners  of 
this  township.     William   Megquier,  our  sub- 


ject's grandfather,  settled  upon  the  farm  now 
owned  by  his  grandson  in  1775,.  and  success- 
fully followed  agricultural  pursuits  during  the 
active  period  of  his  life. 

General   Charles  Megquier,   father  of  John 
-L.,  was  born  in  New  Gloucester  in  1798.     He 
adopted  "agriculture  as  his  principal  occupa^ 
tion,  and,  being  a  very  progressive  man,  made 
various   improvements  upon  his    farm,   which 
he  cultivated  with  prosperous  results.     Besides- 
being    one    of    the    foremost    farmers    of   the 
county,   he  was   prominent   in   public  affairs.. 
He  was  long  a  Justice  of   the  Peace,   ser^ii^^' 
as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  of  his 
town  for  a  number  of  years,  represented  his 
district  in  the  legislature,  and  was  elected  to 
the    State    Senate  in   1854.      His    connection 
with  the  State  militia,  in  which  he  held  the 
rank   of    General,    extended    through    a    long 
period;    and    he   was    known    throughout    the 
State  as  a  useful,  high-minded,  and  worthy  cit- 
izen.      He    died    at    the    homestead    in    New 
Gloucester,  March  i,  1884.     His  wife,  Louisa 
Proctor,  who  was  a  native  of  this  town,   be- 
came  the    mother  of  .  two  children  —  Charles 
William,  who  married  Thankful   Fowler,  and 
is  a  carpenter  and  builder  of  Westboro,  Mass. ; 
and  John  L.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.     Mrs. 
Charles  Megquier  died  February  2,  1888. 

John  L.  Megquier  obtained  his  education  in 
the  schools  of  his  native  town.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-one  years  he  went  to  Lewiston,  wheA 
for  two  years  he  was  employed  in  a  mill.  He, 
then  returned  to  the  homestead  for  the  purpose 
of  managing  the  farm,  and  has  since  resided 
here.  His  farm,  which  is  one  of  the  most 
desirable  pieces  of  agricultural  pcoperty  in 
the  town,  is  well  improved;  and  he  is  prosper- 
.  ously  engaged  in  general  farming.  He  also 
operates  a  cider-mill,  the  annual  product  of 
which  he  disposes  of  with  fair  profit.  In  pol- 
itics he  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  always  sup- 
ported that  party  since  he  became  qualified  to 
cast  a  vote. 

On  January  i,  1874,  Mr.  Megquier  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Alice  J.  Morse. 
Mrs.  Megquier  was  born-  in  New  Gloucester; 
September  21,  1850,  and  is  a  daughtef  of 
Stephen  and  Johanna  (Merrill)  Morse.  Her 
father  was  a  native  of  Cumberland  Coupt^jl 
and  a  prosperous  farmer,  and  her  mother  was  ' 


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born  in  Androscoggin  County,  this  State. 
They  resided  in  New  Gloucester  for  many 
years,  both  dying  in  this  town.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Megquier  have  three  children  —  Arville, 
Blanche,  and  Marcia  Edna,  each  of  whom 
has  been  well  educated,  Miss  Blanche  Meg- 
quier being  now  engaged  in  teaching  school  in 
Pownal,  Me. 

Mr.  Megquier  is  a  member  of  Siloam 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of 
Gray,  and  is  one  of  the  most  respected  citizens 
of  his  town. 


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ID  N.  FENDERSON,  who 
conducts  a  flourishing  canning  busi- 
ness at  Chebeague  Island,  Cumber- 
land County,  Me.,  where  his  factory  is  located, 
was  born  February  9,  1863,  at  Scarboro,  this 
State.  His  grandfather,  Abial  Fenderson, 
was  a  lifelong  resident  of  Scarboro,  where  he 
owned  fifty  acres  of  land,  which  he  improved 
and  tilled;  and,  in  addition,  he  worked  at  the 
mason's  trade,  being  an  industrious  and  hard- 
working man.  He  married  Elizabeth  Mar- 
shall, a  native  of  Scarboro;  and  they  had  but 
one  child,  Nathan,  the  father  of  Willard  N. 
Both  of  the  grandparents  lived  to  a  good  old 
age,  the  grandfather  dying  at  the  age  of 
seventy-five,  and  his  wife,  at  the  age  of  sixty 
years.  He  was  a  Democrat  of  the  old  school, 
and  both  were  liberal  in  their  religious  views. 

Nathan  Fenderson's  birth  occurred  in  Scar- 
boro, Me.,  in  the  year  1828.  He  learned 
from  his  father  the  trade  of  a  mason,  which  he 
followed  for  several  years.  He  succeeded  to 
the  ownership  of  the  parental  farm,  which  he 
managed  besides  practising  his  trade,  making 
an  excellent  living  for  himself  and  family. 
He  married  Bethuba,  daughter  of  Sylvester 
Tibbetts,  of  Newfield,  Me.,  and  of  the  five 
children  born  to  them  three  are  now  living, 
namely:  Liberty  L.,  who  lives  on  the  Scar- 
boro homestead;  John,  born  in  1859,  and 
married  in  1884  to  Miss  Annie  Langille,  of 
Nova  Scotia,  they  having  one  child, -.Mabel ; 
and  Willard  N. 

Willard  N.  Fenderson  completed  his  school 
studies  at  the  Scarboro  High  School,  and  after 
leaving  this  institution  began  learning  the  art 
of  making  cans.     This  occupation  he  followed 


in  his  native  town  for  ten  years.  Deciding 
then  that  there  would  be  more  profit  in  filling 
the  cans  after  they  were  made,  he  leased  in 
1 89 1  the  land  on  which  his  factory  stands 
on  Chebeague  Island.  Erecting  his  present 
plant,  Mr.  Fenderson  has  since  been  prosper- 
ously engaged  in  canning  clams,  clam  chow- 
der, fish,  apples,  and  other  provisions  suitable 
for  the  purpose.  In  the  comparatively  short 
time  in  which  he  has  been  thus  occupied,  he 
has  built  up  an  extensive  and  lucrative  trade, 
his  goods  being  shipped  to  Boston,  Providence, 
Chicago,  and  other  cities.  His  factory  has 
a  capacity  of  one  hundred  bushels  per  day;  and 
in  the  busiest  seasons  of  the  year,  the  spring 
and  fall,  forty  hands  are  kept  in  constant  em- 
ployment. His  goods,  which  are  all  labelled 
"The  Chebeague  Brand,"  are  noted  for  their 
excellence  and  purity,  and  have  gained  for 
him  a  reputation  which  he  endeavors  to  up- 
hold. 

On  December  4,  1886,  Mr.  Fenderson  mar- 
ried Mary  C,  daughter  of  Charles  E.  Roberts 
of  Scarboro.  In  politics  Mr.  Fenderson  is  a 
strong  Prohibitionist,and  both  he  and  'his  wife 
are  liberal  and  broad  in  their  religious  views. 
Socially,  he  is  a  member  of  Golden  Cross 
Lodge,  No.  232,  "Scarboro,"  of  Dunston 
Corners,  Scarboro. 


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ILLIAM  F.  LIBBY,  a  well-known 
merchant  of  Gorham  and  Postmaster 
at  White  Rock,  was  born  in  this 
locality,  November  21,  1852.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  John  Libby,  was  a  native  of  Scar- 
boro, where  during  his  earlier  years  he  was 
profitably  engaged  in  fishing.  He  afterward 
bought  land  in  Gorham,  and  carried  on  mixed 
husbandry  until  his  death,  at  the  age  of  fifty- 
two.  He  married  Dorcas  Roberts,  of  Scar- 
boro; and  they  became  the  parents  of  nine 
children,  of  whom  the  only  survivor  is  Elmira, 
wife  of  Stephen  Harris,  of  Windham,  who  has 
one  child,  Ellen.  Caleb  Libby,  father  of 
William  F. ,  was  born  in  Gorham,  August  25, 
1812,  and  died  in  the  same  town,  January  14, 
1876.  He  was  an  energetic,  industrious  man, 
whose  life  was  devoted  to  farming.  On  No- 
vember 20,  1845,  he  married  Betsey,  daughter 
of    Lemuel   Rich,    of   Standish;   and    she  sur- 


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vived  him  a  brief  time,  passing  away  October 
7,  1879.  Of  the  three  children  born  to  them, 
two  are  living,  namely:  John  W.,  born  March 
4,  1847;  and  William  F.  John  W.  married 
Mrs.  Kate  McBeun,  «/<?  McAdams,  of  New 
Brunswick. 

William  F.  Libby  acquired  the  rudiments 
of  knowledge  in  the  schools  of  Gorham,  and 
for  many  years  was  a  diligent  worker  on  his 
father's  farm.  In  1894,  desiring  to  enter  upon 
a  mercantile  career,  he  purchased  the  old  and 
well-established  stand  of  W.  F.  Buxton,  which 
he  has  since  conducted,  having  a  flourishing 
trade  in  groceries  and  other  merchandise-.  In 
the  same  year  Mr.  Libby  was  appointed  Post- 
master at  White  Rock,  the  duties  of  which 
office  he  performs  with  satisfaction  to  the 
townspeople.  On  November  25,  1874,  he 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Mrs.-  Alta  G. 
Libby,  nh  Brimblescom,  of  Lynn,  Mass. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Libby  are  valued  members 
of  the  Methodist  church.  He  is  identified 
politically  with  the  interests  of  the  Republi- 
can party;  and,  socially,  he  is  a  member  of 
Granite  Lodge,  No.  14,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  F"ellows  of  Biddeford,  and  of  the  Golden 
Cross  Commandery  of  Gorham. 


^LVI 


LVIN  CRESSEY,  who  was  for  many 
years  a  thrifty  and  much  respected 
farmer  of  Gorham,  will  scarcely  be 
remembered  by  the  younger  genera- 
tion of  this  town,  having  passed  away  thirty- 
eight  years  ago.  He  was  bbrn  in  Gorham,  this 
county,  in  1806,  spent  his  entire  life  here,  and 
died  April  30,  1858.  He  was  a  son  of  Eben- 
ezer  and  Sarah  Cressey.  His  father  and  grand- 
father (Ebenezer,  Sr. )  were  both  natives  of  this 
town  and  farmers  by  occupation.  He  was  early 
trained  to  farm  life  and  labor,  and  pursued  his 
allotted  vocation  with  systematic  industry, 
becoming  in  course  of  time  one  of  Gorham's 
most  respected  and  influential  citizens.  For 
some  years  before  his  marriage  he  varied  his 
occupation  by  keeping  a  store  in  Portland. 
He  was  a  public-spirited  man,  ever  ready  to 
give  his  active  support  to  all  beneficial  enter- 
prises. In  politics  he  was  a  steadfast  Demo- 
crat, consistently  supporting  the  principles  of 
that  party.      His  wife,  Sarah   Flagg  by  maiden 


name,  was  a  daughter  of  David  Flagg.  She 
survived  him  thirty  years,  dying,  in  1888. 
They  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  namely : 
Eb'en  F.,  who  for  a  number  of  years  was  a 
clerk  in  his  uncle's  store  at  Salmon  Falls, 
N.H.  ;  Eli^a  A.-;  Caroline  A.;  Elizabeth; 
Hattie  E,  ;  and  Martha  E.  All  these  chil- 
dren remained  unmarried,  and  all  are  now 
passed  away  except  Martha  E.,  who  was  the 
youngest. 

Martha  E.*  Cressey,  who  owns  and  occupies 
the  old  homestead,  acquired  her  education  in 
the  place  of  her  nativity,  where  she  has  spent 
the  larger  part  of  her  life.  She  has  a  finely 
improved  and  valuable  farm  of  one  hundred 
acres,  all  in  a  high  state  of  cultivation.  This 
she  manages  herself  in  a  practical  business- 
like manner,  with  profitable  financial  results. 
She  is  held  in  high  regard  throughout  the  com- 
munity, and  is  an  active  member  of  the  Con- 
gregational church. 


DWARD  HUSTON,  proprietor  of  a 
well-conducted  farm  in  West'  Gray,  was 
■^  born  in  the  house  he  now-  occupies, 
May  6,  1824,  a  son  of  David  and  Olive  (Har-. 
mon)  Huston.  His  grandfather,  Stephen 
Huston,  was  for  many  years  a  resident  of  Fal- 
mouth, where  he  was  successfully  engaged  in 
agriculture  during  the  entire  active  period  of 
his  life. 

David   Huston   was  born    in   P'almouth    and 
early  trained  to  agricultural  pursuits.      When 
a  young  man  he  went  to  Windham,  where  he 
was  engaged   in-,  farming  for  some  years;  but, 
subsequently    returning    to    Gray,     he    settled  v 
upon  a  farm   in  this  town.      Three  years  later 
he  moved  to  the  farm  which  his  son  Edward  '■ 
now  occupies,  and  on  which  he  resided  until 
his  death,  which  took  place  April   16,    1874. 
He  was  an  able  and  industrious  farmer  and  a 
useful  citizen.      His  wife  Olive,  who  was  born 
in  this  town,  became  the  mother  of  fourteen 
children,    as    follows:     Edward,     our    speGttl* 
subject;  Stephen,  a  prosperous  farmer  of  this 
town;  Augusta,  widow  of  John  Crockett,  who  ' 
resides  in  Portland;    Hannah;  George  Wash- 
ington and  Ruth  Elizabeth,  both  of  whom  have 
passed  away;    David,   a  resident  of   Freeport, 
Me.  ;  Pamelia,  who  became  the  wife  of  Alfred 


EDWARD    HUSTON. 


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Maybee,  and  resides  in  Yarmouth,  Me.  ;  Ben- . 
jamin  S. ,  who  is  now  living  in  Falmouth,  this 
State;  Sarah  F.,  now  Mrs.  Mitchell,  who  re- 
sides in  Freeport;  Melissa,  wife  of  E.  H.  Per- 
rington,  of  Portland ;  Harriet  Emma,  who  is 
no  longer  living;  and  two  others  who  died  in 
infancy.  Mrs.  David  Huston  died  in  March, 
1870. 

Edward  Huston  passed  his  boyhood  and 
youth  upon  the  farm,  assisting  his  father  dur- 
ing the  summer  and  attending  the  common 
schools  in  the  winter.  At  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  he  commenced  work  in  a  brickyard  in 
North  Falmouth,  where  he  remained  for  two 
years;  then,  in  company  with  his  brother,  he 
bought  a  farm  in  Gray,  which  they  conducted 
together  for  ten  years.  Mr.  Huston  next  pur- 
chased a  farm  in  Freeport,  which  he  sold  after 
a  six  years'  residence  there.  Having  bought 
a  piece  of  farm  property  in  Windham,  this 
State,  he  moved  to  that  town  and  was  there 
profitably  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  for 
eleven  years.  At  the  end  of  that  period  he 
sold  the  Windham  farm,  and,  once  more  re- 
turning to  Gray,  purchased  the  old  homestead, 
on  which  he  has  since  resided.  His  farm  is 
well  located,  and  consists  of  one  hundred  acres 
of  good  fertile  laiid.  Since  taking  possession 
Mr.  Huston  has  greatly  improved  the  property, 
thereby  adding  materially  to  its  value.  Pie 
is  capable,  energetic,  and  persevering,  taking 
advantage  of  every  opportunity  for  increasing 
the  amount  and  improving  the  quality  of  his 
crops;  and  his  efforts  have  been  attended  with 
good  results. 

On  February  22,  1852,  Mr.  Huston  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Caroline  Floyd, 
who  was  born  in  Harrison,  Me.,  October  15, 
1834.  Mrs.  Huston  is  a  daughter  of  Isaac 
Floyd,  who  was  for  many  years  a  thriving  cooper 
of  Harrison.  Both  her  father  and  mother  have 
passed  away.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Huston  are  the 
parents  of  three  children  —  David  F.,  who 
resides  at  home;  Walter  J.,  who  married  Mrs. 
Cole,  and  resides  in  Quincy,  Mass.,  where  he 
is  engaged  in  stone  cutting;  and  John  P.  N., 
residing  at  home. 

Mr.  Huston  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  but 

■has  never  aspired  to  public  office.      He  takes, 

however,  a  lively  and  practical   interest-  in  all 

movements   relative  to  the  moral   or  material 


advancement  of  the  community,  and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Sons  of  Temperance  of  West  Gray. 
His  portrait  is  presented  on  a  neighboring  page 
of  this  volume  as  that  of  a  useful  and  highly 
esteemed  citizen,  a  native  and  long  a  resident 
of  this  county. 


DWIN  FAXON  VOSE,  M.D.,  the 
leading  physician  in  Portland  of  the 
homoeopathic  school,  was  born  in 
Watertown,  Mass.,  October  17,  1850.  Fle  is 
a  son  of  Henry  C.  and  Rachel  W.  (Faxon) 
Vose,  and  is  of  Puritan  descent  through  both 
parents.  The  Vose  family  was  represented  at 
the  settlement  of  Boston,  and  the  name  is  on 
record  among  the  founders  of  Milton  in  1632. 
Dr.  Vose's  great-grandfather  was  a  soldier  of 
the  First  Massachusetts  Regiment  in  the  Rev- 
olutionary army,  while  a  brother  of  his  great- 
grandfather was  Colonel  of  the  same  regiment. 
The  grandfather  of  the  Doctor  was  a  shoe  man- 
ufacturer in  Providence,  R.  I. 

Henry  C.  Vose  was  a  graduate  of  the  Theo- 
logical Seminary  of  Clinton,  N.Y. ,  and  also 
of  the  Cleveland  Homoeopathic  Medical  Col- 
lege. He  preached  as  a  clergyman  of  the 
Universalist  Church  at  Watertown,  Mass.,  and 
at  Clinton,  N.Y. ,  and  spent  the  last  thirty 
years  of  his  life  in  Marion,  Mass.  At  the 
time  of  the  uprising  against  Free  Masonry, 
when  it  took  courage  to  avow  connection  with 
the  order,  he  was  prominent  in  its  councils, 
and  battled  for  the  cause  of  abolition,  count- 
ing William  Lloyd  Garrison  and  other  promi- 
nent agitators  among  his  personal  friends. 
He  spoke  on  the  antislavery  question  to  so 
many  out-of-door  meetings  that  he  ruined  his 
voice  and  was  obliged  to  give  up  his  work  as 
a  clergyman,  after  which  he  devoted  the  rest 
of  his  life  to  medical  practice.  Dr.  Henry 
Vose  died  in  1887.  His  wife,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Rachel  W.  Faxon,  was  a  native  of 
Braintree,  Mass.,  a  daughter  of  Thomas 
Faxon.  She  was  a  direct  descendant  of  John 
Clark,  who  came  over  in  the  "Mayflower." 
Her  grandfather,  Thomas  Faxon,  a  native  of 
Stoughton,  Mass.,  was  one  of  the  sturdy 
minute-men  of  Revolutionary  times,  so  that 
through  both  father  and  mother  Dr.  Vose  is 
eligible  to  be  counted  among  the   Sons  of  the 


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Jlevolution.  Thomas  Faxon,  the  father  of 
Mrs.  Vose,  was  a  cattle  dealer  in  the  old  drov- 
ing days,  and  was  a  very  successful  man.  Mrs. 
Vose  was  the  mother  of  eight  children,  and 
had  attained  an  advanced  age  when  she  died 
in  1890. 

Edwin  Faxon  Vose  was  the  fifth  of  his  par- 
ents' children.  He  graduated  from  the  Mas- 
sachusetts Agricultural  College,  now  included 
in  the  Boston  University.  After  reading 
medicine  for  a  while  with  his  father,  he 
entered  the  homoeopathic  department  of  Boston 
University,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1876. 
He  was  House  Surgeon  of  the  Massachusetts 
Homoeopathic  Hospital  the  year  before  his 
graduation.  After  receiving  his  diploma  he 
located  in  Portland,  forming  a  partnership 
with  Dr.  Eliphalet  Clark,  who  was  one  of  the 
pioneers  of  homoeopathy  in  the  State  of  Maine. 
Two  years  later  Dr.  Clark  retired,  leaving  Dr. 
Vose  in  full  charge  of  their  combined  practice. 
In  addition  to  his  qualifications  as  a  doctor  of 
medicine,  he  is  a  skilful  surgeon.  United 
with  his  skill  an'd  thorough  knowledge  is  a 
kindly  and  generous  nature,  which  has  won  for 
him  the  confidence  of  all  his  patients.  '  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Maine  Academy  of  Medi- 
cine and  President  of  the  State  Homoeopathic 
Medical  Society,  having  been  elected  to  the  lat- 
ter office  at  the  annual  meeting  held  in  1895. 
When,  in  1895,  the  legislature  of  Maine 
passed  the  bill  requiring  all  physicians  to 
register  or  pass  an  examination,  he  was  ap- 
pointed by  Governor  Cleaves  a  member  of  the 
Examining  Board. 

In  1876,  July  5,  Dr.  Vose  was  married  to 
Lizzie  M.,  daughter  of  John  and  Lizzie  (Mc- 
Curdy)    Begg,    of    Brooklyn,    N.Y.  ;    and    the 

union  has  been    blessed    by    two    children 

Eleanor  Rachel  and  Clifton  Henry.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  strong  Republican ;  and,  thciugh  not 
an  aspirant  for  office,  he  has  taken  an  active 
part  in  important  conventions.  In  Masonry  he 
is  Past  Master  of  Portland  Lodge;  Past  High 
Priest  of  Mount  Vernon  Chapter;  Past  Master 
of  Portland  Council ;  Commander  of  Portland 
Commandery ;  a  member  of  the  Maine  Order  of 
High  Priesthood  ;  a  member  of  the  order  of  the 
Red  Cross- of  Constantine;  a  member  of  the 
Royal  Order  of  Scotland  (whose  membership 
IS   limited   to   three   hundred   in   the    United 


States,  and  which  is  controlled  at  Edinburgh, 
Scotland) ;  a  member  of  Aleppo  Temple, 
Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  at  Boston ;  and 
of  the  Maine  Consistory,  the  thirty-second  de- 
gree. Dr.  Vose  is  Past  Grand  of  Hadallah 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,, 
and  a  member  of  Una  Encampment ;  and  he 
belongs  to  Bramball  Lodge,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  and  the  Samoset  Tribe  of  Red  Men. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Maine  Charitable 
Mechanic  Association  and  of  the  Sodality  of 
the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  a  Director  of 
Falmouth  B.  and  L.  Association,  a  popular 
member  of  the  Portland  Club,  and  also  of  the 
Young  Men's  Athletic  Association.  He 
attends  and  supports  the  Congress  Square 
Universali^t  Church.  His  residence  is  the 
handsome  building,  612  Congress  Street. 


ON.    GEORGE    W.    LEIGHTON,   of 

Westbrook,  who  for  twenty  years  or 
more  has  held  a  most  responsible 
position  in  the  Cumberland  paper- 
mills,  owned  and  conducted  by  Grant,  Daniels 
&  Co.,  now  in  the  hands  of  S.  D.  Warren  & 
Co.,  was  born  January  27,  1843,  son  of  Alvin 
and  Hannah  (Sawyer)  Leighton,  of  Falmouth, 
Me.  Ebenezer  Leighton,  his  grandfather, 
followed  farming  throughout  his  life,  first  in 
Falmouth  and  later  in  Westbrook.  He  died 
at  the  latter  place  about  1858,  aged  eighty-two 
or  eighty-three  years.  In  religious  belief  he 
was  a  Methodist.  Of  his  five  children  two  are 
still  living,  namely:  Lucy,  the  wife  of  John 
Lamb,  of  Westbrook;  and  Emily,  the  widow 
of  George  W.  Cobb,  of  Deering,  Me. 

Alvin  Leighton  was  a  stone  mason  and  suc- 
cessfully worked  at  his  •  trade  during  .  the 
greater  part  of  his  life.  He  was  also  engaged?, 
in  the  manufacture  of  brick.  His  wife  bore 
him  nine  children,  eight  of  whom  are  still 
living,  namely:  Sewall  Leighton,  George  W., 
Eben,  Frank,  and  Charles  Leighton,  all  resi- 
dents of  Westbrook;  Philena,  who  married 
George  Barbour,  of  Westbrook  j  Hannah,  the 
wife  of  William  H.  Bacon,  of  Boston,  Mass.  ; 
and  Elvira,  the  wife  of  E.  C. .  Swett,  of  West- 
brook. Their  father  died  in  1885,  at  the  age 
of  seventy-six  years.  He  was  an  attendant  of 
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George  W.  Leighton  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  Westbrook  and  Windham. 
After  leaving  school  he  worked  for  two  years 
in  an  oakum-mill  at  Duck  Pond,  in  the  town 
of  Westbrook,  and  for  one  year  in  the  paper- 
mill  of  that  place.  He  then  was  employed  at 
the  Cumberland  mills  as  a  common  laborer. 
In  a  comparatively  short  space  of  time  he  was 
promoted  to  the  charge  of  a  washing-engine. 
After  satisfactorily  performing  the  duties  of 
this  position  for  five  years  he  was  transferred 
to  the  beating-engines,  by  which  the  last 
operation  is  performed  before  the  material  is 
rolled  into  sheets.  With  .the  exception  of  one 
year  spent  with  Brekmaker,  Moore  &  Co., 
paper-makers  of  Louisville,  Ky.  —  a  part 
having  been  passed  at  the  Philadelphia  Cen- 
tennial—  Mr.  Leighton  has  held  this  position 
during  the  past  twenty  years. 

Up  to  1879  Mr.  Leighton  voted  with  the 
Republican  party,  but  he  has  since  been 
an  adherent  of  the  Democratic  party.  Mr. 
Leighton's  political  career  began  in  1881, 
when  he  was  elected  a  Representative  to'  the 
State  legislature.  In  1882  he  was  elected 
Selectman  of  Westbrook,  and  held  that  posi- 
tion until  1 891,  serving  as  Chairman  of  that 
Board  for  four  years.  In  the  first  election  for 
Mayor  under  the  city  charter  held  in  1891,  he 
ran  against  Leander  Valentine,  and  was  only 
defeated  by  two  votes,  the  total  vote  having 
been  larger  than  any  cast  since.  His  con- 
stituency demanded  a  recount;  but  Mr.  Leigh- 
ton objected,  and,  gracefully  calling  Mr. 
Valentine  to  the  platform,  introduced  him  to 
the  audience  as  their  first  Mayor,  saying  he 
was  glad  to  see  a  way  of  retiring  from  the 
political  field.  Some  time  after,  when  the 
Board  of  Registration  was  created,  Mayor 
Valentine  appointed  Mr.  Leighton  a  member 
of  it.  He  declined  nomination  for  a  second 
year,  as  the  office  disfranchised  its  occupant 
for  the  term.  He  has  also  declined  nomina- 
tion for  the  Mayoralty  for  the  last  two  years. 
In  February,  1864,  he  was  joined  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Mary  Cragin,  a  daughter  of 
John  Cragin,  of  Westbrook,  and  they  had  two 
children,  namely:  Annie,  now  the  wife  of 
A.  N.  Waterhouse,  of  Westbrook ;  and  John, 
who  is  learning  the  machinist's  trade  at  the 
Knowlton  machine  shop  in  Westbrook. 


Mr.  Leighton  is  well  known  in  fraternal 
circles,  being  a  member  of  Warren  Phillips 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Cumberland  Mills; 
Saccarappa  Lodge,  No.  11,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  Westbrook;  Cum- 
mings  Encampment,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows  of  Westbrook ;  Presumpscot 
Valley  Lodge,  No.  4,  Knights  of  Pythias  of 
Cumberland  Mills;  Pequaket  Lodge,  No.  100, 
Independent  Order  of  Red  Men  of  Cumber- 
land Mills;  Westbrook  Commandery,  No. 
289,  United  Order  of  the  Golden  Cross;  and 
the  Cumberland  Mills  Relief  Association. 


EEANDER  H.  MOULTON,  station 
agent  at  Sebago  Lake,  was  born 
^  August  22,  1840,  in  the  town  of 
Standish,  this  county  and  State, 
being  a  son  of  Josiah  Moulton  and  a  grandson 
of  Simon  and  Abigail  (Plaisted)  Moulton. 
A  more  extended  account  of  his  ancestral  his- 
tory may  be  found  in  the  sketch  of  Lewis  W. 
Moulton  on  another  page  of  this  volume. 

Josiah  Moulton,  father  of  Leander  H.,  was 
a  native  of  Standish,  being  born  in  this  town 
June  8,  1805,  and  here  spending  a  long  and 
useful  life,  dying  at  the  venerable  age  of 
ninety  years.  He  was  an  industrious,  prac- 
tical farmer,  and,  in  addition,  was  for  many 
years  engaged  in  lumbering.  He  took  an 
active  part  in  local  politics,  being  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Democratic  party,  and  for  a 
number  of  terms  ■  served  very  acceptably  as 
Selectman  of  the  town.  To  him  and  his  wife, 
Martha  Hasty,  daughter  of  Daniel  Hasty,  of 
this  town,  were  born  four  children,  Leander 
H.  being  the  only  one  now  living. 

Leander  H.  Moulton  received  an  academical 
education  in  Standish  and  Fryeburg,  being 
prepared  for  the  profession  of  a  teacher.  He 
subsequently  taught  school  during  the  fall  and 
winter  terms  for  ten  years  or  more  in  Standish 
and  Windham,  while  in  the  summer  seasons 
he  worked  on  the  parental  homestead.  In 
1870  Mr.  Moulton  was  appointed  station  agent 
on  the  Portland  &  Ogdensburg  Railway  (now 
the  Maine  Central)  at  Sebago  Lake,  a  position 
which  he  has  since  held,  except  during  a  short 
period.  He  had  previously  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  clothing  at   Sebago  Lake,  and 


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left  his  railway  office  for  a  short  time  in  order 
that  he  might  close  out  his  clothing  business. 
Having  satisfactorily  disposed  of  it',  Mr.  Moul- 
ton  returned  to  the  station  at  Sebago  Lake, 
where  he  has  since  remained. 

On  February  27,  1867,  Mr.  Moulton  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Florence  A.,  daughter 
of  Daniel  W.  Dole,  of  South  Windham.  In 
politics  Mr.  Moulton  is  a  member  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  and  has  taken  some  part  in 
public  affairs,  having  been  Selectman  several 
years,  and  serving  at  the  present  time  as  super- 
intendent of  the  schools  of  Standish.  Re- 
ligiously, both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moulton  are 
liberal  and  progressive  in  their  views,  he  being 
a  Unitarian  and  she  a  Universalist. 


kARTIN    L.    KEYES,    an    esteemed 
resident  of  Gorham,  Me.,  was  born 
in    Lempster,     Sullivan    County, 
N.  H.,    February    19,    1850.      His 
grandfather,  Mezelda  Keyes,   was  a  native  of 
Acworth   in    the  same  county  and    State,    his 
birth  taking  place  in  the  year  1770.      He  was 
engaged  in  farming  throughout  his    long   and 
active  life.      He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics; 
and    in   religion  both  he  and  his  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Sarah  Foster,  were  members 
of    the    Congregational    church.      Their    .son. 
Orison,  father  of  Martin   L.    Keyes,   was  born 
April  2,    1 8 19,    in  Acworth,    N.  H.,    where  in 
early    life   he  learned    the    trade   of  a  wheel- 
wright.     He  subsequently  practised  his  trade 
in  Lempster,   and  was  also- engaged  there    in 
the   manufacture   of   carriages,    sleighs,    tubs, 
buckets,  etc.      He  died  in  Lempster  in    1877. 
Like  his  father,  he  was  a  steadfast  adherent  of 
the    Democratic   party.      He    married    Lucina 
A,,  daughter  of  Robert  McClure,  of  Acworth, 
and  their  household  circle  was  enlarged  by  the 
birth  of  nine  children,  five  of  whom  are  now 
living,  as  follows:  Anson  L.,  who  now  resides 
in  Faribault,  Minn.,  married  Hattie  Lufkin,  of 
Great  Falls,    N.H.,   and  has  one  child.    Lulu 
M.  ;   Nettie    E.,   now   a  resident  of  Holyoke, 
Mass.,  became  the  wife  of  William   Brooks,  of 
Acworth;  Martin  L.,   whose  name  appears  at 
the  head  of  this  sketch;  Frank  E.,  a  resident 
of  New  York  City,  married  Alice  J.  Dana,  of 
Acworth,  and  they  have  two  children  —  Forest 


and  Maud;  Belle  S.,  wife  of  E.  H.  Allen,  of 
Holyoke,-  Mass.,  has  one  child.  Donna  B. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Orison  -  Keyes  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Congregational  church  of  Acworth. 

Martin  L.  Keyes  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Lempster,  .N.H.,  and  was  silbse-= 
quently  engaged  for  fifteen  years  in  that  town 
in  the  manufacture  of  carriages  and  sleighs;  in 
addition  to  this  he  manufactured  lumber  and 
house  furnishings,  conducted  a  mercantile 
business,  and,  with  his  brother,  F.  E.  Keyes, 
operated  a  grist-mill  and  carried  on  a  substan- 
tial trade  in  grain  and  flour.  In  1885  he  came 
to  Cumberland  County,  accepting  the  superin- 
tendency  of  the  mills  owned  by  the  Indurated 
Fibre  Company  of  North  Gorham.  This  com- 
pany has  been  reorganized  and  its  name 
changed  several  times  since  then;  but  Mr. 
Keyes  retained  his  office,  being  superintendent 
of  the  works,  which  are.  now  incorporated 
under  the  name  of  the  "United  Indurated 
Fibre  Company  of  New  Jersey. "  The  mills 
in  Gorham  were  shut  down  in  1894,  the  busi- 
ness being  removed  to  Lockport,  N.Y.  ;  but 
when  running  at  full  time  they  gave  employ- 
ment to  one  hundred  and  fifty  men. 

Mr.  Keyes  has  been  twice  married.  His 
first  wife,  to  whom  he  was  married  October  4, 
1876,  was  Isadore  P.  Stowell,  daughter  of  A1-' 
bert  Stowell,  of  Unity,  N.H.  She  died  Feb- 
ruary 28,  1886,  having  been  the  mother  of  one 
child  — Mabel  L.,  born  May  9,  1880.  ' 

On  December  12,  1887,  Mr.  Keyes  was 
united  to  his  present'wife,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Jennie  Grossman,  she  being  a  daughter  of  ' 
Sullivan  Grossman,  of  Lowell,  Mass.  In  poli- 
tics Mr.  Keyes  is  a  Democrat.  Socially,  he 
is  a  Mason,  belonging  to  Mount  Vernon  Lodge, 
No.  IS,  A.  F.  &A..  M.,  of  Newport,  N.H., 
and  to  Presumpscot  Tribe  of  Red  Men,  No.  21, 
of  North  Gorham.  Both  he  and  his  wife  at- 
tend the  Congregational  church. 


OHN  F.  A.  MERRILL,  attorney  and 
counsellor-at-law,  was  born  in  Portland, 
February  10,  1866.  His  parents  were 
Charles  B.  and  Abba  Isabella  (Little) 
Merrill.  His  paternal  grandfather.  Dr.  John 
Merrill,  was  for  many  years  identified  with  the 
history  of  Cumberland  County,  as  he  practised 


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73 


medicine  in  Portland  for  more  than  half  a  cen- 
tury, being  one  of  the  leading  physicians  of  his 
time.  The  old  family  homestead  at  65  Spring 
Street  was  built  by  Dr.  Merrill's  father-in-law, 
Mr.  Joseph  Coffin  Boyd,  who  settled  in  Port- 
land in  his  early  manhood.  His  daughter, 
Mrs.  Dr.  Merrill,  was  one  of  fifteen  children. 
An  interesting  history  of  the  Boyd  family  may 
be  found  in   "Americans  of  Royal  Descent." 

Mr.  Merrill's  maternal  grandfather,  Josiah 
Stover  Little,  was  born  in  Newburyport, 
Mass.,  but  moved  to  Portland,  Me.,  where  he 
served  as  President  of  the  Atlantic  &  St.  Law- 
rence Railroad,  and  was  connected  with  the 
largest  enterprises  of  the  city.  Mr.  Little 
was  graduated  from  Bowdoin  College  in  1828, 
in  the  class  with  Longfellow,  Hawthorne,  and 
Franklin  Pierce.  He  was  at  one  time  a  mem- 
ber and  Speaker  of  the  Maine  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives; but  he  was  not  specially  active  in 
politics.  His  wife,  Abba  Isabella,  was  a 
daughter  of  Joseph  Chamberlain,  whose  ances- 
tors came  from  Vermont,  but  subsequently 
moved  to  Boston,  where  Mr.  Chamberlain  be- 
came a  well-known  tea  merchant.  Some  time 
after  Mr.  Little's  death  the  grandmother  mar- 
ried Mr.  George  T.  Davis,  of  Greenfield, 
Mass.,  continuing,  however,  to  live  in  Port- 
land until  her  death  in  1893.  She  was  a  dis- 
tinguished society  leader  of  her  time.  The 
Little  residence  on  State  Street  is  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  Mr.  Weston  F.  Milliken. 

Charles  B.  Merrill,  the  father  of  the  special 
subject  of  this  sketch,  was  born  in  Portland 
in  1827.  He  was  graduated  from  Bowdoin 
College  in  the  class  of  1847,  and  later  from 
Harvard  Law  School.  Being  admitted  to  the 
bar,  he  practised  law  until  the  breaking  out  of 
the  Southern  Rebellion,  when  he  was  placed  in 
charge  of  Camp  Berry,  the  rendezvous  of  the 
newly  enlisted  soldiers.  Receiving  the  com- 
mission of  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  Seven- 
teenth Maine  Infantry,  he  served  three  years 
in  command  of  the  regiment,  which  took  active 
part  in  several  of  the  principal  engagements 
of  the  war,  including  the  battle  of  Gettysburg. 
After  his  return  from  the  war  he  engaged  in 
mercantile  pursuits  in  this  city,  until  a  short 
time  before  his  death,  which'  occurred  in  1891. 
He  and  his  wife  had  eight  children,  of  whom 
the, two  now  surviving  are  Charles  P.  and  John. 


Five  died  in  childhood;  and  another,  Isabella 
Little,  died,  in  May,  1894. 

John  F.  A.  Merrill,  the  younger  son,  was 
graduated  from  Yale  College  in  1889,  and 
studied  law  with  William  L.  Putnam,  now 
Judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals.  He 
spent  one  year  in  Harvard  Law  School,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cumberland 
County  in  April,  1892.  He  then  opened  a 
law  office  on  Exchange  Street,  where  he  has 
successfully  practised  ever  since.  In  politics 
Mr.  Merrill  is  a  Democrat. 

His  only  brother,  Charles  P.  Merrill,  an 
owner  and  manager  of  the  Ellingwood  Furni- 
ture Company  at  lOO  Exchange  Street,  Port- 
land, was  born  in  this  city,  September  iS, 
1864.  After  attending  Yale  College  two 
years  he  left  his  class  to  become  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Bennett  &  Merrill,  manufacturers 
of  ladies'  shoes  on  Warren  Street,  New  York. 
Later  he  severed  his  connection  with  that  con- 
cern and  returned  to  Portland,  where  he  has 
since  been  engaged  in  the  furniture  business. 
The  Merrill  brothers  dwell  in  the  house  that 
was  their  father's  birthplace  and  lifelong  resi- 
dence, the  home  endeared  to  them  by  pleasant 
recollections  of  childhood  and  youth. 


M 


ANIEL  M.  RAND,  a  thriving  drug- 
gist of  South  Windham,  was  born  in 
^  1  Gorham,  Me.,  the  date  of  his  nativity 
being  March  6,  1854.  His  ances- 
tors on  both  paternal  and  maternal  sides  have 
been  identified  with  the  interests  of  Cumber- 
land County  for  several  generations.  His 
grandfather,  Benjamin  Rand,  was  an  honored 
citizen  of  Standish,  where  his  death  occurred 
in  1829.  He  married  Annie,  daughter  of 
James  and  Elizabeth  S.  Moody;  and  she  pre- 
ceded him  to  the  land  from  which  no  traveller 
returns,  passing  away  February  23,  1827. 
She 'bore  her  husband  four  children,  of  whom 
Samuel  M.,  father  of  Daniel  M.,  was  the 
youngest.  Samuel  M.  Rand  was  born  Decem- 
ber 30,  1820,  in  Gorham,  Me.,  and  died  May 
24,  1887.  On  April  20,  1850,  he  married 
Hannah  Moulton,  daughter  of  Daniel  Moj_t1- 
ton,  of  Standish.  She  is  still  living,  being  a 
resident  of  Gorham  and  an  esteemed  member  of 
the  Free  Will  Baptist  church.     To  her  and  her 


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husband  two  children  were  born  —  Daniel  M. 
and  Clarence.  Clarence  Rand,  born  Novem- 
ber 25,  185 1,  has  been  twice  married,  his  first 
wife  being  Estelle  Titcomb,  of  Portland,  Me. 
His  second  wife,  who  lived  but  a  few  months 
after  their  marriage,  was  Amelia  Kenworthy, 
of  Gorham.     She  left  one  child,  Clara. 

Daniel  M.  Rand  acquired  the  rudiments  of 
his  education  in  the  district  schools  of  his  na- 
tive town.  On  leaving  school,  he  went  to 
Biddeford,  where  he  worked  for  ten  years  in  a 
cotton-mill,  going  from  there  to  South  Wind- 
ham, where  he  was  employed  for  several  years 
with  the  Sebago  Wood  Board  Company. 
Being  attracted  toward  pharmacy,  he  entered 
the  drug  store  of  George  W.  Swett,  of  South 
Windham,  staying  with  him  a  year,  and  sub- 
sequently went  to  Bethel,  where  he  studied 
the  science  for  two  years.  In  1890  he  opened 
his  present  store,  and  during  the  five  years  or 
more  that  he  has  been  in  business  has  ac- 
quired an  extensive  patronage. 

Mr.  Rand  has  been  twice  married.  His 
first  wife,  Lizzie  Mogan,  of  Bangor,  left  him 
one  child,  Milton  D.,  born  September  10, 
1879.  On  December  7,  1895,  he  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Nellie  E.  Beck,  of  White 
Rock  Village,  Gorham.  In  politics  Mr.  Rand 
is  a  stanch  Republican.  In  religion  he  is 
liberal  in  his  views,  believing,  in  the  father- 
hood of  God  and  the  brotherhood  of  man.  He 
is  identified  with  several  social  organizations, 
being  a  member  of  Oriental  Lodge,  No.  17, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  of  South  Windham;  the 
Improved  Order  of  Red  Men,  Nagwamqueg 
Tribe,  No.  36,  of  South  Windham;  and  Cum- 
berland Lodge,  N.  E.  O.  P.,  of  Portland, 
this  State. 


2LEWELLYN  BARTON,  attorney  and 
counsellor-at-law,  of  Portland,  Me.,  is 
^^^  one  of.  that  large  class  of  men  in 
this  country  who  owe  their  success 
in  life  to  self-reliance  and  a  determination  to 
make  the  most  of  their  opportunities.  He 
was  born  at  Naples,  Cumberland  County,  Me., 
November  24,  1854.  His  early  life  was  spent 
upon  a  farm.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he 
became  an  apprentice  to  the  carpenter's  trade, 
which  occupation   he  afterward  more  or  less 


regularly    followed    for    twenty    years.       He 
graduated    from     Bridgton    Academy,     North 
Bridgton,    Me.,    in    1880,    and  from    Bowdoin 
College    in    1884.     While  studying  in    these 
institutions,  he  met  his  expenses,  with  the  aid 
of  a  scholarship,  by  teaching  school  in  winter 
and  working  at  his  trade  in  summer.     In  col- 
lege he  always  took  an  active  part  in  literary 
and  athletic  exercises.     He  was    one    of   the 
founders  and  supporters  of  the  Bowdoin  Liter- 
ary Association.      He  received  several  awards 
for  oratorical  and,  literary  excellence  in  speak- 
ing and  writing;  was  President  of  his  college 
fraternity,  member  of  the  college  jury,  mem- 
ber  of    King   Chapel   choir   and    the    college 
quartette,  and  one  of  the  editors  of  the  Bow>-." 
doin  Orient.     His  defence,  while  a  Sophomore, 
at  an  indignation  meeting  of  the  students,  of 
a  luckless   Freshman,   charged   with  a  misde- 
meanor, was  an  early  indication  of  the  inde- 
pendence and  moral  courage  that  have  since 
distinguished    him.      The    whilom    Freshman 
is  now  one  of  the  editors  of  a  prominent  daily 
of  this  State,  and  his  pen  is  as  caustic  as  of 
yore. 

In  the  fall  of  1885  Mr,  Barton  began  the 
study  of  law  with  the  well-known  firm  of 
Nathan  &  Henry  B.  Cleaves,  of  Portland, 
where  he  remained  two  years.  Just  before 
being  admitted  to  the  bar,  he  accepted,  in 
August,  1887,  the  principalship  of  Bridgton 
Academy  for  two  years.  He  remained  there 
five  years,  during  which  the  school  was  never 
more  prosperous.  In  the  winter  of  1890, 
through  his  efforts  and  the  generous  contribu- 
tions of  two  wealthy  alumni,  the  grounds 
were  enlarged  and  beautified.  The  school 
buildings  were  remodelled  and  enlarged,  and 
the  faculty  was  increased,  and  the  courses  of 
study  improved  at  a  cost  of  nearly  two  thou- 
sand dollars.  The  plans,  specifications,  and 
labor,  were  all  furnished  by  Mr.  Barton,  he 
being  the  contractor,  Designing  to  resume 
the  study  of  the  law,  he  resigned  the, prin- 
cipalship. In  the  following  August  he  was 
elected  a  Trustee  of  the  academy. 

He  was  admitted  to  the  Cumberland  bar  at 
Portland  in  April,  1893.  Before  this  he  had 
the  unique  distinction  of  having  been  per- 
mitted by  the  presiding  judge,  who  afterward 
examined  him  for  admission,  to  conduct  a  case 


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in  the  Supreme  Court.  Immediately  after  his 
admission  he  became  associated  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law  with  General  Charles  P.  Mattocks 
at  31  1-2  Exchange  Street,  Portland.  His 
fir,st  cases  involved  questions  which  the  court 
had  not  adjudicated.  In  a  brief  time  after 
this  he  won  reputation  and  standing  by  con- 
ducting several  well-known  legal  contests. 
One  of  the  most  important  of  these  was  that 
which  arose  out  of  the  famous  Naples  school 
controversy,  and  involved  the  interpretation 
of  the  new  school  law  for  the  first  time,  and 
was  of  such  interest  that  the  whole  State 
awaited  the  decision  of  the  court  of  last  re- 
sort, whereby  the  position  of  Mr.  Barton  and 
his  associate  was  sustained  in  every  particu- 
lar. 

Mr.  Barton  married  September  19,  1894, 
Miss  Grace  Luette  Newman,  of  Portland. 
They  reside  at  122  Free  Street,  Portland,  Me. 
Both  are  regular  attendants  of  the  State  Street 
Congregational  Church,  of  which  Mrs.  Barton 
is  a  member.  Mr.  Barton  is  a  member  of 
Cumberland  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  Bridgton,  Me.,  and  also  of  the 
Theta  Delta  Chi  fraternity.  Mr.  Barton  has 
always  been  interested  in  educational  matters ; 
and  in  his  brief  respites  from  school  work  he 
found  time  to  compile  and  publish  several 
books  for  use  in  public  schools,  his  most  am- 
bitious work  of  this  kind  being  an  "Algebraic 
Review,"  quite  extensively  used.  In  politics 
Mr.  Barton  has  been  a  Democrat  from  his 
youth,  and  has  filled  various  public  offices  in 
his  native  town.  In  the  fall  of  1884,  immedi- 
ately after  his  graduation  from  college,  he  was 
elected  Representative  to  the  State  legislature 
from  the  district  .including  t\fs  towns  of 
Naples,  Raymond,  and  Sebago.  On  that  occa- 
sion he  received  a  letter  from  President  Joshua 
L.  Chamberlain,  of  Bowdoin,  congratulating 
him  upon  his  election  and  predicting  for  him 
in,  politics  a  notable  future,  which  would 
doubtless  have  been  realized  had  not  the  com- 
munity and  State  been  so  strongly  Republican. 
During  his  term  he  served  on  the  Committee 
of  Mines  and  Mining  and  the  Joint  Temper- 
ance Committee.  He  took  a  conspicuous  part 
in  the  discussions  of  the  house,  proving  him- 
self a  ready  and  effective  debater.  He  drafted 
the  original  Druggists'  Bill,  so  called,,  which 


lacked  only  a  few  votes  of  passing  the  house, 
although  the  dominant  party  were  very  bitter 
against  any  temperance  laws,  on  account  of 
St.  John's  movement  in  the  national  campaign 
in  1884.  At  the  close  of  the  session  Mr. 
Barton  was  chosen  to  present  the  customary 
vote  of  thanks  to  the  Speaker  on  behalf  of  the 
minority. 

In  1888  Mr.  Barton  was  the  party  candidate 
for  Registrar  of  Deeds  for  Cumberland  County, 
and  in  1890  for  Registrar  of  Probate  in  the 
same  county.  In  1891  he  was  chosen  Chair- 
man of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  for  the  town 
of  Bridgton,  a  town  which  had  been  steadily 
Republican  by  a  large  majority  for  thirty 
years.  In  1892  he  was  the  Democratic  candi- 
date for  Representative  to  the  legislature  from 
the  same  town,  and  lacked  only  twenty-six 
votes  of  election,  running  far  ahead  of  his 
ticket.  At  the  opening  of  the  legislature  in 
1894,  he  was  the  Democratic  candidate  for 
State  Assessor,  the  only  office  he  ever  sought, 
and  lacked  only  eight  votes  of  election.  For 
the  past  few  years  he  has  taken  an  active  part 
in  every  State  and  national  campaign,  speak- 
ing in  various  parts  of  the  State.  In  1893  he 
became  Secretary  of  the  Young  Men's  Demo- 
cratic Club  of  Portland.  He  declined  a  re- 
election to  this  office,  having  been  chosen  at 
the  State  Convention  in  June,  1893,  a  member 
of  the  State  Committee  for  Cumberland 
County,  a  capacity  in  which  he  still  serves. 
His  political  methods  have  always  been  clean, 
if  aggressive;  and  he  has  uniformly  com- 
manded the  respect  of  his  political  opponents. 


fHOMAS  BROWN,  proprietor  of  a  cloth- 
ing store  in  Bridgton,  Me.,  was  born 
July  14,  1834,  in  Berry  Brow,  near 
Huddersfield,  Yorkshire,  England,  being  one 
of  a  family  of  ten  children  (four  boys  and  six 
girls),  born  to  George  and  Martha  Brown. 
Mr.  Brown  may  be  justly  regarded  as  a  self- 
made  man,  having  begun  life  with  no  capital 
save  his  willing  heart,  courageous  spirit,  and 
strong  hands.  By  persevering  industry  and 
thrift  he  has  gradually  climbed  the  ladder 
of  success,  and  has  an  assured  position  among 
the  prosperous  business  men  of  Cumberland 
County. 


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At  an  early  age  Mr.  Brown  began  working 
in  a  woollen-mill,  remaining*  in  the  country  of 
his  birth  until  1863,  when  he  sailed  on  the 
steamer  "  Bohemian  "  for  America.  He  first 
found  employment  in  a  woollen-mill  at  Dex- 
ter, this  State,  remaining  there  ten  months, 
and  going  thence  to  Lisbon,  and  subsequently 
to  Sabattusville,  where  he  secured  the  posi- 
tion of  overseer  of  the  mill.  Five  years  later 
Mr.  Brown  removed  to  Portland,  in  which  city 
he  lived  a  year  and  a  half,  coming  thence  to 
Bridgton  in  1871.  The  following  two  years 
he  worked  in  the  Forest  Mills,  after  which  he 
made  a  trip  to  his  native  land,  staying  four 
months  with  his  relatives  and  friends.  On 
his  return  to  this  State  Mr.  Brown  became 
overseer  in  the  Lisbon  Falls  mills,  resigning 
that  position  at  the  end  of  five  years  to  accept 
a  similar  office  in  the  Forest  Mills  of  Bridg- 
ton. In  1879  ^^  started  in  business  on  his 
own  account,  opening  the  clothing  store 
which  he  has  since  conducted  with  signal 
success,  having  built  up  a  large  and  lucrative 
trade. 

On  December  24,  1869,  the  union  of  Mr. 
Brown  with  Miss  Harriet,  daughter  of  David 
Hopkins,  was  solemnized.  Mrs.  Brown  is  a 
native  of  Vermont,  in  which  State  she  was 
reared  and  educated.  She  is  a  conscientious 
member  of  the  Baptist  church.  Socially,  Mr. 
Brown  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  In 
religion  he  is  aUniversalist,  and  in  politics  a 
Democrat. 


kELVILLE  B.  FULLER,  an  in- 
fluential business  man  of  South 
Portland,  Me.,  is  a  native  of  this 
State,  having  been  bom  in  Paris, 
Oxford  County,  where  his  grandfather,  Caleb 
Fuller,  was  an  early  settler.  The  grandfather 
was  born  and  reared  in  Massachusetts,  remov- 
ing from  that  State  to  Paris,  where  he  cleared 
a  large  tract  of  forest  land,  improving  it  into 
a  good  farm,  on  which  he  resided  until  his' 
death  in  1850,  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  ninety 
years.  He  reared  a  family  of  eight  children, 
of  whom  Dr.  Andrew  J.  Fuller,  a  physician 
in  active  practice  in  Bath,  thjs  State,  is  the 
only  surviving  child. 

Amos    Fuller,    father  of    Melville   B.,    was 


born  and  educated  in  the  town  of  Paris,  where 
in  his  very  early  manhood,  he  was  for  a  time 
engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits.  He  subse- 
quently went  into  the  hotel  business  at  Paris 
Hill,  and  so  continued  for  several  years,  when 
he  again  resumed  farm  labors.  While  pursu- 
ing this  peaceful  vocation,  he  became  inter- 
ested in  religious  subjects,  finally  becoming 
converted  to  the  Methodist  faith,  and  joining 
that  church;  and  during  the  two  years  preced- 
ing his  death,  which  occurred  in  1846,  he  was 
pastor  of  the  Methodist  church  at  Orland. 
Of  his  union  with  Marianda  Perry  five  chil- 
dren were  born,  three  of  whom  are  now  living, 
namely:  Benjamin  C,  a  mason,  who  lives  in 
Portland;  Melville  B.,  whose  name  heads 
this  article;  and  V.  B.  Fuller,  a  grocer  in 
Portland. 

Melville  B.  Fuller  received  the  rudiments 
of  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Paris,  after- 
ward completing  his  studies  in  the  town  of 
Wayne.  There  he  learned  the  cabinet-maker's 
trade,  which  he  followed  for  six  years,  when 
he  removed  to  Portland,  where  he  was  engaged 
for  another  six  years  as  foreman  of  the  stilling- 
room  in  the  Portland  kerosene  oil  works. 
In  1862  Mr.  Fuller  formed  a  copartnership 
with  his  brother-in-law,  Mr.  W.  Stinchfield, 
who  was  at  the  head  of  the  firm,  establishing 
a  grocery  business  at  Cape  Elizabeth,  now 
South  Portland,  and  remaining  in  company 
with  him  four  years.  In  1866  Mr.  Fuller's 
brother,  V.  B.  Fuller,  bought  the  interest  of 
the  senior  partner,  the  business  being  contin- 
ued for  the  next  ten  years, under  the  firm  name 
of  Fuller  Brothers.  At  the  end  of  that  time 
Mr.  Stinchfield  bought  the  entire  business, 
which  he  conducted  for  two  years,  when  Mr. 
Fuller  and  his  brother  again  purchased  the 
store,  and  under  their  former  firm  title  carried 
on  a  good  grocery  trade  until  1881,  when  Mel- 
ville B.  Fuller  bought  out  his  brother's  inter- 
est, and  took  into  partnership  his  eldest  son, 
Charles  L.  Fuller,  the  business  having  since 
then  been  successfully  carried  on  under  its 
present  style  of  M.  B.  Fuller  &  Son.  Mr. 
Fuller  has  taken  an  active  part  in  advancing 
the  town's  interests,  contributing  geneftjusly 
toward  all  beneficial  enterprises,  and  for  the 
past  two  years  has  served  as  Selectman.  In 
politics  he  is  a  true  blue  Republican,  and  in 


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religion  is  liberal,  belie"ving  in  the  fatherhood 
of  God  and  the  brotherhood  of  man. 

On  June  25,  1858,  Mr.  Fuller  was  married 
to  Miss  Celia  E.  Wing,  daughter  of  Oben 
Wing,  of  Wayne,  this  State,  and  into  their 
household  circle  four  children  have  been  born, 
three  of  whom  are  living,  namely :  Mrs.  Nell 
Wing,  wife  of  E.  T.  Wing,  of  Lowell,  Mass.; 
Charles  L.,  who  is  in  partnership  with  his 
father;  and  Francis  W.,  at  Jiome. 


^OLOMON  CONANT,  a  former  well- 
known  resident  of  Westbrook  and 
an  extensive  real  estate  owner,  was 
born  in  Westbrook,  March  30,  1801, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Haskell)  Conant. 
The  ancestors  of  his  family  were  among  the 
first  settlers  of  Cumberland  County;  and  his 
grandfather,  Samuel  Conant,  was  a  resident  of 
Westbrook  in  the  early  days  of  the  town. 
Samuel  did  a  good  man's  part  in  paving  the 
way  for  the  development  of  the  locality,  and 
the  result  of  his  labor  is  visible  in  the  sub- 
stantial prosperity  enjoyed  by  his  descendants 
and  the  present  residents  of  the  place.  He 
was  a  Congregationalist  in  his  religious  views. 
Samuel  Conant's  father,  Lot,  was  a  grandson 
of  Roger  Conant,  the  first  settler  of  the  name 
in  America,  who  was  in  reality  the  first  Gov- 
ernor of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony. 

Daniel  Conant,  who  was  born  in  the  old 
Pork  Hill  House, in  Westbrook,  in  young  man- 
hood engaged  in  lumbering,  which  at  that  time 
constituted  the  principal  occupation  of  the. in- 
habitants. He  conducted  a  successful  busi- 
ness during  the  active  period  of  his  life,  and 
he  resided  in  Westbrook  until  his  death.  He 
supported  the  Democratic  party  in  politics, 
and  attended  the  Congregational  church.  His 
wife,  who  was  a  native  of  Westbrook,  became 
the  mother  of  seven  children,  all  of  whom 
have  passed  away. 

Solomon  Conant,  having  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  native  town  for  the  usual 
period,  engaged  in  teaming,  an  occupation 
which  he  followed  for  the  greater  part  of  his 
active  life.  He  was  for  many  years  employed 
by  the  Warren  family,  hauling  lumber  from 
their  mills  in  Westbrook  to  Portland  and  else- 
where.     He  was  also  largely  engaged   in  agri- 


culture, employing  many  hands,  and  he  owned 
much  valuable  farm  property  in  Gorham  and 
Westbrook.  He  was  possessed  of  unusual 
energy  and  ability,  was  generally  respected, 
and  occupied  a  leading  position  among  the 
residents  of  Westbrook.  He  was  an  adherent 
of  the  Democratic  party  in  politics,  and  for 
some  years  he  ably  served  as  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Selectmen.  As  a  citizen  his  aid  and 
influence  were  always  used  for  the  best  inter- 
ests of  the  community.  As  a  husband  and 
father  he  was  kind,  considerate,  generous,  and 
self-sacrificing ;  and  his  happiest  moments  were 
passed  in  his  family  circle.  He  died  at  his 
comfortable  home  in  i86g.  His  religious 
faith  was  that  of  his  forefathers,  all  of  whom 
were  of    the   Congregationalist  denomination. 

In  1850  Mr.  Conant  was  united  in  matri- 
mony to  Susan  Small  Libby,  daughter  of  An- 
drew Libby,  of  Gray,  Me.,  and  became  the 
father  of  four  children,  of  whom  two  are  now 
living,  namely:  Daniel,  who  occupies  the  old 
homestead;  and  Hattie  L.,  wife  of  George  W. 
Norton,  of  Portland.  Mary  E. ,  who  was  the 
wife  of  the  late  Henry  S.  McLellan,  was  the 
eldest  of  the  children.  She  died  January  20, 
1892.  The  third  child,  Willie  A.,  diedjn 
infancy. 

Mrs.  Conant,  who  still  resides  in  West- 
brook, is  widely  known  as  a  most  amiable  and 
intelligent  lady,  and  is  highly  esteemed  and 
respected.  Daniel  Conant,  who  appears  to 
have  inherited  his  father's  ability,  enjoys  a 
large  measure  of  prosperity,  as  well  as  the 
good  Vill  of  his  neighbors  -and  fellow-towns- 
men. 


LONZO  HIGHT,  Inspector  of  Customs 
at  the  United  States  custom-house  at 
Portland,  was  born  September  20, 
1846,  in  Saco,  Me.  His  grand- 
father, Dr.  Samuel  Hight,  was  engaged  as  a 
tiller  of  the  soil  at  Dayton,  York  County.  He 
had  studied  medicine;  and,  when  a  young 
man,  he  served  as  surgeon  on  board  a  pri- 
vateer. While  thus  employed,  he  was  taken 
prisoner  and  carried  to  Dartmouth,  N.S.  On- 
his  escape  he  returned  to  Dayton,  where  he 
lived  until  retiring  from  active  labor,  when  he 
removed  to  Biddeford,  where  he  passed  his  last 


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years,  dying  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
six  years.  Elisha  Hight,  father  of  Alonzo, 
was  born  in  Dayton,  York  County,  where  he 
learned  and  for  some  time  carried  on  the  trade 
of  harness-making.  He  was  subsequently  en- 
gaged in  the  same  occupation  at  Saco  for  many 
years  before  his  demise  in  May,  1875.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  late  Civil  War,  serving 
at  the  front  with  the  brave  boys  of  the  Four- 
teenth Maine  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Isabel le  Millikeh,  daughter  of  Joel 
Milliken,  of  North  Saco,  when  they  were  both 
very  young,  his  bride  being  but  sixteen  years 
of  age.  They  became  the  parents  of  thirteen 
children,  seven  of  whom  are  still  living — 
Charles,  a  resident  of  Saco;  Alonzo,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  notice;  Anna,  the  wife  of  J.  Hi 
Ramsey,  of  Portland;  George  E.,  of  this  city; 
Luella,  wife  of  William  E.  Noble,  of  Chelsea, 
Me. ;  Herbert  and  William  E.,  also  residents 
of  Saco.  Both  the  father  and  mother  were 
prominent  members  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church,  the  mother  being  still  an  active 
church  worker.  Mr.  Milliken,  a-  farmer  by 
occupation,  was  of  pioneer  ancestry.  His 
grandfather,  an  early  settler  of  Saco,  was 
killed  by  the  Indians. 

Alonzo  Hight  received  a  practical  education 
in  the  common  schools  of  Saco.  After  leav- 
ing school  he  worked  with  bis  father  at  the 
harness  trade  for  a  time.  When  seventeen 
years  old  he  ran  away  from  home,  and  enlisted 
in  the  navy,  from  which  his  father  afterward 
obtained  his  release.  In  January,  1865,  he 
enlisted  in  Company  K,  Thirtieth  Maine  Vol- 
unteer Infantry,  and  was  stationed  with  his 
regiment  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley  until  the 
assassination  of  Lincoln,  when  the  regiment 
was  sent  to  guard  Washington,  remaining 
there  until  after  the  Grand  Review.  The 
men  expected  then  to  be  sent  home,  but  in- 
stead were  ordered  to  Savannah,  Ga.,  where 
they  did  garrison  duty  until  September,  when 
they  were  remanded  to  Portland,  Me.,  here 
receiving  their  discharge.  Mr.  Hight  was 
subsequently  engaged  in  various  occupations. 
He  had  charge  of  J.  W.  Beatty's  belt  factory 
at  Saco  for  a  time,  and  continued  in  the  manu- 
facturing business  for  ten  years.  While  a 
resident  of  that  city,  he  served  as  Ward  Clerk 
one    year,    Councilman    from     Ward     4    one 


year,  and  Alderman  from  the  same  ward,  beiagr 
elected  on  the  Democratic  ticket  two  years. 
In  the  fall  of  1886  he  received  the  appoint- 
ment of  Special  Inspector;  and  in  the  follow- 
ing spring  President  Cleveland  appointed  him 
Regular  Inspector,  an  office  which  he  has 
since  ably  filled.  For  the  past  six  winters 
Mr.  Hight  has  had  to  examine  all  the  baggage 
and  freight  coming  into  this  port  over  the 
Allan  and  Dominion  lines  of  steamers  plying 
between  here  and  Liverpool  via  Halifax,  dur- 
ing the  cold  weather,  and  all  the  goods  broag^ii 
in  on  the  ocean  boats  throughout  each  year.  . 
On  his  appointment  to  this  important  office 
Mr.  Hight  moved  to  Portland,  where  he  now 
makes  his  home. 

On  October  3,  1867,  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Ellen  Foster,  daughter  of 
Stephen  and  Abigail  Foster,  of  South  Thomas- 
ton,  this  State.  Five  children  have  been 
born  of  the  union,  four  of  whom  are  living. 
These  are:  Bert  ■  C.  and  Arthur  L.,  who  are 
with  the  Portland  company;  Mabel  C,  the 
wife  .'of  Walter  Anderson,  of  this  city;  and 
Edith.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hight  are  highly  es^ 
teemed  throughout  the  community,  and  are 
regular  attendants  of  the  Congregational 
church.  Mr.  Hight  is  a  charter  member  of 
Fred  S.  Gurney  Post,  No.  36,  of  Saco,  and- 
belongs  to  Trinity  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias 
of  Portland. 


LEXANDER  McINTOSH  PARKER, 
M.D.,  is  in  point  of  practice  the 
oldest  physician  in  the  city  of  Deer- 
ingj  Me.,  haying  been  located  at 
Morrill  Corners  since  1859.  He  was  born  at 
Durham,  this  State,  where  his  maternal  grand- 
father, John  Mcintosh,  resided  for  many  years, 
having  emigrated  from  Scotland  to  this  country 
to  serve  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution.  Peter 
Parker,  the  Doctor's  father,  lived  and  died  in 
Durham,  being  a  sturdy  tiller  Cf  the  soil  dur- 
ing his  years  of  activity.  Of  his  union  with 
Miss  Marcia  Mcintosh,  daughter  of  John  Mc- 
intosh, eleven  children  were  born,  Alexander 
M.  being  the  sixth  child.  The  parents  were 
people  of  eminent  piety  aftd  worthy  members 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

Alexander  Parker  gleaned  the  rudiments  of 


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his  education  in  the  public  and  private  sehools 
of  his  native  town,  after  which  he  read  medi- 
cine, first  with  Dr.  F.  G.  Warren,  then  prac- 
tising in  Pownal,  but  now  in  Biddeford,  and, 
secondly,  with  Dr.  N.  H.  Carey,  of  Durham. 
He  subsequently  attended  Bowdoin  College, 
afterward  taking  two  courses  at  the  Harvard 
Medical  College,  from  which  he  was  gradu- 
ated in  1856.  Entering  upon  the  duties  of 
his  profession  in  the  town  of  Dresden,  Dr. 
Parker  built  up  a  good  practice,  having  an 
extensive  country  ride.  In  1859,  desiring 
a  larger  field  of  action,  he  came  to  Morrill 
Corners,  where  from  the  first  he  has  met  with 
gratifying  success,  his  reputation  for  ability 
and  integrity  being  unsurpassed  by  that  of 
any  of  his  professional  brethren. 

In  1863  Dr.  Parker  went  with  the  First 
Maine  Volunteer  Cavalry  as  Assistant  Surgeon 
of  the  regiment,  joining  the  Army  of  the  Poto- 
mac in  Virginia,  April  15,  1863.  He  was 
present  at  many  of  the  warmly  contested 
battles  of  that  and  the  following  year,  being 
at  the  engagement  at  Brandy  Station,  at 
Chancellorsville  during  the  Stoneman  raid 
(when  the  Confederate  soldiers,  who  were  close 
to  the  rear  of  our  army,  were  particularly  mis- 
chievous), at  Gettysburg,  Cold  Plarbor,  Spott- 
sylvania,  and  at  the  siege  of  Petersburg.  He 
was  taken  prisoner  near  Charlestown,  Va.,  on 
July  IS,  1863,  and  was  confined  in  Libby 
Prison  for  nearly  four  months.  On  account  of 
ill  health  the  Doctor  was  soon  after  granted 
leave  of  absence.  His  wife  being  sick  of  con- 
sumption, he  resigned,  having  served  faithfully 
for  eighteen  months,  and*at  once  resumed  his 
practice  in  this  locality.  For  the  past  few 
years  he  has  been  the  City  Physician,  an  office 
which  he  fills  with  great  acceptability. 

Dr.  Parker  is  a  decided  Republican  in  poli- 
tics, but  not  an  office-seeker.  He  is  connected 
by  membership  with  the  Maine  Medical  Asso- 
ciation and  with  the  Cumberland  County  Asso- 
ciation. Socially,  he  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  be- 
longing to  -Ligonia  Lodge  of  Portland,  and  is 
a  Mason  of  high  standing,  being  a  member  of 
Atlantic  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Portland, 
and  of  Greenleaf  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons. 

Dr.  Parker  has  been  three  times  married. 
His  first  wife  was  Miss  Mary  C.  Corbett,  of 
Durham.     His  second  wife,  formerly  Eliza  Ann 


Sawyer,  died  in  early  womanhood,  leaving  two 
daughters,  namely:  Carrie,  who  married 
Charles  E.  Clark,  of  Yarmouth,  and  has  one 
child,  named  Edna  Louise;  and  Alice  Mary, 
wife  of  the  Rev.  W.  H.  Gould,  of  Dexter, 
Me.,  who  has  one  child,  Ella  B.  Gould.  Dr. 
Parker  subsequently  married  Mrs  Florentine 
C.  Walker,  widow  of  Captain  Joiseph  E. 
Walker  and  daughter  of  James  Sawyer.  Mrs. 
Parker's  father  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
town  of  Deering,  where  she  was  born,  although 
she  was  reared  and  educated  in  Portland. 


AMES  E.  TRIPP,  the  present  owner  of 
the  old  Nash  homestead,  as  it  is  famil- 
iarly known,  in  Raymond,  Cumberland 
County,  Me.,  was  born  in  New 
Gloucester,  a  neighboring  town,  on  September 
2,  1841.  His  parents  were  John  and  Deborah 
(Verrill)  Tripp,  the  former  of  whom  was  a 
native  of  North  Raymond  and  the  latter  of 
Raymond. 

John  Tripp  spent  his  life  as  a  farmer,  first 
engaging  in  that  vocation  in  North  Raymond, 
from  which  place  he  afterward  removed  to 
New  Gloucester,  settling  on  a  farm  near  Upper 
Gloucester,  where  he  lived  for  eight  years. 
He  then  returned  to  Raymond  and  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  life  on  the  old  Tripp  home- 
stead. In  addition  to  his  agricultural  labors 
he  carried  on  a  wood-working  business.  He 
died  on  September  16,  186 1.  His  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Deborah  Verrill,  lived. until 
November  30,  1881,  surviving  him  a  little 
over  twenty  years.  They  were  the  parents 
of  six  children,  of  whom  the  following  is  a 
brief  record:  Mary  E.,  born  September  19, 
1829,  married  for  her  first  husband  Richard 
Verrill,  and  after  his  death  she  became  the  wife 
of  Lafayette  Tenney,  with  whom  she  now  lives 
in  North  Raymond ;  Cibele  C,  born  Septem- 
ber 25,  1 83 1,  now  the  widow  of  Elisha  P. 
Proctor,  resfcles  in  North  Raymond;  Julia 
A.,  born  June  26,'  1834,  who  is  also  a  resident 
of  North  Raymond,  is  the  widow  of  Jonas  J. 
Morrill;  Hannah  M.,  born  June  24,  1835, 
married  Randall  Barton  (deceased),  and  died 
June  I,  1864;  Dorcas  J.;  born  July  12,  1838, 
is  the  wife  of  Judah  Hall,  of  Saco,  Me.  ;  and 
James  E. 


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James  E.  Tripp  is  the  youngest  member  of 
his  father's  family.  At  nineteen  years  of  age 
he  went  to  work  in  the  woollen  factory  at 
Windham,  Me.  ;  but  six  months  later  he  re- 
turned home  to  take  charge  of  the  old  Tripp 
homestead  and  to  care  for  his  parents  during 
their  declining  years.  Purchasing  the  farm 
after  the  death  of  his  father,  he  continued  to 
live  there  until  1866,  when  he  sold  out  and 
bought  what  was  then  known  as  the  town 
farm;  and  after  living  there  for  a  year  he  sold 
out  and  moved  into  a  house  belonging  to  a 
Mr.  Spiller,  engaging  in  the  shoemaker's  trade 
in  connection  with  farming.  A  year  later  he 
commenced  work  for  Mr.  J.  D.  Spiller  on  his 
farm ;  and  at  the  end  of  another  year  he  repur- 
chased the  old  Tripp  homestead,  to  which  he 
moved,  and  during  the  following  five  years  was 
successfully  engaged  in  carrying  it  on.  He 
then  sold  that  place  and  went  to  Webb's  Mills, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  the  axe-handle  busi- 
ness for  five  years,  and  bought  a  house  and  lot 
there.  After  engaging  in  the  nursery  business 
for  three  years,  he  changed  his  house  and  lot 
for  a  small  farm  known  as  the  Rogers  place 
at  Webb's  Mills;  later  he  sold  that  farm,  and 
on  May  24,  1884,  he  purchased  the  pkce 
which  he  still  occupies.  The  estate  contains 
about  seventy-five  acres  of  land,  and  he  has 
made  various  improvements  since  he  became 
the  owner.  He  carries  on  general  farming, 
making  hay,  sweet  corn,  potatoes,  and  fruit  his 
principal  products,  also  engaging  in  stock 
raising;  and  besides  attending  to  his  farm 
interests  he  still  continues  in  the  manufacture 
of  axe  handles. 

On  November  19,  1863,  he  married  Miss 
Harriett  Spiller,  who  was  born  in  Raymond 
on  October  6,  1847,  and  is  a  daughter  of  John 
and  Polly  (Strout)  Spiller.  They  have  had 
three  children  :  John  Chester  Tripp,  born  Sep- 
tember 14,  1865,  died  December  28,  1883; 
Eda  I.,  born  December  17,  1871,  now  the  wife 
of  Clarence  Winslow,  a  trader  and  Postmaster 
of  Webb's  Mills;  and  Hamden,  born  Novem- 
ber 14,  1873,  a  carriage  and  sign  painter  by 
vocation,  living  in  Westbrook,  Me.,  who  mar- 
ried Miss  Ada  M.  Jordan. 

Although  in  his  early  manhood  Mr.  Tripp 
voted  with  the  Democratic  party,  he  has  for 
many  years  been  a  stanch  Republican.      Fra- 


ternally, he  is  a  member  of  Tyrian  Lodge,- 
No.  73,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Mechanic  Falls, 
and  Manomi  Lodge,  No.  40,  Lidependeilt 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  the  same  place. 
He  and  Mrs.  Tripp  are  valued  members  of  the 
Free  Baptist  Church  of  Casco,  taking  an  active 
interest  in  church  work.    , 

Mrs.  Mary  A.    Nash,  the  widow  of  Sinieon 
Nash,  the  former  owner  of  Mr.  Tripp's  farm., 
is  now  a  member  of   the    latter's    household.- 
Her  parents  were  George  and  Fannie  (Nason) 
Abbott,    natives    of    Portsmouth,    N.  H.,   from 
which  place  they  came  to    Portland    in   1865. 
Her  father   was  a  rope-maker   by    trade,    and 
followed    that    vocation    throughout    his    life. 
He  died  in  Portland  in   1816,  and  his  wife- in 
1856.      They  had  seven  children  —  George  W., 
Abigail  H.,    Elizabeth   M.,  Mary  Ann,  Will- 
iam, Alice,  and  Lucy  J.  —  all  of  whom  are  now 
dead  with  the  exception  of  Maty  Ann,  who  was 
born  in  Portland  on   December  i,  1810.      She 
has  been  twice   married.      Her  first  husband, 
Silas  Moses,  was  born   in   Scarboro,  Me.,  Jan- 
uary  16,    1792.      His    grandfather,    Nathaniel 
Moses,  was  born  in   England,  whence  he  emi- 
grated to  this  country  in  the  early  part  of  the 
eighteenth  century,   and  settled    in    Scarboro, 
Me.      Nathaniel   Moses,   Jr.,   father   of    Silas-, 
was  born  in   Scarboro,  Me.,  October  13,  1758. 
His    occupation    through    life    was    that    of   a 
farmer  and  shoemaker.      Silas  Moses  also  fol- 
lowed farming  and  shoemaking  with  success. 
He  died    on   July    12,    1864.      On  January  i, 
1865,  his  widow,  Mary  A.  Moses,  became  the 
second  wife  of  Simeon  Nash,  of  Raymond,  who 
was  a  stirring  and  enterprising  farmer   and  a 
man  held  in  high  esteem  by  those  with  whom 
he  came   in   contact   in  business  dealings  and 
social    intercourse.      It    was    he   who    brought 
the  Nash  farm  into  a  state  of  cultivation,  being 
the  first  to  settle  thereon.      He  died  on  Janu- 
ary 27,    1883.      He  had  two  sons  by  his  first 
wife,   namely:  Franklin,  a  farmer   (deceased), 
who  married   Miss  Emeline  Nash,  now  a  resi- 
dent of  West   Roxbury,    Mass.  ;  and   David,  a 
tailor    by    trade,    who    was    in    town    business 
several  years,  and  went  once  as  Representative, 
and  who  died    in    1876.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nash 
were  both  honored  members  of  the  Methodist  ' 
Episcopal  church,  and  took  an  active  part  in 
the  work  of  that  body. 


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'NDREW    LEIGHTON,    present   Com- 
mander of  W.  L.  Haskell  Post,  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  is  a  retired 
produce    dealer   and    a    well-known 
farmer    of    Yarmouth,    Me.      He  was  born    in 
Pittsiield,     Somerset    County,    Me.,    February 
28,  1824,  son  of  James  and  Prudence   (Blanch- 
ard)    Leighton.      The    family    is    of    English 
origin  not  very  remote,  Mr.  Leighton's  great- 
grandfather having  emigrated  from  England  to 
America  and  become  one  of  the  early  settlers 
in   Cumberland   County.       Andrew    Leighton, 
Mr.  Leighton's  grandfather,  was  a  native  and 
lifelong  resident  of  the  town  of  Cumberland  in 
this    county.      He    was  prominently  identified 
with  the  early  growth   of  the    place,  and  built 
the  county  road   from   Falmouth  to  Portland. 
He    built    and    conducted    the    old    Leighton 
tavern  which   is  still  standing  in  West  Cum- 
berland, and  is  now  in  the  family's  possession. 
He  was    an  enterprising,  public-spirited  man. 
In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat  and  in  his  relig- 
ious faith  a  Methodist.      He  died  at  the  age  of 
seventy,  and  his  wife  lived  to  reach  the  age  of 
eighty  years.      They   reared    a   family    of   ten 
sons  and  two  daughters,  as  follows:  William, 
Moses,     Joseph,       Andrew,      Daniel,     James, 
Ezekiel,    Nicholas,    Stephen,    Robert,    Lovey, 
and  Massa.      Joseph  and  Andrew  were  lost  at 
sea    in    the   privateer    "Dash"    in     18 12,    on 
George's  Banks,  it  is  supposed. 

James  Leighton,  Mr.  Leighton's  father,  was 
born  in  Cumberland  in  1788,  and  served  as  a 
soldier  in  the  War  of  181 2.  In  early  man- 
hood he  bought  a  farm  of  three  hundred  acres 
situated  in  the  town  of  Pittsfield,  Me.,  where 
he  resided  for  twelve  years.  Then,  disposing 
of  his  Pittsfield  property,  he  moved  to  Upper 
Stillwater,  in  the  town  of  Orono,  and  there 
engaged  successfully  in  lumbering  and  operat- 
ing a  saw-mill.  At  the  end  of  five  years  he 
returned  to  Cumberland,  and,  purchasing  a 
grist-mill,  continued  to  carry  it  on  for  the  rest 
of  his  life.  Pie  died  at  the  age  of  forty-eight 
years.  His  wife.  Prudence  Blanchard,  who 
was  born  in  Cumberland  in  January,  1801, 
became  the  mother  of  ten  children,  four  of 
whom  are  living,  namely:  Andrew,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  who  is  the  eldest;  James 
M.,  whose  home  is  in  Cumberland;  Enos;  and 
Joseph,  a  resident  of   California.      The  others 


were:  Charles  J.,  Christian,  Loemma,  Fran- 
cis, Roxanna,  and  Margaret.  The  mother 
lived  to  reach  the  age  of  seventy-four  years. 
Mr.  Leighton's  parents  were  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  his  father 
'was  a  Whig  in  politics; 

Andrew  Leighton  passed  his  boyhood  in 
Pittsfield,  Cumberland,  and  Yarmouth ;  and 
he  received  his  education  in  the  district 
schools.  At  the  age  of  twelve  years  he  went 
to  live  with  his  grandfather  Blanchard  in  Cum- 
berland Centre,  and  when  eighteen  years  old 
began  to  work  as  a  farm  hand,  receiving  ten 
dollars  per  month.  He  saved  his  earnings; 
and  five  years  later,  in  1847,  he  settled  upon 
his  present  farm,  which  originally  contained 
thirty-five  acres,  and  has  been  increased  by 
later  purchase  to  sixty-four  acres.  Mr.  Leigh- 
ton has  made  various  improvements  in  the 
property,  and  in  connection  with  farming  he 
did  a  prosperous  business  as  a  dealer  in  pressed 
hay  and  produce  for  many  years.  Some  time 
since,  he  retired  from  that  business  in  favor  of 
his  son,  who  now  carries  it  on;  and  he  devotes 
his  attention  to  the  cultivation  of  his  farm. 

In  1862  Mr.  Leighton  enlisted  as  a  private 
in  Company  E,  Seventeenth  Regiment,  Maine 
Volunteers,  under  Captain  Ellis  M.  Sawyer,  and 
served  until  the  close  of  the  Civil  War,  taking 
part  in  several  important  engagements,  includ- 
ing the  battles  of  Fredericksburg,  Cedar  Creek, 
where  he  was  severely  wounded,  Chancellors- 
ville,  and  F'ort  Stephens.  He  was  disabled  at 
Chancellorsville,  and  was  in  the  Convalescent 
Corps  for  six  months,  from  which  he  was 
transferred  to  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  and 
later  to  Company  C,  Sixth  Regiment.  He 
was  made  Corporal  of  the  company,  but  acted 
as  Orderly  Sergeant  until  mustered  out  on 
July  8,  1865.  He  is  now  prominent  in  Grand 
Army  circles,  as  above  noted.  Mr.  Leighton 
supports  the  Republican  party  in  politics,  and 
in  1869  and  1870  he  ably  represented  his  dis- 
trict in  the  legislature. 

On  January  16,  1851,  Mr.  Leighton  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Ruth  Etta  Purves, 
who  was  born  in  Cumberland,  August  20, 
1829.  Her  parents,  Adam  and  Ruth  Purves, 
were  old  residents  of  Cumberland,  whose  an- 
cestors were  of  Scotch  origin.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Leighton    have    had    four    children,    namely: 


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Fred  W.,  who  is  engaged  in  the  hay  anc},  prod- 
uce business  in  Yarmouth;  Ella  Frances,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  twenty-four  years;  Mary 
Etta,  who  resides  at  home;  and  Hattie  F.,  who 
married  John  E.  Baker,  and  lives  in  West 
Deering.  Mr.  Leighton  and  his  family  are 
members  of  the  Congregational  church. 


TT^HARLES      JOHNSON,      formerly     a 
I  Kr^     prosperous    agriculturist    of    Gorham, 
^Js    ^  Me.,  spent  his  entire  life  here,  his 
birth     having    occurred     September 
30,  1824,  and  his  death  April  7,  1895.      His 
father,     Thomas  •   J.,     and     his    grandfather, 
Matthew  Johnson,   were  both  natives  of  Gor- 
ham, coming  from  English  antecedents.      Mat- 
thew Johnson  was  an   extensive  farmer  and  a 
respected  citizen  of  the  community.      He  mar-" 
ried  a  cousin,  Hannah  Johnson,  who  bore  him 
five  children.      He  and  his  wife  were  active  in 
^    religious  work,    being  members  of  the  Meth- 
odist church. 

Thomas  Johnson  was  born  October  5,  1790, 
and  lived  to  a  venerable  age,  passing  away 
April  29,  1869.  He  was  a  tiller  of  the  soil, 
engaging  in  his  chosen  calling  with  jjerse- 
vering  industry.  He  was  twice  married.  On 
March- 14,  1814,  he  married  Mary,  daughter  of 
Joseph  Hamblin,  of  Gorham;  and  she  died 
April  16,  1830,  leaving  three  children,  the 
youngest  being  Charles,  the  special  subject  of 
this  sketch.  His  second  wife  was  Dorothy, 
daughter  of  Edward  and  Betsey  Libby.  She 
lived  until  December  14,  1864.  The  only 
child  of  the  second  marriage  was  Mary  M., 
who  married  Dr.  A.  R.  P.  Meserve,  of  Port- 
land, and  has  one  child,  Lucian  Meserve. 

Charles  Johnson  was  reared  in  the  town  of 
his  birth,  and,  like  his  forefathers,  engaged  in 
farming.  In  1857  he  bought  a  farm  of  one 
hundred  acres,  the  most  of  which  he  placed 
under  cultivation,  rendering  it  one  of  the  most 
valuable  estates  in  the  neighborhood.  A  man 
of  sterling  qualities,  upright  in  all  his  ways, 
possessing  good  financial  and  executive 
ability,  he  was  held  in  high  esteem,  and  was 
prominent  in  town  affairs.  He  served  as  Se- 
lectman two  years  and  as  Town  Collector, 
being  ever  loyal  to  his  trusts.  In  politics  he 
was  a  strong  adherent  of  the  Republican  party 


Socially,  he  was  a  Mason,  belonging  to  Har- 
mony Lodge  of  Gorham. 

On    January    2,     1854,     Mr.     Johnson    was 
united   in  marriage  with  Martha,    daug^hter  of 
Ai  and  Elizabeth    (Files)    Libby,  of  Gorham. 
Of  this  union  two  children  were  born  —  Her- 
bert A.    and   Edward   C,  neither  of  whom   is 
now  living.      Herbert,  who  died  in  1887,  mar- 
ried 'Mary  E.    Sawyer,   to  whom    he    left    two 
children  —  Eleanor    and    Effie.      Edward,    the 
youngest   son,    died    early  at   Orono  in    1858. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Johnson  adopted  a  daughter,  Julia 
H.  Johnson,  taking  her  when  she  was  but  two 
years  of  age,  and  bringing  her  up  as  carefully 
and   tenderly  as  though   she   were  their  own. 
Mrs.  Johnson  is  a  worthy  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist   church,     to    which    her    husband     also 
belonged. 


/STeORGE  henry  libby,  City  Treas- 
ym[^  urer  of  Portland,  was  born  at  Bruns- 
wick,  this"  State,  August  20,,  1841. 
He  is  the  worthy  representative  of  one  of  the  ■ 
earliest  families  who  settled  Cumberland 
County,  being  descended  from  John  and  Sarah 
Libby,  who  located  at  Scarboro  in  1630. 
Many  of  the  descendants  of  this  family  have 
since  spent  their  lives  within  a  radius  of  fif- 
teen miles  from  Portland's  city  buildings. 
The  line  was  continued  successively  by  their 
son  Eleaner;  by  his  son  David,  who  was  born 
in  1657;  by  Samuel,  first,. who  was  born  in 
1690;  by  Samuel,  second,  born  in  1714; 
and  by  Samuel,  third,  born  December  17, 
1759,  who  was  the  great-grandfather  of  George 
H.  Libby.  Samuel,  third,  was  a  soldier  in 
the  Revolutionary  War,  and  lived  many  years 
thereafter,  dying  March '18,  1819.  His  son 
Caleb,  George's  grandfather,  was  born  August 
i9>  1783.  at  Scarboro,  and  died  in  1838. 
Caleb,  who  was  a  stevedore  •  by  occupation, 
served  as  Sergeant  of  his  company  in  the 
\yar_of  181 2.  He  spent  a  large  part  of  his 
life  in  Portland;  and  here  his  son,  John  W. 
Libby,  father  of  George  H.,  was  born  May  iq, 
1816.  .   -^     ^ 

John  W.  Libby  was  reared  to  maturity  in 
his  native  city.  He  there  -learned  the  trade 
of  edge-tool  maker,  at  which  he  became  an  ex- 
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skilful  of  workmen  at  his  handicraft.  A  few 
years  of  his  life  were  passed  in  Brunswick. 
He  returned  to  Portland  about  three  years 
after  his  marriage,  and  at  21  Hanover  Street 
built  the  house  in  which  he  resided  until  his 
death,  March  9,  1885.  His  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Jane  R.  Bolton,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Portland,  born  in  December,  1819. 
Of  their  family  two  children  grew  to  matu- 
rity ;  namely,  George  Henry  and  Sarah  A. 
The  latter,  who  was  born  February  7,  1844,  is 
the  wife  of  the  Rev.  C.  V.  Hanson,  D.D.,  of 
Skowhegan,  Me. 

George  Henry  Libby  was  less  than  three 
years  old  when  his  parents  returned  to  this 
city.  He  acquired  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  Portland.  Poor  health  obliged 
him  to  relinquish  the  advantage  of  a  more  ad- 
vanced course.  In  1856  he  began  his  busi- 
ness career,  engaging  in  the  grocery  trade  on 
Commercial  Street  with  T.  &  W.  H.  Shaw. 
Having  remained  three  years  with  that  firm, 
he  worked  as  clerk  in  the  retail  grocery  store 
of  Robert  F.  Green  for  another  year,  after 
which  he  was  employed  at  the  dyer's  trade 
with  Brad  Foster  until  the  breaking  out  of  the 
Rebellion.  In  November,  1861,  Mr.  Libby, 
■who  inherited  the  patriotic  ardor  of  his  ances- 
tors, enlisted  for  the  war  in  Company  A, 
Twelfth  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  with 
his  regiment  joined  the  army  at  the  Gulf.  He 
was  present  at  New  Orleans  and  at  the  siege  of 
Port  Hudson,  where  in  the  first  assault.  May 
27,  1863,  he  lost  his  left  hand.  He  was  sent 
directly  to  the  hospital  at  Baton  Rouge,  where 
on  account  of  disability  he  was  discharged  Sep- 
tember 12,  1863.  Returning  home,  Mr.  Libby 
was  engaged  for  a  time  as  book-keeper  for 
C.  H.  Stewart  &  Co.,  stove  dealers.  After- 
ward he  was  employed  in  similar  positions  by 
T.  E.  Stewart  and  W.  H.  Stewart,  both  build- 
ing firms.  He  subsequently  secured  a  clerk- 
ship in  the  examining  office  of  the  Provost 
Marshal,  and  from  February  i,  1865,  until 
the  close  of  the  war  was  recruiting  officer  for 
the  city.  Being  then  offered  a  position  in 
the  office  of  the  City  Treasurer,  Mr.  Libby 
accepted,  and  has  since  been  employed  in  that 
department,  proving  himself  an  efficient  and 
trustworthy  servant  of  the  city.  On  the  death 
of    Mr.    Hersey,    which    occurred    in    March, 


1890,  Mr.  Libby  accepted  the  proffer  of  the 
office  of  City  Treasurer  and  Collector,  and  was 
installed  April  i,  1890.  After  two  years  of 
service,  the  city  administration  fell  into  the 
hands  of  the  Democratic  party:  but  two  years 
later  Mr.  Libby  was  re-elected  to  the  Treas- 
urership  for  a  second  term.  He  is  now  the 
oldest  city  official  in  point  of  service  at  the 
same  time  that  he  is  one  of  the  most  highly  re- 
spected. He  holds  other  important  offices, 
among  which  is  that  of  Treasurer  of  the 
Diamond  Island  Association,  of  which  he  was 
one  of  the  originators. 

In  the  fraternal  organizations  of  Portland 
Mr.  Libby  is  quite  influential.  He  was  one 
of  the  organizers  of  Brumhall  Lodge,  No.  3, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  and  a  charter  member  of 
Montjoy  Lodge,  No.  6,  and  is  now  Past 
Chancellor  of  both  Lodges.  He  is  likewise 
a  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  having  been 
Grand  Master  of  Exchequer.  He  has  also  con- 
nection with  Unity  Lodge,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  and  belongs  to  Bosworth 
Post,  No.  2,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 
having  joined  it  in  March,  1868.  On  January 
I,  1868,  Mr.  Libby  married  Emma  Charlotte, 
daughter  of  James  Nutter,  a  pioneer  settler  of 
Trescott,  Me.,  to  which  he  came  in  1800. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Libby  attend  the  Chestnut 
Street  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  Mrs. 
Libby  being  an  esteemed  member  of  that  or- 
ganization. Their  pleasant  home  is  situated 
at  291  Spring  Street,  one  of  the  attractive 
parts  of  this  beautiful  city. 


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ARDNER  B.  WILEY,  a  prosperous 
\  •>  I  farmer  .of  Naples  and  a  veteran  of  the 
Civil  War,  is  numbered  among  the 
most  worthy  and  substantial  citizens  of  this 
town,  having  successfully  cultivated  his  pres- 
ent farm  since  1868.  He  was  born  in  Stow, 
Oxford  County,  Me.,  September  30,  1841,  son 
of  Elbridge  and  Lucy  M.  (Webb)  Wiley.  His 
father  was  a  thoroughly  practical  and  ener- 
getic farmer,  who  made  the  best  use  of  his 
opportunities  in  life.  He  and  his  wife  reared 
a  family  of  six  children,  four  sons  and  two 
daughters;  and  it  is  worthy  of  note  that  all  of 
the  sons  served  through  the  Civil  War,  and 
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five  children  were  born,  but  three  of  whom  are 
now  living  — George  W.,  Walter  H.,  and  Evie 
M.  DeGroot. 

George  W.  Taylor  attended  the  Bridgton 
High  School,  and  afterward  took  a  course  at 
Bryant  &  Stratton's  Commercial  College  in 
Boston,  Mass.  Returning  to  Bridgton,  he 
was  book-keeper  at  the  Pondicherry  mills  for 
three  years,  but  subsequently  removed  to  Port- 
land, where  he  had  charge  of  the  woollen  de- 
partment in  the  dry-goods  store  of  Twitchell, 
Chapman  &  Co.  for  two  years.  Going  then 
to  Boston,  Mr.  Taylor  was  at  work  there  four 
years,  being  one-half  of  the  time  with  the  New 
York  and  Boston  Manufacturing  Company,  and 
the  other  half  with  the  Massachusetts  Mutual 
Accident  Insurance  Company.  The  follow- 
ing year  he  was  employed  as  a  wool  sorter  in 
the  Pondicherry  mills  at  Bridgton,  afterward 
being  similarly  employed  in  the  Wooumbo 
mills  at  Lisbon  Falls,  Me.,  for  six  months. 
In  1873  Mr.  Taylor  became  connected  once 
more  with  the  Pondicherry  mills,  remaining 
with  the  company  until  1894,  being  first  book- 
keeper, then  assistant  superintendent,  and 
finally  being  promoted  to  the  responsible 
office  of  superintendent  of  the  mills.  In  1894 
he  came  to  Windham,  accepting  his  present 
position,  which  he  has  since  ably  and  faith- 
fully filled. 

Mr.  Taylor  was  married  in  1882  to  Miss 
Lilla  L.,  daughter  of  B.  F.  Jewell,  of  Sebago, 
Me..  Their  union  has  been  blessed  by  the  ad- 
vent of  six  children,  five  of  whom  are  living; 
namely,  Adra  B.,  Leah  M.,  Beulah  E., 
Walter  R.,  and  Helen.  In  politics  Mr.  Tay- 
lor is  identified  with  the  Republican  party. 
His  religious  views  coincide  with  the  creed  of 
the  Methodist  church.  Socially,  he  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Red  Men  Lodge,  No.  36,  Nagwamqueeg 
Tribe. 


iDWIN  T.  MAYBERRY,  Postmaster  of 
Westbrook,  was  born  in  Windham, 
Me.,  April  11,  1866,  son  of  Nelson 
and  Elizabeth  (Bodge)  Mayberry.  His  grand- 
father, Daniel  Mayberry,  was  an  industrious 
farmer  of  Windham,  where  he  passed  a  greater 
part  of  his  life,  being  prominently  identified 
with  the  public  affairs  of  the  town  and  at  one 


time  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen. 
In  politics  he  supported  the  Republican  party, 
and  in  his  religious  views  he  was  a  Universal- 
ist.  He  died  at  his  home  in  Windham  in 
1881,  and  of  his  three  children  only  one  is  now 
living. 

Nelson  Mayberry,  father  of  Edwin  T.,  was 
born  in  Windham,  Me.,  in  1839.  He  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  na- 
tive town  and  at  Oxford  Academy,  and,  having 
learned  the  ■  carpenter's  trade,  subsequently 
settled  in  Cumberland  Mills,  where,  besides 
following  his  regular  occupation,  he  became 
well  known  as  a  musician,  devoting  much  time 
to  playing  at  concerts  and  social  gatherings  in 
his  locality;  and  for  many  years  his  ability 
in  that  direction  caused  his  services  to  be  in 
great  demand.  He  was  a  member  of  West- 
brook  Commandery,  No.  209,  Order  of  the 
Golden  Cross.  In  politics  he  voted  with  the 
Republican  party,  and  in  his  religious  views 
he  was  liberal.  His  wife,  Elizabeth  Bodge, 
became  the  mother  of  three  children,  namely: 
Frances  E.,  who  resides  in  Hoosick  Falls, 
N.Y.;  Willard  B.,  who  is  now  living  in  the 
State  of  Virginia;  and  Edwin  T.,  the  special 
subject  of  this  sketch. 

Edwin  T.  Mayberry  acquired  the  elements 
of  learning  in  the  public  schools  of  Windham 
and  at  the  Westbrook  High  School.  He  then 
entered  the  drug  store  of  H.  G.  Starr  at  Cum- 
berland Mills,  where  he  obtained  a  fair  knowl- 
edge of  pharmacy.  From  there  he  went  to 
Chelsea  as  a  clerk,  and  two  years  later  to  New 
York  City,  where  he  engaged  in  the  drug  busi- 
ness with  his  brother  under  the  firm  name  of 
Mayberry  Brothers.  He  remained  in  the 
metropolis  for  two  years,  at  the  end  of  which 
time  he  sold  his  interest  in  the  business,  and 
returning  to  Westbrook  engaged  with  his 
father-in-law  in  the  manufacture  of  furniture 
under  the  firm  name  of  the  New  England  Fur- 
niture Company.  He  continued  in  that  enter- 
prise until  April  8,  1895,  at  which  time  he 
was  appointed  Postmaster  of  Westbrook,  a 
position  which  he  is  well  qualified  to  fill,  both 
by  reason  of  his  business  ability  and  naturally 
agreeable  manners;  and  since  taking  charge  of 
the  office  he  has  won  the  good  will  and  hearty 
approbation  of  his  fellow-citizens,  irrespective 
of  politics. 


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Mr.  Mayberry  married  Helen  G.  Woodman, 
daughter  of  R.  W.  Woodman,  of  Fairfield, 
Me.,  and  has  two  children,  namely:  Hattie  E., 
who  is  now  attending  school;  and  J.  Norman, 
aged  two  years.  Socially,  Mr.  Mayberry  is 
very  popular,  having  been  a  rnember  of  the 
Star  Lodge,  No  155,  Knights  of  Pythias,  for 
the  past  nine  years.  In  politics  he  is  an  ac- 
tive supporter  of  the  Democratic  party,  and  in 
his  religious  views  he  is  a  Universalist. 


"OSEPH  CARR  WHITE,  the  genial  and 
accommodating  proprietor  of  the  Preble 
House  of  Portland,  Cumberland  County, 
Me.,  was  born  in  Cohasset,  Mass., 
May  25,  1849,  son  of  William  L.  and  Maria 
(Scott)  White.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
John  L.  White,  was  an  innkeeper,  being  pro- 
prietor of  a  hotel  in  Boston  during  the  early 
part  of  this  century,  as  was  also  at  a  later 
period  his  son,  William  L.  White,  who  (born 
in  November,  1825)  is  now  a  resident  of 
Bath,  Me.,  being  the  Division  Superintendent 
of  the  Maine  Central  Railroad.  Mrs.  William 
L  White,  who  was  born  in  1827,  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  William  Scott,  a  prominent  business 
man  of  Newbury,  Vt.,  owning  and  managing 
a  large  tannery  in  that  town.  She  became 
the  mother  of  three  children — William  S. ; 
Lucy  M.,  wife  of  Captain  Peter  Kennedy;  and 
Joseph  C. 

Joseph  C.  White  attended  the  public  schools 
of  New  Castle,  Me.,  was  graduated  from  Lin- 
coln Academy  in  that  town  and  subsequently 
from  Gray's  Business  College  of  Portland,  re- 
ceiving his  diploma  in  1866.  After  a  short 
experience  as  a  clerk,  in  1871  he  purchased 
the  Thorndike  House  in^  Rockland,  Me.,  and 
was  its  proprietor  for  ten  subsequent  years. 
After  a  business  digression  he  was  engaged  for 
some  years  in  the  sale  of  building  materials 
in  Providence,  R.I.,  during  which  he  returned 
to  his  favorite  occupation,  and  managed  a 
hotel  in  Leesburg,  Fla.,  in  the  winter,  and 
the  Columbia  Hotel  at  Saratoga  Springs  dur- 
ing the  summer.  In  18*91  he  took  charge  of 
the  Preble  House  in  Portland,  which  under 
his  management  is  one  of  the  most  popular 
hotels  in.  the  State.  Mr.  White  is  especially 
well  fitted  for  his  post,  having  gained  much 


valuable  experience  during  the  exercise  of  his 
vocation  in  both  Nortli  and  South;  and  his 
pleasant  manners  and  ready  tact  make  him 
very  popular  as  a  host.  On  September  25, 
1877,  Mr.  White  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Nellie,  daughter  of-  Michael  A.  and  Mary 
(Ulmer)  Achorn,  of  Rockland,  Me.  Three 
children  have  been  born  of  their  union  — 
Helen,  Bessie,  and  Arthur,  the  last  named 
being  no  longer  living. 

In  politics.  Mr.  White  favors  the  Republi- 
can party..  In  society  affiliations  he  belongs 
to  Alma  Lodge,  No.  43,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of 
Damariscotta,  Me. ;  and  he  is  also  a  popular 
member  of  the  Portland  Athletia  Club. 


ON.      GEORGE      WARREN.       The 
Warren     family    has     long    been    a 

\3  I  prominent  one  in  Cumberland 
County,  its  members  having  early 
identified  themselves  with  the  growth  and  de- 
velopment of  Westbrook  and  the  neighboring 
towns.  One  of  its  representatives,  who  was 
long  actively  engaged  in  promoting  the  busi- 
ness interests  of  the  locality,  was  the  Hon. 
George  Warren,  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
who  died  at  his  home  in  Westbrook,  July  29, 
1876. 

George  Warren  was  born  at  the  old  Warren 
homestead  in  Falmouth,  Me.,  now  Westbrook, 
October  6,  181 1,  and  was  a  son  of  John  and 
Eleanor  (Lamb)  Warren.  Mr.  Warren's 
grandfather,  John  Warren,  Sr.,  was  a  native 
of  North  Berwick,  Me.,  where,  his  birth  took 
place  March  5,  1731.  When  a  young  man  he 
settled  in  Falmouth,  an  estate  located  on  the 
road  leading  from  Saccarappa  to  Stroudwater, 
which  has  since  become  a  part  of  Westbrook. 
He  filled  a  position  of  prominence  and  useful- 
ness in  the  community,  possessing  the  esteem 
and  good  will  of  his  fellow-men;  and  Tie  lived 
many  years.  His  wife,  Jane  Johnson,  who 
was  born  in  Falmouth  in  1 740,  also  reached  a 
ripe  old  age.  They  were  the  parents  of  twelve 
children,  as  follows:  John  (first),  who  died 
while  serving  as  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution- 
ary War;  Polly;  David;  Elizabeth;  Sally; 
James;  Jane;  Margaret;  John  (second);  Rob- 
ert ;  Nathaniel ;  and  Nancy. 

John  Warren,   fourth  son    of   John  Warren, 


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Sr.,  was  born  at  the  homestead,  May  23,  1776, 
a  memorable  date  in  the  family's  history,  as 
it  signalized  the  death  of  his  elder  brother, 
John  (first),  whose  name  he  was  called  to  bear, 
as  if  to  fill  that  brother's  place  in  the  family 
circle.  John  Warren  entered  mercantile  pur- 
suits when  a  young  man,  later  engaging  in  the 
lumber  business,  which  he  established  and 
developed  into  an  extensive  enterprize.  He 
followed  that  industry  successfully  during  the 
rest  of  his  business  life,  which  was  character- 
ized by  a  firm  adherence  to  principles  of  in- 
tegrity; and  it  is  pleasing  to  note  that  his 
descendants  have  maintained  the  record  inau- 
gurated by  their  predecessor.  He  died  at  the 
homestead  in  Westbrook,  September  10,  1845. 
His  wife,  Eleanor  Lamb,  whom  he  married 
November  29,  1810,  was  born  in  Falmouth, 
July  5,  1785,  and  died  on  January  13,  1835. 
She  became  the  mother  of  three  sons,  namely : 
George,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  William 
L.  ;  and  Lewis  P. 

George  Warren  in  his  early  years  received 
a  careful  home  training,  and  acquired  his  ele- 
mentary education  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
town,  afterward  profiting  by  more  advanced 
courses  of  study  at  Bridgton,  Gardiner,  and 
other  places.  When  but  a  boy  he  began  to  be 
of  service  to  his  father,  and  before  he  was 
twenty-one  he  went  into  mercantile  business 
with  B.  M.  Edwards,  opening  a  general  store 
in  Westbrook,  and  for  some  years  conducting 
a  thriving  trade.  After  his  father's  death,  in 
addition  to  his  large  share  in  the  extensive 
lumber  manufacturing  industry  which  had  been 
built  up  by  his  father  and  uncle,  Mr.  Warren 
and  his  younger  brother  Lewis  were  engaged 
with  other  parties  in  the  manufacture  of 
weavers'  harnesses,  wire,  and  moccasins.  In 
1876  he  took  the  initial  steps  in  starting  a 
new  enterprise.  He  was  one  of  the  Directors 
of  the  Portland  &  Rochester  Railroad. 

Mr.  Warren  was  an  active  supporter  of  Re- 
publican principles,  contributing  toward  the 
success  of  that  party  in  his  locality;  and  his 
career  as  a  member  of  the  Maine  legislature 
was  marked  by  a  vigorous  and  progressive 
policy  in  the  management  of  public  business 
and  a  careful  foresight  for  the  best  interests  of 
his  district.  His  political  services  were  of  a 
nature  which  inspired    confidence  beyond    the 


limits  of  his  party,  thus  giving  him  a  broad 
influence  in  State  politics;  and  from  his  useful 
career  in  the  House  of  Representatives  he 
was  called  by  Governor  Connor  to  serve  as  a 
member,  of  his  Council,  a  position  which  he 
held  at  the  time  of  his  death  at  the  date  above 
named,  now  about  twenty  years  since. 

Mr.  Warren  and  Catherine  B.  Palmer, 
daughter  of  Joseph  Palmed  of  Hampton,  N.H., 
were  married  in  184 1,  and  they  had  seven 
children,  four  of  whom  are  living,  namely: 
William  L.,  born  in  1843,  who  was  formerly 
a  member  of  the  Maine  legislature  and  is  now 
residing  in  California;  George  L.,  born  in 
1847,  who  is  engaged  in  the  gentlemen's  fur- 
nishing business  in  Portland;  Ellen  L.,  born 
in  1845,  who  married  H.  Mayhew,  and  is  now 
residing  with  her  mother;  and  Fred  E.,  born 
in  1864,  who  is  in  business  with  his  brother 
in  Portland.  George  L.  Warren,  who  is  con- 
ducting a  successful  business  in  Portland,  has 
two  children,  namely.  George  William,  born 
in  1876,  who  is  now  a  medical  student  at 
Johns  Hopkins  University  in  Baltimore,  Md.  ; 
and  Philip  E.,  born  in  1884,  who  is  attending 
the  Butler  School  in  Portland. 

Mr.  Warren  was  held  in  high  estimation 
both  in  business  and  social  circles.  He  was 
a  member  of  Temple  Lodge,  No.  86,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  in  which  he  held  all  the  important 
offices.  On  religious  questions,  as  on  others, 
he  was  accustomed  to  think  for  himself,  being 
always  able  and  willing  to  state  clearly  the 
reason  for  his  belief;  and,  while  not  accepting 
the  common  orthodox  views  on  many  points  of 
doctrine,  was  a  constant  attendant  at  public 
worship. 

Mrs.  Warren,  who  still  resides  at  the  home- 
stead in  Westbrook,  is  loved  and  respected  by 
a  large  number  of  friends  and  acquaintances. 


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EORGE  T.  DYER,  for  many  years 
\  tsT  intimately  associated  with  the  agri- 
^ — -^  cultural  interests  of  Cape  Elizabeth, 
having  been  one  of  the  most  industrious  and 
enterprising  farmers  of  the  place,  now  oc- 
cupies the  house  in  which  his  birth  occurred 
on  July  I,  1818.  His  ancestors  for  several 
generations    have    lived    in   this    locality,    his 


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grandparents,  Nathaniel  and  Abigail  (Hig- 
gins)  Dyer,  having  spent  their  lives  here. 
The  grandfather  followed  the  sea  for  a  brief 
period,  but  after  his  marriage  engaged  in  till- 
ing the  soil,  and  established  a  good  home- 
stead. He  and  his  wife  reared  eight  children, 
Jonah,  father  of  George  T.,  being  the  first- 
born. Jonah  spent  a  short  time  in  naiitical 
pursuits,  but  subsequently  followed  in  the 
footsteps  of  his  father  and  grandfather,  becom- 
ing one  of  the  substantial  farmers  of  the  Cape. 
In  1816  he  married  Elizabeth  Roberts,  who  : 
bore  him  nine  children,  three  of  whom  are  still 
living,  namely:  George  T.,  the  eldest  child; 
Irene  M.,  wife  of  William  B.  Higgins,  of  this 
town;  and  Nathaniel,  who  married  Amanda 
Carpenter,  of  the  Cape,  and  has  five  children 
— -Sumner,    Clara,   Emma,   Alice,  and  Fanny. 

George  T.  Dyer,  like  most  farmers'  sons, 
received  a  common-school  education,  and  spent 
his  .early  years  in  performing  the  necessary 
chores  incident  to  agricultural  life.  Being 
reared  to  habits  of  industry  and  economy,  he 
has  made  a  success  of  farming,  to  which  he 
settled  on  reaching  years  of  maturity,  pur- 
chasing a  farm  on  the  Cape,  where  he  labored 
with  persevering  industry  for  many  years.  He 
now  occupies  the  old  homestead  on  which  his 
boyhood  days  were  spent,  enjoying  the  fruits 
of  his  earlier  years  of  toil.  •  ■ 

On  December  28,  1848;  Mr.  Dyer  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Elmira  Dyer, 
a  daughter  of  James  Dyer,  of  Cape  Elizabeth  ; 
and  into  their  happy  household  thus  estab- 
lished three  children  were  born,  two  of  whom, 
with  their  mother,  have  passed  away,  Mrs. 
Dyer  departing  this  life  March  15,  1892,  at 
the  age  of  seventy-six  years.  The  only  child 
living  is  George  A.  Dyer,  who  lives  with  his 
father  and  carefully  manages  the  homestead 
property,  being  an  able  and  skilful  farmer. 
He  was  born  November  15,  1853,  and  in  1882, 
on  the  25th  of  February,  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Estelle  E.  Hartford,  the  daughter 
of  Henry  H.  Hartford,  of  Denmark,  Me. 
Their  union  has  been  blessed  by  the  advent  of 
three  children,  namely:  Myra  Mae,  born  No- 
vember 7,  1887;  Clarence  Albert,  born  No- 
vember II,  1891  ;  and  Ernest  E.,  born  May  4, 
1885.  Politically,  Mr.  George  T.  Dyer  has 
ever   been   a   stanch    advocate    of    Democratic 


principles;  and  religiously  he.  is  an  esteemed 
member  of  the  Free  Baptist  church. 


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OHN  SOULE,  who  during  his  busy  life 
occupied  a  jji-ominent  position  among 
the  well-to-do  farmers  of  Freeport, 
Cumberland  County,  was  born  in  that 
in  1798.  It  is  now  difficult  to  gather 
particulars  in  regard  to  his  ancestors, 
owing  to  the  lack  of  autjjentic  records;  but  it 
is  known  that  his  father  was  an  early  settler 
of  Freeport,  where  he  cleared  and  improved 
a  tract  of  wild  land  and  became  a  prosperous 
farmer. 

John  Soule  received  his  education  in  the 
schools  of- Freeport,  and  was  reared  to  an  agri- 
cultural life.  In  early  manhood  he  learned 
the  trade,  of  a  brick-maker,  'which  he  later  re- 
linquished for  agricultural  pursuits,  settling 
upon  a  farm  adjoining  the  present  residence  of 
his  widow,  and  becoming  one  of  the  thriving 
and  representative  farmers  of  the  locality.  He 
was  widely  and  favorably  known  as  a  worthy 
and  industrious  man  and  useful  citizen.  He 
died  at  his  home  in  Freeport  in  1868,  aged  . 
seventy  years.  In  religious  affiliation  he  was 
a  member  of  the  Congregational  church,  and 
in  politics  he  supported  the  Republican  party 
after  its  formation.  He  was  twice  married. 
His  first  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mary 
Mitchell,  was  a  representative  of  the  old 
Mitchell  family  of  Yarmouth.  She  died  leav- 
ing six  sons,  three  of  whom  —  Horatio  D. , 
Herbert,  and  Charles  P.  — are  still  living, 
being  residents  of  Yarmouth.  In  1854  Mr. 
Soule  wedded  for  his  second  wife  Miss  Sarah 
Mason,  who  survives  him. 

Sarah  (Mason)  Soule  was  born  in  Yarmouth,. 
February  5,  18 14,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Lusanna  (Baker)  Mason.  She  is  a  representa- 
tive of  a  family  prominent  among  the  pioneers 
of  this  county,  members  of  which  have  been 
closely  identified  with  the  development  and 
material  prosperity  of  Yarmouth.  Her  great- 
grandfather, who  was  of  English  descent,  was 
an  early  settler  in  Yarmouth;  and  her  grand- 
father, John  Mason,  who  was  a  man  widely 
known  and  highly  esteemed  for  his  many  ad- 
mirable traits  of  character,  was  a  native  as 
well  as  lifelong  resident  of  that  town. 


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Joseph  Mason,  father  of  Mrs.  Soule,  was 
born  at  the  homestead  in  North  Yarmouth, 
and  at  an  early  age  commenced  to  follow  the 
sea.  He  advanced  rapidly  in  his  calling, 
soon  becoming  a  master  mariner,  and  was  a 
noted  man  among  the  pioneer  ship-masters  of 
Yarmouth.  After  a  long  and  varied  expe-. 
fience  afloat  he  finally  retired,  and,  settling 
upon  a  farm  in  his  native  town,  followed  agri- 
culture during  the  rest  of  his  active  life, 
dying  at  the  age  of  eighty-four  years.  He 
was  a  man  of  sound  sense  and  energetic  habits, 
keenly  alive  to  all  the  duties  of  citizenship, 
and  a  good  neighbor,  being  highly  esteemed 
by  his  fellow-townsmen.  He  was  a  liberal 
supporter  of  the  Congregational  church  in  Yar- 
mouth. His  wife,  Lusanna,  who  was  a  native 
of  Yarmouth,  became  the  mother  of  nine  chil- 
dren, of  whom  Mrs.  Soule  is  the  only  one  now 
living.  She  lived  to  reach  the  venerable  age 
of  eighty-seven  years,  leaving  the  fragrant 
memory  of  a  long  life  s^Dent  in  the  faithful 
performance  of  the  dutes  of  wife  and  mother. 
Mrs.  Sarah  M.  Soule  still  resides  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  her  birthplace,  and  is  unusually  bright 
and  active  for  one  of  her  years.  She  is  one 
of  the  oldest  members  of  the  Congregational 
church,  having  united  with  it  in  1840;  and 
she  is  among  the  few  old  residents  who  still 
survive  as  specimens  of  the  strong  and  vig- 
orous manhood  and  womanhood  of  former  days. 
A  portrait  of  her  husband,  John  Soule,  ap- 
pears in  this  connection  as  that  of  a  faithful 
toiler  who  did  his  part  in  developing  the  re- 
sources of  this  county  before  the  present  gen- 
eration had  appeared  on  the  scene. 


"|^\C^OSES  GREENLEAF   PALMER,   a 
tlr^     retired  merchant  of  Portland,  Me., 
r3|_uT         and    a  gentleman   of    various   in- 
^  ^'-'  dustrial   and   monetary    interests, 

was  born  in  Norridgewock,  Me.,  September 
19,  1822.  His  father  was  John  Palmer,  and 
his  paternal  grandfather  William  Palmer,  who 
removed  to  Norridgewock  from  Hallowell. 

John  Palmer  was  a  native  of  Hallowell. 
He  was  born  November  22,  1790;  and  he  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  district  schools. 
In  his  early  youth  he  removed  to  Castine,  and 
at  twenty-two  years  of  age  enlisted  as  a  soldier 


in  the  War  of  1812.  When  the  war  was  over, 
he  migrated  to  Norridgewock,  and  there  for 
some  years  he  followed  the  toilsome  but  peace- 
ful life  of  a  farmer.  In  1827  he  moved  to 
Athens,  Somerset  County,  Me.,  where  he 
opened  a  village  hotel;  but  after  two  years  he 
changed  the  scene  of  his  enterprise  to  Corn- 
ville,  buying  a  farm,  and  managing  it  in  con- 
nection with  the  country  hotel  that  he  opened 
in  the  vicinity,  cleverly  furnishing  the  supply 
for  his  own  demand.  After  carrying  on  this 
twofold  business  for  a  number  of  years,  he  sold 
out  his  interests  at  Cornville,  and  removed  to 
Waterville,  where  he  purchased  a  farm,  on 
which  he  passed  his  remaining  years.  His 
wife  was  Miss  Betsey  Nichols,  a  daughter 
of  Nathaniel  Nichols,  of  Monmouth.  The 
children' born  of  their  marriage  were:  Sumner 
C. ;  Moses  Greenleaf;  Louisa  M.,  wife  of 
L.  P.  Faught,  of  Sidney;  Emily  F.,  wife  of 
Josiah  Tilton,  of  Cornville;  Anne  E. ,  who 
died  at  twenty-four  years  of  age;  Susan  M., 
wife  of  N.  B.  Dalton,  of  Readfield;  and 
Henry  M.,  who  died  shortly  after  completing 
his  majority. 

Moses  Greenleaf  Palmer,  the  second  born  of 
his  parents,  was  educated  in  the  district 
schools  of  his  native  town  and  in  Bloomfield 
Academy.  At  seventeen  years  of  age  he 
stepped  from  the  student's  desk  into  the  rank 
and  file  of  armed  soldiery,  for  it  was  in  this 
year  that  the  Aroostook  War  was  raging. 
The  block-house  still  standing  at  Fort  Fair- 
field is  a  monument  to  the  company  in  which 
he  served.  In  1848  he  established  himself  in 
Foxboro,  Mass.,  where,  in  connection  with  his 
elder  brother,  Sumner  C,  he  became  a  manu- 
facturer and  inventor.  The  enterprise  estab- 
lished was  a  straw  bonnet  and  hat  factory;  and 
Mr.  Palmer's  invention,  which  consisted  of  a 
plaster  of  Paris  block  instead  of  the  hand- 
made wooden  bonnet-block  formerly  used,  soon 
became  universally  accepted  by  manufacturers, 
who  saw  at  once  that  the  reduced  cost  of  the 
new  blocks  would  greatly  increase  their 
profits.  The  sale  of  Palmer  bonnet  and  hat 
blocks  became  so  extensive  that  a  ton  of  cal- 
cined plaster  was  consumed  daily  in  producing 
a  sufficient  number  to  supply  the  demand. 

Six  years  later  Mr.  Moses  G.  Palmer  re- 
turned to  his  native  State,  Maine,  though  he 


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retained  his  interest  in  the  bonnet  and  block 
factory.  In  1841,  or  approximately  that 
date,  he  opened  the  first  wholesale  millinery 
store  ever  established  in  the  State  of  Maine, 
and  succeeded  in  building  up  an  extensive  and 
profitable  trade,  from  which  he  retired  in 
1861.  In  1867  he  disapproved  the  poet's 
statement  that  "it's  all  in  the  bonnet,  and 
nothing  in  the  shoe  ";  for  he  then  established  a 
flourishing  retail  shoe  house,  which  is  still 
conducted  under  the  firm  name  of  the  Palmer 
Shoe  Company. 

Besides  his  mercantile  ventures,  inventions 
and  manufactures,  Mr.  Palmer  has  been  deeply 
interested  in  public  enterprises.  He  was  a 
charter  member  of  the  first  horse  railway 
company  in  Portland,  of  which  corporation 
he  was  Treasurer,  and  in  the  construction  and 
operation  of  which  he  was  most  active.  While 
he  was  holding  the  position  of  Treasurer  of 
the  new  road,  the  directors  became  dissatis- 
fied, and  made  complaint  of  what  they  termed 
his  extravagant  methods.  The  charges  against 
him  were  that  he  was  using  an  unnecessary 
amount  of  labor,  a  conductor  and  driver  being 
considered  more  than  was  needed  for  one  car, 
and  the  second  horse  a  redundant  force.  A 
new  manager  was  therefore  appointed,  and  the 
road  was  conducted  on  a  less  expensive  plan. 
The  "superfluous"  man  and  horse  were  dis- 
charged; and  the  "bob-tail"  car,  as  it  was 
called,  was  inaugurated  in  Portland.  Three 
years  later,  however,  Mr.  Palmer  had  the  sat- 
isfaction of  seeing  his  own  previously  aban- 
doned methods  again  in  operation,  since  which 
time  the  horse  railway  has  been  thoroughly 
successful. 

Mr.  Palmer  retired  from  active  life  in  1889, 
having  now  a  deserved  rest  from  his  labors. 
In  i8;2  he  was  elected  Treasurer  of  the  Old 
Orchard  Camp  Meeting  Association,  a  posi- 
tion he  has  held  ever  since  with  the  exception 
of  one  year.  Mr.  Palmer  displayed  his  usual 
business  acumen  in  1895,  when  he  purchased 
a  large  portion  of  stock  of  the  Second  Na- 
tional Bank  of  his  city,  which  was  at  that  time 
in  a  precarious  situation  and  bad  repute. 
This  stock  was  capitalized  at  one  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars;  and  at  the  next  annual  meeting 
a  new  Board  of  Directors  was  elected,  by 
whose  skilful  management  financial  prosperity 


was  restored,  and  the  business  was  closed  out 
to  the  First  National  Bank  at  a  good  profit. 
It  was  also  through  his  instrumentality  that 
the  stock  of  the  Maine  Central  Railroad, 
which  was  being  sold  at  the  low  rate  of  two 
dollars  and  sevenfy-five  cents  per  share,  was 
elevated  to  its  proper  value.  A  new  board, 
which  included  himself,  was  formed  by 'his 
influence;  and  the  improvement  made  by  the 
new  management  has  continued  steadily.  -Mr. 
Palmer  was  the  first  to  advocate  and  advise 
the  introduction  of  electric  light  into  Port- 
land. 

Mr.  Moses  Greenleaf  Palmer  married  Miss 
Martha  Jane  Ayer,  the  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Philip  Ayer,  of  Monmouth;  and  the  issue  of 
this  union  was  three  children:  Fremont  M., 
who  died  when  he  was  twenty-nine  years  of 
age;  George  M.,  superintendent  of  agents  —  in 
Maine,  New  Hampshire,  and  Massachusetts  — 
of  the  New  York  Life  Insurance  Company; 
and  Henry  M.,  who  died  a  little  lad  of  twelve 
years.  George  M.  Palmer  married  Miss 
Annie  F.  Leighton,  and  has  two  children  — 
Harry  M.  and  Florence  A. 

Mr.  Moses  G.  Palmer  is  a  member  of  Port- 
land Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  and  he  is  the 
only  surviving  member  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees who  held  oflRce  during  the  election  of  the 
Chestnut  Street  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
edifice,  upon  the  Building  Committee  of 
which  he  also  served.  In  religious  faith  hus- 
band and  wife  are  happily  allied,  both  being 
afifiliated  with  the  church  whose  interests  he 
has  so  faithfully  served.  Successful  in  busi- 
ness, active  in  public  behalf,  Mr.  Palmer  has 
won  for  himself  the  just  reward  which  falls  to 
individual  effort  and  faithful  citizenship. 


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ILLIAM  B."  JORDAN,  superintend- 
ent of  the  Atwood  Lead  Com- 
pany's works  at  South  Portland,  was 
born  April  25,  1837,  at  Cape  Elizabeth,  this 
county,  being  a  representative  of  one  of  the 
earliest  families  to  settle  in  this  section  of  the 
State.  His  paternal  grandfather.  Captain 
Ezekiel  Jordan,  Sr.,  who  spent  his  entire  life 
on  the  Cape,  was  a  farmer  in  comfortable  cir- 
cumstances, his  homestead  farm  containing, 
about  two  hundred  acres  of  land,  on  which  he 


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labored  with  unremitting  toil.  He  married 
Mary  Simonton;  and  they  reared  five  children, 
of  whom  Ezekiel,  Jr.,  the  second  son,  was 
father  of  William  B. 

Ezekiel  Jordan,  Jr.,  was  reared  and  educated 
at  Cape  Elizabeth.  On  leaving  school,  he 
learned  the  shoemaker's  trade,  which  he  subse- 
quently followed  for  many  years,  both  at  Port- 
land and  the  Cape,  winning  an  excellent  repu- 
tation for  expert  workmanship.  His  wife, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Susan  Libby,  was  a 
native  of  Gray,  Me.,  and- a  daughter  of  Jere- 
miah Libby.  She  bore  him  nine  children, 
four  of  whom  are  now  living,  namely:  Francis 
resides  in  Chelsea,  Mass.  ;  Mary,  wife  of  Wal- 
ter Skillings,  lives  in  South  Portland;  Will- 
iam B.  ;  and  Lavina,  the  wife  of  Charles  G. 
Fickett,  of  this  town. 

William  B.  Jordan  acquired  the  elements  of 
knowledge  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native 
district,  pursuing  his  studies  both  summer  and 
winter.  He  first  began  work  as  an  engineer 
for  Mr.  N.  W.  Low,  with  whom  he  remained 
five  years.  In  1862  he  enlisted  in  the  Union 
Army,  in  Company  I,  Twenty-fifth  Maine  Vol- 
unteer Infantry,  being  under  the  direct  com- 
mand of  Captain  Ezekiel  Westcott.  He  served 
for  nine  months  in  the  army  of  the  Potomac, 
being  discharged  at  the  expiration  of  his  term 
of  enlistment,  July  10,  1863.  On  returning 
home,  Mr.  Jordan  accepted  a  position  with  the 
Atwood  Lead  Company,  with  which  he  has 
since  been  connected,  having  been  appointed 
in  1872  superintendent  of  the  works.  He  has 
also  other  business  interests.  In  1892  he  en- 
gaged in  the  coal  and  wood  business,  opening 
an  office  near  Vaughn's  Bridge,  in  what  is  now 
South  Portland,  where  he  has  built  up  a  large 
local  trade. 

Mr.  Jordan  has  been  twice  married.  His 
first  wife,  Annie  R.  French,  to  whom  he  was 
united  August  2,  1869,  passed  away  within 
a  year,  her  death  occurring  April  19,  1870. 
On  September  15,  1871,  he  was  joined  in  wed- 
lock with  Miss  Annie  H.  Huston,  a  daughter 
of  Nathan  L.  Huston,  of  this  town.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Jordan  have  three  children  living:  Fred 
W.,  who  is  in  the  hay  and  grain  business  in 
South  Portland;  Frank  A.  ;  and  Mollie  S.  In 
politics  Mr.  Jordan  is  a  faithful  adherent  of 
the    Democratic   party,    and,    religiously,   is  a 


member  of  the  Second  Parish  Congregational 
Church.  Socially,  he  is  identified  with_  the 
Masons  and  Odd  Fellows,  belonging  to  Hiram 
Lodge,  No.  180,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  South 
Portland,  and  to  the  Maine  Lodge  of  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  Portland.  Mr. 
Jordan  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  being  connected  with 
the  Bosworth  Post,  No.  2. 


DWIN  CHAPIN  MILLIKEN,  of  Port- 
and,  Pension  Agent  for  the  State  of 
Maine,  was  born  in  Bridgton,  Cum- 
berland County,  on  February  28,  1851,  son  of 
Benjamin  F.  and  Rebecca  (Richardson)  Milli- 
ken.  His  grandfather,  Joseph  Milliken,  was 
born  at  Scarboro,  where  for  many  years  he  fol- 
lowed the  trade  of  a  boat  builder.  Owning  a 
farm  in  that  town,  he  also  gave  much  attention 
to  agricultural  pursuits.  A  portion  of  his  life 
was  spent  in  the  calling  of  sea  captain.  Near- 
ing  the  end  of  his  days,  he  removed  to  Den- 
mark, Me.,  and  made  that  place  his  home 
lUitil  his  decease. 

Benjamin  F.  Milliken  was  a  native  of  Scar- 
boro. He  was  but  ten  or  twelve  years  old 
when  his  parents  settled  on  a  farm  in  Den- 
mark, now  a  portion  of  Bridgton,  Me.  About 
1840,  after  his  father's  death,  the  family  re- 
moved to  Bridgton  Centre,  where  he  is  living 
at  the  present  time.  For  several  years  he 
followed  the  trades  of  tanner  and  currier,  and 
at  one  time  he  was  a  manufacturer  of  wood- 
work. He  was  a  Whig  in  political  views  until 
that  party  was  succeeded  by  the  Republican, 
of  which  he  is  an  ardent  adherent.  His  wife, 
a  native  of  Denmark,  was  a  daughter  of  John 
Richardson,  who  afterward  made  his  home  in 
Bridgton  Centre.  Edwin  Chapin  Milliken, 
named  for  the  Rev.  Edwin  H.  Chapin,  of 
New  York  City,  was  the  only  child  born  of 
their  union.  His  mother  died  when  he  was 
but  two  years  old  His  father  is  a  member  of 
the  Universalist  church. 

Edwin  Chapin  Milliken  received  a  good 
practical  education  in  the  common  schools  of 
Bridgton,  Me.  On  March  25,  1864,  when  but 
thirteen  years  of  age,  he  enlisted  in  Company 
H,  Thirty-second  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry. 
His  father  enlisted    at  the  same  time  and  in 


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the  same  company  and  regiment.  Shortly 
after,  the  regiment  joined  the  Army  of  the  Po- 
tomac, as  a  part  of  the  Second  Brigade,  Second 
Division  of  the  Ninth  Army  Corps.  Mr.  Mil- 
liken  served  in  the  battles  of  the  Wilderness, 
Spottsylvania,  Cold  Harbor,  Gaines  Mill,  and 
Totopotomy  Creek.  On  July  30  his  regiment 
led  the  charge  into  the  crater  of  the  exploded 
mine,  where  the  larger  part  of  the  men  lost 
their  lives.  His  next  engagement,  fought 
September  30  at  Pegram  farm  near  Peters- 
burg, was  followed  by  that  of  Hatcher's  Run 
and  the  South  Side  Railway  combats.  After 
that  he  was  engaged  in  garrison  duty  at  Fort 
Welch  and  Fort  Davis,  the  latter  being  next 
in  line  to  Fort  Hell  in  front  of  Petersburg., 
On  December  12,  1864,  his  regiment  was 
united  with  the  Thirty-first  Maine,  both  being 
greatly  reduced  in  numbers,  and  was  thereafter 
known  by  the  latter  name.  On  April  2,  1865, 
he  took  part  in  the  final  capture  of  Petersburg, 
passing  through  that  place  in  pursuit  of  Gen- 
eral Lee.  On  arriving  at  Nottoway  Court- 
house, his  regiment,  with  two  others  from 
their  brigade,  was  detailed  as  guard  escort  to 
Sutherland  Station  for  General  Ewell,  General 
DeHoe,  and  other  rebel  officers,  besides  eight 
thousand  troops,  all  of  whom  General  Sheri- 
dan had  captured  a  few  days  previously.  After 
doing  this  it  started  for  the  front  and  marched 
to  Berksville  Junction,  twelve  miles  from  Ap- 
pomattox, covering  the  entire  distance  in  a 
surprisingly  short  time,  and  was  present  at  the 
surrender  of  General  Lee,  and  also  at  the  re- 
ception of  the  news  of  the  assassination  of 
President  Lincoln.  Soon  after,  it  returned  to 
City  Point  and  went  thence  by  'steamer  to 
Alexandria,  where  it  remained  until  the  Grand 
Review  at  Washington,  in  which  it  partici- 
pated. On  July  15,  1865,  Mr.  Milliken  re- 
ceived his  honorable  discharge  after  seventeen 
months  of  service,  much  of  which  was  spent 
in  the  thickest  of  the  fight,  and  during  which 
he  carried  the  regular  equipment,  although  at 
the  time  of  his  discharge  he  was  but  fourteen 
years  and  four  months  old.  His  father  served 
by  his  side  through  it  all.  Soon  after  his 
return  to  Bridgton  he  began  to  learn  the  trade 
of  loom  fixer  in  a  woollen-mill.  In  1869  he 
accepted  a  position  in  Portland  with  F.  & 
C.  B.  Nash,  in  the  capacities  of  salesman  and 


book-keeper,  continuing  in  their  employ  until 
January,  1893,  or  but  little  less  than  a  quarter- 
century.  He  was  then  appointed  to  the  posi- 
tion he  now  holds,  in  which  he  has  charge  of 
the  State  pensions  and  has  an  office  at  Au- 
gusta. 

Mr.  Milliken,  always  a  supporter  of  Repub- 
lican principles,  was  elected  Warden  of  Ward 
3  on  the  Republican  ticket.  The  record  of 
his  connection  with  various  fraternal  organiza- 
tions is  of  much  interest.  ,<>  Since  1869  he  has 
held  a  membership  in  Bosworth  Post,  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  of  which  he  was  chosen 
Sergeant  Major  in  1874,  holding  that  position 
for  four  years.  He  then  became  Adjutant  of 
the  Post,  and  held  that  continuously  till  Janu- 
ary I,  1896,  when  he  was  elected  Commander. 
In  February,  1887,  he  was  appointed  Assistant 
Adjutant-general  of  the  Department  of  Maine, 
and  held  that  office  up  to  and  including  the 
year  1891.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the 
National  Council  of  Administration  and 
Assistant  Inspector  -  general,  attending  the 
National  Encampments  for  many  years.  He 
is  one  of  the  few  men  who  are  members  of 
Shepley  Camp,  Sons  of  Veterans,  who  are  also 
veteran  soldiers.  For  many  years  he  was  con- 
nected with  the  National  Guard  of  the  State  as 
Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  B  in  the  First 
Regiment,  afterward  with  the  rank  of  First 
Lieutenant  and  still  later  as  Adjutant  pf  the 
regiment,  serving  in  that  capacity  until  1887, 
when  the  pressure  of  other  work  forced  him  to 
resign.  He  is  a  member  of  Haddattah  Lodge 
and  Una  Encampment,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows.  The  Machigonne  Tribe  of  Red 
Men  also  claims  him  as  a  member.  In  the 
Knights  of  Pythias,  Bramhall  Lodge,  he  is 
Past  Chancellor,  obtaining  that  rank  by  a  ser- 
vice of  five  and  a  half  years  as  Keeper  of 
Records  and  Seal.  He  is  Grand  Master  of 
Exchequer,  or  Grand  Treasurer,  for  the  ninth 
consecutive  term  ;  while  during  the  past  seven- 
teen years  he  has  acted  as  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer of  the  Endowment  Rank. 

Mr.  Milliken  has  been  twice  married.  His 
first  union  was  contracted  with  Miss  Frances 
M.  Furlong,  of  Portland,  who  bore  him  three 
children,  of  whom  the  only  survivor  is  Alice 
G.  Milliken,  now  residing  at  home.  Mrs. 
Frances  M.   Milliken  died  in   1878.      On  the 


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second  occasion  Mr.  Milliken  was  joined  in 
marriage  with  Mrs.  Phinelia  H.  (True)  Sweet- 
ser,  a  daughter  of  Erastus  and  Olive  True,  of 
Portland,  where  the  ceremony  was  performed 
March  4,  1885.  Mr.  Milliken  and  his  wife 
are  attendants  of  West  Congregational  Church. 
They  reside  in  the  pleasant  home  at  1033  Con- 
gress Street,  purchased  by  him  in  September, 
1889. 


jELSON  M.  SHAW,  a  thrifty  and  enter- 
prising farmer  of  the  town  of  Cumber- 
US  V  land,  was  born  upon  his  present 
farm,  September  i,  1836,  son  of 
John  and  Martha  (Wilson)  Shaw.  His  grand- 
father, Daniel  Shaw,  came  to  the  town  as  a 
pioneer,  before  the  advent  of  county  -roads, 
when  the  paths  of  communication  between  the 
settlements  were  indicated  by  blazed  trees. 
He  acquired  a  tract  of  wild  land,  which  he 
cleared  and  improved  into  a  good  farm,  estab- 
lishing a  comfortable  home  for  himself  and 
family.  He  died  upon  the  farm  at  the  age  of 
seventy-seven  years,  after  being  twice  married 
and  rearing  a  family  of  nine  children. 

John  Shaw,  father  of  Nelson  M.,  was  born 
on  the  homestead,  and  early  trained  to  farm 
work.  He  succeeded  to  the  ownership  of  the 
property,  which  he  cultivated  and  further  im- 
proved, and  was  known  as  a  kind-hearted 
neighbor  and  a  useful  citizen.  He  died  at 
the  age  of  fifty -two  years.  His  wife,  Martha 
Wilson,  who  was  a  native  of  Falmouth,  be- 
came the  mother  of  two  sons,  who  reached 
maturity,  namely:  Nelson  M. ,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  and  Wilson,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  twenty-eight  years.  Mrs.  John  Shaw  lived 
to  the  age  of  eighty-two.  Both  she  and  her 
husband  were  members  of  the  Congregational 
church,  and  Mr.  Shaw  was  a  Republican  in 
politics. 

Nelson  M.  Shaw  received  his  education  in 
the  common  and  high  schools  of  Cumberland, 
and  adopted  farming  as  his  occupation.  At 
his  father's  death  he  inherited  the  farm, 
which  he  has  since  cultivated  with  prosperous 
results.  He  has  seventy-five  acres  of  fruitful 
land;  and  he  has  devoted  much  time  and 
energy  to  improving  both  the  land  and  farm 
buildings,   his  present  residence  having  been 


erected  under  his  personal  supervision.  He 
has  always  supported  the  Republican  party, 
and  is  prominent  in  local  public  affairs.  He 
was  a  Selectman  for  ten  years,  during  eight 
of  which  he  presided  as  Chairman  of  the  Board ; 
and  he  has  also  been  Auditor  of  Accounts 
for  several  years. 

On  March  19,  1864,  Mr.  Shaw  was  united 
in  marriage  to  A.  Caroline  I^eighton,  who 
was  born  in  Cumberland,  March  9,  1843,  and 
has  had  seven  children,  namely:  Howard  L. ; 
John  M. ;  Herbert  N. ;  Emma  S. ;  Ethel  C. ; 
Martha  E. ;  and  Angle  M.,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  twenty-two  years.  Mrs.  Nelson  M. 
Shaw  died  November  27,  1886.  Mr.  Shaw 
occupies  a  leading  position  among  the  well- 
to-do  farmers  of  his  locality,  and  is  highly  es- 
teemed both  for  his  manly  personal  qualities 
and  his  useful  public  services.  He  is  a  Con- 
gregationalist  in  his  religious  views,  and  in 
fraternal  associations  is  a  member  of  the  Order 
of  Red  Men. 


ERBERT  FRANCIS  TWITCHELL, 
M.D.,  one  of  the  prominent  younger 
physicians  of  Portland,  was  born  in 
Bethel,  Oxford  County,  November 
16,  1869,  son  of  Alphin  and  Roxanna 
(Twitchell)  Twitchell.  He  comes  of  an  old 
New  England  family,  the  history  of  which  is 
given  at  length  in  Lapham's  "History  of 
Bethel,  Me.,"  published  in  1880.  His  great- 
great-grandfather  was  Joseph  Twitchell,  of 
Sherborn,  Mass. ;  and  his  great-grandfather 
was  Deacon  Ezra  Twitchell,  one  of  the  pioneer 
settl'ers  of  Bethel,  Me.  Dr.  Twitchell's  pa- 
ternal and  maternal  grandfathers  were  brothers, 
his  father's  father  being  Ezra  Twitchell,  Jr., 
who  was  born  November  24,  1781,  and  his 
mother's  father  Thaddeus  Twitchell,  born 
January  4,  1788.  They  were  both  well-to-do 
farmers  in  Bethel. 

Alphin  Twitchell  was  born  in  Bethel,  De- 
cember 27,  1804.  He  was  a  prosperous  drover 
and  cattle  dealer,  and  occupied  a  prominent 
position  in  the  community,  holding  many  local 
offices,  and  acting  as  Selectman  for  a  number 
of  years.  He  died  in  1887,  the  day  before 
his  eighty-third  birthday.  Mrs.  Twitchell's 
demise  occurred  in  August,  1872.     They  were 


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stanch    Congregationalists,    and    reared    their 
seven  children  in  that  creed. 

Herbert  Francis  Twitchell  received  his  early 
education  in  the  common  schools  of  Bethel 
and  at  Gould's  Academy.  When  twenty  years 
of  age,  he  went  to  work  in  a  retail  dry-goods 
store  in  Portland.  He  remained  one  year  in- 
this  position,  and  then  took  up  the  study  of 
medicine  at  the  Portland  School  for  Medical 
Instruction.  He  attended  lectures  at  the 
Maine  Medical  School  at  Brunswick,  main- 
taining a  good  rank  in  his  classes.  He  re- 
ceived his  diploma  in  1883,  and  was  shortly 
afterward  appointed  House  Physician  for  the 
Maine  General  Hospital  in  Portland.  In  1884 
he  opened  an  office  at  Freeport,  Cumberland 
County,  and  in  course  of  time  established  a 
successful  practice.  In  the  fall  of  1892  he 
located  at  10  Pine  Street,  Portland,  where  he 
still  resides.  Dr.  Twitchell  is  especially  in- 
terested in  surgery,  and  is  at  present  Adjunct 
Surgeon  at  the  Maine  General  Hospital  and 
Assistant  Surgeon  to  the  out-clinic  of  the 
Maine  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Maine  State  Medical  Society,  which 
he  has  represented  as  a  delegate  at  different 
medical  gatherings,  and  before  which  he  has 
read  several  papers;  President  of  the  Portland 
Medical  Club;  and  Treasurer  of  the  Portland 
Academy  of  Medicine  and  Science. 

On  May  14,  1885,  Dr.  Twitchell  was  mar- 
ried to  Alice  J.,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Samuel 
L.  Gould,  a  Congregational  clergyman,  of 
Bethel.  He  votes  in  the  ranks  of  the  Repub- 
lican party.  He  is  not  an  aspirant  for  office^ 
having  no  time  to  spare  from  the  work  of  his 
profession,  although  he  was  Supervisor  of 
Schools  for  two  years  while  in  Freeport.  He 
is  a  Mason,  belonging  to  Freeport  Lodge,  No. 
25,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  Dr.  Twitchell  and  his 
wife  attend  and  support  the  Congregational 
church.  The  Doctor  is  esteemed  by  all  who 
know  him,  his  generous  nature  ^nd  ready 
sympathy  winning  hosts  of  well-wishers. 


'MOS  H.    NEVINS,   a  well-known  and 
jqually     respected     citizen     of     New 
Gloucester,   Me.,    was  born   in   this 
town,  January  21,  1824,  being  a  son 
of  Zedekiah  and  Lydia  (Harris")  Nevins.     His 


great-grandfather  on  the  paternal  side  was 
Hugh  Nevins,  who  came  to  this  country  from 
England,  and  directly  after  landing  at  Boston 
went  to  Gloucester,  Mass.  After  a  short  resi- 
dence there  he  united  with  a  colony  that  was 
being  formed  to  settle  the  town  of  New 
Gloucester,  Me.  Here  He  purchased  a  large 
tract  of  land,  and  established  a  home.  He 
was  an  enterprising  citizen  and  well-to-do  in 
the  world,  and  took  an-active  part  in  building 
the  first  church  in  New  GJoucester.  He  died 
in  this  town,  leaving  a  family  of  children,  of 
whom  the  youngest  son  was  Samuel.  Samuel 
Nevins,  after  living  in  New  Gloucester  for 
a  time,  removed  to  Lewiston,  Me.,  where  he 
took  up  farming.  Subsequently  be  returned 
to  New  Gloucester,  and  purchased  the  farm  on 
which  his  grandson,  Amos  H.,  now  resides, 
the  last  years  of  his  life  being  spent  here. 
He  married  Susanna  Haskell,  of  New  Glouces- 
ter, and  was  the  father  of  ten  children,  none  of 
whom  are  now  living.  Their  names  were  re- 
spectively as  follows:  Samuel,  Davis,  Robert, 
Joel,  Amaziah,  Zedekiah,  Amos,  Eliza,  Lovina, 
and  Susan. 

Zedekiah  Nevins,  father  of  the  subject  of 
this  sketch,  followed  the  vocation  of  a  farmer 
during  his  entire  active  life.  His  wife,  Lydia 
Harris  by  maiden  name,  was  born  in  Minot, 
Me.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Amos  Harris,  who 
married  Isabel  Farsons,  of  New  Gloucester,  a 
descendant  of  Captain  William  Harris,  a  pa- 
triot soldier  of  the  Revolution.  She  bore  her 
husband  four  children,  namely:  Samuel,  who 
died  in  1873;  Amos  H.,  whose  name  prefaces 
this  article;  Adam  Wilson,  who  died  in  i860; 
and  Olive,  who  became  the  wife  of  George 
Rose,  and  resides  in  Falmouth,  Me.  Mrs. 
Zedekiah  Nevins,  who  made  her  home  with 
her  son  Amos  H.,  died  in  1871,  at  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  eighty  years. 

Amos  H.  Nevins  acquired  a  good  practical 
education  in  the  common  schools  and  at 
Auburn  Academy,  Auburn,  Me.  At  the  age 
of  eighteen  years  he  began  teaching  in  the 
schools  of  Orange,  N.J.,  and  subsequently 
continued  the  same  occupation  in  Pennsyl- 
vania for  about  three  years.  He  then  returned 
to  Cumberland  County,  and  settled  in  the 
town  of  Brunswick,  where  he  taught  school  a 
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From  Brunswick  he  came  to  New  Gloucester, 
and  followed  school-teaching  from  his  second 
advent  in  this  town  until  1862.  Since  then 
he  has  had  charge  of  the  old  home  farm,  with 
the  exception  of  a  period  of  two  years,  during 
which  he  conducted  the  town  farm.  His  farm 
contains  one  hundred  and  fifteen  acres  of  good 
land  ;  and  here,  besides  carrying  on  general 
farming,  he  gives  special  attention  to  butter- 
making.  In  OctolDer,  1848,  Mr.  Nevins  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  A.  Suth- 
erland, who  was  born  in  Lisbon,  Me.,  March 
2,  1827,  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Mary 
(Whitney)  Sutherland.  Her  father  was  a  na- 
tive of  Lisbon,  Me.,  and  her  mother  of  Gor- 
ham,  this  State.  Mrs.  Nevins' s  grandfather, 
Alexander  Sutherland,  was  born  in  Scotland, 
whence  he  emigrated  to  America.  He  espoused 
-the  cause  of  the  colonists  in  their  struggle 
with  Great  Britain,  and  fought  bravely  in  the 
patriot  army.  His  last  days  were  spent  in 
the  town  of  Lisbon,  Me. 

The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nevins  has  been 
blessed  by  the  birth  of  six  children,  five  sons 
and  a  daughter,  as  follows:  Wilson,  born  in 
1849,  was  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  College,  and 
married  Josephine  Stone,  daughter  of  Captain 
William  Stone,  of  Falmouth,  Me.,  in  which 
place  he  and  his  wife  reside.  Winfield  Scott, 
born  in  1851,  graduated  from  Gorham  Semi- 
nary, and  married  Mary  E.  Leavitt,  of  Salem, 
Mass.,  daughter  of  Israel  P.  and  Elizabeth 
Leavitt.  After  an  .apprenticeship  to  news- 
paper work  on  the  Lewiston  Journal  of  Lewis- 
ton,  Me.,  in  1873  he  obtained  the  position  ol 
reporter  and  correspondent  for  the  Boston 
Herald,  in  the  towns  of  Lynn  and  Salem, 
Mass.,  which  he  has  since  retained,  and  is 
besides  a  correspondent  for  the  New  York 
Tribune.  Helen  L.,  the  only  daughter,  who 
makes  her  home  with  her  parents,  was  born 
February  3,  1862.  She  is  a  successful 
teacher,  having  followed  that  vocation  in 
Hardwick,  Vt.,  and  in  Auburn,  Me.  Eben, 
born  May  2,  1863,  married  Alice  Noyes,  of 
Pownal,  Me.,  and  resides  in  Lynn,  Mass., 
where  he  is  engaged  as  Chief  Engineer  at  the 
Electric  Station  of  the  Lynn  &  Boston  Elec- 
tric Railroad.  Amos  Harris,  born  in  Janu- 
ary, 1865,  died  at  the  age  of  seven  years. 
John  P.,  born   in  June,  1869,  is  an  electrical 


engineer,  being  employed  in  that  capacity  in 
the  Electric  Railway  Station  in  Chelsea, 
Mass.  He  has  twice  married,  his  first  wife 
being  Miss  Ida  May  Holland,  of  Prince  Ed- 
ward's Island,  who  died  in  1893.  After  her 
death  he  formed  a  second  union  with  Miss 
Alice  Johnson,  of  Newburyport,  Mass.  Mr. 
Nevins  has  given  all  his  children  the  advan- 
tages of  a  high  and  normal  school  education. 
In  politics  Mr.  Nevins  is  a  Republican. 
He  is  well  and  favorably  known  throughout 
the  county,  and  his  services  in  public  life 
have  been  of  material  advantage  to  his  town. 
In  1868,  1880,  and  1881  he  was  Selectman, 
and  in  1870  and  1871  a  member  of  the  School 
Committee.  In  1868,  when  first  elected  to 
the  office  of  Selectman,  New  Gloucester  was 
deeply  in  debt;  and  during  his  period  of  office, 
with  the  aid  of  several  other  leading  citizens, 
this  debt  was  raised,  and  in  addition  a  suffi- 
cient sum  was  obtained  for  the  erection  of  the 
town  poor  farm  buildings.  He  also  took 
the  leading  steps  toward  the  establishment  of 
the  Public  Library  at  New  Gloucester,  and 
the  erection  of  a  fine  class  of  new  school- 
houses.  Both  he  and  Mrs.  Nevins  are  attend- 
ants of  the  Baptist  church  of  New  Gloucester, 
and  the  family  is  one  that  has  attained  well- 
deserved  prominence  as  representative  of  a 
useful  and  desirable  class  of  citizenship. 


Y^EWIS  ALDEN  GOUDY,  President  of 
I  j|  the  Goudy  &  Kent  Corporation,  and  a 
X^  ^  resident  of  Portland  since  1869,  was 
born  at  Boothbay,  Me.,  June  10, 
1849,  son  of  Alden  and  Augusta  P.  (Soule) 
Goudy.  His  mother,  a  daughter  of  David 
Soule,  of  Woolwich,  Me.,  is  lineally  de- 
scended from  George  Soule,  who  came  over  in 
the  "Mayflower,"  and  was  afterward  promi- 
nent in  the  early  history  of  the  Plymouth 
Colony.  He  was  one  of  the  men  sent  out  to 
gather  food  for  the  first  Thanksgiving  dinner, 
and  one  of  the  seven  men  selected  by  Miles 
Standish  to  make  the  first  reconnoisance  for 
Indians.  On  the  paternal  side  Mr.  Goudy's 
great-grandfather,  who  was  a  pioneer  of  York 
County,  held  a  commission  from  the  Massachu- 
setts General  Court  as  Sheriff  of  j/the  Province 
of  Maine,  and  executed  the  first  criminal  con- 


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victed  and  sentenced  in  the  Province.  Sheriff 
Goudy's  son  Amos,  who  was  the  grandfather 
of  Lewis  Alden,  followed  the  occupations  of 
farmer  and  miller,  resided  in  Bristol,  and 
married  a  Miss  Church,  a  member  of  the  noted 
Church  family  of  New  England.  One  of  the 
paternal  ancestors  of  his  wife  was  commander 
of  a  privateer  put  in  commission  by  the  gov- 
ernor of  the  colonies;  and  a  mahogany  table, 
made  from  a  portion  of  a  cargo  captured  by 
him,  is  preserved  as  an  heirloom  by  Mr. 
Goudy's  mother. 

Alden  Goudy  was  born  in  1821  at  Bristol, 
this  State,  where  he  passed  his  earlier  years 
in  farming  and  milling.  He  subsequently 
fitted  himself  for  the  profession  of  a  teacher  at 
the  old  Lincoln  Academy,  New  Castle.  After 
engaging  in  that  calling  for  a  few  years,  he 
entered  a  mercantile  business  at  Boothbay. 
A  man  of  intelligence  and  of  strong  individ- 
uality, he  became  prominent  in  town  and 
county  affairs,  and  served  as  Selectman  and 
Justice  of  the  Peace  for  many  years.  He  was 
an  active  temperance  leader,  and  during  the 
agitation  preceding  the  adoption  of  the  Maine 
Prohibitory  Law  assisted  in  destroying  a  large 
quantity  of  liquor.  He  was  a  total  abstainer 
from  both  liquor  and  tobacco,  his  son  Lewis 
following  in  his  footsteps.  Of  his  union  with 
Miss  Soule,  six  children  were  born,  Lewis 
Alden  being  the  first-born. 

Lewis  Alden  Goudy  acquired  his  early  edu- 
cation in  the  schools  of  Boothbay  and  Bath. 
In  1869,  after  completing  his  education,  he 
came  to  this  city,  leaving  his  position  as  clerk 
of  the  Maine  Central  Railway  Company  at 
Bath  to  accept  another  with  a  wholesale  grain 
and  flour  house.  He  remained  with  this  firm 
for  twelve  consecutive  years,  having  had  but 
one  week's  vacation,  but  becoming  chief  clerk 
and  accountant  of  the  establishment.  In  1881 
Mr.  Goudy  formed  a  partnership  with  Winthrop 
C.  Cobb,  and  carried  on  a  general  baking 
business  for  the  following  year,  under  the  firm 
name  of  W.  C.  Cobb  &  Co.  Then  the  senior 
partner  retired ;  and  Mr.  Goudy  continued  the 
business  alone  until  1886,  when  the  plant  was 
consolidated  with  that  of  R.  Kent  &  Son, 
under  the  name  of  Goudy  &  Kent.  The  new 
firm  carried  on  the  manufacture  of  crackers 
and    biscuits,    making    a    specialty    of    pilot 


bread,  which  had  been  manufactured  and  sold 
throughout  New  England  by  the  Kents  for 
upward  of  sixty  years.  The  partnership  lasted 
until  January,  1891,  when  Mr.  Kent  retired, 
owing  to  failing  health.  Mr.  Goudy,  having 
acquired  all  the  rights  of  the  old  firm,  has 
since  conducted  the  business  under  the  same 
style.  In  February,  1893,  the  firm  was  incor- 
porated with  an  authorized  capital  of  two  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars,  Mr.  Goudy  being  made 
President.  On  September  30,  1892,  the 
entire  plant  was  destroyed  by  fire,  causing  a 
very  heavy  loss.  The  confectionery  plant 
having  been  left  intact,  Mr.  Goudy  continued 
the  business  without  intermission,  buying  the 
requisite  supplies  from  friendly  competitors. 
The  plant  had  an  area  of  thirty  thousand 
square  feet,  and  gave  employment  to  from 
seventy-five  to  a  hundred  people.  On  rebuild- 
ing, its  capacity  was  greatly  increased,  and  the 
latest  modern  conveniences,  in  both  the  bis- 
cuit and  confectionery  departments,  were 
added.  The  factory  is  now  the  largest  of  the 
kind  east  of  Boston,  giving  employment  to  six 
travelling  salesmen  in  addition  to  five  local 
wagon  salesmen. 

Mr.  Goudy  is  Treasurer  of  the  Lakeside 
Press,  a  Director  of  the  Casco  Box  Company, 
and  Vice-President  of  the  Portland  Board  of 
Trade. 

On  February  23,  1873,  Mr.  Goudy  was 
united  in  wedlock  with  Annie  J.  Ayers, 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Harriet  Ayers.  The 
union  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  four 
children;  namely,  Annie  Louise,  Isabelle  A., 
Ellen  C,  and  Alice  D.  Mr.  Goudy  is  broad 
and  liberal  in  his  religious  views,  and  regu- 
larly attends  the  Williston  Chui-ch.  Mrs. 
Goudy,  who  is  an  accomplished  musician,  has 
sung  in  the  choir  of  the  State  Street  Church 
for  the  past  twenty  years. 

Politically,  Mr.  Goudy  is  a  stanch  Republi- 
can, serving  his  party  frequently  as  a  delegate 
to  different  conventions,  but  always  declining 
official  position.  He  is  identified  with  the 
Masonic  fraternity,  being  a  member  of  Ancient 
Landmark  Lodge,  Mt.  Vernon  Chapter,  Port- 
land Council,  and  Portland  Commandery.  He 
has  membership,  in  Beacon  Lodge,  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  in  Ivanhoe  Lodge,' 
Knights  of  Pythias;  in  the  Portland  Club,  the 


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Young  Men's  Republican  Club,  and  the   Me- 
chanic Association. 


(bi  EM] 


EMPLE  H.  SNOW,  a  dealer  in  stoves, 
M  hardware,  and  plumbers'  supplies,  and 
-'-  one  of  the  old  and  reliable  business 
men  of  Westbrook,  was  born  in  Rumford,  Ox- 
ford County,  July  8,  1834,  son  of  Samuel 
Stillman  and  Mary  (Hoyt)  Snow.  Mr.  Snow 
is  of  English  descent.  His  paternal  grand- 
father, a  New  Hampshire  man,  was  a  civil  en- 
gineer, who  made  many  surveys  in  his  native 
State  when  settlements  were  few  and  far  apart. 
Samuel  Stillman  Snow  was  a  native  of  Beth- 
lehem, N.H.  Reared  in  an  agricultural  dis- 
trict, he  engaged  in  farming  as  a'means  of  earn- 
ing a  livelihood,  and  devoted  his  life  to  that 
pursuit.  He  spent  some  years  in  Rumford, 
and  in  1848  removed  to  Westbrook,  where  he 
remained  about  ten  years.  He  then  located  in 
Skowhegan,  Me.,  and  in  1867  removed  to 
Worcester,  Mass.,  where  he  died  and  is  buried. 
His  span  of  life  embraced  seventy-four  years.  • 
Mr.  Snow  took  an  ardent  interest  in  politics, 
belonging  first  to  the  Whig  party  and  then  to 
its  outgrowth,  the  Republican  party.  He  was 
an  enthusiastic  temperance  man  and  a  zealous 
Abolitionist.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in 
Concord,  N.  H.,  and  lived  seventy-four  years, 
followed  her  husband  to  the  grave  one  year 
after  his  demise,  and  is  buried  in  Worcester. 
Both  were  members  of  the  Congregational 
church.  They  were  the  parents  of  five  sons 
and  four  daughters,  all  born  in  Rumford,  Me. 
Of  these  the  following  are  living:  Benjamin 
P.,  Principal  of  the  Yarmouth  (Me.)  Acad- 
emy; Temple  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Mary  A.,  the  widow  of  the  late  Captain  How- 
ell Drinkwater  and  a  resident  of  Oakland,  Cal.  ; 
Ellen  A.,  the  wife  of  Hiram  Stratton,  a 
broker  in  Worcester,  Mass.  ;  and  Ezra  H.,  a 
dealer  in  toys  and  games,  of  which  he  has  in- 
vented many,  residing  in  Orange,  N.J.  Har- 
riet N.  married  Andrew  Partridge,  and  died, 
leaving  two  sons  and  one  daughter;  Edward 
Payson  died  unmarried  at  the  age  of  thirty-two; 
and  Samuel  S.  lived  but  twenty-three  years. 

Temple  H.  Snow  learned  the  tinsmith's 
trade  under  the  tuition  of  an  old-time  tinsmith, 
Sewell   Brackett,   and  became  a  most    careful 


and  thorough  workman.  He  was  with  Mr. 
Brackett  seven  years,  and  then  for  ten  years 
worked  for  canning  companies,  being  employed 
by  Rumrey  &  Burnham,  Plummer  &  Marr,  and 
the  J.  W.  Jones  Company.  In  1873,  at  the 
same  time  that  D.  N.  McCann  retired  from 
the  firm,  he  purchased  a  share  in  the  business 
of  the  McCann  Brothers  at  42  Main  Street, 
Westbrook  ;  and  for  two  years  business  was  con- 
ducted under  the  name  of  McCann  &  Snow. 
In  187s  Mr.  Snow  became  sole  proprietor,  and 
since  that  time  he  has  carried  on  the  store 
very  prosperously.  The  establishment  is  well 
stocked  with  a  variety  of  tinware,  hardware, 
stoves,  and  plumbers',  supplies.  Estimates  for 
plumbing  are  furnished,  and  repairing  of  all 
kinds  is  done.  Mr.  Snow  is  firmly  estab- 
lished, and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  re- 
liable business  men  of  the  town. 

In  1864  he  was  married   in  Brunswick,  Me., 
to  Ellen   A.    Mariner,  a  native  of  Brunswick, 
and  a  daughter  of  George  and  Abigail  (Moore) 
Mariner.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mariner  were  lifelong 
residents  of  Brunswick,  and   are  buried  in  that 
town.       Mr.    and    Mrs.    Snow    have    one    son, 
George    Payson,    who    is   train    despatcher   at 
South   Framingham,    Mass.,    on    the    Northern 
Division  of  the  New  York  &  New  Haven  Rail- 
road.     He    married     Alice    M.     Fletcher,     a 
native  of  Portsmouth,    N.H.,    who  was  reared 
in    Somerville,    Mass.,    and    has    two    sons  — 
George  Temple    and   Edward   Harmon.       Mr. 
Snow  takes  an  active  part  in  local  politics  as  a 
Republican.       He  was  a  member  of  the  first 
Board  of  Aldermen   in   Westbrook,  and  served 
efficiently  during  the  difficult  year  devoted  to 
the  changing  of  the  town  government  to  the 
more  complicated  city  organization,  acting  as 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Accounts  and 
as  a  member  of  the  Committees  on  Highways 
and  Streets,    Fire  Department,  Street  Lights, 
Salaries,  and  Laying  out  of  New  Streets.      He 
belongs  to  Temple  Lodge,    No.    86,    A.   F.  & 
A.  M.,  in  which  he  has  filled  all  the  chairs  to 
the  West;  to   Saccarappa  Lodge,    No.    11,    In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  and  to  the 
Order   of    the    Eastern    Star.      Mr.    and    Mrs. 
Snow  are  members  of  the  Westbrook  Congre- 
gational church,  in  the  choir  of  which  he  has 
been  leader  for  a  quarter  of  a  century.      He  is 
an  accomplished  musician,  and  has  done  much 


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good  in  developing  the  musical  feature  of  the 
church  services. 


nr^v  ANIEL  WIGGINS,    proprietor   of   a 

I  — \  small  and  well-appointed  farm  in  the 
^JvSy  town  of  Bridgton,  has  been  a  lifelong 
resident  of  Cumberland  County,  his 
earlier  years  having  been  spent  in  Baldwin, 
where  his  birth  occurred,  June  3,  1833.  He 
is  the  representative  of  an  early  family  of  this 
county,  his  paternal  grandparents  having  re- 
moved to  Baldwin  from  Durham,  N.  H.,  in 
1802.  They  brought  with  them  their  chil- 
dren, who  assisted  in  clearing  a  farm  from  the 
one  hundred  acres  of  land  which  the  grand- 
father bought,  and  on  which  he  afterward  spent 
his  days. 

John  Wiggins,  the  father  of  Daniel,  was 
born  in  1793,  being  still  a  young  boy  when  he 
came  to  this  county.  He  followed  farming 
throughout  his  life,  coming  into  possession  of 
a  part  of  the  old  homestead,  which  he  had 
helped  to  redeem  from  the  wilderness.  He 
performed  military  service  in  the  War  of  1812, 
going  out  with  a  Maine  regiment.  He  was 
a  man  of  much  energy  and  enterprise,  upright 
in  his  dealings,  and  well  worthy  of  the  high 
regard  in  which  he  was  held.  Religiously,' 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  He 
closed  his  eyes  on  earthly  scenes  in  1855, 
being  then  about  sixty-three  years  old.  His 
wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Betsey  Ridlon, 
survived  him  twenty-three  years,  dying  in 
1878. 

Daniel  Wiggins  acquired  his  education  by 
attending  the  district  schools  of  his  native 
town.  He  was  trained  to  farm  work,  and  re- 
mained on  the  old  homestead  until  1870,  when 
he  removed  to  another  part  of  the  town,  where 
he  followed  his  chosen  vocation  for  two  years. 
In  1872  Mr.  Wiggins  took  possession  of  his 
present  estate,  which  contains  thirty-eight 
acres  of  well-improved  land.  While  living  in 
Baldwin,  he  twice  served  as  Selectman,  and  has 
held  other  public  offices.  He  is  a  firm  Re- 
publican, supporting  the  principles  of 
party  by  voice  and  vote.  Socially,  he  is 
nected  by  membership  with  the  Masons 
the  Odd  Fellows. 

Mr.  Wiggins  was  married  January  11,  1863, 


that 

con- 

and 


to  Miss  Pamelia  A.  Barker,  who  was  born  in 
the  town  of  Naples,  a  daughter  of  Stephen  arid 
Abigail  (Wight)  Barker.  Two  children  have 
been  born  of  their  felicitous  union;  namely, 
Mary  B.  and  Charles  D.,  both  of  whom  cele-" 
brate  the  anniversary  of  their  births  on  the 
7th  of  June,  although  there  is  three  years' 
difference  in  their  ages,  Mary  having  been 
born  June  7,  1868,  and  Charles  D.  June  7, 
1 87 1.  Mary  is  the  wife  of  Hiram  T.  Clark. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wiggins  are  sincere  mem- 
bers of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church;  with 
which  he  is  officially  connected,  being  a  Trus- 
tee and  Steward. 


TT^APTAIN   JACOB    S.    WINSLOW,   of 
I  V^     Portland,     one    of    the    largest    ship- 

^Is^  buildei's  in  the  State  of  Maine,  was 
born  at  Pembroke,  Washington 
County,  Me.,  on  December  19,  1827.  Both 
his  father,  Jacob  Winslow,  and  his  paternal 
grandfather,  Snow  Winslow,  were  seafaring 
men,  commanders  of  vessels;  and  he  is  himself 
a  retired  sea  captain. 

Snow  Winslow  followed  the  sea  during  .the 
greater  part  of  his  life,  and  was  captain  of  a 
vessel  engaged  in  the  coasting  trade.  He 
died  at  Havana,  Cuba,  of  yellow  fever.  His 
wife  before  marriage  was  Miss  Hannah  Ring. 
Their  son,  Jacob  Winslow,  was  born  at  North 
Yarmouth,  Me.,  oh  January  15,  1797.  He 
settled  in  Pembroke,  Me.,  in  1812;  but  later, 
having  made  that  place  his  home  for  some 
years,  he  removed  to  Lubec,  where  he  had  his 
residence  during  the  remainder  of  his  life, 
dying  in  1847,  although  he  was  able  to  spend 
but  little  time  on  land,  as,  like  his  father,  he 
followed  the  vocation  of  a  seaman.  He  and 
his  wife,  Elizabeth  Clark,  to  whom  he  was 
married  on  April  23,  1823,  reared  a  family  of 
ten  children,  Jacob  S.  being  the  second  in 
order  of  birth.      The  father  died  in  1847. 

Jacob  S.  Winslow  passed  his  boyhood  on  the 
farm  and  at  school,  ; .  but,  having  inherited 
from  his  ancestors  a  liking  for  the  sea,  when 
but  fourteen  years  old  he  went  aboard  a  vessel 
as  a  common  sailor.  By  his  industrious 
habits  and  integrity  of  character  gradually 
gaining  the  confidence  of  his  superior  officers, 
he  won  promotions;  and  within  four  years  he 


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was  holding    the    position    of    mate.      Shortly 
before  he  attained  his  majority  he  was  made 
master  of  the  brig  "Noble,"  in  which  he  made 
two  trips,  one  to  Philadelphia  and  the  other  to 
the  West    Indies.      He  afterward  successively 
commanded  the  "Calista,"  "Bloomer,"  "Jere- 
miah  Fowler,"  and  the  barks  "Maine    Law" 
and  "Philena. "     The    last-named    vessel   was 
built  by  him,  and  he  sailed  her  for  six  years 
to    Europe    and    the    West    Indies.       In    1862 
Captain    Winslow    retired    from   the   sea,    and 
went  into  business  on  Central  Wharf,  continu- 
ing   in   the  ship-building  industry,   which    he 
had  carried  on  for  some  time  before  giving  up 
a  seafaring  life.      He  is  one  of  the  largest  ship- 
builders in  this  part  of  New  England,  having 
built    more    than    one  hundred  vessels    at   his 
different   ship-yards   in   Yarmouth,    Pembroke, 
and  Portland.      He  is  also  engaged  in  the  busi- 
ness of  a  ship  chandler  and  dealer  in  general 
stores,  having  conducted  the  business  alone  for 
some  years,  when  he  entered    into  pratnership 
with  H.    P.    Dewey,    since  which   time  it  has 
been  carried  on  under  the  firm  name  of  J.  S. 
Winslow  &  Co.      Captain  Winslow  was  married 
in  1853  to  Miss  Philena  Morton,  a  daughter  of 
Zenas  and  Eliza  Morton,  of  Lubec,  Me.      Mrs. 
Winslow  died  on  May  14,  1877. 

In  political  views  Captain  Winslow  is  a  Re- 
publican. He  was  elected  as  a  Representative 
from  Portland  to  the  State  legislature  in  1877 
and  1878,  and  in  1868  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  Common  Council  from  Ward  i.  Since 
he  left  the  sea  and  took  up  his  residence  in 
Portland,  he  has  taken  an  active  interest  in 
local  business  affairs,  and  has  been  a  promoter 
of  many  enterprises  that  are  helpful  to  the 
welfare  and  prosperity  of  the  city.  He  holds 
the  position  of  Director  in  the  Casco  National 
Bank,  the  Portland  Lloyds'  Insurance  Com- 
pany, the  Dry  Dock  Company,  and  the  Bangor 
&  Machias  Steamboat  Company,  his  sound 
judgment  and  superior  business  ability  render- 
ing his  services  invaluable. 


'DAM    WINSLOW   WILSON,    Assist- 
ant Engineer  of  the  Deering  Fire  De- 
partment and  one  of  the  leading  con- 
tractors of  this  city,  was  born  in  Fal- 
mouth, Cumberland  County,  Me.,  on  February 


28,   1854,  son  of  George  and  Phoebe  (Winslow) 
Wilson,  of  that  place. 

George  Wilson  was  a  native  of  Falmouth, 
where  his  birth  occurred  in  1817;  and  he  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  common  schools" of 
that  town.  He  then  went  to  work  as  a  clerk 
in  a  general  store,  and  subsequently  engaged 
in  business  for  himself,  at  which  he  continued 
until  1883,  or  within  about  three  years  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  on  January  4,  1886. 
In  matters  of  public  interest  he  took  an  active 
part,  and  for  many  years  was  a  member  of  the 
School  Committee.  He  also  held  the  position 
of  Postmaster  at  Morrill's  Corner  for  twelve 
years.  When  special  efforts  were  first  begun 
in  his  neighborhood  in  the  cause  of  temper- 
ance, he  was  one  of  four  men  at  Morrill's  Cor- 
ner and  vicinity  to  take  the  initiative  in  sign- 
ing the  pledge;  and  throughout  his  life  he  was 
an  ardent  advocate  of  temperance  principles. 
His  wife,  formerly  Phoebe  Winslow,  was  a 
daughter  of  Adam  Winslow,  of  Falmouth,  who 
was  a  Major  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution. 
Three  of  the  four  children  born  of  their  union 
lived  to  maturity,  namely:  Marcia  B.,  the 
widow  of  Charles  Nason,  of  Gorham,  Me.  ; 
Wallace  H.,  of  Portland;  and  Adam  Winslow. 

Adam  Winslow  Wilson  acquired  his  ele- 
mentary education  in  the  common  schools  of 
Westbrook,  Me.,  after  which  he  took  a  college 
preparatory  course  at  Westbrook  Seminary. 
On  leaving  school,  he  entered  the  employ  of 
a  large  wholesale  shoe  firm  in  Portland,  with 
the  intention  of  learning  the  business;  but,  his 
health  being  seriously  impaired  by  indoor 
work,  he  was  obliged  to  abandon  his  cherished 
plans,  and  seek  a  new  field  of  labor.  About 
1880  he  purchased  the  farm  which  he  has  since 
carried  on,  and  in  connection  therewith  he 
does  a  large  teaming  business  that  furnishes 
employment  for  several  men  and  teams.  In 
1890  he  added  contracting  to  his  other  busi- 
ness, and  is  now  engaged  in  building  sewers, 
laying  water- works,  doing  ledge-work,  and 
taking  other  contracts  of  a  similar  character. 

Mr.  Wilson  served  from  1887  to  1889,  in- 
clusive, as  Selectman  of  the  town,  and  has 
been  since  1882  a  member  of  the  Town  Com- 
mittee; and  since  1891,  when  Deering  became 
a  city,  has  been  Assistant  Engineer  for  the 
ward  in  which  he  resides.     The  year  the  city 


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was  incorporated  the  Street  Commissionership 
was  tendered  him  by  a  unanimous  vote  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen,  but  he  declined  to  serve. 
Like  his  father,  Mr.  "Wilson  is  actively  inter- 
ested in  temperance  matters,  and,  like  him,  is 
also  a  believer  in  Spiritualism. 


/pTEORGE     CROCKETT     JOHNSON, 
V  (ST     chief  engineer  of  the  steamer  "Bay 
State"    and    senior   engineer  of   the 
Portland  Steamship  Company,    in  whose  em- 
ploy he   has    served    faithfully    for   forty-two 
years,    was    born  in    Portland,   November   17, 
1832.     He  is  the  only  .surviving  son  of  the  late 
Eben  and  Ann  (Mulloy).  Johnson,  and  is  the 
third  in  line  of  his  family  to  follow  the  sea. 
His   paternal    grandfather,    Eben    Johnson, 
Sr.,  was  long  engaged  in  the  coasting  trade. 
During  the  War  of  18 12  he  was  out  in  a  sloop 
with   his  son   Eben,   who  was  then  a  boy  of 
fourteen,  and  was  captured  by  a  British  pri- 
vateer, who  confiscated  his  sloop,  and,  putting 
him  and  his  son  in  a  small  boat,  gave  them 
permission  to  go  ashore.     During    their  trip , 
they  were  stopped  at  Fort  Preble  and  prevented 
from  either  coming  into  port  or  going  out  until 
morning.     The  night  spent  in  that  open  boat 
under  the  guns  of  Fort  Preble  were  the  longest 
known  to  the  memory  of  the  two  men. 

The  younger   Eben   Johnson    was    born    in 
Falmouth    in    1798.     When    quite   young   he 
sailed    in    coasting    vessels    with    his    father; 
and  in  his  mature  manhood  he  was  master  of 
a  packet  plying  between  Portland  and  Boston, 
following  the  sea  about  forty-five  years.     The 
last  ten  or  fifteen  years  of  his  life  he  was   in 
the  grocery  business  in  Portland.     He  died  in 
1870.     His  wife  had  died  many  years  before, 
in   1837.     Six  children  were   born    to   them, 
namely:  Frances  A.,  wife  of  Andrew  Swan, 
of   Everett,    Mass.;    Eben,    Jr.,   who  died    in 
Medford,    Mass.;    Greeley    H.,    who    died    in 
1894  in  Boston;  George  C,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Mary  H.,  wife  of  Harvey  G.  Fly,  of 
East  Boston ;  and  James  Boyd,  who  died  in  in- 
fancy. 

George  Crockett  was  the  fourth  child  of  the 
group  as  above  named.  He  early  attended 
the  grammar  school  on  Park  Street,  presided 
over   at    that    time   by    Master    Jackson,    and 


afterward  studied  at  a  select  school.     When 
sixteen  years  of  age  he  went  as  deck  boy  on 
the  steamer  "  Huntress, "  plying  between  Port- 
land and  Hallowell;  and  he  was .  subsequently 
raised  to  the  position  of  quartermaster,  which 
he  held  till  the  boat  was  taken  off  the  line. 
He  was  then  employed  as  a  sailor  on  sailing- 
vessels,  and  next  obtained  a  position  as  fire- 
man on  the  steamer  "T.  F.  Secor,"  which  ran 
between  Belfast  and  Machias,  touching  at  in- 
termediate ^points,  and  later  between  Portland 
and  Damariscotta  direct.  *  It  was  at  this  time 
that  he  began  his  preparation  for  his  later  en- 
gineering career.      He  was  afterward  fireman 
one  year  on  the  steamer  "Governor,"  plying 
between    Portland   and   Bangor,    and   then,   at 
twenty  years  of  age,  accepted  a  position  as  as- 
sistant   engineer    for   a    short    time    on    the 
steamer  "  Creole, "  which  ran  between  Boston 
and  St.  John,  touching  at  Portland. 

During  the  winter  of  1852-53  Mr.  Johnson 
was  employed  at  the  Hinckley  locomotive 
works  in  Boston,  there  obtaining  a  good 
knowledge  of  the  construction  of  engines; 
and  in  the  spritig  of  1853  he  went  to  New 
York,  where  the  "Daniel  Webster"  was  built. 
He  was  fireman  on  that  steamer  when  she  was 
brought  to  Portland,  and  for  a  short  time 
after,  when  she  was  running  between  Portland 
and  Bangor.  On  May  3,  1853,  he  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Portland  Steamship  Com- 
pany, then,  and  until  January  i,  1896,  known 
as  the  Portland  Steam  Packet  Company,  en-- 
gaging  first  as  fireman  on  the  "St.  Lawrence," 
which  plied  between  Portland  and  Boston.     In 

1854  he  was  licensed  as  assistant  engineer, 
and  went   into  that   capacity  on  the   steamer 

Atlantic."     The  year  following  the  sale  of' 
the   ^^St.    Lawrence"   he  operated  the   steam 
tug      Terror"  at  Bangor;  and   in  the  fall  of 

1855  ne  again  entered  the  employ  of  the  Port- 
land Steam  Packet  Company,  going  on  the 
^^ forest    City"    as   assistant    engineer.     The 

Atlantic"  was  sold  in  1856  to  New  Orleans 
parties,  and  in  August  of  that  year  Mr.  John- 
son went  South  as  assistant  engineer  of  that 

P^^.'f''';  J""  J"""^'  '^57,  he  returned  to  the 
Portland  Steamship  Company,  and  during  the 
war  was  in  their  employ,  being  assistant  en- 
gineer of  the  "Forest  City "  when  she  was 
notified  to  be  prepared  for  action  at  the  time 


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of  the  capture  of  the  revenue  cutter  "  Caleb 
Gushing  "  from  Portland  Harbor  by  the  rebels. 
She  was  sent  after  that  vessel  with  a  company 
of  soldiers  from  Fort  Preble  and  two  twelve- 
pounder  field-pieces  on  board. 

The  steamer  "Chesapeake"  was  also  sent 
out.  The  "Caleb  Cushing"  being  a  sailing- 
vessel,  and  the  weather  being  calm,  the  rebels 
set  fire  to  her  and  came  to  the  "Forest  City  " 
in  one  of  her  boats  under  a  flag  of  truce. 
After  taking  the  prisoners  on  board,  the 
"Forest  City"  proceeded  east  and  captured 
the  schooner  "Archer,"  which  was  the  vessel 
the  rebels  had  used  to  come  into  Portland 
Harbor.  The  "Caleb  Cushing,"  after  burning 
about  an  hour,  blew  up,  the  fire  having  reached 
her  magazine.  In  1865  Mr.  Johnson  was  as- 
sistant engineer  of  the  "New  Brunswick," 
plying  between  Boston  and  St.  John,  N.B. ; 
and  in  1866  he  was  again  assigned  to  the 
"Forest  City,"  this  time  as  chief  engineer. 
In  1876  Mr.  Johnson  was  transferred  to  the 
"John  Brooks  "as  chief  engineer,  acting  in 
that  capacity  until  January  i,  1883,  when  he 
was  transferred  to  shore  duty,  and  sent  to 
New  York  to  look  after  building  the  "Tre- 
mont."'  This  new  steamer  was  placed  on  the 
line  July  3,  1883,  Mr.  Johnson  continuing  to 
act  as  chief  engineer  on  her  until  July  19, 
1890,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the  steamer 
"Portland,"  acting  as  chief  on  her  until  Feb- 
ruary, 1894.  He  was  then  again  placed  on 
shore  duty  in  connection  with  the  building  of 
the  steamer  "Bay  State,"  which  steamer  was 
placed  on  the  line  April  18,  1895.  As  men- 
tioned above,  Mr.  Johnson  is  chief  engineer 
on  the  "Bay  State"  at  the  present  time;  and 
he  has  occupied  for- some  years  the  responsible 
position  of  senior  engineer  of  the  company. 

Mr.  Johnson  has  been  unfortunate  in  losing 
by  death  three  estimable  wives.  He  was  first 
married  in  1854  to  Miss  Mary  J.  Rich,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Mary  Rich,  of  Gray,  Me. 
She  died  in  1856,  leaving  "a  son,  Charles 
Edwin,-  he  dying  at  the  age  of  six  years,  four 
months.  In  1859  he  married  Miss  Caroline 
A.  Waterhouse,  of  Saco,  Me.,  who  died  in 
1865,  leaving  a  daughter,  Carrie  A.,  now  the 
wife  of  Isaiah  H.  Baker,  of  Portland,  and 
mother  of  six  children.  His  third  wife, 
Emily    J.,    daughter    of    Gardner   and    Emily 


Rich,  died  without  issue.  In  1882  Mr.  John- 
son married  his  present  wife,  who  was  Miss 
Helen  P.  Gibbs,  daughter  of  George  H.  and 
Phiolena  P.  Gibbs,  of  North  Dana,  Mass. 
She  has  been  the  mother  of  four  children,  two 
of  whom,  Arthur  C.  and  Mildred  H.,  are  now 
living. 

In  politics  Mr.  Johnson  is  for  the  best  man 
for  the  office.  He  is  a  member  of  Portland 
Lodge,  No.  I,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Greenleaf 
Chapter,  Portland  Council,  and  St.  Albans 
Commandery,  Knights  Templars;  and  he  is 
also  enrolled  as  a  member  of  Ancient  Brothers' 
Lodge  and  Machigonne  Encampment,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  attends 
and  helps  to  support  the  Williston  Church,  of 
Portland,  of  which  his  wife  is  a  member. 


WILLIAM  H.  H. 
farmer  and  pro; 
ing  in  the  soutl 


SNOW,  a  practical 
prosperous  citizen  resid- 
ithern  part  of  the  town 
of  New  Gloucester,  was  born  in  Harpswell, 
Me.,  on  October  i,  1840,  son  of  Jesse  and 
Eliza  (Toothaker)  Snow. 

His  father,  who  was  also  a  native  of  Harps- 
well,  Me.,  began  active  life  as  a  farmer  of  that 
town,  removing  thence  to  Pownal,  Cumberland 
County,  in  1844.  He  purchased  a  farm  near 
Pownal  Centre,  where  he  still  resides,  being 
successfully  engaged  in  mixed  husbandry. 
His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Eliza 
Toothaker,  died  on  February  17,  1892.  Eight 
children  were  the  fruit  of  their  union,  as  fol- 
lows:  William  H.  H.  ;  Jonathan  A.,  living 
in  Pownal,  Me.  ;  Samuel  T. ,  also  a  resident 
of  Pownal;  Laura  A.,  who  resides  with  her 
father;  Melvina  Adelia,  wife  of  G.  T.  Allen, 
of  Pownal ;  Conrad,  who  married  Miss  Hattie 
B.  Haskell,  and  lives  in  Pownal;  Eliza  A., 
who  died  when  seven  years  old;  and  Nellie  A., 
the  wife  of  Harry  Wilson,  of  Deering,  this 
county. 

William  H.  H.  Snow  in  his  boyhood  at- 
tended the  common  schools,  and  assisted  his 
father  on  the  farm  during  his  vacations.  At 
the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  left  home  to  go  to 
sea,  and  followed  a  sailor's  life  for  eleven  years. 
He  then  returned  home,  and  subsequently  pur- 
chased a  farm  in  the  town  of  Pownal,  which 
he  conducted  for  thirteen  years,  or  until  1887, 


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at  which  time  he  removed  to  New  Gloucester, 
and  undertook  the  management  of  the  farm 
that  he  now  owns,  but  which  then  belonged  to 
his  father-in-law.  It  contains  one  hundred 
and  thirty  acres  of  land  well  adapted  for  mixed 
farming,  and  is  known  as  the  "Bear  Brook 
Farm,"  deriving  its  name  from  a  brook  run- 
ning through  it.  Mr.  Snow's  specialty  is  the 
production  of  milk;  and  he  keeps  sixteen  head 
of  milch  cows,  which  average  daily  about 
twenty-four  gallons  of  milk,  which  is  marketed 
in  Portland.  Mr.  Snow  was  married  Decem- 
ber 14,  1 871,  to  Miss  Hattie  N.  B.  Fogg,  who 
was  born  in  New  Gloucester,  July  24,  1848, 
the  only  daughter  of  Elliott  Y.  and  Adeline 
(Bennett)  Fogg.  Her  father,  who  was  a  pros- 
perous New  Gloucester  farmer,  died  May  7, 
1889,  and  her  mother  February  23,  1892.  The 
union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Snow  has  been  blessed 
by  the  birth  of  two  sons;  George  E.,  who  died 
when  sixteen  months  old;  and  Irving  F.,  born 
July  II,  1876,  who  is  now  living  at  home. 

Mr.  Snow  is  a  Democrat  in  his  political 
principles,  having  never  voted  outside  of  that 
party.  Socially,  he  is  a  member  of  Cumber- 
land Lodge,  No.  12,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  New 
Gloucester.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  regular 
attendants  of  the  Universalist  church  of  New 
Gloucester. 


-OSEPH  F.  CHAPLIN,  superintendent 
of  the  Portland  department  of  the  Con- 
solidated Ice  Company,  South  Portland, 
Cumberland  County,  is  a  Maine  boy  by 
birth,  breeding,  and  ancestry.  He  was  born 
on  November  20,  1858,  in  Bridgton,  son  of 
Alonzo  C.  Chaplin. 

This  family  have  lived  in  Maine  for  many 
generations,  Caleb  A.  Chaplin,  Joseph's  grand- 
father, having  been  a  native  of  the  town  of 
Naples,  which  bounds  Bridgton  on  the  south- 
east. He  was  extensively  engaged  in  lumber- 
ing and  farming,  in  which  pursuits  he  was 
eminently  successful,  being  one  of  the  leading 
men  of  his  community,  and  a  stanch  member 
of  the  old  Whig  party.  The  maiden  name  of 
his  wife  was  Ruth  Ann  Jordan.  She  was  a 
descendant  of  an  early  settler  of  Portland. 

Alonzo  C.  Chaplin  was  born  on  the  old 
homestead    in    Naples,    and    at    an    early   age 


learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  which  he  fol- 
lowed for  some  years.  In  1862,  during  the 
progress  of  the  Civil  War,  he  enlisted  in  Com 
pany  A,  Twenty-fifth  Maine  Volunteer  Infan- 
try, for  a  term  of  nine  months.  Shortly  after 
returning  home  from  the  army  he  entered  the 
employ  of  D.  W.  Clark,  of  Portland;  as  mill- 
man.  He  subsequently  went  into  partnership 
with  D.  W.  Clark  and  Ashbel  Chaplin,  with 
whom,  under  the  firm  name  of  D.  W.  Clark  & 
Co.,  he  carried  on  an  extensive  ice  business  for 
about  three  years.  He  then  retired  from  that 
concera,  and  accepted  the  position  of  superin- 
tendent and  master  mechanic  of  the  Clark  & 
Chaplin  Ice  Company,  in  whose  employ  he  con- 
tinued until  his  death,  February  4,  1888. 

He  married  Antoinette  E.,  daughter  of 
Israel  P.  Peabody,  of  Bridgton;  and  four  chil- 
dren were  born  to  them,  as  follows:  Annie  B., 
who  married  Franklin  A.  Skillins,  a  sketch  of 
whose  life  may  be  found  on  another  page  of 
this  volume;  Nettie  N.,  widow  of  the  late 
Willard  Brackett,  and  mother  of  two  children 
—  Philip  and  Marion;  Mary  Frances,  a 
teacher  in  Portland  schools;  and  Joseph  F., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch,  he  being  the  eldest 
child. 

Mr.  Chaplin  has  spent  the  larger  portion  of 
his  life  in  Cape  Elizabeth,  that  part  of  the 
town  which  is  now  South  Portland,  he  having 
been  here  reared  and  educated.  On  leaving 
schoo-l  in  1878,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  ■ 
firm  of  D.  W.  Clark  &  Co.  as  engineer,  contin- 
uing with  the  company  after  its  incorporation 
as  the  Clark  &  Chaplin  Ice  Company,  and  in 
1888  was  made  foreman  of  the  wholesale  de- 
partment. In  January,  1896,  the  wholesale 
department  was  transferred  to  the  Consolidated 
Ice  Company  of  New  York,  with  whom  Mr. 
Chaplin  continues. 

Politically,  Mr.  Chaplin  is  an  active  Repub- 
lican;  and  at  the  time  of  writing  this  sketch 
he  is  one  of  the  Selectmen  of  his  town.  So- 
cially, he  is  a  member  of  Elizabeth  City 
Lodge,  No.  114,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  of  Bayard  Lodge,  No.  44, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  of  South  Portland. 

On  June  13,  1883,  Mr.  Chaplin  was  married  : 
to  Ella  M.   Trickey,  daughter   of   Charles  P. 
Trickey,  of  South  Portland.     Their  union  has 
been   brightened   by  the  birth    of   one   child,. 


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Merle  Peabody,  who  was  born  May  7,  1886. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chaplin  are  conscientious 
and  valued  members  of  Brown's  Hill  Methodist 
Church. 


ATIiAN  E.  REDLON,  the  oldest  con- 
tracting mason  in  Portland,  was  born 
in  Buxton,  Me.,  September  13, 
1830,  son  of  Amos  and  Elizabeth 
(Berry)  Redlon.  He  is  of  Scotch  descent, 
his  grandfather,  Ebenezer  Redlon,  coming  to 
this  country  from  the  Orkney  Islands.  Amos 
Redlon,  the  father  of  our  subject,  who  was 
a  shoemaker  by  trade,  died  March  10,  i860,  in 
his  seventy-sixth  year.  He  was  an  upright 
and  honest  man,  and  an  active  member  of  the 
Methodist  church.  His  wife,  who  was  a 
daughter  of  Isaac  Berry,  an  old  and  respected 
farmer  of  Buxton,  died  in  1877. 

Nathan  E.  Redlon  attended  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  town  and  Limerick 
Academy.  When  eleven  years  of  age,  he 
began  to  learn  the  shoemaker's  trade  from  his 
father;  but  his  tastes  ran  in  another  direction, 
and,  when  he  was  eighteen,  he  engaged  as  an 
apprentice  with  W.  P.  Files,  of  Portland,  to 
learn  the  mason's  trade.  His  term  of  appren- 
ticeship completed  he  went  to  work  as  a  jour- 
ney-man for  three  years  in  Portland,  then  to 
Biddeford  in  July,  1854,  and  in  March  of  the 
following  year  he  started  for  the  West,  locating 
first  in  Kansas.  In  those  early  days  Lawrence 
and  Topeka  were  the  only  large  towns  in  Kan- 
sas, which  was  then  a  Territory,  though  its 
settlement  was  progressing  rapidly  under  the 
homestead  law.  A.  H.  Reeder,  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, was  the  first  governor;  and  Mr.  Redlon 
voted  in  the  first  election  during  his  adminis- 
tration for  Territorial  offices.  This  was  the 
time  also  when  Kansas  was  the  battle  ground 
between  the  friends  and  enemies  of  slavery  — 
the  days  of  border  ruffianism  —  and  Mr.  Red- 
lon was  an  eye-witness  of  some  of  the  outrages 
perpetrated  by  the  white  savages.  Mr.  Redlon 
soon  left  Kansas,  and  went  up  the  Mississippi 
to  St.  Anthony,  now  Minneapolis.  This  great 
city  was  also  in  an  embryo  state,  there  being 
very  few  houses  on  the  Minneapolis  side  of  the 
river.  He  stayed  but  a  year  at  St.  Anthony, 
then    returned  to    Portland,    and    entered    the 


employ  of  Sewell  C.  Chase  as  journeyman   in 
1858.      Two  years  later  he  was  made  foreman, 
the  first  contract  finished  under  his  supervision 
having  been  that  for  building  the  glass  manu- 
factory.     He    afterward     worked    on    the    old 
Thomas  Block  on    Commercial   Street,    which 
was  erected  about  the  time  when  most  of  the 
first     business    blocks     on     that     street    were 
erected.      In  1863,  there   being  little  to  do  in 
the  building  line,  Mr.  Redlon  engaged    in   the 
manufacture  and  retail  sale  of  shoes,  and  con- 
ducted  a  fairly   successful    business  for  three 
years.      Then  came  the    great    fire    of    1866, 
causing  a  great  demand  for  builders;  and  he 
returned    to    his    former    occupation,    taking 
small  contracts  at  first.      His  work  was  done 
promptly  and    in    a   thorough    and   painstaking 
manner.      From  that   time  to  the  present   his 
business  has  increased  till  he  is  now  one  of  the 
largest    contractors  for  mason-work  in  the  city, 
besides  being  the  oldest.      In    1868  he  formed 
a  partnership  with   Samuel  A.  Knight,  which 
continued  till  the  death  of  the  latter  in    1888. 
The    firm    furnished    constant   employment    to 
from  thirty  to  forty  men- for  about  nine  months 
in  the  year.      Specimens  of  their  work   stand- 
ing to-day  are:  John  E.  Donnell's   Block    on 
Middle    Street;    the    store    now    occupied    by 
J.    W.    Perkins,   owned    by    W.    W.    Thomas; 
John  Rand's  fine  house  on   High   Street;  the 
adjoining  house  for   H.    T.    Plummer;  T.     H. 
Weston's  house  on   Deering  Street ;  the  house 
occupied  by  the  Hon.    Thomas   B.    Reed ;  the 
west  wing  of  the  Maine  General  Hospital ;  the 
Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary  on  Congress  Street,  a 
large  four-story  brick  building;  and  the  John 
Little  Block.      In    1895  Mr.  Redlon  built  the 
new  power  house  for  the  Portland  Street   Rail- 
road Company,  which  is  considered  one  of  the 
finest    structures  of  the    kind  in    the  country. 
It  is  a  very  large  building,  standing  on  piles, 
and  was  built  from  the  foundation  by  Mr.  Red- 
lon,  the    work    occupying    between    sixty    and 
seventy  men  during  a  whole  season.      In    1892 
he  bought  the  brickyard  on  John   Street,  Port- 
land, previously  owned  by  Gurney  &  Son,  with 
a  capacity  of  one  million  five  hundred  thousand 
bricks,  and  is  at  present  operating  that  plant. 
He  has  been  President  of  the  Portland   Heater 
Company,   President  of  the  Casco  Carbonized- 
Cement    Pipe    Company,    and    was    an    active 


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charter  member  of  the  Builders'  Exchange,  of 
which  also  he  has  been  President.  He  was 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  Casco  Building  Loan 
Association,  and  also  of  the  Portland  Building 
Loan  Association,  and  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Security  Committee  of  each  since  they 
were  organized. 

In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Common  Council  in  1875-76, 
representing  Ward  5;  and  in  1889  he  was 
Alderman  from  Ward  4.  He  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Republican  City  Committee  for  fif- 
teen years,  and  Treasurer  of  the  same  for  two 
or  three  years.  In  1880  he  was  elected  to  the 
State  legislature,  and  was  re-elected  in  1881. 
He  belongs  to  Ancient  Landmark  Lodge, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Greenleaf  Chapter,  St.  Albans 
Commandery,  and  Egyptian  Rite  of  Mem- 
phis; and  he  was  Senior  Warden  of  Ligonia 
Lodge,  and  now  Vice-Grand'  of  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  F"almoath  Encamp- 
ment. He  is  a  member  of  the  Maine  Chari- 
table Mechanic  Association,  of  which  he  has 
been  President.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Port- 
land Club;  and  in  temperance  work  he  takes 
an  active  interest,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Good 
Templars  and  the  Sons  of  Temperance. 

Mr.  Redlon  has  been  twice  married.  His 
first  wife,  to  whom  he  was  united  in  1856,  was 
Alcadania  A.  (dishing)  Redlon,  daughter  of 
Dr.  John  Gushing,  of  Lewiston,  Me.  She  died 
in  1863,  leaving  two  sons:  Franklin  R.,  who 
is  now  associated  with  his  father  in  business; 
and  Harry,  who  died  at  the  age  of  three  years. 
In  1866  Mr.  Redlon  was  united  to  his  second 
wife,  Sarah  P.,  daughter  of  Thomas  Files,  of 
Portland.  Mrs.  Redlon  is  a  professing  mem- 
ber of  the  Chestnut  Street  Methodist  Church, 
which  her  husband  also  attends  and  supports. 
Franklin  R.  Redlon,  who  became  associated 
with  his  father  in  business  in  1889,  was  born 
July  17,  1857,  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  Port- 
land High  School.  A  resident  of  Deering, 
he  has  been  active  in  the  politics  of  that  city 
as  a  member  of  the  City  Committee,  and  as 
an  Alderman  from  Ward  6  for  the  second  year 
that  Deering  was  a  city.  He  was  Chairman  of 
the  Light  Committee,  which  during  his  term 
made  a  contract  with  the  Deering  Electric 
Light  Company  to  light  the  streets  of  the  city. 
He  was  also  Chairman  of    the  Committee  on 


Fire  Department,    serving  the  following  year 
as  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen.      He 
is    a   member    of    Ancient    Landmark    Lodge, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  which  he  is  present  Master; 
Greenleaf  Chapter,  of  which  he  is  Scribe;  be- 
longs to   Portland   Council ;  is    Generalissimo 
in  St,  Albans  Commandery;  and   is  a  member 
of  Yates  Lodge  of  Perfection;  and  he  belongs 
to  Harmony  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows;  to    the  Maine    Charitable   Mechanic 
Association;    and    to    the    Portland    Athletic 
Club,  of  which  he  was  a  charter  member  and 
in  which  he  took  a  great    interest    while   he 
lived  in  Portland.      He  was  Captain  of  the  old 
fire  company  in  Ward    6,    and    has    for   years 
belonged  to  the  Builders'   Exchange,  of  which 
he  is  Vice-President.      On  August  29,   1880, 
he  was  married  to  Jennie  E.,  daughter  of  John 
A.    Hennigan,    of  Maitland,    N.  S.  ;    and  their 
home  has  been  brightened  by  two  children  — 
Nathan  C.    and   Lena  F.     They  have  a  hand- 
some residence  at  46  Brown  Street,  which  Mr. 
Redlon  erected  in  1875.      He  attends  and  sup- 
ports  the    Episcopal     church    in    Deering,    of 
which  his  wife  is  a  member. 


ALVIN  S.  GODDARD,  a  highly 
successful  wholesale  and  retail  florist, 
doing  business  at  3  Leland  Street, 
Deering  Centre,  was  born  in  Bruns- 
wick, Me.,  April  5,  1826,  son  of ,  Robert  and 
Abigail  S.  (Winslow)  Goddard,  His  grand- 
father was  Robert  Goddard,  Sr.  ;  and  his  great- 
grandfather, James  Goddard,  who  was  a"  resi- 
dent of  Falmouth,  **Me.,  was  a  Quaker,  and  a 
member  of  one  of  the  first  societies  of  Friends 
organized  in  the  State  of  Maine.  Robert  God- 
dard, Jr.,  father  of  our  subject,  was  a  success- 
ful agriculturist,  of  Brunswick,  Me.  His 
wife,  Abigail,  reared  three  sons  and  a  daugh- 
ter—James, Sarah,  Charles,  and  Calvin  S. 
Both  parents  have  passed  away. 

Calvin  S.  Goddard,  the  youngest  chi-ld  of 
his  parents,  received  a  practical  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  Brunswick,  and  sub- 
sequently spent  a  short  time  in  a  private 
school,  where  he  studied  the  higher  English 
branches.  He  then  taught  school  for  a  few 
months,  relinquishing  that  occupation  at  the 
age  of  sixteen   to  learn  the  shoemaker's  trade, 


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III 


which    he    subsequently    followed     for    about 

twenty  years.      Being  the  owner  of  a  piece  of 

land,  he  carried  on  a  small  nursery  business  in 

connection    with   his    shoemaking.       He  then 

went  to  Westbrook,  or  Morrill's  Corner,  as  it 

was  then  called,    where  he  was  employed  for 

twelve  months  at  a  salary  of  a  thousand  dollars 

a   year.      Purchasing   the    Evergreen    Nursery 

from  John  W.  Adams,  he  conducted  it  for  about 

eight  years,  and,  after  dividing  the  land  up  into 

house  lots,  sold  it.      The  next  four  years  were 

spent    in    Lynn,    Mass.,  with    C.    A.  Coffin  & 

Co.,    in   the  manufacture  of  boots  and  shoes, 

Mr.    Goddard    having    charge    of    the    lasting 

and    McKay   stitching-room.       Failing    health 

caused  him   tO'  return  to  Deering,  Me.,  where 

he    purchased    three   house  lots,  on   which    he 

erected  a  dwelling  the  first  year,  and  began  in 

a  small  way  the  florist's  business,    which  has 

since  attained  such    large    proportions.       Mr. 

Goddard  has   now   about  an    acre    of    land    on 

which    are    his    greenhouses,    and    an    idea    of 

their  size  may  be  gained  from  the  fact  that  ten 

thousand  square  feet  of  glass  are  required  to 

cover   them.       It    is    now    upward    of    twenty 

years  since  he  established   this  business,  and 

thus  far  during  the   current  year  his   business 

in  cut  flowers  amounts  to  about  six  thousand 

dollars. 

Mr.  Goddard  married  Miss  Lucy  R.  Varney, 
a  daughter  of  .Stephen  and  Mary  (Pettingill) 
Varney.  Her  father  was  a  native  of  Bruns- 
wick, and  her  mother  of  Lewiston,  Me. 
Four  children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Goddard,  as  follows:  Lewis  C,  who  is  fore- 
man for  his  father,  married  Miss  Maria  Cart- 
land,  a  daughter  of  Stephen  and  Elmira  (Day) 
Cartland,  and  has  three  children  —  Annette 
M.,  Lucile  B.,  and  Alice  M.  ;  Mary  E.,  the 
wife  of  Moses  M.  Hawks,  having  lost  three 
children,  has  six  living  —  Lucy  A.,  Howard 
C,  Harold  L.,  Nathaniel,  Mary  Florence,  and 
Robert  E.  ;  Stephen  B.  died  in  infancy;  Ed- 
ward H.,  a  resident  of  Deering,  married  Miss 
Ella  0.  Harmon;  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Har- 
mon, and  has  three  children  —  Calvin  S., 
Eunice,  and  Bernice  Ida. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Goddard  are  Quakers  in  re- 
ligious belief,  and  he  has  acted  as  minister  in 
the  Friends'  church  in  Portland  for  a  quarter 
of  a  century. 


OSEPH  H.  HEZELTON,  a  well-known 
resident  of  Westbrook  and  the  popular 
proprietor  and  captain  of  a  summer 
steamboat,  was  born  in  Westbrook, 
March  13,  1839,  son  of  Ivory  and  Hannah 
(Thompson)  Hezelton.  The  family  is  of 
Colonial  origin.  It  began  with  two  brothers, 
Robert  and  John  Hezelton,  who  settled 
upon  land  bordering  on  the  Merrimack  River, 
now  occupied  by  the  present  town  of  Bradford, 
Mass.  Jonathan  Hezelton,  Mr.  Hezelton's 
grandfather,  who  was  a  direct  descendant  of 
one  of  these  brothers,  was  a  native  of  Brad- 
ford, and  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary War.  While  serving  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  he  acquired  a  reputation  for  feats 
of  strength.  Possessed  of  a  powerful  frame, 
he  was  able  to  cut  two  cords  of  wood  in  a  day. 
He  followed  agriculture  as  an  occupation. 

Ivory  Hezelton,  Mr.  Hezelton's  father,  was 
born  in  Waterboro,  York  County,  in  1804. 
When  a  young  man,  he  settled  in  Westbrook, 
where  he  engaged  in  teaming.  Pie  had  a  con- 
tract to  transport  paper  stock  from  the  mills 
to  Portland,  and  later  he  did  the  teaming  for 
the  Westbrook  Manufacturing  Company.  In 
1866  he  sold  his  equipment  to  his  son  Joseph 
H.,  and  retired  from  business.  He  was  deeply 
interested  in  the  general  welfare  and  improve- 
ment of  the  community,  of  which  he  was  an 
esteemed  member;  and  he  was  prominent 
among  the  progressive  and  liberal  residents  of 
the  town.  He  was  connected  with  Temple 
Lodge,  No.  86,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  in  which  he 
was  for  some  time  an  official.  He  also  had 
affiliation  with  the  old  lodge  of  Odd  Fellows, 
dating  from  1846,  until  it  disbanded,  when  he 
retired  from  the  order.  Politically,  he  was  a 
Republican.  In  his  religious  views  he  was 
a  Methodist,  of  which  church  he  was  an  active 
member  for  many  years.  He  passed  the  last 
years  of  his  life  in  retirement  at  his  home  in 
Westbrook,  and  died  in  1884.  His  wife, 
Hannah,  who  was  a  native  of  Westbrook,  be- 
came the  mother  of  eight  children,  seven  of 
whom  are  living.  Of  these  Harriet  C.  is  the 
wife  of  Stillman  Barbour,  of  Washington, 
D.C.  ;  Almery  resides  in  Lewiston,  Me.  ;  Re- 
liance L.  is  the  wife  of  Stephen  M.  Dresser, 
of  Westbrook;  and  Gardner  is  a  resident  of 
Westbrook. 


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Joseph  H.  Hezelton  attended  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town,  graduating  from 
the  high  school  in  1856.  After  leaving  school, 
he  engaged  in  teaming.  Ten  years  later  he 
succeeded  to  his  father's  interests  in  that  busi- 
ness, and  he  subsequently  did  the-  trucking 
for  the  Westbrook  Manufacturing  Company 
for  some  twenty-five  years.  At  the  same  time 
he  was  also  successfully  carrying  on  a  farm. 
During  the  Civil  War  he  was  employed  for 
some  time  on  board  a  transport  steamer.  The 
experience  he  obtained  here  was  of  use  to  him 
when,  upon  relinquishing  the  trucking  busi- 
ness, he  became  the  owner  and  commander  of 
a  pleasure  steamboat.  He  runs  his  boat  from 
Westbrook  to  Mallison  Falls,  South  Windham, 
in  the  summer  season,  and  finds  it  both  an 
agreeable  and  remunerative  employment. 

On  October  11,  1863,  Mr.  Hezelton  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Mary  E.  Schwartz, 
daughter  of  John  C.  Schwartz,  of  Westbrook. 
Of  his  six  children  five  are  living,  namely: 
William  L.,  a  resident  of  Brookline,  Mass.  ; 
Nellie  L.,  wife  of  O.  B.  Vinal,  of  Vinal 
Haven,  Me.  ;  Joseph  H.,  Jr.,  who  is  engaged 
with  T.  H.  Snow  in  the  plumbing  business  in 
Westbrook;  Alice  M.,  who  resides  at  home; 
and  Mildred  H.,  who  is  attending  school  in 
Westbrook.  In  politics  Mr.  Hezelton  supports 
the  Republican  party.  He  served  as  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  in  the  old  town 
government  for  the  years  1881  and  1883,  and 
under  the  city  charter  he  has  been  an  As- 
sessor since  1892.  Socially,  Mr.  Hezelton  is 
popular  with  his  fellow-citizens,  among  whom 
he  has  a  wide  acquaintance.  In  Saccarappa 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of 
which  he  is  a  member,  he  has  a  high  standing, 
having  been  elected  to  the  various  seats  of 
honor  in  that  organization.  Eighteen  years 
ago  he  united  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  with  which  he  has  been  officially  con- 
nected as  a  Trustee,  Steward,  and  Secretary  of 
the  Board. 


lAPTAIN    ALBERT    BRAGG,    senior 
jp       commander  of  the    Maine    Steamship 
>      ,  Company's  line,  was  born  at  Hyan- 
nis,  Mass.,  August  31,  1838,  son  of 
John  and   Cyrena    (Baxter)    Bragg.     Hyannis 


was  for  many  years  the  home  of  the  Braggs 
and  the  Baxters.  Baxter  Bragg,  grandfather 
of  Captain  Bragg,  was  one  of  the  early  settlers 
there. 

John  Bragg  was  probably  born  in  Hyannis, 
.  which  was  his  boyhood's  home.  He  went  to 
sea  when  quite  young,  and  first  commanded  a 
fisherman,  then  a  coaster,  following  the  sea 
up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  His  wife,  who  is 
the  daughter  of  John  B.  Baxter,  of  Hyannis, 
is  still  living.  They  reared  ten  children,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  being  the  eldest  son 
and  the  eldest  surviving  member  of  the  fam- 
ily. Cornelia  is  now  the  widow  of  Charles 
Hardwick,  of  Bridgeport,  Conn. ;  James  B.  is 
a  practising  physician  in  Bridgeport;  Martha 
D.,  twin  sister  of  James,  is  the  wife  of  Will- 
iam A.  Hallett,  of  Hyannis;  Jennie  is  married 
to  T.  P.  Lovell,  of  I5oston,  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  John  P.  Lovell  &  Sons;  John  P.  re- 
sides in  Brooklyn ;  Amanda,  who  was  the  wife 
of  Dr.  Listen,  of  Albany,  N.Y.,  died  some 
time  since,  leaving  five  children;  Wallace 
died,  leaving  two  children;  Emma,  who  was 
the  wife  of  Edward  Gage,  of  Boston,  has  also 
passed  from  life,  leaving  two  children;  and 
another  child  died  in  infancy. 

Albert  Bragg  received  his  early  education 
in  the  schools  of  Hyannis.  He  first  went  to 
sea  when  ten  or  twelve  years  old,  accompany- 
ing his  father  on  a  fishing  trip!  From  that 
time  until  he  was  fourteen  he  made  frequent 
voyages  of  the  same  sort.  In  1852,  though 
only  a  boy  of  fourteen,  he  shipped  as  an  ordi- 
nary seaman,  under  command  of  Captain  Orrin 
B.  Bearse,  on  the  ship  "Berlin,"  which  sailed 
from  New  York  to  San  Francisco,  and  was 
one  hundred  and  eighty  days  making  the 
voyage.  The  vessel  remained  in  San  Fran- 
cisco some  weeks,  and  young  Bragg  had  an 
opportunity  to  witness  some  of  the  curious 
phases  of  life  on  the  Pacific  coast  in  those  wild 
days.  His  uncle,  John  B.  Baxter,  who  was 
third  mate  of  the  "Berlin,"  remained  in  San 
Francisco,  and  is  still  living  there.  The 
vessel  next  went  to  the  Chintz  Islands,  Peru- 
vian territory,  where  she  remained  two  or 
three  months,  loading  with  guano.  It  next 
sailed  to  Callao,  where  the  crew  were  given  a 
furlough  for  some  time.  The  next  stop  was 
at  Baltimore,  and  it  was  two  years  before  the 


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"Berlin"  finally  reached  home.  Mr.  Bragg 
left  the  vessel  on  arriving  home,  and  engaged 
in  the  coasting  trade.  When  he  was  nineteen 
years  of  age,  he  was  Captain  of  a  coaster,  a 
schooner  named  the  "Cape  May."  He  has 
since  commanded  the  "New  Delight,"  the 
"T.  P.  Bell,"  and  the  "Julia  Smith,"  all 
coasting  vessels.  In  1867  he  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Maine  Steamship  Company,  as 
first  officer  of  the  "Chesapeake,"  plying  be- 
tween Portland  and  New  York;  and  within 
six  months  was  appointed  Captain.  He  was 
afterward  in  charge  of  the  steamer  "  Fran- 
conia"  for  nine  years,  of  the  "Eleanora"  for 
a  long  time,  master  of  the  "Cleopatra,"  and 
of  the  "Winthrop"  when  she  made  her  first 
trips  and  he  has  had  charge  of  the  steamers 
"Doris,"  "Rapidan,"  and  "San  Antonio," 
while  the  other  boats  were  being  repaired. 
When  the  company's  last  and  finest  steamer, 
the  "Manhattan,"  was  finished.  Captain  Bragg 
was  made  her  master  —  a  position  which  he  has 
held  since  1891.  The  "John  Englis,"  a  new 
steamship  now  being  built  by  the  company, 
will  be  ready  in  January,  and  will  be  com- 
manded by  Captain  Bragg.  He  has  never  lost 
a  boat  or  a  passenger;  and  the  number  of  his 
friends  increases  with  every  trip,  his  many 
agreeable  characteristics  drawing  people  to 
him  by  an  irrestible  magnetism. 

March  7,  1861,  Captain  Bragg  was  married 
to  Rosetta,  daughter  of  Eleazer  and  Sally 
(Smith)  Crewel  1,  of  Hyannis,  who  was  born 
August  2,  1843.  Mrs.  Bragg  also  belongs  to 
an  old  Hyannis  family.  Her  grandfather, 
Judah  Crowell,  who  was  Captain  of  a  coasting- 
vessel,  resided  in  that  town,  while  her  father 
was  born  there.  The  last-named  gentleman 
was  one  of  the  early  engineers  of  the  Old 
Colony  Railroad,  and  was  a  resident  of  Hyan- 
nis during  his  lifetime.  Captain  Bragg  has 
one  son,  Albert  C,  born  March  22,  1863,  who 
is  a  clerk  in  the  Boston  &  Maine  freight  office 
at  Portland..  Captain  Bragg  votes  in  the 
ranks  of  the  Republican  party.  He  is  a 
member  of  Ancient  Brothers  Lodge,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  F"ellows,  and  of 
the  Pilots'  Association,  Manhattan  Harbor, 
No.  12.  In  religious  belief  he  and  his 
wife  are  liberal.  They  have  a  pleasant  home 
at  Portland. 


ELVILLE  C.  STONE,  a  citizen 
and  native  of  the  town  of  Bridgton, 
was  born  October  S,  184O,  being 
of  pioneer  antecedents.  His 
grandfather,  William  Stone,  an  early  settler 
of  this  place,  was  a  farmer  by  occupation. 
He  served  in  the  War  of  1812,  holding  a  Cap- 
tain's commission.  Joshua  Stone,  the  father 
of  Melville  C,  was  born  and  lived  and  died  in 
Bridgton,  being  for  many  years  busily  engaged 
in  farming.  He  married  Abigail  Seaver,  a 
daughter  of  Ebenezer  Seaver,  her  father  being 
also  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  a 
pioneer  of  Cumberland  County,  where  he  took 
up  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  wild  land, 
from  which  he  redeemed  a  farm.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Joshua  Stone  reared  six  children,  namely: 
Melville  C. ;  Marshall;  Belle  P.;  Josephine, 
deceased;  R.  B.  Stone,  deceased;  and 
Frankie  J.  Both  parents  rounded  a  full 
period  of  years,  the  mother  passing  away  in 
1889,  and  the  father  in  1895,  on  August  5,  in 
the  eighty-second  year  of  his  age. 

Melville  C.  Stone  was  reared  upon  the  home 
farm,  where  he  was  early  initiated  into  the 
various  duties  that  fall  to  a  farmer's  son,  his 
help,  when  out  of  school,  being  needed  by  his 
father.  He  remained  on  the  homestead  until 
nineteen  years  of  age,  when  he  went  to  Law- 
rence, Mass.,  where  he  worked  for  a  while, 
going  thence  to  Worcester,  in  the  same  State. 
While  there,  he  enlisted  in  Company  I, 
Twenty-first  Massachusetts  Volunteer  Infan- 
try, being  mustered  into  service  August  22, 
1 861.  He  went  to  the  front  with  his  regi- 
ment, and  was  an  active  participant  in  the 
battles  at  Roanoke  Island  and  Newbern,  but, 
being  disabled,  was  obliged  to  go  into  the 
hospital,  where  he  remained  a  year,  seriously 
ill  a  part  of  the  time,  being  greatly  reduced 
in  strength,  and  losing  flesh  so  rapidly  that  at 
one  time  he  weighed  but  ninety-five  pounds. 
In  1863  Mr.  Stone  received  his  discharge, 
after  which  he  returned  to  the  parental  roof. 
In  January,  1864,  he  again  enlisted,  joining 
the  First  Maine  Battery,  which  won  distinc- 
tion among  the  brave  regiments  that  took  part 
in  the  engagements  at  Fort  Stevens,  in  the 
Shenandoah  Valley,  and  afterward  at  the 
battles  of  Bolivar  Heights  and  Cedar  Creek. 
Mr.   Stone  continued  with  his  company  until 


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the  cessation  of  hostilities,  when  in  July, 
1865,  he  was  honorably  discharged  from  the 
service. 

He  then  remained  a  resident  of  this  county 
until  1878,  when  he  went  to  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
where  he  was  engaged  in  business  ten  years. 
In  1888  Mr.  Stone  purchased  his  present  snug 
farm  of  fifty  acres,  on  which  he  has  since 
made  substantial  improvements.  He  pos- 
sesses a  scientific  knowledge  of  agriculture, 
which  he  carries  on  in  a  systematic  and  prac- 
tical manner,  his  estate  bearing  unmistakable 
evidence  of  his  ability  and  good  management. 
As  a  citizen,  he  is  held  in  high  regard  through- 
out the  community  in  which  he  resides,  being 
an  upright,  trustworthy  man,  of  prompt  and 
decisive  character.  Politically,  he  is  a  stanch 
Republican,  and  a  firm  believer  in  the  prin- 
ciples of  his  party. 


/^TeORGE  WILLIAM  YORK,  Treas- 
VST  urer  of  the  Maine  Central  Railroad 
^'-^"  was  born  in  Portland,  Me.,  May  28, 
1854.  His  parents  were  Joseph  S.  and 
Frances  A.  (Illsley)  York,  the  former  of  Fal- 
mouth, Me.,  the  latter  of  Portland.  His  pa- 
ternal grandfather  was  one  of  the  old  residents 
of  Falmouth,  owning  a  farm  in  that  town,  and 
was  also  Lieutenant  of  a  revenue  cutter  in  the 
harbor  for  two  years. 

Joseph  S.  York  was  educated  in  Falmouth, 
and  in  early  manhood  he  engaged  in  the  busi- 
ness of  sail-making.  He  was  for  nearly  a 
quarter  of  a  century  established  on  Commer- 
cial Street  and  Central  Wharf,  in  company 
with  a  Mr.  Adams,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Adams  &  York;  and  they  were  one  of  the  lead- 
ing sail-making  firms  in  the  city.  On  the 
death  of  Mr.  Adams  Mr.  York  joined  his  in- 
terests with  those  of  a  Mr.  Waite,  who  was 
also  extensively  engaged  in  '  sail-making. 
Some  years  later  this  partnership  was  dis- 
solved, and  Mr.  York  made  one  of  his  sons 
his  business  associate,  changing  the  firm  name 
to  J.  S.  York  &  Son.  This  firm  conducted  a 
large  business  until  the  death  of  Mr.  York, 
which  occurred  January  8,  1886.  He  was 
then  fifty-five  years  old. 

Mr.  Joseph  S.  York  was  a  moving  spirit  in 
political  affairs  of  this  district,   and  he  was 


elected  Alderman  and  Councilman  a  number 
of  times  from  Ward  i  on  the  Republican 
ticket.  In  social  affairs  also  he  took  an  ac- 
tive interest,  and  was  a  member  of  Atlantic 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  He  married  Frances 
A.  Illsley,  a  daughter  of  Theophilus  Illsley,  an 
old  and  respected  builder  of  Portland;  and 
they  had  the  following  children:  George 
William;  Frederick  H.,  who  was  his  father's 
partner  in  the  sail-making  business,  and  now 
is  sole  proprietor  of  the  establishment;  and 
Frank  W.,  who  is  Assistant  Treasurer  of  the 
Maine  Central  Road.  The  mother  is  still 
living. 

George  William  York  received  his  educa- 
tion in  Portland,  graduating  from  the  high 
school  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  in  the  class  of 
1 87 1.  He  worked  for  some  time  as  a  clerk, 
and  was  employed  by  Loring,  Short  &  Har- 
mon just  prior  to  the  beginning  of  his  career 
as  a  railroad  man.  In  May,  1876,  he  ob- 
tained a  clerkship  in  the  general  ticket  office 
of  the  Maine  Central  Railroad,  under  Colonel 
Boothby,  general  passenger  agent,  which  he 
retained  seven  years.  In  1883  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  Treasurer's  oflfice,  where  he  was 
book-keeper  for  some  time;  in  September, 
1883,  was  elected  Auditor;  and  in  January, 
1892,  was  made  Treasurer  of  the  road.  He 
has  likewise  been  Treasurer  of  the  Portland, 
Mount  Desert  &  Machias  Steamboat  Com- 
pany since  1885,  and  of  the  Knox  &  Lincoln 
Railway  since  December,  1893.  Mr.  York's 
official  positions  entail  heavy  responsibilities, 
and  require  of  their  incumbent  the  highest  in- 
tegrity, combined  with  financial  ability.  As 
Treasurer  of  the  Maine  Central  Railroad 
alone,  he  is  obliged  to  receive  and  disburse 
enormous  sums  of  money,  that  being  .the 
largest  corporation  in  the  State,  with  gross 
earnings  of  five  million  dollars. 

On  Christmas  Day,  1876,  Mr.  York  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Nellie  E'.  Rich- 
mond, of  P9rtland,  daughter  of  E.  R.  Rich- 
mond, of  Lynn,  Mass. 

In  politics  Mr.  York  is  a  Republican.  He 
IS  an  Odd  Fellow,belonging  to  Beacon  Lodge, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  is 
Past  Chief  Patriarch  of  Portland  Encampment. 
In  athletic  and  military  matters  he  is  also  in- 
terested, being  a  member  of  the  Portland  Ath- 


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letic  Club  and  Bramhall  League;  and  he  was 
Lieutenant  in  the  Portland  Cadets,  an  inde- 
pendent company  not  attached  to  the  militia. 
Ml".  York  has  a  handsome  residence  on  Atlan- 
tic Street,  Portland. 


^AMUEL  KNIGHT,  engaged  in  the 
hardware  business  in  Bridgton,  Me., 
was  born  in  this  town,  November  4, 
1836,  being  one  of  a  family  of  four 
sons  and  three  daughters  born  to  his  parents, 
James  W.  and  Nancy  Chase  Knight.  Samuel 
was  reared  to  agricultural  labor,  remaining 
beneath  the  parental  roof-tree  until  the  spring 
of  1861,  when  he  started  out  to  see  something 
of  the  world,  going  first  to  Massachusetts, 
then  to  De  Kalb  County,  Illinois,  where  he 
stayed  until  September  i. 

Returning  then  to  his  early  home,  Mr. 
Knight  enlisted  as  Fourth  Sergeant  in  Com- 
pany E,  Twelfth  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry, 
being  mustered  into  service  at  Camp  Berry, 
Portland.  The  following  January  the  regi- 
ment was  sent  South,  going  by  steamer  to 
New  Orleans.  With  his  company  Mr.  Knight 
subsequently  took  an  active  part  in  many 
engagements,  the  most  notable  among  them 
being  the  ones  at  Pass  Manchac,  La.,  Irish 
Bend,  and  Port  Hudson,  he  being  in  the 
midst  of  battle  much  of  the  time  from  May  27 
until  July  8,  1863.  On  July  i,  1864,  his 
regiment  was  transferred  to  Virginia  by 
steamer,  landing  at  City  Point  on  the  James 
River,  whence  they  were  sent  to  Washington, 
D.C.,  and  from  there  to  Georgetown,  whence 
they  proceeded  to  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  lo- 
cating their  camp  at  Berryville  in  August.  In 
the-  battles  of  Winchester  and  Fisher's  Hill 
Mr.  Knight  did  brave  service,  working  with 
his  regiment  in  the  valley  until  October,  when 
they  were  sent  to  Cedar  Creek,  where  there 
were  two  encounters  with  the  enemy.  The 
regiment  was  then  sent  to  Camp  Russell, 
where  the  men,  their  three  years'  term  of  en- 
listment having  expired,  were  sent  home,  re- 
ceiving their  discharge  in  Portland,  Me.,  De- 
cember 7,  1864. 

On  his  return  to  Bridgton  Mr.  Knight  was 
engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  until  1872, 
when,  leaving  the  homestead,  he  purchased  a 


farm  near  by,  and  continued  in  his  chosen  oc- 
cupation for  sixteen  years.  In  1889  he 
bought  the  store  which  he  has  since  success- 
fully conducted,  carrying  an  ample  stock  of 
all  articles  to  be  found  in  a  first-class  hard- 
ware establishment.  In  politics  he  is  a  stanch 
advocate  of  the  principles  of  the  Republican 
party,  and,  socially,  is  a  member  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic  and  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 

On  October  31,  1865,  Mr.  Knight  was 
united  in  wedlock  with  Miss  Maria  Dearborn, 
who  has  borne  him  two  children;  namely, 
Fred  C.  and  Nettie  E. 


ILLIAM  L.  LARRABEE,  owning 
and  occupying  a  small  and  finely 
improved  farm  at  South  Portland, 
is  a  native  of  Cumberland  County,  Maine,  his 
birth  having  occurred  at  Westbrook,  Janu- 
ary 25,  1826.  His  grandfather,  Benjamin 
Larrabee,  Sr. ,  and  his  father,  Benjamin  Larra- 
bee,  Jr.,  were  both  natives  of  Portland,  his 
father  having  been  born  in  that  city  in  1768. 

Benjamin  Larrabee,  Jr.,  was  reared  to  agri- 
culture, and,  when  a  young  man,  removed  to 
Westbrook,  where  he  bought  some  three  hun- 
dred acres  of  land.  He  continued  general 
farming,  in  connection  with  which  he  carried 
on  an  extensive  lumbering  business.  He  was 
twice  married.  His  first  wife,  Jane  Cobbey, 
bore  him  eight  children,  of  whom  but  one  is 
living,  Mrs.  Emma  Freeman,  widow  of  Dr. 
S.  S.  Freeman,  who  left  her  three  children  — 
Mary,  George,  and  Charles.  In  1824  our 
subject's  father  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Sarah,  daughter  of  William  Lamb;  and  of  the 
four  children  born  of  his  second  union  three 
survive:  William  L.  ;  David;  and  Hannah, 
widow  of  Rufus  Fluent,  Jr. 

William  L.  Larrabee  acquired  a  practical 
education  at  the  Westbrook  Seminary,  after 
which  he  carried  on  general  farming  in  the 
place  of  his  nativity.  In  1858  he  purchased 
one  hundred  acres  of  land  in  Gorham,  and  was 
numbered  among  the  enterprising  and  prosper- 
ous farmers  of  that  town  for  thirty-three  years. 
Disposing  of  his  Gorham  farm  in  1891,  he 
bought  his  present  farm  of  twenty-two  acres 
in   South   Portland,   which  has  since  been  his 


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home.  In  politics  he  is  identified  with  the 
Republican  party,  and  during  the  years  1875 
and  1876  he  was  one  of  the  Selectmen  of  Gor- 
ham.  Religiously,  he  is  an  attendant  of  the 
Baptist  church.  Mr.  Larrabee  was  married 
June  27,  1852,  to  Eunice  W. ,  daughter  of 
Rufus  Fluent,  Sr. ,  of  Westbrook.  She  died 
February  27,  1895,  leaving  one  son,  John  F., 
who  was  -born  in  Westbrook,  April  19,  1853, 
and  was  married  July  10,  1895,  to  Matie  E. 
Williams,  of  Hesper,  la.  He  is  a  machinist 
and  engineer  by  trade. 


/^JeORGE  E.  WHITNEY,  general 
yST  agent  of  the  Boston  &  Maine  and 
Maine  Central  Railroads  at  Portland, 
was  born  in  Topsham,  Me.,  April  14,  1852, 
son  of  Robert  P.  and  Ruth  F.  (Sprague) 
Whitney.  His  grandfather  Whitney  was  one 
of  the  early-settlers  of  Lubec,  Me.  He  mar- 
ried a  Miss  Hunter,  of  Topsham,  a  member 
of  a  family  distinguished  in  Revolutionary 
annals;  and  through  her  Mr.  Whitney  is  eligi- 
ble as  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution. 
Robert  P.  Whitney,  the  father  of  George 
E.,  was  born  in  Lubec,  Me.,  in  October,  1819, 
and  settled  in  Topsham  when  a  young  man, 
engaging  in  the  grocery  business.  He  is  now 
the  oldest  merchant  in  the  place,  and  has  been 
Postmaster  for  twenty-five  years.  He  likewise 
served  as  Town  Clerk  for  several  years.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  has  taken  an 
active  share  in  the  work  of  the  party  in  Maine, 
as  Topsham  is  a  prominent  lumbering  town 
and  one  of  the  salient  points  in  a  political  can- 
vass. He  was  intimately  acquainted  with 
Hannibal  Hamlin  and  James  G.  Blaine.  His 
wife,  who  was  born  in  Topsham  in  1824,  was 
a  daughter  of  Willis  S.  Sprague,  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  that  place,  a  man  of  influence 
in  the  early  days  and  Deacon  in  the  Congrega- 
tional church.  Mrs.  Whitney  also  was  a  Con- 
gregational ist.  She  died  in  1868,  having 
been  the  mother  of  nine  children,  eight  sons 
and  one  daughter.  The  five  now  living  are : 
Willis  S.,  of  New  York  City;  George  E.  ; 
Carrie,  wife  of  N.  Farrar,  of  Boston;  Charles 
Sumner,  a  resident  of  Gardiner,  in  the  employ 
of  George  F.  Hewett ;  and  Edward  L.,  an  em- 
ployee on  the  Maine  Central. 


George  E.  Whitney  received  a  good  educa- 
tion, graduating  from  the  high  school  at 
Topsham  and  studying  for  a  while  with  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Wheeler,  a  noted  scholar  of  that 
town.  When  a  boy  of  eleven,  he  began  to  work 
in  the  railway  service  during  his  vacations, 
first  as  water 'boy,  later  as  newsboy;  and,  when 
nineteen  years  of  age,  he  became  a  regular 
employee,  a  brakeman  on  the  Maine  Central, 
then  the  Portland  &  Kennebec.  Four  or  five 
years  later  he  was  made  train  baggage-master,  ~ 
and  after  some  five  years  of  service  in  that  line 
was  promoted  to  the  position  of  conductor, 
making  his  first  run  on  the  night  train  from 
Boston  to  Bangor,  being  subsequently  placed 
in  charge  of  the  day  express  from  Portland  to 
Bangor  and  Bar  Harbor.  His  courteous  and 
obliging  manners  made  for  him  a  great  many 
friends,  among  whom  may  be  named  the  Hon. 
James  G.  Blaine,  who  was  at  that  time  travel- 
ling back  and  forth  a  great  deal;  and  he  also 
became  acquainted  in  this  way  with  General 
Logan,  President  Arthur,  and  other  noted 
men. 

In  1892,  after  officiating-  as  conductor  for 
thirteen  years,  Mr.  Whitney  was  appointed  to 
the  position  of  great  responsibility  which  he 
now  holds,  discharging  its  duties  with  marked 
efficiency.  He  has  oversight  of  all  the  pas- 
senger conductors  and  brakemen  on  the  two 
roads,  the  cars  in  the  passenger  service,  and 
full  charge  of  the  Union  Station  at  Portland, 
which  places  a  large  number  of  men  under  his 
supervision.  He  is  a  very  busy  man,  and  has 
very  little  time  to  spare  for  matters  outside  of 
his  railroad  interest,  to  which  he  is  closely 
devoted.  Mr.  Whitney  is  one  of  the  charter 
members  of  thfe  Order  of  Railway  Conductors, 
and  has  been  a  director  since  the  time  ol  its 
organization.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Maine 
Central  Relief  Association. 

October  28,  1879,  Mr.  Whitney  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Lottie  Merrill,  of  Tops- 
ham, daughter  of  William  P.  Merrill,  a  promi- 
nent citizen  of  that  town. 

Mr.  Whitney  votes  in  the  ranks  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  but  takes  no  active  part  in 
political  affairs.  He  is  advanced  in  the 
degrees  of  Masonry,  belonging  to  United 
Lodge,  No.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Brunswick, 
Me.  ;   St.    Paul    Chapter   of   the    same   place ; 


GEORGE    E.    WHITNEY. 


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Portland  Council  and  Portland  Commander}-, 
Knights  Templar;  and  has  held  all  the  offices 
in  the  latter,  being  at  present  Eminent  Com- 
mander. He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Order 
of  Red  Men,  and  belongs  to  the  Bramhall 
League  of  Portland.  Mr.  Whitney  and  his 
wife  attend  the  First  Parish  Unitarian  Church. 
They  have  a  handsome  residence  at  12  West- 
cott  Street,  Portland. 


Y^TOLLIS    ST.    CLAIR,    who    for    many 

L^-l       years  has  been  one  of   Cumberland's 

\[a)  I  prosperous  and  substantial  residents, 

^■""^  was     born      in     Strafford,     Orange 

County.  Vt.,  June  13,  1810,    son   of  John  and 

Rhoda  (Merrill)  St.  Clair. 

Mr.  St.  Clair's  father  was  a  native  of  New 
Hampshire,  born  January  18,  1778.  He  was 
a  machinist  and  followed  his  trade  through 
life,  his  last  days  being  spent  in  Burlington, 
Vt. ,  where  he  died  July  4,  181 7.  He  was  an 
industrious  man  and  a  worthy  citizen.  His 
wife,  Rhoda  Merrill,  whom  he  married  Sep- 
tember 1 8,  1797,  was  a  native  of  New  Hamp- 
shire. She  became  the  mother  of  six  children, 
as  follows:  John  M.,  who  was  born  Janu- 
ary 13,  1800;  Cynthia,  born  February  24, 
1804;  Ebenezer,  born  May  13,  1806;  Thomas 
J.,  born  March  8,  1808;  Hollis,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  and  Orrilla,  born  November  22, 
1812.  Mr.  St.  Clair's  mother  married  for  her 
second  husband  Simon  Green,  by  whom  she 
had  two  children,  namely:  Alpa,who  was  born 
January  30,  1819;  and  Alba,  born  November 
19,  1820.  Of  her  eight  children  Hollis  is 
the  only  survivor. 

Hollis  St.  Clair  grew  to  manhood  in  Straf- 
ford, Vt.,  and  received  a  good  academic  educa- 
tion. When  a  mere  boy  he  was  naturally 
inclined  to  busy  himself  in  some  profitable  em- 
ployment; and  he  earned  his  first  dollar  as  a 
helper  in  some  kind  of  night  work,  for  which 
he  received  twelve  and  one-half  cents  per 
night.  After  completing  his  studies  at  school 
he  engaged  in  teaching.  He  taught  six  winter 
terms,  four  of  which  were  in  his  own  neighbor- 
hood, and  during  the  summer  season  he  was 
employed  at  the  copperas  works  of  Strafford. 
His  connection  with  that  industry  dated  from 
the  time  he  was  sixteen  years  old ;    and  he  be- 


came an  expert  in  the  chemical  treatment  of 
copperas  and  alum  and  the  manufacture  of  cop- 
peras, a  business  which  he  followed  as  an  occu- 
pation for  many  years.  He  was  offered  the 
position  of  superintendent  of  the  Chemical 
Works  in  Portland, .  Me.,  which  he  accepted 
under  the  vehement  protestations  of  his  former 
employers;  and  he  remained  with  the  Portland 
concern  for  six  years.  He  was  then  selected 
by  Congressman  Albert  Smith  to  fill  the  post 
of  commissary  of  the  United  States  corps  of 
engineers,  which  was  engaged  in  surveying 
the  north-east  boundary  between  the  United 
States  and  Canada;  and  for  the  succeeding  two 
years  he  was  quartered  in  the  dense  forests  of 
Maine.  During  his  sojourn  there  he  saw  a 
great  deal  of  wild  life  and  adventure,  the 
woods  being  alive  with  animals  and  game  of 
every  description  known  in  this  climate;  and 
on  one  occasion,  while  walking  through  the 
woods  alone  and  unarmed,  he  met  a  full-grown 
moose,  which  he  at  length  frightened  away  by 
his  loud  and  continual  screaming.  In  1841 
he  settled  in  Cumberland,  where  he  bought 
a  large  farm,  a  portion  of  which  he  still  owns; 
and  he  has  since  resided  in  this  town.  He 
was  a  custom-house  officer  in  Portland  under 
Buchanan's  administration  for  almost  four 
years. 

Mr.  St.  Clair  has  been  twice  married.  On 
October  15,  1840,  he  was  united  in  marriage 
to  his  first  wife,  Jane  Sturdivant.  She  was 
born  in  Cumberland,  September  9,  1817, 
daughter  of  Ephraim  and  Rachel  Sturdivant, 
who  were  representatives  of  old  and  prominent 
families  of  Cumberland  County.  Mrs.  Jane 
Sturdivant  St.  Clair  died  October  12,  1871, 
leaving  two  children,  namely:  Frances  Ger- 
trude, who  was  born  March  18,  1842,  and  is 
now  living  at  home;  and  Herbert,  who  was 
born  February  5,  i860,  and  now  resides  in 
Atlanta,  Ga.  On  November  3,  1882,  Mr.  St. 
Clair  wedded  for  his  second  wife  Jane  S.  Mer- 
rill, who  was  born  in  Cumberland,  June  20, 
1836,  daughter  of  John  and  Sally  (Chenery) 
Merrill.  Mrs.  St.  Clair's  paternal  grand- 
parents, Jacob  and  Rosanna  (Davis)  Merrill, 
were  early  settlers  of  Pownal ;  and  the  family 
was  a  prominent  one  in  that  neighborhood. 
John  Merrill,  Mrs.  St.  Clair's  father,  was  a 
native    and    lifelong  resident   of   Cumberland, 


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where  he  followed  agricultural  pursuits.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  He  died  August  3,  1881.  Hiswife, 
who  was  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  becarne 
the  mother  of  six  children,  two  of  whom  are 
living,  namely:  Asa,  who  was  born  February 
27,  1826,  and  resides  in  Cumberland;  and 
Mrs.  St.  Clair,  who  is  the  youngest.  Mrs. 
Sally  C.  Merrill  died  in  1882. 

Mr.  St.  Clair  has  lived  a  busy  and  prosper- 
ous life,  his  business  transactions  having  all 
been  attended  with  good  financial  results.  He 
served  as  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  forty  years, 
but  of  late  years  he  has  retired  from  the 
more  active  details  of  business.  He  is  a  Dem- 
ocrat in  politics  and  liberal  in  his  religious 
views.  Mrs.  St.  Clair  attends  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church. 


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EORGE  W.  SYLVESTER,  manager 
\^T_  of  the  Gilbert  M.  Soule  Lumber 
^—"^  Company,  located  at  418  Commercial 
Street,  Portland,  is  a  worthy  representative  of 
the  native-born  resident  of  the  city,  and  one 
of  its  prosperous  business  men.  He  was 
born  October  17,  1850,  the  only  child  of 
George  S.  and  Helen  R.  (Couch)  Sylvester. 
His  mother  died  in  1891 ;  but  his  father  is 
still  living,  being  actively  engaged  in  busi- 
ness in  this  city.  The  subject  of  this  notice 
was  reared  and  educated  in  Portland,  being 
graduated  from  the  high  school  in  the  class  of 
1869.  With  the  energy  characteristic  of  his 
boyhood  days,  he  soon  beg^an  business  life, 
being  employed  for  a  time  as  clerk  in  the 
wholesale  grocery  establishment  of  Elias 
Thomas  &  Co.  During  a  subsequent  two 
years'  engagement  with  Robert  Holyoke,  Mr. 
Sylvester  became  thoroughly  acquainted  with 
the  details  of  the  lumber  business;  and  the 
succeeding  two  years  were  spent  in  the  employ 
of  Holyoke,  Benson  &  Co.,  Mr.  Sylvester 
leaving  them  to  accept  a  position  with  the  late 
Gilbert  Soule,  with  whom  he  remained  until 
Mr.  Soule's  death  ten  years  later.  The  pres- 
ent company  was  then  incorporated,  and  Mr. 
Sylvester  appointed  to  the  position  of  man- 
ager, the  duties  of  which  he  has  filled  most 
successfully  for  the  past  ten  years.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  consistent    Republican,   and   for 


three  years — 1887,  1888,  and  1889  —  he 
served  his  fellow-citizens  as  a  member  of  the 
Common  Council,  representing  Ward  5. 

Mr.  Sylvester  married.  Miss  Luena  M., 
daughter  of  Frank  J.  and  Maria  A.  Ames;  and 
they  have  a  pleasant  home  at  201  High  Street, 
where  they  give  hospitable  welcome  to  their 
numerous  friends.  '  They  are  earnest  be- 
lievers in  the  truths  of  Christianity,  and  wor- 
ship at  the  Williston  Congregational  Church. 


OHN  A.  S.  DYER,  general  merchant, 
Postmaster,  and  Chairman  of  the  Board 
of  Selectmen  of  South  Portland,  has 
occupied  the  last-named  position  since 
the  town  was  set  off  from  Cape  Elizabeth  in 
1894.  The  office  of  Postmaster  he  has  filled  for 
seven  years  at  Knightsville,  having  been  ap- 
pointed to  the  position  by  President  Harrison. 
For  sixteen  years  he  has  been  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business,  Mr.  Levi  Seavy  having  been 
in  company  with  him  for  six  years;  but  since 
1885  he  has  managed  the  store  himself,  carry- 
ing on  a  substantial  retail  business  under  the 
firm  title  of  J.  A.  S.  Dyer  &  Co. 

Mr.  Dyer  is  a  native-born  citizen,  his  birth 
having  occurred  March  30,  1861,  in  Pleasant- 
dale,  in  what  was  then  called  Cape  Elizabeth. 
He  grew  to  mature  years  in  the  place  of  his 
nativity,  being  here  educated,  and  commenced 
his  business  career  when  but  a  mere  youth,  his 
success  therein  being  solely  attributable  to  his 
own  energy  and  pluck.  He  is  the  representa- 
tive of  one  of  the  oldest  families  of  the  neigh- 
borhood. His  paternal  grandfather,  Jesse 
Dyer,  Sr.,  who,  it  is  thought,  wag  born  here, 
was  a  well-to-do  farmer,  settling  on  a  farm 
after  his  marriage  with  Mary  Brown,  who  bore' 
him  several  children,  among  them  be'ing  a  son 
Jesse,  who  was  the  father  of  John  A.  S.  Dyer. 
Jesse  Dyer,  Jr.,  has  been  a  lifelong  resident 
of  Pleasantdale,  where  he  is  now  living,  re- 
tired from  active  business,  a  most  genial  and 
pleasant  man  of  seventy-three  years,  happy  in 
having  won  the  respect  of  the  entire  community 
in  which  he  has  lived  through  boyhood,  man- 
hood, and  old  age.  For  many  years  he  was  a 
prominent  business  man,  being  engaged  as  a 
general  merchant,  also  dealing  in  grain  and 
ice,  and  also  for  a  time  extensively  engaged  in 


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manufacturing  brick.  In  politics  he  has  never 
swerved  from  allegiance  to  the  Democratic 
party.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Martha  Jane  Fickett,  was  born,  bred,  and  edu- 
cated in  Pownal,  Me.,  afterward  removing  to 
Portland,  where  she  met  and  married  Mr. 
,  Dyer.  They  subsequently  made  their  perma- 
nent home  in  Pleasantdale,  where  she  died 
a  few  years  ago.  Of  the  children  born  to 
them  three  are  dead,  namely :  Frederick  died 
a  few  years  after  his  marriage  with  Miss 
Nellie  Nutter,  of  this  town ;  Edmund  A.  died 
in  early  manhood ;  and  one  son  passed  away  in 
infancy.  The  record  of  the  living  is  as  fol- 
lows :  Malvern,  in  the  meat  business  in  New- 
ark, N.J.,  married  Miss  Ethel  Hamilton,  for- 
merly of  this  place;  John  A.  S. ,  is  the  espe- 
cial subject  of  this  sketch;  Walter  H.,  in 
business  with  his  brother  John,  being  junior 
partner,  married  Miss  Eva  Gild,  of  Boothbay, 
this  State;  and  Carrie  F. ,  wife  of  Frank 
Libby,   a  carpenter  in    Pleasantdale. 

John  A.  S.  Dyer  was  united  in  marriage 
December  29,  1885,  to  Miss  Helen  H.  Pills- 
bury,  who  was  born  and  reared  in  South  Port- 
land, being  a  daughter  of  the  late  Albert  Pills- 
bury,  formerly  a  conductor  on  the  Grand  Trunk 
Railway,  and  his  wife,  Louisa  (Fickett)  Pills- 
bury,  who  is  now  living  in  Pleasantdale.  The 
wedded  life  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dyer  has  been 
enlivened  and  cheered  by  the  advent  of  four  in- 
teresting children;  namely,  Ella  G.,  Albert 
L.,  Martha,  and  Raymond  C. 


-OHN    C.    ROBERTS,    the    efficient   su- 
perintendent of  the  city  almshouse  at 
Portland,  was  born  in  Waterboro,  York 
County,  Me.,  on  April  22,  1840,  and  is 
a    son    of    Major   Jerry    and    Olive    (Roberts) 
Roberts. 

His  paternal  grandfather,  Jeremy  Roberts, 
served  as  a  private  in  the  Revolutionary  War, 
and  was  among  those  who  fought  so  valiantly 
at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill.  Jerry  Roberts, 
whose  birth  occurred  in  the  town  of  Lyman, 
Me.,  on  May  27,  1798,  spent  the  early  years 
of  his  manhood  in  farming.  Later  on  he  con- 
ducted a  hotel,  and  was  also  engaged  in  specu- 
lations of  various  kinds,  especially  in  lumber; 
and  he  owned  one  or  more  saw-mills.      He  held 


various  town  offices,  and  in  the  years  1868 
and  1869  he  represented  the  towns  of  Water- 
boro and  Limerick  in  the  State  legislature. 
He  died  on  July  24,  1874.  His  wife,  Olive 
Roberts,  was  born  on  February  28,  1808,  and 
died  on  July  15,  1870.  She  was  a  daughter 
of  Andrew  J.  Roberts  and  grand-daughter  of 
Ichabod  Roberts.  Her  uncle,  Moses  lioberts, 
served  in  the  French  and  Indian  War,  in  that 
contest  losing  his  life.  Mrs.  Olive  Roberts 
bore  her  husband  nine  children,  of  whom  seven 
are  now  living,  namely:  Harriet  Stone,  the 
wife  of  William  H.  Johnson;  Martha  F.,  who 
married  Horace  Hamilton,  and  is  now  residing 
in  Kansas;  Albert  H.,  who  is  married  and 
occupies  the  old  homestead ;  John  C.  ;  Lucy 
H.,  now  Mrs.  Jason  II.  Shaw,  of  Portland; 
Luther  B. ,  a  stock-broker  in  Portland;  and 
Olive  J.,  who  married  Elliot  Dearborn. 

John  C.  Roberts  obtained  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Waterboro,  Me.,  finish- 
ing his  course  of  study  in  the  high  school, 
after  which  he  assisted  his  father  in  farm  work 
at  home  until  he  was  nineteen  years  old.  At 
that  time  he  went  to  Lynn,  Mass.,  to  learn  the 
morocco  dresser's  trade;  and  after  completing 
his  apprenticeship  he  remained  in  Lynn  and 
engaged  in  that  vocation  for  six  years.  Re- 
turning to  Waterboro,  he  entered  a  union  store; 
but  after  three  years  he  again  went  to  Massa- 
chusetts to  superintend  a  department  in  a  mo- 
rocco shop  in  Beverly,  and  continued  in  that 
position  for  four  years.  In  1878  he  estab- 
lished himself  in  trade  in  Portland,  Me.,  and 
during  the  succeeding  ten  years  did  a  prosper- 
ous business.  Then  selling  out  he  entered  the 
employ  of  Libby  &  Larrabee,  and  for  five 
years  had  charge  of  their  furnishing-goods  de- 
partment. Since  the  spring  of  1893,  when 
he  was  elected  by  the  Board  of  Overseers,  he 
has  served  most  acceptably  as  superintendent 
of  the  city  almshouse. 

His  wife,  formerly  Miss  Sarah  A.  West- 
wood,  a  daughter  of  James  and  Sarah  (Moss) 
Westwood,  is  a  native  of  London,  England. 
Three  children  have  been  born  to  them, 
namely:  Harry  C.  and  Lillian  W.,  both  of 
whom  died  in  childhood;  and  Henrietta  W., 
the  only  one  living.  In  political  views  Mr. 
Roberts  is  a  strong  Republican  ;  and  in  1885- 
86  and  1886-87  he  served  as  Councilman   of 


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Ward  7  in  Portland.  Since  1867  he  has 
been  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and 
is  now  a  member  of  Portland  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.  He  is  also  connected  with  Cogowosco 
Tribe  of  Red  Men.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roberts 
are  active  members  of  the  West  Congrega- 
tional Church  of  Portland. 


"ON.  WILLIAM  FENDER  SON 
PERRY,  who  has  for  many_  years 
been  closely  identified  with  the 
leading  enterprises  of  Bridgton, 
Cumberland  County,  is  a  native-born  citizen, 
the  date  of  his  birth  being  February  i,  1826. 
His  father,  George  Perry,  was  born  in  Lim- 
erick, York  County,  this  State,  and  was  but 
seven  years  old  when  his  father  died.  His 
widowed  mother  afterward  became  the  wife  of 
Elijah  Allen,  a  Revolutionary  soldier  and  a 
blacksmith  by  trade.  As  George  grew  to  man- 
hood he  learned  the  blacksmith's  trade  from 
his  step-father,  and  in  1820  came  to  Bridg- 
ton, where  he  carried  on  his  trade  in  the 
village  for  a  while.  He  afterward  purchased  a 
tract  of  land  about  two  miles  from  the  centre  of 
the  town,  and  there  engaged  in  blacksmithing 
until  his  demise  at  the  age  of  seventy-three 
years.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Eliza  Fenderson,  was  born  in  Parsonsfield,  Me., 
being  a  daughter  of  William  Fenderson,  a  vet- 
eran of  the  Revolution  also.  She  survived  her 
husband  about  two  years,  dying  at  the  age  of 
seventy-three.  She  reared  eight  of  her  eleven 
children,  William  F.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  being  the  only  one  now  living. 

William  F.  Perry  attended  the  district 
schools  of  his  native  town,  in  the  mean  time, 
from  the  age  of  seven  to  fourteen  years,  assist- 
ing on  the  farm.  He  then  began  working  at 
the  forge  with  his  father,  continuing  with  him 
until  'twenty-one  years  old,  when  he  started 
out  for  himself,  even  with  the  world.  Going 
to  Portland,  Mr.  Perry  found  employment  at  his 
trade,  receiving  three  dollars  and  fifty  cents 
per  week  and  his  board.  After  four  months 
he  returned  to  Bridgton,  where  he  formed  a 
partnership  and  engaged  in  blacksmithing. 
In  a  short  time  Mr.  Perry  purchased  his  part- 
ner's interest,  and  conducted  the  business 
alone  for   four   years.      Selling    that    shop    he 


then  formed  a  copartnership  with  Amasa  H. 
Merrill,  and  bought  of  James  M.  Kimball  a 
carriage  factory,  which  he  and  his  partner  con- 
ducted until  the  death  of  Mr.  Merrill  four 
years  later.  Mr.  Perry  then  purchased  Mr. 
Merrill's  interest  from  the  latter's  heirs,  and 
carried  on  a  prosperous  business  until  1858, 
when  he  sold  out,  being  engaged  for  the  next 
two  years  in  lumber  dealing.  In  i860,  in 
company  with  George  Taylor,  he  bought  a 
water-power,  which  thgy  improved,  subse- 
quently building  the  Forest  Mills,  in  which 
they  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  woollen 
goods.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Taylor,  No- 
vember 30,  1 879,  a  stock  company  was  formed, 
being  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the 
Forest  Mills  Company,  of  which  Mr.  Perry 
was  elected  President;  a  responsible  office, 
which  he  has  since  most  capably  filled.  In 
addition  to  the  woollen  factory,  this  enterpris- 
ing company  also  owns  and  operates  a  saw  and 
planing  mill,  where  they  are  extensively  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  boxes,  building 
material,  etc.  Mr.  Perry  holds  other  impor- 
tant positions,  being  President  of  the  Bridgton 
&  Saco  Railway  Company,  and  interested  with 
others  in  many  of  the  industries  in  this  town. 
On  October  31,  1859,  Mr.  Perry  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Maria  Gibbs,  the  only 
child  of  their  union  being  a  daughter,  Adeline 
G.  Mrs.  Perry  was  born  in  Bridgton,  being 
a  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Rufus  and  Adaline 
(Sears)  Gibbs,  a  sketch  of  whose  lives  may  be 
found  elsewhere  in  this  volume,  in  connection 
with  the  history  of  Charles  E.  Gibbs.  Mrs. 
Perry,  a  woman  of  true  Christian  worth,  is  a 
member  of  the  Congregational  church.  Mr. 
Perry  has  been  a  Republican  since  the  forma- 
tion of  that  party  and  a  stanch  supporter  of  its 
principles.  He  has  twice  represented  his  con- 
stituents in  the  State  legislature,  in  the  years 
1872  and  1873,  serving  with  credit  to  himself 
and  to  the  honor  of  his  party. 


AMUEL  H;  JOSE,  a  prominent 
builder  and  contractor  of  Portland, 
Me.,  has  been  a  resident  of  this 
city  since  1851,  and  during  the 
time  has  been  actively  associated  with  its 
business  interests.     He  was  born    December 


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16,  1832,  at  Hollis,  now  Dayton,  this  State, 
his  parents  being  William,  Jr.,  and  Eunice 
(Huff)  Jose.  Mr.  Jose's  paternal  grandfather, 
William  Jose,  Sr.,  was  one  of  three  brothers 
that  came  to  Maine  at  an  early  date.  He  lo- 
cated in  Saco,  York  County,  where  he  cleared 
and  improved  a  farm,  and  likewise,  having 
learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  built  many  of 
the  earlier  houses  of  that  place. 

William  Jose,  Jr.,  was  born  in  1798  in 
Saco.  During  his  early  manhood  he  there 
worked  at  the  trades  of  a  carpenter  and  wheel- 
wright; but  soon  after  his  marriage  to  Miss 
Huff,  who  was  also  born  and  reared  in  Saco, 
he  removed  to  Hollis,  where  he  carried  on 
general  farming  for  some  years.  Subsequently 
returning  to  the  place  of  his  nativity,  he  set- 
tled on  the  old  homestead  of  his  father-in-law, 
Joseph  Huff,  living  there  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  in  1868.  His  wife,  who  sur- 
vived him  till  August,  1894,  reached  the  .ven- 
erable age  of  ninety-five  years,  her  birth  hav- 
ing occurred  in  June,  1799.  Both  were  con- 
sistent members  of  the  Free-will  Baptist 
church.  They  had  a  family  of  five  children, 
namely:  Sarah,  who  married  Samuel  Harmon, 
of  Buxton,  Me. ;  William,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  forty-two  years;  Samuel  H.;  Martha  E., 
wife  of  Lucius  Thayer,  of  Mechanic  Falls, 
this  State;  and  Mrs.  Fanny  E.  Bussell,  wife 
of  George  Buzzell,  of  Connecticut. 

Samuel  H.  Jose  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  Saco,  after  which  he 
served  an  apprenticeship  at  the  carpenter's 
trade  with  Francis  Low,  of  that  town.'  In  the 
fall  of  1850  Mr.  Jose  was  engaged  at  his  trade 
in  Portland  for  a  few  weeks,  being  so  much 
pleased  with  the  city  that  he  settled  here 
permanently  the  following  spring.  For  two 
years  thereafter  he  worked  as  a  journeyman, 
then,  with  characteristic  enterprise,  started 
in  business  for  himself,  being  at  first  his  own 
architect,  as  well  as  builder.  Many  of  the 
most  important  public  buildings  and  private 
residences  of  the  city  have  been  constructed 
under  his  immediate  supervision,  among 
which  may  be  mentioned  the  Jose  Building, 
now  Danforth  Block,  William  E.  Gould's 
residence,  and  Kotczhman  Hall.  During  the 
forty-two  years  in  which  Mr.  Jose  has  been  en- 
gaged in  contracting  and  building  he  has  paid 


out  a  large  sum  of  money  in  wages,  thus  giv- 
ing support  to  many  families,  having  at  times 
as  many  as  forty  men  in  his  employ.  He  is 
an  able  financier,  making  wise  investments  of 
his  money,  dealing  somewhat  in  city  real  es- 
tate, and  is  at  the  present  time  the  owner  of 
seven  houses  which  he  has  erected.  He  has  a 
very  comfortable  dwelling  at  24  Bramhall 
Street,  having  built  it  in  1867,  before  very 
many  people  had  recognized  the  desirability  of 
this  section  of  the  city  as  a  residential  place. 

Mr.  Jose  has  been  three  times  married. 
His  first  wife,  Mary  C.  Goud,  daughter  of  the 
Rev.  Robert  Goud,  died,  leaving  four  chil- 
dren, namely:  Samuel  H.,  Jr.,  who  died  when 
seventeen  years  old;  Edward  C,  of  Boston, 
Mass.;  Charles  F.  and  George  C,  both  with 
their  father.  His  second  wife,  Clara  Sawyer, 
lived  but  a  short  time  after  their  marriage, 
dying  without  issue.  Mr.  Jose  was  subse- 
quently united  in  marriage  with  Mrs.  Maria 
M.  (Millett)  Andrews,  a  daughter  of  Joel 
Millett,  a  farmer.  She  is  a  woman  of  many 
estimable  qualities,  and  an  active  worker  in 
the  Free-will  Baptist  church,  of  which  both 
herself  and  husband  are  conscientious  mem- 
bers. In  politics  Mr.  Jose  is  a  steadfast  Re- 
publican. 


ENJAMIN  F.  HALL,  a  practical 
farmer  and  substantial  citizen  of 
^'  West  Falmouth,  Me.,  was  born  in 
this  town,  September  i,  1824,  son  of 
George  and  Elizabeth  (Hall)  Hall. 

This  branch  of  the  Hall  family  have  been 
residents  of  Falmouth  from  the  time  of  Mr. 
George  Hall's  grandfather,  Hatevil  Hall,  who 
followed  farming,  and  was  the  owner  of  a 
large  amount  of  land  in  the  immediate  vicin- 
ity. His  son,  Andrew  Hall,  eventually  came 
into  possession  of  a  portion  of  this  land,  and 
in  early  manhood  was  engaged  as  a  mill 
sawyer  in  addition  to  farming.  Andrew  Hall 
married  Miss  Jane  Merrill,  of  Falmouth,  Me., 
who  died  on  ■  December  30,  1826.  He  died 
August  31,  1 83 1,  at  eighty-one  years  of  age. 
They  had  ten  children,  all  of  whom  have 
passed  away. 

George  Hall,  son  of  Andrew  and  Jane 
(Merrill)  Hall,  was  reared  to  farm   life,  and. 


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on  starting  out  for  himself,  chose  agriculture 
as  his  vocation.  The  farm  he  purchased  is  a 
portion  of  the  original  estate  of  Hatevil  Hall, 
and  he  was  there  successfully  engaged  in  gen- 
eral farming  during  the  active  years  of  his 
life.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Elizabeth  Hall,  bore  him  seven  children, 
three  of  whom  are  still  living,  namely:  Sarah, 
the  wife  of  Joseph  McDonald,  of  Gray,  Me. ; 
Andrew  Merrill  Hall,  residing  at  Cumberland 
Mills,  Me.;  and  Benjamin  F.  Hall,  of  this 
sketch.  In  political  views  their  father  was  a 
Democrat,  but  never  served  in  public  office. 
He  was  an  attendant  of  the  Baptist  church. 

Benjamin  F.  Hall  in  his  early  years  at- 
tended the  public  school  of  Falmouth,  now 
West  Falmouth;  and,  after  completing  his 
course  of  study,  he  engaged  in  farming  with 
his  father  during  the  summer,  and  in  the 
winter  he  worked  at  teaming.  He  remained 
with  his  father  until  he  was  thirty  years  of 
age,  then  purchased  the  old  John  Marston 
place  in  West  Falmouth,  where  he  still  re- 
sides. This  farm  contains  about  one  hundred 
acres  of  woodland  and  meadow,  and  produces 
about  sixty  tons  of  hay  yearly.  He  keeps 
three  to  four  horses  and  about  eighteen  head 
of  cattle.  Since  he  bought  the  property  he 
has  made  substantial  improvements,  not  only 
in  the  land,  having  brought  a  portion  of  the 
pasturage  under  cultivation,  but  also  in  the 
buildings.  He  has  built  a  new  house  and 
barn,  and  made  additions  and  improvements 
in  the  out-buildings,  so  that  all  about  the 
place  are  evidences  of  thrift  and  enterprise. 

In  1854  Mr.  Hall  was  joined  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Mary  R.  Brackett,  a  daughter  of 
Dr.  Samuel  Brackett,  of  Falmouth,  Me. 
Their  home  was  blessed  and  brightened  by  the 
birth  of  a  son  and  daughter,  both  of  whom  are 
living:  Mary  T.  is  the  wife  of  Jerry  Martin, 
of  Dorchester,  Mass. ;  and  George  L.  Hall  is 
associated  with  his  father  in  the  milk  busi- 
ness. He  served  as  Selectman  of  West  Fal- 
mouth in  1892  and  1893.  Mrs.  Mary  R.  Hall 
died  in  March  12,  1883. 

Mr.  Hall  is  an  adherent  of  the  Democratic 
party,  and  has  often  been  chosen  to  fill  posi- 
tions of  public  trust.  Between  the  years  1868 
and-  i88r  he  held  the  office  of  Selectman -nine 
years,  one  term  of  four  years,  another  of  three 


years,  and  a  third  of  two  years,  and  during 
seven  years  of  that  time  he  was  Chairman  of 
the  Board.  Besides  this  he  has  served  as 
Town  Agent  seven  or  eight  years;  and  as 
Auditor  of  Accounts  for  a  long  term.  He 
was  President  and  a  Director  of  the  Falmouth 
Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company  for  twenty- 
five  years. 


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M  WALLACE  THOMAS, 
.,  who  occupies  a  conspicuous 
position  among  the  leading  physi- 
cians of  this  part  of  Cumberland  County,  has 
an  extensive  and  valuable  practice  in  the  town 
of  Yarmouth,  where  he  has  been  actively  en- 
gaged for  a  quarter  of  a  century,  a  longer 
period  of  time  than  any  other  physician,  with 
the  exception  of  Dr.  Bates.  Dr.  Thomas  is  a 
native  of  Maine,  having  been  born,  June  4, 
1838,  in  Oxford,  Oxford  County,  son  of 
George  W.  Thomas. 

His  paternal  grandfather,  Holmes  Thomas, 
a  native  of  Kingston,  Mass.,  was  an  early 
settler  of  Oxford  County;  and  there  he  worked 
industriously  at  farming  and  shoemaking  for 
many  years.  He  died  in  Dixfield,  at  the  age 
of  fourscore  and  three  years.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  being  with 
General  Washington  at  White  Plains,  where 
he  served  as  Assistant  Quartermaster.  His 
wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Lucy  Church- 
ill, also  lived  to  the  age  of  eighty-three  years. 
They  had  a  family  of  six  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters, the  Doctor's  father  being  the  youngest 
child. 

George  W.  Thomas  was  a  native  of  Oxford,  A 
formerly  called  Hebron,  his  birth  occurring^ 
April  20,  1801.  He  spent  his  life  in  agri- 
cultural pursuits,  having  an  excellently  culti- 
vated farm  in  Oxford,  which  continued  his 
abiding-place  throughout  his  seventy-five  years 
of  useful  life.  He  was  ever  held  in  deep  re- 
spect by  his  neighbors  and  friends;  being 
identified  with  the  best  interests  of  the  place. 
He  was  a  Whig  in  politics,  and"  a  consistent 
member  of  the  Baptist  church,  which  he  liber- 
ally assisted  in  supporting.  He  married  Mar- 
garet Ann  Blankenburg,  who  was  born  March 
IS-  1808,  in  Portland,  and  survived  his  death 
a  few  years,  passing  away  in   1886.     The  ten 


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children  born  to  them  are  all  now  living; 
namely,  George  W.,  Simeon  P.,  Cyrus  K., 
William  Wallace,  Helen  M.,  Robert  C.  and 
Mary  C.  (twins),  John  F.,  Adelaide  C,  and 
Leonora  H. 

Dr.  William  W.  Thomas  grew  to  manhood 
beneath  the  parental  roof,  working  on  the  farm 
during  seed-time  and  harvest,  and  attending 
the  district  school  in  the  winter  seasons. 
When  twenty  years  of  age,  he  struck  out  for 
himself,  going  to  Massachusetts,  where  he  was 
hired  as  a  farm  laborer  by  George  D.  Hough- 
ton, and  received  for  his  wages  fifteen  dollars 
a  month.  In  1862  he  enlisted  in  Company  T, 
Twenty-third  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry,  being 
made  Orderly  Sergeant  of  the  company.  At 
the  expiration  of  his  nine  months'  term  of  en- 
listment he  was  honorably  discharged  from 
the  service,  and  returned  to  the  place  of  his 
nativity.  The  following  three  years  he  pur- 
sued his  studies  at  Old  Hebron  Academy, 
after  which  he  spent  three  years  with  Dr. 
Josiah  Carr  in  Mechanic  Falls,  reading  medi- 
cine, paying  his  expenses  by  teaching  school, 
and  likewise  attending  lectures  at  the  Maine 
Medical  School,  which  is  connected  with 
Bowdoin  College  in  Brunswick,  receiving  his 
diploma  from  that  well-known  institution  in 
1869.  In  1870  Dr.  Thomas  came  to  Yar- 
mouthville,  where  he  has  met  with  eminent 
success,  his  intellectual  attainments  and  pro- 
fessional skill  winning  for  him  the  confidence 
and  esteem  of  people  in  all  ranks  of  life.  In 
politics  the  Doctor  is  a  stanch  Republican. 
He  served  for  four  years  on  the  School  Board 
during  his  residence  in  Oxford,  and  for  an 
equal  length  of  time  in  this  town,  which,  to- 
getiier  with  North  Yarmouth  in  the  years  1877 
and  1879,  he  represented  in  the  State  legisla- 
ture. He  is  a  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic 
man,  belonging  to  W.  L.  Haskell  Post,  No. 
108,  in  Yarmouth. 

On  June  20,  1877,  Dr.  Thomas  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Clara  M.  Smith,  who  was 
born  in  Lisbon,  Androscoggin  County,  being 
a  daughter  of  the  late  Jerome  W.  Smith  and 
his  wife,  formerly  Eliza  Porter,  of  Freeport. 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  have  two  sons,  namely: 
Roy  W.,  who  was  born  April  3,  1878,  now  in 
Bowdoin  College;  and  Dean  Stanley,  born 
July  31,  1887.     Mrs.    Smith,  Mrs.   Thomas's 


mother,  makes  her  home  with  the  Doctor's 
family,  living  in  her  own  house.  Dr.  Thomas 
and  his  estimable  wife  attend  the  First  Con- 
gregational Church,  but  are  progressive  and 
liberal  in  their  religious  belief,  realizing  that 

"  True  salvation  is  to  live  the  life  divine, 
And  that  heaven  is  now  and  ever  where  true  love  and 
goodness  shine." 


ORACE  H.  SHAW,  one  of  the  lead- 
ing shoe  manufacturers  in  the  State 
of  Maine,  was  born  in  Hampden, 
Penobscot  County,  February  18, 
1842,  son  of  Abiel  and  Dorcas  Elizabeth 
(Philbrook)  Shaw.  .  His  father  was  a  son  of 
William  Shaw,  of  Frankfort,  Me.,  and  was  for 
many  years  engaged  in  farming  in  Hampden. 
His  mother  was  a  daughter  of  Moses  Phil- 
brook,  also  a  resident  of  that  town. 

Horace  H.  Shaw's  boyhood  was  spent  on  his 
father's  farm,  where  work  was  plenty  and  edu- 
cational facilities  were  few.  In  his  sixteenth 
year,  having  won  his  father's  consent  that  he 
should  obtain  an  education  by  his  own  efforts, 
he  began  to  earn  his  own  living;  and  by  work- 
ing summers  and  teaching  school  in  the  winter 
he  procured  means  to  fit  himself  for  college. 
In  the  summer  of  1862  he  was  prepared  to 
enter  college;  but,  under  the  call  of  President 
Lincoln  for  "three  hundred  thousand  more," 
he  enlisted  in  Company  F,  Eighteenth  Regi- 
ment Maine  Volunteers,  was  mustered  as  First 
Sergeant,  and  was  promoted  to  Second  Lieu- 
tenant in  January,  1863.  His  alertness  in 
the  discharge  of  his  duty  and  soldierly  bearing 
in  action  won  him  favor  with  his  superior 
officers;  and  he  was  next  detached  as  an  Aide- 
de-camp  to  the  brigade  commander,  and  dur- 
ing his  service  in  that  capacity  was  assigned 
to  duty  as  ordnance  officer  and  inspector  of 
artillery.  The  following  summer  he  was  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  First  Lieutenant. 

In  1863  his  regiment,  the  Eighteenth 
Maine,  was  changed  to  the  First  Regiment 
Maine  Heavy  Artillery,  and  was  in  some  of 
the  severest  actions  of  the  war.  In  the  cam- 
paign of  1864  he  acted  as  Aide-de-camp  to  the 
brigade  commander,  and  was  in  the  battles 
of  Spottsylvania,  North  Anna,  Hanover  Court- 
house,  Totopotomy  Creek,    Cold   Harbor,  and 


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Petersburg,  being  in  active  service  from  May, 
1864,  to  September,  1865.  In  February, 
1864,  he  was  commissioned  Captain,  but-  de- 
clined muster.  In  the  last  campaign  of  1865 
he  was  ordered  to  the  Quartermaster's  Depart- 
ment, Third  Division  Second  Army  Corps, 
charged  with  important  and  critical  duty. 
Mr.  Shaw  was  at  the  capture  of  Petersburg, 
the  battles  at  Sailor's  Creek,  Farmville,  Rice's 
Station,  and  High  Bridge,  and  was  -present  at 
the  surrender  of  Lee  at  Appomattox.  He  was 
retained  in  service  when  the  army  was  dis- 
banded, and  ordered  on  June  1 5  to  Fort  Baker, 
Md.,  with  a  remnant  of  his  regiment,  which 
was  consolidated  with  the  Third,  Fourth, 
Seventeenth,  and  Nineteenth  Maine  Regi- 
ments. He  was  brigade  Quartermaster  from 
June  16  to  September  5,  1865,  when  he  was 
mustered  out  of  service  with  his  regiment. 

During  the  whole  of  his  brilliant  military 
career  it  had  been  his  intention  to  return  to 
college  when  his  term  of  service  was  ended; 
but  the  intense  activity  of  his  later  army  life 
had  unfitted  him  for  a  student,  and  he  com- 
menced business  as  a  grocer  in  his  native 
town,  associating  himself  with  another  gentle- 
man, under  the  firm  name  of  Shaw  &  Smith. 
After  a  very  successful  year  he  sold  out,  and 
went  to  Boston  to  study  law,  preparatory  to 
entering  a  larger  field.  In  February,  1867, 
he  entered  the  employ  of  C.  H.  Breed  &  Co., 
shoe  manufacturers  of  Portland,  as  a  salesman. 
In  company  with  A.  Waldeh  he  succeeded 
this  firm  in  1871  as  Walden  &  Shaw,  and  in 
1873  organized  the  firm  of  Shaw,  Coding  & 
Co.,  which  did  the  leading  business  in  the 
State  in  their  line  up  to  1893.  In  1886  Mr. 
Shaw  established  a  large  and  successful  shoe 
industry  at  Freeport,  Me. ,  under  the  style  of 
A.  W.  Shaw  &  Co.,  and  in  1895  bought  out  a 
plant  at  Lewiston,  Me.,  and  established  there 
one  of  the  largest  factories  in  the  State.  He 
is  now  also  largely  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  shoes  in  Portland,  and  has  an  office 
in  Boston,  and  business  in  nearly  every  por- 
tion of  the  United  States. 

Politically,  a  Republican,  he  has  served  in 
the  city  government  and  in  the  State  legisla- 
ture ;  and  he  was  chosen  elector-at-large,  and 
made  President  of  the  Electoral  College,  cast- 
ing the  vote  of  the  State  for  Benjamin  Harri- 


son in  1888.     In  religion  a  MetTiodist,  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Congress  Street  Church,  and 
was    delegate    from    Maine    to    the    Second 
CEcumenical    Conference    in    Washington    in 
1891 ;  and  he  is  a  Trustee  of  the  Maine  Wes- 
leyan  Seminary  and  Female  College,  and  has 
done  good  work  for  the  institution.      He  has 
done  much  for  the  part  of  the  city  of  Portland 
where  he  resides,  and  has  been  active  in  pro- 
moting all  forward  movements  for  the  good  of 
the  various  places  where  he  has  had  interests. 
He  married   in  August,    1867,    Celeste  M. 
Gay,  daughter  of  William  and  Rhoda  Gay,  of 
East  Corinth,  Me.     They  have  one  daughter, 
Mrs.  Anabel  Shaw  Smart,  well  known  in  Port- 
land literary  circles,  and  one  son,  Winfield  L. 
Shaw,    who    at    this    writing,    1896,    is    aged 
seventeen  years,   preparing  for   Harvard  Col- 
lege (Portland  High  School,  class  1896),  and 
is    Major,    commanding    the    battalion    High 
School  Cadets. 


ESSE  DYER,  as  a  manufacturer,  mer- 
chant, and  dealer  in  real  estate,  has 
long  been  identified  with  the  business 
interests  and  industries  of  that  part  of 
Cape  Elizabeth  that  is  now  called  South  Port- 
land, which  is  the  place  of  his  nativity,  the 
date  of  his  birth  being  November  29,  1823. 
He  is  of  honored  pioneer  stock,  his  great-, 
grandparents  having  resided  here  for  many 
years. 

Christopher  Dyer,  of  the  next  generation, 
was  a  sea-faring  man,  sailing  in  the  Cuban 
trade.  On  one  of  his  voyages  to  the  West 
Indies  he  was  taken  sick,  died,  and  was 
buried  in  the  .sea.  He  was  a  man  of  exceed- 
ing thrift  and  enterprise,  accumulating  con- 
siderable money,  which  he  invested  in  land  in 
this  town.  He  was  a  stanch  member  of  the 
^yhig  party,  and  quite  liberal  in  his  religious 
views.  He  married  and  reared  a  family  of 
four  children,  among  them  being  Jesse  Dyer, 
Sr.,  father  of  the  gentleman  whose  name  ap- 
pears at  the  head  of  this  sketch. 

Jesse  Dyer,  Sr.,  was  born  July  15,  1780,  on 
the  homestead  of  Ms  parents  in  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, and  was  reared  to  agricultural  labors. 
In  his  mature  life  becoming  the  practical 
manager  of  the  estate  left  by  his  father,   he 


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built  a  grist  and  carding  mill,  and  operated 
both  in  conjunction  with  farming.  He  like- 
wise cut  a  great  deal  of  wood,  supplying  many 
of  the  brickyards  of  this  locality  with  fuel. 
He  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Joseph  Brown, 
of  Scarboro;  and  they  became  the  parents  of 
eight  children,  the  following  being  recorded 
of  them :  George,  who  is  dead,  left  one  daugh- 
ter, Henrietta;  Stephen,  deceased,  left  two 
children ;  Christopher,  deceased,  left  three 
children;  Mrs.  Elmira  Fickett  died,  leaving 
two  children;  Mrs.  Mary  Hatch,  deceased, 
left  two  children;  Jesse  is  the  special  subject 
of  this  sketch ;  Columba  and  Hester  (twins), 
both  died,  the  former  leaving  three  children, 
and  the  latter,  who  married  a  Mr.  Gray,  left 
but  one  child. 

Jesse  Dyer  is  the  only  surviving  child  of 
his  parents.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  and,  when  quite 
young,  began  working  as  helper  in  putting  up 
a  telegraph  line  between  Boston  and  New 
York,  after  which  he  became  a  section  boss 
on  the  Portland,  Saco  &  Portsmouth  Railway, 
remaining  with  that  company  for  about  six 
years.  He  was  next  employed  in  the  same 
capacity  on  the  Kennebec  Railway,  remaining 
with  that  company  for  fourteen  years,  with  the 
exception  of  two  years,  when  he  was  engaged 
in  the  grocery  business  at  Cape  Elizabeth 
depot,  where  in  1855  he  was  appointed  Post- 
master, having  the  office  in  his  store.  In 
1857  he  sold  out  his  store,  and  resumed  work 
on  the  railway.  Subsequently,  in  company 
with  his  brother  George,  Mr.  Dyer  started  a 
brickyard  in  this  town,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Dyer  Brothers,  continuing  awhile,  when 
Jesse  bought  out  his  brother's  share  of  the 
business,  which  he  conducted  alone  for  many 
years.  He  built  up  a  large  trade,  furnishing 
brick  for  many  buildings,  including  the  Port- 
land Kerosene  Oil  Works,  Hyde's  Oil  Fac- 
tory, the  Noj-th  School  building,  and  many 
others.  Although  he  never  served  an  appren- 
ticeship, Mr.  Dyer  picked  up  a  good  knowl- 
edge of  the  mason's  trade,  in  which  he  did  a 
great  deal  of  very  successful  work,  taking  con- 
tracts for  building  foundations  and  cellars,  in 
this  capacity  laying  the  foundation  wall  for 
the  Brown  Hill  Church  in  this  town.  Mr. 
Dyer,  whose    energy,    enterprise,    and    ability 


were  untiring,  also  speculated  extensively  in 
real  estate,  buying  land  and  erecting  houses, 
making  the  brick,  laying  the  foundations,  and 
with  the  assistance  of  unskilled  laboring  men 
doing  the  carpentry,  his  transactions  in  this 
line  also  being  most  successful. 

In  1874  ^^r.  Dyer  established  himself  in  a 
new  business,  building  a  dam  and  erecting 
an  ice-house  at  Cape  Elizabeth.  In  that  year 
he  cut  a  good  deal  of  ice,  but  had  hard  work 
to  compete  with  the  ice  firms  of  Portland,  the 
citizens  fearing  his  crop  would  not  hold  out 
through  the  season.  The  following  year, 
however,  his  business  had  so  increased  that  he 
admitted  Norris  Curtis  to  partnership;  and 
under  the  firm  name  of  Dyer  &  Curtis  they  es- 
tablished an  office  in  Portland,  continuing  to- 
gether three  years.  In  1878  Mr.  Dyer  built  a 
store  and  grist-mill  at  Cape  Elizabeth,  and  also 
engaged  in  the  hay  and  grain  business,  build- 
ing up  a  large  local  trade,  conducting  it  until 
1889,  when  he  sold  out  to  E.  Matthews.  At 
Knightsville  Mr.  Dyer  then  built  an  ice- 
house, with  a  capacity  of  two  thousand  tons; 
and  that  winter  his  ice  crop  was  thirty-five 
hundred  tons,  all  of  which  he  sold  to  New 
York  parties,  loading  one  vessel  with  two 
thousand  two  hundred  and  seventeen  tons,  the 
largest  shipment  at  that  time  ever  made  from 
Portland.  He  afterward  sold  his  ice  plant 
and  privileges,  and  in  1892  went  into  the  hay 
and  grain  business  again,  taking  as  a  partner 
a  Mr.  Jordan,  who  purchased  the  business  in 
1894. 

Mr.  Dyer,  while  attending  to  his  own  inter- 
ests, has  ever  been  mindful  of  the  welfare 
of  his  native  town,  giving  material  aid  to 
schemes  for  local  improvement,  and  contribut- 
ing the  land  for  a  street,  which  is  now  called 
Evans  Street.  He  is  a  stanch  Democrat  in 
his  political  affiliations,  but  not  an  aspirant 
for  official  honors. 

Mr.  Dyer  has  been  twice  married,  his  first 
wife,  whom  he  wedded  on  October  14,  1851, 
having  been  Martha  J.,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 
Fickett,  of  Danville,  Me.  She  passed  to 
the  higher  life  May  i,  1890,  leaving  four 
children,  of  whom  a  record  may  be  found 
in  connection  with  the  sketch  of  John  A.-  S. 
Dyer,  the  second  child  in  order  of  birth.  On 
December   18,  1891,  Mr.   Dyer  was  united   in 


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marriage  with  Mrs.  Addie  L.  (Bean)  Swain,  a 
native  of  Wilton,  the  daughter  of  Joshua  Bean 
and  the  widow  of  the  late  Nathan  Swain. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dyer  are  people  of  strong 
religious  principles,  and  sincere  members  of 
the  Methodist  church. 


(eTru^usTus  ervin   Stevens,  who 

P\  died  on  November  lo,  1882,  was  a 
yj|j,\  prominent  merchant  of  Portland  and 
^"■^  an  ex-mayor  of  the  city.  He  was 
born  in  Westbrook  (now  Deering),  September 
25,  1825,  son  of  Samuel  B.  and  Sally  Briscoe 
(Francis)  Stevens,  and  on  the  maternal  side 
was  related  to  the  famous  Paul  Revere.  Mr. 
Stevens  was  the  oldest  of  a  family  of  six,  one 
of  whom  died  in  infancy.  The  others  are  as 
follows:  Samuel  H.,  who  was  agent  of  the 
Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  in  1882;.  Granville 
M.,  agent  of  the  Fibre  Ware  Company;  Frank 
G.,  registrar  of  deeds  for  Cumberland  County; 
and  Mrs.  Starr,  wife  of  Judge  Starr,  of  Illi- 
nois. 

Their  father,  Samuel  B.  Stevens,  was  a  de- 
scendant of  Benjamin  Stevens,  who  purchased 
a  piece  of  land  of  Isaac  Sawyer  in  Back  Cove 
in  1.738.  Benjamin  Stevens  married  Martha 
Sawyer,  and  had  a  son,  Isaac  Sawyer  Stevens, 
who  was  born  September  17,  1748,  and  died 
October  23,  1820.  He  was  a  Sergeant  in  the 
Revolutionary  War.  Isaac  Sawyer  Stevens 
married  Sarah  Brackett,  who  was  born  October 
17,  1748,*  and  died  February  23,  1830.  She 
was  the  daughter  of  Zachariah  Brackett,  fifth 
son  of  Zachariah  Brackett  and  Judith  Sawyer. 
Isaac  S.  and  Sarah  (Brackett)  Stevens  had 
a  son,  Zachariah  Brackett  Stevens,  who  was 
born  November  20,  1778,  and  died  May  15, 
1856.  He  married  Miriam  Bailey,  who  was 
bom  in  1778,  and  died  December  13,  1865. 

Samuel  B.  Stevens,  son  of  Zachariah  B.  and 
Miriam  (Bailey)  Stevens,  was  an  old  and  re- 
spected merchant  of  Portland.  His  wife, 
Sally  Briscoe  Francis,  who  was  born  Novem- 
ber II,  1799,  and  died  July  6,  1890,  traced 
her  ancestry  back  to  the  De  Rivoires,  a  family 
of  noble  lineage,  who  came  originally  from 
Romagnieu,  Vienne,  and  Saint-Jean,  in  the 
south-eastern  part  of  France.  Certain  mem- 
bers of  the  family,  who  were  Huguenots,  fled 


from  France  after  the  revocation  of  the  Edict 
of  Nantes.     The  genealogy   runs   as  follows: 
"Jean  de  Riyoire  married  Magdeleine  Mala- 
perge;  and  they  had  a  son  Isaac,  who'was  mar- 
ried in  1694  to  Serenne  Larnbert.      Their  son 
Apollos,  who  was  born  in  1702,  became  a  resi- 
dent of    Boston  when  about  thirteen  years  of 
age,    and    was   apprenticed  to    a    silversmith. 
He  changed  his  name  to  Paul   Revere,  because 
the  English  tongue  had  trouble  in  pronouncing 
it   in    its  original   form,,  Apollos  de  Rivoire. 
Paul  Revere,  first,  died   in  1754.      He  married 
in   1729    Deborah   Hitchborn,   of  Boston;  and 
they  had  twelve  children,  the  third  being  Paul. 
A    daughter,    Mary  Revere,   married  first  Ed- 
mund   Rose,    second.  Alexander    Baker.      She 
had  three  children  —  Mary,  Sarah,  and  Philip. 
The    latter   died    at    sea.      Mary,    daughter  of 
Edmund  and    Mary    (Revere)    Rose,    married 
Caleb  Francis;  and  they  reared  five  children  — 
Mary,    Isabel,  Sally  Briscoe  (Mrs.  Samuel   B. 
Stevens),  Maria,  and  Harriet." 

Augustus  Ervin  Stevens  received  a  good 
education  in  the  common  schools  and  the  semi- 
nary at  Westbrook,  and  then- began  the  work 
of  life  as  a  clerk  in  the  establishment  of  Day 
&  Lyon,  who  were  in  the  paper  business  on 
Exchange  Street,  Portland.  Subsequently  he 
entered  the  employ  of  Tinkham  &  Foss,  whole- 
sale grocers,  with  whom  his  father  was  asso- 
ciated in  business ;  and  he  next  formed  a  jDart- 
nership  with  the  Hoti.  John  Lynch,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Lynch  &  Stevens,  for  years  con- 
ducting a  thriving  wholesale  grocery  trade.  Mr. 
Stevens's  next  venture  was  in  the  iron  trade, 
in  company  with  Mr.  Little,  their  business 
being  transacted  under  the  style  of  Little  & 
Stevens.  Later  the  firm  name  was  changed  to 
A.  E.  Stevens  &  Co.,  a  name  which  for  many 
years  has  been  prominent  in  the  mercantile 
annals  of  Portland.  Mr.  Stevens  was  success- 
ful in  all  his  business  operations,  and  accumu- 
lated considerable  property.  He  established 
a  reputation  for  unblemished  integrity  in  all 
his  dealings ;  and,  as  an  instance  of  his  straight- 
forward business  ways,  it  may  be  mentioned 
that  a  neighboring  firm  offered  to  pay  him  for 
the  wear  and  tear  of  his  wharf  occasioned  by 
their  teams,  and  he  refused,  saying  that  it  be- 
longed to  him  to  keep  the  wharf  in  repair. 
He  was  a  Director  of  the  Casco  Bank,  the  first 


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129 


Treasurer  of  the  Portland  &  Ogdensburg  Rail- 
road, and  Treasurer  of  the  Westbrook  Semi- 
nary; and  he  held  office  in  several  benevolent 
institutions. 

In  politics  he  was  a  stanch  Republican. 
He  was  in  political  office  only  two  years, 
1866-67,  but  during  those  two  years  held  the 
highest  office  within  the  gift  of  the  city,  being 
Mayor  of  Portland.  The  first  year  he  ran 
against  A.  K.  Shurtleff,  the  Democratic  can- 
didate, and  received  two  thousand  two  hundred 
and  nineteen  votes,  his  adversary  receiving 
but  nine  hundred  and  thirty-four,  witTi  one 
hundred  and  thirty-two  scattering.  During 
his  Mayoralty  the  great  fire  occurred,  and  he 
was  nearly  prostrated  by  the  care  it  imposed 
upon  him.  The  next  year  he  was  re-elected 
by  a  vote  of  one  thousand  six  hundred  and 
three  to  seven  hundred  and  fifty-seven.  Mr. 
Stevens  died  November  10,  1882,  of  heart  dis- 
ease. He  was  sitting  in  his  easy-chair  in  the 
parlor  of  his  home,  97  Spring  Street,  talking 
with  his  eldest  son  while  awaiting  the  tea  bell, 
when  his  head  suddenly  fell  backward.  He 
gave  a  few  gasps,  and  all  was  over.  He  was 
a  citizen  that  Portland  could  ill  afford  to  lose 
—  a  thorough  gentleman,  kind,  considerate, 
benevolent,  and  withal  a  competent  business 
man. 

Mr.  Stevens  was  twice  married.  His  first 
wife  was  Jane  Tyler,  daughter  of  the  late 
Samuel  Tyler,  of  Portland.  She  was  the 
mother  of  four  daughters  and  two  sons ;  namely, 
Samuel  A.,  Almena,  Mary  Fletcher,  Eliza- 
beth Tyler,  Julia  Francis,  and  Paul  Revere. 
Samuel  A.  and  Paul  Revere  are  conducting 
the  business  established  by  their  father,  using 
the  old  firm  name.  Samuel  A.  Stevens  mar- 
ried Harriet  P.,  daughter  of  Z.  James  and  Mary 
Jane  (Pennewell)  Belt,  of  Wilmington,  Del.  ; 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  Janet.  They  are 
atteridants  of  St.  Luke's  Episcopal  Church. 
Paul  R.  Stevens  married  Lena  H.,  daughter 
of  George  and  Annie  (Hayes)  Goldthwaite,  of 
Boston;  and  they  have  one  son.  Burrows 
Goldthwaite  Stevens.  They  attend  the  Uni- 
tarian church..  By  his  second  wife,  Mary 
Maling,  daughter  of  Captain  Moses  C.  Maling, 
of  Kennebunk,  Mr.  Stevens  had  one  son, 
Ervin  Maling  Stevens,  who  lives  with  his 
mother. 


M 


AVID  LAWRENCE,  of  West  Gray, 
Cumberland  County,  Me.,  a  success- 
ful farmer  and  a  veteran  of  the  Civil 
War,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Gray, 
January  22,  1823.  His  parents  were  Ephraim, 
Jr.,  and  Fanny  (Small)  Lawrence;  and  his 
paternal  grandfather  was  Ephraim  Lawrence, 
Sr. ,  a  native  of  Groton,  Mass.,  whose  ances- 
tors were  of  English  descent,  he  being  a  near 
relative  of  the  Hon.  Amos  and  the  Hon. 
Abbott  Lawrence,  prominent  citizens  of  Massa- 
chusetts in  the  early  part  of  the  present 
century. 

Ephraim  Lawrence,  Sr. ,  married  Sarah  Sar- 
telle,  a  native  of  Pepperell,  Mass.  ;  and  they 
removed  to  the  State  of  Maine  about  1802, 
living  for  a  while  in  Harrison  and  Otisfield, 
Cumberland  County,  and  later  removing  to 
Gray,  where  they  passed  the  remainder  of  their 
lives.  Ephraim  Lawrence,  Sr. ,  was  an  indus- 
trious farmer,  and  an  honest,  upright,  and  use- 
ful citizen.  He  had  a  brother  Asa  who  was 
a  Captain  in  the  Revolutionary  War. 

Ephraim  Lawrence,  Jr.,  father  of  David, 
was  born  in  Groton,  Mass.,  April  9,  1793,  and 
came  to  Maine  with  his  parents  in  1802.  He 
was  reared  to  agricultural  pursuits,  and,  when 
a  young  man,  settled  on  a  farm  in  West  Gray, 
where  he  resided  for  several  years,  and  latei: 
purchased  the  farm  now  occupied  by  his  son 
David.  He  conducted  farming  prosperously, 
and  also  engaged  in  lumbering;  and  he  con- 
tinued to  pursue  these  industries  nearly  up  to 
the  time  of  his  death,  which  took  place  Sep- 
tember 20,  1874.  His  energy  and  capacity  as 
a  farmer  and  business  man  were  of  a  high 
order;  and  he  occupied  a  prominent  position 
among  the  leading  men  of  the  town,  holding 
the  office  of  Selectman  for  several  years,  and 
serving  as  a  Republican  member  of  the  legis- 
lature of  i860.  He  was  also  a  Justice  of  the 
Peace  for  many  years,  and  during  his  life 
settled  many  estates  and  did  a  large  amount  of 
business  pertaining  to  that  office.  He  was 
pre-eminently  a  self-made  man,  having  at- 
tended school  but  six  weeks ;  but  by  hard  study 
nights  and  spare  moments  he  acquired  a  fair 
business  education.  He  was  especially  noted 
for  his  genial  and  charitable  disposition,  and 
was  a  friend  to  all.  His  wife,  Fanny  Small, 
who  died  on   November  25,  1861,  was  born   in 


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Gray,  January  25,  1796,  and  was  the  daughter 
of  Isaac  and  Susan  (Hobbs)  Small.  Her 
grandparents  were  among  the  earliest  settlers 
in  Gray,  and  her  parents  were  natives  of  the 
town  where  they  were  lifelong  residents. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ephraim  Lawrence,  Jr.,  were 
the  parents  of  fourteen  children,  namely: 
Sarah,  who  married  William  G.  Orne;  Susan, 
who  married  A.  H.  Purrington ;  James; 
Charlotte,  who  married  John  Maxwell ;  David, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Nathaniel  S.,  now 
living  in  Portland,  Me.  ;  Charles,  who  died 
in  early  manhood ;  Cyrene,  who  married  J.  G. 
Skillings;  Mary  F.,  who  married  Isaac  Libby; 
Henry  S.,  a  resident  and  for  many  years  a 
prominent  business  man  of  Boston;  Lucy  A., 
who  resides  with  her  brother  David;  Amanda, 
who  married  Hugh  Smith ;  and  two  others  who 
died  in  infancy.  Of  this  large  family  only 
David,  Nathaniel  S. ,  Henry  S. ,  and  Lucy  A. 
are  now  living. 

David  Lawrence  acquired  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  his  native  town.  When 
twenty-one  years  of  age,  he  learned  the  trade 
of  a  brickmaker  in  the  village  of  Yarmouth ; 
and'  he  followed  that  occupation  in  Portland 
and  in  Lewiston,  Me.,  for  several  years. 
After  his  marriage  he  moved  to  the  homestead 
in  Gray,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  until 
1862;  and  in  September  of  that  year"  he  en- 
listed as  a  corporal  in  Company  C,  Twenty- 
fifth  Regiment  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry,  under 
Colonel  Fessenden,  for  service  in  the  Civil 
War.  His  regiment  did  not  take  part  in  any 
engagement,  but  was  detailed  to  guard  the 
Long  Bridge  at  Washington,  and  afterward  to 
do  picket  duty  at  Chantilly,  near  Centreville, 

'Va.  Corporal  Lawrence  was  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  Sergeant ;  and  he  received  his  discharge 
in  Portland,  July  10,  1863,  after  which  he  re- 
turned to  Gray,  and  resumed  farming.  He  has 
improved  his  property  to  a  considerable  extent, 
having  at  the  present  time  one  of  the  best 
farms  in  town.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  cul- 
tivating grain  and  hay,  but  has  devoted  some 
attention    to   stock-raising.       He   has    applied 

■  himself  diligently  to  his  occupation,  and  his 
prosperity  is  due  to  energy  and  perseverance 
and  good  management.  He  is  a  Republican 
in  politics,  but  takes  no  active  part  in  public 
affairs  beyond  casting  his  vote.      He  is  a  com- 


rade   of    George    F.   Shepley    Post,    No.    78, 
Grand  .^rmy  of  the  Republic,  of  Gray. 

In  1848  Mr.  Lawrence  was  married  to 
Amanda  M.  Whitney,  who  was  born  in  the 
town  of  Cumberland,  November  2,  1824.  Her 
father,  Perez  Whitney,  who  was  a  shoemaker 
by  trade,  formerly  resided  in  the  eastern  part 
of  Maine,  but  moved  to  Cumberland,  where  he 
passed  the  rest  of  his  life.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lawrence  have  had  eleven  children,  as  fol- 
lows: Charles  H.,  wh^o  married  Elizabeth 
Knight,  'of  Gray,  and  now  resides  in  Cumber- 
land, Me.;  Flelen  M. ,  who  lives  at  the 
parental  home;  Cora  Etta,  who  married  Fred 
Adams,  and  resides  at  Cumberland  Centre; 
Walter  Scott,  who  has  passed  from  earth ; 
Harry  L. ,  who  married  Ada  Mountfort,  of 
Cumberland,  and  resides  in  West  Gray,  where 
he  carries  on  the  business  of  a  stone-cutter, 
and  marble-worker;  Alice  M.,  also  departed; 
Herman  H.,  who  assists  his  father  on  the 
farrn ;  and  four  others  who  died  in  infancy. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lawrence  are  members  of  the 
Universalist  parish  at  Gray  Corner. 


I'APTAIN  BENJAMIN  J.  WILLARD 
is  an  old  and  esteemed  resident  of 
Portland,  who  has  followed  the  sea 
for  many  years,  and  now  is  in  busi- 
ness as  pilot  and  stevedore  at  117  Commercial 
Street.  He  was  born  at  Salmon's  Cove,  Cape 
Elizabeth,  October  30,  1828,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Elizabeth  (Graffam)  Willard. 

The  Willard  family,  it  is  said,  settled  in 
Sussex,  England,  in  the  time  of  Edward  III., 
having  come  from  Caen,  Normandy,  where 
the  name  was  called'  Villard.  A  younger 
branch  settled  later  in  the  south-easterly  part 
of  Kent,  within  a  few  miles  -of  the  borders  of 
Sussex,  and  held  an  estate  in  the  hundred  of 
Branchley  and  Horsmonden.  There  lived  and 
died  the  direct  ancestor  of  Captain  Willard, 
Richard  Willard,  whose  son.  Major  Simon 
Willard,  was  the  pioneer  of  the  family  in  this 
country.  Richard  Willard  died'  in  February, 
1616;  and  his  third  wife  died  in  the  same 
month  on  the  twenty-fifth  day.  Richard  Wil- 
lard was  the  father  of  ten  children,  seven  of 
whom  survived  him.  His  son  Simon  was  born 
in  Horsmonden  in  1605. 


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"  The  Willard  Memoir,"  by  Joseph  Willard, 
Esq.,  contains  an  interesting  description  of 
the  village,  given  by  a  descendant  of  Simon  in 
the  seventh  generation,  who  visited  the  place 
in  1850.  The  church,  which  is  two  miles  dis- 
tant from  the  village,  and  quite  on  one  side 
of  the  parish,  is  a  neat  Gothic  edifice  of  stone. 
Its  age  is  not  known,  but  the  style  of  the 
architecture  is  that  of  five  hundred  years  ago ; 
and  'just  at  the  entrance,  in  the  floor  of  the 
principal  aisle,  is  a  tablet  to  the  dead,  bearing 
the  date  1587.  In  this  church  Simon  Willard 
was  baptized;  and  his  American  descendant 
read  with  much  interest  in  the  parchment 
register,  in  Old  English  characters,  the  record 
of  the  baptism,  which  runs  thus:  "a.d.  1605. 
The  vijth  day  of  April,  Simon  Willard,  sonne 
of  Richard  Willard,  was  christened.  Edward 
Alchine,  Rector."  Near  the  church  is  a 
magnificent  oak,  of  which  the  townspeople  are 
justly  proud.  The  trunk  is  thirty  feet  in  cir- 
cumference at  the  base,  and  fully  twenty  feet 
near  the  branches.  This  tree  is  known  to  be 
fully  three  hundred  years  old,  and  is,  un- 
doubtedly, many  years  older. 

From  this  quiet  village,  mantled  with  the 
mellowing  mists  of  bygone  centuries,  Simon 
Willard,  with  his  wife  and  family,  started  out 
in  the  first  part  of  the  seventeenth  century  for 
the  almost  unpeopled  shores  of  the  New  World. 
He  landed  in  Boston  in  1634,  and  soon  estab- 
lished a  home  in  Cambridge,  later  locating  in 
Concord,  of  which  town  he  was  one  of  the 
founders.  He  was  a  man  of  ample  means,  and 
lived  in  some  style,  making  use  of  the  family 
coat-of-arms,  a  copy  of  which  is  to  be  found  in 
the  American  Heraldic  Historical  Rooms;  and 
he  was  thirty-five  years  a  member  of  the 
General  Court  of  the  colony.  Major  Simon 
Willard  died  in  Charlestown,  April  24,  1676, 
in  the  seventy-second  year  of  his  age. 

Samuel  Willard,  the  father  of  Captain  Ben- 
jamin J.,  followed  the  sea  for  a  livelihood. 
He  was  for  many  years  a  fisherman,  and  died 
at  his  post  in  his  seventieth  year,  rupturing 
a  blood-vessel  in  his  head  while  killing  a  hali- 
but. He  was  the  father  of  eleven  children ; 
namely,  Samuel,  William,  Enoch,  Benjamin 
J.,  Charles,  Henry,  James,  Mary,  Elizabeth, 
Charity,  and  Susan.  Mary  is  yet  living,  in 
her  eighty-third  year. 


Benjamin  J.  Willard  received  his  education 
in  the'  public  schools  of  his  native  place. 
When  a  boy,  he  began  to  take  part  in  the 
fishing  business  carried  on  by  his  father,  and, 
when  he  reached  his  majority,  went  to  sea  with 
his  brother,  with  whom  he  was  associated  two 
years.  He  then  became  master  of  the  schooner 
"  Jerome  "  plying  between  Portland  and  Phila- 
delphia, and  in  1853  settled  in  Portland  as  pilot 
and  stevedore.  Captain  Willard  has  a  good 
memory,  and  relates  in  an  inimitable  manner 
many  interesting  incidents  which  have  come 
under  his  personal  observation.  He  tells  how, 
in  1826  or  1827,  the  first  hard  coal  was 
brought  from  Philadelphia  to  Portland  by 
Captain  John  Wait,  stored  in  a  hogshead 
lashed  on  the  quarter-deck  of  his  vessel.  He 
brought  also  an  open-grate  stove  in  which  to 
burn  it ;  and,  when  he  was  ready  to  start  the 
fire,  the  neighbors  from  far  and  near  gathered 
to  see  the  "rocks"  burn.  The  next  year  he 
brought  several  stoves  for  his  neighbors  and 
sixty  tons  of  coal.  In  1853,  when  Captain 
Willard  began  to  discharge  coal  at  the  Port- 
land wharves,  only  eleven  thousand  tons  came 
to  the  city;  and  in  1894  nearly  seven  hundred 
thousand  tons  were  discharged  at  the  wharves. 
As  a  pilot.  Captain  Willard  has  taken  personal 
part  in  events  of  historic  moment.  He  guided 
the  ship  "Hero"  in  i860,  when  she  came  to 
Portland  for  the  Prince  of  Wales  and  suite; 
and  he  piloted  the  steamship  "Monarch  "  into 
Portland  Harbor  in  1870,  when  that  vessel 
brought  the  remains  of  George  Peabody,  the 
great  benefactor  of  American  education. 
Space  failing  here  to  relate  all  that  might  be 
written  of  Captain  Willard,  the  reader  is  re- 
ferred to  an  interesting  autobiographical  work 
which  the  Captain  himself  has  recently  com- 
pleted, entitled  "The  Life  History  and  Ad- 
ventures of  Captain  B.  J.  Willard." 

Captain  Willard  has  been  twice  married. 
His  first  wife  was  Lois.Goold,  his  second 
Henrietta  Gardiner,  both  now  deceased.  He 
has  no  children  by  either  union. 

In  politics  Captain  Willard  is  a  Republican. 
He  has  resided  in  Portland  for  forty-two  years, 
and  is  well  known  and  highly  esteemed  among 
the  old  residents  and  very  popular  with  the 
younger  generation.  He  also  has  a  cottage 
on  Peak's  Island,  that  beautiful  summer  resort. 


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where    he    enjoys    his    hours    of  well-earned 
leisure. 


rf;)1l"ARLAN  M.  RAYMOND,  a  repre- 
sentative business  man  of  Westbrook, 
Me.,  who  is  developing  one  of  the 
best  residential  portions  of  the  city, 
was  born  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  February  5, 
1842,  son  of  Samuel  T.  and  Elizabeth  (An- 
drews) Raymond.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
John  T.  Raymond,  was  a  native  of  Lyman, 
York  County,  Me.  He  was  a  farmer  by  occu- 
pation, and  passed  his  whole  life  in  Lyman. 
Politically,  he  was  an  old-time  Democrat ;  and. 
in  religious  belief  he  was  a  Congregationalist. 
He  married,  and  reared  five  children,  all  of 
whom  have  passed  from  the  scenes  of  earth. 

Samuel  T.  Raymond  was  born  in  Lyman, 
Me.,  and  there  grew  to  manhood.  At  nine- 
teen years  of  age  he  left  home,  and  found  em- 
ployment in  a  brickyard  in  Boston,  but  soon 
became  a  clerk  in  a  grocery  store  in  Charles- 
town,  Mass.,  working  wjth  one  employer  five 
years.  The  next  five  years  he  was  there  en- 
gaged in  the  grocery  business  for  himself. 
Returning  then  to  Maine,  he  bought  the  farm 
on  which  his  son,  Harlan  M.,  now  lives. 
Three  or  four  years  after  making  this  purchase 
Samuel  T.  Raymond  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business  as  successor  to  Benjamin  Harris'  at 
Cumberland  Mills,  and  for  four  or  five  years 
successfully  managed  both  the  store  and  his 
share  of  the  farm.  He  then  became  associated 
with  George  and  Lewis  P.'  Warren  and  Joseph 
Walker  in  the  grain  trade  in  Saccarappa  (now 
Westbrook) ;  but  about  five  years  later  he  dis- 
posed of  his  interest  in  that  business,  and, 
purchasing  his  brother's  share  in  the  farm,  he 
devoted  the  rest  of  his  life  to  agriculture.  He 
was  an  enterprising  man,  always  on  the  alert 
for  profitable  investments.  During  the  war 
he  furnishe4  large  quantities  of  beef  for  the 
army,  killing  on  an  average  one  hundred^ ani- 
mals per  week;  and  he  built  a  number  of 
Cumberland  Mills  to  rent.  Politi- 
favored  the  Democratic  party.  He 
advanced  in  Masonry,  belonging  to 
Commandery,  Knights  Templars, 
Portland.      He  died  in    1876,  at  the 


houses  in 
cally,  he 
was  well 
Portland 
No.  9,  of 


age  of  sixty-two.      His  wife,  formerly  Eliza- 


beth Andrews,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.,  died 
April  20,  1892.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  T. 
Raymond  attended  the  Congregational  church 
in  Westbrook.  Three  children  were  born  to 
them,  two  of  whom  are  living:  Harlan  M., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Addie  M., 
wife  of  H.  W.  Gage,  of  Portland,  Me. 

Harlan  M.  Raymond  received  his  early 
education  in  the  sch'ools  of  Westbrook,  and 
afterward  took  a  two  years'  course  at  Gorham 
Academy  and  one  year  at  Fryeburg,  Me.  He 
worked  for  a  while  on  the  Raymond  farm,  and 
managed  a  milk  route  between  Westbrook  and 
Portland  for  thrpe  years.  Then,  entering  the 
establishment  of  J.  Winslow  Jones,  of  West- 
brook, he  learned  to  make  cans  for  putting  up 
corn  and  other  garden  products;  and,  when  his 
term  of  apprenticeship  was  completed,  he  be- 
came a  regular  employee,  retaining  his  connec- 
tion with  the  concern  some  eight  years.  At 
the  end  of  that  time  he  entered  the  employ  of 
the  Portland  Packing  Company  of  Westbrook, 
with  whom  also  he  remained  eight  years.  After 
the  death  of  his  father  he  took  charge  of  the 
home  farm;  and  in  the  fail  of  that  year  he 
again  renewed  his  connection  with  the  Port- 
land Packing  Company,  acting  as  superintend- 
ent for  four  years,  and  at  the  same  time  raising 
quantities  of  hay  and  sweet  corn   on  his  farm. 

A  Democrat  like  his  father,  Mr.  Raymond 
was  esteemed  by  members  of  both  parties; 
and  in  September,  1884,  he  was  appointed  Post- 
master at  Cumberland  Mills.  Closing  up  his 
other  business,  he  gave  hi?  whole  attention  to 
the  duties  of  his  office  till  April,  1889,  when 
he  returned  to  his  farm.  His  property  origi- 
nally comprised  one  hundred  acres;  but  he  has 
cut  it  up  into  house  lots,  some  of  which  he  has 
sold,  and  has  made  several  new  streets,  includ- 
ing State,  Raymond,  and  Pearl  Streets  and 
Warren  Avenue.  He  has  reserved  about  forty 
acres  of  intervale  and  twenty  acres  of  pasture 
land. 

In  April,  1865,  Mr.  Raymond  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Hattie  Swan,  daughter  of 
Philip  and  Abbie  Swan,  of  Brownfield,  Me. 
Mrs.  Raymond's  paternal  grandfather,  Will- 
iam Swan,  who  was  a  native  of  Bethel,  Me., 
was  a  Drum-major  in  the  Revolutionary  army. 
Eight  children  have  brightened  the  wedded  life 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raymond,  seven  of  whom  are 


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135 


■living:  King,  who  is  in  the  drug  business  at 
Westbrook ;  S.  J.,  in  the  Warren  Mills  in  this 
city;  and  William  W. ,  Frank  E. ,  Herbert, 
Richard  G.,  and  Minnie,  all  yet  with  their 
parents,  the  three  last  named  attending  school. 
Mr.  Raymond  belongs  to  a  number  of  fra- 
ternal organizations,  including  Temple  Lodge, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  No.  86;  Eagle  Chapter, 
Royal  Arch  Masons,  of  Westbrook;  St.  Albans 
Cemmandery,  Knights  Templars,  No.  8,  of 
Portland,  Me.  ;  Pequacket  Tribe,  No.  16,  of 
Red  Men,  of  Westbrook ;  and  Westbrook  Com- 
mandery,  No.  289,  of  the  Order  of  the  Golden 
Cross.  With  his  wife  and  family  he  attends 
the  Universalist  church. 


^f'^lYpVARESHA   S.    SPEAR,    a  prominent 
bz  I  =y     business    man    of    Standish,    Me., 

J  el|lj  I         was  born  in  this  town   September 
— '  10,  1856.      He  is  a  son  of  Eli  A. 
Spear,    who    after    many    years    of    industrial 
activity  is  now  living  in  retirement. 

Mr.  Spear's  grandfather,  William  Spear,  fol- 
lowed his  trade  of  a  cabinet-maker  in  Standish 
a  large  part  of  his  life,  and  in  addition  owned 
a  farm,  which  he  managed  successfully.  He 
worked  hard  at  his  trade,  having  little  machin- 
ery to  help  him.  Among  other  things  then 
made  by  hand  were  coffins,  which  were  made 
to  order  after  the  death  of  a  person.  William 
Spear  made  the  first  hearse  used  in  this  vicin- 
ity, building  it  on  a  dead  axle.  He  married 
Rebecca  Ayer;  and  of  their  six  children  five 
are  now  living,  namely:  Eli  A.  ;  Louisa,  wife 
of  Isaac  T.  Boothby,  of  this  town,  who  has 
three  children— Cyrus,  Sarah  L.,  and  Frank 
M.  ;  Elizabeth,  now  Mrs.  Gardner,  who  first 
married'William  Lee,  by  whom  she  had  two 
children  —  George  and  Fredepick ;  Frank, 
whose  wife,  Sarah  Fabyan,  of  Portland,  died, 
leaving  five  children—  George,  William,  Mary 
Ellen,  Lizzie,  and  Benjamin;  and  Marilla, 
now  Mrs.  William  Dyer,  whose  first  husband, 
A.  Files,  died,  leaving  her  four  children, 
two  of  whom  are  living— Hattie  and  Lizzie. 

Eli  A.  Spear  engaged  in  agricultural  labors 
during  his  earlier  years  in  Standish,  but  sub- 
sequently went  into  the  grocery  business  at 
North  Buxton,  continuing  about  seven  years. 
Oh  moving  back  to  his  farm   in  this  town,  he 


established  himself  in  the  undertaking  busi- 
ness, which  he  carried  on  successfully  until 
1879,  when  he  sold  out  to  his  son  Maresha, 
with  whom  he  now  makes  his  home.  In  poli- 
tics he  has  ever  supported  the  Republican 
ticket.  To  him  and  his  wife,  Mary  Ann 
Hamlin,  daughter  of  Jacob  Hamlin,  of  Buxton, 
nine  children  were  born,  eight  of  whom  are 
living,  named  as  follows:  Etta,  Augustus, 
Anna,  Ella,  James  F.,  Willard  W.,  Maresha 
S. ,  and  Lizzie.  Etta  Spear,  the  eldest,  has 
been  three  times  married,  and  is  now  a  widow. 
By  her  first  husband,  Darius  Flood,  she  had 
two  children,  Annie  and  Emma;  and  by  her 
third,  John  Ma^'o,  she  has  three  children  — 
Sadie,  Preston,  and  George.  Augustus  A. 
married  Sarah  Plodgdon,  of  Ossipee,  N.H.  ; 
and  they  have  one  child,  Lena.  Anna,  wife 
of  Andrew  Palmer,  of  Buxton,  has  two  chil- 
dren —  George  and  Clara.  Ella,  wife  of 
Alvin  E.  Fuller,  of  Steep  Falls,  has  four ' 
children  —  Charles  W.,  William,  Jennie,  and 
Edwinna.  James  F.  married  Marion  Bond,  of 
Standish,  and  has  four  children  —  Fred  B. , 
Charles  I.,  Roy,  and  Risper.  Willard  W. 
married  Laura  Allen,  of  Westbrook;  and  they 
have  four  children  —  Ola,  Carroll,  Hattie,  and 
Vernie.  Lizzie,  wife  of  B.  M.  Jenness,  of 
Springvale,  Me.,  has  one  child,  Delbert  Jen- 
ness. The  mother,  who  died  in  1873,  was  an 
active  member  of  the  Methodist  church,  to 
which  her  husband  belongs. 

Maresha  S.  Spear  was  brought  up  and  edu- 
cated in  Standish;  and,  after  leaving  school, 
he  began  working  for  his  father.  Intelligent, 
diligent,  and  ambitious,  in  a  few  years  he  be- 
came competent  to  take  entire  charge  of  both 
the  farm  and  the  undertaking  business,  which 
he  bought  of  his  father  in  1879,  and  has  since 
conducted.  With  characteristic  enterprise,  in 
1886  he  built  his  present  store,  and  besides 
his  former  business  took  up  carriage  painting. 
Succeeding  well  in  his  new  venture,  Mr.  Spear 
the  next  year  added  furniture  to  his  stock  in 
trade,  and  has  since  put  in  an  assortment  of 
crockery,  carpets,  wall  paper,  and  other  goods 
kept  in  a  general  house-furnishing  store,  his 
establishment  being  well  patronized.  Mr. 
Spear  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church  of 
North  Buxton,  and  politically  is  a  stanch 
Republican.      He  is  a  member  of  Saco  Valley 


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Lodge,   No.    43,    Independent    Order    of    Odd 
Fellows,  of  West  Buxton. 

On  February  ig,  1881,  Mr.  Spear  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Lydia  O.  Hamlin, 
daughter  of  Cotton  Hamlin,  of  this  place. 
They  have  two  childl^en:  Arthur  G.,  born 
March  23,  1883;  and  Walter  M.,  born  May 
23,  1886. 


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EORGE  SMITH  ROWELL,  A.M., 
\  [5I  editor  and  manager  of  the  Portland 
Daily  Advertiser,  through  which  he 
has  become  widely  known  as  a  man  of  superior 
ability  and  worth,  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Hallowell,  Me.,  on  March  12,  1846,  son  of 
Eliphalet  and  Ellen  (Smith)  Rowell. 

Members  of  the  Rowell  family  appear  to 
have  been  among  the  early  settlers  of  Essex 
County,  Massachusetts,  the  records  showing 
that  Thomas  Rowell  received  a  grant  of  land 
in  Salisbury  in  1639.  Some  of  this  name 
were  among  the  pioneers  of  New  Hampshire, 
whence  later  on  certain  of  the  descendants  re- 
moved to  Maine,  Abijah  Rowell,  the  grand- 
father of  George  Smith  Rowell,  being  one  of 
the  first  to  settle  in  Livermore,  Androscoggin 
C&unty,  where  he  became  a  successful  agri- 
culturist. He  married  Miss  Sophia  Warren, 
a  lineal  descendant  of  the  family  of  which 
General  Joseph  Warren,  of  Ikmker  Hill  fame, 
was  a  distinguished  representative.  Both  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Abijah  Rowell  lived  to  an  advanced 
age,  his  death  occurring  in  his  ninetieth  year, 
and  that  of  his  wife  when  she  was  ninety-seven 
years  old. 

Their  son,  Eliphalet  Rowell,  was  born  at 
Livermore  in  May,  1822.  He  learned  the 
trade  of  a  printer  at  Brunswick,  Me.,  and  then 
went  to  Hallowell,  where  he  began  the  pub- 
lication of  the  Hallowell  Gazette,  an  old  es- 
tablished weekly,  prior  to  the  Fremont  cam- 
paign an  advocate  of  Whig  principles,  and 
later  one  of  the  leading  Republican  papers  of 
Kennebec  County.  He  continued  to  publish 
the  Gazette  for  a  quarter  of  a  century,  a  por- 
tion of  which  time  it  was  under  the  manage- 
ment of  his  son;  for  at  the  opening  of  the 
Civil  War  he  was  appointed  by  President 
Lincoln  asJBaymaster  in  the  army,  and  served 
in  that  capacity  until  the  close  of  the  Rebell- 


ion. After  his  return  to  Hallowell,  Eliphalet 
Rowell  received  an  appointment  as  Postmaster 
under  President  Johnson,  and  by  reappoint- 
ments remained  in  that  position  for  twelve 
years.  For  several  years  he  has  been  Manager 
and  Treasurer  of  the  Maine  Industrial  School 
for  Girls  at  Hallowell,  Me.  He  is  President 
of  the  Hallowell  Savings  Bank,  Judge  of  the 
Municipal  Cpurts  at  that  place,  and  has  also 
served  a  number  of  terms  in  the  State  legisla- 
ture. Fraternally,  he  is  a  member  of  John 
Hubbard  Post,  Grand  Army  of  "the  Republic, 
of  Hallowell,  in  which  he  holds  the  office  of 
Post  Commander;  and  Rowell  Camp,  Sons  of 
Veterans,  was  named  in  his  honor.  His  wife, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Ellen  Smith,  was  a 
daughter  of  Samuel  Smith,  a  sea  captain. 
Eight  children  were  the  fruit  of  their  union, 
although  but  two  now  survive,  namely:  George 
Smith  Rowell,  the  eldest  child;  and  William 
W.  Rowell,  who  is  now  living  in  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  but  was  formerly  business  manager  of 
the  Auburn  Gazette.  Both  parents  are  active 
and  influential  members  of  the  Baptist  church. 
George  Smith  Rowell  acquired  his  early  ed- 
ucation in  the  common  schools  of  Hallowell, 
completing  his  course  of  study  in  the  high 
school.  As  a  boy,  he  learned  the  trade  of  a 
printer,  after  which  he  became  an  associate 
editor  of  the  Hallowell  Gazette,  conducting  the 
paper  during  his  father's  absence  in  the  war 
until  his  owp  enlistment  in  the  Twenty-ninth 
Maine  Regiment.  In  1865  he  entered  Colby 
University  in  the  class  of  1869,  and  took  the 
first  two  years  of  the  course,  after  which  he 
accepted  a  position  as  associate  editor  of  the 
Aroostook  Pioneer  at  Presque  Isle,  Me.,  con- 
tinuing with  that  paper  a  little  over  a  year. 
The  Aroostook  Pioneer  then  removed  its  office 
to  Houlton,  Me. ;  and  he  purchased  an  interest 
in  its  rival,  the  Presque  Isle  Sunrise.  This 
paper,  during  his  connection  with  it,  was,  so 
far  as  is  known  to  him,  the  first  to  put  forth 
the  name  of  General  Ulysses  S.'  Grant  for  the 
Presidency.  In  1868  Mr.  Rowell  came  to 
Portland,  where  until  1873  he  filled  the  posi- 
tion first  of  foreman,  and  later  of  business 
manager  of  the  ^^wr/^Vf^.  He  then  returned 
to  Presque  Isle,  and  for  two  years  was  engaged 
in  the  apothecary  business,  when  he  again  en- 
tered the  office  of  the  Portland  Daily  Adver- 


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tiser  as  business  manager,  and  held  that  posi- 
tion continuously  until  the  death  of  H.  W. 
Richardson  in  1889,  since  which  time  he  has" 
been  the  managing  editor,  the  paper  being 
owned  by  an  incorporated  company.  The  State 
Publishing  Association,  he  holding  the  con- 
trolling stock.  It  is  the  leading  daily  even- 
ing paper  of  Portland. 

On  April  17,  1871,  Mr.  Rowell  was  joined 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Lydia  E.  Gallagher,  a 
daughter  of  Michael  Gallagher,  of  Presque 
Isle.  Among  the  numerous  fraternal  organi- 
zations, both  at  Presque  Isle  and  Portland,  of 
which  Mr.  Rowell  is  a  member,  are  the  fol- 
lowing: Grand  Army  of  the  Republic;  Trinity 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Presque  Isle,  of 
which  he  is  Past  Master;  and  Mount  Vernon 
Chapter,  in  which  he  holds  the  office  of 
Scribe;  the  Portland  Commandery;  Yates 
Lodge  of  Perfection;  Portland  Council, 
Princes  of  Jerusalem;  Dunlap  Chapter  of 
Rose  Croix;  and  Maine  Consistory,  he  having 
taken  the  thirty-second  degree  in  the  Ancient 
and  Accepted  Scottish  Rite.  He  is  also  con- 
nected with  the  Portland  Athletic  Club,  was 
the  first  President  of  Portland  Press  Club,  and 
is  now  serving  his  second  term  as  President  of 
the  Maine  Press  Association,  before  which  he 
has  been  called  upon  to  deliver  addresses;  and 
he  is  also  a  member  of  the  Fraternity  Club 
and  the  leading  literary  club  of  the  city.  In 
1872  Colby  University,  Waterville,  Me.,  con- 
ferred upon  him,  out  of  course,  the  honorary 
degree  of  A.M. 


WILLARD  W( 
MAN,  Princi 
in    Gorham, 


WOODBURY  WOOD- 
rincipal  of  the  high  school 
Cumberland  County, 
Me.,  was  born  in  Hebron,  in  the  adjoining 
county  of  Oxford,  January  18,  1865,  son  of 
Mellen  and  Edith  O.  (Bearce)  Woodman. 
Mr.  Woodman  is  a  direct  descendant,  in  the 
ninth  generation,  of  Edward  Woodman,  who 
emigrated  from  England  to  America  on  board 
the  ship  "James"  in  April,  1635,  and  settling 
at  Newbury,  Mass.,  was  for  a  long  series  of 
years  one  of  the  leading  men  of  the  town. 
From  him  the  line  of  descent  continues  di- 
rectly from  father  to  son,  as  follows:  Edward, 
son  of  Edward,  the  original  ancestor  in  Amer- 


ica, to  Archelaus,  and  from  him  through 
Joshua,  John,  and  John,  second,  to  Isaiah 
Woodman,  Mr.  Willard  W.  Woodman's  grand- 
father. 

Isaiah  Woodman  was  born  in  Minot,  An- 
droscoggin County,  Me.,  and  followed  farm- 
ing with  good  results  in  that  town  for  many 
years.  He  was  a  man  who  possessed  intellect- 
ual and  moral  qualifications  which  fitted  him 
to  take  a  prominent  part  in  public  affairs. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen 
of  Minot  for  several  years,  also  serving  one 
term  in  the  legislature  as  a  representative 
from  that  town.  He  later  moved  to  Auburn, 
Me.,  where  his  ability  was  once  more  called 
into  public  use;  and  he  was  again  elected  a 
representative  to  the  legislature.  He  reared 
a- family  of  five  children,  of  whom  Mellen  was 
the  third. 

Mellen  Woodman  was  born  in  Minot,  and 
in  his  boyhood  attended  the  common  schools 
of  that  town.  He  engaged  in  agriculture  at 
an  early  age,  and  made  his  home  in  Minot  for 
some  time  after  his  marriage,  but  is  now  re- 
siding in  Auburn.  He  is  an  energetic,  indus- 
trious, and  thoroughly  practical  farmer,  fully 
alive  to  all  modern  improvements  and  progres- 
sive ideas,  and  successful  in  the  application  of 
his  knowledge  to  his  every-day  work.  He  was 
once  elected  a  Selectman  in  the  town  of 
Minot,  but  is  not  fond  of  office-holding,  and' 
has  repeatedly  refused  public  positions  offered 
him.  He  has  ever  been  highly  esteemed  for 
his  straightforward  course  in  life  and  his 
many  excellent  traits  of  character.  In  his 
religious  views  he  is  a  Universalist.  He 
married  Edith  O.  Bearce,  daughter  of  Asa 
Bearce,  of  Minot;  and  they  reared  a  family  of 
six  children,  as  follows:  Willard  Woodbury, 
Laura  O.,  Fred  B.,  Arthur  M.,  Grace  M.,  and 
John. 

Willard  Woodbury  Woodman  commenced 
his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  Minot, 
later  pursuing  a  course  of  study  at  Hebron 
Academy,  and  then  entering  the  Auburn  High 
School,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1883. 
Possessing  in  a  marked  degree  a  taste  and 
faculty  for  learning,  he  was  ambitious  to  ac- 
quire a  knowledge  of  the  higher  branches,  with 
the  view  of  becoming  a  teacher  of  advanced 
classes.       He    accordingly    taught    school     in 


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Minot  for  one  year;  and  then,  in  order  to 
thoroughly  perfect  himself  for  the  work,  in  the 
autumn  of  1884  he  entered  Bowdoin  College, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree 
of  A.B.  in  1888,  three  years  later  being 
honored  by  his  Alma  Mater  with  the  degree 
of  A.M.  It  is  worthy  of  note  that  Mr.  Wood- 
man took. an  important  part  in  the  Commence- 
•  ment  exercises  at  the  close  of  his  Senior  year, 
his  attainments  during  his  four  years'  course 
entitling  him  to  this  honor. 

After  his  graduation  he  accepted  a  position 
as  instructor  in  Latin  at  Thayer  Academy  in 
South  Braintree,  Mass.,  where  he  remained  for 
one  year;  and  in  the  fall  of  1889  he  became 
Principal  of  the  Gorham  High  School.  Well 
fitted  for  his  work,  both  by  natural  ability 
and  scholarly  acquirements,  by  the  power  of 
persistent  endeavor  he  has  met  with  signal 
success  in  his  calling.  His  advanced  methods 
of  instruction  are  of  a  kind  that  foster  the 
mental  activity  of  his  pupils,  who,  being  led 
to  think  for. themselves,  thoroughly  understand 
what  they  learn,  and  are  strengthened  in  the 
habit  of  self-reliance.  Mr.  Woodman  is  a 
member  of  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  and  the  Phi 
Beta  Kappa  Societies,  and  was  during  his  col- 
legiate course  one  of  the  editors  of  the  Bugle, 
a  class  publication,  and  also  one  of  the  edi- 
tors of  the  Bowdoin  Orient,  the  organ  of  that 
college. 

Mr.  Woodman  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Alice  L.  Paine,  daughter  of  Phineas  I.  Paine, 
of  Gorham,  on  June  30,  1891,  and  by  this 
union  has  two  sons — Willard  Paine  Woodman 
and,  Karl  Ayer  Woodman.  Mr.  Woodman  is 
of  the  liberal  type  in  religion,  and  belongs  to 
the  Unitarian  church. 


rri.  1ELVILLE  W.  CRESSEY,  an 
energetic  and  enterprising  agri- 
culturist of  Gorham,  Me.,  was 
born  in  this  town,  February  2, 
1867.  Gorham  was  also  the  place  of  nativity 
of  his  father,  William  W.  Cressey,  of  his 
grandfather,  Joseph  Cressey,  second,  and  of 
his  great-grandfather,  Joseph  Cressey,  first, 
son  of  John  Cressey,  who  came  here  from 
Connecticut.  Joseph  Cressey,  first,  was  born 
in    Gorham   in    1,753.     He   was   a  private    in 


Captain  Williams's  company,  and  marched  to 
Cambridge  with  Colonel  Phinney's  regiment 
in  1775,  and;  subsequently  to  Ticonderoga. 
He  married  Hannah  Ashley,  of  Connecticut, 
by  whom  he  had  seven  children,  five  sons  and 
two  daughters.  He  is  spoken  of  as  a  great 
man  for  stock  in  those  early  days,  and  it  is 
said  that  at  the  time  of  his  death  he  had  over 
one  hundred  cows  rented  out  in  the  adjoining 
towns. 

Joseph  Cressey,  second,  son  of  Joseph,  first, 
wa!s  born  March  14,  1788,  He  was  twice 
married,  and  by  his  first  wife,  Sarah  Watts, 
whom  he  wedded  in  January  21,  1817,  had  six 
children,  namely:  Charles  H.,  born  November 
21,  18 17;  Joseph,  third,  October  30,  1820; 
Emily,  December  23,  1824;  William  W., 
born  October  i,  1828;  Mary  E.,  October  29, 
183s;  Edward  K.,  March  12,  1838.  Only 
one  of  these  children  is  now  living,  Joseph 
Cressey,  third,'  of  Newfield,  Me.  ^By  his 
second  wife,  Sarah  J.  Harding,  of  Baldwin, 
this  State,  grandfather  Cressey  had  two  chil- 
dren—  John  H.  and  Sarah  Ellen.  He  was  an 
extensive  landholder,  having  a  farm  of  two 
hundred  and  fifty  acres,  from  which  be  cleared 
a  good  homestead.  He  kept  a  sort  of  tavern, 
putting  up  a  great  many  ox-teams  and  their 
drivers  in  the  days  when  the  freight  was  car- 
ried over  the  common  roads.  He  was  a  Re- 
publican in  politics;  and,  religiously,  he  and 
his  family  were  Congregationalists.  He  was 
among  the  men  of  prominence  in  this  locality, 
and  for  many  years  served  as  Town  Collector. 

William  W.  Cressey  spent  his  entire  life  in 
Gorham,  where  he  was  numbered  among  the 
progressive  and  prosperous  agriculturists, 
being  one  of  the  first  to  engage  in  breeding 
Jersey  cattle.  He  was  a  member  of  Harmony 
Lodge,  No.  39,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Gorham"; 
and  of  the  Patrcps  of  Husbandry  of  this  place. 
He  died  May  2,  1892.  He  was  married  on 
January  26,  1854,  to  Miss  Ellen  F.,  daugbter.;» 
of  Robert  Rounds,  of  Gorham;  and  three  chil- 
dren were  born  in  their  pleasant  home,  two  of 
whom  are  now  living  — Charles  R.  and  Mel-, 
ville  W. 

Charles  R.  Cressey,  born  December  f,  1854, 
received  his  early  education  in  the  schools  of 
Gorham.  When  quite  young,  he  displayed  a 
taste  for  music;  and,  to  cultivate  his  powers  in 


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this  direction,  he  was  placed  under  the  instruc- 
tion of  Mr.  George  Marston,  of  Portland,  Me. 
While  pursuing  his  studies,  he  was  organist 
at  the  Congregational  church  in  Gorham  for 
about  eight  years.  After  completing  his 
musical  course,  he  occupied  a  similar  position 
in  the  Free  Street  Church  in  Portland;  and 
he  is  now  organist  in  the  Warren  Church  at 
-Westbrook.  In  1885  he  embarked  in"  business 
for  himself,  opening  a  music  store  in  the  city 
of  Portland.  This  he  conducted  for  a  time 
alone;  but,  the  trade  having  rapidly  increased, 
he  has  since  taken  two  partners,  the  firm  name 
being  Cressey,  Jones  &  Allen.  Mr.  Charles 
R.  Cressey  married  Annie  C.  Johnson,  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  Johnson,  of  Gorham ;  and  they 
are  the  parents  of  three  children  —  Helen  H., 
William  R.,  and  George  F.  Both  he  and  his 
wife  are  members  of  the  Second  Parish  Con- 
gregational Church  of  Portland.  Socially,  he 
is  identified  with  various  organizations,  being 
a  member  of  Dirigo  Lodge,  No.  21,  Knights 
of  Pythias,  of  Gorham ;  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows  of  Portland;  also  the  Red  Men; 
and  the  Knights  of  the  Golden  Eagle  of  Port- 
land. 

Melville  W.  Cressey  obtained  a  good  com- 
mon-school education,  and,  when  but  a  lad,  be- 
came familiar  with  farm  work.  Following  in 
the  footsteps  of  his  progenitors,  he  became  a 
farmer  by  choice  rather  than  necessity,  and 
has  since  continued  in  his  peaceful  and  profit- 
able occupation  on  the  old  homestead.  Al- 
though a  general  farmer,  Mr.  Cressey  pays  es- 
pecial attention  to  dairying,  having  about 
thirty  grade  and  full-blood  Jerseys,  from 
which  he  makes  large  quantities  of  excellent 
butter.  This  he  disposes  of  in  Portland,  hav- 
ing regular  customers  who  pay  him  the  high- 
est market  price. 

Mr.  Melville  W.  Cressey  and  Miss  Sarah  J. 
Fifield,  daughter  of  James  J.  Fifield,  of  this 
town,  were  married  on  December  8,  1890. 
The  only  child  of  their  union,  Dwight  Sturgis 
?Cressey,  was  born  February  25,  1891,  and 
^'ied  August  30,  1893.  Mr.  Cressey,  po- 
litically, is  identified  with  the  Republican 
party.  Religiously,  he  attends  the  Congrega- 
tional church,  of  which  his  wife  is  a  member. 
Socially,  he  belongs  to  Harmony  Lodge,  No. 
39,  A.  F.   &  A.  M.,  of  Gorham;  to  the  Gor- 


ham Lodge,  No.  98,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows;  and  to  the  Patrons  of  Hus- 
bandry of  this  place. 


TT^HARLES  S.  CHASE,  wholesale  dealer 
I  Vx  in  lime,  cement,  and' belting  material, 
^Hs  5   Canal   Wharf,    Portland,  was  born 

in  Portland,  November  6,  1845. 
His  parents  were  Sewall  C.  and  Mary  (Trow- 
bridge) Chase;  and  his  paternal  grandfather 
was  Timothy  Chase,  who  was  a  mason  by 
trade. 

Sewall  C.  Chase  was  a  contractor  and 
builder.  He  erected  in  185 1  the  first  brick 
building  on  Commercial  Street;  and  it  was  he 
who  built  the  Preble  House,  the  City  Build- 
ing, and  the  Grand  Trunk  depot.  For  many 
years  he  was  associated  with  his  brother  Ed- 
ward P.,  who  is  yet  living,  now  retired  from- 
active  work;  and  together  they  built  most  of 
the  brick  buildings  in  Portland,  including  the- 
Thomas  Block,  the  Gait  Block,  the  rolling- 
mill,  the  Portland  Kerosene  Oil  Works,  the 
Glass  House,  and  the  shovel  factory.  Sewall 
C.  Chase  took  an  active  part  in  public  affairs, 
serving  several  terms  on  the  Common  Council 
of  Portland  and  on  the  Board  of  Aldermen, 
and  was  elected  to  the  State  legislature  from 
Portland  on  the  Republican  ticket.  He  died 
in  1875.  His  wife  was  the  daughter  of  Major 
Trowbridge,  a  gallant  soldier  of  the  War  of 
1812.  She  died  in  1887.  Five  children  were 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sewall  C.  Chase, 
namely:  William  Porter,  who  died  in  Ha- 
vanna,  Cuba,  in  1867,  leaving  a  widow  and 
one  child;  Francis  E. ;  Lois  A.,  who  mar- 
ried Charles  B.  Bailey,  and  resides  in  Wash- 
ington, D.C.;  Etta  M.,  who  married  E.  C. 
Goodhue,  and  lives  in  Danville,  Canada;  and 
Charles  S.,  our  subject. 

Charles  S.  Chase  attended  the  public  schools 
and  the  high  school  of  Portland,  and  was  one 
of  the  first  six  scholars  who  attended  Bryant  & 
Stratton's  Commercial  College  of  Portland. 
After  leaving  school,  he  worked  in  his  father's 
office  four  years,  and  in  1870  became  estab- 
lished in  business  in  the  building  which  he 
now  occupies,  as  a  member  of  the  new  firm  of 
C.  A.  B.  Morse  &  Co.,  succeeding  the  firm  of 
Beale    &    Morse.     In    1884    Mr.    Chase    pur- 


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chased  Mr.  Morse's  interest,  and  since  that 
time  has  been  sole  proprietor  of  the  enter- 
prise. He  has  an  extensive  trade  in  Maine, 
New  Hampshire,  and  Vermont,  and  has  pros- 
pered to  a  remarkable  degree,  his  promptness 
in  meeting  the  depiands  of  customers,  and  his 
ability  in  the  management  of  his  business, 
insuring  quick  and  profitable  returns  for  his 
investments. 

Mr.  Chase  married  Louise  K.  Sawyier, 
daughter  of  Moses  K.  and  Caroline  (Kimball) 
Sawyier,  and  cousin  of  the  late  Charles  Carle- 
ton  Coffin,  the  famous  war  correspondent  of 
the  Boston  Journal  during  the  Southern  Re- 
bellion. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chase  have  one  child, 
Alice  Sawyier  Chase.  In  politics  Mr.  Chase 
is  a  Republican.  He  is  not  an  aspirant  for 
office.  In  religious  belief  he  is  a  Congrega- 
tionalist,  attending  with  his  wife  and  family 
the  church  on  High  Street.  He  has  a  con^ 
venient  residence  and  pleasant  home  at  1 1 
Carleton  Street. 


TT^HARLES  EDWARD  GOOLD,  a 
I  7|  prosperous  market  gardener  of  Deer- 
^^  ^  ing,  was  born  in  Westbrook,  Me., 
August  26,  1842,  son  of  Smith  Cobb 
and  Catherine  (Starbird)  Goold.  He  comes 
of  an  old  Maine  family,  his  grandfather, 
Joseph  Goold,  being  a  native  of  Kittery.  His 
father.  Smith  Cobb  Goold,  was  born  in  Port- 
land, Me.,  December  14,  1818,  and  received 
his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  that 
city.  He  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade  with 
J.  &  C.  J.  Barber,  of  Portland,  and,  after 
working  at  it  for  a  few  years,  settled  on  the 
farm  which  had  belonged  to  his  father,  which 
fronted  on  what  is  now  Brighton  Street,  Deer- 
ing,  and  included  the  estate  owned  by  his 
son,  Charles  Edward  Goold.  There  he  spent 
the  rest  of  his  life,  profitably  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. On  November  30,  1841,  he  was  married 
to  Catherine,  daughter  of  Levi  and  Nancy 
(Pennel)  Starbird,  of  Westbrook,  and  three 
children  were  born  to  them:  Charles  Edward, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Annie  Louisa,  wife 
of  Edward  K.  Chapman,  of  South  Portland, 
Mc. ;  and  Henry  Pennel  Starbird  Goold,  who 
is  in  the  drug  business  in  Portland.  Both 
attended    the    Universalist     church.       Smith 


Cobb  Goold  died  July  31,  1894,  aged  seventy- 
five  years.     His  wife  is  still  living. 

Charles  Edward  Goold  received  a  good  edu- 
cation in  the  common  schools  of  his  native 
town  and  at  Westbrook  Seminary.  Succeed- 
ing his  father  as  manager  of  the  homestead' 
farm,  he  engaged  in  market  gardening;  and, 
being  a  man  of  more  than  average  intelli- 
■gence,  with  the  faculty  of  turning  everything 
to  the  best  account,  he  has  been  very  success- 
ful. He  employs  several  men,  and  raises 
large  quantities  of  produce,  which  find  ready 
sale  in  the  Portland  markets. 

Mr.  Goold  was  married  in  1882  to'  Ada 
Louisa,  daughter  of  James  S.  and  Comfort 
Whitehouse  (Jackson)  Knowles,  of  Deering. 
Mrs.  Goold  died  April  10,  1891,  leaving  one 
daughter,  Heiirietta  Knowles. 

Mr.  Goold  was  elected  Alderman  from 
Ward  7,  on  the  Republican  ticket  in  1894, 
and  served  capably  on  the  Committees  on 
Streets,  Sidewalks  and  Bridges,  Lights  and 
Water,  Printing,  and  New  Streets.  He  takes 
an  active  interest  in  public  affairs,  and  the 
soundness  of  his  views  on  all  matters  of 
public  policy  has  won  for  him  general  respect. 
With  his  daughter  be  attends  the  Universalist 
church,  of  which  his  wife  was  also  an  at- 
tendant. 


ON.  HENRY  B.  CLEAVES,  the 
present  Governor  of  Maine,  was  born 
in  Bridgton,  Me.  His  father, 
Thomas  Cleaves,  also  a  native  of 
Bridgton,  was  a  man  of  great  energy  and  dis- 
tinguished for  the  strictest  integrity.  His 
mother,  Sophia  Bradstreet  Cleaves,  a  woman 
of  high  worth,  was  the  daughter  of  Daniel 
Bradstreet,  who  came  from  Rowley,  Mass., 
and  settled  in  Bridgton  in  the  early  days. 
The  family  circle  included  five  children  — 
Robert  A.,  Nathan,  Thomas  P.,  Henry  B.,  ' 
and  Mary  S.  Cleaves.  The  last-named  is  now 
the  wife  of  William  W.  Mason.  Judg-e 
Nathan  Cleaves,  the  senior  member  of  the 
law  firm  of  Nathan  and  Henry  B.  Cleaves, 
died  September  5,  1892.  A  resident  of  Port-" 
land  for  more  than  thirty  years,  he  wjis  closely 
identified  with  the  best  interests  of  this  city. 
He  was  graduated   from.Bowdoin    College   in 


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141 


1858,  attained  eminence  in  his  profession   as 
a    lawyer,  occupied    many  positions   of    honor 
and  public  trust,  was  held   in  the  highest  es- 
teem, and  the  sense  of  the  loss  caused  by  his 
death  was  generally  felt  throughout  the  State. 
Governor  Cleaves  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of    his    native    town    and    at    the 
academies  of    Bridgton    and    Lewiston     Falls. 
In  the  summer  of  1862  he  enlisted  as  a  private 
soldier  in    Company    B,    Twenty-third    Maine 
Volunteers,      under     Colonel    William     Wirt 
Virgin,    late  a  Justice   of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  the  State  of  Maine.      Having  served  out  the 
term  of    his    enlistment    at    Poolsville  on  the 
Potomac  and  at  Harper's  Ferry,  during  which 
period  he  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Orderly 
Sergeant,   he  was  discharged  when    the    regi- 
ment was  mustered  out.      However,  influenced 
by  his  patriotism,   he  immediately  re-enlisted 
for  three  years  under  General  Francis  Fessen- 
den,  a  son  of  the  Hon.  William  Pitt  Fessen- 
den,   who  was  recruiting    a   veteran    regiment 
for   active  service  in    the    Department  of  the 
Gulf.       Young    Cleaves    was    appointed    First 
Lieutenant  of  Company  F.      On  one  occasion 
in  the  course  of  the  service,  when  the  officers  of 
Company  E  had  been  either  killed  or  disabled 
in  action,  he  acted  as  Captain.      A  portion  of 
his  time  was  served  in  the  Department  of  the 
Gulf,  where  he  participated  in  various  engage- 
ments under  General  Banks  on  the  Red  River 
expedition,  at  Mansfield,   Pleasant  Hill,    Cane 
-  River  Crossing,  and  other  places.      After  the 
close  of  the  campaign   in   Louisiana  the  regi- 
ment was  ordered  to  Virginia;   and  Lieutenant 
Cleaves  served    during  the    remainder    of   the 
war  in  the  Army   of    the  Potomac;   and  with 
General    Sheridan   in  the   Shenandoah  Valley. 
When  the  war  ended,  he  was  offered  a  commis- 
sion in   the  regular  army  by  Secretary  of  War 
Stanton.      Declining  this,   he  returned    to  his 
home  in  Bridgton,  and  was  employed  as  a  day 
laborer  in  Perley  &    Styles's   sash   and   blind 
factory.      While  here,  he  studied  law  with  such 
assiduity  that  in  September,  1868,  he  was  ad- 
mitted  to  the    bar.     After  this  he    moved    to 
Portland,   and  formed  a    law  partnership  with 
his  brother,   the    late  Judge    Nathan  Cleaves. 
The.  firm   had  a  large  and    lucrative  practice, 
and    was    extensively    known     throughout    the 
State  and   New   England.      Governor   Cleaves 


is  a  director  in  many  of  the  business  corpora- 
tions of  the  State.  He  is  a  prominent  mem- 
ber of  the  Grand  Army  and  the  Marine  State 
Veteran  Association.  In  the  practice  of  his 
profession  and  in  matters  of  charity  he  has 
always  shown  a  great  friendship  for  the  old 
soldier.  His  successful  defence  of  William 
T.  Best,  a  disabled  veteran,  in  the  extradition 
proceedings  brought  against  him  by  the  Prov- 
ince of  New  Brunswick,  will  be  readily  re- 
called, as  it  excited  great  interest  at  the  time. 

Governor  Cleaves,  who  has  always  been 
a  Republican,  cast  his  first  vote  in  a  national 
election  for  Abraham  Lincoln,  while  still  in 
active  service  in  Virginia  in  the  fall  of  1864. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  legislature  from  Port- 
land in  1876  and  1877,  and  served  as  Chair- 
man of  the  Judiciary  Committee.  He  was 
elected  City  Solicitor  of  Portland  in  1877,  and 
during  his  two  years  of  office  tried  many  impor- 
tant cases  for  the  city.  He  was  elected  Attor- 
ney-General of  Maine  in  1880,  and  was  twice 
re-elected  to  this  important  office  by  the  legis- 
lature, serving  five  consecutive  years.  In  this 
period,  besides  trying  some  eighteen  murder 
cases,  he  prosecuted  the  important  State  tax 
cases  against  the  railroad  and  telegraph  com- 
panies to  a  successful  termination,  settling 
conclusively  the  right  of  the  State  to  levy  a 
franchise  tax  upon  these  corporations.  Nomi- 
nated for  Governor  at  the  Republican  State 
Convention  held  in  Portland  in  June,  1892,  he 
was  elected  in  September  of  the  same  year, 
and  inaugurated  on  January  5,  1893.  His 
nomination  on  this  occasion  without  a  dissent- 
ing voice  was  unusual  in  the  politics  of  Maine, 
and  evidenced  his  great  popularity  with  the 
people.  His  renomination  by  acclamation  at 
the  large  and  enthusiastic  convention  held  at 
Lewiston,  June- 5,  1894,  was  a  deserved  recog- 
nition of  the  man  and  the  citizen,  of  the  faith- 
ful and  honest  public  officer,  and  of  his  able 
administration  of  the  affairs  of  the  State  during 
his  first  term.  At  ehe  September  election  in 
1894  he  was  re-elected  by  nearly  forty  thou- 
sand majority,  the  largest  majority  ever  given 
a  Republican  governor  in  Maine. 

His  inaugural  addresses,  which  are  models 
of  construction,  and  are  such  as  only  a  scholar 
and  statesman  can  write,  have  elicited  com- 
mendation wherever  noticed  by  the  press.      In 


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the  performance  of  his  official  duties  he  has 
invariably  guarded  the  interests  of  the  State 
with  sedulous  care.  One  of  the  leading  papers 
of  Maine  recently  said:  "To-day,  throughout 
the  length  and  breadth  of  the  good  old  State 
of  Maine,  the  name  of  Governor  Cleaves  is  not 
only  known,  but  is  also  held  in  the  highest 
esteem.  Political  opponents  even  vie  with 
each  other  in  paying  tribute  to  his  administra- 
tive qualities,  as  well  as  to  the  goodness  of  his 
great,  big  heart." 


'LMON  H.  CRESSEY,  a  thriving  agri- 
culturist of  Standish,  was  born  in  Gor- 
ham,  a  few  miles  distant,  on  Septem- 
ber 9,  1834,  and  is  the  worthy  repre- 
sentative of  one  of  the  original  settlers  of 
Cumberland  County,  his  great-grandfather, 
John  Cressey,  having  located  here  in  early 
times. 

Joseph  Cressey,  son  of  John,  was  born, 
reared,  and  spent  his  entire  life  in  Gorham, 
where  he  was  prosperously  engaged  in  cultivat- 
ing the  land,  owning  a  large  farm.  His  wife, 
Hannah  Ashley,  of  Connecticut,  lived  to  the 
venerable  age  of  fourscore  and  eight  years. 
Noah  Cressey,  father  of  Aim  on,  was  the 
youngest  child. 

Noah  Cressey  was  born  in  Gorham,  July  28, 
1798,  and  died  in  Standish,  April  20,  1839. 
In  early  life  he  was  engaged  in  a  mercantile 
business  in  the  place  of  his  nativity,  but  after- 
ward removed  to  Standish,  where  he  continued 
his  former  occupation  for  a  short  time.  He 
subsequently  bought  a  farm  here,  and  was 
engaged  in  mixed  husbandry  until  his  death. 
He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics,  differing  in 
his  views  from  his  father,  who  was  a  Whig. 
Religiously,  both  he  and  his  wife  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Methodist  church.  He  married 
Hannah  Watts,  daughter  of  David  and  Mary 
Watts,  of  Buxton,  their  union  being  solem- 
nized January  21,  1817.  Six  children  were 
born  to  them,  two  of  whom  are  living —  George 
F.  and  Almon  H.  George  F.,  born  May  24, 
1829,  married  Harriet,  daughter  of  Charles 
Smith,  of  Scarboro,  Me. 

Almon  H.  Cressey  finished  his  education  at 
the  Standish  Academy,  and  as  soon  as  he  was 
out  of  school  went  to  Buxton,    where  he  was 


employed  for  three  years  as  a  clerk  in  the 
general  store  of  J.  Clay.  He  established  him- 
self in  business  on  his  own  account  in  1854, 
manufacturing  clothing  for  three  years.  De- 
ciding to  change  his  occupation,  Mr.  Cressey 
then  peddled  Yankee  notions  throughout  the 
State  of  Maine,  driving  a  team  and  having  his 
cart  well  stocked  with  articles  useful  to  the 
thrifty  housewife.  Some  time  later  he  became 
agent  for  a  lightning-rod  company,  and  trav- 
elled about  the  country  selling  rods  for  three 
years.  He  then  resumed  the  manufacture  of 
clothing,  locating  at  first  in  Standish,  but 
later  in  Buxton.  After  five  years  of  business 
in  Buxton  Mr.  Cressey  purchased  his  brother's 
interest  in  the  old  homestead  property,  which 
he  has  since  conducted  with  excellent  results. 
A  man  of  great  intelligence  and  ability,  he  has 
ever  taken  a  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  and 
advancement  of  his  town,  and  for  several  years 
served  as  Selectman,  being  first  elected  to  the 
office  in  1877;  and  during  the  last  six  years  of 
his  service  he  was  Chairman  of  the  Board.  In 
politics  he  affiliates  with  the  Democratic  party. 
He  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternity, belonging  to  Buxton  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  No.  us,  of  Buxton. 

On  May  20,  1870,  Mr.  Cressey  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Abby  M.,  daughter  of  George 
W.  Boothby,  of  Limington.  Their  only  child, 
Edwin  B.  Cressey,  born  July  30,  1871,  mar- 
ried Nettie  O.  Marean,  daughter  of  William 
Marean,  of  this  town ;  and  they  have  one  child, 
Mildred  L.,  born  May  20,  1892.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Almon  H.  Cressey  are  liberal  in  their 
religious  views. 


RANCIS  EDWARD  CHASE,  in- 
spector and  acting  Deputy  Collector  of 
United  States  customs  at  Portland,  was 
born  in  this  city,  May  17,  1840,  son  of  Sewall 
C.  and  Mary  A.  H.  (Trowbridge)  Chase.  His 
family  has  for  many  years  been  well  known  in 
this  vicinity,  his  grandfather,  Timothy  Chase, 
who  was  a  mason  and  builder,  having  been 
a  respected  resident  of  Yarmouth  and  Portland. 
Sewall  C.  Chase  lived  in  Portland  for  many 
years,  being  a  prominent  contracting  ma^son 
and  builder.  A  large  number  of  the  brick 
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and  many  of  the  fine  brick  residences  in  Port- 
land were  built  by  him,  and  he  was  superin- 
tendent of  the  City  Building  when  that  edifice 
was  erected.  He  was  long  associated  in  busi- 
ness with  his  brother,  Edward  P.  Chase,  who 
was  one  of  the  leading  builders  of  the  time. 
In  politics  a  Republican,  Mr.  Sewall  C.  Chase 
was  elected  to  the  State  legislature  from  the 
city  of  Portland  on  the  old  Whig  ticket,  before 
the  party  had  changed  its  name,  and  served 
his  term  with  credit.  In  religious  matters 
also  he  took  a  prominent  part,  and  was  Deacon 
in  the  High  Street  Congregational  Church  for 
many  years.  He  died  on  January  20,  1874. 
His  wife  was  a  daughter  of  John  Trowbridge, 
of  Portland,  a  Revolutionary  soldier.  They 
reared  the  following  children  :  William  Porter, 
who  died  in  Cuba;  Francis  Edward,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Lois  Anna,  wife  of 
Charles  B.  Bailey,  of  Portland  formerly,  now 
of  Washington;  Charles  S.,  of  Portland; 
and  Etta,  wife  of  Edward  Goodhue,  of  Dan- 
ville, P.Q. 

Francis  Edward  Chase  acquired  his  educa- 
tion in  Portland,  graduating  from  the  high 
school  in  the  class  of  1858.  He  was  engaged 
as  book-keeper  for  his  father  for  two  years, 
and  in  i860  went  into  the  wholesale  grocery 
business  with  Joshua  Hobbs  and  his  son  John 
P.,  under  the  firm  name  of-  Hobbs,  Chase  & 
Co.  In  September,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany A,  Twenty-fifth  Maine  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, and  was  sent  to  Washington,  where  his 
company  was  on  duty  at  Long  Bridge  and 
quartered  at  Arlington  Heights,  some  time 
later  being  ordered  to  Chantilly.  In  July, 
1863,  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlist- 
ment, he  returned  to  Portland  and  resumed  his 
mercantile  business,  in  which  he  was  success- 
fully engaged  till  1869.  In  that  year  he  was 
appointed  Inspector  of  Customs  under  Collector 
Israel  Washburn ;  and  he  has  efficiently  filled 
the  position  up  to  the  present  time,  with  the 
exception  of  a  short  period  beginning  with 
1887,  when  he  was  retired,  being  reappointed 
by  Collector  F.  N.  Dow  in  1891.  During  his 
retirement  he  was  employed  on  special  work, 
as  he  is  one  of  the  oldest  men  in  the  service. 
Since  Mr.  Chase's  last  appointment  he  has 
been  Acting  Deputy.  Faithful  to  all  the 
details  of  his  duty,  Mr,  Chase  enjoys  the   con- 


fidence and  esteem  of  his  fellow-officials,  and 
by  his  unfailing  courtesy  and  his  wise  judg- 
ment in  matters  of  moment,  has  won  gen- 
eral respect  and  good  will. 

December  3,  1863,  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Augusta  Bradford,  daughter  of  Free- 
man and  Maria  H.  (Hall)  Bradford,  of  Port- 
land. One  child  was  born  to  them,  March  4, 
1865,  who  died  in  October,  1875. 

Mr.  Chase  takes  no  active  part  in  political 
matters.  He  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason, 
the  first  Lodge  of  which  he  became  a  member 
being  Atlantic,  No.  81,  of  which  he  was  Master 
and  is  now  Past  Master.  He  was  the  first 
Master  of  Deering  Lodge,  No.  183,  which 
was  organized  in  1878,  and  is  its  present  Sec- 
retary; is  Past  High  Priest  of  Greenleaf  Chap- 
ter of  Portland,  of  which  he  has  been  Secre- 
tary since  1876;  Past  Thrice  Illustrious 
Master  of  Portland  Council,  Royal  and  Select 
Masters;  Past  Eminent  Commander  of  St. 
Alban  Commandery,  No.  8,  of  which  body  he 
is  now  Prelate ;  a  member  of  Yates  Lodge  of 
Perfection  and  of  the  Portland  Council  of 
Princes  of  Jerusalem.  He  has  been  conductor 
of  ceremonies  in  Rose  Croix  Chapter,  of  which 
he  is  now  Warden,  and  belongs  to  the  Maine 
Consistory.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Grand  Commandery  of  the  State  of  Maine,  and 
was  District  Deputy  Grand  Master  for  the  dis- 
trict of  Maine  for  two  years,  and  has  attended 
the  different  conclaves.  He  belongs  to  Unity 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows; 
Rocky  Hill  Lodge,.  Knights  of  Pythias,  of 
Deering;  is  a  member  of  the  Samoset  Tribe 
of  Red  Men,  of  Portland ;  and  was  Master  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  one  term  ; 
he  is  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  the 
Royal  Society  of  Good  Fellows,  and  has  been 
Financial  Secretary  of  the  Portland  Assembly 
since  its  organization.  While  in  Portland  Mr. 
Chase  attended  the  High  Street  Congregational 
Church,  contributing  to  its  support. 


LBERT  GREEN,  who  is  engaged  in 
a  general  mercantile  business  at 
Bridgton,  this  county,  was  born 
March  16,  1841,  in  Berlin  Falls, 
Coos  County,  N.H.,  being  a  son  of  Edmund 
and  Hannah  C-  (Wiley)  Green.     The  parental 


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household  included  five  children,  three  sons 
and  two  daughters,  of  whom  four  are  now  liv- 
ing, namely:  Albert;  Mary  A.;  Nelson  A., 
who  was  a  private  in  the  Thirteenth  Maine 
Volunteer  Infantry,  and  died  of  diphtheria  on 
Ship  Island,  his  remains  being  interred  on 
Southern  soil;  and  Charles  S.,  who  served  as 
a  private  in  Company  H,  First  New  Hamp- 
shire Heavy  Artillery,  and  is  now  residing  in 
Mechanic  Falls,  Me. 

Albert  Green  was  reared  on  the  home  farm, 
remaining  with  his  parents  until  his  enlist- 
ment, August  13,  1864,  in  the  First  New 
Hampshire  Heavy  Artillery,  Company  H, 
being  mustered  into  service  at  Concord,  that 
State.  With  his  regiment  he  was  sent  to 
Washington,  where  he  did  guard  duty  until 
receiving  an  honorable  discharge,  June  17, 
1865.  On  his  return  home  he  settled  in 
Stark,  Coos  County,  N.H.,  whither  his  pa- 
rents had  moved  during  his  absence,  and 
where  he  remained  until  1 866,' when  he  went 
to  Ridgway,  Elk  County,  Pa.,  where  he 
worked  in  the  woods  and  in  a  mill  for 
two  years,  having  control  of  a  lumber  camp 
during  the  winter.  Returning  to  Stark,  he 
opened  a  store  for  the  sale  of  general  mer- 
chandise, continuing  until  the  spring  of  1872, 
when  he  came  to  Bridgton,  and  was  engaged 
here  for  four  years  and  a  half  in  the  grocery 
business.  He  then  went  to  Lewiston,  where 
he  remained  two  years.  The  following  year 
Mr.  Green  spent  in  Berlin  Mills,  N.H.,  after 
which  he  paid  a  visit  to  his  parents  in  Stark, 
remaining  with  them  a  while,  and  assisting 
them  in  their  store.  In  1883  he  came  again 
to  Bridgton,  and,  opening  his  present  well- 
equipped  store,  has  since  carried  on  a  flourish- 
ing trade  in  general  merchandise,  his  stead- 
fast aim  being  to  please  and  satisfy  the 
demands  of  his  large  and  increasing  number 
of  patrons. 

Mr.  Green  has  been  twice  married,  first  in 
1868  to  Miss  Kate  M.  Horr,  who  died  two 
years  later;  and  second,  in  1874,  to  Miss 
Flora  Plummer,  who  is  the  mother  of  one 
child,  Alice  R,  Socially,  Mr.  Green  is  a 
member  in  high  standing  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  of  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic.  Politically,  he  is  a  stanch 
Republican. 


t^TON.  FRED  EDGECOMB  RICH- 
IE ARDS,  President  of  the  Union 
J^  I  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  of 

^ — '  Portland,  was  born  at  Lincolnville, 
Waldo  County,  Me.,  August  28,  1841,  son  of 
Charles  and  Elizabeth  P.  (Smith)  Richards. 
The  Richards  family  is  one  of  the  oldest  in 
New  England,  having  settled  in  Massachusetts 
in  Colonial  times.  Thomas  Richards,  the 
great-grandfather  of  the  subject  of  this  biogra- 
phy, was  a  farmer  in  Stoyghton,  Mass. 

Charles  Richards,  son  of  Benjamin  and 
grandson  of  Thomas  Richards,  was  born  in 
Sharon,  Mass.,  January  7,  1800,  and  lived  in 
that  town  until  twenty-five  years-  of  age,  being 
by  occupation  a  farmer.  In  1825  he  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Lincolnville,  Waldo  County,  be- 
coming in  course  of  time  one  of  the  influential 
citizens  of  that  town,  actively  interested  in  all 
projects  for  the  public  good,  especially  for  the 
advancement  of  education.  In  politics  he  was 
a  Democrat  until  1856,  when  he  became  an 
ardent  supporter  of  John  C.  Fremont ;  and  he 
was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church.  He  died  January  5,  1881. 
His  wife,  to  whom  he  was  united  when  a 
young  man  of  twenty-three,  was  a  daughter 
of  James  and  Mollie  (Smith)  Smith,  of  Can- 
ton, Mass.  She  lived  to  be  seventy-seven 
years  of  age,  passing  from  earth  in  1877. 
They  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  five  of 
whom  are  still  living.  One  son,  Charles  F., 
is  Treasurer  of  the  Camden  Savings  Bank  at 
Camden,  Knox  County,  Me. 

Fred  E.  Richards  attended  the  common 
schools  of  Lincolnville  and  the  high  school  at 
Rockport,  .  Knojc  County,  where  his  parents 
spent  the  latter  part  of  their  lives.  He  first 
worked  as  a  clerk  for  David  Talbot,  a  large 
ship-owner;  but  in  1862,  on  account  of  severe 
lung  trouble,  he  resigned  his  position  and  went 
to  California,  travelling  by  way  of  Aspinwall. 
He  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Wells-Fargo  Ex- 
press Company  for  three  years,  at  the  end  of 
that  time  returning  to  Rockport  and  engaging 
in  the  manufacture  of  lime.  He  carried  on 
an  extensive  and  successful  business  till  1877, 
shipping  the  commodity  in  vessels,  of  which  he 
was  part  owner,  to  Charleston,  Wilmington, 
and  other  Southern  markets. 

In  the  mean  time  he  was  prominently  iden- 


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tified  with  the  interests  of  the  Republican 
party,  and  was  elected  to  represent  the  town  of 
Camden  in  the  State  legislature  in  1872,  being 
re-elected  in  1873.  Although  his  business 
cares  were  great,  he  yielded  to  the  earnest 
solicitations  of  his  townspeople,  and  in  1875 
served  as  a  member  of  the  Executive  Council 
■  of  Governor  Dingley,  and  in  1876  as  a  mem- 
ber of  Governor  Connors's  Council.  The  fol- 
lowing year,  1877,  he  was  appointed  State 
Land  Agent,  but  resigned  after  a  short  term  of 
service.  In  1878  he  was  appointed  to  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Maine  Insane  Hospital 
at  Augusta;  and  in  1880,  Governor  Davis-, 
recognizing  his  sagacity,  business  ability,  and 
faithfulness  to  every  trust,  appointed  him  State 
Bank  Examiner,  Governor  Robie  reappointing 
him  for  the  two  succeeding  terms. 

The  duties  of  this  office  included  the  exami- 
nation of  kindred  institutions,  trust  companies, 
loan  and  building  associations,  and  all  State 
corporate  companies  intrusted  with  the  money 
of  the  people.  Mr.  Richards  held  the  posi- 
tion in  all  nine  years,  and  during  his  incum- 
bency effected  some  radical  changes  for  the 
better  in  banking  systems,  his  motto  being 
"Safety  first,  profit  second."  While  he  was 
Bank  Examiner,  the  deposits  in  the  savings- 
banks  of  Maine  increased  from  twenty  million 
to  forty-three  million  dollars,  the  increase 
being  partly  due  to  confidence  in  the  banks, 
inspired  by  his  management.  He  resigned  his 
position  as  Bank  Examiner  in  1888,  and  subse- 
quently established  a  private  banking  house 
at  89  Exchange  Street,  Portland,  in  the  Jose 
Building. 

In  October,  1893,  he  was  elected  President 
of  the  Union  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company, 
to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  tragic  death 
of  John  E.  DeWitt,  at  Chester,  Mass.,  and, 
disposing  of  his  private  banking  interests,  took 
his  seat  in  November  of  that  year.  Having 
been  connected  with  the  corporation  for  eleven 
years  as  Director  and  a  member  of  the  Finance 
Committee,  he  was  thoroughly  acquainted  with 
the  standing  and  workings  of  the  company 
when  he  took  the  President's  chair.  The 
present  condition  of  the  enterprise  is  suc- 
cinctly stated  in  the  following  paragraph  from 
the  Daily  Eastern  Argus  of  Portland,  dated 
January  30,     1895:    "To    have    been    able    to 


make  such  an  excellent  gain  in  surplus  as  one 
hundred  and  thirty  thousand  four  hundred  and 
ninety  dollars  is  one  of  the  best  results  of  the 
past  year,  indicating  as  it  does  a  substantial 
growth  in  strength,  although  the  statement 
that  not  a  single  bond  owned  by  the  company 
was  in  default  of  interest  on  the  thirty-first 
day  of  December  seems  to  be  even  more  re- 
markable, in  view  of  the  fact  that  in  financial 
circles  generally  1S94  was  considered  to  be 
a  period  of  unusual  depression,  and  many  rail- 
road properties  were  under  the  control  of  re- 
ceivers. These  results,  and  others  fequally 
valuable,  speak  volumes  for  the  present  ad- 
ministration, indicating  able,  economical,  and 
judicious  management." 

The  home  offices  of  the  company  are  in  its 
own  building  at  the  corner  of  Congress  and 
Exchange  Streets,  in  the  third  and  fourth 
stories,  accessible  by  an  elevator.  They  are 
well  lighted  and  ventilated;  and,  while  lavish 
expenditure  has  been  avoided,  they  are  pro- 
vided with  every  essential  for  the  transaction 
of  business.  The  second  story  is  given  up  to 
lawyers'  offices;  and  the  ground  floor  is  occu- 
pied by  the  Union  Safe  Deposit  and  Trust 
Company  and  the  Portland  National  Bank,  two 
of  the  most  flourishing  institutions  in  the 
State,  making  the  building  a  most  important 
financial  centre. 

The  Union  Safe  Deposit  and  Trust  Com- 
pany, of  which  Mr.  Richards  is  President  and 
Director,  was  organized  about  a  year  ago,  and 
transacted  business  as  a  safe  deposit  company 
only  until  April  i,  1895,  when  it  commenced 
business  under  the  trust  provisions  of  its 
charter.  Its  capital  to  the  amount  of  two 
hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars  has  already 
been  subscribed,  and  fully  paid  up  for  ''that 
purpose.  No  part  of  this  capital  is  invested 
in  the  vault  and  fixtures  used  by  the  corpiora- 
tion. "  The  plant  is  owned  by  the  Union  Mut- 
ual Life  Insurance  Company ;  and  the  company 
has  a  clean  cash  capital  of  two  hundred  and 
fifty  thousand  dollars,  more  than  double  the 
amount  of  any  trust  company  in  Maine.  With 
the  National  Bank  also  Mr.  Richards  has  been 
connected  since  its  inception,  and  was  the 
leading  spirit  in  directing  its  course  at  its  or- 
ganization. In  August,  1889,  he  was  chosen 
President,    which  position    he    still    occupies. 


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This  institution  has  a  capital  stock  of  three 
hundred  thousand  dollars,  and  has  probably 
as  large  a  business  as  any  bank  in  the 
State,  its  deposits  amounting  on  an  average 
to  one  million  two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand 
dollars. 

Mr.  Richards  is  prominently  identified  with 
many  other  financial  enterprises.  He  has  been 
a  Director  of  the  First  National  Bank  since 
1893;  is  a  Director  of  the  Limerick  National 
of  Limerick,  Me.  ;  the  Rockland  Trust  Com- 
pany of  Rockland;  the  York  Light  and  Heat 
Company  of  Biddeford ;  and  a  Director  in  the 
Camden  and  Rockland  Water  Company.  He 
is  intimately  connected  with  the  Rockland  and 
Thomaston  Street  Railway  and  other  corporate 
companies;  was  fiscal  agent  of  the  Maine  Cen- 
tral Railroad  from  1889  to  1893,  resigning  when 
elected  President  of  the  Insurance  Company, 
and  has  been  fiscal  agent  and  is  a  Director  of 
the  Portland  &  Rumford  Falls  Railroad.  In 
short,  he  is  a  leader  in  all  departments  of  the 
realm  of  finance,  winning  by  his  integrity 
and  unimpeachable  judgment  the  confidence 
of  all,  and  at  the  same  time  inspiring  esteem 
by  his  many  admirable  personal  qualities. 

In  1 87 1  Mr.  Richards  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Caroline  S.  Piper,  of  Rock- 
port,  Me.,  daughter  of  Captain  John  D.  Piper, 
a  representative  of  an  old  Rockport  family. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richards  attend  the  High 
Street  Congregational  Church.  They  occupy 
a  beautiful  residence  at  150  Vaughan  Street, 
which  he  erected  in  1893-94. 


"ON.  SAMUEL  M.  BRACKETT,  an 
ex-member  of  the  Maine  legislature, 
l}3  I  who  died  at  his  residence  in  Cum- 
berland, March  9,  1895,  had  served 
the  public  faithfully  for  many  years  in  various 
positions  of  responsibility  and  trust,  and  was 
highly  esteemed  for  his  practical  ability  and 
sterling  traits  of  character. 

Mr.  Brackett  was  born  in  Westbrook,  Me., 
March  2,  1820.  His  father,  Reuben  Brackett, 
who  was  a  native  of  Cumberland  and  a  farmer 
by  occupation,  after  marriage  settled  in  West- 
brook,  where  he  engaged  successfully  in  agri- 
cultural pursuits.  Both  he  and  his  wife, 
whose  maiden    name   was    Elizabeth    Morrill, 


and  whose  native  place  was  Westbrook,  lived 
to  an  advanced  age. 

Samuel  M.  Brackett  received  a  good  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  Westbrook,  and,  having 
grown  to  manhood,  early  gave  much  attention 
to  public  affairs,  in  the  administration  of 
which  he  exhibited  sound  judgment  and  good 
executive  ability.  He  was  Deputy  Sheriff  for' 
twelve  consecutive  years,,  and  also  served  as 
Coroner  and  in  various  town  offices.  In  Janu- 
ary, 185s,  he  moved  tosthe  town  of  Cumber- 
land, where  he  resided  for  the  rest  of  his  life, 
settling  upon  a  farm  of  two  hundred  and  fifty 
acres,  and  devoting  his  attention  with  sys- 
tematic energy  to  various  branches  of  agricult- 
ure. He  was  well  versed  in  both  State  and 
national  politics,  and  was  a  sagacious  man  of 
business.  He  was  a^  member  of  the  Maine 
House  of  Representatives  in  1870,  and  in 
1879  was  again  called  to  the  legislative  coun- 
cils of  the  State. 

On  January  4,  1855,  Mr.  Brackett  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Mrs.  Harriet  Sturdi- 
vant,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Priscilla  (Wil- 
son) Russell,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  native 
of  Gray,  and  the  latter  of  Falmouth...  Joseph 
Russell  was  a  house-joiner,  and  carried  on  his 
trade  in  Falmouth  in  connection  with  farming. 
He  died  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight  years.  His 
wife  was  a  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Wilson,  who 
was  one  of  the  first  settlers  at  Poplar  Ridge. 
She  was  the  mother  of  nine  children,  five  of 
whom  are  living;  namely,  Eli,  Sarah,  Mrs. 
Brackett,  Mrs.  Lucy'Leighton,  and  Mrs.  Eunice 
Loring.  Mrs.  Russell  li-ved  to  reach  the  age  of 
eighty-four  years.  Mrs.  Brackett's  first  hus- 
band, whom  she  married  in  February,  1843,  was 
Gardner  M.  Sturdivant,  who  was  born  in  Cum- 
berland in  July,  1820,  and  died  Septembers, 
1851,  leaving  four  sons;  namely,  William, 
Oscar  R  ,  Lyman  P.,  and  Alfred  M.,  all  of 
whom  are  living. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brackett  have  had  five  chil- 
dren, as  follows:  Alma  M.,  wife  of  Fairfield 
Whitney,  of  Feeding  Hills,  Mass.  ;  Reuben 
G.,  who  resides  at  home;  Phillips  Russell, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight ;  Anne, 
widow  of  Samuel  K.  Hitchings,  also. residing 
at  the  parental  home;  and  Harriet,  who  died 
at  the  age  of  seven  years. 

Samuel  M.  Brackett  was  liberal  in  his  relig- 


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ious  views,  and  in  politics  he  was  a  stanch 
Democrat.  He  was  a  member  of  Ancient 
Landmark  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Portland. 
Mrs.  Braciiett,  an  estimable  woman,  who 
possesses  the  respect  of  the  entire  community, 
still  resides  upon  the  Cumberland  farm,  which 
is  carried  on  by  her  son,  l^euben  G.  Brackett. 


OHN  W.  WARREN,  a  retired  cotton 
manufacturer  and  real  estate  owner  of 
Westbrook,  was  born  at  the  old  Warren 
homestead  in  that  city,  January  16, 
1847,  son  of  Louis  P.  and  Sarah  (Turner) 
Warren.  The  family  is  an  old  and  prominent 
one  in  Cumberland  County,  its  ancestors  hav- 
ing settled  in  Westbrook  previous  to  the  in- 
corporation of  the  town. 

John  Warren,  second,  Mr.  Warren's  grand- 
father, was  born  at  the  homestead,  May  23, 
1776,  the  day  on  which  his  eldest  brother 
died,  while  serving  as  a  soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary War.  Grandfather  Warren,  when  a 
young  man,  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits, 
later  founding  a  successful  lumber  business 
in  Westbrook,  where  he  became  prominent  in 
the  early  development  of  the  town,  figuring 
conspicuously  in  its  affairs  as  an  able,  indus- 
trious, and  worthy  citizen.  He  died  Septem- 
ber 10,  1845.  His  wife,  Eleanor  Lamb, 
whom  he  married  on  November  29,  18 10,  was 
born  in  that  part  of  Falmouth  which  is  now 
included  within  the  limits  of  Westbrook,  July 
5,  1785.  Their  three  children  were  named  as 
follows:  George,  William  L.,  and  Louis  P. 
Mr.  Warren's  grandmother  died  January   13, 

1835- 

Louis  P.  Warren,  Mr.  Warren's  father, 
passed  his  boyhood  and  youth  in  Westbrook, 
eventually  taking  up  his  permanent  residence 
at  the  homestead.  His  wife,  Sarah  Turner, 
was  born  in  Otisfield,  May  21,  1818.  She  be- 
came the  mother  of  five  children,  namely: 
John  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Albert 
F. ;  Lelia  A. ;  Edna  A. ;  and  Cora  B. 

John  W.  Warren  commenced  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Westbrook,  supple- 
menting his  knowledge  of  the  elementary 
branches  by  advanced  studies  at  the  Gorham 
Academy  and  Limington  Academy,  and  finish- 
ing with  a  business  course  at  a  commercial  col- 


lege in  Portland.  He  began  active  life  by  en- 
tering the  grocery  business  in  Westbrook  as  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  H.  P.  Murch  &  Co. ;  and 
he  continued  as  a  partner  in  that  concern  for 
some  seven  years,  when  he  withdrew.  He 
then  associated  himself  with  W.  K.  Dana,  and 
engaged  in  cotton  manufacturing,  four  years 
later  becoming  sole  proprietor  oi  the  establish- 
ment, and  conducting  the  business  for  twenty 
years,  or  until  his  retirement  in  February, 
1894,  which  was  caused  by  failing  health. 
His  connection  with  the  manufacturing  indus- 
tries of  Westbrook  was  characterized  by  a 
steady  advance,  his  business  ability  asserting 
itself  prominently  in  placing  and  maintaining 
his  enterprise  upon  a  firm  financial  basis,  and 
his  capital  invested  being  made  to  yield  the 
most  satisfactory  returns.  Since  relinquish- 
ing active  business  pursuits,  he  has  given  his 
attention  to  the  management  and  care  of  his 
real  estate  interests,  which  embrace  much  val- 
uable land,  together  with  several  tenement- 
houses,  from  which  he  derives  a  handsome  in- 
come. 

On  November  7,  1872,  Mr.  Warren  was 
married  to  Martha  J.  Hawkes,  of  Medway, 
Mass.,  daughter  of  Ahijah  Hawkes,  and  has 
two  sons,  namely:  John  Clifford,  who  was  born 
September  29,  1879;  and  Louis  P.,  who  was 
born  August  6,  1890.  John  Clifford,  is  now 
attending  the  Westbrook  High  School,  and 
Louis  P.  has  entered  the  primary  grade. 

Mr.  Warren  is  connected  with  Saccarappa 
Lodge,  No.  II,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  and  Cummings  Encampment. 
Though  not  an  office-seeker,  he  takes  a  lively 
interest  in  public  affairs,  possessing  a  thor- 
ough understanding  of  local.  State,  and  na- 
tional political  issues;  and  his  influence  is 
always  used  in  securing  the  election  of  able 
candidates  for  positions  of  responsibility  and 
trust.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Warren  are  members  of 
the  First  Congregational  Church. 


'ONATHAN  H.  FLETCHER,  senior 
member  of  the  firm  of  Fletcher  &  Co., 
wholesale  grocers,  provision  and  flour 
dealers,  of  Portland,  Me.,  was  born  in 
Westford,  Mass.,  July  27,  1822,  son  of  Adams 
and  Abigail  (Davis)  Fletcher.     Mr.    Fletcher 


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represents  the  seventh  generation  of  his  family 
in  this  country,  the  line  being  traced  as 
follows:  — 

Robert  Fletcher,  who  was  born  in  York- 
shire, England,  in  1592,  settled  in  Concord, 
Mass.,  in  1630,  in  which  year  seventeen  ships 
arrived  in  Massachusetts  Bay,  swelling  the 
number  of  settlers  to  twenty-one  thousand. 
He  was  then  thirty-eight  years  of  age.  His 
name  appears  in  the  earliest  records  of  the 
town  of  Concord,  Mass.;  and  in  the  court  files 
of  Middlesex  County  it  frequently  occurs,  ap- 
pended to  petitions  for  bridges,  on  jury  lists, 
and  in  other  connections.  He  was  a  wealthy 
and  influential  man.  He  died  at  Concord, 
April  3,  1677,  aged  eighty-five  years.  He 
reared  five  sons  —  Luke,  William,  Cary,  Sam- 
uel, and  Francis. 

William  Fletcher,  the  second  son,  was  born 
in  England  in  1622,  and  was  eight  years  old 
when  his  father  settled  in  Concord.  He  was 
one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Chelmsford,  Mass., 
locating  there  in  1653,  his  tract  of  land  em- 
bracing what  is  now  the  city  of  Lowell.  He 
died  November  6,  1677.  His  wife,  Lydia 
Bates,  whom  he  married  in  Concord,  October 
7,  1645,  survived  him  many  years,  dying  Oc- 
tober 12,  1704.  They  reared  five  children, 
namely:  Lydia,  who  married  the  Rev.  John 
Fiske;  Joshua;  Paul;  Sarah;  and  William. 
Joshua  Fletcher  was  born  March  30,  1648,  and 
died  November  21,  171 3.  May  4,  1668,  he 
was  married  to  Grissies  Jewell,  who  died  Jan- 
uary 16,  1682;  and  July  18,  1682,  he  was 
united  to  his  second  wife,  Sarah  Willey.  He 
reared  the  following  children:  Joshua;  Paul; 
Rachel;  Timothy;  John;  Joseph;  Sarah,  who 
married  March  14,  1709,  Thomas  Reed;  Jon- 
athan; Elizabeth;  and  Jonas. 

Joseph  Fletcher,  who  was  commonly  known 
as  Captain  Fletcher,  was  born  in  Chelmsford, 
Mass.,  June  10,  1689,  and  died  October  4, 
1772.  He  married  November  17,  1712,  Sarah 
Adams,  of  Concord,  Mass.,  who  was  born  in 
1691,  and  died  April  24,  1761.  They  were 
the  parents  of  ten  children,  all  of  whom  were 
born  in  Westford,  Mass.,  where  the  parents 
settled  soon  after  marriage,  and  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  their  lives.  These  children  were 
named  as  follows:  Joseph,  Benjamin,  Tim- 
othy, Thomas,  Sarah,  Edith,  Pelatiah,  Joshua, 


Ruth,  and  Mary.     Pelatiah  Fletcher,  who  also 
was  called  Captain  Fletcher,  was  born  May  3, 
1727,  and  died  February  23,    1807.     He  was 
twice  married.     His  first  wife,  Dorothy  Hil- 
dreth,    to   whom    he   was   united   January    13, 
1757,  was  born  August  26,  1736,  and  was  the 
daughter  of  James   Hildreth.     She  died  June 
14,  1782.     The  second  wife,  who  became  Mrs. 
Fletcher  October   13,  1782,  was  widow  Betty 
Keyes,     born     Hartwell.       Captain     Pelatiah 
Fletcher  was   the  father  of  twelve   children, 
namely:    Betsey,    born    December    15,    1757; 
Dorothy,   born    December  21,    1759;    Joseph, 
born  November  6,  1761,  who  died  December 
25,  1765;  Sarah,  born  August   12,    1763,  who 
died  August  22,  1783;   Lucy,  born  November 
14,    1765,   who  died  July   i,    1766;  Pelatiah; 
Joseph;  Lucy;  Adams,  born  March   10,  1773, 
who  died   September  27,    1775;   Ezra;  Polly; 
and  a  second  Adams,  born  August  17,  1779. 

Adams  Fletcher  was  by  occupation  a  farmer, 
and  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  .West- 
ford,  Mass.  He  was  twice  married,  his  first 
wife  being  Betsey  Bateman,  of  Chelmsford, 
Mass.,  to  whom  he  was  united  May  27,  1806; 
his  second,  Abigail  Davis.  Adams  Fletcher 
was  the  father  of  six  children,  namely: 
Adams,  born  January  16,  1807;  Betsey,  born 
September  12,  1808,  who  was  married  in  1834 
to  Levi  Tufts,  of  Groton,  Mass.;  Elzina,  born 
April  17,  1 8 10,  who  was  married  March  i, 
1832,  to  James  Robbins;  Potter  Kimball, 
born  December  28,  181 3;  Abigail  Davis,  born 
September  17,  1817,  who  was  married  Septem- 
ber 24;  1842,  to  Theophilus  C.  Hersey,  of 
Portland,  Me.;  and  Jonathan  Hartwell,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch. 

Jonathan  Hartwell  Fletcher  attended  the 
common  schools  of  his  native  town,  and  grad- 
uated from  the  academy.  In  1841  he  obtained 
a  position  as  clerk  in  the  grocery  store  of 
Smith  &  Hersey  in  Portland;  and  in  1843  he 
was  taken  into  partnership,  the  firm  name  be- 
coming Smith,  Hersey  &  Co.  He  subse- 
quently bought  Mr.  Smith's  interest;  and  busi- 
ness was  transacted  thereafter  in  the  name  of 
Hersey,  Fletcher  &  Co.  This  partnership 
lasted  several  years,  the  next  change  making  the 
firm  name  Fletcher  &  Co.,  Mr.  Franklin  Fox 
becoming  a  partner.  Some  years  later  Mr. 
Fletcher  bought  the  share  of  Mr.  Fox,  and  was 


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joined  in  the  enterprise  by  Mr.  Edwin  Tom- 
linson.  The  latter  subsequently  sold  his  inter- 
est, and  the  business  is  now  entirely  in  the 
hands  of  the  Fletcher  family.  Mr.  Fletcher 
is  a  man  of  great  business  ability,  shrewdness, 
and  foresight,  who  has  made  his  way,  step 
by  step,  from  a  subordinate  position  to  that  of 
head  of  one  of  the  largest  mercantile  estab- 
lishments in  Portland.  The  business,  which 
was  founded  in  1835,  commands  a  first-class 
patronage;  and  the  large  stores  at  241  Com- 
mercial and  2,  4,  and  6  Union  Streets  bear 
every  sign  of  good  management  and  pros- 
perity. 

In  September,  1852,  Mr.  Fletcher  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Mary  J.  West,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  N.  and  Sarah  J.  (Gordon)  West. 
Their  children  are:  George  H.,  born  October 
I,  1854,  who  became  associated  in  business 
with  his  father  on  the  retirement  of  Mr. 
Tomlinson;  Henry  Adams,  born  January  29, 
1858,  who  also  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Fletcher  &  Co.;  Clementine,  born  June  i, 
1862;  Marion,  born  July  9,  1867,  who  died 
August  26,  1868;  and  Mary,  attending  school 
in  Boston. 

In  politics  Mr'.  Fletcher  favors  the  Repub- 
lican party,  but  is  a  strong  Cleveland  man. 
He  served  on  the  Common  Council  of  Portland 
two  years.  He  is  a  prominent  Odd  Fellow, 
belonging  to  Ligonia  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  Eastern  Star  En- 
campment. The  family  are  members  of  the 
Universalist  church.  They  have  a  beautiful 
home  at  366  Spring  Street. 


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T^HARLES  B.  KNEELAND,  a  well- 
I  V^  known  resident  of  Bridgton,  Cumber- 
^Hs^^  land  County,  Me.,  was  born  in 
August,  1846,  in  the  neighboring 
town  of  Harrison,  being  the  youngest  son  of 
Simeon  and  Hannah  (Richardson)  Kneeland, 
and  one  of  a  family  of  seven  sons  and  three 
daughters. 

Mr.  Kneeland  was  reared  on  a  farm,  where 
he  became  familiar  with  the  care  of  stock; 
and,  having  a  genuine  Yankee  shrewdness  and 
fondness  for  trade,  he  began  life  for  himself 
at  the  age  of  fifteen  as  a  dealer  in  horses.  He 
subsequently  removed  to  Waterford,  in  Oxford 


County,  where  he  remained  four  years,  being 
a  portion  of  the  time  in  the  dry-goods  busi- 
ness, going  thence  to  Connecticut,  where 
for  about  a  year  he  had  charge  of  one  of  the 
departments  of  the  Reform  School.  Return- 
ing to  the  place  of  his  nativity,  Mr.  Knee- 
land remained  there  but  a  short  time  before 
going  to  Worcester,  where  he  was  engaged  as 
a  horse  trainer  for  a  year.  He  then  engaged 
in  the  same  profitable  business  for  ten  consec- 
utive years  in  Bridgton,  buying  horses,  which 
he  shipped  to  the  Boston  market,  and-at  length 
established  a  livery  stable,  which  he  has  since 
managed  in  connection  with  his  other  occupa- 
tions, having  purchased  his  present  stand  in 
1 88 1.  Besides  buying  and  selling  horses  he 
has  made  a  thorough  study  of  the  care  of  the 
animals,  in  which  he  has  a  large  practice,  and 
has  won  a  reputation  as  a  skilful  veterinary 
surgeon.  He  has  also  invested  in  real  estate 
ih  this  vicinity,  being  the  possessor  of  twenty- 
eight  acres  of  land,  on  which  there  is  a  val- 
uable   mineral  spring. 

Mr.  Kneeland  was  married  in  1871  to  Miss 
Sarah  E.  Griswokl,  who  has  borne  him  three 
children;  namely,  Lillie,  Florence,  and  Amy. 
Lillie  is  the  wife  of  Byron  Harnden,  of  this 
town.  In  politics  Mr,  Kneeland  is  a  zealous 
advocate  of  the  principles  of  the  Republican 
party. 


(sTr^^^ON  N.  WATERHOUSE,  a  well- 
tjA  known  farmer  of  Gorham,  is  a  native 
yj|g\  of  Cumberland  County,  Standish 
^~^  being  the  place  of  his  birth,  and 
January  2,  1830,  the  date  thereof.  He  is  the 
worthy  representative  of  one  of  the  early 
pioneers  of  the  county,  his  great-grandfather, 
Joseph  Waterhouse,  having  removed  from 
Marljlehead,  Mass.,  to  Standish,  prior  to  the 
Revolutionary  War,  in  which  he  fought  for 
American  independence.  He  cleared  a  large 
tract  of  land  from  the  forest,  improving  a 
farm,  on  which  he  spent  his  remaining  days, 
dying  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  fourscore  and 
ten  years.  He  was  an  old-time  Whig  in  poli- 
tics. 

William  H.  Waterhouse,  son  of  Joseph,  was 
born  and  reared  in  Standish,  Me.,  becoming  a 
most  successful  farmer  and  lumberman    and  a 


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citizen  of  prominence.  Pie  married  Sarah 
Smith,  a  daughter  of  Ephraim  Smith,  of  Gor- 
ham;  and  they  reared  a  family  of  nine  chil- 
dren, Thomas,  Albion's  father,  being  the 
third  son.  Both  grandparents  were  members 
of  the  Baptist  church.  Jhe  last  years  of  the 
grandfather's  life  were  spent  in  Gorham. 

Thomas  Waterhouse,  a  native  of  Standish, 
was  born  on  April  4,  1802.  In  his  early  ac- 
tive life  he  worked  six  years  at  the  cotton-mill 
in  Little  Falls,  Windham,  but  subsequently 
turned  his  attention  to  agriculture,  buying  a 
farm  of  eighty  acres  in  the  town  of  Standish, 
where  he  lived  for  fifty-five  years,  prosperously 
engaged  in  tilling  the  soil.  On  the  death  of 
his  wife,  in  1875,  he  removed  to  Gorham,  mak- 
ing his  home  with  his  son  Albion  until  his 
demise.  May  9,  1888.  His  wife,  Miriam 
Estes,  whom  he  married  in  1828,  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  Estes,  of  Raymond,  Me.  Of  the 
four  children  born  to  them,  two  are  now  living 
—  Albion  N.  and  Hannah  E.  The  latter, 
who  was  born  in  June,  1832,  in  Standish,  is 
the  wife  of  Zachariah  Gilman,  and  a  faithful 
member  of  the  Baptist  church. 

Albion  N.  Waterhouse  was  reared  on  the 
home  farm  and  attended  the  district  school. 
He  early  chose  farming  as  his  chief  occupa- 
tion, although  he  has  worked  a  good  deal  at 
the  carpenter's  trade,  being  very  skilful  in  the 
use  of  tools.  He  remained  with  his  parents 
until  1869,  when  he  purchased  his  homestead 
property,  where  he  has  since  lived.  This  farm 
contains  fifty  acres  of  fertile  land,  which  he 
successfully  manages,  paying  especial  atten- 
tion to  manufacturing  butter,  some  years  mak- 
ing and  selling  as  many  as  fifteen  hundred 
pounds.  He  also  retains  sixty  acres  of  wood 
and  timber  land  in  Standish.  In  politics  he 
affiliates  with  the  Democrats. 

Mr.  Waterhouse  was  married  November  6, 
1854,  to  Mary  Ann  Meserve,  daughter  of 
Robert  Meserve,  of  Westbrook.  She  was 
born  November  25,  1831,  being  the  second 
child  in  a  family  of  five  children.  The  union 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Waterhouse  has  been 
brightened  by  the  birth  of  six  children  — 
George  Howard,  Mary  Ellen,  Almon  N 
Frank  W.,  Fred  T.,  and  Harland  R.  George 
Howard  Waterhouse,  born  June  10,  1856,  mar- 
ried Tina  B.  Estes,  of  Gorham;  and  they  have 


two    children—  Ralph    and    Leon.      He    is    s 
Republican    in    politics,    and    his    wife    is    a 
member  of  the  Baptist  church.     Mary  Ellen 
Waterhouse,  born  August  6,  1859,  is  the  wife 
of  Albert   H.    Mosher  of  this  town,   and  has 
two  children  —  Lydia  M.  and  Albert  E.     She 
is  a  member  of  the  Congregationalist  church, 
and  Mr.  Mosher  is  a  Republican  in  politics. 
Almon  N.,   born   February   18,  1862,  married 
Annie   Leighton,   of'  Cumberland  Mills.     He 
is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  as  is  also  Frank  W., 
who  was  born  February  2,  1867,  and  married 
Dora  Bickford,  of  Saccarappa.     Fred  T.   and 
Harland  R.,  twins,  were  born  April  4,  1871. 
They  are  Democrats,    and  they  still   live  be- 
neath the  parental  roof -tree.     These  two  young 
men  possess  great  native  mechanical   ingenu- 
ity,  and   are   continually  at  work  with    their 
tools.     In   1894  they  built  a  workshop,  where 
they  have  a  boiler  and  engine,  and  do  all  kinds 
of  wood  and  iron  work.     They  are  rarely  sepa- 
rated,   finding   their    chief    pleasure    in    each 
other's  company. 


OSIAH  HAYDEN  DRUMMOND, 
LL.  D. ,  who  is  widely  known  as  one  of 
the  ablest  lawyers  in  the  State  of  Maine 
and  a  distinguished  leader  in  the  Ma- 
sonic fraternity,  was  born  in  Winslow,  Kenne-' 
bee  County,  August  30,  1827,  son  of  Clark  and 
Cynthia  (Blackwell)  Drummond.  His  pater- 
nal ancestors,  who  were  Scotch-Irish  Presby- 
terians, emigrated  to  Maine  and  settled  in 
Georgetown,  then  including  Bath,  etc.,  in 
1729,  when  that  thriving  port  was  hardly  more 
than  a  pioneer  settlement;  and  in  Georgetown 
his  great-grandfather,  John  Drummond,  a 
farmer  and  mariner,  died  in  1775.  He  was 
the  father  of  John,  second,  who  was  born  a  few 
months  later. 

The  childhood  of  John  Drummond,  second, 
was  passed  in  Georgetown,  but  during  the 
greater  part  of  his  mature  life  he  was  engaged 
in  farming  in  Winslow.  He  married  Miss 
Damans  Hayden,  whose  father.  Colonel  Josiah 
Hayden,  moved  to  Winslow  about  1785  pur- 
chasing the  farm  adjoining  the  Drummond 
homestead.  Colonel  Hayden  was  a  man  of 
sterling  worth,  prominent  in  town  affairs  and 
highly  respected.      He  served  during  the  Revo- 


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153 


lutionary  War  as  a  Major  and  afterward  was 
a  Colonel  in  the  State  militia.  Through  him 
the  subject  of  the  present  sketch  is  eligible 
as  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  the  American 
Revolution. 

Clark  Druramond,  son  of  John  and   Damaris 
(Hayden)   Drummond,   was  born  in  Winslow, 
Me.,    July    5,     1796.      He     was    a    prosperous 
farmer,    owning    and    occupying    the    farm   on 
which  he  was  born,  and  was  an    influential  and 
an  esteemed  citizen,   taking  an  active  part   in 
promoting    the    general    welfare.      He    served 
in  various  town  offices,  and  for  many  years  as 
Justice  of  the  Peace.      He  died  in  1888,  at  the 
advanced    age    of    ninety-two    years    and     five 
I  months.      His    wife,    Cynthia    Blackwell,   was 
born   in  Winslow,  January    17,  1799,  and  died 
in   1868.      She   was    the    daughter  of    Captain 
Mordecai     Blackwell,     who    had     removed   to 
Winslow   from    Sandwich    shortly    before    her 
birth.      Ten  children    were    born    to    Mr.   and 
""   Mrs.    Clark    Drummond,    eight    of    whom    are 
now  living,  Josiah  H.,  David  H.,  and  Charles 
L.  being  residents  of   Portland,  and  the  other 
five  making  their  homes  in  Kennebec  County. 
Josiah  Hayden  Drummond  passed  his  early 
days  on  his  father's  farm  at  Winslow,  making 
the  most  of  the  limited  educational   facilities 
offered  by  the  district  school  and  distinguish- 
ing himself  by  his  proficiency  in  mathematics. 
He  later  attended  Vassalboro  Academy,  where 
he   mastered   Colburn's  Algebra  when  thirteen 
years  old ;   and  he   was  subsequently  assistant 
teacher     of    mathematics     at     the    Academy. 
Entering    Colby    University,    he    there    also 
gained  a  high  reputation  as  a  mathematician, 
and  was  graduated  with  honor  in  1846,  receiv- 
ing three  years  later  the  degree  of  A.M.      He 
taught  school  for  three  years,  in  the  mean  time 
studying  law  with  Messrs.  Boutelle  &  Noyes 
at  Waterville,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Augusta    in    1850.       That    same      year  — the 
period  of  the  great  exodus  to  the  gold  country 
—  he  made  a  business  trip  to  California,  trav- 
elling by  way  of  the  Isthmus,   and    became  a 
'    member  of  the  bar  in  that  State  also.      Return- 
ing to  Waterville  in    1851,  he  rapidly  rose  to 
prominence  in  his  profession  and  in  politics. 

Though  affiliated  with  the  Democratic  party 
by  family  tradition  and  training,  he  left  its 
ranks  in  1855  on -account  of  his  antagonism  to 


slavery,  and  the  following  year  did  efficient 
work  in  the  interest  of  the  Republicans, 
spending  nearly  eight  weeks  on  the  stump  and 
speaking  twice  and  often  three  times  a  day. 
In  1857,  while  absent  from  home,  he  was 
nominated  by  the  Republicans  for  the  lower 
branch  of  the  legislature,  without  his  knowl- 
edge, and  was  elected.  The  next  year  he  was 
re-elected  and  chosen  Speaker,  making  a 
record  of  ability  that  has  never  been  surpassed 
and,  in  the  opinion  of  many,  never  equalled  in 
the  State.  In  1859  he  was  elected  Senator 
from  Kennebec  County,  but  resigned  his  seat 
to  accept  the  position  of  Attorney-general  of 
the  State.  He  was  re-elected  in  1861,  1862, 
and  1863;  but  the  following  year  he  declined 
in  order  to  devote  himself  entirely  to  the  work 
of  his  profession.  In  i860  he  moved  to  Port- 
land, and  was  from  that  city  also  elected  to  the 
legislature,  and  subsequently  chosen  Speaker, 
as  a  matter  of  course.  He  declined  re-elec- 
tion. In  1864  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Republican  National  Convention  that  renomi- 
nated Lincoln;  and  he  was  also  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the  conventions  that  nominated  Hayes 
and  Blaine.  Since  1864  he  has  uniformly  de- 
clined to  be  a  candidate  for  office,  preferring 
to  devote  his  time  to  the  demands  of  his  pro- 
fession. His  name  was  prominently  men- 
tioned for  Governor  and  United  States  Sena- 
tor, and  there  is  little  doubt  that  he  would 
have  received  the  nominations  had  he  been 
desirous  o'f  receiving  them  ;  and  a  chair  on  the 
Supreme  Bench  of  the  State  might  have  been 
his  had  he  cared  to  take  it. 

He  has  been  City  Solicitor  of  Portland  for 
many  years,  and  is  the  attorney  of  important 
corporations.  In  1851  he  was  connected  with 
the  Androscoggin  &  Kennebec  Railroad,  and 
in  1864  was  elected  Director  of  the  Maine 
Central  Railroad,  with  which  it  became  con- 
solidated. He  resigned  his  office  in  1871 
in  order  to  facilitate  the  consolidation  of  the' 
Maine  Central  with  the  Portland  &  Kennebec, 
in  which  he  took  an  active  part,  and  soon  after 
became  clerk  of  the  corporation.  This  posi- 
tion he  still  holds  by  virtue  of  successive 
annual  re-elections,  and,  as  chief  counsel  of  the 
roads,  has  engaged  in  many  legal  contests  both 
before  the  courts  and  the  legislature.  In  1875 
he  was  elected   Director  of  the  Union   Mutual 


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Life  Insurance  Company,  was  active  in  its  re- 
organization, and  has  been  its  general  counsel 
since,  and  shaped  the  legislation  that  moved 
the  company  to  Maine.  He  has  been  a 
Director  also  of  the  Union  Safe  Deposit  and 
Trust  Company  of  Portland  since  its  organiza- 
tion. 

Especially  noteworthy  are  his  achievements 
in  behalf  of  the  Masonic  fraternity;  for,  after 
Thomas  Smith  Webb,  who  gave  form  to 
Masonry  in  this  country,  no  man  has  done 
more  for  the  ancient  craft  than  Mr.  Drum- 
mond.  He  joined  the  Waterville  Lodge  in 
1849,  and  was  its  Master  in  1858-59.  From 
i860  to  1863  he  was  Grand  Master  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  Maine,  and  was  for  two  years 
at  the  head  of  the  Grand  Chapter  and  Grand 
Commandery  of  Maine,  and  one  year  at  the 
head  of  the.  Grand  Council  of  Maine.  In 
1 87 1  he  was  elected  to  the  chief  position  of 
the  General  Grand  Chapter  of  the  United 
States,  and  in  1880  was  Grand  Master  of  the 
General  Grand  Council  of  the  United  States, 
holding  each  office  three  years.  He  was  Pro- 
vincial Deputy  Grand  Master  of  the  Royal 
Order  of  Scotland  under  the  late  Albert  Pike, 
and  since  Mr.  Pike's  death  has  been  Provincial 
Grand  Master.  In  1859  and  1862  he  received 
the  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite,  and  in  the 
latter  year  the  thirty-third  degree  was  con- 
ferred upon  him,  making  him  an  honorary 
member  of  the  Supreme  Council  of  the  North- 
ern Jurisdiction  of  the  United  States.  He 
was  immediately  elected  Lieutenant  Grand 
Commander,  and  was  re-elected  in  1863  and 
1 866.  In  1867,  upon  the  union  of  the  Su- 
preme Councils  previously  existing,  he  was 
elected  Grand  Commander  of  the  United  Su- 
preme Council,  the  highest  office  in  the  gift 
of  the  fraternity.  He  was  re-elected  in  1870, 
1873,  and  1876,  but  declined  further  service. 
This  office  was  no  sinecure,  involving  a  large 
amount  of  correspondence  with  all  parts  of  the 
world.  As  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Masonic  Jurisprudence  in  the  grand  bodies  of 
Maine  and  in  the  national  bodies,  Mr.  Drum- 
mond  has  done  more  than  any  one  else  to  shape 
the  polity  of  the  Order  in  the  State  and  nation. 
In  his  own  Grand  Lodge  he  has  for  thirty  years 
performed  the  duty  of  reviewing  the  proceed- 
ings of  thf  other  Grand   Lodges—  over  fifty  in 


number  —  his  report  often  comprising  more 
than  two  hundred  pages.  He  has  also  per- 
formed a  similar  labor  for  the  Grand  Chapter, 
Council,  and  Commandery.  In  these  reports 
questions  of  Masonic  law,  usage,  polity,  and 
duty  are  discussed ;  and  the  reviewers  of  other 
Grand  Lodges  concede  to  Mr.  Drummond  the 
first  position  as  to  ability  and  influence.  Mr. 
Drummond  has  filled  other  Masonic  offices  and 
performed  other  dutj^ s  that  we  have  not  space 
to  enumerater  He  is  widely  known  and  his 
acquaintance  eagerly  sought  by  the  brethren 
in  Europe  and  America,  few  of  the  hundreds 
of  thousands  of  Masons  in  this  country  being 
unacquainted  with  his  name. 

Mr.  Drummond  is  a  working  member  of  the 
Maine  Historical  Society,  of  the  Maine  Gen- 
ealogical Society,  of  the  Old  Colony  Society 
of  Taunton,  Mass.,  and  of  the  New  England 
Historical  Genealogical  Society  of  Boston. 
He  is  well  versed  in  State  and  local  history, 
and  has  preserved  much  important  historical 
and  genealogical  data  for  the  benefit  of  future 
generations,  as  some  extensive  compilations  to 
be  published  shortly  will  bear  witness.  His 
talents  in  this  direction  have  also  been  exerted 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Masonic  Order.  He 
wrote  the  history  of  the  Portland  Lodge,  the 
work  containing  about  three  hundred  and  fifty 
pages;  compiled  .the  Maine  Masonic  Text- 
book; which  for  some  years  has  been  a  stand- 
ard work  on  Masonry  and  which  has  passed 
into  the  fourth  edition,  each  succeeding  edition 
being  revised  and  enlarged;  assisted  in  the 
compilation  of 'the  Maine  Royal  Arch  Text- 
book; and  compiled  a  large  jDart  of  the  ap- 
pendix (two  hundred  and  fifty  pages)  to  Yor- 
ston's  edition  of  Gould's  "History  of  Free 
Masonry, ' '  which  is  a  valuable  and  much  quoted 
work.  He  also  edited,  jointly  with  J.  Ross 
Robertson,  of  Toronto,  Canada,  the  "History 
of  the  Cryptic  Rite,"  published  by  the  latter 
in  1888.  Two  articles,  "Masonic  Jurispru- 
dence" and  "Scottish  Rite,"  he  prepared  for 
a  work  entitled  "History  of  Free  Masonry  and 
Concordant  Orders." 

On  December  10,  1850,  Mr.  Drummond  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Elzada  Rollins  Bean, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  Wadleigh.  and  Lucetta 
(Foster)  Bean.  She  was  born  March  2,  1829, 
in  Montville,  Me.,' but  at  the  time  of  her  mar- 


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riage  was  a  resident  of  New  York  City.  Her 
father  was  a  son  of  Phineas  and  Hannah  (Clif- 
ford) Bean,  born  in  Candia,  N.H.,  March  31, 
1804.  Phineas  Bean  was  the  son  of  Jonathan 
and  Mary  (Leavitt)  Bean,  born  in  Candia, 
July  25,  1763.  He  removed  with  his  family 
to  Montville,  Me.,  in  1808,  and  died  there 
October  16,  1838.  Four  children  have 
blessed  the  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Drum- 
mond,  namely:  Myra  Lucetta ;  Josiah  Hayden, 
Jr.,  associated  with  his  father  in  legal  work, 
the  name  of  the  firm  being  Drummond  & 
Drummond;  Tinnie  Aubigne,  wife  of  Wilford 
G.  Chapman;  and  Margelia  Bean. 

Mr.  Drummond  still  keeps  up  his  connec- 
tion with  his  Alma  Mater,  Colby  University, 
which  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  LL.  D. 
twenty-five  years  after  graduation,  the  honor 
being  a  complete  surprise  to  him.  He  was 
the  first  President  of  the  D.  K.  E.  Society, 
and  presided  at  its  fiftieth  anniversary  in 
July,  1895  ;  and  he  has  served  on  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  institution  longer  than  any 
other  member,  except  two,  having  been  elected 
in  1857.  For  many  years  he  has  been  Vice- 
President  of  the  corporation  and  Chairman, 
ex  officio,   of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

In  religious  belief  Mr.  Drummond  is  a 
liberal  Christian,  attending  and  supporting  the 
Unitarian  church.  He  is  a  man  of  great  de- 
termination, and  yet  is  very  kind-hearted,  find- 
ing it  difficult  to  say  "no"  when  his  sym- 
pathies are  appealed  to.  Pie  is  especially  kind 
to  young  men;  and  he  will  drop  his  own  work, 
though  ever  so  busy,  to  answer  the  appeal  of  a 
young  lawyer  for  help  in  a  legal  problem,  not 
only  responding,  but  taking  time  to  enlarge  on 
the  theme.  A  man  of  large  figure  and  com- 
manding presence,  his  personality  presents 
a  rare  combination  of  physical,  mental,  and 
moral  gifts. 


iORNELIUS    N.     MORRELL,   a  prac- 
tical   and    successful    agriculturist    of 
Windham,       Cumberland       County, 
Me.,   son  of  the  late   Stephen   Mor- 
rell,  was  born  in  this  town.  May  17,  1837. 

Jacob  Morrell,  father  of  Stephen,  was  born 
in  the  town  of  Falmouth,  whence  in  the  latter 
part  of    the  eighteenth  century  he  removed  to 


Windham,  and,  purchasing  sixty-five  acres  of 
wild  land,  cleared  and  improved  a  good  farm, 
residing  on  it  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
when  he  was  about  sixty-eight  years  of  age. 
He  was  twice  married,  his  first  wife,  the 
grandmother  of  Cornelius,  being  Hannah 
Brackett.  She  bore  him  six  children,  Stephen 
being  the  third  child  and  the  second  son. 

Stephen  Morrell,  a  native  of  Windham,  was 
born  December  31,  1803,  and  was  here  early 
initiated  into  the  various  branches  of  labor 
pertaining  to  tilling  the  soil  and  raising  stock, 
which  occupations  he  followed  through  his 
busy  life  of  eighty-four  years,  dying  here  in 
1887.  He  was  a  stanch  supporter  of  the  prin- 
ciples of  the  Democratic  party,  and,  religiously, 
was  a  Universalist.  On  March  11,  1827,  he 
married  Lydia  Hawkes,  daughter  of  Ebenezer 
Hawkes,  of  Windham;  and  into  their  family 
circle  eight  children  were  born,  the  four  now 
living  being  Catherine  H.,  Cornelius  N., 
James  K.,  and  Martha  L.  Catherine  II. 
Morrell,  born  December  19,  1829,  is  the 
widow  of  William  Shaw,  of  Standish. 
James  K.,  born  October  27,  1846,  now  living 
in  Boston,  married  Isabelle  Field,  of  this  town, 
and  they  have  two  children  —  Elroy  F.,  horn 
August  20,  1876;  and  Marion,  born  in  1889. 
Martha  L.,  born  April  4,  1849,  is  the  wife  of 
Edward  S.  Thayer,  of  Westbrook,  Me.,  and 
has  five  children,  namely:  Stephen  E.,  born 
September  5,  1873,  who  married  November 
16,  189s,  Nellie  Rumery,  of  Biddeford,  Me.  ; 
Edna  L.,  born  in  October,  1875;  Laban  H., 
born  in  February,  1877;  Clifton,  born  in 
February,  1879;  and  Henry  L. ,  born  in 
April,  1888. 

Cornelius  N.  Morrell  having  completed  his 
course  of  study  at  the  Westbrook  Seminary, 
during  the  following  year  taught  school  in 
Windham,  and  from  that  time  until  1865 
worked  at  agricultural  pursuits.  Deciding 
then  to  try  life  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  he  went 
to  California,  where  he  worked  four  years  in 
the  mines.  Returning  to  the  place  of  his 
nativity,  Mr.  Morrell  again  worked  for  a  while 
at  farming,  and  afterward  went  to  North  Gray 
and  bought  a  grocery  store,  remaining  there 
two  years.  In  1875  he  purchased  his  present 
farm,  which  under' his  skilful  management  now 
ranks  as  one  of  the  best   in   its  improvements 


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and    appointments    of    any    in    the    vicinity, 
seventy-five  acres  of  it  being  under  culture. 

His  judgment  and  ability  in  administrative 
affairs  are  well  appreciated  by  his-  fellow- 
citizens,  who  have  often  placed  him  in  official 
positions,  being  sure  that  he  would  give  them 
most  faithful  and  efficient  service.  In  1884 
and  1885  he  was  Selectman  of  the  town,  being 
Chairman  of  the  Board  the  last  year.  In  1892 
he  was  chosen  Selectman  to  fill  the  unexpired 
term  of  the  late  Charles  Rogers,  and  was  re- 
elected to  the  same  position  the  succeeding 
year,  being  Chairman  of  the  Board  the  last 
year.  In  politics  he  is  a  zealous  advocate  of 
the  principles  of  the  Democratic  party,  and  in 
his  religious  views  he  is  liberal.  Socially, 
Mr.  Morrell  is  a  Mason,  belonging  to  Pre- 
sumpsCott  Lodge,  No.  127,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
of  Windham ;  a  Royal  Arch  Mason  of  Eagle 
Chapter,  No.  11,  of  Westbrook;  and  is  also  a 
Knight  of  Pythias,  being  a  member  of  Ori- 
ental Lodge,  No.  17,  of  South  Windham.  Mr. 
Morrell  was  united  in  marriage  December  16, 
1868,  with  Lydia  A.  Varney,  daughter  of  Hiram 
Varney,  of  this  town. 


TTSHARLES  E.    BOODY,    a  former  resi- 
I  V^     dent  of  Westbrook  and  one  of  the  best- 

X^y  ^  known  citizens  of  his  day,  was  born 
at  the  old  Boody  homestead,  June  22, 
1819,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Jane  C.  (Winslow) 
Boody.  Mr.  Boody's  father  was  an  extensive 
and  practical  farmer  and  a  lifelong  resident  of 
Westbrook,  who  figured  quite  prominently  in 
the  town  affairs.  He  was  a  man  who  could 
be  depended  upon  for  the  fulfilment  of  his 
obligations,  as  he  always  adhered  to  his  Quaker 
precepts  in  his  every-day  life,  his  religious 
views  being  in  accordance  with  the  teachings 
of  the  denomination  founded  by  George  Fox. 
He,  however,  availed  himself  of  his  citizenship 
privileges  by  taking  part  in  political  affairs, 
in  which  he  supported  the  Democratic  party; 
and  he  rendered  his  share  of  service  to  the 
town  as  Collector  of  Taxes. 

Charles  E.  Boody  commenced  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Westbrook,  and  com- 
pleted his  course  of  study  at  the  seminary. 
At  an  early  age  he  became  familiar  with  farm 
work  by  assisting  in  tbe  lighter  labors  of  the 


home  fields ;  and  in  young  manhood  he  taught 
school  at  different  places  during  the  winter 
season,  his  summers  being  sjoent  in  agricult- 
ural pursuits.  After  the  death  of  his  father 
he  was  employed  during  the  summers  for  about 
five  years  in  brick-making,  working  in  the 
brickyards  of  Henry  M.  Minot,  who  conducted 
the  manufacture  in  that  part  of  Westbrook 
which  is  now  included  within  the  town  of 
Deering.  Returning  then  to  the  old  home- 
stead, he  continued  to  reside  here  for  the  rest 
of  his  life.  The  Boody  farm  contains  two 
hundred  acres  of  valuable  and  well-located 
land,  including  tillage,  pasture,  and  wood- 
land ;  and  the  late  owner  improved  the  prop- 
erty to  a  considerable  extent,  increasing  the 
productiveness  of  the  soil  and  making  addi- 
tions to  the  residence  and  out-buildings.  He 
was  an  able  and  energetic  farmer,  liberal  and 
progressive  in  his  ideas,  and  a  citizen  of  the  ■ 
highest  repute,  a  man  in  whose  integrity  his 
friends  and  neighbors  placed  the  most  implicit 
confidence. 

In  politics  he  supported  the  Republican 
party.  His  incumbency  of  the  positions  of  pub- 
lic trust  in  which  he  was  called  upon  to  serve 
was  characterized  by  a  good  understanding  of 
both  local  and  State  affairs  and  a  careful  con- 
sideration of  the  people's  interests.  For  fif- 
teen years  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  School 
Committee  of  Westbrook,  a  portion  of  which^ 
he  was  Chairman  of  the  Board.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  for  the 
years  1876  and  1877,  and  represent!ed  his 
district  in  the  legislature  during  the  session 
of  1878.  He  was  connected  with  Saccarappa 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
previous  to  its  reorganization,  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Citizens'  Relief  Society  of  Portland. 
In  his  religious  belief  he  preserved  the  tradi- 
tions of  his  ancestors  and  adhered  to  the 
Quaker  doctrine,  his  mother  having  been  a, 
member  of  the  Society  of  Friends.  He  died 
on  April  9,  1895,  at  the  Boody  homestead, 
where  the  greater  portion  of  his  life  had  .been 
passed.  His  many  exemplary  qualities  of 
heart  and  mind  are  well  remembered  by  his 
wide  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances,  wjio 
recognized  and  appreciated  in  his  lifetime  his 
genuine  worth. 

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with  Elizabeth  W.  Walker,  the  ceremony 
taking  place  in  Casco.  Mrs.  Boody  was  born 
in  Otisfield,  Me.,  daughter  of  Daniel  and 
Elizabeth  (Mayberry)  Walker,  who  were  pros- 
perous farming  people.  Her  parents  reared  a 
family  of  seven  children,  Elizabeth  W.  being 
the  first-born.  She  has  one  brother  and  two 
sisters  now  living,  namely:  Daniel  H.,  a  resi- 
dent of  Mechanic  Falls,  Me.  ;  Rebecca  A., 
widow  of  Spencer  Decker,  of  Casco;  and  Mary 
W.,  wife  of  James  Jepson,  of  Casco. 

Mrs.  Boody  still  resides  at  the  homestead, 
and  the  farm  is  conducted  under  her  manage- 
ment. She  harvests  from  fifty  to  seventy-five 
tons  of  hay  annually,  and  keeps  seven  head  of 
cattle  and  two  horses,  these  facts  showing  that 
under  her  direction  the  property  has  not  been 
allowed  to  deteriorate,  the  high  standard  of 
cultivation  being  maintained  which  has 
marked  its  history  for  so  many  years. 


rOHN  GOLDING  BUNTING,  M.D., 
of  Portland,  one  of  the  oldest  physi- 
cians in  the  State,  who  has  practised 
medicine  for  sixty  years,  is  a  native  of 
St.  Johns,  N.B.,  born  September 4,  1820.  His 
parents  were  the  Rev.  Joshua  and  Elizabeth 
(Golding)  Bunting.  His  mother,  born  in 
New  Brunswick,  was  the  daughter  of  Isaac 
Gerow,  who  was  a  refugee  from  New  York  at 
the  time  of  the  Revolution.  Elizabeth  grew 
to  womanhood  in  her  native  province,  where 
she  was  first  married  to  Mr.  Isaac  Golding,  and 
some  years  later  to  the  Rev.  Joshua  Bunting, 
a  minister  of  the  Baptist  denomination  and  a 
native  of  Clifton,  England. 

Dr.  Bunting  acquired  his  early  education  in 
the  private  schools  of  New  Brunswick,  after- 
ward beginning  the  study  of  medicine  with 
Dr.  Harding  at  the  quarantine  station  on 
Partridge  Island.  Having  been  under  Dr. 
Harding's  instructions  for  about  two  years,  he 
■  crossed  the  Atlantic  and  pursued  his  studies 
successively  at  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  and  the 
Drummond  Street  Medical  School  in  Glasgow. 
He  remained  in  the  latter  institution  until 
licensed  to  practise.  After  this  he  obtained 
a  position  a;s  ship  physician  on  the  "Britannia, " 
one  of  the  Cunard  steamers,  which  were  then 
side-wheel    boats,    and    held     it    for    eighteen 


months.  Subsequently  the  Doctor  attended 
lectures  at  the  Boston  Medical  School,  while 
in  the  city  having  an  opportunity  to  listen  to 
many  distinguished  speakers,  and  attended  the 
famous  murder  trial  of  Professor  Webster,  who 
killed  Dr.  Parkman  in  1849.  Going  then  to 
New  York,  Dr.  Bunting  attended  lectures 
under  Dr.  Valentine  Mott  at  the  Crosby  Street 
School  of  Medicine.  On  his  return  to  Boston 
he  was  advised  to  open  up  practice  in  Bangor, 
Me.,  which  he  did,  and  remained  three  years. 
During  that  time  he  boarded  in  a  house  with 
John  A.  Peters,  now  Judge  Peters,  and  two 
other  young  men  who  have  since  won  the  same 
title.  He  next  practised  in  Montreal,  Canada. 
While  here  he  was  one  of  the  favored  few  al- 
lowed to  study  the  actual  process  of  digestion 
through  an  opening  made  in  the  stomach  of  St. 
Martin.  Dr.  Bunting  was  then  invited  to 
spend  a  week  in  New  York  by  Dr.  Delafield, 
the  celebrated  physician  and  surgeon.  He 
afterward  accompanied  St.  Martin  on  a  tour 
through  the  Central  and  Southern  States,  visit- 
ing the  hospitals  and  medical  colleges  in  every 
city  of  importance,  and  then  went  abroad  with 
him  and  visited  in  the  same  way  the  medical 
colleges  of  London,  Paris,  Italy,  Spain,  Berlin, 
Vienna,  Belgium,  and  Russia.  The  succeed- 
ing sixteen  years  the  Doctor  spent  in  travelling 
in  Europe,  gaining  valuable  information  in  the 
leading  medical  colleges,  spending  three  years 
in  Paris  and  two  years  in  London,  and  subse- 
quently some  time  under  the  instructions  of 
the  world-renowned  physician.  Dr.  McKenzie, 
of  London.  Returning  to  this  country  Dr. 
Bunting  first  located  in  Cleveland.  Thence 
he  went  to  Detroit,  and  afterward  spent  some 
time  at  Niagara  Falls  and  New  York  City. 
He  gave  up  his  work  there  in  May,  1891,  to 
come  to  Portland,  where  he  has  since  acquired 
an  extensive  practice. 


'TEPHEN  B.  HAMILTON,  a  gen- 
eral merchant  at  Chebeague  Island, 
in  the  town  of  Cumberland,  Me.,  is 
a  native-born  citizen,  the  date  of 
his  birth  being  October  i,  1841.  He  is  de- 
scended from  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the 
island,  his  great-great-grandfather,  Ambrose 
Hamilton,  having  located  here  in    1760.     He 


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was  a  thrifty  and  prosperous  farmer,  as  were 
his  son,  Ambrose,  Jr.,  and  later  his  grandson, 
James  Hamilton. 

Simeon  Hamilton,  son  of  James,  was  born 
on    Chebeague   Island,    April    6,    1806.     For 
forty-five  years  he  followed  the  sea,   cruising 
on    the    Maine    coast    between    Portland    and 
Bangor.     In  his  earlier  years  he  was  Captain 
of  a  packet,  carrying,  besides  general  freight, 
much  granite.     He  afterward  owned  different 
sloops,  among  them  being  the   "Granite"  and 
the    "Leader."     In    1864    Captain    Hamilton 
gave  up  his  seafaring  life,  and  purchased  a  farm 
of   fifty  acres,   mostly  under  cultivation,    and 
there  spent  his  remaining  days,  dying  Decem- 
ber  II,   1880.     He  was  twice  married.     His 
first  wife,  formerly  Sarah  Bennett,  died  Octo- 
ber 28,  1863,  having  been  the  mother  of  thir- 
teen children.     Nine  of  this  family  are  now 
living,   the  following   being   a    brief   record: 
Elmira,  born  October  2,  1828,  is  the  wife  of 
Alfred  Cleaves,  of  Yarmouth,  and  has  three 
children  — Alfred   E.,    Emily    S.,    and   Myra 
A.;  Hiram  K.,  born  May  21,    1830,   married 
Margarette  Anthoine,  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  and 
they  have  four  children  living  —  Daniel  A., 
William  H.,  Emily  M.,  and  Edwin  D. ;  Mar- 
tha, born  October  28,  1831,   is  the  widow  of 
Ellis   Mansfield,   of  the  island,   and  has    two 
children    living  — Ellis    F.    and    Mattie    T. ; 
Simeon   was  born   March    19,    1833;    Rachel, 
born  May  14,  1837,  is  the  wife  of  Stephen  a! 
Woodbury,   of  South  Portland,   and  has  four 
children  living  — Albert  S.,  Henry  D.,  Ger- 
trude   R.,   and  Winfield;   Stephen   B.   is    the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Sumner  E.,  born  Oc- 
tober 30,  1845,   married   Sarah  J.  Webber,  of 
the  island,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  three 
children— Edna    E.,    Mildred    R.,    and   Lin- 
wood  S.;  Alonzo  S.,  born  February  2,  1848 
married  Angelette  Long,  of  Chebeague  Island, 
and    they   have    five    children    living— Myra 
C,    Emily   M.,    Clifford   S.,    Fanny  G.,    and 
Lewis  R.;  and   Mary  E.,   born   February  21 
1858,  married  Eldon  Merrill,  of  Portland,  and 
has  two  children  — William  L.  and  Fanny  M 
On  September  11,  1864,  the  father  was  again 
married,  Eleanor  Stover,    daughter  of  Elisha 
Stover,  becoming  his  second  wife;  but  of  this 
union  no  children  were  born. 

Stephen  B.   Hamilton  at  the  age   of   four- 


teen  sailed    with    his    father    in    the   sloop 
"Leader"   through    the    summer   season,    and 
during  the  winter   months  he  attended  school. 
He  continued  on  the  sea,  going  as  a  common 
sailor  until  attaining  his  majority,  when   he 
bought  an  interest  in  the   "Leader."     After 
having  charge  of  this  craft  four  years,  sailing 
her  on  the  coast  of   Maine,   freighting  stone 
principally,    he    purchased   an   interest  in  the 
sloop   "Rocky   Mountain,"   of   which  he  had 
control  for  the  next  two  years.     He  then  set- 
tled down   on   the   island  to   mercantile  life, 
buying  an   interest    in    the    general    store    of 
Hamilton  &  Co.,  the  partnership  continuing 
twenty-one   years.      In    1890    Mr.    Hamjlton 
purchased  his  present  business,  and  has  since 
been    prosperously    engaged    in    the    sale    of 
general    merchandise,    having   a    well-stocked 
country  store.      In  the  same  year  he  was  ap- 
pointed Postmaster  at  Chebeague  Island,  suc- 
ceeding   his    father's    second    wife,    who*  had 
charge    of   the    office    several  years.      In  his 
political  principles  Mr.  Hamilton  is  a  sound 
Republican,  and  has  served  as  Selectman  of 
the  town  of  Cumberland,  performing  his  duties 
most   satisfactorily  to  the  public.     He-  is  at 
the  present  time  a  Director  of  the  Cumberland 
Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Cumberland. 

Mr.  Hamilton  and  Miss  Harriet  E.  Webber, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  Webber,  of  Chebeague 
Island,  were  united  in  marriage  January  2, 
1865.  They  have  three  children,  namely: 
Cora  G.,  born  November  27,  1867;  Delia  G., 
born  July  29,  1877;  and  Florence  M.,  born 
March  12,  1881.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hamilton 
are  members  of  the  Methodist  church. 


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ILLIS  F.  STROUT.  an  influential 
and  esteemed  citizen  of  South  Port- 
land,  Cumberland  County,  was  born 
in  the  city  of  Portland,  Me.,  August  30,  1857. 
He  is  a  descendant  of  one  of  the  early  fami- 
lies of  Cape  Elizabeth,  where  his  paternal 
grandfather,  Daniel  Strout,  Sr.,  was  born 
December  6,  1802.  He  there  married  Jane 
G.  Dyer,  a  native  of  the  same  place,  the  fruit 
of  their  union  being  six  children,  of  whom 
tour  are  now  living,  namely:  Joshua  P., 
keeper  of  the  Portland  Head  Light;  William, 
U.,  a  cooper,  living  at  South  Portland;  Mary 


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E.,  a  maiden  lady,  and  Eunice  J.,  widow  of 
Captain  John  B.  Waterhouse,  both  residing  in 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Daniel  Strout,  Jr.,  was  the  third  son  born 
to  his  parents,  Daniel,  Sr.,  and  Jane  G. 
Strout,  the  date  of  his  birth,  which  occurred 
in  Cape  Elizabeth,  being  September  8,  1830. 
After  leaving  the  common  schools,  he  fol- 
lowed for  several  years  the  trade  of  a  house 
carpenter,  and  built  quite  a  number  of  dwel- 
ling-houses on  the  Cape.  In  1858  he  opened 
a  grocery  store  in  this  town,  where  he  contin- 
ued in  business  until  his  death  in  1886,  build- 
ing up  an  extensive  local  trade.  He  was  held 
in  high  regard  by  his  fellow-citizens,  whom  he 
represented  from  1882  till  1885  in  the  State 
legislature,  being  elected  on  the  Democratic 
ticket,  which  he  uniformly  supported.  Ready 
to  espouse  liberal  views  in  religion  as  in  other 
matters,  he  was  identified  with  the  Univer- 
salist  church,  both  he  and  his  wife  holding 
to  the  cheerful  faith  of  that  denomination. 
He  married  Martha  E.  Lovett,  daughter  of 
John  Lovett,  of  Portland,  Me.,  and  they 
became  the  parents  of  several  children,  of 
whom  but  two  are  living;  namely,  Willis 
F.  and  Carrie  D.,  both  of  South  Portland. 
Mrs.  Martha  E.  Strout  died  on  March  3, 
1896,  aged  sixty  years,  nine  months,  and 
twenty-three  days. 

Willis  F.  Strout  acquired  a  practical  com- 
mon-school education,  afterward  beginning  his 
active  career  in  his  father's  store,  which  he 
entered  as  a  clerk  when  but  sixteen  years  of 
age.  On  the  death  of  his  father  Mr.  Strout 
succeeded  to  the  business,  continuing  it  until 
1889,  and  then  selling  out.  He  subsequently 
became  shipping  clerk  for  the  well-known  firm 
of  Twitchell,  Champlin  &  Co.,  of  Portland, 
remaining  with  them  four  years.  In  1893, 
in  company  with  Sherman  G.  Willard,  he 
opened  a  grocery  store  in  Cape  Elizabeth,  now 
South  Portland,  where,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Willis  F.  Strout  &  Co.,  he  carried  on  a  large 
retail  trade  until  1895,  when  he  sold  his  inter- 
est to  his  partner.  At  this  time,  in  the 
spring  of  1895,  by  an  act  of  the  legislature, 
Cape  Elizabeth  was  divided,  the  part  in  which 
Mr.  Strout  has  resided  for  so  many  years  being 
named  South  Portland.  Mr.  Strout,  who  had 
filled  the  office  of  Auditor  of  Cape  Elizabeth 


for  three  years,  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
first  Board  of  Selectmen  of  the  new  town. 

On  November  22,  1881,  Mr.  Strout  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Eva  Smith,  a 
daughter  of  Henry  Smith,  of  Cape  Elizabeth. 
They  have  three  children,  namely:  Daniel  H., 
born  March  16,  1889;  Albert  D.,  born  April 
22,  1893;  and  Harry  Willis,  born  November 
27,  1894.  Religiously,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Strout 
are  identified  with  the  Universalist  church; 
and,  politically,  he  is  a  steadfast  Democrat. 
Socially,  he  is  prominent  in  many  fraternal 
orders,  having  a  membership  in  the  following 
organizations:  Hiram  Lodge,  No.  180,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.;  Unity  Lodge,  No.  3,  I.  O.  O.  T. ; 
Portland  Encampment,  No.  119,  I.  O.  O.  T. ; 
Mizpah,  Daughters  of  Rebecca;  Grand  Canton 
Ridgeley,  I.  O.  O.  T. ;  and  Bayard  Lodge, 
No.  44,   Knights  of  Pythias. 


Y^TENRY  RIPLEY  MILLETT,  of 
l-^-j  Gorham,  Cumberland  County,  Me., 
II9  I  a  gallant  officer  of  the  Fifth  Maine 
^■~^'  Regiment  in  the  war  of  the  Rebell- 
ion, whose  commission  as  Lieutenant  Colonel 
was  dated  January  8,  1863,  was  born  in  Leeds, 
Androscoggin  County,  Me.,  September  23, 
1832,  son  of  Thomas  and  Elmira  A.  (Day) 
Millett.  He  is  a  cousin  of  Frank  D.  Millet, 
the  artist,  who  was  Director  of  Decoration  of 
the  World's  Columbian  Exposition  at  Chicago, 
and,  like  him,  is  of  the  seventh  generation  in 
descent  from  the  original  ancestor  of  the 
family  in  America,  Thomas  Millet,  born  at 
Chertsey,  England,  in  1605,  who,  with  his 
wife  and  son  Thomas,  came  to  this  country 
in  the  "Elizabeth"  in  1635,  and  settled  in 
Dorchester,  Mass.,  but  later  removed  to  Brook- 
field,  Mass. 

Colonel  Millett' s  great-grandfather,  Thomas 
Millett,  son  of  John  of  Gloucester,  Mass.,  and 
a  great-grandson  of  the  emigrant,  was  a 
patriot  soldier  of  the  Revolution.  He  died  in 
Leeds,  Me.  His  son  Zebulon,  the  fifth  in 
direct  line,  a  farmer  in  Leeds,  reared  nine 
children,  namely:  Solomon;  Asa,  late  a  phy- 
sician of  East  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  father  of 
Frank  D.  ;  David;  Obed ;  Thomas;  Aaron  ;^ 
Lydia;  Delia;  and  Polly.  Thomas  Millett, 
son  of  Zebulon,    was  born    in    Leeds,  January 


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17,  1 801,  and  was  engaged  in  early  life  in 
farming  and  lumbering  in  that  town.  In  1833 
he  removed  to  Palmyra,  Somerset  County, 
Me.,  and  there  spent  his  last  years,  dying  in 
February,  1874.  He  was  twice  married,  his 
first  wife  being  Elmira  A.  Day,  who  was  born 
in  Baron,  Me.,  and  died  in  Palmyra,  January 
29,  1857.  She  was  the  mother  of  twelve  chil- 
dren, namely:  Mary  D.,  who  was  born  in 
Baron,  July  30,  1829;  Samuel  Z. ,  born  in 
Leeds,  December  3,  1830;  Henry  R. ,.  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Matthias  O.,  who  was 
born  August  31,  1834,  in  Palmyra,  which  was 
the  birthplace  of  all  the  children  following; 
Josiah,  born  January  24,  1837,  Lieutenant  in 
Company  B,  Thirtieth  Maine  Volunteer  Infan- 
try of  the  army  during  the  late  war,  now  agent 
of  one  of  the  largest  lumber  companies  in 
Minnesota,  and  a  resident  of  Stillwater;  Jo- 
seph C. ,  born  January  21,  1839,  who  also 
served  the  Union  and  was  severely  wounded; 
Obed  F.,  born  March  17,  1841,  who  was  killed 
at  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor;  Martha  J.,  born 
June  14,  1843;  Thomas  F.,  born  September 
8,  184s,  now  a  Congregational  minister  and 
Field  Secretary  of  the  Maine  Sunday-school 
Society,  residing  in  Gorham ;  Eliza  A.,  born 
February  24,  1848;  Lesta  P.,  born  August  31, 
1850;  and  Lester  W.,  born  September  17, 
1853.  Thomas  Millett's  second  wife,  Fanny 
S.  Gordon,  of  St.  Albans,  Me.,  was  the  mother 
of  six  children  —  Addie  D.,  George  W.,  Sewall 
B.,  Albert  K.,  Annie  M.,  and  Nellie  N. 

Henry  R.  Millett  acquired  a  good  education 
in  the  common  schools  of  Palmyra  and  the 
high  school  of  St.  Albans.  He  worked  one 
summer  in  a  saw-mill  on  the  Penobscot  River, 
and  in  185 1,  when  he  was  nineteen  years  of 
age,  he  went  to  Campello,  Mass.,  where  he 
was  employed  in  a  shoe  factory  until  1858. 
During  the  two  years  following  he  worked  in 
shoe  factories  in  Gorham,  Farmington,  and 
Rochester,  Me.,  and  then  entered  the  employ 
of  Saunderson  Brothers,  bakers,  of  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  as  driver  of  a  team.  In  i860  he  took 
charge  of  the  manufacturing  department  of 
Libby  &  Walker,  boot  and  shoe  manufacturers 
of  Little  Falls,  Gorham;  and  at  the  first  call 
for  troops  to  defend  the  Union  he  resigned  his 
position  and  signified  his  readiness  to  serve. 
He    enlisted    April  27,     1861,    under   Josiah 


Heald  in  Company  A,  Fifth  Maine  Regiment, 
Sixth  Corps,  Second   Brigade,  First  Division, 
and  was  mustered  into  the  United   States  ser- 
vice as  First  Sergeant  of  the  company.      He 
served  with  distinguished  bravery  in   some  of 
the  most  momentous  engagements  of  the  war, 
including  the  first  battle  of  Bull  Run,    West 
Point,      Antietam,       Fredericksburg,       Salem 
Heights,    Gettysburg,   the  Wilderness,  Rappa- 
hannock   Station,    Spottsylvania    Court-house, 
Cold    Harbor    (where   hjs    brother    Obed   was 
killed),    the  second    battle    of    Bull   Run,    the 
second    engagement    at     Fredericksburg,     and 
Gaines's   Mill.      At  the    battle  of  Rappahan- 
nock, November  7,  1863,    he  received  a  shell 
wound  in  the  right  side ;  and  at  Cold  Harbor, 
June   4,     1864,   he    was    wounded    in    the  left 
forearm    by   a    shell.       He    received    his   dis- 
charge  July   27,     1864,    and    returned    home, 
suffering  from  his  wound  and  broken  in  health, 
but    loaded    with   honors.      He    was    commis- 
sioned   Second    Lieutenant,    July     12,    1861; 
Captain,  August  14  of  the  same  year;  Major, 
September  24,  1862;  and  Lieutenant  Colonel, 
January  8,  1863. 

Colonel  Millett  was  not  able  to  work  untiL 
the  winter  of  1865.  He  then  entered  the 
insurance  business,  which  he  has  successfully 
followed  up  to  the  present  time,  representing 
now  the  ^tna  and  Home  Companies,  the 
Phoenix  and  Hartford  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  the 
Insurance  Company  of  North  America,  the 
Phoenix  of  New  York,  and  the  Quincy  of 
Massachusetts  (all  fire  insurance  companies), 
and  the  Connecticut  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company. 

Colonel  Millett  is  a  Republican  in  politics. 
He  was  chosen  Collector  of  Gorham  in  1874, 
and  served  two  years.  He  was  appointed  Post- 
master in  1 88 1,  during  Arthur's  administra- 
tion, and  reappointed  by  Harrison  in  July, 
1889,  remaining  in  office  till  July,  1893.  He 
represented  the  town  in  1894  in  the  legislature, 
and  has  been  Chairman  of  the  Republican 
Town  Committee  for  twenty  years.  He  is  a 
member  and  Past  Commander  of  John  R. 
Adams  Post,  No.  loi,  of  Gorham,  of  which 
he  has  been  Quartermaster  and  Adjutant  and 
is  Past  Assistant  Inspector-general.  He  is 
Treasurer  of  Harmony  Lodge,  No.  38,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  of  Gorham,  of  which  he  was  Master 


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four  years,  and  is  now  Past  High  Priest  of 
Eagle  Chapter,  No.  11,  of  the  Royal  Arch. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Council  of  Royal 
and  Select  Masters  of  Portland  and  of  Portland 
Commandery,  Knights  of  Templars,  No.  2, 
and  has  held  ofifice  as  Senior  Grand  Deacon  in 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  Maine  and  served  as  Grand 
Marshal.  He  belongs  to  the  military  order 
known  as  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United 
States,  being  a  member  of  the  Commandery  of 
the  State  of  Maine,  and  is  Worthy  Patron  of 
the  Pine  Tree  Chapter,  No.  27,  of  the  Order 
Eastern  Star. 

Colonel  Millett  was  married  December  29, 
1870,  to  M.  Antoinette,  only  daughter  of  Free- 
man Whitney,  of  Portland.  She  was  born  in 
Pittsfield,  N.  H.  ;  but  the  greater  part  of  her 
childhood  and  youth  was  passed  in  Portland. 
She  is  a  lady  of  rare  charm  of  manner  and  of 
much  intellectual  ability  and  force  of  character, 
and  is  very  prominent  in  social  circles,  taking 
an  especial  interest  in  Grand  Army  matters. 
She  is  a  member  of  Pine  Tree  Chapter,  No. 
27,  of  the  Eastern  Star,  and  of  the  Woman's 
Relief  Corps,  Department  of  Maine.  In  1888 
she  was  elected  President  of  the  John  R. 
Adams  Relief  Corps,  Department  of  Maine,  and 
in  1889  she  was  re-elected.  She  has  served  as 
'  Department  Aid  several  terms;  was  a  delegate 
to  the  National  Convention  in  Detroit  in  1891, 
and  was  on  the  Executive  Board  in  1894;  was 
unanimously  elected  Department  President  at 
the  Convention  in  February,  1895,  and  is  pres- 
ent Aid  on  the  national  President's  staff.  She 
is  also  a  member  of  the  "Home  Board,"  which 
devises  ways  and  means  for  the  support  of  the 
inmates  of  the  Maine  Relief  Corps  Home, 
which  has  not  yet  received  government  aid. 
Mrs.  Millett  joined  the  Baptist  church  when 
she  was  seventeen  years  of  age,  and  is  now  a 
member  of  the  Second  Church  of  that  denomi- 
nation in  Portland.  Colonel  Millett  and  his 
wife  attend  the  Congregationalist  church. 


bPRANK  W.  BUCKNAM,  a  prominent 
p]  and  promising  young  business  man  of 
-*-  Yarmouth,  was  born  in  this  town,  De- 
cember 7,  1869,  coming  from  an  old  and 
worthy  family.  His  great  -  grandparents, 
Samuel  and  Phoebe  (Chandler)  Bucknam,  were 


pioneers  of  North  Yarmouth,  where  their  six 
children  were  born,  Captain  William  Buck- 
nam, the  grandfather  of  Frank  W.,  being  the 
eldest  child. 

William  Bucknam  was  born  on  December 
22,  1806.  He  was  almost  brought  up  on  the 
sea,  when  but  a  lad  making  various  trips  with 
his  father,  becoming  so  familiar  with  every- 
thing pertaining  to  a  sailor's  life  that  at  an 
early  age  he  was  made  master  of  a  vessel,  a 
position  which  he  filled  for  many  years.  He 
married  one  of .  Yarmouth's  fair  daughters. 
Miss  Elizabeth  True,  their  nuptials  being 
celebrated  February  19,  1835.  After  this 
auspicious  event  the  sea  had  no  charms  to 
draw  him  from  his  fireside.  He  bought  a 
farm  in  Yarmouth,  where  he  lived  until  his 
demise,  July  12,  185 1,  while  yet  in  the  prime 
of  manhood.  A  man  of  exemplary  Christian 
character,  he  was  a  valued  member  of  the 
Baptist  church.  He  and  his  wife  had  five 
children,  namely:  Horace,  born  June  2,  1836; 
Alvan  F.,  born  November  27,  1837,  who  was 
graduated  from  Bowdoin  College  in  i860,  and 
is  now  a  practising  physician  in  Warren,  111. ; 
Lizzie  T.,  born  August  3,  1840,  died  Novem- 
ber 10,  1858;  William  E.,  father  of  the 
special  subject  of  this  biographical  sketch, 
born  February  17,  1S44;  and  Mary  Ellen, 
born  March  i,   1846. 

William  Edward  Bucknam  succeeded  to  the 
ownership  of  the  parental  estate,  and  is  liv- 
ing on  the  farm  where  his  birth  occurred  a 
half-century  or  more  ago.  An  energetic  and 
progressive  agriculturist,  he  owns  one  of  the 
best-managed  and  most  productive  farms  in 
the  town  of  Yarmouth,  his  land  being  located 
not  far  from  the  shore.  During  the  late  Civil 
War  he  volunteered  in  his  country's  service, 
going  to  the  front  September  17,  1862,  as  a 
Corporal  in  Company  G,  Twenty-fifth  Maine 
Volunteer  Infantry,  and  being  honorably  dis- 
charged at  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlist- 
ment in  1863.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Katie  Mahoney,  was  born  July  4,  1849,  in 
this  town,  daughter  of  Cornelius  and  Ellen 
(Kelley)  Mahoney,  neither  of  whom  is  now 
living.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  E.  Bucknam 
have  three  children,  as  follows:  Frank  W. ; 
Jennie  Q.,  born  July  8,  1873,  who  was  gradu- 
ated from  the  Normal  School  of  Bridgewater, 


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Mass.,  and  is  now  engaged  in  teaching;  and 
Maud,  born  January  29,  1879.  The  parents 
are  both  faithful  members  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church.  Politically,  the  father  is  a 
stanch  Republican;  and,  socially,  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic 
and  a  Knight  of  Pythias. 

Frank  W.  Bucknam  acquired  his  early  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  Yarmouth,  after 
which  he  took  a  course  of  study  at  Shaw's 
Business  College  in  Portland.  He  remained 
on  the  ancestral  homestead  until  about  twenty- 
one  years  old,  when  he  secured  a  position  in 
the  drug  store  of  Mr.  Cook  at  Yarmouthville, 
where  he  remained  three  years,  paying  close 
attention  to  the  details  of  his  work.  Going 
to  Portland,  in  order  to  perfect  himself  in  the 
business  to  which  he  has  since  been  devoted, 
Mr.  Bucknam  became  a  clerk  in  the  drug  store 
of  Edward  L.  Foss,  and  at  the  end  of  a  year 
passed  his  examination  in  pharmacy,  his  di- 
ploma bearing  the  date  of  February  14,  1894, 
a  most  acceptable  valentine.  A  month  later, 
on  March  19,  he  purchased  the  stock  of  M.  C. 
Merrill,  at  the  stand  where  he  is  now  engaged 
in  a  successful  business,  dealing  in  drugs, 
paints,  oils,  and  various  other  commodities, 
including  window  glass  and  wall  paper. 

Mr.  Bucknam  is  energetic  and  enterprising, 
courteous  and  accommodating  to  his  patrons, 
and  well  merits  his  prosperous  trade.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  an  active  Republican,  being  at  the 
present  time  Town  Clerk.  Socially,  he  is  a 
Mason,  belonging  to  Casco  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.  He  is  faithful  to  the  religious  be- 
liefs in  which  he  was  reared,  being  a  Congre- 
gationalist,  though  not  a  member  of  any 
church. 


fOSEPH  H.  HUTCHINS,  a  prominent 
contractor  of  the  city  of  Deering,  was 
born  in  Buxton,  Me.,  October  8,  1843. 
His  parents  were  Solomon  L.  and 
Phebe  R.  (Matthews)  Hutchins,  the  former  a 
native  of  Pownal,  Cumberland  County,  Me. 

Solomon  L.  Hutchins  was  born  in  1817, 
and  received  his  early  education  in  the  schools 
of  his  native  town.  Mastering  the  carpenter's 
trade,  he  worked  for  some  years  in  Portland 
as  a  journeyman,  and  then,  removing  to  Bux- 


ton, went  into  business  as  a  contractor  and 
builder,  employing  a  large  number  of  men. 
In  1 865  he  removed  to  Deering,  but  four  years 
later  returned  to  Pownal,  where  he  purchased 
a  farm.  There  he  spent  the  last  twelve  years 
of  his  life,  profitably  engaged  in  agricultural 
pursuits.  He  died  in  1880.  In  1841  he  was 
married  to  Phebe  R.,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Matthews,  a  farmer  of  Scarboro,  Me.  Three 
children  were  born  to  them,  namely :  two 
daughters  who  died '  in  early  womanhood,  one 
at  the  age  of  sixteen,  the  other  nineteen;  and  a 
son,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hutchins  were  active  and  devoted  members  of 
the  church. 

Joseph  H.  Hutchins  attended  the  common 
schools  of  Camden,  and  finished  his  course  of 
study  at  Yarmouth  Academy.  He  learned  the 
carpenter's  trade  of  his  father,  and  when 
twenty-two  years  of  age  entered  the  employ  of 
A.  D.  Smith,,  builder,  of  Portland,  for  whom 
he  worked  about  fifteen  years.  While  in  Mr. 
Smith's  employ  he  superintended  the  build- 
ing of  the  Farrington  and  Storer  Blocks,  and 
many  other  large  buildings  in  Portland,  Deer- 
ing, and  Westbrook.  In  1880  he  went  into 
business  for  himself;  and  he  has  since  been 
successfully  engaged  as  a  contractor  and 
builder,  his  extensive  experience,  honest  deal- 
ing, and  prompt  execution  winning  for  him  a 
large  and  reliable  patronage.  Mr.  Hutchins 
•is  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  builders  of 
the  locality,  and  is  now  serving  his  second 
term  as  Vice-President  of  the  Deering  Build- 
ing Loan  Association. 

On  November  11,  1864,  Mr.  Hutchins  was 
married  to  Julia  A.,  daughter  of  Emery  Heal, 
a  farmer  of  Lincolnville,  Me.  Three  chil- 
dren blessed  their  unio^two  of  whom  are  liv- 
ing—Mary E.  and  Frank  L.  The  former  is 
the  wife  of  Edward  M.  Cobb,  a  contractor  and 
builder  of  Deering. 

A  Republican  in  politics,  Mr.  Hutchins 
served  on  the  Deering  Town  Committee  for 
about  eight  years,  and  was  elected  to  the 
Board  of  Aldermen  in  1892,  having  the  honor 
to  be  the  first  Chairman  of  that  body.  He 
was  elected  Assessor  of  Deering  in  1894  for 
three  years.  He  is  a  member  of  several  prom- 
inent social  organizations,  belonging  to  Maine 
Lodge,  No.  I,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 


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lows,  of  Portland,  of  which  he  has  been  Vice- 
Grand;  and  Eastern  Star  Encampment;  Ivy 
Lodge,  No.  5,'  Daughters  of  Rebecca;  Long- 
fellow Lodge,  No.  43,  Knights  of  Pythias,  in 
which  he  has  held  all  the  offices,  also  repre- 
senting the  Lodge  in  the  Grand  Lodge;  and 
the  Maine  Charitable  Mechanic  Association. 
With  his  wife  and  family  he  attends  the  Con- 
gregational church,  contributing  liberally 
toward  its  support. 


'OHN  CALVIN  STEVENS,  a  promi- 
nent architect  of  Portland,  Me.,  was 
born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  October  8,  1855, 
son  of  Leander  and  Maria  J.  H.  (Win- 
gate)  Stevens.  He  is  of  pioneer  ancestry  and 
of  Revolutionary  stock,  his  great-grandfather, 
Jotham  Stevens,  who  was  a  soldier  of  the  Rev- 
olution, having  been  born  and  bred  in  England. 
When  a  young  man  he  came  to  this  State,  lo- 
cating in  the  town  of  Kennebunk,  which  was 
then  almost  a  wilderness.  He  cleared  a  tract 
of  land,  on  which  he  engaged  in  farming  and 
lumbering,  living  there  until  his  death,  which 
was-  caused  by  an  accident  while  he  was  yoking 
oxen  to  go  to  the  woods  for  a  load  of  lumber, 
he  being  then  ninety-eight  years  of  age,  but 
remarkably  hale  and  hearty. 

Mr.  Stevens's  grandfather,  Calvin  Stevens, 
son  of  the  above-mentioned  Jotham,  was 
reared  to  mature  years  in  Kennebunk.  He 
subsequently  learned  the  cabinet-maker's 
trade  in  Concord,  N.H.,  but  established  him- 
self permanently  in  business  at  Standish, 
where  he  resided  until  his  demise  in  March, 
1877,  at  the  age  of  eighty-four  years.  He 
married  Lydia  Moulton,  daughter  of  Captain 
Jonathan  Moulton.  She  passed  to  the  higher 
life  in  1856,  leaving  three  children,  one  being 
Leander,  the  father  of  John  Calvin. 

Leander  Stevens,  whose  birth  occurred 
March  8,  1822,  in  Standish,  learned  the  trade 
of  a  cabinet-maker,  as  well  as  that  of  fancy 
carriage  and  house  painter.  He  spent  his 
boyhood  days  on  the  parental  homestead, 
about  two  miles  from  the  village  of  Standish  ; 
and  this  property  is  now  in  his  possession. 
Desiring  to  enter  upon  a  mercantile  career, 
he  went  to  Boston  when  a  young  man  and  was 
there  employed  as  clerk   in  a  grocery  store  for 


three  years,  after  which  he  spent  two  years 
similarly  employed  in  a  hardware  store  in  New 
York  City.  Returning  then  to  Boston,  he 
opened  a  hotel,  which  he  successfully  managed 
for  three  years.  His  next  venture  was  in  con- 
nection with  Mr.  Poland,  they  forming^  a  part- 
nership under  the  name  of  Poland  &  Stevens, 
and  selling  groceries  for  the  following  three 
years,  when  the  partnership  was  dissolved. 
Mr.  Stevens  was  engaged  as  messenger  for 
the  British  American  Express  Company  for 
the  next  six  years,  running  from  Portland 
to  Montreal,  via  the  Grand  Trunk  Rail- 
way. On  July  12,  1 86 1,  he  took  charge  of  the 
office  of  the  Preble  House  in  this  city,  resign- 
ing the  position  in  1871  to  take  charge  of  the 
Falmouth  Hotel,  then  the  largest  hotel  in  the 
State,  continuing  until  it  was  closed  in  1875. 
During  the  year  1876  he  had  control  of  the 
Poland  Springs  House  office,  being  afterward 
head  clerk  at  the  American  House,  Boston,  for 
twelve  years.  Going  again  to  Poland  Springs, 
he  had  charge  of  that  hotel  for  two  years,  when 
he  retired  from  active  pursuits.  '  He  married 
Maria  Jane  Hancock  Wingate,  daughter  of 
John  Wingate,  their  nuptials  being  celebrated 
in  November,  1848.  Four  children  were 
born  to  them,  namely:  Leander  L.,  who  lives 
on  the  old  homestead;  John  Calvin;  Lydia 
Maria,  wife  of  S.  E.  Winslow,  of  New  York 
City;  and  Henry  Wingate,  who  is  in  the  office 
with  his  brother,  John  C. 

John  Calvin  Stevens  was  but  a  year  and  a 
half  old  when  his  parents  removed  to  this  city, 
where  he  was  educated,  being  graduated  from 
the  high  school  in  1873.  Having  artistic  taste 
and  mechanical  ability,  which  he  was  desirous 
of  putting  to  practical  use,  he  entered  the 
office  of  F.  H.  Fassett  in  the  fall  of  1873, 
remaining  with  him  as  an  assistant  until  1880, 
when  he  was  taken  into  partnership,  the  firm 
name  being  Fassett  &  Stevens.  Having  estab- 
lished a  reputation  as  one  of  the  leading  archi- 
tects of  this  vicinity,  Mr.  Stevens  decided  to 
try  his  fortune  elsewhere.  Going  to  Boston, 
he  opened  a  branch  office  there,  remaining  a 
year  and  a  half,  and  in  that  time  built  Hotel 
Pemberton  at  Windmill  Point,  Hull  In 
1883  the  partnership  of  Fassett  &  Stevens  was 
dissolved,  Mr.  Stevens  opening  an  office  for 
himself  in  the  First  National   Bank  Building, 


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he  being  the  first  tenant,  and  continuing  alone 
until  1887,  when  he  entered  into  a  copartner- 
ship with  Albert  W.  Cobb,  the  firm  carrying 
on  a  substantial  business  for  eighteen  months, 
under  the  name  of  Stevens  &  Cobb.  Mr. 
Stevens  has  built  many  of  the  finest  residences 
in  this  and  neighboring  cities,  as  well  as  some 
of  the  most  prominent  public  buildings  of  the 
State,  including  the  Physical  Laboratory  at 
Colby  University,  the  Ricker  Classical  School 
at  Houlton,  the  new  buildings  at  Hebron 
Academy,  and  the  Maine  Eye  and  Ear  Infirm- 
ary at  Portland.  He  also  erected  the  Oxford 
Building,  where  he  has  had  his  office  for  the 
past  seven  years.  Among  the  beautiful 
private  residences  built  by  Mr.  Stevens  is  that 
of  the  Hon.  F.  E.  Richards;  and  he  is  now  at 
work  on  the  Biddeford  City  Hall  and  the  new 
Insane  Hospital  at  Bangor,  and  supervising 
the  erection  of  some  very  handsome  residences. 
In  his  office  he  gives  constant  employment  to 
six  competent  draughtsmen,  the  largest  force 
in  any  similar  office  in  the  State. 

In  1884  Mr.  Stevens  was  made  an  honorary 
member  of  the  Architectural  League  of  New 
York,  one  of  the  leading  organizations  of  the 
kind  in  the  Union,  and  three  years  later  was 
made  a  Fellow  of  the  American  Institute  of 
Architects.  He  belongs  to  many  of  the  local 
social  societies,  having  been  one  of  the  half- 
dozen  men  to  organize  the  Portland  Athletic 
Club,  of  which  he  has  since  been  one  of  the 
Executive  Committee,  also  being  President  of 
the  Portland  Society  of  Art  and  one  of  its 
Executive  Committee  since  i88t.  In  1889  he 
was  elected  President  of  the  Maine  Charitable 
Mechanic  Association;  and  in  1883  he  became 
a  member  of  the  League  of  American  Wheel- 
men, which  has  a  membership  in  Maine  of  four 
hundred  and  thirty-two  persons.  He  is  promi- 
nent in  cycling  circles,  being  President  of  the 
Wheel  Club;  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Maine 
Lodge  of  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
besides  belonging  to  the  Ancient  Landmark 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Mount  Vernon  Chap- 
ter, the  Portland  Council,  Portland  Command- 
ery.  Knights  of  Templars,  and  having  taken 
all  the  degrees  up  to  and  including  the  thirty- 
second  degree. 

On    December   24,    1877,    Mr.    Stevens  was 
united  in  marriage  with.  Martha  Louise   Wal- 


dron,  daughter  of  Howard  D.  Waldron,  of.  this 
city.  Their  residence,  pleasantly  located  at 
52  Bovi^doin  Street,  is  made  cheerful  arid  home- 
like by  the  presence  of  their  four  children  — 
John  Howard,  Caroline  Maria,  Margaret  Lou- 
ise, and  Dorothy  Wingate. 


TT^ASSIUS    L.     KIMBALL,     a    thriving 
I  nX     and  intelligent  farmer  of  Bridgton,  is 
^U^___  a    native    of    this    town,     his    birth 
having   occurred   February  7,    1847, 
on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides.     His  grand- 
father, Jediah  Kimball,  Sr. ,  whp  was  the  origi- 
nal owner  of  the  farm,  was  a  native  of  Rhode 
Island,  from  which  State  he  came  to  Cumber- 
land County,    Me.,    purchasing  this  property, 
which  then  consisted  of  ninety  acres  of  wild 
land,  on  which  not  a  tree  had   been  cut.      He 
built    a    log    cabin    in    typical    pioneer  style, 
cleared  a  large  portion  of  the  land,  and  resided 
here  until  his  death,  which  occurred  when  he 
had    attained    the   age    of    seventy-five   years. 
His  son,   Jediah  Kimball,   Jr.,   was  reared  to 
farming,  in  which  honorable  occupation  he  was 
engaged  during  most  of  his  life,  although  he 
occasionally   worked    at    the    painter's    trade. 
After  the  death    of   his  father  he   came   into 
possession   of  the  homestead,    which  he  man- 
aged successfully  until  his  own  death,   which 
occurred  at  the  age  of  forty-eight  years.      He 
married  Miss  Mary  Kitson,  who  bore  him  two 
children  —  Cassius    L.,    whose    name    prefaces 
this  sketch;  and  Florence,  wife   of  Charles  E. 
Dawes,  who  likewise  resides  on  the  homestead. 
The  mother  lived  a  widow  many  years,  dying 
in   1888,  when  seventy-one  years  old,  and  was 
then  laid  to  rest  beside  her   husband    in    the 
Lower  Ridge  Cemetery. 

Cassius  L.  Kimball  received  a  common- 
school  education,  completing  his  studies  at  the 
age  of  fifteen  years,  being  called  upon  at  that 
early  age  to  assume,  the  charge  of  the  home 
farm,  which  has  since  been  underl  his  control. 
The  land  is  fertile  and  well  adapted  to  the 
growth  of  cereals  and  the  fruits  common  to 
New  England,  and  his  management  of  the 
property  has  been  accompanied  by  gratifying 
results.  Mr.  Kimball  has  never  taken  any 
active  part  in  political  affairs,  but  gives  his 
hearty  support  to  the  Democratic  party. 


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ILLIAM  ROBERTS,  an  extensive 
farmer  of  Westbrook,  Me.,  a  com- 
rade of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public, was  born  at  the  Roberts  homestead, 
in  this  town,  March  29,  1843,  son  of  Charles 
and  Eleanor  J.  (Chenery)  Roberts,  and  was 
named  for  his  paternal  grandfather.  Ances- 
tors of  the  Roberts  family  came  to  Maine  from 
Gloucester,  Mass. 

William  Roberts,  the  elder,  was  born  at 
Cape  Elizabeth,  from  which  place  his  parents 
moved  to  Gorham ;  and  he  resided  there  until 
he  was  twenty-one  years  old.  He  then  came 
to  Westbrook,  where  he  bought  the  property 
which  is  now  occupied  by  his  grandson,  and 
engaged  in  farming  during  the  rest  of  his  life. 
He  was  also  a  prominent  contractor,  a  business 
which  he  conducted  in  company  with  his  son, 
Charles ;  and  several  important  highways  in  that 
section  were  built  under  his  direction.  He 
was  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  served  as  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  three  years, 
1839,  1840,  and  1 841.  He  was  twice  married; 
and  by  his  first  wife,  who  was  before  her  mar- 
riage Betsy  Hatch,  and  was  a  daughter  of  the 
Rev.  Nathaniel  Hatch,  of  Falmouth,  he  had 
three  children.  His  second  wife  was  Dorcas 
Johnson,  daughter  of  John  Johnson,  of  Fal- 
mouth, and  by  this  union  there  was  one 
daughter.  Of  his  four  children,  the  latest 
survivor  was  Charles,  Mr.  Roberts's  father, 
who  was  a  son  of  his  first  wife. 

Charles  Roberts  was  born  on  January  20, 
1804,  in  the  house  which  adjoins  his  son's 
present  residence;  and  he  always  resided  upon 
this  farm.  In  early  manhood  he  engaged  with 
.  his  father  in  contracting  for  the  construction 
of  highways  and  other  public  works.  He 
built  sections  of  the  road  between  Portland 
and  Woodford's  Corner,  that  between  Stroud- 
water  and  Coalkilm,  the  new  road  leading  from 
Duck  Pond  to  Pride's  Corner;  and  he  also 
assisted  in  the  construction  of  the  first  bridge 
at  Cumberland  Mills.  He  possessed  a  strong 
constitution,  and  was  remarkably  vigorous  and 
active  until  ninety-one  years  old,  but  after 
that  his  strength  failed.  He  died  on  March 
18,  1896,  in  his  ninety-third  year,  retaining 
his  senses  till  within  a  few  hours  of  his  death. 
In  politics  he  was  early  a  Democrat,  but  later 
supported  the    principles   of   the    Republican 


party;  and  he  was  twice  nominated  for  the 
Board  of  Selectmen  during  the  days  of  the  old 
town  government.  In  religious  belief  he  was 
a  Congregationalist.  He  married  on  May  6, 
1832,  Eleanor  J.  Chenery,  who  was  born  on 
April  26,  1 8 10,  and  has  now  nearly  completed 
her  eighty-sixth  year.  She  has  been  an  ex- 
cellent wife  and  mother.  Her  parents  were 
Joseph  and  Rebecca  (Johnson)  Chenery,  whose 
home  was  in  that  part  of  Falmouth  which  is 
now  Deering,  her  father  having  come  there 
from  Watertown,  Mass.  Mrs.  Chenery  was  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Eleanor  (Lamb)  Johnson, 
the  former  of  whom  lived  to  be  ninety-six 
years  old,  and  the  latter  about  fourscore.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Charles  Roberts  were  the  parents  of 
seven  children,  of  whom  four  are  living, 
namely:  Frances  E.,  wife  of  Randall  J.  Elder, 
of  East  Boston ;  John,  who  resides  in  West- 
brook;  William,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
and  Charles,  a  resident  of  Harrison,  Me. 

William  Roberts  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Westbrook  in  his  boyhood,  and  completed 
his  studies  at  a  commercial  college  in  Portland. 
He  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  E, 
Twenty-fifth  Regiment,  Maine  Volunteers, 
under  Colonel  Francis  Fessenden,  and  was 
stationed  in  Washington  in  defence  of  the 
capital  for  six  months.  The  regiment  was 
then  ordered  to  duty  at  Chantilly,  where  it 
remained  for  a  time,  and  thence  went  back  to 
Washington,  where  its  term  of  service  expired  ; 
and  Mr.  Roberts  was  mustered  out  in  Portland, 
July  10,  1863.  He  then  returned  to  the  home- 
stead, where  be  remained  until  i86g,  when 
he  spent  six  months  in  the  West.  Later  he 
took  another  trip  in  the  same  direction,  ex- 
tending through  a  period  of  one  year,  since 
which  time  he  has  devoted  his  attention  to  the 
cultivation  of  the  farm.  The  property,  which 
consists  of  about  three  hundred  acres,  is  desira- 
bly located  and  well  improved,  sixty  acres 
being  set  apart  for  the  raising  of  hay,  the  an- 
nual production  of  which  amounts  to  fifty  tons. 
Mr.  Roberts  was  married  on  May  19,  1886, 
to  Ellen  A.  Knight,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Knight,  of  Falmouth,  and  has  one  daughter 
—  Eleanor  C,  aged  seven  years. 

In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  is 
actively  interested  in  local  affairs,  having 
served   as   Overseer   of  the   Poor  in    1891,  the 


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first  year  under  the  city  charter;  and  he  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Assessors  for 
the  years  1895-96.  He  is  a  comrade  of  Cloud- 
man  Post,  No.  100,  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public, of  Westbrook.  An  able,  industrious, 
and  successful  farmer  and  a  progressive,  lib- 
eral-minded citizen,  he  enjoys  the  esteem  and 
good  will  of  the  entire  community.  He  at- 
tends the  Congregational  church. 


nJuSHA     S.     STOVER,    Town    Clerk    of 
R]      Harpswell,     Me.,     who    has     held     his 
' —  present  office  twenty-six  years,    was 

born  in  the  house  whose  roof  still  shelters 
him  on  June  4,  1828.  He  is  a  son  of  Simeon 
and  Lois  (Hinckley)  Stover,  and  a  represent- 
ative of  one  of  the  oldest  families  of  the  town, 
his  great-great-grandfather,  John  Stover,  who 
was  born  in  York,  Me.,  in  1709,  settling  in 
Harpswell  in  1770,  and  dying  there  in  1786. 
His  great-grandfather,  Alcott  Stover,  was  born 
in  Harpswell  and  there  spent  his  life,  engaged 
in  farming;  and  his  son  Elisha,  the  grand- 
father of  our  subject,  also  a  native  of  Harps- 
well and  a  farmer,  lived  for  many  years  on 
Goose  Island.  In  1821  Elisha  Stover  pur- 
chased the  farm  now  owned  by  his  grandson 
and  namesake,  and  here  spent  the  rest  of  his 
life,  dying  at  the  age  of  eighty  years. 

Simeon  Stover,  father  of  our  subject,  was 
reared  on  the  farm  on  Goose  Island,  and  re- 
moved to  Harpswell  with  his  father.  He 
devoted  his  life  to  agriculture,  tilling  the 
broad  acres  of  the  homestead  with  profitable 
results.  He  was  called  to  rest  at  the  age  of 
sixty-five  years.  His  wife,  who  was  a  native 
of  Lisbon,  Me.,  daughter  of  Lemuel  Hinckley, 
a  prosperous  farmer  of  that  town,  lived  to  the 
advanced  age  of  eighty-two,  spending  her 
last  days  with  her  son  Elisha  S.  She  was  an 
esteemed  njember  of  the  Baptist  church. 
Seven  children  completed  the  hdme  circle  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stover,  five  of  whom  are  living 
—  Lemuel;  Elisha  S.  ;  Minerva  Ann,  wife  of 
Otis  Vining,  of  Durham;  Harriet,  wife  of 
Edmund  Wilson,  of  Harpswell;  and  Elizabeth 
Jane,  wife  of  Reed  O.  Johnson,  of  Orr's  Island. 
Elisha  S.  Stover  attended  the  common 
schools  and  academy  of  Harpswell,  and  after 
finishing  his  course  as  a  pupil  presided  at  the 


teacher's  desk  for  three  terms.  He  then 
worked  in  the  shipyard  of  the  town  ten  years, 
from  1849  to  1859,  and  when  he  was  thirty- 
two  years  of  age  turned  to  the  ploughshare, 
which  had  been  the  source  of  his  forefathers' 
prosperity.  After  his  father's  death  he  took 
full  charge  of  the  home  farm,  and  now  has 
a  fine  property  of  fifty-five  acres  in  a  high 
state  of  cultivation.  A  Democrat  in  politics, 
Mr.  Stover  has  been  Town  Clerk  of  Harpswell 
twenty-six  years,  havings,  been  elected  twenty- 
five  times  and  appointed  once  to  fill  a  vacancy. 
This  remarkable  record  is  uriimpeachable  evi- 
dence of  his  efficiency,  and  also  of  the  high 
esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by  his  townsmen. 
In  1872  Mr.  Stover  was  married  to  Cordelia 
R.  Bishop,  daughter  of  Captain  John  Bishop, 
of  Harpswell,  a  hardy  mariner  who  attained 
the  advanced  age  of  ninety-three  years.  They 
have  no  children.  Mrs.  Stover  is  a  member 
of  the  Congregational  Church  of  Harpswell; 
and  she  and  her  husband  are  persons  of  culti- 
vated literary  taste,  familiar  with  the  standard 
English  authors. 


ON.  NATHAN  CLEAVES  was  born 
in  Bridgton,  Me.,  January  9,  1835, 
son  of  Thomas  and  Sophia  (Brad- 
street)  Cleaves.  His  boyhood  days 
were  spent  at  Bridgton  and  in  Portland.  He 
fitted  for  college  at  the  Portland  Academy, 
and  entered  Bowdoin  in  1854,  graduating  in 
1858.  Among  his  classmates  were  General 
Francis  Fessenden,  of  Portland;  General  J.  P. 
Cilley,  of  Rockland;  the  Hon.  E.  B.  Nealley, 
of  Bangor;  General  Ellis  Spear,  of  Washing- 
ton, D.C. ;  and  the  Rev.  Frank  Sewall. 

Selecting  the  law  as  his  profession,  Mr. 
Cleaves  studied  with  the  Hon.  Joseph  Howard 
and  the  Hon.  Sewall  C.  Strout,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  Cumberland  County  at 
the  April  term,  1861,  of  the  Supreme  Judicial 
Court.  He  opened  an  office  in  Bowdoinham, 
Me.,  and  subsequently  removed  to  Portland, 
forming  a  law  partnership  with  the  Hon.  L.  D. 
M.  Sweat,  then  a  member  of  Congress  from 
the  Portland  district.  This  relation  contin- 
ued until  July,  1864,  when  he  formed  a  part- 
nership with  the  late  Hon.  Joseph  Howard, 
under  the  firm   name  of   Howard  &  Cleaves. 


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This  partnership  continued  until  the  decease 
of  Judge  Howard,  when  the  law  firm  of  Nathan 
and  Henry  B.  Cleaves  was  formed,  to  which 
firm  subsequently  Stephen  C.  Perry  was  ad- 
mitted as  a  member. 

In  politics  Nathan  Cleaves  was  a  Democrat, 
loyal  to  his  party,  but  "he  subordinated  his 
political  conduct  to  his  manhood."  He  was  a 
man  of  very  great  personal  popularity,  and 
was  many  times  honored  with  jDublic  office, 
being  City  Solicitor  of  Portland  in  1869,  Rep- 
resentative to  the  State  legislature  in  1871 
and  in  1875,  Judge  of  the  Probate  Court  from 
1876  to  1880,  surveyor  of  the  port  of  Portland 
for  four  years ;  and -he  was  frequently  a  dele- 
gate to  conventions,  both  State  and  national. 
At  the  State  convention  of  the  Democratic 
party  in  1892  he  was  unanimously  selected  as 
a  delegate  at  large  to  the  Chicago  convention 
that  nominated  Cleveland  and  Stephenson, 
being  Chairman  of  the  Maine  delegation. 

Judge  Cleaves  was  connected  with  very 
many  business  enter-prises  and  corporations. 
He  was  President  of  the  Ellsworth  Water 
Company,  a  Director  in  the  Cumberland  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Portland,  in  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Bar  Harbor,  the  Westbrook  Trust 
Company,  and  other  leading  business  and 
financial  corporations  of  the  State.  He  was  a 
prominent  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity 
and  of  the  Odd  Fellows,  President  of  the  So- 
ciety for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Ani- 
mals, and  a  member  and  officer  of  many  char- 
itable organizations,  the  treasuries  of  which 
have  many  times  felt  the  benefit  of  his  quiet 
but  effective  generosity.  He  was  a  faithful 
and  devoted  member  of  St.  Luke's  Parish,  and 
for  many  years  one  of  its  Vestrymen.  Judge 
Cleaves  was  in  active  practice  for  a  period  of 
more  than  thirty  years.  He  attained  great 
prominence  in  the  profe'ssion  he  loved  so  much, 
and  always  enjoyed  the  confidence,  respect, 
and  esteem  of  the  bench  and  bar,  and  of  the 
entire  community. 

Nathan  Cleaves  married  in  May,  1865, 
Caroline,  the  accomplished  daughter  of  Judge 
Howard.  Mrs.  Cleaves  died  at  Augusta  in 
February,  1875,  while  her  husband  was  there 
as  a  Representative  to  the  legislature  from 
Portland. 

Judge  Cleaves  died  at  his  residence  in  this 


city  o-n  September  5,  1892.  Memorial  exer- 
cises were  held  by  the  Cumberland  Bar  Asso- 
ciation before  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court, 
and  the  following  appropriate  resolution  was 
adopted  and  placed  on  the  records  of  the 
court :  — ■ 

'■'■Resolved,  That  the  members  of  the  Cum- 
berland bar  have  heard  with  a  deep  sense  of 
personal  grief  and  loss  the  news  of  the  sudden 
illness  and  death  of  their  distinguished  asso- 
ciate member,  the  Hon.  Nathan  Cleaves,  at 
the  very  summit  of  his  professional  career; 
that  his  contemporaries  at  the  bar  during  their 
lives  will  cherish  the  memory  of  his  unvary- 
ing courtesy,  his  dignity  of  professional  bear- 
ing and  demeanor,  his  pure  life  and  character, 
his  eminent  legal  attainments,  his  fine  train- 
ing and  capacity  in  all  matters  pertaining  to 
his  profession,  his  exceptionally  good  forensic 
judgment,  tact,  and  skill,  and  the  rare  and 
excellent  traits  and  qualities  of  his  mind  and 
heart;  and,  cherishing  this  memory  of  him 
ourselves,  we  write  also  this  brief  memorial 
of  him,  that  they  who  come  after  us  in  the 
profession,  to  a  late  posterity,  may  remember 
him  as  one  of  the  models  and  ornaments  of 
his  own  times." 

In    speaking    of    Judge    Cleaves    a    distin- 
guished member  of  the  bar  says  :  "  It  is  seldom 
that  the   bar  has  been   so   affected  as   by   the 
death  of  Nathan  Cleaves.      For  a  long  time  he 
had  been   one   with   us,    one   of   us.      He    was 
standing  by  our  side,  in   our  very  midst:    we 
looked  up,  and  he  was  gone.      The  good  man, 
whose  life  had  become  krrit  with  ours  by  long 
mepiories   and    all    fond    associations,    at    the 
meridian  of  his   intellectual   faculties,  in  the 
robes  of  his  profession,  and  in  the  midst  of  its 
heaviest   responsibilities  and  obligations,    lay 
dead   at   his   post.      He   who    labored   without 
rest  to  bring  the  best  fruitage  of   life  to  its 
harvest     had    fallen    in    his    place    when    the 
boughs  hung  heaviest,  when  his  work  needed 
him   most  —  had   paused,    and  was  still   amid 
the  ripe  wealth  of  autumn.     The  sickle  still 
gleamed  in  the  harvest  field,  fallen   from  the 
reaper's   hand.      In  the  sunlight  rustled  still 
the  ripened  and  ripening  grain,  which  no  hand 
now  shall  ever  gather  into  sheaves.     All  was 
as  it  had  been,  but  his  work  was  done.     All 
was    as    before,    but    another    companionship, 


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prized  and  held  dear,  the  charm  of  one  friend- 
ship more,  had  disappeared  from  our  lives." 

The  words  of  eulogy  bestowed  upon  the  life 
and  character  of  the  Hon.  Nathan  Cleaves  by 
the  court  and  his  brethren  at  the  bar  were  a 
just  and  merited  tribute  to  an  honorable  and 
noble  life.  The  funeral  services  were  held  at 
St.  Luke's  Cathedral,  where  Judge  Cleaves 
had  been  a  constant  attendant  for  many  years, 
and  were  most  impressive. 


ISAAC  SKILLIN  DUNN,  who  died  at 
his  home  in  North  Yarmouth,  January 
17,  1885,  was  a  native  of  this  town, 
born  July  6,  1822,  son  of  James  and 
Lucy  (Skillin)  Dunn.  His  father  was  an 
early  settler  in  the  locality,  and  was  for  many 
years  successfully  engaged  in  farming,  butcher- 
ing, and  conducting  mercantile  business.  He 
occupied  a  prominent  position  among  his  fel- 
low-citizens. His  religious  opinions  were 
liberal,  and  in  politics  he  supported  the  Whig 
party.  He  owned  a  good  farm,  which  he  cul- 
tivated energetically,  and  upon  which  he  spent 
his  last  years,  dying  at  the  age  of  fifty-nine. 
His  wife  Lucy  lived  to  the  age  of  seventy-two. 
Their  family  consisted  of  eight  children; 
namely,  Samuel,  James,  William,  Cyrus, 
Isaac,  Mary  (all  deceased),  Lydia  E.  (now 
Mrs.  Chase),  and  Miss  Sarah  T.  Dunn,  the 
two  last  named  being  residents  of  Portland. 

Isaac  Skillin  Dunn  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  his  native  town,  completing  his 
studies  at  the  Westbrook  Seminary.  In  early 
manhood  he  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits, 
in  company  with  his  brothers,  the  firm  being 
known  as  I.  S.  Dunn  &  Co. ;  and  he  had  a  suc- 
cessful business  career  of  thirty-three  years. 
He  was  a  prominent  leader  in  local  affairs, 
being  a  stanch  supporter  of  the  Republican 
party,  and  capably  serving  his  town  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Selectmen,  besides  holding 
other  town  offices.  Large-brained  and  gener- 
ous-hearted, with  broad  views  upon  religion 
and  other  vital  subjects,  he  long  wielded  a 
powerful  influence  among  his  fellow-towns- 
men, his  unswerving  business  honesty  and 
personal  integrity  commanding  the  respect 
and  esteem  of  all  who  knew  him.  The  clos- 
ing years  of  his  life  were  spent  in  the  midst 


of  his  family,  whose  future  welfare  and  pros- 
perity he  had  labored  diligently  to  insure;  and 
his  death  was  the  cause  of  widespread  sorrow 
and  sincere  regret.  He  was  married  January 
20,  1859,  to  Miss  Maria  M.  Loring,  who  was 
born  in  Falmouth,  September  26,  1836,  a 
daughter  of  Captain  Charles  and  Dorcas  Lor- 
ing, her  father  being  an  e'arly  settler  and  a 
highly  respected  resident  of  North  Yarmouth. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dunn  had  three  sons,  namely: 
William  T.,  who  was  born  September  7,  1863, 
and  is  now  studying  law  in  Portland;  Ansel 
Loring,  born  July  i,  1865,  who  is  now  a  suc- 
cessful merchant  of  North  Yarmouth;  and 
Charles  Loring,  who  was  born  August  7,  1873, 
and  resides  on  the  old  homestead.  Mrs.  Dunn 
died  February  8,  1896,  at  the  age  of  fifty-nine 
years.  She  was  a  devoted  wife,  and  a  kind, 
affectionate  mother;  and  her  death  was  an  irrep- 
arable loss  to  her  family  and  the  community. 

The  Dunn  family  is  an  old  and  prominent 
one  in  North  Yarmouth,  its  members  having 
long  been  known  as  able,  successful  business 
men;  and  Ansel  L.  Dunn,  who  conducts  the 
business  formerly  carried  on  by  his  father,  is 
a  representative  of  the  third  generation  to 
engage  in  mercantile  pursuits  in  this  town. 
He  is  a  young  man  of  good  business  ability 
and  a  worthy  successor  to  his  father,  being 
closely  identified  with  the  public  affairs  of  the 
town  as  First  Selectman,  and  is  also  Assistant 
Postmaster.  He  married  Miss  Maria  O.  Law- 
rence, a  daughter  of  J.  N.  S.  Lawrence  (now 
deceased),  who  was  a  prominent  resident  of 
Pownal,  Me.  He  and  his  wife  occupy  a 
pleasant  home  in  East  North  Yarmouth,  where 
his  business  is  located. 


RTHUR  H.  BENOIT,  an  enterprising 
dealer  in  clothing  and  gentlemen's 
furnishing  goods,  of  Westbrook, 
.  Me.,  was  born  in  St.  Dominique, 
P.Q.,  May  12,  1865,  son  of  Charles  and  Amelie 
(Clement)  Benoit.  His  immediate  ancestors 
were  natives  of  Canada;  and  his  father  was 
born  in  St.  John  Baptist  de  Ranville,  April  28, 
1828,  being  one  of  a  family  of  eight  children. 
Charles  Benoit  learned  the  trade  of  a  black- 
smith, which  he  followed  in  St.  Dominique 
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when  he  returned  to  St.  Dominique,  where  he 
is  now  engaged  in  carrying  on  a  farm.  His 
wife,  Amelie  Clement,  who  is  also  a  native 
of  Canada,  was  born  in  St.  Andr6  des  Equart, 
Ontario,  August  14,  1832.  She  has  been  the 
mother  of  nine  children,  six  of  whom  are  liv- 
ing, namely:  Albert,  who  resides  in  Corn- 
wall, Province  of  Ontario;  Clement,  a  resi- 
dent of  St.  Hyacinthe,  P.Q. ;  Arthur  H.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Maria;  Charles  A., 
who  is  employed  by  his  brother  Arthur;  and 
Annie,  who  resides  with  her  parents. 

Mr.  Benoit's  grandfather  on  his  father's  side 
was  Toussaint  Benoit,  and  his  grandmother 
on  the  same  side  was  Rosalie  Laperche  dit 
Sabourin.  On  his  mother's  side  Mr.  Benoit's 
grandfather  was  John  Clement,  who  was  born 
at  La  Pointe  Claire;  and  his  grandmother, 
Tasette  Lefebre,  born  at  Vaudreuil.  His 
uncles  on  his  father's  side  of  the  family  are 
Toussaint,  Venaut,  and  Julien;  his  aunts, 
Desauges,  Henriette,  Catherine,  and  Rosalie. 
His  uncles  on  his  mother's  side  are  Edward, 
Oliver,  Alexander,  and  Francis;  his  aunts, 
Philamene  and  Julie. 

Arthur  H.  Benoit  commenced  his  education 
in  the  schools  of  St.  Dominique,  and  after 
his  removal  to  Biddeford  he  pursued  a  course 
of  English  studies  in  the  public  schools  of 
that  city.  After  leaving  school  he  was  em- 
ployed at  the  York  Mills  in  Saco  for  about 
four  years,  and  then  entered  mercantile  busi- 
ness as  a  clerk  for  C.  H.  Weffer,  a  clothing 
dealer  of  Saco.  He  continued  in  that  capacity 
for  six  years,  during  which  time  he  became 
familiar  with  every  detail  of  the  business; 
and  about  the  year  1890  he  formed  a  copartner- 
ship with  Mr.  Weffer  for  the  purpose  of  estab- 
lishing a  store  in  Westbrook,  which  was 
opened  under  his  personal  supervision.  In 
1893  he  purchased  Mr.  Weffer's  interest  in 
the  Westbrook  store,  since  which  time  he  has 
conducted  trade  solely  upon  his  own  account, 
having  created  a  thriving  business.  He  also 
opened  a  branch  store  in  Biddeford,  Me.,  in 
1896.  He  carries  in  both  stores  a  varied 
line  of  ready-made  clothing,  hats,  caps,  and 
gentlemen's  furnishing  goods  of  every  de- 
scription, and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most 
enterprising  and  successful  young  merchants 
of  Westbrook. 


In  1890  Mr.  Benoit  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Marie  Philamene  Anna  Brodeur,  born  Feb- 
ruary 28,  1868,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Emma 
Cussou  Brodeur,  of  Montreal.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Benoit  have  three  children,  namely:  Henry, 
born  December  16,  1891;  Romeo,  born  June 
27,  1893;  and  Robert,  born  September  25, 
1895.  In  all  matters  relating  to  the  general 
welfare  of  the  community  Mr.  Benoit  takes 
a  deep  interest;  and,  although  not  active  in 
public  affairs,  he  evinces  a  desire  for  a  pro- 
gressive administration  of  the  municipal  gov- 
ernment. He  is  a  member  of  Court  City  of 
Westbrook,  No.  8140,  Ancient  Order  of  For- 
esters, of  which  he  has  been  a  Trustee;  and 
he  attends  the  Roman  Catholic  church. 


'OHN  MORRISON,  a  resident  of  Bridg- 
ton  for  a  quarter  of  a  century,  is  closely 
identified  with  the  agricultural  inter- 
ests of  this  part  of  Cumberland  County, 
being  the  owner  of  a  good  and  well-appointed 
farm.  A  native  of  this  town,  he  was  born 
June  26,  1827,  being  a  son  of  William  Morri- 
son, Jr.  His  grandfather,  William  Morrison, 
Sr.,  was  born  in  Gilmantown,  N.H.,  and  re- 
moved thence  to  Cumberland  County,  Me.,  in 
1795,  being  among  the  pioneer  settlers  of 
Bridgton.  He  was  twice  married,  and  reared, 
by  the  two  wives,  a  family  of  fourteen  chil- 
dren. 

William  Morrison,  Jr.,  father  of  John,  was 
a  farmer  throughout  the  active  period  of  his 
lif.e.  He  moved  from  Bridgton  to  the  town 
of  Sweden  in  1835,  and  there  purchased  a 
tract  of  unimproved  land.  Ere  long  the  ring- 
ing blows  of  his  axe  were  heard  as  he  felled 
the  trees  which  were  to  be  used  in  building 
the  log  cabin  in  which  he  and  his  family  were 
to  live.  He  cleared  a  good-sized  farm,  on 
which  he  carried  on  mixed  husbandry  and 
lumbering  until  his  demise  in  1849.  While 
living  in  Bridgton,  he  married  Miss  Balinda 
Ingalls,  who  survived  him  many  years,  dying 
in  1885.  They  had  a  large  family  of  children, 
of  whom  the  following  is  recorded:  William 
A.  lived  until  sixty-six  years  of  age;  Joanna 
died  at  the  age  of  sixty-two;  John  is  the  sub- 
ject of  this  biographical  sketch;  Charles  G.  is 
engaged    in    farming    in    Bridgton;    Lucy  J.; 


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Sarah  M.  died  when  fifty-nine  years  old; 
Reuben  resides  in  this  town;  Mary  P.  is  the 
wife  of  Aaron  Brigham;  and  Julia  S.  married 
Frank  A.  Libby,  a  farmer  living  in  Bridgton. 

John  Morrison  was  but  eight  years  of  age 
when  his  parents  removed  to  the  town  of 
Sweden,  where,  as  soon  as  old  enough,  he 
assisted  in  the  pioneer  labor  of  developing  a 
farm  from  the  forest.  After  his  father's  death 
he  assisted  in  the  management  of  the  home- 
stead property  for  some  years.  In  1866  he 
removed  to  Newton,  Mass.,  where  he  was  over- 
seer of  a  gang  of  men,  remaining  thus  em- 
ployed for  four  years.  In  1870  Mr.  Morrison 
returned  to  Bridgton,  here  purchasing  one 
hundred  and  ten  acres  of  land,  which  are  in- 
cluded in  his  present  farm.  He  carries  on 
general  farming  most  successfully,  and  has 
since  added  other  land  to  his  original  pur- 
chase, his  estate  now  containing  one  hundred 
and  thirty  acres,  some  of  it  being  heavily 
timbered.  In  addition  to  his  other  work,  he 
is  an  extensive  dealer  in  lumber,  this  business 
being  quite  profitable.  In  politics  Mr.  Mor- 
rison affiliates  with  the  Democratic  party;  and, 
socially,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows 
Lodge. 

Mr.  Morrison  was  first  married  in  1850, 
Miss  Adelaide  Nevers  becoming  his  wife. 
She  died  in  1853,  leaving  one  son,  Samuel  N. 
In  1855  the  union  of  Mr.  Morrison  with  Miss 
Louise  B.  Nevers  was  solemnized.  Of  this 
marriage  four  children  have  been  born, 
namely:  Francella,  who  died  in  infancy; 
Granville  W.  ;  John  W.,  a  resident  of  Bridg- 
ton; and  Jennie,  who  married  Frederick 
Ingalls,   and  has  one  child,   Gladys  L. 


iHARLES  VVILBUT  FOSTER, 
M.D. ,  of  Deering,  who  was  the  first 
physician  to  settle  at  Woodlord's 
Corner,  was  born  at  Unity,  Waldo 
County,  Me.,  April  29,  1850,  and  is  a  son  of 
Thomas  Albert  and  Eliza  (McManus)  Foster. 
Thomas  A.  Foster  was  born  at  Montville,  Me., 
February  20,  1827.  When  a  young  man  he 
taught  school,  and  was  also  engaged  in  farming 
for  a  while.  In  1856  he  began  to  practice 
medicine  at  Waterville,  and  two  years  later 
moved  to  Portland,    where    he   was    in    active 


practice  until  within  a  few  years.  He  is  now 
Medical  Director  of  the  Union  Mutual  Life 
Insurance  Company  of  Portland,  and  has  re- 
tired from  other  professional  work. 

Charles  Wilbut  Foster  was  graduated  from 
Westbrook  Seminary  in  1867  and  from  Colby 
University  in  1871.  He  then  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Maine  Central  Railroad,  and 
worked  as  a  fireman  fifteen  months;  but,  his 
father  wishing  him  to  adopt  a  profession,  he 
entered  the  Portland  School  for  Medical  In- 
struction, which  prepared  students  for  other 
institutions  during  the  regular  school  vaca- 
tions. In  the  winter  of  1872-73  he  attended 
the  Medical  School  of  Maine,  at  Brunswick, 
in  the  fall  of  1873  studying  at  the  Medical 
College  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  and  then  returning 
to  Brunswick,  taking  two  full  terms  at  each 
college.  He  received  his  diploma  from  the 
Detroit  Medical  College,  March  4,  1875,  and 
shortly  afterward  opened  an  office  in  Auburn, 
Me.,  where  he  remained  fifteen  months.  He 
then  removed  to  Deering,  where  he  began  to 
practise  December  25,  1876;  and  during  the 
years  of  his  professional  work  in  this  town  he 
has  established  a  reputation  for  skill  and  sym- 
pathetic treatment  that  is  continually  adding 
new  names  to  his  visiting-list,  and  has  made 
of  his  old  patients  lifelong  friends. 

July  6,  1876,  Dr.  Foster  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Esther  B.  Parker,  daughter  of 
Nathaniel  Parker,  of  West  Buxton,  Me.  Two 
daughters  have  brightened  their  home  —  Rachel 
Jones  and  Esther  Perley.  Dr.  Foster  is  a 
member  of  the  Portland  Medical  Club,  the 
Maine  State  Medical  Association,  the  Ameri- 
can Academy  of  Medicine  (the  most  erudite 
medical  body  in  the  United  States),  the 
American  Medical  Association,  and  the  Maine 
Academy  of  Medicine  and  Science.  He  was 
the  third  Vice-President  of  the  American 
Academy  of  Medicine  in  1893,  and  has  been 
President  of  the  Portland  Club,  an  important 
medical  association.  For  the  past  five  years 
Dr.  Foster  has  been  delegate  from  the  Maine 
State  Medical  Association  to  the  American 
Medical  Association. 

In  politics  Dr.  Foster  is  Republican.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Auditing  Committee  of  the 
Deering  Building  and  Loan  Association,  but 
has  little  time  for  other  affiliations  outside  of 


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175 


his  medical  and  fraternal  interests.  He  is 
Past  Master  of  Deering  Lodge,  No.  183,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  and  by  virtue  of  his  ofifice  a  repre- 
sentative to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State. 
He  is  Past  Grand  of  Harmony  Lodge,  No.  19, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  a  past 
officer  of  Falmouth  Encampment,  No.  1 1  ;  be- 
longs to  Grand  Canton  Ridgely,  and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  General  Whitten's  staff.  He  is  Past 
Chancellor  of  Rocky  Hill  Lodge,  No.  51,  and 
a  representative  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  Knights 
of  Pythias;  was  Past  Great  Chief,  of  Records 
for  five  years  of  Cogawesco  Tribe  of  Red  Men, 
No.  5,  which  gave  him  the  honors  of  Past 
Great  Sachem ;  is  Past  Master  of  Deering 
Lodge,  No.  17,  Ancient  Order  of  United 
Workmen  ;  a  member  of  Grand  Lodge,  U.  O. 
G.  C.  ;  and  Past  Noble  Commander  of  Wood- 
ford's Commandery,  No.  235.  Dr.  Foster  has 
a  fine  residence  at  the  corner  of  Deering 
Avenue  and  Pearl   Street. 


'AMUEL  STILLMAN  FULLER, 
who  is  living  in  Bridgtdn,  Me.,  re- 
tired from  the  active  pursuits  of 
business,  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Sumner,  Oxford  County,  December  17,  1824. 
He  comes  from  an  old  Colonial  family  of  Eng- 
lish origin,  the  immigrant  progenitor  having 
been  John  Fuller,  a  native  of  England,  who 
settled  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  his  home  being 
in  what  is  now  Newton,  about  1644. 

John  Fuller  reared  six  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters; and  it  is  said  that  twenty-two  of  his  de- 
scendants went  into  the  Revolutionary  army 
from  Newton,  Mass.  His  third  son,  Joseph 
Fuller,  married  in  1680,  Lydia,  a  daughter  of 
Edward  Jackson,  and  afterward  continued  his 
residence  in  Newton.  (See  "History  of  New- 
ton, Mass.,"  by  the  late  Rev.  S.  F.  Smith, 
D.D.)  Captain  Jonathan  Fuller,  son  of 
Joseph  and  Lydia,  born  January  7,  1686-7, 
married  Sarah,  daughter  of  John  Mirick,  the 
line  being  continued  through  their  son  Elisha, 
born  March  15,  17 19,  who  in  1750  married 
Esther,  daughter  of  David  Richardson,  and 
became  the  father  of  Aaron  Fuller,  the  grand- 
father of  Samuel  S.,  the  subject  of  the  pres- 
ent sketch. 

Aaron  Fuller  removed  from   Massachusetts 


to  what  is  now  Paris,  Oxford  County,  Me., 
in  1786,  making  the  journey  across  the 
country  with  teams.  He  took  up  timbered 
land,  and  cleared  a  farm,  on  which  he  lived 
until  after  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  when  he 
removed  to  Otisfield,  where  his  death  occurred 
October  18,  1841.  His  first  wife,  whom  he 
married  November  20,  1783,  was  Hannah 
Pond,  who  was  born  September  14,  1764, 
daughter  of  Simeon  and  Mary  Pond.  She 
died  on  January  7,  1836.  She  had  reared 
seven  children,  one  of  them  a  son  named 
Artemus  Fuller,  born  October  16,  1784. 

Artemus  Fuller  carried  on  general  farming 
in  the  town  of  Sumner  for  several  years  after 
his  marriage,  going  from  there  to  North  Paris, 
where  he  engaged  in  repairing  and  selling 
clocks.  He  subsequently  settled  in  Lowell, 
Mass.,  where  he  remained  until  his  death, 
eighteen  years  later,  on  April  i,  1863.  His 
wife,  formerly  Irena  Shaw,  was  born  October 
16,  1788,  in  Hebron,  Me.,  and  died  October 
29,  1848,  in  Lowell.  She  was  the  mother  of 
six  children;  namely,  Elvira  J.,  Alonzo  F., 
Olive  F.,  Samuel  Stillman,  Sabrina  H.,  and 
Melvina  F. 

Samuel  S.  Fuller  attended  the  district 
school  during  the  winter  seasons,  and  worked 
on  the  homestead  farm  during  the  summers 
until  nineteen  years  of  age,  when  he  went  to 
Bethel,  where  he  learned  the  carriage-maker's 
trade,  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  two  years. 
Going  then  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  he  engaged  in 
carpentering  for  a  year;  and  after  that  he  en- 
tered the  Middlesex  Mill  as  a  section  hand  in 
the  weaving-room,  where  he  remained  three  or 
more  years.  Returning  to  this  State,  Mr. 
Fuller  was  employed  for  the  succeeding  three 
years  in  the  Frye  Mills  at  Lewiston,  having 
charge  of  the  weaving-room.  His  next  posi- 
tion was  that  of  second  hand  in  the  Bay  State, 
now  the  Washington,  Mill  at  Lawrence,  Mass. 
In  1857  that  mill  was  closed;  and  he  returned 
once  again  to  Maine,  and  spent  two  years  on 
the  farm  of  his  father-in-law  in  Madison,  at 
the  end  of  that  time  resuming  work  in  the  Bay 
State  Mill  in  Lawrence,  having  charge  of  the 
weaving-room  the  following  eighteen  months. 
He  afterward  occupied  a  similar  position  in 
the  woollen-mill  at  Vassalboro,  Me.,  for  five 
years,  going  thence  to  Lowell,    Mass.,  where 


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he  was  given  the  care  of  three  weaving-rooms 
and  the  dressing-room.  Four  years  later  Mr. 
Fuller  was  appointed  assistant  superintendent 
of  the  woollen  department  of  the  Washington 
Mill  in  Lawrence,  and  in  the  course  of  three 
years  was  appointed  superintendent,  having 
the  entire  charge  of  the  woollen  department 
for  six  months.  FVom  1875  until  1879  he  had 
charge  of  the  finishing-rooms  of  the  Pemberton 
Mills  in  Lawrence,  coming  from  there  to 
Bridgton  to  acce'pt  the  position  of  designer  for 
the  Forest  and  the  Pondicherry  Mills,  in  which 
capacity  he  was  employed  until  1890,  when  he 
retired  with  an  honorable  record  for  industrial 
achievement,  his  successive  promotions  having 
been  well  earned. 

Mr.  Fuller  was  married  July  20,  1850,  to 
Miss  Elizabeth  N.  Reed,  a  daughter  of  Dean 
and  Elizabeth  (Norton)  Reed.  One  child 
was  born  of  this  union,  a  daughter,  Mary 
Ellen,  who  died  May  17,  1875,  aged  twenty- 
two  years,  two  months.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  N. 
Fuller  was  born  on  February  26,  1824,  in  the 
town  of  Madison,  Somerset  County,  and  died 
at  the  age  of  seventy-one  years,  May  7,  1895. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fuller  united  with  the  Congre- 
gational church  at  Lawrence,  during  their 
residence  in  that  city,  their  membership  being 
afterward  transferred  to  the  Bridgton  Congre- 
gational Church. 


T^HARLES  L.  RANDALL,  M.D.,  a 
V  Jl  ^"^'^^^^^"^  physician  of  Standish, 
~  >s!l_^  Cumberland  County,  Me.,  was  born 
in  Limington,  York  County,  Janu- 
ary 13,  1858.  The  family  is  of  English  ori- 
gin, several  emigrants  of  this  name  having 
come  from  England  to  America  in  Colonial 
times.  They  were  early  settlers  in  Massachu- 
.setts,  Rhode  Island,  and  Maine,  whence  their 
descendants  have  scattered  themselves  through- 
out the  United  States. 

Dr.  Randall's  grandfather,  Noah  Randall, 
Sr.,  spent  his  early  years  in  the  town  of  Bald- 
win, Cumberland  County,  Me.,  being  a  tiller 
of  the  soil.  For  a  time  he  was  engaged  in 
trade  in  Buxton,  York  County,  but  spent  his 
last  years  in  the  town  of  Auburn,  Androscog- 
gin County,  where  he  was  known  as  a  hard- 
working farmer,  his  death  occurring  in   1868, 


at  the  age  of  sixty-six  years.  His  wife  was 
Ruth  Haley,  a  sister  of  the  well-known  Deacon 
Haley,  of  Sebago.  They  reared  six  children, 
four  of  whoni  are  now  living,  as  follows: 
Noah,  Jr.,  the  Doctor's  father;  Charles  E.,  a 
resident  of  Hollis,  Me.,  who  married  Isabelle 
Maddock;  Mary  Jane,  wife  of  Jacob  Town- 
send,  of  Hollis,  who  has  three  children  — 
Wilbur,  Loring,  and  May  Dora,  wife  of  James 
Pillsbury,  of  Limington;  and  Daniel,  who 
married  Ella  Carl,  of  j^ollis,  and  has  two 
children  —  Frank  and  Fred.  The  grandfather 
was  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  his  wife, 
religiously,  was  a  strong  Universal ist. 

Noah   Randal],    Jr.,    a  native    of    Baldwin, 
was  born  December  i,  1825.     He  is  a  farmer 
by  occupation,  owning  a  good  property  in  Lim- 
ington, which  has  been  his  home  the  larger 
part    of   his    life.     He  is    quite    prominently 
identified  with  the  affairs  of  that  town,  having 
served  as  Selectman  many  years,  being  elected 
to  office  on  the   Republican  ticket,  which  he 
always  supports.     In   1848   he  married  Susan 
Huntress,   daughter    of    Temple   Huntress,   of 
Hiram,  in  this  State;  and  they  reared  seven 
children  — John     J.,     Emily    J.,     Benjamin, 
Eunice,  Simeon,  Charles  L.,  and  Jesse  A.,  all 
of  whom  became  teachers  in  the  public  schools. 
John  J.  Randall,  born  October  10,  1849,  mar- 
ried Sarah  Lane,  of  Amesbury,  Mass.,  by  whom 
he  has  three  children  —  Mabel,  wife  of  Charles 
Wardrop,   of    Amesbury;  Lena;   and  Edward. 
Emily  J.  Randall,  born   in    1851,  is  now  the 
widow  of  the  Rev.    Henry  Wentworth.     She 
was   formerly  the  wife  of  Alvin   C.   Moulton,. 
who  died,  leaving  her  with  three  children  — 
Hardie  A.,   who  married   Grace  Wheeler,   of 
Boston;  Hattie,  the  wife  of  George  Roberts, 
of  Gorham,   who  has  one  child,  Evelyn;  and 
Olin    C.    Moulton.       Benjamin    F.    Randall, 
born     in    August,    1853,    married    Emma    J. 
Scammon,    of   Hollis,    by  whom   he   had    two 
children,  Susie  and  Albert,  and  died  in  1882. 
Eunice    A.,    born    in    1855,    is    the   wife    of 
Charles   Scammon,    of    Hollis,   and  has  three 
children  —John,  Alice,  and  Benjamin.     Sim- 
eon, born  in   1856,  married  Evelyn  Smith,  of 
Tewksbury,  Mass.,  and  has  three  children  — 
Marion,    George,    and    an    infant.     Dr.    Jesse 
A.  Randall,  born  in  December,  1863,  married 
Mrs.   Lillian   Small,   nh  Libby,   and   is   now 


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practising  medicine  at  Old  Orchard,  Me. 
Mrs.  Susan  H.  Randall  was  a  member  of  the 
Free  Will  Baptist  church. 

Charles  L.  Randall  obtained  his  early  edu- 
cation in  Limington,  attending  the  common 
school  and  the  academy,  and  then  taught  school 
several  terms,  being  employed  in  Limington 
and  the  surrounding  towns.  He  subsequently 
took  a  course  of  medical  study,  and  was  grad- 
uated from  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Sur- 
geons at  Baltimore,  Md.,  in  1889.  Going  then 
to  Tewksbury,  Mass.,  Dr.  Randall  practised  at 
the  Massachusetts  State  Hospital  for  a  year, 
coming  from  there  to  Standish  in  1890.  He 
has  met  with  deserved  success  in  his  pro- 
fession, having  already  secured  an  excellent 
practice  in  this  vicinity. 

Dr.  Randall  was  married  October  14,  1889, 
to  Sophia  Tuckfield,  daughter  of  Charles 
Tuckfield,  of  North  Branch,  N.Y.  In  politics 
Dr.  Randall  affiliates  with  the  Republicans. 
He  is  much  interested  in  advancing  the  edu- 
cational interests  of  the  town,  and  for  the  past 
two  years  has  been  a  member  of  the  School 
Committee.  Socially,  he  is  a  Mason,  being  a 
member  of  Adoniram  Lodge,  No.  27,  of  Lim- 
ington. 


ILLIAM  TRICKEY,  one  of  the  old- 
est residents  of  Westbrook,  Cum- 
berland County,  and  a  highly  re- 
spected citizen,  was  born  May  2,  18 13,  son  of 
Daniel  and  Sarah  (Johnson)  Trickey.  The 
family  is  of  English  origin;  and  its  present 
representatives  are  the  descendants  of  ances- 
tors who  settled  in  York,  York  County,  Me. 
Mr.  Trickey's  grandfather,  John  Trickey,  who 
was  an  early  pioneer  in  the  lumbering  indus- 
tries of  the  Pine  Tree  State,  followed  that 
business  with  prosperity,  and  was  a  well- 
known  lumberman  in  his  day.  He  reared  a 
large  family. 

His  son,  Daniel  Trickey,  Mr.  Trickey's 
father,  was  born  in  Westbrook,  and  was  a  life- 
long resident  of  this  town.  He  engaged  in 
both  farming  and  lumbering,  his  summers 
being  spent  in  cultivating  his  land,  and  the 
winters  in  hauling  logs,  which  he  manufact- 
ured into  lumber  and  marketed.  He  was  an 
industrious    and    energetic    business    man,    a 


worthy  member  of  the  community;  and  in  his 
political  affiliations  he  was  a  Democrat.  He 
attended  the  Congregational  church.  His 
wife,  Sarah  Johnson,  who  was  a  native  of 
Westbrook,  became  the  mother  of  seven  chil- 
dren, two  of  whom  are  living,  namely:  Ellen, 
widow  of  the  late  S.  G.  Pike,  of  Calais,  Me. ; 
and  William,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

William  Trickey  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Westbrook,  and  early  began  to  make 
himself  useful  to  his  father  in  the  work  of  the 
farm  and  in  the  lumber  operations.  After 
completing  his  studies  he  adopted  agriculture 
as  his  occupation  for  life.  When  a  young 
man  he  bought  the  old  Longfellow  farm  in  the 
adjoining  town  of  Gorham,  where  he  settled; 
and  for  a  period  of  forty  years  he  cultivated 
his  land  with  ability  and  profit.  He  then  re- 
turned to  Westbrook,  where  he  purchased  the 
residence  of  the  late  Joseph  Walker,  and  has 
since  continued  to  reside  here. 

Mr.  Trickey  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Sarah  M.  Marr,  daughter  of  Robert  P.  Marr,  of 
Scarboro,  in  1842,  and  has  had  two  children,  as 
follows:  Kate  P.,  who  resides  with  her  father; 
and  Etta  S.,  wife  of  Herbert  H.  York,  of 
Deering,  Me. 

As  an  able  and  successful  farmer  Mr. 
Trickey  has  made  a  record  which  but  few  resi- 
dents in  his  locality  can  equal.  He  has  al- 
ways devoted  his  undivided  attention  to  his 
own  private  business ;  and,  although  a  stanch 
supporter  of  the  Democratic  party,  he  has 
never  allowed  political  aspirations  to  interfere 
with  his  occupations.  He  is  to-day  next  to 
the  oldest  native  resident  of  Westbrook,  hav- 
ing now  reached  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
three  years,  and  is  still  smart  and  active,  both 
mentally  and  physically.  He  is  well  informed 
upon  all  current  political  issues,  is  a  great 
admirer  of  President  Cleveland;  and  in  his 
religious  views  he  is  a  Congregationalist. 


(^IVRTHUR  WHITING  PIERCE,  Secre- 
p\  tary  of  the  Deering  Building  Loan 
Jj\\  Association  and  one  of  the  most 
^~^  prominent  young  business  men  of 
that  place,  was  born  in  Providence,  R.I.,  Au- 
gust 5,  i860,  and  is  a  son  of  William  G.  and 
Almira  F.  (Metcalf)  Pierce. 


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William  G.  Pierce  was  also  a  native  of 
Providence,  born  December  19,  1825.  After 
attending  the  common  schools  of  that  city,  he 
entered  Brown  University,  from  which  he  was 
subsequently  graduated.  He  then  went  to 
China,  where  he  spent  six  years  in  the  employ 
of  an  American  house.  On  his  return  to 
America,  in  company  with  another  gentleman, 
he  established  a  grocery  business  in  Provi- 
dence, R.I.,  and  was  thus  successfully  engaged 
until  he  retired  from  a  mercantile  life.  He 
was  also  President  of  the  Northern  Bank  of 
that  city.  -He  died  at  the  age  of  fifty  years, 
December  25,  1875.  His  wife,  Almira  F., 
is  a  daughter  of  Whiting  Metcalf,  a  well- 
known  business  man  of  Providence.  Their 
union  was  blessed  by  the  birth  of  an  only  son, 
Arthur  Whiting  Pierce.  Mrs.  Pierce  is  still 
living,  and  is  a  member  of  the  First  Baptist 
Church  of  Providence. 

Arthur  Whiting  Pierce  received  his  element- 
ary education  in  a  private  school,  after  which 
he  entered  the  Providence  High  School,  and 
further  pursued  his  studies  under  a  private 
tutor.  He  began  his  business  career  in  the 
employ  of  Twitchell  &  Champlin,  wholesale 
grocers  of  Portland,  Me.,  remaining  with  them 
for  about  two  years.  Following  that  he  was 
interested  in  various  lines  of  business  until 
1893,  when  he  became  Secretary  of  the  Deer- 
ing  Building  Loan  Association,  which  posi- 
tion he  still  holds.  He  was  married  on  Octo- 
ber 6,  1886,  to  Miss  Harriet  W.  Bolster, 
daughter  of  Mellen  E.  Bolster,  of  Portland. 
Their  home  has  been  brightened  by  the  birth 
of  a  son,  William  B.  Pierce. 

Mr.  Pierce,  who  takes  an  active  interest  in 
public  affairs,  was  recently  elected  an  Alder- 
man of  the  city  of  Deering  from  Ward  5,  and 
is  now  serving  on  the  Finance  Committee, 
and  on  the  Committee  in  charge  of  Sidewalks, 
Streets,  Bridges,  Lighting,  Water,  and  Sewer- 
age. He  is  well  known  in  Masonic  circles  as 
a  member  of  Atlantic  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
of  Deering;  Greenleaf  Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons;  the  Portland  Council;  and  St.  Alban 
Commandery,  Knights  Templars.  Among 
the  other  fraternal  orders  with  which  he  is 
affiliated  are  Beacon  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  Portland  Encampment, 
and  Ivanhoe  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias.     Mr. 


and    Mrs.    Pierce   are   regular   attendants    of 
the  Woodford's  Congregational  Church. 


ABEZ  MARRINER,  who'  is  carrying 
on  an  excellent  grocery  business  at 
South  Portland,  was  born  January  14, 
1829,  in  Cape  Elizabeth.  His  parents, 
James  and  Sarah  (Dyer)  Marriner,  were  both 
of  pioneer  stock,  the  Dyers  having  settled  here 
at  an  early  period,  and  Joseph  Marriner,  the 
paternal  grandfather,  having  been  engaged  in 
agricultural  pursuits  in  this  vicinity  for  many 
years.  He  was  a  man  of  prominence  in  his 
day,  and  for  several  years  served  as  Selectman 
of  the  town.  His  son  James  was  the  father  of 
Jabez,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

James  Marriner  was  born  and  bred  in  the 
town  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  learning  in  his 
younger  days  the  trade  of  ship  carpentry, 
which  was  his  principal  occupation  for  many 
years.  He  spent  his  last  years  living  retired 
in  Portland.  He  was  deeply  interested  in  the 
cause  of  religion,  being  an  active  member  of 
the  Methodist  church.  In  politics  he  was 
formerly  a  Democrat,  but  joined  the  ranks  of 
the  Republican  party,  when  it  was  formed. 
Of  his  union  with  Miss  Dyer  seven  sons  and 
one  daughter  were  born,  Jabez  being  the  only 
one  now  living. 

Jabez  Marriner  obtained  his  education  in 
the  schools  of  his  native  town  and  Portland, 
after  which  he  served  an  apprenticeship  with 
Thomas  F.  Roberts,  a  boat  builder  in  Port- 
land, continuing  to  work  at  this  trade  until 
1855,  when  he  went  to  Saccarappa,  being 
there  employed  by  his  brother  James  as  a  house 
and  carriage  painter.  In  1862  Mr.  Marriner 
enlisted  as  a  soldier  in  the  late  Civil  War, 
joining  Company  H,  Seventeenth  Maine  Vol- 
unteer Infantry,  under  command  of  Captain 
Almon  Fogg,  of  Gorham,  Me.,  serving  as  a 
private  for  two  years  and  six  months.  With 
his  regiment  he  was  at  the  front  in  several 
engagements,  including  the  battle  of  Chan- 
cellorsville,  May  2,  1863,  when  Stonewall 
Jackson  received  his  death  wound.  In  1864  . 
Mr.  Marriner  was  honorably  discharged  from  ' 
the  service;  and,  returning  to  Saccarappa,  he 
resumed  his  former  work.  In  1866  he  came 
to  South  Portland  (then  a  part  of  Cape  Eliza- 


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beth),  which  has  since  been  his  place  of  resi- 
dence. Prior  to  his  enlistment  he  had  served 
as  assistant  messenger  to  the  Maine  Senate,  and 
in  1865  was  a  clerk  in  the  Adjutant -general's 
office,  under  John  L.  Hodgson.  From  1866 
until  1870,  inclusive,  Mr.  Marriner  was  mes- 
senger of  the  Senate,  serving  until  his  ap- 
pointment as  census  taker  at  Cape  Elizabeth 
in  1870.  He  continued  working  at  the 
painter's  trade  until  1874,  when  he  was  ap- 
pointed by  High  Sheriff  William  L.  Pennell 
as  Deputy  Sheriff,  his  especial  duty  being  to 
assist  in  the  enforcement  of  the  liquor  law, 
an  office  in  which  he  served  seven  years.  In 
1 88 1  he  established  himself  in  the  grocery 
business,  meeting  with  such  encouraging  suc- 
cess that  in  1889  he  built  his  present  com- 
modious store;  and  the  same  year  he  was  ap- 
pointed Postmaster,  the  office  being  located 
in  his  store,  he  retaining  the  position  three 
years.  Since  that  time  Mr.  Marriner  has  de- 
voted himself  to  his  mercantile  interests.  He 
has  ever  been  a  strong  worker  in  the  cause  of 
temperance ;  and  his  very  first  vote  was  cast  for 
Neal  Dow,  the  candidate  for  Mayor  in  1851. 
Mr.  Marriner  was  united  in  marriage  Sep- 
tember 7,  1856,  with  Jane  R.  Libby,  daughter 
of  Nathan  Libby,  of  Saccarappa,  Me.  Their 
union  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  two 
children  —James  E.  and  Mary  W.  James  E. 
Marriner,  born  May  14,  i860,  now  a  resident 
of  Berlin  Falls,  N.H.,  married  Hattie  Thorpe, 
of  Portland;  and  they  have  one  child,  James 
Theodore.  Mary  W.  Marriner,  born  January 
9,  1865,  lives  at  home  with  her  parents. 


-OHN  F.  PROCTOR,  a  long-established 
dealer  in  real  estate  and  mortgages, 
whose  office  is  at  93  Exchange  Street, 
Portland,  was  born  in  this  city,  October 
18,  1839,  son  of  John  C.  and  Lucinda  P. 
(March)  Proctor.  His  paternal  grandfather 
was  William  Proctor,  of  New  Gloucester, 
Me.,  proprietor  of  a  hotel  known  as  "The 
Travellers'  Home."  John  C.  Proctor,  father 
of  John  F.,  was  a  pioneer  in  the  real  estate 
business  in  Portland,  starting  in  1852,  and 
conducting  a  prosperous  business  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  July  28, 
1891.      His  wife,  who  is  still   living,   at  the 


age  of  eighty-two  years,  is  the  daughter  of  a 
Revolutionary  patriot,  who  was  the  youngest 
enlisted  recruit  in  the  United  States  Army, 
being  only  twelve  years  of  age  when  he  joined 
the  ranks  as  fifer.  He  subsequently  became 
High  Sheriff  of  Cumberland  County.  Mrs.  John 
C.  Proctor  was  the  mother  of  nine  children. 

John  F.  Proctor  received  his  education, in 
the  common  schools  and  high  school  of  Port- 
land, and  first  worked  as  a  clerk  in  a  shoe 
store,  remaining  two  years.  He  then  entered 
into  business  with  his  father,  and  spent  four 
or  five  years  in  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico,  where  his 
brother  Charles  M.  Proctor,  who  was  United 
States  Consul  at  that  place,  died  in  i86r. 
Mr.  Proctor  has  been  in  his  present  business 
for  about  thirty-five  consecutive  years,  having 
had  charge  of  it  since  the  death  of  his  father, 
with  whom  he  was  associated  some  thirty 
years  of  that  period.  He  is  a  competent  and 
painstaking  business  man,  and  his  sterling 
integrity  and  careful  attention  to  the  wants 
of  his  patrons  have  won  for  him  an  enviable 
reputation. 

Mr.  Proctor  married  P""annie  L.,  daughter  of 
John  (Haskell)  Easterbrook,  of  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  and  seven  children  have  blessed  their 
union,  namely:  Alma  Louisa,  who  married 
Edward  E.  James,  of  Deering;  Stella  Ger- 
trude; Charles  F. ;  Annie  E. ;  Mabel  F.;- 
Josephine  H.;  and  Marion.  Mr.  Proctor's 
only  son,  Charles  F.,  was  married  September 
18,  189s,  to  Eleanor,  daughter  of  Edwin 
Griffin,  of  Portland. 

Politically,  Mr.  Proctor  favors  the  Repub- 
lican party.  He  is  well  advanced  in  Masonry, 
belonging  to  Green  leaf  Chapter,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
First  Unitarian  Church  of  Portland.  They 
have  a  pleasant  home  on  Congress  Street  in 
Deering. 


fs^OHN  J.  SYMONDS,  the  owner  and 
occupant  of  one  of  the  oldest  farms  in 
the  town  of  Raymond,  Me.,  near  the 
north-western  border  of  Cumberland 
County,  was  born  here  on  October  8,  1822. 
His  parents  were  Samuel  J.  and  Elsa  (Small) 
Symonds;  and  his  paternal  grandfather  was 
Francis  Symonds,  a  native  of  Salem,  Mass. 


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Representatives  of  the  Symonds  family, 
which  is  of 'English  origin,  were,  among  the 
original  colonists  of  Essex  County,  Massachu- 
setts, the  name  of  John  Symonds  occurring  in 
the  Salem  records  as  long  ago  as  1637. 
Francis  Symonds  removed  from  Salem,  Mass., 
to  Raymond  in  the  early  days  of  this  town, 
and  purchased  the  farm  now  occupied  by  his 
grandson.  Here  he  built  a  log  house,  which 
served  as  a  home  for  hitnself  and  his  family 
until  circumstances  permitted  of  the  erection 
of  a  more  modern  structure.  He  lived  to 
the  advanced  age  of  ninety-one  years.  The 
maiden  name  of  his  wife  was  Mary  Jordan. 

Their  son,  Samuel  J.  Symonds,  lived  in  a 
part  of  his  father's  house,  and  here  spent  his 
days,  successfully  engaged  in  farming,  in  con- 
nection with  which  he  did  a  profitable  lumber 
business.  He  died  on  March  17,  1862,  in  the 
sixty-eighth  year  of  his  age,  the  date  of  his 
birth  being  August  12,  1794.  His  wife,  Elsa 
Small,  was  born  in  Raymond,  February  23, 
1795,  daughter  of  James  and  Peggy  Small. 
After  her  husband's  decease  she  resided  with 
her  son,  John  J.  Symonds,  until  she,  too,  was 
called  to  pass  from  earth,  October  12,  1875. 
She  bore  her  husband  nine  children,  namely: 
Mary  J.,  born  March  29,  1819,  who  married 
Ephraim  L.  Brown,  of  Raymond  (both  now 
deceased);  Orsamus,  born  November  5,  1820, 
who  married  Miss  Mary  Ann  Whiting  (now 
deceased),  and  lives  in  Poland,  Me.;  John  J., 
a  sketch  of  whose  life  appears  below;  Almina, 
born  January  7,  1825,  who  married  Marville 
White,  and  died  August  23,  1851;  Irene  F., 
born  November  30,  1827,  who  married  Ben- 
jamin Davis,  of  Poland,  and  died  May  25, 
1857;  Clarinda  J.,  born  March  27,  1830,  now 
the  wife  of  Louis  Shurtleff,  of  New  Glouces- 
ter, Me.;  Eliza  J.,  born  October  29,  1832, 
who  married  Nathaniel  Shurtleff,  of  Walnut- 
ville.  Me.;  Francis,  born  January  27,  1836, 
who  married  Miss  Martha  Hall,  and  died  on 
October  10,  1875,  his  wife  now  living  in  Nor- 
way; Phoebe  N.,  boin  March  17,  1841,  who 
married  George  Hatch,  of  New  Gloucester, 
and  is  now  deceased. 

John  J.  Symonds  grew  to  manhood  in  his 
native  town,  living  with  his  grandfather 
Symonds,  and  in  his  childhood  obtaining  a 
common-school  education.     At  fourteen  years 


of  age  he  took  up  the  active  duties  of  life,  and 
was  soon  able  to  do  a'man's  work  on  the  farm. 
Thirty  acres  with  the  old  buildings  fell  to  him 
from  his  grandfather.  The  rest  of  his  estate 
of  two  hundred  and  fifty  acres  is  of  his  own 
purchasing,  and  the  buildings  were  all  erected 
by  him.  As  a  result  of  his  well-directed 
energy  and  faithful  attention  to  business,  he 
now  has  one  of  the  finest  farms  in  Raymond. 
He  makes  a  specialty  of  dairying,  keeping 
twenty  cows,  from  which  hq  sells  milk.  He 
also  gives  some  attention  to  stock  raising,  and 
he  keeps  five  horses.  The  principal  products 
of  his  farm  are  hay,  corn,  grain,  and  fruit. 

On  June  18,  1843,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Jane  Strout,  who  was  born  in  this  town,  July 
IS,  1823,  a  daughter  of  Elias  and  Rhoda 
(Strout)  Strout.  Her  father  was  one  of  the 
pioneers  of  the  town,  and  an  honored  and  re- 
spected citizen,  by  occupation  a  farmer.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Symonds  are  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren, two  sons  and  two  daughters,  briefly 
mentioned  as  follows;  Rhoda,  the  wife  of 
Almon  Brown,  of  Aroostook  County,  Maine, 
has  a  son  and  two  daughters  —  Emma  Barbfer, 
Ina  Leavitt,  and  John  Brown;  Warren,  living 
near  the  old  homestead,  married  Miss  Mary 
E.  Spiller,  who  has  borne  him  four  children 

—  Louis,  John  J.,  Ruth  I.,  and  Maude  E. ; 
Charles  F.,  residing  with  his  parents,  married 
Miss  Elvena  S.  Allen,  of  Raymond,  and  has 
a  daughter,  Etta  W.;  Arabelle,  the  wife  of 
Elmer  Riggs,  of  Raymond,  has  two  children 

—  Jennie  L.  and  Anna  Eliza.  The  Demo- 
cratic party  numbers  Mr.  Symonds  among  its 
faithful  supporters.  He  and  his  family  attend 
church  at  East  Raymond. 


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LLIAM  H.  McLELLAN,  a  black- 
ith  and  farmer,  residing  in  Gor- 
ham,  is  a  native-born  citizen,  his 
birth  having  occurred  here,  May  10,  1845. 
His  great-great-grandfather,  Hugh  McLellan, 
was  the  original  ancestor  in  this  country,  com- 
ing to  Cumberland  County  from  Ireland,  the 
place  of  his  birth.  He  was  one  of  the  earliest 
settlers  of  Gorham,  building  the  first  brick 
house  ever  erected  within  its  limits.  This 
house  is  still  standing  on  the  Fort  Hill  road, 
being   in  a  good  state  of  preservation.     The 


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next  in  line  of  descent  was  Carey  McLellan; 
and  then  came  William  McLellan,  Sr.,  grand- 
father of  William  H.  William  McLellan, 
Sr.,  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  Gorham  and  a 
farmer  by  occupation.  He  married  Mehitabel 
Harmon,  who  bore  him  eight  children,  two  of 
whom  are  now  living  —  John,  a  resident  of 
New  Orleans;  and  Eunice,  wife  of  Henry 
Harmon,   of  Scarboro. 

William  McLellan,  Jr.,  father  of  William 
H-.,  wasthe  fourth  child  of  the  parental  house- 
hold. On  arriving  at  man's  estate,  he  settled 
down  to  farming  on  the  old  homestead,  where 
he  continued  until  his  death  in  1851.  His 
wife,  Mary  Jane,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 
Meserve,  of  New  Hampshire,  survived  him  ten 
years,  dying  in  1861.  Both  were  Baptists  in 
religion,  and  the  father  was  a  Democrat  in 
politics.  Of  the  seven  children  born  to  them, 
six  are  living,  the  following  being  their  rec- 
ord: Eliza  Ann,  widow  of  Ezekiel  Harmon,  of 
Hollis,  Me.,  has  two  children  —  Merrow  and 
Jane;  Mary  W.,  wife  "of  Alexander  Allen,  of 
Gorham,  has  four  children  — ■  Elmira,  Delia, 
Frank,  and  Edgar;  Charles  I.  married  the 
late  Clara  Libby,  who  died  January  i6,  1888, 
leaving  three  children  —  Mary,  Charles,  and 
Albert;  William  H.  is  the  chief  subject  of 
this  sketch;  Winifred,  wife  of  George  Doug- 
las, has  five  children  —  Orman,  Adma,  Frank, 
Clifford,  and  Alverdo;  John  married  Cassan- 
dana  Haskell,  of  Windham,  and  has  six  chil- 
dren—  Eva,  Herbert,  Mellen,  Annie,  Bertha, 
and  Hugh. 

William  H.  McLellan  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Gorham  during  his  boyhood,  and 
afterward  went  to  Saco,  where  he  worked  four- 
teen months  for  Littlefield  &  Towle,  learning 
the  blacksmith's  trade.  Going  from  Saco  to 
Portland,  he  worked  at  his  trade  five  years, 
first  with  Martin  Pennell,  and  then  with  J.  M. 
Kimball.  On  account  of  ill  health  he  gave 
up  all  work  for  a  time,  remaining  unemployed 
until  1874,  when  he  went  to  Little  Falls  vil- 
lage, in  the  town  of  Gorham,  where  he 
resumed  blacksmithing,  working  with  his 
brother,  John  McLellan.  In  1876  he  estab- 
lished himself  in  business  in  Gorham,  build- 
ing up  an  extensive  patronage  in  this  locality. 
In  1887  he  bought  his  farm  of  sixty  acres,  on 
which  he  has  since  resided,  carrying  on  gen- 


eral husbandry.  As  soon  as  well  settled  on 
his  farm  he  erected  his  present  blacksmith's 
shop,  and  now  divides  his  attention  between 
the  plough  and  the  forge,  being  very  success- 
ful in  both  branches  of  industry. 

On  September  24,  1876,  Mr.  McLellan  was 
united  in  marriage  .with  Ella  M.,  fourth 
daughter  of  Oliver  P.  Haskell,  of  Windham. 
Her  parents  reared  nine  children,  seven  girls 
and  two  boys.  They  are  both  members  of  the 
Baptist  church,  of  North  Gorham.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  McLellan  have  three  children,  as  fol- 
lows: George  W.,  born  February  18,  1878; 
Ada  N.,  born  July  6,  1882;  and  Mary  J., 
born  July  28,  1884.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McLellan 
attend  the  Baptist  church.  In  politics  Mr. 
McLellan  is  independent;  and,  socially,  he 
is  identified  by  membership  with  Gorham 
Lodge,  No.  98,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows; Oriental  Lodge,  No.  17,  Knights  of 
Pythias;  and  with  Nagwaumquay  Tribe,  No. 
36,  of  South  Windham. 


SAPH  TRUE,  who  was  born  April  20, 
849,  at  Freeport,  this  county,  on  the 
old  True  homestead,  where  he  now 
resides,  is  the  only  living  male  rep- 
resentative of  his  family,  which  has  long  held 
an  honored  place  in  this  neighborhood.  Mr. 
True's  farm  of  eighty-four  acres  is  in  an  excel- 
lent state  of  cultivation,  bearing  strong  evi- 
dence of  the  great  labor  which  has  been  be- 
stowed upon  it  since  the  year  1802,  when  his 
paternal  grandfather,  William  True,  settled 
here  in  the  wilderness,  cutting  the  first  tree 
from  the  dense  forest,  and  building  the  origi- 
nal dwelling,  which  is  now  a  part  of  the  family 
residence.  '  The  grandfather  was  a  man  of 
shrewd  intelligence,  a  Whig  in  politics  and 
among  the  foremost  citizens  of  his  day,  serv- 
ing for  many  years  as  Selectman.  Religiously, 
both  he  and  his  wife,  Eunice  Sawyer,  who  came 
with  him  to  Freeport,  were  consistent  mem- 
bers of  the  Baptist  church,  rearing  their  chil- 
dren to  the  same  faith.  William  True  was 
one  of  four  sons  of  Israel  and  Mary  (McEntire) 
True,  and  was  born  at  North  Yarmouth,  Au- 
gust 10,  1776. 

His  son,  Joseph  True,  was  born  on  May  2, 
1 81 3,  and  was  reared  to  pioneer  life  on    the 


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family  homestead,  attending  the  district 
school,  and  assisting  in  clearing  and  improv- 
ing the  land  until  of  age.  He  then  learned 
the  trade  of  ship  carpentry,  after  which  he 
went  to  sea,  being  first  mate  of  a  vessel  for 
several  years,  following  this  life  until  his  re- 
tirement to  the  old  homestead,  where  his  death 
occurred  in  1888.  He  married  Jane  R  Wins- 
low,  daughter  of  Philip  and  Bethiah  (Rideout) 
Winslow.  She  was  born  May  i,  1815,  in  New 
Gloucester,  and  is  now  living  on  the  home- 
stead farm,  a  hale  and  hearty  woman,  bearing 
with  ease  her  burden  of  years.  Four  children 
were  born  to  her  and  her  husband,  as  follows: 
Josephine,  the  wife  of  Smith  Johnson,  of 
Freeport;  Asaph,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Jane  R.,  widow  of  Newell  M.  Ricker,  residing 
in  Portland,  Me. ;  and  Hattie  J.,  who  resides 
with  her  mother  and  brother. 

Asaph  True  was  educated  in  the  F'reeport 
schools,  likewise  being  well  drilled  in  the 
days  of  his  youth  in  agricultural  labors,  in 
which  he  is  still  successfully  employed.  He 
carries  on 'mixed  husbandry,  besides  which  he 
is  extensively  engaged  in  dairying,  making 
that  profitable  industry  quite  a  specialty. 
Politically,  he  is  a  stanch  Republican:  and,  re- 
ligiously, he  is  liberal  in  his  views.  With 
his  mother  and  sister  he  lives  a  pleasant  and 
useful  life,  enjoying  himself  and  contributing 
his  share  toward  making  others  happy. 


/WeORGE  RUSSELL,  a  retired  ship- 
\pY  builder,  living  in  East  Deering, 
^~— ■"  Cumberland  County,  Me.,  was  born 
June  16,  182s,'  in  Hopewell,  Westmoreland 
County,  N.B.,  son  of  Stewart  and  Abigail 
(Cutler)  Russell.  On  the  paternal  side 
Mr.  Russell  is  of  Irish  antecedents,  his 
grandfather,  Robert  Russell,  having  emigrated 
from  Ireland  to  Nova  Scotia,  where  he  taught 
school  for  several  years,  later  settling  on  a 
farm  in  Hopewell,  N.B.  On  the  maternal 
side  Mr.  Russell  is  descended  from  Ebenezer 
Cutler,  a  native  of  Dorchester,  Mass.,  and  a 
graduate  of  Harvard  College.  -In  1776,  dur- 
ing the  Revolutionary  War,  Mr.  Cutler's 
father,  being  loyal  to  the  British-  Crown, 
moved  with  his  family  to  Nova  Scotia,  settling 
in  the  town  of  Annapolis. 


Stewart  Russell  was  born  and  reared  in 
Hopewell,  N.B.  He  learned  t^  ship  car- 
penter's trade  when  a  young  man,  an  pceupa- 
tiOn  which  he  followed  much  of  his  active  life, 
although  he  made  several  voyages  on  the 
ocean  as  master  of  a  sailing-vessel.  His  wife, 
Abigail  Cutler,  daughter  of  the  above-men- 
tioned Ebenezet  Cutler,  bore  him  ten  chil- 
dren, eight  of  whom  grew  to  mature  years, 
George,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  being  the 
second  son.        «  j, 

George  Russell  acquired  his  early  education 
in  the  place  of  his  nativity,  finishing  his 
studies  at  a  private  school  in  Moncton,  N.B. 
Possessing  native  mechanical  ability,  he  early 
learned  the  use  of  tools,  but  never  served  an 
apprenticeship  at  any  trade.  When  about 
eighteen  years  old,  he  commenced  life  as  a 
sailor,  shipping  on  the  "Agenoria,"  which 
was  built  and  owned  by  Stewart  Russell  and 
by  his  brother  Robert,  and  was  commanded  by 
the  latter.  Adam  Russell,  a  son  of  Captain 
Russell,  was  also  one  'of  the  crew  of  this 
vessel,  and  continued  on  it  until  a  few  years 
later,  when  both  craft  and  crew  were  lost,  no 
tidings  ever  coming  from  the  ill-fated  vesse'l^ 
or  the  sturdy  mariners  who  manned  her. 

A  feiy  trips  convinced"  Mr.  Russell  that  he 
was  not  adapted  to  a  seafaring  life;  and  when 
on  a  certain  voyage  he  visited  a  shipyard  in 
Lubec,  where  he  found  the  men  layirrg-\the  ' 
keel  of  a  ship,  he  immediately  left  his  vessel, 
and  there  secured  work  as  a  carpenter.  After 
the  vessel  upon  which  he  was  working  was 
launched,  he  returned  to  his  home  in  New 
Brunswick,  and  remained  there  until  1846, 
when  he  dame  again  to  Maine,  working  through 
that  summer  as  a  ship  carpenter,  at  a  place 
known  as  Bailey's  Mistake.  In  the  fall,  he 
entered  the  employment  of  Captain  John 
Walls,  a  ship-builder  in  Pembroke,  where  he 
worked  six  years,  being  superintendent  of  the 
shipyard  the  most  of  the  time. 

In  1851  Mr.  Russell  started  in  business  on 
his  own  account,  buying  and  fitting  up  a  yard, 
which  he  managed  several  years,  building 
over  twenty  vessels.  With  characteristic  en- 
terprise he  established  at  the  same  time  a 
store  of  general  merchandise,  continuing  that 
also  until  1864,  when  he  sold  both  the  store 
and  the  yard.     Coming  then  to  Deering,  Mr. 


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Russell  opened  a  shipyard,  and  here  built 
more  than  fifty  sail  of  vessels,  being  in  active 
business  until  1891,  when  he  retired  to  the 
enjoyment  of  a  well-earned  competency.  He 
has  always  supported  the  Republican  ticket, 
and  since  1892  has  served  on  the  Board  of 
Health,  the  present  being  his  second  term  in 
this  office;  and  he  has  also  served  on  the 
School  Board  from  1893  to  1896.  Socially, 
he  is  a  member  of  Deering  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M. ;  Greenleaf  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No. 
13,  Portland;  and  was  a  member  of  the  Good 
Templars,  and  likewise  of  the  Sons  of  Temper- 
ance, in  the  early  organization  of  these  orders. 
On  October  28,  1847,  Mr.  Russell  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Mary  Skofield  Childs, 
a  daughter  of  Otis  Childs,  of  Eastport,  Me., 
where  her  birth  occurred,  January  9,  1821. 
Five  children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Russell,  namely:  George  Edward,  deceased; 
Abigail  S. ;  Ednah  A.,  the  wife  of  the  Hon. 
W.  W.  Morrill,  ex-Mayor  of  this  city;  Eben 
G.,  all  of  whom  reside  in  Deering;  and 
Martha  B.,  preceptress  of  the  Ricker  Classical 
Institute  at  Houlton,  Me.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rus- 
sell are  active  members  of  the  Free  Street 
Baptist  Church  of  Portland.  Mr.  Russell  has 
always  maintained  a  deep  interest  in  religious 
movements;  and  on  May  15,  1869,  he  helped 
organize  a  union  Sunday-school  in  the  village 
where  he  resides  —  at  that  time  "a  part  of  the 
town  of  Westbrook,  but  now  city  of  Deering 
—  and  served  as  superintendent  of  this  school 
for  seventeen  years. 


'OSEPH  HALL  CARLETON,  the  only 
resident  member  of  the  well-known 
firm  of  Carleton  Brothers  &  Co.,  of 
Portland,  wholesale  and  retail  dealers 
in  lime,  cement,  plaster,  hair,  brick,  etc.,  was 
born  at  Rockport,  Knox  County,  Me.,  March 
31,  1859.  He  is  of  English  antecedents,  his 
first  ancestor  in  this  country  having  settled  in 
Methuen,  Mass.,  from,  which  place  Mr.  Hall's 
paternal  grandfather  came  to  this  State,  locat- 
■jng  in  Camden,  Knox  County.  There  on 
December  22,  1825,  occurred  the  birth  of  our 
subject's  father,  Philander  J.  Carleton.-  He 
was  born  in  that  portion  of  Camden  now 
known  as  Rockport,  and  is  now  one  of  its  inost 


prosperous  business  men,  being  actively  en- 
gaged as  a  ship-builder  and  a  lime  manufact- 
urer. He  is  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Carleton,  Norwood  &  Co.,  and  also  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Carleton  Brothers  &  Co.  of  this 
city.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Sarah  Babb,  was  a  native  of  Westbrook,  Me. 
She  was  born  in  1826,  and  died  September  8, 
1894,  leaving  four  sons  —  Frank  P.  J.,  Henry 
B.,  Ralph  W.,  and  Joseph  Hall. 

Joseph  Hall  Carleton  was  educated  in  the 
common  and  the  high  schools  of  his  native 
town.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  began 
business  life  as  a  clerk  in  the  grocery  store  of 
Carleton,  Norwood  &  Co.,  remaining  until 
1882,  nearly  four  years,  and  becoming  thor- 
oughly acquainted  with  the  details  of  the  busi- 
ness. He  then  became  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Carleton,  Pascal  &  Co.,  in  which  he  still 
holds  an  interest.  In  1887  Mr.  Carleton 
came  to  Portland,  and,  in  partnership  with  his 
father.  Philander,  and  his  brother  Ralph  W., 
bought  the  business  of  L.  C.  Cummings  & 
Co.,  in  which  he  is  now  engaged,  tne  firm 
name  being  changed  to  its  present  style  in 
January,  1888,  and  the  members  being  Joseph 
H.,  Ralph  W.,  and  Philander  J.  Carleton. 
They  carry  on  an  extensive  business,  their 
manufactures  being  widely  and  favorably 
known,  and  finding  a  ready  market  in  Rock- 
port and  the  vicinity. 

As  yet  Mr.  Carleton  is  not  bound  by 
hymeneal  ties;  but  his  social  duties  engross 
a  portion  of  his  time,  as  he  is  a  member  of 
several  organizations,  belonging  to  St.  Albans. 
Commandery,  in  which  he  has  taken  the 
thirty-second  degree  of  Masonry;  to  the 
Mount  Battle  Lodge,  No.  102,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Camden;  to  the  Fal- 
mouth Club;  to  the  Portland  Athletic  Club; 
to  the  Young  Men's  Democratic  Club;  and  to 
the  Portland  Yacht  Club.  He  is  an  unswerv- 
ing Democrat  in  politics,  and,  religiously,  is 
an  active  member  of  the  Episcopal  church. 


jEANDER  L.   HAWKES,  a  successful 
business  man  of  Westbrook,  dealer  in 
wood,   coal,   and   ice,    was  born   in 
Windham,     Me.,    July     30,     1850. 
He  is  a  son  of  Joshua  L.  and.  Sarah  K.  (May- 


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berry)  Hawkes,  both  his  parents  being  natives 
of  Windham,  in  which  place  his  paternal 
grandfather  resided  for  many  years,  engaged 
in  the  pursuit  of  agriculture.  The  grand- 
father was  an  old-time  Democrat  in  politics, 
and  always  took  an  active  interest  in  the  public 
weal.     In  religious  belief  he  was  a  Quaker. 

Joshua  L.   Hawkes,   father  of  Neander  L., 
was  born  in  Windham,   and  there    spent    his 
life,  engaged  in  farming.     In  religious  belief 
he  was  a  Methodist,  and  in  politics  a  Repub- 
lican,   though    never   an   aspirant   for   public 
honors.     His   death   occurred   in    1878.     His 
wife  Sarah  was  a  daughter  of  Andrew  May- 
berry,    of   Windham.       Seven    children    were 
born     to    them,     six    of    whom    are    living, 
namely:   Abner  L.,   a  brick  manufacturer  in 
Westbrook;  Joseph,  now  a  resident  of  Dakota 
Marietta,    who    resides     in    Portland,     Me. 
Clarissa,  wife  of  F.  D.  Winslow,  of  Portland 
Sarah,    wife  of   A.   D.    Woodbury,   of  West 
brook;  and  Neander  L.,  whose  name  prefaces 
this  article. 

Neander  L.  Hawkes  received  his  education 
in  the  public -schools  of  Windham,  at  Gorham 
Academy,  and  in  the  Westbrook  High  School. 
He  helped  his  father   about   the   farm    until 
reaching  the  age  of  twenty  years,  and  then 
entered  the  employ  of  Sumner  Bolton,  of  Gor- 
ham, to  learn  the  trade  of  a  clothing  pressman. 
Mr.  Bolton  manufactured  clothing  for  Boston 
firms,  and  had  a  large  and  flourishing  business. 
Mr.  Hawkes  remained  in  his  employ  about  six 
months;  and  then,  after  four  months'  experi- 
ence in  a  plaster  and  grain  mill,  returned  to 
the   home  farm   at    Windham,    where    he    re- 
mained   until    1885.       In    that   year    he    en- 
gaged  in  the  ice  business  in  Westbrook,    in 
company  with  his  brother,  Abner  L. ;  and  in 
1887  he  purchased  his  brother's  interest,  be- 
coming sole  proprietor  of  the  business.     He 
was  eminently  successful,  being  for  about  six 
years    the    only    ice    dealer    in    Westbrook. 
About  two  years  ago  he  added  coal  and  wood 
to  his  stock  in  trade,  and  he  has  also  trans- 
acted  a  considerable  amount  of    business    in 
real    estate.     Besides  a  share    in    the   home- 
stead he  owns  some  twenty-five  acres  of  land 
on  Stroudwater  Street,   Westbrook,  which  he 
has  improved  and  cut  into  house  lots,   making 
two   new   streets,    and  building  a  number   of 


houses;  and  in  company  with  his  brother, 
Abner  L.,  he  erected  a  brick  manufacturing 
plant.  Mr.  Hawkes's  private  estate,  which  in- 
cludes a  substantial  brick  house  and  commodi- 
ous barn,  is  one  of  the  finest  in  Westbrook. 

In  September,  1879,  Mr.  Hawkes  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Clara,  daughter  of 
Peter  Morrison,  of  New  Brunswick.   . 

Mr.  Hawkes's  political  affiliations  are  with 
the  Republican  party.  Socially,  he  belongs 
to  the  Improved  Order  o|  Red  Men,  being  a 
member  of  S.  D.  Warren  Tribe  of  Cumberland 
Mills;  and  in  religious  belief  he  is  a  Meth.- 
odist. 


RS.  DORCAS  HOPKINS  BANKS 
is  the  widow  of  Elias  Banks,  who 
at  one  time  was  a  merchant  of 
Portland.  She  was  born  in  this 
city  in  an  old-fashioned  house  that  stood  on 
the  corner  of  Brackett  and  Danforth  Streets, 
November  29,  1815.  Her  parents  were  James 
Dean  and  Dorcas  (Tucker)  Hopkins ;  and  she 
is  of  English  descent,  her  father  having  been 
born  in  England.  Her  paternal  grandfather, 
whose  name  was  Thomas  Hopkins,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Axminster,  Devonshire,  England.  He 
came  to  this  country  with  his  family  in  1784, 
and  purchased  property  in  Portland  on  Con- 
gress and  Middle  Streets,  which  is  still  in 
the  family. 

James  Dean  Hopkins  was  twelve  years  of 
age  when  his  parents  settled  in  Portland;  and 
he  received  the  greater  part  of  his  education  in 
this  city.  He  studied  for  the  bar,  and  in 
time  became  one  of  the  most  prominent 
lawyers  of  Portland,  where  he  was  in  active 
practice  for  many  years.  He  was  at  one  time 
President  of  the  Cumberland  County  Bar;  and 
he  numbered  among  his  personal  friends  Judge 
Mellon,  Professor  Simon  Greenleaf,  and 
Stephen  Longfellow,  the  father  of  the  poet. 
The  house  in  which  Mrs.  Banks  now  resides 
was  erected  by  her  father  in  1823..  His  wife, 
Dorcas  Tucker  Hopkins,  the  motfier  &f  Mrs. 
Banks,  was  the  daughter  of  Captain  Daniel 
Tucker,  who  long  followed  the  sea  as  a  master 
mariner.  The  last  fifteen  years  of  Captain 
Tucker's  life  were  passed  in  Gorham,  retired 
from  active  work.  ,s 


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Dorcas  Hopkins  received  a  good  education 
in  the  schools  of  Portland,  and  resided  with 
her  parents  until  her  marriage,  which  occurred 
in    1845.     Her   husband,    Elias    Banks,    was 
identified  with  the  mercantile  life  of  Portland 
up  to  the  time  of  his  death   in    1882.     Four 
children  were  born  to  them,  but  one  of  whom, 
a  daughter  named  Elizabeth  H.,  is  now  liv- 
ing.    She  has  been  twice    married.     By  her 
first  husband,    George  Whittier,  of   Portland, 
she  had  one  child,  Margaret  Dean  Whittier; 
and  by  her  second  husband,  Edward  H.  Toby, 
of  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  she  has  one  son,   Donald-] 
Banks   Toby.     Mr.   and  Mrs.   Toby  reside   in 
Brooklyn.     Mary  Banks,   the  second  child  of 
Mr.   and  Mrs.    Elias   Banks,   passed    but    five 
brief    summers    on    earth.       Edward     Prince 
Banks,  the  elder  son,  who  was  born  in    1848, 
and  was  a  clerk  in  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Portland,  died   in    1893,   at  the  age  of  forty- 
four.       The    younger    son,     William    Seward 
Banks,  who  was  born  in  1854,  and  was  a  well- 
known  druggist  in  Portland,  died  in  1890. 

Mrs.  Banks  is  a  member  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church  on  High  Street,  to  which  her 
husband  also  belonged,  and  of  which  her  chil- 
dren Elizabeth  and  Edward  were  members. 
Her  residence,  which  was  built  over  seventy 
years  ago,  is  one  of  the  substantial  homes  of 
Portland,  and  suits  well  the  owner,  who  bears 
gracefully  the  burden  of  her  fourscore  years, 
appearing  much  younger  than  she  acknowl- 
edges herself  to  be. 


B 


ANIEL  R.  STOVER,  superintendent 
of  schools  at  Harpswell,  Me.,  was 
S  J  born  near  his  present  residence  in 
West  Harpswell,  January  5,  1846, 
son  of  Paul  and  Lydia  (Dinsmore)  Stover. 
His  great-great-grandfather,  Johrj  Stover,  was 
born  in  York  County,  Maine,  and  was  one  of 
the  pioneers  of  Harpswell,  locating  here  as 
early  as  1727.  He  died  in  1786.  His  son, 
Johnson  Stover  (great-grandfather),  was  born 
in  Harpswell,  and  was  one  of  the  prominent 
farmers  of  the  locality,  owning  Upper  Goose 
Island  and  a  tract  of  land  on  Harpswell  Neck, 
then  known  as  Merryconeag.  He  died  in 
1828  at  the  age  of  seventy-nine. 

Norton    Stover,    son    of    Johnson    and    the 


grandfather  of  Daniel  R.,  was  also  a  native 
of  Harpswell  and  a  farmer.  He  married 
Huldah,  only  child  of  Daniel  Randall,  who 
had  purchased-  on  December  8,  1773,  of 
Thomas  and  Susannah  McGray  the  farm  on 
which, Daniel  R.  Stover  now  resides.  At  the 
time  of  his  death  Daniel  Randall  owned  seven- 
teen hundred  acres  of  land  in  different  parts 
of  the  State.  Grandfather  Stover  died  at  the 
age  of  seventy-five.  His  wife  was  born  and 
married,  lived  and  died,  in  her  father's  house, 
now  standing  on  the  old  homestead.  She 
passed  away  in  her  sixty-ninth  year,  having 
been  the  mother  of  a  large  family. 

Paul  Stover,  son  of  Norton  and  Huldah 
(Randall)  Stover,  acquired  what  knowledge 
the  common  schools  afforded,  and  early  be- 
came familiar  with  the  details  of  farm  work. 
He  built  in  1849  the  house  now  occupied  by 
his  son,  and  obtained  a  comfortable  living 
from  the  soil  which  had  afforded  generous  sus- 
tenance to  his  forefathers.  Actively  inter- 
ested in  public  affairs,  he  was  Captain  of  the 
local  militia;  and  his  sword,  now  in  the  pos- 
session of  his  son,  is  still  bright,  though  the 
hand  that  bore  it  is  crumbled  to  dust.  He 
died  at  the  age  of  seventy-five.  His  wife, 
who  was  born  in  the  year  marked  by  the  birth 
of  Queen  Victoria,  was  a  daughter  of  Thomas 
Dinsmore,  of  Anson,  Me.,  where  she  was 
born.  Mr.  Dinsmore  was  a  lumberman,  and 
was  a  Major  in  the  militia.  His  daughter, 
Mrs.  Stover,  died  at  the  age  of  sixty-four. 
She  was  a  zealous  member  of  the  Baptist 
church,  in  which  her  husband  was  Deacon. 
Five  children  blessed  their  union,  all  except 
one  of  whom  reached  maturity;  but  at  present 
Daniel  R.  is  the  only  one  living. 

Daniel  R.  Stover  attended  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  town,  prepared  for  col- 
lege at  Westbrook  Seminary,  and  entered 
Colby  University,  intending  to  complete  the 
course;  but  after  three  years'  close  study  he 
was  obliged  to  leave  his  class  on  account  of 
ill  health.  Although  he  did  not  receive  a 
diploma,  he  was  well  grounded  in  the  various 
branches  of  knowledge,  and  became  a  most 
successful  teacher.  He  taught  for  over  twenty 
years  in  different  grades,  including  the  high 
school;  in  1888  was  appointed  supervisor  of 
schools ;    and    when    the    town    system    was 


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adopted  he  was  made  superintendent  of  schools 
in  Harpswell.  This  is  a  position  of  great  re- 
sponsibility, entailing  among  other  duties  the 
examination  and  selection  of  teachers  and  the 
supervision  of  school  supplies.  The  schools 
in  the  town  are  far  apart,  and  it  often  hap- 
pens that  Mr.  Stover  is  obliged  to  rise  at  3 
A.M.  in  order  to  be  at  certain  schools  at  nine 
o'clock.  He  attends  closely  to  the  duties  of 
his  position,  to  which  he  devotes  the  greater 
part  of  his  time;  and  he  also  keeps  the  home 
farm  in  a  high  state  of  cultivation. 

Mr.  Stover  is  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Democratic  party.  He  was  in  the  legislature 
in  1876  and  1877,  serving  with  distinction 
as  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Education, 
and  was  twice  nominated  State  Senator.  He 
is  now  a  member  of  the  Democratic  County 
Committee,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Town 
Committee  for  many  years.  He  belongs  to 
but  one  social  organization,  the  Good  Tem- 
plars. Mr.  Stover  has  long  been  an  attendant 
of  the  Baptist  church  in  Harpswell,  and  has 
taught  in  the  Sunday-school  for  many  years. 
He  has  never  married,  but  is  content  to  be 
sole  ruler  in  his  home  kingdom,  finding  in 
books  alone  a  congenial  and  satisfying  com- 
panionship. 

He  has  given  attention  to  archaeology,  and 
was  greatly  interested,  when,  in  the  fall  of 
1895,  his  nephew,  Charles,  in  ploughing  on 
the  home  farm,  disinterred  from  an  ancient 
shell-heap  a  quantity  of  human  bones,  both  of 
young  children  and  of  very  old  persons.  The 
larger  bones  were  split,  like  those  found  asso- 
ciated with  flint  implements  in  the  prehistoric 
caves  of  Europe,  indicating  that  this  was  once 
the  site  of  cannibal  feasts. 


"ENRY  M.  STONE,  who  sold  tickets 
at  Falmouth,  Me.,  for  the  first  rail- 
way train  that  passed  through  the 
town  between  forty-five  and  fifty 
years  ago,  and  has  since  been  in  charge  of  the 
office  at  that  point,  is  probably  the  oldest 
station  agent  east  of  Boston,  in  length  of  ser- 
vice, if  not  in  years.  He  was  born  in  Cum- 
berland, Me.,  January  31,  1823,  son  of  the 
Rev.  Samuel  and  Cynthia  (Hawley)  Stone. 
Samuel  Stone  was  a  Congregational  minis- 


ter. His  first  parish  was  at  Cumberland 
Centre,  where  he  settled  about  1820.  Two 
years  later  he  went  to  Warren,  but  had  only 
preached  there  about  a  year  when  failing  health 
caused  him  to  give  up  ministerial  labors  for  a 
time.  He  returned  to  Cumberland,  where  he 
owned  a  place,  and  went  into  trade,  carrying 
on  a  general  store  for  two  years.  After  that 
he  was  engaged  in  the  same  business  in  Au- 
burn, Me.,  for  about  three  years.  In  the 
mean  time  he  had  exchanged  his  place  in 
Cumberland  Centre  for  one  in  Falmouth, 
Me.,  to  which  he  now  removeid,  first  selling 
out  his  store.  From  Falmouth  he  went  to 
old  York,  Me.,  where  he  resumed  his  pastoral 
work,  having  charge  of  the  Congregational 
church  in  that  place  between  two  and  three 
years.  He  then  removed  to  Tunbridge,  Vt., 
which  was  his  last  regular  parish.  A  year  or 
two  later  he  returned  to  Falmouth,  and  lived 
there  until  his  death,  preaching  only  occasion- 
ally. The  Rev.  Samuel  Stone  died  in  1874 
at  the  advanced  age;  of  eighty-six  years.  His 
wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Cynthia  Haw- 
ley,  bore  him  six  children,  three  of  whom  are 
now  living:  Henry  M.  Stone;  Samuel  D. 
Stone,  of  South  Framingham,  Mass. ;  and 
Cynthia  E.,  the  widow  of  Major  F.  Bowie, 
of  Boston.  In  politics  Samuel  Stone  was  a 
Whig  until  the  formation  of  the  Republican 
party,  which  he  afterward  supported. 

Henry  M.  Stone  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Cumberland,  Falmouth, 
Auburn,  and  York,  Me.  After  leaving  school 
he  went  to  Windham,  Vt.,  to  learn  shoemak- 
ing  with  J.  &  R.  Mansfield,  manufacturers  of 
ladies'  shoes.  Six  years  later  he  came  to  Fal- 
mouth, Me.,  and  was  engaged  at  shoemaking 
and  repairing  during  the  succeeding  three 
years,  up  to  1849.  At  that  time  he  obtained 
the  position  of  station  agent  on  the  Atlantic 
&  St.  Lawrence  Railroad,  now  the  Grand 
Trunk  Railroad,  at  Falmouth;  and  he  has 
been  here  continually  ever  since. 

Over  fifty  years  ago,  on  January  18,  1846, 
Mr.  Stone  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Catherine  L.  Blake,  a  daughter  of  Enoch  J. 
Blake,  of  Cabot,  Vt.  Six  children  have  been 
born  of  their  union,  of  whom  four  are  still 
living:  Celia  A.,  the  wife  of  Charles  F.  Dun- 
lap,   of  Portland,  Me.;   Elmer  D.   Stone,   the 


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189 


proprietor  of  the  Auburn  Last  Company  at 
South  Framingham,  Mass. ;  E.  Miriam  Stone, 
a  resident  of  Portland;  and  Kate  E.,  the  wife 
of  John  Garland,  of  Marlboro,  Mass. 

On  Saturday,  January  18,  1896,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Henry  M.  Stone  celebrated  their  fiftieth 
wedding  anniversary,  children,  grandchildren, 
and  great-grandchildren  uniting  in  the  festiv- 
ities. The  home  was  tastefully  decorated  with 
plants  and  flowers,  among  them  a  bouquet  of 
fifty  pinks.  After  dinner,  which  was  served 
at  two  o'clock,  remarks  were  made  by  the  Rev. 
J.  A.  Flint,  followed  by  instrumental  and 
vocal  music,  and  a  poem  written  by  William 
P.  Merrill.  The  numerous  presents,  includ- 
ing one  hundred  dollars  in  gold,  left  with  the 
worthy  couple,  testified  to  the  good  will  and 
generosity  of  many  friends. 

Mr.  Stone  cast  his  first  Presidential  vote  for 
James  K.  Polk,  the  Democratic  nominee  who 
was  elected  in  1844,  and  continued  to  vote 
that  ticket  until  the  organization  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  which  he  supported  until 
President  Cleveland's  second  nomination, 
when  he  voted  for  him.  He  is  a  member  of 
Presumpscot  Lodge,  No.  91,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Falmouth,  in  which 
he  has  served  in  the  various  chairs ;  and  during 
the  past  seven  years  he  has  filled  the  office  of 
Treasurer.  Although  Mr.  Stone  has  passed 
the  threescore  years  and  ten  milestone,  he 
still  enjoys  rugged  health.  He  is  one  of  the 
most  popular  residents  of  the  town  and  an 
attendant  of  the  Congregational  church. 


T^APTAIN  JOSEPH  YOUNG,  a  re- 
I  V^  tired  navigator,  occupying  the  home- 
^lU^  stead  of  which  his  great-grand- 
father, Solomon  Loring,  was  the 
original  proprietor,  is  one  of  Yarmouth's  most 
respected  citizens.  His  birth  occurred  not  far 
from  the  spot  where  he  now  resides,  September 
24,  1825,  he  being  the  eldest  of  the  children 
born  to  John  and  Sophronia  (Davis)  Young. 
Among  the  very  early  settlers  of  this  seaport 
town  was  a  Joseph  Young,  who,  with  his 
young  wife,-*  Sarah  Drinkwater,  located  here 
in  Colonial  days,  and  here  reared  their  family, 
among  their  children  being  Bazaleel  Young, 
the  grandfather  of  Captain  Young. 


Bazaleel  Young  was  born  in  1764,  and  lived 
to  the  age  of  fifty-seven  years,  dying  in  Yar- 
mouth, July  26,  182 1.  He  spent  his  years  of 
active  life  on  the  seas,  being  a  ship  com- 
mander a  large  part  of  the  time;  and  during 
our  war  with  England  he  and  his  vessel's  crew 
were  captured,  and  held  as  prisoners  three 
months.  He  was  a  very  successful  business 
man,  and' held  in  high  regard  by  his  fellow- 
townsmen.  He  was  a  Whig  in  politics,  and 
a  member  of  the  Congregational  church.  He 
married  Mary  Loring,  a  descendant  of  the 
Lorings  of  Yarmouth  and  the  daughter  of  the 
above-mentioned  Solomon  Loring  and  his 
wife,  Alice  Cushing.  They  reared  the  follow- 
ing children:  Hannah,  William,  John,  Joseph, 
Mary  Ann,  Charles,  Theodocia,  Sarah  Jane, 
and  Elizabeth  L. 

John  Young  followed  the  sea  during  his 
early  years,  and  was  master  of  a  vessel  for  a 
long  time.  He  subsequently  turned  his  at- 
tention to  agriculture,  becoming  owner  of  the 
old  Loring  farm,  living  on  this  place  till  his 
death,  January  19,  1881.  He  was  a  man  of 
marked  intelligence  and  ability,  active  in 
town  affairs,  and  served  in  various  official  ca- 
pacities, being  Selectman  several  terms;  and 
in  1850  he  was  census  taker  for  Yarmouth 
and  North  Yarmouth.  His  wife,  Sophronia 
Davis,  was  born  April  2,  1802,  in  Conway, 
N.H.,  and  died  on  this  homestead,  July  5, 
1867.  She  was  the  descendant  of  one  of  the 
early  families  of  New  England,  and  was  the 
daughter  of  John  Davis,  a  Revolutionary  pa- 
triot, who  served  throughout  the  entire 
struggle,  being  in  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill, 
as  well  as  in  many  other  important  and  deci- 
sive engagements,  and  bearing  with  him  to 
the  grave  the  scar  of  a  dangerous  wound  re- 
ceived'in  service.  Mr.  Davis  subsequently 
removed  to  this  State,  spending  his  last  days 
in  the  town  of  Norway,  where  both  he  and  his 
wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Martha  Walker, 
died,  full  of  years  and  honor. 

John  Young  and  his  wife  reared  a  family  of 
eight  children,  four  of  whom  have  passed  to 
the  bourne  from  which  no  traveller  returneth, 
namely:  Captain  Francis  E.,  born  April  6, 
1829,  a  ship-master,  who  died  May  12,  1856, 
in  South  America;  John  W.,  born  May  16, 
1831,  died  in  Chelsea,  Mass.,  in   1857;  Alice 


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Gushing  Young,  born  November  3,  1836, 
died  January  20,  i860;  and  Martha  Walker 
Young,  born  June  29,  1838,  died  August  27, 
1855.  The  four  living  are:  Captain  Joseph; 
Mrs.  Caroline  Howard  Russell,  of  this  town, 
born  August  10,  1833,  now  the  widow  of  the 
late  William  Russell,  who  died  in  1888; 
Charles,  born  June  16,  1840,  now  residing  in 
Eureka,  Cal.  ;  and  Addin,  born  December  7, 
1843,  a  hardware  merchant  in  West  Somer- 
ville,  Mass. 

Joseph  Young  was  reared  a  farmer's  boy,  re- 
ceiving his  education  in  the  district  schools, 
afterward  spending  a  short  time  at  the  North 
Yarmouth  Academy.  At  the  age  of  seventeen 
years  he  shipped  before  the  mast  on  board  the 
schooner  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Captain 
David  Seabury;  and  after  three  years  he  was 
made  mate  of  a  vessel,  serving  first  under  Cap- 
tain Jerry  Buckman,  afterward  going  with 
Captain  Joseph  Drinkwater  on  the  "  Lucy 
Ann  "  to  the  West  Indies.  He  subsequently 
was  given  command  of  the  "Petrel,"  and  for 
many  years  was  engaged  in  the  West  India 
trade,  which  was  then  the  principal  business 
of  this  section  of  the  State,  he  being  Captain 
of  the  following  vessels:  the  "A.  G.  Hill^" 
a  bark;  "Samuel  Fales,"  a  ship  which  he 
commanded  six  years;  "Eureka,"  a  bark; 
"Abyla,"  a  bark;  "Alice  Vanard,"  a  ship;' 
and  the  "P.  C.  Merryman,"  a  bark,  which  was 
under  his  command  for  a  number  of  years. 
During  the  twoscore  years  that  Captain 
Young  sailed  the  seas  he  visited  many  of  the 
more  important  ports  of  the  world,  and  in  his 
various  voyages  met  with  great  prosperity, 
winning  an  excellent  record  for  seamanship. 
The  only  accident  causing  loss  that  ever  befell 
him  was  during  a  voyage  across  the  Indian 
Ocean,  when  his  ship  was  struck  by  a  cyclone, 
and  a  few  spars  were  sent  overboard,  the  valu- 
able cargo  being  entirely  saved  through  his 
energetic  efforts.  The  owners  afterward  com- 
plimented Captain  Young  very  Highly  for  his 
wise  and  heroic  management,  as  in  that  storm 
many  vessels  were  wrecked. 

Captain  Young  retired  from  the  sea  in  1885, 
and  has  since  lived  on  the  old  home  farm, 
where,  in  a  situation  commanding  a  fine  view 
of  Portland  Harbor  and  the  islands  within,  he 
has  built  a  fine  residence.     This  place  is  rich 


in  historical  associations,  as  on  the  very  spot 
occupied  by  the  Captain's  dwelling  the  first 
meeting-house  in  the  town  was  built,  its  pul- 
pit being  occupied  for  forty  years  by  Parson 
Oilman,  a  preacher  of  note,  who  was  succeeded 
by  Francis  Brown,  also  a  prominent  divine  of 
olden  times;  and  here  George  Whitefield,  the 
English  evangelist,  held  his  hearers  spell- 
bound one  Sunday,  in  years  long  gone  by.  In 
that  old  meeting-house  never  a  fire  was  built, 
neither  was  it  desecrated  by, artificial  light 
of  any  kind.  Not  far  from  the  farm-house 
stood  the  old  garrison,  or  fort,  used  by  the 
early  settlers  as  a  refuge  from  the  savages,  who 
were  distrustful  of  the  new-comers,  the  latter 
being  obliged  to  go  armed,  even  to  attend 
public  worship,  Massachusetts  having  passed  a 
law  to  that  effect,  saying  that  every  man' should 
"take  to  meeting  on  Lord's  days  his  arms  with 
him,  with  at  least  five  charges  of  powder  and 
shot." 

On  June  26,  1855,  Captain  Young  was  mar- 
ried to  Mahala  A.  Hill,  who  is  a  native  of  this 
town.  She  was  born  January  3,  1830,.  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Lucinda  (Anderson)  Hill, 
both  descendants  of  pioneers  of  Cumberland 
County.  Five  children  have  been  born  to 
Captain  and  Mrs.  Young,  three  of  whom  are 
living,  namely:  Frank  E.,  whose  birth  date 
was  April  4,  1857;  Grace  H.,  born  June  16, 
i860;  and  Joseph  A.,  born  May  20,  1871,  the 
last  two  being  at  home  with  their  parents. 
The  others  were:  Hattie  L.,  born  July  10, 
1867,  died  August  20,  1869;  and  Helen,  who 
was_  born  November  14,  1873,  on  the  South 
Pacific  Ocean,  died  February  23,  1874,  on  the 
South  Atlantic,  and  was  buried  at  Cardiff, 
Wales. 

In  politics  the  Captain  is  a  stanch  Repub- 
lican; anfl,  socially,  he  is  a  Mason,  belonging 
to  Casco  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  likewise 
to  the  Royal  Arch  Chapter.  Religiously, 
both  he  and  his  wife  are  valued  members  of 
the  Congregational  church. 


OHN    H.    DAVIS,    of   Standish,    Me., 
was  born  within  the  limits  of  this  town, 
October   21,    1833,    son   of   Isaac   and 
Abigail  (Whitney)  Davis.     His   pro- 
genitors were  of  English  origin,  the  first  of  his 


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branch  of  the  Davis  family  to  land  on  Ameri- 
can soil  having,  been  Robert  Davis,  who  left 
England  in   1643.     He. settled  in  Yarmouth, 
on   Cape   Cod,   Mass.,   but   afterward  changed 
his   place    of    residence    to    Barnstable.     The 
line  was  continued  through  Joseph  Davis,  and 
then  his  son,   Gershom  Davis,   who  was  born 
in  Barnstable,  and  next,  Samuel  Davis,  son  of 
Gershom,  born  in  Barnstable.     Samuel's  son, 
Samuel   Davis,   Jr.,   grandfather  of  John   H., 
was   born   in    Barnstable,    July  4,    1762,    and 
moved  with  his  parents  to  Gorham,  Me.,  about 
1772.     He  was  a  land-owner  in  Gorham  until 
1803,  when  he  removed  to  Standish,  buying  a 
tract  of  wild  land  containing  ninety-iive  acres, 
from    which  he  redeemed   a   homestead.     He 
was  a  strong,    energetic  man,   and   cleared   a 
good  farm,  doing  a  large  part  of  the  cutting  of 
the  timber  himself.     He  was  a  soldier  of  the 
Revolution,    and    drew    a    pension    until    his 
death,   in  January,  1856,  at  the  advanced  age 
of  ninety-three  years.     The  'family  are  some- 
what  noted  for  their  longevity,  his  children 
all  living  to  be  quite  old,  one  daughter  attain- 
ing the  age  of  ninety-one  years,  while  another 
lacked  but  three  years  of  reaching  the  century 
mark.       He    and    his    wife,    Mary     Skillins, 
daughter  of  Levi  Skillins,  of   Cape  Cod,   be- 
came  the   parents  of    sixteen   children,    Isaac 
being  the   fourth    child    and   the   eldest    son. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.   Samuel  Davis,  Jr.,  were  mem- 
bers   of    the    Congregational    church,    while 
he  was  a  Whig  in  politics. 

Isaac  Davis  was  born  March  13,  1790,  in 
Gorham,  and  was  a  lad  of  thirteen  years  when 
he  came  to  Standish  to  live.  He  commenced 
teaming  when  a  young  man,  carrying  goods 
from  Standish  to  Portland,  but  later  in  life 
turned  his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits, 
continuing  thus  employed  until  his  demise  in 
1867,  on  September  15.  His  first  wife, 
Hadassah  Shaw,  daughter  of  Thomas  Shaw,  of 
this  town,  bore  him  three  children,  two  of 
whom  are  now  living;  namely,  Daniel  S.  and 
Levi  S.  The  latter  married  Mary,  daughter 
of  Theodore  Hutchins,  of  Standish,  and  has 
two  children — Joshua  H.  and  Abbie  S. 
Amos  S.  Davis,  eldest  son  of  Isaac  and 
Ha;dassah  Davis,  married  Apphia  D.,  daugh- 
ter of  Asa  Cobb,  of  Westbrook,  Me.  They 
had  eight  children,  seven  of  whom  are  living. 


Amos  S.  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  the  Re- 
bellion.    He  died  in  July,  1882. 

Mr.  Isaac  Davis's  second  wife,  Abigail 
Whitney,  daughter  of  Joshua  Whitney,  of 
Buxton,  Me.,  bore  him  three  children,  as  fol- 
lows: Emily  D.,  Mrs.  John  Hooper,  a  widow, 
who  has  four  children  living  —  Jason  C, 
Emma  F.,  Georgia,  and  Lillian;  John  H. ; 
and  Joshua  W.  The  father  was  a  Democrat 
in  politics,  and  both  he  and  his  wife  were 
liberal  in  religion.  Joshua  W.  Davis,  young- 
est son  of  Isaac  and  Abigail  Davis,  was  an 
officer  in  Company  L,  Tenth  New  York  Cav- 
alry, and  served  throughout  the  war.  After 
the  war  he  married,  and  has  since  lived  in 
Chicago,  111. 

John  H.  Davis  was  brought  up  and  educated 
in  the  town  of  his  birth,  and  on  the  home  farm 
acquired  a  practical  knowledge  of  agriculture. 
On  leaving  school  he  learned  the  carpenter's 
trade,  at  which  he  worked  several  years.  He 
is  now  devoting  himself  principally  to  his 
farm,  which  consists  of  forty  acres,  and  yields 
him  excellent  crops.  Mr.  Davis  is  a  steadfast 
Democrat,  popular  with  his  party  and  promi- 
nent in  town  matters.  In  1879  he  was 
elected  Selectman  of  the  town,  and  served  ac- 
ceptably two  years.  He  has  since  for  several 
terms  faithfully  filled  the  positions  of  Town 
Clerk  and  Town  Treasurer.  Socially,  he  is  a 
Master  Mason,  belonging  to  Standish  Lodge, 
No.  70,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  which  he  has  been 
Master  three  years,  besides  holding  minor 
offices. 

On  December  22,  1873,  Mr.  Davis  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Alinda  Shaw,  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  Shaw,  of  this  town.  Both  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Davis  are  liberal  in  their  religious 
views. 


ON.  WILLIAM  WIDGERY 
THOMAS,  whose  portrait  appears 
on  a  neighboring  page  of  this  vol- 
ume, was  born  in  Portland,  Me., 
November  7,  1803,  and  is  therefore  now 
(1896)  in  his  ninety-third  year.  He  is  a  di- 
rect descendant  in  the  eighth  generation  of 
George  Cleeve,  the  first  settler  on  the  Neck, 
now  Portland,  and  includes  in  his  ancestry  the 
Rev.  George  Burroughs,  a  graduate  of  Harvard 


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College  and  an  early  preacher  in  Falmouth, 
and  John  Proctor,  both  of  whom  were  victims 
of  the  witchcraft  delusion  in  Salem,  Mass. 

Mr.  Thomas's  father,  Elias  Thomas,  was 
born  in  Portland,  January  14,  1772.  In  early 
manhood  he  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits, 
and  in  1823  was  Treasurer  of  the  State  of 
Maine,  which  office  he  held  for  seven  years. 
He  was  also  a  Director  of  the  Cumberland 
Bank.  He  died  in  Portland  after  a  long,  use- 
ful, and  honorable  life,  at  his  hbme,  corner  of 
State  and  Danforth  Streets,  August  3,  1872. 
aged  one  hundred  years  and  six  months.  The 
Thomas  Block  on  Commercial  Street  was 
named  in  his  honor. 

Mr.  Thomas's  mother,  Elizabeth  Widgery, 
was  the  daughter  of  the  Hon.  William  Widgery. 
She  was  married  to  Elias  Thomas  in  1801, 
and  died  in  Portland  in  July,  1861,  at  the  age 
of  eighty  three  years,  greatly  beloved  and  re- 
spected. Her  father,  the  Hon.  William  Widg- 
ery, died  in  Portland  in  1822  at  the  age  of 
seventy  years.  In  1788  he  was  elected  dele- 
gate to  the,  Massachusetts  Convention  which 
adopted  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States. 
He  was  chosen  in  1787  the  Representative 
from  New  Gloucester  to  the  General  Court  of 
Massachusetts,  which  office  he  held  by  virtue 
of  repeated  elections  for  eight  years.  In  1794 
he  was  elected  Senator  to  the  Legislature  of 
the  State  of  Massachusetts  from  Cumberland 
County.  He  was  chosen  Representative  to 
Congress  in  18 10  from  Cumberland  district, 
and  earnestly  supported  the  measures  of  Presi- 
dent Madison's  administration,  casting  his 
vote  in  favor  of  commencing  hostilities  against 
Great  Britain  in  the  War  of  1812,  though 
against  the  wishes  of  his  constituents. 

A  gentleman,  in  writing  of  Mr.  Widgery 
to  a  friend  in  this  city  says,  "Mr.  Widgery  was 
in  Congress  a  moral  hero,  proving  himself  a 
man  of  moral  firmness  and  unbending  integrity 
and  self-sacrificing  patriotism  by  taking  on 
himself  the  memorable  position  and  dangerous 
responsibility  of  voting  against  the  expressed 
will  of  his  constituents  for  a  hazardous  and 
unequal  war,  with  the  best  part  of  his  wealth 
(his  shipping)  uninsured,  on  the  ocean,  while 
his  town  property,  just  recovering  from  the 
desolation  of  the  embargo,  worse  for  the  infant 
seaport  than  the  war,  must  become  unproduc- 


tive, furnishing  his  declining  years  ■  with  a 
precarious  support,  while  he  would  have  to 
buffet  the  storm  of  popular  indignation,  which 
he  did." 

Widgery  Block  on  Exchange  Street  was 
named  in  honor  of  his  memory,  and  is  on  the 
site  of  his  former  residence. 

At  an  early  age  Mr.  Thomas  became  a  clerk 
in  a  dry-goods  store,  located  near  the  site  of 
the  Cumberland  Bank  on  Exchange  Street, 
and  in  1822,  when  nofr  quite  nineteen  years 
old,  went  into  the  dry-goods,  business  for  him- 
self on  the  north-easterly  side  of  that  street, 
on  the  site  now  occupied  by  the  First  National 
Bank.  He  left  this  business  in  1835  after  a 
successful  career,  and  has  been  actively  en- 
gaged in  various  pursuits,  as  merchant, 
banker,  and  real  estate  owner  up  to  the  pres- 
ent time.  He  has  been  for  many  years  one 
of  the  largest  real  estate  owners  in  Portland, 
and  to  him  the  city  is  indebted  for  many 
of  the  substantial  buildings  which  adorn  its 
streets. 

Mr.  Thomas  was  married  March  S,  1835,  to 
Elizabeth  White  Goddard,  who  was  born  in 
Portsmouth,  May  25,  1812,  daughter  of  Henry 
Goddard,  for  many  years  a  merchant  in  Port- 
land. Mrs.  Thomas  died  in  Portland,  April 
27,  1884,  lamented  by  all  who  knew  her,  be- 
loved for  her  many  virtues.  Of  Mr.  Thomas's 
children  there  are  living:  General  Henry  G. 
Thomas,  United  States  Army;  William  Widg- 
ery Thomas,  Jr.,  ex-Minister  to  Sweden  and 
Norway  (see  sketch  published  elsewhere  in 
this  volume);  and  Elias  Thomas,  merchant. 

Mr.  Thomas  represented  the  city  of  Port- 
land at  Augusta  as  a  member  of  the  House  in 
1855  and  of  the  Senate  in  1856.  He  was 
elected  State  Treasurer  in  i860,  but  declined 
to  serve.  He  has  been  a  member  of  both 
branches  of  the  city  government,  and  is,  per- 
haps, best  known  as  the  first  war  Mayor,  in 
1 86 1  and  1862,  when  he  was  very  active  in  his 
support  of  the  Federal  authority  and  in  caring 
for  the  soldiers  and  their  families.  He  wag  a 
friend  of  Edwin  Stanton,  Lincoln's  famous 
Secretary  of  War,  and  named  a  block  on  Ex- 
change Street  "Stanton  Block"  in  his  honor. 
He  was  for  twenty  years  one  of  the  Board. of 
Overseers  of  Bowdoin  College  and  for  mor^ 
than  thirty  years  a  corporate  member  of  the 


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American  Board  of  Commissioners  of  Foreign 
Missions,  both  of  which  places  he  resigned  on 
account  of  increasing  years.  He  has  been  one 
of  the  managers  of  the  Portland  Benevolent 
Society  for  more  than  thirty  years,  and  Presi- 
dent for  more  than  twenty  years,  which  posi- 
tion he  still  holds.  He  is  a  Director  of  the 
Maine  General  Hospital,  which  place  he  has 
held  for  more  than  twenty  years.  He  was 
elected  in  October,  1836,  a  Director  of  the 
Canal  Bank,  then  a  State  bank,  and  in  1849 
its  President,  to  which  position  he  has  been 
annually  elected  ever  since,  and  has,  therefore, 
been  a  Director  of  the  bank  sixty  years  and 
its  President  for  forty-seven  years.  He  still 
daily  attends  to  the  duties  of  the  ofifice. 

In  1876  Mr.  Thomas  was  chosen  one  of  the 
Presidential  electors  at  large,  and  at  the  meet- 
ing of  the  State  electors  at  Augusta  was  made 
President  of  the  Electoral  College  of  Maine. 
He  voted  in  favor  of  the  election  of  Mr. 
Hayes. 

Mr.  Thomas,  Neal  Dow,  W.  D.  Little,  and 
others  organized  in  1827  the  Portland  Tem- 
perance Society,  which  was  one  of  the  earliest 
temperance  societies  in  the  State;  and  he  has 
now  in  his  possession  the  Secretary's  book, 
containing  the  preamble  and  a  long  list  of 
signers,  among  them  some  very  prominent 
names.  He  has  always  been  an  earnest  sup- 
porter of  the  cause  of  temperance,  and  has 
never  used  intoxicating  drinks  or  tobacco  in 
any  form  during  his  long  life.  In  1827  Mr. 
Thomas  united  with  the  Second  Parish  Con- 
gregational Church,  Dr.  Payson,  pastor,  and 
is  now  the  oldest  living  member. 

For  seventy-four  years  Mr.  Thomas  has 
taken  an  active  part  in  the  business  life  of  his 
native  city.  In  the  course  of  this  long  busi- 
ness career  he  has  accumulated  a  large  fort- 
une; but  he  has  acquired  every  dollar  of  it  by 
fair,  open,  and  honorable  dealing.  He  has 
also  ever  been  a  cheerful  giver.  As  his  fort- 
une has  increased,  so  also  have  his  benefac- 
tions. Many  are  the  institutions  that  have 
been  helped,  and  hundreds  the  homes  that 
have  been  brightened  by  the  largess  of  his 
hand  and  the  benediction  of  his  heart. 

Mr.  Thomas  is  to-day  the  oldest  merchant 
and  banker,  and  he  is  also  the  most  venerable 
and  highly  respected  citizen  .of  Portland.     So 


true  are  the  words  of  ancient  Scripture,  "The 
hoary  head  is  a  crown  of  glory  if  it  be  found 
in  the  way  of  righteousness." 


^gJDWARD  W.  DOLLOFF,  Deputy  Sheriff 
R      of  the  County  of  Cumberland,   Me.,  is 
■^ —  a  native  of  Standish,  the  date  of  his 

birth  being  October  14,  1857.  His  grand- 
father, William  Dolloff,  was  for  many  years 
a  farmer  in  Carroll  County,  New  Hampshire, 
living  in  the  towns  of  Jackson  and  Bartlett. 
In  1850  he  came  to  Maine,  purchasing  a  farm 
of  seventy-five  acres  in  Standish,  where  he  car- 
ried on  general  husbandry  until  his  death,  at 
the  age  of  fifty-six  years.  He  married  Lucy 
Nute,  of  Jackson,  N.H.;  and  they  became  the 
parents  of  four  children,  two  of  whom  are  now 
living  —  Geneva  and  Charles.  Geneva  Dolloff 
is  the  wife  of  Almon  Marean,  of  Standish,  and 
has  five  children — Fred,  Albert  O.,  Theodore 
B.,  Walter  E.,  and  Robie  C.  Charles  Dolloff 
married  Julia  Cousins,  and  has  six  children  — 
Lottie,  Lucy,  William,  Almeda,  Annie,  and 
Henry.  Grandfather  Dolloff  was  a  sound 
Democrat  in  politics,  and  he  and  his  wife  at- 
tended the  Baptist  church. 

William  Dolloff,  Jr.,  son  of  William  and 
Lucy,  and  father  of  Edward  W.,  was  the  eldest 
child  of  the  grandfather's  family,  his  birth 
having  occurred  in  New  Hampshire,  January 
II,  1831.  In  his  early  manhood  he  was  em- 
ployed in  driving  a  team  from  Cornish  to  Port- 
land, taking  three  days  to  make  the  round 
trip,  afterward  changing  his  route  from  Stand- 
ish to  Portland,  being  engaged  in  this  business 
some  five  years.  He  then  learned  the  cooper's 
trade,  which  he  followed  in  Standish  fifteen 
years,  when  he  settled  on  the  farm  that  he  had 
previously  bought.  After  the  death  of  his 
first  wife  he  sold  his  farm,  and  removed  to 
Gorham,  going  into  trade  with  Fred  Marean, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Dolloff  &  Marean,  con- 
ducting a  general  store  for  three  yeai^s.  Dis- 
posing of  his  business,  he  then  went  to  North 
Windhamj  and  there  engaged  in  agricultural 
pursuits  until  his  demise  in  1893.  He  was 
twice  married.  His  first  wife,  Ann  M. 
Warren,  of  Standish,  whom  he  espoused  Janu- 
ary II,  1857,  died  in  1884,  leaving  two  chil- 
dren—  Edward  W.  and  Hattie  M.,  the  latter, 


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born  September  2,  1865,  being  now  the  wife 
of  Horace  Buzzell,  of  Portland.  The  father 
and  mother  were  members  of  the  Orthodox 
church.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife 
William  Dolloff  married  Mrs.  Martha  (Man- 
chester) York.  In  politics  he  was  a  steadfast 
Republican. 

Edward  W.  Dolloff  acquired  his  elementary 
education  in  the  place  of  his  nativity,  after- 
ward completing  his  course  of  study  at  the 
Portland  Business  College.  In  1879  he 
started  West  to  seek  his  fortune,  going  to 
California,  where  he  worked  two  years  for  the 
North  Beach  &  Mission  Railway  Company. 
Returning  in  1881  to  Standish,  Mr.  Dolloff 
began  coopering,  and  a  year  and  a  half  later 
purchased  a  farm  of  forty  acres,  carrying  it  on 
two  years.  Then  selling  his  farm,  he  re- 
moved to  Michigan,  but  did  not  stay  there 
very  long.  Again  coming  to  his  native  town, 
he  resumed  work  at  coopering,  continuing 
until  1887,  when  he  bought  a  half- interest  in 
the  general  store  of  William  H.  Libby,  with 
whom  he  remained  in  partnership  three  years. 
In  1890  he  bought  out  Mr.  Libby;  and  he  has 
since  conducted  the  business  alone,  having  in 
the  mean  time  built  up  an  extensive  and  profit- 
able local  trade. 

In  politics  Mr.  Dolloff  is  an  earnest  sup- 
porter of  the  principles  of  the  Republican 
party,  and  has  been  prominent  in  town  affairs, 
serving  most  acceptably  in  various  offices  of 
importance.  He  was  Selectman  of  Standish 
in  1 89 1  and  1892,  being  Chairman  of  the 
Board  the  last  year;  and  in  1894  he  was 
elected  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer,  offices  to 
which  he  was  re-elected  the  following  year, 
and  re-elected  again  this  year  for  1896.  In 
189s  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  position 
of  Deputy  Sheriff.  Socially,  he  is  a  member 
of  Crescent  Lodge,  No.  20,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  of  Steep  Falls,  Standish,  and  Knights 
of  Honor,  No.  3333,  Watch  ic  Lodge. 

Mr.  Dolloff  was  married  October  12,  1882, 
toAddie  J.,  daughter  of  Wesley  Spear,  of 
this  town.  They  have  four  children,  namely: 
Harold  W.,  born  March  25,  1884;  Ethel  M., 
born  March  11,  1886;  and  Orin  P.,  born  July 
13,  1890;  and  Philip  E.,  born  January  20, 
1896.  Mrs.  Dolloff  is  a  conscientious  mem- 
ber of  the  Congregational  church. 


ILLIAM  HENRY  BLANCHARD, 
who  conducts  general  farming  suc- 
cessfully in  North  Yarmouth,  Me., 
was  born-  in  Pittsfield,  Somerset  County,  in 
this  State,  November  18,  1832,  son  of  Reuben 
and  Mary  E.  (Johnson)  Blanchard.  Mr. 
Blanchard's  great-grandfather,  Joshua  Blanch- 
ard, was  one  of  the  very  first  settlers  in  North 
Yarmouth;  and  his  grandfather,  William 
Blanchard,  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  this 
town.  He  was  a  successful  farmer,  owning  a 
good  farm;  and  he  was  a  worthy  and  esteemed 
member  of  the  community.  He  died  at  the 
age  of  seventy-four,  and  his  wife  lived  to 
reach  the  age  of  eighty  years.  Their  family 
consisted  of  five  children,  four  of  whom  lived 
to  attain  a  good  age. 

Reuben  Blanchard  was  born  upon  the  farm 
where  his  son  William  Henry  now  lives,  and 
at  an  early  age  he  engaged  in  agricultural 
pursuits.  He  succeeded  to  the  ownership  of 
the  property,  upon  which  he  continued  to  re- 
side; and  he  always  maintained  a  comfoi-table 
prosperity,  being  a  good  practical,  industrious 
farmer.  His  death  took  place  in  1864,  at  the 
age  of  fifty-eight  years.  He  was  a  Republican 
in  politics.  His  wife,  Mary  E.  Johnson,  who 
was  a  native  of  North  Yarmouth,  became  the 
mother  of  four  sons  and  two  daughters,  and  of 
these  two  are  now  living,  namely:  William 
Henry,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  who  is  the 
elder;  and  Payson  N.,  a  prosperous  farmer,  of 
Cumberland.  The  others  were:  Emma,  Mary 
P.,  and  Albert  A.  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Blanchard 
died  November  7,  1877.  Mr.  Blanchard's 
parents  were  members  of  the  Congregational 
church. 

William  Henry  Blanchard  acquired  his  ele- 
mentary education  in  the  common  schools  of 
North  Yarmouth,  and  pursued  more  advanced 
studies  at  the  academy.  He  grew  to  manhood 
upon  the  home  farm ;  and  at  the  age  of  twenty 
he  began  to  learn  the  trade  of  a  mason,  which 
be  followed  as  an  occupation  steadily  for 
twelve  years.  He  then  made  three  voyages  as 
a  sailor,  and,  returning,  finally  settled  upon 
the  home  farm,  which  he  now  owns  and  occu- 
pies. His  property  contains  one  hundred 
acres  of  land,  which  he  has  greatly  improved 
by  judicious  management;  and  he  conducts 
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On  January  i,  1870,  Mr.  Blanchard  was 
married  to  Emma  H.  Howe,  who  was  born  in 
Boston,  Mass.,  December  25,  1843,  daughter 
of  Enos  and  Martha  (Libbie)  Howe.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Blanchard  have  had  three  children, 
namely :  Cora  Mayne,  who  was  born  January 
27,  1 87 1,  and  is  now  residing  in  North  Yar- 
mouth; Albert  L.,  who  was  born  November  i, 
1875,  'ind  died  in  North  Yarmouth  on  Febru- 
ary I,  1896;  and  Selden  F.,  who  was  born 
May  28,  1879,  and  died  January-  17,  1888. 

Mr.  Blanchard  is  a  representative  of  one  of 
the  oldest  families  in  his  part  of  the  town,  and 
is  well  and  favorably  known  as  an  energetic 
farmer  and  a  kind-hearted  neighbor.  He  sup- 
ports the  Republican  party  in  politics,  and  at- 
tends the  Congregational  church,  of  which 
Mrs.  Blanchard  is  a  member. 


CJZEKIEL    JORDAN     SYLVESTER,    a 
P     prominent  resident  of  Otisfield,  in  the 
' —  extreme  northern  part  of  Cumberland 

County,  was  born  in  Casco,  Me.,  October  8, 
1823,  son  of  Zadoc  and  Mary  (Jordan)  Sylves- 
ter. The  family  is  well  known  in  Cumber- 
land County,  and  Mr.  Sylvester  traces  his 
ancestors  back  for  seven  generations. 

Zadoc  Sylvester  was  a  native  and  lifelong 
resident  of  Casco,  where  he  followed  the  trade 
of  a  carpenter  in  connection  with  farming  dur- 
ing the  active  period  of  his  life,  and  where  he 
died  in  1879.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Mary  Jordan,  was  born  in  Casco.  They 
were  the  parents  of  five  children,  as  follows: 
Martha  A.,  who  married  Charles  Perkins,  of 
Vermont,  and  is  no  longer  living;  George  B., 
late  a  carpenter  and  contractor  of  Lowell, 
Mass.,  who  married  Nancy  R.  Howard,  and 
died  October  8,  1894;  Ezekiel  J.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch;  Zadoc,  who  married  a  Miss 
Lagro,  and  lives  in  Windham,  Me. ;  and 
Eliphalet,  his  twin  brother,  who  married  a 
Miss  Robinson,  and  is  now  residing  in  Loui- 
siana.    The  mother  died  in  1825. 

Ezekiel  Jordan  Sylvester  had  the  misfortune 
to  lose  his  mother  when  he  was  but  two  years 
old,  and  he  resided  with  his  father  and  friends 
in  Casco  until  he  reached  the  age  of  eight. 
After  spending  a  short  time  with  an  aunt  in 
Bridgton,  he  lived  with  his  uncle  in  Turner 


for  two  years,  and  at  the  age  of  eleven  came 
to  Otisfield,  where  he  found  a  home  in  the 
family  of  Joseph  M.  Knight,  with  whom  he 
remained  until  he  was  nineteen.  He  then 
went  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  and  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Lawrence  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, continuing  there  for  seventeen  years, 
and  for  a  number  of  years  was  overseer  of 
weaving.  His  health  becoming  impaired,  he 
returned  to  Cumberland  County,  and  settled 
upon  his  present  farm  in  Otisfield.  He  en- 
gaged in  agricultural  pursuits  with  energy, 
making  the  best  of  his  means  and  opportuni- 
ties; and  in  1855  he  purchased  the  property, 
which  consists  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-five 
acres  of  productive  land,  upon  which  he  has 
made  all  the  improvements.  Of  late  years  he 
has  devoted  special  attention  to  the  cultiva- 
tion of  fruit,  onions,  hay,  and  grain,  with 
gratifying  success.  He  was  formerly  quite  an 
extensive  stock  raiser,  but  has  relinquished 
that  branch  of  agriculture. 

He  was  originally  a  Whig  in  politics,  but 
since  the  formation  of  the  Republican  party 
has  zealously  supported  its  principles,  and  was 
for  many  years  a  political  leader  in  his  local- 
ity. He  has  served  with  ability  as  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Selectmen,  has  been  Town 
Agent  and  Constable  for  the  town,  and  has 
acted  as  a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  of  the 
Quorum  for  twenty  years,  being  still  in  office, 
in  his  seventy-third  year. 

On  November  15,  1846,  Mr.  Sylvester  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Mariam  T.  Sargent, 
who  was  born  in  Strafford,  Vt.,  May  18,  1823. 
Mrs.  Sylvester's  parents,  Robert  and  Lucinda 
(Tuttle)  Sargent,  who  are  no  longer  living, 
were  natives  of  Vermont,  and  always_  resided 
in  that  State,  the  former  a  blacksmith  and 
farmer  by  occupation.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sylves- 
ter have  one  son,  Herbert  Milton,  who  was 
born  February  20,  1849,  and  is  now  an  attorney 
and  counse!lor-at-law  in  Boston.  He  mar- 
ried Clara  M.  Elder,  of  Portland,  August  5, 
T872,  and  has  one  son,  named  Robert  Elder, 
who  is  now  in  his  office.  Herbert  M.  Sylves- 
ter is  a  successful  lawyer  and  a  prominent 
Mason,  having  advanced  to  the  thirty-second 
degree.  Mr.  Sylvester  is  a  self-made  man, 
his  prosperity  as  here  shown  being  due  to  his 
own  unaided  exertions.      He  is  a  charter  mem- 


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ber  of  Crooked  River  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ; 
and  both  he  and  his  wife  are  united  with  the 
Congregational  church,  of  which  for  a  number 
of  years  he  was  clerk. 


WILLIAM  HALEY.  Among  the 
prominent  residents  of  Sebago, 
Cumberland  County,  Me.,  is  Will- 
iam Haley,  who  is  well  and  favorably  known 
for  his  able  service  in  the  public  affairs  of  the 
town  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen 
and  of  the  School  Board.  His  residence  in 
Sebago  dates  from  his  birth,  which  took  place 
July  2,  1825. 

He  was  named  for  his  father,  William 
Haley,  Sr.,  who  followed  the  trade  of  a  black- 
smith in  connection  with  farming,  and  was 
known  as  an  energetic,  industrious  man  and 
a  worthy  citizen.  His  wife,  Mary  Johnson, 
became  the  mother  of  eleven  children,  eight 
of  whom  lived  to  reach  maturity. 

William  Haley,  son  of  William  and  Mary 
(Johnson)  Haley,  attended  the  schools  of  his 
native  town  in  his  early  years;  and  after  fin- 
ishing his  studies  he  assisted  in  conducting 
the  farm,  also  working  with  his  father  in  the 
smithy.  He  remained  at  home  until  his  mar- 
riage, when  he  settled  upon  a  farm  formerly 
owned  by  his  wife's  father,  and  applied  him- 
self steadily  to  agricultural  pursuits  for  some 
years.  On  December  30,  1863,  he  enlisted  as 
a  private  in  Company  I,  Thirtieth  Regiment, 
Maine  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  mustered 
into  the  service  of  his  country  at  Augusta. 
The  regiment  was  ordered  to  join  the  Depart- 
ment of  the  Gulf  at  New  Orleans;  and  Mr. 
Haley  \yas  among  those  who  participated  in 
military  operations  upon  the  Mississippi 
River,  accompanying  the  regiment  as  far  as 
Alexander,  when  he  was  sent  to  the  hospital 
in  New  Orleans,  where  he  was  confined  for  two 
months.  He  was  then  given  a  furlough,  dur- 
ing which  he  visited  his  home;  and  while  he 
was  there  his  leave  of  absence  was  extended 
one  month.  Upon  reporting  for  duty  he  was 
ordered  to  rejoin  his  regiment  in  the  Shenan- 
•doah  Valley;  and  he  continued  in  active  ser- 
vice until  the  close  of  the  war,  when  he  was 
mustered  out  with  his  company,  August  20, 
1865.     Having  completed  an  honorable  term 


of  service,  he  resumed  his  former  occupation 
at  the  farm,  and  has  continued  to  reside  here. 
His  property  consists  of  one  hundred  and 
twenty-five  acres  of  good  land,  which  he  de- 
votes to  general  farming;  and  by  diligent  ap- 
plication of  his  energies  he  has  derived  a  good 
income  therefrom. 

On  May  14,  1849,  Mr.  Haley  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miriam  S.  Pugsley,  who  was 
born  upon  this  farm,  her  father,  John  Pugsley, 
having  settled  here  in  181 7,  and  made  most  of 
the  improvements  in  the  property.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Haley  have  four  children,  as  follows: 
Elzira,  wife  of  O.  A.  Douglas;  John  F. ; 
Sarah  D.;  and  William  W.,  the  sons  both  re- 
siding at  home. 

In  local  affairs  Mr.  Haley  has  always 
evinced  a  lively  interest,  and  has  rendered  his 
share  of  service  to  the  town  whose  welfare  he 
guarded  with  ability  for  five  years  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Selectmen.  He  also 
served  upon  the  School  Board  for  one  year, 
and  has  in  other  ways  proved  his  usefulness 
to  the  community.  In  politics  he  supports 
the  Republican  party.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  fraternity  and  a  comrade  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 


bpRANK  A.  LIBBY,  an  enterprising  and 
Pl^  progressive  agriculturist  of  the  town  of 
Bridgton,  was  born  December  28,  1845, 
in  the  town  and  county  of  Oxford,  Me.,  being 
one  of  eight  children,  three  sons  and  five 
daughters,  born  to  Thomas  and  Nancy  (Hil- 
bourne)  Libby.  '  Mr.  Libby  had  the  misfort- 
une when  but  five  years  old  to  lose  his  father 
by  death.  He  continued  to  live  with  his 
mother  until  a  boy  of  fourteen,  when  he  left 
the  district  school,  which  he  attended  rather 
irregularly,  in  order  to  learn  the  blacksmith's 
trade.  He  worked  at  his  trade  until  1864, 
when,  on  September  6,  he  enlisted  as  a  pri- 
vate in  Company  A,  Thirtieth  Maine  Volun- 
teer Infantry.  His  regirpent  w^s  ordered  to 
Virginia,  where  it  was  stationed*  before  Win- 
chester for  some  months,  being  afterward  em- 
ployed to  guard  Washington,  w^here  Mr. 
Libby  and  his  fellow-comrades  remained  until 
June,  1865.  They  then  returned  to  Maine, 
and  were  mustered  out  of  service  at  Lewiston. 


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Taking  up  once  more  the  duties  of  civil 
life,  Mr.  Libby  resumed  his  former  occupation 
for  a  tirrie,  giving  it  up  in  November,  1865, 
when  he  moved  on  to  his  present  farm.  The 
lot,  which  he  at  first  purchased,  consists  of 
one  hundred  acres  of  rich  and  fertile  land, 
which  under  his  management  yields  bounti- 
fully of  the  crops  common  to  this  section  of 
the  country.  He  has  since  bought  other  real 
estate,  his  property  including  two  hundred 
and  fifty  acres  of  land,  some  of  it  being 
covered  with  valuable  timber.  In  addition  to 
general  agriculture,  he  carries  on  an  extensive 
lumber  business,  meeting  with  much  success 
in  all  of  his  operations.  Socially,  Mr.  Libby 
is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Repub- 
lic; and,  politically,  he  is  a  sturdy  Democrat. 
In  1864  Mr.  Libby  was  married  to  Miss  Julia 
S.  Morrison,  a  daughter  of  William  A.  and 
Malinda  (Ingalls)  Morrison,  and  sister  of 
John  Morrison,  an  account  of  whose  life  will 
be  found  elsewhere  in  this  work.  The  union 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Libby  has  been  perfected  by 
the  birth  of  four  children,  as  follows:  George 
A.,  who  married  the  only  daughter  of  Joseph 
L.  Parker,  of  Lovell,  Me.,  a  highly  respected 
young  lady;  Linnie  M.,  a  graduate  of  Bridg- 
ton  High  School,  class  of  1887,  and  one  of 
Bridgton's  most  successful  school  teachers; 
Warren  S.,  a  graduate  of  Shaw's  Business 
College,  now  employed  at  George  C.  Shaw  & 
Co. 's  grocery  store,  Portland;  and  Myron  L., 
the  youngest  of  the  family,  who  continues  to 
live  with  his  parents. 


Y^TERMAN  M.  CASTNER,  proprietor 
L^  of  the  West  End  Hotel,  Portland, 
_|_5"l  and  Secretary  of  the  G.  F.  Quinn 
— ^  Refrigerator  Company,  was  born  in 
Damariscotta,  Me.,  September  24,  i860,  his 
parents  being  Joseph  W.  and  Sarah  (Mere) 
Castner.  His  father  is  now  a  resident  of 
Damariscotta,  where  he  follows  the  occupation 
of  a  spar-maker.  He  and  his  wife  reared  a 
family  of  six  children,  namely:  Herman  M., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Laura,  who  mar- 
ried Kendall  Dunbar;  Frank,  who  is  cashier 
at  the  West  End  Hotel;  Edward;  Helen;  and 
Walter  A.,  who  is  clerk  at  the  hotel. 

Herman  M.  Castner  received  his  education 


in  the  common  and  high  schools  of  his  native 
town;  and,  after  completing  his  studies,  he 
entered  the  grocery  store  of  George  W.  Brown 
in  Damariscotta  as  a  clerk,  remaining  in  that 
business  for  two  years.  He  then  served  an 
apprenticeship  at  spar-making;  and,  after 
finishing  his  trade,  he  entered  into  partnership 
with  his  father  in  the  manufacturing  of  spars, 
and  continued  in  the  business  for  twelve 
years.  He  next  engaged  in  the  restaurant 
business,  which  he  conducted  for  seven  years; 
and  during  the  years  of  1890,  1891,  and  1892 
he  was  quite  largely  interested  in  the  ice  busi- 
ness. In  May,  1892,  he  acquired  possession 
of  the  West  End  Hotel  in  Portland,  which  at 
that  time  contained  but  forty-three  rooms,  and 
was  not  in  favor  with  the  travelling  public. 
His  first  day's  receipts  amounted  to  three  dol- 
lars and  seventy  cents;  but  business  rapidly 
improved  under  his  'capable  management,  and 
in  1894  he  was  obliged  to  build  an  addition  to 
the  hotel,  which  increased  his  capacity  to  one 
hundred  and  twenty-two  rooms.  The  West 
End  has  become  a  favorite  with  travellers, 
being  especially  desirable  on  account  of  its 
close  proximity  to  the  Union  Station.  Mr. 
Castner  has  a  farm  of  fifteen  acres,  which  is 
situated  just  beyond  the  city  limits;  and  here 
he  keeps  cattle,  swine,  and  poultry,  and  raises 
farm  products  for  his  table,  having  on  the 
place  at  the  present  time  about  one  hundred 
and  thirty-two  hogs,  five  cows,  three  horses, 
and  a  large  flock  of  hens.  Aside  from  -his 
hotel  business  he  is  interested  in  the  G.  F. 
Quinn  Refrigerator  Company  of  Portland, 
being  Secretary,  Treasurer,  and  General 
Agent  of  that  thriving  concern. 

In  politics  Mr.  Castner  is  a  Republican, 
and  has  frequently  been  solicited  to  accept 
nominations  to  public  office,  but  has  been 
forced  to  decline,  as  his  business  interests 
demand  his  undivided  attention.  He  is  prom- 
inent in  Masonic  circles,  being  a  member  of 
Portland  Commandery,  and  of  Kora  Temple  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine  of  Lewiston,  Me. 

He  is  an  active  and  progressive  young  busi- 
ness man,  a  great  favorite  with  the  travellers 
who  frequent  his  hostelry  and  highly  es- 
teemed by  his  numerous  friends  and  acquaint- 
tances  at  home.  Mr.  Castner  married  Allura 
Sanborn,  daughter  of  Dexter  and  Eliza  San- 


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born;    and  she  shares  largely  in  her  husband's 
popularity. 


» 


AVID    P.    SINNETT,    of    Bailey's 

Island,  Harpswell,  Me.,  grocer,  boat 

builder,  and  wholesale  dealer  in  fish, 

was  born  on  this  island,  October  19, 

He  is  the  son  of  Hugh  and  Margaret 

Sinnett  and    grandson  of  James  and 


1843- 

(Perry) 

Mary  (Johnson)  Sinnett,  all  lifelong  residents 

of  Harpswell. 

James  Sinnett  was  born  on  Orr's  Island,  but 
resided  for  many  years  on  Bailey's  Island, 
where  he  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers.  Be- 
sides clearing  and  cultivating  a  farm,  in  the 
season  for  fishing  he  spent  much  of  his  time 
on  the  sea,  obtaining  large  quantities  of  fish, 
which  he  cured  and  disposed  of  to  good  advan- 
tage. He  lived  to  be  ninety-two  years  of  age. 
His  wife,  Mary  Johnson,  was  the  daughter  of 
one  of  the  original  owners  of  Bailey's  Island, 
her  father  and  two  others  building  the  first 
houses  here.  She  lived  to  be  sixty-nine  years 
of  age,  spending  her  life,  from  the  time  of  her 
birth  until  she  closed  her  eyes  forever,  on  the 
island. 

Hugh  Sinnett  was  ojae  of  the  nine  children 
born  to  James  and  Mary  Sinnett.  He  learned 
to  cure  fish  with  his  father  when  a  boy,  and  in 
his  mature  manhood  owned  a  number  of  fish- 
ing-vessels. He  is  yet  living  on  Bailey's 
Island,  which  has  been  his  home  from  the  time 
of  his  birth,  and  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
one  is  remarkably  active,  in  full  possession  of 
all  his  faculties.  Though  exposed  to  all  kinds 
of  weather  in  the  pursuit  of  his  arduous  call- 
ing, he  has  never  known  what  it  is  to  be  ill; 
and  his  cheek  to-day  has  the  ruddy  glow  of 
perfect  health.  His  wife  Margaret  is  a  daugh- 
ter of  Captain  David  Perry,  a  native  of 
Thomaston,  Me.,  who  also  was  a  seafaring 
man,  master  of  a  vessel.  Captain  Perry  died 
at  the  age  of  thirty-five,  leaving  eight  chil- 
dren, only  one  of  whom,  Mrs.  Sinnett,  is  liv- 
ing to-day.  She  is  eighty  years  of  age,  and, 
like  her  husband,  is  in  perfect  health  and  in 
"possession  of  all  her  faculties.  A  remarkable 
couple,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hugh  Sinnett  have 
lived  together  fifty-seven  years,  exempt  from 
sickness.     Alert  and  intelligent,  they  are  fine 


types  of  a  class  which  forms  one  of  the  pecul- 
iar features  of  the  State  of  Maine  —  old 
people  who  know  not  the  decrepitude  of  senil- 
ity. They  attend  the-  Union  Church  on  the 
island.  Two  children  only  blessed  their 
union  —  Charles  N.  and  David  P.  Charles 
N.  Sinnett,  who  is  a  Congregational  minister, 
is  at  present  settled  in  New  Hampshire. 

David  P.  Sinnett  received  a  good  common- 
school  education,  and  early  acquired  a  knowl- 
edge of  the  fishing  business,  accompanying  hi6 
father  on  fishing  trips  and-  aiding  him  in  cur- 
ing the  fish.  About  1876  he  purchased  a 
store  on  Bailey's  Island,  about  a  quarter  of  a 
mile  farther  up  the  bay  than  his  present  loca- 
tion; and  he  was  there  successfully  engaged 
in  the  grocery  business  seven  years.  He  then 
built  what  is  now  known  as  Sinnett's  Wharf, 
and  started  in  the  wholesale  fish  trade,  buying 
from  the  fishermen  of  the  locality  and  ship- 
ping large  quantities  to  Portland,  Boston,  and 
New  York.  This  venture  also  was  a  success. 
Some  idea  of  the  extent  of  his  transactions 
may  be  gained  from  the  statement  that  in  1892 
he  bought  and  sold  three  thousand  quintals  of 
fish.  Mr.  Sinnett's  present  store  on  Bailey's 
Island  is  stocked  with  a  full  line  of  groceries 
and  with  fishermen's  supplies  of  all  kinds. 
He  is  also  engaged  in  boat  building,  produc- 
ing various  kinds  of  boats  for  fishing  and 
pleasure  parties;  and  with  all  his  other  inter- 
ests he  deals  extensively  in  wood  and  coal. 

Mr.  Sinnett  was  married  in  i86'8  to  Mary 
Alexander,  daughter  of  Perry  Alexander,  a 
fisherman  who  was  a  native  and  lifelong  resi- 
dent of  Bailey's  Island-  Mrs.  Sinnett  died 
in  1886,  at  the  age  of  forty-five,  leaving  three 
children  ^ — Chester,  a  fisherman,  who  married 
Jennie  Stetson,  of  Auburn,  Me. ;  Herbert  P., 
in  the  same  business,  married  to  Bessie  Baker, 
of  Auburn,  Me.;  and  Maggie,  who  superin- 
tends her  father's  household. 

Politically,  Mr.  Sinnett  is  independent. 
Socially,  he.is  a  member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Red  Men  and  of  the  United  Order 
of  the  Golden  Cross,  belonging  to  the  Lodge 
of  each  of  these  societies  on  Orr's  Island; 
and  in  the  Golden  Cross  Lodge  he  has  held 
all  the  oflfices  and  been  through  all  the  chairs. 
He  attends  the  Union  Church  on  Bailey's 
Island.      Gifted    with    rare    intelligence   and 


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ability,  Mr.  Sinnett  has  the  genial  and  hearty 
disposition  that  the  sea  seems  to  bestow  upon 
its  votaries,  and  is  very  popular  on  Orr's 
Island  as  well  as  on  Bailey's  Island,  where 
his  family  has  lived  so  long. 


'TEPHEN  SCAMMAN,  a  citizen  of 
South  Portland  (formerly  Cape 
Elizabeth),  is  a  native  of  Maine, 
having  been  born  in  Saco,  York 
County,  October  29,  1831.  He  is  a  direct 
descendant  in  the  sixth  generation  from  Hum- 
phry Scam  man,  who  was  born  about  1640, 
and  was  "accepted  into  the  town  of  Saco  as 
an  inhabitant,"  June  12,  1680.  Humphry 
Scamman  and  his  family  were  captured  by  the 
Indians  in  1697,  and  kept  prisoners  in  Canada 
until  the  close  of  King  William's  War,  when 
he  returned  to  Saco,  where  he  died  on  Janu- 
ary I,  1727. 

Freeman  Scamrnan,  the  grandfather  of 
Stephen,  was  a  pioneer  of  Saco.  He  was 
born  May  i,  1750,  and  was  married  June  2, 
1772,  to  Elizabeth  Kimball,  of  Wells,  this 
State.  Very  soon  after  their  union  they  set- 
tled in  Saco,  taking  up  a  large  tract  of  heav- 
ily timbered  land,  which  they  partly  cleared, 
he  becoming  one  of  the  leading  farmers  of  that 
locality.  Their  eleven  children  were  born  on 
the  Saco  homestead,  Richard,  Stephen's  father, 
being  the  second  child  and  the  eldest  son. 

Richard  Scamman  was  a  lifelong  resident  of 
Saco,  and  was  numbered  among  the  able  and 
prosperous  farmers  and  most  prominent  citi- 
zens of  the  community  in  which  he  lived  and 
died.  He  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife, 
Elizabeth  Small,  of  Biddeford,  with  whom  he 
was  united  on  January  i,  1799,  died  March  i, 
1814,  leaving  seven  children,  none  of  whom 
are  now  living.  On  March  13,  181 5,  he  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Mary  Moon,  nie  Brown;  and  she 
also  bore  him  seven  children,  two  of  whom 
have  passed  to  the  life  immortal.  The  record 
of  the  others  is  as  follows:  Thomas  M.,  born 
March  13,  1823,  now  a  blacksmith  in  Yar- 
mouth, married  Elizabeth  M.  Grant,  and  they 
have  four  children;  Daniel  F.,  of  South  Port- 
land, born  August  7,  1826,  married  Martha  J. 
Parsons,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  two  chil- 
dren; Stephen   is  the  special   subject  of  this 


sketch;  Emily  R.,  born  December  28,  1838, 
was  married  January  i,  1881,  to  John  E. 
Small,  who  is  a  conductor  on  the  Boston  & 
Maine  Railway,  and  resides  at  Portsmouth, 
N.H.;  and  Elizabeth,  born  January  5,  1817, 
is  the  widow  of  Albert  Sawyer,  of  Saco,  and 
has  three  children. 

On  leaving  the  Saco  schools,  Stephen 
Scamman  became  a  clerk  for  Ezra  Scamman, 
who  was  engaged  in  the  trucking  business  in 
Portland,  continuing  in  that  capacity  until 
admitted  to  a  partnership  in  the  business, 
which  was  carried  on  successfully  until  i860. 
In  that  year  Mr.  Scamman  established  himself 
in  the  grocery  business  on  Market  Street, 
Portland,  being  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Scamman  &  Colby.  A  short  time  afterward 
he  sold  his  interest,  and  opened  a  store  on 
Congress  Street,  where  he  remained  until 
1868,  when  he  disposed  of  that  establishment 
in  order  to  establish  himself  in  business  at 
Cape  Elizabeth,  where  he  had  resided  for 
eight  years.  Here,  near  the  rolling-mills, 
he  opened  a  store  for  the  sale  of  groceries, 
in  which  he  had  an  excellent  trade  until 
1875,  when  he  sold  out,  and  retired  to  his 
present  homestead,  and  has  since  devoted  his 
time  to  the  care  of  his  personal  interests. 
He  has  been  conspicuously  identified  with 
the  affairs  of  the  town  during  his  residence 
here,  serving  with  ability  in  various  official 
capacities,  including  that  of  Selectman  for 
nine  consecutive  years,  from  1876  until 
1885;  Town  Treasurer  during  the  years  of 
1893  and  1895;  and  in  1887  representing 
his  Democratic  constituents  in  the  State 
legislature. 

The  maiden  name  of  Mr.  Scamman's  wife, 
to  whom  he  was  married  November  i,  1855, 
was  Ellen  S.  Dyer.  She  was  born  in  Port- 
land, December  22,  1837,  daughter  of  Nathan 
and  Mercy  Dyer.  The  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Scamman  has  been  brightened  by  the  birth  of 
five  children. 


^^R 


ERRANUS  C.   HANSON,   after  thirty 
Vfe     years  and   more  of  city  life,    years  of 
'^      activity    and    responsibility,    has     re- 
turned to  the  home  of  his  boyhood,  Windham, 
Me.,  and  is  here  engaged  in  farming  and  lum- 


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bering.  He  is  a  native  of  Cumberland 
County,  having  been  born  December  21,  1839, 
in  Bridgton. 

His  grandfather,  Ezekiel  Hanson,  was  an 
early  settler  of  Windham,  coming  here  when 
a  young  man,  and  buying  one  hundred  acres  of 
land,  and  engaging  in  mixed  husbandry,  living 
on  his  farmj  which  was  located  near  Duck 
Pond  until  his  demise  at  the  age  of  eighty 
years.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Mary  Plumnier,  bore  him  eleven  children,  five 
of  them  being  sons ;  and  of  these  Edmund,  the 
third  son,  was  the  father  of  Verranus.  In 
politics  Ezekiel  Hanson  was  an  old-time 
Whig,  and  both  he  and  his  wife  attended  the 
Congregational  church. 

Edmund  Hanson  was  born  on  the  old  home- 
stead in  Windham,  March   19,  1808,   and,   as 
soon  as  old   enough,    began   working   on    the 
home  farm.     Some  time  later  he  removed  to 
Bridgton,  where  he  carried  on  farming  until 
184s,   when  he  returned  to  the.  place  of  his 
birth,  and  here  engaged  in  the  livery  business. 
He  died  in  1884.     In  politics  he  was  a  strong 
Republican   and    an    earnest    worker   for   his 
party.      He  married   in   April,    1833,    Rachel 
Smith,  daughter  of  Daniel  Smith.      She  was  a 
native  of  Bridgton,  born  December  19,  1813. 
They  became  the  parents  of  six  children,  five 
of  whom  are  now  living  —  Franklin  D.,  Newell 
P.,    Mary  E.,    Verranus   C,    and   Melvin   H. 
Franklin    D.    Hanson,    born    September    13, 
1834,    was   twice   married.       His    first    wife, 
Loretta  Hilton,  of  Bridgton,  died,  leaving  one 
child,    Annie;    and    his    second    wife,    Alice 
Foster,   of  Sweden,   Me.,  bore  him  five  chil- 
dren—Minnie,    Howard,    Fred,    Ethel,    and 
Albert.      Newell    P.   Hanson,    born   May   14, 
1836,  married  Charlotte  Freeman,   of  Wind- 
ham, and  has  seven  children,  five  being  now 
living  — Frank,    Fred,    Henry,    George,    and 
Howard.     Mary  E.    Hanson,    born   April    11, 
1838,   has  been  twice  married,   her  first  hus- 
band having  been  George  Dennett,  of  Brown- 
field,  and  her  last,  Thomas  Nelson.     She  has 
had  two  children,  but  one  of  whom,  Charles 
Dennett,    is   now    living.     Melvin    H.,    born 
October  11,  1851,  married  Hermie  Jackman, 
of  Portland,  and  has  two  children  —  Edmund 
and  Bertha.     The  mother  was  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  church. 


Verranus  C.  Hanson  was  educated  in  Wind- 
ham. In  early  manhood  he  went  to  the  city  of 
Portland,  where  he  learned  the  blacksmith's 
trade,  at  which  he  worked  for  eleven  years. 
Going  thence  to  Boston,  Mass.,  he  continued 
his  trade  in  that  city  for  five  years ;  and  on 
April  28,  1873,  he  was  appointed  on  the  city 
police  force.  He  continued  in  active  service 
until  January  3,  1892,  when  he  was  retired  on 
a  pension,  which  he  will  receive  annually  as 
long  as  he  lives.  On  November  i,  the  same 
year,  Mr.  Hanson  returned  to  Windham,  and 
has  since  lived  on  his  farm.  A  man  of  great 
energy  and  enterprise,  in  addition  to  general 
farming,  he  is  engaged  in  the  lumber,  wood, 
and  coal  business,  and  on  his  farm  has  a  cider- 
mill  and  a  threshing  machine,  both  of  which 
he  makes  good  use  of  in  their  seasons.  In 
politics  he  is  a  steadfast  Republican,  support- 
ing the  principles  of  his  party  by  voice  and 
vote. 

Mr.  Hanson  has  been  twice  married.  His 
first  wife,  Annie  Grossman,  of  Portland,  left 
two  children  — Andrew  E.  and  Verranus  C. 
On  November  26,  1890,  Mr.  Hanson  married 
his  present  wife,  Edna  Leavitt, .  daughter  of 
Judge  George  Leavitt,  of  Machias,  Me.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hanson  are  liberal  in  their  religious 
views. 


g^AMES  A.  MILLIKEN,  of  Westbrook, 
Me.,  foreman  of  the  Portland  Wooden- 
ware  Company's  mills  at  Duck  Pond, 
was  born  in  the  adjoining  town  of  Scar- 
boro,  May  7,  1852.  His  parents  were  Joseph 
L.  and  Mary  (Goodrich)  Milliken.  His  pa- 
ternal grandfather,  Frederick  R.  Milliken, 
who  was  a  practical  farmer,  was  a  Democrat 
in  politics  and  a  Methodist  in  religious  belief. 
He  was  twice  married,  and  by  his  first  union 
had  five  children,  two  of  whom  —  namely,  John 
and  Samuel  — are  still  living.  He  married  for 
his  second  wife  Phebe  Foss,  and  reared  one 
son,  Frederick,  who  still  survives. 

Joseph  L.  Milliken,  Mr.  Milliken's  father, 
was  born  in  Scarboro,  and  in  his  early  years 
there  followed  the  trade  of  shipwright.  Later- 
in  life  he  moved  to  Aroostook  County,  where 
he  purchased  a  farm,  and  engaged  in  farming 
for  several  years.     Afterward  he  returned  to 


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his  native  town.  He  was  an  industrious  and 
temperate  man,  leading  a  useful  life.  He 
was  a  supporter  of  the  Democratic  party,  and 
had  no  religious  preference.  His  wife,  Mary 
Goodrich,  became  the  mother  of  nine  children, 
and,  of  these,  three  are  living,  namely:  Fred 
W. ;  Samuel  K. ;  arid  James  A.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch. 

James  A.  Milliken  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Scarboro  and  Wind- 
ham ;  and  when  a  young  man  he  became  a 
fireman  on  board  one  of  the  steamers  plying 
between  Portland  and  Boston.  After  being 
thus  employed  for  two  years,  he  went  to  the 
boiler  works  of  Quinn  &  Co.,  of  Portland, 
where  he  remained  for  five  years.  For  the 
next  year  and  a  half  he  worked  at  the  Portland 
stove  foundry;  and  he  then  became  a  partner 
in  the  Co-operative  Stove  Company  of  Port- 
land, which  concern  later  moved  to  Riddeford, 
Me.,  where  he  remained  in  their  employ  for 
two  years.  He  was  next  engaged  in  the 
foundry  business  in  Massachusetts  two  years, 
at  the  expiration  of  which  time  he  returned  to 
Portland.  Twelve  years  ago  he  became  en- 
gineer at  the  Portland  Woodenware  Company's 
factory,  a  position  which  he  ably  filled  for  ten 
years;  and  some  two  years  since  he  was  ad- 
vanced to  the  post  of  general  foreman.  The 
factory  is  situated  at  Duck  Pond  in  West- 
brook,  and  employs  from  thirty-five  to  forty 
men,  who  are  engaged  in  manufacturing  pails 
and  tubs  in  large  quantities,  producing  an 
average  of  twelve  hundred  pails  per  day,  which 
find  a  ready  market  in  Boston,  New  York,  and 
Philadelphia,  their  tubs  being  sold  principally 
in  Maine. 

Mr.  Milliken  was  married  to  Rhoda  Cannell, 
daughter  of  Heman  Cannell,  of  Gorham,  Me., 
in  1871,  and  has  had  eight  children,  six  of 
whom  are  living;  namely,  Maggie  M.,  Daisy 
G.,  James  R.,  Grace,  Carrie,  and  Joseph  C. 

Mr.  Milliken  is  a  thoroughly  capable  and 
reliable  steam  engineer,  and  his  present  posi- 
tion at  the  Portland  company's  factory  bears 
testimony  to  his  complete  mastery  of  the  busi- 
ness in  which  he  has  had  so  many  years  of  ex- 
perience. He  support's  the  principles  of  the 
Republican  party  in  politics,  and  attends  the 
Union  Church,  like  his  father  having  no  relig- 
ious preference. 


H^LIAM  T.  STUDLEY,  wholesale 
dealer  in  fish,  30  Commercial 
Street,  Portland,  was  born  on  the 
island  of  Monhegan,  Lincoln  County,  Me., 
January  2,  1828,  son  of  William  and  Nancy 
(Trefetheren)  Studley.  William  Studley  was 
a  prosperous  farmer,  and  was  also  engaged  to 
some  extent  in  fishing.  He  died  at  the  age  of 
eighty-three  years.  His  wife,  Nancy  Trefeth- 
eren, was  the  great-grand- daughter  of  Henry 
Trefetheren,  originally  from  New  Hampshire, 
who  settled  on  the  island  of  Monhegan,  and 
became  its  sole  proprietor.  At  his  death  he 
divided  the  island  between  his  son  and  his 
two  sons-in-law.  William  Studley  and  his 
wife  were  the  parents  of  a  large  family,  ten  of 
whom  grew  to  maturity. 

William  T.  Studley  received  a  common- 
school  education  on  the  island,  and  worked  for 
his  father  until  of  age,  when  he  went  to 
Gloucester,  Mass.,  and  engaged  in  the  fishing 
business,  remaining  four  or  five  months. 
While  there  he  encountered  many  of  the 
dangers  that  seem  to  lie  in  wait  for  Gloucester 
fishermen  in  particular,  being  lost  once  in  a 
dory,  but  fortunately  rescued  by  a  fishing- 
vessel.  Mr.  Studley  eventually  returned  to 
Monhegan,  and  was  there  engaged  for  some 
time  in  fishing  with  his  father.  In  the  fall  of 
1866,  a  few  months  after  the  great  fire  in 
Portland,  he  removed  to  Cumberland  County, 
taking  up  his  residence  in  South  Portland, 
where  he  has  ever  since  made  his  home. 
During  the  next  two  years  he  was  actively 
engaged  in  the  fisheries,  being  Captain  and 
owner  of  the  "Moneda."  In  July,  1868,  he 
sold  his  vessel  and  fishing  tackle,  and  opened 
the  establishment  on  Commercial  Wharf,  of 
which  he  is  now  the  proprietor,  trading  in  salt 
and  fresh  fish,  and  shipping  lobster  to  other 
ports.  He  has  a  large  line  of  local  custom,  and 
also  an  extensive  trade  in  New  York  City  and 
State,  his  business  having  grown  with  the  new 
growth  of  the  city.  He  is  a  plain  business 
man,  who  has  won  success  by  the  exercise  of 
a  thorough  knowledge  of  his  line  of  trade  and 
honest  dealing  with  all  with  whom  he  is  asso- 
ciated. He  has  some  financial  interests  out- 
side his  regular  business,  and  is  now  Presi- 
dent of  the  Loan  and  Building  Association  of 
South  Portland. 


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Mr.  Studley  and  Lucy  F.  Pierce,  of  China, 
Me.,  daughter  of  Rufus  and  Nancy  (Studley) 
Pierce,  were  married  in  October,  1852,  and 
first  kept  house  on  Monhegan.  Seven  chil- 
dren were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Studley,  of 
whom  four  are  living;  namely,  Charles  A., 
Willie  A.,  James  E.,  and  George  W.  The 
youngest  son,  George,  is  studying  medicine 
in  Portland,  having  completed  a  course  of 
study  at  Bowdoin  College.  The  three  elder 
sons  are  in  business  with  their  father. 

In  politics  Mr.  Studley  is  a  Republican, 
and  takes  an  active  interest  in  public  affairs, 
but  is  not  an  aspirant  for  office,  his  business 
cares  engrossing  his  time  and  energy.  He 
is  a  member  of  Ligonia  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  Portland,  and  of  Mich- 
igan Encampment,  and  belongs  to  South 
Portland  Lodge  of  Knights  of  Pythias,  of 
which  he  was  a  charter  member';  and  he  was 
also  a  charter  member  of  the  Order  of  the 
Golden  Cross.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Studley  are 
strong  supporters  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  of  South  Portland,  to  which  they  be- 
long, Mr.  Studley  having  been  on  the  church 
Board  of  Trustees  for  a  number  of  years ;  and 
they  are  also  interested  in  promoting  the 
Christian  religion  in  a  broader  sense.  Mr. 
Studley  is  an  ardent  advocate  of  prohibition, 
and  lives  up  to  his  principles,  never  using 
tobacco  or  any  kind  of  intoxicating  liquor. 
A  man  of  high  moral  character,  honest  and 
progressive,  he  is  a  citizen  of  whom  Portland, 
may  well  be  proud,  the  sort  of  man  that  makes 
the  best  fibre  and  sinew  of  the  Commonwealth. 


ON.  WILLIAM  WIDGERY 
THOMAS,  Jr.,  of  Portland,  Me., 
ex-Minister  to  Sweden  and  Norway, 
is  a  gentleman  who  has  acquired 
distinction  in  the  diplomatic  service,  and  has 
won  laurels  as  an  author  and  public  speaker. 
He  is  a  son  of  the  venerable  Hon.  William 
W.  Thomas,  Sr.,  of  whom  a  special  sketch 
with  portrait  and  some  account  of  his  ancestry 
appears  in  this  volume,  and  a  brother  of  Gen- 
eral Henry  G.  Thomas,  United  States  Army. 
On  his  mother's  side  he  is  descended  from 
Dr.  John  Goddard,  of  New  Hampshire,  who 
declined  a  United  States  Senatorship. 


William  W.  Thomas,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Port- 
land, Me.,  in  1839.  ^^  received  his  earlier 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  this  city; 
entered  Bowdoin  College  in  1856,  and  was 
graduated  with  the  highest  honors  in  i860. 
During  his  college  course,  at  the  age  of  eigh- 
teen he  taught  a  winter  district  school  for 
three  months  and  a  half  in  a  little  red  school- 
house  near  the  shore  of  Cape  Elizabeth. 

Immediately  after  graduation  he  commenced 
reading  law,  but  in  the,  spring  of  1862  left 
his  studies,  and,  as  United  States  Bearer  of 
Despatches,  carried  a  treaty  to  Turkey.  He 
became  Vice-Consul-general  at  Constanti- 
nople, then  Acting  Consul  at  Galatz  in  the 
Principality  of  Moldavia,  and  before  the  close 
of  the  year  was  appointed  by  President  Lin- 
coln one  of  the  thirty  "war  consuls"  of  the 
United  States,  and  sent  to  Gothenburg, 
Sweden.  For  his  services  as  Consul  he  re- 
ceived from  Secretary  William  H.  Seward 
"the  special  thanks  of  the  Department  of 
State."  Resigning  his  Consulship,  he  re- 
turned to  America  in  the  autumn  of  1865, 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1866,  and  at  once 
won  distinction  as  an  advocate. 

Mr.  Thomas,  during  his  three  years'  resi- 
dence in  Sweden,  acquired  the  Swedish  lan- 
guage, and  became  familiar  with  the  history, 
manners,  and  customs  of  the  people.  On  his 
return  to  his  native  land  he  persistently  ad- 
vocated Swedish  immigration  to  Maine,  and 
presented  the  first  definite,  practical  plan  for 
the  purpose.  The  legislature  of  1870  passed 
an  act  authorizirig  this  plan  to  be  tried.  Mr. 
Thomas,  receiving  the  appointment  of  Com- 
missioner of  Immigration,  proceeded  to  carry 
it  into  effect.  He  visited  Sweden,  recruited  a 
colony  of  fifty-one  Swedes,  sailed  with  them 
over  the  ocean,  led  them  up  the  St.  John 
River  in  flatboats,  and  on  July  23,  1870, 
founded  the  prosperous  settlement  .of  New 
Sweden  in  the  primeval  forest  of  his  native 
State.  Here  he  lived  in  a  log  cabin  with  his 
Swedish  pioneers  for  the  better  portion  of  four 
years,  directing  all  the  affairs  of  the  colony 
until  its  success  was  assured.  The  colony 
has  rapidly  increased,  and  has  constantly  at- 
tracted Swedish  immigration  into  Maine  and 
the  other  New  England  States.  In  1895 
Maine's     Swedish    colony    numbered    fifteen 


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hundred  souls,  owning  real  and  personal  prop- 
erty worth  three-quarters  of  a  million  dollars, 
while  fifteen  hundred  more  Swedish  immi- 
grants were  settled  in  other  parts  of  the  State. 
New  Sweden  appropriately  celebrated  the  de- 
cennial and  the  quarter-centennial  anniversa- 
ries of  its  settlement,  and  on  both  occasions 
Mr.  Thomas  was  the  orator  of  the  day. 

The  city  of  Portland  elected  Mr.  Thomas  a 
member  of  the  Maine  legislatures  of  1873, 
1874,  and  1875.  In  the  first  session  he  made 
his  mark  as  an  able  and  courageous  debater, 
and  in  the  two  later  sessions  he  presided  over 
the  House  as  Speaker.  He  was  also  Senator 
from  Cumberland  County  in  1879,  but  de- 
clined a  renomination.  In  1875  he  was  Presi- 
dent of  the  Maine  State  Republican  Conven- 
tion, and  in  1880  a  delegate  to  the  memorable 
Republican  National  Convention  at  Chicago, 
which  nominated  General  Garfield  for  the 
Presidency.  On  July  4,  1883,  he  delivered 
the  oration  at  the  quarter-millennial  celebra- 
tion of  the  founding  of  Portland  by  his  own 
ancestor,  Cleeve.  Mr.  Thomas  had  already 
been  appointed  Minister  Resident  to  Sweden 
and  Norway;  and  on  July  19,  the  eve  of  his 
departure  for  his  foreign  post  of  duty,  the 
sympathy  and  good  will  of  his  fellow-citizens 
found  expression  in  a  public  dinner  given  to 
"him  under  the  auspices  of  the  Cumberland 
bar  and  the  merchants  of  Portland. 

Mr.  Thomas  resided  at  Stockholm  as  Amer- 
ican Minister  until  the  close  of  President 
Arthur's  administration  in  1885.  He  was  the 
first  Minister  to  Sweden  to  address  the  King 
in  his  own  language,  the  first  to  hoist  the 
American  flag  at  Stockholm,,  and  the  first  to 
effectively  assist  in  starting  a  line  of  direct 
steamships  between  Sweden  and  the  United 
States. 

On  leaving  the  Northland,  Mr.  Thomas  was 
honored  by  a  public  farewell  banquet  given 
him  by  many  of  the  first  citizens  of  the  Swed- 
ish capital  at  the  Pavilion  of  Hasselbacken  in 
the  Royal  Deer  Park.  The  Pavilion  was 
decorated  with  American  flags,  and  the  band 
of  the  Royal  Second  Life  Guards  played 
American  national  airs. 

In  1887  he  again  visited  Sweden,  and  mar- 
ried Dagmar  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Ragnar 
Tornebladh,    Knight  and   Nobleman,  Member 


of  the  Upper  House  of  the  Swedish  Parlia- 
ment, and  Manager  of  The  National  Bank  of 
the  Kingdom  of  Sweden.  The  year  after, 
Mr.  Thomas  was  orator  at  the  great  Swedish 
celebration  at  Minneapolis,  where  more  than 
forty  thousand  Swedes  assembled  to  commem- 
orate the  two  hundred  and  fiftieth  anniversary 
of  the  first  Swedish  settlement  in  America, 
New  Sweden  on  the  Delaware,  founded  by 
Gustavus  Adolphus.  This  was  the  largest 
gathering  of  the  Swedish  race  that  has  ever 
taken  place  on  the  American  continent. 

In  March,  1889,  Mr.  Thomas  was  appointed 
by  President  Harrison  Envoy  Extraordinary 
and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  to  Sweden  and 
Norway.  He  and  his  young  Swedish  wife 
were  welcomed  back  to  the  Northland  with 
distinguished  honors  by  both  King  and  people. 
During  his  second  term  he  helped  secure  the 
appointment  of  a  Swedish  jurist  as  Chief  Jus- 
tice of  Samoa  under  the  Treaty  of  Berlin,  and 
a  Norwegian  statesman  as  member  of  the  Trib- 
unal of  Arbitration  between  the  United  States 
and  Great  Britain  on  the  question  of  the  fur- 
seal  fisheries  in  Behring  Sea.  On  September 
14,  1890,  on  the  deck  of  the  American  man- 
of-war  "Baltimore,"  lying  in  the  harbor  of 
Stockholm,  Minister  Thomas,  in  an  eloquent 
address,  delivered  the  honored  ashes  of  the 
great  Swedish-American,  John  Ericsson,  to 
the  King  and  people  of  Sweden. 

During  Mr.  Thomas's  second  term  a  freer 
market  for  American  products  was  opened  in 
Sweden,  the  Riksdag  voting  in  1892  to  reduce 
the  duties  on  both  grain  and  pork  by  one-half.  _ 
It  was  at  his  own  suggestion,  made  to  the  De- 
partment of  State  in  1890,  that  Mr.  Thomas 
received  instructions  under  which  he  com- 
menced negotiations  with  the  governments  of 
the  United  Kingdoms  that  resulted  in  the 
full  and  satisfactory  extradition  treaties  of 
1893  between  the  United  States  and  both 
Sweden  and  Norway. 

Mr.  Thomas  is  an  attractive  public  speaker, 
and  from  the  political  "stump  "  or  lecture  plat- 
form has  addressed  large  audiences  in  nearly 
all  the  Northern  States  in  both  the  English 
and  Swedish  languages.  He  is  also  widely 
known  as  an  entertaining  writer.  He  pub- 
lished in  1869  a  translation  qf  an  historical 
novel,  "The  Last  Athenian,"  from  the  Swed- 


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ish  of  Victor  Rydberg,  for  which  he  received 
the  special  thanks  of  the  King  of  Sweden  and 
Norway;  and  he  has  written  many  spirited 
articles  for  Harper's  Monthly,  the  Cosmopoli- 
tan, and  other  magazines  and  periodicals.  His 
greatest  literary  work,  however,  is  "Sweden 
and  the  Swedes,"  a  richly  illustrated  volume 
of  seven  hundred  and  fifty  pa^es,  published  in 
1892  in  both  America  and  Sweden,  printed  in 
both  the  English  and  Swedish  languages. 
This  book  has  met  with  a  flattering  reception 
and  large  sales  on  both  sides  the  Atlantic,  and 
is  characterized  by  the  Swedish  press  as  "the 
most  correct  and  at  the  same  time  the  most 
genial  description  of  Sweden  and  its  people 
ever  published  in  any  language." 

Mr.  Thomas  is  a  keen  follower  of  the  chase 
and  a  lover  of  all  outdoor  manly  sports.  He 
has  laid  low  the  bear  in  the  backwoods  of 
Canada  and  the  elk  in  the  forests  of  Sweden. 
On  September  29,  1893,  when  hunting  in 
company  with  the  Emperor  of  Germany  and 
King  Oscar  on  Hunneberg  Mountain  in 
Sweden,  Mr.  Thomas  had  the  good  luck  to 
shoot  four  noble  elk,  as  large  and  grand  as  the 
moose  of  America.  During  this  hunt  Em- 
peror William  was  exceedingly  gracious 
toward  the  American  Minister,  frequently 
chatting  and  je§ting  with  him  in  the  most  un- 
conventional and  democratic  manner;  and  soon 
after  his  return  to  Berlin  the  Emperor  sent  to 
Mr.  Thomas  his  portrait  "as  "  (to  use  the  Em- 
peror's own  words)  "a  token  of  special  sym- 
pathy and  a  souvenir  of  the  personal  meeting 
with  you  on  the  Hunneberg  hunt."  '  The 
painting  is  inscribed  by  the  Emperor's  own 
hand,  "  Wilhelm,  Imperator  Rex." 

Mr.  Thomas  was  recalled  from  the  Swedish 
and  Norwegian  mission  by  President  Cleve- 
land in  1894.  At  a  farewell  audience  Mr. 
Thomas  was  presented  by  King  Oscar  with  his 
portrait,  a  magnificent  life-size  painting,  per- 
sonally inscribed  by  the  King.  On  his  return 
to  America  in  October,  he  was  welcomed  back 
to  his  native  land  by  a  public  reception  and 
banquet,  given  in  his  honor  by  the  leading 
Swedish-Americans  of  the  State  of  New  York 
at  the  house  of  the  Swedish  Engineers'  Club 
in  Brooklyn. 

During  the  winter  of  1894-95  he  delivered 
addresses  upon  "Sweden  and  the  Swedes"  in 


more  than  fifty  cities  and  towns,  in  sixteen 
different  States  of  the  Union.  He  was  every- 
where greeted  by  large  and  enthusiastic 
audiences,  frequently  numbering  several  thou- 
sands. In  many  cities  he  was  honored  by 
public  receptions  and  banquets,  United  States 
Senators  and  Governors  of  States  presided  at 
his  meetings,  and  his  entire  lecture  tour  from 
the  Atlantic  to  the  Rocky  Mountains  was  one 
continued  ovation. 

Of  Mr.  Thomas  it  can  with,  truth  be  said 
that  no  other  native  American  ever  acquired 
so  intimate  a  knowledge  of  Sweden  and  the 
Swedes.  None  ever  accomplished  so  much  by 
both  tongue  and  pen  in  making  Sweden  and 
the  Swedes  known  and  honored  throughout 
America,  and  none  is  more  widely  known  or 
more  highly  respected  by  the  Swedes  in  both 
the  Old  World  and  the  New. 

Mr.  Thomas  is  a  member  of  the  Maine  His- 
torical Society,  the  Swedish  Geographical  So- 
ciety, His  Majesty  King  Oscar's  Shooting 
Club,  the  Royal  Swedish  Yacht  Club,  the 
Idun  (a  Swedish  literary  club),  the  Portland 
Fraternity  Club,  and  he  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Portland  Yacht  Club. 

Mr.  Thomas  has  led  a  life  of  many-sided  ac- 
tivity and  of  honorable  achievement.  Though 
but  of  middle  age,  he  has  been  lawyer,  legis- 
lator, founder  of  a  community.  Consul,  dip- 
lomat, orator,  and  author;  and  in  all  he  has 
been  a  success.  He  has  contributed  to  the 
common  weal,  and  has  been  an  important 
factor  in  social  advancement. 

An  excellent  portrait  of  this  practical  hu- 
manitarian may  be  seen  on  a  preceding  page. 


Y^EON  L.  HALE,  M.D.,  an  active  prac- 
IJT  titioner  of  medicine,  surgery,  and 
-^~>^  _  ^  dental  surgery  on  Chebeague  Island, 
in  the  town  of  Cumberland,  Me., 
was  born  in  Westbrook,  Cumberland  County, 
June  26,  1854.  He  is  of  Colonial  stock, 
whose  progenitor  came  to  this  country  from 
England  at  an  early  period,  and  settled  in  Es- 
sex County,  Massachusetts.  A  more  extended 
notice  of  the  immigrant  ancestor  may  be  found 
in  the     History  of  Newburyport,  Mass  " 

Nathaniel    Hale,    Dr.    Hale's   great-grand- 
father, came  to    Portland   from    Newburyport 


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some  time  previous  to  1775,  as  he  is  men- 
tioned in  Willis's  "History  of  Portland"  as 
one  of  those  who  lost  property  in  that  year  by 
the  British  at  the  time  that  Portland  was 
bombarded  by  Captain  Mowatt.  Nathaniel 
Hale  was  born  in  1744,  and  died  April  23, 
1808.  His  wife,  Mary  Lawrence,  only  child 
of  Joshua  and  Sarah  Lawrence  (the  former  of 
whom  was  born  in  17 19,  and  died  in  1802, 
and  the  latter  born  in  1731,  and  died  in 
1783),  was  born  in  1752,  and  died  October 
10,  1820.  They  were  the  parents  of  nine 
children,  as  follows,  all  natives  of  West- 
brook,  Me.:  Joseph,  born  May  29,  1773,  died 
October  2,  1803;  Polly,  born  February  21, 
1775;  Sarah,  born  February  19,  1778,  died 
December  23,  1780;  Sarah,  born  November 
27,  1780,  died  November  21,  1786;  Nathan- 
iel, born  May  23,  1783;  Anna,  born  May  3, 
1786;  Phebe,  born  January  2,  1788;  George 
(grandfather  of  Dr.  Hale),  born  July  15, 
1793,  died  July  15,  1850;  Louisa,  born  No- 
vember 9,  1 795,  died  December  21,  1820. 

After  being  burned  out  by  the  British,  Na- 
thaniel Hale,  with  his  wife  and  the  Law- 
rences, went  to  Westbrook,  near  Pride's 
Corner,  where  he  bought  a  large  tract  of  land, 
now  consisting  of  several  farms,  upon  which 
they  built  and  kept  an  inn  for  many  years,  or 
till  he  died.  His  son  George  then  came  into 
possession  of  the  estate  and  business.  The 
elder  son  of  George  Hale  now  still  retains 
about  one  hundred  acres  of  the  original  home- 
stead. George  Hale  was  in  the  War  of  1812- 
14,  holding  the  rank  of  Captain  in  Colonel 
Hobbs's  regiment.  On  January  18,  18 16,  he 
married  Martha  Roberts,  daughter  of  James 
Roberts,  whose  wife  was  a  Cushman.  Their 
children  were  eight  in  number,  as  follows,  all 
born  at  the  old  Hale  homestead:  Alpheus, 
born  May  21,  18 17,  living,  unmarried;  Na- 
thaniel, born  October  24,  18 19,  married 
Lovina  Knight;  George  R.  (father  of  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch),  born  December  14,  1821, 
died  August  26,  1862;  Louisa,  born  March 
10,  1824,  married  Abial  Cutter,  of  West- 
brook,  and  died  in  October,  1864;  Josiah, 
born  November  16,  1827,  now  living,  mar- 
ried Harriet  White,  of  Gorham,  Me.;  Sabra, 
born  February  15,  1830,  married  Horace 
Pride  of  Westbrook,  and  died  in  September, 


1863;  Martha,  born  April  8,  1834,  married 
Jason  Leighton,  of  F"almouth,  Me. ;  Phebe, 
born  February  2,  1838,  married  Charles  Pride, 
of  Westbrook. 

George  R.  Hale,  when  a  young  man,  went  to 
New  Hampshire,  and  learned  the  trade  of  a 
shoemaker,  at  which  he  continued  to  work  for 
a  while.  On  April  3,  1853,  he  married  Lucy 
K.  Gammon,  of  Westbrook,  daughter  of 
Stephen  and  Sarah  (Knight)  Gammon;  and 
soon  after  he  became  engaged  in  the  wholesale 
beef  business,  finding  a  market  mostly  in  those 
days  in  Portland  and  Boston.  In  i860  he  took 
into  partnership  William  Morrill,  of  Wind- 
ham, Me.,  who  was  associated  with  him  at  the 
time  of  his  death.  George  R.  Hale  left  two 
children  —  Leon  L. ;  and  Jason  L.,  who  was 
born  January  24,  1856,  and  died  April  22, 
1887.  Jason  L.  Hale  married  Harriet  Saw- 
yer, of  Knightsville,  Me.,  and  left  one  son, 
now  living,  George  by  name. 

Leon  L.  Hale  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  Westbrook,  at  the  Pride's  Corner 
High  School,  and  at  Gray's  Business  College, 
Portland,  Me.  After  obtaining  a  business  ed- 
ucation he  first  became  employed  in  the  large 
dry-goods  establishment  of  Jordan,  Marsh  & 
Co.,  of  Boston,  but  soon  returned  to  Maine, 
where  in  June,  1875,  he  was  engaged  by 
Royal  Leighton,  of  Woodford's,  Deering,  as 
book-keeper  and  cashier.  This  merchant  then 
held  the  appointment  of  Postmaster  at  Wood- 
ford's, wherefore  young  Hale  was  duly  sworn 
in  as  Assistant  Postmaster,  assuming  full 
charge  of  the  office,  and  conducting  it  in  a 
satisfactory  manner  to  the  public'for  one  year. 
Resigning  his  position  at  the  end  of  that  time 
he  entered  into  the  employ  of  Samuel  W. 
Wilson,  who  was  then,  in  1876,  about  to 
start,  'the  first  store  in  Deering  Centre,  a 
new  and  rapidly  growing  section  of  the  town. 
Mr.  Wilson  being  a  man  well  advanced  in 
years  and  without  a  knowledge  of  the  busi- 
ness, .his  clerk  became  general  manager  of 
this  enterprise,  and  was  successful  in  build- 
ing up  a  large  and  lucrative  business,  which 
in  1877  was  sold  to  other  parties. 

In  November,  1877,  a  few  months  after  his 
marriage,  Mr.  Hale  commenced  the  study  of 
dentistry  with  Dr.  Samuel  A.  Packard,  of 
Portland,  Me.,  at  his  office,  corner  of  Temple 


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and  Middle  Streets,  remaining  with  him  until 
July,    1879.     ^^  '^'^sri   removed   from   Wood- 
ford's, Me.,  to  Boothbay  Harbor,  and  opened 
an  office,  being  the  first  dentist  to  permanently 
locate  in  that  thriving  town,  where  he  at  once 
began  the  study  of  medicine  with  Dr.  Charles 
W.  Price.     During  his  stay  there  of  one  year, 
in  connection  with  his  practice  and  medical 
studies,  Dr.  Hale  was  reporter  for  the  Booth- 
bay  Register,  and  wrote  occasional  continued 
articles  for  that  paper.     In    1880  he  removed 
to  Boston,  and,  opening  an  office  on  Kneeland 
Street,  there  practised  dentistry,  in   1882  re- 
moving with  his  family  again  to  Westbrook, 
Me.,  for  the  purpose  of  entering  theBowdoin 
Medical   School  at   Brunswick.     In    1883    he 
returned  to  Boston,  and  entered  the   College 
of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  graduating  with 
honors    from    this   institution    in    May,    1884. 
He  immediately  opened  an  office  on  Tremont 
Street,  where  he  practised  until  he  removed  to 
Chebeague  Island,   having  in  the  mean  time 
received  the  appointment  of  Superintendent  of 
Essex  Street  Dispensary,   now  known  as  the 
North    End    Dispensary   and    Hospital.       In 
1886  Dr.  Hale  came  to  Casco  Bay,  and  settled 
on  Chebeague  Island,  where  he  has  built  up  a 
large  and    successful    practice,    being    highly 
esteemed  and  popular  with  all  classes. 

Dr.  Leon  L.  Hale  has  been  twice  married. 
His  first  wife,  with  whom  he  was  united  on 
July  IS,  1877,  was  Josephine  Mallard,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Mallard,  of  Portland,  Me.  She 
passed  away  August  16,  1883,  leaving  one 
child,  Leona  J.  His  present  wife,  to  whom 
he  was  married  May  5,  1894,  was  formerly 
Mrs.  Alice  M.  Hamilton.  She  is  a  daugh- 
ter of  Joshua  L.  Curit,  of  Chebeague  Island. 
By  this  union  there  has  been  one  child,  Leon 
S.  Hale,  who  was  born  May  14,  1895,  and 
died  December  10,  1895. 

In  politics  Dr.  Hale  affiliates  with  the 
Democratic  party.  He  is  a  man  of  broad 
views  on  the  leading  questions  of  the  day,  in- 
cluding religious  subjects.  Socially,  he  'is  a 
member  of  Falmouth  Encampment,  No.  11, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Port- 
land, Me.;  member  of  the  Alumni  of  the 
College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  Fellow  of  the  Maine  Academy  of 
Medicine  and  Science. 


of 


AMUEL  L.  PAINE,  a  veteran 
the  Civil  War,  now  living  in  re- 
tirement in  Sebago,  was  born  in 
Baldwin,  Cumberland  County,  Me., 
March  28,  1821,  son  of  David  and  JBetsey 
(Lamb)  Paine.  Mr.  Paine's  father,  who  fol- 
lowed the  carpenter's  trade  in  connection  with 
farming,  was  a  well-known  and  highly  es- 
teemed resident  of  Baldwin.  His  wife, 
Betsey  Lamb,  became  the  mother  of  eleven 
children,  four  sons  and  seven  daughters,  two 
of  whom  are  now  living. 

Samuel  L.  Paine  received  his  education  in 
the   schools   of  his  native  town,   and    worked 
upon  the  farm  until  he  was  eighteen  years  old. 
He  then  began  to  learn  the  trade  of  a  carpen- 
ter with  his  father,  and  subsequently  practised 
it  as  a  journeyman  until  September  19,  1864,. 
when  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  D, 
Ninth  Regiment,   Maine  Volunteer  Infantry, 
being  mustered  into  service  at  Portland.     His 
regiment  was  assigned  to  duty  in  Virginia  and 
North  Carolina,  and  took  part  in  the  conclud- 
ing military  operations  of  the  Rebellion,  he 
being  discharged  at  Newbern,  N.C.,  on  June 
3,  1865.     He  returned  to  Baldwin,  where  he 
remained  until    1876,   at  which   time  he  took 
up  his  residence  in  Harrison,  and  three  years 
later  removed  to  Mapleton,  Aroostook  County,, 
Me.       In    1885    he    returned    to    Cumberland 
County,  and,  settling  in  the  town  of  Sebago, 
has    since    resided    here,    retired   from   active 
labor.     On   October  4,   1849,    Mr.    Paine  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Eliza  A.  Davis,  and  can 
now  point  with  pride  to  three  children,  eight 
grandchildren,  and  one  great-grandchild.      In 
politics  Mr.  Paine  is  a  Republican.      He  has 
led  a  busy  and  fairly  prosperous  career,  and  is 
now    enjoying    a    well-earned    rest    from    the 
cares  and  responsibilities  of  active  life,  with 
the    knowledge    that    he    has    faithfully    per- 
formed his  duties,  both  as  a  citizen  and  as  a 
soldier. 


^t^y^^YRON  EASTMAN  MOORE,  of 
1=1=^  Deering,  Me.,  a  successful  con- 
^  eJU  ^^^^  tractor  and  builder,  is  a  son  of 
Adams  and  Jane  (Curry)  Moore, 
of  Lisbon,  N.Y.,  where  his  birth  occurred  on 
September  30,  1852. 


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Adams  Moore  was  born  in  Lisbon,  St.  Law- 
rence Couqiy,  N.Y.,  and  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  that  town.  He 
has  always  followed  the  vocation  of  a  farmer, 
at  which  he  has  been  fairly  successful,  dairy- 
ing being  his  specialty.  His  wife,  Jane 
Curry,  is  a  native  of  Toronto,  Canada.  Of  the 
eleven  children  born  of  their  union  nine  are 
living,  namely:  Agnes,  the  widow  of  John 
Mercer,  of  Warsaw,  Wis. ;  Martha,  who  mar- 
ried Edward  C.  Coffin,  of  Syracuse,  N.Y 
Albert  W.,  a  banker  in  Washington,  Kan 
Melissa,  the  wife  of  Charles  Howard,  of 
Somerville,  N.J.;  Alzina,  who  married  a  Mr. 
Bird,  of  Syracuse,  N.Y. ;  Myron  Eastman; 
Jud.son  D.;  John  D. ;  and  Franklin  A.,  the 
last  three  of  whom  are  residents  of  Lisbon, 
N.Y.  Both  parents  are  still  living  at  the  age 
of  eighty  and  seventy-eight  years  respectively. 
They  are  members  of  the  Congregational 
Church  of  Lisbon,  N.Y.,  ■  of  which  he  is 
Deacon. 

Myron  Eastman  Moore  acquired  a  good 
practical  education  in  the  common  schools  of 
his  native  place.  He  then  learned  the  trade 
of  a  carpenter,  and  for  a  number  of  years  he 
was  employed  as  a  journeyman.  In  1873  he 
came  to  Deering,  where,  shortly  after,  he  es- 
tablished himself  in  business  as  a  contractor 
and  builder;  and  during  the  past  twenty-two 
years  he  has  erected  a  large  number  of  build- 
ings in  Portland  and  vicinity.  He  was  mar- 
ried on  March  4,  1874,  to  Miss  Sarah  A. 
Guptill,  a  daughter  of  Daniel  Guptill,  of 
Milton  Mills,  N.H.  They  have  one  child,  a 
daughter  named  Stella  E. 

Mr.  Moore  has  served  on  the  Town  and  City 
Committee  for  a  number  of  years.  In  1891 
and  1892  he  was  elected  Assessor  of  the  city 
of  Deering;  and  he  represented  the  city  in  the 
State  legislature  in  1894  and  1895,  during 
which  time  he  served  on  the  Committee  on 
Interior  Waters,  and  has  held  other  offices 
of  responsibility  and  trust,  discharging  the 
duties  of  each  in  a  faithful  and  business-like 
manner.  Fraternally,  he  is  affiliated  with 
Deering  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  is  now 
connected  with  the  Maine  Charitable  Me- 
chanic Association.  He  is  an  attendant  and 
supporter  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church, 
of  which  his  wife  is  a  member. 


fHADDEUS  L.  D.ODGE,  the  genial  and 
popular  station  agent  in  Westbrook,  of 
the  Portland  &  Rochester  Railroad, 
was  born  in  Woolwich,  Me.,  April  5,  1865, 
son  of  Alpheus  and  Margaret  J.  (Buker) 
Dodge.  His  ancestors  were  early  settlers  in 
Woolwich,  of  which  place  his  paternal  grand- 
father was  a  prosperous  farmer.  He  died 
there  in  1865.  He  gave  his  adherence  to  the 
Republican  party,  and  attended  the  Congrega- 
tional church.  Of  his  six  chiftlren  five  are 
now  living,  namely:  George  W.,  residing  in 
Woolwich ;  Wilmot,  a  resident  of  Bath,  Me. ; 
Mary,  wife  of  Woodbury  Hall,  of  Vienna, 
Me. ;  Sarah,  who  married  Stephen  Webb,  of 
Scituate,  Mass;  and  Alpheus,  father  of  Thad- 
deus  L. 

Alpheus  Dodge,  who  was  born  in  Woolwich, 
in  early  life  learned  the  trade  of  a  mason. 
He  resided  in  Bowdoin,  Me.,  for  some  years, 
and  spent  about  five  years  in  Boston,  where  he 
followed  his  trade.  He  finally  settled  in 
Bath,  where  he  has  since  carried  on  business 
as  a  contractor  and  builder,  having  assisted  in 
the  erection  of  many  fine  buildings,  including 
the  post-office,  custom-house,  and  high  school. 
He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and,  while  resid- 
ing in  Woolwich,  served  as  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Selectmen.  In  his  religious  views 
he  is  a  Baptist,  and,  socially,  was  formerly 
connected  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  Lodge 
in  Bowdoinham.  His  wife,  Margaret  J. 
Buker,  is  a  daughter  of  Isaac  Buker,  of  Bow- 
doin. She  was  the  mother  of  seven  children, 
four  of  whom  are  living,  namely:  Charles  F., 
of  Boothbay,  Me. ;  Fanny  W.,  who  resides  at 
home;  Hattie  L.,  wife  of  James  Murray,  of 
Bath ;  and  Thaddeus  L.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

Thaddeus  L.  Dodge  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Bowdoin,  and  after  a  course  of  study 
at  the  high  school  became  a  railroad  employee. 
He  acquired  a  knowledge  of  telegraphy,  and 
after  perfecting  himself  in  general  station 
work  at  Lisbon  Falls,  Me.,  where  he  remained 
for  a  year,  he  went  to  Westbrook  Junction  to 
take  the  position  of  clerk  at  the  Maine  Cen- 
tral station,  capably  performing  his  duties 
there  for  three  years  and  a  half.  After  a  ser- 
vice of  four  months  as  station  agent  in 
Corinna,  Me.,  he  was  placed  in  charge  of  the 


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Portland  &  Rochester- station  in  Westbrook, 
where  he  has  since  remained.  He  possesses  a 
genial  disposition,  which  makes  him  de- 
servedly popular  as  a  railroad  official;  and  his 
management  of  the  affairs  of  the  Westbrook 
station  is  systematic  and  thorough.  On  De- 
cember 1 8,  1895,  he  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Grace  F.  Buck,  of  Deering,  Me. 

In  politics  Mr.  Dodge  is  a  supporter  of  the 
Democratic  party,  and  as  a  candidate  for 
Alderman  from  Ward  3  in  1894  he  polled  a 
large  vote,  but  was  defeated  by  his  Repub- 
lican opponent.  In  his  religious  views  he 
is  a  Methodist.  * 


OHN  H.  WARD,  the  possessor  and 
manager  of  Side  Hill  Farm,  as  it  is 
familiarly  known  in  New  Gloucester, 
Cumberland  County  Me.,  was  born  in 
Greenville,  Piscataquis  County,  at  the  south 
end  of  JVToosehead  Lake,  on  August  25,  1839, 
son  of  John  and  Mary  (Gerrish)  Ward. 

John  Ward  was  a  native  of  Gorham,  Cum- 
berland County.  He  was  the  son  of  Jesse 
Ward,  of  that  town,  whose  father,  John  Ward, 
came  to  Gorham  from  Cape  Cod,  in  the  colony 
of  Massachusetts,  the  latter  being  a  son  of 
General  'Ward  of  Revolutionary  times  and 
fame. 

When  John  Ward,  of  Gorham,  started  out  in 
life  for  himself,  he  engaged  in  farming  in  his 
native  town,  living  there  until  he  was  twenty- 
six  years  of  age,  after  which  he  removed  to 
Moosehead  Lake,  and  during  the  subsequent 
thirty  years  was  there  successfully  engaged  in 
agricultural  pursuits.  He  next  settled  in 
Gorham,  and  resided  in  that  town  until  eighty- 
four  years  of  age,  coming  then  to  his  son's 
home  in  New  Gloucester  to  pass  his  remaining 
years,  living  to  the  age  of  eighty-nine.  His 
wife,  Mary  Gerrish,  was  born  in  Windham, 
They  reared   eight  children,    but    John 


Me. 


H.  is  now  the  only  one  living. 

John  H.  Ward  continued  to  live  with  his 
parents  until  he  was  twenty  years  of  age.  He 
then  engaged  in  farming  on  the  Magal  Road 
in  the  western  part  of  New  Gloucester,  and 
after  ten  years  spent  there  he  removed  to  the 
farm  on  which  he  now  resides.  It  contains 
one  hundred  and  sixteen  acres  of  land,  and  is 


proportionately  divided  between  pasturage  and 
tillage.  He  usually  keeps  about  fifteen  milch 
cows,  from  which  he  gets  a  daily  average  of 
eighteen  gallons  of  milk,  which  is  sold  to  the 
dealers  in  Portland,  Me.  He  also  carries  on 
general  farming  with  excellent  results,  and  is 
known  throughout  the  county  as  a  diligent 
worker  and  a  thoroughly  reliable  man,  one 
who  by  his  personal  efforts  has  met  with  a 
good  degree  of  success. 

He  was  married  on  June  29,  1861,  to  Miss 
Mary  S.  Russell,  of  Gray,  Me.,  a  daughter  of 
Charles  R.  and  Susan  (Shaw)  Russell.  Her 
father  was  a  successful  agriculturist  of  Wel- 
lington and  Gray,  Me.,  his  last  days  being 
spent  in  the  latter  place,  where  his  wife  ^Iso 
died.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ward's  union  has  been 
blessed  by  the  birth  of* nine  children,  as  fol- 
lows: Mary  Ella,  the  widow  of  John  P. 
Bailey,  residing  in  New  Gloucester;  Eliza  J., 
who  married  Frank  Tufts,  and  lives  on  the  old 
Penney  Road  in  New  Gloucester;  Hannah, 
who  died  when  two  years  old;  Rosa  Belle,  the 
wife  of  G.  A.  Bowie,  and  now  living  in 
North  Yarmouth,  Me. ;  Sarah  Maria,  who  is 
employed  at  the  Hebron  Academy;  Lucy C, 
residing  in  Boston,  Mass. ;  Charles  G., .  a 
farmer  of  New  Gloucester;  John  R.  and 
Harriet  E.,  both  of  whom  are  at  home.  The 
children  all  received  a  good  practical  common- 
school  education. 

Mr.  Ward  is  numbered  among  the  faithful 
adherents  of  the  Republican  party.  He  and 
his  wife  are  members  of  the  First  Congrega- 
tional Church  of  New  Gloucester. 


(  PJEORGE  N.  AND  FRANK  H. 
\teT  BURNHAM,  of  Bridgton,  organ- 
^-'^  izers  of  the  Bridgton  Machine  Com- 
pany, are  both  natives  of  this,  village,  the 
birth  of  the  former  having  occurred  February 
22,  1853,  while  the  latter  was  born  August  6, 
1856.  They  are  of  English  extraction  and  of 
excellent  pioneer  ancestry,  their  paternal 
grandfather,  Nathaniel  Burnhaim,  having  been 
a  native  of  the  town  of  Cumberland,  of  which 
his  parents  were  early  settlers.  Nathan  Burn- 
ham,  father  of  George  and  Frank,  was  born  in 
Bridgton,  and  here  married  Miss  Hannah  A. 
Perry,   who  bore  him  five  children,   namely: 


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2IS 


Lizzie  (deceased);  Nellie  E.,  wife  of  Frank 
P.  Bennett;  George  N.;  Frank  H.;  and 
Alice  (deceased). 

George  N.  and  his  brother,  Frank  H.  Burn- 
ham,  acquired  their  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  their  native  town.  In  1871  they 
entered  upon  a  three  years'  apprenticeship 
with  S.  A.  Miller  &  Co.,  to  learn  the 
founder's  and  machinist's  trade,  in  both  of 
which  they  became  proficient,  working  for  the 
above-mentioned  firm  until  1887.  The  Bridg- 
ton  Machine  Company  was  then  organized, 
Mr.  Burnham  and  his  brother  becoming  co- 
partners. They  are  engaged  in  the  manufact- 
ure of  turbine  water-wheels,  shingle  and 
heading  machines,  and  carry  on  a  substantial 
and  lucrative  business  in  general  mill  work 
of  all  descriptions,  giving  universal  satisfac- 
tion to  their  numerous  customers  and  patrons. 
George  N.  Burnham  was  married  April  i, 
1877,  to  Miss  Ella  M.  Brackett,  a  native  of 
Casco,  Me.  In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat, 
and,  socially,  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
Order,  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, and  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  Frank 
H.  Burnham  was  united  in  marriage  August 
8,  1884,  to  Miss  Addie  Tucker,  of  Scarboro, 
Me. ;  and  their  wedded  life  has  been  bright- 
ened by  the  birth  of  one  daughter,  Myrtle 
A.  Socially,  Mr.  Burnham,  like  his  brother, 
belongs  to  the  Masons  and  to  the  Odd  Fel- 
,  ,  ,  lows,  being  a  popular  member  of  both  organ- 
izations. 


Chester, 
German 


•Tt:^ICHARD  R.  SCHONLAND,  a  mem- 
I  <^  ber  of  the  wide-awake  firm  of  Schon- 
_|b\  land  Brothers,  of  8  and  10  Union 
^"^  Street,  Portland,  was  born  at  Man- 
N.H.,  March  8,  1861.  He  is  of 
parentage,  his  father  and  mother, 
Charles  Henry  and  Julia  (Hoppe)  Schonland, 
having  been  natives  of  the  Fatherland.  The 
father,  who  is  now  a  sausage  manufacturer  in 
Lawrence,  Mass.,  learned  the  business  from 
his  father  in  Germany,  and  in  turn  taught  his 
sons  the  mysterious  art. 

Richard  R.  Schonland  was  educated  in 
Lawrence,  and  under  the  instruction  of  his 
father,  for  whom  he  worked  several  years,  be- 
came familiar  with  his  present  business.     He 


was  also  employed  for  a  time  in  some  of  the 
leading  markets  of  that  city,  where  he  became 
an  expert  in  meat-cutting,  being  subsequently 
employed  as  a  meat-cutter  in  one  of  the  large 
markets  of  Charlestown,  Mass.  After  leaving 
Charlestown,  Mr.  Schonland  worked  for  some 
time  in  a  Lawrence  market,  and  was  also 
for  a  while  in  the  employ  of  his  brother 
Henry.  In  September,  1891,  the  two  brothers, 
Charles  an,d  Richard,  who  had  investigated 
different  cities  in  search  of  a  favorable  loca- 
tion, decided  to  establish  themselves  in  busi- 
ness in  Portland.  Leasing  a  store  at  485  Fore 
Street,  they  telegraphed  to  Lawrence  for  ma- 
chinery previously  purchased,  and  at  once 
commenced  operations,  continuing  at  that 
stand  for  several  years.  Being  prosperous  in 
their  venture,  they  purchased  land  from  Gen- 
eral Fessenden  for  the  site  of  their  present 
factory,  which  was  completed  in  1894,  and 
into  which  they  moved  in  January,  1895. 
They  were  pioneers  in  their  branch  of  indus- 
try; and  they  have  established  a  high  and 
wide  reputation  for  their  products,  which  are 
invariably  pure,  healthful,  and  of  standard 
quality. 

Mr.  Schonland  is  independent  in  his  polit- 
ical views,  voting,  according  to  his  light,  for 
the  best  men  and  best  measures.  Socially, 
he  is  a  member  of  the  Order  of  Elks,  being  at 
present  Esquire  of  the  Order.  He  likewise 
belongs  to  the  Portland  Athletic  Club,  and  is 
a  member  of  the  Turn  Verein  of  Lawrence. 

Mr.  Schonland  married  Miss  Helen  L. 
Geisler,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Wilhelmina 
(Eichler)  Geisler,  the  children  of  their  union 
being  three  in  number;  namely,  Carl  F., 
Helen,  and  Mildred.  The  family  have  a  win- 
ter residence  at  18  Stone  Street,  Portland,  but 
spend  their  summers  at  their  cottage  on  Long 
Island. 


'ACOB  R.  PRATT,  a  retired  farmer  and 
lifelong  resident  of  Yarmouth,  Cum- 
berland County,  Me.,  was  born  in  this 
town,  September  16,  18 17,  son  of 
David  and  Mary  (Russell)  Pratt.  He  is  a  de- 
scendant of  Sherebia  Pratt,  who  settled  in 
Cumberland  considerably  over  a  century  ago, 
and  became  an   extensive  land-owner  both  in 


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Maine  and  in  Canada.  This  pioneer  ancestor 
reared  a  family  of  eleven  children,  all  of  whom 
grew  to  maturity.  He  died  in  Portland,  Me., 
in  1819. 

David  Pratt,  Mr.  Pratt's  father,  was  born 
in  North  Yarmouth,  previous  to  the  separa- 
tion of  Maine  from  Massachusetts.  He  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  lumbering,  which  he 
followed  with  ability  and  with  good  financial 
success,  and  became  quite  well-to-do  in  the 
world.  In  his  religious  faith  he  was  a 
Baptist,  and  he  supported  the  Whig  party  in 
politics.  He  resided  upon  a  farm  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  his  son's  present  property,  which  is  a 
part  of  the  original  Pratt  estate;  and  he  died 
there  on  February  28,  1850,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-four  years.  His  wife,  Mary  Russell 
Pratt,  became  the  mother  of  thirteen  chil- 
dren, of  whom  Jacob  R.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  is  the  only  survivor.  She  died  on 
January  4,  1857,  aged  seventy-three  years. 

Jacob  R.  Pratt  attended  the  district  school 
of  Yarmouth,  and  at  an  early  age  he  engaged 
in  agricultural  pursuits  with  his  father.  He 
succeeded  to  the  possession  of  a  portion  of  the 
old  homestead  in  1839,  and  has  since  contin- 
ued to  reside  here.  For  many  years  he  culti- 
vated his  farm  of  fifty  acres  with  diligence 
and  skill,  always  enjoying  a  bountiful  pros- 
perity as  the  fruits  of  his  labor.  He  is  well 
known  and  highly  esteemed,  being  one  of  the 
oldest  residents  of  Yarmouth.  In  religion  he 
entertains  liberal  views,  and  in  politics  he 
supports  the  principles  of  the  Republican 
party. 

Shortly  after  taking  possession  of  his  prop- 
erty, Mr.  Pratt  married  Sarah  A.  Barbour,  of 
North  Yarmouth.  She  died  March  20,  1848, 
aged  twenty-eight  years,  leaving  one  child'; 
and  he  wedded  for  his  second  wife,  Clarinda 
S.  Sparrow,  who  was  born  in  Hartford,  Me., 
in  1820,  daughter  of  William  Sparrow,  a  pros- 
perous resident  of  that  town,  and  died  January 
23,  1876.  Mr.  Pratt  has  one  child  by  each 
union,  namely:  Helen  M.,  who  was  born 
March  25,  1846;  and  Eugene  H.,  who  was 
born  August  29,  1853,  and  is  now  managing 
the  farm.  ^     ^ 

Eugene  H.  Pratt  was  educated  ill  the  schools 
of  Yarmouth,  and  since  completing  his  studies 
he  has  devoted   his  attention   to  agricultural 


pursuits.  He  conducts  the  home  farm  irl  an 
enterprising  and  progressive  manner,  and  oc- 
cupies a  prominent  position  among  the  active 
and  successful  farmers  of  this  locality.  He 
supports  the  Republican  party  in  politics,  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church. 

On  June  16,  1885,  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Carrie  E.  True,  who  was  born  in 
North  Yarmouth,  October  16,  1856,  daughter 
of  William  and  Jane  (Pratt)  True.  Her 
father  is  a  prosperous  farmer  of  North  Yar- 
mouth, but  her  mother  is  no  longer  living. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eugene  H.  Pratt  have  been 
called  to  part  with  their  only  child,  Alice  H., 
who  died  May  15,  1895,  aged  seven  years  and 
two  months. 


TJ^HARLES    OLIN     FILES,     M.D.,     a 
(  Vr-^     leading  physician  of  Portland,  whose 

^U  ^  specialty  is  the  treatment  of  nervous 
diseases,  was  born  in  this  city,  Feb- 
ruary 12,  1847.  His  parents,  Wentworth  P. 
and  Anna  CLombard)  Files,  were  both  born  in 
Gorham,  Me. ,  which  was  the  native  place  of 
many  generations  of  the  Files  family.  One  of 
his  ancestors  on  the  maternal  side,  Solomon 
Lombard,  was  graduated  from  Harvard  Col- 
lege in  1723.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  the  Portland 
schools  and  the  Dwight  School  in  Boston, 
where  his  parents  resided  in  1858-^59.  The 
family  removed  to  Portland  in  the  fall  of  1859; 
and  he  at  once  entered  the  Portland  High 
School,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1863. 
The  high  school  was  at  that  time  under  the 
charge  of  Dr.  James  H.  Hanson,  one  of  the 
ablest  teachers  the  State  ever  produced;  and 
Miss  Sarah  Gilpatrick  had  been  for  some  years 
one  of  the  assistants.  The  Hon.  Thomas  B. 
Reed  was  assistant  master  during  o,ne  year, 
1860-61.  In  the  fall  of  1863  young  Files 
entered  Harvard  College,  as  a  member  of  the 
class  of  1867.  His  chum  and  room-mate  for 
the  Freshman  year  was  Edward  Winslow  Fox, 
only  son  of  the  late  Judge  Edward  Fox.  The 
boys  had  been  intimate  friends-  during  the 
whole  course  at  the  high  school;  and  the  close 
friendship  was  only  broken  in  1880  by  the 
death  of  Mr.  Fox,  who  was  apparently  at  that 
time   at   the   beginning   of   a   most    brilliant 


CHARLES    OLIN     FILES. 


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professional  and  literary  career.  Near  the 
close  of  the  Freshman  year  the  health  of  Mr. 
Files  broke  down  so  completely  that  he  was 
advised  to  give  up  all  thought  of  completing 
his  college  course.  He  then  began  the  study 
of  medicine,  which  he  pursued  for  a  year, 
when  his  health  was  so  much  improved  that  he 
determined  to  re-enter  college,  in  the  class  of 
1868.  Just  at  this  time  Dr.  Hanson,  who  was 
principal  of  Portland  Academy,  having  re- 
ceived an  offer  to  return  to  Waterville  and  take 
charge  of  the  Coburn  Classical  Institute, 
asked  Mr.  Files  to  take  his  place  as  principal 
of  the  Portland  Academy. 

Though  then  but  little  over  eighteen  years 
of  age,  Mr.  Files  accepted  the  position,  and 
remained  at  the  head  of  the  academy  through 
the  summer  and  fall  of  1865,  through  the  year 
1866,  and  the  spring  and  summer  of  1867. 
In  tRe  mean  time  he  kept  up  with  the  class  of 
1868  at  college;  and  in  the  fall,  after  passing 
his  examination,  he  entered  the  class  at  the 
beginning  of  the  Senior  year.  He  was  gradu- 
ated, in  the  regular  course,  and  immediately 
entered  the  Portland  School  for  Medical  In- 
struction. In  the  fall  of  1868  he  matriculated 
at  the  medical  department  of  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania;  and  in  the  fall  of  1869  he 
entered  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Sur- 
geons, New  York  City,  graduating  in  March, 
,  ^  1870.  In  April  of  that  year  Dr.  Files  opened 
his  office  in  Portland,  and  has  continued  here 
in  practice  till  the  present  time,  except  for  a 
period  of  two  years,  when  he  was  incapacitated 
for  professional  work  by  ill  health.  He  has 
established  a  reputation  for  skill  in  the  treat- 
ment of  nervous  diseases  that  makes  him  one 
of  the  foremost  specialists  of  the  city. 

On  October  12,  1871,  Dr.  Files  was  mar- 
ried to  Julia  E.,  youngest  daughter  of  Captain 
J.  B.  Coyle,  manager  of  the  Portland  Steam 
Packet  Company  and  one  of  the  founders  of 
the  International  Steamship  Company  and  the 
Maine  Steamship  Company.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Files  have  two  children  —  Nina  N.,  born  Oc- 
tober II,  1872;  and  Charles  Edwin,  born  Au- 
gust 30,  1874. 

In  politics  Dr.  Files  is  a  Republican.  He 
and  his  wife  attend  the  Chestnut  Street  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church,  of  which  the  Doctor 
has  been  organist  for  many  years.     They  have 


a  handsome  residence  at  120  Free  Street,  Port- 
land. 


ENJAMIN  F.  STANLEY,  who  con- 
ducts a  good  farm  in  the  town  of 
Harrison,  was  born  in  York  County, 
Maine,  December  5,  1830,  son  of 
Benjamin  and  Lydia  E.  (Thompson)  Stanley. 
His  father  was  a  native  of  Sanford,  Me.,  born 
July  26,  1799.  In  early  manhood  he  worked 
for  a  time  in  Cambridge;  but  in  1832  he  set- 
tled upon  a  farm  in  Harrison,  where  he  fol- 
lowed agricultural  pursuits  until  1863,  when 
he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  G,,-. 
Twenty-ninth  Maine  Volunteers.  He  died 
June  29,  1864,  while  on  his  way  home  from 
New  Orleans  by  water,  and  was  buried  at  sea. 
His  death  was  a  loss  to  the  town  as  a  useful 
and  esteemed  citizen.  His  wife,  Lydia  E. 
Thompson,  who  was  a  native  of  Sanford,  be- 
came the  mother  of  five  children,  as  follows: 
Benjamin  F.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Harriet,  born  October  27,  1832,  married  I.  P. 
Roberts,  and  resides  in  Milwaukee,  Wis. ; 
Cyrus  K.,  born  February  10,  1835,  is  now  de- 
ceased; Lydia,  born  March  4,  1839,  died  Feb- 
ruary 28,  1855;  and  Martha  L.,  who  was  born 
April  18,  1841,  married  J.  F.  Wight,  and  re- 
sides in  Wellesley  Hills,  Mass.  The  mother 
died  November  22,  1889. 

Benjamin  F.  Stanley  obtained  his  education 
in  the  common  schools  of  Harrison,  and  at  the 
age  of  eighteen  found  employment  as  a  hotel 
clerk  in  Harmony,  Me.  In  1851  he  went  to 
Bangor,  this  State,  where  he  was  employed  in 
the  saw-mills  upon  the  Penobscot  River,  re- 
maining there  until  1853,  when  he  returned  to 
Harrison,  and,  with  his  father,  settled  upon 
his  present  farm.  They  considerably  im- 
proved the  property  before  his  father's  death; 
and  Mr.  Stanley  now  owns  one  hundred  acres 
of  valuable  land,  which  he  devotes  principally 
to  the  cultivation  of  hay  and  corn.  He  is  an 
admirer  and  breeder  of  good  stock,  raising 
some  fine  specimens  of  Hereford  and  Durham 
cattle. 

On  September  21,  1851,  Mr.  Stanley  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Elizabeth  Graves,  who 
was  born  in  Athens,  Me.,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Graves,    her   father    being    no    longer   living. 


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Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stanley  have  two  children, 
namely:  Fanny  L.,  born  December  19,  1852, 
resides  with  her  parents;  George  F.,  born  De- 
cember 10,  1854,  married  a  Miss  Burke,  of 
Rowley,  Mass.,  and  also  at  this  date  resides 
at  home. 

Mr.  Stanley  is  widely  known  and  equally 
esteemed  by  his  fellow-townsmen,  among 
whom  he  occupies  a  prominent  position;  and 
he  is  a  leader  in  all  matters  relative  to  the 
genera]  welfare  of  the  community.  Though 
not  an  aspirant  for  political  honors,  he  takes 
a  lively  interest  in  public  affairs,  and  supports 
the  Republican  party  at  the  polls. 


tLFRED  B.  WINSLOW,  Treasurer  and 
Collector  of  Westbrook,  is  a  native  of 
this  city,  being  born  here,  October 
^"^  24,  1858,  son  of  Stephen  R.  and 
Hannah  (Hacker)  Winslow.  Mr.  Winslow's 
grandfather,  Josiah  Winslow,  was  a  native  of 
that  part  of  Falmouth  which  is  now  included 
within  the  limits  of  Westbrook,  and  a  lifelong 
resident  of  the  locality,  being  well  and  favor- 
ably known  as  an  upright,  conscientious  man 
and  an  exemplary  citizen.  He  died  in  1880, 
aged  eighty-eight  years.  He  reared  a  family 
of  six  children,  of  whom  three  are  living, 
namely:  Stephen  R.,  father  of  Alfred  B. ;  Ed- 
ward B.,  who  resides  in  the  State  of  Kansas; 
and  Lydia  M.,  wife  of  I.  N.  Hacker,  of  West- 
brook. 

Stephen  R.  Winslow  was  born  in  West- 
brook, and,  when  a  young  man,  learned  the 
shoemaker's  trade,  which  he  has  since  followed 
with  profitable  results.  Some  time  ago  he 
moved  to  Lynn,  Mass.,  where  he  now  resides. 
He  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  in  relig- 
ion is  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Friends. 
His  wife,  Hannah  Hacker,  who  is  a  native  of 
Westbrook,  has  had  four  children,  two  of 
whom  are  living,  namely:  Alfred  B.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  and  Ellen  A.,  who  resides 
at  Mount  Holyoke  Seminary. 

Alfred  B.  Winslow  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Westbrook;  and  after 
a  course  of  study  at  the  high  school  he  en- 
tered mercantile  business  as  a  clerk  in  the 
grocery  store  of  H.  P.  Murch,  continuing  in 
that    capacity  for  six  years.      At  the  end    of 


that  time  he  formed  a  coparthership  with 
James  L.  Brown,  purchasing  his  employer's 
business;  and  for  twelve  years  the  firm  of 
Winslow  &  Brown  conducted  a  profitable 
trade.  Mr.  Winslow  then  sold  his  interest 
to  his  partner,  and  accepted  the  oflfice  of  City 
Treasurer  and  Collector,  being  appointed  by 
Mayor  Cordwell  in  January,  1894,  to  fill  the 
unexpired  term  of  G.  Fred.  Murch.  In  March 
of  the  same  year  he  was  appointed  by  Mayor 
Cutter  to  that  office  fqx  the  years  1895  and 
1896.  In  politics  he  is  an  active  supporter  of 
the  Republican  party;  and  he  rendered  valu- 
able service  to  the  city  as  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen  from  Ward  3  in  1892  and 
1893. 

On  September  i,  1882,  Mr.  Winslow  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Hattie  M.  Swett,  daugh- 
ter of  William  H.  Swett,  of  Westbrook,  and 
has  three  children  —  Earle  C ,  twelve ;  Evelyn, 
ten;  and  F^rank  W.,  seven  years  of  age. - 
Mr.  Winslow  is  a  worthy  representative  of 
several  fraternal  Orders,  and  has  taken  an  ac- 
tive part  in  developing  their-  usefulness.  He 
is  a  member  of  Temple  Lodge,  No.  86,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  Westbrook  Lodge,  No.  27,  Knights 
of  Pythias,  of  which  he  has  filled  all  of  the 
chairs,  being  at  the  present  time  Past  Chan- 
cellor and  a  Trustee,  and  is  Treasurer  of 
Tribe  35  of  the  Order  of  Red  Men.  Both 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Winslow  attend  the  Universalist 
church. 


"Cdu/OODBRIDGE  G.  OSBORNE,  who 
YSV/  is  living  retired  from  active  busi- 
'^  '^  ness,  is  a  native  of  Cumberland 
County,  Maine,  his  birth  having  occurred 
July  14,  1837,  in  the  town  of  Scarboro.  His 
father,  the  Rev.  Charles  F.  Osborne,  and  his 
grandfather,  the  Rev.  John  B.  Osborne,  were 
faithful  ministers  of  the  Free  Will  Baptist 
denomination. 

John  B.  Osborne  was  a  native  of  Lee, 
N.H.,  where,  when  but  a  boy,  he  became  im- 
bued with  religious  zeal,  and  determined  to 
consecrate  his  life  to  the  cause  of  Christian- 
ity.^ He  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  -his 
native  town,  arid  became  one  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful and  influential  preachers  of  that  faith 
in  New  Hampshire.     He  was  twice  married. 


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His  first  wife,  Abigail  Smith,  bore  him  three 
children.  His  second  wife,  Mary  Frost, 
-mother  of  the  Rev.  C.  F.  Osborne,  was  born 
in  Epping,  N.H.  She  bore  him  fourteen 
children;  and  of  these  Jerry  Jackson  Osborne, 
the  youngest  child,  is  the  only  one  now  liv- 
ing. He  is  a  farmer  in  Gorham,  owning  one 
hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  land,  about  one- 
third  of  it  being  under  cultivation. 

Charles  F.  Osborne,  born  March  15,  1800, 
in  Lee,  N.H.,  was  there  reared  to  man's  es- 
tate. For  some  years  he  was  engaged  mostly 
in  surveying  in  Portland,  being  employed  a 
portion  of  the  time  as  a  clerk  in  a  store.  He 
subsequently  started  in  mercantile  business 
for  himself,  opening  a  general  store,  but  gave 
up  this  in  order  to  fit  himself  for  the  ministry, 
for  which  he  was  eminently  adapted.  He 
was  ordained  as  pastor  of  the  Free  Will  Bap- 
tist church  at  Fort  Hill,  Gorham,  in  1837; 
and  he  continued  his  pastoral  labors  until  his 
death,  January  24,  1854,  his  last  charge  being 
at  the  Limerick  and  Limington  Church  in 
Parsonsfield,  quarterly  meeting,  York  County. 
The  Rev.  Charles  F.  Osborne  married  Susan 
C.  Leavis,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Leavis,  of 
Portland,  and  of  their  nine  children  the  follow- 
ing are  living;  namely,  Harriet  S.,  Ellen  M., 
Charles  H.,  Ervine  D.,  Lillia,  and  Wood- 
bridge  G.  Harriet  S.,  born  in  September, 
1820,  is  the  wife  of  Hanover  S.  Nickerson, 
of  Pittsfield,  Me.,  where  both  attend  the  Free 
Will  Baptist  church.  Ellen  Maria,  born  in 
March,  1831,  makes  her  home  with  her  sister 
Harriet  in  Pittsfield,  and  is 'there  a  member  of 
the  Free  Will  Baptist  church.  Charles  H., 
who  was  one  of  triplets,  born  in  December, 
1833,  owns  a  farm  of  one  hundred  acres  in 
Gorham,  where  he  makes  a  specialty  of  early 
fruits.  He  married  in  November,  1868,  Mrs. 
Sarah' Haywood,  born  Holmes;  and  their  eld- 
est child,  Sumner  C.  Osborne,  married  Isa- 
belle  Durrell,  of  Hyde  Park,  Mass.  Ervine 
D.,  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  College,  is  now 
engaged  in  teaching  in  Winthrop,  Mass. 
Lillia  is  a  professional  nurse  of  Brookline, 
Mass.  They  are  Congregationalists  in  their 
religious  belief. 

Woodbridge  G.  Osborne  was  educated  at 
the  Limerick  and  Limington  Academies, 
being    graduated    from    the    latter    when    but 


sixteen  years  old.  He  at  once  began  teaching 
school,  first  in  Sebago,  in  the  following  winter 
at  Baldwin;  and  the  next  fall  he  had  charge  of 
the  tuition  school  at  Emery's  Corner  in  Lim- 
ington. In  1855  he  taught  the  winter  term  of 
the  North  Gorham  school;  and  just  afterward 
he  assumed  charge  of  the  school  at  Gorham 
Corner,  where  he  remained  a  year.  He  had 
confined  himself  so  closely  to  the  duties  of 
•his  calling  that  he  was  now  forced  to  abandon 
his  profession  for  a  while.  He  came  to  Port- 
land, and  was  subsequently  employed  as  a 
clerk  in  a  store  for  a  short  time.  In  1859  he 
established  himself  in  a  mercantile  business 
in  company  with  J.  F.  Dearborn,  the  firm 
being  Osborne  &  Dearborn.  The  following 
year  he  sold  his  share  to  his  partner,  and 
began  travelling  for  Shaw  Brothers,  wholesale 
grocers  of  Portland.  When  the  Shaws  gave 
up  business  in  i860,  Mr.  Osborne  opened  a 
store  for  the  sale  of  grain  and  gr^eries  on 
Market  Square  in  this  city,  formirfg  a  partner- 
ship with  O.  W.  Eldredge,  whom  he  after- 
ward bought  out.  He  continued  this  business 
successfully  until  the  summer  of  1862,  when 
he  sold  out,  in  order  that  he  might  be  free  to 
enter  the  service  of  his  country.  On  July  28 
he  enlisted  under  Captain  Ellis  M.  Sawyer  in 
Company  E,  Seventeenth  Maine  Volunteer  In- 
fantry; and  for  three  months  he  was  employed 
as  mail  messenger.  He  was  then  taken  sick, 
and,  being  incapacitated  for  active  duty,  was 
assigned  to  look  after  the  Quartermaster's 
stores.  He  was  subsequently  promoted,  and 
given  charge  of  the  Quartermaster's  store  at 
Blue  Ridge  Mountain.  Another  promotion 
placed  him  in  the  office  of  book-keeper  at  the 
Brigadier  Quartermaster's  department.  His 
health  remaining  impaired,  he  was  from  there 
sent  to  Washington,  where  he  was  honorably 
discharged  April  30,  1863.  By  virtue  of  his 
patriotic  services  Mr.  Osborne  receives  a  pen- 
sion ;  and  he  is  a  member  of  Bosworth  Post, 
No.  2,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  of 
Portland. 

After  regaining  his  health,  Mr.  Osborne 
resumed  teaching,  being  employed  successively 
at  Gorham,  Buxton,  and  Cape  Elizabeth,  re- 
tiring from  this  work  in  1874,  his  last  school 
being  the  Ligonia  at  the  Rolling-mills  in 
Cape  Elizabeth.     In  1875  he  began  travelling 


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for  the  wholesale  grocery  house  of  W.  E. 
Donnell  &  Co.,  with  whom  he  remained  five 
years.  He  was  subsequently  employed  in  a 
similar  capacity  by  Charles  McLaughlin  & 
Co.,  and  then  by  Thomas  Dana  &  Co.,  of 
Boston.  While  working  for  the  latter  firm, 
through  some  business  transaction  Mr.  Os- 
borne took  possession  of  a  grocery  store  in  a 
New  Hampshire  town,  where  he  remained  en- 
gaged in  business  for  six  or  seven  years  before 
he  could  dispose  of  the  store  at-  an  advantage. 
Returning  then  to  Maine,  he  worked  a  year  for 
Twitchell,  Champlin  &  Co.  of  Portland, 
going  in  1894  to  the  store  of  Shaw,  Harmon 
&  Carney,  by  whom  he  was  employed  until 
December  of  that  year,  when  he  retired  from 
active  life.  Mr.  Osborne  has  a  farm  of  sixty- 
five  acres,  which  he  has  bought  in  small  lots, 
at  South  Portland;  and  here  he  spends  the 
warmer  months  of  the  year,  residing  in  the 
winter  season  in  Portland. 

On  August  29,  i860,  Mr.  Osborne  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Mary  Ellen  Anthoine, 
daughter  of  Deacon  Daniel  Anthoine,  of  Cape 
Elizabeth.  Their  only  child,  Woodbridge 
G,  Osborne,  Jr.,  was  born  April  5,  1880. 
In  politics  Mr.  Osborne  is  a  steadfast  and 
loyal  Republican.  Religiously,  both  he  and 
his  wife  are  members  of  the  Free  Will  Baptist 
church.  Socially,  he  is  identified  with 
several  of  the  leading  organizations  of  the  city, 
being  a  member  of  Beacon  Lodge,  No.  67, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  of  Bram- 
hall  Lodge,  No.  3,  Knights  of  Pythias;  of 
Portland  lincampment.  No.  19,  Incfependent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  and  Oasis  Command- 
ery.  No.  241,  of  the  Golden  Cross  of  Knight- 
ville. 


ILLIAM  R.  LINCOLN,  a  promi- 
nent factor  in  the  business  life  of 
Brunswick,  Me.,  owner  of  a  large 
mill  and  an  extensive  dealer  in  grain,  was 
born  in  Litchfield,  Me.,  January  3,  1834.'  He 
is  the  son  of  Daniel  and  Olive  (Baker)  Lin- 
coln, the  former  a  native  of  Scituate,  Mass.,  the 
latter  born  in  the  vicinity  of  Cape  Cod.  Mr. 
Lincoln's  paternal  grandfather  was  Solomon 
Lincoln,  a  farmer,  the  greater  part  of  whose 
life  was  spent  in  Scituate,  where  he  died  at  an 


advanced  age.  His  son,  Dariiel  Lincoln,  re- 
moved from  Scituate  to  Freeport,  Me.,  when  a 
young  man,  and  there  worked  at  shoemaking 
for  some  time;  and  he  then  purchased  a  farm 
in  Brunswick,  and  devoted  the  rest  of  his  life 
to  agricultural  pursuits,  dying  at  the  age  of 
seventy-six.  His  wife  lived  to  be  eighty-two 
years  of  age.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Free 
Will  Baptist  church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lincoln 
were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  only  two 
of  whom  are  now  livipg -^  William  R.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Edward  S.,  a  baker, 
also  a  resident  of  Brunswick. 

William  R.  Lincoln  went  to  work  when  but 
twelve  years  of  age,  obtaining  a  position  in  a 
store,  which  he  retained  six  years.  He  then 
went  to  California,  at  that  time  the  Mecca  of 
Mammon  worshippers,  and  worked  in  the  gold 
mines  for  a  while,  soon,  however,  returning  tcJ 
the  East.  His  next  venture  was  in  the  livery 
business  at  Gardiner,  Me;  and  after  that  he 
established  a  bakery  at  Bath,  which  he  man- 
aged for  thirty  years.  In  1886  he  built  the 
mill  of  which  he  is  now  owner,  and  has  since 
conducted  a  growing  and  prosperous  business, 
selling  feed  of  all  kinds.  Mr.  Lincoln  is  a 
most  competent  miller,  his  long  experience  as 
a  baker  making  him  an  expert  in  the  require- 
ments of  the  trade. 

In  1857  he  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Fannie  M.  Oliver,  a  native  of  Brunswick, 
daughter  of  Amos  Oliver,  a  lumberman  of  this- 
town.  She  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-nine, 
leaving  one  child,  a  daughter  named  Fannie, 
who  is  now  the  wife  of  the  Rev.  F.  H.  Gile, 
a  clergyman  of  the  Unitarian  church.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Gile  have  five  children  —  Nellie, 
William,  Harry,  Lucy,  and  Richard.  Mr. 
Lincoln  married  for  his  second  wife  his  first 
wife's  sister,  Harriet  A.  Oliver;  and  by  this 
union  he  has  one  daughter,  Alice  Velma. 

Politically;  he  favors  the  Democratic  party. 
He  takes  an  active  interest  in  the  town 
government,  and  has  served  on  the  Board  of 
Selectmen  two  years.  He  belongs  to  Polar 
Star  Lodge,  No.  114,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of 
Bath;  to  the  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  Bath; 
St.  Bernard,  No.  2;  and  to  the  Order  of  the 
Golden  Cross.  His  wife  is  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  church  in  Brunswick.  His 
first  wife  belonged  to  the  church  of  that  de- 


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nomination  in  Bath.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lincoln 
are  highly  esteemed  in  Brunswick,  where  they 
are  prominent  members  of  society. 


tUGUSTUS  FREEDOM  MOULTON, 
attorney  and  counsellor-at-law,  resid- 
ing at  Portland,  who  was  born  May 
^~^  I,  1848,  at  Jay,  Franklin  County, 
comes  from  excellent  English  stock.  The 
emigrating  ancestor  of  the  family  was  William 
Moulton,  who  left  Ormsby,  Norfolk  County, 
England,  in  1638,  and  subsequently  settled  at 
Hampton,  N.H.,  where  he  served  as  Select- 
man, and  was  otherwise  identified  with  the 
settlement  of  the  town.  He  and  his  descend- 
ants retained  their  citizenship  in  that  section 
of  the  Granite  State  until  1745,  when  Cap- 
tain Daniel  Moulton,  who  was  fourth  in  de- 
scent from  William,  the  emigrant,  removed  to 
this  county,  locating  at  Scarboro.  A  more 
extended  sketch  of  the  early  ancestors  of  the 
family  may  be  found  in  the  "  Moulton  Gen- 
ealogy," compiled  and  published  by  Augustus 
Freedom  Moulton  in  1892. 

Captain  Daniel  Moulton  was  quite  an  ex- 
tensive landholder  in  Scarboro  and  vicinity. 
His  wife  was  a  grand-daughter  of  Charles 
Pine,  the  celebrated  Indian  fighter,  of  whom 
he  was  an  especial  favorite,  and  who  endeav- 
ored to  entail  a  tract  of  land  upon  him  and 
his  issue.  He  was  active  in  the  Revolution- 
ary War,  being  a  member  of  the  Committee  of 
Safety  for  most  of  the  time.  The  line  of  de- 
scent continued  through  his  son  Charles, 
through  Captain  Joshua  Moulton,  the  grand- 
father of  Augustus,  and  through  his  son 
p-reedom,  father  of  Augustus. 

Freedom  Moulton,  a  native  of  Scarboro, 
born  October  31,  1808,  was  educated  for  a 
professional  life.  In  his  earlier  years  he  was 
a  teacher  at  Scarboro  and  Gorham.  P""rom 
1842  until  1853  he  lived  at  Jay,  being  em- 
ployed as  a  teacher  a  portion  of  the  time,  and 
devoted  to  agricultural  pursuits  when  not 
otherwise  engaged.  While  there  he  was  a 
member  of  the  superintending  School  Com- 
mittee. Returning  to  Scarboro,  he  purchased 
of  Ezra  Carter,  his  father-in-law,  the  old 
homestead,  where  he  thereafter  resided  until 
his    death,    July    31,     1857.     He   married   on 


June  13,  1842,  Miss  Shuah  Coffin,  daughter  of 
Ezra  and  Sarah  (Faybyan)  Carter.  She  is  a 
native  of  Scarboro,  born  December  20,  181 1, 
and  is  still  living  on  the  old  homestead,  active 
in  body  and  mind.  They  were  the  parents  of 
four  children,  as  follows:  Martha  Carter,  who 
married  Lewis  O.  Hills,  of  Arlington,  111., 
and  died  in  1889;  Sarah  Carter,  a  graduate  of 
the-Portland  High  and  of  the  Oswego,  N.Y., 
Normal  Schools,  who  is  a  successful  teacher, 
and  resides  on  the  old  homestead ;  Augustus 
Freedom,  the  subject  of  this  notice;  and 
Lydia  Frances  who  after  an  attendance  at  the 
Westbrook  Seminary  was  graduated  from  the 
Normal  Training  School  at  Oswego,  N.Y., 
and  is  now  one  of  the  corps  of  instructors  at 
the  Jackson  School  in  this  city. 

Augustus  Freedom  Moulton  received  the 
rudiments  of  his  education  in  the  public 
schools.  He  subsequently  attended  the  West- 
brook  Seminary,  from  which  he  received  his 
diploma  in  1869.  He  then  entered  Bowdoin 
College,  where  he  was  popular  among  his 
classmates,  and  belonged  to  both  the  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon  and  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  So- 
cieties. After  a  four  years'  course  he  gradu- 
ated at  the  head  of  his  class,  being  class  orator 
for  that  occasion.  During  the  year  1874  Mr. 
Moulton  was  a  tutor  in  Bowdoin  College.  In 
the  following  year  he  began  his  law  studies 
with  William  L.  Putnam,  now  Judge  of  the 
United  States  Court  of  Appeals,  remaining 
with  him  until  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cumber- 
land County  in  October,  1876.  Mr.  Moulton 
still  continues  his  residence  at  Scarboro, 
which  he  represented  in  1878  and  1879  in 
the  State  legislature,  being  a  member  of  the 
Judiciary  Committee  both  years.  Beginning 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Portland,  Mr. 
Moulton  has  since  had  an  abundance  of  ex- 
perience, both  in  corporation  and  general 
work,  his  practice  being  extensive  and  lucra- 
tive, and  his  legal  knowledge  and  ability  un- 
surpassed. Twice  has  he  been  nominated  on 
the  Democratic  ticket  for  Judge  of  Probate 
and  for  County  Attorney.  He  is  one  of  the 
most  influential  members  of  his  party,  with 
a  brilliant  record  as  a  stump  speaker  and 
lecturer. 

Mr.  Moulton  spends  his  summers  at  the  old 
homestead  in  Scarboro,  where  he  has  served  as 


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School  Committee  for  fifteen  years.  During 
the  winter  season  he  is  usually  a  guest  of  the 
Preble  House,  this  city.  He  is  prominent  in 
the  Masonic  Lodges  of  Portland,  belonging  to 
the  Ancient  Landmark  Lodge,  Mount  Vernon 
Chapter,  Portland  Council,  and  Portland  Com- 
raandery.  He  is  also  a  leading  member  of  the 
Fraternity  Club,  a  literary  society  composed 
of  well-known  men,  each  of  whom  presents  a 
paper  on  some  scientific  subject  at  least  once 
each  season,  and  likewise  entertains  the  mem- 
bers of  the  club  once  a  year.  He  has  also 
been  for  some  years  one  of  the  Trustees  of 
Westbrook  Seminary.  Mr.  Moulton,  who  is 
interested  in  the  early  history  of  the  State, 
and  devotes  much  of  his  time  to'  the  study  of 
early  records,  is  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Maine  Historical  and  the  Maine  Genealogical 
Societies. 


Wi 


ILLIAM  TRUE,  a  prosperous  farmer 
of  North  Yarmouth,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Mary  (Titcomb)  True,  was  born 
upon  his  present  homestead,  December  5, 
1819.  The  family  is  of  English  origin;  and 
Mr.  True  traces  his  lineage  back  to  Henry 
True,  who,  with  his  brother  Richard,  emi- 
grated to  America  in  .1635  oi'  1640.  Mr. 
True's  great-grandfather,'  Nathaniel  True, 
was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  North  Yar- 
mouth, and  followed  the  occupation  of  a 
clothier  at  the  Falls  for  many  years.  His 
wife  was  before  marriage  Sarah  Brown. 

Their  son,  William  True,  first,  cleared  and 
improved  the  farm  upon  which  his  grandson 
and  namesake  now  resides.  Grandfather  True 
was  a  sturdy  and  industrious  pioneer,  who 
prospered  in  spite  of  the  many  difficulties  to 
be  met  with  and  hardships  to  be  endured  in 
those  early  days;  and  he  lived  to  a  ripe  old 
age.  He  married  Susan  Brown;  and  they 
reared  a  family  of  three  sons  and  seven  daugh- 
ters, all  of  whom  became  heads  of  families  and 
have  ^passed  away.  Of  these  Samuel,  Mr. 
True's  father,  was  the  youngest  son.  He  was 
born  in  North  Yarmouth,  was  reared  to  agri- 
cultural pursuits,  and  always  resided  upon  the 
home  farm,  which  he  cultivated  energetically 
and  with  prosperous  results  during  the  active 
period  of  his  busy  life,  attaining  the  age  of 


sixty-two  years.  He  was  liberal  in  his  relig- 
ious views  and  a  Whig  in  politics.  His 
wife,  Mary  Titcomb,  who  was  a  native  of 
North  Yarmouth,  became  the  mother  of  five 
children,  as  follows:  Moses,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  seventy;  William,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Sarah,  wife  of  Captain  E.  R.  York,  of 
Yarmouth;  Cornelia  K.,  ^  wife  of  Hiram 
Tuttle,  of  Yarmouth;  and  Samuel,  who  is  no 
longer  living.  Mrs.  Mary  T.  True  lived  to 
reach  the  age  of  over  eighty  years. 

William  True  grew  to  manhood  upon  the 
home  farm,  and  received  both  a  common- 
school  and  an  academic  education.  Adopting 
agriculture  as  an  occupation,  at  the  age  of 
twenty-two  he  purchased  the  homestead  prop- 
erty, where  he  still  continues  to  reside,  hav- 
ing remodelled  and  otherwise  improved  the 
buildings.  His  farm  consists  of  one  hundred 
acres  of  unusually  good  grass  land,  and  is 
among  the  very  best  in  the  town.  He  has 
brought  the  place  to  its  present  condition  of 
neatness  and  thrift  by  hard  work  and  close  at- 
tention to  every  detail.  He  is  not  only  a 
good  manager  at  home,  but  has  given  his  share 
of  time  and  attention  to  public  affairs.  He 
served  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen 
in  1862;  and  he  has  for  many  years  been 
actively  interested  in  the  progress  of  educa- 
tion, serving  as  President  of  the  School  Board 
for  a  number  of  years,  and  is  at  the  present 
time  a  Trustee  of  the  School  Fund.  Pie  is  a 
Republican  in  politics. 

On  December  10,  1845,  Mr.  True  married 
Jane  Y.  Pratt,  who  was  born  June  29,  1822,  - 
daughter  of  Levi  H.  Pratt,  and  died  Septem- 
ber 5,  1888;  and  on  June  7,  1894,  he  married 
his  present  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Phoebe  Gray  Loring,  and  was  then  a  widow, 
Mrs.  Barstow.  She  was  born  in  North  Yar- 
mouth, January  24,  1828,  daughter  of  Jeremiah 
and  Marjana  (Leonard)  Loring,  both  of  whom 
were  natives  of  North  Yarmouth,  the  father 
being  a  prosperous  farmer.  Jeremiah  Loring 
died  at  the  age  of  seventy,  and  his  wife  lived 
to  reach  the  age  of  seventy-eight  years.  They 
reared  a  family  of  nine  children,  four  of  whom 
are  living,  namely:  Phoebe,  Mrs.  True,  who  is 
the  eldest;  Dorcas,  who  is  now  Mrs.  Hicks, 
and  resides  in  Hampden,  Me. ;  Charles  R.,  of 
Livermore  Falls;  and  Edna  A.,  who  is  now 


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Mrs.  Marston,  of  North  Yarmouth.  By  her 
previous  union  with  Hatherly  Barstow,  who 
died  September  11,  1872,  Mrs.  True  had  five 
children,  namely:  Emma  Estelle,  wife  of  Ed- 
ward W.  Knight,  of  Deering;  Arabelle  Gray, 
wife  of  Henry  F.  Dowst,  of  Bangor;  Flor- 
ence, who  died  November  11,  1862;  Hattie 
Loring,  wife  of  James  F.  Hamilton,  of  Ban- 
gor; and  Charles  H.,  who  was  born  March  20, 
1866,  and  is  also  a  resident  of  Bangor. 

Mr.  True  has  had  six- children,  as  follows: 
Alice  J.,  who  is  now  the  wife  of  William  H. 
Mitchell,  of  Saco,  Me. ;  Carrie  E.,  wife  of 
Eugene  Pratt,  of  Yarmouth;  Lois  P.,  born  No- 
vember s,  1847,  and  died  November  30,  1866; 
Mary  B.,  born  March  27,  1851,  and  died  April 
I,  1876;  Abbie  Florence,  born  December  15, 
1863,  and  died  November  27,  1864;  and  one 
who  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  True  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church, 
of  which  he  has 'been  a  Deacon  for  many  years. 


|DWIN  MANSON  JILLSON,  a  well- 
known  blacksmith  of  Otisfield,  who 
follows  his  trade  in  connection  with 
farming,  was  born  at  the  Jillson  homestead, 
in  this  Cumberland  County  town,  on  Febru- 
ary 12,  1852,  son  of  David  C.  and  Ellis  B. 
(Scribner)  Jillson.  Mr.  Jillson's  great-grand- 
father emigrated  from  England;  and  his  son 
Stephen,  Mr.  Jillson's  grandfather,  settled  in 
what  was  formerly  the  town  of  Randolph. 
He  later  moved  to  Casco,  where  he  engaged  in 
trade,  and  also  carried  on  agricultural  pursuits 
on  what  is  known  as  the  Mayberry  farm. 

David  C.  Jillson,  son  of  Stephen,  was  born 
in  Casco,  and  was  reared  to  farm  life.  He  re- 
mained at  home  with  his  parents  until  reach- 
ing the  age  of  eighteen,  when  he  took  up  his 
residence  in  Otisfield;  and  in  1835  he  settled 
upon  the  farm  where  he  still  resides.  He  has 
always  followed  farming  and  stock-raising 
with  energy  and  success,  and  is  known  as  a 
good  neighbor  and  a  worthy  citizen.  He  has 
never  aspired  to  political  prominence,  but  has 
always  maintained  a  lively  interest  in  the 
general  welfare  of  the  community;  and  he 
acted  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  many  years. 
His  wife,  Ellis  B.  Scribner,  became  the 
mother  of  five  children,  as  follows:  Lester  L., 


who  married  Thirza  Smith,  and  is  now  con- 
ducting a  prosperous  mercantile  business  in 
South  Otisfield;  David  C,  Jr.,  who  married 
for  his  first  wife  Sally  Morse,  and  for  his 
second  Flora  Chaplin,  of  Naples,  Me.,  and 
lives  in  Otisfield;  Elsie  Jane,  wife  of  James 
Mains,  a  farmer  of  Otisfield;  Edwin  M.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Electa  M.,  wife  of 
Atwood  Holden,  a  blacksmith  of  Portland. 
Mrs.  Ellis  B.  Jillson  died  in  August,  1888. 

Edwin  Manson  Jillson  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  Otisfield,  and 
resided  with  his  parents  until  after  his  mar- 
riage. When  a  young  man  he  engaged  in  sell- 
ing sewing  machines,  travelling  about  the 
country  for  that  purpose;  but,  having  learned 
the  blacksmith's  trade,  he  has  since  made  that 
his  principal  occupation.  He  likewise  culti- 
vates the  liomestead  farm  of  one  hundred  and 
fifty  acres,  raising  good  crops  of  potatoes  and 
other  vegetables,  grain,  and  fruit;  but  his  own 
time  is  mostly  spent  in  his  blacksmith  shop, 
where  he  is  conducting  a  profitable  -business. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat,  though  not  in 
any  way  a  partisan,  preferring  to  support  the 
candidate  he  most  approves ;  and  he  has  served 
with  ability  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Selectmen  for  two  terms. 

On  February  16,  1875,  Mr.  Jillson  was 
married  to  Amanda  M.  Walls,  of  Biddeford, 
Me.,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Susan  J.  Walls, 
the  former  of  whom  was  employed  in  a  factory 
and  died  from  the  result  of  wounds  received 
in  the  Civil-  War.  His  wife,  who  still  sur- 
vives, is  now  living  with  her  daughter. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jillson  have  two  children, 
namely:  Edwin  P.,  who  was  born  July  25, 
1880;  and  Alice  W.,  who  was  born  April  18, 
1885.  Mr.  Jillson  is  connected  with  the  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Order 
of  American  Mechanics,  and  the  Good  Tem- 
plars, with  which  his  wife  is  also  associated; 
and  both  are  members  of  the  Union  Church. 


ERTRAND  F.  MARSHALL,  M.D., 
a  rising  young  physician  of  Gorham, 
this  county,  son  of  the  late  Dr.  Al- 
bert Q.  Marshal],  was  born  October 
31,  1866,  in  the  town  of  Oxford,  Oxford 
County,    Me.  •    His^  grandfather,    Moses    Mar- 


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shall,  was  born,  lived,  and  died  in  Hebron, 
Oxford  County,  where  he  was  numbered 
among  the  leading  citizens  of  the  town,  being 
prominent  in  business  and  in  public  life. 
He  was  the  owner  of  a  saw-mill,  and  carried 
on  an  extensive  business  in  lumber.  To  him 
and  his  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Ruth 
Whittemore,  eight  children  were  born,  five  of 
whom  are  yet  living;  namely,  Isaac,  Miranda, 
Joseph,  Moses,  and  Frank. 

Isaac  Marshall  has  been  twice  married.  His 
first  wife,  Mahitable  Carr,  died,  leaving  one 
child,  Carr;  and  he  subsequently  married 
Lydia  Keene,  who  bore  him  four  children,  of 
whom  two  are  living — Dr.  N.  M.  Marshall 
and  Mrs.  Lizzie  Scribner.  Miranda,  wife  of 
Robert  Glover,  has  six  children  —  Anne,  Ed- 
ward, Albert,  Frank,  Carrie,  and  Nellie.  Jo- 
seph Marshall  married  Vilona  Jones,  and  has 
one  child,  Abby.  Moses  Mason  Marshall 
married  Caroline  Newton,  and  has  three  chil- 
dren —  Sylvester,  Marion,  and  Elba.  Frank 
Marshall  married  Anna  Stowe,  of  Marlboro, 
Mass.,  and  has  two  children  —  Edith  and 
Fanny. 

Albert  Q.  Marshall  was  born  in  Hebron, 
August  12,  1837,  and  there  received  his  ele- 
mentary education.  After  teaching  school 
a  number  of  terms,  he  attended  Colby  Univer- 
sity in  Waterville'  four  years,  receiving  his 
diploma  in  August,  1862.  He  was  then  em- 
ployed as  a  clerk  in  the  Ordnance  Office  of  the 
War  Department  in  Washington,  D.C.  ;  and, 
after  leaving  Washington,  he  entered  the 
medical  department  of  Bowdoin  College,  tak- 
ing two  courses  there  and  one  at  Harvard, 
graduating  from  Bowdoin  in  1867.  He  at 
once  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
New  Gloucester,  Me.,  and  met  with  such  good 
success  that  he  there  continued  his  labors  until 
his  death,  May  3,  1880.  He  was  married  to 
Miss  Helen  L,  Dunn,  daughter  of  James 
Dunn,  of  Poland,  in  1862,  and  of  their  four 
children  — Louis  A.,  Harry  F.,  Bertrand  -F., 

and  Gertrude  —  two  are  now  living Dr.  Ber'- 

trand  F.  ;  and  his  sister,  Gertrude  A.  The 
latter  was  born  March  13,  1869,  and  is  now 
the  wife  of  the  Rev.  C.  D.  Boothby,  of  Thom- 
aston.  Me.  The  father  was  a  Republican  in 
politics,  and,  religiously,  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  church.       His  wife,    however 


was  a  Methodist  in  belief,  belonging  to  the 
church  of  that  denomination  in  Poland,  this 
State. 

Bertrand  F.  Marshall  learned  his  early 
lessons  in  the  New  Gloucester  schools,  after- 
ward pursuing  his  higher  studies  at  Hebron 
Academy.  Going  then  •  to  Marlboro,  Mass., 
he  was  there  employed  as  a  book-keeper  about 
four  years,  but  utilized  his  spare  moments  in 
studying  medicine,  for  which  he  had  a  predi- 
lection. He  took  his  first  course  at  the  Port- 
land Medical  College,  afterward  spending  two 
years  at  Bowdoin  College,  going  thence  to 
Dartmouth,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1887.  Dr.  Marshall  began  his  professional 
career  at  Moultonboro,  N.  H. ,  where  he  re- 
mained a  year.  In  1888  he  came  to  Gorham, 
where  he  has  built  up  a  good  practice,  at  the 
same  time  winning  the  confidence  and  esteem 
of  the  community.  Socially,  he  is  a  member 
of  Oriental  Lodge,  No.  17,  Knights  of  Pythias, 
of  Windham,  and  of  the  Improved  Order  of 
Red  Men,  Nagwaumkeag  Tribe,  No.  36,  of 
Gorham. 

Dr.  Marshall  has  been  twice  married.  His 
first  wife,  with  whom  he  was  united  on  Janu- 
ary I,  1888,  was  Minnie  D.,  daughter  of  John 
Smith,  of  West  Gray,  Me.  She  died  Decem. 
ber  23,  1892,  leaving  two  children  — Gladys 
v.,  born  April  17,  1891  ;  and  Orland  S.,  born 
November  30,  1892.  On  June  4,'  1894,  the 
Doctor  was  married  to  Miss  Eva  A.  Smith, 
a  sister  of  his  former  wife.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Free  Will  Baptist  Church  of  Auburn, 
Me.,  as  was  her  sister,  the  first  wife  of  Dr. 
Marshall. 


DWIN  L.  POOR,  attorney -at-Iaw  and 
one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Sebago, 
— ^  Me.,  is  a  native  of  this  town.  He 
was  born  August  9,  1839,  son  of  Tyler  P.  and 
Almira  (Barker)  Poor,  who  reared  a  family  of 
eight  children,  four  sons  and  four  daughters. 
Edwin  L.  Poor  spent  his  early  boyhood  on 
his  father's  farm,  acquiring  during  that  time 
a  rudimentary  education  in  the  district  school 
near  by,  after  which  he  attended  the  North 
Bridgton  Academy.  When  sixteen  years  of 
age  he  started  out  in  life  for  himself,  going  to 
Lynn,  Mass.,  where  he  worked  for  two  years. 


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At  the  end  of  that  time  he  returned  to  Sebago, 
and  .engaged  in  lumbering  and  such  other 
work  as  he  was  able  to  secure.  Soon  after  he 
was  nineteen  years  old  he  engaged  in  school 
teaching,  which  he  followed  at  intervals  until 
he  had  taught  thirty-one  terms  all  together. 
About  1865  he  began- the  study  of  law  in  the 
office  of  the  Hon.  N.  S.  Littlefield,  of  Bridg- 
ton,  with  whom  he  remained  about  three  years ; 
and  in  March,  1870,  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar.  He  then  opened  his  office  in  Sebago 
Centre,  and  he  has  since  been  successfully 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession.  In 
addition  to  this,  during  the  past  fifteen  years 
Mr.  Poor  has  conducted  a  thriving  mercantile 
business  here,  and  for  twenty-five  years  has 
done  quite  a  fine  insurance  business. 

In  1864  he  was  joined  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Amanda  M.  Whitney,  of  Bethel.  A  son  and 
two  daughters  have  been  born  of  their  union, 
namely:  Leland  H.,  a  practising  physician  of 
Casco,  Me. ;  Lillian  and  Lenette  (twins),  ac- 
complished young  ladies  still  living  at  home, 
who  are  engaged  in  school  teaching 

In  politics  Mr.  Poor  is  a  Democrat.  He 
was  a  representative  from  this  district  in  1879 
and  1889,  and  during  both  terms  was  on  the 
Committee  of  State  Education,  and  the  first 
term  also  on  legal  affairs.  Since  he  was 
twenty-one  years  of  age,  he  has  held  the  office 
of  Justice  of  the  Peace.  He  is  the  present 
Postmaster  of  Sebago,  and  also  held  this  office 
during  President  Cleveland's  first  Presidential 
term.  The  other  official  capacities  in  which 
Mr.  Poor  has  served  are:  Selectman  of  Sebago 
one  term,  Supervisor  of  Schools  about  twenty 
years.  Collector  of  Taxes  about  six  years,  and 
Town  Clerk  for  five  years.  He  is  a  member 
of  Denmark  Lodge,  No.  50,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 


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ILLIAM  DAVIS,  superintendent  of 
the  Portland  Steamship  Company, 
with  which  he  has  been  connected 
nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century,  was  born  at 
Durham,  Me.,  January  5,  1827,  son  of  Joseph 
and  Sally  (*Vining)  Davis.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  Isaac  Davis,  was  a  prominent 
member  of  the  farming  community  of  Durham. 
He  held  many  offices  within    the  gift    of    the 


town,  and  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  Revolu- 
tionary War  he  joined  the  Continental  army 
and  fought  in  his  country's  defence.  He  died 
in  Durham  at  an  advanced  age. 

Joseph  Davis,  son  of  Isaac,  was  also  a  native 
of  Durham;  and,  like  his  father,  he  tilled  the 
soil  for  a  livelihood.  He  died  in  March, 
1872.  His  wife  was  a  daughter  of  B.  Vining, 
of  Durham,  a  well-to-do  farmer.  She  lived 
twenty  years  longer  than  her  husband,  dying 
in  her  eighty-fifth  year,  in  1892.  She  was 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  church,  of  which 
her  husband  was  Steward  and  class  leader 
for  many  years.  They  reared  five  children  — 
William,  Wesley,  Willard,  Wendell,  and 
Wiley. 

William  Davis  received  a  fair  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  Durham.  In  1846  he 
began  to  learn  the  carpenter's  trade  in  Port- 
land, serving  as  an  apiDrentice  under  John 
Swett,  who  was  then  the  carpenter  for  the 
Portland  Steam  Packet  Company,  which  was 
organized  in  1844.  Mr.  Davis  was  eighteen 
years  of  age  when  he  entered  the  employ  of 
Mr.  Swett;  and  three  years  later  he  established 
a  business  of  his  own,  taking  contracts  for 
joiner  work  on  vessels.  He  finished  the 
steamer  "City  of  Portland  "  in  1866,  and  after 
she  was  wrecked  it  was  Mr.  Davis  who  re- 
paired and  refitted  her.  In  1866  also  he  took 
the  contracts  of  the  International  Steamship 
Company,  doing  the  work  on  their  vessels.  In 
1872  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Portland 
Steamship  Company;  and  up  to  the  present 
time  he  has  had  supervision  of  all  that  com- 
pany's carpenter  work,  making  extensive  re- 
pairs, and  building  the  "Bay  State,"  the  finest 
steamer  running  east  of  Portland.  In  the  con- 
struction of  this  vessel  he  took  a  keen  interest, 
superintending  the  work  from  the  time  the 
keel  was  laid  till  the  steamer  was  put  in  com- 
mission. Mr.  Davis  is  a  first-class  workman, 
and  takes  pleasure  in  seeing  that  every  detail 
is  finished  with  perfection. 

He  has  been  twice  married.  His  first  wife 
was  Ann  Doughty,  of  Windham,  who  became 
Mrs.  Davis  in  1856.  She  died  in  1881,  leav- 
ing three  children  —  Effie  J.,  wife  of  James 
Skilton,  of  Bowdoinham ;  Herbert  W. ,  an 
apothecary  in  Boston;  and  Velzora,  wife  of 
Edward   Doughty,    also    of    Boston.      In    1892 


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Mr.  Davis  was  united  to  his  second  wife,  Lu- 
cretia  (Rook)  Robinson,  daughter  of  William 
Rook,  of  Durham,  Me. 

In  political  matters  Mr.  Davis  favors  the 
Republican  party.  He  attends  the  Congrega- 
tional church  and  contributes  to  its  support. 
He  has  a  comfortable  home  on  Munjoy  Hill, 
which  he  erected  in  1864,  and  which  has  be- 
come dear  to  him  through  the  associations  of 
over  thirty  years. 


TT^APTAIN  LEMUEL  H.  STOVER, 
(  Y^  Cashier  of  the  Pejapscot  National 
^^  ^  Bank  of  Brunswick,  Me.,  formerly 
a  master  of  merchant  vessels,  was 
born  in  Harpswell,  Me.,  March  6,  1825,  son 
of  Simeon  and  Lois  (Hinckley)  Stover. 

Elisha  Stover,  the  father  of  Simeon,  was 
born,  it  is  thought,  in  Harpswell.  He  was 
a  son  of  Alcott  Stover,  who  was  probably  a 
native  of  old  York,  York  County,  Me.,  but 
spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  Harpswell. 
Grandfather  Stover  followed  farming  in  Harps- 
well, attaining  the  age  of  eighty  years.  His 
son,- Simeon  Stover,  also  engaged  in  agricult- 
ure on  the  old  homestead  in  Harpswell,  where 
he  died  at  sixty-six  years  of  age.  His  wife, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Lois  Hinckley,  was  a 
daughter  of  Lemuel  Hinckley,  a  prosperous 
farmer  of  Lisbon,  Me.  They  were  the  parents 
of  seven  children,  five  of  whom  are  now  living. 
Mrs.  Lois  H.  Stover  died  in  Harpswell  at  the 
advanced  age  ef  eighty  years.  Both  she  and 
her  husband  were  communicants  of  the  Baptist 
church. 

Lemuel  Hinckley  Stover  spent  his  early 
boyhood  with  his  parents.  At  fourteen  years 
of  age  he  left  home  to  follow  the  sea,  and  at 
first  secured  a  place  on  a  coaster.  By  his 
faithful  performance  of  the  duties  intrusted  to 
him  he  won  the  attention  of  his  employers, 
and  he  was  promoted  from  time  to  time  until 
he  became  master  of  a  vessel  running  between 
Portland  and  the  West  Indies.  He  held  this 
position  for  a  number  of  years,  after  which  he 
was  placed  in  charge  of  a  merchantman,  mak- 
ing trips  from  New  York  to  Europe,  Antwerp 
being  one  of  the  points  of  destination  on  some 
of  these  trips.  After  twenty  years'  service  as 
Captain,  in  1859  he  retired  from  the  sea  and 


took  up  his  residence  in-  Flarpswell.  In  1871 
he  was  elected  Cashier  of  the  Pejapscot  Na- 
tional Bank  in  Brunswick,  a  position  that  he 
has  since  continued  to  fill  with  credit  and 
honor. 

On  June  i,  1851,  Captain  Stover  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Jane  J.  Sinnett,  who  was  born  in 
Harpswell,  and  is  a  daughter  of  Captain  J. 
Sinnett,  a  ship-master.  By  this  union  Captain 
Stover  has  two  daughters,  namely:  Mary  L., 
who  married  J.  L.  Orr,  Captain  of  a  fishing- 
vessel,  and  has  one  child  —  Ethel;  and  Lizzie 
M.,  the  wife  of  Captain  S.  S.  Dunning,  who 
runs  regularly  to  the  East  Indies,  but  has 
recently  completed  a  tour  of  the  globe.  Th.ey 
have  two  sons  —  Herbert  S.  and  Willis. 
After  his  first  wife's  death  Captain  Stover 
formed  a  second  union  with  Miss  Mary  A. 
Stover,  a  lady  of  the  same  name,  but  not  of 
the  same  family.  This  union  has-been  blessed 
by  the  birth  of  two  sons,  namely:  George  H., 
sixteen  years  of  age,  a  student  in  the  high 
school;  and  Herman  L.,  also  a  pupil  of  the 
high  school,  in  the  class  of  1900. 

In  political  afifiliation  Mr.  Stover  is  a  Demo- 
crat. He  was  Town  Clerk  of  Harpswell  for 
ten  years,  and  he  served  four  terms  as  a  Rep- 
resentative in  the  State  legislature.  He  re- 
moved to  Brunswick  in  1871,  and  has  lived 
here  ever  since.  He  is  a  Trustee  of  the  Pub- 
lic Library  and  a  member  of  the  Historical 
Society.  Captain  Stover  is  Secretary  of 
United  Lodge,  No.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  which 
was  chartered  in  i8oi,and  of  which  he  has 
been  a  member  since  1872;  is  also  a  member 
of  St.  Paul's  Chapter,  No.  14,  Royal  Arch 
Masons;  and  of  Dunlap  Commandery,  Knights 
Templars,  of  Bath.  He  is  a  communicant 
of  the  Congregational  church. 


ILAS  M.  RIDEOUT,  a  retired  car- 
riage-maker, one  of  the  oldest  resi- 
dents of  Cumberland,  Me.,  was  born 
in  this  town,  February  7,  1807. 
His  parents  were  Reuben  and  Priscilla  (Mer- 
rill) Rideout.  Mr.  Rideout  is  a  descendant 
of  Abraham  Rideout,  who  emigrated  from 
England  at  an  early  date  in  Colonial  history. 
His  son,  Nicholas  Rideout,  was  father  to  Will- 
iam  Rideout,   who   was  Mr.  Rideout's  grand-" 


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father,     who    was    born    in     Falmouth,     Me., 
August  24,  1733,  was  the  first  ancestor  of  the 
family  to    settle    in    Cumberland,    which    was 
then  a   part    of    North   Yarmouth.      He  was  a 
farmer,  and  passed  the  rest  of  his  life  in  Cum- 
berland, where  he  died   May  26,    1799.      His 
wife,  Mary  Blackstone,  whom  he  married   De- 
cember  15,    1756,  was  a  native  of  Falmouth. 
Reuben  Rideout,  Mr.  Rideout's  father,  was 
born  in  Falmouth,  October  10,  1775.      He  en- 
gaged in  agricultural  pursuits,  and,  inheriting 
the    homestead    farm    in    Cumberland,  resided 
there  until  his  death,  which   took   place   Sep- 
tember 8,   1838.      He  was  an    industrious   and 
practical  farmer  and  a  worthy  citizen.      In  his 
latter  years  he  supported   the  Whig  party   in 
politics.      His  wife,    Priscilla  Merrill,    whom 
he  married  January   8,  1801,  was  a  native  of 
Falmouth.      She  became   the   mother    of    nine 
children,   three  of  whom    are    living,  namely: 
Silas  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Luther, 
who  was  born  December  5,  1808,  and  now  re- 
sides in  Garland,  Me.  ;  and   Hannah   M.,  born 
January  22,    181 1,    who   is  now  the  widow  of 
Franklin  Taylor  and  resides  in  Garland.      The 
others  were:  Joshua  M.,  Reuben,  Dolly,  Mary 
A.,  John   M.,    and   Nathaniel.      Mr.  Rideout's 
parents  attended    the   Congregational   church. 
Silas  M.  Rideout  received  his  education  in  his 
native  town,  considering  himself  fortunate  in 
being  able  to  attend  school  six  weeks  out  of 
the  year.      He  lived  for  a  time  with  his  uncle, 
and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  commenced  work  as 
a  wagon-maker  and  a  joiner;  and,  though  never 
serving  an  apprenticeship  at  these  trades,  his 
natural  genius  for  mechanical  pursuits  enabled 
him  to  become  a  proficient  workman.      In  1830 
he  settled  in   Cumberland,  where  he  engaged 
in  the  manufacturing  of  wagons  and  carriages, 
making  every  part  in  his  shops  from  the  raw 
material ;    and,   in  company  with  his  sons,  he 
conducted  that  business  successfully  for  many 
years.      During  his  long  period  of  activity  he 
industriously  applied  himself    to  his  calling, 
and  has  worked  hard  for  the  prosperity  he  now 
enjoys.      In  politics  he  supports  the  Republi- 
can party,  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational church. 

Mr.  Rideout  has  been  three  times  married. 
Abigail  S.  Merrill,  his  first  wife,  with  whom 
he  was  united  on   November  4,  1832,  died  in 


1850.  By  this  union  he  had  four  children, 
namely:  Joseph  M.,  a  private  in  Company  E, 
Seventeenth  Regiment,  Maine  Volunteers,  who 
died  in  the  service  from  wounds  received  at 
the  battle  of  the  Wilderness;  Silas  W.,  who 
died  in  infancy;  Edward  H.,  who  was  born 
August  27,  1833,  and  is  now  a  carpenter  re- 
siding in  Herndon,  Va.  ;  and  Mary  Matilda, 
who  was  born'  November  17,  1836,  and  married 
Charles  A.  Merrill,  a  prosperous  farmer  of 
Cumberland. 

Mr.  Rideout  is  now,  March,  1896,  in  his 
ninetieth  year,  and  is  remarkably  active  and 
capable  for  this  advanced  age.  Skilful  in  fine 
cabinet  work,  he  made  his  last  table  when  he 
was  eighty-seven  years  old,  and  still  employs 
himself  to  some  extent  in  making  fancy  boxes. 
A  unique  specimen  of  his  ingenuity  and  taste 
in  this  direction  is  a  table  whose  inlaid  top 
of  different  kinds  of  wood  is  a  map  of  the 
United  States. 


tDELBERT  C.  CHUTE,  who  was  for 
several  years  engaged  in  the  paper 
manufacturing  industry  at  Cumber- 
^•"^  land  Mills,  later  serving  as  Deputy 
Sheriff  of  Cumberland  County,  was  born  in 
the  town  of  Naples,  Me.,  north  of  Sebago 
Lake,  February  4,  1848,  son  of  Captain  James 
and  Mary  (Hoyt)  Chute. 

Ancestors  of  the  family  were  early  settlers 
in  this  county;  and  Mr.  Chute's  grandfather, 
Thomas  Chute,  was  born  in  Windham,  Febru- 
ary 19,  1762.  He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation 
during  the  active  period  of  his  life.  He  died 
September  4,  1816,  aged  fifty-four  years.  He 
married  Mary  Mayberry,  January  2,  1782,  and 
reared  a  family  of  eleven  children,  of  whom 
there  are  no  survivors.  They  were  named  as 
follows:  Francis;  Sally;  William  C.  ;  James; 
Fanny;  Margaret;  Daniel;  Mary;  James,  sec- 
ond; Thomas;  and  Curti.s. 

Captain  James  Chute,  Mr.  Chute's  father, 
was  a  native  of  Windham ;  and  in  his  early  life 
he  followed  the  trade  of  a  cooper  in  Naples, 
Me.  He  later  engaged  in  farming,  an  occupa- 
tion which  he  continued  successfully  until  his 
death;  and  he  was  highly  esteemed  as  a  worthy 
and  useful  citizen.  He  served  as  a  Captain 
in   the  State  militia,   and    at  one  time  was  a 


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member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows.  In  politics  he  was  a  I^epublican, 
and  he  attended  the  Congregational  church. 
He  died  July  30,  1884,  aged  eighty-two  years. 
His  wife,  Mary  Hoyt,  who  was  a  native  of 
Salem,  Mass.,  became  the  mother  of  nine 
children,  of  whom  six  are  living,  namely: 
Catherine,  wife  of  Roscoe  Mayo,  of  Naples; 
Charles  A.,  who  resides  in  Lowell,  Mass.  ; 
Andrew,  Deputy  Sheriff  at  Naples;  Adelbert 
C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Warren  B.  and 
Mary  A.,  both  residing  in  Naples. 

Adelbert  C.  Chute  obtained  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Naples,  finishing  his 
studies  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years.  He  then 
went  to  the  Alleghany  Mountain  region  in 
Pennsylvania,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the 
lumbering  business  for  two  years,  at  the  end 
of  which  time  he  returned  to  Naples.  He 
next  became  employed  in  the  S.  D.  Warren 
paper  manufactory  at  Cumberland  Mills,  there 
rapidly  familiarizing  himself  with  the  different 
departments  of  the  industry,  and  for  twenty 
years  was  connected  with  that  enterprise  in 
positions  of  responsibility,  being  engineer  at 
the  time  of  his  retirement.  He  was  appointed 
Deputy  Sheriff  under  Sheriff  True,  was  reap- 
pointed under  the  administration  of  Sheriffs 
Webb  and  Cram,  and  spent  the  last  four  years 
of  his  service  in  Portland,  where  he  was  sta- 
tioned especially  to  enforce  the  prohibitory 
liquor  law.  He  was  the  officer  who  arrested 
James  L.  Welch,  the  Gorham  homicide,  in 
1894,  and  was  the  principal  one  employed  to 
work  up  the  case  for  the  government. 

On  January  n,  1873,  Mr.  Chute  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Lizzie  M.  Jordan,  daughter 
of  Barzillai  Jordan,  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  now 
South  Portland.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chute  have 
been  bereft  of  one  child,  and  now  have  one  son 
—  Herbert  E. ,  who  resides  at  home. 

In  social  and  fraternal  circles  Mr.  Chute  is 
very  popular.  He  was  a  member  of  Temple 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  which  he  was 
Master  for  two  years ;  is  a  charter  member  of 
Warren  Phillip's  Lodge  at  Cumberland  Mills, 
of  which  he  served  as  Treasurer;  and  he  is 
connected  with  Eagle  Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons.  He  was  formerly  Noble  Grand  of 
Saccarappa  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,    of    Westbrook,    but    withdrew    from 


that  body  to  become  a  member  of  the  Lodge  at 
Cumberland  Mills,  being  elected  to  the  prin- 
cipal chair  during  the  first  year;  and  he  has 
been  its  Treasurer  for  the  past  thirteen  years- 
He  is  also  a  member  of  Presumscott  Valley 
Lodge,  No.  4,  of  Cumberland  Mills.  Politi- 
cally, he  acts  with  the  Republican  party. 


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ARWIN  INGALLS,  for  many  years 
an  esteemed  and  influential  citizen 
*5)y  of  Bridgton,  Me.,  his  native  place, 
owner  of  the  Ingalls  homestead, 
which  lies  about  five  miles  south-west  of 
Bridgton  Centre,  was  born  on  July  11,  1822. 
He  was  a  son  of  Asa  and  Phoebe  Ingalls,  both 
natives  of  Bridgton. 

His  paternal  grandfather,  Phineas  Ingalls, 
who  was  born  in  Massachusetts,  in  the  town 
of  Middleton,  Essex  County,  November  14,' 
1758,  was  the  first  of  the  family  to  locate  in 
Cumberland  County.  While  residing  in 
Massachusetts,  he  joined  the  Continental 
army;  and  after  the  close  of  the  Revolution, 
about  1783,  he  removed  to  the  State  of  Maine, 
purchasing  some  five  hundred  acres  of  wild 
land  in  Bridgton.  He  devoted  the  rest  of  his. 
life  to  clearing  and  improving  this  land,  and 
established  a  fine  hopestead,  which  is  yet  in 
the  family,  haying  been  handed  down  from 
father  to  son.  Grandfather  Ingalls  was  mar- 
ried in  Bridgton,  in  1783,  to  Elizabeth 
Stevens.  They  reared  nine  children,  four 
sons  and  five  daughters. 

Asa  Ingalls,  son  of  Phineas,  was  born  on 
the  Ingalls  homestead,  January  14,  1787. 
He,  too,  devoted  his  life  ta  agriculture,  the 
broad  acres  of  his  heritage  affording  him  an 
ample  income.  He  regularly  visited  the  polls 
on  election  days,  depositing  his  ballot  in  the 
interest  of  the  Democratic  party,  but  was  not 
an  aspirant  for  public  office.  He  died  in  1852. 
In  1 8 16  he  was  married  to  Phoebe  Berry, 
daughter  of  Elias  and  Jane  Berry.  She  died 
in  1864.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Asa  Ingalls  attended 
the  Congregational  church.  They  were  the 
parents  of  the  following  children:  Clarissa, 
who  married  Colonel  John  P.  Parley;  Henry, 
a  practising  attorney-at-law,  residing  in  Wis- 
casset,  Me.  ;  Edwin  P.  (deceased) ;.  Darwin, 
the   subject   of    this   sketch;    Mary,    wife   of 


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Benjamin  B.  Frost,  of  Ohio;  Aaron  H.  (de- 
ceased); Laura  B. ,  widow  of  Edwin  Fessen- 
den,  of  South  Bridgton ;  Aldana  T.  (de- 
ceased) ;  Phineas  B.  (deceased) ;  and  a  child 
who  died  in  infancy. 

Darwin  Ingalls  acquired  his  education  in 
the  district  schools  and  the  academy  of  his 
native  town.  Shortly  after  leaving  school  as 
a  student,  he  engaged  as  a  teacher;  and  for  six 
years  he  divided  his  time  between  teaching 
and  farming,  spending  the  winter  days  in  the 
school-house,  the  summer  in  the  pursuit  of 
agriculture.  In  1850  he  went  West  and  re- 
mained a  few  months  in  Minnesota  and  Wis- 
consin, purchasing  real  estate  in  St.  Paul  and 
timber  land  elsewhere,  which  proved  a  good 
investment.  During  his  after  life  he  made 
many  trips  to  the  West,  both  on  business  and 
pleasure.  After  his  father's  death  he  took 
charge  of  the  homestead  in  Bridgton,  and  de- 
voted much  of  his  time  to  general  farming; 
and  under  his  intelligent  management  the  an- 
cestral estate  was  at  its  best.  Mr.  Ingalls  was 
a  man  of  liberal  and  progressive  ideas,  which 
were  further  developed  by  his  travels  in  the 
West;  and  he  was  a  recognized  authority  on 
agricultural  subjects. 

In  politics  also  he  took  a  leading  part  as  a 
Democrat.  He  represented  the  district  in  the 
legislature  two  terms,  was  Selectman  of  the 
town  of  Bridgton  a  number  of  years,  and  held 
other  offices  of  trust.  His  death,  which  oc- 
curred January  27,  1890,  caused  a  sense  of 
irreparable  loss  in  the  community. 

On  May  30,  1852,  Mr.  Ingalls  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Mary  J.  Patrick,  a  native  of 
Denmark,  Me.,  daughter  of  James  and  Huldah 
(Berry)  Patrick,  and  the  following  children 
blessed  their  union:  Aldana  T.,  a  civil  engi- 
neer residing  in  Wisconsin,  who  married 
Fannie  Berry,  and  has  one  child,  Marian  E.  ; 
George  A.,  a  real  estate  broker  in  Boston; 
Albert  A.,  the  father's  successor  as  manager 
of  the  home  farm,  who  married  September  s> 
1895,  Miss  Laura  E.  Johnson,  of  Bridgton; 
and  three  children  that  died  in  infancy.  Mrs. 
Ingalls  is  still  living  in  the  home  where  her 
children  were  born  and  reared.  She  attends 
the  Congregational  church,  to  whose  support 
her  husband  liberally  contributed. 

A  portrait  of  Mr.  Darwin  Ingalls  is  shown 


in  connection  with  the  foregoing  sketch.  He 
was  a  worthy  scion  of  old  Colonial  stock,  be- 
longing to  a  family  whose  progenitors  were 
among  the  earliest  white  inhabitants  of  Essex 
County,  Massachusetts,  and  were  connected  by 
marriage  with  other  leading  families  of  the  Bay 
State. 


KRANK  WILLIAM  SEARLE,  M.D., 
a  physician  and  surgeon  of  Portland, 
where,  though  his  professional  career 
has  thus  far  been  a  brief  one,  he  is  meeting 
with  excellent  success,  is  a  native  of  Massa- 
chusetts, having  been  born  in  the  city  of 
Lowell,  September  8,  1854.  His  parents 
were  Charles  J.  and  Angeline  (Scarlett) 
Searle,  his  father  being  a  native  of  Cambridge, 
Mass. 

Charles  J.  Searle,  who  is  now  sixty-eight 
years  of  age,  is  an  old  "forty-niner,"  having 
been  one  of  a  party  of  adventurous  spirits  who 
made  the  long  voyage  around  Cape  Horn  to  the 
new  El  Dorado  in  search  of  speedy  fortune 
during  the  first  year  of  the  gold  excitement. 
He  had  previously  served  in  the  navy  depart- 
ment during  the  Mexican  War.  After  his 
return  East,  he  married  and  settled  in  Lowell, 
Mass.,  of  which  place  he  is  a  highly  respected 
citizen,  having  served  for  many  years  in 
various  official  capacities.  His  wife  died  in 
1866,  leaving  two  children  —  Frank  William 
and  Charles  J.  Searle,  Jr. 

Frank  W.  Searle  acquired  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  Lowell,  being  graduated 
from  the  high  school  in  the  class  of  1872. 
He  then  entered  the  City  Clerk's  office  as 
assistant  of  that  official,  remaining  thus  en- 
gaged during  the  greater  part  of  the  succeed- 
ing ten  years.  He  was  subsequently  elected 
City  Clerk,  which  position  he  held  until  there 
was  a  change  in  the  controlling  political  party. 

In  1883  he  came  to  Portland  and  entered 
the  Portland  School  for  Medical  Instruction, 
and  later  on  took  a  course  of  lectures  at  Bow- 
doin  College,  the  State  Medical  School,  from 
which  he  received  his  diploma  with  the  class 
of  1889  after  four  years  of  study.  Shortly 
after  he  went  to  Freeport,  this  county,  and 
began  the  practice  of  his  profession,  remaining 
there    three  years.       He  then    sold     out    and 


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moved  to  Portland,  and  now  enjoys  a  thriving 
practice  in  tiiis  city.  His  marriage  with  Miss 
Janet  Johnson,  a  daughter  of  Archibald  John- 
son, of  Robbinston,  Me.,  was  solemnized  in 
Portland,  December  ii,  1889.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Searle  have  had  one  child,  who  is  no  longer 
living. 

Dr.  Searle  is  a  member  of  the  Maine  Medi- 
cal Association,  the  Maine  Academy  of  Medi- 
cine and  Science,  ^nd  member  and  Secretary 
of  the  Portland  Medical  Club.  He  and  his 
wife  are  regular  attendants  and  supporters  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


-OHN  T.  MERRILL,  who  is  success- 
fully engaged  in  operating  a  saw-mill 
in  the  village  of  Gray,  was  born  in 
Poland,  Androscoggin  County,  Me., 
February  6,  1832,  son  of  John  and  Deborah 
(Atwood)  Merrill.  Mr.  Merrill's  paternal 
grandparents,  John  T.  and  Hannah  Merrill, 
were  early  settlers  and  well-known  residents  of 
Poland.  Their  children  were:  John,  Char- 
lotte, and  James  Hooper,  all  of  whom  are  now 
deceased. 

John  Merrill,  father  of  John  T. ,  resided  in 
Poland  until  fifty-six  years  of  age,  when,  with 
his  son,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  he  removed 
to  Gray.  He  was  an  industrious,  energetic, 
and  useful  member  of  the  community,  and 
highly  respected  for  his  many  commendable 
qualities.  He  continued  to  reside-  with  his 
son  for  the  remainder  of  his  life,  and  died  in 
1873  at  the  age  of  eighty-one.  His  wife, 
Deborah  Atwood,  whom  he  married  in  the 
town  of  Poland,  was  a  native  of  New  Glouces- 
ter, Me.  She  became  the  mother  of  eight 
children,  as  follows:  Mayhew  C,  who  was 
born  December  24,  1815,  and  now  resides  in 
Connecticut;  George  T.,  who  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 28,  1 81 7,  and  is  no  longer  living;  Char- 
lotte, who  was  born  April  28,  1819,  and  died 
at  Spirit  Lake,  la.,  in  1895;  William  D., 
born  May  13,  1824,  and  now  living  in  Solano 
County,  California;  Charles  Atwood,  born 
April  20,  1826,  and  died  in  Springfield, 
Mass.,  in  1896;  James  H.,  born  November  2, 
1830,  and  now  a  resident  of  Chicago;  John 
T.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Francis 
A.,   born  July  5,    1834,   and   also  residing  in 


Chicago.      Mrs.    Deborah   A.    Merrill  -died  in 
1866,  aged  seventy-four  years. 

John  T.  Merrill  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools ;  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  he 
went  to  Portland,  where  he  learned  the  carpen- 
ter's trade,  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  two' 
years  and  receiving  fifty  dollars  per  year.  In 
1854  he  settled  in  Gray,  where  he  bought  a' 
farm  and  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits, 
which  he  followed  in  connection  with  his 
trade. until  1875.  He  then  moved  to  the  vil- 
lage and  commenced  operating  a  saw-mill, 
at  the  same  time  continuing  to  do  carpenter 
work  until  1880,  when  he  established  himself 
in  a  general  mercantile  business.  After  con- 
ducting both  the  store  and  the  mill  for  twelve 
years,  he  retired  from  trade,  and  since  1892 
has  given  his  whole  time  to  the  milling  in- 
terests. He  operates  the  only  steam  saw-mill 
in  the  village;  and  consequently  he  handles  a 
large  amount  of  business,  and  with  profitable 
results.  He  is  a  staunch  supporter  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  with  which  he  has  always 
voted ;  and,  though  not  an  aspirant  for  public 
office,  he  is  interested  in  political  affairs  and 
is  well  informed  upon  the  important  issues  of 
the  day.  He  is  a  member  ef  Silgam  Lodge, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Gray, 
and  maintains  a  lively  interest  in  the  affairs 
of  that  Order. 

On  July  I,  1852,  Mr.  Merrill  was  married 
to  Frances  H.  Young,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 
Young,  a  former  resident  of  Gray.  Mrs. 
Merrill's  parents,  who  were  prosperous  farm- 
ing people,  are  no  longer  living.  Mr.  and 
Mr,s.  Merrill  have  had  six  children,  namely: 
Ella  Frances,  who  died  in  infancy;  Ella 
Susan,  who  died  at  the  age  of  eighteen;  Jennie 
Wilma,  who  is  the  wife  of  Henry  C.  Doughty, 
and  resides  in  Gray;  Willard  L.,  who  married 
Elizabeth  Tufts,  and  is  a  successful  farmer 
of  Gray;  Emma  M.,  who  married.  Dr.  L.  T. 
Gushing,  and  resides  with  her  parents;  and 
Alice  S.,  who  married  Charles  L.  Dow,  and 
lives  in  West  Pownal,  Me.  These  children 
have  been  well  educated  and  are  useful  mem- 
bers of  society.  The  family  attend  the  Con- 
gregational church,  of  which  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Merrill  are  active  members;  and  he  has  had 
charge  of  the  choir  for  more  than  twenty-five 
years. 


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kERRILL  T.  FILES,  general  mer- 
chant in  the  village  of  White 
Rock,  Gorham,  Me.,  was  born  in 
this  town,  January  31,  1823.  Mi". 
Files  is  of  English  extraction,  his  paternal 
grandfather,  William  Files,  having  been  the 
emigrant  ancestor  of  the  family. 

William  Files  left  old  England  for  New 
England  about  1750,  coming  soon  after  to 
Cumberl'and  County,  which  was  then  included 
within  the  limits  of  Massachusetts.  He 
settled  near  Fort  Hill  in  Gorham,  being  one 
of  the  pioneers  of  the  place.  Buying  one  hun- 
dred acres  of  land,  which  was  in  its  primeval 
wildness,  he  labored  with  persevering  energy 
to  clear  a  farm,  residing  here  until  his  death, 
at  the  venerable  age  of  ninety-five  years.  In 
politics  he  was  an  old-time  Federalist,  and, 
religiously,  was  a  communicant  of  the  Episco- 
pal church.  To  him  and  his  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Gordon,  nine  children  were 
born,  Joseph,  father  of  Merrill,  being  the 
youngest  child. 

Joseph  Files  was  born  in  Gorham  in  Decem- 
ber, 1767,  was  here  reared  to  manhood,  and 
here  spent  his  active  life,  dying  in  1855.  He 
was  a  farmer,  owning  a  large  tract  of  land, 
which  he  tilled  most  faithfully,  working  early 
and  late.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the 
old  Whig  party  and  an  influential  citizen  of 
this  town.  He  married  Annie  Haskell, 
daughter  of  John  Haskell,  of  Gorham,  their 
union  being  solemnized  in  1799.  Thirteen 
children  were  included  in  their  family  circle, 
but  of  these  only  two  now  survive;  namely, 
Ruth  and  Merrill  T.  Ruth  Files,  widow  of 
Francis  Small,  of  Raymond,  reared  four  chil- 
dren, of  whom  three  are  living— Davis  R., 
Howard  T.,  and  Jane.  The  mother  died  in 
1862.  Both  parents  were  members  of  the 
Free  Will  Baptist  church. 

Merrill  T-.  Files  obtained  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  district  schools  of  Gorham,  and  ad- 
vanced in  learning  by  a  course  of  study  at 
Limerick,  in  this  State.  In  his  boyhood  he 
received  practical  training  in  agricultural 
labors,  and  after  leaving  school  he  worked  on 
the  homestead  farm  for  many  years.  In  1865 
Mr.  Files  abandoned  farming  in  favor  of  a 
mercantile  life  in  the  city  of  Portland,  where 
he,  in  company  with  J.  M;  Plummer,   opened 


a  grocery  store,  which  they  managed  for  two 
years  under  the  firm  name  of  Plummer  & 
Files.  In  1868  Mr.  Files  returned  to  Gorham 
and  established  a  general  store  at  White 
Rock,  carrying  a  complete  assortment  of  the 
merchandise  desired  by  his  country  customers. 

In  the  same  year,  under  the  administration 
of  President  Grant,  he  was  appointed  Postmas- 
ter, holding  the  office  until  1875.  He  is  a 
true-blue  Republican,  prominent  in  local 
affairs,  and  has  often  served  his  fellow-towns- 
men in  official  capacities.  In  i860  and  1861 
Mr.  Files  was  one  of  the  Selectmen  of  the 
town,  besides  which  he  was  a  member  of  the 
School  Committee,  and  was  again  elected  to 
serve  on  that  Board.  In  1873  and  1874  he 
represented  his  constituents  in  the  State  legis- 
lature at  Augusta. 

Mr.  Files  has  been  twice  married.  In  1853 
he  was  united  in  wedlock  with  Martha  Libby, 
of  the  town  of  Naples.  She  passed  to  the 
higher  life  in  1858,  leaving  one  child,  George 
Evans,  who  was  born  May  18,  1854;  and  on 
November  10,  1861,  Mr.  Files  was  again  mar- 
ried to  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Merrill,  a  daughter  of 
Deacon  Samuel  Meserve,  of  this  town.  Their 
union  has  been  blessed  by  the  advent  of  one 
child  —  Annie  E.,  born  January  2,  1864.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Files  are  active  in  church  work, 
being  connected  by  membership  with  the  Free 
Baptist  Church  of  White  Rock. 


OHN  Q.  A.  JORDAN,  who  is  actively 
and  prosperously  engaged  as  a  tiller  of 
the  soil  at  Cape  Elizabeth,  Cumberland 
County,  Me.,  was  born  in  this  place 
July  3,  1849,  being  a  son  of  John  and  Abigail 
(Fickett)  Jordan. 

Mr.  Jordan's  paternal  grandfather,  Thomas 
Jordan,  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  this  State. 
He  was  bred  to  the  occupation  of  farming, 
which  he  followed  through  life,  after  his  mar- 
riage purchasing  a  farm  in  Cape  Elizabeth, 
where  he  lived  to  a  ripe  old  age.  The  maiden 
name  of  his  wife,  who  was  a  native  of  this 
place,  was  Martha  Fickett.  She  bore  him 
four  children.  John  Jordan,  son  of  Thomas 
and  Martha,  was  born  on  the  old  Jordan  home- 
stead at  Cape  Elizabeth,  and,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  a  few  years,  when  he  went  to  sea,  en- 


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gaged  in  the  West  India  trade,  diligently  fol- 
lowed the  independent  calling  of  his  father, 
to  which  he  was  reared.  On  October  3,  1835, 
he  was  united  in  the  bonds  of  matrimony  with 
Abigail  Fickett,  who  became  the  mother  of 
eleven  children,  of  whom  the  following  four 
yet  survive:  Simon  F. ,  born  October  12,  1837, 
a  well-known  farmer  of  this  town;  Melvin  F. , 
born  November  24,  1840,  who  subsequently 
had  his  name  legally  changed  to  Sawyer,  the 
name  of  his  mother's  sister's  husband,  and  is 
now  a  resident  of  the  Cape;  John  Q.  A.,  the 
direct  subject  of  the  present  sketch ;  and 
Alvin  A.,  born  November  17,  1853. 
Lewis  G.  Jordan,  who  was  born  March  29, 
1836,  and  married  Susan  R.  Bragdon,  of 
Poland,  Me.,  has  recently  died. 

John  Q.  A.  Jordan  spent  his  early  years  in 
school;  and  on  the  completion  of  his  educa- 
tional course  he  turned  his  attention  to  agricult- 
ural pursuits,  in  which  he  has  met  with  emi- 
nent success,  having  by  tireless  energy  and 
progressive  enterprise  won  position  among  the 
leading  farmers  of  this  locality.  In  politics 
Mr.  Jordan  is  a  sound  Democrat.  Relig- 
iously, free  and  liberal  in  his  views,  he  is  not 
connected  with  any  church  organization. 


Y^JVTJOSES  M.  CHAPMAN,  a  prosperous 
1 1  =J  farmer  and  an  old  resident  of  West- 
^  eJL  ^^^  brook,  son  of  John  and  Hannah 
(McKenney)  Chapman,  was  born 
in  Dexter,  Penobscot  County,  Me.,  January  25, 
1833.  Mr.  Chapman's  great-grandfather,  Ed- 
ward Chapman,  was  a  native  of  Ipswich, 
Mass.,  who  married  Eleanor  Small,  of  Lim- 
ington.  Me.,  and,  settling  in  Westbrook, 
became  identified  with  the  early  settlement 
and  growth  of  the  town.  Among  his  children 
were:  Nathaniel,  who  served  in  the  Conti- 
nental army  during  the  Revolutionary  War; 
and  Simon,  Mr.  Chapman's  grandfather. 

Simon  Chapman  was  born  in  Westbrook, 
and  in  young  manhood  he  studied  law,  which 
he  practised  to  some  extent;  but  the  greater 
part  of  his  life  was  passed  as  a  farmer  in  his 
native  town,  where  he  died  in  1845.  He  was 
an  old-time  Democrat  in  politics.  He  mar- 
ried Polly  Jose,  sister  of  Jonathan  Jose,  of 
Scarboro,  and  reared  a  family  of  seven  chil- 


dren, three  of  whom  are  living,  namely: 
Mary,  who  married,  and  is  now  a  widow; 
Harris,  who  resides  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. ;  and 
Hero,  a  resident  of  Passadumkeag. 

John  Chapman,  son  of  Simon,  was  born  in 
Westbrook;  and  when  reaching  manhood  he 
engaged  in  the  lime-burning  business,  which 
formed  his  principal  occupation  through  life. 
He  resided  in  Dexter  for  some  time,  later 
moving  to  Danville,  now  Auburn,  Me. ;  and  he 
finally  settled  in  Piscataquis  County.  He  was- 
an  industrious,  energetic,  and  worthy  citizen, 
who  applied  his  resources  to  the  best  advan- 
tage, and  always  enjoyed  a  comfortable  pros- 
perity as  the  fruits  of  his  labor.  He  died  in 
1877.  He  voted  with  the  Democratic  party, 
and  in  his  religious  views  was  a  Universalist. 
His  wife,  Fanny  McKenney,  was  a  daughter 
of  Moses  McKenney,  of  Scarboro.,  She  be- 
came the  mother  of  ten  children,  six  of  whom 
are  living,  and  are  as  follows:  William'; 
Mahala;  Hannah;  Moses  M.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  Joshua;  and  Jerome. 

Moses  M.  Chapman  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  Scarboro,  Dexter,  and  Danville. 
After  completing  his  studies  he  was  engaged 
in  the  construction  of  the  southern  portion  of 
the  Great  Falls  &  Conway  Railroad,  upon 
which  he  worked  for  three  years;  and  he  then 
settled  in  Westbrook,  where  he  has  since  given 
his  attention  to  farming.  For  the  past  forty 
years  he  has  made  agricultural  pursuits  a  suc- 
cessful business,  and  at  the  present  time  owns 
some  two  hundred  and  twenty-seven  acres  of 
valuable  land  situated  in  Westbrook  and  Scar- 
boro, his  property  being  finely  located  and  ex- 
ceedingly productive.  He  makes  a  specialty 
of  breeding  blooded  Durham  and  Holstein 
stock,  and  also  raises  cattle  for  market  con- 
sumption, to  the  extent  of  about  thirty-five 
head  annually.  Besides  these  he  raises  some 
fine  horses  of  Norman  stock,  having  at  the 
present  time  several  good  specimens;  and  he 
has  secured  a  high  reputation  in  that  direction. 
He  devotes  some  time  to  general  farming, 
producing  one  hundred  tons  of  superior  hay 
yearly,  and  deals  quite  largely  in  milk. 

Mr.  Chapman  was  married  to  Lydia  B. 
Jordan,  daughter  of  Captain  Ebenezer  Jordan, 
of  Danville,  on  November  27,  1862,  and  has 
five  children,  four  of  whom  are  living,  namelyi 


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Napoleon  B.,  who  is  in  the  grocery  business 
in  Portland;  Geneva  B.,  wife  of  George  Tal- 
bot, of  South  Portland;  Manetta  G.  and 
Mason  M.,  who  reside  at  home. 

In  politics  Mr.  Chapman  supports  the  Dem- 
ocratic party,  but  has  never  sought  for  politi- 
cal prominence.  He  is  deeply  interested  in 
the  general  welfare  of  the  community,  the 
moral  and  social  improvement  of  which  he  is 
always  ready  to  aid;  and  he  attends  the  Uni- 
versalist  church. 


jLARENCE  E.  ALLEN,  proprietor  of 
the  baggage  transfer  from  the  Union 
Station,  Portland,  was  born  in  Gor- 
ham,  Cumberland  County,  Me., 
April  15,  1853.  He  is  the  son  of  George  W. 
and  Lydia  (Lambert)  Allen.  His  grandpar- 
ents were  William  and  Maria  (Chatty)  Allen, 
of  Falmouth,  Me. 

William  Allen  was  a  well-to-do  farmer  in 
Falmouth,  who  lived  to  be  seventy-six  years 
old,  his  wife  dying  at  the  age  of  seventy-two. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  Captain  John  Chatty, 
a  soldier  in  the  French  War.  Their  son, 
George  W.  Allen,  was  born  in  Falmouth,  Jan- 
uary 18,  1822,  and  there  grew  to  manhood. 
In  1849  he  removed  to  Gorham,  where  for 
some  time  he  was  engaged  in  farming,  return- 
ing in  1 86 1  to  Falmouth,  where  he  is  now 
living.  He  is  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War, 
having  enlisted  in  the  Twenty-fifth  Maine 
Volunteer  Infantry.  His  wife  was  born  De- 
cember 5,  1826,  daughter  of  John  and  Eliza- 
beth (Alexander)  Lambert,  old  residents  of 
Falmouth.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  W.  Allen 
reared  four  children,  of  whom  Clarence  E.  is 
the  only  one  now  living.  In  religious  belief 
Mr.  George  W.  Allen  is  a  Baptist,  while  his 
wife  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  church. 
.  Clarence  E.  Allen  attended  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  town  and  Westbrook 
Seminary,  and  finished  his  schooling  with  a 
course  of  study  at  Gray's  Business  College, 
Portland.  When  nineteen  years  of  age  he 
went  to  work  for  M.  Y.  Knight,  a  grocer  on 
Oxford  Street,  in  whose  employ  he  remained 
four  years;  and  he  then  engaged  for  a  while  in 
the  milk  business.  In  1879  he  went  to  Boston 
to  enter  the  employ  of  the  Highland  Street 


Railway.  In  1884  he  returned  to  Portland, 
and  engaged  in  the  express  business  on  a 
small  scale;  and  the  following  year  he  bought 
out  James  Neal,  who  had  the  Maine  Central 
Railroad  trade.  This  business  was  then  easily 
handled,  and  Mr.  Allen's  single  horse  was 
able  to  accomplish  all  that  was  necessary. 
After  the  Union  Station  was  built,  the  busi- 
ness increased,  and  another  firm  took  up  the 
same  line;  but  they  dropped  out  within  a  year, 
leaving  Mr.  Allen  in  sole  possession  of  the 
field.  From  that  time  to  the  present  his  trade 
has  yearly  increased,  and  he  now  owns  the 
largest  transfer  business  in  the  city.  Mr. 
Allen  is  a  persevering  and  energetic  man,  who 
knows  how  to  use  to  the  best  advantage  the 
capabilities  that  win  success.  Fie  has  at- 
tained prosperity  through  his  own  efforts 
alone,  and  is  deserving  of  the  success  which 
he  has  achieved. 

October  17,  1876,  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Alice  E.  True,  daughter  of  Calvin 
S.  and  Alice  M.  (Anderson)  True,  of  Port- 
land. They  have  three  children  —  Ernest, 
Ethel,  and  Calvin. 

Mr.  Allen  is  a  Mason,  belonging  to  Ancient 
Landmark  Lodge,  No.  17,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
of  Portland.  He  and  his  family  attend  St. 
Stephen's  Church  (Episcopal),  to  whose  sup- 
port he  contributes.  They  have  a  pleasant 
home  at  Deering. 


(^Tr-URELIUS  SCOTT  JONES,  a  practi- 
fJA  cal  and  well-to-do  farmer  of  Scarboro, 
Jj\\  Me.,  was  born  in  this  town  Novem- 
^"■^  ber  8,  1838,  coming  from  pioneer 
antecedents.  His  grandfather,  John  Jones, 
was  a  native  of  Scarboro,  his  birth  occurring 
November  6,  1775.  He  spent  a  part  of  his 
earlier  life  in  Pownal,  another  Cumberland 
County  town,  but  subsequently  purchased  a 
farm  in  this  locality,  and  here  carried  on 
mixed  husbandry  throughout  his  years  of  ac- 
tivity, dying  in  1856.  He  was  a  man  of 
robust  constitution,  and  never  afraid  of  hard 
work.  He  was  active  in  advancing  the  relig- 
ious and  moral  interests  of  the  community, 
and  for  more  than  forty  years  was  a  Deacon  in 
the  Congregational  church.  On  October  20, 
1797,    he  married   Lydia    Westcott,    of    Cape 


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Elizabeth;  and  they  reared  a  family  of  six 
children,  William,  the  father  of  Aurelius  S., 
being  the  fourth  child. 

William  Jones  was  born  January  23,  1808, 
in  the  town  of  Pownal,  where  he  resided  until 
a  young  man,  when  he  came  to  Scarboro, 
where  he  afterward  engaged  in  general  farm- 
ing, meeting  with  signal  success  in  his  under- 
takings. He  was  influential  in  local  matters, 
serving  as  Selectman  for  some  years.  In  re- 
ligion he  was  a  Congregationalist,  and  con- 
tributed generously  toward  the  support  of  that 
church.  He  was  twice  married,  his  first  wife, 
Jane  W.  Sawyer,  dying  in  1857,  and  leaving 
two  children  —  Aurelius  Scott  and  Henry  S. 
Of  his  union  with  his  second  wife,  Mrs. 
Catherine  F.  Moody,  nh  Li-bby,  no  children 
were  born.  Henry  S.  Jones,  now  a  resident 
of  Scarboro,  was  born  here,  April  27,  1842. 
He  married  Jane  W.,  daughter  of  Ebenezer 
'Libby,  of  this  town;  and  they  have  one  child, 
Florence  Ada,  born  August  25,  1871.  He  is 
a  Republican  in  politics,  and  both  he  and  his 
wife  are  members  of  the  Congregational 
church.  Aurelius  Scott  Jones  was  reared  and 
educated  in  the  place  of  his  nativity,  and  on 
the  home  farm  was  thoroughly  instructed  in 
the  agricultural  arts,  continuing  beneath'  the 
parental  roof-tree  until  the  breaking  out  of  the 
late  Rebellion.  In  1861  he  enlisted  as  a  pri- 
vatejn  the  Twelfth  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry, 
joining  Company  C,  which  was  commanded  by 
Captain  Thornton,  of  Scarboro.  Mr.  Jones 
served  in  New  Orleans  on  guard  duty  for  nine 
months,  and  during  that  time  was  promoted  to 
the  rank  of  Corporal.  On  his  return  to  Maine 
he  located  in  Portland,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  the  trucking  business  for  eight  years,  after 
which  he  came  back  to  the  scenes  of  his  child- 
hood, and  here  took  up  farming  on  the  old 
homestead.  He  has  a  snug  farm  of  sixty-five 
acres,  the  larger  portion  of  which  is  under 
good  cultivation.  It  is  amply  supplied  with 
substantial  farm  buildings  and  all  the  neces- 
sary equipments  for  carrying  on  farming  oper- 
ations after  the  most  improved  methods.  Mr. 
Jones  is  active  in  the  Grand  Army  circles, 
being  a  member  of  Thatcher  Post,  No.  1 1 1. 

Mr.  Jones  was  first  married  January  i,  1864, 
to  Martha  Ellen  Robin§on,  daughter  of  John 
Robinson,    of    this    place;    but    their   happy 


wedded  life  was  of  brief  duration,  her  death 
occurring  November  21  of  that  year.  On 
January  15,  1867,  he  was  married  to  her  sister, 
Elizabeth  L.  Robinson.  Two  children  are 
the  fruit  of  this  marriage*,  namely:  Martha 
Ellen,  born  February  18,  1869;  and  John 
Howard,  born  September  9,  1870.  Martha 
Ellen  married  Royal  E.  Hudson,  of  this 
town;  and  they  are  the  parents  of  three  chil- 
dren—  Arthur  Scott,  Mary  E.,  and  Cora 
Belle.  Mr.  and  Mrs.^  Jones  are  members  of 
the  Congregational  church,  in  which  he  has 
served  for  some  time  as  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday-school. 


;OSEPH  W.  READ,  who  owns  and  oc- 
cupies a  portion  of  the  original  home- 
stead in  South  Windham,  Me.,  on 
which  his  grandfather,  Noah  Read, 
settled  in  the  latter  part  of  the  eighteenth 
century,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Windham, 
November  9,  1835.  He  is  of  English  ante- 
cedents, being  the  lineal  descendant  of  John 
Read,  the  son,  presumably,  of  William  and 
Lucy  (Henage)  Read,  of  England..  John 
Read  sailed  from  England  with  the  large  fleet 
that  came  to  New  England  m.  1630,  and  set- 
tled at  first  in  Weyniouth,  Mass.j  but  after- 
ward removed  to  Rehoboth,  Mass.,  buying 
property  there  in  1643.  He  was  a  large  land- 
holder, and  quite  prominent  in  local  affairs, 
for  some  years  holding  the  office  of  Constable, 
which  was  then  the  chief  executive  office.    = 

His  son,  Daniel  Read,  the  next  in  line  of 
descent,  was  born  in  Rehoboth  in  March, 
1655.  He  married  Hannah  Peck  on  August 
27,  1677;  and  they  reared  six  children. 
Daniel,  Jr.,  their  second  child  and  first  son, 
was  born  in  Rehoboth,  January  20,  1680.  He 
and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  Bosworth,  were  the 
parents  of  sixteen  children,  Noah,  Sr.,  great- 
grandfather of  Joseph  W.,  being  the  eighth 
child. 

Noah    Read,    Sr.,    a   native 
Mass.,    born    December     17, 
Abigail  Baldwin,  who  became 

eleven  children.     The  eighth  ,    ^ 

the  father's  name  Noah,  as  noted  above,  was 
born  September  21,  1755,  in  Attleboro.  He 
married  Mary  Robinson,    of  Windham,    Me., 


of  Attleboro, 
1 71 8,  married 
the  mother  of 
child,   bearing 


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Noveihber  26,  1788,  and  they  became  the  par- 
ents of  ten  children.  Fie  was  for  many  years 
a  teacher  of  the  younger  members  of  the  So- 
.ciety  of  Friends  in  Falmouth.  He  was  very 
religious,  and  in  1800  was  appointed  an  Elder 
in  the  ehurch,  an  office  which  he  filled  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  April  4,  1844. 

Nathan  Read,  son  of  Noah  and  Mary 
(Robinson)  Read,  and  father  of  Joseph  W., 
was  a  native  of  Windham,  born  March  2, 
1795,  and  lived  to  the  good  old  age  of  eighty- 
four  years.  He  married  January  28,  1824, 
Ruth  Horton,  a  daughter  of  John  Horton,  of 
Portland.  Of  the  five  children  who  were  the 
fruit  of  this  union  three  are  now  living; 
namely,  the  subject  of  the  present  sketch  and 
his  two  sisters'.  Emily  H.  Read,  the  elder  of 
these,  born  August  30,  1826,  is  the  wife  of 
Isaiah  Jones,  and  has  three  children  —  Charles 
W.,  Elmer  H.,  and  Frank;  Julia  W.  Read, 
born  September  i,  1831,  is  the  wife  of  Nathan 
R.  Dyer,  of  South  Portland. 

Joseph  W.  Read  acquired  his  elementary 
education  in  Windham,  this  being  supple- 
mented by  an  attendance  at  Westbrook  Semi- 
nary. In  1855  he  went  to  Portland,  where  he 
worked  for  a  time  as  a  clerk  in  a  retail  grocery 
store,  and  then  became  clerk  in  the  wholesale 
grocery  store  on  Commercial  Street  of  T.  & 
W.  H.  Shaw,  remaining  with  them  during  the 
year  1857.  He  was  next  employed  for  three 
years  in  the  wholesale  flour  and  grain  estab- 
lishment of  William  L.  Southard.  In  i860 
Mr.  Read,  still  remaining  in  Portland,  estab- 
lished himself  in  business,  and  carried  on  a 
substantial  wholesale  trade  in  groceries  until 
1876.  In  that  year  he  returned  to  Windham, 
moving  on  to  the  old  homestead.  In  1889  he 
was  appointed  Postmaster  for  South  Windham, 
retaining  the  office  four  years,  two  and  one- 
half  months;  and  in  1880  he  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen,  in  which 
office  he  served  four  consecutive  years,  being 
Chairman  of  the  Board  the  last  two  years. 
Politically,  he  is  a  stanch  Republican. 

Mr.  Read  was  married  July  9,  1863,  to 
Ellen  F.  Jordan,  daughter  of  William  Jordan, 
of  Portland.  They  have  had  seven  children, 
but  have  been  called  to  part  with  five.  The 
two  now  living  are:  Charles  W.,  born  Febru- 
ary 13,  1866,  employed  by  Chisholm  Brothers 


in  Portland;  and  Elizabeth  Horton  Read, 
born  May  22,  186S,  and  now  residing  at  South 
Windham  with  her  parents. 


TT^HARLES  PRITHAM,  an  enterprising 
I  Ky  general  farmer,  residing  in  the  town  of 
^^1^  Freeport,  was  born  in  Old  Orchard, 

Me.,  November  30,  1S39,  the  son 
of  Samuel  and  Matilda  Pritham.  He  spent 
his  early  years  in  Old  Orchard,  receiving  a 
good  common-school  education,  and  in  1859 
accompanied  his  parents  to  Freeport.  Like 
his  father,  he  adopted  the  vocation  of  a  farmer, 
which  he  has  since  followed.  On  November 
4,  1876,  he  was  married  to  Mrs.  Eleanor 
Robinson;  and  they  have  two  children  — C.  H. 
Pritham  and  F.  J.  Pritham.  In  politics  Mr. 
Pritham  is  a  Republican. 


M.  STAPLES,  one  of  the  solid 
business  men  of  Bridgton,  was  born 
February  8,  1855,  in  the  town  of 
Naples,  Cumberland  County,  Me.,  being  a  son 
of  Charles  M.  Staples.  The  father,  for  many 
years  a  resident  of  Naples,  removed  to  South 
Bridgton  in  1865.  He  married  Miss  Sarah  N. 
Center,  who  became  the  mother  of  five  chil- 
dren, two  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  The 
others  were:  the  subject  of  this  sketch  and  his 
two  sisters,  Mary  E.  and  Annie  M. 

Mr.  Staples  acquired  his  elementary  educa- 
tion in  the  district  schools  of  his  native  town, 
it  being  supplemented  by  an  attendance  at  the 
Bridgton  Pligh  School  and  the  Bridgton  Acad- 
emy. He  remained  beneath  the  parental  r.oof 
until  attaining  his  majority,  when  he  was  en- 
gaged for  a  short  time  in  teaching.  Two  years 
later  Mr.  Staples  came  to  Bridgton,  entering 
the  store  of  an  uncle,  by  whom  he  was  engaged 
as  a  clerk  until  1881.  Having  paid  faithful 
attention  to  his  duties  while  thus  employed, 
he  had  become  familiar  with  the  details  of 
mercantile  business,  and  then  started  in  trade 
for  himself,  opening  a  store  for  the  sale  of 
general  merchandise  and  continuing  about  five 
years.  Wisely  investing  his  money  in  real 
estate,  he  during  the  first  administration  of 
President  Cleveland  greeted  the  fine  building 
in  which  the    Knights  of    Pythias  have   their 


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headquarters,  and  in  which  the  post-office  is 
located.  In  this  block  he  has  also  established 
a  store,  which  he  devotes  to  the  sale  of  gro- 
ceries and  general  merchandise,  conducting 
therein  a  thriving  and  extensive  business. 
During  the  summer  season  Mr.  Staples,  who 
is  ever  wide-awake  and  active,  runs  a  steamer, 
the  "Lady  of  the  Lake,"  carrying  pleasure 
parties  on  lake  excursions. 

On  November  20,  1881,  the  union  of  Mr. 
Staples  with  Miss  Idalyn  M.  Gove  was  sol- 
emnized. Politically,  Mr.  Staples  is  a  firm 
supporter  of  the  Republican  party,  and  for 
some  time  did  excellent  and  appreciated  service 
as  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen ;  for 
three  years  also  he  was  Town  Treasurer.  He 
is  prominent  in  social  organizations,  being 
a  member  of  the  Free  Masons,  the  Odd  Fel- 
lows, and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is  an 
active  worker  in  the  Congregational  church, 
of  which  both  he  and  his  wife  are  faithful 
members.  Generous  and  public-spirited,  he 
is  ever  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand  toward 
promoting  the  advancement  and  prosperity  of 
the  community  in  which  he  now  lives,  and  of 
which  he  is  a  respected  member. 


JAPTAIN  JACOB  B.  PINKHAM,  a 
popular  member  of  the  farming 
community  of  Harpswell,  Me., 
formerly  master  of  a  vessel  in  the 
West  India  trade,  ,was  born  near  his  present 
home,  July  5,  1823.  His  parents,  Elijah  and 
Lydia  (Willson)  Pinkham,  were  natives  of 
Harpswell,  where  his  grandparents  on  both 
sides  of  the  house  were  early  settlers. 

His  paternal  grandfather,  Nathaniel  Pink- 
ham,  was  a  native  of  New  Hampshire,  and 
was  a  farmer  by  occupation.  Many  years  of 
his  life  were  spent  in  Harpswell;  and  here  his 
son,  Elijah  Pinkham,  likewise  followed  agri- 
culture for  a  livelihood,  also  taking  part  in  the 
fishing  industry  peculiar  to  the  place.  He 
built  a  comfortable  house  and  rounded  out  a 
useful  life  of  ninety  years,  his  wife  having 
been  called  to  rest  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight 
years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pinkham  attended  the 
Methodist  church.  They  were  the  parents  of 
eight  children,  seven  of  whom  are  now  living, 
namely:  Joseph;    Ann,  wife  of  John  Rogers'; 


Nathaniel;  Jacob  B.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Jane,  wife  of  Ralph  Sinnett;  Almira; 
and  Elijah  J.  Susan  M.  Pinkham  died  some 
years  ago. 

Jacob  B.  Pinkham  remained  with  his  parents 
until  twenty-one  years  of  age,  aiding  his 
father  about  the  farm  and  going  with  him  on 
his  fishing  expeditions.  When  he  attained 
his  majority,  he  went  to  sea,  soon  rising  to  be 
master  of  a  vessel.  He  was  for  thirty  years 
Captain  of  a  West  Indiaihan,  spending  the 
greater  part  of  his  time  at  sea;  and  after  a  few 
years  passed  on  the  land  he  took  charge  of 
another  vessel  in  the  same  trade,  which  he 
commanded  until.  1887.  In  that  year  he  re- 
signed his  position  and  settled  in  his  present 
pretty  residence,  which  he  planned  and 
erected.  He  has  a  fine  farm  of  fifty  acres-  at 
West  Harpswell,  overlooking  the  sea,  where 
he  can  still  enjoy  the  ocean  breezes,  and  at  the 
same  time  is  surrounded  by  all  the  comforts  of 
home  life. 

On  December  19,  1853,  Captain  Pinkham 
was  married  to  Hannah  A.  Bartlett,  daughter 
of  Ballard  and  Annie  (Rogers)  Bartlett,  of 
Phippsburg,  Me.,  where  she  was  born-.  Bal- 
lard Bartlett  was  a  well-to-do  farmer.  He 
died  at  the  age  of  seventy-four,  and  his  wife 
lived  to  be  ten  years  older.  Seven  children 
were  born  to  Captain  and  Mrs.  Pinkham,  four 
of  whom  are  living:  J.  Seymour,  Captain  of  a 
one  -  thousand  -  two  -  hundred  -and-thirty-seven- 
ton  vessel,  married  Fannie  Pennell,  of  North 
Harpswell,  and  has  three  children — Seymour 
L.,  Nellie  F.,  and  Mabel;  William  F.,  a 
carpenter  and  joiner,  married  Carrie  Riggs, 
of  Lewiston,  Me.,  and  has  four  children  — 
Florence  A.,  Lloyd,  Elsie,  anH  Dwight; 
Howard  assists  his  father  on  the  farm;  Or- 
ville  S.,  Captain  of  a  nine-hundred-and-three- 
ton  vessel,  makes  his  home  with  his  father. 
He  married  Helen  Savage,  of  Dresden,  Me., 
and  has  two  children  —  Millard  B.  and  Ber- 
nard Orville. 

Captain  Jacob  B.  Pinkham  is  a  prominent 
man  in  the  ranks  of  the  Republican  party. 
Though  in  a  Democratic  locality,  he  was 
elected  to  the  legislatures  of  1895  and  1896, 
served  on  the  Board  of  Selectmen  from  1890 
through  1892,  and  on  the  Board  of  Assessors 
and  Overseers  of  the  Poor  for  the  same  length 


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of  time,  being  Chairman  of  the  last-named 
body  in  1891  and  1892.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Try  Again  Lodge  of  Good  Templars  of 
Harpswell.  In  the  Methodist  church  he  has 
long  been  Steward  and  class  leader  and 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school;  and  his 
wife,  who  was  a  public-school  teacher  before 
her  marriage,  is  one  of  the  ablest  Sunday- 
school  teachers  in  the  parish.  Captain  Pink- 
ham  has  all  the  characteristics  of  a  genial  and 
hearty  seaman,  and  is  very  popular  with  his 
townsmen. 


kHARLES  B.  COTTON,  an  enterpris- 
ing and  progressive  agriculturist  of 
Gorham,  is  a  native  of  this  town, 
the  date  of  his  birth  being  Novem- 
ber 5,  1836.  His  father,  William  Cotton, 
born  in  1801,  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  Gor- 
ham, being  the  second  son  of  John  and  Eliza- 
beth (Chase)  Cotton,  members  of  the  farming 
community. 

William  Cotton  industriously  followed  for 
many  years  his  trade  of  cooper,  but  subse- 
quently engaged  in  tilling  the  soil,  living  on 
a  farm  during  his  last  days.  He  married 
Maria,  daughter  of  Joseph  Sturgis,  of  Gorham  ; 
and  they  reared  two  children,  Charles  B.  and 
Howard.  The  parents  were  members  of  the 
Baptist  church,  and  the  father  was  a  Republi- 
can in  politics.  Both  lived  beyond  the  ap- 
pointed seventy  years  of  man's  life,  the  father 
dying  in  1876,  and  the  mother  in  1885. 
Howard,  the  younger  son,  born  in  December, 
1843,  is  a  resident  of  Cumberland  Mills  and 
an  active  member  of  the  Republican  party. 
He  married  Hannah  E. ,  daughter  of  Daniel 
Billings,  of  this  town  ;  and  they  have  four  chil- 
dren—  Helen  L.,  Carioll  H.,  Maria  A.,  and 
Ralph  H.  His  wife  and  eldest  daughter  are 
members  of  the  Methodist  church. 

Charles  B.  Cotton  obtained  his  education  in 
the  place  of  his  nativity,  and  was  subsequently 
engaged  in  teaching  for  several  terms,  being 
an  instructor  in  schools  at  Standish,  Wind- 
ham, a-nd  Gorham.  Since  that  time,  however, 
he  has  given  his  time  and  attention  to  agricult- 
ure in  its  various  branches.  Much  of  his  land 
is  under  cultivation,  and  his  farm  is  well 
stocked  and  well  equipped  for  carrying  on  his 


extensive  business  after  the  most  approved 
modern  methods.  His  apiary,  containing 
about  one  hundred  and  seventy  hives  of  bees, 
yields  him  vast  quantities  of  honey,  which  he 
markets  in  Portland  and  adjoining  towns. 
He  has  a  choice  dairy,  from  which  he  manu- 
factures a  superior  quality  of  butter,  selling 
it  to  regular  family  customers. 

Mr.  Cotton  was  married  October  25,  1862, 
to  Lizzie  E.  Douglas,  daughter  of  Freedom 
Douglas,  of  Gorham,  where  her  birth  occurred 
September  i,  1845.  Of  *^he  eight  children 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cotton,  seven  are  living 
—  Elmer  S. ,  Charles  S. ,  Bertha,  William,  Inez 
C,  Walter  M.,  and  Ernest  L.  Elmer  S. 
Cotton,  born  March  30,  1863,  married  in 
1 886  May  T.,  daughter  of  Edmund  Clement, 
of  Cumberland  Mills;  and  their  only  child  is 
a  son,  Edmund  C,  born  August  30,  1890. 
Charles  S.  Cotton  was  born  March  5,  1866. 
Bertha,  born  February  9,  1871,  is  the  wife  of 
Dr.  Bertelle  F.  Worthing,  of  Augusta.  Will- 
iam Cotton  was  born  February  20,  1873. 
Inez  C.  was  born  November  30,  1875.  Wal- 
ter M.  was  born  June  10,  1879.  Ernest  L. 
was  born  January  22,  1881.  In  politics  Mr. 
Cotton  is  independent,  having  the  courage  of 
his  convictions,  voting  for  the  best  men  and 
measures  irrespective  of  party  lines.  In 
religious  matters  he  exercises  the  same  right 
of  private  judgment,  being  in  faith  a  strong 
Second  Adventist. 


,HARLES  STANWOOD,  shipsraith, 
an  esteemed  resident  of  Woodford's, 
is  busily  engaged  in  all  kinds  of 
ship  work  belonging  to  his  calling, 
his  smithy  being  located  at  310  Commercial 
Street,  at  the  head  of  Merchant's  Wharf,  Port- 
land, Me.  A  native  of  Brunswick,  this  State, 
he  was  born  June  17,  1828,  son  of  William, 
second,  and  Nancy  (Woodside)  Stanwood. 
He  is  of  English  antecedents,  his  grandfather, 
William  Stanwood,  first,  having  been  a  son  of 
Samuel  and  grandson  of  Ebenezer  Stanwood, 
the  emigrant  ancestor. 

William  Stanwood,  second,  was  born  in 
Brunswick,  where  he  learned  the  trade  of  a 
ship  carpenter,  and  was  also  engaged  in  farm- 
ing.     He  died  in   1853;  and  his  wife  Nancy, 


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who  was  likewise  a  native  of  Brunswick,  Me., 
and  a  daughter  of  Adam  Woodside,  lived  until 
1880.  They  had  a  family  of  six  children,  the 
following  being  a  brief  record  :  Charles  is  the 
subject  of  this  brief  biographical  sketch; 
Hugh  Dunlap,  who  was  master  of  the  barque 
"Sea  Duck,"  was  lost  at  sea;  William  Henry 
died  in  1893  in  California;  George  resides  at 
Cape  Elizabeth ;  Robert,  also  one  of  the  crew 
of  the  "Sea  Duck,"  was  lost  during  a  voyage; 
and  James  died  in  infancy. 

Charles  Stanwood  acquired  a  good  common- 
school    education    in    his   boyhood,    attending 
school  in  Brunswick  and  working  on  the  farm 
until    sixteen   years  old.      He  then  began   to 
learn  the  blacksmith's  trade  with  Mr.  Thomas 
Knowlton,    agreeing   to    stay   with     him    two 
years   for   thirty  dollars   per    year     and    one 
month's  schooling.      Running  away,  however, 
before  he  had  served  his  full  time,  he  went  to 
Bath,  where  he  secured  work   with  Anderson 
&   Smith,    shipsmiths,    for   whom    he   worked 
several    months,    receiving    twelve    dollars    a 
n^onth    wages.        He   subsequently    worked    a 
short  time  for   a    Mr.    Babb,    who   gave   him 
eighteen  dollars  a  month,  being  later  employed 
by  William  Donnell,  of  the  same  town.      Re- 
turning to    Brunswick,    Mr.    Stanwood    began 
work  for  Mr.  George  Woodward,  at  Schofield's 
shipyards,    on   the   ship    "Brandywine,"   con- 
tinuing there  until   the  vessel  was   launched. 
He  then  came  with  Mr.  Woodward  to  Portland 
to  assist  in  finishing  the  ship,  remaining  here 
until  the  following  winter,  when  he  went  to> 
Bath  to  iron  a  ship,  the  "Ellen  E.  Stevens," 
for  Thomas  Winslow,  in  Larrabee  &  Allen's 
yard.     Going  thence  to  Harpswell,  Mr.  Stan- 
wood ironed  the  brig  "Mantanzas,"  for  Nor- 
ton  Stover,    afterward    returning   to    Scovill's 
yard,  where  he  ironed  the  "Sciota,"  when  that 
was  finished  going  again  to  Stover's  yard  to 
iron  the  barque  "Panama"  and  the  schooner 
"Mayflower."       Mr.    Stanwood  was  next  em- 
ployed on  the  Brunswick  River,    ironing  the 
"Singapore"   and  the  "Annie  H.    Kimball," 
later  going  to  Bath  to  iron  the  ship  "Union" 
for  Thomas   Howard.      From    there    he    went 
South  in    1852,    taking   his   crew   with   him 
and  ironed  the  ship  "Neptune  "  for  Carr    Pae-e 
&  Allen  in  Virginia.  ' 

In   1853  Mr.    Stanwood  returned  to  Bruns- 


wick,   where  he  worked  for  different  people, 
ironing   many   ships,   among   them    being  the 
"Redwood,"    "William    , Woodside,"     "Sam 
Dunning,"   the  "Daniel   Elliott,"  and  after- 
ward worked  on  various  vessels,  including  the 
"Joseph    Badger,"    the    "State    of    Maine," 
and    two    schooners.      In   1856  Mr.    Stanwood 
settled    in   Portland,    working  for  three  years 
for  the  Portland   Company.      In    i860  he  went 
to  Aspinwall,    South    America,    and   was  em- 
ployed   for  a  time    on    the  Panama    Railway. 
Returning  in   1863  to   this    city,   he   at    once 
bought  a  half-interest  in  the  blacksmith  busi- 
ness of  Fred  K.  Hatch;  and  a  year  and  a  half 
later  he  bought  out  the  other  half,  continuing 
the  business  alone  at  the  same  location,   162 
Commercial   Street,  for  a  score  of  years.     In 
1870  he  tore  down  the  old  shops,  and,  in  com- 
pany with  his  brother  George,    built  the  new 
ones.      He    has    here    ironed    many   barques, 
ships,     schooners,     and     brigs,      working   for 
N.   Stover,  R.  Lewis  &  Co.,  J.  S.  Winslow  & 
Co.,   and  Charles  H.  Chase;  and  in  many  of 
these  vessels  (here  designated  by  a  *)  he  has 
had  an   interest:    "Manuela,"   the  "Ella   and 
Anna,"*     "Ellen,"     "Tattay,"*    "Archer," 
"Ella,"    "Sarmento,"     "Samuel    B.    Hale," 
"Selina,"    "Clara    M.     Goodrich,"    "Bruns- 
wick,"  "Samuel  E.    Spring,"*  "Isaac   Jack- 
son,"*    "Rufus     E.      Wood,"*      "Portland 
Lloyds,"*     "Philena     Winslow,"*      "Carrie 
Winslow,"*    "Ellen    Crusoe,"     the    "Annie 
Lewis,"  and  the  "Charles  R.  Lewis." 

Of  Mr.  Stanwood's  union  with  Maria  Ross, 
daughter  of  Robert  and  Jane  (Woodside)  Ross, 
seven  children  have  been  born,  as  follows: 
Charles  W.,  a  blacksmith;  Robert  R.  ;  Jane 
R.,  who  died  in  young  womanhood;  Richard 
M.;  Georgie;  Janie;  and  Allie.  In  his  po- 
litical affiliations  Mr.  Stanwood  is  an  uncom- 
promising Democrat.  In  1870  he  served  as 
a  member  of  the  City  Council.  In  religioi 
he  is  a  liberal  Christian,  attending  the  Uni 
versalist  church. 


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HARLES      C.      WIGGIN       is      well 
qualified    for    the    position   of  Town 
Treasurer,  which  office  he  has  held 
in  Freeport  since  1891,  being  a  man 
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dent,  and  one  whose  cordial  manner  has  won 
him  many  friends.  He  was  born  in  Scarboro, 
Me.,  on  January  26,  1844,  son  of  Ethan  and 
Abigail  (Prout)  Wiggin. 

Benjamin  Wiggin,  his  paternal  grandfather, 
was  a  native  of  New  Hampshire,  where  the 
family  name  has  been  prominent  from  the 
early  settlement  of  the  State.  He  removed 
to  Maine,  and  was  among  the  successful 
farmers  of  his  day.  He  resided  at  Cape  Eliza- 
beth for  several  years  near  the  close  of  his  life, 
and  died  there  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
one  years.  During  the  Revolutionary  War 
he  was  a  patriot  soldier,  rendering  service  for 
seven  years.  He  was  the  father  of  three  chil- 
dren —  two  sons  and  a  daughter  —  all  of  whom 
grew  up  and  two  married.  Ethan  Wiggin,  his 
eldest  son,  became  a  seafarer  in  early  man- 
hood ;  and  during  the  forty  years  in  which  he 
followed  his  vocation  he  was  commander  on 
different  vessels  and  visited  many  of  the  prin- 
cipal ports  of  the  world.  ~He  then  retired  and 
spent  his  last  years  on  a  farm  in  Scarboro, 
Me.,  where  he  died  in  July,  1879,  at  upward 
of  eighty  years  of  age.  In  his  younger  days 
he  was  a  Whig,  but  after  the  formation  of  the 
Republican  party  he  became  a  supporter  of.  the 
latter.  Liberal  in  his  religious  views,  he  was 
an  occasional  attendant  of  the  Congregational 
church.  His  wife,  Abigail  Prout,  survived 
him  just  one  year,  dying  in  July,  1880,  at 
eighty-one  years  of  age.  Nine  children  were 
born  to  them,  eight  of  whom  grew  to  maturity, 
and  five  are  still  living,  as  follows:  George 
Wiggin,  who  during  the  Civil  War  served  in 
the  United  States  Navy,  being  the  Captain  of 
the  "Tennessee,"  one  of  the  ships  in  Admiral 
Farragut's  fleet,  also  Captain  of  the  "Colonel 
Kinsman,"  now  residing  in  Townsend,  Del.  ; 
John  Wiggin,  of  Scarboro,  Me.  ;  Charles  C. 
Wiggin ;  Mrs.  Mary  Means,  the  widow  of 
Cyrus  Means,  residing  at  Old  Orchard,  Me.  ; 
and  Abbie  P.,  the  wife  of  Captain  William  A. 
McNulty,  an  ofificer  in  the  late  war,  now  resid- 
ing in  Washington,  D.  C. 

Charles  C.  Wiggin  remained  with  his 
parents  until  after  he  attained  his  majority, 
acquiring  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Scarboro.  In  1868,  at  twenty-four  years  of 
age,  he  went  to  Culpeper,  Va.,  and  for  two 
years   was    profitably    engaged    in   mercantile 


business.  Returning  to  Maine  at  the  end  of 
that  time,  he  was  engaged  in  various  lines  of 
business  in  Scarboro  until  1880;  and  about 
two  years  later  he  settled  in  Pownal  and  was 
engaged  in  farming  for  three  years.  In  1885 
he  removed  to  Freeport  village,  where  he  still 
resides,  having  since  then  for  the  most  part 
been  engaged  in  general  farming,  carrying  on 
the  land  which  he  owns  in  Freeport.  He  was 
married  at  Pownal,  Me.,  on  January  10,  1882, 
to  Miss  Mary  A.  Curtis,  who  was  born  in 
Pownal  and  is  a  daughter  of  Franklin  and 
Statira  B.  (True)  Curtis.  Her  ancestors  were 
among  the  early  settlers  of  Cumberland 
County. 

Mr.  Wiggin  is  a  loyal  supporter  of  the  Re- 
publican party.  He  is  a  member  of  Freeport 
Lodge,  No.  23,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  of  Harra- 
seeket  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias.  In  relig- 
ious views  he  is  liberal,  and  his  wife  is  a  com- 
municant of  the  Baptist  church.  They  reside 
in  their  fine  residence  in  the  village  of  Free- 
port. 


DWIN  A.  BODGE,  a  public-spirited 
citizen  of  Windham,  Me.,  his  native 
place,  has  done  much  to  promote  the 
interests  of  this  town,  more  especially  of  the 
village  of  South  Windham.  He  was  born  on 
May  1-8,  1835.  His  father,  the  late  Josiah 
Bodge,  and  his  grandfather,  Thomas  Bodge, 
were  both  lifelong  residents  of  Windham. 

The  grandfather  was  a  farmer  by  occupation, 
and  in  this  healthful  labor  passed  the  active 
part  of  his  seventy-five  years.  He  married 
Betsey  Mayberry,  of  Windham,  and  they  be- 
came the  parents  of  ten  children,  of  whom  four 
are  now  living,  namely:  Susan,  wife  of  Thomas 
Smith,  who  has  six  children  —  Josiah  William, 
George  T.,  Melissa  J.,  John  A.,  Charity  Ann, 
and  Abner  T. ;  Andrew,  who  married  Sarah 
Manson,  of  Standish,  and  has  six  children  — 
Peter  A.,  Susan  J.,  Betsey,  Sarah,  William, 
and  Clinton;  John  A.,  who  married  Esther  A. 
Harmon,  of  Standish,  and  has  four  children  — 
George  M.,  Emily  J.,  Henry  W.,  and  Edward 
M. ;  and  Eunice.  The  latter  has  been  twice 
married.  Her  first  husband,  Joseph  Hawkes, 
of  Windham,  left  her  with  one  child,  a  daugh- 
ter,   Harriet  A.    Hawkes ;  and  by  her  second 


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husband,  William  F.  Sawyer,  she  also  has  a 
daughter,  Ella  J.  Sawyer. 

Josiah  Bodge  was  born  March  29,  1805,  and 
died  in  1886.  During  his  years  of  active  life 
he  was  successfully  engaged  in  agricultural 
pursuits,  owning  about  forty  acres  of  land. 
He  was  respected  as  an  industrious  and  up- 
right man  and  a  useful  citizen.  His  first 
wife,  Isabel  Richards,  of  Cape  Elizabeth, 
whom  he  wedded  on  August  16,  183 1,  died 
February  10,  1864.  Four  children  were 
born  of  their  union,  two  of  whom  are 
now  living,  namely:  Edwin  A.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch ;  and  Ann  E-  Ann  E. 
Bodge,  born  May  15,  1842,  is  the  wife  of 
Frank  A.  Cloudman,  of  Westbrook,  Me.,  and 
has  three  children  —  Frank  H.,  Cora  B.,  and 
Andrew  C.  On  August  8,  1865,  Josiah 
Bodge  married  Mrs.  Eunice  F.  Emery,  widow 
of  David  Emery  and  a  daughter  of  Elias 
Means,  of  Saco.  Three  children  were  born  of 
this  union,  one  of  whom  is  now  living,  Joseph 
F.  Emery.  He  was  born  in  Clinton,  Me., 
and  after  his  marriage  with  Miss  Annie  Davis, 
of  Portland,  removed  to  Savannah,  Ga.,  where 
he  is  now  a  resident. 

Edwin  A.  Bodge  acquired  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  his  native  town,  and, 
like  the  majority  of  farmers'  boys,  early  began 
to  make  himself  useful  at  home.  After  learn- 
ing the  shoemaker's  trade,  he  followed  it  in 
connection  with  farm  labors  for  nearly  fifteen 
years,  but  has  since  given  his  whole  attention 
to  agriculture.  An  active  member  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  Mr.  Bodge  has  been  identified 
with  the  best  interests  of  the  town  since  at- 
taining manhood,  and  has  served  his  fellow- 
citizens  in  various  capacities.  From  1878 
until  1880  inclusive  he  was  Town  Collector, 
and  the  two  succeeding  years  he  was  one  of 
the  Board  of  Selectmen.  Socially,  Mr.  Bodge 
is  a  Knight  of  Pythias,  belonging  to  Oriental 
Lodge,  No.  17,  of  Windham.  Religiously, 
he  is  a  valued  member  of  the  Free  Will  Bap- 
tist church. 

Mr.  Bodge  was  first  married  in  January, 
1854,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Amos  Hanson,  of 
this  place.  She  passed  to  the  higher  life 
beyond  April  28,  1864,  leaving  no  issue. 
Mr.  Bodge  was  united  in  wedlock  with  Esther 
C.    Haskell,   daughter  of  Oliver  Haskell,    of 


Windham,  on  January  13,  1867,  and  they 
have  two  children,  as  follows:  Mary  E.,  who 
was  born  July  10,  1868,  is  the  wife  of  Eugene 
Hawkes,  of  Gorham,  and  has  one  child, 
Esther  M.,  born  July  20,  1895;  and  Charles 
A.  Bodge,  born  March  28,  1870^ 


DWIN  L.  CODING,  the  well-known 
Treasurer  and  Manager  of  the  Shaw, 
Coding  Shoe  Company  of  Portland, 
Me.,  was  born  in  North  Livermore,  Andro- 
scoggin County,  March  6,  1 851,  son  of  Ephraim 
and  Harriet  (Bumpus)  Coding.  His  father, 
who  was  a  native  of  Livermore,  was  born  July 
g,  1820,  the  year  when  the  Missouri  Com- 
promise Bill  was  passed,  and  Maine  became  a 
State. 

After  moving  to  Portland  in  1850,  Mr. 
Ephraim  Coding  carried  on  the  grocery  busi- 
ness and  afterward  the  fruit  business  for  many 
years.  He  still  lives  in  Portland,  but  has 
retired  from  mercantile  activities.  His  wife 
was  a  native  of  Mercer,  Me.  She  died  in 
1892,  leaving  three  sons,  of  whom  the  subject 
of  this  sketch  is  the  eldest.  M.  R.  Coding, 
the  second  son,  is  Cashier  of  Casco  National 
Bank  of  this  city.  H.  F.  Coding,  the  third 
son,  is  now  employed  by  the  same  bank. 
Jonathan .  Coding,  the  grandfather,  was  a 
farmer,  who  spent  his  life  at  Livermore,  but 
his  ancestors  came  from  Watertown,  Mass. 

Edwin  L.  Coding,  the  special  subject  of 
this  biographical  sketch,  was  graduated  from 
the  Portland  High  School  in  the  class  of  1867, 
and  was  then  employed  by  C.  H.  Breed  & 
Co.,  wholesale  manufacturers  of  boots  and 
shoes  on  Union  Street,  with  whom  he  re- 
mained during  their  continuance  as  a  firm. 
Mr.  Coding  has  followed  this  business  enter-  ' 
prise  through  successive  changes.  The  firm 
name  first  changed  to  Walden  &  Shaw,  and 
later  to  Shaw,  Coding  &  Co.  In  December, 
1873,  they  moved  to  the  present  location  on 
Middle  Street.  In  August,  1895,  the  Shaw, 
Coding  Shoe  Company  was  incorporated  with 
a  capital  stock  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars. 

Mr.  Coding,  having  been  connected  with  the 
business    since  its  foundation,    is  thoroughly 
conversant  with  all  its  details,  and  has  proved 
efificient  manager.     This  corporation 


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employs  one  hundred  and  fifty  hands,  besides 
eight  travelling  agents;  and  their  product 
supplies  the  best  retail  trade  east  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains.  Mr.  Coding  is  also  Treasurer  and 
Manager  of  the  Casco  Paper  Box  Company,  a 
growing  enterprise,  which  he  in  connection 
with  other  business  firms  organized.  Besides 
this  he  is  President  of  the  Diamond  Island 
Association,  and  is  actively  engaged  in  pro- 
moting its  interests.  He  owns  a  beautiful 
summer  residence  there  and  a  number  of 
cottages  and  lots. 

Mr.  Edwin  L.  Coding  is  a  member  of 
Beacon  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  was  one  of  the  charter  members 
of  the  Portland  Encampment.  His  wife,  whom 
he  married  in  August,  1882,  was  Marion  S. 
Longley,  daughter  of  John  H.  Longley,  of 
Macon,  Ca.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Coding  have  three 
interesting  children  —  Florence,  Emily,  and 
Margaret  Coding.  The  family  attend  the 
State  Street  Congregational  Church,  of  which 
Mrs.  Coding  is  a  member. 


RECORY  CROSTON,  late  an  es- 
teemed citizen  of  Standish,  Me., 
where  his  widow,  Mrs.  Lucinda 
Paine  Croston,  still  makes  her  home,  was  born 
in  Ireland,  October  i,  1829,  and  was  a  son  of 
William  and  Sarah  (Hawkes)  Croston.  He 
came  to  America  when  fifteen  years  of  age, 
locating  in  Ellsworth,  Me.,  and  for  many  years 
followed  the  sea.  He  sailed  at  first  as  a  com- 
mon sailor  before  the  mast,  but  afterward  be- 
came master  of  a  vessel,  and  made  many  long 
voyages,  going  to  nearly  every  quarter  of 
the  globe,  becoming  especially  familiar  with 
French  and  Spanish  ports,  much  of  his  trad- 
ing being  confined  to  the  Mediterranean 
shores,  but  likewise  visiting  the  important 
harbor  towns  of  Cuba  and  South  America. 

Mr.  Croston  was  first  married  in  1857  to 
Anna  Clark,  of  Ellsworth.  They  settled  in 
Portland,  where  two  children,  neither  of  whom 
is  now  living,  were  born,  and  where  his  first 
wife,  Mrs.  Anna  C.  Croston,  died  in  1861. 
Four  years  later,  on  April  18,  1865,  he  married 
Miss  Lucinda  Paine,  a  daughter  of  William 
Paine,  who  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  Standish. 
Mr.  Paine  was  born  on    January   12,  1796, 


and  died  November  8,  1881.  For  many  years 
he  was  engaged  in  the  cooper's  trade.  He 
was  one  of  the  foremost  politicians  of  the 
town,  being  a  prominent  factor  of  the  Repub- 
lican party,  very  active  in  town  and  county 
affairs,  serving  as  County  Commissioner  from 
1854  until  1857,  and  during  and  after  the  war 
as  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer  for  two  years. 
For  fifteen  years  thereafter  he  filled  the  office 
of  Deputy  Sheriff,  being  likewise  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Selectmen;  and  from  1866 
until  his  demise  he  was  Postmaster  at  Stand- 
ish. Religiously,  he  was  a  Unitarian.  He 
married  Louisa,  daughter  of  David  Otis,  of 
Limington.  Of  their  four  children  two  are 
now  living — Lucinda  P.  (Mrs.  Croston);  and 
Marcia  A.,  wife  of  John  D.  Higgins.  Mrs. 
Paine,  now  eighty-nine  years  of  age,  lives 
with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Croston.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Congregational  Church  of 
Standish. 

After  his  second  marriage  Mr.  Croston,  who 
continued  his  sea  voyages,  removed  to  Stand- 
ish, where  he  purchased  the  residence  now  oc- 
cupied by  Mrs.  Croston.  Of  this  union  two 
children  were  born,  but  both  have  passed  to 
the  life  immortal.  Mr.  Croston  died  in  1886. 
In  politics  he  was  a  stanch  Republican.  Re- 
ligiously, he  attended  and  contributed  toward 
the  support  of  the  Congregational  church,  of 
which  Mrs.  Croston  is  a  member.  He  was  a 
Master  Mason,  belonging  to  the  Standish 
Lodge,  and  was  also  a  member  of  the  Marine 
Association  of  Portland. 


KRANKLIN  A.  SKILLINS,  an  able 
and  successful  agriculturist,  owning 
and  occupying  a  large  farm  at  South 
Portland,  Me.,  formerly  a  part  of  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, is  a  native-born  citizen,  the  date  of  his 
birth  being  August  22,  1853. 

Among  the  original  settlers  of  Cape  Eliza- 
beth were  a  family  of  the  name  of  Skillins; 
and  here  Daniel  Skillins,  the  paternal  grand- 
father of  Franklin  A.,  was  born  May  31, 
1764,  he  being  the  fifth  child  and  the  eldest 
son  of  his  parents.  He  continued  to  reside  on 
the  Cape  during  his  entire  life,  becoming  one 
of  the  well-to-do  farmers  and  a  valued  citi- 
zen,   doing    his    part    toward    promoting    the 


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growth  and  prosperity  of  this  section  of  Cum- 
berland County.  He  was  an  old-time  Whig 
and  a  regular  attendant  of  the  Methodist 
church.  His  wife,  Jane  Johnson,  bore  him 
eight  children,  Silas,  father  of  Franklin, 
being  born  on  the  present  homestead,  May  17, 
1801. 

Silas  Skillins  attended  the  pioneer  schools, 
and  from  his  earliest  boyhood  days  worked 
on  the  farm,  eventually  succeeding  to  the 
ownership  of  the  old  homestead  property.  In 
1845  he  erected  a  saw-mill  on  his  place,  and 
for  ten  years  or  more  he  carried  on  the  manu- 
facture of  lumber  in  conjunction  with  general 
farming.  He  followed  the  faith  of  his  father 
in  religion,  but  became  a  Democrat  in  his 
political  affiliations.  He  married  on  Novem- 
ber 24,  1835,  Miriam  Ward,  daughter  of  Na- 
thaniel Ward,  of  Kennebunkport,  Me.  Of 
their  eight  children  that  grew  to  years  of  dis- 
cretion, five  are  now  living,  Franklin  A. 
being  the  youngest  child.  The  eldest,  Lucy 
Ward  Skillins,  born  August  18,  1836,  died 
November  23,  1840;  Daniel  Ward  Skillins, 
now  a  resident  of  Medford,  Mass.,  was  born 
August  II,  1838,  and  married  Adelaide  Gould, 
of  Kennebunkport;  John  Johnson,  born  Oc- 
tober 29,  1840,  learned  the  trade  of  a  house 
carpenter,  and  is  now  residing  in  Westbrook, 
Me.,  where  he  married  Mary  Ellen  Trickey; 
Edwin  Augustus,  born  June  23,  1846,  died. 
September  11,  1847;  Hezekiah,  born  April  19, 
1847,  died  September  14,  the  same  year; 
Silas  Edwin,  now  of  Richmond,  Me.,  was  born 
November  12,  1848,  and  married  Eunice  Pur- 
rington,  of  Bowdoin;  Augustus  Eugene,  a 
resident  of  Hartford,  this  State,  born  Febru- 
ary 8,  1851,  married  Lois  Anna  Thompson, 
of  the  Cape. 

Franklin  A.  Skillins  was  the  seventh  son 
born  to  the  parental  household.  He  received 
his  elementary  education  in  the  district  schools 
of  the  Cape,  being  further  advanced  in  learn- 
ing by  an  attendance  at  the  Westbrook  Semi- 
nary. Mr.  Skillins  has  since  been  busily 
employed  in  agricultural  pursuits  on  the  home- 
stead farm.  The  estate  contains  one  hundred 
and  forty  acres,  of  which  over  fifty  are  in  a 
good  state  of  cultivation,  yielding  abundantly 
of  the  crops  common  to  this  part  of  the  coun- 
try.    By  his  personal    integrity  and   his  up- 


right dealings  with  all  with  whom  he  has 
business  transactions  Mr.  Skillins  has  won 
the  confidence  of  his  fellow-townsmen,  and  is 
everywhere"  held  in  high  respect.  Socially, 
he  is  a  rnember  of  the  Golden  Cross,  No.  379, 
and  of  Stroudwater  Commandery,  Knights 
Templars;  and,  politically,  he  is  a  supporter 
of  the  Democratic  party. 

Mr.  Skillins  and  Anna  Belle  Chaplin, 
daughter  of  Alonzo  C.  Chaplin,  of  this  place, 
were  united  in  marriage  on  November  17, 
1880;  and  their  wedded  life  has  been  cheered 
by  the  advent  of  three  bright  and  interesting 
children,  namely:  Harry  Alonzo,  ,  born  No- 
vember 12,  1881;  Silas  Franklin,  born  May 
S,  1888;  and  Howard  Chaplin,  born  June  11, 
1893. 


EDEDIAH  AUGUSTINE    PRATT,  of 

the  Portland  Paper  Box  Company,  is  a 
native  of  Poland,  Androscoggin  County, 
Me.  He  was  born  March  3,  1841,  son 
of  Jedediah  and  Sarah  (Partridge)  Pratt.  His 
father  was  born  and  reared  in  Middleboro, 
Mass.  He  came  to  Oxford,  Oxford  County, 
this  State,  with  his  parents,  and  when  only 
sixteen  years  old  he  enlisted  as  a  soldier  in  the 
War  of  18 12.  His  father,  Aberdeen  Pratt, 
tried  to  have  him  released  from  service,  but, 
being  unable,  enlisted  in  the  same  company, 
both  serving  until  the  close  of  the  war,  after 
which  they  returned  to  Oxford. 

Jedediah  Pratt  was  a  cooper  by  trade,  carry- 
ing on  a  substantial  business  at  Poland  for 
many  years.  He  was  much  respected  for  his 
many  sterling  virtues,  becoming  quite  active 
in  local  affairs,  and  served  his  fellow-toWns- 
men  in  many  ways,  being  Selectman,  Justice 
of  the  Peace,  and  a  Representative  to  the 
State  legislature  one  term.  His  wife  was  a 
daughter  of  David  Partridge,  whose  father  was 
one  of  the  original  settlers  of  Poland.  Six 
children  were  born  to  them,  four,  of  whom 
grew  to  mature  years,  namely :  Louisa,  wife  of 
David  Small,  of  Gray,  Me. ;  Jedediah  Augus- 
tine; Aratus  E.,  who  removed  from  Maine  to 
Massachusetts,  and  in  1885  returned  to  Port- 
land, where  he  died  April  30,  1895,  leaving  a 
family  of  children;  and  Mrs.  Climena  Leigh- 
ton,     who    died,    and    also     left    a     family. 


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Neither  of  the  parents  is  living,  the  father 
having  passed  away  when  comparatively  young, 
in  1847,  the  mother  surviving  him  thirty 
years.  Both  were  valued  members  of  the  Free 
Will  Baptist  church.  Jedediah  Augustine 
was  but  a  child  when  his  father  died.  He 
soon  afterward  removed  to  Falmouth,  where 
he  received  good  educational  advantages, 
later  serving  an  apprenticeship  at  the  wheel- 
wright's trade.  For  some  years  Mr.  Pratt 
worked  at  various  mechanical  pursuits,  start- 
ing in  business  on  his  own  account  as  a 
wheelwright  or  carriage-maker,  locating  at 
first  at  the  foot  of  Deer  Street  and  afterward 
on  Federal  Street.  He  was  next  employed  by 
the  government,  having  charge  of  the  carpenter 
department  of  forts  in  Maine  and  New  Hamp- 
shire, acting  for  five  years  as  foreman  of  the 
men  employed.  Resigning  his  government 
position  in  1876,  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
J.  P.  Libby,  with  him  engaging  in  the  manu- 
facture of  paper  boxes  under  the  present  name, 
continuing  about  a  year,  carrying  on  the  busi- 
ness in  a  modest  way.  Mr.  Pratt  then  bought 
out  his  partner's  interest,  and  soon  afterward, 
in  July,  1877,  consolidated  with  his  competi- 
tors, Ayer  &  Dodge,  these  three  men  being 
still  associated  at  the  present  time,  carrying 
on  an  immense  business.  This  company  has 
the  oldest  established  box  factory  in  the  State, 
and  during  its  existence  has  made  many  tons 
of  boxes,  which  have  found  their  way  to  every 
part  of  the  United  States.  Mr.  Pratt  has  ac- 
cumulated considerable  wealth.  He  invests 
his  means  judiciously,  being  the  owner  of  val- 
uable real  estate;  and  recently  he  has  pur- 
chased the  large,  double  brick  house  at  the 
corner  of  India  and  Newberry  Streets.  In 
politics  he  is  a  steadfast  Democrat,  but  not 
an  aspirant  for  official  honors. 


iDWIN  C.  TOWNSEND,  a  well-known 
business  man  of  Cumberland  County, 
prominent  also  in  public  affairs,  has 
spent  the  larger  part  of  bis  life  in  Freeport, 
where  his  birth  occurred,  January  23,,  1834. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  Seth  Townsend,  a 
native  of  the  old  Bay  State,  was  a  pioneer 
settler  of  Freeport,  and  for  many  years  served 
in  the  State  militia,    holding  a  Major's  com- 


mission. He  was  a  shipwright  and  calker  by 
trade,  continuing  in  this  occupation  as  long  as 
able  to  work,  attaining  a  ripe  old  age.  His 
wife,  Anna  Curtis,  to  whom  he  was  married 
January  10,  1801,  bore  him  eight  children,  five 
sons  and  three  daughters,  whose  names  were : 
Enos,  Earl,  Seth,  Addison,  Relief,  Roxanna, 
Caroline,  and  Ira  C. ,  of  whom  but  one  is  now 
living  —  Mrs.  Caroline  Knight,  of  Woodford's. 
Major  Townsend  was  a  Whig  in  politics  and 
a  Congregational ist  in  religion. 

Addison  Townsend,  father  of  Edwin  C. ,  was 
a  lifelong  resident  of  Freeport,  where  he  owned 
a  good  farm,  and.  was  one  of  the  leading  busi- 
ness men  of  his  day.  He  was  an  extensive 
dealer  in  wool  and  other  merchandise,  in 
addition  to  which  he  marketed  all  kinds  of 
farm  produce.  He  died  March  8,  1891,  at  the 
age  of  eighty-three  years,  six  months,  and 
twenty-eight  days,  his  wife,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Harriet  B.  Jordan,  surviving  him 
four  years.  She  was  born  in  this  town  De- 
cember 8,  1802,  being  the  second  child  of 
William  Jordan  by  his  wife,  Rebecca  Orr,  of 
Harpswell,  and  died  on  the  farm  where  she 
was  born,  March  30,  1895,  aged  ninety-two^ 
years,  three  months,  and  twenty-two  days. 

Four  children,  three  sons  and  a  daughter, 
were  born  to  the  parental  household.  One 
son,  Emore  T. ,  died  January  21,  1887; 
and  Abbie  A.,  the  only  daughter,  died 
October  12,  1887.  The  living  are:  Edwin 
C. ,  the  special  subject  of  this  sketch; 
and  David  J.,  who  occupies  the  old  Jordan 
homestead,  which  has  been  continuously  in 
possession  of  the  family  since   July  8,    1778. 

Edwin  C.  Townsend  completed  his  educa- 
tion in  the  old  North  Yarmouth  Academy, 
which  has  a  more  than  local  reputation,  after- 
ward fitting  himself  for  a  civil  engineer  and 
land  surveyor.  He  studied  civil  engineering 
with  Professor  Smythe,  of  Bowdoin  College, 
and  had  early  practice  with  Charles  J.  Noyes, 
a  civil  engineer  on  the  Kennebec  &  Portland 
Railroad.  Mr.  Townsend  has  done  much 
surveying  in  this  part  of  the  county.  He  is 
also  widely  known  as  one  of  the  early  teachers 
of  the  county,  having  taught  with  great  success 
for  sixty  terms,  numbering  among  his  pupils 
many  who  have  since  attained  places  of  impor- 
tance in  the  literary  world,  in  business,  and  in 


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the  professions.  Mr.  Townsend,  who  has 
always  labored  to  promote  the  cause  of  popular 
education,  has  but  recently  resigned  his  posi- 
tion on  the  School  Board,  of  which  he  had 
been'a  member  for  fifteen  years.  In  this  his 
native  town  he  has  held  all  of  the  local 
ofifices  excepting  that  of  Treasurer,  having 
been  Clerk,  Selectman,  and  Moderator  many 
years  and  a  member  of  the  Board  of  County 
Commissioners  in  1872,  1873,  and  1874.  At 
the  present  time  he  is  a  Trial  Justice,  and  is 
also  devoting  his  attention  to  surveying,  real 
estate,  and  probate  business,  having  a  large 
practice,  his  ability  and  integrity  being 
widely  recognized.  In  politics  he  aflfiliates 
with  the  Republican  party;  and  in  religion  he 
is  liberal  and  consistent,  believing  in  any  and 
all  systems  of  divine  faith  and  worship  that 
tend  to  improve  the  mental  and  moral  condi- 
tions of  mankind. 

Mr.  Townsend  has  many  ancient  papers, 
plans,  and  records,  valuable  to  himself  as 
family  relics  and  valuable  to  the  community 
in  which  he  resides.  He  is  quite  prominent  in 
social  circles,  belonging  to  Freeport  Lodge, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.  ;  to  Dunlap  Chapter  of  Bruns- 
wick ;  to  Ligonia  Lodge,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Portland;  and  to  the  East- 
ern Star  Encampment  of  Portland. 

Mr.  Townsend  and  Caroline  Field,  daughter 
of  William  B.  and  Relief  Townsend  Field,  of 
Freeport,  were  married  on  October  31,  1858, 
and  their  thirty  years  of  wedlock  were  blessed 
by  the  birth  of  three  children ;  namely,  Evie 
C,  Fred  M.,  and  Anna  M.  Into  this  happy 
household  one  deep  shadow  has  come,  the 
mother  having  passed  from  earth  October  16, 
1889,  aged  fifty-six  years,  two  months,  and 
twelve  days;  but  the  silent  benediction  of  her 
pure  and  gentle  life  is  ever  present  with  the 
family. 


^EFeRNALD  L.  KEENE,  a  sagacious  and 
pl^  enterprising  farmer  of  Otisfield,  was 
born  in  Oxford,  Me.,  May  3,  1851, 
son  of  Lemuel  C.  and  Martha  E.  (Emery) 
Keene.  His  father  was  a  native  and  lifelong 
resident  of  Oxford,  where  he  was  prosperously 
engaged  as  a  tiller  of  the  soil  during  the 
active  period  of  his   life,  being  known  as  an 


industrious  farmer  and  a  useful  citizen.  He 
died  October  21,  1865.  His  wife,  Martha.E. 
Emery,  who  was  a  native  of  Poland,  Me., 
became  the  mother  of  four  children,  namely: 
William  E.,  who  died  October  5,  1865;  Fer- 
nald  L.  ;  Anna  E.,  who  died  August  13,  1858; 
and  Ida  F. ,  whose  death  occurred  September 
21,  1862 — the  only  living  child  being  Fernald 
L. ,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  The  mother 
died  October  29,  1865. 

Fernald  L.  Keene  received  his  education 
in  the  common  schools  of  Oxford;  and,  as  his 
parents  died  when  he  was  fourteen  years  old, 
he  was  thus  early  thrown  upon  his  own  re- 
sources. He  found  employment  as  a  farm 
laborer  in  Oxford  and  the  vicinity  until  reach- 
ing the  age  of  twenty,  at  which  time  he  went 
to  Boston,  and  for  the  succeeding  two  years 
was  employed  at  a  public  institution.  He 
then  spent  two  years  as  a  car  conductor,  at  the 
expiration  of  which  time  he  secured  a  position 
as  employee  at  the  Massachusetts  Insane  Asy- 
lum in  Worcester,  where  he  remained  for  a 
like  period.  Returning  to  Maine,  he  pur- 
chased a  farm  in  Otisfield,  which  he  carried 
on  for  a  short  time,  and  then  selling  out  went 
to  Providence,  R.  I. ,  where  he  passed  the  next 
two  years  as  an  officer  at  the  House  of  Correc- 
tion. Thence  he  went  to  Meriden,  Conn.,  and 
was  for  four  years  superintendent  of  the 
Reform  School  Farm  at  that  place,  cajDably 
performing  the  duties  of  the  position.  In 
1888  he  bought  his  present  farm  in  Otisfield, 
and  has  since  resided  here,  being  j^rofitably 
engaged  in  agriculture,  which  he  finds  a  con- 
genial occupation.  He  owns  one  hundred 
and  forty  acres  of  well-located  land,  upon 
which  he  has  made  various  improvements;  and 
besides  general  farming  and  stock-raising  he 
has  for  several  years  devoted  some  attention 
to  the  entertainment  of  summer  boarders,  hav- 
ing every  convenience  for  their  comfort,  and 
having  admirably  succeeded  in  attracting  and 
retaining  their  patronage. 

On  May  25,  1884,  Mr.  Keene  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Kate  Louisa  Black, 
who  was  born  in  Devonshire,  England, 
August  12,  1858,  a  daughter  of  James  Gibson 
and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Burnett)  Black.  Her 
parents,  who  were  prosperous  farmers  in  Eng- 
land, are  both  now  deceased,  her  father  dying 


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in  1866,  and  her  mother  in  1873.  After  their 
death  she  came  to  the  United  States  to  live 
with  her  sister,  and  was  for  some  time  a  resi- 
dent of  Keene,  N.  H.  She  was  subsequently 
employed  at  the  House  of  Correction  in  Provi- 
dence, R. I.,  where  she  first  met  her  husband; 
and  they  were  married  in  Meriden,  Conn. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Keene  have  one  son,  William 
L. ,  who  was  born  in  Meriden,  Conn.,  June  26, 
1885.  Mr.  Keene  is  a  Democrat  in  politics, 
and  has  ably  filled  several  of  the  town  offices. 
His  society  affiliations  are  with  the  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  in  Worcester, 
Mass.  In  his  religious  views  he  is  a  Baptist, 
Mrs.  Keene  being  an  Episcopalian. 


jRNESTO  PONCE,  proprietor  of  the 
Granite  Spring  Cafe,  86  Exchange 
-^0^  Street,  Portland,  Me.,  and  also  of 
Granite  Spring  Hotel  and  Casino  on  Long 
Island,  Portland  Harbor,  was  born  in  Santan- 
der,  Spain,  September  6,  1844,  son  of  Thomas 
and  Mary  (Gontalis)  Ponce.  Mr.  Ponce's 
father,  who  is  still  living,  has  always  followed 
mercantile  pursuits,  and  is  at  the  present  time 
a  wholesale  flour  merchant  in  Santander.  His 
family  consists  of  five  children,  namely:  Er- 
nesto, the  subject  of  this  sketch,  who  is  the 
only  one  of  them  in  America;  Manuel,  An- 
tonio, Maria  Josefa,  and  Becenta,  all  of  whom 
are  residing  in  Spain.  The  mother  died  in 
1856. 

Ernesto  Ponce  was  educated  in  the  schools 
of  Santander.  At  the  age  of  sixteen,  with  the 
view  of  seeking  his  fortune  in  the  New  World, 
he  went  to  Havana,  Cuba,  where  he  entered 
the  employment  of  the  famous  cigar  manufact- 
urer, Cabanas,  with  whom  he  remained  for  two 
years.  He  continued  to  follow  that  branch  of 
industry,  working  for  other  firms  for  some 
time,  and  finally  established  a  cigar  manufact- 
uring business  upon  his  own  account  in  Ha- 
vana, which  he  successfully  conducted  for  ten 
years.  He  then  came  to  the  United  States, 
making  the  city  of  Portland  his  point  of  desti-' 
nation  ;  and,  after  spending  a  year  in  seeing  the 
country  and  obtaining  a  knowledge  of  the  Eng- 
lish language,  he  here  established  himself  in 
the  cigar  manufacturing  business.  He  carried 
on  a  profitable  trade   for   some   years,  during 


which  time  he  accumulated  considerable  cap- 
ital ;  and,  being  favorably  impressed  with  the 
real  estate  interests  as  a  good  field  for  invest- 
ment, he  at  length  relinquished  his  former 
line  of  business  and  engaged  in  the  buying  and 
developing  of  unoccupied  land. 

In  1876  he  opened  the  Granite  Spring  Hotel 
on  Long  Island  in  Portland  Harbor,  and  he 
has  had  the  satisfaction  of  seeing  his  place  be- 
come one  of  the  most  popular  resorts  in  Casco 
Bay.  The  Granite  Spring  Hotel  is  located 
about  six  miles  from  the  city;  and  Mr.  Ponce 
owns  about  ten  acres  of  land  upon  the  island, 
and  also  the  wharf  known  as  Ponce's  Landing, 
directly  in  front  of  the  hotel.  He  has  erected 
nine  pleasant  cottages  for  the  accommodation- 
of  summer  boarders,  and  also  the  Casino 
Theatre,  which  affords  first-class  amusement 
during  the  season.  There  is  a  finely  equipped 
bowling  alley,  with  other  attractive  means  for 
pleasure  and  exercise;  and  the  grounds  are 
tastefully  laid  out.  The  development  of  this 
property  has  necessarily  required  a  heavy  out- 
lay, but  the  popularity  of  the  house  and  its 
proprietor  -is  sufficient  to  insure  profitable 
returns  for  the  investment. 

The  resort  is  easily  reached  by  a  regular  line 
of  fast  steamers.  Not  the  least  attractive 
feature  of  the  spot  is  the  well-known  Granite 
Spring,  the  water  of  which  is  said  to  rival  that 
of  the  famous  Poland  Spring  in  its  curative 
power;  and  it  has  been  aptly  said  that,  "while 
Ponce  de  Leon  went  to  Florida  in  quest  of  the 
fountain  of  youth  and  found  malaria,  Ponce 
of  Exchange  Street  went  to  Long  Island  in 
quest  of  the  fountain  of  health  and  found  the 
Granite  Spring."  Mr.  Ponce  is  doing  a  large 
and  profitable  business  at  his  Granite  Spring 
Cafe,  86  Exchange  Street,  and  is  also  renew- 
ing his  former  success  as  a  dealer  in  fine 
cigars.      He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics. 


-rp7\UFUS  K.  JORDAN  is  the  efficient 
I  ^-^  superintendent  of  George  H.  Ray- 
IbV  mond's  foundry  in  Westbrook.      He 

^""^  was  born  in  this  city,  November  28, 
1863,  son  of  George  D.  and  Elizabeth  C. 
(Bixby)  Jordan.  His  grandfather,  Israel  Jor- 
dan, was  a  native  of  Gray,  Me.,  and  in  early 
life  became  a  sea  captain,  being  engaged  priur 


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cipally  in  the  West  India  trade.  He  finally 
abandoned  the  sea,  and,  settling  upon  a  farm 
in  Gray,  there  passed  the  rest  of  his  life.  He 
was  an  esteemed  and  useful  citizen,  and  he  and 
his  wife  reared  a  family  of  two  children. 

George  D.  Jordan,  father  of  Rufus  K.,  was 
born  in  Gray,  and,  when  a  young  man,  learned 
the  shoemaker's  trade,  which  he  followed  for 
some  time.  He  subsequently  engaged  in  car- 
pentering, and  for  some  years  was  employed  at 
S.  D.  Warren's  paper  manufactory  at  Cumber- 
land Mills  as  general  repairer.  He  was  after- 
ward watchman  at  the  mills,  but  after  a  ser- 
vice of  three  years  in  that  capacity  was  force.d 
to  retire  on  account  of  failing  health;  and  he 
died  in  1882.  He  was  twice  married.  His 
first  wife,  by  maiden  name  Sally  Tower,  be- 
came the  mother  of  two  children.  His  second 
wife,  Elizabeth  C.  Bixby,  had  but  one  child. 
Rufus  K. 

Rufus  K.  Jordan  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Westbrook;   and,   after   completing 
his  course  there,  he  studied  civil  engineering 
with  S.  L.  Stevenson,  of  Gorham,  Me.,  under 
whose  direction  he  worked  for  about  six  years. 
He  then  spent   six  months    in    surveying  the 
mountain  division  of  the  Maine  Central   Rail- 
road system,  during  which  time  he  had  charge 
of  the  work;  and  upon  finishing  operations  for 
the  company  he  returned  to  Westbrook.      He 
was  next  employed,  under  contract,  in  conduct- 
ing the  foundry  department  of  George  H.  Ray- 
mond's machine  works,  an  undertaking  which 
he  ably  carried  on  for  two  years,  at  the  expira- 
tion of  that  time  accepting  the  post  of  super- 
intendent   of  the  foundry,    a   position  he  has 
capably  filled  for  the  past  four  years.      He  has 
a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  business ;  and,  as 
he  possesses  executive  ability  of  a  high  order, 
he  IS  a  valuable  acquisition  to  the  enterprise. 
In  1885  Mr.  Jordan  was  united   in  marriage 
to    Iva    B.    Quimby,    a    daughter    of    George 
guimby    who  died   in    1877.      Mr.    and    Mrs. 
Jordan  have  two  children -George  K.,  who  is 
attending   school    in    Westbrook;    and    Carrie 
M..    an  infant.      In  politics  Mr.   Jordan    is   a 
Democrat;  but,  although  taking  a  deep  interest 
in  public  affairs,    he  has  no  political  aspira- 
uT'f   w  u'  ^  ^T"^*"  '°^'^"^'  being  a  mem- 
oL      ^fTT^  '^"^^'   ^°-    35,    Imperial 
Order  of  Red   Men;  and  he  readily  gives  his 


support  to  any  movement  for  the  general  im- 
provement of  the  community.  Both  he  and 
his  wife  attend  the  Congregational  church. 


OHN  FARWELL  ANDERSON,  who 
died  in  Portland,  Christmas  Day,  1887, 
was  a  man  of  remarkable  ability  and 
sterling  character.  He  was  bofn  July 
22,  1823,  in  Portland,  in  the.  house  on  Con- 
gress Street  now  numbered  633.  He  was 
the  son  of  the  Hon.  John  Anderson  and  his 
wife,  Ann  Williams  Jameson,  and  through 
both  father  and  mother  was  of  Scotch-Irish 
descent.  The  following  biographical  sketch 
is  abridged  from  the  interesting  memoir  by 
the  Rev.  George  M.  Bodge,  published. ip  the 
New  Efigland  Historical  and  Genealogical 
Register  for  April,    1889. 

His  first  ancestor  on  the  paternal  side  in 
this  country  was  John  Anderson,  a  Scotch- 
Irish  immigrant,  who  married  in  Watertown, 
Mass.,  July  16,  1706,  Rebecca  Waight. 
Their  son  Abraham,  who  was  born  August  18, 
1708,  was  a  pioneer  of  New  Marblehead,  now 
Windham,  Me.,  and  cleared  and  improved  a 
farm  near  the  centre  of  the  town.  This  farm 
is  still  in  the  family,  and  has  been  enlarged 
and  improved  by  .each  succeeding  generation. 
Abraham  Anderson  was  a  man  of  great  in- 
fluence in  the  development  of  the  new  town ; 
and  after  its  incorporation  he  was  the  first 
Representative  to  the  General  Court,  in  1767- 
68.     He  died  in  1769. 

Abraham,  Jr.,  his  successor  in  the  owner- 
ship of  the  homestead,  was  his  youngest  son 
by  his  second  wife,  Mrs.'  Ann  Colin  Cloutman, 
widow  of  Edward  Cloutman,  of  Gorham,  who 
was  taken  by  the  Indians  in  1746,  and  died  in 
captivity.  Abraham,  the  younger,  possessed 
much  of  his  father's  energy  and  ability.  He 
married  Lucy,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Peter 
Thacher  Smith  and  grand-daughter  of  the 
Rev.  Thomas  Smith,  the  first  minister  of 
Falmouth,  now  Portland ;  and  they  had  seven 
children.  Their  third  son,  John,  who  was 
born  July  29,  1792,  was  the  father  of  the 
special  subject  of  this  sketch. 

John  Anderson  was  graduated  from  Bowdoin 
College  in  the  class  of  18 13,  studied  law  in  the 
office  of  Stephen  Longfellow  in  Portland,  was 


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admitted  to  the  Cumberland  bar  in  1816,  and 
at  once  entered  upon  a  prosperous  practice. 
He  became  actively  engaged  in  politics,  and 
in  1824  was  elected  representative  to  Con- 
gress, holding  his  seat  through  repeated  re- 
elections  till  1833.  From  1833  to  1836  he 
was  United  States  District  Atorney,  and  in 
the  latter  year  was  made  Collector  of  Portland. 
On  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Bancroft  from  the 
office  of  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  Mr.  Anderson 
was  offered  the  appointment,  but  declined. 
He  was  twice  Mayor  of  Portland,  and  was  in- 
fluential in  securing  the  construction  of  the 
Atlantic  &  St.  Lawrence  Railroad.  His  char- 
acter and  qualifications  made  him  a  leader 
among  men,  and  his  courtesy  and  manly  bear- 
ing won  him  a  host  of  friends.  September  23, 
1822,  he  married  Ann  Williams  Jameson, 
daughter  of  Captain  Samuel  and  Ann  (Hitch- 
borne)  Jameson,  the  former  of  Freeport,  Me., 
the  latter  of  Boston.  Mrs.  Anderson,  it  is 
said,  "was  a  woman  of  rare  beauty  and  intel- 
lect, whose  brilliant  social  qualities  and  wide 
benevolence  added  greatly  to  her  husband's 
success  in  life  and  to  the  happiness  of  all 
who  knew  her."  John  Farwell  was  their  eld- 
est son. 

John  Farwell  Anderson  first  studied  at  the 
old  Portland  Academy  under  Principal  Bezaleel 
Cushman,  and,  when  about  nine  years  of  age, 
was  sent  with  his-  brother,  Samuel  J.  (after- 
ward General  Anderson),  to  a  private  home 
school  at  Cape  Elizabeth.  Later  he  again  at- 
tended school  at  Portland,  and  in  1838  and 
1839  studied  at  Gorham  Academy.  In  1839 
Mr.  Anderson  took  up  the  study  of  civil  en- 
gineering, completing  his  course  at  Tyngs- 
boro,  Mass.,  under  Captain  Green  of  the  regu- 
lar army,  and  in  1843  was  appointed  assistant 
engineer  on  the  Commission  of  the  North- 
eastern Boundary  Survey,  established  by  the 
Webster  and  Ashburton  Treaty  to  trace  the 
boundary  line  between  the  American  and 
British  possessions.  The  scientific  corps  of 
the  United  States  was  in  charge  of  Colonel 
James  D.  Graham. 

Mr.  Anderson  was  appointed  first  assistant 
to  Mr.  Folliot  Thornton  Lally,  whose  head- 
quarters were  at  Houlton,  Me. ;  and  the  next 
year  he  was  assigned  to  the  party  under  Alex- 
ander. W.  Longfellow.     Their  section  of  the 


line  was  to  be  laid  along  Hall's  Stream 
through  an  unbroken  wilderness,  and  marked 
with  mile  posts  of  cast  iron ;  and  a  party  of 
wood  choppers  had  to  go  forward  and  cut  a 
range  way.  All  supplies  for  the  engineering 
party  were  carried  from  Canaan,  Vt.,  on  the 
backs  of  men  employed  for  the  purpose,  called 
"sackers."  Each  day  the  engineers  moved 
the  line  along  the  river,  and  each  night 
pitched  their  tent  upon  a  new  spot,  sleeping 
upon  beds  of  boughs.  The  wild  freedom  of 
the  woods  was  in  harmony  with  the  broad  free 
nature  of  the  young  man,  and  doubtless  con- 
firmed him  in  the  pursuit  of  his  arduous  call- 
ing. 

In  the  year  1846  and  in  the  winter  of  1847 
Mr.  Anderson  was  employed  in  the  Washing- 
ton ofifice  of  the  Commission,  and  while  there 
he  was  introduced  to  the  highest  social  circles, 
enjoying  the  personal  friendship  of  President 
Polk,  who  had  been  a  warm  friend  of  his 
father  while  they  were  in  Congress  together, 
and  was  cordially  received  in  the  inner  circle 
of  the  household  of  Mrs.  Polk,  who  had  been 
an  intimate  friene^  of  his  mother.  In  March, 
1847,  he  left  Washington  to  return  to  his  native 
city,  to  which  he  was  deeply  attached.  He 
was  engaged  as  assistant  civil  engineer  on  the 
Androscoggin  &  Kennebec  and  the  Portland 
&  Kennebec  Junction  Railroads,  in  1850  was 
appointed  assistant  engineer  of  the  York  & 
Cumberland  Railroad;  and  from  1851  to  1853 
he  was  chief  engineer  and  acting  superintend- 
ent of  that  road.  In  1852  he  was  city  engineer 
of   Portland. 

In  August,  1853,  his  father  died,  leaving  to 
him  the  old  homestead,  one  of  the  best  farms 
in  Cumberland  County.  Mr.  Anderson  at 
once  began  to  improve  and  enlarge  the  farm, 
of  which  he  made  a  most  beautiful  estate;  and 
his  neighborly  relations  with  the  farmers  of 
the  vicinity,  whom  he  was  always  ready  to 
help  and  encourage,  made  him  much  beloved. 
The  influence  of  his  example  was  soon  evident 
in  the  improvement  of  other  farms,  especially 
in  the  impulse  given  to  stock  breeding  by  his 
handsome  herd  of  Devonshire  cattle,  the  finest 
in  New  England.  In  1858  he  was  chosen  a 
member  of  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture  for 
the  County  of  Cumberland  for  three  years, 
and  the  last  year  was  made  Vice-President  of 


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the  Board;  and  he  was  its  President  in   1864, 
1865,  and  1 866. 

In  1867  he  was  persuaded  to  leave  the  farm 
to  take  the  position  of  chief  engineer  of  the 
Portland  &  Rochester  Railroad;  and  in  1869 
he  was  appointed  chief  engineer  of  the  Port- 
land &  Ogdensburg  Railroad,  the  building  of 
which  gave  for  the  first  time  full  scope  to  his 
powers,  his  achievements  on  that  line  being  the 
admiration  of  experts.  The  ability  which  he 
displayed  in  solving  the  difficult  problem  of 
the  passage  through  the  White  Mountains  is 
thus  spoken  of  by  Professor  George  L.  Vose: 
"I  doubt  if  even  his  fellow-townsmen  fully 
appreciate  the  professional  skill  shown  by  Mr. 
Anderson  in  the  location  and  construction  of 
the  Ogdensburg  Railroad  through  the  Crawford 
Notch.  The  work  has  marked  him  as  one  of 
the  best  railroad  engineers,  not  only  in  this 
country,  but  in  the  world.  The  plans  and  re- 
ports of  that  work  have  become  a  regular  part 
of  the  course  of  instruction  in  the  best  Euro- 
pean technical  schools.  .  .  .  There  are  many 
places  on  the  road  .  .  .  where  an  error  of  a 
dozen  feet  in  the  position  of  the  line  would 
easily  have  quadrupled  the  cost." 

In  1873  Mr.  Anderson  was  appointed  by  the 
Governor  Railroad  Commissioner  of  Maine, 
and  that  office  he  retained  during  life.  In 
1884  President  Nickerson  of  the  California 
Southern  Railroad  Company  engaged  Mr. 
Anderson  as  special  engineer  to  examine  the 
roads  and  estimate  the  damage  caused  by 
recent  floods;  and  he  was  absent  on  this  duty 
one  month,  travelling  night  and  day,  doing 
his  work  thoroughly  and  efficiently,  and  making 
valuable  suggestions  for  guarding  against 
future  floods.  In  1886,  as  chief  engineer,  he 
directed  the  building  of  the  Bangor  &  Piscata- 
quis Railroad  to  Moosehead  Lake. 

Mr.  Anderson  was  married  to  Miss  Marcia 
Bowman  Winter,  daughter  of  Captain  Samuel 
Winter,  of  Portland,  an  adopted  daughter  of 
Dr.  John  Merrill,  of  this  city,  on  March  30, 
1847,  and  the  following  children  were  born  of 
their  union:  Anne  Hitchborn,  who  married 
Charles  W.  Lord;  Marcia  Winter,  who  was 
twice  married,  her  first  husband  being  F  J 
Edtnands,  her  second  E.  G.  Spring;  Isabel 
Merrill,  who  died  in  infancy;  and  Frances 
Perley,  who  married  Charles  Thornton  Davis. 


Mrs.  Anderson  is  a  lady  of  rare  culture  and 
amiable  disposition. 

Mr.  Anderson  was  a  strong  and  lifelong 
Democrat,  but  never  entered  active  politics. 
He  took  great  pleasure  in  antiquarian  and  his- 
torical studies,  and  was  a  diligent  collector  of 
genealogical  data,  especially  of  the  old  Wind- 
ham families,  and  records  and  relics  of  local 
history.  He  was  a  valued  member  of  the 
Maine  Historical  Society,  and  also  of  the 
New  England  Historic  Genealogical  Society. 
Of  the  former  organization  he  was  the  first 
President,  and  he  was  active  in  its  formation ; 
and  with  his  friend,  Mr.  S..M.  Watson,  as  edi- 
tor and  publisher,  he  was  instrumental  in  es- 
tablishing the  Maine  Genealogical  Recorder^  to 
which  he  contributed  much  valuable  matter. 

In  closing  this  sketch,  we  quote  again  from 
Prof essor  Vose :  "Always  devoted  to  his  pro- 
fession, tireless  in  carrying  out  the  details  of 
his  work,  when  the  time  came  for  rest  he  was 
the  most  genial  of  companions.  Fond  of  a 
good  story  and  eminently  able  to  tell  one,  he 
has  been  the  life  of  many  an  engineering  party 
around  the  camp  fire,  and  has  beguiled  many 
an  hour  on  the  stage  top  by  his  unbounded 
cheerfulness.  For  myself,  I  feel  that  I  have 
lost  one  whose  opinion  upon  professional 
matters  has  never  failed  me,  and  one  of  my 
best  and  oldest  friends."  Mr.  Anderson's 
mortal  remains  lie  in  the  old  Anderson  Ceme- 
tery at  Windham  in  the  family  tomb,  where 
rests  the  dust  of  three  generations  of  his  an- 
cestors. 


OSEPH  S.  WEBSTER,  an  esteemed 
citizen  and  one  of  the  leading  business 
men  of  the  town  of  Standish,  was  born 
February  5,  1835,  i"  this  town,  being 
a  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Smith)  Webster. 
His  grandfather,  Thomas  Webster,  was  at  one 
time  one  of  the  wealthiest  residents  of  Port- 
land, being  the  owner  of  a  large  number  of 
vessels,  many  of  which  were  captured  by  the 
French.  He  was  three  times  married.  He 
died  in  Portland  at  the  age  of  seventy  years. 
His  son,  Joseph  Webster,  was  born' in  Port- 
land in  1799,  and  was  there  bred  and  edu- 
cated. In  early  life  he  removed  to  Standish, 
and  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at  Sebago 


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Lake,  where  he  spent,  his  remaining  years, 
dying  in  1869.  His  wife,  Mary,  daughter  of 
Ephraim  Smith,  of  Gorham,  this  county,  bore 
him  five  children,  of  whom  but  two  are  now 
living —  Richard  Stone  Webster  and  Joseph  S. 
Webster,  both  unmarried. 

Joseph  S.  Webster  acquired  a  substantial 
education  in  the  schools  of  Standish,  going 
from  this  place  to  Portland,  where  he  was  em- 
ployed as  a  clerk  for  some  time.  In  1857  he 
went  to  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  making  that  city 
his  place  of  residence  for  six  years.  Return- 
ing then  to  the  scenes  of  his  early  life,  he 
settled  in  Standish,  and  has  since  resided  here. 
In  1870  Mr.  Webster  established  himself  in 
business  at  Sebago  Lake;  and  in  the  following 
year  he  built  his  present  store,  which  he  has 
conducted  with  great  success,  having  an  exten- 
sive and  lucrative  trade.  In  politics  he 
affiliates  with  the  Republican  party.  He  is 
a  regular  attendant  of  the  Congregational 
church,  toward  the  support  of  which  he  con- 
tributes liberally.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  fraternity,  belonging  to  Standish 
Lodge,  No.  70. 


-ACOB  PARKER  SHATTUCK,  a  suc- 
cessful and  extensive  agriculturist  and 
a  respected  citizen  of  East  Deering, 
.  Cumberland  County,  Me.,  is  a  Massa- 
chusetts man  by  birth  and  breeding,  having 
been  born  March  27,  1821,  in  the  town  of 
Groton,  Middlesex  County.  He  comes  of 
ancient  Colonial  stock,  whose  emigrant  pro- 
genitor, settled  in  Watertown,  Mass.,  as  early 
as  1640.  Mr.  Shattuck's  grandfather.  Cap- 
tain Job  Shattuck,  of  Groton,  served  his 
country  valiantly  in  the  Revolution,  being 
energetic  in  raising  recruits  and  taking  an  ac- 
tive part  in  several  campaigns.  A  few  years 
later  he  was  a  leader  in  Shays's  Rebellion. 
(See  "History  of  Groton,  Mass.") 

William  Shattuck,  father  of  Jacob,  was 
born  November  16,  1786,  in  Groton  Centre, 
Mass.,  being  the  eldest  of  a  family  of  seven 
children.  He  was  educated  in  the  district 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  was  trained  to 
agricultural  work  on  the  parental  farm.  He 
was  but  a  youth  when  his  father  died ;  and  he 
was  left  with  the  care  of  the  farm,    and  his 


widowed  mother  and  her  young  family  to  look 
after,  the  heavy  duties  thus  devolving  upon 
him  being  in  practical  matters  faithfully  per- 
formed. Possessing  unusual  capabilities,  a  dis- 
cerning mind,  and  a  sound  judgment,  he  became 
one  of  the  most  influential  men  in  the  town. 
An  ardent  Democrat,  he  took  a  very  promi- 
nent part  in  local  politics,  for  several  years 
serving  as  Selectman  and  on  the  Town  Com- 
mittee, besides  which  he  was  a  Representative 
in  the  State  legislature  a  number  of  terms. 
He  was  a  very  decided  and  outspoken  oppo- 
nent of  all  secret  societies,  having  an  espe- 
cial antipathy  for  the  Masonic  Order,  and, 
though  a  sincere  Christian,  refused  to  unite 
with  the  church,  as  members  of  secret  or- 
ganizations were  there  admitted  to  member- 
ship. He  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Jacob 
Parker,  of  Groton,  and  to  them  nine  children 
were  born,  namely :  Frances,  wife  of  George 
"May,  of  Lancaster,  Mass.;  Jacob  Parker; 
Antoinette,  wife  of  Frank  Nutting,  of  Otis- 
field,  Me.;  William;  Mary  Jane;  Charles; 
Sarah,  wife  of  Samuel  Shattuck;  Eugene;  and 
Josephine,  the  wife  of  the  Rev.  Lucius  Smith, 
D.D.,  for  many  years  editor  of  the  Watch- 
man. Mrs.  Sarah  P.  Shattuck  was  a  woman 
of  cultivation  and  refinement,  and,  like  her 
husband,    was   a  devoted  Christian. 

Jacob  P.  Shattuck  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  and  at  the  Lawrence  Academy  in 
Groton,  and  on  his  leaving  school,  at  the  age 
of  eighteen  years,  his  father  gave  him  his 
time.  The  following  year  he  worked  for  his 
father  on  the  home  farm,  going  then  to  Bos- 
ton, where  he  was  employed  for  two  years  on 
a  dredging  machine.  He  walked  from  Boston 
to  Groton  to  cast  his  first  vote,  the  candidate 
for  whom  he  voted  being  George  S.  Boutwell. 
In  the  fall  of  that  ygar,  with  the  money  saved 
while  working  on  the  dredger,  Mr.  Shattuck 
bought  a  yoke  of  oxen  and  a  horse;  and  with 
these  he  filled  a -contract  of  carting  for  James 
Farnsworth.  The  succeeding  spring  he  sold 
his  oxen  and  horse,  and  resumed  his  former 
occupation  in  Boston,  remaining  there  another 
two  years.  Mr.  Shattuck  then  followed  the 
tide  of  emigration  westward,  going  to  Athens, 
Ohio,  where  he  purchased  a  tract  of  unim- 
proved land,  on  which  he  reared  a  log  house, 
and  then  began  the  task  of  redeeming  a  farm 


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from  the  primeval  forest.  In  those  days  the 
pioneers  used  to  smoke  their  bacon  and  hams 
by  placing  them  in  a  barrel,  which  they  sus- 
pended over  a  fire.  One  day,  leaving  his 
hams  smoking,  Mr.  Shattuck  started  out  with 
a  yoke  of  oxen  to  build  a  road ;  and  on  his  re- 
turn his  log  cabin  and  all  that  it  had  con- 
tained were  in  ashes.  He  subsequently  rebuilt 
the  cabin,  and  then  purchased  three  hundred 
and  sixty  acres  more  of  land;  but  the  hardships 
of  this  life  proved  too  much  for  his  constitu- 
tion, and  broken  in  health  he  returned  East. 

In  1849  Mr.  Shattuck  came  to  this  State, 
securing  work  in  Portland  on  a  dredger  run  by 
five  horses.  Soon  after,  going  to  Boston, 
through  the  influence  of  John  B.  Brown,  he 
bought  a  steam  dredger,  with  which  he  re- 
turned to  Portland,  where  he  did  a  large 
amount  of  work  for  the  Maine  Central  Railway 
Company.  Mr.  Shattuck  also  did  between 
eighty  and  ninety  thousand  dollars'  worth  of 
dredging  in  Portland  Harbor,  in  order  that  the 
"Great  Eastern"  might  be  brought  into  this 
port.  He  continued  in  this  profitable  business 
until  1864,  when  he  returned  to  his  property 
in  Ohio.  There  he  built  a  steam  saw-mill, 
which  cost  him  fourteen  thousand  five  hun- 
dred dollars,  and  began  sawing  the  timber  on 
his  land;  but,  before  he  had  much  headway, 
his  mill  was  burned  to  the  ground,  the  loss 
being  total,  as  he  had  no  insurance.  He  then 
sold  the  mill  site,  and  gave  the  remainder  of 
the  property  to  his  brother  Eugene,  returning 
with  his  wife  and  son  in  1868  to  Portland, 
subsequently  settling  in  Deering,  on  the  farm 
which  he  had  purchased  in  1858,  and  where  he 
has  since  resided.  This  farm  contains  two 
hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  land,  the  most  of 
which  is  under  cultivation.  He  annually 
raises  large  crops  of  hay,  the  yield  usually 
exceeding  a  hundred  tons.  Mr.  Shattuck  dis- 
posed of  his  steam  dredger  to  Captain  William 
Willard  for  ten  thousand  dollars.  Although 
past  seventy-five  years  of  age,  Mr.  Shattuck 
is  hale  and  hearty,  with  the  physical  and 
mental  vigor  of  a  man  a  score  of  years 
younger.  A  keen-sighted,  clear-headed  man 
of  business,  he  has  been  unusually  successful 
in  worldly  matters,  notwithstanding  his  various 
losses,  being  now  in  affluent  circumstances. 
Mr.  Shattuck  was  united  in  marriage  March 


27,  1863,  with  Martha  Lord,  daughter  of 
Stephen  Lord,  of  Windham.  The  only  child 
of  this  union  is  a  son,  William  P.  Shattuck^ 
of  Mobile,  Ala. 


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EORGE  W.  CASH  has  been  engaged 
V  S I  in  mercantile  business  at  Cash's 
^ — ^  Corner,  South  Portland,  Me.,  for 
more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century.  He  was 
born  in  the  town  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  of  which 
South  Portland  was  formerly  a  part,  on  March 
31,  1 84 1.  His  father,  Stephen  Cash,  was  a 
grandson  of  Nathaniel  Cash,  who  was  a  life- 
long resident  of  Cape  Elizabeth.  Nathaniel 
Cash  was  a  large  landholder,  and  engaged  in 
tilling  the  soil  during  his  working  years,  liv- 
ing to  the  ripe  old  age  of  fourscore.  His 
wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Lucy  Strout, 
bore  him  six  children,  all  being  reared  in  this 
locality. 

Stephen  Cash  grew  to  manhood  in  the  place 
of  his  nativity,  and  was  early  engaged  in  agri- 
cultural labors.  Enlisting  in  the  army,  he 
served  through  the  Mexican  War,  and  on  his 
return  home  settled  on  a  farm  in  this  town, 
which  was  afterward  his  permanent  abiding- 
place.  -Of  the  children  born  to  him  and  his 
wife,  Elizabeth  Palmer,  who  was  a  daughter  of 
John  Palmer,  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  the  following 
are  now  living:  William  Cash,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Styles,  George  W.,  and  Mrs.  Lucy  Pike. 

George  W.  Cash  acquired  his  education  in 
his  native  town,  and  on  leaving  school  learned 
the  cooper's  trade  of  N.  Hasty  in  Portland, 
continuing  in  that  occupation  for  three  years. 
The  succeeding  seven  years  Mr.  Cash  was  em- 
ployed in  the  Portland  glass  factory,  which  he 
then  left,  in  order  that  he  might  establish  him- 
self in  business.  Coming  to  Cash's  Corner 
in  1869,  he  opened  a  grocery  store  on  his 
present  location,  and  since  that  time  has  been 
actively  identified  with  the  welfare  of  the 
place.  It  is  largely  owing  to  the  energetic 
enterprise  and  practical  sagacity  of  Mr.  Cash' 
that  this  thriving  village  has  attained  its  pres- 
ent prosperous  condition,  he  having  erected 
many  of  the  buildings  and  in  every  wky  as- 
sisted in  the  growth  and  advancement  of  the 
place. 

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6,  1864,  with  Miss  Olive  A.,  daughter  of 
Anice  Littlefield,  of  Kennebunk,  this  State. 
Eleven  children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Cash,  and  the  seven  here  named  are  now 
living:  Alice  W.,  born  June  i,  1866,  is  the 
wife  of  Charles  Hayden,  of  Massachusetts, 
and  has  three  children  —  Orville,  Sadie,  and 
Tena  Belle;  Henry  E.,  now  in  business  with 
his  father,  was  the  first  Postmaster  of  the 
office  at  Cash's  Corner,  having  served  from 
1891  until  the  present  year,  and  he  was  born 
August  24,  1867,  and  was  married   February 

7,  1893,  to  Rosamond  Rogers,  of  Knights- 
ville;  Herbert  E.  was  born  January  28,  1869; 
Nellie  M.,  born  February  22,  1873,  married 
Clarence  Newland;  Georgie  B.  was  born 
July  II,  1882;  Carrie  May  was  born  Novem- 
ber 6,  1885;  and  Harold  E.  was  born  January 

8,  1888.  All  are  at  home  with  their  parents. 
Mr.  Cash  is  a  vigorous  supporter  of  the  prin- 
ciples of  the  Republican  party.  Socially,  he 
is  prominent  in  the  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
being  a  member  of  Lagonia  Lodge,  No.  5,  and 
of  the  Eastern  Star  Encampment,  No.  2.  Re- 
ligiously, he  is  a  consistent  member  of  the 
Methodist  church,  while  his  wife,  who  holds 
liberal  views  on  the  subject  of  Christianity, 
is  a  regular  attendant  of  the  Unitarian  church. 


T^OLONEL  GEORGE  F.  McQUILLAN, 
I  v-^  attorney  and  counsellor-at-law,  98  Ex- 
\%         change    Street,    Portland,    Me.,   was 

^  born     in    Naples,    Me.,    April     18, 

1849,  son  of  the  Rev.  Hugh  and  Elvira 
(Wight)  McQuillan,  both  natives  of  Maine. 
He  is  a  descendant  of  the  McQuillans  who  en- 
tered Ireland  with  the  earliest  English  adven- 
turers, and  were  the  ancient  lords  of  the 
northern  coast  and  the  surrounding  district, 
from  Dunseverick  Castle,  in  County  Antrim, 
near'the  Giant's  Causeway,  to  Dunluce  Castle. 
Dunseverick,  which  tradition  says  was  built  by 
the  McQuillans,  is  now  a  heap  of  ruins;  and 
Dunluce,  though  dismantled  and  crumbling 
with  age,  is  still  recognizable  as  a  once  strong 
and  beautiful  fortress.  The  McQuillans  were 
lords  of  this  part  of  Ireland  as  late  as  the  reign 
of  Queen  Elizabeth.  Their  downfall  dates  from 
the  marriage  of  the  daughter  of  McQuillan, 
Lord  of  Dunluce,  with  MacDonnell,  a  chief- 


tain from  the  opposite  Scottish  Highlands. 
MacDonnell  subsequently  took  possession  of 
the  Antrim  territory,  and  got  King  James  I. 
to  confirm  him  as  the  owner,  since  which  the 
MacDonnells  have  been  Earls  of  Antrim.  The 
McQuillans,  deprived  of  their  possessions, 
became  scattered  through  the  northern  part  of 
the  country,  and  thence  to  other  parts  of  the 
world.  John  McQuillan,  grandfather  of 
Colonel  McQuillan,  was  born  in  the  north  of 
Ireland.  A  man  of  fine  form  and  good  phy- 
sique, he  entered  the  English  navy,  and  in 
time  became  a  subordinate  officer.  He  left 
the  service  of  the  English  government  at 
Portland,  Me.,  and  afterward  settled  in  Gor- 
ham,  marrying  Olive  Edwards,  a  native  of  that 
town,  who  was  his  second  wife.  John  Mc- 
Quillan died  in  Gorham  in  1807,  and  his  wife 
died  there  in  1820. 

The  Rev.  Hugh  McQuillan,  the  second  son 
of  John  and  Olive  (Edwards)  McQuillan,  was 
born  in  Gorham,  Me.,  July  18,  1803.  After 
the  death  of  his  father  he  lived  with  and  was 
educated  by  a  gentleman  in  Windham,  Me., 
until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age.  He  was 
ordained  a  minister  in  the  denomination  of 
Christian  Baptists,  and  was  engaged  in  evan- 
gelical work  up  to  the  time  of  his  death, 
which  occurred  in  Casco,  lyie.,  April  14, 
1 86 1.  He  was  married  in  Naples,  Me.,  in 
1842  to  Elvira  Wight,  who  was  born  in  Otis- 
field,  Me.,  April  16,  1807,  and  was  a  member 
of  an  old  family  who  settled  in  Dedham,  Nor- 
folk County,  Mass.,  as  early  as  1636.  Mrs. 
McQuillan  was  a  noble  woman,  and  after  her 
husband's  death  kept  her  little  family  to- 
gether, and  gave  them  the  best  educational  ad- 
vantages within  her  means.  She  died  in  Yar- 
mouth, Me.,  November  27,  1881.  Hugh  and 
Elvira  (Wight)  McQuillan  had  three  children 
—  Rufus  H.,  Liza  A.,  and  George  F.  Rufus 
H.  was  born  in  Naples  Me.,  November  18, 
1844.  When  a  youth  of  seventeen  he  enlisted 
as  a  private,  joining  Company  G,  First  Regi- 
ment, United  States  Infantry,  May  24,  1862, 
and  shared  in  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run, 
Antietam,  South  Mountain,  the  first  battle  of 
Fredericksburg,  and  the  siege  of  Vicksburg, 
from  May  19  to  July  4,  1863.  During  the 
last  year  he  served  as  Orderly  to  the  general 
commanding  at  New  Orleans.     He   was  dis- 


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charged  at  New  Orleans,  May  24,  1865.  On 
leaving  the  army  he  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business,  having  charge  at  different  times  of 
various  lumber-mills  in  the  West.  He  went 
to  Yarmouth,  Me.,  to  reside  in  1880,  where 
he  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  and  opened 
up  a  large  hardware  store.  In  politics  he  was 
a  Republican,  and  was  Deputy  Sheriff  at  Yar- 
mouth under  Sheriff  Benjamin  True  for  two 
years.  He  always  took  great  interest  in 
Grand  Army  affairs,  and  was  the  first  Com- 
mander of  the  Post  at  Yarmouth.  He  was  a 
business  man  of  the  strictest  integrity,  and 
was  one  of  the  best-known  and  most  highly 
respected  citizens  of  Yarmouth.  March  17, 
1874,  he  married  Alma  B.  Sawyer  in  Ray- 
mond, Me.  He  died  April  23,  1896,  at  Yar- 
mouth, after  a  ten  days'  illness  of  pneumonia, 
leaving  her  and  three  children  —  Hugh  D., 
George  H.,  and  Rufus  Leroy.  Liza  A. 
McQuillan  was  born  in  Naples,  Me.  She 
resides  in  Portland,  and  is  unmarried. 

Colonel  George  F.  McQuillan  passed  his 
boyhood  days  in  the  town  of  Raymond,  He 
attended  the  common  schools,  and  fitted  for 
college  at  North  Bridgton  Academy.  He 
graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  the  class  of  1875, 
his  expenses  having  been  partly  paid  by  his 
mother  and  partly  covered  by  what  he  earned 
by  teaching  school.  His  college  course  was 
marked  by  good  fellowship.  Everybody  liked 
"Mac,"  as  he  was  familiarly  called.  He  took 
quite  an  interest  in  boating,  being  one  year  a 
member  of  the  University  crew.  After  grad- 
uating from  college  he  taught  in  high  schools 
in  the  northern  part  of  Cumberland  County  for 
two  years.  He  then  took  up  the  study  of  law 
with  the  Hon.  Bion  Bradbury,  of  Portland. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  October  14,  1879, 
and  practised  one  year  at  Casco.  He  moved 
to  Portland  in  October,  1880,  where  he  has 
since  been  in  active  practice.  Besides  being 
a  member  of  the  bar  of  the  State  court  and  the 
United  States  Circuit  Court,  Colonel  Mc- 
Quillan was  admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the  United  States  in  1892  at  Washington, 
D.C.  He  has  been  for  a  number  of  years  at- 
torney for  several  towns  in  Cumberland 
County,  and  is  well  known  as  an  able,  con- 
scientious, and  reliable  lawyer.  In  politics  a 
Democrat,   he   was    appointed   June   6,    1881, 


Judge  Advocate-general  on  the  staff  of  Gov- 
ernor Plaisted,  with  the  rank  of  Colonel,  and 
served  iii  that  capacity  till  January  3,  1883. 
He  has  been  the  Democratic  candidate  for 
Clerk  of  Courts  of  Cumberland  County,  and 
ran  well  on  the  ticket,  getting  his  party's  full 
support.  In  1892  he  was  the  Democratic  can- 
didate for  Judge  of  the  Probate  Court  for  Cum- 
berland County.  On  December  i,  1892,  the 
law  firm  of  Bradbury  &  McQuillan  was  formed, 
consisting  of  Colonel'  Albert.  W.  Bradbury 
and  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  and  was  contin- 
ued till  May  28,  1894,  when  Colonel  Bradbury 
was  appointed  United  States  District  At- 
torney. Since  that  time  Colonel  McQuillan 
has  been  without  an  associate  in  his  legal 
work. 

In  1 89 1  he  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Mary  F.  Robie,  daughter  of  ex-Governor 
Frederick  Robie  and  his  wife,  Mary  Olivia 
(Priest)  Robie.  Colonel  and  Mrs.  McQuillan 
have  one  child,  Harriet  R.,  who  was  born 
March  14,  1894.  Colonel  McQuillan  is  a  man 
of  scholarly  attainments,  whose  judgment  in 
educational  matters  was  recognized  even  be- 
fore he  entered  on  his  legal  career.  While  at 
college  he  was  appointed  Supervisor  of  Schools 
at  Raymond.  He  also  served  as  Supervisor  of 
Schools  at  Casco,  and  as  Town  Clerk  in  1879- 
80.  He  has  a  substantial  residence  on  Carle- 
ton  Street,  Portland. 


fRISTRAM  G.  CLEAVES,  who  enjoys 
the  distinction  of  being  the  oldest  na- 
tive male  resident  of  Yarmouth,  Me., 
was  born  in  this  town  June  13,  1809.  His 
parents  were  Edmund  and  Jane  (Trow) 
Cleaves,  his  father's  ancestors  being  related 
to  those  of  Governor  Cleaves.  His  great- 
grandfather, Ebenezer  CleaVes,  who  settled 
in  Cumberland  County  many  years  ago,  was  a 
native  of  Gloucester,  Mass.  Edmund  Cleaves, 
first,  son  of  Ebenezer,  was  one  of  the  early 
settlers  of  the  town  of  Pownal  in  this  county, 
where  he  cleared  and  improved  a  good  farm. 
He  served  under  General  Washington  all 
through  the  Revolutionary  War,  and,  after  the 
termination  of  hostilities,  retired  to  his  home- 
stead, and  there  passed  the  rest  of  his  life, 
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was  an  industrious,  high-minded,  and  patriotic 
citizen.  In  his  religion  he  was  a  Congrega- 
tionalist,  and  his  name  appears  as  one  of  the 
six  original  members  of  the  Congregational 
church  in  Pownal.  He  was  twice  married,  his 
five  children  being  as  follows:  Abigail  and 
Edmund,  who  were  by  his  first  union ;  and 
Eunice,  Dolly,  and  William,  who  were  by  his 
second. 

Edmund  Cleaves,  second,  son  of  the  first 
Edmund,  was  born  in  New  Gloucester,  Me. 
When  a  young  man  he  learned  the  trade  of  a 
shoemaker,  and,  settling  in  Yarmouth,  fol- 
lowed that  occupation  in  connection  with 
farming.  His  farm  was  situated  where  the 
Grand  Trunk  Depot  now  stands,  and  he  re- 
sided there  until  his  death,  which  took  place 
when  he  was  seventy-two  years  old.  He  vvas 
a  prominent  and  useful  member  of  the  com- 
munity, supporting  the  Whig  party  in  politics; 
and  he  ably  filled  some  of  the  town  offices. 
He  was  a  Congregationalist  in  religion.  His 
wife,  Jane  Trow,  who  was  a  native  of  Yar- 
mouth, became  the  mother  of  twelve  children, 
nine  of  whom  grew  to  maturity;  and  of  these 
Tristram  G.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  is  now 
the  only  survivor.  Mrs.  Jane  T.  Cleaves 
lived  to  reach  the  age  of  nearly  eighty  years. 

Tristram  G.  Cleaves  commenced  his  educa- 
tional course  in  the  common  schools  of  Yar- 
mouth, and  completed  it  at  the  academy.  In 
early  manhood  he  settled  upon  the  farm  where 
he  now  resides,  and,  like  his  father,  engaged 
for  many  years  in  both  shoemaking  and  farm- 
ing, judiciously  alternating  these  pursuits 
with  satisfactory  results,  as  was  the  frequent 
practice  of  New  England  landholders  in  the 
early  and  middle  part  of  the  present  century. 
In  the  pleasant,  comfortable  home  which  he 
has  occupied  for  the  past  fifty-five  years,  he 
now  lives  in  retirement  from  active  labors, 
his  rest  having  been  well  earned. 

On  January  3,  1832,  Mr.  Cleaves  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Mrs.  Mary  Davis, 
who  was  born  in  Freeport  in  September,  1802. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Patience 
Davis,  and  widow  of  Thomas  Davis,  by  whom 
she  had  one  daughter,  Mary  E.,  who  became 
Mrs.  Gad  Hitchcock.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cleaves 
had  four  children,  as  follows:  Jane  Trow,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  fifty-eight;  Abigail   Davis, 


who  died,  aged  nine  years;  Rachel  B.,  who 
died,  aged  three  years;  and  Thomas  G.,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  forty-two  years.  Mrs. 
Cleaves  died  March  28,  1874.  She  was  a 
member  of  the  Congregational  church,  with 
which  Mr.  Cleaves  has  been  united  for  many 
years.  He  has  been  called  upon  to  mourn  the 
loss  of  both  wife  and  children,  the  only  sur- 
viving member  of  his  family  being  his  step- 
daughter, Mrs.  Hitchcock;  but  he  bears  his 
affliction  with  patient  resignation.  He  is  a 
Republican  in  politics. 


TT^AFTAIN  JOHN  M.  RICHARDSON, 
I  \y  superintendent  of  the  life  -  saving 
^|U  stations  of  the  First  District,  which 

comprises  Maine  and  New  Hamp- 
shire, with  his  headquarters  at  Portland,  Me., 
was  born  at  Pittsfield,  N.H.,  September  20, 
1835,  where  his  father,  the  Rev.  John  Rich- 
ardson, was  settled  as  pastor  of  the  Baptist 
church,  remaining  there  until  1842.  The 
Rev.  Mr.  Richardson's  next  charge  was  at 
South  Berwick  in  this  State,  which  was  his 
home  for  many  years,  although  at  the  time  of 
his  decease  he  was  living  at  Auburn,  Me. 
He  married  Mary  J.  Perkins,  who  bore  him 
five' children,  namely:  Mary  ].,  wife  of  H.  C. 
Gilpatrick,  of  Somersworth,  N.H.;  Mrs.  S.  P. 
Ordway,  a  widow,  residing  at  Somerville, 
Mass.;  W.  S.  Richardson,  of  Newark,  N.J.; 
T.  B.  (deceased);  and  the  Captain. 

John  M.  Richardson  was  educated  at  the 
common  schools  and  academy  at  South  Ber- 
wick, leaving  the  latter  institution  when  a  boy 
of  fifteen  to  follow  the  sea.  For  the  first  thir- 
teen years  of  his  seafaring  life  young  Rich- 
ardson was  employed  in  the  East  India  trade, 
and  for  twelve  years  thereafter  was  connected 
with  European  trade.  Shipping  at  first  as  a 
boy  before  the  mast,  he  gradually  worked  his 
way  upward  through  every  grade  until  he  be- 
came master  of  the  vessel,  a  position  which  he 
ably  filled  for  some  years.  For  a  quarter  of  a 
century  he  sailed  the  seas,  visiting  in  that 
time  all  the  important  ports  of  the  globe,  but 
fortunately  meeting  with  no  disaster  of  any 
kind.  In  1874,  at  the  time  of  the  organization 
of  the  Irfe-saving  service.  Captain  Richardson 
accepted  his  present  position;  and  under  his 


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supervision  all  of  the  life-saving  stations  of 
this  district,  twelve  in  number,  have  been  built 
and  .equipped.  From  year  to  year  vast  im- 
provements are  made,  and  the  efficiency  of  the 
service  greatly  increased.  Ninety-six  men  are 
now  employed,  distributed  at  various  points 
along  the  coasts  of  Maine  and  New  Hamp- 
shire, each  station  being  amply  supplied  with 
life-boats  of  the  most  improved  modern  con- 
struction, many  of  the  life-saving  appliances 
of  each  boat  having  been  devised  by  Captain 
Richardson  himself.  With  the  exception  of 
S.  I.  Kimball,  the  chief  of  the  department, 
Captain  Richardson  ranks  as  the  oldest  officer 
in  point  of  time,  and,  it  is  hardly  needful  to 
say,  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  valuable  in 
the  service. 

For  many  years  the  Captain  has  resided  at 
21  Locust  Street,  where  he  has  a  cosey  home, 
in  which  he  and  his  wife  extend  a  cordial  hos- 
pitality to  their  many  friends.  Socially,  he 
is  a  Mason,  belonging  to  St.  John's  Lodge, 
No.  51,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  South  Berwick. 
The  maiden  name  of  the  first  wife  of  Captain 
Richardson  was  Miriam  P.  Hanson.  She  died 
in  early  life,  leaving  him  two  children, 
namely:  Minnie  L,  now  deceased;  and  John 
W.,  who  is  in  the  employment  of  John  C. 
Stevens,  the  noted  architect  of  this  city. 
Captain  Richardson  subsequently  married 
Miss  Emily  S.  Hunt,  who  was  born  and  bred 
in  Belfast,  Me. 


'EWELL  E.  LIBBY,  a  prosperous 
farmer  of  Standish,  Me.,  was  born 
in  Gorham,  the  date  of  his'  birth 
being  December  22,  1832.  He  is 
of  Revolutionary  stock  and  the  descendant  of 
one  of  the  early  settlers  of  New  England. 
John  Libby,  his  ancestor  several  generations 
removed,  was  born,  it  is  said,  about  the  year 
1602.  The  "History  of  Scarboro,"  published 
in  the  "Collections  of  the  Maine  Historical 
Society,"  vol.  iii.,  says  that  "John  Libby, 
probably  the  first  of  the  name  in  New 
England,  came  to  this  country  from  Broad- 
stairs,  County  Kent,  England,"  and  is  sup- 
posed to  have  settled  at  Scarboro  about  1659 
or  1660,  was  a  Selectman  in  1669,  and  died  in 
1682.      It  is  elsewhere  stated  that  he  had  two 


wives;  but  of  these  little  is  known,  save  that 
his  first  wife  was  the  mother  of  all  his  sons 
excepting  two  and,  probably,  of  all  of  his 
daughters.  She  bore  him  twelve  children, 
Daniel,  the  progenitor  of  Sewell  E.,  being  the 
tenth  child. 

The  said  Daniel  Libby  was  born  in  1657  in 
Scarboro,  this  county,  where  he  spent  a 
farmer's  life.  To  him  and  his- wife  Eleanor 
nine  children  were  born,  John,  second,  the 
next  in  line  of  descent,  being  the  fourth  son. 
John,  second,  was  born  in  1697,  at  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  and  on  November  14,  1724,  married 
Sarah  Libby,  who  bore  him  seven  children, 
Allison  being  the'fourth  son.  Allison  Libby, 
the  great-grandfather  of  Sewell,  was  born 
September  12,  1733,  and  early  learned  the 
shoemaker's  trade,  although  he  made  farming 
his  chief  occupation.  He  was  twice  married; 
and  by  his  first  wife,  Sarah  Skillings,  had 
eleven  children,  Edward,  the  next  ancestor, 
being  the  third  son  by  this  union;  and  by  his 
second  wife,  Mary,  widow  of  ah  Edward 
Libby,  he  had  six  children. 

Edward  Libby,  son  of  Allison  and  Sarah, 
was  born  February  10,  1759,  in  Scarboro. 
Although  but  a  mere  lad  on  the  breaking  out 
of  the  Revolution,  the  patriotic  blood  within 
him  was  stirred;  and  he  enlisted  in  his 
country's  defence,  and  took  part  in  the  battle 
of  Bunker  Hill,  fought  on  that  .memorable 
17th  of  June,  1775.  At  the  close  of  the 
war  he  bought  a  tract  of  wild  land  in  Gor- 
ham, on  which  he  cleared  a  space  for  the  erec- 
tion of  a  log  cabin,  and  when  the  latter  was 
completed  returned  to  Scarboro  for  his  bride, 
Elizabeth  Libby,  who  was  his  life  companion. 
She  settled  with  him  in  the  wilderness,  and 
assisted  him  in  his  efforts  at  establishing  a 
homestead,  -  on  which  they  both  spent  their 
remaining  days,  he  dying  in  1848,  and  she  in 
1853.  They  reared  eleven  children,  Ebenezer 
Howe  Libby,  father  of  Sewell  E.,  being  the 
youngest,  son  and  the  tenth  child. 

Ebenezer  Howe  Libby,  a  native  of  Gotham, 
Me.,  was  born  December  22,  1810.  He  was 
reared  to  farming  pursuits,  which  he  continued 
during  his  brief  life,  spending  his  later  years 
in  the  town  of  Standish.  He  married  Cather- 
ine R.  Irish,  daughter  of  Daniel  Irish,  of 
Gorham ;  and  of  their  union  one  child,  Sewell 


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E.,  was  born.  The  mother  is  now  living  with 
her  son,  she  having  survived  her  husband,  who 
died  in  early  manhood.  He  was  a  Democrat 
in  politics,  and  with  his  wife  attended  the 
Methodist  church. 

Sewell  E.  Libby  was  reared  and  educated 
in  Standish.  Selecting  farming  as  the  most 
congenial  occupation,  he  has  since  devoted  his 
time  and  attention  to  agricultural  labors,  and 
has  besides  been  somewhat  extensively  en- 
gaged in  lumbering,  meeting  with  signal  suc- 
cess in  his  various  enterprises. 

Mr.  Libby  was  united  in  marriage  June  23, 
185s,  with  Mary  A.  Sanborn,  daughter  of 
Moses  Sanborn.  Four  children  are  the  fruit 
of  this  union,  three  of  whom  are  now  living, 
as  follows:  Katie  B. ,  born  August  25,  1856, 
is  the  wife  of  Charles  J.  Libby,  and  has  three 
children  —  Harold  Clifton,  Herman  S.,  and 
Alice;  Susie  F.,  born  October  16,  1863,  is 
the  wife  of  Willard  T.  Cram;  Clifford  S.  was 
born  July  24,  1875.  Mr.  Libby  is  a  Demo- 
crat in  politics,  having  proved  true  to  the 
political  principles  in  which  he  was  reared. 
He  attends  and  helps  to  support  the  Congre- 
gational church,  of  which  Mrs.  Libby  is  a 
faithful  member. 


REDERIC  LINCOLN  TOWER  is 
the  President  and  General  Manager  of 
the  Thurston  Print  at  971 J^  Exchange 
Street,  Portland,  Me.,  which  is  one  of  the 
largest  printing  establishments  in  the  State, 
as  well  as  one  of  the  oldest,  it  having  been  in 
existence  for  more  than  a  half  a  century.  Mr. 
Tower  was  born  August  23,  i860,  in  Stough- 
ton,  Mass.,  coming  from  ancient  and  honored 
Colonial  stock.  His  title  to  membership  in 
the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  an  organization 
which  he  joined  some  time  ago,  is  an  unusually 
strong  one.  Five  of  his  ancestors  fought  in 
the  struggle  for  American  Independence,  one 
of  them,  Benjamin  Gill,  his  mother's  great- 
great-grandfather,  having  been  a  Colonel  in 
the  army  and  in  command  of  a  regiment  at  the 
surrender  of  Burgoyne.  Colonel  Gill  married 
Bethiah  Wentworth,  their  son  Elijah  marrying 
Abigail  Fisher,  the  line  continuing  through 
Elijah  Gill,  Jr.,  who  married  Rebecca  Hawes, 
thence  through   their  son   Jason,    whose  wife. 


Mary  Ann  Talbot,  bore  him  children,  among 
them  being  Marietta  Turner  Gill,  who  married 
Francis  W.  D.  Tower,  father  of  Frederic  Lin- 
coln. 

Frederic  L.  Tower  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Stoughton  in  his  early  boyhood, 
afterward  continuing  his  studies  in  the  Boston 
grammar  schools  and  at  the  Roxbury  High 
School.  His  first  employment  was  with  the 
E.  Howard  Watch  Company,  being  a  time 
clerk  in  their  factory  for  two  years.  Subse- 
quently becoming  a  clerk  in  the  wholesale 
grocery  store  of  Matthias  Rich  &  Co.  on 
North  Market  Street,  Boston,  he  remained 
with  them  two  years,  when  he  became  ship- 
ping clerk  for  C.  D.  Cobb  &  Brothers,  grocers 
of  the  same  city.  After  working  in  this 
capacity  for  about  one  year,  Mr.  Tower's 
health  became  impaired  to  such  an  extent  that 
a  change  to  outdoor  labor  was  necessitated. 
Accepting  a  situation  with  W.  A.  Greenough 
&  Co.,  in  the  directory  business,  he  proved 
an  able  assistant,  becoming  so  thoroughly 
acquainted  with  the  work  that  when,  three  or 
four  years  later,  Mr.  Greenough  bought  a  half- 
interest  in  the  Portland  Directory,  forming  a 
copartnership  for  its  publication  with  B. 
Thurston  &  Co.,  Mr.  Tower,  being  the  only 
man  available  who  had  any  experience  in  the 
street  directory  business,  was  sent  to  Portland 
to  take  charge  of  compiling  the  work.  Many 
of  the  valuable  ideas  in  the  street  directory 
originated  with  Mr.  Tower.  The  concern  was 
incorporated  on  March  3,  1890,  as  the  Brown 
Thurston  Company,  with  B.  Thurston  as  Presi- 
dent and  George  H.  Watkins  as  Treasurer  and 
Manager;  but,  Mr.  Watkins  dying  very  sud- 
denly on  March  16,  Mr.  Tower  was  appointed 
General  Manager  in  his  place.  This  relation 
continued  until  January  21,  1895,  when  the 
present  corporation  was  formed,  Mr.  Tower 
becoming  President  and  General  Manager, 
with  Mr.  Isaac  N.  Halliday  as  Treasurer  and 
superintendent. 

Besides  publishing  the  directories  for  all 
the  important  cities  and  towns  of  Maine,  this 
company  has  printed  the  directories  for  the 
larger  cities  of  Massachusetts  and  New  Hamp- 
shire, including  those  of  Boston,  Brookline, 
Brockton,  Cambridge,  Haverhill,  Maiden, 
Melrose,    Concord,    Nashua,    Portsmouth,    and 


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many  others.  They  make  a  specialty  of  fine 
job  printing,  their  publications  including 
prominent  State  historical  works;  religious 
papers,  pamphlets,  tracts,  and  books  of  differ- 
ent denominations,  Protestant  and  Catholic; 
biographical  and  genealogical  volumes ;  poems ; 
law  books  and  school  books.  The  Thurston 
Print  publishes  the  works  of  the  Maine  His- 
torical Society,  ■  and  is  now  at  work  on  the 
York  County  Deeds,  bringing  out  about  a  vol- 
ume a  year.  The  firm  l^s  a  wide  reputation 
for  accurate  and  artistic  work,  faithful  efforts 
being  made  to  bring  it  above  the  average. 
On  December  6,  1883,  Mr.  Tower  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Julia  M. 
Crocker,  daughter  of  Edmund  and  Julia  M. 
(Oakes)  Crocker,  of  Dorchester,  Mass.  They 
are  the  parents  of  one  child,  Frances  Lilian. 
In  his  political  relations  Mr.  Tower  is  an 
adherent  of  the  Republican  party.  Socially, 
he  is  Past  Chancellor  of  Bramhall  Lodge  and 
a  representative  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  Knights 
of  Pythias,  being  a  prominent  member  of  the 
organization.  Religiously,  both  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Tower  are  attendants  at  All  Souls'  Univer- 
salist  Church  of  Deering,  where  they  reside, 
he  being  a  member  of  the  Parish  Committee. 


11- 


|EUEL  WILLIAM  WOODMAN,  an 
enterprising  business  man  of  West- 
brook,  Me.,  the  originator  of  the 
Fairfield,  the  Maine,  and  the  New 
England  Furniture  Companies,  was  born  in 
Fairfield,  Me.,  July  25,  1837,  a  son  of  John 
and  Nancy  L.  (Deering)  Woodman.  His 
paternal  grandfather,  John  Woodman,  Sr., 
who  was  a  native  of  Buxton,  this  State,  was 
a  pioneer  lumberman  on  the  Saco  River  in 
his  early  manhood,  but  in  his  later  life  was 
engaged  in  the  less  hazardous  occupation  of 
farming.  He  attained  the  age  of  eighty-three 
years;  and  he  and  his  wife  reared  seven  chil- 
dren, all  of  whom  have  long  since  passed  away. 
John  Woodman,  Jr.,  the  father  of  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  was  born  in  Buxton,  Me. 
He  became  a  resident  of  Fairfield  in  the  early 
days  of  that  town,  and  was  for  some  years 
engaged  in  lumbering  and  farming.  The  last 
years  of  his  life  were  devoted  exclusively  to 
farming.      In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat,  and 


in  religious  belief  a  Universalist.  He  died 
October  18,  1872,  at  the  age  of  seventy-two. 
His  wife,  who  was  a  native  of  Gorham,  Me.,' 
died  at  the  age  of  eighty-two  years.  Five' 
children  were  born  to  them,  three-  of  whom 
are  still  living,  namely :  Johanna,  widow  of 
Samuel  Gibson,  of  Fairfield,  Me.  ;  Reuel  W., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Frederick  S., 
who  now  has  charge  of  the  old  home  farnii. 

Reuel  W.  Woodman  obtained  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Fairfield.  He 
worked  on  the  old  Woodman  farm  in  Fairfield 
until  attaining  his  majority,  and  subsequently 
entering  the  employ  of  Gage  &  Gate,  manu- 
facturers of  boxes,  doors,  sashes,  and  blinds, 
devoted  his  energies  to  learning  the  trade  of 
a  wood-worker.  Within  three  years  one  of  the 
firm  died;  and  in  September,  1863,  Mr. 
Woodman  hired  the  sash  and  door  department 
and  started  in  business  for  himself  with  a 
working  force  of  nine  meri,  under  the  style  of 
R.  W.  Woodman.  He  conducted  this  enter- 
prise for  about  a  year;  then,  taking  James  W. 
Sylvester  as  partner,  they  bought  the  entire 
business,  which  they  conducted  for  one  year, 
when  Mr.  Sylvester  sold  his  interest  to  C.  D. 
and  A.  E.  Lawrence,  their  style  being' 
changed   to  Woodman,    Lawrence  &  Co.,   and 

I  the  new  firm  employing  about  twenty  men. 
This  plant  was  subsequently  sold  to  Bray 
Wilkins;  and,  in  company  with  Warren  Clark, 

I  Mr.    Woodman     started  a    steam-mill    on   his 

;,  father's  farm,  near  the  Maine  Central  Rail- 
road. As  business  increased,  another  .  partner, 
John  Hammond,  was  admitted;  and  the  firm 
of  Woodman,  Clark  &  Co.  added  to  its  original 
work  the  manufacture  of  ash  and  walnut  furni- 
ture. Soon  a  company  bearing  the  name  of 
the  Fairfield  Furniture  Company  was  formed, 
consisting  of  Messrs.  Woodman,  Clark,  Ride- 
out,  and  Mullen.  In  course  of  time  Mr. 
Woodman  bought  out  his  original  associates 
and  sold  equal  parts  of  the  business  to  Samuel' 
Gibson,  George  H.  Newhall,  and  Tyng  W. 
Fogg.  About  a  year  after  these  gentlemen 
became  interested  in  the  enterprise  the  plant 
was  destroyed  by  fire;  and,  as  there  was  no 
insurance,  the  loss  was  severe.  After  the  fire 
Mr.  Newhall  retired  from  the  concern,  and  the 
other  partners  built  a  large  planing-mill  and 

:  engaged  once  more  in  the  manufacture  of  fur- 


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niture.  John  F.  Kendrick  soon  became  asso- 
ciated with  them;  and,  Mr.  Gibson  disposing 
of  his  interest,  the  other  members  of  the 
company  conducted  a  good  business  for  seven 
years.  They  then  sold  the  planing-mill  to 
the  Kennebec  Framing  Company,  but  contin- 
ued to  manufacture  furniture.  In  the  spring 
of  1880  Mr.  Woodman  sold  out  his  share  in 
the  enterprise,  and  in  company  with  W.  A. 
and  F.  E.  Sheppard  and  F.  P.  Wing,  bought 
a  water  privilege  at  Bar  Mills,  Buxton,  Me., 
and,  erecting  a  large  mill,  began  to  manufact- 
ure furniture  under  the  style  of  the  Maine  Fur- 
niture Company.  They  had  a  branch  estab- 
lishment in  Boston,  to  which  they  sent  their 
products,  which  were  there  put  together,  fin- 
ished, and  sold  to  the  wholesale  trade.  Mr. 
Woodman  was  interested  in  the  Buxton  plant 
about  six  years.  Then,  selling  to  his  partner, 
he  moved  to  Portland,  where  he  resided  for 
about  a  year.  J\t  the  end  of  that  time,  with 
T.  F.  Ross  as  a  business  associate,  he  pur- 
chased the  Warren  water-power  saw-mill  and 
box  manufactory  at  Pork  Hill,  Saccarappa 
(now  Westbrook),  and,  erecting  a  two-story 
building,  one  hundred  and  ninety-two  by  fifty 
feet  in  dimensions,  engaged  in  lumbering  and 
making  furniture,  under  the  style  of  the  New 
England  Furniture  Company.  His  partner  sold 
his  share  in  1888,  and  Messrs.  Wing  and  Pratt 
were  active  members  of  the  company  until 
February  4,  1893.  Since  that  time  Mr. 
Woodman  has  been  sole  proprietor  of  the 
plant.  He  employs  on  an  average  thirty- 
seven  hands,  and  manufactures  ash  and  oak 
furniture,  making  a  specialty  of  extension 
tables  of  all  kinds  and  grades,  from  pine  to 
walnut.  Being  a  practical  workman  himself, 
he  takes  a  keen  interest  in  his  business,  and 
has  invented  a  number  of  ingenious  machines, 
which  he  utilizes  in  his  business.  He  has 
built,  equipped,  and  successfully  managed  five 
different  manufactories,  and  has  long  been  an 
important  factor  in  the  industrial  life  of 
Maine. 

In  1863  Mr.  Woodman  was  married  to  Hat- 
tie  M.,  daughter  of  John  and  Lucy  Ann  Gib- 
son, of  Clinton,  Me.  Three  children  have 
brightened  the  years  of  their  wedded  life,  two 
of  whom  are  living,  namely:  Bert  M.,  who  is 
in    business   with  his    father,    but    resides    in 


Portland;  and  Helen  G.,  wife  of  E.  T.  May- 
berry,  Postmaster  at  Westbrook.  Mr.  Wood- 
man votes  the  Democratic  ticket.  Pie  is  con- 
nected with  the  fraternal  orders,  being  a  mem- 
ber of  Siloam  Lodge,  No.  92,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
Drummond  Chapter,  No.  27,  of  Oakland,  Me., 
and  St.  Omer  Commandery,  No.  12,  of  Water- 
ville.  Me.  He  has  also  passed  the  chairs  of 
Fairfield  Lodge,  No.  68,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Fairfield.  In  religious 
belief  he  is  a  Spiritualist. 


'YLVANUS  C.  PRINCE,  the  leading 
merchant  of  Orr's  Island,  Harps- 
well,  Me.,  was  born  in  Brunswick, 
Me.,  March  7,  1832,  son  of  Pyan 
and  Lois  (P'urbish)  Prince.  His  father,  who 
was  a  native  of  North  Yarmouth,  Me.,  was  for 
many  years  mate  of  a  vessel  trading  with  the 
West  Indies;  but,  wearying  at  length  of  the 
restless  and  uncertain  life  of  a  sailor,  he  pur- 
chased a  farm  in  Brunswick,  at  Simenses 
Point,  and  there  spent  the  rest  of  his  life  in 
the  enjoyment  of  domestic  comfort,  dying  at 
the  age  of  seventy-two.  His  wife  was  a  native 
of  Lisbon,  Me.  She  lived  to  be  sixty-two 
years  of  age.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pyan  Prince  were 
members  of  the  Calvinist  Baptist  Church. 
They  were  the  parents  of  eleven  children,  and 
were  called  upon  to  suffer  many  of  the  trials 
incident  to  the  rearing  of  a  large  family,  three 
of  their  children  lying  dead  in  their  home  at 
one  time,  stricken  down  by  diphtheria.  The 
following  five  are  now  living:  Sylvanus  C, 
of  Orr's  Island;  Solomon  P.  C,  a  farmer  in 
Webster,  Me.  ;  Beulah  S. ,  wife  of  Samuel 
Smullen;  Henry  K.,  a  professional  aurse 
Lowell,  Mass.  ;  and  Orrin  G. ,  a  farmer 
Brunswick,  Me. 

Sylvanus  C.  Prince  remained  on  the  home 
farm  till  sixteen  years  of  age,  and  then,  turn- 
ing to  the  sea  as  a  means  of  gaining  a  liveli- 
hood, began  to  take  part  in  the  fishing  indus- 
try, in  course  of  time  becoming  Captain  of  a 
vessel.  In  1853,  when  he  was  twenty-one 
years  of  age,  he  began  his  career  as  a  merchant 
at  Prince's  Point;  and  in  1877  he  built  the 
store  which  he  now  occupies,  the  largest  on 
the  island.  He  keeps  a  full  line  of  groceries, 
dry  goods,  and   fishermen's  supplies,  and  also 


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wood  and  coal.  Having  been  in  business  now 
over  forty  years,  he  is  one  of  the  oldest  as 
well  as  one  of  the  most  successful  merchants 
in  the  vicinity;  and  his  universal  courtesy  and 
genial  disposition  have  won  hosts  of  friends. 
He  has  travelled  a  great  deal,  and  has  a  fund 
of  information  and  of  anecdote  that  makes  him 
a  very  pleasant  companion. 

In  1854  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Fi- 
delia T.  Sinnett,  daughter  of  George  Sinnett, 
who  was  at  that  time  a  fisherman  of  Harpswell, 
But  has  since  died,  completing  a  useful  life  of 
seventy -three  years.  Seven  children  were  born 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Prince,  two  of  whom,  Mar- 
cellus  and  John  S.,  have  passed  from  earth, 
the  former  at  the  age  of  thirty-six,  the  latter 
at  the  age  of  twenty-five.  Marcellus  Prince 
was  a  merchant  of  Portland,  dealing  princi- 
pally in  fish.  He  married  Ada  Buxton,  of 
Dexter,  Me.,  who,  with  two  children,  Ger- 
trude and  Marcia,  is  still  living.  John  S. 
Prince,  who  was  his  father's  partner,  died 
December  22,  1893,  leaving  a  widow.  This 
lady's  maiden  name  was  Cora  Y.  York;  and 
she  was  born  in  Wilton,  Me.  The  other 
children,  briefly  named,  are  as  follows:  Al- 
bertina  Prince  is  the  wife  of  Eugene  Pennell, 
an  expressman  of  Brunswick,  and  the  mother 
of  three  children  —  Annetta,  Sylvanus,  and 
Ada;  Content  J.  is  the  wife  of  Charles  E. 
Hacker,  the  contractor  and  builder  of  Bruns- 
wick, who  erected  the  large  cotton-mills  there, 
and  has  one  child,  Beatrice;  Georgie  is  the 
wife  of  Fred  Fides,  master  of  a  fishing-vessel, 
and  has  two  children  —  Mildred  and  Avery; 
Sanford  J.  Prince,  in  business  with  his  father,' 
married  Hattie  E.  Stilphen,  of  Harpswell,  and 
has  five  children  — Eva  M.,  Rosetta,  Beulah, 
Ivan,  and  Sadie;  and  Mary  Jane  Prince,  a 
young  lady  who  has  established  a  reputation 
for  scholarship  and  intellectual  brilliancy,  is 
a  cashier  in  Boston,  but  has  not  yet  severed 
the  home  ties. 

Mr.  Prince  cast  his  first  Presidential  vote 
for  James  Buchanan,  but  has  since  been  a 
stanch  supporter  of  Republican  principles, 
refusing,  however,  all  offers  of  public  prefer- 
ment. He  belongs  to  Pejapscot  Lodge,  No. 
13,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of 
Brunswick,  and  to  the  Island  Home  Lodge  of 
the  Golden  Cross,    Orr's  Island,   of  which  he 


was  a  charter  member  and  has  been  chaplain. 
In  religious  beljef  a  Methodist,  he  is  Steward 
and  Trustee  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  on  Orr's  Island,  has  filled  other  ofiSces, 
and  in  the  Sunday-school  is  class  teacher  and 
superintendent  of  the  school.  His  wife  also 
is  a  teacher  in  the  Sunday-school,  and  his 
children  take  an  active  part  in  the  affairs  of 
the  church. 


ON.  CHARLES  JARVIS  CHAP- 
MAN,   merchant,     banker,     and    ex- 

19  I  Mayor  of  Portland,  was  born  in 
Bethel,  among  the  hills  of  Oxford 
County,  Me.,  January  29,  1848.  He  is  the 
son  of  Robert  A.  and  Frances  (Carter)  Chap- 
man, the  former  a  native  of  Gilead,  Me.,  the 
latter  of  Massachusetts.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  and  Gould's  Academy  in  his 
native  town,  then  took  a  course  at  Gorham 
Academy,  and,  entering  Bowdoin  College  in 
1864,  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1868,  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  an  enthusiastic 
student,  and  in  his  Senior  year  won  the  first 
prize  for  excellence  in  English  composition; 
but  he  applied  himself  so  closely  to  his  books 
during  his  college  course  that  his  health  be- 
came  impaired,  and  after  his  graduation  he 
took  a  trip  to  Minnesota.  He  was  there  em- 
ployed by  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad'  Com- 
pany, which  was  then  in  its  earlier  period  of 
construction  in  that  State,  and  remained  two 
years,  making  the  acquaintance  of  many  promi- 
nent railroad  men. 

In  1870,  his  health  being  improved,  he 
returned  to  Maine  and  entered  actively  upon 
the  business  career  which  eventually  proved  so 
brilliant,  becoming  a  member  of  the  flour  and 
grain  commission  house  of  Norton,  Chapman 
&  Co.,  in  Portland.  There  have  been  several 
changes  in  this  firm  during  the  past  quarter 
of  a  century ;  but  Mr.  Chapman  has  remained 
through  them  all  and  is  now  the  principal 
owner  in  the  company,  which  he  recently  had 
incorporated  under  the  name  it  had  borne  so 
long,  and  is  Treasurer  and  Manager,  having 
disposed  of  enough  shares  of  stock  to  equip  it 
with  the  necessary  oflficers.  It  is  recognized 
as  the  leading  house  in  Maine  in  the  flour  and 
grain  trade,  and  represents  some  of  the  largest 


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and  best-known  mills  of  the  West  whose 
products  stand  high  in  public  favor,  including 
the  celebrated  Pillsbury  Washburn  Mills  of 
Minneapolis. 

An  able  financier,  Mr.  Chapman  has  de- 
voted a  portion  of  his  time  to  banking,  estab- 
lishing in  1890,  in  connection  with  his 
brothers,  Cullen  C.  and  Robert  Chapman,  the 
well-known  and  successful  banking  company 
whose  establishment  was  located  on  Middle 
Street,  Portland.  The  business  increased  so 
rapidly  that  it  was  decided  to  incorporate  it  as 
a  national  bank ;  and,  accordingly,  the  Chap- 
man National  Bank  opened  its  doors  for  busi- 
ness October  g,  1893,  and  has  been. very  suc- 
cessful in  its  operations. 

Mr.  Chapman  has  also  done  a  great  deal  for 
the  financial  betterment  of  the  city  of  Port- 
land. A  Republican  in  politics,  he  served  on 
the  Common  Council  from  1877  to  1879,  being 
President  of  that  body  the  last  term ;  and  at 
the  time  the  Portland  &  Rochester  Road  was 
sold,  by  preventing  undue  haste  he  brought 
to  the  city  treasurer  seventy-five  thousand 
dollars  more  than  -it  would  otherwise  have 
realized.  From  1880  to  1881  he  was  on 
the  Board  of  Aldermen,  serving  as  Chairman 
the  second  year.  In  1886  he  was  elected 
Mayor  of  the  city,  and  was  subsequently  re- 
elected by  increasing  majorities,  serving  three 
years.  The  Back  Bay  improvements  date 
from  that  time,  and  also  the  lease  of  the 
Portland  &  Ogdensburg  Railroad,  in  which 
the  city  had  large  interests,  to  the  Maine 
Central,  which  has  resulted  in  not  only  mak- 
ing the  investment  of  the  city  remunerative, 
but  also  in  securing  permanently  to  I^rtland 
the  commercial  advantages  for  which  the  Port- 
land &  Ogdensburg  was  constructed.  Dur- 
ing his  Mayoralty  the  new  reservoir  on  Mun- 
joy  Hill  was  built;  the  new  public  library 
building,  the  munificent  gift  of  the  Hon. 
J.  P.  Baxter,  was  accepted  by  the  city.  Mayor 
Chapman  making  a  graceful  and  appropriate 
speech ;  and  the  Longfellow  statue  on  State 
Street  Square  was  presented  to  the  city  by 
the  Longfellow  Association,  which  erected  it 
in  commemoration  of  the  gifted  poet.  The 
great  celebration  of  Portland's  centennial  was 
inaugurated  and  carried  to  a  successful  con- 
summation largely  through   Mayor  Chapman's 


influence  and  untiring  efforts;  and  he  was  one 
of  the  commissioners  from  the  State  on  the 
occasion  of  the  National  Centennial  in  New 
York  City  in  1888.  That  same  year  he  was 
an  alternate  delegate  at  large  to  the  Republi- 
can National  Convention  at  Chicago,  which 
nominated  President  Harrison. 

During  the  past  two  or  three  years  he  has 
declined  public  office,  and  has  occupied  his 
time  chiefly  with  commercial  and  banking 
interests,  acting  also  as  trustee  for  different 
estates,  besides  being  employed  on  commit- 
tees for  the  reorganization  of  different  corpo- 
rations. The  universal  confidence  in  his 
ability'  and  integrity  is  shown  by  the  names 
and  standing  of  some  of  the  companies  whose 
affairs  he  has  been  called  upon  to  adjust. 
Many  of  the  matters  intrusted  to  him  have  re- 
quired much  time  and  good  judgment.  In 
addition  to  other  work,  he  has  found  time  to 
act  as  director  and  manager  in  several  business 
and  manufacturing  corporations.  He  served 
several  years  as  Director  of  the  Portland  & 
Ogdensburg  Railroad  and  as  an  officer  of  the 
Board  of  Trade,  and  is  now  President  of 
the  Diamond  Island  Association,  President  of 
the  Portland  Sprinkling  Company,  Director 
of  the  Portland  Mutual  ^'ire  Insurance  Com- 
pany, Director  of  the  Maine  Auxiliary  Fire 
Alarm  Company,  Vice-President  of  Chapman 
National  Bank,  and  is  connected  officially  and 
otherwise  with  various  other  important  corpora- 
tions. Mr.  Chapman  was  a  trustee  of  the  public 
library  and  a  member  of  the  School  Committee 
for  years,  but  resigned  from  both  offices  as 
he  felt  his  time  inadequate  to  properly  dis- 
charge such  duties.  Through  his  entire  busi- 
ness course  his  career  has  been  one  of  straight- 
forward honesty,  and  he  has  won  the  confidence 
of  all  with  whom  he  has  had  dealings. 

Mr.  Chapman  belongs  to  several  fraternal 
associations,  being  a  me«iber  of  the  Portland 
Club,  the  Athletic  Club,  the  Portland  Medical 
Science  Club,  and  other  literary  and  political 
organizations.  He  has  been  identified  with 
the  Bowdoin  Club  and  also  with  the  Portland 
Athletic  Clubs  since  they  were  organized.  Ap- 
preciating the  beauty  and  value  of  Casco  Bay 
as  a  summer  resort,  in  1892  he  erected  a  hand- 
some residence  on  the  highest  point  of  Dia- 
mond  Island,  and  helped  in  the  reconstruction 


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and  maintenance  of  the  new  Ottawa  Hotel, 
thus  bringing  the  advantages  of  the  bay  within 
the  knowledge  and  enjoyment  of  visitors. 

September  15,  1875,  Mr.  Chapman  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Anna  Dow  Hinds, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  F.  Hinds,  a  gentleman 
now  more  than  twenty-five  years  connected 
with  the  Portland  custom-house.  Five  chil- 
dren have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chap- 
man, namely :  Marion  Carter,  a  student  at 
Smith  College;  Robert  Franklin,  a  student 
at  the  Portland  High  School ;  Charles  Jarvis, 
Jr.,  Philip  Freeland,  and  Harrison  Carter, 
promising  boys,  who  are  yet  attending  school. 
His  family,  with  the  exception  of  the  youngest 
boy,  are  all  professing  members  of  the  Willis- 
ton  Congregational  Church ;  and  Mr.  Chapman 
has  been  moderator  of  the  church  since  its  or- 
ganization. He  has  a  beautiful  home  at  the 
corner  of  Spring  and  Neal  Streets,  where  he 
has  resided  for  ten  years,  and  which,  re- 
modelled and  beautified,  possesses  an  added 
interest  as  having  been  the  original  residence 
in  Portland  of  Governor  Washburn. 


iAPTAIN  HORACE  B.  SOULE,  a 
retired  ship-master,  residing  in  his 
pleasant  home  in  South  Freeport, 
and  a  representative  of  one  of  the 
oldest  families  of  Cumberland  County,  was 
born  in  this  town  on  February  21,  1830,  son 
of  E-nos  and  Sarah  (Pratt)  Soule. 

His  great-grandfather,  Barnabas  Soule,  was 
among  the  early  pioneers  of  Freeport,  where 
he  engaged  in  farming.  Barriabas  Soule,  Jr., 
son  of  the  elder  Barnabas,  was  born  in  1758. 
Like  his  father,  he  devoted  his  attention  to 
agriculture ;  and,  being  a  man  of  perseverance 
and  energy,  he  acquired  a  goodly  amount  of 
real  estate,  and  was  a  leading  citizen  of  the 
town.  He  died  on  January  25,  1823.  His 
wife,  Jane  Dennison,  who  was  born  in  Free- 
port  in  1760,  lived  until  March  5,  1825. 
Their  thirteen  children  all  grew  to  adult  life, 
but  none  are  now  living.  They  were:  David 
(first),  David  (second),  Esther,  Thomas,  Jane, 
Ehphas,  Enos,  Joanna,  Alfred,  Henchman  S., 
Jane  B.,  William,  and  Clementh  H. 

Enos  Soule,  the  fifth  son  and  seventh  child, 
was  born  in  South  Freeport,  on  November  29, 


1792.     He  became  a  sailor  at  an   early  age, 
and,    having  mastered  the  art  of   navigation, 
was  for  many  years  one  of   the    leading,   sea 
captains  of  his  time.      Later  in   life  he  took 
up  ship  building  in  company  with  two  of  his 
brothers,  and  they  conducted  a  large  and  suc- 
cessful business   in  that   line  at  South   Free- 
port.      He  died  here   on   November  8,    1869. 
His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Pratt, 
was  born  in  Freeport  on  June  30,  1798.     They 
reared  twelve  children,  of  whom  two  sons  and 
three  daughters  are  still   living.     The  record 
is  as  follows:  Francis  B.,  Enos  C,  Martha  J., 
Laura  A.,  and   Lydia   L.,    all  now  deceased; 
Horace  I^. ;    Barnabas  (deceased);   Emily  S., 
born  October  2,  1834,  residing  in  South  Free- 
port;  Ellen  T.  (deceased);   Margaret  P.,  born 
May    23,     1839,     living    in     Portland,     Me.; 
Julius,   a  captain  residing  in   Freeport,   born 
on  February  11,  1842;  and  Henrietta  C,  born 
April   25,    1844,    living    in    South    Freeport. 
Their  mother  died    on   December    30,    1881. 
She  was  a  communicant  of  the  Congregational 
church.     The  father  was  liberal   in   his  relig- 
ious views  and  a  Democrat  in  political  affilia- 
tion. 

Horace  B.  Soule  received  his  early  edu- 
cation in  the  common  schools  of  South  Free- 
port,  and  later  took  a  supplementary  course  of 
study  at  Lewiston  Academy.  He  made  his 
first  voyage  when  seventeen  years  of  age,  as  a 
seaman  before  the  mast  in  the  brig  "Venus," 
which  was  commanded  by  Captain  Francis 
Soule.  About  five  years  later,  in  1853,  he 
was  given  the  command  of  the  "Milwaukee,"  a 
ship  capable  of  carrying  seven  hundred  and 
fifty  tons. .  From  that  time  on,  during  the 
succeeding,  thirty  years,  he  was  in  command 
of  various  vessels,  some  of  the  largest  being 
the  "Enos  Soule,"  of  fifteen  hundred  and 
twenty  tons;  the  "Tam  O'Shanter,"  capable 
of  carrying  fifteen  hundred  and  forty  tons' 
burden;  and  the  "Paramita,"  having  a  capac- 
ity of  fifteen  hundred  and  forty-seven  tons. 
These  were  all  built  in  the  South  Freeport 
ship-yards,  and  Captain  Soule  was  part  owner 
in  them.  His  career  as  a  Captain  was  one  of 
remarkable  success,  as  during  the  entire  thirty 
years  no  accident  of  serious  consequence  oc- 
curred. In  his  voyages  he  visited  many  of  the 
principal  seaports  of  the  world.     Since  he  re- 


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tired,  in  1882,  he  has  made  his  home  at  South 
Freeport. 

On  July  15,  1857,  Captain  Soule  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Emeline  F.  Tal- 
bert,  who  was  born  in  Freeport,  and  was  a 
daughter  of  Enoch  Talbert.  Three  sons  and 
one  daughter  were  the  fruit  of  their  union,  as 
follows:  Everett  H.,  born  July  27,  1861,  a 
sea  captain;  iVIaud  H.,  born  March  10,  1864, 
who  married  Charles  Woodman,  of  Yarmouth, 
Me.  ;  Paul  H.,  born  June  25,  1875,  who  is  a 
clerk  in  Boston,  Mass.;  Thatcher  H.,  born 
June  30,  1877,  now  a  student  in  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege. Their  mother  died  on  November  4, 
1888.  On  January  25,  1894,  Captain  Soule 
married  Miss  Anna  F.  Dolley,  who  was  born 
in  Aroostook  County,  Maine.  They  have  one 
son,  Roderick  F.,  born  March  3,  1895.  In 
political  affiliation.  Captain  Soule  is  a  Demo- 
crat. His  wife  is  a  member  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church  of  South  Freeport. 


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ILLIAM       HENRY      CLIFFORD, 

isellor-at-law,  was  born  in  New- 
field,  York  County,  Me.,  the  town 
in  which  his  father,  Nathan  Clifford,  began 
his  professional  life.  Nathan  Clifford  was 
born  in  Rumney,  N.H.,  and  established  his 
residence  in  Newfield  in  1820.  He  there 
married  Hannah  Ayer,  daughter  of  Captain 
James  Ayer,  a  prominent  citizen  and  merchant 
in  that  part  of  the  State.  Henry  Ayer  came 
from  the  north  of  England  and  settled  in 
Haverhill,  Mass.  Elisha,  one  of  his  descend- 
ants, removed  tq  Saco,  Me.,  and  thence  to 
Newfield,  of  which  town  he  was  one  of  the 
early  settlers.  James  Ayer  was  the  son  of 
Elisha.  Nathan  Clifford  removed  to  Portland, 
Me.,  in  1849;  but  all  his  children  were  na- 
tive in  the  town  of  Newfield.  The  ancestor 
of  the  Cliffords  of  New  England  was  George, 
who  came  from  Arnold,  Nottingham  County, 
England,  in  1664,  and  landed  in  Boston, 
where  for  a  time  he  resided.  He  finally  set- 
tled in  Hamilton,  N.H.  He  was  a  lineal  de- 
scendant from  the  ancient  and  still-existing 
Clifford  family,  conspicuous  in  English  his- 
tory and  distinguished  actors  in  many  of  its 
great  events  for  centuries  past.  In  this  coun- 
try the  Cliffords  spring  from  a  New   Hamp- 


shire parentage.  The  late  governor,  John 
Henry  Clifford,  and  Judge  Nathan  Clifford 
were  descended  from  the  same  ancestor  a  few 
generations  back.  A  correct  genealogy  of  the 
Cliffords  of  New  England  is  to  be  found  in 
Joseph  Dow's  "History  of  Hampton,"  1894, 
vol.  2,  p.  638. 

William  Henry  Clifford,  the  third  son  of 
Nathan  Clifford,  was  fitted  for  college  at  the 
Portland  Academy  and  Professor  Wood's 
school  at  Yarmouth,  Me.  He  entered  Dart- 
mouth College,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
in  1858.  He  studied  law  in  Portland,  in  the 
office  of  Shepley  &  Dana,  and  completed  his 
course  in  the  office  of  Benjamin  R.  Curtis  at 
Boston.  Upon  admission  to  the  bar  he  opened 
a  law  office  in  Portland,  where  he  has  practised 
his  profession  ever  since.  For  eight  or  ten 
years  he  was  Commissioner  of  the  United 
States  Circuit  Court  for  the  District  of  Maine; 
and  a  very  large  proportion  of  the  commit- 
ments for  violation  of  the  Federal  Statutes 
were,  for  a  series  of  years,  made  in  his  court. . 
Later  he  acquired  an  extensive  practice  in 
the  Federal  courts  of  this  and  neighboring 
circuits  and  in  the  Supreme  Court  at  Wash- 
ington. He  is  the  author  of  Clifford's  Re- 
ports, a  compilation  of  Justice  Clifford's  de- 
cisions on  the  New  England  Circuit  (four 
volumes).  Mr.  Clifford  has  from  an  early 
period  in  his  life  taken  an  active  part  in  the 
political  contests  in  Maine  on  the  Democratic 
side,  and  has  shared  in  the  fortunes  of  his 
party  in  this  State.  He  has  achieved  a  high 
position  as  a  Democratic  leader,  the  result  of 
having  participated  in  the  labor  of  every  polit- 
ical campaign  in  Maine  since  the  close  of  the 
Civil  War  and  of  other  services  to  his  party 
outside  of  the  State.  He  has  been  twice 
nominated  as  Democratic  candidate  for  Con- 
gress in  the  First  District  of  Maine,  once 
against  John  H.  Burleigh  and  the  second  time 
as  the  opponent  of  Thomas  B.  Reed,  and  won 
credit  and  respect  both  by  his  abilities  and 
power  as  a  political  speaker  and  by  the  vigor 
and  energy  of  .his  campaigns.  Mr.  Clifford 
has  served  on  the  National  Democratic  Com- 
mittee as  the  Maine  member,  has  been  called 
upon  to  preside  at  the  State  conventions  of  his 
party,  on  which  occasions  his  opening  speeches 
have  been  printed  by  the  State  Committee  for 


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circulation  as  campaign  documents.  He  is 
the  author  of  numerous  speeches  and  addresses 
of  a  literary  and  other  character.  Mr.  Clif- 
ford still  continues  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion as  the  senior  member  of  Clifford,  Verrill 
&  Clifford,  the  two  junior  partners  being  Mr. 
Elgin  C.  Verrill  and  Nathan  Clifford,  Mr. 
Clifford's  oldest  son. 

Mr.  Clifford  was  bred  in  the  school  of  De- 
mocracy, and  stills  holds  the  faith,  as  to  strict 
Constitutional  construction,  tariff,  and  sound 
money,  of  that  great  party  that  once  swayed 
the  destinies  of  our  country  and  has  left  its 
impress  for  all  time  upon  its  institutions  and 
policy. 

In  1866  Mr.  Clifford  married  Ellen  G., 
daughter  of  the  Hon.  J.  B.  Brown,  of  Port- 
land; and  their  children  are  three  sons  and  a 
daughter. 


lARNAS  SEARS  SHAILER,  a  suc- 
I  tN  \  cessful  tiller  of  the  soil  and  the 
IN-'J  owner  of  the  old  Cushman  farm  in 
New  Gloucester,  Me.,  of  which  place 
he  is  a  highly  respected,  citizen,  was  born  in 
Brookline,  Mass.,  on  May  i,  1839,  son  of  the 
Rev.  William  H.  and  Betsey  Payne  (Hascall) 
Shailer.  Probably  the  earliest  ancestor  of 
this  family  in  America  was  Thomas  Shaler  or 
Shaylor,  the  name  being  variously  spelled, 
who,  with  about  twenty-seven  others,  settled  in 
1662  in  the  southern  part  of  the  Connecticut 
valley,  at  a  place  which  a  few  years  later 
received  the  name  of  Haddam. 

William  H.  Shailer  was  born  in  Haddam, 
Conn.,  in  1807.  He  studied  for  the  ministry, 
and  was  a  graduate  of  the  Theological  Semi- 
nary and  College  at  Hamilton,  N.Y.,  later 
incorporated  as  the  Madison  University,  in  the 
class  of  1835.  His  first  pastoral  charge  was 
the  Baptist  church  in  Brookline,  Mass.,  to 
which  he  went  in  1837,  and  where  he  remained 
until  March  19,  1854,  when  he  removed  to 
Portland,  Me.,  and  was  installed  as  the  pastor 
of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  that  city,  a 
position  which  he  continued  to  hold  for  a 
quarter  of  a  century.  Besides  his  church 
work,  he  was  prominently  interested  in  the 
general  welfare  and  advancement  of  the  com- 
munity,   and    for   twenty-seven   years    was    a 


member  of  the  School  Committee.  He  died 
there  on  February  23,  1881,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-three  years,  three  months,  and  three 
days.  On  May  22,  1836,  he  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Betsey  Payne  Hascall, 
daughter  of  Professor  Daniel  Hascall,  the 
founder  of  the  Hamilton  Literary  and  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  which  has  since  become  the 
Madison  University.  Four  children  were  the 
fruit  of  their  union,  namely;  Sophia,  the  wife 
of  J.  B.  Mathews,  of  Newton  Ceintre,  Mass., 
agent  for  the  Monson  (Me.)  Slate  Company; 
Barnas  S. ;  Elizabeth  H.,  who  married  the 
Rev.  Safford  D.  Moxley,  and  lives  in  Bristol, 
R.I.;  and  Mary  E.,  who  died  when  ten  years 
old.  Their  mother  died  in  December,  1886, 
having  survived  their  father  five  years. 

Barnas  S.  Shailer  acquired  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  common  and  high  schools  of  Port- 
land. When  eighteen  years  old  he  secured  a 
position  as  clerk  in  a  grocery  store  in  Port- 
land, and  remained  there  until  four  years 
latpr,  at  which  time  he  went  to  Monson,  Me., 
where  he  spent  the  succeeding  seven  years  at 
work  on  a  farm.  He  next  returned  to  Port- 
land, and  was  employed, as  a  clerk  in  his 
brother-in-law's  grocery  store  for  ten  years. 

In  1878  he  came  to  New  Gloucester,  and 
purchased  .the  old  Cu-shnian  farm,  on  which  he 
has  since  resided.  This  estate  contains  one 
hundred  and  twenty-five  acres  of  land,  and  it 
is  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  productive  farms  ■ 
in  the  town.  Mr.  Shailer  has  made  various 
improvements  upon  it  since  he  owned  it,  and 
its  appearance  marks  him  as  a  thoroughly  ca- 
pable and  progressive  agriculturist.  He  takes 
special  pride  in  his  horses,  of  which  he  has 
several  of  fine  breed.  On  December  25,  1861, 
he  was  joined  in  marriage  with  Miss  Harriet 
H.  Sawyer,  of  Madison,  Me.,  who  was  born 
on  March  7,  1842,  and  is  a  daughter  of  Jeffer- 
son and  Lydia  (Crosby)  Sawyer.  Both  her 
parents  died  in  1846,  when  she  was  but  four 
years  old;  and  she  was  reared  by  William  ' 
Dutton,  of  Madison,  Me.  Her  union  with 
Mr.  Shailer  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of 
six  children,  as  follows:  William  H.,  who 
married  Miss  Blanche  Carville,  and  liVes  in 
Lewiston,  Me. ;  Hezekiah^  who  married  Miss 
Mar.garet  Sheridan,  and  is' engaged  in  the  shoe 
'business'in   Freeport,  Me.;  Mary,  the  wife  of 


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27.3 


Albert  C.  True,  of  Freeport,  Me. ;  Feroline 
L.,  who  died  when  but  seventeen  years  of  age; 
Bessie  H.,  who  with  her  husband,  George 
W.  Haskell,  is  living  with  her  parents ;  and 
Harry,  likewise  residing  at  home.  All  the 
children  have  received  a  good  public-school 
education. 

In  political  principles  Mr.  Shailer  is  a 
loyal  adherent  of  the  Republican  party.  Fra- 
ternally, he  is  a  member  of  Siloam  Lodge,  No. 
45,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of 
Gray. 


7TAHARLES  E.  HODGKINS,  whose  por- 
I  \y  trait-  is  herewith  shown,  has  been  con- 
^U^^  nected  with  the  Portland  Steamship 
Company  since  1881,  and  is  now 
chief  engineer  of  the  steamer  "Portland." 
He  was  born  in  what  is  now  Lowell,  Me.,  De- 
cember g,  183 1,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Mary 
(Webb)  Hodgkins. 

Ebenezer  Hodgkins  was  born  in  Temple, 
Me.,  in  1800.  He  was  engaged  in  agricult- 
ural pursuits  during  the  greater  part  of  his 
life,  and  resided  in  different  parts  of  Cumber- 
land County  till  a  short  time  prior  to  his 
death,  when  he  moved  to  Lenoxville,  Can- 
ada. There  he  died.  May  17,  1875.  His  wife 
was  a  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  Webb,  of 
Westbrook,  and  was  born  in  iSoi.  John 
Webb  was  a  farmer  by  occupation,  one  of  the 
early  settlers  of  Westbrook.  Mrs.  Mary  W. 
Hodgkins  died  in  1837,  at  the  age  of  thirty- 
six  years  and  seven  months. 

Charles  E.  was  the  eighth  of  ten  children, 
and  was  but  six  years  of  age  when  he  was  left 
■motherless.  He  received  a  common-school 
education,  in  the  intervals  between  the  school 
sessions  working  about  the  farm.  In  1852  he 
went  to  Portland,  and  hired  himself  out  as  a 
deck  hand  for  the  summer,  on  the  steamer 
"Admiral,"  on  the  St.  John  route;  and  in  the 
fall  of  the  same  year  he  went  to  New  York 
City,  and  took  up  what  proved  to  be  his  life 
vocation,  engaging  first  as  a  fireman  on  local 
steamships.  He  was  fireman  of  the  "Cale- 
donia" on  her  first  trip  from  New  York  to 
Portland,  a  position  of  honor,  as  she  was  the 
first  steamer  to  run  between  those  cities;  and 
he  was  chief  engineer  of  the  "Carlotta"  and 


the  "Chase,"  which  plied  between  Halifax 
and  Portland,  being  on  the  former  vessel 
when  she  took  fire.  In  April,  1881,  he  be- 
came connected  with  the  Portland  Steamship 
Company  as  chief  engineer  of  the  "Forest 
City,"  and  has  since  taken  charge  of  various 
boats  for  the  company,  including  the  well- 
known  "John  Brooks,"  the  "Tremont, "  and 
the  "Portland."  Mr.  Hodgkins  is  one  of  the' 
oldest  engineers  on  the  line,  and  holds  the 
full  confidence  of  his  employers.  The  heavy 
weight  of  responsibility  which  falls  on  the 
engineer  of  a  great  steamship,  who  has  the 
lives  of  the  passengers  in  his  hands,  has  been 
ably  borne  by  him  for  many  years ;  and  he  has 
never  been  found  derelict   in  his  duty. 

Mr.  Hodgkins  and  Miss  Laura  A.  Verrill, 
of  Westbrook,  were  married  on  May  4,  1856. 
They  have  two  children,  a  daughter' and  a  san 
—  Mary  L.  and  Henry  E.  The  former  is  the 
wife  of  William  B.  IBragdon,  of  Cumberland 
Mills,  Me.  Henry  E.  Hodgkins  is  a  ma- 
chinist of  Westbrook,  and  has  resided  at  Cum- 
berland Mills  since  1872.  He  married  Miss 
Olive  Gustin,  of  South  Gorham. 

In  politics  Mr.  Hodgkins  is  a  Republican. 
He  is  a  member  of  Saccarappa  Lodge,  No.  11,, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  Cum- 
mings  Encampment,  No.  16;  Naomi,  D.  R., 
iS[o.  i;  Temple  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of 
Westbrook;  Presumpscot  Valley  Lodge, 
Knights  of  Pythias;  S.  D.  Warner  Council, 
No.  4,  Society  of  American  Mechanics;  and 
Daughters  of  Liberty.  He  is  a  man  of  ability, 
with  a  fund  of  useful  knowledge,  and  quiet 
and  unassuming  in  his  manner. 


PAGE  HOWARD,  a  native  of  Cum- 
berland County,  Maine,  was  born 
January  31,  1841,  in  the  town  of 
Harrison,  being  a  son  of  Barzilla  and 
Lucy  Howard.  The  parents,  who  were  farmers, 
had  a  family  of  eight  children,  two  sons  and 
six  daughters,  five  of  whom,  are  now  living. 

B.  Page  Howard  lived  on  the  parental  home- 
stead until  1856,  when  he  went  to  Vermont, 
where  he  was  living  when  the  late  Civil  War 
broke  out.  Responding  to  the  first  call  for 
volunteers,  Mr.  Howard  enlisted  in  Company 
K,  Eighth  Vermont  Infantry,  being  mustered 


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into  service  at  Brattleboro.  He  first  faced  the 
enemy  at  Brashear  City,  after  which  the  regi- 
ment was  ordered  to  Port  Hudson,  where  it 
was  under  fire  almost  continually  for  forty-two 
days.  They  then  went  to  Bayou  Bluff,  where 
they  were  encamped  until  the  battle  at  Frank- 
lin, in  which  engagement  they  made  an  honor- 
able record  for  bravery  on  the  field.  The  fol- 
lowing two  months  the  regiment  was  stationed 
at  New  Orleans,  where  Mr.  Howard  was  sent 
to  the  Marine  Hospital,  where  he  remained  for 
six  weeks,  suffering  from  disease  contracted 
through  the  hardships  and  exposure  of  array 
life.  He  received  his  discharge  June  22, 
1864,  his  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

After  a  short  stay  in  Vermont  Mr.  Howard 
came  to  Harrison,  this  county,  where  he  and 
his  father  took  a  contract  to  build  two  dams. 
After  their  completion  our  subject  located  in 
the  village  of  Bridgton,  where  he  purchased  a 
marble  business,  which  he  successfully  con- 
ducted until  1885,  when  he  sold  out.  He 
then  turned  his  attention  to  agricultural  pur- 
suits, in  which  he  has  since  been  engaged, 
being  a  thorough  and  practical  farmer.  In 
politics  he  affiliates  with  the  Republican 
party,  and  he  has  served  several  terms  as  Road 
Surveyor.' 

_Mr.  Howard  was  first  married  in  1873  to 
Miss  Emma  Larrabee,  who  died,  leaving  one 
child,  Emma.  On  March  2,  1884,  Miss 
Susie  E.  Gamage  became  his  wife,  and  of  this 
union  three  children  have  been  born:  Eva  M. ; 
Arthur  T.,  who  had  a  brief  earthly  life  of 
but  three  years;  and  Arnold  P.  Mrs.  Howard 
is  a  consistent  and  esteemed  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


VYMAN  F.  WALKER,  junior  member 
of  the  firm  of  L.  &  L.  F.  Walker, 
coal  and  wood  dealers  of  Yarmouth, 
Me.,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Cum- 
berland, Cumberland  County,  Me.,  on  July 
28,  1836,  son  of  Lyman  and  Louisa  (Mer- 
chant) Walker.  ^ 

His  grandfather,  Jeremiah  Walker,  a  native 
of  Gouldsboro,  Hancock  County,  Me.,  was 
a  shoemaker  by  trade  and  also  followed  agri- 
culture to  some  extent.  He  married  Miss 
Jane    Marston,    who  was   born   in   North   Yar- 


mouth, Me.,  a  descendant  of  an  old  family. 
Six  sons  and  four  daughters  were  the  fruit  of 
their  union,  of  whom  two  are  now  living  — 
Mrs.  Jane  Sweetser,  a  resident  of  Brunswick, 
Me.  ;  and  Lyman.  Jeremiah  Walker  died  on 
the  old  farm  in  North  Yarmouth  when  eighty- 
six  years  old,  his  wife  also  surviving  to  a 
good  age. 

Lyman  Walker,  father  of  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  was  born   in   North  Yarmouth,  Febru- 
ary 5,    1814,   and  received  but  meagre  educa- 
tional advantages.      His  life    has  been  spent 
for  the  most  part   in   Yarmouth  and   vicinity.- 
In   1841   he  began  in  the  ship-building   busi- 
ness,   which    he   followed    successfully   up    to 
1874,  turning  out  more  vessels  than  any  other 
builder   in  Yarmouth,   the    largest    being   the 
"Sam  Lock"  of  twelve  hundred  tons'   burden. 
At  times  he  had  as  many  as  one  hundred  men 
inhis  employ.      In  1874  he  gave  up  the  busi- 
ness; and,  with   his  son,   who    had  previously 
been  associated  with  him  as  partner  for  several 
years,  the  firm   of  L.  &   L.  F.  Walker  was  es- 
tablished.     After    a    business    connection    of 
about   fifteen  years    Mr.    Lyman    Walker    sur- 
rendered the  management  to  his  son,  and  has 
sirice  lived  in  retirement.      His  marriage  with 
Miss  Louisa  Merchant  was  solemnized  in  1834. 
She  bore  him  four  children,  namely:  Cordelia, 
who  died  when  six    months  old;  Charles  M., 
who  died  at  the  age  of  three  months ;  Lyman 
F.  ;  and  Elkanah  H.      The  last   named,  who  is 
station  agent  at  Augusta,  Me.,  has  been  with 
the   Maine  Central  Railroad  for    over    twenty 
years,  and  is  one  of  the  most  trusty  employees 
of  that    road.      Mrs.    Lyman   Walker  died    in 
September,    1886.       Both    parents  were    com- 
municants of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church, . 
and  in  political  affiliation  the  father  is  a  Dem- 
ocrat. 

Lyman  F.  Walker  came  to  Yarmouth  from 
Portland  when  four  years  old.  He  received 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  at  Yar- 
mouth Institute.  On  leaving  the  latter  insti- 
tution, he  went  to  work  in  his  father's  ship- 
yard, after  which  he  was  employed  for  a  time 
as  clerk,  being  Subsequently  taken  into  part- 
nership by  his  father.  A  few  years  later  he 
gave  up  his  interest  in  the  business  and  went 
to  Canada,  where  for  a  time  he  was  engaged 
in  lumbering.      In    1874   he   entered   into  the 


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coal  and  wood  business  with  his  father  at  their 
present  stand,  as  above  narrated,  the  manage- 
ment being  now  in  his  own  hands,  owing  to 
his  father's  retirement.  Mr.  Wallcer  has  the 
largest  coal  and  wood  business  in  Yarmouth, 
handling  as  much  as  thirty-three  hundred  tons 
of  coal  in  a  year.  He  also  deals  in  all  kinds 
of  building  lumber.  He  has  twice  married, 
his  first  wife  being  Miss  H.  Lizzie  Corliss. 
After  her  death  he  formed  a  second  union 
with  Miss  Hannah  Bliss,  but  has  no  children 
by  either  marriage.  In  politics  Mr.  Walker 
is  a  Prohibitionist.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist   Episcopal    Church  of    Cumberland. 


-ANE  LORD  HERSOM,  M.D.,  a  phy- 
sician in  active  practice  in  Portland, 
was  born  in  Maine,  daughter  of  Samuel 
and  Sophia  Hight  (Smith)  Lord.  The 
Lord  family  is  of  English  origin,  and  Mrs. 
Hersom's  branch  of  the  family  is  connected 
with  the  Lords  of  Berwick  and  of  Kittery. 
Her  great-grandfather,  whose  name  was  Moses 
Lord,  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  State. 
Her  grandfather,  also  named  Moses,  was  a 
pioneer  of  Sanford,  Me.,  where  he  was  en- 
gaged in  farming. 

Samuel  Lord,  son  of  Moses  Lord,  Jr.,  was 
born  at  South  Sanford  proper,  and  in  1843 
moved  to  Springvale,  a  village  in  the  same 
town.  A  great  part  of  his  early  life  was  de- 
voted to  farming.  After  the  war  he  moved  to 
the  old  Chancellor  place,  three  miles  from 
the  battlefield  of  Chancellorsville  in  Virginia. 
In  politics  Mr.  Lord  was  a  Democrat,  and 
he  was  strongly  opjDosed  to  slavery.  He  was 
a  prominent  man  in  his  district  in  Maine, 
serving  as  Deputy  Sheriff  of  York  County  for 
some  time  and  as  Postmaster  of  Springvale  from 
1852  to  i860.  He  died  in  the  South,  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1874.  His  wife,  to  whom  he  was 
united  in  1836,  was  a  native  of  Hollis,  Me., 
and  a  daughter  of  Daniel  Smith,  of  old  York, 
and  his  wife,  Sarah  (Chase)  Smith,  of  Saco. 
She  reared  two  children:  Dr.  Jane  Lord;  and 
a  son,  Edwin  Howard,  who  now  has  charge  of 
the  academy  at  Wolfboro.  Mrs.  Lord  died  in 
January,  1859,  at  the  age  of  forty-three  years. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
church  at  Sanford  Corner. 


Jane  Lord  Hersom  attended  public  and  pri- 
vate schools  in  Springvale,  and  taught  at  her 
home  in  that  town  for  some  time  before  her 
marriage.  In  January,  1882,  she  took  up  the- 
study  of  medicine.  After  spending  one  year 
under  the  tuition  of  Dr.  S.  H.  Weeks,  she 
studied  for  three  years  at  the  Woman's  Medi- 
cal College  of  Pennsylvania,  in  Philadelphia, 
receiving  her  diploma  in  the  fall  of  1886.  Dr. 
Hersom  immediately  began  to  practice  in 
Portland,  and  during  the  nine  years  of  her 
professional  life,  in  handling  difficult  cases, 
she  has  made  a  reputation  for  skill  and  deli- 
cacy that  has  brought  her  a  large  clientage. 
She  belongs  to  the  Practitioners'  Club  of  Port- 
land, of  which  she  was  President  for  a  year, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Cumberland  County 
Medical  Society,  of  the  Maine  State  Medical 
Association,  of  the  American  National  Medi- 
cal Association,  and  of  the  Maine  Academy  of 
Medicine  and  Science. 

Dr.  Hersom  was  married  in  1865.  Her 
husband,  Nahum  A.  Hersom,  who  also  was 
a  physician,,  was  a  son  of  Nahum  and  Eliza- 
beth (Pray)  Hersom,  of  Lebanon,  Me.,  and 
was  born  in  that  town  in  1835.  His  father 
was  a  tailor,  but  was  also  engaged  in  farming. 
Nahum  A.  Hersom  attended  school  at  West 
Lebanon,  and  studied  at  the  academy  at  Par- 
sonsfield,  then  quite  a  noted  institution.  He 
read  medicine  with  Dr.  John  Parker,  of  Leba- 
non, and  Dr.  Nathan  Parker,  of  Farmington, 
attended  the  Brunswick  Medical  School  for  a 
year,  and  graduated  from  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  at  Philadelphia  in  1861.  In  the 
summer  of  that  year  he  opened  an  office  at 
Sanford  Corner.  In  the  fall  of  1862,  when 
the  Twentieth  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry 
started  for  the  South,  he  went  with  it  as 
Assistant  Surgeon.  Six  months  later  he  was 
promoted  to  the  rank  of  First,  Surgeon  of  the 
Seventeenth  (Maine)  Regiment,  and  during 
the  last  year  of  the  war  he  had  charge  of  the 
field  hospital  of  the  Third  Division  of  the 
Second  Corps.  His  health  was  good  during 
the  first  part  of  his  army  life,  but  in  the  last 
year  he  had  two  attacks  of  malarial  fever. 
He  was  on  the  point  of  having  a  third  seizure 
when  he  was  mustered  out.  He  then  located 
in  Farmington,  N.  H.,  where  he  was  married, 
;  and  for  two  years  attended  to  a  heavy  practice. 


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At  the  end  of  that  time  he  prepared  to  take  a 
vacation  for  two  weeks,  but  it  was  five  years 
before  he  was  able  to  resume  his  professional 
work.  In  the  fall  of  1872  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Her- 
som  removed  to  Portland,  and  there  the  Doctor 
built  up  an  extensive  practice  in  medicine  and 
surgery.  In  the  spring  of  1881  he  went  to 
Europe  for  a  rest  of  three  months,  but  soon 
after  landing  he  was  taken  ill.  Within  a  week 
from  that  time  he  died  of  peritonitis  in  Dub- 
lin, among  strangers,  with  not  one  of  his  kin- 
dred to  bid  him  farewell.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  County  and  State  Medical  Societies,  of 
the  American  Medical  Association,  and  of  the 
Portland  Clinical  Society.  He  was  prominent 
in  each  of  these  organizations  and  took  an 
active  part  in  their  important  transactions. 
In  politics  he  was  a  Republican.  He  kept  up 
his  army  associations  after  the  war,  and  was 
surgeon  of  a  Grand  Army  Post.  He  left  one 
daughter,  Mabel  Lord  Hersom,  who  is  now  a 
student  at  Smith  College. 

Dr.  Jane  Lord  Hersom  takes  an  active 
interest  in  all  projects  for  the  good  and  the 
advancement  of  women.  She  served  one  year 
as  President,  and  was  also  Treasurer,  of  the 
Maine  Suffrage  Association;  and  she  was 
three  years  President  of  the  Equal  Suffrage 
Club  of  Portland.  She  belongs  to  the  Monday 
Club,  one  of  the  oldest  continuous  history  clubs 
of  the  city,  to  the  Women's  Literary  Union, 
and -State  and  National  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs.  In  charitable  and  church  work  she  is 
also  active,  belonging  to  the  State  Street  Con- 
gregational Church,  of  which  her  husband  also 
was  a  member. 


iHARLES  M.  CLARY,  a  prominent 
merchant  of  Harpswell,  Me.,  with 
place  of  business  on  Bailey's  Island, 
of  which  he  is  a  native,  was  born 
on  August  3,  184s,  son  of  Samuel  and  Susan 
W.  (Gardener)  Clary.  His  great-grandfather, 
Luther  Clary,  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of 
Bailey's  Island,  owning  sixty-five  acres  of 
land,  part  of  which  he  cultivated.  He  lived 
to  an  advanced  age. 

Ephraim  Clary,  son  of  Luther,  was  born  on 
Bailey's  Island,  and  there  made  his  home 
during  his  life  of  sixty-three  years.      He  en- 


gaged in  farming  to  some  extent,  and  also, 
with  a  number  of  boats,  took  part  in  the  fish- 
eries, which  form  the  principal  industrial 
feature  of  the  island.  His  wife  was  a  Miss 
Gardener,  a  native  of  Orr's  Island.  They 
reared  a  large  family,  one  son  being  Samuel, 
above  named. 

Samuel  Clary,  the  father  of  Charles  M.,  was 
born  in  Portland,  but  spent  the  greater  part  of 
his  life  on  Bailey's  Island.      He  went  to  sea 
as   a    fisherman  when    quite   young,   and    was' 
actively  engaged  in  catching  and  curing  fish 
for  some  years,  also  raising  garden  produce  on 
the  home   farm.      He    died    in    the    prime    of 
manhood,  at  the  age  of  forty-five,  having  con- 
tracted   ship  fever  during  one  of  his  expedi- 
tions to    the    high    seas.      He    married    Susan 
W.,  a  daughter  of  Ephraim  Gardener,  who  was 
a  fisherman  of  Bailey's  Island.      Mrs.  Clary  is 
yet  living  on  the  island,  and    is  now  seventy- 
two  years  of  age.      She  worships  at  the  Union 
Church,    at    whose  services   her  husband  also 
was    a    frequent    attendant    during    his    life. 
They  reared  but  one  child,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

Charles  M.  Clary  was  but  four  years  of  age 
when  his  father  died;  and  he  was  early  called 
upon  to  take  up  the  work  of  life,  acquiring,  as 
opportunity  afforded,  a  good  common-school 
education.  He  went  on  fishing  expeditions 
when  but  ten  years  of  age,  and  successfully 
followed  that  line  of  work  until  1892,  when  he 
built  his  present  place  of  business.  This 
store  is  connected  with  the  comfortable  dwell- 
ing-house which  he  erected  in  1880,  and  is 
well  stocked  with  a  full  line  of  groceries,  dry 
goods,  notions,  and  other  useful  articles  of 
general  merchandise.  In  addition  to  his  retail 
trade  Mr.  Clary  buys  lobsters  at  wholesale 
to  ship  to  distant  cities,  realizing  a  handsome 
income  from  this  branch  of  his  business. 
Thrown  on  his  own  resources  when  a  child,  he 
has  developed  remarkable  business  ability,  and 
is  now  one  of  the  prosperous  merchants  of 
Harpswell. 

In  1868  Mr.  Clary  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Ella  E.  Huff,  daughter  of  Joseph  Huff, 
a  fisherman  of  Boothbay,  Me.  Of  the  four 
children  born  of  this  union  one  has  passed 
to  the  world  beyond.  Mabel  E.  is  with  her 
parents;  Ora   A.    is  the  wife  of  William   L. 


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Greely,    a    fireman    of    the    steamer    "Merry- 
coneag"  ;  and  Charles  W.  assists  his  father. 

A  Democrat  in  politics,  Mr.  Clary  has  filled 
many  public  offices  of  trust,  serving  as  As- 
sessor, Overseer  of  the  Poor,  and  Selectman ; 
and  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  town  Demo- 
cratic Committee  two  years.  He  was  on  the 
School  Board  two  years  under  the  town  system, 
and  also  served  under  the  district  system.  He 
belongs  to  but  two  social  organizations,  being 
a  member  of  Pejapscot  Lodge,  No.  13,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  P'ellows,  of  Brunswick; 
also  Sebascodegan  Tribe,  No.  30,  I.  O.  R.  M., 
of  Orr's  Island.  With  his  wife  he  attends  the 
Union  Ciiurch  on  the  island.  A  man  of 
unusual  intelligence,  he  is  very  prominent  in 
Harpswell,  and  takes  an  active  interest  in 
all  matters    concerning  the  public  welfare. 


RVILLE  G.  BOYD,  representative  in 
Portland  of  the  well-known  firm  of 
Stickney  &  Poor,  spice  manufacturers 
of  Boston,  was  born  in  Portland,  Me., 
December  4,  1829,  son  of  Enoch  and  Mary 
K.  (Haskell)  Boyd.  His  ancestors  came 
originally  from  Kilmarnock,  Scotland.  His 
great-grandfather,  John  Boyd,  Sr. ,  who  was  a 
sea  captain,  was  lost  at  sea.  His  grandfather, 
John  Boyd,  Jr.,  became  a  prosperous  New 
Hampshire  farmer. 

Enoch  Boyd,  father  of  Orville  G. ,  was  born 
in  Salisbury,  Mass.,  in  1796.  At  an  early 
age  he  adopted  mercantile  pursuits,  and  was 
for  several  years  an'  extensive  wool  merchant, 
but  subsequently  engaged  in  the  grocery  busi- 
ness, which  he  successfully  conducted  for  a 
long  period,  being  a  well-known  business  man 
of  his  day.  He  finally  retired;  and  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life  was  passed  in  Melrose, 
Mass.,  where  he  died  in  1877.  His  wife, 
Mary  K.  Haskell,  who  was  born  December  6, 
1802,  was  a  grand-daughter  of  Nathaniel  Has- 
kell, formerly  a  large  land-owner  in  this  State. 
She  became  the  mother  of  four  children,  namely : 
Orman  Taylor,  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Boyd,  Leeds  &  Co.,  of  216  State  Street,  Bos- 
ton; Mary  K.,  who  resides  in  Melrose,  Mass.  ; 
Charles  Oscar,  who  is  in  business  in  Melrose; 
and  Orville  G.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 
Mrs.    Enoch  Boyd  died  in   1868. 


Orville  G.  Boyd  was  educated  in  the  schools 
of  New  Hampshire,  completing  his  education 
at  the  academy  in  Laconia,  that  State.  He 
commenced  business  li'fe  as  a  clerk  in  a  gen- 
eral store  in  Laconia,  where  he  remained  for 
a  time.  Coming  then  to  Portland,  he  entered 
the  clothing  business  in  this  city  as  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Boyd  &  Co.  After  a  successful 
experience  of  several  years  he  sold  out  and 
then  went  to  Boston,  where  he  engaged  in  the 
wholesale  grocery  business,  becoming  a  jDart- 
ner  in  the  firm  of  L.  G.  Pratt  &  Co.  This 
concern  consisted  of  Messrs.  Pratt  and  Leeds 
and  the  Messrs.  Orman  T.  and  Orville  G. 
Boyd;  but,  Mr.  Pratt  finally  withdrawing,  the 
firm  became  known  as  Boyd,  Leeds  &  Co. 
They  carried  on  a  flourishing  business  for  some 
time,  but  at  length  dissolved;  and  Mr.  Orville 
G.  Boyd  entered  the  firm  of  Stickney  &  Poor, 
with  whom  he  has  since  remained,  his  connec- 
tion with  that  house  having  extended  over  a 
period  of  fifteen  years.  During  this  time 
he  has  had  charge  of  the  Portland  branch, 
which  is  located  at  5  Exchange  Street.  He 
occupies  a  prominent  position  among  the  busi- 
ness men  of  the  city,  and  is  widely  respected 
for  his  personal  character.  He  is  a  member 
of  Unity  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  of  Portland  Encampment.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican.  Mr.  Boyd  mar- 
ried Susan  W.  Graffam,  daughter  of  Captain 
Peter  and  Sarah  M.  (Cobb)  Graffam,  her 
father  having  b^en  a  well-known  sea  captain 
and  ship-owner  of  Portland.  Both  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Boyd  are  members  of  the  Free  Street 
Baptist  Church. 


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RANVILLE   M.   RICH,   senior  mem- 
yjsT     ber  of   the    firm  of  G.   M.   &   C.    S. 

—  Rich,  of  Standish,  Cumberland 
County,  Me.,  was  born  in  this  town,  November 
12,  1835.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Lemuel 
Rich,  was  a  lifelong  farmer  in  Standish,  at- 
taining the  age  of  fourscore  years.  To  him 
and  his  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Betsey 
Smith,  seven  children  were  born,  John,  the 
father  of  Granville  M.,  being  the  second  son. 

John  Rich,  a  native  of  this  town,  was  born 
in  1796,  and  spent  his  entire  life  in  the  place 
of  his  birth,  being  engaged  in   lumbering  and 


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farming.  He  married  Susan  Phinney,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Phinney,  of  Gorham.  They  had 
three  children,  all  of  whom  are  living, 
namely:  Myra;  Seixna,  widow  of  Edwin 
Richardson,  of  Naples,  Me.;  and  Granville 
M.  Politically,  the  father  was  a  Republican 
in  his  affiliations;  and  the  mother,  religiously, 
was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church. 

Granville  M.  Rich  was  bred  and  educated  in 
Standish;  and  after  leaving  school  he  here  en- 
gaged in  the  lumber  business  with  his  father, 
being  also  interested  in  agricultural  pursuits. 
He  subsequently  formed  a  partnership  with 
C.  S.  Rich,  and  was  extensively  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  lumber  for  many  years. 
The  firm  still  own  the  plant  in  common,  but 
its  members  carry  on  a  separate  business, 
operating  the  saw-mill  individually,  each 
being  independent  in  his  dealings.  Mr.  Rich 
is  an  earnest  advocate  of  the  principles  of  the 
Republican  party,  and  takes  an  intelligent 
and  active  interest  in  local  public  affairs,  in 
1883  and  1884  serving  as  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Selectmen.  He  is  a  Knight  of 
Pythias,  belonging  to  Crescent  Lodge,  No.  20, 
of  Steep  Falls,  in  this  town. 

Mr.  Rich  was  married  June  8,  1868,  to 
Abby  F.  Hamlin,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  C. 
Hamlin,  of  Standish.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rich 
have  no  children  of  their  own  living;  but  they 
have  adopted  a  son  and  a  daughter  —  Herbert 
L.  and  Annie  P.  Rich,  who  have  all  the  ad- 
vantages of  a  refined  and  cultured  home.  Mr. 
Rich  and  his  family  attend  the  Baptist 
church. 


(©TrLEXANDER  STEVENSON,  formerly 
IJA  an  expert  wool-dyer  and  later  a  suc- 
yj^\^  cessful  clothing  merchant  of  West- 
brook,  died  at  his  home  in  this  city 
in  1894.  He  was  born  in  Scotland,  February 
10,  1845,  and  was  a  son  of  Francis  and  Jean- 
ette  (Miller)  Stevenson.  Wool-dyeing  ap- 
pears to  have  been  the  hereditary  occupation 
of  the  family,  as  it  was  the  trade  of  his  father 
and  of  his  paternal  grandfather,  who  lived  and 
died  in  Scotland.  Francis  Stevenson,  who 
was  born  in  Stirling,  Scotland,  emigrated 
with  his  family  in  1856  to  the  United  States, 
and  settled  in  Clinton,  Mass.,  where  he  was 


employed  in  the  woollen  factories,  residing 
there  for  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  was  an 
industrious  and  reliable  workman;  and,  be- 
coming a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  he 
supported  the  Republican  party  in  politics, 
and  in  his  religious  belief  was  a  Congregation- 
alist.  His  wife,  Jeanette  Miller,  who  was  a 
native  of  Scotland,  became  the  mother  of  nine 
children,  five  of  whom  are  living,  namely: 
Frank,  a  resident  of  Meriden,  Conn. ;  John, 
who  is  engaged  in  the  clothing  business  in 
Wallingford,  Conn.;  Jeanette,  wife  of  N.  J. 
Harding,  of  Clinton,  Mass. ;  William,  who 
resides  in  Clinton;  and  Maggie,  wife  of  M.  J. 
Dougan,  of  Worcester,  Mass. 

Alexander  Stevenson  acquired  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Clinton;  and,  after 
completing  his  course  of  study,  he  went  to 
Utica,  N.Y.,  where  he  served  an  apprentice- 
ship of  one  and  one-half  years  in  the  wool-dye- 
ing business  under  a  Mr.  Steele,  a  master  dyer 
in  the  woollen-mills  of  that  city.  While  in 
Utica  he  pursued  a  business  course  at  the 
commercial  college;  and,  after  he  had  learned 
the  dyer's  trade,  he  went  to  Bridgton,  Me., 
where  he  took  charge  of  the  dyeing  department 
of  the  Pondicherry  woollen-mills,  which  had 
just  been  erected,  and  he  cleansed  and  dyed 
the  first  batch  of  wool  ever  used  in  those 
mills.  He  was  connected  with  the  Pondi- 
cherry mills  for  twenty-one  -years,  during 
which  time  he  secured  a  high  reputation 
throughout  the  State  as  an  expert  dyer;  and  his 
services  commanded  a  handsome  income.  He 
owned  real  estate  in  Bridgton,  together  with 
other  valuable  property;  and  while  residing 
there  he  was  actively  interested  in  both  the 
social  and  political  welfare  of  the  town.  In 
1886  he  moved  to  Westbrook,  where  he  entered 
the  clothing  business  in  company  with  his 
brother-in-law,  Leander  Clements,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Clements  &  Co. ;  and,  purchas- 
ing his  partner's  interest  four  years  later,  he 
carried  on  the  business  successfully  until  his 
death,  which  took  place  as  above  stated. 
While  conducting  business  in  Westbrook,  he 
was  induced  by  Ayer  &  Houston,  the  hat  man- 
ufacturers of  Portland,  who  had  much  diffi- 
culty in  obtaining  a  fast  black  color  for  their 
goods,  to  come  to  their  assistance  with  his 
ripened     knowledge     and     experience.       He 


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labored  in  their  interest  for  six  months  with 
such  success  that  at  the  end  of  that  time  the 
firm  offered  him  the  entire  charge  of  their  fac- 
tory, but  he  declined  to  accept. 

Although  naturally  of  a  domestic  turn  of 
mind,  preferring  to  pass  his  moments  of  leisure 
with  his  faiftily,  Mr.  Stevens  displayed  a  deep 
interest  in  the  fraternal  Orders.  He  was  well 
advanced  in  Masonry,  having  been  Master  of 
Oriental  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Bridgton; 
had  passed  through  the  different  chairs  of  the 
Royal  Arch  Chapter;  and  was  a  member  of 
Lewiston  Commandery,  Knights  Templars. 
He  was  also  a  charter  member  of  Highland 
Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  of  Bridgton.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Democrat;  and,  while  not 
taking  any  active  part  in  public  affairs,  he 
sought  by  the  aid  of  his  vote  to  secure  the 
proper  administration.  In  his  religious  views 
he  was  a  Universal ist. 

On  November  12,  1866,  Mr.  Stevenson  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Abbie  E.  Alley,  daugh- 
ter of  E.  T.  Alley,  of  Bridgton.  By  this 
union  there  is  but  one  son,  Frank,  who  has 
succeeded  his  father  in  business.  Frank 
Stevenson  has  already  developed  a  thorough 
capacity  for  mercantile  pursuits,  and  is  at  the 
present  time  the  youngest  merchant  in  West- 
brook.  He  is  bright,  energetic,  and  particu- 
larly agreeable  in  his  manners,  and  is  very 
popular,  both  socially  and  in  a  business  way. 
Mrs.  Stevenson,  who  survives  her  husband,  is 
still  residing  in  Westbrook.  An  intelligent, 
liberal-minded  lady,  she  is  highly  esteemed 
by  her  many  friends  and  acquaintances. 


"TJDWARD    ALLING    NOYES,  Treasurer 
pj     of    the    Portland    Savings    Bank,    with 
■^ —  which  he  has  been  connected  since 

1859,  was  born  at  Eastport,  Me.,  October  6, 
1839,  son  of  Joseph  Cobham  and  Helen  M. 
(Ailing)  Noyes.  He  is  a  lineal  descendant 
of  Nicholas  Noyes,  who  located  in  Newbury, 
Mass.,  in  1635. 

Cutting  Noyes,  son  of  Nicholas,  was  the 
father  of  Joseph,  who  was  born  in  1689,  and 
whose  grandson  and  namesake,  born  in  Port- 
land in  1745,  took  a  leading  part  in  public 
affairs,  representing  the  district  in  the  Pro- 
vincial   Congress    during    the    Revolutionary 


War.  The  second  Joseph  Noyes  died  in  1795. 
His  grandson,  Joseph  Cobham  Noyes,  was  born 
in  Portland,  April  24,  1798,  and  moved  to 
Eastport,  Me.,  in  18 19,  engaging  in  business 
there  as  a  ship-chandler  and  shipper  of  mer- 
chandise. An  episode  of  Mr.  Joseph  C. 
Noyes's  mercantile  life  about  this  time  illus- 
trates his  superiority  to  the  petty  graspings 
too  common  in  trade.  The  canals  were 
closed^  and  only  about  one-half  the  amount 
of  flour  necessary  for  consumers  was  obtain- 
able. A  number  of  flour  merchants,  wishing 
to  form  a  combine,  waited  on  Mr.  Noyes,  who 
was  so  fortunate  as  to  have  received  a  large 
amount  of  flour,  and  laid  their  proposed 
scheme  before  him.  But  he  refused  to  comply 
with  their  request  or  to  sell  his  goods  to  them 
at  an  advanced  price  or  to  their  representatives 
who  attempted  to  buy  of  him.  Instead,  Mr. 
Noyes  advertised  to  sell  to  all  bona  fide  heads 
of  families  in  Washington  County  barrels  of 
flour  at  only  twenty-five  cents'  advance  over  the 
full  cost,  in  this  way  crushing  the  combine. 
He  believed  in  a  fair  profit  on  the  necessaries 
of  life  and  no  more. 

In  1847  he  engaged  in  the  flour  trade  in 
Portland,  and  for  some  years  carried  on  an 
extensive  and  successful  business.  In  1859 
he  was  appointed  Treasurer  of  the  Portland 
Company  (the  locomotive  works),  and  about 
the  same  time  became  Treasurer  of  the  Port- 
land Savings  Bank.  He  then  devoted  all  his 
time  to  the  duties  of  these  offices,  but  during 
the  last  years  of  his  life  his  whole  attention 
was  given  to  the  interests  of  the  bank.  This 
institution,  when  Mr.  Noyes  became  flrst  con- 
nected with  it,  had  but  one  hundred  and  sixty 
thousand  dollars  on  deposit,  but  its  business 
was  beginning  to  increase;  and  at  the  time 
of  his  death,  July  28,  1868,  the  deposits 
amounted  to  two  million,  two  hundred  and 
seventy-three  thousand  dollars,  the  increase 
being  partly  due  to  confidence  in  the  probity 
and  good  management  of  the  Treasurer.  His 
wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Helen  M. 
Ailing,  was  a  native  of  Litchfield  County, 
Connecticut,  and  grand-daughter  of  Major  John 
Webb,  a  Revolutionary  soldier  of  note.  She 
died  January  9,  1854.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  C. 
Noyes  were  the  parents  of  four  sons  —  George 
F.,  Frank,  Edward  A.,  and  Joseph  C. 


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Edward  Ailing  Noyes  received  a  good  edu- 
cation in  the  schools  of  Portland,  and,  when 
nineteen  years  of  age,   entered  the  counting- 
room  of  the  Portland  Savings  Bank,  where  he 
was  clerk  five  years.     The  following  five  years 
he  was  connected  with  the  National  Traders' 
Bank;  and  in  1868,  soon  after  the  death  of  his 
father,  he  returned  to  the  savings-bank,  tak- 
ing the  position  of  Assistant  Treasurer,  which 
he  held  till  the  death  of  his   elder   brother 
Frank,  on  December   17,  1877,  when  he  suc- 
ceeded him  as  Treasurer.     He  is  now  in  point 
of  service  the  oldest  official  in  the  bank  and 
one  of  the  oldest  bank  Treasurers  in  the  State. 
During  his  incumbency  the  deposits  have  in- 
creased from  four  million,   two  hundred  and 
forty-eight    thousand   dollars    to    over    eight 
million    dollars,    and    are    daily    increasing. 
This  bank  is  the  largest  east  of  Boston,  and 
ranks  ninth  in  New  England  in  amount  of  de- 
posits.    Edward  Ailing  Noyes  has  now  held 
the  office  of  Treasurer  for  nearly  twenty  years, 
and  has  established   a   reputation    for  unim- 
peachable judgment  in  financial  matters.     He 
is  President  of  the  Savings  Bank  Association 
of  Maine.     While  devoting  his  time  mainly  to 
banking,    he    is    also    connected    with    other 
enterprises,  including  the  Union  Mutual  Life 
Insurance  Company  of  Maine,  of  which  he  is 
a   Director,    and    the   Portland    Safe    Deposit 
Company,  of  which  he  is  Vice-President.     In 
the   public  library  he  has  taken  especial  in- 
terest.    He  was  the    first    librarian,    serving 
without  pay  for   eleven    years,    and    working 
earnestly  to  bring  the  institution  to  its  present 
prosperous  condition.     He  is  now  a  member  of 
the  Committee  on  Books  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees, and  has  been  Treasurer  for  many  years. 

November  5,  1863,  Mr.  Noyes  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Julia  Augusta,  daughter  of 
John  Edwards,  of  Portland,  and  grand-daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  Edwards,  first  Judge  Advocate- 
general  of  the  Revolutionary  army,  and  at  the 
time  of  his  death  Grand  Secretary  of  the  So- 
ciety of  the  Cincinnati.  Seven  children  were 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Noyes,  five  of  whom  are 
living,  namely:  Helen  Ailing;  Charles  Ed- 
wards, teller  of  the  Portland  Savings  Bank; 
Julia;  Joseph  C. ;  and  Sidney  W. 

In  politics  Mr.  Noyes  is  a  Republican,  and 
he  has  taken  an  active  part  in  furthering  the 


interests  of  his  party.  He  was  Treasurer  of 
the  State  Committee  during  the  Blaine  cam- 
paign, and  was  a  member  of  the  City  Council 
from  Ward  7  in  1882  and  1883,  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Aldermen  in  1884  and  1885,  and 
Chairman  of  the  Board  in  1885.  While,  a 
member  of  the  city  government,  he  was  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  Street  Lighting,  and 
was  instrumental  in  introducing  electric  lights 
in  the  streets  of  Portland. 


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EDUTHUN  A.  TRUMBULL,  a  vet- 
eran agriculturist,  residing  on  his  farm 
in  Bridgton,  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Denmark,  Oxford  County,  Me.,  April 
17.  He  is  the  only  living  member  of  a 
family  of  eight  children,  six  sons  and  two 
daughters,  born  to  Samuel  and  Lydia  (Alexan- 
der) Trumbull,  who  spent  their  last  years,  in 
this  town.  Their  children  bore  the  following 
names:  Charles,  Lois,  Samuel,  Jeduthun  A., 
Lydia,  William,  John  (first),  and  John. 
(second). 

Jeduthun  A.  Trumbull  received  a  limited 
education  in  the  town  of  his  birth,  where  be 
lived  until  reaching  the  age  of  twelve  years. 
He  then  came  with  his  parents  to  Bridgton, 
where  for  seven  years  he  worked  with  his 
father  on  the  farm  and  also  at  the  stone 
cutter's  trade.  In  1836,  two  years  before 
attaining  his  majority,  he  bought  his  time 
of  his  father,  paying  him  one  hundred  dollars, 
and  was  afterward  engaged  in  various  pursuits 
until  1853,  when  he  purchased  the  farm  which 
he  now  owns  and  occupies.  Here  Mr.  Trum- 
bull attended  to  his  agricultural  labors,  and  in 
addition  worked  at  his  trade,  throughout  his 
years  of  activity.  He  has  eighty-five  acres  of 
productive  land,  in  the  care  of  which  he  has 
evinced  excellent  judgment  and  ability,,  by, 
means  of  his  industry  and  thrift  acquiring  a 
fair  competency.  He  is  a  most  respected  citi- 
zen, and  in  politics  he  is  a  stanch  supporter. of 
the  principles  of  the  Democratic  party. 

Mr.  Trumbull  has  been  twice  married.  His 
first  wife,  Rebecca  N.  Harnden,  to  whom  he 
was  united  in  1842,  died  October  16,  1851, 
leaving  two  children,  Sarah  H.  and  Orren  A. 
Sarah  became  the  wife  of  Daniel  Harmon,  who 
served  in  the  late  Rebellion,  having  enlisted 


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in  1862  in  Company  B,  Twenty-third  Maine 
Volunteer  Infantry.  The  son,  a  bridge 
builder  and  contractor,  lives  in  Reading,  Mass. 
In  1857  Mr.  Trumbull  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Sophia  M.  Frye,  who  passed  to  the 
bourne  from  which  no  traveller  returns,  No- 
vember 28,  1888.  The  only  child  born  of  his 
second  union  was  a  son,  Edward  Frye,  who 
lived  but  five  years. 


^AJOR  WILLIAM  HENRY 
GREEN,  one  of  the  prominent 
contractors  and  builders  of  Port- 
land, and  Department  Com- 
mander of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 
is  a  native-born  citizen,  the  date  of  his  birth 
being  April  2,  1836.  He  is  of  substantial 
English  stock,  his  paternal  grandfather,  John 
Green,  Sr.,  having  emigrated  from  England  to 
Maine  in  the  latter  part  of  the  last  century. 
He  built  the  first  house,  which  is  stilL  stand- 
ing on  Green  Street,  Portland,  that  thorough- 
fare being  named  in  his  honor.  The  large 
tract  of  land  which  he  here  bought  appreci- 
ated afterward  in  value,  being  not  far  from  the 
centre  of  the  city.  John  Green,  Sr.,  married 
a  Miss  Gould,  daughter  of  an  early  settler; 
and  their  son,  John  Green,  Jr.,  was  the 
Major's  father. 

John  Green,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Portland  in 
1795,  and  after  reaching  maturity  started  in 
business  for  himself  as  a  rope-maker,  carrying 
on  a  very  successful  business,  supplying  boats 
and  producing  cordage  for  other  purposes  for 
many  years,  continuing  active  until  his  death 
in  1858.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Mary  Jackson,  was  a  native  of  Raymond,  Me. 
They  became  the  parents  of  the  following  chil- 
dren: John,  the  third  of  that  name,  who 
served  in  both  the  Mexican  War  and  the  late 
Civil  War,  and  now  resides  at  Fairfield  in  this 
State;  Eliza,  the  wife  of  Seth  Martin,  of 
Chelsea,  Mass.;  William  Henry;  and  Mary 
Frances,  who  married  William  E.  Stevens, 
both  being  now  deceased.  The  mother  lived 
a  widow  many  years,  passing  away  in  1887, 
at  an  advanced  age. 

William  H.  Green  was  educated  in  the 
Portland  schools,  being  graduated  from  the 
high  school  in  1852.      He  soon  began  working 


at  the  trade  of  a  brick  mason,  serving  a  three 
years'  apprenticeship  with  S.  C.  &  G.  M. 
Chase,  afterward  working  as  a  journeyman 
until  war  times.  On  June  10,  1862,  Mr. 
Green  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  B, 
Seventeenth  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry,  which, 
after  the  organization  of  the  regiment,  was  sent 
to  Camp  King,  on  Cape  Elizabeth,  •  going 
thence  to  the  front,  August  22,  1862.  The 
succeeding  seven  weeks  the  regiment  occupied 
the  line  of  forts  on  the  north  side  of  Washing- 
ton, after  which  it  was  assigned  to  Berry's 
Brigade,  First  Division,  Third  Corps  of  the 
Potomac  Army,  and  was  at  the  forefront  at 
the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  December  13, 
1862.  The  regiment  spent  the  following 
winter  in  camp  near  Potomac  Creek,  but  was 
present  at  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  May 
3,  and  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Gettysburg, 
July  2  and  3,  1863,  and  in  the  engagement  at 
Waupin  Heights,  afterward  joining  General 
Meade,  when  he  fell  back  from  Rapidan  to 
the  vicinity  of  Washington.  The  company 
advanced  with  the  army  to  Kelly's  Ford,  and 
subsequently  fought  in  the  battles  of  Locust 
Grove  and  Mine  Run,  going  into  winter  quar- 
ters near  Brandy  Station.  In  the  spring  the 
divisions  were  consolidated,  forming  the  Sec- 
ond and  Third  Divisions  of  the  Second  Corps, 
and  took  an  active  part  in  the  important  con- 
tests of  that  year,  being  at  the  battles  of  the 
Wilderness,  in  all  of  the  engagements  in  the 
vicinity  of  Spottsylvania,  and  at  the  capture 
of  the  bridges  and  works  at  North  Anna, 
May  23,  1864.  The  army  then  moved  via 
Milford  to  Cold  Harbor,  after  the  battle  there 
crossing  the  James  River  and  marching  on  to 
Petersburg,  making  assaults  on  the  enemy's 
works  at  various  times  and  places.  In  the 
spring  of  1865  this  regiment  was  under  the 
command  of  General  Grant  in  the  skirmish  at 
Deep  Bottom,  Boynton  Plank  Road,  Hatches 
Run,  and  at  Sailor's  Creek,  and  on  April  9, 
1865,  was  present  at  the  surrender  of  Lee  at 
Appomattox,  an  impressive  scene,  never  to  be 
forgotten.  Mr.  Green  was  made  Sergeant  of 
his  company  in  December,  1862;  Second 
Lieutenant  in  July,  1863;  and,  after  the  bat- 
tle of  Gettysburg,  for  brave  conduct  was  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  First  Lieutenant.  The 
following    December    Lieutenant    Green    was 


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raised  to  the  position  of  Captain  of  Company 
G,  and  at  Sailor's  Creek,  three  days  before 
Lee's  surrender,  was  brevetted  Major,  a  well- 
merited  promotion. 

After  the  Grand  Review  in  Washington 
Major  Green,  having  been  in  active  mili- 
tary service  three  years,  returned  with  his 
regiment  to  Portland,  and  resumed  work  at 
his  trade,  at  first  as  a  journeyman.  In  1868 
he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Knight, 
Green  &  Co.,  the  firm  continuing  in  business 
under  this  name  until  1873,  being  engaged  in 
contracting  and  building.  In  that  year  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  Mr.  Jordan,  under 
the  name  of  Green  &  Jordan,  and  is  still  in 
business,  theirs  being  the  oldest  contracting 
firm  in  the  city.  They  have  erected  many  of 
the  prominent  buildings  of  Portland,  among 
others  being  the  Storer  Building,  the  Emery 
&  Waterhouse  store,  the  Shaler,  Cavanaugh 
and  Carroll  School-houses,  the  Public  Library, 
and  likewise  many  of  the  finest  residences  in 
the  city,  including  Dr.  Dana's  and  H.  M. 
Rayson's.  Major  Green  is  a  prominent  mem- 
ber of  the  Mechanics'  Building  and  Loan  Asso- 
ciation, having  been  one  of  its  promoters  and 
a  Director  since  its  organization. 

Major  Green  has  always  been  identified  with 
the  Republican  ranks.  He  cast  his  first  vote 
in  1864  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  for  Abraham  Lin- 
coln, the  ballots  being  dropped  ii;i  an  ammuni- 
tion box.  In  local  affairs  he  is  very  active 
and  influential,  and  has  served  in  various 
municipal  offices  with  great  acceptability. 
During  the  years  1872  and  1873  he  was  a 
member  of  the  City  Council,  and  has  been  one 
of  the  Committee  on  Public  Buildings,  Street 
Commissioner,  member  of  the  Board  of  Over- 
seers for  over  twelve  years,  being  Chairman 
of  the  Board  for  two  years,  and  Chairman  of 
the  Farming  Committee  for  six  years.  While 
serving  in  the  State  legislature  in  1889,.  the 
Major  was  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Military  Affairs,  a  member  of  the  Public 
Building  Committee,^and  of  the  State  Pension 
Committee,  and  instrumental  in  having  the 
State  Militia  Bill  and  an  appropriation  for 
the  Gettysburg  monument  carried  through  the 
House. 

In  the  years   1889  and   1890    he  was  City 
Marshal  under  Mayor  Melcher;  and  many  im- 


provements in  the  police  department  were 
made  during  his  term  of  office,  the  first  patrol 
wagon  ever  used  here  being  purchased,  and 
the  rogues'  gallery  established.  A  particular 
time  for  the  annual  spring  and  autumn  chang- 
ing of  police  uniforms  from  light  to  dark,  and 
vice  versa,  was  then  instituted.  The  Major  is 
a  man  of  prominence  in  military  circles,  hav- 
ing joined  the  Bosworth  Post,  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic,  in  1867,  since  when  he  has 
been  Post  Commander  three  different  times; 
and,  in  February,  1895,  at  Skowhegan,  was 
elected  Department  Commander  for  the  State 
of  Maine,  having  under  his  charge  one  hundred 
and  sixty-six  Posts,  with  an  aggregate  mem- 
bership of  nine  thousand.  He  is  also  identi- 
fied with  other  social  organizations,  belonging 
to  Portland  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  to  Munjoy 
Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias;  to  the  Ancient 
Brothers '  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows;  to  the  Eastern  Star  Encampment;  to 
the  Maine  Commandery  of  the  Loyal  Legion; 
and  the  Lincoln  Club. 

Major  William  H.  Green  married  Miss  Eda 
A.  Merrill,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Merrill,  of 
Windham,  Me.,  the  only  child  of  their  union 
being  Mildred  G.,  wife  of  Herbert  A.  Roberts, 
of  this  city.  Major  Green  is  a  regular  attend- 
ant of  the  First  Universal ist  Church  and  a 
generous  contributor  toward  its  support.  He 
was  one  of  the  first  to  discover  the  beauties  of 
that  portion  of  the  city  known  as  the  West 
End,  and  some  twenty-five  years  ago  built 
his  present  residence  at  No.  128  Emery 
Street. 


-fgrORACE  CRESSEY,  a  prominent  and. 
1^  well-to-do  agriculturist  of  Gorham, 
JU  I  ^Cumberland  County,  Me.,  was  born 
in  the  town  of  Buxton,  York 
County,  March  10,  1841.  He  comes  of  sturdy 
English  stock,  his  great-grandfather  having 
emigrated  from  England  in  Colonial  times, 
becoming  a  settler  of  Buxton.  His  two 
brothers,  who  accompanied  him  across  the 
Atlantic,  both  located  in  the  town  of  Gorham. 
All  three  took  up  land,  and  were  in  prosper- 
ous circumstances. 

Mr.    Cressey's   paternal    grandfather,    John 
Cressey,   was  a  native  of  Buxton,   and   there 


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spent  his  life.  To  him  and  his  wife,  Hannah 
CDwens,  seven  children  were  born,  two  of 
whom  are  still  living  —  Edmund  Cressey,  of 
Hollis,  Me.;  and  Elijah  Cressey,  of  Buxton. 
'  Daniel  Cressey,  one  of  the  sons  of  John  and 
Hannah  Owens  Cressey,  was  born  and  reared 
in  Buxton,  and  there  engaged  in  lumbering 
and  general  farming.  He  was  a  keen,  far- 
sighted  man  of  business  and  very  successful 
in  his  various  undertakings,  continuing  in 
active  pursuit  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
in  1891.  Politically,  he  was  a  Democrat,  and, 
religiously,  was  an  attendant  of  the  Free  Will 
Baptist  church.  He  was  twice  married.  His 
first  wife,  Mary  Hill,  a  native  of  Brownfield, 
with  whom  he  was  united  in  1840,  died  in 
1877,  leaving  six  children,  namely:  Horace, 
the  leading  subject  of  this  brief  sketch ; 
Hannah;  Charles  H.;  Noah;  Daniel;  and 
Mary  C,  wife  of  Wilbur  Rand,  who  has  two 
children  —  Maud  and  Harold.  Of  his  union 
with  his  second  wife,  Mary  Flood,  of  Buxton, 
there  were  no  children. 

Horace  Cressey  was  educated  in  the  schools 
of  his  native  town  and  afterward  worked  on 
the  home  farm  until  1863,  when  he  offered  his 
services  to  hi'!  country,  enlisting  in  Company 
C,  Twenty-seventh  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry, 
which  was  made  up  of  brave  boys  from  York 
County.  He  subsequently  re-enlisted,  just 
prior  to  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  for  a  week 
or  ten  days,  and  for  his  gallantry  received  a 
medal  of  honor.  On  his  return  from  war  he 
worked  for  a  time  on  the  farm,  going  thence 
to  Portland,  where  he  worked  three  years  for 
the  Portland  &  Rochester  Railway  Company. 
Mr.  Cressey  was  then  employed  for  three  years 
in  Warren's  paper-mill  at  Cumberland  Mills, 
after  which  he  leased  a  farm  in  Buxton  for 
two  years.  In  1878  he  purchased  the  old 
Stone  farm  of  one  hundred  acres,  in  Gorham, 
and  here  has  since  been  actively  and  prosper- 
ously engaged  in  general  agriculture,  being  a 
practical  and  progressive  farmer.  He  is  a 
stanch  supporter  of  the  principles  of  the  Dem- 
ocratic party,  and  attends  the  Methodist 
church,  of  which  his  wife  is  a  member. 

On  November  21,  1874,  Mr.  Cressey  was 
married  to  Lovanthia  Elwell,  the  seventh  of  a 
family  of  nine  children  born  to  George  and 
Nancy  (Smith)  Elwell,  of  Gorham.     Mr.  and 


Mrs.  Cressey  have  two  children  now  living, 
namely:  Ida  M.  Cressey,  born  May  29,  1876; 
and  Alvin  H.  Cressey,  born  September  8, 
1877. 


ATHANIEL  DYER,  a  highly  esteemed 
native   resident   of   Pownal,    Me.,   for 

Is  \^  many  years  prominently  identified 

with  the  management  of  town 
affairs,  was  born  January  24,  1825,  son  of 
Michael  and  Rachel  (Haskell)  Dyer.  Mr. 
Dyer's  grandfather,  Nathaniel  Dyer,  was  an 
early  settler  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  where  he 
owned  and  cultivated  a  good  farm.  He  was  a 
ship  master  and  owner,  and  for  many  years  was 
a  prominent  man  at  Cape  Elizabeth.  He 
passed  his  last  days  in  Portland,  ai>d  died  in 
that  city  at  a  good  old  age.  He  reared  a  fam- 
ily of  three  sons  and  three  daughters,  Michael, 
Mr.  Dyer's  father,  being  the  youngest  son. 

Michael  Dyer  was  born  at  Cape  Elizabeth, 
November  i,  1782.  In  early  manhood  he  set- 
tled in  Pownal  as  a  pioneer,  erecting  a  log 
house,  and  clearing  a  good  farm  fi'om  the 
wilderness,  and  by  his  energy  and  persever- 
ance succeeded  in  establishing  a  comfortable 
home  for  himself  and  family.  He  owned  a 
farm  of  one  hundred  acres,  which  he  culti- 
vated with  prosperous  results.  He  died  at  the 
age  of  seventy-eight  years  and  ten  months. 
In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat,  and  he  was 
called  to  serve  in  public  affairs  as  a  Select- 
man of  the  town  and  a  Representative  to  the 
legislature.  He  was  twice  married.  His 
second  wife,  who  was  born  in  Gorham,  Me., 
January  i,  1786,  lived  to  reach  the  unusually 
advanced  age  of  nearly  one  hundred  years. 
He  reared  a  family  of  thirteen  children,  three 
of  whom  are  living,  namely:  Nathaniel,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  who  is  the  eldest;  Mrs. 
Rachel  Bangs,  who  was  born  March  23,  1826, 
and  now  resides  in  Pownal;  and  Sarah  Whit- 
more,  who  was  born  October  8,  1827,  and  re- 
sides in  Oakland,  Cal. 

Nathaniel  Dyer  received  his  education  in 
the  schools  of  Pownal,  and  in  young  manhood 
he  was  employed  as  a  ship  carpenter  for  a  short 
time.  His  principal  occupation  in  life,  how- 
ever, has  been  farming.  In  1848  he  purchased 
the  home  farm  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres, 


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desirably  located,  which  he  has  since  con- 
ducted. As  a  general  farmer  he  has  by  his 
energy  and  good  management  kept  his  farm  up 
to  a  high  standard  of  excellence,  and  has  at- 
tained a  comfortable  prosperity.  The  present 
substantial  buildings  on  his  place  were  erected 
by  him.  In  politics  he  supports  the  Repub- 
lican party,  and  he  has  rendered  faithful  and 
valuable  services  to  the  town  as  Selectman, 
Assessor,  Treasurer,  and  in  other  offices;  and 
in  1861  and  1862  he  served  with  marked  abil- 
ity as  a  Representative  to  the  State  legis- 
lature. 

On  March  18,  1851,  Mr.  Dyer  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Harriet  L.  Martin,  who  was 
born  in  Poland,  Me.,  April  9,  1827,  daughter 
of  Robert  Martin.  Mrs.  Dyer  died  September 
12,  1877,  leaving  two  children  —  Edwin  L. 
and  Hattie  E.  Edwin  L.  Dyer,  born  October 
I5>  1855,  is  a  lawyervand  present  City  Clerk 
of  Portland.  He  was  married  August  2,  1888, 
to  Fanny  Green,  and  has  two  children,  named 
Dorothy  and  De  Young.  Hattie  E.  Dyer  was 
born  October  6,  1857.  On  September  22, 
1886,  she  married  Fred  B.  Estes,  a  travelling 
salesman.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Estes  reside  in 
Deering.  They  have  one  daughter,  named 
Mabel  H. 

Mr.  Dyer  is  widely  and  favorably  known  as 
•a  genial,  sociable  gentleman  and  a  kind- 
hearted  friend.  His  views  are  liberal  upon 
religious  subjects.  Socially,  he  is  connected 
with  Freeport  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  the 
Knights  of  Pythias. 


SEWELLYN  SPURR,  a  prominent  citi- 
zen of  Otisfield,  Cumberland  County, 
_^^  Me.,  who  is  now  actively  engaged 
in  general  farming  and  dairying,  was 
born  in  Otisfield,  October  15,  1844.  He  is 
the  son  of  Samuel  and  Laura  (Harding) 
Spurr,  the  former  a  native  of  Otisfield,  Me., 
the  latter  of  Blue  Hill,  and  the  grandson  of 
William  and  Nabbie  N.  (Dole)  Spurr,  early 
settlers  in   Otisfield. 

William  Spurr,  who  was  born  March  8,^  1765, 
was  an  able  farmer  and  also  worked  at'  shoe- 
making.  He  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life 
in  Otisfield,  dying  July  10,  1837.  His  wife, 
Nabbie  N.  Dole,  was  born  in  Windham,  Me., 


October  3,  1770,  and  died  in  Otisfield,  October 

12,  1844.  She  was  the  mother  of  twelve  chil- 
dren—  Miriam,  born  August  11,  1790,  who 
died  December  25,  1851;  Joseph,  who  was 
born  August  18,  1792,  and  died  August  20, 
1802;  Oliver,  born  Jun£  23,  1794,  who  died 
May  14,  1868;  Polly  D.,  who  was  born   April 

13.  1797.  and  died  May  7,  1828;  Fannie,  who 
was  born  July  27,  1799,  and  died  July  23, 
1815;  Merrill,  who  was  born  April  18,  1801, 
and  died  February  21,  1876;  Jemima,  born 
September  26,  1803,  who  died  February  3, 
1848;  Amelia,  who  was  born  March  25,  1806, 
and  died  April  21,  1806;  Robert,  born  April 
20,  1807,  who  died  June  4,  1878;  Meredith 
W. ,  born  June  23,  1809,  who  died  February 
16,  1881;  Samuel,  born  March  i,  1812;  and 
William,  Jr.,  born  May  31,  1814,  who  died 
April  28,  1825. 

Samuel  Spurr  was  the  eleventh  child  of  this 
large  family.  Reared  to  farm  life,  he  early 
settled  on  the  farm  which  is  now  managed  by 
his  son,  and  by  industry  and  judicious  manage- 
ment drew  from  the  soil  a  comfortable  living. 
He  occupied  a  prominent  place  among  the 
citizens  of  the  town,  and  held  many  offices  of 
trust.  He  died  March  3,  1855,  his  wife  sur- 
viving till  1895.  Six  children  brightened 
their  home  —  Clara  S.,  born  in  1840,  now  the 
wife  of  Hamlin  Spiller,  of  Lowell,  Mass.  ; 
Joseph  M.,  born  May  21,  1841,  a  shirt  manu- 
facturer of  Lowell,  Mass.,  married,  his  wife 
being  formerly  Miss  Laura  Adams ;  Byron,  who 
died  in  infancy;  Cyril  P.,  born  in  February, 
1846,  a  shoemaker  living  in  South  Bridgton, 
Me.,  and  married  to  Mary  Corson,  of  Bridgton  ; 
Lewellyn,  born  October  15,  1844,  the  special 
subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Ida  M.,  born  in 
January,  1852,  wife  of  Albert  Strout,  of 
Webb's  Mills,  Me. 

Lewellyn  Spurr  received  his  early  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Otisfield.  He  was 
but  ten  years  of  age  when  his  father  died,  and 
was  obliged  to  be  content  with  a  common- 
school  education,  going  to  work  on  a  farm  in 
North  Yarmouth,  Me.,  when  he  was  seventeen 
years  of  age.  He  worked  in  North  Yarmouth 
three  months,  and,  when  the  war  broke  out, 
though  under  age,  signified  his  willingness  to 
fight  for  his  country,  enlisting  August  2,  1862, 
in  Company  H,  Seventeenth  Maine  Infantry, 


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under  command  of  Captain  A.  L.  Fogg  and 
Colonel  T.  A.  Roberts.  He  took  part  in 
some  of  the  most  momentous  engagements  of 
the  Civil  War,  including  Fredericksburg, 
Gettysburg,  and  Chancellorsville.  At  Gettys- 
burg, July  2,  1863,  he  received  a  bullet 
wound  in  the  leg,  which  permanently  disabled 
him,  and  on  account  of  which  he  was  sent  to 
the  hospital  at  Newark,  N.J.  Receiving  his 
discharge  from  the  service  September  25, 
1863,  he  returned  home;  and,  his  lameness  in- 
capacitating him  for  farm  work,  he  learned  the 
shoemaker's  trade  and  worked  at  it  for  two 
years  in  Mechanic  Falls,  Lewiston,  and  Otis- 
field.  By  that  time  his  strength  had  returned ; 
and,  being  again  able  to  engage  in  active  out- 
door labor,  he  resumed  his  farm  work  during 
the  summer  season,  being  employed  in  logging 
in  winter  in  New  Hampshire  and  Vermont, 
and  in  the  summer  of  1867  working  in  the 
brickyard  in  Oxford,  Me.  November  i,  1870, 
he  moved  to  his  present  home  to  take  care  of 
his  uncle  and  aunt;  and  when  they  died  he 
succeeded  to  the  ownership  of  the  farm.  The 
estate  comprises  about  one  hundred  acres,  and 
under  Mr.  Spurr's  management  is  in  a  highly 
productive  condition.  He  raises'  large  quan- 
tities of  hay,  grain,  and  potatoes,  and  makes 
a  fine  grade  of  butter,  which  he  sends  to 
markets  in  different  parts  of  the  country.  He 
also  finds  lucrative  employment  as  a  carpenter 
and  mason. 

On  February  14,  1882,  Mr.  Spurr  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Lydia  Scribner,  who  was  born  in 
Otisfield,  August  20,  1852,  daughter  of  John 
and  Sarah  (Lamb)  Scribner,  both  of  Cumber- 
land County.  Mrs.  Spurr  comes  of  a  long- 
lived  family,  her  great-grandfather,  Edward 
Scribner,  attaining  the  remarkable  age  of  one 
hundred  and  three,  and  her  grandfather,  John 
Scribner,  living  to  be  ninety-five  years  of  age. 
Her  father  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  lum- 
berman of  Otisfield.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spurr 
have  one  child  —  William  S.,  born  February 
28,  1883. 

Politically,  Mr.  Spurr  has  been  an -ardent 
supporter  of  Democratic  principles  since  he  be- 
came of  age.  He  was  Selectman  of  Otisfield 
in  1884,  1892,  1893,  and  1894.  He  is  some- 
what of  an  antiquary  and  has  a  unique  collec- 
tion of  old  documents  and  other  relics,  includ- 


ing almanacs  dating  back  to  1757,  which  were 
gathered  by  different  members  of  the  Spurr 
family  and  given  to  him  by  his  aunt,  Sallie 
Spurr,  who  lived  to  be  ninety  years  of  age, 
and  a  singing-book,  dated  Feloruary  5,  1755. 
Mr.  Spurr  is  adding  yearly  to  his  interesting 
collection,  which  is  thus  constantly  increasing 
in  value. 


AMES  L.  RICE,  a  substantial  citizen 
and  highly  successful  retail  grocer  .  of 
Portland,  where  he  has  a  store  at  the 
corner  of  Congress  and  Portland  Streets, 
was  born  in  his  city,  October  9,  1861,  a  son 
of  Richard  Gooding  and  Mary  E.  (Libby) 
Rice. 

When  he  was  but  six  months  old,  his  parents 
left  Portland  and  moved  to  North  Pownal, 
where  they  settled  on  a  farm,  subsequently 
removing  to  a  farm  in  Westbrook,  and  going 
after  a  year's  stay  in  that  place  to  Scarboro, 
and  thence  to  South  Gorham.  In  the  two 
places  last  named  they  remained  several  years, 
the  father  being  engaged  in  agriculture. 

James  L.  Rice  attended  school  in  various 
places;  and,  as  his  parents  returned  to  Portland 
on  leaving  South  Gorham,  he  finished  his 
early  education  in  the  common  school  of  Deer- 
ing.  In  1876,  when  he  was  fifteen  years  of 
age,  he  took  a  course  at  Gray's  Business  Col- 
lege, and  subsequently  found  employment  with 
I.  S.  Bean  in  a  wholesale  fruit  and  produce 
store,  where  he  remained  a  year,  acquiring  his 
first  practical  knowledge  of  business.  After 
that  he  secured  a  position  as  book-keeper  for 
Thompson  &  Hall,  general  commission  prod- 
uce merchants,  and  two  years  later,  in  1884, 
started  a  small  grocery  store  on  his  own  ac- 
count. At  first  he  employed  but  one  clerk; 
but  at  the  end  of  two  years  his  trade  had  in- 
creased to  such  an  extent  as  to  warrant  his 
entering  more  commodious  quarters,  and  he 
came  to  his  present  stand,  a  fine  large  corner 
store,  where  he  now  has  the  best  business  in 
this  portion  of  the  city,  giving  employment  to 
seven  people  besides  himself. 

On  February  16,  1884,  Mr.  Rice  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Ida  L.  Phillips,  a 
daughter  of  Ossian  C.  Phillips,  of  Turner, 
Me.  ;  and  they  are  the  parents  of  two  children 


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—  Albert  L.  and  Ada  May.  Mr.  Rice  is  a 
faithful  supporter  of  the  Republican  party 
at  the  polls,  but  has  never  sought  office.  He 
and  his  family  reside  in  Deering  and  are  at- 
tendants of  the  Congregational  church,  to  the 
support  of  which  he  contributes. 


"irXANIEL     M.      CROCKETT,      Town 
1=^     Clerk   at    Bridgton,    Me.,   was  born 
^TSV     January    25,    1831,    in    Charleston,. 
S.  C.      His   parents,    Daniel  Merrill 
and  Ellen    (Thomas)    Crockett,    had    but    two 
children,    the    elder   being   a   daughter.      The 
mother  died  when  Daniel  was  an  infant ;  and 
the  father,  who  was  engineer  in  a  rice  factory 
in  Georgetown,   N.C.,  died  eight  years  later. 
After  the  death    of  his  mother  Daniel   M. 
Crockett  was  taken  to  Portland  to  live  with  an 
uncle,    who  had  sent  for  him,   and    made   his 
home    in    that  city  until  fourteen   years  old. 
Engaging   subsequently   for    some    time    as  a 
farm  laborer,  he  became  thoroughly  acquainted 
with  agricultural  work;  but,  preferring  to  learn 
a  trade,    he  then    went  to    Westbrook,    where 
he    served  an    apprenticeship   at    shoemaking, 
which  he  subsequently  followed  for  six  years, 
and  after  that  he  was  employed   in   lumbering 
in    Wisconsin    for   two    years.      Returning   to 
Westbrook,  and  again  working  at  shoemaking 
for  a  short  time,  Mr.  Crockett  next  established 
himself  in  business,  which  he  finally  sold  out 
in  the  time  of  the  late  Rebellion,  in  order  that 
he  might  offer  his  services    in    his    country's 
defence.     Accordingly,   on    October  3,    1861, 
he    enlisted    as   a    private    in    Company    C, 
Twelfth     Maine    Volunteer     Infantry,    being 
mustered  in  at  Portland.      Sent  to  the  South 
with  his  regiment,  Mr.  Crockett  first  met  the 
enemy  in  battle  at  Ponchatoula,  where  he  was 
wounded   in  the  face  by  a  piece  of  shell  and 
was  taken  prisoner.     He  was  held  in  the  prisons 
of  Jackson  and  Vicksburg  from   September   i 
until  the  following  January,  when  he  was  ex- 
changed.      Rejoining  his    regiment,    he    was 
soon  sent  to  New  Orleans,  where  he  was  sta- 
tioned three  weeks,  and  the  following  fourteen 
weeks  he  spent    at    the  St.    James    Hospital. 
His  term  of  enlistment  having  now  expired,  he 
was  honorably  discharged,  being  mustered  out 
of  service  September  7,  1864. 


On  his  return  to  Westbrook  Mr.  Crockett 
resumed  work  at  his  trade,  but  was  afterward 
appointed  Assistant  Postmaster,  and  was  also 
clerk  in  a  store,  continuing  thus  engaged  until 
1865,  when  he  came  to  Bridgton,  where  he  has 
since  made  his  home.  For  some  years  he  has 
been  engaged  in  farming.  He  was  re-elected 
March  2,  1896,  for  the  fifth  term  as  Town 
Clerk  of  Bridgton,  having  filled  this  office 
with  credit  for  four  years,  and,  himself  a  loyal 
Republican,  enjoying  the  respect  of  both  po- 
litical parties.  He  is  prominent  in  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic  circles,  having  been 
Adjutant  of  Farragut  Post,  Np.  21,  for  a  quar- 
ter of  a  century. 

Mr.  Daniel  M.  Crockett  and  Miss  Abbie 
Mead  were  united  in  wedlock  on  November  26, 
1865.  They  have  but  one  child  living,  a 
daughter,  Susanna  M. ,  having  been  bereft  of 
their  only  son,  Charles  M. 


EV.  ASA  DALTON,  D.D.,  Rector 
of  St.  Stephen's,  Portland,  Me.,  was 
born  in  Westbrook,  Me.,  October 
30,  1824.  He  comes  from  good  old 
New  England  stock,  being  a  descendant  of 
Philemon  Dalton,  who  emigrated  to  this  coun- 
try in  163s,  bringing  with  him  his  wife  and 
son,  and  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Dedham, 
Mass.  After  a  time  he  moved  to  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  settled  in  Hampton,  of  which 
place  he  was  also  one  of  the  first  settlers  and 
incorporators. 

Philemon  Dalton  soon  became  a  leading 
man  in  his  new  home.  He  was  elected  to 
many  offices  of  trust,  and  gained  the  respect 
and  confidence  of  the  people  among  whom  he 
dwelt.  He  became  Deacon  of  the  church 
and  Selectman,  and,  as  civil  magistrate,  had 
authority  to  perform  marriage  ceremonies.  He 
died  June  4,  1662,  from  injuries  received  from 
the  fall  of  a  tree.  The  Rev.  Timothy  Dalton, 
brother  of  Philemon,  also  sought  a  home  in  the 
New  World.  The  rectorship  of  Woolverstone, 
Suffolk,  England,  which  he  had  held  for  more 
than  twenty  years,  was  taken  from  him  under 
the  tyrannical  rule  of  Archbishop  Laud!  He, 
therefore,  in  1637  left  England,  arid  joined  his 
brother  Philemon  at  Hampton,  and  was  the 
first  "teacher"  of  the  church  there. 


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Samuel,  son  of  Philemon  Dalton,  was  born 
in  England,  1629,  but  was  brought  up  in  this 
country  from  his  early  childhood.  His  career 
proves  him  to  have  been  a  man  of  sense  and 
integrity.  He  was  called  upon  while  quite  a 
young  man  tp  fill  offices  of  trust;  and  he  served 
as  Clerk  of  the  town  of  Hampton  for  thirty 
years,  nearly  all  the  deeds,  wills,  and  civic 
records  being  in  his  handwriting.  He  repre- 
sented Hampton  in  the  General  Court  in  1662, 
1664,  1666,  1669,  1671,  1673,  and  1679. 
He  was  in  1665  elected  Associate  Judge  of 
the  courts  of  Norfolk  and  Treasurer  of  the 
county,  which  offices  he  held  until  1680,  when 
New  Hampshire  formed  a  separate  govern- 
ment. As  soon  as  the  new  order  was  estab- 
lished, so  high  was  the  esteem  in  which  Mr. 
Samuel  Dalton  was  held  that  he  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  first  council  held  by  the  State 
under  President  Cutt,  an  office  he  held  until 
his  death.  On  February  6,  1650,  he  married 
Mehitable,  daughter  of  Henry  Palmer,  of 
Haverhill.  '  She  survived  her  husband,  and 
married  the  Rev.  Zachariah  Symmes,  of  Brad- 
ford. 

Philemon  Dalton,  son  of  Samuel,  was  born 
in  Hampton,  N.H.,  December  16,  1664.  He 
lived  on  the  homestead,  and  did  not  go  into 
public  life,  but  served  in  the  church,  holding 
the  office  of  Deacon.  He  was  married  on 
September  25,  1690,  to  Abigail  Gove,  daugh- 
ter of  Edward  and  Hannah  (Titcomb)  Gove. 
Their  son  Samuel  was  born  July  22,  1694. 
He  was  a  teacher,  and  married  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Moses  T.  and  Mary  (Carr)  Leavitt,  who 
was  a  descendant  of  Thomas,  of  Exeter,  N.H. 
Michael  Dalton,  brother  of  Samuel,  became  a 
prominent  merchant  in  Newburyport,  Mass., 
and  was  the  father  of  Tristram  Dalton,  who 
was  the  first  United  States  Senator  from  that 
State. 

Samuel,  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Leavitt)  Dalton,  was  born  in  Hampton, 
N.H.,  April  5,  1726.  In  1757  he  married 
Sarah  Scott;  and  they  were  early  settlers  of 
Parsonsfield,  Me.  Their  son,  Samuel  Dalton, 
was  born  in  Hampton,  N.H.,  August  7,  I77i- 
He  became  a  merchant,  and  married  in  1795 
Mary,  daughter  of  Joel  and  Lydia  (Perkins) 
Bennett,  of  York,  Me.,  a  descendant  of  John 
Bennett,  of  Wells,  Me. 


Samuel  Dalton,  of  Westbrook,  Me.,  born  in 
Parsonsfield,  November  25,  1797,  son  of .  Sam- 
uel and  Mary  (Bennett)  Dalton,  was  a  mer- 
chant, as  was  his  father  before  him.  He  mar- 
ried on  October  12,  18 19,  Mary  Ann,  daughter 
of  Joseph  Huckins,  of  Effingham,  N.H.,  and 
his  wife,  Mary  Jenness,  of  Portsmouth,  N.H. 
Mrs.  Dalton  was  a  descendant  of  Robert 
Huckins,  whose  son  James  was  killed  by  the 
Indians,  when  his  house  in  the  garrison  was 
taken,  and  all  its  inmates  slain,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  one  son,  Robert,  who  escaped  the 
following  day. 

The  Rev.  Asa  Dalton  is  the  eighth  in  de- 
scent from  Philemon  Dalton,  his  first  Ameri- 
can ancestor.  Dr.  Dalton's  parents  removed 
from  Maine  to  Massachusetts  during  his  boy- 
hood; and  in  the  Cambridge  High  School  he 
was  fitted  for  Harvard  University,  where  he 
was  graduated  with  distinction  in  1848,  a 
member  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Society,  from 
the  first  eight  of  his  class.  After  receiving 
his  college  degree,  he  decided  to  enter  the 
ministry,  and  continued  his  studies  at  Cam- 
bridge, at  the  Divinity  School  of  the  Univer- 
sity. Not  long  after,  Mr.  Dalton  went  to 
Newport,  R.I.,  where  he  established  a  classi- 
cal school,,  which  had  a  prosperous  career. 
Later  he  accepted  the  position  of  Assistant 
Rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Ascension  in  New 
York.  During  two  years  of  this  ministry  he 
also  edited  the  Protestant  ChiircJunan  of  that 
city.  From  1856  to  1862  Mr.  Dalton  was 
Rector^  of  St.  John's  Parish,  Bangor;  and  one 
year  later,  in  1863,  he  came  to  Portland, 
where  he  assumed  his  present  charge,  the  rec- 
torship of  St.  Stephen's.  He  married,  in 
1851,  Maria  Jackson,  a  native  of  Roxbury, 
Mass.,  the  daughter  of  the  Rev.  William 
and  Mary  Brown   Leverett. 

The  spiritual  elevation  of  those  about  him 
as  well  as  the  material  advancement  of  the 
church,  bear  witness  to  Dr.  Dalton's  faithful 
and  efficient  ministry.  His  broad  outlook  and 
wide  sympathies  have  conjoined  to  establish 
the  happiest  relations  between  the  parish  and 
the  various  congregations  of  other  denomina- 
tions in  the  city.  During  his  ministry  at  St. 
Stephen's,  Dr.  Dalton  has  delivered  fifteen 
courses  of  free  lectures  upon  historical  and 
literary  subjects,  and  these  lectures  have  been 


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largely  attended  by  the  most  intelligent  people 
of  the  city.  Their  popularity  has  not  been 
confined  to  Portland,  as  they  have  been  widely 
reported  and  read;  and  it  is  only  the  just 
measure  of  praise  to  say  that  these  literary 
talks  were  the  most  popular  lectures  ever 
given  in  this  city.  Dr.  Dalton's  energy  as  a 
writer  is  remarkable.  Besides  frequent  con- 
tributions to  periodicals  and  reviews,  he  has 
written  and  published  a  volume  of  sermons 
and  a  church  history,  which  have  received  ap- 
preciative commendations  from  both  the  secu- 
lar and  religious  press.  He  has  always  co- 
operated with  other  churches  in  their  religious 
and  charitable  work,  and  is  connected  with 
several  literary  and  benevolent  societies.  His 
name  is  enrolled  among  the  members  of  the 
New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical 
Society  and  the  Maine  Historical  Society, 
and  he  is  Vice-President  of  the  Harvard  Club 
of  Maine.  No  surer  testimony  of  a  man's 
life  work  can  be  given  than  the  happier,  wiser, 
better  condition  of  those  among  whom  and  for 
whom  he  has  labored. 

A  Maine  man.  Dr.  Dalton  early  decided  to 
devote  his  life  to  the  highest  interests  of  his 
native  State,  a  plan  to  which  he  has  adhered 
unswervingly,  subordinating  all  sectarian  re- 
lations and  schemes  to  this  purpose  —  namely, 
that  of  promoting  the  intellectual  and  moral 
advancement  of  his  city  and  State. 


'OHN  G.  TOLFORD,  late  an  esteemed 
resident  of  Gorham,  Me.,  in  former 
years  one  of  the  leading  dry-goods  mer- 
chants of  Cumberland  County,  doing 
business  in  Portland,  was  born  in  Saco,  Me., 
in  1811,  son  of  Joshua  and  Mary  Tolford! 
His  parents  removed  to  Portland  when  he  was 
eleven  years  old;  and  in  that  city  he  earned 
his  first  wages,  being  employed  in  a  grocery 
store.  He  left  his  place  within  a  short  time, 
however,  because  liquor  was  sold  there,  and 
next  entered  the  dry-goods  store  of  Rogers  & 
Cutler,  where  he  began  work  as  an  errand  boy. 
The  strength  of  principle  which  caused  him  to 
resign  his  first  position  never  deserting  him, 
step  by  step  he  worked  his  way  up  until 
finally  he  became  owner  and  manager  of  the 
business,  which  he  moved  to  more  commodious 


quarters  across  the  street'.     As  the  years  passed, 
fortune  favored  him  increasingly;  and  in  1852 
he  built  another  store  on  Free  Street,  Portland. 
In    1865   he  retired  from    business,    having 
accumulated  a  fortune,  and  travelled  for  some 
time  on  the  Continent;  and  in  1875  he  bought 
the    handsome    estate    in    Gorham    where   his 
widow  now  resides,  furnishing  his  home  with 
all  needed  comforts  and  luxuries  suggested  by 
good  taste  and  foreign  travel.      A  Republican 
in  politics,   he    took    a    personal    interest    in 
national  affairs,  but   was   not   an   aspirant   for 
office.      He    was  a   prominent  member  of  St. 
Stephen's     Episcopal     Church     in     Portland, 
which  he  joined   when  a  young  man,  and  was 
Senior  Warden  for  over  twenty-five  years.      He 
died  November  i,  1880,  in  his  seventieth  year. ' 
Mr.    Tolford  was    married   in   1854  to  Miss' 
Anna     B.     Mountfort,    daughter    of     Captain 
Daniel  and  Mary  (Mussey)  Mountfort,  of  Port- 
land.     The   Mountfort   family    is    of    English 
origin.      Mrs.     Tolford's   grandfather,    Daniel 
Mountfort,  was  a  tanner  of  Portland,    and   in 
that  city  her  father  was  born.      He  began   to 
follow  the  sea  when  only  a  lad,  and  was  Cap- 
tain of  a  vessel  when  he  was  twenty-one  years 
of    age.       After    weathering    successfully    the 
tempests  of  many  seasons,  he  was  finally  lost 
at  sea,   December  22,    1839,   his  vessel  being 
wrecked   in    a  snowstorm   off  Cape  Cod.      He 
left    three    children,    Mrs.    Tolford,  who    was 
born  in  Portland   in    1828,  being  the  youngest 
and   the  only  one'  now   living.      She    enjoyed 
the  best  educational  advantages  offered  at  the 
time,  attending  the  common   schools  of  Port- 
land,   and   finishing  her  studies  at    Packard's 
Seminary  on   Free   Street,    Portland.      Of  her 
union    with    Mr.    Tolford    two    children    wqre 
born,  a  son  and  a  daughter.      John  G.,  the  son, 
a  promising  lad,    attended   the   Gorham  High 
School  and  then   entered   Phillips  Academy  at 
Andover,  Mass.      He  was  called  home  at  the 
time  of  his   father's   death,  and   shortly  after 
that    sad    event   was  taken    ill.      Three  years 
later  (1883)   he  died.      He  was  then  nineteen 
years  of  age.     The  daughter,  Mary  Elizabeth, 
received  a  liberal    education,    attending    Mrs. 
Bailey's    Home    School    at    New    Gloucester, 
Me.,  after  a  preliminary  course  of  study  in  the 
Portland  schools,  later  taking  a  special  course 
at  the  Belcher  School,  Farmington,    Me.,   and 


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at  Gorham  Seminary,  and  finally  entering 
Wellesley  College,  where  she  took  a  four 
years'  course,  graduating  from  the  musical 
department  in  1883.  Nine  years  later  she 
married  Mr.  John  A.   Hinkley,  of  Gorham. 

Mrs.  Tolford  is  highly  esteemed  in  Gorham 
and  in  Portland,  her  early  home.  She  attends 
the  Congregationalist  church,  and  is  always 
ready  to  respond  to  the  demands  of  charity. 
Mr.  Tolford  was  a  fine  example  of  a  self-made 
man;  and  the  wealth  which  blessed  his  declin- 
ing years  was  but  a  fitting  outcome  of  the 
struggle  of  his  youth  with  poverty  and  temp- 
tation, his  constant  integrity,  and  his  diligent 
application  to  business  in  his  manhood's  prime. 

This  brief  memoir  is  happily  accompanied 
by  a  lifelike  portrait  of  Mr.  Tolford. 


T^APTAIN  WILLIAM  E.  DENNI- 
I  v-^  SON,  who  died  on  September  3,  1895, 
^Hs  was  for  a  number  of  years  Com- 
mander of  the  Maine  Central 
steamer,  "Frank  Jones."  He  was  born  in 
Portland,  June  29,  1832.  His  father  was 
Captain  C.  W.  Dennison,  of  Freeport,  Me., 
where  his  grandfather,  Solomon  Dennison, 
lived;  but  the  family  originally  came  from 
Gloucester,  Mass.  At  the  age  of  thirteen 
William  E.  went  to  sea,  going  before  the  mast, 
working  his  way  from  the  lowest  to  the  high- 
est round  in  thirty-nine  different  vessels. 
His  life  was  one  of  varied  experiences.  He 
was  at  one  time  an  indigo  planter  in  Central 
America,  and  he  was  master  of  an  armed  trad- 
ing schooner  on  Lake  Nicaragua  until  driven 
thence  by  one  of  the  periodical  Central 
American  revolutions.  During  the  Crimean 
War  he  was  one  of  the  crew  of  a  transport 
which  carried  British  troops  through  the  Black 
Sea  to  Sebastopol ;  and,  in  the  war  of  the  Re- 
bellion, with  his  gunboat  he  assisted  in  the 
capture  of  the  blockade  -  running  steamers, 
"Circassian"  and  "Emma  Henley,"  carrying 
away  the  largest  prizes  ever  taken  by  the 
American  navy.  He  was  for  seven  years 
engaged  in  the  coal  business,  and  he  made  and 
lost  a  fortune  in  the  California  gold  mines. 
Tact  is  better  than  talent,  and  Captain  -Den- 
nison's  ability  to  take  advantage  of  the  situa- 
tion is  notable.      It  was  a  lucky  stroke  for  him 


when  he  was  transferred  from  the  Captaincy 
of  a  merchantman  to  the  command  of  one  of 
Uncle  Sam's  war  vessels.  With  the  Ameri- 
can schooner  "Adrianna, "  Captain  Dennison 
saved  the  United  States  steamship  "Wyo- 
ming," which  had  been  run  ashore  by  her 
rebel-sympathizing  crew  in  the  Gulf  of  Cali- 
fornia, July  31,  1861.  The  "Wyoming" 
taught  the  Japanese  to  respect  the  valor  of 
American  seamen  by  fighting  singly  the  com- 
bined Japanese  fort  and  fleet,  and  achieving 
a  most  audacious  victory  in  the  Strait  of  Si- 
monoseki,  whence  warships  of  three  nations 
had  been  driven.  The  "Wyoming"  was  one 
of  the  United  States  squadron  then  in  the 
Pacific  Ocean.  Lieutenant  Murray  required 
Captain  Dennison  to  leave  the  "Adrianna" 
for  the  time  and  go  on  board  the  "Wyoming," 
which  was  in  so  critical  a  position  that  Cap- 
taiji  Dennison  realized  that  they  must  work 
night  and  day  to  save  her.  He  called  for  the 
pilot  who  was  in  command  when  the  "Wyo- 
ming" grounded,  for  the  moral  circumstances 
of  the  movement  assured  him  that  the  vessel 
had  been  purposely  run  ashore.  The  disci- 
pline of  the  "Wyoming  "  was  exceedingly  lax. 
Her  late  Captain  and  other  officers,  honored 
with  commissions  by  the  United  States  gov- 
ernment, had  deserted  the  vessel  and  had  gone 
to  join  the  rebels;  and  of  those  who  remained 
behind  many  were  tainted  with  sentiments 
hostile  to  the  government.  While  Dennison 
and  Murray  were  talking  over  affairs,  the  pilot, 
who  without  any  authority  had  been  'set 
ashore,  made  off  and  was  seen  no  more.  The 
"Wyoming"  went  ashore  at  high  water,  under 
full  steam,  with  the  power  of  her  engine  fully 
developed.  Her  keel  lay  parallel  to  the  coast, 
far  from  the  nearest  habitation.  After  run- 
ning her  ashore,  the  crew  had  taken  the  steam 
anchor  out  over  the  starboard  bow  and  planted 
it  farther  upon  the  reef.  The  cable  of  this 
anchor  had  been  tightened  by  the  Captain,  and 
the  ship  had  thus  gone  farther  ashore  and 
more  into  danger.  The  "Wyoming  "  had  been 
thoroughly  overhauled  and  repaired  at  the 
Mare  Island  navy-yard,  and  had  on  board  all 
her  stores  and  equipments. 

The  tides  in  the  Gulf  of  California  are 
scarcely  perceptible,  and  a  ship  ashore  any- 
where  in  it  increased    her   danger    by    delay. 


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As  soon  as  Captain  Dennison  took  charge,  the 
''Adrianna  "  hauled  alongside  and  commenced 
to  take  aboard  the  shot  and  shell ;  and,  having 
lightened  her  burden,  the  ship  thus  took  out 
astern  the  bow  anchors  of  the  disabled  vessel, 
and  at  6  p.m.,  August  2,  got  the  gunboat  afloat 
and  towed  it  into  Petaluma  Bay,  a  snug  harbor, 
where  the  transfer  of  stores  was  made.  On 
the  evening  of  August  4  both  vessels  went  to 
sea,  the  "Adrianna "  in  tow  of  the  "Wyo- 
ming." On  August  7,  at  9  a.m.,  the  "Wy- 
oming" discharged-the  "Adrianna."  Thus  for 
seven  days  did  the  "Adrianna,"  interrupting 
her  voyage,  stand  by  the  unfortunate  ship,  sav- 
ing her  from  imminent  peril. 

Captain  Dennison  was  at  one  time  in  com- 
mand of  the  "Cherokee,"  and  served  the 
blockade  at  Fort  Fisher.  On  his  return  from 
the  war  he  commanded  the  steamer  "City  of 
Richmond  "  until  the  "Frank  Jones  "  went  on 
the  line.  His  steamboat  route  was  from  Port- 
land to  Machias  and  Mount  Desert,  and  he 
also  went  from  Portland  to  Bangor.  He  be- 
longed to  the  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Portland  Com- 
mandery,  Knights  Templars,  and  to  the  Loyal 
Legion.  He  was  a  member  of  Bosworth 
Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  the  So- 
ciety of  California  Pioneers,  and  the  Virginia 
Veterans.  By  his  first  marriage  Captain  Den- 
nison had  one  son,  A.  Crossman  Dennison, 
pilot  of  the  "Bay  State."  On  May  i,  1887, 
he  married  Miss  Lizzie  E.  Tobey,  daughter  of 
H.  N.  Tobey,  of  Machiasport.  Mrs.  Denni- 
son survives  her  husband  with  two  children 

William  W.  and  Adelaide  Boothby  Dennison. 


AZEN  D.  MORRISON,  who  owns 
and  occupies  a  valuable  farm  in  the 
I  Is  I  Highlands  of  Bridgton,  was  born 
October  7,  1853,  in  the  house  in 
which  he  now  resides,  being  a  son  of  William 
A.  and  Almira  (Danforth)  Morrison.  His 
father  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  Cumberland 
County  and  one  of  its  most  honored  and  re- 
spected citizens.  In  1852  he  purchased  this 
homestead  property,  on  which  he  carried  on  a 
substantial  business  in  general  farming  and 
lumbering  until  his  demise  in  1888,  at  the 
age  of  sixty-five  years.  His  wife  preceded 
him  to  the  eternal  rest,  dying  at  the  age  of 


fifty-eight  years  in  £885.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  six  children,  namely:  Hazen  D. ;  Ada; 
John,  who  died  in  early  life;  Nellie;  Howard; 
and  Abbie  (deceased).  The  father  was  a, 
member  of  the  Society  of  Odd  Fellows. 

Hazen  D.  Morrison  has  spent  his  years  on 
the  farm  where  his  birth  occurred,  having  as- 
sisted in  its  management  during  the  life  of  his 
father,  and  afterward  becoming  its  possessor. 
He  has  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  acres  of 
land,  charmingly  situated  on  the. Highlands; 
and  here  he  carries  on  mixed  husbandry, 
besides  doing  an  extensive  business  in  lumber- 
ing. During  the  summer  season  he  and  his 
wife  accommodate  about  twenty-five  boarders 
from  the  leading  cities  of  the  neighboring- 
States,  having,  during  the  four  summers  in 
which  they  have  been  thus  employed,  won  an 
enviable  reputation  as  genial  hosts.  In  poli- 
tics Mr.  Morrison  is  a  sturdy  Democrat  arid 
a  faithful  supporter  of  the  principles  promul- 
gated by  that  party.  In  i888,  on  May  9,  Mr. 
Morrison  was  wedded  to  Miss  Elecia  N. 
Keough,  who  ably  assists  him  in  his  labors, 
presiding  in  a  worthy  manner  over  his  pleasant 
home  and  adding  to  its  comforts  and  at-' 
tractions. 


fRA  B.  PAGE,  superintendent  of  the 
Mayberry  Brothers'  stock  farm  in  Casco, 
Me.,  where  some  of  the  finest  horses  in 
the  country  are  raised,  was  born  in 
Whitefield,  N.H.,  April  30,  1849,  son  of 
William  and  Jane  (Quinby)  Page,  both  natives 
of  Lisbon,  N.  H.  William  Page,  who  was  a 
mason  by  trade,  spent  the  greater  part  of  his 
life  in  Whitefield,  dying  there  in  1882.  He 
was  the  father  of  fourteen  children:  Eliza 
Jane;  Samantha;  Marinda;  Martha;  Abby; 
Lydia;  Ada;  John;  Edmond ;  Frank;  Carrie; 
Ira  B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Mary.;  and 
Bessie,  who  died  in  infancy. 

Ira  B.  Page  received  a  good  common-school 
education  in  his  native  town.  He  went  to 
work  when  twenty  years  of  age,  first  engaging 
as  a  teamster.  This  line  he  followed  for  sev- 
eral years,  and  then  purchased  a  farm  in 
Whitefield,  where  he  remained  for  some  time, 
About  1882  he  obtained  employment  as  a  stage 
driver,  and  for  twelve  years  the  crack  of  his 


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whip  and  the  thud 'of  his  horse's  hoofs  daily 
enlivened  the  quiet  country  roads.  In  April, 
1894,  he  took  charge  of  the  valuable  stock 
farm  at  Casco  owned  by  the  Mayberry  Brothers, 
of  Boston,  Mass.  He  at  present  has  the  care 
of  twenty-five  trotting  horses,  and  also  man- 
ages a  farm  for  Mayberry  Brothers  in  Otisfield, 
Me.  He  is  a  man  of  good  practical  judg- 
ment, with  a  thorough  knowledge  of  horseflesh, 
and  is  one  of  the  most  prosperous  and  re- 
spected citizens  of  Casco. 

Mr.  Page  was  married  February  22,  1868, 
to  Miss  Ella  M.  Howland,  of  Whitefield. 
She  died  October  10,  1880,  leaving  one  child, 
Leoni,  who  is  now  living  with  her  father;  and 
on  October  18,  1882,  he  was  again  married, 
to  Miss  Etta  Scott,  of  Haverhill,  Mass.  She 
was  born  April  11,  1861,  and  is  the  daughter  of 
William  Scott,  of  Haverhill  (deceased).  Mr. 
Page  has  no  children  by  his  second  marriage. 

Mr.  Page  votes  the  Republican  ticket,  but 
is  not  an  aspirant  for  office.  He  attends  the 
Free  Will  Baptist  Church  of  Casco.  Some 
idea  of  the  responsibility  of  his  position  will 
be  gained  by  reading  the  appended  sketch  of 
Deacon  Richard  Mayberry,  the  original  owner 
of  the  Mayberry  Stock  Farms. 


M 


EACON  RICHARD  MAYBERRY 
was  born  in  Casco,  Me.,  February 
14,  1811,  son  of  Daniel  and  Betsey 
(Nash)  Mayberry,  both  natives  of 
Daniel  Mayberry  was  a  lifelong  resi- 
Casco,  a  progressive  and  prosperous 
Richard  Mayberry  acquired  his  love 
his  father's  farm.      He  was  en- 


Casco. 
dent  of 
farmer, 
for  horses  on 
gaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  from  early  boy- 
hood; but,  being  an  energetic  and  enterprising 
man,  he  took  an  active  part  in  other  industries 
of  the  locality,  becoming  in  time  a  large  lum- 
ber dealer  and  owner  of  grist-mills  and  saw- 
mills.     He  died  December  24,  1889. 

December  29,  1844,  Deacon  Mayberry  was 
married  to  Catherine  M.,  daughter  of  Samuel 
and  Elizabeth  (Jordan)  Knight,  the  former  of 
Otisfield,  the  latter  of  Raymond,  Me.  Mrs. 
Mayberry  was  born  February  21,  1816,  and 
was  the  seventh  in  a  family  of  nine.  Her 
brothers  and  sisters  were  named  as  follows; 
Nathaniel,  Margaret,  Cyrus,  Martha,  Zebulon, 


Samuel,  Milton,  and  Elizabeth.  Deacon 
Mayberry  and  his  wife  had  four  children — ; 
Wyatt  T.,  born  July  i,  1846,  who  died  in 
May,  1850;  Florence,  who  was  born  in 
1848,  and  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-three; 
Cyrus  C,  who  was  born  October  17,  1851, 
married  Miss  Georgie  Nichols,  of  Casco,  and 
now  resides  in  Boston,  Mass.  ;  and  Franklin 
P.,  who  was  born  October  13,  1853,  a  real 
estate  dealer  in  Boston,  unmarried. 

Cyrus  C.  and  Franklin  P.  Mayberry  are 
joint  owners  of  the  Mayberry  Stock  Farms,  the 
principal  one  at  Whitefield,  N.H.,  the  other 
at  Casco,  Me.,  and  have  made  a  marked 
success  of  raising  fine  horses.  The  farm  at 
Casco,  which  is  now  in  charge  of  Mr.  Ira  B. 
Page,  is  fitted  with  large  stock  barns  and  one 
race  track,  and  is  one  of  the  interesting  feat- 
ures of  Cumberland  County.  To  say  that  a 
horse  comes  from  the  Mayberry  farm  is  suffi- 
cient guarantee  of  soundness,  good  breeding, 
and  genera]  excellence;  and  the  trotting 
horses  raised  there  rank  among  the  first  in 
New  England. 

Deacon  Mayberry  was  an  active  worker  in 
the  interest  of  the  Republican  party.  He 
was  Postmaster  of  Casco  two  terms,  repre- 
sented the  district  in  the  legislature  in  1861, 
and  was  Selectman  a  great  many  years.  In 
the  welfare  of  the  Congregational  church  he 
took  an  active  interest,  and  he  was  Deacon  of 
the  church  in  Casco  for  a  long  time. 


OSEPH  RAYNES,  Postmaster  at  Yar- 
mouthville,  Me.,  was  born  March  25, 
1843,  in  the  town  of  New  Gloucester. 
He  is  the  fourth  in  direct  line  of  de- 
scent to  bear  this  name  and  to  live  in  Cumber- 
land County,  his  great-grandfather  having 
been  a  pioneer  of  New  Gloucester,  which  was 
the  birthplace  of  the  intermediate  Josephs. 
The  emigrant  ancestor  of  the  Raynes  family 
was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  York,  York 
County,  Me.,  the  house  which  he  erected  more 
than  a  century  ago  being  still  in  fair  preser- 
vation. (For  further  family  history  see 
Raynes's  "Genealogy,"  compiled  by  Jonathan 
Tyler.) 

Mr.    Raynes's    paternal   grandfather   was    a 
skilled  mechanic,  a  painter  and  a  chair-maker. 


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and  a  man  of  considerable  local  prominence  in 
New  Gloucester,  where  he  was  a  lifelong  resi- 
dent. He  was  active  in  advancing  the  cause 
of  religion,  belonging  to  the  Congregational 
church.  Of  his  large  family  of  children  but 
one  is  now  living,  Mrs.  0.  R.  Davis,  of  Au- 
burn, Me. 

Joseph  Raynes,  the  third,  father  of  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  was  reared  in  the  place  of 
his  birth,  and  there  worked  with  his  father  as 
a  painter  and  chair-maker  for  many  years.  In 
1850,  desiring  a  change  of  occupation,  he  came 
to  Yarmouth,  accepting  a  position  as  station 
agent  on  what  was  then  known  as  the  Atlantic 
&  St.  Lawrence  Railway,  afterward  called  the 
Grand  Trunk,  Kennebec  &  Portland  Railway, 
but  now  the  Maine  Central,  his  office  being  at 
the  Junction.  He  was  in  every  respect  a  ca- 
pable and  trustworthy  employee,  paying  close 
attention  to  the  duties  of  his  responsible  posi- 
tion, winning  the  confidence  of  all  with  whom 
he  had  business  relations.  In  politics  he  was 
at  first  a  Whig  and  later  a  Democrat.  Two 
terms,  in  1842  and  1843,  ^^  served  as  a  Rep- 
resentative in  the  State  legislature.  Relig- 
iously, he  conscientiously  accepted  the  views 
of  his  parents.  He  died  on  October  18,  1864. 
His  wife,  Mary  P.  Eveleth,  a  daughter  of 
Deacon  Nathaniel  Eveleth,  also  of  New 
Gloucester,  tarried  on  earth  but  a  short  time 
after,  passing  to  the  life  immortal,  May  16, 
1866.  Six  children  were  born  to  them, 
namely:  Caroline  and  Josiah  (departed);  Mrs. 
Lucy  A.  Knight,  of  this  town;  Joseph;  Mrs. 
Mary  E.  Mitchell,  of  Bath,  Me. ;  and  Edward, 
of  Yarmouth. 

Joseph  Raynes  acquired  his  elementary  edu- 
cation in  his  native  town,  completing  his 
course  of  study  at  the  old  academy  in  North 
Yarmouth.  At  the  car  shops  of  the  Portland 
&  Kennebec  Railway  in  Augusta  he  learned 
the  machinist's  trade,  following  it  but  a  short 
time  before  his  enlistment,  June  16,  1863,  in 
the  United  States  Navy  at  Charlestown,  Mass. 
He  was  shortly  transferred  to  the  South  Atlan- 
tic squadron,  which  was  stationed  off  the 
coast  of  South  Carolina,  and  took  an  impor- 
tant part  in  the  bombardment  of  Fort  Sumter 
in  September  of  that  year.  He  served  on 
board  the  frigate  "Wabash"  and  the  monitor 
"Nahant"  for  some  months,  being  finally  dis- 


charged August  15,  1864,  at  the  Brooklyn 
navy-yard  frorn  the  ship  "Vermont."  On  re- 
turning home,  finding  his  father  ill,  Mr. 
Raynes  assumed  his  duties  at  the  railway  sta- 
tion, where  in  October,  a  change  being  made 
in  the  railway  management,  two  agents  being 
appointed,  he  was  made  agent  of  the  Portland 
&  Kennebec  Railway,  an  office  which  he  filled 
until  1878.  He  next  engaged  in  business  in 
Yarmouth  as  a  cigar  manufacturer,  continuing 
five  years,  when,  September  21,  1886,  he  was 
appointed  Postmaster  at  Yarmouthville,  wliere 
he  has  since  served,  giving  general  satisfac- 
tion to  the  public. 

Socially,  Mr.  Raynes  is  a  prominent  mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  belonging'  to 
the  Casco  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  the 
Cumberland  Royal  Arch  Chapter.  He  is  a 
member  likewise  of  the  Kearsarge  Benevolent 
Association  of  Boston;  also  belonging  to  the 
W.  L.  Haskell  Post,  No.  108,  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic.  Politically,  he  is  a  straight 
Democrat,  active  in  local  affairs,  and  was  at 
one  time  nominated  as  Representative,  but 
was  defeated,  although  he  ran  ahead  of  his 
ticket.  Mr.  Raynes  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Yarmouth  Band,  having  joined  at  its  organiza- 
tion in  July,  1866,  and  has  been  its  business 
manager  up  to  and  including  the  present 
time,  thirty  consecutive  years. 

Mr.  Raynes  was  united  in  marriage  March 
7,  1867,  with  Esther  Abbie  Johnson.  She 
was  born  in  Notth  Yarmouth,  daughter  of 
William  and  Esther  (Sawyer)  Johnson,  her 
father  being  a  well-known  farmer.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Raynes. have  three  children,  namely: 
Mary  Ann ;  Albert  Joseph,  a  telegraph  opera- 
tor at  Yarmouth  Junction,  on  the  Maine  Cen- 
tral Railway;  and  George  Edward.  Mr. 
Raynes  and  his  family  are  liberal  in  their 
religious  belief. 


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EORGE  FOSTER  TALBOT,  LL.D., 
y  5  I  a  prominent  retired  attorney  of  Port- 
land, where  he  has  lived  since  1861, 
was  born  in  East  Machias,  Me.,  January  16, 
1819.  His  parents  were  John  Coffin  and  Mary 
(Foster)  Talbot.  The  paternal  great-grand- 
father, Peter  Talbot,  whose  ancestors  came  to 
Massachusetts   between    1620  and    1640,   was 


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long  a  resident  of  Stoughton,  Mass.  He  served 
with  the  rank  of  Captain  in  the  Revolutionary 
War.  Tradition  says  that  George  Talbot,  the 
first  emigrant,  was  impressed  into  the  Eng- 
lish navy,  but  escaped  to  land  by  swimming 
when  the  vessel  was  near  Rhode  Island. 
Peter  Talbot,  grandfather  of  George  F.,  mi- 
grated from  Massachusetts  to  Maine  in  1773, 
the  year  made  memorable  by  the  Boston  Tea 
Party.  He  was  a  pioneer  settler  in  East 
Machias,  where  he  was  prominent  as  a  town 
officer.  He  was  a  farmer  of  a  quiet,  reflective 
turn  of  mind,  who  liked  the  retirement  of  his 
own  fireside,  but  never  shirked  public  duties. 
His  wife's  name  before  marriage  was  Lucy 
Hammond.  The  maternal  great-grandfather, 
Benjamin  Foster,  who  was  a  pioneer  of  East 
Machias,  planned  the  capture  of  the  British 
war  vessel,  the  "Margarita,"  at  the  opening 
of  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  later  took  a 
prominent  part  in  repelling  a  British  squadron 
that  tried  to  capture  the  settlement. 

John  Coffin  Talbot  was  born  in  East  Machias 
in  1784.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was  a 
manufacturer  and  shipper  of  lumber;  but  in 
1837  he  was  appointed  and  subsequently 
elected  Judge  of  the  Probate  Court,  which 
office  he  held  during  the  rest  of  his  lifetime. 
He  was  elected  to  the  State  legislature  a  num- 
ber of  times;  and  in  1837,  the  year  of  the 
great  financial  panic,  he  served  as  President  of 
the  Senate.  His  wife  Mary  was  a  daughter 
of  John  and  Phebe  (Burr)  Foster,  of  East 
Machias,  and  a  grand-daughter  of  Benjamin 
and  Elizabeth  (Scott)  Foster.  Her  grand- 
father, Benjamin  Foster,  commanded  the 
Colonial  forces  that  repulsed  an  attack  by  a 
British  expedition  against  Machias  in  1779. 
Mrs.  John  C.  Talbot  bore  her  husband  five 
sons  and  three  daughters.  Of  these  Stephen 
P.  Talbot,  a  Bowdoin  graduate,  and  a  promis- 
ing law  student,  was  drowned  at  sea  under 
pathetic  circumstances.  The  others  are  all 
living.  William,  an  extensive  farmer  in  An- 
dover,  Oxford  County,  Me.,  married  a  sister 
of  John  A.  Poor.  John^  Coffin,  also  a  Bowdoin 
graduate,  and  a  prominent  attorney  in  East 
Machias,  has  served  fifteen  terms  in  the  State 
legislature,  and  has  also  been  Speaker  of  the 
House.  Thomas  H.,  another  graduate  of 
Bowdoin,    is  a  Boston   lawyer,  who  has  been 


Assistant  Attorney-General  of  the  United 
States,  and  served  his  country  in  the  late  war 
as  Colonel  of  a  regiment.  Emma  Caroline  is 
the  widow  of  Josiah  P.  Keller,  who,  as  man- 
aging owner  of  a  large  lumber  concern,  went 
in  1850  to  Puget  Sound,  where  he  subse- 
quently died.  Susan  is  unmarried,  and  Mary 
Elizabeth  lives  with  her  sisters  in  Boston. 
The  father  and  mother  were  active  members  of 
the  Congregational  church.  Mr.  Talbot  was 
an  enthusiastic  Mason  of  the  early  times.  He 
served  East  Machias  as  Postmaster  and  Town 
Clerk  tor  more  than  forty  years.  In  moral 
reforms  he  was  also  prominent,  being  the 
organizer  of  a  temperance  society  fifteen  years 
before  General  Dow  began  to  think  of  it. 
His  wife  died  in  1858,  and  the  year  1861  saw 
the  close  of  his  busy  career. 

George  F.  Talbot,  LL.D.,  commenced  at- 
tendance at  the  academy  in  his  native  town 
at  the  early  age  of  eight  years.  Entering 
Bowdoin  College  as  a  Junior,  he  was  graduated 
two  3'ears  later  an  A.B.  in  the  class  of  1837. 
Three  years  after,  he  received  the  degree  of 
A.M.;  and  in  1894  his  Alma  Mater  conferred 
on  him  another  honor,  that  of  LL.D.  He 
read  law  with  Senator  James  W.  Bradbury,  of 
Augusta,  Me.,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
that  town  in  1840.  His  professional  career 
began  in  Skowhegan,  where  he  remained  one 
year.  ■  For  a  short  time  thereafter  he  was  en- 
gaged in  teaching;  but  during  the  years  1843 
and  1844  be  practised  law  in  Columbia,  Wash- 
ington County.  Mr.  Talbot  then  opened  an 
office  in  his  native  town,  where  he  remained 
for  ten  years.  He  was  an  active  antislavery 
worker,  and  was  a  candidate  for  Governor  in 
1849  ^^^  1850  on  the  Free  Soil  ticket.  In 
1854  he  moved  to  Machias,  where  as  County 
Attorney  he  had  much  to  do  with  important 
litigation,  greatly  enlarging  his  practice.  He 
took  an  active  part  in  the  formation  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  being  practically  the  editor  of 
the  Republican  paper  of  that  town,  and  was 
also  one  of  four  delegates  for  the  State  of 
Maine  to  the  National  Convention  in  Chicago. 
Here  he  served  on  the  Committee  on  Resolu- 
tions, and  had  a  warm  controversy  with 
Horace  Greeley,  who  wanted  to  abandon  the 
article  prohibiting  the  introduction  of  slavery 
into   the  United   States  Territories.     To  Mr. 


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Talbot's  mind  this  was  the  essential  party 
issue,  but  the  Committee  was  divided.  After 
he  had  held  conferences  with  Mr.  Boutelle 
and  Carl  Schurz,  another  vote  was  taken  on 
the  question,   and  Mr.   Greeley  was  defeated. 

Soon  after  Abraham  Lincoln  became  Presi- 
dent, Mr.  Talbot  was  appointed  United  States 
Attorney  for  the  Maine  District,  and  came 
to  Portland.  This  position  was  held  by  him 
for  nearly  ten  years.  In  this  period  he  had  to 
deal  with  frequent  infractions  of  the  revenue 
laws,  and  had  some  heavy  prosecutions  for  the 
illicit  importing  of  lumber,  which  he  carried 
to  the  United  States .  courts,  recovering  dam- 
ages. Later  he  was  one  of  three  commis- 
sioners appointed  to  examine  paper  frauds  at 
Augusta,  and  was  the  writer  of  the  elaborate 
report  of  the  investigations,  which  lasted  one 
year.  His  coworkers  at  that  time  were  Gov- 
ernor Connor  and  Daniel  Sanborn.  Mr.  Talbot 
then  took  an  office  for  general  practice,  but 
he  was  already  overworked.  He  and  Mrs. 
Talbot  spent  1872  in  travelling  extensively 
abroad.  He  was  a  member  of  a  special  com- 
mission appointed  to  revise  the  Constitution 
of  the  State  in  1875,  who  reported  a  series  of 
amendments,  the  most  of  which  were  adopted. 
In  1876  he  became  Solicitor  of  the  United 
States  Treasury.  Later,  on  iinding  that  the 
position  he  filled  was  wanted  for  a  Southern 
man,  with  a  view  to  help  in  building  up  the 
Republican  party  of  the  South,  Mr.  Talbot  re- 
signed. He  has  won  distinction  by  his  liter- 
ary contributions  to  papers  and  magazines,  and 
also  by  a  book  entitled  "A  Life  of  Jesus  :  His 
Opinions  and  his  Character,"  which  was  pub- 
lished by  the  Unitarian  Publishing  House  in 
1883.  During  antislavery  times  he  was  in 
the  lecture  field,  and  he  has  been  a  prolific 
writer  of  poems  for  class  reunions.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  has  been  President  of  the 
Fraternity  Club. 

His  wife,  Elizabeth  (Neil)  Talbot,  whom 
he  married  on  May  16,  1844,  died  in  1845, 
leaving  twin  daughters,  one  of  whom  died  in 
infancy.  In  1861  Mr.  Talbot  contracted  a 
second  marriage  with  Elizabeth  Lincoln,  of 
Dennysville,  Me.  She  was  a  grand-daughter 
of  General  Lincoln  of  Revolutionary  fame. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Talbot  have  four  children. 
They   are:    Thomas    Lincoln,    attorney,    who 


married  Miss  Alice  Spring,  and  has  two  chil- 
dren—  Edith  Lincoln  and  Samuel  Spring; 
Hannah  Lincoln,  who  lives  at  home;  Cather- 
ine; and  Frederick  F.  Talbot.  The  last 
named,  vvho  is  employed  in  the  banking  house 
of  E.  H.  Gay  &  Co.,  of  Boston,  married  Mary 
P.  Frank,  of  Portland,  and  has  two  children 
—  George  F.  and  Melvin  F.  Talbot. 


OHN  G.  SCOTT,  a  retired  carpenter  of 
Westbrook,  Me.,  a  "forty-niner,"  and  a 
veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  was  born  in 
Freeport,  another  Cumberland  County 
town.  May  3,  1823,  son  of  Andrew  and  Pris- 
cilla  (Woodbury)  Scott.  Mr.  Scott's  grand- 
father, John  G.  Scott,  was  a  native  of  Durham, 
Me.,  who  followed  agricultural  pursuits  dur- 
ing the  active  period  of  his  life.  He  reared  a 
family  of  six  children,  of  whom  there  are  no 
survivors. 

Andrew  Scott,  who  was  a  resident  of  Free- 
port,  for  a  number  of  years  followed  the  sea,  a 
great  part  of  his  active  life  being  spent  on  the 
ocean  wave.  He  was  a  worthy  and  useful 
citizen,  who  voted  with  the  Whig  party;  and 
in  religion  he  was  a  Congregationalist.  He 
died  at  the  age  of  about  forty  years.  His 
wife,  Priscilla  Woodbury,  of  Freeport,  was  a 
daughter  of  Ebenezer  Woodbury,  of  Durham, 
who  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War, 
and  fought  in  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill.  She 
became  the  mother  of  four  children,  three  of 
whom  are  living,  namely:  Frances,  wife  of 
Samuel  V.  Litchfield,  of  Freeport;  Julia  W., 
wife  of  E.  P.  Gerrish,  of  Portland;  and  John 
G.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

John  G.  Scott  acquired  his  education  in  the 
schools  of  Freeport  and  Durham;  and,  after 
finishing  his  studies,  he  learned  the  carpen- 
ter's trade,  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  three 
years  with  Sidney  Skilton,  of  Durham,  whence 
he  went  to  Portland,  where  he  worked  as  a 
journeyman  for  Cummings  Brothers,  Russell, 
and  others.  In  1849  Mr.  Scott  joined  the 
exodus  for  California,  accompanying  a  party 
of  twenty  fortune  seekers  from  Freeport,  the 
expedition  being  in  charge  of  Captain  Clement 
Soule.  They  went  by  way  of  the  Isthmus  of 
Panama,  being  about  one  hundred  and  fifty 
days  on  the  journey;  and  after  arriving  they 


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labored  in  their  interest  for  six  months  with 
such  success  that  at  the  end  of  that  time  the 
firm  offered  him  the  entire  charge  of  their  fac- 
tory, but  he  declined  to  accept. 

Although  naturally  of  a  domestic  turn  of 
mind,  preferring  to  pass  his  moments  of  leisure 
with  his  family,  Mr.  Stevens  displayed  a  deep 
interest  in  the  fraternal  Orders.  He  was  well 
advanced  in  Masonry,  having  been  Master  of 
Oriental  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Bridgton; 
had  passed  through  the  different  chairs  of  the 
Royal  Arch  Chapter;  and  was  a  member  of 
Lewiston  Commandery,  Knights  Templars. 
He  was  also  a  charter  member  of  Highland 
Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  of  Bridgton.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Democrat;  and,  while  not 
taking  any  active  part  in  public  affairs,  he 
sought  by  the  aid  of  his  vote  to  secure  the 
proper  administration.  In  his  religious  views 
he  was  a  Universalist. 

On  November  12,  1866,  Mr.  Stevenson  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Abbie  E.  Alley,  daugh- 
ter of  E.  T.  Alley,  of  Bridgton.  By  this 
union  there  is  but  one  son,  Frank,  who  has 
succeeded  his  father  in  business.  Frank 
Stevenson  has  already  developed  a  thorough 
capacity  for  mercantile  pursuits,  and  is  at  the 
present  time  the  youngest  merchant  in  West- 
brook.  He  is  bright,  energetic,  and  particu- 
larly agreeable  in  his  manners,  and  is  very 
popular,  both  socially  and  in  a  business  way. 
Mrs.  Stevenson,  who  survives  her  husband,  is 
still  residing  in  Westbrook.  An  intelligent, 
liberal-minded  lady,  she  is  highly  esteemed 
by  her  many  friends  and  acquaintances. 


iDWARD  ALLING  NOYES,  Treasurer 
of  the  Portland  Savings  Bank,  with 
which  he  has  been  connected  since 
1859,  was  born  at  Eastport,  Me,,  October  6, 
1839,  son  of  Joseph  Cobham  and  Helen  M. 
(Ailing)  Noyes.  He  is  a  lineal  descendant 
of  Nicholas  Noyes,  who  located  in  Newbury, 
Mass.,  in  1635. 

Cutting  Noyes,  son  of  Nicholas,  was  the 
father  of  Joseph,  who  was  born  in  1689,  and 
whose  grandson  and  namesake,  born  in  Port- 
land in  174s,  took  a  leading  part  in  public 
affairs,  representing  the  district  in  the-  Pro- 
vincial   Congress,  during    the    Revolutionary 


War.  The  second  Joseph  Noyes  died  in  1795. 
His  grandson,  Joseph  Cobham  Noyes,  was  born 
in  Portland,  April  24,  1798,  and  moved  to 
Eastport,  Me.,  in  18 19,  engaging  in  business 
there  as  a  ship-chandler  and  shipper  of  mer- 
chandise. An  episode  of  Mr.  Joseph  C. 
Noyes's  mercantile  life  about  this  time  illus- 
trates his  superiority  to  the  petty  graspings 
too  common  in  trade.  The  canals  were 
closed,  and  only  about  one-half  the  amount 
of  flour  necessary  for  consumers  was  obtain- 
able. A  number  of  flour  merchants,  wishing 
to  form  a  combine,  waited  on  Mr.  Noyes,  who 
was  so  fortunate  as  to  have  received  a  large 
amount  of  flour,  and  laid  their  proposed 
scheme  before  him.  But  he  refused  to  comply 
with  their  request  or  to  sell  his  goods  to  them 
at  an  advanced  price  or  to  their  representatives 
who  attempted  to  buy  of  him.  Instead,  Mr. 
Noyes  advertised  to  sell  to  all  bona  fide  heads 
of  families  in  Washington  County  barrels  of 
flour  at  only  twenty-five  cents'  advance  over  the 
full  cost,  in  this  way  crushing  the  combine. 
He  believed  in  a  fair  profit  on  the  necessaries 
of  life  and  no  more. 

In  1847  he  engaged  in  the  flour  trade  in 
Portland,  and  for  some  years  carried  on  an 
extensive  and  successful  business.  In  1859 
he  was  appointed  Treasurer  of  the  Portland 
Company  (the  locomotive  works),  and  about 
the  same  time  became  Treasurer  of  the  Port- 
land Savings  Bank.  He  then  devoted  all  his 
time  to  the  duties  of  these  offices,  but  during 
the  last  years  of  his  life  his  whole  attention 
was  given  to  the  interests  of  the  bank.  This 
institution,  when  Mr.  Noyes  became  first  con- 
nected with  it,  had  but  one  hundred  and  sixty 
thousand  dollars  on  deposit,  but  its  business 
was  beginning  to  increase;  and  at  the  time 
of  his  death,  July  28,  1868,  the  deposits 
amounted  to  two  million,  two  hundred  and 
seventy-three  thousand  dollars,  the  increase 
being  partly  due  to  confidence  in  the  probity 
and  good  management  of  the  Treasurer.  His 
wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Helen  M. 
Ailing,  was  a  native  of  Litchfield  County, 
Connecticut,  and  grand-daughter  of  Major  John 
Webb,  a  Revolutionary  soldier  of  note.  She 
died  January  9,  1854.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  C. 
Noyes  were  the  parents  of  four  sons —  George 
F.,  Frank,  Edward  A-,  and  Joseph  C. 


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Edward  Ailing  Noyes  received  a  good  edu- 
cation in  the  schools  of  Portland,  and,  when 
nineteen  years  of  age,   entered  the  counting- 
room  of  the  Portland  Savings  Bank,  where  he 
was  clerk  five  years.     The  following  five  years 
he  was  connected  with   the  National   Traders' 
Bank;  and  in  1868,  soon  after  the  death  of  his 
father,  he  returned  to  the  savings-bank,  tak- 
ing the  position  of  Assistant  Treasurer,  which 
he  held  till  the  death   of  his   elder   brother 
Frank,  on  December   17,  1877,  when  he  suc- 
ceeded him  as  Treasurer.     He  is  now  in  point 
of  service  the  oldest  official  in  the  bank  and 
one  of  the  oldest  bank  Treasurers  in  the  State. 
During  his  incumbency  the  deposits  have  in- 
creased from  four  million,   two  hundred  and 
forty-eight    thousand    dollars    to    over    eight 
million    dollars,    and    are    daily    increasing. 
This  bank  is  the  largest  east  of  Boston,  and 
ranks  ninth  in  New  England  in  amount  of  de- 
posits.    Edward  Ailing  Noyes  has  now  held- 
the  office  of  Treasurer  for  nearly  twenty  years, 
and  has  established    a    reputation    for  unim- 
peachable judgment  in  financial  matters.     He 
is  President  of  the  Savings  Bank  Association 
of  Maine.     While  devoting  his  time  mainly  to 
banking,    he    is    also    connected    with    other 
enterprises,  including  the  Union  Mutual  Life 
Insurance  Company  of  Maine,  of  which  he  is 
a   Director,    apd    the  Portland    Safe    Deposit 
Company,  of  which  he  is  Vice-President.     In 
the   public  library  he  has  taken  especial   in- 
terest.    He  was  the    first    librarian,    serving 
without  pay  for   eleven    years,    and    working 
earnestly  to  bring  the  institution  to  its  present 
prosperous  condition.     He  is  now  a  member  of 
the  Committee  on  Books  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees, and  has  been  Treasurer  for  many  years. 

November  5,  1863,  Mr.  Noyes  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Julia  Augusta,  daughter  of 
John  Edwards,  of  Portland,  and  grand-daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  Edwards,  first  Judge  Advocate- 
general  of  the  Revolutionary  army,  and  at  the 
time  of  his  death  Grand  Secretary  of  the  So- 
ciety of  the  Cincinnati.  Seven  children  were 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Noyes,  five  of  whom  are 
living,  namely:  Helen  Ailing;  Charles  Ed- 
wards, teller  of  the  Portland  Savings  Bank; 
Julia;  Joseph  C;  and  Sidney  W. 

In  politics  Mr.  Noyes  is  a  Republican,  and 
he  has  taken  an  active  part  in  furthering  the 


interests  of  his  party.  He  was  Treasurer  of 
the  State  Committee  during  the  Blaine  cam- 
paign, and  was  a  member  of  the  City  Council 
from  Ward  7  in  1882  and  1883,  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Aldermen  in  1884  and  1885,  and 
Chairman  of  the  Board  in  1885.  While  a 
member  of  the  city  government,  he  was  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  Street  Lighting,  and. 
was  instrumental  in  introducing  electric  lights 
in  the  streets  of  Portland. 


EDUTHUN  A.  TRUMBULL,  a  vet- 
eran agriculturist,  residing  on  his  farm 
in  Bridgton,  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Denmark,  Oxford  County,  Me.,  April. 
3,  1817.  He  is  the  only  living  member  of  a 
family  of  eight  children,  six  sons  and  two 
daughters,  born  to  Samuel  and  Lydia  (Alexan- 
der) Trumbull,  who  spent  their  last  years  in 
this  town.  Their  children  bore  the  following 
names:  Charles,  Lois,  Samuel,  Jeduthun  A., 
Lydia,  William,  John  (first),  and  John 
(second). 

Jeduthun  A.  Trumbull  received  a  limited 
education  in  the  town  of  his  birth,  where  he 
lived  until  reaching  the  age  of  twelve  years. 
He  then  came  with  his  parents  to  Bridgton, 
where  for  seven  years  he  worked  with  his 
father  on  the  farm  and  also  at  the  stone 
cutter's  trade.  In  1836,  two  years  before 
attaining  his  majority,  he  bought  his  time 
of  his  father,  paying  him  one  hundred  dollars^ 
and  was  afterward  engaged  in  various  pursuits 
until  1853,  when  he  purchased  the  farm  which 
he  now  owns  and  occupies.  Here  Mr.  Trum- 
bull attended  to  his  agricultural  labors,  and  in 
addition  worked  at  his  trade,  throughout  his 
years  of  activity.  He  has  eighty-five  acres  of 
productive  land,  in  the  care  of  which  he  has 
evinced  excellent  judgment  and  ability,  by 
means  of  his  industry  and  thrift  acquiring  a 
fair  competency.  He  is  a  most  respected  citi- 
zen, and  in  politics  he  is  a  stanch  supporter  of 
the  principles  of  the  Democratic  party. 

Mr.  Trumbull  has  been  twice  married.  His 
first  wife,  Rebecca  N.  Harnden,  to  whom  he 
was  united  in  1842,  died  October  16,  1851, 
leaving  two  children,  Sarah  H.  and  Orren  A. 
Sarah-became  the  wife  of  Daniel  Harmon,  who 
served  in  the  late  Rebellion,  having  enlisted 


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in  1862  in  Company  B,  Twenty-third  Maine 
Volunteer  Infantry.  Tlie  son,  a  bridge 
builder  and  contractor,  lives  in  Reading,  Mass. 
In  1857  Mr.  Trumbull  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Sophia  M;  Frye,  who  passed  to  the 
bourne  from  which  no  traveller  returns,  No- 
vember 28,  1888.  The  only  child  born  of  his 
second  union  was  a  son,  Edward  Frye,  who 
lived  but  five  years. 


JAJOR  WILLIAM  HENRY 
GREEN,  one  of  the  prominent 
contractors  and  builders  of  Port- 
land, and  Department  Com- 
mander of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 
is  a  native-born  citizen,  the  date  of  his  birth 
being  April  2,  1836.  He  is  of  substantial 
English  stock,  his  paternal  grandfather,  John 
Green,  Sr.,  having  emigrated  from  England  to 
Maine  in  the  latter  part  of  the  last  century. 
He  built  the  first  house,  which  is  still  stand- 
ing on  Green  Street,  Portland,  that  thorough- 
fare being  named  in  his  honor.  The  large 
tract  of  land  which  he  here  bought  appreci- 
ated afterward  in  value,  being  not  far  from  the 
centre  of  the^city.  John  Green,  Sr.,  married 
a  Miss  Gould,  daughter  of  an  early  settler; 
and  their  son,  John  Green,  Jr.,  was  the 
Major's  father. 

John  Green,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Portland  in 
1795,  and  after  reaching  maturity  started  in 
business  for  himself  as  a  rope-maker,  carrying 
on  a  very  successful  business,  supplying  boats 
and  producing  cordage  for  other  purposes  for 
many  years,  continuing  active  until  his  death 
in  1858.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Mary  Jackson,  was  a  native  of  Raymond,  Me. 
They  became  the  parents  of  the  following  chil- 
dren: John,  the  third  of  that  name,  who 
served  in  both  the  Mexican  War  and  the  late 
Civil  War,  and  now  resides  at  Fairfield  in  this 
State;  Eliza,  the  wife  of  Seth  Martin,  of 
Chelsea,  Mass.;  William  Henry;  and  Mary 
Frances,  who  married  William  E.  Stevens, 
both  being  now  deceased.  The  mother  lived 
a  widow  many  years,  passing  away  in  1887, 
at 'an  advanced  age. 

William  H.  Green  was  educated  in  the 
Portland  schools,  being  graduated  from  the 
high  school  in  1852.      He  soon  began  working 


at  the  trade  of  a  brick  mason,  serving  a  three 
years'  apprenticeship  with  S.  C.  &  G.  M. 
Chase,  afterward  working  as  a  journeyman 
until  war  times.  On  June  10,  1862,  Mr. 
Green  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  B, 
Seventeenth  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry,  which, 
after  the  organization  of  the  regiment,  was  sent 
to  Camp  King,  on  Cape  Elizabeth,  going 
thence  to  the  front,  August  22,  1862.  The 
succeeding  seven  weeks  the  regiment  occupied 
the  line  of  forts  on  the  north  side  of  Washing- 
ton, after  which  it  was  assigned  to  Berry's 
Brigade,  First  Division,  Third  Corps  of  the 
Potomac  Army,  and  was  at  the  forefront  at 
the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  December  13, 
1862.  The  regiment  spent  the  following 
winter  in  camp  near  Potomac  Creek,  but  was 
present  at  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  May 
3,  and  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Gettysburg, 
July  2  and  3,  1863,  and  in  the  engagement  at 
Waupin  Heights,  afterward  joining  General 
Meade,  when  he  fell  back'  from  Rapidan  to 
the  vicinity  of  Washington.  The  company 
advanced  with  the  army  to  Kelly's  Ford,  and 
subsequently  fought  in  the  battles  of  Locust 
Grove  and  Mine  Run,  going  into  winter  quar- 
ters near  Brandy  Station.  In  the  spring  the 
divisions  were  consolidated,  forming  the  Sec- 
ond and  Third  Divisions  of  the  Second  Corps, 
and  took  an  active  part  in  the  important  con- 
tests of  that  year,  being  at  the  battles  of  the 
Wilderness,  in  all  of  the  engagements  in  the 
vicinity  of  Spottsylvania,  and  at  the  capture 
of  the  bridges  and  works  at  North  Anna, 
May  23,  1864.  The  arrny  then  moved  via 
Milford  to  Cold  Harbor,  after  the  battle  there 
crossing  the  James  River  and  marching  on  to 
Petersburg,  making  assaults  on  the  enemy's 
works  at  various  times  and  places.  In  the 
spring  of  1865  this  regiment  was  under  the 
command  of  General  Grant  in  the  skirmish  at 
Deep  Bottom,  Boynton  Plank  Road,  Hatches 
Run,  and  at  Sailor's  Creek,  and  on  April  9, 
1865,  was  present  at  the  surrender  of  Lee  at 
Appomattox,  an  impressive  scene,  never  to  be 
forgotten.  Mr.  Green  was  made  Sergeant  of 
his  company  in  December,  1862;  Second 
Lieutenant  in  July,  1863;  and,  after  the  bat- 
tle of  Gettysburg,  for  brave  conduct  was  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  First  Lieutenant.  The 
following    December    Lieutenant    Green    was 


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raised  to  the  position  of  Captain  of  Company 
G,  and  at  Sailor's  Creek,  three  days  before 
Lee's  surrender,  was  brevetted  Major,  a  well- 
merited  promotion. 

After   the    Grand    Review    in    Washington 
Major   Green,    having    been    in    active    mili- 
tary service   three   years,    returned    with    his 
regiment  to   Portland,   and  resumed   work   at 
his  trade,  at  first  as  a  journeyman.     In   1868 
he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Knight, 
Green  &  Co.,  the  firm  continuing  in  business 
under  this  name  until  1873,  being  engaged  in 
contracting  and  building.      In  that    year   he 
formed  a  partnership  with  Mr.  Jordan,  under 
the  name  of  Green  &  Jordan,  and  is  still   in 
business,  theirs  being  the  oldest  contracting 
firm  in  the  city.     They  have  erected  many  of 
the  prominent  buildings  of   Portland,  among 
others  being  the  Storer  Building,  the  Emery 
&  Waterhouse  store,   the    Shaler,    Cavanaugh 
and  Carroll  School-houses,  the  Public  Library, 
and  likewise  many  of  the  finest  residences  in 
the  city,   including  Dr.    Dana's  and    H.    M. 
Rayson's.     Major  Green  is  a  prominent  mem- 
ber of  the  Mechanics'  Building  and  Loan  Asso- 
ciation, having  been  one  of  its  promoters  and 
a  Director  since  its  organization. 

Major  Green  has  always  been  identified  with 
the  Republican  ranks.  He  cast  his  first  vote 
in  1864  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  for  Abraham  Lin- 
coln, the  ballots  being  dropped  in  an  ammuni- 
tion box.  In  local  affairs  he  is  very  active 
and  influential,  and  has  served  in  various 
municipal  offices  with  great  acceptability. 
During  the  years  1872  and  1873  he  was  a 
member  of  the  City  Council,  and  has  been  one 
of  the  Committee  on  Public  Buildings,  Street 
Commissioner,  member  of  the  Board  of  Over- 
seers for  over  twelve  years,  being  Chairman 
of  the  Board  for  two  years,  and  Chairman  of 
the  Farming  Committee  for  six  years.  While 
serving  in  the  State  legislature  in  1889,  the 
Major  was  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Military  Affairs,  a  member  of  the  Public 
Building  Committee,  and  of  the  State  Pension 
Committee,  and  instrumental  in  having  the 
State  Militia  Bill  and  an  appropriation  for 
the  Gettysburg  monument  carried  through  the 
House. 

In  the  years   1889  and   1890    he  was  City 
Marshal  under  Mayor  Melcher;  and  many  im- 


provements   in   the    police    department   were 
made  during  his  term  of  office,  the  first  patrol 
wagon  ever  used  here  being   purchased,   and 
the  rogues'  gallery  established.     A  particular 
time  for  the  annual  spring  and  autumn  chang- 
ing of  police  uniforms  from  light  to  dark,,  and 
vice  versa,  was  then  instituted.     The  Major  is 
a  man  of  prominence  in  military  circles,  hav- 
ing joined  the  Bosworth  Post,  Grand  Army  of 
the    Republic,    in    1867,    since    when   he    has 
been  Post  Commander  three  different  times; 
and,    in  February,    1895,   at  Skowhegan,   was 
elected  Department  Commander  for  the  State 
of  Maine,  having  under  his  charge  one  hundred 
and  sixty-six  Posts,   with  an  aggregate  mem- 
bership of  nine  thousand.      He  is  also  identi- 
fied with  other  social  organizations,  belonging 
to  Portland  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  to  Munjoy 
Lodge,    Knights  of   Pythias;   to  the-  Ancient 
Brothers  Lodge,    Independent   Order   of    Odd 
Fellows;  to  the  Eastern  Star  Encampment;  to 
the  Maine  Commandery  of  the  Loyal   Legion ; 
and  the  Lincoln  Club. 

Major  William  H.  Green  married  Miss  Eda 
A.  Merrill,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Merrill,  of 
Windham,  Me.,  the  only  child  of  their  union 
being  Mildred  G.,  wife  of  Herbert  A.  Roberts, 
of  this  city.  Major  Green  is  a  regular  attend- 
ant of  the  First  Universalist  Church  and  a 
generous  contributor  toward  its  support.  He 
was  one  of  the  first  to  discover  the  beauties  of. 
that  portion  of  the  city  known  as  the  West 
End,  and  some  twenty-five  years  ago  built 
his  present  residence  at  No.  128  Emery 
Street. 


GRACE  CRESSEY,  a  prominent  and 
well-to-do  agriculturist  of  Gorham, 
Cumberland  County,  Me.,  was  born 
in  the  town  of  Buxton,  York 
County,  March  10,  1841.  He  comes  of  sturdy 
English  stock,  his  great-grandfather  having 
emigrated  from  England  in  Colonial  times, 
becoming  a  ''  settler  of  Buxton.  His  two 
brothers,  who  accompanied  him  across  the 
Atlantic,  both  located  in  the  town  of  Gorham. 
All  three  took  up  land,  and  were  in  prosper- 
ous circumstances. 

Mr.    Cressey's   paternal   grandfather,   John 
Cressey,   w^s  2,  native  of  Buxton,   and   there 


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spent  his  life.  To  him  and  his  wife,  Hannah 
C3wens,  seven  children  were  born,  two  of 
whom  are  still  living  —  Edmund  Cressey,  of 
Hollis,  Me. ;  and  Elijah  Cressey,  of  Buxton. 

Daniel  Cressey,  one  of  the  sons  of  John  and 
Hannah  Owens  Cressey,  was  born  and  reared 
in  Buxton,  and  there  engaged  in  lumbering 
and  general  farming.  He  was  a  keen,  far- 
sighted  man  of  business  and  very  successful 
in  his  various  undertakings,  continuing  in 
active  pursuit  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
in  1 891.  Politically,  he  was  a  Democrat,  and, 
religiously,  was  an  attendant  of  the  Free  Will 
Baptist  church.  He  was  twice  married.  His 
first  wife,  Mary  Hill,  a  native  of  Brownfield, 
with  whom  he  was  united  in  1840,  died  in 
1877,  leaving  six  children,  namely:  Horace, 
the  leading  subject  of  this  brief  sketch ; 
Hannah;  Charles  H.;  Noah;  Daniel;  and 
Mary  C,  wife  of  Wilbur  Rand,  who  has  two 
children  ^ — Maud  and  Harold.  Of  his  union 
with  his  second  wife,  Mary  Flood,  of  Buxton, 
there  were  no  children. 

Horace  Cressey  was  educated  in  the  schools 
of  his  native  town  and  afterward  worked  on 
the  home  farm  until  1863,  when  he  offered  his 
services  to  his  country,  enlisting  in  Company 
C,  Twenty-seventh  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry, 
which  was  made  up  of  brave  boys  from  York 
County.  He  subsequently  re-enlisted,  just 
prior  to  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  for  a  week 
or  ten  days,  and  for  his  gallantry  received  a 
medal  of  honor.  On  his  return  from  war  he 
worked  for  a  time  on  the  farm,  going  thence 
to  Portland,  where  he  worked  three  years  for 
the  Portland  8c  Rochester  Railway  Company. 
Mr.  Cressey  was  then  employed  for  three  years 
in  Warren's  paper-mill  at  Cumberland  Mills, 
after  which  he  leased  a  farm  in  Buxton  for 
two  years.  In  1878  he  purchased  the  old 
Stone  farm  of  one  hundred  acres,  in  Gorham, 
and  here  has  since  been  actively  and  prosper- 
ously engaged  in  general  agriculture,  being  a 
practical  and  progressive  farmer.  He  is  a 
stanch  supporter  of  the  principles  of  the  Dem- 
ocratic party,  and  attends  the  Methodist 
church,  of  which  his  wife  is  a  member. 

On  November  21,  1874,  Mr.  Cressey  was 
married  to  Lovanthia  Elwell,  the  seventh  of  a 
family  of  nine  children  born  to  George  and 
Nancy  (Smith)  Elwell,  of  Gorham.     Mr.  and 


Mrs.  Cressey  have  two  children  now  living, 
namely:  Ida  M.  Cressey,  born  May  29,  1876; 
and  Alvin  H.  Cressey,  born  September  8, 
1877. 


"^ATHANIEL  DYER,  a  highly  esteemed 
native  resident  of  Pownal,  Me.,  for 
many  years- prominently  identified 
with  the  management  of  town 
affairs,  was  born  January  24,  1825,  son  of 
Michael  and  Rachel  (Haskell)  Dyer.  Mr. 
Dyer's  grandfather,  Nathaniel  Dyer,  was  an 
early  settler  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  where  he 
owned  and  cultivated  a  good  farm.  He  was  a 
ship  master  and  owner,  and  for  many  years  was 
a  prominent  man  at  Cape  Elizabeth.  He 
passed  his  last  days  in  Portland,  and  died  in 
that  city  at  a  good  old  age.  He  reared  a  fam- 
ily of  three  sons  and  three  daughters,  Michael, 
Mr.  Dyer's  father,  being  the  youngest  son. 

Michael  Dyer  was  born  at  Cape  Elizabeth, 
November  i,  1782.  In  early  manhood  he  set- 
tled in  Pownal  as  a  pioneer,  erecting  a  log 
house,  and  clearing  a  good  farm  from  the 
wilderness,  and  by  his  energy  and  persever- 
ance succeeded  in  establishing  a  comfortable 
home  for  himself  and  family.  He  owned  a 
farm  of  one  hundred  acres,  which  he  culti- 
vated with  prosperous  results.  He  died  at  the 
age  of  seventy-eight  years  and  ten  months. 
In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat,  and  he  was 
called  to  serve  in  public  affairs  as  a  Select- 
man of  the  town  and  a  Representative  to  the 
legislature.  He  was  twice  married.  His 
second  wife,  who  was  born  in  Gorham,  Me., 
January  i,  1786,  lived  to  reach  the  unusually 
advanced  age  of  nearly  one  hundred  years. 
He  reared  a  family  of  thirteen  children,  three 
of  whom  are  living,  namely:  Nathaniel,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  who  is  the  eldest;  Mrs. 
Rachel  Bangs,  who  was  born  March  23,  1826, 
and  now  resides  in  Pownal ;  and  Sarah  Whit- 
more,  who  was  born  October  8,  1827,  and  re- 
sides in  Oakland,  Cal. 

Nathaniel  Dyer  received  his  education  in 
the  schools  of  Pownal,  and  in  young  manhood 
he  was  employed  as  a  ship  carpenter  for  a  short 
time.  His  principal  occupation  in  life,  how- 
ever, has  been  farming.  In  1848  he  purchased 
the  home  farm  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres, 


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desirably  located,  which  he  has  since  con- 
ducted. As  a  general  farmer  he  has  by  his 
energy  and  good  management  kept  his  farm  up 
to  a  high  standard  of  excellence,  and  has  at- 
tained a  comfortable  prosperity.  The  present 
substantial  buildings  on  his  place  were  erected 
by  him.  In  politics  he  supports  the  Repub- 
lican party,  and  he  has  rendered  faithful  and 
valuable  services  to  the  town  as  Selectman, 
Assessor,  Treasurer,  and  in  other  offices;  and 
in  1 86 1  and  1862  he  served  with  marked  abil- 
ity as  a  Representative  to  the  State  legis- 
lature. 

On  March  i8,  1851,  Mr.  Dyer  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Harriet  L.  Martin,  who  was 
born  in  Poland,  "Me.,  April  9,  1827,  daughter 
of  Robert  Martin.  Mrs.  Dyer  died  September 
12,  1877,  leaving  two  children  —  Edwin  L. 
and  Hattie  E.  Edwin  L.  Dyer,  born  October 
IS'  1855,  is  a  lawyer  and  present  City  Clerk 
of  Portland.  He  was  married  August  2,  1888, 
to  Fanny  Green,  and  has  two  children,  named 
Dorothy  and  De  Young.  Hattie  E.  Dyer  was 
born  October  6,  1857.  On  September  22, 
1886,  she  married  Fred  B.  Estes,  a  travelling 
salesman.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Estes  reside  in 
Deering.  They  have  one  daughter,  named 
Mabel  H. 

Mr.  Dyer  is  widely  and  favorably  known  as 
a  genial,  sociable  gentleman  and  a  kind- 
hearted  friend.  His  views  are  liberal  upon 
religious  subjects.  Socially,  he  is  connected 
with  Freeport  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  the 
Knights  of  Pythias. 


yEWELLYN  SPURR,  a  prominent  citi- 
zen of  Otisfield,  Cumberland  County, 
Me.,  who  is  now  actively  engaged 
in  general  farming  and  dairying,  was 
born  in  Otisfield,  October  15,  1844.  He  is 
the  son  of  Samuel  and  Laura  (Harding) 
Spurr,  the  former  a  native  of  Otisfield,  Me., 
the  latter  of  Blue  Hill,  and  the  grandson  of 
William  and  Nabbie  N.  (Dole)  Spurr,  early 
settlers  in   Otisfield. 

William  Spurr,  who  was  born  March  8,  1765, 
was  an  able  farmer  and  also  worked  at  shoe- 
making.  He  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life 
in  Otisfield,  dying  July  10,  1837.  His  wife, 
Nabbie  N.  Dole,  was  born   in  Windham,  Me,, 


October  3,  1770,  and  died  in  Otisfield,  October 

12,  1844.  She  was  the  mother  of  twelve  chil- 
dren—  Miriam,  born  August  11,  1790,  who 
died  December  25,  1851;  Joseph,  who  was 
born  August  18,  1792,  and  died  August  20, 
1802;  Oliver,  born  June  23,  1794,  who  died 
May  14,  1868;  Polly  D.,  who  was  born   April 

13.  1797)  and  died  May  7,  1828;  Fannie,  who 
was  born  July  27,  1799,  and  died  July  23, 
1815;  Merrill,  who  was  born  April  18,  1801, 
and  died  February  21,  1876;  Jemima,  born 
September  26,  1803,  who  died  February  3, 
1848;  Amelia,  who  was  born  March  25,  1806, 
and  died  April  21,  1806;  Robert,  born  April 
20,  1807,  who  died  June  4,  1878;  Meredith 
W.,  born  June  23,  1809,  who  died  February 
16,  1881;  Samuel,  born  March  i,  1812;  and 
William,  Jr.,  born  May  31,  1814,  who  died 
April  28,  1825. 

Samuel  Spurr  was  the  eleventh  child  of  this 
large  family.  Reared  to  farm  life,  he  early 
settled  on  the  farm  which  is  now  managed  by 
his  son,  and  by  industry  and  judicious  manage- 
ment drew  from  the  soil  a  comfortable  living. 
He  occupied  a  prominent  place  among  the 
citizens  of  the  town,  and  held  many  offices  of 
trust.  He  died  March  3,  1855,  his  wife  sur- 
viving till  1895.  Six  children  brightened 
their  home  —  Clara  S.,  born  in  1840,  now  the 
wife  of  Hamlin  Spiller,  of  Lowell,  Mass.  ; 
Joseph  M.,  born  May  21,  1841,  a  shirt  manu- 
facturer of  Lowell,  Mass.,  married,  his  wife 
being  formerly  Miss  Laura  Adams;  Byron,  who 
died  in  infancy;  Cyril  P.,  born  in  February, 
1846,  a  shoemaker  living  in  South  Bridgton, 
Me.,  and  married  to  Mary  Corson,  of  Bridgton; 
Lewellyn,  born  October  15,  1844,  the  special 
subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Ida  M.,  born  in 
January,  1852,  wife  of  Albert  Strout,  of 
Webb's  Mills,  Me. 

Lewellyn  Spurr  received  his  early  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Otisfield.  He  was 
but  ten  years  of  age  when  his  father  died,  and 
was  obliged  to  be  content  with  a  common- 
school  education,  going  to  work  on  a  farm  in 
North  Yarmouth,  Me.,  when  he  was  seventeen 
years  of  age.  He  worked  in  North  Yarmouth 
three  months,  and,  when  the  war  broke  out, 
though  under  age,  signified  his  willingness  to 
fight  for  his  country,  enlisting  August  2,  1862, 
in  Company  H,  Seventeenth   Maine  Infantry, 


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under  command  of  Captain  A.  L.  Fogg  and 
Colonel  T.  A.  Roberts.  He  took  part  in 
some  of  the  most  momentous  engagements  of 
the  Civil  War,  including  Fredericksburg, 
Gettysburg,  and  Chancellorsville.  At  Gettys- 
burg, July  2,  1863,  he  received  a  bullet 
wound  in  the  leg,  which  permanently  disabled 
him,  and  on  account  of  which  he  was  sent  to 
the  hospital  at  Newark,  N.J.  Receiving  his 
discharge  from  the  service  September  25, 
1863,  he  returned  home;  and,  his  lameness  in- 
capacitating him  for  farm  work,  he  learned  the 
shoemaker's  trade  and  worked  at  it  for  two 
years  in  Mechanic  Falls,  Lewiston,  and  Otis- 
field.  By  that  time  his  strength  had  returned; 
and,  being  again  able  to  engage  in  active  out- 
door labor,  he  resumed  his  farm  work  during 
the  summer  season,  being  employed  in  logging 
in  winter  in  New  Hampshire  and  Vermont, 
and  in  the  summer  of  1867  working  in  the 
brickyard  in  Oxford,  Me.  November  i,  1870, 
he  moved  to  his  present  home  to  take  care  of 
his  uncle  and  aunt;  and  when  they  died  he 
succeeded  to  the  ownership  of  the  farm.  The 
estate  comprises  about  one  hundred  acres,  and 
under  Mr.  Spurr's  management  is  in  a  highly 
productive  condition.  He  raises  large  quan- 
tities of  hay,  grain,  and  potatoes,  and  makes 
a  fine  grade  of  butter,  which  he  sends  to 
markets  in  different  parts  of  the  country.  He 
also  finds  lucrative  employment  as  a  carpenter 
and  mason. 

On  February  14,  1882,  Mr.  Spurr  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Lydia  Scribner,  who  was  born  in 
Otisfield,  August  20,  1852,  daughter  of  John 
.and  Sarah  (Lamb)  Scribner,  both  of  Cumber- 
land County.  Mrs.  Spurr  comes  of  a  long- 
lived  family,  her  great-grandfather,  Edward 
Scribner,  attaining  the  remarkable  age  of  one 
hundred  and  three,  and  her  grandfather^,  John 
Scribner,  living  to  be  ninety-five  years  of  age. 
Her  father  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  lum- 
berman of  Otisfield.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spurr 
have  one  child  —  William  S.,  born  February 
28,  1883. 

Politically,  Mr.  Spurr  has  been  an  ardent 
supporter  of  Democratic  principles  since  he  be- 
came of  age.  He  was  Selectman  of  Otisfield 
in  1884,  1892,  1893,  and  1894.  He  is  some- 
what of  an  antiquary  and  has  a  unique  collec- 
tion of  old  documents  and  other  relics,  includ- 


ing almanacs  dating  back  to  I7S7,  which  were 
gathered  by  different  members  of  the  Spurr 
family  and  given  to  him  by  his  aunt,  Sallie 
Spurr,  who  lived  to  b^  ninety  years  of  age, 
and  a  singing-book,  dated  February  5,  i75S- 
Mr.  Spurr  is  adding  yearly  to  his  interesting; 
collection,  which  is  thus  constantly  increasing 
in  value. 


"shames  L.  rice,  a  substantial  citizen 
and  highly  successful  retail  grocer  of 
Portland,  where  he  has  a  store  at  the 
corner  of  Congress  and  Portland  Streets, 
was  born  in  his  city,  October  9,  1861,  a  son 
of  Richard  Gooding  and  Mary  E.  (Libby) 
Rice. 

When  he  was  but  six  months  old,  his  parents 
left  Portland  and  moved  to  North  Pownal, 
where  they  settled  on  a  farm,  subsequently 
removing  to  a  farm  in  Westbrook,  and  going 
after  a  year's  stay  in  that  place  to  Scarboro, 
and  thence  to  South  Gorham.  In  the  two 
places  last  named  they  remained  several  years, 
the  father  being  engaged  in  agriculture. 

James  L.  Rice  attended  school  in  various 
places;  and,  as  his  parents  returned  to  Portland 
on  leaving  South  Gorham,  he  finished  his 
early  education  in  the  common  school  of  Deer- 
ing.  In  1876,  when  he  was  fifteen  years  of 
age,  he  took  a  course  at  Gray's  Business  Col- 
lege, and  subsequently  found  employment  with 
I.  S.  Bean  in  a  wholesale  fruit  and  produce 
store,  where  he  remained  a  year,  acquiring  his 
first  practical  knowledge  of  business.  After 
that  he  secured  a  position  as  book-keeper  for 
Thompson  &  Hall,  general  commission  prod- 
uce merchants,  and  two  years  later,  in  1884, 
started  a  small  grocery  store  on  his  own  ac- 
count. At  first  he  employed  but  one  clerk; 
but  at  the  end  of  two  years  his  trade  had  in- 
creased to  such  an  extent  as  to  warrant  his 
entering  more  commodious  quarters,  and  he 
came  to  his  present  stand,  a  fine  large  corner 
store,  where  he  now  has  the  best  business  in 
this  portion  of  the  city,  giving  employment  to 
seven  people  besides  himself. 

On  February  16,  1884,  Mr.  Rice  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Ida  L.  Phillips,  a 
daughter  of  Ossian  C.  Phillips,  of  Turner, 
Me.  ;  and  they  are  the  parents  of  two  children 


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—  Albert  L.  and  Ada  May.  Mr.  Rice  is  a 
faithful  supporter  of  the  Republican  jDarty 
at  the  polls,  but  has  never  sought  office.  He 
and  his  family  reside  in  Deering  and  are  at- 
tendants of  the  Congregational  church,  to  the 
support  of  which  he  contributes. 


"irXANIEL  M.  CROCKETT,  Town 
1^^  Clerk  at  Bridgton,  Me.,  was  born 
^J^SV  January  25,  1831,  in  Charleston, 
S. C.  His  parents,  Daniel  Merrill 
and  Ellen  (Thomas)  Crockett,  had  but  two 
children,  the  elder  being  a  daughter.  The 
mother  died  when  Daniel  was  an  infant;  and 
the  father,  who  was  engineer  in  a  rice  factory 
in  Georgetown,   N.  C,  died  eight  years  later. 

After  the  death  of  his  mother  Daniel  M. 
Crockett  was  taken  to  Portland  to  live  with  an 
uncle,  who  had  sent  for  him,  and  made  his 
home  in  that  city  until  fourteen  years  old. 
Engaging  subsequently  for  some  time  as  a 
farm  laborer,  he  became  thoroughly  acquainted 
with  agricultural  work ;  but,  preferring  to  learn 
a  trade,  he  then  went  to  Westbrook,  where 
he  served  an  apprenticeship  at  shoemaking, 
which  he  subsequently  followed  for  six  years, 
and  after  that  he  was  employed  in  lumbering 
in  Wisconsin  for  two  years.  Returning  to 
Westbrook,  and  again  working  at  shoemaking 
for  a  short  time,  Mr.  Crockett  next  established 
himself  in  business,  which  he  finally  sold  out 
in  the  time  of  the  late  Rebellion,  in  order  that 
he  might  offer  his  services  in  his  country's 
defence.  Accordingly,  on  October  3,  1861, 
he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  C, 
Twelfth  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry,  being 
mustered  in  at  Portland.  Sent  to  the  South 
with  his  regiment,  Mr.  Crockett  first  met  the 
enemy  in  battle  at  Ponchatoula,  where  he  was 
wounded  in  the  face  by  a  piece  of  shell  and 
was  taken  prisoner.  He  was  held  in  the  prisons 
of  Jackson  and  Vicksburg  from  September  i 
until  the  following  January,  when  he  was  ex- 
changed. Rejoining  his  regiment,  he  was 
soon  sent  to  New  Orleans,  where  he  was  sta- 
tioned three  weeks,  and  the  following  fourteen 
weeks  he  spent  at  the  St.  James  Hospital. 
His  term  of  enlistment  having  now  expired,  he 
was  honorably  discharged,  being  mustered  out 
of  service  September  7,  1864. 


On  his  return  to  Westbrook  Mr.  Crockett 
resumed  work  at  his  trade,  but  vyas  afterward 
appointed  Assistant  Postmaster,  and  was  also 
clerk  in  a  stpre,  continuing  thus  engaged  until 
1865,  when  he  came  to  Bridgton,  where  he  has 
since  made  his  home..  For  some  years  he  has 
been  engaged  in  farming.  He  was  re-elected 
March  2,  1896,  for  the  fifth  term  as.  Town 
Clerk  of  Bridgton,  having  filled  this  office 
with  credit  for  four  years,  and,  himself  a  loyal 
Republican,  enjoying  the  respect  of  both  po- 
litical parties.  He  is  prominent  in  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic  circles,  having  been 
Adjutant  of  Farragut  Post,  No.  21,  for  a  quar- 
ter of  a  century. 

Mr.  Daniel  M.  Crockett  and  Miss  Abbie 
Mead  were  united  in  wedlock  on  November  26, 
1865.  They  have  but  one  child  living,  a 
daughter,  Susanna  M.,  having  been  bereft  of 
their  only  son,  Charles  M. 


EV.  ASA  DALTON,  D.D.,  Rector 
of  St.  Stephen's,  Portland,  Me.,  was 
born  in  Westbrook,  Me.,  October 
30,  1824.  He  comes  from  good  old 
New  England  ^tock,  being  a  descendant  of 
Philemon  Dalton,  who  emigrated  to, this  coun- 
try in  1635,  bringing  with  him  his  wife  and 
son,  and  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Dedham, 
Mass.  After  a  time  he  moved  to  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  settled  in  Hampton,  of  which 
place  he  was  also  one  of  the  first  settlers  and 
incorporators. 

Philemon  Dalton  soon  became  a  leading 
man  in  his  new  home.  He  was  elected  to 
many  offices  of  trust,  and  gained  the  respect 
and  confidence  of  the  people  among  whom  he 
dwelt.  He  became  Deacon  of  the  church 
and  Selectman,  and,  as  civil  magistrate,  had 
authority  to  perform  marriage  ceremonies.  He 
died  June  4,  1662,  from  injuries  received  from 
the  fall  of  a  tree.  The  Rev.  Timothy  Dalton, 
brother  of  Philemon,  also  sought  a  home  in  the- 
New  World.  The  rectorship  of  Woolverstone, 
Suffolk,  England,  which  he  had  held  for  more 
than  twenty  years,  was  taken  from  him  under 
the  tyrannical  rule  of  Archbishop  Laud.  He, 
therefore,  in  1637  left  England,  and  joined  his 
brother  Philemon  at  Hampton,  and  was  the 
first  "teacher"  of  the  church  there. 


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Samuel,  son  of  Philemon  Dalton,  was  born 
in  England,  1629,  but  was  brought  up  in  this 
country  from  his  early  childhood.  His  career 
proves  him  to  have  been  a  man  of  sense  and 
integrity.  He  was  called  upon  while  quite  a 
young  man  to  fill  offices  of  trust;  and  he  served 
as  Clerk  of  the  town  of  Hampton  for  thirty 
years,  nearly  all  the  deeds,  wills,  and  civic 
records  being  in  his  handwriting.  He  repre- 
sented Hampton  in  the  General  Court  in  1662, 
1664,  1666,  1669,  1671,  1673,  and  1679. 
He  was  in  1665  elected  Associate  Judge  of 
the  courts  of  Norfolk  and  Treasurer  of  the 
county,  which  offices  he  held  until  1680,  when 
New  Hampshire  formed  a  separate  govern- 
ment. As  soon  as  the  new  order  was  estab- 
lished, so  high  was  the  esteem  in  which  Mr. 
Samuel  Dalton  was  held  that  he  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  first  council  held  by  the  State 
under  President  Cutt,  an  office  he  held  until 
his  death.  On  February  6,  1650,  he  married 
Mehitable,  daughter  of  Henry  Palmer,  of 
Haverhill.  She  survived  her  husband,  and 
married  the  Rev.  Zachariah  Symmes,  of  Brad- 
ford. 

Philemon  Dalton,  son  of  Samuel,  was  born 
in  Hampton,  N.H.,  December  16,  1664.  He 
lived  on  the  homestead,  and  did  not  go  into 
public  life,  but  served  in  the  church,  holding 
the  office  of  Deacon.  He  was  married  on 
September  25,  1690,  to  Abigail  Gove,  daugh- 
ter of  Edward  and  Hannah  (Titcomb)  Gove. 
Their  son-  Samuel  was  born  July  22,  1694. 
He  was  a  teacher,  and  married  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Moses  T.  and  Mary  (Carr)  Leavitt,  who 
was  a  descendant  of  Thomas,  of  Exeter,  N.H. 
Michael  Dalton,  brother  of  Samuel,  became  a 
prominent  merchant  in  Newburyport,  Mass., 
and  was  the  father  of  Tristram  Dalton,  who 
was  the  first  United  States  Senator  from  that 
State. 

Samuel,  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Leavitt)  Dalton,  was  born  in  Hampton, 
N.H.,  April  5,  1726.  In  1757  he  married 
Sarah  Scott;  and  they  were  early  settlers  of 
Parsonsfield,  Me.  Their  son,  Samuel  Dalton, 
was  born  in  Hampton,  N.H.,  August  7,  1771. 
He  became  a  merchant,  and  married  in  179S 
Mary,  daughter  of  Joel  and  Lydia  (Perkins) 
Bennett,  of  York,  Me.,  a  descendant  of  John 
Bennett,  of  Wells,  Me. 


Samuel  Dalton,  of  Westbrook,  Me.,  born  in 
Parsonsfield,  November  25,  1797,  son  of  Sam- 
uel and  Mary  (Bennett)  Dalton,  was  a  mer- 
chant, as  was  his  father  before  him.  He  mar- 
ried on  October  12,  1819,  Mary  Ann,  daughter 
of  Joseph  Huckins,  of  Effingham,  N.H.,  and 
his  wife,  Mary  Jenness,  of  Portsmouth,  N.FI. 
Mrs.  Dalton  was  a  descendant  of  Robert 
Huckins,  whose  son  James  was  killed  by  the 
Indians,  when  his  house  in  the  garrison  was 
taken,  and  all  its  inmates  slain,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  one  son,  Robert,  who  escaped  the 
following  day. 

The  Rev.  Asa  Dalton  is  the  eighth  in  de- 
scent from  Philemon  Dalton,  his  first  Ameri- 
can ancestor.  Dr.  Dalton's  parents  removed 
from  Maine  to  Massachusetts  during  his  boy- 
hood; and  in  the  Cambridge  High  School  he 
was  fitted  for  Harvard  University,  where  he 
was  graduated  with  distinction  in  1848,  a 
member  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Society,  from 
the  first  eight  of  his  class.  After  receiving 
his  college  degree,  he  decided  to  enter  the 
ministry,  and  continued  his  studies  at  Cam- 
bridge, at  the  Divinity  School  of  the  Univer- 
sity. Not  long  after,  Mr.  Dalton  went  to 
Newport,  R.I.,  where  he  established  a  classi- 
cal school,  which  had  a  prosperous  career. 
Later  he  accepted  the  position  of  Assistant 
Rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Ascension  in  New 
York.  During  two  years  of  this  ministry  he 
also  edited  the  Protestant  Cliurclnnan  of  that 
city.  From  1856  to  1862  Mr.  Dalton  was 
Rector  of  St.  John's  Parish,  Bangor;  and  one 
year  later,  in  1863,  he  came  to  Portland, 
where  he  assumed  his  present  charge,  the  rec- 
torship of  St.  Stephen's.  He  married,  in 
1851,  Maria  Jackson,  a  native  of  Roxbury, 
Mass.,  the  daughter  of  the  Rev.  William 
and  Mary  Brown   Leverett. 

The  spiritual  elevation  of  those  about  him 
as  well  as  the  material  advancement  of  the 
church,  bear  witness  to  Dr.  Dalton's  faithful 
and  efficient  ministry.  His  broad  outlook  and 
wide  sympathies  have  conjoined  to  establish 
the  happiest  relations  between  the  parish  and 
the  various  congregations  of  other  denomi-na- 
tions  in  the  city.  During  his  ministry  at  St. 
Stephen's,  Dr.  Dalton  has  delivered  fifteen 
courses  of  free  lectures  upon  historical  and 
literary  subjects,  and  these  lectures  have  been 


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at  Gorham  Seminary,  and  finally  entering 
Wellesley  College,  where  she  took  a  four 
years'  course,  graduating  from  the  musical 
department  in  1883.  Nine  years  later  she 
married  Mr.  John   A.   Hinkley,  of  Gorham. 

Mrs.  Tolford  is  highly  esteemed  in  Gorham 
and  in  Portland,  her  early  home.  She  attends 
the  Congregationalist  church,  and  is  always 
ready  to  respond  to  the  demands  of  charity. 
Mr.  Tolford  was  a  fine  example  of  a  self-made 
man;  and  the  wealth  which  blessed  his  declin- 
ing years  was  but  a  fitting  outcome  of  the 
struggle  of  his  youth  with  poverty  and  temp- 
tation, his  constant  integrity,  and  his  diligent 
application  to  business  in  his  manhood's  prime. 

This  brief  memoir  is  happily  accompanied 
by  a  lifelike  portrait  of  Mr.  Tolford. 


T^APTAIN  WILLIAM  E.  DENNI- 
I  V'  SON,  who  died  on  September  3,  1895, 
^lU  was  for  a  number  of  years  Com- 
mander of  the  Maine  Central 
steamer,  "Frank  Jones."  He  was  born  in 
Portland,  June  29,  1832.  His  father  was 
Captain  C.  W.  Dennison,  of  Freeport,  Me., 
where  his  grandfather,  Solomon  Dennison, 
lived;  but  the  family  originally  came  from 
Gloucester,  Mass.  At  the  age  of  thirteen 
William  E.  went  to  sea,  going  before  the  mast, 
working  his  way  from  the  lowest  to  the  high- 
est round  in  thirty-nine  different  vessels. 
His  life  was  one  of  varied  experiences.  He 
was  at  one  time  an  indigo  planter  in  Central 
America,  and  he  was  master  of  an  armed  trad- 
ing schooner  on  Lake  Nicaragua  until  driven 
thence  by  one  of  the  periodical  Central 
American  revolutions.  During  the  Crimean 
War  he  was  one  of  the  crew  of  a  transport 
which  carried  British  troops  through  the  Black 
Sea  to  Sebastopol ;  and,  in  the  war  of  the  Re- 
bellion, with  his  gunboat  he  assisted  in  the 
capture  of  the  blockade  -  running  steamers, 
"Circassian"  and  "Emma  Henley,"  carrying 
away  the  largest  prizes  ever  taken  by  the 
American  navy.  He  was  for  seven  years 
engaged  in  the  coal  business,  and  he  made  and 
lost  a  fortune  in  the  California  gold  mines. 
Tact  is  better  than  talent,  and  Captain  Den- 
nison's  ability  to  take  advantage  of  the  situa- 
tion is  notable.      It  was  a  lucky  stroke  for  him 


when  he  was  transferred  from  the  Captaincy 
of  a  merchantman  to  the  command  of  one  of 
Uncle  Sam's  war  vessels.  With  the  Ameri- 
can schooner  "Adrianna, "  Captain  Dennison 
saved  the  United  States  steamship  "Wyo- 
ming," which  had  been  run  ashore  by  her 
rebel-sympathizing  crew  in  the  Gulf  of  Cali- 
fornia, July  31,  1861.  The  "Wyoming" 
taught  the  Japanese  to  respect  the  valor  of 
American  seamen  by  fighting  singly  the  com- 
bined Japanese  fort  and  fleet,  and  achieving 
a  most  audacious  victory  in  the  Strait  of  Si- 
monoseki,  whence  warships  of  three  nations 
had  been  driven.  The  "Wyoming"  was  one 
of  the  United  States  squadron  then  in  the 
Pacific  Ocean.  Lieutenant  Murray  required 
Captain  Dennison  to  leave  the  "Adrianna" 
for  the  time  and  go  on  board  the  "Wyoming," 
which  was  in  so  critical  a  position  that  Cap- 
tain Dennison  realized  that  they  must  work 
night  and  day  to  save  her.  He  called  for  the 
pilot  who  was  in  command  when  the  "Wyo- 
ming" grounded,  for  the  moral  circumstances 
of  the  movement  assured  him  that  the  vessel 
had  been  purposely  run  ashore.  The  disci- 
pline of  the  "Wyoming  "  was  exceedingly  lax. 
Her  late  Captain  and  other  officers,  honored 
with  commissions  by  the  United  States  gov- 
ernment, had  deserted  the  vessel  and  had  gone 
to  join  the  rebels;  and  of  those  who  remained 
behind  many  were  tainted  with  sentiments 
hostile  to  the  government.  While  Dennison 
and  Murray  were  talking  over  affairs,  the  pilot, 
who  without  any  authority  had  been  set 
ashore,  made  off  and  was  seen  no  more.  The 
"Wyoming"  went  ashore  at  high  water,  under 
full  steam,  with  the  power  of  her  engine  fully 
developed.  Her  keel  lay  parallel  to  the  coast, 
far  from  the  nearest  habitation.  After  run- 
ning her  ashore,  the  crew  had  taken  the  steam 
anchor  out  over  the  starboard  bow  and  planted 
it  farther  upon  the  reef.  The  cable  of  this 
anchor  had  been  tightened  by  the  Captain,  and 
the  ship  had  thus  gone  farther  ashore  and 
more  into  danger.  The  "Wyoming  "  had  been 
thoroughly  overhauled  and  repaired  at  the 
Mare  Island  navy-yard,  and  had  on  board  all 
her  stores  and  equipments. 

The  tides  in  the  Gulf  of  California  are 
scarcely  perceptible,  and  a  ship  ashore  any- 
where  in  it  increased    her   danger   by    delay. 


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As  soon  as  Captain  Dennison  took  charge,  the 
"Adrianna"  hauled  alongside  and  commenced 
to  take  aboard  the  shot  aqd  shell ;  and,  having 
lightened  her  burden,  the  ship  thus  took  out 
astern  the  bow  anchors  of  the  disabled  vessel, 
and  at  6  p.m.,  August  2,  got  the  gunboat  afloat 
and  towed  it  into  Petaluma  Bay,  a  snug  harbor, 
where  the  transfer  of  stores  was  made.  On 
the  evening  of  August  4  both  vessels  went  to 
sea,  the  "Adrianna"  in  tow  of  the  "Wyo- 
ming." On  August  7,  at  9  a.m.,  the  "Wy- 
oming "  discharged  the  "Adrianna.  "  Thus  for 
seven  days  did  the  "Adrianna,"  interrupting 
her  voyage,  stand  by  the  unfortunate  ship,  sav- 
ing her  from  imminent  peril. 

Captain  Dennison  was  at  one  time  in  com- 
mand of  the  "Cherokee,"  and  served  the 
blockade  at  Fort  Fisher.  On  his  return  from 
the  war  he  commanded  the  steamer  "City  of 
Richmond  "  until  the  "Frank  Jones  "  went  on 
the  line.  His  steamboat  route  was  from  Port- 
land to  Machias  and  Mount  Desert,  and  he 
also  went  from  Portland  to  Bangor.  He  be- 
longed to  the  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Portland  Com- 
tnandery.  Knights  Templars,  and  to  the  Loyal 
Legion.  He  was  a  member  of  Bosworth 
Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  the  So- 
ciety of  California  Pioneers,  and  the  Virginia 
Veterans.  By  his  first  marriage  Captain  Den- 
nison had  one  son,  A.  Crossman  Dennison, 
pilot  of  the  "Bay  State."  On  May  i,  1887, 
he  married  Miss  Lizzie  E.  Tobey,  daughter  of 
H.  N.  Tobey,  of  Machiasport.  Mrs.  Denni- 
son survives  her  husband  with  two  children  r— 
William  W.  and  Adelaide  Boothby  Dennison. 


D.  MORRISON,  who  owns 
and  occupies  a  valuable  farm  in  the 
Highlands  of  Bridgton,  was  born 
October  7,  1853, ' in  the  house  in 
which  he  now  resides,  being  a  son  of  William 
A.  and  Almira  (Danforth)  Morrison.  His 
father  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  Cumberland 
County  and  one  of  its  most  honored  and  re- 
spected citizens.  In  1852  he  purchased  this 
homestead  property,  on  which  he  carried  on  a 
substantial  business  in  general  farming  and 
lumbering  until  his  demise  in  1888,  at  th^ 
age  of  sixty-five  years.  His  wife  preceded 
him  to  the  eternal  rest,  dying  at  the  age  of 


fifty-eight  years  in  1885.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  six  children,  namely:  Hazen  D. ;  Ada; 
John,  who  died  in  early  life;  Nellie;  Howard; 
and  Abbie  (deceased).  The  father  was  a 
member  of  the  Society  of  Odd  Fellows. 

Hazen  D.  Morrison  has  spent  his  years  on 
the  farm  where  his  birth  occurred,  having  as- 
sisted in  its  management  during  the  life  of  his 
father,  and  afterward  becoming  its  possessor. 
He  has  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  acres  of 
land,  charmingly  situated  on  the  Highlands; 
and  here  he  carries  on  mixed  husbandry, 
besides  doing  an  extensive  business  in  lumber- 
ing. During  the  summer  season  he  and  his 
wife  accommodate  about  twenty-five  boarders 
from  the  leading  cities  of  the  neighboring- 
States,  having,  during  the  four  summers,  in 
which  they  have  been  thus  employed,  won  an 
enviable  reputation  as  genial  hosts.  In  poli- 
tics Mr.  Morrison  is  a  sturdy  Democrat  and 
a  faithful  supporter  of  the  principles  promul- 
gated by  that  party.  In  1888,  on  May  g,  Mr. 
Morrison  was  wedded  to  Miss  Elecia  N. 
Keough,  who  ably  assists  him  in  his  labors, 
presiding  in  a  worthy  manner  over  his  pleasant; 
home  and  adding  to  its  comforts  and  at-, 
tractions. 


IRA  B.  PAGE,  superintendent  of  the 
Mayberry  Brothers'  stock  farm  in  Casco, 
Me.,  where  some  of  the  finest  horses  in 
the  country  are  raised,  was  born  in 
Whitefield,  N.H.,  April  30,  1849,  son  of 
William  and  Jane  (Quinby)  Page,  both  natives 
of  Lisbon,  N.H.  William  Page,  who  was  a 
mason  by  trade,  spent  the  greater  part  of  his 
life  in  Whitefield,  dying  there  in  1882.  He 
was  the  father  of  fourteen  children:  Eliza 
Jane;  Samantha;  Marinda;  Martha;  Abby; 
Lydia;  Ada;  John;  Edmond;  Frank;  Carrie; 
Ira  B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Mary;  and 
Bessie,  who  died  in  infancy. 

Ira  B.  Page  received  a  good  common-school 
education  in  his  native  town.  '  He  went  to 
work  when  twenty  years  of  age,  first  engaging 
as  a  teamster.  This  line  he  followed  for  sev- 
eral years,  and  then  purchased  a  farm  in 
Whitefield,  where  he  remained  for  some  time. 
About  1882  he  obtained  employment  as  a  stage 
driver,  and  for  twelve  years  the  crack  of  his 


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whip  and  the  thud  of  his  horse's  hoofs  daily 
enlivened  the  quiet  country  roads.  In  April, 
1894,  he  took  charge  of  the  valuable  stock 
farm  at  Casco  owned  by  the  Mayberry  Brothers, 
of  Boston,  Mass.  He  at  present  has  the  care 
of  twenty-five  trotting  horses,  and  also  man- 
ages a  farm  for  Mayberry  Brothers  in  Otisfield, 
Me.  He  is  a  man  of  good  practical  judg- 
ment, with  a  thorough  knowledge  of  horseflesh, 
and  is  one  of  the  most  prosperous  and  re- 
spected citizens  of  Casco. 

Mr.  Page  was  married  February  22,  1868, 
to  Miss  Ella  M.  Howland,  of  Whitefield. 
She  died  October  10,  1880,  leaving  one  child, 
Leoni,  who  is  now  living  with  her  father;  and 
on  October  18,  1882,  he  was  again  married, 
to  Miss  Etta  Scott,  of  Haverhill,  Mass.  She 
was  born  April  11,  1861,  and  is  the  daughter  of 
William  Scott,  of  Haverhill  (deceased).  Mr. 
Page  has  no  children  by  his  second  marriage. 

Mr.  Page  votes  the  Republican  ticket,  but 
is  not  an  aspirant  for  office.  He  attends  the 
Free  Will  Baptist  Church  of  Casco.  Some 
idea  of  the  responsibility  of  his  position  will 
be  gained  by  reading  the  appended  sketch  of 
Deacon  Richard  Mayberry,  the  original  owner 
of  the  Mayberry  Stock  Farms. 


M 


EACON  RICHARD  MAYBERRY 
was  born  in  Casco,  Me.,  February 
^J  14,  1811,  son  of  Daniel  and  Betsey 
(Nash)  Mayberry,  both  natives  of 
Casco.  Daniel  Mayberry  was  a  lifelong  resi- 
dent of  Casco,  a  progressive  and  prosperous 
farmer.  Richard  Mayberry  acquired  his  love 
for  horses  on  his  father's  farm.  He  was  en- 
gaged in  agricultural  pursuits  from  early  boy- 
hood;  but,  being  an  energetic  and  enterprising 
man,  he  took  an  active  part  in  other  industries 
of  the  locality,  becoming  in  time  a  large  lum- 
ber dealer  and  owner  of  grist-mills  and  saw- 
mills.     He  died  December  24,  i88g. 

December  29,  1844,  Deacon  Mayberry  was 
married  to  Catherine  M.,  daughter  of  Samuel 
and  Elizabeth  (Jordan)  Knight,  the  former  of 
Otisfield,  the  latter  of  Raymond,  Me.  Mrs. 
Mayberry  was  born  February  21,  1816,  and 
was  the  seventh  in  a  family  of  nine.  Her 
brothers  and  sisters  were  named  as  follows: 
Nathaniel,  Margaret,  Cyrus,  Martha,  Zebulon, 


Samuel,  Milton,  and  Elizabeth.  Deacon 
Mayberry  and  his  wife  had  four  children  — 
Wyatt  T.,  born  July  i,  1846,  who  died  in 
May,  1850;  Florence,  who  was  born  in 
1848,  and  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-three; 
Cyrus  C,  who  was  born  October  17,  1851, 
married  Miss  Georgie  Nichols,  of  Casco,  and 
now  resides  in  Boston,  Mass.  ;  and  Franklin 
P.,  who  was  born  October  13,  1853,  a  real 
estate  dealer  in  Boston,  unmarried. 

Cyrus  C.  and  Franklin  P.  Mayberry  are 
joint  owners  of  the  Mayberry  Stock  Farms,  the 
principal  one  at  Whitefield,' N.  H.,  the  other 
at  Casco,  Me.,  and  have  made  a  marked 
success  of  raising  fine  horses.  The  farm  at 
Casco,  which  is  now'in  charge  of  Mr.  Ira  B. 
Page,  is  fitted  with  large  stock  barns  and  one 
race  track,  and  is  one  of  the  interesting  feat- 
ures of  Cumberland  County.  To  say  that  a 
horse  comes  from  the  Mayberry  farm  is  suffi- 
cient guarantee  of  soundness,  good  breeding, 
and  general  excellence;  and  the  trotting 
horses  raised  there  rank  among  the  first  in 
New  England. 

Deacon  Mayberry  was  an  active  worker  in 
the  interest  of  the  Republican  party.  He 
was  Postmaster  of  Casco  two  terms,  repre- 
sented the  district  in  the  legislature  in  1861, 
and  was  Selectman  a  great  many  years.  In 
the  welfare  of  the  Congregational  church  he 
took  an  active  interest,  and  he  was  Deacon  of 
the  church  in  Casco  for  a  long  time. 


"OSEPH  RAYNES,  Postmaster  at  Yar- 
mouthville,  Me.,  was  boi^n  March  25, 
1843,  in  the  town  of  New  Gloucester. 
He  is  the  fourth  in  direct  line  of  de- 
scent to  bear  this  name  and  to  live  in  Cumber- 
land County,  his  great-grandfather  having 
been  a  pioneer  of  New  Gloucester,  which  was 
the  birthplace  of  the  intermediate  Josephs. 
The  emigrant  ancestor  of  the  Raynes  family 
was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  York,  York 
County,  Me.,  the  house  which  he  erected  more 
than  a  century  ago  being  still  in  fair  preser- 
vation. (For  further  family  history  see 
Raynes's  "Genealogy,"  compiled  by  Jonathan 
Tyler.) 

Mr.    Raynes's    paternal   grandfather  was    a 
skilled  mechanic,  a  painter  and  a  chair-maker, 


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and  a  man  of  considerable  local  prominence  in 
New  Gloucester,  where  he  was  a  lifelong  resi- 
dent. He  was  active  in  advancing  the  cause 
of  religion,  belonging  to  the  Congregational 
church.  Of  his  large  family  of  children  but 
one  is  now  living,  Mrs.  O.  R.  Davis,  of  Au- 
burn, Me. 

Joseph  Raynes,  the  third,  father  of  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  was  reared  in  the  place  of 
his  birth,  and  there  worked  with  his  father  as 
a  painter  and  chair-maker  for  many  years.  In 
1850,  desiring  a  change  of  occupation,  he  came 
to  Yarmouth,  accepting  a  position  as  station 
agent  on  what  was  then  known  as  the  Atlantic 
&  St.  Lawrence  Railway,  afterward  called  the 
Grand  Trunk,  Kennebec  &  Portland  Railway, 
but  now  the  Maine  Central,  his  office  being  at 
the  Junction.  He  was  in  every  respect  a  ca- 
pable and  trustworthy  employee,  paying  close 
attention  to  the  duties  of  his  responsible  posi- 
tion, winning  the  confidence  of  all  with  whom 
he  had  business  relations.  In  politics  he  was 
at  first  a  Whig  and  later  a  Democrat.  Two 
terms,  in  1842  and  1843,  he  served  as  a  Rep- 
resentative in  the  State  legislature.  Relig- 
iously, he  conscientiously  accepted  the  views 
of  his  parents.  He  died  on  October  18,  1864. 
His  wife,  Mary  P.  Eveleth,  a  daughter  of 
Deacon  Nathaniel  Eveleth,  also  of  New 
Gloucester,  tarried  on  earth  but  a  short  time 
after,  passing  to  the  life  immortal,  May  16, 
1866.  Six  children  were  born  to  them, 
namely:  Caroline  and  Josiah  (departed);  Mrs. 
Lucy  A.  Knight,  of  this  town;  Joseph;  Mrs. 
Mary  E.  Mitchell,  of  Bath,  Me. ;  and  Edward, 
of  Yarmouth. 

Joseph  Raynes  acquired  his  elementary  edu- 
cation in  his  native  town,  completing  his 
course  of  study  at  the  old  academy  in  North 
Yarmouth.  At  the  car  shops  of  the  Portland 
&  Kennebec  Railway  in  Augusta  he  learned 
the  machinist's  trade,  following  it  but  a  short 
time  before  his  enlistment,  June  16,  1863,  in 
the  United  States  Navy  at  Charlestown,  Mass. 
He  was  shortly  transferred  to  the  South  Atlan- 
tic squadron,  which  was  stationed  off  the 
coast  of  South  Carolina,  and  took  an  impor- 
tant part  in  the  bombardment  of  Fort  Sumter 
in  September  of  that  year.  He  served  on 
board  the  frigate  "Wabash"  and  the  monitor 
"Nahant"  for  some  months,  being  finally  dis- 


charged August  15,  1864,  at  the  Brooklyn 
navy-yard  from  the  ship  "Vermont."  On  re- 
turning home,  finding  his  father  ill,  Mr. 
Raynes  assumed  his  duties  at  the  railway  sta- 
tion, where  in  October,  a  change  being  made 
in  the  railway  management,  two  agents  being 
appointed,  he  was  made  agent  of  the  Portland 
&  Kennebec  Railway,  an  office  which  he  filled 
until  1878.  He  next  engaged  in  business  in 
Yarmouth  as  a  cigar  manufacturer,  continuing 
five  years,  when,  September  21,  1886,  he  was 
appointed  Postmaster  at  Yarmouthville,  where 
he  has  since  served,  giving  general  satisfac- 
tion to  the  public. 

Socially,  Mr.  Raynes  is  a  prominent  mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  belonging  to 
the  Casco  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  the 
Cumberland  Royal  Arch  Chapter.  He  is  a 
member  likewise  of  the  Kearsarge  Benevolent 
Association  of  Boston;  also  belonging  to  the 
W.  L.  Haskell  Post,  No.  108,  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic.  Politically,  he  is  a  straight 
Democrat,  active  in  local  affairs,  and  was  at 
one  time  nominated  as  Representative,  but 
was  defeated,  although  he  ran  ahead  of  his 
ticket.  Mr.  Raynes  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Yarmouth  Band,  having  joined  at  its  organiza- 
tion in  July,  1866,  and  has  been  its  business 
mgjiager  up  to  and  including  the  'present 
time,  thirty  consecutive  years. 

Mr.  Raynes  was  united  in  marriage  March 
7,  1867,  with  Esther  Abbie  Johnson.  She 
was  born  in  North  Yarmouth,  daughter  of 
William  and  Esther  (Sawyer)  Johnson,  her 
father  being  a  well-known  farmer-r  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Raynes  have  three  children,  namely: 
Mary  Ann ;  Albert  Joseph,  a  telegraph  opera-: 
tor  at  Yarmouth  Junction,  on  the  Maine  Cen- 
tral Railway;  and  George  Edward.  Mr. 
Raynes  and  his  family  are  liberal  in  their 
religious  belief. 


/STTo 


,  EORGE  FOSTER  TALBOT,  LL.D., 

V  i>|  a  prominent  retired  attorney  of  Port- 
land, where  he  has  lived  since  1861, 
was  born  in  East  Machias,  Me.,  January  16, 
1 8 19.  His  parents  were  John  Coffin  and  Mary 
(Foster)  Talbot.  The  paternal  great-grand- 
father, Peter  Talbot,  whose  ancestors  came  to 
Massachusetts   between    1620  and    1640,   was 


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long  a  resident  of  Stoughton,  Mass.  He  served 
with  the  rank  of  Captain  in  the  Revolutionary 
War.  Tradition  says  that  George  Talbot,  the 
first  emigrant,  was  impressed  into  the  Eng- 
lish navy,  but  escaped  to  land  by  swimming 
when  the  vessel  was  near  Rhode  Island. 
Peter  Talbot,  grandfather  of  George  F.,  mi- 
grated from  Massachusetts  to  Maine  in  1773, 
the  year  made  memorable  by  the  Boston  Tea 
Party.  He  was  a  pioneer  settler  in  East 
Machias,  where  he  was  prominent  as  a  town 
officer.  He  wa3  a  farmer  of  a  quiet,  reflective 
turn  of  mind,  who  liked  the  retirement  of  his 
own  fireside,  but  never  shirked  public  duties. 
His  wife's  name  before  marriage  was  Lucy 
Hammond.  The  maternal  great-grandfather, 
Benjamin  Foster,  who  was  a  pioneer  of  East 
Machias,  planned  the  capture  of  the  British 
war  vessel,  the  "Margarita,"  at  the  opening 
of  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  later  took  a 
prominent  part  in  repelling  a  British  squadron 
that  tried  to  capture  the  settlement. 

John  Coffin  Talbot  was  born  in  East  Machias 
in  1784.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was  a 
manufacturer  and  shipper  of  lumber;  but  in 
1837  he  was  appointed  and  subsequently 
elected  Judge  of  the  Probate  Court,  which 
office  he  held  during  the  rest  of  his  lifetime. 
He  was  elected  to  the  State  legislature  a  num- 
ber of  times;  and  in  1837,  the  year  of  the 
great  financial  panic,  he  served  as  President  of 
the  Senate.  His  wife  Mary  was  a  daughter 
of  John  and  Phebe  (Burr)  Foster,  of  East 
Machias,  and  a  grand-daughter  of  Benjamin 
and  Elizabeth  (Scott)  Foster.  Her  grand- 
father, Benjamin,  Foster,  commanded  the 
Colonial  forces  that  repulsed  an  attack  by  a 
British  expedition  against  Machias  in  1779. 
Mrs.  John  C.  Talbot  bore  her  husband  five 
sons  and  three  daughters.  Of  these  Stephen 
P.  Talbot,  a  Bowdoin  graduate,  and  a  promis- 
ing law  student,  was  drowned  at  sea  under 
pathetic  circumstances.  The  others  are  all 
living.  William,  an  extensive  farmer  in  An- 
dover,  Oxford  County,  Me.,  married  a  sister 
of  John  A.  Poor.  John  Coffin,  also  a  Bowdoin 
graduate,  and  a  prominent  attorney  in  East 
Machias,  has  served  fifteen  terms  in  the  State 
legislature,  and  has  also  been  Speaker  of  the 
House.  Thomas  H.,  another  graduate  of 
Bowdoin,    is  a  Boston   lawyer,  who  has  been 


Assistant  Attorney-General  of  the  United 
States,  and  served  his  country  in  the  late  war 
as  Colonel  of  a  regiment.  Emma  Caroline  is 
the  widow  of  Josiah  P.  Keller,  who,  as  man- 
aging owner  of  a  large  lumber  concern,  went 
in  1850  to  Puget  Sound,  where  he  subse- 
quently died.  Susan  is  unmarried,  and  Mary 
Elizabeth  lives  with  her  sisters  in  Boston. 
The" father  and  mother  were  active  members  of 
the  Congregational  church.  Mr.  Talbot  was 
an  enthusiastic  Mason  of  the  early  times.  He 
served  East  Machias  as  Postmaster  and  Town 
Clerk  for  more  than  forty  years.  In  moral 
reforms  he  was  also  prominent,  being  the 
organizer  of  a  temperance  society  fifteen  years 
before  General  Dow  began  '  to  think  of  it. 
His  wife  died  in  1858,  and  the  year  1861  saw 
the  close  of  his  busy  career. 

George  F.  Talbot,  LL.D.,  commenced  at- 
tendance at  the  academy  in  his  native  town 
at  the  early  age  of  eight  years.  Entering 
Bowdoin  College  as  a  Junior,  he  was  graduated 
two  years  later  an  A.B.  in  the  class  of  1837. 
Three  years  after,  he  received  the  degree  of 
A.M.;  and  in  1894  his  Alma  Mater  conferred 
on  him  another  honor,  that  of  LL.D.  He 
read  law  with  Senator  James  W.  Bradbury,  of 
Augusta,  Me.,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
that  town  in  1840.  His  professional  career 
began  in  Skowhegan,  where  he  remained  one 
year.  For  a  short  time  thereafter  he  was  en- 
gaged in  teaching;  but  during  the  years  1843 
and  1844  he  practised  law  in  Columbia,  Wash- 
ington County.  Mr.  Talbot  then  opened  an 
office  in  his  native  town,  where  he  remained 
for  ten  years.  He  was  an  active  antislavery 
worker,  and  was  a  candidate  for  Governor  in 
1849  and  1850  on  th-e  Free  Soil  ticket.  In 
1854  he  moved  to  Machias,  where  as  County 
Attorney  he  had  much  to  do  with  important 
litigation,  greatly  enlarging  his  practice.  He 
took  an  active  part  in  the  formation  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  being  practically  the  editor  of 
the  Republican  paper  of  that  town,  and  was 
also  one  of  four  delegates  for  the  State  of 
Maine  to  the  National  Convention  in  Chicago. 
Here  he  served  on  the  Committee  on  Resolu- 
tions, and  had  a  warm  controversy  with 
Horace  Greeley,  who  wanted  to  abandon  the 
■article  prohibiting  the  introduction  of  slavery 
into   the  United   States  Territories.     To  Mr. 


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Talbot's  mind    this    was  the  essential    party 
issue,  but  the  Committee  was  divided.     After 
he  had  held   conferences  with    Mr.    Boutelle 
and  Carl  Schurz,  another  vote  was  taken  on 
the  question,   and  Mr.   Greeley  was  defeated. 
Soon  after  Abraham  Lincoln  became  Presi- 
dent, Mr.  Talbot  was  appointed  United  States 
Attorney  for   the    Maine  District,   and    came 
to  Portland.     This  position  was  held  by  him 
for  nearly  ten  years.     In  this  period  he  had  to 
deal  with  frequent  infractions  of  the  revenue 
laws,  and  had  some  heavy  prosecutions  for  the 
illicit  importing  of  lumber,  which  he  carried 
to  the  United  States  courts,  recovering  dam- 
ages.    Later  he   was  one   of    three    commis- 
sioners appointed  to  examine  paper  frauds  at 
Augusta,  and  was  the  writer  of  the  elaborate 
report  of  the  investigations,  which  lasted  one' 
year.     His  coworkers  at  that  time  were  Gov- 
ernor Connor  and  Daniel  Sanborn.     Mr.  Talbot 
then  took  an  office  for  general  practice,   but 
he  was  already   overworked.      He   and    Mrs. 
Talbot  spent    1872   in  travelling    extensively 
abroad.     He  was  a  member  of  a  special  com- 
mission appointed  to  revise  the  Constitution 
of  the  State  in   1875,  who  reported  a  series  of 
amendments,  the  most  of  which  were  adopted. 
In    1876  he  became  Solicitor  of  the  United 
States  Treasury.     Later,  on  finding  that  the 
position  he  filled  was  wanted  for  a  Southern 
man,  with  a  view  to  help   in  building  up  the 
Republican  party  of  the  South,  Mr.  Talbot  re- 
signed.    He  has  won  distinction  by  his  liter- 
ary contributions  to  papers  and  magazines,  and 
also  by  a  book  entitled  "A  Life  of  Jesus  :    His 
Opinions  and  his  Character,"  which  was  pub- 
lished by  the  Unitarian  Publishing  House  in 
1883.     During    antislavery  times    he    was  in 
the  lecture  field,   and  he  has  been  a  prolific 
writer   of   poems  for  class  reunions.     For   a 
number  of  years  he  has  been  President  of  the 
Fraternity  Club. 

His  wife,  Elizabeth  (Neil)  Talbot,  whom 
he  married  on  May  16,  1844,  died  in  1845, 
leaving  twin  daughters,  one  of  whom  died  in 
infancy.  In  1861  Mr.  Talbot  contracted  a 
second  marriage  with  Elizabeth  Lincoln,  of 
Dennysville,  Me.  She  was  a  grand-daughter 
of  General  Lincoln  of  Revolutionary  fame. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Talbot  have  four  children! 
They   are:    Thomas    Lincoln,    attorney,    who 


married  Miss  Alice  Spring,  and  has  two  chil- 
dren—  Edith  Lincoln  and  Samuel  Spring; 
Hannah  Lincoln,  who  lives  at  home;  "Cather- 
ine; and  Frederick  F.  Talbot.  The  last 
named,  who  is  employed  in  the  banking  house 
of  E.  H.  Gay  &  Co.,  of  Boston,  married  Mary 
P.  Frank,  of  Portland,  and  has  two  children 
— ^, George  F.  and  Melvin  F.  Talbot. 


OHN  G.  SCOTT,  a  retired  carpenter  of 
Westbrook,  Me.,  a, "forty-niner,"  and  a 
veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  was  born  in 
Freeport,  another  Cumberland  County 
town,  May  3,  1823,  son  of  Andrew  and  Pris- 
cilla  (Woodbury)  Scott.  Mr.  Scott's  grand- 
father, John  G,  Scott,  was  a  native  of  Durham, 
Me.,  who  followed  agricultural  pursuits  dur- 
ing the  active  period  of  his  life.  He  reared  a 
family  of  six  children,  of  whom  there  are  no 
survivors. 

Andrew  Scott,  who  was  a  resident  of  Free- 
port,  for  a  number  of  years  followed  the  sea,  a 
great  part  of  his  active  life  being  spent  on  the 
ocean  wave.  He  was  a  worthy  and  useful 
citizen,  who  voted  with  the  Whig  party;  and 
in  religion  he  was  a  Congregationalist.  He 
died  at  the  age  of  about  forty  years.  His 
wife,  Priscilla  Woodbury,  of  Freeport,  was  a 
daughter  of  Ebenezer  Woodbury,  of  Durham, 
who  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War, 
and  fought  in  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill.  She  ' 
became  the  mother  of  four  children,  three  of 
whom  are  living,  namely:  Frances,  wife  of 
Samuel  V.  Litchfield,  of  Freeport;  Julia  W., 
wife  of  E.  P.  Gerrish,  of  Portland;  and  John 
G.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

John  G.  Scott  acquired  his  education  in  the 
schools  of  Freeport  and  Durham;  and,  after 
finishing  his  studies,  he  learned  the  carpen- 
ter's trade,  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  three 
years  with  Sidney  Skilton,  of  Durham,  whence 
he  went  to  Portland,  where  he  worked  as  a 
journeyman  for  Cummings  Brothers,  Russell, 
and  others.  In  1849  Mr.  Scott  joined  the 
exodus  for  California,  accompanying  a  party 
of  tweiity  fortune  seekers  from  Freeport,  the 
expedition  being  in  charge  of  Captain  Clement 
Soule.  They  went  by  way  of  the  Isthmus,  of 
Panama,  being  about  one  hundred  and  fifty 
days  on  the  journey;  and  after  arriving  they 


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mony  being  performed  by  the  Rev.  E.  S.  Jor- 
dan. They  have  one  child,  Clara  B. ,  born 
June  16,  1862,  now  the  wife  of  C.  K. 
Richards,  of  Falmouth,  Me.  Orrin  B.  Lane 
has  never  married,  but  has  boarded  with  his 
brother  for  the  past  thirty-five  years.  H.  J. 
has  acted  as  Postmaster  for  the  last  thirty 
years;  and  his  brother,  O.  B.,  has  served  as 
Assistant  Postmaster  for  an  equal  length  of 
time. 

In  political  affiliation  H.  J.  and  O.  B.  Lane 
are  Democrats,  and  they  have  always  voted 
that  ticket.  Both  have  served  as  Representa- 
tives from  this  district  to  the  State  legislature, 
the  former  in  1883,  and  the  latter  in  1871  and 
1874.  Henry  J.  has  filled  the  office  of  Town 
Treasurer  at  intervals  for  the  past  thirty  years, 
and  Orrin  B.  that  of  Town  Clerk  for  thirty- 
three  years.  Henry  J.  has  also  held  the.  posi- 
tion of  Selectman  for  six  or  seven  years. 
Orrin  B.  is  a  member  in  good  standing  of 
Siloam  Lodge,  No.  45,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  of  Gray;  Henry  J.,  of  Windham 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  ;  and  Orrin  B.  of  the 
Sons  of  Temperance  of  Raymond. 


•NDREW  JACKSON  OTIS,  a  veteran 
agriculturist  of  Standish,  Cumberland 
County,  Me.,  was  born  August  8, 
181 S,  in  Barrington,  N.  H.,  son  of 
Job  and  Sally  (Kimball)  Otis.  His  great- 
grandfather on  his  father's  side,  Joshua  Otis, 
married  in  1745,  Jane  Hussey,  of  Dover, 
N.  H.  ;  and  in  1752  they  moved  to  that  part  of 
Barrington  that  is  now  included  within  the 
limits  of  Strafford.  Joshua  Otis,  with  most 
•of  his  brothers,  served  in  the  war  of  the  Rev- 
olution. His  wife  died  in  1790,  but  he  lived 
until  1810.  They  reared  ten  children,  Mi- 
cajah,  the  grandfather  of  Andrew  J.,  being 
the  second  son  and  child. 

Micajah  Otis  was  born  in  Barrington,  N.  IL, 
and  there  owned  a  good  farm  of  two  hundred 
acres,  a  large  part  of  it  under  cultivation.  He 
was  a  man  of  eminent  piety,  and  for  many 
years  a  preacher  in  the  Free  Will  Baptist  de- 
nomination, having  charge  of  the  Barrington 
church  until  his  death.  His  wife,  Sarah 
Foss,  a  daughter  of  Joshua  Foss,  of  Barring- 
•ton,  was  also  a  member  of  that  church.      They 


were    the    parents  of    six  children.    Job  being 
their  first-born. 

Job  Otis  was  born  in  Barrington  in  1770, 
and  far  outlived  the  old-time  allotted  years  of 
man's  life,  dying  in  1854.  He  was  a  well-to- 
do  farmer,  succeeding  to  the  ownership  of  the 
homestead  on  which  he  was  born  and  reared. 
He  was  a  man  of  strong  individuality,  noted 
for  his  practical  wisdom  and  ability,  was  a 
Democrat  in  politics,  and  occupied  an  impor- 
tant position  in  the  management  of  local  pub- 
lic affairs.  In  1808  he  was  elected  Select- 
man, an  office  which  he  held  four  consecutive 
years;  and  in  1819  and  1820  he  represented 
the  town  of  Barrington  in  the  State  legislature. 
During  the  latter  year  the  town  of  Strafford 
was  set  off  from  Barrington ;  and  this  new 
town  he  represented  in  the  legislature  in  1822, 
1823,  1828,  1833,  1834,  and  1835.  In  1835 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Councillors 
for  the  State  of  New  Hampshire.  He  likewise 
served  as  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  many  years. 
His  wife,  a  daughter  of  Ephraim  Kimball,  of 
Dover,  N.  H.,  bore  him  nine  children,  Andrew 
J.  being  the  only  one  now  living.  The  mother 
belonged  to  the  Free  Will  Baptist  church. 

Andrew  J.  Otis  acquired  the  rudiments  of 
his  education  in  the  district  schools  of  his 
native  town,  afterward  attending  the  academy 
at  Strafford.  On  the  parental  farm  he  was 
thoroughly  drilled  in  agricultural  arts,  and 
during  the  first  half-century  of  his  life  carried 
on  general  farming  in  the  place  of  his  nativity. 

He  was  a  man  of  prominence  in  Strafford, 
succeeding  his  father  as  Justice  of  the  Peace, 
and  being  at  one  time  a  member  of  the  Major- 
general's  staff,  serving  as  Quartermaster. 
He  also  represented  his  town  in  the  legislature 
at  Concord,  N.H.,  in  1855.  In  1865  Mr. 
Otis  removed  to  Maine  and  purchased  a  farm 
of  sixty  acres  in  Standish,  on  which  he  has 
since  resided,  being  known  as  a  thrifty  and 
successful  farmer. 

Mr.  Otis  was  married  in  1842  to  Miss 
Sarah  Howe  Kimball,  daughter  of  John  Kim- 
ball, of  Hiram,  Me.  The  four  children  born 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Otis  have  all  passed  away 
from  this  earthly  home.  In  politics  Mr. 
Otis  is  a  firm  adherent  of  the  Democratic 
party,  and  in  religious  beHef  both  he  and  his 
wife  are  Universalists. 


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ILLIAM  HARRISON  MOTLEY, 
attorney-at-law  of  Deering,  and  at 
the  present  time  serving  as  Post- 
master at  Woodford's,  was  born  at  Gardiner, 
Kennebec  County,  Me.,  December  i,  1840. 
His  father,  Nathaniel  Motley,  was  born  at 
Gorham,  this  county,  a  grandson  of  John  Mot- 
ley, who  settled  at  Fort  Hill  in  Gorham,  and 
was  the 'first  ancestor  of  the  family  in  this 
country,  John  Lothrop  Motley,  the  distin- 
guished historian,  being  one  of  his  descend- 
ants. At  the  time  of  the  Indian  troubles  in 
the  early  history  of  Maine,  when  the  Brackett 
family  was  massacred,  this  same  John  Motley, 
who  was  also  a  Revolutionary  veteran,  was 
appointed  administrator  of  the  Brackett  prop- 
erty. His  son,  William  Motley,  grandfather 
of  our  subject,  was  an  influential  citizen  of 
Windham  for  many  years. 

Nathaniel  Motley,  father  of  William  H., 
received  a  liberal  education  in  the  place  of  his 
nativity,  and  after  his  marriage  resided  for 
some  time  in  Vermont,  while  there  represent- 
ing his  town  in  the  State  legislature.  He 
married  Miss  Rachael  Horton,  daughter  of 
Rufus  Horton,  one  of  the  leading  members  of 
the  Friends'  Society  of  Portland;  and  they  be- 
came the  parents  of  eleven  children,  William 
H.  being  the  eighth  in  order  of  birth.  Neither 
of  the  parents  is  now  living,  the  mother  hav- 
ing passed  away  on  February  7,  1893.  She 
remained  true  to  the  faith  in  which  she  was 
reared,  being  a  member  of  the  Friends'  Society 
during  her  life. 

William  H.  Motley  assisted  his  father  in 
his  mercantile  pursuits  until  the  breaking  out 
of  the  late  Civil  War,  when,  in  August,  1861, 
he  enlisted  in  his  country's  service,  joining 
Company  G,  Seventh  Maine  Volunteer  Infan- 
try, and  being  sent  at  once  with  his  regiment 
to  Virginia  to  join  the  Army  of  the  Potomac. 
He  was  at  the  front  in  many  severe  engage- 
ments, being  present  at  the  seven  days'  battle 
on  the  Peninsula,  there  receiving  a  wound  in 
the  right  foot  and  another  in  the  left  knee, 
and  later,  at  the  battle  of  Antietam,  being 
wounded  through  the  mouth,  and  also  receiv- 
ing a  flesh  wound  under  the  chin.  After  this 
battle,  the  regiment  being  practically  annihi- 
lated, it  was  sent  home  to  recruit  its  ranks ; 
and  on  its  reorganization  Mr.  Motley  was  made 


Lieutenant   of    Company   I,    Thirtieth    Maine 
Volunteer  Infantry,  which  was  sent  to  join  the 
Red  River  expedition,  there  participating  in 
the  battles  of  Pleasant  Hill,  Grand  Ecore,  Crim 
River  Crossing,  and  in  the  action  at  Mansura 
Plains.     At  this  time  Lieutenant  Motley  was 
Acting    Adjutant    of    his    regiment;    and    at 
Alexandria,    La.,   just  before  the  last  battle, 
while    his    men   were  guarding   the    river,    in 
order  that  a  dam  might  be  constructed  to  facil- 
itate the  passage   of   the  gunboats  down    the 
stream,  he  received  a  severe  wound  at  the  base 
of  the  spine,  the  bullet  cutting. a  hole  the  size 
of  a  silver  dollar  in  his  clothes,  and  tearing 
the    flesh    from    the    spine,    the  injury    being 
followed    by  paralysis.     Notwithstanding  his 
bloody  exjDerience,  this  plucky  soldier  was  in 
the  hospital  but  twenty  days  during  his  entire 
time   of    service.       The    regiment    was    then 
ordered  to  Virginia,  forming  a  part  of  Grant's 
command    and    going    to    Deep    Bottom,    and 
thence     to    the    Shenandoah     Valley,     being 
stationed  at   Cedar  Creek  when,    on    October 
19,    1864,  Early  surprised  the  Union  forces, 
causing  a  stampede.      Lieutenant  Motley  was 
then  in  command  of  a  line  of  skirmishers,  and 
was  one  of  the  very  first  to  see    the   gallant 
Sheridan  when  he  galloped  to  the  front  to  re- 
trieve the  lost  ground  and  save  the  day.      After 
the   cessation    of   hostilities    Mr.    Motley  re- 
mained in  service  several  months,    being  lo- 
cated   in    Savannah,    Ga.,    until    August    20, 
1865,  when  he  received  his  discharge. 

On  his  return  home  he  pursued  his  studies 
at  the  Hebron  Academy  and  the  Norway  Lit- 
erary Institute,  subsequently  becoming  a  law 
student  in  the  office  of  H.  M.  Bearce,  of  Nor^ 
way,  and  being  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1872. 
He  then  read  law  for  a  year  with  the  Hon. 
T.  B.  Reed,  the  distinguished  statesman,  after- 
ward beginning  the  practice  of  his  profes^on 
in  Portland.  He  first  practised  alone,  meeting 
with  excellent  success,  and  was  then  in  partner- 
ship for  a  time  with  H.  A.  Bletheim,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Motley  &  Bletheim,  subse- 
quently becoming  senior  member  of  the  firm 
of  Motley  &  Sylvester.  While  a  resident  of 
Portland,  Mr.  Motley  always  took  an  active 
and  intelligent  interest  in  politics,  being  an 
ardent  Republican,  but  steadily  refusing  all 
official  honors.     For  the  past  twenty  years  he 


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has  resided  in  Deering,  but  had  his  office  in 
Portland  until  his  appointment  as  Postmaster 
for  a  term  of  four  years,  dating  from  Decem- 
ber, 1891,  since  which  time  his  office  has 
been  in  Deering.  Socially,  he  is  a  member 
of  Bosworth  Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Repub- 
lic, of  the  Union  Veteran  Legion,  and  of 
Deering  Club.  He  has  a  summer  home  on 
Long  Island  and  another  at  Woodford's, 
usually  retreating  with  his  family  to  one  of 
these  beautiful  resorts  during  the  heated 
season.  In  October,  1872,  Mr.  Motley  was 
married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  E.  Whitney,  a 
daughter  of  George  P.  Whitney,  of  Oxford. 
Two  children  have  been  born  to  them,  namely: 
Ada  Whitney  Horton  Motley,  wife  of  Charles 
F.  Sawyer,  of  Bangor;  and  William  H.,  Jr., 
now  a  student  in  the  Hebron  Academy. 
Religiously,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Motley  attend  the 
Baptist  church. 


'IMON  H.  MAYBERRY,  a  well- 
known  citizen  of  Westbrook,  Me., 
by  trade  a  stone  mason,  is  also  a 
practical  farmer,  and  has  led  a  life 
of  useful  and  varied  activity.  He  is  a  native 
of  Cumberland  County,  having  been  born  in 
Windham,  March  15,  181 8,  son  of  Andrew 
and  Margaret  (Trott)  Mayberry. 

William  Mayberry,  a  veteran  of  the  Revolu- 
tionary War  and  the  paternal  grandfather  of 
Simon  H.  Mayberry,  spent  his  life  in  Wind- 
ham. He  followed  agriculture  with  success, 
and  was  an  honored  and  respected  resident. 
A  Democrat  in  politics,  he  was  a  man  who 
took  much  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  town. 
He  was  an  attendant  of  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal church. 

Andrew  Mayberry  was  born  in  Windham  and 
there  spent  the  major  part  of  his  life.  Like 
his  father,  he  engaged  in  farming.  Politi- 
cally, he  was  a  Democrat ;  and  during  the  War 
of  1 812  he  was  one  of  those  who  faithfully 
served  the  interests  of -their  country  by  taking 
Up  arms.  He  was  an  attendant  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church.  His  marriage  with 
Miss  Margaret  Trott  was  blessed  by  the  birth 
of  eleven  children,  seven  of  whom  are  still 
living,  namely:  Sarah,  the  wife  of  Lowell 
Havvkes,   of  Windham ;  Simon   H.  ;  Margaret, 


who  married  Merritt  Mayberry,  of  Windham  ; 
Mary  A.,  the  wife  of  Lorenzo  Knight,  of 
Westbrook ;  Frank,  on  the  old  homestead  farm 
in  Windham ;  Jefferson,  residing  in  Gray, 
Me.  ;  and  John,  a  resident  of  Windham. 

Simon  H.  Mayberry  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  his  native  town.  Shortly 
after  leaving  school,  he  obtained  a  position 
as  watchman  in  the  cotton-mills  at  Westbrook, 
where  he  was  employed  during  the  summer 
for  about  eleven  years.  He  then  entered  the 
service  of  the  Westbrook  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, his  duty  being  to  watch  one-half  the  day 
and  one-half  the  night;  and  he  continued  in 
the  employ  of  that  company. for  eight  years. 
In  1 86 1  Mr.  Mayberry  began  to  work  as  a 
stone  mason,  and  since  then  a  great  deal  of 
stone  cutting  and  stone  laying  has  been  done 
by  him  and  under  his  direction.  Such  men 
as  he  always  find  something  to  do  even  in  the 
dullest  of  times,  opening  up  new  enterprises 
when  the  old  ones  flag.  In  1865  he  started 
the  ice  business  in  Saccarappa,  now  Westbrook; 
and  he  conducted  it  for  twenty  years.  Of 
late  years  he  has  engaged  in  building-moving 
and  in  farming,  being  the  owner  of  a  small 
farm  of  about  thirty  acres,  where  he  carries 
on  general  husbandry. 

Mr.  Mayberry  was  married  in  June,  1845, 
to  Miss  Mary  Hall,  of  Raymond,  now  Casco, 
Cumberland  County.  His  wife's  father  was 
Stephen  Hall,  and  her  grandfather  Hall  was 
a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  Two 
children  live  to  bless  the  union  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Mayberry,  namely :  Orlando,  who  is 
employed  in  the  S.  D.  Warner  paper-mills  at 
Cumberland  Mills,  Westbrook,  Me.  ;  and 
Clara,  the  wife  of  Charles  Pride,  of  West- 
brook, Me.  Mr.  Mayberry  has  always  been 
an  ardent  advocate  of  Democratic  principles. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church. 


iVERETT  L.  HUSTON,  a  member  of 
the  enterprising  firm  of  Huston 
Brothers,  who  are  doing  a  successful 
saw-mill  business  at  West  Falmouth,  was 
born  in  the  town  of  Falmouth,  July  28,  1869, 
and  is  a  son  of  Joseph  W.  and  Mary  (Babbige) 
Huston.  •  .. 


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Stephen  Huston,  the  paternal  grandfather 
of  Everett  L.,  spent  his  boyhood  in  Gray, 
Me. ;  but  when  a  young  man  he  came  to  Fal- 
mouth and  engaged  in  farming.  He  still  fol- 
lows that  occupation,  and  is  an  honored  and 
respected  citizen  of  the  town.  In  political 
affiliations  he  is  a  Democrat,  but  has  never 
been  an  aspirant  for  public  position.  He  at- 
tends the  Baptist  church. 

Joseph  W.  Huston,  a  resident  of  West  Fal- 
mouth, who  is  now  engaged  in  carpentry, 
formerly  combined  the  vocations  of  a  farmer 
and  carpenter.  About  six  years  ago  he  sold 
his  farm,  and  since  that  time  has  given  his 
attention  to  his  trade.  His  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Mary  Babbige,  bore  him 
five  children,  all  of  whom  are  living.  They 
are:  Everett  L.,  Leslie  L.,  Stephen  G., 
Carrie,  and  Minnie.  In  political  matters 
Joseph  W.  Huston,  like  his  father,-  supports  the 
Democratic  party.  He  is  an  attendant  of  the 
Baptist  church,  and  a  member  of  the  Ancient 
Brothers  Lodge,  No.  4,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  of  Portland. 

Everett  L.  Huston  acquired  a  good  practical 
.education  in  the  public  schools  of  West  Fal- 
mouth, after  which  he  learned  the  carpenter's 
trade  of  his  father.  He  continued  to  work 
with  his  father  until  1892,  then  purchased  the 
Edwin  Merrill  saw-mill  at  West  Falmouth, 
and  in  company  with  his  brothers,  Leslie  L. 
and  Stephen  G.,  under  the  firm  name  of  Hus- 
ton Brothers,  has  carried  on  a  steadily  increas- 
ing business.  The  present  capacity  of  the 
mill  is  between  seven  and  eight  thousand  feet 
per  day;  and  in  busy  times  they  employ  four 
or  five  men,  and  run  their  mill  day  and  night. 
They  have  recently  made  extensive  additions 
to  their  mill,  and  are  soon  to  add  a  planer, 
edger,  and  rip  saw,  and  will  also  erect  an  addi- 
tional building,  twenty-one  by  thirty  feet  in 
ground  area,  which  will  enable  them  to  greatly 
enlarge  their  business. 

Mr.  Huston  is  unmarried.  In  religion  and 
politics  he  follows  the  faith  and  practice  of 
his  father  and  grandfather,  attending  public 
worship  at  the  Baptist  church,  and  voting  with 
the  Democratic  party.  The  only  town  office 
in  which  he  has  served  is  that  of  Surveyor  of 
Lumber,  a  position  that  he  is  well  qualified  to 
fill,  and   in  which  he  acquitted  himself  with 


credit.       He    is   a    member    of    Presumpscot 
Lodge,  No.  gi,  of  Falmouth. 


ATTAIN  JAMES  MONROE  BUCK- 
NAM,  who  was  formerly  a  well-known 
ship-master  in  the  coasting  trade, 
and  is  now  a  prosperous  farmer  of 
Yarmouth,  was  born  at  his  present  home 
September  12,  1818,  son  of  Samuel  and  Phebe 
(Chandler)  Bucknam. » 

Captain  Bucknam 's  paternal  grandfather, 
William  Bucknam,  was  one  of  the  early  set- 
tlers of  Cousins  Island,  where  he  owned  a  tract 
of  land.  Active  and  industrious,  in  his 
younger  days  he  availed  himself  of  every 
opportunity  for'  advantageous  employment; 
but  his  principal  occupation  was  farming,  and 
he  followed  it  with  good  results.  His  last 
days  were  passed  upon  the  farm  which  is  now 
owned  by  his  grandson,  and  he  died  at  the  age 
of  eighty-six  years.  He  was  possessed  of 
many  worthy  traits  of  character,  and  he  was 
a  representative  citizen  of  his  day.  He  mar- 
ried Sarah  Loring;  and  they  reared  a  family 
of  eight  children,  named  as  follows:  Eliza- 
beth, Charlotte,  Sarah,  Mary,  Dorcas,  Samuel, 
Jeremiah,  and  William.  Mrs.  Sarah  L.  Buck- 
nam lived  to  reach  the  age  of  eighty-four. 

Samuel  Bucknam,  Captain  Bucknam's 
father,  was  born  on  Cousins  Island,  Septem- 
ber 2,  1775,  just  previous  to  the  destruction  of 
Portland  .  by  the  British  at  the  commence- 
ment of  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  grew  to 
manhood  in  Yarmouth,  and  _  engaged  in  the 
coasting  trade,  which  he  followed  for  some 
time.  He  finally  settled  upon  the  farm  where 
his  son  now  resides,  and  became  very  success- 
ful in  agricultural  pursuits.  He  owned  one 
hundred  and  fifteen  acres  of  land,  which  he 
improved;  and  the  present  residence  was 
erected  by  him*  in  18 14.  He  was  a  hard- 
working man,  who  diligently  applied  himself 
to  the  task  of  maintaining  a  comfortable  home 
for  his  family,  and  his  prosperity  was  the 
result  of  manly  energy  and  perseverance.  He 
died  on  November"  2,  1855,  at  his  hom«  in 
Yarmouth,  a  place  to  which  he  retired  in 
1847.  In  his  religious  views  he  was  liberal, 
and  in  politics  he  supported  the  Whig  party. 
His  first  wife,  Mary  Blanchard,   died  leaving 


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four  children ;  and  he  wedded  for  his  second 
wife  Phebe  Chandler,  who  was  born  in  North 
Yarmouth,  what  is  now  Yarmouth,  October 
6,  1776,  and  who  became  the  mother  of  six 
children.  She  died  April  6,  1863.  Of  Sam- 
uel Bucknam's  ten  children  the  only  one 
now. living  is  James  M.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch.  Mrs.  Phebe  C.  Bucknam  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Baptist  church. 

James  Monroe  Bucknam  commenced  his 
education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  town, 
and  completed  his  course  of  study  at  the 
North  Yarmouth  Academy.  At  an  early  age 
he  began  to  assist  his  father  in  carrying  on 
the  farm  ;  but,  when  a  young  man,  he  shipped 
as  a  sailor  on  board  of  a  coasting-vessel.  He 
was  soon  able  to  buy  a  one-quarter  interest  in 
the  schooner  "Watchman, "  which  was  built 
in  1830;  and,  after  commanding  her  for  some 
time,  he  became  master  of  the  packet  sloop, 
"Express,"  which  he  ran  between  the  different 
points  in  Casco  Bay.  He  followed  the  sea  for 
-many  years,  making  short  voyages  along  the 
coast,  his  only  foreign  trip  being  a  voyage  to 
the  West  Indies,  which  he  made  in  company 
with  his  brother;  and  he  was  well  known  in 
the  various  local  seaports.  In  1847  he  settled 
in  Yarmouth,  in  order  to  care  for  his  parents 
during  their  declining  years;  and  he  has  con- 
tinued to  give  his  attention  chiefly,  but  not 
exclusively,  to  agriculture.  His  farm,  which 
consists  of  one  hundred  and  fifteen  acres, 
occupies  a  delightful  situation,  overlooking 
the  sea;  and  his  pleasant  home  is  a  favorite 
resort  for  summer  boarders,  who  are  sure  to 
pass  an  enjoyable  season  beneath  the  hospita- 
ble roof  of  the  jovial  old  sea  captain,  where 
boating,  fishing,  and  sea-bathing  are  near  at 
hand. 

In  politics  Captain  Bucknam  is  a  Republi- 
can, and  has  been  active  in  the  public  affairs. 
of  the  town,  serving  as  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Selectmen  for  seven  years,  in  which  capac- 
ity he  rendered  valuable  aid  in  advancing  the 
interests  of  the  community.  He  has  labored 
earnestly  to  attract  visitors  to  Yarmouth,  and 
with  that  view  has  sacrificed  fifteen  acres  of 
his  valuable  land  for  summer  resort  purposes. 

On  November  23,  1843,  he  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Caroline  P.  Drinkwater,  who 
died  March  20,  1869.      On  December  4,  1870, 


he  wedded  for  his  second  wife  Abbie  F. 
Twombly,  a  native  of  Yarmouth  ;  and  she  died 
November  20,  1886.  Of  his  five  children 
living,  three  are  by  his  first  union,  and  two 
by  his  second,  all  of  whom  are  residents  of 
Yarmouth.  They  are  as  follows:  Nicholas 
D.  ;  Clarence  L. ,  Deputy  Sheriff;  James  M., 
Jr.;  Mrs.  Carrie  P.  Miller;  and  Albion  L., 
who  resides  at  the  old  homestead.  On  De- 
cember 24,  1895,  Captain  Bucknam  was  mar- 
ried to  Edna  A.  Marston,  widow  of  William 
Marston,  of  North  Yarmouth. 

Captain  Bucknam  is  one  of  the  oldest  and 
best-known  residents  of  the  town,  and  is 
highly  esteemed.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  church,  and  has  been  connected  with 
Casco  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  for  forty  years. 


OSEPH  S.  FICKETT,  residing  in  that 
part  of  the  old  town  of  Cape  Elizabeth 
now  constituting  the  new  town  of 
South  Portland,  on  the  homestead 
where  his  birth  occurred  May  i,  1832,  has 
been  identified  with  the  educational  interests 
of  this  section  of  Cumberland  County  the 
larger  portion  of  his  life,  much  of  his  time 
having  been  spent  in  teaching.  His  grand- 
father, Ebenezer  Fickett,  was  a  native  of  Cape 
Elizabeth  and  a  lifelong  farmer.  He  was  also, 
like  his  father  before  him,  a  wheelwright  by 
trade  and  a  prominent  member  of  the  Society 
of  Friends.  He  cleared  a  good  farm  from  the 
wilderness,  and  on  this  spent  his  last  years, 
living  to  the  age  of  seventy-five.  He  was 
twice  married.  His  first  wife,  Mary  Fickett, 
bore  him  seven  children;  and  the  eldest  of 
these,  Amos  P.,  was  the  father  of  Joseph  S. 
Amos  P.  Fickett  was  born  in  Pownal,  this 
county,  November  5,  1809.  He  followed  the 
independent  occupation  of  a  farmer,  first  in 
his  native  town  and  later  in  Kennebunkport, 
where  he  lived  ten  years,  subsequently  return- 
ing from  York  County  to  the  parental  home- 
stead in  Cape  Elizabeth.  His  wife,  Eunice 
Small,  was  a  native  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  being 
the  daughter  of  Edward  Small.  They  reared 
six  children,  five  of  whom  are  now  living,  as 
follows:  Joseph  S. ,  Wyman  C,  Edward  S. , 
Ellen,  and  Maria.  The  fourth  son,  Lieu- 
tenant George  W.    S.    Fickett,    of  the   Seven- 


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teenth  Regiment,  Maine  Volunteers,  Company 
E.,  died  at  Fort  Carroll,  Md.,  September  24, 
1862.     The  parents  are  now  deceased. 

Wyman  C.  Fickett,  the  second  son,  a  well- 
known  educator,  is  now  'superintendent  of 
schools  at  Spencer,  Mass.  For  two  years  in 
his  earlier  life  he  was  Principal  of  the  Clin- 
ton Institute  at  Clinton,  N.  Y. ,  and  afterward 
had  charge  of  the  high  school  at  East  Bridge- 
water,  Mass.,  for  fifteen  years.  While  a  resi- 
dent of  that  village,  he  served  two  years  as 
Representative  to  the  State  legislature.  He 
married  Ora  Wheeler,  of  Sterling,  Mass.  ;  and 
they  have  two  children,  Grace  and  Edward 
W.,  now  students  at  Tufts  College,  in  Med- 
ford,  Mass.  Edward  S.  Fickett,  the  third 
son.  Treasurer  of  the  Georgetown  Savings 
Bank,  at  Georgetown,  Mass.,  was  principal 
of  the  high  school  in  that  town  for  twenty-six 
consecutive  years,  a  noteworthy  record.  Ellen 
is  the  wife  of  Warren  R.  Tibbetts,  of  Lyman, 
Me.,  and  has  seven  children — George  W., 
Albert,  Charles,  Herman,  Clifford,  Martie, 
and  Mary  Alice.  Maria  is  the  widow  of  W. 
B.  H.  Larrabee,  of  Westminster,  Mas.s.,  and 
is  the  mother  of  six  children  —  Maud,  Berke- 
ley, Charles,  Roland,  Walter,  and  Effie. 

Joseph  S.  Fickett,  the  first-born  of  the  pa- 
rental household,  acquired  his  education  at  the 
Westbrook  Seminary  in  Westbrook,  Me.,  and 
then  returned  to  the  ancestral  farm,  in  what 
is  now  South  Portland,  the  north-western  part 
of  the  old  town  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  which  has 
practically  been  his  home  during  his  entire 
life.  He  has  paid  much  attention  to  agricult- 
ure; but  this  has  not  been  his  leading  pursuit, 
as  he  has  been  for  many  years  actively  and 
successfully  engaged  in  teaching,  which  he 
began  in  1859,  taking  charge  of  the  Spurwink 
School.  He  taught  there  a  short  time,  subse- 
quently continuing  his  pedagogical  labors  in 
this  locality,  and  for  the  past  twenty  years  has 
taught  in  the  Lagonia  School,  which,  under 
his  wise  supervision,  takes  high  rank.  For 
thirty  consecutive  years  Mr.  Fickett  has  been 
a  member  of  the  School  Committee,  being 
Chairman  of  the  Board  most  of  the  time. 
Like  his  brothers  and  sons,  he  is  a  stanch 
member  of  the  Republican  party,  upholding 
Its  principles  by  voice  and  vote.  He  has 
long   been    prominent    in    town     affairs,     and 


has  served  acceptably  in  the  various  official 
capacities,  having  been  Town  Clerk,  Collector, 
Treasurer,  and  Selectman,  holding  each  office 
several  years. 

On  October  5,  1863,  Mr.  Fickett  married 
Priscilla,  daughter  of  Samuel  Banks,  of  Free- 
port,  this  State.  She  died  in  1881,  leaving 
five  children  ^ — George  W.,  Freeman  B., 
Hattie  E. ,  Emma  A.,  and  Frank  A.  George 
W.  married  Miss  Tryphena  Carroll. 


ON.  CLARENCE  HALE,  a  leading 
attorney  and  counsellor-at-law  of 
the  city  of  Portland,  was  born  in 
Turner,  Me.,  April  15,  1848,  son 
of  James  Sullivan  and  Betsey  (Staples)  Hale. 
Mr.  Hale's  line  of  ancestry  is  clearly  traced  to 
Thomas  Hale,  of  Watton-at-Stone,  Hertford- 
shire, England,  who,  with  his  wife,  Thomas- 
tine,  emigrated  to  Massachusetts  in  1635, 
bringing  to  Governor  John  Winthrop  a  letter 
of  introduction  from  Francis  Kirby,  a  mater- 
nal relative,  a  copy  of  which  is  contained  in 
volume  vii.  of  the  "Collections  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Historical  Society."  Thomas  Hale 
settled  in  Newbury,  Essex  County,  Mass. 
David  Hale,  a  native  of  old  Newbury,  Mass., 
several  generations  removed  from  the  immi- 
grant, was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Turner,  Me., 
settling  upon  a  farm  which  is  still  in  the  pos- 
session of  the  family.  On  that  farm  James 
Sullivan  Hale  was  born;  and  his  wife,  Betsey 
Staples,  was  also  a  native  of  Turner,  a  mem- 
ber of  one  of  the  old  families  of  the  town. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hale  reared  the  following  chil- 
dren:  Eugene,  who  is  one  of  Maine's  promi- 
nent statesmen,  a  United  States  Senator;  Hor- 
tense,  who  married  Dr.  John  T.  Gushing,  and 
lives  on  the  old  homestead;  Frederick,  who 
died  in  1868,  formerly  a  law  partner  of  his 
brother,  Senator  Hale ;  Augusta,  the  wife  of 
George  Gifford,  United  States  Consul  at 
Basle,  Switzerland;  and  Clarence,  who  is 
further  mentioned  in  the  succeeding  para- 
graphs. 

Clarence  Hale  was  fitted  for  college  in  the 
schools  of  his  native  town  and  at  Norway 
Academy,  and  was  graduated  with  honors 
from  Bowdoin  in  1869.  He  read  law  with 
his  brother,  the  Hon.  Eugene  Hale,  and  with 


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L.  A.  Emery  at  Ellsworth,  Me.,  beginning 
to  practise  in  1871  at. Portland.  Since  that 
time  he  has  closely  devoted  himself  to  his 
professional  work,  and  has  enjoyed  for  many 
years  a  large  and  lucrative  practice,  being 
connected  with  much  of  the  important  litiga- 
tion and  other  legal  work  of  the  State.  In 
1879  he  was  elected  City  Solicitor  of  Portland, 
and  during  his  three  years  in  that  office  con- 
ducted many  important  cases  for  the  city.  Mr. 
Hale's  style  in  forensic  speaking  is  character- 
ized by  clearness  and  force;  and  his  arguments 
in  court  and  his  addresses  to  the  jury  are  very 
convincing.  He  believes  firmly  in  the  prin- 
ciples of  the  Republican  party,  but,  while 
always  ready  to  assist  in  political  matters, 
and  speaking  in  all  campaigns  since  1872,  it 
has  not  been  as  a  professional  politician. 
From  1883  to  1885  he  was  a  member  of  the 
State  legislature  from  Portland,  and  took  the 
highest  rank  as  a  debater  and  a  well-equipped 
jurist.  He  is  skilled  in  financial  matters  and 
is  identified  as  Director  and  Trustee  with  the 
management  of  some  of  the  largest  business 
enterprises  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Hale  was  married  in  1880  to  Margaret 
Rollins,  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Franklin  J.  and 
Arabella  C.  (Jordan)  Rollins,  of  Portland,  and 
has  two  children  —  Katharine  and  Robert. 
Mr.  Hale  is  a  gentleman  of  scholarly  taste 
and  attainments,  and  possesses  one  of  the 
finest  private  libraries  in  the  city.  He  has  a 
fondness  for  historical  study,  and  is  a  promi- 
nent member  of  the  Maine  Historical  Society. 
In  religious  belief  he  and  his  wife  are  Congre- 
gationalists. 


'NDREW  J.  TRYON,  whose  productive 
farm  is  situated  in  Pownal,  Me.,  was 
born  in  this  town  December  26, 
1827,  son  of  Simeon  and  Jane 
(Cook)  Tryon.  Simeon  Tryon  was  born  in 
New  Fairfield,  Conn.,  September  28,  1778. 
He  settled  in  that  part  of  Freeport  which  is 
now  called  Pownal,  at  an  early  date  in  the 
town's  history,  and,  purchasing  the  farm 
which  is  now  owned  by  his  son,  Andrew  J. 
Tryon,  resided  here  the  rest  of  his  life.  The 
improvements  are  the  result  of  his  labor  and 
industry,    and   the   present    brick   house   was 


erected  by  him   in   i8o6  from  material  manu- 
factured upon  the  farm. 

Simeon  Tryon  was  well  and  favorably  known 
in  his  day,  and  acted  for  many  years  as  Justice 
of  the  Peace.  He  conducted  farming  with 
energy  and  prosperity  during  the  active  period 
of  his  life,  and  died  August  7,  1844,  aged 
sixty-five  years  and  ten  months.  He  was 
twice  married.  His  first  wife,  Mercy  Cook, 
who  was  born  in  Litchfield,  Me.,  died  March 
24,  1825;  and  he  wedded  for  his  second  wife 
Jane  Cook,  who  was  also  a  native  of  Litch- 
field, where  she  was  born  in  the  year  1800. 
Simeon  Tryon  reared  a  family  of  nineteen 
children,  and,  of  these,  two  by  his  first  and 
five  by  his  second  marriage  are  now  living, 
namely:  by  the  first,  Samuel  L.  Tryon  and 
Mercy  Ransom;  and,  by  the  second,  A.  J. 
Tryon,  Saul  Cook  Tryon,  Joseph  Tryon,  James 
Tryon,  and  Winfield  S.  Tryon.  The  deceased 
are:  first,  Jane  Tryon,  James  Tryon,  Lucy 
H.  B.  Perham,  Elizabeth  Poor,  Dorcas 
Freethy,  Apphia  Tryon,  Simeon  Tryon,  Jane 
Tryon,  and  Martha  R.  Tryon;  second,  Thank- 
fuf  Sylvester,  .Greenville  Tryon,  and  Mary  E. 
Tryon.  Mrs.  Jane  C.  Tryon  lived  to  reach 
the  age  of  eighty-eight  years  and  two  months. 

Andrew  J.  Tryon  attended  the  schools  of 
Pownal,  and  in  young  manhood  he  acquired  a 
knowledge  of  both  shoemaking  and  house  car- 
pentering. These  occupations  he  has  followed 
in  connection  with  farming,  in  his  youth  hav- 
ing received  good  training  in  agricultural 
labors.  The  homestead  farm,  to  whose  owner- 
ship he  has  succeeded,  he  has  conducted  with 
ability,  and  has  realized  good  returns.  It 
contains  ninety  acres,  more  or  less,  is  desir- 
ably located,  and  kept  up  to  a  high  standard 
of  cultivation,  as  he  has  always  made  the  best 
of  his  resources  and  facilities  for  producing 
large  and  superior  crops.  Industrious  and  ca- 
pable, Mr.  Tryon  is  numbered  among  the 
well-to-do  residents  of  Pownal.  In  politics  he 
supports  the  Republican  party;  and  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  in 
North  Pownal,  of  which  he  is  at  the  present 
time  a  Trustee  and  Recording  Steward.  He 
has  also  been  active  in  Sunday-school  work. 

On  September  29,  1853,  Mr.  Tryon  was 
married  to  Lucinda  N.  Corliss,  who  was  born 
in  North  Yarmouth,  Me.,  September  24,  1832. 


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Her  parents  were  Osborn  and  Phoebe  (True) 
Corliss,  the  former  of  whom  was  born  in  1 800, 
and  died  in  1887;  and  the  latter  was  born  in 
1802,  and  died  February  20,  1844.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Tryon  have  eight  children,  as  follows : 
Clarence  E.,  born  July  26,  1854,  now  a  con- 
ductor on  the  Grand  Trunk  Railroad;  Fred- 
erick, born  November  13,  1855;  Alice  M., 
born  August  6,  1857;  Lizzie,  born  April  7, 
1859;  Lincoln,  born  July  15,  1861;  Mellen, 
born  February  2,  1867;  Cora  F.,  born  Octo- 
ber 22,  1868;  and  Agnes  C,  born  December 
25,  1876. 

Clarence  E.  Tryon  and  M.  Lilla  Noyes,  of 
Pownal,  Me.,  were  married  in  Pownal,  Decem- 
ber 19,  1877,  by  the  Rev.  F.  A.  Herrick. 
They  lived  in  Portland,  Me.,  and  had  two 
children  —  Edric  M.  and  Harry  L.  Mrs.  M. 
Lilla  Tryon  died  at  their  home  in  Portland, 
Me.,  March  3,  1891 ;  and  her  husband  married 
for  his  second  wife  Lizzie  M.  Orne,  of  Port- 
.and,  Me.  They  were  married  in  Portland, 
September  11,  1892,  by  the  Rev.  A.  H. 
Wright,  and  still  reside  in  that  city. 

Frederic  Tryon  and  Addie  M.  Jordan,  of 
Lisbon,  Me.,  were  married  in  Lisbon,  Octo- 
ber 24,  1877,  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Given.  They 
have  one  child,  Arthur  W.,  and  now  reside  in 
Auburn,  Me.,  where  the  father  is  in  the  gro- 
cery business. 

Alice  M.  Tryon  and  S.  J.  Tuttle,  of  San 
Francisco,  Cal.,  were  married  in  Portland, 
Me.,  March  14,  1880,  by  the  Rev.  A.  S. 
Ladd,  qf  Portland.  They  have  three  children 
-—Fred  T.,  Susie  B.,  and  Clarence,  and  now 
live  in  Coquille  City,  Ore.,  where  they  man- 
age a  hotel. 

Lizzie  Tryon  and  Henry  R.  Knapp,  of  Oak- 
land, Cal.,  were  married  in  Oakland,  April 
II,  1887,  by  the  Rev.,  A.  P.  Meedrum.  They 
have  two  children  —  Osborn  Corliss  and 
Wendell.  Mr.  Knapp  is  a  plumber  by  trade. 
They  reside  in  Oakland,  Cal. 

Lincoln  Tryon  and  Annie  L.  Huff,  of 
Brockton,  Mass.,  were  married  March  22, 
1892,  by  the  Rev.  F.  A.  Warfield  in  Brock- 
ton, and  reside  in  that  city.  Lincoln  Tryon 
graduated  from  the  high  school  at  Freeport, 
Me.,  in  1885.     He  is  a  shoemaker  by  trade. 

Mellen  Tryon  and  Alice  J.  Goddard,  of 
Pownal,   Me.,  were  married  in  Portland,  Me. 


November  26,  1889,  by  the  Rev.  N.  T. 
Whitaker.  They  lived  at  the  old  homestead.. 
'Mrs.  Alice  J.  Tryon  died  April  17,  1894. 
Mellen  Tryon  is  a  farmer.  He  has  been 
elected  as  Selectman  by  the  Republican  party. 

Cora  F.  Tryon  and  Walter  F.  Barnard,  of 
Lisbon,  Me.,  were  married  in  Portland,  Me., 
January  2,  1893,  by  the  Rev.  O.  S.  Pillsbury. 
Mr.  Barnard  is  a  jeweller.  They  have  one 
child,  Mary  Agnes,  and  they  now  reside  in 
Bellows  Falls,  Vt. 

Agnes  C.  Tryon  remains  at  home  and  is 
unmarried. 


TT^HARLES  A.  HASKELL,  an  intelli- 
1  ]|  S^^^  and  progressive  agriculturist, 
^js  ^  owning  a  valuable  farm  in  the  town 
of  Windham,  is  a  native  of  Maine, 
having  been  born  May  13,  1836,  in  New 
Gloucester,  son  of  Moses  M.  Haskell.  His 
grandfather,  Jabez  Haskell,  of  New  Glouces- 
ter, was  a  wide-awake,  enterprising  man, 
carrying  on  a  successful  business  as  a  miller 
as  well  as  a  farmer.  He  married  Nancy 
Chipman,  of  Poland,  Me.,  who  bore  him  five 
children.  Both  he  and  his  wife  were  libera] 
in  religious  belief;  and,  politically,  he  was  a 
Democrat. 

Moses  M.  Haskell,  third  son  of  Jabez,  suc- 
ceeded to  his  father's  occupations,  becoming  a 
prosperous  miller  and  farmer,  and  like  his  par- 
ents was  a  lifelong  resident  of  New  Glouces- 
ter, his  birth  occurring  in  1804,  and  his  death, 
June  22,  1849.  His  first  wife,  Sarah  Merrill, 
of  New  Gloucester,  bore  him  one  child  only, 
Mary  A.  His  second  wife,  Polenah  S.  Mc- 
Intire,  bore  him  two  children  —  Charles  A., 
the  special  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Sydney 
H.,  who  was  born  July  5,  1839.  The  father 
was  of  the  liberal  type  in  religion..  He  was 
a  strong  advocate  of  the  principles  of  the  De-m- 
ocratic  party,  and  was  prominent  in  the  old 
State  militia,  in  which  he  held  a  Captain's 
commission  for  many  years. 

Charles  A.  Haskell  attended  the  district 
and  high  schools  in  his  native  town,  and  sub- 
sequently learned  the  trade  of  a  horseshoer, 
following  it  some  six  years  in  New  Gloucester.- 
In  1866,  desirous  of  becoming  permanently  es- 
tablished in   life,  Mr.   Haskell  purchased  his 


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present  property  in  Windham.  This  estate 
contains  one  hundred  and  forty  acres  of  land, 
about  forty  of  which  he  has  placed  in  a  high 
state  of  cultivation,  carrying  on  general  farm- 
ing with  eminent  success.  He  makes  a 
specialty  of  dairying,  manufacturing  butter, 
which  he  sells  to  regular  customers  in  Port- 
land, receiving  the  highest  market  price 
therefor.  In  politics  he  is  a  stanch  Demo- 
crat and  an  influential  member  of  his  party. 
He  served  as  Selectman  in  1874  and  1875, 
being  Chairman  of  the  Board  the  last  year. 
The  following  year  he  was  nominated  as  Rep- 
resentative to  the  State  legislature,  but  was 
defeated  by  seven  votes.  In  1891  he  served 
as  Collector  of  the  town  o£  Windham. 

On  April  14,  1863,  Mr  Haskell  was  married 
to  Hannah  A.,  the  youngest  daughter  of  a 
family  of  nine  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Elias  Libby,  of  Windham.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Haskell  have  four  children.  Frederick  L., 
the  eldest,  born  in  New  Gloucester,  Septem- 
ber 12,  1865,  was  married  November  19,  1887, 
to  Jessie  A.  LeGrow,  of  Windham;  and  they 
have  two  children  —  Walter  Everett,  born  in 
Windham,  January  15,  1889;  and  Winnifred 
Hannah,  born  in  Cumberland,  August  2,1895. 
Ella  F.,  born  in  Windham,  October  30,  1867, 
is  the  wife  of  Eugene  B.  Lamb,  of  Naples, 
Me.,  and  has  one  child,  Luella  May  Lamb, 
born  in  Windham,  May  29,  1894.  Frank 
H.,  born  in  Windham,  July  i,  1871,  a  grad- 
uate of  Bowdoin  College,  is  a  member  of  the 
Windham  School  Board,  having  been  elected 
in  189s  for  a  term  of  two  years,  and  is  now 
studying  law.  Alta  Gertrude,  born  in  Wind- 
ham, March  i,  1875,  is  a  school  teacher,  and 
lives  at  the  home  of  her  childhood  with  her 
parents.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Haskell  are  liberal 
in  their  religious  views,  believing  in  the 
fatherhood  of  God  and  the  universal  brother- 
hood of  man. 


"ON.  SEWALL  C.  STROUT,  whose 
brilliant  record  as  advocate  and 
judge  has  lent  a  lustre  to  bar  and 
bench  of  Portland  and  Maine,  was 
born  in  Wales,  Androscoggin  County,  Me., 
February  17,  1827.  Judge  Strout's  paternal 
grandfather,    Enoch    Strout,    was    a    native    of 


Cape  Elizabeth,  Cumberland  County,  from 
which  place  he  removed  to  Wales  in  his  youth, 
there  remaining  until  his  death,  about  the  year 
1833.  He  held  a  Captaincy  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary War. 

Ebenezer  Strout,  father  of  Judge  Strout, 
was  also  a  native  of  Wales,  Androscoggiii 
County,  born  June  6,  1802.  Mr.  Strout  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools  of  his  birth- 
place, and  began  his  business  career  as  a 
farmer,  a  vocation  he  gave  up  some  years 
later  to  enter  niercantile  life  in  the  town  of 
Topsham,  whither  he  removed  from  Wales  in 
1835.  From  Topsham  in  1842  he  went  to 
Portland,  where  he  engaged  in  trade  until 
1853,  when  failing  health  compelled  him  to 
abandon  business.  Although  not  officially 
connected  with  the  temperance  cause,  Mr. 
Strout's  example  did  much  toward  effecting 
its  object  in  his  vicinity  and  was  significant 
of  his  character.  In  1835  he  discontinued  in 
his  store  the  sale  of  liquor,  an  almost  universal 
practice  in  those  days  and  a  source  of  consid- 
erable profit  to  the  merchant.  Mr.  Strout's 
conscientious  and  busy  life  extended  over  a 
period  of  seventy-eight  years.  He  died  in 
June,  1880.  He  was  married  in  1824  to 
Hannah,  daughter  of  John  Gushing,  of  Dur- 
ham. Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Strout  were  Meth- 
odists during  their  early  life,  but  subsequently 
connected  themselves  with  the  Congregational 
church. 

Sewall  C.  Strout  was  the  only  child  of  this 
union.  Little  Sewall  was  but  seven  years  of 
age  when  his  father  moved  to  Topsham,  and 
was  a  lad  of  fourteen  when  the  family  became 
residents  of  Portland,  in  which  city  he  was 
destined  to  make  a  distinguished  career.  In 
old  Master  Libby's  high  school,  the  future 
occupant  of  the  Supreme  Bench  of  Maine  re- 
ceived instruction,  admonition,  and  encourage- 
ment until  he  was  eighteen,  when  his  health 
began  to  fail  and  his  parents  decided  that 
study  must  be  abandoned.  The  young  man 
entered  the  dry-goods  store  of  Mr.  David  J. 
True  as  clerk,  but  soon  became  convinced  that 
commercial  life  was  not  suited  to  his  inclina- 
tions. About  this  time  Jie  had  some  experi- 
ence as  "printer  boy  "  in  the  American  office. 
His  fellow-worker  in  the  office  was  Edward  H. 
Elwell,  and  both  boys  were  anxious  to  inform 


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the  public  as  to  the  proper  settlement  of  ques- 
tions of  national  interest.  Each  sent  in  anony- 
mous articles  to  the  editor  of  the  American, 
which  were  generally  published.  A  contro- 
versy was  in  this  way  carried  for  some  time 
by  the  two  printer  boys,  young  Strout  advocat-' 
\xig  the  annexation  of  Texas,  young  Elwell 
opposing  it. 

During  the  short  interval  of  his  mercantile 
experience,   which  embraced   little  more  than 
a  year,  he  began  the  study  of    law,   devoting 
his  evenings  and  most  of  his  Sundays  to  legal 
reading.       His   parents   were    opposed    to    his 
adopting  this  profession,  having  always  desired 
he  should  become  a  doctor;  and  in  spite  of  his 
expostulations  they  made  arrangements  for  him 
to  enter  the  office    of  a  leading  physician    in 
the  city.      Young  Strout  was  resolute   in  his 
determination;   and   in   this  case,   as   in  most 
cases,    steady   resolution    won    the    day.      He 
entered  the  office  of  Howard  &  Shepley,  both 
of  whom  afterward  became  ornaments  of  their 
State  bench,   and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1848,  when  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age. 
The  young  lawyer  began    to   practise    law    in 
Bridgton,    where    he    soon    secured    plenty    of 
clients;  and  it  was  here  that  he  was  for  the 
first  and  only  time  in  his  life  a  candidate  for 
office.     The  Democrats  were  then  in  majority 
in  the  county,  and  the  office  to  be  filled  was 
that  of  County  Attorney.     The  opposing  can- 
didates were  General  Samuel  J.  Anderson  and 
James  O'Donnell,    of   Portland,    the   latter  of 
whom  was  the  victorious  competitor.      In  1854 
Mr.  Sewall  C.  Strout  came  to  Portland,  where 
for  a    year    he   practised    law   alone.      When 
Judge  Howard's  term   in  the   Supreme    Court 
expired,     he    proposed    a    partnership,    which 
was  immediately  formed,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Howard  &  Strout.     The  connection  contin- 
ued for  a  decade,  until  1864.     Two  years  later, 
1866,   Mr.    Strout  formed    a   partnership  with 
Hanna  W.  Gage,  which  continued  till  April, 
1894,  meanwhile  being  enlarged  by  the  addi- 
tion of   Mr.    Strout's  eldest  son,    upon  whose 
death,  in  1888,  the  second  son,  now  Alderman 
Strout,  became  a  partner. 

In  reviewing  Sewall  C.  Strout's  career  at 
the  bar,  it  will  be  difficult  to  say  in  what 
special  branch  of  his  profession  he  is  pre-emi- 
nent.     Logic  and  rhetoric  have    combined    to 


make  him  equally  effective  in  the  law  court 
or  before  a  jury,  and  an  undeviating  devotion 
of  his  time  and  faculties  to  research  and  study 
has  placed  him  in  the  rank  of  exceptionally 
prominent  lawyers.  For  eight  or  nine  years 
he  was  President  of  the  Cumberland  Bar,  dis- 
charging his  official  duties  with  grace  and 
dignity.  A  notable  recognition  of  his  achieve- 
ments and  abilities  was  manifested  by  the 
alrnost  unanimous  recommendation  of  him  by 
the  bar  of  Maine  for  the  position  made  vacant 
by  the  resignation  of  Judge  Lowell  from  the 
Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States.  The  fact 
that  President  Arthur  appointed  Judge  Colt,' 
of  Rhode  Island,  to  fill  the  vacancy,  did  not 
detract  from  the  value  of  the  testimony  of  ap- 
proval from  his  native  State  and  his  fellow- 
citizens. 

On  April  12,  1894,  a  well-deserved  honor 
was  awarded  to  Sewall  C.  Strout  when  he  was 
appointed  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court.  One 
of  the  first  judicial  opinions  Judge  Strout  was 
called  to  write  was  on  the  collateral  inheri- 
tance tax.  This  vyas  an  important  case,  as  it 
was  a  new  departure  in  legislation.  The  tax 
was  assailed  vigorously  on  all  sides;  but 
Judge  Strout  maintained  that  it  was  constitu- 
tional, and  his  opinions  received  the  indorse- 
ment of  the  other  members  of  the  court.  A 
similar  law  had  been  decided  as  constitutional 
in  Virginia  and  New  York,  unconstitutional  in 
New  Hampshire,  and  was  still  pending  in 
Massachusetts. 

The  Hon.  Sewall  C.  Strout  was  married 
November  22,  1849,  to  Miss  Octavia  J.  P. 
Shaw,  daughter  of  Elias  Shaw,  of  Portland. 
Five  children  were  born  to  them,  namely; 
Annie;  Louise,  who  married  Mr.  Frank 
Gibbs,  of  Bridgton;  Frederick  S. ,  who  died 
of  heart  disease,  from  which  he  had  suffered 
from  childhood,  in  March  of  1888,  at  the  age 
of  thirty-two;  Joseph  Howard,  who  died  in 
infancy ;  and  Charles  A.  Frederick  S.  Strout 
was  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Strout,  Gage 
&  Strout ;  and  his  abilities  promised  a  brilliant 
future.  Charles  A.  Strout  is  a  member  of  the 
law  firm  above  named,  in  which  he  is  likely  to 
fill  with  honor  the  place  made  vacant  by  the 
death  of- his  gifted  brother. 

During  the  winter  of   1863  and   1864  Judge 
Strout  was  critically  ill.      He  had  not  had  a 


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vacation  all  the  years  of  his  hard  work,  and 
the  physicians  prescribed  annual  vacations  in 
the  open  air  and  strongly  recommended  a  fish- 
ing trip.  This  suggestion  was  followed.  The 
Judge  has  been  an  enthusiastic  angler  ever 
since,  regular  visits  to  Moosehead  being  a  part 
of  each  summer's  outing;  and  he  is  one  of 
those  fishermen  who  would  flaunt  the  idea  of 
catching  trout  with  anything  but  an  old-fash- 
ioned fly.  Judge  Strout  is  a  man  in  whom 
narrowness  and  prejudice  have  no  place;  and 
broad  sympathies  and  clear  intellect  are  the 
characteristics  which  make  him  at  once  the 
leading  lawyer,  the  cultured  gentleman,  and  a 
genial  friend. 


"ERBERT  W.  RICH,  junior  member 
of  the  firm  of  S,  S.  Rich  &  Son, 
undertakers  and  embalmers,  with 
their  business  establishment  at  106 
Exchange  Street,  Portland  Me.,  was  born  in 
this  city,  August  19,  1861.  His  father,  An- 
drew J.  Rich,  is  the  senior  member  of  the 
present  firm,  which  was  established  by  S.  S. 
Rich,  grandfather  of  Herbert  W.,  who  settled 
here  over  sixty  years  ago.  He  took  his  son, 
Andrew  J.,  into  partnership,  and  the  business 
was  first  established  near  its  present  site;  but, 
the  building  being  destroyed  in  the  memorable 
fire  of  1866,  a  removal  was  made  to  a  building 
on  the  site  of  the  present  structure,  which 
later  was  completed,  and  occupied  in  1893.  It 
is  a  beautiful  four-story  building,  twenty-five 
feet  by  seventy-five  feet,  of  fancy  brick,  with 
terra-cotta  front,  the  firm  here  carrying  on 
the  largest  undertaking  business  in  the  city. 
Andrew  J.  Rich  married  Miss  Ellen  S.  Win- 
chester, daughter  of  William  B.  Winchester. 
Their  son,  Herbert  W.  Rich,  was  educated 
in  the  common  and  high  schools  of  Portland, 
from  the  time  of  his  earliest  youth  having 
been  in  and  about  the  store  so  much  that  it 
may  be  literally  said  he  grew  up  in  the  busi- 
ness with  which,  he  is  now  identified.  As 
soon  as  he  was  old  enough  he  began  working 
for  the  firm ;  and  on  the  death  of  his  grand- 
father, which  occurred  in  May,  1883,  he  as- 
sumed an  interest  in  the  business,  having  re- 
ceived his  grandfather's  share  as  a  legacy. 
It  is  the  oldest  established  business   of   the 


kind  in  the  city  and  one  of  the  most  prosper- 
ous, being  conducted  on  a  sound,  substantial 
basis.  Politically,  Mr.  Rich  supports  the 
principles  of  the  Republican  party.  In 
Masonic  organizations  he  takes  a  very  active 
part,  belonging  to  the  Ancient  Landmark 
Lodge,  Mount  Vernon  Chapter,  Portland 
Council,  Portland  Commandery,  and  to  the 
Yates  Lodge  of  Perfection,  being  a  thirty- 
second  degree  Mason.  He  is  prominent  in 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  being 
a  member  in  high  standing  of  Harmony 
Lodge,  Portland  Encampment,  Canton 
Ridgely,  and  is  Commandant  of  the  Patri- 
archs Militant.  He  is  also  a  Knight  of 
Pythias,  belonging  to  Munjoy  Lodge.  Of  the 
union  of  Mr.  Rich  with  Miss  Elva  L.,  daugh- 
ter of  Luther  A.  and  the  late  Lucetta  E. 
(Eaton)  Sterling,  one  child,  Irvin  Lockhart 
Rich,  was  born,  September  15,  1886.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Rich  attend  the  State  Street  Con- 
gregational Church,  their  home  being  located 
at  261  State  Street. 


fHOMAS  B.  KNAPP,  a  leading  mer- 
chant of  Bridgton,  was  born  in  South 
Bridgton,  October  2,  1845,  son  of 
George  and  Caroline  (Rose)  Knapp.  His 
grandfather,  Jesse  Knapp,  who  was  a  native  of 
Massachusetts,  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in 
the  town  of  Bridgton,  where  he  died  at  an- 
advanced  age. 

George  Knapp,  the  father  of  Thomas  B. , 
was  born  in  Bridgton,  November  25,  1800,. 
He  learned  the  carpenter's  trade  in  his  native 
town,  and  followed  it  at  intervals  during  his 
life.  In  1848  he  purchased  a  farm  of  seventy- 
five  acres  in  the  pretty  town  of  Naples,  Me., 
and  devoted  the  rest  of  his  life  chiefly  to  agri- 
culture, passing  away  in  1859,  at  the  age  of 
fifty-nine.  His  wife,  Caroline,  who  was  a 
native  of  Massachusetts,  lived  to  the  age  of 
seventy -five  years.  They  were  the  parents  of 
the  following  children,  namely:  Caroline, 
now  the  widow  of  Gilbert  Perry,  of  Dubuque; 
Eliza,  who  died  in  1861  ;  Russell  R.,  who  is 
a  Constable  in  Boston;  William  O.,  now  a 
grocer  of  Newton  Centre,  Mass.  ;  Ruth  A.,  the 
wife  of  J.  C.  Stover,  of  East  Boston ;  Joseph 
P.,  who  died  in  1865;  Thomas  B.,  the  subject 


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of  this  sketch;  and  Fred   P.,    who  is  a  court 
deputy  of  Boston. 

Thomas  B.  Knapp  was  reared  on  the  home 
farm,  receiving  a  limited  education.  He 
began  to  provide  for  himself  when  thirteen 
years  of  age,  hiring  out  as  a  farm  hand,  and 
worked  in  that  way  some  five  years.  He  then 
obtained  a  position  as  clerk  in  the  general 
store  of  E.  R.  Staples  in  South  Bridgton, 
with  whom  he  remained  three  years.  He  then 
was  with  the  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad  one 
year.  Next  he  entered  the  employ  of  E. 
Harris  &  Co.  at  Woonsocket,  R. I.,  as  a  clerk. 
Two  years  later  he  was  hired  by  A.  A.  Little, 
dry-goods  dealer,  of  Portland,  with  whom  he 
remained  a  year.  In  1869,  in  company  with 
Ashbel  Chaplin,  he  engaged  in  business  at 
South.  Bridgton,  opening  a  general  store. 
After  some  two  years  and  a  half  he  purchased 
his  partner's  interest,  and  conducted  the  place 
for  five  years  as  sole  proprietor.  At  the  end  of 
that  time  he  took  Fred  W.  Sanborn  into  part- 
nership. His  business  continued  to  increase; 
and  in  1890,  requiring  more  room,  he  moved 
into  his  present  commodious  quarters.  He  has 
won  a  high  reputation  for  reliability,  and  his 
store  is  one  of  the  best-equipped  in  the  locality. 

Mr.  Knapp  was  married  in  1871  to  Miss 
Helen  Patrick,  of  South  Bridgton,  daughter  of 
James  and  Huldah  (Berry)  Patrick.  He  has 
one  son,  Arthur  C,  who  is  now  studying  at 
Hebron  Academy,  with  a  view  to  entering  on 
a  professional  career.  Politically,  Mr.  Knapp 
is  a  Republican.  He  has  served  on  the  Bridg- 
ton Board  of  Selectmen  three  years,  and  was 
Chairman  of  the  Board  one  year.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  belonging 
to  Oriental  Lodge,  No.  13,  of  Bridgton.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Knapp  are  members  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church. 


ipvANIEL  H.  CHIPMAN,  a  prosperous 
I  ~^  farmer  and  a  much  esteemed  resident 
-J~^  of  Raymond,  was  born  in  that  town, 
December  28,  1845,  son  of  Lyman 
Beecher  and  Mary  H.  (Jackson)  Chipman. 
The  earliest  representatives  of  this  family 
spelled  the  name  Chapman.      Chipman  is  of  a 


comparatively  recent  origin. 
Lyman  Beecher  Chipman, 


born   in   Poland, 


Me.,  May  15,  1806,  was  a  farmer  by  occupa- 
tion.     He  was  engaged  in  his  calling  in  Po- 
land for  a  few  years  after  his    marriage,   and 
then  came  to   Raymond,   where   he  purchased 
the    farm  that    is  now  owned  by  his  son.      A 
large  part  of  the  land  being  then  covered  with 
timber,  he  engaged  in   lumbering  extensively, 
and  also  found  it  profitable  to  manufacture  axe 
handles.      He  was  Selectman  of  the  town  for 
a  number  of  years,  and  died  here,  I'ebruary  18, 
1875.      His  wife,   Mary,   was  born   in   Poland, 
March    18,    1808.      She  survived  her  husband 
a  little  over  a  year,  dying  on  October  4,  1876. 
They  had  six  children,  as  follows:  i^nna  M., 
born  January  23,  1832,  who  is  the  widow  of 
Freedom    Nash,   of   the    firm    of    F.    &  C.    B. 
Nash,  and  resides  in  Portland,  Me.  ;  Dorothy 
Jane,  born  January  12,  1835,  who  is  the  wife 
of    Benjamin   F.  Milliken,    of  Bridgton,  Me. ; 
Susan  M.,    born   April    1,1836,  who  married 
H.    H.    Ricker,    and    is    living    in    Portland; 
Orrin   G.,  born   August  2,  1837,  who  married 
Miss  Mary  Jane  Mason,  of  Raymond,  and  lives 
in   Deenng;    Daniel  H.,   the  subject    of    this 
sketch;  and    Ella   Grace,    born    November  -26, 
185 1,  who  died  September  26,  1853. 

Daniel  H.  Chipman  received  a  good  practi- 
cal education  in  the  common  schools  of  Cum- 
berland County.  He  remained  with  his 
parents  until  their  death,  when  he  purchased 
the  old  homestead,  of  which  he  had  had  charge 
since  his  marriage.  This  place  has  since  been 
his  home,  and  he  has  successfully  conducted 
there  a  general  farming  business.  Besides 
large  quantities  of  such  staple  products  as  hay, 
grain,  vegetables,  and  fruit,  he  raises  a  con- 
siderable number  of  cattle,  horses,  and  other 
stock.  He  owns  about  nine  hundred  acres 
of  land,  and  is  one  of  the  most  extensive 
farmers  of  Raymond. 

On  October  2,  1865,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Emma  Brown,  who  was  born  in  Gray,  this 
county.  May  6,  1845,  daughter  of  Andrew 
and  Sallie  (Russ)  Brown.  Her  father,  who 
was  a  native  of  Gray,  was  profitably  engaged 
in  farming  in  that  place  until  about  three 
years  prior  to  his  death,  when  he  removed  to 
Raymond.  He  died  here  on  March  29,  1883. 
Mrs.  Brown  was  born  in  Strong,  Me.  She 
survived  her  husband  about  a  year,  and  died 
in  Raymond  on  April  i,  1884.      Mr.  and  Mrs. 


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Chipman  are  the  parents  of  three  children, 
namely :  Fred  Jackson,  born  February  24, 
1871,  who  is  engaged  in  the  dental  business 
at  Portland,  is  well  known  as  a  cornetist,  and 
who  married  Miss  Mattie  Manchester,  of 
North  Windham,  Me.  ;  Guy  Wilbur,  born 
July  15,  1880,  who  is  a  student  at  Pennell 
Institute  in  Gray,  Me.  ;  and  Angle  Margaret, 
born  August  i,  i88i,  who  is  a  good  pianist, 
and  lives  at  home.  The  three  children  re- 
ceived a  good  education. 

Mr.  Chipman  is  a  stanch  Republican,  but 
has  never  been  an  aspirant  for  office.  He  is 
a  member  of  Presumscot  Lodge,  No.  127, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Windham,  Me.  ;  also  of 
Hawthorne  Lodge,  No.  16,  Knights  of  Pythias, 
of  Raymond.  He  and  Mrs.  Chipman  are  reg- 
ular attendants  of  the  Universalist  church,  in 
the  work  of  which  she  takes  especial   interest. 


^PENCER  ROGERS,  a  prominent 
contractor  and  builder  of  Portland, 
was  born  in  this  city,  December  18, 
1832,  during  the  second  Presiden- 
tial administration  of  Andrew  Jackson.  His 
parents  were  Spencer  and  Emeline  (Green) 
Rogers.  His  maternal  great-grandfather, 
Samuel  Green,  on  March  10,  1763,  married 
Jane  Gustin,  grand-daughter  of  Jean  Gustin. 
The  latter  arrived  in  Falmouth  from  France 
in  the  year  1681,  and  left  the  town  when  it 
was  destroyed  the  second  time  by  the  Indians. 
He  returned  in  1716,  and  died  there  in  1718. 
Samuel  Green  fought  for  independence  in  the 
Revolution.  His  son,  Samuel  (second),  the 
grandfather  of  Spencer  Rogers,  Jr.,  was  a 
soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.  He  married 
Margaret  Webber,  of  Harpswell,  this  county, 
and  died  in  Portland  in  1834. 

Spencer  Rogers,  Sr.,  a  mariner,  was  born  in 
North  Carolina.  While  serving  as  mate  on 
board  of  a  vessel,  he  was  probably  lost  at  sea, 
leaving  a  widow  and  two  children.  The  chil- 
dren were :  Mary  E.  and  Spencer.  Mary  E. 
Rogers  successively  married  Robert  Walker 
and  James  Moody,  of  Standish;  The  mother, 
Mrs.  Rogers,  married  for  her  second  husband 
Dana  Runnels,  of  this  city,  and  had  six  chil- 
dren —  three  sons  and  three  daughters. 

Spencer    Rogers    at    the    age    of    thirteen 


began  to  serve  an  eight  years'  apprenticeship 
to  the  carpenter's  trade;  but  after  a  period 
of  five  years  struck  out  for  himself  as  journey- 
man, working  at  ship  joinery,  although  his 
specialty  was  house  finishing.  In  i860  he 
began  contracting  and  building,  which  he  has 
continuously  followed  ever  since.  He  gives 
employment  to  from  eight  to  thirty-eight  men, 
and  in  the  amount  of  business  and  the  quality 
of  his  work  he  has  no  rival.  Many  of  the 
prominent  city  buildings,  including  .two  fire 
stations,  the  two  principal  grammar-school 
buildings,  and  the  new  armory,  have  been 
erected  by  Mr.  Rogers.  He  is  a  real  estate 
owner,  all  of  his  property  being  self-acquired, 
and  much  of  it  built  and  improved  for  himself. 

In  1853,  when  Mr.  Rogers  first  voted,  he 
was  a  Republican ;  but,  after  Horace  Greeley 
became  prominent,  he  joined  the  Democratic 
ranks.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Democratic 
City  Committee.  He  has  been  connected  with 
the  Fire  Department  for  twenty  years,  filling 
every  position  within  the  organization.  Mr. 
Rogers  is  a  member  of  the  Maine  State  En- 
graving Company,  and  also  belongs  to  the 
Maine  Lodge  and  Eastern  Star  Encampment, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 

On  Christmas  Day,  1856,  he  married  Miss 
Justina  Walden  Mansfield,  a  native  of  Portland, 
daughter  of  Edward  Mansfield,  an  old  resident 
of  Portland,  who  belonged  to  a  family  of 
Salem,  Mass.  Mrs.  Edward  Mansfield  before 
marriage  was  Miss  Anna  Walden,  a  sister  of 
Captain  Green  Walden,  of  the  revenue 
service. 

Of  the  nine  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Rogers,  but  six  are  now  living,  namely:  Ed- 
ward E. ,  who  married  Miss  Hattie  Hayes, 
and  is  in  business  with  his  father;  Anna,  the 
wife  of  Charles  B.  Haskell,  of  this  city; 
Frederick  G.,  who  married  Miss  Gertrude 
Tucker,  and  resides  in  Portland ;  Mabel,  who 
is  Mrs.  Charles  B.  Tucker,  of  Boston ;  Mil- 
dred;  and  Bessie  Rogers.  The  family  attend 
the  Congress  Square  Church. 

Whether  serving  as  contractor  and  builder, 
as  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Fire  Department,  in 
the  city  offices,  or  in  the  Odd  Fellows  Lodge, 
Mr.  Rogers  has  always  had  the  entire  confi- 
dence and  respect  of  his  fellow-townsmen. 
His  push  and    energy  in    the    business    world 


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must  enhance  his  enjoyment  of  his  pleasant 
home  at  135  Park  Street,  where  his  wife  and 
children  are  the  centre  of  interest. 


ISAAC  F.  QUINBY  was  born  in  Fal- 
mouth, Me.,  now  Westbrook,  on  May  26, 
181 8,  and  has  continued  a  resident  of  the 
place,  being  one  of  the  most  highly  es- 
teemed citizens.  He  has  for  years  been  en- 
gaged in  the  real  estate  business.  Son  of 
Joseph,  Jr.,  and  Eliza  (Bailey)  Quinby,  both 
formerly  of  Falmouth,  he  represents  the  third 
generation  of  his  family  born  in  the  State  of 
Maine. 

His  great-grandfather,  Benjamin  Quinby, 
was  born  in  America,  and  with  a  brother, 
Joseph,  first  visited  the  locality  of  Falmouth 
in  quest  of  "King's  masts";  that  is,  he  was 
commissioned  by  the  King  of  Great  Britain  to 
take  any  tree  suitable  for  a  mast  for  one  of 
the  King's  vessels,  no  matter  where  the  tree 
might  be.  Being  pleased  with  the  country,  he 
settled  in  Falmouth ;  and  there  his  son  Joseph, 
the  grandfather  of  Mr.  Isaac  F.  Quinby,  was 
born.  He  engaged  in  farming  in  Falmouth, 
arid  when  the  trump  of  war  was  sounded  left 
his  growing  harvests  for  the  field  of  battle, 
serving  as  a  Colonel  in  the  Continental  army, 
appointed  by  Washington.  He  lived  to  see 
the  new  republic  firmly  established  and  to 
cast  many  votes  in  the  interest  of  the  Whig 
party.  He  died  in  Gray,  Cumberland  County, 
in  1806.  Joseph  Quinby,  Sr.,  married  Miss 
Azuba  Partridge,  of  Falmouth,  and  reared  a 
large  family. 

Their  son,  Joseph  Quinby,  Jr.,  was  born 
in  Falmouth,  Me.,  in  1791.  He  learned  the 
trade  of  carpenter  and  joiner,  and  worked  at 
it  for  a  short  time;  but  in  1807  the  Embargo 
Act  caused  such  an  unsettled  state  of  affairs 
in  the  country  that  he  could  not  obtain  steady 
employment  in  his  chosen  occupation;  and, 
purchasing  some  horses,  he  engaged  in  carry- 
ing merchandise  between  different  points.  He 
travelled  as  far  east  as  the  Provinces  and  as 
far  west  as  New  York,  and  was  often  gone 
three  months  at  a  time.  After  the  War  of 
1 81 2  he  obtained  work  as  a  carpenter  and 
joiner  in  Westbrook  and  Portland,  and  fol- 
lowed his  trade  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  in 


1838.  During  the  War  of  181 2  Mr.  Quinby 
belonged  to  the  minute-men  who  held  them- 
selves in  readiness  to  defend  Portland  in  case 
of  an  attack.  In  politics  he  was  a  Jefferso- 
nian  Democrat.  His  wife,  Eliza  Bailey,  who 
was  born  in  Falmouth  in  1792,  was  a  daughter 
of  Joseph  Bailey.  She  died  in  Falmouth  in 
1874.  Six  children  were  born  to  them,  two 
of  whom  are  now  living-^  Isaac  F.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  and  Martha  A.,  wife  of 
Josiah  Knight,  of  Kingston,  N. H. 

Isaac  F.  Quinby  received  a  good  common- 
school-  education  in  his  native  town.  He 
learned  the  joiner's  trade  with  his  father,  and 
after  finishing  his  apprenticeship  worked  for 
a  year  making  furniture,  at  the  end  of  that 
time  resuming  the  work  of  his  trade,  which  he 
followed  for  about  sixteen  years.  From  the 
time  of  his  majority  he  had  taken  an  active 
interest  in  politics  as  a  Republican,  and  he 
was  elected  Treasurer  of  Cumberland  County 
for  1860-61.  He  gave  his  whole  attention  to 
the  duties  of  this  office  during  the  first  year 
of  his  incumbency;  but  in  1861,  after  the 
battle  of  Bull  Run,  he  advertised  his  intention 
of , going-  to  war,  asking  all  who  were  willing 
to  accompany  him  to  call  at  his  office. 

As  a  result  he  recruited  a  company  of  one 
hundred  and  three  men ;  and,  resigning  the 
treasurership,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the 
Thirteenth  Regiment  of  Maine  Volunteers, 
under  Neal  Dow,  of  Portland,  who  was  com- 
missioned Colonel.  Mr.  Quinby  was  enrolled 
in  Company  E,  and  was  afterward  commis- 
sioned Captain.  The  regiment  went  to  For- 
tress Monroe  and  was  there  divided  up,  Captain 
Quinby's  detachment  being  assigned  to  Fort 
St.  Philip,  to  aid  General  Butler's  expedition- 
against  New  Orleans.  Embarking  on  the 
steamer  "Mississippi,"  the  brave  volunteers 
had  a  narrow  escape  from  an  inglorious  death. 
Through  the  carelessness  of  the  Commander, 
the  steamer  struck  a  reef  in  Frying-pan  Shoals, 
and  soon  began  to  fill  with  water,  although  the 
purnps  were  worked  vigorously.  Finally,  with 
a  piece  of  a  sail  over  the  hole,  the  steamer  was 
kept  above  water  until  the  passengers  were 
taken  off  by  another  vessel.  At  Fort  St. 
Philip  Captain  Quinby  was  taken  ill  with 
swamp  fever,  and  on  his  recovery,  being  too 
weak  for  action,  returned  home.      He  had  en- 


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listed  for  three  years,  but  his  sickness  reduced 
his  term  of  service. 

When  his  health  was  in  some  degree  re- 
stored, he  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business ; 
and  some  of  the  finest  residential  parts  of 
Westbrook  owe  their  existence  to  his  enter- 
prise. Purchasing  large  tracts  of  land,  he  has 
been  instrumental  in  clearing  and  improving 
them  and  covering  them  with  comfortable 
dwellings.  He  still  retains  his  interest  in 
politics,  and  not  long  since  was  sent  on  a 
special  mission  to  the  legislature  to  prevent 
the  division  of  Westbrook,  which  he  accom- 
plished. In  1844  Mr.  Quinby  was  married  to 
Catherine  G. ,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Brown,  of 
Parsonsfield,  Me.  Two  children  have  blessed 
their  union,  namely:  Mary,  wife  of  Charles 
Quinby,  of  Westbrook;  and  Ellen,  wife  of 
Henry  H.  Hawes,  of  the  same  place. 

Mr.  Quinby  belongs  to  Temple  Lodge,  No. 
86,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  He  joined  the  Odd 
Fellows  when  about  twenty-one  years  of  age; 
but  the  Lodge  of  which  he  was  a  member  dis- 
banded for  some  reason,  and  he  has  never 
become  affiliated  with  another.  On  the  sub- 
ject of  religion  he  holds  liberal  views. 


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EORGE  H.  GREEN,  Chairman  of 
\^  I  the  Board  of  Selectmen  of  Otisfield, 
^ —  was  born  in  Otisfield,  November  22, 
1855,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  M.  (Knight) 
Green.  His  grandfather,  Hezekiah  Green, 
also  a  native  of  Otisfield,  was  a  well-to-do 
farmer.  John  Green,  who  was  born  Septem- 
ber 20,  181 1,  also  followed  the  plough.  He 
settled  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  his  son, 
which  afforded  him  and  his  family  a  comforta- 
ble living,  and  died  August  18,  1895.  His 
wife,  who  was  born  December  4,  1812,  laid 
down  the  burdens  of  life  June  16,  1886.  They 
were  the  parents  of  six  children,  as  follows : 
Edmond  M.,  born  August  25,  1844,  who  died 
January  8,  1869;  Merrill  K.,  born  July  20, 
1847,  who  married  Belle  Holden,  of  Otisfield, 
and  now  lives  in  Boston,  Mass.;  Mary  E. , 
born  June  4,  1850,  the  wife  of  Edwin  J.  Whit- 
man, residing  now  with  her  husband  in  Somer- 
ville,  Mass.  ;  Joseph  K.  and  William  C,  twins, 
born  September  23,  1852  (the  former  married 
Lillian    Newton,    of    Worcester,     Mass.,    and 


now  lives  in  that  city,  and  the  latter  Eliza 
Ripley,  of  Oxford  County,  and  lives  in  Sag 
Harbor,  N.Y.);  and  George  H.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch. 

George  H.  Green  received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  South  Paris, 
Me.  After  leaving  school,  he  ably  assisted 
his  father  in  the  work  of  the  farm  until  the 
death  of  the  latter.  Then  he  took  full  charge 
of  the  "old  Green  homestead."  Both  father 
and  son  have  greatly  enhanced  the  value  of 
the  property  by  substantial  improvements. 
Mr.  Green  owns  one  hundred  and  seventy-five 
acres  of  land,  and  raises  a  variety  of  crops,  but 
makes  a  specialty  of  hay,  potatoes,  and  small 
grain.  He  has  a  choice  dairy,  averaging  four- 
teen cows,  the  staple  product  being  a  rich 
cream.  Mr.  Green  is  a  well-read  man.  He 
taught  school  in  his  youth,  and  his  agricultural 
work  is  carried  out  with  method  and  intelli- 
gence. He  is  an  important  member  of  the 
Grange  at  Bolster's  Mills. 

May  I,  1879,  Mr.  Green  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Lizzie  Buck,  a  native  of 
Harrison,  Me.,  daughter  of  Henry  Buck,  a 
well-to-do  farmer  of  Harrison.  Five  children 
have  been  born  of  the  marriage.  These  were : 
Bertha  I.,  Philip  K.,  Charles  H.,  Howard  B., 
and  Ellen.  C.  All  these  children  are  with 
their  parents,  and  are  receiving  the  best  possi- 
ble educational  advantages. 

Mr.  Green  has  been  a  stanch  Republican 
since  he  was  first  qualified  to  vote.  He  was 
elected  to  the  legislature  in  1887,  and  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen 
five  years  and  Chairman  two  years.  He  takes 
an  active  interest  in  educational  matters,  and 
has  long  been  a  member  of  the  School  Com- 
mittee. He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  at  Bolster's  Mills, 
Me.  They  are  highly  esteemed  in  the  com- 
munity, and  occupy  a  leading  position  in  Otis- 
field society. 


MMI  WHITNEY,  senior  member  of 
the  firm  of  Kendall  &  Whitney,  one 
of  the  oldest  and  best-known  firms 
of  Portland,  was  born  in  Cumber- 
land, Me.,  February  13,  1833,  son  of  Ammi 
R.  and  Hannah    (Hall)   Whitney.      Ammi  R. 


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Whitney  also   was   a    native    of    Cumberland, 
where   he    likewise    grew   to    maturity.       He 
moved  to  Falmouth  in    1833,   and    was   there 
engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  up  to  the  time 
of  his  death,  December   14,  1851.      His  wife, 
who  was  a  daughter  of  Robert  Hall,  one  of  the 
early  farmers  of  Cumberland,  died  August  2, 
1869.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whitney  were  members 
of  the  Baptist  church.      They  reared  the   fol- 
lowing children  :    Robert    H.,    a   farmer   now 
living  on  the  homestead  at  Falmouth,  formerly 
a  member  of  the  well-known  firm   Grenville, 
Griswold,    Whitney    &    Co.    of    Boston,    now 
Whitney  &  Clough ;  Ammi,  whose  name  heads 
this  article;  James  H. ,  a  farmer  in  Falmouth; 
Ervin  T.,  in  business  at  the  Suffolk  Market, 
Boston;  Susan   P.    Curtis   (deceased),  who  was 
the  wife  of  Gorham  R.,  a  farmer  in  Falmouth ; 
and  Mary  E.,  wife  of  K.  Watts,  of  Falmouth. 
Ammi  Whitney  was  an   infant  of  six  weeks 
when  his  parents  removed  to  Falmouth.      He 
remained  on  the  farm  until  twenty  years  of  age, 
in  the  mean  time  acquiring  a  fair  education  in 
the  common   schools  of   the  town.      He    then 
went  to  Boston  and  entered  the  employ  of  the 
old  firm  of  Parker  &  White,  dealers  in  seeds 
and  other  agricultural  goods.      He  spent  nearly 
six  years    in    this    employment,    returning   to 
Portland   in   1858,   and  forming  a   partnership 
with  Hosea  Kendall  in  the  same  kind  of  busi- 
ness.    The  firm  bought  the  remains  of  the  old 
agricultural  warehouse  of  James  E.  Robinson, 
which  had  been   in  the  receiver's  hands,  and 
first  ojjened  a  place  of  business  under  the  old 
City  Hall,  occupying  two  stores.      Their  trade 
increased  to  such  an  extent  that  within  a  short 
time  they  were  using  all  thfe  space  under  the 
City  Hall,   comprising   five    stores.      In    1888 
Mr.    Whitney   erected    a   brick    block    at    the  ' 
corner  of  Temple  and  Federal  Street,  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty-seven  feet  by  one  hundred,  and 
three  stories   high.      Of    this   block    the    firm 
now  uses  a  part  of  the  ground  floor,  measuring 
seventy-five  feet  by  one  hundred,  and  all   the 
rooms  above.      Established   in    1858,    the  firm 
of  Kendall  &  Whitney  is  one  of  the  oldest  and 
most  reliable  in  Portland,    and  has    the    most 
extensive  business  of  the  kind  east  of  Boston. 
For  the  past   twenty-five  years   Mr.    Whitney 
has  also  owned  and  operated  a  large  plant  for 
the   manufacture    of   tubs  and  woodenware  at 


"Duck   Pond,"   Westbrook,   which  gives  con- 
stant  employment   to    fifty     men.       He   is   a 
Director  of  the  Casco  Bank,  one  of  the  most 
solid    financial    institutions    of    Portland;     a 
Trustee  of  the  Old  Men's  Home;  Vice-Presi- 
dent of  the  Governing   Board  of  the  Eye  and 
Ear  Infirmary,  in  which  he  has  been  actively 
interested  since  its  establishment;  and  an  ex- 
tensive owner  of  real  estate,  both  business  and 
residential.      Essentially  a  self-made  man,  he 
has   attained    prosperity    by   the     exercise    of 
natural   business  talent,    a  conservative  judg- 
ment, and  a  scrupulous  probity  in   business  as 
well  as  in  all  other  relations. 

On  October  10,  i860,  Mr.  Whitney  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Emily  S.,  daughter 
of  Samuel  Haskell,  one  of  the  leading  hotel 
men  of  early  Portland.  Mr.  Haskell  was  the 
proprietor  of  the  Elm  House,  which  formerly 
stood  on  the  site  of  the  present  store  of  Ken- 
dall &  Whitney,  and  in  which  Mrs.  Whitney 
was  born.  He  was  afterward  host  of  the 
American  House.  Toward  the  close  of  his 
life  he  retired  from  business,  and  died  at 
Cape  Elizabeth.  Five  children  blessed  the 
union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whitney.  They  were: 
Alice  P.  ;  Kate  D.  ;  Samuel  H.,  now  in  busi- 
ness with  his  father;  Joseph  W;  and  Emma 
H.,  who  died  in  infancy. 

Politically,  Mr.  Whitney  favors  the  Demo- 
cratic party.  He  attends  the  Unitarian 
church.  His  home,  one  of  the  handsomest 
residences  in  the  city,  built  by  him  in  1878, 
IS  situated  at  the  corner  of  Neal  and  Spring 
Streets.  ^      ^ 


RANVILLE  A.  CUSHMAN,  a  well- 
to-do  agriculturist  of  North  Bridg-' 
ton,  this  county,  was  born  July  16, 
1821,  in  the  village  where  he  now  resides. 
His  father,  George  W.  Cushman,  was  a  native 
of  Massachusetts,  coming  to  Cumberland 
County  when  a  young  man.  He  was  a  shoe- 
maker by  trade,  and  made  that  his  chief  occu- 
pation throughout  his  life.  Of  his  union  with 
Miss  Phoebe  Warren  ten  children  were  born 
—  Hiram,  Mary  O.,  Catherine  W.,  George 
W.,  Elkanah  A.,  Granville  A.,  Phoebe,  Sarah, 
Matilda,  and  a  daughter  that  died  in  infancy. 
Granville  A.    Cushman    spent  the  years   of 


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his  boyhood  and  early  manhood  in  this  village, 
acquiring  the  rudiments  of  his  education  in 
the  district  school,  this  having  since  been 
largely  supplemented  by  extensive  reading. 
On  reaching  man's  estate,  he  left  home,  enter- 
ing a  furniture  factory,  where  he  was  employed 
for  the  next  nine  years.  Going  then  to 
Worcester,  Mass.,  he  worked  at  the  carpenter's 
trade  two  and  one-half  years,  afterward  estab- 
lishing himself  in  business  at  Orneville,  this 
State,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  manufact- 
ure of  furniture  for  over  five  years.  Mr.  Cush- 
man  then  began  the  manufacture  of  excelsior, 
which  he  continued  for  nine  years.  Returning 
in  1880  to  his  early  home,  he  here  purchased 
one  hundred  and  thirty  acres  of  land,  located 
near  the  Highlands,  and  has  since  been  prosper- 
ously engaged  in  general  agriculture,  having 
his  home,  however,  in  the  village.  Mr.  Cush- 
man  is  higlily  esteemed  throughout  this  com- 
munity, his  practical  interest  in  everything 
pertaining  to  the  public  weal  having  materially 
aided  in  advancing  its  prosperity.  Politi- 
cally, he  is  a  sound  Republican,  and  was  four 
years  Selectman  —  in  1882,  1883,  1884,  and 
1889.  He  served  also  in  the  same  capacity 
and  for  the  same  length  of  time  while  a  resi- 
dent of  Orneville.  For  some  years  Mr.  Cush- 
man's  father  and  brother  were  Trustees  of  the 
North  Bridgton  Academy. 

Mr.  Cushman  was  united  in  marriage,  in 
1849,  with  Miss  Mary  K.  Webb,  and  their 
happy  wedded  life  has  been  hallowed  by  the 
birth  of  seven  children  —  Frank  A.  ;  Ida  W.  ; 
Clara  W.  ;  Albert  C.  ;  Charles  G.  ;  Kate;  and 
Frederick  F.  —  the  last  named  being  no  longer 
living. 


^EWIS  W.  MOULTON,  a  progressive 
agriculturist  of  Standish,  Cumberland 
County,  residing  at  Sebago  Lake, 
was  born  in  this  town,  February  28, 
1852.  He  is  a  son  of  the  late  Ebenezer  Moul- 
ton,  and  is  the  direct  descendant  of  an  early 
settler  of  New  England,  being  eight  genera- 
tions removed  from  the  emigrant  ancestor, 
John  -Moulton,  who  was  a  native  of  England, 
born  in  1599. 

Coming  to  America  in  the  seventeenth  cen- 
tury,   John     Moulton     located     in     Hampton, 


N.  H.,  being  one  of  those  to  whom  the  grant 
of  the  town  was  made  in  1638.  He  was  one 
of  the  foremost  men  of  the  new  'settlement, 
and  was  chosen  its  first  Deputy,  or  Represent- 
ative, in  1639,  to  the  General  Court  in  Boston. 
He  died  between  January  23,  1649,  and  Octo- 
ber I,  1650,  leaving  a  widow,  Anne,  who 
died  April  12,  1668,  aged  sixty-nine  years. 
They  were  the  parents  of  seven  children, 
Henry,  the  succeeding  ancestor,  being  the 
first-born. 

Henry  Moulton  was  married  November  20, 
165 1,  to  Sobriety  Hilton,  a  daughter  of  Ed- 
ward Hilton,  of  Dover;  and,  of  the  six  chil- 
dren born  to  them,  Josiah,  the  next  in  line  of 
descent,  was  the  third  in  order.  He  was  born 
April  26,  1662,  and  was  twice  married.  His 
first  wife  died  leaving  one  child.  His  second 
wife,  Elizabeth  Worthington,  bore  him  eight 
children,  Worthington,  progenitor  of  Lewis, 
being  the  youngest  son.  Tie  also  was  twice 
married.  His  first  wife,  with  whom  he  was 
united  on  October  9,  1735,  was  Abigail, 
daughter  of  Corporal  Jonathan  Moulton.  She 
bore  him  two  children.  After  her  death  he 
married  March  8,  1739,  Abigail,  daughter  of 
Peter  Garland;  and  their  only  child,  Peter 
Moulton,  was  baptized  June  14,   1742. 

Peter  Moulton  married  Joanna  Shaw;  and 
of  the  ten  children  born  of  their  union  Simon, 
grandfather  of  Lewis,  was  the  eldest.  Simon 
Moulton,  born  April  15,  1766,  first  married 
Abigail  Plaisted,  who  was  born  November  4, 
1768,  and  by  whom  he  had  nine  children.  Of 
his  union  with  Elizabeth  Walker  there  were 
no  children. 

Ebenezer  Moulton,  a  native  of  Standish, 
son  of  Simon  and  Abigail  P.  Moulton,  was 
born  June  21,  1803.  His  principal  occupa- 
tion through  life  was  farming,  although  he 
was  a  mechanical  genius,  and  in  early  life 
worked  at  carpentering  and  masonry,  and  also 
wrought  somewhat  at  the  cooper's  trade.  In 
1850  he  was  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
at  Sebago  Lake,  continuing  until  1855,  when 
his  store  was  burned.  For  several  years 
thereafter  he  carried  on  the  lumber  business 
at  the  same  place  in  company  with  Josiah 
Moulton,  Henry  M.  Chadbourne,  and  T.  M. 
Bradbury.  The  last  years  of  his  life  he  spent 
on  his  farm  in  the  place  of  his  nativity,  dying 


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here,  September  27,  1885.  He  was  one  of  the 
leading  men  of  the  town,  serving  as  Selectman 
many  years  and  representing  his  fellow-citi- 
zens in  the  State  legislature,  being  elected 
on  the  Democratic  ticket,  which  he  uniformly 
supported.  He  married  Elizabeth  D.,  daugh- 
ter of  Benjamin  Blake,  of  Limington,  Me.  ; 
and  their  family  circle  consisted  of  five  chil- 
dren, the  following  being  a  brief  mention  of 
the  four  elder:  Elizabeth,  born  January  27, 
1832,  has  been  twice  married,  her  first  hus- 
band having  been  Justis  Cannell,  and  her 
second  Daniel  Ward,  of  Standish ;  John  P., 
born  December  11,  1833,  married  Sarah  Ward, 
and  died  in  1886,  leaving  two  children  — 
Addie  and  Gilbert;  Simon,  born  April  27, 
1837,  married  Frankie  J.  Lewis,  and  had  three 
children;  Lydia,  born  September  24,  1847,  is 
the  wife  of  George  W.  Ward,  of  Sioux  Falls, 
S.  Dak.,  and- has  three  children. 

Lewis  W.,  the  youngest  child  of  Ebenezer 
and  Elizabeth  D.  Moulton,  finished  his  educa- 
tion at  the  Westbrook  Seminary,  and  after- 
ward was  engaged  for  eight  or  ten  years  in 
teaching  during  the  fall  and  winter  terms  in 
the  schools  of  Gorham  and  Standish.  He  was 
employed  for  a  year  as  a  clerk  for  Jordan, 
Marsh  &  Co.  in  Boston.  Returning  then  to 
Standish,  Mr.  Moulton  was  appointed  in 
1884  a  railway  mail  clerk,  running  from 
Bangor  to  Boston,  being  afterward  promoted 
to  the  office  of  chief  clerk  of  the  railway  mail 
service,  with  headquarters  at  Portland.  A  year 
later  he  went  to  Dakota,  where  he  remained 
a  year  as  book-keeper  for  G.  W.  Ward,  a  con- 
tractor and  builder,  in  1890  returning  to  the 
parental  homestead,  which  he  has  since  suc- 
cessfully managed. 

Mr.  Moulton  is  an  active  member  of  the 
Democratic  party,  and  has  been  prominently 
identified  with  the  management  of  local 
affairs.  In  1877  he  was  elected  a  member  of 
the  School  Board,  on  which  he  served  three 
years.  In  1883  and  1884  he  was  Constable 
and  Collector;  and  in  1891  he  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen,  an  office 
which  he  has  since  held,  having  been  Chair- 
man of  the  Board  in  1894.  He  is  libera]  in 
his  religious  views,  and,  socially,  is  a  member 
of  Crescent  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  of 
Steep  Falls,  Me.,  and  also  of  the  Knights  of 


Honor    of     Standish    and     the     Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 

Mr.  Moulton  has  been  twice  married.  The 
maiden  name  of  his  first  wife  was  Edith  E. 
Bangs.  She  died  May  i,  1889,  after  a  brief 
wedded  life.  Mr.  Moulton  and  Miss  Georgia 
A.  Boothby,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Boothby, 
of  Limington,  Me.,  were  united  in  marriage 
on  March  26,  1892.  Their  only  child, 
George  Willard  Moulton,  born  August  21, 
1894,  spent  but  a  few  months  on  earth,  pass- 
ing away  January  12,  1895. 


M 


ANIEL  DICKENS,  a  retired  busi- 
ness man  of  Bridgton,  was  born 
July  24,  1832,  in  Leicestershire, 
England.  His  father,  John. Dickens, 
born  and  reared  in  Northamptonshire,  Eng- 
land, who  was  a  wool-comber  by  trade,  mar- 
ried Ann  Carter,  and  became  the  father  of 
eight  children;  namely,  John,  Samuel,  Daniel, 
Eliza,  Ann,  Richard,  John  (second),  and 
Mary  A.  John,  Samuel,  Ann,  Richard,  John 
(second),  and  Mary  A.  are  deceased.  Eliza, 
who  married  John  Marson,  lives  in  England. 
Ann,  who  died  in  Portland,  was  the  wife  of 
Charles  F.  Potter,  of  Bridgton.  Neither  of 
the  parents  is  now  living,  the  mother  having 
passed  away  at  tKe  age  of  sixty-eight  years, 
and  the  father  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
eight  years. 

Daniel  Dickens  grew  to  man's  estate  in  his 
native  town.  When  a  boy  of  twelve  years,  he 
began  working  in  the  woollen-mills,  receiving 
small  weekly  wages,  which  for  five  years  he 
gave  to  his  father  on  pay-day.  He  continued 
working  in  the  factory  until  November  19, 
i860,  when  he  sailed  for  America,  leaving 
Liverpool  on  the  American  clipper  ship 
"Yorkshire."  After  a  rough  passage  lasting 
thirty-five  days  he  arrived  at  Castle  Garden. 
He  remained  a  few  days  in  New  York-  City, 
Then  he  went  to  Boston,  from  which  he  pro- 
ceeded to  Lawrence,  Mass. ,  and  was  employed 
for  five  weeks  in  a  woollen-mill.  He  subse- 
quently secured  work  in  the  Pacific  Mills  of 
the  same  town,  remaining  there  a  little'more 
than  a  year,  and  in  a  carpet-mill  at  Lowell, 
where  he  was  employed  for  four  months. 
After  this  he  came  to  Maine,  and  worked  in 


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the  North  Vassalboro  mills  four  years.  He 
left  this  employment  to  accept  the  charge  of 
the  wool-sorting  department  in  the  Pondi- 
cherry  Mills  of  Bridgton.  Entering  upon  the 
duties  of  this  position  May  i,  1866,  he  dis- 
charged them  faithfully  and  efficiently  for  more 
than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  after  which  he 
retired  from  active  life.  In  the  mean  time 
Mr.  Dickens  has  visited  the  country  of  his 
nativity  three  times,  each  trip  occupying  about 
three  months.  Mr.  Dickens  had  other  busi- 
ness interests  in  addition  to  that  of  his  work 
in  the  mill.  He  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Hammond,  Dickens  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of 
doors,  sashes,  and  blinds,  from  1870  till  1873. 
He  was  one  of  the  three  men  who  erected 
Central  Hall.  Subsequently  he  purchased 
the  interests  of  his  partners,  Alexander 
Stevenson  and  John  Ardale,  and  sold  the 
property  to  the  town  in  July,  1895. 

In  1853  Mr.  Dickens  married  Miss  Lydia 
Johnson,  and  became  the  father  of  four  chil- 
dren. These  were :  Thomas,  a  resident  of 
Camden,  Me.  ;  Frederick,  a  resident  of  New 
York  City;  Emma  J.,  the  wife  of  J.  N.  Ren- 
nie,  of  Bridgton;  and  John  W.,  who  lives  in 
Boston.  In  politics  Mr.  Dickens  affiliates 
with  the  Democratic  party.  He  enjoys  the 
privilege  of  membership  in  the  fraternity  of 
A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


iPHRAIM  B.  JILLSON,  a  prosperous 
farmer  and  fruit  grower  of  Otisfield, 
Cumberland  County,  Me.,  was  born 
in  this  town,  February  12,  1847.  His  parents 
were  Joseph  B.  and  Nancy  (Stone)  Jillson, 
his  father. being  a  son  o'f  Stephen  Jillson,  who 
was  born  in  Richmond,  Me.,  September  15, 
1779. 

A  farmer  by  occupation,  Stephen  Jillson 
tilled  the  soil  for  a  time  in  Randolph,  N.H., 
and  in  18 16  moved  to  Cumberland  County, 
Me.,  settling  in  Casco,  where  he  died,  Octo- 
ber 6,  1839.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Phoebe  Borden,  was  born  in  Plainfield, 
Conn.,  March  9,  1779.  They  were  married 
in  Lancaster,  N.H.  Six  children  blessed 
their  union,  namely:  Stephen  B.,  who  was 
born  July  31,  1804,  and  died  April  29,  1887; 
Phoebe,  born  June  7,  1806,  who  died  in  1855, 


wife  of  Jonathan  Morrow,  also  deceased ; 
Joseph  B. ;  Luke,  born  August  30,  181 1,  who 
died  in  the  army  in  1863;  Rensselaer,  who 
was  born  March  5,  1814,  and  died  in  1841; 
and  David  Cargo,  born  May  13,  1817,  a 
farmer,  residing  near  his  nephew,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch.  His  wife,  formerly  Elsie  B. 
Scribner,  who  was  born  in  Otisfield  in  18 18, 
died  some  years  ago. 

Joseph  B.  Jillson,  the  father  of  Ephraim  B., 
was  born  in  Raymond,  Me.,  December  10, 
1807.  He  settled  in  Otisfield,  when  a  young 
man,  on  a  farrn  near  the  present  home  of  his 
son,  and  devoted  his  life  to  agriculture,  in 
which  he  was  very  successful.  Well  known 
in  the  town  and  vicinity,  he  was  also  highly 
esteemed;  and  his  death,  which  occurred  July 
24,  1889,  v/as  the  cause  of  general  regret. 
His  wife,  Nancy,  who  died  August  23,  1878, 
was  a  native  of  this  town,  born  in  1S09.  She 
was  the  daughter  of  Daniel  Stone,  a  native  of 
Cumberland  County  and  a  respected  member 
of  the  farming  community  of  Otisfield  for 
many  years.  Of  the  children  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Joseph  B.  Jillson  the  following  is  re- 
corded: Martha  N.,  born  February  25,  1833, 
died  December  27,  1874.  She  was  the  wife 
of  William  O.  Briggs,  who  died  some  years 
since.  Margaret  A.,  who  was  born  August 
25)  1835,  died  in  1889  in  Weymouth,  Mass. 
She  was  the  wife  of  Elzard  Lloyd,  of  that 
town,  a  boot  manufacturer.  Stephen  D.,  who 
was  born  August  26,  1837,  is  a  prominent 
citizen  of  East  Otisfield,  a  miller  and  lumber 
manufacturer,  and  represented  the  district  in 
the  legislature  in  1892.  He  married  Dorcas 
Cobb,  of  Otisfield.  Martin  V.  B.,  a  farmer 
of  Otisfield,  who  was  born  July  8,  1839,  mar- 
ried Viola  Chaplin,  now  deceased.  Mary  B. 
(deceased),  born  September  23,  1841,  was  the 
wife  of  Daniel  Fickett,  of  Casco.  Diana  S., 
widow  of  Mark  K.  Moss,  was  born  February 
5,  1844,  and  is  now  a  resident  of  Waterbury, 
Me. ;  Ephraim  B.,  the  youngest  of  the  family, 
with  whom  this  sketch  began,  is  further  men- 
tioned below. 

Ephraim  B.  Jillson  received  a  good  common- 
school  education.  He  helped  about  the  home 
farm  until  twenty-one  years  of  age,  and  then 
obtained  employment  in  the  Insane  Asylum 
at  South  Boston,  where  he  remained  somewhat 


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over  five  years.  Returning  to  Otisfield,  he 
purchased  the  farm  where  he  now  resides,  and 
turned  his  attention  to  farming  according  to 
the  most  approved  methods.  He-  now  owns 
about  two  hundred  acres  of  good  land,  and 
makes  a  specialty  of  raising  sweet  corn.  This 
is  canned  by  the  Snowflake  Packing  Company, 
whose  factory  is  located  on  Mr.  Jillson's  farm, 
a  concern  which  does  a  general  packing  and 
canning  business,  averaging  during  the  season 
sixteen  thousand,  five  hundred  cans  per  day, 
and  shipping  goods  as  far  west  as  California. 
Mr.  Jillson  also  raises  large  quantities  of 
fruit,  and  puts  up  many  cans  of  apples,  which 
he  disposes  of  in  Portland. 

Mr.  Jillson  was  united  in  marriage  August 
24,  1874,  with  Miss  Nancy  Day,  a  native  of 
Boston,  Mass.,  born  March  17,  1848.  She  is 
the  daughter  of  Leonard  and  Hannah  (Perkins) 
Day,  Tjoth  natives  of  Maine,  the  former  born 
in  Limerick,  the  latter  in  York.  Mr.  Day 
has  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  Bos- 
ton, where  he  is  engaged  in  teaming.  One 
child  has  blessed  the  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Jillson,  George  C,  born  March  16,  1878,  who 
assists  his  father  about  the  farm. 

A  stanch  Democrat  in  politics,  Mr.  Jillson 
has  held  several  offices  of  trust  within  the 
gift  of  the  town.  He  is  a  member  of  Monama 
Lodge,  No.  40,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, of  Mechanic  Falls,  Me.  With  his  wife 
he  attends  the  Union  Church  near  his  home, 
and  he  takes  an  active  interest  in  church  work. 
Enterprising  and  successful,  he  holds  the  re- 
spect of  his  townsmen;  and  his  sterling  char- 
acter has  won  for  him  universal  esteem. 


(sTTLBERT  B.   CASWELL,  one  of  Harri- 
fcLl      son's  successful  farmers,  was  born  in 
yJjA^  that  town,  February  13,  1855,  son  of 
^~^  Marcus  D.   P.  and  Lucinda  (Cilly) 
Caswell.     The  family  is  an  old  and  prominent 
one  in  the  town  of  Harrison.     Mr.   Caswell's 
grandfather  owned  and  conducted  one  of  the 
oldest  settled  farms  in  that  section.     Marcus 
D.    P.    Caswell,    also   a    native   of    Harrison, 
learned  the   trade  of   a   blacksmith,   and  fol- 
lowed that  calling  for  some  time  in  Gorham, 
Me.       Later   he   returned    to    the    homestead 
farm,  which  he  conducted  successfully  during 


the  rest   of   his   active   period.     He  was   an 
energetic   and    industrious    man,    and    spared 
no  pains  to  place  his  children  well  upon  the 
road  to  prosperity.     He  was  also  a  good  citi- 
zen,   who    had    the   general     interest    of    the- 
community  at  heart.     He  died   in    Harrison, 
October  23,  1890.     His  wife,  Lucinda,  a  na- 
tive of  New  York  State,  whose  parents  settled 
upon    a   farm    in    Gorham,    Me.,   where    they 
passed    the    rest    of   their    lives,    became    the 
mother  of  seven  children,  as  follows:  Erastus, 
who  married  Elizabeth  Haskell,  and  now  oc- 
cupies the  home  farm;  Marcellus,  who  died  in 
infancy;    Cynthia,    who    is    now    residing    in 
Massachusetts;     Millard     M.,     who     married 
Harriet  Webb,  and  lives  in  Bridgton;  Albert 
B.,   the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Cornelia  F., 
who  is  now  living  in  Portland;  and  Clara  M., 
who    resides    at    the    old    homestead.       The 
mother,  who  still  survives,  continues  to  reside 
at  the  home  farm. 

Albert  B.  Caswell  attended  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  town.  He  remained  at 
home  until  he  reached  the  age  of  eighteen, 
when  he  went  to  Bridgton,  and  learned  the 
trade  of  a  machinist.  After  following  that 
occupation  there  for  five  years,  he  went  to 
Portland,  and  worked  for  five  years  more  in 
the  same  calling.  He  then  relinquished  the 
business,  and,  returning  to  Harrison,  pur- 
chased the  Samuel  Abbott  farm,  where  he  has 
since  resided.  He  owns  one  hundred  and 
thirty  acres  of  fine  grass  land,  which  is  most 
favorably  located.  His  attention  has  been 
chiefly  devoted  to  the  production  of  hay  and 
to  the  dairying.  He  keeps  an  average  of 
twelve  cows,  and  supplies  cream  to  the  cream- . 
ery  in  Auburn. 

On  December  13,  1886,  Mr.  Caswell  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Amanda  Weeks.  She 
was  born  in  Brownfield,  March  7,  1858,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Amanda  (Ames)  Weeks. 
Her  parents,  who  are  both  deceased,  were 
natives,  respectively,  of  Brownfield  and  Den- 
mark, Oxford  County.  Mr.  Caswell  has 
always  given  his  support  to  the  Democratic 
party  in  politics.  A  progressive  and  able 
farmer,  he  is  prominent  among  the  agricult- 
ural community.  He  has  reached  the  prosper- 
ity he  now  enjoys  through  the  medium  of  toil 
and  perseverance. 


EDWIN     H.    CHAPIN    TOMPSON. 


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|DWIN  H.  CHAPIN  TOMPSON,  master 
mechanic  of  the  Portland  &  Rochester 
Railroad,  with  his  office  at  Portland, 
has  been  connected  with  this  road  since  1864,. 
making  him  in  point  of  service  one  of  the 
oldest  employees  of  the  company.  He  was 
born  October  25,  1847,  in  Great  Falls,  Straf- 
ford County,  N.H.,  and  is  a  son  of  Andrew 
Wentworth  Tompson,  who  was  born  in  Dur- 
ham, Strafford  County,  N.H.,  on  December 
29,    1820. 

Andrew  W.  Tompson  is  a  veteran  in  rail- 
road work,  having  been  employed  when  a 
young  man  in  the  construction  department  of 
the  Manchester  &  Lawrence  and  of  the  Man- 
chestter  &  Concord  Roads,  afterward  being 
station  agent  at  Manchester,  N.H.,  for  ten 
years.  He  was  subsequently  employed  as  an 
express  messenger  in  Canada,  then  had  charge 
of  the  Canadian  express  route  between  Port- 
land and  Montreal  for  three  years.  He  was 
next  employed  as  baggage  master  of  the  Boston^ 
&  Maine  and  Eastern  Railway  at  Portland, 
retaining  his  position  for  twenty-iive  years, 
when  after  an  honorable  record  for  faithful 
service  he  retired  from  active  business  cares. 
His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Ann 
Wentworth  Otis,  was  a  daughter  of  Daniel 
Otis.  She  was  born  November  18,.  1827,  in 
Great  Falls,  N.H.  She  bore  him  eight  chil- 
dren, namely:  Edwin  H. ;  George  W.  W., 
who  also  resides  in  Portland ;  Ruth,  the  wife 
of  Charles  Welch,  of  this  city;  Andrew  W., 
Jr. ;  Clara  M. ;  Oscar,  deceased;  Grace  M. ; 
and  Frank. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andrew  W.  Tompson  having 
removed  to  this  city  when  their  son  Edwin 
was  a  lad  of  twelve  years,  he  here  completed 
his  education.  Soon  after  leaving  school  he 
entered  the  locomotive  department  of  the  shops 
of  the  old  York  &  Cumberland  Railroad, 
which  is  now  the  Portland  &  Rochester  Rail- 
way, from  the  time  of  his  entrance,  in  1864, 
until  1875,  holding  all  the  different  positions 
in  the  shop,  thus  becoming  thoroughly  ac- 
quainted with  the  various  kinds  of  work 
therein,  serving  as  foreman  in  each  depart- 
ment. Having  proved  his  capability,  Mr. 
Tompson  was  then  appointed  master  mechanic 
of  the  entire  road,  which  gave  him  full  control 
of    the    locomotive    department.       Ten    years 


later  the  car  department  was  placed  under  his 
charge,  thus  making  him  master  car  builder 
as  well  as  master  mechanic,  having,  in  this 
capacity,  charge  of  the  engineers  and  firemen, 
and  of  the  fifty  or  more  men  employed  in  the 
shops. 

Mr.  Edwin  H.  C.  Tompson  is  a  member  in 
high  standing  of  different  social  societies,  hav- 
ing filled  all  the  chairs  in  Maine  Lodge,  No. 
I,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  in 
the  Eastern  Star  Encampment,  besides  which, 
he  belongs  to  Trinity  Lodge,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  and  is  Past  President  of  Maine  Char- 
itable Mechanic  Association.  In  October, 
1884,  he  was  united  in  wedlock  with  Miss 
Mary  Oram,  a  native  of  this  city,  who  is  of 
English  descent.  Their  home  is  at  No.  6t, 
Parris  Street. 


W: 


ARREN  SPARROW,  a  prominent 
insurance  agent  of  Portland  and 
an  esteemed  resident  of  Deering, 
was  born  July  20,  18 14,  in  Eastham,  Mass., 
that  town  being  also  the  native  place  of  his 
parents,  Richard  and  Susan  (Knowles) 
Sparrow. 

This  branch  of  the  Sparrow  family  are  the 
lineal  descendants  of  one  Richard  Sparrow, 
who  emigrated  from  England  in  1623,  bring- 
ing with  him  his  wife  and  their  son  Jonathan, 
an  only  child,  and  locating  in  Plymouth, 
whence  they  removed  some  eight  to  ten  years 
later  to  Eastham,  which  is  known  as  the 
second  Pilgrim  settlement.  The  son  after- 
ward became  very  prominent  in  church  and 
State  affairs.  For  his  second  wife  he  married 
the  daughter  of  Governor  Prince. 

Richard  Sparrow  grew  to  man's  estate  in 
Eastham,  where  he  learned  the  carpenter's 
trade,  which  he  followed  in  his  earlier  life, 
being  for  a  number  of  years  a  contractor  and 
builder.  In  1823  or  thereabouts  he  erected  a 
fine  residence  in  Orleans,  which  was  formerly 
a  part  of  Eastham,  but  was  set  off  from  it  and 
incorporated  as  a  separate  town  in  1797. 
Here  he  started  a  general  country  store,  which 
he  conducted  nearly  twenty  years.  Disposing 
of  it  in  1 84 1,  he  removed  to  Cambridgeport, 
Mass.,  where  he  lived  retired  from  business 
pursuits  until  his  death,  in    1848.      He  was  a 


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Whig  in  politics,  being  very  active  in  the 
management  of  local  affairs  while  in  Orleans, 
which  he  twice  represented  in  the  legislature, 
besides  holding  various  town  offices,  and  serv- 
ing for  a  number  of  years  as  Trial  Justice. 
His  wife,  Susan  Knowles,  was  a  daughter  of 
John  Knowles.  Of  their  union  six  children 
were  born,  namely:  Rebecca  K.,  who  married 
Captain  James  Smith,  of  Boston;  Warren; 
Emeline;  Sarah;  Richard;  and  Susan.  Both 
parents  were  conscientious  members  of  the 
Congregational  church. 

Warren  Sparrow  acquired  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town 
and  at  the  Orleans  Academy.  When  quite 
young  he  went  to  Boston,  and  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  a  Mr;  Holbrook,  a  wholesale  grocer 
on  Commercial  Street,  remaining  there  a  year, 
when  he  became  a  clerk  in  the  dry-goods  store 
of  Charles  Warren  &  Co.  After  being  thus 
engaged  two  years,  Mr.  Sparrow  pursued  his 
studies  for  two  years  in  the  Phillips  Academy 
at  Andover,  Mass.,  and  then  returned  to  Bos- 
ton, where  he  secured  a  situation  as  a  clerk 
with  Gardner  Colby  &  Co.,  since  the  benefi- 
cent donor  to  the  Colby  University  at  Water- 
ville.  Me. 

In  1837  Mr.  Sparrow,  with  noteworthy  en- 
terprise, started  for  the  West,  reaching  St. 
Louis  at  the  end  of  a  three  weeks'  purney. 
Here  he  tarried  for  some  time,  visiting  several 
points  of  interest  in  Missouri  and  Illinois, 
travelling  with  Professor  Forrest  Sheppard, 
of  New  Haven,  a  practical  geologist,  exploring 
a  considerable  part  of  Southern  Missouri  and 
Illinois  in  search  of  coal  and  other  minerals. 
About  this  time  he  visited  Chicago,  which 
then  contained  about  forty-five  hundred  souls, 
while  St.  Louis  could  boast  a  population  of 
twice  that  number.  He  remained  in  Missouri, 
and  was  in  trade  there  some  two  or  three  years 
in  a  village  on  the  bank  of  the  Mississippi 
River  a  few  miles  below  St.  Louis.  In  1842 
he  closed  up  his  business  in  Missouri;  and  in 
the  early  part  of  1843  he  returned  to  Boston, 
where  he  was  employed  for  the  next  year  and 
a  half  in  a  mercantile  agency,  a  business 
which  was  then  in  its  infancy. 

Early  in  March,  1845,  he  came  to  Portland 
to  take  charge  of  the  dry-goods  business  of 
Charles    H.     Geer,     whom    he    subsequently 


bought  out,  thereafter  continuing  in  the  dry- 
goods  trade  for  five  years.  In  1850  Mr. 
Sparrow  sold  out  his  stock  of  dry  goods,  and 
began  dealing  in  carpets,  opening  on  Free 
Street  the  first  store  devoted  exclusively  to  the 
carpet  business  in  Portland.  Some  four  years 
later  a  Mr.  Cogswell,  who  had  removed  to 
Portland  from  the  eastern  part  of  the  State, 
became  a  partner  with  Mr.  Sparrow;  and  aftei: 
a  year  or  two  he  bought  out  Mr.  Sparrow's 
interest  in  the  firm.  Shortly  after  this  Mr. 
Sparrow  entered  into  the  insurance  business, 
in  which  he  still  continues  at  the  present 
time,  conducting  it  under  the  firm  name  of 
Warren  Sparrow  &  Co.,  now  enjoying  the  dis- 
tinction of  being  the  oldest  insurance  agent  in 
Portland. 

In  the  advancement  and  prosperity  of  Port- 
land and  its  suburbs  Mr.  Sparrow  has  been 
an  important  factor,  he  having  been  the  first 
man  to  suggest  a  street  railway  for  the  city,, 
and  one  of  the  five  to  whom  the  original 
charter  was  granted,  and  the  first  seventy  thou- 
sand dollars  of  subscriptions  to  the  stock  of 
the  road  having  been  secured  by  his  own  per- 
sonal efforts.  In  1852  he  built  his  present 
residence  on  Arlington  Street,  Deering,  there 
being  at  that  time  but  two  small  one-story 
dwellings  between  his  house  and  the  then 
small  settlement  at  Deering  Point. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Sparrow  and  Ann  W., 
daughter  of  Thomas  Geer,  of  Vergennes,  Vt., 
occurred  November  3,  1842.  On  her  mother's 
side  Mrs.  Sparrow  is  descended  from  the 
Rev.  John  Woodbridge,  who  came  from  Eng-. 
land  to  America  in  1634,  the  line  of  descent 
being  continued  through  the  Hon.  Enoch 
Woodbridge,  who  was  born  in  1750,  on  Christ- 
mas Day,  and  was  graduated  from  Yale  Col- 
lege September  14,  1774,  he  being  a  great- 
great-grandson  of  the  immigrant  ancestor. 
Enoch  Woodbridge  was  a  veteran  of  the  Rev- 
olution, serving  as  an  Adjutant  in  General 
Patterson's  brigade,  being  with  the  army  at 
Quebec  when  General  Montgomery  was  killed, 
and  afterward  being  an  active  participant  in 
the  battles  of  Hubbardton  and  Bennington, 
and  at  the  capture  of  General  Burgoyne.  Of 
the  seven  children  born  unto  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Sparrow  five  are  living,  as  follows:  Charles 
A.,   of  Kansas;  Alice,   wife  of  Benjamin  B. 


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34t 


Peck,  general  agent  of  the  Newark  Mutual 
Benefit  Life  Insurance  Company,  living  at 
Indianapolis;  Annie,  wife  of  Charles  D.  Lam- 
son,  President  of  the  Gas  Company  at  Worces- 
ter, Mass. ;  Frank  W. ;  and  ElizaJjeth  G. 

Mr.  Sparrow  has  ever  been  active  and  in- 
fluential in  religious  affairs,  having  first 
united  with  the  Salem  Street  Congregational 
Church  of  Boston,  of  which  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Blagden  was  pastor  in  1832.  Some  twenty 
years  later  he  severed  his  connection  with  this 
church,  and  became  one  of  the  original  mem- 
bers in  the  organization  of  the  State  Street 
Congregational  Church  of  Portland,  of  which 
he  and  his  wife  are  both  members,  Mr. 
Sparrow  having  held  the  ofKice  of  Deacon  for 
several  years.  It  is  to  him  also  that  this  com- 
munity has  been,  largely  indebted  for  some  of 
the  sferies  of  evangelistic  services  held  in 
Portland  during  the  last  twenty  years.  At 
the  close  of  one  of  these  there  were  added  to 
the  several  evangelical  churches  of  this  city 
over  two  hundred  new  members,  chiefly  as  the 
outcome  of  nine  continuous  weeks  of  religious 
services,  led  by  the  Rev.  George  C.  Needham, 
the  evangelist,  and  Mrs.  Needham,  his  wife. 


/^TeORGE  S.  SYLVESTER,  one  of  the 
\  5  I  leading  contractors  and  builders  in 
^-^  the  city  of  Portland,  where  he  has 
been  successfully  engaged  in  business  since 
1851,  was  born  on  Orr's  Island  (since  made 
famous  by  Harriet  Beecber  Stowe),  Harps- 
well,  Me.,  June  28,  1823,  son  of  William  and 
Deborah  (Wilson)  Sylvester. 

His  father  was  born  at  Harpswell  in  1790, 
in  the  house  where  the  Rev.  Mr.  Kellogg  now 
resides.  He  was  reared  to  agricultural  labors, 
living  successively  at  Orr's  Island,  on  what 
is  called  the  Neck,  in  Brunswick,  Hallowell, 
and  Brooks,  in  each  of  which  "places  he  was 
engaged  in  farming.  From  Brooks  he  re- 
moved to  a  farm  in  Searsport,  Me.,  where  he 
resided  as  long  as  he  was  able  to  engage  in  ac- 
tive labor.  He  passed  his  last  days  in  the 
home  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Marcia  J.  Chaney, 
in  Portland,  dying  on  December  30,  1855. 
His  wife  died  in  1870.  Eight  of  the  nine 
children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Syl- 
vester lived  to  maturity,  but  George  S.  is  the 


only  survivor.     Both  parents  were  members  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

George  S.  Sylvester  obtained  his  school 
education  in  Hallowell,  and  it  was  in  that 
town  that  he  served  an  apprenticeship  of  three 
years  to  learn  the  trade  of  a  carpenter.  With 
what  diligence  and  thoroughness  he  has  ap- 
plied himself  to  his  chosen  vocation  the  suc- 
cess that  he  has  attained  bears  witness.  After 
leaving  Hallowell  he  was  employed  a  year  in 
Charlestown,  Mass.,  and  then  worked  for 
three  years  in  the  neighboring  city  of  Chelsea. 
In  1846  he  went  to  Bangor,  Me.,  and  the  fol- 
lowing year  settled  in  Portland,  where  he 
worked  as  a  journeyman  until  1851.  At  that 
time  he  entered  into  business  for  himself,  and 
during  the  past  forty-four  years  he  has  erected 
many  of  the  public  and  private  buildings  now 
standing  in  this  city.  He  is  now  at  work  on 
contract  on  the  large  Baxter  Block,  which, 
when  completed,  will  be  five  stories  in  height, 
and  will  cover  an  area  of  twenty  thousand 
square  feet  of  ground.  His  whole  time  has 
been  devoted  to  building,  in  which  he  has 
been  eminently  successful,  throughout  the 
busy  season  keeping  from  fifteen  to  twenty 
men   in  his  employ. 

His  marriage  with  Miss  Helen  R.  Couch, 
of  Hallowell,  Me.,  was  solemnized  on  January 
22,  1847.  She  was  born  in  18 19,  and  was  a 
daughter  of  George  Couch,  a  master  quarry- 
man.  Their  only  son,  George  W.  Sylvester, 
is  the  manager  of  a  large  lumber  enterprise  in 
Portland  and  quite  a  prominent  young  man 
in  political  circles.  He  has  been  for  three 
years  a  member  of  the  Common  Council  from 
Ward  5,  and  has  declined  Aldermanic  nomi- 
nations. Mrs.  Helen  R.  Sylvester  died  in 
1891. 

Since  the  dissolution  of  the  Whig  party,  of 
which  he  was  formerly  an  adherent,  Mr.  Syl- 
vester has  cast  his  vote  with  the  Republican 
party.  He  is  a  member  of  Ligonia  Lodge, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  in  which 
he  has  held  all  the  chairs.  He  is  connected 
with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  of  which 
his  wife  was  also  a  member,  and  for  twenty- 
eight  years  has  acted  as  a  Sunday-school 
teacher  in  the  Chestnut  Street  Church.  Dur- 
ing the  past  twenty-four  years  he  has  resided 
in  Deering. 


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Yg)T"ORACE    A.    HALL,    senior    member 
l^      of   the   firm    of    Hall    &    Dresser,    is 
j(^l         numbered  among  the  most   prosper- 
^-^  ous    and    active     business    men    of 
Bridgton.      He  was  born  October  25,  1848,  in 
Oxford,    Me.,   son  of    Silas  and  Elizabeth   L. 
(Shurtleff)    Hall.     The  other  children  of  his 
parents  were:  Dora  R. ,  Mary  G.,  and  a  daugh- 
ter that  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  Hall  received  a  limited  education  in 
the  district  schools  of  his  native  town.  When 
but  eleven  years  of  age,  he  was  forced  to  relin- 
quish his  studies  to  begin  to  earn  his  living. 
He  obtained  employment  in  the  woollen-mills, 
where  he  remained  seven  years.  He  then 
worked  for  five  years  as  a  clerk  in  a  store,  and 
afterward  was  employed  for  two  years  in  the 
cheese  factory.  In  1867  he  opened  a  general 
store  in  the  village  of  Otisfield,  where  he  car- 
ried on  an  excellent  business  until  1881, 
being  Postmaster  eleven  years  of  the  time. 
Selling  out,  he  removed  to  North  Bridgton  and 
purchased  a  store  of  general  merchandise. 
This  he  managed  for  five  years,  serving  for 
four  of  those  years  as  Postmaster  of  the  town. 
Coming  then  to  Bridgton,  Mr.  Hall  engaged 
in  his  present  business.  He  deals  in  grain, 
flour,  wood,  and  coal,  and  has  been  very  prosper- 
ous. He  is  a  man  of  superior  business  judg- 
ment and  qualifications,  his  abilities  receiving 
due  recognition  from  his  fellow-townsmen,  by 
whom  he  is  held  in  high  esteem.  In  politics 
he  is  a  stanch  Republican;  and,  while  in 
Oxford,  he  served  ten  years  as  Town  Clerk. 
On  November  16,  1874,  Mr.  Hall  was 
united  in  matrimony  with  Miss  Nellie  Tubbs. 
The  union  has  been  blessed  by  the  advent  of 
three  children,  namely:  Ernest  L 
May,  1876;  Annie,  born  October 
and  Helen,  born  December  i,  1891. 


,    born   in 
9,     1878; 


TJ^LARK  N.  MAXFIELD,  a  well- 
(  Y^     known  resident   and    native    of    Casco 

V^  ^  in  the  first  years  of  this  decade, 
was  born  January  28,  1810,  son  of 
Josiah  and  Nancy  (Partridge)  Maxfield.  Jo- 
siah  Maxfield,  who  was  a  native  of  Windham, 
Me.,  followed  the  sea  in  his  earlier  years. 
He  is  said  to  have  crossed  the  Atlantic  Ocean 
forty-four    times   and    upon    one    occasion   to 


have  been  taken  prisoner  by  the  French. 
About  the  year  1795  he  came  to  Casco,  and 
was  among  the  first  settlers  to  take  up  land 
in  that  town.  He  cleared  a  good  farm,  and 
resided  upon  it  during  the  rest  of  his  life. 
He  died  there,  January  3,  1834.  His  wife, 
a  native  of  Maine,  became  the  mother  of  ten 
children;  namely,  Nathan,  Catherine,  Clark 
N.,  Joseph,  Annie,  Rufus,  Elizabeth,  Lydia, 
Andrew,  and  a  child  who  died  in  infancy.  Of 
these  the  survivors  are :  Lydia,  who  resides 
in  Windham,  and  is  the  widow  of  Nathan 
Pope;  and  Andrew,  who  married  Lizzie  Boyce, 
and'resides  in  Woodford's,  Me. 

Clark  N.  Maxfield  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  Casco,  and  subse- 
quently learned  the  trade  of  a  millwright.  He 
resided  at  home  until  of  age,  when  he  began 
to  take  employment  at  his  trade  outside  the 
immediate  locality  of  his  home.  This  called 
him  to  different  parts  of  the  county.  He 
was  also  engaged  for  some  time  in  the  lumber- 
ing region  about  Moosehead  Lake.  After  his 
marriage  he  bought  a  farm  at  Cook's  Mills, 
and  there  resided  for  nine  years.  He  then 
returned  to  the  old  homestead  in  Casco,  where 
the  rest  of  his  life  was  passed,  occupied  in 
farming  and  working  at  his  trade.  In  both 
occupations  he  was  very  prosperous.  He  was 
an  industrious  and  upright  man.  He  won  pub- 
lic esteem  as  Tax  Collector  for  seven  years, 
and  as  Constable  for  a  considerable  time. 
Other  important  town  offices  were  open  to  him 
had  he  desired  to  accept  them.  He  was  an 
earnest  member  of  the  Friends'  Society,  and 
in  politics  he  was  an  active  supporter  of  the 
Republican  party. 

On  August  28,  1839,  Mr.  Maxfield  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Salome  Cook.  She  was 
born  in  Casco,  June  13,  181 3,  daughter  of 
Daniel  and  Jane  (Whitney)  Cook,  prosperous 
farming  people,  both  of  whom  were  natives 
and  lifelong  residents  of  Casco.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.- Maxfield  reared  a  family  of  six  children, 
as  follows:  Annie  M.,  of  Seabrook,  N.H., 
born  February  10,  1841,  the  widow  of  Edward 
L.  Gove,  who  died  March  I2,.i89i;  Daniel 
C,  born  August  27,  1842,  who  married  Alice 
R.  Wing,  of  Sandwich,  Mass.,  and  is  now 
residing  in  Amesbury,  Mass.  ;  Caroline,  born 
December  15,  1843,  who  is  now  living  at  the 


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343 


old  homestead;  Isaiah  P.,  born  February  17, 
1846,  who  also  resides  at  the  homestead; 
Ellen,  born  July  22,  1853,  who  is  now  en- 
gaged in  missionary  work  abroad;  and  Maria 
P.,  born  April  18,  1855,  likewise  residing  at 
the  homestead.  The  children  were  all  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  of  Casco  and  at 
the  Friends'  School  in  Providence,  R.I.  Of 
Ellen  Maxfield  it  should  be  further  stated  that 
she  was  a  teacher  in  the  schools  of  Cape  Eliza- 
beth for  eight  years;  that  on  June  14,  1895, 
she  married  Charles  M.  Jones,  of  Deering, 
Me.  ;  and  that  in  the  present  year  she  and  her 
husband  were  sent  by  the  New  England  Soci- 
ety of  Friends  as  missionaries  to  Palestine. 
Mr.  Maxfield  died  April  12,  1893,  in  his 
eighty-third  year.  Mrs.  Maxfield,  who  sur- 
vives him,  resides  at  the  homestead.  She  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Friends,  and 
attends  the  church  of  that  denomination  in  the 
vicinity. 

Isaiah  P.  Maxfield,  who  now  manages  the 
farm,  is  an  enterprising  farmer  and  a  promi- 
nent citizen  of  Casco.  His  property  contains 
one  hundred  acres  of  well-improved  land  de- 
sirably located.  His  principal  crops  are  hay 
and  grain,  and  he  raises  some  excellent  fruit. 
On  June  21,  1882,  he  married  for  his  first 
wife  Angie  M.  Currier,  of  Amesbury,  Mass., 
who  died  January  19,  1889.  He  was  again 
married  on  October  6,  1894,  to  Annie  A. 
Mayberry,  of  Pownal,  Me,  The  family  is 
well  known  and  highly  respected,  and  occupies 
a  prominent  position  among  the  well-to-do 
residents  of  Casco. 


|DWARD  S.  SOULE,  a  highly  respected 
citizen  of  Freeport  and  the  proprietor 
of  one  of  the  finest  dry-goods  stores 
in  the  town,  was  born  there  on  June  6,  1838, 
son  of  Robert  S.  and  Joanna  Soule.  His 
grandfather,  Rufus  Soule,  a  native  of  Che- 
beague  Island,  this  county,  was  a  prominent 
ship-builder  in  his  day  and  one  of  the  leading 
citizens  of  Freeport,  where  he  died  when 
eighty-two  years  of  age.  Among  the  public 
offices  filled  by  him  was  that  of  Senator  in  the 
State  legislature.  He  was  the  father  of  eight 
children  who  attained  adult  life— three  sons 
and  five  daughters. 


Robert  S.  Soule,  the  eldest  of  his  father's 
children,  worked  on  the  home  farm  until  he 
was  eighteen  years  old.  He  then  became 
master  of  a  packet-boat  running  between  Free- 
port  and  Portland,  and  followed  that' calling 
until  1842.  He  then  started  out  for  himself 
in  the  mercantile  business  at  Freeport,  and 
successfully  conducted  a  general  store  for 
twenty  years.  At  the  end  of  that  period  of 
time  he  sold  out  to  his  son  and  retired  from 
active  business.  His  death  occurred  on  Sep- 
tember 19,  1895.  Respecting  religious  doc- 
trines he  held  liberal  opinions.  Politically, 
he  was  a  Democrat,  and  served  his  town 
acceptably  for  a  number  of  years  as  Treasurer. 
His  wife,  Joanna,  died  in  February,  1891. 
They  had  eight  children,  of  whom  three  sur- 
vive. These  are:  Edward  S.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  Mrs.  Susan  F.  Soule,  residing  in 
Freeport ;  and  Mrs.  Annie  L.  For'd,  of 
Portland. 

Edward  S.  Soule  remained  with  his  parents 
during  his  boyhood,  receiving  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  Freeport  and  in 
the  Farmington  Academy.  When  but  a  boy 
he  began  to  assist  in  his  father's  store.  In 
1862  he  took  full  charge  of  the  business,  and 
carried  it  on  until  1889,  when  he  sold  out. 
In  1894  he  bought  his  present  store.  Here 
he  carries  a  first-class  line  of  dry  goods,  gen- 
tlemen's furnishings,  carpets,  and  kindred 
articles.  He  does  a  good  business,  and  is 
now  the  oldest  merchant   in   trade  in  Freeport. 

On  July  17,  i860,  he  was  joined  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Ella  L.  True,  a  daughter  of 
Lorin  B.  True,  of  Washington,  D.C.  He  has 
two  sons  and  a  daughter,  namely  :  Bernard  S. 
Soule,  born  May  10,  1863,  a  clerk  in  Cumber- 
land Bank  of  Portland;  Robert  E.  Soule, 
born  September  24,  1872,  a  student  in  Bow- 
doin  College;  and  Brenda  L.  Soule,  born  in 
September,  1879,  a  pupil  of  Freeport  High 
School.  In  politics  Mr.  Soule  is  a  Democrat. 
.Ue  has  served  as  Postmaster  for  four  years. 
Among  the  town  offices  held  by  him  were  those 
of  Selectman  for  one  year  and  Town  Clerk  one 
year.  He  is  connected  with  Freeport  Lodge, 
No.  23,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  ;  Alpha  Council,  No. 
3;  Jerusalem  R.  A.  C,  No.  4;  Portland  Com- 
mandery.  No.  2,  Kora  Temple;  and  Harra- 
seeket  Lodge,    No.    30,    Knights    of    Pythias. 


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Mr.  Soule  holds  liberal  opinions  respecting  re- 
ligion, while  his  wife  is  a  communicant  of  the 
Baptist  church  of  Freeport. 


AYSON  TUCKER  was  born  in 
Lowell,  Mass.,  on  February  14, 
1840.  He  began  his  railroad  career 
on  November  14,  1853,  at  Portland, 
as  clerk  in  the  Superintendent's  and  Treas- 
urer's office  of  the  Portland,  Saco  &  Ports- 
mouth Railroad,  a  position  which  he  held 
until  i860.  From  i860  to  1870  he  was  gen- 
eral ticket  agent  and  paymaster,  and  from  1870 
to  1872  passenger  conductor  on  the  same  road. 
From  1872  to  1875  he  was  general  agent  of 
the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  at  Portland.  In 
187s  he  was  called  to  the  Maine  Central  Rail- 
road, of  which  Governor  Coburn  was  then 
President.  From  1875  to  1880  he  was  super- 
intendent, from  1880  to  1882  general  superin- 
tendent; and  from  1882  to  the  present  time  he 
has  been  Vice-President  and  General  Manager. 
In  1889  be  was  elected  a  Director  of  the  Maine 
Central,  and  has  been  re-elected  at  every  an- 
nual meeting  since. 

From  January  i,  1883,  to  December  16, 
,  1885,  Mr.  Tucker  was  General  Manager  of 
'the  Eastern  Railroad.  From  November  10, 
1 89 1,  to  November  8,  1893,  he  was  a  Di- 
rector and  General  Manager  of  the  Phillips 
&  Rangeley  Railroad.  He  has  been  General 
Manager  of  the  Portland,  Mount  Desert  & 
Machias  Steamboat  Company  since  1884,  when 
the  Maine  Central  acquired  control  of  that 
property.  He  was  one  of  the  promoters  of 
the  building  of  the  Portland  Union  Station, 
and  has  always  been  a  Director  in  that  com- 
pany. He  was  also  one  of  the  foremost 
projectors  of  the  cantilever  bridge  at  St 
John,  N.B. 

When  Mr.  Tucker  assumed  charge  of  the 
Maine  Central,  it  had  a  mileage  of  three  hun- 
dred and  fifty-seven  miles  and  gross  receiiDts- 
of  less  than  one  million  six  hundred  thousand 
dollars.  To-day  it  has  a  mileage  of  over  eight 
hundred  and  twenty  miles,  to  say  nothing  of 
two  hundred  miles  of  steamer  lines,  and  gross 
receipts  of  over  five  million  dollars.  As  super- 
intendent he  introduced  many  valuable  train 
rules  which  have  been  generally  adopted ;  and 


as  General  Manager  he  gave  the  first  tests  to 
many  valuable  improvements  in  track  material 
and  equipment,  the  Maine  Central  being  the 
first  railroad  to  adopt  the  well  known  Sewall 
system  of  steam  heating  for  cars.  In  1884  he 
personally  superintended  the  building  of  the 
Bar  Harbor  Branch,  and  in  1889  the  extension 
of  the  Mountain  Division  from  Fabyan's  to 
Scott's  Junction. 


"ipv  AVID  C.  SA-UNDERS,  a  merchant 
I  ^=1  tailor,  carrying  on  a  substantial  busi- 
^-J^J  ness  in  Bridgton  village,  was  born 
February  4,  1843,  in  the  town  of 
Waterford,  Oxford  County.  His  parents, 
Humphrey  and  Araminta  Saunders,  reared 
eight  children,  five  sons  and  three  daughters, 
six  of  whom  are  living.  David  was  reared  and 
educated  in  his  native  county,  attending  the 
schools  of  Waterford  and  then  of  Sweden, 
where  his  parents  settled  when  he  was  about 
ten  years  old. 

In  1862  David,  then  a  youth  of  nineteen 
years,  enlisted  in  the  service  of  his  country, 
joining  Company  B^  Seventeenth  Maine  Vol- 
unteer Infantry,  being  mustered  in  at  .Port- 
land as  a  private.  He  subsequently  partici- 
pated in  the  battles  of  Fredericksburg, 
Chancellorsville,  Gettysburg,  Cedars,  Wappihg 
Heights,  Kelly's  Ford,  Locust  Grove,  Mine 
Run,  the  Wilderness,  Po  River,  Spottsyl- 
vania  Court-house,  Todd.'s  Tavern,  Freder- 
icksburg Pike,  North  Anna,  Talopotomy 
Creek,  Cold  Harbor,  Petersburg,  Hare  House, 
both  engagements  at  Hatch's  Run,  the  capt- 
ure of  Petersburg,  Amelia  Springs,  and  at 
Little  Nailors'  Creek.  Having  served  gal- 
lantly throughout  his  term  of  service,  Mr. 
Saunders  returned  to  Maine,  where  in  Port- 
land, June  10,  1865,  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged with  the  rank  of  Sergeant. 
^  After  spending  a  tim'e  with  his  parents  in 
Sweden,  Mr.  Saunders  went  to  the  town  of 
Norway,  where  he  served  a  seven  years'  ap- 
prenticeship to  learn  the  tailor's  trade.  In 
1872  he  came  to  Bridgton,  where  he  has  since 
been  engaged  in  his  present  occupation.  He 
has  a  superior  assortment  of  furnishing  goods, 
and  does  a  large  amount  of  fine  custom  work. 
A  man  of  tact  and  sterling  business  capacity, 


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345 


Mr.  Saunders  occupies  an  excellent  position 
among  the  most  valued  of  Bridgton's  citizens. 
In  1 87 1  Mr.  Saunders  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Mary  Bryant.  The  only  child 
born  of  the  union,  Paul,  died  when  twelve 
years  of  age.  Mrs.  Saunders,  after  a  lingering 
illness,  died  at  her  home  April  5,  1896.  In 
politics  Mr.  Saunders  is  a  steadfast  Republi- 
can. He  belongs  to  the  fraternities  of  the 
Free  Masons  and  the  Odd  Fellows. 


Y^TON.  GEORGE  BLAKE,  a  prominent 
L^J  merchant  and  a  former  State  legis- 
\\s  I  lator  of  New  Gloucester,  was  born 
^"^  in  that  town,  March  10,  181 2,  son 
of  Richard  and  Susan  (Pierce)  Blake.  At  an 
early  day  John  Blake,  the  paternal  grandfather, 
came  from  Cape  Ann,  Massachusetts,  to  New 
Gloucester,  where  he  carried  on  farming  until 
his  death.  James  Pierce,  the  maternal  grand- 
father, also  came  from  Cape  Ann  in  early 
times,  and,  with  his  family,  settled  in  New 
Gloucester,  where  he  passed  the  remainder  of 
his  days,  dying  at  the  age  of  ninety-two  years. 
Richard  Blake,  the  father,  came  to  New 
Gloucester  with  his  parents  at  the  age  of  four- 
teen. He  subsequently  settled  on  Gloucester 
Hill,  where  he  lived  to  the  age  of  seventy- 
four  years,  being  engaged  in  farming.  His 
wife  lived  to  be  eighty  years  old.  Both  were 
natives  of  Cape  Ann.  They  had  eight  chil- 
dren, only  two  of  whom  are  now  living. 
These  are:  George,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
and  David,  now  residing  with  his  daughter 
in  Hebron,  Me.  Those  deceased  were: 
James,  Joseph,  Johanna,  Susan,  Betsy,  and 
Jane.  All  had  a  common-school  education. 
The  Hon.  George  Blake  remained  at  home 
until  he-  was  twenty-one.  Then  he  went  to 
Boston  and  engaged  in  making  white  oak 
trunnels  for  ships.  The  next  summer  he 
worked  on  a  farm,  after  which  he  learned  the 
shoemaker's  trade  and  followed  it  until  1836. 
Returning  to  Gloucester  Hill,  he  opened  a 
store  forgeneral  merchandise,  which  he  man- 
aged for  eight  years.  Mr.  Blake  then  sold  out 
his  interest  and  went  to  North  Gray,  where  he 
built  a  store,  and  conducted  it  for  eight  years. 
This  business  he  also  sold  out,  and  then  went 
to  Upper  Gloucester,  where  he  bought  the  old 


Chandler  store.  He  carried  on  the  business 
of  this  place  in  partnership  with  John  White 
for  ten  months.  Then  he  purchased  Mr. 
White's  interest,  and  has  since  been  the  sole 
proprietor.  He  has  been  a  resident  of  the 
town  for  forty-one  years. 

In  politics  Mr.  Blake  is  a  Republican.  He 
held  the  office  of  School  Trustee  for  twenty- 
four  years.  In  1859  he  represented  this  dis- 
trict in  the  State  legislature.  He  has  been 
a  me'mber  of  the  Society  of  Good  Templars, 
and  he  is  now  a  member  of  the  Congregation- 
alist  church  in  this  village. 

Mr.  Blake  was  twice  married.  His  first 
wife,  to  whom  he  was  united  February  12, 
1856,  was  Eunice  C.  (Dolloff)  Blake,  formerly 
of  Rumford,  Me.,  who  was  born  September  13, 
1834.  Of  this  union  there  came  four  children  : 
Eva  E. ,  born  February  11,  1858;  Herbert  E., 
born  March  29,  i860;  Roscoe  D.,  born  July 
15,  1862;  and  Ora  v.,  born  August  22,  1874. 
Eva  E.  is  now  the  wife  of  Dr.  Nathaniel  Mar- 
shall, of  Portland,  Me.  Herbert  E.  married 
Miss  Holmes,  and  lives  near  his  father,  for 
whom  he  now  runs  the  store  and  post-ofifice. 
They  have  three  children  —  Florence,  Marion, 
and  Arthur.  Roscoe  D.  died  on  February  9, 
1877.  Ora  V.  was  married  on  October  16, 
1 891,  to  C.  R.  Dollof,  and  is  the  father  of  one 
child— George  R.,  born  May  15,  1892. 
The  first  Mrs.  Blake  died  on  February  14, 
1877.  On  December  7,  1879,  Mr.  Blake  mar- 
ried Miss  Ann  Hill,  a  native  of  Gray,  who, 
born  April  27,  1823,  died  March  12,  1895. 
Mr.  Blake  had  a  limited  education,  but  his 
invincible  energy  has  conquered  every  diffi- 
culty. He  has  been  remarkably  successful 
through  life,  but  none  too  much  for  his  deserts. 


"ON.  MARSHATL  JORDAN,  an 
enterprising  merchant  and  manufact- 
urer of  Harrison,  Me.,  in  the  ex- 
treme northern  part  of  Cumberland 
County,  was  born  in  Raymond,  a  neighboring 
town,  October  3,  1830.  His  parents  were 
Nathaniel  and  Mary  (Brown)  Jordan,  both,  na- 
tives of  Raymond. 

Nathaniel  Jordan,  who  was  born  October  5, 
1786,  was  a  practical  farmer,  devoting  his  life 
from   early  youth  until  the  time  of  his  death 


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to  the  cultivation  of  the  soil.  About  1844  or 
1845  he  removed  from  Raymond  to  Poland, 
Me. ;  and  in  the  latter  town  he  died,  February 
28,  1869.  His  wife,  who  was  born  October 
22,  1787,  died  October  29,  1849.  Nine  chil- 
dren blessed  their  union  —  Andrew,  the  eldest, 
born  March  22,  1807,  died  March  11,  1840. 
He  was  married  October  lo,  1832,  to  Miss 
Olive  Shaw,  by  whom  he  had  two  children  — 
Osmond  B.,  born  June  15,  1834,  now  a  res- 
ident of  Raymond,  Me. ;  and  Ann  B.,  born 
November  27,  1838,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Thomas  Witham,  of  Raymond,  and  died  in 
September,  1894.  Mark  Jordan,  the  second 
son,  born  December  3,  i8q8,  married  in  1835 
Miss  Mary  Snow,  of  Raymond,  and  died 
March  5,  1837,  leaving,  a  widow  but  no  chil- 
dren. Osman  Jordan,  born  January  24,  181 2, 
was  married  October  13,  1835,  to  Miss  Mary 
Allen,  and  seven  children  completed  their 
household  circle  —  Sarah  A.;  Roscoe  M.; 
Susan  B.;  James  R. ;  John  B.  (Rev.);  Alma 
F. ;  and  Frank  L.  Dorcas,  who  was  born  Octo- 
ber 6,  18  [4,  married  March  19,  1834,  E. 
Stinchfield,  of  Raymond,  they  having  three 
children  —  Ellen,  Eliza  P.,  and  Mary.  Me- 
hitabel  B.,  born  April  6,  1817,  was  married 
in  December,  1840,  to  Francis  Small,  of  Ray- 
mond. John  B.,  born  April  6,  1819,  died  in 
1842,  unmarried.  Mary,  born  July  16,  1825, 
died  August  20,  1865,  was  married  February 
4,  1852,  to  Amos  T.  Gidding,  and  they  reared 
five  children  — Mary  E.,  Andrew  R.,  Annie, 
Nellie  G.,  and  Charles  C.  Rachel,  born 
March  26,  1827,  died  January  i,  1873,  was 
married  July  i,  i860,  to  John  Rolf,  and 
had  one  child,  Mary.  Marshall,  the  ninth  of 
the  family,  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Marshall  Jordan  acquired  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  Raymond,  and  took  an 
active  part  in  the  work  of  the  home  farm  until 
he  was  nineteen  years  of  age.  Fie  then  joined 
the  westward-flowing  stream  of  emigration, 
going  to  California  by  way  of  the  Isthmus  of 
Panama,  the  journey  consuming  thirty-five 
days.  With  other  "forty-niners  "  he  worked 
in  the  gold  mines  in  El  Dorado  County,  re- 
maining four  years,  and  then  engaged  in  lum- 
bering in  the  northern  part  of  the  State.  This 
latter  occupation  proved  very  profitable,  and 
Mr.  Jordan  followed  it  four  years  and  a  half. 


He  then  sold  his  property,  and  returned  to  his 
native  State,  settling  first  in  Auburn,  where 
he  bought  a  farm.  In  1868  he  purchased  an 
interest  in  the  "old  Milliken"  store  at  Minot 
Corners,  Me.,  which  he  successfully  conducted, 
twenty  years,  selling  out  in  1888,  in  order  to 
purchase  the  store  of  J.  H.  lUsley  in  Harri- 
son. This  he  now  has  completely  stocked 
with  a  full  line  of  groceries,  dry  goods,  and 
other  articles  usually  found  in  a  general  store. 
He  is  also  engaged  in  manufacturing  coats 
for  the  Boston  market.  Starting  in  life  as  a 
penniless  youth,  Mr.  Jordan  by  his  energy 
and  ability  has  made  himself  master  of  his 
circumstances,  and  has  been  successful  in  the. 
various  lines  of  business  which  he  has  taken 
up. 

On  July  I',  i860,  Mr.  Jordan  was  married  to 
Rosa  T.  Rowe,  daughter  of  John  Rowe,  of 
Danville,  Me.  She  was  born  June  12,  1841, 
and  died  December  14,  1891.  Seven  children 
were  the  fruit  of  this  union  —  Charles  M.,  born 
June  25,  1861,  a  farmer  of  Poland,  Me.,  who 
married  Miss  Ruth  Wight,  of  that  town;  An- 
drew B.,  born  May  29,  1863,  who  married 
Maud  Annie  Illsley,  of  Harrison,  and  here 
makes  his  home;  Mary  J.,  born  March  19, 
1865,  who  died  June  11,  1869;  Alice  M., 
born  October  10,  1867,  who  became  the  wife 
of  W.  W.  Smith,  of  Harrison,  and  died  May 
4,  1894,;  Albert  E.,  born  December  5,  1870, 
who  is  yet  with  his  father;  Victor  L.,  born 
October  29,  1873,  who  lives  with  his  father 
and  assists  in  the  store;  and  Walter  C,  born 
March  8,  1878,  who  is  yet  a  member  of  the 
parental  household.  All  the  children  were 
well  educated,  each  taking  a  final  course  of 
study  at  Bridgton  Academy.  June  19,  1892, 
Mr.  Jordan  was  again  married,  taking  for  bis 
bride  Jennie  L.  Chaplin,  who  was  born  in 
Naples,  Me.,  in  1866. 

A  Democrat  in  politics,  Mr.  Jordan  repre- 
sented Minot  and  Danville  in  the  legislature 
in  1869  and  1870;  and  in  Harrison  he  has 
been  Chairman  of  the  Selectmen  several  years 
and  Postrhaster  for  a  long  time.  He  is  a 
Mason,  belonging  to  Tyrian  Lodge,  of  Me- 
chanic Falls,  Me.,  and  an  Odd  Fellow,  be- 
longing to  Harrison  Lodge,  No.  41.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  church  in  Harrison, 
is    President    of    the    society,    and    an    active 


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worker  therein.  Mr.  Jordan  is  a  man  of 
genial  disposition  and  courteous  manners, 
and  is  a  general  favorite. 


;;^AMUEL  F.  PERLEY,  whose  por- 
trait is  here  shown,  late  a  well- 
known  citizen  of  Cumberland 
County,  active  in  agricultural  and 
political  matters,  was  born  on  the  Perley 
homestead  in  Naples,  Me.,  June  30,  1817.  He 
was  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Betsey  (Farnsworth) 
Perley,  respected  residents  of  Naples,  who  had 
a  family  of  ten  children,  six  sons  and  four 
daughters,  only  one  of  whom  is  now  living. 
Reared  in  his  native  town,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  received  a  good  education,  finishing 
his  studies  at  Bridgton  Academy.  For  some 
time  after  leaving  school  he  was  engaged  in 
surveying  in  Oxford  and  Cumberland  Counties; 
and  when  about  twenty-five  years  of  age  he 
succeeded  his  father  as  manager  of  the  home 
farm.  This  estate,  which  covers  six  hundred 
acres,  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  locality,  em- 
bracing broad  arable  fields,  good  pasture  land, 
and  some  timber  — 

"  The  swelling  uplands,  smiling  in  the  sun, 
Where  quiet  cattle  graze  and  robins  run, . 
Their  scarlet  waistcoats  glinting  as  they  pass 
In  quick  pursuit  of  insects  in  the  grass." 

Mr.  Perley  was  for  years  actively  engaged  in 
general  farming,  in  which  he  was  very  suc- 
cessful; and,  as  a  man  of  practical  experience 
in  agricultural  matters  and  of  broad- intelli- 
gence, he  took  a  leading  position  in  the  com- 
munity. 

In  politics  he  was  a  Republican,  earnest 
and  influential,  working  untiringly  for  the  in- 
terest of  his  party.  He  was  in  the  legislature 
two  terms,  and  was  always  ready  to  aid  in 
enterprises  for  the  advancement  of  the  public 
good.  In  religious  belief  he'was  a  Congrega- 
tionalist,  and  his  church  was  always  sure  of 
his  help  and  support.  He  died  in  1881.  His 
remains  rest  in  the  family  cemetery  on  the  old 
homestead  in  South  Bridgton. 

Mr.  Perley 's  first  wife,  formerly  Miss 
Hannah  P.  Griswold,  with  whom  he  was 
united  in  1842,  died,  leaving  one  child,  Mary 
G.,  who  is  now  living  in  Andover,  Mass.     His 


second  wife,  to  whom  he  was  married  in  1847, 
was  Miss  Almira  T.  Fitch,  a  native  of  Cum- 
berland County,  daughter  of  Luther  and  Al- 
mira (Titcomb)  Fitch.  She  is  now  living  on 
the  homestead,  and,  though  born  in  18 19,  ap- 
pears much  younger  than  would  be  indicated  by 
that  date.  She  is  the  mother  of  four  children 
—  Augusta,  Ellen  F.,  Enoch,  and  Alice,  all 
of  whom  await  her  in  the  world  beyond, 

"  Whose  portal  we  call  death."  . 


ABEZ  TRUE,  a  much  esteemed  citizen 
of  New  Gloucester,  is  extensively  en- 
gaged in  general  farming,  and  is  one 
of  the  large  milk  dealers  of  that  place. 
His  birth  occurred  on  the  farm  where  he  now 
resides,  December  16,  1835;  and  he  is  a  son 
of  Moses  and  Martha  (Pierce)  True. 

The  history  of  the  True  family  in  this  coun- 
try dates  back  to  the  early  settlement  of  New 
England,  the  first  representative  being  Henry 
True,  who  settled  in  Salem,  Mass.  His  son, 
Henry  True,  Jr.,  who  was  born  in  Salisbury, 
Mass.,  March  8,  1644,  died  on  September  8, 
1735.  On  March  15,  1668,  he  married  Miss 
Jane  Bradbury,  who  died  January  24,  1729. 
Their  son,  William  True,  born  in  June,  1670, 
married  Miss  Eleanora  Stevens.  His  death 
occurred  on  March  18,  1733,  and  hers  on 
April  29,  1768.  The  next  lineal  representa- 
tive of  this  branch  of  the  family  was  Winthrop 
True,  born  on  August  18,  17 10,  who  died 
July  26,  1783.  On  June  15,  1752,  he  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Dorothy  Currier. 
She  died  on  March  11,  1764.  Their  son, 
Israel  True,  was  born  on  July  31,  1735.  He 
was  twice  married,  the  first  time  on  August 
20,  1 761,  to  Miss  Mary  Carr,  of  North  Yar- 
mouth, Me.,  who  died  January  7,  1820.  He 
then  formed  a  second  union  with  Miss  Mary 
Mclntyre.  His  son,  Winthrop  True,  grand- 
father of  Jabez,  was  born  in  1763.  When 
twenty-six  years  old,  he  was  joined  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Mary  Oakes,  who  reared  him 
four  children,  as  follows:  Moses,  the  father  of 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Samuel,  born  in 
North  Yarmouth,  Me.,  who  became  a  Colonel 
in  the  State  militia,  and  for  a  number  of  years 
was    a    singing-master;    Polly,    who    married 


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Adam  Bradbury,  of  New  Gloucester,  now  de- 
ceased; and  Lydia,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Chandler  Cobb,  also  both  deceased. 

Moses  True  was  left  an  orphan  at  the  age  of 
twelve   years.       He    then    learned    the    ship- 
builder's trade,  and  was  subsequently  engaged 
in  that  calling  until  1811,  when  he  purchased 
the  farm  where  his  son  now  resides.     After 
reaching  the  age  of  thirty-five  years,  he  was 
unable  to  work;  but  he  continued  his  residence 
Jhere  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred   March    6,    1876.       He   married    Miss 
Martha  Pierce,  of  New  Gloucester,  a  daughter 
of  Abram  and  Martha  (Parsons)  Pierce.     Both 
her  parents,    who    were    born    in    Gloucester, 
Mass.,  settled  in  New  Gloucester  about  1775; 
and  their  first  home  was  a  log  house,  erected 
by  the   father  near   where    his  daughter  now 
lives.    -He  engaged  in  farming,  and  also  fol- 
lowed the  sea  for  some  years.     They  subse- 
quently removed  to  a  farm  near  Cobb's  Bridge, 
where  they  lived  during  the  remainder  of  their 
lives.      Nine    children    were   born    to    Moses 
True  and  his  wife,  all  of  whom  lived  to  cele- 
brate their  parents'   golden    wedding.     They 
were  as  follows:  Winthrop,   deceased,   whose 
widow,      Mrs.      Ophelia     (Gooding)      True, 
formerly  of  Pownal,  Me.,  now  lives  near  New 
Gloucester;    Moses,    Jr.,    who    married    Miss 
Desire   Linnell,    of   Otisfield,    Me.,    both    of 
whom  are  now  deceased;   Elbridge,  deceased, 
whose  widow,  Mrs.   Margaret  (Rogers)  True, 
now  resides   in   Freeport,    Me.;    Nathan    O., 
who  married   Miss  Mary  Anderson,  both  de- 
ceased;   Calvin    S.,    deceased,    whose   widow, 
Mrs.   Alice  (Anderson)  True,    lives  in   Port- 
land,  Me.;  Martha  P.,  who  became  the  wife 
of  William  R.  Rogers,  both  deceased;  Lewis 
Pennell,  deceased,  who  married  Miss  Adeline 
Pierce,  of  Maiden,  Mass.,  and  was  engaged  in 
the  hotel  business  in  Boston,  Mass.;  William 
P.,  who  married  Miss  Dorcas  Ricker,  of  San- 
ford,  Me.,  and  resides  in  Maiden,  Mass. ;  and 
Jabez,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Jabez  True,  the  youngest  child  of  his  par- 
ents, received  a  practical,  common-school  ed- 
ucation. He  remained  under  the  parental 
roof-tree  until  his  marriage.  At  that  time  he 
took  charge  of  the  old  homestead,  of  which  he 
IS  now  the  owner.  It  contains  one  hundred 
and  fifty  acres   of   land,   and   is  an   excellent 


hay-producing  farm,  and  also  yields  a  large 
quantity  of  fruit.  He  is  an  extensive  milk 
dealer,  -and  he  also  sells  cream  to  the 
creamery. 

On  January  26,  1859,  Mr  True  was  married 
to   Miss   Celinda    H.    Waterhouse.     She   was 
born  on  September  15,  1838,  and  is  a  daugh- 
ter of  Joseph  G.  and  Mary  (Linnell)  Water- 
house.      Her  father   throughout    his    lifetime 
followed  the  twofold  occupation  of  farmer  and 
blacksmith.     She  has  borne  her  husband  four 
children,   namely:  Edith,  born  December  28, 
1859,  who  was  for  a  number  of  years  success- 
fully engaged  in  school  teaching,  but  is  now 
at  home;  Joseph  S.,  born  July  10,   1862,  who 
married  Miss  Georgia  E.  Murray,  of  Auburn, 
Me.,  resides  at  New  Gloucester,  where  he  con- 
ducts a   large  steam   grist-mill,    a  grain  and 
grocery  store,   and  is   Postmaster  of  Interval, 
Me.;  Clara  L.,  born  April  11,  1865,  who  lives 
at    home;    and    Maria    A.,    born   October  20, 
1870,  who  is  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools 
of   Somerville,   Mass.     All   the   children   had 
excellent  educational  advantages. 

Mr.  True  has  always  voted  the  Republican 
ticket.  He  has  served  as  Trustee  of  the  New 
Gloucester  Fair  Association,  and  for  several 
years  was  a  member  of  the  Building  Commit- 
tee. The  Grange  of  New  Gloucester  also 
counts  him  among  its  most  esteemed  members. 
Mrs.  True  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church  of  South  Auburn,  Me.  Clara 
and  Maria  are  members  of  the  Congregational 
church. 


OHN  B.  WINSLOW,  now  living  in 
retirement  at  Webb's  Mills,  is  a  repre- 
sentative of  one  of  the  oldest  and  best- 
known  families  of  Cumberland  County. 
He  was  born  on  the  old  Winslow  homestead 
in  this  town,  September  14,  1827,  son  of  Cyrus 
and  Fannie  (Foster)  Winslow.  His  grand- 
father, James  Winslow,  settled  on  a  farm  in 
Westbrook,  Me.,  in  the  early  part  of  this 
century. 

Cyrus  Winslow,  born  in  the  town  of  West- 
brook,  was  the  first  of  the  family  to  settle 
in  Casco.  He  purchased  a  tract  of  timber 
land  near  Webb's  Mills,  and  at  once  began 
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before  the  dense  forest  was  superseded  by 
broad  meadows  that  in  the  summer  months 
were  broken  here  and  there  with  fields  of  corn 
and  grain.  He  lived  here  until  his  death,  in 
April,  1848.  His  wife,  Fannie,  who  was  born 
in  Freeport,  Me.,  had  outlived  her  husband 
more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  when  she 
died,  in  1874.  They  reared  nine  children, 
four  sons  and  five  daughters.  These  were: 
Rebecca,  James,  Matthew  Franklin,  William, 
Olive  C,  John  B.,  Lydia,  Dorcas  J.,  and 
Sarah  Jane.  Rebecca  married  Robert  Welch, 
who  was  killed  while  engaged  in  felling  trees 
near  Sandy  Stream,  Me. ;  and  after  his  death 
she  became  the  wife  of  C.  B.  Smith.  Both 
are  now  also  deceased.  James  married  Miss 
Eliza  Jane  Gary,  now  deceased,  and  lives  in 
Bath,  Me.,  where  he  is  successfully  engaged 
in  the  hardware  business.  Matthew  Franklin 
married  Miss  Deborah  Small,  now  deceased, 
and  resides  on  the  old  homestead.  William, 
now  living  in  Freeport,  married  Miss  Lois 
Noble,  who  has  since  died.  Olive  C.  is  the 
widow  of  Nathaniel  Duran,  and  lives  in 
Casco.  Lydia,  residing  in  Portland,  is  the 
widow  of  Alvin  Hall.  Dorcas  J.,  married 
Richard  M.  Webb,  the  founder  of  Webb's 
Mills,  where  he  erected  a  mill,  store,  and  the 
house  in  which  John  B.  Winslow  now  resides. 
Mr.  Webb,  who  was  the  only  child  of  his  par- 
ents, became  the  father  of  seven  children. 
The  members  of  this  family,  nine  in  all,  died 
successively  within  twenty  months  of  each 
other.  Sarah  Jane  married  Benjamin  F. 
Cook,  who  survives  her,  and  is  now  living  in 
Oxford,  Me. 

John  B.  Winslow  received  a  good  common- 
school  education.  He  remained  with  his  par- 
ents until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age,  when 
he  started  out  to  make  his  way  in  the  world. 
The  first  enterprise  in  which  he  engaged  was 
that  of  peddling  tinware  and  "Yankee  notions  " 
from  a  wagon  throughout  Cumberland  County. 
Two  of  his  brothers  also  followed  the  same 
occupation  for  a  number  of  years.  After  a 
time  he  added  dry  goods  to  his  stock,  and  con- 
tinued in  the  business  until  1856.  When  he 
married  he  purchased  the  old  Winslow  home- 
stead in  this  town,  and  engaged  in  general 
farming  and  lumbering.  Stock  raising  was  his 
specialty,  however;  and  he  became  one  of  the 


largest  dealers  in  general  stock  in  the  county. 
In  1885  he  left  this  farm  to  settle  on  one  that 
he  purchased  at  that  time  in  the  town  of  Stand- 
ish.  This  was  the  well-known  Lemuel  Sawyer 
farm.  After  living  there  for  eight  years, 
he  came  to  Webb's  Mills,  his  present  home, 
having  previously  purchased  the  place.  He 
also  owns  orchards  and  timber  lands  in  the 
towns  of  Casco,  Gray,  and  Standish.  Although 
during  the  past  two  years  he  has  lived  in  re- 
tirement, his  love  of  cattle,  sheep,  and  horses 
makes  him  desirous  of  taking  up  once  more 
his  former  business  of  a  stock  dealer;  and  this 
he  intends  to  do  if  his  health  docs  not  fail 
him. 

On  November  19,  1856,  Mr.  Winslow  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Maria  H. 
Sawyer,  who  was  born  in  Standish,  Me.,  Sep- 
tember II,  1835,  daughter  of  Lemuel  and 
Esther  (Purington)  Sawyer.  Lemuel  Sawyer 
was  one  of  the  leading  farmers  of  Standish, 
where  his  whole  life  was  spent.  His  wife  was 
a  native  of  Deering,  Me.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Winslow  have  had  two  daughters,  namely: 
Fannie  Rebecca,  born  in  April,  1859,  who 
died  when  but  four  years  of  age;  and.  Sadie 
M.,  born  in  August,  i860,  who  died  in  1875. 

Mr.  Winslow,  who  is  a  Republican,  is 
known  throughout  the  county  as  a  strong  poli- 
tician. His  first  Presidential  vote  was  cast 
for  John  C.  Fremont.  He  is  a  member  of 
Presumpscott  Lodge,  No.  127,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
of  Windham;  of  Siloam  Lodge,  No.  45,  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  and  of 
Hathorn  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  at  Ray- 
mond village.  The  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Winslow  is  often  opened  for  the  entertainment 
and  accommodation  of  the  travelling  public, 
and  those  who  accept  its  hospitality  are  sure 
of  a  friendly  welcome.  Their  residence  is 
one  of  the  finest  in  Webb's  Mills.  Besides 
the  house,  there  are  about  ten  acres  of  land, 
which  furnish  Mr.  Winslow  with  agreeable 
employment  during  his  spare  hours. 


W: 


ICHARD    J.    CHAPLIN,  a  farmer  of 
Naples,   beginning  life  without  edu- 
cation   or    financial    resources,    has 
qualified    himself    to    meet    on    an 
equal  footing  those  who  have  had  the  advan- 


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tages  of  both  wealth  and  a  liberal  education. 
He  was  born  in  the  town  of  Harrison,  within 
a  mile  of  where  he  now  lives,  Aj^ril  4,  1820, 
son  of  Jacob  and  JVTiriam  Qackson)  Chaplin. 
The  family  is  of  English  descent.  Richard 
J.  Chaplin's  great-grandfather,  Hugh  Chaplin, 
an  iEnglishman,  settled  in  the  quaint  old  town 
of  Rowley,  Mass.,  early  in  the  eighteenth 
century.  There  John  Chaplin,  the  grand- 
father of  Richard  J.,  was  born.  John  Chaplin 
learned  the  blacksmith's  trade  in  his  native 
town,  and  worked  at  it  for  some  time.  He 
left  his  forge  at  the  call  to  arms  in  the  days 
of  the  Revolution,  and  entered  the  ranks  of 
the  militia,  going  up  from  Ipswich  and 
Rowley  to  Boston  to  join  Washington's  army. 
After  the  close  of  the  war,  some  time  prior  to 
1790,  he  removed  to  Cumberland  County, 
Maine,  and  settled  in  the  town  of  Bridgton, 
now  Naples,  where  he  died  in  1830.  By  his 
marriage,  performed  in  Massachusetts,  of 
which  State  his  wife  was  a  native,  he  became 
the  father  of  thirteen  sons. 

Jacob  Chaplin,  the  father  of  Richard  J.,  was 
born  in  Rowley,  Mass.  He  also  learned  the 
blacksmith's  trade,  but  devoted  the  greater 
part  of  his  time  to  the^  cultivation  of  a 
farm  in  Naples.  He  voted  the  Republican 
ticket  without  showing  any  desire  to  take  an 
active  part  in  the  town  government.  He  died 
in  Naples  in  1853  at  the  age  of  seventy-three. 
His  wife,  who  was  a  native  of  Raymond,  Me., 
died  January  20,  i8_S3,  aged  sixty-six  years. 
Their  remains  rest  in  the  cemetery  at  Edes 
Falls.  They  had  eight  children,  namely: 
Charlotte,  who  became  the  wife  of  Reuben 
Doughty;  Louisa,  the  wife  of  Richard  Bean, 
of  Otisfield;  Benjamin,  a  farmer  of  Naples, 
now  eighty-four  years  old;  Jacob,  a  soldier  in 
the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  now  deceased; 
William,  who  died  in  1893;  Richard  J.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  George,  deceased,  who 
was  a  farmer  of  Harrison ;  and  Henry,  who 
was  also  a  soldier  in  the  Rebellion  and  died 
in  1866. 

Richard  J.  Chaplin  was  born  and  reared  on 
a  farm,  receiving  a  limited  education  in 
the  district  school.  Like  most  farmers'  boys, 
he  was  obliged  to  give  more  time  to  chores 
than  books;  but  he  learned  to  love  his  work, 
and  he  engaged   in  farming  when  he  attained 


his  majority.  In  1847  he  purchased  the 
nucleus  of  his  present  property,  thirty-seven 
acres  of  wild  land  to  clear  and  improve,  which 
he  worked  industriously,  enlarging  it  by  new 
purchases  as  the  opportunity  offered.  It  now 
contains  two  hundred  and  forty  acres,  and  is  a 
fine  farm.  A  tireless  worker,  Mr.  Chaplin 
raises  large  quantities  of  farm  produce,  and 
keeps  his  estate  in  an  excellent  condition. 
When  he  moved  to  his  present  home,  he  had 
but  one  yoke  of  oxen :  now .  he  owns  some  of 
the  best  live  stock  in  the  county.  Withal  he 
finds  time  to  read  a  great  deal,  so  that  he  is 
well  informed  on  all  current  topics. 

On  January  28,  1849,  Mr.  Chaplin  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Loretta  A.  Mayo,  a  native  of 
Standish,  Me.,  born  October  26,  1828.  The 
union  was  blessed  by  one  child,  George  M. 
Chaplin,  now  proprietor  of  a  hotel  in  Denver, 
Col.,  and  the  father  of  two  children — Beatrice 
I.  and  Maria  E.,  by  his  wife,  Nora  (Keating) 
Chaplin.  Mr.  Richard  J.  Chaplin  is  a  stanch 
Republican,  and  has  served  as  Selectman  of 
Naples.  In  religious  belief  he  and  his  wife 
are  liberal.  During  the  years  of  their  resi- 
dence in  Naples  they  have  won  the  esteem  of 
their  neighbors,  and  rank  among  the  foremost 
citizens  of  the  town. 


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""RANKLIN  C.  WEBB,  the  leading 
merchant  of  Brunswick,  Me.,  was  born 
in  Brunswick,  October  23,  1849,  son 
of  Samuel  and  Cynthia  (Coburn-Hemenway) 
Webb.  Samuel  Webb  was  born  in  Wool- 
wich, Me.,  and  reared  on  a  farm.  He  was 
engaged  for  some  years  as  a  lumberman,  and 
in  1849  opened  a  grocery  store  in  Brunswick, 
which  he  managed  successfully  up  to  the  time 
of  his  death,  at  the  age  of  seventy.  His 
second  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Cynthia 
Coburn,  was  a  native  of  Dracut,  Mass.,  and 
was  the  widow  of  Martin  D.  Hemenway,  of 
Lowell,  Mass.  She  died  in  Farmington,  Me., 
at  the  age  of  sixty-eight,  having  reared  three 
children  —  Charles  Hemenway;  Rena  C.,'now 
the  wife  of  Dr.  John  Linscott,  of  Farmington, 
Me.  ;  and  Franklin  C,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Webb  attended 
the  Universalist  church. 

Franklin  C.  Webb  acquired  a  good   educa- 


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tion,  graduating  from  the  high  school  of 
Brunswick,  and  taught  school  for  a  while  after 
iinishing  his  studies.  He  entered  on  his  mer- 
cantile career  when  twenty-one  years  of  age, 
obtaining  a  position  as  clerk  for  J.  T.  Adams 
&  Co.,  who  were  then  the  proprietors  of  the 
store  now  owned  by  himself.  In  1882  he  pur- 
chased Mr.  Adams's  interest;  and  since  that 
time  he  has  controlled  a  growing  and  prosper- 
ous business,  carrying  in  stock  a  full  line  of 
groceries,  meats  and  provisions,  dry  goods, 
boots  and  shoes.  His  store  is  the  largest  in 
the  town,  and  gives  constant  employment  to 
a  number  of  clerks.  Mr.  Webb,  is  a  shrewd 
and  capable  business  man,  whose  motto,  as  he 
ascends  the  hill  of  success,  is  "No  steps  back- 
ward." He  wins  custom  by  his  courtesy  and 
attention  to  the  demands  of  purchasers,  and 
'keeps  it  by  supplying  first-class  goods  only. 
Mr.  Webb  is  also  a  Director  of  the  Electric 
Light  Company  of  Brunswick,  and  of  the 
First  National  Bank. 

He  was  married  in  1874  to  Lizzie  E.  Ran- 
dall, daughter  of  B.  F.  Randall,  of  Harpswell, 
Me.  Her  father  died  at  the  age  of  fifty-six, 
leaving  a  widow  and  three  children.  Four 
children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Webb,  three  of  whom  are  living  —  Ethel  M., 
a  student  at  Smith  College;  Harold  R.  ;  and 
Frank  W. 

Mr.  Webb  votes  the  Republican  ticket. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Select- 
men three  years  and  Chairman  since  the 
time  of  his  election.  He  is  a  Mason  of  high 
rank,  belonging  to  United  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  No.  8,  of  Brunswick,  in  which  he  has 
held  all  the  offices  but  that  of  Master;  St. 
Paul  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  No.  14; 
Mount  Vernon  Council,  No.  2,  Portland 
Commandery,  Knights  Templars,  No.  2,  of 
Portland,  and  the  Maine  Consistory;  is  a 
member  of  Pejapscot  Lodge,  No.  13,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Brunswick ; 
and  has  been  Chancellor  Commander  of  Fort 
George  Lodge,  No.  37,  of  the  Knights  of 
Pythias.  He  belongs  to  the  Unitarian  church 
of  Brunswick,  of  whose  Standing  Committee 
he  is  a  member.  Mr.  Webb's  qualities  of 
mind  and  heart  have  made  him  very  popular 
in  Brunswick,  both  in  business  and  social 
circles. 


Wi 


ILLIAM    HENRY    TRUE,      M.D., 

for  the  last  twenty-six  years  a 
prominent  medical  practitioner  of 
Portland,  was  born  in  Freeport,  Cumberland 
County,  Me.,  March  i,  1825,  being  a  son  of 
Captain  Solomon  and  Nancy  A.  (Morse)  True. 
Flis  paternal  grandfather  was  Israel  True, 
who  came  from  Massachusetts  to  what  is  now 
the  town  of  Cumberland,  but  was  at  that  time 
a  portion  of  North  Yarmouth.  Here  he  pur- 
chased a  good  farm,  on  which  he  resided  until 
the  date  of  his  death. 

Captain  Solomon  True,  the  Doctor's  father, 
was  born  in  North  Yarmouth,  May  27,  1780. 
In  early  manhood  he  went  to  the  city  of  Bath, 
Me.,  where  he  was  engaged  in  ship  carpenter- 
work  until  he  became  qualified  to  discharge 
the  duties  of  a  master  ship-builder.  In  Bath 
he  married  Nancy  A.  Morse;  and  they  subse- 
quently moved  to  the  town  of  Freeport,  where 
he  purchased  a  farm  which  he  cultivated  suc- 
cessfully, occasionally  leaving  home  to  super- 
intend the  construction  of  a  ship.  His  wife 
was  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Morse,  a  patriot 
soldier  of  the  Revolution,  who,  having  lost 
a  leg  in  battle,  was  some  months  later  assigned 
to  duty  in  a  fort  in  Boston  Harbor.  On 
returning  to  his  home  one  very  warm  day,  he, 
being  very  thirsty,  drank  copiously  of  cold 
water,  was  shortly  seized  with  severe  pain,  and 
at  the  expiration  of  a  few  hours  died.  Mary 
Morse,  his  widow,  was  residing  in  Portland 
when  the  city  was  burned  by  the  British  in 
1775,  her  house  with  most  of  its  contents 
being  consumed  by  the  fire.  She  died  of  lung 
fever  at  the  home  of  her  daughter  in  Freeport, 
at  the  venerable  age  of  ninety-eight  years. 

Captain  and  Mrs.  Solomon  True  had  six 
children,  four  sons  and  two  daughters.  The 
eldest  son  died  at  the  age  of  seven  years. 
The  daughters  and  two  sons  embraced  religion 
early  in  life,  and  at  the  time  of  their  death 
had  for  many  years  been  members  of  a  Chris- 
tian church.  Dr.  True  is  the  only  surviving 
member  of  the  family.  His  father,  though 
not  a  member  of  any  church,  was  a  man  of 
prayer,  had  received  the  ordinance  of  baptism, 
and  was  constant  in  his  attendance  at  church 
service  on  the  Lord's  Day.  For  several  years 
he  was  Captain  of  an  artillery  company  in 
which  he  took   much  interest.      He  was  a  man 


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of  strict  integrity,  and  one  of  Freeport's  most 
reliable  and  substantial  citizens.  He  died  of 
consumption  at  his  home  in  Freeport,  March 
26,  1857,  aged  nearly  seventy-seven  years. 
His  wife,  Nancy  A.  True,  was  a  very  gener- 
ous, kind-hearted  woman,  much  respected  and 
beloved  by  all  who  knew  her.  She  was  born 
in  Bath,  October  29,  1783,  and  died  of  paraly- 
sis in  Freeport,  February  16,  1862,  aged 
seventy-eight  years. 

At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  William  H. 
True,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  became  a 
student  at  Freedom  Academy  in  the  town  of 
Freedom  in  Waldo  County,  where  he  remained 
one  year.  Subsequently  he  attended  school 
at  Yarmouth  Academy  several  terms ;  and  later 
he  became  a  student  at  Auburn  Academy, 
where  he  completed  his  classical  studies  pre- 
paratory to  a  college  course.  Some  months 
later  he  entered  Waterville  College,  and  there 
he  took  an  elective  course  having  reference  to 
the  study  of  a  profession.  In  the  spring  of 
1853  he  "began  the  study  of  medicine  under  the 
direction  of  Dr.  N.  T.  Palmer,  of  Brunswick. 
He  attended  two  courses  of  lectures  at  Bow- 
doin  Medical  College,  also  two  courses  at  Har- 
vard Medical  College,  from  which  he  was  grad- 
uated in  March,  1856.  A  short  time  after 
•  graduating  he  opened  an  office  in  Freeport,  hfs 
native  town,  for  the  practice  of  medicine  and 
surgery. 

Here  he  remained  in  successful  practice 
until  1862,  when,  the  war  cloud  having  over- 
shadowed the  land,  he  went  before  the  State 
Medical  Examining  Board,  passed  a  satisfac- 
tory examination,  and  was  recommended  by  the 
board  to  the  governor  for  an  appointment  in 
the  army.  Some  weeks  later  he  was  offered 
a  commission  on  the  medical  staff  of  three  dif- 
ferent regiments.  There  being  a  goodly  num- 
ber  of  soldier  boys  in  his  town  who  had  en- 
listed in  the  Twenty-fifth  Regiment  Maine 
Volunteer  Infantry,  he  accepted  the  position 
of  First  Assistant  Surgeon  of  that  regiment  in 
September,  1862.  The  following  month  the 
regiment  was  ordered  to  Virginia.  In  the 
spring  of  1863,  just  after  Mosby's  famous  raid 
at  Fairfax  Court-house,  -the  regiment  was 
ordered  to  Chantilly;  and,  while  stationed 
there.  Dr.  True  received  an  order  to  report  to 
Medical  Inspector  Abbott  at  Washington,  D.C. 


He  was  assigned  by  the  inspector  to  duty  on 
the  medical  staff  of  Campbell  Hospital,  then 
under  the  charge  of  the  late  Surgeon-general 
J.  H.  Baxter.  After  remaining  there  a  few 
weeks,  he  was  ordered  to  report  for  duty  at  the 
Convalescent  Camp  in  Virginia.  Here  he 
served  on  the  Examining  Board  for  discharges, 
and  was  the  surgeon  of  two  wards  in  the  hos- 
pital. After  several  weeks  he  joined  his 
regiment  in  Virginia,  and  returned  to  Maine, 
where  the  regiment  .was  mustered  out  by 
reason  of  the  expiration  of  its  term  of  service 
in  July,  1863. 

Soon    after  his  return    to  his  home,   he  re^ 
ceived  a  letter  from    Surgeon    J.    H.    Baxter, 
urging  him  to  come  to    Washington  and    take 
charge  of  his  former  wards  in   Campbell   Hos- 
pital.     He  accordingly  returned   to  Washing- 
ton,  and  resumed   his    duties   at    the    hospital 
about  the  early  part  of  August,  1863.      While 
he  was  connected  with  this  hospital,  the  soldier 
boys  of  one  of  his  wards,  as  an  expression  of 
their  good  will  and  appreciation  of  his  services, 
presented  him  with  an  elegant  surgeon's  sword 
and  belt.      A  few  days  later  another  ward  pre- 
sented him  with  an  expensive  gold  watch  and 
chain.      Here  he  remained  on  duty  until  Feb- 
ruary,   1865,   when,    the    Governor   of    Maine, 
having  sent  him  a  commission  appointing  him 
surgeon  of  the  grand  old  Twentieth  Regiment 
of  Maine  Volunteers,  he  left  the  hospital,  and 
joined  the    regiment    in    front  of    Petersburg, 
Va.      He  _  was  first  appointed 'one  of  the    sur- 
geons   on    the    operating    staff   of    the   Third 
Brigade,    First   Division,    Fifth   Army  Corps; 
and   subsequently  he  was  appointed   Surgeon- 
in-chief  of  the  brigade  to  which  he  belonged. 
This  position  he   retained  as    long   as  he  re- 
mained   in    the    United    States    service.      He 
was  with  his  regiment    at    Appomattox   when 
the  last  shell  came  over  from  the  Confederate 
army  on  the  day  of  General   Lee's  surrender. 
In  the  latter  part  of  the  month  of  July,  1865, 
the   war   having    closed,     the    regiment    was 
ordered   to   Maine.      Here,    with   the  rank  of 
Major,  Surgeon  True  with  the  rest  of  the  regi- 
ment was  mustered  out  of  the  United   States 
service.      Returning  once   more   to   Freeport, 
he   resumed   his   medical  practice,    remaining 
there  until  July,    1869,    when  he  removed  to 
Portland.      His   subsequent   history  is  identi- 


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355 


fied  with  the  professional  and  social  life  of  the 
city. 

Dr.  True  is  a  member  and  Past  Commander 
of  Thatcher  Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Repub- 
lic, in  which  he  takes  a  great  interest.  In 
1893  he  was  Aide-de-camp  on  the  staff  of  Gen- 
eral John  Palmer,  Commander-in-chief  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  He  has  at- 
tended all  the  Encampments  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Maine  since  he  became  a  comrade  of 
the  order,  and  has  also  attended  the  National 
Encampments  at  Portland,  Me.,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.,  Columbus,  Ohio,  Boston,  Mass., 
Washington,  D.  C. ,  and  Pittsburg,  Penn. 
For  the  last  three  years  he  has  been  Medical 
Director  of  the  Department  of  Maine,  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic ;  and  his  reports  have  all 
been  accepted  by  the  Encampment  without 
any  amendments  or  criticisms. 

Dr.  True  has  been  a  member  of  the  Cum- 
berland County  Medical  Association  ever  since 
that  organization  was  formed.  In  politics  he 
was  formerly  a  Republican;  but  for  several 
years  past  he  has  been  an  ardent,  earnest, 
active  Prohibitionist.  He  has  belonged  to 
several  temperance  organizations,  has  been 
prominent  in  the  conventions  of  his  party,  and 
was  once  a  candidate  on  the  Prohibition  ticket 
for  mayor  of  Portland.  For  more  than  forty 
years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
church  in  Freeport. 

Dr.  True  was  married  in  Portland,  July  4, 
1849,  to  Lidia  Augusta  Holden,  an  estimable 
young  lady,  daughter  of  William  P.  Holden,  of 
Westbrook,  Me.  In  process  of  time  five  chil- 
dren successively  joined  the  family  circle, 
bringing  joy  and  gladness  to  the  hearts  of  fond, 
loving  parents.  Of  these  only  two  are  living, 
namely:  Mrs.  Julia  A.  Cummings,  widow  of 
the  late  Captain  Francis  E.  Cummings;  and 
Dr.  William  H.  True,  Jr.,  who  for  the  past 
nine  years  has  been  one  of  Portland's  success- 
ful dentists.  Mrs.  True  lived  the  life  of  a 
Christian  woman.  After  a  long  and  painful 
sickness,  which  was  borne  with  Christian  for- 
titude and  resignation,  she  died  December  2, 
1883,  mourned  by  a  large  circle  of  loving 
friends. 

In  1870  Dr.  True  built  him  a  residence 
at  the  corner  of  Congress  and  Smith  Streets, 
where  he  now  resides.      He  has  been  one  of 


Portland's  most  active  and  energetic  physi- 
cians. Within  the  last  few  years  his  health 
has  become  very  much  impaired ;  and,  fre- 
quently, when  some  of  his  best  friends  desire 
his  medical  services,  he  is  obliged  to  send  the 
messenger  to  some  brother  practitioner,  not 
being  able  to  attend  in  person  himself.  He 
has  a  complication  of  disabilities,  from  which 
at  times  he  suffers  severely,  being  confined  to 
his  residence  for  several  days;  and,  as  he  is 
seventy-one  years  of  age,  the  outlook  for 
future  health  and  work,  he  thinks,  is  far 
from  encouraging.  But  an  enforced  rest  after 
so  long  a  period  of  beneficent  activity  can 
only  illustrate  the  sublime  truth  expressed  in 
Milton's  line:  — 

"  They  also  serve  who  only  stand  and  wait." 


t^harle; 

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HARLES  S.  SCHILLENGER,  one 
the  leading  farmers  of  New 
icester,  where  he  has  resided  for 
many  years,  a  prosperous  -citizen, 
was  born  in  'Poland,  Me.,  on  August  3,  1828, 
son  of  Jeremiah  and  Mary  (Garland)  Schil- 
lenger. 

.  Jeremiah  Schillenger,  who  was  likewise 
a  native  of  Poland,  Androscoggin  County,  was 
reared  to  agricultural  labors.  He  continued 
to  follow  farming  after  his  marriage,  and  in 
that  way  spent  a  very  useful  life,  although 
never  acquiring  large  means.  His  wife,  Mary 
Garland,  who  was  born  in  Poland,  -Me.,  died 
in  1836,  having  been  the  mother  of  ten  chil- 
dren, as  follows:  Daniel  (deceased);  Lydia 
(deceased)  ;  John  (deceased)  ;  Jeremiah,  who 
lives  in  Danfer,  Me.  ;  Ellen,  the  widow  of 
Charles  W.  Worster,  residing  in  Clinton, 
Mass.  ;  Benjamin  (deceased)  ;  Mary,  the  wife 
of  Nathaniel  Green,  of  Brunswick,  Cumber- 
land County;  Isaac,  a  resident  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  ;  Charles  S.  ;  Henry  (deceased). 
Mr.  Jeremiah  Schillenger  died  in  1885. 

As  there  was  a  large  family  of  children  de- 
pendent upon  his  father  for  support,  Charles 
S.  Schillenger  remained  at  home  only  until  he 
was  twelve  years  old.  He  then  went  to  work 
on  a  farm  in  Poland,  and  two  years  later  came 
to  New  Gloucester,  where  the  succeeding  nine 
years  were  spent  in  farm  work   in  the  employ 


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of  Joseph  L.  Foxcroft.  At  the  expiration  of 
that  time  he  secured  a  position  as  section 
overseer  on  the  railroad,  and  was  thus  em- 
ployed for  a  dozen  years.  After  his  marriage 
he  again  turned  his  attention  to  agriculture, 
and  in  1865  he  purchased  the  property  on 
which  he  now  resides.  This  farm  comprises 
one  hundred  and  twenty-five  acres  of  land, 
and  is  located  in  the  best  farming  section  of 
Cumberland  County.  While  hay  is  his  prin- 
cipal product,  he  is  successfully  engaged  in 
general  farming,  and  also  keeps  a  dairy  of  six- 
teen choice  cows,  which  give  on  an  average 
about  twenty  gallons  of  milk  per  day.  This 
he  ships  to  Portland. 

Mr.  Schillenger  has  been  twice  married, 
■  first  in  Turner,  Me.,  on  November  25,  1853, 
to  Miss  Elizabeth  Staples,  who  was  born  in 
Turner  and  was  a  daughter  of  Charles  Staples, 
a  farmer  of  that  town.  She  died  in  Novem- 
ber, 1882.  On  May  13  of  the  following  year 
he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Mrs.  Annie 
(Alexander)  Brackett,  of  Pownal,  Cumberland 
County.  Her  birth  occurred  on  August  19, 
1850,  and  she  is  a  daughter  of  the  late  Thomas 
L.  and  Betsy  (Merrimer)  Alexander.  Her 
father  was  born  in  Harpswell,  Me.,  and  died 
in  New  Orleans,  August  4,  1858.  Her 
mother  also  was  a  native  of  Harpswell,  Me. 
She  lived  until  January  II,  1895.  Mr.  Schil- 
lenger is  the  father  of  two  children,  both  borne 
by  his  present  wife;  namely,  Charlie  and 
Helen. 

In  politics  Mr.  Schillenger  is  a  stanch  Re- 
publican. He  is  well  known  throughout  the 
county  as  a  successful  farmer,  and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Grange  of  New  Gloucester. 


"ON.  OTIS  C.  NELSON,  an  exten- 
sive farmer  and  fruit  grower  now 
living  near  Upper  Gloucester,  Me., 
was  born  in  Minot,  Me.,  January 
29,  1826.  His  parents  were  Otis  and  Lois  G. 
(Raymond)  Nelson.  Thomas  Nelson,'  born 
in  England  in  161 3,  was  the  first  one  of  the 
family  who  emigrated  to  America.  He  settled 
in  Rowley,  Mass.,  in  1631,  where  he  lived 
until  his  death,  in  1702. 

David  Nelson,  descendant  of  Thomas,  came 
to  Maine  from  Milford,  Mass.,  about  the  year 


1787,  and  settled  in   New  Gloucester,  on   the 
farm  now  owned    by   his   grandson,   Otis    C, 
the  subject  of  this  biographical   sketch.      Mr. 
David  Nelson   was  a   very  prominent  citizen, 
being  in  many  important  oflfices.      In    181 8  he 
was    one    of    the    organizers    of    the    Calvinist 
Baptist  church,  in  which  he  officiated  as  Dea- 
con  the  rest  of    his  life.      He  served    in    the 
Revolutionary  War,    being  at   West  Point  in 
1780,  the  year  when  Benedict  Arnold  betrayed 
his  country;  and  later  he  was  a  Captain  in  the 
old  State  militia.      He  was  a  Representative  to 
the    General    Court    of    Massachusetts    in    the 
years  181 2  and   181 5.      Captain  Nelson  is  said 
to  have  erected  .the  first  brick  house  in  New 
Gloucester;  and  the  old  cider^mill,    built    by 
him    in   1787,    was    at    that    time    the    largest 
building  in  the  county:      He  was  a  gentleman 
of  the  old  school,  being  famous  for  his  gener- 
ous hospitality.      He  died  on  April  14,  1836. 
David  Nelson's  son  Otis  was  born  in    1795. 
He  became  a  resident  of  the  town  of  Minot, 
but  after  an  absence  of  seventeen  years  returned 
to  the  old  Nelson  homestead   in   New  Glouces- 
ter, where  he  remained  the   rest   of  his  days. 
For  several  years  Mr.  Otis   Nelson  served  the 
town  as  Selectman.      He  was  Major  of  the  old 
State  militia;  and   in   politics  he  was  at  one 
time. an  active  member  of  the  Whig  party,  but 
afterward    he    became   a    stanch     Republican.. 
His  wife,  to  whom  he  was  married  on  August 
30,    1 81 8,    was    Lois    G.    Raymond,   of    New 
Gloucester.      At  the  time  of  their  marriage  he 
was  a    resident    of    Minot.      Five    children  — 
Abigail  R.,  Edwin   M.,  Otis  C,  Charles  H., 
Persis  T.  —  blessed   their  union.      Abigail  R. 
married  Jeremiah  Stinchfield,  and  she  and  her 
husband    have    since    died.       Edwin  M.,    now 
deceased,    married   Sophia  Jones.      His  widow 
lives  in   Minot.      Charles  H.  died  at  the  age 
of  thirteen  years.      Persis  T.    is  the    wife    of 
Sewell  Martin.     They  live  in  Upper  Glouces- 
ter.    The  father  of  these  children  died  Sep- 
tember IS,    1 861,    and  the  mother  on   Tulv  7, 

Otis  C.  Nelson,  after  acquiring  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools,  remained  at  home 
teaching  school  seven  winter  terms.  He 
then  engaged  in  general  mercantile  business, 
being  also  Postmaster  in  Upper  Gloucester  for 
one  year.     The  next  year  he  started  for  Cali- 


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fornia,  via  Cape  Horn,  going  out  with  Captain 
George  Brazier,  stopping  at  Rio  Janeiro  and 
several  otlier  ports,  landing  at  San  Francisco 
May  28,  1850,  having  been  two  hundred  and 
twenty-eight  days  on  the  voyage.  In  a  short 
time  he  went  to  Nevada  City,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  mining  for  five  months.  Mr. 
Nelson  then  went  to  Portland,  Ore.,  remaining 
there  three  months;  and,  after  returning  to  San 
Francisco,  he  decided  to  locate  in  Butte 
County,  California.  Being  very  successful 
there,  he  came  home  across  the  Isthmus  of 
Panama,  and  thence  via  New  York  and  Boston, 
landing  at  Portland,  Me.,  November  20,  1856. 
Mr.  Nelson  now  settled  on  the  old  homestead 
in  New  Gloucester  to  take  charge  of  the  place, 
and  has  continued  here  ever  since.  He  now 
owns  about  three  hundred  acres  of  land,  a 
great  deal  of  which  he  has  cleared  and  im- 
proved himself.  He  carries  on  general  farm- 
ing business,  his  principal  products  being 
,sweet  corn,  hay,  and  small  grain;  but  he  is 
also  one  of  the  largest  fruit  growers  in  the 
town,  having  many  fine  orchards.  He  runs 
the  large  cider-mill  which  his  grandfather 
built,  and  makes  on  an  average  six  hundred 
barrels  of  cider  a  year. 

On  February  14,  1848,  Mr.  Nelson  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Martha  W. 
Whitney,  a  native  of  this  town.  She  was 
born  March  6,  1828,  and  lived  with  her  uncle, 
Samuel  Cushman,  until  her  marriage,  her 
parents  having  died  when  she  was  young. 
Mrs.  Martha  W.  Nelson  died  November  19, 
1853.  She  had  one  child,  who  died  in  in- 
fancy. On  January  31,  1858,  Mr.  Nelson 
married  Miss  Julia  Bailey,  daughter  of  Han- 
som Bailey,  of  New  Gloucester.  She  was  born 
•December  5,  1838,  and  died  on  October  5, 
1887,  leaving  three  children:  Lilian  Francis, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-one;  Charles 
H.,  an  extensive  farmer  in  the  northern  part 
of  the  town,  who  married  Abbie  S.  Jordan ; 
and  George  B. ,  who  married  Louella  Greely, 
of  Pownal,  Me. 

In  politics  Mr.  Nelson  is  a  Democrat  and 
an  earnest  worker  for  his  party.  In  1864, 
187s,  and  1885  he  represented  his  district  in 
the  State  legislature;  for  eleven  years  he  was 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen,  and  he 
has  held  many  minor  offices.      He  is  a  member 


of  the  Masonic  Order,  Cumberland  Lodge, 
No.  12,  of  New  Gloucester,  having  been  con- 
nected with  the  organization  since  1849. 
He  is  also  a  charter  member  of  the  Grange. 
The  prominence  and  success  which  have 
crowned  his  efforts  through  life  are  but  the 
measure  of  his  desert.  His  sterling  qualities 
have  attracted  many  friends,  and  he  is  well 
spoken  of  far  and  near. 


ETH  E.  BERRY,  lumber  manu- 
facturer of  Bridgton,  proprietor  of 
one  of  the  largest  industries  of  this 
vicinity,  was  born  near  Bridgton 
Centre,  August  24,  1837.  He  is  a  son  of 
Albert  G.  and  Eunice  (Carpenter)  Berry. 
Albert  G.  Berry,  who  has  been  a  resident  of 
Bridgton  since  early  childhood,  is  a  millwright 
by  trade,  and  was  also  engaged  for  many  years 
in  carriage-making.  He  is  now  living  in 
Bridgton  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-six. 
He  reared  five  children,  namely:  Susan  M. 
(deceased);  Albert  G.  ;  Seth  E. ,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch;  Eliza  (deceased);  and  Almira, 
wife  of  Sumner  Foster,  of  South  Bridgton. 

Seth  E.  Berry  received  a  good  education  in 
his  native  town,  finishing  with  the  public-school 
course  at  the  South  Bridgton  High  School,  and 
later  taking  a  business  course  of  study  at 
Comer's  Commercial  College,  Boston.  He 
taught  school  for  three  terms,  and  at  the  age  of 
seventeen  went  to  work  with  his  father,  under 
whose  tuition  he  became  an  expert  carpenter, 
carriage  builder,  and  millwright.  Starting  on 
an  independent  career  when  he  attained  his 
majority,  though  still  associated  with  his 
father,  he  worked  as  a  journeyman  in  Oxford 
and  Cumberland  Counties  until  1867.  In  that 
year  he  and  his  father  together  purchased  the 
planing  and  saw  mills  (now  called  the  Sandy 
Creek  Mills),  of  which  he  is  at  present  chief 
manager.  The  business  has  greatly  increased, 
and  employs  a  number  of  men  throughout  the 
year,  the  annual  output  being  from  two  hun- 
dred thousand  to  three  hundred  thousand  feet 
of  long  lumber.  The  planing-mill  is  in  con- 
stant operation,  and  another  part  of  the  in- 
dustry is  the  shingle  and  lath  manufacture. 
Mr.  Berry  owns  considerable  timber  land  and 
is  engaged  in  general  farming  to  some  extent, 


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though  giving  the  greater  part  of  his  time  and 
attention  to  his  mills.  A  practical  workman 
himself,  he  thoroughly  understands  the  de- 
mands of  trade;  and  his  orders  are  filled  with 
promptness  and  good  judgment. 

Mr.  Berry  was  married  in  1859  to  Miss 
Abbie  M.  Ingalls,  of  Bridgton,  daughter  of 
Abel  and  Sophia  (March)  Ingalls.  He  has 
no  children. 

In  politics  he  is  a  stanch  Democrat.  He 
is  not  an  oflfice-seeker,  but  has  efficiently 
served  as  Town  Agent  for  a  year.  He  is  a 
Mason  in  good  standing,  belonging  to  Oriental 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  No.  13,  of  Bridgton. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Berry  are  members  of  the  Bap- 
tist church. 


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|UFUS  E.  GRAY,  clothing  manufact- 
urer of  West  Gorham,  Me.,  was  born 
October  14,  1859,  in  Limerick,  a 
neighboring  town  in  York  County. 
His  father,  Erastus  Gray,  was  the  only  child 
of  Rufus  Gray,  who  spent  twenty-seven,  years 
of  life  in  the  town  of  Cornish,  York  County, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming. 

Erastus  Gray  was  born  in  Cornish,  March 
17,  1832.  When  a  young  man,  he  went  to  the 
town  of  Denmark,  where  he  learned  the  car- 
penter's trade  from  Charles  Boynton.  He 
continued  working  with  Mr.  Boynton,  and  has 
practically  been  with  him  ever  since,  although 
at  the  present  time  the  father  is  living  in 
Cambridgeport,  Mass.  In  1857  Erastus  Gray 
married  Abbie,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
A.  (Berry)  Jack,  of  Denmark.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Jack  are  still  living  on  their  homestead  farm 
in  Denmark,  both  vigorous  for  people  of  their 
age,  he  being  eighty-five  years  and  she  one 
year  younger.  He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics, 
and'  both  are  Universalists  in  religion.  Of 
their  family  of  nine  children,  but  five  are  now 
living.  Mrs.  Abbie  J.  Gray  lived  but  three 
years  after  marriage,  dying  July  22,  i860, 
when  Rufus  was  less  than  a  year  old.  His 
father  subsequently  married  Mrs.  Eunice 
Knight,  born  Barnes;  and  she  died  in  Febru- 
ary, 1882,  leaving  four  children,  namely: 
Charles,  who  married  Katy  Dunn,  and  has 
one  child,  Harland ;  Jennie,  the  wife  of 
Jefferson  Furlong,  of  Limerick,  who  has  four 


children ^ — Guy,  Gladys,  Ralph,  and  Chester; 
Herbert,  residing  in  Brighton,  Mass.  ;  and 
Fanny,  wife  of  William  Cobb,  of  Standish, 
Me.,  who  has  twins —  Herbert  Gray  Cobb  and 
Sumner  Chase  Cobb. 

Rufus  E.  Gray  was  reared  and  educated  in 
the  town  of  Denmark ;  and,  when  old  enough  to 
begin  work,  he  went  to  Harrison,  where  he 
was  employed  by.  Thomas  Emery,  a  manufact- 
urer of  clothing,  for  two  years.  He  subse- 
quently forked  at  the  same  business  four 
years  for  H.  B.  Hartford,  of  Standish.  In 
1888  Mr.  Gray  formed  a  partnership  with 
Joseph  H.  Wilson,  and  established  a  shop  for 
the  manufacture  of  clothing  at  West  Gorham, 
carrying  on  business  under  the  firm  name  of 
Wilson  &  Gray.  In  1892  Mr.  Gray  bought 
out  the  interest  of  his  partner,  and  has  since 
conducted  the  business  alone,  meeting  with 
signal  success.  His  trade  has  increased  to  a 
large  extent;  and,  besides  the  fifteen  hands 
working  in  the  shop,  he  keeps  from  seventy- 
five  to  one  hundred  busily  employed  at  their 
homes. 

On  July  24,  1887,  Mr.  Gray  was  married 
to  Ida  F.  Flood,  a  daughter  of  William  H. 
Flood,  of  North  Pownal,  and  into  their  pleas- 
ant home  three  children  have  come,  namely: 
Alice  C,  born  in  Standish,  October  11,  1888; 
Audrey  M.,  born  October  4,  1889;  and 
Blanche  A.,  born  November  24,  1890.  Po- 
litically, Mr.  Gray  is  a  Democrat.  Both  he 
and  his  wife  are  liberal  in  their  religious 
views;  and,  socially,  he  is  a  charter  member 
and  at  the  present  time  is  serving  as  Chaplain 
of  Watchie  Lodge,  No.  3333,  Knights  of 
Honor,  of  Standish. 


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ILLIAM  P.  ALLEN,  a  well-known 
farmer  of  Pownal  and  a  veteran  of 
the  Civil  War,  was  born  in  this 
town,  May  26,  1825,  son  of  David  and  So- 
phronia  (Watts)  Allen.  His  grandfather,  Ne- 
hemiah  Allen,  who  was  a  native  of  Cape  Ann, 
Mass.,  came  to  Cumberland  County,  Maine, 
when  a  young  man,  first  settling  in  New 
Gloucester,  from  which  place  he  removed  to 
Pownal,  and  acquired  the  present  Allen  farm, 
previous  to  the  year  1788.  In  company  with 
his  brother  and  another  pioneer,  he  took  up  a 


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tract  of_  four  hundred  and  |]fty  acres  of  wild 
land,  his  portion  being  one  hundred  and  fifty 
acres;  and  he  cleared  and  improved  a  good 
farm,  upon  which  he  passed  the  rest  of  his 
life.  He  died  in  1839,  aged  eighty-nine 
years.  He  was  a  sturdy,  hard-working  man 
and  a  patriotic  citizen,  and  served  as  a  soldier 
in  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  married 
Betsey  Parsons,  who  was  born  on  Cape  Ann, 
and  reared  a  family  of  eight  children,  six  sons 
and  two  daughters,  David,  Mr.  Allen's  father, 
being  the  youngest  son. 

David  Allen  was  born  at  the  Allen  home- 
stead in  Pownal,  June  25,  1801.  He  suc- 
ceeded to  the  possession  of  the  property,  and 
spent  his  life  as  an  industrious  and  successful 
tiller  of  the  soil.  He  died  in  1870,  aged 
sixty-nine  years.  He  was  originally  a  Demo- 
crat in  politics,  but  later  supported  the  Re- 
publican party.  His  wife,  formerly  Sophronia 
Watts,  who  was  born  in  New  Gloucester,  No- 
vember 28,  1802,  became  the  mother  of  two 
children,    namely:     Mary    W.,    who    died    in 

1862,  aged  thirty-four  years;  and  William  P., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Mrs.  Sophronia 
W.  Allen  died  in  1862,  aged  sixty  years. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Universalist  church. 

William  P.  Allen  was  educated  in  the  dis- 
trict schools  of  Pownal.  After  attaining  his 
majority  he  continued  to  reside  with  his  par- 
ents, for  whom  he  managed  the  farm  during 
their  declining  years,  and  eventually  inher- 
ited the  homestead.  Enlisting  as  a  private  in 
Company  I,  Twenty-fifth  Regiment,  Maine 
Volunteers,  on  September  10,  1862,  he  served 
his  country  in  the   Civil    War  until    June   29, 

1863,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged. 
Owning  one  of  the  best  farms  in  town,  and 
following  the  carpenter's  trade  in  connection 
with  agricultural  labors,  he  has  realized  a 
comfortable  prosperity.  He  is  a  Republican 
in  politics  and  a  comrade  of  Post  No.  87, 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  of  Gray 
Corners. 

On  November  27,  185 1,  Mr.  Allen  was 
married  to  Mary  W.  Johnson,  who  was  born 
in  North  Yarmouth,  October  16,  1826.  Her 
parents  were  Samuel  and  Esther  (Dam)  John- 
son, the  former  of  whom  was  born  in  North 
Yarmouth,  and  the  latter  in  Pownal.  Samuel 
Johnson  was  a  prosperous  farmer  and  a  useful 


citizen.  He  resided  in  North  Yarmouth  until 
1830,  when  he  moved  to  Pownal,  where  he 
passed  the  rest  of  his  life,  and  died  at  the  age 
of  eighty-four.  He  was  a  Congregationalist 
in  religion.  His  wife  lived  to  reach  the  age 
of  seventy-five  years.  They  reared  two  chil- 
dren, namely:  Mary  W.,  who  is  now  Mrs. 
Allen;  and  Eunice,  who  is  now  the  wife  of 
John  T.  Lawrence,  of  Pownal. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen  have  had  two  children, 
a  son  and  a  daughter,  of  whom  but  one  sur- 
vives. The  elder,  Samuel  J.,  was  born  Octo- 
ber 3,  1852,  and  died  at  the  age  of  twenty 
years;  Sophronia  A.  was  born  December  11, 
1865,  and  was  married  to  George  P.  Cushman, 
November  28,  1885.  They  reside  at  the 
Allen  homestead. 

George  P.  Cushman  was  born  in  Pownal, 
April  13,  1863,  son  of  Levi  P.  and  Rachel 
M.  (Corliss)  Cushman.  Mr.  Cushman's 
great-grandfather,  Jabez  Cushman,  a  farmer, 
was  an  early  settler  in  New  Gloucester,  where 
his  death  took  place  when  he  was  seventy- 
three  years  old.  He  married  Ursula  Berse, 
and  reared  a  family  of  nine  children  —  Sam- 
uel, Jabez,  Mary,  Celia,  Betsey,  Solomon, 
Amia,  Isaac,  and  Joseph.  The  great-grand- 
mother lived  to  reach  an  advanced  age. 

Isaac  Cushman,  Mr.  Cushman's  grandfather, 
was  born  in  New  Gloucester  in  1792.  He 
was  reared  to  agricultural  pursuits;  and,  when 
a  young  man,  he  settled  in  Pownal,  where  he 
bought  the  farm  which  is  now  owned  by  his 
son,  Levi  P.  Cushman.  He  was  an  unusually 
energetic  farmer  ancl  an  able  and  useful  citi- 
zen, who  for  many  years  occupied  a  leading 
position  among  his  fellow-townsmen,  render- 
ing valuable  service  to  the  community  as  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  and  a  Rep- 
resentative to  the  legislature.  He  was  com- 
missioned a  Captain  in  the  State  militia.  In 
his  religious  views  he  was  libera],  and  he  sup- 
ported the  Whig  party  in  politics.  He  died 
October  18,  1852.  His  wife,  Lucy  L.  Par- 
sons, who  was  born  in  North  Yarmouth  in 
1803,  passed  the  last  years  of  her  life  at  the 
home  of  her  son  in  Pownal,  where  she  died 
September  23,  1895. 

Levi  P.  Cushman,  son  of  Isaac,  and  Lucy  L. 
(Parsons)  Cushman,  was  born  in  Pownal,  Au- 
gust 6,  1834.     He  acquired  his  education   in 


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the  schools  of  his  native  town  and  in  North 
Yarmouth  and  New  Gloucester.  During  his 
father's  declining  years  he  assisted  him  in 
managing  the  farm;  and  eventually  he  suc- 
ceeded to  the  ownership  of  the  property,  which 
he  has  since  conducted  successfully.  He  has 
two  hundred  acres  of  fertile  land,  which  he 
devotes  to  general  farming  and  dairying;  and 
he  keeps  from  fifteen  to  twenty  finely  bred 
cows.  He  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and 
in  1884  he  ably  represented  his  district  in  the 
legislature.  He  has  lived  a  busy  and  prosper- 
ous life,  and  enjoys  the  highest  respect  and 
esteem  of  his  neighbors  and  fellow-townsmen. 

On  April  13,  1856,  Mr.  Levi  P.  Cushman 
was  married  to  Rachel  M.  Corliss,  who  was 
born  in  North  Yarmouth,  December  23,  1838, 
daughter  of  Osborne  Corliss.  They  have  two 
children,  namely:  Frances  J.,  wife  of  John  E. 
Warren,  of  Portland;  and  George  P.,  a  pros- 
perous farmer  of  Pownal,  who  married  So- 
phronia  A.  Allen,  as  above  mentioned.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  George  P.  Cushman  have  had  two 
children,  namely:  Wil^am  P.,  who  was  born 
March  17,  1890;  and  Levi  P.,  who  was  born 
November  21,  1886,  and  died  December  18 
of  the  same  year. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen  are  among  the  oldest 
and  most  esteemed  residents  of  Pownal,  and 
are  pleasant,  social  people  to  meet.  Mr. 
Allen  is  a  Republican  in  politics. 


STEPHEN  D.  JILLSON,  a  farmer 
and  miller  of  Otisfield,  was  born  in 
the  town,  August  26,  1837,  son  of 
Joseph  B.  and  Nancy  (Stone)  Jill- 
son.  Joseph  B.  Jillson,  a  native  of  Casco, 
Me.,  who  was  a  carpenter  and  a  farmer,  died 
in  Otisfield.  His  wife,  a  native  and  lifelong 
resident  of  Otisfield,  also  ended  her  days  there. 
Their  seven  children  were :  Martha,  deceased, 
who  was  the  wife  of  William  O.  Briggs,  also 
deceased;  Margaret,  who  was  the  wife  of 
Elzard  La  Rowie,  of  Weymouth,  Mass.,  where 
she  died  some  time  ago;  Stephen  D.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Martin  Van  Buren, 
who  married  Viola  Chapland,  now  deceased] 
and  is  living  near  his  brother  Stephen;  Mary] 
deceased,  who  was  the  wife  of  Daniel  Fickett] 
of   Casco,   Me.  ;    Diana,    the    widow   of    Mark 


K.  Morse  and  a  resident  of  Waterbury,  Me.  ; 
and  Ephraim,  a  resident  of  Otisfield,  who  is 
actively  engaged  in  canning  fruit  and  corn. 

Stephen  D.  Jillson  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools.      He  went  to  work  when 
twelve  years  of  age,  obtaining  employment  on 
a  farm  in   Windham,  Me.,  where  he  remained 
for    several  years.       Subsequently  he    entered 
the  employ    of   a   farmer   named   William    C. 
Smith,     of    whom     he     learned     shoemaking. 
After  working  for  a  while  as  a  shoemaker,  he 
returned  to  farming.      In    1870  he  bought  the 
mill  near  his  home,  now  known  as  the  Jillson 
Mill.      It  contains  a  grist-mill  and  a  saw-mill, 
which  are  kept  constantly  busy,    turning    out 
quantities    of    finished    lumber   and    of    well- 
ground    feed.      Mr.    Jillson  also  deals   largely 
in  grain,  while  on  his  well-cared  farm  of  fifty 
acres  he  raises  a  variety  of   profitable  crops. 
He   is  an    enterprising  and    progressive   man, 
and  he  has  well  earned  the  prosperity  he  now 
enjoys. 

Mr.  Jillson  was  married  July  19,  1857,  to 
Miss  Dorcas  A.  Cobb,  who  was  born  in  Otis- 
field, May  28,  1837,  daughter  of  Thomas  L. 
and  Ruth  (Pitts)  Cotb.  Mr.  Cobb,  wbo  was 
a  well-to-do  farmer,  died  in  Otisfield;  and  his 
wife  also  breathed  her  last  in  that  town.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Jillson  have  had  two  children.  One 
died  in  infancy;  and  Dora,  born  in  1867,  died 
in  1877.  The  bereaved  parents  subsequently 
adopted  two  boys  — John  McNeill  and  Harry 
Ramsdell  —  who  are  yet  living.  Mr.  Jillson 
cast_  his  first  vote  with  the  Republicans,  but 
he  is  now  a  Democrat.  He  was  Representa- 
tive to  the  State  legislature  in  1893  and  1894, 
was  Collector  of  the  town  for  seven  years  in 
succession,  and  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  nine 
years.  To  understand  the  lesson  of  his  life 
and  appreciate  the  pluck  and  perseverance  that 
have  characterized  it,  one  must  bear  in  mind 
that  Mr.  Jillson,  the  successful  business  man 
of  to-day,  had  to  work  for  his  living  at  the 
age  of  twelve., 


(sTTLBERT  BRACKETT,  residing  at  173 

^4      Lincoln  Street,  Portland,  is  a  worthy 

yJLy^^^  representative  of  the  manufacturing 

interests    of    this   busy   city,    being 

engaged  as  a  contractor  in  the  manufacture  of 


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boxes  of  all  kinds,  carrying  on  a  flourishing 
business.  He  was  born  February  23,  [847,  at 
Windham,  Cumberland  County,  that  being  the 
place  of  nativity  of  his  parents,  Thomas  and 
Martha  (Trott)  Brackett,  both  of  whom  were 
born  in  July,  1814,  the  mother  on  the  fourth 
day,  and  the  father  the  twenty-sixth.  The 
Brackett  family  were  early  residents  of  Port- 
land. Jeremiah  Brackett,  father  of  Thomas, 
above  mentioned,  was  born  near  Brackett 
Street,  which  was  named  in  honor  of  one  of 
his  ancestors.  He  subsequently  removed  to 
Windham,  where  he  bought  a  farm,  which  he 
managed  for  many  years. 

Thomas  Brackett  spent  his  entire  life  in 
Windham,  where  he  engaged  in  agricultural 
pursuits.  His  demise  occurred  on  Christmas 
Day,  1882.  His  wife  was  the  daughter  of 
Thomas  Trott,  a  prosperous  farmer  and  one  of 
the  early  settlers  of  Windham.  She  has  been 
a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  for  many 
years,  and  is  now  spending  her  declining  years 
at  Cumberland  Mills.  She  has  eight  chil- 
dren, Albert  being  the  fourth  in  succession  of 
birth. 

Albert  Brackett  grew  to  man's  estate  in  the 
town  of  his  birth,  there  acquiring  a  substantial 
common-school  education.  During  the  last 
years  of  the  late  Rebellion  Mr.  Brackett  went 
South,  being  under  contract  with  the  United 
States  government  as  a  teamster,  and  travel- 
ling through  Nashville,  Chattanooga,  and 
over  Lookout  Mountain.  At  the  close  of  the 
war  he  continued  in  that  occupation  for  a  few 
years,  going  westward,  and  teaming  through 
Colorado,  Wyoming,  Indian  Territory,  thence 
to  Salt  Lake  City,  Virginia  City,  and  Santa 
F6,  seeing  much  of  the  country,  and  having  a 
realistic  experience  of  the  rough  side  of 
frontier  life,  being  twice  attacked  by  the  wily 
savages,  from  whom  he  barely  escaped.  Re- 
turning to  Portland  in  1868,  Mr.  Brackett 
learned  the  trade  of  a  box-maker  with  his 
uncle,  J.  L.  Brackett,  who  was  then  employ- 
ing a  force  of  five  men  in  the  work.  Mr. 
Brackett  was  an  apt  pupil,  mastering  the  trade 
in  a  few  months,  after  which  he  was  made 
foreman  of  the  factory,  a  position  he  retained 
until  1879,  his  uncle  since  then  employing 
him  as  general  manager  of  the  business. 
Under  his  judicious  management  the  business 


has  been  greatly  increased,  his  manufactures 
exceeding  that  of  any  other  box  factory  in  the 
city,  requiring  an  average  force  of  eighteen 
men. 

Politically,  Mr.  Brackett  is  a  stanch  sup- 
porter of  Republican  principles,  uniformly 
casting  his  vote  with  that  party.  Socially, 
he  is  prominent  in  Masonic  affairs,  being  very 
active  in  advancing  the  interests  of  that 
Order.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient 
Landmark  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Green- 
leaf  Chapter;  Portland  Council;  St.  Albans 
Commandery,  Knights  Templars ;  Yates 
Lodge  of  Perfection;  Portland  Council, 
Princes  of  Jerusalem;  Dunlap  Chapter,  of 
Rose  Croix;  and  of  the  Maine  Consistory. 
Mr.  Brackett  belongs  also  to  the  Knights  of 
Pythias,  being  a  member  of  Ivanhoe  Lodge, 
and  Uniform  rank;  also  to  Maine  Lodge,  No. 
I,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  and 
to  the  Eastern  Star  Encampment,  having  been 
through  all  of  the  chairs  in  the  last  two;  and 
to  the  Cagawasco  Tribe  of  Red  Men.  He  is 
likewise  a  member  of  the  Maine  Charitable 
Mechanic  Association,  a  beneficiary  organiza- 
tion of  Portland. 

Mr.  Brackett  married  on  November  24, 
1871,  Miss^Eva  McAllister,  a  native  of 
Franklin,  Me.  The  children  born  to  them 
are  three  in  number,  namely:  Edith  M.,  wife 
of  Levi  Strout;  Alice,  wife  of  C.  O.  Spear; 
and  Albert  M. 


Y^ATHAN  DECKER,  of  Casco,  senior 
I  —I  member  of  the  firm  of  Decker  &  Han- 
|ls  I  cock,     leading    lumber    dealers     of 

^■""^  Cumberland  County,  was  born  in 
this  town,  March  18,  1814,  son  of  David  and 
Jemima  (Decker)  Decker.  His  father,  who 
was  a  native  of  Boothbay,  Me.,  was  a  minister 
of  the  Free  Baptist  church,  and  also  a  success- 
ful farmer,  eking  out  his  small  salary  with 
such  profits  as  his  labor  could  extract  from  the 
soil.  When  a  young  man  David  Decker  lo- 
cated in  Standish,  Me.,  and  subsequently  pur- 
chased a  farm  about  one  mile  south  of  Casco. 
The  latter  part  of  his  life  was  spent  in  the 
eastern  portion  of  the  State,  devoted  princi- 
pally to  preaching.  Mr.  Decker  was  one  of 
the  first  preachers  in  that  part  of  Cumberland 


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County.  He  died  in  1843,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-two.  His  wife,  a  native  of  Standish, 
Me.,  died  in  Casco,  January  26,  1842,  at  the 
age  of  sixty-three.  Their  eight  children 
were:  Mary,  the  wife  of  James"  Garling,  of 
Portland;  David,  a  farmer  and  lumberman, 
who  married  Eliza  Dunham,  of  Otisfield; 
William,  a  farmer,  who  married  Mary  Whit- 
ney, of  Harrison ;  John,  a  farmer,  who  married 
Mary  Furlong,  of  Greenwood;  Eunice,  who  be- 
came the  wife  of  Ira  Smith,  a  cooper  of  Stand- 
ish; Charles,  a  farmer,  who  married  Mary 
Jackson,  of  Casco;  Nathan,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch ;  and  Spencer,  a  merchant  of  Casco, 
who  married  Rebecca  Walker,  of  that  town. 

Nathan  Decker,  the  sole  survivor  of  his  par- 
ents' children,  took  charge  of  the  home  farm 
when  quite  young,  and  managed  it  success- 
fully until  1859,  at  the  same  time  attending 
carefully  to  his  mother's  comfort.  In  that 
year  he  moved  to  the  homestead,  which  he 
now  occupies  in  the  village  of  Casco.  He  had 
been  in  trade  for  a  number  of  years  in  Casco, 
when  he  forsook  it  for  the  lumber  business, 
which  he  deemed  more  profitable.  He  is  now 
one  of  the  largest  lumber  dealers  in  Cumber- 
land County.  In  company  with  his  step-son, 
Mr.  Hancock,  he  owns  about  four  thousand 
acres  of  timber  land  in  the  vicinity  of  Casco. 
In  their  business  they  keep  fifteen  teams  con- 
stantly busy.  They  sell  immense  quantities 
of  lumber  to  buyers  on  the  water.  Mr.  Decker 
has  practically  retired  from  active  work,  but 
still  looks  after  his  large  business  interests. 

In  1859  Mr.  Decker  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Mrs.  Hannah  Stewart  Hancock,  a  native 
of  Harrison,  Me.,  born  March  3,  1825.  She 
is  a  daughter  of  Solomon  and  Polly  (Hall) 
Stewart,  esteemed  members  of  the  farming 
community  of  Harrison.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Decker  have  no  children.  Mr.  Decker  is  a 
stanch  Republican,  while  he  has  never  been 
an  aspirant  for  office.  He  and  his  wife  attend 
the  Union  Church  of  Casco. 


^UMNER      O.     HANCOCK,     junior 
member   of   the  firm   of    Decker  & 
Hancock,  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass., 
January  6,  1855,  son  of  Sumner  M. 
and  Hannah  (Stewart)  Hancock.     Sumner  M. 


Hancock  was  born  in  Otisfield,  Me.,  Decem- 
ber I,  1823,  and  remained  there  until  twenty 
years  of  agd.  He  then  moved  to  Boston, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  teaming  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death.  Sumner  M,  Hancock 
owned  a  farm  in  Otisfield,  but  never  cared  to 
live  there.  He  died  November  6,  1855.  His 
wife  was  a  native  of  Harrison,  Me.,  born 
March  3,  1825.  After  her  husband's  death, 
with  her  only  child,  Sumner  O.  Hancock,  she 
returned  to  Harrison,  where  she  lived  five 
years.  She  then  removed  to  Casco,  and  was 
again  married,  becoming  the  wife  of  Nathan 
Decker. 

Sumner  O.  Hancock  received  a  good  com- 
mon-school education  in  Casco.  He  early  en- 
gaged in  the  lumber  business  with  Mr. 
Decker,  and  now  has  practically  the  manage- 
ment of  the  firm's  affairs.  He  also  deals 
largely  in  real  estate,  and  is  widely  known  as 
one  of  the  most  capable  and  successful  busi- 
ness men  in  the  county.  On  June  2,  1881, 
Mr.  Hancock  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Bertha  R.,  daughter  of  Captain  James  and 
Celestia  (Watson)  Tukey,  of  Raymond,  Me., 
born  September  i,  1862.  Captain  Tukey, 
who  was  master  of  a  vessel  in  the  West  India 
trade,  died  in  Cuba;  and  his  widow  subse- 
quently married  Henry  Plummer,  of  Ray- 
mond, where  she  is  now  living.  They  have 
three  children,  namely:  Mae  E.,  born  J.une 
10,  1883;  Miller  S.,  born  May  29,  1887;  and 
Ralph  S.,  born  October  16,  1893.  In  poli- 
tics Mr.  Hancock  is  a  Democrat.  He  has 
been  Town  Treasurer  for  five  years  and  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  for  the  last 
four  years,  being  the  present  Chairman  of  that 
body.  In  religious  belief  he  is  a  Univer- 
sal ist. 


/V^HARLES  COLE,  a  representative 
V  JT  ^^^"^^^  "^  Raymond,  is  highly  es- 
Vjs  ^  teemed  for  his  integrity  and  busi- 
ness energy,  being  a  man  whose 
success  in  life  is  the  result  of  personal  enter- 
prise and  endeavor.  Son  of  Noah  and  Sarah" 
(Verrill)  Cole,  he  was  born  in  New  Glouces- 
ter, Cumberland  County,  on  March  9,  1845. 

Noah  Cole  was  a  native  of  Buckfield,  Me., 
from  which  place  he  removed  to  New  Glouces- 


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365 


ter.  When  he  started  out  to  earn  his  own 
livelihood,  he  engaged  in  farming,  and  subse- 
quently went  into  the  milling  business.  He 
continued  to  carry  on  these  lines  of  useful  in- 
dustry throughout  his  life.  His  death  oc- 
curred in  1845.  His  wife,  Sarah  Verrill,  was 
born  in  New  Gloucester.  She  bore  him  five 
children,  as  follows:  Rachel,  who  died  when 
but  six  months  old;  James  V.,  whose  death 
occurred  on  September  12,  1866;  Mary  Ann, 
who  died  in  1856;  Amos,  who  was  killed  in  a 
mill  in  Lewiston  in  September,  1867;  and 
Charles.  Their  mother  formed  a  second  mar- 
riage with  William  Stinchfield,  a  widower  re- 
siding in  New  Gloucester,  whose  former  wife 
was  Miss  Rebecca  Preble.  He  died  in  June 
1895,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-eight 
years. 

Charles  Cole  was  but  six  months  old  at  the 
time  of  his  father's  death.  Under  his 
mother's  tender  care  and  judicious  training  he 
grew  to  maturity ;  and,  when  he  was  fifteen 
years  of  age,  he  went  to  live  with  his  step- 
father, whom  he  assisted  in  the  farm  work. 
In  1867  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stinchfield  came  to 
Raymond,  and  settled  on  the  farm  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  Mr.  Cole,  who  continued  to 
live  with  them  after  his  marriage,  caring  for 
them  during  their  last  years.  This  farm  con- 
tains about  two  hundred  acres  of  land,  and  Mr. 
Cole  also  owns  timbered  land  in  other  towns. 
He  keeps  his  land  under  excellent  cultivation, 
and  has  made  various  improvements.  General 
farming,  fruit  growing,  and  stock  raising  en- 
gage his  attention. 

On  November  24,  1866,  Mr.  Cole  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Ellen  Stinch- 
field, a  daughter  of  William  Stinchfield.  She 
was  born  on  March  17,  1844,  and  has  two 
sisters  —  Florinda,  the  wife  of  Silas  Bickford, 
living  in  New  Gloucester;  and  Mary,  who 
married  John  H.  Jordan,  of  Raymond.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Cole  have  had  nine  children,  namely: 
Lillian  R.,  living  at  home;  Charles  H.,  now 
in  Shelburne,  N.H.;  Mary  Ellen,  who  died 
in  infancy;  William  S.  and  Lucy  P.,  who  are 
attending  the  Pennell  Institute  in  Gray;  Ira 
N.  and  Hewett,  living  at  home;  a  child  that 
died  in  infancy;  and  Gardner,  who  is  also  at 
home. 

Mr.  Cole  has  always  been  a  stanch  Prohibi- 


tionist. For  seven  years  prior  to  1894  he 
served  as  Selectman  of  Raymond.  Socially, 
he  is  a  member  of  Presumpscot  Lodge,  No. 
127,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Windham;  and  Gray 
Lodge,  No.  45,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows.  He  and  his  family  are  attendants  of 
the  Universalist  church  at  East  Raymond. 


'JOSEPH  G.  BENNETT,  a  carriage- 
maker  by  trade,  with  which  he  has 
combined  the  vocation  of  a  farmer,  is  a 
lifelong  resident  of  New  Gloucester, 
where  his  birth  occurred  on  September  g, 
1822.  He  is  a  son  of  Harmon  and  Lucy 
(Bennett)  Bennett,  both  of  whom  were  born 
in  Cumberland  County.  His  father  served  as 
a  patriot  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.  He 
afterward  settled  in  Fairfield,  Me.,  where  he 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  His  wife, 
Lucy,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Moses  Bennett, 
reared  a  family  of  nine  children,  three  of 
whom  are  still  living,  namely:  Caroline,  the 
wife  of  Charles  Fernald,  of  Wisconsin ;  Mary 
Charlotte,  residing  in  Massachusetts;  and 
Nathaniel,  who  lives  on  the  old  homestead  in 
New  Gloucester.  The  deceased  are :  Clara, 
Lucy,  Sallie,  Esther,  Laura,  and  Hannah. 
Mrs.  Lucy  Bennett,  who  lived  to  the  advanced 
age  of  eighty-three  years,  died  in  Strong,  Me., 
where  she  spent  the  last  years  of  her  life. 

Joseph  G.  Bennett  was  born  at  the  home  of 
his  maternal  grandfather,  Moses  Bennett,  and 
remained  with  him  until  eighteen  years  of 
age.  At  that  time  he  learned  carriage- 
making,  and  has  since  been  engaged  in  that 
trade.  In  1872  he  purchased  the  Captain 
Rackliffe  farm,  containing  about  fifty  acres, 
on  which  he  now  resides.  He  also  owns  a 
tract  of  timber  land  in  another  part  of  the  town. 
Although  he  is  now  advanced  in  years,  Mr. 
Bennett  still  continues  to  work  at  carriage- 
making,  and  has  a  shop  on  his  farm,  where  he 
does  all  kinds  of  general  repairing.  His  son 
assists  him  in  the  management  of  the  farm. 

On  March  18,  1856,  he  was  joined  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Alfreda  A.  Fairfield,  a  daugh- 
ter of  the  Rev.  Smith  Fairfield,  who  was  at 
one  time  the  minister  in  charge  of  the  Baptist 
church  at  New  Gloucester.  Mr.  .and  Mrs. 
J.    G.    Bennett   are   the  parents    of  a  son    and 


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daughter,  namely:  Flora  M,,  the  wife  of  the 
Rev.  E.  W.  Webber,  a  Universalist  minister 
of  Richmond,  Me.  ;  and  Charles  P.,  born  in 
May,  1869,  a  clerk  in  a  store  of  New  Glouces- 
ter village,  who  married  Miss  Hattie  Wood- 
bury, a  school  teacher,  both  residing  with  his 
father.  The  daughter  received  a  high-school 
education.  Mr.  Bennett  is  a  stanch  Democrat, 
and  for  many  years  he  has  served  as  Constable 
in  the  town  of  New  Gloucester.  He  and  Mrs. 
Bennett  are  regular  attendants  of  the  Baptist 
church. 


'IMON  B.  GUTHRIE,  shoe  manu- 
facturer of  Gorham,  Cumberland 
County,  Me.,  was  born  in  Gorham, 
December  10,  1853,  son  of  Michael 
and  Mary  (Fitzpatrick)  Guthrie.  He  is  of  an 
ancient  Scottish  family,  the  name  Guthrie 
having  been  prominent  in  Scotland  as  early  as 
the  thirteenth  century. 

Mr.  Guthrie's  grandfather,  who  was  born 
in,  Scotland,  was  for  some  years  a  farmer  in 
the  south  of  Ireland;  and  in  that  country  his 
children  —  four  sons  and  a  daughter  —  were 
born.  Michael  Guthrie,  the  father  of  Simon 
B.,  was  the  youngest  of  this  family.  He  was 
born  in  i8oo,  and  emigrated  to  America  when 
a  young  man,  making  a  short  stay  in  Portland, 
Me.,  and  then  settling  in  Gorham.  He  died 
in  this  town  in  1883,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
three.  His  wife,  who  was  of  Irish  birth,  be- 
came the  mother  of  ten  children  —  Bridget, 
Daniel,  Thomas,  Roger,  Simon  B.,  Mary, 
James,  Catherine,  Michael,  and  Elizabeth, 
eight  of  whom  are  now  living. 

Simon  B.  Guthrie  grew  to  manhood  in  Gor- 
ham, acquiring  his  elementary  education  in  the 
public  schools.  When  a  boy  he  met  with  a 
peculiar  accident,  which  was  the  occasion  of 
a  triumph  of  surgery  considered  very  remarka- 
ble at  the  time.  He  injured  the  knee-pan  in 
such  a  way  that  he  was  unable  to  walk  for  six 
months;  and  when  he  did  get  about  the  limb 
was  crooked,  and  he  was  quite  lame  for  seven 
years.  Dr.  H.  H.  Hunt  then  performed  an 
operation,  the  ninth  of  the  kind  in  the  records 
of  surgery,  which  fully  straightened  the  limb 
and  restored  its  strength.  In  1868  he  started 
to  learn  the  shoemaker's  trade,  and  on  finish- 


ing his  apprenticeship  entered  Gray's  Business 
College  in  Portland,  Me.  On  finishing  his 
course  of  study,  he  worked  for  a  while  at 
currying  leather  and  then  for  two  years  at 
shoemaking.  In  1877  he  formed  a  copartner- 
ship with  John  S.  Leavitt,  Jr.,  of  Gorham, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Leavitt  &  Guthrie; 
and  in  the  spring  of  1878  his  brother  Daniel 
took  Mr.  Leavitt's  place,  changing  the  name 
of  the  company  to  D.  &  S.  B.  Guthrie.  This 
partnership  lasted  two  years;  and  then  Simon 
Guthrie  purchased  his  brother's  interest  in  the 
business,  of  which  he  has  been  sole  proprietor 
ever  since.  He  carries  a  full  line  of  footwear 
for  men  and  women,  and  does  fine  custom 
work  and  also  repairing. 

June  I,  1 881,  Mr.  Guthrie  was  united  to 
Margaret  E.  Manning,  a  native  of  Augusta, 
Me.  Two  children  have  blessed  their  union 
—  Roger  Hunt  and  Annie  Elizabeth. 

Mr.  Guthrie  takes  an  active  part  in  politics, 
and  is  one  of  the  leading  Democrats  of  Gor- 
ham. He  has  been  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
of  the  Democratic  Town  Committee,  and  has 
been  nominated  by  his  party  for  the  several 
town  offices.  He  was  appointed  Postmaster, 
April  3,  1893,  by  President '  Cleveland,  and 
was  elected  one  of  Gorham's  Village  Corpora- 
tion Assessors  in  May,  1895.  He  is  a  member 
of  Dirigo  Lodge,  No.  21,  Knights  of  Pythias, 
of  Gorham,  of  which  he  has  filled  all  the 
chairs,  and  is  one  of  the  Trustees.  In  relig-  . 
ious  affiliation  he  is  a  Catholic.  He  is  a  rep- 
resentative citizen  of  Gorham,  honest  and 
painstaking  in  his  business  contracts  and 
always  interested  in  the  public  welfare. 


/^APTAIN  PAUL  G.  BLANCHARD, 
V  Jl  ^'^°  ^^^  formerly  a  well-known  com^ 
VJ?  ^  mander  of  merchant  vessels  and 
later  a  successful  ship-builder  of 
Yarmouth,  was  born  in  this  town  in  October, 
1808.  He  was  the  second  son  of  Sylvanus 
and  Dorcas  (Prince)  Blanchard. 

The  Blanchard  family  is  of  English  origin. 
Thomas  Blanchard  emigrated  to  Massachusetts 
in  early  Colonial  days.  His  son  Nathaniel, 
also  a  native  of  England,  settled  in  Wey- 
mouth, Mass.,  about  1658.  Descendants 
later  removed  to   the  district    of  Maine,    and 


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became  both  numerous  and  prominent  in  Cum- 
berland County,  where  many  representatives  of 
the  family  have  achieved  success  as  master 
mariners  and. business  men. 

Sylvanus  Blanchard,  Mr.  Blanchard's  father, 
was  born  in  North  Yarmouth,  and  at  an  early 
age  began  to  follow  the  sea.  He  became 
a  well-known  and  successful  ship-master,  and 
engaged  in  foreign  trade  for  many  years, 
finally  retiring  from  the  sea  and  establishing 
the  ship-building  industry  in  Yarmouth.  He 
also  owned  a  good  farm,  which  he  cultivated 
with  profitable  results.  He  was  a  highly 
respected  business  man  and  a  progressive 
citizen.  In  politics  he  supported  the  Whig 
party.  He  died  at  his  homestead  in  Yar- 
mouth, aged  over  eighty  years.  His  wife, 
Dorcas  Prince,  who  was  a  native  of  Yarmouth, 
became  the  mother  of  seven  children,  as  fol- 
lows: David;  Paul  G.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  ;  Sylvanus  C.  ;  Perez  Nathaniel ;  Sam- 
uel W.  ;  Dorcas  Jane;  and  Olive  Elizabeth 
Mrs.  Dorcas  P.  Blanchard  also  lived  past  the 
age  of  fourscore  years.  She  and  her  husband 
were  members  of  the  Congregational  church. 

Paul  G.  Blanchard  received  his  education  in 
the  schools  of  Yarmouth,  and  at  the  age  of 
nineteen  he  became  a  sailor  on  board  of  his 
father's  vessel.  He  worked  his  way  up  from 
the  forecastle,  becoming  thoroughly  acquainted 
with  the  management  of  a  ship;  and  when  still 
a  young  man  he  stood  upon  the  quarter-deck  as 
master  of  a  vessel.  He  engaged  successfully 
in  the  foreign  trade,  commanding  several  noted 
merchantmen  of  his  day;  and_  during  his 
twenty-one  years  of  seafaring  he  crossed  the 
Atlantic  sixty  times.  His  voyages  were  al- 
ways of  a  fortunate  character,  realizing  good 
financial  returns  both  for  himself  and  his 
owners;  and  he  acquired  a  high  reputation  as 
an  able  and  trustworthy  ship-master.  After 
his  retirement  from  the  sea  he  engaged  with 
his  brothers  in  the  ship-building  industry  at 
Yarmouth,  and  they  were  famous  for  turning 
out  some  of  the  finest  merchant  crafts  that 
sailed  in  those  days.  Captain  Blanchard  was 
an  able,  successful  business  man,  possessing 
the  respect  and  esteem  of  his  fellow-towns- 
men; and  the  community  was  indebted  to  him 
for  the  energy  which  he  displayed  in  develop- 
ing and  maintaining  its    industrial  resources. 


He  was  liberal  in  his  religious  views,  and  in 
politics  he  supported  the  Democratic  party. 
He  died  at  his  pleasant  home  in  Yarmouth  in 
November,  1885. 

On  October  15,  1855,  Captain  Blanchard 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Sarah  J.  Baker, 
daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  (Hodgkins)  Baker. 
John  Baker  was  born  in  Portland,  was  a  sail- 
maker  by  trade,  an  occupation  which  he  fol- 
lowed through  life.  He  died  in  Portland  at 
the  age  of  forty-four  years.  Plis  family  con- 
sisted of  the  following  children :  Joseph, 
Edward,  Albert,  Harriett,  John  H.,  Charles 
H.,  and  Sarah  J.  Mrs.  Baker  wedded  for  her 
second  husband  Thomas  Chase.  She  lived  to 
reach  the  advanced  age  of   nearly  ninety  years. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Baker  Blanchard  continues  to 
occupy  the  residence  which  was  erected  by  her 
late  husband  and  is  furnished  with  every 
desirable  comfort.  She  is  a  lady  of  refined 
tastes  and  pleasing  manners,  and  is  much  re- 
spected by  all  who  know  her.  She  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Congregational  church. 


APTAIN  LEVI  MARSTON,  for- 
merly a  well-known  ship-master,  who 
is  now  living  in  retirement  at  his 
home  in  Yarmouthville,  was  born  in 
North  Yarmouth,  June  2,  1816,  son  of  Thomas 
and  Eunice  (Roberts)  Marston.  Captain 
Marston's  grandparents  were  Jasper  and  Pa- 
tience Marston,  the  former  of  whom  was  a 
sturdy  pioneer  and  an  early  settler  of  North 
Yarmouth.  Jasper  cleared  a  good  farm  out  of 
the  original  wilderness,  and  extracted  from  it 
a  good  living.  Both  he  and  his  wife  lived  to 
an  advanced  age. 

Thomas  Marston,  Captain  Marston's  father, 
was  born  in  North  Yarmouth,  and  was  a  life- 
long resident  of  that  town.  He  owned  a  good 
farm,  and  was  successfully  engaged  in  agri- 
cultural pursuits  during  his  active  period. 
Industrious  and  energetic,  he  had  the  esteem 
and  good  will  of  the  entire  community.  He 
served  as  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  18 12,  for 
which  he  received  a  pension,  was  a  Democrat 
in  politics,  and  lived  seventy-four  years.  His 
wife,  Eunice,  who  was  a  native  of  North  Yar- 
mouth, became  the  mother  of  nine  children, 
as  follows:   George  R.,    born  July    14,    1810; 


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Margaret,  born  May  4,  1813;  Jane,  born 
November  19,  18 14;  Levi,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  Thankful,  born  May  16,  1818; 
Thomas,  born  July  2,  1820;  Eliza  T. ,  born 
December  i,  1822;  Jeremiah  W.,  born  January 
16,  1825;  and  Emeline,  born  March  19,  1819, 
who  died  in  infancy.  Of  these  the  survivors, 
besides  Levi,  are:  Eliza  T.,  who  is  now  Mrs. 
Edward  T.  Smith,  and  resides  in  Windham, 
Me.  ;  and  Jeremiah  W.,  a  resident  of  Pownal, 
Me.  The  mother  lived  to  the  age  of  seventy- 
seven  years.  Captain  Marston's  parents  at- 
tended the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

Captain   Levi    Marston  received  his  educa- 
tion  in  the    district    schools    of    North    Yar- 
mouth.    At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  began  to 
follow  the  sea,  shipping  as  cook  at  six  dollars 
and  fifty  cents  per  month.      He  later  became 
an  able  seaman  ;  and  in  1837  he  served  on  board 
the  ship  !'Tarquin,"   which    was    the    largest 
merchant  vessel  afloat  at  that  time.      Working 
his  way  steadily  step  by  step,  he  was  appointed 
first  mate  of  the  brig  "Vincennes, "   of  Port- 
land.     Soon  after  he  became  master  and  part 
owner  of  the  schooner  "Effort,"  one  hundred 
tons'  burden.      In  1849  h^^  had  constructed  at 
North  Yarmouth,    under  his  own  supervision, 
the  brig  "Harriet,"   registering  two  hundred 
and   twenty-five  tons,  and   with    it   engaged   in 
the    West    India   trade    for    some    twenty-five 
years.     The  largest  vessel  he  ever  commanded 
was  the  "S.  R.  Bearce, "  six  hundred  and  fif- 
teen tons,  which  is  still   in   commission.      He 
followed  the  sea  for  fifty  years,  during  which 
he  visited   the  principal    ports  of    the  world. 
An. accomplished  seaman  and  a  good  business 
man,   his  voyages  were  always  attended  with 
success.      He    abandoned    seafaring    in    1880, 
since  which  time  he  has  resided  at  his  home 
in  Yarmouthville.      During  the  Civil  War  he 
commanded    the    transport    steamer    "General 
Howard,"     which    was    engaged    in    carrying 
troops  and  supplies  for  the  army.      On  Novem- 
ber 9,  1851,  he  rescued  two  hundred  and  fifty 
of   the   three   hundred    and    twenty-five  souls, 
comprising  the  passengers  and  crew  of  a  wreck' 
the    British    ship   "Unicorn,"    the    remainder 
being  taken  off  by  another  American  ship,  the 
"Daniel  Webster."     For  this  gallant  deed  of 
humanity  he  was  presented  with  a  commemora- 
tive medal.      In  politics  he  supports  the  Re- 


publican party,  while  in  his  religious  belief  he 
is  a  Methodist. 

Captain  Marston  has  been  twice  married. 
On  March  26,  1840,  he  was  united  to  Lavina 
Mitchell,  who  was  born  in  North  Yarmouth, 
November  3,  181 3,  and  died  January  9,  1880. 
On  November  19,  1884,  he  married  for  his 
second  wife  Mrs.  Louise  Humphrey,  a  sister 
of  his  first  wife,  who  was  born  June  9,  1832. 
They  were  daughters  of  John  and  Eliza  (Good- 
ing) Mitchell. 

John   Mitchell,    Mrs.    Marston's  father,  was 
born  in  that  part  of  Yarmouth  which  was  for- 
merly   included    in    the   town    of    North    Yar- 
mouth,   September    12,     1778.      His    parents, 
Benjamin  and   Jane    (Loring)    Mitchell,    were 
also  natives  of  North  Yarmouth.      His  grand- 
father, Benjamin  Mitchell,  the  first  of  his  an- 
cestors to  settle  in  that  locality,  cleared  and' 
improved  a  good  farm   in  the  eastern  part  of 
North  Yarmouth.      Indians  were  numerous  in 
those  early  days;  and  two  of  his  sons,   Solo- 
mon and  Daniel,  were  made  captives.      Solo- 
mon soon  returned,  but  Daniel  remained  away 
from  his  people  for  many  years.      Grandfather 
Mitchell  married  Mehitable  Bragdon,  and  the 
two  lived  to  an  advanced  age.      John  Mitchell's 
father,  Benjamin  (second),  was  also  a  success- 
ful farmer,   and    resided    in    North    Yarmouth 
until  his  death,   which  took    place  in    middle 
life.      He  was  twice  married,    having  had    no 
children   by    his    first    wife.      By    his    second 
union,  contracted  with  Jane  Loring,  he  became 
the    father     of    eight     children  —  Nathaniel, 
David,    Loring,     John,      Benjamin,     Charles, 
Dorcas,  and  Jane. 

John  Mitchell  followed  the  sea  in  his  early 
life,  and  became  master  of  a  sloop,  which  he 
sailed  in  the  coasting  trade.  He  also  made 
several  foreign  voyages,  shipping  as  an  able 
seaman.  Upon  one  occasion,  while  he  and  his 
brother  were  crossing  the  Spanish  main,  they 
were  made  prisoners.  Between  the  years  1813 
and  181S  he  relinquished  sea  life,  and  settled 
upon  a  tract  of  land  in  North  Yarmouth.  Out 
of  this  he  made  the  farm  now  occupied  by  his 
son,  Azor  Mitchell,  who  bought  it  in  i860. 
Having  spent  his  last  days  in  retirement,  he 
died  August  4,  1862,  aged  eighty-three  years. 
He  was  a  practical  and  successful  farmer,  and 
was  always  ready  to  aid  in  anything  designed 


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to  promote  the  welfare  of  the  community. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
church  of  Pownal,  and  in  politics  he  supported 
the  Whig  and  the  Republican  parties.  He 
married  Elizabeth  Gooding,  who  was  born  in 
Portland,  Me.,  November  20,  1789.  They 
reared  a  family  of  four  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters, as  follows:  Dorcas,  who  was  born  on  Jan- 
uary 13,  1 811;  Lavina,  born  November  3, 
1813;  Elizabeth  W. ,  born  December  ii, 
1816;  John  H.,  born  September  28,  1819; 
George  G. ,  born  Noveihber  19,  1821  ;  Albert 
I^.,  born  December  29,  1824;  Azor,  born 
May  8,  1828;  and  Mary  Louise,  born  June 
9,  1832,  now  Mrs.  Levi  Marston.  Of  these, 
Lavina,  George  G.,  and  Albert  L.  are  no 
longer  living.  The  mother  died  July  13, 
1872,  aged  eighty-two  years.  Captain  Mars- 
ton  has  four  children  living,  namely:  Ellen 
M.,  born  July  6,  1843,  who  married  James 
Lawrence,  March  31,  1869,  and  is  now  resid- 
ing at  the  old  homestead;  Charles  L. ,  born 
May  21,  1846,  who  married  Lizzie  J.  Drum- 
mond,  of  Phippsburg,  Me.,  and  resides  in  Yar- 
mouth; Alfred  T.,  born  April  29,  1849,  who 
married  Emma  Lawrence,  of  Boston  (born  in 
England),  and  is  now  living  in  Arlington, 
Mass.;  and  George  H.,  born  May  13,  1851, 
married  Orissa  H.  Bragdon,  of  Corinth,  Me., 
and  lives  in  Cambridge,  Mass.  In  politics 
Captain  Marston  supports  the  Republican 
party,  while  in  religious  belief  he  is  a  Metho- 
dist. He  is  now  one  of  the  oldest  ship- 
masters in  Maine. 


-t^   PRENTISS  POTTER,  M.D.,  a  well- 

I  ^  known  physician  of  Cumberland 
J[5^  County,  Maine,  a  public-spirited 
^""^^  and  much  esteemed  citizen  of 
Bridgton,  his  native  town,  was  born  on  a  farm 
on  the  Highlands  on  October  13,  1845.  This 
farm  was  also  the  birthplace  of  his  father, 
Nathaniel  Potter,  who  was  a  Deacon  of  the 
Congregational  church  of  Bridgton  for  about 
fifty  years. 

The  Doctor's  grandfather  was  the  first  of  the 
Potter  family  to  make  his  home  on  the  High- 
lands. Nathaniel  Potter  was  a  carpenter  by 
trade,  and  during  the  greater  part  of  his  life 
was  engaged  as  a  contractor  and  builder.      He 


was  four  times  married,  and  he  had  two  chil- 
dren by  his  first  wife;  namely,  Charles  and 
Miranda  (deceased).  His  children  by  his 
fourth  wife,  Rhoda  B.  Dresser,  were:  Lizzie 
A.,  N.  Prentiss,  and  Allie  I.  (deceased). 
Deacon  Potter  departed  this  life  a  number  of 
years  ago.  His  remains  rest  in  the  new  ceme- 
tery at  Bridgton. 

N.  Prentiss  Potter  learned  his  early  lessons 
in  the  district  schools,  and  later  pursued  the 
higher  branches  of  learning  in  the  academy 
at  North  Bridgton,  improving  his  time  so  well 
that  at  eighteen  he  began  teaching  in  the 
Derby  Academy  in  Vermont.  Having  taught 
there  a  year  and  at  Limington  Academy,  Me., 
one  term,  in  1866  on  account  of-  ill  health 
he  started  for  the  West.  He  was  gone  three 
years,  and  visited  nearly  all  the  Western 
States  and  Territories,  experiencing  hardships 
and  discomforts  at  some  stages  of  his  progress 
that  would  have  sent  a  less  resolute  youth  back 
to  the  parental  roof.  The  unpleasantness  of 
existence  at  the  pest-house,  whither  he  was 
sent  to  be  treated  for  the  small-pox,  and  the 
wonder  of  his  coming  out  alive  after  several 
weeks'  detention,  may  be  left  to  the  imagina- 
tion of  the  reader.  Finding  himself  almost 
penniless  on  his  recovery,  and  casting  about 
for  means  of  support,  he  took  up  the  life  in- 
surance business,  becoming  an  agent  in  a 
fresh  field,  and,  at  the  end  of  the  second  day 
after  starting  out  in  this  new  venture,  was  the 
happy  possessor  of  about  one  hundred  dollars. 
He  continued  in  this  business  during  the  re- 
mainder of  his  stay  in  the  West,  journeying 
from  town  to  town  on  horseback.  In  1869  he 
returned  to  Bridgton ;  and  in  the  following  year 
he  began  the  study  of  medicine  under  the  in- 
struction of  Dr.  J.  H.  Kimball  and  Dr. 
Charles  T.  Fessenden,  of  Portland.  He  con- 
tinued it  at  the  Marine  Hospital  and  later  at 
the  Bowdoin  Medical  School,  where  he  was 
graduated  in  187 1.  He  began  practice  in  his 
native  town,  being  for  five  years  in  partner- 
ship with  Dr.  T.  H.  Kimball,  and  has  here 
since  been  actively  engaged  in  the  duties  of 
his  profession,  with  the  exception  of  three 
winters  passed  elsewhere,  one,  that  of  1879, 
in  Colorado  and  California,  and  the  winter  of 
1889,  in  the  hospitals  of  Naples,  Italy. 

Doctor  Potter  is    connected  with    the    Ma- 


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sonic  fraternity,  belonging  to  Oriental  Lodge 
and  Chapter,  Bridgton;  St.  Albans  Command- 
ery,  Portland;  and  Kora  Temple,  Lewiston 
Me. ;  is  also  a  member  of  the  Knights  of 
Pythias,  Highland  Lodge,  Bridgton.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  Republican,  keeping  well  informed 
on  State  and  national  issues;  and  as  a  citi- 
zen he  is  public-spirited,  always  interested  in 
the  welfare  and  progress  of  his  town  and 
county.  His  attainments  in  scholarship  are 
worthy  of  note,  he  being  proficient  in  the 
Latin  language  and  extremely  well  read  in 
the  sciences.  He  devotes  himself  entirely  to 
his  profession,  and  is  regarded  as  a  thoroughly 
competent  and  trustworthy  physician,  one  who 
keeps  up  with  the  times  as  regards  new  dis- 
coveries in  medicines  and  surgery.  His 
cheery  presence  in  the  sick-room  is  welcomed 
alike  by  the  rich  and  the  poor. 


'OHN    S.    HEALD,  Claim    Agent  of  the 
Maine    Central    Railway,    residing    in 
Portland,  is  a  native  of  Maine,   having 
been     born     November     4,     1833,    at 
Phippsburg,  Sagadahoc  County.      His  paternal 
grandfather,     John    Heald,    was    a    prominent 
farmer  of  Georgetown    and   a  veteran    of    the 
Revolutionary    War.      His    father,     the    late 
Sumner  Heald,  was  born  at  Georgetown,  this 
State,   and  there    lived  until  he  attained  ma- 
turity.    Removing  then  to  Phippsburg,    Sum- 
ner Heald  followed  farming  in  that  place  until 
his  decease    in    March,     1894.      He  also    was 
engaged  in  milling  and  the  fishery    business, 
both   of  which   he  found  profitable.      In  poli- 
tics  he  was   not  especially  active,  but  always 
cast  his  vote  with  the  Democratic  party.      He 
married    Miss    Cordelia,     daughter    of    Mark 
Langdon   Hill,    who  was  the  first  member  of 
Congress  from    this    State,    and    subsequently 
became  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Maine. 
Of  their  union   thirteen    children   were   born, 
five  of  whom    are    still    living.      The    mother- 
lived  but  a  few  months  after  the  death  of  her 
husband,    her   death  occurring   in   September, 
1894.      Both    parents    were    members    of    the 
Congregational  church. 

John  S.  Heald  acquired  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  his  native  town,  re- 
maining on  the  home  farm  until  fifteen  years 


of  age.      He  then  entered  the  employment  of 
a  firm   of  ship-builders,  with  whom   he  served 
an    apprenticeship     of    six    years,     becoming 
master    builder.      At    the    age    of    twenty-one 
years  Mr.  Heald  removed  to  Bath,  Me.,  where 
he  engaged  in  carpentering,  erecting  a  number 
of  fine  houses.      In  1856  he  came  to  Portland, 
where  he  continued  at  his  trade  for  four  yea^s. 
He  relinquished  it  in   i860,  when  he  was  ap- 
pointed  First  Deputy  Marshal.      A  year  later 
he  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  City  Mar- 
shal or  Chief  of  Police,  a  position  which   he 
ably    filled    for    ten    years.      Under   his    wise 
administration  many-  important  and  beneficial 
changes  were  made  in  the  police  regulations. 
These    so    augmented     the    efficiency    of    the 
department    that    Mr.    Heald    has    since    been 
repeatedly  urged  to  again  accept  the  office,  the 
position  having  been  tendered  him  even  so  l^te 
as  the  spring  of  1895  by  Mayor  Baxter.         J 

During  the  late  Civil  War  Mr.  Heald  was 
employed  in  the  United  States  Secret  Service, 
working  in  New  England  mostly,  where  he 
made  some  important  arrests.  One  was  that 
of  a  political  refugee,  whom  he  took  from  an 
English  vessel,  securing  thereby  a  number  of 
cipher  despatches  that  enabled  the  govern- 
ment to  capture  a  vessel  laden  with  arms  and 
ammunition  for  the  Confederate  States.  Mr. 
Heald  was  also  influential  in  breaking  up 
several  gangs  of  counterfeiters  who  wqre 
operating  in  Maine  and  New  Hampshire,  and 
who  had  passed  the  spurious  money  in  this 
city.  Among  those  arrested  by  him  were 
Hartley  Bonney  and  Jim  Tuttle,  two  well- 
known  and  desperate  men,  this  being  his  first 
detective  work  for  the  United  States.  In  the 
course  of  time  he  established  a  wide  reputa- 
tion as  the  leading  detective  of  the  State  of 
Maine,  and  his  services  were  frequently  called 
into  requisition  in  neighboring  cities.  He 
was  employed  in  several  cases  connected  with 
bank  robberies,  some  of  the  noted  ones  having 
been  those  committed  at  Bowdoinham,  Norway, 
Cornish,  Rockland,  and  Dexter.  It  was  in  the 
robbery  committed  at  Dexter  that  the  notorious 
Le  Barron  was  killed.  Mr.  Heald  was  the 
prime  mover  in  all  of  these  cases.  In  1876  he 
w^s  appointed  as  special  detective  on  the  Maine 
Central  Railway;  and  in  1879  he  accepted,  in 
the  duties  of   Claim   Agent  of  the. 


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road.  Since  then  he  has  filled  both  positions 
most  acceptably  to  the  company  and  with 
credit  to  himself.  He  was  instrumental  in 
bringing  to  justice  men  who  placed  obstruc- 
tions on  the  road  at  Unity,  Bucksport,  Pitts- 
field,  besides  discovering  scores  of  criminals 
whose  names  and  offences  have  not  been  made 
public.  Mr.  Heald's  position  as  Claim  Agent 
is  most  important.  As  the  system  of  the 
Maine  Central  covers  a  large  territory,  the  po- 
sition of  Claim  Agent  is,  of  necessity,  a  most 
important  one. 

Mr.  Heald  was  married  August  30,  1862, 
to  Miss  Isabelle  L.  Cutler,  of  Portland,  who 
presides  with  a  winning  hospitality  over  his 
beautiful  home  at  265  State  Street. 

For  upward  of  twenty  years  Mr.  Heald  has 
taken  an  active  interest  in  the  Maine  State 
'Agricultural  Society  and  the  Gorham  County 
Fair,  of  which  he  is  a  Director  and  Manager. 
He  occupies  a  similar  position  in  the  Maine 
Mile  Track  Association,  of  which  he  was  Man- 
ager in  1894,  an  office  that  the  pressure  of 
other  business  obliged  him  to  relinquish  the 
following  year.  He  has  been  a  prominent 
Director  of  the  New  England  Fair,  which  has 
been  held  for  many  years  on  the  Maine  Mile 
Track  Association  grounds.  Mr.  Heald  is  also 
much  interested  in  the  breeding  of  fine  stock, 
having  raised  some  of  standard  breed,  and  his 
driving  horse  being  one  of  the  finest  in  the  city. 


'MOS  LOWE,  who  occupies  the  old 
Lowe  homestead  at  North  Yarmouth 
Centre,  was  born  where  he  now  re- 
sides, December  9,  1830,  son  of 
Joseph  and  Sarah  (Huston)  Lowe.  The  fam- 
ily is  of  Colonial  origin;  and  Mr.  Lowe's 
great-grandparents,  Stephen  and  Elizabeth 
(Woodbury)  Lowe,  were  residents  of  Cape 
Ann,  Massachusetts,  where  they  died.  Nich- 
olas Lowe,  Mr.  Lowe's  grandfather,  who  was 
a  seafaring  man  in  his  early  days,  migrated 
from  Cape  Ann  to  Maine,  becoming  an  early 
settler  in  North  Yarmouth.  He  later  re- 
moved to  Gray,  where  he  engaged  in  agricult- 
ural pursuits,  residing  there  until  his  death, 
which  took  place  when  he  was  eighty  years 
old.  He  was  three  times  married ;  and  Joseph, 
Mr.  Lowe's  father,  was  his  third  son. 


Joseph  Lowe  was  born  on  Cape  Ann,  and 
accompanied  his  father  to  Maine.  He  was 
reared  to  farm  life,  and  in  1803  he  settled 
upon  the  farm  in  North  Yarmouth  which  is 
now  carried  on  by  his  son.  He  cleared  and 
improved  the  land,  erected  the  present  build- 
ings, and,  aside  from  cultivating  his  farm,  he 
engaged  successfully  in  lumbering  during  the 
winter  seasons.  He  was  an  energetic  and 
thrifty  man,  who  labored  diligently  for  what 
he  possessed;  and  at  the  time  of  his  death,  he 
owned  one  hundred  and  fifteen  acres  of  desir- 
able land.  His  last  years  were  passed  upon 
the  farm  which  had  been  the  scene  of  his 
industry  and  toil.  He  died  at  the  age  of 
seventy-seven  years.  In  his  religious  views 
he  was  liberal,  and  he  supported  the  Demo- 
cratic party  in  politics.  His  wife,  Sarah 
Huston,  was  born  in  Falmouth,  daughter  of 
George  Huston,  who  is  thought  to  have  been 
a  descendant  of  one  of  the  Mayflower  pilgrims. 
She  became  the  mother  of  nine  children  who 
grew  to  maturity,  and  of  these  but  two  are 
now  living,  namely:  Mrs.  Martha  Fowler,  who 
is  the  widow  of  Mark  Fowler,  and  resides  in 
East  Gray;  and  Amos,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  who  is  the  youngest.  The  others 
were:  Hannah,  George,  Nicholas,  Sarah, 
Julia,  Joseph,  and  Cephas  W.  Mrs.  Sarah 
H.  Lowe  lived  to  reach  the  age  of  eighty-two 
years. 

Amos  Lowe  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schools  of  his  native  town;  and  at  an  • 
early  age  he  began  to  assist  in  carrying  on 
the  farm,  where  he  has  always  made  his  home. 
He  has  kept  the  land  in  a  good  state  of  culti- 
vation, and  aside  from  farming  he  has  engaged 
in  lumbering  and  butchering  with  prosperous' 
results.  He  has  been  a  tireless  worker,  tak- 
ing advantage  of  every  opportunity  for  ad- 
vancement; and  the  farm,  which  is  owned 
jointly  by  the  family,  has  been  increased  to 
one  himdred  and  sixty-five  acres.  He  is  a 
Democrat  in  politics,  and,  although  not  a  pro- 
fessor of  any  religious  faith  in  particular,  he 
attends  the  Congregational  church. 

In  April,  1875,  Mr.  Lowe  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Eliza  B.  (Whitten)  Lowe, 
widow  of  his  brother,  Cephas  W.  Lowe.  She 
was  born  in  Buxton,  Me.,  daughter  of  James 
and  Ruth  (Bradbury)  Whitten,  who  were  both 


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natives  of  that  town.  James  Whitten  settled 
in  Gray  when  a  young  man,  and  was  a  pros- 
perous farmer  there  until  his  death,  which  took 
place  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight  years.  He  was 
the  father  of  sev^n  children,  as  follows: 
Lorenzo  D.,  who  died  in  infancy;  Elbridge 
E. ;  Eliza  B.,  who  is  now  Mrs.  Lowe;  Lorenzo, 
second;  Bradbury;  Eunice  W.,  who  is  now 
Mrs.  Allen;  and  James  K.  P.,  who  served  in 
Company  C,  Thirty-second  Regiment,  Maine 
Volunteers,  and  died  in  Andersonville  Prison. 
Mrs.  Whitten  lived  to  reach  the  age  of  eighty- 
seven.  Mrs.  Lowe  has  two  children  by  her 
first  marriage;  namely,  Joseph  L.  and 
Cephas  W. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lowe  are  among  the  old  and 
highly  respected  residents  of  North  Yarmouth, 
and  are  pleasant  people  to  meet.  They  possess 
some  exceedingly  interesting  curiosities  in  the 
shape  of  relics  which  were  brought  from  Eng- 
land by  their  immigrant  ancestors,  and  they 
take  just  pride  in  showing  them  to  strangers. 


EV.  THOMAS  SMALLWOOD 
SAMSON,  the  present  pastor  of  the 
Free  Street  Baptist  Church  of  Port- 
land, was  born  in  the  city  of  Wash- 
ington, D.C.,  October  26,  1845.  Although  by 
accident  of  birth  a  native  of  America's  na- 
tional capital,  Mr.  Samson  belongs  to  purely 
Puritan  stock.  On  the  paternal  side  he  is 
the  eighth  in  line  of  descent  from  the  emi- 
grant progenitor,  who  was  one  of  the  Plym- 
outh Pilgrims.  His  grandfather,  Abisha 
Samson,  married  Miss  Mehitable  Kenrick, 
who  was  of  the  sixth  generation  of  an  old  Bos- 
ton family. 

George  Whitefield  Samson,  the  father  of 
the  subject  of  this  memoir,  was  born  in  the 
township  of  Harvard,  Mass.,  September  29, 
1 8 19.  At  Worcester  Academy  he  prepared 
for  Brown  University,  from  which  he  gradu- 
ated in  the  year  1839.  He  then  entered  the 
Newton  Theological  Institution,  and  passed 
his  examination  for  ordination  in  1843.  For 
many  years  he  was  pastor  of  a  Baptist  church 
in  Washington,  D.C. ;  and  between  the  years 
of  1859  and  1871  he  was  President  of  Colum- 
bian College  of  that  city.  He  afterward  be- 
came President  of  Rutgers  Female  College  in 


New  York  City.     The  Rev.  George  W.  Sam- 
son had,   previous  to  his   acceptance   of   the 
Presidency  of  Columbian  College,  been  some- 
thing of  a  traveller;  and  his  letters  and  essays 
published  during  his  wanderings  in  Europe  and 
the  East  had  awakened  general  interest.     The 
period  of  the  publication  of  these  letters  was 
1848-49,  and  was  the  beginning  of  his  literary 
career.     Pamphlets  on  theological  questions, 
critical   essays   on   art,    and    treatises    on    ab- 
struse subjects  appeared  over  his  name.     The 
subjects    of    some    of    his    works    show    the 
deep  interest  the  author  took  in  psychic  prob- 
lems.    For  instance  the  title  "To  Damomon, 
or  the  Spiritual   Medium,"    which  was  after- 
ward published  in  an  enlarged  form,  under  the 
title  of  "Spiritualism   Tested,"  indicates  the 
trend  of  an  analytical  and  philosophic  mind. 
His  "Outline  of  the  History  of  Ethics"  was 
published  about  i860;  and  in  1867  his  "Ele- 
ments of  Art   Criticism "   appeared,   followed 
two  years  later  by  a  work  entitled  "The  Phys- 
ical Media  in  Spiritual  Manifestations.'"     He 
has  also  written  "The  Atonement  historically 
considered, ""Wine  in  Religious  Use^,"" Evo- 
lution," and  "The  Future  State,"  showing  a 
wide  range   of  thought   and    knowledge.     To 
this  gentleman  belongs  the  distinction  of  hav- 
ing satisfactorily  identified  those  spots  so  ven- 
erated by  Christians  of  all  races  and  shades  of 
belief,  the  places  where  the  strangest  drama 
of    the    world    was    enacted  —  the    places    of 
Christ's  birth,  baptism,  transfiguration,  death, 
and    ascension.       Although    Mr.     Samson    is 
seventy-six  years  of  age,  he  is  very  strong  and 
vigorous,    and    still    devotes    himself    to    his 
favorite  pursuits— teaching  and  writing.     He 
married  Miss  Elizabeth  Smallwood,  daughter 
of  Mr.  Thomas  Smallwood,  of  Newton,  Mass. 
The  Smallwoods  were  among  the  early  settlers 
of  Newton,  coming  thither  from  Macclesfield, 
Cheshire,     England.    •    Eight    children    were 
born  to  them,  five  of  whom  are  now  living.     In 
the  order  of  their  births  these  were :  Thomas 
Smallwood   Samson,    whose   name   heads    this 
article;  George  Clement  Samson,  a  physician 
of  Washington,  D.C. ;  Charles  Edwin  Samson, 
of  East  Orange,  N.J. ;  Emma,  wife  of  Will- 
iam   A.    Dayton,    a  physician    of    New    York 
City  and  brother  of  Postmaster  Dayton  of  that 
place;  and  Elizabeth  Samson, 


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With  the  Christian  influences  of  a  home  in 
which  both  parents  were  allied  in  faith  and 
effort,  the  atmosphere  was  conducive  to  the 
development  of  high  types  of  character;  and 
the  intellectual  life  of  the  father  was  naturally 
a  factor  in  the  mental  growth  of  the  son.  It 
is  therefore  no  surprise  that  the  son,  Thomas 
S.  Samson,  chose  one  of  the  learned  profes- 
sions for  his  life  work.  After  winning  his 
diploma  in  Columbian  College  (now  Colum- 
bian University)  in  1864,  he  entered  the  law 
school  of  that  institution,  graduating  three 
years  later,  1867,  and  was  immediately  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  the  District  of  Columbia, 
where  he  practised  his  profession  until  1870. 
Hereditary  instinct  now  began  to  assert  itself, 
and  he  entered  the  Union  Theological  Semi- 
nary of  New  York.  From  this  institution  he 
accepted  a  call  two  years  afterward  to  a  Bap- 
tist church  in  Newton,  Mass.  Not  having  as 
yet  completed  his  theological  course,  he  pur- 
sued his  studies  at  the  Theological  Institution 
in  the  town  in  which  his  charge  was  located, 
graduating  therefrom  in  1875.  On  May  i, 
1880,  after  seven  years  of  faithful  service,  he 
left  Massachusetts  to  become  pastor  of  the 
Calvary  Baptist  Church  in  New  Haven,  Conn., 
which  was  destroyed  by  fire,  but  afterward  very 
handsomely  built.  This  charge  he  retained 
until  1887.  In  the  autumn  of  this  year  he  was 
called  to  the  Delaware  Avenue  Baptist  Church 
in  Buffalo,  New  York;  and  this  pastorate  was 
accepted.  Here  Mr.  Samson  was  engaged  in 
ministerial  work  until  1892,  when  he  came  to 
the  Free  Street  Baptist  Church  of  Portland,  of 
which  he  is  now  pastor. 

The  Rev.  Thomas  S.  Samson  married  Miss 
Marian  D.  Brown,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  Eleazer 
Brown,  of  Washington,  D.C.  This  marriage 
was  celebrated  May  18,  1870.  Four  children 
were  the  offspring  of  the  union.  Three  of 
them  are  at  school  and  college  —  Marian  Eliza- 
beth, in  the  class  of  1896  at  Vassar;  George 
Whitefield,  in  the  class  of  1897  at  Yale;  and 
Eleanor  Kenrick,  in  the  class  of  1896  in  the 
high  school  of  Portland. 

Mr.  Samson  is  a  member  of  the  Elm  City 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
of  New  Haven,  Conn.,  and  has  served  as 
Grand  Chaplain  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Massa- 
chusetts.    He  belongs  to  Hiram  Lodge,  A.  F. 


&  A.  M.,  of  New  Haven,  and  to  the  Chi 
Alpha  Society  and  Ministers'  Club  of  Port- 
land. Culture  and  piety  have  gone  hand  in 
hand  for  two  generations  in  this  family,  from 
which  two  scholarly  clergymen  have  gone  forth 
to  labor  and  achieve.  It  is  by  such  transmis- 
sion of  high  aspiration  from  father  to  son  that 
the  national  standard  of  American  citizenship 
shall  become  more  and  more  elevated  intellect- 
ually and  spiritually. 


bfREEMAN    H.    MORSE,    a   well-known 

PI       farmer  of   New  Gloucester,  Me.,  and  a 

breeder  of  fine  horses,  was   born   upon 

the  farm   which   he   now   owns   and    occupies, 

July    II,    1844,    son   of   Benjamin    and    Sarah 

(Bennett-Allen)  Morse. 

Mr.  Morse's  father  was  born  in  New 
Gloucester,  December  18,  1809.  When  a 
young  man  he  engaged  in  farming,  and  fol- 
lowed that  occupation  here  in  connection  with 
butchering  for  some  years.  He  bought  the 
farming  property  which  is  now  owped  by  his 
son;  and  he  conducted  it  successfully  until  his 
death,  which  took-  place  January  20,  1890. 
He  was  a  great  admirer  of  fine  oxen,  preferring 
them  to  horses  for  working  purposes;  and  his 
knowledge  and  judgment  of  these  animals  was 
reliable.  He  was  a  very  prominent  Mason, 
and  also  a  stanch  Democrat,  but  not  an  office- 
seeker.  His  wife,  Sarah  Bennett  Allen,  who 
was  born  May  2,  1805,  was  the  widow  of  John 
Allen,  a  prosperous  farmer  of  New  Gloucester. 
She  married  Benjamin  Morse  for  her  second 
husband,  and  by  this  union  there  were  fotir 
children,  as  follows:  Ursula  C,  who  was  born 
January  27,  1838,  married  T.  S.  McConky, 
and  is  no  longer  living;  Nelson,  who  was 
born  September  2,  1841,  and  died  April  17, 
1846;  Freeman  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
and  Josephine  M.,  who  was  born  November  9, 
1846,  and  is  the  wife  of  Lemuel  B.  Small,  of 
North  Pownal.  The  mother  died  April  3, 
1888. 

Freeman  H.  Morse  finished  his  education  by 
attending  the  high  school  and  an  academy; 
and  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  worked  in 
the  quartermaster's  department  in  Nashville, 
Tenn.  In  the  early  part  of  1867  he  was  in 
the  patent   right    business    in    Montreal,    and 


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during  the  remainder  of  the  year  1867  and  in 
1868  he  was  in  trade   in   West   Pownal.     In 
1870-72  he  was  employed  as  a  horse-car  con- 
ductor in  Boston,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he 
once    more    returned    to    the    homestead     in 
Maine.     Possessing  a  natural  talent  for  music, 
which  he    improved   by  study,   he    became   a 
cornet  player  of  ability,  and  for  ten  years  was 
leader    of   the   band    in    Gray.     In    1880    he 
joined  the  Daniel  Ducello  Variety  Show  Com- 
pany  as    a    musician,    and  travelled   over    the 
New    England    States    for    one    season,    later 
being  attached  to  another  travelling  company 
in    a   similar  capacity,   at  the   conclusion    of 
which  engagement  he  relinquished  that  busi- 
ness, and  settled  upon  the  homestead,  which 
he  inherited  at  his  father's  death.     His  farm, 
which  consists  of  one  hundred  and  seventy-five 
acres,  is  admirably  adapted  for  stock  purposes; 
and,  aside  from  producing  hay  and  corn,  which 
constitute  his  principal  crops,  he  devotes  much 
attention  to  raising  fancy  horses    of  Genera) 
Lightfoot  stock.     He  has  at  the  present  time 
some  promising  colts,   which  he  is  breaking 
for  speed  upon  his  own  private  track;  and  as  a 
horseman    he   has   gained   a   wide   reputation 
throughout  bis  section.     He  also  raises  some 
excellent  cattle. 

On  May  2,  1869,  Mr.  Morse  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Eugenia  Hayes.  She  was  born 
in  North  Yarmouth,  Me.,  August  24,  1848, 
daughter  of  Isaac  S.  and  Asenath  (Batchelder) 
Hayes,  who  were  residents  of  North  Yar- 
mouth, and  are  no  longer  living.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Morse  have  had  four  children,  as  follows: 
a  child  who  died  in  infancy;  Gertrude  H., 
who  is  now  a  school  teacher  in  New  Glouces- 
ter; Winifred  C.,  who  resides  at  home;  and 
Bertha,  who  died  at  the  age  of  four  years  and 
one  month. 

Mr.  Morse  is  well  known  throughout  Cum- 
berland County  as  a  horseman  and  a  musician. 
He  has  always  kept  alive  his  fondness  for 
music.  He  taught  a  singing-school  in  New 
Gloucester  for  three  years,  and  materially 
aided  in  creating  a  taste  for  the  art  in  his 
neighborhood.  His  children  have  been  well 
educated;  and  his  daughter,  who  possesses 
much  talent  in  a  musical  way,  is  an  accom- 
plished cornet  player.  He  is  a  liberal- 
minded  and.  progressive  citizen,  and  is  popular 


with    his    fellow-townsmen.     He  is  a  Demo- 
crat in  politics,  always  voting  with  that  party,* 
and   he   is  a  member  of  Cumberland    Lodge, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M,  of  New  Gloucester. 


bpREEMAN  EVANS  SMALL,  M.D., 
pi  one  of  the  most  prominent  physicians 
of  the  city  of  Portland,  was  born  in 
Stofieham,  Oxford  County,  Me.,  July  24, 
1854,  son  of  Henry  A.  and  Fannie  D.  (Evans) 
Small.  His  grandfather,  David  Small,  lived 
for  a  time  in  Lewiston,  Androscoggin  County, 
Me.,  and  died  in  Lovell,  Oxford  County. 

Henry  A.  Small,  son  of  David,  was  born  in 
Lewiston,  July  16,  1826,  and  was  educated 
and  passed  his  early  life  in  that  place.  At 
Lewiston  he  conducted  a  general  store,  and 
later,  after  working  as  clerk  for  "a  while,  at 
Gray,  was  in  business  successively  at  Stone- 
ham,  Me.,  in  Lovell,  and  in  Rumford  Centre. 
While  a  resident  of  Stoneham  Mr.  Small  was 
Selectman  and  Town  Clerk  for  many  years; 
and  he  was  appointed  Postmaster  of  Rumford 
Centre  during  Johnson's  administration,  and 
heldthe  ofBce  until  Garfield  took  the  Presi- 
dential chair,  when  he  resigned.  He  died 
suddenly  in  Portland  in  October,  1891.  His 
\yife,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Simeon  Evans, 
was  born  in  Shelburne,  N.H.,  but  was  a- resi- 
dent of  Stoneham,  Me.,  when  he  met  her. 
They  were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  five 
of  whom  are  yet  living.  Mrs.  Small  now 
makes  her  home  with  her  son,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch. 

Freeman  Evans  Small  attended  the  common 
schools  of  Stoneham,  Lovell,  and,  Rumford, 
and  was  subsequently  a  student  for  three  terms 
at  Dixfield  Academy.  He  fitted  for  college 
at  Gould's  Academy  at  Bethel,  Me.,  and, 
entering  Amherst  in  1873,  was  graduated  in 
1877,  with  the  degree  of  A.B.  .  He  at  once 
began  to  read  medicine,  having  previously 
registered,  and  received  the  degree  of  M.D. 
from  the  Medical  School  of  Maine,  at  Bruns- 
wick, in  1879.  Dr.  Small  then  located  at 
Rumford  Centre,  and  for  seven  years  was  one 
of  the  busiest  physicians  in  the  locality, 
attending  closely  to  the  calls  of  a  large  prac- 
tice and  accomplishing  a  great  amount  of' 
work.      In  July,  1886,  he  removed  to  Portland, 


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and  here  also  he  meets  the  demands  of  a  large 
general  practice,  his  visiting  list  yearly  in- 
creasing; and,  besides  this,  he  discharges  the 
duties  of  adjunct  surgeon  at  the  Maine  General 
Hospital.  Dr.  Small  was  connected  with  the 
Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary  during  the  first  four  or 
five  years  of  its  existence,  when  it  needed  help. 
He  is  now  a  member  of  the  Maine  Medical 
Association,  which  he  joined  in  1881  ;  of  the 
Cumberland  County  Association ;  the  Portland 
Medical  Club;  the  Lister  Club;  the  American 
Academy  of  Medicine;  and  the  American 
Public  Health  Association.  He  is  devoted  to 
the  interests  of  his  profession,  and  skilled  in 
the  latest  theories    and  methods    of    practice. 

Dr.  Small  and  Mary  E.  Hoyt,  daughter  of 
the  Rev.  Patrick  Hoyt,  of  Rumford  Centre, 
were  united  in  marriage  on  November  5,  1879. 
They  have  one  child,  a  daughter,  Lida  I. 
Small. 

While  in  Rumford  Centre  Dr.  Small  served 
as  Town  Clerk  and-  Supervisor  of  Schools  five 
years  each.  During  this  time  also  he  was 
made  a  Mason,  joining  Blazing  Star  Lodge, 
No.  30,  of  Rumford  Centre ;  and  he  was 
elected  Master  of  the  Lodge  at  the  age  of 
twenty-eight.  He  is  now  well  advanced  in 
the  ancient  craft,  belonging  to  Greenleaf  Chap- 
ter of  Portland,  Portland  Coramandery, 
Knights  Templars,  and  St.  Albans  Com- 
mandery;  Yates  Lodge  of  Perfection;  Port- 
land Council,  Princes  of  Jerusalem ;  Dunlap 
Chapter  of  Rose  Croix ;  and  the  Maine  Consis- 
tory. Dr.  Small  has  a  beautiful  home  at  TJ6 
Congress  Street,  and  is  the  owner  of  one  of  the 
finest  private  libraries  in  the  city. 


'OHN  W.  FRANK,  one  of  the  leading 
farmers  of  Gray,  was  .born  in  West 
Gray,  June  12,  1833,  son  of  Alpheus 
and  Naomi  (Stimson)  Frank. 
Alpheus  Frank,  who  was  also  a  native  of 
Gray,  born  August  31,  1794,  died  in  Portland, 
October  7,  1876.  His  wife,  Naomi,  whose 
birth  occurred  May  29,  1798,  reared  him  nine 
children,  namely:  Maria  L.,  born  Novem- 
ber 13,  1822;  George  R.,  born  May  2,  1824; 
Mary  E.,  born  May  5,  1826;  Julia  A., 
born  March  28,  1828;  Charles  W.,  born 
April    2,     1830;    John    W.,     the    subject    of 


this  sketch;  Royal  F.,  born  May  6,  1836; 
Francis  E.,  born  May  14,  1838;  and 
Melvin  P.,  born  December  26,  1841.  Maria 
L.  was  married  on  July  i,  1849,  to  Cap- 
tain Ezra  Haskell,  who  died  on  September 
3,  1879;  and  she  now  resides  in  Portland,  Me. 
George  R.,  who  removed  to  Boscobel,  Wis., 
aided  in  organizing  a  company  of  soldiers  for 
the  Civil  War,  was  appointed  Captain  and 
afterward  Major,  and  served  for  three  years 
in  the  war,  taking  part  in  various  battles  and 
skirmishes.  In  1883,  while  in  Chicago,  111., 
he  met  with  an  accident  whereby  he  lost  a 
foot.  He  married  Miss  Matilda  Price,  who 
subsequently  died,  leaving  seven  children. 
Mary  E.  married  Albion  White,  by  whom 
she  had  six  children,  and  died  June  12, 
1893.  Julia  A.  married  Alma  Small,  now 
deceased,  and  died  September  23,  1853. 
Charles  W.  died  June  28,  1853,  at  West 
Point.  Royal  F.,  who  is  a  graduate  of  West 
Point  Academy,  served  in  the  Civil  War,  was 
taken  prisoner,  and  was  confined  for  a  year  in 
Libby  Prison.  Since  the  close  of  the  war  he 
has  been  in  the  regular  army,  where  he  holds 
the  rank  of  Colonel  and  is  very  popular.  He 
married  Miss  Emma  Knight,  of  Brooklyn, 
N. Y. ,  and  died  some  time  ago.  Melvin  P., 
who  is  one  of  the, leading  lawyers  of  Portland, 
Me.,  married  Miss  Susan  Humphrey,  and  is 
the  father  of  two  children.  He  and  his  wife 
attend  the  Universalist  church,  in  which  they 
are  very  active  workers. 

John  W.  Frank,  in  1853,  when  twenty 
years  of  age,  taking  his  fortunes  into  his  own 
hands,  went  to  California.  He  spent  five 
years  in  that  State  and  Nevada,  where ,  he 
carried  on  a  successful  business  in  lumber. 
In  1858  he  sold  out  and  returned  to  Gray,  Me. 
Soon  after  he  went  to  Lewiston,  where,  in 
company  with  a  Mr.  White,  he  engaged  in  the 
shoe  business  under  the  firm  name  of.  White  & 
Frank.  A  year  later  he  sold  his  interest  in 
the  firm  and  returned  to  Gray  to  take  charge 
of  his  father's  farm.  He  lived  here  until 
1890,  when  he  traded  the  place  for  the  farm  on 
which  he  is  now  living,  then  known  as  the 
Stimson  place.  He  and  his  son  are  suc- 
cessfully engaged  in  general  farming,  and 
conduct  an  agency  for  the  sale  of  the  Walter 
A.  Wood  harvesters  and  other  farm  machinery. 


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On  September  29,  1862,  Mr.  Frank  enlisted 
in  Company  C  of  the  Twenty-fifth  Maine 
Regiment  of  Volunteer  Infantry,  being  the 
first  man  from  the  town  of  Gray  to  join  that 
company.  With  his  regiment  he  left  Portland 
on  October  16,  1862,  for  Washington,  D.C., 
where  they  went  into  camp  on  East  Capitol 
Hill.  After  remaining  in  that  position  un-til 
October  23  of  the  same  year,  they  were  ordered 
to  Chantilly,  at  which  place  they  were  em- 
ployed in  picket  duty  until  June  26.  He  was 
mustered  out  of  service  July  15,  1863,  having 
taken  part  in  no  engagement. 

On  June  18,  1868,  he  was  joined  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Augusta  Thayer,  who  was 
born  December  25,  1842,  a  daughter  of  Captain 
Edward  and  Eunice  (Fernald)  Thayer.  Her 
father,  who  was  a  native  of  Gray  and  a  Cap- 
tain in  the  State  militia,  had  three  children, 
namely:  Augusta,  the  wife  of  Mr.  Frank; 
Abbie,  born  January  5,  1845,  who  was  married 
on  November  29,  1868,  to  Francis  Cragin,  of 
Groton,  Mass.  ;  and  Henry  G. ,  born  October 
IS,  1847,  who  married  Miss  Emma  Oxnard. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  have  two  children, 
namely:  Edward,  born  June  10,  1869,  a  travel- 
ling salesman  for  a  Boston  firm,  and  also  an 
agent  for  farm  implements;  and  Julia  Lillian, 
born  December  19;  1871,  a  teacher  in  the 
public  schools  of  Everett,  Mass.,  who  also 
taught  a  number  of  terms  in  Gray.  Both  are 
graduates  of  Pennell  Institute,  of  Gray,  Me. 
Mr.  Frank  is  a  stanch  Democrat.  From  1867 
to  1869  and  from -1882  to  1885  he  served  as 
Selectman  of  Gray.  He  has  also  held  the 
office  of  Overseer  of  the  Poor  six  years.  He 
is  a  member  of  Cumberland  Lodge,  No.  12, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  New  Gloucester;  a  charter 
member  of  the  Grange  of  that  town;  and  he  is 
a  comrade  of  the  George  F.  Shipley  Post,  No. 
78,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 


YgTORACE  H.  TOWLE,  General  Baggage 
1"^  Agent  of  the  Maine  Central  Railroad, 
Jis  ^^  ^  with  his  office  at  Portland,  has  held 
this  responsible  position  since  1881, 
his  long  term  of  service  with  this  company 
being  indicative  of  the  esteem  heartily  ac- 
corded him  by  his  employers.  He  was  born 
February  7,  1852,  at  Epping,  N.H.,  where  his 


great-grandfather  Towle  and  his  grandfather, 
Levi  G.  Towle,  were  pioneer  settlers. 

Levi  Towle,  the  father  of  Horace  H.,  was 
born  at  Epping,  N.H.,  ?-ebruary  4,  18 19,  and 
died  in  the  same  town  in  December,  1881,  his 
death  being  caused  by  an  accident.  He  fol- 
lowed the  occupation  to  which  he  was  reared, 
being  engaged  in  general  farming  during  the 
greater  part  of  his  life.  He  married  Caroline 
Bartlett,  daughter  of  Richard  Bartlett,  an  old 
and  respected  resident  of  Deerfield,  N.H. 
She  bore  him  six  children,  four  of  whom  grew 
to  maturity,  as  follows:  Levi  F.,  now  de- 
ceased; Mary  Ann,  wife  of  Charles  W.  Bean, 
of  Brentwood,  N.H.;  Horace  H.;  and  Etta 
L.,  deceased.  The  mother  is  yet  living,  re- 
siding on  the  old  homestead.  Though  ad- 
vanced in  years,  she  is  active  and  vigorous, 
and  is  a  devout  member  of  the  Baptist  church.^ 

Horace  H.  Towle  was  reared  on  the  home 
farm;  and,  having  completed  his  common- 
school  education,  he  pursued  his  studies  for  a 
time  at  the  Northwood  Seminary  near  by. 
Having  no  particular  taste  for  agricultural 
pursuits,  he  was  subsequently  engaged  at  dif- 
ferent kinds  of  work  until  1872,  when  he 
came  to  Portland.  For  the  first  year  there- 
after Mr.  Towle  was  employed  on  the  street 
railway;  but  in  September,  1873,  he  entered 
the  service  of  the  Main  Central  Railway  Com- 
pany, his  first  employment  being  general 
work.  Being  zealous  and  faithful  in  the  per- 
formance of  his  duties,  he  was  soon  promoted 
to  the  office  of  baggage  master  at  the  old 
station,  afterward  having  full  charge  of  the 
baggage-room  at  Portland,  from  which  place 
he  was  advanced  to  his  present  position  in 
1 88 1.  At  that  time  this  line  was  but  three 
hundred  and  twenty-eight  miles  long,  against 
the  eight  hundred  and  thirty-one  rniles  it  now 
covers.  His  work  and  responsibilities  have 
correspondingly  increased,  Mr.  Towle  having 
charge  of  all  steamer  connections,  as  well  as 
the  main  line  and  its  branches,  with  several 
hundred  employees  to  look  after.  Under  his 
wise  supervision  many  improved  methods  of 
keeping  records  and  of  tracing  baggage  have 
been  made,  the  value  of  the  office  being 
greatly  enhanced. 

Mr.  Towle  is  a  man  of  prominence  among 
railway  officials  and  employees,   and  was  one 


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of  the  promoters  of  the  Maine  Central  Relief 
Association,  he  having  been  one  of  its  first 
Board  of  Directors  and  its  Vice-President 
since  its  incorporation  in  1887.  This  organi- 
zation has  a  membership  of  about  seventeen 
hundred  men,  and  is  under  excellent  manage- 
ment, both  financially  and  socially.  Mr. 
Towle  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  National 
and  of  the  New  England  Associations  of  Gen- 
eral Baggage  Agents.  He  has  been  among  the 
leading  Masons  of  Portland  and  this  vicinity 
for  some  time,  being  a  member  of  Deering 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.;  of  Greenleaf  Chap- 
ter; of  the  Portland  Commandery,  Knights 
Templars;  and  of  the  Scottish  Rites,  includ- 
ing the  Maine  Consistory,  thirt3'--second  de- 
gree. Politically,  Mr.  Towle  sympathizes 
with  the  Democratic  party,  although  he  votes 
independently. 

On  October  22,  1886,  Mr.  Towle  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Amelia  Home- 
stead, daughter  of  Timothy  Homestead,  for- 
merly a  business  man  in  Skowhegan,  but  a 
resident  of  this  city  since  1870.  Two  chil- 
dren have  been  born  of  their  union,  both  sons; 
namely,  Gerald  Homestead  and  Horace  H.,  Jr. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Towle  reside  at  544  Cumber- 
land Street,  in  a  very  pleasant  portion  of  this 
beautiful  city.  Mr.  Towle  is  the  owner  of  the 
ancestral  homestead  in  Epping,  N.H.  The 
dwelling-house  in  which  he  was  born  was  built 
by  his  grandfather,  who  manufactured  the  brick 
used  in  its  construction. 


'OHN  BURNHAM  BRAY,  M.D.,  a 
popular  practising  physician  of  Bridg- 
ton,  Me.,  was  born  in  this  town,  Febru- 
ary 21,  1833,  son  of  the  Rev.  Jacob 
Bray.  He  is  of  English  stock,  his  great-great- 
grandfather, William  Bray,  who  was  a  barris- 
ter, having  emigrated  from  England  in  early 
Colonial  times.  He  was  accompanied  by  his 
family;  and  he  located  on  Cape  Cod,  Massa- 
chusetts, where  his  children,  consisting  of  four 
sons  and  one  daughter,  were  reared.  His  son, 
the  Rev.  William  Bray,  removed  from  Cape 
Cod  to  that  part  of  Massachusetts  that  is  now 
included  in  Androscoggin  County,  this  State, 
being  a  pioneer  settler.  Of  his  children 
Ebenezer  was  the  next  in  line  of  descent. 


Ebenezer  Bray  was  born,  it  is  supposed,  in 
the  town  of  Minot,  Me.,  where  he  was  edu- 
cated. He  became  a  preacher  in  the  Calvin- 
istic  Baptist  church,  holding  pastorates  in  the 
towns  of  Hartford,  Bethel,  Bridgton,  Lancas- 
ter, N.H..  and  in  Middletown,  N.Y.,  where 
he  passed  his  last  days,  dying  at  the  venerable 
age  of  ninety-four  years.  His  wife,  Penelope 
Royal,  of  Yarmouth,  died  during  their  resi- 
dence in  this  village,  aged  seventy-five  years. 
They  reared  ten  children,  as  follows:  Ebene- 
zer, Ansel,  Eleanor,  Washington,  Jacob, 
Betsey,  Olive,    Eliza,  Elizabeth,  and   Mary  A. 

Jacob  Bray  was  converted  in  the  days  of  his 
youth,  and,  following  in  the  footsteps  of  his 
father  and  grandfather,  became  a  minister  of 
the  Calvinistic  Baptist  faith,  and  preached  in 
the  towns  of  Hairison,  Bridgton,  Leeds,  Hart- 
ford, and  North  and  South  Paris.  He  made 
his  home  in  Bridgton  for  many  years,  owning 
a  fine  farm  in  the  western  part  of  the  town, 
where  he  carried  on  general  farming  for  some 
time,  although  his  last  years  were  spent  in 
the  village,  where  his  death  occurred  in  18S2. 
The  maiden  name  of  his  wife,  mother  of  the 
Doctor,  was  Plarriet  McClellan  Lewis.  She 
was  a  native  of  Gorham,  Me.  Her  father. 
Major  George  Lewis,  was  born  near  Hingham, 
Mass.,  and  in  1806  settled  in  Gorham,  whence 
he  removed  to  Bridgton  in  18 10,  residing  there 
until  his  decease  in  1857,  at  the  good  old  age 
of  eighty-two  years.  He  served  with  distinc- 
tion in  the  War  of  181 2,  being  Major  of  his 
regiment.  Major  Lewis  married  Ruth  Lin- 
coln, who  lived  to  the  age  of  seventy-five 
years.  Three  children  were  born  to  the  Rev. 
Jacob  and  Mrs.  Bray;  namely,  John  Burnham, 
Harriet  E.,  and  Ruth  Lincoln. 

John  B.  Bray  acquired  his  early  education 
in  the  district  schools  and  at  the  Fryeburg 
Academy.  Having  inherited  great  musical 
talent,  he  began  when  quite  young  to  teach 
music,  continuing  for  sixty-seven  terms,  and 
having  under  his  instruction  during  this  period 
nearly  five  thousand  different  pupils.  Relin- 
quishing his  first  calling,  he  began  the  study 
of  medicine  with  Dr.  W.  VV.  Green,  of  Port- 
land, and  was  afterward  graduated  from  the 
medical  department  of  Bowdoin  College.  Dr. 
Bray  at  once  began  practice  in  Bridgton,  where 
he  has  won  a  good  reputation  for  professional 


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skill  and  integrity.  He  is  quite  prominent  in 
social  circles,  being  a  member  of  Cumberland 
Lodge,  No.  30,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  of  Mount  Pleasant  Encampment,  and 
of  Oriental  Lodge,  No.  13,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Superintending 
School  Committee,  and  President  of  the  Board 
of  Health. 

On  September  24,  1861,  Dr.  Bray  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Lydia  Susan  Pitman, 
daughter  of  Esquire  Hazen  and  Polly  (Pen- 
dexter)  Pitman.  She  was  born  in  Bartlett, 
N.  H.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Bray  have  one  child,  a 
daughter,  Mary  Almeda  Bray,  who  is  a 
talented  artist,  an  instructor  of  vocal  and  in- 
strumental music,  and  a  teacher  in  the  Bridg- 
ton  public  schools. 


■"TilTsHA  M.  morgan,  a  practical 
pi  farmer  of  New  Gloucester,  Me.,  an 
"^^  II  ^  esteemed  citizen  who  has  served  ac- 
ceptably in  various  offices  of  public  trust,  was 
born  in  this  town,  October  28,  1826,  son  of 
John  and  Sarah  (Ramsdell)  Morgan. 

Luke  Morgan,  the  grandfather  of  John  Mor- 
gan, came  from  Cape  Ann  with  his  wife  and 
three  children  in  1779,  a"d  settled  on  a  farm 
in  New  Gloucester.  His  eldest  son,  John  M. 
Morgan,  married  Sarah  Tarbox,  born  August 
28,  1763;  and  they  were  the  parents  of  seven 
children— John,  Mary,  Sarah,  Luke,  Lydia, 
Susan,  and  Martha,  all  of  whom  have  departed 
this  life.  John  M.  Morgan  died  in  November, 
1842. 

John  Morgan,  son  of  John  M.  and  Sarah 
(Tarbox)  Morgan,  lived  on  the  farm  during  his 
life,  never  being  absent  more  than  two  weeks 
at  any  one  time.  His  wife,  Sarah,  a  daughter 
of  Kimball  and  Sarah  (Pearse)  Ramsdell,  was 
born  on  November  18,  1791.  They  had  six 
children:  Mary,  born  January  21,  1819,  mar- 
ried Samuel  O.  Cobb,  of  New  Gloucester; 
Elizabeth  P.,  born  October  5,  1820,  died  on 
Novembers,  1842;  Harriet  K.,  born  July  19, 
1822,  married  Benjamin  W.  Merrill,  of  New 
Gloucester,  and  died  May  15,  1895;  Charles 
M.,  born  December  10,  1824,  married  Mary 
E.  Lock,  of  Woodstock,  Me.  ;  Elisha  M.  is  the 
special  subject  of  the  present  sketch;  John  P., 
born  September  24,  1829,  was  a  Congregation- 


alist  minister  in  Portland,  Me.  His  first  wife, 
Elizabeth  Hasty,  died  leaving  three  children; 
and  his  second  wife,  Hannah  M.  Chandler, 
bore  him  two  children.  Only  one  of  the  five 
children  is  now  living.  John  Morgan  died  in 
February,  1881,  and  his  wife,  Sarah,  on 
November  19,  1883. 

Elisha  M.  Morgan,  after  completing  his 
school  education,  remained  at  home  until 
1845.  He  then  went  to  work  in  a  brickyard 
in  Cambridge,  Mass.  ;  but  he  returned  after  a 
short  time  and  has  since  continued  farming. 
He  now  owns  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of 
good  land,  on  which  he  has  made  all  the  im- 
provements. His  principal  products  are  hay 
and  small  grain.  He  also  raises  some  stock, 
keeping  ten  head  of  cattle  and  selling  cream. 
In  politics  Mr.  Mojrgan  is  a  Republican. 
He  served  the  town  as  Selectman  for  six  years, 
and  was  also  a  School  Trustee  for  some  time, 
besides  holding  other  offices.  He  belongs  to 
the  Grange  at  Danville  Junction,  Me. 

On  October  28,  1858,  Mr.  Morgan  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Rosilla  C  Tucker,  who  was  born 
in  Norway,  Me.,  June  12,  1828.  Her  parents 
were  Benjamin  and  Mary  (Pike)  Tucker.  Her 
father,  a  harness  and  saddle  maker,  was  the 
first  man  in  Norway  who  carried  on  that  trade. 
He  also  carried  on  farming.  He  was  born  in 
Canton,  Mass.,  in  1776,  and  her  mother  was 
a  native  of  New  Gloucester,  born  in  1786. 
Mr.  Tucker  could  remember  when  the  first 
wheel  carriage  was  run  into  Norway.  He  died 
October  27,  1857.  Mrs.  Tucker  lived  with 
her  son-in-law  until  her  death  on  October  5, 
1859.  She  had  fifteen  children,  only  three 
of  whom  are  now  living,  namely:  Mary,  widow 
of  Jeremiah  Howe,  residing  with  her  daughter 
in -Haverhill,  Mass.;  Rosilla  C,  Mrs.  Elisha 
M.  Morgan;  and  Luther  P.  Tucker,  a  broker 
in  New  York  City,  who-  married  Georgiana 
Manning,  and  after  her  death  married  for  his 
second  wife  Marion  E.  Dick. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morgan  have  three  children: 
Benjamin  Tucker,  born  January  17,  i860, 
is  assistant  manager  in  a  lumber-yard  in  Win- 
chester, Mass.  ;  Dr.  George  Prentiss  Morgan, 
born  June  22,  1861,  married  Madge  E.  Elliot, 
and  practises  medicine  in  Dover,  N.H.  ;  Mary 
Georgia,  born  January  20,  1866,  is  the  widow 
of  Dr.    I.    E.    Hobart,   of  Dunningville,   Me., 


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and  now  lives  in  Milford,  Mass.  By  liis  assi- 
duity, perseverance,  and  square  dealing  Mr. 
Morgan  has  won  a  large  measure  of  success 
in  the  business  world.  Socially,  he  is  well 
known,  and  everywhere  esteemed  for  his  lib- 
eral hospitality. 


ENJAMIN  S.  SKILLINGS,  a 
highly  intelligent  farmer  and  repre- 
sentative citizen  of  Otisfield,  is  a 
native  of  Harrison,  Cumberland 
County,  born  August  26,  1833,  son  of  Merrill 
and  Fannie  (Stewart)  Skillings.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  John  Skillings,  removed  to  Harri- 
son from  Gorham,Me. 

Merrill  Skillings  was  born  in  Gorham,  Sep- 
tember 28,  1803.  In  his  boyhood  he  removed 
with  his  parents  to  Harrison,  which  was  his 
home  for  a  number  of  years.  He  learned  the 
trade  of  a  stone  cutter,  and  thereafter  followed 
that  occupation  during  the  summer  season. 
His  chief  employment  in  winter  was  cutting 
timber.  In  1834  he  settled  at  Bolsters  Mills 
village,  in  Harrison  township,  where  the  re- 
maining years  of  his  life  were  passed,  and 
where  he  died  March  16,  1874.  His  wife. 
Miss  Fannie  Stewart  before  marriage,  was 
born  in  Harrison,  December  10,  1806.  She 
survived  her  husband  three  years,  dying  No- 
vember 8,  1877.  They  were  the  parents  of 
eight  children,  namely:  Eliza  A.,  born  Octo- 
ber 13,  1825,  who  is  now  the  widow  of  the 
late  William  C.  Hobbs,  and  resides  in  Abi- 
lene, Kan.  ;  Caroline,  born  June  10,  1827,  who 
died  September  28,  1828;  Harriett  E.,  born 
November  14,  1829,  who  is  the  wife  of  O.  D. 
Hancock,  of  Bolster's  Mills  village;  Merrill 
A.,  born  April  2,  1831,  who  married  Miss 
Maria  Rich,  and  resides'  in  Harrison,  where 
he  is  successfully  engaged  in  farming;  Benja- 
min S.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Sarah, 
born  December  24,  1834,  who  is  the  widow 
of  the  late  Whitman  Weston,  and  makes  her 
home  with  her  brother  Isaac  in  Harrison; 
Caroline,  born  August  14,  1836,  who  is  the 
wife  of  George  B.  Dorman,  of  Auburn,  Me.  ; 
and  Isaac  S.,  a  tradesman  of  Bolster's  Mills 
village,  who  married  Miss  Alma  Edwards. 
Benjamin  S.  Skillings  has  had  the  advan- 
tage of  a  thorough   common-school   education. 


He  remained  at  home  until  twenty-one  years 
of  age.  During  the  succeeding  four  years  he 
was  employed  on  different  farms  in  the  county. 
At  the  end  of  that  time,  on  account  of  poor 
health,  he  decided  to  try  a  new  line  of  work, 
and  started  as  a  pedler  of  general  merchandise, 
including  dry  goods  and  groceries,  throughout 
Oxford  and  Cumberland  Counties.  This  proved 
a  successful  venture,  and  he  continued  in  it 
without  interruption  for  twelve  years.  He  then 
settled  down  to  farming  for  himself,  carrying 
on  in  connection  therewith  a  considerable  trade 
in  live  stock.  He  has  made  various  improve- 
ments in  his  farm,  which  contains  about  one 
hundred  and  twenty-three  acres  of  land. 

In  June,  1857,  he  was  united  in  matrimony 
with  Miss  Mary  S.  Scribner,  of  Harrison. 
She  was  born  in  Otisfield,  April  12,  1830, 
daughter  of  Clements  Scribner.  Mr.^  Scribner, 
who  was  an  early  settler  of  this  town,  died 
April  18,  1 88 1.  His  wife's  death  occurred 
July  29,  1876.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Skillings  have 
had  a  son  and  two  daughters,  all  of  whom  are 
living.  They  are:  James  Sumner,  born  Feb- 
ruary 12,  1859,  who'  married  Miss  Lilla  Jill- 
son,  and  lives  with  his  wife  under  the  parental 
roof-tree;  Fannie  S.,  born  March  24,  1863, 
who  married  Arthur  E.  Tyler,  a  farmer  of 
Mason,  Me.  ;  and  Carrie,  born  December  2, 
1866,  the  wife  of  Fred  C.  Weston,  a  farmer, 
residing  in  Bolster's  Mills  village.  Their 
parents  were  careful  to  have  each  furnished 
with  a  good  practical  education.  As  a  politi- 
cian Mr.  Skillings  is  well  known  throughout 
the  county,  being  one  of  the  leading  canvas- 
sers for  the  Republican  party.  For  the  past 
five  years  he  has  served  as  Deputy  Sheriff.  In 
1878  he  was  elected  Selectman,  and  is  now 
holding  that  office,  having  served  eight  years 
in  all.  He  is  a  member  of  Crooked  River 
Lodge,  No.  152,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Otisfield, 
and  also  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Skillings  are 
attendants  of  the  Free  Baptist  Church  at 
Bolsters  Mills. 


If: 


ILLIAM     LEONARD    BILLINGS, 
who  is  retired  from  active  business, 
owns  and  occupies   the   commodious 
brick  residence  at  the  corner  of  Franklin  and 


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Cumberland  Streets,  Portland,  having  lived 
there  since  1853.  He  is  an  excellent  repre- 
sentative of  Portland's  native-born  citizens, 
the  date  of  his  birth  being  October  17,  1832. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  Leonard  Billings, 
Sr.,  was  born  and  reared  in  Massachusetts, 
In  the  prime  of  life,  a  married  man  and  a 
father,  he  came  to'  Maine  with  his  family,  set- 
tling for  a  while  in  Farmington,  but  eventu- 
ally removed  to  Butterfield,  Ohio,  where  he 
died  in  1843,  aged  seventy-six  years. 

Leonard  Billings,  Jr.,  son  of  Leonard,  Sr., 
and  father  of  William  L.,  was  born  at  Sharon, 
Mass.,  July  11,  1793,  and  was  fifteen  years  of 
age  when  his  parents  removed  to  Farmington, 
he  himself  at  the  same  time  coming  directly 
to  this  city,  where  he  was  first  employed  in 
an  eating-house,  owned  by  a  Mr.  Quincy. 
Ambitious,  energetic,  and  versatile,  Mr. 
Leonard  Billings,  Jr.,  was  engaged  in  various 
occupations  until  1844,  when  he  became  one 
of  the  organizers  of  the  Portland  Steam 
Packet  Company,  which  began  business  in  a 
modest  way  with  but  two  propellers,  the 
"  General  Warren "  and  the  "  Commodore 
Preble."  These  packets  were  used  chiefly  for 
freighting,  but  carried  a  few  passengers.  The 
business  increased  rapidly;  and  before  his 
.death,  which  occurred  July  31,  1872,  a  regu- 
lar line  of  passenger  steamers,  commodious 
and  elegantly  furnished,  plied  between  this 
city  and  Boston. 

Ann  I.  Knight,  who  was  married  to  Leonard 
Billings,  Jr.,  on  January  30,  1828,  was  the 
daughter  of  Benjamin  Knight,  a  pioneer  mer- 
chant of  this  city,  who  in  early  life  was 
prosperously  engaged  in  the  clothing  business, 
but  later  was  interested  in  the  steamship  line. 
She  was  a  native  of  Portland,  born  July  13, 
1804;  and  she  died  June  20,  1887,  having  sur- 
vived her  husband  nearly  fifteen  years.  Four 
sons  were  born  to  them,  as  follows:  William 
Leonard,  who  died  in  infancy;  Alvas  Ray, 
who  died  young;  William  Leonard,  the  spe- 
cial subject  of  this  biographical  sketch;  and 
George  Washington,  deceased. 

William  Leonard  Billings,  having  acquired 
a  substantial  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  this  city,  learned  the  cooper's  trade,  and 
was  for  some  time  engaged  in  that  occupation. 
After  reaching  years  of  maturity,  he  entered 


his  father's  office,  being  at  first  engaged  as  a 
clerk,  but  later,  as  his  father's  health  failed, 
to  a  large  extent  bearing  the  burden  of  the 
management  of  the  business,  and,  after  the 
death  of  the  father,  holding  for  a  time  the  po- 
sition of  agent  of  the  company,  his  whole 
term  of  service  embracing  a  score  of  years. 
For  the  past  twenty  years  Mr.  Billings  has 
lived  practically  retired,  enjoying  leisure  and 
freedom  from  business  cares., 

On  April  9,  1870,  Mr.  Billings  was  united 
inmarriage  with  Miss  Laura  Helen  Gushing, 
daughter  of  Rufus  Gushing,  one  of  the  old 
settlers  of  the  town  of  Freeport,  where  her 
girlhood  days  were  passed,  her  birth  having 
occurred  there  December  17,  1833.  Liberal- 
minded  and  charitable,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Billings 
are  sincere  members  of  the  Universalist 
church,  having  been  born  and  reared  in  that 
faith. 


M 


R.  REBECCA  A.  BUZZELL,  a  suc- 
cessful lady  physician  practising 
at  Gorham,  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Buxton,  York  County,  November  20, 
1 8 16,  daughter  of  Captain  Jabez  and  Betsey 
(Hancock)  Hobson,  both  natives  of  the  same 
place.  Her  grandfather,  Joseph  Hobson,  a 
farmer  by  occupation,  was  a  resident  of  Buxton 
throughout  an  active  life  of  fourscore  years. 
Joseph  Hobson's  wife,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Rebecca  Sawyer,  was  also  a  native  of  Bux- 
ton. She  died  at  the  age  of  sixty  years,  hav- 
ing borne  him  a  family  of  five  sons  and  four 
daughters. 

Captain  Hobson  was  for  many  years  an 
officer  in  the  State  militia,  and  one  of  the 
prominent  men  of  his  native  town.  He  was 
extensively  engaged  in  farming  and  lumber- 
ing, giving  employment  to  many  men.  He 
was  quite  active  in  church  affairs,  having  been 
a  Deacon  in  the  Free  Will  Baptist  church  for 
ten  years.  To  him  and  his  wife  nine  children 
were  born,  four  of  whom  are  living  —  Sewell, 
Rebecca  A.,  Ellen,  and  Jabez.  Sewell,  born 
March  20,  1815,  was  twice  married.  His  first 
wife,  Martha  Buzzell,  bore  him  five  children, 
three  of  whom  are  living  — Ethelinda,  Eliz- 
abeth, and  Alma.  His  second  wife,  Ann 
Thompson,    had    one    child,    Sewell.       Ellen 


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Hobson,  born  in  1834,  is  the  wife  of  Ingalls 
Paine,  and  has  one  child,  Alice  Leona. 
Jabez  Hobson,  born-  in  1837,  married  Eliza 
Smith,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  three  chil- 
dren —  Lillian,  William,  and  Rebecca. 

Dr.  Buzzell  obtained  her  elementary  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  Buxton,  after 
which  she  continued  her  studies  at  the  acad- 
emy in  Limerick  and  Parsonsfield  Seminary 
in  Parsonsfield,  this  State.  In  1836  she 
became  the  wife  of  Dr.  James  M.  Buzzell,  a 
prominent  surgeon  and  physician  of  Parsons- 
field. He  afterward  removed  to  Worcester, 
Mass.,  remaining  there  two  years  as  a  profes- 
sor in  the  Eclectic  Medical  College.  He 
subsequently  filled  the  same  chair  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania  at  Philadelphia  for 
about  the  same  length  of  time.  Resuming 
private  practice,  he  returned  to  Maine,  locat- 
ing at  Gorham,  but  afterward  settled  in  the 
city  of  Portland,  where  he  continued  in  active 
practice  until  his  death  in  1892.  He  was 
very  successful  as  a  practitioner,  being  a  skil- 
ful surgeon  and  a  most  able  physician,  highly 
esteemed  by  his  professional  brethren  and  by 
his  large  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances. 

Dr.  Rebecca  A.  Buzzell  was  always  inter- 
ested in  the  study  of  medicine,  and  after  her 
marriage  became  a  close  student  of  the  science. 
She  first  made  a  study  of  the  allopathic 
method  of  treating  diseases,  later  taking  up 
the  study  of  homoeopathy.  She  has  practised 
the  latter  since  1870,  meeting  with  excellent 
results,  both  in  Gorham  and  in  the  surround- 
ing towns.  Although  now  an  experienced 
practitioner,  she  is  still  a  close  student,  keep- 
ing up  with  the  modern  methods  as  they  come 
into  authorized  use.  Of  late  years  the  Doctor 
has  confined  herself  principally  to  office  work, 
treating  home  patients,  of  which  she  has 
many.  Religiously,  she  is  a  member  of  the 
Gorham  Congregational  church.  In  politics 
both  her  husband  and  father  were  stanch  Re- 
publicans. 


'OSEPH  HELLEN,  a  prosperous  farmer 

of  New  Gloucester,    was   born  on   the 

island   of   Cape  Breton,    Nova   Scotia, 

June  8,  1833,  son  of  Robert  and  Sarah 

(Guinn)     Hellen.       Mr.     Hellen's     paternal 


grandparents  were  natives  of  Ireland,  who  em- 
igrated to  America  and  settled  upon  the  is- 
land of  Cape  Breton,  near  the  Straits  of  Can- 
cer. They  later  moved  to  Aspen  Bay,  N.S., 
where  they  passed  the  rest  of  their  lives. 
They  raised  a  family  of  six  children,  two  of 
whom  are  still  living,  namely:  Eliza,  the 
wife  of  William  Young,  who  resides  in  Nova 
Scotia;    and  Robert,  Mr.  Hellen's  father. 

Robert  Hellen,  who  was  born  in  Queens- 
town,  Ireland,  came  to  America  with  his  par- 
ents. He  engaged  in  the  fishing  industry  at 
Aspen  Bay,  an  occupation  which  he  followed 
with  success  for  many  years.  He  was  also 
profitably  occupied  in  farming.  Still  smart 
and  active  at  the  age  of  eighty-seven  years, 
he  has  long  been  a  prominent  resident  of  the 
locality.  Hiis  wife,  Sarah,  who  is  a  native  of 
Aspen  Bay,  has  had  eleven  children,  as  fol- 
lows: Joseph,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  who 
was  the  first-born;  Mary,  who  is  now  residing 
in  Massachusetts,  the  widow  of  John  Guinn ; 
John,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  years; 
Ellen,  who  married  Thomas  Guinn,  and  re- 
sides at  Aspen  Bay,  N.S.;  Sarah,  who  resides 
in  Boston,  and  is  the  widow  of  David  Harcas; 
Robert,  who  married  Catherine  Morrison,  and 
resides  near  Aspen;  Eliza,  now  living  at 
Cape  Ann,  Massachusetts,  the  widow  of 
Charles  Whittier,  who  was  killed  at  sea;  Me- 
hitable,  residing  in  Boston;  Ann,  who  married 
John  McPherson,  and  lives  at  Aspen  Bay ;  Will- 
iam, who  married  Elizabeth  Young,  and  now 
resides  at  the  homestead  with  his  father;  and 
James,  who  died  at  the  age  of  three  years.  The 
mother,  who  still  survives,  is  eighty  years  old. 

Joseph  Hellen  commenced  to  assist  in  his 
own  support  at  an  early  age.  His  attendance 
at  the  regular  sessions  of  the  common  schools 
ended  after  a  brief  period,  but  he  afterward 
availed  himself  of  the  opportunity  of  advanc- 
ing his  education  by  attending  night  school. 
At  the  age  of  twenty-three  he  engaged  in  the 
fishing  industry,  which  is  the  principal  source 
of  employment  at  Aspen  Bay;  and  he  followed 
that  occupation  quite  extensively  in  connec- 
tion with  farming  for  thirty-six  years.  In 
1892  he  came  to  New  Gloucester,  and  bought 
the  property  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-nine 
acres  known  as  the  True  farm,  upon  which 
he  now  resides.     Since  entering  upon  posses- 


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sion  of  it  he  has  improved  the  farm,  which  is 
now  in  a  good  state  of  cultivation.  He  car- 
ries on  general  agriculture,  fruit  growing,  and 
stock  raising  with  an  energy  and  ability  that 
show  his  familiarity  with  the  most  approved 
methods.  He  occupied  a  leading  position 
among  the  residents  of  Aspen  Bay,  his  former 
home;  and  he  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace 
there  for  sixteen  years.  He  is  a  Republican 
in  his  political  relations. 

On  July  6,  1857,  Mr.  Hellen  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Isabella  McPherson.  She  is  a 
native  of  Scotland,  born  in  October,  1833, 
whose  parents  brought  her  with  them  to  Aspen 
Bay  in  1849,  and  there  resided  for  the  rest  of 
their  lives.  Her  father  was  engaged  in  the 
fisheries,  and  was  also  a  prosperous  farmer. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hellen  have  had  seven  children, 
as  follows:  Sarah  Ann,  the  wife  of  B.  D. 
Goring,  who  is  superintendent  of  the  furnish- 
ing-goods  department  in  a  large  mercantile 
house  in  Boston ;  Christiana,  who  married 
George  H.  Jordan,  and  lives  in  Auburn,  Me.; 
John,  who  married  Mary  Chisholm,  and  is 
superintendent  of  an  electric  light  plant  in 
Auburn;  Mary,  the  wife  of  John  A.  Reed; 
Eliza;  Catherine,  who  married  H.  A.  Mc- 
Cleod,  a  prosperous  merchant  of  New  Haven, 
N.S.;  and  Efifie,  who  married  Ransom  Verill, 
of  Gray,  Me.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hellen  are  Pres- 
byterians in  their  religious  belief,  and  united 
with  that  church  in  Aspen  Bay.  Mr.  Hellen 
is  an  able  farmer,  an  intelligent  and  useful 
citizen,  and  is  highly  esteemed  by  his  fellow- 
townsmen.  He  has  lived  a  busy  and  indus- 
trious liffe,  and  his  prosperity  is  the  result  of 
his  own  unaided  exertions. 


ENRY  WARREN  LORING,  one  of 
Pownal's  most  enterprising  and  pro- 
gressive farmers,  was  born  in  this 
town,  August  9,  1857,  son  of  Will-' 
iam  and  Susan  Y.  (Moody)  Loring.  Mr. 
Loring's  grandfather,  William  Loring,  was 
born  in  the  year  1800,  and  was  one  of  the 
early  residents  of  Pownal,  where  he  owned  and 
conducted  a  farm.  He  was  a  hard-working 
man,  who  succeeded  in  obtaining  a  comfort- 
able-prosperity by  a  diligent  application  of 
the  resources  at  his  command.     He  resided  in 


Pownal  until  his  death,  which  took'  place'  No- 
vember 22,  1885.  He  attended  the  Baptist 
church.  He  married  Susan  Staples,  a  native 
of  Gray,  Me.,  and  reared  a  family  of  five  chil- 
dren, as  follows:  Andrew  G.,  who  resides  in 
Pownal;  Alonzo,  a  resident  of  Yarmouth; 
Ellen,  wife  of  Stephen  Richardson,  of 
Pownal;  William,  Mr.  Loring's  father,  who 
was  the  eldest  son,  and  is  no  longer  living; 
and  Henry,  who  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen. 
Mrs.  Susan  S.  Loring  lived  to  reach  the  age 
of  seventy-four  years. 

William  Loring  was  born  in  Pownal  in 
1S26,  and  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  this  town. 
He  adopted  agriculture  as  an  occupation,  own- 
ing a  good  farm,  which  he  cultivated  with 
energy  and  success,  and  was  known  as  an  in- 
dustrious and  worthy  citizen.,  He  died  April 
3,  i860.  His  wife,  Susan  Y.  Moody,  became 
the  mother  of  two  children,  namely:  Henry 
Warren,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Etta, 
who  is  now  Mrs.  Downs,  and  lives  in  Belfast, 
Me.  Mrs.  Susan  Y.  Loring  married  for  her 
second  husband  Joseph  Black,  by  whom  she 
had  four  children;  and  she  died  in  1872. 

Henry  Warren  Loring  was  but  three  years 
old  when  his  father  died.  When  he  was 
five  years  old  he  went  to  reside  with  his  grand- 
father. He  received  his  education  in  the 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  at  an  early  age 
engaged  in  the  bptchering  business,  which  he 
learned  so  rapidly  that  at  the  age  of  thirteen, 
being,  as  it  would  seem,  unusually  strong  for 
his  years,  he  was  able  to  kill  and  dress  an  ox 
without  assistance.  He  followed  that  occupa- 
tion for  eight  years;  and,  after  engaging  in 
other  kinds  of  employment  for  a  time,  he  se- 
cured a  position  as  clerk  in  the  store  of 
Tuttle  &  Lawrence  of  West  Pownal,  where  he 
remained  for  eighteen  months.  In  1874  he 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Rail- 
road Company  as  a  switchman,  six  years  later 
becoming  a  fireman  upon  the  road>;  and  he 
continued  in  that  capacity  until  1887.  Nat- 
urally economical  and  thrifty,  he  had  saved 
his  surplus  earnings;  and  with  this  money  he 
then  bought  his  farm  of  one  hundred  and 
sixty  acres,  where  he  has  since  carried  on 
general  farming  with  success.  He  also  de- 
votes considerable  attention  to  a  dairy,  keep- 
ing a  herd  of  ten  full-blooded  Jersey  cows;  and 


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he  is  the  owner  of  a  registered  Jersey  bull. 
Although  his  experience  as  a  farmer  has  been 
short,  his  natural  capability  and  good  sense 
have  led  him  to  avail  himself  of  the  improved 
methods  of  modern  agriculture,  so  that  he 
already  ranks  among  the  foremost  members 
of  the  farming  community  of  Pownal. 

On  November  22,  1885,  Mr.  Loring  was 
married  to  Cornelia  E.  Plummer,  daughter  of 
Moses  and  Cornelia  (Warren)  Plummer. 
Moses  Plummer  was  born  in  Gloucester, 
Mass.,  February  11,  1816;  and  when  a  young 
man  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  blacksmith, 
which  he  followed  for  some  time.  He  later 
entered  mercantile  business  in  Gray,  Me., 
where  he  continued  in  trade  successfully  for 
several  years,  and  served  as  a  Justice  of  the 
Peace  and  Trial  Justice.  In  1858  he  moved 
to  Pownal,  and  engaged  in  farming  upon  the 
property  which  Mr.  Loring  now  owns.  He 
died  July  25,  1890.  He  was  twice  married; 
and  by  his  union  with  his  wife,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Elizabeth  Merrill,  he  had  two 
daughters.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  M.  Plummer  died 
December  28,  1856;  and  he  married  for  his 
second  wife  Cornelia  Warren,  who  was  born 
in  Pownal,  October  4,  1825,  and  by  whom  he 
had  three  children.  The  five  children  of 
Moses  Plummer  are  as  follows:  Lizzie  M., 
who  is  now  Mrs.  Pierce,  and  resides  in  San 
Francisco,  Cal. ;  Jennie  E.  who  is  now  Mrs. 
Flagg,  and  lives  in  Lewiston,  Me. ;  Cornelia 
E.,  who  is  now  Mrs.  Loring;  Charles  M. 
and  Harry  L.,  who  reside  in  Lewiston.  Mrs. 
Cornelia  W.  Plummer,  the  mother  of  the  last 
three,  is  a  Universalist  in  religion. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Loring  have  no  children. 
They  are  liberal  in  their  religious  views,  and 
are  very  pleasant  people  to  meet.  Mr.  Loring 
is  in  every  way  a  self-made  man,  his  prosper- 
ity being  the  result  of  his  own  persevering  in- 
dustry. He  is  a  member  of  Cumberland 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.;  Cumberland  Chapter, 
Royal  Arch  Masons;  and  of  Portland  Council. 
In  politics  he  supports  the  Republican  party. 


ILLIAM    H.    PAYNE,    one    of    the 
leading  and  well-to-do    farmers    of 
North  Yarmouth,  Me.,  was  born  in 
Gorham,     an    inland    town     of     Cumberland 


County,  April  7,  1822,  son  of  Richard  and 
Eunice  (Blake)  Payne.  Mr.  Payne's  grand- 
father. Captain  John  Payne,  was  born  on 
Cape  Cod,  Massachusetts,  and  became  a  well- 
known  ship-master  of  his  day.  He  early  set- 
tled upon  a  farm  in  Gorham,  but  continued 
for  the  most  part  engaged  in  nautical  pur- 
suits, and  was  lost  at  sea  in  middle  life.  H^e 
married  Anna  Pike,  who  was  a  native  of  Cape 
Cod,  and  who  lived  to  reach  the  age  of  sev- 
enty-seven years.  She  reared  a  family  of 
seven  children;  namely,  John,  Abner,  Elisha, 
Thomas,  Leonard,  Richard,  and  Mary. 

Richard  Payne  was  born  in  Gorham,  May  18, 
1788,  and  was  the  youngest  son  of  his  parents. 
When  a  young  man  he  learned  the  cooper's 
trade,  which  he  followed  as  an  occupation. 
Later  he  succeeded  to  the  ownership  of  the 
home  property  by  purchasing  the  interests  of 
the  other  heirs.  He  was  a  practical  and  suc- 
cessful farmer  and  a  worthy  citizen.  He  re- 
sided in  Gorham  until  his  death,  which  took 
place  May  29,  1859.  He  was  a  Whig  in  poli- 
tics. His  wife,  Eunice  Blake,  who  was  born 
in  Gorham,  September  8,  1787,  became  the 
mother  of  eight  children,  as  follows:  Solo- 
mon; Elmira:  Martha;  Freeman;  Charles; 
William  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  John; 
and  Abner.  Of  these  the  only  ones  now  liv- 
ing are:  William  H.,  of  North  Yarmouth; 
and  Abner,  who  resides  in  Portland.  Mrs. 
Eunice  B.  Payne  passed  her  last  years  at  the 
home  of  her  son  in  North  Yarmouth,  where 
she  died  January  28,  1870.  She  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

William  H.  Payne  attended  the  district 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  was  reared  to 
farm  life.  He  resided  with  his  parents  until 
reaching  the  age  of  eighteen,  when  he  bought 
his  time,  and  went  to  Saccarappa,  now  West- 
brook,  Me.,  where  he  found  employment  in 
the  cotton-mills,  and  remained  there  for  two 
years.  On  account  of  his  father's  failing 
health  he  then  returned  to  the  homestead  for 
the  purpose  of  taking  charge  of  the  farm,  and 
later  he  purchased  the  property.  He  resided 
there  until  1865,  when  he  sold  the  farm;  and, 
after  engaging  in  mercantile  pursuits  at  Gor- 
ham Corners  for  one  year,  he  in  1866  moved 
to  his  present  farm  in  North  Yarmouth.  He 
has  about  fifty  acres  of  well-improved  land  de- 


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voted  to  general  farming  with  gratifying  suc- 
cess. He  has  made  various  improvements 
upon  the  buildings,  which  present  a  neat  and 
substantial  appearance.  In  his  political 
views  he  is  a  Prohibitionist.  He  has  taken 
an  active  part  in  town  affairs,  having  served 
with  ability  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Se- 
lectmen and  in  other  offices. 

On  November  17,  1845,  Mr.  Payne  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Mary  E.  P.  Moulton. 
She  was  born  in  Standish,  Me.,  January  28, 
1828,  daughter  of  Eben  and  Martha  (Phil- 
brook,  Moulton,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of 
that  town.  Eben  Moulton  was  a  tanner  and 
currier,  and  followed  his  trade  successfully 
for  many  years.  He  has  now  reached  an  ad- 
vanced age,  and  is  residing  with  his  son 
Charles  in  Wilmington,  111.  His  wife,  Mrs. 
Payne's  mother,  lived  to  reach  the  age  of 
seventy-one  years.  Of  their  five  children 
three  are  now  living,  namely:  Mrs.  Payne, 
who  is  the  eldest;  Mrs.  Maria  Fitz,  of  Oak- 
land, Cal.;  and  Charles  Moulton,  who  resides 
in  Illinois.  The  departed  are:  Amanda  S., 
who  became  Mrs.  Andrews;  and  Horatio  F. 
Moulton,  who  was  for  some  years  a  conductor 
on  the  Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Payne  have  had  six  children, 
but  two  of  whom  survive,  namely:  Emma  F., 
who  was  born  September  30,  185 1,  married 
Charles  Longshore,  and  resides  in  Iowa;  and 
Lincoln  A.,  who  was  born  March  16,  1870, 
and  now  resides  in  Lunenburg,  Vt.,  where  he 
is  freight  clerk  for  the  Maine  Central  Rail- 
road Company.  He  married  Abbie  Lane,  of 
Strafford,  Vt.  .The  other  children  were: 
Llewellyn  V.,  who  was  born  July  3,  1S47,  and 
died  at  the  age  of  three  years  and  nineteen 
days;  Ellen  M.,  who  was  born  June  21,  1850, 
and  died  August  30,  1854;  Llewellyn  W., 
who  was  born  January  31,  1855,  and  died  June 
24,  1864;  and  Mary  E.,  who  was  born  Octo- 
ber 17,  1865,  and  died  December  3  of  that 
year. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Payne  are  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  Mrs.  Payne 
has  long  been  prominent  in  church  and  Sun- 
day-school matters.  He  is  well  and  favorably 
known  among  the  hading  residents  of  North 
Yarmouth,  being  a  man  of  high  moral  prin- 
ciples and  one  who  keeps    himself    in  touch 


with  the  progress  of  the  times.  On  Novem- 
ber 17,  189s,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Payne  celebrated 
their  golden  wedding  at  their  pleasant  home 
in  North  Yarmouth. 


ON.  DAVID  W.  MERRILL  is  a 
well-known  and  influential  citizen  of 
New  Gloucester,  Me.-,  his  native 
town.  He  was  born  on  December 
18,  1820,  and  has  been  a  resident  of  the  vil- 
lage of  Upper  Gloucester  since  1855,  and  has 
held  various  public  offices,  discharging  the 
duties  thereof  with  ability  and  faithfulness. 

His  parents  were  William  and  Lydia  (Pu- 
rinton)  Merrill.  William  Merrill  moved  at 
an  early  day  with  his  parents  from  Falmouth 
to  West  Gloucester,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
farming  until  his  death  in  1839.  His  wife, 
Lydia,  was  from  Kittery,  Me.  She  died  No- 
vember 30,  1859.  They  had  four  children  — 
James,  Charles,  Rhoda,  and  David  W.  James 
Merrill  married  Lucy  Tobie,  and  lives  in  New 
Gloucester.  Charles  married  first  Malind^ 
Brackett,  and  after  her  death  married  Mrs. 
Buck,  who  survived  him,  and  is  now  living  at 
Paris,  Me.  Rhoda's  first  husband  was  Lewis 
Holmes,  whom  she  outlived.  Her  second  was 
Jesse  Young.     They  have  both  passed  away. 

David  W.  Merrill  at  the  age  of  nineteen 
was  obliged  on  account  of  the  death  of  his 
father  to  take  charge  of  the  old  farm  in  West 
Gloucester.  In  1855  he  came  to  Upper 
Gloucester,  and  rented  a  farm.  Two  years 
later,  with  Mr.  George  Blake  and  others,  he 
started  in  the  general  mercantile  business  in 
this  village,  continuing  thus  engaged  for  five 
years,  when  he  sold  out  his  interest  in  the 
store  and  resumed  the  life  of  a  farmer,  having 
bought  his  present  farm  in  1859. 

In  politics  Mr.  Merrill  is  an  earnest  and 
active  Republican.  He  was  elected  Select- 
man in  1861,  and  served  six  years.  In  1866 
he  was  Collector  and  Treasurer  of  New 
Gloucester,  and  in  1867  he  represented  his  dis- 
trict in  the  State  legislature.  He  was  also  in" 
the  custom-house  for  six  years,  and  as  Chair- 
man of  the  Town  Committee  he  served  thirty 
years.  Mr.  Merrill  is  a  member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic Order,  belonging  to  Cumberland  Lodge, 

F.  &  A.  M.,  No.  12,  of  Upper  Gloucester. 


A 


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He  is  also  interested  in  the  temperance  cause, 
being  an  active  member  of  the  Society  of  Good 
Templars. 

On  October  14,  1844,  Mr.  Merrill  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Mrs.  Pamelia  (Dun- 
lap)  Soule,  of  Lisbon,  Me.,  where  she  was 
born  September  8,  18 14,  a  daughter  of  David 
Dunlap.  Five  children  were  the  fruit. of  this 
union  —  Willie,  who  died  in  infancy;  Elmira, 
wife  of  Charles  A.  Metcalf,  who  is  in  the 
Treasury  Department  at  Washington,  D.C.; 
Harvey  W.,  who  married  Ida  Gerrish,  and 
lives  in  West  Medford,  Mass. ;  Neal  Dow, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  ten  years;  and  Willie 
F.,  who  passed  away  at  the  age  of  seven.  The 
surviving  children  were  educated  at  Westbrook 
Seminary,  Me.  Mrs.  Pamelia  D.  Merrill  died 
in  1873;  and  in  1882  Mr.  Merrill  married 
Hannah,  daughter  of  Perez  B.  Latham,  who 
came  to  this  village  in  1864.  She  was  born 
August  7,  1845.  By  this  union  there  were 
no  children.  Mrs.  Hannah  Merrill  died  on 
September  10,  1893.  Mr.  Merrill  married  on 
June  6,  189s,  his  third  wife,  Florence  H. 
Leach,  who  was  born  August  29,  1846,  daugh- 
ter of  Benjamin  F.  Leach,  of  Auburn,-  Me. 
Her  parents  are  both  deceased. 

Mr.  Merrill  has  practically  retired  from  his 
various  business  enterprises;  but  he. still  car- 
ries on  a  small  farm  of  twenty-five  acres,  hav- 
ing plenty  of  healthful  exercise,  and  enjoying 
the  freedom  and  quiet  of  country  living  and 
thinking.  With  only  a  common-school  edu- 
cation Mr.  Merrill  has  pushed  his  way  on- 
ward and  upward,  leading  an  industrious,  use- 
ful life,  working  not  for  himself  alone,  but 
mindful  of  his  obligations  as  a  citizen  and 
neighbor,  contributing  to  the  welfare  and  ad- 
vancement of  the  community.  He  is  widely 
known  and  highly  esteemed. 


iLIHU  H.  RICE,  Freight  Agent  of  the 
Portland  &  Rochester  Railroad  at 
Portland,  was  born  in  this  city 
March  26,  1859,  son  of  Richard  G.  and  Mary 
E.  (Libby)  Rice.  The  father  spent  the  larger 
part  of  his  life  in  Cumberland  County,  living 
in  different  towns.  He  was  engaged  in  truck- 
ing in  Portland  for  several  years.  His  wife 
was  a  daughter  of-  Eli  Libby,  who  belonged  to 


the  family  of  Libbys  that  settled  in  Scarboro, 
and  was  of  Revolutionary  stock.  They  reared 
a  family  of  three  children  —  Elihu  H.,  James 
L. ,  and  R.  M.  James  is  a  grocer  in  Portland. 
R.  M.  Rice  also  resides  in  this  city. 

Elihu  PI.  Rice  obtained  his  elementary  edu- 
cation in  the  country  schools  of  North  Pownal, 
this  county,  where  his  parents  lived  for  a 
while.  He  afterward  attended  the  schools  at 
Deering,  Cumberland  County,  completing  his 
studies  in  the  Deering  High  School.  He 
began  life  as  a  clerk  in  the  wholesale  store  of 
D.  W.  True  &  Co.,  for  whom  he  worked  a 
year.  Mr.  Rice  then  entered  the  service  of 
the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  Company,  and 
was  employed  in  their  local  freight  office  here 
for  twenty  years.  For  the  last  fifteen  years 
of  the  time  he  was  cashier  of  the  freight  de- 
partment. On  December  10,  1894,  he  was 
appointed  to  his  present  position,  the  duties  of 
which  he  is  discharging  with  characteristic 
fidelity  and  ability.  The  position  places  upon 
him  a  heavy  responsibility;  for  the  road, 
although  a  small  one,  carries  on  a  large  freight 
business. 

On  April  29,  1885,  Mr.  Rice  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Lizzie  J.,  daughter  of 
John  T.  Sterling,  of  this  city;  and  he  is  the 
father  of  one  child,  Richard,  L.  He  is  a  Mason 
and  an  Odd  Fellow.  He  belongs  to  Atlantic 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  ;  Greenleaf  Chapter 
and  Portland  Commandery;  and  to  Ligonia 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
and  Eastern  Star  Encampment.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  a  life  insurance  order.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Rice  are  regular  attendants  of  the  Con- 
gress Square  Church.  The  family  residence 
is  pleasantly  located  at  192  Clark  Street. 


BEL  HEALD  HARRIMAN,  a  resi- 
dent of  the  village  of  Bridgton,  is  a 
native  of  Lovell,  Oxford  County, 
born  May  14,  1844.  His  father, 
Asa  B.  .  Harriman,  was  born,  it  is  supposed,' 
in  Chatham,  N.  H.  Very  little  is  known  of 
the  ancestral  history  beyond  the  fact  that  Asa 
was  a  little  lad  when  he  lost  his  father,  who 
was  accidentally  killed  by  a  falling  tree.  He 
was  reared  on  a  farm.  After  his  removal  to 
this  State  he  bought  land  in  Lovell,  on  which 


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he  cleared  a  homestead,  and  resided  until  his 
death,  at  the  age  of  seventy-two  years.  His 
wife,  formerly  Amanda  Heald,  was  a  lifelong 
resident  of  Lovell,  where  her  death  occurred 
when  she  was  but  fifty-four  years  old. 

Abel  H.  Harriman  entered  the  army  when 
eighteen  years  of  age  for  service  in  the  Civil 
War.  He  enlisted  in  Company  D,  Sixteenth 
Maine  Volunteer  Infantry,  which  was  assigned 
to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  With  his  gal- 
lant comrades  he  took  an  active  part  in  the 
memorable  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  at  which 
one-half  of  the  men  in  his  regiment  were 
killed,  wounded,  or  captured,  he  being  fortu- 
nate enough  to  escape  unscathed.  Mr.  Harri- 
man was  subsequently  detached  as  one  of  the 
headquarter  guards  of  the  First  Corps.  He 
performed  this  duty  until  the  spring  of  1864, 
when  he  was  transferred  to  the  ambulance 
corps  as  stretcher-bearer.  In  this  capacity 
he  was  present,  and  assisted  in  removing  the 
killed  and  wounded  from  the  field,  after  the 
battles  of  the  Wilderness,  Laurel  Hill,  Spott- 
sylvania.  North  Anna,  Chickahominy,  Sand 
Hill,  and  the  various  engagements  before 
Petersburg.  In  April,  1865,  being  then  the 
driver  of  an  ambulance  wagon,  he  was  present 
at  the  closing  scenes  of  the  campaign.  He 
was  at  Appomattox  when  Lee  surrendered,  and 
afterward  participated  in  the  Grand  Review  at 
Washington.  From  Washington  he  returned 
home,  receiving  his  discharge  at  Augusta, 
June  14,  1865. 

After  visiting  his  friends  and  home  in 
Lovell  for  a  month,  Mr.  Harriman  went  to 
Massachusetts.  Here  he  was  for  a  time  em- 
ployed in  a  shoe  factory  at  Halifax  and  engaged 
in  lumbering  in  Brockton.  Having  passed 
three  years  in  the  old  Bay  State,  he  returned 
once  more  to  Lovell,  bought  an  interest  in 
a  saw-mill,  and  was  for  several  years  there- 
after occupied  in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of 
lumber  and  wood.  In  1877  he  settled  in 
Bridgton,  which  has  since  been  his  home. 

Mr.  Harriman  has  been  twice  married.  His 
first  marriage  was  contracted  in  1868,  with 
Mary  Bass,  a  native  of  Wilton,  this  State. 
She  bore  him  two  children  —  Linwood  A. 
and  Adelia  I.  The  latter  died  when  but  four 
years  old.  The  mother's  death  occurred  in 
1883.     Two  years  later  he  married  Miss  Mary 


J.  Lewis,  who  was  born  in  New  Brunswick, 
and  reared  in  Bridgton.  Socially,  Mr.  Harri- 
man is  connected  with  Farragut  PQ,st,  No. 
27,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic;  Cumberland 
Lodge,  No.  30,  and  Mount  Pleasant  Encamp- 
ment, No.  14,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows;  the  Rebecca  Lodge;  Highland 
Lodge,  No.  10,  Knights  of  Pythias;  and  Ori- 
ental Lodge,  No.   13,  A.  F.  &.  A  M. 


RED  VIVIAN  MATTHEWS,  attor- 
ney-at-law  of  Portland,  resides  at  58 
Pearl  Street,  Deering.  He  was  born 
at  Boothbay,  Me.,  September  2,  1865,  eldest 
son  of  Elbridge  Matthews,  now  a  prominent 
business  man  of  this  city,  who  is  also  a  native 
of  Boothbay. 

Mr.  Matthews' s  paternal  grandparents  were 
Alfred  and  Charlotte  (Dunton)  Matthews. 
Charlotte  Dunton  was  the  daughter  of  Timothy 
Dunton  and  Margaret  (Pinkham)  Dunton,  of 
Boothbay,  and  grand-daughter  of  Timothy 
Dunton,  Jr.,  an  Englishman,  who,  with  a 
brother  and  sister,  settled  in  what  is  now 
Westport,  Me.,  prior  to  1749,  where  he  and 
his  wife,  Mary  Elizabeth,  lived  and  died. 
Margaret  Pinkham  Dunton  was  the  second 
wife  of  Timothy  Dunton,  of  Boothbay,  and  was 
a  daughter  of  Solomon  and  Sarah  Pinkham,  of 
Boothbay.  Alfred  Matthews  was  a  carpenter 
by  trade,  much  respected  in  business  and  re- 
ligious circles,  being  a  prominent  member  of 
the  Free  Will  Baptist  church,  at  the  time  of 
his  death,  which  occurred  January  26,  1879, 
holding  the  office  of  Deacon.  He  always  lived 
in  Boothbay,  though  he  made  occasional  sea 
voyages,  and  was  well  acquainted  with  the 
New  England  coast. 

He  was  the  grandson  of  John  Matthews,  Sr., 
a  pioneer  of  that  town,  and  his  wife  Janette 
(Barter)  Matthews,  and  a  son  of  Captain  John 
and  Rebecca  (Southard)  Matthews.  Rebecca 
was  one  of  the  twelve  children  of  John  and 
Sarah  (Lewis)  Southard,  of  Boothbay,  and  a 
grand-daughter  of  a  French  pioneer  of  the 
town  named  Scerott^,  who  came  from  Mar- 
seilles, France,  and  settled  there  about  the 
time  of  the  French  and  Indian  War,  and 
changed  his  name  to  Southard.  Captain  John 
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Vivian,  born  at  Boothbay,  May  20,  1779,  was 
a  seafaring  man ;  and,  as  master  of  a  vessel 
during  the  early  years  of  the  present  century, 
he  visited  every  quarter  of  the  globe,  his  trips 
sometimes  reaching  three  years  in  length. 

Elbridge  Matthews  was  born  on  October  24, 
1840.  He  inherited  from  his  grandfather. 
Captain  John  Matthews,  love  for  the  sea,  which 
was  fostered  in  his  younger  years  by  the  old 
man's  tales  of  adventure  and  personal  experi- 
ences ;  and  so,  when  a  young  lad,  he  went  as  a 
cabin  boy  on  a  brig,  after  which  he  rapidly 
worked  his  way  upward  until  at  the  age  of 
twenty-two  he  took  charge  of  a  vessel,  thus 
visiting  many  of  the  important  ports  of  the 
world,  crossing  the  line  in  different  parts  of 
the  Atlantic,  Pacific,  and  Indian  Oceans 
eighty-eight  times.  He  sailed  the  seas  as 
master  mariner  continuously  for  twenty-four 
years,  never  having  the  misfortune  to  be 
wrecked.  He  was  run  down  in  the  night  at 
one  time  by  a  steamer  of  the  Guion  Line, 
about  four  hundred  miles  out  of  New  York; 
but  by  dint  of  courage,  coolheadedness,  and  per- 
severance he  succeeded  in  bringing  his  vessel 
and  -valuable  cargo  of  South  American  goods 
safely  into  port,  although  the  ship  was  badly 
stove  forward  and  leaking  fast,  and  his  crew 
at  one  time  deserted  him.  Retiring  from  sea- 
faring in  1886,  he  continued  to  reside  on  Me- 
chanic Street,  Deering,  where  he  has  made  his 
home  since  January  i,  1874.  Soon  after  set- 
tling permanently  on  shore,  he  established 
himself  in  the  grain  and  feed  business  at 
Knightville,  Cape  Elizabeth,  now  South  Port- 
land, where  he  is  still  engaged,  having  rebuilt 
'  his  place  of  business,  which  was  destroyed  by 
fire  in  the  spring  of  1894.  In  1892  he  opened 
another  store  at  the  corner  of  Kennebec  and 
Green  Streets  in  Portland.  Mr.  Matthews  is 
at  present  Alderman  of  his  ward  in  the  city  of 
Deering;  is  a  member  of  the  Fraternity  Lodge, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Deer- 
ing; of  Machigone  Encampment;  of  the  old 
Lincoln  Lodge  of  Free  Masons,  of  Wiscasset, 
Me.  ;  and  of  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men. 
Elbridge  Matthews  has  been  twice  married, 
his  first  wife  having  been  Miss  Lovesta  Hodg- 
don,  who  was  born  November  19,  1839,  in 
Boothbay,  being  the  daughter  of  Timothy  and 
Frances    (Tibbetts)    Hodgdon.      Frances   Tib- 


betts,  born  December  2,  1801,  in  Boothbay, 
was  a  daughter  of  James  and  Abigail  (Lewis) 
Tibbetts,  and  grand-daughter  of  Nathaniel  and 
Abigail  (Alley)  Tibbetts,  who  were  among  the 
first  settlers  of  the  town  of  Boothbay.  Sarah 
Lewis  Southard,  mentioned  above,  and  Abigail 
Lewis  Tibbetts  were  daughters  of  Joseph  and 
Sarah  (Dexter)  Lewis,  of  Boothbay. 

Miss  Lovesta  Hodgdon 's  father,  Timothy 
Hodgdon,  was  born  March  13,  1798,  at 
Westport,  near  Boothbay,  was  married  July 
20,  1820,  and  died  at  Boothbay,  October  19, 
1 88 1.  He  was  the  son  of  John  and  Deborah 
(Dunton)  Hodgdon,  of  Westport;  and  John  in 
turn  was  son  of  Thomas,  of  Westport,  whose 
father,  Alexander  Hodgdon,  was  born  and 
reared  in  Boston.  Deborah  Dunton  was  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Abigail  (Walker)  Dun- 
ton, of  Westport;  and  John  Dunton  was  a 
brother  to  Timothy,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Char- 
lotte Matthews,  mentioned  above. 

By  his  first  wife  Elbridge  Matthews  had 
five  children  —  Fred  Vivian;  Chester,  who  is 
in  business  with  his  father;  Genevieve;  Leslie, 
who  died  in  infancy;  and  Lovesta.  Mrs.  Lo- 
vesta Matthews  died  March  9,  1883;  and  in 
October,  1884,  Mr.  Elbridge  Matthews  mar- 
ried her  niece,  Miss  Flora  D.  Hodgdon,  also 
of  Boothbay.  They  have  one  child,  Marion 
Laura. 

Fred  Vivian  Matthews  was  graduated  from 
the  Deering  High  School  in  1883,  from 
Hebron  Academy  the  following  year,  and  was 
a  member  of  the  class  of  1889  of  Colby  Uni- 
versity, where  he  was  President  of  his  class 
while  a  Freshman,  taking  the  first  prize  for 
declamation  in  his  Sophomore  year,  and  being 
a  member  of  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Society. 
Leaving  college  at  the  end  of  the  Sophomore 
year,  he  read  law  with  Drummond  &  Drum- 
mond  of  Portland,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
Cumberland  bar  in  October,  1889.  Mr. 
Matthews  at  once  entered  upon  the  practice  of 
his  profession,  opening  an  office  in  Portland, 
where  he  has  met  with  success. 

Continuing  his  residence  in  Deering,  Mr. 
Matthews  has  been  active  in  the  political 
circles  of  that  city,  being  Secretary  of  the 
Republican  City  Committee  and  a  delegate  to 
every  county  convention,  as  well  as  to  other 
conventions,    during  the  last  six   years.       For 


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four  years  he  was  Collector  of  Deering,  for 
two  years  the  Republican  member  of  the  Board 
of  Registration ;  and  he  is  at  present  City  So- 
licitor, besides  which  he  has  held  other  minor 
offices.  Socially,  he  is  a  member  of  Deering 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  ;  of  Fraternity  Lodge, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Deer- 
ing; of  Una  Encampment  of  Portland  and 
of  the  Portland  Club;  of  the  Congregational 
Club  of  Portland,  of  which  he  has  been  the 
Secretary  for.  the  last  three  years;"  and  of 
Deering  Board  of  Trade.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Woodfords  Congregational  Church  of 
Deering. 

On  June  25,  1890,  Mr.  Matthews  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Annie  B.  Harmon,  a 
daughter  of  Truman  and  Harriet  (Files)  Har- 
mon, of  Deering.  They  have  one  child,  a 
daughter,  Vivien  Harmon  Matthews. 

Mrs.  Matthews,  through  her  ancestors  the 
Phinneys,  is  a  lineal  descendant  from  the 
earlier  Pilgrims  of  Plymouth  and  the  Plym- 
outh Rogers  family.  She  is  the  great-great- 
grand-daughter  of  Colonel  Edmund  Phinney, 
who  commanded  a  Maine  regiment  in  the 
Revolutionary  War,  and  thus  a  descendant  of 
Colonel  Phinney' s  father,  Captain  John  Phin- 
ney, who  was  the  first  settler  in  Gorham,  in 
this  county;  and  she  is  a  great-grand-daughter 
of  Samuel  Files  and  of  Josiah  Harmon,  vet- 
erans of  the  Revolution.  By  virtue  of  this 
lineage  Mrs.  Matthews  is  clearly  eligible  to 
membership  in  various  laatriotic  and  Colonial 
organizations.  She  has  become  a  member 
of  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution, 
and  is  also  prominent  in  literary,  musical,  and 
social  circles. 


jDWIN  AYER,  superintendent  of  the 
paper-mills  of  S.  D.  Warren  &  Co.  at 
Westbrook  from  1884  till  the  time 
of  his  death  in  1892,  was  born  in  Cornish, 
Me.,  February  26,  1842.  He  was  the  son 
of  Jacob  and  Abigail  (Sargent)  Ayer.  Jacob 
Ayer,  who  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  spent  the 
latter  part  of  his  life  in  Westbrook  in  business 
as  a  contractor  and  builder.  He  acquired  a 
reputation  for  exactness  and  thoroughness  in 
all  his  work,  and  completed  some  important 
contracts,  including  the  old  high-school  house. 


the  residence  of  L.  W.  Edwards,  and  the 
handsome  dwelling  of  John  Cloudman.  He 
died  in  1864. 

Edwin  Ayer  was  three  years  old  when  his 
parents  removed  to  Westbrook,  and  his  educa- 
tion  was  received    in  the  common   schools  of 
this  town.      He    learned  to  make  paper  boxes, 
but  never  worked  at  that  business,  as  he  en- 
tered the  employ  of  Day  &  Lyons,  paper  man- 
ufacturers,   on    finishing     his    apprenticeship. 
The  Day  &  Lyons  mills  were  situated  at  Cum- 
berland Mills  (Westbrook),  and  were  the  em- 
bryo, so  to  speak,  of  the  large  mills  now  con- 
ducted under  the  name  of  S.  D.  Warren  &  Co. 
Mr.     Ayer  was    in    the    establishment    many 
years,  and  obtained   a   thorough   knowledge  of 
the  different  styles  of  paper-making  and  all  the 
processes,  from  the  beginning  to  the,  finishing 
of  the  paper.       When    the  office    of    superin- 
tendent was  left  vacant  by  the  death  of  Williarq 
L.  Longley,  he  was  promoted  to  that  position; 
and    during   the   time    of   his    incumbency  he 
held   the    entire   confidence  of   his    employers 
and  the  esteem  of  all  under  his  charge.      Dur- 
ing the  summer  of   1892    he    travelled  exten- 
sively   through     England     and      Scotland-   on 
special  business  in  the  interest  of  the  Warren 
mills.      He  was  universally  esteemed  in  West- 
brook; and  his  death,  on  November  26,  1892, 
was  the  cause  of  general  regret. 

Mr.  Ayer  voted  the  Republican  ticket,  but 
never  sought  public  office.  He  was  a  promi- 
nent member  of  the  Warren  Phillips  Lodge, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  No.  186,  of  Cumberland 
Mills,  in  which  he  had  been  through  all  the 
chairs  and  held  the  degree  of  Master,  belong- 
ing also  to  the  Chapter;  and  he  was  NobTe 
Grand  of  Ammoncongin  Lodge  of  Cumber- 
land Mills,  in  which  also  he  had  been  through 
all  the  chairs.  Mr.  Ayer  was  a  member  of  the 
Warren  Congregational  Church.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  1 861  to  Miss  Maria  E.  Bacon,  a  native 
of  South  Windham. 

One  son  lives  to  perpetuate  his  name,  Will- 
iam E.  Ayer.  He  was  born  in  Westbrook, 
Me.,  December  2,  1863,  and  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public-  schools  of  Westbrook  and 
the  State  Normal  School  at  Gorham.  He 
taught  in  the  Westbrook  schools  for  about  four 
years,  and  then  was  engaged  as  private  secre- 
tary by  Mr.    John   E.   Warren,    agent^for  the 


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mills  of  S.  D.  Warren  &  Co.  Since  1892  he 
has  been  purchasing  agent  for  the  company, 
buying  all  the  wood  for  making  pulp  for  the 
Warren  mills  at  Westbrook  and  the  Forest 
Paper  Company  of  Yarmouthville,  Me.  As 
they  use  about  thirty-five  thousand  cords  of 
poplar  wood  annually,  which  they  get  from 
different  sections  of  Maine,  Northern  New 
Hampshire,  and  Canada,  this  is  a  very  respon- 
sible position.  The  Warren  mills  have  a  wide 
reputation  for  the  excellence  of  their  products. 
The  quality  of  their  paper  may  be  seen  in  the 
Youth' s  Companion  and  the  Century  Magazine. 
William  E.  Ayer  was  married  in  December, 
1888,  to  Miss  Louise  Brown,  daughter  of  Free- 
man Brown,  of  Westbrook,  and  has  one  child, 
Florence  E.  He,  too,  votes  the  Republican 
ticket.  He  takes  an  active  interest  in  educa- 
tional progress,  and  served  on  the  School  Com- 
mittee in  1890-91.  Belonging  to  but  one 
fraternal  organization,  the  Masons,  he  is 
highly  esteemed  by  his  brethren,  and  holds 
the  office  of  Past  Master  of  Warren  Phillips 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  No.  186.  Mr.  Will- 
iam E.  Ayer  is  organist  of  the  First  Congre- 
gational Church  of  Westbrook. 


/^TeORGE  C.  CANNELL,  of  Portland, 
V  5 1  Me.,  state  agent  for  the  industrial 
^ —  department  of  the  Travellers'  Insur- 
ance Company,  is  a  native  of  Cumberland 
County,  having  been  born  at  Windham,  June 
2.4,  1855.  His  father,  Clark  Cannell,  son  of 
Thomas  Cannell,  was  born  in  181 5,  and  is 
now  an  aged  man  of  more  than  fourscore  years. 
He  was  reared  to  the  occupation  of  farming, 
which  he  carried  on  in  connection  with  the 
trade  of  carriage  manufacturer  for  a  great 
many  years.  He  was  twice  married,  the 
maiden  name  of  his  first  wife  being  Hannah 
Harmon.  She  died,  leaving  him  with  one 
child,  M'ary  H.  His  second  wife,  formerly 
Dorcas  Plaisted,  passed  from  earthly  scenes 
in  1875,  leaving  two  children  —  Sarah  F. ; 
and  George  C,  the  subject  of  this  biographi- 
cal notice. 

George  C.  Cannell  acquired  the  rudiments 
of  his  substantial  education  in  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  town,  afterward  attending 
Gorham  Seminary  and  the  Portland  Business 


College.  After  his  graduation  from  the  latter 
institution  Mr.  Cannell  was  engaged  as  assist- 
ant cashier  of  the  Portland  Street  Railway 
Company,  holding  that  position  five  years. 
Later  he  accepted  a  similar  position  in  the 
employ  of  the  Eastern  Railway  Company,  with 
which  he  was  connected  one  year.  In  1883 
he  became  agent  of  the  Travellers'  Insurance 
Company,  to  whose  business  interests  he  has 
continued  to  devote  his  energies,  performing 
the  duties  connected  with  his  department  in  a 
worthy  and  acceptable  manner,  his  excellent 
judgment  and  practical  business  ability  mak- 
ing him  a  most  valuable  official.  Mr.  Cannell 
is  an  active  member  of  Harmony  Lodge,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  of  Fal- 
mouth Encampment  of  Portland,  while,  politi- 
cally, he  is  a  stanch  Republican.  He  attends 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  his  religious 
beliefs  harmonizing  with  the  tenets  of  that 
denomination. 

On  September  29,  1879,  Mr.  Cannell  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Florence  E. 
Hanscom,  daughter  of  William  S.  and  Mary 
A.  (Libby)  Hanscom,  of  Sebago  Lake,  Me. 
The  residence  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cannell  is  now 
at  51  Chestnut  Street,  Portland,  Me. 


-AMES  LAWRENCE,  a  leading  farmer 
and  prominent  resident  of  North  Yar- 
mouth, an  ex-member  of  the  Maine 
legislature,  and  a  veteran  of  the  Civil 
War,  was  born  in  Gray,  September  4,  1842, 
son  of  Nathaniel  S.  and  Mary  Ann  (Har- 
ris) Lawrence.  Mr.  Lawrence's  grandfather, 
Ephraim  Lawrence,  who  was  born  in  Groton, 
Mass.,  in  i^SS,  moved  from  Groton  to  Gray, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  the  major 
part  of  his  life,  and  died  in  that  town  June  13, 
1847,  aged  eighty-two  years.  He  was  an  in- 
dustrious and  successful  farmer,  a  Whig  in 
politics  and  in  religious  belief  a  Methodist. 
Ephraim 's  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Sarah  Sawtelle,  born  in  Pepperell,  Mass., 
May  I,  1773,  died  November  11,  1863.  They 
had  ten  children,  some  of  whom  died  young. 
Nathaniel  S.  Lawrence,  who  was  born  in 
Groton,  Mass.,  July  2,  1799,  accompanied  his 
parents  to  Gray.  He  received  a  good  educa- 
tion,    and    afterward    taught    school    for    fifty 


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terms.      In  early  manhood  he  engaged   in  mer- 
cantile   pursuits,     which     he    followed     with 
success.      He  went  to  California  in   1852,  but 
returned  in  1854.      Prominent  in  public  affairs, 
he  was  a  member  of   the  Board  of  Selectmen 
and  Town  Clerk  for   a  number  of   years,  and 
ably  represented  his  district  in  the  legislature 
for  two  terms.      In  politics  he  was  a  Republi- 
can, joining  that  party   at   its  formation ;  and 
in  his  religious  belief  he  was  a  Universalist. 
He  died  October   19,  1882,  aged  eighty-three 
years.      He  was  twice  married,  first  to  Eliza- 
beth S.    Harris    in    1833,    having   one    child, 
Elizabeth  A.      In  1835  he  married  his  second 
wife,  maiden  name  Mary  Ann  Harris,  a  sister 
of  the  first  wife  and  a  native  of  Gray.      They 
had  nine   children,  of  whom  twin    girls    died 
in  infancy.      The   rest  attained  maturity,   and 
four  are  now  living,  namely:  James,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  Mary  A.,  who  has  taught 
school  successfully  for  many  years;  Alice  J., 
the  wife  of  W.  G.  Freeman,  of   Portland ;  and 
Maria    O.,   the  wife    of  Ansel    L.    Dunn,    of 
North  Yarmouth.     The  deceased  were:  Eliza- 
beth A.,   who  was  the    wife  of    Dr.    William 
Warren  Green,  formerly  a  well-known  surgeon 
of  Portland;    Frank,    a  resident    of  Portland, 
who  married  Lucinda  P.  Sawyer,  of  Gray,  and 
by  her  had  one  child,    Lucinda  M.  ;    Luther, 
who     served    as     Captain    of      Company    H, 
Eleventh  Regiment,  Maine  Volunteers,  in  the 
Civil  War,  was  mortally  wounded  in  the  battle 
at  Deep  Bottom,  Va.,  August  16,  and  died   in 
Chesapeake  Hospital  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Sep- 
tember 3,    1864,   aged  twenty-four  years;  and 
Charles,  who  served  as  a  private  in   Company 
C,  Twelfth  Maine  Regiment,  and  was  drowned 
while  skating  on  Royal's  River  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  years.     The  mother  died  January  2, 
1894,  aged  eighty-two. 

James  Lawrence  spent  his  youth  in  Gray  and 
Pownal,  receiving  his  elementary  education 
in  the  district  schools  and  completing  his 
studies  at  the  North  Yarmouth  Academy.  He 
was  reared  to  farm  life,  and  resided  with  his 
parents  until  March  26,  1864,  when  he  en- 
listed as  a  private  in  Company  H,  Eleventh 
Maine  Regiment,  commanded  by  his  brother. 
Captain  Luther  Lawrence.  With  his  regiment 
he  participated  in  the  series  of  engagements 
that  immediately    preceded    the   surrender   of 


General   Lee,  and  was  present  at  Appomattox 
when    that    memorable    event    occurred.      He 
was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Deep  Bottom  on 
August    16,     1864.     In    July,    1865,   he   was 
promoted  to  the  rank  of  Second   Lieutenant  of 
Company    C,     Sixth    United     States    Colored 
Troops.      He  subsequently  served  until   Octo- 
ber of  that  year,  when  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged.     After   leaving  the  army,  he  entered 
the  clothing  and  furnishing  business  in  Boston 
as  a  clerk.      Four  years   later  he  engaged    in 
store-keeping  on  his  own  account,  dealing,  in 
hats,  caps,  and  general  furnishing  goods.      He 
continued  in  this  occupation  until  July,  1874, 
when  he  moved  to  North  Yarmouth,  where  he 
has  since  resided.      In  1882  he  took  possession 
of  the  old  Marston  homestead,  a  farm  of  eighty 
acres,  which  he  has  since  conducted  with  profit. 
He  carries  on  general  farming  and    dairying, 
keeping  from  ten  to  fifteen  finely  bred  cows. 
In  politics  he  actively  supports  the   Republi- 
can party,  being  a  prominent  leader  in   local  ■ 
public  affairs.      He  has  served  as  a  member  of 
the  Board    of   Selectmen    for    six  consecutive 
terms,    and  he    was    elected    to    represent    his 
district   in  the  legislature  for  1895  and  1896. 
He  is  now  one  of  the  Trustees  of  the   North 
Yarmouth   School  Fund  and  a  Director  of  the 
North  Yarmouth  Fire  Insurance  Company. 

On  March  31,  1869,  Mr.  Lawrence  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Ellen  M.  Marston,  who 
was  born  in  North  Yarmouth,  July  6,  1843, 
daughter  of  Captain  Levi  and  Lavina  (Mitch- 
ell) Marston.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lawrence  have 
five  children,  as  follows:  Alice  L.,  who  was 
born  October  27,  1870,  married  the  Rev. 
Charles  P.  Cleaves,  June  12,  1893,  and  has 
one  daughter,  named  Mary  Lawrence;  Frank 
L.,  who  was  born- July  20,  1872,  and  is  now 
filling  a  responsible  position  in  the  United 
States  General  Appraiser's  office  of  New  York 
City;  Herbert  M.,  who  was  born  August  25, 
1874,  and  is  now  a  prosperous  farmer;  Chester 
J.,  who  was  born  August  13,  1876,  and  is  also 
engaged  in  farming;  and  Charles  D.,  who  was 
born  August  5,  1878,  and  is  now  a  student  in 
North  Yarmouth  Academy.  Mr.  Lawrence 
is  a  member  of  Casco  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
and  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias;  and  he  is  a 
comrade  of  Haskell  Post,  Grand  Array  of  the 
Republic.      He  occupies  a  prominent  position 


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in  North  Yarmouth,  where  both  he  and  his 
wife  are  highly  esteemed  for  their  liberal 
hospitality  and  social  qualifications. 


iDWIN  A.  HOLBROOK,  conducting  a 
profitable  carriage-manufacturing  busi- 
ness in  the  village  of  Otisfield,  is  a 
native  of  Oxford,  Oxford  County,  born  May  25, 
1831,  son  of  Henry  and  Judith  (Holmes)  Hol- 
brook.  Henry  Holbrook,  who  was  born  in 
Mendon,  Mass.,  on  September  i,  1786,  re- 
mained with  his  parents  during  his  minority. 
He  then  came  to  Oxford,  Me.,  and  engaged  in 
farming.  A  carpenter  and  joiner,  he  also  fol- 
lowed those  trades  whenever  the  opportunity 
offered.  He  continued  to  reside  on  his  farm 
until  within  a  few  years  of  his  death,  when  he 
retired  to  the  village  of  Oxford.  His  wife, 
Judith,  who  was  born  in  Oxford,  April  29, 
1792,  died  in  Otisfield.  The  fruit  of  their 
union  was  nine  children,  namely:  Seth  T., 
born  December  17,  1819,  who  died  January 
29,  1893;  Henry,  who  died  March  20,  1881; 
Gennett,  born  November  23,  1822,  who  died 
November  21,  1886;  two  unnamed  children, 
twins,  that  died  in  infancy;  William  Gen- 
nett, born  May  19,  1829,  who  died  August  7, 
1830;  Edwin  Augustus,  born  May  25,  1831; 
William  Gennett,  born  March  7,  1833,  who 
died  May  7,  1833;  and  one  unnamed  child, 
who  also  died  in  infancy. 

Edwin  A.  Holbrook,  equipped  with  a  prac- 
tical, common-school  education,  started  out  at 
nineteen  years  of  age  to  make  his  way  in  the 
world.  The  following  year  he  was  employed 
in  a  cabinet-maker's  shop  in  Norway,  Me. 
Returning  to  Oxford,  he  then  worked  at  car- 
pentry for  a  number  of  months.  He  then  took 
advantage  of  an  opportunity  to  learn  carriage 
painting,  and  was  thereafter  engaged  in  that 
business  in  Casco,  this  county,  for  five  years. 
After  his  marriage  he  again  returned  to  Ox- 
ford, and  opened  a  shop  for  the  manufacture 
and  repair  of  carriages,  conducting  that  busi- 
ness successfully  for  two  years.  He  next 
went  to  Livermore,  Me.,  where  he  took  up  the 
same  line  of  business;  but  he  sold  it  in  1864, 
two  years  later,  and  came  to  Otisfield.  Here 
he  purchased  the  building  now  used  as  his 
carriage  shop,  where  for  over  thirty  years  he 


has  carried  on  a  successful  business.  In  addi- 
tion to  conducting  his  shop,  he  holds  the 
agency  of  the  Charter  Gas  Engine  Company  of 
Sterling,  111. 

On  December  22,  1856,  Mr.  Holbrook  was 
joined  in  matrimony  with  Miss  Sarah  Whit- 
more,  who  was  born  in  Windham,  this  county, 
August  I,  1838,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and 
Sarah  (Cressey)  Whitmore.  Her  father,  a 
blacksmith  by  trade,  died  at  Auburn,  Me., 
July  28,  1870.  Her  mother's  death  occurred 
at  Greenwood,  Me.,  September  30,  1873. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holbrook's  home  has  been 
blessed  by  the  birth  of  two  sons  —  Frank  A. 
and  Charles.  Frank  A.,  born  December  4, 
1857,  a  cabinet-maker  by  trade,  living  in 
Maiden,  married  Miss  Lalia  J.  Parker,  who 
has  borne  him  two  sons  —  Charles  Henry, 
born  October  28,  1885;  and  Parker,  born  Sep- 
tember 20,  1888.  Charles,  born  April  11, 
1859,  was  a  printer,  married  Miss  Emma  E. 
Keene,  now  living  in  Mechanic  Falls,  Me., 
and  died  January  24,  1890.  Both  sons  had 
good  educational  advantages.  Mr.  Holbrook 
has  always  been  a  supporter  of  Democratic 
principles,  but  his  attention  has  been  devoted 
principally  to  his  business.  Beginning  with 
very  scanty  resources  outside  of  his  native 
tact  and  ability,  he  has  worked  his  way  well 
up  on  the  ladder  of  success,  and  is  looked 
upon  as  one  of  the  most  enterprising  men  of 
the  town  of  Otisfield. 


OSHUA  SEARS  PALMER,  who  held 
the  office  of  Postmaster  of  Portland, 
Me.,  for  five  years,  beginning  in  1885, 
continued  to  make  his  home  in  this 
city,  occupying  his  pleasant  residence  on 
Grove  Street,  which  he  erected  in  1852,  till 
his  departure  to  spirit  life  on  April  26,  1893. 
His  parents  were  Barnabas  and  Ann  (Grant) 
Palmer.  His  father  came  to  Maine  from 
Rochester,  N.H.,  and  was  a  pioneer  of  Kenne- 
bunk,  where  he  contracted  for  and  built  the 
piers.  A  well-to-do  business  man,  he  was 
prominent  as  a  Democrat,  served  as  a  member 
of  Governor  Wells's  Council,  and  was  Collec- 
tor of  the  port  for  many  years.  He  was  an 
officer  in  the  War  of-  1812.  His  wife  was  a 
daughter  of  John  Grant,  of  Berwick. 


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Joshua  Sears  Palmer  was  born  in  Kenne- 
biink,  Me.,  November  29,  1824.  He  was  grad- 
uated from  Bowdoin  College  in  the  class  of 
1844.  Among  his  classmates  may  be  named 
General  Samuel  J.  Anderson,  the  Hon.  Horatio 
G.  Herrick,  of  Lawrence,  Mass.,  and  Josiah  L. 
Pickard,  LL.D.,  of  Iowa.  After  graduation 
he  read  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  but 
he  did  not  practise.  He  was  for  some  time 
in  the  wholesale  dry-goods  business  with  J. 
Dow  and  others.  Later,  on  his  return  from 
a  European  tour,  he  became  Treasurer  and 
Manager  of  the  Portland  Glass  Company,  after 
which  he  was  engaged  in  the  insurance  busi- 
ness until  1885,  during  President  Cleveland's 
first  administration,  when  he  was  appointed 
Postmaster.  This  position  he  retained  five 
years,  leaving  a  good  record  for  faithfulness 
and  efficiency.  Mr.  Palmer  was  Chairman  of 
the  Democratic  State  Committee,  and  promi- 
nent in  politics  all  his  life,  his  opinions  in 
the  party  councils  being  much  valued.  In 
1851  he  served  as  Councilman;  and  in  1852, 
1856,  and  i860  he  was  an  Alderman.  The 
Grand  Trunk  Railroad  secured  him  as  Treas- 
urer and  Chairman  of  its  Board  of  Under- 
writers. Mr.  Palmer  was  a  Knight  Tem- 
plar and  a  member  of  the  Fraternity  Club, 
which  he  joined  on  February  9,    1874. 

Mr.  Palmer's  first  wife,  whom  he  married 
in  early  manhood,  Caroline  E.,  daughter  of 
Jeremiah  Dow,  his  business  partner,  died  in 
1867.  His  second  wife,  whom  he  married  two 
years  later,  was  Mrs.  Helen  L.  Bronson,  of 
Toledo,  Ohio,  who  survives  him.  He  had  no 
children. 

From  an  appreciative  tribute  to  the  memory 
of  Mr.  Palmer,  voicing  the  sentiments  of  the 
Fraternity  Club,  we  quote  the  following: 
"Mr.  Palmer  was  a  man  of  wide  reading  and 
daring  inquiry,  not  much  concerning  himself 
about  who  would  agree  with  him  or  would 
differ  from  him  in  the  opinions  which  he  put 
forth.  .  .  .  There  was  in  him  an  unfailing 
candor  and  good  nature,  which  endeared  him 
to  associates  at  the  farthest  remove  from  his 
point  of  view. 

"  What  he  read  to  the  club  was  always  very 
entertaining,  from  the  abundance  of  his  infor- 
mation and  the  liveliness  of  his  style. 

"In  his  business  career  and  in  the  offices 


which  he  held  Mr.  Palmer  was  a  personal 
product  and  illustration  of  what  is  best  in  the 
social  influences,  educational  institutions, 
industrial  opportunities,  and  intellectual  asso- 
ciations of  our  State  and  time.  His  liberal 
learning  fitted  him  for  successful  attention  to 
affairs,  while  it  kept,  him  from  a  servile  devo- 
tion to  affairs,  such  as  might  have  shut  out 
those  varied  studies  that  made  him  so  interest- 
ing and  valuable  a  member  of  a  literary  asso- 
ciation." 


TTiDWARD  RUSSELL  STAPLES,  one 
pi  of  Bridgton's  valued  citizens,  was  born 
-^^  —  ^  in  the  town  of  Milo,  Piscataquis 
County,  December  8,  1829,  in  the  log  cabin 
reared  by  his  father,  Eliott  Staples.  He  is  of 
English  ancestry,  his  great-grandfather,  Na- 
thaniel Staples,  having  emigrated  from  Eng- 
land to  this  country,  locating  at  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, where,  it  is  supposed,  his  son  Peter,  Ed- 
ward's grandfather,  was  born  and  reared. 
Peter  Staples  spent  his  years  as  a  tiller  of  the 
soil,  locating  in  that  part  of  the  town  of. 
Raymond  that  is  now  included  within  the 
limits  of  Casco.  Here  he  cleared  a  good 
farm,  upon  which  he  and  his  wife,,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Dingley,  rounded  out  nearly 
a  century  of  life. 

Eliott  Staples  was  one  of  a  family  of  five 
sons  and  two  daughters.  He  was  early  in- 
structed in  all  work  pertaining  to  the  cultiva- 
tion of  the  soil,  afterward  his  life  occupation 
with  the  exception  of  a  few  years  spent  in 
hotel-keeping  in  Casco.  He  removed  to  Milo 
when  a  young  man,  becoming  one  of  the 
pioneer  settlers  of  tha:t  place.  Securing  a 
tract  of  unbroken  land,  he  erected  a  log  house, 
in  which  he  and  his  family  resided  until  he 
had  quite  a  tract  of  land  in  tilling  condition. 
Then  he  replaced  the  old  log  cabin  with  a 
good  frame  house,  and  erected  suitable  farm 
buildings,  remaining  in  occupancy  some  six- 
teen years  afterward.  The  following  two 
years  he  spent  on  the  parental  homestead  in 
Casco,  after  which  he  removed  from  there  to 
Naples,  where  he  bought  a  Tarm.  This  he 
conducted  until  within  a  few  years  of  his 
death,  when  he  removed  to  South  Bridgton, 
and   thereafter   lived   with   his   son    Edward. 


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Fie  was  ninety  years  old  when  he  died,  April 
18,  1869.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Mary  Swett,  was  a  native  of  Stroudwater,  this 
county,  born  May  18,  1789.  She,  too,  lived 
to  a  venerable  age,  the  date  of  her  death  being 
October  17,  T876.  Nine  children  were  born 
to  them;  namely,  Elizabeth  G.,  Harriet  S. , 
Louisa  S.,  Rebecca  E.,  Charles  M.,  Sarah  M., 
Samuel  A.,  Edward  Russell,  and  Marietta. 

Edward  Russell  Staples,  after  receiving  his 
elementary  education,  attended  Windham  Hill 
High  School  and  the  Bridgton  Academy, 
where  he  was  well  prepared  for  a  teacher's 
duties.  Having  finished  his  studies  in  these 
institutions,  he  was  engaged  in  teaching  for 
several  winter  terms,  which  included  the  even- 
ings in  the  fall  of  the  year,  when  he  taught 
writing  to  large  and  appreciative  classes. 
Soon  after  his  marriage  he  removed  to  Bridg- 
ton, where  he  was  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness for  ten  years.  Going  thence  to  the  city 
of  Portland,  Mr.  Staples  was  employed  in  an 
official  capacity  some  four  years,  when  he 
returned  to  this  place  to  engage  in  business 
with  Mr.  B.  C.  Stone.  Five  years  later  he 
bought  out  his  partner's  interest,  and  con- 
tinued the  business  alone  for  five  years.  Mr. 
Staples  then  sold  out  and  went  to  Portland, 
where,  in  company  with  C.  A.  Kennard,  he 
was  engaged  by  contract  in  sprinkling  the 
streets  for  two  years.  At  the  expiration  of 
that  time  he  returned  to  this  village,  and 
resumed  mercantile  occupations.  He  fol- 
lowed these,  successfully  engaged,  until  1889, 
when,  on  account  of  failing  health,  he 
disposed  of  his  stock  and  interest,  and  has 
since  lived  retired,  devoting  his  time  to 
his  private  affairs. 

In  1857  Mr.  Staples  married  Miss  Chad- 
bourne,  a  native  of  Cornish,  York  County,  and 
a  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Abigail  (Boody) 
Chadbourne.  They  have  had  two  children, 
one  of  whom,  Hattie  P.,  lived  but  two  and 
one-half  years.  The  other,  Clara  E.,  is  now  a 
teacher  in  the  Bridgton  public  schools.  Mr. 
Staples  cast  his  first  Presidential  vote  for  the 
candidate  of  the  Free  Soil  party,  but  since 
the  formation  of  the  Republican  party  he  has 
been  one  of  its  stanchest  adherents.  While  a 
resident  of  Naples  he  served  as  a  member  of 
the   School    Committee,    and    at   the   present 


time  is  a  member  of  the  Bridgton  School 
Board.  He  has  likewise  served  as  Town 
Clerk,  and  from  1867  until  1871  was  Regis- 
trar of  Probate.  He  has  always  been  inter- 
ested in  the  advancement  of  the  educational 
and  literary  interests  of  the  town,  and  is  now 
Treasurer  of  the  Maine  Chautauqua  Union. 
Both  he  and  his  family  are  earnest  members 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


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LMON  V.  THOMPSON,  M.D.,  whose 
portrait  accompanies  this  sketch,  is  a 
well-known  physician  and  surgeon 
of  Portland,  Me.  He  was  born  at 
Eaton,  Carroll  County,  N.H.,  March  22, 
1843,  son  of  John  Thompson,  Jr.  John 
Thompson,  Sr.,  the  Doctor's  grandfather,  was 
a  native  of  Newfield,  Me.,  living  there  the  first 
few  years  of  his  life.  He  subsequently  became 
one  of  the  original  settlers  of  the  town  of  Eaton, 
N.H.,  making  the  journey  thither  by  a  path- 
way marked  by  blazed  trees.  That  section  of 
the  country  was  then  in  its  primitive  wild- 
ness;  and  in  the  midst  of  the  woods  he  erected 
his  modest  dwelling,  subsequently  clearing  a 
farm,  there  spending  his  remaining  days. 

John  Thompson,  Jr.,  was  born  on  the  pa- 
rental homestead  in  Eaton,  where,  when  a 
young  man,  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  carpenter 
and  builder,  which  he  made  his  life  occupa- 
tion. He  died  while  yet  in  the  prime  of  a 
vigorous  manhood,  at  fifty-one  years  of  age, 
his  death  being  caused  by  a  wound  in  the  knee 
in  1870,  which  was  before  the  use  and  value 
of  antiseptics  were  understood.  Plis  wife, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Patience  Drew,  sur- 
vived him,  dying  in  1889,  aged  seventy-four 
years.  She  also  was  a  native  of  Eaton,  being 
the  daughter  of  Clement  Drew,  a  farmer,  and 
a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.  Both  parents 
were  active  members  of  the  Free  Will  Baptist 
church. 

Almon  V.  Thompson  was  the  first-born  of  a 
family  consisting  of  seven  sons.  He  received 
his  academic  education  at  the  New  Hampton 
Literary  Institute,  N.H.,  which  gave  a  college 
course,  after  which  he  taught  in  the  various 
schools  of  his  native  town,  besides  serving  as 
superintendent  of  the  Eaton  schools.  Contin- 
uing his  pedagogical  career,  he  taught  in  Mad- 


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ison,  Brownfield,  Lovell,  Cape  Elizabeth,  and 
in  Ellison  township,  Warren  County,  111.,  at 
the  same  time  pursuing  the  study  of  medicine. 
Returning  to  Maine,  he  entered  the  Bowdoin 
Medical  College,  from  which  he  was  gradu- 
ated with  the  class  of  1874.  Dr.  Thompson 
began  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Stand- 
ish,  this  State,  where  he  settled  on  August 
10,  1874,  continuing  there  for  nine  years,  dur- 
ing which  time  he  established  a  lasting  repu- 
tation for  professional  wisdom  and  skill.  In 
1883  he  came  to  Portland,  where  he  has  since 
built  up  an  extensive  and  lucrative  practice. 
His  first  year  was  spent  at  291  Brackett  Street, 
whence  he  removed  to  805  Congress  Street. 
Six  years  later,  in  1890,  Dr.  Thompson 
bought  the  house  at  87  Carleton  Street,  being 
located  there  until  the  summer  of  1895,  when 
he  removed  his  office  to  559  Congress  Street, 
and  the  same  season  built  his  pleasant  and  airy 
summer  home  at  Woodford's. 

The  Doctor  is, identified  with  several  social 
organizations,  being  a  member  of  the  Bruns- 
wick Alumni  Association;  of  the  Maine  Med- 
ical Association  and  the  American  Medical 
Association;  of  Atlantic  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  of  this  city;  of  Hadattah  Lodge,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Portland; 
and  of  Munjoy  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias. 
He  also  belongs  to  Windsor  Castle  Lodge, 
Golden  Eagle,  and  to  the  Golden  Cross,  con- 
sisting of  ladies  and  gentlemen. 

Dr.  Thonipson  has  been  twice  married,  his 
first  wife  having  been  Miss  Martha  A.  Thomp- 
son, a  daughter  of  James  Thompson,  of  Eaton. 
Of  the  five  children  born  to  them,  three  grew 
to  maturity,  namely:  Charles  A.,  a  druggist; 
Howard  E. ;  and  Alice  M.,  who  died  in  1893. 
The  death  of  his  first  wife  occurred  on  October 
26,  1892;  and  the  Doctor  was  again  married 
on  January  28,  1895,  to  Miss  Fannie  T.  Mc- 
Dermott,  of  St.  John,  N.B.  Mrs.  Thompson 
IS  a  woman  of  pleasing  address,  and  a  devout 
member  of  the  Church  of  England. 


T^HARLES    B.      GIBBS,     a     prosperous 

I  y     and   worthy  citizen  of    Bridgton,    was 

Vte_^  born    in    this    village,    January  22, 

1835.      His  father,   Alpheus  Gibbs, 

a  native  of  Cumberland  County,   was  engaged 


when  a  young  man  in  running  boats  on  the  Ox- 
ford and    Cumberland    Canal    for  some  years. 
In   1842  Alpheus  Gibbs  went  to  Mississippi, 
where  he  was  employed  as  overseer  on  a  plan- 
tation until   his  premature-  death,    which  was 
caused    by    lightning.       He    married    Sophia 
Brigham,  also  a  native  of  Cumberland  County, 
who,  after  surviving  him  many  years,  died  in 
1894,  at  the  venerable  age  of  eighty-six.      Her 
parents  were  Artemus  and    Lydia    (Brigham) 
Brigham,    both   natives    of    Marlboro,    Mass., 
The  race  springs  from  the   Baron  of  13righam, 
of  the  parish  of  Brigham,  Cumberland  County, 
England.      His  son  was  the  Earl   of  Northum- 
berland, whose  son  Thomas  came  from  England 
to    Watertown,    Mass.,    in    1635,    and    subse- 
quently built  his  home  in  Cambridge,    Mass. 
Samuel  Brigham,  the  son  of  Thomas,  removed 
to   Marlboro,    Mass.,  and  had  a  son  Jedidiah, 
whose    son    Winslow   married  Elizabeth   Har- 
rington.     Winslow's    son    Artemus    was    the 
great-grandfather  of  Charles   B.    Gibbs.       Al, 
pheus  Gibbs  and  his  wife  reared  four  children, 
as  follows :  Aaron,  a  farmer,  who  lives  on  the 
Highland;  Charles    B.,    the    subject    of    this 
sketch ;  Lydia,  wife  of  Colonel  E.  B.  Baldwin, 
of    Kansas;    and     Mary,     widow    of    Micajah 
Gleason. 

Charles  B.  Gibbs  was  reared  and  educated 
in  the  village  where  he  was  born.  He  began 
life  for  himself  when  eighteen  years  old,  his 
first  employment  being  on  the  canal,  where  he 
had  charge  of  a  boat  for  Mr.  Benjamin  Walker 
until  1862.  He  was  occupied  for  a  year  in 
superintending  the  building  of  the  foundation 
for  the  Pond i cherry  mills,  and  for  another 
year  he  drove  a  freight  team  for  the  milling 
company,  using  four  or  six  horses.  In  the 
following  year  he  started  in  the  freighting 
business  on  his  own  account,  running  from 
Bridgton  to  Portland.  After  continuing  this 
for  ten  years,  Mr.  Gibbs  took  a  contract  to 
build  two  miles  of  the  Bridgton  &  Saco 
River  Railroad,  and  subsequently  engaged  in 
an  express  and  dray  business  in  this  village  for 
about  six  years.  He  then  established  himself 
in  the  ice  business,  in  which  he  has  since  been 
extensively  engaged,  supplying  the  people 
with  the  larger  proportion  of  the  ice  here  used. 

On  September  7,  1858,  Mr.  Gibbs  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Sarah  E.  Billings,  a  daughter  of 


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George  C.  and  Rebecca  (Whitcomb)  Billings, 
both  natives  of  Oxford  County.  She  is  the 
younger  of  two  children,  the  other  child  being 
George  H.  Billings,  of  Waterford,  this  State. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gibbs  have  two  children, 
namely:  Harry  C,  a  druggist;  and  Frederick 
C.,  who  is  engaged  in  the  boot  and  shoe  busi- 
ness. In  politics  Mr.  Gibbs  had  been  a  Dem- 
ocrat, but  in  1 891  he  became  a  stanch  Repub- 
lican and  an  active  worker  for  the  party.  For 
two  years  he  served  as  Constable,  and  for  four 
years  was  Commissioner.  He  is  quite  influ- 
ential in  social  circles,  being  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Order  and  of  that  of  the  Odd  Fellows. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  hold  liberal  views  regard- 
ing religion,  while  belonging  to  the  Universal- 
-  ist  church,  toward  the  support  of  which  they 
are  generous  contributors. 


TTtHARLES  WINSLOW  ROBERTS, 
I  V^  acting  Deputy  Collector  and  clerk  of 
^lU  the  custom-house  at  Portland,  Me., 
born  in  this  city  on  February  21, 
1843,  is  the  son  of  Thomas  A.  and  Mary  A. 
(Frates)  Roberts,  the  former  of  whom  was 
born  in  Bath,  although  his  parents  were  only 
residing  there  temporarily  at  the  time,  Port- 
land being  their  home. 

Nathaniel  Roberts,  father  of  Thomas  A., 
was  born  at  or  near  Portland,  and  spent  the 
greater  part  of  his  life  in  this  city,  successfully 
engaged  in  the  trade  of  a  carpenter,  being  one 
of  the  earliest  builders  here.  During  the 
War  of  1 8 12  he  served  in  defence  of  the  city 
as  a  member  of  the  Portland  Light  Infantry. 
He  lived  to  an  advanced  age. 

Thomas  A.  Roberts  was  born  July  7,  181 7, 
and  grew  to  manhood  in  Portland,  where  he 
learned  the  trade  of  a  painter,  which  business 
he  pursued  throughout  a  long  and  successful 
life.  He  was  for  many  years  connected  with 
the  old  State  militia  as  a  member  of  the  Port- 
land Mechanic  Blues,  being  Orderly  Sergeant 
of  that  company  as  far  back  as  1843  and  its 
Captain  from  1852  to  1861.  In  1862,  at  the 
organization  of  the  Seventeenth  Maine  Volun- 
teer Infantry,  he  received  a  commission  as 
Colonel;  and  he  served- with  his  regiment  as 
such  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  until  the 
summer  of  1863,  when  he  was  forced  to  resign 


on  account  of  ill-health.  He  had  command, 
however,  during  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg 
and  a  portion  of  the  time  at   Chancellorsville. 

A  Republican  in  politics.  Colonel  Roberts 
served  as  a  member  of  the  Common  Council 
both  before  and  after  the  war,  representing 
Wards  5  and  6.  He  was  a  charter  member  of 
Bosworth  Post,  No.  2,  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public, of  Portland,  and  continued  his  mem- 
bership during  his  life.  In  religious  belief 
he  was  a  Unitarian,  and  prominently  connected 
with  the  Park  Street  Church  during  the  life 
of  that  religious  body.  He  died  February  9, 
1888.  His  wife,  born  January  2,  181 7,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Mary  A.  Frates,  was  a 
daughter  of  Antonio  Frates,  a  Portuguese  by 
birth  and  a  native  of  Fayal  Island,  who  came 
to  Portland  when  a  young  man  and  here  spent 
the  remaining  years  of  an  active  and  useful 
life.  Colonel  and  Mrs.  Thomas  A.  Roberts 
became  the  parents  of  seven  children,  the  three 
youngest  sons  and  a  daughter  dying  in 
infancy.  The  others  were:  Charles  Winslow 
Roberts;  Thomas  F.  Roberts,  residing  in 
Portland ;  and  George  H.  Roberts  (who  died 
January  10,  1885).  During  the  Rebellion 
the  father  and  his  three  sons  were  all  in  the 
service,  two  in  the  army  and  two  in  the  navy. 
The  mother  died  November  17,   1878. 

Charles  Winslow  Roberts  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  Portland,  and 
for  a  short  time  after  leaving  school  he  was 
engaged  as  a  clerk  in  a  mercantile  house  in 
the  city.  Two  years  prior  to  the  war,  at  the 
age  of  sixteen,  he  joined  the  State  militia  as 
a  member  of  the  Portland  Mechanic  Blues, 
and  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  was,  on 
April  28,  1 861,  appointed  Orderly  Sergeant 
of  that  Company  (B)  in  the  First  Regiment  of 
Maine  militia.  The  First  Regiment  was  mus- 
tered into  the  United  States  service  for  three 
months  on  May  3,  1861,  under  the  first  call  of 
the  President  upon  the  State  for  troops,  and  dur- 
ing that  time  was  stationed  in  the  defences  of 
Washington.  Upon  the  expiration  of  its  term 
of  service  the  regiment  returned  to  Maine. 

In  September,  1861,  his  company,  which 
retained  its  organization,  was  assigned  to  the 
Tenth  Maine  Regiment  for  two  years'  service. 
On  September  24  he  was  elected  Second  Lieu- 
tenant, and  on  September  28  First  Lieutenant, 


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and  received  a  commission  under  the  latter 
rank  and  date  as  First  Lieutenant  of  Company 
B  in  the  Tenth  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry, 
being  mustered  into  service  as  such  on  October 

4,  1 86 1.  He  served  with  that  regiment  dur- 
ing the  following  winter  in  and  near  Balti- 
more, Md. ,  and  in  Virginia  until  the  spring  of 
1862,  when  his  regiment  was  ordered  to  the 
army  operating  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley 
imder  the  command  of  General  Banks,  and  was 
assigned  to  the  brigade  commanded  by  General 

5.  W.  Crawford  in  Williams's  Division.  He 
was  with  his  regiment  during  General  Banks's 
retreat  from  Winchester  to  Williamsport, 
Md.,  on  May  25,  the  company  making  the  un- 
precedented record  of  a  march  of  fifty-seven 
miles  in  twenty-four  hours,  and  was  also  with 
his  regiment  during  the  advance  of  General 
Banks's  army  down  the  Shenandoah  Valley  in 
the  months  of  June  and  July. 

On  July  30,  1862,  he  was  commissioned 
Adjutant  of  the  Seventeenth  Maine  Volunteer 
Infantry,  a  new  regiment  in  process  of  organ- 
ization in  Maine,  commanded  by  his  father. 
Colonel  Thomas  A.  Roberts,  was  mustered 
out  of  the  Tenth  Regiment  near  Culpeper 
Court-house,  Va.,  August  6,  1862,  and  im- 
mediately proceeding  to  Maine  reported  for 
duty  at  Portland,  August  ii,  1862,  and  was 
mustered  into  service  in  the  Seventeenth 
Regiment  on  August  18,  1862.  He  was  one 
of  the  youngest  commissioned  officers  in 
Maine.  After  serving  a  short  time  in  the  for- 
tifications at  Washington,  the  regiment  was 
transferred  to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  on 
October  8  joined  the  brigade  commanded  by 
General  Hiram  G.  Berry,  of  Maine.  This 
brigade  formed  a  part  of  the  famous  fighting 
division  formerly  known  as  Kearney  Division 
and  later  as  Birney's  Division  of  the  Third 
Army  Corps,  taking  part  in  the  battle  of  Fred- 
ericksburg, December  13,  14,  and  15,  1862; 
Chancellorsville,  May  2,  3,  and  4,  1^63  ;  and 
Getty.sburg  on  July  2  and  3,  1863.  In  the 
last-named  battle  (July  2)  Mr.  Roberts  re- 
ceived a  severe  gunshot  wound,  which  ren- 
dered the  amputation  of  his  right  leg  at  the 
upper  third  necessary  on  the  following  day. 
He  remained  at  Gettysburg  in  a  private  house 
until  August  6,  when  he  was  conveyed  to  his 
home  in  Portland,  where  he  remained  on  leave 


of  absence,  as  the  nature  of  the  wound  pre- 
cluded further  field  service;  and  he  was  dis- 
charged for  disability  by  order  of  the  War 
Department  on  December  23,  1863,  having 
rendered  valiant  service  to  his  country  as  long 
as  physically  able  to  do  so. 

In  the  spring  of  1864,  having  regained  his 
health  in  a  measure,  he  was  offered  a  clerk- 
ship in  the  Portland  custom-house,  which 
he  accepted,  and  in  1867  was  appointed  super- 
intendent of  warehouses,  holding  that  position 
until  the  office  was  abolished  in  January, 
1895;  but  he  is  still  in  the  custom  service, 
in  the  capacity  of  acting  Deputy  Collector  and 
clerk,  and,  in  point  of  continuous  service,  is 
now  the  oldest  custom-house  officer'  at  Port- 
land, it  being  over  thirty  years  since  he  first 
entered  the  custom-house  as  an  employee. 

On  October  4,  1864,  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Elizabeth  W.  Clark,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Freeman  S.  Clark,  who  was  for  many 
years  actively  engaged  in  business  in  Portland. 
They  are  the  parents  of  two  children,  namely: 
Eleanor  C.,  born  June  29,  1865,  now  the  wife 
of  Howard  N.  Leighton,  of  Portland;  and 
Herbert  Augustus  Roberts,  born  July  26, 
1869,  now  a  clerk  in  the  Portland  Savings 
Bank,  who  married  the  daughter  of  Major 
William  H.  Green,  the  present  Commander  of 
the  Department  of  Maine,  Grand  Army  of",  the 
Republic.  Mr.  Roberts  has  one  grandchild, 
Clarence  Adams,  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Howard    N.    Leighton,   born    March   i,     1888. 

Mr.  Roberts  was  for  many  years  a  Director 
of  the  Mercantile  Library  Association,  and  its 
President  in  1878  and  1879.  He  is  a  charter 
member  of  Bosworth  Post,  No.  2,  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic;  is  a  member  of  Unity  Lodge, 
of  the  Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  and  Chancellor 
of  the  Maine  Commandery  of  the  Military  Order 
of  the  Loyal  Legion.  He  attended  the  Park 
Street  Unitarian  Church  until  it  was  discontin- 
ued, since  which  time  he  has  attended  the  Con- 
gress Square  Universalist  Church  in  Portland. 


fOHN    H.    RICH,  junior  member  of  the 
firm  of  L.   Rich   &   Son,  general  mer- 
chants at  Sebago  Lake,  was  born   May 
30,    1852,   in    Windham,    this   county. 
While  yet  an  infant,  he  was  adopted  by  Mr. 


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and  Mrs.  Lemuel  Rich,  the  latter  being  a 
sister  of  his  mother,  who  was  a  daughter  of 
James  Bangs,  of  Gorham.  Israel  Rich,  the 
father  of  Lemuel  Rich,  was  formerly  a  promi- 
nent resident  of  Gorham,  where  his  birth  oc- 
curred in  1776.  He  was  an  industrious  and 
well-to-do  farmer,  spending  his  years  of  ac- 
tivity in  tilling  the  soil.  He  married  Rhoda 
Smith,  of  Standish,  who  bore  him  six  children, 
of  whom  two  are  living —  Lemuel  and  Ann. 
Ann,  born  in  1809,  is  the  wife  of  Joseph  Hig- 
gins,  of  this  town,  and  has  three  children  — 
Susan,  the  wife  of  George  Blake,  of  Brown- 
field ;   William  S.  ;  and  Forest  L. 

Lemuel  Rich,  born  in  Gorham,  August  25, 
1804,  after  receiving  an  excellent  education, 
was  for  many  years  a  popular  and  successful 
teacher  in  Standish  and  the  neighboring  towns. 
In  1 83 1  he  established  himself  in  a  mercantile 
business  in  Standish,  locating  at  a  place  called 
"Cabbage  Yard."  After  a  short  experience 
here,  he  opened  a  small  hotel  in  the  town  of 
Limerick,  York  County,  and  had  conducted  it 
for  about  two  years  when  he  returned  to  Stand- 
ish. He  then  engaged  in  the  wood  and  lum- 
ber business,  shipping  his  wood  by  the  canal. 
He  continued  at  this  until  1875,  when  he  built 
the  store  now  occupied  by  himself  and  adopted 
son.  This  store  has  a  complete  assortment  of 
general  merchandise.  Although  in  his  ninety- 
second  year,  Mr.  Lemuel  Rich  is  hale  and 
hearty,  and  nearly  every  day  walks  from  his 
house  to  the  store,  where  he  attends  to 
business  with  the  same  vigor  as  of  yore.  In 
1826  he  was  commissioned  Lieutenant  in 
the  State  militia.  He  has  taken  a  very 
prominent  part  in  local  affairs,  and  is,  with- 
out doubt,  the  oldest  living  ex-Representative 
in  the  State,  having  served  in  the  legislature 
in  1840  and  1841.  He  was  Selectman  for 
many  years,  serving  during  the  Civil  War, 
and  was  County  Commissioner  in  1842,  1844, 
1845,  and  1846.  Since  1831  he  has  been 
Justice  of  the  Peace.  In  early  life  he  was 
a  Democrat,  but  now  votes  with  the  Repub- 
licans.     He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church. 

On  December  2,  1831,  Lemuel  Rich  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Esther  L.  Bangs,  a 
daughter  of  James  Bangs,  of  Gorham.  Their 
happy  wedded  life  had  lasted  more  than  forty 
years  when  her  death  occurred  in   1874.     No 


children  were  born  of  their  union  ;  but  their 
home  life  was  cheered  by  the  presence  of 
their  adopted  son,  who  was  to  them  as  one  of 
their  own. 

John  H.  Rich  completed  his  school  days  at 
the  Westbrook  Seminary,  where  he  acquired  a 
good  education.  During  the  year  following 
the  close  of  his  school  life  he  worked  for  Mr. 
J.  S.  Webster  in  Standish.  Since  then  he  has 
been  a  partner  of  his  father.  The  business, 
which,  is  in  a  flourishing  condition,  is  now  left 
practically  to  his  management. 

Mr.  Rich  was  married  March  21,  1876,  to 
Susan  A.,  daughter  of  George  T.  Blake,  of 
Gorham.  They  had  two  children,  namely: 
Lemuel  Rich,  born  December  24,  1876;  and 
Eva  M.,  who  died  when  thirteen  months  old. 
Mr.  Rich  is  influential  in  political  and  social 
circles.  He  served  as  Town  Clerk  and  Treas- 
urer in  1884  and  1885  and  Town  Collector  in 
1881  and  1882.  In  1895  Mr.  Rich  was  elected 
Selectman,  an  office  which  he  still  holds.  He 
is  a  member  of  Standish  Lodge,  No.  70,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.  ;  of  Saco  Valley  Lodge,  No.  43,  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  West 
Buxton ;  and  of  Oriental  Lodge,  No.  1 7, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  of  South  Windham.  He 
is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  in  his  relig- 
ious views  is  broad  and  liberal. 


T^APTAIN  LORENZO  HAMILTON, 
I  \r^  a  farmer  of  Cousins  Island  in  the  town 
^IL)  of  Yarmouth,  was  born  on  Chebeague 

Island,  this  county,  March  i,  1835, 
son  of  Robert  C.  and  Syrena  S.  (Henley) 
Hamilton.  Captain  Hamilton's  grandfather, 
John  Hamilton,  was  a  native  and  lifelong 
resident  of  Chebeague  Island,  where  he  fol- 
lowed agricultural  pursuits  with  energy  and 
success  during  his  active  period.  He  lived  to 
be  over  ninety  years  of  age.  He  was  a  Baptist 
in  his  religious  belief  and  a  Whig  in  politics. 
He  married  for  his  first  wife  Anna  Sawyer, 
who  had  seven  children.  His  second  wife, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Mehitable  Soule,  bore 
him  five  children,  of  whom  there  is  one  sur- 
vivor, Barney  Hamilton.  Solomon  Hamilton, 
who  resides  on  Chebeague  Island,  is  the  only 
survivor  of  the  first  wife's  children. 

Robert   C.    Hamilton,    Captain    Hamilton's 


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father,  was  born  on  Chebeague  Island,  April 
21,  1800.  He  was  a  seafaring  man  during  his 
younger  days,  but  followed  agricultural  pur- 
suits as  his  main  occupation.  He  always  lived 
upon  the  island,  where  he  owned  and.  culti- 
vated a  good  farm  during  the  active  period  of 
his  life,  which  terminated  on  December  7, 
1886.  He  supported  the  Republican  party  in 
politics,  and  was  an  industrious  worker  and 
a  useful  citizen.  His  wife,  Syrena,  who  was 
born  in  Norway,  Me.,  April  i,  1803,  became 
the  mother  of  nine  children,  as  follows:  Sarah 
H.,  born  September  17,  1824;  Nancy  H., 
born  November  28,  1828;  Robert,  born  June 
14,  1830;  Syrena  A.,  born  August  17,  1832; 
Lorenzo,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Roswell, 
born  October  16,  1837;  Harriet,  born  Febru- 
ary 6,  1840;  Alfred,  born  February  27,  1843; 
and  William  E.,  born  March  19,  1847.  Sarah 
H.  and  Syrena  A.  are  no  longer  living. 
Nancy  H.  is  now  the.  widow  of  Joseph  S. 
Hamiltoli.  He  was  born  on  Cousins  Island, 
August  12,  1825,  son  of  Jacob  and  Mary  Ham- 
ilton, and  grandson  of  Roland  Hamilton,  who 
was  one  of  the  early  settlers  there.  The 
mother  died  in  November,  1889.  Captain 
Hamilton's  parents  were  members  of  the  Bap- 
tist church. 

Captain  Lorenzo  Hamilton  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  school  on  Chebeague  Island. 
During  his  youth  he  assisted  his  father  upon 
the  farm.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  be- 
came a  sailor  upon  coasting-vessels,  later 
rising  to  the  rank  of  master  of  the  sloop 
"Island  Belle,"  which  was  engaged  in  carry- 
ing stone.  Subsequently  he  owned  and  com- 
manded other  craft.  In  1873  he  built  the 
sloop  "A.  L.  Hamilton,"  naming  her  after 
his  daughter;  and  he  sailed  her  successfully 
until  1886.  He  then  sold  the  vessel  and 
retired  from  sea  life,  which  had  been  his  prin- 
cipal occupation  for  thirty  years.  In  1858  he 
settled  upon  Cousins  Island,  where  he  pur- 
chased a  farm;  and  in  1864  he  moved  to  his 
present  farm,  which  adjoins  his  former  prop- 
erty. He  owns  twenty-five  acres  of  fertile 
land,  and  carries  on  general  farming  very 
profitably.  He  has  seen  a  great  deal  of  hard 
work  both  upon  land  and  sea;  but  by  patient 
industry  and  .perseverance  he  has  reached  a 
comfortable  haven  of  shelter,  and  is  now  pass- 


ing his  days  pleasantly  upon  his  farm.  He 
supports  the  Republican  party  in  politics, 
and  is  at  the  present  time  serving  as  Con- 
stable. 

On  November  25,  1858,  Captain  Hamilton 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Lovina  Groves,  who 
was  born  on  Cousins  Island,  October  3,  1837, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Hill)  Groves. 
Mr.  Groves  was  a  prosperous  farmer  of  Cousins 
Island,  where  he  arrived  in  1835,  and  bought 
a  tract  of  land  upon  which  he  resided  until 
his  death  at  the  age  of  eighty-five.  His  wife 
lived  to  the  age  of  eighty-one  years.  They 
were  the  parents  of  eleven  children,  ten  of 
whom  are  living.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hamilton 
have  had  eight  children,  four  of  whom  died  in 
infancy.  The  living  are:  Samuel  W. ,  born 
September  13,  1861,  who  married  Aulena  J. 
Pinkham,  and  is  engaged  in  trade  in  Cumber- 
land Centre;  Octavius  G.,  born  April  26, 
1865,  who  married  Clara  Greve,  and  resides  in 
Aurora,  111.,  where  he  is  a  mechanic;  Alletta 
C,  born  September  13,  1870,  who  resides  on 
Cousins  Island;  and  Carrie  E.,  born  April  2, 
1876,  who  resides  at  home.  Captain  Hamil- 
ton is  connected  with  Casco  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias  of  Yar- 
mouth. Both  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of 
the  Baptist  church. 


rail  ON..    GEORGE      MELVILLE 

SEIDERS,   President   of   the  Maine 

Senate,    was   born   in  the   town    of 

Uniori,    Knox    County,    Me.       His 

were   Henry  and  Mary  W.  (Starrett) 

His  fataily  on  the  paternal  side  is 


parents 
Seiders 


of  German  origin.  Conrad  Seidefs,  with  his 
son  Cornelius,  irnmigrated  to  this  country 
with  the  Waldo  cojony 'in  1748,  and  settled  in 
the  town  of  Waldoboro.  Jacob  Seiders,  son 
of  Cornelius,  took  up  his  residence  in  Waldo- 
boro, and  died  there. 

Henry  Seiders,  son  of  Jacob,  was  born  and 
reared  in  Waldoboro,  afterward  removing  to 
Thoraaston,  where  he  was  employed  in  ship 
building,  and  became  owner  in  several  vessels. 
In  1837  he  bought  a  farm  in  the  town  of 
Unioii,  and  was  there  engaged  in  agricultural 
pursuits  up  to  the  time  of  his  decease,  in  1881, 
at   the   advanced  age    of   eighty-three    years. 


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He  was  a  man  of  positive  views,  a  great 
reader,  and  particularly  interested  in  politics 
and  religion.  He  was  one  of  a  few  of  his 
townsmen  who  took  upon  themselves  the  labor 
and  pecuniary  obligations  of  building  the  first 
Congregationalist  meeting-house  in  Union, 
and  he  was  for  many  years  a  Deacon  in  the 
Congregationalist  church.  Mary  W.  Starrett, 
to  whom  he  was  married  in  1827,  was  the 
daughter  of  John  Starrett,  of  Warren,  Me.,  a 
descendant  of  Colonel  Thomas  Starrett,  who 
immigrated  to  Warren  from  Scotland. 

Henry  and  Mary  W.  Seiders  were  the  par- 
ents of  nine  children,  of  whom  the  first-born, 
John  Henry,  died  in  infancy.  The  following 
is  the  record  of  the  eight  who  lived  to  matu- 
rity: Mary  Jane,  born  in  1829,  married  Cap- 
tain Oliver  Starrett,  of  Warren,  Me.  (both  now 
deceased);  Margaret  S.,  born  in  1834,  mar- 
ried Charles  G.  Snell,  and  is  now  living  in 
Portland:  Joseph  Henry,  born  in  1836,  died 
at  New  Orleans,  La.,  of  yellow  fever;  Ed- 
ward, born  in  1838,  was  lost  at  sea  on  passage 
from  New  York  to  New  Orleans,  he  being 
mate  of  the  vessel;  Emerson,  born  in  1840, 
was  lost  on  Lake  Erie  in  1864;  Sarah  L., 
born  in  1842,  resides  in  Union,  and  is  unmar- 
ried; George  Melville,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  was  born  January  15,  1844;  and  Fred- 
erick A.,  born  in  1848,  now  lives  on  the  old 
homestead  in  Union. 

George -Melville  Seiders  acquired  his  early 
education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  town. 
On  September  10,  1862,  while  he  was  in  the 
high  school  and  but  eighteen  years  of  age,  he 
enlisted  in  Company  B,  Twenty-fourth  Maine 
Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  made  a  Corporal 
in  his  company.  The  regiment  first  encamped 
at  Augusta,  Me.,  and  later  in  the  fall  of  that 
year  was  ordered  to  Long  Island,  N.Y.  After 
remaining  in  camp  there  some  weeks,  the  regi- 
ment took  passage  on  the  "  Lizzie  Southard  " 
to  New  Orleans,  and  immediately  on  arriving 
was  ordered  up  the  river,  and  encamped  at 
Bonnet  Carre,  being  thence  ordered  to  Port 
Hudson.  At  Bonnet  Carre  Mr.  Seiders  was 
taken  sick  with  typhoid  fever,  and  his  life 
hung  in  the  balance  for  many  days;  but,  finally 
recovering,  he  rejoined  his  regiment  in  season 
to  be  present  at  the  fall  of  Port  Hudson. 
After  the  fall  of  Vicksburg  his  regiment  was 


ordered  home  via  the  river  to  Cairo,  thence  by 
rail  to  Chicago,  Albany,  Boston,  and  Augusta, 
where  he  was  mustered  out  of  service,  August 
25,  1863. 

Returning  to  Union,  Mr.  Seiders  resumed 
work  upon  his  father's  farm;  but,  on  attain- 
ing his  majority,  agricultural  pursuits  being 
distasteful  to  him,  he  went  to  Portland,  and 
found  employment  in  the  machine  works  of 
Charles  Staples  &  Son.  Mr.  John  C.  Phenix, 
of  Deering,  a  most  estimable  man,  who  was 
foreman  of  the  pattern  shop,  learning  of  Mr. 
Seiders's  desire  to  obtain  a  liberal  education, 
took  more  than  ordinary  interest  in  him,  ad- 
vising him,  after  he  had  been  there  some  six 
months,  to  close  his  engagement  with  Charles 
Staples  &  Son,  and  to  work  to  that  end.  Mr. 
Seiders  acted  on  his  advice,  and  his  employers 
generously  passed  over  to  him  the  fifty  dollars 
that  had  been  reserved  from  his  wages  as  a 
guarantee  that  he  would  remain  with  them  two 
years  at  least.  Mr.  Seiders  speaks  of  Mr. 
Phenix  as  one  of  his  greatest  benefactors  in 
his  early  years,  since  it  was  through  that 
gentleman's  interest  and  advice  that  his  busi- 
ness course  was  changed  to  more  agreeable 
and  congenial  pursuits. 

On  his  way  back  to  Union  he  engaged  to 
teach  the  winter  school  at  Tenant's  Harbor, 
St.  George.  This  agreement  he  fulfilled,  and 
in  the  spring  and  fall  of  1866  he  attended 
school  at  Kent's  Hill.  The  winter  following 
he  again  taught  school  at  Tenant's  Harbor, 
and  afterward  continued  his  studies  at  Lin- 
coln Academy,  New  Castle,  where  he  fitted  for 
college,  alternately  attending  school  and 
teaching  winters.  In  1868,  having  completed 
his  studies  at  Lincoln  Academy,  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  Freshman  class  of  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege, and  pursued  his  studies  there  until  the 
spring  of  1869,  when  he  took  charge  of 
Cherryfield  Academy,  Washington  County, 
for  two  terms,  thereby  losing  nineteen  weeks 
of  his  college  course.  After  finishing  his 
engagement  at  Cherryfield  Academy,  he  re- 
turned to  college,  made  up  lost  time,  and  the 
two  succeeding  winters  taught  at  Bristol 
Mills,  Lincoln  County.  He  graduated  from 
Bowdoin  College  in  1872,  and  received  from 
his  Alma  Mater  the  degree  of  A.B.  and  in 
1895   the  [honorary  degree  of  A.M.     He  had 


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scarcely  any  pecuniary  help  in  his  preparation 
for  and  during  his  college  course. 

Immediately  after  his  graduation  Mr. 
Seiders  wa^  elected  Principal  of  Greeley  Insti- 
tute, Cumberland,  where  he  taught  for  two 
years,  during  which  time  the  institute  pros- 
pered to  a  greater  degree  than  it  had  ever  be- 
fore. He  was  then  elected  submaster  of  the 
high  school  at  Waltham,  Mass.,  where  he  re- 
mained one  year,  when  he  received  and  ac- 
cepted an  offer  of  a  professorship  in  the  Epis- 
copal academy  at  Cheshire,  Conn.  He  taught 
there  during  the  school  year  of  1875-76,  em- 
ploying his  leisure  time  in  reading  law.  He 
then  returned  to  Portland,  and  in  July,  1876, 
commenced  reading  law  with  the  Hon.  Thomas 
B.  Reed,  who  was  then  one  of  the  most  promi- 
nent lawyers  in  the  State,  continuing  with 
him  until  October,  1878,  when  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar.  Mr.  Seiders  first  opened  a 
law  office  in  Portland  with  the  Hon.  F.  M. 
Ray,  of  Westbrook,  but  after  a  few  months 
went  back  to  the  office  of  Mr.  Reed,  with 
whom  he  has  been  associated  until  the  present 
time.  In  January,  1893,  Mr.  Seiders  formed 
a  copartnership  with  Frederick  V.  Chase;  and 
this  firm,  under  the  name  of  Seiders  &  Chase, 
has  had  an  extensive  general  law  business^. 

In  1883  Mr.  Seiders  was  appointed  Assist- 
ant United  States  Counsel  in  the  Alabama 
Claims  Court,  in  which  capacity  he  continued 
to  act  during  the  continuance  of  that  court. 
In  1885  he  was  elected  County  Attorney  in 
Cumberland  County  for  a  term  of  two  years, 
and  was  re-elected  to  a  second  term  in  1887. 

While  serving  as  County  Attorney,  among 
the  important  cases  of  which  he  had  charge 
were  two  murder  cases,  in  both  of  which  con- 
victions were  secured.  In  January,  1894,  the 
firm  of  Seiders  &  Chase,  associated  with 
George  H.  Allan,  Esq.,  as  counsel  for  the  ac- 
cused, defended  in  the  case  of  the  State  v. 
Prawda,  who  was  indicted  for  murder;  and 
also  again  in  January,  1895,  the  firm  of 
Seiders  &  Chase  defended  James  Lewis,  ac- 
cused and  indicted  for  murder.  These  two 
cases  attracted  a  great  deal  of  public  attention, 
and  particularly  the  attention  of  the  best  legal 
talent  of  the  State,  on  account  of  the  circum- 
stances surrounding  the  cases  and  the  atrocity 
of  the  crime  in  each    instance.     In    both    of 


these    cases   the    State   secured   a   conviction 
of  the  accused  before  the  jury.     In  the  case 
of  Lewis,  the  State,  not  being  able  to  hold  the 
conviction    it  had  secured,  finally  nol.  pressed. 
the  case,  and  Lewis  was  set  at  liberty. 

Mr.  Seiders  resided  in  North  Yarmouth 
from  July,  1876,  until  November,  1880,.  be- 
coming while  there  identified  with  the  inter- 
ests of  the  place,  and  taking  an  active  part  in 
town  matters.  He  was  elected  Representative 
to  the  State  legislature  in  1878  on  the  Re- 
publican ticket  from  the  classed  towns  of 
North,  Yarmouth  and  Yarmouth.  In  the  leg- 
islature he  served  on  several  committees,  the 
most  important  being  the  Judiciary  Commit- 
tee, although  at  that  time  he  had  not  been 
admitted  to  the  practice  of  law.  In  1880  he 
removed  his  residence  to  Portland,  his  home 
being  now  on  Thomas  Street.  In  the  fall  of 
1892  Mr.  Seiders  was  elected  on  the  Republi- 
can ticket  to  the  Maine  Senate,  of  which  he 
became  a  member  in  J,anuary,  1893.  He  was 
appointed  on  various  prominent  committeesj 
and  from  the  first  took  a  strong  position  in 
legislative  matters.  He  was  re-elected  to 
that  body  in  1894,  and  by  a  unanimous  vote 
was  elected  President  of  the  Senate,  over 
which  he  presided  with  marked  ability.  He 
has  always  been  a  Republican. 

Mr.  Seiders  has  been  located  in  his  present 
office  on  Exchange  Street  near  a  score  of 
years,  and  has  enjoyed  a  steadily  growing 
practice.  He  has  been  attorney  for  and  a  Di- 
rector of  the  Mechanics'  Loan  and  Building 
Association  since  its  organization,  and  is  en- 
gaged largely  in  corporation  business.  So- 
cially, Mr.  Seiders  is  a  member  of  the  Bram- 
hall  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  also 
of  Bosworth  Post,  Grand  Army  of  the.  Repub- 
lic, and  the  Portland  Club.  He  has  been  an 
active  member  in  the  Congregational ist  church 
for  many  years. 

November  24,  1874,  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Clarice  S.,  daughter  of  the  late 
Isaac  S.  Hayes,  of  North  Yarmouth,  who  was 
a  descendant  of  one  of  the  oldest  families  in 
that  town,  and  was  an  active  business  man, 
and  influential  in  the  affairs  of  the  town. 
Three  children  have  been  born  to  them; 
namely,  Grace  R.,  Mary  A.,  and  Philip  Reed 
Seiders,  all  of  whom  are  now  living. 


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EEWIS  SMITH,  a  furniture  dealer  and 
a  manufacturer  of  house-furnishing 
^  supplies  at  Bridgton,  was  born  in 
Harrison,  this  coijnty,  June  10, 
1829,  son  of  Lewis  and  Jemima  (Packard) 
Smith.  Lewis  Smith,  Sr. ,  was  born  and 
bred  in  the  town  of  Waterford,  Oxford  County. 
Being  a  mechanic  by  nature,  he  worked  for 
many  years  at  the  wheelwright's  trade  in 
Waterford,  although  he  had  never  served  an 
apprenticeship.  He  likewise  engaged  to  some 
extent  in  painting,  and  for  some  time  kept  a 
tavern  in  Harrison.  He  married  Jemima 
Packard,  a  native  of  Greenwood,  Oxford 
County,  whither  her  father,  James  Packard, 
a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  removed  from 
Bridgewater,  Mass.,  in  the  latter  part  of  the 
eighteenth  century.  They  reared  five  chil- 
dren—  Lewis,  Harriet,  Aaron,  Ezra,  and 
Emily.  The  mother  died  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
nine  years.  The  father  subsequently  came  to 
Bridgton,  spending  his  last  years  at  the  home 
of  his  son  Lewis,  and  dying  here  aged  seventy- 
five  years. 

Lewis  Smith  concluded  his  school  life  at  the 
North  Bridgton  Academy  prematurely,  that  he 
might  assist  in  supporting  the  family.  At 
first  he  received  but  fourpence  a  day.  In- 
heriting the  mechanical  genius  of  his  father, 
he  was  able  to  execute  various  kinds  of  work 
requiring  special  skill,  and  occasionally  made 
a  trip  on  the  canal  as  a  helper  on  the  boat. 
When  about  eighteen  years  of  age,  Mr.  Smith 
secured  employment  in  a  cabinet  shop.  Here 
he  worked  as  a  painter  for  a  year,  and  the  fol- 
lowing three  years  at  the  bench.  Going  from 
Harrison  to  Massachusetts,  he  worked  in 
Johnson's  organ  factory  a  few  months,  after- 
ward spending  a  time  in  North  Bridgton, 
whence  he  went  to  Lancaster,  N.H.,  to  engage 
in  cabinet-making.  From  there  Mr.  Smith 
returned  to  North  Bridgton,  but  soon  afterward 
went  to  Portland,  where  he  was  employed  for 
three  years  with  the  firm  of  Walter  Corey  & 
Co.  He  next  established  himself  in  business 
in  Lancaster,  N.  H.,  where  he  staid  but  a  few 
months,  coming  back  then  to  this  State.  He 
established  a  cabinet  shop  in  Harrison,  where 
he  carried  on  cabinet  business  in  a  small  way, 
doing  hand-made  custom  work.  He  continued 
at  this  until  1868,  when  he  settled  in  Bridg- 


ton. Here  he  built  a  mill,  entered  the  furni- 
ture business,  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  staves.  Meeting  with  good  success,  he  has 
since  fitted  his  mill  so  that  he  can  manufacture 
all  kinds  of  house-furnishing  material,  in 
which  he  has  a  profitable  and  extensive  trade. 
In  1887  Mr.  Smith,  in  order  to  meet  the  de- 
mands of  his  increasing  business,  erected  a 
large  double  store,  which  has  a  frontage  of 
forty  feet  and  extends  back  to  the  depth  of 
seventy  feet.  In  this  he  carries  a  large  and 
varied  stock  of  furniture,  his  assortment  being 
one  of  the  best-selected  and  most  complete  of 
any  in  this  vicinity. 

Mr.  Smith  has  been  twice  married.  His 
first  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Susan 
Brigkett,  died  leaving  him  two  daughters; 
namely,  Lelia  A.  and  Celia  A.  The  latter  is 
the  wife  of  William  Thaxter,  of  Portland. 
After  the  death  of  his  first  wife  Mr.  Smith 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Lydia  J.  Smith, 
a  native  of  Bridgton.  In  politics  Mr.  Smith, 
who  has  ever  been  a  warm  advocate  of  the 
temperance  cause,  was  formerly  a  Republican, 
but  of  late  years  has  been  identified  with  the 
Prohibitionists.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Cum- 
berland Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows;  and  of  Oriental  Lodge,  No.  13,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  conscien- 
tious members  of  the   Congregational    church. 


lAPTAIN  WILLIAM  W.  SNOW- 
MAN, senior  captain  of  the  line  of 
the  Portland  Steamship  Company 
and  master  of  the  elegant  new 
steamer  "Bay  State"  since  she  went  into  com- 
mission, was  born  at  Penobscot,  Me.,  Septem- 
ber 21,  1830,  son  of  Captain  Thomas  'and 
Sarah  (White)  Snowman. 

Captain  Thomas  Snowman  was  likewise  a 
native  of  Penobscot,  and  was  a  seafaring  man, 
being  engaged  in  the  coasting  trade  during 
his  active  life,  sailing  first  from  Castine,  then 
from  Newburyport,  and  later  from  Portland. 
He  was  interested  in  the  politics  of  his  day, 
and  voted  the  Whig  ticket.  He  died  in  Port- 
land about  1856.  His  wife  died  in  1894. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church. 
They  reared  four  sons  and  two  daughters, 
namely:     John,     who     resides     in     Portland; 


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Thomas,  of  Everett,  Mass.;  Merrill  P.  (de- 
ceased); Hannah,  wife  of  William  Snowman, 
of  Portland;  Abbie  (deceased),  who  married 
Henry  M.  Holmes,  of  Wilton,  Me.;  and 
William  W.,  whose  name  heads  this  article. 

William  W.  Snowman  was  four  years  old 
when  his  parents  removed  to  Newburyport;  and 
there  he  received  his  education,  graduating 
from  the  high  school  at  the  age  of  sixteen. 
He  was  associated  with  his  father  in  the  coast- 
ing trade  for  three  years,  and  when  twenty- 
one  years  of  age  was  master  of  a  coasting- 
vessel  himself.  He  was  engaged  in  coasting 
for  twelve  years,  sailing  chiefly  between  New 
England  ports  and  never  going  south  of  Nor- 
folk, Va. ;  and  the  last  three  years  of  his  con- 
nection with  sailing-vessels  he  was  master  of  a 
packet  between  Boston  and  Portland.  In  1865 
he  entered  the  service  of  the  Portland  Steam- 
ship Company  as  pilot,  a  position  for  which 
he  was  well  qualified,  knowing  every  turn  and 
shoal  of  the  New  England  coast.  His  first 
trip  as  pilot  was  on  the  "Forest  City."  He 
was  soon  appointed  Captain;  and  he  has  had 
charge,  at  different  times,  of  every  boat  of  the 
line  except  the  "Tremont,"  among  them  being 
the  "Portland,"  which  is  one  of  the  largest 
side-wheelers  this  side  of  Fall  River.  When 
the  "Bay  State"  was  added  to  the  line.  Captain 
Snowman  was  made  master  of  that  beautiful 
steamer. 

He  is  the  oldest  Captain  in  point  of  service 
in  the  employ  of  the  Steamship  Company, 
and  during  these  thirty  years  has  been  off  duty 
only  six  weeks,  two  weeks  for  a  vacation  and 
four  weeks  when  he  was  ill.  He  averages  six 
passages  a  week  between  Boston  and  Portland, 
and  in  the  summer  time  often  makes  seven. 
His' trips  are  usually  made  after  dark;  and,  as 
fogs  and  storms  are  frequent,  the  responsibil- 
ity of  safely  conducting  the  vessel  is  very 
great.  Only  an  experienced  pilot  can  under- 
stand what  it  is  to  bring  a  steamer  into  Boston 
Harbor  in  a  fog,  to  steer  clear  of  the  passing 
vessels,  and  to  keep  in.  the  narrow  channel, 
which  can  be  followed  only  by  reckoning. 
At  such  times  Captain  Snowman  is  always  in 
the  pilot-house,  following  every  calculation 
and  ready  for  any  emergency.  Decisions  are 
made  on  the  instant,  and  once  made  cannot  be 
revoked.     He  has  never  had  a  serious  accident 


to  account  for,  and  his  long  record  has  been  a 
remarkably  clear  one. 

When  he  was  twenty-five  years  old,  Captain 
Snowman  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Henrietta  Purbeck,  of  Salem,  Mass.,  who  died 
twenty  years  ago.  He  has.  one  daughter, 
Alice,  who  resides  in  Boston ;  and  with  her  he 
has  made  his  home  for  the  past  six  years,  his 
residence  prior  to  that  time  having  been  in 
Portland. 

Captain  Snowman  is  a  member  of  Ancient 
Brothers  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  although  he  has  had  time  to  attend 
but  six  meetings  in  twenty  years;  and  he  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Masters'  and  Pilots' 
Association  of  Boston.  A  faithful  follower 
of  the  sea,  he  has  but  two  or  three  times  in  all 
his  life  been  more  than  ten  miles  inland  from 
the  shore,  a  day's  trip  to  the  White  Moun- 
tains marking  the  extent  of  his  acquaintance 
with  alpine  scenery.  He  is  a  good  reader 
and  a  fine  conversationalist,  having  a  rare 
fund  of  anecdote  and  illustration;  and  he 
handles  a  jack-knife  with  the  expertness  of  a 
true  Yankee,  finer  tools  also,  as  specimens  of 
his  skill  in  wood-carving  attest.  He  has  a 
large  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances. 


OHN  N.  STINSON,  a  prominent  mem- 
ber of  the  fishing  and  farming  commu- 
nity of  East  Harpswell,  Me.,  was  born 
on  Swan's  Island,  Hancock  ■  County, 
Me.,  January  14,  1840,  son  of  John  and  Lucy 
(Smith)  Stinson.  His  great-grandfather, 
William  Stinson,  was  a  native  of  the  western 
part  of  Maine.  He  spent  the  greater  part  of 
his  life  on  Deer  Isle,  engaged  in  fishing  and 
farming.  His  son  Benjamin  was  born  on  Deer 
Isle,  and  was  content  to  follow  the  same  occu- 
pations, cultivating  the  soil  and  drawing  finny 
treasures  from  the  well-stocked  sea.  As  old 
age  approached,  he  retired  from  the  hazardous 
business  of  fishing,  and  devoted  all  his  time 
to  the  work  of  his  farm.  He  died  at  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  eighty-three,  his  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Sarah  Smith,  living  to  the 
age  of  eighty-one  years.  They  reared  a  family 
of  ten  children. 

John   Stinson,  son  of  Benjamin,  was  reared 
on  Deer  Isle,  and  early  took  part  in  the  prin- 


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cipal  industries  of  the  place,  farming  and  fish- 
ing. When  he  attained  his  majority,  he 
purchased  a  farm  near  the  place  of  his  birth, 
but  was  hardly  allowed  to  establish  a  home  for 
himself,  an  attack  of  typhoid  fever  ending  his 
life  when  he  was  but  thirty-three  years  of  age. 
His  wife  was  a  daughter  of  David  Smith,  a 
farmer  of  Swan's  Island.  Her  father  left  his 
fields  and  herds  at  the  breaking  out  of  the 
Revolution,  and  served  with  distinction 
throughout  the  war.  His  last  days  were 
spent  on  Swan's  Island,  where  he  died  at  the 
age  of  eighty-four.  Mrs.  Lucy  Smith  Stinson, 
who  lived  to  be  seventy-two  years  of  age,  was 
again  married  some  years  subsequent  to  Mr. 
Stinson' s  death.  By  her  first  marriage  she 
had  four  children  —  Meltiah  J.,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  thirty-two;  Deborah,  who  married 
James  L.  Smith,  of  Swan's  Island;  Helen  C, 
who  married  Francis  J.  Gott,  of  Swan's 
Island;  and  John  N.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  who  was  the  first-born.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
John  Stinson  were  members  of  the  Methodist 
church. 

John  N.  Stinson  was  but  twelve  years  of 
age  when  his  father  died.  He  acquired  a 
good  comipon -school  education,  making  marked 
progress  in  music,  for  which  he  has  a  natural 
talent  and  which  he  taught  to  some  extent  in 
after  years.  He  being  the  eldest  son,  the 
greater  part  of  the  responsibility  of  the  farm 
devolved  upon  him  until  his  mother's  second 
marriage  took  place ;  and  he  remained  with 
her  until  he  attained  his  majority.  He  then 
bought  a  farm  near  his  childhood's  home,  and 
successfully  engaged  in  farming  and  fishing 
until  187s,  when  he  sold  that  property  and 
purchased  his  present  place  in  Harpswell. 
This  is  a  fine  estate  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres,  a  large  part  of  which  is  devoted  to  gar- 
den produce  and  small  grain,  the  remainder 
affording  ample  pasture  ground  for  a  large 
number  of  sheep  and  about  a  dozen  head  of 
cattle.  There  are  also  within  its  limits  some 
productive  cranberry  meadows,  from  which  Mr. 
Stinson  gathered  in  1895  sixty  bushels  of 
berries.  From  1878  to  1881  he  was  engaged 
in  manufacturing  menhaden  oil,  which  he 
shipped  in  large  quantities  to  Boston;  but  he 
jiow  gives  his  attention  almost  wholly  to  the 
work  of  his  farm. 


Mr.  Stinson  was  married  January  23,  1863, 
to  Mary  E.  Reed,  daughter  of  Jacob  S.  Reed, 
of  Swan's  Island.  Her  father  was  a  "fore- 
handed" man,  who  worked  as  a  farmer  and 
blacksmith,  and  built  and  successfully  man- 
aged a  mill  on  the  island.  Mrs.  Stinson  was 
born  in  Sedgwick,  Me.,  and  was  educated  at 
the  Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary  and  Bucksport 
Seminary.  She  taught  for  twenty-five  terms 
before  her  marriage.  She  is  the  mother  of 
three  children  —  Adelbert  N.,  Mary  Eva,  and 
Weston  R.  Adelbert  N.  Stinson,  who  works 
with  equal  skill  and  success  at  shoemaking 
and  farming,  and'  is  also  a  fisherman,  married 
Miss  Lucy  Hook,  of  Harpswell,  and  has  three 
children  —  Anna,  Ralph,  and  Henrietta. 
Mary  Eva  Stinson  was  graduated  from  the 
Normal  School  of  Gorham,  Me.,  and  studied 
instrumental  music  under  Professor  Sumner, 
of  Boston,  Mass.  She  has  been  a  public 
school  teacher  for  some  years,  and  is  an  ac- 
complished musician.  Weston  R.  has  been  a 
student  at  the  Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary  and 
at  the  Normal  School  at  Gorham.  He  is  now 
assisting  his  father. 

Politically,  Mr.  Stinson  favors  the  Republi- 
can party.  He  has  been  Collector  of  Taxes 
for  some  years ;  and  he  was  offered  the  office 
of  Selectman,  but  refused  to  serve,  his  time 
being  fully  occupied  with  various  duties.  He 
is  a  member  of  Tremont  Lodge,  No.  T],  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  of  Tremont.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stinson 
have  been  members  of  the  Free  Will  Baptist 
church  for  nearly  twenty  years.  He  has  led 
the  singing  in  the  church  for  many  years  and 
been  superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school. 
His  daughter  has  been  organist  for  some 
time,  and  his  wife  and  daughter  rank  among 
the  most  efficient  teachers  in  the  Sunday- 
school.  A  cultured  and  remarkably  accom- 
plished family,  the  Stinsons  occupy  a  leading 
place  in  Harpswell  society;  and  their  house 
is  famed  for  its  generous  and  unfailing  hospi- 
tality. 


fRA  M.  SMITH,  of  Naples,  Me.,  a  veteran 
of    the    Civil    War,    who    lost   his    sight 
while  fighting  in  defence  of  the  Union, 
was  born  in   Otisfield,  this  county,  Feb- 
ruary 14,  1826,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Catherine 


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(Weston)  Smith.  Jonathan  Smith  was  a  well- 
to-do  farmer  of  Otisfield.  He  reared  six  sons 
and  four  daughters,  and  furnished  his  quota 
for  the  suppression  of  the  Rebellion,  two  of 
his  sons,  James  and  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
joining  the  Federal  ranks.  James  Smith  was 
a  private  in  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  Maine 
Volunteers. 

Ira  M.  Smith  spent  his  boyhood  in  Otis- 
field,  attending  the  district  school  and  work- 
ing about  the  home  farm.  At  the  age  of 
fifteen  he  began  to  learn  the  trade  of  shoe- 
making  with  his  brother.  After  finishing  his 
apprenticeship,  he  worked  at  his  trade  for  some 
time.  ,  On  August  6,  1863,  he  enlisted  in 
Company  F,  Seventeenth  Regiment,  Maine 
Infantry,  and  was  mustered  in  at  Portland. 
Soon  after  he  was  on  the  way  to  the  national 
capital  to  join  the  troops  concentrating  there. 
He  faced  the  guns  of  the  enemy  first  at  Au- 
burn, and  was  afterward  in  many  hard-fought 
battles,  including  Locust  Grove,  Mine  Run, 
the  stubborn  struggle  of  the  Wilderness,  and 
Petersburg.  While  on  picket  duty,  October 
14,  1864,  he  was  wounded  by  a  rebel  sharp- 
shooter, the  ball  entering  a  little  in  front  of 
the  left  ear  and  coming  out  over  the  eye. 
Weeks  of  intense  suffering  followed,  during 
which  he  was  under  the  care  of  surgeons  in 
the  Emery  Hospital  at  Washington.  When 
convalescent  he  went  home  on  furlough,  and 
received  his  final  discharge  June  6,  1865,  at 
Augusta.  He  had  left  home  a  strong  and  well- 
favored  young  man,  and  returned  with  his 
sight  destroyed,  and  his  face  marked  with  the 
scars  of  battle,  eloquent  witnesses  to  his  faith- 
ful service.  Mr.  Smith  lived  in  Otisfield  till 
1889,  when  he  moved  to  Naples;  and  during 
his  stay  in  the  latter  town  he  has  made  many 
friends. 

January  i,  1855,  he  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Elmira  H.  Winslow,  who  was  born  in 
Otisfield,  July  12,  1836,  daughter  of  Gilbert 
and  Rachel  (Edwards)  Winslow.  Six  chil- 
dren have  blessed  their  union.  They  were: 
Harold,  Leona  F.  (deceased),  Ellen  M.  (de- 
ceased), Lillian,  Alice,  and  Kendall  C.  Mr. 
Smith  votes  the  Republican  ticket.  He  is  a 
Grand  Army  man,  belonging  to  Charles  S. 
Bickmore  Post,  No.  115,  of  Naples,  of  which 
he  was  a  charter  member. 


OBEY  S.  JONES,  one  of  the  New  Eng- 
land  heroes   of    the   Civil    War,  who 
suffered  the  horrors  of  a  rebel  prison, 
and  finally    died    within    its    gloomy 
walls,  was  born  in  Sefort,  N.H.,  August   ii, 
1834,  son  of  Benjamin  S.  and  Paulina  (Heath) 
Jones.     He    learned    the    shoemaker's    trade, 
and  worked  at  it  for  some  time.     In   1861   he 
enlisted  in  Company  E,    Ninth  Regiment  of 
New  Hampshire  Infantry,  and   started  for  the 
South,  knowing  that   it  was  possible  that  he 
would  never  return  to  home  and  friends,  but 
lii^tle    dreaming  of  the  lingering  tortures    in 
store  for  him.     He  was  in  many  engagements, 
including  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  where 
so  many  thousands  of  the  bravest  and  best  of 
both  armies  fell.     In  the  engagement  at  North 
Anna  River  he  was  wounded   in  the  hip  by  a 
minie  ball.     This  was  on  May  24,  1864.     In 
his  helpless  condition  he  was  taken  prisoner 
and  carried  first  to  Richmond,  then  to  Jordan, 
S.C,     and    finally    to    Andersonville.       The 
horrors     of     that    charnel-house    have     been 
painted  too  often  to  need  repetition.     It  is  a 
well-known  fact  that,  in  the  merciful  course 
taken    by  the    North    in    settling  the    "great 
trouble,"  only  five  persons  were  legally  exe- 
cuted.    These  were  the  four  implicated  in  the 
assassination  of  President  Lincoln  and  Captain 
Wirz,  the  Confederate  keeper  of  the  military 
prison    at    Andersonville.       The    latter    was 
guilty  of  so  many  brutalities  in  his  treatment 
of  Northern   prisoners    it    was    declared    that 
"hanging  was  too  good    for  him,"   when    he 
mounted  the  scaffold,  November  10,  1865.     In 
Andersonville    during   the   administration    of 
this  man   Mr.  Jones  suffered  a  lingering  death 
from  starvation,  and  on  October  8,  1864,  his 
soul    departed    for    the    bourne    "where    the 
wicked  cease  from  troubling,  and  the  weary 
are  at  rest. " 

On  May  2,  1857,  he  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Ellen  M.,  daughter  of  Gilbert  and  Rachel 
(Edwards)  Winslow,  of  Otisfield,  Me.,  and 
sister  of  Mrs.  Ira  M.  Smith,  of  Naples,  whose 
husband  was  rendered  permanently  blind  by  a 
wound  received  in  the  war.  At  the  time  of 
her  husband's  death  Mrs.  Jones  was  left  with 
three  young  children  —  Otis  S.,  Ida  S.,  and 
George  W.  She  resided  in  Salisbury,  Mass., 
until   November  3,    1892,   when  she  removed 


JONAS    HAMILTON. 


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41S 


to  Fair  Haven,  Vt. ;  and  there  her  daughter 
died.  She  then  went  to  Edes  Falls,  Me.,  and 
is  now  living  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith,  in 
Naples,  the  two  sisters,  so  sadly  afflicted,  find- 
ing comfort  in  mutual  companionship. 


and 

father  was  a  native  of 

in    1788,  being  a  son 


ONAS  HAMILTON,  Superintendent  of 
the  Mountain  Division  of  the  Maine 
Central  Railway,  was  born  November 
ig,  1827,  at  Paris,  Me.,  son  of  Jonas 
Abigail  (Bradbury)  Hamilton.  His 
North  Yarmouth,  born 
of  William  Hamilton, 
one'  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  that  place  and 
a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War. 

Jonas  Hamilton,  Sr.,  was  reared  to  farming 
pursuits,  and  lived  in  North  Yarmouth  until 
after  his  marriage  with  Mrs.  Mitchell  (born 
Bradbury),  of  Buxton,  Me.  He  subse- 
quently removed  to  Paris,  Oxford  County, 
where  he  carried  on  an  extensive  business  in 
freighting  goods  to  and  from  Portland,  that 
being  prior  to  the  days  of  railroads.  He 
finally  retired  from  active  pursuits  on  account 
of  age;- and  after  the  death  of  his  wife,  which 
occurred  in  1870,  he  removed  to  Turner's 
Island,  where  he  passed  his  declining  years, 
dying  in  1875.  He  was  a  prominent  member 
of  the  Congregational  church,  of  which  he  was 
Deacon  for  many  years.  To  him  and  his  wife 
four  daughters  and  two  sons  were  born,  Jonas 
being  the  only  son  now  living. 

After  leaving  the  district  schools  of  Paris, 
Jonas  Hamilton  went  to  Boston  to  learn  the 
machinist's  trade,  spending  some  two  years 
in  the  Hinkley  and  Drury  locomotive  shops. 
Coming  to  Portland  in  1847,  he  entered  the 
Portland  company's  shops,  and,  after  work- 
ing faithfully  for  eighteen  months,  was  pro- 
moted to  the  position  of  locomotive  engineer 
on  the  Atlantic  &  St.  Lawrence  Railroad,  now 
known  as  the  Grand  Trunk,  but  which  was 
then  completed  to  Mechanic  Falls  only. 
After  five  years  of  engine-driving,  Mr.  Hamil- 
ton was  made  master  mechanic  in  the  Portland 
shops  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway,  continu- 
ing until  1870,  a  period  of  sixteen  years, 
which,  with  his  previous  time,  gave  him 
twenty-one  years  of  consecutive  service  with 
that  road.     Mr.    Hamilton  then  became  con- 


nected with  the  Portland  &  Ogdensburg  Rail- 
way, being  appointed  superintendent  on  July 
I,  1870,  an  office  which  he  held  until  the  road 
was  leased  in  1888  to  the  Maine  Central  Rail- 
way Company.  Daring  that  time  the  entire 
road  was  built,  Mr.  Hamilton  having  charge 
of  the  work,  and  buying  the  first  rolling-stock. 
Since  the  lease  of  the  road  he  has  occupied 
his  present  responsible  position,  for  which  he 
seems  to  be  especially  adapted.  Great  im- 
provement in  civil  engineering  has  been  made 
within  the  time  he  has  been  connected  with 
railway  traffic,  but  still  more  progress  in  me- 
chanical engineering  is  apparent.  At  the 
time  he  worked  at  his  trade  in  Boston  the 
locomotives  weighed  from  seventeen  to  twenty 
tons,  which  was  three  times  as  much  as  the 
earlier  ones.  They  now  weigh  from  fifty  to 
eighty  tons,  and  are  able  to  draw  on  a  level  a 
correspondingly  larger  weight. 

Socially,  Mr.  Hamilton  is  a  member  of  the 
well-known  club,  the  Bramhall  League,  and 
is  an  active  member  of  the  local  Masonic 
organizations,  belonging  to  Atlantic  Lodge, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  to  the  Mount  Vernon  Chap- 
ter; and  to  the  Portland  Commandery,  Knights 
Templars. 

In  1851  Mr.  Hamilton  was  married  to  Miss 
Harriet  J.  White,  who  passed  to  the  life  im- 
mortal after  a  brief  period  of  wedlock,  leaving 
one  son,  Henry  L.,  who  is  now  a  locomotive 
engineer  on  the  Mountain  Division  of  the 
Maine  Central  Railway.  On  November  4, 
1857,  Mr.  Hamilton  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Angle  Sawyer,  daughter  of  William 
Sawyer,  an  old  and  respected  resident  of 
Portland.  This  union  has  been  blessed  by 
the  birth  of  two  children,  namely:  Frederick 
W.,  who  was  educated  at  the  Portland  High 
School  and  Tufts  College,  and  is  now  pastor 
of  the  First  Universalist  Church  at  Roxbury, 
Mass. ;  and  George  F.,  who  was  graduated 
from  the  West  Point  Military  Academy  with 
the  class  of  1894,  and  is  now  a  Lieutenant 
in  the  Ninth  Cavalry,  United  States  Army, 
being  stationed  at  Fort  Robinson,  Neb.  Mr. 
Hamilton  is  a  man  of  broad  and  liberal 
views  in  all  things,  and  is  a  Universalist  in 
religious  faith,  attending  and  contributing 
toward  the  support  of  the  Congress  Square 
Church. 


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"ON.  ALBERT  F.  NUTTING,  one 
of  the  leading  farmers  of  Otisfield, 
is  well  known  throughout  the 
county  as  an  enterprising  business 
man,  and  is  a  worthy  example  for  young  men 
starting  in  life  who  have  to  depend  upon  their 
own  resources.  He  was  born  in  this  town 
August  2,  1835,  and  is  a  son  of  Lyman  and 
Charlotte  (Chadbourne)  Nutting.  Nathan 
Nutting,  his  paternal  grandfather,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Massachusetts.  He  was  the  first  of 
this  family  to  settle  in  this  county,  coming 
here  in  1795,  a  full  century  ago.  Here  he 
took  up  the  life  of  an  agriculturist,  and  was 
successfully  engaged  in  that  vocation  until  his 
death. 

Lyman  Nutting  was  born  in  Groton,  Mass., 
in  1793.     When  two  years  of  age  he  came  with 
his  parents  to  Cumberland  County,  which  was 
his  home  from  that  time.      After  his  marriage 
he  settled  on  a  farm  on  Oak  Hill  in  Otisfield. 
He   resided    there    until    the    death    of    his 
brother,  when  he  returned  to  the  old  home  to 
care  for  his  parents.     Here  he  carried  on  gen- 
eral farming,  and  was  also  largely  interested 
in  lumbering.     He  died  here  in   1859.     His 
wife,    Charlotte,    a    native   of    Gorham,    Me., 
survived    him    many   years,    dying    in     1884. 
Seven  children  were  born  of  their  union,  as 
follows^  James  L.,  who  married  a  Miss  Graeff, 
both  deceased;   Charlotte   C,    now  deceased, 
who  married  Charles  Chadbourne;  Lyman  (de- 
ceased),   who    married    Miss    Louisa    Halter, 
now    residing    in    Pennsylvania;    Dorcas    A., 
who  is  the  wife  of  Moses  Eastman,,  now  living 
in  retirement    in    Casco   village;    Emma   H., 
who  became  the  wife  of  Dr.  Webb,  of  Bridg- 
ton,  both  deceased;  Silas  W.,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  twenty-three  years ;  and  Albert  F.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch. 

Albert  F.  Nutting  acquired  a  good  educa- 
tion in  the  elementary  schools  and  high  school 
of  his  native  town.  During  his  younger  days 
he  remained  at  home,  assisting  his  father  in 
carrying  on  the  farm.  After  his  marriage  he 
took  charge  of  the  place,  and  has  conducted  it 
since.  It  contains  about  two  hundred  acres  of 
land,  every  part  showing  signs  of  careful 
superintendence.  Besides  carrying  on  general 
farming,  Mr.  Nutting  raises  stock,  deals  in 
milch  cows,  and  supplies  milk  to  the  Poland 


creamery.     He  also  carries  on  quite  an  exten- 
sive lumber  business. 

In  June,  1874,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Martha  E.  Andrews.  She  was  born  in  Otis- 
field, and  is  a  daughter  of  Robert  Andrews,  a 
successful  farmer,  who  was  one  of  the  early 
settlers  of  the  town.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nutting 
have  had  a  son  and  daughter.  The  son,  Silas 
D.,  was  born  April  23,  1875,  and  is  living 
with  his  father.  The  daughter,  Charlotte,  died 
in  infancy.  Mrs.  Nutting  died  April  23, 
1891. 

The  Hon.  Albert  F.  Nutting  has  always 
taken  a  very  active  interest  in  political 
matters  and  in  everything  else  relating  to  the 
welfare  of  the  town,  county,  or  State.  He  has 
often  been  called  upon  to  occupy  positions  of 
responsibility  and  trust,  such  as  Selectman, 
Supervisor  of  Schools,  and  Town  Clerk.  In 
1880  he  was  chosen  State  Senator  for  this  dis- 
trict, and  served  with  distinction  for  four 
years.  He  has  long  held  the  esteem  and  con- 
fidence of  his  neighbors  by  his  sterling  quali- 
ties, both  in  his  public  and  private  capacities. 


"IPV  J-  EDWARDS,  a  prosperous 
|==|  farmer  and  one  of  the  largest  tax- 
^^J^S/.  payers  of  Otisfield,  was  born  in  that 
town.  May  5,  1832,  son  of  Nathaniel 
and  Mary  (Gammon)  Edwards.  Mr.  Edwards's 
grandfather  was  an  early  settler  in  Otisfield, 
having  moved  there  when  his  son  Nathaniel 
was  but  eight  years  old;  and  he  followed  agri- 
cultural pursuits  successfully  for  the  rest  of 
his  life. 

Nathaniel  Edwards  was  reared  to  farm  life. 
In  young  manhood  he  settled  upon  a  tract  of 
wild  land,  which  he  cleared  and  improved  into 
a  good  farm.  He  experienced  all  the  diffi- 
culties that  usually  beset  the  early  pioneer 
settlers,  first  having  to  dwell  in  a  rude  log 
house;  but  he  overcame  them  all.  His  farm 
IS  now  the  one  owned  and  occupied  by  his  son, 
D.  J.  Edwards.  He  died  in  July,  1872,  leav- 
ing the  reputation  of  an  able  and  industrious 
farmer  and  an  upright,  conscientious  man. 
His  wife,  Mary,  who  was  a  native  of  Otisfield 
was  reared  in  Buckfield,  Me.,  to  which  town 
the  parents  removed  when  she  was  four  years 
old.     She  became  the  mother  of   seven  chil- 


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dren,  as  follows:  Nancy,  who  is  now  the 
widow  of  William  Bolster,  and  resides  in 
Otisfield;  David  and  Bretania,  deceased; 
Margaret,  the  widow  of  William  McClelland, 
of  Raymond ;  Jonathan,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  twenty  years;  James,  who  married  Dorcas 
Piper,  and  resides  in  Otisfield;  and  D.  J.  Ed- 
wards, the  subject  of  this  sketch.  The  mother 
died  in  August,   1871. 

D.  J.  Edwards  received  his  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  Otisfield.  At  an  early  age 
he  began  to  assist  in  carrying  on  the  farm. 
During  his  father's  declining  years  he  took 
charge  of  the  property.  Eventually  succeeding 
to  the  homestead,  it  has  been  his  residence  for 
his  lifetime.  He  owns  three  hundred  acres 
of  fertile  land,  desirably  located  and  well 
improved.  He  pays  particular  attention  to 
raising  hay,  corn,  fruit,  and  hops,  producing 
large  and  superior  crops,  which  he  markets 
with  profit.  He  is  also  engaged  to  some 
extent  in  stock  raising.  At  one  time  he  was 
very  profitably  engaged  in  lumbering.  His 
life  has  been  a  busy  and  a  prosperous  one. 

In  1872  Mr.  Edwards  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Lottie  T.  Gage,  a  native  of  St.  George, 
N.B.,  and  daughter  of  Kennedy  Gage,  who 
is  still  engaged  in  farming  in  New  Brunswick. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwards  have  three  children, 
namely:  Llewellyn  N.,  who  is  now  pursuing 
a  collegiate  course;  Forrest  L.  and  Dayton  J., 
who  are  residing  at  home.  Mr.  Edwards  is  a 
Democrat  in  politics,  and  has  served  with 
ability  in  some  of  the  town  offices.  He  has 
never  aspired  to  political  prominence,  his 
business  interests  having  always  required  his 
close  and  undivided  attention.  He  is  now 
practically  retired  from  active  business  pur- 
suits. Mrs.  Edwards  is  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  church. 


iLMER  F.  WOODBURY,  a  very  capable 
young  business  man  of  Portland,  is 
now  manager  of  the  largest  system 
of  railway  dining-rooms  and  caf^s  east  of  Bos- 
ton, including  those  at  the  Union  Station, 
Portland,  and  other  cafes  on  the  line  of  the 
Maine  Central  Railroad.  He  was  born  at 
South  Paris,  Me.,  March  18,  1865,  and  is  the 
son  of  George  E.  and  Sophia  (Morton)  Wood- 


bury. His  paternal  grandfather,  Elmer  Wood- 
bury, was  one  of  the  earliest  and  most  popular 
hotel  men  of  Maine,  managing  hotels  at  South 
Paris  and  at  Gray.  He  was  widely  known  to 
the  travelling  public  throughout  New  England, 
and  his  name  was  a  synonym  for  first-class  en- 
tertainment. 

George  E.  Woodbury  was  born  at  South 
Paris,  and  there  made  his  home  until  he 
attained  his  majority.  He  then  engaged  in 
railroading,  and  was  for  many  years  a  popular 
and  efficient  conductor  on  the  Maine  Central 
Railroad,  eventually  taking  up  the  business  of 
which  his  father  had  made  such  a  success,  and 
obtaining  from  Payson  Tucker,  general  man- 
ager of  the  Maine  Centra],  the  cafe  privilege 
at  Brunswick,  Me.  He  soon  began  to  increase 
his  business,  and  within  a  few  years  had  many 
first-class  restaurants  along  the  line  of  the 
Maine  Central.  He  married  a  daughter  of  Jo- 
seph  Morton,  of  Andover,  Me.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
George  E.  Woodbury  have  resided  for  some 
years  at  Brunswick.  Their  only  living  child 
is  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Elmer  F.  Woodbury  attended  the  common 
and  high  schools  of  Bath,  Me.,  and  later  took 
a  course  of  study  at  a  business  college  in  Port- 
land. On  leaving  school,  he  immediately 
became  associated  with  his  father  at  the  Bruns- 
wick Cafe,  and  was  for  some  years  connected 
with  the  railroad  dining-rooms,  the  Bangor 
Cafe  being  soon  taken  by  them.  Mr.  Wood- 
bury subsequently  took  charge  of  the  Nor- 
mandie,  a  well-known  hotel  in  Washington, 
D.  C,  of  which  he  was  proprietor  two  years. 
Returning  to  Portland,  he  was  again  for  some 
time  in  partnership  with  his  father;  and  in 
189s  he  put  the  line  of  restaurants  into  the 
hands  of  a  company,  the  Elmer  F.  Woodbury 
Hotel  and  Restaurant  Company,  of  which  he 
is  manager.  The  fare  and  service  of  these 
caf^s  is  such  as  to  command  a  first-class 
patronage.  Mr.  Woodbury  likewise  attends 
to  other  business  interests,  being  an  active 
member  of  the  Arlington  Loan  and  Trust 
Company  of  Washington,  D.C.,  the  Baker  Ex- 
tract Company  of  Portland,  and  the  Morton 
Bonbon  Company  of  this  city.  He  is  a  busi- 
ness man  of  ability,  who  commands  success  in 
all  that  he  undertakes.  Mr.  Woodbury  was 
married  to  Miss  Emma  J.  Schofield,  of  Bruns- 


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wick,  Me.,  on  January  2,  1885;  and  their 
liome  has  been  brightened  by  two  children  — 
Samuel  S.  and  Virginia.  In  politics  Mr. 
Woodbury  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member 
of  Fort  George  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias, 
of  Brunswick;  and  in  religious  matters  he 
favors  the  Congregational  church,  of  which  his 
wife  is  a  member. 


'OHN  TALMAN  LAWRENCE,  a  well- 
known  resident  of  Pownal,  who  for 
thirty  years  was  superintendent  of 
schools,  has  now  retired  from  official 
life  with  the  reputation  of  having  performed 
his  duties  faithfully  and  for  the  best  interests 
of  the  community.  He  was  born  in  Pownal, 
July  I,  1823,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
(Jones)  Lawrence. 

Mr.  Lawrence's  paternal  grandfather,  John 
Lawrence,  Sr.,  served  as  a  soldier  in  the 
Continental  army  during  the  entire  Revolu- 
tionary struggle.  He  became  an  early  settler 
in  North  Yarmouth,  Me.,  where  he  engaged 
in  farming  and  lumbering  and  was  a  promi- 
nent man  in  his  day.  He  was  identified  with 
the  formation  of  the  early  State  militia,  in 
which  he  held  a  Colonel's  commission;  and  he 
was  widely  known  as  an  able  business  man  and 
a  useful  citizen.  He  died  in  North  Yarmouth 
at  the  age  of  eighty-four  years.  He  reared 
four  sons;  namely,  Samuel,  John,  David,  and 
Joseph. 

John  Lawrence,  son  of  John,  Sr.,  was  born 
in  North  Yarmouth,  and  was  reared  to  agricult- 
ural pursuits.  He  was  also  a  good  mechanic, 
and  was  for  many  years  engaged  in  building, 
which  he  followed  in  connection  with  farming. 
He  was  an  industrious  man  and  a  patriotic  cit- 
izen, serving  as  an  officer  in  the  militia,  and 
being  actively  engaged  in  the  War  of  1812. 
Be.  joined  the  Republican  party  at  its  forma- 
tion, and  supported  its  principles  for  the  rest 
of  his  life.  He  owned  a  good  farm  in  the 
vicinity  of  Pownal  Centre,  which  he  cultivated 
successfull5'  for  many  years.  He  died  there 
on  August  18,  1859,  aged  seventy-five  years 
and  seven  months.  His  wife,  Elizabeth  Jones, 
whom  he  married  November  27,  1806,  was  a 
daughter  of  Dr.  David  Jones,  a  surgeon'  in  the 
Revolutionary  War  and  a  well-known  medical 


practitioner  of  his  day,  who  died  in  North 
Yarmouth,  March  27,  1822.  Dr.  Jones  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Hobart,  daughter  of  Aaron 
Hobart.  Her  father  was  a  caster  of  hollow 
ware,  and  it  is  said  that  the  first  cannon  ever 
cast  in  the  United  States  was  the  work  of  his 
hands. 

John  Lawrence  was  the  father  of  nine  chil- 
dren, as  follows:  William  T.,  who  was  born 
November  7,  1807,  and  died  Septe'mber  20, 
1822;  David  J.,  born  December  3,  1809,  and 
died  April  15,  1810;  Mary  H.,  born  April  10, 
i8ii,*and  died  December  6,  1868;  Joseph, 
born  April  17,  181 3,  and  died  November  13, 
1834;  Henry  S.,  born  April  29,  181 5,  and 
died  September  9  of  the  same  year;  Elizabeth 
J.,  born  August  23,  1816,  and  died  November 
lo  of  the  .same  year;  Sarah  S.,  born  Septem- 
ber 10,  i8i8,  now  residing  in  Holyoke,  Mass,, 
the  widow  of  Charles  S.  Upham ; -John  Tal- 
man,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  David  J., 
second,  born  February  22,  1827,  and  died 
June  8,  1884.  The  mother  died  in  March, 
1 86 1,  aged  seventy-seven  years  and  ten  months. 
Mr.  Lawrence's  parents  were  members  of  the 
Congregational  church. 

John  Talman  Lawrence  commenced  his  edu- 
cation in  the  schools  of  Pownal ;  and,  after  com- 
pleting his  course  of  study  at  the  North  Yar- 
mouth Academy,  he  taught  school  for  some 
ten  years.  His  principal  employment,  how- 
ever, has  been  farming.  In  1852  he  purchased- 
the  old  homestead,  where  he  continued  to 
reside  for  over  twenty  years ;  and  on  May  14, 
1873,  he  removed  to  his  present  farm,  consist- 
ing of  one  hundred  and  seventy  acres  of  valu- 
able land;  and  he  has  since  conducted  general 
husbandry,  his  energy  and  good  management 
ensuring  success.  He  was  for  many  years 
closely  identified  with  the  administration  of 
public  affairs  in  Pownal,  and  rendered  valuable 
services  to  the  town,  commanding  the  hearty 
approbation  of  his  fellow-citizens.  He  was 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  for  seven 
years,  was  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer  for  some 
time,  and  served  as  superintendent  of  schools 
for  thirty  years,  a  position  for  which  he  is 
especially  well  qualified. 

On  August  24,  1852,  Mr.  Lawrence  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Eunice  Johnson,  who 
was  born  in  North  Yarmouth,  January  4,  1820, 


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daughter  of  Samuel  Johnson,  a  prosperous 
farmer  of  Pownal.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lawrence 
have  one  daughter;  narriely,  Esther  J.,  who  was 
born  December- 1 5,  1853,  and  is  now  the  wife 
of  Eliab  H.  Latham,  a  resident  of  Pownal. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Latham  have  a  daughter  named 
Lillian  Lawrence,  who  was  born  May  4,  1878. 
Mr.  Lawrence  is  well  informed  upon  all  the 
important  issues  of  the  day,  and  occupies  a 
leading  position  among  the  intelligent  and 
well-to-do  residents  of  Pownal.  He  is  liberal 
in  his  religious  views  and  a  Republican  in 
politics. 


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^YRUS  COLE,  for  many  years  one  of 
the  prominent  business  men  of  Cum- 
berland County,  was  born  February 
28,  1814,  in  Winthrop,  Kennebec 
County,  this  State,  son  of  William  Cole.  He 
spent  his  boyhood  days  in  Buckfield,  working 
much  of  the  time  in  his  father's  carding-mill. 
When  nineteen  years  of  age,  he  went  to  Boston, 
hoping  to  find  some  congenial  employment; 
but  after  a  short  stay  in-  the  metropolis  he  re- 
turned to- Maine,  securing  work  at  the  Tontine 
House  in  Brunswick,  where  as  a  clerk  he 
earned  and  saved  some  money,  leaving  the 
place  with  a  bank  account  of  sixty  dollars. 
Going  thence  to  Buckfield,  Mr.  Cole,  with  true 
Yankee  enterprise,  established  himself  in 
trade,  entering  into  partnership  in  1838  with 
Mr.  Ephraim  Atwood,  with  whom,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Cole  &  Atwood,  he  carried  on  a 
good  business  in  general  merchandise  for  two 
or  three  years.  Shortly  after  his  marriage 
Mr.  Cole  disposed  of  his  interest  in  the  store 
to  his  partner,  and  removed  to  Turner  village, 
Androscoggin  County.  Forming  a  copartner- 
ship with  Washington  Long,  he  began  the 
manufacture  of  woollen  cloths  and  satinets, 
also  establishing  a  general  store,  besides  carry- 
ing on  an  extensive  business  in  buying  and 
selling  wool  and  in  exchanging  that  com- 
modity for  woollen  cloth. 

In  1844  Mr.  Cole  sold  out  his  share  of  the 
business  to  Mr.  Long,  and  changed  his  place 
of  residence  to  Freeport,  where  he  operated 
a  grist  and  flour  mill,  conducted  a  general 
store,  managed  a  large  farm,  and  in  addition 
to  these  varied  industries  built  several  vessels, 


being  prospered  in  each  of  his  ventures.  Ten 
years  later  he,  in  company  with  Mr.  Bibber, 
started  a  wholesale  grocery  business  in  the 
city  of  Portland,  under  the  name  of  Cole  & 
Bibber,  continuing  five  years,  and  also  dealing 
largely  in  real  estate,  having  some  heavy  trans- 
actions in  Munjoy  Hill  property.  Coming 
thence  to  Cape  Elizabeth,  the  northern  part 
of  the  town,  since  incorporated  as  South  Port- 
land, Mr.  Cole  purchased  the  homestead  farm 
at  Pleasantdale,  now  occupied  by  Mrs.  Cole, 
residing  here  until  his  decease,  December  2, 
1892. 

Cyrus  Cole  and  Sarah  A.  De  Coster  were 
united  in  marriage  on  September  29,  1840. 
Mrs.  Cole  was  born  at  Buckfield,  Me.,  on 
January  18,  1817,  being  the  youngest  of  a 
family  of  eight  children.  Her  parents  were 
Samuel  and  Sarah  (Bacon)  De  Coster.  No 
children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cole,  but 
they  adopted  a  boy  whom  they  reared  as  their 
own  son;  namely,  Charles  M.  Cole,  who  still 
lives  to  requite  his  foster-mother's  care.  Mrs. 
Cole  is  sustained  and  cheered  by  strong  relig- 
ious faith,  being  a  devout  Universalist. 

A  man  of  much  native  ability  and  force  of 
character,  a  stanch  Republican  in  politics,  Mr. 
Cole  ever  takes  a  leading  part  in  local  public 
affairs,  serving  for  several  years  as  Selectman 
and  representing  his  district  in  the  State 
legislature.  Religiously,  he  was  an  active 
and  conscientious  member  of  the  Universalist 
church.  Socially,  he  belonged  to  the  Aged 
Brotherhood,  or  Society  of  Old  Men. 


(YMAN  W.  HOLDEN,  who  is  pros- 
perously engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness in  Casco  village,  was  born  on 
May  28,  1834,  son  of  Colonel  Levi 
and  Annie  (Leach)  Holden.  His  father  was 
one   of  the  first  merchants  of  this  place. 

Levi  Holden  was  born  in  Otisfield,  Me.,  in 
February,  1803.  When  he  started  out  on  his 
life  career,  he  engaged  in  trade  in  Casco  vil- 
lage, where  he  continued  in  business  up  to 
1845,  when  he  sold  out  and  purchased  a  farm, 
which  he  conducted  with  success  until  his 
death,  in  March,  1875.  In  politics  he  was  a 
stanch  Democrat;  and  among  the  offices  in 
which  he  served  the  town  of  Casco  was  that  of 


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Selectman,  which  he  held  for  several  years, 
and  that  of  Postmaster  for  a  number  of  years. 
He  was  for  some  time  Colonel  of  the  State 
militia,  a  position  that  brought  him  in  touch 
with  many  leading  men;  but,  whatever  the 
position  in  which  he  was  placed,  his  manly, 
straightforward  bearing  won  the  esteem  and 
respect  of  his  associates.  His  wife,  Annie 
Leach,  was  born  in  Naples,  Me.,  in  June, 
1805.  She  died  in  December,  1869,  leaving 
one  son,  Lyman  W.  Holden.  Their  only 
daughter,  Mary  E.,  died  in  1857. 

Lyman  W.  Holden  remained  with  his 
parents  until  twenty-two  years  of  age,  receiv- 
ing his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Casco.  He  then  went  to  Illinois  and  engaged 
in  teaching,  and  subsequently  spent  a  year 
canvassing  for  nursery  stock  in  Kansas.  On 
leaving  the  latter  place,  he  returned  to  Casco; 
and  from  that  time  until  his  marriage  he  was 
alternately  engaged  in  farming  and  teaching. 
He  then  started  in  a  general  merchandise  busi- 
ness, and  has  continued  to  carry  on  a  profit- 
able trade  since  that  time,  a  period  of  about 
ten  years. 

On  July  17,  1885,  he  married  Miss  Mary 
Jane  Brackett,  who  was  born  in  Naples,  Me., 
May  15,  1847.  Her  parents,  Robert  and 
Mary  (Gammon)  Brackett,  were  natives  of 
Casco;.  and  her  father  spent  his  life  as  a 
farmer.  He  died  in  August,  1895,  and  his 
wife  in  July,  1888.  They  had  eleven  chil- 
dren, briefly  mentioned  below:  Charles  E., 
residing  in  Naples,  married  Miss  Helen 
Tenny,  and  has  three  children  —  Gertrude, 
Frank,  and  Eva;  Maria  E.,  the  wife  of  Solo- 
mon Gale,  of  Casco,  has  three  children  — 
Everett,  Alice,  and  Richard;  Malvina  D., 
who  married  George  Bean,  of  Lynn,  Mass., 
also  has  three  children  —  Mabel,  Hattie,  and 
Mary;  Iseta  died  in  infancy;  Martha  A.,  the 
wife  of  R.  Gay,  of  Casco,  has  two  sons — 
Everett  R.and  Merritt  B.  ;  Mary  Jane  is  now 
Mrs.  Holden;  Robert  A.,  residing  in  Casco, 
married  Hattie  L.  Cook,  and  has  a  son  and 
daughter— Ruby  and  Herman;  John  G.,  also 
of  Casco,  married  Miss  Alice  Colwell,  who  has 
borne  him  four  sons  and  a  daughter—  Edward, 
Clarence,  Etta,  Elmer,  and  Raymond;  Anna 
A.  married  R.  Edwards,  of  Otisfield,  Me., 
and  has  two  daughters— Ethel   and   Florence'; 


Thomas  Franklin  died  at  eight  years  of  age; 
and  one  child  died  in  infancy.  Both  parents 
were  communicants  of  the  Baptist  church. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holden  have  no  children.  She 
is  successfully  engaged  in  the  millinery  busi- 
ness, and  has  one  of  the  most  attractive  stores 
in  the  village. 

In  political  affiliations  Mr.  Plolden  is  a 
firm  Democrat  and  a  stanch  advocate  of  the 
principles  of  his  party.  In  1865  he  was 
elected  to  the  office  of  Town  Clerk,  and  he 
has  held  that  office  at  intervals  for  fifteen 
years.  He  also  served  a  number  of  years  as 
a  member  of  the  School  Committee,  and  has 
held  other  offices  of  lesser  importance,  fulfil- 
ling the  duties  of  each  in  a  manner  acceptable 
to  his  fellow-townsmen.  Mr.  Holden  and  his 
wife  are  members  of  the  Free  Baptist  church,  , 
in  the  work  of  which  they  are  actively  in- 
terested. 


M 


ANIEL  F.  NASH,  of  Portland,  who, 
as  a  financier,  manages  large  and 
^  1  varied  interests,  his  private  business 
being  trade  in  stoves,  furnaces,  heat- 
ing and  plumbing  apparatus,,  and  manufactur- 
ing tinware,  copper,  and  sheet  iron,  was  born 
in  Portland,  October  19,  1858.  His  parents 
were  Daniel  W.  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Smith) 
Nash,  his  father  being  a  native  of  East  Ray- 
mond, Me.,  born  in  December,  1827,  his 
mother  of  Portland,  born  in  1833.  Daniel 
W.  Nash,  who  also  was  a  stove  dealer,  senior 
partner  of  the  firm  of  O.  M.  &  D.  W.  Nash,  a 
well-known  stove  firm  of  Portland,  died  in 
June,  1883.  His  wife  also  has  passed  away. 
They  reared  three  children  —  Ella  Frances, 
wife  of  Peter  S.  Nickerson ;  Carrie  Adelaide, 
wife  of  Frank  M.  Strout;  and  Daniel  F.,  our 
subject. 

Daniel  F.  Nash  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Portland,  graduating  from  the  high  school 
in  1878.  He  subsequently  took  a  course  of 
study  at  the  Portland  Business  College,  and 
earned  his  first  salary  as  book-keeper  for 
O.  M.  &  D.  W.  Nash,  his  uncle  and  father. 
After  the  death  of  his  father  the  son  pur- 
chased his  interest,  and  the  business  was  con- 
tinued without  change  of  name.  In  1891  Mr. 
O.    M.    Nash  died;   and   our  subject   became 


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42  r 


sole  proprietor  of  the  enterprise,  still  retain- 
ing the  original  firm  name.  The  business, 
which  is  one  of  the  oldest  of  its  kind  in  Port- 
land, has  materially  increased  since  Mr.  Nash 
became  its  manager.  He  has  added  plumbing 
and  steam  and  hot  water  apparatus  to  the 
stock;  and  his  trade,  which  is  mainly  local, 
is  very  extensive.  He  employs  a  large  num- 
ber of  men,  and  occupies  five  floors  of  the 
building  at  6  Exchange  Street,  where  he  has 
hardly  room  for  his  increasing  business.  Mr. 
Nash  is  a  member  of  the  Merchants'  Exchange 
of  Portland  and  a  stockholder  in  the  follow- 
ing corporations:  the  Portland  Steam  Packet 
Company,  International  Steamship  Company, 
Portland  Railroad  Company,  Portland  Water 
Company,  Standish  Water  and  Construction 
Company,  Underwood  Spring  Water  Com- 
pany; and  he  is  also  a  stockholder  in  the 
Merchants'  National  and  First  National  Banks. 
He  is  part  or  whole  owner  of  various  vessels, 
including  steamboats,  schooners,  brigs,  and 
barques.  In  fact,  his  interests  are  so  many 
and  various  that  it  seems  hardly  possible  for 
one  man  to  attend  to  them  all ;  but  he  neglects 
nothing,  and  every  enterprise  with  which  he  is 
connected  prospers. 

In  December,  1883,  Mr.  Nash  was  married 
to  Miss  Flora  R.  Parker,  a  native  of  Putney, 
Vt.,  daughter  of  Henry  M.  Parker;  and  three 
children  have  brightened  their  home  —  Edith 
Marion,  Mabel  Frances,  and  Arthur  Freeman. 

In  politics  Mr.  Nash  is  a  Republican.  He 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  City  Council  in 
1894  from  Ward  7,  and  re-elected  this  year, 
during  both  terms  serving  as  a  member  of  the 
Committee  on  Finance.  He  has  passed  the 
thirty-second  degree  of  Masonry,  belonging  to 
Portland  Lodge,  No.  i  ;  Greenleaf  Chapter, 
No.  13;  St.  Albans  Commandery,  No.  8; 
Portland  Council,  No.  4;  and  Maine  Consis- 
tory, Kora  Temple,  N.  M.  S.  He  was  a 
charter  member  of  lona  Lodge,  No.  21,  Order 
of  the  Eastern  Star;  is  Past  Noble- Grand  of 
Harmony  Lodge,  No.  19,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  of  which  he  has  been  a  Trus- 
tee for  a  number  of  years;  a  member  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  Maine;  Past  Chief  Patriarch 
of  Eastern  Star  Encampment,  No.  2,  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  which  he  is 
also  a  Trustee;  a  member  of  the  Grand   En- 


campment of  Maine;  a  charter  member  of  the 
Grand  Canton  Ridgely,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows;  and  a  Director  in  the  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  Relief  Associa- 
tion. He  was  a  charter  member  of  the  Wood- 
bine Lodge,  Daughters  of  Rebecca,  and  of 
the  Royal  Society  of  Good  Fellows,  of  which 
he  is  also  a  Trustee;  is  Pa.st  Chancellor  and 
Trustee  of  Pine  Tree  Lodge,  Knights  of 
Pythias;  a  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Maine  of  the  same  Order;  a  charter  member 
of  Samoset  Tribe,  No.  32,  Independent  Order 
of  Red  Men;  and  he  belongs  also  to  the 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  and  to 
the  social  organization  known  as  the  Portland 
Fraternity.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nash  attend 
the  Williston  Congregational  Church  of  Port- 
land. Their  home,  which  is  at  277  Spring 
Street,  is  one  of  the  handsomest  in  the  city. 


-|p)TON.  CHARLES  EDWIN  GIBBS,  a 
L^J  Director  of  the  Pondicherry  Com- 
\\s  I  pany  and  ex-Postmaster  of  Bridgton, 

^—^  was  born  in  the  town,  August  7, 
1835,  son  of  Rufus  and  Adaline  (Sears)  Gibbs. 
His  paternal  grandparents,  Alpheus  and 
Abigail  (Wheeler)  Gibbs,  were  born  in  Mas- 
sachusetts, whence  they  removed  to  this  county 
in  the  latter  part  of  the  last  century.  They 
were  pioneers  of  the  town  of  Harrison,  where 
they  cleared  a  homestead,  and  thereon  spent 
the  remainder  of  their  lives. 

Rufus  Gibbs,  the  father  of  Charles,  was 
born  in  Bridgton,  on  the  home  farm.  Not 
liking  agricultural  life,  he  served  an  appren- 
ticeship with  Major  Perley,  of  South  Bridgton, 
at  the  tanner's  trade.  On  attaining  his  major- 
ity he  received  one  hundred  dollars,  and 
shortly  after  established  himself  in  the  tanning 
business  in  this  village,  continuing  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  He  afterward  gave  some  atten- 
tion to  general  farming  and  lumbering.  Fi- 
nally he  purchased  a  water  privilege  in  Bridg- 
ton, built  the  Cumberland  mill  on  the  site, 
and  there  manufactured  blankets  for  a  number 
of  years.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
Pondicherry  Company,  and  subsequently  was 
its  President  until  his  decease.  He  married 
Adaline  Sears,  who  was  born  in  1803,  a 
daughter  of  Joseph  Sears.     She  died   in   1874, 


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leaving  five  children  —  Edward  A.,  Ann  M., 
Charles  Edwin,  John  S.,  and  Horace.  The 
father  died  in  1893,  being  then  in  his  ninety- 
third  year. 

Charles  E.  Gibbs  acquired  a  practical  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
town,  finishing  his  studies  at  the  Bridgton 
Academy.  He  began  his  business  career  with 
his  father,  and  was  engaged  with  him  in  man- 
ufacturing blankets  for  a  number  of  years. 
During  that  time  he  built  the  Mount  Pleasant 
Hotel,  situated  on  Mount  Pleasant.  In  1870 
Mr.  Gibbs  engaged  in-,  steamboating  on  the 
Sebago  Lake.  He  continued  in  this  business 
until  1892,  when  he  sold  out  his  interest  to 
S.  D.  Warren,  for  whom  he  has  since  man- 
aged the  enterprise.  Mr.  Gibbs  is  a  Director 
in  the  Pondicherry  Company,  which  his  father 
assisted  in  organizing. 

Mr.  Gibbs  was  united  in  marriage  in  1857 
with  Miss  Augusta  Bangs,  of  Bridgton,  and 
became  the  father  of  two  children  —  Rudolf 
R.  and  Nellie  E. 

In  his  political  afifiliations  he  is  a  sound  and 
trustworthy  Republican.  He  has  served  the 
community  in  various  offices  of  responsibility. 
He  was  elected  to  the  State  legislature  in 
1867,  and  re-elected  the  following  year. 
While  a  member  of  that  body  he  cast,  his  vote 
for  Lot  M.  Morrill  as  United  States  Senator. 
In  1869  he  was  elected  to  represent  his  dis- 
trict in  the  State  Senate,  and  served  so  ac- 
ceptably that  he  was  honored  with  a  re-elec- 
tion in  1870.  He  was  Postmaster  of  Bridgton 
from  1 87 1  to  1885. 


rpjION  BRADBURY,  whose  death  in 
CN  July<  1887,  left  a  marked  vacancy  in 
li^''  the  foremost  legal  and  political 
circles  of  the  State  of  Maine,  was 
born  at  Biddeford,  York  County,  this  State, 
December  6,  i8ii.  He  was  a  son  of  Jere- 
miah and  Mary  Langdon  (Storer)  Bradbury 
and  grandson  on  the  paternal  side  of  a  captain 
in  the  Revolutionary  army. 

Jeremiah  Bradbury,  the  father  of  Bion,  was 
a  native  of  Saco,  Me.  He  studied  law,  and 
after  his  admission  to  the  bar  settled  first  at 
Biddeford,  afterward  removing  to  South  Ber- 
wick.    While  a  resident  of  the  latter  town  he 


received  from  President  Madison  the  appoint- 
ment of  Collector  of  Customs  for  the  port  of 
New  York,  a  post  which  he  held  until  1820, 
when  he  was  appointed  Clerk  of  the  Courts. 
This  latter  appointment  necessitated  his  re- 
moval to  Alfred,  Me.,  where  he  resided  dur- 
ing the  twenty  years  of  his  incumbency  as 
clerk.  His  last  place  of  residence  was  Calais, 
Me.,  where  he  died  in  1848.  His  wife  was  a 
daughter  of  Captain  Seth  Storer,  of  Saco,  and 
grand-daughter  of  Mrs.  John  Storer,  a  sister 
of  Governor  Langdon,  of  New  Hampshire,  one 
of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Indepen- 
dence. 

Bion  Bradbury  prepared  for  college  in  Gor- 
ham  and  South  Berwick  Academies,  and  was 
graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  1830.  The  fol- 
lowing year  he  was  principal  of  Alfred  Acad- 
emy, the  teacher's  calling  being  but  a  step- 
ping-stone to  his  profession.  He  began  to 
study  law  in  the  office  of  Daniel  Goodenow, 
of  Alfred,  continued  his  course  in  the  office 
of  William  Pitt  Preble,  of  Portland,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Alfred  in  May,  1834. 
In  July  of  the  same  year  he  opened  an  office  at 
Calais,  and  soon  formed  a  partnership  with 
Anson  G.  Chandler,  which  lasted  till  1838, 
when  Mr.  Chandler  was  appointed  to  the  ju- 
dicial bench.  In  1842  Mr.  Bradbury  began 
his  political  career,  being  elected  to  represent 
the  Calais  district  in  the  lower  house  of  the 
State  legislature.  He  was  appointed  Collector 
of  Customs  at  Eastport,  Me.,  in  1844,  and  was 
reappointed  by  President  Polk  and  by  Presi- 
dent Pierce,  serving  also  during  the  last  term, 
1849  and  1850,  in  the  lower  house  as  Repre- 
sentative from  Eastport.  In  1856  he  was  a 
member  of  the  National  Democratic  Conven- 
tion held  at  Cincinnati,  and  in  1858  was  the 
candidate  of  the  Democratic  party  in  the  Sixth 
District  of  Maine  for  Congress,  being  defeated 
by  a  bare  majority.  In  1 860  he  was  delegate 
to  the  National  Democratic  Convention  held 
in  Charleston,  S.C,  and  was  subsequently  a 
member  of  the  convention  held  at  Baltimore. 
Those-  were  portentous  times,  and  Mr.  Brad- 
bury arrayed  hirnself  with  those  who  were  re- 
solved that  the  integrity  of  the  country  and 
the  supremacy  of  national  organic  law  should 
be  maintained.  In  1862  he  was  elected  to  the 
State   legislature    as   a   war    Democrat   from 


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425 


Eastport  by  the  unanimous  vote  of  both  great 
political  parties,  patriotic  citizens,  regardless 
of  party,  having  equal  confidence  in  his  prob- 
ity and  public  spirit.  In  1865  he  was  a  can- 
didate for  Governor  of  Maine,  and  in  1874  he 
was  nominated  by  his  party  at  Portland  for 
Congress.  He  was  a  member  of  the  National 
Democratic  Convention  held  in  Cincinnati  in 
1880,  being  delegate  at  large  from  Maine,  and 
was  Chairman  of  the  delegation.  Throughout 
the  period  of  his  political  activity  Mr.  Brad- 
bury maintained  his  professional  practice,  and 
after  his  removal  to  Portland  in  1864  devoted 
his  time  almost  exclusively  to  legal  work. 
An  energetic  and  elegant  forensic  orator,  he 
was  skilful  in  the  examination  of  witnesses, 
persuasive  and  convincing  to  a  jury.  In 
politics  his  opinion  and  counsel  were  much 
respected  by  his  party,  and  in  the  legislature 
he  was  known  as  an  able  debater. 

Mr.  Bradbury  married  October  25,  1837, 
Alice  Williams,  daughter  of  Johnson  Will- 
iams, of  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  seven  children 
were  born  of  their  union,  five  of  whom  attained 
maturity.  They  were  as  follows :  Albert  W., 
further  named  in  a  separate  sketch;  Bion,  Jr.; 
Mary  Langdon,  widow  of  Charles  C.  Wells, 
of  Portland;  Alice,  wife  of  the  Hon.  Charles 
E.  Libby;  and  Marcia  Dow,  wife  of  Edward 
C.  Jordan,  civil  engineer  of  Portland. 


T^OLONEL  ALBERT  WILLIAMS 
I  vy     BRADBURY,  son  of  Bion  and  Alice 

\^JL^  (Williams)  Bradbury,  was  born  in 
Calais,  Me.,  in  1840,  and  had  barely 
reached  his  majority  when  he  entered  on  the 
military  career  which  he  completed  with  so 
much  honor,  winning  the  title  which  he  now 
bears.  His  early  youth  was  passed  in  East- 
port,  and,  having  fitted  for  college  at  the  Uni- 
versity Grammar  School  of  Providence,  R.I., 
he  was  graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  i860.  In 
1861  he  began  to  recruit  for  the  First  Maine 
Battery  of  Mounted  Artillery,  and  was  mus- 
tered in  as  Second  Lieutenant  in  December  of 
that  year,  subsequently  passing  the  grades  of 
First  Lieutenant,  Captain,  Major  of  First 
Maine  Mounted  Artillery,  and  Brevet  Lieu- 
tenant Colonel  of  volunteers.  He  was  in  ac- 
tive service  during  the  entire  war,  serving  first 


in  General  Butler's  Department  of  the  Gulf, 
under  the  immediate  command  of  General 
Godfrey  Weitzel,  and  subsequently  in  the 
Nineteenth  Army  Corps,  first  under  command 
of  General  William  B.  Franklin,  later  of  Gen- 
eral  Emory. 

At  the  approaching  expiration  of  his  three 
years'  term  of  enlistment,  during  which  he 
was  constantly  in  the  field,  he  re-enlisted  his 
entire  command.  In  the  winter  of  1864  he 
went  to  Augusta  to  recruit,  and,  after  a  stay 
of  thirty  days,  was  ordered  to  join  Burnside, 
who  sent  him  to  an  artillery  camp  near  Wash- 
ington for  guns  and  horses.  He  was  afterward 
placed  in  command  of  Fort  Lincoln  with  a 
battalion  of  one-hundred-days'  men.  Colonel 
Bradbury  was  next  placed  in  command  of  Forts 
C.  F.  Smith  and  Strong  on  the  southern  side 
of  the  Potomac,  with  two  battalions  of  one- 
hundred-days'  men,  reporting  to  General  De- 
Russey.  On  July  4,  1864,  he  was  ordered 
from  Arlington  Heights  to  Washington,  and 
then  to  Fort  Stevens,  where  Jubal  Early  was 
making  his  demonstrations  against  Washing- 
ton, and  had  command  of  a  long  line  of  fortifi- 
cations. Soon  after  this  General  Emory  of 
the  Nineteenth  Army  Corps  came  up  from  the 
Department  of  the  Gulf,  and  made  application 
for  Colonel  Bradbury  to  be  ordered  to  his  com- 
mand. The  Colonel  was  in  Sheridan's  army 
in  the  valley  of  the  Shenandoah,  and  partici- 
pated in  all  the  battles  of  that  brilliant  and 
successful  campaign.  He  was  Chief  of  Artil- 
lery of  the  Nineteenth  Army  Corps,  and  was 
later  appointed,  in  general  orders  by  General 
Sheridan,  Chief  of  Artillery  of  the  Army  of 
the  Shenandoah. 

Colonel  Bradbury's  brilliant  military  career 
closed  July  24,  1865,  when  he  was  mustered 
out  of  service;  and  he  immediately  entered  on 
the  work  of  the  profession  in  which  he  has 
since  distinguished  himself,  reading  law  in 
the  ofifice  of  his  father.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1867,  and  became  associated  with 
his  father,  under  the  firm  name  of  Bradbury 
&  Bradbury.  This  firm  conducted  an  exten- 
sive business  in  the  State  and  Federals  courts 
till  the  death  of  the  senior  member  in  the 
summer  of  1887.  Subsequently  Colonel  Brad- 
bury was  City  Solicitor,  and  later  he  was  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Bradbury  &  McQuillan. 


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He  is  now  the  United  States  District  Attorney, 
appointed  by  President  Cleveland.  He  is  a 
man  of  rare  mental  capacity  and  great  execu- 
tive powers,  a  leader  in  whatever  sphere  of  ac- 
tion may  claim  him.  Politically,  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Democratic  party,  taking  an  ac- 
tive interest  in  State  and  national  affairs;  and 
he  has  delivered  addresses  on  many  important 
political  occasions  in  Maine  and  in  other 
States. 


and 


'OHN  S.  WHITE,  of  Portland,  Me.  A 
man  never  quite  belongs  to  the  great 
public  or  his  acquaintances,  but  only 
to  the  extent  of  certain  external  duties 
observances  required  of  him  from  these 
sources.  In  this  respect  he  pays  the  penalty 
of  position  or  acquired  reputation  outside  of 
his  immediate  family  circle,  but  more  truly 
outside  of  himself.  However  humble  the  in- 
dividual, it  is  himself,  the  Ego,  which  about 
fills  the  horoscope  of  his  life  and  life  experi- 
ences, however  trifling  and  unimportant  these 
may  be  to  outsiders.  From  this  point  of  view 
a  work  of  the  character  of  the  volume  now  in 
hand  is  one  of  remarkable  interest,  because 
one's  own  biography  affords  the  most  enter- 
taining reading  he  can  possibly  be  favored 
with;  and,  second  onjy  to  this,  his  life  is  re- 
corded in  living  print  for  the  gratification  of 
generations  in  the  family  line  yet  unborn. 
Herein  lies  the  great  value  of  this  work,  a 
family  record,  or  record  for  the  family,  which 
makes  it  fairly  excusable  for  the  biographer  to 
indulge  in  the  rare  privilege  of  talking  unre- 
servedly about  himself,  relating  the  minor  in- 
cidents, accidents,  and  experiences  of  his  life 
to  interested  and  appreciative  readers. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Port- 
land. October  27,  1838.  He  is  the  son  of 
Mary  Y.  and  Darius  White,  parents  whom  he 
honored  and  revered,  both  of  whom  sprang 
from  old  Colonial  ancestry.  On  the  mater- 
nal side  he  belongs  to  the  oldest  native  family 
of  New  England  that  was  not  of  original  stock, 
being  a  descendant  of  Thomas  Young,  of 
Scituate,  Mass.,  who  married  Sarah,  daughter 
of  Peregrine  White,  the  first  child  of  European 
extraction  born  in  New  England. 

After  a  somewhat  turbulent  boyhood,  such 


as  is  incident  to  boys  who  are  "all"  boys, 
being  of  a  venturpsome  and  adventurous  spirit, 
which  led  him,  at  least  on  two  occasions,  intp 
"scrapes"  or  accidents,  which  came  near  ter- 
minating his  then  very  brief  existence,  he 
began  to  prepare  for  the  serious  business  of 
life.  He  attended  the  primary,  grammar,  and 
high  schools  of  his  native  city,  and  entered 
Waterville  College  (now  Colby)  in  the  class 
of  1 861.  He  remained  in  college  only  one 
year,  and  then  commenced  the  study  of  law  in 
the  office  of  Fessenden  &  Butler,  of  Portland, 
completing  his  legal  studies  at  the  Law  School 
of  Harvard  University,  Cambridge,  Mass.. 

He  was  admitted  to  the  Cumberland  bar 
July  17,  1S60,  and,  after  two  years'  practice 
in  Portland,  enlisted  as  a  private  August  2, 
1862,  in  Company  E,  Seventeenth  Maine 
Regiment,  of  which  company  he  was  appointed 
Orderly  Sergeant,  August  10.  His  military 
career  was  brief,  he  being  discharged  for 
disability  in  the  following  spring,  and  sent 
to  Trinity  Hospital,  Washington,  and  after- 
ward to  Calvert  Street  Hospital,  Baltimore, 
where  he  was  laid  up  for  some  time.  After 
recovering  his  health  he  made  a  trip  to  the 
interior  of  Mexico  during  the  period  of  the 
Maximilian  War,  and,  there  losing  his  little 
available  capital,  was  obliged  to  start  for 
home,  tramping  the  highway  for  many  weary 
miles,  night  and  day,  during  which  he  came 

near    being    shot    as    an    (alleged)    "d d 

Frenchman"  by  a  party  of  guerillas,  many 
bands  of  whom  were  then  encamped  in  the 
woods  along  the  route.  While  on  this  tramp, 
he  met  one  day  two  horsemen  riding  toward 
him,  who,  on  coming  up,  halted  for  a  chat  or 
for  some  other  purpose.  One  of  them  said  he 
was  a  Colonel  in  the  Confederate  service.  By 
a  singular  coincidence,  within  one  month 
from  that  date  the  subject  of  this  sketch  met 
t;he  same  gentleman,  astride  the  same  horse, 
five  thousand  miles  away  from  that  spot,  cross- 
ing the  Mississippi  on  a  ferry-boat,  then  run- 
ning from  Winona,  Minn.,  to  the  Wisconsin 
side  of  the  river. 

Obtaining  passage  from  Vera  Cruz  to  New 
York,  Mr.  White  left  Mexico,  and  shortly 
after  his  return  to  the  States  moved  to  Chicago 
and  opened  a  law  office  there.  He  met  with 
good  success.     The  times  were  booming  then, 


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especially  in  a  place  like  Chicago;  but,  re- 
ceiving from  his  father  an  offer  which  prom- 
ised to  be  more  immediately  profitable,  he 
returned  to  Boston,  and  took  charge  of  a 
branch  concern  there,  and  remained  in  the 
business  from   1866  to   i888. 

Mr.  White  has  never  confined  himself  so 
closely  to  business  or  the  law  as  to  be  unable 
to  use  his  energies  in  other  directions.  He 
has  done  a  great  deal  of  newspaper  and  lit- 
erary work.  Before  commencing  the  practice 
of  law  he  was  connected  with  the  Evening 
Courier^  a  Portland  war  paper;  and  in  July, 
1864,  he  revived  the  old  Maine  Temperance 
Journal,  and  kept  it  alive  till  the  funds,  fur- 
nished more  liberally  by  the  Hon.  John  M. 
Wood  than  by  the  subscribers,  gave  out. 
Before  this  date  and  after,  he  did  considerable 
service  in  the  cause  of  prohibition  and  tem- 
perance, lecturing  throughout  Maine,  Illinois, 
and  other  States.  From  1884,  for  eight  or 
ten  years,  he  took  a  conspicuous  part  in 
the  promotion  of  prohibitory  legislation  and 
for  the  advancement  of  the  Prohibition  party. 
He  served  as  Chairman  of  the  State  Commit- 
tee, and  was  nominated  for  various  county  and 
State  offices.  Aside  from  this  he  never  took 
any  active  part  in  politics. 

During  his  business  career  and  for  busi- 
ness purposes  he  travelled  very  extensively 
through  the  Western  and  Southern  States,  and 
also  made  a  brief  trip  to  Europe,  journeying 
through  England,  France,  and  Italy.  In  1894 
he  published  a  book  entitled  "Huraanics, " 
which  met  with  flattering  success,  having  at 
least  gone  through  a  large  first  edition.  Mr. 
White  is  still  a  young  man,  or  thinks  himself 
so,  and  has  not,  as  he  believes,  reached  the 
end  of  a  somewhat  active  career.  He  has  re- 
sumed the  practice  of  law,  and  is  now  domi- 
ciled in  one  of  the  most  beautiful  summer 
residences  in  Maine,  on  the  shore  of  Long 
Lake,  Naples. 


"OHN  W.  TRUE,  one  of  the  leading 
farmers  of  New  Gloucester  and  a  man 
well  known  throughout  the  county,  was 
born  in  this  town   on  August  4,  1848, 

son  of  Winthrop  and    Ophelia   T.    (Gooding) 

True. 


Winthrop  True,  a  native  of  New  Gloucester, 
was  a  shoemaker.  On  account  of  poor  health 
he  abandoned  his  trade  and  took  up  farming, 
which  he  followed  with  success  until  his  death, 
on  September  9,  1874.  His  wife  Ophelia, 
now  an  octogenarian,  being  eighty-one  years 
old,  makes  her  home  with  her  son,  John  W. 
True.  They  were  the  parents  of  four  children, 
of  whom  the  first-born  died  in  infancy.  The 
others  were:  Lucy  E.,  John  W.,  and  Annie  T. 
Lucy  E.  is  the  widow  of  John  Cunningham, 
now  living  in  New  Gloucester.  Annie  T.  is 
the  widow  of  Elisha  C.  Newcomb,  and  lives 
in  Maiden,  Mass. 

John  W.  True  first  attended  the  common 
schools,  and  afterward  the  Bailey  School  of 
New  Gloucester.  In  1868  he  went  to  Boston, 
where  he  obtained  employment  driving  an  ex- 
press wagon.  After  working  at  this  for  four 
and  a  half  years,  he  became  a  clerk  in  a  gro- 
cery store  of  that  city.  Two  and  a  half  years 
later,  when  his  father  died,  he  returned  home 
and  took  charge  of  the  old  homestead,  on  which 
he  has  since  resided.  Since  coming  into  the 
ownership  of  the  farm,  he  has  made  marked 
improvements,  setting  out  orchards  and  bring- 
ing the  land  into  a  higher  state  of  cultivation. 
It  now  contains  about  two  hundred  and  ten 
acres  of  land.  Besides  general  farming,  he 
gives  considerable  time  to  raising  stock  ;  and 
he  keeps  a  dairy  of  fifteen  cows,  whose  milk 
he  ships  to  Portland.  He  also  makes  a  spe- 
cialty of  raising  light  brahma  chickens. 

He  was  married  on  July  17,  1873,  to  Miss 
Carrie  Murdock,  born  in  Cambridge,  Mass.-, 
March  i,  1848,  daughter  of  Horace  and  Sarah 
(Harris)  Murdock,  both  now  deceased.  Her 
father  was  station  agent  at  Wendell,  Mass., 
for  a  number  of  years.  When  he  retired  he 
went  to  Springfield,  Mass.,  where  he  died. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  True  have  four  children.  They 
are:  Albert  D.,  born  December  6,  1874,  now 
attending  college;  Bertha  O.,  born  June  13, 
1877,  attending  school  in  New  Gloucester; 
George  W.,  born  March  9,  1881,  also  at  home; 
and  Louise  E.,  born  March  22,  1891. 

The  Republican  party  has  ever  found  in 
Mr.  True  a  loyal  supporter  of  its  principles. 
From  1877  to  1892,  and  again  in  1895,  seven- 
teen years  in  all,  he  has  held  the  office  of 
Selectman.      In    1892  and   1893  he    served  as 


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Town  Clerk.  He  is  now  President  of  the 
State  ^Pomological  Society,  a  Trustee  of  the 
Cumberland  County  Agricultural  Society,  and 
a  member  of  the  New  Gloucester  Grange  So- 
ciety. Mr.  True,  his  wife,  and  their  two 
oldest  children  are  members  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  of  New  Gloucester. 


(sYv'^^^^-^L  D.    LANE,  a  prominent  farmer 
LjA      and  dairyman  of  Yarmouth,  was  born 
yj|j,\         in   East  Gray,  Cumberland  County, 
^~^  November  14,  1834,  son  of  Captain 
Joseph    H.    and    Miranda     (Merchant)    Lane. 
Mr.    Lane's  grandfather  was  an   early   settler 
in  East  Gray.     Joseph  H.    Lane  was  born  at 
the  homestead    in  that    town.      In  early  man- 
hood he  followed   the  sea,    becoming  an  able 
ship-master.      It   is  related  of  him   that  upon 
one  memorable  occasion  in  his  seafaring  life 
he   was   the   only   one    of    fourteen    who    was 
saved  from  a  wreck.     After  thirteen  years  of 
sea  life  he  abandoned  it,  and  was  occupied  in 
farming  for  many  years  after.      His  last  days 
were  passed  in  retirement  in  Yarmouth,  where 
he  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-nine  years.      His 
religious  belief  was  that  of   the   Universalist 
denomination,  while  he  was   a  Republican   in 
politics.        His    wife,    Miranda,    became    the 
mother  of  six  children,  as  follows:  Alvin  A., 
who   resides    in    Portland;    Charles    M.,    who 
occupies  the  old  homestead;  Frances  E. ,  now 
Mrs.  True,  of  Yarmouth;  Aerial  D.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  who  is  the  eldest  living; 
Lucretia,  who  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-three; 
and  Caroline  M.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  eleven 
years.       The   mother    lived     to    the     age    of 
seventy-nine. 

Aerial  D.  Lane  received  his  education  in 
the  schools  of  his  native  town  and  New 
Gloucester.  At  the  age  of  twenty  years  he 
began  to  follow  the  sea,  becoming  second  mate 
and  later  first  mate  of  the  barque  "Meldon. " 
After  three  years  spent  on  shipboard  he  gave 
up  the  life  of  a  sailor,  preferring  to  try  his 
fortune  on  terra  firma.  In  1859  he  went  to 
California,  where  he  engaged  in  mining. 
From  there  he  went  to  Boise  City,  Idaho,  then 
but  a  small  mining  camp.  He  remained  in 
the  West  for  thirteen  years,  at  the  expiration  of 
which  time  he   returned  home,    and    in    1873 


bought  the  farm  where  he  now  resides.     The 
property     originally     consisted     of     sixty-five 
acres.      By  industry  and  good  management  he 
has    since    enlarged    it    to    one     hundred    and 
twenty  acres.      It  is  now  a  valuable  farm,-  de- 
sirably located  and  well  improved.      He  raises 
large  and  superior  crops,  and  his  dairy  products 
are  considered  among  the  very  best  to  be  found 
in  Yarmouth.      He  also    finds   it   profitable   to 
keep  from  ten  to  fifteen  graded  Jersey  cows, 
handling   them    with     the     utmost    care.      He 
keeps    his   buildings    always    in    good  repair. 
His  residence,  an  interesting  old  structure  of 
Colonial  times,  is  in  good  condition.      He  is 
one  of  the  progressive  and  wide-awake  farmers 
of  Yarmouth,   pursuing  his  daily  duties  with 
spirit  and  energy,  and  meriting  the  substantial 
prosperity    he  enjoys.      He    is    well    informed 
upon  the  general    topics    of    the  day,    and   he 
ranks  in  social  importance  among  the  leading 
residents    of    the    locality.      In    politics  he  is 
a  Republican;  and  he  is  a  member  of  Ligonia 
Lodge,   Independent    Order    of    Odd    Fellows, 
of  Portland. 

In  1872  Mr.  Lane  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Elizabeth  S.  Hayes,  of  North  Yarmouth. 
She  is  a  daughter  of  David  and  Lydia  (Par- 
sons) Hayes,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of 
North  Yarmouth.  Her  grandfather,  John 
Hayes,  was  an  early  settler  of  that  town  and 
a  prominent  man  in  his  day.  David  Hayes 
was  a  prosperous  farmer  and  a  representative 
citizen.  He  died  November  5,  1851,  .aged 
forty-two.  He  was  liberal  in  his  religious 
views  and  a  Republican  in  politics.  He 
married  a  daughter  of  David  Parsons,  who  was 
also  a  successful  farmer  of  Yarmouth.  Mrs. 
David  Hayes  reared  a  family  of  eight  children, 
seven  of  whom  are  now  living,  and  are  as  fol- 
lows:  William,  Lucy  C.  (now  Mrs.  Luf- 
kin),  Frank  E.,  Elizabeth  S.  (now  Mrs. 
Lane),  Frederick  A.,  Arexine  G.,  and  John. 
The  mother  lived  to .  the  age  of  seventy-two 
years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lane  have  four  sons; 
namely,  Joseph  H.,  Ebenezer  D.,  Beecher  T., 
and  Forrest  D.  Mrs.  Lane  is  a  very  pleasing 
and  hospitable  lady.  To  her  supervision  must 
be  credited  the  excellent  quality  of  butter  pro- 
duced at  the  Lane  dairy.  Both  the  Lane 
and  Hayes  families  are  among,  the  oldest  and 
best-known    'in     Cumberland     County.       The 


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family  attend  the  First  Congregational  Church, 
of  which  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lane  are  members. 


TTAHARLES  AUSTIN  KENNARD,  of 
I  \r^  Portland,  where  he  has  resided  for  the 
^jIL)  last    thirty-six    years,    a    citizen    of 

sterling  worth,  was  born  in  Bridg- 
ton,  Cumberland  County,  October  28,  1839, 
the  youngest  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Abby 
(Wales)  Kennard.  His  grandfather,  Edward 
Kennard,  was  a  resident  of  Limington,  but 
subsequently  removed  to  Bridgton  when  Na- 
thaniel was  a  small  lad. 

Nathaniel  Kennard,  son  of  Edward,  was 
engaged  a  large  part  of  his  life  in  agriculture, 
but  also  did  a  good  business  as  a  manufacturer 
of  wagons  and  agricultural  tools.  He  was 
a  veteran  of  the  War  of  1 812-14,  serving  as 
Drum-major  of  the  Thirty-third  Massachusetts 
Militia  Regiment,  and  taking  part  in  the  battle 
of  Plattsburg.  Peace  being  concluded,  he 
again  settled  down  to  farming  and  mechanical 
pursuits.  His  wife,  Abby,  was  a  daughter  of 
Thomas  Wales.  Her  father  was  a  seafaring 
man,  who  met  his  death  in  the  pursuit  of  his 
calling,  his  vessel  being  run  down  at  sea  in 
a  gale.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kennard  had  eight 
children,  four  of  whom  still  survive,  namely: 
Benjamin  P.,  now  a  resident  of  Portland; 
James  E.,  also  a  resident  of  this  city;  Eliza- 
beth S.,  who  became  the  wife  of  Osborne 
Fernald;  and  Charles  A.,  whose  name  appears 
at  the  head  of  this  sketch.  Amanda  P.  be- 
came the  wife  of  Walter  Corbett,  of  Newport, 
R.I.,  and  both  she  and  her  husband  have 
passed  away;  Abby  (deceased)  married  J.  T. 
Shattuck;  Mary  E.  died  at  the  age  of  thirty 
years.  Mrs.  Nathaniel  Kennard  died  in  1869, 
and  her  husband  in  1868.  They  were  both 
members-  of  the  Baptist  church. 

Charles,  A.  Kennard  spent  five  precious 
years  of  his  boyhood  on  an  island  far  removed 
from  educational  advantages,  devoid  even  of 
a  primary  school.  He  subsequently  attended 
North  Bridgton  Academy,  pursuing  his  studies 
with  the  object  of  fitting  himself  for  college. 
The  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War,  however, 
changed  all  his  plans.  Filled  with  patriotic 
ardor,  he  was  only  prevented  from  going  to 
the  front  with  the  earliest  regiments  raised  in 


this  State,  by  a  violent  attack  of  typhoid 
fever;  but  on  his  recovery  he  wasted  no  time, 
giving  up  a  fine  position  to  enlist  as  private 
in  Company  B,  Twenty-third  Regiment,  Maine 
Volunteers,  and  serving  to  the  end  of  the  term 
of  enlistment.  His  greatest  regret  connected 
with  his  military  experience  is  that,  the  regi- 
ment's term  of  enlistment  having  expired 
just  before  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  they  de- 
clined an  opportunity  afforded  them  to  volun 
teer  for  a  share  in  that  momentous  struggle, 
which  was  the  turning-point  of  the  war,  and, 
filled  with  a  desire  to  see  their  kindred,  once 
more  availed  themselves  of  their  privilege  of 
returning  home. 

After  the  war  was  over,  he  came  to  Port- 
land and  found  employment  with  Emery  & 
Fox,  large  outfitters  in  the  West  India  trade, 
loading  and  fitting  as  many  as  one  hundred 
vessels  a  year.  Leaving  them  he  next  en- 
gaged in  the  printing  business  for  about  a 
year,  at  the  end  of  which  he  secured  the  con- 
tract for  sprinkling  the  streets  of  the  city, 
which  enterprise  he  managed  for  eighteen  ' 
years,  giving  general  satisfaction.  He  began 
this  business  with  only  one  horse,  but  on  his 
retirement  from  it  he  had  forty-four  horses 
and  a  large  number  of  employees.  During 
his  management  of  this  important  branch  of 
the  municipal  service  he  introduced  a  new 
and  improved  system,  his  own  patent,  which 
he  subsequently  supplied  to  other  cities,  Ot- 
tawa, Canada,  being  one  of  the  larger  munici- 
palities to  appreciate  and  profit  by  his  in- 
ventive genius.  Mr.  Kennard  was  engaged 
largely  at  one  time  in  the  trade  with  Cuba. 
He  also  invested  to  a  considerable  extent  in 
building  and  real  estate. 

In  politics  he  has  always  been  a  Republi- 
can, and  he  was  once  prevailed  upon  to  accept 
service  for  one  term  as  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mon Council;  but,  not  desiring  public  honors, 
he  has  since  refrained  from  active  politics. 
His  fidelity  to  his  party  is  tempered  only  by 
a  manly  independence  which  reserves  the  right 
to  "scratch"  the  name  of  any  candidate  who 
in  his  opinion  is  unfitted  for  the  position  with 
which  the  name  is  associated  on  the  ticket. 

Mr.  Kennard  was  married  at  the  age  of 
thirty  years  to  Miss  Etta  Holden,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  T.   Holden,  of  Otisfield,  this  State. 


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Their  home  for  some  years  has  been  at  150 
Federal  Street,  opposite  Lincoln  Park.  Mr. 
Kennard  is  now  retired  from  active  business 
pursuits.  By  diligence  and  economy  he  has 
achieved  a  fair  competency,  which  it  may  be 
hoped  he  has  many  years  to  enjoy,  being  but 
little  past  the  prime  of  life.  Throughout  his 
active  career  it  has  been  his  custom  to  extend 
ready  aid  and  counsel  to  those  battling  with 
the  tide  of  adversity,  and  more  than  one  human 
bark  has  he  rescued  from  the  rocks  of  business 
failure  and  the  quicksands  of  despondency  to 
set  a  straight  course  for  the  haven  of  success. 
His  helping  hand  has  also  rescued  from  the 
gutter  many  a  wretched  victim  of  drink,  who, 
by  his  friendly  counsel  and  such  aid  as  medical 
science  could  bestow,  has  been  delivered  from 
the  fatal  bondage  of  a  master  habit,  to  become 
once  more  a  useful  member  of  society.  Mr. 
Kennard  has  followed  close  the  Golden  Rule, 
believing  that  the  highest  object  of  this  earthly 
existence  is  to  build  character  for  the  limit- 
less life  beyond  the  veil. 


^HARLES  H.  GOULD,  the  descend- 
ant of  a  respected  pioneer  family,  was 
born  on  the  farm  he  now  owns  and 
occupies,  in  the  town  of  Bridgton, 
Me.,  August  13,  1841.  His  paternal  grand- 
father, Ezra  Gould,  was  a  native  of  Massachu- 
setts, born  March  6,  1760,  in  the  town  of  Box- 
ford,  Essex  County.  When  a  young  man,  he 
migrated  to  Cumberland  County,  locating  in 
Bridgton,  of  which  he  was  an  early  settler. 
Taking  up  the  land  now  included  in  the  home- 
stead of  his  grandson  Charles,  he  reared  his  log 
cabin  and  here  improved  a  farm.  In  Septem- 
ber, 1794,  he  married  Hephzibah  Stevens, 
also  of  Bridgton,  and  they  had  the  following 
children:  Amos,  born  July  16,  1795,  who  died 
February  21,  1876,  having  never  married; 
Moses,  born  November  5,  1799,  married  Susan 
P.  Perley  in  February,  1827,  died  January  27, 
1874;  Aaron,  born  in  1801,  died  when  four 
years  old;  Asa,  father  of  Charles  H.,  born 
April  5,  1803,  a  fuller  account  of  whom  is 
given  below;  Phebe,  born  July  25,  1805, 
never  married,  died  in  March,  1835;  Hephzi- 
bah, born  March  29,  1808,  married  Deacon 
Jacob  H.    Lovejoy,   of  Albany,    Me.,    October 


16,  1839,  and  is  the  only  one  of  the  family 
now  living;  Stephen,  born  January  13,  18 10, 
married  October  6,  1848,  died  July  30,  1859. 
Asa  Gould  was  born  on  the  homestead,  and 
here  spent  his  entire  life,  rounding  out  a  full 
period  of  useful  activity,  his  death  occurring 
March  27,  1892,  at  the  age  of.  eighty-eight 
years,  eleven  months,  and  twenty-two  days. 
He  was  an  energetic  and  prosperous  agricult- 
urist and  a  worthy  and  influential  member 
of  the  Congregational  church,  of  which  he 
was  Deacon  for  many  years.  His  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Jane  J.  Tread  well,  was  borii 
July  29,  1806.  They  were  married  January 
10,  1833;  and  she  died  on  the  home  farm 
February  20,  1890.  The  remains  of  both 
were  interred  in  the  Ridge  Cemetery.  They 
were  the  parents  of  twelve  children,  namely: 
Samuel  T.,  deceased;  Caroline  E.,  who  died 
May  II,  1867;  Phoebe  J.,  the  wife  of  P.  W. 
Kilbourne;  Asa  S.,  who  enlisted  as  a  private 
in  the  Eleventh  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry, 
and  died  in  the  fall  of  1863  at  Hilton  Head 
from  disease  contracted  while  in  the  army; 
Susan,  deceased ;  Charles  H.  ;  Jacob,  who 
died  in  infancy;  Angeline,  who  died  when 
young;  Eliza,  who  died  December  12,  1886; 
Albion  C,  residing  in  Missouri;  Thomas  F., 
who  died  in  infancy;  and  Martha  H.,  wife  of 
James  E.  Bird,  now  a  resident  of  Albany,  Me. 
Charles  H.  Gould  remained  with  his  parents, 
attending  school  and  working  on  the  farm 
until  September  15,  1863,  when  he  entered 
the  service  of  his  country,  joining  as  a  private 
Company  H,  Sixteenth  Maine  Volunteer  In- 
fantry. He  served  until  the  close  of  the  war, 
being  detailed  a  large  portion  of  the  time  to 
duty  in  the  regimental  band.  He  received  his 
discharge,  dated  July  16,  1865,  at  Augusta. 
Returning  then  to  the  old  farm,  he  has  since 
made  this  his  home,  hiring  the  property  on  the 
death  of  his  parents.  He  has  a  valuable  farm, 
and  devotes  his  time  to  general  husbandry  and 
dairying,  being  prospered  in  all  of  his  under- 
takings. Politically,  Mr.  Gould  is  a  stanch 
adherent  of  the  Republican  party,  and  takes  an 
active  and  intelligent  interest  in  local  affairs, 
having  for  three  years  served  as  Selectman  of 
the  town  of  Bridgton.  Socially,  he  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows 
;  and  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 


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The  marriage  of  Mr.  Gould  and  Miss 
Bethia  S.  Wadsworth,  daugliter  of  Peleg  C. 
and  Mary  M.  (Richardson)  Wadsworth,  was 
celebrated  January  i,  1866.  Four  children 
have  been  born  to  them,  namely:  Mabel  J., 
who  died  January  14,  1880;  Harris  P.,"  a  grad- 
uate of  the  Maine  State  College,  now  an 
assistant  in  the  horticultural  department  of 
that  institution;  Eudora  W.  ;  and  Mildred  E. 
Religiously,  Mr.  Gould  and  his  family  are 
active  workers  in  the  Congregational  church, 
of  which  they  are  valued  members. 


TT^APTAIN  ANDREW  J.  YORK,  of 
I  K^  the  firm  of  Charles  H.  Robinson  & 
\%^  Co.  of  Portland,  Me.,  wholesale 
dealers  in  paper,  twine,  and  bags, 
was  born  at  Cape  Elizabeth,  now  the  town  of 
South  Portland,  July  25,  1850,  son  of  Captain 
Jeremiah  C.  and  Sarah  C.   (Hamlin)  York. 

Jeremiah  C.  York  was  born  on  Long  Island, 
Me.,  August  16,  1 8 16.  He  followed  the  sea 
from  early  youth,  fishing  in  his  younger  days 
and  later  sailing  as  master,  and  at  the  present 
time  is  part  owner  of  a  number  of  vessels 
sailing  from  eastern  ports.  He  is  now  in  his 
seventy-ninth  year,  and  has  been  retired  from 
active  business  for  seven  or  eight  years.  He 
married  Sarah  C.  Hamlin,  who  was  born  in 
Jewel  Island,  Me.,  February  15,  18 18,  and 
comes  of  Revolutionary  stock,  being  a  relative 
of  the  late  Hannibal  Hamlin.  Captain  Jere- 
miah York  and  his  wife  are  zealous  .church 
members,  believing  strongly  in  the  Methodist 
doctrines.  They  had  a  family  of  seven  sons 
and  two  daughters,  namely:  Robert  Merrill; 
James  Monroe;  Joseph  Henry;  George  Frank- 
lin; Rosamond,  who  died  in  childhood;  An- 
drew P.,  who  died  in  infancy;  Andrew  J.  ; 
Jeremiah  Hamlin;  and  Sarah  Maria,  who  mar- 
ried Charles  A.  Harmon,  and  died  in  1882. 
At  one  time  Captain  Jeremiah  York  and  six  of 
his  sons  were  running  out  of  eastern  ports  as 
masters  of  vessels. 

Andrew  J.  York  received  his  early  education 
in  the  schools  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  finishing  his 
studies  at  Gray's  Commercial  College.  When 
he  was  a  very  small  boy,  he  began  to  make 
voyages  in  his  father's  vessels;  and  at  fifteen 
he  shipped  before  the   mast   on   the    schooner 


"Starlight,"  which  was  loaded  with  hay  for 
the  government,  and  sailed  from  Winneport 
for  Fortress  Monroe.  The  lad's  first  voyage 
as  a  seaman  was  a  disastrous  one ;  for  the 
schooner  took  fire,  and,  grounding  on  Nan- 
tucket Shoals,  between  Pollock  Rip  and 
Shovelful  Lightships,  was  totally  destroyed, 
the  crew  being  taken  into  Vineyard  Haven 
by  a  Philadelphia  schooner.  He  subsequently 
sailed  from  Portland  in  the  brigs  "Orison 
Adams,"  "Ellen  Maria,"  and  "J.  C.  York," 
the  schooners  "Frank  Skillings  "  and  "Con- 
gress," the  ship  "Kate  Dyer,"  and  the  > 
barque  "Hunter,"  shipping  first  before  the 
mast  and  eventually  rising  to  the  position  of 
mate.  Mr.  York  was  mate  of  the  "Congress," 
of  the  barque  "Endeavor,"  of  the  schooner 
"Edward  Waite,"  and  of  the  brig  "Mattie  B. 
Russell";  and  he  sailed  as  master  of  the 
"Mattie  B.  Russell"  from  June  21,  1873,  to 
March  20,  1876;  of  the  "Edward  Waite  "  from 
1876  to  1883;  and  of  the  schooner  "Benjamin 
C.  Cromwell,"  which  he  built,  from  June  30, 
1883,  to  October  31,  1890.  Of  each  of  these 
vessels  he  was  part  owner. 

The  "Mattie  B.  Russell,"  which  was  carry- 
ing a  cargo  of  molasses  from  Matanzas,  Cuba, 
to  Boston,  went  ashore  on  March  20,  1876,  at 
Vineyard  Haven  ;  and  the  same  man  who  had 
given  the  crew  of  the  "Starlight"  a  number 
of  years  before  a  pass  to  New  Bedford  —  Cap- 
tain Benjamin  C.  Cromwell  —  then  took  the 
contract  to  float  the  "Mattie  B.  Russell." 
While  Captain  Cromwell  was  at  work  on  Cap- 
tain York's  vessel.  Captain  York  was  laying 
siege  to  the  affections  of  Captain  Cromwell's 
daughter;  and,  exemplifying  the  old  adage, 
"It  is  an  ill  wind  that  blows  nobody  good," 
he  thus  secured  happiness  for  himself  and 
another  from  the  disaster  to  his  vessel.  After 
the  brig  was  floated.  Captain  York  had  her 
repaired  at  New  Bedford  ;  and  then,  going  back 
to  the  Vineyard,  he  reloaded  her  cargo  and  de- 
livered it  safely  at  its  destination.  He  is  still 
part  owner  of  the  "Mattie  B.  Russell,"  as 
master  of  which  he  took  his  first  voyage  on  the 
Kennebec  River,  and  also  of  the  schooner 
"Benjamin  C.  Cromwell." 

On  October  31,  1890,  he  came  into  port 
with  this  vessel  and  concluded  to  remain  on 
shore.      He  bought  out  the  interest  of  the  heirs 


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to  the  clothing  house  of  J.  T.  Lewis  &  Co., 
and  formed  a  copartnership  with  Frederick  R. 
Lewis  and  Edward  I.  Hall,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Lewis,  Hall  &  York,  successors  to 
J.  T.  Lewis  &  Co.  ;  and  on  December  31, 
1892,  he  sold  his  interest  in  that  business, 
forming  on  January  i,  1893,  a  stock  company 
for  the  sale  of  paper,  twine,  and  such  com- 
modities at  wholesale,  under  the  style  of 
Charles  H.  Robinson  &  Co.  This  company 
has  conducted  a  very  successful  business  up  to 
the  present  time. 

On  July  5,  1877,  Captain  York  was  married 
to  Ellen  M.,  daughter  of  Captain  Benjamin  C. 
and  Abbie  Bradford  (Luce)  Cromwell,  of 
Vineyard  Haven.  Mrs.  York  traces  her 
ancestry  back  to  a  Pilgrim  progenitor  who 
came  over  in  the  "Mayflower." 

In  politics  Captain  York  is  neutral.  He 
is,  however,  a  strong  Baxter  man  and  an  un- 
flinching supporter  of  President  Cleveland, 
though  he  says  he  never  attended  a  caucus  and 
never  voted.  He  has  been  a  membef  of  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  since 
1878.  Socially,  the  Captain  is  a  very  popular 
man ;  and  he  may  often  be  found  surrounded 
by  a  circle  of  entranced  listeners,  relating 
stories  of  the  sea  and  of  the  many  ports  which 
he  has  visited.  He  is  familiar  with  almost  all 
parts  of  the  globe,  having  visited  South 
America,  the  West  Indies,  France,  Italy, 
Spain,  Scotland,  Ireland,  and  the  shores  of  the 
Mediterranean,  and  has  a  cosmopolitan  fund 
of  anecdotes,  which  he  relates  in  an  inimitable 
manner. 


jUEL  A.  DODGE,  an  enterprising 
agriculturist  of  the  township  of 
,  Bridgton,  was  born  on  the  farm 
where  he  now  lives,  September  20, 
1837.  His  father,  Nathan  Dodge,  who  fol- 
lowed farming  throughout  his  entire  life, 
brought  his  homestead  property  to  a  good 
state  of  cultivation.  He  married  Miss  Julia 
Carsley,  who  bore  him  ten  children,  five  sons 
and  five  daughters,  six  of  whom  are  now 
living. 

Ruel  A.  Dodge  remained  a  member  of  the 
parental  household  until  after  the  breaking  out 
of  the  late  Rebellion,     Then  in   1862  he  en- 


listed in  the  service  of  the  Union,  becoming  a 
private  in  Company  L,  Eleventh  Maine  Vol- 
unteer Infantry,  which  was  mustered  in  at 
Augusta.  Until  the  following  January  he  was 
stationed  in  Yorktown,  Va.  From  there  he 
went  with  his  regiment  to  South  Carolina, 
where  he  was  taken  sick,  and  was  s^nt  to  the 
hospital.  Subsequently  he  was  sent  North  to 
the  Portsmouth  Grove  Hospital  in  Rhode 
Island,  where  he  remained  nearly  six  months. 
Having  recuperated,  a  Mr.  Dodge  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  Twenty-first  Maine  Volunteer  In- 
fantry at  Bedloe's  Island,  New  York  Harbor, 
where  he  was  stationed  seven  months.  He 
went  thence  to  Washington,  D.C.,  and  was  on 
patrol  duty  for  an  equal  length  of  time.  He 
was  afterward  ordered  to  Newark,  N.J.,  where 
he  served  as  Provost  Marshal  until, his  dis- 
charge from  the  service  in  1865. 

After  his  return  from  war  Mr.  Dodge  as- 
sumed the  charge  of  the  home  farm.  He  came 
into  its  ownership  upon  the  death  of  his 
father.  Since  then  he  has  been  actively  and 
prosperously  engaged  in  cultivating  and  im- 
proving its  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  rich 
and  productive  land.  It  is  beautifully  located 
on  the  Highlands,  commanding  an  extensive 
view  of  the  surrounding  country  and  favored 
with  remarkably  pure  air.  Since  taking  pos- 
session of  the  property,  he  has  every  summer 
thrown  open  his  commodious  house  to  the  re- 
ception of  summer  boarders,  who  come  from 
Boston,  New  York,  Philadelphia,  and  other 
cities.  Mr.  Dodge  is  a  stanch  Republican, 
and  has  been  always  true  to  the  principles  of 
his  party.  He  is  an  influential  member  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  of  the  Masons, 
and  the  Odd  Fellows. 


ON.  JOHN  HOWARD  HILL,  at- 
torney-at-law  and  a  Representative 
in  the  State  legislature,  is  a  native 
of  York  County,  having  been  born 
November  25,  1864,  in  the  town  of  Liming- 
ton.  His  father,  John  Hill,  although  born  in 
Buxton,  in  the  same  county,  was  brought  up 
in  Limington.  In  his  earlier  years  he  was  a 
prominent  teacher  in  that  vicinity.  He  sub- 
sequently turned  his  attention  to  farming,  and 
after  his  removal  to  Portland,  in  1887,  estab- 


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lished  himself  in  business  as  a  contractor  and 
builder.  He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and, 
while  a  resident  of  Limington,  served  for  a 
number  of  years  as  a  Selectman.  He  married 
Miss  Clara  L.  Webster,  a  daughter  of  James 
D.  S.  Webster,  a  well-known  mill-owner  and 
lumberman  of  Limington,  the  only  child  of 
their  union  being  John  Howard  Hill. 

John  Howard  Hill  was  fitted  for  college  in 
the  schools  of  Limington,  entering  Dartmouth 
in  1883,  and  being  graduated  four  years  later, 
his  class  making  choice  of  him  to  deliver  the 
address  to  the  President.  While  in  college  he 
took  a  prominent  part  in  athletic  sports,  be- 
longing to  the  base-ball  and  tennis  clubs,  and 
was  also  a  member  of  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon 
Society.  The  first  year  after  his  graduation 
Mr.  Hill  was  principal  of  the  Limerick  High 
School,  coming  thence  to  Portland  to  read  law 
in  the  office  of  N.  &  H.  B.  Cleaves,  the  latter 
of  whom  now  occupies  the  Maine  gubernato- 
rial chair.  Being  admitted  to  the  bar  by  ex- 
amination at  Portland,  April  12,  1890,  Mr. 
Hill  immediately  opened  an  office,  and  has 
since  that  time  had  an  extensive  general  prac- 
tice. His  first  office  was  in  the  Canal  Bank 
Building,  with  Mr.  Augustus  F.  Moulton; 
but  in  1 891  they  removed  to  their  present 
location  in  the  Jose  Building  at  98  Exchange 
Street. 

Mr.  Hill  is  a  member  of  several  prominent 
social  organizations,  belonging  to  Highland 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
of  Limerick;  to  Una  Encampment  of  this  city, 
in  which  he  has  served  as  Chief  Patriarch;  to 
Longfellow  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  in 
which  he  has  held  the  chair  of  Chancellor 
Commander.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Portland 
Club,  being  one  of  the  Directors;  is  also  one 
of  the  Directors  in  the  Young  Men's  Repub- 
lican Club;  and  is  a  member  of  the  Athletic 
Club. 

In  1894  Mr.  Hill  was  urged  by  his  party  to 
accept  the  Republican  nomination  as  Repre- 
sentative to  the  State  legislature,  and  was 
elected  for  the  term  of  1895  with  a  handsome 
majority  of  the  votes  cast.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Committee  on  Legal  Affairs,  and  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  Library,  serving 
with  credit  to  himself  and  benefit  to  the  pub- 
lic on  both. 


Mr.  Hill  was  united  in  marriage  in  June, 
1894,  with  Grace  J.,  daughter  of  William 
Nash,  of  Portland.  Their  hospitable  home  is 
located  in  one  of  the  most  attractive  portions 
of  the  city,  at  272  State  Street,  Mr.  Hill  hav- 
ing erected  the  house  just  prior  to  his  mar- 
riage. Religiously,  both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hill 
are  liberal  in  their  views,  and  attend  the  Con- 
gress Square  Universalist  Church. 


USTIN  BRIGHAM,  successfully  en- 
gaged in  agricultural  pursuits  in 
Bridgton  township,  was  born  on  the 
farm  he  now  occupies,  February  20, 
1843,  son  of  Aaron  and  Asenath  (Carsley) 
Brighara.  The  father  lived  near  Marlboro, 
Mass.,  working  there  as  a  farm  hand  until  a 
short  time  prior  to  his  marriage,  when  he 
bought  the  farm  now  owned  by  his  son  Austin. 
The  purchase  consisted  of  one  hundred  and 
sixty  acres  of  land,  on  which  he  resided  until 
his  demise  in  1872.  He  was  a  Democrat  in 
his  political  views,  was  much  interested  in 
local  matters,  and  served  his  fellow-townsmen 
as  Selectman  for  several  terms.  He  married 
April  16,  1823,  Miss  Asenath  Carsley,  who 
bore  him  ten  children.  These  were:  Ruth, 
born  March  8,  1824,  who  is  the  wife  of  Joel 
Fosgate,  of  Berlin,  Mass.;  Elizabeth,  the 
widow  of  Addison  Sawyer,  residing  in  Read- 
ing, Mass.;  Alvina,  deceased;  Otis,  de- 
ceased; Angeline,  deceased;  Jane,  the  wife 
of  Alvin  Gibbs,  living^  in  California;  Aaron, 
a  resident  of  Massachusetts;  Austin,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  Martha,  deceased;  Adelia 
L.,  living  at  Windham  Centre,  and  the  wife 
of  James  Fellows.  The  mother  died  in  1876, 
her  remains  being  laid  to  rest  beside  her  hus- 
band's in  the  Ridge  Cemetery. 

Austin  Brigham  acquired  a  fair  education 
in  the  public  schools.  After  leaving  school 
he  devoted  his  time  and  attention  to  assisting 
in  the  work  of  the  home  farm.  At  the  death 
of  his  father  the  care  of  the  place  fell  to  his 
exclusive  charge.  Since  then  it  has  become 
his  property.  Mr.  Brigham  also  owns  two 
hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  land  in  Bridgton 
and  an  eighty-acre  tract  in  the  town  of  Water- 
ford,  all  being  valuable  land.  Besides  general 
farming  he   is   engaged   in   the   lumber   busi- 


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ness,      having     extensive     dealings     therein, 
chiefly  carried  on  in  the  winter  season. 

Mr.  Brigham  was  united  in  wedlock  in  1870 
to  Elizabeth  Carter,  and  became  the  father  of 
two  children,  namely:  Beulah,  now  the  wife 
of  John  Gore,  of  Bridgton;  and  Harry,  who 
was  educated  at  the  Bridgton  Academy. 
Brought  up  a  Democrat,  Mr.  Brigham  has 
never  swerved  from  party  allegiance.  He  is 
an  esteemed  member  of  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows. 


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'LBION  LITTLE,  a  portrait  of  whom 
appears  in  connection  with  the  follow- 
ing sketch,  is  a  public-spirited, 
philanthropic  citizen  of  Portland, 
prominent  in  business,  political,  and  social 
circles,  who  is  at  present  devoting  his  energies 
to  the  building  of  the  Eastern  Maine  Insane 
Hospital,  being  Chairman  of  the  Building 
Commission.  He  was  born  in  Whitefield, 
Lincoln  County,  Me.,  January  22,  1836.  He 
is  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Boynton) 
Little,  and  is  a  representative  of  an  old  and: 
honorable  family,  his  first  ancestor  in  this 
country,  George  Little,  who  came  from  Uni- 
corn Street,  London,  near  London  Bridge, 
having  settled  in  old  Newbury,  Mass.,,  in 
1640.  (See  "Descendants  of  George  Little, 
Newbury,  Mass.,"  by  George  T.  Little,  Au- 
burn, Me.,  1882.)  From  him  the  line  is 
traced  through  Joseph,  Daniel,  and  Samuel, 
to  Joshua,  the  great-grandfather  of  Mr.  Albion 
Little. 

Joshua  Little  was  born  September  17,  1741, 
and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Whitefield, 
Me.  A  man  of  courage,  patriotism,  and  abil- 
ity, he  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  bear- 
ing the  rank  of  Lieutenant,  and  was  in  charge 
of  a  company  at  Castine  and  in  action  at 
Crown  Point.  He  was  subsequently  Captain 
of  a  company  of  State  militia  for  many  years; 
and  he  represented  Whitefield  in  the  Massa- 
chusetts legislature  when  the  town  was  incor- 
porated, Maine  being  then  a  part  of  Massachu- 
setts. Samuel  Little,  son  of  Joshua,  was  a 
farmer,  who  lived  in  Pittston,  Me.  ;  and  there 
his  son  Samuel,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born,  June  3.  1811.  He  also  was  a  farmer, 
living  in  Whitefield  from  1834  to   1867,  when 


he  moved  to  Bowdoinham,  where  he  and  his 
wife  are  now  living.  He  is  a  prominent  man 
in  the  town,  and  has  served  in  various  official 
capacities. 

Albion  Little  attended  the  district  schools 
of  his  native  town,  and  was  graduated  from  the 
high  school  of  Alna.  When  but  seventeen 
years  of  age  he  took  charge  of  a  school;  and 
from  that  time  until  he  was  twenty-one  he 
taught  school  for  two  terms  in  a  year  at 
Boothbay  Harbor,  historic  Pemaquid  Point  in 
Bristol,  Jefferson,  Whitefield,  and  Windsor. 
In  1857  he  obtained  a  position  in  Portland  as 
clerk  in  a  dry-goods  store ;  and  he  shortly  be- 
came associated  with  Peter  Lane,  with  whom 
he  formed  a  partnership,  March  4,  1861,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Lane  &  Little.  At  first 
they  conducted  a  retail  business,  and  later  es- 
tablished a  wholesale  store  on  Middle  Street. 
The  senior  partner  retired  in  1872,  and  the 
firm  name  was  changed  to  A.  Little  &  Co. 
The  establishment  was  one  of  the  leading 
wholesale  houses  of  the  city;  and  a  flourishing 
trade  was  carried  on  until  1893,  when  Mr. 
Little  retired. 

He  is  a  Director  of  the  First  National 
Bank,  with  which  he  became  connected  in 
1878;  was  one  of  the  active  founders  of  the 
:  Maine  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary,  an  institution 
of  which  the  State  may  well  be  proud,  and 
has  been  Vice-President  from  the  time  of  its 
organization;  has  been  a  Director  of  the  Saco 
River  Woollen  Company  since  it  was  organ- 
ized; and  was  principal  stockholder  in  the 
HoUis  woollen-mill  before  its  incorporation, 
and  is  now  on  the  Board  of  Directors.  In 
1877  Mr.  Little  was  appointed  Trustee  of  the 
State  Reform  School ;  and  he  was  soon  after 
chosen  President  of  the  Board,  a  position  that 
he  has  filled  with  great  credit,  taking  an  ac- 
tive interest  in  the  school,  which  ranks  high 
among  the  public  institutions  of  the  State. 
He  is  now  the  oldest  member  of  the  Board; 
and,  as  stated  above,  he  is  Chairman  of  the 
Commission  for  building  the  Maine  Insane 
Hospital  at  Bangor. 

On  December  24,  1861,  Mr.  Little  was 
united  in  marriage-with  Miss  Sarah  Ellen  Hart, 
who  was  born  in  Portland,  January  12,  1840, 
daughter  of  Deacon  Henry  B.  and  Sarah  (Hill) 
Hart.       They   have   the   following    children: 


ALBION     LITTLE. 


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437 


Alice  May,  wife  of  Edmund  T,  Davis,  of  Bos- 
ton; Florence  Kingman,  wife  of  F.  O.  Keene, 
of  Freeport,  111.;  Sarah  Ellen;  Albion 
Henry,  in  his  father's  office;  and  Maude  Gar- 
field. 

A  Republican  in  politics,  Mr.  Little  was 
elected  to  the  Common  Council  in  1877,  and 
twice  re-elected,  filling  the  President's  chair 
the  last  term.  He  was  elected  to  the  Board 
of  Aldermen  three  times  from  the  same  ward, 
and  was  Chairman  of  the  Board  in  his  third 
term.  He  was  in  the  convention  which  nomi- 
•nated  Garfield  in  1880,  and  was  a  delegate  to 
the  National  Convention  at  Chicago,  which 
nominated  James  G.  Blaine  in  1884.  Mr. 
Little  is  President  of  the  Bramhall  League  of 
Portland,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Portland 
Club  and  the  Country  Club.  In  religious  be- 
lief he  is  a  Baptist,  being  a  member  of  the 
Free  Street  Baptist  Church.  He  has  a  beauti- 
ful residence  at  227  Western  Promenade, 
Portland. 


-tp)"rON.  ALBERT  A.  CORDWELL, 
L^  ex-Mayor  of  Westbrook,  Me.,  is  a 
lis  I.  native  resident  of  this  city.  He, 
^""^  was  born  May  31,  1854,  son  of 
Stephen  A.  and  Mary  Jane  (Bacon)  Cordwell. 
Several  generations  of  his  family  have  made 
their  home  in  the  State  of  Maine,  and  many 
of  his  kin  were  independent  farmers.  His 
paternal  grandfather,  who  was  born  in  Green- 
wood, Me.,  owned  and  cultivated  a  farm  in 
that  town.  He  married  and  reared  four  chil- 
dren, who  are  all  living  to-day,  namely: 
George,  a  farmer  on  the  homestead  in  Green- 
wood;  Roxanna,  a  resident  of  Auburn,  Me.; 
Stephen  A.,  mentioned  above;  and  Sarah, 
residing  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. ,  widow  of 
Frank  Staples. 

Stephen  A.  Cordwell  was  born  in  Green- 
wood, Me.,  and  there  reared  and  educated. 
When  he  was  about  eighteen  years  of  age,  he 
obtained  employment  in  the  S.  D.  Warren 
mills  at  Westbrook,  and  after  some  years  of 
faithful  service  was  appointed  overseer.  He 
is  a  capable  and  efficient  man,  eminently 
qualified  to  fill  the  responsible, position  which 
he  holds.  Believing  firmly  in  the  principles 
of  the  Republican  party,  he  stands  well  with 


his  fellow-partisans,  who  made  him  Selectman 
when  Westbrook  was  managed  by  town  govern- 
ment, and  elected  him  to  the  Board  of  Alder- 
men in  1890-92,  under  the  city  charter.  Mr. 
Stephen  A.  Cordwell  is  a  Mason,  belonging 
to  Warren  Phillips  Lodge,  No.  186,  of  Cum- 
berland Mills.  He  was  first  married  to  Mary 
Jane  Bacon,  daughter  of  John  W.  and  Eunice 
J.  Bacon,  of  Windham,  Me.  She  died  after 
a  brief  term  of  wedlock,  leaving  one  child, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Mr.  Cordwell 
subsequently  married  Lucretia  D.  Grant, 
daughter  of  Charles  Grant,  of  Gray,  Me.  By 
this  union  he  has  two  children:  Stephen  E., 
ticket  agent  at  Portland,  on  the  Portland  & 
Rochester  Railroad;  and  Fanny  C. ,  wife  of 
P'rank  H.  Cloudman,  who  lives  with  her  father. 

Albert  A.  Cordwell  received  his  education 
in  the  common  and  high  schools  of  Westbrook, 
Gorham  Academy,  and  Westbrook  Seminary. 
On  leaving  school  he  entered  the  S.  D.  Warren 
mills,  and  worked  as  office  boy,  messenger, 
and  telegraph  operator  successively  for  eight 
years.  He  then  worked  for  five  years  as  in- 
voice and  shipping  clerk,  and  when  the  change 
was  made  from  monthly  to  weekly  payment 
was  appointed  paymaster.  Three  years  after 
his  appointment  the  cashier,  Mr.  Bunnell, 
took  a  position  in  another  establishment;  and 
Mr.  Cordwell  was  made  cashier,  at  the  same 
time  retaining  his  position  as  paymaster.  In 
this  double  capacity  he  has  now  been  serving 
for  some  years,  and  his  ability  and  good  judg- 
ment have  made  him  an  indispensable  adjunct 
of  the  Warren  mills. 

Politically,  Mr.  Cordwell  is  a  strong  Repub- 
lican. He  was  elected  Mayor  of  Westbrook 
on  the  Republican  ticket,  and  held  the  office 
from  1893  to  1895.  During  his  incumbency 
many  changes  for  the  better  were  made  in  the 
city :  the  Warren  Street  School-house  was 
built,  much  grading  and  improving  of  public 
property  was  done,  land  damages  were  settled, 
and  Main  Street  was  macadamized  from  the 
east  to  the  west  side  of  Westbrook. 

April  s,  1876,  Mr.  Cordwell  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Ella  F.  Quimby,  daughter  of 
William  and  Jane  L.  Quimby,  of  Westbrook. 
To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cordwell  were  born  two  chil- 
dren, who  were  given  but  to  be  taken  away. 
Mr.  Cordwell   is  an  Odd  Fellow,  belonging  to 


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Ammoncongin  Lodge,  No.  "j^,  of  Cumberland 
Mills,  and,  as  a  Knight  of  Pythias,  belongs  to 
Presumpscot  Lodge,  No.  4,  in  which  he  has 
held  the  office  of  Past  Chancellor.  Both  he 
and  his  wife  attend  the  Universalist  church. 


George 


ii^nERLEY  PUTNAM  BURNHAM,  the 
'  ^  '  leading  dry-goods  dealer  of  Bridgton, 
was  born  June  26,  1845,  ii^  the  town 
of  Gilead,  Oxford  County,  son  of 
and  Florilla  A.  (Burbank)  Burnham. 
Perley  Putnam  Burnham,  first,  grandfather  of 
the  gentleman  whose  name  appears  at  the  head 
of  this  sketch,  was  born,  it  is  thought,  in 
Bridgton,  whither  his  parents  came  from  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  removed  to  Gilead  when  a 
young  man,  and  purchased  a  tract  of  land,  on 
which  he  engaged  in  general  farming  until  his 
death,  at  the  early  age  of  thirty-eight  years. 
His  widow,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mary  A. 
Adams,  a  native  of  Jaffrey,  Vt. ,  subsequently 
married  Joseph  G.  Swan,  and  lived  to  a  good 
old  age. 

George  Burnham,  also  a  native  of  Gilead, 
born  in  18 16,  was  reared  to  agricultural  pur- 
suits, and  succeeded  to  the  ownership  of  the 
farm  which  his  father  cleared  from  the  wilder- 
ness. He  is  still  living  there,  a  well-pre- 
served man  of  seventy-nine  years.  He  mar- 
ried Florilla  A.  Burbank,  who  was  born  in 
Gilead  in  1824.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Gen- 
eral James  Burbank,  who,  as  far  as  known, 
was  a  lifelong  resident  of  Gilead,  where  he 
was  a  successful  farmer.  He  was  also  an  ex- 
tensive dealer  in  cattle,  which  he  bought  in 
the  adjacent  towns,  and  drove  to  the  cattle 
market  in  Brighton,  Mass.  He  was  quite 
prominent  in  military  circles,  being  an  officer 
in  the  State  militia.  George  Burnham's  fam- 
ily included  eight  children;  namely,  Mellen 
P.,  James  V.,  Perley  P.,  Charles  A.,  Mary  E., 
Martha  L,  George  L,  and  Stella  A. 

Perley  Putnam  Burnham  was  educated  at 
Gould  Academy  in  Bethel  and  at  the  Maine 
Wesleyan  Seminary  at  Kent's  Hill.  After 
completing  the  course  of  study  at  the  latter 
institution,  Mr.  Burnham  began  clerking  in 
the  general  store  of  R.  A.  Chapman  in  Bethel, 
where  he  remained  four  years,  obtaining  a 
general  insight   into  the  details  of  the  busi- 


ness. He  was  next  employed  for  two  years 
with  the  firm  of  Deering,  Milliken  &  Co.  of 
Portland.  He  left  them  to  come  to  Bridgton 
as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Davis,  Stevens 
&  Co.,  general  merchants.  In  1875  Mr, 
Burnham  purchased  the  interest  of  his  partners, 
and  has  since  that  time  conducted  a  thriving 
business  alone.  He  occupies  a  double  store 
on  Main  Street,  where  he  carries  an  extensive' 
and  well-selected  stock  of  dry-  and  fancy  goods 
and  a  complete  line  of  carpets.  The  constant 
increase  of  the  number  of  his  customers  shows 
that  his  tireless  efforts  to  please  and  accommo- 
date the  public  are  appreciated.  Outside  his 
store  he  has  other  interests.  He  is  President 
of  the  Bridgton  Creamery  Association,  Treas- 
urer of  the  Bridgton  &  Saco  River  Railroad 
Company,  and  a  Trustee  of  the  savings-bank 
for  the  past  twenty-six  years,  during  seven  of 
which  he  was  also  Treasurer. 

Mr.  Burnham  has  been  twice  married.  His 
first  marriage  was  contracted  in  1874  with 
Helen  M.,  daughter  of  Lincoln  and  Maria 
Nichols,  of  Searsport.  She  died  in  1885;  and 
Mr.  Burnham  subsequently  married  her  sister, 
Catherine  F.  Nichols,  Of  his  first  union 
there  was  born  one  child,  named  Edith;  and 
of  his  second,  a  son,  named  Harold  N.  In 
politics  Mr.  Burnham  is  a  steadfast  Republi- 
can. Both  he  and  his  estimable  wife  attend 
the  Congregational  church. 


■fgTENRY  M.  JONES,  of  the  Megquier 
r=Tl  &  Jones  Company,  makers  of  plain 
Jjs  ^^^  ^  and  ornamental  brass  and  iron 
works,  located  at  31  and  33  Pearl 
Street,  Portland,  is  an  active  and  valued  factor 
of  the  mercantile  and  manufacturing  life  of  the 
city.  A  native  of  Portland,  he  was  born  May 
6,  1857,  being  one  of  the  three  sons  — Charles 
F.,  Louis  M.,  and  Henry  M.  — of  Levi  J.  and 
Susan  A.  (Frye)  Jones.  His  father,  whose 
birth  occurred  April  22,  1830,  is  a  cooper  by 
trade,  being  at  the  present  time  foreman  in 
J.  H.  Hamlin  &  Son's  West  India  Cooperage 
Company.  His  mother,  who  was  born  March 
17,  1828,  died  in  1893. 

Henry  M.  Jones  attended  the  Portland 
schools  until  reaching  the  age  of  fourteen 
years,  when  he  entered  the  employ  of  C.  A. 


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439 


Donnell,  a  manufacturer  of  brass  goods,  con- 
tinuing with  him  fourteen  years,  and  becom- 
ing thoroughly  acquainted  with  every  detail 
of  the  business.  In  1888,  in  company  with 
Arthur  S.  Megquier,  he  bought  Mr.  Donnell's 
entire  business,  the  two  men  forming  a  copart- 
nership under  the  firm  name  of  Megquier  & 
Jones,  which  connection  continued  until  the 
death  of  the  senior  partner  in  June,  1892. 
Mr.  Jones  then  conducted  the  business  alone 
until  February,  1895,  when  Mr.  H.  C.  Gilson 
took  an  interest,  a  corporation  being  formed 
under  its  present  style  of  Megquier  &  Jones 
Company.  This  firm  makes  a  specialty  of 
iron  work  for  buildings,  patent  sidewalk  lights 
and  gratings,  wire  guards  and  railings,  ship 
and  yacht  fittings,  and  fireplace  furnishings, 
their  manufactures  being  among  the  finest  of 
the  kind  in  the  city,  and  noted  for  their  artis- 
tic and  substantial  finish.  They  are  also 
largely  engaged  in  nickel-plating  and  polish- 
ing. Mr.  Jones  is  a  member  and  at  the  pres- 
ent time  President  of  the  Builders'  Exchange, 
and  is  likewise  a  member  in  high  standing  of 
the  Portland  Board  of  Trade  and  of  the  Port- 
land Club.  In  politics  he  is  a  stanch  Repub- 
lican, sustaining  the  principles  of  his  party 
by  voice  and  vote. 

The  union  of  Mr.  Jones  with  Miss  Emma 
E.  Kimball,  daughter  of  George  and  Elvina 
(Hodgdon)  Kimball,  of  Bethel,  Me.,  was 
solemnized  September  22,  1881.  Three  chil- 
dren have  been  born  to  them ;  namely,  Harold 
D.,  Albert  H.,  and  Marion.  The  family  re- 
sides at  31  Crescent  Street,  and  is  held  in 
high  esteem  throughout  the  neighborhood  as 
thoroughly  representative  of  the  best  element 
of  citizenship.  Religiously,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Jones  are  believers  in  the  fatherhood  of  God, 
and  are  attendants  of  the  Congress  Square 
Universal ist  Church. 


XFrANK  MORRIS  FLOYD,  superin- 
p]  tendent  of  Evergreen  Cemetery  in 
-■-  Portland,  Me.,  was  born  in  this  city 
September  i,  1847.  His  parents  were 
Daniel  and  Harriet  (Kimball)  Floyd,  the 
former  a  native  of  Gorham,  and  the  latter  of 
Kennebunkport,  this  State.  .  Daniel  Floyd 
had  an  aptitude  for  mechanics;  and,  when    a 


young  man,  he  learned  the  trade  of  carpenter 
and  builder,  carrying  it  on  for  a  while  in  the 
place  of  his  nativity,  but  afterward  removing 
to  Portland,  where  he  continued  in  business 
until  his  demise,  April  17,  1857.  On  first 
settling  here,  he  engaged  in  contracting  and 
building;  but  later  he  owned  and  operated  a 
planing  and  builder's  finishing  mill  on  Com- 
mercial Street,  on  the  site  now  occupied  by 
the  Gault  Block.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Mechanics'  Association  of  this  city,  being 
quite  influential  in  its  councils.  Flis  wife, 
who  lived  until  April  27,  1884,  bore  him  five 
children,  namely:  Hattie,  who  died  young; 
Andrew  M.,  of  Deering;  Charles  R. ,  de- 
ceased ;  George  Mendum,  of  Maine ;  and  Frank 
Morris. 

After  completing  his  education  in  the  Port- 
land public  schools,  Frank  M.  Floyd  was 
employed  as  a  teamster  until  1869,  when  he  be- 
came connected  with  the  city  fire  department 
as  a  driver,  a  position  which  he  filled  for  fif- 
teen consecutive  years,  becoming  a  veteran  in 
the  service.  Beginning  with  the  least  im- 
portant team,  he  was  gradually  promoted  until 
at  the  time  of  his  resignation,  July  20,  1884, 
he  was  driver  of  the  large  hook  and  ladder 
truck.  On  the  above  given  date  Mr.  Floyd 
was  elected  foreman  of  Evergreen  Cemetery, 
in  that  capacity  showing  such  good  taste  and 
practical  skill  that  two  years  later  he  was  ap- 
pointed to  his  present  responsible  position. 
This  cemetery  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
burial-grounds  in  the  State.  It  includes  two 
hundred  and  sixty  acres,  and  is  finely  laid  out, 
with  winding  avenues  and  footpaths.  Under 
the  able  superintendence  of  Mr.  Floyd,  who 
keeps  some  thirty  men  and  seven  horses  em- 
ployed during  the  entire  season,  radical 
changes  have  been  made,  the  drives  having 
been  widened,  and  the  main  entrance  re- 
modelled. In  addition  to  his  other  duties, 
Mr.  Floyd  also  keeps  a  complete  record  of  all 
the  burials,  his  management  of  the  place  being 
very  systematic. 

Mr.  Floyd  occupies  a  very  high  position 
among  the  leading  members  of  the  Masonic 
fraternity,  belonging  to  Ancient  Landmark 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  ;  Greenleaf  Chapter; 
St.  Albans  Commandery,  Knights  Templars; 
Portland    Council ;    Yates    Lodge    of    Perfec- 


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tion ;  and  to  the  Maine  Consistory,  whicli 
includes  Princes  of  Jerusalem  and  Rose  Croix, 
thirty-second  degree.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Ionia  Chapter  of  the  Eastern  Star, 
which  admits  ladies  to  membership,  and 
is  likewise  identified  with  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  belonging  to  the 
Ancient  Brothers  Lodge;  the  Portland  En- 
campment, the  Grand  Canton,  Ridgely;  and 
to  the  Woodbine,    Rebekah  Degree,    Lodge. 

On  September  27,  1868,  Mr.  Floyd  was 
married  to  Miss  Delia  F.  Knight,  daughter  of 
James  Knight,  of  Scarboro,  Me.  Two  chil- 
dren have  been  born  of  this  union,  namely: 
Daniel,  deceased ;  and  Arthur  James,  who  was 
graduated  from  Gray's  College  and  is  assisting 
his  father.  Religiously,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Floyd 
are  one  in  their  faith  in  God's  eternal  love, 
and  are  regular  attendants  of  the  Church  of 
the  Messiah,  which  earnestly  sustains  the  Uni- 
versalist  doctrines. 


irx  AVID  GRAY  LORING,  formerly  a 
1=1  well-known  and  still  a  well-remem- 
^J^J  bered  resident  of  North  Yarmouth,  a 
member  of  the  Maine  legislature  in 
1874,  was  born  in  this  ancient  town,  March 
24,  1813.  He  was  a  son  of  David  and  Mary 
(Chadbourne)  Loring. 

The  ancestors  of  the  family  were  early  set- 
tlers in  Cumberland  County.  Three  brothers 
came  from  England  and  settled,  one  in 
Maine,  one  in  Massachusetts,  and  one  in  New 
Hampshire.  From  the  first  of  these  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch  is  descended.  David  Lor- 
ing was  a  native  and  life-long  resident  of 
North  Yarmouth.  He  was  a  schoolmaster, 
giving  some  attention  to  farming,  and  was  a 
worthy  and  influential  citizen.  He  died  in 
1825,  aged  forty-one  years.  He  and  his  wife, 
Mary  Chadbourne,  who  was  a  native  of  Gor- 
ham,  Me.,  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children:  David  Gray,  Samuel  Chadbourne, 
Francis,  George,  Mary  Ann,  Nancy  Chad- 
bourne,  and  Elizabeth  Chadbourne.     ^ 

Left  a  widow  with  this  group  of  little  ones, 
the  eldest,  David  Gray,  being  only  twelve 
years  of  age,  the  mother  sought  by  careful 
training  to  inculcate  in  her  children's  minds 
high   ideals  of  right  and  honor,   and  was  re- 


warded by  seeing  them  all  at  length  occupying 
useful  positions  in  life.  Then,  as  a  shock  of 
corn  Cometh  in,  in  his  season,  she  came  to  her 
grave  in  a  full  age,  being  over  eighty-one 
years  old  when  called  to  pass  from  earth. 

David  Gray  Loring,  having  acquired  his  ed- 
ucation in  the  schools  of  his  native  town, 
learned  the  trade  of  a  cooper,  which  he  fol- 
lowed a  short  time  in  his  early  manhood,  re- 
siding in  Massachusetts.  Later  he  returned  to 
North  Yarmouth,  where  he  settled  upon  a  tract 
of  unimproved  land,  which  he  cleared  into  a 
good  farm,  and  by  his  energy  and  perseverance 
reached  a  state  of  comfortable  prosperity,  own- 
ing the  homestead  property  of  over  forty  acres, 
together  with  other  valuable  lands  in  the  vicin- 
ity. The  present  buildings  were  erected  by 
him  in  a  thoroughly  substantial  manner;  and 
he  always  manifested  a  just  pride  in  the  care 
and  cultivation  of  the  farm  which  he  had  so 
laboriously  reclaimed  from  the  wilderness, 
ever  aiming  to  keep  pace  with  the  times  in  all- 
improved  methods  of  farming  and  in  new  ma- 
chinery. He  died  at  his  home  in  North 
Yarmouth,  December  22,  1884. 

In  politics  Mr.  Loring  was  a  Republican, 
ever  active,  looking  well  to  the  best  interests 
of  his  town  and  party  and  of  the  community. 
He  rendered  good  service  to  the  district  as  its 
Representative  to  the  legislature  during  the 
season  of  1874.  An  honest  man  and  upright 
in  all  his  dealings,  he  left  a  fragrant  memory 
as  one  who  ably  and  faithfully  performed  the 
duties  of  citizenship.  He  was  a  charter  mem- 
ber of  the  Wescustogo  Grange,  in  whose  in- 
terests he  worked  diligently,  both  as  an  officer 
and  patron,  until  his  death.  In  religious 
preference  he  was  a  Congregationalist. 

On  November  11,  1840,  Mr.  Loring  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Phebe  Gray  Loring, 
who  was  born  in  North  Yarmouth,  September 
14,  18 1 5.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Ichabod 
Richmond  and  Marjory  (York)  Loring,  a 
direct  descendant  of  Miles  Standish,  the 
former  of  whom  was  a  prosperous  farmer  and  a 
well-known  citizen  of  North  Yarmouth.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  David  Gray  Loring  had  a  family  of 
three  children,  as  follows:  Georgianna  F., 
who  is  now  the  wife  of  Joseph  Hilton,  of 
North  Yarmouth;  Ella  B.,  who  resides  at  the 
homestead;  and  Frank  W.,  a  resident  of  An- 


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dover,  Me.  Mrs.  Loring  died  July  24,  1887. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
church  and'an  earnest  Christian. 

The  old  Loring  farm,  which  was  cleared  and 
improved  by  David  G.  Loring  over  fifty  years 
ago,  is  now  owned  and  conducted  by  his 
daughter,  Miss  Ella  B.  Loring,  an  intelligent 
and  highly  respected  lady,  possessing  many 
estimable  traits  of  character. 


RTHUR  LEE  BATES,  Vice-President 
of  the  Union  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company  of  Portland,  Me.,  was 
born  at  Northbridge,  Mass.,  March 
25,  1851,  his  parents  being  the  Rev.  William 
and  Cornelia  F.  (Lee)  Bates.  His  father  was 
a,  well-known  Congregational  clergyman,  born 
January  18,  1816,  in  Dedham,  Mass. 

The  Bates  family  are  of  English  origin,  the 
name  having  formerly  been  spelled  Bate. 
The  "History  of  the  Town  of  Plingham, 
Mass.,"  in  its  genealogical  pages,  gives  the 
names  of  several  of  the  Bate  ancestors  who, 
so  far  as  known,  never  left  their  native  Eng- 
land, namely  :•  Thomas  Bate,  of  Lydd,  parish 
of  All  Hallows;  his  son  John,  who  died  in 
1522  ;  Andrew,  son  of  Join  and  father  of  John, 
second ;  and  in  the  fifth  generation  James, 
son  of  John,  second,  and  father  of  Clement. 
Elsewhere  it  is  recorded  that  John  Bate,  son 
of  Thomas,  in  his  will  bequeathed  his  soul  to 
"God,  Our  Lady,  St.  Mary,  and  all  the  Holy 
Company  of  Heaven,"  and,  after  various  doles 
for  the  poor  and  for  the  service  of  the  church, 
left  special  legacies  to  the  wife  and  daughter 
of  his  son  Andrew  and  to  his  son  Thomas, 
appointing  these  sons  executors. 

James  Bates  had  thirteen  children,  one  son 
being  Clement,  who  was  born  January  22, 
1 595,  and  was  a  tailor  by  trade.  Clement  Bates 
with  his  wife  Ann  and  five  children  embarked 
at  London  for  America  on  April  6,  1635,  in 
the  ship  "Elizabeth,"  William  Stagg,  master, 
and,  oil  arriving  in  Massachusetts,  settled  in 
Hingham.  His  son  Joseph,  probably  born  in 
England  about  1630,  died  April  30,  1706. 
Joseph's  son  Joshua  was  born  in  Hingham, 
August  14,  1671;  and  his  son  Joshua,  second, 
born  June  15,  1698,  was  a  lifelong  resident  of 
Hingham,  dying  there  March    16,    1766. 


He 


was  father  of  Joshua,  third,  who  was  born  De- 
cember I,  1724,  and  died  June  8,  1816.  His 
son  Zealous,  born  March  i,  1754,  died  at 
Westboro,  Mass.,  July  5,  1831.  Zealous 
Bates  married  Abigail  Nichols,  of  Westboro, 
who  was  born  January  22,  1757,  and  died  in 
Cohasset,  September  25,  1812. 

Their  son  Joshua  was  born  at  Cohasset, 
March  20,  1776,  and  was  graduated  from 
Harvard  College  in  1800.  He  was  assistant 
one  year  at  Phillips  Academy,  Andover,  was 
ordained  pastor  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church  at  Dedham,  March  16,  1803,  remaining 
there  fifteen  years.  September  4,  1804,  he 
married  Anna  Poor,  daughter  of  Deacon 
Daniel  Poor,  of  Andover.  She  died  February 
7,  1826.  On  February  8,  1827,  he  married 
Maria  Sage  Latimer,  a  native  of  Middletown, 
Conn.,  born  in  1786,  her  death  occurring 
August  12,  1855.  From  March  18,  181 8, 
until  after  the  Commencement  in  1839,  the 
Rev.  Joshua  Bates  was  President  of  Middle- 
bury  College,  afterward  serving  as  Chaplain  of 
the  National  House  of  Representatives  at 
Washington  during  the  Twenty-sixth  Con- 
gress, 1839-40.  Going  then  to  Portland, 
Me.,  he  supplied  the  pulpit  of  Dr.  Chickering 
for  several  weeks,  then  declined  a  call  to 
settle  at  Northboro,  Mass.,  but  preached  there 
two  years,  going  thence  to  the  Congregational 
church  at  Dudley,  Mass.,  where  he  was  in- 
stalled March  22,  1843,  forty  years  after  his 
ordination  at  Dedham.  He  continued  pastor 
of  the  Dudley  church  until  his  decease,  Janu- 
ary 14,  1854.  He  had  thirteen  children  by 
his  first  marriage  and  one  by  the  second.  Two 
sons  and  three  daughters  became  teachers;  two 
married  college  professors;  one  son  became  a 
lawyer;  and  one,  William,  father  of  Arthur 
Lee,  a  clergyman. 

William  Bates  was  graduated  at  Middlebury 
College,  Middlebury,  Vt.,  in  1837,  while  his 
father,  the  Rev.  Joshua  Bates,  was  President 
of  that  institution,  and  from  Andover  Theo- 
logical Seminary  in  1840.  He  was  ordained 
as  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church  at 
Northbridge  in  November,  1845,  retaining  the 
pastorate  twelve  years.  He  was  installed 
pastor  of  the  church  in  Falmouth,  Mass.,  June 
16,  1858,  continuing  there  until  the  close  of 
his   earthly  labors    by    death,    September    10, 


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1859.      On  June  8,  1848,  in   Northampton,  he 
married  Miss  Cornelia  F.  Lee,  who  was  born 
in   Conway,    Mass.,  December  7,  1826.      Five 
children  were  born  to  them,  namely:  William, 
who   died,    aged  five;    Arthur    Lee;    Jeannie; 
Samuel  Lee,  a  manufacturer  of  church   organs 
in  Philadelphia;  and  Katharine  Lee,  Professor 
of    English    Literature   in  Wellesley  College. 
Arthur  Lee  Bates  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools,  and  while  yet  a  boy  was  employed  in 
a  book  store    in  Northampton,    Mass.      When 
but  eighteen  years  of  age,   he  became  junior 
clerk  for   the    Union    Mutual    Life  Insurance 
Company,   and  on   its  removal  to  this  city  in 
1 88 1   he  came   with    it.      Having    risen    from 
one  position  to  another,  in  1885  he  was  elected 
Assistant   Secretary,   and  two  years  later  was 
made  Secretary.      In  1893  his  executive  ability 
as  well  as  his  trustworthiness  being  recognized 
by  the  company,  he  was  elected  to  his  present 
responsible   position,    and    at    the    same    time 
elected  a  member  of  the  Board  of    Directors 
of   the    company.      On    November    15,     1894, 
Mr.    Bates  completed  his  twenty-fifth  year  in 
the  service  of   the  company,    the    anniversary 
being  made  the  occasion  of  many  congratula- 
tions from  friends  in   this  city  and  elsewhere. 
His   long    connection   with    the    company    and 
his  personal  contact  with  its  agents  and  em- 
ployees have  made  him  hosts'  of  friends;   and 
their  congratulations,  coming  from  all  sections 
of   the  United    States    and    Canada,    were    as 
hearty  as  they  were  spontaneous.      Mr.  Bates 
is  a  stanch  Republican  in  politics  and  a  popu- 
lar member  of  many  social  organizations,  be- 
longing to  Portland  Lodge,    A.    F.    &  A.  M.  ; 
to  Haddattah     Lodge,    Independent    Order   of 
Odd  Fellows ;  and  to  Cagawesco  Tribe  of  Red 
Men. 

Of  the  union  of  Mr.  Bates  with  Miss  Nellie 
Gertrude,  daughter  of  George  L.  and  Elizabeth 
(Locke)  Bean,  of  Newtonville,  Mass.',  three 
children  have  been  born  —  Elizabeth  Frances; 
Margaret,  who  died  in  infancy ;  and  Dorothy 
Whittemore.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bates  are  attend- 
ants of  the  WillLston  Congregational  Church, 
and  reside  at  95  West  Street,  having  erected 
their  beautiful  house  in  1890. 

As  previously  mentioned,  Mr.  Bates  comes 
of  a  highly  intellectual  and  cultured  family, 
many  of  whom  are  prominent  in  the  professions 


and  in  the  literary  world,  not  the  least  note- 
worthy being  his  sister  Katharine,  of  whom 
the  Wellesley  Magazine,  in  its  issue  of  Novem- 
ber, 1894,  speaks  in  most  glowing  terms,  as 
follows:  "Miss  Katharine  Lee  Bates,  Pro- 
fessor of  English  at  Wellesley  College, 
Wellesley,  Mass.,  is  universally  agreed  to  be 
far  and  away  the  most  brilliant  graduate 
Wellesley  has  ever  turned  out.  While  still  a 
young  student  hef  power  was  recognized,  she 
even  then  writing  verse  of  so  rare  and  fine  a 
quality  that  she  received  complimentary  notice 
from  the  poet  Longfellow,  her  work  being 
accepted  and  published  by  the  Atlantic 
Monthly. 

"Since  her  graduation,  notwithstanding  her 
duties  as  teacher,  she  has  been  an  indefatigable 
writer,  editing  books  for  class  work,  such  as 
'The  Ballad  Book,'  the  'Ancient  Mariner,'  and 
the  'Merchant  of  Venice,'  even  in  this  semi- 
hack  work  imparting  her  own  inimitable  grace 
and  depth  of  thought.  Fler  book  on  'The 
English  Religious  Drama,'  brought  out  about 
a  year  ago,  received  hearty  commendations 
from  the  press  and  from  scholarly  men.  Miss 
Bates  has  also  published  two  books  for  younger 
children,  one  of  them,  'Rose  and  Thorn,' 
winning  the  seven-hundred-dollar  prize  offered 
by  the  Congregational  Society  of  Boston,  the 
other  being  'Hermit  Island,'  which  was 
written  in  the  same  charming  and  sympathetic 
vein  that  makes  her  work  so  delightful.  The 
Lothrop  House  has  also  brought  out  a  'Wed- 
ding Day  Book'  compiled  by  Miss  Bates,  and 
three  dainty  booklets,  'Sunshine,'  'Santa 
Claus's  Riddle,'  and  'Goody  Santa  Claus. ' 
Two  volumes  of  her  verse,  'The  College  Beau- 
tiful' and  'Sunshine,'  she  has  allowed  to  be 
used  for  the  benefit  of  various  college  funds. 
Her  poems  are  widely  known  and  read,  appear- 
ing in  the  leading  magazines  and  papers  of  the 
day,  the  Century.,  Atlantic,  New  England 
Magazine.,  the  Independent,  Christian  Union, 
Youth's  Companion,  and  a  host 'of  others,  the 
poem  with  which  she  herself  is  most  satisfied 
being  '  The  Ideal,'  which  was  published  in  the 
Century. 

"There  are  none  connected  with  Wellesley 
College  whose  hearts  have  not  been  stirred  by 
the  poetic  insight,  the  wonderful  depth  and 
breadth  of  thought,  and  the  pure  sweetness  of 


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all  work  that  leaves  her  hand.  And  the  best  of 
it  all  is  that  this  daughter  of  Wellesley,  in 
whom  our  hearts  feel  most  pride,  is  still  a 
young  woman;  and,  when  she  shall  be  able  to 
devote  all  her  time  and  strength  to  her  beloved 
art,  she  will  do  yet  more  exquisite  and  more 
wonderful  work. " 


'AMES  PENNELL,  President  of  the 
Westbrook  Trust  Company,  one  of  the 
most  reliable  banking  institutions  in 
Cumberland  County,  was  born  in  Gray, 
Me.,  July  4,  1818,  son  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth 
(Stone)  Pennell.  He  is  of  Scottish  descent, 
and  is  a  representative  of  the  fourth  genera- 
tion of  his  family  in  Cumberland  County, 
where  his  great-grandfather  settled  some  time 
prior  to  the  Revolution. 

Mr.  Pennell's  paternal  grandfather,  Joseph 
by  name,  was  born  and  reared  in  Cumberland 
County,  andhere  spent  his  life;  and  his  son 
Joseph  was  a  native  resident  of  the  town  of 
Gray,  in  the  same  county.  Joseph  Pennell, 
the  younger,  was  a  farmer  and  shoemaker. 
He  died  in  Gray,  Me.,  while  yet  in  the  prime 
of  life.  His  wife,  who  was  a  native  of  York 
County,  Maine,  was  also  called  to  depart  be- 
fore her  years  had  numbered  threescore  and 
ten.  Eight  children  were  born  to  them, 
James  being  the  sixth  and  to-day  the  only 
living  member  of  the  family. 

James  Pennell  remained  with  his  parents 
until  about  fifteen  years  of  age.  He  then  went 
to  Gray  Corners  to  learn  the  shoemaker's 
trade,  entering  the  establishment  of  Pennell 
&  Berry,  shoe  manufacturers,  the  senior  part- 
ner being  his  eldest  brother.  After  an  ap- 
prenticeship of  three  years  he  worked  as  a 
journeyman  for  some  time,  and  then  he  started 
a  business  of  his  own  in  New  Gloucester,  Me.  ; 
but  within  five  years  he  was  compelled  to  dis- 
pose of  his  business  on  account  of  ill  health. 
In  1854  he  went  to  Westbrook  and  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  wire  in  company  with  G. 
&  L.  P.  Warren,  under  the  style  of  Warren  & 
Pennell.  This  enterprise  proved  a  successful 
one;  and  Mr.  Pennell  retained  his  connection 
with  it  till  1877,  when  the  firm  sold  the  busi- 
ness. Shortly  after,  Mr.  Pennell  engaged  in 
the  sale  of  hardware  in  Westbrook;  and,  this 


venture  also  proving  successful,  he  remained 
in  the  business  some  fifteen  years.  In  1892  he 
sold  his  stock  in  trade  to  H.  T.  Boynton,  and 
has  since  been  practically  retired  from  mer- 
cantile activities,  giving  his  whole  attention 
to  his  private  business  and  the  affairs  of  the 
Westbrook  Trust  Company.  This  company 
was  organized  January  11,  1890,  with  a  capital 
of  fifty  thousand  dollars.  Mr.  Pennell  was 
one  of  the  first  Directors;  and  soon  after  the 
death  of  the  first  President,  Leander  Valen- 
tine, which  occurred  in  the  fall  of  1895,  he 
was  elected  President.  The  company  has  a 
progressive  history,  and  its  President  is  one 
of  the  representative  business  men  of  the 
county. 

Mr.  Pennell  was  married  in  New  Glouces- 
ter, Me.,  to  Miss  Mary  Abigail  Taylor,  a  na- 
tive of  New  Gloucester,  daughter  of  William 
and  Mary  Taylor.  She  died  in  1852,  leaving 
three  children  —  Mary,  George,  and  Joseph, 
all  of  whom  have  joined  their  mother  in  the 
world  beyond.  Mr.  Pennell  subsequently 
married,  in  1853,  Miss  Jane  M.  Haskell,  of 
Westbrook,  a  lady  of  more  than  ordinary  in- 
telligence, who  still  lives  to  grace  his  home. 
She  is  the  mother' of  six  children,  namely: 
Frank  H.,  in  the  Cumberland  paper-mills  in 
Westbrook;  Anna  S.,  wife  of  Frank  B. 
Libby,  proprietor  of  the  Joslin  House  at 
Prout's  Neck,  Me.  ;  Jennie  F. ,  who  has  taught 
school  in  Westbrook  for  some  years,  and  is  re- 
siding with  her  parents;  Marcia  W. ,  who  died 
at  the  age  of  eighteen;  Bertha  M.,  wife  of 
Harry  Brooks,  of  Westbrook;  and  Mary  E. ,  a 
graduate  of  the  Westbrook  High  School,  who 
is  with  her  parents. 

Mr.  Pennell  cast  his  first  vote  with  the 
Whigs,  and  helped  to  swell  the  majority  for 
the  first  President  Harrison.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Republican  party  since  its 
organization,  and  has  filled  many  offices  of 
public  trust  in  Westbrook.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners 
three  years,  the  last  year  officiating  as  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board.  Before  Westbrook  was 
granted  a  city  charter  he  served  on  the  Board 
of  Selectmen  for  many  years,  filling  the  Presi- 
dent's chair  two  years;  and  under  the  city 
government  he  has  served  as  Assessor  one 
year.      He  has  been  a  Mason  and  Odd  Fellow 


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for  many  years;  has  filled  all  the  offices  of 
Temple  Lodge,  No.  86,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  ;  and 
has  advanced  as  far  as  Scribe  in  Eagle 
Chapter,  No.  1 1 ;  is  a  member  of  Portland 
Commandery,  Knights  Templars;  and  belongs 
to  Saccarappa  Lodge,  No.  ii,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pennell 
attend  the  Congregational  church,  and  their 
daughters  are  active  workers  in  the  church  and 
Sunday-school. 


T^HARLES  B.  WOODMAN,  oL  West- 
I  V^  brook,  Alderman  for  Ward  3  and  the 
^^U^^  leading  druggist  of  the  city,  was  born 
in  Westbrook,  July  6,  1841.  He  is 
the  eldest  son  of  Benjamin  J.  and  Charlotte  F. 
(Babb)  Woodman.  His  first  ancestor  in  this 
country  came  from  England  in  the  latter  part 
of  the  seventeenth  century  and  settled  in 
Massachusetts;  and  there  the  family  was  well 
and  favorably  known  for  generations,  produc- 
ing active  and  hardy  citizens.  Samuel  Wood- 
man, the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  a 
native  of  Buxton,  Me.  He  was  a  cooper  and 
worked  at  his  trade  for  many  years. 

His  son,  Benjamin  J.  Woodman,  was  born 
in  Portland,  Me.  He  learned  the  shoemaker's 
trade  and  worked  at  it  in  early  manhood,  and 
eventually  settled  on  a  farm  in  Westbrook, 
where  he  is  now  living,  a  hale  and  active  man 
of  seventy-six  years.  His  wife,  who  is  a 
native  of  Westbrook-j  celebrated  her  seventy- 
third  birthday  on  June  29,  1895.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Benjamin  J.  Woodman  are  among  the 
oldest  living  members  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church  in  Westbrook,  their  names 
having  been  entered  on  its  rolls  over  fifty 
years  ago.  Six  children  have  brightened  the 
years  of  their  wedded  life,  namely:  Charles 
B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Paulina  E.  ; 
Benjamin  F.  ;  Clara  F.  ;  Mary  (deceased) ;  and 
Lottie  M. 

Charles  B.  Woodman  received  his  education 
in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  town  and 
Gorham  Academy.  He  was  for  ten  years  em- 
ployed in  the  steward's  department  of  different 
steamboats,  three  years  of  that  time  being 
spent  on  government  transports  during  the  war. 
April  16,  1869,  he  purchased  an  interest  in  a 
grocery    business,    in    company    with    E.    H. 


Sturgis ;  and  the  firm  of  Sturgis  &  Woodman 
conducted  a  thriving  trade  until  May,  1872. 
Mr.  Woodman  then  bought  his  partner's  share 
in  the  business,  and  gradually  sold  out  his 
stock  of  groceries,  at  the  same  time  investing 
largely  in  drugs.  In  1882  he  located  at  his 
present  place  of  business,  improving  and  em- 
bellishing an  old  building  until  it  looked  like 
new.  He  now  has  one  of  the  handsomest  and 
most  reliable  drug  stores  in  the  pity.  In  busi- 
ness in  Westbrook  nearly  twenfy-seven  years, 
Mr.  Woodman  holds  the  respect  of' all  who 
know  him.  There  are  but  three  men  in  the 
city  whose  business  record  antedates  his,  and 
there  is  none  who  bears  a  higher  reputation. 

Mr.  Woodman  was  married  in  1863  in 
Waterville,  Me.,  to  Miss  Clyde  Spear,  a 
native  of  Waterville,  daughter  of  Zaccheus  and 
Rebecca  (Parker)  Spear.  Six  children  have 
blessed  their  union,  two  of  whom  —  Philip 
Everett  and  Alice  Lduise  —  have  passed  away. 
The  others  are  located  as  follows:  Charles 
Harold,  a  registered  pharmacist,  is  clerk  in 
a  drug  store  in  Boston ;  Guy  Perley  is  in  his 
father's  store  in  Westbrook;  George  M.  is 
a  student  in  the  Maine  Medical  School,  Bruns- 
wick, Me.;  and  Benjamin  J.,  a  Westbrook 
High  School  boy,  is. with  his  parents. 

Mr.  Woodman  has  taken  an  active  part  in 
public  affairs  as  a  member  of  the  Republican 
party.  Before  Westbrook  became  a  city,  he 
was  for  years  a  member  of  the  town  Republi- 
can Committee,  of  which  he  was  Chairman 
thirteen  years.  He  was  Postmaster  four  years, 
during  Harrison's  administration,  and  was  five 
years  consecutively  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer. 
In  1885  and  1887  he  represented  Westbrook 
in  the  State  legislature,  serving  on  the  Insane 
Hospital  Committee  and  the  Committee  on 
Banks  and  Banking,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermeri  of  Westbrook  at  the  present 
time.  In  political  circles  he  is  very  popular, 
and  has  the  confidence  of  all  his  constituents. 
Mr.  Woodman  is  a  member  of  Temple  Lodge, 
No.  86,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Westbrook;  a 
member  of  Cummings  Encampment,  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  having  filled  all 
the  chairs  in  the  Order;  Westbrook  Lodge; 
Knights  of  Pythias,  in  which  Order  also  he 
has  passed  all  the  chairs.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Woodman  attend  the  Methodist  church. 


JOHN    JORDAN    GERRISH. 


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'OHN  JORDAN  GERRISH,,  of  Port- 
land, Me.,  founder  of  the  well-known 
mercantile  firm  of  J.  J.  Gerrish  &  Co., 
dealers  in  railroad  supplies,  was  born* 
in  Durham,  Androscoggin  County,  December 
21,  1 82 1.  His  parents  were  James  and  Mary 
(Sylvester)  Gerrish,  both  being  of  old  Colo- 
nial families.  Captain  William  Gerrish,  the 
earliest  known  progenitor  of  the  Gerrish  fam- 
ily in  the  United  States,  born  in  Bristol, 
Somersetshire,  England,  in  161 7,  came  to 
New  England  in  1639,  ^^^  settled  at  New- 
bury, Mass.  He  removed  to  Boston  in  1678, 
and  died  in  Salem,  at  the  home  of  his  son 
Benjamin,  August  9,  1687:  His  son,  John 
Gerrish,  was  born  May  15,  1646,  and  died  in 
1714.  He  settled  at  Dover,  N.  H.,  was  a 
Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  Hamp- 
shire. Nathaniel,  born  1672,  settled  first  at 
Berwick,  Me.,  and  afterward  at  Dover,  N. H., 
died  in  Berwick  in  1752.  Major  Charles 
Gerrish  was  born  in  Berwick,  Me.,  in  171 8. 
He  and  several  of  his  sons  served  their  coun- 
try in  the  Revolutionary  War.  In  1748  he 
came  to  Portland,  then  Falmouth,  and  lived 
in  what  is  now  known  as  the  old  Admiral  Tate 
house,  which  he  sold  in  1753,  when  he  moved 
to  Saccarappa.  In  1762  he  moved  again,  prob- 
ably to  Royalsboro. 

He  had  four  sons,  who  married  and  settled 
around  him  —  William  had  nine  children; 
Charles  had  eight  children;  Nathaniel  also 
had  eight;  and  George,  who  settled  upon  the 
farm,  had  five  to  bear  the  family  name. 
Strange  as  it  may  seem,  there  is  not  a  single 
representative  of  the  Gerrish  family  now  in 
town.  George,  the  grandfather  of  the  subject 
of  this  biography,  was  born  in  Saccarappa, 
Me.,  in  1753.  He  also  lived  on  the  old  home- 
stead, and  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution. 
On  December  20,  1781,  he  married  Mary 
Mitchell,  of  Freeport,  by  whom  he  had  five 
children.  Mr.  George  Gerrish  died  May  23, 
18 14;  and  his  wife,  who  was  born  June  21, 
1758,  died  December  7,  18 16. 

Their  son,  James  Gerrish,  was  born  on  the 
old  Gerrish  homestead  in  Durham,  then 
Royalsboro,  where  he  pursued  farming  and 
shoemaking.  On  October  8,  1808,  he  mar-* 
ried  Mary,  a  daughter  of  Barstow  Sylvester, 
of  Freeport.      She  was  born  April  22,    1787. 


They  had  five  children,  namely:  Harrison  S., 
who  died  in  1849;  George  B.,  born  July  3, 
181 1,  and  died  in  Freeport;  Emeline,  Mrs. 
Amos  Field,  who  lives  in  Gorham,  N.H.  ; 
Stephen  S.,  born  March  25,  1820,  died  May  6, 
1864;  and  John  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 
The  father  died  June  8,  1824.  The  mother 
lived  until  August  20,  1859.  She  was  of 
French  ancestry,  the  Sylvester  family  dating 
back  to  1062.  Richard  Sylvester,  the  first 
one  of  the  name  who  came  to  America,  settled 
in  Massachusetts  in  1633. 

John  J.  Gerrish,  after  completing  his  school 
education  at  the  Bath  High  School,  went  to 
help  construct  the  Atlantic  &  St.  Lawrence 
Railroad.  A  month  prior  to  this  the  ground 
had  been  broken  near  his  present  home. 
After  the  road  was  completed  he  took  charge 
of  a  section  for  a  few  years;  and  later  he  be- 
came conductor,  running  on  what  is  now  the 
Grand  Trunk  Railroad,  from  Portland  to  Island 
Pond,  Vt.,  for' a  period  of  ten  years.  During 
the  construction  of  the  Portland  Street  Railway 
he  served  that  company,  and  he  subsequently 
became  its  superintendent  for  five  years.  Mr. 
Gerrish  then  engaged  in  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness, handling  railroad  supplies,  which  he 
followed  for  twenty  years;  and  the  firm  still 
continues  under  the  old  name. 

In  politics  Mr.  Gerrish  affiliates  with  the 
Republican  party.  He  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  Common  Council  in  1866,  which  posi- 
tron he  retained  several  years;  and  in  1875  he 
became  an  Alderman,  remaining  on  that  Board 
several  years.  For  eleven  years  he  has  been 
one  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Evergreen 
Cemetery.  Since  1862  he  has  been  a  member 
of  Portland  Lodge,  A,  F.  Sz;  A.  M.,  and 
Greenleaf  Chapter.  The  Widows'  Wood  So- 
ciety, the  Provident  Society,  and  the  Asso- 
ciated Charities  all  claim  the  attention  of 
Mr.  Gerrish.  At  one  time  he  served  the 
town  as  Overseer  of  the  Poor  for  three  years. 

His  wife,  Susan  R.  Small,  was  a  daughter 
of  Thomas  Small,  of  Lisbon.  She  was  born 
in  Lisbon,  May  i,  1822;  and  they  were  mar- 
ried on  December  21,  1848.  They  reared  six 
children,  as  follows:  Ella  Susan,  wife  of  S.  A. 
Haynes,  of  Westboro,  Mass.  ;  Mary  Ida,  wife 
of  Harvey  W.  Merrill,  of  West  Medford, 
Mass.,    formerly    residing    in    Auburn,    Me.; 


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John  Herbert,  who  also  lives  at  West  Med- 
ford;  George  Lester,  of  this  city;  Hattie 
Small  Gerrish,  who  lives  at  home;  and  Elmer 
Grenville,  who  carries  on  the  business.  Mrs. 
Susan  R.. Gerrish  died  March  13,  i8g6.  The 
family  attend  the  St.  Lawrence  Street  Con- 
gregational Church,  of  which  they  are  mem- 
bers. Mr.  Gerrish 's  fine  house,  at  47  Eastern 
Promenade,  overlooks  the  entrance  of  the  bay 
and  the  islands,  commanding  a  beautiful  and 
extensive  view.  While  sitting  at  his  dining- 
table  he  can  see  ocean  steamships  passing, 
probably  not  more  than  a  thousand  feet  away. 


■/^HARLES  S.  WHITNEY,  of  Harri- 
I  VX  son.  Me.,  furniture  manufacturer  and 
^ls^_^  exporter,  was  born  in  Harrison,  May 
6,  1853,  son  of  Stephen  and  Cath- 
erine (Brown)  Whitney.  Stephen  Whitney 
was  a  mason  by  trade,  and  devoted  many  years 
to  the  pursuit  of  his  calling.  He  was  also  an 
able  and  successful  farmer.  He  is  now  liv- 
ing near  Harrison  Village,  retired  from  active 
work.  His  wife,  who  is  a  native  of  Water- 
ford,  Me.,  is  also  living.  They  are  the  par- 
ents of  nine  children  —  Irene,  deceased;  Ann 
Eliza,  the  wife  of  George  Tarbox,  a  travelling 
man,  whose  home  is  in  Harrison ;  Frances  B. , 
the  wife  of  Daniel  Woodsum,  now  residing  in 
New  Hampshire;  Charles  S.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  William  H.,  a  farmer  of  Harri- 
son, who  married  a  Miss  Whitney  of  that 
town;  Horace,  a  resident  of  Harrison  Village, 
who  married  Miss  Hattie  Rodic,  and  is  now  a 
widower;  Fred,  a  farmer  living  with  his 
father,  who  married  Miss  Mabel  Wheeler; 
Lizzie,  the  wife  of  Andrew  Ricker,  a  hair- 
dresser of  Portland,  Me.  ;  and  Mary,  the  first- 
born, who  died  in  infancy. 

Charles  S.  Whitney  received  a  common- 
school  education,  remaining  with  his  parents 
until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age.  He  then 
obtained  work  as  a  coat  presser  in  Harrison 
Village,  and  remained  three  years.  He  then 
took  up  the  lumber  business,  in  which  he  is 
still  extensively  engaged.  In  the  prosecution 
of  this  industry  he  has  been  obliged  to  purchase 
a  good  deal  of  timber  land;  and  he  now  owns 
large  tracts  in  the  townships  of  Paris  and  Nor- 
way, Me.      In  1888  he  took  under  a  lease  for 


three  years  the  property  known  as  the  Eastern 
Wire  Works.  He  purchased  it  outright  in 
the  spring  of  1891,  and  shortly  after  organized 
a  stock  company  for  the  manufacture  of  furni- 
ture. This  is  the  Ellingwood  Manufacturing 
Company  of  Harrison,  -  Me. ,  a  name  familiar 
to  furniture  dealers  all  over  the  world.  Their 
chairs,  lounges,  couches,  etc.,  are  sold  to 
dealers  in  Portland,  and  shipped  thence  to 
different  parts  of  the  globe.  Starting  in  life 
with  no  resources  but,  a  strong  will  and  a  good 
practical  judgment,  Mr.  Whitney  has  carved 
his  own  fortune,  such  as  it  is. 

He  was  married  August  28,  1877,  to  Annie 
D.,  daughter  of  Gideon  and  Lydia  Ellen 
(Sawyer)  Ridlon,  of  Hollis,  Me.  Mrs. 
Whitney  was  born  in  Buxton,  Me.,  April  28, 
1851.  Her  parents  are  yet  living  in  Hollis, 
her  father  working  at  his  trade,  that  of  a  ma- 
chinist. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whitney  have  two 
children  —  Harvey  S.,  born  April  17,  1878; 
and  Flora  Ethel,  born  September  27,  1883. 
Mr.  Whitney  has  been  a  stanch  Republican 
since  he  was  first  qualified  to  vote.  He  is  a 
member  of  Harrison  Lodge,  No.  41,  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Harrison.. 
Mrs.  Whitney  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
church.  A  lifelong  resident  of  Flarrison, 
which  is  also  the  birthplace  and  permanent 
home  of  h.is  father,  Mr.  Whitney  is  well 
known  and  highly  esteemed  in  the  town  and 
vicinity. 


W". 


ILLIAM  F.  HOLT,  a  well-known 
farmer  residing  in  the  town  of  Bridg- 
ton,  is  also  a  worthy  representative 
of  the  veterans  of  the  Civil  War,  from  which 
he  brought  a  record  that  he  and  his  descend- 
ants can  well  be  proud  of.  A  native  of 
Maine,  he  was  born  September  28,  1841,  in 
the  town  of  Fryeburg,  one  of  the  eight  chil- 
dren, four  sons  and  four  daughters,  reared  by 
his  parents,  Thomas  K.  and  Eliza  (Brackett) 
Holt.  He  was  brought  up  to  farming,  and 
was  engaged  in  that  peaceful  occupation  when 
President  Lincoln  called  for  men  to  defend 
the  Union.  Among  the  first  to  respond  was 
Mr.  Holt,  who  enlisted  June  22,  1861,  in 
Company  A,  Seventieth  New  York  Volunteer 
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Serving  with  his  regiment  in  the  Army  of 
the  Potornac,  he  participated  in  many  of  the 
more  important  engagements  of  the  war.  He 
fought  in  the  battle  of  Stafford  Court-house, 
at  the  siege  of  Yorktown,  in  the  battles  of 
Williamsburg,  Fair  Oaks,  Gaines's  Mills, 
Frazier's  Farm,  in  the  seven  days'  retreat  to 
Malvern  Hill,  in  the  battles  of  Malvern  Hill 
and  Bristow  Station,  and  in  the  second  battle 
of  Bull  Run.  In  this  last  engagement  he  re- 
ceived a  ball  through  the  left  shoulder  and  a 
wound  in  the  left  side  of  his  breast.  A  com- 
rade bore  him,  as  he  supposed,  to  a  place  of 
safety,  laying  him  behind  a  fence,  where,  a 
half-hour  later,  four  of  his  ribs  were  fractured 
by  a  bursting  shell.  The  following  two 
weeks  he  spent  in  a  Washington  hospital, 
whence  he  was  transferred  to  Philadelphia, 
where  he  remained  in  the  hospital  for  three 
months.  On  rejoining  the  regiment  he  was 
made  Third  Sergeant  of  his  company,  after 
which  he  shared  in  the  battles  of  Chantilly, 
Fredericksburg,  and  Gettysburg.  At  Gettys- 
burg he  was  again  wounded,  a  piece  of  a  shell 
striking  him  in  the  left  foot,  and  necessitat- 
ing his  removal  to  the  hospital  at  Newark, 
N.J. ,  where  he  was  under  the  doctor's  care 
for  three  months.  Going  back  to  the  seat 
of  war,  he  subsequently  was  in  the  battles 
of  Mine  Run,  the  Wilderness,  Spottsylvania 
Court-house,  in  the  celebrated  charge  by 
which  General  Johnson  and  three  thousand 
rebels  were  captured,  in  the  battle  of  Cold 
Harbor,  and  in  those  before  Petersburg.  The 
three  years  for  which  he  enlisted  having  ex- 
pired, he  was  honorably  discharged  June  22, 
1864.  He  now  receives  a  pension  of  seventeen 
dollars  per  month.  Returning  to  the  place  of 
his  nativity,  Mr.  Holt  lived  there  until  1881, 
when  he  removed  to  Massachusetts,  which  was 
his  home  for  two  years.  In  1883  he  bought 
thirty-five  acres  of  his  present  farm  property, 
aad  has  since  been  engaged  in  agriculture. 
He  has  bought  other  land  since  that  time,  his 
farm  now  containing  one  hundred  and  ten 
acres,  a  goodly  portion  of  which  is  under  cul- 
tivation. 

On  November  24,  1864,  Mr.  Holt  was 
united  in  wedlock'  with  Miss  Elmira  W. 
Lewis,  daughter  of  Iver  and  Olive  P.  (Cole) 
Lewis,  who  had  six  sons  and  four  daughters. 


Of  the  union  three  children  have  been  born, 
namely :  Cora,  the  wife  of  M.  M.  Rupert ; 
Alice  S.,  wife  of  J.  C.  Buzzell;  and  William 
L. ,  who  remains  on  the  home  farm.  In  poli- 
tics Mr.  Holt  is  a  steadfast  Republican,  and 
for  seven  years  has  served  as  Postmaster  of 
Bridgton.  He  is  an  esteemed  comrade  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  also  has 
affiliations  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows. 


EV.    BENJAMIN    P.    SNOW,    A.M., 
Principal     of    the    North     Yarmouth 

to  V  Academy  at  Yarmouth,  Me.,  was 
born  February  14,  183 1,  in  the 
town  of  Rumford,  Oxford  County,  son  of  Sam- 
uel Stillman  Snow.  His  paternal  grand- 
father, Ono  Snow,  going  from  East  Douglass, 
Mass.,  settled  in  Bethlehem,  N.H.,  in  1798, 
and  with  a  brother  was  joint  surveyor  of  a 
large  part  of  the  land  in  that  town,  which  was 
then  in  its  pristine  wildness  and  grandeur. 
Grandfather  Snow  was  a  farmer  by  occupation, 
well  educated  for  a  man  of  his  generation,  and 
took  a  prominent  part  in  advancing  the  inter- 
ests of  the  little  settlement  in  the  mountains, 
being  one  of  the  leading  members  of  the  Con- 
gregational church  and  one  of  the  committee 
that  hired  its  first  pastor.  He  was  twice  mar- 
ried, rearing  a  family  of  seven  children,  of 
whom  Samuel  S.  was  the  youngest. 

Samuel  S.  Snow,  whose  birth  occurred  in 
Bethlehem,  September  20,  1802,  was  in  his 
early  manhood  a  hotel  manager  in  Andover, 
Mass.,  but  afterward  engaged  in  farming  and 
paper  manufacturing  in  Maine,  spending  many 
years  of  his  life  in  this  State.  His  last  days 
were  passed  with  his  children  in  Worcester, 
Mass.,  where  his  death  occurred  October  i, 
1877.  He  married  Mary  S.  Hoit,  who  was 
born  April  26,  1805,  in  Concord,  N.H.,  and 
died  April  8,  1878,  in  Worcester,  Mass. 
Both  parents  were  earnest  Christians,  being 
connected  by  membership  with  the  Congrega- 
tional church.  Their  household  circle  in- 
cluded nine  children,  four  of  whom  —  Harriet 
N.,  Caroline  E.,  Edward  P.,  and  Samuel 
N.  w. —  have  passed  to  the  life  immortal,  the 
other  five  being:  Benjamin  P.,  of  Yarmouth, 
who  is  the  eldest  child;  Mary  A.,  widow  of 


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Captain  L.  H.  Drinkwater,  living  in  Oakland, 
Cal.;  Temple  H.,  in  business  in  Westbrook, 
Me.,  a  dealer  in  stoves  and  tinware;  Clarissa 
E.,  wife  of  H.  E.  Stratton,  residing  in 
Worcester,  Mass.;  and  Ezra  H.,  a  printer  in 
Orange,  N.J. 

Benjamin  P.  Snow  acquired  the  rudiments 
of  his  liberal  education  in  the  place  of  his  na- 
tivity, which  he  left  at  the  age  of  fourteen 
years  to  obtain  a  situation  in  the  paper-mill 
at  Westbrook,  where  he  worked  for  six  years. 
Spending  his  leisure  hours  in  study,  he  fitted 
himself  for  college,  in  185 1  began  his  collegi- 
ate course  at  Waterville,  and  the  next  year 
entered  Bowdoin  College,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  with  high  honors  in  1855.  The  fol- 
lowing two  years  he  was  engaged  in  teaching 
in  high  schools  in  the  West,  being  recalled  to 
his  Alma  Mater  in  1857  as  a  tutor  of  Latin,  a 
position  which  he  held  three  years.  Always 
eager  for  learning,  in  order  to  make  further 
advancement  in  scholarship  Mr.  Snow  subse- 
quently took  a  course  of  study  at  the  Bangor 
Theological  Seminary,  and  was  there  gradu- 
ated. He  then  resumed  his  pedagogical 
labors,  first  as  Principal  of  Fryeburg  Acad- 
emy, Maine,  and,  for  some  five  years  from 
the  close  of  the  Civil  War,  as  an  instructor  in 
high  schools  in  Massachusetts.  With  the  ex- 
ception of  the  time  in  which  he  held  pastorates 
in  North  Yarmouth,  Alfred,  and  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, the  Rev.  Benjamin  P.  Snow  has  since 
devoted  his  attention  to  educational  work  in 
his  native  State.  For  three  years  he  was  su- 
perintendent of  the  Biddeford  High  Schools. 
In  the  autumn  of  1890  he  came  to  Yarmouth 
to  accept  his  present  position  at  the  head  of 
the  North  Yarmouth  Academy. 

This  institution  of  learning  is  among  the 
oldest  and  most  famous  in  the  State.  In 
June,  1894,  was  celebrated  its  eightieth  an- 
niversary, many  of  its  aged  and  prominent 
alumni  assisting,  perhaps  the  oldest  present 
being  the  venerable  Dr.  John  C.  Stockbridge, 
of  Providence,  R.I.,  a  graduate  of  the  class 
of  1833,  who  opened  the  exercises  with 
prayer. 

The  oration  upon  this  occasion  was  given 
by  Major-general  O.  O.  Howard,  class  .of 
1847,  and  the  poem  by  Fabius  Maximus  Ray, 
England,  class  of  1857  and  a  member  of  the 


Cumberland    bar.      Many    others    eminent    in 
literary,     educational,     legal,     political,     and 
financial  circles  were  there  to  pay  tribute  to 
their  beloved  Alma  Mater.     Among  its  oflScers 
and    instructors    have    been    several    men    of 
prominence  —  as     in     1836    Cyrus     Hamlin, 
later  President  of  Robert   College,  Constanti- 
nople, and  Prentiss  Mellen,  First  Chief  Jus- 
tice of  Maine  —  the  names  of  these  with  its 
alumni,    among    them   the    "War    Governor" 
Andrew,    of    Massachusetts,    forming   a    note- 
worthy list,  too  long  to  be  enumerated.     Suf- 
fice it  to  say  that  graduates  of  this  academy 
have  held  an  honored  place  in  the  records  of 
Bowdoin,  Colby,  Dartmouth,    Yale,   and   Har- 
vard  Colleges,  and  have  attained  high  posi- 
tions   in    the    various    States    of    the    Union. 
Under  the  efficient  management  of  Professor 
Snow  this  school  has  kept  pace  with  the  pro- 
gressive educational  methods  of  the  day,  the 
courses  being  so  arranged  as  to  give  to  each  stu- 
dent a  thorough  training  in  English,  classical, 
or  scientific  instruction,  fitting  for  admission 
to  any  college  of  the  land,  whatever  its  stand- 
ard of  scholarship. 

The  Rev.  Benjamin  P.  Snow  was  united  in 
marriage  August  26,  1862,  with  Miss  Anna 
Louise  Chandler,  who  was  born  March  13, 
1835,  in  New  Sharon,  this  State,  daughter  of 
Jason  S.  and  Catherine  B.  Chandler.  Of  the 
two  children  of  Professor  and  Mrs.  Snow,  Mary 
Catharine,  the  first-born,  died  in  childhood. 
The  second,  Miss  Ellen  F.  Snow,  was  gradu- 
ated from  Bates  College,  where  she  took  a 
full  course,  including  Greek  and  mathematics, 
in  1890,  and  is  now  preceptress  in  the  acad- 
emy. Professor  Snow  is  a  Republican  in  poli- 
tics and,  with  his  family,  a  Congregationalist 
in  religion.  Socially,  he  is  a  Chapter  Mason 
and  a  member  of  the  State  Pedagogical  So- 
ciety, in  wTiich  he  is  Chairman  of  the  Section 
of  Geography  and  History,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Standing  Committee  on  Professional 
Reading.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the 
Phi  Beta  Kappa  Society  of  Bowdoin  College. 


A.  PLUMMER    is   one   of   the   oldest 
merchants  of  Raymond  Village,  where 
he  has  held  the  office  of  Postmaster 
ever  since  his  first  appointment  in  1864.      He 


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was  born. in  Raymond  on  May  3,  1835,  son  of 
Dr.  William  and  Hannah  (Files)  Plummer; 
and  he  is  a  grandson  of  Moses  B.  and 
Margaret  (Simonton)  Plummer. 

Moses  B.  Plummer  was  a  native  of  Scar- 
boro,  Me.,  where  his  birth  occurred  on  May 
10,  1780.'  He  learned  the  trade  of  a  black- 
smith, and  followed  that  vocation  with  success 
during  his  early  years  j  but  in  his  later  life  he 
turned  his  attention  to  agriculture,  purchas- 
ing a  farm,  on  which  he  devoted  his  last  years 
to  this  less  arduous  occupation.  He  died  in 
August,  1855.  His  wife,  Margaret  Simonton, 
was  born  in  Scarboro  on  June  30,  1782,  and 
died  on  March  6,  1829.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  twelve  children,  a  brief  record  of 
whom  is  here  given  —  William,  the  eldest,  was 
born  June  19,  1805;  Jessie,  born  March  20, 
1807,  died  May  6,  1827;  Lydia,  born  March 
4,  1809,  died  June  3,  1832;  Moses,  Jr.,  born 
May  S,  181 1,  died  April  21,  1837;  Eliza, 
the  fifth,  who  was  born  August  i,  1813,  and 
died  June  29,  1838,  married  Osgood  Libby, 
who  is  also  dead;  Rebecca,  born  June  15, 
181 5,  died  May  29,  1838;  Gibeon,  born  No- 
vember 12,  1 81 7,  married  Miss  Maria  Cloud- 
man,  and  died  in  February,  1880;  Jordan, 
born  October  27^  18 19,  married  Miss  Margaret 
Brown  (both  deceased);  David  was  born  June 
I,  1822,  married  Miss  Sarah  Tukey  (de- 
ceased), and  died  in  December,  1882;  Eben- 
ezer,  born  September  3,  1824,  married  Miss 
Eliza  Welch  (deceased),  and  resides  in  Ray- 
mond; Mark  Leach,  born  October  7,  1826, 
went  to  California  at  the  time  of  the  gold  ex- 
citement in  1849,  3-"d  has  not  been  heard  from 
since  1853;  Margaret  Ann,  the  youngest,  born 
February  20,  1829,  married  Stillman  A.  Dan- 
forth,  and  both  died  at  their  home  in  Chicago, 
III.  Between  three  and  four  years  after  their 
m^her's  death,  their  father,  on  December  9, 
1832,  married  Mrs.  Mary  Barter,  a  widow, 
who  was  born  on  October  2,  1789. 

William  Plummer  grew  to  manhood  in  Ray- 
mond, acquiring  the  rudiments  of  his  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools.  He  afterward 
pursued  more  advanced  studies  in  Brunswick, 
and  then  CAtered  Bowdoin  College,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  with  honor.  He 
made  a  special  study  of  medicine,  and,  on 
completing    his    course,    opened    an    office    in 


Raymond,  his  field  of  practice  being  this  and 
the  adjoining  town  of  Casco.  He  was  quite 
successful,  and  was  well  known  and  generally 
esteemed  and  respected.  His  wife,  Hannah 
Files,  bore  him  one  son,  E.  A.  Plummer,  with 
whom  she  made  her  home  after  her  husband's 
death.  She  died  in  October,  1880.  Dr. 
Plummer  was  a  Democrat  in  political  views 
and  an  active  worker  for  the  interests  of  his 
party.  About  1850  he  was  sent  as  a  Repre- 
sentative to  the  State  legislature,  and  he  also 
served  as  Selectman  in  the  town  of  Raymond 
during  several  terms. 

E.  A.  Plummer  grew  to  manhood  in  the  pa- 
rental home,  and  received  a  good,  practical 
education  in  the  schools  of  Raymond.  In 
1861  he  opened  a  general  merchandise  store  in 
this  place  in  partnership  with  D.  Plummer,^ 
the  firm  name  being  D.  &  E.  A.  Plummer. 
Since  1883  his  son  Fred  has  been  in  company 
with  him.  They  carry  a  large  assortment  of 
such  goods  as  are  usually  kept  in  a  general 
store,  and  have  an  excellent  trade.  Besides 
their  mercantile  interests  they  are  engaged  to 
a  moderate  extent  in  farming. 

On  December  31,  1857,  Mr.  Plummer  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Rebecca  Tokay, 
who  was  born  in  Raymond,  March  18,  1838, 
and  was  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary 
(Plummer)  Tokay.  Her  father  was  a  mason 
by  trade,  and  was  also  successfully  engaged  in 
farming.  Mrs.  Rebecca  T.  Plummer  died  on 
July  3,  1884,  leaving  a  son  and  daughter  — 
Fred  W.  and  Louisa  H.  Fred  W.  Plummer, 
born  April  7,  i860,  is  in  partnership  with  his 
father  in  the  store.  He  married  Miss  Alice 
Morton,  of  Raymond,  and  has  two  children  — 
Angeline  N.  and  Clifford  I.  Louisa  H. 
Plummer,  born  October  27,  1868,  is  the  wife 
of  Irving  Morton,  a  prosperous  farmer  and 
blacksmith  of  Raymond.  Mr.  Plummer  was 
again  married  June  17,  1885,  to  Miss  Abbie 
J.  Brown,  of  this  town,  a  daughter  of  the  late 
Sewell  and  Charlotte  (Plummer)  Brown. 

Mr.  Plummer  is  a  loyal  Republican,  and 
takes  a  deep  interest  in  the  movements  of  his 
party.  In  1864  he  received  the  appointment  of 
Postmaster  at  Raymond  Village,  and  since  that 
time  he  has  continued  to  fulfil  the  duties  of 
the  office  with  satisfaction  to  its  patrons. 
Among    the  other  positions  of  responsibility 


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and  trust  held  by  him  is  that  of  Selectman, 
first  in  1866,  and  at  intervals  since  then,  mak- 
ing thirteen  years  in  all;  also  that  of  Town 
Treasurer,  which  he  filled  from  1870  to  and 
including  1877,  1879,  1881,  1883-84,  1886- 
88,  and  in  1890,  sixteen  years  all  together. 
He  is  a  member  of  Windham  Lodge,  No.  127, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.  ;  Siloam  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Gray,  Me.  ;  and 
Hawthorne  Lodge,  No.  16,  Knights  of  Pythias, 
of  Raymond.  Mrs.  Plummer  is  a  communi- 
cant of  the  Baptist  church. 


7TAHARLES    R..    MILLIKEN,    President 
I  VX     of    the    Portland    Rolling    Mill    and 

^^Is^^  Treasurer  and  Manager  of  the  Po- 
land Paper  Company,  was  born  in 
Poland,  Me.,  December  12,  1833,  son  of 
Josiah  and  Elizabeth  (Freeman)  Milliken. 
He  is  of  Scotch  descent,  and  represents  the 
seventh  generation  of  his  family  in  this 
country,  his  first  ancestor  here  being  Hugh 
Milliken,  a  Scotsman,  who  settled  in  Boston 
about  1680.  John  Milliken,  son  of  Plugh, 
accompanied  his  father  and  mother  to  Massa- 
chusetts. He  married  Elizabeth  Alger  in 
Boston,  and  resided  there  for  many  years,  sub- 
sequently becoming  the  owner  of  extensive 
lands  in  Scarboro,  Me.  Their  son  John,  who 
was  born  December  27,  1691,  worked  in 
Boston  as  a  saddler  for  many  years,  but* spent 
the  last  forty  years  of  his  life  in  Scarboro, 
Me.,  dying  September  8,  1779,  during  the 
Revolutionary  War,  in  which  he  took  an  active 
part.  He  was  married  in  Boston,  January  i, 
1718,  to  Sarah  Burnett;  and  their  son  John, 
third,  the  next  in  line,  was  born  February  17, 
1723.  He  died  in  1766.  His  wife,  to  whom 
he  was  united  August  16,  1761,  was  Elizabeth 
(Libby)  Sallis,  widow  of  Benjamin  Sallis,  of 
Scarboro.  Benjamin  Milliken,  who  repre- 
sented the  fifth  generation,  was  born  in  1764 
in  Scarboro.  He  worked  as  a  farmer,  tanner, 
and  currier  in  that  town,  dying  September  20, 
1818.  His  wife's  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth 
Babbridge.  Their  son  Josiah  was  the  father 
of  Mr.  Charles  L.  Milliken. 

Josiah  Milliken  was  born  in  Scarboro,  Janu- 
ary I,  1803.  He  spent  some  of  the  early  years 
of    his    life    in    Buckfield,    and    subsequently 


moved  to  Poland,  working  in  both  places  at 
his  trade,  tanning,  and  also  engaging  exten- 
sively in  lumbering,  general  manufacturing 
and  farming.  He  died  in  Portland  in  1866. 
His  wife,  Elizabeth  Freeman,  was  born  in 
Minot,  Androscoggin  County,  Me.  She  out- 
lived her  husband  many  years,  dying  in  1889. 
Seven  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs, 
Josiah  Milliken,  namely:  Mary  F. ,  now  the 
widow  of  Daniel  W.  True;  Weston  F;  Will- 
iam Henry ;  Charles  R.  (our  subject) ;  Seth 
M.  ;  George;  and  Adelaide,  wife  of  L.  0- 
Short,  of  the  firm  of  Loring,  Hammond  & 
Short. 

Charles  R.  Milliken  attended  the  public  and 
high  schools  of  Minot,  finishing  his  course  of 
study  at  Hebron  Academy.  In  1854  he 
engaged  as  clerk  for  Abner  Shaw  &  Co.,  of 
Portland,  and  was  afterward  with  True  & 
Frothingham,  their  successors,  about  three 
years.  He  was  next  associated  in  grocery 
jobbing  with  F".  A.  Shaw,  under  the  firm 
name  of  F.  A.  Shaw  &  Co.,  for  two  years, 
changing  the  name  later  to  C.  R.  Milliken. 
At  this  time  his  brother,  Weston  F.,  was 
associated  in  business  with  Charles  Shaw,  a 
brother  of  Charles  Milliken's  partner;  and, 
when  his  term  of  partnership  expired,  Weston 
Milliken  joined  his  brother,  und^r  the  style 
of  W.  &  C.  R.  Milliken,  and  until  1889- they 
were  successfully  engaged  in  grocery  and  flour 
business.  C.  R.  Milliken  then  took  entire 
charge  of  the  Glen  House  in  the  White  Moun- 
tains. In  1 88 1,  in  company  with  the  late 
H.  N.  Jose  and  the' late  G.  E.  Spring,  Charles 
R.  Milliken  purchased  the  Portland  Rolling 
Mill ;  and  they  organized  a  corporation,  of 
which  he  was  elected  President  and  Manager. 
In  1887  he  bought  the  Dennison  Paper  Manu- 
facturing Company's  plant,  which  he  later  sold 
to  a  corporation  called  the  Poland  Paper  Com- 
pany. This  company  elected  Mr.  Milliken 
Treasurer  and  Manager;  and  for  many  years 
he  has  efficiently  and  faithfully  served  as  Pres- 
ident and  Manager  of  the  rolling-mill,  and 
Treasurer  and  Manager  of  the  paper  company. 
He  is  also  a  Director  of  the  electric  light 
company  of  the  city,  and  of  .the  Portland 
Company  (the  locomotive  works). 

In   1857.  Mr.   Milliken  was   united  in  mar- 
riage with  Elizabeth  R.,  daughter  of  Isaac  and 


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Margaret  (Wiley)  Fickett;  and  three  children 
were  born  of  their  union  —  Charles  H.,  Mar- 
garet W. ,  and  Elizabeth  F. 

Politically,  Mr.  Milliken  is  one  of  the  rep- 
resentative men  of  the  Republican  party  in 
Portland,  and  has  served  on  the  City  Council. 
He  belongs  to  but  one  social  organization  in 
the  city,  the  Cumberland  Club.  Mr.  Milliken 
and  his  family  are  members  of  the  State  Street 
Parish  Congregational  Church.  They  have  a 
handsome  residence  at  the  corner  of  Brackett 
and  Danforth  Streets. 


Ji 


ANIEL  M.  COOK,  formerly  a  pros- 
perous farmer  of  Casco,  was  born  in 
Windham,  this  county,  December 
19,  1 813.  His  parents,  Richard  and 
Mary  (Mayberry)  Cook,  were  both  natives  of 
Windham.  After  their  marriage  they  moved 
to  this  town,  settling  in  Chateaugay.  Richard 
Cook,  who  was  a  successful  agriculturist,  spent 
his  manhood  in  that  occupation.  He  and  his 
wife  died  at  their  home  near  Webb's  Mills. 
Daniel  M.  Cook  lived  with  his  parents  until 
his  marriage,  spending  the  early  years  of  his 
manhood  in  assisting  his  father  about  the  farm 
work.  He  then  came  to  Casco  Village,^  where 
during  the  succeeding  five  years  he  engaged 
in  the  tin  business.  This  kind  of  work,  how- 
ever, did  not  prove  so  agreeable  as  his  former 
occupation,  so  he  purchased  a  farm  near  Cook's 
Mills,  and  again  took  up  farming.  After 
fifteen  years  on  this  place,  profitably  spent  in 
agriculture,  he  removed  to  Auburn,  Me.,  to 
again  try  a  mercantile  business,  groceries 
being  the  line  chosen.  He  had  conducted  a 
lucrative  trade  in  this  line  for  five  or  six  years, 
when  he  gave  it  up  and  thereafter  confined  his 
attention  to  farming.  He  resumed  it  first  in 
Poland,  whence  he  removed  to  New  Glouces- 
ter, and  later  to  Otisfield,  remaining  in  the 
last-named  place  nine  years.  He  then  came 
to  Casco  and  lived  here  until  his  death, 
August  19,  1 891,  aged  seventy-eight  years. 
On  March  12,  1846,  Mr.  Cook,  being  then 
thirty-two  years  old,  married  Miss  Mary 
Holden,  a  very  estimable  woman.  She  was 
born  March  9,  1814,  and  is  still  living  in  the 
home  where  her  husband's  last  days  were 
spent.      Her  parents,    John    and    Mary    (Ray) 


Holden,  were  both  born  in  the  town  of  Otis- 
field.  After  their  marriage  they  settled  in 
Massachusetts,  but  subsequently  returned  to 
Otisfield,  and  there  spent  their  remaining 
years.  John  Holden's  father,  who  was  a  doc- 
tor and  miller,  was  closely  identified  with  the 
welfare  and  interests  of  the  community.  Two 
daughters  came  to  gladden  the  home  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Cook.  Both  are  now  living,  namely  : 
Mary  H.,  born  September  7,  1847,  the  widow 
of  Henry  Young,  who  resides  with  her  mother; 
and  Ida  A.,  who  married  True  M.  Merrill, 
now  deceased.  The  daughters  received  a  good 
education. 

Mr.  Cook's  political  principles  were  those  of 
a  stanch  Democrat.  In  1861  he  was  a  member 
of  the  State  legislature.  He  also  served  the 
community  in  important  capacities.  He  was 
County  Commissioner  for  four  years.  Clerk  of 
the  town  of  Casco  for  several  years,  and  Select- 
man almost  continually  from  the  time  he 
attained  an  eligible  age.  His  frequent  elec- 
tion to  office  shows  the  high  esteem  in  which 
he  was  held  by  all.  He  was  considered  one  of 
the  most  public-spirited  men  in  the  county, 
one  to  be  depended  upon  for  the  support  of  any 
worthy  undertaking.  Mr.  Cook  and  his  family 
were  attendants  of  the  church  in  Casco  Village. 


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ANIEL  W. -HOEGG,  an  enterprising 
resident  of  Deering,  Me.,  who  is  ex- 
tensively engaged  in  the  packing  and 
canning  industry  on  Bay  Chaleur, 
Canada,  was  born  November  12,  1827,  in  East 
Cambridge,  Mass.  His  father,  Daniel  Hutch- 
ins  Hoegg,  a  native  of  Bow,  Merrimack  County, 
N.  H.,  was  born  in  1793,  and  died  in  1853. 

When  twenty-one  years  of  age,  or  about  the 
time  of  the  close  of  the  War  of  1812-14, 
Daniel  H.  Hoegg  removed  to  Cambridgeport, 
Mass.,  where  he  secured  employment  with 
William  Walker,  a  brick  manufacturer,  with 
whom  he  remained  for  some  time  after  serving 
his  apprenticeship.  He  subsequently  estab- 
lished himself  in  business  in  that  locality, 
continuing  there  until  his  removal  to  West- 
brook,  in  this  State,  where  he  purchased  a  farm, 
and,  in  conjunction  with  general  farming,  en- 
gaged in  manufacturing  brick.  He  married 
Elizabeth  Walker,  who  bore  him   six  children. 


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of  whom  but  two  are' living,  namely:  Eliza 
Ann,  wife  of  Obadiah  George,  of  Cambridge- 
port,  Mass.  ;  and  Daniel  W.  The  parents 
were  among  the  leading  members  of  the  Meth- 
odist church. 

Daniel  W.  Hoegg  completed  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of    Westbrook,    whither 
his  parents  removed  when  he  was  about  sixteen 
years  old.      In  1851  he  left  the  home  farm,  be- 
coming one  of  a  party  of  four,  three  of  whom 
were  boys,  to  start  for  California,  purchasing 
their  through  tickets  from  Boston  to  San  Fran- 
cisco from  a  Boston  firm  who  represented  them^ 
selves    as    having    a     commodious     line      of 
steamers  running  from  New  York  to  the  Isth- 
mus,  and    equally    fine   accommodations   from 
Panama   to   their   point    of    destination.       On 
arriving  in   New  York,    instead  of   a    ship    of 
twelve  hundred  tons  the  party  found  a  small 
steam  propeller  of  five  hundred  and  thirty  tons, 
which  was  to  carry  the  five  hundred  passengers 
holding  tickets.      The    accommodations  being 
so  limited,  the  authorities  removed  two  hun- 
dred of  the  passengers  before. issuing  clearance 
papers.      Meeting  with  severe  storms  off  Cape 
Hatteras,  they  were  fourteen  days  in  reaching 
Chagres,  and  were  then  obliged,  as  the  rivers 
were  low,  to  walk  across  the  Isthmus.      After 
a  stay  of  four  weeks  in  Panama,    a    merchant 
fitted  up  an  old  barque,  the  "Ann  Smith,"  in 
which    Mr.    Hoegg  and    hjs   companions    con- 
tinued   their   journey.     After    fifty-two    days, 
having   traversed    fifteen    hundred    miles,   but 
still    being    two    thousand    miles    from     San 
Francisco,  they  put  in  at  Acapulco,  where  Mr. 
Hoegg's  cousin,  a  member  of  the  party,  died, 
and  was  buried  on  shore.     Their  barque  being 
condemned,  the  party  were  obliged  to  remain 
here  five  weeks,  this  detention  taking  the  last 
remaining  penny  of  Mr.    Hoegg  and  his  two 
associates.       They   were,     however,    fortunate 
enough  to  find  a  friend    from  the  States  who 
assisted  them  in  securing  a  passage  to  Califor- 
nia,   which    they    reached    four   and    one-half 
months  after  their  embarkation  at   New  York. 
Returning  to  Maine  in   1854,  after  two  years 
of  California  life,  Mr.  Hoegg  shortly  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Winslow  Packing  Company 
of  Portland,  remaining  with  them   many  years, 
locating   and    superintending    their    different 
factories. 


In  1873  he  started  in  business  for  himself 
on  Bay  Chaleur,  Canada,  where  he  has  now 
twelve  factories  in  active  operation..  He  is 
the  pioneer  packer  of  fruits  and  vegetables  in 
Canada,  having  established  this  branch  of  his 
industry  in  1878,  prior  to  which  time  he  had 
given  his  attention  to  the  salmon  and  lobster 
business  only. 

He  has  made  annual  visits  to  the  Bay  for  the 
past  thirty-seven  years,  having  been  the  first  to 
establish   the  business  on  a  permanent  basis. 
In  June,  1894,  the  factory  at  Fredericton  was 
burned    out,  but  has  been  rebuilt  u^Don  a  much 
more  extensive  scale,  all  the  newest  machinery 
and  appliances  having  been  put  in.      Something 
of  the  magnitude  of    the    business  carried  on 
may  be  gathered  from    the  following    figures, 
which  are  for  the  Fredericton  factory,  one  of 
the    twelve    under    their    control.      Here    are 
packed  about  two  million    pounds  of  lobsters 
and  two  hundred  thousand  jpounds  of  salmon, 
which  are  frozen   and   sent  to  New  York  and 
Boston    markets.      Most    of    the    lobsters'  and 
blueberries  are  sent  to  the   United   States,  the 
other  fruits  and   the  vegetables  being  largely 
sold  in   Canada.      At  this  Fredericton  factory 
are  also  packed   about  one  h-undred    and    fifty 
thousand  cans  of  corn,    one  hundred  thousand 
cans  of  peas,  and  from  one  hundred  and  fifty 
thousand  to  two  hundred  thousand  cans  of  other 
fruits  and  vegetables.      Mr.    Hoegg  was   like- 
wise at  one    time    engaged  in    business    with 
Messrs.  Thompson  &  Hall  at  Jay  Bridge,  but 
sold  his  interest  in  the  factory  to  his  partners 
in  1892. 

Mr.  Hoegg's  first  wife,  Maria  A.  Bailey, 
of  Westbrook,  died,  leaving,  one  son,  George 
W.,  who  is  in  partnership  with  his  father. 
His  present  wife,  Mary  A.,  daughter  of  John 
W.  Wilson,  of  Leominster,  Mass.,  is  the 
mother  of  two  children  —  Isabel  H.  and  D. 
Winfield.  Mr.  Hoegg  is  a  strong  Republican 
in  politics,  and,  socially,  is  a  Chapter  Mason, 
belonging  to  Temple  Lodge  of  Westbrook. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hoegg  attend  the  Methodist 
church. 

The  portrait  placed  opposite  the  beginning 
of  the  foregoing  sketch  will  be  recognized  as  a 
very  good  likeness  of  the  gentleman  whose 
business  career  is  thus  briefly  set  forth  —  Mr. 
Daniel  W.  Hoegg. 


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llarence    atwood    baker, 

A.M.,  M.D. ,  one  of  the  leading  phy- 
sicians of  Portland,  was  born  at 
New  Castle,  Lincoln  County,  this 
State,  January  3,  1852,  being  the  representa- 
tive of  one  of  the  early  families  of  that 
county.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Snow 
Baker,  spent  the  greater  portion  of  his  life- 
time in  that  section  of  the  State,  as  a  resident 
of  Boothbay  or  Alna. 

John  P.  Baker,  the  Doctor* s  father,  was  born 
May  16,  1816,  at  Alna,  where  his  parents 
were  then  residing.  He  was  a  millwright  by 
trade,  and  followed  that  calling  in  various 
towns,  including  Bristol,  and  spending  many 
years  at  New  Castle.  He  came  to  this  city 
in  1874,  and  resided  here  until  his  decease, 
November  22,  1887.  He  married  Abbie  W. 
Eord,  a  native  of  Marshtield,  Mass.,  and  a 
daughter  of  Benjamin  Ford,  who  removed  from 
that  place  to  Bristol,  Lincoln  County,  when 
she  was  eight  years  old.  Five  children  were 
born  of  their  marriage,  as  follows:  Augusta, 
who  died  in  1891  ;  Edward  L.,  of  Portland; 
Clarence  Atwood,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Charles  W. ,  of  Boston;  and  Annie  H. 

Dr.  Baker  received  his  preliminary  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  Bristol.  He  was 
prepared  for  college  at  the  Lincoln  Academy, 
New  Castle,  and  in  due  course  graduated  in 
1878  from  Bowdoin  College,  with  the  degree  of 
JK.B.  Three  years  later  he  was  honored  with 
the  degree  of  A.M.  While  a  collegian  he 
partly  paid  his  expenses  by  teaching  in  the 
public  schools.  On  leaving  college  he  read 
medicine  at  the  Portland  Medical  School,  a 
preparatory  institution.  He  subsequently 
graduated  from  the  Medical  Department  of 
Bowdoin  College  in  1882.  He  entered  upon 
,  his  profession  in  this  city  at  284  Congress 
Street.  Two  years  later  he  purchased  his 
present  property  at  312  Congress  Street, 
where  he  has  been  located  since.  Dr.  Baker, 
who  has  met  with  eminent  success  from  the 
first,  took  a  post-graduate  course  at  Edinburgh, 
Scotland,  in  1887,  and  devoted  the  succeeding 
year  to  gathering  practical  experience  in  his 
profession  at  the  hospitals  of  Vienna,  Berlin, 
and  London.  He  has  a  very  large  practice, 
which  demands  his  entire  time  and  attention. 

The  marriage  of  Dr.  Baker  with  Miss  Mary 


A.  Whitman,  daughter  of  Thomas  Whitman, 
of  Providence,  R.  I.,  was  performed  June  4, 
1884.  Religiously,  the  Doctor  attends  and 
supports  the  Second  Congregational  Church,  of 
which  Mrs.  Baker  is  a  conscientious  member. 

He  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Port- 
land Medical  Club,  the  State  of  Maine  Medi- 
cal Association,  of  the  Maine  Academy  of 
Medicine  and  Science,  of  the  British  Gyneco- 
logical Society  of  London,  and  of  the  Ameri- 
can Academy  of  Medicine.  He  is  one  of  the 
foremost  Masons  of  the  city,  being  a  member 
of  Bristol  Lodge,  No.  70,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  ;  of 
Greenleaf  Chapter;  of  St.  Albans  Command- 
ery;  of  the  Portland  Council ;  of  the  Scottish 
Rites  of  Portland ;  of  the  Maine  Consistory, 
being  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason;  and  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine,  Kora  Temple,  of  Lewiston. 


rail  ENRY  B.  PETERS,  Manager  of  the 
Portland  Beef  Company  and  Treasurer 
of  the  Portland  Rendering  Company, 
doing  business  at  336  and  338  Com- 
mercial Street,  Portland,  is  a  man  of  great 
executive  ability  and  tact,  possessing  in  a  large 
measure  those  qualities  of  industry,  energy, 
and  thrift  that  compel  success  in  the  battle  of 
life.  He  was  born  July  26,  1863,  in  this  city, 
being  the  son  of  George  C.  and  Susan  J. 
(Burbank)  Peters.  His  father  is  Cashier  of 
the  Canal  National  Bank. 

Henry  B.  Peters  was  educated  in  the  Port- 
land schools,  being  graduated  from  the  high 
school  with  the  class  of  1881.  He  began  his 
business  career  in  the  Canal  National  Bank, 
being  subsequently  engaged  for  a  short  time  in 
the  iron  business.  In  1884  he  began  work  for 
the  concern  of  which  he  is  now  manager,  the 
company  being  composed  of  the  widely  known 
Chicago  packers,  G.  F.  &  E.  C.  Swift.  The 
Rendering- Company,  of  which  Mr.  Peters  is 
Treasurer  only,  is  a  separate  establishment. 
Mr.  Peters  began  in  the  lowest  position,  being 
advanced  from  time,  to  time  as  he  became 
familiar  with  the  business.  He  devoted  him- 
self so  faithfully  to  the  interests  of  his  em- 
ployers that  in  1887  he  was  appointed  to  his 
present  responsible  position,  which  requires 
a  man  of  activity  and  quick  perceptive 
faculties.      Mr.  Peters,  though  not  a  politician 


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in  any  sense  of  the  term,  takes  an  interest  in 
public  affairs,  and  uniformly  casts  his  vote 
with  the  Republican  party. 

In  1885  the  union  of  Mr.  Peters  with  Miss 
Calista  Tay,  a  native  of  Maiden,  Mass.,  was 
solemnized.  Mrs.  Peters  is  a  daughter  of  the 
late  Francis  J.  and  Albina  (Noyes)  Tay,  her 
father  having  been  a  very  prominent  business 
man  of  Boston  for  many  years.  He  lived 
retired  for  a  few  years  prior  to  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  1894.  Two  children  have  been 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peters  —  Clinton  Noyes 
and  Janet  Burbank.  The  family  has  a  pleasant 
home  in  Woodford's. 


^S^OHN  H.  ROES,  Manager  and  Treas- 
urer of  the  Bridgton  Creamery,  was 
born  in  this  town  September  23,  1843, 
son  of  Henry  and  Sarah  (Goodwin) 
Roes.  Henry  Roes  was  a  native  of  Germany, 
born  in  1813,  and  left  the  Fatherland  in  1827, 
when  a  boy  of  fourteen  years,  and  came  to 
America  unaccompanied  by  relatives  or  friends. 
After  residing  in  Gorham,  this  county,  for  a 
few  years,  he  came  to  Bridgton,  where  he 
has  been  a  resident  upward  of  sixty  years. 
His  wife,  Sarah,  who  was  born  in  181 8, 
died  September  20,  1895,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-seven  years.  They  were  the  parents 
of  six  children;  namely,  Hattie,  Mary  A., 
John  H.,  Albert  ].,  George  W.,  and  Ella. 

John  H.  Roes  acquired  his  education  in  the 
public  schools,  which  he  attended  for  the  usual 
period  of  time.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he 
began  to  work  for  his  living  at  farm  labor, 
which  he  followed  for  the  succeeding  ten  years. 
Being  an  industrious  and  faithful  worker,  Mr. 
Roes  always  commanded  good  wages.  He 
prudently  saved  his  money  until  he  had 
accumulated  a  sum  sufficient  to  purchase  a 
farm.  He  then  bought  land  in  this  locality, 
and  resided  upon  it  for  several  years,  during 
which  he  added  largely  to  the  improvements 
already  begun,  erecting  new  farm  buildings, 
placing  the  soil  in  a  high  state  of  culture, 
and  rendering  the  estate  one  of  the  most  val- 
uable in  the  neighborhood.  In  1890  Mr.  Roes 
moved  to  the  village,  having  accepted  his 
present  position  in  the  Bridgton  Creamery, 
which  was  organized -^nd  established  in  1889! 


Mr.  Roes  was  united  in  marriage  April  11, 
1868,  to  Miss  Louise  S.  Martin,  and  became 
the  fa,ther  of  one  child,  named  Bertha.  Mrs. 
Roes  died  in  March,  1893.  In  politics  Mr. 
Roes  is  an  active  Republican.  He  was  Post- 
master of  Bridgton  from  1891  to  1895.  He 
was  also  Tax  Collector  for  nine  years,  and 
served  four  years  under  Sheriff  Isaiah  S.  Webb 
as  Deputy  Sheriff.  His  connection  with  fra- 
ternal organizations  is  limited  to  membership  ■ 
in  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 


TEPHEN  C.  PERRY,  a  representa- 
tive lawyer  and  business  man  of 
Portland,  was  born  in  Bath,  Me., 
October  11,  1858.  'His  parents  re- 
moving to  Portland  soon  after  his  birth,  he 
has  since  resided  in  this  city-,  haying  received 
his  education  in  its  public  schools.  In  March, 
1874,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  law  firm  of 
Howard  &  Cleaves;  and  three  years  after,  on 
the  death  of  Judge  Howard,  which  event 
occurred  in  December,  1877,  the  surviving 
members,  the  late  Judge  Nathan  Cleaves  and 
the  present  Governor  of  the  State,  the  Hon. 
Henry  B.  Cleaves,  formed  the  law  firm  of 
Nathan  &  Henry  B.  Cleaves,  with  whom  Mr. 
Perry  continued,  being  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  Cumberland  County  in  1882,  at  the  Oc- 
tober term  of  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court. 
In  December,  1887,  he  became  one  of  the 
firm  whose  present  members  are-  Governor 
Henry  B.  Cleaves  and  our  subject,  Judge 
Nathan  Cleaves  having  died  September  5, 
1892. 

In  politics  Mr.  Perry  is  a  Democrat,  and  is 
regarded  as  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  party  in 
Cumberland  County.  He  was  one  of  th'e 
founders  of  the  Young  Men's  Democratic  Club 
of  Portland,  and  has  served  as  its  President 
and  Vice-President.  He  was  for  a  number  of 
years  President  of  the  Portland  Turnverein. 
He  was  also  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the 
Portland  Athletic  Club,  one  of  the  leading 
athletic  clubs  of  New  England,  and  from  its 
formation  he  has  been  its  Secretary  and  Chair- 
man of  its  Committee  on  Athletics.  Mr. 
Perry  is  a  member  of  and  a  Director  in  a  num- 
ber of  corporations  doing  business  in  the  State, 
including  water,  gas,  and  electric  light  com- 


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panics,    and  he   is  considered  an  authority  on 
corporation  law. 

In  November,  1877,  Mr.  Perry  married  Miss 
Charlotte  Littlejohn,  of  Portland,  a  descendant 
of  the  Cushings  and  Littlejohns,  early  settlers 
in  New  England.  They  have  two  children  — 
Elmer,  aged  twelve;  and  Stephen  C,  Jr.,  aged 
six  years. 


-1p)TENRY    BABBITT    BENNETT,     one 
l^J       of    the    prominent    business    men    of 

\\s  I  Portland,  where  he  has  resided  since 

^""^  1867,  was  born  in  Houlton  Me., 
June  26,  1850,  son  of  Samuel  W.  and  Nancy 
Prentice  (Kendall)  Bennett.  He  was  named 
by  General  Babbitt,  United  States  Army,  for 
his  son,  deceased. 

Samuel  W.  Bennett  was  born  in  Derby- 
shire, England,  and  grew  to  manhood  in  the 
mother  country.  When  a  young  man,  he  emi- 
grated to  America,  and,  locating  at  Wood- 
stock, N.B.,  worked  for  some  time  at  cabinet- 
making,  later  removing  to  Houlton,  Me., 
where,  he  followed  his  trade  for  some  time. 
He  died  at  Butte  des  Morts,  Wis.,  in  1850, 
while  there  in  the  interest  of  the  lumber  busi- 
ness. His  wife,  Nancy,  who  was  born  July 
5,  1808,  at  New  Salem,  Mass.,  was  a  daughter 
of  Samuel  and  Eunice  (Green)  Kendall.  Mr. 
Kendall  was  born  in  New  Salem,  and  was  for 
some  time  a  prominent  business  man  there. 
Later  he  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Houl- 
ton, purchasing  a  large 'tract  of  land  and 
building  the  third  house  in  the  town,  the 
other  two  being  occupied  by  the  Houltons  and 
Greens.  Mr.  Kendall  became  one  of  the  lead- 
ing men  of  Houlton,  and  was  commonly  know 
as  "Squire  Kendall."  He  Uved  to  attain  the 
ripe  age  of  ninety-two.  His  daughter,  Mrs. 
Nancy  P.  Kendall  Bennett,  taught  a  private 
school  in  Houlton,  and  also  at  the  garrison, 
for  many  years,  both  before  and  after  her  mar- 
riage. She  is  a  writer  of  some  note,  her 
patriotic  poems,  which  she  wrote  during  the 
war,  possessing  such  merit  that  they  were 
copied  by  the  press  throughout  the  Union. 
Mrs.  Bennett  is  a  member  of  the  Swedenbor- 
gian  church.  She  is  now  in  her  eighty-eighth 
year,,  living  with  her  son  Henry  in  Portland. 
She     reared     two     other    children,     namely: 


Charles  W.,  now  a  resident  of  San  Francisco; 
and  Lilla  Kendall  (deceased),  who  was  the 
wife  of  W.  R.  McDonald,  of  Calais,  Me. 

Henry  Babbitt  Bennett  finished  his  educa- 
tion at  Houlton  Academy,  and  came  to  Port- 
land in  April,  1867,  to  fill  a  situation  ob- 
tained for  him  by  the  Hon.  James  P.  Baxter, 
at  stencil  cutting,  learning  the  trade  of  Ed- 
ward Fairfield  in  Portland.  Within  six  years 
Mr.  Bennett  purchased  the  business  of  his 
employer,  who  worked  for  him  up  to  the  time 
of  his  death.  The  establishment  was  first 
located  at  the  old  No.  130  Exchange"  Street,  ■ 
and  the  business  was  so  small  that  it  was  easily 
handled  by  Mr.  Fairfield  and  Mr.  Bennett 
alone.  It  now  employs  a  number  of  men,  and 
includes,  besides  stencilling,  rubber  stamps 
and  engraving.  It  is  the  largest  establish- 
ment of  its  kind  east  of  Boston,  also  the  oldest 
in  this  State,  having  been  in  existence  since 
1850,  and  is  now  conducted  by  a  stock  com- 
pany, which  was  formed  in  1893,  Mr.  Bennett 
being  manager.  Mr.  Bennett  is  a  sagacious 
and  competent  business  man,  and  is  promi- 
nently connected  with  other  enterprises  in 
different  localities.  In  the  progress  of  Old 
Orchard  especially  he  has  taken  an  active 
interest,  and  is  now  Treasurer  of  the  Old 
Orchard  Water  Company,  and  also  of  the 
Old  Orchard  Electric  Light  Company,  person- 
ally owning  the  plant,  which  he  himself  put 
in.  He  also  acts  as  General  Manager  of  the 
Duff  Construction  Company  of  Old  Orchard, 
which  does  a  general  piping,  plumbing,  and 
manufacturing  business,  and  employs  a  large 
number  of  men.  Mr.  Bennett  has  been  phe- 
nomenally successful;  and,  starting  as  he  did, 
with  only  his  trade  as  capital,  he  is  a  fine  ex- 
ample of  a  self-made  man.  Singularly  accu- 
rate and  prompt  in  all  business  engage- 
ments, he  has  never  "missed  a  train"  in 
his  life. 

February  10,  1871,  Mr.  Bennett  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Georgia  A.  Gardiner,  of  Old 
Orchard.  Miss  Gardiner's  father  died  when 
she  was  a  child;  and  her  mother,  formerly 
Matilda  Cuthbert,  who  was  a  native  of  Scot- 
land, married  Benjamin  Milliken,  of  Old 
Orchard,  in  which  place  the  daughter  grew  to 
womanhood.  Three  children  were  born  to 
Mr.  and   Mrs.  Bennett,  of  whom  two  are  liv- 


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ing  —  Lilla  Irene  and  Bessie  Mildred,  both, 
with  their  parents.  The  other  child,  a  bright 
boy  called  Neddie,  lived  but  six  brief  sum- 
mers. 

Mr.  Bennett  votes  with  the  Republican 
party,  but  is  not  an  aspirant  for  office.  He  is 
well  advanced  in  Masonry,  belonging  to  Port- 
land Lodge,  No.  I,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  which 
he  is  Past  Master,  and  was  at  the  head  of  its 
one  hundred  and  twenty-fifth  anniversary;  is 
Past  High  Priest  of  Greenleaf  Chapter;  a 
member  of  Portland  Council;  St.  Alban 
Commandery,  No.  8,  Knights  Templar,  of 
which  he  is  present  Eminent  Commander;  and 
all  the 'Scottish  Rite  bodies  up  to  the  Consis- 
tory, having  attained  the  thirty-second  degree 
in  Maine  Consistory,  holding  various  offices. 
He  is  a  member  of  Maine  Lodge,  No.  1,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  has  served 
as  an  official  in  various  capacities;  belongs  to 
Ivanhoe  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias;  is  Past 
Sachem  of  Samoset  Tribe,  No.  32,  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Red  Men;  and  was  one  of 
the  original  members  of  the  Portland  Athletic 
Club.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Maine  Genea- 
logical Society  .and  of  the  Maine  Charitable 
Mechanics'  Association.  Mr.  Bennett  is  one 
of  the  Parish  Committee  of  the  New  High 
Street  Swedenborgian  Church,  of  which  his 
family  also  are  members.  He  has  a  handsome 
residence  at  16  Elm  Street. 


'IDNEY  BECKWITH  STEWART, 
who  has  been  connected  with  the 
Grand  Trunk  Railroad  at  Portland 
since  September  22,  1857,  the  last 
thirty-three  years  being  yardmaster,  was  born 
March  31,  1839,  at  Newport,  N.S.,  being  a 
son  of  Dunbar  Douglas  and  Mary  (Wier) 
Stewart.  His  near  ancestors  were  prominent 
members  of  the  legal  profession,  his  paternal 
grandfather,  James  Stewart,  having  been  a 
noted  attorney  in  Maryland  and  subsequently 
Chief  Justice  of  Halifax,  N.S.,  which  position 
he  held  at  the  time  of  his  death. 

Dunbar  D.  Stewart  was  born  at  Halifax, 
N.S.,  where  he  was  educated  and  admitted  to 
the  bar.  He  afterward  settled  in  Newport, 
where  he  was  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  for 
many  years,   continuing  to  practise   his   pro- 


fession until  his  death.  He  was  twice  mar- 
ried, his  first  wife  bearing  him  six  children. 
After  her  death  he  married  Miss  Wier,  wIiq 
was  a  native  of  Newport,  N.S.,  whither  her 
father  removed  about  the  middle  of  the  eigh- 
teenth century,  taking  advantage,  with  many 
others,  of  certain  royal  grants  of  land,  which 
were  made  at  that  time  for  the  purpose  of  at-- 
tracting  colonists.  She  died  at  St.  John, 
N.  B. ,  at  the  age  of  fifty -two  years,  having 
borne  him  ten  children. 

Sidney  Beckwith  Stewart  obtained  the  rudi- 
ments of  knowledge  in  his  native  town,  com- 
ing thence  to  this  city  with  his  mother  and 
family,  when  eleven  years  of  age,  and  com- 
pleting his  education  in  the  schools  of  Port- 
land. Five  years  later  his  mother  returned  to 
her  former  home,  he  remaining  here.  After 
an  initiatory  business  experience  in  some  of 
the  city  stores,  he  entered  the  Grand  Trunk 
Railway  office,  where  he  found  employment  for 
a  time,  being  made  yardmaster  in  1863,  when 
but  twenty-three  years  of  age.  He  has  since 
had  entire  charge  of  all  the  employees  of  the 
yard  and  supervision  of.  the  cars  and  freight, 
his  duties  being  especially  onerous  in  the 
winter  season,  when  the  ocean  steamers  dis- 
charge here,  instead  of  at  Montreal,  the 
freight  being  all  shipped  over  this  road.  The 
business  has  grown  rapidly  since  Mr.  Stewart 
assumed  his  present  position,  the  number  of 
tracks  having  been  increased  from  four  to 
eleven,  with  a  corresponding  increase  of  work 
and  responsibility. 

Mr.  Stewart  is  well  known  in  the  Masonic 
circles  of  this  city,  being  a  member  of  Atlan- 
tic Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Greenleaf  Chap- 
ter, and  of  the  Portland  Council. 

Mr.  Stewart's  first  wife,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Adelia  V.  Haskell,  died  a  few  years  after 
her  marriage,  leaving  one  child,  Arthur  S., 
who  is  now  with  the  Rumford  Falls  Paper 
Company  at  Rumford  Falls.  On  September 
4,  1883,  Mr.  Stewart  formed  a  second  matri- 
monial alliance,  being  wedded  to  Miss  Jessie 
Elliot,  a  daughter  of  Charles  Elliot,  of 
Lawrencetown,  N.S.  Both  Mr.  and  ■  Mrs. 
Stewart  are  active  and  faithful  members 
of  the  Second  Parish  Congregational  Church 
of  this  city.  They  have  a  comfortable  home 
at  160  Cumberland  Street. 


Prof,  lucian    hunt,  Mrs.  Caroline   hunt. 


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/^^TeORGE  R.  WINSLOW,  a  veteran 
y  •)  I       farmer    of    Casco,    Me.,    where    for 

—  upward  of  sixty  years  he  has  en- 
gaged in  the  cultivation  and  conduct  of  the 
farm  on  which  he  resides,  was  born  in  Free- 
port,  another  Cumberland  County  town  on  the 
coast,  December  25,  1816.  His  parents, 
Isaiah  and  Phoebe  (Pride)  Winslow,  were  na- 
tives of  Westbrook,  Me. 

James  Winslow,  the  grandfather  of  George 
R. ,  was  a  farmer  in  the  town  of  Westbrook, 
this  county.  Isaiah  Winslow,  son  of  James, 
learned  the  trade  of  a  shoemaker,  in  which  he 
was  engaged,  when  his  father  did  not  need  his 
assistance  on  the  farm,  until  he  came  to  Casco 
in  1820.  He  purchased  a  farm  near  the  one 
now  owned  by  his  son;  and  during  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life  he  followed  general  farm- 
ing, also  working  at  carpentry  to  a  limited 
extent.  His  death  occurred  when  he  was 
seventy-one  years  old.  His  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Phoebe  Pride,  lived  to  be  an 
octogenarian,  dying  at  eighty-one  years  of  age. 
Eleven  children  were  the  fruit  of  their  union, 
namely:  Elizabeth  Ann,  born  January  21, 
18 12,  now  deceased;  Francis,  born  November 
4,  1814,  residing  in  the  State  of  Washington; 
George  R.  ;  Esther,  born  February  24,  r8i8, 
who  died  in  infancy;  Mary  Jane,  born 
December  10,  1820,  living  in  Bridgton,  Me.  ; 
Isaiah  P.,  born  January  23,  1825,  now  jiving 
in  Hiawatha,  Kan.  ;  Harry,  who  was  born 
April  27,  1827,  and  died  October  5,  1828; 
Miram  P.,  born  August  24,  1829,  living  in 
Chicago,  111.  ;  Noah,  born  April  22,  1832, 
who  died  in  1892;  Josiah,  born  March  15, 
1834,  a  resident  of  Westbrook,  Me.  ;  and  a 
child  that  died  in  babyhood. 

George  R.  Winslow  remained  with  his  par- 
ents until  he  attained  his  majority,  and  during 
his  home  life  acquired  a  good  practical  com- 
mon-school education.  When  he  started  out 
for  himself  he  purchased  the  farm  on  which 
he  resides,  and  where  he  has  since  been  suc- 
cessfully engaged  in  general  farming,  during 
a  part  of  the  winter  seasons  having  worked  at 
lumbering.  This  farm  contains  about  seventy- 
five  acres  of  well-improved  land;  and  besides 
his  stock  he  raises  each  year  good  crops  of 
such  staple  products  as  hay,  grain,  potatoes, 
and  fruit. 


At  twenty-six  years  of  age,  on  December 
25,  1842,  Mr.  Winslow  was  married  to  Miss 
Sybil  A.  Dyer,  who  was  born  at  Sebago,  Me., 
and  was  a  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Martha 
Dyer.  Mr.  Dyer  was  a  native  of  Sebago,  and 
his  wife  of  Limington,  York  County.  He  was 
a  prosperous  farmer  in  the  town  of  Sebago, 
Cumberland  County.  Mrs.  Sybil  A.  Winslow 
died  on  September  2,  1891.  She  was  the 
mother  of  ten  children,  all  of  whom  received 
the  advantages  of  a  good  common-school  edu- 
cation. Vernon  E. ,  Mr.  Winslow's  eldest 
son,  born  October  12,  1843,  died  September 
28,  1868.  Dennis  E. ,  the  second,  born  Sep- 
tember 8,  1845,  was  killed  on  March  22,  1861. 
Edgar  B. ,  born  January  19,  1849,  married 
Miss  Matilda  Edwards,  and  is  living  in  Casco. 
Lunetta  Winslow  (now  deceased),  born  May 
18,  1851,  married  Levi  G.  Small,  who  is  liv- 
ing in  Gray,  Me.  Anson  I.,  born  June  28, 
1855,  married  Miss  Addie  Tenny;  and  after 
her  death  he  formed  a  second  marriage  with 
Miss  Ellen  Edwards,  with  whom  he  is  living 
in  Casco.  Hattie,  born  August  i,  1858,  is 
the  wife  of  Lyman  Proctor,  of  Casco.  An- 
thony T. ,  born  June  28,  i860,  married  Miss 
Jennie  Shaw,  and  lives  in  Otisfield,  Me. 
Randall,  born  September  3,  1862,  died  July 
8,  1863.  George  N. ,  born  March  4,  1866, 
married. Miss  Ilvina  Snell,  who  has  borne  him 
four  children;  he  lives  with  his  father,  and 
has  charge  of  the  farm.  Annie,  born  Febru- 
ary 16,   1868,  died  June  22,   1871. 

Mr.  Winslo.w  has  always  been  a  supporter 
of  the  Democratic  party.  He  is  a  member  of 
Manama  Lodge,  No.  40,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows',  of  Mechanic  F"a]ls,  Me.  He 
and  his  family  are  attendants  of  the  Univer- 
sal ist  church. 


iROFESSOR  LUCIAN  HUNT, 
A.M.,  is  a  New  England  man  in  the 
fullest  sense  of  the  term,  his  birth 
having  occurred  in  Vermont,  the 
substantia]  foundation  for  his  liberal  education 
having  been  laid  in  New  Hampshire,  his  de- 
gree of  A.  M.  obtained  in  the  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity of  Connecticut,  and  many  years  of  his 
professional  life  spent  in  the  States  of  Massa- 
chusetts and  Maine,  the  town  of  Gorham,  in 


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Cumberland    County,    Maine,    being   in    these 
latter  years  his  place  of  residence. 

The  name  of  Hunt  is  very  ancient,  being 
known  all  over  the  civilized  world,  the  Amer- 
ican family  originating  in  England,  whence 
the  emigrant  ancestor  came  to  Massachusetts, 
locating  in  Amesbury.  Subsequently  three 
brothers  bearing  this  patronymic  removed  to 
New  Hampshire,  two  of  them,  Humphrey  and 
William,  going  to  Guilford,  the  other,  Philip, 
removing  to  Sanbornton.  There  he  married 
and  reared  a  family  of  twelve  children,  his  son 
Philip,  the  eldest-born,  inheriting  the  home- 
stead. He,  too,  married  there;  and,  of  the 
eleven  children  born  to  him  and  his  wife,  An- 
thony Colby,  father  of  Professor  I-lunt,  was 
the  seventh  in  succession  of  birth. 

Anthony  C.  Hunt  was  a  farmer  Jay  occupa- 
tion, carrying  on  his  labors  in  different  places, 
residing  a  few  years  successively  in  Gilman- 
ton,  Sanbornton,  and  the  Weirs.  When  but 
eighteen  years  old  he  married  Mary  Chase, 
who  was  of  nearly  the  same  age,  and  was  the 
daughter  of  Parker  Chase,  then  of  Deerfield, 
N.  H.  While  this  young  couple  were  living 
in  Sanbornton,  their  daughter  Sarah  and  their 
eldest  son,  Lucian,  who  lived  but  five  years, 
were  born.  In  1815  Mr.  Anthony  C.  Hunt, 
in  company  with  several  others  from  that 
place,  among  them  Mr.  Parker  Chase,  with 
several  of  his  sons  and  daughters  and  their 
families,  removed,  to  Woodbury,  Vt.,  where 
they  lived  in  a  most  primitive  style  for  some 
years.  Mr.  Hunt  first  built  a  rude  log  house 
in  the  midst  of  the  primeval  forest;  and  here 
Lucian,  named  for  the  little  son  they  had 
buried,  was  born,  and  here  he  spent  his  first 
years.  The  settlement  flourished  but  a  few 
years,  the  distant  markets,  the  severe  priva- 
tions, and  the  scarcity  of  the  necessaries  of 
life  driving  the  colonists  to  more  civilized 
regions,  Anthony  C.  Hunt  and  his  family 
spending  a  few  years  in  the  neighboring  town 
of  Cabot  before  returning  to  Sanbornton, 
where  both  he  and  his  wife  passed  their  re- 
maining days,  he  dying  at  seventy-five  years 
of  age,  and  she  living  to  the  venerable  age 
of  eighty-seven. 

Lucian  Hunt  was  from  his  earliest  years 
fond  of  books  and  study,  and  after  his  removal 
to    Sanbornton    Bridge   he    had    an    excellent 


opportunity  for  satisfying  his  intellectual  am^ 
bitions.      Under  the  wise  instructions  of  the 
Rev.  Enoch  Corser,  for  those  times  a  classical 
scholar  of  more  than  ordinary  gifts  and  attain- 
ments, he  began  to  study  Latin,  commencing 
with  the  grammar  in  the  spring,    and  in  the 
fall    of    the,  same     year     finishing     Virgil's 
^neid,    which    he    reviewed    the     following 
winter  during  his  first   term   as  a  teacher  in 
the  public  schools.      He  was  also  a  pupil  for 
a  time  of  Professor  Dyer    H.    Sanborn.      At 
the  early  age  of  sixteen   Lucian  Hunt  began 
teaching,    his  first  school  being  in    the    Bay 
Hill  District,  Northfield,  where  he  was  again 
engaged  for  the  second  winter.      He  then  was 
urged    to    take    charge    of    the    school    in  the 
centre  of  Northfield;  but,  as  this  was  a  partic- 
ularly hard  position,  his  friends  advised  him 
to  decline.      Nevertheless,  he  accepted  the  in- 
vitation,   and   taught   three  winters,    meeting 
with  eminent  success,  resigning  then  to  take 
a  school   in  Natick,    Mass.,    where  he  taught 
three  winters,  being  subsequently  a  teacher  in 
Kingston,    Mass.,  for  a  year.      During  all  of 
this  time  the  future   Professor  was  earnestly 
continuing    his    studies,    reading    Latin    far 
beyond  the    college    requirements     and    mak- 
ing notable    advancement   in   Greek,    French, 
and    German,    besides    pursuing    the    English 
branches,  paying  his  own  way,  as  he  did  later 
in     going     through    college,     being     neither 
-harassed  by  debts  nor  by  charitable  donations 
while   taking   his  college  course.      When  his 
funds  were  too  heavily  drawn  upon,  he  went 
to  Boston  during  the  summer,  and  there  earned 
enough  to  take  him  through  the  ensuing  col- 
lege year.      He  was  graduated  from  Wesleyan 
University,  Middletown,  Conn.,  in   1863. 

Mr.  Hunt  was  for  a  time  undecided  as  to  his 
future  career,  being  somewhat  inclined  toward 
the  study  of  law,  but  finally  accepted  the 
charge  of  the  academy  at  Marlow,  N.H.,  a 
school  which  was  apparently  fast  approaching 
its  dissolution.  Under  his  enthusiastic  ad- 
ministration new  life  was  infused,  the  number. ' 
of  pupils,  which  at  first  barely  numbered  a 
score,  being  increased  during  the  second  year 
to  one  hundred  and  forty ;  and,  had  the  capac- 
ity of  the  building  been  greater,  it  would  have 
reached  .two  hundred,  as  one  class  was  refused 
admittance  owing  to  the  limited  accomraoda- 


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tions.  This  was  partly  due  to  Professor 
Hunt's  success  in  procuring  competent  assist- 
ants, Miss  Mary  Clough  being  his  preceptress 
and  the  Hon.  George  C.  Hubbard  the  teacher 
of  mathematics.  Many  men  since  prominent 
in  literary,  professional,  and  political  circles 
have  been  pupils  of  Professor  Hunt,  being 
students  either  at  this  academy  or  in  some  of 
the  other  schools  which  he  has  had  in  charge, 
among  the  number  worthy  of  mention  being 
Judge  Hard}',  the  Hon.  Mr.  Hammond,  the 
late  Sanborn  Tenney,  Professor  of  Natural 
History  at  Williams  College,  President  An- 
drews of  Brown  University,  and  Rufus  Will- 
iams, Professor  of  Chemistry  at  the  English 
High  School  in  Boston. 

Professor  Hunt  afterward  taught  two  years 
in  the  academy  at  Standish,  this  State,  going 
thence  to  Boston,  where  he  was  engaged  for 
several  years  in  the  Eliot  School.  His 
health  becoming  impaired,  he  then  rested 
from  his  labors-  two  years,  when  he  accepted 
the  principalship  of  Powers's  Institute  at 
Bernardston,  Mass.,  which  he  resigned  five 
years  later  to  take  charge  of  Lawrence  Acad- 
emy in  Falmouth,  Mass.,  which  was  then  in 
the  lowest  ebb  of  existence.  His  experience 
at  Falmouth  was  very  similar  to  that  in  Mar- 
low,  the  academy  being  brought  up  to  a  high 
standard  of  efificiency,  the  town  experiencing 
a  salutary  revival  o'f  interest  in  educational 
matters.  After  twelve  years  of  excellent  ser- 
vice Professor  Hunt  left  that  school  in  charge 
of  a  former  pupil,  and  for  the  next  two  years 
he  was  the  principal  of  McCollom  Institute 
at  Mount  Vernon,  N.  H.  Having  spent  nearly 
forty  years  in  teaching,  he  then  relinquished 
his  calling  in  order  to  devote  himself  more  ex- 
tensively to  literary  pursuits.  In  1888  he  set- 
tled in  Gorham,  where  he  and  his  estimable 
wife  are  happy  in  the  companionship  of  their 
books  and  their  many  friends.  Mrs.  Hunt 
was  formerly  Caroline  Higgins.  She  is  a  na- 
tive of  Standish,  this  State  but  their  marriage 
was  celebrated  at  their  present  residence  in 
Gorham  on  June  22,  1863.  Her  father,  the 
late  Enoch  F..  Higgins,  was  a  Colonel  in  the 
State  militia  and  a  soldier  of  the  War  of 
1 8 12. 

In  1880  Professor  Hunt  delivered  the  cen- 
tennial address  at  Northfield,    N.H.,  celebrat- 


ing -the  incorporation  of  the  town.  This 
address  was  published  in  pamphlet  form  and  in 
the  Grmtite  Montlily  of  New  Hampshire.  He 
has  since  written  a  "History  of  Northfield, 
N. H.,"  of  which  a  Philadelphia  firm  are  the 
publishers.  Professor  Hunt  is  a  Trustee  of 
McCollom  Institute  and  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Conference  Seminary  in  Tilton,  where 
at  the  semi-centennial  he  was  one  of  the 
after-dinner  speakers.  He  also  made  an  inter- 
esting address  at  the  centennial  anniversary  of 
the  birth  of  Saul  C.  Higgins,  of  Gorham, 
being  introduced  by  Governor  Robie. 

The  library  of  the  Professor  is  one  of  the 
most  valuable  private  collections  of  books  in 
New  England,  embracing  some  three  thousand 
choice  volumes  by  standard  authors,  among 
them  being  the  works  of  French,  German,,  and 
other  foreign  authors,  written  in  their  native 
language,  the  complete  historical  works  of 
Prescott,  Allison,  Grote,  Bancroft,  Gibbon, 
and  Macaulay;  Rawlinson's  "Herodotus"; 
Thucydides  ;  Barton's  "Life  of  Andrew 
Jackson";  Emerson's  works;  Plutarch's 
"Lives";  Boswell's  "Life  of  Johnson"; 
Irving's  works;  Correspondence  of  Daniel 
Webster,  and  of  Carlyle  and  Emerson; 
Macaulay's  "Life  and  Letters";  the  novels  of 
Thackeray,  Dickens,  Bulwer,  Scott,  George 
Eliot,  C.  Bronte;  a  fine  edition  of  Shakspere; 
Homer's  Iliad;  Goethe's  Faust;  the  works 
of  Chaucer,  Butler,  Gray,  Dryden,  Cowper, 
Burns,  Keats,  Beaumont  and  Fletcher; 
Ossian ;  and  nearly  a  complete  set  of  the 
Latin  classics,  Ovid,  Cicero,  Juvenal,  Tacitus; 
a  "Life  of  Washington"  in  Latin;  and 
Schiller  in  the  original. 


P.  REED,  M.  D.,  a  physician  in 
active  practice  in  Naples,  is  of  Eng- 
lish descent.  He  was  born  in 
South  Bridgton,  Me.,  November  16, 
1856,  son  of  Matthew  W.  and  Hannah  H. 
(Miller)  Reed.  Matthew  W.  Reed,  who  was 
a  native  of  Danvers,  Mass.,  born  in  181 8,  set- 
tled on  a  farm  in  South  Bridgton,  Me.,  in 
1848,  and  there  spent  the  rest  of  his  life.  He 
died  February  11,  1892.  His  wife,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Robert  and  Lucy  Miller,  of  Denmark, 
Me.,  is  still  living  in   South  Bridgton,  being 


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now  seventy- eight  years  of  age.  They  were 
the  parents  of  seven  children,  of  whom  five  are 
deceased.  The  survivors  are:  Asa  P.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Wilbur  M. ,  who 
resides  on  the  homestead  at  South  Bridgton. 

Asa  P.  Reed  received  his  early  education  in 
the  elementary  schools  and  the  high  school  of 
South  Bridgton.  Upon  leaving  school  ^he  was 
engaged  in  farm  work  on  the  homestead  for  a 
while.  In  1886  he  went  to  Champlin,  Minn., 
where  he  spent  some  time  managing  a  general 
store.  In  1887,  with  his  brother  Wilbur,  he 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  coats  at  South 
Bridgton  for  Boston  firms.  Meeting  with 
success  in  this  occupation  he  pursued  it  for 
five  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  had 
saved  money  enough  to  carry  out  his  purpose 
of  qualifying  himself  for  the  medical  profes- 
sion. In  1892  he  sold  his  interest  in  the 
business  to  his  brother,  and  entered  the  office 
of  Dr.  H.  D.  Torrey,  of  South  Bridgton,  with 
whom  he  pursued  a  course  of  study,  at  the 
same  time  attending  Tufts  Medical  College, 
Boston.  He  received  his  diploma  in  June, 
1895;  and  after  a  few  months'  practice  in 
Boston  he  came  to  Naples,  Me.,  as  the  suc- 
cessor to  Dr.  C.  Y.  Lord.  Here  he  is  fast 
acquiring  a  reputation  for  a  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  the  latest  and  best  methods  of  medical 
practice.  A  part  of  his  scant  leisure  is  use- 
fully devoted  by  him  to  writing  medical 
articles  for  household  journals. 

Dr.  Reed  was  married  June  25,  1881,  to 
Miss  Nellie  M.  Sawyer,  a  native  of  Naples 
and  daughter  of  Charles  R.  Sawyer.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  Republican.  He  is  not  an  aspirant 
for  office,  his  professional  work  requiring  all 
his  time  and  attention.  In  religious  matters 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Reed  hold  liberal  views. 


'AMES.  M.  SMALL,  a  prosperous 
farmer  of  Freeport,  Cumberland 
County,  Me.,  was  born  in  Bowdoin- 
ham,  this  State,  March  26,  1827,  being 
a  son  of  Ephraim  Small,  who  was  born  and 
reared  in  the  same  place.  Mr.  Small's  pater- 
nal grandfather,  Ephraim  Small,  Sr.,  was  one 
of  the  early  settlers  of  Small  Point,  and  after 
his  marriage  with  the  daughter  of  one  of  the 
thrifty  farmers    of    Sagadahoc   County  "he   be- 


came a  pioneer  farmer  of  Bowdoinham.  Ob- 
taining a  tract  of  timbered  land,  he  cleared 
and  improved  a.  good  farm,  his  wife  being  a 
helpmeet  in  the  true  sense  of  the  word,  spin- 
ning and  weaving  the  household  linen  as  well 
as  the  family  clothing,  even  her  Wedding  dress 
being  of  her  own  manufacture.  They  reared 
a  family  of  nine  children,  bringing  them  up  to 
habits  of  diligence  and  prudent  economy. 

Ephraim  Small,  Jr.,  grew  to  man's  estate 
in  Bowdoinham,  or,  as  it  was  then  called,  Hard 
Scrabble,  succeeding  to  the  occupation  and  the 
homestead  of  bis  father.  He  continued  a  tiller 
of  the  soil  during  his  years  of  activity,  round- 
ing out  a  full  period  of  years  on  the  old  home 
farm.  He  married  Miss  Anna  Higgins,  who 
bore  him  eleven  children,  seven  boys  and  four 
girls,  all  of  whom  grew  to  maturity;  and  the 
following  are  yet  living:  Annie,  Richard, 
Elizabeth,  James  M.,  and  Gilbert. 

James  M.  Small  received,  his  education  in 
his  native  town,  and  there  learned  the  trade 
of  a  ship  carpenter,  following  that  vocation  for 
many  years  thereafter.  On  May  4,  1857,  in 
view  of  his  approaching  marriage,  Mr.  Small 
came  to  Freeport,  where  he  'purchased  his 
present  farm  of  one  hundred  and  fifteen  acres. 
On  the  29th  of  the  following  July  he  married 
Mrs. 'Mary  Jane  (Curtis)  Curtis,  the  widow 
of  John  T.  Curtis,  who  had  died  leaving 
her  without  children.  Mrs.  Small  was  born 
at  Freeport,  Me.,  September  9,  1831.  Her 
parents,  Melzar  and  Ruth  (Woodman)  Curtis, 
both  lived  to  the  age  of  seventy-four  years. 
They. had  three  children,  namely:  Henry  Cur- 
tis, born  Novembers,  1828;  Mary  Jane  (Mrs. 
Small)  ;  and   Eliza,   who  was  born   September 

I,  1833,  and  married  George  W.  Warren,  of 
this  town,  who  served  three  years  in  the  late 
Civil  War.  Mr.  Curtis  was  a  man  of  sterling 
integrity,  quite  prominent  in  local  affairs, 
being  one  of  the  most  earnest  adherents  of  the 
Whig  party.  He  and  his  wife  were  very 
liberal-minded  people.  His  father,  David 
Curtis,  was  born  in  Harpswell  in  1763,  and 
died  June   14,  1843.      He  was  married  March 

II,  1788,  to  Jane  Curtis,  of  Fligh  Head,  and 
had  six  children. 

Mr.  Small  was  an  active  participant  in  the 
late  Civil  War,  serving  under  Captain  George 
W.     Randall    in    Company    G,     Twenty-fifth 


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Maine  Volunteer  Infantry.  After  his  dis- 
cliarge  from  the  army,  at  the  expiration  of  his 
terra  of  service,  he  resumed  his  agricultural 
labors,  in  which  he  has  continued  successfully 
until  the  present  time,  accumulating  a  com- 
fortable property  through  his  untiring  industry 
and  intelligent  management  of  his  affairs. 
He  is  an  active  member  of  the  Baptist  church, 
in  which  he  has  faithfully  performed  the  duties 
of  a  Deacon  for  the  past  ten  years.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Small  are  the  parents  of  five  children,  of 
whom  the  following  is  a  brief  record  :  Walter 
M.,  born  June  22,  -1859,  is  a  carpenter,  living 
at  Freeport;  Henry  E.,  born  July  7,  1861,  a 
carpenter  by  trade,  lives  at  Rumford  I-'alls; 
Frank  L.,  born  June  3,  1865,  is  now  chief 
engineer  of  the  power  station  of  the  electric 
railway  running  from  Hampton  to  Old  Point 
Comfort,  Va.  ;  Mrs.  Laura  E.  Randall  was  born 
January  17,  1868;  and  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Curtis, 
born  December  28,  1873,  resides  in   Freeport. 


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M      brook 


LONZO  LIBBY,  prominent  in  West- 
brook  as  a  farmer,  stock  breeder,  and 
ilk  dealer,  belongs  to  a  family 
that  for  many  generations  have  been 
residents  of  Cumberland  County.  He  was  born 
in  the  town  of  Gorham,  Me.,  on  February  5, 
1 84 1,  son  of  Andrew  and  Sophronia  (Small) 
Libby,  and  grandson  of  Edward  and  Jane  Libby. 
Andrew  Libby  was  a  native  of  Gorham,  born 
April  2,  1800.  He  was  an  educated  man,  and 
for  a  number  of  years  was  employed  as  a 
school  teacher.  Following  that  he  conducted 
a  general  store  in  the  town  of  Gorham,  and 
died  there  in  1848.  In  his  political  views  he 
was  a  Whig,  while  he  was  an  attendant  of  the 
Congregational  church.  His  wife,  Sophronia 
Small,  was  a  daughter  of  Francis  Small,  of 
Limington,  York  County.  They  had  eight 
children,  of  whom  six  are  living,  namely: 
Melissa,  who  married  Oren  Babb,  of  West- 
brook;  Sophronia,  who  successively  married 
George  E.  Cole,  of  Limington,  and  Alonzo 
Chapman,  of  Naples,  Me.  ;  Alonzo,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  Henrietta,  the  wife  of 
B.  M.  Edwards,  of  Portland;  Laura  F.,  who 
married  Alonzo  Cook,  of  Maiden,  Mass.  ;  and 
Mary  A.,  the  wife  of  Fred  Walker,  of  Eliza- 
beth, Me. 


Alonzo  Libby  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Gorham  and  at  the  Limington 
Academy.  Soon  after  leaving  school  he  went 
to  Little  Falls  in  the  town  of  Gorham,  and 
there  learned  the  trade  of  a  shoemaker.  In 
1 861  he  enlisted  in  Company  Q,  First  Maine 
Regiment.  After  returning  to  civil  life,  he 
secured  a  position  in  the  paper-mills  of  Grant, 
Warren  &  Co.  (now  S.  D.  Warner  &  Co. )  at 
Cumberland  Mills,  where  he  remained,  a  few 
years.  Following  that  he  went  to  Davenport, 
la.,  where  he  conducted  a  grocery  business 
for  about  six  months.  In  1864  he  returned  to 
Westbrook  and  took  up  farming  and  stock 
breeding,  at  which  he  has  since  been  very  suc- 
cessful. He  makes  a  specialty  of  the  breeding 
of  fine  horses  and  cattle.  At  his  home  in 
Westbrook  he  has  eighteen  head  of  Wilkes, 
Elector,  Almont,  and  Mambrino  Patchen  bred 
horses,  and  about  sixty  head  of  pure  bred  Jer- 
sey and  Ayrshire  cattle.  His  barn  is  a  model 
in  its  convenient  and  orderly  arrangement. 
His  real  estate  includes  a  large  grass  farm;  on 
which  he  cuts  about  two  hundred  tons  of  hay 
each  year. 

Mr.  Libby  married  Miss  Alice  Anna 
Boothby,  of  Buxton,  Me.,  a  daughter  of  Levi 
and  Mary  Ann  Boothby.  Their  union  has  been 
blessed  by  the  birth  of  four  children,  of  whom 
three  are  now  living.  They  were:  Alice  Jo- 
sephine, a  teacher  in  the  high  school  building 
in  Westbrook;  George  Johnson  Libby,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  when  a  student 
of  the  high  school ;  Sarah  Boothby,  a  student  of 
the  Westbrook  High  School;  and  Ella  Bart- 
lett,  who  attends  the  Westbrook  Grammar 
School.  The  family  are  attendants  of  the 
Congregational  church.  Mr.  Libby  casts  his 
vote  with  the  Republican  party.  He  was 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  for  the  old 
town  of  Westbrook  in  1874  and  1877.  For 
the  past  fifteen  years  he  has  been  one  of  the 
Trustees  of  the  Maine  State  Agricultural  So- 
ciety, and  he  is  a  Trustee  of  the  Cumberland 
County  Florticultural  and  Agricultural  So- 
ciety. He  is  one  of  the  Directors  and 
founders  of  the  Rigby  Trotting  Park  Associa- 
tion of  Portland,  Me.,  and  was  one  of  the 
associate  managers  of  the  New  England  Fair 
in  1895.  Mr.  Libby  is  a  prominent  Mason  of 
this  section,   and  has  taken  the  thirty-second 


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degree  of  the  Order.  He  is  a  member  of 
Temple  Lodge,  No.  86,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of 
Westbrook;  of  Eagle  Chapter,  No.  ii,  Royal 
Arch  Masons,  in  which  he  served  as  High 
Priest  for  four  years;  and  for  twenty-five  years 
of  St.  Albans  Commandery,  Knights  Templars. 
He  has  also  affiliation  with  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic,  being  a  comrade  of  Cloudman 
Post,  No.  lOO,  Westbrook,  of  which  he  was 
the  first  Commander. 


Ij- 


kOSCOE  G.  HARDING,  who  has  been 
for  forty-two  years  a  merchant  of  Gor- 
ham,  Cumberland  County,  Me.,  was 
born  in  this  town,  July  lo,  1834, 
son  of  Colonel  William  B.  and  Mary  A.  (Ed- 
wards) Harding. 

Colonel  William  B.  Harding,  who  was  also 
born  in  Gorham,  was  a  man  of  versatile  busi- 
ness talent,  and  was  engaged  at  different  times 
as  a  trader,  a  contractor,  and  builder.  His 
strict  integrity  made  him  a  general  favorite  in 
business  circles.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  poli- 
tics; and,  although  his  party  was  in  a  minority 
in  his  district,  he  held  several  offices  of  trust. 
In  military  matters  he  was  also  prominent, 
and  was  Colonel  of  the  home  militia;  and  in 
the  work  of  the  Methodist  church  he  was  an 
active  participant,  holding  many  offices.  He 
died  September  23,  1859.  His  wife,  who  was 
a  daughter  of  James  Edwards,  of  GorhSm,  a 
representative  of  one  of  the  oldest  and  most 
respected  families,  was  called  to  rest  Decem- 
ber i,  1 88 1.  They  reared,  besides  the  subject 
of  this  sketch,  two  daughters,  the  wives  of 
William  W.  Lowe,  of  Boston,  namely:  Mary 
C,  who  died  in  1858;  and  Martha  E.,  now 
living.  Mr.  Lowe  was  formerly  a  leather  mer- 
chant, but  has  been  for  the  last  twenty  years  a 
prominent  broker  and  real  estate  dealer.  He 
was  a  inember  of  the  Massachusetts  legislature 
during  the  years  1892  and  1893. 

Roscoe  G.  Harding  received  his  early  edu- 
cation in  the  common  schools  of  Gorham  and 
Gorham  Academy.  He  was  in  1853  appointed 
station  agent  of  Gorham  on  the  York  &  Cum- 
berland Railroad,  now  the  Portland  &  Roches- 
ter; but  railroading  had  no  charms  for  him, 
and  in  1854  he  resigned  his  position  and 
opened  a   general    store,    which    he   has    con- 


tinued up  to  the  present  time.  Mr.  Harding 
has  been  a  Trustee  of  Gorham  S^vilhgs  Bank 
twenty-two  years  —  that  is,  since  its  incorpo- 
ration; and  he  has  been  for  upward  of  thirty 
years  Trustee  of  Gorham  Seminar^'  and  Acad- 
emy, which  was  for  many  yeafs  the  leading 
Congregational  institution  of  learning  in  the 
State. 

On   March    24,     1857,     Mr.     Harding   was 
united  in  marriage  with   Mary  E.,  daughter  of 
William   F.  Higgins,  then  a  farmer  of  Thorn- 
dike,  Waldo  County,    Me.,    now  a  resident  of 
Maiden,  Mass.      Mr.  Higgins  was  for  twenty- 
one  years  a  teacher  in   Thorndike,  and  was  a. 
prominent  member  of  the  community.     He  was 
active  in  rnilitary  matters,  and  held  the  rank  of 
General  of  the  militia.      He  comes  of  a  long- 
lived  family,  and  is  now  in  his  ninetieth  year. 
His  uncle,  Saul  C.  Higgins,  died   in    1894,  in 
his  one  hundred  and  first  year,  being  the  oldest 
resident  of  Gorham.      Mr.    and   Mrs.    Harding 
have  three  children  :  Fred  William,  who  is  in 
the  dry-goods  business  in  Gorham ;  Mary  Col- 
man,  who  has  been  a  stenographer  in   Portland 
for    several    years;  and     Harry    Leon,    book- 
keeper for  his   father  and  American    Express 
Company  agent. 

Politically,  Mr.  Harding  is  a  Democrat.  In 
1870  he  was  nominated  for  the  legislature;  and^ 
though  his  opponent  represented  the  popular 
political  party,  Mr.  Harding  was  elected,  his 
record  during  the  war  having  won  for  him  the 
support  of  many  Republican^.  When  he  was 
offered  the  nomination  a  second  time,  he  de- 
clined, his  business  requiring  his  whole  atten- 
tion. He  was  twice  elected  Treasurer  of  Cum- 
berland County,  in  1879  and  1880,  and  was  a 
third  time  offered  the  nomination,  but  declined 
on  account  of  ill  health,  publishing  an  open 
letter  of  refusal.  In  1878  he  was  elected  Se- 
lectman of  Gorham,  and  in  1888  was  appointed" 
by  Governor  Plaisted  County  Commissioner. 

Mr.  Harding  has  been  a  member  of  Harmony 
Lodge,  No.  38,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Gorham, 
forty-one  years,  and  a  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist church  for  thirty-seven  years.  He  has 
been  Trustee  and  official  member  for  thirty- 
three  years,  and, has  acted  as  superintendent  or 
assistant  superintendent  of  the  Sabbath-school 
fourteen  years. 

He  has  been  prominent  in  all  public  enter- 


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prises  of  his  town,  and  has  made  many  friends 
in  social,  -business,  and  political  circles. 


YER  P.  AVER,  a  member  of  the 
firm  known  as  the  Portland  Paper 
Box  Company,  with  headquarters  at 
31  Pearl  Street,  Portland,  was  born  in  Cornish, 
Oxford  County,  Me.,  August  i,  1843,  son  of 
Jacob  and  Abigail  (Sargeant)  Ayer.  His 
father,  who  was  born  in  1802,  was  a  carpenter 
and  builder,  fairly  successful  in  his  line  of 
business.  He  died  in  1864.  His  wife,  who 
was  born  in  1803,  died  in  1884.  They  were 
the  parents  of  eight  children ;  namely,  Albion 
P.,  Jacob,  Wyer  P.,  Edwin,  Abigail,  Sarah, 
Patience,  and  one  who  died  in  childhood. 

Wyer  P.  Ayer  received  a  good  education, 
attending  the  common  schools  and  the  high 
school  of  Westbrook.  He  worked  first  as- a 
clerk  for  A.  B.  Stevens  &  Co.,  grocers,  in 
Westbrook,  remaining  with  them  three  years. 
This  apprenticeship  familiarized  him  with  the 
ins  and  outs  of  mercantile  life,  and  the  knowl- 
edge gained  was  of  use  to  him  in  his  after 
career.  On  leaving  the  grocery  business,  he 
took  up  the  manufacture  of  paper  boxes,  at  first 
in  Westbrook  and  subsequently  in  Portland, 
associating  himself  with  J.  P.  Libby,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Libby  &  Ayer.  In  1873  Mr. 
T.  M.  Dodge,  in  company  with  Mr.  Ayer,  pur- 
chased Mr.  Libby's  interest ;  and  the  business 
was  thereafter  conducted  under  the  name  of 
Ayer  &  Dodge.  About  twenty  years  ago  the 
Portland  Paper  Box  Company  was  formed,  the 
members  of  the  firm  being  Wyer  P.  Ayer, 
T.  M.  Dodge,  and  J.  A.  Pratt;  and  since  then 
they  have  answered  the  demands  of  an  ex- 
tensive trade,  their  business  yearly  increasing. 
In  politics  Mr.  Ayer  is  a  Republican.  In 
1872  he  was  elected  to  the  Board  of  Aldermen 
from  Ward  4,  Deering;  and  in  1873  he  was  the 
Republican  candidate  for  Mayor  of  that  city, 
but  was  defeated  by  thirty-four  votes.  He 
was  again  elected  Alderman  in  1896.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  belonging 
to  Deering  Lodge,  No.  183,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
and  also- has  social  interests  in  Portland,  being 
a  member  of  the  Lincoln  Club  of  that  city. 
Mr.  Ayer  married  Sarah  E.  Colby,  of  Gorham, 
Me.,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  and  Eliza- 


beth (Blanchard)  Colby.  He  and  his  wife 
attend  the  Congregational  Church  of  Deering, 
and  reside  on  Pleasant  Street  in  that  suburb. 
Mr.  Ayer  is  a  man  of  sound  judgment  and 
good  business  tact,  who  has  climbed  unaided 
the  hill  of  prosperity,  and  is  a  typical  repre- 
sentative of  Portland's  solid  business  interests. 


fEWIS    P.    WARREN,  who  was  born  in 
Westbrook,   Me.,  on  August   11,  1817, 
^  is    now    living    retired    from    active 
work   at  his  pleasant   homestead   not 
far  from   the    scene   of   his   birth.      This  town 
was  also  the  native  place  of  his  parents,  John 
and  Eleanor  (Lamb)  Warren. 

His  paternal  grandfather,  John  Warren,  Sr. , 
was  born  in  Berwick,  Me.,  March  5,  173  i,  and 
is  supposed  to  have  been  of  French  ancestry. 
A  blacksmith  by  trade,  he  was  a  good  work- 
man; and  in  Falmouth,  where  the  greater  part 
of  his  life  was  spent,  he  was  esteemed  as  a 
leading  citizen.  During  the  time  of  his  resi- 
dence in  Falmouth  the  town  w'as  divided,  so 
that  eventually  his  home  was  in  Westbrook, 
being  on  the  road  between  Saccarappa  and 
Stroudwater.  There  be  died  after  a  long  and 
useful  life.  His  wife  was  Jane  Johnson,  of 
Falmouth,  who  was  born  June  15,  1740.  She 
died  in  Westbrook,  November  18,  1809.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  Warren,  Sr. ,  were  the  parents 
of  the^following  children:  John,  born  Novem- 
ber 9,  1756,  who  died  on  May  23,  1776,  while 
in  service  in  the  Revolutionary  army;  Polly; 
David;  Elizabeth;  Sally;  James;  Jane;  Mar- 
garet; John  (second);  Robert;  Nathaniel;  and 
Nancy. 

John  Warren  (second)  was  born  at  the  home- 
stead in  Westbrook,  May  23,  1776,  the  day  of 
his  brother  John's  death,  as  above  mentioned. 
In  early  manhood  he  engaged  in  lumbering, 
and  established  an  extensive  business,  cutting 
and  manufacturing  large  quantities  of  lumber. 
He  died  September  10,  1845.  John  Warren 
was  married  November  29,  18 10,  to  Eleanor 
Lamb,  who  was  born  in  Falmouth,  July  5, 
1785.  She  passed  away  January  13,  1835, 
leaving  three  children  —  George,  William  L., 
and  Lewis  P.  William  L.  Warren  was  killed 
while  landing  a  log  on  Crooked  River  when  a 
promising  young  man  of  twenty. 


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Lewis  P.  Warren  grew  to  manhood  in  West- 
brook,  trained  by  good  parental  tutelage,  a  fair 
education,  ending  with  a  course  of  study  at 
Parsonsfield  Academy  in  York  County,  and  an 
early  insight  into  good  business  methods.  As 
a  first  step  in  his  mercantile  career  he  became 
associated  with  Rufus  and  Cyrus  King  and  his 
own  brother,  George  Warren,  primarily  in  the 
dry-goods  trade  in  Westbrook.  The  business 
was  originally  conducted  under  one  roof  by  the 
King  brothers,  who  kept  a  large  general  store. 
After  the  Warren  brothers  joined  them,  Cyrus 
King  and  Lewis  P.  Warren  took  charge  of  the 
dry-goods  department,  while  George  Warren 
and  Rufus  King,  the  older  members  of  the 
firm,  managed  the  grocery  department.  The 
firm  existed  as  a  whole,  and  they  pooled  their 
profits.  It  was  in  May,  1836,  that  the  Warren 
brothers  became  interested  in  the  business ; 
and  six  years  later  Lewis  P.  Warren  withdrew 
from  active  work  in  the  enterprise,  in  order  to 
look  after  his  father's  farm  business.  This 
was  in  the  fall  of  1842.  At  this  juncture 
Cyrus  King  established  a  dry-goods  house  on 
his  own  account,  George  Warren  and  Rufus 
King  continuing  in  the  grocery  trade  under 
the  firm  name  of  King  &  Warren.  George 
Warren  owned  a  share  of  one-half  in  the  gro- 
cery business,  and  Lewis  P.  owned  one-fourth 
of  the  whole,  but  was  not  an  active  partner. 

From  1845  to  1854  the  lumber  business 
established  by  their  father  was  conducted  by  a 
partnership  consisting  of  their  uncle,  Nathan- 
iel Warren,  brother  of  the  founder  of  the  en- 
terprise; Lewis  P.  Warren;  his  brother 
George;  and  Joseph  Walker,  the  donor  of  the 
beautiful  memorial  library  of  Westbrook,  who 
owned  one-half.  In  1854  a  new  copartnership 
was  formed  under  the  name  of  Brigham, 
Clemens  &  Warren.  The  first  member  of  the 
firm,  Dana  Brighgm,  had  for  many  years  been 
a  clerk  and  book-keeper  in  the  employ  of  John 
Warren,  and  later  of  the  firm  of  Walker  & 
Warren.  This  new  association  was  extensively 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  lumber  until' 
1868,  when  Mr.  Brigham  died  and  George  and 
Lewis  P.  Warren  purchased  his  share  and  also 
that  of  Clemens,  changing  the  firm  name  to 
G.  &.  L.  P.  Warren. 

This  lumber  business  was  for  many  years  one 
of  the  largest  and  most  important  industries  of 


Westbrook.  In  1878  Mr.  Warren  closed  up 
the  business  of  the  firm  of  G.  &  L.  P.  Warren ; 
but  he  still  looks  after  his  personal  interests; 
which  are  quite  large.  He  has  promoted  other 
industrial  activities  in  the  town,  having  been 
connected  for  some  years  with  James  Pennell 
in  the  manufacture  of  weavers'  harness  and 
wire,  and  with  the  firm  of  S.  T.  Raymond  & 
Co.,  grain  dealers.  In  all  his  business  trans- 
actions, he  has  maintained  such  a  course  as  to' 
win  and  hold  the  respect  of  all  with  whom'  he 
was  associated,  and  to  his  enterprise  is  attrib- 
utable much  of  the  growth  of  Westbrook  in 
population  and  wealth. 

Mr.  Warren  was  married  in  Otisfield,  Me., 
February  20,  1844,  to  Miss  Sarah  Turner,  -who 
was  born  May  21,  1818,  in  that  town.  She  is 
the  mother  of  the  following. children  :  John  W. , 
a  retired  business  man  of  Westbrook;  Albert 
F. ,  who  is  interested  with  his  father,'  who 
married  Sarah  C.  Atkinson,  and  has  one  child, 
Edith  M.  ;  Lelia  A.,  with  her  parents;  Edna 
A.,  wife  of  B.  F.  Joy,  a  photographer  in  Ells- 
worth, Me.,  and  mother  of  one  child,  who  died 
April  13,  1896;  Benjamin  Warren;  and  Cora 
B.,  wife  of  Albert  A.  Hawkes,  of  Cliftondale, 
Mass.,  who  is  connected  with  a  packing  house 
in  Boston.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hawkes  have  two, 
children  —  Marion  S.  and  Alberta  L. 

In  politics  Mr.  Warren  is  a  Republican. 
He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Order,  and  in  relig- 
ious belief  he  is  a  Congregationalist. 


^EIL  W.'  R.  STRAW,  M.D.,  a  popu- 
lar  physician    in    active    practice    in 

Is  I.  Gorham,    was    born    in  ^Newfield, 

York  County,  Me.,  April'  15,  1854, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Hannah  S.  (Chadbourn) 
Straw.  The  family  is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent, 
and  traces  its  American  ancestry  to  an  emi- 
grant from  the  north  of  Ireland,  who  came  to 
this  country  early  in  the  seventeenth  century. 
The  Straw  family  has  been  favorably  known 
in.  New  Hampshire  for  many  years;  -^nd  one 
member,  Ezekiel,  was  Governor  of  the  State. 
Gideon  Straw,  Dr.  Straw's  grandfather,  was 
born  in  Nottingham,  N.H.,  and  reared  in 
Epping.  When  about  twenty-one  years  of 
age,  he  went  as  a  pioneer  to  Newfield,  York 
County.      Here,    clearing   a   farm,    he   esta^- 


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lished  a  comfoilable  home  for  the  rest  of  his 
days.  He  married  Mary  Robinson,  a  native 
of  New  Hampshire;  and  they  reared  seven 
children  —  Agnes,  Abigail,  Betsey,  Sarah, 
Cyrene,  David  R. ,  and  Daniel. 

Daniel  Straw,  who  was  a  native  of  Newfield, 
received  a  good  common-school  education. 
On  reaching  man's  estate  he  chose  the  inde- 
pendent calling  of  a  farmer,  which  he  followed 
in  Newfield  until  his  death  at  an  advanced 
age.  His  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Ira  Chad- 
bourn,  a  well-to-do  saddler,  of  Limerick,  Me. 
They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  five  of 
whom  died  in  infancy  and  one,  a  son,  at  the 
age  of  nineteen.  Those  living  at  present  are: 
Mary  R. ,  Cyrene  A.,  David  R. ,  and  Neil 
W.  R. 

Neil  W.  R.  Straw,  M.  D.,  acquired  the  rudi- 
ments of  his  education  in  'the  common  schools 
of  Newfield.  He  afterward  studied  at  Limer- 
ick and  Gilmanton  Academies.  Subsequently 
he  read  medicine  for  one  year  with  Dr.  Traf- 
ton,  of  Newfield,  for  two  years  with  Dr. 
Wight,  of  Gilmanton,  N.  H.,  and  graduated 
from  Bowdoin  College  in  1877.  He  com- 
menced practice  in  Auburn,  Me.,  where  he 
remained  two  years.  He  then  located  in  Gor- 
ham,  which  has  been  the  field  of  his  labor  ever 
since,  and  where  he  has  built  up  a  large  prac- 
tice. His  skill  as  a  physician  has  won  for 
him  the  respect  of  patients  and  fellow-practi- 
tioners, and  his  generous  disposition  has 
drawn  about  him  a  large  circle  of  friends. 
He  keeps  in  touch  with  the  medical  world  as 
a  member  of  the  Maine  Medical  Association 
and  the  Maine  Academy  of  Medical  Science, 
and  he  is  well  versed  in  all  the  latest  methods 
of  professional  work. 

April  21,  1886,  Dr.  Straw  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Anne  Ayer,  daughter  of  James 
M.  Moulton,  of  Newfield,  Me.  They  have  a 
son,  named  Palmer,  who  was  born  July  S, 
1887.  In  politics  Dr.  Straw  favors  the  Dem- 
ocratic party.  He  is  a  member  of  Day  Spring 
Lodge,  No.  107,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Newfield; 
of  Eagle  Chapter,  No.  11,  Royal  Arch 
Masons;  of  Portland  Commandery,  No.  2, 
Knights  Templars;  of  Gorham  Lodge,  No.  98, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  and  of 
Dirigo  Lodge,  No.  21,  Knights  of  Pythias,  of 
Gorham.      Dr.    Straw  and  his  wife  have  been 


members    of    the    Congregational    church    for 
some  years,  having  joined  it  together. 


f^AMES  WILLIAMS  KING,  manager  of 
the  King  Manufacturing  Company  of 
Portland,  Me.,  was  born  at  Plymouth, 
Mass.,  March  21,  i'842,  son  of  James 
and  Betsey  W.  (Hathaway)  King,  the  former 
a  native  of  Brewster,  Cape  Cod,  Mass.,  the 
latter  of  Plymouth.  He  traces  his  descent 
from  John  King,  who  removed  from  Eastham, 
Mass.,  to  Harwich  about  the  year  1700,  the  rec- 
ords showing  that  he  was  in  Eastham  as  early 
as  1688.  His  will,  which  was  dated  Novem- 
ber 18,  1752,  shows  that  he  was  a  man  of  con- 
siderable means.  His  eldest  son,  Roger,  was 
born  in  Eastham,  and  settled  in  the  part  of 
Harwich  now  called  Brewster,  where  he  died 
May  23,  1768,  in  his  seventy-fourth  year. 
His  estate  was  valued  at  seven  hundred  and 
thirty-three  pounds,  eighteen  shillings,  five 
pence,  a  large  amount  for  those  days.  Na- 
thaniel King,  the  eldest  son  of  Roger,  was 
born  March  21,  1726  or  1727,  and  married 
Reliance  Clark.  Their  eldest  son,  who  was 
also  named  Nathaniel,  was  born  at  Harwich, 
December  25,  1751,  and  died  in  Brewster, 
February  22,  1832.  He  married  Hannah 
Taylor,   of  Chatham,    in   1771. 

James  King,  first,  the  grandfather  of  James 
Williams,  was  the  fifth  child  of  Nathaniel  and 
Hannah  (Taylor)  King,  and  was  baptized  in 
September,  1784.  He  was  a  seafaring  man, 
and  at  the  time  of  the  struggle  of  the  Argentine 
Republic  with  Spain  for  independence  was 
master  of  one  of  the  Argentine  war-ships,  and 
was  quite  seriously  wounded  in  the  head.  At 
the  close  of  the  war  he  had  large  grants  of 
land,  and  prize  money  from  the  government  to 
the  amount  of  thirty  thousand  dollars,  the 
latter  not  to  be  taken  out  of  the  country.  In 
attempting  to  get  away  with  it  he  was  ar- 
rested, carried  inland,  and  confined  in  a  stock- 
ade. There  were  six  hundred  or  seven  hun- 
dred others  with  him.  He  was  chosen  leader 
of  the  company,  and  once  escaped,  but  was  re- 
captured. Fully  seven  years  elapsed  before 
his  case  came  to  trial.  He  was  then  released, 
given  his  sword,  uniform,  land  grants,  and  his 
passage  home.      His  last  years  were  spent  in 


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New  Bedford  as  master  rigger  of  vessels.  He 
died  in  1857.  He  was  three  times  married, 
his  first  wife,  who  was  the  grandmother  of 
James  Williams  King,  being  Mrs.  Temper- 
ance Knowles  Paddock.  She  became  Mrs. 
King  in  1816;  and  during  the  time  of  her 
husband's  captivity  in  South  America  she 
supported  the  family,  which  consisted  of  four 
children  —  James,  the  father  of  our  subject; 
Temperance;  David;  and  Mary — by  teaching 
common-school  branches  and  navigation  at  her 
home  on  Cape  Cod. 

James  King,  second,  also  followed  the  sea, 
being  Captain  of  a  whaler  at  twenty-one  or 
twenty-two  years  of  age.  He  died  of  heart 
disease  in  July,  1868,  while  fast  to  a 
whale,  being  then  but  fifty-one  years  of  age. 
His  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Joshua  Hathaway, 
who  was  a  resident  of  Plymouth.  Captain 
King's  family  resided  in  Plymouth  till  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  was  nine  years  old, 
when  they  removed  to  Middleboro,  making 
their  home  on  a  small  farm.  Captain  and 
Mrs.  King  reared  three  children — ^  Matilda 
E.,  who  died  in  January,  1862;  James 
Williams;  and  Bessie  B. ,  who  is  now 
the  wife  of  Lyman  E.  Shaw,  of  Waterville, 
Me.  Mrs.  Betsey  W.  King  is  still  living, 
making  her  home  with  Mrs.  Shaw.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  church  of  Plymouth, 
Mass. 

James  Williams  King  attended  the  schools 
of  Middleboro,  Mass.,  until  fifteen  years  of 
age.  He  spent  a  year  in  Mattapoisett,  where 
his  family  had  removed,  and  August  30,  1858, 
started  on  a  whaling  voyage,  going  around 
Cape  Horn  in  the  barque  "J.  D.  Thompson  "  of 
New  Bedford.  At  Honolulu  he  saw  the  first 
delegation  of  seventy-two  of  the  ablest  men  of 
Japan  on  their  way  to  the  United  States  and 
England,  to  become  familiar  with  the  advanced 
ideas  of  Western  civilization.  He  spent  one 
season  in  the  Okhotsk  Sea  and  one  in  the 
Arctic  Ocean,  and  did  not  reach  home  until 
1 86 1,  the  first  year  of  the  war  of  the  Rebell- 
ion, the  voyage  consuming  three  years.  The 
first  intimation  he  received  of  trouble  in  the 
United  States  was  from  a  vessel  near  Cape 
Horn,  about  January,  1861  ;  and  when  near  the 
Azores  Islands  another  vessel  threw  off  some 
New  Orleans  papers  tied  to  a  stick,  which  con- 


tained the  surprising  news  of  the  beginning  of 
hostilities.      The  day  the  first  battle  of  Bull 
Run  was  fought  Mr.  King  was  whaling  off  the 
Azores.      Reaching  home  August  20,  1861,  he 
rested  for  a  while,  and  in  January  of  the  fol- 
lowing year  went  to  Waterville,  Me.,  to  work 
for  his  uncle,  C.  F.  Hathaway,  a  shirt  manu- 
facturer.     In    August,    1862,    he    returned    to 
Massachusetts,  enlisting  on  the  second  day  of 
the  month  in  Company  D,  Eighteenth  Massa- 
chusetts ilegiment,  Volunteer  Infantry,  which 
had  been  in  the  field  with  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac  nearly  a  year.      He  enlisted  as  a  pri- 
vate, and  joined  his  regiment  at  or  near  Hall's 
Hill,  Va. ,  one  week  after  the  second  battle  of 
Bull  Run.      The  battle  of  Antietam  was  the 
first  action  in  which  he  participated,  his  regi- 
ment belonging  to  the  Fifth  Army  Corps;  and 
after  that  he  was  in  all  the  engagements  of  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac,  the  last  being  at  Ap- 
pomattox   Court-house,    Va.,    April  9,    1865. 
Mr.     King    was      under     the     command     of 
General    Chamberlain,    to  whom   Lee  formally 
surrendered  April    13.      A  new  recruit  in  an 
old  regiment  stood  little  chance  of  promotion; 
but  Mr.  King  was  raised  step  by  step  from  the 
rank  of  private  to  that  of  Second  Lieutenant, 
being  the  only  enlisted  man  in  his  company 
of  the  Eighteenth  Massachusetts  who  obtained 
a  commission.      At  the  end  of  his  first  term  of 
service  he  re-enlisted  in  the  old  regiment,  and 
was  afterward  transferred  to  the  Thirty-second 
Massachusetts   Volunteer    Infantry,    receiving 
his  discharge  July    17,    1865,  at  the  close  of. 
the  war.      He  was    not  wounded    during    his 
term  of  service,  but  at  the  first  Fredericksburg 
battle,    December,     1862,     had    his    clothing 
riddled   by  shot.      Of  his  company  twenty-six 
were  there  killed  or  wounded  out  of  fifty-one 
engaged.      At  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  King 
returned    to    Waterville   to    work    for    C.    F.- 
Hathaway,  who  eventually  took  him  into  part- 
nership.     In  1879  he  established  a  business  of 
his  own  in  Waterville,    manufacturing  shirts 
and  underwear,    but  in    1882   returned  to  the 
employ  of  C.  F.    Hathaway.      In    1888  he  re- 
moved to  Portland,  and  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture   of     ladies'     and     children's     muslin 
underwear,  to  which  he  later  added  wrappers. 
Starting    with    but  one    girl    as   an  assistant, 
he  now  employs  from  eighty  to  ninety  hands, 


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and  is  manager  of  a  prosperous  corporate  com- 
pany. 

March  i6,  1865,  while  on  a  twenty  days' 
furlough  from  the  army,  Mr.  King  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Amelia  M.  Thurber,  of 
North  Providence,  R.  I.  Four  children  were 
born  of  this  union  —  Cora  A. ,  James,  Ralph  T. , 
and  Emma  M.  Cora  A.  became  the  wife  of 
William  C.  Crawford.  She  died  in  1893  at 
Gloucester,  Mass.,  leaving  one  daughter, 
Cora.  James,  who  is  a  graduate  of  Colby 
University,  was  two  years  Deputy  Consul  at 
Halifax,  and  is  no.w  in  the  insurance  business 
at  Chicago.  Ralph  Thurber  resides  in  Provi- 
dence. Emma  M.  is  with  her  parents.  In 
politics  Mr.  King  is  a  Republican.  He  and 
his  wife  and  daughter  are  members  of  the  Bap- 
tist Church  of  Waterville,  Me. 


lAPTAIN  WALTER  K.  SWETT,  a 
retired  ship-master  of  Falmouth,  Me., 
was  born  in  this  town,  August  ig, 
1839,  son  of  Simon  M.  and  Margaret 
S.  (Davis)  Swett.  Captain  Swett's  paternal 
grandfather,  Josiah  Swett,  was  a  resident  of 
Falmouth,  where  he  owned  and  conducted  a 
good  farm  during  the  active  period  of  his  life. 
He  married  Eunice  Noyes,  a  native  of  Fal- 
mouth, and  reared  a  family  of  four  children, 
of  whom  there  are  now  no  survivors. 

Simon  M.  Swett,  son  of  Josiah,  was  born  in 
Falmouth,  and  when  a  young  man  he  learned 
the  ship  carpenter's  trade.-  He  diligently  and 
skilfully  followed  that  occupation  for  many 
years  in  his  native  town,  where  he  was  held  in 
high  esteem  by  the  entire  community  as  an 
upright,  worthy,  and  exemplary  citizen.  He 
died  in  1876,  aged  sixty-three  years.  In  poli- 
tics he  was  originally  a  Whig,  and  in  his  re- 
ligious faith  he  was  a  Congregationalist.  His 
wife,  Margaret  S.  Davis,  who  was  born  in  Fal- 
mouth, became  the  mother  of  four  children, 
two  of  whom  are  living,  namely:  Leander  N., 
a  resident  of  Falmouth;  and  Walter  K.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch. 

Walter  K.  Swett  received  his  education   in 

the    common    schools   and    at    the    Falmouth 

Academy.      After  the  completion  of  his  course 

■of  study  he  adopted  a  seafaring  life,  the  first 

three  and  a  half  years  being  spent  before  the 


mast  on  board  of  a  vessel  engaged  in  foreign 
trade.  He  was  then  able  to  perform  the 
duties  of  third  mate;  and,  being  naturally  in- 
telligent and  progressive,  he  so  rapidly  ac- 
quired a  knowledge  of  the  science  of  naviga- 
tion and  the  art  of  managing  a  ship  that  he 
rose  through  the  rank  of  second  and  first  mates 
in  the  short  space  of  two  years,  at  the  end  of 
that  time  becoming  master  of  a  merchantman. 
He  commanded  different  vessels,  among  which 
were  the  ship  "C.  F.  Sargent"  and  the 
"  Rufus  E.  Wood,"  which  were  engaged  ex- 
clusively in  the  foreign  trade,  his  voyages  al- 
ways proving  profitable  both  to  himself  and 
his  owners;  and  he  continued  to  follow  the 
sea  until  1889,  since  which  time  he  has  lived 
in  retirement  in  Falmouth. 

He  owns  the  old  Norton  homestead,  border- 
ing on  Casco  Bay,  consisting  of  thirty-five 
acres,  a  part  of  which  is  woodland;  and  he  has 
made  various  improvements  on  the  buildings. 
He  occupies  the  house  he  built  in  1873.  The 
tillable  portion  of  his  farm  is  very  fertile,  and 
he  devotes  his  time  and  attention  to  its  culti- 
vation with  satisfactory  results.  The  estate 
contains  a  valuable  spring,  which  resembles 
in  character  the  well-known  Underwood 
Spring  of  Falmouth,  and  is  claimed  by  many 
to  equal  it  in  purity.  Politically,  in  town 
affairs  Captain  Swett  is  not  governed  by  any 
one  party,  but  votes  independently,  support- 
ing the  candidate  for  office  whom  he  considers 
the  most  capable  to  serve ;  but  otherwise  he  is 
a  Democrat.  He  has  been  three  times  elected 
a  Selectman,  serving  his  last  term  as  Chair- 
man of  the  Board;  and  at  the  present  time  he 
is  Collector  of  the  town. 

Captain  Swett  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Abbie  U.  C.  Norton,  daughter  of  Shubael  D. 
Norton,  of  Mount  Desert,  Me.,  in  1864,  and 
has  had  two  children,  one  of  whom  is  living; 
namely,  Orrin  R.,  who  is  residing  in  Port- 
land. 

Among  the  fraternal  orders  Captain  Swett 
is  prominent  as  a  valued  member  and  an  able 
official.  He  has  filled  the  different  chairs  of 
Presumscot  Lodge,  No.  91,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  is  a  member  of  Piscat- 
aquis Lodge,  No.  65,  Knights  of  Pythias; 
and,  of  Tolam  Tribe,  No.  14,  Improved  Order 
of   Red  Men,   being  at  present  Great  Keeper 


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of  Wampum  of  the  State.  He  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Portland  Marine  Society,  which  was 
formed  one  hundred  years  ago  for  the  benefit 
of  ship-masters  and  their  families,  and  has  a 
fund  of  thirty  thousand  dollars  at  its  command. 
In  religious  belief  he  is  a  Congregationalist, 
and  he  attends  that  church. 


OSEPH  N.    MARTIN,  locomotive  fore- 
man   at    the    Portland    station    of    the 
Grand  Trunk  Railway,   whose  portrait 
is    herewith    presented,    was    born    at 
Falmouth,    N.  S.,  March  8,    1828,    his  parents 
being  Joseph  and  Abigail  (Davidson)  Martin. 
The  father  was  an  old  and  respected  farmer  of 
Falmouth  and  a  valuable  town  official,    serv- 
ing as  Street  Commissioner  for    many  years, 
besides  holding  other  offices.      He   possessed 
good  musical  ability,  for  thirty  years  being  the 
leader  of  the  choir  of  the  Baptist  church,    to 
which    he  belonged.      He  reared  a  family  of 
seven  children,  namely:  Harris  D.  and  Jacob 
N.,    both    of    Falmouth,     N.S.,    Eliza,    who 
died    when     "twenty-one     years     old;     Maria, 
deceased;  Joseph  N. ;  Gideon  D.,  of  Halifax, 
N.S.  ;  and  Theresa,  wife  of  Stilson  Hutchins, 
formerly  of  Dubuque,    la.,    but  now    of    New 
Hampshire,   one  of   the  prominent  Democrats 
of  that  State. 

Joseph  N.  Martin  was  bred  and  educated  in 
his  native  town,  remaining  there  until  after  he 
had    become    proficient    in    the    blacksmith's 
trade,  coming  here  when  about  twenty  years 
of  age,  just  prior  to  the  death  of  his  parents. 
Mr.  Martin  worked  for  the  first  two  years   in 
the  machine  shop  of  Freeman  &  Gould,  being 
afterward  employed  for  a  year  in  a  shipyard. 
In    1854    he    began    working    for   the    Grand 
Trunk  Railway  Company,  during  the  first  three 
months  as  a  common  hand  in  the  shop,   and 
the  remainder  of  the  year  as  fireman  on  a  loco- 
motive, subsequently  becoming  engineer  on  a 
gravel  train  under  Captain  Everett,  an  old  and 
well-known  conductor  of  the  road,  running  this 
engine   four    months.       He   was    then    given 
charge  of  a  freight  engine,  which  he  ran  for  a 
number  of  years,  being  then  promoted  to  the 
position  of  passenger  train  engineer,  for  seven 
years  running  to  Paris  and  return,  and  from 
Portland  to  Gorham  and  return.      He  was  next 


placed  in  charge  of  the  repair  shops  in  this 
city  under  Jonas  Hamilton,  who  was  locomo- 
tive foreman;  but,  when  the  main  shops' were 
removed  to  Gorham,  he  began  running  on  the 
road  again. 

In   1870,  on  the  resignation  of  Mr.  Hamil- 
ton,   Mr.    Martin    succeeded    to    his   position, 
which    is    particularly    responsible.       Pie    has 
entire  charge  of  all  the  locomotives,  locomotive 
repairs,  the  firemen  and  engineers,  and  the  shop 
water-works,    besides  which   he  receives    and 
distributes  all  of  the  coal  for  the  one  hundred 
and  fifty  miles  of  the  road  under  his  charge, 
this  including  the  main  line  from  Portland  to 
Paris,  the  Lewiston  branch,  and  the  Norway 
branch.      It  is  also  his  especial  duty  to  look 
after  the   wrecking  crew,    and   attend    to    the 
clearing    of .  the  road    from    all    obstructions. 
Some   forty  of   the  sixty-five  men   under    his 
charge  are  located  in  this  city.      He  is  one  of 
the  oldest  men  in  point  of  service  on  this  part 
of  the  Grand  Trunk   Railroad,  and   is  held  in 
high  regard  by  both  his  employers  and  his  em- 
ployees. 

Mr.  Martin  married  Miss  Anna  D.  Whit- 
.  more,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Whitmore.  Her 
father  was  born  in  Salem,  Mass.,  and  lived 
there  until  after  the  birth  of  his  children, 
when  he  removed  to  Portland,  where  he  has 
been  engaged  as  a  clerk  in  the  Post-office  for 
many  years.  The  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Martin  is  at  15  Fort  Allen  Park,  a  most  desir- 
able location,  commanding  an  extensive  view 
of  the  beautiful  bay. 

Mr.  Martin  has  found  very  little  time  to  de- 
vote to  politics,  but  is  a  Mason  and  an  Odd 
Fellow,  belonging  to  Atlantic  Lodge,  A.  F. 
A.  M.,  No.  81;  to  Beacon  Lodge,  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  F"ellows;  and  to  the 
Eastern  Star  Encampment  of  this  city.  He  is 
likewise  a  charter  member  of  the  Crumple 
Duck  Shooting  Club,  and  no  pastime  affords 
him  greater  pleasure  than  its  yearly  excur- 
sions. This  club  held  its  first  duck  shoot  at 
Jonesport,  Me.,  in  1876,  with  headquarters  on 
Great  Wass  Island,  where,  in  May  of  that 
year,  they  erected  a  small  shanty  near  the 
mouth  of  Wilmouth  Cove  at  the  south  end  of 
the  island,  which  served  as  their  camp  for  two 
years. 

In  the  winter  of  1878  two  of  the  club  mem- 


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bers,  J.  N.  Martin  and  A.  B.  Moulton,  of 
Portland,  purchased  Crumple  Island,  contain- 
ing'thirty-one  acres,  more  or  less,  from  the 
widow  Kelly,  of  Jonesport.  In  the  spring  of 
that  year  the  Crumple  Club,  with  the  follow- 
ing charter  members,  Warren  Noyes,  of  Gor- 
ham,  N.H.,  C.  M.  Wormwell,  of  Bethel,  Me., 
Fred  W.  Noyes,  of  Gorham,  N.  H.,  G-  C. 
Cobb,  W.  W.  Thomas,  Jr.,  John  Dennis, 
A.  B.  Moulton,  and  J.  N.  Martin,  of  Portland, 
was  formally  organized.  They  soon  erected  a 
fine  club-house,  eighteen  by  thirty-six  feet, 
and  one  and  one-half  stories  in  height,  with  a 
cook-room,  fourteen  by  fourteen,  attached  to 
the  north  end.  It  will  accommodate  twenty 
men,  and  is  furnished  with  stoves  and  all 
necessary  equipments  for  comfort  and  con- 
venience. This  is  truly  the  best  ducking  lo- 
cality in  the  State  of  Maine.  Six  men,  shoot- 
ing six  days,  not  over  five  hours  per  day,  have 
bagged  four  hundred  and  seventy-five  birds. 

During  the  second  week  in  the  month  of 
May,  1879,  after  the  life-saving  service  crew 
had  been  dismissed,  and  the  Crumple  Club 
were  on  their  annual  ducking  excursion  at 
Crumple  Island,  they  had  two  very  exciting 
and  dangerous  adventures.  About  nine 
o'clock  on  the  morning  of  May  9,  after  having 
come  in  from  gunning  and  eaten  breakfast, 
J.  N.  Martin,  one  of  the  club  members,  was 
looking  through  his  field-glass,  when  he  dis- 
covered a  man  standing  on  Egg  Rock,  which 
lies  due  east  a  mile  and  a  half  from  the 
Crumple.  The  day  previous  there  had  been  a 
heavy  storm  of  wind  and  rain  from  the  south- 
east, and  the  sea  was  still  running  very  high. 
Mr.  Martin  spoke  to  Captain  Church,  and 
asked  him  if  a  boat  could  land  on  Egg  Rock, 
to  which  he  received  a  negative  reply.  He 
then  told  the  Captain  of  his  discovery.  The 
latter  felt  that  there  must  be  some  mistake; 
but,  on  taking  the  glass  himself,  he  saw  three 
men,  and  upon  looking  again  saw  a  fourth. 
Mr.  Martin  then  took  the  glass  from  him,  and 
saw,  not  only  the  four  men,  but  a  smoke  ris- 
ing from  their  fire;  and,  turned  toward  the 
south-east  end  of  the  rock,  the  glass  revealed 
the  stubs  of  two  masts  sticking  up  through  the 
water.  They  immediately  came  to  the  con- 
clusion that  it  was  a  shipwrecked  crew. 

There  were  at  the  time  a  number  of  guests 


at  the  club-house,  and,  a  consultation  being 
held,  it  was  decided  to  get  into  their  boats 
and  pull  for  Browney's  Island,  two  miles  or 
more  to  the  north-west,  where  the  life-saving 
station  and  buildings  were  located  at  that 
time.  Breaking  the  locks,  they  took  out  the 
life-boat  with  all  the  equipments,  and  manned 
it  with  a  crew  determined  to  rescue  those 
men  or  die  in  the  attempt.  They  pulled  to 
the  west  end  of  Egg  Rock,  and,  watching  for 
a  favorable  opportunity,  drove  the  life-boat  on 
to  the  beach.  The  men  jumped  out  into  the 
water  and  seized  the  life-boat,  and  with  the 
next  wave  she  was  borne  up  on  to  the  beach 
out  of  harm's  way.  When  this  had  been  ac- 
complished and  greetings  exchanged,  they 
learned  that  the  schooner  "Zina, "  Captain 
Bradbury,  with  a  full  cargo  of  groceries  from 
Boston  for  Machias,  had  run  on  to  the  south- 
east end  of  Egg  Rock  in  the  fog,  and  at  the 
second  crash  the  sea  had  swept  over  her,  carry- 
ing the  cook  and  galley  overboard.  The  body 
of  the  cook  was  found  three  months  later  on  an 
island  near  by.  The  other  four  men,  who 
made  up  the  ship's  company,  managed  to  get 
up  on  the  rock.  After  Captain  Bradbury  and 
the  other  three  men  had  been  got  into  the  life- 
boat, their  rescuers  started  for  the  club-house 
on  Crumple  Island,  where  they  arrived  in 
safety;  and  the  rescued  men  were  soon  enjoy- 
ing a  hearty  meal  served  with  plenty  of  the 
club's  delicious  coffee,  steaming  hot,  and  in  a 
short  time  had  recovered  from  the  effects  of 
their  exposure.  Some  of  the  crew  were  in 
bed  when  the  schooner  struck,  and  conse- 
quently were  minus  much  of  their  clothing, 
boots,  shoes,  and  hats;  but  their  necessary 
wants  were  promptly  supplied  by  the  club 
members,  and  the  following  day  the  crew  were 
sent  in  a  fishing-smack  to  Jonesport,  whence 
they  were  conveyed  to  Machias  by  stage. 

The  day  following,  the  club  and  their 
guests  were  out  early  on  the  gunning  grounds; 
but  the  wind  continued  to  blow  from  the 
south-east,  a  dense  fog  still  prevailed,  and 
there  was  a  heavy  sea  running.  About  nine 
o'clock,  the  ducks  having  let  up  on  flying  out, 
the  party  returned  to  the  club-house,  and 
while  eating  their  breakfast  the  discharge  of 
two  guns  was  heard.  One  of  their  number 
suggested  that   some    of    the    fishermen    were 


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gunning  at  Sile  Rocks,  but  Captain  Church 
thought  that  the  guns  sounded  near  by.  After 
breakfast  the  fog  lifted  a  little,  and  through 
the  mist  two  topmasts  were  seen  outside  of 
the  Crumple  in  a  south-westerly  direction,  and 
about  a  half-mile  from  the  club-house,  very 
near  duck  ledges.  Captain  Church  and  Darius 
Norton  asked  the  loan  of  Mr.  Martin's  boat, 
which  was  promptly  granted;  and,  jumping  in, 
each  with  a  pair  of  oars,  they  pulled  out  be- 
tween the  Crumple  and  Great  Wass  Island, 
more  commonly  called  the  Flying  Place  or 
Pond  Gut,  and  around  the  Crumple,  where 
they  found  the  schooner  "Mary  B.  Harris," 
Captain  Crowley,  commander,  at  anchor  with 
her  stern  within  seventy-five  feet  of  the 
western  duck  rocks.  There  were  ten  men  and 
one  lady  on  board  the  schooner,  which  hailed 
from  Indian  River,  and  was  bound  for  Jones- 
port.  Owing  to  the  very  heavy  sea  that  was 
running  at  the  time,  the  chain  cable  was 
liable  to  give  way  at  any  moment,  and  in  such 
an  event  not  one  of  the  eleven  persons  on 
board  could  have  been  saved.  Another  rush 
was  made  for  Browney's  Island,  the  life-boat 
again  taken  out,  fully  equipped  and  manned, 
and  pushed  to  the  rescue.  Fortunately  the 
chain  held  the  schooner  in  her  perilous  posi- 
tion nobly.  All  the  while  the  sea  was  run- 
ning at  a  fearful  height;  but  the  eleven  were 
lowered  into  the  life-boat  one  by  one  by  means 
of  a  bowline  from  the  schooner,  the  charts  and 
valuables  taken  off,  and  all  landed  safely  in 
the  cove  on  Crumple  Island.  The  lady  bore 
up  through  the  whole  proceedings  with  won- 
derful courage  and  fortitude,  never  speaking 
or  murmuring  from  the  time  she  was  taken 
out  until  she  was  landed  in  a  chair  near  a 
good  hot  stove;  and  then  she  fainted  dead 
away,  but  by  the  application  of  camphor  and 
a  little  cold  water  she  was  soon  restored. 
The  first  words  spoken  by  'her  were,  "Thank 
God  we  are  saved,  and  I  hope  and  pray  that 
God  will  be  as  merciful  to  all  you  rescuers 
as  you  have  been  merciful  to  us;  and  I  hope 
God  will  bless  each  and  all  of  you."  She 
was  soon  taken  with  a  part  of  the  crew  of 
the  "Mary  B.  Harris"  to  Jonesport.  Since 
returning  the  life-boat  to  Browney's  Island 
after  this  second  exciting  adventure,  the 
club    have    not    been    called    upon    to    act    as 


life-savers.  The  crew  that  performed  this  ser- 
vice, according  to  the  memory  of  Mr.  Martin, 
were  Captain  A.  G.  Church,  Captain  Sam 
Crowley,  D.  Norton,  A.  B.  Moulton,  G.  C. 
Cobb,  J.  N.  Martin,  and  two  other  men  whose 
names  he  does  not  recall. 

An   account   of   their   heroic    deed    reached 
Captain  Merriman,  chief  of  the  life-saving  ser- 
vice at  Washington;  and  a  letter  was  shortly 
received  asking  the  Crumple  Club  to  render  a 
bill  for  board  and  services.      Mr.    Martin   im- 
mediately wrote  in  reply  that  the  club  had  no 
bill  to    present,   feeling  that    they  had    done 
nothing  more  than  their  duty  in  saving  life 
when  it  was  in  their  power  so  to  do,  to  which 
he  asked  the  suggestion  that  the  life-saving 
station  should  be  on  Crumple    Island.      Two 
weeks  later  the  club  received  a  second   letter 
from  Captain  Merriman,  asking  when  he  could 
meet  the  Crumple  Club  on  the   island  to  ar- 
range for  a  site  on  Crumple  Island  for  the  lo- 
cation   of  a  life-saving  station.      On  May.  8, 
1879,    the    day  appointed,    the  chief  and    his 
aids  were  prompt  on  time.      One  little  circum- 
stance took  place  which   caused  considerable 
surprise  on  the  part  of  the  life-saving  people. 
Crumple    Club    had    prepared    a    three-course 
dinner  of  wild  fowl,  the  first  being  loon  steak. 
"  Loon  steak,  did  you  say,  Martin  ?  "  repeated 
Captain  Merriman.      "Yes,    Captain,"  replied 
Mr.    Martin.      "My    dear    sir,"    returned    the 
Captain,    "loons  are   considered   worthless  in 
the  way  of  food.      I  have  followed  the  sea  for 
years,  and  this  is  the  first  time    I  have  ever 
seen  loon  steak  on  the  bill  of  fare."      "Cap- 
tain,   try   a  small    piece,"   said    Mr.    Martin, 
"and    then   give  us   your   judgment    on    loon 
steak."     He  took  two  good-sized  pieces;  and 
his  verdict  was  that  it  was  very  good,  indeed, 
adding,    "We    are    never    too    old    to    learn." 
Later   he    said,    "I    have    thoroughly  enjoyed 
this  wild  fowl  dinner  at  your  club-house  on 
Crumple  Island,  and  shall   in  future  blow  for 
loon  steak. " 

After  their  meal  was  over,  they  proceeded 
to  locate  the  spot  for  the  life-saving  station, 
the  Hon.  W.  W.  Thomas,  Jr.,  who  was  a 
member  of  the  club,  acting  as  attorney  for  the 
club.  Early  in  June  a  deed  was  forwarded  to- 
the  government,  and  a  check  returned  to  the 
club  for  the  amount  agreed  upon.      The  signal 


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and  lookout  station  was  soon  placed  on  Red 
Head,  which  is  the  turning-point  into  the  Bay 
of  Fundy,  at  the  extreme  south  end  of  Crumple 
Island,  and  is  one  hundred  feet  above  the  level 
of  high-water  mark,  commanding  a  clear  view 
east  and  west  of  from  forty  to  sixty  miles,  tak- 
ing in  Mooseyback  Harbor,  the  Seal  Island 
Lights,  and  Grand  Manan  to  the  east,  and 
Petit  Manan  and  Baker's  Island  Light  to  the 
west.  There  has  been  talk  of  the  government 
purchasing  the  island,  and  the  club  are  will- 
ing to  dispose  of  it  at  a  reasonable  price. 


ISAAC  D.  JORDAN,  a  highly  intelligent 
farmer  and  respected  citizen  of  Ray- 
mond, Cumberland  County,  Me.,  was 
born  in  this  town  on  September  5,  1851. 
He  is  the  only  surviving  son  of  the  late 
Daniel  S.  Jordan.  His  paternal  grandparents, 
Samuel  and  Martha  (Small)  Jordan,  were  both 
natives  of  Raymond,  where  the  former  was  en- 
gaged  in  farming. 

Their  son,  Daniel  S. ,  also  chose  agriculture 
as  his  chief  occupation,  and  became  the  owner 
of  the  farm  on  which  his  son  now  resides.  In 
addition  to  his  farm  duties  he  engaged  in  stone 
work  as  opportunity  offered.  He  lived  here 
until  his  death,  which"  occurred  on  February 
5,  i8gi.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Rhoda  A.  Davis,  survived  him,  and  is  now 
living  with  her  son,  Isaac  D.  Jordan.  Seven 
children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Daniel  S. 
Jordan;  namely.  Ransom  D.,  Hansom,  Isaac 
D.,  Isaiah  E.,  Isaiah  E.  (second),  Martha  M., 
and  Isa  D.,  all  of  whom,  with  the  exception 
of  Isaac  D. ,  are  now  deceased. 

Isaac  D.  Jordan  enjoys  the  advantages  of 
a  common-school  and  academic  education, 
which  was  acquired  in  Bridgton,  Paris,  and 
Limington,  Me.  After  completing  his  course 
of  study  he  was  engaged  in  school  teaching  for 
a  number  of  winters,  and  worked  on  the  home 
farm  during  the  summers.  At  the  time  of  his 
father's  death  the  entire  charge  of  the  farm 
fell  upon  his  shoulders.  Evidences  of  his 
painstaking  and  intelligent  management  are 
everywhere  visible,  the  well-kept  fences, 
meadows  free  from  stone,  the  sleek  cattle, 
the  productive  fields,  betokening  the  thrifty, 
enterprising    farmer.       The     place     contains 


about  two  hundred  and  twenty-five  acres  of 
land,  well  adapted  for  general  farming,  stock 
raising,  and  orcharding.  Mr.  Jordan  makes  a 
specialty  of  raising  Hereford  stock,  and  sells 
the  cream  from  his  dairy  of  choice  cows.  He 
has  never  married. 

In  politics  Mr.  Jordan  is  a  Democrat,  and 
for  many  years  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Democratic  Committee  of  Raymond,  and  also 
of  the  County  Committee.  Among  the  offices 
held  by  him  are  those  of  Collector  and  Con- 
stable for  four  years,  and  Supervisor  several 
terms.  He  is  a  member  of  Windham  Lodge, 
No.  2276,  Knights  of  Honor,  of  North 
Windham.  His  father  and  mother  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Free  Baptist  church. 


/^^^RGE  E.    CHADBOURNE,  a  prac- 
I    '*)  I       tical   farmer   and    leading    citizen    of 

— ^  Bridgton,  Me.,  was  born  August  26, 
1828,  in  the  town  of  Hiram,  Oxford  County, 
Me.,  being  a  son  of  Benjamin  and  Nancy 
(Richardson)  Chadbourne.  His  parents  reared 
two  children.  The  other,  Mary  Ann,  born 
May  15,  1833,  married  Charles  B.  Thompson. 
She  died  in  1866. 

Benjamin   Chadbourne   was   born    in    Hiram, 
Me.      He  was  of  English   ancestry,    as  repre-  ■ 
sented  by  the  following  genealogy  :  Humphrey 
Chadbourne    (first),    with    his   sons   Humphrey 
and   William    (second),    came  to   this   country 
A.D.    1631;   Humphrey    (third),    son    of    Will- 
iam,  died    1667;    James,    Sr.     (fourth),    Hum- 
phrey's son,  died  1686;  James,  Jr.  (fifth),  born 
1684,  died     1754;  Joshua    (sixth),   born    1729, 
died   1805;  Joseph   (seventh),  born    1763,  died 
1848;   Benjamin    (eighth),   born   February    14, 
1798,    died    December     18,     1875.      Benjamin 
Chadbourne  was  a  natural  mechanic  and  learned 
the   trade  of   a   cooper,    which  he  followed    in 
connection  with  farming.      In  1852  he  removed 
with  his  family  to  the   town   of   Bridgton,  pur- 
chasing   the    one    hundred  acres   of    land  now 
owned    and    occupied    by  his    son,    George   E. 
Here  he  engaged  in  mixed  husbandry  until  his 
death   in    1875,    at    the    age    of    seventy-eight 
years.      His  wife,  who  was   born    in   1807,  sur- 
vived him  until  1892.      He  was  a  man  of  prom- 
inence in  public  affairs,  having  been  a  Lieu- 
tenant   in    the    State    militia.   Justice    of   the 


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Peace,  Selectman,  and  Constable  of  his  native 
town  for  a  number  of  years.  He  was  a  practi- 
cal Christian,  being  an  active  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  was  also  an 
earnest  advocate  of  the  cause  of  temperance, 
signing  the  first  temperance  pledge  in  the  early 
days  of  this  great  modern  reform  movement. 
George  E.  Chadbourne,  ninth  in  descent 
from  Humphrey  Chadbourne  (first),  mentioned 
above,  was  reared  as  a  farmer's  son,  working 
on  the  home  farm  through  seed-time  and  har- 
vest, and  attending  the  district  and  high 
schools  during  the  long  winter  seasons.  On 
reaching  mature  years,  he  took  charge  of  the 
farm  work,  but  was  also  engaged  as  a  house 
painter  much  of  his  time.  In  1852  he  came 
to  Bridgton  with  his  parents;  and  he  has  since 
resided  on  his  present  estate,  Prospect  Hill 
Farm,  succeeding  to  its  ownership  after  the 
death  of  his  father.  In  his  farming  operations, 
as  in  his  trade,  Mr.  Chadbourne  has  been  more 
than  ordinarily  successful.  A  man  of  ex- 
cellent business  ability,  strict  integrity,  and 
wise  judgment,  he  has  often  been  called  upon 
to  serve  in  official  capacities,  and  has  in  each 
instance  performed  his  duties  to  the  general 
satisfaction.  In  1864,  during  the  progress  of 
the  Civil  War,  he  was  chosen  Selectman ;  and 
he  retained  the  office  until  1871,  being  Chair- 
man of  the  Board  the  greater  part  of  the  time. 
From  that  year  until  1874  he  was  County 
Commissioner,  also  serving  fourteen  years  as 
Trial  Justice  of  the  Peace.  In  1874  he  was 
appointed  agent  by  the  County  Commissioners, 
to  superintend  the  comparing  and  revision  of 
the  indexes  to  the  Registry  of  Deeds  with  the 
records  of  Cumberland  County,  from  the  first 
volume,  1760,  to  1870,  which  now  constitutes 
the  Leger  Index  to  that  date.  This  task  occu- 
pied more  than  three  years,  requiring  the  most 
careful  and  laborious  work.  Mr.  Chadbourne 
holds  a  life  commission  as  Dedimus  Potesta- 
tem  Justice;  and  for  several  years  he  has  been 
a  voluntary  observer  at  Station  302,  North 
Bridgton,  Me.,  belonging  to  the  New  England 
Division  of  the  United  States  Weather  De- 
partment. For  twenty-nine  years  he  has  been 
one  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Bridgton  Academy, 
fifteen  years  being  Secretary  of  the  Board. 
He  is  a  stanch  and  loyal  member  of  the  Re- 
publican party,   with   which  he  has  long  been 


actively  identified.  Fraternally,  he  is  an  es- 
teemed and  valued  member  both  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  of  the 
Masons;  and  he  was  officially  connected  with 
agricultural  and  temperance  societies  for  many 
years.  He  has  served  continuously  as  Secre- 
tary of  the  Society,  for  the  Prevention  and 
Detection  of  Crime  thirty-nine  years,  attend- 
ing every  annual  meeting. 

Mr.  Chadbourne  and  Miss  Louisa  B.  Libby 
were  united  in  marriage  in  1851,  and  they  are 
the  parents  of  six  children,  namely:  Frank  O., 
born  November  29,  1852;  Edwin  R.,  born 
June  26,  1855;  Charles  B.,  born  February  5, 
1858,  died  September  13,  1869;  Carrie  E. , 
born  January  17,  i860;  Addie  M.,  born 
March  11,  1862;  and  Walter  C,  born  August 
13,  1866.  Frank  O.  Chadbourne  (tenth),  who 
is  in  company  with  his  father  in  the  manage- 
ment of  the  home  farm,  married  Miss  Clara 
Lincoln.  They  have  three  sons  and  a  daugh- 
ter, who  are  of  the  eleventh  generation  by 
lineal  descent,  namely:  Charles  L.,  born  Sep- 
tember 30,  1876;  Ethel  A.,  born  July  i, 
1879;  Irving  E.,  born  October  7,  1881 ; 
George  E. ,  born  September  21,  1894.  Edwin 
R.  Chadbourne,  who  was  graduated  from  both 
the  Maine  Medical  College  and  the  College  of 
Physicians  and  Surgeons  in  New  York,  is  a 
successful  practising  physician  in  that  city, 
where  the  death  of  his  wife,  Annie  M.  Howe, 
occurred  October  27,  1887.  Carrie  E.  Chad- 
bourne is  the  widow  of  Frank  "S.  Knight,  who 
died  September  i,  1888.  Her  children  are: 
George  E.  Knight,  born  October  6,  1881,  died 
September  4,  1888;  and  Mary  L.  Knight, 
born  July  27,  1885. 


■OHN  WARREN  PERKINS,  of  the 
firm  of  John  W.  Perkins  &  Co.,  whole- 
sale druggists  and  dealers  in  drugs, 
paints,  oils,  and  dyestuffs,  whose  ware- 
houses are  at  94  and  96  Commercial  Street  and 
2  and  4  Custom-house  Whari,  Portland,  Me., 
was  born  in  Weld,  Me.,  March  17,  1820,  son 
of  Dr.  Lafayette  and  Dorcas  (Abbott)  Perkins. 
His  grandfather.  Colonel  William  Perkins, 
was  a  distinguished  officer  in  the  Revolution- 
ary army,  and  at  the  close  of  the  war  was  ap- 
pointed Commandant  of  Castle  William,  now 


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Fort  Independence,  in  Boston  Harbor.  On 
March  26,  1786,  a  son  was  born  to  him  and 
his  wife;  and  the  event  was  made  the  occasion 
of  great  rejoicing,  in  which  all  the  garrison 
participated.  At  the  proper  time  the  boy  was 
taken  to  Boston,  escorted  by  a  band  of  music 
and  a  squad  of  soldiers  from  the  fort  to  King's 
Chapel,  where  he  was  christened,  the  Marquis 
de  Lafayette  being  the  godfather  and  bestowing 
upon  him  his  name. 

Lafayette  Perkins  was  a  boy  of  fourteen 
when  his  father  died  and  the  family  removed 
from  Castle  William.  He  received  his  early 
education  in  Boston,  and  took  up  the  study  of 
medicine  under  the  tuition  of  the  famous  Dr. 
John  C.  Warren.  Before  he  received  his  di- 
ploma the  War  of  1812  broke  out,  and  he  was 
appointed  surgeon  of  the  .ship  "Argus."  The 
youthful  physician  became  very  popular  with 
all  on  board;  and  at  the  close  of  the  war,  when 
the  vessel  was  at  anchor  in  the  River  Lyde  in 
France,  he  was  presented  by  her  officers  with 
a  beautiful  dress  sword,  which  is  now  in  the 
possession  of  his  son,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch.  Dr.  Perkins  returned  to  Boston,  and 
was  graduated  from  the  Harvard  Medical  Col- 
lege, August  31,  1 8 14.  He  commenced  prac- 
tice in  Boston,  but  soon  removed  to  Weld,  Me., 
where  he  lived  twenty-one  years,  residing  on 
a  beautiful  farm  on  the  shore  of  a  lake. 
Though  actively  engaged  in  the  duties  of  his 
profession,  he  also  dealt  in  real  estate,  making 
large  sales;  and  Perkins  Plantation  was  named 
in  honor  of  him.  On  March  18,  1836,  he  re- 
moved to  Farmington,  where  his  courteous  and 
agreeable  manners,  together  with  his  skill  as 
a  physician,  soon  won  him  a  large  practice  and 
made  him  a  prominent  citizen.  Some  years 
prior  to  his  death  he  was  obliged  to  retire 
from  active  practice  on  account  of  failing 
health.  He  died  in  Farmington,  May  9, 
1874,  in  his  eighty-ninth  year.  Dr.  Perkins 
was  a  member  of  the  convention  which  met  in 
Portland  on  the  second  Monday  of  October, 
1819,  for  the  purpose  of  framing  a  constitution 
for  the  State  of  Maine. 

The  Doctor  and    his   wife,    Dorcas    Abbott 

Perkins,    were     the    parents    of    six    children; 

namely,     Charles,    John  W.,   Emeline,    Benja- 

'minA.,    George  A.,   and  Samuel   E.      Charles 

Perkins  was  cut  off  in  the  promise  of  young 


manhood,  just  as  he  had  finished  his  studies, 
qualifying  to  practise  as  a  doctor  of  dentistry. 
Benjamin  A.  is  associated  in  business  with  his 
elder  brother  as  one  of  the  firm  of  J.  W. 
Perkins  &  Co.  George  A.,  who  was  a 
missionary  in  Turkey  and  a  teacher  at  Robert 
College,  Constantinople,  returned  to  the 
United  States  some  twenty  years  ago,  and  until 
a  short  time  before  his  death,  which  occurred 
July  15,  189s,  was  active  in  evangelical  work, 
preaching  in  different  places  in  Maine,  New 
Hampshire,  and  Massachusetts.  Samuel  E. 
was  a  well-known  druggist  in  Bangor  some 
thirty  years  ago;  it  is  now  six  or  seven  years 
since  he  died  at  Farmington. 

John  Warren  Perkins  attended  the  common 
schools  of  Weld  and  Farmington,  finishing  his 
studies  at  the  F"armington  Academy.  He  was- 
sixteen  years  of  age  when  his  family  removed 
to  Farmington,  and  in  that  town  in  1840  he 
took  the  initial  steps  in  the  drug  business. 
In  1853  he  removed  to  Portland  and  opened  a 
wholesale  drug,  paint,  and  oil  establishment 
in  company  with  L  H.  Titcomb;  and  when, 
in  the  following  year,  Mr.  Titcomb  retired, 
Mr.  Perkins's  brother,  Benjamin  A.,  who  had 
been  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Curtis  &  Perkins 
of  New  York,  took  that  gentleman's  place,  the 
firm  being  J.  W.  Perkins  &  Co.  In  1863 
J.  A.  Titcomb  became  a  member,  and  on  his 
retirement  in  1869  J.  Henry  Crockett  was  ad- 
mitted. W.  S.  Kyle  joined  the  company  in 
1880,  but  retired  in  1890 ;  and  in  January, 
1892,  Mr.  Crockett  died.  The  Perkins 
brothers  with  the  following  new  associates  — 
George  L.  Fogg,  Bion  R.  Lane,  and  William 
P.  Millay  —  now  constitute  the  firm.  The  es- 
tablishment is  one  of  the  largest  and  best- 
appointed  of  the  kind  in  New  England,  and 
has  maintained  a  high  standard  of  credit  during 
all  the  time  that  Mr.  John  W.  Perkins  has 
been  its  head. 

Mr.  Perkins  has  been  married  twice,  and 
has  three  children.  His  first  wife,  Margaret 
Hunter,  of  Farmington,  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Betsey  (Belcher)  Hunter,  left  one  son  — 
Edward  Warren  Perkins,  who  is  in  business 
in  Arizona.  The  second  wife,  Mrs.  Eliza 
Bellows  Perkins,  daughter  of  Charles  Bellows, 
of  New  Hampshire,  is  the  mother  of  two 
daughters:  Mary  B.,  wife  of  James  B.  Cahoon, 


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of  Elmira,  N.Y.,  who  was  an  ensign  in  the 
United  States  Navy ;  and  Maude  E.  Pericins, 
who  is  yet  with  her  parents. 

In  politics  Mr.  Perkins  favors  the  Republi- 
can party.  He  is  not  an  office-seeker,  but 
acceptably  filled  the  position  of  Postmaster  in 
Farmington  four  years,  from  1849  to  1853. 
He  is  prominent  in  Masonry,  and  has  filled 
several  offices,  being  at  present  Past  Com- 
mander of  St.  Albans  Commandery,  Knights 
Templars,  of  which  he  is  also  a  charter 
member.  In  religious  belief  he  is  a  Congre- 
gationalist,  belonging  to  the  State  Street 
Church,  of  which  his  wife  is  also  a  member. 
He  has  a  handsome  residence  at  328  Spring 
Street.  No  man  in  active  business  for  fifty 
years  can  show  a  better  record  or  stands  higher 
for  integrity  among  his  fellow-citizens  than 
John  W.  Perkins,  who,  enjoying  the  confidence 
and  esteem  of  his  associates  to  a  remarkable 
degree,  occupies  a  prominent  place  among  the 
honored  merchants  and  public  men  of  Portland. 


irAANIEL  L.  BRETT,  a  prominent 
1=1  stock  raiser  of  Cumberland  County, 
_— i!;^y  proprietor  of  the  Holstein  Stock 
Farm  in  Otisfield,  was  born  in  Paris, 
Me.,  January  22,  1838,  son  of  Seneca  and 
Sarah  (French)  Brett.  An  earlier  home  of  the 
family  was  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  from  which 
town  Mr.  Brett's  paternal  grandfather,  removed 
to  Paris,  Me.  lie  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade, 
and  followed  that  occupation  in  connection 
with  farming. 

Seneca  Brett  was  born  in  Bridgewater  and 
was  six  years  old  at  the  time  of  the  removal  to 
this  State.  In  1855  he  settled  upon  what  is 
known  as  the  Timothy  Jordan  farm  in  Otisfield. 
Like  his  father,  he  both  worked  at  the  anvil  and 
followed  the  plough,  and  was  a  useful  member 
of  the  community.  His  wife,  Sarah  French, 
who  was  born  in  Fayette,  Me.,  became  the 
mother  of  seven  children,  as  follows:  Susannah 
and  Harrison,  who  died  young;  Cyrus,  a  pros- 
perous farmer  of  Otisfield,  who  married  for  his 
first  wife  Cynthia  ParrLsh,  of  Massachusetts, 
and  for  his  second  Martha  Woodard ;  Daniel 
L.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Elizabeth  Jane 
Staples,  wife  of  A.  F.  Andrews,  of  Norway, 
Me.  ;  Sarah    Augusta,    who    married    Freeman 


Merrill,  of  Paris,  Me.,  and  is  no  longer  living; 
and  Loren  Thayer,  a  prosperous  farmer  at  the 
old  homestead,  who  married  for  his  first  wife 
Jennie  Keene,  and  for  his  second  Mrs.  Marion 
Emerson  Evans.  Mrs.  Sarah  F.  Brett  died  in 
February,  1892. 

Daniel  L.  Brett  received  a  common-school 
education  and  was  reared  to  agricultural  life. 
He  resided  with  his  parents  for  several  years 
after  his  marriage,  when  he  settled  upon  his 
present  property,  which  contains  two  hundred 
acres  of  fertile  land  and  is  known  as  the  "  Hol- 
stein Stock  Farm."  He  has  cleared  and  im- 
proved the  land  with  a  view  of  placing  it  in  the 
best  possible  condition  for  general  farming 
and  stock-raising  purposes;  and  his  jaroducts 
consist  chiefly  of  hay,  com,  and  other  grain, 
Lima  beans,  potatoes,  and  apples,  of  which  he 
raises  large  and  superior  crops.  He  has  made 
stock  raising  a  specialty,  formerly  handling  a 
yearly  average  of  fifteen  head  of  choice  Hol- 
stein cattle;  and  he  also  conducted  a  boarding- 
stable  for  horses.  He  is  a  recognized  author- 
ity upon  live  stock  of  all  kinds,  having  been 
one  of  the  most  extensive  dealers  in  his  part 
of  the  county-,  and  has  been  awarded  many 
premiums  at  the  State  and  county  fairs  for 
fine  exhibits  of  stock,  receiving  as  high  as  two 
hundred  dollars  in  money  prizes  in  one  year, 
also  having  in  his  possession  about  three  hun- 
dred ribbons.  He  is  at  present  giving  his 
attention  to  the  dairy  interests,  and  is  con- 
nected with  the  creamery  at  Poland  Corners, 
to  which  he  is  supplying  a  large  quantity  of 
cream. 

On  November  20,  i8"59,  Mr.  Brett  was  mar- 
ried to  Julia  Ann  Gorham.  She  was  born  in 
Norway,  Me.,  July  17,  1842,  daughter  of  Levi 
and  Mary  (Hall)  Gorham,  who  were  prosperous 
farming  people  of  that  town,  and  are  no  longer 
living.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brett  have  three  chil- 
dren, namely:  Sarah  Augusta,  who  was  born 
in  1 86 1,  and  is  now  the  wife  of  Elmer  D. 
Jillson,  of  Green,  Me.  ;  Charles  Henry,  who 
was  born  in  1866,  married  Mabel  Dorman, 
and  resides  in  Green ;  and  Ebbie  Montell,  who 
was  born  in  1875,  and  is  now  following  agri- 
cultural pursuits  in  Hampton,  N.  H. 

Mr.  Brett  is  an  active  supporter  of  the  Re- 
publican party  in  politics,  and  is  prominently 
identified  with   local   public  affairs.      He  has 


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served  with  ability  as  a  Selectman  for  three 
years,  being  Chairman  of  the  Board  for  one 
year;  and  he  has  also  acted  as  Tax  Collector 
and  in  other  town  offices.  Mr.  Brett  has 
labored  diligently  for  the  prosperity  he  now 
enjoys,  and  his  success  is  the  result  of  his  own 
unaided  exertions.  He  is  well  and  favorably 
known  throughout  Cumberland  County,  and  is 
highly  esteemed  by  all.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Otisfield  Grange,  and  he  and  his  wife 
attend  the  Second  Advent  church. 


"ON.  AUGUSTUS  HALL  WALKER, 
an  ex-Judge  of  Probate  and  senior 
member  of  the  law  firm  of  A.  H.  & 
E.  C.  Walker,  of  Bridgton,  Cum- 
berland County,  Me.,  is  a  native  of  Oxford 
County,  having  been  born  December  22,  1833, 
in  Fryeburg.  His  father.  Captain  Isaac 
Walker,  was  a  native  of  Stow,  being  one  of 
a  family  of  four  sons  and  four  daughters  born 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Walker,  of  that  town, 
which  is  only  a  few  miles  north  of  Fryeburg. 
The  grandfather  owned  a  farm,  which  he 
managed  most  successfully  until  he  came  to  his 
death  by  an  accident,  while  he  was  yet  in  the 
prime  of  manhood. 

Isaac  Walker  was  but  eight  years  of  age 
when  his  father  died;  and  he  remained  on  the 
old  homestead  with  his  mother,  attending 
school  as  opportunity  offered,  and  assisting  on 
the  farm  when  needed.  On  attaining  hi-s  ma- 
jority, he  commenced  the  battle  of  life  for 
himself,  even  with  the  world.  Being  a  young 
man  of  enterprise  and  thrift,  he  soon  had 
enough  money  to  warrant  him  in  buying  an 
intervale  farm  in  North  Fryeburg,  where  he 
engaged  in  his  chosen  vocation  until  the  ter- 
mination of  his  earthly  career,  at  the  early  age 
of  forty-one  years.  His  wife,  Eliza  Colby,  a 
native  of  Fryeburg,  lived  to  the  age  of  forty- 
nine  years.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Elizabeth  (Evans)  Colby,  the  former  of 
whom  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  Fryeburg,  his 
birth  having  occurred  at  Mount  Tom.  Cap- 
tain and  Mrs.  Isaac  Walker  reared  four  chil- 
dren;  namely,  Simeon  Colby,  Sarah  E., 
Augustus  Hall,  and  Olive  C.  Simeon  C. 
Walker,  who  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-three 
years,  was  educated  at   North    Bridgton  Acad- 


emy and  Bowdoin  College,  afterward  becoming 
a  successful  teacher.  Sarah  E.  died  when  but 
twenty-two  years  of  age.  Olive  C.  became 
the  wife  of  the  Rev.  Wellington  R.  Cross,  a 
Bowdoin  College  graduate  and  a  minister  in 
the  Congregational  denomination. 

Augustus  H.  acquired  his  elementary  edu- 
cation in  the  district  school,  where  his  keen 
intellect  easily  mastered  the  prescribed  course 
of  study.  When  fourteen  years  old,  he  began 
teaching  school  in  the  winters;  while  in  the 
summer  season  he  worked  at  farming,  earning 
sufficient  money  to  enable  him  to  attend  the 
Bridgton  Academy  during  the  spring  and  fall 
terms.  In  1852  Mr.  Walker  entered  Bowdoin 
College,  whence  two  years  later  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  Yale'  College,  graduating  from  that 
institution  in  1856,  having  for  his  classmates 
many  men  who  have  since  become  distinguished 
in  public  life,  among  them  being  Associate 
Justices  Brown  and  Brewer,  of  the  United 
States  Supreme  Court,  and  Chauncey  M. 
Depew.  After  securing  his  diploma,  Mr., 
Walker  returned  to  his  native  county;  and, 
locating  in  Lovell,  he  studied  law  with  the 
Hon.  D.  R.  Hastings,  being  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1858.  Mr.  Walker  began  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  remaining 
there  a  year,  when  at  the  earnest  solicitation  of 
his  only  brother,  Simeon,  who  was  suffering 
from  a  fatal  illness,  he  returned  home,  and 
soon  established  a  law  office  in  Fryeburg,  con- 
tinuing there  till  1861.  He  then  went  to 
Lovell,  where  he  carried  on  a  successful  law 
practice  for  about  twenty  years.  Removing  to 
Bridgton  in  1881,  ]\^r.  Walker  has  since  made 
this  place  his  home,  and  has  continued  active 
in  his  profession,  having  a  large  clientage. 
In  1891,  his  nephew,  Edwin  Colby  Walker, 
was  admitted  into  partnership  with  him,  the 
firm  name  now  being  A.  H.  &  E.  C.  Walker. 
On  October  i,  1863,  Mr.  Walker  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  E.,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Charlotte  (Goodale)  Thurston,  of 
Bangor.  In  politics  Mr.  Walker  has  ever  been 
identified  with  the  interests  of  the  Republican 
party,  having  loyally  supported  its  principles 
since  casting  his  first  Presidential  vote  in  1856 
for  John  C.  Fremont.  While  living  in  Oxford 
County  in  1867,  Mr.  Walker  was  elected 
Judge  of  Probate;  and  he  was  re-elected  to  the 


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same  position  several  consecutive  terms,  serv- 
ing until  1880.  In  the  fall  of  that  year  he 
was  elected  to  the  State  Senate,  in  which  he 
served  during  the  two  following  years,  which 
were  the  commencement  of  biennial  sessions. 
In  the  Senate  he  was  Chairman  of  the  Guber- 
natorial Committee  and  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Legal  Affairs;  and  at  that  time  two 
United  States  Senators  were  elected  from  this 
State,  Hale  and  Frye,  for  both  of  whom  he 
voted. 


ILLIAM  G.  SOULE,  commission 
merchant  and  importer's  agent  at 
180  1-2  Commercial  Street,  Port- 
land, was  born  in  Waterville,  Me.,  son  of 
Thomas  J.  and  Mary  A.  (Gilbert)  Soule.  He 
is  one  of  a  family  of  nine  children,  but  four 
of  whom  are  living;  namely,  Charles  S. , 
George  H.,  and  Horatio  M.  Charles  S., 
superintendent  of  a  Western  railroad,  is 
otherwise  prominent,  having  been  nominated 
as  Mayor  of  a  city  in  Wisconsin  without  his 
knowledge.  He  declined  to  accept.  His 
wife  is  Treasurer  of  the  Women's  Christian 
Temperance  Union  of  Minnesota;  and  his  son 
William,  a  namesake  of  the  subject  of  this- 
sketch,  is  a  Judge  in  Iowa.  George  H.  is  a 
shoe  manufacturer  in  Stamford,  Conn.,  being 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Lounsbury  &  Soule. 
Horatio  M.  Soule,  the  other  brother,  is  a 
fancy  painter  and  decorator. 

William  G.  Soule,  after  attending  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Waterville,  was  fitted  for  the  in- 
stitute under  the  tutorage  of  H.  M.  Plaisted, 
who  was  afterward  Governor  of  Maine.  When 
he  was  about  seventeen  years  of  age  he  was 
graduated  from  Waterville  Institute,  and  came 
to  Portland,  where  he  served  his  uncle,  J.  J. 
Gilbert,  as  clerk.  A  year  later  he  took 
another  clerkship  on  Commercial^  Street,  but 
subsequently  went  to  New  Bedford,  in  the 
lumber  business,  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Noble  &  Soule,  where  he  remained  about  a 
year.  Enlisting  in  the  secret  service,  he  was 
in  that  employ  three  months,  and  then  entered 
the  United  States  Navy,  being  in  battles  off 
Hatteras,  Charleston,  and  Port  Royal.  Later 
he  was  on  blockade  duty  for  a  short  time, 
being  afterward  transferred  to  New  York  and 


Boston  to  aid  in  the  |ransportation  of  troops 
to  the  South ;  and  later  he  came  into  the  harbor 
of  Portland,  where  he  received  his  discharge. 

Mr.  Soule  then  entered  the  service  of  Henry 
Fling,  wholesale  grocer,  with  whom  he  subse- 
quently became  associated  as  partner,  under 
the  style  of  Henry  Fling  &  Co.  On  the 
death  of  Mr.  Fling  the  business  was  contin- 
ued by  the  other  members  of  the  firm  as  Wey- 
mouth, Soule  &  Co.  When  Mr.  Weymouth 
died,  a  new  firm  was  formed,  under  the  style 
of  Davis,  Berry  &  Co.,  composed  of  Abner 
Davis,  Joseph  S.  Berry,  Leonard  Williams, 
and  Mr.  Soule,  who  is  the  only  survivor  of  all 
the  partners.  Leaving  the  grocery  business  in 
1868  on  account  of  failing  health,  in  1870 
he  entered  the  insurance  business,  but  later 
was  connected  with  Smith,  Gage  &  Co,  whole- 
sale grocers,  with  whom  he  remained  four 
years.  After  that  he  was  confidential  clerk 
and  book-keeper  for  the  wholesale  drug  firm 
of  Tarbox,  Carney,  Parsons  &  Co.,  for  four 
years.  During  the  past  fifteen  or  sixteen 
years  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  commission 
and  brokerage  business,  representing  several 
importing  houses,  now  exclusively  that  ^f 
N.  W.  Taussig  &  Co.,  the  largest  concern  of 
the  kind  in  the  United  States,  which  firm  have 
branch  houses  in  Boston  and  New  Orleans. 
Besides  attending  to  the  local  trade  Mr.  Soule 
ships  from  Portland,  on  orders  from  the  house, 
molasses  to  Canada,  the  New  England  States, 
and  the  South. 

In  politics  Mr.  Soule  is  a  Republican.  He 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  Common  Council 
from  Ward  2  in  1864  and  1865,  and  from 
Ward  I  in  1879  and  1880,  being  a  member  at 
the  time  Lincoln  was  assassinated,  also  when 
Garfield  was  assassinated.  In  1889  he  was  ap- 
pointed by  Governor  Burleigh  as  one  of  the 
Commissioners  to  represent  the  State  of  Maine 
at  the  Washington  Centennial,  April  30,  1889, 
each  State  being  represented  by  its  governor 
and  his  staff,  besides  the  Commissioners. 
When  the  Australian  Ballot  System  was  intro- 
duced, Mr.  Soule  was  nominated  as  one  of  the 
candidates  for  Mayor,  but  not  desiring  to  con- 
test for  the  position  he  withdrew  in  favor  of 
George  W.  True,  who  was  nominated  and 
elected.  Mr.  Soule  is  an  honorary  member  of 
the  Eighth  and  Thirteenth  Maine  Regiments, 


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and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Lincoln  Club  of 
Portland,  having  been  Chairman  of  its  Execu- 
tive Committee  since  its  organization  in  1890. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Wholesale  Grocers' 
Association,  and  has  also  been  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Trade. 

His  wife  was  Miss  Fannie  E.  Davis,  adopted 
daughter  of  Captain  George  W.  and  Joanna  Y. 
(Pomeroy)  Davis.  They  have  two  children 
living — ^  Ardella  M.  and  Eugenie  F.  One 
child  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Soule  was  on  the 
barque  "Tennessee,"  one  of  her  father's  ves- 
sels when  it  was  wrecked  off  the  coast  of 
France. 

Mr.  Soule  finds  relief  from  the  pressure  of 
his  engrossing  business  cares  in  his  pleasant 
home  at  17  Dow  Street.  He  is  a  man  of  cult- 
ure, with  literary  ability,  being  the  author  of 
numerous  poems,  which  have  been  published 
from  to  time  to  time  in  various  newspapers 
and  magazines.  Among  the  most  widely 
known  of  his  contributions  may  be  mentioned, 
"Our  Brotherhood"  and  the  "Reply  of  'Old 
Willey  '  to  David  Barker, "  and  many  others, 
which  have  been  deservedly  popular.  The 
late  John  G.  Whittier  was  a  personal  friend  of 
Mr.  Soule;  and  when  the  noted  poet  was  a 
guest  of  Mr.  Pickard,  of  this  city,  he  re- 
quested Mr.  Soule  to  call  with  his  family, 
which  invitation  was  accepted,  to  the  mutual 
enjoyment  of  the  interested  parties. 


field. 


-OHN  T.  MAXFIELD,  a  prominent 
farmer  and  Grand  Army  man  of  Naples, 
was  born  in  Casco,  Me.,  June  10,  1841, 
son  of  Nathan  and  Sarah  (Cook)  Max- 
His  father,  who  was  a  farmer  of  Casco, 
died  in  iSgo.  His  mother's  death  occurred  in 
1893.  They  reared  four  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters. All  of  the  sons  served  in  the  Civil 
War. 

John  T.  Maxfield  was  reared  on  his  father's 
farm,  receiving  his  education  in  the  schools 
of  his  native  town.  He  went  to  work  at  the 
age  of  seventeen  in  a  saw-mill  in  the  town  of 
Harrison,  Me.,  where  he  remained  until  the 
breaking  out  of  the  war.  On  October  16, 
1 861,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  G, 
Fourteenth  Regiment,  Maine  Volunteer  Infan- 
try, and  was 'mustered  in  at  Augusta,  Me.      He 


took  part  in  several  important  engagements, 
facing  the  enemy's  guns  for  the  first  time  at 
Baton  Rouge  in  Louisiana.  In  the  siege  of 
Port  Hudson,  under  General  Banks,  he  was 
severely  wounded.  He  was  subsequently  in 
the  battles  of  Opequan  Creek,  Cedar  Creek, 
and  Fisher's  Hill.  Cedar  Creek  was  the  last 
important  engagement  during  his  first  term  of 
enlistment.  Discharged  December  31,  1863, 
he  enlisted  again.  He  received  his  final  dis- 
charge in  August  28,  1865,  at  Darien,  Ga. 
Returning  to  Casco,  he  remained  there  till 
1868,  when  he  moved  to  Naples,  taking  pos- 
session of  his  present  farm.  This  is  a  fine 
estate  of  seventy  acres.  On  it  Mr.  Maxfield 
raises  a  variety  of  garden  produce,  and  keeps 
pasturage  for  some  live  stock.  He  is  a  lead- 
ing member  of  the  Naples  farming  community, 
and  is  very  progressive  in  his  methods. 

On  September  27,  1867,  Mr.  Maxfield  was 
married  to  Clara  E.  Ames,  a  native  of  Den- 
mark, Oxford  County,  Me.,  daughter  of  Will- 
iam A.  Ames,  a  farmer  of  Denmark,  now  de- 
ceased. Mrs.  Ames,  who  was  a  native  of 
Maine,  died  January  i,  i860.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Maxfield  have  one  child,  a  son  named  John, 
born  in  1872,  who  is  still  with  his  parents. 
In  politics  Mr.  Maxfield  is  a  Republican.  He 
belongs  to  Crooked  River  Lodge,  A.  ¥.  & 
A.  M.,  and  is  Officer  of  the  Day  of  Charles 
S^  Beckmore  Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Repub- 
lic, of  Edes  Falls.  Residents  of  Naples  for 
nearly  thirty  years,  the  family  are  well  known 
and  highly  esteemed  in  the  community. 


'Cm)/illia^ 

™/       Willis 
*^  '^      railroa 


LLIAM  L.  BLAKE,  of  the  firm  of 
iam  L.  Blake  &  Co.,  dealers  in 
Iroad,  steamship,  and  mill  sup- 
plies and  manufacturers  of  oils  at  109,  iii, 
and  126  Commercial  Street,  Portland,  Me.,  is 
one  of  the  most  active  business  men  of  the 
city  and  an  important  factor  of  its  mercantile 
interests.  He  was  born  in  Portland,  August 
9,  1857,  being  a  son  of  John  F.  Blake,  who 
has  charge  of  the  oil  and  grease  department  of 
our  subject's  store.  John  F.  Blake  has  been 
a  lifelong  resident  of  Portland,  where,  when 
a  young  man,  he  married  Miss  Rosella  Little- 
field,  also  a  native  of  this  city,  their  union 
being  hallowed  by  the  birth  of  seven  children. 


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as  follows:  Thomas  F.  ;  William  L.  ;  George 
M.  ;  Albert  H.  ;  John  F.,  Jr.;  Charles  C.  ; 
and  Rose  M. 

William  L.  Blake  completed  his  studies 
when  seventeen  years  old  at  the  Portland  High 
School,  and  at  once  entered  the  employ  of 
A.  B.  Butler,  inspector  of  flour,  remaining 
with  him  until  his  decease,  a  period  of  three 
years.  Very  soon  after,  in  1877,  Mr.  Blake 
established  his  present  business,  beginning  on 
a  modest  scale,  and"  gradually  enlarging  it 
until  now  he  has  a  very  heavy  trade,  his  house 
being  the  leading  establishment  of  the  kind  in 
the  city.  Politically,  Mr.  Blake  supports  the 
Democratic  ticket,  but  is  not  an  active  parti- 
san neither  an  aspirant  for  official  honors,  al- 
though he  served  in  1892  and  1893  as  a 
member  of  the  School  Board.  Several  times 
he  has  been  tendered  nominations  to  various 
political  offices,  but  on  account  of  his  business 
has  invariably  declined.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Portland  Athletic  Club,  besides  which 
he  belongs  to  several  social  organizations  of 
the  city.  Religiously,  he  and  his  family  are 
active  and  consistent  members  of  the  Congre- 
gational church  of  St.  Lawrence  Street. 

Mr.  Blake  married  Miss  Mary  E.  Menish, 
daughter  of  the  late  Duncan  Menish,  who 
for  many  years  was  superintendent  of  the  car 
department  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway  of 
Portland.  Their  happy  family  circle  includes 
two  children  —  Ethel  Maud  and  Arthur  W., 
who  enliven  and  cheer  the  home. 


fHOMAS  R  BEALS,  President  of  the 
Thomas  P.  Beals  Company  of  Portland, 
was  born  in  Wiscasset,  Me.,  March  24, 
1833,  son  of  William  and  Hannah  (Porter) 
Beals.  His  father  was  Sheriff  of  Lincoln 
County  and  proprietor  of  the  Wiscasset 
House.  He  and  his  wife  had  nine  children, 
but  three  of  whom  are  now  living,  namely: 
Mrs.  Mary  C.  Gould,  of  Lynn,  Mass.  ;  Mrs. 
H.  B.  Dennison,  whose  husband  is  ex-Presi- 
dent of  the  Dennison  Tag  Manufactory  of  Bos- 
ton; and  Thomas  P.,  whose  name  appears  at 
the  head  of  this  sketch. 

Thomas  P.  Beals,  after  completing  his 
school  education  in  the  academy  at  Wiscasset, 
came  to  Portland  in  1848,  at  the  age  of  fifteen. 


to  work  for  Walter  Corey  &  Co.  as  an  appren- 
tice to  the  furniture  business.      He  remained 
with  that  firm  until    1861,  when,  joining  the 
ranks  of  the  nation's  defenders,  he  enlisted  as 
a  private  in  the  Seventh  Regiment,  Maine  Vol- 
unteer Infantry.      Being  soon  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  Sergeant,  he  filled  that  position  for  a 
year,  when  he  was  discharged  for  disability, 
and  returned  home.      Six  months  subsequently, 
he  obtained  an  appointment  upon  .the  Portland 
police   force,    where    he    remained    until     the 
spring  of   1864,  when  he  again  enlisted,  this 
time  in  the  Thirty-second  Maine  Regiment,  as 
First    Sergeant.       He    was    promoted    succes- 
sively to  the  ranks  of   First   Lieutenant  and 
Captain.       He  took   part    in   seven  battles  — 
North  Anna  River,  Cold  Harbor,  Tolopotomy 
Creek,     Petersburg,     Poplar     Grove     Church, 
Hatch's    Run,    and  at  the  capture  of   Peters- 
burg, when  he  was  wounded  while  leading    a 
charge.      He  came  home  as  a  member  of  the 
Thirty-first  Regiment,  with  which  the  Thirty- 
second,  having  lost  greatly   in   numberSj  -had 
been    consolidated.       At    Petersburg    Captain 
Beals  secured  the  muster-roll  of  the  Confeder- 
ate regiment  which  had  occupied  Fort  Mahone, 
a  relic  which,  framed,   now  adorns  his  oflfice. 
In  August,  1865,  he  was  reappointed  on  the 
police  force,  and,  later  became  Deputy  Sheriff 
and    Crier    of    the    Courts    in     Cumberland 
County. 

The  year  1 867  was  a  momentous  one  in  Mr. 
Beals's  career,  as  he  then,  having  resigned  his 
position  as  Deputy  Sheriff,  embarked  in  his 
present  business,  in  which  he  has  been  so 
prosperous.  His  first  shop  was  on  Congress 
Street,  on  the  site  of  the  present  R.  C.  Cav- 
anaugh  School;  and  he  began  with  a  small 
force  of  workmen.  He  subsequently  removed 
to  Federal  Street,  and  thence  to  the  corner  of 
Middle  and  Franklin  Streets.  His  products 
were  then  largely  wrought  by  hand  process; 
but  year  by  year  he  made  improvements,  and 
increased  his  facilities  for  executing  a  better- 
class  of  work.  In  1871  he  admitted  Joseph  T. 
Darling  to  partnership,  the  style  of  the  firm 
for  the  two  following  years  being  Thomas  P. 
Beals  &  Co.  Mr.  Beals  then  continued  the 
business  alone  for  a  while,  first  on  Kennebec 
Street  and  later  on  Exchange  Street,  return- 
ing finally  to  his  present  location  on   Market 


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489 


Street.  In  1889  Mr.  Beals's  son,  Fred  H., 
was  admitted  to  partnership,  the  firm  name 
again  becoming  Thomas  P.  Beals  &  Co.  ;  and 
with  the  change  a  new  impetus  was  given  to 
the  business.  About  this  time  they  purchased 
a  building  on  Newbury  Street,  to  which  they 
have  since  been  compelled  to  make  additions. 
In  February,  1893,  the  company  was  incor- 
porated with  Thomas  P.  Beals  as  President, 
Fred  H.  Beals  as  ^Secretary  and  Treasurer, 
and  Sewall  C.  Ripley  Superintendent.  The 
business  by  this  time  had  assumed  large  pro- 
portions, and  was,  as  it  is  to-day,  one  of  the 
oldest,  largest,  and  best-equipped  manufactur- 
ing jobbing  houses  in  New  England.  The 
Portland  factories  now  cover  over  two  acres  of 
floor  space.  Tliey  confine  themselves  strictly 
to  jobbing  and  export  business,  and  make  a 
specialty  of  low-price  oak,  ash,  and  birch 
chamber  sets,  bedsteads,  woven  wire  spring 
mattresses,  wood  and  cane  seat  chairs,  iron 
bedsteads,  and  nearly  everything  in  common 
furniture  for  which  there  is  a  demand.  Every 
article  in  their  line,  which  is  called  for  in  any 
town  or  city  throughout  the  New  England 
States,  New  York  State,  and  as  far  south  as 
Florida,  can  be  produced  at  short  notice  in  the 
best  style  of  workmanship,  and  at  prices  that 
hold  and  increase  their  trade.  The  company 
employs  from  forty  to  seventy-five  skilled 
workmen ;  and,  as  far  as  possible,  Portland 
men  are  employed  throughout  the  manufactory. 

During  the  past  year  a  number  of  changes 
and  valuable  and  radical  improvements  have 
been  made  in  the  plant,  which  have  resulted 
in  great  advantages  with  respect  to  variety  of 
patterns,  particularly  of  chamber  sets  and 
chairs,  a  convincing  proof  to  the  trade  that  the 
firm  is  thoroughly  "up-to-date."  In  their 
commodious  sample  rooms  is  exhibited  a  fine 
display  of  the  latest  and  best  style  of  goods, 
to  inspect  which  the  trade  has  a  cordial  stand- 
ing invitation.  The  weekly  pay-roll,  five 
hundred  to  eight  hundred  dollars,  is  an  item 
of  interest  to  the  industrious  wage-earners  who 
are  favored  with  steady  employment  through- 
out the  year. 

Mr.  Beals's  fraternal  connections  are  with 
the  Maine  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows;  Eastern  Star  Encampment,  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  the  Maine  Chari- 


table Mechanic  Association;  Bosworth  Post, 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic;  the  Loyal 
Legion;  and  the  Veteran  Firemen's  Associa- 
tion. Mr.  Beals  was  first  married  to  Maria  F. 
Simonton,  a  daughter  of  James  Simonton,  and 
by  her  he  had  two  sons  —  Frederick  H.,  now 
in  business  with  his  father;  and  Charles  T. , 
who  died  in  1889.  The  mother  of  these  chil- 
dren died  in  1872.  His  second  wife  was 
Celia  A.  Smith,  of  Boston,  a  daughter  of  Jacob 
and  Maria  Smith,  of  Exeter,  N.  H.  She 
passed  away  in  1889.  Mr.  Beals  subsequently 
married  Adelaide  M.  Bibber,  of  Portland,  a 
daughter  of  Captain  Bibber,  of  Brunswick, 
Me.  Mr.  Beal  is  a  liberal  in  religious  belief. 
He  resides  with  his  family  at  517  New  Cum- 
berland Street,  Portland. 


(51  RUE  M.  MERRILL,  a  lifelong  resident 
*  I  of  New  Gloucester,  where  he  is  ex- 
tensively  engaged  in  shipping  apples 
to  foreign  markets,  and  carries  on  general 
farming  and  stock  raising,  was  born  in  New 
Gloucester  on  St.  Valentine's  Day  in  1850, 
son  of  Cephas  and  Lovina  (Nevins)  Merrill. 
Edmond  Merrill,  his  grandfather,  came  to 
New  Gloucester  in  the  early  days  of  that  town, 
and  united  with  the  Society  of  Shakers  who 
now  have  a  settlement  near  West  Gloucester. 
His  connection  with  this  community  lasted 
until  his  marriage,  after  which  he  purchased 
the  farm  where  his  grandson  now  lives;  and 
the  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent  here  in 
improving  and  cultivating  the  land.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Phoebe  Merrill,  who  was  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Shaker  community.  They  became 
the  parents  of  nine  children,  all  of  whom  have 
since  died.  They  were  :  Rachel,  Susan,  Ce- 
phas, Mary,  Joshua,  Rozella,  Elisha,  Nathan, 
and  Sewell. 

Cephas  Merrill  lived  at  home  until  his  mar- 
riage. He  then  settled  on  the  east  side  of 
Sabbath  Day  Lake  in  New  Gloucester,  where 
he  purchased  a  large  tract  of  land,  now  known 
as  the  Bickford  farm.  After  sixteen  years 
spent  there  he  sold  the  place  and  returned  to 
the  old  homestead  to  care  for  his  parents  in 
their  declining  years.  At  their  decease  he 
purchased  the  old  homestead,  and  lived  there 
until    his  death,   which   occurred  January   28, 


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1879.      His  wife,    Lovina,    who  was  a  native 
of  Lewiston,    Me.,    bore   him  eight  children; 
namely,  Nathan,  Benjamin,  Davis  N.,  Charles 
E.,   Augustus,     True    M.,    Henry,    and  Mary. 
Nathan  died  when  four  years  old.      Benjamin 
married    Miss    Helen    Dumont,   and    lives    in 
Littleton,  Mass.,  where  he  is  engaged  in  can- 
ning vegetables  and  fruit.      Davis  N.,  who  is 
a  successful  dentist  of  Trenton,  N.J.,  married 
Miss    Estella    Hilt.       Charles    E.    makes    his 
home  with  his  brother.     Augustus  resides  in 
New  Gloucester,  where  he  owns  four  hundred 
and    twelve   acres    of    land,   half  of  which     is 
covered  with   a  heavy   growth  of  timber.      In 
1885  he  purchased  the  saw-mill  known  as  the 
old  William    Small   mill,   and  since  then   has 
engaged  quite  extensively  in   lumbering,  while 
still  carrying  on  his  regular  farm  work.    '  Con- 
cerning political  matters  he  holds  to  the  views 
of  the  Democratic  party.      He  has  been  twice 
married.      His  first  wife,  in   maidenhood  Miss 
Eunice  Merrill,  died  April,  1890,  leaving  one 
child  —  Davis  A.,  who  married  Marzilla  Ver- 
rill    (deceased),    and    is  now  living  with    his 
fathdr.      In    April,    1893,    he     contracted    his 
second    marriage  with   Miss  Martha   Herssey, 
who  was  born   in  Minot,  Me.      Henry  Merrill, 
the  seventh  child  of  Cephas  Merrill,  died  when 
four  years  of  age;  and  Mary,  the  eighth  child, 
died    in    infancy.     The    survivors    received    a 
good  practical  education. 

True  M.  Merrill  acquired  his  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  New  Gloucester.  Until  he 
became  twenty-one  years  of  age,  he  remained 
with  his  father,  assisting  in  the  work  of  the 
farm.  He  then  started  out  as  a  salesman  of 
fruit  trees  and  other  nursery  products,  and 
successfully  followed  that  business  for  fifteen 
years.  Since  his  father's  death  he  has  had 
full  charge  of  the  old  homestead,  a  productive 
farm  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres.  He  de- 
votes a  portion  of  the  land  to  raising  large 
quantities  of  fruit,  for  which  he  finds  a  ready 
sale  by  shipment  to  Europe.  His  dairy  pro- 
duces choice  butter  that  is  also  a  source  of 
income.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  breeding 
Jersey  cattle  for  the  home  market. 

On  March  4,  1875,  Mr.  Merrill  was  married 
to  Miss  Nettie  Cook,  who  was  born  in  Casco, 
Me.,  in  1853,  a  daughter  of  Daniel  M.  Cook^ 
a  prosperous  farmer  of  that  place.      She  died 


on  July  8,    1878,   leaving  two  children — Ada 
M. ,  born  in   1876,  now  living  with  her  grand- 
mother in   Casco;  and   Nettie  C,   born   April 
10,    1878,    living   at    home.      On   February  2, 
1888,  Mr.  Merrill  formed  a  second  union  with 
Miss  Hattie  Rhino,  a  native  "of  Nova   Scotia, 
born  June  20,    1862.      Her  parents  were  John 
and  Fanny  (Whiles)  Rhino.      Her  father,  who 
is  deceased,  was  engaged  in  the  twofold  occu- 
pation of  farmer  and  lumberman.      Her  mother 
still  lives  in  Nova  Scotia.      Two  sons  came  of 
this  second  union,  namely  :  Harry,  born  August 
21,  1889;  and  Jason,  born  July  10,  1891.     Both 
of  his  daughters  have  received  a  good  ediication. 
Mr.  Merrill  has  ever  been  a  stanch  Demo- 
crat.     He  has   been   Magistrate  for  seventeen 
years    and    Selectman    and     Overseer    of   the 
Poor  for  two  years.      He  is  a  member  of   Cum- 
berland Lodge,    No.    12,    A.    F.    &  A.    M.^   of 
New  Gloucester;  and  of  Golden   Cross  Lodge, 
No.  236,  also  of  New  Gloucester. 


ARON  GIBBS,  an  industrious  and  skil- 
ful agriculturist,  owning,  a  finely  cul- 
tivated* farm  on  the  Highlands  of 
Bridgton,  is  a  native  of  the  village, 
born  June  10,  1830.  His  parents,  natives  Of 
Cumberland  County,  were  Alpheus  and  Sophia 
(Brigham)  Gibbs,  who  had  a  family  of  five 
children,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  The 
rest  attained  maturity,  and  were :  Aaron,  the 
special  subject  of  this  sketch;  Charles  B.,  the 
subject  of  a  sketch  on  another  pa^e,  contain- 
ing a  more  detailed  account  of  the  family's 
ancestry;  Lydia,  wife 'of  Colonel  Briggs  Bald- 
win, of  Kansas;  and  Mary,  widow  of  Micajah 
Gleason,  of  Bridgton.  The  mother,  who  out- 
lived her  husband  many  years,  had  reached  the 
age  of  eighty-six  at  the  time  of  her  death  in 
August,  1894. 

Aaron  Gibbs  is  a  self-made  man  in  every 
sense  implied  by  the  term.  He  began  to  be 
self-supporting  at  the  age  of  eleven  years, 
when  he  went  to  work  for  his  board  and 
clothes.  On  these  terms  he  worked  nine  years 
for  one  farmer.  He  received  his  education  in 
the  district  school,  paying  close  attention  to 
his  studies  when  privileged  to  attend.  He  at- 
tended as  earnestly  and  faithfully  to  his  farm 
duties,  giving  so  much  satisfaction  to  his  em- 


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493 


ployer  that  when  dying  the  latter  bequeathed 
to  him  one  hundred  dollars.  He  afterward 
worked  by  the  month  at  farm  labor  or  any 
other  useful  employment.  After  his  marriage 
he  settled  on  the  farm  which  has  been  his  resi- 
dence ever  since.  The  property  contains 
sixt3'-five  acres  of  land,  which  he  has  put  in  a 
condition  that  makes  it  compare  favorably,  in 
point  of  improvements  and  cultivation,  with 
any  in  the  vicinity.  In  addition  to  this,  Mr. 
Gibbs  also  owns  a  tract  of  thirty-five  acres, 
the  entire  one  hundred  acres  being  on  the 
Highlands.  Politically,  he  is  a  sound  Demo- 
crat, strictly  adhering  to  the  principles 
promulgated  by  that  party. 

On  November  ii,  1858,  Mr.  Gibbs  formed 
a  matrimonial  alliance  with  Miss  Eliza  A. 
Walker.  He  is  the  father  of  one  child,  Ben- 
jamin W. ,  who  is  successfully  conducting  a 
meat  market  and  provision  store  in  the  village 
of  Bridgton. 


T^APTAIN  LINCOLN  WEBB  TIB- 
I  SX  BETTS,  whose  features  are  portrayed 
^1^  on  the  opposite  page,  one  of  the 
prominent  business  men  of  Port- 
land, Me.,  was  born  in  Boothbay,  Lincoln 
County,  September  18,  1834,  son  of  James 
and  Eunice  (Brookings)  Tibbetts. 

His  paternal  grandfather,  James  Tibbetts, 
Sr.,  born  in  1768,  married  Abigail  Lewis,  who 
was  born  in  1772.  They  had  twelve  children, 
all  of  whom  grew  to  maturity,  married,  and  had 
families  of  their  own.  Grandmother  Tibbetts 
died  at  the  age  of  eighty-two  years,  leaving 
eighty-three  grandchildren,  and  also  eighty- 
three  great-grandchildren,  her  death  being 
the  first  in  the  family  in  that  long  period  of 
eighty-two  years. 

James  Tibbetts,  the  younger,  was  born  in 
Boothbay  in  1806;  and  from  that  port  he  en- 
tered on  the  life  of  a  seaman,  eventually  becom- 
ing a  Captain  and  the  owner  of  several  vessels. 
In  the  latter  part  of  his  life  he  resided  perma- 
nently on  shore,  and  was  engaged  in  farming 
and  in  mercantile  business.  In  politics  he 
was  formerly  a  Democrat,  but  afterward  a  pro- 
nounced Republican,  being  one  of  the  organ- 
izers of  that  party.  He  was  active  in  town 
affairs,    holding  the    office    of  Justice   of    the 


Peace  for  many  years,  and  that  of  Selectman. 
He  died  in  Boothbay  at  an  advanced  age.  His 
wife,  Eunice,  was  a  daughter  of  Josiah  and 
Eunice  (Bailey)  Brookings,  of  Woolwich,  Me., 
where  she  was  born  in  181 1.  She  also  died  in 
Boothbay.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Tibbetts 
reared  eight  children,  namely :  Sumner  R. ,  a 
resident  of  Melrose  Highlands,  Mass. ;  Lin- 
coln Webb,  of  Portland;  Mary  Louise,  wife 
of  Leonard  Lewis,  of  Farmington,  Minn.  ; 
Eliza,  wife  of  Roscoe  Hodgdon,  of  Boothbay; 
Jennie,  wife  of  Captain  Ward  H.  Lewis,  of 
Portland;  Ellen,  a  teacher  in  Massachusetts; 
Hattie,  wife  of  John  Dow,  of  East  Branch, 
Mich.  ;  and  Albert  S.,  the  eldest  (deceased), 
formerly  a  prominent  sea  captain  of  Falmouth, 
in  the  River  Platte  trade  during  the  latter 
part  of  his  life. 

Lincoln  Webb  Tibbetts  received  a  good  ed- 
ucation, finishing  his  course  of  study  at  Litch- 
field Academy.  He  was  very  young  when  he 
took  his  first  voyage,  a  long  cruise  to  Africa; 
and  he  was  Captain  of  a  vessel  engaged  in 
African  trade  before  he  attained  his  majority, 
bringing  hides,  ginger,  and  palm  oil  from 
ports  on  the  west  coast  of  the  Dark  Continent. 
He  made  but  a  few  voyages  to  Africa,  being 
engaged  but  two  years  in  that  trade,  a  round 
trip  consuming  six  months.  After  that  he 
sailed  to  West  Indian  and  European  ports  in 
large  vessels,  of  which  he  was  part  owner, 
and  previous  to  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil 
War  he  had  entered  into  trade  with  the 
South,  Captain  Tibbetts  sailed  from  New 
York  just  before  secession  was  proclaimed, 
with  eight  thousand  kegs  of  gunpowder  for 
New  Orleans,  was  dismasted  in  a  gale,  and 
put  into  St.  Thomas  for  repairs;  but,  when  the 
repairs  were  completed,  Louisiana  had  seceded, 
and  he  returned  North  without  delivering  the 
powder,  arriving  in  New  York  the  day  after 
the  bombardment  of  Fort  Sumter.  Captain 
Tibbetts  would  have  realized  a  neat  sum  had 
he  delivered  the  powder,  but  he  preferred  to 
suffer  loss  rather  than  injure  the  Union,  even 
in  an  indirect  way;  and,  though  the  matter  has 
been  before  Congress  since  1872,  when  the 
country  could  afford  to  reward  her  faithful  ser- 
vants, his  loss  has  never  been  reimbursed. 

The    Captain    was   on   the   high   seas    until 
1865,  and  had  many  hair-breadth  escapes  from 


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privateers,   as  he   always   refused    to  put  his 
vessel    under    foreign    flags    for    protection. 
After  that  he  was  four  years  in  the  furniture 
business  on  shore,  but  in    1870  returned  once 
more  to  the  sea,  trading  with  the  West  Indies 
and  Mexico  for  two  years,  and  then   engaging 
in  traffic  on  the  River  Platte,  carrying  lumber 
to  South  America,  and  returning  with  hides. 
He  was  thus  engaged  until    1887,    sailing    in 
the  barque  "Celina"  the  last  five  years.      He 
then  went  into  the  roofing  business,  represent- 
ing a  New  York  firm  in  the  city  of  Portland, 
an   occupation    which    he    still    follows.      He 
is  an  eminently  successful  business  man,  his 
knowledge  of  different  parts  of  the  world  and 
all   sorts  and    conditions    of    men   admirably 
supplementing  the  tact  which  is  his  natural 
endowment.      He  is  Treasurer  and  Manager  of 
the  Maine  Lighting  Company  (incorporated) 
and  Treasurer  of  the  Mountain  Farm  Seashore 
Company,  which  is  improving  the  property  at 
Small  Point,  near  the  mouth  of  the  Kennebec. 
July  7,  1857,  Captain  Tibbetts  was  united 
in  marriage  with   Elizabeth   Merrill,  of   Rich- 
mond, Me.,  daughter  of  Captain  John  Merrill,  a 
seafaring  man  of  that  locality.      The  following 
children  have  brightened   their  home:   Lizzie 
May,    Hattie,  Emma,    and  Alice.      The  latter 
is  the  wife  of  Dr.  J.  B.  Thornton,    of  Boston. 
Captain  Tibbetts  takes  an  active  interest  in 
political    affairs.       He    is    a    member   of   the 
Democratic    City    Committee,    and    has    been 
twice  elected   Councilman  from   Ward   i    (in 
F892  and  1893),  serving  while  in  the   Council 
on  important  committees;  and  in  1894  he  was 
nominated  for  the  legislature,  but  defeated  by 
a  small  majority.      He  is  well  advanced  in  the 
degrees   of    Masonry,    belonging   to    Herman 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Gardiner,  Lebanon 
Chapter,    and    Maine    Commandery,    Knights 
Templars,    of  the  same  place,    and   is  also  a 
member  of  the  Portland  Marine  Society.      The 
residence  of  Captain  Tibbetts  and  his  family 
is  at  23  Becket  Street,  Portland. 


LONVILLE  BENNETT,  M.D., 
actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
medicine  at  Bridgton,  is  a  native  of  the 
town,  born  August  6,  1842,  son  of  the 
late  Joseph  and  Dolly  (Chaplin)  Bennett.     Jo- 


seph Bennett  was  born  July  10,  18 10,  and 
during  his  long  and  active  life  was  engaged  in 
the  pursuit  of  agriculture.  In  1855  he  pur- 
chased the  homestead  now  occupied  by  his 
sons,  there  carrying  on  mixed  husbandry  until 
his  death,  August  2,  1890.  He  was  buried  in 
the  Burnham  Cemetery  on  the  farm,  beside  his 
wife,  who  had  passed  away  September  13,  1882, 
at  the  age  of  seventy-eight  years.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Dr.  Bennett  and  William,  both  of 
whom  reside  on  the  home  farm  ;  and  Daniel  E., 
who  died  in  infancy. 

J.  Lonville  Bennett  grew  to  man's  estate  on 
the  family  homestead,  receiving  his  early  edu- 
cation  in   the   district    and    the    high    school. 
Subsequently  at  the  Bridgton  Academy  he  was 
fitted  for  Bowdoin  College,  which  he  entered 
when  nineteen  years  old.      One  year  later  he 
relinquished  his  studies  to  defend  the  Union. 
He  enlisted  as  a  private,  September  10,  1862, 
in  Company  B,  Twenty-third  Maine  Volunteer 
Infantry,  being  mustered  in  as  a  nine  months' 
man   at   Portland.      The  following    March,   on 
account  of  physical   disability,  he  was  honor- 
ably discharged  from  the  service.      In  the  fall 
of  1863  the  Doctor  resumed  his  place  in  Bow- 
doin College,  remaining  there  until  the  close 
of  that  school  year.      On  November  15,  1864, 
having  recovered  his  usual  health  and  vigor, 
he  again  offered   his  services  to  his  country, 
joining  the  Seventh  Maine  Battery.      The  bat- 
tery  was    stationed     in    Virginia    during    the 
winter  of  1864  and   1865.      With  his  comrades 
he  was  at  the  forefront  in  the  siege  of  Peters- 
burg,  and   afterward  joined  in   the  pursuit  of 
Lee,    prior  to   his    surrender   at    Appomattox. 
He  received  his  second  discharge  at  Augusta, 
Me.,  June  21,  1865. 

After  returning  from  the  war,  the  Doctor 
studied  medicine  with  Dr.  J.  H.  Kimball,  of 
Bridgton,  for  two  and  a  half  years,  and  then 
entered  the  Portland  Medical  School.  He 
subsequently  attended  lectures  at  the  Bowdoin 
Medical  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
in  1869.  Dr.  Bennett  entered  upon  his  pro- 
fession at  North  Fryeburg,  Oxford  County, 
continuing  in  practice  there  and  in  Lovell  for 
five  years.  After  spending  eight  months  in 
Weston,  Mass.,  he  removed  to  Hiram,-  Me., 
where  he  built  up  an  extensive  patronage  and' 
remained  a  full  decade.     The  Doctor  next  prac- 


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tised  in  Peabody,  Mass.,  for  some  time,  and 
then  returned  to  the  old  homestead,  where  he 
has  since  resided.  In  the  exercise  of  his  pro- 
fession he  has  won  an  enviable  reputation  as  a 
practitioner  of  skill  and  knowledge. 

Dr.  Bennett  was  united  in  marriage  in  1886 
with  Miss  Rosalia  Larrabee,  a  most  pleasing 
and  estimable  woman.  Politically,  the  Doctor 
affiliates  with  the  Republican  party,  but  is  too 
busy  professionally  to  take  any  very  active 
part  in  public  affairs.  While  in  North  Frye- 
burg,  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  School 
Committee,  and  while  in  Hiram  was  Super- 
visor and  member  of  Board  for  a  number  of 
years.  At  present  he  is  superintendent  of 
schools  in  Bridgton.  In  1893-94  he  was 
Supervisor.  Dr.  Bennett  is  a  Knight  of 
Pythias,  a  comrade  of  the  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic,  and  a  member  of  Oriental 
Lodge,  No.  13,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


-OSEPH  M.  STROUT,  D.D.S.,  who  is 
successfully  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
his  profession  at  457^2  Congress  Street, 
Portland,  was  born  in  Gorham,  Cum- 
berland County,  Me.,  October  20,  1843.  He 
is  a  son  of  William  and  Sarah  (Meserve) 
Strout,  and  a  grandson  of  George  and  Comfort 
Strout.  George  Strout,  his  grandfather,  was 
born  April  9,  1780,  and  died  September  10, 
1837;  his  wife,  Comfort,  was  born  October 
24,  1780,  and  died  April  15,  1839. 

Their  son  William  Strout  was  born  in  Gor- 
ham, November  17,  1804,  and  obtained  his 
education  in  the  common  schools  of  that  town. 
He  learned  the  trade  of  a  shoemaker,  which  he 
followed  exclusively  until  1845,  at  which  time 
he  purchased  a  farm,  subsequently  devoting 
a  part  of  his  time  to  agriculture.  During  the 
last  twelve  years  of  his  life  he  suffered  greatly 
from  rheumatism,  which  completely  inca- 
pacitated him  for  the  performance  of  any 
kind  of  labor,  though  his  mental  faculties  re- 
mained clear  to  the  last.  His  cleath  took 
place  October  31,  1886.  His  wife  Sarah, 
who  was  a  daughter  of  John  Meserve,  of  Scar- 
boro.  Me.,  was  born  August  21,  1805,  and 
died  June  15,  1864.  She  bore  her  husband 
two  sons  and  a  daughter,  namely:  Mary  E. , 
who  was  born  March  26,  1836,  and  became  the 


wife  of  Jedediah  Wheeler,  of  Deering,  Me.  ; 
William  E.,  born  May  18,  1839,  and  now  a 
resident  of  Gorham,  Cumberland  County ;  and 
Joseph  M.  Both  parents  were  members  of  the 
Free  Will  Baptist  church,  which  the  father 
served  as  Deacon  for  a  number  of  years. 

Joseph  M.  Strout  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  and  academy  of  his  native  town. 
Fie  then  took  up  the  study  of  dentistry  in  the 
office  of  Charles  FI.  Osgood,  of  Portland. 
After  acquiring  a  good  knowledge  of  his  pro- 
fession, he  formed  a  partnership,  in  1868, 
with  Albert  Evans,  which  continued  until 
1873,  when  he  opened  an  office  of  his  own. 
He  has  since  acquired  a  large  and  successful 
practice,  and  has  a  good  standing  among  his 
professional  brethren.  He  is  progressive  in 
his  methods,  keeps  in  touch  with  the  latest 
discoveries  and  improvements  in  dentistry,  and 
possesses  a  large  share  of  technical  skill.  His 
genial  manners  and  gentlemanly  characteristics 
also  have  much  to  do  with  his  personal  popu- 
larity. On  September  17,  1879,  Dr.  Strout 
was  married  to  Miss  Sarah  A.  Willard,  a 
daughter  of  William  Willard,  of  Portland. 
Dr.  Strout  is  associated  by  membership  with 
Portland  Encampment  arid  with  Beacon  Lodge, 
No.  6"],  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
of  Portland,  of  which  he  i.s  Past  Grand  Master. 


7TAHARLES  E.  SMALL,  of  Raymond, 
I  \^  the  proprietor  and  manager  of  the 
^^'^  well-known    Raymond    Springs    and 

the  Raymond  Springs  Hotel,  was 
born  in  Falmouth,  Cumberland  County,  No- 
vember 25,  1845,  son  of  the  Hon.  William 
and  Sarah  H.    (Churchill)  Small. 

William  Small  grew  to  manhood  in  Minot, 
Me.,  whence  he  afterward  removed  to  Fal- 
mouth, where  he  conducted  a  hotel  and  store 
from  184s  to  1847.  F"rom  Falmouth  he  went 
to  Gray,  Me.  ;  and,  after  keeping  a  store  and 
hotel  in  that  place  for  about  three  years,  he 
settled  in  Raymond.  He  was  a  stirring  busi- 
ness man.  For  thirty  years  he  was  at  the  head 
of  a  general  store  in  this  town,  being  at  the 
same  time  engaged  quite  extensively  in.  farm- 
ing, and  conducting  one  of  the  largest  lumber- 
ing enterprises  in  Cumberland  County.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Republican;  and,    although 


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an  active  worker  in  the  interests  of  his  party, 
he  was  never  an  office-seeker.      He  was  never- 
theless oftefl  chosen  for  positions  of  responsi- 
bility and  trust.      He  served  as  Selectman  for 
a  number  of  terms,   as  County    Commissioner 
from  1873  to  1875,  and  as  Postmaster  of  Ray- 
mond for  over  a  quarter  of  a  century.      He  died 
in  this   town    on    December    18,     1886.      His 
wife,    Sarah,     to    whom    he    was    married    in 
March,   1845,  was  born  in  Raymond,  April  25, 
1826,  daughter  of  Matthew  and   Dolly  (Hall) 
Churchill.      Her   father    was    from    Buckfield, 
Me.  ;  and  her  mother  was  a  native  of  Falmouth. 
Mr.  Churchill  spent  his  life  in  Falmouth,  suc- 
cessfully   engaged    in    the    trade    of    a    stone 
cutter,    and  also  in    farming    to    some  extent. 
William   Small  and  his  wife  were  the  parents 
of  five  children,  namely:  Charles  E. ,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  George  L.,  born  April  17, 
1848,  who  died  December   18,   1877;  Roland, 
born  October  27,  1855,   who  died   March   21, 
1864;    Clarence    Elmer,    born    July  i,    1858, 
who  died  April  2,  1864;  and  William   Everett 
Burnside,  born   December  19,  1863,  who  died 
March  22,   1864. 

Charles  E.  Small,  the  only  survivor  of  his 
parents'    children,   at  his  father's  death    took 
charge    of    the    Raymond     Springs    property, 
which    had    become    his   father's    by  purchase 
some  time   previously.      He    lost    no    time  in 
completing    the    improvements    designed    and 
begun  by  his   father.      On  this  estate    is    the 
Raymond    Springs      House,     but    twenty-two 
miles  distant   from  the  city  of  Portland,    and 
located  in  one  of  the  most  beautiful   spots  in 
the  county,    overlooking    a  picturesque  valley 
dotted  with  a  chain  of  small  lakes,  and  within 
four   miles  of    the    famous    Poland     Springs. 
Since  his  marriage   Mr.  Small  has  conducted 
the   hotel    as   a  health    and    pleasure    resort. 
Persons  desiring  to  spend  the  summer  months 
in   one  of   the  most  attractive    places    in    the 
State  will  make  no  mistake  in   selecting  Ray- 
mond Springs.      The  hotel  has  accommodations 
for  thirty  guests,  but  each  year  its  proprietor 
is  compelled  to  turn  away  a  large  number  of 
people.      It    is  conducted  in    first-class  style, 
and  its  guests  are  all  of  the  better  class  of  those 
who  leave  our  New  England  cities  during  the 
summer  months.      Mr.    Small  also    carries    on 
farming  and  gardening  in  connection  with  his 


hotel,  being  in  this  way  able  to  supply  his 
table  with  fresh  vegetables,  eggs,  milk,  and 
small  fruits.  The  springs  are  but  a  few  steps 
from  the  hotel,  and  are  now  covered  with  a 
fine  spring  house. 


1844,  at 
place   of 
Lucy    T. 
comes  of 
scendant' 


,HILIP      J.     LARRABEE,    who    has 
been  actively  engaged   in    the    legal 
profession    at   Portland   for   the    past 
twenty-five  years,  was  born  April  12, 
Scarboro,    Me.,    which    was  also  the 
nativity  of  his  parents,  John   S.  and 
(Libby)     Larrabee.      Mr.     Larrabee 
pioneer  stock,    being  the  direct  de- 
of  Stephen   Larrabee,    who    removed 
from  Maiden,    Mass.,    to   Cumberland    County 
at   a  very  early  day,    locating   in  North  Yar- 
mouth,   where    his    son    Thomas  was    born  in 
1660.      In  1 68 1    the  said  Thomas  was  a  land- 
holder   in    Scarboro;    but  at    the    time  of  the 
Indian  War,  in  1686,  he  changed  his  residence 
to    Kittery.      He     subsequently     returned    to 
Scarboro,  and   on    April    19,  1723,  was  killed 
by  the   Indians.      His   son   John   was  married 
January   13,  1726,  to  Mary  Ingersoll,  of  Kit- 
tery; and  on  March  3,  1744,  their  son  Philip, 
the  great-grandfather    of    Philip   J.    Larrabee, 
whose  name  we  have  placed  at  the  head  of  this 
sketch,  was  born. 

Philip  Larrabee  married  Sally  Smith,  of 
Berwick,  afterward  settling  in  Scarboro, 
where  his  death  occurred  May  11,  1826. 
Their  son  Daniel,  the  next  in  the  line  of 
descent,  was  born  April,  1782,  and  settled  in 
North  Scarboro,  where  he  lived  until  the  time 
of  his  decease,  July  6,  1864.  He  was.  a 
farmer  by  occupation,  and  was  a  soldier  in  the 
War  of  1 81 2,  serving  as  Captain  of  a  company. 
Captain  Larrabee  married  Mary  Quimby,  who 
bore  him  several  children,  among  them  being 
John  S.,  who  is  mentioned  above. 

John  S.  Larrabee  was  born  June  12,  1816, 
and  was  reared  to  agricultural  pursuits,  which 
he  followed  for  several  years.  He  subse- 
quently engaged  in  mercantile  business,  hav- 
ing a  general  store  at  Scarboro.  In  1858  he 
removed  to  Portland,  where  he  lived  about 
seven  years,  returning  then  to  the  place  of  his 
birth,  there  making  his  home  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  on  the  old  homestead  January 


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24,  1884.  In  December,  1841,  he  married 
Lucy  T.  Libby,  a  daughter  of  Johnson  and 
Emeline  Libby,  the  latter  of  whom  attained 
the  venerable  age  of  ninety-four  years.  Mrs. 
Lucy  T.  Larrabee,  now  an  active  woman  of 
threescore  and  ten  years,  bids  fair  to  live  as 
many  years  as  her  mother.  She  bore  her  hus- 
band three  children,  two  of  whom  are  now 
living  — ^  Philip  J.  ;  and  Lucy  M.,  wife  of  Will- 
iam D.  Libby. 

Philip  J.  Larrabee  attended  the  Scarboro 
schools  till  fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he 
came  to  this  city,  where  he  continued  his  edu- 
cation, being  graduated  from  the  high  school 
in  1863.  He  subsequently  entered  Tufts  Col- 
lege, from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1867. 
While  in  college  Mr.  Larrabee  taught  school 
two  or  three  winters,  afterward  being  an  in- 
structor in  the  Portland  Academy  for  two 
years.  In  the  mean  time  he  read  law  with 
Howard  &  Cleaves;  and,  being  admitted  to  the 
bar  by  examination  in  1869,  he  established 
himself  in  the  law  business,  practising  alone 
until  1883.  In  that  year  Mr.  Larrabee  formed 
a  copartnership  with  the  Hon.  M.  P.  Frank, 
the  firm  being  one  of  the  strongest  in  the  city, 
with  an  extensive  and  lucrative  practice.  Mr. 
Larrabee  is  well  known  as  one  of  the  most 
able  attorneys  in  this  locality,  thoroughly  ac- 
quainted with  the  intricate  points  of  the  law, 
and  an  indefatigable  worker.  He  is  influen- 
tial in  politics,  actively  supporting  the  Demo- 
cratic party,  which  has  at  various  times  nomi- 
nated him  for  official  positions,  he  having  been 
a  candidate  for  Councilman,  Alderman,  County 
Attorney,  and  as  Representative  to  the  State 
legislature.  The  Republican  party,  however, 
being  in  power,  he  was  defeated  each  time. 
For  five  or  more  years  he  served  his  party  as  a 
delegate  to  the  different  State  conventions. 

Mr.  Larrabee  is  identified  with  many  busi- 
ness and  social  organizations,  being  President 
of  the  Washington  Casualty  Insurance  Com- 
pany of  Portland ;  Treasurer  of  the  State  En- 
graving and  Manufacturing  Company,  with 
quarry  and  factory  at  Monson  and  Portland; 
and  one  of  the  Directors  and  Clerk  of  the 
Lakeside  Press,  which  is  the  best-equipped 
printing  and  binding  establishment  in  the 
State.  He  likewise  belongs  to  the  Falmouth 
Club,  which  is  devoted  to  the   interests  of  the 


Democratic    party,    and    to    the     Knights    of 
Pythias. 

The  pleasant  home  of  Mr.  Larrabee  at  102 
Emery  Street  is  presided  over  by  his  wife, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Sara  L.  Ballard. 
She  is  a  native  of  Buxton,  this  State,  where 
she  was  bred  and  educated.  They  are  the  par- 
ents of  three  children  —  Frank  P.,  a  graduate 
of  Tufts  College;  Emily  D.  ;  and  Helen.  In 
religious  matters  Mr.  Larrabee  has  always 
attended  and  supported  the  Universalist 
church,  but  is  a  free  thinker  and  entirely  inde- 
pendent in  his  views  of  faith  and  doctrine. 


W: 


ILLIAM  WALLACE  ANDREWS, 
a  wealthy  farmer  and  highly  re- 
spected citizen  of  Otisfield,  Me., 
was  born  in  this  town  on  June  18,  1839,  son 
of  Asa  and  Alazander  S.   (Stubbs)  Andrews. 

The  paternal  grandparents  of  Mr.  Andrews 
were  among  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Norway, 
Oxford  County.  They  died  there,  and  when  a 
small  boy  Asa  Andrews  went  to  live  with  an 
uncle  who  resided  in  that  town.  In  his  new 
home  he  became  familiar  with  practical  farm- 
ing, and  on  starting  for  himself  he  took  up 
that  vocation  in  Otisfield.  Here  he  purchased 
a  farm  that  he  continued  to  carry  on  with 
profit  until  his  death  in  1894.  He  was  a 
prominent  citizen  of  this  town,  and  was  called 
upon  to  fill  official  positions,  the  duties  of 
which  he  performed  in  a  creditable  manner. 

His  wife's  maiden  name  was  Alazander 
Stubbs.  Left  an  orphan  at  an  early  age,  she 
came  to  Otisfield  to  live  with  an  uncle,  re- 
maining with  him  until  her  marriage.  Pilr. 
and  Mrs.  Asa  Andrews  had  five  children  — 
Henry  L.,  William  Wallace,  Abner  L.,  Ellen 
R.,  and  Julia  A.  Henry  L.  Andrews,  born 
June  18,  1837,  died  September  19,  1859. 
Abner  L.,  born  September  14,  1844,  died  in 
California,  May  4,  1873,  survived  by  his  wife, 
formerly  Maria  Millett,  who  is  again  married, 
and  lives  in  Portland,  Me.  Ellen  R.  An- 
drews, born  May  6,  1851,  who  became  the  wife 
of  Albert  L.  F.  Pike,  of  Norway,  died  July 
29,  1889.  He  still  resides  in  Norway,  where 
he  is  Manager  of  the  Norway  Medicine  Com- 
pany and  Secretary  of  the  Odd  Fellows' 
Graded  Mutual   Relief  Association  of  Maine. 


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The  youngest  child,  Julia  A.,  born  August  2, 
1853^  died  January  5,  1888.  All  of  the  chil- 
dren were  well  educated,  and  some  of  them  en- 
gaged in  teaching  in  this  county.  Their 
mother  is  still  living,  occupying  a  house  near 
that  of  her  son  William. 

Until  some  time  after  the  outbreak  of  the 
Civil  War,  William  Wallace  Andrews  was  a 
member  of  the  paternal  household.  On 
August  25,  1862,  he  enlisted  as  a  recruit  in 
Company  G  of  the  Tenth  Maine  Infantry, 
commanded  by  Colonel  Beal.  This  regiment 
had  but  eight  months  to  serve,  but  Mr.  An- 
drews together  with  some  three  hundred  other 
men,  having  been  mustered  into  the  service 
for  three  years,  were  retained  in  the  field; 
and  these  few  men  served  for  a  time  as  a  dis- 
tinct organization,  known  as  the  Tenth  Maine 
Battalion,  but  were  finally  consolidated  with 
■the  Twenty-ninth  Maine  Regiment. 

Mr.   Andrews  was  at  the  battles  of   Chan- 
cellorsville  arid  Gettysburg,  and  took  part  in 
three  of  the  battles  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley, 
the    second    battle    of    Winchester,    Fisher's 
Hill,    and    Cedar   Creek.      In  the   last-named 
engagement,  fought  October  19,  1864,  he  re- 
ceived a  bullet  wound  in  the  left  leg,  and  on 
account    of    disability    thus    caused    he    was 
honorably  discharged  while  in  the  hospital  at 
Augusta,    Me.,    April   28,    1865.      About   two 
years    later   he  was    married,    and    he    subse- 
quently  purchased    one-half    of    his    father's 
farm.      He  has  since  purchased  other  land,  in- 
cluding the  old  homestead,    so  that  he    now 
owns  about  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres. 
He  devotes  considerable  attention  to  general 
farming,   but  makes  a  specialty  of  fruit    and 
dairying.       He   keeps    on    an    average    about 
eighteen  milch  cows,  from  which  he  sells  the 
cream. 

On  October  26,  1867,  Mr.  Andrews  was 
married  at  Norway,  Me.,  to  Miss  Addie  Au- 
gusta Pike,  the  ceremony  being  performed  by 
the  Rev.  P.  B.  Wilcox.  Mrs.  Andrews  was 
born  in  Norway,  April  5,  1844,  daughter  of 
Luther  F.  and  Adaline  A.  (Millett)  Pike,  her 
parents  being  natives  of  the  town  of  Norway. 
Throughout  his  active  years  her  father  was 
profitably  engaged  in  farming.  He  is  still' 
living  in  Norway  at-  the  advanced  age  of 
ninety-one  years.      Her  mother  died  May  21, 


1886.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andrews  have  two  chil- 
dren   now    living — Lillian    May  and    Henry 
Asa.      Lillian  May  Andrews,  born  October  2,, 
1870,  who  has  been  a  very  successful  teacher, 
is  now  attending  the  State  Normal  School  at 
Farmington,  Me.,  where  she  will' be  graduated 
a  few  weeks    hence,    June    11,    1896;    Henry 
Asa  Andrews,  born  October  29,  1878,  is  now 
being  educated  at   Norway  Liberal   Institute, 
Norway,     Me.        Their     elder     son,      Luther 
Abner,  born  April  17,  1875,  died  October  26, 
1876. 

Mr.    Andrews   takes    an    active    interest    in 
political  matters,  and  has  always  been  a  sup- 
porter   of    the    Republican    party.       He    has 
served  acceptably  as   Selectman  and  for  sev- 
eral terms  as  a  member  of  the  School   Board. 
He   is  a  member  of    the    following   fraternal 
organizations:  Norway   Lodge,  No.    16,    Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  Harry  Rust 
Post,  No.    54,    Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 
of  Norway;  and  Frederick  Robie  Grange,   of 
which  he  was  Master.      He  was  a  member  of 
the  Crooked  River  Grange,  of  which  he  was 
Master  fifteen  years;   and  he  was   Master   of 
Oxford  County,  Pomona,  Grange  for  two  years. 
Mr  Andrews  is  a  communicant  of  the  Congre- 
gational church,  in  which  he  holds  the  posi- 
tion of  Treasurer.      He  is  an  ardent  believer 
in  the  progressive  development  of  Christian- 
ity, has  devoted  much  attention  to  the  relig- 
ious   thought   of  the  day,   and    in    1891   pub- 
lished   a    pamphlet    of    his    own    production, 
which   is  regarded   by  those  of    like  faith  as 
'  a  logical,    careful,    well-written    work,   with 
the  positions  taken  well  sustained." 


ON.  SEWALL  GROSS,  a  prominent 
Justice  of  the  Peace  and  an  ex-Rep- 
te  I  resentative  of  the  State  legislat- 
ure, now  living  in  retirement  in 
Upper  Gloucester,  was  born  in  New  Glouces- 
ter May  21,  1809.  His  parents  were  Isaac 
and  Sarah  (Woodman)  Gross.  The  father,  a 
shoemaker  by  trade,  was  born  in  Hingham, 
Mass.,  on  August  27,  1763.  He  came  to  New 
Gloucester  when  he  was  seventeen  years  of 
age,  and  there  remained,  being  engaged  In 
farming  until  his  death  in  1827.  The  mother 
died    in     18 14.       They   had    seven    children, 


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namely:  Betsey,  born  March  lo,  1793,  who 
married  Henry  R.  Parsons,  now  deceased; 
Isaac,  born  December  5,  179S,  who  succes- 
sively married  Percis  N.  Davis  and  Maria 
Bearce,  of  Turner,  Me.,  and  died  on  January 
12,  1 89 1,  leaving  a  widow,  now  residing  in 
Auburn,  Me.  ;  Sallie,  born  December  7,  1798, 
who  died  on  October  30,  1815;  Otis  C,  born 
September  21,  1800,  who  married  Sallie  Nel- 
son, both  now  deceased,  his  death  having  oc- 
curred July  18,  1849;  Annie,  born  June  12, 
1803,  who  died  May  21,  1821;  Abigail,  born 
October  5,  1805,  who  successively  married 
Isaac  Curtis,  of  Richmond,  Me.,  and  Joseph 
Freeman,  and  died  July  5,  1879;  ^^^  Sewall, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

The  Hon.  Sewall  Gross,  after  completing 
his  school  education,  was  engaged  in  the  mer- 
cantile business  in  New  Gloucester,  associated 
with  Joseph  Cross  as  partner  for  about  twenty 
years.  His  interest  in  the  enterprise  there- 
after continued  for  the  balance  of  sixty  years, 
during  thirty  of  which  he  was  Postmaster. 
He  was  Selectman  ancl^Collector  for  a  number 
of  years;  and  in  1857  he  was  a  Representative 
to  the  State  legislature.  Mr.  Gross  was  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace  for  thirty-five  years.  In 
politics  he  has  been  a  stanch  Republican  since 
the  organization  of  the  party.  He  is  also 
actively  interested  in  the  temperance  cause, 
being  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Good  Tem- 
plars in  this  town. 

Mr.  Gross  was  twice  married.  His  first 
wife,  whom  he  led  to  the  altar  on  November 
14,  1836,  was  Louisa  N.  (Parsons)  Gross,  a 
native  of  North  Yarmouth,  Me.,  born  August 
22,  1 81 5,  daughter  of  David  and  Mary  (Bacon) 
Parsons.  Her  father  belonged  in  Poland, 
Me.,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  until 
his  death.  The  mother  belonged  in  North 
Yarmouth,  Me.  Mrs.  Gross  had  four  chil- 
dren. These  were:  David  S.,  born  August 
13.  1837,  who  died  in  infancy;  Charles  S., 
born  May  5,  1839,  who  married  Cornelia  J. 
Cook,  and  is  living  in  Auburn,  N.Y.;  George 
P.,  born  December  20,  1840,  who  married 
Georgiana  M.  Harlow,  and  resides  in  Newton, 
Mass.  ;  Jabez  Henry  Cushman,  born  August 
27,  1842,  who  married  Mary  J.  Boone,  of 
Chicago,  and  died  June  15,  1886,  leaving  a 
--  widow,  since  a  resident  of  Chicago.      On  No- 


vember 10,  1844,  Mr.  Gross  married  his  first 
wife's  sister,  Caroline  E.  Parsons,  also  a  na- 
tive of  North  Yarmouth,  born  August  7,  1822. 
Mr.  Gross  and  his  present  wife  are  the  parents 
of  three  children  —  Grenville  M.,  Frank  Les- 
lie, and  Otis  Crosby.  Grenville  M. ,  who  was 
born  May  24,  1846,  was  twice  married,  •  Ella 
G.  Ross  being  the  first  wife,  and  Miss  Eu- 
genia Schofield  the  second;  he  now  lives 
with  the  latter  in  Chicago,  111.  Frank  Leslie, 
born  November  30,  1847,  entered  matrimony 
with  Mary  Ellen  Woodard;  and  they  live  in 
Newton,  Mass.  Otis  Crosby  Gross,  born  in 
January  18,  1852,  died  on  August  4,  1854. 
The  surviving  children  of  Mr.  Gross  had  the 
advantage  of  a  high-school  education.  Both 
parents  are  highly  esteemed  members  of  the 
Baptist  church.  In  the  retirement  Mr.  Gross 
now  enjoys,  having  done  his  duty  well,  he 
must  find  much  pleasure  in  retrospection. 


OSES  MELVIN  BAILEY,  of  the 
firm  of  H.  J.  Bailey  &  Co.,  dealers 
in  carpetings  and  upholstery, 
Portland,  Me.,  was  born  in 
Winthrop,  Me.,  September  30,  1869,  son  of 
Moses  and  Hannah  C.  (Johnston)  Bailey. 
His  great-grandfather,  Jacob  Bailey,  settled 
in  Maine  about  1786,  locating  in  the  town  of  - 
Leeds.  His  son  Ezekiel,  the  grandfather  of 
our  subject,  was  a  manufacturer  of  oil-cloth, 
when  that  industry  was  in  its  infancy.  He 
spent  the  last  fifty  years  of  his  life  at  Bailey- 
ville,  Winthrop,  dying  without  sickness  at  the 
age  of  eighty.  He  was  twice  married,  his 
first  wife  being  Hannah  Robbins,  of  Win- 
throp. She  died  July  28,  1828,  leaving  four 
sons,  whom  their  maternal  grandmother  took 
charge  of  to  the  time  of  her  death,  which  took 
place  in  1847.  Ezekiel  Bailey  subsequently 
married  Mary  Robbins,  the  sister  of  his  first 
wife,  and  by  this  union  had  three  sons. 

Moses  Bailey,  the  first  of  the  name,  was  the 
second  son  of  Ezekiel  and  Hannah  (Robbins) 
Bailey,  and  was  ten  years  of  age  when  his 
mother  passed  to  the  world  beyond.  At  the 
age  of  sixteen  he  entered  the  Friends'  Board- 
ing School  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  where  he 
studied  during  part  of  1834,  1835,  and  1836, 
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no  mean  order,  writing  several  essays  of  merit, 
some  of  which  have  been  preserved  in  a  volume 
entitled  "Reminiscences  of  a  Christian  Life." 
This  book  was  edited  and  published  by  his 
wife,  Mrs.  H.  J.  Bailey,  and  -contains  essays 
on  "The  Ocean,"  "The  Character  of  Man," 
"The  Ruins  of  Time,"  "Education,"  "The 
Works  of  Nature,"  "Virtue,"  "The  Existence 
of  God,"  and  a  poem  entitled  "Man,"  dated 

1837- 

At  the  age  of  eighteen   Moses  Bailey  en- 
tered on  his  business  career,  engaging  in  the 
manufacture  of  oil-cloth  with  his  father;  and 
when    he   reached    his    majority   he    and    his 
brother  Charles  purchased  the  business.      They 
prospered  increasingly  from  year  to  year,  en- 
larging their  manufacturing  capacity  and  im- 
proving on  the  crude  modes  of  labor  until  their 
trade  grew  to  vast  proportions.      Moses  Bailey 
threw  all  his  energy  into  his  work,  hesitating 
not  to  do  the  most  humble  service,  peddling 
goods  from  place  to  place,    laboring  with  his 
hands  in  any  department  of  the  factory,    and 
working   mentally  for   the   promotion    of    all 
interests  concerned.       He  eventually  sold  his 
share    in   this   business    to   his  brother,    and 
erected  a  new  factory  consisting  of  many  sepa- 
rate  buildings  for  the  different  departments. 
This  was  located  at  Baileyville;   and  there  he 
conducted  a  thriving  business  until  the  sum- 
mer of    1870,    when    his    buildings    were    de- 
stroyed by  fire.      His  health  being  impaired  at 
this  time,  he  decided  not  to  rebuild  immedi- 
ately; but,  not  desiring  to  retire  from  busi- 
ness altogether,  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
J.    S.    Marrett,    of    Portland,    purchasing   the 
store  of  Marrett,  Poor  &  Co.  of  that  city,  and 
on  January  i,  1871,  they  opened  for  business 
under  the  style  of  Marrett,  Bailey  &  Co.      The 
elder  Mr.  Bailey  retained  his  interest  in  this 
establishment  during  the  rest  of  his  life.      In 
1871  he  rebuilt  his  factories  at  Winthrop  with 
enlarged  capacities.      The  plant  was  afterward 
sold  to  his  brother,  Charles  M.  Bailey;  and  a 
thriving   business  -is    still    carried    on    there. 
Moses  Bailey  was  a  birthright  member  of  the 
religious  Society  of  Friends,  his  ancestors  for 
several  generations  having  been  believers   in 
the    Quaker  doctrine.      He  was    a   prominent 
member  of  the  local  community  of   Friends, 
serving   as    clerk    of    the    Fairfield    quarterly- 


meeting  thirteen  years  and  of  tb,e  Winthrop 
monthly  meeting  twenty-two  years.  He  died 
June  6,  1882. 

Moses    Bailey  was    twice  married.      In  his 
twenty-third    year    he    was    united    to    Betsey 
Jones,    daughter    of    Reuben    Jones,    of    Win- 
throp;   and    they    began    housekeeping    in    a 
prudent    way    in    a    modest    residence,    which 
they  occupied  for  fourteen  years.      In  1856  he 
erected  a  larger  and   more  convenient   house, 
which  was  his  home   during  the  rest  of    his 
life;    and   there  the  partner  of  his  joys  and 
sorrows,  who  had  shared  with  him  the  trials 
and  privations  of  early  life,  died  March  21, 
1867,    having   attained    the    age    of    fifty-two 
years,    five    months,    and    thirteen    days.      On 
October  13,  1868,  Mr.  Bailey  married  Hannah 
C.  Johnston,    daughter  of  David  Johnston,  of 
Plattekill,    Ulster  County,   N.Y.      Mrs.    Han- 
nah C.  Bailey,  who  is   still   living  at  the  old 
homestead  at   Winthrop,   is  a  most  estimable 
lady,  well  educated  and  capable. 

Moses  Melvin  Bailey  received  a  good  educa- 
tion, attending  the  common  schools  of  Win- 
throp, and  taking  a  three  years'  course  at  the 
Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary  at  Kent's  Hill, 
Me.  In  1890  he  engaged  in  the  carpet  busi- 
ness in  Portland,  succeeding  to  his  father's  in- 
terest in  the  firm  of  H.  J.  Bailey  &  Co.  This 
firm  has  a  large  establishment,  and  conducts  a 
very  prosperous  business.  Mr.  Bailey  is  the 
owner  of  considerable  real  estate,  including  a 
farm  of  three  hundred  acres,  of  which  he  is 
manager.  He  has  a  fine  herd  of  some  thirty 
cows  on  this  farm,  and  other  valuable  stock. 
He  is  also  the  owner  of  the  estate  at  181 
Forest  Avenue,  Woodford's,  which  was  for- 
merly owned  and  occupied  by  Captain  Coyle, 
a  well-known  steamboat  officer.  Mr.  Bailey 
purchased  this  property  since  engaging  in 
business  in  Portland,  and  makes  it  his  perma- 
nent home. 

In  1 89 1  Mr.  Bailey  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Lettie  M.  Smith,  daughter  of  An- 
drew J.  and  Matilda  (Record)  Smith,  of  Fair- 
field, Me.  One  child  brightens  their  home, 
a  little  son  named  Moses,  who  is  now  (1896) 
two  years  old. 

In  politics  Mr.  Bailey  is  independent,  vot- 
ing for  the  men  whom  he  thinks  will  carry  out 
the  principles  in  which  he  believes.      He  and 


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his  wife  are  members  of  the  Friends'  Church 
of  Portland,  and  are  highly  esteemed  in  the 
community. 


'AMUEL  S.  LATHAM,  a  leading 
farmer  of  Pownal,  was  born  in  Gray, 
Me.,  April  8,  1825,  son  of  Galen 
and  Betsey  (Soper)  Latham.  Mr. 
Latham's  grandfather,  Eliab  Latham,  who  was 
probably  a  native  of  Bridgewater,  Mass. ,  became 
an  early  settler  in  Gray,  where  he  followed 
the  trade  of  a  blacksmith.  He  resided  in  Gray 
for  many  years,  and  died  March  18,  18 18,  his 
death  having  been  caused  by  a  conflagration, 
which  destroyed  his  residence.  He  reared 
five  children,  all  of  whom  grew  to  maturity, 
and  became  heads  of  families. 

Galen  Latham,  who  was  born  in  Gray  in 
1790,  learned  the  trade  of  a  ship  carpenter, 
which  he  followed  as  an  occupation  conjointly 
with  farming  An  industrious  and  worthy  citi- 
zen, he  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  Gray,  where 
his  death  occurred  February  22,  1831,  at  the 
age  of  forty-one  years.  His  wife,  Betsey, 
also  a  native  of  Gray,  born  in  1793,  became 
the  mother  of  six  children,  three  of  whom  are 
living.  These  are:  Samuel  S. ,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  Lucy  F.,  who  was  born  August 
13,  1828,  and  is  now  the  wife  of  Edwin  B. 
Madden,  of  Old  Town,  Me.  ;  and  William  W., 
born  March  17,  1830,  and  now  residing  in 
Portland,  Me.  The  others  were:  Eliab,  born 
April  5,  1 8 19,  who  died  September  29,  1844; 
Mary,  born  April  28,  1821,  who  died  October 
12,  1858;  and  Artemas,  born  October  6,  1817, 
who  died  December  2,  1880.  The  mother 
lived  to  the  age  of  eighty  years.  She  was  a 
member  of  the  Free  Will  Baptist  church. 

Samuel  S.  Latham  received  his  education 
in  the  schools  of  East  Gray.  As  he  was  left 
fatherless  at  a  very  early  age,  he  was  obliged 
to  begin  to  work  for  the  support  of  his  mother 
and  himself  when  quite  young.  He  accepted 
any  suitable  employment  that  presented  itself, 
and  resided  at  home  until  he  reached  the  age 
of  twenty-seven  years.  Then  he  moved  to 
Pownal,  where  he  located  upon  the  farm  he 
now  owns  and  occupies.  His  property,  which 
is  desirably  situated,  consists  of  one  hundred 
acres  of  fertile  land.      He  has  brought   it  into 


a  high  state  of  cultivation,  and  has  made  vari- 
ous improvements  upon  the  buildings.  He 
devotes  his  time  and  energies  to  general  farm- 
ing, producing  large  crops  of  a  superior 
quality.  In  politics  he  has  always  supported 
the  principles  of  the  Democratic  party.  He 
has  been  conspicuous  in  town  affairs  for  many 
years.  He  served  with  ability  and  good 
judgment  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Select- 
men for  five  years,  and  he  has  also  held  other 
offices  of  responsibility  and  trust. 

On  June  9,  1852,  Mr.  Latham  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Harriet  E.  Starbird,  who  was  born 
in  Gray,  May  28,  1831.  They  have  had  two 
children,  namely:  Alice  Jeanette,  who,  born 
September  22,  1853,  married  Jabez  True,  and 
died  November  28,  1872;  and  Fannie  C.,  born 
June  6,  i860,  who  married  George  A.  Mars- 
ton,  and  died  April  24,  1893.  Mrs.  Latham^ 
died  May  22,  1894.  She  was  a  member  of 
the  Congregational  church.  Mr.  Latham  pos- 
sesses the  keen  intelligence  characteristic  of 
the  New  England  farmer.  He  is  well  in- 
formed upon  the  important  issues  of  the  day, 
and  has  long  been  recognized  as  an  active 
leader  of  the  Democratic  party  in  his  locality. 


T^APTAIN  EBEN  RING  YORK,  a 
I  Vt-^  retired  ship-master  residing  at  Yar- 
^^'^  mouthville.  Me.,  who  died  on  April 

2,  1896,  and  was  buried  with  Ma- 
sonic honors,  was  born  in  Falmouth,  Me., 
April  20,  r822.  He  was  a  son  of  Captain 
William  Ring  and  Mary  (Sanborn)  York,  and 
came  of  a  line  of  seafaring  men,  his  ancestors 
for  at  least  two  generations  having  been  mar- 
iners. His  grandfather,  Joseph  York,  was 
among  the  early  settlers  of  Falmouth.  He 
died  in  comparatively  young  manhood,  leaving 
a  family;  and  his  widow,  Hannah  York,  who 
lived  to  reach  the  advanced  age  of  over  ninety, 
died  in  Falmouth. 

William  Ring  York,  son  of  Joseph  and 
Hannah,  was  born  in  Falmouth.  He  served 
under  General  Washington  in  the  Revolution- 
ary War,  and  assisted  in  the  defence  of  Bos- 
ton at  Dorchester  Heights.  His  sea  life  dated 
from  an  early  age;  and  he  became  a  pioneer 
sea  captain  and  a  well-known  ship-master  in 
the  early  merchant  marine  service,  well  versed 


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in  the  details  of  foreign  trade.  He  was  a 
sturdy  mariner  of  the  old  school,  strong,  able, 
fearless,  and  independent;  and  he  was  above 
all  a  strictly  temperate  man.  He  finally  re- 
tired from  a  prosperous  career  on  the  ocean 
wave,  and  settled  at  the  homerstead  in  Fal- 
mouth, where  he  passed  the  rest  of  his  life, 
and  died  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  ninety-one 
years.  In  politics  Captain  William  R.  York 
was  a  Whig,  and  his  record  is  one  of  honor 
and  of  loyalty  to  the  country  which  gave  him 
birth.  He  was  twice  married ;  and  he  reared  a 
family  of  twenty-one  children,  fourteen  by  his 
first  wife,  and  seven  by  his  second.  His 
second  wife,  Mary  Sanborn,  who  was  a  native 
of  Cumberland,  Me.,  died  at  the  age  of  ninety: 
and  of  his  large  family  there  is  now  but  one 
survivor  —  namely,  John  F.  York,  of  Califor- 
nia. Captain  York's  parents  were  members 
of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Yar- 
mouth. 

Eben  Ring  York  passed  hi^  early  boyhood 
in  Falmouth,  and  was  educated  in  the  schools 
of  that  town.     At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  began 
his  seafaring  life  by  shipping  before  the  mast 
on  board  the  brig  "General  Scott,"  which  was 
commanded  by  Captain  Charles  Littlejohn ;  and 
he  received  sixteen   dollars  per  month  during 
his  first  voyage.      He  became  an  able  seaman, 
passing  rapidly  upward  through  the  different 
grades  in  the  merchant  service ;  and  at  the  age 
of  twenty-one  he  was  "given  the  command  of 
the    schooner    "Independence,"    a    vessel    of 
ninety  tons'   register,    which   was   engaged  in 
the    West    India    trade.       He    next    became 
master  and  part  owner  of  the  brig   "Finan- 
cier,"  of   one    hundred   and    twenty  tons,    in 
which  he  continued  in  the  West  India  trade 
for  three  years ;  and  at  the  expiration  of  that 
time  he  took  command  of  the  "S.  C.  Blanch- 
ard,"  a  ship  of  twelve  hundred  and  fifty  tons' 
register,  which  was  built  at  Yarmouth.      He 
was  master  of  the  "S.  C.  Blanchard  "  for  three 
years,    during   which    time    he   was    engaged 
wholly  in  the  foreign  trade;  and  later  for  sev- 
eral years  he  commanded  other  vessels  built 
by  the  same  company.      He  followed  the  sea 
for  nearly  fifty  years,  over  forty  of  which  he 
was  a  successful  ship-master;  and,  finally  retir- 
ing in    1879,    from  that  time  till  his    death, 
only  a  few  weeks    since,    he    resided    at    his 


pleasant  and  comfortable  home  at  Yarmouth- 
ville.  He  enjoyed  a  long  and  successful 
career  in  the  merchant  service,  during  which 
time  he  visited  and  traded  in  nearly  all  of  the 
principal  ports  of  America  and  Europe,  win- 
ning a  high  reputation  as  a  skilful  commander 
and  an  able  business  man,  and  his  undertaking 
being  productive  of  good  financial  results. 

In  1846  Captain  York  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Sarah  T.  True,  daughter  of  Samuel 
and  Mary  T.  True,  the  former  of  whom  was  an 
early  settler  and  a  prosperous  farmer  of  Yar- 
mouth. Captain  and  Mrs.  York  had  four  chil- 
dren, as  follows:  William  F. ,  who  was  lost  at 
sea  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven  years  and  six 
months;  Ada  G. ,  wife  of  John  P.  Carswell, 
v^ho  resides  in  Yarmouthville,  and  is  ticket 
agent  for  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway;  Charles 
B. ,  who  is  now  a  ship-chandler  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  ;  and  Samuel  T. ,  a  merchant  of 
Yarmouthville. 

Mrs.  York  attends  the  Baptist  church. 
Captain  York  was  liberal  in  his  religious 
views.  In  Yarmouth  he  occupied  a  prominent 
position  among  the  well-to-do  residents  of  the 
town ;  and  he  was  socially  very  popular,  being 
a  member  of  Casco  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 
He  was  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  always 
supported  the  principles  of  that  party.  A 
true-hearted,  whole-souled  man,  he  made  many 
acquaintances  in  his  adventurous  life;  and  he 
left  a  host  of  friends  to  mourn  his  loss. 

An  excellent  likeness  of  .the  late  Captain 
York  on  an  adjoining  page  adds  greatly  to  the 
interest  and  value  of  the  foregoing  biographi- 
cal notice  of  that  worthy  ship-master. 


ir\AVID  F.  CARSLEY,  a  representa- 
1^=^  tive  farmer  of  Harrison,  was  born 
^,-X^jf  upo"  the  farm  he  now  owns  and 
occupies,  October  26,  1829,  son  of 
William  C.  and  Esther  (Cottan)  Carsley.  Mr. 
Carsley's  grandfather,  who  was  a  native  of  Gor- 
ham,  Me.,  settled  in  Harrison  when  a  young 
man,  and  for  the  rest  of  his  life  carried  on  a 
farm  in  the  vicinity  of  his  grandson's  present 
property. 

William  C.  Carsley,  Mr.  Carsley's  father, 
born  in  Harrisoii,  was  reared  to  agricultural 
pursuits.     In  early   manhood   he    cleared    the 


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farm  now  occupied  by  his  son  David  F.,  and 
cultivated  it  successfully  during  his  active 
period.  He  was  an  intelligent,  well-informed 
man,  was  especially  familiar  with  the  history 
of  his  locality,  and  was  held  in  high  esteem 
by  his  neighbors.  He  resided  upon  the  farm 
until  his  death,  which  took  place  in  Septem- 
ber, 1867.  His  wife,  Esther,  who  was  a  native 
of  Gorham,  became  the  mother  of  five  children, 
as  follows :  Nathan,  now  deceased,  who  mar- 
ried Mary  E.  Newcomb,  the  latter  being  now 
a  resident  of  Bridgton ;  Bethiah  D.,  the  wife 
of  Clark  Chase,  of  Lynn,  Mass.  ;  Valentine, 
a  carpenter  residing  in  Harrison,  who  married 
Augusta  Smith;  David  F.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  ;  and  Mary  J.,  who  successively  married 
Peter  Hodgdon,  of  Gorham,  and  Seth  Moore,  of 
North  Bridgton.  The  mother  died  December 
7,  1882. 

David  F.  Carsley  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  his  native  town.  At 
an  early  age  he  commenced  to  assist  in  carry- 
ing on  the  farm,  and  had  full  charge  of  it  dur- 
ing his  father's  declining  years.  He  suc- 
ceeded to  its  possession  when  his  father  died, 
and  has  resided  upon  it  since.  The  property, 
which  is  well-improved  and  finely  located,  con- 
tains one  hundred  and  twenty-five  acres  of 
land,  with  good  substantial  buildings.  The 
proprietor  makes  a  specialty  of  raising  corn 
and  hay,  of  which  he  obtains  very  superior 
crops. 

On  March  16,  1863,  Mr.  Carsley  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Annie  D.  Cummings,  born  in 
Harrison,  May  10,  1831,  daughter  of  Jonas 
and  Nancy  S.  (Piper)  Cummings,  both  now 
deceased.  Mr.  Piper,  who  was  a  native  of 
Salem,  Mass.,  settled  upon  a  farm  in  Harrison 
when  a  young  man.  His  wife  was  born  in 
Otisfield,  Me.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carsley  have 
three  children,  namely:  Willis  E.,  born  Feb- 
ruary 28,  1867,  who  married  Lida  B.  Frost, 
and  now  resides  in  Boston;  Annie  E.,  born 
June  13,  1868,  living  with  her  parents;  and 
George  P.,  born  September  23,  1870,  also 
residing  at  home.  Both  sons  are  members  of 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Mr. 
Carsley,  who  is  a  stanch  supporter  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  is  a  prominent  figure  in  local 
politics.  He  has  filled  some  of  the  town 
ofifices    with    marked    ability.       Occupying    a 


leading  place  among  the  well-to-do  residents 
of  Harrison,  he  enjoys  the  esteem  of  all. 


ZRA  PIAWKES,  Special  Deputy  Sheriff 
of  Cumberland  County,  Maine,  was  born 
in  China,  Me.,  March  22,  1834,  son 
of  Ezra  and  Hannah  (Winslow)  Hawkes.  The 
elder  Ezra  Hawkes  was  a  native  of  Windham, 
Me.,  born  in  1792.  He  was  a  millstone 
cutter,  and  was  also  engaged  in  farming, 
spending  a  part  of  his  life  in  the  town  of  Jack- 
•son.  He  died  in  1878.  His  wife,  who  was  a 
native  of  Falmouth,  Me.,  died  in  1871.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hawkes  were  members  of  the  Society 
of  Friends,  to  which  the  Hawkes  family  has 
belonged  for  many  generations.  They  were 
the  parents  of  twelve  children,  two  of  whom 
died  in  infancy.  Four  are  now  living,  namely: 
Joseph  J.  G.  ;  Abbie,  wife  of  John  Lane; 
Mary,  widow  of  Peleg  Collings;  and  Ezra,  bur 
subject. 

Ezra  Hawkes,  Jr.,  attended  the  common 
schools  of  Jackson  and  completed  his  education 
at  the  Friends'  Boarding  School  at  Providence, 
R.I.  He  learned  the  trade  of  granite  cutting, 
at  which  he  worked  for  several  years,  being  em- 
ployed for  some  time  as  foreman  of  the  govern- 
ment yards  at  Portland,  established  for  supply- 
ing the  material  for  the  erection  of  public 
buildings,  and  going  thence  to  Richmond,  Va., 
on  the  James  River,  to  fill  the  position  of  fore- 
man on  the  Army  and  Navy  Building  at  Wash- 
ington, the  stones  for  which  were  prepared  in 
Richmond.  Mr.  Hawkes  was  next  appointed 
superintendent  of  stone  work  for  the  Philadel- 
phia post-office,  the  stones  being  prepared  at 
the  Old  Dominion  granite  quarry  on  the 
James  River;  and  after  that  he  was  made 
government  inspector  of  granite  cutting  and 
stock  to  be  used  in  different  public  buildings, 
a  position  which  he  held  for  several  years. 
He  was  subsequently  engaged  in  the  real  estate 
business  in  Portland  for  a  year,  at  the  end  of 
which  time  he  was  appointed  city  marshal  by 
Mayor  C.  J.  Chatman.  In  that  capacity  he 
served  three  years,  and  was  then  sent  to  Con- 
cord, N.  H.,  as  one  of  the  inspectors  of  the 
stock  of  material  and  the  stone  cutting  for  the 
Congressional  Library  Building  at  Washing- 
ton.     This  work  consumed  three  years.       On 


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January  i,  1895,  Mr.  Hawkes  was  appointed 
to  his  present  position  as  one  of  the  special 
deputy  sheriffs  of  the  county,  and  his  time  is 
now  devoted  exclusively  to  office  work,  his 
place  of  business  being  Room  18,  City  Hall 
Building.  Mr.  Hawkes  is  a  man  of  unusual 
ability  and  conservative  judgment,  who  wins 
and  holds  the  confidence  of  all  with  whom  he 
is  brought  in  contact. 

On  May  28,  1863,  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Mr. 
Hawkes  was  united  in  marriage  with  Alice 
Waite,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Jane  E.  (Waite) 
Smith,  and  the  grand-daughter  of  General 
John  K.  Smith.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hawkes  have 
no  children.  In  politics  Mr.  Hawkes  is  a 
Republican.  He  and  his  wife  belong  to  the 
Society  of  Friends,  Mrs.  Hawkes  being  a  con- 
vert to  the  Quaker  doctrine.  They  have  a 
pleasant  and  homelike  residence  at  259 
Brackett  Street,  Portland. 


SOLOMON  JORDAN,  one  of  the 
oldest  and  most  highly  esteemed 
residents  of  Naples,  was  born  in 
the  town  of  Newry,  Oxford  County, 
Me.,  October  15,  18 14,  son  of  Solomon  Jor- 
dan. He  was  reared  by  his  grandfather,  a 
farmer  of  Naples,  who  took  charge  of  him  when 
he  was  a  year  old,  and  with  whom  he  remained 
until  he  attained  his  majority.  He  then  began 
to  earn  his  own  living,  hiring  out  as  a  farm 
hand.  In  1850  he  purchased  the  farm  on 
which  he  has  since  made  his  home".  It  is  now 
a  fine  property  of  about  two  hundred  and 
twenty-five  acres.  An  enterprising  and  indus- 
trious man,  he  labored  continually,  tilling  his 
fields  in  the  growing  season  and  lumbering  in 
winter.  His  prosperity  is  the  fruit  of  his  own 
effort,  as  he  started  in  life  with  no  resources 
but  a  strong  constitution  and  a  willing  hand. 
In  the  sunset  of  life  he  can  now  take  a  rest 
with  the  pleasing  sense  of  having  earned  it  by 
a  work  well  accomplTshed. 

On  March  3,  1840,  Mr.  Jordan  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Abigail  Russell,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Abigail  (Barker)  Russell.  Seven 
children  blessed  the  union,  two  of  whom  are 
now  living,  namely:  Pascal,  who  is  with  his 
parents;  and  Leonora,  the  wife  of  Ansel' 
Hawkes,  of  Standish,  Me.      Pascal  Jordan  was 


a  soldier  in  the  Tenth  Maine  Regiment  at  the., 
time  of  the  war,  and  participated  in  several 
hard-fought  battles.  He  now  sujDerintends 
the  home  farm,  and  is  also  engaged  in  lumber- 
ing in  the  winter  time.  He  is  a  man  of  ability 
and  good  judgment,  and  owns  some  real  estate 
in  the  town.  Solomon  Jordan  votes  the  Re- 
publican ticket.  He  and  his  wife  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  His 
home  is  pleasantly  situated  in  the  pretty  town 
of  Naples,  which  is  not  without  some  of  the 
natural  beauty  of  the  situation  that  has  made 
its  namesake  in  Italy  renowned  throughout  the 
world. 


YRON  KIMBALL,  a  prominent  resi- 
>  dent  of  North  Bridgton,  actively 
^J  identified  with  its  agricultural,  man- 
ufacturing, and  social  interests,  was 
born  August  8,  1840,  in  the  town  of  Bridgton, 
son  of  Richard  and  Zilpah  (Dresser)  Kimball. 
His  pfirents,  who  were  farming  people  in  com- 
fortable circumstances,  had  four  children,  of 
whom  a  daughter  died  in  infancy.  The  others 
were:  Elizabeth,  Nancy,  and  Byron.  Nancy 
also  died  at  an  early  age.  Mr.  Kimball  was 
reared  on  the  home  farm,  which  was  located 
near  Bridgton  Centre.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  until  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age. 
Then  for  five  years,  in  the  spring  and  fall 
terms,  he  pursued  the  more  advanced  course  of 
the  Bridgton  Academy,  from  which  he  gradu- 
ated in  1 861.  He  spent  the  summers  of  this 
period  in  farm  labor  and  the  winters  in  teach- 
ing. This  latter  occupation  he  continued 
afterward  for  twelve  terms.  After  this  he 
engaged  in  farming,  first  in  Bridgton  and  then 
in  North  Bridgton.  In  1876  he  took  up  his 
residence  permanently  in  the  latter  place 'upon 
his  present  homestead,  then  purchased  by  him. 
Seven  years  later  he  bought  an  interest  in 
the  Luke  &  F.  H.  Brown  furniture  factory. 
This  place  was  established  in  1840,  and  its 
business  is  one  of  the  pioneer  industries  of 
the  town.  The  present  firm  have  extensive 
dealings.  Their  goods  are  sold  throughout 
New  England,  in  some  of  the  States  farther 
west,  and  even  in  England!  They  manufacture 
their  own  lumber,  and  employ  from  thirty'  to 
sixty  men.     Pplitically,  Mr.  Kimball  is  iden- 


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tified  with  the  Republican  party,  the  principles 
of  which  he  earnestly  sustains  both  by  voice 
and  vote.  A  man  of  broad  and  liberal  views, 
he  is  an  esteemed  member  of  the  Universalist 
church. 

In  i866  Mr.  Kimball  was  united  in  matri- 
mony with  Miss  Adeline  Hazen,  and  has  be- 
come the  father  of  four  children.  They  are : 
Willis  H.,  a  graduate  of  the  Bowdoin  Medical 
College,  who  is  now  a  practising  physician  ; 
Sophronia  B. ,  the  wife  of  Virgil  H.  Johnson, 
of  the  town  of  Norway ;  George  R.  ;  and  Carrie. 
He  has  served  two  terms  as  Selectman  of 
Bridgton.  He  has  been  a  Trustee  of  Bridg- 
ton  Academy  since  1879,  and  is  now  Vice- 
President  of  the  Board.  He  joined  the  Odd 
Fellows  when  quite  a  young  man,  being  one 
of  the  earlier  members  of  the  local  Lodge.  In 
1872  he  was  chosen  Secretary  of  the  State  As- 
sociation, which  then  had  a  membership  of 
three  hundred.  He  held  the  office  for  eleven 
years,  and  in  that  time  the  membership  in- 
creased to  five  thousand.  Mr.  Kimball  was 
elected  Grand  Master  of  the  Maine  Odd  Fel- 
lows in  1880.  Subsequently  he  was  elected 
as  a  representative  to  the  Sovereign  Grand 
Lodge  for  two  years. 


(5ir^. 


H.  RICKER  &  SONS,  of  Harrison, 
'I        Me.,   manufacturers   of    saw-mill    sup- 

-*-•  plies,  shafting,  and  machinery  in  gen- 
eral. This  firm  now  consists  of  Franklin  C. 
and  41vin  P.  Ricker,  sons  of  the  founder  of  the 
enterprise,  Timothy  H.  Ricker,  and  his  wife 
Drusilla  (Wiggin)  Ricker. 

Timothy  H.  Ricker  was  born  in  Shapleigh, 
York  County,  Me.,  in  1802,  and  there  grew 
to  manhood,  becoming  a  skilful  blacksmith. 
He  worked  as  a  journeyman  in  Waterford  and 
Oxford,  Me.,  and  in  1847  moved  to  Harrison 
village,  where  he  shortly  after  established  the 
thriving  industry  which  perpetuates  his  name. 
He  died  July  29,  1891.  His  wife,  who  was 
born  in  Parsonsfield,  Me.,  May  9,  1802,  was 
a  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Olive  (Weymouth) 
Wiggin.  She  lived  to  the  age  of  seventy-seven 
years  and  six  months.  Eight  children  were 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Timothy  H.  Ricker  — 
Nathan,  Sherburne  H.,  Horatio,  Franklin  C, 
Olive,  Freeland,  Alvin  P.,  and  Ellen.      Nathan 


Ricker  is  in  the  real  estate  business  in  New 
York  City.  Sherburne  H.  was  married  August 
26,  1871,  to  Amelia  Kneeland,  daughter  of 
Almon  and  Dorcas  (Sands)  Kneeland,  of  Flar- 
rison.  Horatio  died  in  California.  Franklin 
C,  born  August  24,  1834,  is  the  present  senior 
member  of  the  firm.  Olive,  who  became  the 
wife  of  H.  W.  Lewis,  of  Portland,  Me.,  died 
March  12,  1896,  leaving  one  child,  a  daughter, 
who  married  George  Crocket,  of  Portland,  Me. 
P"reeland  H.,  born  July  19,  1S38,  has  been  in 
trade  in  Harrison  since  1888,  and  has  a  wife, 
formerly  Miss  Mary  Turtellot,  but  no  children, 
his  only  daughter  having  died  at  the  age  of 
twenty-five.  Alvin  P.,  born  August  13,  1841, 
is  the  junior  member  of  the  firm  whose  name 
heads  this  article.  Ellen  is  the  wife  of  J.  M. 
Smith,  a  plumber  of  Harrison,  and  mother  of 
three  children. 

Franklin  C.  Ricker  went  to  Lewiston,  Me., 
when  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age  to  learn  the 
machinist's  trade,  and  after  finishing  his  ap- 
prenticeship worked  for  a  year  as  a  store  sales- 
man in  Bridgton  and  Portland,  Me.,  and  New 
York  City.  In  1858  he  returned  to  Harrison 
and  entered  into  partnership  with  his  father 
and  brother;  and  in  1889  he  and  his  brother 
Alvin  bought  their  father's  interest  in  the 
business,  and  have  since  successfully  con- 
ducted the  enterprise  together.  They  make  a 
specialty  of  fitting  saw  mills,  and  manufacture 
all  necessary  saw-mill  supplies,  including  one 
machine  which  deserves  more  than  a  passing 
notice.  This  machine  is  familiarly  known  as 
the  Ricker  bolter,  and  may  be  seen  in  opera- 
tion throughout  at  least  fifteen  States  and  in 
the  provinces  of  Canada.  They  also  produce 
shafting  and  machinery  for  other  manufacturing 
establishments;  and  such  is  the  quality  of 
their  work  that  orders  come  to  them  from  Can- 
ada, Pennsylvania,  New  York,  West  Virginia, 
and  other  parts  of  the  country  West  and 
South. 

Franklin  C.  Ricker  married  Miss  Zelpha 
Brickett,  of  Stow,  Me.,  who  died  in  1870. 
She  had  but  one  child,  Annie  Adelia,  who 
was  called  to  the  world  beyond  just  as  her  feet 
had  touched  the  threshold  of  womanhood,  at 
the  age  of  fifteen.  Mr.  Ricker  subsequently 
married  Miss 'Cora  Burnham,  of  Bridgton,  Me. 
Politically,  Mr.  Ricker  favors  the  Republican 


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party.      He  and  his  wife  attend  the  Free  Will 
Baptist  church. 

Alvin  P.  Ricker  learned  the  machinist's 
trade  in  Harrison,  and  worked  as  a  machinist 
in  Worcester,  Mass.,  for  about  a  year,  going 
there  when  he  was  nineteen  years  of  age.  He 
then  returned  to  Harrison,  and  in  1889,  as 
stated  above,  in  company  with  his  brother 
Franklin,  purchased-  his  father's  interest. 
Practical  machinists  themselves,  the  brothers 
thoroughly  understand  their  business;  and  the 
success  of  the  enterprise  is  due  to  their  com- 
bined ability  and  good  judgment. 

Alvin  P.  -Ricker  married  Miss  Fannie  Tib- 
betts,  of  Harrison;  and  two  children  have 
blessed  their  union — Josephine  and  Jessie. 
Politically,  Mr.  Alvin  P.  Ricker  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Republican  party.  He  belongs  to 
Harrison  Lodge,  No.  41,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  but  has  no  other  social  affilia- 
tion. In  religious  belief  he  is  a  Congrega- 
tionalist. 


^ REN   SCOTT  THOMES,  a  prominent 
business  man  of   Cumberland  Centre, 
Me.,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Cumber- 
land, May  24,  1837,  son  of  Ebenezer 
S.     and     Dolly     (Rideout)      Thomes.         Mr. 
Thomes's   great-grandfather,     Ebenezer    Scott 
Thomes,  wasa  native  of  Portland  and  a  pioneer 
resident    of    Cumberland    County.      His    son, 
Moses  P.,  Mr.  Thomes's  grandfather,  was  born 
in  Gorham,  Me.,  December   18,  1780.      When 
a  young  man  he  settled  upon  a  farm   in   Cum- 
berland, where  he  passed  the   rest   of  his  life 
in  agricultural  pursuits.      He  was  an  industri- 
ous, practical  farmer  and  a  useful  citizen,  and 
lived   to  reach    a    ripe  old'  age,      He  married 
for  his  first  wife  Jane  Hasty,  and  for  his  second 
Abigail,   widow  of   Jacob    Blanchard ;  and    he 
was  the  father  of  eight  children,  Ebenezer  S., 
Mr.   Thomes's    father,    being  the  eldest   son. 
Ebenezer  S.  Thomes  was  born   in   Scarboro, 
Me.,  in  1810.      He  began  the  work  of  life  at 
an  early  age  as  a  sailor,  and,  advancing  rapidly 
in  seamanship,  soon  became  master  of  a  vessel. 
A  prosperous  future  seemed  open  to  him ;  but 
he  was  not  permitted  to  enjoy  its  realization, 
as  he    contracted   yellow    fever  while    upon  a 
foreign  voyage,   from  the  effects  of  which  he 


died  in  1837,  aged  twenty-seven  years.  His 
wife,  Dolly  Rideout,  who  was  born  in  Cumber- 
land, died  on  October  8,  1847,  leaving  but 
one  son;  namely,  Oren  Scott,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch.  Both  parents  were  members  of 
the  Congregational  church. 

An  orphan  at   the  age  of   ten    years,    Oren 
Scott  Thames  was  brought  up  in  the   family 
of  John  Blanchard,  a  resident  of  Cumberland. 
He  received  his  education  in  the  schools  of  his 
native  town,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  com- 
menced to  learn  the  carpenter's  trade,  which 
he  followed  as  an  occupation  at   intervals,  as 
his  health  would  permit.     *In    1861   he  bought 
a  small  farm  in  Cumberland,  and  there  devoted 
himself  to  agricultural  pursuits  for  some  time, 
eventually  selling  that  property:      In    1877  he 
was  called  to  the  Pacific  Coast  upon  business 
connected  with  the  estate  of  his  uncle,  Robert 
H.    Thomes,    who  was  a  wealthy  Californian. 
In  1879  Mr.  Thomes  removed  to  his  present 
place  of  abode.      For  eight  years   he  has    en- 
gaged    in    mercantile    business,     but    at    the 
present  time  he  is  operating  a  saw  and  grist 
mill,  and  manufactures  all  kinds  of  lumber  and 
building   materials.      His  mills    are    equipped 
with  the  latest  improved   machinery,  which   is 
capable  of  turning  out  the  finest  work;  and  his 
energy  and   business  ability  are  the  means  of 
establishing  an   industry  of  considerable  value 
to  the  town.      In  1883  Mr.  Thomes  commenced 
the  erection  of  his  fine  residence,  which  was 
built  according  to  his  own  plans  and  under  his 
own  supervision,    and  was  completed  the  fol- 
lowing year. 

On  August  IS,  1861,  Mr.  Thomes  was  mar- 
ried to  Abbie  Eveleth,  who  was  born  in  Farm- 
ington.  Me.,  September  23,  1842,  daughter  of 
Levi  and  Elizabeth  (Kempton)  Eveleth.  They 
have  two  sons—  Robert  S.  and  John  B.  Rob- 
ert S.  Thomes,  who  was  born  August  15,  1866, 
and  is  now  engaged  in  the  wholesale  fancy- 
goods  business  in  Portland,  as  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Merrill,  Thomes  &  Co.,  married  Viola 
B.  Drummond,  of  Waterville,  Me.,  and  has 
three  children  — John  B.,  Margaret  D.,  and 
Aubigne.  John  B.  Thomes,  who  was  born  Au- 
gust 9,  1870,  was  graduated  from  Dartmouth 
Medical  School  in  the  class  of  1895,  and  is 
now  residing  in  Cumberland,  but  expects  to 
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Mr.  Thomes  is  one  of  the  most  prominent 
residents  and  able  business  men  of  Cumber- 
land, and  his  efforts  in  developing  the  town's 
industrial  resources  have  been  productive  of 
success.  In  politics  he  acts  with  the  Republi- 
can party,  and  he  served  as  Town  Treasurer  for 
two  years  with  credit  both  to  himself  and  his 
constituents.  He  is  widely  known  both  in 
business  and  in  the  social  orders,  and  is  con- 
nected with  Casco  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of 
Yarmouth,  and  the  Red  Men  of  Cumberland. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Con- 
gregational church. 


'AMUEL  T.  DOLE,  an  excellent 
representative  of  the  native-born 
citizens  of  Windham,  Cumberland 
County,  Me.,  first  opened  his  eyes 
to  the  light  January  17,  1831,  being  a  son  of 
Major  Daniel  W.  Dole.  He  comes  of  pure 
English  stock,  the  emigrant  ancestor  having 
been  one  Richard  Dole. 

Said  Richard  was  baptized  on  his  father's 
estate,  Ringworthy,  near  Bristol,  England, 
December  31,  1622.  In  1639  he  left  his 
native  land,  coming  to  America,  shortly  after- 
ward settling  himself  as  a  trader  near  Parker 
River,  in  Newbury,  Mass.,  being  thereafter 
known  as  Merchant  Dole.  His  first  wife, 
Hannah  Rolfe,  whom  he  married  May  3,  1647, 
bore  him  ten  children;  namely,  John,  Richard, 
Anna,  Benjamin,  Joseph,  William,  Henry, 
Hannah,  Apphia,  and  Abner.  On  March  4, 
1679,  he  married  Mrs.  Hannah  Brocklebank, 
widow  of  Captain  Samuel  Brocklebank;  but  of 
this  union  no  children  were  born.  Neither 
were  there  any  children  by  his  third  marriage, 
which  was  with  Patience  Walker,  of  Haver- 
hill, Mass.  There  is  no  record  of  the  death 
of  Merchant  Dole  or  of  his  last  two  wives; 
but  the  inventory  of  his  estate  was  taken  July 
26,  1705,  and  his  will  approved  four  days 
later,  so  that  it  is  probable  he  died  in  his 
eighty-third  year. 

The  next  in  line  of  descent  was  William 
Dole,  who  was  born  in  Newbury,  Mass.,  April 
10,  1660,  and  married  Mary  Brocklebank,  of 
Rowley,  Mass.  They  reared  nine  children; 
namely,  William,  Hannah,  Mary,  Richard, 
Jane,    Patience,    Apphia,    Samuel,   and   Benja- 


min—  Samuel,  the  eighth  child,  being  the 
great-great-grandfather  of  Samuel  T.  He  was 
born  June  i,  1699,  at  Newbury,  Mass.,  and 
there  married  Iilizabeth  Knight,  who  bore  him 
ten  children,  as  follows:  Elizabeth,  Samuel, 
Moses,  Mary,  Apphia,  Oliver,  Richard,  Sarah, 
Eunice,  and  Hannah. 

Richard  Dole,  seventh  child  of  Samuel  and 
Elizabeth,  was  born  February  3,  1736,  and  died 
in  1825,  almost  ninety  years  of  age.  He  was 
a  joiner  and  chair-maker  by  trade,  and  in  1760 
removed  from  Newbury,  the  place  of  his  na- 
tivity, to  Portland,  Me.,  then  included  within 
the  limits  of  Massachusetts.  On  May  15, 
1767,  he  bought  land  in  Windham,  being  the 
first  of  his  name  to  locate  here.  He  was  a 
Deacon  in  the  church  and  a  man  of  promi- 
nence. He  and  his  wife,  Martha  Merrill,  of 
Newbury,  were  the  parents  of  six  children, 
namely :  Ruth  and  Betty,  born  in  Newbury ; 
Samuel,  born  in  Portland;  Nabby  Merrill, 
Polly,  and  Martha,  born  in  Windham.  Dea- 
con Dole  was  among  the  leading  citizens  of 
Windham,  where  he  held  town  office  for 
twenty-one  years,  being  a  Deacon  in  the  Con- 
gregational church  for  about  the  same  length 
of  time.  He  fought  in  the  Revolutionary 
War,  enlisting  for  three  years  in  the  company 
raised  by  Captain  Benjamin  Wolcott,  belong- 
ing to  the  regiment  of  Colonel  Thomas  Mar- 
shall at  West  Point,  but  being  discharged  at 
the  close  of  the  war  after  a  service  of  two 
years,  eleven  months,  and  twenty-six  days. 
He  then  returned  to  Windham,  but  spent  his 
closing  days  in  Hebron. 

Samuel  Dole,  grandfather  of  Samuel  T., 
was  born  in  Portland,  as  above  mentioned,  in 
1765,  but  was  reared  and  lived  in  Windham, 
where,  when  a  young  man,  he  married  Mehita- 
bel,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Winship.  Of  their 
eleven  children  —  Richard,  Catherine,  Sally, 
Apphia,  Nancy,  Oliver,  Enoch,  Polly, 
Mattie,  Daniel  W.,  and  Sally  F.— six  grew 
to  adult  life. 

Daniel  W.  Dole  was  born  November  29, 
1807,  in  Windham,  and  during  his  early  man- 
hood was  engaged  in  teaching  in  various  towns 
in  this  county,  being  a  most  successful  and 
popular  educator.  He  was  a  man  of  scholarly 
attainments,  and  was  also  versed  in  military 
tactics,  taking  a  deep  interest  in  the  old  State 


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militia,  of  which  he  was  an  officer,  rising  to 
the  rank  of  Major,  a  position  which  he  hon- 
orably filled.  His  death  occurred  July  4, 
1876,  in  the  town  of  Phillips,  his  remains 
being  brought  to  Windham  for  interment. 

On   September   16,    1830,  Major  Daniel  W. 
Dole  married   Eliza  A.,    daughter  of  Thomas 
and     Betsey     (Maybury)     Bodge.       She    died 
March     19,     1832,      leaving    two    children  — 
Samuel  T.  and  'Richard.      Richard  Dole,  born 
March    18^    1832,   was   accidentally  killed,    in 
1864,   on  the  Boston  &  Maine  Railway,  near 
Boston,  Mass.      He  married   Rosilla  Chute,  of 
Otisfield,  Me.,  and  they  had  three  children  — 
Jennie,   born  in    August,    1856,    died   October 
II,    1863;    Freddie,'    born    March     18,    1858, 
lived  but    ten  days ;  and    Sarah,   born   August 
25,  i860,  married  F.  H.  Freeman,  of  Gorham, 
in   1880,   and  has    two   children  —  Bertha  R., 
born   January    30,    1886,     and    Harland    Dole 
Freeman,    born    November  4,    1890.      On  De- 
cember  31,    1835,    Major  Dole  married    Mary 
W.,   daughter  of  Daniel   Hasty,    of  Standish. 
Five   children    were   the  fruit  of  this  union; 
namely,    Oliver,   Eliza,   Daniel    H.,   Florence 
A.,  and  Susan   M.      Oliver,    born   October  19, 
1837,  was  united   in   marriage  April  19,   1865, 
with  Elizabeth   C.    Chaplin,    of  Gorham,   who 
has  borne  him  four  children,  a  brief  record   of 
whom  is  as  follows:  Lucinda  H.,    born  June 
22,    1866,    is  the  wife  of  Henry  J.  Hanscom, 
of  Standish;  George  H.,  born   September  25, 
1869,  married  Elizabeth  Sands  Sawyer,  of  Bux- 
ton, April  20,  1890,  and  has  one  child  — Al- 
fred L.,   born  December  21,    1891 ;  Mary  L. 
was  born   November  5,   1871;  and   Edward   L. 
was  born  August  7,  1873.      Daniel   H.  Dole, 
M.D.,   born  June   12,    1843,  was  married   De- 
cember 26,  1874,  to  Margaret  Bryant,  of  Ray- 
mond, Me.,  by  whom  he  has  two    children 

Florence    M.,    born    January    14,     1876;    and 
Richard  B.,  born  May  8,  1880. 

Samuel  T.  Dole  acquired  a  good  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Windham  in  his  boy- 
hood, and  by  reading  and  study  has  since 
continually  added  to  his  stock  of  knowledge,  es- 
pecially of  the  natural  sciences  and  of  histori- 
cal facts  and  dates,  on  which  he  is  considered 
an  authority.  In  his  youth  he  learned  the 
shoemaker's  trade,  serving  an  apprenticeship 
of   three   years    with  Oliver  Robinson.      This 


occupation  he  has  followed,  the   larger  part  of 
his  life,  continuing  his  residence  in  his  native 
town.      He  is  a  great  lover  of  books,  and- has 
without   doubt  one  of   the    largest    and    finest 
private    collections    in    the    town,   his    library 
containing  many  rare    and  valuable  volumes. 
Mr.    Dole    was    married    May    i,     1853,    to 
Phoebe    Cobb    Larry,    daughter    of    Joseph    C. 
and    Mary    (Purinton)    Larry.      Mrs.    Dole    is 
a  lady  of    refinement  and    culture,   possessing, 
marked   literary  ability.      For,  the  past  thirty 
years  poems  from  her  gifted  pen  have  appeared 
in    the    Portland    Transcript   and    many    other 
periodicals ;  and  she  is  the  present  editor-in- 
chief  of  the  Narragansett  Sun,  a  weekly  paper 
published     in    Portland.      She    also    possesses 
artistic    talent,    and    has    produced    landscapes 
which   have  received   special    mention.      Mrs. 
Dole    is    represented    in    Griffith's    "Poets  of 
Maine  "  and  Moulton's  "A  Woman  of  the  Cent- 
ury."    Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dole  have  had  two  chil- 
dren—  William  B.    and  George  H.      William 
B.  Dole,  born  April  23,  1854,  died  January  4, 
1887.      He  married  Mary  E.    Brown,   of  Gor- 
ham,  May  15,     1874;    and    their   only  child, 
Frederick  H.,  born  July  15,  1875,  is  at  present 
Senior  at  Bowdoin  College.      George  H.  Dole, 
born  May   i,    1856,  died  September  2,    1864. 
Religiously,    Mr.    Dole    is   a   member  of  the 
First  Parish  Congregational  Church  of  Gorham. 


/STeORGE  W.  BROWN,  President  and 
ytey  General  Manager  of  the  Belknap 
Motor  Company  of  Portland,  Me., 
was  born  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  May  31,  1850, 
son  of  Captain  Joseph  K.  and  Mary  K.  (Chap- 
man) Brovvn,  the  former  a  native  of  Topsham, 
Me.,  the  latter  of  Damariscotta.  ■  Joseph  K. 
Brown  was  born  in  1819.  He  followed  the  sea 
for  a  livelihood,  being  Captain  of  the  barque 
"Missouri,"  which  was  built  at  Newburyport, 
Mass.  Captain  Brown  died,  and  was  buried 
at  sea  in  1850,  while  on  a  voyage  from  New 
York  to  Sumatra.  His  wife,  who  is  still  liv- 
ing, is  now  seventy-three  years  of  age.  They 
were  the  parents  of  three  children  — Josie,' 
Susie,  and  George  W. 

George  W!  Brown  received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  Damariscotta,  his  mother 
having  removed  from  Brooklyn  after  her  hus- 


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baild's  death,  and  returned  with  her_  little 
family  to  her  old  home.  He  subsequently  at- 
tended Lincoln  Academy  at  New  Castle.  In 
1874,  when  he  was  twenty-four  years  of  age, 
he  went  into  the  grocery  business  in  Damaris- 
cotta,  continuing  in  this  some  fourteen  years; 
and,  some  years  later  removing  to  Portland,  he 
engaged  in  the  sale  of  water  motors.  From 
handling  these  goods  Mr.  Brown  became  in- 
terested in  their  mechanism,  and  invented  a 
combined  water  motor  and  mill,  which  was  a 
grand  success.  He  afterward  added  to  this 
mill  an  electric  motor,  and  later  combined 
water  motors  and  dynamos.  The  sale  of  these 
machines  led  to  the  handling  of  other  electric 
contrivances,  which  were  all  made  by  con- 
tract. In  1888  a  stock  company  was  formed, 
known  as  the  Belknap  Water  Motor  Company. 
A  large  amount  of  advertising  was  done,  and 
the  company  secured, orders  for  its  inventions 
through  all  parts  of  the  United  States. 

In  1890  the  Belknap  Motor  Company,  which 
includes  some  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Port- 
land, was  organized,  purchasing  all  the  right, 
title,  and  interest  of  the  Belknap  Water 
Motor  Company,  whose  stock  had  advanced  in 
value  from  ten  dollars  to  fifty  dollars  per 
share.  Up  to  1892  all  the  products  of  the 
corporation  were  manufactured  by  outside 
companies,  the  electrical  machines  being  made 
by  the  Giant  Motor  Company.  On  the  failure 
of  that  company,  being  unable  to  obtain  the 
products  required  to  fill  their  orders,  the  Bel- 
knap Company  was  obliged  to  take  up  the 
manufacturing  business,  which  they  did  in 
March,  1892,  taking  the  building  that  the 
Giant  Company  had  formerly  occupied.  At 
the  end  of  a  year  the  business  had  so  increased 
that  they  were  obliged  to  double  their  capac- 
ity; and  in  1894  they  enlarged  it  one-third 
more,  adding  fifty  feet  to  their  three-story 
building,  making  a  factory  one  hundred  and 
ten  feet  long  and  three  stories  high,  covering 
a  floor  surface, of  about  twelve  thousand  feet. 

The  products  of  this  company  have  been 
shipped  to  nearly  every  country  on  the  globe, 
and  are  known  as  the  most  efficient  and  desir- 
able machines  in  the  market,  the  name  Bel- 
knap having"  become  a  synonym  for  excellence. 
Their  motors  range  from  one-eighth  horse- 
power to  one   hundred  and  fifty  horse-power. 


their  dynamos  from  five  to  two  thousand  lights 
in  capacity,  and  generators  from  six  and  a  half 
to  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  kilowatts'  ca- 
pacity. They  are  built  on  both  the  multi- 
polar and  the  bipolar  principle,  and  are  of  the 
direct  current  variety,  alternating  apparatus 
never  having  been  a  part  of  their  manufacture. 
This  company  has  supplied  hundreds  of  motors 
and  dynamos  to  buildings  in  Portland;  and 
the  Maine  State  College,  the  Delaware  Col- 
lege, the  Kansas  State  Agricultural  College, 
the  United  States  Marine  Hospital,  and  the 
Vermont  State  Insane  Asylum  are  using  their 
electrical  enginery.  The  installation  of  iso- 
lated lighting  plants  has  become  an  important 
part  of  the  company's  business,  particularly 
marine  work;  and  the  steamers  "Bay  State" 
and  "Portland"  of  the  Portland  and  Boston 
line,  and  the  "St.  Croix"  of  the  International 
Steamship  Company  and  "Cottage  City"  and 
"Manhattan"  of  the  New  York  line,  are 
pointed  at  with  pride  as  particularly  fine  elec- 
trical installations. 

Mr.  Brown  is  the  inventor  of  the  composite 
woven  wire  and  graphite  bi'ush,  the  cyclone 
coffee-mill,  and  the  combined  water  motor 
and  dynamo;  and  he  has  made  improvements 
on  the  water  motors.  He  is  a  man  of  great 
inventive  talent,  possessing  at  the  same  time 
remarkable  business  qualifications,  and  has 
risen  to  his  present  position  through  his  own 
efforts  alone,  pushing  by  his  energy  and  sagac- 
ity the  affairs  of  the  company  of  which  he  is 
President  and  General  Manager  to  a  plane  of 
prosperity  and  eminence. 

Mr.  Brown  married  Miss  Emma  Hatch,  of 
Damariscotta,  Me.,  daughter  of  Briggs  and 
Eliza  (Nubert)  Hatch.  In  politics  Mr.  Brown 
is  a  Republican.  He  and  his  wife  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Congregational  church  at  Wood- 
ford's. They  have  a  pretty  home  at  Deering 
Centre,  where  Mr.  Brown  finds  rest  and  quiet 
after  the  cares  and  activities  of  business  hours 
in  the  city. 


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'AMES  C.  BABB,  the  courteous  host  of, 

a    pleasant    farm    cottage    for    summer 

boarders   in   Sebago,   was  born  on   the 

farm  where  he  now  resides,  January  27, 

son  of  Captain  James  and  Sally  (Potter) 


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Babb.  The  family  is  of  English  descent. 
Captain  James  Babb,  who  was  born  September 
3,  1792,  in  Buxton,  Me.,  followed  farming 
successfully,  and  died  June  2,  1882.  His 
wife,  a  native  of  Sebago,  who  was  a  daughter 
of  David  and  Sybil  (Fitch)  Potter,  of  Groton, 
Mass.,  died'  April  7,  1878.  They  reared 
three  children,  namely:  Sarah,  the  wife  of 
George  Hardin,  of  Swampscott,  Mass. ;  Luther 
P.,  a  doctor,  of  Eastport,  Me.,  who  died  in 
February,  1895;  and  James  C,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch. 

James  C.  Babb,  after  attending  the  district 
schools  of  his  native  town,  finished  his  course 
of  study  at  Bridgton  Academy.  He  began  to 
teach  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  and  was  so  suc- 
cessful at  the  outset  that  he  followed  that  pro- 
fession for  thirteen  years,  conducting  schools 
in  Cumberland  and  Oxford  Counties.  In 
1862  he  took  charge  of  the  old  homestead,  an 
estate  of  two  hundred  acres,  and  engaged  in 
general  farming.  Fifteen  years  ago  he  opened 
his  house  to  summer  guests,  a  class  with 
whom  Sebago  has  long  been  a  favorite  resort. 
The  attractions  are  its  beautiful  lake,  afford- 
ing opportunities  for  boating  and  fishing,  and 
the  pure  air,  giving  new  life  to  enervated  city 
people.  Mr.  Babb  has  since  increased  his  ac- 
commodations, so  that  now  he  is  prepared  to 
provide  for  forty  persons.  His  register  shows 
the  "names  of  guests  from  New  York  City, 
Brooklyn,  Philadelphia,  F"airfield,  Ind.,  Bos- 
ton, and  Fall  River.  He  still  carries  on  gen- 
eral farming,  providing  his  table  with  fresh 
vegetables  and  fruit,  besides  dairy  products, 
from  his  own  land. 

On  January  7,  1862,  Mr.  Babb  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Annette  Douglass,  a 
native  of  Sebago,  daughter  of  Andrew  and 
Casiah  (Irish)  Douglass.  She  is  a  capable 
housewife,  an  able  helpmeet  to  her  husband; 
and  all  who  have  spent  a  summer  under  her 
roof  remember  her  with  pleasure.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Babb  have  three  children  —  George  H., 
principal  of  the  Manual  Training  School  at 
Portland;  Willie  P.,  a  clerk  in  Boston;  and 
Mary  A.,  a  teacher  in  Sebago.  Mr.  Babb  is 
prominent  in  local  politics  as  a  Republican. 
He  was  Selectman  of  the  town  of  Sebago  for 
eight  terms.  Supervisor  of  Schools  several 
terms,  and  rendered  good  service  to  the  town 


in  several  other  capacities.  Mr.  and  Mrs'. 
Babb  attend  the  Union  Congregational  Church 
of  Sebago. 


OHNSON  K.  LOVEWELL,  a  well- 
known  and  highly  esteemed  rnerchant 
of  Otisfield  in  the  sixties,  was  born  in 
Otisfield,  April  16,  1824,  son  of  Dennis 
and  Margaret  (Knight)  Lovewell,  both  natives 
of. that  town.  Dennis  Lovewell,  who  was  a 
well-to-do  farmer,  lived  in  Otisfield  until  his 
children  were  grown.  He  then  moved  to 
Harrison,  Me.,  and  subsequently  to  Norway, 
Me.,  where  he  died.  His  wife  died  in  Otis- 
field. They  were  the  parents  of  four  children 
—  Alpheus  B.,  a  clergyman  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church;  Henry,  who  died  in  the 
army;  Johnson  K.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
and  Elizabeth  Jane,  widow  of  Winburn  Earle, 
who  resides  at  Kent's  Hill,  Me. 

Johnson  K.  Lovewell  acquired  a  fair  knowl- 
edge of  the  branches  taught  in  the  common 
school  of  Otisfield.  At  first  he  was  engaged 
in  teaching  successfully  for  a  number  of 
years.  Subsequently  he  sold  general  mer- 
chandise at  Spurr's  Corner,  Otisfield.  After 
occupying  this  stand  for  several  years  he 
moved  to  Portland,  where  for  some  time  he  ■ 
was  in  business  with  Mr.  Worthy  Barrows,  re- 
tailing general  merchandise.  In  1865,  dispos- 
ing of  his  Portland  interests,  he  returned  to 
Otisfield,  and  established  a  general  store  in 
East  Otisfield.  This  he  conducted  success-- 
fully  until  his  death,  which  occurred  October 
28,  1875.  His  honest  dealing  and  unfailing 
courtesy  made  him  very  popular,  so  that  his 
death  was  felt  as  a  loss  by  the  community.  A 
stanch  Democrat,  he  represented  the  district 
in  the  legislature  in  1861,  was  Selectman  of 
Otisfield  for  some  time,  and  was  Postmaster 
at  Otisfield  and  East  Otisfield.  He.  prospered 
in  all  his  undertakings;  and  the  home  now  oc- 
.cupied  by  his  widow,  which  he  purchased  and 
adorned,  is  a  lasting  memento  of  the  success 
which  crowned  his  industry. 

November  i,  1868,  Mr.  Lovewell  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Augusta  Spurr, 
who  was  born  in  Otisfield,  June  9,  1833,  daugh- 
ter of  Oliver  and  Hephzibah  (Shedd)  Spurr. 
Mr.  Spurr,  who  was  a  prosperous  farmer,  was 


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a  lifelong" resident  of  Otisfield.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lovewell  were  the  parents  of  two  daughters  — 
Augusta  Spurr,  born  November  17,  1869;  and 
Marguerite  E.  H.,  born  May  24,  1872.  Both 
young  ladies  reside  with  their  mother  in 
Otisfield.  Mrs,  Lovewell  and  her  daughters 
are  members  of  the  Congregational  church 
near  their  home.  The  daughters  are  promi- 
nent members  of  the  Young  People's  Society 
of  Christian  Endeavor.  Mrs.  Lovewell,  who 
belongs  to  one  of  the  old  families  of  Otisfield, 
is  highly  esteemed  by  the  townspeople. 


'RANK  W.  STOCKMAN,  proprietor  of 
the  wholesale  and  retail  grocery  estab- 
lishment at  112  Exchange  Street,  Port- 
land, bearing  the  firm  name  of  W.  L.  Wilson 
&  Co.,  was  born  in  Topsham,  Me.,  July  14, 
1847.  His  parents  were  Samuel  and  Rachel 
P.  (Haley)  Stockman,  both  natives  of  Tops- 
ham,  where  Mr.  Samuel  Stockman  spent  his 
life,  engaged  in  farming.  Frank  W.  was  their 
only  child. 

Frank  W.  Stockman  attended  the  common 
and  high  schools  of  Topsham,  and  subsequently 
took  a  course  of  study  at  the  Portland  Busi- 
ness College.  On  leaving  school  he  entered 
the  employ  of  W.  L.  Wilson  &  Co.,  whose 
store  at  that  time  (1862)  was  on  West  Market 
Row,  and  worked  for  them  as  clerk  until  1867. 
In  that  year  he  was  admitted  as  a  partner,  and 
the  company  took  possession  of  the  building 
they  now  occupy.  In  1873  the  senior  partner, 
W.  L.  Wilson,  who  was  at  that  time  in  Cali- 
fornia, died;  and  his  son,  William  A.,  took 
his  place  as  a  member  of  the  firm.  In  1883 
Mr.  William  A.  Wilson  withdrew;  and  since 
then  Mr.  Stockman  has  been  sole  proprietor  of 
the  enterprise,  which  has  grown  and  prospered 
under  his  management.  He  controls  a  large 
local  trade,  and  transacts  business  in  Maine, 
New  Hampshire,  and  Vermont,  over  the  Grand 
Trunk  Railway  and  the  Mountain  Division. 
The  business  is  one  of  the  oldest  mercantile 
.enterprises  in  the  city,  having  been  estab- 
lished in  1844.  The  main  store  is  sixty-five 
by  forty-five  jFeet  in  dimension,  and  includes 
two  stories  and  basement.  The  adjoining 
building  at  167  Federal  Street,  which  is  also 
occupied  by  the  establishment,    is  thirty-five 


by  forty  feet,  and  includes  two  stories  and 
basement ;  and  Mr.  Stockman  has  storehouses 
in  ditferent  parts  of  the  city.  The  immense 
trade  controlled  and  the  good  reputation  of  the 
establishment  prove  Mr.  Stockman  to  be  a  man 
of  unusual  business  ability  and  executive 
talent. 

Mr.  Stockman  married  Nellie  E.  Barbor, 
daughter  of  Charles  M.  and  Mary  E.  Barbor, 
of  Deering,  Me.  ;  and  two  sons  were  born  to 
them  —  Ralph  and  Frank  W. ,  Jr. 

In  politics  Mr.  Stockman  is  a  Republican, 
but  is  not  an  aspirant  for  political  honors. 
He  is  well  advanced  in  Masonry,  being  a 
member  of  Ancient  Landmark  Lodge  of  Port- 
land, Mount  Vernon  Chapter,  and  Portland 
Commandery;  and  he  is  also  a  member  of 
Unity  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows. He  and  his  family  attend  the  Baptist 
church.  They  have  a  fine  residence  at  521 
Cumberland  Street,  Portland. 


T^APTAIN  ISAAC  LINCOLN  SKOL- 
I  Sj-'  FIELD,  a  retired  seaman  of  Brims- 
^Hs  wick,  Me.,   for  twenty  years  master 

of  sailing-vessels,  was  born  in  the 
adjoining  town  of  Harpswell,  May  3,  1824,  son 
of  George  and  Lydia  (Doyle)  Skolfield.  He 
is  of  English  descent,  his  great-grandfather, 
Thomas  Skolfield,  having  been  a  native  of  the 
county  of  Kent  in  the  mother  country.  Emi- 
grating to  America,  he  settled  in  Brunswick 
in  the  latter  part  of  last  century,  and  taught 
school  there  for  some  time.  He  died  in  1796. 
His  son  Clement,  Captain  Skolfield's  grand- 
father, was  a  well-to-do  farmer,  who  spent 
the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  Harpswell,  dying 
there  at  an  advanced  age. 

George  Skolfield,  son  of  Clement,  was  a 
well-known  and  prosperous  ship-builder  of 
Brunswick.  He  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-six. 
His  wife,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Lydia  Doyle, 
of  lower  Brunswick,  attained  the  advanced  age 
of  eighty-two.  She  was  an  esteemed  member 
of  the  Congregational  Church  of  Brunswick. 
Thirteen  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
George  Skolfield,  three  of  whom  are  now  liv- 
ing—  George  R.,  a  ship-builder  of  Harps- 
well ;  Isaac  Lincoln,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
and  Samuel,  a  ship-master  of  Brunswick. 


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Isaac  L.  Skolfield  acquired  a  good  common- 
school  education,  in  the  mean  time  helping 
about  the  farm  on  which  his  parents  lived, 
When  eighteen  years  of  age  he  went  to  sea. 
shipping  before  the  mast  on  a  vessel  which 
was  engaged  in  carrying  cotton  from  southern 
ports  to  England  and  France.  He  was  at  sea 
but  four  years  when  he  was  made  master  of  a 
vessel ;  and  he  remained  in  the  cotton  trade 
till  the  war  caused  a  cessation  of  that  traffic. 
Then  until  1866  he  traded  at  different  ports, 
carrying  various  kinds  of  merchandise.  In 
that  year  his  father  died,  and  he  resigned  his 
position,  settling  in  his  present  home.  His 
residence,  which  is  beautifully  situated,  fac- 
ing the  north  end  of  the  common,  is  one  of 
the  handsomest  in  the  locality. 

Captain  Skolfield  was  married  in  1850  to 
Frances  E.  Forsaith,  a  native  of  Brunswick, 
Me.,  daughter  of  Rodney  Forsaith,  a  promi- 
nent lumber  man  of  this  town.  They  have 
two  children  —  Lydia  and  George  L.  The 
daughter  married  S.  E.  Turner,  now  a  steve- 
dore, of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ,  formerly  master  of  a 
vessel.  The  son,  who  is  Captain  of  a  vessel 
formerly  in  the  West  India  trade,  but  now 
plying  between  Hong-Kong  and  New  York, 
married  Sarah  Cheney,  a  native  of  the  eastern 
part  of  Maine,  and  has  two  children  —  George 
L.  and  Frances  L.  His  home  is  aboard  the 
vessel,  his  wife  and  children  accompanying 
him  on  his  long  voyages,  the  last  of  which, 
atrip  to  Hong-Kong,  consumed  one  hundred 
and  ninety-seven  days.  Captain  I.  L.  Skol- 
field followed  the  sea  for  twenty-five  years, 
and  during  sixteen  years  of  that  time  his  wife 
was  his  constant  companion.  With  him  she 
visited  ports  in  nearly  all  parts  of  the  globe; 
and  their  children,  who  were  born  aboard  the 
vessel,  looked  on  Old  World  scenes  which  most 
children  know  but  vaguely  through  the  pages 
of  a  geography. 

Captain  Skolfield  votes  the  Democratic 
ticket.  He  is  a  member  of  Fort  George 
Lodge,  No.  37,  Knights  of  Pythias.  With 
his  family  he  attends  the  Hill  Congregational 
Church  of  Brunswick.  The  Captain  has  but 
one  active  business  interest  at  present,  that  of 
Director  of  the  Pejapscot  Bank,  a  position 
which  he  has  held  for  over  thirty-five  years. 
He   is  one  of  the  most  popular  men   in    the 


county,  his  intelligence,  knowledge  of  the 
world,  fund  of  anecdote,  and  talent  as  a  story- 
teller drawing  to  him  with  subtle  magnetism 
a  large  circle  of  admirers;  and  his  genial  dis- 
position and  fine  traits  of  character  make , 
many  lasting  friendships. 


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ILLIAM  MILLER  MARKS,  a 
book,  card,  and  job  printer  of  Port- 
land, proprietor  of  one  of  the  best- 
appointed  printing-offices  in  the  State  of 
Maine,  was  born  in  Ydughal,  Ireland,  Decem- 
ber 13,  1 84 1,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Dora 
(Hall)  Marks.  He  attended  public  and  pri- 
vate schools  in  Ireland  and  in  Sherbrooke, 
P.  Q. ,  and  in  1854  entered  the  office  of  the 
Canadian  Times  at  Sherbrooke,  owned  by 
Ritchie  Brothers,  to  learn  the  printing  busi- 
ness. In  September,  i860,  he  came  to  Port- 
land, and  entered  the  office  of  Brown, 
Thurston  &  Co.,  where  he  worked  for  about  a 
year.  He  then  accepted  the  foremanship  of 
the  Portland  Daily  Advertiser,  and  was  subse- 
quently invited  to  assume  the  management  of 
the  Daily  Press  job  printing-office,  entering  on 
his  duties  in  1863,  and  retaining  the  position 
until  November,  1877,  when  he  resigned  on 
December  13  of  that  year,  opening  the  book 
and  job  printing-office  of  which  he  is  now  pro- 
prietor. His  establishment,  which  is  located 
at  97  1-2  Exchange  Street  (the  "Printer's  Ex- 
change"), is  equipped  with  all  modern  con- 
veniences for  first-class  printing;  and  Mr. 
Marks,  has  established  a  reputation  for  fine 
work  that  keeps  his  presses  busy  throughout 
the  year.  He  does  all  kinds  of  job  printing, 
railroad,  law,  and  insurance  work,  and  has 
printed  a  large  number  of  the  State  reports, 
receiving  the  highest  commendations  on  his 
completion  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the 
State  in  1882  from  the  Commissioner,  Judge 
Goddard,  and  the  legislative  committee  under 
whose  supervision  the  work  was  carried  on. 

On  September  20,  1870,  Mr.  Marks  mar- 
ried Amanda  Althea  Stearns,  daughter  of  Mar- 
shall and  Mary  Ann  (Chase)  Stearns,  of  Paris 
Hill,  Me.  Two  children  blessed  their  union 
—  Henry  Thornton,  born  September  25,  1871; 
and  .H^elen  Amanda,  born  March  15,  1874, 
both  of  whom  died  in  October,  1879,  the  for- 


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mer  on  the  20th,  the  latter  on  the  22d  of  the 
month. 

In  politics  Mr.  Marks  is  a  Republican.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Republican  City  Com- 
mittee from  Ward  6  from  1867  to  1885, 
Chairman  from  1883  to  1885,  and  has  been 
Treasurer  since  1894.  He  was  a  member  and 
Treasurer  of  the  Republican  District  Commit- 
tee from  1876  to  1894,  member  of  the  City 
Council  from  Ward  6  from  1879  to  1881, 
Alderman  from  1885  to  1887,  and  Chairman 
of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  in  1886-87.  He 
also  belongs  to  various  fraternal  orders  and 
associations.  He  is  a  member  of  Maine' 
Lodge,  No.  I,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, and  Machigonne  Encampment  of  the 
same  Order;  Bramhall  Lodge,  No.  3,  Knights 
of  Pythias;  and  was  President  of  the  Asso- 
ciated Charities  from  1886  to  1890.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Maine  Charitable  Mechanic  As- 
sociation, the  Maine  State  Society  for  the  Pre- 
vention of  Cruelty  to  Animals,  is  President  of 
the  Portland  Provident  Association,  and  be- 
longs to  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Associa- 
tion. He  is  also  a  Fellow  and  Trustee  of  the 
Maine  Academy  of  Medicine,  and  was  a  Trus- 
tee of  Evergreen  Cemetery  from  1881  to  1884. 
He  is  a  leading  member  of  the  High  Street 
Congregational  Church,  of  which  he  was 
elected  Deacon  October  28,  1873,  and  of 
whose  Parish  Committee  he  has  been  a  mem- 
ber since  April  17,  1876,  serving  as  Chairman 
since  April,  1888.  Mr.  Marks  is  a  man  of 
good  physique  and  strong  mentality.  Though 
quiet  in  manner,  he  makes  a  marked  and  favor- 
able impression  on  those  with  whom  he  comes 
in  contact  by  his  uniform  courtesy  and  innate 
force  of  character. 


Yfs\ATHANIEL    RIDEOUT,    or    Deacon 
I  =7     Rideout,    as   he    is    generally    known 
J5~l  throughout  the  county,  is  a  leading 

^*~^  agriculturist  and  one  of  the  sub- 
stantial citizens  of  New  Gloucester.  He  was 
born  in  the  town  of  Pownal,  Cumberland 
County,  Me.,  on  October  14,  1826,  son  of  Na- 
thaniel, Sr.,  and  Ruth  (Lufkin)  Rideout. 

Nathaniel  Rideout,  Sr.,  was  born  in  Cum- 
berland, Me.  He  learned  the  trade  of  a  car- 
penter and  joiner,  and  worked  at  it  for  several 


years  in  his  early  manhood.  In  18 16  he 
walked  to  Quebec,  Canada,  and  for  two  years 
was  employed  there  at  his  trade.  After  that 
he  returned  to  Cumberland  County,  and  turned 
his  attention  to  agriculture,  purchasing  in 
1830  the  farm  now  owned  by  his  son.  He 
was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  New  Gloucester,  , 
where  he  died  on  June  25,  1854.  His  first 
wife,  who  before  marriage  was  Miss  Katherine 
Richardson,  died  in  1818,  leaving  three  chil- 
dren, a  brief  record  of  whom  is  as  follows: 
Benjamin  A.,  born  July  10,  1815,  lives  in  • 
Auburn,  Me.  ;  Perez  B.,  born  November  25, 
1 8 16,  died  in  1848;  and  Katherine,  who  was 
born  on  October  30,  1818,  died  in  infancy. 
His  second  and  last  wife,  formerly  Ruth  Luf- 
kin, was  the  mother  of  nine  children,  namely: 
Katherine,  born  January  17,  1820,  who  died 
May  25,  1821  ;  Nicholas,  bom  February  24, 
1822,  died  March  9,  1885;  Mary  A.,  born 
March  24,  1824,  now  the  wife  of  Dr.  H.  T. 
Cummings,  of  Tacoma,  Wash.;  Nathaniel; 
Sarah  J.,  born  May  24,  1829,  who  married 
Wallace  Atkins,  of  South  Paris,  Me.  ;  Harriet, 
born  July  24,  1831,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Ezekiel  W.  Haskell  (both  deceased);  Bertha, 
born  November  30,  1833,  residing  in  Portland, 
Me.  ;  Deborah,  born  March  17,  1837,  living 
in  South  Paris,  Me. ,  the  widow  of  George  F. 
Green;  and  Serena,  born  August  3,  1842,  who 
married  William  Sweetser,  of  Pownal,  Me. 

Nathaniel  Rideout  in  his  boyhood  was  an 
attendant  of  the  common  schools;  and  after 
completing  his  educational  course  he  engaged 
in  teaching  in  the  northern  part  of  Cumberland 
County,  this  being  his  winter  occupation  for 
nine  years.  At  his  father's  death  he  took 
charge  of  the  old  homestead,  which  he  after- 
ward purchased,  and  has  continued  to  reside 
here  since  that  time.  He  has  also  bought 
additional  land,  so  that  he  now  has  about  three 
hundred  and  nine  acres,  making  one  of  the  best 
farms  in  the  town;  and  his  good  management 
and  diligent  labor  have  placed  him  among  the 
most  successful  farmers  of  New  Gloucester. 
He  keeps  sixteen  milch  cows,  from  which  he 
sells  the  milk  in  Portland.  Stock  raising  is 
also  an  important  feature  of  his  farm  economy, 
and  he  has  a  number  of  fine  horses.  Although 
upward  of  sixty  years  of  age.  Deacon  Rideout 
still  continues  to  give  his  personal  attention  to 


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the  numerous  and  varied  details  of  farming  in- 
dustry, and,  as  in  his  younger  days,  may 
usually  be  found  engaged  in  some  work  about 
the  place. 

He  was  married  on  June  $,  1855,  to  Miss 
Rachel  P.  Rogers,  who  was  born  in  Freeport, 
Cumberland  County,  on  January  17,  1828, 
daughter  of  George  and  Margaret  (Brewer) 
Rogers.  Both  her  parents  were  natives  of 
Freeport,  where  her  father  was  born  on  Sep- 
tember II,  1794,  and  her  mother  on  -April  10, 
1797.  Mrs.  Rideout  has  borne  her  husband 
four  children,  two  sons  and  two  daughters  — 
'Annie  P.,  the  eldest,  born  February  17,  1858, 
died  March  22,  1877;  Flora  R.,  born  March 
6,  i860,  is  the  wife  of  Frank  W.  Berry,  of 
New  Gloucester;  Albert  L. ,  born  December 
31,  1862,  married  Gertrude  A.  Morse,  and  is 
engaged  in  farming  on  a  place  near  his  father's ; 
and  Benjamin  W.,  born  March  7,  1871,  is  as- 
sistant book-keeper  in  Paine's  furniture  store 
in  Boston,  Mass. 

In  his  early  days  Nathaniel  Rideout  voted 
the  Whig  ticket,  and  after  the  organization 
of  the  Republicans  he  became  an  adherent 
of  that  party,  but  is  now  in  close  sympathy 
with  the  Prohibitionists.  In  1858  and  1859 
he  served  very  acceptably  as  Selectman  of  New 
Gloucester;  and  he  has  been  urged  to  become 
a  candidate  for  the  legislature,  but  has  de- 
clined the  nomination.  He  and  his  wife  are 
active  and  influential  members  of  the  Congre- 
gational Church  of  New  Gloucester,  and  he 
holds  the  offices  of  Deacon  and  chorister. 


'AMUEL  AUGUSTUS  TRUE, 
President  of  the  S.  A.  &  J.  H.  True 
Company,  wholesale  dealers  in 
grain  and  flour,  at  202  Commercial 
Street,  Portland,  was  born  in  this  city,  July 
22,  1837,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  J.  (Has- 
kell) True.  His  father  was  a  native  of  New 
Gloucester,  Me.,  born  September,  1808.  In 
early  manhood  he  engaged  in  mercantile  pur- 
suits, and  for  many  years  conducted  an  exten- 
sive wholesale  dry-goods  business  in  Portland 
as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Woodbourn,  True 
&  Co.  He  was  an  active  and  energetic  busi- 
ness man,  and  is  well  remembered  by  the 
older  residents  of   the    city    as    a   prominent 


figure  in  mercantile  circles.  He  died  in  1855,^ 
his  wife,  Mary  J.,  who  was  also  a  native  of 
New  Gloucester,  having  preceded  him  to  the 
final  rest  in  1843. 

Samuel  Augustus  True  completed  his  stud- 
ies at  the  Portland  High  School.      He  began 
his  business  career  as  a  clerk  in  a  store  on 
Commercial  Street,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  he  engaged  in  the  grain  and  flour  trade 
as  a  member  of  the  firm  of   Waldron  &  True. 
That  concern  conducted  a  brisk  business  for 
some   time,    being  finally  dissolved;   and  one 
year  later  the  firm  of  S.  A.    &  J.  H.  True  was 
formed.      In  July,  1895,  a  stock  company  was 
organized    under  the   name   of  the    S.    A.    & 
J.  H.  True  Company,  of  which  the  subject  of 
this  sketch  became  President.      Mr.    True    is 
an  able  and  successful  business  man,  noted  for 
his  regular  methods  and  sterling  integrity,'  his 
entire  life  having  been  governed  by  a  steadfast 
adherence  to  these  principles.      He  is  a  Re- 
publican in  politics,  and   in   1881   he  capably 
represented  the  Portland  district  in  the  Maine 
legislature.      He  is  well  advanced  in  Masonry, 
being  a  member  of    Atlantic    Lodge,    Mount 
Vernon  Chapter,   and   Blanquefoot  Command- 
ery.      He   is  also   a  member  of  the  Portland 
Club  and  of  the  Portland  Athletic  Club. 

Mr.  True  married  Ellen  A.  Hart,  daughter 
of  Hanson  M.  and  Phebe  (Hill)  Hart,  and 
has  two  children,  as  follows:  Charles  A.,  a 
prominent  lawyer  of  Portland  and  the  present 
County  Attorney,  wedded  Gertrude  A.  Paine, 
daughter  of  Henry  Paine,  of  Portland,  and  has 
one  daughter,  Gertrude;  Ellen,  wife  of  Ed- 
ward- C.  Robinson,  of  Brookline,  Mass.,  has 
one  daughter,  Catherine.  Mr.  True's  relig- 
ious affiliations  are  with  the  Free  Street  Bap- 
tist Church. 


a,  lERRiTT  LAMB,  an  enterprising 
citizen  of  Westbrook,  Me.,  who 
has  been  instrumental  in  building 
one  of  the  finest  residential  quar- 
ters of  the  city,  was  born  on  the  old  Lamb 
homestead,  now  known  as  Deer  Hill  Farm 
Westbrook,  February  18,  1843.  His  parents 
were  John  and  Lucy  (Leighton)  Lamb,  the 
former  a  native  of  Westbrook,  the  latter  of 
Windham,   Me.  ;  and  he  is  of  the  third  gen- 


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eration  of  his  family  on  the  homestead.  This 
estate  was  purchased  by  his  grandfather,  Will- 
iam Lamb,  Jr.,  who  settled  in  Falmouth  (now 
Westbrook)  at  an  early  date.  A  thrifty  and 
progressive  farmer,  he  gathered  many  harvests 
from  the  broad  acres,  living  to  an  advanced 
age.  In  politics  he  was  an  adherent  of  the 
Whig  party,  in  religion  a  Congregational ist. 
His  wife,  who  was  a  Miss  Warren,  of  Fal- 
mouth, lived  to  an  advanced  age,  rearing  a 
large  family. 

John  Lamb  was  born  on  the  homestead  in 
1787.  He  likewise  followed  farming  as  a  life 
pursuit,  but  also  engaged  at  the  same  time  in 
other  kinds  of  work.  In  the  early  days,  before 
the  advent  of  railroads,  he  managed  a  sort  of 
express  business,  driving  a  team  between  Bos- 
ton and  Bangor.  The  country  was  wild  and 
rough,  the  roads  poor  in  many  places,  and  in 
stormy  weather  almost  impassable.  The  trip 
each  way  usually  consumed  about  two  weeks; 
and  Mr.  Lamb  met  with  many  adventures, 
pleasant  and  otherwise.  In  the  latter  part  of 
his  life  he  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  bricks  in  connection  with  the  cultivation  of 
his  farm.  Politically,  he  supported  the  same 
principles  that  found  favor  with  his  father, 
voting  in  his  later  years  in  the  ranks  of  the 
Republican  party.  He  died  in  1865.  His 
wife,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Leigh- 
ton,  a  well-to-do  farmer  of  Windham,  was 
called  to  rest  March  2,  1896.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
John  Lamb  were  members  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten 
children,  six  of  whom  are  living,  namely: 
Emily  J.,  wife  of  Horatio  Daniels,  of  Cum- 
berland Mills,  Westbrook;  Mary  E.,  wife  of 
Benjamin  Webber,  of  Westbrook;  Merritt,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  ;  William  W.  ;  John  W.  ; 
and  Annie  R.,  wife  of  Scott  Swett,  of  West- 
.  brook. 

Merritt  Lamb  received  a  good  education, 
attending  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town 
and  the  academy  at  Gorham,  Me.  On  leaving 
school  he  engaged  in  the  pursuit  of  agriculture 
on  the  homestead,  which  he  still  follows;  and 
for  many  years  he  has  been  interested  in  real 
estate,  evincing  in  his  transactions  a  shrewd- 
ness and  ability  that  place  him  in  the  foremost 
rank  of  Westbrook's  business  men.  He  has 
sold  many  building  lots  for  business  purposes, 


always  with  the  understanding  that  nothing 
but  first-class  houses  should  be  built  on  them, 
and  as  a  result  he  has  greatly  increased  the 
value  of  real  estate  in  his  neighborhood.  His 
own  residence  on  Deer  Hill  Farm  is  a  beauti- 
ful structure,  situated  on  the  crest  of  a  hill 
and  commanding  a  fine  view  of  the  surrounding 
country. 

On  November  18,  1869,  Mr.  Lamb  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Olive  B. ,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Sarah  Smith,  of  Lovell,  Me. 
Four  children  have  brightened  the  years  of 
their  wedded  life,  three  of  whom  are  living; 
namely,  Elden  P.,  William   M.,  and  Louie  M. 

Politically,  Mr.  Lamb  follows  the  traditions 
of  his  family,  voting  the  Republican  ticket. 
He  is  interested  in  public  affairs,  but,  though 
frequently  urged  to  accept  nomination  for 
office,  invariably  refuses,  believing  that  he 
could  not  properly  attend  to  official  duties  and 
at  the  same  time  give  the  requisite  amount  of 
attention  to  his  large  real  estate  and  agricult- 
ural interests.  He  is  prominent  as  an  Odd 
Fellow,  belonging  to  Ammoncongin  Lodge, 
No.  ^6,  of  Westbrook,  in  which  he  has  held 
several  offices.  In  religious  belief  he  is  a 
Congregational  ist. 


1828. 


AMUEL  T.  PICKARD,  of  the 
Portland  Transcript,  friend  and 
biographer  of  the  poet  Whittier,  was 
born    in    Rowley,    Mass.,    March    i. 

His  parents  were  Samuel  and  Sarah 
(Coffin)  Pickard.  His  father,  also  a  native  of 
Rowley,  born  March  7,  1793,  in  early  man- 
hood was  a  teacher.  Removing  to  Lewiston, 
Me.,  in  1832,  to  become  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Lewiston  Manufacturing  Company,  he  held 
that  position  for  forty  years.  At  one  time  he 
owned  the  whole  of  the  land  on  which  the 
company's  factories  were  afterward  built.  An 
early  abolitionist,  in  politics  he  affiliated  with 
the  old  Liberty  party.  Before  coming  to 
Maine  he  had  served  as  Representative  from 
Rowley  to  the  State  legislature.  He  died 
November  9,  1872,  aged  seventy-nine  years. 
Mr.  Samuel  Pickard  was  twice  married.  His 
wife  Sarah,  the  mother  of  Samuel  T. ,  was  a 
daughter  of  Joseph  Coffin,  of  Newburyport, 
a  descendant    of    Tristram    Coffin,    who    came 


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from  Devonshire,  England,  to  this  country  in 
1642,  and  was  in  Newbury,  Mass.,  in  1648. 
The  Coffin  homestead  on  High  Street,  Newbury- 
port,  was  built  by  his  son  Tristram,  Jr.,  in  1655. 
Mrs.  Sarah  Coffin  Picicard  was  a  sister  of 
Joshua  Coffin,  Whittier's  schoolmaster,  of 
whom  the  poet  wrote  :  — 

"  Olden  teacher,  present  friend, 
Wise  witli  antiquarian  search 
In  the  scrolls  of  State  and  Church, 
Named  on  history's  title-page 
Parish-cleric  and  justice  sage." 

Mrs.  Pickard  and  her  husband  were  members 
of  the  Congregational  church.  She  died  in 
her  early  married  life,  leaving  four  children. 

Samuel  T.  Pickard  was  a  child  of  but  four 
years  when  his  parents  removed  to  Maine. 
After  completing  a  course  of  study  in  Lewis- 
ton  Falls  Academy,  he  came  to  Portland  in 
1844  to  serve  an  apprenticeship  to  the  printing 
trade,  almost  on  the  spot  where  the  Transcript 
is  now  located.  Later  he  went  to  Boston, 
where  he  was  connected  with  B.  P.  Shillaber's 
humorous  paper,  The  Carpet  Bag ;  and  in  1852 
he  returned  to  Portland  to  take  an  interest  in 
the  Eclectic.  Three  years  later  this  publica- 
tion was  merged  in  the  Transcript,  a  weekly 
of  great  strength,  founded  nearly  twenty  years 
before.  Mr.  Pickard  is  editor  and  one  of  the 
proprietors  of  the  Transcript,  and  has  been  con- 
nected with  the  paper  longer  than  any  one  else: 

His  most  important  literary  work  of  recent 
years  has  been  the  "Life  and  Letters  of  John 
Greenleaf  Whittier, "  published  in  two  vol- 
umes by  Houghton  &  Mifflin.  The  task  was 
committed  to  Mr.  Pickard  by  Whittier's 
desire,  and,  as  the  result  shows,  was  a  labor 
of  love  from  beginning  to  end,  presided  over 
by  excellent  judgment  and  discrimination. 
This  biography  is  a  revelation  of  Whittier,  the 
man  and  the  poet,  as  he  was  known  to  few  even 
of  his  contemporaries.  In  regard  to  the  anti- 
slavery  movements  this  work  shows  that  he 
bore  an  important  part  in  the  struggle,  that,  as 
has  been  remarked,  "his  stirring  lyrics  were 
the  outward  and  visible  signs  of  a  life  of  un- 
ceasing activity,"  influential  through  his  in- 
tercourse with  public  men.  The  story  of  the 
poet's  literary  life  is  given  in  detail,  and  is 
full  of  interest.      To  quote  from  the  Indepen- 


dent  (New  York):    "Nothing- better  need   be 
said  of    the  author    and  his   work    than    that, 
by   his    diligence,    devotion,    and    good    judg- 
ment, he  has  erected   this  scattered  and  frag- 
mentary   correspondence      into     a     memorial 
whole,  where  the  poet  lives  and  speaks  as  he 
did    among  his  friends   when  on  earth."  The 
Reader,  London,  England,   of  March  8,    1895, 
thus    reviews  the  work:    "The  biographer  of 
John    Greenleaf    Whittier  has  done  his  work 
with   skill  and  taste.     He  is  an    enthusiastic 
admirer  of  the  singer,    but  he  does    not  nau- 
seate the    reader    with    eulogy.      He    draws    a 
vivid  picture  of  the  man  —  in   boyhood,  in   the 
prime  of  lif^,  and  in  the  dignity  and   beauty  of 
old  age.      He  interprets  for   us   the  moods  of 
the  poet,  the  influences  that  moulded  him   and 
made  him  what  he  was  in  the  national  story  of 
America  and  in  the  literature  of  the  English- 
speaking  peoples,  with  a  sympathy  and  discern- 
ment that  bespeaks  to  the  full   his  fitness  for 
the    task.      He    makes    us    love    the    man  the 
more,  and  to  read  in  his  verse  a  deeper  signifi- 
cance  than    its    mellifluous    form     conveys    to 
those  who  may  not  hitherto  have  comprehended 
the  graces    of    the   poet's    character.  ...    We 
would  that  we  had  space  in  which  to  tell  of 
the    charm    of    the    letters    Mr.    Pickard    has 
printed,     and,     above    all,    of    the    delightful 
picture  the  biographer  draws  of  Whittier's  old 
age  —  an    old    age  wherein  was  no  querulous- 
ness,  but  an  even   calm,    an  almost  unearthly 
picturesqueness  and  moral  grace.  .  .  .    We'  are 
grateful  to  Mr.  Pickard  for  having  recreated  so 
fine  a  character.      He  has  done  his  work  ex- 
cellently—  so  well,  indeed,  as  to  have  dowered 
the    poet's  verse    with     an    added    wealth     of 
meaning. " 

Mr.  Pickard  was  married  April  19,  1876,  to 
Miss  Elizabeth  Whittier,  a  niece  of  the  poet, 
in  whose  household  she  was  reared,  being  a 
daughter  of  Matthew  F.  Whittier,  his  younger 
and  only  brother.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pickard  have 
one  son,  Greenleaf  Whittier,  the  poet's  name- 
sake, who  is  still  in  school. 


LISHA     A.     CLARK,     of    the    firm    of 
Clark    Brothers,    wholesale    and    retail 
dealers  in  corn,  oats,  flour,  and  mill 
feed  at  Freeport,  Me.,  was  born  in  Harpswell, 


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Cumberland  County,  October  i,  1859,  son  of 
Isaac  and  Jane  (Allen)  Clark,  both  natives  of 
Harpswell.  His  grandfather,  Samuel  Clark, 
was  also  born  in  Harpswell,  Me.  After  fol- 
lowing the  sea  for  some  years  in  his  early  man- 
hood, deciding  to  spend  the  rest  of  his  life  in 
the  enjoyment  of  domestic  comfort  —  a  bless- 
ing which  a  sailor  more  thoroughly  appreciates 
than  does  the  man  who  has  never  been  deprived 
of  it — he  settled  on  a  farm  in  Harpswell 
Centre.  There  he  died  in  1839.  He  was 
the  father  of  thirteen  children. 

His  son,  Isaac  Clark,  went  to  sea  when  a 
mere  lad,  and  rose  step  by  step  from  the  berth 
of  cabin  boy  to  that  of  Captain,  finally  owning 
and  commanding  the  "Exchange,"  a  coasting 
vessel  plying  between  Bangor,  Portland,  and 
Boston.  He  followed  the  uncertain  fortunes 
of  the  sea  until  he  was  fifty-five  years  of  age, 
then  settling  on  the  homestead  farm,  where  he 
died  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-eight.  His 
wife  was  the  daughter  of  Elisha  Allen,  of 
Harpswell  Centre,  one  of  the  best-known  citi- 
zens of  the  locality.  Mr.  Allen  was  equally 
expert  as  a  farmer,  a  ship-builder,  a  black- 
smith, and  a  shoemaker,  and  was  regarded  as 
a  "smart  "  rqan,  as  that  was  then  used  in  New 
England.  He  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-three. 
His  daughter,  Mrs.  Clark,  who  was  one  of  a 
family  of  eight  children,  died  in  Harpswell  at 
the  age  of  sixty-two.  She  was  a  devoted  mem- 
ber of  the  Baptist  church,  in  which  her  hus- 
band, Isaac  Clark,  was  one  of  the  leading  men, 
serving  for  many  years  as  clerk  and  taking  a 
prominent  part  in  all  church  matters.  Isaac 
and  Jane  (Allen)  Clark  reared  four  children 
—  William,  Isaac,  Joseph  C. ,  and  Elisha  A. 
Joseph  and  Elisha  are  twins,  and  resemble 
each  other  so  strongly  that  one  is  often  taken 
for  the  other. 

Elisha  A.  Clark  attended  school  regularly 
until  thirteen  years  of  age.  After  that  he 
pursued  his  studies  in  the  winter  season  only, 
working  on  the  farm  during  the  time  of  sowing 
and  harvest.  In  1880,  in  connection  with 
his  brother,  J.  C.  Clark,  he  purchased  the 
store  at  Harpswell  Centre,  which  was  then 
owned  by  Captain  Lemuel  Stover,  and  for  five 
years  the  brothers  conducted  a  successful 
trade.  Elisha  Clark  then  bought  his  brother's 
interest,  and  from  that  time  was  sole  proprie- 


tor of  the  store.  He  carried  a  large  stock  of 
fine  groceries,  and  had  an  extensive  trade  in 
flour  and  feed,  both 'wholesale  and  retail,  buy- 
ing grain  by  the  carload.  In  1885  he  erected 
a  steam-mill,  and  besides  supplying  his  whole- 
sale trade  he  did  a  large  amount  of  custom 
work.  In  April  of  the  present  year,  1896,  he 
sold  out  his  business  at  Harpswell  Centre,  and 
with  his  brother,  J.  C,  bought  out  the  steam- 
mill  at  Freeport,  known  as  the  Mallet  steam- 
mill,  where  they  are  doing  a  thriving  business 
in  the  grain  trade.  Mr.  Clark  is  a  Director 
of  the  Harpswell  Insurance  Company,  of  which 
he  has  been  Treasurer  seven  years. 

December  23,  1883,  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Lydia  D.,  daughter  of  Francis  and 
Lucretia  (Pinkham)  Haskell,  of  Harpswell. 
Francis  Haskell  also  was  a  seafaring  man, 
gaining  his  livelihood  from  the  fisheries.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Clark  have  three  children — Frank, 
Leonard,  and  Raymond. 

Mr.  Clark  is  a  Democrat  in  politics.  He 
was  Town  Treasurer  of  Harpswell  five  years. 
Constable  several  years,  and  also  held  the 
office  of  Postmaster.  In  religious  belief  he  is 
an  old-school  Baptist  —  an  uncompromising 
Predestinarian.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  church  in  Harpswell  thirteen  years, 
and  taken  an  active  part  in  its  affairs,  serving 
as  clerk  for  some  years,  teaching  in  the  Sun- 
day-school, and  efficiently  filling  the  position 
of  superintendent.  Mrs.  Clark  also  is  a  de- 
voted member  of  the  Baptist  church.  Mr. 
Clark  has  attained  his  present  position  of 
prominence  in  the  business  world  through  his 
own  energy  and  ability,  and  his  fine  social 
qualities  have  made  him  the  centre  of  a  large 
circle  of  friends. 


1830. 


OSEPH  R.  FARRINGTON,  superin- 
tendent of  the  State  Reform  School  at 
South  Portland,  Me.,  was  born  in 
Brewer,  Penobscot  County,  Me.,  May  5, 
PI  is  grandfather,  John  Farrington,  was 
born  October  20,  1756,  in  VVrentham,  Mass. 
He  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  and  was 
likewise  a  farmer.  In  1786,  in  company  with 
a  number  of  his  fellow-townsmen,  he  migrated 
to  Orrington  territory,  as  it  was  called,  then 
a  part    of    Massachusetts,   but    now  known    as 


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Brewer,  Me.  They  were  pioneers  of  that  part 
of  the  country,  forming  the  Wrentham  settle- 
ment. The  grandfather  became  a  large  landed 
proprietor;  and,  as  his  sons  became  of  age, 
"  he  gave  to  each  one  hundred  and  twenty-five 
acres.  He  became  one  of  the  leading  spirits 
of  the  new  settlement  in  Brewer,  which  he 
afterward  represented  in  the  General  Court  of 
Massachusetts.  He  married  Cynthia,  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  Hawes,  on  July  14,  1788;  and 
of  their  nine  children  Oliver,  father  of  Joseph 
R.,  was  the  fifth  son  and  the  seventh  child. 
John  Farrington  and  his  wife  were  active 
members  of  the  Congregational  church  of 
Brewer,  he  serving  as  Deacon  for  many  years. 
Both  lived  until  well  advanced  in  years,  his 
death  occurring  at  the  age  of  eighty. 

Oliver  Farrington  was  a  native  of  Brewer, 
Me.,  the  date  of  his  birth  being  September  18, 
1797.  Reared  by  loving  parents  in  the  prin- 
ciples of  true  Christianity,  he  became  a 
powerful  factor  in  advancing  the  higher  inter- 
ests of  his  native  town,  being  among  the  fore- 
most in  moral  reform,  peace-loving,  yet  un- 
swerving in  his  defence  of  what  he  believed  to 
be  the  truth,  even  though  he  might  be  the 
sole  champion  of  that  particular  principle. 
On  land  cleared  by  his  wife's  grandfather  he 
engaged  in  general  farming,  residing  there 
until  his  death,  September  16,  1863.  On 
November  11,  1822,  he  married  Hannah 
Rider,  who  was  born  in  Brewer,  and  who  out- 
lived him  many  years,  passing  away  December 
18,  1893.  They  were  both  esteemed  members 
of  the  Congregational  church  of  Brewer,  and 
each  of  their  ten  children  became  identified  by 
membership  with  the  Congregational  church. 

Nine  of  their  children  are  now  living; 
namely,  Henry  M.,  Ann  L.,  Hannah  J., 
Joseph  R.,  Sarah  E.,  Clarissa  E.,  Charles  O., 
George  S.,  and  Caroline  A.  Henry  M.  Far- 
rington, born  January  12,  1824,  occupies  the 
old  homestead  in  Brewer,  where  for  eighteen 
years  he  served  as  Assessor  and  Selectman. 
His  first  wife,  Deborah  Baker,  died  December 
6,  1865,  leaving  two  children — Jennie  L.  ; 
and  Henry  B.,  who  has  since  died.  He  mar- 
ried for  his  second  wife  Susan  Colburn.  Ann 
L.,  born  October  29,  1825,  is  now  living  in 
Cloverdale,  Cal.,  being  the  wife  of  the  Rev. 
W.  L.  Jones,  by  whom   she  has  four  children 


—  Myron  H.,  Caroline  E.,.  William  F.,  and 
Harold  McKeen.  Hannah  J.  Farrington, 
born  October  3,  1827,  lives  with  her  eldest 
brother  on  the  old  homestead.  Sarah  E. , 
born  May  17,  1832,  is  the  widow  of  the  Rev. 
George  A.  Perkins,  who  died  leaving  three 
children — ^  William  Abbott,  I-lerbert  F.,  and 
Carroll  A.  Clarissa  Elvira,  born  October  25, 
1834,  lives  on  the  old  homestead.  Charles 
Oliver  Farrington,  born  May  4,  1837,  married 
Sarah  B:,  daughter  of  Joshua  Chamberlain, 
of  Brewer,  and  of  their  five  children  two  are 
now  living  —  Alice  May,  born  December  15, 
1870;  and  Dana,  born  June  30,1878.  George 
Shepherd,  born  June  14,  1842,  married  Laura 
Jackson;  and  they  have  one  "child  living, — 
Sarah  Edith,  born  April  25,  1870.  Caroline 
Amanda,  born  April  15,  1845,  is  the  wife 
of  Myron  W.  Jones, 

Joseph  R.  Farrington  acquired  his  first 
knowledge  of  books  at  the  common  schools  of 
his  ne^five  town,  completing  his  course  of  study 
at  the  Farmington  Academy,  now  called  the 
Normal  School.  In  early  life,  in  company 
with  his  brother  Henry,  he  started  the  brick- 
maker's  business  in  Brewer,  continuing  pros- 
perously engaged  until  1871,  when  he  gave  up 
the  management  to  his  brother,  although  he 
retained  his  interest  in  the  same  until  1890. 
On  leaving  Brewer  in  1871,  Mr.  Farrington 
became  superintendent  of  the  State  College 
Farm  at  Orono,  and  likewise  instructor  of  the 
agricultural  department  of  the  college.  In 
that  important  position  he  remained  nine 
years,  resigning  in  1880  to  accept  his  present 
office  as  superintendent  of  the  State  Reform 
School  at- Cape  Elizabeth,  now  South  Port- 
land. Mr.  Farrington's  long  retainment  in 
this  office  is  a  speaking  evidence  of  the  ability 
and  fidelity  with  which  he  has  performed  his 
duties,  and  of  the  appreciation  in  which  his 
services  are  held  by  the  ofificers  and  friends 
of  the  institution. 

Mr.  Farrington  was  united  in  marriage 
October  11,  1855,  with  Miss  Ellen  Elizabeth 
Holyoke,  daughter  of  Edward  and  Melinda 
(Snow)  Holyoke.  She  was  born  Marclr  12, 
1832,  at  .Brewer,  where  she  was  reared,  edu- 
cated, and  married.  Her  parents  subsequently 
removed  to  Yarmouth,  where  her  father  was  for 
many  years   a  Deacon  of   the   Congregational 


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church.  Mrs.  Farrington  died  at  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, February  28,  1895.  From  a  memorial 
to  her  worth  and  high  character  vve  copy 
the  following  words ;  "She  was  a  member  of 
the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Brewer, 
and  was  well  known  as  a  tireless  worker  in 
her  Master's  service.  She  passed  away  full 
of  years  and  good  works,  at  the  age  of 
sixty-two  years."  Mr.  Farrington  is  a  sin- 
cere Christian,  faithful  to  the  tenets  of  the 
church  in  which  he  was  reared.  After  remov- 
ing to  Cape  Elizabeth,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Far- 
rington united  with  Williston  Church,  Port- 
land. 

The  following  is  a  brief  record  of  their  six 
children:  Arthur  M.,  born  September  2,  1856, 
resides  at-  Washington,  D.C.,  where  he  is 
employed  in  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 
He  belongs  to  the  B.  S.  D.  V.  S. ,  being 
Chief  of  the  United  States  Division.  He 
and  his  wife,  formerly  Addie  M.  Powers,  have 
three  children  —  Helen,  born  December  7, 
1886;  Ethel,  born  January  21,  1890;  and 
Gladys,  born  September  13,  1892.  Sarah  P. 
(deceased),  born  November  18,  1858,  married 
George  P.  Merrill,  by  whom  she  had  four  chil- 
dren—  Joseph  F. ,  born  November  3,  1884; 
Annie  M.,  born  February  7,  1888;  Mildred, 
born  November  7,  1889;  and  Ruth,  born  Au- 
gust I,  1 891.  Edward  H.,  born  December 
20,  i860,  is  Chief  of  the  Dairy  School  at  the 
University  of  Wisconsin  in  the  city  of  Madi- 
son. He  married  January  2,  1890,  Maud 
Howard  Wyckoff,  who  died  March  26,  1896. 
Oliver  Cummings  Farrington,  born  October 
9,  1864,  is  Curator  of  the  Department  of 
Geology  in  the  Field  Columbian  Museum  at 
Chicago.  Horace  Parker,  born  May  26, 
1867,  is  living  in  Madison,  Wis.,  where,  at 
the  State  University,  he  is  taking  a  course  in 
dairying.  Wallace  R.,  born  May  3,  1871, 
is  editor  of  the  Daily  Commercial  Advertiser, 
at  Honolulu,  Hawaii. 


Yp)ORENZO  L.  SHAW,  promoter  and 
Ijl  sole  proprietor  of  one  of  Yarmouth's 
jL^  ^  leading  industries  and  an  ex-mem- 
~  -^  ber  of  the  Maine  legislature,  was 
borri  in  Holderness,  N.H.,  November  8,  1828, 
son  of  Asa  and  Diedama   (York)    Sha^.      Mr. 


Shaw's  paternal  grandfather  was  an  early 
settler  in  Holderness;  and  Asa  Shaw  was  a 
native  of  that  town  and  resided  there  for  some 
time,  but  later  moved  to  the  town  of  Campton, 
where  the  major  part  of  his  active  life  was 
passed. 

An  able  and  useful  citizen,  as  well  as  an 
industrious  and  successful  farmer,  Asa  Shaw 
became  a  representative  man  of  his  locality. 
He  was  liberal  in  his  religious  views,  and  in 
politics  he  was  a  Jackson  Democrat.  He  died 
in  1863.  His  wife,  Diedama  York,  who  was 
born  in  Holderness,  became  the  mother  of  nine 
children,  six  of  whom  are  living,  namely : 
Daniel  A.  ;  Lorenzo  L. ,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Charlotte,  who  became  Mrs.  Leavitt ; 
Elias  H.  ;  William  H.  ;  and  Aurelia  A.,  who 
became  Mrs.  Watson.  The  other  three  chil- 
dren, now  departed,  were:  Alanson ;  Simeon 
W.  ;  and  Harriet  J.,  who  became  Mrs.  Smith. 
Mrs.  Asa  Shaw  lived  to  reach  the  age  of 
eighty-seven  years  and  twenty  days. 

Eorenzo  L.  Shaw  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  his  native  town;  and  at  the  age 
of  sixteen  he  went  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  where 
he  secured  a  position  as  bobbin-boy  in  the 
Massachusetts  Company's  cotton-mill.  He 
remained  in  their  employ  for  ten  years,  during 
which  time  he  rose  to  the  position  of  overseer; 
and  while  there  he  became  familiar  with  the' 
business  which  he  has.  since  followed  with  such 
gratifying  results.  After  leaving  the  employ 
of  the  Massachusetts  Company  in  Lowell,  he 
went  to  Lewiston,  Me.,  as  overseer  and  super- 
intendent of  the  Bates  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany; and  from  there  he  went  to  Hallowell, 
Me.,  where  he  took  charge  of  a  ingnufacturing 
business  which  had  been  greatly  run  down, 
and  succeeded  in  placing  it  in  a  flourishing 
condition.  In  1871  he  came  to  Yarmouth, 
where  he,  in  company  with  Barnabas  Freeman, 
engaged  in  business,  taking  hold  of  a  small 
mill,  which  they  soon  placed  upon  a  paying 
basis.  Under  able  management  business  in- 
creased rapidly;  and  the  products,  which  in- 
clude cotton  yarns,  twines,  seamless  bag.s,  and 
a  variety  of  warp  yarns,  soon  found  a  ready 
market.  In  1889  Mr.  Freeman  retired  from 
the  firm,  leaving  Mr.  Shaw  sole  proprietor; 
and  he  has  since  continued  the  enterprise 
alone.      The  factory   is  located  upon   the  best 


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water-power  in  town,  and  is  well  equipped 
with  improved  machinery.  About  fifty  hands 
are  employed,  the  mill  running  steadily  the 
year  round  with  the  exception  of  a  short  in- 
terval in  which  to  make  repairs;  and  the  pro- 
duction amounts  to  an  average  of  four  hundred 
thousand  pounds  annually. 

In  August,  1848,  Mr.  Shaw  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Susan  M.  Burnham,  of  Deer- 
field,  N.  H.  She  died  in  September,  1880, 
aged  fifty-two  years.  Mr.  Shaw  has  one 
daughter  living;  namely,  Nellie  F.,  who  mar- 
ried Charles  B.  Corliss,  and  resides  in  Dor- 
Chester,  Mass. 

In  politics  Mr.  Shaw  is  a  Republican,  and 
his  business  ability  has  been  of  valuable  ser- 
vice to  that  party.  He  was  elected  a  Repre- 
sentative to  the  legislature  for  the  sessions  of 
1883  and  1885,  and  while  a  member  of  that 
•body  he  displayed  an  earnest  desire  for  the 
furtherance  of  good  government  and  the  main- 
tenance of  a  progressive  administration  of 
public  affairs.  He  was  prominent  in  securing 
the  electric  light  system  for  Yarmouth,  being 
at  the  present  time  President  of  the  company; 
and  he  is  also  serving  upon  the  Committee  of 
Public  Improvement.  He  is  an  able,  enter- 
prising, and  successful  business  man ;  and  the 
industry  which  he  has  been  the  prime  mover  in 
developing  is  a  great  benefit  to  the  town. 
He  is  a  Unitarian  in  his  religious  views,  and 
is  prominent  in  the  Masonic  Orders,  in  which 
he  has  advanced  to  the  thirty-second  degree. 
He  is  also  connected  with  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  of  Yarmouth.  He  occupies  a  pleasant 
residence  on  Main  Street,  which  is  located  but 
a  short  distance  from  the  water  front,  overlook- 
ing Casco  Bay. 

The  foregoing  sketch,  which  is  accompanied 
by  a  very  good  likeness  of  Mr.  Shaw,  shows 
the  hapiDy  results  of  choosing  one's  line  of 
work  early  and  concentrating  one's  efforts  in 
continually  pushing  forward  on  that  line. 
''Men,"  it  has  been  said,  "may  be  divided 
into  two  classes  — those  who  have  a  'one  thing' 
and  those  who  have  no  'one  thing'  to  do, 
those  with  aim  and  those  without  aim  in 
their  lives;  and  practically  it  turns  out  that 
almost  all  of  the  success,  and  therefore  the 
greater  part  of  the  happiness,  goes  to  the  first 
class.  '•' 


OHN  M.  ADAMS,  the  able  editor  of 
the  Eastern  Argus  and  the  Nestor  of 
modern  journalism,  was  born  in  Rum- 
ford,  Me.,  September  22,  18 19.  Be- 
reft of  a  father's  care  in  his  youth,  he  was 
compelled,  while  yet  in  tender  years  to  largely 
look  out  for  himself,  receiving  from  a  widowed 
mother,  who  was  left  with  five  children  to  care 
for,  only  such  aid,  support,  and  instruction  as 
she  with  her  many  other  cares  and  responsi- 
bilities was  able  to  give  him.  Faithful  in  his 
filial  love,  he  devoted  the  first  five  years  after 
his  father's  death  to  assisting  in  the  work  of 
the  farm. 

When  he  was  about  fifteen  years  of  age,  he 
received  from  a  relative  who  was  a  student 
at  Bowdoin  College  such  instruction  as  the 
young  man  was  able  to  give  outside  of  his  col- 
lege studies.  This  proved  exceedingly  val- 
uable. It  created  a  thirst  for  learning  which 
he  and  his  mother  resolved  to  have  gratified. 
In  tjie  autumn  he  attended  school  at  Turner, 
the  next  summer  was  a  student  at  Bridgton 
Academy,  and  the  following  autumn  at  Bethel, 
in  which  town  he  taught  school  the  next  winter. 

In  1838  the  troubles  over  the  north-eastern 
boundary  question  were  becoming  serious,  and 
young  Adams  in  a  spirit  of  adventure  and  a 
desire  to  see  the  new  country  volunteered  as 
a  soldier  in  the  Aroostook  War,  being  an  Or- 
derly Sergeant.  The  disputes  were  soon 
settled  through  the  intervention  of  General 
Winfield  Scott;  and  the  soldiers  were  dis- 
charged after  a  month's  service,  never  having 
gone  further  than  Augusta  on  their  way  to  the 
scene  of  strife.  His  kinsman  and  former  in- 
structor, having  gone  to  Maryland,  wrote  John 
that  there  was  an  opening  for  a  teacher  in  an 
academy  near  where  he  was  residing;  and  the 
young  man,  then  only  nineteen  years  of  age, 
resolved  to  accept  the  offer.  The' facilities 
for  travel  were  few.  He  was  two  days  in 
journeying  from  Rumford  to  Portland  and  six 
days  in  reaching  Maryland.  There  he  found 
a  fine  opportunity.  He  taught  two  years  most 
successfully,  receiving  the  princely .  sum  of 
four  hundred  dollars  a  year,  with  board  at  one 
dollar  per  week  in  one  of  the  wealthiest  fam- 
ilies of  the  place.  His  time  outside  of  the 
school-room  was  spent  in  study  in  preparation 
for  higher  service. 


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In  December  he  was  called  home  by  the 
death  of  a  brother ;  and,  though  strongly  urged 
to  return  to  Maryland,  he  concluded  not  to  do 
so,  having  abandoned  the  idea  of  going  to  col- 
lege, mainly  because  two  years  were  required 
to  be  devoted  to  the  study  of  Greek,  which  he 
considered  unprofitable.  He  took  a  two  years' 
course  at  Gorham  Seminary.  Desiring  to 
acquire  the  French  language,  he  studied  for 
about  ten  months  at  a  college  at  St.  Hyacinthe, 
Canada.  The  President  of  the  college  secured 
him  board  in  the  famous  Papineau  family,  who 
were  wealthy  and  cultured  people.  This  ad- 
mitted him  to  the  best  society,  in  which 
French  was  spoken  in  its  purity;  and  he  soon 
became  able  to  speak  like  a  Parisian.  Return- 
ing to  Maine,  he  began  in  the  spring  of  1844 
to  study  law  in  the  office  of  Fessenden  &  De- 
Blois.  He  also  taught  a  class  in  French  at 
Packard's  School,  the  principal  of  which  was 
a  brother  to  Professor  Packard,  of  Bowdoin. 

In  the  fall  of  1844  he  attended  a  meeting 
of  prominent  citizens,  including  John  A.  Poor, 
to  consider  the  question  of  building  a  railroad 
to  Montreal.  This  was  the  inception  of  the 
great  enterprise  in  which  he  afterward  had 
an  active  interest.  Four  years  after  becoming 
the  law  partner  of  its  chief  promoter,  J.  A. 
Poor,  in  185 1,  he  made  an  extensive  tour  of 
Europe  and  acted  as  the  correspondent  of  the 
Railroad  J ournal  oi  New  York,  writing  chiefly 
of  the  railroad  systems  of  Europe.  Upon  his 
return  he  was  appointed  on  the  staff  of  Gov- 
ernor Hubbard,  whose  election  he  had  ear- 
nestly advocated  before  his  departure.  In 
185s  he  edited  the  Argits  for  John  Appleton, 
who  was  Secretary  of  Legation  at  London  ;  and 
in  1856  he  was  appointed,  by  Governor  Wells, 
Reporter  of  Decisions,  and  edited  the  forty- 
first  and  forty-second  volumes  of  the  Maine 
Reports.  The  next  year  he  formed  a  law 
partnership  with  Nathan  Clifford,  which  was 
very  congenial  to  both  parties,  and  which  con- 
tinued until  Mr.  Clifford  was  appointed  to  the 
United  States  Supreme  Bench,  January  12, 
1858. 

About  this  time  Mr.  Adams  was  elected 
editor  of  the  Eastern  Argus,  much  against  his 
will,  as  he  preferred  the  practice  of  law,  at 
which  he  had  been  successful,  to  editorial 
work ;  but  he  was  finally  persuaded  to  accept 


the  place  through  the  advice  of  friends  whose 
opinions  he  did  not  wish  to  disregard.  After 
a  time  he  acquired  a  half-interest  in  the  paper, 
and  in  1866  he  became  its  sole  owner.  Mr. 
Adams  has  been  editor  of  the  paper  for  more 
than  thirty-nine  years,  during  all  of  which 
time  it  has  been  an  able  and  outspoken  advo- 
cate of  Jeffersonian  Democracy,  to  support 
which  it  was  established  in  1803.  The  Argus 
never  gives  out  any  uncertain  sound :  it  is  true 
to  its  principles  and  is  ready  to  defend  them 
at  all  times.  Of  late  years  much  attention  has 
been  given  to  the  news  department  of  columns, 
and  it  now  ranks  as  the  leading  newspaper  of 
the  State. 

In  1877-78  Mr.  Adams  was  elected  to  the 
legislature  at  Augusta,  serving  on  the  Finance 
Committee  during  both  terms.  The  second 
year  he  was  nominated  by  his  party  for 
Speaker  of  the  House,  and  received  every 
Democratic  vote.  He  was  one  of  the  origi- 
nators of  the  Maine  Press  Association,  in 
which  he  takes  great  interest,  and  is  usually 
the  leading  spirit  both  in  its  summer  excur- 
sions and  winter  reunions,  always  entertaining 
his  editorial  brethren  with  great  cordiality. 
Mr.  Adams  is  justly  held  in  the  highest  re- 
spect and  esteem  in  the  community  in  which 
he  resides  and  throughout  the  fraternity  of 
which  he  is  an  honored  and  brilliant  member. 
In  business  and  in  social  life  his  honesty  of 
purpose,  lofty  character,  and  his  kind  and 
gentle  nature  have  won  him  admirers  and  warm 
personal  friends  among  all  classes  with  whom 
he  associates. 

Mr.  Adams  married  Miss  Adele  S.  Hobbs, 
daughter  of  William  Whitman  Hobbs  and 
Sarah  Farrington  (Merrill)  Hobbs,  of  Nor- 
way, April  18,  1867.  This  union  has  been 
blessed  by  the  birth  of  five  children — ^  Susan 
Merrill;  Sarah  Whitman;  John. Milton,  a  very 
promising  young  man  who  died  at  the  age  of 
fifteen;    Adele   Hobbs;    and    Charles    Henry. 

Nathan  Adams,  Jr.,  father  of  the  subject  of 
this  sketch,  was  born  January  28,  1788. 
March  17,  181 7,  he  married  Susan,  daughter 
of  Ezekiel  Merrill,  who  was  born  at  Andover, 
Me.,  being  the  first  white  child  born  in  that 
town.  Mr.  Nathan  Adams,  Jr.,  became 
possessed  of  the  old  homestead  of  his  father  in 
Rumford,  where  he  lived  until  his  death,  Jan- 


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uary  26,  1830.  He  was  a  soldier  in  Captain 
Wheeler's  regiment,  and  was  called  out  for  the 
protection  of  Portland  in  the  War  of  181 2. 
Nathan  Adams,  Sr. ,  of  the  sixth  generation  of 
the  Adams  family  in  America,  was  in  his  early 
manhood  a  resident  of  Andover,  Mass.  He 
held  the  rank  of  First  Lieutenant  in  a  company 
raised  in  Andover  for  service  in  the  War  of 
the  Revolution.  Afterward  he  came  to  Maine, 
and  was  a  prominent  and  early  settler  of  East 
Andover,  Me.,  later  moving  to  and  develop- 
ing the  home  at  Rumford,  where  he  resided 
until  his  death.  (For  further  facts  concerning 
the  Adams  family  see  "History  of  Rumford," 
by  Lapham,  1890,  Augusta.) 


tUGUSTUS  J.  HASKELL,  a  native 
resident  of  New  Gloucester,  Cumber- 
land County,  Me.,  is  the  owner  of 
^"^  the  Haskell  farm  near  the  village  of 
Upper  Gloucester,  which  he  carries  on  in  a 
capable  and  efficient  manner.  He  was  born 
on  January  28,  1845,  son  of  Jabez  and  Hannah 
(Griffin)  Haskell,  and  is  a  grandson  of  Will- 
iam B.  Haskell,  who  settled  in  New  Glouces- 
ter in  the  pioneer  days  of  this  town.  The 
grandfather's  place  is  known  as  the  Whitman 
farm.  He  remained  there  until  1855,  and 
then  removed  to  Y,ivermore,  Me.,  where  he 
ended  his  days. 

Jabez  Haskell  was  born  in  New  Gloucester 
on  June  8,  1805.  At  twenty-five  years  of  age 
he  purchased  the  farm  now  owned  by  his  son, 
and  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  there. 
In  addition  to  his  farm  work  he  did  a  large 
amount  of  freighting  with  ox  teams  between 
New  Gloucester  and  Portland.  He  died  on 
October  2,  1869.  His  wife,  Hannah  Griffiii, 
was  born  in  Freeport,  Me.,  on  October  5, 
1804.  Five  children  were  the  fruit  of  their 
union,  namely:  Priscilla  G.,  who  was  born 
February  8,  183 1,  and  died  September  30, 
1833;  Martha  F.,  who  was  born  July  23, 
1834,  married  W.  F.  Milliken,  now  living  in 
Portland,  Me.,  and  died  on  August  5,  1870; 
Julia  E.,  who  was  born  October  12,  1835, 
married  Israel  T.  Merrill,  now  residing  in 
China,  Me.,  and  died  on  October  6,  1866; 
Augustus  J.;  and  Thomas  G.,  who  was  born 
September    19,     1846,    married    Miss    Alice 


Wormwood,  died  in  Auburn,  Me.,  on  Septem- 
ber I,  1886,  his  widow  now  living  in  Yar- 
mouth, Me.  Mrs.  Hannah  Griffin  Haskell 
died  on  November  28,   1870. 

Augustus  ]'.  Haskell  acquired  a  good  com- 
mon-school education.  He  remained  with  his 
parents  until  he  attained  his  majority;  and 
after  his  marriage,  in  company  with  his 
brother,  he  took  charge  of  the  old  homestead. 
A  little  later,  however,  he  purchased  his 
brother's  interest;  and  he  is  now  the  owner  of 
one  hundred  and  seven  acres  of  productive 
farm  land.  He  has .  made  various  improve^ 
ments,  and  carries  on  mixed  husbandry  with 
good  results,  making  a  specialty  of  his  milk 
business.  On  an  average  he  keeps  twelve 
milch  cows,  which  give  about  sixteen  gallons 
of  milk  daily.  This  he  ships  to  the  Portland, 
market.  He  also  raises  each  year  a  limited 
amount  of  stock. 

On  January  i,  1871,  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Mrs.  Emma  A.  Coding,  widow  of 
Charles  Coding,  of  Auburn,  Me.,  and  a 
daughter  of  Seth  and  Hannah  (Rowe)  Lane. 
Her  father,  who  was  a  prosperous  farmer  of 
New  Gloucester,  died  on  September  24,  1875. 
Mrs.  Haskell  is  now  the  sole  survivor  of  a 
family  of  seven  children.  She  was  born  on 
August  14,  1847.  The  only  child  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Haskell,  a  son  named  Ernest,  was  born 
June  4,  1882,  and  died  on  June  19,  1882. 

In  politics  Mr.  Haskell  is  a  Republican, 
and  has  always  been  a  faithful  adherent  of 
that  party.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Grange,  or 
society  of  farmers,  at  Auburn,  Me.,  and  also 
of  the  New  Gloucester  and  Danville  Fair  As- 
sociation, of  which  he  has  served  as  Director 
for  seven  years,  and  was  President  in  1893. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Haskell  are  active  members  of 
the  First  Congregational  Church  of  New 
Gloucester. 


rs^l  ENRY  AUGUSTUS  SHOREY,  a 
well-known  Maine  journalist,  resid- 
ing in  Bridgton,  Cumberland 
County,  was  born  in  Waterville, 
Me.,  April  3,  1840.  He  is  the  eldest  son  of 
Francis  Warren  Shorey,  also  a  native  of 
Waterville,  and  a  grandson  of  Reuben  Shorey, 
a  native  of  Somersworth,  N.H. 


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Reuben  Shorey  married  Mary  Warren,  who 
was. nearly  related  to  the  family  of  General 
Joseph  Warren,  the  gallant  patriot  among  the 
earliest  of  the  slain  at  Bunker  Hill  in  the  war 
of  the  Revolution.  Grandfather  Shorey  died 
at  Waterville,  whither  he  removed  early  in 
his  married  life,  at  about  eighty-five  years  of 
age.  His  widow  survived  him,  dying  in  the 
same  town  at  the  age  of  ninety-five.  Six  chil- 
dren were  born  to  them — Joseph,  James, 
Francis  Warren,  Henry  Augustus,  Reuben, 
and  a  daughter  who  died  in  infancy. 

Francis  Warren  Shorey  was  by  vocation  a 
blacksmith,  learning  the  trade  in  Waterville. 
In  1842  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Bath, 
where  he  continued  in  the  business  until  his 
death  in  1854,  at  the  age  of  fifty-four.  He 
married  in  Waterville  Mary  Jane  Ricker,  the 
daughter  of  Joseph  R-icker,  the  village  tailor, 
a  native  and  lifelong  resident  of  Waterville. 
She  outlived  her  husband,  dying  at  the  age  of 
sixty-five  in  Bridgton.  Eight  children  were 
born  to  them  —  Hannah  Ricker,  Sophia 
Penney,  Henry  Augustus,  Frazier  Trott, 
Winfield  Scott,  Francis  Warren,  and  a  son 
and  daughter  dying  in  infancy. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  Henry  Augustus 
Shorey,  was  reared  in  Bath,  attending  the  pub- 
lic schools  until  the  age  of  fourteen,  when  the 
death  of  his  father  and  the  family  needs  ren- 
dered it  necessary  for  him  to  withdraw  from 
the  schools  and  seek  employment.  At  that 
early  age  he  apprenticed  himself  to  the  print- 
ing business  in  the  establishment  of  the 
weekly  newspaper  known  as  the  Eastern 
Times,  thus  laying  the  foundation  for  his  sub- 
sequent successful  career  as  publisher  and 
editor.  He  continued  in  the  Bath  printing- 
offices  for  seven  years,  following  the  fortunes 
of  the  Eastern  Times  in  various  changes  and 
consolidations  until  he  became  of  age  in  that 
eventful  year  of  1861,  when 

"  Charleston's  frowning  cannon 
Rang  their  challenge  to  the  fray," 

and  he  was  ■  among  the  very  first  in  Bath  to 
enter  his  name  as  a  recruit  upon  the  rolls  of 
the  old  "Bath  City  Grays,"  which  afterward 
became  Company  A  of  the  Third  Maine  Regi- 
ment. But,  in  the  rigid  medical  examination 
ordered    just    prior  to   going   into   camp,    the 


"pale-faced"  printer's  boy  was  among  those 
thrust  aside  as  not  being  considered  suffi- 
ciently robust  for  military  duty. 

Keenly  disappointed  and  much  dispirited, 
he  eagerly  watched  his  opportunity  to  enter 
one  of  the  later  regiments.  In  October,  under 
the  advice  of  Governor  Washburn,  he  engaged 
in  recruiting  service;  and,  with  his  recruits 
going  into  camp  at  Augusta  the  latter  part  of 
November,  he  was  commissioned  as  Second 
Lieutenant  of  Company  B,  Fifteenth  Maine 
Volunteers,  his  parchment  bearing  date  De- 
cember 7,  1 86 1.  For  four  years  and  seven 
months  he  shared  the  privations  and  fortunes 
of  this  regiment,  participating  with  it  in  all 
its  campaigns  and  varied  experiences.  With  it 
he  followed  Farragut  and  Butler  to  the  captttre 
and  subsequent  occupation  of  New  Orleans; 
spent  three  successive  summers  in  the  region 
of  the  malaria-infected  swamps  of  the  Missis.- 
sippi;  was  with  Banks  in  the  expedition  to  the 
southern  coast  of  Texas,  being  in  command  of 
the  boat's  crew  which  first  landed  and  re- 
stored the  "stars  and  stripes"  to  Texas  soil 
after  its  being  so  dramatically  unfurled  by 
Twiggs;  was,  with  his  regiment,  a  participant 
in  the  severe  marches  and  desperate  engage- 
ments of  the  Red  River  expedition  in  Western 
Louisiana;  with  the  Nineteenth  Corps  joined 
Grant's  forces  on  the  Potomac  in  1864;  was 
with  Sheridan  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley  in 
the  fall  of  that  year,  and  with  his  command 
imder  Hancock  was  on  the  march  from  Win- 
chester toward  Lynchburg  when  the  tidings 
of  Lee's  surrender  was  received. 

He  commanded  his  company  in  the  Great 
Review  typifying  the  close  of  the  war  and  the 
coming  of  peace.  May,  1865,  and  then,  with 
his  regiment,  proceeded  to  Georgia  and  South 
Carolina,  where  for  a  full  year  longer  he  was 
engaged  in  the  troublous  and  exciting  advent- 
ures of  the  reconstruction  period,  not  being 
finally  mustered  out  until  July,  1866.  J-le 
was  successively  promoted  from  Second  to 
First  Lieutenant  and  Captain,  and  brevetted 
Major  "for  meritorious  services  during  the 
war"  in  March,  1865.  He  also  served  for  a 
considerable  period  as  Adjutant  of  his  regi- 
ment. While  in  South  Carolina  he  held  the 
important  post  of  Provost  Marshal  for  the 
counties  of  Georgetown  and   Horry,  and  for  a 


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period  was  commanding  officer  of  a  subdis- 
trict  in  Northern  South  Carolina,  embracing 
the  counties  of  Chester,  Laurens,  York, 
Union,  and  Spartanburg,  in  a  period  of  gen- 
eral disorder  midway  between  the  withdrawal 
of  military  and  the  re-establishment  of  civil 
government.  He  served  as  Judge  Advocate  of 
a  Military  Commission  at  Columbia,  S.C., 
trying  some  noted  criminal  cases,  and  also 
held  a  number  of  important  detached  appoint- 
ments. 

Returning  home  in  1866,  having  married 
Miss  Ida  D.  Currier  in  1864,  he  at  once  re- 
sumed his  old  vocation,  the  printing  business. 
Spending  a  few  months  in  the  book-publishing 
house  of  John  Wilson  &  Son,  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  he  in  1867  returned  to  Bath,  and  with 
Elijah  Upton  purchased  the  Bath  Daily  Times 
and  American  Sentinel  (weekly).  For  three 
years  they  pursued  this  business,  then  sold  the 
establishment;  and  a  little  later  Mr.  Shorey 
fitted  up  a  new  establishment  for  job  printing 
and  the  publication  of  the  Maine  Temperance 
Advocate.  This  was  continued  until  1870, 
when  he  removed  the  materials  to  Bridgton, 
Cumberland  County,  where  he  established  the 
paper  which  he  has  successfully  conducted  for 
a  period  of  over  a  quarter  of  a  century,  and 
which  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  in- 
fluential weeklies  of  the  State,  having  an  ex- 
tensive circulation. 

Major  Shorey  is  a  lifelong  temperance  man, 
and  has  actively  engaged  in  that  work.  Sign- 
ing the  abstinence  pledge  as  a  mere  boy,  he 
became  active  in  the  temperance  organizations 
in  his  minority.  For  several  years  he  was 
Secretary  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Maine,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Good  Templars,  with  a  mem- 
bership of  thirty  thousand;  for  two  terms  was 
the  chief  officer  of  the  Order  in  Maine,  known 
as  Grand  Worthy  Chief  Templar;  and  repre- 
sented Maine  in  the  Supreme  Councils  of  the 
Order  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Louisville,  Ky., 
Detroit,  Mich.,  etc.  He  has  been  a  Mason 
and  Odd  Fellow  since  1864,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Pythian  fraternity,  etc.  For  a  dozen 
years  he  was  President  of  the  Maine  Odd  Fel- 
lows' Relief  Association.  He  was  charter 
member  and  Adjutant  of  the  first  Grand  Army 
Post  organized  in  Maine,  and  was  immedi- 
ately appointed   on   the   staff   of   the   Order's 


first  Commander-in-chief,  and  empowered  to 
establish  a  sufficient  number  of  Posts  to 
warrant  the  formation  of  the  Department  of 
Maine,  which  he  did.  He  has  twice  held  the 
position  of  Assistant  Quartermaster-general 
for  the  Department  of  Maine. 

Major  Shorey  was  a  member  of   the    Gov- 
ernor's staff   (rank  of   Lieutenant  Colonel)  in 
1873,    and   was    one   of    the    Trustees    of   the 
Maine  Insane  Hospital  during  the  successive 
administrations  of  Governors   Sidney  Perham, 
Nelson    Dingley,    and    Selden    Connor.      He 
has  been  more  or  less  interested  in  politics  all 
his  life,  an  active  participant  in  th6  caucuses 
and  conventions  of  his  party,  and  has  had  con- 
siderable experience  as  a  presiding  officer  at 
political  gatherings.  State  and  county  temper- 
ance conventions  and  mass  meetings.     Under 
the  administration  of  Collector  Lot  M.  Morrill 
(1878)  Major  Shorey  was  invited  to  a  position 
in  the    Portland  custom-house,   was  promoted 
to  the  position  of  weigher  and  gauger  under 
the  collectorship  of  Colonel   F.  N.  Dow,  was 
removed  for  political  reasons  upon   the  advent 
of  a  collector  appointed  by  the  first  Cleveland 
administration  (1886),  and  upon  the  return  of 
his  party  to  power  was  reinstated  under  the 
provisions    of    the    civil    service    rule    which 
permits  the  restoration  of  an  honorably  dis- 
charged   soldier   "separated  from  the   service 
for  no  fault  of  his  own."     He  served  as   the 
sole  weigher  and  ganger  of  the  port  of  Port- 
land for  four  and  a  half  years.      Under  the 
second   Cleveland    administration    he    was    in 
June,  1895,  again  removed;  and  the  place  was 
filled  by  a  Democratic  appointee  of  Collector 
Deering. 

In  1889-91  Major  Shorey  and  his  son  and 
brother  were  associated  together  in  the  publi- 
cation of  the  Bath  Daily  Times  and  American 
Sentinel.  For  the  most  of  this  period  his  eld- 
est son  was  editor  of  the  papers,  receiving 
more  or  less  assistance  from  the  father.  For 
a  dozen  years  Major  Shorey  has  been  Secretary 
and  Historian  of  the  Fifteenth  Maine  Regi- 
mental Association;  and  in  1890  he  prepared 
and  published  an  elaborate  and  expensive  work, 
"The  Story  of  the  Maine  Fifteenth,"  which 
was  received  with  much  favor  by  the  press  and 
public.  The  first  edition  is  entirely  exhausted, 
and  a  second  edition  is  soon  to  be  issued. 


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The  Major. has  a  charming  home  at  Bridg- 
ton,  with  an  estimable  wife  and  five  children, 
and  is  just  now  resting  upon  his  laurels  and 
happy  in  the  enjoyment  of  home  comforts. 


■OHN  R.  TWITCHELL,  for  many  years 
in  the  wholesale  grocery  business  in 
Portland,  Me.,  late  of  the  Twitchell, 
Champlin  Company  at  252  Commercial 
Street,  Merrill's  Wharf,  died  on  February  29, 
1896.  He  was  born  in  Bethel,  Oxford  County, 
Me.,  son  of  John  and  Roxanna  (Howe) 
Twitchell.  His  father,  a  contractor  and 
builder,  was  born  in  Sherborn,  Mass.,  in 
1800.  His  paternal  great-grandfather.  Cap- 
tain Peter  Twitchell,  was  a  Revolutionary 
hero.      (See  "History  of  Oxford  County.") 

At  the  age  of  fifteen,  after  attending  Gould 
Academy  in  Bethel,  John  R.  Twitchell  came 
to  Portland  as  clerk  for  his  brother  in  the  firm 
of  Davis,  Twitchell  &  Chapman,  where  he  re- 
mained eight  years,  his  natural  capacity  devel- 
oping by  experience  till  he  was  able  to  as- 
sume business  responsibilities  for  himself. 
In  1862  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Mr. 
J.  P.  Champlin;  and  two  years  later  they  pur- 
chased the  grocery  business  of  his  first  em- 
ployers, the  firm  name  being  changed  to 
Twitchell  Brothers  &  Champlin.  Afterward 
the  company  was  known  itnder  the  style  of 
Twitchell  Brothers,  Champlin  &  Co.  The 
corporation  designated  as  the  Twitchell, 
Champlin  Company  was  formed  in  1890. 
They  own  the  wharf  on  which  the  stores  and. 
factories  are  located,  and  they  do  a  large 
wholesale  business  besides  running  a  canning 
factory.  In  Boston,  on  the  corner  of  Bowker 
and  Sudbury  Streets,  they  have  another  flour- 
ishing house,  under  the  same  firm  name. 

In  politics  Mr.  Twitchell  was  a  Republican. 
Nominations  were  tendered  him,  but  he  never 
held  any  public  office.  He,  however,  served 
the  Board  of  Trade  as  Secretary,  and  at  one 
time  was  President  of  the  Mercantile  Library 
Association.  He  was  a  Knight  Templar  of 
the  Portland  Commandery,  and  a  member  of 
the  Cumberland  Club.  He  also  belonged  to 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  Unity 
Lodge. 

He     married     in      1863     Miss    Angle     B. 


Marble,  daughter  of  Stephen  M.  and  Alura 
(Bonney)  Marble,  and  is  survived  by  his  wife 
and  two  children,  namely:  Gertrude  M.,  a 
graduate  of  Smith  College,  twenty-three  years 
of  age;  and  Arthur  C,  twenty  years  old, 
now  a  Sophomore  in  Williams  College.  An- 
other son,  Frederick,  died  at  the  age  of  six 
years.  The  family  attend  the  First  Unitarian 
Church,  and  live  at  20  Deering  Street  in  this 
city. 


ON.    WILLIAM   WARREN    LAMB, 
broker  and   real   estate   dealer,  a  na- 

[S  I  five    resident    of    Westbrook,    Me., 

was  born  February  27,  1837,  son  of 
John  and  Lucy  (Leighton)  Lamb.  He  is  a 
member  of  one  of  the  old  families  of  this  lo- 
cality, his  great-grandfather,  William  Lamb, 
who  lived  in  ante-Revolutionary  times,  having 
been  a  pioneer  settler  of  Westbrook.  He 
lived  to  be  a  very  old  man ;  and  his  son,  Will- 
iam, Jr.,  a  native  of  this  town,  attained  an 
advanced  age.  William  Lamb,  the  younger, 
reared  a  large  family;  and  John,  the  father  of 
William  W.  Lamb,  was  one  of  the  older  chil- 
dren. 

John  Lamb,  born  in  Westbrook  in  the  early^ 
days,  when  farming  was  the  chief  industry 
of  the  place,  followed  that  occupation  as  a 
life  pursuit.  Working  untiringly  and  living 
frugally,  he  amassed  considerable  property. 
He  was  an  honest  man,  with  hearty  ways  and 
a  genial  disposition,  and  was  very  popular. 
In  politics  he  was  a  stanch  Whig.  He  died 
at  the  age  of  seventy-eight.  His  wife,  a  na- 
tive of  Windham,  Me.,  died  February  29, 
1896,  at  the  venerable  age  of  eighty-eight 
years.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church,  as  was  her  husband.  Ten  chil- 
dren, seven  sons  and  three  daughters,  were 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lamb.  Of  these  the 
following  are  living:  Emily  J.,  wife  of  Ho- 
ratio Daniels,  of  Westbrook;  William  Warren, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Mary  E.,  wife  of 
Benjamin  Webber,  of  Westbrook;  Merrit,  a 
farmer  of  Westbrook,  who  married  Miss  Olive 
Smith,  of  this  town;  John  W.,  a  farmer  in 
Sioux  City,  la.,  who  married  Miss  Minnie 
Howell;  and  Anna  R.,  wife  of  W.  S.  Sweet, 
of  Westbrook. 


532 


BIOGRAPHICAL   RiEVIEW 


William  Warren  Lamb  acquired  his  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  his  native  townc  He 
was  for  some  time  engaged  in  trade  in  West- 
brook,  and  twenty  years  ago  began  to  deal  in 
real  estate.  Much  of  the  best  property  in  the 
east  end  of  the  city  has  passed  through  Mr. 
Lamb's  hands,  and  he  has  laid  out  for  building 
purposes  fully  two  hundred  lots.  He  owned 
at  one  time  one  hundred  acres  of  land  within 
the  limits  of  the  city  proper,  and  two-thirds 
of  this  he  has  devoted  to  building  purposes. 
An  important  factor  in  the  financial  progress 
of  Westbrook,  he  was  one  of  the  founders  of 
the  Westbrook  Trust  Company,  a  banking  in- 
stitution organized  in  1890  with  a  capital  of 
fifty  thousand  dollars,  which  has  since  been 
augmented  to  three  hundred  thousand  dollars. 

He  has  also  been  intimately  connected  with 
the  political  life  of  the  place,  taking  an  active 
part  in  public  affairs  as  a  Republican.  He 
was  the  first  Postmaster  at  Cumberland  Mills 
and  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  of 
Westbrook  in  1874  and  1875.  In  1889.  he 
was  elected  to  the  House  of  Representatives, 
and  in  1891  was  re-elected,  serving  four  years 
in  all.  He  was  a  member  of  the  legislature 
when  Westbrook  was  awarded  a  city  charter, 
being  a  zealous  worker  for  the  passage  of 
the  bill;  and  he  has  been  a  prominent  mem- 
ber of  the  City  Republican  Committee  for 
years. 

In  1862  Mr.  Lamb  was  married  in  West- 
brook to  Susan  Smith,  a  native  of  Lovell, 
Me.,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  Smith, 
both  of  whom  died  in  Lovell.  Three  children 
have  blessed  this  union  —  Nellie,  who  died  in 
childhood;  Alice,  wife  of  Wingate  C.  Tit- 
comb,  a  carpenter  of  Westbrook;  and  Frank 
W.  Lamb,  M.D.,  a  graduate  of  the  medical 
department  of  Bowdoin  College,  who  took  a 
post-graduate  course  of  study  at  Bellevue 
Hospital,  New  York  City,  and  is  now  practis- 
ing medicine  at  Tilton,  N.H. 

A  leader  in  business  and  political  circles, 
Mr.  Lamb  is  also  prominent  in  several  social 
Orders.  He  is  a  Chapter  Mason  and  Knight 
Templar,  belonging  to  Lodge  No.  186,  of 
Cumberland  Mills,  and  to  St.  Albans  Com- 
mandery.  Knights  Templars,  of  Portland,  and 
is  a  member  of  Ammoncongin  Lodge,  No.  76, 
Independent  Order  of   Odd  Fellows,   and  also 


of  Presumpscdt  Valley  Lodge,  No.  4,  Knights 
of  Pythias.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lamb  attend  the 
Congregational  church. 


7TXHARLES  W.  ALLEN,  of  the  firm  of 
I  \r^  F.  O.  Bailey  &  Co.,  46  Exchange 
^lU^^  Street  and  corner  of  Middle  and 
Market  Streets,  Portland,  was  born 
in  Poland,  Me'.,  on  November  28,  1848.  His 
parents  were  William  P.  and  Lucy  H. 
(Porter)  Allen,  the  former  of  whom  was  also 
a  native  of  Poland,  the  mother  being  born  in 
the  town  of  Paris,  Me.  William  P.  Allen, 
who  was  a  son  of  William  Allen,  followed  the 
combined  vocations  of  a  farmer  and  carriage 
manufacturer  throughout  the  active  period  of 
his  life.  He  died  in  1858.  His  wife,  Lucy 
H.  Porter,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Charles 
Porter  and  grand-daughter  of  Charles  Porter, 
Sr.,  is  still  living.  Of  their  five  children 
two  survive  —  Ray  Hamilton  and  Charles  W. 
The  first  named  married  William  Buxton,  of 
North  Yarmouth,  after  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred in  1882,  becoming  the  wife  of  Ed- 
ward J.  Hoadley,  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

Charles  W.  Allen  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Norway  and  at  the  Ed- 
ward Little  Institute  of  Auburn,  Me.  On 
leaving  school  in  1866,  at  the  age  of  eighteen 
years,  he  came  to  Portland  to  take  a  position 
as  clerk  for  F.  O.  Bailey.  Three  years  later 
he  bought  an  interest  in  the  business,  and 
since  then  has  continued  in  partnership  with 
Mr.  Bailey.  Mr.  Allen  married  Miss  Ida  G. 
Neal,  a  daughter  of  Alvin  and  Emily  E. 
(Woodside)  Neal,  who  were  formerly  resi- 
dents of  Portland,  but  are  now  living  in  Lex- 
ington, Mass.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen  have  one 
son,  Neal  Woodside  Allen.  In  political 
views  Mr.  Allen  is  a  stanch  Republican. 
Among  the  various  fraternal  organizations 
with  which  he  is  affiliated  are:  Ancient  Land- 
mark Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Mount  Vernon 
Chapter,  Portland  Commandery;  Unity  Lodge, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  and  the 
Portland  Club.  He  and  his  wife  are  members 
of  the  Universalist  church.  Mr.  Allen  is  now 
erecting  a  substantial  residence  at  149  Pine 
Street,  where  the  family  will  make  their 
home  after  its  completion.- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   REVIEW 


533 


ENRY  P.  SPURR,  a  leading  member 
of  the  farming  community  of  Otis- 
field,  was  born  in  Otisfield,  October 
9,  1825,  son  of  Enoch  and  Lavinia 
(Gamman)  Spurr,  both  natives  of  Otisfield. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  also  Enoch  Spurr, 
came  to  Otisfield  from  Massachusetts,  and 
settled  on  a  farm  near  the  present  residence 
of  his  grandson.  He  was  a  patriot  of  the 
Revolution,  one  of  the  sturdy  farmers  who, 
to  fight  for  independence,  left,  as  Whittier 
puts  it, 

"  The  plough  'mid  furrow  standing  still, 
The  half-ground  corn  grist  in  the  mill, 
The  spade  in  earth,  the  axe  in  cleft." 

He  lived  long  enough  to  see  the  republic 
firmly  established,  he  breathing  his  last 
peacefully  in  Otisfield,  April  28,  1843.  His 
wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Abigail  Wight, 
had  died  several  years  before,  leaving  ten  chil- 
dren, of  whom   Enoch,  Jr.,  was  the  only  son. 

Enoch  Spurr,  Jr.,  remained  with  his  par- 
ents while  they  lived.  After  the  death  of  his 
father  he  settled  on  the  farm  now  owned  by 
his  son.  The  cultivation  of  this,  supple- 
mented by  profitable  ventures  in  lumbering, 
kept  him  in  good  circumstances  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  1883.  His  wife, 
Lavinia,  was  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Susan 
(Perkins)  Gamman,  who  were  married  in  Gor- 
ham,  Me.,  and  lived  for  many  years  in  Hart- 
ford, Oxford  County.  Mr.  Gamman  also  was 
a  farmer,  and  spent  his  last  days  in  Hartford. 
His  daughter,  Mrs.  Spurr,  died  in  1856.  She 
was  the  mother  of  the  following  children  — 
Flenry  P.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Joseph, 
born  in  February,  1827,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  twenty-one;  Samuel,  a  farmer,  who  mar- 
ried a  Miss  Millett,  of  Minot,  Me.,  and  lived 
near  Henry  P. ;  Lorenzo,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  twenty;  Susan  Abigail,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  eighteen;  Sumner,  a  farmer,  who  married 
Miss  Ada  Dudley,  of  Waterford,  Me.,  and 
also  resided  near  Henry  P.  Enoch  Spurr, 
heeding  the  words  of  the  apostle  Paul,  "  It  is 
not  good  for  man  to  be  alone,"  took  for  his 
second  wife  Ann  Waite,  of  Poland,  Me., 
daughter  of  Captain  Waite,  a  well-known 
mariner,  who  died  in  Poland.  She  also  has 
passed  away. 


Plenry  P.  Spurr  acquired  a  fair  education 
in  the  common  schools.  After  learning  the 
mason's  trade  in  Otisfield,  he  worked  at  it  as 
a  journeyman  until  1857.  Then  he  settled  on 
the  old  Sylvester  farm  in  Otisfieid,  and 
turned  his  attention  to  agriculture.  One  year 
later  he  built  for  himself  a  house  near  the 
one  he  now  occupies,  and  lived  in  it  for 
six  years.  He  took  possession  of  his  present 
home  in  1863.  It  is  a  fine  estate,  contain- 
ing one  hundred  and  fifty  acres,  and  has  been 
considerably  improved  since  it  came  into  Mr. 
Spurr' s  hands.  He  carries  on  general  farm- 
ing, his  principal  crops  being  hay,  corn,  and 
small  grain.  He  also  raises  fruit  for  the 
market,  and  keeps  some  live  stock.  Mr. 
Spurr  does  no  mason  work  now,  but  gives  his 
entire  attention  to  farming  and  his  real  estate 
interests.  Regarding  the  latter  it  may  be 
stated  that  but  one  citizen  of  Otisfield  pays 
more  in  taxes  than  he. 

On  June  i,  1857,  Mr.  Spurr  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Sarah  E.  Sawyer,  a  native  of 
Otisfield,  born  August  4,  1834,  daughter  of 
Jeremiah  Sawyer,  one  of  the  pioneer  farmers 
of  Otisfield.  She  died  in  1888,  having  borne 
two  children  —  Julia  A.,  wife  of  Walter  W. 
Hamlin,  a  resident  of  Otisfield;  and  Cornelia 
p.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  seventeen.  On 
January  20,  1891,  Mr.  Spurr  was  again  mar- 
ried, this  time  to  Miss  E.  Jennie  Muzzy,  a 
native  of  Oxford,  Me.,  born  October  5,  1836. 
Her  father  was  Alexander  H.  Muzzy,  of 
Worcester  County,  Massachusetts,  a  farmer 
who  died  in  Norway,  Me.,  in  1891.  Mr. 
Spurr  is  an  earnest  Prohibitionist.  He  was 
formerly  a  Republican,  and  cast  his  first  Pres- 
idential vote  for  General  Zachary  Taylor. 
He  has  served  as  Selectman  of  Otisfield,  and 
filled  other  offices  in  the  town,  where  he  is 
highly  respected.  In  religious  belief  he  is  a 
Baptist.  His  wife  is  a  member  of  the  Con- 
gregational church. 


"ARRIS  W.  JORDAN,  formerly  a 
mill  superintendent,  now  a  prosper- 
ous farmer,  owning  one  of  the 
finest-improved  and  best-appointed 
farms  in  New  Gloucester,  Me.,  was  born 
March    28,    1844,    in    the    town    of   Webster, 


534 


BIOGRAPHICAL   REVIEW 


Androscoggin  County.     His  father,    William 
Jordan,  was  born  in  the  same  place  in  1809. 

William  Jordan  was  a  son  of- Joshua  Jordan, 
who  was  born  and  reared  on  Cape  Elizabeth, 
whence  he  removed  to  Webster,  where  he  sub- 
sequently engaged  in  farming  until  his  death. 
.  William  succeeded  to  the  occupation  of  his 
father,  becoming  a  large  farmer  and  stock 
raiser.  He  died  March  7,  1870.  His  wife, 
who  died  in  1848,  was  Adeline  Dill,  a  native 
of  Lewiston,  Me.  Twelve  children  were  born 
to  them,  namely:  Peter,  deceased;  Joshua, 
who  is  now  living  with  his  brother  Harris; 
Eliza,  deceased,  who  married  Isaac  Jordan, 
now  a  resident  of  Lynn,  Mass. ;  Joseph,  who 
since  the  death  of  his  wife,  Lucy  Ellen 
Turner,  has  lived  with  his  brother  Harris; 
Dorcas,  widow  of  Cooley  Davis,  residing  in 
Lewiston;  Lucy,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  years;  Rhoda,  who  died  at  seven- 
teen; Clara,  deceased,  who  was  the  wife  of 
L.  Maxwell,  of  Auburn,  this  State;  Hannah, 
who  married  Cyrus  Longley,  of  Raymond,  Me. 
(both  deceased) ;  Maria,  widow  of  Orrin 
Jordan,  living  in  Auburn ;  Addie,  the  wife  of 
Fred  Tryon,  of  Auburn,  Me.;  and  Harris  W., 
now  of  New  Gloucester. 

Harris  W.  Jordan  remained  with  his   par- 
ents, faithful  to  the  occupation   in  which  he 
was  brought  up,  until  the  second  year  of  the 
late  Civil  War,  when,  on  September  2,  1862, 
he    enlisted    for   a    term    of    nine    months    in 
Company  E,   under  Captain  Almon  C.   Pray, 
in  the  Twenty-third  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry, 
commanded  by  Colonel  William  Virgin  Wood- 
man.    With  his  regiment  he  was  at  the  front 
in    several    engagements,     at    the    battle    of 
Gettysburg  receiving  two  wounds,  the  scars  of 
which   still   remain  on  his   head,    lasting   re- 
minders   of   that    scene    of    carnage.     At   the 
expiration  of  his  term  of  service  Mr.  Jordan 
was  discharged  at  Augusta,   Me.,  but  shortly 
afterward  he  re-enlisted,  joining  the  Seventh 
Maine  Battery,  under  Captain  A.  B.  Twitch- 
ell,  and  taking  part   in   the  closing  campaign 
before   Petersburg,    subsequently   being    mus- 
tered out  of  service  at  Augusta,  July  3,  1865. 
Returning  to    his    home    in    Webster,    Mr. 
Jordan  remained  there  but  a  short  time  before 
securing  a  position  with  the  Hill  Manufactur- 
ing Company  in  Lewiston,  Me.,  remaining  in 


their  cotton-mill  two  years.  He  afterward 
worked  for  three  years  as  a  section  hand  in 
the  Androscoggin  Mills  of  that  place,  having 
charge  of  one  hundred  and  sixteen  looms. 
Going  thence  to  Olneyville,  R.I.,  Mr.  Jordan 
held  the  position  of  overseer  in  the  fancy 
weaving  establishment  three  and  one-half 
years,  or  until  the  mill .  shut  down.  He  was 
next  employed  in  the  Durfee  Manufacturing 
Mills  in  Fall  River,  Mass.,  where  for  seven 
months  he  ran  a  print  weaver  with  one  thou- 
sand and  twenty  looms.  At  the  expiration  of 
that  time  the  Durfee  Company  engaged  Mr. 
Jordan,  in  whose  ability  and  fidelity  they  had 
complete  confidence,  to  go  to  Langley,  S.C., 
to  take  charge  of  the  weaving,  clothing,  slash- 
ing, and  spooling,  giving  him  full  control  of  a 
fifteen-thousand-spindle  mill.  He  remained 
there  seventeen  years,  being  superintendent 
of  the  mill  the  last  ten  years,  likewise  having 
charge  of  the  four  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of 
land  belonging  to  the  firm,  this  giving  him 
virtually  control  of  the  entire  town.    ' 

On  his  return  to  Maine  Mr.  Jordan  pur- 
chased the  estate  in  New  Gloucester  where  he 
now  resides,  taking  possession  of  it  May  5, 
1890.  This  farm  contains  two  hundred  and 
seventy-five  acres  of  the  best  tillage  land  to  be 
found  in  Cumberland  County,  yielding  bounti- 
fully of  the  staple  products  of  this  locality, 
including  hay,  corn,  potatoes,  fruit,  and  small 
grains.  Like  the  most  of  the  farmers  of  this 
vicinity,  Mr.  Jordan  pays  especial  attention 
to  the  production  of  milk,  keeping  twenty 
milch  cows,  and  shipping  an  average  of  thirty 
gallons  of  milk  per  day  direct  to  Portland. 
Mr.  Jordan  has  likewise  business  interests  in 
South  Carolina,  whither  he  makes  a  trip  each 
year.  He  is  a  man  who  has  been  tHe  archi- 
tect of  his  own  fortune.  When  he  left  the 
home  farm  he  had  just  fivecents  in  his  pocket; 
and  a  week  later  he  borrowed  twenty-five  cents 
to  buy  a  soldier's  cap,  which  he  wore  to  the 
war.  Since  that  time  he  has  steadily  climbed 
the  ladder  of  prosperity,  being  now  the  posses- 
sor of  a  competency  and  free  from  debt. 

Politically  a  stanch  Democrat,  in  1894  Mr. 
Jordan  served  his  fellow-townsmen  as  Select- 
man, being  Chairman  of  the  Board.  Socially, 
he  belongs  to  the  Grange  Society  of  this 
place,  and  is  a  prominent  Mason,  having  been 


W.    S.    EATON. 


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537 


Treasurer  of  the  Albert  Pike  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  No.  176,  of  Langley,  S.C.,  for  twenty 
years.  He  also  belongs  to  Custer  Post,  No. 
9,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  of  New 
Gloucester.  Religiously,  though  not  con- 
nected by  membership  with  any  organization, 
both  he  and  his  wife  are  regular  attendants  of 
the  Universalist  church. 

Mr.  Jordan  has  been  three  times  married. 
His  first  wife,  to  whom  he  was  married  Febru- 
ary 22,  1868,  was  Etta  M.,  daughter  of  Josiah 
and  Pauline  Clark,  both  deceased.  She  died 
September  2,  1874,  leaving  one  son,  Fred  W., 
who  was  graduated  from  the  Military  School 
of  Charleston,  S.C.,  and,  having  married 
Lizzie  Schaub,  is  now  engaged  in  the  pip- 
ing business  in  Aiken,  S.C.  On  January  4, 
1877,  Mr.  Jordan  married  Mrs.  Ella  M. 
(Loomis)  Dockendoff,  a  widow,  whose  first 
husband.  Captain  Dockendoff,  died  at  New 
Orleans,  La.,  just  a  week  after  marriage. 
She  was  a  native  of  Winthrop,  Me.,  daughter 
of  John  and  Sarah  Loomis,  neither  of  whom 
is  now  living.  Mrs.  Ella  M.  Jordan  died 
August  17,  1883,  and  her  two  children  — 
Foster  and  Conway,  are  both  dead.  Mr. 
Jordan  and  his  present  wife,  formerly  Stella 
A.  Cornwall,  were  united  in  marriage  on 
August  27,  1887.  Mrs.  Jordan  was  born  Jan- 
uary 2,  1867,  in  Augusta,  Ga.,  where  her  par- 
ents, George  C.  and  Susan  (Keith)  Cornwall, 
are  still  residing,  her  father  being  connected 
with  the  Southern  Express  Company.  He  is 
a  native  of  Savannah,  Ga. ;  but  her  mother 
was  born  and  reared  in  New  York  City.  Of 
this  union  three  children  have  been  born, 
namely:  Harry  C,  the  date  of  whose  birth 
was  August  27,  1889;  Herbert  O.,  May  15, 
1891 ;  and  Alma  E.,  April  25,  1893. 


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OODMAN  S.  EATON,  who  has 
general  freight  agent  of  the 
le  Central  Railroad  since  1885, 
was  born  in  Portland,  October  16,  1846,  son  of 
Stephen  W.  and  Miranda  (Knox)  Eaton.  He 
is  of  an  old  and  respected  Colonial  family, 
whose  progenitor,  John  Eaton,  with  his  wife 
Anna  and  six  children,  came  from  England 
to  this  country  more  than  two  hundred  and 
fifty  years  ago.     They  were  residents  of  Salis- 


bury, Mass.,  in  1640.  John  Eaton,  of  a  later 
generation,  great-grandfather  of  Woodman  S., 
was  born  in  Seabrook,  N.H.,  in  1748,  and  was 
one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Buxton,  Me. 
He  was  the  father  of  Tristram  Eaton,  who  was 
born  in  Buxton,  and  spent  the  most  of  his  days 
there,  engaged  in  farming. 

Stephen  W..  Eaton,  son  of  Tristram,  was 
born  in  Buxton,  but  spent  the  greater  part  of 
his  active  life  in  Portland,  engaged  first  in 
railroading,  later  in  mercantile  business. 
His  first  work  in  connection  with  the  trav- 
elling public  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Cum- 
berland &  Oxford  Canal  Company;  and  he 
was  next  engaged  as  one  of  the  engineers  in 
the  survey  of  the  Atlantic  &  St.  Lawrence 
Railroad  (now  the  Grand  Trunk),  filling  the 
office  of  freight  agent  when  the  road  was 
completed.  This  office  he  resigned  in  1853 
to  accept  a  position  on  the  Michigan  Central 
Railroad.  Returning  East  after  a  short  time, 
he  was  employed  as  railroad  superintendent  at 
Leeds  and  Farmington,  next  filling  the  office 
of  second  superintendent  of  the  Androscoggin 
Railroad ;  and  later  he  was  first  superintend- 
ent of  the  York  &  Cumberland.  This  was 
the  last  railroad  office  held  by  him,  his  next 
business  venture  being  in  the  mercantile  line; 
and  for  many  years  his  name  was  on  the  list 
of  prominent  merchants  of  Portland. 

In  politics  he  was  affiliated  with  the  Demo- 
cratic party,  and  was  Surveyor  of  the  port  of 
Portland  during  the  administration  of  Presi- 
dent Taylor,  serving  under  Collector  Jewett. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity, 
prominent  in  the  councils  of  the  Order.  Mr. 
Stephen  W.  Eaton  changed  his  residence  from 
Portland  to  Gorham  in  1854  on  account  of  ill 
health  in  the  family,  though  still  attending  to 
his  business  in  the  city;  and  he  died  in  Gor- 
ham in  1876  at  the  age  of  seventy-one.  His 
wife,  Miranda  Knox,  was  a  member  of  an  old 
Buxton  family,  her  father  also  having  been 
born  in  that  town. 

Woodman  S.  Eaton  was  the  sixth  in  a  fam- 
ily of  eight  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Stephen  W.  Eaton.  He  made  his  first  ac- 
quaintance with  books  at  a  private  school  in 
Portland,  and  later  attended  the  Gorham  Acad- 
emy, a  noted  school  at  that  time.  He  went  to 
work   in    1863,  when   seventeen  years  of  age. 


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entering  the  employ  of  the  Berlin  Mills  Com- 
pany at  Berlin,  N.H.,  as  an  office  assistant. 
He  afterward  spent  some  time  in  Lewiston, 
in  the  freight  department  of  the  Androscoggin 
Railroad,  where  he  got  his  first  idea  of  rail- 
road work,  and  was  next  called  to  the  South, 
filling  a  position  in  the  office  of  the  Provost 
Marshal  in  New  Orleans  till  the  close  of  the 
war.  Returning  to  Portland,  he  was  again  em- 
ployed by  the  Androscoggin  Railroad  Com- 
pany, for  whom  he  worked  a  year  as  freight 
checker.  He  then  obtained  a  position  as 
freight  cashier  for  the  Portland,  Saco  &  Ports- 
mouth Railroad,  remaining  from  1867  to  1875. 
In  the  latter  year  he  was  made  freight  agent 
of  the  Eastern  Railroad,  and  in  1882  assumed 
the  greater  responsibilities  of  freight  agent  of 
both  Eastern  and  Maine  Central.  Mr.  Eaton 
has  been  general  freight  agent  of  the  Maine 
Central  Railroad  since  1885,  and  during  the 
past  decade  •  the  road  has  had  its  greatest 
growth.  Consequently  his  care  and  responsi- 
bility are  yearly  increasing.  He  has  now  in 
his  office  in  Portland  eleven  clerks,  and  the 
admirable  manner  in  which  the  great  freight 
traffic  of  the  road  is  handled  proves  Mr.  Eaton 
to  be  a  man  of  exceptional  ability. 

October  16,  1867,  Mr.  Eaton  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Judith  Annette  Colby,  of  Gor- 
ham,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Colby,  a 
prominent  clergyman  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church.  Of  the  children  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Eaton  two  are  now  living — ^  William 
Colby  and  Edward  Stephen.  The  former, 
who  is  a  practising  attorney  in  Portland,  mar- 
ried Miss  Marion  Durant  Dow,  daughter  of 
Colonel  Fred  N.  Dow  and  grand-daughter  of 
General  Neal  Dow.  Edward  Stephen  Eaton 
is  in  the  general  freight  office  of  the  Maine 
Central  Railroad,  associated  with  his  father. 

Mr.  Eaton  is  a  prominent  Mason,  belonging 
to  Ancient  Landmark  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
of  Portland;  Mount  Vernon  Chapter;  Portland 
Commandery,  Knights  Templars;  and  the 
Consistory,  having  passed  the  thirty-two  de- 
grees. He  is  also  a  member  of  Ligonia 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
and  Eastern  Star  Encampment,  and  belongs 
to  the  Cumberland  and  Portland  Clubs,  the 
Country  Club,  and  the  Bramhall  League.  He 
attends     the     High     Street      Congregational 


Church,  and  contributes  liberally  to  its  sup- 
port. The  Eaton  residence,  a  very  handsome 
and  comfortable  dwelling,  is  at  754  Congress 
Street. 


TT^OLONEL  JOHN  P.  PERLEY,  for- 
I  Vr^  merly  a  much  esteemed  resident  of 
^lU^^  Bridgton,  was  born  July  31,  1815, 
on  the  home  farm  in  that  town,  son 
of  John  and  Sarah  (Treadwell)  Perley.  His 
grandfather,  Enoch  Perley,  was  the  original 
owner  of  the  homestead.  John  Perley,  who 
was  also  born  on  this  farm,  spent  his  life 
there,  engaged  in  agriculture  and  other  pur- 
suits. He  was  a  prominent  man  in  his  time, 
having  held  the  rank  of  General  in  the  State 
militia  for  several  years.  He  died  May  13, 
1 841.  His  wife,  Sarah,  who  was  a  native 
of  Massachusetts,  born  August  26,  1782,.  died 
September  30,  i860.  They  reared  the  follow- 
ing children:  John  P.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Susan  H.,  wife  of  Dr.  Moses  Gould; 
Mary  M.,  wife  of  Rensellaer  Cram;  Augustus; 
Sarah  A.,  wife  of  the  Hon,. Marshall  Cram,  of 
Brunswick ;  Frederick,  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin 
College;  and  three  that  died  young. 

Colonel  John  P.  Perley  acquired  the  rudi- 
ments of  his  education  in  a  district  school  in 
Bridgton.  Subsequently  he  pursued  a  more 
advanced  course  of  study  at  Bridgton  Academy 
and  at  Gorham  Seminary.  Before  attaining 
his  majority  he  was  called  to  the  charge  of  the 
homestead.  Thereafter,  for  the  rest  of  his 
life,  he  gave  his  attention  chiefly  to  general 
farming.  His  real  estate  possessions  included  • 
about  fifteen  hundred  acres  of  land,  some  of 
which  was  the  heaviest  timber  land  in  the 
State.  The  homestead  proper  contains  four 
hundred  acres.  Colonel  Perley  was  regarded 
as  a  high  authority  on  agricultural  questions, 
and  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  County 
Agricultural  Association.  He  was  a  Director 
of  the  Bridgton  Savings  Bank  and  of  the 
Pondicherry  mills,  being  a  large  stockholder 
of  each  firm;  and  he  was  a  Trustee  of  the 
Bridgton  Academy.  It  was  largely  through 
him  that  the  Bridgton  &  Saco  River  Rail- 
road was  built. 

In  politics  he  was  originally  a  Whig,  one  of 
the  men  who  voted  for  the  first  Harrison  and 


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539 


took  an  active  part  in  the  campaign  for 
"Tippecanoe  and  Tyler  too."  He  joined  the 
Republicans  upon  the  formation  of  that  party, 
and  represented  his  district  in  the  State  legis- 
lature in  1861,  1862,  and  1865.  He  was  also 
prominent  in  local  affairs,  and  served  as  Se- 
lectman and  Town  Treasurer  for  several  terms. 
In  religious  belief  he  was  a  Congregational- 
ist,  working  zealously  for  the  advancement  of 
his  church.  Colonel  Perley  was  noted  for  his 
liberality  and  public  spirit,  and  was  univer- 
sally esteemed.  He  died  November  9,  1890; 
and  his  remains  are  interred  in  the  private 
cemetery  on  the  homestead. 

June  25,  1840,  he  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Clarissa  Ingalls,  who  was  born  in 
Bridgton,  May  27,  181 7,  daughter  of  Captain 
Asa  and  Phoebe  (Berry)  Ingalls.  She  died 
November  3,  1892;  and  her  remains  rest 
beside  those  of  her  husband  in  the  private 
cemetery  on  the  homestead.  Mrs.  Perley 
also  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
church.  Colonel  Perley's  adopted  children 
were:  Miranda  F.  Potter,  Mary  F.  and 
Annette  E.  Farnham.  He  gave  all  the  same 
education  and  advantages  as  though  they  were 
his  own  children.  The  homestead  was  left  to 
the  youngest  daughter,  Annette  E.  She  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Robert  A.  Barnard, 
a  young  man  who  was  born  and  reared  in 
Bridgton.  Soon  after  their  marriage  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Barnard  went  to  Knight's  Ferry,  Cal., 
where  Mr.  Barnard  managed  a  sheep  ranch  for 
some  four  years.  They  then  returned  to 
Bridgton,  and  lived  at  the  homestead  of  Mr. 
Barnard's  father  until  1892,  when  they  moved 
to  the  Perley  estate.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barnard 
have  two  children  —  Evelyn  F.  and  Ruth  A. 


fHOMAS  J.  BROWN,  of  Raymond,  the 
prosperous  owner  of  Lake  View  Farm, 
where  he  has  resided  since  his  mar- 
riage, was  born  in  Raymond,  April  6,  1840, 
son  of  Jordan  and  Catherine  (Staples)  Brown. 
Jordan  Brown  was  a  native  of  North  Ray- 
mond. As  both  his  parents  died  when  he  was 
a  small  child,  he  came  in  early  boyhood  to 
Raymond  to  live  in  the  family  of  John  Small, 
who  acted  as- a  foster-father  to  the  orphan  boy. 
He  assisted  in  the  farm  work,  and  as  the  years 


went  by  became  more  and  more  the  depend- 
ence of  Mr.  Small,  for  whom  he  tenderly 
cared  during  his  last  years.  At  that  gentle- 
man's decease  Jordan  Brown  assumed  entire 
control  of  the  farm,  the  place  on  which  his  son 
now  resides,  and  was  thereafter  successfully 
engaged  in  mixed  husbandry  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  February  3,  1894.  His  wife, 
Catherine,  was  a  native  of  Portland,  from 
which  place  she  came  to  Raymond  with  her 
parents  while  she  was  young.  She  also  found 
a  home  with  John  Small  and  his  wife,  and  it 
was  there  that  the  acquaintance  was  formed 
that  led  to  her  marriage.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  four  children,  namely:  John  Small 
Brown,  born  June  18,  1838,  who  married 
Sarah  Shaw,  and  now  resides  in  Dry  Mills, 
Gray,  Me. ;  Thomas  Jackson  Brown,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  Sarah  E.  A.  Brown,  born 
July  30,  1842,  who  died  April  28,  1843;  and 
Joseph  W.,  born  December  5,  1847,  who 
married  Annie  J.  Harris,  of  New  Gloucester, 
Me.,  and  lives  in  Portland,  where  he  holds  a 
position  with  the  firm  of  Twitchell  &  Co. 
Their  mother  died   August   31,    1883. 

Thomas  J.  Brown  received  the  advantages 
of  a  common-school  education.  After  his 
school  days  were  ended,  he  assisted  his  father 
on  the  farm  until  his  marriage,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  one  year,  during  which  he  was  em- 
ployed in  Welchville,  Me.  He  then  took 
charge  of  the  old  homestead,  and  has  contin- 
ued to  reside  here  since  that  time.  In  the 
home  place  there  are  about  seventy-five  acres 
of  land,  and  he  owns  forty-five  acres  in 
another  part  of  the  town.  Since  he  became 
the  owner  of  the  farm,  he  has  made  various 
improvements.  He  does  a  successful  business 
in  stock  raising,  making  a  specialty  of  Jersey 
and  Holstein  stock.  The  cream  from  his 
dairy  is  marketed  at  the  Gray  creamery.  Be- 
sides raising  an  excellent  variety  of  fruit,  he 
devotes  considerable  attention  to  the  produc- 
tion of  the  staple  products  of  this  section;  and 
the  close  of  the  harvest  season  finds  his  barns 
and  granary  well  filled  with  hay  and  grain. 
During  the  summer  season  the  Lake  View 
farm-house  is  opened  for  the  reception  of 
summer  boarders,  having  accommodation  for 
about  a  dozen  guests. 

Mr.    Brown   was    first    married   on    July    2, 


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1862,  to  Miss  Althea  P.  Messer,  who  was  born 
in  Waterville,  Me.,  July  20,  1844.  She 
died  on  November  11,  1867,  leaving  one 
daughter,  Lizzie  A.,  born  April  11,  1866, 
now  the  wife  of  Frank  W.  Edwards,  of  Free- 
port,  Me.,  and  the  mother  of  one  child, 
Flossie  Ida.  On  November  10,  1877,  Mr. 
Brown  formed  a  second  union,  taking  for  his 
wife  Miss  Nellie  A.  Brown,  who  was  born  in 
Raymond  on  January  20,  1848,  daughter  of 
Andrew  Brown,  a  prosperous  farmer,  now  de- 
ceased. No  children  have  been  born  of  this 
second  marriage;  but  they  have  taken  Frank 
L.  Means,  of  Freeport,  to  bring  up  and  edu- 
cate. 

Like  his  father,  Mr.  Brown  has  always  been 
a  supporter  of  the  Democratic  party.  Though 
he  has  never  been  an  aspirant  for  ofificial  posi- 
tion, he  has  served  as  Selectman  of  Raymond 
and  in  other  offices.  In  fraternal  affiliation 
Mr.  Brown  is  a  member  of  Si  loam  Lodge, 
No.  45,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
of  Gray,  Me.,  and  also  of  the  Cumberland 
Grange  Society.  He  and  his  family  are  at- 
tendants of  the  Union  church  at  East  Ray- 
mond. 


"CiDWIN  A.  FESSENDEN,  M.D.,  a 
JR  prominent  and  successful  physician  of 
'^■^— '  Portland,  where  he  has  an  office  at 
478>^  Congress  Street,  was  born  in  the  town- 
ship of  Washington,  near  Monroe,  Green 
County,  Wis.,  on  December  12,  1848,  son  of 
Jared  and  Augusta  E.  (Pierce)  Fessenden. 
Dr.  Fessenden  is  a  descendant  of  the  branch 
of  the  Fessenden  family  that  settled  in  Maine. 
His  grandfather,  Solomon  Fessenden,  removed 
from  that  State  to  New  York,  whence  in  later 
life  he  went  to  Wisconsin. 

Jared  Fessenden,  the  son  of  Solomon,  was 
born  in  Jamestown,  N.Y.  On  arriving  at 
years  of  discretion,  he  went  to  Green  County, 
Wisconsin,  and  engaged  in  farming.  At  that 
time  the  settlement  of  the  district  had  made 
but  little  progress,  and  Jared's  life  there  was 
practically  that  of  a  pioneer.  His  land  had 
not  been  previously  cultivated;  and  he  was 
obliged  to  convey  his  wheat  and  other  products 
to  Milwaukee,  then  the  nearest  shipping  point, 
in  order  to  reach  the  consumer.      In  company 


with  two  brothers-in-law  he  served  as  a  soldier 
in  the  Black  Hawk  War.  He  was  an  honored 
and  respected  citizen  of  that  community.  He 
served  as  Supervisor  of  the  town,  and  lived  on 
his  farm  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  His 
wife,  who  was  born  in  Massachusetts,  reared 
him  a  family  of  four  children,  as  follows: 
Edwin  A.  Fessenden,  M.D.  ;  Eugene,  living 
in  Kansas;  Flora,  the  wife  of  Richard  H. 
Gill,  residing  near  Clyde,  Kan.  ;  and  Clara, 
who  married  Ernest  H.  Fessenden,  and  also 
lives  near  Clyde. 

Edwin   A.    Fessenden,    M.  D.,    acquired    the 
rudiments    of   his    education    in    the    common 
schools  of   Monroe,    Wis.      When   but  sixteen 
years  of  age,  he  enlisted  in   Company  G  of  the 
Fifteenth    Illinois    Infantry.       The    regiment 
was   assigned    to    the    Second  Brigade  of   the 
Seventeenth    Army     Corps,      commanded    by 
General  John    A.    Logan,    which   it  joined  at 
Morehead  City,  N. C. ,  as   Sherman's  army  was 
returning  from  the  march   to  the  sea.      That 
was  just  before  the  battle  of  Goldsboro,  after 
which   Dr.    Fessenden    accompanied   his  regi- 
ment to   Washington  and  was   present   at  the 
Grand  Review  held  in  celebration   of  the  suc- 
cess of  the  Union  cause  and  the  restoration  of 
peace.      After  this  the   regiment  was   ordered 
to  Fort  Kearney,  Neb.,   to  fight  the  Indians. 
It  went  first  to  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  thence  by 
boat    to    Fort    Leavenworth,    Kan.,    where    it 
arrived  July  4,  1865.      After  receiving  neces- 
sary supplies  here,  it  marched  the  remaining 
part  of  the  journey  to  Fort  Kearney.      Shortly 
after  it  was  ordered  back,    and  was  mustered 
out  of  service  at   Springfield,  111.,  in  August, 
1865.-     Dr.    Fessenden    then    returned    to   his 
home  in  Wisconsin.      As  soon  as  he  recruited 
his  health,  he  resumed  his  school  work,  gradu- 
ating from  the  Monroe  High  School  two  years 
later.      He    then    taught     school    for   a   time. 
Subsequently  he  went  to  Kansas  and  engaged    . 
in  stock  dealing  and  feeding.      Whilcthere  he 
attended  the  State  Normal   School  at  Emporia. 
After   graduating    there,    he    began,  to    study 
medicine  with   Dr.  Jeannotte,  of  Clyde,  Kan. 
He  afterward  took  a  course  of  lectures  at  the 
Bellevue  Medical   College   in  New  York,  and 
graduated  in  the  class  of   1889.      Shortly  after 
he   began   the   practice   of   his    profession   at 
Clyde,  Kan.      He  came  east  to  Falmouth,  Me., 


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S4I 


in  1890,  and  attended  the  patients  of  a  friend 
for  two  years.  Thien,  in  November,  1892,  hie 
settled  in  Portland,  where  he  has  since  resided. 
Dr.  Fessenden  took  a  course  at  the  Post-grad- 
uate School  of  New  York  City  in  1889,  and 
in  1895  he  took  a  post-graduate  course  in  the 
Polyclinic  School  of  that  city.  Dr.  Fessenden 
married  Miss  Mary  Pengra,  a  daughter  of  Mar- 
shall H.  Pengra,  of  Sylvester,  Green  County, 
Wis.,  and  has  one  daughter,  Mary,  who  is 
still  at  home.  He  casts  his  vote  with  the  Re- 
publican party,  but  is  not  otherwise  actively 
interested  in  political  matters.  During  his 
residence  in  Kansas  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Republican  Medical  Association  of  that  State 
and  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  at  Logan,  Kan. 
The  Portland  fraternal  orders  with  which  he  is 
affiliated  are  :  Bosworth  Post,  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic,  in  which  he  is  Surgeon;  the 
Ancient  Landmark  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  ; 
and  Greenleaf  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons. 


'ON.  MAHLON  H.  WEBB,  ex-Mayor 
of  Westbrook,  who  is  in  business  as 
a  wholesale  meat  dealer,  was  born 
in  Windham,  Me.,  April  13,  1842, 
son  0^  John  and  Lucy  Ann  (Hasty)  Webb. 
His  grandfather,  Stephen  Webb,  also  a  native 
of  Maine,  born  April  10,  1792,  lived  for  some 
years  in  Scarboro,  on  a  farm  which  his  father 
bought  of  a  Mr.  Knight,  and  spent  his  last 
years  in  Windham,  where  he  died  May  13, 
1 868.  He  was  a  stanch  Whig  in  politics, 
while  in  religious  belief  he  was  a  Universalist. 
His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mary 
Padden,  died  July  13,  1889.  They  reared  one 
son  and  two  daughters,  namely :  John,  the 
father  of  Mahlon  H.  Webb;  Betsey,  the 
widow  of  Mark  H.  Stevens,  and  now  residing 
in  Saco,  Me.  ;  and  Hannahette,  who  died 
August  2,  1840,  at  the  age  of  sixteen. 

John  Webb  was  born  in  Scarboro,  Me.,  No- 
vember 29,  1818.  During  the  greater  part  of 
his  life  he  has  been  engaged  in  farming  in 
Windham,  and  for  several  years  past  he  has 
been  employed  in  butchering  and  selling  meat 
at  wholesale.  Politically,  he  is  a  stanch 
Democrat,  while  he  is  no  aspirant  for  public 
office.  He  is  well  known  and  respected  in 
Windham,  of  which  he  may  be  described  as  a 


representative  citizen.  His  wife,  Lucy  Ann, 
a  native  of  Standish,  Me.,  was  born  March  11, 
1822,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Susanna  Hasty. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Webb  are  members  of  the  Uni- 
versalist church.  They  had  three  children, 
namely  :  Parris  0.,  a  police  officer  in  Portland, 
Me.  ;  Mary  P.,  the  wife  of  Edward  E.  Elder, 
of  Lynn,  Mass.  ;  and  Mahlon  H.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch.  The  mother  died  April  16, 
1886. 

The  Hon.  Mahlon  J-i.  Webb  received  such 
an  education  as  the  schools  of  Windham  could 
impart  in  two  terms,  every  winter,  of  ten  or 
twelve  weeks  each,  before  he  was  sixteen  years 
old.  On  leaving  school  he  entered  the  employ 
of  J.  Winslow  Jones,  of  Westbrook,  Me. ,.  with 
whom  he  remained  three  years  canning  corn. 
He  then  bought  a  milk  route  extending  as  far 
as  Portland,  which  he  conducted  about  four 
years.  Returning  to  his  former  employment 
after  that,  he  remained  with  Mr.  Jones  about 
four  years  more.  In  1875  he  engaged  in  the 
wholesale  meat  business,  which  he  has  pros- 
perously followed  for  the  past  twenty  years  or 
more.  He  supplies  the  stores  of  Westbrook 
and  Deering,  and  has  established  a  reputation 
for  first-class  goods  and  honorable  dealing. 

On  March  7,  1865,  Mr  Webb  was  married 
to  Miss  Hattie  E.  Boody,  daughter  of  Nathan 
W.  Boody,  of  Westbrook,  Me.  The  union 
was  blessed  by  two  children —  Lillian  M.  and 
Eva  A.  Both  graduated  from  the  Gorham 
Normal  School,  and  subsequently  taught  school 
for  several  years  in  Westbrook.  Lillian  mar- 
ried D.  C.  Dennett,  M.D.,  of  Portland,  Me., 
and  died  July  5,  1894.  Eva  married  L.  C. 
Hazelton,  of  Westbrook,  and  resides  in  Millis, 
Mass. 

Mr.  Webb,  who  is  a  Democrat  in  politics, 
is  very  popular  alike  with  his  own  party  and 
with  the  Republicans.  He  was  Selectman  of 
the  town  of  Westbrook  from  1886  to  1890,  and 
was  elected  Alderman  in  1890,  serving  effi- 
ciently as  a  member  of  the  first  city  govern- 
ment. In  1891  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  West- 
brook on  the  Democratic  ticket,  running  ahead 
of  his  ticket;  and  his  administration  met  with 
general  approval.  He  is  a  member  of  Temple 
Lodge,  No.  86,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Westbrook; 
of  Saccarappa  Lodge,  No.  11,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  that  city;  and  Cum- 


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mings  Encampment,  No.  i6.  Among  relig- 
ious creeds  he  has  made  no  choice,  while  he 
attends  the  Friends'  meetings  ih  Deering,  Me. 


Or  RTF 
/-J-\      nu 


■RTHUR  S.  MEGQUIER,  who  for  a 
number  of  years,  as  senior  member  of 
the  firm  of  Megquier  &  Jones,  iron 
and  brass  manufacturers,  was  a  prom- 
inent factor  in  the  mercantile  life  of  Portland, 
was  born  in  Winthrop,  Me.,  April  19,  1840. 
He  was  the  son  of  Dr.  Thomas  P.  and  Jane 
(Cole)  Megquier,  and  was  of  Scotch  descent. 
Thomas  P.  Megquier  was  a  practising  physi- 
cian in  Winthrop,  Me.,  where  he  opened  an 
office  as  soon  as  qualified,  and  worked  in  behalf 
of  suffering  humanity  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death.  His  wife,  who  is  still  living,  is  the 
mother  of  four  children,  one  of  whom  died  in 
childhood.  The  others  were :  Angie  L.  (now 
Mrs.  C.  S.  Gilson)  ;  John  O.  ;  and  Arthur  S., 
late  of  Portland. 

Arthur  S.  Megquier  in  his  early  years  re- 
ceived a  good  education,  completing  his  course 
of  study  at  Little  Blue  Academy,  Farming- 
ton,  Me.  He  first  worked  as  clerk  for  his 
brother-in-law,  Charles  Gilson,  proprietor  of 
a  livery  stable  in  Portland,  and  was  next  em- 
ployed as  clerk  in  a  grocery  store  at  Lancaster, 
N.  H.  Some  years  later  he  went  to  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  and  while  there  enlisted  as  a  member  of 
the  body  guard  of  General  John  C.  Fremont, 
remaining  two  years.  Receiving  his  dis- 
charge, he  returned  to  Portland  and  shipped 
before  the  mast  on  a  sailing-vessel  bound  for 
New  Orleans,  and  from  the  latter  city  jour- 
neyed to  New  York,  where  he  took  the  first 
situation  that  offered.  This  proved  to  be  in 
the  produce  business  in  the  employ  of  a  Mr. 
Morrison,  with  whom  he  remained  about  a 
year.  He  then  entered  the  employ  of  W.  W. 
&  J.  B.  Cornell,  manufacturers  of  iron  archi- 
tectural work,  such  as  stairways,  beams,  and 
frames  for  iron  buildings. 

Mr.  Megquier  remained  with  this  firm  ten 
or  fifteen  years  in  the  capacity  of  head  clerk ; 
and  in  1880  he  ventured  in  this  line  of  busi- 
ness himself,  as  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  Lind- 
say, Graff  &  Megquier  at  106  East  14th  Street, 
New  York  City.  Five  years  later  he  sold  his 
interest,    and,    in    company    with     Henry    M. 


Jones,  bought  the  plant  of  C.  A.  Donnell,- 
brass  manufacturer,  located  at  that  time  on  the 
corner  of  Fore  and  Pearl  Streets,  Portland. 

As  this  building  hardly  met  the 'demands  of 
their  growing  business,  'they  erected  two  or 
three  years  later  the  building  now  occupied- 
by  the  concern ;  and  there  Mr.  Megquier  was 
to  be  found  during  the  greater  part  of  the  time 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  November  29, 
1 89 1.  Prosperous  in  his  business  undertak- 
ings, he  was  yet  modest  and  retiring  in  dis- 
position and  not  an  aspirant  for  public  honors 
of  any  kind.  Lie  was  gifted  with  musical 
talent,  and  had  a  fine  tenor  voice,  which  for 
nineteen  years  he  devoted  to  the  uses  of  divine 
worship,  singing  in  St.  Mark's  Church,  Brook- 
lyn, N.Y.,  several  years,  in  Dr.  Porter's  Re- 
formed Church,  and  in  AH  Souls'  (Universal- 
ist)  Church. 

On  September  9,  1868,  Mr.  Megquier  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Adelaide  Hall,  daugh- 
ter of  Willard  and  Sarah  (Sampson)  Hall,  and 
grand-daughter  of  Captain  Daniel  Sampson, 
who  was  for  many  years  in  the  United  States 
revenue  service.  Three  children  were  born 
to  them  —  Edith,  Cornelia,  and  one  who  died 
in  childhood.  Mrs.  Megquier  and  her  daugh- 
ters are  members  of  the  Universalist  church 
in  Portland.  They  have  a  pretty  home  at  84 
Carleton  Street. 


Yp)EWIS     p.      knight,    _  a      prosperous 
Ijy      farmer    and     lumber    manufacturer    of 
JLJ?      ^  Naples,    Cumberland    County,    Me., 
was    born    in    this    town,   April   20, 
1852,  a  son  of  Major  W.  and  Caroline  Jackson 
Knight.      He  represents   the  third  generation 
of  his  family  in  the  State  of  Maine,  his  grand-- 
father,  Nathaniel  Knight,  settling  in  the  town 
of    Windham    at    an    early    date.      Major    W. 
Knight,    father    of    Lewis     P.,    was    born     in 
Windham   in   181 2.      He  was  engaged    during 
the  active  part  of  his  life  in  farming  and  lum- 
bering.     In  1815,  when  a  child  of  three  years, 
he  accompanied  his  relatives  to  Naples,  where 
he     subsequently     purchased    a    farm,     dying 
thereon  after  a  long  and  active  life,  in    1890. 
In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat  and  in  religious 
belief  a  Universalist.      He  was  twice  married. 
His  first  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Lydia 


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Bean,  was  a  native  of  Otisfield.  She  died  in 
1844,  ]ea,ving  three  children — Sarah  J.,  Na- 
thaniel, and  Lydia.  Mr.  Knight  subsequently 
married  Caroline  Jackson,  a  daughter  of  Will- 
iam Jackson,  of  Naples.  Her  father,  who  was 
a  tanner  by  trade,  died  in  1850.  He  and  his 
wife  reared  eight  children ;  namely,  Sarah, 
Lorenzo,  Andrew,  Greenlief,  Major,  Caroline, 
Martha,  and  Hannah.  By  his  second  marriage 
Mr.  Knight  had  three  children  —  Clinton,  who 
died  in  infancy;  Charlie  F. ,  who  lived  but 
fourteen  years;  and  Lewis  P.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch. 

Lewis  P.  Knight  was  reared  on  a  farm  and 
received  a  common-school  education.  Taking 
up  the  industries  with  which  he  was  most 
familiar  —  farming  and  lumbering  —  he  re- 
mained on  the  homestead  till  1885,  when  he 
moved  to  his  present  fine  estate,  which  covers 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  a  large  part  of 
which  is  devoted  to  raising  general  farm  prod- 
uce. Mr.  Knight  owns  other  land  in  the  vi- 
cinity, his  total  real  estate  amounting  to  two 
thousand  acres.  He  conducts  a  fine  steam 
saw-mill,  which  has  a  large  output  of  lumber. 
An  enterprising  and  tireless  worker,  Mr. 
Knight  has  been  very  successful  in  his  under- 
takings, and  is  one  of  the  leading  men  of  this 
town. 

Mr.  Knight  was  married  in  1875  to  Miss 
Ada  G.  Walker,  who  was  born  in  Naples,  a 
daughter  of  Hiram  and  Henrietta  Walker. 
He  and  his  wife  have  two  children  —  Charlie 
C.  and  Electra  H. 

Mr.  Knight's  political  affiliations  are  with 
the  Republican  party.  He  is  prominent  in 
local  affairs,  and  is  at  present  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Selectmen  of  Naples.  He  is  con- 
nected with  the  Masonic  Order,  being  a 
member  of  Oriental  Lodge  of  Bridgton.  In 
religious  belief  he  and  his  wife  are  Congre- 
gationalists. 


TT^HARLES  W.  T.  GODING,  a  grocery 
I  Y^  and  provision  merchant  at  40  St.  Law- 
\%^^  rence  Street,  Portland,  and  General 
— ^  Manager  of  the  Casco  Bay  Steam- 
boat Company,  was  born  in  Portland,  May  29, 
1855,  son  of  Stillman  N.  and  Amanda  H. 
(Childs)' Coding.      His  father,  who  was  a  son 


of  Jonathan  Coding,  was  engaged  in  the  grocery 
and  provision  trade  in  Portland  for  many 
years,  and  conducted  a  prosperous  business. 
He  continued  active  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  1878.  His  wife, 
Amanda,  who  still  survives,  was  a  daughter  of 
Henry  PL  and  Hannah  Childs,  of  Canton,  Me. 
Her  mother,  who  is  still  living  at  the  vener- 
able age  of  ninety-six  years,  resides  in  Canton. 
Mrs.  Coding  became  the  mother  of  four  chil- 
dren—  Mary  E.,  Coridon  O. ,  Davis  E.,  and 
Charles  W.  T. 

Charles  W.  T.  Coding  received  his  educa 
tion  in  the  common  and  high  schools  of  Port- 
land. After  completing  his  studies,  he  be- 
came a  clerk  in  his  father's  store,  remaining 
in  that  capacity  for  some  years,  and  finally 
purchasing  the  business,  which  he  has  since 
conducted  with  success.  In  1883  he  became 
a  stockholder  and  Director  of  the  Forest  City 
Steamboat  Company;  and,  when  that  enterprise 
was  consolidated  with  the  Star  Steamboat 
Company  in  1889,  he  was  appointed  General 
Manager  of  the  line,  a  position  which  he  has 
since  occupied.  This  company  runs  a  line  of 
steamers  among  the  islands  of  Portland  Har- 
bor. It  owns  and  controls  the  rink,  the  pa- 
vilions, and  other  places  of  amusement  on 
Peak's  Island;  and  during  the  summer  season 
its  boats  are  crowded  with  pleasure-seekers, 
both  day  and  evening.  Mr.  Coding  devotes 
much  of  his  time  and  energy  to  the  enterprise, 
taking  great  pains  to  insure  the  comfort  and 
safety  of  its  patrons;  and  his  untiring  efforts 
in  this  direction  are  appreciated  by  the  public. 
His  management  of  the  line  is  producing  the 
most  gratifying  results  to  the  stockholders, 
and  he  is  regarded  by  them  as  "the  right  man 
in  the  right  place. ' '  He  is  also  a  member  and 
one  of  the  managers  of  the  Board  of  Trade, 
and  a  Director  of  both  the  Casco  and  Portland 
Loan  Associations.  In  politics  he  is  a  Re- 
publican. 

Mr.  Coding  married  Fanny  F.  Gardner, 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Etta  M.  (Page)  Gard- 
ner, and  has  two  children  living  —  Blanche 
Willard,  aged  five  years;  and  Charles  W.  T., 
Jr.,  whose  first  birthday  occurred  on  July  4  of 
the  present  year.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Coding  attend 
the  Universalist  church,  and  reside  at  50  St. 
Lawrence  Street. 


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UMNER  C.  BOLTON,  a  prosper- 
ous merchant  tailor  and  respected 
citizen  of  Gorham,  was  born  in 
Portland,  this  State,  November  15, 
1828,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Martha  (Noble) 
Bolton.  He  is  of  English  ancestry,  being 
descended  from  one  of  two  brothers  who  came 
to  this  country  from  England  during  the  last 
century,  and  settled  at  White  Rock  in  the 
town  of  Gorham,  Cumberland  County. 

Thomas  Bolton,  who  was  born  in  White 
Rock,  lost  his  father  when  he  was  but  a  child 
of  four  years.  In  early  manhood  he  learned 
the  trade  of  an  edge-tool  maker,  and  subse- 
quently removed  to  Portland,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  that  line  of  business  for  many 
years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  State  militia, 
in  which  he  attained  the  rank  of  Captain,  and 
saw  active  service  during  the  War  of  18 12-14. 
He  escaped  the  British  bullets,  and  died  many 
years  after  the  war  at  his  home  in  Portland. 
His  wife's  father  also  served  in  the  war,  and 
was  a  man  of  such  remarkable  longevity  and 
physical  vigor  that  it  is  said  that,  when  he 
was  one  hundred  years  old,  he  came  on  horse- 
back from  his  home  to  Portland,  a  distance  of 
thirty  miles,  to  get  his  pension.  Eleven  chil- 
dren were  born  to  Thomas  Bolton  and  his 
wife,  seven  of  whom  reached  maturity,  and 
three  are  now  living  — Elbridge  G.,  Charles, 
and  Sumner  C. 

Sumner  C.  Bolton,  after  attending  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  native  city,  learned  the 
trade  of  a  tailor,  and"  worked  for  different  firms 
in  Saco,  Portland,  and  Windham.  In  1862 
he  enlisted  in  Company  F  of  the  Twenty-fifth 
Maine  Regiment,  which  was  stationed  at  Ar- 
lington Heights  as  a  guard  to  the  long  bridge, 
and  subsequently  at  Chantilly,  W.  Va.  The 
following  year  Mr.  Bolton  returned  home, 
and  shortly  after  entered  the  employ  of  Ed- 
ward Hasty,  of  West  Gorham,  being  taken 
into  partnership  a  year  later,  when  the  firm 
name  was  changed  to  Hasty  &  Bolton.  This 
company  afterward,  owing  to  another  change, 
became  known  as  Eastman  &  Bolton.  Nine 
months  later  Mr.  Bolton  came  to  Gorham,  and 
established  his  present  business,  in  which  he 
has  been  highly  prospered,  and  is  now  one  of 
the  oldest  and  most  successful  business  men 
of  the  town.     He  has  been  twice  married,  first 


to  Miss  Lauriette  Lane,  by  whom  he  had  two 
sons  —  Frank  O.  and  Joseph  L. ;  and  second 
to  Miss  Lottie  Shorey,  a  daughter  of  Frank 
Shorey,  of  Albion,  Me.,  whom  he  married  in 
1891.  By  his  present  wife  he  has  one  child, 
Philip  Sumner. 

In  political  affiliation  Mr.  Bolton  is  a  Re- 
publican. Fraternally,  he  is  connected  with 
Saccarappa  Lodge,  No.  11,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Saccarappa;  Dirigo  Lodge, 
No.  21,  Knights  of  Pythias,  of  Gorham;  and 
Warren  Post,  No.  73,  Gi-and  Army  of  the  Re- 
public, of  Standish,  Me.  Religiously,  he  is 
a  member  of  the  Congregational  church. 


T^APTAIN    JOHN     D.     CLEAVES,    a 
1 1  Vx      retired    mariner    of    Yarmouth,    Me., 

^^U^^  who  is  now  a  prosperous  farmer  and 
real  estate  owner  of  this  town,  was 
born  in  Rockport,  Mass.,  May  5,  1843,  son  of 
John  and  Ann  (Hill)  Cl§aves.  His  ancestors 
came  to  the  sea-coast  from  Bridgton,  Me.; 
and  the  family  is  distantly  related  to  the  pres- 
ent governor  of  the  State,  Henry  B.  Cleaves. 

Captain  Cleaves' s  paternal  grandfather, 
Ebenezer  Cleaves,  was  one  of  the  early  set- 
tlers of  Cousins  Island,  where  he  owned  a 
good  farm,  which  he  cultivated  with  success ' 
during  his  active  period.  He  lived  to  reach  a 
good  old  age.  He  was  a  Whig  in  politics. 
He  and  his  wife  reared  a  family  of'  eleven  chil- 
dren, all  of  whom  grew  to  maturity.  They 
were  named  as  follows:  John,  Ebenezer,  Levi, 
Ann,  Willard,  Moses,  Rebecca,  Almira, 
Sarah,  Charlotte,  and  Aaron.  The  grand- 
mother lived  to  attain  the  advanced  age  of 
ninety-four  years.  She  was  a  Methodist  in 
her  religious  views. 

John  Cleaves,  son  of  Ebenezer,  was  born  in 
North  Yarmouth,  May  27,  1799.  At  an  early 
age  he  engaged  in  coasting,  a  business  which 
he  followed  until'  1844,  when  he  bought  the 
farm  where  his  son  now  resides.  The  prop- 
erty, which  is  known  as  the  Reddick  Prince 
farm,  is  one  of  the  oldest  estates  in  this  part 
of  the  town.  Prince's  Point  was  named  for 
the  original  ownei:.  John  Cleaves  carried  on 
general  farming  industriously  and  with  good 
results  for  many  years,  residing  there  until 
his    death,    which    took   place    February    24, 


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1880.  He  was  a  well-known  and  prominent 
citizen,  public-spirited  and  benevolent.  He 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church  at  Rockport,  Mass.,  giving  the 
land  for  the  edifice,  and  contributing  liberally 
in  money  toward  its  erection;  but,  after  mov- 
ing to  Yarmouth,  he  joined  the  Congregation- 
alists,  and  supported  that  church  with  equal 
liberality.  In  politics  he  was  a  Republican. 
His  wife,  Ann  Hill,  who  was  born  on  Cousins 
Island,  February  3,  1800,  became  the  mother 
of  eight  children,  four  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy. Those  that  grew  to  maturity  were: 
Jane,  Eunice,  Delia,  and  John  D.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  who  is  the  youngest  and 
the  only  one  now  living.  Mrs.  Ann  H. 
Cleaves  died  June  19,  1879. 

John  D.  Cleaves  began  his  education  in  the 
district  schools  of  Yarmouth,  and  advanced  in 
his  studies  by  attending  the  North  Yarmouth 
Academy,  after  which  he  taught  one  term  of 
school  on  Cousins  Island.  His  sea  life  prac- 
tically commenced  when  he  was  twelve  years 
old,  at  which  time  he^  began  to  make  short 
coasting  voyages.  In  the  spring  of  1862  he 
took  command  of  the  schooner  "Delaware"; 
and  he  continued  to  follow  the  sea  as  a  master 
mariner  until  1885,  making  a  few  voyages  to 
the  West  Indies,  but  being  principally  en- 
gaged in  carrying  freights  along  the  coast. 
Since  his  retirement  from  the  sea  he  has  de- 
voted his  energies  to  conducting  his  farm, 
which  consists  of  eighty-five  acres  of  well-im- 
proved land;  and  he  has  also  been  interested 
in  the  development  of  his  locality  as  a  summer 
resort.  He  owns  Prince's  Point,  which  has 
become  very  popular  among  tourists  as  an 
agreeable  and  healthful  place  to  spend  the 
heated  term,  being  now  reached  by  a  regular 
steamboat  service,  furnished  with  telephone 
connection.  He  accommodates  boarders  at 
his  residence;  and  seventeen  cottages  have 
been  built  at  the  Point  during  the  last  few 
years,  which  provide  pleasant  summer  homes 
for  many  regular  visitors. 

On  February  8,  1873,  Captain  Cleaves  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Fanny  O.  Hicks,  who 
was  born  in  North  Yarmouth,  November  10, 
1850,  daughter  of  Elbridge  D.  and  Mary 
(Johnson)  Hicks.  Her  family  is  an  old  and 
prominent    one    in    that    locality,    her   grand- 


father, William  Hicks,  having  been  an  early 
settler  in  North  Yarmouth.  Elbridge  D. 
Flicks  was  born  there.  May  5,  1817.  He  be- 
came a  prosperous  farmer;  and  he  died  Sep- 
tember 26,  1874.  He  was  originally  a  Re- 
publican in  politics,  but  later  supported  the 
Democratic  party;  and  he  was  liberal  in  his 
religious  views.  Flis  wife,  Mary  Johnson, 
who  was  born  in  Gray,  Me.,  December  18, 
1 8 16,  and  now  resides  in  North  Yarmouth, 
reared  four  children;  namely,  Elbridge,  Fanny 
O.,  Eugene,  and  James  W. 

Three  children  were  born  to  Captain  and 
Mrs.  Cleaves,  all  of  whom  died  young, 
namely :  Lena  Stanwood,  at  the  age  of  eight 
months;  Mary  Hicks,  not  quite  twelve 
months;  and  Alice  Burbank,  who  lived  to 
reach  the  age  of  nearly  seven  years. 

Captain  Cleaves  is  highly  esteemed  by  a 
large  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances,  both 
in  Yarmouth  and  elsewhere,  and  is  very  popu- 
lar socially,  being  connected  with  Maine 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of 
Portland.  He  is  a  Republican  in  politics, 
and  both  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
Congregational  church.  His  residence  is  a 
landmark  in  Yarmouth,  having  been  built  in 
1797;  and  it  is  one  of  the  oldest  houses  in  the 
town. 


HOMAS  P.  R.  CARTLAND,  sole  pro- 
prietor of  the  establishment  at  105 
Middle  Street,  Portland,  bearing  the 
sign  "Jones  &  Cartland,  Shoe  Manufacturers," 
was  born  in  Brunswick,  Me.,  December  29, 
1854.  He  is  a  son  of  Isaiah  and  Eunice  H. 
(Rich)  Cartland,  and  a  grandson  of  Charles 
Cartland,  of  Limington,  Me.  His  father, 
Isaiah  Cartland,  was  a  well-known  merchant 
in  Portland,  where  he  died  in  January,  1895. 
His  wife,  who  was  the  daughter  of  Stephen 
Rich,  is  still  living.  They  were  the  parents 
of  two  children  —  Mary  R.,  who  married 
William  Graham,  of  Portland;  and  Thomas 
P.  R.,  our  subject. 

Thomas  P.  R.  Cartland  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Portland,  supplementing  his  ele- 
mentary studies  with  a  three  years'  course  at 
the  Friends'  Boarding  School  at  Providence, 
R.I.      He  first  went  to  work  for  G.   C.    Tyler 


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&  Co.,  wholesale  shoe  merchants,  and  in  their 
employ  became  familiar  with  the  line  of  trade 
which  he  has  since  followed.  In  1877  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  Mr.  A.  T.  Davis; 
and  they  opened  a  retail  shoe  store  under  the 
Falmouth  Hotel,  under  the  name  of  Davis  & 
Cartland,  doing  a  very  successful  business 
until  1887.  In  that  year  Mr.  Cartland  estab- 
lished his  present  manufactory,  being  at  first 
associated  with  Mr.  C.  R.  Jones.  He  manu- 
factures a  medium  grade  of  ladies'  button 
boots  for  the  wholesale  trade,  and  has  an  ex- 
tensive business,  employing  a  large  number  of 
hands,  and  occupying  a  building  about  fifty- 
five  by  one  hundred  and  forty  feet  in  di- 
mension and  four  stories  in  height.  His 
goods  are  sold  from  his  Boston  office;  and 
their  sales  reach  from  Maine  to  California 
and  New  Orleans,  the  business  steadily  ad- 
vancing each  year. 

Mr.  Cartland  was  married  in  1883  to 
Minnie,  daughter  of  William  H.  and  Julia 
(Wyman)  Milliken;  and  two  children  have 
blessed  their  union  —  M.  Gertrude  and 
Ruth  T. 

In  politics  Mr.  Cartland  is  a  Republican. 
He  is  a  member  of  Ancient  Landmark  Lodge, 
No.  17,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Greenleaf  Chapter, 
and  Portland  Commandery,  No.  2;  and  be- 
longs also  to  the  Portland  Athletic  Club  and 
the  Bramhall  League.  He  and  his  wife  are 
members  of  the  State  Street  Congregational 
Church.  They  have  a  very  fine  residence  at 
25s  Western  Promenade,  Portland.  Though 
not  actively  interested  in  politics  and  taking 
no  part  in  municipal  affairs,  Mr.  Cartland  is 
well  known  to  the  public  as  a  business  man 
and  as  a  member  of  the  various  prominent 
social  organizations,  being  numbered  among 
the  most  esteemed  residents  of  the  city. 


'OHN  BRADFORD,  long  a  representa- 
tive citizen  of  Portland,  having  been 
engaged  in  business  on  one  street  of 
this  city  for  sixty-four  years,  was  born 
in  Portland,  July  lo,  1810,  son  of  Nathaniel 
and  Elizabeth  (Corbett)  Bradford,  of  Plym- 
outh, Mass.  He  is  a  direct  descendant  of  the 
Colonial  governor,  William  Bradford,  one  of 
the.  "Mayflower"    pilgrims,    who    became    so 


prominent  in  the  history  of  the  Plymouth 
colony.  Nathaniel  Bradford,  who  was  a  spar- 
maker  in  Duxbury,  Mass.,  came  to  Portland  in 
early  manhood,  and  here  worked  at  his  trade 
for  many  years. 

John  Bradford,  after  making  the  best  of  his 
opportunities  for  obtaining  an  education,  en- 
gaged in  spar-making  with  his  father,  and  con- 
tinued it  with  an  elder  brother  after  his 
father's  death.  He  was  but  nineteen  years  of 
age,  when,  his  brother  having  gone  to  sea,  the 
entire  responsibility  of  the  business  devolved 
on  him.  He  then  took  charge  of  the  estab- 
lishment on  Commercial  Street,  at  the  foot  of 
Cross  Street,  which  still  bears  his^name.  By 
close  industry  and  well-directed  effort  he  built 
up  the  largest  spar-making  business  in  the 
city.  Giving  employment  to  fifteen  men,  he 
furnished  spars  for  most  of  the  new  boats  built 
in  Portland,  and  also  for  many  of  those  that 
came  into  the  port  for  repairs.  In  business 
from  1829  to  1893,  when  he  retired,  Mr.  Brad- 
ford rounded  out  a  prosperous  business  life  of 
sixty-four  years,  thereby  making  a  noteworthy 
record.  He  was  the  owner  of  a  considerable 
amount  of  real  estate  in  Portland.  Careful  to 
avoid  debt,  he  commanded  the  respect  of  all 
with  whom  he  had  dealings.  His  punctual 
habits  and  stern  integrity  were  the  chief 
agencies  that  built  up  his  enviable  business 
reputation.      He  died  January  24,  1896. 

Mr.  Bradford  was  twice  married.  By  his 
first  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Jane 
Knight,  he  had  two  children,  namely:  John, 
who  now  has  charge  of  his  father's  business; 
and  Elizabeth,  who  died  in  childhood.  His 
second  wife  was  Mary  A.  (Harris)  Bradford, 
a  native  of  Partland,  born  in  March,  1822, 
and  a  daughter  of  Stephen  and  Mary  (Knight) 
Harris.  Her  father  was  from  Boston,  Mass., 
his  wife  being  a  member  of  the  old  and  prom- 
inent Knight  family  of  Portland.  By  this 
wife  he  had  one  daughter,  Lizzie  M.,  who  is 
the  wife  of    Herbert    S.    Dyer,    of    Portland. 

Mr.  Bradford  was  a  member  of  the  City 
Council  four  years  and  of  the  Board  of  Over- 
seers fourteen  years,  serving  four  years  as 
Chairman  of  the  last-named  body.  He  was  at 
one  time  connected  with  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  but  during  the  latter 
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the  Lodge.  He  took  a  keen  interest  in  mili- 
tary matters,  and  in  early  life  was  Lieutenant 
of  a  company  for  seven  years,  having  received 
his  commission  from  Governors  Kent  and 
Dunlap  about  the  time  of  the  Aroostook  War. 
His  commission  read  as  follows:  — 

Governor  Kent  as  Captain, 

Robert  P.  Dunlap,  Governor  and  Commander-in-chief 
of  the  State  of  Maine, 

To  John  Bradford,  of  Portland,  Greeting  : 

You  have  been  elected  a  Lieutenant  of  a  Company  of 
the  Battalion  of  Artillery  in  the  Second  Brigade  and 
Fifth  Division  of  the  Militia  of  the  State,  to  take  rank 
from  the  28th  of  July,  1837. 

(Signed)  Robert  P.  Dunlap,  Governor. 

A.  R.  Nichols,  Secretary  of  State. 

Mr.  Bradford  was  an  attendant  of  the  High 
Street  Church.  He  had  a  pleasant  home  at 
38  High  Street,  where  he  lived  for  many 
years,  and  where  his  widow  now  resides. 


ON.    PHILANDER    TOLMAN,    now 
iving    in    retirement    at    Greenwood 


Villa,  his  home  on  the  shore  of 
Long  Lake,  Harrison,  was  born  in 
Troy,  N.H.,  June  13,  1819.  His  parents, 
Henry  and  Mary  (Harris)  Tolman,  were  also 
natives  of  Troy,  N.H.  His  paternal  grand- 
father, Benjamin  Tolman,  who  was  a  soldier 
in  Washington's  army,  was  born  in  Dorches- 
ter, Mass.  The  house  where  Benjamin's  birth 
occurred,  known  as  the  old  Tolman  resi- 
dence, is  still  standing,  and  has  been  occu- 
pied by  successive  generations  of  the  Tolman 
family  ever  since  the  days  of  the  Revolution. 

Henry  Tolman,  the  father  of  the  Hon. 
Mr.  Tolman,  was  for  years  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  pottery.  He  moved  from 
Troy,  N.H.,  to  Sterling,  Mass.,  where  he  be- 
came very  prominent  as  a  manufacturer  and  as 
a  man  of  much  public  spirit.  He  died  March 
6,  185 1 ;  and  his  wife's  death  occurred  August 
5,  1857.  They  were  the  parents  of  eleven 
children,  namely:  Charles  M.,  born  January 
21,  1807,'  who  died  December  27,  1830; 
Nancy,  born  June  17,  1808,  who  died  October 
23,  i860;  Henry,  Jr.,  born  August  13,  1809, 
who  died  August    10,  1892;  Elisha  N.,  born 


June  17,  181 1,  who  died  January  16,  1875; 
Daniel,  born  November  7,  18 12,  who  died 
in  October,  1885;  Mary,  born  May  5,  1814, 
who  died  February  21,  1888;  Jacob  M.,  born 
January  2,  1816,  who  died  December  8,  1873; 
James,  born  May  6,  18 17,  who  died  January 
28,  1821  ;  Philander,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Sarah  Ann,  born  December  31,  1824, 
who  died  November  2,  1844;  and  Melvina, 
born  May  11,  1828,  the  wife  of  F"rank  Osborn, 
of  Fitchburg,  Mass. 

Philander  Tolman  received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
county.  When  seventeen  years  of  age  he 
went  ^to  Worcester,  Mass.,  and  entered  the 
Washburn  wire  mills  as  an  apprentice. 
There  he  remained  twelve  years,  becoming  a 
most  skilled  workman.  In  1848  he  went  to 
Harrison,  Me.,  which  was  then  but  a  strag- 
gling village,  and  started  in  the  manufacture  of 
all  kinds  of  iron  and  steel  wire.  His  first 
business  associate  was  a  Mr.  Farley,  and  the 
enterprise  was  incorporated  under  the  firm 
name  of  Farley  &  Tolman.  They  erected  a 
mammoth  building,  which  soon  became  the 
home  of  a  thriving  industry.  As  the  business 
grew,  so  grew  the  town.  In  1853  Mr.  Tolman 
purchased  his  partner's  interest,  and  from 
that  time  forward  the  firm  was  known  as  P. 
Tolman  &  Co.  Mr.  Tolman  was  also  for 
some  time  extensively  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  brick.  In  1888  he  disposed  of  all 
his  business  interests,  and  retired  to  Green- 
wood Villa,  an  estate  of  sixty  acres,  which  is 
one  of  the  most  beautiful  country-seats  in 
Cumberland  County.  Mr.  Tolman's  enter- 
prise has  been  a  most  important  factor  in  the 
upbuilding  of  Harrison  and  the  improvement 
of  the  country  around.  A  self-made  man,  he 
has  not  only  made  his  own  way  up  the  Ijill  of 
success,  but  has  aided  many  others  in  the  diffi- 
cult climb.  It  is  such  men  as  he,  steady, 
self-reliant,  enterprising,  that  have  built  up 
the  industries  of  the  country,  and  enabled  it 
to  compete  in  the  markets  of  the  world. 

On  November  3,  1841,  while  a  resident  of 
Worcester,  Mass.,  Mr.  Tolman  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Laura  Kelton.  She  was 
born  in  Warwick,  Mass.,  February  11,  1814, 
daughter  of  James  Kelton,  a  well-to-do  farmer 
and  lifelong  resident  of  Massachusetts.     Mr. 


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and   Mrs.   Tolman  celebrated  with  zest   their 
golden  wedding  on  November  3,  1891.     They 
have  had  eight   children,    as  follows:    Frank 
Warren,  born  August  13,  1842,  who  died  July 
14,    1877,  leaving  a  widow,    Hattie  A.  (Mor- 
ton) Tolman,  and  one  child;  George  Watson, 
born  April  4,    1845,   who  died   September  5, 
1848;    Theodore  M.,    born    March    10,    1847, 
who  married  Augusta  Hazelton,  and  now  re- 
sides  in  Portland,  Me. ;  Georgiana,  born  No- 
vember 19,  1848,  who  died  August   30,  1850; 
Charles  Elliott,  born  July   i,    1850,  who  mar- 
ried Mattie  Richardson,  and  is  living  in  Jay, 
Me.;     Emma   Frances,    born    April    6,    1852, 
who    is    the   wife   of   Albert    F.    Richardson, 
principal   of   the   Normal   School   at   Castine, 
Me.;  Anna  M.,'now  Mrs.  Walter  S.  Dudley, 
residing   with   her   husband    at    her    father's 
home;  James  H.,  born  October  27,  1853,  who 
married   Ella   Chaplin,  and  resides   in   West- 
brook,  Me.,  where  he  is  Judge  of  the  Munici- 
pal Court. 

A  stanch  Republican  in  politics,  Mr.  Tol- 
man has  held  every  civil  office  within  the  gift 
of  the  town  and  the  county.  He  represented 
the  towns  of  Bridgton  and  Harrison  in  the 
legislature  in  i860,  and  was  State  Senator  in 
1878  and  1879.  Within  the  past  few  years, 
though  urged  repeatedly  to  accept  town  office, 
he  has  refused  on  account  of  his  age.  He  was 
Treasurer  of  Bridgton  Academy  for  twenty 
years  and  Trustee  of  that  institution  for 
thirty-three  years.  Though  re-elected  to  this 
office,  he  has  declined  to  serve  again.  A 
strong  advocate  of  total  abstinence,  Mr.  Tol- 
man belongs  to  a  number  of  temperance  socie- 
ties. He  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Both  he  and 
his  wife  are  members  of  the  Baptist  church 
in  the  town,  and  take  an  active  part  in  church 
work.  Mr.  Tolman  has  been  Deacon  of  the 
church  for  many  years. 


|APTAIN  RICHARD  HARDING,  a 
retired  ship-master  of  Yarmouth,  Me., 
was  born  in  Boston,  May  i,  181 8. 
His  parents  having  died  when  he 
was  an  infant,  he  was  adopted  by  Lot  and 
Deborah  Harding,  who  were  industrious  farm- 
ing people  of  Truro,  Barnstable  County,  Mass.  ; 


and  his  boyhood  and  youth  were  passed  in  that 
town.  His  foster-parents  died  at  an  advanced 
age.  They  were  kind-hearted  Christian 
people,  and  the  early  training  which  he  re- 
ceived at  their  hands  did  much  in  shaping  his 
future  course  in  life. 

At  the  age  of  ten  years  the   lad   began   to 
contribute  toward  his  own  support  by  engaging 
in   fishing,    which   he  followed  until  reaching 
the  age  of  eighteen   years,    when   he    shipped 
before  the  mast  on  board  the  "Hull,"  a  full- 
rigged   ship  of   less   than   three  hundred  tons, 
owned  by  Binnie   &    Co.  of  Boston,  and  com- 
manded by  Captain  John  A.  Paine,  of  Truro. 
His  first    voyage  was  from   Charleston,    S.  C, 
to  London,   with  a  cargo  of  leaf  tobacco,   the 
vessel  returning  to  Charleston,  the  entire  trip 
occupying  four  months,  and  he  receiving  six- 
teen dollars  per  month  for  his  services.      Dur- 
ing his  first  year  at  sea  young  Harding  saved 
sufficient  means  to  defray  his  expenses  for  two 
terms    at    Mr.    Rice's   Academy    in     Newton 
Centre,  Mass.,  at  the  expiration  of  which  time, 
his  funds  being  exhausted,   he  again    shipped 
before  the  mast.      At  the  age  of  nineteen  he 
became  second  mate  of  the  ship  "Grafton," 
owned  by  Binnie  &  Co.,    which  was  carrying 
a  cargo  of  cotton  from  Charleston  to  Liverpool. 
From   that  time  his    course    was    upward    and 
onward.      At  twenty-seven  he  stepped  upon  the 
quarter-deck  of  the  brig  "Star"  as  its  master, 
inaugurating  a  career  in  the  mercantile  marine, 
which    was   for  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century 
attended  with   prosperous  results;  and  he  be- 
came widely  known   in   shipping    circles  ,as  a 
thoroughly  capable  and  trustworthy  commander. 
In    1850  he  tried    his    fortune   in   the  gold 
mines  of  California,  where  he  was  successful; 
and  the  proceeds  of  his  labor  he  invested,  in 
company  with  three  others,  in  the  building  of 
the    ship    "Abbie    Blanchard,"    which    regis- 
tered six  hundred  and  thirty* tons'  burden,  and 
was  completed  in  1852,  being  at  that  time  one 
of  the  leading  vessels  in  the  American  mer- 
chant service.      He  continued    as  master   and 
one-quarter  owner  of  the  "Abbie  Blanchard" 
for  five  years ;  and  then,  selling  his  interest  in 
that,    he   invested   in  other  first-class  vessels, 
which  he  commanded  with  success  until    1868, 
when  he  retired  from    the  sea    and  settled  in 
Yarmouth,    where  he  has  since  resided.     He 


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has  considered  Yarmouth  his  home  since  1840, 
being  at  the  present  time  the  oldest  ship-master 
residing  there,  with  the  single  exception  of  one ; 
and  he  owns,  besides  his  pleasant  residence, 
some  other  valuable  real   estate  in  the   town. 

In  politics  Captain  Harding  is  a  Democrat, 
and  has  always  voted  with  that  party.  He 
was  a  Representative  to  the  legislature  in 
1872,  has  served  as  Town  Clerk,  is  now  a 
Justice  of  the  Peace  and  Notary  Public ;  and, 
with  the  exception  of  one  year,  he  has  been 
Secretary  of  the  local  Board  of  Health  since 
1887.  He  has  advanced  in  Masonry  as  far  as 
the  Commandery,  and  is  likewise  a  member  of 
the  Knights  of  Pythias. 

In  1845  Captain  Harding  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Ellen  Mitchell,  of  Yarmouth. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  Captain  Thomas  P. 
Mitchell,  one  of  the  pioneer  ship-masters  of 
Yarmouth,  who  died  there  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
eight  years.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Mehitable  Stinson,  lived  to  reach  the  age 
of  seventy-three.  Mrs.  Harding  became  the 
mother  of  seven  children,  three  of  whom  died 
young  and  four  lived  to  adult  age,  namely : 
Ellen,  who  married  Granville  Hodsdon,  of 
Yarmouth,  and  died  in  November,  1889;  Dr. 
Edward  M.  Harding,  a  successful  medical 
practitioner  of  Boston ;  Captain  Frank  Har- 
ding, a  ship-master  who  hails  from  New  York; 
and  Thomas  G.,  who  is  a  travelling  salesman 
for  a  Boston  firm  dealing  in  hats  and  furs. 
Mrs.  Harding  died  September  27,  1886. 

During  his  long  career  as  a  master  mariner 
Captain  Harding  visited  many  important  sea- 
ports of  the  world,  and  his  life  was  one  of  toil 
and  industry.  He  has  known  disaster  as  well 
as  success  and  in  i860,  a  fourteen-ton  ship, 
of  which  he  owned  one-quarter  interest,  be- 
came a  total  loss.  He  is  a  pleasant,  courteous 
gentleman,  sociable  and  entertaining;  and 
his  fellow-townsmen,  who  delight  in  referring 
to  him  as  "our  Captain  Harding, "  speak  of 
him  in  a  manner  which  plainly  shows  that  they 
know  and  appreciate  the  many  good  qualities 
of  the  man.  He  takes  a  lively  interest  in  the 
general  welfare  of  the  town,  being  always  ready 
with  his  aid  and  influence  in  forwarding  any 
movement  calculated  to  benefit  the  public, 
with  whom  he  is  a  general  favorite.  He  is  a 
Unitarian  in  his  religious  views.. 


Yp)YMAN  M.  COUSENS,  of  the  firm  of 
|jj  Milliken,  Cousens  &  Short,  wholesale 
JUf  ^  dry-goods  dealers  of  Portland,  Me., 
was  born  in  Poland,  Me.,  January 
10,  1840.  His  parents  were  William  and 
Mary  J.  (Whitman)  Cousens;  and  his  paternal 
grandfather  was  John  Cousens,  one  of  the 
original  settlers  of  Poland.  William  Cousens 
was  a  prominent  merchant  in  Poland.  He 
died  in  1870.  His  wife  died  in  1846.  They 
had  but  one  child,  the  subject   of   this   sketch. 

Lyman  M.  Cousens  received  a  good  educa- 
tion, attending  the  public  schools  of  Poland 
and  Gorham  Academy.  On  leaving  school  he 
obtained  a  clerkship  at  Minot  Corner,  where 
he  was  employed  four  years,  at  the  end  of  that 
time  establishing  a  business  of  his  own,  which 
he  conducted  six  years.  He  then  became  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Marr,  True  &  Co.,  flour 
dealers  in  Portland,  and  was  afterward  for  five 
years  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  D.  W.  True  & 
Co.  His  name  next  appears  in  the  sign  of 
Cousens  &  Tomlinson,  which  remained  un- 
changed for  ten  years,  at  the  end  of  which  Mr. 
Cousens  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Milli- 
ken, Cousens  &  Short.  This  company  handle 
an  extensive  dry-goods  business,  dealing  with 
firms  all  through  the  Eastern  States  and  in 
New  York ;  and  they  are  agents  for  several 
mills.  Their  main  establishment  is  a  five- 
story  building  at  164-166  Middle  Street, 
Portland,  which  is  fifty  by  one  hundred  and 
seventy-five  feet  in  dimensions;  and  they  have 
storehouses  in  different  localities.  Mr. 
Cousens  is  a  man  of  unusual  business  ability, 
and  is  also  prominent  and  popular  in  social 
circles,  and  has  a  host  of  friends.  He  is  con- 
nected with  various  financial  enterprises  in 
Portland,  being  a  Director  in  the  Portland 
National  Bank,  a  member  of  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  Union  Safety  Deposit  and 
Trust  Company,  Vice-President  and  Director 
of  the  Falmouth  Loan  Association,  a  Director 
in  the  Maine  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company, 
and  one  of  the  Trustees  of  Evergreen  Ceme- 
tery. 

Mr.  Cousens  and  Mary  E.  True,  daughter 
of  John  and  Mary  (Abbott)  True,  of  Portland, 
were  united  in  marriage  on  December  8,  1870. 
They  have  two  children  —  William  T.  and 
Lyman  A. 


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In  politics  Mr.  Cousens  is  a  Republican, 
and  he  has  been  elected  by  his  party  four  times 
to  the  Common  Council.  He  is  a  thirty- 
second  degree  Mason,  belonging  to  Tyrian 
Lodge  of  'Mechanic  Falls,  King  Hiram 
Chapter  of  Lewiston,  and  Portland  Com- 
mandery,  Knights  Templars;  and  he  is  a 
member  of  Unity  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  a  member  of  the  Portland  Club, 
and  also  a  member  of  the  Lotus  Club  of  New 
York  City.  With  his  family  he  attends  the 
Payson  Memorial  Church  of  Portland,  of  which 
he  is  a  Trustee.  He  has  a  handsome  resi- 
dence at  31  Deering  Street,  Portland. 


'AMUEL  FITTS,  one  of  the  oldest 
and  most  highly  respected  members 
of  the  farming  community  of  Free- 
port,  Me.,  was  born  in  the  house 
which  is  now  his  home,  October3i,  1817.  He 
is  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Eleanor  (Googins) 
Fitts,  both  natives  of  Maine,  the  former  born 
in  Freeport,  the  latter  in  Old  Orchard. 

Mr.  Fitts' s  paternal  grandfather,  John 
Fitts,  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Free- 
port.  He  was  skilled  in  wood-working,  manu- 
facturing chairs,  wheels,  and  spinning-wheels, 
and  making  articles  of  furniture  of  every  de- 
scription. He  was  an  indu.strious  and  thrifty 
man,  and  owned  part  of  the  farm  where  his 
grandson  now  lives,  dying  at  the  age  of 
seventy  in  the  house  whose  roof  still  shelters 
his  posterity.  He  reared  five  children,  Sam- 
uel, our  subject's  father,  being  the  second  son. 
Samuel  Fitts,  Sr.,  was  a  cabinet-maker  and 
was  also  extensively  engaged  in  farming.  He 
was  a  hard-working  and  successful  man,  who 
attained  a  fair  degree  of  prosperity,  owning 
the  property  which  is  now  held  by  his  son. 
He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics.  In  religious 
belief  he  was  a  Methodist,  but  was  not  a  pro- 
fessing member  of  the  church.  He  died  in 
the  old  home  at  the  age  of  eighty-four,  his 
wife  living  to  be  nearly  eighty-eight.  They 
were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  six  of  whom 
have  passed  away,  named  as  follows  :  Ebenezer, 
Eleanor,  Joseph  G.,  Elmira,  Mary,  and  Sim- 
eon P.  The  survivors  are:  Susan,  wife  of 
Joseph  Davis,  of  Freeport;  John,  a  grocery 
dealer  of  Portland;  Elizabeth,    wife  of  James 


T.   Tuttle,    of   Yarmouth,   Me.  ;  and    Samuel, 
who  is  the  eldest. 

Samuel  Fitts  spent  his  early  boyhood  on  the 
home  farm.  He  went  to  sea  when  fifteen  years 
of  age,  and  for  ten  years  braved  the  perils  of 
the  treacherous  deep,  then  returning  to  the 
old  home,  where  he  has  lived  ever  since.  He 
has  one  hundred  acres  of  good  land,  which  he 
cultivated  for  many  years  with  profitable  re- 
sults. He  erected  most  of  the  buildings  on 
the  estate  and  made  many  radical  improve- 
ments during  his  years  of  activity.  He 
worked  hard  for  the  prosperity  which  he  now 
enjoys,  and  is  well  known  throughout  the  lo- 
cality as  one  of  the  most  successful  as  well  as 
one  of  the  oldest  farmers  of  Freeport.  Politi- 
cally, he  favors  the  Democratic  party.  On 
religious  subjects  he  has  liberal  ideas.  His 
nephew  and  namesake,  Samuel ,  Fitts,  third, 
who  resides  with  him,  renting  and  carrying  on 
the  farm,  represents  the  fourth  generation 
which  has  lived  on  the  homestead.  This  house 
is  one  of  the  landmarks  of  Freeport,  solid  and 
comfortable  to-day  as  it  was  one  hundred 
years  ago. 


ON.  LEANDER  A.  POOR,  of  Se. 
bago,  was  born  in  Vienna,  Kennebec 
County,  June  10,  1833,  son  of  Jona- 
than D.  and  Caroline  M.  (Porter) 
Poor.  His  grandfather,  Jonathan  Poor,  was 
a  well-to-do  farmer,  who  owned  the  estate  on 
which  the  subject  of  this  sketch  now  resides. 
His  father,  Jonathan  D.  Poor,  followed  agri- 
culture for  some  years  in  Kennebec  County. 
In  1835  he  returned  to  Sebago,  but  after  a 
few  years  went  back  to  Kennebec  County, 
where  he  died  in  1845.  His  wife  had  died  six 
years  previously,  so  that  when  the  father 
passed  away  four  children  were  left  parentless. 
These  children  were:  Leander  A.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch;  Julia  C,  deceased;  Martha  O., 
deceased;  and  Russell  S.,  who  now  resides  in 
Pond vi lie,  Mass. 

Leander  A.  Poor  was  left  motherless  at  the 
age  of  six,  and  deprived  of  his  father  when  he 
was  twelve  years  of  age.  He  was  reared  by 
his  grandfather  and  attended  school  in  Sebago, 
finishing  his  course  of  study  at  North  Bridg- 
ton  Academy.       He  took  charge  of  a   school 


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when  nineteen  years  of  age,  and  was  so  suc- 
cessful that  he  adopted  teaching  as  a  life  vo- 
cation. He  subsequently  conducted  schools 
in  Oxford  and  Cumberland  Counties.  Desir- 
ing to  defend  the  Union  when  the  Southern 
Rebellion  broke  out,  he  enlisted  October  28, 
1861,  in  the  Civil  Engineer  Corps,  Company 
C,  United  States  Regulars,  and  for  about  a 
year  was  engaged  in  the  work  of  building 
breastworks  and  other  fortifications.  Then, 
his  health  being  seriously  undermined,  he  was 
discharged  for  disability  at  Armory  Square, 
Washington,  and  returned  home  with  the  rank 
of  Corporal.  The  following  spring  he  joined 
the  Tenth  Army  Corps  at  Hilton  Head,  and 
was  assigned  to  a  clerkship  in  the  quarter- 
master's department.  In  June,  1863,  he  was 
commissioned  Captain  and  promoted  to  the 
position  of  Assistant  Quartermaster  in  the 
Fourth  Army  Corps,  under  General  Sherman's 
command;  and  for  some  time  after  the  close 
of  the  war  he  was  stationed  at  Port  Lavaca, 
Tex.  He  received  his  final  discharge  in 
1866,  and,  returning  to  his  native  State,  took 
charge  of  a  school  in  Denmark.  After  remain- 
ing here  thirteen  years,  he  removed  to  his 
grandfather's  homestead,  where  he  has  since 
resided,  occupied  in  agriculture.  Mr.  Poor 
taught  school  for  thirty-five  years,  and  is 
widely  known  and  esteemed  through  his  former 
pupils.  His  farm,  which  comprises  two  hun- 
dred acres,  one  of  the  best  in  the  township, 
has  been  brought  by  his  intelligent  manage- 
ment into  a  high  state  of  cultivation. 

In  1866  he  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Mary  E.  Dore,  daughter  of  John  and 
"Betsy  S.  (Farrar)  Dore,  of  Meredith,  N.H. 
They  have  had  seven  children,  as  follows: 
Howard  W.,  residing  in  Cambridgeport,  Mass.  ; 
Effie  L.,  who  died  in  1891  ;  Eva  M.,  who  died 
in  infancy;  Nina  G.,  who  is  teaching  in  Frye- 
burg  Academy ;  Saunders  C.  ;  Carrie  M.  and 
MattieV.,  who  are  living  with  their  parents. 
Mr.  Poor  is  a  stanch  Republican.  He  repre- 
sented the  district  in  the  State  Senate  for 
four  years,  and  has  held  various  local  ofifices  of 
trust.  While  living  in  Denmark  he  officiated 
for  a  year  as  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Select- 
men, and  in  Sebago  he  has  served  as  Select- 
man and  was  Supervisor  of  the  town  for  five 
years.      He   still  takes    an    active    interest    in 


educational  matters,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  North  Bridgton  Academy. 
As  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army,  he  belongs 
to  Farragut  Post,  No.  27,  of  Bridgton.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Poor  are  members  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church. 


M 


ANIEL  T.  KELLEY,  manufacturer 
and  dealer  in  agricultural  implements 
in  Portland,  was  born  in  County 
Wicklow,  Ireland,  three  weeks  be- 
fore the  death  of  his  father,  Thomas  Kelley. 
When  he  was  but  eight  years  of  age,  his 
widowed  mother  emigrated  to  this  country, 
living  for  a  while  in  Montreal,  but  coming  to 
Portland  in  1852.  Daniel  T.  completed  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  this  city, 
and  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  began  to  learn 
the  trade  of  a  founder.  After  serving  his 
apprenticeship,  he  worked  in  different  places, 
at  length  settling  down  as  a  journeyman  for 
the  Portland  Company. 

Having  labored  industriously  for  some  years, 
by  judicious  economy  accumulating  some 
money,  Mr.  Kelley  started  in  business  on  his 
own  account,  operating  a  foundry  only  for  a 
few  years.  He  subsequently  added  the  manu- 
facture of  ploughs,  cultivators,  and  mowing 
machines,  for  some  fifteen  years  making  the 
Kelley  mower,  which  had  a. large  local  sale. 
The  firm,  which  now  includes  Mr.  Kelley's 
two  elder  sons  as  well  as  himself,  has  recently 
begun  the  manufacture  of  a  new  and  improved 
machine,  the  National,  which  has  all  the  latest 
features,  it  having  proved  so  successful  in 
the  past  summer  that  the  manufacture  will  be 
continued  during  the  next  season  on  a  much 
more  extended  scale.  This  enterprising  firm 
deals  in  farming  tools,  implements,  and  ma- 
chinery of  all  kinds,  having  a  large  warehouse 
three  stories  in  height  with  a  frontage  of  one 
hundred  and  sixty  feet,  the  foundry,  seventy 
by  one  hundred  and  ten  feet,  being  in  the  rear. 
Mr.  Kelley  is  the  only  manufacturer  of  mow- 
ing machines  in  the  State,  and  in  the  busy 
season  he  gives  employment  to  thirty-five  or 
forty  men.  On  Cross  Street  he  has  another 
shop,  where  he  does  custom  foundry  work  only, 
his  increasing  business  having  necessitated  the 
erection  of  this  factory. 


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On  November  29,  1866,  Mr.  Kelley  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Ellen  L.  Shay,  of 
Newburyport,  .  Mass.  This  union  has  been 
hallowed  by  the  birth  of  nine  children,  six  of 
whom  are  living,  namely :  James  A.  and 
George  F.,  who  are  in  partnership  with  their 
father,  the  firm  name  being  Daniel  T.  Kelley 
&.Sons;  Susie  A.,  wife  of  John  A.  McGowan  ; 
Ellen  G.  ;  Mary  J.  ;  and  John  William.  For 
sixteen  years  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kelley  have  resided 
at  38  Pleasant  Street,  Deering,  a  charming  lo- 
cality. Both  he  and  his  wife  are  membeirs  of 
the  Cathedral  Parish.  James  A.  Kelley  mar- 
ried Miss  Josephine  Best,  who  has  borne  him 
one  child,  Daniel  James.  George  F.  Kelley 
married  Miss  Georgia  Andrews;  and  they  have 
one  child,  Phyllis  P. 


TT^HARLES  M.  LANE,  a  prominent 
I  \<  farmer  and  fruit  grower  of  Gray,  was 
^^  ^  born  in  this  town,  October  4,  1845, 
son  of  Joseph  H.  and  Marinda 
(Merchant)  Lane. 

Mr.    Lane's    father,    who  was    a   native    of 
Gray,  followed  the  sea  for  many  years.     He 
resided  in  Gray  until  1870,  when  he  nioved  to 
Yarmouth,    Me.,   and,    settling   upon   a   fai-m, 
made  that  town  his  home  for  the  rest  of  his 
life.     He  was  an  able  and  successful  farmer,  a 
man  of  good  principles,  and   in  every  way  an 
intelligent  and  worthy  citizen.     He  died   in 
1886.     His  wife,  Marinda  Merchant,  who  was 
born  in  Gray,  survived  him  about  two  years, 
dying  in  1888.     They  had  six  children,  as  fol- 
lows: Ariel  D.,  who  married   Lizzie  Jordan, 
and    resides  in   Yarmouth;    Frances  E.,   who 
married  Beacher  True,  of  Yarmouth;  Alva,  a 
boot  and  shoe  dealer  of  Portland;  Charles  M., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Lucretia,  who  mar- 
ried John  P.  Caswell,  and  is  no  longer  living; 
and  Caroline,  who  died  at  the  age  of  eleven 
years. 

Charles  M.  Lane  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  Gray,  and  at  the  age  of 
twenty  years  he  was  employed  as  baggage 
master  on  the  Grand  Trunk  Railroad.  After 
continuing  in  that  position  for  a  few  months, 
he  relinquished  railroadiiig,  and  returned  to 
Gray,  making  his  home  with  his  parents  for 
two  years.     He  then  bought  the  farm  of  one 


hundred  acres  which  he  now  occupies,  being  at 
the  present  time,  one  of  the  leading  farmers  in 
the  town.  He  produces  grain  to  some  extent, 
and  raises  considerable  stock,  but  he  makes  a 
specialty  of  fruit  growing,  which  he  finds  to 
be  a  source  of  much  profit,  his  large  and  well- 
kept  orchard  being  one  of  the  fineist  in  the 
county.  He  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  hav- 
ing always  supported  the  principles  of  that 
party ;  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Grange  in 
New  Gloucester. 

On  July  4,  1867,  Mr.    Lane  was  united   in 
marriage  to  Frances  A.  Young,  who  was  born 
in  South'  Paris,  Me.,  January  15,  1847.      Her 
parents,    George    W.    and    Laura    T.    (Field) 
Young,  were  natives  of  Oxford  County,  Maine. 
Mr.   Young,  who  was  a  blacksrnith  by  trade, 
followed   that  occupation   in   South   Paris    for 
many  years.     He  finally  retired  from    active 
labor,  and  passed  his  latter  years  in  Braintree, 
Mass.,    where    he    died    November    6,    1893. 
His  wife,  Mrs.  Lane's  mother,  died  in  Febru- 
ary, 1883.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lane  have  had  ten 
children,   as  follows:  F"rederick  F.,  who  was 
born  May  25,   1868,   married  Addie  L.    Call, 
resides  in  .South  Boston,  and  is  a  fireman  on 
the  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  Rail- 
road; Edgar  C,  who  was  born  May  31,  1870, 
married  Mary  S.    Mayall,  and   is  a  travelling 
salesman   for  a   Bo.ston    boot   and    shoe    firm; 
Carrie  L.,  born  April  18,  1872,  died  Septem- 
ber 10  of  the  same  year;  J.  Caswell,  who  was 
born  July   29,  1873,  and  travels  for  a  boot  and 
shoe  house  of  Boston;  George  T.,  born  August 
31,  1875,  employed  as  a  clerk  in  a  shoe  store 
in  Boston;  Laura  A.,  born  November  i,  1878, 
died  June  i,  1880;  Winfield  A'.,  born  August 
6,    1880,    who  resides    at    home;    Lester    E., 
born  April   27,    1882,  died  September  27    of 
that  year;  an   infant   who   was  born  February 
24,  1884,  and  died  March  5  of  that  year;  and 
Vera  E.,   born  September  30,    1885,  who  re- 
sides at  home. 

Mr.  Lane  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  hav-  . 
ing  always  supported  the  principles  of  that 
party;  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Grange  in 
New  Gloucester.  He  has  led  a  busy  and 
•  successful  life,  his  prosperity  being  the  re- 
sult of  his  own  persevering  efforts;  and  he 
enjoys  the  esteem  and  good  will  of  his  fel- 
low-townsmen.    Both    he    and    his    wife   are 


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members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church, 
and  they  are  actively  engaged  in  church 
work. 


DWARD  H.  TRICKEY,  of  Cumber- 
land, now  Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Selectmen,  was  born  in  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, March  ii,  1849,  son  of  Mark  and  Eme- 
line  (Pratt)  Trickey.  Mr.  Trickey's  grand- 
father, John  Trickey,  a  native  of  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, removed  thence  to  Windham,  where  he 
engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits.  He  was  a 
Whig  in  politics  and  a  prominent  resident  of 
that  locality.  He  married  Mary  White,  of 
Windham,  by  whom  he  had  four  children  — 
Zebulon,  Peter,  Otis,  and  Mark,  all  of  whom 
became  heads  of  families,  and  are  no  longer 
living. 

Mark  Trickey,  son  of  John,  was  born  in 
Windham,  Me. ;  and  when  a  young  man  he  set- 
tled upon  a  farm  in  Cape  Elizabeth.  He  was 
an  able  and  successful  farmer,  a  tireless 
worker,  and  a  worthy  citizen.  His  last  years 
were  passed  upon  his  farm;  and  he  died  April 
29,  1872,  aged  sixty-three  years.  His  wife, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Emeline  Pratt,  was 
a  native- of  Cape  Elizabeth.  She  became  the 
mother  of  three  children,  Edward  H.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  being  the  only  one  now 
living.  The  others  were:  Mary  C,  the  wife 
of  William  S.  Rand,  who  died  in  Boston,  May 
3,  1887;  and  Ellen  P.,  who  died  in  Cape 
Elizabeth  in  1876.  Mrs.  Emeline  P.  Trickey 
died  April  30,   1873. 

Edward  H.  Trickey  acquired  a  knowledge 
of  the  elementary  branches  of  learning  in  the 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  advanced  his 
education  by  courses  of  study  at  the  semi- 
naries in  Gorham,  Westbrook,  and  Kent's 
Hill.  On  the  home  farm,  consisting  of  one 
hundred  and  thirty  acres,  he  carried  on  general 
farming  and  dairying  with  good  results  until 
187s,  when  he  removed  to  Boston,  where  he 
remained  for  a  few  years.  In  1881  he  re- 
turned to  Maine,  and,  locating  in  Cumberland, 
bought  a  farm  of  sixty  acres.  He  devoted  his 
attention  for  some  time  to  gardening,  and  in 
189s  here  established  himself  in  general  mer- 
cantile business. 
.  In  politics  Mr.   Trickey   is  an  active  sup- 


porter of  the  Democratic  party.  On  account 
of  his  natural  ability  and  his  educational  at- 
tainments, he  is  especially  qualified  to  serve 
in  public  affairs,  with  which  he  has  closely 
identified  himself  since  taking  up  his  resi- 
dence in  Cumberland.  Five  years  ago  he  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen, 
and  for  the  past  four  years  he  has  served  as  its 
Chairman,  giving  to  the  town  a  sound  and 
progressive,  yet  economical,  administration  of 
its  affairs. 

On  January  27,  1880,  Mr.  Trickey  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Carrie  R.  Sturdivant. 
She  was  born  in  Portland,  January  4,  185 1, 
daughter  of  Loring  and  Mary  E.  Sturdivant, 
the  former  of  whom  was  a  representative  of  an 
old  and  prominent  family  in  Cumberland 
County.  James  W.  Trickey,  the  only  child 
of  this  union,  who  was  born  June  3,  1887, 
lived  but  one  day.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Trickey  are 
Universalists  in  their  religious  views. 

Mr.  Trickey  is  a  member  of  Casco  Lodge, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Yarmouth,  also  of  St. 
Albans  Commandery  of  Portland,  of  the  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Red 
Men  of  Falmouth. 


,0L.     FREDERIC     E.    BOOTH  BY, 

of  Portland,  General  Passenger  and 
Ticket  Agent  of  the  Maine  Central 
Railroad,  was  bofn  in  Norway,  Me., 
December  3,  1845,  son  of  Levi  Thompson  and 
Sophia  Packard  (Brett)  Boothby. 

Levi  Thompson  Boothby  was  born  in  Liver- 
more,  Me.,  June  21,  1818.  He  received  a 
good  common-school  education,  and  learned 
the  blacksmith's  trade,  at  which  he  worked 
but  a  short  time.  He  lived  a  while  in  Paris, 
Me.,  and  while  there  took  up  insurance  as  a 
side  issue,  developing  in  that  way  a  talent  for 
business  which  affected  the  whole  course  of 
his  after  life.  In  1857  he  moved  to  Water- 
ville,  and  about  a  year  later  established  the 
Waterville  Mutual  Insurance  Company,  at  the 
same  time  accepting  an  appointment  as  rail- 
way station  agent;  but,  finding  that  he  could 
not  attend  properly  to  both  lines  of  business, 
he  decided  to  devote  his  attention  wholly  to 
insurance.  He  accordingly  resigned  his  posi- 
tion in  the  employ  of  the  railroad  company. 


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and  opened  an  office  in  the  centre  of  the  town, 
where  he  is  still  in  business,  his  youngest 
son,  William,  acting  as  his  assistant.  Mr. 
Levi  T.  Boothby  is  undoubtedly  the  oldest  in- 
surance agent  in  Maine,  and  has  a  large  busi- 
ness to  attend  to.  In  politics  he  is  a  Re- 
publican; and  he  takes  an  active  interest  in 
State  and  national  affairs,  having  regularly  at- 
tended the  Republican  conventions  as  dele- 
gate for  thirty-one  years.  Though  time  has 
sprinkled  Mr.  Boothby's  head  with  the  frosts 
of  many  years,  he  is  still  active  mentally 
and  physically,  and  is  a  leading  business 
man  of  Waterville.  He  was  married  in 
Paris,  Me.,  on  his  twenty-fifth  birthday,  to 
Sophia  Packard  Brett,  a  native  of  Brockton, 
Mass. 

Frederic  Eleazer  Boothby  acquired  his  ed- 
ucation at  Oxford  Normal   Institute  at  South 
Paris,   the  Waterville  High   School,  and    the 
Waterville  Academy,  now  called  the  Coburn 
Classical  Institute.     He  was  first  tendered  an 
official  appointment  on  May  i,  1861,  when  he 
was  made  Assistant  Postmaster  at  Waterville. 
He  acquired  a  taste  for  railroading  when  his 
father  was  station  agent,  and  in   1864  entered 
the  service  of  the  Maine  Central  Road  as  gen- 
eral ticket  agent,    with  office  at  Waterville. 
The  road  then  covered  but  one  hundred  and 
ten  miles,  extending  from  Bangor  to  Danville 
Junction.     In  1871,  when  this  road  was  con- 
solidated   with    the    Portland    &    Kennebec, 
Colonel    Boothby  went    to  Augusta  and  took 
charge  of  the  freight   department,   being  ap- 
pointed auditor  and  payma.ster.     In   1874  he 
was    made    general    passenger   agent,    having 
under  his  direction  nine  hundred  miles  of  rail- 
road.    In  1875,  when  the  offices  were  changed, 
he   was    removed    to   Portland,   where  he  has 
since  been  general  passenger  and  ticket  agent. 
He  also  acts  in  the  same  capacity  for  the  Port- 
land,   Mount    Desert,    &    Madison    Steamboat 
Company.     Colonel  Boothby  has  a  great  many 
interests    outside    of    his    railroad    business, 
being  a  Director  of  the  Union   Safe  Deposit 
and  Trust  Company,  of  which  he  was  an  or- 
ganizer; a  Director  of  the  New  England  Rail- 
way  Publishing  Company  of   Boston;    a    Di- 
rector of   the  St.   Andrew's    Land  Company, 
office  at  Boston;    and  also  of  the  St.  Andrew's 
Land  Company  of  New  Brunswick,  a  summer 


resort  developed  by  this  company,  which  built 
a  beautiful  hotel,  the  Algonquin. 

On  October  25,  1871,  Frederic  E.  Boothby 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Adelaide  E. 
Smith,  of  Waterville,  daughter  of  Charles  H. 
and    Vesta    B.    Smith.       In    politics    Colonel 
Boothby  is  a  Republican.      He  was  a  member 
of  Governor  Bodwell's  staff,  Commissary -gen- 
eral on  Governor  Marble's  staff,  and  Assist- 
ant Quartermaster-general   on   G'overnor   Bur- 
leigh's staff,  serving  in  all  six  years.      He  is 
a    member   of    the    Massalonskee    Lodge;    of 
Drummond  Chapter  of  Oakland ;  and  of  Port- 
land    Council    and     Portland     Commandery, 
Knights  Templars.     He  belongs  to  the  Cum- 
berland  Club,  the  Portland   Club,  and  to  the 
Portland  Art   Club,  taking  an  active  part   in 
the  work  of  the  latter,  and  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Athletic  Club.      In  religious  belief  Colo- 
nel Boothby  is  an  Episcopalian,  being  Vestry- 
man   in    St.     Stephen's     Church.       He     has 
travelled     extensively    through     the     United 
States  and  Mexico,  and  is  a  man  of  varied  ac- 
complishments and  broad  intelligence. 


OODBURY  KIDDER  DANA, 
Treasurer  and  Manager  of  the  Dana 
warp  mills  of  Westbrook,  one  of 
the  leading  warp  factories  in  New  England, 
was  born  in  Portland,  Me.,  June  7,  1840,  son 
of  Luther  and  Louisa  (Kidder)  Dana.  His 
grandfather,  Richard  Dana,  was  a  resident  of 
Massachusetts  all  his  lifetime. 

Luther  Dana,  who  was  born  in  Natick, 
Mass.,  in  1792,  went  to  Portland  in  1808, 
when  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age.  A  few 
years  later  he  established  himself  in  a  general 
mercantile  business,  which  he  followed  with 
success  throughout  his  life.  He  died  in  June, 
1870,  seventy-eight  years  of  age.  His  wife, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Louisa  Kidder,  was  a 
native  of  Hallowell,  Me.,  and  a  descendant  of 
one  of  the  old,  established  families. of  that 
section  of  Maine.  She  survived  her  husband 
a  number  of  years.  Both  were  zealous  mem- 
bers of  the  Congregational  church.  The  fruit 
of  their  union  was  seven  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters, of  whom  six  are  now  living.  These  are: 
John  A.  S.  Dana,  employed  in  the  Dana 
warp  mills;  Mary   L.   Dana,   living   in   West 


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Paris,  Me. ;  Luther  W.  Dana,  also  a  resident 
of  West  Paris;  Frank  Jones  Dana,  the  clerk 
and  paymaster  of  the  Dana  Warp  Mills; 
Samuel  H.  Dana,  D.D.,  a  prominent  Conojrega- 
tional  clergyman  of  Quincy,  111. ;  and  Wood- 
bury Kidder  Dana,  the  subject  of  this  memoir. 
Woodbury  Kidder  Dana  acquired  his  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  Portland  and  at  Lewis- 
ton  Falls  Academy  of  Auburn.  He  first 
engaged  in  warp-making  in  1859  in  the  town 
of  Gray,  Cumberland  County,  and  afterward  in 
Lewiston,  where  he  gained  a  more  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  business.  While  he  was  in 
Lewiston  the  Civil  War  broke  out;  and  in  Au- 
gust, 1863,  he  volunteered  in  the  Twenty- 
ninth  Maine  Regiment  of  Volunteer  Infantry. 
This  regiment,  as  a  part  of  the  Nineteenth 
Army  Corps,  served  in  the  Red  River  cam- 
paign, and  in  the  Shenandoah  campaign  under 
Sheridan,  taking  part  in  many  severe  engage- 
ments. During  the  latter  part  of  his  army 
life  Mr,  Dana  served  as  hospital  steward. 
After  serving  out  his  term  honorably  and 
creditably,  he  received  his  discharge  and  re- 
turned home.  In  1866  he  started  in  a  small 
way  at  Westbrook  manufacturing  warps.  The 
demands  of  trade  have  steadily  increased  with 
the  lapse  of  time,  so  that  he  has  been  con- 
stantly enlarging  and  improving  his  plant. 
At  the  start  but  seven  hundred  spindles  were 
used.  At  the  present  time  there  are  eight 
thousand.  About  seventy  bales  of  cotton  are 
used  weekly,  and  from  one  hundred  and  fifty 
to  one  hundred  and  seventy-five  people  find 
employment  in  the  mills.  They  manufacture 
both  white  and  colored  warps,  which  are  sold 
principally  in  the  New  England  States. 
Three  years  ago,  in  November,  1892,  an  incor- 
porated company  was  formed,  and  Mr.  Dana 
was  elected  Treasurer  and  Manager. 

Mr.  Dana  was  married  in  Auburn,  Me.,  to 
Miss  Mary  Little  Hale  Pickard,  a  native  of  that 
place.  They  are  the  parents  of  seven  children 
—  Louisa  W.,  Hannah  Little,  Philip,  Ethel 
M.,  Helen  Pickard,  Luther,  and  Mary  H. 
Louisa  W.  is  at  home;  Hannah  Little  is  a 
student  of  Wellesley  College,  Massachusetts; 
Philip  is  attending  Bowdoin  College,  from 
.  which  he  will  graduate  in  the  class  of  1896. 

In  politics  Mr.  Dana  is  a  loyal   Republican. 
He  has  served  two  years  as  an  Alderman  of 


the  city,  He  is  a  member  of  Ancient  Land- 
mark Lodge,  No.  17,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Mount 
Vernon  Chapter,  and  St.  Albans  Commandery. 
He  a'nd  Mrs.  Dana  are  prominent  members 
of  the  Westbrook  Congregational  church. 


fHOMAS  M.  JOHNSTON,  senior  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  H.  J.  Bailey  &  Co., 
wholesale  and  retail  carpet  dealers  of 
Portland,  was  born  in  Cornwall  on  the  Hud- 
son, N.Y.,  May  i,  1852,  son  of  David  and 
Lettie  (Clark)  Johnston.  His  father,  who  was 
a  native  of  Trenton,  N.J.,  was  a  tanner, 
which  business  he  successfully  followed  in 
Cornwall.  His  wife,  Lettie  Clark,  who  was 
born  in  Cornwall  on  the  Hudson,  became  the 
mother  of  nine  children,  as  follows:  Hannah 
J.,  who  became  the  wife  of  Moses  Bailey; 
Colonel  Frank  C,  who  was  on  the  staff  of 
Major-general  Thomas  G.  Lawler,  ex-Com- 
mander-in-chief of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public; Joseph  H.,  who  was  killed  at  the 
battle  of  the  Wilderness  during  the  Civil  War; 
Phebe  A.,  who  married  Allen  W.  Pinkham, 
of  Vassalboro,  Me. ;  Mary  B.,  who  became  the 
wife  of  Ellsworth  Gerow,  of  Plattekill,  N.Y. ; 
Dr.  Charles  Lindley,  now  a  practising  physi- 
cian, residing  at  467  Vanderbilt  Avenue, 
Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  Etta  H.;  Carrie  L. ;  and 
Thomas  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch._  The 
mother  of  these  children  is  no  longer  living. 

Thomas  M.  Johnston  acquired  the  rudi- 
ments of  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Plattekill,  and  pursued  a  supplementary 
course  of  study  at  Oakwood  Seminary,  a 
Friends'  school  at  Union  Springs,  Cayuga 
County,  N.Y.  In  1872  he  went  to  Portland, 
and  became  a  chore  boy  in  the  wholesale 
carpet  store  in  which  he  is  now  senior  partner. 
He  applied  himself  closely  to  the  task  of  ob- 
taining a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  business, 
and  has  worked  his  way  step  by  step  to  his 
present  position.  He  possesses  business  abil- 
ity of  a  high  order,  is  energetic,  progressive, 
and  well  up  with  the  times.  The  firm  of 
which  he  is  the  leading  representative  does  a 
large  wholesale  and  retail  business  in  carpets, 
rugs,  oil-cloths,  draperies,  etc.,  and  has  an 
extensive  local  as  well  as  outside  trade.  In 
politics  Mr.  Johnston  is  a  Republican,  and  in 


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1892  he  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Alder- 
men from  Ward  4.  Socially,  he  is  a  member 
of  Portland  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  of 
Unity  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows. 

Mr.  Johnston  married,  Nellie  L.  Jones,  -of 
Winthrop,  Me. ,  daughter  of  Reuben  and  Phebe 
(Winslow)  Jones,  and  has  two  children  — 
Theo  Edna  and  Inez  Earle.  He  and  his  wife 
are  members  of  the  Friends'  Society  of  Port- 
land, and  their  residence  is  at  31  Ocean 
Street,  Deering. 


OHN  L.  HIGGINS,  a  native  of  Gor- 
ham,  born  November  18,  1829,  was  left 
an  orphan  when  but  six  months  old, 
and  was  adopted  by  his  uncle,  Saul  C. 
Higgins.  The  latter  was  a  son  of  Joseph 
and  Mercy  (Cook)  Higgins.  Joseph  Higgins 
was  born  March  22,  1750,  at  Cape  Cod, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  lived  until  after 
his  marriage.  Removing  then  to  this  county, 
he  took  up  one  hundred  acres  of  land  still 
in  its  virginal  wildness,  and  from  it  redeemed 
a  farm.  He  was  also  a  follower  of  the  sea, 
being  Captain  of  a  trading-vessel  sailing 
between  Portland  and  the  West  Indies.  On 
June  27,  1804,  he  left  Portland  in  com^ 
mand  of  the  sloop  "Amicitia, "  bound  for 
Guadeloupe  with  a  cargo  of  house  frames, 
lumber,  and  general  freight;  and  neither  he, 
the  vessel,  nor  any  of  the  crew  were  ever  again 
heard  of.  Of  the  ten  children  born  to  him  and 
his  wife,  Saul  C.  was  the  youngest. 

Saul  C.  Higgins,  born  on  the  old  homestead 
in  Gorham,  May  11,  1794,  was  a  much  beloved 
and  highly  esteemed  citizen  of  this  town. 
After  living  for  more  than  a  century,  he  died 
February  16,  1895.  He  was  in  the  War  of 
1 812,  being  then  but  eighteen  years  of  age. 
He  enlisted  in  1814  in  the  company  of  his 
brother,  Captain  Barnabas  Higgins,  of  the 
Massachusetts  militia,  as  Maine  then  formed 
a  part  of  the  old  Bay  State.  He  was  never  in 
active  service,  however,  as  the  war  closed 
fourteen  days  after  his  company  was  ordered 
to  Portland.  He  drew  a  pension,  and  his 
name  is  entered  on  the  Register  of  Member- 
ship of  the  General  Society  of  the  War  of 
1 812.      A  graduate    of  Gorham   Academy,    he 


was  finely  educated  for  his  day,  and  subse- 
quently taught  school  twenty-seven  years, 
seventeen  of  which  were  spent  in  his  own  dis- 
trict. He  was  an  industrious,  hard-working 
man  and  a  prominent  citizen  of  the  place. 
He  served  the  town  for  several  years  as  super- 
intendent of  schools.  He  was  temperate  in 
his  habits,  never  using  tobacco  in  any  form. 
He  lived  to  be  more  than  one  hundred  years  of 
age,  retaining  his  faculties  to  a  remarkable 
degree.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Fanny  Blake,  was  born  December  9,  1792, 
and  died  June  22,  1877.  They  had  no  chil- 
dren of  their  own,  but  were  much  attached  to 
their  adopted  son.  Both  were  members  of  the 
Methodist  church,  and  in  politics  he  was  a 
sound  Democrat. 

John  L.  Higgins  acquired  a  good  common- 
school  education.  At  the  age  of  eighteen 
years  he  went  West,  where  he  resided  until 
1877.  Returning  then  to  the  scenes  of  his 
boyhood,  he  settled  on  the  old  homestead, 
which  he  has  since  managed.  In  politics  he 
is  identified  with  the  Democratic  party,  and 
his  religious  belief  is  that  of  the  Universalists. 
He  is  a  Knight  of  Pythias,  being  the  oldest 
Knight  in  Maine,  having  membership  in 
Dirigo  Lodge,  No.  21,  of  Gorham. 

On  June  15,  1850,  Mr.  Higgins  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Sarah  A.,  daughter  of  Will- 
iam Warren,  of  Gorham,  she  being  the  fourth 
of  a  family  of  six  childi'en.  Of  the  four  chil- 
dren born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Higgins,  but  one 
is  now  living,  namely:  Fanny  L.,  born  in 
Chicago,  111.,  September  23,  1871,  residing 
with  her  parents. 


(sTrNDREW  J.  RICH,  senior  member  of 
ijlj  the  firm  of  S.  S.  Rich  &  Son,  under- 
yJIsV  takers,  at  106  Exchange  Street,  Port- 
'  land,  was  born  in  this  city,  Septem- 
ber 14,  1834,  son  of  Samuel  S.  and  Sarah  M. 
(Witham)  Rich.  His-  father,  who  was  a  son- 
of  Ephraim  Rich,  of  Westbrook,  was  born 
February  22,  1810;  and  the  business  which  is 
now  carried  on  by  his  son,  Andrew  J.,  and 
grandson,  Herbert  W.,  was  established  by  him 
over  sixty  years  ago.  He  was  for  many  years 
the  principal  undertaker  in  Portland,  and  also 
carried  on    a    successful    furniture    business. 


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He  was  highly  respected,  and  possessed  a  wide 
reputation  for  upright  dealing.  His  death 
occurred  in  May,  1883.  His  wife,  Sarah  M. 
Witham,,  who  died  in  1856,  was  the  mother  of 
nine  children. 

Andrew  J.  Rich  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Portland,  and  at  the  age 
of  thirteen  commenced  work  in  his  father's 
store.  He  gradually  gave  up  the  furniture 
trade  for  the  undertaking  business,  in  which 
he  is  still  actively  engaged,  having  had  a  long 
and  successful  experience  in  the  process  of 
embalming,  and  being  expert  in  all  the  duties 
of  his  calling.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican, 
and  for  the  past  sixteen  years  has  held  the 
office  of  Coroner.  He  is  a  member  of  Portland 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ,  of  Greenleaf  Chapter, 
and  St.  Albans  Commandery.  He  is  also 
connected  with  Ancient  Brothers'  Lodge,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  Bramhall 
Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias;  and  the  Maine 
Charitable  Mechanic  Association.  Mr.  Rich 
married  Ellen  S.  Winchester,  daughter  of 
William  B,  and  Ruth  (Chute)  Winchester, 
and  they  have  had  five  children,  namely: 
Herbert  W. ,  who  is  in  business  with  his 
father;  Carrie,  wife  of  John  Johnson;  Charles 
S. ,  a  graduate  of  the  Andover  Theological 
Seminary  and  now  Professor  of  Rhetoric 
in  .Bowdoin  College;  Ruth  W.  ;  and  Susie, 
who  died  in  1894.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rich  are 
members  of  the  Free  Will  Baptist  church. 
They  have  a  pleasant  home  at  162  Pearl  Street. 


bfRANK  HOWE  EMERY,  a  leading 
pj  dry-goods  merchant  of  Gorham,  was 
-'-  born  in  Hollis,  York  County,  Me.  He 
is  a  son  of  Joshua  Emery,  a  native  of  Buxton, 
who  settled  early  in  life  in  the  town  of  Hollis, 
where  he  established  himself  in  the  lumber 
business.  He  was  successful  in  the  enterprise, 
and.,  around  his  saw-mills  a  settlement  sprung 
up  which  is  now  known  as  Emery's  Mills. 
Joshua  Emery  was  from  early  youth  possessed 
of  strong  patriotic  instincts  ;  and,  when  the  War 
of  1 812  broke  out,  he  was  so  anxious  to  have 
a  part  in  the  defence  of  his  country  that  he  ran 
away  from  home,  and,  entering  the  army,  sub- 
sequently attained  the  rank  of  Colonel.  He 
was  twice  married,  and  by  the  first  union  had 


five  children  —  two  sons  and  three  daughters. 
By  his  second  marriage,  which  was  with  Miss 
Sarah  Moody  Burnham,  a  daughter  of  Thomas 
Burnham,  of  Scarboro,  Me.,  he  had  three  sons; 
namely,   Joshua  B. ,  Frank  H.,  and  Thomas  B. 

Frank  H.  Emery  spent  his  boyhood  in  Saco, 
Me.,  obtaining  an  education  in  the  common 
schools,  which  he  afterward  completed  under 
the  tutorship  of  a  Mr.  Willis  Mason.  He 
then  went  to  Boston,  Mass.,  where  he  secured 
a  position  as  clerk  in  the  wholesale  and  retail 
dry-goods  store  of  Palmer,  Waterman  &  Hatch 
on  Winter  Street,  being  thus  employed  six 
years.  At  the  end  of  that  time,  or  about  1868, 
he  came  to  Gorham,  and  began  in  a  small  way 
in  his  present  business.  Twelve  years  later, 
owing  to  the  increase  in  his  trade,  he  was 
obliged  to  remodel  a  dwelling-house  in  order 
to  obtain  larger  quarters.  This  being  de- 
stroyed by  fire  in  1892,  he  then  erected  his 
present  fine  store,  which  was  designed  by  John 
C.  Stevens,  of  Portland,  and  built  by  J.  W. 
Burrows  and  Samuel  F.  Dolley.  It  is  a  two- 
story  brick  structure,  sixty  by  thirty-five  feet, 
ground  plan,  and  is  supplied  with  steam  heat 
and  first-class  modern  conveniences.  Mr. 
Emery  carries  a  complete  line  of  dry  goods, 
cloaks,  shawls,  gentlemen's  furnishings, 
trunks,  bags,  and  similar  articles,  also  a  full 
line  of  window  shades,  draperies,  and  hang- 
ings, his  business  giving  employment  to  five 
clerks. 

His  political  affiliations  are  with  the  Repub- 
lican party.  Fraternally,  he  is  a  member  of 
Harmony  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  this 
town;  and,  religiously,  he  attends  and  contrib- 
utes toward  the  support  of  the  Orthodox 
church  of  Gorham. 


ILLIAM  LUCAS,  a  prosperous  brick 
manufacturer  of  Deering,  who  is 
also  the  proprietor  of  a  box  manu- 
factory and  lumber-mill  in  Westbrook,  Me., 
although  a  man  of  modest  and  unassuming 
bearing  is,  nevertheless,  possessed  of  good 
business  ability  and  judgment.  He  was  born 
at  Raskemore,  County  Tyrone,  Ireland,  in 
August,  1848,  and  is  a  son  of  James  and  Ann 
(Lee)  Lucas,  both  of  whom  are  of  Scottish 
descent. 


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His  grandfather,  Robert  Lucas,  spent  his 
life  in  County  Tyrone,  where  he  followed 
farming  as  an  avocation.  James  Lucas,  father 
of  William,  was  born  in  County  Tyrone, 
Ireland,  in  1812.  He  received  a  practical 
common -school  education,  and  took  up  farm- 
ing in  connection  therewith,  dealing  to  some 
extent  in  horses.  His  wife,  Ann,  bore  him 
nine  children,  five  of  whom  are  still  liv- 
ing, William  being  the  sixth  in  order  of 
birth. 

William  Lucas  obtained  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  his  native  town,  and  re- 
mained upon  the  old  home  farm  with  his 
parents  until  the  spring  of  1866,  when  he 
came  to  this  country.  After  his  arrival  he 
learned  the  brick-maker's  tirade  of  his  two 
brothers  who  were  engaged  in  the  brick  busi- 
ness in  Dover,  N.  H.,  working  for  them  two 
years.  He  then  purchased  the  Lunt  property 
in  Deeringand  established  himself  in  the  brick 
business.  He  afterward  sold  this  property  to 
a  brother,  from  whom  he  bought  his  present' 
property  at  Nason's  Corner,  where  he  still 
continues  the  manufacture  of  brick,  giving 
employment  to  a  number  of  men.  It  is  now 
nearly  twenty- five  years  since  he  began  busi- 
ness in  his  present  location.  His  wife,  to 
whom  he  was  married  on  December  15^  1872, 
was  Miss  Mary  C.  Turple,  a  daughter  of  James 
Turple.  Four  children  have  been  born  of  their 
union,  and  three  still  survive,  namely:  Mary 
Ann ;  Robert  Elmore,  who  married  Miss  Ade- 
laide Lumbard,  of  Portland;  William  James 
(deceased)  ;  and  Moses  Wesley. 

Mr.  Lucas  is  associated  with  the  fraternal 
orders,  being  a  member  of  Deering  Lodge, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican. 


|APTAIN  JOHN  BENNETT,  master 
of  the  steamer  "Cottage  City"  of  the 
Maine  Steamship  Company's  line, 
is  one  of  the  oldest  captains  in  the 
employ  of  that  corporation,  having  been  with 
them  about  twenty-two  years.  He  was  born 
at  Vinal  Haven,  Me.,  September  4,  1832,  son 
of  William  R.  and  Betsey  (Brown)  Bennett, 
the  former  a  native  of  Topsham,  Me.,  the 
latter  of  Vinal  Haven.      Captain  Bennett  is  of 


Scottish  descent  on  the  paternal  side.  His 
grandfather,  whose  name  he  bears,  John  Ben- 
nett, first,  a  native  of  Aberdeen,  Scotland, 
came  to  this  country  when  a  boy,  and  took  to 
the  sea  for  a  livelihood,  becoming  a  sailing 
master  and  famous  navigator,  and  voyaging 
from  Bath,  Me.,  to  all  parts  of  the  world.  He 
served  in  the  War  of  181 2,  and  was  on  the 
"Enterprise"  when  she  fought  the  "Boxer" 
off  Seguin,  Me.  In  this  engagement  he  re- 
ceived a  serious  woundj  which  compelled  him 
to  retire  from  the  active  life  of  a  mariner.  He 
passed  his  remaining  years  at  Bath.  His  wife 
was  Sarah  Doughty,  of  Topsham. 

William  R.  Bennett  was  born  in  1810,  and 
I'ived  in  Topsham  until  twenty  years  of  age, 
when  he  removed  to  Vinal  Haven.  He  went 
to  sea  when  a  young  man  on  long  voyages, 
working  his  way  up  until  he  became  master, 
and  during  the  last  few  years  of  his  seafaring 
life  was  engaged  in  the  coasting  trade.  In 
1865,  when  he  was  fifty-five  years  of  age,  he 
settled  on  a  small  and  pleasant  farm  at  Vinal 
Haven,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
days.  He  died  November  7,  1888.  His  wife, 
who  was  a  daughter  of  Reuben  Brown,  of  Vinal 
H-aven,  was  called  to  rest  in  1890,  at  the  age 
of  sfivefity-eight.  Four  children  were  bqrn  to 
them,  namely  :  John,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  ; 
Rozella,  formerly  Mrs.  Daniel  Holbrook,  now 
wife  of  Captain  Clark,  of  Vinal  Haven  ;  Louisa, 
wife  of  Durray  Raymond,  of  the  same  place; 
and  Annie,  wife  of  Levy  Anthony. 

John  Bennett,  son  of  William  R.  Bennett, 
received  his  education  in  the  common  schools, 
of  Vinal  Haven,  also  attending  two  schools  of 
navigation.  At  the  age  of  thirteen  he  began 
his  seafaring  life  with  his  father,  commencing 
before  the  mast  a'nd  working  his  way  up.  At 
seventeen  he  was  mate  of  a  sailing-vessel,;  and 
at  the  age  of  nineteen  he  was  master,  the  first 
vessel  of  which  he  had  charge  being  the  "En- 
terprise." Of  this  vessel  he  was  master  for 
several  years,  his  next  being  the  brig  "Harr 
mony, "  trading  in  the  West  Indies  and  other 
parts  of  the  world,  and  hailing  from  St. 
George,  Me.  Captain  Bennett  was  master  of 
the  "Harmony"  twelve  years.  In  1864  he 
was  put  in  command  of  the  "Chesapeake"  of 
the  Maine  Steamship  Company,  of  which  he 
was  master  three  years;  and  he  next  sailed  on 


JOHN     BENNETT. 


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the  New  England  and  Nova  Scotia  Steamship 
line,  owned  by  the  same  parties,  as  mate  and 
pilot  of  the  "Caiiotta"  and  the  "Chase." 
He  was  finally  put  in  command  of  the 
"Chase,"  and  was  pilot  of  the  steamer  "Fal- 
mouth" in  the  summer.  He  remained  in  the 
employ  of  this  company  eight  years,  and  then 
took  command  of  the  steamship  "Cortes"  of 
the  Cromwell  line,  plying  between  St.  John's, 
N.  F.,  and  New  Orleans.  Five  years  later, 
in  1880,  he  renewed  his  connection  with  the 
Maine  Steamship  Company,  sailing  as  master 
of  the  "Franconia  "  between  Portland  and  New 
York;  and  he  also  took  command  at  different 
times  of  other  vessels  belonging  to  the  com- 
pany. When  the  "Cottage  City  "  was  placed 
in  commission,  Captain  Bennett  was  placed  in 
charge  of  her,  and  has  retained  his  position  to 
the  present  day.  He  is  well  known  to  the 
travelling  public,  and  his  carefulness  and 
courtesy  have  won  for  him  universal  confidence 
and  esteem.  His  fraternal  relations  with 
other  seafaring  men  are  maintained  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Pilots'  Association,  Harbor  No.  12, 
of  New  York. 

February  19,  i8S3,  he  was  married  to  Lucy 
A.,  daughter  of  Captain  Thomas  Brown,  of 
Vinal  Haven.  Nine  children  have  been  born 
to  them,  of  whom  five  are  living,  namely: 
Annie,  wife  of  George  Randall,  of  Portland; 
Elzina  C,  wife  of  Frank  Sawyer,  of  the  same 
place;  Ida  C.  ;  Lucy,  wife  of  Herbert 
Hutchins,  of  Kennebunk;  and  William  B., 
now  quartermaster  of  the  "Cottage  City." 
Captain  Bennett's  son,  John  R. ,  died  at  the 
age  of  thirty-four,  leaving  three  children  — 
Wesley,  Wallace,  and  Marion.  His  first  two 
children,  Roscoe  and  Tobias,  died  in  childhood 
of  diphtheria,  aged  respectively  fiv.e  and  seven  ; 
and  a  daughter  Bessie  died  at  sea  in  1863. 
She  was  then  a  child  of  three  years,  and  was 
with  her  mother,  who  had  accompanied  the 
Captain  on  one  of  his  trips. 

Captain  Bennett  is  a  prominent  Mason,  be- 
longing to  Evangelist  Lodge,  No.  600,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  of  New  York  City,  and  to  Mount 
Zion  Chapter,  No.  231;  and  he  belongs  to 
Maine  Lodge,  No.  i,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  and  Eastern  Star  Encampment, 
No.  2.  His  portrait  appears  on  a  neighboring 
page  of  this  volume. 


TT^HARLES  B.  WALKER,  who  has 
I  \<  practically  retired  from  active  busi- 
^U^^  ness,  has  been  a  lifelong  resident  of 
Bridgton,  where  his  birth  occurred 
April  2,  1836.  His  grandfather,  Joseph 
Walker,  was  one  of  Cumberland  County's 
early  settlers,  having  removed  from  Oxford 
County  to  Westbrook  in  18 14.  Joseph 
Walker,  born  July  22,  1774,  in  Denmark,  was 
one  of  the  several  children  born  to  his  parents, 
Joseph  and  Mary  Walker.  He  owned  and 
opi^rated  a  saw  and  grist  mill  in  Westbrook 
for  some  time.  Afterward  he  established  two 
saw-mills  and  two  grist-mills  in  this  town, 
the  former  being  located  where  the  Forest 
mills  now  stand,  and  the  latter  on  the  present 
site  of  the  Pondicherry  mills  at  Stevens's 
Brook.  In  1796  he  married  Mary  Foster,  who 
was  born  January  29,  177S.  The  children 
of  this  union  were:  Benjamin,  born  March  25, 
1798;  Joseph,  born  February  7,  1800;  Moody, 
born  February  27,  1808;  and  Edward  S.,  who 
died  on  the  day  of  his  birth,  July  12,   18:4. 

The  Hon.  Benjamin  Walker,  fath«r  of 
Charles  B.  Walker,  was  a  native  of  the  town 
of  Denmark,  Oxford  County.  When  a  youth 
he  went  to  Westbrook  with  his  parents.  From 
there  he  came  to  Bridgton  in  1827.  He  was  a 
man  of  great  enterprise  and  industry.  P"or 
some  years  he  was  engaged  in  running  canal 
boats.  He  was  also  an  extensive  dealer  in 
real  estate.  Public-spirited  and  generous,  he 
gave  material  assistance  and  encouragement 
to  all  plans  tending  toward  the  improvement 
and  advancement  of  Bridgton.  His  death, 
September  26,  1869,  was  mourned  by  a  host 
of  friends.  He  was  an  esteemed  member  of 
the  Odd  Fellows  Lodge.  On  March  25,  1797, 
he  married  Sarah  A.  Cross,  who  bore  him  nine 
children,  as  follows:  Mary  F.,  who  died  Sep- 
tember 30,  1863;  Moody,  who  died  June  6, 
1867;  Joseph,  who  died  December  16,  1875; 
Benjamin,  who  died  August  27,  1829;  Charles 
E.,  who  died  August  26,  1833;  Lydia  J.; 
Eliza  A. ;   Charles  B.  ;  and  Caroline  A. 

Charles  B.  Walker  ably  assisted  his  father 
in  his  many  business  relations,  continuing 
with  him  as  long  as  the  father  lived.  After 
the  death  of  the  latter  he  gave  his  attention 
exclusively  to  his  personal  interests  until  his 
retirement  from   business.     On   May  3,  1858, 


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Mr.  Walker  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Harriet  M.  Merrill,  a  native  of  Bridgton. 
The  union  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of 
one  child,  Gertrude,  now  the  wife  of  Frank 
Daily,  of  Roxbury,  Mass. 


8 ELAND  H.  POORE,  M.D.,  ah  able 
young  physician,  residing  at  Webb's 
^  Mills  in  the  town  of  Casco,  Me., 
where  he  settled  shortly  after  his 
marriage,  now  has  a  large  and  successful  prac- 
tice, not  only  in  Casco,  but  in  the  adjoining 
towns  of  Otisfield,  Raymond,  Windham,  and 
Poland.  His  birth  occurred  in  the  town  of 
Sebago,  Cumberland  County,  on  April  3, 
1867;  and  he  is  a  son  of  Edwin  L.  and  Amanda 
M.  (Whitney)  Poore. 

Edwin  L.  Poore  is  a  native  of  Sebago,  and 
has  been  a  lifelong  resident  of  that  town.  In 
his  earlier  years  he  engaged  in  the  practice 'of 
law,  but  at  the  present  time  he  is  successfully 
conducting  a  general  mercantile  business. 
He  also  holds  the  position  of  Postmaster  of 
Sebago.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Amanda  M.  Whitney,  is  still  living.  Four 
children  have  been  born  to  them,  as  follows: 
Willie  E.,  who  died  in  infancy;  Leland  H.; 
Lillian  A.  and  Lunetta  N.  (twins),  living 
with  their  parents. 

Leland  H.  Poore  acquired  his  rudimentary 
education  in  the  common  schools  of  Sebago, 
after  which,  in  the  fall  of  18S3,  he  left  home 
to  take  a  course  at  Fryeburg  Academy, 
where  he  was  a  pupil  at  intervals  during  the 
next  five  years,  spending  the  time  when  not 
in  school  in  teaching.  Among  the  places 
where  he  held  the  position  of  teacher  are  Jack- 
son, N.H.,  Brownfield,  Sebago,  and  Fryeburg, 
Me.  He  was  graduated  at  Fryeburg  Academy 
in  June,  1888;  and  he  soon  began  the  study 
of  medicine  with  Dr.  C.  E.  Wilson  at  Hiram, 
Oxford  County,  Me.  In  February,  1889,  he 
went  to  Brunswick,  and  entered  the  Medical 
School,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the 
class  of  1893.  Not  long  after  he  came  to 
Webb's  Mills,  and  began  the  practice  of  his 
profession  under  auspicious  circumstances,  as 
within  two  hours  of  putting  out  his  sign  he 
received  his  first  call;  and  from  that  time  he 
has  been  a  busy  and   successful   practitioner. 


He  also  conducts  a  small  drug  business  at  his 
residence. 

On  September  7,  1893,  he  was  joined  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Mary  E.  Fitch,  who  was 
born  in  Sebago,  Me.  She  is  a  daughter  of 
John  and  Nancy  W.  (Sanborn)  Fitch,  both 
natives  of  Sebago,  where  her  father  is  still 
successfully  engaged  in  the  vocation  of  a 
farmer. 

In  politics  Dr.  Poore  has  always  been  an 
adherent  of  the  Democratic  party.  While  a 
resident  of  Sebago  he  served  for  two  years  as 
Supervisor,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Health  one  year.  He  is  now  one  of  the 
School  Committee,  also  superintendent  and 
Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Casco.  Fraternally, 
he  is  an  honored  member  of  Raymond  Lodge, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  also  N.  E.  O.  P.  of 
Webb's  Mills.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Poore  are  regu- 
lar church  attendants. 


ON.    JOSEPH    A.    LOCKE,    of  Port- 
land, Me.,  was  born  in  Hollis,  York 

County,   Me.,   December  25,    1843. 

He  is  a  descendant  in  the  sixth 
generation  from  John  Locke,  of  Hampton 
(now  Rye),  N.H.,  who  came  from  Yorkshire, 
England,  in  1644,  it  is  believed,  and  first  set- 
tled in  Dover,  N.H.,  there  becoming  a  land- 
owner. Through  both  his  father,  Stephen 
Locke,  son  of  Caleb  Locke,  of  Hollis,  and  his 
mother,  Lucinda  Clark,  daughter  of  Charles 
Clark,  of  Hollis,  Mr.  Locke  is  a  representa- 
tive of  the  fourth  generation  in  descent  from 
Sarah  Pepperrell,  the  accomplished  and  be- 
loved niece  of  Sir  William  Pepperrell  (and 
daughter  of  Andrew  Pepperrell),  and  also  from 
the  historic  Major  Charles  Frost,  of  Kittery. 

In  his  early  childhood  Mr.  Locke  removed 
with  his  parents  to  Biddeford,  where  he  fitted 
for  college,  graduating  from  Bowdoin  College 
in  1865  with  honor,  being  the  salutatorian  of 
his  class.  He  taught  in  the  Portland  High 
School  the  first  two  years  after  graduation, 
having  charge  of  classes  in  Greek,  Latin, 
chemistry,  and  mathematics;  and  while  teach- 
ing he  was  pursuing  his  law  studies.  He  then 
entered  the  law  ofiBce  of  Davis  &  Drummond 
(Judge  Woodbury  Davis  and  the  Hon.  Josiah 
H.  Drummond),  and  was  admitted  to  practice 


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567 


in  the  State  courts  in  1868  and  in  the  United 
States  courts  in  1869. 

He  settled  in  Portland,  remaining  a  short 
time  with  Messrs.  Davis  and  Drummond,  and 
in  October,  1868,  opening  an  office  in  the 
Boyd  Block,  which  had  just  been  finished. 
Here  by  close  application  to  business,  and  the 
care  and  fidelity  with  which  he  attended  to  all 
matters  intrusted  to  his  charge,  both  in  office 
work  and  the  trial  cases  in  the  courts,  he  ac- 
quired a  large  and  successful  law  practice, 
commanding  the  confidence  of  all  with  whom 
he  came  in  contact.  In  1880  he  formed  a  co- 
partnership with  his  brother,  Ira  S.  Locke, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Locke  &  Locke,  which 
still  continues.  They  have  an  extensive  gen- 
eral practice,  are  trustees  of  several  large  es- 
tates, and  have  the  charge  of  many  trust 
funds. 

Mr.  Locke  has  been  frequently  honored  by 
his  fellow-citizens  with  positions  of  trust. 
He  was  twice  elected  Representative  from 
Portland  to  the  State  legislature;  namely,  for 
the  sessions  of  1877  and  1879,  serving  as 
a  member  of  the  Judiciary  Committee  both 
sessions,  and  also  as  a  member  of  the  Library 
Committee  in  1877.  The  State  election  in 
the  fall  of  1878  for  the  session  of  1879  was  a 
very  close  one  throughout  the  State,  and 
especially  in  Cumberland  County;  and  out  of 
the  five  Representatives  to  the  House  from 
Portland  Mr.  Locke  was  the  only  Republican 
elected.  On  the  organization  of  the  House  of 
Representatives  in  1879  he  was  the  Repub- 
lican nominee  for  Speaker,  but  was  defeated 
by  the  combined  vote  of  the  Democratic  and 
Greenback  Representatives.  At  the  State 
election  that  fall  he  was  elected  a  Senator 
from  Cumberland  County,  being  the  only  Re- 
publican nominee  for  the  Senate  from  Cumber- 
land County  who  received  his  certificate  of 
election  from  the  Governor  and  Council. 
This  was  the  famous  session  of  the  legislature 
of  1880. 

From  the  first  meeting  of  the  Senate  until 
its  final  organization,  when  he  was  elected  its 
President,  he  was  the  leader  in  the  Senate  on 
behalf  of  the  Republican  party  in  opposition 
to  the  organization  of  the  same  by  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Democratic  and  Greenback  parties; 
and  by  his  timely  written  protests,  duly  pre- 


sented in  session  while  they  were  attempting 
to  organize  the  Senate,  paved  the  way  to  bring 
the  question  involved,  as  to  who  were  the 
legally  elected  members  of  the  Senate,  before 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State  for  its  de- 
cision. This  is  the  only  instance  since  the 
organization  of  the  State  that  a  member  has 
been  elected  President  of  the  Senate  the  first 
term  of  service  therein.  Mr.  Locke  was  the 
youngest  man  who  ever  occupied  the  chair. 
He  was  returned  to  the  Senate  in  1881,  and 
re-elected  its  President.  This  was  the  first 
session  of  the  legislature  following  the  amend- 
ment to  the  Constitution  providing  for  bien- 
nial elections.  Consequently  Mr.  Locke  re- 
mained as  President  of  the  Senate,  making 
him  the  second  civil  officer  in  the  State,  for 
three  years  and  until  the  organization  of  the 
legislature  in  January  in  1883,  when  he  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  Governor's  Council. 
This  position  he  held  by  subsequent  election 
for  four  years,  serving  all  the  time  as  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  Accounts  and  Public 
Institutions.  Since  that  time  he  has  entirely 
devoted  his  time  and  attention  to  his  law  prac- 
tice. Mr.  Locke  has  ever  taken  great  interest 
in  educational  matters.  For  several  years 
after  teaching  in  the  high  school  he  was  a 
member  of  the  School  Committee  of  Portland. 
He  has  been  for  many  years  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  Maine  Wesleyan  Semi- 
nary and  Female  College  at  Kent's  Hill,  Me., 
and  the  last  fourteen  years  President  of  the 
Board.  Mr.  Locke  has  been  interested  more 
or  less  in  the  different  historical,  educational, 
and  social  organizations.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Maine  Historical  Society,  Genealogical 
Society,  Portland  Natural  History  Society, 
and  the  Masonic  fraternity.  He  first  became 
a  Mason  in  1866,  receiving  the.  Blue  Lodge 
degrees  in  Dunlap  Lodge  in  Biddeford, 
and  became  a  member  thereof.  Having  de- 
cided to  make  his  home  in  Portland,  he  trans- 
ferred his  membership  to  Portland  Lodge,  No. 
1,  Portland,  Me.,  the  oldest  Lodge  in  the 
State,  acting  under  charter  issued  in  1769, 
and  at  the  next  election  was  elected  Senior 
Warden,  and  afterward  Worshipful  Master, 
occupying  the  chair  for  the  years  1871  and 
1872.  In  June,  1877,  honorary  membership 
was  conferred  upon  him;    and  in  1878   he   was 


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elected    a    member  of   the  Board  of  Masonic 
Trustees. 

Mr.     Locke    has    at    different    times'  been 
highly  honored  by  this  large  and  strong  fra- 
ternity.    He  was  Most  Eminent   High   Priest 
of  Greenleaf  Chapter,  No.  13,  in    1870;  Emi- 
nent Commander  of  St.   Alban   Commandery, 
No.   8,  for  the  years   1877  and    1878;  Grand 
High  Priest  of  the  Grand  Chapter  of  Maine  for 
the  years  1881  and  1882.     In  the  Grand  Com- 
mandery   of    Maine    in    May,    1887,    he    was 
elected   from    the    floor    to    the    position    of 
Deputy  Grand  Commander,  and  elected  Right 
Eminent  Grand  Commander  for  the  years  1888 
and  1889.     While  occupying  the  latter  posi- 
tion at  the  Triennial   Conclave  of  the  Grand 
Encampment  of  the  United   States  holden  in 
Washington,    D.C.,    in   1889,   he  was   elected 
Chairman  of  the  Ritual  Committee,  to  revise 
and  correct  the  ritual  of  the  Order  throughout 
the  country;  and  so  well  was  the  work  done 
that  at  the  next  Triennial  Conclave,  holden  in 
Denver,  Col.,  in  1892,  the  report  of  the  com- 
mittee was  accepted,  and  the  ritual  presented 
by  it  unanimously  adopted  without  a  single 
change  being  made,  although   it  was  the  gen- 
eral   opinion    of   the    members    of   the   Order 
throughout   the   country   before   the   Conclave 
that  no  ritual  could  be  presented  which  would 
be  adopted.     In   May,    1895,    he    was  elected 
Deputy  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Maine,    which   position   he   now  holds.      Mr. 
Locke  has  also  been  honored  in  the  Scottish 
Rite    or    so-called    higher    degrees    of    Free 
Masonry.       He    was    for  eleven  years  Thrice 
Potent  Grand  Master  of  Yates   Lodge  of  Per- 
fection in  Portland,  and  afterward  Commander- 
in-chief  of  Maine  Consistory,   thirty-two  de- 
grees, for  eight  years ;  and  in  September,  1884, 
he  received  at  Detroit  the  honorary  grade  of 
Sovereign    Grand    Inspector    General    of    tjie 
thirty-third    and    last  degree.     He   is   at    the 
present  timean  officer  of  the  Grand  Encamp- 
ment,    Knights     Templars,     of     the     United 
States. 

Mr.  Locke  married  Miss  Fhorence  E. 
Perley,  daughter  of  Joseph  H.  Perley,  a  well- 
to-do  merchant  of  Portland,  August  27,  1873, 
and  by  her  has  four  children  now  living, 
namely:  Grace  Perley  Locke,  now  a  student 
at   Bryn   Mawr    College,    Pennsylvania;    John 


R.  Locke,  aged  fifteen;  Allan  S.  Locke,  aged 
eleven;  and  Joseph  A.  Locke,  Jr.,  aged  seven 
years. 


/^TaRDNER  MERRILL  PARKER,  a 
Y  3 1  well  known  and  highly  esteemed 
resident  of  Gorham,  was  born  in 
North  Scarboro,  which  is  now  a  part  of  Gor- 
ham, Me.,  September  26,  1833,  son  of  John 
M.  and  Louise  (Worcester)  Parker.  John  M. 
Parker  was  born  near  Steep  Falls  in  the  town 
of  Standish,  and  by  the  death  of  his  father  was 
left  dependent  upon  his  own  resources  at  an 
early  age.  He  engaged  in  farming,  also  keep- 
ing a  general  country  store  for  some  time,  and 
was  Deputy  Sheriff  and  Collector  for  several 
years.  His  wife,  Louise  Worcester,  who  was 
a  daughter  of  Thomas  Worcester,  of  Gor- 
ham, became  the  mother  of  ten  children,  five 
sons  and  five  daughters,  of  whom  Gardner 
M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  fifth- 
born. 

Gardner  Merrill  Parker  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  town, 
and  subsequently  learned  the  carpenter's 
trade,  which  he  followed  as  a  journeyman  for 
ten  years.  He  then  returned  to  the  home- 
stead, where  he  engaged  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits, carrying  on  the  farm  for  two  years.  In 
1868  he  was  appointed  Deputy  Sheriff,  a  posi- 
tion which  he  ably  filled  a  greater  part  of  the 
time  until  1895.  He  was  Tax  Collector  frorn 
1890  to  1893,  and  in  that  capacity  rendered 
faithful  and  valuable  service  to  the  town. 
He  now  owns  a  good  farm  of  thirty-four  acres,, 
which  he  cultivates  successfully,  devoting  con- 
siderable attention  to  the  raising  of  fruit. 

On  January  i,  i860,  Mr.  Parker  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Sarah  M.  Meserve,  daughter  of 
Deacon  Samuel  Meserve,  a  prosperous  farmer 
of  Gorham,  and  has  three  children,  as  follows: 
Esther  L.,  residing  at  home;  Nellie  C,  who 
is  a  school  teacher  in  Manchester,  N.H.;  and 
Gardner  M.,  Jr.  Mr.  Parker  is  a  member  of 
Harmony  Lodge,  No.  38,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ; 
Gorham  Lodge,  No.  98,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  of  which  he  is  Treasurer;  and 
Dirigo  Lodge,  iKnights  of  Pythias,  of  which 
he  IS  now  Secretary.  He  is  also  connected 
with  the  Gorham  Grange.     He  has  held  the 


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principal  chairs  in  all  of  these  lodges,  except 
the  Masonic.  Mr.  Parker  is  a  Republican  in 
politics,  and  his  religious  views  lead  him  to 
attend  the  Congregational  church. 


-1p)TENRY  B.  HARTFORD,  Postmaster 
L^-l  at  Standish,  Me.,  and  a  general  mer- 
\[s)  I  chant,  is  a  native  of  Oxford  County, 

^"■-^  having  been  born  March  9,  1849, 
in  Brownfield.  His  paternal  grandfather  was 
Solomon  Hartford,  an  industrious  farmer  in 
Hiram,  Oxford  County,  a  Democrat  in  poli- 
tics. He  reared  fourteen  children,  three  of 
whom  are  still  living,  namely;  Hosea;  Sarah, 
wife  of  Ezra  Thompson ;  and  Nancy,  wife  of 
Ephraim  Ridlon. 

George  B.  Hartford,  son  of  Solomon,  father 
of  Henry  B.,  was  born  in  1824  in  Hiram,  and 
there  learned  the  cooper's  trade,  which,  in 
conjunction  with  farming,  he  carried  on  dur- 
ing his  years  of  active  labor.  He  followed 
the  political  footpath  in  which  he  was  reared, 
being  an  old-time  Democrat.  He  lived  three- 
score and  ten  years,  dying  September  10, 
1894.  His  wife,  Belinda  Wormwood,  daugh- 
ter of  Ithamar  Wormwood,  was  a  native  of 
Porter,  Me.  They  were  married  in  1845,  and 
eight  children  were  boi-n  to  them,  six  of  whom 
are  now  living;  namely,  Ruth  T.,  Henry  B., 
Mary  J.,  Belinda,  Cora  B.,  and  Maria.  Ruth 
T.,  wife  of  Michael  Trainer,  of  Brownfield, 
has  seven  children  —  Mary,  Catherine,  John, 
Michael,  Margaret,  William,  and  Preston. 
Mary  J.,  a  resident  of  California,  is  the  wife 
of  Dennis  Hatch,  and  has  one  child,  Alice 
Hatch.  Belinda  has  been  twice  married;  her 
first  husband,  John  Hawkins,  left  her  with 
three  children  —  Bertha,  Fannie,  and  Edgar, 
and  by  her  second  husband,  Austin  Newcomb, 
she  has  four  children  —  Alfred,  Allen,  Clara, 
and  Harry.  Cora  B.  has  also  had  two  hus- 
bands, her  first  having  been  William  McLucas, 
who  died  leaving  her  with  two  children  — 
Ervie  and  Mina;  by  her  second  husband,  An- 
drew Lewis,  she  has  one  child.  Lulu.  Maria, 
wife  of  Charles  Ward,  has  four  children  — 
Florence,  Walter,  Alice,  and  Harry.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  George  B.  Hartford  were  of  the 
Methodist  faith  and  regular  attendants  of  the 
church  of  that  denomination. 


Henry  B.  Hartford  received  his  education 
in  the  town  of  Brownfield,  and  after  leaving 
school  worked  on  his  father's  farm  a  few 
years.  Preferring  a  business  career,  he  left 
home,  going  to  Hiram,  Me.,  where  he  worked 
for  a  year  with  R.  G.  Green  &  Co.,  clothing 
manufacturers.  In  1874  he  went  to  Standish, 
and  for  four  years  was  employed  by  L  D. 
Sawyer,  who  was  engaged  in  the  same  indus- 
try. The  following  year  Mr.  Hartford  spent 
in  California  on  a  ranch.  Returning  then  to 
Standish,  he  worked  for  Mr.  Sawyer  another 
two  years,  when,  in  1884,  he  bought  out  his 
employer,  and  for  ten  years  conducted  the 
establishment  alone.  In  1894  he  gave  up 
the  clothing  business,  and  has  since  given 
his  whole  attention  to  the  management  of 
his  store  of  general  merchandise,  which  he 
started  in  1884.  This  he  has  enlarged  from 
time  to  time,  as  the  interests  of  his  business 
demanded,  and  has  now  a  lucrative  local  trade. 

He  was  appointed  to  his  present  office  of 
Postmaster  in  1885,  and  has  served  eleven 
consecutive  years.  Politically,  Mr.  Hartford - 
is  an  Independent,  voting,  irrespective  of 
party,  for  the  best  men  and  best  measures. 
Socially,  he  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  belonging  to 
Saco  Valley  Lodge,  No.  43,  of  West  Buxton, 
Me.,  and  to  Falmouth  Encampment,  No.  11, 
of  Portland. 

On  December  25,  1874,  Mr.  Hartford  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Addie,  the  adopted 
daughter  of  Daniel  Moulton,  of  this  town. 
Their  wedded  pathway  has  been  brightened  by 
the  birth  of  two  children,  namely:  Harry, 
born  May  12,  1876;  and  Edith,  born  February 
24,  1878.  Mrs.  Hartford  is  an  esteemed 
member  of  the  Congregational  church. 


"ON.  ELIAS  DUDLEY  FREEMAN, 
ittorney  and  counsellor-at-law,  who 
has  an  office  at  57  Exchange  Street, 
Portland,  Me.,  was  born  in  Yar- 
mouth, Cumberland  County,  August  31,  1853. 
He  is  the  son  of  Barnabas  and  Sarah  Crosby 
(Dudley)  Freeman,  and  on  the  paternal  side  is 
descended  from  Samuel  Freeman,  who  settled 
in  Watertown,  Mass.,  in  1632. 

Barnabas    Freeman,    his    father,    was    born 
October  17,  18 14,  in  Fairfield,    Me.      He  was 


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a  graduate  of  Waterville  College  and  a  lead- 
ing citizen  of  Yarmouth,  where  he  was  engaged 
for  many  years  in  the  practice  of  law  and  after- 
ward in  cotton  manufacturing.  He  died  De- 
cember 1 8,  1894.  His  wife,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Sarah  Crosby  Dudley,  was  born  Jan- 
uary 31,  i8i6,  and  died  March  27,  1879. 
She  was  the  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Elias  Dud- 
ley, of  Hampden,  and  a  direct  descendant,  in 
the  eighth  generation,  of  Governor  Thomas 
Dudley,  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony. 

Elias  D.  Freeman  fitted  for  college  at  North 
Yarmouth  Academy,  and  was  graduated  from 
Amherst  in  the  class  of  1875.  O"  completing 
his  college  course,  he  immediately  took  up  the 
study  of  law  in  his  father's  office  at  Yarmouth, 
subsequently  reading  with  Clarence  Flale, 
Esq.,  of  Portland,  who  was  afterward  City 
Solicitor.  In  1879  Mr.  Freeman  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  Cumberland  County  bar,  and 
opened  an  ofiRce  in  Yarmouth.  In  1880  he 
went  abroad,  and  on  his  return,  after  a  year's 
absence,  he  purchased  the  Yarmouth  granite 
quarries,  which  he  operated  till  1889.  In 
that  year  he  went  to  Alabama,  where  he  re- 
mained two  years,  and  then  resumed  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  his  native  State,  opening  an 
office  in  Portland.  He  is  now  a  prominent 
member  of  the  legal  fraternity  in  this  city,  and 
attends  to  the  demands  of  a  large  clientage. 
Mr.  Freeman  has  recently  finished  a  "Supple- 
ment to  the  Revised  Statutes,"  which  has 
been  highly  commended  by  both  bench  and 
bar.  He  is  treasurer  of  several  corporations, 
and  also  of  North  Yarmouth  Academy,  in 
which  position  he  succeeds  his  father,  who 
held  it  for  more  than  fifty  years. 

February  6,  1883,  Mr.  Freeman  was  married 
to  Miss  Georgia  Norman  Carlton,  daughter  of 
Jacob  F.  and  Maria  J.  (Tyler)  Carlton,  of 
Andover,  Mass.  They  have  two  daughters  — 
Mary  Dudley  and  Constance. 

Mr.  Freeman  is  a  prominent  man  in  the 
Republican  councils  of  this  State.  In  1889 
he  wjs  a  member  of  the  Maine  Senate,  in 
1890-91  Chairman  of  the  Cumberland  County 
Committee,  has  been  a  member  of  the  State 
Republican  Committee  and  of  the  Executive 
Committee  since  1892,  and  since  January, 
189s,  has  represented  Cumberland  County  in 
the  Governor's  Council.      He  is  a  member  of 


the  Maine  Genealogical  Society  of  Portland, 
Vice-President  of  the  Governor  Thomas  Dudley 
Family  Association,  and  a  member  of  the 
Maine  Historical  Society.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Freeman  are  members  of  the  Congregational 
church.  They  have  a  beautiful  home  in  Yar- 
mouth. 


/STTo 


EORGE  CLEMENT  JORDAN,  a 
\  5  I  general  merchant  and  the  Postmaster 
at  West  Gorham,  Cumberland  County, 
Me.,  is  a  native  of  Gorham,  born  March  6, 
1861.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Nathaniel 
Jordan,  was  born  in  Buxton,  this  State,  and 
there  spent  a  half-century.  Removing  then 
to  Gorham,  he  purchased  one  hundred  acres  of 
land,  which  he  conducted  until  his  death  in 
1884,  at  the  venerable  age  of  ninety-two  years. 
He  married  Desire  P.,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
James  Lewis,  of  Marblehead,  Mass.,  and  to 
them  six  children  were  born,  five  of  whom  are 
living,  namely:  Sarah  A.,  widow  of  Elisha 
Jordan,  residing  in  California;  Hannah  E., 
the  widow  of  the  late  Albion  Jordan  of  Cape 
Elizabeth;  Charles  E.,  the  father  of  George 
C.  ;  Martha,  the  widow  of  the  late  George  C. 
Johnson ;  and  Louisa,  wife  of  Charles  E.  Jor- 
dan, of  Cape  Elizabeth. 

Charles  E.,  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Desire  P. 
Jordan,  has  been  interested  in  farming  pur- 
suits during  his  entire  working  life,  and  is 
now  actively  engaged  in  carrying  on  mixed 
husbandry  on  his  well-appointed  farm.  His 
estate  contains  forty  acres  of  fertile  land,  the 
larger  part  of  which  is  in  tillage,  yielding- him 
excellent  crops  each  year.  In  local  affairs  he 
has  ever  taken  an  intelligent  interest,  and 
from  1888  until  1891  he  served  as  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Selectmen.  He  is  a  sound 
Republican  in  politics,  and  on  religious  sub- 
jects is  liberal  in  his  views.  To  him  and  his 
wife,  Caroline  M.  Topping,  of  Standish,  three 
children  were  born,  but  one  of  whom  is  now 
living,  George  C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 
The  mother  passed  to  the  life  beyond  Novem- 
ber 8,  1895,  aged  sixty-six  years  and  eleven 
months. 

George  C.  Jordan  entered  Gorham  Academy 
when  but  fourteen  years  old.  Three  years 
later,  in   1878,  he  became  a  student  at  West- 


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brook  Seminary,  and  afterward,  in  1879  and 
1880,  lie  took  a  course  at  the  Portland  Busi- 
ness College,  which  now,  in  honor  of  its  prin- 
cipal, L.  A.  Gray,  is  called  Gray's  Business 
College.  Receiving  his  diploma  from  Pro- 
fessor Gray  in  1880,  Mr.  Jordan  returned  to 
the  homestead,  where  he  worked  on  the  farm 
during  the  summer  season,  and  in  the  winters 
was  employed  as  a  clerk  in  the  general  store 
of  H.  R.  Colesworth,  of  West  Gorham.  On 
November  7,  1892,  he  bought  out  his  em- 
ployer; and  he  has  since  carried  on  an  exten- 
sive and  lucrative  business,  having  a  large 
local  trade  in  groceries,  grain,  and  produce. 
During  the  same  year  he  was  appointed  Post- 
master at  West  Gorham,  succeeding  Mr.  Coles- 
worthy. 

Mr.  Jordan  was  united  in  marriage  January 
30,  1894,  with  Miss  Olive  M.,  daughter  of 
H.  R.  Colesworthy,  of  Gorham.  Like  his 
father,  Mr.  Jordan  is  liberal  and  progressive  in 
religion  and  a  stanch  Republican  in  politics. 
Socially,  he  belongs  to  Gorham  Lodge,  No. 
98,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 


lOS  A.  TRUE,  a  practical  farmer  in 
jood  circumstances,  now  one  of  the 
oldest  residents  of  Pownal,  was  born 
in  this  town,  December  12,  1 82 1 ,  son 
of  John  and  Esther  (Allen)  True.  He  is  a 
direct  descendant  of  Henry  True,  the  original 
ancestor  of  the  family  in  America,  who  emi- 
grated from  England  and  settled  in  Salem, 
Mass.,  about  the  year  1644. 

Mr.  True's  great-grandfather,  Jonathan 
True,  was  born  in  Salisbury,  Mass..,  February 
8,  1 72 1,  moved  to  North  Yarmouth  in  or  be- 
fore the  year  1758,  and  became  a  prominent 
resident  of  that  town,  there  spending  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life.  He  was  a  man  of  energy 
and  foresight,  who  sought  to  develop  the  in- 
dustrial resources  of  the  locality;  and  he 
erected  and  operated  the  first  cloth-mill  in  the 
then  district  of  Maine.  Both  he  and  his  wife, 
Anna  Bradbury,  were  members  of  the  Congre- 
gational church.      I-Ie  died  February  2,  1791. 

Mr.  True's  grandfather,  Jonathan  True, 
second,  was  born  in  North  Yarmouth,  April 
30,  1758.  He  joined  the  Continental  army 
during  the  Revolutionary  War,  serving  at  the 


capture  of  Ticonderoga,  and  he  was  for  a  time 
stationed  at  Chebeague  Island.  Pie  subse- 
quently engaged  in  agricultural  labors,  which 
he  followed  successfully  for  many  years.  He 
died  in  Freeman,  Me.,  November  10,  1844. 
On  December  13,  1781,  he  married  Mehitable 
Worthley.  They  reared  a  family  of  nine  chil- 
dren, of  whom  John,  Mr.  True's  father,  was 
the  second-born. 

John  True  was  born  in  Freeport,  August  7, 
1785,  his  birthplace  being  not  far  from  his 
son's  present  home  in  Pownal.  He  was  reared 
to  farm  work  ;  and  in  young  manhood  he  settled 
in  Pownal  upon  a  tract  of  wild  land,  which  he 
cleared  and  cultivated.  He  was  a  pioneer 
settler  in  the  town,  coming  here  when  it  was 
covered  with  virgin  forests;  and  he  resided 
here  until  his  death,  which  took  place  March 
28,  1861.  Some  twelve  years  previous  he  had 
relinquished  active  labor  upon  the  farm,  and 
in  company  with  one  of  his  sons  engaged  suc- 
cessfully in  trade  in  Pownal.  He  united  with 
the  Congregational  church  in  Pownal  when  a 
young  man,  continuing  to  be  one  of  its  active 
members  during  the  rest  of  his  life;  and  in 
politics  he  supported  the  Whig  and  Republi- 
can parties.  He  was  three  times  married, 
and  was  the  father  of  ten  children.  Of  these 
but  two  are  now  living,  namely:  Amos  A., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch,  who  was  a  son 
by  his  second  union;  and  John  H.,  who  was 
born  May  29,  1824,  and  is  residing  with  his 
brother.  Mr.  John  True's  second  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Esther  Allen,  was  born  in 
Pownal,  May  8,   1799,  died  June  7,   1829. 

Amos  A.  True  was  educated  in  the  district 
school,  and  at  an  early  age  began  to  assist 
his  father  in  the  lighter  labors  of  the  farm 
and  fields.  On  November  6,  1867,  he  took 
possession  of  his  present  farm  of  one  hundred 
acres,  which  is  a  part  of  the  original  home 
property;  and  he  has  since  conducted  it  with 
energy  and  success. 

On  November  17,  1846,  Mr.  True  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Irene  Ann  Berry.  She 
was  born  in  Pownal,  March  20,  1824,  daughter 
of  Zebulon  and  Betsey  (Nutting)  Berry,  the 
former  of  whom  was  a  native  of  Scarboro,  and 
the  latter  of  Pownal.  Zebulon  Berry,  who  was 
a  prosperous  farmer  of  Pownal  and  was  three 
times  married,    died    March    16,    1864.      Mrs. 


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Betsey  N.  Berry,  Mrs.  True's  mother,  died  in 
1825.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  True  have  three  sons, 
namely:  John  and  Charles  L.,  who  assist  in 
carrying  on  the  f arm  ;  and  William  J.,  who  is 
a  blacksmith  of  North  Yarmouth. 

Mr.  True  is  liberal  in  his  religious  views 
and  a  Democrat  in  politics.  He  has  led  a  life 
of  industry  and  toil,  always  making  the  best 
of  his  opportunities;  and  he  is  a  well-known 
figure  in  his  part  of  the  town,  enjoying  the 
good  will  and  esteem  of  his  neighbors  and 
fellow-citizens. 


T^APTAIN  JOSEPH  R.  CURTIS,  for- 
I  \y  merly  a  well-known  ship-master  of 
\fL^  Yarmouthville,  who  died  in  Cardiff, 
Wales,  March  3,  1873,  was  born  in 
Yarmouth,  October  11,  1810,  son  of  William 
and  Olive  (Stubbs)  Curtis.  Captain  Curtis's 
father,  who  was  born  July  15,  1777,  was  an 
early  settler  in  Yarmouth,  where  for  some  time 
he  followed  the  trade  of  a  ship  calker.  He 
later  moved  to  Leeds,  Androscoggin  County, 
and  engaged  successfully  in  farming,  residing 
there  until  a  few  years  before  his  death,  when 
became  to  Yarmouth  to  live  with  his  son. 
He  died  July  12,  185 1.  He  was  an  indus- 
trious farmer,  an  able  business  man,  and  a 
useful  citizen,  well  known  and  highly  respected 
for  his  many  estimable  qualities.  In  politics 
he  was  a  Whig,  later  joining  the  Republican 
party  at  its  formation;  and  in  his  religious 
views  he  was  a  Baptist.  His  wife,  Olive 
Stubbs,  who  was  born  December  2,  1779,  be- 
came the  mother  of  twelve  children,  nine  of 
whom  grew  to  maturity,  and  all  have  now 
passed  away.  Mrs.  Olive  S.  Curtis  died  Jan- 
uary 19,  1849.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Bap- 
tist church. 

Joseph  R.  Curtis  grew  to  manhood  in  Leeds, 
and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
that  town.  He  began  teaching  school  at  the 
age  of  seventeen,  but,  after  following  that  oc- 
cupation for  a  short  time,  decided  to  try  his 
fortune  upon  the  sea.  He  shipped  as  a  sailor 
before  the  mast,  in  which  humble  capacity  he 
labored  diligently,  seeking  to  master  the 
details  of  his  calling;  and,  being  intelligent 
and  of  keen  perceptions,  he  rapidly  acquired  a 
knowledge    of    the     elementary   principles    of 


navigation.  His  ability  and  ambition  caused 
him  to  advance,  step  by  step  through  the 
various  responsible  positions  on  shipboard; 
and,  possessing  the  necessary  executive  ability, 
together  with  a  character  which  was  beyond 
reproach,  he  at  length  secured  the  command 
of  a  merchantman,  and  from  that  time  became 
a  prosperous  and  successful  ship-master.  He 
followed  the  sea  for  considerably  over  forty 
years,  and  was  in  command  of  several  well- 
known  vessels  of  his  day  engaged  in  the  foreign 
trade,  his  voyages  being  always  attended  with 
profitable  results,  both  to  himself  and  his 
owners..  His  business  ability  was  known  and 
recognized  in  shipping  circles,  the  utmost  con- 
fidence and  reliance  being  placed  in  him  by  his 
employers,  who  never  had  the  slightest  cause 
to  question  his  honesty  and  integrity;  and  his 
high  character  as  a  man  was  appreciated  by  all 
with  whom  he  had  business  dealings.  He 
was  always  alert  in  forwarding  his  owners' 
interests,  and  was  familiar  with  the  methods  of 
trade  in  the  various  important  seaports  of  the 
world ;  and,  aside  from  his  interest  in  the 
vessels  under  his  charge,  he  owned  shares  in 
many  other  ships,  which  proved  to  be  profitable 
investments.  His  life  was  an  energetic  and 
busy  one,  he  never  losing  an  opportunity  for 
insuring  a  quick  and  profitable  voyage;  and  he 
was  actively  engaged  in  attending  to  his  duties 
at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  took  place  as 
above  mentioned. 

On  September  15,  1844,  Captain  Curtis  was 
united    in    marriage  with    Louisa  J.    Sumner. 
She  was  born  in  Green,  Me.,  August  18,  1821, 
daughter   of    Houghton     and    Mary     (Rogers) 
Sumner,  the  former  of  whom   was  a  native  of 
Vermont,    and    the    latter  of    Hanover,    Mass. 
Houghton    Sumner    settled     in     Leeds,    Me., 
where  he  was  a  prosperous  farmer.      He  died 
at  the  age  of  seventy-nine.      He  was  a  Demo- 
crat in  politics.      His  wife  became  the  mother 
of  eleven  children,    eight  of   whom  grew  up, 
and  four  are  now  living,    namely:  Elvira  A., 
now    Mrs.     Pettingill,     residing     in      Leeds; 
Louisa  J.,  who  became  Mrs.    Curtis;  Augusta 
W. ,  who  is  now  Mrs.    Carver,    of   Leeds;  and 
Joshua  H.,   also   a    resident  of   Leeds.      Mrs. 
Sumner  lived  to  reach  the  age  of  eighty-three 
years.      She  and  her-  husband  belonged  to  the 
Baptist  church,  of  which  their  daughter,  Mrs. 


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Curtis,  has  been  a  member  since  she  was 
twenty-three  years  of  age. 

Captain  and  Mrs.  Curtis  had  eight  children, 
as  follows:  Oceana  H.,  who  became  Mrs. 
Thomas  McWattie,  is  now  living  in  Chicago, 
and  has  no  children ;  Josephine  R. ,  who  is  now 
Mrs.  Warren  W.  Pullen,  resides  in  North 
Yarmouth,  and  has  had  twelve  children,  eleven 
of  whom  are  now  living;  Mary  O.,  who  be- 
came Mrs.  Edward  Raynes,  and  lives  in  Yar- 
mouth, has  had  three  children,  two  now  living; 
William  R. ,  a  resident  of  Seattle,  Wash.  ; 
Anna  L. ,  who  resides  in  Yarmouth;  Eliza 
A.  T. ,  who  became  Mrs.  Luther  Hyde, 
and  is  residing  in  New  York  City;  Melville 
S. ,  who  died  in  infancy;  and  Herman  O., 
who  died  at  the  age  of  two  years. 

Captain  Curtis  was  a  Democrat  in  politics; 
and,  although  his  long  periods  of  absence  from 
home  prevented  him  from  taking  an  active 
part  in  public  affairs,  he  served  efficiently  as 
First  Selectman.  He  and  his  wife  settled  in 
Yarmouthville  shortly  after  their  marriage. 
Mrs.  Curtis,  now  in  her  seventy-fifth  year,  a 
lady  pf  pleasing  manners  and  of  unusual  intelli- 
gence and  ability7  still  occupies  the  fine  old 
residence  which  has  been  her  home  for  more 
than  half  a  century.  Captain  Curtis  was  a 
highly  respected  citizen,  a  generous  contrib- 
utor to  charitable  movements,  and  a  kind  hus- 
band and  father.  He  was  liberal  in  his 
religious  views,  and  deeply  interested  in  the 
Masonic  fraternity,  in  which  he  had  advanced 
as  far  as  the  Royal  Arch  degree. 

The  memory  of  Captain  Joseph  R.  Curtis 
is  cherished  by  numerous  friends  and  acquaint- 
ances, albeit  many  have  followed  him  to  the 
unknown  shore;  and  his  portrait  on  another 
page  of  this  volume  will  be  widely  recognized 
and  appreciated. 


rOHN   L.    TAYLOR,   a  progressive  and 
prosperous   farmer    of    Freeport,    Me., 
was  born  in  the  town  of  Horton,  Kings 
County,  N.S.,  October  9,  1838,  son  of 
William  and  Lovina  (Follett)  Taylor. 

William  Taylor  was  born  in  Scotland,  Janu- 
ary   10,    1801,    and    was    an    intelligent    and 
■  thrifty  farmer.      He  spent  his  early  manhood 
on  a  farm    in  Nova  Scotia;  but,  thinking  that 


the  United  States  offered  better  opportunities 
for  advancement,  he  removed  to  Maine,  locat- 
ing first  in  Westbrook  and  then  in  Pownal, 
where  he  owned  a  good  farm  of  about  one 
hundred  acres.  He  became  a  naturalized  citi- 
zen of  the  United  States,  casting  his  vote 
with  the  Democratic  party;  and  he  joined  the 
leading  social  organization  of  the  day,  the 
Masonic  fraternity.  His  last  years  were  spent 
at  the  present  home  of  his  son  in  I'reeport, 
where  he  died  in  May,  1885.  On  April  9, 
1836,  he  was  married  to  Lovina  Follett,  who 
was  born  in  Kings  County,  Nova  Scotia,  Sep- 
tember 18,  1814.  She  is  now  living  with  her 
son,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Nine  children  completed  the  home  circle  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Taylor,  namely^  John 
L. ;  Elizabeth  J.,  born  September  17,  1840, 
who  lives  on  the  homestead  in  Freeport; 
William,  born  December  22,  1841,  who  died 
December  12,  1894;  Absalom,  born  January 
S,  1844,  a  professional  nurse,  whose  home  is 
in  West  Medford,  Mass.;  Ellen  R.,  born  De- 
cember 13,  1846,  who  lives  in  Lawrence, 
Mass.;  Alexander,  who  was  born  January  16, 
1848,  and  died  December  12,  1891;  Alfred 
A.,  who  was  born  May  15,  1850,  and  died 
November  21,  1892;  Julia  F-.,  born  July  13, 
1854,  who  lives  on  the  homestead;  and 
Charles  E.,  born  January  13,  1857,  a  profes- 
sional nurse  residing  in  Boston,  Mass. 

John  L.  Taylor  acquired  the  greater  part  of 
his  education  in  Westbrook,  Me.  He  went  to 
work  when  sixteen  years  of  age,  engaging  as 
a  canvasser  for  a  business  firm,  and  was  so 
employed  for  two  years.  This  developed  his 
taste  for  mercantile  pursuits;  and  for  many 
years  after  he  was  engaged  in  trade,  selling 
miscellaneous  goods  in  the  New  England  and 
Southern  States.  In  1870  the  family  united 
their  resources,  and  purchased  the  homestead 
in  Freeport,  conceding  to  him  the  position  of 
general  manager.  Accordingly,  disposing  of 
his  mercantile  interests,  he  took  up  the  pur- 
suit of  agriculture,  in  which  he  has  been  emi- 
nently successful.  The  estate  is  a  valuable 
one,  comprising  about  one  hundred  acres;  and 
the  house,  which  was  built  in  1891,  is  one  of 
the  finest  residences  in  this  part  of  the  town. 
Here  Mr.  Taylor  has  a  pleasant  home  with  his 
mother  and  sisters;  and  here  his  father  and  his 


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brothers,  who  have  passed  to  the  world 
beyond,  spent  their  last  years,  united  in  filial 
co-operation.  Mr.  Taylor  has  worked  very 
hard  to  attain  the  prosperity  which  is  now 
his,  and  his  success  is  due  to  his  own  energy 
and  good  judgment. 

Mr.  Taylor  votes  the  Republican  ticket. 
He  is  an  esteemed  member  of  Freeport  Lodge, 
No.  23,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.;  of  Freeport  Lodge, 
Knights  of  Pythias;  and  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Red  Men  of  Freeport.  He  attends 
the  Universalist  church,  while  his  mother  and 
sisters  are  respected  members  of  the  Meth- 
odist church. 


tLBION   P.    TOPLIFF,    M.D.,  a  prom- 
inent and  wealthy  physician  of  Wood- 
ford's,  Me.,   where  he  has   been   in 
^"^    ■  practice    since    1878,    was    born    at 
Freedom,    Carroll   County,    N.  H.,    March    14, 
1843.      His  parents  were  Dr.  Calvin  and  Ann 
(Andrews)    Topliff,     the    father    a    native    of 
Hanover,  N.  H.,  the  mother  of  Freedom,  N.H. 
The  Topliff  family  is  of  English  descent,  the 
ancestral  home  being  in  Lincolnshire,  England. 
Calvin  Topliff  was  reared   in  Hanover,  the 
seat  of    Dartmouth    College,    which    was    his 
Alma    Mater.      He    was    graduated    from    the 
medical  department,  and  for  forty  years  was  in 
active    practice   at    Freedom,    ranking    among 
the  foremost  physicians   in   the  locality.      He 
served  as  Town  Clerk  of    Freedom  for   many 
years,   and    was   also  a  leading    man    on    the 
School  Board.      In  the  councils  of  the  Masonic 
fraternity    he  was    an    active   member,   being 
Master    of    the    lodge    at    Freedom    for    many 
years;  and  the  new  chapter  is  named    in    his 
honor,    Calvin  Topliff    Chapter.       Dr.    Calvin 
Topliff  died  in  1867.      His  wife  was  a  daughter 
of  Deacon  John  A.  Andrews,  of  Freedom,  and 
a   professing   member    of    the    Congregational 
church,    to   which    he    also    belonged.      They 
reared  six  children,    of   whom  Albion   P.  was 
the  youngest. 

Albion  P.  Topliff  attended  the  common 
schools  of  Freedom,  fitted  for  college  at  the 
Masonic  Charitable  Institute  of  Effingham, 
N.  H.,  and  was  graduated  from  Dartmouth  in 
October,  1867.  He  read  medicine  with  his 
father,    and    sujjplemented    his    studies   by    a 


course  at  Bellevue  Hospital,  New  York.  Dr. 
Topliff  began  to  practise  in  Freedom,  N.H., 
and  in  1871  removed  to  Gorham,  Me.,  in  the 
mean  time  taking  a  post-graduate  course  in 
medicine.  In  1878  he  settled  at  Woodford's, 
where  he  has  a  large  established  practice.  He 
is  thoroughly  versed  in  all  branches  of  his  pro- 
fession, and  is  a  man  of  kindly  disposition 
and  generous  nature,  a  model,  so  his  friends 
think,  of  all  that  a  physician  should  be.  He 
keeps  well  in  touch  with  modern  progress  in 
medical  and  surgical  methods,  belonging  to 
the  Maine  Medical  and  the  Cumberland 
County  Medical  Society  and  the  Maine  Acad- 
emy of  Medicine. 

December  9,  1875,  Dr.  Topliff  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Caroline  B.  Adams,  daughter 
of  James  Adams,  a  prominent  attorney  of 
Norridgewock,  Me.,  law  partner  of  Judge 
Tenney.  Four  children  have  brightened  their 
home,  three  of  whom  are  living;  namely, 
Annie  T.,  Florence  A.,  and  Philip. 

Dr.  Topliff  is  not  an  aspirant  for  political 
preferment,  but  while  at  Freedom  was  Super- 
visor of  Schools  for  several  years;  and  he  has 
served  one  year  on  the  School  Board  at  Wood- 
ford's. He  is  well  advanced  in  Masonry,  be- 
longing to  Woodford's  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
Portland  Commandery,  Knights  Templars, 
and  Greenleaf  Chapter.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Topliff 
are  esteemed  members  of  the  Episcopal  church. 


DWARD  R.  DOYLE,  a  successful 
farmer,  one  of  the  old  residents  of  Yar- 
— ^  mouth,  was  born  on  Cousins  Island, 
March  9,  1823,  son  of  John  and  Lydia  (Ham- 
ilton) Doyle.  Mr.  Doyle's  grandfather, 
Elijah  Doyle,  who  had  been  a  resident  of 
Harpswell,  Me.,  settled  upon  Cousins  Island, 
a  part  of  the  town  of  Yarmouth,  in  1797.  He 
cleared  a  good  farm  on  the  island,  which  was 
at  that  time  nearly  covered  with  timber,  al- 
though a  few  families  had  established  homes 
there.  He  reared  a  family  of  four  children, 
as  follows:  Lizzie,  who  married  and  had  a 
family;  David,  who  was  lost  at  sea;  Jotham, 
who  married  and  resided  on  the  island;  and 
John,  Mr.  Doyle's  father. 

John  Doyle  was  born  in  Harpswell,  April  4, 
1 78 1.     He  was  in  his  early  days  a  coaster  and 


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ship  carpenter;  and  he  followed  other  occupa- 
tions for  a  time,  but  eventually  engaged  in 
farming  with  his  father.  He  became  one  of 
the  leading  residents  of  Cousins  Island,  own- 
ing one  hundred  acres  of  land;  and  he  resided 
there  until  his  death,  which  took  place  when 
he  was  eighty-six  years  old.  He  was  twice 
married.  His  first  wife,  Lydia  Hamilton,  a 
native  of  the  island  of  Chebeague,  became  the 
mother  of  nine  children,  two  sons  and  seven 
daughters,  all  of  whom  grew  to  maturity,  and 
of  these  two  are  now  living,  namely:  Edward 
R.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Jane  C, 
whose  husband,  Moses  True,  died  June  29, 
1893,  aged  seventy  years.  The  others  were: 
Lucy,  who  became  Mrs.  Merrill;  Lydia,  who 
became  Mrs.  Mathews;  Eliza;  Deborah,  who 
became  Mrs.  Bucknam ;  Dorcas;  Almira;  and 
John  L.  Mrs.  Lydia  H.  Doyle  lived  to  the 
age  of  fifty-eight  years. 

Edward  R.  Doyle  received  his  education  in 
the  schools  of  Cousins  Island,  and  at  an  early 
age  he  turned  his  attention  to  agricultural  pur- 
suits. He  purchased  the  old  Hill  homestead, 
which  he  carried  on  until  thirty-seven  years 
of  age,  when  he  moved  to  the  mainland,  and, 
purchasing  his  present  farm,  has  since  resided 
here.  His  estate  consists  of  sixty  acres  of 
fertile  land,  and  he  has  followed  general  farm- 
ing industriously  with  excellent  results. 

On  June  21,  1855,  Mr.  Doyle  was  married  to 
Eliza  J.  Parker.  She  was  born  in  Yarmouth, 
September  15,  1830,  daughter  of  George 
and  Jane  Parker,  the  former  of  whom  was  a 
representative  of  one  of  the  early  families  of 
Yarmouth.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Doyle  have  three 
children  living,  namely:  John  E.,  who  was 
born  December  i,  1857;  Wallace  R.  and 
Oscar  W.,  twins,  who  were  born  May  9,  1864. 
John  E.  Doyle  is  an  energetic  and  progressive 
farmer  of  Yarmouth,  well  known  and  highly 
esteemed.  He  owns  one-half  of  the  old 
homestead  upon  the  island.  Wallace  R. 
Doyle  is  also  a  prosperous  farmer  of  Yar- 
mouth. Oscar  W.  Doyle  learned  the  trade  of 
a  house  joiner,  which  he  follows  as  an  occupa- 
tion. He  is  married  and  resides  on  Smith 
Street. 

Mr.  Doyle  occupies  a  prominent  place 
among  the  prosperous  residents  of  Yarmouth. 
He  has  led  a  busy  life,  his  well-directed,  un- 


tiring efforts  being  attended  with  merited  suc- 
cess; and,  besides  his  valuable  farm  upon  the 
mainland,  he  still  owns  a  half-interest  in  the 
old  homestead  property  on  Cousins  Island. 
Both  he  and  his  sons  support  the  Republican 
party  in  politics.  Mrs.  Doyle  is  a  member  of 
the  Congregational  church. 


OHN  E.  SAWYER,  President  of  the 
well-known  firm  of  Maxcy,  Sawyer 
Company,  importers  of  crockery,  china, 
lamps,  glass,  and  silver-plated  ware, 
who  do  a  large  and  thriving  business  at  473 
Congress  Street,  Portland,  was  born  in  West- 
brook  (now  Deering),  Cumberland  County, 
Me.,  May  12,  1842,  a  son  of  John  R.  and 
Mary  (Young)  Sawyer,  and  grandson  of  Sam- 
uel Sawyer.  His  father  was  a  carriage  manu- 
facturer by  trade.  His  marriage  with  Mary 
Young  was  blessed  by  the  birth  of  a  son  and 
daughter  —  Mary  H.,  who  married  Alfred  R. 
Houston,  of  Westbrook,  Me. ;  and  John  E. 

John  E.  Sawyer  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  and  at  Westbrook  Semi- 
nary. Shortly  after  leaving  school,  in  1859, 
he  entered  the  employ  of  Charles  E.  Jose, 
who  was  engaged  in  the  crockery  business; 
and,  after  continuing  with  him  about  ten  years 
as  clerk,  he  was  admitted  as  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Charles  E.  Jose  &  Co.,  this  relation- 
ship extending  up  to  the  time  of  Mr.  Jose's 
retirement  from  business  in  1893.  Since  then 
Mr.  Sawyer,  in  company  with  Mr.  Maxcy, 
who  has  been  a  member  of  the  firm  since  1866, 
has  carried  on  the  business  very  successfully. 
In  1866  Mr.  Sawyer  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Lucy  A.  Brazier,  a  daughter  of 
Enoch  and  Phoebe  (Ilsley)  Brazier.  Their 
home  has  been  brightened  by  the  birth  of  two 
daughters  — Alice  Brazier  and  Helen  Blanche. 
In  political  affiliations  Mr.  Sawyer  is  a  Demo- 
crat. In  1893-94  he  served  as  Mayor  of 
Deering.  He  is  quite  prominent  in  Masonic 
circles,  being  a  member  of  Deering  Lodge, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  which  he  is  Past  Master; 
Mount  Vernon  Chapter,  of  which  he  is  Past 
High  Priest;  and  Portland  Commandery,  of 
which  he  is  Past  Commander.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  Unity  Lodge,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows.     He  and  his  family  are  at- 


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tendants  of   the    Congregational    church,   and 
they  have  a  pleasant  home  at  Woodford's. 


fSRAEL  G.  BROWN,  a  venerable  and 
highly  respected  citizen  of  Bridgton, 
Me.,  now  among  the  oldest  of  the  native 
residents,  has  spent  his  long  and  useful 
life  of  fourscore  and  four  years  within  the 
limits  of  this  town,  August  15,  181 1,  being 
the  date  of  his  birth.  He  is  descended  both 
on  the  paternal  and  the  maternal  side  from 
Massachusetts  ancestors,  his  father,  Parker 
Brown,  having  been  born  in  that  State. 

Parker  Brown  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  in- 
dustriously following  his  calling  until  his 
death,  in  1825,  while  yet  in  the  prime  of  man- 
hood. His  wife,  Ruth  Green,  who  was  like- 
wise a  native  of  the  old  Bay  State,  outlived 
him  many  years,  passing  away  in  1868.  They 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  namely: 
Sallie;  Martha;  Jonathan;  Parker;  Israel  G. , 
the  special  subject  of  this  brief  biographical 
sketch ;  Hannah,  who  married  a  Mr.  Hazen ; 
John ;  and  Betsey. 

Israel  G.  Brown  was  but  fourteen  years  old 
when  his  father  died,  and  from  that  time  he 
faithfully  contributed  his  share  toward  the 
support  of  the  family.  Diligent,  persevering, 
and  economical,  he  gradually  acquired  capital; 
and  this  he  wisely  invested,  purchasing  in 
1855  his  present  estate.  He  has  worked  a 
great  deal  at  the  carpenter's  trade,  having 
built  many  of  the  handsome  residences  in  this 
vicinity.  Here  he  and  his  youngest  sister, 
Betsey  G.,  who,  besides  himself,  is  the  only 
remaining  member  of  the  parental  household, 
have  since  resided,  he  carrying  on  the  agricult- 
ural work,  while  she  has  presided  over  the 
domestic  affairs,  their  days  being  spent  in  use- 
ful activity  and  contentment.  Mr.  Brown  has 
always  taken  an  intelligent  interest  in  local 
public  matters,  and  is  a  faithful  supporter  of 
the  principles  of  the  Democratic  party. 


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EORGE   A.    PORTER,    a    prosperous 

Vi^T     i^ember  of  the  farming  community  of 

^— ^     Freeport,  Me.,  was  born  on  the  old 

Porter  homestead    in    this   town    on   June    8, 

1836,     son    of    Joseph    and    Eliza    (Huston) 


Porter.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Benjariiin 
Porter,  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of 
Freeport,  cultivating  a  farm  in  the  primitive 
days  when  the  forests  surrounding  his  home 
abounded  Jn  wild  game,  and  the  Indians 
hunted  and  fished  at  will.  He  was  also  ac- 
tively engaged  to  some  extent  in  brick-mak- 
ing, taking  the  products  of  his  labor  to  Port- 
land by  team,  as  there  were  no  railroads.  He 
died  on  the  farm  which  he  had  cleared,  at  ah 
advanced  age.  His  wife,  a  model  helpmate  of 
the  olden  time,  who,  besides  thriftily  perform- 
ing the  many  other  duties  of  a  farmer's  wife, 
wove  the  cloth  and  made  the  clothing  for  her 
family,  also  attained  an  advanced  age.  They 
reared  nine  daughters  and  one  son,  Joseph, 
named  above,  all  of  whom  are  now  gathered 
to  their  fathers. 

Joseph  Porter  was  born  in  Freeport,  and 
there  spent  his  life,  following  in  the  footsteps 
of  his  father  as  a  farmer  and  brick-maker.  He 
owned  a  large  farm,  and  was  one  of  the  sub- 
stantial citizens  of  the  place.  In  political 
bias  he  was  a  Democrat  in  the  latter  part  of 
his  life,  though  his  first  vote  was  cast  for  the 
Whig  candidates.  He  lived  to  the  age  of 
eighty-two.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in  the 
town  of  Gray,  Me.,  died  in  her  sixty-seventh 
year.  They  had  a  family  of  ten  children,  of 
whom  the  following  have  passed  away: 
Joseph,  William,  Rebecca,  and  Benjamin. 
The  living  are:  Eliza  (Mrs.  William  Smith); 
Benjamin;  George  A.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Melissa  (Mrs.  Charles  Jordan); 
Charles  U. ;  and  John. 

George  A.  Porter  was  reared  on  the  old 
Porter  farm,  and  acquired  his  first  knowledge 
of  reading,  writing,  and  arithmetic  in  the 
district  schools  of  Freeport.  He  chose  the 
independent  calling  of  a  farmer  as  his  life 
pursuit,  and  for  seven  years  was  manager  of 
the  town  farm  in  Freeport.  In  April,  1869, 
he  moved  to  his  present  homestead,  a  fine 
farm  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres,  where  he 
raises  all  kinds  of  garden  produce,  and  also 
has  a  dairy.  Intelligent  and  progressive  in 
his  views  and  methods,  Mr.  Porter  has  made 
many  improvements  on  his  property;  and  he 
is  regarded  as-  one  of  the  leading  farmers  of 
the  locality. 

May  20,    1858,   Mr.   Porter  was  married  to 


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Nellie  P.  Prescott,  who  was  born  in  Bath, 
Me.,  August  27,  1842,  and  is  a  daughter  of 
William  H.  and  Lucy  A.  (Reed)  Prescott. 
William  H.  Prescott  was  born  in  Calais,  Me., 
in  1 81 3,  and  died  in  Boston,  where  the  greater 
part  of  his  married  life  was  spent.  His  wife 
was  born  in  Freeport  in  1818.  In  religious 
belief  Mr.  Prescott  was  liberal,  and  his  wife 
a  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  They  had  a 
family  of  three  children  —  Sarah  E.,  who  died 
at  the  age  of  five  years;  William  H.,  Jr.,  who 
was  first  mate  of  a  sailing-vessel,  and  died 
at  sea,  in  his  twenty-eighth  year;  and  Nellie 
P.,  Mrs.  Porter.  Five  children  were  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Porter,  namely:  Addie  May, 
whose  span  of  life  embraced  but  sixteen  years; 
Lulie  E.,  born  February  25,  1859,  now  wife 
of  Captain  H.  E.  Lambert,  of  South  Free- 
port,  and  mother  of  two  children  —  Addie  L. 
and  Mary;  Joseph  W.,  born  December  18, 
1862,  a  resident  of  Yarmouth,  who  married 
Grace  Mitchell,  of  that  town,  and  has  one 
child,  Harry  L. ;  George  M.,  born  March  14, 
1870,  a  resident  of  Freeport;  and  Ernest  Lin- 
wood,  born  August  27,  1872,  who  is  in  the 
express  business  in  Freeport. 

Mr.  Porter  is  independent  in  politics.  On 
religious  subjects  he  holds  liberal  views,  as 
does  his  wife.  They  are  highly  esteemed  in 
Freeport,  where  the  Porter  family  has  long 
occupied  a  prominent  position. 


B 


R.  SAMUEL  ADAMS  PACKARD, 
one  of  the  oldest  active  practitioners 
^y  of  dentistry  in  the  city  of  Portland, 
where  he  has  been  located  since 
1869,  was  born  at  Wiscasset,  Lincoln  County, 
March  26,  1842. 

His  father,  the  late  Nathaniel  Packard,  was 
a  native  of  Readfield,  Kennebec  County.  He 
received  a  liberal  education,  and  made  teach- 
ing his  life  work,  being  employed  mostly  in 
the  schools  of  Lincoln  and  Kennebec  Counties, 
having  charge  of  the  Wiscasset  Academy  dur- 
ing the  winter  in  which  he  celebrated  the 
seventieth  anniversary  of  his  birth.  He  was 
recognized  by  his  fellow-townsmen  as  a  man 
of  unusual  ability;  and  he  was  called  to  serve 
in  the  various  local  offices,  as  Chairman  of 
the  Board  of  Selectmen,  Supervisor  of  Schools, 


and  Town  Auditor,  his  skill  as  a  penman  mak- 
ing him  particularly  valuable  in  clerical  work. 
He  acquired  considerable  property,  owning  a 
good  farm  in  Wiscasset.  He  married  Char- 
lotte Tibbetts,  daughter  of  Deacon  Thomas 
Tibbetts,  one  of  the  patriarchs  of  the  town  of 
Woolwich.  The  death  of  Nathaniel  Packard 
occurred  February  22,  1869,  that  of  his  wife, 
a  long  while  after,  she  being,  at  the  time  of 
her  decease,  September  6,  1895,  fourscore  and 
ten  years  of  age.  She  was  the  mother  of  nine 
children,  of  whom  Dr.  Packard  is  the  only 
one  now  living.  Both  parents  were  earnest 
laborers  in  the  cause  of  Christianity  and  de- 
voted members  of  the  Free  Will  Baptist 
church.  ^ 

Having  completed  the  course  of  study  in  the 
public  schools  of  Bath,'  Samuel  A.  Packard 
there  studied  dentistry  with  Dr.  A.  K.  Gil- 
more,  in  the  mean  time  taking  a  course  of 
lectures  at  the  Bowdoin  Medical  College.  In 
November,  1863,  he  enjisted  in  Company  B, 
Second  Maine  Cavalry,  and  with  his  regiment 
was  sent  to  the  Department  of  the  Gulf. 
Eight  months  later  he  was  appointed  hospital 
steward  in  the  United  States  regular  army, 
in  that  capacity  being  at  different  points  up 
and  down  the  Mississippi  River  until-  the  ex- 
piration of  his  term  of  service.  He  then  went 
before  the  Board  of  Examiners,  and  passed  for 
promotion ;  but  the  regiment  was  too  much 
depleted  to  give  opportunity  for  any  further 
rise  in  rank.  After  returning  home  Dr.  Pack- 
ard spent  some  time  in  recruiting  his  physical 
energies,  then  resumed  the  work  of  his  pro- 
fession, locating  in  this  city.  He  met  with 
signal  success  from  the  first,  building  up  a 
large  practice,  and  becoming  one  of  the  lead- 
ing dentists  of  the  city.  For  the  past  twenty- 
two  years  Dr.  Packard  has  been  the  occupant 
of  the  office  at  the  corner  of  Temple  and 
Middle  Streets,  where  he  has  ever  been  kept 
busily  employed. 

Dr.  Packard  was  united  in  marriage  in 
March,  1872,  with  Miss  Lizzie  R.  Allen, 
daughter  of  Reuben  Allen,  of  Falmouth. 
Their  household  circle  has  been  enlivened  by 
the  birth  of  six  children,  namely:  Maude 
Eloise,  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  Dd'er- 
ing;  Herbert  E. ;  Samuel  A.,  Jr. ;  Reuben  A. ; 
Benjamin   Franklin;    and  Florence    R.      Dr. 


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Packard  has  always  evinced  a  genuine  interest 
in  the  advancement  of  learning,  and  for  eight 
years  was  a  member  of  the  Deering  Board  of 
Education.  Socially,  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Beacon  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  of  the  Maine  Academy  of  Medicine 
and  Science,  and  of  the  Maine  Dental  Associa- 
tion. 


TT^HARLES  DAVIS,  Town  Treasurer 
I  Vj-^  and  Clerk  of  Sebago,  Cumberland 
^_ts  ^  County,  Me.,  was  born  in  this  town, 
August  28,  1 83 1,  son  of  Robert  and 
Mary  (Cook)  Davis.  Robert  Davis,  who  was 
a  native  of  Limington,  this  county,  was  a 
farmer  in  moderate  circumstances.  He  was 
constrained  to  be  content  with  the  necessities 
of  life,  without  the  luxuries,  being  obliged  to 
devote  all  his  energies  to  providing  for  his 
large  family.  He  had  thirteen  children, 
named  as  follows:  Charity,  James,  Mary, 
Betsey,  Irene,  Eliza  A.,  William,  Robert, 
Simon,  Charles,  Martha,  Sewall,  and  Sarah. 
Charles  Davis,  having  acquired  his  educa- 
tion in  the  district  schools  of  his  native  town, 
left  home  to  begin  an  independent  career  when 
eighteen  years  of  age,  and  worked  in  logging 
camps  some  two  years.  He  was  then  engaged 
in  farm  work  in  Sebago  for  a  while;  and  in 
1854,  sharing  the  adventurous  spirit  which 
caused  so  many  Eastern  men  at  that  time  to 
seek  fortune  in  the  far  West,  he  went  to  Cali- 
fornia, travelling  by  way  of  the  Isthmus  of 
Panama,  then  the  most  direct  route.  Landing 
at  San  Francisco,  he  there  made  but  a  short 
stay,  passing  on  to  the  mining  camps;  and  for 
five  years  he  was  engaged  in  prospecting  and 
mining.  Then,  leaving  the  rough  and  almost 
lawless  gold  country,  he  returned  to  the  quiet 
and  peaceful  shades  of  his  native  town,  pur- 
chasing in  i860  a  farm  of  sixty  acres,  where 
he  established  the  pleasant  home  which  now 
shelters  him.  Within  three  years  he  was  again 
on  the  road,  this  time  with  gun  and  knapsack, 
en  route  for  the  South.  He  enlisted  in  Jan- 
uary, 1864,  as  a  private  in  Company  I,  Thir- 
tieth Maine  Regiment,  and  was  mustered  in 
at  Augusta.  He  participated  in  the  battles  of 
Pleasant  Hill  and  Sabine  Cross-roads,  and 
during  the    latter  engagement  was  struck    by 


a  minie  ball  in  the  upper  left  arm.  The 
wound  was  a  serious  one  and  disabled  him 
for  nine  months,  during  which  time  he  was  in 
the  Baton  Rouge  Hospital.  As  soon  as  able 
he  joined  his  regiment,  which  was  then  at 
Harper's  Ferry;  and  on  August  19,  1865,  he 
received  his  final  discharge  at  Savannah,  Ga. 
Returning  home,  he  took  up  the  pursuit  of 
agriculture,  in  which  he  has  since  ■  been 
actively  engaged. 

In  1859,  while  in  California,  Mr.  Davis  was 
married  to  Miss  Mary  Haley,  who  still  pre- 
sides over  his  household.  They  have  no  chil- 
dren living.  With  a  mind  broadened  by. 
travel  and  strengthened  and  stimulated  to 
activity  by  varied  experiences,  Mr.  Davis  is 
well  qualified  to  taking  a  leading  paTrt  in  the 
affairs  of  the  town.  In  politics  he  is  a  Re- 
publican. He  has  been  three  years  Postmaster 
of  the  Convene  post-office,  was  Selectman  of. 
Sebago  one  year,  and,  as  stated  above,  is  at 
present  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer.  He  is  a 
Grand  Army  man,  belonging  to  Thompson 
Post,  No.  85,  of  Cornish,  and  is  a  member,  of 
Mount  Moriah  Lodge,  No.  56,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


/^APTAIN       CHARLES       DEERING, 
\\f     master  of  the  steamship  "Portland" 

vjs  ^  of  the  Portland  Steam  Packet  Com- 
pany and  one  of  the  oldest  and 
most  experienced  captains  sailing  out  of  Port- 
land, was  born  in  New  Gloucester,  Me.,  son 
of  Joshua  and  Susan  (Berry)  Deering,  respec- 
tively natives  of  Gorham  and  Scarboro,  Me. 
The  family  is  of  English  origin.  The  Cap- 
tain's grandfather,  Samuel  Deering,  was  one  of 
the  largest  land-owners  in  Cumberland  County, 
the  bulk  of  his  property  having  been  at  Gor- 
ham. Joshua  Deering  devoted  the  greater  part 
of  his  life  to  farming,  spending  his  youth  in 
Gorham,  and  afterward  living  in  New  Glouces- 
ter, Foxcroft,  and  Bangor.  He  commanded 
respect  wherever  he  lived,  filled  many  public 
offices,  and  was  an  esteemed  member  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity.  Having  reared  eight  chil- 
dren, he  died  in  Bangor. 

Charles  Deering  attended  the  common 
schools  of  Bangor  and  afterward  studied  at  the 
academy  at  Brewer,  Penobscot  County.  When 
twelve  years  of  age  he  went  to  sea  as  cook  on 


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a  schooner,  and  continued  in  that  occupation 
for  three  or  four  years.  But  twelve  when  he 
first  went  to  sea,  he  was  master  of  a  vessel  at 
nineteen  and  a  pilot  when  he  was  twenty-one. 
In  the  latter  capacity  he  served  for  many  years, 
running  between  Bangor  and  Boston,  Bangor 
and  Portland,  Portland  and  Boston,  and  Boston 
and  St.  John,  N.B.,  in  the  employment  of  the 
Portland  Steam  Packet  Company.  In  1862  he 
was  given  charge  of  the  steamer  "Daniel  Web- 
ster," which  was  employed  to  transport  troops 
from  New  York  to  Washington,  Baltimore, 
South  Carolina,  and  various  other  points. 
This  vessel  was  capable  of  carrying  one  thou- 
sand troops.  She  was  afterward  used  in  trans- 
porting mail  from  City  Point,  Grant's  head- 
quarters, up  the 'James  River  to  Washington, 
Captain  Deering  remaining  in  command  of  her 
till  the  close  of  the  war.  In  1865  he  was 
master  of  a  boat  plying  between  Norfolk,  Va., 
and  Richmond,  and  in  the  winter  of  1865-66, 
returning  to  Portland,  he  became  a  member  of 
the  Portland  &  Machias  Steamboat  Company. 
This  company  purchased  the  steamer  "Rich- 
mond," which  in  the  spring  of  1866  began  to 
run  from  Portland  to  Machias  and  Bar  Harbor, 
with  Captain  Deering  in  command.  Two 
years  later  the  company  bought  the  "Lewis- 
ton,"  of  which  Captain  Deering  took  charge, 
and  which  was  the  first  steamer  to  land  passen- 
gers at  Bar  Harbor,  entering  that  port  July  4, 
1868.  This  boat  plied  between  Portland  and 
Machias  for  some  time  under  command  of  Cap- 
tain Deering,  who  was  the  senior  captain  of 
the  line.  He  had  charge  of  the  passenger 
traffic  to  Bar  Harbor  for  many  seasons,  and 
was  personally  acquainted  with  the  late  James 
G..  Blaine  and  other  distingui.shed  people.  In 
1877  his  health  failed  ;  and  he  retired  from 
active  work  for  two  years,  residing  in  Portland 
while  he  was  recuperating.  During  his  ill- 
ness the  company  sold  the  line  to  the  Maine 
Central  Railroad,  which  still  owns  and  operates 
it.  Captain  Deering  was  virtually  the  active 
founder  of  the  line.  He  made  a  trip  over  the 
route  before  the  company  was  started,  esti- 
mated the  probable  income  from  the  passengers 
and  freight,  the  probable  cost  of  maintaining 
the  line,  and  represented  the  company  in  pur- 
chasing the  "City  of  Richmond."  He  next 
chartered  a  steamboat  plying  between  Boston 


and  Machias  and  Bar  Harbor,  which  had  a 
successful  business,  and  subsequently  became 
pilot  of  the  "Star  of  the  East,"  now  known  as 
the  "Sagadahoc."  In  the  fall  of  1889  he 
again  became  connected  with  the  Portland 
Steam  Packet  Company  as  pilot,  retaining  his 
position  until  July,  1895,  when  he  took  com- 
mand of  their  steamer  "Tremont,"  running 
between  Portland  and  New  York  during  the 
months  of  July  and  August.  He  was  next 
placed  in  command  of  the  steamer  "Portland," 
plying  between  Boston  and  Portland,  which 
position  he  still  fills.  Captain  Deering  is  well 
known  to  the  travelling  public,  who  have  im- 
plicit faith  in  his  ability  to  safeguard  them  in 
his  boat.  He  has  made  a  host  of  friends  by 
his  courtesy  and  care  for  his  passengers. 

Captain  Deering  has  been  thrice  married. 
His  first  wife.  Miss  Ann  Elizabeth  (Smith) 
Deering,  a  native  of  Brewer,  left  one  son  — 
Charles  N.,  who  was  engaged  in  the  steamboat 
business  until  his  death  in  January,  1879. 
Annie  C,  the  only  daughter  of  Charles  N., 
lives  with  her  grandfather.  Captain  Deering 
married  for  his  second  wife  Miss  Ann  Tate,  of 
Portland.  She  died  without  issue,  and  he 
subsequently  married  Miss  Annie  C.  Bardwell, 
of  Boston.  In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat.  Pie 
represented  Cape  Elizabeth  in  the  State  legis- 
lature of  1872,  and  served  on  the  Committee 
on  Claims.  He  was  renominated  the  follow- 
ing year,  but  refused  to  serve  again.  He  is 
advanced  in  Masonry,  belonging  to  Hiram 
Lodge,  No.  6,  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  Mount  Ver- 
non Chapter,  and  Portland  Commandery.  He 
is  a  member  of  Ligonia  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  ;  and  he  belongs  to  the 
Pilots'  Association,  Harbor  No.  4,  of  IBoston. 
His  home  was  at  Cape  Elizabeth  (part  of  Port- 
land) till  1887,  when  he  removed  to  Boston. 
In  religious  belief  Captain  Deering  and  his 
family  are  Methodists,  belonging  to  the  Sara- 
toga Street  Church  at  East  Boston,  Mass. 


EORGE  W.  HALL,  of  Naples,  pro- 
prietor of  one  of  the  most  popular 
summer  resorts  in  this  part  of  Maine, 
was  born  in  Langdon,  N.H.,  April  i,  1825. 
His  parents  were  Joseph  and  Maria  (Cam- 
bridge)   Hall.      Joseph  Hall  moved  to  Bridg- 


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ton,  Me.,  about  1830,  and  was  for  some  years 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cloth  in  the 
town  of  Naples.  He  and  his  wife  reared  a 
family  of  four  sons  and  one  daughter. 

George  W.  Hall  was  about  five  years  of  age 
when  his  parents  removed  to  the  State  of 
Maine.  He  went  to  work  in  his  father's  man- 
ufactory when  ten  years  of  age,  and  was  con- 
nected with  the  establishment  until  he  at- 
tained his  majority;  then,  purchasing  a  farm 
in  the  town  of  Naples,  he  devoted  his  time  and 
energy  to  agriculture,  which  became  his  life 
pursuit.  After  ten  years'  residence  on  that 
farm  he  went  West,  travelling  by  way  of  Al- 
bany, and  bought  a  farm  in  Green  County, 
Wisconsin.  There  he  remained  two  years  and 
a  half;  and  then,  deciding  that  the  East  of- 
fered better  advantages,  he  returned  to  Naples, 
locating  at  Edes  Falls,  where,  in  company  with 
his  brother,  he  built  a  store,  which  he  and 
Sumner  Plaisted  conducted  for  four  years. 
Shortly  after  he  leased  for  a  few  years  the  farm 
on  which  he  is  now  residing,  and  he  subse- 
quently purchased  it.  This  property  covers 
fifty  acres;  and  Mr.  Hall  owns  other  land  in 
the  town,  the  whole  aggregating  about  one  hun- 
dred acres.  He  is  extensively  engaged  in  gen- 
eral farming,  in  which  he  is  very  successful. 
About  sixteen  years  ago  he  opened  his  resi- 
dence to  summer  boarders;  and,  as  his  home  is 
beautifully  situated  within  a  few  hundred  feet 
of  Long  Lake,  it  became  very  popular,  and  the 
number  of  guests  steadily  increased.  For  six 
years  now  Mr.  Hall  has  housed  an  average  of 
forty  persons  annually.  He  keeps  a  number 
of  boats  on  the  lake  for  the  use  of  his  guests, 
no  extra  charge  being  made,  and  has  a  good 
livery;  and  not  the  least  attractive  feature  of 
the  place  is  the  genial  and  agreeable  host. 
The  terms  for  board  are  very  reasonable,  and 
fish  are  in  great  abundance  near  at  hand. 

On  January  19,  1848,  Mr.  Hall  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Sophronia  Jackson,  who 
was  born  in  Raymond,"  now  Naples,  Me.,  in 
1824,  and  is  the  daughter  of  Anthony  and 
Sally  (Lakin)  Jackson.  Mrs.  Hall  has  been  a 
wise  and  valuable  helpmeet  to  her  husband 
during  the  long  term  of  their  wedded  life,  and 
all  who  have  had  the  privilege  of  sojourning 
at  the  Hall  cottage  have  pleasant  recollections 
of  the  lady  of  the  house.      She  is  the  mother 


of  three  children  — George  C,  who  resides  in 
Boston;  Lizzie  E.,  wife  of  P.  O.  Cannell,  of 
Naples;  and  Benjamin  G.,  a  resident  of  Pea- 
body,  Mass. 

Mr.  Hall  takes  a  prominent  part  in  local 
politics  as  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  as  Se- 
lectman of  Naples  a  number  of  terms.  He 
belongs  to  Crescent  Lodge,  No.  25,  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Lovell,  and  to 
Hawthorne  Lodge,  No.  16,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  of  Raymond. 


LBION  HALL  BURNHAM,  who, 
without  doubt,  has  been  identified 
with  the  canning  industry  of  this 
section  of  Cumberland  County  for  a 
longer  period  of  time  than  any  other  man  now 
living,  was  born  May  11,  1835,  in  the  town 
of  Raymond,  this  county.  He  is  of  pioneer 
ancestry,  his  great-grandfather,  Reuben  Smith 
Burnham,  a  native  probably  of  Ipswich,  Mass., 
having  settled  in  Cumberland  County  some 
time  during  the  eighteenth  century,  when 
Maine  was  a  part  of  Massachusetts.  Securing 
a  tract  of  heavily  timbered  land  that  is  now 
included  in  the  village  of  Bridgton,  he  erected 
his  primitive  dwelling  on  High  Street,  and 
there  improved  a  homestead,-  on  which  he  re- 
sided until  his  death,  which  was  caused  by  a 
faljing  tree  one  Fourth  of  July. 

Abram  Smith  Burnham,  son  of  Reuben 
Smith  Burnham,  was  born  in  Ipswich,  Mass., 
being  but  a  youth  when  he  came  to  this  county, 
where  he  assisted  his  father  in  clearing  a  farm. 
On  reaching  man's  estate,  he  took  up  a  tract  of 
wild  land  in  the  town  of  Harrison,  of  which  he 
was  the  original  settler,  the  log  cabin  which 
he  erected  for  his  own  occupancy  being  the 
very  first  building  within  the  limits  of  -  that 
town.  In  this  he  lived  alone  for  some  time, 
leading  a  bachelor's  life,  going  home  every 
Sunday,  ostensibly  to  see  his  parents,  although 
a  stronger  attraction  may  have  been  the  young 
maideri,  Alice  Scribner,  who  afterward  became 
his  bride.  The  young  married  couple  began 
house-keeping  in  the  cabin,  but  eventually  re- 
moved to  the  substantial  frame  house  which  he 
erected,  and  where  they  passed  their  declining 
days,  he  attaining  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
six  years.      Fo.ur  children  were  born   to  them  ■ 


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namely,  Reuben,  Timothy  D.,  Ai,  and   Sarah, 
the  second  son  being  the  father  of  Albion  H. 

Timothy  D.  Burnham  was  born  and  bred  in 
Harrison,  and  there  learned  the  carpenter's 
trade,  which  he  followed  for  a  short  time, 
abandoning  it,  however,  to  engage  in  mercan- 
tile business  in  Raymond.  His  parents  be- 
coming infirm,  he  returned  to  the  old  home- 
stead, where  he  cared  for  them  as  long  as  they 
lived.  During  the  next  few  years  he  was 
engaged  in  a  mercantile  and  lumbering  busi- 
ness in  partnership  with  Major  Joseph  Walker 
and  others  at  VVestbrook.  Removing  thence 
to  Gorham,  associated  with  others,  he  erected 
a  woollen-mill,  for  which  he  became  selling 
agent,  in  which  capacity  he  continued  active 
until  his  decease,  in  1883,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
one  years. 

His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Catherine 
J.  Dingley,  was  a  daughter  of  Colonel  Joseph 
and  Martha  (Jordan)  Dingley,  and  was  born  in 
Raymond.  Her  paternal  grandfather,  Domini- 
cus  Dingley,  was  born  and  reared  in  Dux- 
bury,  Mass.,  from  which  place  he  migrated  to 
this  county,  being  induced  to  come  here  by  the 
offer  of  a  tract  of  land  to  the  first  man  to  locate 
in  Raymond.  Starting  for  the  place,  he  made 
his  way  on  foot  through  the  thick  forest,  and 
during  the  journey  encountered  a  Mr.  Jordan, 
who  was  bent  on  the  same  errand.  As  they 
camped  together  one  night,  a  few  miles  from 
their  destrnation,  Mr.  Dingley  watched  and 
waited  until  sure  his  companion  was  asleep,  and 
then  he  stole  out  and  hastened  onward.  When 
Mr.  Jordan  found  him  the  next  day,  he  had  se- 
cured the  land  and  was  hard  at  work  building 
a  log  cabin.  Two  children  only  were  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Timothy  D.  Burnham  —  Ellen 
K.,  who  became  the  wife  of  Daniel  S.  Brown, 
of  Gorham ;  and  Albion  Hall.  The  mother 
outlived  her  husband,  attaining  the  age  of 
eighty-four  years. 

Albion  Hall  Burnham,  having  finished  his 
education  at  the  Bridgton  Academy,  which  he 
attended  three  terms  each  year  for  seven  years, 
learned  the  tinsmith's  trade.  When  about 
eighteen  years  old,  the  canning  of  corn  became 
an  established  industry  in  this  county;  and  he 
was  employed  to  seal  the  cans  in  the  pioneer 
factory.  From  that  time  until  the  present  Mr. 
Burnham  has  been    connected  with  this  busi- 


ness in  some  capacity,  coming  to  Bridgton  in 
1865  to  take  charge  of  a  factory  here.  He  is 
now  manager  of  the  Bridgton  Canning  Com- 
pany, which  has  a  plant  in  Bridgton  and  one 
in  East  Fryeburg ;  and  in  addition  to  manag- 
ing these  Mr.  Burnham  owns  and  superintends 
a  canning  factory  in  Waterford.  He  also  is  a 
stockholder  and  Director  in  the  Bridgton  & 
Saco  Railway. 

Mr.  Burnham  was  married  in  1866  to  Mil- 
dred Johnson,  a  native  of  Yarmouth,  whither 
her  grandfather,  David  Johnson,  and  his  wife, 
Mary  (Marston)  Johnson,  removed  in  pioneer 
times  from  Gorham,  buying  a  farm  and*  en- 
gaging in  tilling  the  soil.  Mrs.  Burnham's 
father,  Jasper  Johnson,  was  born  in  Gorham, 
but  reared  on  the  homestead  in  Yarmouth. 
After  his  marriage  he  located  in  North  Yar- 
mouth, where  he  conducted  a  hotel  until  his 
decease  at  the  age  of  sixty  years.  He  mar- 
ried Sarah  Clark,  whose  mother,  Mrs.  Judith 
Stinchfield  Clark,  was  a  daughter  of  Elder 
Ephraim  Stinchfield  and  a  grand-daughter  of 
John  and  Mehitable  Stinchfield.  Mrs.  Sarah 
C.  Johnson  died  at  the  age  of  forty-four  years, 
leaving  four  children;  namely,  Mildred  B. 
(Mrs.  Burnham),  Sarah  M.,  Jennie,  and  Clara 
Ella.  Jasper  Johnson  subsequently  married 
Mildred  Burton,  who  bore  him  five  sons  — 
Walter  R.,  David,  Joseph,  Andrew  R.,  and 
Charles  H.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burnham  are  not 
identified  with  any  religious  organization  by 
membership,  but  are  regular  attendants  of  the 
Congregational  church. 


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|OBERT  A.  McCLUTCHY,  Freight 
Agent  of  the  Boston  &  Maine  Rail- 
road in  Portland,  was  born  in  Que- 
bec, Canada,  June  29,  1849.  His 
parents  were  Robert  and  Bridget  (MacManus) 
McClutchy,  his  father  being  a  native  of  Glas- 
gow, Scotland,  and  his  mother  of  Belfast, 
Ireland.  Until  reaching  the  age  of  ten  years 
Robert  A.  McClutchy  remained  at  home  in 
Quebec.  He  then  went  to  Montreal,  where 
at  the  early  age  of  twelve,  owing  to  his  father's 
death,  he  was  partially  thrown  on  his  own  re- 
sources. His  first  employment  was  with  the 
American  Express  line  of  steamers  as  office 
boy,  and  in  1864  he  became  clerk  and  checker 


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on  the  wharf  for  the  same  company.  In  1 865 
he  came  to  Portland  to  enter  the  employ  of 
the  Grand  Trunk  Railroad,  and  in  a  short  time 
was  promoted  to  the  position  of  superiYitend- 
ent's  clerk,  which  he  filled  for  five  consecutive 
years.  In  March,  1872,  he  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad,  being 
appointed  first  freight  agent  of  the  road,  which 
at  that  time  had  but  one  main  line  to  Boston, 
and  a  few  branches  covering  about  one  hundred 
and  sixty-five  miles.  It  is  now  one  of  the 
largest  trunk  lines  running  through  this  sec- 
tion, and  has  an  immense  freight  business,  Mr. 
McClutchy  having  about  sixty  or  seventy  men 
under  his  charge.  In  politics  Mr.  McClutchy 
is  identified  with  the  Democratic  party.  He 
has  been  President  for  two  years  of  the  Young 
Men's  Democratic  Club,  the  first  organization 
of  its  kind  in  Maine;  and  he  was  also  Chair- 
man of  the  Democratic  Committee.  He  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  City  Council,  and  was 
an  Alderman  for  three  successive  years,  during 
which  time  he  served  on  many  important  com- 
mittees. He  is  prominent  in  Masonry,  be- 
longing to  Atlantic  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
Greenleaf  Chapter,  and  Portland  Commandery. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Elks  and  Red 
Men  and  of  the  Bramhall  League.  His  wife, 
whom  he  married  on  December  23,  1892,  was 
Miss  Gertrude  A,  Sterling,  of  Portland,  a 
woman  of  true  worth.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mc- 
Clutchy have  a  pleasant  house  on  the  corner  of 
High  and  Sherman  Streets. 


OHN  C.  KNIGHT,  a  well-known  mason 
and  builder  of  Westbrook,  Me.,  son  of 
Samuel  and  Betsey  (Crockett)  Knight, 
was  born  in  Portland,  February  26, 
1830.  The  family  for  several  generations 
have  been  residents  of  Maine;  and  Mr. 
Knight's  grandfather,  Daniel  Knight,  was  a 
prosperous  farmer  of  Alfred,  York  County. 
He  retired  a  family  of  nine  children,  but  one 
of  -whom  is  now  living. 

Samuel  Knight,  son  of  Daniel,  was  born  in 
Alfred;  and  in  early  manhood  he  followed 
farming  in  that  town.  Later' he  removed  to 
Portland,  where  he  engaged  in  the  business  of 
a  stone  mason,  being  employed  on  the  public 
works  of  the  city  for  twelve  years.     He  then 


went  to  Limerick,  York  County,  Me.,  still  re- 
taining his  business  interests  in  Portland;  and 
after  a  residence  there  of  about  four  years  he 
settled  in  Westbrook,  where  he  made  his  home 
for  the  rest  of  his  life.  In  politics  he  was 
originally  a  Democrat,  but  gave  his  support 
to  the  Republican  party  at  its  formation ;  and 
in  his  religious  views  he  was  a  Baptist.  His 
wife,  Betsey  Crockett,  who  was  born  in  Shap- 
leigh.  Me.,  became  the  mother  of  ten  chil- 
dren, six  of  whom  are  living,  namely:  Mark, 
a  resident  of  Westbrook ;  Catherine,"  wife  of 
Marshall  Hayes,  of  Westbrook;  John  C,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Joseph,  a  member  of 
the  City  Council  of  Westbrook;  Lizzie,  wife 
of  Wentworth  Jordan,  of  Lisbon,  Me. ;  and 
Ellen,  wife  of  Alphonso  Swett,  of  Westbrook. 

John  C.  Knight  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Portland  until  reaching  the  age  of  eleven 
years,  when  he  accompanied  his  parents  to 
Limerick,  later  removing  with  them  to  West- 
brook, where,  after  finishing  his  studies,  he 
assisted  in  carrying  on  the  farm.  At  the  age 
of  eighteen  he  began  to  learn  the  mason's 
trade,  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  three  years 
with  Asa  Leavitt,  of  Westbrook,  for  whom  he 
worked  as  a  journeyman  for  two  years.  He 
then  went  to  California,  which  was  still  in 
the  exciting  period  of  its  early  history,  being 
thronged  with  fortune-seekers  of  nearly  every 
class  and  nationality;  and  he  continued  to  fol- 
low his  trade  for  some  time,  also  working  in 
the  mines.  After  his  return  to  Westbrook  he 
engaged  as  a  mason  and  builder  upon  his  own 
account,  a  business  which  he  has  since  con- 
ducted with  successful  results;  and  his  energy 
and  reliability,  both  as  a  workman  and  a  busi- 
ness man,  are  well  known  and  highly  appre- 
ciated by  his  fellow-townspeople. 

Mr.  Knight  has  been  twice  married.  His 
first  wife  was  Elizabeth  S.  Sawyer,  daughter 
of  Nelson  Sawyer,  of  Westbrook;  and  by  this 
union  there  were  four  children,  all  of  whom 
died  in  infancy.  He  wedded  for  his  second 
wife  A.  Eugenia  Haskell,  youngest  daughter 
of  Edmund  Haskell,  and  by  this  marriage  has 
one  child. 

Mr.  Knight  supports  the  Republican  party 
in  politics,  and  although  he  has  never  aspired 
to  official  prominence  he  takes  a  deep  interest 
in  public  affairs.      He  is  a  member  of  Temple 


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Lodge,  No.  86,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  Sacca- 
rappa  Lodge,  No.  11,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  of  Westbrook,  and  has  been 
officially  connected  with  the  administration 
of  these  organizations.  As  a  business  man 
and  a  citizen  he  is  highly  esteemed  and  re- 
spected, and  in  social  circles  his  genial  dis- 
position and  hearty  good  fellowship  make  his 
company  enjoyable  and  welcome  upon  all  oc- 
casions. 


|LTON  A.  HALL,  Assistant  Superintend- 
ent of  the  Maine  Central  Railroad, 
having  his  ofifice  at  Portland,  Me., 
was  born  at  Westmoreland,  Cheshire  County, 
N.H.,  December. 15,  1842.  He  comes  of 
English  antecedents,  his  earliest  ancestor  in 
America,  George  Hall,  having  left  Devon- 
shire, England,  the  place  of  his  nativity,  in 
1636.  Coming  to  New  England,  he  settled  in 
Taunton,  Mass.,  which  he  made  his  permanent 
home.  Mr.  Hall's  paternal  grandfather, 
Elijah  A.  Hall,  was  a  pioneer  settler  of  West- 
moreland, N.H.,  where  he  was  industriously 
engaged  for  many  years  as  a  tiller  of  the  soil, 
and  where  his  children,  including  Romeo  E. 
Hall,  the  father  of  Elton,  was  born. 

Romeo  E.  Hall  engaged  in  agriculture  dur- 
ing his  earlier  years,  but  abandoned  that  occu- 
pation to  enter  into  mercantile  business,  in 
which  he  continued  until  his  decease,  in 
March,  1873,  at  the  comparatively  early  age 
of  fifty-five  years.  He  married  Mary,  the 
daughter  of  Uzziah  Wyman,  a  pioneer  settler 
of  Westmoreland;  and  she  preceded  him  to 
the  other  side,  dying  in  March,  1870.  Two 
children  were  born  of  their  union;  namely, 
Elton  A.  and  J.  Wesley,  the  last  named  of 
whom  died  in  this  city  in  April,  1886. 

Elton  A.  Hall  was  reared  and  educated  in 
the  town  of  his  birth,  where  he  completed  the 
high-school  course.  He  was  subsequently  em- 
ployed for  a  while  in  his  father's  store,  being 
afterward  engaged  for  a  few  years  in  the 
woodenware  trade.  After  acquiring  a  knowl- 
edge of  telegraphy  in  Westmoreland,  at  the 
Cheshire  Railway  office,  he  secured  a  position 
as  train  despatcher  at  St.  Albans,  Vt.,  on  the 
Vermont  Central  Railway.  Six  years  later 
Mr.  Hall  came  to  Portland,  accepting  a  simi- 


lar situation  with  the  Maine  Central  Railway 
Company,  and  continuing  thus  engaged  from 
October  i,  1875,  until  appointed  assistant 
superintendent  of  the  road  in  1892.  He  has 
control  of  the  trains  on  all  divisions  of  the 
road,  embracing  some  eight  hundred  miles  of 
railway,  and  has  proved  himself  a  capable  and 
faithful  official.  Mr.  Hall  joined  the  Masonic 
fraternity  while  a  resident  of  Vermont,  and  is 
now  a  member  of  Atlantic  Lodge,  Greenleaf 
Chapter,  of  Portland,  and  the  Council  at  St. 
Albans,   Vt. 

On  November  16,  1870,  the  marriage  of 
Mr.  Hall  with  Miss  Sarah  J.  Knight,  of 
Westmoreland,  N.H.,  was  solemnized.  Six 
children  have  been  born  to  them,  namely: 
Walter  and  Harry,  who  died ;  Arthur,  who  is 
now  a  clerk  in  the  office  of  the  General  Man- 
ager of  the  Maine  Central  Railway;  I-Iattie.; 
Edith;  and  Charles.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hall  are 
both  esteemed  members  of  the  Free  Street 
Baptist  Church  of  this  city.  They  reside  at 
46  West  Street. 


H.  FOSTER  SMITH,  a  prosperous 
wood  and  coal  dealer  of  Gorham,  was 
born  in  that  town,  August  30,  1844, 
son  of  Edward  T.  and  Margaret  H.  (Foster) 
Smith.  The  family  is  of  English  origin. 
Mr.  Smith's  great-grandfather,  the  Rev.  Peter 
Thatcher  Smith,  the  first  minister  in  Wind- 
ham, Me,,  was  the  son  of  the  Rev.  Thomas 
Smith,  first  minister  of  Portland,  Me.  The 
Rev.  Peter  Thatcher  Smith  resided  in  Wind- 
ham for  many  years.  His  son,  John  T.  Smith, 
Mr.  Smith's  grandfather,  who  was  born  in  that 
town,  purchased  in  1796  from  the  heirs  of 
Major  William  Tyng  —  one  of  the  heirs,  Sarah 
Tyng  Smith  (the  wife  of  the  Rev.  Thomas 
Smith),  being  his  grandmother  —  a  tract  of 
three  hundred  acres  of  land  in  Gorham, 
granted  them  by  the  General  Court  of  Massa- 
chusetts Bay.  On  this  he  cleared  a  good 
farm,  and  there  resided  for  the  rest  of  his  life. 
A  part  of  this  property  is  now  owned  by  his 
grandson.  He  was  a  Colonel  in  the  militia, 
and  during  the  War  of  18 12  was  placed  upon 
waiting  orders  in  Portland,  but  saw  no  active 
service.  He  was  an  industrious  and  highly 
esteemed  citizen  and   a  member  of  the  Con- 


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gregational   church.     He  raised  a   family    of 
six  sons. 

Edward  T.  Smith,  Mr.  Smith's  father,  was 
born  in  Gorham,  and  reared  to  agricultural 
life.  He  resided  upon  the  home  farm  during 
his  whole  life,  and  was  a  successfij  farmer 
and  a  worthy,  upright  man.  He  died  April 
20,  1885,  aged  seventy-seven  years.  His 
wife,  Margaret,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Will- 
iam H.  Foster,  of  Gorham,  became  the  mother 
of  two  children  —  Mary  D.  and  E.  H.  Foster. 

E.  H.  Foster  Smith  commenced  his  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  Gorham,  and 
completed  his  studies  at  the  academy.  After 
working  a  few  years  with  his  father  upon  the 
farm,  he  adopted  seafaring  as  a  means  of  liveli- 
hood. He  followed  the  sea  for  twelve  years, 
at  the  expiration  of  which  time  his  father  de- 
sired him  to  take  charge  of  the  farm.  He  re- 
sided at  the  homestead  engaged  in  farming 
until  1886,  when  he  repaired  and  moved  into 
the  Foster  house,  the  early  home  of  his  mother 
in  the  village.  In  1891  he  established  him- 
self in  the  coal  and  wood  business,  which  he 
has  since  conducted.  In  1879  Mr.  Smith  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Bertha  Humphrey, 
daughter  of  Captain  Calvin  Humphrey,  of 
Yarmouth,  and  has  one  daughter,  Ethel  H. 
Smith. 


bfRANK  A.  CHUTE,  a  prominent  citi- 
r^l  zen  of  Harrison,  actively  engaged  in 
farming,  was  born  in  the  adjoining 
town  of  Naples,  Cumberland  County,  on  Feb- 
ruary 25,  1827.  His  parents  were  William  C. 
and  Rozanna  (Mayberry)  Chute;  and  his  pater- 
nal grandfather,  Thomas  Chute,  was  one  of  the 
pioneer  settlers  of  Windham. 

William  C.  Chute  was  born  in  that  town 
and  continued  to  live  there  until  his  marriage, 
when  he  removed  to  Otisfield.  He  was 
engaged  in  farming  in  that  place  until  Decem- 
ber, 1826,  going  at  that  time  to  Naples, 
where  the  remaining  years  of  his  life  were 
spent  on  a  farm.  His  wife,  formerly  Ro- 
zanna Mayberry,  was  born  in  Windham. 
She  died  in  December,  1831.  They  were 
the  parents  of  eight  children,  of  whom  a  brief 
account  follows:  Mary  married  Calvin  Brown, 
and   both   are   now  dead.      Thomas  married    a 


Miss  Wyer,  of  Harpswell,  Me.  (both  deceased). 
Caroline  S.  first  became  the  wife  of  Robert 
King.  After  his  death  she  married  Edward 
Kilmer;  and,  being  a  second  time  left  a  widow, 
she  removed  to  Texas,  where  she  married  a 
Mr.  Packing.  Both  have  since  died.  James 
was  twice  married,  his  first  wife  being.  Ellen 
Mann,  his  second  Jane  Cole,  who  survives  &im 
and  is  now  living  in  Naples,  Me.  Edward  P. 
died  at  eleven  years  of  age.  Newell  married 
Miss  Mary  Jane  Chaplin  ;  and  they  are  living 
in  Bridgton,  Me.  Frank  A.  Chute  is  a  resi- 
dent of  Harrison,  as  above  mentioned.  Will- 
iam Chute,  who  married  Miss  Emily  Steward 
is  dead  ;  and  his  widow  resides  at  Gorham,  Me. 

Frank  A.  Chute,  now  the  youngest  living 
child  of  his  father's  family,  received  a  good 
common-school  education,  and  continued  to  re- 
side with  his  parents  until  he  was  twenty- 
three  years  of  age.  At  that  time  he  went  to 
work  on  the  York  &  Cumberland  Canal,  where 
for  the  next  few  years  he  was  employed  during 
the  summers;  and  during  the  winters  he 
worked  at  different  places  in  this  county.  He 
then  went  to  the  town  of  Naples  and  purchased 
a  far.m.  After  eight  years  spent  in  improving 
and  conducting  that  property,  he  removed  to 
Waterford,  Me.,  where  he  followed  farming 
for  seven  years.  In  partnership  with  his  son, 
he  then  came  to  Harrison  and  bought  the  old 
Deacon  Bray  farm,  containing  about  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty-five  acres  of  well-improved  land. 
Mr.  Chute  and  his  son  here  devote  their  atten- 
tion to  general  farming,  at  which  they  are  very 
successful. 

On  September  24,  1853,  Mr.  Chute  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Elizabeth  J. 
Flail.  She  was  born  in  Bridgton,  April  4, 
1829.  After  her  birth  her  parents,  Thomas 
and  Mary  (Riggs)  Hall,  removed  to  West- 
brook,  where  they  lived  until  their  deaths. 
Mr.  Hall  was  a  farmer.  Two  children  have 
been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chute;  namely, 
Quincy  M.  and  Cora  B.  Quincy  M.  Chute, 
born  November  30,  1854,  has  already  been 
referred  to  as  in  partnership  with  his  father. 
He  is  well-known  throughout  this  county,  .hav- 
ing held  a  number  of  town  offices.  For  a  num- 
ber of  years  he  has  served  as  Chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Selectmen  of  Harrison,  and  he  is  now 
the  Representative  from  this   district   to  the 


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State  legislature.  He  married  Miss  Melissa 
D.  Lewis,  of  South  Harrison,  and  they  have 
four  children,  respectively  named :  Blanche 
A.,  Roland  H.,  Walter  D.,  and  Philip  A., 
all  of  whom  are  living  at  home.  Cora  B. 
Chute,  born  September  14,  1863,  is  the  wife 
of  John  Witham,  who  is  engaged  in  farming  on 
a  place  near  her  father's. 

In  political  views  Mr.  Chute  and  his  son 
are  stanch  Republicans;  and,  true  to  the  duties 
devolving  upon  them  as  citizens,  they  make  it 
a  point  to  be  present  at  town  meetings,  in 
which  public  interests  are  the  topic  of  discus- 
sion or  in  which  important  questions  are  to 
be  voted  upon.  Fraternally,  Mr.  Chute  is  a 
member  of  Mount  Tyron  Lodge,  A.  F,  & 
A.  M.,  of  Waterford;  and  he  and  his  son  are 
members  of  Harrison  Lodge,  No.  41,  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Harrison 
village.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chute  are  members  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  whose  house 
of  worship  is  but  a  short  distance  from  their 
farm. 


T^OLONEL  JOHN  C.  COBB,  a  prom- 
I  v^  inent  member  of  Cumberland  County 
^[U^^  bar  and  one  of  the  leading  lawyers 
of  Maine,  was  born  in  Westbrook, 
Me.,  March  3,  1837,  in  that  part  of  the  town 
which  is  now  the  city  of  Deering.  His  an- 
cestors were  of  English  descent,  and  had  been 
for  several  generations  prosperous  New  Eng- 
land farmers,  the  father  and  grandfather  being 
both  natives  of  Westbrook.  His  mother, 
Mary  Stuart,  was  of  Scottish  ancestry;  and 
her  father,  James  Stuart,  was  one  of  the  early 
settlers  of  Windham. 

Colonel  Cobb  was  only  four  years  of  age 
when  he  lost  his  father,  and  when  he  was  ten 
years  old  he  was  by  the  force  of  circumstances 
thrown  entirely  on  his  own  resources.  His 
education  was  obtained  at  the  usual  country- 
town  schools,  including  the  high  school,  and 
later  at  Westbrook  Seminary.  While  still  a 
mere  boy  in  years,  beginning  at  sixteen, 
Colonel  Cobb  was  a  successful  teacher  in  the 
common  and  high  schools  in  different  parts  of 
the  State,  and  in  this  way  paid  many  of  the  ex- 
penses attending  his  literary  and  professional 
education.     He  read   law  with  Chadbourne  & 


Miller  in  Portland,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
three  was  admitted  to  practice  before  the 
Supreme  Judicial  Court  of  Maine.  Immedi- 
ately after  coming  to  the  bar  he  began  to 
practise  law  in  the  city  of  Rockland,  where  he 
remained  until  the  outbreak  of  the  Rebellion. 
In  answer  to  President  Lincoln's  first  call 
for  seventy-five  thousand  men  the  young  at- 
torney enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  H, 
Fourth  Maine  Regiment  Volunteers  in  April, 

1 86 1.  He  was  soon  after  promoted  by  elec- 
tion, receiving  commission  as  First  Lieu- 
tenant. In  the  first  battle  of  Bull  Run,  July 
22,  1 86 1,  the  company  under  his  command 
was  on  the  extreme  right  of,  the  line,  and  was 
the  last  company  save  one  to  leave  the  field. 
This  and  the  company  commanded  at  that 
time  by  Captain  Smith  moved  to  the  rear 
together. 

In  August,  1 86 1,  Lieutenant  Cobb  was 
compelled  by  severe  illness  to  leave  the  ser- 
vice. He  returned  to  Windham,  Me.,  where, 
soon  recovering  his  health,  he  at  once  re-en- 
listed, and  went  on  recruiting  service;  and  on 
December  10  of  the  same  year  he  was  again 
mustered  into  the  United  States  service  as 
First  Lieutenant  of  Company  D,  Fifteenth 
Maine  Volunteer  Infantry.  This  regiment 
was  assigned  to  service  in  the  Department  of 
the  Gulf;  and  Lieutenant  Cobb  proceeded  with 
Butler's  expedition  in  the  ship  "Great  Re- 
public" to  Ship  Island,  and  soon  after  took 
part   in  the  capture  of    New  Orleans,   April, 

1862.  During  the  summer  of  1862  Lieu- 
tenant Cobb  was  on  duty  at  Carrollton,  La., 
and  at  New  Orleans  until  October  of  that 
year,  when  he  was  ordered  by  General  Butler 
to  Fort  Pickens,  Fla.,  in  charge  of  the  State 
prisoners  —  Major  Monroe,  ex-Mayor  Stith, 
and  the  members  of  the  city  of  New  Orleans 
Finance  Committee.  On  his  arrival  at  Fort 
Pickens  he  was  detached  for  staff  duty,  and 
for  many  months  served  on  the  staff  of  Major 
Allen  of  the  Second  United  States  Artillery, 
commandant  of  the  fort.  While  there  Lieu- 
tenant Cobb  filled  the  positions  of  Acting  As- 
sistant Commissary  of  Subsistence,  Acting 
Assistant  Quartermaster  United  States  Army, 
Adjutant  of  the  Post,  and  Treasurer  of  the 
Post. 

In   May,    1863,   he  was  relieved  from  staff 


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duty  in  order  to  rejoin  his  regiment  and  pro- 
ceed to  New  Orleans,  and  from  there  in  a 
race  after  General  Taylor,  who  was  operating 
in  the  rear  of  General  Banks,  threatening  his 
base  and  communications.  Banks's  army  was 
then  before  Port  Hudson.  This  object  having 
been  accomplished,  the  regiment  returned, 
and  went  into  camp  at  Carrollton,  La. ;  and 
Lieutenant  Cobb  was  appointed  Assistant  Ad- 
jutant-general by  General  Huston,  Banks's 
chief  engineer,  who  was  then  in  command  of 
the  forces  (about  eight  thousand  troops  of  all 
arms)  on  the  right  bank  of  the  Mississippi 
above  New  Orleans.  General  Huston,  how- 
ever, did  not  give  his  personal  attention  to 
the  command,  but  remained  at  New  Orleans, 
and  left  matters  in  the  immediate  charge  of 
Lieutenant  Cobb,  who  issued  in  the  General's 
name  such  orders  as  he  saw  fit  from  the  head- 
quarters at  Carrollton. 

While  engaged  in  this  service.  Lieutenant 
Cobb  was   ordered    by   General    Banks    (Com- 
mander of  the   Department    of   the    Gulf)    to 
raise,    organize,    equip,    examine,    and   recom- 
mend the  officers  for  commission  for  a  r-egi- 
ment  of  engineers,  one  of  four  such  regiments 
then  and  thereafter  to  be  raised  in  that  depart- 
ment for  that  branch  of  the  service.     Of  this 
regiment   the  second,    Lieutenant    Cobb    was 
commissioned  Colonel  in  August,  1863,  with 
the  distinct  understanding  between  his  friend, 
Major   Huston,    General    Banks,   and    himself 
that,  as  soon  as  the  four  engineer  regiments 
were    ready  for  the  field.    Colonel   Cobb  was 
to    be    commissioned    Brigadier-general    and 
placed  in  command  of  the   Engineer  Brigade. 
Before   this  was   consummated,   however,    de- 
partment commanders  were  changed  and  plans 
disturbed.      General    Banks    ordered  .Colonel 
Cobb  with  his  command  to  Brashear  Cky,  La., 
there  to  construct  such  fortifications  as  would 
enable  them  to  hold  the  place  with  a  small 
force  and   take  care  of   railroad    communica- 
tions.    This  place  had  been   common  fighting 
ground  for  some  time,  which   was  amply  evi- 
denced by  the  destruction   of  property  every- 
where apparent.     One  day  it  was   in  the  pos- 
session  of  the  Confederates,  the  next   in  the 
possession    of   the  Federals.     It  was   in    this 
condition    when    Colonel    Cobb    was    ordered 
with  his  regiment  of  raw  recruits  to  take  com- 


mand of  the  post,  build  suitable  fortifications, 
and  look  out  that  the  Confederates  did  not 
gobble  him  up.  It  was  an  unhealthy,  unin- 
viting, and  dangerous  place;  and  an  order  by 
telegraph  for  Colonel  Cobb  to  proceed  with 
his  command  to  New  Orleans,  there  to  con- 
struct fortifications,  v^as  a  welcome  one. 

From     November,     1863,     to    June,     1864, 
Colonel  Cobb  was  in  command  of  the  post  at 
Matagorda    Island,    which   consisted   of  engi- 
neers, artillery,  cavalry,  and  infantry;  and  for 
about  three  of  the  eight  months  he  commanded 
a  brigade  in  the  Thirteenth   Army  Corps,   or 
from  the  time  of  the  arrival  of  the  corps  at 
Matagorda  Island  until  it  left  to  join  "General 
Banks    in    the    Red    River    expedition.       He 
was  also  during  this  period  chief  engineer  of 
the  coast  of  Texas.     In  June  of   1864  he  pro- 
ceeded to  Port  Hudson,  where  he  reconstructed 
the   rebel    works    after   their    surrender.     He 
was  next  ordered  to  Mobile  Bay,  where  he  took 
an  active  part  in  the  capture  of  Fort  Gaines. 
He  and  his  command  next  moved  to  Mobile 
Point    to    conduct    the    approaches    to    Fort 
Morgan,  where  they  were  under  a' constant  and 
galling   fire  from   the  fort.      For  more  than 
two  weeks,  until  its  surrender,  they  furnished 
daily   and    nightly    fireworks    of    shot,    shell, 
grape,   and    canister.      After  the  fall   of   this 
fort   in   November,    1864,    Colonel    Cobb    and 
his  command  were  for  some  time  engaged  in 
repairing  the  fortifications. 

^  Soon  after  this  he  was  again  detached  from 
his  command,  and  appointed  to  serve  on  a  mil- 
itary commission  at  New  Orleans.  Here  he 
was  engaged  five  months.  Major  DeWitt 
Clinton  practised  before  this  commission  as 
judge  advocate  for  the  government;  and  many 
important  cases  were  tried,  involving  the  per- 
sonal liberty  of  numbers  of  citizens  and  valu- 
able property.  Many  of  the  ablest  attorneys 
of  the  South-wesi  appeared  before  the  com- 
mission as  counsel  in  these  cases. 

In  the  winter  of  1864-65  Colonel  Cobb  was 
appointed  to  the  command  of  five  regiments, 
with  headquarters  at  New  Orleans.  He  re- 
mained here  until  the  spring  of  1865, -when 
he  accompanied  General  Canby  and  staff  to 
Mobile,  where  he  resumed  command  of  his  old 
regiment  of  engineers  until  he  was  promoted 
by  General  Canby  to  the  command  oL  the  En- 


ROBERT    TRICKEY. 


JAMES    TRICKEY. 


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gineer  Brigade  of  the  army,  and  Division  of 
West  Mississippi.  In  this  position  he  took 
part  in  the  siege  and  capture  of  Mobile. 
After  its  surrender  his  command  was  engaged 
until  June,  1865,  in  i^econstructing  the  rebel 
earthworks  and  lines  of  defence  around  the 
city. 

The  Rebellion  had  now  collapsed;  and  Colo- 
nel Cobb,  having  seen  over  four  years'  contin- 
ual service,  tendered  his  resignation  to  the 
War  Department,  and  exchanged  the  conflict 
of  arms  for  the  contests  of  the  forum,  recom- 
mencing the  practice  of  law  at  Windham,  Me. 
There  he  filled  various  municipal  offices,  and 
represented  the  town  in  the  State  legislature, 
where  he  served  on  the  joint  Committees  on 
Military  and  Legal  Affairs.  Early  in  the  year 
1871  he  established  a  law  firm  at  Portland, 
Me.,  with  Judge  Fabius  M.  Ray,  an  old 
schoolmate,  under  the  name  of  Cobb  &  Ray. 
This  was  continued  for  five  years. 

Colonel  Cobb  has  a  large  and  lucrative  law 
practice,  and  is  frequently  connected  with 
large  business  interests.  He  is  often  engaged 
in  the  promotion  of  enterprises  calling  for 
energy  and  experience.  He  is  a  member  of 
Presumpscot  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Eagle 
Chapter  and  Portland  Commandery,  Knights 
Templars;  also  of  Beacon  Lodge,  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  and  of  Ivanhoe 
Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias. 

In  September,  1859,  Colonel  Cobb  married 
Hannah  M.,  daughter  of  Samuel  M.  Hawkes, 
of  Windham.  They  have  a  family  of  seven 
children.  The  eldest,  Albert  Clifford,  is  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  law  in  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  being  a  member  of  the  firm  Cobb  & 
Wheelwright;  Frederick  H.,  another  son,  is 
also  engaged  in  the  practice  of  the  law,  and 
is  in  partnership  with  Colonel  Cobb  at  Port- 
land, under  the  firm  name  of  John  C.  &  F.  H. 
Cobb. 


Tt^OBERT     TRICKEY,     whose     portrait 

I  V^     appears  on  the  opposite  page,  is  a  sub- 

|t)\         stantial  farmer  and  one  of  the  fore- 

^^  most    citizens    of    South    Portland, 

Cumberland  County,  Me.,  a  fine  representative 

of    the    native-born    residents     of    this    place, 

where  his  birth  occurred  March  29,  1818.      He 


comes  of  Welsh  antecedents,  being,  it  is  said, 
the  lineal  descendant  of  one  of  three  brothers 
bearing  his  family  name  that  emigrated  from 
Wales  to  America  about  1700,  and  settled  in 
York  County,  Maine.  They  were  of  a  hardy 
race,  noted  for  their  great  strength.  It  was  said 
that  either  one  of  them  could  hold  two  men  at 
arm's  length;  and  their  descendants,  even  to 
the  present  generation,  have  in  large  measure 
inherited  a  vigorous  physique. 

Mr.  Trickey  himself,  though  now  in  his 
seventy-ninth  year,  wields  the  axe  with  his 
old-time  dexterity,  frequently  going  to  the 
woods  to  cut  down  trees,  getting  out  lumber 
logs,  and  chopping  and  splitting  limbs  and 
branches  for  fuel.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
Zebulon  Trickey,  Sr. ,  was  born  at  Falmouth, 
now  Deering,  this  county,  being  there  reared 
to  maturity,  as  a  youth  working  early  and  late 
on  the  homestead  which  his  father  had  wrested 
from  the  wilderness.'  He  lived  there  a  few 
years  after  his  marriage  with  Rebecca  Skillin, 
of  Cape  Elizabeth,  but  subsequently  removed 
to  that  part  of  the  Cape  which  is  now  South 
Portland,  where  he  purchased  a  very  large  tract 
of  wild  land,  a  portion  of  which  he  cleared. 
Here  he  erected  the  first  dwelling  on  the  home 
farm  now  occupied  by  his  grandson  Robert. 
He  became  in  the  course  of  time  one  of  the 
leading  agriculturists  of  this  place;  and  he 
also  followed  ship  building,  remaining  here 
until  his  demise  at  a  ripe  old  age.  He  was  an 
old-time  Whig  in  politics,  and  both  he  and  his 
estimable  helpmeet  were  valued  members  of 
the  Orthodox  church.  They  reared  a  family 
of  five  girls  and  two  boys,  all  of  whom  grew 
to  adult  life,  Zebulon,  Jr.,  being  the  father  of 
Robert. 

Zebulon  Trickey,  Jr.,  was  the  eldest  child 
born  to  his  parents,  his  birth  occurring  Febru- 
ary 7,  1767,  while  they  were  residing  on  the 
old  Trickey  homestead  in  Falmouth,  now 
Deering.  He  was  very  young  when  brought 
to  South  Portland,  where  he  was  reared  and 
educated.  He  began  as  soon  as  old  enough  to 
assist  in  felling  forest  trees,  and  did  his  full 
share  in  clearing  and  improving  a  farm,  which 
eventually  became  his  own.  He  continued  in 
farming  pursuits,  but  was  also  engaged  in  lum- 
bering, forming  a  partnership  with  Thomas 
Seal,  of  Westbrook,  and  J.    Bailey,   of  Sacca- 


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rappa,  although  he  continued  his  residence 
here.  After  many  years  of  successful  business 
he  sold  out  his  lumber  interests  to  his  part- 
ners, thereafter  living  retired  until  his  decease, 
August  23,  1847. 

He  was  married  December  15,  1799,  to 
Miss  Lucy  Skillin,  daughter  of  Samuel  Skillin, 
of  this  town,  and  they  became  the  parents  of 
seven  children,  of  whom  the  following  is  the 
record:  Rebecca,  born  February  15,  1801, 
died  February  17,  1804;  Samuel,  born  May 
20,  1803,  died  unmarried  January  2,  1881  ; 
John,  born  January  17,  1806,  died  a  bachelor 
June  17,  1884;  James,  born  April  12,  1809, 
who  died  January  2,  1891,  unmarried,  was  a 
leading  citizen,  being  very  prominent  in  town 
affairs,  having  served  as  Treasurer  and  Select- 
man for  many  years  besides  representing  his 
town  in  the  legislature  for  four  terms;  Ed- 
ward, born  May  16,  18 14,  married  Martha 
Bond,  of  Indiana,  and  tltey  are  now  living  on 
a  farm  in  Westbrook;  Robert,  the  next  in 
order  of  birth,  and  unmarried,  is  the  subject 
of  this  sketch;  and  Lucy  E.,  born  September 
IS,  1824,  also  single,  resides  with  her  brother 
Robert  on  the  old  homestead  of  her  grand- 
parents. 

Robert  Trickey  obtained  a  good  practical 
education  in  this  his  native  town,  and  since 
leaving  school  has  continued  to  occupy  the 
homestead,  where  he  is  still  carrying  on  gen- 
eral farming.  He  has  about  two  hundred 
acres  of  land,  eighty  of  which  are  under  culti- 
vation;.and  besides  this  he  owns  fifty  acres  in 
Deering,  one-half  being  tillage  land.  In  poli- 
tics Mr.  Trickey  is  an  earnest  supporter  of  the 
principles  of  the  Democratic  party,  and,  relig- 
iously, is  a  firm  believer  in  the  doctrines  of 
Universalism.  A  man  of  good  principles, 
noted  for  his  integrity,  he  has  the  esteem  and 
respect  of  the  entire  community,  and  holds  an 
honoredposition  among  the  leading  citizens  of 
South  Portland. 


bfRANK    S.    STALEY,    who  has  been  a 
pl^     resident  of  Bridgton  for  a  quarter  of  a 
century,  is  a  native  of  Yorkshire,  Eng- 
land,  having  been  born   November    27,    1840, 
in  the  parish  of  Brighouse,  being  a  grandson 
of    Francis    Staley,    a    distinguished    military 


man.  His  parents,  Andrew  and  Edna  Staley; 
had  the  following  children:  Benjamin;  John; 
Frank  S.  ;  Ellen,  wife  of  J.  Harry  Burgess; 
Andrew;  and  Betty,  wife  of  George  Willis. 
The  father,  who  was  born  in  1 800,  passed  away 
on  February  26,  1890,  his  wife  having  pre- 
ceded him  to  the  better  land  in  1871,  it  the 
age  of  sixty-two  years.  He  was  a  contractor 
of  railroad  and  turnpike  work,  and  carried  on 
a  good  business  for  many  years. 

Frank  S.  Staley  attended  school  until  about 
twelve  years  of  age,  when  he  was  bound  out  to 
learn  the  trade  of  wig-making  and  hair-work- 
ing, remaining  with  his  employer  two  years. 
The  following  two  years  he  shifted  for  himself, 
laboring  in  different  places  and  at  various  em- 
ployments. Enlisting  then  in  the  Thirty- 
fourth  West  York  Rifle  Company,  he  served 
two  years  as  a  private,  being  then  advanced  to 
the  rank  of  Corporal,  in  which  he  served 
another  four  years.  He  was  then  promoted  to 
the  rank  of  Sergeant,  and  remained  with  the 
company  until  1868,  when  he  came  to  this 
country,  taking  passage  on  the  steamer  "North 
American."  Locating  at  Lewiston,  in  this 
State,  Mr.  Staley  was  employed  in  machine 
shops  and  cotton-mills  for  about  two  years, 
when  he  went  to  Westbrook,  where  he  worked 
for  a  short  time  in  a  mill.  The  next  year  he 
found  employment  in  a  barber's  shop,  learning 
the  trade,  which  he  followed  for  a  few  months 
as  a  journeyman  in  Bridgton,  whither  he  came 
in  1871.  Mr.  Staley  then  commenced  business 
on  his  own  account,  opening  a  barber  shop, 
which  he  has  since  conducted  with  satisfactory 
financial  results.  In  his  political  views  he  is 
identified  with  the  Democratic  party;  and,  so- 
cially, he  is  an  active  member  of  the  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 

Mr.  Staley  has  been  three  times  married. 
In  1864  he  was  wedded  to  Miss  Maria  Tiffin, 
who  died  five  years  later,  leaving  one  child  — 
Lizzie,  now  the  wife  of  Owen  B.  Ingalls,  of 
Bridgton.  In  1871  he  married  Miss  Delvina 
N.  Bradeen,  of  Limington,  of  this  union 
three  children  being  born  — Andrew  R., 
Frank  G.,  and  Philip  S.  The  mother  of 
these  children  havjng  passed  away  in"  July, 
1893,  Mr.  Staley  was  again  married  in  Oc- 
tober, 1894,  Miss  Susan  E.  Durgan  becoming 
his  wife. 


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EORGE  CHASE  PETERS,  Cashier 
\\s  I  of  the  Canal  National  Bank  of  Port- 
land, Me.,  with  which  institution  he 
has  been  connected  for  forty-two  years,  is  in 
point  of  service  the  oldest  active  banker  in 
this  city,  and  in  all  probability  in  the  State 
of  Maine.  He  was  born  in  Portland  on  April 
12,  1830,  son  of  Edmund  F.  and  Susan  (Corry) 
Peters,  the  former  of  whom  was  also  a  native 
of  Portland. 

William  B.  Peters,  father  of  Edmund  F. , 
was  a  resident  of  Portland,  although  little 
concerning  his  life  is  known  by  his  descend- 
ants. Edmund  F.  Peters  was  for  some  time 
in  the  first  half  of  the  present  century  one  of 
the  leading  livery  men  and  stable  keepers  of 
this  city.  He  died  at  the  early  age  of  thirty- 
eight  years,  leaving  his  widow,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Susan  Corry,  with  five  small  chil- 
dren. She  was  born  on  July  13,  1804,  and 
still  lives  in  Portland. 

George  Chase  Peters,  who  was  but  a  small 
boy  at  the  time  of  his  father's  decease,  acquired 
his  education  in  the  city  schools,  and  then 
entered  a  Portland  book  store  as  a  clerk. 
While  he  was  engaged  in  that  position,  he 
took  private  lessons  in  book-keeping  and  spent 
his  leisure  hours  in  the  pursuit  of  that  study 
till  he  became  competent  to  fill  a  place  as 
book-keeper.  He  was  employed  in  that 
capacity  by  different  firms  in  the  city  until 
finally  he  entered  the  office  of  the  old  Atlantic 
&  St.  Lawrence  Railroad  Company,  which  is 
now  a  part  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railroad.  He 
remained  there  until  1853,  when  he  entered 
the  Canal  National  Bank  as  junior  clerk. 
Here  he  so  improved  the  opportunities  placed 
in  his  way  that  his  diligence  and  faithfulness 
were  rewarded  by  advancement  first  to  the 
position  of  discount  clerk,  later  to  that  of 
teller,  at  a  time  when  the  duties  were  both 
those  of  paying  and  receiving  money,  and 
finally  to  that  of  Cashier,  which  position  he 
has  ably  filled  since  1887.  The  Canal 
National  Bank  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  most 
reliable  banks  in  the  city  of  Portland,  having 
been  established  in  1826  with  a  capital  stock 
of  six  hundred  thousand  dollars.  It  now  has 
a  surplus  of  three  hundred  thousand  dollars 
and  deposits  amounting  to  six  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars. 


On  June  4,  1854,  Mr.  Peters  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Susan  J.  Burbank,  of 
South  Paris,  Me.,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Bur- 
bank,  who  was  at  one  time  a  resident  of  Port- 
land. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peters  have  two  sons  and 
a  daughter,  namely:  Mary,  the  wife  of  Will- 
iam H.  Nauman,  Chief  Engineer  of  the  United 
States  Navy ;  Henry  B.  I^eters,  the  able  man- 
ager of  the  Portland  Beef  Company ;  and 
Charles  T.  Peters,  the  discount  clerk  of  the 
Canal  National  Bank. 

Mr.  Peters  has  always  confined  his  attention 
to  his  business  and  has  never  actively  engaged 
in  political  matters,  although  he  does  not  fail 
to  cast  his  vote  when  the  different  elections 
take  place.  He  is  a  Republican  in  his  politi- 
cal views.  He  and  his  wife  are  attendants  of 
the  First  Parish  Unitarian  Church. 


KRANKLIN  GIBBS,  formerly  a  well- 
known  citizen  of  Cumberland  County, 
was  a  native  of  Bridgton,  born  Febru- 
ary 2,  1804.  He  was  a  son  of  Alpheus  and 
Abigail  (Wheeler)  Gibbs.  His  father  was 
born  in  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  June  2, 
1766,  and  left  his  native  State  to  come  to 
Bridgton,  being  one  of  the  pioneers  of  this 
town.  He  resided  here  many  years,  and  was 
subsequently  a  resident  successively  of  Wind- 
ham, Gorhara,  and  Harrison,  spending  his  last 
years  on  his  farm  in  the  last-named  town.  He 
died  in  Harrison  on  July  7,  18 14,  when  his  son 
Franklin  was  but  little  over  ten  years  old. 
His  marriage  with  Miss  Abigail  Wheeler  was 
solemnized  on  January  25,  1790.  Mrs.  Gibbs 
survived  her  husband  many  years,  passing 
away  at  a  good  old  age.  Thirteen  children 
were  born  to  them,  twelve  of  whom  attained 
maturity. 

F"ranklin  Gibbs,  after  obtaining  in  youth  a 
good  practical  education,  developed  a  manhood 
full  of  promise.  He  possessed  a  sterling 
character,  based  upon  well-balanced  qualities 
of  mind  and  heart,  and  became  prominent  in 
public  affairs,  holding  various  offices  of  trust, 
and  remaining  a  lifelong  resident  of  his  na- 
tive county.  The  promise  of  his  early  years 
was  but  partly  fulfilled,  however,  as  he  was 
suddenly  cut  off  before  he  had  had  opportu- 
nity to  fully  develop  his  capacity  for  useful- 


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ness.  He  married  Elvira  Ingalls,  a  daughter 
of  Aaron  Ingalls,  of  Denmark,  Oxford  County, 
Me.  Mrs.  Franklin  Gibbs  died  in  1875,  hav- 
ing reared  four  children  —  Owen  B.,  Octavia, 
Emma,  and  Frank.  The  first  named  of  these, 
who  was  the  eldest,  became  a  successful  busi- 
ness man,  but,  like  his  father,  died  in  early 
manhood.  Octavia  became  the  wife  of  Samuel 
Brown,  of  North  Bridgton ;  but  both  she  and 
her  husband  fell  victims  to  diphtheria  within 
six  months  after  their  marriage.  Emma  has 
always  made  her  home  in  Bridgton,  and  now 
cares  for  her  brother  Owen's  children,  who 
were  left  orphans  at  an  early  age.  Frank 
is  an  enterprising  and  successful  merchant  of 
Bridgton. 


YkjVOBERT      DOWNING      HOLLIS,     a 
\b-\       prosperous  and    respected    farmer    of 
|b\^       Deering,   was   born  in    the  town  of 
^"^  Folly,     Colchester    County,      N.  S., 
April  26,  1826.      His  parents  were  John  and 
Elizabeth    (Downing)    Hollis,    both  natives  of 
Colchester  County,  the  former  of  English   de- 
scent.    The  first  representatives  of  the  Hollis 
family    in     America,     it     is    said,     were    two 
brothers,     Richard    and     David    Hollis,     who 
immigrated    to    this    country    more    than    one 
hundred  years  ago  and  settled   in   New   York 
State.      In    1772    Richard  Hollis,   ancestor  of 
Robert  D.,  removed  to  Nova  Scotia. 

John  Hollis,  the  father  of  Robert  Downing 
Hollis,  spent  his  life  in  Nova  Scotia,  attend- 
ing the  common  schools  in  boyhood  and  devot- 
ing the  years  of  his  manhood  to  agricultural 
pursuits  on  the  farm  which  had  been  tilled  by 
his  father.  He  reared  fourteen  children,  of 
whom  six  are  now  living  —  Sarah,  wife  of  Will- 
iam Higgins,  of  Nova  Scotia;  Robert  Down- 
ing, the  subject  of  this  sketch  ;  Nathaniel,  who 
is  also  a  resident  of  Nova  Scotia;  Lottie,  wife 
of  Adam  Downing,  who  lives  near  her  father's 
homestead;  Rebecca,  wife  of  Oliver  Wood,  a 
farmer  in  Cumberland  County,  Nova  Scotia; 
and  Ellen,  wife  of  Wentworth  Ebson,  of  Mas- 
sachusetts. Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Hollis  were 
members  of  the  Baptist  church. 

Robert  Downing  Hollis  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  his  native  town,  and, 
as  he  was  a  lad  of  more  than  ordinary  intelli- 


gence, made  the  most  of  th€  opportunities 
afforded.  In  1856  he  went  to  Portland  and- for 
about  a  year  worked  at  whatever  offered ;  then, 
in  1857,  he  entered  the  employ  of  Mr.  A;  W. 
Longfellow,  with  whom  he  remained  ten  years. 
In  1867  he  purchased  the  farm  on  which  he 
now  resides,  and  since  that  time  has  been  pros- 
perously engaged  in  general  farming,  also  con- 
ducting a  large  trucking  business. 

May  28,  1854,  Mr.  Hollis  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Sarah  J.  Downing,  daugh- 
ter of  George  Downing,  a  farmer  of  Colchester 
County,  Nova  Scotia.  This  union  was  blessed 
with  six  children,  of  whom  five  are  living,  at 
present  —  Olive  E.,  who  was  born  in  Nova 
Scotia,  February  li,  1855,  wife  of  Obart  Cur- 
tis, of  Bath,  Me.  ;  Nellie  M.,  born  in  West-, 
brook.  Me.,  November  29,  1857;  John  F.  A., 
born  in  Westbrook,  now  Deering,  Me.,  July 
26,  1 861,  who  married  Miss  O.  F.  Merry,  of 
New  London,  Conn.  ;  Rhoda  E.,  born  in  Deer- 
ing, December  25,  1863;  and  Robert  D.,  Jr., 
born  in  Westbrook,  Me.,  May  2,  1866,  who  is 
yet  living  with  his  parents. 

Politically,  Mr.  Hollis  favors  the  Republi- 
can party.  Pie  is  not  an  aspirant  for  office, 
but  served  acceptably  at  one  time  as  Street 
Surveyor.  An  intelligent  and  well-informed 
man,  he  is  unassuming  in  his  manners  and  way 
of  living,  content  to  enjoy  the  comforts  of 
prosperity  without  seeking  for  luxury. 


DWARD  DUDDY,  assistant  yard-master 
of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway  at  Port- 
-^  land  and  at  the  present  time  a  mem- 
ber of  the  City  Board  of  Aldermen,  represent- 
ing Ward  2,  was  born  at  Westbrook,  now 
Deering,  Cumberland  County,  Me.,  on  De- 
cember IS,  1847,  son  of  Richard  J.  and  Ann 
(Owen)  Duddy. 

For  centuries  the  ancestral  home  of  the 
Duddy  family  was  at  Londonderry,  Ireland; 
and  there  on  May  18,  1812,  Richard  J.  Duddy 
was  born.  On  attaining  his  majority  he  set 
out  for  America,  and  after  his  arrival  here 
took  up  the  peddling  of  dry  and  fancy  goods, 
following  that  occupation  with  good  success 
for  a  quarter  of  a  century.  He  then  engaged 
in  the  grocery  business  in  the  city  of  Pprtland 
until  1857,  when  he  retired,  shortly  after  ac- 


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cepting  a  position  as  agent  of  the  Richardson 
Wharf  Company.     He  was  employed  in  that 
capacity  for  upward  of  twenty  years   before  he 
retired  from  active  participation   in  business. 
The  subsequent   six  years  were  quietly  spent ; 
and  in  April,  1887,  he  set  out  for  the  Emerald 
Isle  with  a  view  to  gratifying  a  strong  desire 
to  see  the  place  of    his  nativity  once  more. 
He  was,    however,   permitted  to  enjoy  but    a 
brief  sojourn  there;    for  on  June    19  of    that 
year,  after  a  short  illness,  he  died  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  his  old  home.      His  body  was  returned 
to  Portland  for'burial.      His  wife,  Ann  Owen, 
was  born  in  Ireland  in  18 18.      At  six  years  of 
age  she  came  to  this  country  in  company  with 
her  parents,   who  settled    in   Portland,   where 
at  that  early  period  there  were  not  more  than 
a  dozen  of  her  nationality;  and  at  the  time  of 
her  death,  on  May  10,  1890,  she  was  the  old- 
est Portland  resident  of   Irish  descent.      As   a 
school  girl  she  had  the  pleasure  of  marching 
after    General     Lafayette,    and    her    children 
still  have  the  cap   she   wore  upon   that   occa- 
sion.    She  was   one  of  the   first   to    be    con- 
firmed in  the  first   Catholic   church   erected   in 
the    city;    and    her   father,    John    Owen,    was 
among  the  first  to  join  that  communion.      Her 
union  with   Richard  J.  Duddy  was  blessed   by 
the  birth  of  eight  children,  five  of  whom  lived 
to    attain  years  of    discretion,    and  three    are 
still    living,    namely:    the  Rev.    John   Duddy, 
the  first   native  of   Portland   ever  ordained   to 
the  Catholic  ministry   in  that  city,    and    now 
residing  in  Somersworth,  N.H.;   Edward;  and 
Patrick  F.,  of  Portland. 

Edward  Duddy  acquired  a  good  practical  ed- 
ucation in  the  public  schools ;  and  on  October 
14,  1864,  when  not  quite  seventeen,  he  en- 
tered the  employ  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway 
Company  as  an  office  boy.  He  soon  worked 
his  way  up  to  the  position  of  a  switchman  in 
the  yard,  and  four  years  later  became  assistant 
yard-master,  in  which  capacity  he  has  served 
since  1869;  and  there  are  now  few  who  have 
been  connected  with  that  branch  of  the  rail- 
way service  longer  than  he  has.  In  addition 
to  the  duties  connected  with  his  employment, 
he  has  found  time  for  certain  real  estate  trans- 
actions; and,  as  a  result  of  the  combined  .in- 
come from  both  sources,  he  now  owns  ten  city 
houses  and  a  number  of  building  lots. 


On  August  29,  1875,  he  was  joined  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Mary  Toomey,  a  daughter  of 
Matthew  Toomey,  of  Portland.  They  have 
had  eight  children,  two  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy. The  living  are:  Richard  J.,  a  car- 
penter and  contractor  of  Portland;  Margaret; 
David  W. ;  Edward  N. ;  John;  and  Mary 
Eulalie. 

Like  his  father,  Mr.  Duddy  is  an  advocate 
of  Democratic  principles,  and  has  been  promi- 
nently connected  with  the  party,  being  for  a 
number  of  years  a  member  of  the  city  Demo- 
cratic Committee.  In  1878  and  1879  he  was 
a  member  of  the  Common  Council  from  Ward 
2,  and  in  1895  he  was  elected  Alderman  for 
the  same  ward.  He  has  served  as  one  of  the 
assessors  of  new  buildings,  also  as  one  of  the 
appraisers  of  unimproved  real  estate,  and  on 
the  Committee  on  Public  Instruction.  Mr. 
Duddy  and  his  family  are  members  of  the 
Catholic  Cathedral  Parish,  of  which  he  is  sex- 
ton. They  reside  at  229  Congress  Street  in 
the  substantial  brick  house  which  he'  pur- 
chased several  years  ago,  it  being  the  one  that 
his  father  erected  in  1866. 


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EUBEN  CUTTER,  formerly  a  well- 
known  merchant  of  Yarmouth,  was 
born  in  this  town,  December  19, 
1800,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Buxton)  Cutter.  The  family  is  one  of  the 
oldest  in  Cumberland  County,  and  an  early 
ancestor  of  Mr.  Cutter's  is  credited  with 
being  prominent  as  a  minister  of  the  gospel. 
Mr.  Cutter's  parents  were  both  natives  and 
lifelong  residents  of  the  county,  his  father 
being  an  industrious  farmer  of  North  Yar- 
mouth and  a  prosperous  and  useful  citizen  in 
his  day.  Mrs.  Samuel  Cutter  became  the 
mother  of  six  children,  all  of  whom  have 
passed  away.  They  were  named  respectively 
—  William,  Charlotte,  Rachel,  Moses,  Eliza, 
and  Reuben.  The  mother  lived  to  an  ad- 
vanced age. 

Reuben  Cutter  was  educated  in  the  schools 
of  this  town,  and  in  early  manhood  learned 
the  shoemaker's  trade,  which  he  followed  for 
some  years.  He  was  subsequently  appointed 
Postmaster  of  Yarmouth,  a  position  which  he 
continued    to    hold    without    interruption    for 


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twenty-six  years.  He  later  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile pursuits,  in  which  he  was  quite  suc- 
cessful. In  politics  he  was  a  stanch  Democrat 
of  the  old  school,  and  was  prominently  identi- 
fied with  public  affairs  here,  serving  as  Town 
Clerk  and  Treasurer  for  several  years.  He 
was  capable  as  a  business  man,  and  was  a 
prime  mover  in  all  matters  relative  to  public 
improvements  and  the  general  welfare  of  the 
community.  His  every-day  life  was  above  re- 
proach, and  he  possessed  in  a  high  degree 
the  esteem  and  confidence  of  his  fellow-towns- 
men. His  death,  which  took  place  December 
27,  1864,  caused  a  void  that  could  not  readily 
be  filled.  In  his  religious  belief  he  was  a 
Universalist.  He  was  three  times  married, 
haying  one  child  by  each  wife.  His  third 
wife,  Eliza,  was  born  in  Yarmouth,  January 
14,  1805,  being  a  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Cor- 
liss, who  was  then  a  prominent  resident  of 
this  town.     She  died  April  5,  1888. 

Miss  Lucy  Q.  Cutter,  daughter  of  Reuben 
and  Eliza  (Corliss)  Cutter,  and  the  only  sur- 
vi\^or  of  the  family,  received  her  education  in 
the  schools  of  Yarmouth,  and  has  always  re- 
sided here.  She  is  a  lady  of  refined  tastes, 
possessing  intellectual  qualities  of  a  superior 
order,  and  occupies  an  important  position  in 
the  community,  both  socially  and  otherwise. 
She  was  appointed  Postmistress  of  Yarmouth 
on  March  i,  1888,  and  has  since  conducted 
the  affairs  of  the  office,  giving  general  satis- 
faction.    She  is  liberal  in  her  religious  views. 


tBNER  L.  HAWKES,  an  extensive 
brick  manufacturer  of  Westbrook, 
Me.,  owner  of  the  only  steam  brick 
'^~^  dryer  in  the  State,  was  born  in 
Windham,  Me.,  in  1843,  son  of  Joshua  L.  and 
Sarah  K.  (Mayberry)  Hawkes,  both  natives  of 
Windham.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Joseph 
Hawkes,  was  a  prominent  farmer  of  Windham, 
and  was  a  Quaker  in  religion.  He  married 
Rebecca  Lowell,  of  Windham,  and  the  follow- 
ing children  blessed  their  union:  Daniel, 
Sarah,  Betsey,  Joseph,  Jr.,  Joshua  L.,  Eben- 
ezer, Abner,  and  Harriett. 

Joshua  L.  Hawkes  was  born  in  Windham, 
Me,  in  18 12.  He,  too,  was  a  farmer,  who 
was  content  to  live  and  die  within  the  confines 


of  his  native  town.  He  did  his  duty  as  a  cit- 
izen of  the  United  States,  casting  his. vote  on 
election  days  with  the  Republicans,  but  never 
sought  public  office  of  any  kind.  In  religious 
belief  he  was  a  Methodist.  He  died  in  1878. 
His  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Andrew  Mayberry, 
a  well-to-do  farmer  of  Windham.  Seven  chil- 
dren were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joshua  L. 
Hawkes,  five  of  whom  are  living,  namely: 
Abner  L.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Neander 
L.  and  Mary  E.,  twins,;  the  former  a  promi- 
nent business  man  of  Westbrook,  the  latter  a 
resident  of  Portland,  Me. ;  Clarissa,  wife  of 
F.  D.  Winslow,  of  Portland;  and  Sarah  B., 
wife  of  A.  D.  Woodbury,  of  Westbrook. 

Abner  L.  Hawkes  acquired  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Windham,  the  West- 
brook High  School,  and  Gorham  Academy. 
Possessed  of  an  adventurous  spirit,  he  tried 
many  ways  of  earning  a  livelihood  before  set- 
tling down  to  his  present  occupation  of  manu- 
facturing brick.  After  leaving  school  he 
worked  for  his  grandfather  on  the  farm  in 
Windham  one  year,  then  he  was  engaged  in 
farming  and  teaming  for  his  uncle,  Simon  H. 
Mayberry,  some  four  years,  and  next  he 
worked  two  years  in  a  wire-mill.  He  was  one 
year  in  the  oil  regions  of  Pennsylvania,  sink- 
ing wells;  and  then,  returning  to  his  native 
State,  he  entered  the  employ  of  L.  W.  Ed- 
wards, of  Westbrook,  dry-goods  dealer,  as 
clerk.  Two  years  later,  purchasing  a  wagon, 
he  bought  a  stock  of  dry  and  fancy  goods,  and 
travelled  through  Cumberland  County,  selling 
his  wares;  but  he  was  not  satisfied  with  this 
mode  of  business,  and  within  six  months  he 
entered  the  employ  of  John  M.  Webb  at  S'outh 
Windham  as  book-keeper.  There  he  remained 
six  months;  and  then,  in  company  with  his 
uncle,  Simon  H.  Mayberry,  he  went  into  the 
ice  business  in  Westbrook.  In  1875  he 
bought  his  uncle's  share,  and  was  sole  proprie- 
tor of  the  ice  route  some  thirteen  years. 

In  1882  he  became  interested  in  the  manu- 
facture of  bricks,  which  he  carried  on  in  a 
small  way  in  connection  with  his  ice  business 
until  1888.  In  that  year  he  disposed  of  his 
ice  trade,  his  brother,  Neander  L.,  becoming 
proprietor  of  the  route;  and  it  is  within  the 
past  eight  years  that  he  has  built  up  the  ex- 
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His  output  has   increased  from  one    million, 
five  hundred  thousand  bricks  per  year  to  from 
thirty-five  thousand  to  fifty  thousand  per  day; 
and    he    gives  constant   employment    to    from 
thirty  to  forty  men  at  his  works.      He  makes  a 
specialty  of  front  brick,,  specimens  of  which 
may   be   seen  in  the   Edwards,    Springer,  and 
Boothy  Blocks  in   Westbrook  and  the  paper- 
mills  of  S.  D.  Warren  &  Co.  at  Cumberland 
Mills,  Mr.   Hawkes  having  furnished  all  the 
bricks  for  those  buildings.      He  dries  all  his 
brick  by  steam,  a  new  departure  in  this  sec- 
tion of  the  country,  and  it  is  to  his  enterprise 
that  the  remarkable  success  of  the  industry  is 
due.     In  1 89 1  his  plant  was  destroyed  by  fire, 
only  the  engine  and  boiler  house  and  a  small 
office    being    saved;    and    Mr.    Hawkes    then 
erected    the    present    plant,    which    is    much 
larger  than   the  old   one.     As   shown  by  his 
rebuilding  immediately  after   this    disastrous 
fire,    Mr.    Hawkes    is    a    man    of    unflagging 
energy  and  enterprise,  and   his   qualities   as    a 
business  man  entitle  him  to  a  prominent  place 
among     the     manufacturers     of     Cumberland 
County. 

Mr.  Hawkes  and  Mary  W.  Murch,  daughter 
of  Nathaniel  Murch,  of  Westbrook,  were 
united  in  marriage  in  1866;  and  they  have 
one  child  living,  Emma  R.,  wife  of  E.  A. 
Bodge,  of  Westbrook. 

Politically,  Mr.  Hawkes  favors  the  Repub- 
lican party.  He  is  actively  interested  in  the 
welfare  of  Westbrook,  and  before  the  city 
charter  was  granted  he  served  on  the  Board  of 
Selectmen  from  1866  to  1888.  He  is  well 
advanced  in  Masonry,  belonging  to  Temple 
Lodge,  No.  86,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  West- 
brook, the  Chapter  and  St.  Albans  Com- 
mandery,  Knights  Templars,  of  Portland;  and 
as  an  Odd  Fellow  he  is  a  member  of  Sacca- 
rappa  Lodge,  No.  11,  in  which  he  has  held 
all  the  offices  except  that  of  Master.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hawkes  attend  the  Congregational 
church. 


-OSEPH    A.    McGOWAN,    the    efficient 
cashier  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway  at 
Portland,  Me.,  of  which  city.he  has  for 
a  number  of  years  served  on  the  Com- 
mon Council,  was  born  on  July  2t,  1859,  son 


of  Patrick  and  Sarah  (McGloin)  McGowan. 
His  birth  occurred  at  Gurteendarragh  (mean- 
ing oak  field).  County  Leitrim,  situated  a 
short  distance  from  Ballyshannon,  Ireland, 
which  has  been  the  home  of  the  McGowan 
family  for  many  generations.  His  grand- 
father, John  McGowan,  was  there  engaged  in 
the  successful  pursuit  of  agriculture  and  kin- 
dred occupations. 

Patrick  McGowan  grew  to  manhood  in  the 
old  home.  He  followed  general  farming 
until  in  1862  he  determined  to  try  his  fortune 
in  America,  and,  coming  hither,  settled  in 
Portland.  A  brother,  Terence  McGowan,  had 
come  to  Portland  ten  years  previous,  and  es- 
tablished a  book  business;  and  upon  his  ar- 
rival he  joined  him  in  the  enterprise.  For  a 
quarter  of  a  century  both  brothers  were  promi- 
nent in  various  charitable  and  other  civic 
movements.  Patrick  McGowan  died  in  Port- 
land on  September  23,  1894.  For  thirteen 
years  he  was  a  valued  member  of  the  city 
School  Board,  serving  longer  than  any  other 
citizen  in  that  capacity;  and  during  his  obse- 
quies all  the  schools  were  closed,  while  the 
Mayor,  members  of  the  School  Board,  and 
principals  of  the  different  city  schools,  by 
their  attendance,  paid  a  last  sad  tribute  to  his 
memory,  evidencing  the  honor  and  esteem  in 
which  he  was  held  by  each  and  all.  He  was 
the  first  President  of  the  St.  Vincent  de  Paul 
Charitable  Society,  and  for  twenty  years  a 
Director  of  the  Widows'  Wood  Society,  a  char- 
itable organization  for  the  furnishing  of  fuel 
to  poor  widows. 

He  and  his  wife,  Sarah  McGloin,  to  whom 
he  was  united  before  coming  to  this  country, 
reared  an  interesting  family  of  children  — 
Terence  P.,  who  is  agent  for  various  ocean 
steamers,  such  as  the  Cunard,  White  Star, 
and  Anchor  lines;  Hugh  F.,  who  died  in 
1892,  a  charter  member  of  the  Grattan  Lit- 
erary Association ;  John,  whose  death  oc- 
curred in  1876,  a  correspondent  of  the  New 
York  Tablet  and  the  Boston  Pilot,  and  an  inti- 
mate friend  of  the  late  John  Boyle  O'Reilly; 
Joseph  A. ;  Winifred,  the  wife  of  Bryan  Con- 
nolly, of  Portland,  where  he  is  employed  in 
the  mechanical  department  of  the  city;  and 
Sarah,  who  married  Edmund  J.  Young,  a  resi- 
dent   of    Portland    and    a    descendant    of    the 


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Young  family  of  York  County,  Maine.  Mr. 
Young's  uncle  was  the  first  bishop  of  Erie, 
Pa. ;  and  he  is  himself  engaged  in  literary 
work,  and  is  the  translator  of  the  well-known 
volume,  entitled  "The  Fact  Divine."  The 
mother  is  still  living.  Both  parents  attended 
the  Cathedral  of  the  Immaculate  Conception. 

Joseph  A.  McGowan  was  but  a  few  years  old 
at  the  time  his  parents  left  Gurteendarragh, 
and  he  therefore  acquired  his  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  Portland.  After  leaving 
school,  in  1874,  he  entered  the  passenger  de- 
partment of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway  as 
clerk,  and  a  year. later  went  into  the  traffic  de- 
partment. He  served  in  various  positions,  at 
one  time  as  chief  clerk  of  the  European  Steam- 
ship Company  and  at  another  in  the  corre- 
spondence department,  until  in  1884  he  was 
promoted  to  the  position  of  cashier.  During 
the  past  twelve  years  he  has  filled  that  office 
to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  all.  In  addition 
to  his  duties  as  cashier  he  is  accountant  for 
the  road  in  Portland.  During  his  connection 
with  the  road  he  has  witnessed  marked  devel- 
opment in  the  Grand  Trunk  system,  the  most 
notable  incidents  being  the  change  from  broad 
to  standard  narrow  gauge  and  the  acquisition 
of  new  and  tributary  roads,  so  that  the  system 
now  extends  to  Chicago  and  the  north-western 
section  of  Ontario. 

On  October  21,  1891,  Mr.  McGowan  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Bertha  Henri- 
etta Kohling,  a  daughter  of  William  H.  Kohl- 
ing,  of  Portland.  They  are  the  parents  of 
one  daughter,  Alice  Kohling  McGowan. 

Mr.  McGowan  has  creditably  filled  many 
of  the  Qffices  within  the  gift  of  the  people. 
Shortly  after  attaining  his  majority,  he  was 
elected  clerk  of  the  second  ward;  and  in  1885 
he  became  a  member  of  the  Common  Council. 
During  that  term  of  office  Portland  observed 
its  centennial  anniversary,  and  he  was  ap- 
pointed a  member  of  the  different  committees 
which  had  in  charge  the  arrangement  of 
the  details  of  what  proved  a  most  successful 
celebration.  In  1887  he  was  again  elected  to 
the  Common  Council,  also  in  1889;  and  in 
1892  he  was  chosen  President  of  that  body. 
He  served  as  Alderman  in  1893-94,  and  in 
the  spring  of  1895  was  elected  to  the  office  of 
Supervisor  of  Schools.     He  is  also  a  Director 


of  the  Falmouth  Loan  and  Building  Associa- 
tion, ex-Vice-President  of  the  Young  Men's 
Democratic  Club,  and  Grand  Knight  of  the 
Order  of  Knights  of  Columbus,  and  in  liter- 
ary circles,  ex-President  of  the  Grattan  Liter- 
ary Association.  Mr.  McGowan  and  his  fam- 
ily are  active  and  influential  members  of  the 
congregation  of  the  Cathedral  of  the  Immacu- 
late Conception ;  and  for  ten  years  he  was 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school  connected 
with  the  Cathedral.  They  reside  at  263  Con- 
gress Street. 


T^HARLES  B.  SYLVESTER,  M.D., 
I  V-'  a  rising  young  physician  of  Harrison, 
^js  ^  Me.,  was  born  in  Casco,  Cumberland 
County,  Me.,  February  12,  1865. 
He  is  the  son  of  Samuel  C.  and  Rebecca 
(Mayberry)  Sylvester,  both  natives  of  Casco, 
Me.  Samuel  C.  Sylvester  was  a  machinist 
and  engineer  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  fourteen 
years.  In  1862  he  returned  to  Casco,  where, 
he  and  his  wife  are  now  living.  He  is  one  of 
the  prominent  and  respected  citizens  of  the 
town.  Three  children  completed  the  home 
circle  —  Wilfred,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
thirty-nine,  leaving  a  wife  and  two  children, 
Malcolm  and  Jessie;  Minnie  (deceased), 
who  was  the  wife  of  D.  L.  Mayberry,  of  Otis- 
field,  Me. ;  and  Charles  B.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

Charles  B.  Sylvester  was  graduated  from 
Bridgton  Academy  in  1884,  and  taught  school 
till  1886,  when  he  entered  Bowdoin  College, 
medical  department,  where  he  received  his 
degree  of  M.D.  with  honors  in  1889.  The 
remainder  of  this  year  and  the  next  were  spent 
in  the  Infant's  Hospital  and  Randall's  Island 
Hospital,  New  York  City,  he  leaving  his 
position  there  as  House  Surgeon  to  settle  at 
Harrison,  where  he  has  now  a  large  and  in- 
creasing practice.  In  company  with  Albert 
Dudley,  he  purchased  the  only  drug  store  in 
the  town,  which  now,  conducted  by  Sylvester 
&  Dudley,  is  one  of  the  most  reliable  drug 
stores  in  the  vicinity. 

In  January,  1891,  Dr.  Sylvester  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Flora  Bray,  who  was  born  in 
Harrison  in  1864,  and  was  a  daughter  of  Ed- 
ward and  Abbie   (Bartlett)   Bray.     Mr.  Bray, 


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who  is  a  resident  of  Harrison,  is  an  architect 
and  a  painter.  Mrs.  Sylvester  died  in  June, 
1895,  leaving  two  children  —  Ruth,  born  May 
8,  1892;  and  Laurance,  born  July  31,  1893. 

Politically,  Dr.  Sylvester  is  a  Republican. 
He  is  at  present  superintendent  of  schools  in 
Harrison.  He  belongs  to  one  fraternal  asso- 
ciation, the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, being  a  member  of  Harrison  Lodge,  No. 
41,  and  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Maine.  He  is 
an  active  member  of  the  Free  Baptist  Church 
of  Harrison.  Dr.  Sylvester  is  a  public- 
spirited  man,  and  is  always  ready  to  help  any 
project  for  the  betterment  of  the  town. 


iAPTAIN  PEREZ  N.  BLANCHARD, 
who  died'  at  his  home  in  Yarmouth, 
Me.,  April  3,  1883,  was  a  well- 
known  ship-builder,  formerly  a 
master  of  merchant  vessels,  and  was  a  promi- 
nent resident  of  Yarmouth.  He  was  born  in 
this  town,  May  6,  1815,  son  of  Captain  Sylva- 
nus  and  Dorcas  (Prince)  Blanchard. 

Captain  Sylvanus  Blanchard  was  a  native  of 
North  Yarmouth,  and  at  an  early  age  began 
to  follow  the  sea.  His  ability  as  a  mariner 
rapidly  asserted  itself.  He  advanced  in  his 
calling,  while  still  young  being  placed  in  com- 
mand of  a  merchantman  engaged  in  the  foreign 
trade;  and  he  became  one  of  the  sturdy  and 
successful  ship-masters  of  his  day.  He  owned 
a  good  farm  in  Yarmouth  ;  and  after  his  retire- 
ment from  seafaring  he  engaged  in  agricult- 
ural pursuits,  also  successfully-  turning  his 
attention  to  ship  building.  He  was  a  highly 
esteemed  and  useful  citizen,  and  a  Whig  in 
politics.  He  died  in  Yarmouth  at  the  age  of 
over  eighty  years.  His  wife,  Dorcas  Prince, 
who  was  born  in  Yarmouth,  became  the  mother 
of  seven  children,  all  of  whom  have  passed 
away.  They  were  named  as  follows:  David, 
Paul,  Sylvanus,  Perez  Nathaniel,  Samuel  W., 
Dorcas  Jane,  and  Olive  Elizabeth.  Mrs.  Dor- 
cas P.  Blanchard  lived  to  be  over  eighty  years 
old;  She  and  her  husband  were  members  of 
the  Congregational  church. 

Perez  Nathaniel  Blanchard  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  schools  of  Yarmouth,  and  his 
boyhood  and  youth  were  passed  in  assisting 
in  carrying  on  the  farm.      At  the  age  of  twenty 


years  he  shipped  as  a  sailor  before  the  mast  on 
board  his  father's  vessel ;  and  before  reaching 
the  age  of  thirty  he  had  advanced  through  the 
various  subordinate  positions  to  that  of  master, 
having  the  command  of  a  merchantman.  An 
able  and  successful  navigator,  he  sailed  many 
prosperous  voyages  to  the  different  important 
maritime  ports  of  the  world,  and  he  was  always 
a  favorite  both  with  the  vessel -owners  and  his 
crew.  He  commanded  and  owned  an  interest 
in  several  well-known  merchantmen.  After 
following  the  sea  for  a  period  of  twenty-five 
years,  he  retired  to  his  home  in  Yarmouth, 
where  he  engaged  in  ship  building  in  company 
with  his  father  and  brothers.  He  was  for 
several  years  extensively  engaged  in  building 
vessels  at  Yarmouth,  launching  some  of  the 
finest  and  most  successful  trading  crafts  which 
hail  from  this  section,  and  he  became  a  promi- 
nent and  influential  business  man.  He  was 
a  Democrat  in  politiqs,  vigorously  supporting 
that  party;  and  he, ably  filled  several  important 
town  offices.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Selectmen,  was  long  connected  with  educa- 
tional matters,  and  represented  his  district  in 
the  legislature  with  credit  both  to  himself  and 
his  town. 

On  January  20,  1838,  Captain  Blanchard 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Cynthia  Stone  Blan- 
chard, daughter  of  Captain  Solomon  L.  and 
Elizabeth  (Buxton)  Blanchard,  the  former  of 
whom  was  a  well-known  ship-master,  who  died 
at  sea  at  the  age  of  forty  years.  Captain  Sol- 
omon L.  Blanchard  reared  a  family  of  six  chil- 
dren, three  of  whom  are  now  living;  namely, 
Joanna,  Harriet,  and  Cynthia.  The  departed 
were:  Captain  Nathaniel,  Solomon,  and 
Statira.  The  mother,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  B. 
Blanchard,  lived  to  reach  the  age  of  eighty-five. 

Mrs.  Cynthia  S.  Blanchard,  who,  with  a 
family  of  three  children,  survives  her  husband, 
resides  at  the  homestead  in  Yarmouth,  where 
she  is  one  of  the  oldest  residents  and  is  known 
as  a  liberal  and  high-minded  lady.  She  has 
two  daughters  and  one  son,  namely:  Frances 
E. ,  wife  of  Captain  Frank  Oakes,  a  prosperous 
ship-master;  Cynthia  E.,  who  resides  at  home 
with  her  mother;  and  Captain  Nathaniel 
Willis  Blanchard,  who  is  now  master  of  th£ 
ship  "P.  N.  Blanchard,"  which  was  named  in 
honor  of  his  father.      He  has  followed  the  sea 


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since  young  manhood,  and  for  several  years 
past  has  commanded  the  "P.  N.  .Blanchard, " 
being  at  the  present  writing  upon  a  voyage  to 
Hong-Kong,  China.  He  is  married,  and  his 
wife  accompanies  him. 

Captain  Perez  N.  Blanchard  took  an  active 
interest  in  the  welfare  of  his  town  and  the 
development  of  its  industrial  resources.  He 
was  held  in  the  highest  respect  by  all,  and  at 
his  death,  which  took  place  as  above  stated, 
he  was  mourned  as  a  valued  citizen  and  a  lib- 
eral-minded, conscientious  man. 

His  portrait,  an  admirable  likeness,  graces 
this  gallery  of  Cumberland  County  worthies. 


I D WARD  CHESLEY  SWETT,  a  highly 
successful  business  man  whose  experi- 
ences in  life  have  been  varied,  and 
who  has  travelled  very  extensively  throughout 
this  country,  visiting  nearly  every  city  of  im- 
portance in  the  United  States,  looks  with  pride 
to  Portland  as  his  birthplace;  nor  has  she  cause 
to  feel  anything  save  gratification  in  owning 
him  as  a  citizen.  He  was  born  on  January  5, 
1843,  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Woodman)  Swett. 

His  progenitors  on  both  sides  were  worthy 
and  highly  respected  people  and  among  the 
earliest  settlers  of  this  country.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  William  Swett,  was  born  at  West- 
brook,  Me.,  where  he  followed  the  occupatiort 
of  a  farmer  for  a  time,  after  which  he  removed 
to  the  city  of  Portland  and  engaged  quite  ex- 
tensively in  the  trucking  business,  for  many 
years  owning  a  number  of  horses. 

John  Swett,  son  of  William,  was  born  at 
Portland  in  the  year  181 5,  and  received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools.  When  a 
young  man  he  entered  the.  office  of  the  Eastern 
Argus  to  learn  the  trade  of  a  printer,  at  which 
he  worked  for  several  years.  He  then  estab- 
lished an  express  line,  since  known  as  Swett's 
E.xpress,  on  the  Boston  line  of  boats,  and  from 
a  small  beginning  worked  up  an  eminently 
successful  business,  which  furnished  employ- 
ment to  a  number  of  men  both  in  Portland 
and  Boston.  He  continued  in  that  business 
throughout  the  remainder  of  his  life.  During 
the  Presidential  administration  of  James 
Buchanan  he  served  for  a  time  as  chief  clerk 
in   the   Portland  post-office;   and    when   Judge 


William  L.  Putnam  was  Mayor,  in  1871,  he 
acted  as  City  Marshal.  He  died  in  February, 
1883.  His  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  Wood- 
man was  solemnized  at  Portland.  She  was 
born  in  Buxton,  Me.,  daughter  of  Aaron  Wood- 
man, a  descendant  of  an  old  and  highly  re- 
spected family  of  that  place.  Her  paternal 
grandfather,  who  was  a  patriot  soldier  of  the 
Revolution,  was  a  lineal  descendant  of  Edward 
Woodman,  who  came  to  New  England  in  1635 
from  the  parish  of  Christian  Malford,  Wilt- 
shire County,  England.  Mrs.  Mary  W. 
Swett  bore  her  husband  four  children,  as  fol- 
lows :  George  L.  Swett,  present  Postmaster  of 
Portland;  Mary  A.,  who  married  George  A. 
Head,  and  resides  in  Chicago,  111.  ;  Edward 
Chesley  Swett;  and  Charles  F.  Swett,  living 
in  Portland. 

Edward  Chesley  Swett,  after  acquiring  his 
education  in  the  city  and  high  schools  of  Port- 
land, entered  the  establishment  of  Lowell  & 
Senter,  an  old  and  prominent  Portland  firm, 
to  serve  an  apprenticeship  at  the  watchmaker's 
trade.  On  August  26,  1862,  he  left  his  place, 
to  enlist  for  service  Tn  the  Civil  War  in  Com- 
pany A  of  the  Twenty-fifth  Maine  Volunteer 
Infantry,  and  was  made  Sergeant  of  the  com- 
pany. The  regiment  was  at  once  ordered  to 
Arlington  Heights,  Va.,  to  assist  in  the  de- 
fences of  Washington,  and  there  remained 
three  months.  Company  A  was  then  detailed 
for  special  duty  as  guard  of  the  Washington 
end  of  the  Long  Bridge  in  Washington,  and 
was  thus  employed  until  March,  1863J  at  which 
time  it  rejoined  the  regiment.  The  Twenty- 
fifth  was  then  ordered  to  picket  the  line  from 
Centreville  to  Chantilly,  and  remained  there 
until  after  General  Lee  moved  up  the  Shenan- 
doah Valley  and  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  came 
up  inside  their  line  and  passed  up  into  Mary- 
land, after  which  they  returned  to  the  Wash- 
ington fortifications  and  were  stationed  there 
until  the  expiration  of  their  term  of  service, 
June  29,  1863,  when  they  were  ordered  to 
Maine  and  honorably  discharged  at  Portland. 
Mr.  Swett  returned  to  the  position  he  had 
left  with  Lowell  &  Senter,  and  after  serving 
out  his  apprenticeship  continued  with  them 
until  1871.  He  then  went  to  Boston  to  work 
for  the  well-known  firm  of  Shreve,  Crump  & 
Low,  jewellers,  and  had  charge  of  their  watch 


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department  until  1880.  Purchasing  an  inter- 
est with  an  old  and  well-established  theatrical 
company,  he  spent  the  next  five  years  in  travel 
throughout  the  United  States,  going  from 
Maine  to  Texas  and  from  New  York  to  the 
Golden  Gate,  visiting  en  route  every  city  whose 
population  exceeds  twenty-five  thousand,  with 
the  exception  of  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul. 
Not  long  after  he  sold  his  interest  in  that 
company  he  received  an  appointment  from 
President  Cleveland  as  Post-office  Inspector 
for  the  New  England  and  Middle  States  Di- 
visions; and  he  served  acceptably  in  that  ca- 
pacity for  eighteen  months.  He  next  opened 
a  jeweller's  store  on  Congress  Street  opposite 
Monument  Square,  and  did  business  there  for 
four  years,  or  until  1894,  since  which  time  he 
has  engaged  in  delivering  his  illustrated  lect- 
ure, entitled  "Picturesque  Maine,"  in  dif- 
ferent places  in  the  United  States  with 
brilliant  success. 

On  April  18,  1870,  Mr.  Swett  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Annie  E.  Russell, 
a  daughter  of  John  Russell,  of  Portland.  This 
union  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  two 
daughters,  namely :  Mabel,  who  married  E.  S. 
Kennard,  of  Brunswick,  Me.  ;  and  Annie 
Russell  Swett. 

Mr.  Swett  has  always  been  a  stanch  sup- 
porter of  the  Democratic  principles.  He  was 
a  charter  member  of  the  Young  Men's  Demo- 
cratic Club,  being  the  first  to  advocate  the 
formation  of  such  an  association,  and  has 
acted  as  delegate  to  various  county  and  State 
conventions.  In  1892  he  represented  the  First 
District  of  Maine  in  the  National  Convention 
at  Chicago,  at  which  Grover  Cleveland  was 
nominated  for  the  Presidency;  and  it  is  well 
remembered  how  eloquently  he  spoke  in  favor 
of  a  resolution  of  condolence  to  the  Hon. 
James  G.  Blaine  from  the  National  Democratic 
Convention  of  1892,  on  account  of  the  death  of 
his  son,  Emmons  I31aine.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  committee  that  went  to  Madison  Square 
Garden,  New  York,  to  notify  Mr.  Cleveland 
of  his  nomination.  From  that  time  until  the 
Maine  elections  he  was  actively  engaged  in 
speaking  at  Democratic  rallies  in  different 
places  throughout  the  State,  and  then  went  to 
New  York  State,  where  he  continued  in  the 
same  work  until  the  elections  there. 


Until  1871,  when  he  changed  his  residence' 
to  Boston,  Mass.,  Mr.  Swett  was  identified 
with  the  Ancient  Landmark  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.  ;  Mount  Vernon  Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons;  and  Portland  Commandery,  Knights 
Templars,  in  all  of  which  he  held  office;  and 
for  twelve  years  he  has  been  a  member  of 
Bosworth  Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 
of  which  he  is  the  present  Commander,  and 
as  such  is  a  member  of  the  National  Encamp- 
ment. 


ARRISON  B.  RUSSELL,  late  a  well- 
known,  highly  efficient,  and  popular 
conductor  on  the  Maine  Central 
Railroad,  died  at  his  home  in  Yar- 
mouthville.  Me.,  November  15,  1890.  He 
was  born  in  the  town  of  Yarmouth,  August  13, 
1846,  and  was  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Hoyt)  Russell,  his  father  being  a  native  and 
a  lifelong  resident  of  Yarmouth. 

Samuel  Russell  owned  a  good  farm  in  Yar- 
mouth, where  he  resided  until  his  death,  which 
took  place  when  he  was  sixty-five  years  old. 
Fie  was  an  industrious  and  able  farmer,  a 
worthy  and  useful  citizen,  and  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  church.  His  wife,  Mary  Hoyt, 
who  was  a  native  of  Durham,  Me.,  lived  to  the 
age  of  sixty-two  years.  They  were  the  parents 
of  four  children,  as  follows:  Hattie  B.  and 
Harrison  B. ,  twins,  who  are  no  longer  living; 
Maria  J.,  who  resides  in  Yarmouth;  and 
Charles  S. ,  also  of  Yarmouth,  a  merchant. 

Harrison  B.  Russell  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  place,  and  in 
young  manhood  he  engaged  as  a  brakeman  on 
the  Grand  Trunk  Railroad.  Faithfully  dis- 
charging his  duties,,  he  at  length  advanced  to 
the  position  of  conductor,  becoming  well  and 
favorably  known  to  the  travelling  public  from 
his  connection  with  the  Grand  Trunk  and  other 
roads  in  that  capacity;  and  he  finally  received 
the  appointment  of  conductor  upon  the  Maine 
Central  Railroad.  He  continued  in  the  em- 
ploy of  that  corporation  for  thirteen  years,  dur- 
ing which  time  he  enjoyed  the  esteem  and 
confidence  of  his  superiors,  his  courteous  and 
agreeable  manners  making  him  a  general 
favorite  with  the  patrons  of  the  road.  Aside 
from  his  legitimate  business,  he  possessed  good 


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knowledge  of  agriculture;  and  he  owned  a  val- 
uable farm  in  Yarmouth,  which  was  conducted 
directly  under  his  personal  supervision.  He 
was  a  progressive  citizen,  taking  a  deep  inter- 
est in  the  general  welfare  of  the  community; 
and  he  was  much  esteemed  by  his  fellow- 
townsmen.  He  was  a  Republican  in  politics, 
but  his  duties  as  a  railway  oflficial  necessarily 
prevented  him  from  taking  active  part  in  pub- 
lic affairs  beyond  casting  his  vote.  He  con- 
tinued in  the  employ  of  the  Maine  Central 
Railroad  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
took  place  as  above  stated. 

On  June  28,  1870,  Mr.  Russell  was  married 
to  Miss  Flora  J.  Humphrey,  a  native  of  Yar- 
mouth. Her  parents,  Sylvanus  B.  and  Eliza- 
beth (Lawrence)  Humphrey,  were  both  repre- 
sentatives of  old  Yarmouth  families.  Sylvanus 
Humphrey  was  a  carpenter  and  builder,  and 
followed  his  trade  successfully  during  the 
active  period  of  his  life,  assisting  in  erecting 
many  of  the  prominent  residences  in  the  town. 
He  was  a  highly  respected  member  of  the  com- 
munity, a  supporter  of  the  Republican  party  in 
politics;  and  both  he  and  his  wife  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Baptist -church.  He  lived  to  reach 
the  age  of  seventy-eight.  His  family  con- 
sisted of  four  children,  as  follows:  Francis 
and  Sylvanus,  who  are  no  longer  living;  Mar- 
garet M.,  who  became  Mrs.  Favor,  and  lives  in 
Norway,  Me.  ;  and  Flora  J.,  now  Mrs.  Russell. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  L.  Humphrey  died  at  the  age 
of  forty  years. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Russell  had  four  children, 
namely:  Arthur  H.,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
nineteen;  Howard  L.,  a  prosperous  farmer  of 
Yarmouth;  Elsie  May  and  Walter  H.,  who 
reside  at  home.  Mrs.  Russell  occupies  the 
farm  in  Yarmouthville,  which  is  being  carried 
on  successfully  by  her  son.  Sociable,  hospita- 
ble, and  refined,  this  estimable  lady  is  held 
in  high  regard  by  a  large  circle  of  friends. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church. 


RTHUR  S.  NOYES,  a  prominent 
merchant  of  West  Falmouth,  Me.,  was 
born  in  Falmouth,  September  7, 
1853,  son  of  John  and  Harriet  (Mer- 
rill) Noyes.  His  paternal  grandparents,  who 
were  of  English  birth,    were   among  the  first 


settlers  of  F"almouth,  where  Josiah  Noyes,  the 
grandfather,  was  engaged  in  farming. 

John  Noyes  was  born   in   Falmouth,  Novem- 
ber 27,   1809.      He   was  a  ship  carpenter,  and 
worked   at  his    trade    till    1835,    when  by  the 
falling    of   a    mast  in   Salem   Harbor  his  arm 
was    so    badly    injured    that    amputation    was 
necessary.      For  eight  years  thereafter  he  was 
engaged  in   the   wool   trade,    and    in   1845    he 
began  to  retail  merchandise  in  his  native  town. 
From    1851    to    1854    be  was  associated   with 
George  Gallison  under  the  firm  name  of  Noyes 
&  Gallison,  and  from  1855  to  the  close  of  his 
life  he  was  senior  partner  in  the  firm  of  Noyes 
&  Lufkin  at  West  Falmouth.      From    1851   to 
1858    he  was    connected    with    the    Falmouth 
Mutual    Fire  Insurance    Company,    serving    as 
Director,    President,    and    Treasurer.      Politi- 
cally a  Democrat,  he  held  many  offices  of  pub- 
lic   trust.      He    was    elected    Town    Clerk    in 
1846,  and  served  efficiently  twenty-four  years, 
was    Town    Treasurer   twenty-two   years,    and 
served    as    Selectman     and     Assessor    several 
terms.      From  1851  to  1861  he  was  Postmaster 
at  West  Falmouth.      His  integrity  in  all  busi- 
ness transactions  and   in  the  various  offices  he 
held  won  for  him  the  esteem   of  all  who  knew 
him.      He  died   September    29,    1895,    at    the 
age  of  eighty-six.      In   1846  Mr.    John  Noyes 
married   Harriet    Merrill,    of    Falmouth,    who 
died  in   1856,   leaving  four  children,  three  of 
whom  are  now  living — Elizabeth  C,  wife  of 
Amos  Marston,  of  Falmouth;  John  D.,  a  con- 
tracting  painter    in    Boston;    and   Arthur   S., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch.      The  father  subse- 
quently  married     Hannah    Whitney,    of    Fal- 
mouth, who  died  without  issue. 

Arthur  S.  Noyes  attended  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  town  and  the  Greely  Institute  at 
Cumberland  and  the  Westbrook  Seminary,  one 
term  at  the  last-named  institution  completing  . 
his  course  of  study.  On  leaving  school  he 
entered  the  employ  of  Small  &  Newman,  who 
were  in  business  at  the  stand  now  occupied 
by  Mr.  Noyes,  retailing  general  merchandise. 
He  was  employed  as  clerk  in  their  store  about 
seven  years,  and  then  started  in  business  for 
himself,  opening  a  store  directly  opposite  that 
of  his  employers.  Eight  years  afterward  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  W.  H.  Pearson, 
under   the   style   of   Noyes    &    Pearson,    and 


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bought  the  old  store,  which  was  then  managed 
by  W.  P.  Newman.  He  now  has  one  of  the 
largest  and  best-equipped  mercantile  establish- 
ments in  the  town,  carrying  in  stock  about  six 
thousand  dollars'  worth  of  general  merchan- 
dise. Good  business  methods  and  courtesy  in 
meeting  the  demands  of  customers  have  been 
the  "means  of  building  up  a  lucrative  trade. 
Mr.  Noyes  has  been  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
of  the  Falmouth  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Com- 
pany some  four  years,  having  received  his  ap- 
pointment January  i,  1892. 

December  25,  1879,  Mr.  Noyes  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Nettie  E.,  daughter  of  Daniel 
and  Louisa  (Richards)  Marston,  of  Falmouth. 
One  child  has  brightened  the  years  of  their 
wedded  life,  a  daughter  named  Mabel  Blanche, 
who  is  attending  school  in  Falmouth. 

Politically,  Mr.  Noyes  is  a  Democrat.  He 
was  appointed  Postmaster  March  2,  1886,  by 
President  Cleveland,  and  is  still  in  office,  was 
Town  Treasurer  in  1884  and  1885  and  from 
1888  through  1890,  Town  Clerk  from  1884 
through  1886  and  from  1888  through  1895. 
A  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  he  has  been  through  all  the 
chairs  of  Presumpscot  Lodge,  No.  91,  of  Fal- 
mouth, of  which  he  was  a  charter  applicant. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  Piscataquis  Lodge, 
No.  65,  Knights  of  Pythias,  of  Falmouth,  in 
which  he  officiates  as  Keeper  of  Records  and 
Seals.  He  is  a  Trustee  of  both  Lodges.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Noyes  attend  the  Baptist  church. 


'AMUEL    G.     SPURR,   an    enterpris- 
ing and    successful   farmer  of  Otis- 
field,    Me.,   was  born  in    this  town, 
January     25,    1830,    son  of    Enoch, 
Jr.,  and  Lavina  (Gamman)  Spurr. 

His.  paternal  grandparents,  Enoch,  Sr. ,  and 
Abigail  (Wight)  Spurr,  were  both  born  in 
Wrentham,  Mass.,  where  they  were  married. 
They  were  among  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Otis- 
field;  and  Spurr' s  Corners  was  named  for 
Grandfather  Spurr,  who  was  a  .prominent 
farmer  and  a  man  held  in  high  esteem  by  those 
with  whom  he  had  business  or  social  inter- 
course. Their  home  was  blessed  by  the  birth 
of  ten  children,  nine  of  whom  were  daughters. 
They    were     respectively    named:     Roxanna; 


Martha;  Mary;  Margaret;    Abigail  and   Ann, 
twins;   Betsy;  Lydia;  Sophronia;  and  Enoch, 

Enoch  Spurr,  Jr.,  followed  farming  with 
success  throughout  his  life.  Pie  and  his  wife, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Lavina  Gamman, 
were  both  born  in  Otisfield.  He  died  in  1883, 
and  she  in  1856.  They  were  the  parents  of 
six  children,  as  follows:  Henry  P.,  born  Octo- 
ber 9,  1825,  a  prosperous  farmer  of  Otisfield, 
who  married  Miss  Saiah  E.  Sawyer;  Joseph, 
born  in  February,  1827,  who  died  at  twenty- 
one  years  of  age;  Samuel  G.  ;  Lorenzo,  born 
in  1835,  who  died  in  1857;  Susan  Abby,  who 
lived  to  be  but  eighteen  years  of  age;  and 
Sumner,  a  successful  farmer  of  Otisfield,  who 
married  Miss  Ada  Dudley.  Mr.  Enoch  Spurr, 
Jr.,  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Congre- 
gational church;  and  he  was  a  Republican  in 
politics. 

Samuel  G.  Spurr  remained  with  his  parents 
during  his  minority,  his  younger  years  being 
spent  in  obtaining  an  education.  He  then 
went  to  Winthrop,  Me.,  where  he  engaged  in 
farming  for  about  a  year;  and  at  the  end  of 
that  time  he  secured  a  position  in  the  store 
of  Wyatt  Turner,  for  whom  he  worked  about 
twelve  months.  Returning  to  the  old  home- 
stead, he  assisted  in  carrying  on  the  farm 
until  three  years  after  his  marriage,  when  he 
obtained  a  situation  in  the  paper-mill  at  Me- 
chanic Falls,  Me.,  and  removed  thither. 
Eight  years  later  he  came  back  to  Otisfield, 
and,  in  company  with  a  brother,  engaged  in 
farming  on  the  old  homestead.  Their  home 
being  destroyed  by  fire  April  17,  1882,  shortly 
after  he  jDurchased  the  place  where  he  now 
resides,  known  as  the  Gage  homestead.  Here 
he  has  from  seventy-five  to  eighty  acres  of 
land,  and  is  profitably  engaged  in  general 
farming,  poultry  keeping,  and  dairying,  sell- 
ing the  cream,  however,  instead  of  making 
butter,  and  giving  particular  attention  to  the 
raising  of  sweet  corn  and  onions.  He  also 
conducts  some  business  outside  of  his  farm. 

On  New  Year's  Day,  1856,  Mr.  Spurr  was 
joined  in  marriage  with  Miss  Hattie  E.  Mil- 
lett.  She  was  born  in  Minot,  Me.,  April  22, 
1838,  a  daughter  of  Edmond  C.  and  Sallie 
(Greenleaf)  Millett,  the  father  a  native  of 
Minot  and  the  mother  of  Otisfield.      Mr.  Mil- 


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lett  followed  farming  with  success  throughout 
his  life.  He  died  November  12,  1894,  aged 
eighty  eight  years,  three  months,  and  fifteen 
days.  His  wife  died  December  15,  1895, 
on  the  old  homestead  in  West  Minot.  She 
bore  her  husband  seven  children,  of  whom  the 
following  is  a  brief  record:  William  G.,  a 
successful  farmer  of  West  Minot,  married  Miss 
Sarah  Merrill;  Abbie  Sarah  is  the  wife  of 
S.  B.  Waterman,  who  is  engaged  in  farming  in 
Oxford,  Me.  ;  Hattie  E.  is  the  wife  of  Samuel 
G.  Spiirr;  Almeda  F.  married  E.  S.  Burrows, 
of  Somerville,  Mass.,  who  is  in  the  insurance 
business;  Emma  F.  is  the  widow  of  Theron  F. 
Varney,  of  Haverhill,  Mass.  ;  Nellie  J.  lives 
in  Somerville,  Mass.  ;  and  Mary  Edith,  widow 
of  J.  F.  Carr,  also  resides  in  Somerville. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spurr  have  been  bereaved  of 
their  three  children,  namely:  Susan,  born 
September  29,  1858,  who  died  when  but  five 
years  old;  Mabel,  born  in  June,  1868,  died  in 
infancy;  and  a  child  that  died  in  babyhood. 
They  have  an  adopted  son,  Harold  M.  Cush- 
man,  who  was  born  at  Buckfield,  Me.,  July  5, 
1869,  son  of  Lorenzo  and  Emma  (Millett) 
Cushman.  Lorenzo  Cushman  was  born  in 
Buckfield  and  his  wife  in  West  Minot.  He 
died  in  1871.  Harold  M.,  their  only  child, 
came  to  live  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spurr  when 
he  was  seven  years  old,  and  since  then  has 
filled  the  place  of  a  son  in  their  home.  He 
has  received  a  good  practical  common-school 
education  here  and  in  the  schools  of  North 
Bridgton. 

Mr.  Spurr  has  always  been  a  loyal  Republi- 
can.- He  has  served  his  town  most  acceptably 
in  certain  official  positions,  among  which  may 
be  mentioned  that  of  Selectman  in  1880. 
Fraternally,  he  is  a  Mason;  and  he  was  for- 
merly a  member  of  the  Grange.  He  is  a  com- 
municant of  the  Congregational  church. 


f  AMES  ELLINGWOOD  MARRETT,  a 
wholesale  lumber  dealer,  with  his  yard 
and  office  at  305  Commercial  Street, 
Portland,  is  a  member  of  the  S.  C. 
Dyer  Lumber  Company,  which  carries  on  an 
extensive  exporting  business,  shipping  lumber 
to  South  America  and  the  West  Indies.  Mr. 
Marrett  was  born  April  7,  1854,  in  this  city. 


being  the  only  child  of  Orlando  M.  and 
Louise  O.  (Small)  Marrett.  His  father  was 
born  and  bred  in  the  town  of  Standish,  Cum-, 
berland  County.  He  embarked  in  business  in 
Portland  as  a  ship-chandler,  and  was  also  the 
owner  of  vessels. 

James  E.  Marrett  acquired  a  practical  edu- 
cation in  the  days  of  his  youth,  being  gradu- 
ated from  the  Portland  High  School  in  the 
class  of  1872,  which  sent  forth  into  the  busy 
world  many  men  who  have  since  become  prom-- 
inent  in  business  and  in  the  professions.  Mr. 
Marrett  continued  his  studies  for  a  time  at 
AVestbrook  Seminary,  after  which  he  was  em- 
ployed for  awhile  as  a  clerk  in  the^^ lumber 
oflfice  of  C.  S.  Clark,  later  occupying  the  same 
position  in  the  firm  of  Edwin  Clement  &  Co. 
He  was  next  engaged  in  a  similar  capacity  at 
Burlington,  Vt.,  then  in  Boston,  Mass.,  for 
the  Canadian  house  of  James  McLaren  &  Co., 
being  with  them  until  1878."  Returning  then 
to  this  city,  Mr.  Marrett  worked  at  the  Milan 
steam  mills  for  nearly  three  years,  subse- 
quently accepting  a  position  with  Mr.  Seth  C. 
Dyer,  a  large  dealer  in  lumber.  At  the  end 
of  a  year  Mr.  Marrett  was  admitted  into  part- 
nership in  the  business,  which  was  carried  on 
under  the  firm  name  of  S.  C.  Dyer  &  Co.  In 
1887  the  senior  partner  retired  from  active 
life,  his  son,  James  H.  Dyer,  taking  his 
place;  but  the  firm  retained  its  old  name  until 
December,  1893,  when  it  was  changed  to  the 
S.  C.  Dyer  Lumber  Company,  with  Mr.  J.  H. 
Dyer  and  Mr.  Marrett  as  managers  of  the  busi- 
ness. The  latter  is  an  authority  on  all  ques- 
tions connected  with  the  lumber  trade,  either 
domestic  or  foreign,  and  is  a  regular  corre- 
spondent of  the  North-western  Lumberman,  a 
weekly  journal  published  in  Chicago,  111. 

Mr.  Marrett  is  an  influential  member  of  the 
Democratic  party,  and  in  the  fall  of  1892  was 
nominated  to  the  City  Council  from  Ward  6; 
but,  this  being  a  Republican  stronghold,  he 
was  defeated.  He  was  one  of  the  three  origi- 
nators of  the  Portland  Athletic  Club,  of 
which  he  is  a  prominent  member  and  at  the 
present  time  the  President;  and  he  is  also  a 
member  of  the  League  of  American  Wheel- 
men, being  Chief  Consul  of  the  Maine  Divi- 
sion. Mr.  Marrett  has  the  honor  of  being  one 
of  the  seven  consuls  representing  the  govern- 


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ment  of  the  Republic  of  Uruguay  in  the 
United  States,  the  other  consuls  being  located 
in  the  following  cities :  New  York,  Savannah, 
San  Francisco,  Baltimore,  Philadelphia,  and 
Chicago. 

On  March  3,  1881,  Mr.  Marrett  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Sarah  Potter,  daughter 
of  Merritt  and  Mary  (Sinnott)  Potter,  of  Troy, 
N.Y.,  and  a  descendant  of  one  of  the  old 
Dutch  families  of  that  State.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Marrett  are  the  parents  of  four  children,  one 
of  whom  died  in  infancy,  the  others  being 
Grace,  Edna,  and  Hilda.  Their  hospitable 
home  is  at  70  Deering  Street.  They  attend 
divine  service  at  the  State  Street  Congrega- 
tional Church. 


(sTrLFRED  O.  NO  YES,  who  owns  and 
tJA  cultivates  a  productive  farm  in  Harri- 
Jj\\  son,  Cumberland  County,  was  born 
— '  in  this  town,  August  27,  1848,  a  son 
of  Alfred  and  Nancy  C.  (Brackett)  Noyes. 
His  father,  who  was  a  native  of  Falmouth, 
Me.,  followed  the  sea  in  early  manhood,  at  the 
age  of  twenty-seven  settling  upon  a  farm  in 
Harrison,  which  he  carried  on  successfully 
during  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  was  an  active 
and  ambitious  man  and  a  skilful  farmer,  but 
was  cut  off  in  the  prime  of  life  in  1849,  just 
as  he  was  about  to  reap  the  fruits  of  his  labor. 
His  wife,  Nancy,  who  was  also  a  native  of 
Harrison,  became  the  mother  of  but  one  child, 
Alfred  O.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  She  is 
still  living,  and  resides  in  Norway,  Me. 

Alfred  O.  Noyes  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools,  and  was  brought  up  in  the 
family  of  his  grandfather  Brackett,  with  whom 
he  lived  until  attaining  his  majority.  After 
an  experience  of  eight  years  in  a  coat  manu- 
factory in  Harrison  village,  he  engaged  in 
farming  in  Waterford,  where  he  resided  for 
nine  years,  being  subsequently  engaged  in  the 
same  occupation  at  Bolster's  Mills  for  one 
year.  In  1890  he  removed  to  his  present  farm 
in  Harrison,  which  contains  one  hundred  acres 
of  good  land  well  improved.  Mr.  Noyes 
makes  a  specialty  of  raising  sweet  corn  and 
hay.  Having  formerly  been  quite  extensively 
engaged  in  breeding,  he  still  keeps  some 
choice  selected  stock,   disposing  of  his  milk 


in  Turner  Centre.  In  politics  lie  supports 
the  Democratic  party,  and  has  served  his  town 
capably  as  Highway  Surveyor  and  in  other 
offices,  but  prefers  to  give  the  major  part  of 
his  time  and  energies  to  the  cultivation  of  his 
farm.  His  industry  and  thrift  have  led  to 
their  natural  result  —  a  fair  competence  ;  and 
he  is  classed  among  the  substantial  citizens  of 
the  town. 

Mr.  Noyes  has  been  twice  married ;  and  by 
his  first  wife,  who  was  before  marriage  Jennie 
Walker,  a  native  of  Harrison,  he  had  one  son, 
Erland  F.,  who  was  born  August  28,  1877. 
On  November  28,  1885,  Mr.  Noyes  was  mar- 
ried to  Mintie  B.  Small,  his  second  wife,  who 
was  born  at  Bolster's  Mills,  June  6,  1845, 
daughter  of  Amos  Small,  a  prosperous  farmer. 
Her  parents  are  no  longer  living.  Mr.  Noyes 
is  a  member  of  Mount  Tyron  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  of  Waterford. 


"irx  EACON  ASA  A.    LUFKIN,  a  lead- 

I \      ing    resident    of    North    Yarmouth, 

ItSy  Me.,  who  died  April  10,  1896,  was 
^^^"^  born  on  the  farm  which  was  his  life- 
long home,  July  15,  18 13.  He  was  a  son  of 
Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Ludden)  Lufkin,  and  be- 
longed to  one  of  the  oldest  families  of  North 
Yarmouth,  his  grandfather,  Nathaniel  Lufkin, 
having  been  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers.  He 
came  from  the  vicinity  of  Cape  Ann,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  established  a  home  in  the  wil- 
derness when  Indians  and  wild  beasts  were 
his  nearest  neighbors,  building  a  log  house 
and  clearing  a  farm,  which  soon  made  a  com- 
fortable home  for  his  family.  Seven  children 
were  born  into  his  household  —  Jacob,  Asa, 
Libby,  Nathan,  Seth,  William,  and  Eliza. 

Jacob  Lufkin,  who  was  the  oldest  child  of 
his  parents,  was  born  near  Cape  Ann,  Massa- 
chusetts. He  succeeded  his  father  as  owner 
of  the  homestead  in  North  Yarmouth,  and  was 
very  successful  as  a  farmer,  also  engaging 
profitably  in  butchering.  In  politics  a  Whig, 
he  took  an  active  interest  in  public  affairs, 
and  was  generally  looked  up  to  as  a  man  of 
ability  and  sound  judgment.  He  died  at  his 
home  at  the  age  of  seventy.  His  wife,  who 
was  a  native  of  Yarmouth,  Me.,  lived  to  be 
seventy-seven.     They  were   both   members  of 


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the  Congregational  church.  Jacob  and  Eliza- 
beth (Ludden)  Lufkin  reared  nine  children, 
namely:  Joseph,  Jacob,  and  Mary,  who  died 
some  time  since;  Elizabeth;  Asa  A.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  Nathaniel;  David  P.; 
Sarah ;  and  Sidney. 

Asa  A.  Lufkin  gained  his  first  knowledge 
of  books  in  the  district  schools  of  his  native 
town.  Reared  on  a  farm,  he  was  engaged  in 
agricultural  pursuits  from  early  boyhood,  and 
earned  his  first  wages  as  a  farm  laborer,  hiring 
himself  out  for  thirteen  dollars  a  month  soon 
after  attaining  his  majority.  He  subsequently 
worked  in  the  brickyard  at  Yarmouth  three 
seasons,  and,  carefully  husbanding  his  earn- 
ings, purchased  a  farm,  making  a  partial  pay- 
ment at  first,  and  incurring  a  debt  of  fifteen 
hundred  dollars.  By  unremitting  industry  and 
careful  management  he  cleared  this  debt;  and 
his  property,  which  at  first  amounted  to  but 
sixty  acres,  at  the  time  of  his  demise  comprised 
over  one  hundred  acres  of  good  land.  He  car- 
ried on  general  farming  in  a  progressive  way, 
and  made  great  improvements  on  the  home 
property,  both  in  the  buildings  and  the  land. 

April  9,  184s,  Mr.  Lufkin  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Almira  Dennison,  who  was 
born  in  Freeport,  Me.,  in  1822.  She  died 
March  g,  1876,  at  the  age  of  fifty-four,  having 
been  the  mother  of  five  children,  namely:  Al- 
bert O.,  born  May  3,  1846,  who  died  March 
2,  1871;  Jacob  B.,  born  March  29,  1849,  a 
farmer  of  North  Yarmouth;  Frank  W.,  born 
June  IS,  1853,  who  died  March  6,  1873;  Ella, 
born  April  25,  1858,  wife  of  Edwin  Dow,  of 
Portland;  and  George  A.,  born  March  19, 
1863,  a  resident  of  North' Yarmouth.  Octo- 
ber 16,  1877,  Mr.  Lufkin  married  for  his 
second  wife  Mrs.  Lucy  N.  Merrill,  daughter 
of  Charles  Porter,  of  Paris,  Me.,  and  widow  of 
John  H.  Merrill,  of  Yarmouth,  Me.  Mrs. 
Lufkin,  who  survives  her  husband,  was  born 
on  April  21,  1820,  in  Paris,  Me. 

Politically,  Mr.  Lufkin  was  a  stanch  Repub- 
lican. He  was  a  member  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  of  Yarmouth  for  over  thirty 
years,  and  long  held  the  office  of  Deacon. 
Earnest-minded,  steadfast  in  the  faith,  a  man 
who  could  be  depended  upon  to  be  true  to  his 
convictions  of  right  and  duty,  he  was  widely 
known,  and  was  highly  respected. 


OHN  ■  C.     SMALL,    a    leading    citizen 
and  ex-Postmaster  of  the  city  of  Port- 
land, was  born   November  5,    1842,  in 
the  town  of  Buxton,  York  County,  son 
of  Ricljard  and  Abbie  A.  (Jose)  Small.     He 
is   descended   in  the    eighth   generation  from 
Edward    Small,     the     line     being     continued 
through    Francis   Small  and  his  son,  Samuel 
Small,  whose  son   Samuel,  the  second  of  the 
name,  married  Anna  Hatch.     Their  son  Sam- 
uel, the  third,  married  Dorothy  Hubbard,  who 
bore  him  several  children,  among  them  being 
Benjamin  Small,  grandfather  of  John  C.  Small. 
Benjamin  was  born  and   lived   in   Limington, 
this  State,  being  a  well-to-do  farmer,  and  was 
there    united     in    marriage    to    Miss    Phoebe 
Plummer. 

Richard  Small,  son  of  Benjamin,  was  born 
in  Limington,  where  he  lived  until  attaining 
his  majority,  when  he  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  in  Buxton.  He  there  married  Miss 
Jose,  the  daughter  of  Alexander  Jose,  one  of 
the  representative  citizens  of  the  place.  In 
1845  he  moved  to  Guildhall,  Essex  Coun.ty, 
Vt.,  where  he  engaged  in  general  farming,  re- 
maining there  until  his  decease,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-five  years.  He  became  influential  in 
local  affairs,  representing  his  town  in  the 
State  legislature  for  two  terms,  and  serving  as 
Selectman  for  many  years.  He  was  familiarly 
known  throughout  the  county  as  Judge  Small, 
having  been  associate  judge,  or  side  judge, 
as  the  oflSce  was  called,  for  several  terms. 
While  a  resident  of  Maine  he  was  Colonel  in 
the  State  militia  and  quite  active  in  military 
affairs.  Both  he  and  his  wife  were  members 
of  the  Orthodox  church.  They  had  a  family 
of  four  children  —Sally  B.,  Horatio  N.,  John 
C,  and  Abbie  A.  Sally  B.  Small  is  the  wife 
of  Ossian  Ray,  a  prominent  attorney  in  Lan- 
caster, N.H.  Horatio  N.  Small  was  graduated 
from  Dartmouth  College,  and  at  the  breaking 
out  of  the  late  Civil  War  enlisted  as  Assistant 
Surgeon  in  the  Seventeenth  New  Hampshire 
Volunteer  Infantry.  As  this  regiment  did 
not  leave  the  State,  Dr.  Small'  was  transferred 
to  the  Thirteenth  Regiment,  aad  after  some 
months  of  active  service  was  made  Surgeon  of 
the  Tenth  New  Hampshire  Volunteer  Infan- 
try, with  which  he  remained  until  the  close  of 
the  war,  being  on  the  staff  of.  General  Charles 


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Devens,  of  Massachusetts,  whose  regiment  was 
the  first  to  enter  Richmond.  Abbie  A.  Small 
is  the  wife  of  Horace  Porter,  of  Lancaster, 
N.H. 

John  C.  Small  was  but  three  years  of  age 
when  his  parents  removed  to  Guildhall,  Vt., 
where  he  acquired  his  elementary  education, 
after  which  he  attended  the  academy  at  Lan- 
caster, N.H.,  which  was  just  across  the  river 
from  his  home.  Coming  then  to  Portland, 
Mr.  Small  entered  the  employment  of  his 
uncle,  Charles  E.  Jose,  a  wholesale  dealer  in 
crockery-ware,  and  gradually  worked  his  way 
from  a  clerk  in  the  store  to  a  partnership  in 
the  business,  being  admitted  to  the  firm  in 
1866,  and  continuing  as  a  member  until  1888, 
their  establishment  being  the  largest  of  the 
kind  in  the  State.  In  that  year  Mr.  Small 
withdrew  from  the  partnership,  and  associated 
himself  with  another  uncle,  Mr.  Horatio  N. 
Jose,  in  the  lumber  business.  Two  years 
later  he  became  engaged  with  Richard  Briggs, 
of  Boston,  as  a  clerk  in  his  large  china  store, 
remaining  with  him  two  years.  The  following 
year  Mr.  Small  was  again  engaged  in  the  lum- 
ber business  in  Portland,  giving  it  up  on  De- 
cember 16,  1 88 1,  when  he  received  an  appoint- 
ment as  Postmaster  of  Portland.  The  office 
is  an  important  one  in  the  Union,  being  the 
largest  in  this  State  and  the  depository  of 
every  other  post-office  in  Maine,  Northern 
■New  Hampshire,  and  Vermont,  giving  em- 
ployment to  a  large  force  of  clerks.  Mr. 
Small  held  this  position  until  1896,  when  he 
was  succeeded  by  Mr.  George  L.  Swett.  He 
had  besides  many  other  responsibilities,  being 
custodian  of  the  government  building,  in 
which  the  United  States  court-house  and 
post-office  are  located,  and  having  charge  of 
the  improvement  of  the  same. 

Mr.  Small  has  always  been  an  active  worker 
in  Masonic  circles,  and  has  done  much  to  pro- 
mote the  advancement  of  the  Order  in  Maine, 
being  a  prominent  member  of  the  ^Ancient 
Landmark  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  of  the 
Mount  Vernon  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons, 
of  which  he  was  High  Priest  for  two  years;  a 
member  of  the  Portland  Commandery,  Knights 
Templars,  in  which  he  has  filled  all  the 
offices,  having  served  as  Commander  for  three 
years;  and  he  is  also  a  member  of  the  Scot- 


tish Rite  and  of  the  Maine  Consistory,  hav- 
ing received  the  thirty-second  degree.  Mr. 
Small  likewise  belongs  to  the  Ancient 
Brothers'  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  is  an  active  member  of  the  Cum- 
berland Social  Club.  He  is  distinguished  for 
his  business  ability,  being  a  member  of  the 
Rigby  Park  and  West  End  Land  Association 
and  one  of  the  executors  of  the  estate  of  the 
late  H.  N.  Jose. 

On  October  22,  1869,  Mr.  Small  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  S.  Dresser, 
daughter  of  Richard  and  Mary  Dresser.  Her 
parents  were  formerly  residents  of  Buxton, 
Me.,  but  removed  to  this  city  during  the  child- 
hood of  Mrs.  Small.  The  record  of  the  four 
children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Small  is  as  fol- 
lows: Sally  B.  is  the  wife  of  John  M.  Kim- 
ball, superintendent  of  Slater's  mills,  at 
Slatersville,  R.I.;  Richard  Dresser  Small, 
A.B.,  was  graduated  from  Harvard  College, 
and  is  now  a  student  in  the  Harvard  Medical 
School;  Mary  S.  died  in  infancy;  and  John 
C,  the  youngest  child,  is  a  pupil  in  the  high 
school.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Small  have  a  pleasant 
home  on  Deering  Street,  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  locations  in  the  city.  They  attend 
the  First  Parish,  or  Unitarian,  Church. 


V»  Vi       fart 


ILLIAM  ALFRED  ALLEN,  pro- 
letor  of  a  planing-mill,  manu- 
facturer of  wood  mantels  and  stair 
work,  and  a  dealer  in  tiles,  is  actively  identi- 
fied with  the  manufacturing  and  business  in- 
terests of  Portland,  of  which  city  he  has  been 
a  resident  since  boyhood.  He  was  born  May 
8,  1849,  at  Falmouth,  Me.,  son  of  Alfred  R. 
and  Salome  (Libby)  Allen.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  Otis  Allen,  was  a  well-known 
farmer  of  West  Gray,  and  served  as  a  soldier 
in  the  Mexican  War.  His  maternal  grand- 
father, William  Libby,  also  was  a  soldier  in 
that  war.  He  was  a  resident  of  Falmouth, 
where  he  reared  a  family  of  ten  children. 

Alfred  R.  Allen  was  born  and  reared  in  the 
town  of  Gray  in  this  county,  and  continued  a 
resident  of  Maine  during  his  short  life. 
When  a  comparatively  young  man  he  was 
killed  at  the  explosion  of  the  South  Windham 
powder-mill,  leaving  his  widow  and  one  child, 


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William  Alfred,  then  six  years  old.  The 
mother  was  a  native  of  Falmouth,  being  the 
daughter  of  William-  Libby,  a  descendant  of 
a  well-known  family  of  that  place.  In  1861 
she  removed  to  Portland,  enabling  her  son  to 
have  the  benefit  of  the  excellent  public-school 
system  of  this  city.  She  has  since  lived  in  or 
near  Portland,  being  now  seventy-two  years 
of  age.. 

On  completing  his  course  of  study,  the 
youth,  who  had  a  native  talent  for  mechanical 
work,  was  apprenticed  to  Moses  Colley,  of 
whom  he  learned  the  carpenter's  trade.  At 
the  time  of  the  big  Portland  fire  Mr.  Allen, 
by  reason  of  Mr.  Colley's  serious  injury,  was 
thrown  out  of  employment,  and  then  began 
learning  the  trade  of  stair  building  with  his 
uncle,  Joseph  G.  Libby.  He  afterward 
worked  for  Littlefield  &  Wilson,  going  thence 
to  Massachusetts,  where  he  followed  his  trade 
for  four  years,  the  last  half  of  the  time  being 
foreman  of  the  shop  in  which  he  was  em- 
ployed. Returning  to  Portland  in  1875,  Mr. 
■Allen  established  a  business  of  his  own  on  a 
very  modest  ^ale  on  Preble  Street,  as  a  stair 
builder,  his  only  assistant  being  a  young  ap- 
prentice. His  success  surpassed  his  expecta- 
tions, his  orders,  before  the  summer  was  over, 
demanding  the  assistance  of  three  men.  From 
his  first  location  Mr.  Allen  removed  to  Doten's 
mill  on  Cross  Street,  whence  nine  months 
later  he  went  to  Brackett's  mill,  where  he 
was  in  partnership  with  W.  H.  Stone.  In 
1876  this  mill  was  burned  out,  Mr.  Allen  los- 
ing everything,  as  he  had  no  insurance.  After 
the  rebuilding  of  the  mill,  he,  however, 
started  again,  there  carrying  on  a  flourishing 
business  until  1886,  when  he  built  his  first 
mill,  but  still  continued  the  occupancy  of  the 
leased  mill  as  well. 

In  1 888  Mr.  Allen  completed  his  own  mill, 
which  was  then  fifty  feet  by  eighty-seven  feet, 
two  stories  in  height,  equipped  with  a  twenty- 
five  horse  power  engine  and  all  the  latest  ap- 
proved machinery  for  working  in  wood,  manu- 
facturing mantels,  hall  work,  and  builder's 
finishings.  In  1890  he  met  with  another  dis- 
astrous loss,  this  mill  also  being  burned. 
With  characteristic  enterprise  he  at  once 
began  rebuilding,  having  in  the  course  of  six 
weeks   and  four  days    a  three-story  building, 


fifty  feet  by  eighty-seven  feet,  fully  equipped, 
with  the  mathinery  in  running  order.  The 
facilities  were  greatly  increased;  arid  he  is 
now  the  largest  manufacturer  of  his  line  of 
goods  in  the  city,  giving  constant  employment 
to  a  force  of  twenty-five  men.  In  1894  Mr. 
Allen  erected  a  storehouse  one  hundred  feet 
by  twenty-two  feet,  two  stories  in  height;  and 
in  addition  to  his  manufacturing  he  handles 
the  tiling  used  with  wood  mantels,  having  the 
largest  and  best-assorted  stock  this  side  of 
Boston.  He  also  has  a  sales  and  sample  room 
at  424  Congress  Street,  corner  of  Temple. 

Mr.  Allen  is  quite  prominent  in  the  fra- 
ternal orders,  belonging  to  Hadattah  Lodge, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  to  the 
Eastern  Star  Encampment;  Ivanhoe  Lodge, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  of  which  he  is  Past  Chan- 
cellor; and  to  the  Michigonne  Tribe  of  Red 
Men,  having  been  through  all  the  chairs  of 
the  latter.  He  is  much  interested  in  aquatic 
sports,  having  a  yacht  of  his  own,  and  being  a 
member  of  the  Portland  Yacht  Club..  During 
the  winter  season  -Mr.  Allen  and  his  family 
are  at  home  at  ']6  Myrtle  Street,  but  in  the 
summer  season  they  occupy  their  pleasant  cot- 
tage on  the  shore. 

On  August  13,  1867,  Mr.  Allen  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Kate  Carle,  a  native  of  Eastport, 
although  reared  in  this  city.  They  are  the 
parents  of  six  children,  namely:  Anna  B.,  the 
wife  of  the  Rev.  C.  Everett  Bean,  a  Methodist 
minister;  William  F.,  a  law  student;  Emma; 
George  E. ;  Harry  F. ;  and  Benjamin  F.  Mr. 
Allen  attends  and  contributes  liberally  toward 
the  support  of  the  Methodist  •  Episcopal 
church,  to  which  Mrs.  Allen  belongs. 


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OSWELL  P.  GREELEY,  an  active, 
wide-awake  business  man  of  Yarmouth, 
Cumberland  County,  was  born  April 
14,  1847,  in  the  city  of  Portland, 
son  of  John  W.  and  Helen  (Tuttle)  Greeley. 
He  is  descended  from  sturdy  pioneer  ancestors, 
his  paternal  grandfather,  Thomas  Greeley, 
having  been  a  typical  representative  of  the 
original  settlers  of  this  section  of  the  State, 
purchasing  and  clearing  up  a  large  tract  of 
land  in  East  North  Yarmouth.  He  married 
Susan  Coolbroth,  of  Standish,  to  whose  help- 


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ful  industry  and  thrift  much  of  his  success  was 
due.  Ten  children  were  born  to  them,  of 
whom  the  five  sons  are  yet  living,  each  having 
a  vivid  recollection  of  the  hardships  of  a 
farmer's  life  half  a  century  ago. 

John  W.  Greeley  has  continued  in  the  inde- 
pendent vocation  to  which  he  was  bred,  spend- 
ing the  earlier  portion  of  his  life  in  North 
Yarmouth,  his  native  place,  subsequently  re- 
moving to  Guilford,  where  he  has  a  fine  and 
well-kept  farm,  and  is  numbered  among  the 
respected  and  prosperous  citizens  of  his  com- 
munity. His  wife,  a  native  of  Pownal,  for- 
merly Miss  Helen  Tuttle,  died  in  1861,  leav- 
ing three  children,  as  follows :  Frank,  de- 
ceased;  Roswell  P.  ;  and  Josephine,  wife  of 
Fred  Hamilton,  of  North  Yarmouth.  The 
mother  was  a  conscientious  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  while  the  father 
is  a  liberal  in  religion,  and  in  politics  is  a 
steadfast  Democrat. 

Roswell  P.  Greeley  spent  his  days  of  child- 
hood and  youth  in  the  towns  of  Yarmouth  and 
North  Yarmouth,  acquiring  his  education  in 
the  latter  place.  Not  content  to  settle  down 
to  farming  pursuits,  he  began  at  the  age  of 
sixteen  years  to  learn  the  blacksmith's  trade; 
but,  the  patriotic  blood  surging  through  his 
veins,  he  could  not  calmly  work  at  the  forge 
while  his  country  was  endangered.  Therefore 
in  1863  he  enlisted  in  Company  C,  Thirtieth 
Maine  Volunteer  Infantry,  being  among  the 
youngest  members  of  the  company.  With  his 
comrades  Mr.  Greeley  was  at  the  forefront  in 
many  serious  engagements,  taking  part  in  the 
battles  at  Sabine  Cross-roads,  Deep  Bottom, 
Va.,  and  Pleasant  Hill,  La.  While  on  the 
field  he  was  taken  sick  with  the  black  measles 
and  was  sent  to  the  Marine  Hospital  at  New 
Orleans,  whence  he  was  transferred  to  Mc- 
Dougal  Hospital  on  Bedloe's  Island  in  New 
York  Harbor.  As  soon  as  able  he  was  granted 
a  furlough,  which  he  spent  with  the  home  cir- 
cle, remaining  there  until  again  able  for  duty, 
when  he  reported  at  headquarters.  Pie  was 
assigned  to  the  military  police  force  at  Savan- 
nah, Ga.,  remaining  in  that  city  until  his 
honorable  discharge  from  the  service,  August 
27,  1865. 

On  his  return  to  Yarmouth  Mr.  Greeley 
established  himself  in  a  trucking  and  express- 


ing business,  controlling  the  route  between 
this  place  and  Portland  for  twelve  years.  In 
1888  he  opened  his  present  coal  and  wood 
yard,  which  he  has  managed  with  signal  suc- 
cess, having  built  up  an  extensive  business, 
his  prompt  attention  to  the  needs  of  his  cus- 
tomers and  his  honorable  methods  of  dealing 
with  them  having  won  for  him  the  confidence 
of  the  public. 

Mr.  Greeley  is  public-spirited,  taking  an 
intelligent  interest  in  local  and  national 
affairs,  supporting  the  Democratic  ticket  by 
voice  and  vote.  He  has  ably  served  his  fel- 
low-townsmen in  various  official  capacities, 
having  been  Overseer  of  the  Poor,  Assessor, 
and  Fire  Warden;  and  at  the  present  time  he 
is  Selectman,  Constable,  Harbor  Master,  and 
Public  Weigher  of  Wood  and  Coal  for  the  town 
of  Yarmouth.  Socially,  he  is  a  member  of  the 
W.  L.  Haskell  Post,  No.  108,  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic,  and  of  the  Yarmouth  Tribe 
of  Red  Men,  being  a  charter  member  of  the 
latter  organization. 

Mr.  Greeley  married  Miss  Martha  S.  Lowe, 
a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Susan  (Lufkin) 
Lowe,  of  North  Yarmouth,  their  nuptials 
being  celebrated  February  22,  1872.  Both 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Greeley  are  liberal  in  their  views 
on  religious  subjects,  in  perfect  sympathy  with 
the  poet  who  says  — 

"  We  believe  in  Truth  and  Freedom  as  man's  privilege 

below, 
As  his  guide  to  larger  wisdom,  and  diviner  life  to  know." 


TT^HARLES    CURTIS    BROWN,     Post- 
I  K^     master  at  Deering  Centre  and  a  dealer 

\%  in    periodicals,    etc.,      was     born    at 

Corinna,  Me.,  October  18,  1822, 
on  the  home  farm  of  his  parents,  John  and 
Sarah  (Smith)  Brown.  His  paternal  grand- 
fatTier  was  Ephraim  Brown,  who  was  for  many 
years  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  in  Pe- 
nobscot County,  this  State.  Of  the  ten  chil- 
dren born  to  him  and  his  wife,  three  are  now 
living,  namely:  William  P.;  Ruel  J,;  and 
Charles  Curtis,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Charles  C.  Brown  early  became  familiar 
with  farm  labor,  having  to  assist  in  the  care 
of  the  stock  and  do  chores  about  the  house 
when  out  of  school,  becoming  so  used  to  the 


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care  and  management  of  horses  that  when  but 
sixteen  years  of  age  he  began  driving  a  four- 
horse  team  from  St.  Albans,  this  State,  to 
Bangor,  and  continued  as  a  teamster  for  three 
or  four  years.  Going  then  to  Boston,  he  was 
for  several  months  brakeman  on  a  train  run- 
ning between  that  city  and  Medford.  Becom- 
ing infected  with  the  gold  fever,  at  that  time 
the  prevailing  epidemic,  he  went  to  California, 
where  he  spent  five  years  variously  employed 
—  mining,  farming,  gardening,  hotel-keeping, 
or  stage  driving,  but  never  out  of  work.  In 
1858  he  returned  East  and  entered  the  mercan- 
tile business  in  Palmyra,  Me.,  where  he  was 
also  Postmaster  in  1859,  i860,  and  1861. 
During  the  succeeding  fifteen  years  he  carried 
on  a  substantial  drug  business  in  Newport, 
Penobscot  Co'unty,  coming  thence  to  Deering, 
which  has  since  been  his  place  of  residence. 
He  has  been  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
much  of  the  time,  having  at  different  times  in 
Portland  conducted  a  drug  store,  a  grocery 
store,  and  a  book  arid  stationery  establish- 
ment. In  i8gi,  under  Postmaster-general 
John  Wanamaker,  Mr.  Brown  received  his 
appointment  to  his  present  office,  accepting 
the  position  August  12,  and  being  one  of.  the 
few  to  retain  the  office  through  the  political 
changes.  In  politics  he  supports  the  princi- 
ples of  the  Republican  party ;  and,  socially,  he 
is  a  Mason. 

Mr.  Brown  wedded  Martha  A.  Pollard, 
daughter  of  Dr.  T.  B.  and  Olive  A.  (Shaw) 
Pollard,  the  only  child  born  of  their  union 
being  Frank  P.,  who  resides  in  Maiden, 
Mass.,  but  is  engaged  in  business  in  Boston. 
Frank  P.  Brown  married  Miss  Augusta  Mont- 
gomery; and  they  have  three  children  —  Doris, 
Pauline,  and  Barbara. 


'OHN  T.  OXNARD,  a  stirring  business 
man  of  Freeport,  where  he  is  largely 
interested  in  real  estate,  was  born  in 
this  town  on  November  21,  1844,  son 
of  John  H.  and  Harriet  (Leighton)  Oxnard. 
The  Oxnard  family  came  originally  from 
England,  and  were  among  the  pioneer  settlers 
of  Cumberland  County.  Thomas  Oxnard,  the 
great-grandfather  of  John  T.,  was  born  in 
1744,  and  died  on  May  20,  1799,  at  fifty-five 


y«aTs  of  age.  On  June  17,  1772,  he  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Martha  Preble, 
a  sister  of  Commodore  Preble.  She  was  born 
September  9,  1733.  Their  son  Edward  be- 
came a  shijf-master,  and  was  a  man  of  business 
enterprise  and  thrift.  He  lost  his  life  at  sea 
in  the  year  181 2. 

John  H.  Oxnard  was  born  in  Portland,  Me., 
in  1808.  He  followed  a  seafaring  life  from 
the  time  he  was  ten  years  old  up  to  the  year 
1864,  and  during  twgnty-three  years  of  that 
time  was  commander  of  various  vessels,  as 
follows:  the  ship  "Magic  Land  "  ;  brig  "Sarah 
Bently";  barque  "Alabama";  ships  "Mont 
Blanc"  and  "John  Henry";  and  during  the 
war  of  the  Rebellion  the  "Shatemuc, "  which 
was  captured  by  the  privateer  "Captain  Reed  "  ; 
and,  lastly,  the  "Neptune."  He-then  retired 
and  spent  his  remaining  years  with  his  son  in 
Freeport,  where  he  died  on  July  26,  1892.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Democrat.  He  married 
Harriet  Leighton,  and  they  reared  three  chil- 
dren, all  of  whom  are  still  living,  namely:  Ed- 
ward P.,  residing  in  Medford,  Mass.  ;  Alfred 
L.  ;  and  John  T.  In  religious  belief  their 
father  was  liberal,  and  their  mother  was  at 
one  time  a  communicant  of  the  First  Baptist 
Church,  and  later  became  a  member  of  the 
Calvinist  Baptist  Church. 

John  T.  Oxnard  spent  his  early  years  in 
Freeport,  and  acquired  a  good  practical  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  Yarmouth  and  at  Harps- 
well  Academy.  He,  then  took  up  the  occupa- 
tion of  a  farmer,  and  later  on  went  into  a 
general  store  in  Pownal,  Me.,  where  he  did  a 
successful  business  for  two  years.  Since  1873 
he  has  resided  in  Freeport,  where  he  has  en- 
gaged in  farming,  also  conducting  a  successful 
real  estate  business;  and  he  is  often  called  upon 
to  serve  as  an  auctioneer.  His  investments  and 
speculations,  by  reason  of  his  good  judgment 
and  business  ability,  have  generally  proved 
profitable;  and  he  is  now  quite  a  large  prop- 
erty holder,  owning  Oxnard  Block  in  Freeport, 
which  was  erected  by  him  in  1893,  a  fine  resi- 
dence, a  tenement-house,  and  an  excellent 
farm. 

On  February  28,  1865,  he  was  joined  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Mary  C.  Warren,  a  daugh- 
ter of  William  T.  and  Betsy  Warren,  of  Pow- 
nal,  Me.,   where  she  was  born.     Their  home 


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has  been  brightened  by  the  birth  of  one  son  — 
William  A.  Oxnard. 

In  politics  Mr.  Oxnard  votes  with  the  Re- 
publican party.  For  a  number  of  years  he  has 
filled  the  office  of  Constable  in  a  very  satisfac- 
tory manner,  holding  that  position  continuously 
since  his  first  election.  He  is  liberal  in  his 
views  on  religious  subjects. 


NDREW  J.  CASH,  senior  member  of 
the  firm  of  Cash  Brothers,  grocers  at 
Cash's  Corner,  Cumberland  County, 
Me.,  was  born  December  26,  1865, 
at  Cape  Elizabeth,  in  that  part  of  the  town 
now  known  as  South  Portland.  His  grand- 
father, Stephen  Cash,  who  was  born  on  the 
Cape,  September  15,  1793,  was  a  son  of  one 
of  the  earliest  settlers  of  this  section  of  the 
county.  He  fought  in  the  War  of  1S12;  and 
after  his  return  from  the  army  he  engaged  in 
general  farming  on  the  parental  homestead, 
continuing  thus  engaged  until  his  death,  No- 
vember 27,  1850.  Stephen  Cash  was  married 
in  1818  to  Elizabeth  Palmer,  daughter  of  John 
Palmer,  of  Cape  Elizabeth.  She  was  born 
November  18,  1800,  and  lived  until  1878,  sur- 
viving her  husband  more  than  a  quarter  of  a 
century.  Nine  children  were  born  of  their 
union,  of  whom  three  are  living,  namely  :  Mrs. 
Leonard  Stiles,  of  River  Falls,  Wis.  ;  Will- 
iam, a  resident  of  Cash's  Corner;  and  George 
W.,  of  whom  a  short  sketch  is  given  on 
another  page  of  this  volume. 

Andrew  J.  Cash,  Sr.,  third  son  of  Stephen, 
was  born  April  8,  1838,  at  Cape  Elizabeth. 
He  received  a  good  common-school  education, 
and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  started  in 
business  for  himself  as  a  Yankee  pedler, 
establishing  a  route  through  Maine  and  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  built  up  a  substantial 
trade  in  dry  goods,  tinware,  and  notions.  At 
the  breaking  out  of  the  late  Rebellion  he 
enlisted  from  Portland  as  a  private  in  Com- 
pany I,  Twenty-fifth  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry. 
With  his  regiment  he  served  in  many  impor- 
tant engagements,  enduring  with  courage  the 
dangers  and  hardships  incidental  to  army  life, 
and  at  the  end  of  his  term  of  enlistment, 
in  1863,  was  honorably  discharged.  He  re- 
turned at  once  to  the  Cape,  where  the  follow- 


ing October  he  married  Agnes  J.  Moody,  a 
daughter  of  Sewall  Moody.  She  also  was  a 
native  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  the  date  of  her  birth 
being  July  30,  1849.  For  nine  years  after  his 
marriage  he  was  employed  in  the  glass  works 
at  Portland,  but  afterward  resumed  his  former 
occupation,  which  he  continued  until  1882, 
when  he  sold  out  his  pedler's  stock.  He  then 
purchased  the  grocery  store  and  stock  of  his 
brother  at  Cash's  Corner,  and  subsequently 
admitted  into  equal  partnership  his  eldest  son, 
Andrew  J.,  Jr.  In  1892,  a  few  months  prior 
to  his  death,  which  occurred  on  August  31  of 
that  year,  Andrew  J.  Cash,  Sr. ,  gave  up  his 
share  of  the  business  to  his  other  son,  Al- 
phonso  P.,  the  junior  member  of  this  enter- 
prising firm.  Alphonso  P.  Cash  was  born 
June  19,  1868,  and  was  married  September  18, 
1890,  to  Miss  Cora  Mountfort,  a  daughter  of 
Sewall  Mountfort,  of  the  town  of  Gray.  He 
is  a  young  man  of  fine  business  qualities  and 
a  stanch  member  of  the  Democratic  party. 

Andrew  J.  Cash  acquired  his  education  in 
the  place  of  his  nativity,  and  received  his 
diploma  from  the  Cape  Elizabeth  High  School 
in  1882.  He  then  began  his  business  career, 
entering  into  partnership  with  his  father  in 
the  grocery  trade,  in  which  he  has  continued 
until  the  present  time,  having  met  with  excel- 
lent success.  Since  the  time  of  his  father's 
retirement  the  business  has  been  carried  on 
under  its  present  firm  name  of  Cash  Brothers, 
and  has  become  quite  extensive,  their  local 
trade  being  very  valuable. 

Mr.  Cash  was  united  in  marriage  November 
27,  1890,  to  Miss  Mae  L.  Dyer,  daughter  of 
Charles  E.  Dyer,  of  Pleasantdale.  They  have 
one  child,  a  son,  Philip  Gordon,  born  October 
31,  1891.  Mr.  Cash  and  his  family  occupy  the 
old  homestead  of  his  grandfather,  Stephen 
Cash,  who  was  one  of  the  prominent  men  of 
his  day;  but  at  the  present  time  he  is  erecting" 
a  handsome  residence  near  his  place  of  busi- 
ness, to  which  he  will  remove  as  soon  as  it  is 
completed. 

Mr.  Cash  is  a  strong  adherent  of  the  Demo- 
cratic party,  and  takes  an  active  part  in  the 
management  of  town  affairs.  In  1895,  when 
the  town  of  Cape  Elizabeth  was  divided,  the 
northern  portion  taking  the  name  of  South 
Portland,    Mr.    Cash    was   honored    by    being 


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elected  a  member  of  the  first  Board  of  Select- 
men, and  during  the  same  year  was  appointed 
Postmaster,  the  post-office,  which  received  the 
name  of  Cash's  Corner,  being  established  in 
his  store.  He  belongs  to  several  social  or- 
ganizations, being  a  member  of  Elizabeth  City 
Lodge,  No.  114,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows;  of  Cumberland  Lodge,  No.  66, 
Knights  of  Pythias;  of  Hiram  Lodge,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.  ;  Masconomo  Tribe,  I.  O.  R.  M.  ; 
the  Knights  of  the  Golden  Eagle;  and  also 
Shepley  Camp,  No.  4,  Sons  of  Veterans.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Cash  are  members  of  the  Methodist 
church. 


A.  McCOLLISTER,  M.D.,  a  well 
known  physician  of  Gray,  Cumberland 
County,  where  he  has  been  engaged 
in  practice  for  the  past  twelve  years,  was  born 
in  Canton,  Me.,  March  25,  1852,  a  son  of 
Richard  and  Philena  (Ludden)  McCollister. 
His  father,  who  was  also  born  in  Canton,  still 
resides  there  on  a  farm  near  the  village,  having 
been  actively  engaged  in  general  farming  since 
early  manhood.  His  wife,  Philena,  who  was 
also  a  native  of  Canton,  bore  her  husband  eight 
children  —  John,  who  lives  in  Canton;  Dr. 
E.  A.  McCollister,  the  subject  of  this  brief 
memoir;  L.  Henry,  a  resident  of  Canton; 
Margery  C,  wife  of  John  Weld,  of  the  same 
town;  Philena  A.,  who  died  when  a  child  of 
two  years;  Philena  A.  (second),  a  teacher  in 
the  schools  at  Canton ;  Elva  E.  ;  and  Richard 
Elsworth.  Mrs.  Richard  McCollister  died  in 
January,   1873. 

E.  A.  McCollister  received  his  education 
at  the  Dixfield  School,  the  Peru  High  School, 
and  Wilton  Academy,  each  of  which  he  at- 
tended for  one  term ;  Yarmouth  Academy, 
which  he  attended  for  two  terms;  Hebron 
Academy,  where  he  remained  two  years;  and 
Bates  College,  at  Lewiston,  Me.,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  after  a  four  years'  course. 
Pie  then  took  up  the  study  of  medicine  at  the 
Medical  School  of  Maine,  at  Brunswick,  this 
State,  three  years  later  receiving  his  diploma 
with  the  class  of  1882.  He  subsequently  took 
a  supplementary  course  at  a  medical  school  in 
New  York  City.  In  1882  he  settled  in  New 
Portland,    Franklin   County,    and  a  year    later 


opened  an  office  in  Gray.  He  has  since  ac- 
quired a  good  practice  both  in  the  village  and 
throughout  the  surrounding  country,  being  one 
of  the  best-known  and  most  popular  physicians 
in  this  locality. 

On  Februarys,  1881,  in  Dover,  N.H.,  he 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Lillian 
Sawyer,  who  was  born  in  Auburn,  Me.,  and  is 
a  daughter  of  Joseph  P.  Sawyer,  a  resident  of 
that  place.  Mrs.  McCollister  has  borne  her 
husband  four  children- — -Philena,  Edward  E., 
Richard  S.,  and  Walter  L:,  all  residing  at 
home. 

Dr.  McCollister  is  independent  in  politics. 
He  has  served  as  Supervisor  of  Schools  for  the 
past  three  years,  and  at  the  present  time  is 
Chairmari  of  the  School  Board.  Fraternally, 
he  is  a  member  of  Siloam  Lodge,  No.  45,  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Gray; 
also  of  Cumberland  Lodge,  No.  12,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  of  New  Gloucester. 


^Frederick  o.  bailey,  senior  mem- 

pl^  ber  of  the  firm  of  F.  O.  Bailey  &  Co., 
auctioneers  and  manufacturers  of  desks 
and  show-cases,  also  of  F.  O.  Bailey  Carriage 
Company,  manufacturers  and  dealers  in  car- 
riages and  harness,  was  born  in  Portland,  June 
10,  1845.  His  parents  were  Henry  and 
Louisa  (Davis)  Bailey.  Henry  Bailey  was  an 
auctioneer  in  Portland  for  forty-five  years. 
He  served  as  an  Alderman  for  several  years, 
being  on  the  committee  which  purchased  Ever- 
green Cemetery.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Bailey 
had  two  children  —  Dr.  George  H.  Bailey, 
State  Cattle  Commissioner;  and  Frederick  O. 
Bailey,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

After  receiving  his  education  in  the  Deer- 
ing  public  schools,  Frederick  served  his 
father  as  clerk.  The  firm,  which  included  Mr. 
Bailey's  brother,  was  known  under  the  style 
of  Henry  Bailey  &  Co.  During  the  great 
Portland  fire  they  were  burned  out,  and  the 
partnership  was  dissolved.  Frederick  was 
then  taken  into  partnership  with  his  father, 
and  the  firm  name  was  changed  to,  Henry 
Bailey  &  Son.  The  business  so  continued 
until  the  death  of  Mr.  Henry  Bailey  in  1867, 
when  Mr.  Frederick  O.  Bailey  became  propri- 
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served  as  clerk  for  several  years,  entered  the 
firm  as  partner,  since  which  time  the  company 
has  been  known  under  the  style  of  F.  O. 
Bailey  &  Co.  In  addition  to  their  auction 
business  they  manufacture  store  and  office 
furnishings,  such  as  show-cases,  desks,  and 
similar  articles.  They  are  also  agents  for 
the  Hall  Safe  Lock  Company,  the  Derby 
Desk  Company,  Henry  Troemmer  &  Co.,  and 
many  others. 

In  1886  they  started  a  carriage  business, 
which  is  kept  entirely  separate  from  their 
other  business,  imder  the  firm  name  of  F.  O. 
Bailey  Carriage  Company.  This  business  has 
greatly  increased;  and  they  are  now  not  only 
selling  agents  for  some  of  the  largest  manu- 
facturers in  the  country,  but  have  a  large  car- 
riage factory  of  their  own  in  Deering,  where 
they  manufacture  carriages  and  sleighs,  which 
they  furnish  to  dealers  in  all  the  large  cities 
from  Portland,  Me.,  to  Portland,  Ore.  They 
are  now  occupying  in  their  carriage  business, 
as  a  repository,  the  large  block  on  the  corner 
of  Middle  and  Market  Streets,  opposite  the 
post-office;  and  they  have  a  large  repair  shop 
on  Plum  Street  and  storage  houses  on  Dan- 
forth  and  Plum  Streets.  They  also  have  a 
large  jobbing  and  retail  business  in  carriages 
and  harness  and  everything  pertaining 
thereto. 

In  Deering,  November  15,  1867,  Mr.  Bailey 
married  Harriet  R.  Woodford,  daughter  of 
William  and  Nancy  W.  (Stevens)  Woodford. 
They  have  one  child,  Annie  Louisa.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Bailey  attend  the  Congress  Square 
Universalist  Church,  Portland. 


ILLIAM  WOODFORD,  a  venerable 
and  highly  esteemed  resident  of 
Woodford's  Corners,  son  of  Isaiah 
and  Margaret  (Sawyer)  Woodford,  was  born  in 
this  place  July  29,  1804. 

Paradoxical  as  it  may  seem,  Mr.  Woodford 
has  resided  in  two  States,  four  towns,  and  one 
city;  and  yet  he  has  always  made  his  home  at 
Woodford's  Corners,  which  received  its  name 
because  of  the  early  prominence  of  the  Wood- 
ford family.  The  States  in  which  he  has 
lived  are,  of  course,  Massachusetts  and  Maine; 
and   the   towns   are    Falmouth,    Stroudwater, 


Westbrook,  and  Deering,  the  city  being  the 
present  municipality. 

Isaiah  Woodford  was  a  native  of  Connecti- 
cut. Shortly  after  attaining  his  majority,  he 
left  home  to  seek  his  fortune.  Coming  to 
Maine,  he  located  at  Woodford's  Corners  in 
the  present  city  of  Deering,  which  was  then  a 
part  of  the  old  town  of  Falmouth.  He  pur- 
chased a  house  in  the  very  heart  of  the  town, 
and  in  a  shop  in  the  rear  he  established  his 
tinsmith  business.  He  and  his  younger 
brother,  Ebenezer  D.  Woodford,  for  whom  he 
had  driven  back  to  Connecticut,  carried  on  the 
manufacture  of  tinware  in  a  brick  shop  that 
stood  near  the  site  of  the  present  post-office. 
They  also  built  a  large  wooden  building  in  the 
rear  of  that  for  the  manufacture  of  combs. 
The  tinware  and  combs  were  peddled  through 
the  country,  and  it  was  no  unusual  sight  to 
see  ten  or  a  dozen  carts  waiting  to  receive 
their  supply  of  goods. 

In  1803  Isaiah  Woodford  married  Margaret 
Sawyer,  whose  family  lived  on  Ocean  Street, 
being  ancestors  of  the  Woodford's  Corners 
Sawyers  of  to-day.  In  18 19  Mr.  Woodford 
died,  leaving  a  widow  and  seven  children  — 
William,  the  eldest;  Jane;  Eliza:  Margaret; 
Thomas  D. ;  Harriet;  and  Darius,  who  died 
in  childhood. 

William  Woodford's  district-school  educa- 
tion was  supplemented  by  study  with  an  old 
minister  in  Portland.  He  then  engaged  in  the 
tinware  and  comb  business  with  his  uncle, 
Ebenezer  D.  Woodford.  When  that  enter- 
prise ceased  to  be  profitable,  he  became  a 
coppersmith  and  sheet  iron  worker.  In  1861 
he  went  to  New  York  to  do  the  sheet  iron 
work  on  a  new  sugar  house  for  the  Hon.  J.  B. 
Browii. 

On  December  29,  1827,  he  married  Nancy 
W.  Stevens,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Char- 
lotte (Webb)  Stevens.  They  had  four  children 
—  Caroline,  who  died  in  childhood;  William 
D. ,  who  has  been  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Libby,  McNeil  &  Libby  of  Chicago  for  fifteen 
years;  Albert  H.,  who  is  in  charge  of  the  cop- 
per and  sheet  iron  works  of  the  Portland  Com- 
pany; and  Harriet,  wife  of  F.  O.  Bailey,  an 
extensive  carriage  manufacturer  of  Portland. 

In  politics  Mr.  Woodford  was  a  Whig,  and 
cast  his  first  Presidential  vote  for  John  Quincy 


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Adams.  Later  he  became  a  Democrat;  and 
he  says  emphatically,  "I  am  one  for  life." 
The  old  mansion  where  he  lives  wjas  built  by 
Benjamin  Stevens  in  the  latter  part  of  the  last 
century.  It  was  built  to  last,  and  the  great 
timbers  of  solid  oak  are  so  large  that  they 
project  in  the  corners  of  the  room. 

During  the  war  of  18 12  Mr.  Woodford  was 
an  eye  witness  to  the  bringing  in  to  Portland 
of  the  English  vessel  "Boxer"  by  the  Amer- 
ican "Enterprise."  He  saw  the  prisoners 
marched  up  to  jail,  and  the  incident  made  a 
lasting  impression  on  his  childish  mind.  He 
is  very  fond  of  reading  anecdotes  which  his 
memory  substantiates.  Last  July,  1895,  on 
the  ninety-first  birthday  of  Mr.  Woodford,  his 
daughter,  Mrs.  Bailey,  gave  an  informal  re- 
ception. A  great  many  people  paid  their  trib- 
ute of  respect,  affection,  and  congratulation  to 
Mr.  Woodford,  who,  in  spite  of  his  great  age, 
is  still  enjoying  good  health  and  spirits.  He 
planted  and  cared  for  his  fine  vegetable  garden 
last  summer.  His  massive  frame,  handsome 
features,  and  manly  bearing  make  Mr.  Wood- 
ford a  striking  persona-lity. 


ROSTER  BROTHERS,  who  conduct  a 
large  saw-mill,  grist-mill,  and  planing- 
mill  in  Bridgton,  are  important  factors 
in  the  industrial  life  of  the  town.  They  were 
born  in  Bridgton,  on  the  farm  where  they  now 
reside,  the  elder  brother,  Sumner,  April  11, 
1838;  the  younger,  Perley  B.,  August  i, 
1 84 1.  They  are  the  sons  of  Joseph  R.  and 
Annis  C.  (Small)  Foster.  Joseph  R.  Foster, 
a  native  of  Bridgton,  who  was  a  shoemaker 
and  tanner  by  trade,  purchased^  the  farm  in 
Bridgton  now  owned  by  his  sons  in  1837. 
He  also  founded  the  Foster  mills,  starting  in 
a  small  way  with  one  mill.  His  venture 
proving  successful,  he  gradually  enlarged  his 
facilities  until  at  the  time  of  his  decease  the 
Foster  mills  were  one  of  the  most  important 
industrial  features  of  the  locality.  He  died 
September  17,  1888.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Democrat.  In  1835  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Annis  C.  Small,  a  native  of  Lim- 
ington,  York  County.  They  had  six  children; 
namely,  Sumner,  Angelina,  Perley  B.,  Dexter 
L.,    Adelaide,    and    Victoria.       Mrs.     Foster 


died    January    22,    1889,    aged    seventy-three 
years,  four  months. 

Sumner  and  Perley  B.  Foster  were  reared 
on  the  farm,  receiving  their  education  in  the 
schools  of  Bridgton.  In  boyhood  they  spent 
many  hours  in  the  mills,  at  first  drawn  thither 
by  the  irresistible  fascination  which  the  whir 
of  machinery  always  has  for  a  child.  As  they 
grew  older  they  gradually  took  hold  of  the 
work,  so  that  at  the  time  of  their  father's 
death  they  were  qualified  to  take  full  charge. 
Since  that  time  they  have  carried  on  a  pros- 
perous business,  giving  constant  employment 
to  a  number  of  men.  Now  the  annual  output 
of  the  saw-mill  is  two  hundred  thousand  feet  of 
lumber,  while  the  grist-mill  and  planing-mill 
are  in-  constant  operation.  They  also  manu- 
facture large  quantities  of  shingles.  The 
farm,  which  is  well  cultivated  and  kept  in 
good  condition,  is  another  source  of  profit. 

Sumner  Foster  was  married  in  1893  to  Mrs. 
Elmira  Bennett,  daughter  of  Albert  and 
Eunice  (Carpenter)  Berry.  In  politics  the 
brothers  favor  Democratic  principles.  In  re- 
ligious belief  they  are  Congregationalists. 
They  are  widely  known  and  respected,  and  as 
business  men  occupy  a  leading  position  in  the 
locality. 


rgTARRISON  R.  WATERHOUSE, 
j-^  Postmaster  at  South  Windham,  Me., 
Jis  l^  and  an  active  business  man,  was 
born  August  29,  1852,  in  the  town 
of  Windham.  His  grandfather,  a  lifelong 
resident  of  Gorham,  owned  a  farm  of  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty  acres,  nearly  one-third  of  which 
he  cultivated.  He  was  a  successful  farmer 
for  his  time  and  opportunities,  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  church,  and  an  old-time  Whig  in 
politics.  He  rounded  out  a  long  life,  living 
until  more  than  ninety  years  of  age,  and  reared 
a  large  family  of  children,  among  them  being 
Gardiner  Waterhouse,  the  father  of  Harrison. 
Gardiner  Waterhouse,  the  third  son  born  to 
his  parents,  was  a  native  of  Gorham,  where  he 
learned  the  shoemaker's  trade,  at  which  he 
worked  for  thirty-five  years.  Subsequently 
removing  to  the  town  of  Standish,  he  turned 
his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits,  buying 
a  farm  of  seventy-five  acres,  which  he  managed 


GRENVILLE    HALL. 


BIOGRAPHICAL    REVIEW 


623 


until  his  death  in  1878.  He  was  twice  mar- 
ried. His  first  wife  and  their  only  child  died 
in  1849;  'I'^d  he  was  married  in  1850  to 
Sarah,  daughter  of  Abram  Mayberry,  of  Stand- 
ish,  Me.  By  his  second  wife  he  had  three 
children,  namely:  Harrison  R. ;  J.  M.,  who 
was  born  in  Standish,  June  20,  1855,  is  a  con- 
tractor and  builder  in  Idaho  and  a  stanch 
member  of  the  Republican  party;  and  Frank 
M-. ,  who  was  born  July  15,  1858,  married 
Mabel  Frost,  of  Bridgton,  and  has  three  chil- 
dren —  Mildred,  Maud,  and  Ethel.  Frank  M. 
Waterhouse  is  a  Democrat  in  politics  and  a 
Universalist  in  his  religious  belief.  The 
father  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church 
and  a  strong  Republican. 

Harrison  R.  Waterhouse  acquired  his  edu- 
cation in  Standish,  and  after  leaving  school 
worked  two  years  in  the  grocery  store  of  West- 
cott  &  Mayberry  at  North  Gorham.  Going 
then  to  Portland,  he  was  employed  as  a  clerk 
three  years  in  the  clothing  house  of  R.  S. 
Webster.  Mr.  Waterhouse  then  had  charge 
of  the  old  homestead  in  Standish  for  two  years, 
and  afterward  worked  in  the  mill  of  the  In- 
durated Fibre  Company  at  North  Gorham  five 
years.  Going  thence  to  Yarmouth,  Mr. 
Waterhouse  was  employed  by  R.  H.  Mc- 
Quillen  &  Co.  two  years,  the  following  two 
years  being  spent  with  M.  A.  Hansom  at 
South  Windham.  He  then  established  him- 
self in  the  grocery  business  at  Windham, 
continuing  two  years,  when  he  resumed  his 
former  position  with  Mr.  Hansom,  where  he 
remained  another  two  years.  Forming  a  part- 
nership with  F.  H.  Freeman  under  the  name 
of  Freeman  &  Waterhouse,  he  then  carried  on 
business  in  Gorham  three  years.  In  1893  the 
existing  'partnership  was  dissolved,  and  the 
new  firm  of  Hansom  &  Waterhouse  was 
formed,  Mr.  Waterhouse  becoming  the  partner 
of  Howard  E.  Hansom.  These  gentlenien 
have  since  been  engaged  in  the  provision 
business  at  South  Windham,  where  they  have 
a  profitable  trade. 

On  April  25,  1876,  Mr.  Waterhouse  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Eliza  Higgins,  of 
Standish,  a  daughter  of  James  L.  Higgins. 
Their  only  child  now  living  is  Fred  S.,  who 
was  born  April  21,  1879.  Mr.  Waterhouse^  is 
a  steadfast -Democrat  in  politics  and  an  active 


and  useful  citizen  of  his  town,  which  in  1S90 
^he  represented  in  the  State  legislature.  He 
was  likewise  Selectman  of  Windham  during 
the  years  1888  and  1889.  In  April,  1894,  he 
was  appointed  Postmaster,  an  office  which  he 
still  holds  in  1896. 


/^TrENVILLE  HALL,  late  a  prominent 
V  'S  I  farmer  of  West  Falmouth,  Cumber- 
^ —  land  County,  Me.,  who  died  about 
three  months  since,  February  14,  1896,  was 
born  in  Falmouth,  January  27,  1822,  son  of 
Jeremiah  and  Hulda  (Winslow)  Hall. 

His  paternal  grandfather,  William  Hall, 
was  one  of  the  first  white  settlers  of  the  town, 
the  land  which  he  subjected  to  the  plough  hav- 
ing never  before  been  occupied  save  by  the 
Indians.  William  Hall  was  twice  married, 
and  had  a  large  family  of  children.  In  relig- 
ious belief  he  was  a  Quaker.  Jeremiah  Hall, 
son  of  William,  passed  his  life  on  the  Fal- 
mouth homestead,  where  he  engaged  in  farm- 
ing and  lumbering.  He  became  one  of  the 
leading  men  of  the  town,  and  for  sixteen 
years  held  the  office  of  Selectman,  serving  a 
portion  of  that  time  as  Chairman  of  the  Board. 
In  political  views  he  was  a  Democrat.  His 
wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Hulda  Wins- 
low,  bore  him  seven  children,  all  of  whom 
lived  to  attain  years  of  discretion,  and  two 
are  now  living;  namely,  Winslow  and  An- 
drew, who  reside  in  California. 

Grenville  Hall  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  Falmouth  and  at  Nor- 
way Academy,  Norway,  Me.  After  leaving 
school  he  returned  to  the  Hall  homestead  and 
engaged  in  farming,  and  after  his  father's 
death  he  became  the  owner  of  this  farm.  It 
contains  about  two  hundred  and  fifteen  acres 
of  land,  divided-  into  pasture,  woodland,  and 
tillage,  and  yields  about  sixty-five  tons  of  hay 
yearly.  Mr.  Hall  kept  on  an  average  eight 
head  of  beef  cattle  and  three  horses.  He  was 
a  breeder  of  native,  Hereford,  Holstein,  and 
Jersey  stock.  Energetic,  progressive, 
thrifty,  after  he  became  the  owner  of 
place  he  made  various  improvements, 
modelling  the  house  and  out-buildings, 
erecting  a  new  barn. 

On     February    3,    1875,    he    married 


and 

the 

re- 

and 

Miss 


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Miranda  Fields,  a  daughter  of  William  Fields, 
of  Falmouth,  Me.  One  child  was  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hall,  but  soon  its  place  in  the 
household  was  marked  by  a  vacant  chair. 

Mr.  Hall  is  a  believer  in  the  principles  of 
the  Democratic  party,  but  was  never  an  aspir- 
ant for  official  position.  The  only  social 
Order  of  which  he  was  a  member  was  the 
Grange  of  Falmouth,  the  larger  share  of  his 
time  being  devoted  to  his  home  and  farm  in- 
terests. With  his  family  he  was  an  attendant 
of  the  F"riends'  Meeting. 

A  very  good  likeness  of  Grenville  Hall  will 
be  found  on  another  page  of  this  volume. 


Reuben    B.    BENNETT,   a   prominent 


•TfTjEU 

I  S^  merchant  of  Bridgton,  was  born  in  the 
|b\^  ^  town,  February  25,  1819,  son  of 
^"^  William  and  Lois  (Flint)  Bennett. 
He  is  a  descendant  of  a  pioneer  of  Vermont, 
from  which  State  his  father  came  to  Bridgton. 
The  youngest  of  a  family  of  seven  children, 
six  sons  and  one  daughter,  he  is  also  the  sole 
survivor. 

Like  his  brothers,  he  was  reared  to  farming 
pursuits.  When  eighteen  years  of  age,  he 
began  carpentering,  which  he  followed  four  or 
five  years,  still  making  his  home  with  his 
father,  however.  He  next  moved  to  the  town 
of  Sweden,  and  was  there  employed  in  a  mill 
for  twelve  years.  Coming  then  to  Bridgtq^i, 
he  obtained  an  engagement  at  the  old  Walker- 
son  mill,  which  stood  on  the  site  now  occupied 
by  the  Pondicherry  mills,  and  managed  it  for 
.a  long  time.  On  ending  this  connection  he 
embarked  in  mercantile  business,  which  he 
still  pursues.  In  this  venture  he  has  been 
very  successful,  and  at  the  present  time  owns 
two  business  houses  in  the  lower  village.  He 
has  also  made  considerable  profit  by  buying 
large  tracts  of  standing  timber,  manufacturing 
it  into  lumber,  and  disposing  of  it  at  the  lead- 
ing markets  of  the  vicinity.  Mr.  Bennett  is 
the  architect  of  his  own  fortunes.  He  has  won 
success  by  energy,  industry,  and  enterprise 
under  the  guidance  of  a  good  judgment. 

In  1840  Mr.  Bennett  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Johanna  Burnell,  who  was  born  in 
Bridgton,  December  22,  1820.  Their  children 
were:  Wesley,  Benjamin    F.,  Harriet.  A.,  and 


Frank  P.  Wesley  died  when  young,  Harriet 
A.  in  1893.  Frank  P.  is  the  present  Post- 
master of  Bridgton.  Mrs.  Bennett,  a  woman 
of  much  worth,  is  an  active  member  of  the 
Methodist  EpiscoiDal  church.  Mr.  Bennett, 
Sr. ,  is  an  earnest  advocate  of  Democratic  prin- 
ciples. He  is  active  in  public  affairs,  gener- 
ously aiding  and  encouraging  all  beneficial 
enterprises,  and  is  highly  esteemed  in  his 
native  town. 


T^OLONEL  EDWIN  H.  HOSMER, 
I  Nt-^  LL.  B. ,  a  prominent  attorney  and 
^JIU  notary  public  of  Portland,  Me.,  was 
born  in  the  town  now  known  as 
Norfolk,  Norfolk  County,  Mass.,  .August  i, 
1845,  son  of  Dennis  and  Elmira  (Kingsbury) 
Hosmer,  and  grandson  of  Daniel  Hosmer,  a 
native  of  Concord,  Mass.,  who  served  as  Col- 
onel in  the  War  of  1812. 

Dennis  Hosmer,  son  of  Daniel,  was  born  at 
Sterling,  Worcester  County,  Mass.,  in  181 1. 
In  early  life  he  was  a  teacher,  but  later  re- 
nounced his  caljing  to  follow  that  of  painter 
and  contractor.  He  moved  to  Norfolk,  where 
he  became  a  prominent  citizen  and  was  Sheriff 
of  that  county.  He  served  as  soldier  in  the 
Civil  War,  going  to  the  front  with  the  rank  of 
Captain,  and  was  later  promoted  to  that  of 
Lieutenant  Colonel  of  colored  troops.  He  was 
killed  while  on  his  way  home,  after  receiving 
his  discharge  in  December,  1864,  on  account 
of  ill  health,  having  been  last  seen  by  his  son, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch,  at  Nashville,  Tenn., 
in  the  fall  of  that  year.  His  wife  survived 
him  nearly  twenty-four  years,  dying  in  May, 
1888.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Asa  Kingsbury, 
and  was  born  in  Norfolk,  September  23,  i8o8. 
They  had  three  sons— Edwin  H.  ;  John  G., 
now  of  Worcester,  Mass.  ;  and  Frederick  W., 
of  Plymouth,  Mass.,  all  of  whom  served  in  the 
Union  army  during  the  war,  each  enlisting  at 
an  early  age. 

Edwin  H.  Hosmer  attended  school  in  Rox- 
bury,  now  a  part  of  Boston,  and  later  pursued 
his  studies  in  the  Foxboro  Academy  and 
the  Norwich  Military  University,  being  in  the 
latter  institution  at  the  breaking  out  of  the 
war.  Filled  with  patriotic  ardor,  he  enlisted 
at  once  in  the  Standish  Guards  of  Plymouth, 


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625 


■(jvhere  his  parents  were  accustomed  to  spend 
the  summer.  This  orgariization  was  divided, 
a  part  of  it  talcing  the  name  of  the  Plymouth 
Rock  Guards;  and  of  this  division  Mr.  Hosmer 
was  soon  appointed  Adjutant.  The  company 
went  out  for  three  months'  service  on  the  first 
call  for  troops,  and  was  sent  to  Fortress  Mon- 
roe and  attached  to  the  Third  Massachusetts 
Regiment,  being  placed  on  guard  duty.  It 
was  one  of  seven  companies  that  volunteered  in 
the  field  for  three  years'  service.  Mr.  Hosmer 
was  made  Captain;  but,  shortly  receiving  the 
appointment  of  Assistant  Adjutant-general,  he 
was  separated  from  his  company  and  was  on  the 
staffs  successively  of  Generals  Wood,  Mans- 
field, Sumner,  and  Hovey.  With  the  latter 
Mr.-  Hosmer  served  for  three  years,  during  one 
year  of  which  General  Hovey  was  Commander 
of  the  District  of  Indiana,  with  headquarters 
at  Indianapolis.  In  the  field  Mr.  Hosmer 
served  all.  through  the  Peninsular  campaign 
under  General  Sumner,  being  first  at  Newport 
News,  Va. ,  with  Generals  Wood  and  Mans- 
field. He  was  there  during  the  famous  en- 
counter between  the  "Monitor"  and  "  Merri- 
rnac,  "  which  took  place  in  the  immediate  vicin- 
ity. After  the  Peninsular  campaign  Colonel 
Hosmer  joined  General  Hovey  at  Vicksburg, 
being  present  at  the  memorable  bombardment 
and  surrender  of  that  city,  and  remaining  there 
until  the  winter  of  1863-64,  when  he  went  to 
Indiana,  as  above  stated.  In  December,  1864, 
he  collected  a  number  of  men  in  Indianapolis, 
and  went  with  them  to  join  the  army  of  Gen- 
eral Thomas  at  Nashville,  then  opposed  to  that 
of  the  Confederate  General  Hood.  After  the 
brilliant  victory  gained  by  Thomas,  Colonel 
Hosmer  was  wounded,  and  captured  while  en- 
gaged with  the  army,  pursuing  the  retreating 
Confederates.  He  remained  a  prisoner  for  six 
weeks;  but,  having  the  good  fortune  to  meet  an 
old  schoolmate  among  the  Confederate  soldiers, 
he  was  assisted  in  effecting  his  escape,  and  re- 
turned to  Indiana,  serving  under  General 
Hovey  until  November,  1865,  when  he  re- 
signed and  was  mustered  out  of  the  service, 
being  then  but  in  his  twenty-first  year.  He 
had  previously  been  promoted  to  the  rank  of 
Colonel  of  a  new  regiment  raised  at  Indianapo- 
lis, and  he  had  charge  of  the  camp  at  that 
place  when  General   Hovey  resigned  to  settle 


up  his  affairs  at  the  termination  of  the  war. 
Colonel  Hosmer  was  several  times  wounded, 
first  at  the  battle  of  Malvern  Hill,  Va.,  July 
I,  1862,  again  at  Vicksburg,  and  once  more 
after  the  battle  of  Nashville.  For  his  post  at 
Indianapolis  he  was  in  some  measure  indebted 
to  his  mother's  uncle,  Caleb  B.  Smith,  who 
was  Secretary  of  the  Interior  in  President  Lin- 
coln's cabinet. 

After  being  mustered  out  of  the  service, 
Colonel  Hosmer  was  elected  to  the  Indiana 
State  Senate,  and  went  to  Washington  as  clerk 
of  the  Senate  Committee  on  Military  Affairs 
upon  the  election  of  Governor  Morton  as 
United  States  Senator;  and,  after  remaining 
thus  engaged  for  a  year  or  two,  he  received  an 
appointment  to  a  position  in  the  Pension 
Office,  where  he  remained  for  twenty-three 
years,  during  that  time  serving  successively  in 
nearly  every  division  of  the  office.  He  was  for 
a  time  the  special  agent  at  Boston,  and  for 
seven  years  was  the  special  agent  at  Portland. 
At  the  end  of  the  latter  period  he  purchased 
the  pension  office  of  Mr.  Harmon,  which  was 
the  oldest  one  in  the  country,  having  been  es- 
tablished some  fifty  years  previously.  He  first 
came  to  Portland  in  1881,  but  after  a  six 
years'  residence  in  the  city  went  back  to 
Washington  for  a  stay  of  two  years.  He  then 
returned  to  Portland,  where  since  i8go  he  has 
carried  on  a  general  pension  and  claim  busi- 
ness. While  in  Washington  he  attended  Co- 
lumbia Law  School  and  was  there  graduated. 
Colonel  Hosmer's  employment  by  the  national 
government  covered  a  period  of  thirty  years; 
and  through  all  that  time  he  proved  himself  a 
faithful  public  servant,  whether  on  the  field 
facing  the  enemy's  fire  or  in  the  more  peaceful 
occupations  of  civil  life.  Colonel  Hosmer  has 
been  a  member  of  Collingwood  Post,  No.  176, 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  of  Plymouth,  since 
its  organization;  and  he  is  a  member  of  Deer- 
ing  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  ;  Greenleaf  Chap- 
ter and  St.  Albans  Commandery  of  Portland. 

He  was  married  July  31,  1884,  at  Lewiston, 
Me.,  to  Miss  Grace  M.  Briant ;  and  they  have 
one  child,  Robert  L. ,  now  a  bright  boy  of  two 
years.  The  family  has  a  pleasant  home  in  the 
city  of  Portland,  but  during  the  summer  season 
they  reside  in  Falmouth.  They  are  attendants 
and  supporters  of  the  Episcopal  church. 


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ALTER  S.  KIMBALL,  I  skilful 
id  prosperous  agriculturist  of 
Bridgton,  is  a  native  of  Cumberland 
County,  having  been  born  September  17,  1855, 
in  the  town  of  Westbrook.  He  is  of  English 
extraction,  being  a  descendant  of  Richard 
Kimball,  who  came  from  England  and  settled 
in  Massachusetts  in  Colonial  times.  The 
great-grandfather  of  Walter  was  John  Kimball, 
who,  having  been  born,  reared,  and  married  in 
the  old  Bay  State,  removed  to  Portland  in 
1791.  He  was  then  in  the  prime  of  a  vigor- 
ous manhood,  being  thirty-three  years  of  age. 
A  carpenter  by  trade,  he  assisted  in  the  erec- 
tion of  many  of  the  buildings  of  that  city, 
which  was  then  recovering  from  the  disastrous 
effects  of  Mowatt's  bombardment.  His  son, 
John  Kimball,  Jr.,  who  was  Walter's  grand- 
father, was  born  in  Massachusetts,  January  19, 
1 783.  John,  Jr.,  was  about  eight  years  of 
age  when  he  went  with  his  parents  to  Portland. 
He  married  Nancy  Day;  and  among  his  chil- 
dren was  a  son,  William  G. 

William  G.  Kimball,  born  in  Portland, 
March  10,  18 14,  was  reared  to  manhood  in  his 
native  town.  He  worked  for  many  years  at 
stair  building  in  Portland  and  the  neighboring 
towns.  In  1867  he  purchased  the  farm  of  fifty 
acres,  located  on  the  Highlands  in  Bridgton, 
now  owned  by  his  son  Walter.  He  at  once 
moved  his  family  to  this  pleasant  home,  but 
continued  to  follow  his  trade  in  Portland  until 
1 87 1.  He  then  engaged  in  general  farming, 
which  thereafter  continued  to  be  his  chief 
occupation  until  his  demise,  December  18, 
1892.  In  1873  he  opened  his  house,  which  he 
named  Ridge  Cottage,  to  summer  boarders, 
being  the  first  in  the  town  to  enter  this  busi- 
ness, now  very  generally  followed  in  the  vi- 
cinity. The  natural  attractions  of  this  locality 
are  unsurpassed  in  any  portion  of  New  Eng- 
land. The  visitor  is  charmed  by  the  beauty  of 
the  lake  and  mountain  scenery,  and  invigorated 
by  the  constant  breezes.  William  G.  Kimball 
married  Eliza  A.  C.  Shaw,  a  native  of  Portland, 
and  they  had  eight  children,  of  whom  the  fol- 
lowing is  recorded :  John  W.  lives  in  New 
York  City ;  Albert  H.  is  deceased ;  Frank  B. 
is  deceased ;  Walter  S.  is  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Mary  is  the  wife  of  Thomas  Smiley, 
and   lives    in   Clinton,    Mass.  ;    George  is  de- 


ceased; Frederick  is  deceased;  and  Alice  M. 
is  the  wife  of  Willard  Barnes,  of  North  Con- 
way, N.  H.  The  mother,  who  was  a  conscien- 
tious and  active  member  of  the  Baptist  church, 
died  in  1884.  The  fa.ther  was  a  true  and 
steadfast  adherent  of  the  Republican  party. 

Walter  S.  Kimball,  who  has  been  a  resident 
of  Bridgton  since  he  was  eleven  years  old,  was 
educated  in  the  schools  of  the  town.  When 
capable  of  doing  so,  he  assisted  his  father  in 
carrying  on  the  farm.  On  the  death  of  the 
latter  he  succeeded  to  the  property,  and  has 
resided  thereon  since,  with  the  exception  of 
four  years  spent  in  Boston  and  Portland.  He 
was  united  in  marriage  May  10,  1.887,  to  Miss 
Eleanor  W.  Goold,  who  was  born  and  bred  in 
Portland.  In  politics  Mr.  Kimball  is  a  stanch 
Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the  local 
lodge  of  Odd  Fellows. 


APTAIN  SAMUEL  O.  COBB,  a 
retired  farmer  of  New  Gloucester,  was 
born  in  this  town,  December  8, 
1 81 8.  He  is  a  representative  of 
the  family  in  whose  honor  Cobb's  Station  was 
named. 

His  father.  Captain  Chandler  Cobb,  was  also 
a  native  of  New  Gloucester.  During  a  portion 
of  his  life  he  worked  at  the  trade  of  a  shoe- 
maker, and  he  also  engaged  in  farming.  He 
died  in  this  town  when  but  forty-two  years  of 
age,  leaving  an  honorable  record.  His  title 
of  Captain  was  acquired  by  service  in  the  State 
militia.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Lydia  O.  True,  was  a  native  of  North  Yar- 
mouth. They  were  married  in  this  town,  and 
she  survived  her  husband  many  years,  dying  at 
the  venerable  age  of  ninety-five.  Five  chil- 
dren were  born  of  their  union,  as  follows: 
two  died  in  infancy;  Samuel  O.  ;  Solomon 
Hewitt  Chandler  Cobb  (deceased)  married 
Miss  Cornelia  Bradford,  who  survives  him 
and  is  now  residing  in  Skowhegan,  Me.  ;  Mary 
is  the  wife  of  Henry  A.  Fogg,  a  successful 
farmer  of  New  Gloucester. 

Samuel  O.  Cobb  acquired  his  education  in 
the  common  school,  which  he  was  able  to 
attend  during  the  winter  months  only.  He 
remained  with  his  parents,  and  after  his 
father's    death    he    helped     to     support     his 


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widowed  mother.  Shortly  after  his  marriage, 
which  occurred  in  February,  1842,  he  pur- 
chased a  farm,  on  which  he  lived  until  1878, 
removing  at  that  time  to  New  Gloucester  vil- 
lage. Two  years  later  he  removed  to  another 
farm,  which  he  made  his  home  until  March, 
189s,  when  he  sold  out,  and  is  now  living  in 
retirement.  His  wife,  who  before  her  mar- 
riage was  Miss  Mary  Morgan,  was  born  in  this 
town,  January  21,  18 19,  and  is  a  daughter  of 
John  and  Sarah  (Ramsdell)  Morgan,  both  of 
whom  are  members  of  old  and  well-known 
families  of  this  county.  Three  children  have 
been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cobb  —  Elizabeth 
P.  M.  Cobb,  now  a  dressmaker  in  Portland ; 
Lydia  True  Cobb,  who  died  at  the  age  of  eight 
years;  and  Hattie  Ellen,  who  lives  at  home 
with  her  parents.  Lizzie  P.  M.  was  educated 
at  Auburn  Academy,  and  Hattie  E.  at  Abbott 
Academy,  Andover,  Mass.,  from  which  she  was 
graduated. 

Like  his  father,  Samuel  O.  Cobb  obtained 
his  title  by  service  in  the  State  militia.  His 
present  easy  circumstances  are  due  to  well- 
directed  and  persistent  effort,  united  with 
judicious  economy.  In  political  affiliation  he 
is  a  firm  Republican.  He  and  his  wife  are 
useful  and  active  members  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church. 


(sTVLBERT  F.  CHUTE,  a  respected  farmer 
pX  and  lifelong  resident  of  Otisfield,  was 
Jj\\  born  in  this  town,  January  27,  1856. 
^-^  He  is  a  son  of  John  H.  and  Joanna 
(Pike)  Chute.  His  father,  who  was  also  a 
native  of  Otisfield,  born  July  29,  18 10,  was 
throughout  his  life  successfully  engaged  in 
agriculture  on  the  farm  settled  by  the  grand- 
father, Francis  Chute.  He  died  December 
II,  1890.  His  wife,  Joanna,  was  a  native 
of  Norway,  this  State,  and  there  spent  her 
childhood.  She  was  twice  married,  her  first 
husband  being  Nathaniel  Andrews,  of  Nor- 
way. While  Mrs.  Andrews  she  resided  in 
Harrison  and  later  in  Otisfield,  where  her 
husband  died  September  26,  1853.  By  her 
subsequent  marriage  with  Mr.  Chute  she  had 
one  son,  whose  name  prefaces  this  article. 
She  died  April  24,  1896. 

Albert  F.  Chute  acquired  a  practical  educa- 


tion, and  in  early  youth  assisted  his  father  in 
the  management  of  the  farm  of  which  he  is 
now  the  owner.  The  place,  known  as  the  old 
Chute  homestead,  which  was  cleared,  as  above 
mentioned,  by  his  grandfather,  Francis,  con- 
tains about  one  hundred  acres  of  well-improved 
land;  and  Mr.  Chute  is  profitably  engaged  in 
general  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  usually 
keeps  about  seven  cows,  his  cream  finding  a 
ready  marltet  in  Poland,  Androscoggin  County, 
and  elsewhere.  Mr.  Chute  is  the  possessor  of 
some  interesting  family  heirlooms,  among 
them  an  old  clock  that  his  great-grandfather 
had  in  his  younger  days  and  a  silver  watch 
his  grandfather  received  in  payment  for  a 
month's  work  in  the  hay-field.  On  September 
10,  1876,  Mr.  Chute  was  united  in  marriage 
with  ]\Iiss  Eugenia  Scribner,  who  was  born  in 
Otisfield,  June  30,  1856,  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Elsie  (Scribner)  Scribner.  Mrs.  Chute's 
great-grandfather  was  one  of  the  early  settlers 
of  this  town.  Her  grandfather,  Edward 
Scribner,  was  born  in  Otisfield,  September  18, 
1806,  and  for  ten  years  before  his  death, 
which  occurred  January  28,  1896,  he  made  his 
home  with  her.  Mrs.  Chute's  mother  died 
May  17,  1892.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chute  are  the 
parents  of  one  son,  Alfred  L.,  born  March  8, 
1878,  and  now  residing  at  home. 

In  political  matters  Mr.  Chute  has  always 
voted  with  the  Republican  party.  He  has, 
however,  declined  office,  though  several  times 
asked  to  serve.  He  is  connected  with  some 
of  the  social  Orders,  being  a  member  of  Plarri- 
son  Lodge,  No.  41,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  of  Harrison  village,  the  New  Eng- 
land Order  of  Protection,  and  the  Patrons  of 
Husbandry.  He  and  his  wife  are  attendants 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  at  Bolster's 
Mills. 


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EORGE  W.  LOVEJOY,  junior  mem- 
%  •)  I  ber  of  the  firm  of  L.  M.  Lovejoy  & 
^ —  Son,  carpenters  and  builders  of  Port- 
land, is  an  enterprising  business  man  and  a 
respected  citizen.  He  is  a  native  of  this  city, 
born  July  31,  1859,  son  of  Lemuel  M.  and 
Charlotte  S.  (Goold)  Lovejoy.  His  paternal 
grandparents,  Lemuel  and  Abigial  (French) 
Lovejoy,     were    pioneer    settlers    of    Oxford 


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County.  Lemuel  Lovejoy,  who  was  a  carpen- 
ter and  farmer,  was  born  in  Andover,  Mass., 
January  28,  1789.  After  attaining  man's  es- 
tate he  emigrated  in  18 10  to  Norway,  Me., 
where  he  lived  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
February  27,  1863,  aged  seventy-four  years, 
thirty  days.  His  wife,  Abigail  (French) 
Lovejoy,  was  also  a  native  of  Andover,  born 
June  6,  1790.  There  were  nine  children  born 
to  them,  six  of  whom  are  now  living;  namely, 
Esther  A.  Merrill,  Henry  C.  Lovejoy,  Martha 
F.  Gould,  Lemuel  M.  Lovejoy,  Aaron  W. 
Lovejoy,  and  Thomas  R.  Lovejoy.  The 
mother's  death  occurred  July  27,  1869,  aged 
seventy-nine  years,  twenty-one  days.  Both 
parents  were  members  of  the  Methodist  Epis-  . 
copal  church. 

Lemuel  M.  Lovejoy  was  born  May  6,  1826, 
in  the  town  of  Norway,  and  lived  there  until 
he  attained  his  majority.  Having  learned  the 
carpenter's  trade,  he  then  started  in  business 
for  himself,  locating  in  Portland.  Being  a 
thorough  and  skilful  workman,  he  soon  won  a 
leading  position  among  his  fellow-carpenters. 
Continuing  in  the  business  since,  he  has  built 
many  of  the  fine  residences,  including  several 
of  those  on  the  west  hill.  In  1884  he  took 
into  partnership  his  son  George,  who  has 
proved  a  most  efficient  assistant.  His  wife 
was  born  in  Portland,  January  2,  1826,  daugh- 
ter of  Abner  and  Elizabeth  (Green)  Goold. 
Abner  Goold  was  born  in  Portland  in  1789. 
He  followed  the  business  of  a  stevedore, 
employing  a  great  many  men.  His  death  oc- 
curred July  14,  1863,  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
four  years.  His  wife,  Elizabeth,  was  born  in 
Scarboro,  Me.,  in  July,  1791.  There  were 
ten  children  born  to  them,  of  whom  Charlotte 
S.  Lovejoy  is  the  only  survivor.  Mrs. 
Goold's  death  occurred  March  27,  1855,  aged 
sixty-three  years,  eight  months.  She  and  her 
husband  were  members  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church.  Mr.  Lemuel  M.  Lovejoy  and 
his  wife  had  four  children,  of  whom  two  are 
now  living  —  Mary  O.  and  George  W.  The 
others  were:  Charlotte  S.  and  Elwood  F. 
Both  parents  are  worthy  members  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church.  The  father  is  an  Odd 
Fellow,  holding  membership  in  the  Maine 
Lodge. 

George  W.  Lovejoy  received  his  education 


in  the  public  schools  of  Portland.  While 
still  quite  young  in  years,  he  learned  the  car- 
penter's trade  with  his  father,  who  perceived 
the  boy's  natural  aptitude  for  the  trade,  and 
sought  to  develop  it.  Subsequently  George 
worked  by  the  day  at  the  trade  until  1884, 
when,  as  stated  above,  he  was  admitted  to  an 
equal  partnership  with  his  father,  forming  the 
firm,  L.  M.  Lovejoy  &  Son.  Since  then  he 
has  taken  an  active  interest  in  everything  con- 
nected with  the  business,  looking  carefully 
after  the  books  and  finances.  In  buSy  times 
they  employ  from  fifteen  to  twenty-five  men, 
having  had  as  many  as  thirty-five  men  at  work 
under  unusual  pressure. 

Mr.  Lov_ejoy  was  married  January  13,  1885, 
to  Miss  Hattie  May,  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Margaret  (McDonald)  Mackin,  of  Portland. 
Their  married  life  was  comparatively  brief. 
Mrs.  Lovejoy  died  April  29,  1894,  leaving 
three  children  —  Claude  L.,  Ralph  W.,  and 
Philip  B.  Philip  B.  is  now  deceased.  Mr, 
Lovejoy  is  a  member  of  Bramhill  Lodge, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  and  is  an  attendant  of  the 
Universalist  church. 


(sTTBRAHAM   p.    LUFKIN,    a   prominent 

tjLa      farmer   of    North    Yarmouth,    holding 

/JLV^  the   office    of    Town   Treasurer,    was 

born    upon    the    farm    he  now  owns 

and  occupies,  March  28,   1834,  son  of  William 

and  Sarah  (Batchelder)  Lufkin. 

Mr.  Lufkin's  father  was  a  native  and  life- 
long resident  of  North  Yarmouth,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits.  Ener- 
getic and  persevering,  he  never  lost  an  oppor- 
tunity for  advancement ;  and  his  prosperity  was 
the  result  of  his  untiring  efforts.  In  politics- 
he  was  originally  a  Whig.  Later  he  supported 
the  principles  of  the  Republican  party,  and  he 
possessed  an  intelligent  understanding  of  im- 
portant political  questions  of  his  day.  He  was 
highly  esteemed  as  a  worthy  and  useful  citizen, 
who  took  a  deep  interest  in  the  general  wel- 
fare of  the  community  and  was  always  active 
in  forwarding  measures  conducive  to- the  public 
welfare.  William  Lufkin  died  at  the  age  of 
eighty-two  years.  He  was  a  Congregationalist 
in  his  religious  views  and  a  member  "and  a 
liberal  supporter  of  that  church   in   North  Yar- 


*/ 


WILLIAM    H.    JORDAN. 


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mouth.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Sarah  Batchelder,  was  a  native  of  North  Yar- 
mouth. They  reared  two  children,  namely: 
Abraham  P.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and 
Sarah  E.,  who  is  a  resident  of  North  Yar- 
mouth. Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Lufkin,  like  her  hus- 
band, lived  to  reach  the  age  of  eighty-two. 
Abraham  P.  Lufkin  received  his  education 
in  the  district  schools  of  his  native  town,  and 
at  an  early  age  he  began  to  assist  in  carrying 
on  the  farm.  He  became  i^roficient  in  the  im- 
proved methods  of  agricultural  development, 
and  since  succeeding  to  the  ownership  of  .the 
home  farm  has  conducted  it  with  ability  and 
success.  His  property,  which  is  desirably 
located,  consists  of  sixty  acres  of  fertile  land; 
and  he  devotes  his  time  and  attention  to  gen- 
eral farming,  his  crops  being  among  the  best 
in  his  locality.  He  has  long  occupied  a  posi- 
tion of  prominence  in  local  public  affairs, 
possessing  qualifications  which  make  him  es- 
pecially eligible  to  responsible  offices  of  trust; 
and  he  not  only  served  as  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Selectmen  for  seven  years,  but  has 
officiated  as  Town  Treasurer  with  ability  and 
faithfulness  for  a  number  of  terms.  He  is  a 
Republican  in  politics. 

On  October  19,  1858,  Mr.  Lufkin  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Lucy  C.  Hayes,  who 
was  born  in  North  Yarmouth,  February  23, 
1835.  She  is  a  daughter  of  the  late  David 
and  Lydia  Hayes.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lufkin  have 
two  children,  as  follows:  Margaret.  A.,  an 
adopted  daughter,  who  is  now  the  wife  of 
Sidney  A.  Rich,  and  resides  in  Lynn,  Mass.  ; 
and  Grace  N.,  who  married  Edwin  M.  Mcln- 
tyre,  and  is  living  in  North  Yarmouth. 

Mr.  Lufkin  is  pleasantly  situated  at  his 
comfortable  home  and  enjoys  a  well-merited 
prosperity  as  the  result  of  his  labors.  He  is 
a  general  social  favorite,  being  connected  with 
the  Knights  of  Pythias  of  Yarmouth;  and  he 
and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church. 


ILLIAM  H.  JORDAN,  a  highly  re- 
spected citizen  of  Raymond,  Cum- 
berland County,  Me.,  a  practical 
and  enterprising  farmer,  was  born  in  New 
Gloucester,    an    adjoining    town,    on    June   2, 


1859,  son  of  John   H.  and  Mary  A.   (Stinch- 
field)  Jordan. 

John  Jordan,  the  paternal  grandfather  of 
William  H.,  was  a  native  Of  Raymond.  I-fere 
he  successfully  followed  the  occupation  of  a 
farmer,  being  the  owner -of  the  place  on  which 
his  grandson  now  resides.  He  married  Miss 
Thirza  Brown,  of  Pownal,  Me.,  who  bore  him 
eight  children,  as  follows:  Joseph,  Samuel, 
Zachariah,  John  PL,  Dorcas,  Mary,  Melissa, 
and  Mahala. 

At  their  father's  decease  John  H.  Jordan 
took  charge  of  the  old  homestead,  of  which  he 
subsequently  became  the  owner,  and  here 
spent  his  life  profitably  engaged  in  agricult- 
ure. His  death  occurred  on  April  2[,  1888. 
His  wife,  Mary  A.  Stinchfield,  was  born  in 
New  Gloucester,  daughter  of  William  and  Re- 
becca (Preble)  Stinchfield.  After  her  mother's 
death  in  1857  her  father,  who  was  a  pros- 
perous farmer  of  that  place,  married  Miss 
Sallie  Cole,  and  shortly  removed  to  this  town, 
where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  in 
farming.  He  died  here  on  June  9,  1895. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  H.  Jordan  reared  a  son  and 
daughter,  the  former  being  William  H.,  the 
subject  of  the  present  sketch.  His  sister, 
Clara  N.,  born  January  12,  1862,  married 
Frank  C.  Wilson.  She  died  Jun£  19,  1891, 
leaving  two  sons  —  Ernest  C.  and  Perley  J., 
who,  with  their  father,  reside  with  their 
mother's  brother. 

William  H.  Jordan  received  a  good  prac- 
tical education  in  the  common  schools  of  Ray- 
mond. He  remained  with  his  parents  until 
their  death,  after  which  he  purchased  the  old 
homestead ;  and  he  has  since  continued  to  re- 
side here.  The  farm  contains  about  one  hun- 
dred acres  of  well-improved  land;  and  he  is 
profitably  engaged  in  mixed  husbandry  and  the 
production  of  fruit,  also  raising  considerable 
live  stock. 

In  political  affiliation  Mr.  Jordan  is  a  Re- 
publican and  an  ardent  advocate  of  the  prin- 
ciples of  that  party.  He  has  served  his  town 
as  Collector  for  about  four  years.  Mr.  Jordan 
and  his  brother-in-law,  Mr.  Wilson,  are  both 
members  of  Hawthorne  Lodge,  No.  16, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  of  Raymond,  Mr.  Wilson 
likewise  belonging  to  the  New  England"  Order 
of  Protection,  No.  171,  of  Webb's  Mills,  and 


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also  to  Moamma  Lodge,  No.  40,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Mechanic  Falls. 


fHOMAS  J.  DAWES,  one  of  the  oldest 
and  most  highly  respected  citizens  of 
New  Gloucester  and  a  leading  farmer 
of  that  place,  was  born  in  the  town,  July  27, 
1807,    son    of    Gideon    and    Sarah    (Haskell) 
Dawes.     Gideon  Dawes,  whose  birth  occurred 
in  Duxbridge,  Me.,  came  to  New  Gloucester 
with  his  parents  when  a  lad  of  fourteen  years. 
During  the  remainder  of  his  boyhood  he  re- 
sided in  the  old  Belle  Tavern  in  that  village. 
He  purchased  a  farm  in   New  Gloucester,  and 
was  thereafter  engaged  in  its  cultivation  until 
his    death,     which    occurred    when     he     was 
seventy-five  years  old.     His  wife,  Sarah,  who 
was  a  native  of  New  Gloucester,  lived  to  the 
advanced  age    of   eighty-four   years.     Twelve 
children   were  born   of   their  union;   namely, 
Gideon,  Hubbard,  Charges,  Nathan,  William, 
Bethany,    Thomas   J.,    Davis,   Joseph,    Sarah, 
and    two,    unnamed,    who    died    in    infancy. 
Sarah  married  George  Springall,  a  merchant 
of  Boston,   Mass. 

Thomas  J.  Dawes,  who  is  now  the  only  sur- 
vivor of  his  parents'  family,  received  a  good 
common-school  education.  He  remained  at 
home  until  he  was, twenty-one  years  old.  He 
then  spent  four  years  working  on  different 
farms  for  eight  dollars  per  month.  Soon  after 
his  marriage  he  purchased  his  present  farm, 
on  which  he  has  since  resided.  It  contains 
sixty  acres  of  well-improved  land,  which  under 
his  skilful  management  has  yielded  good  crops 
of  hay,  corn,  and  other  staple  products.  Al- 
though advanced  in  years,  he  is  still  able  to 
perform  considerable  work. 

On  April  20,  1834,  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Eliza  Emery,  who  was  born 
in  Poland,  Me.,  April  15,  1811,  daughter  of 
Mark  and  Annie  (McGuire)  Emery.  Her 
father,  a  native  of  Cape  Ann,  Maine,  who  was 
a  shoemaker  by  trade,  and  was  also  engaged  to 
some  extent  in  farming,  died  when  Mrs. 
Dawes  was  but  three  years  old.  .Her  mother 
was  born  in  New  Gloucester.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Dawes  had  two  children  —  Sophia  and  Alvin 
F.  Sophia,  born  November  29,  1835,  mar- 
ried Henry  Morgan,  who  died  July    i,    1874. 


She  died  May  11,  1863,  leaving  one  daughter, 
Sophia  H.,  born  May  i,  1863.  Sophia  H. 
married  L.  Whitman,  the  manufacturer  of  the 
Whitman  sleds.  They  live  with  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Dawes,  and  Mr.  Whitman  carries  on  his  man- 
ufacturing business  near  by.  Alvin  F. 
Dawes,  born  November  7,  1843,  served  in  the 
Civil  War  as  a  private  in  Company  H  of  the 
Tenth  Regiment,  Maine  Volunteers,  com- 
manded by  Colonel  G.  L.  Beals.  At  the  close 
of  the  war  he  returned  to  his  home,  where  he 
died  on  October  17,  1867.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Dawes  are  the  oldest  married  couple  in  New 
Gloucester.  They  remember  when  there  were 
but  few  houses  in  their  immediate  vicinity. 
In  politics  Mr.  Dawes  is  a  Democrat,  while 
he  and  his  wife  are  honored  members  of  the 
Baptist  church. 


OSHUA  L.  USHER,  a  veteran  of  the 
Civil  War,  who  has  a  fine  farm  in  the 
beautiful  lake  town  of  Sebago,  was  born 
in  Baldwin,  Cumberland  County,  No- 
vember 30,  1832,  son  of  Luther  and  Esther 
(Young)  Usher.  Luther  Usher,  who  was  a 
farmer  of  Baldwin,  reared  four  children,  of 
whom  Joshua  L.  was  the  youngest.  The  boy 
was  reared  among  rural  surroundings,  receiv- 
ing a  common-school  education  in  his  native 
town.  When  seventeen  years  old  he  started 
to  earn  his  own  living,  hiring  out  as  a  farm 
hand;  and  when  he  was  twenty-two  years  of 
age  he  purchased  a  farm  in  the  town  of  Bald- 
win, which  he  managed  till  1859.  He  then 
moved  to  Sebago,  and  in  1861  took  posses- 
sion of  the  estate  on  which  he  is  now  resid- 
ing. On  October  i,  1862,  he  left  the  new 
home  in  which'  he  was  scarcely  -settled,  and 
joined  the  troops  mustering  to  go  South. 
Enlisting  as  a  private  in  Company  H,  Tenth 
Regiment,  Maine  Infantry,  he  was  mustered 
in  at  Augusta,  and  was  soon  in  active  service, 
facing -the  enemy  first  on  the  bloody  field  of 
Antietam.  Subsequently  he  participated  in 
some  of  the  most  momentous  engagements  of 
the  Civil  War,  including  Chancellorsville, 
Gettysburg,  Raccoon  Fort,  Chattanooga, 
Berryville,  Fisher's  Hill,  Fogg's  Tavern, 
Cedar  Creek,  and  the  engagement  near  Mount 
Jackson.     Though  hundreds  of    bis   comrades 


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fell,  he  escaped  unhurt,  receiving  an  honorable 
discharge  at  Augusta,  May  31,  1865.-  Return- 
ing to  his  farm  in  Sebago,  he  again  took  up  the 
peaceful  pursuit  of  agriculture,  and  is  yet  ac- 
tively at  work,  his  estate  and  buildings  bear- 
ing the  unmistakable  impress  of  careful  and 
progressive  management.  His  property  covers 
one  hundred  and  seventy  acres,  and  is  one  of 
the  most  valuable  homesteads  in  the  town- 
ship. 

Mr.  Usher  was  married  in  1852  to  Miss 
Harriet  Bailey,  of  Standish,  Me.  ;  and  seven 
children  have  blessed  their  union.  These 
are:  Lydia  J.,  Luther,  Ellis  B. ,  Elma,  Frank 
B. ,  Hattie,  and  Caroline.  Politically,  Mr. 
Usher  favors  the  Republican  party.  He  has 
long  been  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church, 
and  Mrs.  Usher  also  favors  Wesleyan  service. 
They  are  well  and  favorably  known  in  Sebago, 
holding  the  respect  and  esteem  of  their 
neighbors. 


iDMUND-B.  MALLET,  an  enterprising 
business  man  of  Freeport,  was  born 
September  3,  1853,  on  board  the  ship 
"Devonshire,"  in  the  English  Channel,  son  of 
Captain  Edmund  B.  and  Sarah  E.  (Thornton) 
Mallet.  Captain  Mallet,  who  was  a  native  of 
Warren,  Me.,  born  December  9,  1823,  when 
old  enough  shipped  as  a  sailor.  As  he  became 
more  skilful  in  this  calling  he  was  advanced 
from  rank  to  rank  until  made  master  of  a 
ship,  in  which  capacity  he  continued  to  fol- 
low the  sea  for  many  years  afterward.  He 
commanded  some  of  the  stanchest  and  finest 
craft  that  sailed  the  ocean,  circumnavigated 
the  globe  several  times,  and  visited  the  princi- 
pal seaports  of  the  world.  In  1883  he  gave  up 
seafaring  and  retired  to  his  home  in  West 
Bath,  this  State,  where  he  subsequently  re- 
sided until  his  demise,  November  9,  1894. 
He  was  much  esteemed  by  his  fellow-towns- 
men, whom  he  served  for  seven  years  as  Chair- 
man of  the  Board  of  Selectmen,  having  been 
elected  on  the  Republican  ticket.  Relig- 
iously, he  was  a  man  of  broad  and  progressive 
views,  being  a  firm'  Universalist.  His  wife, 
who  was  born  in  Pawtuxet,  R.  L,  November 
29,  1833,  still  occupies  the  homestead  in  West 
Bath.     Their  children  were :  Mrs.  Marion  H. 


Higgins,  who  lives  on  the  home  farm;  Ed- 
mund B.,  Jr.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and 
Alfred  K.,  a  resident  of  Wheatland,  Cal. 

Edmund  B.  Mallet  lived  in  Rhode  Island 
till  fourteen  years  of  age.  There  were  laid  the 
fundamentals  of  his  education,  which  was  sub- 
sequently continued  in  the  schools  of  West 
Bath  and  Bath,  until  he  graduated  from  the 
North  Grammar  School  of  the  latter  place. 
After  leaving  school  his  first  occupation  was 
in  connection  with  railroading.  He  then  en- 
gaged in  a  mercantile  business  in  New  Jersey. 
Owing  to  ill  health  he  was  forced  to  abandon 
this  pursuit  and  seek  for  outdoor  work.  Remov- 
ing to  Maine,  he  purchased  a  farm  in  Pownal, 
where  he  carried  on  general  farming  for  eight 
years.  In  1884  he  came  to  Freeport,  which 
has  since  been  his  home.  Here  he  entered 
at  once  into  a  building  and  real  estate  busi- 
ness, investing  a  portion  of  the  fortune  he  had 
inherited  from  an  uncle.  In  that  year  he 
opened  the  famous  granite  quarries,  which  now 
give  employment  to  many  men.  His  purpose 
was  to  obtain  stone  for  the  foundations  of  the 
shoe  factory,  grist  and  saw  mill,  and  the  large 
brick  store,  all  of  which  he  built  in  1885.  In 
the  store  he  has  since  conducted  an  extensive 
trade,  the  dry-goods  department  being  under 
the  management  of  E.  S.  Soule,  while  the 
other  department  is  controlled  by  Mr.. Brews- 
ter. In  1891  Mr.  Mallet  built  for  the  town 
a  fine  system  of  water-works,  besides  sixteen 
dwelling-houses,  which  are  now  occupied  by 
his  employees.  Upon  opening  the  quarry,  the 
granite  was  found  to  be  of  such  a  superior 
quality  that  it  was  at  once  decided  to  work  it. 
The  stone  occupies  thirty-five  acres,  and  is 
one  of  the  finest  granites  to  be  found  in  any 
State.  Besides  the  ordinary  uses,  it  is  admi- 
rably adapted  for  ornamental  work.  It  is  made 
into  statues,  monuments,  plinths,  sarcophagi, 
etc.,  with  fine  effect.  In  these  forms  it  may 
now  be  found  in  many  of  the  cemeteries  of  this 
and  neighboring  States,  and  even  in  States 
as  remote  as  Ohio,  Michigan,  and  Wisconsin. 
Orders  for  it  come  every  day  from  different 
parts  of  the  Union.  On  the  ground  is  a  fac- 
tory where  the  stone  is  worked  and  polished 
by  skilled  workmen.  Besides  a  fine  office  the 
building  also  contains  a  room  for  marble  work, 
where    a    good    stock    of    fine    American    and 


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foreign  marbles  are  kept  on  hand.  Orders 
left  at  the  office  for  any  kind  of  stone  work 
are  promptly  attended  to. 

Another  of  Mr.  Mallet's  enterprises  is  the 
transformation  of  Wolf's  Neck,  on  which  he 
owns  seven  hundred  acres  of  land,  into  a  sum- 
mer resort  that  shall  combine  the  conveniences 
of  city  life  with  the  pleasures  of  rural  life. 
Its  situation  for  such  a  resort  is  unsurpassed, 
being  rich  in  sloping  woodlands,  winding 
walks,  and  picturesque  ocean  scenery.  In  the 
deepening  and  extension  of  the  channel,  by 
which  water  communication  has  been  brought 
within  a  mile  of  Freeport,  the  government  has 
already  expended  thirty-one  thousand  dollars. 
No  question  but  ere  many  years  the  place  will 
become  the  summer  home  of  thousands  of 
people. 

On  March  29,  1877,  Mr.  Mallet  was'  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Clara  H.  Higgins,  a 
native  of  Bath.  They  have  four  sons ;  namely, 
Edmund  Thornton,  Charles  B. ,  Thomas  F. , 
and  Roger.  In  religious  matters,  as  in  others, 
Mr.  Mallet  has  broad  and  intelligent  views, 
being  in  sympathy  with  the  higher  and  newer 
thought  of  the  times;  while  in  politics  he  is 
a  sound  Republican.  For  two  years  he  served 
his  fellow-townsmen  as  Town  Treasurer,  and 
three  years  was  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Se- 
lectmen. In  1885,  1887,  and  1889  he  rep- 
resented the  town  of  Freeport  in  the  lower 
chamber  of  the  State  legislature,  and  in  1891 
and  1893  was  State  Senator  for  Cumberland 
County.  He  served  his  party  as  a  delegate  to 
the  National  Conventions  held  in  Chicago  in 
1888  and  at  Minneapolis  in  1892.  Mr.  Mal- 
let has  affiliation  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias, 
of  Freeport.  He  is  also  Past  Grand  Junior 
.  Warden  of  the  Grand  Masonic  Lodge  of  Maine, 
and  has  membership  in  F'reeport  Lodge,  No. 
23;  Cumberland  Chapter,  No.  35,  Royal  Arch 
Masons;  Portland  Council,  Royal  and  Select 
Masters;  Portland  Coramandery,  No.  2, 
Knights  Templars;  the  Scottish  Rite  body; 
the  Lodge  of  Perfection;  the  Council  of  Princes 
of  Jerusalem ;  the  Chapter  of  Rose  Croix ;  the 
Maine  Consistory,  of  which  he  is  Past  Com- 
mander-in-chief; the  Supreme  Council,  which 
has  jurisdiction  over  orders  of  this  rite,  he 
being  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason,  belonging 
to  the  Royal  Order  of  Scotland. 


y^ALVIN  P.  GREENLEAF,  a  substan- 
I  Vr^  tial  citizen  of  Otisfield,  where  he  has 
^[Is^^  resided  all  his  life,  was  born  Octo- 
ber 17,  1858,'  son  of  Samuel  K. 
and  Eliza  S.  (Davis)  GreenTeaf.  He  is  a  de- 
scendant of  one  of  the  pioneers  of  this  town. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  William  Greenleaf, 
born  in  Medford,  Mass.,  March  13,  1788, 
came  to  Otisfield  when  eight  years  of  age, 
being  boimd  out  to  a  resident  of  the  town. 
In  his  early  manhopd  William  purchased  a 
farm  near  Spurr's  Corners,  being  one  of  the 
first  to  settle  in  that  locality.  After  clearing 
his  land,  he  engaged  in  farming  thereon  until 
his  death,  July  28,  1862..  His  wife  was  born 
April  24,  1784,  and  died  March  21,,  1869. 
They  were  the  parents  of  seven  children, 
namely:  Joseph  H.,  who  died  June  17,  1886; 
Sallie,  born  March  4,  18 12,  who  was  the  wife 
and  widow  of  Edmund  Millett,  and  died  De- 
cember, 1895,  in  Minoti  Me.  ;  Joanna,  who 
died  in  1893;  Elizabeth' K.,  deceased;  Sam- 
uel K. ,  the  father  of  Calvin  P.  ;  Martha  C. , 
born-June  10,  1821,  who  is  the  widow  of  John 
Hill,  and  now  resides  in  North  Bridgton,  Me.  ; 
and  Polly  H.,  deceased. 

Samuel  K.  Greenleaf,  after  his  marriage, 
settled  on  the  old  homestead  at  Spurr's  Cor- 
ners in  March,  1866.  He  carried  on  general 
farming  with  profit,  and  also  for  a  number 
of  years  conducted  a  saw-mill.  His  death 
occurred  here  on  September  4,  1878.  On 
November  17,  1844,  Mr.  Greenleaf  was  joined 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Eliza  S.  Davis,  a 
daughter  of  Zebulon  Davis,  of  Minot.  Mr. 
Davis  followed  farming  all  his  lifetime  in 
Minot,  and  died  in  that  place  at  the  age  of 
fifty-seven  years.  Samuel  K.  Greenleaf  and 
his  wife  had  ten  children,  respectively  named : 
Zebulon  D.,  born  September  16,  1845,  who 
died  July  21,  1864,  from  an  injury  received 
in  the  Civil  War;  Marietta,  born  March  16, 
1847,  who  died  in  OctolDer,  1882;  Mar'tha 
Virginia,  born  October  27,  1848,  who  died 
May  4,  1872;  Sarah  Elizabeth,  born  June  13, 
1850,  who  died  February  22,  1853;  WiUiam 
M.,  born  May  2,  1852,  who  married  Miss 
Mary  Pulsifer,  and  lives  in  Auburn,  Me,; 
Charles  Edward,  born  February  28,  1854,  a 
successful  contractor  of  Auburn,  Me.,  who 
married  Miss  Augusta  E.  Dinsmore;  Elbridge 


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M.,  born  September  19,  1856,  also  a  resident 
of  Auburn,  who  married  Miss  Ellen  F.  Far- 
row; Calvin  P.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Carrie  Ellen,  born  March  25,  1861,  who  is  the 
wife  of  Robert  H.  Union,  a  shoe  manufacturer 
of  Salem,  Mass.  ;  and  Augusta  Spurr,  born 
February  9,  1864,  who  married  Harry  L.  Has- 
kell, £i  prominent  citizen  of  Auburn.  All  the 
children  received  such  educational  advantages 
as  the  best  schools  of  the  county  afforded. 
Their  mother  is  still  living,  and  resides  with 
her  son,  Calvin  P.  Greenleaf. 

Calvin  P.  Greenleaf  remained  at  home  with 
his  parents  until  his  marriage,  devoting  his 
early  years  to  the  acquirement  of  a  good  prac- 
tical education.  He  now  owns  about  one  hun- 
dred acres  of  land  in  the  old  homestead,  the 
tillable  portion  of  which  he  utilizes  for  the 
production  of  staple  New  England  products 
and  a  moderate  quantity  of  fruit.  He  also 
raises  some  live  stock.  On  August  i,  1883, 
Mr.  Greenleaf  was  married  to  Miss  Hattie 
Belle  Holden.  She  was  born  in  Norway, 
Me.,  April  22,  1862,  daughter  of  David  R. 
Holden,  who  resided  in  that  place  until  his 
death.  Henry  P.,  one  of  the  five  children  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Greenleaf,  born  February  2, 
1885,  was  killed  by  lightning  June  23,  1891. 
The  others  are:  Ernest  L.,  born  November  25, 
1887;  Francis  H-,  born  January  7,  1889; 
William  H.,  born  May  27,  1892;  and  Hartley 
Prentiss,  born  August  30,  1893.  In  politics 
Mr.  Greenleaf  is  a  Republican,  and  has  always 
been  a  faithful  adherent  of  that  party,  while 
never  an  aspirant  for  official  position.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Grange  Society.  His  mother 
is  a  communicant  of  the  Congregational  church ; 
and  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Baptist 
church,  in  which  he  holds  the  office  of  Deacon. 


rrt>iELVI,LLE  CLARENDON 
HUTCHINSON,  a  prosperous 
plumber  of  Portland,  was  born  in 
Buckfield,  Oxford  County,  Sep- 
tember 24,  1852.  He  is  a  son  of  Charles  W. 
and  Diantha  (Record)  Hutchinson.  His 
grandfathers  were  Hodgdon  Hutchinson  and 
Eben  Record. 

Charles  W.  Hutchinson  is  a  native  of  Buck- 
field,  Me.,  where  he  spent  his  early  years  on 


his  father's  farm.  Losing  his  parents  while 
still  young,  he  resided  with  Asa  Keene  'for 
a  time.  Pie  subsequently  removed  to  Pem- 
broke, Me.,  and  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Pembroke  iron  works  as  manager,  and  held 
that  position  for  upward  of  twenty  years.  He 
is  now  living  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  and,  al- 
though seventy-six  years  of  age,  is  still  hale 
and  hearty.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
Order.  His  wife,  Diantha,  was  a  daughter  of 
Eben  Record,  a  successful  farmer  of  Buckfield, 
Me.  Mr.  Record's  father  was  a  patriot  soldier 
of  the  Revolution,  and  is  supposed  to  have 
been  the  man  who  worked  his  way  through  the 
enemy's  lines  and  blew  up  the  powder-house 
at  Charlestown,  Mass.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hutch- 
inson were  the  parents  of  six  children,  as  fol- 
lows:  Washington,  residing  in  Pennsylvania; 
Edwin  Forest,  who  lives  in  Massachusetts; 
Melville  Clarendon,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  ; 
Walter  Eugene,  residing  in  St.  John,  N.B.  ; 
Diantha,  the  wife  of  George  Quigley,  super- 
intendent of  the  St.  John  iron  works  at  St. 
John  ;  and  Ida  Ella,  now  deceased,  The  last- 
named  child  met  her  death  by  scalding,  while 
at  play  with  her  brother,  Melville  C.  Hutchin- 
son. The  mother  died  in  the  fortieth  year  of 
her  age. 

Melville  Clarendon  Hutchinson  acquired  his 
education  in  the  common  schools  of  Pembroke, 
Me.  He  then  learned  the  trade  of  a  puddler 
in  an  iron  foundry.  He  became  very  expert  in 
this  work,  and  obtained  the  highest  wages  paid 
for  it,  which  was  from  five  to  six  dollars  a 
day.  When  steel  took  the  place  of  wrought 
iron,  he  was  thus  left  without  a  trade,  and  was 
forced  to  begin  anew.  He  now  took  up  iron 
work,  at  which  he  was  first  engaged  in 
Cohoes,  N.Y.,  then  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  and 
later  at  Niles,  Ohio.  From  Ohio  he  went  to 
St.  John,  where  he  became  a  plumber.  In 
1878  he  came  to  Portland,  and  was  employed 
for  a  short  time  by  Miller  &  Low.  Following 
upon  that  he  went  to  Calais,  Me.,  and  worked 
for  the  Calais  Water  Company  in  putting  in 
their  plant.  He  next  returned  to  Portland 
again,  and  in  1883  engaged  in  business  for 
himself.  He  began  alone,  making  a  workshop 
of  the  basement  of  his  house  on  Cushman 
Street.  Since  then  the  business  has  grown 
steadily,  so  that  now  it  is  one  of  the  largest  of 


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the  kind  in  the  city.  He  keeps  ten  men  con- 
stantly employed,  and  is  often  obliged  to  hire 
additional  help,  especially  during  the  busy 
season.  He  does  a  large  part  of  the  best  work 
of  the  city.  A  first-class  workman  himself, 
his  success  is  largely  owing  to  the  fact  that  he 
gives  close  personal  attention  to  the  orders 
undertaken.  His  shop  is  now  located  at  181^ 
Brackett  Street. 

He  married  Miss  Abby  Sherman,  of  Pem- 
broke, Me.,  a  daughter  of  Winslow  Sherman. 
Her  father  was  born  in  Montville,  Me.,  and 
received  his  education  in  Pembroke,  where  he 
was  afterward  engaged  for  many  years  as  a 
teacher.  Prior  to  the  Civil  War  he  acted  as 
a  Postmaster.  About  1875  he  settled  in  Port- 
land, and  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent 
there  in  the  employ  of  the  United  States 
court.  In  his  political  relations  he  was  a 
Democrat.  He  married  Miss  Helen  Town- 
send,  and  their  union  was  blessed  by  the  birth 
of  six  children ;  namely,  Horace,  Abby, 
Lewis,  Howard,  George,  and  John.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hutchinson  had  four  children;  namely, 
Agnes,  Anna,  Helen,  and  Melville  Winslow. 
Agnes  is  now  the  wife  of  Howard  Gordon,  of 
Portland.  Mr.  Hutchinson  casts  his  vote  with 
the  Republican  party.  He  is  a  member  of 
Harmony  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows.  The  family  are  active  and  influential 
members  of  the  Williston  Congregational 
Church,  and  the  children  are  members  of  the 
Christian  Endeavor  Society.  They  reside  at 
170  Brackett  Street. 


YgTON.       CHARLES       M.       WATER- 
1^       HOUSE,    one   of    the    leading    resi- 
JU  I      ^  dents  of  the  city  of  Westbrook,  in 
business  as  a  merchant  tailor,   was 
born   in   Gorham,    Me.,  August  19,    1849,    son 
of     Captain     Samuel     S.    and    Ann     (Bolton) 
Waterhouse.      He  is  a  great-grandson  of  Joseph 
Waterhouse,    a   farmer   who    spent    the    latter 
part  of  his  life  in  the  town  of  Standish,  Cum- 
berland County,  Me.      He  served  through  the 
Revolutionary  War  with    his  brother,    George 
Waterhouse,    who  won   renown  as  one  of  the 
most  daring  soldiers  of  the  Continental  army. 
William  Harmond  Waterhouse,    the  son  of 
Joseph   and  father  of  Samuel   S. -Waterhouse, 


was  born  in  Cumberland  County  (probably  in 
Scarboro),  and  was  reared  to  farm  life.  The 
greater  part  of  his  mature  manhood  was  spent 
in  Gorham,  Me.,  where  he  died  at  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  eighty-eight.  He  also  was  a 
soldier,  serving  in  the  War  of  181 2.  He 
married  a  lady  named  Sarah  Smith,  daughter- 
of  Captain  Ephraim  Smith,  who  was  a  member 
of  the  Boston  Tea  Party.  She,  too,  spent  the 
greater  part  of  her  life  in  Gorham,  and  died 
there  full  of  years. 

Samuel  S.  Waterhouse  was  born  in  Stan- 
dish,  Me.,  in  181 1.  He  was  quite  small  when 
his  parents  removed  to  Gorham,  where  he  was 
reared  and  educated;  and,  on  reaching  man's 
estate,  he  engaged  in  farming,  the  leading  in- 
dustry of  the  place.  Pie  afifiliated  with  the 
Republican  party  in  politics,  and  took  an  active 
part  in  the  town  government,  serving  as  Se- 
lectman and  in  other  official  capacities.  In 
the  State  militia  he  won  the  title  of  Captain. 
He  died  in  1887,  at  the  age  of  seventy-six. 
His  wife,  Ann  Bolton,  was  a  native  of  Gor- 
ham, reared  and  educated  in  that  town.  She 
died  in  1859,  in  the  prime  of  useful  woman- 
hood. Captain  and  Mrs.  Waterhouse  were 
consistent  members  of  the  Free  Baptist 
church.  They  reared  three  sons  and  two 
daughters.  Of  these  children  only  one  — 
Charles  Manson  —  the  special  subject  of  this 
biographical  sketch,  is  now  living. 

Charles  Manson  Waterhouse  acquired  a  good 
education  in  the  public  schools  and  the  acad- 
emy of  Gorham.  He  learned  the  tailor's 
trade  in  his  native  town,  and,  working  assid- 
uously, was  able  to  start  a  business  of  his  own 
in  1876.  His  first  establishment  was  in 
Little  Falls,  Me.,  where  he  remained  four 
years.  In  1880  he  removed  to  Westbrook  ;  and 
here  for  fifteen  years  he  has  conducted  an  in- 
creasingly prosperous  business,  managing  now 
one  of  the  largest  establishments  of  the  kind 
in  the  locality.  His  success  is  attributable  to 
his  own  efforts  alone,  and  stamps'  him  as  a  man 
of  unusual  ability. 

Mr.  Waterhouse  was  married  in  Gorham  in 
1872  to  Miss  Emma  Westcott,  a  native  of  Gor- 
ham, daughter  of  Stephen  and  Emeline  (Jor- 
dan) Westcott.  Mr.  Westcott  died  on  his 
farm  in  Gorham  in  1886.  His  wife  is  living 
with  her  daughter,   Mrs.    Waterhouse.      April 


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6,  1878,  a  son  was  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Waterhouse,  whom  they  named  Melvin  How- 
ard. He  will  graduate  from  the  Westbrook 
High  School  in  June,  1896.  They  have  no 
other  children. 

Mr.  Waterhouse  is  a  strong  Republican. 
He  has  been  Chairman  of  the  local  Republi- 
can Committee  since  1888;  was  first  Treasurer 
of  the  city  of  Westbrook  (whose  charter  was 
adopted  in  1891);  occupied  the  first  place  in 
the  nomination  for  State  Senator  in  1892,  and, 
being  elected,  was  re-elected  in  1894.  While 
in  the  legislature  he  was  Chairman  of  the  In- 
sane Hospital  Committee,  of  the  joint  Special 
Committee  on  the  Insane  Flospital  at  Bangor, 
member  of  the  Railroad  Committee,  the 
Special  Committee  on  Taxation,  and  of  the 
Committee  on  Bills  in  Second  Reading.  A 
prominent  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity, 
he  has  filled  all  the  chairs  of  Temple  Lodge, 
No.  86,  of  Westbrook;  is  King  of  Eagle  Chap- 
ter, No.  II,  of  Westbrook;  and  is  a  member 
of  Westbrook  Council,  No.  15,  Royal  and  Se- 
lect Masters.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Waterhouse 
attend  the  Congregational  church. 


K.  P.  WARD,  the  proprietor  and  con- 
ductor of  a  summer  boarding-house  at 
Sebago,  of  which  place  he  is  also  a 
successful  farmer,  was  born  in  York 
County,  Maine,  November  25,  1829,  son  of 
George  and  Sarah  Ward.  The  farm  on  which 
Mr.  Ward  resides  is  a  portion  of  one  purchased 
by  his  father  in  1838,  which  contained  three 
hundred  acres  of  wild  land.  At  that  time  the 
only  indication  to  the  casual  observer  that  it 
had  ever  been  inhabited  was  the  presence  of  a 
logging  camp.  For  fifteen  years  the  home  of 
George  Ward  and  his  family  was  a  log  cabin 
on  this  tract.  After  a  time  he  erected  a 
shingle-mill  and  carried  on  quite  an  extensive 
lumbering  business,  besides  raising  crops  on 
his  cleared  land.  He  died  there  August  4, 
1866,  leaving  a  family  of  nine  children,  having 
been  twice  married. 

A.  K.  P.  Ward,  who  was  brought  up  under 
the  parental  roof-tree,  learned  the  trade  of  a 
carpenter.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  took 
charge  of  the  home  farm,  and  has  since  carried 
it  on  with  success.      He  also  engages  in  lum- 


bering and  works  at  his  trade  when  his  other 
duties  do  not  hinder  him.  In  1880  he  erected 
his  present  commodious  and  attractive  house, 
and  in  the  following  year  he  opened  it  for  the 
accommodation  of  summer  guests.  It  is  ca- 
pable of  accommodating  thirty-five  persons. 
His  farm  of  one  hundred  and  seventy  acres, 
bordering  Sebago  Lake  for  more  than  a  mile, 
is  admirably  located  for  this  purpose.  He  has 
recently  built  a  fine  steam  launch,  thirty-six 
and  a  half  feet  long,  with  eight  and  a  half  feet 
beam,  which  he  proposes  to  run  from  Lake 
Station  to  Naples  village  for  the  convenience 
of  his  summer  visitors.  Mr.  Ward  has  been 
twice  married.  His  first  union  was  contracted 
in  1853,  with  Miss  Sophronia  Dyer,  by  whom 
he  became  the  father  of  six  children  —  Emma 
E. ,  Ella,  Clara  O. ,  Lizzie  A.,  Abbie  F. ,  and 
Hattie  M.  On  January  17,  1885,  he  was 
married  again,  this  time  to  Mrs.  Sarah  S. 
(Elwell)  Treadwell,  widow  of  Albert  Tread- 
well.  Four  children  are  the  fruit  of  this 
union ;  namely,  Charles,  Alphonso,  Fulton, 
and   Mary  A. 

Mr.  Ward  and  his  wife  are  earnest  Christian 
people.  Mr.  Ward  has  been  a  Deacon  in  the 
Congregational  church  for  nineteen  years.  In 
political   opinions    he    is    a    firm    Republican. 


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OHN  D.  HIGGINS,  a  successful  farmer 
of  the  town  of  Standish,  Me.,  was  born 
January  23,  1826,  on  the  homestead 
where  he  now  resides.  He  is  a  repre- 
sentative of  the  third  generation  of  his  family 
in  Cumberland  County,  his  father,  Enoch  F. 
Higgins,  having  been  a  son  of  Joseph  Higgins, 
who  was  born  in  Easthara,  Mass.,  and  from 
there  removed,  to  Maine,  taking  up  land  in 
the  town  of  Gorham. 

Grandfather  Higgins  cleared  and  improved 
a  large  farm,  and  also  built  many  houses.  He 
was  very  influential  in  aiding  the  development 
of  his  adopted  town,  but  was  never  an  office- 
holder. He  was  a  Whig  in  politics.  In  his 
later  years  he  followed  the  sea  as  captain  of  a 
trading-vessel,  running  from  Portland  to  the 
West  Indies.  In  1804  he  made  his  last  trip, 
being  lost  on  the  voyage,  pfe  married  Mercy 
Cook,  of  Eastham,  who  long  survived  him,  at- 
taining the  venerable  age  of  eighty-nine  years. 


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She  was  a  sincere  member  of  the  Methodist 
church.  Ten  children  were  born  to  them, 
Enoch  F.  being  the  fourth  in  order. 

Enoch  F.  Higgins  was  born  at  the  home  of 
his  parents  in  Gorhara  in  September,  1790, 
and  was  there  bred  to  manhood.  On  attaining 
his  majority  he  removed  to  Standish,  and  here 
opened  a  store  for  general  merchandise.  He 
likewise  bought  one  hundred  acres  of  land, 
about  two-thirds  of  which  he  placed  under  cul- 
tivation, turning  his  attention  during  the 
latter  part  of  his  life  to  agricultural  pursuits. 
Like  his  father,  a  Whig  in  politics,  he  was  an 
active  and  influential  member  of  his  party. 
He  was  a  man  of  keen  intellect,  possessing 
good  business  ability,  and  served  for  many 
years  as  one  of  the  Selectmen  of  Standish. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
church,  in  which  he  held  the  office  of  Deacon 
for  three  years.  Deacon  Higgins  married 
Miriam  Dean,  a  daughter  of  John  Dean,  of 
this  town ;  and  they  became  the  parents  of  four 
children,  the  following  being  a  brief  record 
of  the  three  daughters,  sisters  of  Mr.  John  D. 
Higgins,  the  leading  subject  of  the  present 
sketch:  Harriet  M.,  who  died  in  1869,  married 
Horatio  J.  Swazey,  by  whom  she  had  six  chil- 
dren, four  of  whom  are  living — -Henry  W., 
Charles  F.,  John  H.,  and  George  R. ;  Mary, 
who  married  Daniel  Tyler,  died  in  1888; 
Caroline  is  the  wife  of  Professor  Lucian  M. 
Hiint,  of  whom  a  sketch  may  be  found  else- 
where in  this  volume. 

John  D.  Higgins  completed  his  education 
at  the  Limerick  Academy,  and  has  since  given 
his  attention  to  farming,  making  his  home  on 
the  parental  estate  as  above  noted.  He  has 
one  hundred  and  twenty-five  acres  of  choice 
land,  which  he  manages  profitably,  raising  the 
crops  common  to  this  section  of  the  country. 
Mr.  Higgins  is  held  in  high  regard  as  a  man 
of  strict  integrity  and  well-known  ability,  and 
is  numbered  among  the  valued  citizens  of  his 
native  town,  which  he  has  served  as  Treasurer 
and  Selectman.  Socially,  he  is  prominent  in 
several  organizations,  being  a  member  of 
Standish  Lodge,  No.  7,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of 
this  town;  of  the  Standish  Grange,  Patrons  of 
Husbandry;  and  of  Highland  Lodge,  No.  355, 
Good  Templars.  Religiously,  he  is  a  Con- 
gregationalist. 


Mr.  Higgins  married  Marcia  A.  Paine, 
daughter  of  William  Paine,  of  Standish,  and 
six  children  have  been  born  of  their  union, 
five  of  whom  are  living;  namely,  Helen  Maria, 
Miriam  Dean,  Margaret  Paine,  Carrie  A.,  and 
Ethel  Louise. 


bj'REDERICK  M.  THAYER,  a  success- 
p|  ful  farmer  of  New  Gloucester,  was  born 
-■-  in  Portland,  Me.,  October  14,  1836, 
son  of  William  and  Sarah  (Small)  Thayer. 
William  Thayer  was  born  in  Oxford  village, 
Oxford  County,  Me.,  and  followed  the  calling 
of  farmer  in  that  place  up  to  the  time  of  his 
marriage.  He  then  removed  to  Portland,  and 
secured  a  position  in  the  grocery  and  shoe 
store  of  a  Mr.  Shaw.  In  1842  he  went  to 
Michigan,  where  it  is  supposed  that  he  died. 
His  wife,  Sarah,  died  in  Portland,  leaving 
one   child,  Frederick  M. 

Frederick  M.  Thayfer  was  but  six  years  old 
at  the  time  that  his  father  went  to  Michigan. 
During  the  next  two  years  he  lived  with  his 
grandparents.  He  then  resided  with  Francis 
Small,  of  Raymond,  Cumberland.  County, 
until  he  was  twelve  years  old.  From  that 
time  until  he  attained  his  majority  he  was.  a 
member  of  the  family  of  Washington  Jordan, 
of  Raymond,  Me.  In  his  different  homes  he 
was  permitted  the  privilege  of  attending  the 
district  school.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one 
years  he  purchased  Mr.  Jordan's  farm,  and 
lived  there  during  the  following  year.  He 
then  came  to  New  Gloucester,  and  established 
himself  in  a  general  mercantile  business,  oc- 
cupying a  store  near  the  Grand  Trunk  Rail- 
road depot.  After  carrying  this  on  for  a  year 
and  a  half,  he  decided  to  return  to  the  occupa- 
tion of  an  agriculturist,  and  purchased  his 
present  farm,  which  is  located  near  the  village 
of  New  Gloucester.  He  has  one  hundred  and 
fifty  acres  of  land,  very  much,  improved  since 
he  became  the  possessor.  Besides  carrying  on 
general  farming,  he  keeps  a  number  of  choice 
cows,  and  is  a  regular  shipper  of  milk  to  the 
Portland  Creamery. 

On  October  6,  1861,  Mr.  Thayer  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Harriet  Frances 
Grover,  who  was  born  in  New  Gloucester  on 
St.  Valentine's  Day,    1841,    daughter  of   Jo- 


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siah  and  Deborah  (Haskell)  Grover,  both  of 
whom  are  now  dead.  Her  father  spent  his  life 
in  agricultural  pursuits.  Mrs.  Thayer  has 
borne  her  husband  three  children,  namely: 
Cora  Estella,  born  September  13,  1862,  now 
the  wife  of  Leonard  Berry,  a  grocer  of  Hyde 
Park,  Mass;  Helen  Abbie,  born  August  27, 
1864,  who  married  Charles  B.  Berry,  one  of 
the  owners  of  the  Portland  creamery  at  Port- 
land; and  Mabel,  born  July  25,  1867,  who 
married  Edward  W.  Perry,  employed  in  a  pipe 
organ  manufactory,  Reading,  Mass.,  where 
they  now  reside. 

Mr.  Thayer  has  always  been  a  stanch  advo- 
cate of  Republican  principles  and  a  faithful 
supporter  of  that  party.  In  religious  belief  he 
is  a  Baptist,  and  he  and  his  wife  are  members 
of  the  church  of  that  denomination  in  New 
Gloucester. 


ILLIAM  M.  DOW,  a  prominent 
resident  of  the  village  of  Dry  Mills, 
township  of  Gray,  and  a  veteran  of 
the  Civil  War,  was  born  in  Sumner,  Oxford 
County,  Me.,  July  i,  1827,  son  of  the  Rev. 
Huse  and  Zilpha  (Drake)  Dow'  Mr.  Dow's 
father,  who  was  a  native  of  Grand  Manan,  be- 
came a  Methodist  preacher.  He  was  ap- 
pointed to  the  circuit  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church  in  Bethel,  Me.,  from  which  town 
he  went  to  Strong,  Me.,  where  he  preached 
for  some  years.  He  was  afterward  located  in 
Fayette,  Livermore,  and  Rumford,  finally  set- 
tling in  Jay,  Me.,  where  he  resided  until  his 
death  on  May  25,  1842.  He  was  widely 
known  as  a  clergyman,  and  highly  esteemed 
for  his  many  worthy  traits  of  character.  His 
wife,  who  was  a  native  of  Winthrop,  Me.,  be- 
came the  mother  of  four  children,  as  follows: 
Lorenzo,  born  July  10,  1825,  who  is  now  an 
inventor  in  New  York  City;  William  M.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Simon,  born  April 
15,  1828,  who  is  now  a  retired  merchant  of 
Malta  Bend,  Mo.';  and  Edwin  C,  born  August 

26,  1835,  who   is  now  a  Municipal  Judge  "in 
New  Haven,  Conn.     The  mother  died  April 

27,  1888. 

William  M.  Dow  resided  with  his  parents 
until  fourteen  years  of  age.  Losing  his  father 
then,  he  was  obliged  to  begin  working  for  a 


living.  He  started  out  in  search  of  employ- 
ment, and,  after  walking  thirty  miles  through 
snow,  he  found  work  upon  a  farm  in  Gray, 
where  he  remained  for  six  months.  From 
Gray  he  went  to  Kent's  Hill,  Me. ;  and,  after 
attending  school  for  one  year  there,  he  accom- 
panied his  mother  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  After 
a  short  time  they  returned  to  Kent's  Hill, 
and  he  resumed  his  studies  for  the  ensuing 
eighteen  months.  He  then  secured  a  position 
as  clerk  in  his  uncle's  store  in  Portland, 
where  he  remained  for  several  years.  He 
afterward  worked  in  the  same  capacity  for 
some  time  in  a  paper  warehouse  of  Portland. 
Later  at  Lewiston,  Me.,  he  learned  the 
painter's  trade.  After  his  marriage  he  went 
to  Cedar  Falls,  la.,  where  he  worked  at  his 
trade  for  a  short  time.  After  this  he  resided 
in  Blue  Earth  City,  Minn.,  for  one  year,  and 
then  leturned  East.  In  March,  1864,  he  en- 
listed as  a  private  in  Company  H,  Thirty- 
second  Regiment,  Maine  Volunteers,  under 
Colonel  Wentworth  and  Captain  Chadwell. 
After  doing  hospital  duty  in  Washington  for  a 
time,  he  was  transferred  to  Company  D,  Thir- 
teenth Regiment  of  the  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps,  under  Captain  John  A.  McDonald,  and 
served  until  July  29,  1865,  when  he  was 
honorably  discharged  at  Camp  Berry  in  Port- 
land. He  then  moved  on  to  his  present  farm, 
containing  one  hundred  acres,  situated  near 
the  village  of  Dry  Mills,  in  the  town  of  Gray, 
and  has  since  been  engaged  in  agriculture. 

On  January  8,  1854,  Mr.  Dow  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Mehitable  T.  Libby.  She  was 
born  in  Gray,  June  21,  1827,  daughter  of 
James  Libby,  who  was  an  early-  settler  in 
Gray.  Both  her  parents  are  now  deceased. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dow  have  seven  children  — 
William  H.,  James  A.,  Lorenzo  E. ,  Hettie 
C,  Charles  L.,  Grace  P.,  and  True  M.  Will- 
iam H.  married  Clara  Pennell,  and  resides  in 
Gray.  James  A.,  who  married  Annie  Mc- 
Cool,  resides  in  South  Portland.  Lorenzo  E. 
is  a  practising  attorney  of  Chicago,  whose  wife 
died  leaving  one  daughter  named  Dorothy  L., 
now  living  with  her  grandparents.  Charles 
L.  married  Alice  Merrill,  and  is  now  a  mer- 
chant of  West  Pownal.  True  M.  died  at  the 
age  of  nine  years.  In  his  politics  Mr.  Dow 
is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  with  ability  in 


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various  important  offices  of  public  trust.  In 
18S0  and  1 88 1  he  was  Deputy  Sheriff  of  Cum- 
berland County,  and  for  six  years  an  attach^ 
o'f  the  Portland  custom-house.  In  1892  and 
1893  he  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Select- 
men of  Gray.  He  is  Commander  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  George  F.  Sheply 
Post,  in  Gray;  is  a  member  and  Past  Master  of 
the  Cumberland  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of 
New  Gloucester;  and  a  member  of  the  Demo- 
cratic County  Committee. 


medicinal 
March   15 


ERMON      WEBBER,     proprietor     of 
Echo  Farm  in  New  Gloucester,  Cum- 
berland County,  Me.,  on  which  the 
Pownal  Springs,  renowned  for  their 
properties,    are    located,    was    born 
1834,  on  the  homestead  where  he 
now  resides. 

His  father,  Benjamin  Webber,  was  a  life- 
long resident  of  this  place,  his  birth  occurring 
in  1802,  and  his  death  May  22,  1876.  He 
was  a  prosperous  and  highly  esteemed  citizen, 
holding  various  offices  of  responsibility,  being 
Justice  of  the  Peace  for  several  years.  He 
purchased  the  land  now  owned  by  his  son  Her- 
mon,  and  here  carried  on  general  agriculture. 
His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Nancy 
Townsend,  was  born  in  1808,  in  the  town  of 
Freeport,  being  3  daughter  of  Robert  Town- 
send.  They  reared  two  children  —  Saraband 
Hermon.  Sarah,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Captain  William  E.  Dennison,  died  in  1884, 
her  husband  surviving  until  September  3, 
1895.  They  left  one  son,  Alexander  Crosman 
Dennison,  who  is  now  pilot  on  a  Boston  boat 
and  a  resident  of  Portland,  Me. 

After  acquiring  his  education  in  the  district 
schools,  Hermon  Webber  learned  the  carriage- 
maker's  trade,  which  he  followed  for  a  quarter 
of  a  century,  then  turning  his  attention  to 
farming.  On  the  death  of  his  father  Mr. 
Webber  returned  to  the  parental  homestead; 
and  he  has  since  conducted  the  farm  with 
profitable  results,  its  one  hundred  acres  being 
pretty  well  under  cultivation. 

On  September  28,  1856,  Mr.  Webber  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Annie  I.  Warren, 
who  was  born  in  Pownal,  Me.,  January  12, 
1836,  daughter  of  Colonel  Henry  and  Caroline 


(Baker)  Warren.  Her  father  was  a  native  of 
Pownal,  and  her  mother  of  Portland.  Colonel 
Warren  owned  a  farm  in  Pownal:  and  this  he 
managed  successfully  in  addition  to  following 
his  trade  of  a  ship  builder,  continuing  thus 
employed  until  his  demise,  August  12,  1876. 
His  wife  died  at  a  comparatively  early  age 
in  1856.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Webber  have  had  four 
children,  but  have  been  called  to  part  with 
two."  Their  eldest,  Edward  W.,  born  August 
16,  1-857,  is  now  pastor  of  the  .Universalist 
church  at  Richmond,  this  State.  He  married 
Miss  Flora  Bennett,  of  New  Gloucester.  The 
second  son,  Willie,  born  March  30,  1861, 
died  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years.  Sarah,  the 
only  daughter,  was  born  June  15,  1866. 
Charles  Benjamin,  the  third  son,  who  was 
born  September  9,  1875,  passed  to  the  life 
immortal  in  1887. 

In  politics  Mr.  Webber  is  a  sound  Republi- 
can, and,  socially,  is  a  member  of  the  Grange 
Society  at  New  Gloucester  and  of  the  Masonic 
Lodge.  His  son  Edward  is  a  prominent 
Mason,  being  the  Grand  Chief  Templar  of 
Maine.  Religiously,  both  Mr.-  and  Mrs. 
Webber  attend  and  give  generous  support  to 
the  Universalist  church. 

During  the  summer  season  they  throw  open 
their  commodious  and  conveniently  arranged 
house  for  the  accommodation  of  summer 
boarders,  many  of  whom  are  attracted  hither 
by  the  famed  springs,  situated  but  a  short 
distance  from  the  house.  People  come  here 
from  all  parts  of  New  England  and  from  more 
distant  States,  there  being  frequently  applica- 
tions for  board  from  a  hundred  or  more  in  a 
season.  These  springs  were  first  brought  to 
the  notice  of  the  public  by  Mr.  A.  D.  Warren, 
of  Worcester,  Mass.-,  who  for  long  years  had 
been  troubled  with  a  kidney  disease,  feared  to 
be  incurable.  In  1886  Mr.  Warren  was  taken 
seriously  ill  with  a  complication  of  liver, 
rheumatic,  and  bladder  troubles,  and  the  fol- 
lowing June,  at  the  solicitation  of  physicians 
and  friends,  he  visited  Poland  Springs,  and 
there  drank  freely  of  the  water,  which  in  three 
weeks'  time  had  the  desired  result,  apparently 
curing  him  of  his  troubles. 

His  marvellous  recovery  was  made  known 
to  his  various  friends  in  Portland  and  vicinity, 
the  newspapers  subsequently  taking  note  of  it. 


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bringing  his  name  into  such  prominence  that 
various  people  in  this  section  of  Maine  who 
had  springs  of  pure  water  on  their  land  sent 
him  samples  of  the  water,  desiring  him  to  test 
it  and  if  good  to  advertise  it,  but  he  found 
none  with  curative  properties  that  he  could 
indorse.  In  May,  1892,  having  from  the  time 
he  left  Poland,  Me.,  until  April,  1893,  kept 
himself  well  supplied  with  Poland  Springs 
water,  Mr.  Warren  was  again  stricken  with 
his  old  malady,  being  even  in  a  worse  condi- 
tion than  before.  His  one  great  desire  was  to 
reach  Px)land,  but,  feeling  that  he  could  not 
afford  to  pay  the  prices  asked  for  board  at  the 
Poland  Springs,  he  wrote  to  Mrs.  Webber,  of 
Echo  Farm,  a  relative,  asking  her  to  board 
himself  and  wife  for  a  few  weeks,  that  they 
might  be  near  those  famous  waters.  On 
coming  here  Mr.  Webber  induced  Mr.  Warren 
to'  try  the  water  from  Pownal  Springs,  the 
result  proving  so  satisfactory  that  the  invalid 
continued  its  use  for  a  week,  when  he  found 
himself  so  far  recovered  that  he  had  no  need 
to  visit  any  other  springs,  as  he  had  intended 
when  coming  here. 

This  water  has  since  been  analyzed  by  ex- 
pert chemists,  and  in  every  case  pronounced 
remarkable.  Professor  Franklin  C.  Robin- 
son, of  Bowdoin  College,  made  a  personal 
visit  to  Pownal  Springs,  where  he  encased  a 
portion  of  the  water  as  it  flowed,  took  it  with 
him  to  the  college,  and  there  examined  it, 
with  the  accompanying  result  —  total  solid 
matters  in  solution,  1.154,  made  up  as  follows: 
silica,  0.412;  iron  carbonate,  0.041;  calcium 
carbonate,  o.  332  ;  magnesium  carbonate,  0.023  ; 
sodium  carbonate,  0.087;  sodium  sulphate, 
0.075;  sodium  chloride,  0.157;  potassium 
carbonate,  0.017;  and  organic  and  volatile 
matter,  0;Oio.  The  waters  of  this  spring  are 
of  a  remarkably  even  temperature,  the  average 
for  the  past  twelve  months  having  been  forty- 
one  degrees. 


Yp)TENRY     C.     BREWER,     one    of    the 
L^       representative   men   of    Freeport,   was 
J^\  born    in    this    town,    February    26, 

^ — '  1833,  son  of  Reuben,  Jr.,  and  Nancy 
M.  (Grant)  Brewer.  His  grandfather,  Reuben 
Brewer,  Sr,,  was  a  son  of  a  pioneer  settler  of 


Freeport,  who  came  here  from  Massachusetts. 
He  was  born  in  Freeport,  owned  an  excellent 
farm  on  Flying  Point,  and  was  regarded  as  a 
leading  farmer  of  the  town.  In  politics  he 
supported  the  Whig  party,  and  in  religious 
belief  he  was  a  Congregationalist,  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Margaret  Anderson,  a  daughter  of 
Jacob  Anderson,  whose  prowess  in  encounters 
with  the  Indians  made  him  a  noteworthy 
character  of  those  early  days.  They  had  ten 
children  —  six  sons  and  four  daughters  —  all  of 
whom  reached  adult  life.  ^11  are  now  de- 
ceased except  one,  Horace  Brewer,  a  ship 
builder,  residing  in  Pawtucket,  R.I. 

Reuben  Brewer,  Jr.,  who  was  the  first-born 
of  his  parents'  children,  learned  the  trades  of 
carpenter  and  ship  builder,  and  worked  >  at 
them  successfully  throughout  his  life.  It 
was  his  characteristic  to  give  diligent  atten- ■ 
tion  to  his  business.  Like  his  father,  he  cast 
his  vote  with  the  Whigs.  He  resided  all  his 
life  in  Freeport,  and  died  there  in  June,  1833. 
By  his  first  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Miss  Alice  Means,  he  became  the  father  of 
four  children,  all  of  whom  have  since  died. 
His  second  union,  contracted  with  Miss  Nancy 
M.  Grant,  was  blessed  by  the  birth  of  one  son 
—  Henry  C.  Brewer,  who  is  now  the  only  sur- 
vivor of  the  family.      His  mother  died  in  1842. 

Henry  C.  Brewer  grew  to  manhood  in  Free- 
port,  receiving  his  education  in  the  common 
schools  and  at  Yarmouth  Academy.  After 
leaving  school,  he  at  first  engaged  in  teaching. 
Later  he  learned  ship  calking,  and  thereafter 
followed  that  trade  at  intervals  for  about 
twenty  years.  For  the  past  two  years  he  has 
conducted  a  mercantile  business  in  Freeport. 
In  1862  he  enlisted  in  Company  G  of  the 
Twenty-fifth  Regiment,  Maine  Infantry,  was 
appointed  Sergeant  of  his  company,  and  served 
until  his  honorable  discharge   in    1863. 

Mr.  Brewer  is  a  member  of  the  Republican 
party  and  one  of  the  leading  politicians  of 
Freeport.  He  represented  the  district  in  the 
State  legislature  from  1871  to  1873  inclusive, 
after  which  he  served  two  terms  as  State  Sena- 
tor, one  lasting  one  year  and  the  other  two 
years.  In  1883  and  1884  he  held  the  position 
of  Inspector  in  the  custom-house  at  Portland, 
and  from  that  time  up  to  1886  he  was  United 
States  Store-keeper  in  the  custom-house.      He 


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has  also  held  the  office  of  Postmaster  of 
Freeport  one  term,  from  1889  to  1894.  In  the 
town  he  has  filled  the  office  of  Selectman, 
and  for  two  years  he  was  a  member  of  the 
School  Board.  Among  the  fraternal  organiza- 
tions he  has  connection  with  are :  Freeport 
Lodge,  No.  23,  A.  F.  &.  A.  M.  ;  Harraseeket 
Lodge,  No.  30,  Knights  of  Pythias;  Tamassee 
Tribe,  No.  28,  Freepprt's  Order  of  Red  Men; 
and  Bosworth  Post,  No.  2,  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  of  Portland.  Mr.  Brewer  has  earned 
the  reputation  of  a  capable  and  faithful  public 
servant. 


Tt^OBERT   BARBOUR   LOW,  a  leading 
I S^     contractor  and     builder   of    Deering, 
|b\^       was  born  in   North  Yarmouth,  Cum- 
^■^^  berland    County,     Me.,     June     23, 
1 861,  son  of  Robert  and  Johanna  Drinkwater 
(Skill ings)    Low.      Robert    Low,    who  -was   a 
native  of  New  Gloucester,    Me.,   received  his 
education    in    the    common    schools    of    Gray, 
Me.,  after  which  he  learned  the  trade  of  car- 
riage   builder    in    North    Yarmouth.     At  the 
age  of  twenty-one  years  he  went  to  Lowell, 
Mass.,  where  he  secured  a  position  as  a  jour- 
neyman.     Subsequently  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  David  G.  Skillings,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Skillings  &  Low.     A  few  years  later 
they    removed    their     business   to   Amesbury, 
Mass.      In  1859  he  returned  to  Yarmouth  and 
opened  an  establishment  on  his  own  account. 
At  about  the  same  time  he  bought  a  farm,  and 
entered    upon    the    business  of  conducting   it. 
In  1861,   when  the  Civil   War  began,    he  en- 
listed with  the  volunteers  and  was  assigned  to 
the   duties    of    fifer    in     Company    G    of   the 
Twelfth  Maine  Regiment.      He  was  discharged 
before  his  term  had  expired  on  account  of  sick- 
ness brought  on  by  the  privations  and  exposure 
of   an    army    life.      He    never    recovered    his 
health  sufficiently  to  engage  in  active  business 
afterward,   and  died    in    1869.      He  served  as 
chorister    in    the    Congregational    Church     of 
North  Yarmouth  for  many  years.      His  wife 
Johanna,  was  a  daughter  of  Isaac   Skillings,  of 
North    Yarmouth.        She    bore    her    husband 
seven  children,  five  of  whom  attained  maturity 
These  were:    John    Edwin,    Frank,    Florence 
Marian,  Robert  Barbour,  and  Annie  L.      Flor- 


ence Marian  married  C.  .  Frank  Sawyer,  of 
Gray;  and  Annie  L.  is  the  wife  of  Gardner 
Leighton,  Jr.,  of  North  Yarmouth. 

Robert  Barbour  Low,  the  youngest  son  of 
his  parents,  obtained  a  good  practical  educa- 
tion in  the  comrnon  schools  of  North  Yar- 
mouth. He  then  went  to  Lowell,  Mass., 
where  for  two  years  he  was  employed  at  the 
carpenter's  trade.  Following  that  he  worked 
as  a  journeyman  for  Burnham,  Lane  &  Co.,  of 
Portland.  He  afterward.j  secured  a  situation 
under  Myron  E.  Moore,  with  whojn  after  some 
time  he  entered  into  i3artnership.  They  had 
been  in  business  together  for  about  two  years 
when  the  firm  was  dissolved  and  Mr.  Low  es- 
tablished his  present  business  as  a  contractor 
and  builder.  Since  that  time  he  has  erected 
a  large  number  of  residences  both  in  Portland 
and  Deering. 

His  wife  before  marriage  was  Miss  Olive 
L.  Roberts,  a  daughter  of  Joshua  Roberts, 
of  Windham,  Me.  They  have  three  sons; 
namely,  Robert  Elmer,  Joshua  Everett,  and 
Byron  Rudolph.  Mr.  Low  is  well  known  in 
Masonic  circles,  being  a  member  of  Casco 
Lodge,  No.  36,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  ;  of  Mount 
Vernon  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons;  of  Port- 
land Council  and  of  Portland  Commandery  of 
Kora  Temple.  He  is  also  Eminent  Com- 
mander pf  the  United  Order  of  the  Golden 
Gross,  Deering  Commandery. 


^ATHAN  R.    DYER,  superintendent  of 
the  Portland  Ship  Building  Company, 

]?  \^ formerly    the    Merchants'     Marine 

Railway  Company,  at  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, Cumberland  County,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 22,  1832,  at  Portland,  a  son  of  Nathan  and- 
Ehza  Ann  (Woodbury)  Dyer.  His  paternal 
grandparents,  Caleb  and  Maria  (Randall) 
Dyer,  were  early  settlers  of  Cape  Elizabeth, 
the  grandfather  being  an  old-time  ship  builder 
and  a  prominent  man  of  that  day.  He  was  a 
stanch  Democrat ;  and,  religiously,  both  he  and 
his  wife  were  of  liberal  and  progressive  views. 
They  reared  a  large  family  of  children,  of 
whom  Nathan  was  the  youngest. 

Nathan  Dyer  was  a  native  of  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, born  December  13,  1803,  in  that  part  of 
the  town  now  called  South   Portland.      He  was 


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here  educated  and  learned  the  trade  of  ship 
building,  in  which  he  was  subsequently  en- 
gaged in  partnership  with  his  cousin,  George 
Dyer,  in  Portland,  they  carrying  on  a  good 
business  in  ship  building  and  repairing.  He 
also  had  the  control  of  the  ferry  from  Portland 
to  Cape  Elizabeth,  from  1842  until  1849,  the 
equipment  consisting  of  row-boats  only.  Sell- 
ing his  interest  in  the  ferry  to  George  Turner, 
he  continued  to  carry  on  general  farming  on 
the  homestead  now  owned  and  occupied  by  his 
son,  Nathan  R. ,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 
In  1868  he  became  identified  with  the  Marine 
Railway  as  superintendent,  an  office  which  he 
filled  until  his  final  retirement  to  farm  life  on 
his  homestead,  where  his  death  occurred  in 
1880.  Of  the  two  children  born  to  him  and 
his  wife,  Nathan  R.,  the  elder,  is  the  only 
one  now  living,  the  younger  child  having  died 
at  the  age  of  four  years. 

Nathan  R.  Dyer  acquired  his  education  in 
his  native  city,  completing  his  course  of  study 
at  the  private  school  of  B.  C.  Fermald.  After 
working  for  his  father  at  the  ferry  for  some 
years,  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  boat  and  ship 
builder  with  Green  &  Degnio  of  Portland, 
serving  as  an  apprentice  and  workman  from 
1 85  I  until  1857.  Starting  in  business  on  his 
own  account  in  Portland,  he  continued  alone 
three  years,  when,  in  i860,  he  entered  into 
partnership  with  Galen  J.  Degnio,  being  the 
junior  member  of  the  firm.  They  carried  on 
a  substantial  business  until  the  great  fire  of 
1866,  which,  it  is  worthy  to  note,  started  in 
their  shop,  originating,  as  Mr.  Dyer  says, 
without  doubt,  from  the  spark  of  a  locomotive 
passing  through  Commercial  Street.  After 
the  fire  Mr.  Dyer  entered  the  service  of  the 
.Ship  Railway  Company  at  this  place,  working 
under  his  father  until  the  resignation  of  the 
latter,  when  he,  the  son,  succeeded  him  as 
superintendent,  being  still  the  incumbent  of 
the  office.  In  politics  Mr.  Dyer  has  never 
swerved  from  the  principles  in  which  he  was 
reared,  having  been  a  lifelong  Democrat.  In 
1873  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  Selectman, 
a  position  which  he  held  for  three  different 
terms. 

Mr.  Dyer  and  Miss  Julia  W.,  daughter  of 
Nathan  Read,  of  Windham,  were  united  in 
marriage  on  April  28,   1858.      Their  union  has 


been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  six  children,  four 
of  whom  are  now  living,  all  having  been  born 
on  the  paternal  homestead  except  the  eldest, 
who  was  born  in  Portland,  Albert  E.-,  born 
July  22,  1863,  now  residing  and  working  with 
his  father,  is  married  and  has  two  children; 
Eliza,  born  October  11,  1865,  is  the  wife  of 
Everett  E.  Pittee,  of  this  place,  and  has  two 
children;  Frank  J.,  born  August  17,  1867, 
working  for  his  father  on  the  ship  railway  and 
living  on  the  old  homestead,  married  Edith 
Stanford,  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  and  has  two  chil- 
dren ;  and  Harry  W. ,  born  April  2,  1870, 
and  for  the  past  six  years  a  clerk  for  Emery 
&  Waterhouse  of  Portland,  married  Miss 
Lillian  A.    Brackett,   of  this  place. 


DWARD  KIMBALL,  for  many  years  a 
well-known  business  man  of  North 
Bridgton,  where  he  is  now  living  a 
retired  life,  is  a  native  of  Oxford  County, 
Waterford  being  the  place  of  his  birth,  which 
occurred  November  3,  1840.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  David  Kimball,  a  blacksmith  by 
trade,  was  among  the  early  settlers  of  Water- 
ford,  removing  to  that  place  from  the  State  of 
Massachusetts. 

Joel  S.  Kimball,  father  of  Edward,  was  also 
born  in  Waterford,  where  he  spent  his  seventy- 
four  years  of  life,  being  engaged  principally 
in  tilling  the  soil.  He  married  Olive  Wat- 
son, who  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-two  years, 
leaving  two  children — Edward  and  Thomas  M. 

Edward  Kimball  spent  his  boyhood  and 
youth  on  the  old  homestead,  attending  the 
public  schools  and  assisting  in  the  work  of  the 
farm.  At  the  age  of  twenty  be  left  home, 
going  to  Norway,  this  State,  where  he  learned 
the  trade  of  a  tanner  and  currier,  which  he  fol- 
lowed in  the  towns  of  Norway,  Waterford,  and 
Bridgton  for  a  period  of  ten  years.  He  then 
established  himself  in  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness, coming  to  North  Bridgton,  and  here 
conducting  a  general  store  for  twelve  years, 
having  a  large  custom.  He  was  also  Post- 
master for  seven  years  of  that  time.  On  ac- 
count of  impaired  health  Mr.  Kimball  was  fi- 
nally obliged  to  give  up  active  business,  and, 
accordingly  sold  out  his  store,  since  which 
time  he  has  lived  in  comparative  retirement. 


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Socially,  he  is  a  man  of  prominence,  belonging 
to  Cumberland  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  and  having  advanced  in  Masonry 
as  far  as  the  Chapter.  In  politics  he  is  an  ac- 
tive and  loyal  member  of  the  Republican 
party,  and  has  served  his  constituents  in  many 
offices,  having  represented  the  town  of  Bridg- 
ton  in  the  State  legislature  one  term,  and  is 
now  serving  his  sixth  year  as  Selectman. 
Since  1880  he  has  been  Justice  of  the  Peace, 
and  since  1884  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  Bridgton  Academy,  of 
which  he  is  now  the  Treasurer.  Religiously, 
he  is  a  valued  member  of  the  Congregational 
church. 


OSEPH  G.  GERRISH,  who  owns  and 
conducts  a  good  farm  in  Otisfield,  was 
born  in  this  town,  November  10,  1827, 
son  of  Joseph  G.  and  Mary  (Edwards) 
Gerrish.  Mr.  Gerrish's  grandparents,  James 
and  Annie  (Scribner)  Gerrish,  were  early  set- 
tlers in  Otisfield,  where  Grandfather  Gerrish 
was  successfully  engaged  in  farming  for  the 
rest  of  his  life.  They  raised  a  family  of  three 
children;  namely,  Anna,  Mary,  and  Joseph  G. 
Joseph  G.  Gerrish,  who  was  born  in  Otis- 
field, in  young  manhood  learned  the  shoe- 
maker's trade.  He  subsequently  settled  upon 
a  farm  situated  on  Scribner  Hill,  and  here 
carried  on  a  farm  and  manufactured  shoes. 
An  energetic  and  industrious  man,  he  labored 
diligently,  maintaining  his  family  in  comfort- 
able circumstances,  and  died  October  27, 
1827.  His  wife  Mary,  a  native  of  Otisfield, 
was  daughter  of  Simeon  and  Eunice  Edwards, 
prosperous  farming  people,  who  came  from 
Gilmanton,  N.H.,  to  Otisfield,  and  here  re- 
sided for  the  rest  of  their  lives.  Mrs.  Joseph 
Gerrish  had  two  children,  namely:  Greenfield, 
who  died  in  infancy;  and  Joseph  G.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  who,  born  two  weeks  after 
his  father's  death,  was  named  for  him.  The 
mother  died  in  June,  i860. 

Joseph  G.  Gerrish  received  his  education  in 
the  schools  of  his  native  town ;  and,  as  he 
never  knew  a  father's  care,  he  was  necessarily 
thrown  upon  his  own  resources  at  an  earlier 
age  than  usual.  When  a  young  man  he  went 
to  Lowell,  Mass.,  and  was  there  employed  for 


five  years  as  a  watchman.      In  February,  1852, 
he  bought  his  present  farm  of  one  hundred  and 
twenty  acres  of  well-located  land.      Since  then 
he    has    labored    incessantly    to    improve    this 
property,    which    is    now    very    fertile.       He 
carries  on  general  farming  and   stock   raising 
with  good  judgment  and  profit.      On   May  21, 
185 1,  Mr.  Gerrish  was  united   in  marriage  to 
Mary  A.  McNeal.      She  was  born   in   Laconia, 
N.  H.,    February  27,   1825,    daughter  of  Jona.- 
than  McNeal,  who  settled  upon  a  farm  in  Otis- 
field, where  he  lived  for  the  .remainder  of  his 
days.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gerrish  have  three  chil- 
dren,   as  follows:  Mary  Josephine,    born  May 
20,  1852,  now  living  at  home;  Eddie  J.,  born 
April    6,    i860,    also   residing   at    home;    and 
Nancy  E.,  born   October  28,  1861,  who  is  now 
the  wife  of  Michael  H.    Fagan,   of    Lebanon, 
N.H.      The  children  all   received  a  good  edu- 
cation  in  the  public  schools.      Eddie  J.    is  a 
member  of  Harrison  Lodge,  No.  41,  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  of  Highland 
Lodge,  No.  10,  Knights  of  Pythias,,  of  Bridg- 
ton.     The  mother  died   April    10,  1896,  aged 
seventy-one  years.      Mr.  Gerrish  is  a  self-made 
man.      His  present  position  of  prosperity  has 
been  attained  by  his  own   efforts '  solely.      He 
is  an  enterprising  and  progressive  farmer,  and 
is  highly  esteemed    by   his    fellow-townsmen. 
He  supports  the  Republican   party  in  politics, 
is  prominent  in   local  public  affairs,   and  has 
served  with  ability  in   some  of  the  important 
offices. 


ON.     MATTHEW     F.     WINSLOW,. 

prominent  resident  and  a  substan- 
tial farmer  of  Casco,  was  born  in 
this  place.  May  4,  1821,  son  of 
Cyrus  and  Fannie  (Foster)  Winslow.  Grand- 
father Winslow,  who  was  a  resident  of  West- 
brook,  Me.,  left  the  reputation  of  a  stirring 
business  man.  He  erected  and  operated,  a 
saw-mill  in  Casco.  To  induce  his  two  sons  to 
settle  in  this  town,  he  gave  them  one  hundred 
dollars  apiece.  Cyrus  Winslow,  one  of  these 
sons,  was  born  in  Westbrook.  He  learned  the 
trade  of  a  shoemaker,  but  the  greater  part 
of  his  lifetime  was  spent  in  farming  and  lum- 
bering. On  leaving  Westbrook,  he  went  to 
Freeport,   Me.  ;    but   subsequently,    in    conse- 


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quence  of  his  father's  offer,  he  settled  in 
Casco.  Here  he  purchased  the  farm  which  his 
son  now  occupies,  and  resided  there  until  his 
death.  His  wife,  Fannie,  a  native  of  Freeport, 
survived  her  husband,  spending  the  last  years 
of  her  life  with  her  children. 

•The  Flon.  Matthew  F.  Winslow  acquired  a 
practical  common-school  education.  He  was 
the  third  child  in  order  of  birth,  and  remained 
with  his  parents,  assisting  his  father  in  the 
work  of  the  farm  until  he  was  twenty-one 
years  of  age.  On  starting  out  for  himself,  he 
went  first  to  Lexington,  Me.,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  logging  for  a  year.  The  following 
year  he  returned  and  worked  on  the  home  farm, 
and  then  again  engaged  in  lumbering  for  a 
year.  In  June,  1843,  he  returned  again  to  his 
home;  and  from  that  time  until  he  reached  the 
age  of  twenty-six  years,  he  was  employed  on 
different  farms  in  the  vicinity.  Not  long  after 
his  marriage  he  removed  from  Casco  to  Otis- 
field.  His  next  venture  was  the  purchase  of 
a  farm  in  Harrison,  Me.  Here  he  lived  for 
five  years,  profitably  engaged  in  general  farm- 
ing. He  then  purchased  the  old  homestead  in 
Casco,  and  lived  there  for  several  years.  He 
left  it  to  go  to  Webb's  Mills,  where  he  cared 
for  his  first  wife's  parents  until  their  death. 
From  there  he  returned  to  the  homestead, 
where  he  has  since  remained.  The  estate  con- 
tains one  hundred  and  ten  acres  of  good  farm- 
ing land.  He  carries  on  general  farming, 
.  stock  and  fruit  raising,  making  a  specialty  of 
dairying,  for  which  he  keeps  ten  cows. 

On  December  27,  1846,  Mr.  Winslow  was 
united  in  matrimony  with  Miss  Deborah  R. 
Small,  a  daughter  of  Robert  Small,  of  Gray, 
Me.,  who  died  when  she  was  a  mere  child. 
Her  own  death  occurred  on  September  3,  1859. 
She  left  three  children,  namely:  Cyrus,  born 
September  29,  1847,  living  near  Webb's  Mills, 
who  married  Miss  Emma  Holmes,  of  Jeffer- 
son, N.H.  ;  Helen  M.,  born  December  20, 
1853,  who  is  the  wife  of  Gideon  T.  Cook,  of 
Casco,  a  successful  carpenter  and  farmer  and 
a  Deputy  Sheriff;  and  Charles  F.,  born  Au- 
gust 19,  1859,  who  is  in  partnership  with  his 
father  and  lives  on  the  homestead.  Charles  F. 
Winslow  was  first  married  to  Miss  I.  D.  Jor- 
dan, of  Raymond,  who  died  May  23,  1891. 
He    subsequently    contracted    a    second    union 


with  Miss  Lizzie  G.  Seavey,  a  native  of  Harri- 
son, Me.,  born  October  12,  1867.  He  is  now 
the  father  of  two  sons  —  Walter  P.  and  Harry 
M.  On  November  26,  i860,  Mr.  Matthew  F. 
Winslow  was  again  married,  this  time  to  Miss 
Phcebe  M.  Bailey.  She  was  born  in  Casco, 
December  25,  1826,  daughter  of  Daniel  and 
Rebecca  (Jumper)  Bailey,  both  now  deceased. 
Daniel  Bailey  was  a  native  of  Westbrook, 
whence  he  removed  to  Casco,  where  he  fol- 
lowed with  success  the  callings  of  farmer, 
carpenter,  and  joiner.  His  wife  was  born  in 
Harrison,  Me. 

In  his  political  relations  Mr.  Winslow  is  a 
Democrat,  and  has  always  been  an  ardent  ad- 
vocate of  the  principles  of  that  party.  In 
1863  he  represented  the  towns  of  Naples, 
Casco,  and  Otisfield  in  the  State  legislature. 
He  is  a  member  of  Minoma  Lodge,  No.  40, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Me- 
chanic Falls;  of  Crooked  River  Lodge, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Bolster's  Mills.  His  son, 
Charles  F.  Winslow,  is  a  member  of  High- 
land Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  of  Bridgton, 
Me.,  and  of  Hathorn  Lodge,  N.  E.  O.  P.,  No. 
171,  of  Webb's  Mills.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wins- 
low are  attendants  of  the  Universalist  Church 
of  Casco. 


(^"ThE  MERRILL  BROTHERS,  George 
<  I  E.  and  Harry,  are  well-known  and 
^i-L  highly  successful  farmers  and  business 
men  of  the  town  of  Gray.  They  are  the 
sons  of  George  T.  and  Emeline  (Merrill)  Mer- 
rill, the  former  of  whom  was  a  native  of  Po- 
land, Me. 

George  T.  Merrill  settled  in  Gray  when  he 
was  nineteen  years  of  age,  and  worked  in  the. 
old  Falmouth  woollen-mills  for  several  years, 
after  which  he  bought  and  cultivated  a  farm, 
formerly  belonging  to  his  wife's  father.  His 
death  took  place  in  1888.  He  was  an  indus- 
trious and  intelligent  man,  prominent  in  pub- 
lic affairs,  and  represented  the  towns  of  Gray 
and  New  Gloucester  in  the  legislature  in  1868. 
His  first  wife  was  Mary  Ann  Russell,  of  Gray, 
who  died  in  1850.  By  this  union  there  were 
three  children,  as  follows:  Lizzie,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  sixteen  years;  Harriet  F.,  who  now 
resides  in  Gray,  widow  of  Thomas  Hancock; 


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and  Julia  E.,  who  married  James  Hunt,  a  pros- 
perous farmer  of  Gray.  George  T.  Merrill's 
second  wife,  Emeliiie  Merrill,  was  born  in 
Falmouth,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Emeline 
Merrill,  who  came  to  Cumberland  County  at 
an  early  date,  and  settled  upon  the  farm 
which  is  now  owned  by  John  P.  Merrill.  She 
became  the  mother  of  four  children,  of  whom 
the  two  now  living  are  George  E.  and  his 
brother  Harry,  the  subjects  of  this  sketch. 
One  child  died  in  infancy,  and  a  son  Herbert 
died  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  years. 

George  E.  Merrill  was  born  upon  the  farm 
he  now  occupies,  October  4,  i860.  He  re- 
ceived his  education  at  the  Normal  and  high 
schools,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  began 
teaching  school.  He  taught  seven  terms  in 
Roxbury,  Cumberland  County,  in  Washington 
County,  and  in  the  town  of  Gray.  During 
this  time  he  worked  upon  the  farm  in  the 
summer  season;  and  after  his  father's  death, 
in  company  with  his  brother  Harry,  he  took 
charge  of  the  homestead.  He  was  later  en- 
gaged as  travelling  salesman  for  a  Vermont 
fertilizer  firm,  which  he  represented  for  six 
months;  and  then,  returning  to  Gray,  he 
bought  his  brother's  interest  in  the  home- 
stead. Since  taking  possession  of  the  farm  he 
has  added  more  land,  now  owning  two  hundred 
acres,  which  he  devoted  to  general  farming 
and  the  dairying  interests.  He  makes  a 
specialty  of  raising  hay  and  sweet  corn,  having 
upon  his  farm  a  dryer  for  the  production  of 
seed  corn,  which  is  sold  to  the  farmers 
throughout  New  England.  He  conducts  the 
largest  dairy  in  the  town  of  Gray,  having  a 
herd  of  fifty  finely  bred  Holstein  and  Jersey 
cows;  and  he  supplies  the  dealers  in  Portland 
and  the  outlying  towns  with  milk.  He  also 
raises  some  fine  horses,  and  is  a  well-known 
breeder  of  Chester  white  swine.  He  has  an 
interest  in  a  large  saw-mill  near  his  farm,  and 
is  the  local  agent  for  the  Buffalo  fertilizer. 
He  takes  an  active  interest  in  public  affairs, 
having  been  a  member  of  the  School  Board  for 
two  years  and  Road  Commissioner  for  the  past 
four  years. 

On  October  26,  1887,  George  E.  Merrill 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Mary  E.  Merrill. 
She  was  born  in  Falmouth,  Me.,  April  2, 
1866,  daughter  of  John  P.  and  Elizabeth  (Mer- 


rill) Merrill,  both  of  whom  are  natives  of  Fal- 
mouth, Me.  John  P.  Merrill,  who  in  his 
younger  days  followed  the  sea,  is  nOw  a  pros- 
perous farmer  of  Falmouth.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
George  E.  Merrill  have  one  child;  namely, 
George  Dwight,'  who  was  born  January  13, 
1893. 

Harry  Merrill,  younger  brother  of  George 
E.  Merrill?  was  born  in  Gray,  November  16, 
1866.  He  was  educated  in  the  high  and  Nor- 
mal schools;  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  he 
engaged  in  selling,  fertilizer,  both  travelling 
himself  and  appointing  agents  in  different  lo- 
calities. He  was  in  Ohio  for  two  years  and 
in  New  Jersey  for  one  year,  and  after  that  he 
returned  to  Gray,  where  in  1892  he  bought 
his  present  farm  of  one  hundred  acres,,  which 
adjoins  his  brother's  property.  He  makes  a 
specialty  of  growing  small  fruits,  produces  also 
an  average  of  eight  hundred  bushels  of  pota- 
toes per  year,  and  engages  to  some  extent  in 
raising  stock. 

On  June  23,  1892,  Harry  Merrill  was  mar- 
ried to  Catherine  Higgins  Libby,  who  was 
born  in  Gray,-  April  10,  1868.  She  is  a 
daughter  of  Thomas  L.  and  Amanda  (Higgins) 
Libby,  the  former  of  whom  is  a  retired  farmer. 
Mr.  Merrill  is  a  member  of  theSiloam  Lodge, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  No.  45, 
of  Gray. 

The  Merrill  brothers  occupy  a  prominent 
position  among  the  leading  farmers  and  busi- 
ness men  of  Gray.  They  are  members  of  the 
Congregational  church,  in  which  they  are  ac- 
tively interested.  George  E.  Merrill  is  a 
Deacon,  and  has  been,  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday-school  for  the  past  ten  years.  The 
brothers  are  Republicans  in  politics. 


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ENDALL  S.  PEACO,  one  of  Otis- 
field's  representative  farmers,  was 
born  in  Windham,  this  county,  No- 
vember 16,  1838,  son  of  Asa  and  Lucinda 
(Edwards)  Peaco.  Mr.  Peaco's  paternal  grand- . 
parents  were  John  and  Lydia  (Cobb)'  Peaco. 
John  Peaco,  born  January  7,  1779,  who  was 
reared  to  agricultural  pursuits  and  resided  in 
Westbrook,  Me.,  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of 
1 8 1 2.  He  was  afterward  engaged  in.  the  naval 
service,   and,  while  on  a  cruise  in  search   of 


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pirates,  was  stricken  with  yellow  fever,  and 
died  at  sea.  He  was  deservedly  esteemed  for 
his  courage,  patriotism,  and  faithful  devotion 
to  the  service  of  his  country.  His  wife, 
Lydia,  who  was  born  July  6,  1780,  reared 
three  children,  as  follows:  Asa,  Mr.  Peaco's 
father,  who  was  the  eldest;  Rachel,  who  was 
born  September  15,  1809;  and  Rebecca,  born 
January  23,  1812,  who  died  April  30,  1844. 
Asa  Peaco,  a  native  of  Westbrook,  born 
March  25,  1804,  resided  in  his  native  town 
until  after  his  marriage.  He  then  moved  to 
Windham,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  for  a 
few  years.  After  this  he  bought  a  farm  in 
Otisfield,  on  which  he  resided,  occupied  in  its 
cultivation  until  his  death,  which  took  place 
when  he  was  eighty-three  years  old.  His  rep- 
utation was  that  of  a  kind  and  agreeable  neigh- 
bor and  a  worthy  man.  His  wife,  Lucinda 
(Edwards)  Peaco,  whom  he  married  May  14, 
1836,  was  born  October  18,  18 13.  She  be- 
came the  mother  of  seven  children,  as  fol- 
lows: Wendall  S.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Mary  Jane,  born  April  25,  1840;  Phoebe  C, 
born  November  2,  1842;  Eli  E. ,  born  March 
4,  1844;  George  W.',  born  April  13,  1846; 
Merrill  T.,  born  December  8,  1847;  =i"d 
Rachel  M.,  born  May  8,  1850.  The  mother 
died  in  1875. 

Wendall  S.  Peaco  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools.  After  completing  his 
studies  he  bought  his  present  farm  of  one  hun- 
dred acres,  which  is  situated  near  the  village 
of  East  dtisfield.  Since  then  he  has  made 
various  improvements  in  the  property,  includ- 
ing the  erection  of  a  handsome  and  substantial 
residence,  and  effecting  an  increase  in  the 
fertility  of  the  land.  He  devotes  his  atten- 
tion chiefly  to  general  farming  and  stock  rais- 
ing and  the  culture  of  fruit  in  considerable 
quantities.  Devoted  to  his  family  and 
strongly  domestic  in  his  disposition,  he  has 
never  aspired  to  political  prominence,  prefer- 
ring to  give  his  entire  time  and  attention  to 
his  farm  and  his  home  duties. 

On  May  13,  1866,  Mr.  Peaco  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Emily  Lovell.  She  was  born  in 
Otisfield,  March  4,  1844,  daughter  of  Jeremiah 
Lovell,  a  prosperous  farmer  of  Otisfield,  and 
Lydia  H.  (Caveland)  Lovell,  a  native  of  Ox- 
ford, Me.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peaco  have  had  eleven 


children,  namely:  Lowell,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  eight  years;  Silas  Morton,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  five;  Carrie  L.  and  James  L.,  both 
also  deceased;  Horatio  M.,  who  was  born 
April  21,  1874,  and  is  now  residing  at  home; 
Arthur  B.,  born  October  31,  1875;  an  un- 
named son,  who  died  on  date  of  birth,  March 
29,  1877;  Elsie  A.,  born  February  6,  1878, 
who  resides  at  home;  Wendall  S. ,  Jr.,  born 
March  3,  1880;  Francis  B.,  born  December  8, 
1882;  and  Harlan  S.,  born  April  13,  1885, 
who  died  December  24  of  the  same  year.  Mr. 
Peaco  has  always  supported  the  Republican 
party  in  politics.  He  and  his  family  are 
members  of  the  Baptist  church. 


TTAHARLES  K.  RICHARDS,  of  the 
I  Ky  firm  of  Charles  K.  Richards  &  Co. 
^^Hs  of     Falmouth,     dealers     in     general 

merchandise,  was  born  in  Falmouth,- 
November  2,  1861,  son  of  Thomas  B.  and 
Eliza  (Merrill)  Richards.  His  paternal 
grandfather  had  seven  children,  respectively 
named:  Josiah,  Nathan,  Davis,  Samuel,  Will- 
iam, Sarah,  and  Thomas.  All  are  now  de- 
ceased except  Sarah,  the  only  daughter,  who 
is  the  widow  of  the  late  Jesse  Sweetzer,  and 
resides  in  Cumberland,  Me.  In  politics  their 
father  was  a  Republican,  and  he  attended  the 
Congregational  church  at  Cumberland  Centre. 
Thomas  B.  Richards  was  a  native  of  Fal- 
mouth. He  learned  the  trade  of  a  mason,  and 
followed  it  for  a  number  of  years.  At  the 
time  of  the  gold  excitement  in  California  he 
went  thither.  Returning  East  afterward,  he 
engaged  in  the  dry-goods  business  for  a  time 
in  Boston.  He  then  came  to  Falmouth  and 
purchased  a  farm,  the  care  of  which  and  occa- 
sional jobs  at  mason  work  were  his  chief  oc- 
cupations thereafter  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death  in  1891.  His  wife,  Eliza,  bore  him 
five  children,  as  follows:  Charles  K.;  Thomas 
E.,  residing  in  Laramie,  Wyo.  ;  Jennie,  the 
wife  of  Charles  L.  Lufkin,  of  Woodford's,  Me.  ; 
Harry  D.  and  Frank,  who  are  both  employed 
in  their  brother's  store  in  Falmouth.  In  pol- 
itics Thomas  B.  Richards  was  a  Republican. 
He  served  acceptably  as  Town  Clerk  for  a 
time,  and  attended  the  First  Parish  Congrega- 
tional Church. 


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Charles  K.  Richards  received  a  good  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  Falmouth.  He 
then  entered  the  employ  of  Shaw,  Hammond 
&  Carney,  of  Portland,  Me.,  as  clerk,  and  re- 
mained in  that  position  for  about  four  years. 
At  the  expiration  of  that  time  he  came  to 
Falmouth,  and  purchased  the  general  store 
then  conducted  by  Perry  &  Oliver.  This  he 
has  since  carried  on  with  success  under  the 
firm  name  of  Charles  K.  Richards  &  Co.  His 
stock,  amounting  in  value  to  about  fifteen  hun- 
dred dollars,  comprises  a  good  variety  of  such 
articles  as  are  usually  found  in  a  general 
store.  The  business  is  very  good,  and  proni- 
ises  to  be  much  better. 

In  1887  Mr.  Richards  was  joined  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Clara  B.  Lane,  a  daughter  of 
H^enry  J.  Lane,  of  East  Raymond. 

Mr.  Richards's  political  principles  are  Re- 
publican. In  May,  1888,  under  President 
Cleveland's  first  administration,  he  was  ap- 
pointed Postmaster  of  Falmouth,  and  has  held 
that  position  for  the  past  seven  years.  He 
is  a  member  of  Presumpscot  Lodge,  No.  91, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows ;  Una  En- 
campment, No.  46,  of  Portland.  He  has 
served  as  Secretary  of  Presumpscot  Lodge  for 
the  past  three  years.  He  and  his  family  are 
attendants  of  the  First  Parish  Congregational 
Church  of  Falmouth. 


rOHN  FLINT,  a  farmer  of  Baldwin,  Me., 
the  most  extensive  apple  grower  in 
Cumberland  County,  was  born  on  his 
present  farm  February  11,  1833.  His 
father,  Ephraim  Flint,  was  born  in  the  historic 
town  of  Concord,  Mass.,  in  1781  or  1782. 
In  1803  he  came  to  Cumberland  County, 
Maine,  settling  at  first  in  West  Baldwin. 
After  remaining  there  a  few  years  he  pur- 
chased the  present  Flint  homestead,  which 
was  mostly  wild  land,  and  set  about  reclaim- 
ing it,  felling  the  trees,  which  he  sold  for 
lumber,  and  bringing  some  of  the  land  under 
cultivation.  His  facilities  for  farming  gradu- 
ally increased;  and  at  the  time  of  his  death, 
in  1865,  he  was  the  owner  of  a  valuable 
homestead.  He  married  Phebe  Thompson,  of 
Standish,  Me.  ;  and  eleven  children  were  born 
to    them  — Phebe,     Thompson     S.,     Edward, 


Enos,  Samuel  F.,  Ephraim,  Richard,  Hepzi- 
bah,  Daniel  T. ,  Ralph  H. ,  and  John,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch.  Of  these  the  four  last 
named  yet  survive. 

John  Flint  has  lived  on  the  homestead  since 
the  time  of  his  birth.      He  attended  the  dis- 
trict schools  and  the  academy  of  Baldwin,  and, 
while  acquiring  a  fund  of  book  knowledge,  was 
at  the  same  time  practically  learning  the  es- 
sentials of  successful  farming.      When  he  at- 
tained his  majority  he  took  charge  of  the  home 
farm,  which  comprised  three  hundred  and  fifty 
acres;  and  during  his  ownership  he  has  added 
eighty-four  acres  more,  so  that  now  he  has  one 
of  the  largest   farms   in  Cumberland   County. 
A  few  years  after  becoming  manager  of  the 
farm  he  planted  about  twenty  acres  with  apple- 
trees;    and   he  has   since  set  out  many  more 
trees,  so  that  now  he  has  about  forty  acres  de- 
voted to  apple  culture,  comprising  four  differ- 
ent orchards,  which  produce  standard  varieties 
of    apples,    averaging  three  thousand   bushels 
yearly.      Mr.  Flint  is  one  of  the  largest  apple 
growers  in  the  State,  and  is  also  engaged   in 
general    farming   and    lumbering.     He    ships 
the  greater  part    of    his    fruit    to    Liverpool. 
Mr.   Flint  was  married  in   1864,    but  has  no 
children. 

He  is  a  Free  Mason  in  good  standing.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Flint  are  highly  esteemed  in  Bald- 
win, which  has  been  their  dwelling-place  for 
so  many  years;  and  Mr.  Flint  occupies  a 
prominent  place  as  an  intelligent  and  enter- 
prising farmer  and  a  successful  man  of  busi- 
ness. 


LPRANK  WARREN  RIGGS,  a  farmer 
p|  and  stone  cutter  of  Raymond,  Me.,  is 
J-  a  native  of  Portland,  where  his  birth 
occurred  on  January  12,  1853.  It  is  now 
more  than  twenty  years  since  he  became  a 
resident  of  Raymond,  where  he  is  esteemed  as 
a  useful  citizen,  and  has  come  to  be  regarded 
as  one  of  the  representative  men  of  the 
place. 

He  is  a  son  of  Charles  Riggs,  who  was  born 
in  Portland  and  received  his-  education  in 
that  city,  but  not  long  after  his  marriage  re- 
moved to  Raymond,  subsequently  settling  in 
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Charles  Riggs  is  a  blacksmith,  and  through- 
out his  active  life  he  has  followed  that  voca- 
tion in  connection  with  farming.  He  married 
Miss  Eliza  Shane,  of  Raymond;  and  they  have 
eight  children.  The  record  is  as  follows: 
George  Alva,  living  with  his  brother,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  Mary  Frances,  at  the  pa- 
rental home;  Frank  Warren;  Lizzie  (de- 
ceased), who  was  the  wife  of  James  Jewett; 
Charles  Leonard,  residing  at  home;  Annie 
(deceased) ;  Elmer  E.,  a  prosperous  farmer  of 
Raymond,  Me.  ;  and  Annie,  who  also  lives  at 
the  home  in  Casco. 

Frank  Warren  Riggs  lived  with  his  parents 
until  he  was  thirteen  years  of  age,  and  during 
that  time  acquired  a  common-school  educa- 
tion. He  then  started  out  for  himself,  first 
securing  a  place  on  a  farm ;  and,  after  working 
out  in  this  way  for  several  years,  he  learned 
the  trade  of  a  stone  cutter,  at  which  he  was 
engaged  for  five  years.  He  then  went  to 
Portland,  and  for  five  years  was  employed  as  a 
machinist  in  mills  and  similar  places.  Early 
in  his  married  life  he  settled  on  a  farm  near 
East  Raymond  village,  and  for  seventeen 
years  was  successfully  engaged  in  mixed  hus- 
bandry. From  there  he  came  to  the  farm, 
comprising  about  one  hundred  acres  of  well- 
improved  land,  on  which  he  now  resides,  and 
of  which  he  became  the  owner.  Besides  de- 
voting his  attention  to  general  farming,  he 
engages  to  a  limited  extent  in  his  trade  of 
a  stone  cutter. 

His  marriage  with  Miss  Elvira  Davis  took 
place  on  New  Year's  Day,  1875.  She  was 
born  in  Raymond,  December  14,  1846,  and  is 
a  daughter  of  Thomas  W.  and  Paulina  (Styles) 
Davis.  Her  parents  spent  their  last  years  in 
Casco,  Me.  Two  sons  and  a  daughter  live  to 
bless  the  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Riggs, 
namely:  Lizzie  D.,  the  wife  of  Frank  A. 
Hanson,  of  Portland;  John  W.  and  Clinton 
M.,  both  of  whom  are  at  home. 

Since  attaining  the  age  at  which  the  full 
rights  of  American  citizenship  are  bestowed, 
Mr.  Riggs  has  cast  his  vote  in  the  ranks  of  the 
Democratic  party.  He  is  a  worthy  example  of 
the  self-made  man,  his  comfortable  property 
having  been  acquired  by  his  personal  labor 
combined  with  a  faculty  for  making  the  most 
of  the  means  within  his  reach. 


EVI  SCRIBNER,  one  of  the  oldest  resi- 
dents of  Otisfield,  was  born  in  this 
town,  August  12,  1 814,  son  of  Jo- 
seph and  Polly  (Knight)  Scribner. 
Mr.  Scribner' s  father  was  a  native  of  Water- 
bury,  Me.  He  settled  in  Otisfield  at  an  early 
date  in  the  town's  history,  and,  followed  farm- 
ing for  many  years,  industriously  toiling  to 
clear  and  cultivate  the  soil  until  his  death, 
which  took  place  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven 
years,  six  months,  and  fifteen  days.  He  mar- 
ried for  his  first  wife  Hannah  Dcfckam,  and 
by  this  union  there  were  seven  children ; 
namely,  Jonathan,  John,  Simon,  Harvey, 
Thomas,  Nathan,  and  Prudence,  all  of  whom 
have  passed  away.  His  second  wife,  Polly 
Knight,  became  the  mother  of  seven  children, 
as  follows :  Polly,  widow  of  Nathaniel  Robin- 
son; Hannah  and  Lydia,  who  are  no  longer 
living;  Levi,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Sarah,  widow  of  James  F.  Tookey,  of  Port- 
land; Louise,  who  became  Mrs.  Irwin  Smith, 
and  Herstilda,  neither  of  whom  is  living. 

Levi  Scribner  received  his  education  in  the 
common  schools,  and  was  reared  to  agricultural 
pursuits.  His  boyhood  and  youth  were  passed 
in  assisting  his  father  upon  the  home  farm, 
and  during  that  time  he  rendered  much  valu- 
able aid  in  supporting  the  family.  After  his 
marriage  he  settled  upon  a  farm  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  his  present  residence,  and  engaged  in 
general  farming,  his  ways  and  methods  being 
well  devised,  and  his  diligence  and  prompti- 
tude ensuring  success.  He  has  improved  the 
land  and  buildings  to  a  considerable  extent. 
He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  being  an  active 
supporter  of  the  principles  of  that  party,  and 
has  served  with  ability  in  some  of  the  town 
offices. 

On  November  i,  1835,  Mr.  Scribner  was 
married  to  Ann  Edwards.  She  was  born  in 
Otisfield,  May  28,  1812,  daughter  of  Asa  Ed- 
wards, an  early  settler  and  a  prosperous  farmer. 
By  this  union  there  were  four  children,  as  fol- 
lows:  Russell  G. ,  who  was  born  August  20, 
1836,  married  Ruth  Jackson,  and  resides  in 
Rochester,  Me.  ;  Harriet  M.,  who  was  born 
August  30,  1838,  married  John  Stone,  and 
lives  at  Poland  Springs,  Me.  ;  Melissa,  who 
was  born  July  10,  1843,  and  is  now  the  wife 
of    Silas  Edwards,   of  South  Windham,   Me.  ; 


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and  D.  Fletcher,  who  was  born  September  7, 
1846,  married  for  his  first  wife  Jane  Edwards 
and  for  his  second  Eva  Merrill,  and  is  now 
residing  at  the  homestead.  Mrs.  Scribner 
died  January  9,  1895.  The  children  have  all- 
received  a  good  education,  and  some  of  them 
are  engaged  in  teaching. 

Mr.  Scribner  is  well  known  and  highly  re- 
spected for  his  many  sterling  qualities.  He 
has  lived  a  life  of  useful  industry,  but  is  now 
passing  his  declining  years  in  retirement;  and 
his  son  matiages  the  farm.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Baptist  church  and  a  stanch  temperance 
man. 


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iHARLES  CHOATE,  .  a  prominent 
citizen  of  Bridgton,  Me.,  who  culti- 
vates a  fine  farm  of  two  hundred 
acres,  was  born  in  the  city  of  Lynn, 
Essex 'County,  Mass.,  April  8,  1826.  He  is  a 
son  of  Ebenezer  and  Eliza  (Barker)  Choate, 
and  belongs  to  two  of  the  old  families  of  Bridg- 
ton, his  grandparents  on  both  sides  of  the 
house  having  been  early  residents  of  Bridgton. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  who  was  born  in 
Massachusetts  in  1765,  joined  the  Revolution- 
ary army  as  a  drummer,  and  was  afterward  in 
active  service  as  a  soldier.  He  settled  in 
Bridgton,  Me.,  about  1800,  and  was  there 
engaged  in  farming  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 
His  soHj  Ebenezer  Choate,  was  born  in  Essex, 
Mass.,  in  1796.  He  was  about  four  years  old 
when  the  family  removed  to  Bridgton,  and  in 
that  town  he  was  reared  and  educated.  Re- 
turning to  his  native  State  when  a  young  man, 
he  spent  some  years  in  Essex  County,  but 
finally  came  back  to  Maine,  devoting  the  rest 
of  his  life  to  the  pursuit  of  agriculture  in  the 
town  of  Naples.  His  wife,  Eliza  Barker,  was 
a  native  of  Bridgton,  Me.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eb- 
enezer Choate  were  the  parents  of  the  fol- 
lowing .children :  William,  Charles,  Isaac, 
Ruth,  Isaac  (second),  Elizabeth,  Eunice,  Eu- 
nice (second),  and  William. 

Charles  Choate  received  a  common-school 
education  in  the  town  of  Naples.  He  aided 
his  father  about  the  home  farm  until  August, 
1862,  when  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Com- 
pany E,  Twenty-fifth  Maine  Volunteer  Infan- 
try.    Mustered  in  at    Portland,  his   regiment 


was  sent  to  Washington,  and  was  stationed  at 
Arlington  Heights  during  the  winter.  Mr. 
Choate  received  his  discharge  from  military 
service  July  10,  1863,  and  returned  to  his 
father's  farm,  where  he  remained  till  1889. 
He  then  removed  to  the  fine  estate  on  which 
he  now  resides,  where  he  has  since  been  en- 
gaged in  general  farming.  It  was  the  old 
homestead  of  Mrs.  Choate's  father,  now  hers 
by  inheritance.  This  propei^ty  covers  two 
hundred  acres,  and  mufh  of  the  land  is  in  a 
high  state  of  cultivation.  Mx.  Choate  exer-' 
cises  good  judgment  and  progressive  methods 
in  his  chosen  vocation,  and  is  one  of  the  lead- 
ing members  of  the  farming  community  of 
Bridgton. 

On  December  10,  1884,  he  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  Nehemiah 
and  Rebecca  (Kimball)  Choate,  of  Bridgton, 
lifelong  residents  of  the  town, 

Politically,  Mr.  Choate  is  a  stanch  Republi- 
can. He  served  on  the  Board  of  Selectmen  in 
Naples,  and  has  been  Selectman  of  Bridgton 
since  1893.  A  member  of  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic,  he  takes  an  active  part  in  the 
councils  of  Farragut  Post,  No.  27,  of  Bridg- 
ton. Mrs.  Choate  is  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational church. 


ON.  WILLIAM  WOODBURY 
MITCHELL,  Mayor  of  Deering, 
Me.,  and  one  of  the  leading  manu- 
facturers of  the  city,  was  born  at 
New  Market,  N.H.,  December  26,  1848,  his 
parents  being  Dr.  Elbridge  Kenney  and  Han- 
nah Hoole  (Woodbury)  Mitchell.  Dr.  Mitch- 
ell was  a  native  of  this  State,  having  been 
born  September  12,  1819,  at  Yarmouth, 
where  his  parents,  Levi  and  Martha  Mitchell, 
lived  for  many  years,  his  father  having  been 
among  the  leading  ship-biiilders  of  the  place, 
continuing  in  that  business  until  his  sudden 
death,  when  but  fifty-one  years  of  age.  His 
widow  survived  him  nearly  half  a  century, 
dying  at  the  venerable  age  of  ninety-four  years. 
Elbridge  K.  Mitchell  was  educated  for  the 
medical  profession  at  the  Bowdoin  Medical 
School,  being  afterward  engaged  as  a  practi- 
tioner at  New  Market,  N.H.,  and  at  Gorham, 
Me.,  until  his  demise,  May  11,  1850.      Of  his 


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union  with  Miss  Woodbury,  \A^ho  passed  to  the 
higher  life  March  30,  1854,  but  one  child  was 
born,  William  W.  Mitchell.  Mrs.  Dr.  Mitch-, 
ell  was  born  in  Portland,  September  15,  1820, 
and  was  the  youngest  daughter  of  Captain 
William  Woodbury,  for  many  years  one  of  the 
foremost  merchants  of  that  city. 

The  Woodbury  family  came  to  Cumberland 
County  from  Beverly,  Mass.,  being  descended 
from  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  that  place, 
Hugh  Woodbury,  who  married  Jane  Green, 
their  son  Israel  afterward  marrying  Anne 
White.  Israel  Woodbury  left  Beverly,  where 
he  was  born  and  reared,  when  a  young  man, 
coming  to  this  county,  and  locating  at  Cape 
Elizabeth,  where  his  son  William  was  born 
on  October  16,  1772.  William  Woodbury, 
the  Mayor's  maternal  grandfather,  was  almost 
literally  brought  up  on  the  sea,  and  when  very 
young  became  a  most  successful  ship-master, 
conducting  his  business  with  such  energy, 
skill,  and  promptness  as  soon  insured  him  a 
competency. 

Giving  up  his  seafaring  life.  Captain  Wood- 
bury engaged  in  commercial  pursuits  on  shore, 
removing  to  Portland,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
business  for  threescore  years,  living  most  of 
the  time  in  the  same  house  on  Franklin  Street. 
He  was  a  leader  among  the  people,  being  one 
of  the  prime  movers  in  the  establishment  of 
the  Marine  Railway,  which  was  incorporated 
in  1826,  and  successfully  conducted  for  thirty 
years,  and  for  a  long  time  was  President  of 
the  Marine  Society,  whose  funds  were  wisely 
devoted  to  the  relief  of  families  of  unfortu- 
nate seamen.  He  was  also  a  Director,  from 
the  time  of  its  incorporation  in  1-825,  of  the 
Merchants'  Bank  of  Portland,  of  which  at  the 
tiiiie  of  his  death,  April  29,  1861,  he  vvas 
President.  He  was  known  throughout  the  city 
as  a  man  of  determined  will,  sound  judgment, 
great  discernment  of  character,  and  of  inflexi- 
ble integrity.  On  November  17,  1797,  Cap- 
tain' Woodbury  was  wedded  to  Mary  Hoole, 
daughter  of  Captain  William  Hoole,  who  came 
here  from  Boston  just  prior  to  the  Revolution. 
He  purchased  the  house  at  the  corner  of  Fed- 
eral and  India  Streets,  and  this  was  the  second 
building  destroyed  at  the  time  of  the  burning 
of  Portland  by  Mowatt  in  1775.  Mary  Hoole 
was  born  in  Portland  about  three  years  later. 


on  January  6,  1778.  She  attained  the  vener- 
able age  of  ninety-two  years  and  eight  months, 
peacefully  passing  to  the  life  immortal  Sep- 
tember 17,  1870.  Further  ancestral  history  of 
the  Woodbury  family  may  be  found  on  page 
859  of  Willis's  "History  of  Portland,"  pub- 
lished in  1865. 

William  Woodbury  Mitchell  was  reared  to 
maturity  at  the  home  of  his  grandfather  Wood- 
bury, whither  his  mother  went  to  live  on  the 
death  of  her  young  husband,  and  where  her 
death  occurred  a  few  years  later.  After  finish- 
ing his  education  at  the  Portland  High  School, 
Mr.  Mitchell  attended  the  Commercial  Col- 
lege, subsequently  beginning  his  business  ca- 
reer as  clerk  for  J.  &  C.  J.  Barbour,  being  in 
their  employ  for  nine  years.  Resigning  his 
position,  he  visited  Europe,  sailing  on  the  first 
trip  of  the  barque  "Carrie  Heckle,"  of  which 
he  was  part  owner,  one  of  his  cousins  being 
master  of  the  vessel.  He  was  thirty  days  out- 
side of  land,  going  up  the  English  Channel, 
thence  to  Dordrecht,  Holland ;  and  he  after- 
ward travelled  extensively  throughout  Holland, 
Belgium,  Germany,  France,  and  Great  Britain, 
returning  by  steamer  from  Liverpool  to  Port- 
land. 

After  his  return  from  abroad  Mr.  Mitchell 
was  employed  in  the  office  of  Emery  Water- 
house  &  Co.  for  three  years,  leaving  their  em- 
ploy in  1882  to  come  to  Deering,  where  he 
has  since  resided.  He  erected  the  second 
dwelling-house  in  what  is  now  Oakdale,  his 
eldest  son  being  the  first  child  born  in  that 
portion  of  the  city.  Engaging  in  the  sheep 
skin  business  at  the  old  Gray  tannery  on  Grove 
Street,  he  remained  there  one  year,  when  he 
removed  to  the  McKone  shop,  near  Morrill's 
Corners,  continuing  in  the  manufacture  of 
morocco  and  kid  in  that  place  for  three  years. 
The  business  having  so  materially  increased, 
Mr.  Mitchell  then  purchased  a  lot  on  Deering 
Avenue,  near  the  Portland  &  Rochester  Rail- 
road, on  which  in  1886  he  erected  his  large 
factory,  containing  four  stories  and  a  basement. 
Later  he  built  two  "additions,  which  were  used 
for  working  sheep  skins,  as  many  as  one  hun- 
dred skins  a  day  being  handled,  giving  employ- 
ment to  fifty  men.  For  some  time  he  made  a 
specialty  of  kid  stock,  handling  a  good  deal  of 
Russia    calf.      On    November     18,     1895,    Mr. 


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Mitchell's  factory  was  totally  clestroyed  by 
fire,  causing  a  heavy  loss.  Since  that  time  he 
has  purchased  a  half-acre  tract  of  land  .  of  the 
Deering  family,  and  has  laid  out  Elmwood 
Place,  a  forty-foot  street  through  the  centre  of 
the  combined  properties,  on  which  he  erects 
this  year  a  large  number  of  attractive  and 
desirable  houses  for  rental. 

Mr.  Mitchell  is  one  of  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee of  the  Building  and  Loan  Association. 
Through  his  efforts  the  Deering  Board  of 
Trade  has  just  been  organized,  which  promises 
to  be  of  great  value  to  the  city.  Socially,  Mr. 
Mitchell  is  identified  with  several  secret  organ- 
izations, belonging  to  Fraternity  Lodge,  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  No.  6,  of 
Woodford's,  being  a  charter  member  and  one 
of  its  founders,  and  having  received  all  the 
honors  of  the  order;  to  Michigpnne  Encamp- 
ment of  Portland;  Deering  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
•A.  M.,  No.  183;  and  to  Mount  Vernon  Chap- 
ter, A.   F.   &  A.  M.,  of  Portland. 

In  politics.  Mayor  Mitchell  has  always  sup- 
ported the  principles  of  the  Republican  party, 
and  he  has  taken  an  intelligent  interest  in  the 
management  of  local  affairs.  The  city  was 
divided  into  wards  according  to  his  motion,  he 
representing  Ward  6  as  Alderman  in  the  first 
city  government.  Fie  was  instrumental  in 
forwarding  many  of  the  improvements  since 
made  in  the  city,  among  others  being  the 
widening  of  Forest  Avenue,  making  it  one  of 
the  most  beautiful  thoroughfares  of  the  place, 
he  having  introduced  the  original  order  in  the 
Council.  Declining  a  re-election  the  next 
year,  Mr.  Mitchell  received  a  vote  of  thanks 
from  his  constituents  for  his  services  in  the 
Council.  In  the  spring  of  1895  he  was 
elected  to  his  present  position  of  Mayor  of 
the  city,  an  office  which  he  is  filling  most 
acceptably  to  all  concerned,  having  been  re- 
elected in  1896  by  a  handsome  majority.  He 
is  very  active  in  party  ranks,  and  has  served 
as  delegate  at  numerous  State  and  County 
Conventions. 

On  May  6,  1880,  the  Hon.  W.  W.  Mitchell 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Abbie  N., 
daughter  of  Charles  H.  Forbes,  who  is  the 
descendant  of  one  of  the  early  families  of  Ban- 
gor, his  father  having  been  the  first  Postmaster 
of  that  place.     Four  childreri  have  been  born 


to  them;  namely,  William  Forbes,  Margaret, 
Mary  Woodbury,  and  Albert  Wakefield. 
Mayor  Mitchell  and  his  wife,  are  members  of 
.the  Second  Parish  Church  of  Portland,  in 
which  he  served  as  superintendent  of  the  Sun- 
day-school for  five  years. 


B 


ANIEL  C.  AYER,  a  popular  Grand 
Army  man,  who  has'  a  fine  farm  of 
about  one  huindred  acres  in  the  town 
of  Naples,  Cumberland  County,  Me., 
in  Brownfield,  Oxford  County,  Me., 
1 847,   son  of  the   Rev.    Aaron  and 


was  born 
April  10 
Mary  O.  (Cleaves)  Ayer, 

Aaron  Ayer  was  born  in  Buxton,  York 
County,  Me.,  April  3,  1812.  A  clergyman 
of  the  Free  Baptist  church,  he  filled  pulpits 
in  Maine  and  New  Hampshire,  and  was  widely 
known  and  beloved.  He  died  October  8,  1876. 
His  wife,  who  was  a  native  of  York  County, 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Hannah  (Hanson) 
Cleaves,  died  November  3,  1894.  They  reared 
three  sons:  George  W.,  who,  enlisting  as  a 
private  in  Company  I,  Fourth  Massachusetts 
Cavalry,  died  in  Virginia  City  in  the  summer 
of  1864,  the  year  of  his  enlistment;  Aaron 
W.  ;  and  Daniel  C. ,  the  subject  of  |:his  sketch. 

Daniel  C.  Ayer  received  a  common-school 
education,  leaving  his  books  when  but  fifteen 
years  of  age  to  join  the  New  England  troops 
that  were  gathering  to  go  South;  He  was  at 
Deerfield,  N.H.,  when  the  war  broke  out;  and 
he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  C,  Ninth 
New  Hampshire  Volunteer  Infantry,  being 
mustered  in  at  Concord,  August  19,  1862. 
His  regiment  was  called  into  immediate 
action,  and  the  boy  participated  in  some  of  the 
most  awful  conflicts  of  the  Civil  War.  He 
faced  fire  first  at  South  Mountain,  Md.,  and 
was  afterward  in  the  battle  of  Antietam  (Sep- 
tember 17,  1862),  on  whose  bloody  field  many 
a  brave  New  England  youth  gave  up  his  life; 
at  Fredericksburg,  December  13,  1862;  at  the 
siege  of  Vicksburg,  whose  "unconditional  sur- 
render" was  so  dearly  bought ;  at  Jackson,  July 
16,  1863;  at  the  dreadful  holocaust  of  Spott- 
sylvania,  beginning  May  12,  1864,  where  the 
federal  loss  was  nearly  twenty  thousand  men ; 
at  North  Anna,  May  16,  1864;  at  Totopotomie 
Creek,  May  31,    1864;   at   Cold   Harbor,    the 


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two  engagements  at  Petersburg,  and  the  battle 
of  Poplar  Spring  Creek,  all  in  1864.  In  the 
last-named  engagement,  which  took  place 
September  30,  Mr.  Ayer  was  taken  prisoner; 
and  he  was  nearly  five  months  in  durance. 
After  being  under  guard  at  Petersburg  a  few 
days,  he  was  taken  to  Pemberton  Prison,  was 
shortly  transferred  to  Libby  Prison,  across 
the  street  from  Pemberton,  and  was  afterward 
taken  to  Salisbury,  N.C.  Released  February 
28,  1865,  he  came  North  on  a  furlough,  and 
was  at  home  at  the  time  of  Lee's  surrender. 
He  received  his  final  discharge  from  the 
United  States  service  June  10,  1865  ;  and  after 
that  he  was  engaged  in  lumbering  in  Naples 
until  1867.  The  two  years  following  he  was 
employed  as  a  lumberman  in  Prescott,  Wis., 
where  he  lived  two  years.  He  then  came  back 
to  Maine,  and  purchased  the  farm  on  which  he 
now  resides,  where  he  has  since  been  success- 
fully engaged  in  general  farming. 

December  6,  1865,  Mr.  Ayer  was  married 
to  Miss  Lucinda  A.  Willard,  daughter  of  Evat 
and  Mehitable  Willard,  of  Cumberland  County. 
Five  children  complete  their  home  circle, 
namely:  Lizzie  A.,  wife  of  Llewellyn  Batchel- 
der,  of  Naples,  Me.  ;  and  Edward  D.,  Andrew 
H.,  George  A.,  and  Nettie  L.,  all  with  their 
parents. 

Mr.  Ayer  is  a  stanch  Republican,  and  takes 
an  active  part  in  political  matters.  He  is 
often  called  upon  to  act  as  ballot  clerk  on 
election  day;  and  has  served  efficiently  as 
moderator.  He  is  Selectman  at  present,  and 
is  Secretary  of  the  Town  Committee.  He  is 
an  influential  member  of  the  C.  S.  Bickmore 
Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  No.  115, 
Department  of  Maine,  at  Edes  Falls,  of  which 
he  has  been  Commander,  and  Aide-de-camp  on 
the  Department  Commander's  staff;  and  he 
has  served  for  three  years  as  chaplain  of  the 
post. 


'AMES  DEXTER  HOWE,  now  a  resi- 
dent farmer  of  Otisfield,  Me.,  has  for 
many  years  been  successfully  engaged 
in  the  lumber  business,  and  at  the 
present  time  is  in  partnership  with  D.  S. 
Andrews,  operating  a  saw-mill  near  Pleasant 
Pond.      He  was  born  in  the  town  of  Norway, 


Oxford  County,  June  19,  1844,  son  of  John, 
Jr.,  and  Mary  W.   (Goss)  Howel 

John  Howe,  Sr. ,  grandfather  of  James  Dex- 
ter, came  to  this  State  from  Massachusetts. 
He  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  town  of 
Denmark,  Oxford  County,  where  he  erected 
a  log  house,  cleared  off  the  land,  and  engaged 
in  farming.  He  and  his  wife  spent  their  last 
days  with  their  son. 

John  Howe,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Denmark,  Me. 
At  twelve  years  of  age  he  was  apprenticed  to 
John  Deering  to  learn  the  carpenter's  trade. 
He  afterward  settled  in  Norway,  where  his  son 
James  was  born,  as  above  mentioned;  and  he 
made  his  home  there  until  1850,  when  he 
removed  to  Waterford,  an  adjoining  town. 
After  nine  years  spent  in  the  latter  place  en- 
gaged in  his  trade  and  in  lumbering,  he  went 
to  Stoneham,  a  few  miles  distant.  In  1870  he 
came  to  Otisfield ;  but  after  living  here  a  few 
years  he  removed  to  Paris,  Oxford  County,  and 
lived  in  retirement  until  his  death  in  October, 

1886.  His  wife,  Mary  W.  Goss,  was  born  in 
Paris,  Me.  Her  father  was  a  soldier  in  the 
War  of  1 8 12,  and  died  from  wounds  received 
in  service.  Her  mother,  Mrs.  Betsy  Goss, 
died  at  her  home  in  Stoneham,  Me.,  in  1862. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Howe,  Jr.,  were  the 
parents  of  nine  children,  James  Dexter  being 
the  eighth  in  order  of  birth.  Gustavus  G. ,  the 
eldest,  born  October  19,  1830,  is  extensively 
engaged  in  farming  in  South  America.  Mary 
E.,  born  August   i,    1832,   died    October    21, 

1887.  John  W.,  born  September  30,  1834, 
died  October  9,  1834.  John,  born  August  28, 
1835,  died  August,  1874.  Lydia  A.,  born 
March  17,  1837,  died  October  22,  1869. 
Sarah  Jane,  born  December  3,  1839,  is  the 
wife  of  Thomas  S.  Thurston,  a  prosperous 
farmer  of  Poland,  Me.  Martha  E. ,  born  Au- 
gust 29,  1842,  died  September  25,  1845. 
Melvin  E.,  born  March  14,  1846,  died  Febru- 
ary 15,  1888.  All  the  children  received  a 
good  common-school  education.  Their  mother 
died  in  Waterford,  Me.,  November  lo,  1878. 

James  Dexter  Howe  continued  to  live  with 
his  parents  until  he  was  twenty  years  of  age. 
He  then  joined  his  brother  in  contract  work, 
going  to  St.  Mary's  County,  Maryland,  where 
they  engaged  in  getting  out  wooden  ties  for  the 
government.      From  there  he  went  to  Tennes- 


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see,  and  in  1865  he  returned  to  Maine.  After 
two  years  he  again  sought  employment  in  the 
South,  and  in  Preston  County,  West  Virginia, 
went  into  a  general  lumber  business,  one 
branch  of  the  work  being  the  getting  out  of 
box  or  stave  timber.  Leaving  that  place  in 
1876,  he  went  to  Virginia,  and  during  the  suc- 
ceeding five  years  conducted  a  similar  business 
in  King  George,  Westmoreland,  and  Rich- 
mond Counties.  In  May,  1891,  he  purchased 
what  is  known  as  the  old  Huntress  farm  in 
-  Otisifield,  on  which  he  still  resides.  The 
estate  contains  one  hundred  and"  twenty-five 
acres  of  well-improved  land,  and  he  is  profita- 
bly engaged  in  various  branches  of  agriculture. 
He  raises  a  fair  amount  of  stock  each  year,  and 
his  design  is.  to  make  a  special  feature  of 
dairying,  selling  the  cream  at  the  creamery. 
In  addition  to  his  farming,  he.  is  interested 
with  D.  S.  Andrews  in  a  saw-mill  near  Pleas- 
ant Pond  in  this  town. 

On  June  20,  1870,  Mr.  Howe  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Meda  Bridgham,  who  was 
born  in  Auburn,  Me.,  February  4,  1851, 
daughter  of  Horatio  and  Rachel  (Dunn)  Bridg- 
ham. Mr.  Bridgham  followed  farming  through- 
out his  life.  He  died  in  Norway,  Me,,  in 
1 861,  survived  by  his  wife  several  years,  who 
died  in  Otisfield  in  1872. 

In  political  matters  Mr.  Howe  has  always 
been  a  supporter  of  the  Democratic  party. 
He^ow  holds  the  office  of  Selectman  in  Otis- 
field.  For  many  years  he  has  been  identified 
with  the  Masonic  fraternity  as  a  member 
of  Oxford  Lodge,  No.  18,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
of  Norway.  Mrs.  Howe  is  a. member  of  the 
Universalist  church,  of  which  he  is  a  regular 
attendant. 


tOBERT  A.  ALLEN,  a  prominent 
business  man  of  West  Gray  and  an 
ex-member  of  the  Maine  legislature, 
"^  was  born  in  this  town,  .May  29, 
1822,  a  son  of  Joseph,  Jr.,  and  Catherine 
(Adams)  Allen.  His  father,  who  was  born 
in  Windham,  Me.,  February  24,  1798,  was 
reared  to  agricultural  pursuits,  which  he  fol- 
lowed during  the  active  period  of  his  life, 
carrying  on  farms  in  Windham  and  Gray.  He 
was  an   industrious  and   worthy  citizen,    well 


known  and  equally  respected.  In  his  political 
views  he  was  a  Republican,  and  did  much  val- 
uable service  in  forwarding  the,  interests  of 
that  party  in  his  locality.  He  died  in  West 
Gray,  September  25,  1854.  His  wife,  Cather- 
ine Adams  Allen,  who  was  a  native  of  Fal- 
mouth, Me.,  became  the  mother  of  four  chil- 
dren, namely:  Mary,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
four  years;  Robert  A.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Dorcas,  who  married  William  Berry, 
of  Grky,  neither  of  whom  is  now  living;  and 
Sarah,  who  married  D.  L.  Bailey,  a  prosper- 
ous and  well-known  farmer  and  stage  driver  of 
West  Gray.  The  mother  of  these  children 
lived  to  the  age  of  seventy-three  years.  Mr. 
Allen's  parents  were  members  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church,  his  father  being  a 
leader  of  the  choir  for  many  years. 

Robert  A.  Allen  obtained  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  his  native  town,  resid- 
ing with  his  parents  until  attaining  his  major- 
ity. He  learned  the  trade  of  a  shoemaker, 
which  he  followed  for  some  time,  but,  possess- 
ing a  taste  for  business,  he  engaged  in  specu- 
lating at  a  time  when  this.  State  was  passing 
through  a  phenomenal  era  of  prosperity.  In 
1843  he  established  himself  in  general  mer- 
cantile business  in  West  Gray,  where  he  still 
conducts  a  thriving  trade.  In  1861  he  en- 
gaged in  operating  a  saw-inill,  which  at  the 
present  time  is  one  of  his  principal  enter- 
prises. He  also  owns  and  conducts  a  valu- 
able farm,  having  engaged  in'  agricultural 
pursuits  with  the  same  progressive  and  deter- 
mined spirit  which  has  always  characterized 
his  business  undertakings.  His  active  career 
has  been  marked  by  a  display  of  energy  and 
perseverance,  to  which  may  be  attributed  the 
substantial  prosperity  he  now  enjoys. 

In  politics  a  supporter  of  the  Republican 
party,  he  has  long  been  an  able  leader"  in  this 
locality.  In  1864  he  represented  his  district  in 
the  legislature,  which  was  then  engaged  in  the 
task  of  providing  means  for  the  maintenance 
of  Maine's  share  in  the  suppression  of  the  Re- 
bellion, the  legislative  body  being  composed 
of  men  of  patriotism,  strength,  and  decision. 
He  has  held  the  appointment  .of  Postmaster  in 
West  Gray  for  several  years,  in  which  position 
he  has  capably  served  the  public.  He  has 
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Temperance,  having  held  important  offices  in 
the  Lodge. 

Mr.  Allen  married  Sarah  E.  Smith,  who 
was  born  in  Gray,  July  30,  1827,  a  daughter  of 
Benjamin  and  Hannah  (Huston)  Smith.  Her 
father  was  a  prosperous  citizen  of  Gray,  who 
followed  agricultural  pursuits  in  connection 
with  carpentering.  He  died  in  September, 
1863.  Mrs.  Allen's  mother,  who  reared 
seven  children,  died  May  i,  1863.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Allen  have  had  ten  children,  as  follows: 
Dorcas  L. ,  born  June  13,  1844,  is  the  widow 
of  Edward  Cobb,  and  resides  in  Gray;  Agnes, 
who  was  born  December  6,  1846,  is  now  the 
wife  of  Andrew  Johnson,  an  artist  of  New 
York  City;  Catherine  E.,  born  October  29, 
1850,  is  now  the  widow  of  George  Skillings, 
and  resides  in  Portland;  John  H.,  who  was 
born  January  16,  1854,  and  was  for  some  years 
engaged  in  the  milling  business  with  his 
father,  married  Jane  O.  Proctor,  and  died 
July  16,  1894,  leaving  two  children — -Edith 
M.  and  George  P.  ;  Joseph  B. ,  born  Septem- 
ber 16,  i860,  is  now  a  furniture  dealer  in 
Portland;  George  B. ,  born  September  16, 
1862,  and  now  a  stage  driver  and  expressman 
in  Gray,  married  Mary  Morse;  Robert  L. , 
born  November  16,  1863,  is  a  resident  of  Port- 
land; Wallace  L.,  born  in  1865,  died  at  the 
age  of  eight  years;  Charles,  born  in  1866, 
married  Minnie  Field,  of  Gray;  Hannah  E., 
who  was  born  in  1867,  resides  at  home. 

Mr.  Allen  occupies  a  leading  position 
among  the  well-to-do  residents  of  Gray.  He 
has  led  a  busy  and  successful  life,  and  has 
long  enjoyed  a  merited  popularity,  both  in 
business  and  social  circles. 


fOHN  MOUNTFORT,  a  prosperous 
farmer  of  North  Yarmouth,  was  born 
in  Gray,  Me.,  August  9,  1822,  son 
of  Jeremiah  and  Elmira  F.  (Fields) 
Mountfort.  He  is  of  French  and  English 
ancestry.  His  paternal  grandfather,  John 
Mountfort,  whose  father  was  an  early  settler 
in  Portland,  was  born  in  Portland  on  May  4, 
1757,  and  was  nine  years  of  age  when  that 
town  was  burned  by  the  Indians.  When  a 
young  man  he  settled  in  Gray  upon  an  unim- 
proved farm,  which  he  cleared;  and  he  became 


a  successful  farmer,  at  one  time  owning  a  large 
tract  of  land.  He  engaged  in  lumbering  with 
profitable  results,  being  a  pioneer  in  that  in- 
dustry; and  he  was  an  energetic  and  leading 
citizen  of  his  locality.  In  politics  he  sup- 
ported the  Whig  party,  and  in  his  religious 
views  he  was  liberal.  He  died  at  the  age 
of  eighty-eight  years.  He  married  Jerusha 
Fields,  who  was  born  in  Falmouth,  Me.,  April 
19,  177s,  and  they  reared  a  family  of  seven 
children ;  namely,  Jeremiah,  Edmund,  David, 
Elias,  Greenfield,  Lucy,  and  Esther.  The 
grandmother  lived  to  reach  the  age  of  eighty- 
five  years. 

Jeremiah  Mounfort,  Mr.  Mountfort's  father, 
was  born  in  Falmouth,  October  22,  1791.  In 
early  manhood  he  settled  in  Monmouth,  Me., 
where  he  engaged  in  general  farming,  and  was 
one  of  the  prosperous  and  successful  farmers 
of  that  section.  He  was  a  stirring,  hard- 
working man  all  through  the  active  period  of 
his  life;  and  his  industry  received  its  merited 
reward.  He  died  in  Monmouth,  June  21, 
1862.  He  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife, 
Elmira  F.  Fields,  whom  he  wedded  January 
28,  1 8 19,  was  born  in  Windham,  Me.,  April 
23,  1794.  Three  children  were  the  fruit  of 
this  union,  namely:  David,  who  was  born  Oc- 
tober 26,  1819;  Harriet,  born  June  29,  1821; 
and  John,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Mrs. 
Elmira  F.  Mountfort  died  June  9,  1824;  and 
on  January  11,  1834,  Jeremiah  Mountfort  mar- 
ried for  his  second  wife  Deborah  Shaw,  who 
was  born  October  i,  1791.  By  this  union 
there  were  three  children,  namely:  Elmira, 
who  was  born  June  i,  1836;  Elisha  S.,  born 
April  22,  1838;  and  Franklin,  born  March  16, 
1 841.  Of  the  six  children  of  Jeremiah  Mount- 
fort the  survivors  are:  John,  who  is  the  eldest; 
Elmira;  and  Franklin. 

John  Mountfort  grew  to  manhood  in  Mon-  ■ 
mouth,  and  at  an  early  age  he  began  to  assist 
his  father  in  carrying  on  the  farm.  He  at- 
tended the  district  schools,  but  his  opportunity 
for  obtaining  an  education  was  limited  to  short 
intervals  when  he  could  be  spared  from  work. 
At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  went  to  live  with  his 
grandfather  Mountfort,  for  whom  he  worked 
three  years,  receiving  one  hundred  dollars  per 
year  for  his  services.  He  then  engaged  in  va- 
rious occupations,   carefully    saving  his  earn- 


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ings;  and  in  1848  he  bought  forty-eight  acres 
of  his  present  farm  in  North  Yarmouth,  -where 
he  has  since  resided.  Industrious  and  ca- 
pable, he  has  applied  his  energies  to  good'  pur- 
pose, and  has  made  farming  pay.  He  has 
added  more  land  to  the  original  purchase,  now 
owning  a  good  farm  of  seventy-two  acres;  and 
he  has  made  nearly  all  of  the  improvements 
upon  the  property. 

On  April  20,  1848,  Mr.  Mountfort  was 
united  in,  marriage  with  Elmira  Whitney, 
daughter  of  James  and  Lucy  (Mountfort) 
Whitney.  Her  parents  were  natives  of  Cum- 
berland County,  and  resided  in  the  town  of 
Cumberland.  James  Whitney  was  a  shoe- 
maker by  trade,  an  occupation  which  he  fol- 
lowed in  connection  with  farming.  He  died 
in  Cumberland  at  the  age  of  eighty-seven, 
and  his  wife  lived  to  attain  the  advanced  age 
of  ninety-one  years.  They  reared  six  chil- 
dren, four  of  whom  survive;  namely,  Elmira, 
Loemma,  Esther  A.,  and  Franklin. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mountfort  have  five  children 
living,  namely:  James  Franklin;  Emma  A., 
who  is  now  Mrs.  Hayes;  J.  Herbert;  Charles 
W. ;  and  Anna  B.,  who  is  now  Mrs.  Davis. 
Mr.  Mountfort  is  one  of  the  oldest  settlers  of 
his  neighborhood,  and  is  a  highly  esteemed 
resident  of  the  community;  He  is  a  Democrat 
in  politics  and  liberal  in  his  religious  views. 
Mrs.'  Mountfort  attends  the  Universalis! 
church. 


LTrANK  F.  FELLOWS,  the  genial  pro- 
p|  prietor  of  Mountain  View  Farrn,  which 
-*-  is  finely  located  on  the  Highlands,  in 
the  town  of  Bridgton,  is  a  native  of  Massachu- 
setts, having  been  born  in  Chelsea,  that  State, 
in  June,  1861.  His  father,  Isaac  Edwin  Fel- 
lows, was  a  painter  by  trade,  residing  for  many 
years  in  the  city  of  Chelsea.  He  married 
Miss  Abbie  Carter,  who  was  born  and  reared 
in  Oxford  County,  Maine;  and  they  became 
the  parents  of  eight  children,  four  of  whom 
were  sons. 

Frank  F.  Fellows  learned  the  painter's 
trade  of  his  father,  with  whom  he  remained 
until  he  was  twenty-five  years  old,  being  ac- 
tively employed  in  painting  and  carpentering. 
He  afterward  continued  in  these  occupations 


until  1890,  when  he  came  to  Cumberland 
County,  here  purchasing  his  present  farm, 
which  contains  one  hundred  acres  of  land, 
forty-five  of  which  are  under  cultivation.  Mr. 
Fellows,  besides  carrying  on  general  farming, 
devotes  his  summers  to  entertaining  boarders 
from  the  cities  of  this  and  other  States,  his 
guests,  usually  about  thirty  in  number,  coming 
from  Portland,  Boston,  New  York,  and  other 
places.  His  spacious  and  well-equipped  house 
is  in  a  most  attractive  and  picturesque  loca- 
tion, commanding  an  extended  view  of  moun- 
tain and  lake  scenery,  the  White  Mountains, 
with  their  principal  peak.  Mount  Washington, 
being  plainly  seen;  and  within  easy  reach  are 
two  beautiful  lakes,  one  on  either  side  of  the 
farm.  Pure  air,  an  excellent  cuisine,  free 
boating,  and  fine  fishirig.are  among  the  spe- 
cial inducements  for  people  who  desire  a  few 
months'  rest  during  the  heated  season ;  and  all 
of  these  are  to  be  found  on  Mountain  View 
Farm,  where  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fellows  take 
especial  pains  to  please  and  accommodate  the 
various  members  of  their  summer  household. 
Mr.  Fellows  was  united  in  marriage  in  1887 
with  Miss  Alice  Roberts,  who  is  a  Massachu- 
setts woman,  born  and  bred  in  that  State. 
Socially,  Mr.  Fellows  is .  a  member  of  the 
Order  of  American  Mechanics. 


EEONE  R.  COOK,  an  enterprising  drug^ 
gist  of  Yarmouthville  and  an  ex- 
^  member  of  the  Maine  legislature, 
was  born  in  Craftsbury,  Orleans 
County,  Vt. ,  September  25,  1853,  a  son  of 
Emery  and  Calista  (Record)  Cook.  His  par- 
ents, who  were  natives  of  Vermont,  resided  in  ' 
Orleans  County,  that  State,  for  many  years, 
his  father  being  a  successful  farmer  and  a 
useful  and  respected  citizen.  He  died  at  the 
age  of  sixty-three  years.  His  wife,  Calista, 
who  liyed  to  reach  the  age  of  sixty-eight,  be-' 
came  the  mother  of  seven  children  —  Charles 
W.,  Joseph  H.,  Justin  E. ,  Leone  R. ,  Edgar 
R.,  Katie  F. ,  and  Martha  L.  Both  parents 
were  active  members  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church. 

Leone  ,R.  Cook  resided  in  Craftsbury  until 
he  was  four  years  old,  at  which  time  his  par- 
ents moved  to  another  part  of  the  county.   His 


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education  was  begun  in  the  common  schools 
of  West  Glover,  Vt. ,  and  his  school  studies 
completed  at  the  Barton  Academy.  At  the 
age  of  seventeen  he  secured  a  position  in 
M.  W.  Joslyn's  drug  store  at  Barton,  where 
he  obtained  his  first  knowledge  of  pharmacy; 
and  for  the  succeeding  eight  years,  during 
which  time  he  was  employed  in  different 
stores,  he  diligently  applied  himself  to  the 
task  of  becoming  thoroughly  acquainted  with 
the  business.  In  May,  1878,  he  established 
himself  in  Yarmouthville,  where  he  has  since 
conducted  a  first-class  drug  store,  it  being 
also  the  largest  in  the  town.  He  carries 
a  full  line  of  drugs,  chemicals,  patent  med- 
icines, druggist's  sundries,  paints,  oils,  wail 
papers,  books,  stationery,  and  other  articles, 
and  makes  a  specialty  of  compounding  phy- 
sicians' prescriptions.  He  is  expert  in  his 
profession  and  enterprising,  progressive,  and 
reliable  as  a  business  man,  having  gained  the 
confidence  and  esteem  of  the  general  pub- 
lic. In  politics  he  supports  the  Democratic 
party,  and  has  been  prominently  identified 
with  public  affairs.  He  was  Town  Clerk  for 
fifteen  years,  and  in  1893  he  capably  repre- 
sented his  district  in  the  legislature.  He  has 
advanced  in  Masonry  as  far  as  the  Templar's 
degree,  being  a  member  of  Casco  Lodge  of 
Yarmouth  and  St.  Albans  Commandery  of 
Portland.  He  is  also  connected  with  Ancient 
Brothers'  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  of  I'ortland,  and  with  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  of  Yarmouth. 

In  September,  1878,  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Clara  J.  Andrew,  of  Vermont,  and 
has  one  daughter,  Edith  L.  Mr.  Cook  takes 
an  active,  interest  in  the  general  welfare  of  the 
community,-  being  ever  ready  to  lend  his  aid 
and  influence  to  the  advancement  of  a  worthy 
cause.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of 
the  Baptist  church. 


(^y^LBERT  F.    WARREN,   a  worthy  rep- 

/l|      resentative   of    a   well-known   family, 

y^tv        ^^^  ^°™  ^*  ^^^  Warren   homestead 

^— -  in  Westbrook,  March  4,  1850,  a  son 

of  Lewis  P.  and  Sarah  (Turner)  Warren.      He 

is    a   descendant    of    John    Warren,    Sr.,    the 

founder  of  the  family  in  Cumberland  County, 


who  was  born  in  Berwick,  Me.,  March  5,  1731, 
and,  when  a  young  man,  settled  in  Westbrook. 
He  raised  a  large  family  of  children,  one  of 
whom,  John,  died  while  serving  in  the  Con- 
tinental army  during  the  Revolutionary  War. 
Another  son,  John,  second,  grandfather  of  Al- 
bert F.  Warren,  was  born  at  the  homestead. 
May  23,  1776,  the  day  upon  which  his 
brother,  John,  first,  died.  He  became  inter- 
ested in  the  lumbering  industry,  which  he 
carried  on  extensively  for  many  years,  and  was 
closely  identified  with  the  growth  and  develop- 
ment of  his  locality.  On  November  29,  1810, 
he  married  Eleanor  Lamb,  who  was  born  in 
Falmouth,  July  5,  1785,  and  their  children 
were:  George,  William  L. ,  and  Lewis  P. 
He  died  September  10,  1845,  his  wife  having 
previously  passed  away  on  January  13,   1835. 

Lewis  P.  Warren,  father  of  Albert  F.,  was 
born  at  the  family  homestead,  August  11,  181 7. 
He  was  carefully  educated,  and  received  a 
good  business  training,  which  fitted  him  to 
achieve  success  in  life.  His  connection  with 
lumbering  and  other  industries  extended 
through  a  long  period,  and  was  marked  by  un- 
usual prosperity.  He  has  attained  a  ripe  old 
age,  and  is  now  passing  his  time  in  retirement 
at  his  residence,  which  is  in  close  proximity 
to  his  birthplace.  His  wife,  Sarah  Turner, 
whom  he  married  in  Otisfield,  September  20, 
1844,  was  born  May  21,  1818.  I-Ier  children 
are  as  follows:  John  W.,  now  living  in  retire- 
ment, married  Martha  J.  Hawks,  and  has  two 
sons  —  J.  Clifford  and  Lewis  P.;  Albert  F. 
is  the  direct  subject  of  this  sketch;  Lelia  A. 
resides  at  home ;  Edna  A.  married  B.  F.  Joy, 
a  photographer  of  Ellsworth,  Me.,  and  has  one 
son,  Benjamin  Warren;  Cora  B.  is  the  wife  of 
Albert  A.  Hawks,  who  is  connected  with  a 
packing  house  in  Boston,  Mass.,  and  resides 
in  Cliftondale,  a  suburb  of  that  city.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hawks  have  two  children — Marion 
S.  and  Alberta  L. 

Albert  F.  Warren  attended  the  schools  of 
Westbrook,  and  was  educated  for  a  business 
career.  He  has  been  connected  with  various 
enterprises  conducted  by  his  father,  whom  he 
has  materially  assisted  since  becoming  of  age; 
and  he  is  at  the  present  time  engaged  in  look- 
ing after  the  interests  of  the  estate  in  West- 
brook.     He    is    connected    with   the  fraternal 


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orders,  being  a  member  of  Saccarappa  Lodge, 
No.  II,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
and  of  Westbrook  Lodge,  No.  27,  Knights  of 
Pythias.  On  September  4,  1872,  Mr.  Warren 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Sarah  O.  Atkinson, 
a  daughter  of  Bradbury  Atkinson,  of  Buxton, 
Me.  ;  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Edith  M., 
who  was  graduated  from  the  Westbrook  High 
School  in  1892.  In  politics  Mr.  Warren  is 
an  active  supporter  of  the  Republican  party, 
and  takes  a  lively  interest  in  public  affairs, 
but  defective  hearing  prevents  him  from  ac- 
cepting office.  In  his  religious  views  he  is  a 
Congregationalist. 


"OWARD  G.  SCARBOROUGH,  gen- 
eral broker  and  dealer  in  real  estate 
and  investment  securities,  junior 
member  of  the  firm  of  W.  C.  & 
H.  G.  Scarborough,  was  born  in  Providence, 
R.I.,  December  23,  1867.  He  is  the  son  of 
Cyrus  Sibley  and  Anna  V.  (Sweet)  Scar- 
borough, and  is  of  English  descent,  claiming 
kinship  with  Lord  Scarborough  of  the  mother 
country.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Nathaniel 
Scarborough,  was  a  very  successful  merchant 
of  Providence,  where  Cyrus  S.  was,  during  his 
business  career,  connected  with  large  real 
estate  and  banking  interests.  Mr.  Cyrus  S. 
Scarborough  married  a  daughter  of  Deacon 
Constant  Sweet,  one  of  the  celebrated  family 
of  Sweets  of  Rhode  Island,  natural  bone- 
setters.  Her  mother  was  a  grand-daughter  of 
General  Nathaniel  Greene,  of  Revolutionary 
fame.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  S.  Scarborough 
are  now  living  at  Deering,  Me.  To  this 
couple  were  given  two  sons  —  Walter  C,  the 
senior  member  of  the  firm;  and  our  subject. 
Walter  C.  Scarborough  was  born  in  Provi- 
dence, June  4,  1862,  at  the  old  family  home- 
stead on  High  Street.  He  attended  the  com- 
mon and  high  schools  of  Providence  and 
Comer's  Commercial  College  of  Boston,  and 
subsequently  studied  law  at  the  Boston  Law 
School.  He  was  associated  for  several  years 
with  the  firm  of  A.  B.  McCrilHs,  Knight  & 
Co.,  wholesale  flour  and  grain  merchants  in 
Providence,  and  in  1889  entered  into  partner- 
ship with  his  brother  in  the  brokerage  busi- 
ness,  for  which   he  was    eminently  qualified. 


In  politics  Mr.  Walter  C.  Scarborough^  is  a 
Republican.  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  belonging,; 
to  Canonicus  Lodge,  No.  9,  of  Providence. 
He  takes  great  pleasure  in  outdoor  amuse- 
ments, is  very  fond  of  yachting,  and  is  a  suc- 
cessful sportsman.  He  was  married  July  23, 
1895^  to  Miss  Alice  F.  Riker,  daughter  of 
Valentine  Riker,  of  Newark,  N.J.,  and  is 
now  with  his  bride  in  Germany. 

Howard  G.  Scarborough  received  his  early 
education  in  the  common  and  high  schools  of 
Providence,  afterward  entering  Brown  Univer- 
sity ;  and  later  he  studied  law  at  the  Boston 
Law  School.  He  then,  in  company  with  his 
brother,  took  up  his  present  line  of  business  in 
Portland.  The  Scarborough  brothers  handle 
an  extensive  business  and  are  well  knoWn 
throughout  New  Englatid.  They  have  been 
eminently  successful ;  and  to  their  determina- 
tion, activity,  and  integrity  is  due  the  pros- 
perity which  has  attended  their  efforts. 

On  June  5,  1894,  Mr.  H.  G.  Scarborough 
was  united  iii  marriage  with  Caroline  E., 
daughter  of  Joliin  F.  and  Elizabeth  Greene,  of 
Providence.  In  politics  Mr.  Scarborough  is 
a  Republican.  He  is  a  thirty-second  degree 
Mason,  a  member  of  Atlantic  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  Greenleaf  Royal  Arch  Chapter,-  Port- 
land Council,  and  F'ortland  Commandery,  and 
has  taken  all  the  Scottish  rites. 


^ENJAMIN  F.  SMITH,  an  extensive 
^~N  lumber  dealer  residing  in  the  town 
^V  of  Standish,  Cumberland  County, 
Me.,  was  born  October  27,  1839,  in 
Buxton,  York  County.  He  comes  of  thrifty 
Scottish  ancestry.  His  grandfather,  Reuben 
Smith,  Sr. ,  a  native  of  Scotland,  in  early  life 
came  to  New  England,  locating  in  Hollis, 
Me.,  where  he  afterward  lived  and  died.  He 
reared  five  children,  Reuben  Smith,  Jr.,  being 
the  eldest. 

Reuben  Smith,  Jr.,  father  of  Benjamin, 
was  born  in  181 1  in  Hollis.  He  was  a  miller, 
for  several  years  owning  and  operating  a  mill 
at  Bonny  Eagle,  Cumberland  County;  and 
later  in  life  he  removed  to  the  town  of  Den- 
mark, where  his  death  occurred  in  1868.  He 
was  married  in  1833  to  Fanny,  daughter  of 
James  Whitney,  of  Buxton;  and  they  reared  a 


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665 


family  of  six  children,  as  follows:  James  N. , 
Edward  H.,  Mary  F. ,  Benjamin  F.,  Martha 
H.,  and  Charles  B.  James  N.  has  been  twice 
married.  His  first  wife,  Mary  A.  Alexander, 
of  Denmark,  Me.,  bore  him  four  children,  of 
whom  one  is  living,  George.  His  present 
wife  was  Mrs.  Sarah  Mclntire,  nde  Perkins,  of 
Canada.  Edward  H.,  who  died  some  years 
ago,  married  Marilla  Warren,  of  Denmark, 
and  had  ten  children,  eight  of  whom  are  now 
living,  including  Lorenzo,  Hattie,  Estella, 
Chauncey,  Frank,  Bertha,  Blanche,  and  Lucy. 
Mary  F.,  now  the  wife  of  Lemuel  Potter,  was 
previously  married,  her  first  husband  having 
been  Henry  Lovejoy,  by  whom  she  had  six 
children — Charles,  Annie,  Maria,  Samuel, 
Fanny,  and  Addie.  Martha  H.,  wife  of  Dr. 
W.  H.  Smith,  of  Cornish,  has  two  children 
— ^Owen  P.  and  Harry.  And  Charles  B.,  who 
married  Anna  Flint,  of  Baldwin,  has  eight 
children  —  Edna,  Lillian,  Nellie,  Belle,  Ida 
May,  Grace,  Winnifred,  and  Charles  S.  The 
father,  politically,  was  a  Whig  in  his  early 
days,  but  later  became  identified  with  the  Re- 
publican party.  Religiously,  both- he  and  his 
wife  were  members  of  the  Free  Will  Baptist 
church. 

Benjamin  F.  Smith  acquired  a  good  com- 
mon-school education  in  the  town  of  Denmark, 
where  he  was  reared  to  man's  estate.  He  first 
started  in  business  for  himself  as  a  meat 
dealer,  selling  from  the  cart  for  about  eight 
years.  In  1872  he  went  to  Colorado,  which 
was  then  under  territorial  government,  re- 
maining there  four  years,  being  engaged  as 
a  dealer  in  general  merchandise  and  in  mining. 
Returning  to  Denmark,  he  was  in  trade  there 
two  years.  In  1879  he  removed  to  Deering, 
where  he  lived  eight  years,  being  actively 
engaged  in  exporting  and  lumbering.  In  1886 
Mr.  Smith  came  to  Standish,  where  he  erected 
his  present  saw-mills,  and  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  lumber,  principally  pine  and 
heading,  handling  four  or  five  millions  of  feet 
annually. 

On  March  21,  i860,  Mr.  Smith  was  united 
in  wedlock  with  Aphia  B.,  daughter  of  Larkin 
Jordan,  of  Denmark,  Me.  Four  children  have 
been  born  into  their  household,  two  of  whom 
are  living,  the  following  being  their  record : 
Elmer  E.,   born   June  28,    1861,   married   Ida 


Durant,  of  Deering,  and  has  four  children  — 
Annie  May,  Carrie  L. ,  Frank  D.,  and  Fred; 
Howard  C. ,  born  December  15,  1865,  married 
Emma  Naylor,  of  Portland,  where  he  now  re- 
sides and  is  engaged  in  the  drug  business. 
He  has  one  child,  Marion  Esther.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Smith  are  Universalists  in  their  religious 
belief,  and  in  politics  he  is  a  stanch  Republi- 
can. He  served  as  Town  Collector  while  in 
Denmark  for  five  consecutive  years,  having 
been  elected  to  the  office  in  1862.  Socially, 
he  is  a  Mason  and  an  Odd  Fellow,  belonging 
to  Delta  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Lovell, 
Me.,  and  to  Kezar  Valley  Lodge,  No.  66, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  the 
same  town. 


ILLIAM  E.  McLELLAN,  who  con- 
ducts a  general  blacksmith  and 
jobbing  business  in  Westbrook,  was 
born  in  Gorham,  Me.,  July  25,  1854,  son  of 
Samuel  C.  and  Sarah  (Babb)  McLellan.  The 
family  is  of  remote  Scottish  origin.  Mr. 
McLellan's  first  ancestor  in  America  was 
Hugh  McLellan,  who  .emigrated  from  Ireland 
ill  1733)  arriving  in  Boston,  Mass.,  after  a 
long  voyage,  and  thence  coming  to  Maine. 
After  sojourning  in  different  places  in  the 
State,  Hugh  McLellan  removed  with  his  fam- 
ily to  Gorham  in  1740,  finding  his  way  through 
the  forest  by  means  of  the  blazed  trees,  and 
became  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  that  town. 
During  the  uprising  of  the  Indian  tribes  the 
garrison  at  Gorham  was  besieged;  and  his  wife 
cared  for  some  of  the  wounded  savages,  who 
manifested  their  appreciation  of  the  kindness 
by  refraining  in  the  future  from  molesting  his 
home  or  his  stock.  (For  further  account  of 
the  family  see  "History  of  Gorham.") 

Samuel  C.  McLellan  was  born  in  Gorham, 
and  received  his  education  in  the  schools  of 
that  town.  In  early  manhood  he  went  to  Port- 
land, where  he  was  engaged  in  business  for 
some  time,  but  finally  moved  to  Westbrook, 
and,  in  company  with  Stephen  Emerson,  es- 
tablished a  general  blacksmithing  business. 
He  later  associated  himself  with  Frank  Hen- 
ley, and  under  the  firm  name  of  McLellan  & 
Henley  carried  on  business  at  the  old  Bailey 
shop.      Afterward  buying  his  partner's  interest, 


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he  continued  the  business  alone  for  some  time, 
and  then  admitted  his  son  Henry  as  a  partner, 
this  arrangement  continuing  until  his  death. 
Samuel  C.  McLellan  was  an  industrious  and 
worthy  member  of  the  community,  who 
possessed  the  esteem  and  good  will  of  all ;  and 
he  labored  diligently  for  the  prosperity  he 
enjoyed. 

In  politics  he  voted  with  the  Republican 
party;  and  in  religion  .he  was  a  Methodist, 
being  a  member  of  that  church  for  many  years. 
He  was  a  member  of  old  Saccarappa  Lodge, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  His  first 
wife,  Sarah  Babb,  who  was  a  native  of  Gor- 
ham,  became  the  mother  of  five  children,  three 
of  whom  are  living,  namely:  Frank,  a  resident 
of  Cummington,  Mass.  ;  William  E. ,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  and  Charles  J.,  who  is  en- 
gaged in  the  hardware  business  in  Westbrook. 
Samuel  C.  McLellan  married  for  his  second 
wife  Rosabella  Bacon,  of  Westbrook;  and  by 
this  union  there  is  one  child — ^  Winifred,  who 
is  now  residing  in  Stockton,  Cal. 

William  E.  McLellan  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Westbrook,  completing  his  , 
studies  at  the  high  school.  He  learned  the 
blacksmith's  trade  with  his  father,  becoming 
proficient  in  horseshoeing,  carriage  work,  and 
general  jobbing;  and  he  worked  for  some  years 
as  a  journeyman.  He  continued  thus  em- 
ployed until  the  death  of  his  brother  Henry, 
who  had  succeeded  his  father  in  business;  and 
he  then  became  proprietor  of  the  enterprise, 
which  he  has  since  conducted  with  energy  and 
success.  He  takes  a  lively  interest  in  local 
public  affairs,  always  voting  with  the  Republi- 
can party;  and  he  served  as  Constable  under 
Mayor  Valentine,  during  the  first  municipal 
year  of  Westbrook  as  a  city. 

Mr.  McLellan  married  Phebe  A.  Chandler, 
daughter  pf  Aaron  Chandler,  of  Machias,  Me. 
He  is  interested  in  the  social  and  fraternal 
orders' to  some  extent,  being  connected  witb 
Lodge  No.  27,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  Wa- 
homenock  Tribe,  No.  35,  Imperial  Order  of 
Red  Men,  of  which  he  is  a  valued  member; 
and  he  is  always  ready  to  aid  in  any  movement 
for  the  benefit  of  the  moral  and  social  improve- 
ment of  the  general  community.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  McLellan  attend  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.     They  have  no  children. 


ANIEL  W.  LUNT,  of  Falmouth, 
who  has  for  many  years  been  success- 
fully engaged  in  educational  work, 
wag  born  in  this  town  on  December 
22,  1858,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Lucy  (Mcln- 
tire)  Lunt. 

Mr.  Lunt's  great-grandfather,  Benjamin 
Lunt,  was  a  native  of  Newburyport,  Mass. 
His  home  wa^  on  the  banks  of  the  Squidragus-:. 
sett  Creek,  and  the  Indians  often  passed  his 
house  in  their  canoes  on  their  way  to  points 
above  or  below.  He  was  the  father  of  four 
children,  all  of  whom  have  passed  away.  One 
of  these  children,  Daniel  Lunt,  settled  in  Fal- 
mouth, where  he  purchased  a  farm  and  engaged 
in  agriculture,  living  there  till  his  death  at 
the  advanced  age  of  eighty-nine  years.  Dur- 
ing the  Revolutionary  War  he  was  in  the 
service  of  his  country.  He  married  Miss 
Mollie  Rolfe,  of  Westbrook;  and  they  reared  a 
family  of  eight  children,  all  of  whom  have  now 
passed  from  earth.  In  political  views  he  was 
a  stanch  Republican.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Congregatiional   church   in   Falmouth,  Me. 

Benjamin  Lunt  was  born  in  Falmouth  in 
1 81 2.  He  learned  the  trade  of  a.  carpenter, 
which  he  followed  in  connection  with  farming 
throughout  his  life;  He  succeeded  his  father 
in  the  ownership  of  the  old  homestead,  where 
he  died  in  1864  at  fifty-two  years  of  age.  His 
wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Lucy  Mclntire, 
bore  him  five  children,  three  of  whom  are  still 
living,  namely:  Royal  W.,  residing  in  Fal- 
mouth; Daniel  W.,  of  this  sketch;  and  Flora 
M.,  the  wife  of  Lewis  A.  Conant,  of  Fal- 
mouth, Me.  The  father  was  an  attendant  of 
the  First  Parish  Congregational  Church  and 
a  member  of  the  choir.  In  his  early  years  he 
voted  the  Republican  ticket,  but  during  the 
last  few  years  qf  his  life  he  aflfiliated  with  the 
Democratic  party. 

Daniel  W.  Lunt  acquired  a  good  common 
and  high  school  education  in  his  native  town. 
On  completing  hjs  course  of  study  he  engaged 
in  teaching  in  Peru,  Oxford  County,  where  he 
remained  for  ten  years,  the  greater  part  of  that 
time  as  a  teacher  in  the  common  schools  and 
three  terms  in  the  high  school.  Following 
that  he  taught  two  terms  in  Baldwin,  Me.  ;  and 
he  has  since  been  an  instructor  in  the  schools 
of  Falmouth.      He   resides   on   the   old    Lunt 


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homestead,  which  has  been  occupied  by  the 
family  for  three  generations.  On  June  16, 
1885,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Minnie  E. 
Dunn,  a  daughter  of  Valmore  and  Atilda 
Dunn,  of  Bethel,  Me.  They  have  no  children 
of  their  own,  but  within  a  year  have  adopted  a 
son  — Arthur  V. 

In  politics  Mr.  Lunt  is  a  Republican.  He 
has  served  on  the  Board  of  Selectmen  of  pal- 
mouth  for  the  past  three  years.  For  a  similar 
period  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  superin- 
tending School  Committee,  and  he  is  the 
present  superintendent  of  that  Board.  Frater- 
nally, he  is  a  member  of  Presumpscot  Lodge, 
No.  gi,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
of  Falmouth,  Me.  He  is  a  communicant  of 
the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Falmouth, 
in  which  he  holds  the  office  of  Deacon. 


'ENRY  M.  ALLEN,  who  owns  and 
conducts  a  good  farm  in  Freeport, 
Me.,  was  born  in  this  town,  April 
9,  1826,  son  of  Paul  and  Rosanna 
(Grouse)  Allen.  Mr.  Allen's  paternal  grand- 
father was  an  early  settler  in  Freeport,  where 
he  acquired  a  tract  of  land  which  he  improved 
into  a  valuable  farm.  He  cultivated  the  soil 
with  prosperous  results,  working  diligently  to 
support  his  large  family;  and  he  was  known  as 
a  steady,  industrious,  and  patriotic  citizen. 
His  last  days  were  passed  upon  his  farm  with 
his  children,  and  he  died  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
five  years.  He  was  a  Whig  in  politics  and  a 
Baptist  in  religion.  He  married  Mary  A. 
Potter,  who  also  lived  to  a  good  old  age. 
They  reared  a  family  of  sixteen  children, 
Paul,  Mr.  Allen's  father,  being  the  eldest  son. 
Paul  Allen  was  born  in  Harpswell,  Me.  ; 
and  when  a  young  man  he  learned  the  trade  of 
a  stone  mason.  He  followed  that  and  other 
occupations  in  Freeport  for  some  time,  and 
finally  settled  upon  a  farm  which  he  cleared 
and  improved.  He  was  a  type  of  the  sturdy 
old  pioneer  settler  of  Maine,  whose  energy  and 
perseverance  conquered  the  various  difficulties 
which  obstructed  his  path  in  life;  and  he  suc- 
ceeded in  establishing  a  good  home  for  himself 
and  family.  He  was  not  wanting  in  courage 
and  patriotism,  and  at  the  commencement  of 
the  War  of  1812  he  readily  left  his  quiet  har- 


vest fields  and  served  as  a  soldier  during  the 
continuance  of  hostilities.  The  closing  years 
of  his  life  were  passed  comfortably  at  his  home 
in  Freeport,  where  he  died,  a  veteran  of  nearly 
eighty.  He  was  a  supporter  of  the  Whig  party 
in  politics.  His  wife,  Rosanna  Grouse,  who 
was  a  native  of  Plarpswell,  became  the  mother 
of  thirteen  children,  all  of  whom  grew  to  ma- 
turity, and  of  these  four  are  now  living, 
namely:  Henry  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Jane;  Charles;  and  George.  Mrs.  Rosanna  G. 
Allen  lived  to  reach  the  advanced  age  of 
ninety-four  years.  Mr.  Allen's  parents  were 
members  of  the  Baptist  church. 

Henry  M.  Allen  grew  to  manhood  in  Free- 
port,  and  received  his  education  in  the  schools 
of  that  town.  He  followed  the  sea  for  some 
years,  during  which  time  he  visited  many  of 
the  important  ports  of  the  world,  and  made  a 
circuit  of  the  globe.  From  the  position  of 
an  able  seaman  he  rose  to  the  rank  of  second 
mate,  a  post  which  he  capably  filled  until  re- 
linquishing seafaring  life  early  in  the  sixties; 
and  he  then  settled  in  Freeport,  where  he  has 
since  resided.  In  1894  he  purchased  the  farm 
which  he  is  now  cultivating  successfully,  en- 
joying prosperous  and  easy  circumstances. 

On  May  23,  1858,  Mr.  Allen  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Elizabeth  McFarland,  daugh- 
ter of  Robert  McFarland,  of  Freeport.  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  M.  Allen  died  April  i,  1861,  leav- 
ing one  daughter,  namely:  Elnora  P.,  who 
was  born  March  17,  1859,  and  is  now  residing 
with  her.  father.  His  second  wife,  Rachel  Y. 
Philbrook,  whom  he  wedded  May  14,  1866, 
died  September  17,  1892.  Mr.  Allen  is  a 
Democrat  in  politics,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  church. 


-Y^ATHANIEL  B.  JORDAN,  a  well-to- 
I  — y  do  farmer  of  Pownal,  Me. ,  son  of 
|[g~(  Ebenezer  and    Lucy    (Blackstone) 

^"—^  Jordan,  was  born  in  this  town,  De- 
cember 2,  1 81 8.  Mr.  Jordan's  grandfather, 
Nathaniel  Jordan,  was  an  early  settler  of  Cape 
Elizabeth,  Cumberland  County,  where  he  was 
successfully  engaged  in  farming  until  his 
death.  He  and  his  wife  both  lived  to  reach 
an  advanced  age. 

Ebenezer  Jordan  was  a  native  of  Cape  EUz- 


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abeth.  He  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  War  of 
1 812,  and  during  his  earlier  years  was  em- 
ployed in  the  coasting  trade,  but  later  settled 
upon  the  farm  in  Pownal,  where  his  son  now 
resides.  He  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-eight. 
He  and  his  wife,  formerly  Lucy  Blackstone, 
who  was  a  native  of  Pownal,  were  the  parents 
of  three  children,  as  follows:  Nathaniel  B. 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Lydia  and  Abigail, 
who  are  no  longer  living.  The  mother  lived 
to  reach  the  age  of  seventy-five  years.  She 
attended  the  Congregational  church. 

Nathaniel  B.  Jordan  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  Pownal.  He  has  made 
farming  his  principal  occupation  through  life, 
but  has  also  engaged  in  ship-carpentering  to 
some  extent.  He  owns  the  old  homestead 
farm,  which  he  has  increased ;  and  his  property 
now  consists  of  one  hundred  acres  of  well-im- 
proved and  desirably  located  land.  In  1855 
he  went  to  California,  making  the  journey  by 
way  of  the  Isthmus,  and,  after  remaining  there 
for  eighteen  months,  returned  home,  but  later 
made  a  second  visit  to  the  Golden  State.  He 
worked  as  a  miner  with  good  results  for  six 
years,  and,  once  more  returning  to  his  native 
town, ,  has  continued  to  reside  at  the  home- 
stead. He  carries  on  general  farming  in  a 
systematic  manner,  keeping  his  farm  up  to  a 
good  state  of  cultivation;  and  his  residence 
and  other  buildings  are  among  the  best  in 
town. 

Mr.  Jordan  married  Miss  Susan  Grant,  who 
was  born  in  Harmony,  Me.,  May  22,  1828, 
daughter  of  William  and  Susan  (Blackstone). 
Grant.  Mrs.  Jordan's  father  died  at  the  age 
of  seventy-five,  but  her  mother  lived  to  reach 
the  age  of  eighty-eight  years.  They  reared 
a  family  of  five  children,  all  of  whom  are  liv- 
ing. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jordan  have  had  four  chil- 
dren, namely:  Hattie  E.,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  three  years  and  nine  months;  Charles  B., 
who  is  now  a  carpenter  in  Pownal ;  Andrew 
F.,  who  was  born  November  28,  1865,  and  is 
now  engaged  in  farming  in  Pownal;  and 
Emma  Belle,  born  July  23,  1868,  who  resides 
at  home. 

Mr.  Jordan  has  had  his  share  of  hard  work 
in  life,  and  has  long  since  demonstrated  the 
fact  that  he  is  able  to  surmount  the  numerous 
difficulties  which  always  obstruct  the  road  to 


prosperity.  He  has  the  respect  and  esteem  of 
his  fellow^townsmen,  among  whom  he  is  well 
known;  and  he  is  one  of  the  oldest  residents 
of  Pownal.  He  is  liberal  in  his  religious 
views  and  a  Democrat  in  politics. 


"]CjRNEST  E.  PINKHAM,  Postmaster  of 
P]  Freeport,  Me.,  was  born  in  South 
''^■'^M  >-  Freeport,  August  25,  1857,  son  of 
Isaac  P.  and  Albina  Pinkham.  Mr.  Pink- 
ham's  father  was  born  in  Harpswell,  Me.  He 
began  to  follow  the  sea  as  an  occupation  when 
a  youth  in  his  teens,  being  thus  engaged  for 
about  forty  years;  and  he  was  a  well-known 
ship-master  and  an  able  business  man.  He 
was  a  Baptist  in  religion,  and  in  politics  an 
adherent  of  the  Democratic  party.  He  pre- 
ferred a  seafaring  life  to  any  other,  and  died 
on  shipboard  at  the  age  of  fifty-nine  years. 
His  wife,  Albina,  who  is  a  native  of  Freeport, 
still  survives.  She  is  the  mother  of  two  chil- 
dren, namely:  Paul  C,  who  resides  in  Sioux 
Falls,  S.  Dak.,  where  he  is  General  Secre- 
tary of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Associa- 
tion; and  Ernest  E.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

Ernest  E.  Pinkham  acquired  his  education 
in  the  schools  of  his  native  town,  fitting  him- 
self to  begin  the  work  of  life  betimes.  For 
nine  years  he  was  the  private  secretary  of  the 
Hon.  E.  B,  Mallett,  Jr.,  discharging  his 
duties  with  ability  and  faithfulness,  to  the 
entire  satisfaction  of  his  employer.  In  1894 
he  was  appointed  Postmaster  of  Freeport, 
and  he  is  still  serving  the  public  in  that 
capacity. 

On  October  13,  1880,  Mr.  Pinkham  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Bertha  M.  Dilling- 
ham, daughter  of  John  G.  Dillingham,  of 
Freeport.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pinkham  have  one 
daughter,  Margaret  D.  Mr.  Pinkham  is  lib- 
eral in  his  religious  views;  and  in  politics  he 
is  a  stanch  Democrat,  actively  supporting  that 
party.  He  is  a  member  and  Past  Master  of 
the  Masonic  Lodge  in  Freeport-,  and  is  also 
connected  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the 
Independent  Order  of  Red  Men.  He  is  a 
rising  young  man  of  Freeport,  and  is  highly 
esteemed  by  a  large  circle  of  friehds  and 
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mouth. 


"ENRY  J.  MERRILL,  who  has  been 
successfully  engaged  in  educational 
work  in  Falmouth  during  the  past 
twenty  years,  is  a  native  of  Fal- 
born  August  20,  1854,  son  of  Jacob 
Jewett  and  Emily  (Hall)  Merrill.  He  is  of 
English  ancestry,  and  comes  of  old  Colonial 
stock.  John  and  Nathaniel  Merrill,  the  first 
representatives  of  the  family  in  America,  were 
early  settlers  of  Newbury,  Mass.,  the  former 
being  made  freeman  in  1640.  Abel  Merrill, 
born  in  1644,  son  of  Nathaniel,  married  in 
167 1  Priscilla  Chase,  daughter  of  Aquila 
Chase.  James  Merrill,  their  youngest  son, 
was  born  at  Newbury,  on  January  27,  1689. 

After  James  Merrill  had  grown  to  manhood 
and  taken  upon  himself  the  duties  of  life,  he 
left  his  Newbury  home  and  went  to  Stratham, 
N. H.,  and  thence  to  Falmouth,  Me.,  in  1738 
or  1739)  being  the  first  of  the  family  to  settle 
in  this  section.  He  was  married  at  Newbury, 
Mass.,  November  23,  1714,  to  Miss  Mary 
Adams,  a  daughter  of  Sargeant  Abraham  and 
Mary  (Pettingill)  Adams,  of  that  place.  Four 
of  their  children  were  born  in  Newbury, 
Mass.,  five  at  Stratham,  N.  H.,  and  two  in 
Falmouth,  of  whom  Silas,  the  great-grand- 
father of  Henry  J.,  was  the  eleventh  and 
youngest.  Silas  Merrill  was  twice  married, 
his  first  wife  being  Miss  Susannah  Knight,  by 
whom  he  had  one  child.  For  his  second  wife 
he  married  Miss  Hannah  Matthews.  Twelve 
children  were  born  of  this  union,  of  whom 
Samuel  is  the  next  in  line  of  descent.  He 
learned  the  trade  of  a  shipwright,  and  fol- 
lowed that  occupation  with  success  throughout 
his  life.  Samuel  Merrill  married  Miss  Lu- 
cretia  Patrick,  of  Falmouth,  Me.  ;  and  five 
children  were  born  of  their  union,  all  of  whom 
have  passed  away.  In  religious  views  he  was 
a  Congregationalist,  and  at  the  formation  of 
the  Second  Congregational  Church  of  Fal- 
mouth he  transferred  his  membership  to  it 
from  the  First  Parish  Congregational  Church. 
Jacob  Jewett  Merrill  was  a  son  of  Samuel 
and  Lucretia  Merrill.  He  chose  the  life  of  an 
agriculturist,  and  his  labors  in  that  field  of 
work  were  crowned  with  success.  His  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Emily  Hall  was  a  congenial 
and  happy  one,  and  of  the  five  children  born 
to  them  four  are  now  living.     The  record  is 


as  follows:  Hulda  H.  and  Lucretia  (twins); 
Henry  J.;  Frederick  W.  and  Julia  F.  (twins), 
the  latter  now  deceased.  Their  father  was 
not  especially  interested  in  public  affairs,  but 
spent  his  time  in  looking  after  his  farms,  of 
which  he  owned  three.  The  home  place  is 
now  carried  on  by  his  son,  Frederick  W.  Mer- 
rill. In  political  views  Mr.  Jacob  J.  Merrill 
was  a  Republican,  and  he  was  an  active  mem- 
ber and  faithful  worker  in  the  Second  Congre- 
gational Church  of  Falmouth. 

Henry  J.  Merrill  acquired  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  and  academy  of  Falmouth. 
After  leaving  school  in  1874  he  engaged  in 
teaching,  and  with  the  exception  of  one  season, 
in  1876,  when  he  taught  at  the  Cape  Eliza- 
beth Grammar  School,  and  another,  in  1890, 
when  he  was  an  instructor  in  the  Greely  In- 
stitute of  Cumberland,  Me.,  he  has  been  a 
teacher  in  the  Falmouth  schools.  In  Decem- 
ber, 1888,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Nellie  W. 
Tewksbury,  the  only  daughter  of  the  late 
E.  M.  Tewksbury,  of  Falmouth.  They  have 
buried  their  only  child. 

In  political  affiliation  Mr.  Merrill  is  a  Re- 
publican. In  the  winters  of  1891-93  he  was 
in  the  custom  service  as  inspector  of  English 
steamers  entering  the  port  of  Portland.  He 
served  as  Selectman  in  1881;  and  from  that 
year  until  the  present  he  has  been  a  member 
of  the  School  Board,  and  during  the  greater 
part  of  the  time  he  has  served  as  Supervisor. 
He  is  now  one  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen,  and 
also  one  of  the  Assessors.  About  1877  Mr. 
Merrill  became  a  member  of  the  Ancient 
Brothers'  Lodge,  No.  4,  of  Portland,  but  after- 
ward left  that  to  become  presiding  officer  of 
Presumpscot  Lodge,  No.  91,  of  Falmouth. 
After  holding  that  office  one  term,  he  became 
installing  officer  of  this  district,  and  served 
as  such  for  two  years.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  Machigonne  Encampment,  No.  i,  of  Port- 
land. Mr.  Merrill  is  a  communicant  of  the 
Congregational  church. 


TT^HARLES  B.  H  A  R  L  O  W,  a  well- 
I  Sr^  known  and  highly  esteemed  citizen  of 
^lU  of  the  town  of  Harrison,  Me.,  resid- 
ing at  Bolster's  Mills,  and  a  vet- 
eran of  the  Civil   War,  was  born   in   Canton, 


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Oxford  County,  Me.,  February  7,  1824,'  son 
of  .Colonel  William  and  Lydia  (Billings) 
Harlow. 

Mr.  Harlow's  father  was  born  in  Buckfield, 
Me.,  March  10,  1793,  and  in  young  ma,nhood 
learned  the  carpenter's  trade.  He  afterward 
engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits,  ran  a.  ferry 
and  kept  a  public  house;  but  in  his  latter 
years  he  settled  upon  a  farm  in  Waterford, 
Me.,  where  he  passed'  the  rest  of  his  life.  He 
was  an  able  business  man  and  a  stanch  pa- 
triot, having  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  War  of 
1812;  and  he  held  a  Colonel's  commission  in 
the  State  militia  for  many  years.  In  his  po- 
litical views  he  was  a  Democrat.  Colonel 
Harlow  died  January  7,  1873.  His  wife, 
Lydia  Billings,  who  was  a  native  of  Dublin, 
N.  H.,  died  in  Waterford,  December  23,  1868. 
They  had  but  one  child,  Charles  B.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch.  Both  parents  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Universalist  church. 

Charles  B.  Harlow  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools,  and- resided  at  home  until  reaching 
the  age  of  eighteen.      He  then  began  life  for 
himself  by  working  in  a  brickyard  in  Danvers, 
Mass.,  where  he  remained  a  short  time,   and 
later  went   to  Boston,    where  he  engaged    in 
teaming  for  three  years.      For  the  succeeding 
eight  years  he  was  employed  as  foreman  for 
Samuel  H.  Pratt,  a  truckman ;  and  on  leaving 
that    position    he   joined   the    Boston    police 
force,    with  which  he   served  for  five  or  six 
years.      On  September   15,    1862,   he  enlisted 
as    a   private    in    Company    K,    Twenty-third 
Regiment,  Maine  Volunteers,  for  nine  months' 
service  in  the  Civil  War;  and  while  on  picket 
duty  at  Edward's  Ferry  he  contracted  chills 
and  fever  and  rheumatism,  from  which  he  has 
never  fully  recovered.      In    1877  he  moved  to 
Otisfield,  where  he  settled  upon  the  old  Har- 
low place,  which  was  the  home  of  his  present 
wife's  family,  and  after  a  residence  there  of 
eleven  years  he  in   1888  moved   to  his  pres- 
ent home  at  Bolster's  Mills.      Since  1885  he 
has  suffered  much  from   rheumatism,    and  he 
and  his  wife  pass  their  winters  in  Massachu- 
setts.     Mr.  Harlow  is  a  Republican   in   poli- 
tics, and  is  a  comrade  of  General  Logan  Post, 
Grand    Army    of   the    Republic,    of    Harrison 
village. 

Mr.  Harlow  has  been  twice  married,      His 


first  wife,  to  whom  he  was  married  on'  April 
17,  1848,  was  Adeline  Welch,  who  was  born 
in  Maine,  March  12,  1828,  and  died  September 
15,  1876,  leaving  no  children.      On  February 
14,-  1877,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Mrs. 
Charlotte  J.  Emery,  born  in  Harlow,  widow  of 
Thomas  E.  Emery,  of  Buckfield  Centre,  Me., 
who  died  December   17,  1866.      Mrs.    Harlow 
is  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary   (Peabody) 
Harlow,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  native  of 
Gorham,    Me.,    and   a  prosperous  farmer   and 
carpenter  through  life.      He  died    September 
II,    1862,   his  wife,    who  was  born    in   Tops- 
field,  Mass.,  surviving  till   1886.     They  were 
the  parents  of  eleven  children,  eight  of  whom 
grew  to  maturity,  and  three  are  now  living, 
namely:    Charlotte    J.,     who    is    now     Mrs. 
Harlow;    William    F. ,    who    married    Emelia 
Bailey  for  his  first  wife,   and    Mary  Temple 
for  his  secoiid,  and  now  resides  in  Lewiston, 
Me.;     and    Henry    S.,     who    married     Rose 
Lowell,    and   is  now  engaged    in  farming   in 
Kansas. 

By  her  first  marriage  Mrs.  Harlow  had  five 
children,  as  follows:  Jennie  M,  who  married 
Albert  W.  Bolster,  and  died  leaving  three 
children,  two  of  whom  are  living  —  namely, 
Walter  E.  and  Lottie  M.  ;  Addie  M.,  who 
married  for  her  first  husband  Volney 
Barker,  a  former  inventor  of  Otisfield,  and  for 
her  second  Dr.  J.  L.  Wisley,  of  Nashua,  and 
has  one  son  by  her  first  union,  named  Percy 
L.  ;  Walter  A. ,  who  married  Hattie  Foster, 
and  is  now  in  the  leather  business  in  Brock- 
ton, Mass.,  having  two  children  —  Addie  M. 
and  Maude  L.  ;  Clarence  V.,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  twenty-one;  and  William  H.,  who  mar- 
ried Nellie  S.  Coley,  is  engaged  in  business 
in  Boston,  and  has  three  sons. —  Theodore  G., 
Carlisle,  and  Stanley' L. 


(W^o 


EORGE  B.  PENNEY,  a  successful 
ytey  agriculturist  of  New  Gloucester, 
where  his  family  will  long  be  re- 
membered, as  Penney  Road  was  named  in 
honor  of  his  grandfather,  was  born  in  this 
Cumberland  County  town  on  November  27, 
1837,  son  of  Joseph  and  Betsey  (Blake) 
Penney. 
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671 


Gloucester,  where  at  an  early  age  he  became 
familiar  with  the  various  labors  connected 
with  farming.  He  followed  that  occupation 
up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred 
in  January,  1884.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph 
Blake  were  the  parents  of  seven  children, 
namely:  Charlotte,  the  widow  of  F.  B. 
Walker,  residing  in  New  Gloucester;  James, 
who  died  at  eighteen  years  of  age;  George  B.  ; 
Caroline  (deceased) ;  Jeannette,  who  lived  to 
be  ten  years  old;  Asenath  Jennie  (deceased), 
who  married  Edmund  Shaw,  of  Portland;  and 
Alva,  who  is  married  and  lives  in  Chelsea, 
Me.  Each  of  the  children  received  a  good 
common-school  education.  George  B.  Penney 
attended  school  until  he  was  fifteen  years  of 
age,  and  then  took  up  the  active  duties  of 
life,  carrying  on  the  home  farm  during  the 
■declining  years  of  his  parents.  He  is  now 
the  owner  of  this  place,  which  contains  one 
hundred  acres  of  well-improved  land  that 
yields  good  returns  in  hay,  grain,  and  vege- 
tables, and  is  also  partly  devoted  to  the  rais- 
ing of  stock. 

On  December  22,  1861,  Mr.  Penney  was 
joined  in  marriage  with  Miss  Sarah  J.  Wey- 
mouth, who  was  born  in  New  Gloucester  on 
September  17,  1843.  Her  parents  (now  de- 
ceased) were  David  and  Mary  A.  (Bailey) 
Weymouth.  Her  father  followed  the  vocation 
of  a  farmer  with  success.  A  son  and  daughter 
have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Penney, 
namely:  Herbert  D. ,  a  machinist,  who  married 
Miss  Ellen  Witham,  and  is  now  living  in 
Westboro,  Mass.  ;  and  Gertrude  G.,  a  teacher 
in   the  town  of  Durham,  Me. 

In  political  affiliations  Mr.  Penney  has 
always  been  a  Republican.  For  a  number  of 
years  he  served  very  acceptably  as  Highway 
Surveyor  in  New  Gloucester.  He  and  his 
wife  are  communicants  of  the  Baptist  church, 
and  actively  interested  in  the  work  of  that  re- 
ligious organization. 


PfRANK  M.  TUFTS,  who  has  recently 
p|  purchased  the  farm  in  New  Gloucester 
-"-■  on  which  he  resides,  is  well  known  as 
a  man  of  energy  and  practical  business  ability, 
his  present  property  being  the  outcome  of 
honest  toil.      He  was  born  in  New  Gloucester, 


Cumberland  County,  Me.,  on  March  23,  i< 
and  is  a  son  of  Nathaniel  G.  and  Annie  (Har- 
mon) Tufts. 

Nathaniel  G.  Tufts  is  still  a  resident  of 
New  Gloucester.  He  js  a  farmer  and  a  man 
of  enterprise,  owning  and  operating  a  large 
cider-mill.  His  wife,  Annie  Harmon,  is  a 
native  of  Brunswick,  Me.  Six  children  have 
been  born  into  their  household,  as  follows: 
James  Albert,  a  prosperous  farmer  of  New 
Gloucester,  who  married  a  Miss  Dutton,  of 
Gray;  Elizabeth  Frances,  the  wife  of  W.  L. 
Merrill,  a  farmer  living  near  North  Gray; 
Annie  Viola,  residing  in  Lewiston,  Me.  ; 
Frank  M.  ;  Nathaniel  Bennett,  at  home  with 
his  father;  and  Emma  Brazier  (deceased). 

Frank  M.  Tufts  received  a  good  practical  edu- 
cation in  the  common  schools  of  New  Glouces- 
ter. He  remained  with  his  parents  until  he 
attained  his  majority,  and  then  engaged  in 
farming  in  his  native  town  for  a  year.  After 
his  marriage  he  spent  his  summers  in  running 
a  road  machine,  and  in  the  winter  engaged  in 
the  lumber  business,  following  up  that  plan  of 
work  until  1894,  when  he  purchased  his  pres- 
ent farm  of  one  hundred  and  ten  acres.  Dur- 
ing the  past  year  his  principal  products  were 
hay,  corn,  and  grain;  but  in  the  near  future  he 
intends  to  devote  considerable  of  his  time  and 
attention  to  stock  raising. 

On  September  13,  1890,  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Eliza  J.  Ward,  a  daughter  of  J.  H.  Ward. 
Their  union  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of 
three  children,  all  living,  as  follows:  Warren 
Ward,  Clifton  Russell,  and  Everett  Gordon. 
Mr.  Tufts  has  always  been  a  faithful  adherent 
of  the  Democratic  party.  He  and  his  wife  are 
active  and  influential  members  of  the  Baptist 
church  of  New  Gloucester. 


bfREEMAN  H.  PIKE  conducts  a  gen- 
p]  eral  mercantile  business  at  Bolster's 
-L  Mills  in  the  town  of  Otisfield,  Me.  He 
was  born  in  this  village  on  December  20,  1846, 
son  of  Joseph  S.  and  Hominy  B.  (Jackson)  " 
Pike.  Mr.  Pike's  father  was  a  native  of  Cor- 
nish, Me.  He  learned  the  trade  of  a  shoe- 
maker, an  occupation  which  he  followed 
through  life  in  connection  with  farming.  He 
was  an  industrious  man  and  a  useful  citizen. 


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He  died  in  April,  1873.  His  wife,  Hominy 
B.  Jackson,  who  was  born  in  Naples,  Me., 
died  August  29,  1877.  They  had  six  chil- 
dren, as  follows:  William  H.,  who  enlisted 
in  September,  1861,  as  a  private  in  Company 
G,  Tenth  Regiment  Infantry,  Maine  Volun- 
teers, and  died  in  Lynchburg,  Va. ,  in  July, 
1862,  while  a  prisoner  of  war;  I.  R.  Pike, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  eighteen;  George  J., 
who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-one;  Freeman 
H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Maria  H.,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years;  and  Laura 
M.,  who  married  Irving  Keene,  a  prosperous 
farmer  of  Otisfield,  and  has  two  children, 
named  Irene  and  Fluta. 

Freeman  H.  Pike  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  his  native  town  and  at  the 
Bridgton  Academy.  He  taught  school  for 
eight  years,  or  until  1871,  when  he  became 
Assistant  Superintendent  of  the  Reform 
School  in  Jamesburg,  N,J.,  where  he  remained 
for  a  time.  On  his  return  to  Maine  he  secured 
a  position  as  clerk  in  a  store  in  Norway,  Ox- 
ford County,  later  accepting  a  more  lucrative 
situation  as  book-keeper  and  clerk  for  a  Port- 
land firm.  After  retiring  from  that  position, 
he  engaged  in  farming  at  Bolster's  Mills  for 
some  two  or  three  years;  and  for  the  succeed- 
ing four  years  he  manufactured  clothing  for  a 
Boston  firm.  He  bought  eighty  acres  of  land, 
which  he  cultivated  with  good  results,  and  in 
1891  he  purchased  his  present  store  in  Harri- 
son, where  he  has  since  conducted  a  general 
mercantile  business  with  ability  and  success, 
his  energy  and  enterprise  having  been  re- 
warded with  the  liberal  patronage  of  the  pub- 
lic. He  carries  a  large  and  varied  stock  of 
general  merchandise,  such  as  is  usually  kept  in 
a  first-class  country  store. 

On  July  6,  1876,  Mr.  Pike  was  married  to 
Oledia  Bennett.  She  was  born  in  Naples, 
Me.,  November  16,  1840,  daughter  of  Colonel 
Joseph  and  Lydia  B.  (Wolcott)  Bennett,  the 
f-ormer  of  whom  was  for  many  years  an  officer 
of  the  State  militia.  He  went  to  California 
in  1849,  and  died  there  in  185.8.  His  wife 
died  in  Naples  in  1885.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pike 
have  one  son,  Joseph  Bennett,  who  was  born 
May  24,  1877,  and  is  now  attending  Hebron 
Academy. 

Although    Mr.    Pike's    business   is   located 


upon  the  Harrison  side  of  the  river,  he  still 
continues  to  reside  in  the  town  of  Otisfield. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pike  are  members  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church..  Inpoliticshe  is  a  Re- 
publican, and  supports  that  party  with  activity. 
He  is  a  member  of  Cumberland  Lodge,  No. 
30,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of 
Bridgton;  Crooked  River  Lodge,  No.  32;  and 
of  the  Grange  at  Bolster's  Mills. 


BEN  SNOW,  of  New  Gloucester,  Cumber- 
land County,  Me.,  the  proprietor  of  the 
Plummer  farm,  as  it' is  familiarly 
known,  combines  with  his  agricultural  pur- 
suits the  vocation  of  a  carpenter, *in  both  of 
which  he  displays  good  judgment  and  practical 
ability.  He  was  born  in  New  Gloucester  on 
December  27,  1855,  son  of  Seth  P.  and  Sarah 
P.   (Penney)  Snow. 

Seth  P.  Snow  was  also  a  native  of  this  town, 
where  throughout  his  active  life  he  was  suc- 
cessfully engaged  in  farming.  Pie  died  here 
on  October  11,  1894,  His  wife,  Sarah  P. 
Penney,  bore  him  nine  children,  a  brief .  record 
of  whom  is  as  follows:  Rose,  born  September 
21,  1849,  married  Charles  Christian,  and  they 
are  now  living,  in  Auburn,  Me.  ;  Charles  A,, 
born  January  30,  185 1,  died  August  30,  1863; 
Annie  S.,  born  April  12,  1852^  is  the  wife  of 
Joseph  R.  Stewart,  of  West  Farmington,  Me.; 
Simeon  W.,  born  August  15,  18^4,  is  a  shoe 
cutter  by  vocation  and  resides  in  Norway, 
Me.  ;  Eben,  who  is  further  mentioned  below, 
is  the  fourth  child;  Makeda,  born  September 
12,  1857,  married  Lewellyn  A.  Jackson,  of 
Strong,  Franklin  County,  who  has  charge  of 
a  section  of  the  railroad  there;  Alice  M.,  born 
September  12,  1859,  died  February  i,  1879; 
Scott,  born  July  7,  1861,  married  Miss  Alice 
Stoddard,  and  is  living  in  New  Gloucester; 
and  Willis,  born  July  21,  1863,  who  married 
Miss  Etta  Royal,  is  a  shoe  cutter  by  trade,  and 
lives  in  Freeport,  Me.  Mrs.  Snow  died  on 
February  9,  1894,  about  eight  months  prior  to 
her  husband's  decease. 

Until  sixteen  years  of  age  Eben  Snow 
remained  on  the  old  homestead  with  his 
parents.  He  then  started  out  to  gain  his  own 
livelihood,  and  began  by  working  on  a  farm, 
but   subsequently   went    to   Westbrook,    Me., 


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where  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  butcher,  which 
he  followed  until  May  i,  1888.  After  his 
marriage  he  purchased  his  present  farm  in 
New  Gloucester.  It  contains  fifty-three  acres 
of  land  ;  and  he  carries  on  general  farming  with 
excellent  results,  making  hay,  corn,  and  small 
gi'ains  his  principal  products. 

On  May  i,  1888,  Mr.  Snow  was  joined  in 
marriage  with  Miss  AbbieA.  Thurlow,  of  Ray- 
mond, iMe.,  a  daughter  of  Peter  and  Sabrina 
(Adams)  Thurlow.  Her  father,  who  followed 
the  occupation  of  a  farmer  throughout  his  life, 
died  in  Raymond  on  March  13,  1890.  Mrs. 
Thurlow  resides  with  her  daughter. 

In  political  views  Mr.  Snow  is  an  adherent 
of  the  Republican  party.  He  is  a  member  of 
Pennesseewassee  Lodge,  No.  18,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  of  Norway,  Me.  He  and  his  wife  are 
regular,  attendants  of  the  Baptist  Church  of 
New  Gloucester. 


"ir^ANIEL  C.  SMITH,  who  is  success- 
ion! fully  engaged  in  the  grocery,  grain, 
^jvSy  and  flour  business  in  Casco  village, 
^~^-^  Me.,  was  born  in  Otisfield,  Me., 
February  15,  1823,  son  of  Jonathan  and 
Catherine  (Weston)  Smith,  both  of  whom  were 
natives  of  Otisfield. 

Jonathan  Smith  conducted  a  general  farming 
and  lumber  business  in  Otisfield,  where  he 
spent  his  life.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Catherine  Weston,  bore  him  nine  chil- 
dren, of  whom  only  two  are  now  living  — 
Daniel  C.  and  Ira.  The  others  were:  Mary 
who  married  John  Edwards,  of  Otisfield  (both 
deceased)  ;  Willoughby,  who  married  Miss 
Jane  Otis  (both  deceased)  ;  John,  who  married 
Miss  Labina  Stone  (both  deceased)  ;  William 
C,  whose  first  wife  was  Deborah  Holden,  his 
second  Abbie  Holden  (all  deceased) ;  Sarah, 
who  became  the  wife  of  Joseph  Rawley,  of 
Massachusetts  (both  deceased) ;  Margaret, 
who  married  Otis  Newcomb  (both  deceased) ; 
and  James  W.,  who  died  in  i860.  Ira  Smith, 
a  resident  of  Otisfield,  married  Miss  Almira 
Winslow.  During  the  Civil  War  he  was_  in 
one  of  the  Maine  regiments  of  brave  soldiers 
that  fought  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness, 
where  he  was  injured.  He  is  now  blind. 
Daniel  C. -Smith  remained    at    home    until 


eighteen  years  of  age,  the  early  years  of  his 
boyhood  being  spent  in  acquiring  an  education. 
On  starting  out  for  himself,  he  engaged  in 
the  lumber  and  mill  business,  which  he 
followed  successively  in  Naples,  Otisfield, 
Harrison,  arid  Casco,  towns  of  Cumberland 
County.  He  engaged  quite  extensively  in 
buying  and  selling  timber  and  timber  land, 
and  in  his  younger  days  he  also  engaged  in 
carpentry  and  mason  work.  Since  his  mar- 
riage he  has  dealt  in  horses.  On  May  20, 
1875,  he  purchased  of  James  Jipson  the  place 
where  he  now  lives,  including  besides  the 
dwelling  thirty  acres  of  land  and  the  store. 
This  he  stocked  with  a  line  of  groceries, 
grain,  and  flour,  and  now  has  a  large  and  well- 
established  business. 

On  July  4,  1855,  Mr.  Smith  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Mrs.  Julia  A.  (Simmons)  Jor- 
dan, a  daughter  of  Jesse  and  Elizabeth  Sim- 
mons. Mr.  Simmons  was  born  in  Denmark, 
and  his  wife  in  Casco,  Me.  He  followed 
farming,  was  also  engaged  in  mill  business  to 
some  extent,  and  was  a  Captain  in  the  State 
militia.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith,  having  no  chil- 
dren of  their  own,  adopted  two  of  her  nephews, 
Frederick  and  James  Nutting.  The  lads  were 
given  a  good  education,  and  when  old  enough 
they  assisted  their  foster-father  in  such  work  as 
they  were  able.  Both  have  now  gone  out  in  the 
world  for  themselves  —  James  living  in  Norway 
village.  Me.,  and  Frederick  in  Boston,  Mass. 

In  political  principles  Mr.  Smith  is  a  Dem- 
ocrat, and  he  has  always  been  an  active  worker 
for  that  party.  Probably  no  man  in  Casco  has 
had  the  interests  of  the  town  more  at  heart  than 
Mr.  Smith,  and  that  he  holds  the  esteem  and 
confidence  of  his  fellow-citizens  is  evidenced 
by  the  fact  that  he  has  many  times  been 
elected  to  positions  of  responsibility  and 
trust.  He  was  Selectman  for  a  long  term  and 
Chairman  of  the  Board  for  a  number  of  years, 
For  eight  years  he  held  the  position  of  Town 
Clerk,  and  he  has  for  a  long  time  served  on 
the  School  Committee.  His  success  in  life 
is  the  result  of  personal  endeavor  and  strict 
attention  to  business. 

The  flag  known  as  the  "Palmetto  Tree," 
which  Mr.  Smith  took  from  twenty-two  men 
at  Edes  Falls,  in  the  town  of  Naples,  is  still 
in  his  possession. 


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~ir>w  AVID  EDWARDS,  one  of  the  repre- 

I  =^     sentative  farmers  of  Raymond,  where 

,|vSy     he  owns  a  large  farm,  on  which  he  has 

resided  during  the  past  forty  years, 

is  a  native  of   Poland,   Me.,    the  date  of  his 

birth  being  July  2,  1834.      His  parents  were 

Ephraim  and  Margaret  (Brown)  Edwards. 

Ephraim  Edwards  was  born  in  Otisfield, 
Me.,  whence  he  afterward  removed  to  Casco; 
and  still  later  he  settled  in  the  town  of  Poland, 
where  he  spent  his  last  years.  He  followed 
the  occupation  of  a  farmer  throughout  his  life. 
His  wife,  Margaret  Brown,  was  a  native  of 
Raymond.  Nine  children  were  the  fruit  of 
their  union,  as  follows :  William,  now  a  suc- 
cessful farmer  of  New  Gloucester,  who  married 
Miss  Ann  Elwell;  Asa,  living  in  Casco,  who 
married  Miss  Lydia  Tripp;  Joshua  (deceased) ; 
Juliet  (deceased),  who  married  Joseph  Brown, 
of  Minot  Corners,  Me.  ;  Jonas,  who  married 
Miss  Abigail  Brown,  and  lives  in  Poland, 
Me.  ;  Ephraim  (deceased) ;  Dennis,  residing 
at  Freeport,  Me.,  who  married  for  his  first 
wife  Miss  Nancy  Butters,  and  for  his  second 
wife  Miss  Sarah  Temmas;  David;  and  Isaac, 
who  lives  in  Windham,  Me.  Isaac  Edwards 
has  been  three  times  married.  The  maiden 
name  of  his  first  wife  was  Emeline  Bragdon ; 
of  his  second,  Mittie  Lamb;  and  of  his 
present  wife,  Altha  Wakefield. 

David  Edwards  received  a  common-school 
education.  At  fifteen  years  of  age  he  en- 
gaged to  work  on  his  brother  Jonas's  farm  in 
Raymond,  where  he  remained  for  three  years. 
After  his  marriage  he  purchased  a  farm  near 
the  town  of  Gray,  but  he  lived  there  only  a 
year  before  he  sold  that  property  and  pur- 
chased the  place  on  which  he  now  resides.  It 
contains  three  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  land, 
a  good  proportion  of  which  he  has  brought 
into  an  excellent  state  of  cultivation.  He  is 
engaged  in  general  farming  and  dairying,  and 
his  choice  butter  finds  a  ready  sale  in  the 
home  market. 

He  was  married  on  February  19,  1853,  to 
Miss  Eunice  Small,  who  was  born  in  Ray- 
mond, December  26,  1832,  a  daughter  of 
George  and  Johan  (Tripp)  Small.  Pier  father 
was  a  farmer,  and  both  her  parents  died  in 
Raymond.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwards  have  had 
seven  children,   namely:    Harrison,  who  mar- 


ried Miss  Flora  Rowe,  and  lives  in  New 
Gloucester,  this  county;  Charles,  who  mar- 
ried Miss  Ollie  Tarbox,  and  resides  in  Maiden, 
Mass.  ;  Walter,  who  married  Miss  Carrie 
Ayers,  and  is  also  a  resident  of  Maiden ; 
Anna,  who  is  now  on  a  trip  through  the 
United  States;  Lizzie,  the  wife  of  Albert  G. 
Strout,  of  Raymond ;  Emma,  who  married 
Nathan  G.  Hatch,  and  lives  in  East  Bridge- 
water,  Mass.  ;  and  Fred,  who  lives  with  his 
parents..  Fred  Edwards, married  for  his  first 
wife  Miss  Montie  Fobie,  and  after  her  death 
married  Miss  Rosie  Edwards. 

In  political  views  Mr.  Edwards  favors  the 
Democratic  party.  He  has  served  his  town 
acceptably  as  Road  Surveyor.  His  comfort- 
able property  has  been  acquired  by  his  careful 
personal  attention  to  the  details  of  his  farm 
work,  combined  with  sound  judgment  in  mat- 
ters of  business.  Mr.  Edwards  and  his  family 
are  attendants  of  the  Baptist  church,  which  is 
but  a  short  distance  from  his  home. 


Tji^HARLES  E.  GLEASON,  an  active. 
I  Vr^  and  enterprising  young  business  man 
X>?  ^  ^^  Bridgton,  Cumberland  County, 
is  a  native  of  this  town,  the  date  of 
his  entrance  upon  the  stage  of  life  being  Octo- 
ber 5,  1862.  His  father  was  born  in  1834  in 
Union,  Knox  County.  In  1858  he  came  to 
Bridgton,  having  accepted  a  position  in  the 
Cumberland  Mills,  of  which  he  was  afterward 
the  overseer,  an  office  which  he  faithfully 
filled  until  his  demise  in  1892.  To  him  and 
his  wife,  whose  maiden  name,  was  Mary  Gibbs, 
three  children  were  born;  namely,  Charles  E., 
George  E.,  and  William  S.,  the  latter  of 
whom  died  in  1894. 

Charles  E.  Gleason  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  town,  of  which  he 
has  been  a  permanent  resident.  Having  de- 
cided upon  a  mercantile  career,  he  entered  the 
employment  of  Frank  Gibbs  as  a  clerk,,  and 
was  thus  engaged  from  1880  until  1884,  receiv- 
ing an  excellent  training  for  his  present  busi- 
ness. In  1884  Mr.  Gleason  opened  a  grocery 
store  in  this  village,  and  here  built  up  a  pros- 
perous trade,  the  increasing  demands  of  which 
soon  necessitated  larger  quarters.  Accord- 
ingly,   in    1888,     Mr.     Gleason     erected    the 


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building  in  which  his  store  is  now  located, 
moving  into  it  in  1889,  and  stoclcing  it  with 
an  ample  and  varied  assortment  of  general  mer- 
chandise. 

A  man  of  his  business  tact  and  progressive 
spirit  uniformly  occupies  a  position  of  promi- 
nence among  his  fellow-townsmen;  and,  al- 
though not  particularly  active  in  politics,  his 
business  engrossing  the  larger  part  of  his  time, 
Mr.  Gleason  has  served  as  Town  Warden  three 
years,  having  been  elected  to  that  position  on 
the  Republican  ticket,  which  he  loyally  sup- 
ports. Socially,  ie  belongs  to  the  Odd  Fel- 
lows and  to  the  Masonic  Lodge. 

Mr.  Gleason  and  Miss  Emma  Scribner  were 
united  in  marriage  on  November  2,  i88g. 


"jCpDWARD  SMALL,  proprietor  of  the 
R  book-binding  establishment  at  35  Plum 
-^—•>.  -  -  Street,  Portland,  Me.,  was  born, 
bred,  and  educated  in  this  city,  making  his 
advent  upon  the  stage  of  life  September  8, 
1830.  His  father,  Arthur  M.  Small,  was  a 
son  of  Alexander  Small,  who  was  an  early 
settler  of  Cape  Elizabeth.  Arthur  M.  Small 
spent  the  larger  part  of  his  business  life  in 
Portland,  being  a  custom-house  gauger  for 
many  seasons,  and  for  thirty  years  before  his 
death  he  was  City  Weigher  and  Gauger.  He 
married  Miss  Hannah  Jordan,  daughter  of 
Nicholas  Jordan,  and  they  became  the  parents 
of  eight  children,  namely :  Edward,  who  died 
in  infancy;  Charles,  who  died  in  California; 
Caroline;  Edward,  the  special  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Sarah,  wife  of  H.  B.  Brown;  Arthur, 
deceased;  Mary,  wife  of  John  C.  Chandler; 
Louisa,  who  married  Charles  J.  McConnell,  of 
the  United  States  Navy,  and  is  now  in  China. 
After  completing  his  course  of  study  at 
school,  Edward  Small  worked  for  a  while  in 
his  father's  store;  but,  preferring  to  learn  a 
trade,  he  at  length  entered  the  book  bindery 
of  Nathaniel  LeFavre,  of  this  city,  continuing 
in  his  employ  until  May,  1865,  when  he  pur- 
■  chased  Mr.  LeFavre' s  interest,  thus  becoming 
sole  proprietor  of  the  business,  which  was  then 
located  on  Exchange  Street.  During  the  great 
fire  of  1866  Mr.  Small's  place  of  business  was 
destroyed  ;  but  he  shortly  resumed  business  on 
the  same    street,    remaining   there   two   years 


longer,  and  then  removing  to  his  present  loca- 
tion. Mr.  Small  has  here  conducted  a  large 
and  prosperous  business  in  general  publishing 
and  binding,  doing  pamphlet,  job,  and  edition 
work,  having  a  wide  and  favorable  reputation, 
his  being  the  oldest  established  book  bindery 
in  Portland,  having  been  started  by  Mr. 
George  Coleman  when  Mr.  Small  was  a  young 
lad. 

Mr.  Small  married  Miss  Ellen  E.  Jack, 
a  native  of  Denmark,  Me.,  a  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel and  Mary  A.  (Berry)  Jack.  Into  the  home 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Small  at  118  Emery  Street 
three  children  have  been  born,  namely :  Addie 
C,  wife  of  Frank  Woodman,  paying  teller  of 
the  Casco  National  Bank  of  this  city;  Ger- 
trude C,  who  died  April  12,  1893;  and  Louie 
M.  Mr.  Small  is  an  earnest  supporter  of  the 
Republican  party;  and  he  is  a  Universalist 
in  religious  belief,  he  and  his  family  worship- 
ping at  the  West  Church,  of  which  the  Rev. 
Henry  Blanchard,  D.  D.,  is  the  pastor. 


Y^^'^BALL  J.  DIKE,  a  representative 
l'\  farmer  of  Sebago,who  occupies  the  old 
-L®\"— ^  homestead  formerly  owned  by  his 
father,  was  born  here  on  March  27,  1825,  son 
of  Edward  and  Susan  (Wood)  Dike.  Mr.  Dike 
descends  from  Massachusetts  ancestry,  his  pa- 
ternal grandfather,  Jonathan  Dike,  having  been 
a  native  of  that  State. 

Edward  Dike,  Mr.  Dike's  father,  who  was 
born  in  Massachusetts,  came  to  Sebago  in 
1805,  when  he  was  eight  years  of  age;  and  his 
boyhood  and  youth  were  passed  upon  a  farm. 
In  young  manhood  he  adopted  agriculture  as  an 
occupation;  and,  succeeding  eventually  to  the 
possession  of  the  farm  which  had  been  his 
home  since  coming  to  Maine,  he  continued  to 
cultivate  the  soil  during  the  active  period  of 
his  life.  He  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-three 
years;  but  his  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Susan  Wood,  lived  to  reach  the  age  of  eighty- 
three  years.  She  was  the  mother  of  nine  chil- 
dren, five  sons  and  four  daughters,  of  whom 
three  are  now  living. 

Kimball  J.  Dike  passed  his  boyhood  in  at- 
tending the  district  school,  which  was  located 
two  miles  from  his  home;  and  he  walked  to 
and  from  the  school-house  daily  while  pursuing 


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his  studies.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  com- 
menced life  for  himself  by  working  upon  dif- 
ferent farms  in  his  neighborhood,  an  occupa- 
tion which  he  followed  until  his  marriage, 
when  he  settled  upon  the  homestead  farm, 
where  he  has  since  continued  to  reside.  His 
property  contains  one  hundred  and  twenty-five 
acres  of  well-improved  land.  The  soil  is  fer- 
tile and  productive;  and  he  has  devoted  his 
energies  to  general  farming  with  excellent 
results,  his  prosperity  being  of  that  substantial 
kind  which  always  follows  the  exercise  of 
careful  judgment  and  strict  attention  to  every 
detail  in  farm  management. 

Mr.  Dike  was  united  in  marriage  with  Ase- 
nath  Stevens  in  1843,  and  has  had  seven  chil- 
dren, as  follows:  George,  Mary,  Simeon  C. , 
James  E.,  Clarissa  S. ,  Jennie  H. ,  and  Sadie. 
Mrs.  Asenath  S.  Dike  died  in  1883,  aged 
sixty-seven  years.  In  politics  Mr.  Dike  sup- 
ports the  principles  of  the  Republican  party, 
and  he  is  deeply  interested  in  the  Patrons  of 
Husbandry,  of  which  organization  he  is  a 
member. 


RANKLIN  RIPLEY  BARRETT, 
President  of  the  Portland  Savings 
Bank,  was  born  in  Portland,  Me., 
January  21,  1835,  son  of  Charles  E.  and  Eliz- 
abeth M.  (Baker)  Barrett.  The  emigrant  an- 
cestor of  the  Barrett  family  was  James  Barrett, 
who  settled  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  in  1638. 
Lieutenant  Colonel  John  Barrett,  the  great- 
grandfather of  our  subject,  was  an  officer  in  the 
Revolutionary  army.  He  was  at  Ticonderoga, 
under  the  command  of  Colonel  Seth  Warner; 
and  he  took  part  in  the  siege  of  Quebec.  His 
son  John,  the  grandfather  of  Franklin  Ripley 
Barrett,  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College 
and  a  prominent  attorney  of  Northfield,  Mass., 
where  he  died  in  18 16. 

Charles  E.  Barrett  was  born  January  4, 
1804,  in  Northfield,  Mass.  ;  and  at  the  age  of 
twelve,  his  parerrts  having  died,  he  was  taken 
by  his  guardian  to  Portland,  where  he  fitted 
for  college.  Graduating  from  Bowdoin  in 
1822  and  subsequently  reading  law,  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  and  practised  for  a  short 
time.  But  his  forte  was  finance,  and  he  grad- 
ually became  known  as  one  of  the  most  emi- 


nent financiers,  of  the  day.      He  was   President 
of  the  Canal   National    Bank    for    many  years 
and    Treasurer    of    the    Atlantic    &    St.    Law- 
rence Railroad,  now  a  part  of  the  Grand  Trunk 
Railway,  being  one  of  the  original  corporators 
named  in    the    charter  and  the    last    to    die. 
Many   of   the   best   years  of   Mr.   Charles   E. 
Barrett's   life  were  devoted    to    the  affairs   of 
this  road;  and  he  was  also  a  Director  of  the 
Portland,    Saco    &    Portsmouth    Road,    now  a 
part  of  the  Boston  &   Maine  for  many,  years, 
becoming  interested  in  the  road  in  1839,  when 
it  was    in    process    of   construction.      He    was 
likewise  active  in  the  councils  of  the  corpora- 
tion that  built  the  canal  to  Sebago  Lake.      In 
politics  he  was  a  Federalist,  then  a  Whig,  and 
lastly  a  Republican.     Though  not  an  aspirant 
for  office,  he  served  for  a  while  On  the  Board  of 
Aldermen   of  Portland.      He  died  January  2, 
1894,  within  two  days  of  the  ninetieth  anni- 
versary   of   his    birth.      His  wife,    who  was  a 
daughter  of  Joseph  Baker,  died  young. .    They 
were  the  parents  of  six  children,  three  of  whom 
are  now  living;    namely,    Mary  E.,    Franklin 
Ripley,  and  George  P.,  the  latter  also  a  resi- 
dent of  Portland. 

Franklin  Ripley  Barrett  attended  the  com- 
mon schools  of  his  native  city  and  the  old 
Portland  Academy,  and  was  graduated  from 
Brown  University,  Providence,  R.L,  in  1857. 
Since  leaving  college  his  career  has  been  sim- 
ilar to  that  of  his  father,  bis  first  employment 
being  in  the  office  of  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Railway.  In  1875  he  became  a 
member  of  the  banking  firm  of  Swan  &  Bar- 
rett, and  some  years  later  was  elected  Director 
of  the  Portland,  Saco  &  Portsmouth  Railroad, 
to  succeed  his  father.  This  office  he  still 
holds;  and  he  is  also  Director  of  the  Atlantic 
&  St.  Lawrence  Road,  now  leased  to  the 
Grand  Trunk,  and  a  Director  of  the  Canal 
National  Bank,  with  which  he  has  been  con- 
nected many  years,  and  of.  which  his  father 
was  fifty  years  Director.  Mr.  Barrett  was 
some  years  ago  elected  to  the  Board  of  Di- 
rectors of  the  Portland  Savings  Bank,  and  in 
1 891  was  made  President.  This  bank  is  the 
largest  institution  of  the  kind  in  the  State  and 
the  eighth  in  rank  in  New  England.  To  its 
management  Mr.  Barrett  devotes  the  greater 
part  of  his  time,  and  the  flourishing  condition 


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of  its  affairs  witnesses  eloquently  to  his  finan- 
cial ability.  He  is  also  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer of  the  Maine  General  Hospital,  Treasurer 
of  the  Portland  Society  of  Natural  History, 
and  Trustee  of  the  Portland  Public  Library. 
Though  his  offices  are  so  many  and  his  busi- 
ness cares  so  great,  nothing  is  neglected  :  each 
enterprise  prospers,  and  it  is  evident  that  his 
father's  mantle  has  not  fallen  on  unworthy 
shoulders. 

August  IS,  1872,  Mr.  Barrett  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Mary  D. ,  daughter  of  John 
Parker  Boyd,  a  representative  of  an  old  Port- 
land family.  Mrs.  Barrett  died  March  9, 
1878,  or  within  six  years  after  her  marriage. 
Mr.  Barrett  belongs  to  the  Maine  Historical 
Society  and  the  Cumberland  Club.  In  relig- 
ious belief  he  is  a  Unitarian,  attending  and 
supporting  the  church  of  the  First  Parish,  the 
oldest  church  in  the  city. 


time  of  the  breaking 
had   never  been  away 


'OHN    D.    MARSH,    one   of    the  promi- 
nent citizens  of   Bridgton,   Cumberland 
County,     Me.,    his    native    place,    was 
born  August  9,    1841,   son  of  Stephen 
Eliza  (Plaisted)  Marsh.      He  is  the  eldest 
family  of  seven  children  —  five  sons  and 
daughters.       His  parents   lived  for  many 
years  on  a  farm  near  the  centre  of  the  town. 

Born  and  reared  in  a  conservative  agricult- 
ural community,  at  the 
out  of  the  Civil  War  he 
from  home;  and  it  was  with  mingled  feelings 
of  pride  and  grief  that  his  parents  saw  him 
depart  for  the  scene  of  conflict.  In  1862  he 
was  enrolled  in  Company  F,  Sixteenth  Maine 
Infantry,  being  mustered  in  at  Augusta;  and 
he  was  soon  actively  participating  in  the 
struggle  for  the  maintenance  of  the  Union. 
He  took  part  in  some  of  the  most  desperate 
conflicts  of  the  war,  including  Antietam, 
Fredericksburg,  Chancellorsville,  Gettysburg, 
the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  and  the  engage- 
ment in  front  of  Petersburg.  While  engaged 
in  destroying  the  Welden  Railroad,  he  re- 
ceived an  injury  which  seriously  disabled  him  ; 
and  after  a  week's  stay  in  the  Finley  Hospital 
he  went  home  on  a  furlough.  He  received  his 
final  di'scharge  from  the  service  in  July,  1865, 
and  shortly  after  went  to  work  in  a  shoe-shop 


in  Worcester,  Mass.,  where  he  remained  two 
years.  He  then  returned  to  his  native  town 
and  again  took  up  the  pursuit  of  agriculture, 
moving  in  1875  to  the  pleasant  home  in  which 
he  is  now  living.  Here  he  has  a  good  prop- 
erty of  thirty-five  acres,  the  greater  part  of 
which  is  devoted  to  general  farming;  and  in 
addition  to  his  agricultural  labors  he  is  em- 
ployed during  a  great  part  of  the  time  in  the 
Berry  saw-mills. 

January  10,  1867,  Mr.  Marsh  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Victoria  J.  Long,  daugh- 
ter of  Robert  A.  and  Nancy  (Barker)  Long. 
She,  too,  is  a  native  of  Bridgton,  her  birth- 
place being  very  near  the  site  of  her  present 
home.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marsh  are  the  parents  of 
the  following  children:  Clayton  R.,  a  resident 
of  Somersworth,  in  the  dry-goods  business ; 
Lillian  C.  ;  Nathan  O.  ;  Willard  D.  ;  and 
Grace  —  all  living. 

In  politics  Mr.  Marsh  favors  the  Republican 
party.  He  is  a  comrade  of  the  Grand  Army, 
and  he  and  his  wife  are  esteemed  members  of 
the  Baptist  church. 


K.' 


C.  EDES,  a  rising  young  merchant 
of  Edes  Falls,  in  the  town  of  Naples, 
Cumberland  County,  Me.,  was  born 
in  the  pretty  village  which  bears 
his  name,  August  29,  1870.  He  is  the  only 
son  of  the  late  Robert  Edes  and  his  wife, 
Ellen  M.  (Wight)  Edes,  and  belongs  to  an 
old  and  prominent  family  of  the  locality. 

Robert  Edes  also  was  a  native  of  Edes  Falls. 
After  acquiring  his  education  in  the  public 
schools,  he  went  to  work  as  clerk  in  a  general 
store;  and  when  he  attained  his  majority  he 
started  a  similar  business  of  his  own.  He  was 
very  capable  and  enterprising;  and,  when  his 
trade  in  general  merchandise  was  firmly  estab- 
lished, he  engaged  also  in  the  manufacture  of 
clothing.  In  both  undertakings  he  was  very 
successful,  and  for  many  years  was  the  lead- 
ing business  man  of  the  town.  Mr.  Robert 
Edes  took  an  active  part  in  political  affairs  as 
a  Democrat.  Lie  served  as  Postmaster  for 
many  years  and  as  Selectman  and  Town  Clerk. 
He  was  a  Mason  in  good  standing,  and  was 
also  an  Odd  Fellow.  He  died  in  1889,  at 
the  age  of    fifty.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Edes 


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reared  two  children:  R.  C,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  and  Effie  F.  R.  C.  Edes  was  reared 
and  educated  in  his  native  town.  He  has  been 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  since  1894. 
Mr.  Edes  was  married  in  1889  to  Cora  M. 
White.  They  have  a  promising  family  of  five 
children  — Myrtle  A.,  Rella,  AmyC,  Robert, 
and  George  C. 


tMBROSE  V.  ACKLEY,  proprietor  of 
Toronto  Cottage,  Portland  Harbor, 
Me.,  is  a  native  of  this  State,  having 
**—'  been  born  February  2,  1848,  in  the 
town  of  Rumford,  Oxford  County.  His 
father,  John  Ackley,  was  a  lifelong  resident 
of  Rumford,  dying  there  when  Ambrose  was 
but  a  few  months  old.  Mrs.  Ackley,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Polly  Penley,  survived  her 
husband  but  a  few  years,  passing  away  in 
1854.  Their  son  Ambrose,  who  was  thus 
early  deprived  of  parental  care,  was  reared  on 
a  farm,  and  attended  the  district  schools  until 
fifteen  years  old.  At  that  time  he  went  to 
Pine  Grove,  Pa.,  where  he  worked  on  a  farm 
for  two  years. 

Returning  to  Maine,  young  Ackley  con- 
tinued his  studies  at  the  North  Waterford  and 
the  North  Bridgton  Academies,  afterward 
attending  the  Norway  Literary  Institute, 
applying  himself  so  diligently  that  in  July, 
1868,  he  was  enabled  to  enter  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege. He  worked  his  way  through  college, 
teaching  school  winters  and  spending  his  sum- 
mer vacations  in  book  canvassing,  receiving 
his  diploma  with  the  class  of  1872,  which  in- 
cluded men  of  such  ability  and  note  as  the 
Hon.  George  M.  Seiders,  Dr.  George  H. 
Cummings,  of  this  city,  and  Herbert  M. 
Heath,  of  Augusta.  After  his  graduation  Mr. 
Ackley  resumed  teaching  for  eight  consecutive 
years,  having  charge  of  the  school  on  Peak 
Island.  He  then  bought  a  place  on  that 
island,  and,  having  married,  established  a 
boarding-house,  which  he  conducted  success- 
fully until  purchasing  Toronto  Cottage,  where 
he  has  since  resided.  He  has  been  engaged 
in  teaching  school  a  number  of  years  at  Cape 
Elizabeth  and  other  places. 

Mr.  Ackley  is  a  firm  adherent  of  the  Repub- 
lican party.     He  has  served  as  Warden;  and 


he  was  Census  Enumerator  in  1880  and  1890, 
taking  the  census  of  all  the  islands  belonging 
to  Portland,  including  Peak's,  Cushing's, 
House,  Great  Hog  and  Little  Hog,  now  known 
as  Great  and  Little  Diamond,  Long,  Jewell's, 
Little  Chebeague,  and  also  a  part  of  Ward  i 
of  the  city.  Mr.  Ackley  is  prominent  in 
Masonic  'circles,  having  been  made  Master 
Mason  in  Crooked  River  Lodge,  September, 
1870,  at  Otisfield.  The  following  year  he 
was  exalted  in  Oriental  -Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons,  of  Bridgton,  and  in, February,  1895, 
joined  the  Portland  Council.  He  is  likewise 
a  member  of  the  Order  of  the  Golden  Cross, 
of  which  he  was  the  financial  Keeper  of 
Records  for  eighteen  consecutive  terms,  and 
is  now  the  Noble  Commander. 

Mr.  Ackley  married  Miss  Mary  E.,  daughter 
of  Simeon  and  Nancy  E.  (Sterling)  Skillings, 
who  were  among  the  original  settlers  of  Cush- 
ing's Island.  Three  children  have  been  born 
of  their  union,  namely:  Laura  E. ,  wife  of 
Walter  B.  Sterling,  of  Peak's  Island;  Ethel; 
and  Edward  Preble. 


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JCHARD  T.  KITSON,  a  retired  busi- 
ness man,  living  in  North  Bridgton, 
on  the  farm  where  his  birth  occurred 
September  21,  1824,  is  a  son  of 
Richard  and  Alice  (Chesley)  Kitson.  His 
father  was  born  in  1784  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
where  he  learned  the  potter's  trade,  serving 
an  apprenticeship  of  seven  years.  Going  to 
Portland  in  1810,  he  took  up  his  residence 
there,  and  assisted  in  building  the  old  fort  on 
Munjoy  Hill.  He  saw  military  service  in  the 
War  of  1 812,  subsequently  working  at  his 
trade  until  181 8,  when  he  came  to  North 
Bridgton  and  here  started  a  pottery,  which  he 
operated  successfully  until  his  death  in  1859. 
His  wife  Alice  became  the  mother  of  nine 
children,  among  whom  was  Richard  T.,  whose 
name  begins  this  article. 

Richard  T.  Kitson's  opportunities  for  ob- 
taining an  education  were  limited,  as  he  was 
obliged  to  assist  in  his  father's  pottery  shops 
when  but  a  young  lad.  He  acquired  a  practi- 
cal knowledge  of  the  busiaess,  however;  and 
on  attaining  his  majority  he  entered  into  part- 
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tinued  until  the  latter's  death  in  1859.  From 
that  time  he  continued  the  business  alone  until 
1887,  when  he  retired.  In  1884  Mr.  Kitson 
removed  to  his  present  commodious  dwelling, 
which  is  the  property  of  his  daughter,  and  was 
built  near  the  place  of  his  birth,  being  located 
on  the  same  lot.  He  is  the  owner  of  a  good 
farm  in  this  locality.  He  has  been  a  hard 
worker,  prudent  in  the  management  of  his 
affairs  and  honorable  in  all  his  dealings,  thus 
winning  the  respect  and  esteem  of  the  com- 
munity in  which  he  has  spent  his  entire  life. 
In  politics  he  is  a  strong  Republican,  having 
been  a  supporter  of  the  principles  of  that  party 
since  its  formation  in  1856. 

Mr.  Kitson  was  married  in  1863  to  Miss 
Ella  A.  Farnsworth,  who  departed  this  life  in 
March,  1893.  She  left  one  daughter,  Maria 
E.,  who  is  an  accomplished  musician,  having 
spent  three  years  at  the  New  England  Con- 
servatory of  Music  in  Boston  after  her  gradua- 
tion from  the  Bridgton  Academy. 


/^TaRDNER  walker,  Street  Com- 
\  ST  missioner  of  Deering,  Me.,  where  he 
^— ^  is  well  known  as  a  man  of  sterling 
integrity,  was  born  at  Fryeburg,  Me.,  on  Sep- 
tember 26,  1843,  son  of  Barnes  and  Catherine 
(Colby)  Walker. 

Barnes  Walker  was  a  native  of  Stow,  Me., 
and  received  his  education  in  the  common 
schools  of  that  town.  He  remained  with  his 
parents  on  the  homestead,  and  at  his  father's 
death  he  assumed  the  management  of  the 
old  homestead  and  the  care  of  the  family. 
Subsequently  he  went  to  Fryeburg,  Oxford 
County,  Me.,  where  for  a  number  of  years  he 
was  in  the  employ  of  Joseph  Colby;  and  after 
his  marriage  he  purchased  a  farm  near  by, 
which  he  conducted  with  success  until  about 
sixty-five  years  of  age.  He  then  sold  out  and 
removed  to  Lovell,  Me.,  and  spent  his  last 
days  in  retirement,  dying  there  in  1883.  His 
wife  Catherine  was  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Colby, 
of  Fryeburg*;  and  their  marriage  was  celebrated 
in  1830.  Six  children  were  born  to  them,  of 
whom  five  lived  to  attain  years  of  discretion, 
namely:  Marshall,  who  died  in  Lovell,  Me., 
in  March,  1894;  Joseph,  a  soldier  of  the  Civil 
War,  who  lost  his  life  in  service;  Seth,  who 


died  in  Lovell  in  April,  1895;  Elizabeth  C, 
who  married  George  Shirley;  and  Gardner. 
Both  parents  were  members  of  the  Orthodox 
church. 

Gardner  Walker,  who  was  named  for  Gard- 
ner Colby,  the  founder  of  Colby  University, 
received  his  early  education  in  the  common 
schools  of  Fryeburg,  and  afterward  attended 
Fryeburg  Academy.  When  he  had  completed 
his  course  of  study,  he  engaged  in  school 
teaching  for  a  time,  and  later  on  went  to  work 
in  a  store  conducted  by  his  father  and  brother, 
with  whom  he  remained  for  five  years.  In 
1867  he  came  to  Portland  and  entered  the 
employ  of  D.  W.  True  &  Co.,  wholesale 
grocers,  as  a  travelling  salesman,  and  con- 
tinued in  that  position  for  five  years,  when  he 
was  obliged  to  leave  it  on  account  of  ill 
health.  He  next  purchased  a  general  store  in 
Fryeburg,  which  he  conducted  for  three  years, 
and  then  sold  out  to  its  former  owners. 
Shortly  after,  he  resumed  his  old  occupation  of 
a  travelling  salesman,  this  time  in  the  employ 
of  A.  F.  Cox  &  Son,  for  whom  he  worked  four- 
teen years;  but  ill  health  again  forced  him 
to  give  up  this  employment,  and  for  fifteen 
months  he  was  laid  up  with  nervous  prostration. 

On  November  23,  1863,  Mr.  Walker  was 
joined  in  marriage  with  Miss  Charlotte  Helen 
Gamage,  a  daughter  of  Nelson  Gamage,  of 
Fryeburg.  Their  home  has  been  brightened 
and  blessed  by  the  birth  of  one  daughter, 
Catherine  Colby. 

During  his  residence  in  Lovell  Mr.  Walker 
served  as  Town  Treasurer  for  three  years.  In 
1894  he  was  elected  Street  Commissioner  of 
Deering,  and  in  1895  he  was  re-elected  to  the 
same  position.  Fraternally,  he  is  a  member 
of  Deering  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  ;  Mount 
Vernon  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons;  Port- 
land Commandery,  Knights  Templars;  and  the 
Pine  Tree  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Walker  attend  and  support  the  Con- 
gregational Church  of  Deering. 


7T%HESTER  H.  PEASE,  Cashier  of  the 
I  Ky  Chapman  National  Bank  of  Portland, 
\%  was   born   February    19,    1869,    on   a 

farm     in    the    town    of    Cambridge, 
Me.,  his  parents  being  John  and  Martha  (Hen- 


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derson)  Pease,  who  still  own  and  occupy  their 
homestead  property.  The  father  is  a  native 
of  Wellington,  Me,,  born  December  5,  1833, 
while  the  mother,  born  in  1840,  is  a  native  of 
Andover,  N.  B.  They  have  four  children, 
namely:  Almon  W. ,  who  married  Altie  M. 
Morrill;  Chester  H. ;  Emma  E.,  wife  of 
Francis  ti.  Hubbard;  and  Alba  May. 

Chester  H.  Pease  was  the  recipient  of  bet- 
ter educational  advantages  than  many  of  our 
farmers'  boys,  having  supplemented  his  com- 
mon-school education  by  an  attendance  at  the 
Maine  Central  Institute,  afterward  taking  a 
commercial  course  at  the  Portland  Business 
College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  an 
excellent  record  for  scholarship.  Being  well 
equipped  for  a  business  life,  Mr.  Pease  se- 
cured a  situation  in  Natick,  Mass.,  as  book- 
keeper for  a  house-furnishing  company,  re- 
maining there  a  year,  when  he  returned  to 
this  city  to  take  charge  of  the  theoretical 
department  of  the  business  college  from  which 
he  had  received  his  diploma.  At  the  end  of 
a  year  he  resigned,  accepting  a  situation  with 
the  Chapman  Banking  Company,  with  whom 
he  remained  four  years,  or  until  the  reorgan- 
ization of  the  company,  which  has  since  been 
known  as  the  Chapman  National  Bank. 
Under  the  new  regime  Mr.  Pease  was  elected 
Cashier,  a  position  which  he  still  fills,  his 
strict  integrity,  trustworthiness,  and  unfailing 
courtesy  winning  the  confidence  and  good  will 
of  all  with  whom  he  has  transactions.  Mr. 
Pease  is  a  sound  Republican  in  politics,  and 
he  attends  the  Congregational  church.  He 
is  an  active  member  of  the  Portland  Athletic 
Club. 

On  July  10,  189s,  Mr.  Pease  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  May  Lawton  Ham,  who 
was  born  and  reared  in  Cambridge,  Me., 
attending  the  district  schools,  afterward  con- 
tinuing her  studies  at  the  Maine  Central  Insti- 
tute at  Pittsfield.  Her  native  musical  talent 
was  early  developed,  her  advanced  instruction 
in  that  art  being  received  at  the  New  England 
Conservatory  of  Music  in  Boston,  from  which 
she  was  graduated  prior  to  her  marriage. 
Mrs.  Pease  is  a  daughter  of  Charles  and  Hattie 
M.  (Kittredge)  Ham,  of  Cambridge,  where 
Mr.  Ham  is  numbered  among  the  leading  agri- 
culturists of  the  place,  and  is  one  of  its  most 


respected  nati\?e-born  citizens.  His  wife  also 
was  a  native  of  Maine,  born  and  reared  in  the 
town  of  Dover,  in  this  State. 


(sTrBNER    D.     STILES,     a     well-known 
f-*A      farmer    of    Bridgton,    Me.,    with    his 
yj[g\         sister   owning   and    occupying    the 
^•"^  old  Stiles  homestead,   was  born  in 
Androscoggin     County,     Maine,    ;  March    28, 
1839,   son'  of   Isaac  and  Amy   (Jones)   Stiles. 
His  grandfather,  Davis  Stiles,  purchased  this 
homestead  about-  a  century  ago,  when  much  of 
the   land    in    the   vicinity   was    covered    with 
heavy  timber,    and    wild    game  was  plentiful 
in    the   forests    and    fish    in   the  lakes.       He 
cleared  his  land  and  established  a  comfortable 
home,  living  to  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
four. 

Isaac  Stiles,  son  of  Davis,  was  born  on  the 
homestead  in  Bridgton,  and  took  up  the  pur- 
suit of* agriculture  at  an  early  age.  He  went 
to  Androscoggin  County  when  a  young  man, 
and  remained  till  1842,  in  that  year  returning 
to  Bridgton,  and  shortly  after  taking  up  his 
residence  on  the  farm  where  he  was  born. 
There  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life,  passing 
away  in  1885  at  the  age  of  seventy-four.  Mr. 
Isaac  Stiles  was  a  Democrat  of  the  old  school, 
never  neglecting  his  duty  on  election  day, 
but  caring  little  for  political  honors.  He  was 
married  in  Androscoggin  County  to  Miss  Amy 
Jones,  a  native  of  Turner,  Me.  Five  chil- 
dren completed  their  home  circle,  namely: 
AbnerD.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Albert 
(deceased);  Ruth  A.,  wife  of  Wallace  Carey, 
a  resident  of  Turner;  Martha  (deceased);  and 
Clarice,  who  resides  with  her  brother  Abner 
D.,  and  is  part  owner  of  the  homestead.  Mrs. 
Amy  J.  Stiles  died  in  1889,  at  the  age  of 
seventy -one. 

Abner  D.  Stiles  has  lived  in  Bridgton  since 
early  childhood,  and  received  his  education  in 
the  schools  of  this  town.  The  associations  of 
farm  life  are  linked  with  his  earliest  recollec- 
tions; and  as  a  boy  he  rode  the  horse  to 
plough,  and  drove  the  cows  to  pasture.  In  the 
maturity  of  manhood  he  was  content  to  dwell 
amid  the  scenes  which  had  grown  dear  to  him 
through  familiarity,  and  for  many  years  he 
aided  his  father  in  the  cultivation  of  the  farm. 


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Since  his  father's  death  he  has  managed  the 
estate  successfully,  his  sister  presiding  over 
the  household.  Mr.  Stiles,  like  his  father, 
votes  the  Democratic  ticket.  He  is  highly 
esteemed  in  Bridgton,  the  home  of  his  family 
for  so  many  years. 


[LLIAM  WARD,  vifhose  productive 
farm  is  situated  in  the  town  of 
larrison,  was  boi^n  in  Gorham,  Me., 
January  lo,  1821,  son  of  Daniel  and  Eunice 
(Spencer)  Ward.  Mr.  Ward's  father  was  a 
native  of  Gorham,  where  he  resided  until 
183 1,  when  he  moved  to  a  farm  in  Baldwin, 
Me.,  and  followed  agricultural  pursuits  with 
good  results  for  the  rest  of  his  active  period. 
He  died  in  Baldwin  at  the  age  of  eighty-two 
years.  He  was  a  capable  farmer  and  a  worthy 
citizen.  His  wife,  Eunice  Spencer,  who  was 
a  native  of  Limington,  Me.,  became  the 
mothet  of  five  children,  as  follows:  William, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Charles,  Simon, 
and  Francis,  who  are  no  longer  living;  and 
Cyrus,  who  is  now  residing  in  Cumberland 
Mill's.  Cyrus  Ward  married  for  his  first  wife 
Johanna  Whitney ;  and  after  her  death  he  mar- 
ried Susan  Walker,  his  present  wife.  Mrs. 
Eunice  S.  Ward  lived  to  reach  the  age  of 
sixty-three  years. 

William  Ward  received  his  education  in  the 
common  schools,  and  resided  at  home  until 
after  his  marriage.  He  then  engaged  in  farm- 
ing upon  his  own  account,  and  during  his 
busy  life  has  owned  and  cultivated  farms  in 
Bridgton,  Otisfield,  North  Norway,  and  Minot, 
with  prosperous  results.  Previous  to  settling 
upon  his  present  farm,  he  resided  in  Otisfield 
for  eight  years.  In  June,  1893,  he  moved  to 
Harrison,  where  he  bought  the  property  of  one 
hundred  acres  which  he  now  owns.  He  is 
devoting  his  energies  principally  to  the  rais- 
ing of  hay  and  corn.  He  also  raises  some 
stock,  and,  keeping  a  dairy,  sells  cream. 

On  February  3,  1857,  Mr.  Ward  was  mar- 
ried to  Annie  Wheeler.  She  was  born  in  Al- 
bany, September  27,  1835,  daughter  of  Ben- 
jamin and  Betsey  (Seavey)  Wheeler,  the  for- 
mer of  whom  was  a  native  of  Bethel,  Me.,  and 
a  prosperous  farmer;  and  the  latter  was  a  na- 
tive of  Portsmouth,  N.H.      They  are  no  longer 


living.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ward  have  had  five  chil- 
dren, as  follows:  Lizzie,  who  married  R.  D. 
Gould,  and  resides  in  Otisfield;  Frank  B., 
who  resides  at  home;  Fanny  H.,  his  twin  sis- 
ter, who  married  Ernest  Merrill,  and  lives  in 
Oxford  County;  Annie  V.,  who  became  the 
wife  of  Charles  Blake,  and  died  at  the  age 
of  twenty-one;  and  Jennie  A.,  deceased,  who 
was  the  wife  of  John  Cleveland.  Both  these 
daughters  were  high-minded  and  sincere  Chris- 
tian ladies,  who  were  very  active  in  church 
work. 

Mr.  Ward  is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and 
has  always  been  an  active  supporter  of  that 
party.  He  is  one  of  Harrison's  hard-working 
and  successful  farmers,  and  possesses  the  es- 
teem and  good  will  of  his  fellow-townsmen. 
His  son,  Frank  B.  Ward,  is  a  bright  and  ac- 
tive young  man  and  a  member  of  the  Ma.sonic 
Order  and  the  Indepsndent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows. Mrs.  Ward  is  an  earnest  member  of  the 
Free  Will  Baptist  church,  and  is  deeply  inter- 
ested in  the  work  of  the  church. 


Yp)TOWARD    E.    DYER,    senior    member 
L^       of  the  firm  of  Dyer  &  Jose  at   South 
_|_U^I  Portland,  Me.,  was  born  on  April  2, 

^"■^'  1853,  at  Cape  Elizabeth,  on  the  old 
homestead  and  in  the  house  which  has  been 
owned  by  the  Dyer  family  for  four  genera- 
tions. His  grandfather,  Mark  Dyer,  was  a 
seafaring  man.  He  spent  his  last  days  in 
Cape  Elizabeth,  the  place  of  his  nativity, 
dying  on  the  home  farm  at  a  good  old  age. 
He  married  Mercy  Dyer,  who,  though  bearing 
the  same  surname,  was  probably  not  of  the- 
same  race. 

Their  son,  Greeley  H.  Dyer,  was  born  De- 
cember 31,  1816,  on  the  homestead  which  he 
and  his  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mary 
W.  Quinby,  still  occupy.  She  was  born  in 
Saccarappa,  being  a  daughter  of  Charles 
Quinby.  She  has  borne  her  husband  twelve 
children,  six  of  whom  are  living,  namely: 
Mary,  born  October  12,  1844,  residing  on  the 
Cape,  being  the  wife  of  H.  A.  Vaillancourt, 
a  native  of  Quebec;  Almeda  S.,  born  January 
21,  1846,  who  married  George  G.  Sawyer,  and 
has  one  child;  Charles  G.,  born  October  12, 
1847,  who  married  Fanny,  daughter  of  Luther 


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Rice,  of  Portland,  and  has  three  children; 
Howard  E.,  the  special  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Adaline  F.,  born  March  27,  1855;  and  Lou- 
ville  H.,  born  April  10,  1865,  both  residing 
at  South  Portland.  The  latter  married  Hattie 
Burpee,  of  Manchester,  N.H.  ;  and  they  are 
the  parents  of  three  children. 

Howard  E.  Dyer  obtained  a  practical  knowl- 
edge of  the  studies  taught  in  the  public 
schools  in  the  days  of  his  youth,  in  the  mean 
time  being  well  drilled  in  the  science  of  agri- 
culture on  the  home  farm,  where  he  resided 
until  1885.  The  succeeding  five  years  Mr. 
Dyer  was  engaged  in  buying  and  selling 
horses,  meeting  with  good  success  as  a  trader. 
In  1892  he  formed  a  copartnership  with  C.  F. 
Jose,  and  under  the  present  firm  name  started 
a  grocery  business  in  this  town,  their  trade  in 
this  line  of  goods  being  extensive  and  lucra- 
tive. Mr.  Dyer  is  not  a  professional  poli- 
tician; but  he  is  an  earnest  advocate  of  the 
principles  promulgated  by  the  Democratic 
party,  and  has  served  his  fellow-townsmen  as  a 
member  of  the  School  Board  for  two  years. 
He  was  the  first  Postmaster  appointed  by  Pres- 
ident Cleveland  in  the  State  of  Maine,  and  at 
the  present  time  has  charge  of  the  office  at 
South  Portland.  Mr.  Dyer  and  Ella  Ll, 
dalighter  of  Nathaniel  Adams,  of'  Charlotte, 
N.  B.,  were  married  on  April  6,  1877.  Their 
two  children  were  both  born  at  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, namely:  Ernest  H.,  on  March  28,  1878; 
and  Isabepe  E.,  on  August  24,  1880.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.'  IDyer  are  liberal  in  their  views  on 
religious  subjects.  They  are  not  connected  by 
membership  with  any  church.  Mr.  Dyer  is  an 
Odd  Fellow,  being  a  member  of  Unity  Lodge, 
No.  3,  of  Portland. 


TAMES  FRANK  ROWELL,  D.D.S., 
•who  since  1893  has  been  successfully 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion in  Gorham,  Me.,  was  born  in  the 
town  of  Weld,  Franklin  County,  Me.,  on  De- 
cember 21,  1852,  son  of  Nathan  P.  and  Mary 
S.  (Kittredge)  Rowell. 

The  first  representatives  of  the  Rowell  fam- 
ily in  this  country  were  two  brothers,  who 
came  from  England  in  1785,  and  settled  near 
Weymouth,  Mass.,  one  of  whom  was  the  great- 


grandfather of  Dr.  Rowell.  He  was  a  stone 
cutter  by  trade,  and  continued  to  follow  that 
occupation  after  he  came  to,  this  country.- 
His  son  James  was  born  near  Weymouth.  In 
his  early  manhood  he  removed  to  Bow,  N.  H., 
when  he  afterward  came  to  Franklin  County, 
Maine,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
life  on  a  farm.  By  trade  he  was  a  carpenter^ 
and  he  did  some  work  in  that  line  when  his 
farm  duties  would  permit.  He  was  the  father 
of  six  children  —  Nathan  P.,  Sylvanus,  Betsy, 
Fannie,  Joseph,  and  James.  » 

Nathan  P.  Rowell,  who  was  born  in  Bow, 
N.  H.,  was  for  many  years,  in  company  with 
his  brother  Sylvanus,  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  organs  and  pianos,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Rowell  Brothers,  every  part  of  the 
instruments  being  made  by  hand.  Their  fac- 
tory was  on  Forewater  Street,  Augusta,  Me.  ; 
and  they  were  the  first  to  engage  in  that  line 
of  business  in  the  State  of  Maine.  When 
they  dissolved  partnership  Nathan  P.  Rowell 
settled  in  Weld,  Me.,  where  he  spent  his  last 
years,  living  to  be  fifty-eight  years  old.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Blue  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  of  Weld,  and  a  communicant  of  the 
Free  Baptist  cfiurch  for  many  years,  and  at 
one  time  a  leader  of  the  choir.  His  wife, 
Mary  S.  Kittredge,  was  a  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
James  Kittredge,  the  Baptist  minister  of  Weld. 
Two  sons  were  born  of  their  union  —  James. 
Frank;  and  Charles  F.,  who  has  a  dental  office 
at  Wilton,  Me. 

James  F.  Rowell,  after  attendiiig  the  com- 
mon schools  of  Weld,  became  a  pupil  of  Wil- 
ton Academy,  and  later  of  Maine  Wesleyan 
Seminary  at  Kent's  Hill,  and  Portland  Medi- 
cal School.  While  pursuing  his  studies,  dur- 
ing his  vacations  for  eight  years  he  engaged  in 
teaching,  >  mostly  in  the  high  and  district 
schools  of  Franklin  County.  He  gave  up 
teaching  to  study  under  Dr.  Stanley,  of  King- 
field,  Me. ,  with-  whom  he  remained  about  a 
year,  then  becoming  a  student  in  the  office  of 
Dr.,  Thomas  Fillebrown,  of  Portland;  and  it 
was  during  this  time  that  he  attended  the  Port- 
land Medical  School.  In  1881  Dr.  Rowell' 
settled  for  practice  in  Gray,  Me.  Ten  years 
later  he  removed  to  New  York  City,  and 
opened  an  office  at  the  corner  of  Thirty-first 
Street  and  Sixth  Avenue;  but,  after  remaining 


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there  for  two  years,  he  returned  to  Maine  and 
settled  in  Gorham,  where  he  has  acquired  a 
good  practice,  and  is  well  liked  by  his  patrons. 
He  has  established  two  other  dental  offices, 
one  at  Standish  and  another  at  Buxton,  Me. 
In  addition  to  his  professional  labors  Dr. 
Rowell  has  done  considerable  taxidermic 
work,    in  which  he  is  quite  an  expert. 

On  March  4,  1877,  he  was  joined  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Abbie  J.  Kennedy,  a  daughter 
of  the  Hon.  Thomas  Kennedy,  of  Strong,  Me. 
One  child  was  born  of  their  union,  but  after  a 
brief  earth  journey  the  little  spirit  took  its 
flight. 

Politically,  Dr.  Rowell  has  always  been  a 
stanch  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of 
Siloam  Lodge,  No.  45,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of 
Gray,  Me. 


bTREDERICK  AUGUSTUS  MOTLEY, 
pi  well  known  as  a  fruit  and  produce 
-*-  dealer  and  a  manufacturer  of  novelties 
and  electrical  supplies,  has  been  a  resident 
of  Portland,  Me.,  since  1852.  His  birth 
occurred  in  Gardiner,  Kennebec  County,  on 
April  29,  1847.  His  parents,  Nathaniel  and 
Rachel  (Horton)  Motley,  were  descendants  of 
old  and  highly  respected  Portland  families. 
It  was  a  paternal  ancestor  who  conducted  the 
old  Motley  tavern  that  formerly  occupied  the 
site  of  the  Motley  Block  on  Congress  Street 
above.  Brown,  which  was  without  doubt  the 
first  public  house  established  in  the  city. 

Rufus  Horton,  the  maternal  grandfather  of 
the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  born  in  the 
town  of  Milton,  Mass.,  on  May  23,  1759. 
Though  but  sixteen  years  of  age  at  the  opening 
of  the  Revolutionary  War,  he  enlisted  at  the 
time  of  the  Lexington  alarm,  April  17,  i77S; 
and  he  afterward  served  in  ten  different  com- 
mands, taking  part  in  the  siege  of  Boston  and 
the  battles  of  Rhode  Island.  He  was  promoted 
to  the  rank  of  Sergeant  Major  during  his  ser- 
vice, from  which  he  retired  on  December  3, 
17S1,  on  account  of  a  wound  received  in  his 
wrist.  As  early  as  1792  he  was  engaged  in 
trade  in  Portland,  where  he  subsequently 
formed  a  partnership  with  his  brother  John, 
under  the  firm  name  of  John  &  Rufus  Horton, 
and   continued  in   business  for  several    years. 


In  1802  he  erected  the  two  brick  stores  on  the 
north  corner  of   Congress  and  Green   Streets. 
The  building  was  one  of  the  first  brick  blocks 
built  in   Portland,  and   is  still   owned  by  the 
grandchildren.       Mr.    Horton    was    a    French 
claimant,  having  had  property  captured  by  the 
French,     among      which     was     the    schooner 
"Hunter,"  bound  from  Portland  to  Martinico. 
His  marriage    with    Miss   Abigail    Lord,   a 
sister  of  William   Lord,    who   served   as    City 
Treasurer  from    1832    to    1841,    and    1843    to 
1849,  took  place  in  Ipswich,  Mass.,  on   Octo- 
ber  14,   1792.      She  was  born  there.   May  26, 
1772,    and  died    in  Portland,    September    23, 
1871,  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety-nine  years 
and  four   months.      The    children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.    Horton    were :      Nabby,     who     married 
Dummer  Bean,  and  died   in    1884,  at  the  age 
of  ninety-nine  years  and  four  months;  Rufus, 
Jr.,   a  well-known  merchant  of  Portland,  Di- 
rector of  the  Manufacturers'  and  Traders'  Bank 
for  thirty  years,  and  for  fifteen  years  its  Presi- 
dent,   who  married   Sarah   Winslow ;    Hannah, 
the  wife  of  Moses  Little,    of  Windham,    Me.  ; 
Lydia,    who  married  Joshua  Dunn,    the   Post- 
master from  1849  to  1853  ;  Rachel,  born  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1804,  who  became  the  wife  of  Nathaniel 
Motley;    and   Mary  and   Isabella,    who    never 
married.     The  living  grandchildren  are  as  fol- 
lows :  Rufus  D.  and  Ann  Maria  Bean,  of  Port- 
land;   Moses    H.    Little,    of   Windham;  Mrs. 
W.  H.-  Motley,    George   and   W.    H.    Motley, 
of    Deering;    and    Frederick    A.    Motley,    of 
Portland.      Rufus    Horton    was    an    esteemed 
citizen    and     a    prominent    .member     of     the 
Quaker  Society,   familiarly  known  as  Quaker 
Horton.      He    died    at    his    home    on     Green 
Street,  Portland,  on  September  6,    1840,    aged 
eighty-one  years. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nathaniel  Motley  were  the 
parents  of  twelve  children,  all  of  whom  at- 
tained years  of  discretion.  The  three  now 
living  are:  George  H.  Motley,  of  Deering, 
Me.  ;  William  H.  Motley,  a  resident  of  the 
same  place;  and  Frederick  A.  Motley.  Mrs. 
Motley's  death  occurred  in  1893,  at  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  ninety  years,  in  the  old  Horton 
home  at  the  corner  of  Green  and  Congress 
Streets,  which  was  her  birthplace.  She  was 
an  honored  member  of  the  Society  of  Friends. 
Frederick  Augustus  Motley,  who  was  but  a 


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year  old  at  his  father's  death,  acquired  a  good 
practical  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Portland.  The  Civil  War  was  then  in  prog- 
ress; and  at  the  early  age  of  fifteen  years  he 
enlisted  in  Company  A  of  the  Twenty-fifth 
Maine  Volunteer  Infantry,  with  which  he  was 
sent  to  the  defence  of  Washington,  where  he 
remained  during  the  term  of  his  enlistment, 
nine  months.  Re-enlisting  for  three  years, 
or  until  the  close  of  the  war,  he  entered  Com- 
pany I  of  the  Thirtieth  Maine  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, which  was  ordered  to  the  Department 
of  the  Gulf;  and  he  was  an  active  participant 
in  General  Banks's  Red  River  campaign. 
Later  his  regiment  was  sent  to  the  Shenandoah 
Valley,  .where  they  were  under  the  command 
of  General  Sheridan;  and  during  Sheridan's 
raid,  at  the  time  of  General  Lee's  surrender, 
it  was  stationed  as  a  guard  to  the  wagon  trains. 
His  regiment  was  afterward  ordered  to  Savan- 
nah ;  and  he  received  his  discharge  there  in 
August,  1865,  as  Sergeant,  to  which  rank  he 
was  promoted  on  April  17,  1864.  Though  he 
had  spent  over  three  years  in  the  service, 
he  was  then  but  eighteen  years  old,  being  one 
of  the  youngest  to  carry  arms.  He  had  four 
brothers  in  the  army,  and  during  his  last  term 
of  service  William  H.  Motley  was  a  member 
of  the  same  regiment. 

After  his  return  to  Portland  Mr.  Motley 
obtained  a  situation  as  clerk  in  a  wholesale 
grocery  store;  and  later  he  engaged,  in  the 
wholesale  fruit  and  produce  business  on  Com- 
mercial Street,  which  he  successfully  con- 
ducted for  twelve  years.  He  then  sold  out  in 
order  to  accompany  his  wife  to  Florida, 
whither  it  was  deemed  advisable  that  they 
should  go  for  a  time  on  account  of  her  health. 
Since  April,  1895,  he  has  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  novelties  and  electrical  sup- 
plies, and  at  the  present  time  he  is  Treasurer 
of  the  Jordan  Manufacturing  Company.  His 
office  is  in  the  Canal  Bank  Building,  and  the 
factory  is  also  located  in  the  city  of  Portland. 
In  September,  1878,  Mr.  Motley  was  joined 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Clara  Flagg,  of  Tops- 
ham,  Me.  They  are  the  parents  of  one  child, 
Helen  M.  Motley. 

Mr.  Motley  is  a  stanch  adherent  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  but  has  never  served  in  official 
position.      He  is  a  prominent  member  of  Bos- 


worth  Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  of 
which  be  is  Past  Commander,  and  by  virtue  of 
holding  that  position  is  a  member  of  the  State 
Encampment.  He  has  also  served  on  the 
National  Council  of  Administration  and  at- 
tended various  National  Encampments.  Mrs. 
Motley  is  a  communicant  of  the  Baptist 
church.  They,  have  a  pleasant  home  at  120 
Emery  Street,  which  has  been  their  residence 
since  their  marriage. 


|AJOR  JOHN  D.  ANDERSON, 
ex-United  States  Pension  Agent, 
ex  -  Treasurer'  Eastern  Branch 
N.  H.  D.  V.  S.,  ex-Representa- 
tive and  Past  Department  Commander,  Maine 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  was  born  in 
Gray,  Me.,  on  November  7,  1836,  eldest  son 
of  Dr.  Abraham  W.  and  Annah  T.  (Water- 
man) Anderson.  Abraham  Anderson,  his 
earliest  known  ancestor,  emigrated  from  Scot- 
land and  settled  in  Marblehead,  Mass.,  mov- 
ing subsequently  to  Windham,  Me.,  of  whiclr 
town  he  was  one  of  the  original  proprietors. 
His  son  Abraham,  a  farmer  and  lumberman, 
was  born  there.  He  married  Miss  Lucy 
Smith,  a  daughter  of  Parson  Smith,  the  first- 
minister  of  Portland,  Me.  They  had  six  chil- 
dren—Peter, Edward,  John,  Abraham  W., 
Betsy,  and  Nancy.  The  father  died  in  1846 
on  the  old.  Anderson  homestead  at  South 
Windham. 

Dr.  Abraham  W.  Anderson,  the  younjgest 
son  of  Abraham,  was  born  in  Windham  in 
February,  1805,  where  he  grew  to  manhood. 
He  attended  Gorham  Academy,  and  in  1829 
was  graduated  from  Bowdoin  Medical  School. 
The  next  year  he  became  a  practising  physi- 
cian in  Gray,  where  he  remained  until  his 
death  on  March  24,  1876.  He  was  universally 
liked,  and  had  a  very  large  practice.  His 
wife,  Annah  T.,  was  a  native  of  New  Glouces- 
ter, Me.,  and  a  daughter  of  Captain  John  and 
Mary  (Harris)  Waterman.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Anderson  were  the  parents  of  eight  children, 
namely:  Ann  J.  married  C.  G.  Hanscome,  who 
was  killed  by  Indians  in  Dakota  in  1862. 
She  now  resides  in  La  Grosser  Wis.  Mary 
W.  became  the  wife  of  Judge  M.  G.  Han- 
scome, who  outlived  her,  he  being  at  present 


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a  resident  of  St.  Peter,  Minn.  Jane  T.  mar- 
ried Charles  Hoppin,  of  New  York,  who  is 
now  deceased.  John  D.  is  the  subject  of  this 
sketch.  Hannah  L.  became  Mrs.  Charles  B. 
White,  and  lives  in  Massachusetts.  Dr.  Wen- 
dall  A.  Anderson,  United  States  Consul-gen- 
eral at  Montreal,  married  Miss  Susan  G.  Small, 
a  native  of  Gray,  Me.  He  was  educated  in 
the  iSfew  York  College  of  Physicians  and  Sur- 
geons, being  graduated  in  the  class  of  1863. 
From  1 861  to  1862  he  was  a  medical  cadet, 
and  during  the  war  he  served  as  Regimental, 
Brigade,  and  Division  Surgeon.  In  1865  he 
was  mustered  out  of  service  with  the  rank  of 
Lieutenant  Colonel,  and  in  the  following  year 
went  to  La  Crosse,  where  he  practised  medi- 
cine for  several  years.  He  is  now  retired 
from  the  profession.  Joseph  W.  died  in  in- 
fancy, and  Lucy  W.  also  died  in  very  early 
life.  Mrs.  Annah  T.  Anderson,  the  mother, 
died  May  24,  1880. 

John  D.  Anderson  fitted  for  college  at  Gor- 
ham  Academy  and  Yarmouth  Institute,  and 
was  graduated  from  the  latter  in  the  class  of 
1852.  He  then  entered  Bowdoin  College, 
where  he  remained  three  years.  From  1855 
until  1858  he  taught  school,  after  which  he 
returned  to  Bowdoin  College,  and  was  gradu- 
ated in  1859.  In  the  spring  of  i860  he  went 
to  Macon,  Ga.,  where  he  remained  several 
months,  going  from  thence  to  La  Crosse,  Wis. 
There  he  was  engaged  as  teacher,  and  also 
read  law  in   the  office  of  Cameron  &  Bishop. 

On  August  21,  1861,  he  enlisted  as  a  pri- 
vate in  the  First  Wisconsin  Battery,  was  made 
First  Sergeant,  and  promoted  to  First  Lieu- 
tenant. He  was  in  camp  at  Racine,  Wis., 
and  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  was  attached  to 
the  Seventh  Division  of  the  Army  of  the  Ohio, 
organized  for  the  reduction  of  Cumberland 
Gap,  Ky.,  then  occupied  by  the  Confederates. 
He  participated  in  the  whole  of  that  campaign, 
and  was  with  the  troops  in  the  celebrated  re- 
.treat  from  the  Gap  to  the  Ohio  River,  a  dis- 
tance of  one  hundred  and  eighty  miles.  He 
resigned  in  October,  1862,  and  re-enlisted  in 
the  Thirty-second  Maine  Infantry,  which  par- 
ticipated in  the  bloody  campaign  of  General 
Grant  in  1864-65,  and  was  severely  wounded 
at  Burnside's  mine  explosion,  losing  the  use 
of   his   left  hand   and  arm.      The  Thirty-first 


and  Thirty-second,  decimated  by  losses,  were 
consolidated.  Major  Anderson  was  mustered 
out  as  a  supernumerary,  and  immediately 
joined  the  Third  Maryland  Infantry  as  First 
Lieutenant.  He  served  as  Aide-de-camp  on 
the  staff  of  General  N.  B.  McLaughlin  till 
August  20,  1865,  when  he  was  finally  mus- 
tered out  at  Baltimore,  Md.  His  record  as  a 
soldier  is  enviable,  he  having  been  compli- 
mented in  general  orders  by  General  George 
W.  Morgan  for  his  "coolness  and  intrepid- 
ity" in  rescuing  two  of  his  guns  when  sur- 
rounded by  the  enemy  at  Tazewell,  Tenn., 
and  having  lost  an  eye  and  arm  in  the  service 
of  his  country. 

After  receiving  his  discharge  in  August, 
1865,  he  returned  to  Gray,  where  he  engaged 
in  the  insurance  business,  and  practised  law 
until  1873,  when  he  went  to  Portland,  Me., 
being  in  the  law  office  with  Bion  Bradbury  & 
Son  until  1880.  Mr.  Anderson  then  returned 
to  Gray,  and  remained  six  years  in  the  active 
and  lucrative  practice  of  his  profession.  In 
1886  he  was  appointed  United  States  Pension 
Agent  for  the  district  of  Maine,  which  position 
he  held  until  October  i,  1889.  In  April, 
1889,  he  was  elected  Treasurer  of  the  Eastern 
Branch  of  the  Soldiers'  Home  at  Togus,  Me. 
He  resigned  in  October,  1894,  and  returned  to 
Gray,  where  he  has  since  remained. 

Mr  Anderson  is  a  Democrat  in  politics, 
and  he  has  acceptably  filled  many  offices.  He 
was  Representative  from  this  district  in  1875. 
He  is  a  member  of  Cumberland  Lodge,  No. 
12,  of  New  Gloucester;  of  Greenleaf  Chapter, 
Royal  Arch  Masons,  of  Portland;  and  Haw- 
thorn Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  of  Raymond. 
In  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  he  is  a 
devoted  and  enthusiastic  worker  A  charter 
member  of  George  F.  Sheplay  Post,  No.  78, 
of  Gray,  Mr.  Anderson  was  elected  Depart- 
ment Commander  of  Maine  in  1890,  being 
the  only  Democrat  ever  holding  that  position. 

In  March,  1869,  Major  Anderson  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Anna  S.  Thayer, 
a  native  of  Gray  and  daughter  of  Warren  and 
Mary  (Goff)  Thayer  Major  Anderson  and 
wife  are  the  parents  of  seven  children,"  as  fol- 
lows: Marcia  W.  married  J.  H.  Pinkham,  a 
dry-goods  merchant  of  Dover,  Me.,  where  they 
now  reside;  John   W.,    who  resides  at  home. 


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was  graduated  from  Bowdoin  College  in  the 
class  of  1894;  Annie  T.  married  Ralph  Lewis, 
an  engineer  of  Greenwood ;  Bion  B.  is  in  the 
dry -goods,  business  in  Dover,  Me.  ;  Abraham 
W.  and  Bessie  W.  are  attending  Pennell  In- 
stitute in  Gray;  and  Effie  M.  died  in  infancy. 
Mrs.  Anderson  died  on  September  12,  1893, 
beloved  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  her. 

Major  Anderson's  inherited  Scotch  grit  and 
his  own  power  of  adaptation  have  enabled  him 
to  act  a  worthy  part  in  the  battle  of  life.  He 
is  widely  known  and  equally  respected  and 
liked. 


KRANK  E.  WEBB,  of  Westbrook,  Me., 
one  of  the  leading  lumber  manufact- 
urers of  Cumberland  County,  was  born 
in  Westbrook,  August  16,  1862,  son  of  James 
M.  and  Charlotte  (Hodsdon)  Webb. 

James  M.  Webb  was  a  son  of  Christopher 
Webb,  of  St.  Albans,  Me.,  where  he  grew  to 
manhood,  receiving  a  good  common-school 
education.  He  learned  the  trade  of  carriage- 
making  in  Fall  River,  Mass.,  and  went  to 
Westbrook  in  the  fifties  to  work  for  John  M. 
Adams,  carriage  manufacturer,  with  whom  he 
remained  till  the  early  part  of  1862.  At  that 
time  he  enlisted  in  the  Seventeenth  Regiment 
of  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry,,  under  Colonel 
Charles  Roberts.  After  a  short  stay  in  camp 
at  South  Portland  the  regiment  went  to  Wash- 
ington, and,  being  immediately  assigned  to 
active  duty,  participated  in  some  of  the  most 
important  battles  of  the  Civil  War,  including 
the  second  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  Chancel- 
lorsville,  Gettysburg,  the  Wilderness,  Spott- 
sylvania  Court-house,  and  Petersburg.  In  the 
skirmish  at  Sailor's  Creek,  April  6,  1865,  the 
last  battle  in  which  his  regiment  took  part, 
Mr.  Webb  received  a  severe  wound  in  the  leg, 
which  made  amputation  necessary.  It  is  curi- 
ous to  note  that,  had  Lee's  surrender  taken 
place  three  days  earlier  than  it  did,  he  might 
have  returned  home  unscathed,  as  he  had 
passed  unhurt  even  through  the  holocaust  of 
Spottsylvania,  where  the  dead  and  wounded  lay 
three  and  four  deep. 

James  M.  Webb  was  a  strong  Republican 
from  the  time  of  his  majority,  and  soon  after 
his  return  from  the  war  was  appointed   Post- 


master at  Westbrook.  About  the  same  time 
he  was  elected  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer;  and 
he  efficiently  performed  the  duties  of  his  offices 
till  1880,  when  he  was  made  Treasurer  of 
Cumberland  County.  This  office  he  held  up 
to  the  time  of  his  death  in  January,  1892.  He 
was  then  fifty-seven  years  of  age.  He  was  a 
member  of  Temple  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of 
Westbrook;  and  in  religious  belief  he  was  a 
Methodist.  His  wife,  Charlotte  Hodsdon,  of 
Windham,  Me.,  was  the  mother  of  three  chil- 
dren, only  one  of  whom  ^ — -the  subject  of  this 
sketch  —  is  now  living.  After  the  death  of  his 
first  wife  Mr.  James  M.  Webb  married  her 
sister,  Emma  Hodsdon.  She  also  bore  three 
children,  two  of  whom  are  living,  namely: 
William  W.,  who  is  studying  law  with  Judge 
Tolraan,  of  Westbrook ;  and  Isa  M.,  who  re- 
sides with  her  mother  in  that  city. 

Frank  E.  Webb  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Westbrook,  including  the 
high  school.  He  acted  as  clerk  in  the  West- 
brook post-office  under  his  father's  direction 
for  six  years,  and  started  on  an  independent 
business  career  when  about  twenty-two  years 
of  age.  Of  a  restless  and  ambitious  tempera- 
ment, he  tried  several  kinds  of  business  before 
finding  the  one  to  which  he  was  best  adapted. 
In  1885  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade  in 
Portland,  Me,,  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
S.  M.  Kelsey  &  Co.,  remaining  three  years. 
In  1890  he  went  West,  becoming  a  metnber  of 
the  Montana  Cement  Pipe  and  Tile  Company, 
of  Helena  and  Great  Falls,  Mont.  ;  but  within 
five  months  he  severed  his  connection  with  this 
corporation,  and  beca,me  connected  with  the 
Boston  and  Montana  Mining  Company,  with 
which  he  remained  six  months.  He  then  re- 
turned to  Westbrook,  and  for  three  years  was 
in  the  employ  of  John  Wheeler  &  Sons,  dealers 
in  coal,  wood,  and  lumber.  In  1894  he 
formed  a  copartnership  with  E.  H.  Phillips, 
of  Fairfield,  Me.,  son  of  the  senior  member  of 
the  firm  of  G.  A.  &  C.  M.  Phillips,  who  own. 
extensive  timber  lands  and  saw-mills  in  the 
north-western  part  of  the  State.  Under  the 
style  of  Phillips  &  Webb  the  two  young  men 
bought  the  lumber  business  of  the  Wheeler 
Brothers  of  Westbrook,  which  they  are  now 
managing.  They  own  extensive  timber  lands 
and  large  mills,  and  have  an  immense  annual 


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output  of  rough  and  finished  lumber.  They 
furnished  half  a  million  feet  of  lumber  for  the 
Baxter  Block  in  Portland,  and  have  supplied 
nearly  all  the  rough  lumber  used  in  West- 
brook  during  the  past  two  years,  besides  over 
one  million  feet  of  finished  lumber  and  from 
two  million  to  three  million  shingles  in  a  year. 
August  20,  1883,  Mr.  Webb  was  married  to 
Miss  Isabel  Kelsey,  daughter  of  John  F.  Kel- 
sey,  of  Portland.  He  has  no  children.  In 
political  circles  Mr.  Webb  is  highly  esteemed 
as  a  Republican.  He  was  elected  City  Clerk 
in  1892,  and  is  still  in  office,  each  succeeding 
election  giving  him  an  increased  majority. 
He  is  a  Mason,  belonging  to  Temple  Lodge, 
No.  86,  of  Westbrook,  and  has  been  through 
the  Blue  Lodge,  Chapter,  and  Council ;  and 
he  is  a  member  of  Ivanhoe  Lodge,  No.  25, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  of  Portland,  Me.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Webb  attend  the  Congregational 
Church  of  Westbrook. 


^LINTON.  M.  HAMILTON,  who  was 
born  December  16,  1856,  on  Che- 
beague  Island,  in  the  town  of  Cum- 
berland, Me.,  is  of  Scotch  extraction, 
and  the  worthy  representative  of  a  distin- 
guished pioneer  of  the  island.  His  great- 
great-grandfather,  Ambrose  Hamilton,  Sr., 
emigrated  from  Scotland  to  America  in  Colo- 
nial days.  He  married  Betsey  Franzy,  and 
to  them  were  born  three  sons  —  Ambrose,  Jr.  ; 
Roland;  and  John.  Roland  settled  on 
Cousins  Island;  John  on  Walnut  Hill;  and 
Ambrose,  Jr.,  on  Chebeague  Island,  locating 
here  in  1760,  and  being  the  third  permanent 
settler  of  the  island.  He  and  his  wife,  Deb- 
orah Soule,  were  the  parents  of  seven  sons  and 
seven  daughters;  and  their  grand-children 
yumbered  sfeventy-one. 

Their  son  James,  the  next  in  line  of  descent, 
born  in  1770,  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  Che- 
beague Island.  He  was  a  farmer  by  occupa- 
tion, and  attained  the  ripe  old  age  of  ninety 
years.  He  was  twice  married,  his  first  wife 
being  Mary  Webber,  a  native  of  Harpswell, 
Me.,  who  bore  him  nine  children.  After  her 
death  he  married  Sarah  Littlefield,  who  was 
born  and  reared  on  the  island.  The  only  child 
of  this  union  was  a  daughter,  Mrs,  David  Ross, 


who  still  lives  on  the  island,  and  has  two  chil- 
dren —  Fostena  and  Herbert.  Both  wives  were 
members  of  the  Methodist  church.  Mr.  James 
Hamilton   in  politics  was  an  old-time  Whig. 

John  Hamilton,  son  of  James,  was  born  in 
1803.  In  his  younger  days  he  followed  the 
sea,  being  master  of  a  sloop  for  many  years, 
and  carrying  freight,  principally  stone,  from 
one  Maine  port  to  another,  although  he  made 
several  voyages  to  the  West  Indies.  He  after- 
ward became  the  owner  of  several  ,  sloops, 
which  he  sailed  from  Portland  Harbor.  In  his 
later  years  he  retired  to  his  farm,  which  con- 
sisted of  twenty-five  acres  of  land,  all  under 
cultivation.  In  1823  he  married  Mary  Hen- 
ley, daughter  of  John  Henley,  of  Chebeague 
Island.  Of  their  eight  children,  five  are  now 
living;  namely,  Mrs.  Reuben  Hill,  Benjamin, 
James  M.,  John,  and  Jeremiah. 

James  M.  Hamilton,  father  of  Clinton,  was 
born  on  Chebeague  Island  in  1832,  and  has 
here  spent  his  entire  life,  being  one  of  the 
leading  men  of  the  place.  He  has  been 
closely  associated  with  the  mercantile  and 
industrial  interests  of  the  island,  having  estab- 
lished the  store  now  owned  by  himself  and  son 
Clinton,  when  but  twenty  years  of  age.  He 
has  taken  an  active  part  in  the  management  of 
town  affairs,  and  for  several  years  served  as 
one  of  the  Selectmen.  He  married  Eunice, 
daughter  of  Rufus  Soule,  of  Chebeague  Island. 
Five  children  were  born  to  them,  and  of  these 
four  are  now  living,  namely:  Clinton  M.,  the 
eldest;  Melissa,  wife  of  Joseph  A.  Brewer,  of 
the  island,  who  has  three  children  —  Freder- 
ick, Gertrude,  and  Harold;  Charles  M.,  whose 
wife,  Elizabeth  Hamilton,  is  the  daughter  of 
Henry  W.  Hamilton,  who  is  of  entirely. differ- 
ent stock;  and  Bertha,  who  resides  with  her 
parents. 

Clinton  M.  Hamilton  was  educated  at  the 
Greeley  Institute  in  Cumberland  and  at  the 
Portland  Business  College.  On  leaving  school 
he  began  working  for  his  father,  who  in 
1879  admitted  him  into  an  equal  partnership, 
the  business  having  since  been  conducted 
under  the  firm  name  of  Hamilton  &  Co.  They 
have  a  general  store  and  carry  on  an  extensive 
trade  in  grain  and  coal;  but  their  specialty  is 
clam  bait,  which  they^hip  in  large  quantities 
to  Portland,  Boston,  and  even  to  foreign  coyn. 


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tries,  having  sent  several  lots  to  Portu'gal. 
Their  business  in  this  line  is  very  large,  often 
aggregating  twelve  thousand  barrels  a  year. 
Mr.  Hamilton  takes  an  intelligent  interest  in 
everything  pertaining  to  the  welfare  and  prog- 
ress of  his  native  town,  which  he  has  served 
with  credit  to  himself  and  to  the  satisfaction 
of  his  constituents,  in  official  capacities  having 
been  Selectman  at  various,  times,  and  in  1885, 
1887,  and  1889  having  represented  the  town 
in  the  State  legislature.  In  politics  he  is  a 
straightforward  Republican,  faithful  to  his 
party. 

Mr.  Hamilton  married  Addie  D.,  daughter 
of  Isaac  Strout,  of  Limington,  Me.  They 
have  two  children  —  Marion  L.,  born  June  20, 
1883;  and  James  C. ,  born  February  5,  1892. 
Mr.  Hamilton  is  a  regular  attendant  of  the 
Methodist  church,  of  which  his  wife  is  a 
valued  member. 


Tt^OBERT   ANDREW   CLEAVES   is   a 

iMk       ^°'''^y  representative   of   the    native 

|b\^       residents   of    Bridgton,    Cumberland 

^  County,  where  he  was  born  July  16, 

1832.      His  father,  Thomas  Cleaves,  was  born 

in  Beverly,  Essex  County,  Mass.,  being  a  son 

of    Benjamin    Cleaves,    who    emigrated    from 

England   to   the    United    States,    locating   at 

first  in  Beverly,  Mass.,  whence  he  removed  to 

Bridgton,  Me. ,  then  a  part  of  Massachusetts. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  Robert  was  one 
of  the  first  white  settlers  in  this  locality,  com- 
ing here  with  his  family  prior  to  the  time  of 
railways,  the  long  journey  being  performed  on 
horseback.  Portland,  the  nearest  market,  was 
reached  in  the  same  manner.  Benjamin 
Cleaves  took  up  a  tract  of  wild  land,  from 
which  he  reclaimed  a  good  farm,  although  the 
process  was  long  and  tedious.  His  first  dwell- 
ing was  a  rude  log  cabin,  but  in  course  of 
time  it  was  replaced  by  a  substantial  frame 
house,  and  suitable  farm  buildings  were 
erected,  he  being  engaged  in  lumbering  and 
farming  until  his  decease.  He  married  Susan 
Woodbury,  a  native  of  Essex  County,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  they  reared  a  family  of  six  chil- 
dren—William, Thomas,  Nathan,  George, 
Benjamin,  and  Mary. 

Thomas  Cleaves  was  a  young  lad  when  he 


came   from    Beverly  to  this  place,   where   he, 
subsequently  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life. 
He  remained  with  his  parents  until  his  mar- 
riage, when  he  removed  to  the  farm  of  Lieu- 
tenant Andrews  in  South  Bridgton,   working 
there  eight  years;   and  then  he  purchased  a 
farm    near   the    old    homestead,    living   there 
some  years.      Disposing  of  that  property,   he 
came  to  the  village  to  live,  buying  the  Judge 
Carter  estate,  on  which  he  reipained  until  his 
death,  at  the  age  of  fourscore  and  two  years. 
Sophia  Bradstreet,  who  became  his  wife,   was 
born  in  Tunbridge,  Vt.     She  died  at  the  age 
of    seventy-nine   years.       Five    children  were 
born  of  their  union,  namely:  Robert  Andrew; 
Nathan;    Thomas,   an  attorney  by  profession, 
now  serving  as  clerk  of  the  Committee  on  Ap- 
propriations in  the  State  Senate;  Henry  B., 
now  occupying  the  .Gubernatorial  chair  of  this 
State;    and    Mary    Sophia,    wife    of   W.    W. 
Mason,  of  Portland. 

Robert  A.  Cleaves  acquired  a  practical  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools,  and  at  the  age 
of  twenty  years  went  to  Boston,  where  he  was 
engaged  for  some  time  in  mercantile  business. 
Returning  to  Bridgton,  he  opened  a  store  for 
general  merchandise,  managing  this  in  addi- 
tion to  farming.  In  1885  Mr.  Cleaves  took 
possession  of  the  homestead  property,  which 
he  now  owns  and  occupies.  He  has  had  three 
wives.  He  was  first  married  in  1859  to  Miss 
Louisa  Center,  of  this  town,  whose  death  oc- 
curred in  1864.  He  subsequently  married 
Miss  Hattie  J.  Nelson,  who  lived  but  two 
years  thereafter.  His  third  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Abbie  E.  Dennett,  a  native 
of  Bridgton,  passed  to  the  other  life  in  1880, 
leaving  two  children  —  Caroline  Walker  and 
Royal  Center,  the  latter  of  whom  is  now  a 
student  in  Bowdoin  College. 


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ILLIAM  S.  THOMPSON,  M.D., 
an  active  medical  practitioner  of 
Standish,  Me,,  was  born  in  Kenne- 
bui^k,  York  County,  October  15,  1854,  being 
a  son  of  Melville  C.  Thompson,  who  is  a 
native  of  the  same  town.  His  grandfather, 
William  Thompson,  who  owned  and  occupied 
a  small  farm  in  Kennebunk,  was  a  lumberman, 
very  expert  in  the  use  of  his  axe,  and  for  some 


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years  was  employed  in  the  shipyard.  He  was 
a  Republican  in  politics,  and  he  attended  the 
Free  "Will  Baptist  church.  He  lived  to  an 
advanced  age,  rounding  out  full  eighty-four 
years.  To  him  and  his  wife,  a  native  of 
Wells,  Me.,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mary 
Walton,  ten.  children  were  born,  three  of 
whom  are  now  living,  including  Melville  C. , 
the  fifth  child. 

Melville  C.  Thompson,  born  in  October, 
1825,  was  reared  to  manhood  in  Kennebunk, 
and  there  learned  the  trade  of  a  ship  joiner, 
which  he  followed  for  many  years.  He  after- 
ward established  himself  in  the  grocery  busi- 
ness, forming  a  partnership  with  Clement 
Littlefield,  continuing  this  successfully  for 
some  time.  He  finally  disposed  of  his  share 
of  the  business,  and  settled  on  his  farm  in 
Kennebunk,  where  he  is  still  living,  contented 
and  prosperous.  He  is  a  Republican  in  poli- 
tics, and  religiously  is  liberal  in  his  views, 
belonging  to  the  Unitarian  church.  He  has 
been  twice  married.  His  first  wife,  to  whom 
•he  was  united  in  1851,  was  Caroline,  daughter 
of  Calvin  Stevens,  of  Kennebunk.  She  died 
in  1854,  shortly  after  the  birth  of  her  only 
child,  William  S.  The  father  subsequently 
married  Miss  Mary  A.  Locke,  of  Boston,  Mass. 
The  only  child  of  the  second  marriage,  Edwin 
L.,  Dr.  Thompson's  half-brother,  born  March 
31,  1 86 1,  married  Ella  Paine,  of  Buxton,  Me. 

William  S.  Thompson  acquired  the  rudi- 
ments of  his  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  his  native  town,  his  studies  being  further 
advanced  by  attendance  at  the  Biddeford  High 
School,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1875. 
,In  September  of  that  year  he  entered  Dart- 
mouth College,  receiving  his  bachelor's  degree 
there  in  1879,  then  began  the  study  of  medi- 
cine with  Dr.  J.  E.  L.  Kimball,  of  Saco, 
afterward  attending  the  Portland  School  for 
Medical  Instruction,  and  the  next  winter  tak- 
ing a  course  of  lectures  at  Bowdoin  College  in 
Brunswick,  this  State.  In  1882  he  received 
his  degree  of  M.D.  from  the  Dartmouth  Medi- 
cal School  at  Hanover,  N.  H.  After  spending 
a  short  time  in  his  native  town,  he  established 
himself  in  practice  in  Standish,  where  his  pro- 
fessional knowledge  and  skill  has  gained  for 
him  the  confidence  of  the  community. 

Dr.  Thompson  was  united  in  marriage  June 


23,  1883,  with  Imogene  F.  Edgecomb,  daugh- 
ter of  Major  Edgecomb,  of  Hiram,  Me.  Their 
only  child,  Ethel  C,  born  September  27, 
1886,  lived  on  earth  but  a  brief  time,  passing 
to  the  home  above  June  18,  i8go.  The 
Doctor  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  for 
many  years  has  served  as  a  member  of  the 
School  Committee  of  this  town.  Socially,  he 
is  prominent  in  several  organizations,  belong- 
ing to  Standish  Lodge,  No.  70,  A.  F.  &  A  M., 
of  Standish ;  to  Crescent  Lodge,  No.  20, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  of  this  town;  and  to 
Watchic  Lodge,  No.  3333,  Knights  of  Honor, 
also  of  Standish.  The  Doctor  and  Mrs. 
Thompson   attend   the   Congregational   church. 


OSEPH  WILSON,  of  West  Gloucester, 
Cumberland  County,  Me. ,  is  a  carpenter 
by  trade,  but  has  spent  most  of  his  ac- 
tive years  in  farming.  He  was  born  in 
West  Gloucester  on  May  30,  1820,  son  of 
Gowen,  Jr.,  and  Tammy  (Gower)  Wilson. 

Gowen  Wilson,  Sr. ,  the  grandfather  of  Jo- 
seph, was  a  native  of  Falmouth,  Me.  In  early 
manhood  coming  thence  to  West  Gloucester,  he 
settled  on  a  farm  that  he  purchased  near  the 
Shaker  village;  and  about  the  same  time  he 
united  with  that  body.  Later  on,  however, 
he  removed  to  Alford,  Me.,,  where  he  contin- 
ued to  reside  until  his  death.  Gowen  Wilson, 
Jr.,  son  of  the  elder  Gowen,  remained  with 
the  Shakers  until  he  was  seventeen  years  old, 
at  which  time  he  left  them,  and  settled  on  the 
farm  where  his  son  now  lives.  He  died  here 
in  1854.  His  wife.  Tammy  Gower,  died  in 
1840.  Eight  children  were  born  of  their 
union,  as  follows:  Harriet,  who  married  G. 
Thompson  (both  deceased) ;  John,  who  mar- 
ried Miss  Susan  Webber  (both  deceased) ;  Jo- 
sephus,  who  married  Miss  Hannah  Hall  (both 
deceased);  Lucy  (deceased),  whose  husband, 
Edward  Files,  now  resides  in  North  Ray- 
mond, Me.;  Joseph;  Stanley,  who  married 
Miss  Augusta  Boothby,  and  is  living  on  the 
old  Wilson  homestead;  Elizabeth;  and  Mary, 
the  wife  of  John  Files,  residing  in  Gray,  Me. 

Joseph  Wilson  received  a  good  practical  ed- 
ucation in  the  schools  of  West  Gloucester. 
He  remained  with  his  parents  until  he  was 
twenty-two  years  old,  and  during  the  follow- 


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ing  five  or  six  years  he  worked  on  different 
farms  in  that  vicinity.  After  that  he  learned 
the  trade  of  a  carpenter,  and  followed  that  vo- 
cation with  success,  until  1855,  when  he  pur- 
chased the  farm  on  which  he  now  resides.  It 
contains  one  hundred  and  five  acres  of  good 
farm  land;  and  his  son-in-law,  Mr.  Carpenter, 
who  now  has  charge  of  it,  is  profitably  en- 
gaged in  mixed  husbandry,  making  a  specialty 
of  stock  raising  and  the  making  of  butter,  which 
he  markets  at  good  prices  in  Lewiston,  Me. 

In  May,  1855,  Mr.  Wilson  was  joined  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Harriet  Patterson,  who 
was  born  in  Charleston,  Me.'  Both  her  par- 
ents died  in  her  early  girlhood.  She  bore  her 
husband  six  children,  uakiely:  George,  who 
married  Miss  Amanda  Maxwell,  and  is  now 
living  in  Wales,  Me.  ;  Luella,  the  wife  of 
Hiram  Goodrich,  a  prosperous  farmer  of  Farm- 
ington,  N.  H.  ;  Mary,  who  married  Forest 
Walker,  and  resides  in  South  Poland,  Me.  ; 
Lucy,  who  lives  with  her  father,  is  the  wife 
of  Mellen  Carpenter,  and  has  one  child,  Ethel; 
Annie,  who  lived  to  be  but  seven  months  old; 
and  Arthur,  who  is  employed  as  cook  at  the 
Mansion  Hotel  in  Poland  Springs,  Me.  M-rs. 
Harriet  P.  Wilson  died  in  1865,  and  in  1868 
Mr.  Wilson  married  Miss  Sarah  Lane,  of  Ray- 
mond, Me. 

In  political  affiliation  Mr.  Wilson  is  a 
stanch  Democrat.  He  has  served  his  town  ac- 
ceptably in  various  capacities,  among  which 
may  be  mentioned  that  of  Road  Surveyor  and 
School  Director  for  a  number  of  years. 


kpREDERICK  SMITH,  the  well-known 
pl^  agent  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railroad  in 
-*-  Portland,  Me.,  was  born  in  Ware, 
Hertfordshire, England,  on  October  11,  1844, 
son  of  George  and  Anna  (Wilson)  Smith. 
His  father,  who  was  a  native  of  the  same 
county,  and  was  a  business  man  in  Ware, 
eventually  removed  to  Cookham.  He  there 
took  a  responsible  position  with  Neville  Reen 
&  Co.,  prominent  bankers  and  brewers,  with 
whom  he  remained  until  his  death,  five  years 
later.  His  wife  still  lives  (1895)  in  England 
at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-five  years.  She 
is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church,  as  was 
her  husband.     They  had  five  children, 


Frederick,  the  only  one  of  the  family  living 
in  America,  grew  to  manhood  in  his  native 
country.  He  completed  his  educational  course 
at  Maidenhead,  Berkshire  County,  England, 
and  there  began  the  work  of  life,  occupying  a 
position  of  trust  for  one  year.  -  He  then  en- 
tered the  employ  of  Neville  Reen  &  Co.,  in 
the  office  with  his  father,  where  he  stayed  five 
years.  _A  year  or  two  after  his  father's  death 
h(2  came  to  America,  landing  at  Montreal.  •  In 
November,  1868,  about  the  time  when  Ulysses 
S.  Grant  was  first  elected  President  of  the 
United  States,  Mr.  Smith  came  to  Portland  to 
fill  the  position  of  railroad  clerk,  to  which  he 
had  been  appointed.  He  was  promoted  from 
time  to  time;  and  in  1883  he  was  called  to 
take  entire  charge  of  the  Grand  Trunk  inter- 
ests in  this  city,  which  is,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  Quebec,  Toronto,  and  Montreal,  the 
most  important  of  the  Grand  Trunk  stations, 
as  the  English  steamers  make  Portland  their 
terminus.  This  being  one  of  the  largest 
fi-eight  roads,  its  concerns  demand  the  close 
attention  of  its  agent,  who  employs  an  office - 
force  of  thirty  clerks  in  winter,  and  over  half 
that  number  in  summer. 

Mr.  Smith  has  been  a  member  of  the  Willis- 
ton  Congregational  Church  for  years;  and  he 
belongs  to  Harmony  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 

He  married  on  April  16,  1873,  Ella  L. 
Mariam,  daughter  of  Guptall  Mariam,  an  old 
resident  of  Portland.  They  have  four  chil- 
dren—  George  C.  H.,  a  graduate  of,  the  Port- 
land High  School  in  the  class  of  1895;  Emily 
I.;  Marion  Louise;  and  Frederick  Harold. 
Two  other-  children  died  in  infancy.  The 
Smith  family  live  in  a  beautiful  part  of  the 
city,  at  39  Cushman  Street. 


(STris- 


RISTRAM  NOYES,  who  occupies  the 
^[  old  Noyes  homestead  in  Harrison,  Me. , 
was  born  in  the  town  of  Cumberland, 
on  Casco  Bay,  June  8,  1827,  son  of  William  and 
Phoebe  (Stubbs)  Noyes.  He  is  a  representa- 
tive of  an  old  and  prominent  family  in  Cum- 
berland County,  and  is  widely  known  and  highly 
respected  for  his  many  excellent  qualities. 

Mr.    Noyes 's  father,    William    Noyes,    who 
was  a  native  gf  Falmouth,  Me. ,  was  reared  to 


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farm  life,  and  followed  agriculture  as  an  occu- 
pation during  the  active  period  of  his  life, 
with  the  exception  of  a  short  time  which  he 
passed  as  a  seafaring  man  in  his  younger  days. 
In  1843  he  moved  to  Harrison,  where  he  set- 
tled upon  the  farm  which  is  now  owned  by  his 
son  Tristram.  He  improved  the  property  to 
a  considerable  extent,  and  cultivated  the  farm 
successfully  for  the  rest  of  his  life,  dying 
April  8,  i860.  He  was  an  energetic  and 
hard-working  man  and  a  useful  member  of  the 
community.  His  wife,  Phoebe  Stubbs,  who 
was  a  native  of  Cumberland,  became  the 
mother  of  five  children,  as  follows:  William, 
who  died  in  New  Orleans;  Alfred,  who  is  no 
longer  living;  Rachel  (deceased),  who  became 
the  wife  of  Frederick  Bibber,  of  Freeport; 
Ephraim,  who  died  in  1876;  and  Tristram, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Tristram  Noyes  attended  the  common 
schools,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  commenced 
life  for  himself.  He  worked  as  a  farm  laborer 
for  three  years,  and  subsequently  followed  the 
sea  in  the  coasting  trade  for  several  years. 
After  his  marriage  he  settled  upon  the  home 
farm,  where  he  engaged  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits with  energy,  and  has  since  continued  to 
reside  here.  His  property,  which  is  well  im- 
proved and  desirable  land,  consists  of  one 
hundred  acres;  and  he  devotes  his  attention  to 
the  cultivation  of  hay,  potatoes,  and  sweet 
corn,  and  the  raising  of  cattle  and  sheep.  In 
politics  Mr.  Noyes  is  a  Democrat. 

On  November  18,  1849,  Mr.  Noyes  was  mar- 
ried to  Harriet  Brackett.  She  was  born  in 
Harrison,  January  il,  1829,  daughter  of 
Walker  Brackett,  who  was  an  early  settler  and 
a  prosperous  farmer  of  Harrison,  now  de- 
ceased. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Noyes  became  the  par- 
ents of  six  children,  namely:  Althea,  who 
was  born  November  14,  1851,  and  is  now  the 
wife  of  Jesse  Howe,  of  West  Paris,  Me.  ; 
Elizabeth,  who  was  born  September  6,  1853, 
and  died  February  24,  1868;  Henry  W.,  who 
was  born  April  10,  1857,  and  died  August  20, 
1859;  William  H.,  who  was  born  April  20, 
i860,  married  Hattie  C.  Pike,  and  is  now  re- 
siding at  the  homestead;  Annie  E.,  who  was 
born  May  27,  1863,  and  died  April  11,  1867; 
anc;]  Alice  G.,  who  was  born  March  15,  1869. 
Mrs.  Noyes  died  October  10,  1887. 


ON.  EDWARD  HARDING,  of  Gor- 
ham.  Me.,  an  eminently  successful 
merchant  tailor,  was  born  in  Gor- 
ham,  January  10,  1841,  son  of 
Charles  and  Eliza  Ann  (Bailey)  Harding.  He 
is  of  English  descent,  the  first  representatives 
of  his  family  in  this  country  settling  in  the 
vicinity  of  Cape  Cod,  Massachusetts. 

Mr.  Harding's  grandfather,  Nicholas  Har- 
ding, after  engaging  for  some  time  in  tilling 
the  soil  on  the  Cape,  removed  to  Gorham, 
Cumberland  County,  Me.,  where  he  cleared 
and  cultivated  a  farm.  He  was  a  well-read 
man,  and  taught  school  in  the  vicinity  of  Gor- 
ham and  Scarboro.  He  left  a  fair  property  at 
the  time  of  his  death,  his  farm  comprising  one 
hundred  and  twenty  acres.  Grandfather  Hard- 
ing married  successively  two  sisters  named 
Bacon,  and  reared  six  children — ^  William, 
Charles,  Colman,  Lucy,  Mary,  and  Edward. 

Charles  Harding,  the   second   son,  was  born 
on    his    father's    farm    in     Gorham.      He    also 
taught  for  a   while  in   Gorham   and   Scarboro,. 
and  then  learned  the  mason's  trade,  becoming 
a  first-class  workman.      He  followed  this  call- 
ing up  to  the    time    of    his    death,  and    many 
samples  of  his  skill  and  thoroughness  in  build- 
ing   are     standing      to-day     in      Gorham     and 
vicinity.      His  first  vote  was  cast  in   the  ranks 
of  the  Democratic  party;     but  at  the  time  of 
the  war  he  joined  the  Republicans,  with  whom 
he    was    ever   after   affiliated.      His    wife   was 
a  daughter  of  Levi  Bailey,  of  Westport,   Me. 
They  reared  seven   children,  namely:  Charles, 
who  died  at  the  age  of   sixteen;  Edward,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  ;  Walter,  who  assists   in 
his  brother's  coat  shop;  George,  who  for  years 
was  cutter  in  the  wholesale  clothing  house  of 
J.  Peavey  &  Brothers,  Boston,  was  first  Presi- 
dent of  the   Cutters'    Union,    and  died   in  his 
forty-ninth  year  from"  heart  disease,  November 
9,    1895;  Emeline,   wife  of  Eben  Elder,   for- 
merly   of    Gorham,    now    of    Lowell,    Mass.  ; 
Marion,    wife    of    Captain    John    C.    Summer- 
sides,    of  Gorham ;    and    Carrie,   wife  of    Levi 
Hull,  formerly  of  Gorham,  now  of  Chelsea. 

Edward  Harding  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  and  the  academy  at  Gorham.  He 
learned  the  mason's  trade  of  his  father,  and 
when  sixteen  years  of  age  went  to  Boston  to 
work  as  a  journeyman  mason,  returning  home 


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in  about  a  year.  When  the  war  broke  out  he 
enlisted  in  Company  K,  Twenty-fifth  Maine 
Regiment,  under  the  command  of  Colonel 
Frank  Fessenden,  now  of  Portland,  and  was 
assigned  to  the  defence  of  Washington.  He 
enlisted  for  nine  months,  and  when  his  term 
of  service  was  finished  returned  home  and 
learned  the  tailor's  trade,  working  as  a  cutter 
for  about  a  year.  On  September  10,  1865, 
he  started  in  business  in  a  small  way;  and  his 
trade  has  increased  to  such  an  extent  that  he 
now  finishes  from  twenty-five  thousand  to 
thirty  thousand  coats  a  year,  besides  other  gar- 
ments, and  gives  employment  to  five  hundred 
persons.  He  has  filled  contracts  for  many 
Boston  firms,  including  Isaac  Fenno  and  the 
Standard  Clothing  Company,  and  regularly 
supplies  Leopold  Morse  &  Co.  and  Peavey 
Brothers  of  Boston,  and  Milliken,  Cousins  & 
Short,  of  Portland.  A  practical  tailor  himself, 
Mr.  Harding  thoroughly  understands  all  the 
details  of  his  business;  and  to  his  knowledge 
and  judgment,  as  well  as  his  business  ability, 
his  remarkable  success  is  attributable. 

In  1868  Mr.  Harding  was  married  to  Miss 
Carleton,  daughter  of  Caleb  Carleton,  of  Pel- 
ham,  N.  H.  A  few  years  after  her  marriage 
she  passed  to  the  world  beyond,  joining  her 
only  child,  who  died  in  infancy;  and  in  1872 
Mr.  Harding  was  united  to  Mrs.  Putnam,  of 
Salem,  Mass.,  a  widow,  who  had  one  son  by 
her  previous  marriage.  This  son,  Edward  F. 
Putnam,  is  one  of  the  head  salesmen  of  Cum- 
ner,  Jones  &  Co.,  of  Boston,  and  has  distin- 
guished himself  as  a  politician,  serving  as 
President  of  the  Common  Council  of  Chelsea, 
Mass.,  and  as  a  member  of  the  Republican 
State  Committee  of  Massachusetts. 

Mr.  Harding,  though  a  member  of  a  Demo- 
cratic family,  is  a  Republican,  and  cast  his 
first  Presidential  vote  for  Abraham  Lincoln  in 
1864.  In  1884  he  was  elected  to  the  House 
of  Representatives  and  served  until  1887;  and 
he  was  in  the  Senate  in  1888-89,  a"<:l  renomi- 
nated by  acclamation,  but  refused  to  serve. 
He  always  attended  to  the  town  interests,  and 
^as  active  in  securing  appropriations.  During 
his  last  year  he  was  a  member  of  the  Finance 
Committee  and  also  of  the  Insurance  Commit- 
tee, of  which  he  was  Chairman.  He  has  been 
Commander  and  is   now  Past   Commander   of 


John  R.  Adams  Post,  No.  loi,  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic,  of  Gorham ;  was  made  a 
Mason  when  twenty-one  years  of  age,  joining 
Temple  Lodge,  No.  86,  A-  F.  &  A.  M.,  of 
Westbrook ;  is  Trustee  of  Gorham  Lodge,  No. 
98,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  and 
has  been  Chancellor  of  Dirigo  Lodge,  No.  21, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  of  Gorham.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Harding  are  active  members  of  the  Con- 
gregational church,  toward  whose  support  Mr.  ' 
Harding  generously  contributes. 


nrXANIEL  W.  ROUNDS,  M;D.,  a 
I  ^=j  young  physician  in  active  practice  in 
,|>Sy  the  town  of  Naples,  Me.,  was  born 
in  Baldwin,  Cumberland  County, 
Me.,  April  22,  1867,  and  is  the  son  of  George 
and  Clarinda  (Vaughn)  Rounds.  He  was 
reared  in  the  village  of  East  Baldwin,  and 
there  in  the  district  school  made  his  first  ac- 
quaintance with  books.  He  entered  Lexing- 
ton Academy  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  and  after- 
ward he  took  a  course  of  study  in  the  Baldwin 
High  School.  In  1887  he  entered  Bowdoin 
College ;  and  after  two  years  of  study  in  the 
medical  department  he  went  to  New  York  City 
and  completed  his  training  at  BelleVue,  gradu- 
ating in  1 891.  He  commenced  his,  profes- 
sional work  in  East  Baldwin,  where  he  re- • 
mained  a  year,  and  in  1892  located  his  office 
in  Naples.  Though  Dr.  Rounds  has  been  in 
practice  but  a  short  time,  he  has  clearly 
demonstrated  that  he  is  well  qualified  for  the 
work  he  has  undertaken;  and  his  visiting  list 
is  steadily  increasing. 

Dr.  Rounds  was  married  February  2,  1892, 
to  Miss  Mary  M.  Hubbard,  a  native  of  Mitch- 
ell County,  Kansas.  One  child  brightens 
their  home,  a  promising  boy  named  Fred  H. 
Dr.  Rounds  has  officiated  as  Supervisor  of 
Schools  in  Naples  for  two  years.  He  is  a 
member  of  one  fraternal  organization,  the 
Knights  of  Pythias. 


lAMUEL   T.    MURCH.     Among   the 
representative        and         prosperous 
farmers  of   Baldwin    is    Samuel   T. 
Murch,   the  subject   of   the  present 
sketch,  who  was  born  in  this  town,  January  7, 


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1834.  His  father,  Benjamin  Murch,  was  an  old 
and  highly  respected  resident  of  Baldwin,  who 
followed  the  trade  of  a  shoemaker  for  many 
years  and  also  conducted  a  farm.  He  married 
Eliza  Burnell ;  and  they  reared  a  family  of  ten 
children,  six  sons  and  four  daughters.  Of  these 
three  sons  and  two  daughters  are  now  living. 

Samuel  T.  Murch  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Baldwin,  and  after  completing 
his  studies  he  was  employed  in  farm  work  at 
home.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  began  life 
for  himself  by  engaging  in  agricultural  labors 
in  different  localities;  and  he  was  steadily  em- 
ployed until  he  purchased  a  farm  of  sixty 
acres  in  his  native  town,  and  settled  down  to 
farming  upon  his  own  account.  He  rapidly 
advanced  in  prosperity  until  1886,  at  which 
time  he  removed  to  his  present  property.  He 
now  cultivates  fifty  acres,  which  he  devotes  to 
general  farming;  and  he  raises  large  and  su- 
perior crops.  His  homestead  has  secured  a 
high  reputation  as  a  resort  for  city  people  dur- 
ing the  heated  term,  and  his  ample  accommo- 
■  dations  for  twenty-five  guests  are  tested  to 
their  utmost  capacity  throughout  the  summer 
season.  The  neighborhood  offers  splendid  fa- 
cilities for  fishing,  boating,  and  other  outdoor 
recreations,  which  attract  visitors  from  New 
York  City,  Boston,  and  Portland;  and  in  this 
direction  he  does  a  flourishing  business. 

Mr.  Murch  and  Sarah  E.  Clark  were  united 
in  marriage  on  December  21,  1858.  They 
have  one  son,  Charles,  who  resides  at  home. 
In  politics  Mr.  Murch  adheres  to  the  Demo- 
cratic party.  Socially,  he  is  deservedly  popu- 
lar among  his  fellow-townsmen,  who  regard 
him  with  sincere  esteem  and  good  will  for  his 
many  estimable  qualities  and  his  readiness  to 
aid  in  movements  for  general  public  improve- 
ment. Fraternally,  he  is  a  member  of  the  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 


^EVI  LINCOLN  CUMMINGS,  City 
Electrician  for»  Portland,  is  a  native 
of  Maine,  Paris,  the  county  seat  of 
Oxford  County,  being  the  place  of 
his  birth,  which  occurred  June  18,  1843.  PI  is 
father,  the  late  Captain  Benjamin  F.  Cum- 
mings,  who  was  the  commander  of  &  company 
of  State  militia  and  a  well-to-do  agriculturist. 


was  a  lifelong  resident  of  Paris.  He  married 
Elmira,  daughter  of  Moses  Twitchell ;  and  to 
them  six  children  were  born,  Levi  being  the 
fourth  child. 

Levi  L.  Cummings  was  reared  on  the  home 
farm,  attending. school  when  it  was  in  session, 
at  other  times  assisting  his  parents.  Foresee- 
ing the  advantages  of  life  in  a  larger  place,  Mr. 
Cummings  located  in  Portland  in  1865,  secur- 
ing a  position  under  the  city  government  in  the 
city  fire-engine  house.  After  a  short  time  he 
became  driver,  continuing  thus  engaged  until 
the  establishment  of  the  fire  alarm,  which  he 
assisted  in  putting  in,  in  1866,  1867,  arid 
1868,  being  subsequently  elected  superintend- 
ent of  the  system.  When  first  constructed 
there  was  but  one  circuit,  with  twenty-five 
alarm  boxes  and  three  police  signal  boxes;  but 
under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  Cummings  wires 
have  been  extended  to  every  part  of  the  city, 
the  number  of  boxes  increased  to  sixty-eight, 
with  thirty-six  police  signal  boxes,  contain- 
ing the  latest  improvement,  a  fine  automatic 
repeater. 

Mr.  Cummings  continued  as  superintendent 
of  the  Fire  Alarm  Department  until  the  ofifice 
of  City  Electrician  was  created,  under  the  wise 
administration  of  Mayor  King,  when  he  was 
elected  by  the  City  Council  as  an  incumbent 
of  the  new  office.  With  the  exception  of  two 
years,  when  the  opposing  political  party  was  in 
power,  Mr.  Cummings  has  annually  been  elected 
to  the  same  office,  which  he  has  filled  in  a 
trustworthy  and  able  manner.  During  his 
term  of  service  the  city  bells  have  been  tolled 
at  the  time  of  the  death,  and  on  the  occasion 
of  the  funeral,  of  three  prominent  generals  — 
Grant,  Garfield,  and  Sherman.  The  facilities 
for  extinguishing  incipient  fires  have  been 
greatly  increased,  the  Portland  Fire  Depart- 
ment being  one  of  the  most  efficient  in  New 
England,  and  with  its  present  equipments 
might  easily  have  prevented  the  great  confla- 
gration of  1866,  which  started  in  a  small  build- 
ing containing  wood  seasoning  for  shoe  soles. 

In  June,  1874,  Mr.  Cummings  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Susan  L.,  daughter  of 
Paul  Ford,  of  Lyman,  Me.  They  have  resided 
for  a  number  of  years  at  541  Cumberland 
Street.  Mr.  Cummings  is  a  stanch  Republi- 
can, but  not  active  as  a  politician.      Socially, 


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he  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  belonging  to  Beacon 
Lodge,  No.  67,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows. 


Ij- 


lANSOM  D.  GOULD,  a  successful 
farmer  and  butcher  of  Otisfield,  was 
born  in  that  town,  October  31,  1855, 
son  of  Seba  and  Catherine  S.  (Ed- 
wards) Gould.  Mr.  Gould's  father  was  a  pros- 
perous farmer  and  lifelong  resident  of  Otis- 
field,  where  he  owned  and  conducted  a  good 
farm  for  many  years  before  his  death,  which 
occurred  January  7,  1892.  He  was  an  ener- 
getic and  industrious  man.  His  wife,  Cath- 
erine, who  was  also  a  native  of  Otisfield,  be- 
came the  mother  of  eight  children,  as  follows: 
Edward  Joseph,  who  was  born  April  29,  1854, 
and  died  October  9,  i860;  Ransom  D.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch ;  Ronelo,  who  was  born 
August  ,2,  1858,  and  died  May  2,  1859; 
Althea,  who  was  born  July  17,  1859,  and  died 
July  25,  .1889;  Irene  Adelaide,  who  was  born 
April  2,  1861,  and  is  now  the  wife  of  William 
Jones,  of  Otisfield;  Albert,  who  was  born  De- 
cember 26,  1863,  and  died  February  2,  1864; 
Annette,  who  was  born  June  16,  1865,  and 
died  November  2,  1891 ;  and  Loton,  who  was 
born  June  26,  1867,  married  Emma  Whitman, 
and  resides  at  the  homestead  in  Otisfield. 
The  mother,  who  still  survives,  resides  upon 
the  home  farm. 

Ransom  D..  Gould  attended  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  town  and  was  reared  to 
agricultural  life.  He  resided  with  his  parents 
until  his  marriage.  In  1881  he  bought  his 
present  farm  of  seventy  acres,  which  by  careful 
treatment  he  has  brought  to  a  high  state  of  cul- 
tivation. He  conducts  general  farming,  but 
devotes  his  attention  principally  to  the  raising 
of  hay,  corn,  and  other  grain.  He  is  also  en- 
gaged in  butchering  to  some  extent,  his  meat 
finding  a  ready  market  both  in  Cumberland 
and  Oxford  Counties.  In  politics  he  is  an 
active  Republican.  He  has  served  the  town 
with  ability  as  Tax  Collector,  Constable,  and 
Surveyor. 

On  November  19,  1876,  Mr.  Gould  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Elizabeth  Ward.  She 
was  born  in  Baldwin,  Me.,  April  15,  1858, 
daughter  of  William  and  Hannah  Ward.      Both 


her  parents  are  natives  of  Baldwin,  and  are 
now  living  in  Harrison,  the  father  being  a 
prosperous  farmer.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gould  have 
had  one  daughter,  Ida  Florence,  born  Novem- 
ber 28,  1877.  She  married  Charles  Grover, 
resides  in  Otisfield,  and  has  one.  child,  named 
Gracie  Florence.  Mr.  Gould  is  a  self-made 
man.  By  his  ability  and  perseverance  he  has 
reached  a  leading  position  among  the  well- 
to-do  farmers  of  Otisfield.  A  capable  and 
progressive  farmer,  he  is  also  a  worthy  citizen, 
having  faithfully  performed  his  share  of  the 
town's  public  business.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Grange  at  North  Otisfield,  and  both  he  and 
his  wife  are  attendants  of  the  Baptist  church. 


EYMAN  J.  PRATT,  one  of  Yarmouth's 
most  prosperous  farmers,  was  born  in 
^  the  house  he  now  occupies,  May  22, 
1827,  a  son  of  Levi  and  Louise 
(Thompson)  Pratt.  His  ancestors  were  pio- 
neers in  Cumberland  County,  his  grandfather, 
Sheribia  Pratt,  having  settled  here  over  one 
hundred  and  twenty-five  years  ago.  He  came 
from  Weymouth,  Mass.,  to  Yarmouth  at  a 
time  when  settlers  were  few  and  far  between, 
and  roads  were  thought  of  only  as  among  the 
possibilities  of  the  distant  future.  Indians 
were  numerous  but  friendly;  and  when  Sheribia 
Pratt,  who  was  a  large  and  powerful  man, 
hired  them  to  carry  him  to  Yarmouth  Falls  in 
their  canoes,  they  charged  him  double  fare  on 
account  of  his  weight.  He  was  a  miller, 
which  occupation  he  followed  in  connection 
with  farming;  and,  being  a  thoroughly  capable 
business  man,  he  became  an  extensive  land- 
holder, acquiring  large  tracts  both  in  Maine 
and  Canada,  it  being  estimated  that  he  owned 
as  much  as  five  thousand  acres  in  all.  His 
last  years  were  passed  in  Portland,  where  he 
died  in  1819.  He  reared  a  family  of  eleven 
children,  all  of  whom  grew  to  maturity,  but  are 
now  deceased.  Of  them,  Levi,  father  of  Ly- 
man J.,  was  the  young^t. 

Levi  Pratt,  who  was  born  in  Yarmouth,  in 
young  manhood  engaged,  in  his  father's  early 
business  of  farming  and  milling.  He  subse- 
quently gave  his  chief  attention  to  lumbering, 
which  he  carried  on  extensively  in  the  Kenne- 
bec region,  investing  his  profits  in  large  tracts 


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of  timber  land  in  Maine  and  Canada,  and  be- 
coming prominent  among  the  wild  land  specu- 
lators of  his  day.  In  Kennebec  County, 
Maine,  he  owned  one  thousand  eight  hundred 
and  ninety-six  acres  and  in  Canada  twenty-two 
hundred  acres.  He  was  a  thoroughly  practical 
lumberman,  being  acquainted  with  every  detail 
of  the  business ;  and  his  various  operations 
were  conducted  with  such  energy  and  foresight 
as  to  always  realize  satisfactory  results.  He 
was  among  the  most  successful  of  the  pio- 
neer lumber  operators  of  Maine.  His  mo- 
ments of  rest  from  business  were  passed  at  his 
homestead  in  Yarmouth,  where  he  died,  De- 
cember 9,  1849.  His  wife,'  Louisa  Thompson 
Pratt,  who  was  a  native  of  Gorham,  Me.,  be- 
came the  mother  of  ten  children,  five  of  whom 
are  living,  namely :  Mary  Ann,  who  became 
Mrs.  Noyes,  and  lives  at  Yarmouth  Corners; 
Lyman  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and 
Ellen  Elliott,  Lincoln,  and  Thomas  B. ,  all 
three  residents  of  Fairhaven,  Mass.  Those 
deceased  are  as  follows :  Lyman  died  in  in- 
fancy; Susan  died  at  the  age  of  seven  years; 
Jane,  who  became  Mrs.  True,  died  at  the  age 
of  sixty-seven;  Susan  married  a  Mr.  Russell, 
and  died  at  the  age  of  forty-two;  and  Sybil  M. 
lived  to  reach  the  age  of  seventy-five  years. 
The  mother  died  May  22,  1855.  Both  parents 
attended  the  Baptist  church. 

Lyman  J.  Pratt  obtained  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  Yarmouth  and  at  the 
North  Yarmouth  Academy.  He  fitted  himself 
for  college;  but,  finally  giving  up  the  idea  of 
pursuing  the  higher  branches  of  study,  he 
turned  his  attention  to  agriculture  and  settled 
upon  the  home  farm,  where  he  has  since 
resided.  His  property,  which  is  desirably 
located,  consists  of  seventy-five  acres  of  well- 
improved  land;  and  he  successfully  carries  on 
general  farming.  His  buildings  are  kept  in 
good  repair;  and  his  residence,  which  was 
erected  by  his  grandfather  in  1800,  is  one  of 
the  substantial  old  houses  of  the  town. 

On  November  18,  1857,  Mr.  Pratt  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Susan  S.  Tompson,  a  representa- 
tive of  an  old  Cumberland  County  family. 
She  was  born  in  Freeport,  June  12,  1829,  a 
daughter  of  Theophilus-and  Eleanor  (Brewer) 
Tompson.  Her  father,  who  was  a  sea  captain 
in  his  early   days,    later,  became  a  prosperous 


farmer.  He  died  in  Freeport,  aged  fifty- 
eight;  and  his  wife,  who  survived  him,  reached 
the  venerable  age  of  ninety- two  years.  They 
were  the  parents  of  eleven  children,  of  whom 
three  are  now  living,  namely:  Mrs.  Mary 
Rolfe,  of  Boston ;  Mrs.  Louisa  N.  Lambert,  of 
Freeport ;  and  Mrs.  Pratt.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Pratt  have  had  three  children  :  Eleanor  Louise, 
who  was  born  March  12,  1863;  Harry  J., 
born  November  18,  1866,  now  residing  in 
Nevvburyport,  Mass.  ;  and  Frank  H.,  who  was 
born  August  4,  1868,  and  is  a  resident  of  Bos- 
ton, Mass. 

Mr.  Pratt  occupies  a  prominent  position 
among  the  well-to-do  residents  of  Yarmouth. 
He  is  an  active  and  intelligent  citizen,  who 
keeps  well  informed  upon  all  the  leading  ques- 
tions of  the  day.  He  is  a  Republican  in 
politics  and  a  Baptist  in  his  religious  views. 


OHN   R.    YOUNG,   a  respected    citizen 
of   North  Yarmouth,  was  born  upon  the 
farm  he  now  owns  and  occupies,  August 
6,    1827,  son  of  William  and    Abigail 
(Reed)     Young.      His    paternal     grandfather 
was  an    early    settler  in    Gorham,   Me.     John 
Young,  father  of  the   subject  of  this  sketch, 
was  born  in  that  town,  June  4,  1785.      He  left 
home  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  and  for  a  short 
time  lived  in  the  family  of   Daniel  Marston. 
He  learned  the  trade  of  a  millwright,  whicb 
he  followed  in    his    earlier  years,   and    subse- 
quently engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits,  set- 
tling upon  the  farm  where  his  son  now  resides, 
previous   to    the   year    18 16.      He    carried    on. 
general  farming  successfully  for  the  rest  of  his. 
life,    and    was    known    as.  an    industrious    andi 
worthy  citizen.      He  died  May   5,    1874,  aged! 
eighty-nine   years    and    eleven    months.      His; 
wife,  Abigail   Reed,    who  was  .born  in   Northi 
Yarmouth,    July  6,    1793,    was  a  daughter    of: 
Jacob   Reed,    a   sea  captain,  whose  birth    took 
place    in    1775.      He    met    with    an    untimely 
death,  being  lost  at  sea  in  1801.      William  and 
Abigail  Young  raised  a  family  of  twelve  chil- 
dren,   three    of    whom    are    living,     namely: 
Phoebe,    born    November    28,    1822,    married 
John    Brown,     and    resides    in    Jacksonville, 
111.;  John   R.  ;  and  James   S.,    who  was  bom 
May   3,    1832,    and   is  now  a  resident  of   Los 


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Angeles,  Cal.      The  mother  died  February  18, 
1872. 

John  R.  Young  passed  his  boyhood  and 
youth  upon  his  father's  farm,  obtaining  his 
education  in  the  district  schools  of  his  native 
town.  In  1848,  when  twenty-one  years  old, 
he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Fitchburg  Rail- 
road Company.  He  was  subsequently  con- 
nected with  the  Rutland  &  Burlington,  the 
Illinois  &  Wisconsin,  and  the  Toledo,  Alton 
&  Cleveland  Railway  Companies.  On  May  4, 
1854,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Grand 
Trunk  Company,  with  which  he  has  remained 
up  to  the  present  time,  having  served  in 
various  capacities.  He  was  for  some  time 
conductor  of  a  construction  train,  and  is  now 
a  section  foreman.  He  is  one  of  the  oldest 
employees  of  the  company,  having  served  faith- 
fully for  over  forty  years.  He  is  also  one  of 
the  oldest  residents  in  his  part  of  the  town. 
He  owns  the  old  homestead  farm  of  one  hun- 
dred acres  of  fertile  land,  which  he  conducts 
with  satisfactory  results. 

On  December  12,  1850,  Mr.  Young  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Mary  T.  Batchelder,  who 
was  born  in  Wentworth,  N.  H.,  February  14, 
1 83 1,  a  daughter  of  Burley  and  Betsey  (Tay-. 
lor)  Batchelder.  Her  parents,"  who  are  no 
longer  living,  were  both  nativesof  New  Hamp- 
shire. Her  father  died  at  the  age  of  eighty 
years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Young  have  had  seven 
children,  as  follows:  George  H.,  born  Novem- 
ber 25,  1851,  is  an  engineer  on  the  Grand 
Trunk  Railroad,  and  resides  in  Portland; 
Charles  H.,  born  January  25,  1853,  is  a  me- 
chanic, also  residing  in  Portland;  Orrin  B., 
born  January  27,  1855,  died  March  22,  1895; 
John  William,  born  May  4,  1857,  is  a  railroad 
engineer  residing  iil  San  Francisco,  Cal.  ; 
Mary,  born  December  14,  i860,  married 
David  Sweetzer,  and  died  February  27,  1881  ; 
Alice,  born  in  1867,  married  Edward  Allen, 
and  resides  in  Portland;  and  Luella  D.,  born 
October  5,  1869,  married  William  Cushman, 
and  died  March  3,  1895. 

Mr.  Young  has  led  an  industrious  life,  and 
has  an  enviable  reputation  as  a  worthy  citizen 
and  good  neighbor.  His  steady  habits  and  re- 
liable character  are  sufficiently  attested  by  his 
long  period  of  service  with  the  Grand  Trunk 
Railway    Company.      His    religious    opinions 


are  liberal,  and  in  politics  he  supports  the 
Republican  party.  He  is  a  member  of  Casco 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


^t^ATHANIEL  FICKETT,  a  well-to-do 
I  —7  farmer  of  Pownal,  was  born  in  Bridg- 
|is  I  ton,   Me.,  December  21,   1838,  son 

^■""^  of  Nathaniel,  and  Eliza  (Walker) 
Fickett.  His  father,  who  was  a  native  of 
Westbrook,  Me.,  settled  when  a  young  man 
in  the  town  of  Pownal,  where  he  resided  for 
some  time.  He  later  moved  to  Chebeague, 
where  he  passed  the  rest  of  his  life,  dying  at 
the  age  of  seventy-seven  years.  He  was  an 
industrious  and  energetic  man,  highly  es- 
teemed as  a  citizen  and  neighbor.  He  served 
as  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.  In  politics 
he  was  a  Democrat.  His  wife  Elizabeth,  who 
was  born  in  Pownal,  became  the  mother  of  a 
large  family  of  children,  some  of  whom  died 
in  infancy.  Four  sons  and  two  daughters  still 
survive  —  Mary  Ann  Ward,  Nathaniel,  Albion 
K.  P.,  Freeman,  Eliza  Walker,  and  Green - 
yille.  The  mother  lived  to  reach  the  age  of 
eighty-six  years.  Both  she  and  her  husband 
were  members  of  the  Congregational  church. 
Nathaniel  Fickett  passed  his  boyhood  and 
youth  in  Pownal,  receiving  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  that  town.  He  was 
reared  to  agriculture,  which  has  been  his  occu- 
pation through  life.  He  bought  his  first  land 
in  Chebeague,  where  he  resided  for  some  time. 
In  1853  he  returned  to  Pownal  and  located  on 
his  present  farm,  having  since  been  successfully 
engaged  in  general  farming.  He  has  one 
hundred  and  thirty  acres  of  well-improved 
land,  the  fertility  of  which  he  has  increased 
by  well-difected  labor;  and  his  present  com- 
fortable circumstances  are  the  result  of  his 
untiring  energy  and  steady  perseverance.  His 
farm  occupies  a  pleasant  situation  in  the  most 
desirable  part  of  the  town,  and  his  residence 
and  other  buildings  are  substantially  con- 
structed and  kept  in  the  best  of  repair. 

In  1855  Mr.  Fickett  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Z.  Mitchell.  She  was  born  upon  the 
farm  which  her  husband  now  occupies,  a 
daughter  of  Deacon  Benjamin  'Mitchell,  who 
was  an  early  settler  in  Pownal  and  a  promi- 
nent man    in   his  day.      The  Mitchell    family 


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is  an  old  and  highly  respected  one  in  Cum- 
berland County,  and  descends  from  Benjamin 
and  Mehitable  (Bragdon)  Mitchell,  the  former 
of  whom  was  an  early  settler  in  North  Yar- 
mouth. 

Mr.  Fickett  is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and 
has  long  held  a  prominent  position  in  public 
affairs.  He  has  served  the  town  ably  as  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  and  in 
other  important  offices.  He  is  still  engaged 
in  attending  to  his  every-day  duties  about  the 
farm,  'and  possesses  the  strength  and  agility 
of  a  much  younger  man.  He  is  liberal  in  his 
religious  views,  and  his  wife  is  a  member  of 
the  Congregational  church. 


'AMUEL  A.  LAWRENCE,  a  pros- 
perous and  well-to-do  resident  of 
Yarmouth,  was  born  upon  his 
present  farm,  December  i,  18 19, 
son  of  David  and  Margaret  (Davis)  Lawrence. 
His  grandfather,  Colonel  John  Lawrence,  a 
native  of  Massachusetts,  was  an  ofificer  in  the 
Revolutionary  War.  He  became  an  early 
settler  in  Yarmouth,  where  he  cleared  and 
improved  a  good  farm  from  the  wilderness. 
He  was  an  industrious  man,  who  succeeded  in 
establishing  a  comfortable  home  for  himself 
and  family;  and  his  untiring  labor  was  the 
foundation  for  the  prosperity  of  his  descend- 
ants, the  property  he  acquired  being  still  in 
the  family's  possession.  Both  he  and  his  wife 
lived  to  be  over  eighty  years  old,  and  both 
died  at  the  homestead.  They  reared  a  family 
of  children,  of  whom  David,  Mr.  Lawrence's 
father,  was  the  youngest. 

David  Lawrence  was  born  at  the  homestead 
in  Yarmouth,  and,  succeeding  to  the  posses- 
sion of  the  farm,  followed  agricultural  pursuits 
there  during  the  active  period  of  his  life.  He 
was  an  energetic  farmer,  keeping  his  land  in 
a  good  state  of  cultivation;  and  his  labor  was 
productive  of  good  results  for  himself  and 
family.  He  died  at  the  age  of  fifty-two  years. 
.  He  was  liberal  in  his  religious  views  and  a 
Democrat  in  politics.  His  wife,  Margaret 
Davis  Lawrence,  who  was  a  native  of  Yar- 
mouth, became  the  mother  of  eight  children, 
as  follows:  Elizabeth,  Frank,  Mary  Ann, 
Isabella,  and  Marcia,  who  are  no  longer  living. 


Frank  being  lost  at  sea;  Samuel  A.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  Maria,  who  is  now  the 
widow  of  Addison  Lathan,  and  resides  in 
Portland;  and  David  M.,  a  resident  of  Yar- 
mouth village.  The  mother  lived  to  be  over 
seventy  years  old. 

Samuel  A.  Lawrence  acquired  his  education 
in  the  district  schools  of  Yarmouth.  He 
began  at  an  early  age  to  assist  in  the  work  of 
the  farm,  and  since  his  father's  death  has  con- 
tinued to  reside  thereon.  His  property,  which 
consists  of  fertile  land,  is  desirably  located 
and  well  improved.  Mr.  Lawrence  carries  on 
general  farming,  and  has  also  operated  a  stone 
quarry  which  is  situated  on  his  farm  with 
profitable  results.  In  1863  he  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Sarah  Ann  Loring,  a  native  of 
Yarmouth,  who  died  in  1865,  leaving  one  son 
—  Francis  L.,  who  resides  at  home  and  is  now 
managing  the  farm.  Mr.  Lawrence  is  well 
known  and  is  highly  esteemed  throughout  his 
part  of  the  county.  He  is  liberal  in  his  relig- 
ious views,  and  in  politics  he  supports  the  Re- 
publican party. 


^mo 


FORGE  W.  BICKNELL,  a  prosper- 
I  •)  I  ous  farmer  of  Otisfield,  was  born  in 
^-^"  Harrison,  Me.,  October  25,  1837, 
son  of  William  P.  and  Mary  (Merrow)  Bick- 
nell.  Mr.  Bicknell's  father,  who  was  a 
native  of  Hiram,  Me.,  learned  the  trade  of  a 
stone  cutter.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he 
settled  near  Bolster's  Mills  in  the  town  of 
Harrison,  where  he  bought  a  farm,  which  he 
carried  on  in  connection  with  his  trade.  He 
also  engaged  quite  extensively  in  lumbering, 
owning  some  valuable  timber  land. 

His  death,  which  occurred  August  2,  1883, 
while  he  was  travelling  over  his  property,  was 
the  result  of  an  accident.  He  was  a  good 
farmer,  an  able  and  successful  business  man, 
and  a  worthy  citizen.  His  wife,  Mary  Mer- 
row, who  was  born  in  Eaton,  N.H.,  became 
the  mother  of  nine  children,  as  follows:  Ro- 
sella,  who  married  James  Cole,  and  resides 
in  Lewiston,  Me.  ;  Melvina,  the  wife  of 
A.  L.  Thoms,  of  Harrison ;  Mary,  the  wife  of 
Charles  Harding,  of  Harrison ;  George  W. 
(first),  who  died  in  infancy;  George  W.  (sec- 
ond),   the    subject    of    this     sketch ;    Charles 


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Washburn  and  Ichabod  Washburn,  twins,  now 
deceased;  Major  P.,  residing  in  Saco,  Me., 
who  married  Sarah  Lovejoy,  now  deceased ; 
and  Morris,  who  married  Caroline  Smith,  and 
resides  in  Stoneham,  Me.  The  mother  died 
in  March,  1846. 

George  W.  Bicknell  received  his  education 
in  the  common  schools,  and  resided  with  his 
parents  until  reaching  the  age  of  eighteen 
years.  He  then  engaged  in  agricultural  work 
in  the  town  of  Bridgton,  where  he  was  em- 
ployed upon  various  farms  for  five  years. 
After  marriage  he  bought  his  present  farm  in 
Otisfield,  where  he  has  since  resided.  The 
property,  which  is  known  as  the  old  Britton 
farm,  consists  of  ninety  acres  of  fertile  land, 
and  is  one  of  the  most  desirable  pieces  of 
property  in  the  locality.  Mr.  Bicknell  con- 
ducts general  farming  with  ability,  raising 
superior  crops  of  hay,  corn,  and  grain.  He  is 
quite  a  large  fruit  grower.  He  also  gives 
some  attention  to  dairying,  keeping  a  herd  of 
six  finely  bred  cows;  and  he  disposes  of  their 
milk  to  good  advantage. 

On  December  8,  i860,  Mr.  Bicknell  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Mary  Turner.  She  was 
born  in  Otisfield,  September  19,  1842,  daugh- 
ter of  Charles  and  Nancy  (Mayberry)  Turner, 
both  now  deceased.  They  were  natives  and 
prosperous  farming  people  of  Casco,  Me. 

Mr.  Bicknell  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and 
a  member  of  Crooked  River  Lodge,  No.  10, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Bolster's  Mills.  He  has 
brought  his  farm  to  a  high  standard  of  cultiva- 
tion, earning  thereby  quite  a  reputation  for 
enterprise  and  skill.  He  has  arrived  at  his 
present  position  of  prosperity  solely  through 
his  own  energy  and  ability. 


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LBERT  R.  HAWKES,  for  many  years 
largely  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
clothing,  but  now  living  in  retire- 
ment in  Windham,  was  born  in  this 
town,  July  21,  1833,  son  of  Samuel  R.  and 
Hannah  (Morrill)  Hawkes.  His  family  has 
been  American  for  nearly  three  centuries.  It 
began  with  Adam  Hawkes,  who  came  from 
England  to  this  country,  landing  at  Salem, 
Mass.,  June  12,  1630.  Adam  subsequently 
built    a   house    on   an   eminence  called    Close 


•  Hill,  by  the  Saugus  River.  Here  his  son, 
John  Hawkes,  the  next  in  line  of  descent,  was 
born.  The  family  was  continued  by  two  Eb- 
enezers,  father  and  son,  to  James  Hawkes,  Sr., 
who  was  the  great-grandfather  of  Albert  R. 
Hawkes.  In  1738  James  removed  to  a  part  of 
Massachusetts,  on  the  Presumpscott  River,  in 
the  vicinity  of  the  present  village  x)f  West- 
brook,  Me.  He  built  the  first  saw-mill  in  that 
locality,  and  wjth  it  was  profitably  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  lumber  until  his  death. 
James  Hawkes,  Jr.,  Albert's  grandfather,  spent 
the  larger  part  of  his  life  in  Windham,  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business  and  farming. 
He  was  an  active,  enterprising  man>  and 
lived  to  the  age  of  ninety  years.  In  politics 
he  was  an  old-time  Whig.  Both  he  and 
his  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Rebecca 
Robinson,  were  Quakers  in  their  religious 
belief. 

Samuel  R.  Hawkes,  a  native  of  Windham, 
born  on  the  homestead  in  1 799,  was  for  many 
years  a  merchant  of  this  place.  He  subse- 
quently engaged  in  the  lumber  business  at 
Great  Falls,  Gqrham,  Me.,  in  partnership  with 
John  Lindsay,  under  the  firm  name  of  Hawkes 
&  Lindsay.  Tliis  connection  lasted  until  his 
demise,  September  3,  1847,  in  the  prime  of 
a  vigorous  manhood.  While  yet  in  trade  he 
bought  a  farm  of  one  hundred  acres  in  Wind- 
ham, which  was  his  place  "of  residence  many 
years.  It  is  now  occupied  by  his  son  Albert, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch.  In  March,  1827, 
he  married  Hannah  .Morrill,  of  Windham,  and 
became  the  father  of  nine  children.  Of  these 
eight  are  now  living;  namely,  David  R., 
Charles  M.,  Albert  R.,  Lydia  T.,  Samuel, 
Hannah  M.,  Huldab  W.,  and  James  F.  David 
R.,  born  April  21,  1830,  now  residing  in  Som- 
erville,  Mass.,  married  Sarah  J.  Maybury,  and 
has  two  children  —  Edwin  E.  and  Eliza  F. 
Charles  M.  married  Susan  A.,  daughter  of 
Sir  William  Whitney,  and  has  five  children, 
namely:  Dr.  William  W.,  of  New  Haven, 
Conn.  ;  Charles  B.,  an  attorney  in  New  York; 
Samuel,  an  attorney  in  Kansas;'  Susan  Ger- 
trude; and  George  P.,  who  is  carrying  on  a 
genera]  banking  business  in  New  Haven, 
Conn.  Lydia  T.,  born  June  20,  1837,  resides 
in  Windham.  Samuel,  a  farmer,  born  Septem- 
ber 13,  1840,  married  Caroline  M.,   daughter 


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of  Timothy  Skillings,  of  Westbrook,  and  is 
the  father  of  five  children — -Hannah,  Allen  T., 
Charles  M.,  Annie  H.,  and  Julia  M.  Han- 
nah M.,  born  September  5,  1842,  is  the  wife' 
of  John  C.  Cobb,  of  Portland,  and  has  seven 
children,  namely:  Albert  C,  who  married 
Annie  Littlefield,  of  Bridgton,  and  has  three 
children  —  Frederick  H.,  Grace  M.,  and  Helen 
M.  ;  Frederick  H.,  who  is  in  business  with 
his  father;  Frank  W. ,  a  merchant  in  Conway, 
N.H.  ;  Mary  A.;  Grace  H.,  who  married 
William  Bailey,  of  Portland,  June  4,  1895; 
Helen  M.  ;  and  John  C.  Huldah  W.,  born 
March  25,  1844,  is  a  teacher  of  languages  in 
Portland,  but  makes  Windham  her  home. 
James  F.,  born  July  31,  1846,  who  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Skillin,  Hawkes  &  Co.,  of 
Portland,  wholesale  grocers,  married  Ardella 
H.  Fames,  of  Portland,  and  has  one  child, 
Charlie  E. 

Albert  R.  Hawkes,  after  completing  his 
education  at  the  Gorham  High  School,  learned 
the  shoemaker's  trade  in  Windham,  where  he 
worked  for  two  years.  He  continued  at  his 
trade  a  short  time  longer  in  Providence,  R. I., 
after  which,  in  1855,  he  bought  a  half-interest 
in  a  grocery  store  and  a  clothing  factory  in 
Gorham,  and,  with  his  partner,  Mr.  Parker, 
conducted  these  places  for  seven  years  under 
the  firm  name  of  Parker  &  Hawkes.  Then, 
purchasing  his  partner's  interest,  Mr.  Hawkes 
managed  the  business  alone  until  1864,  when 
he  was  burned  out.  In  1865,  in  company  with 
William  H.  White  as  junior  member  of  the 
firm,  he  engaged  in  lumbering  at  Great  Falls, 
now  known  as  North  Gorham,  continuing 
therein  until  the  dissolution  of  the  firm  three 
years  later.  In  1869  and  1870  Mr.  Hawkes 
erected  two  factories,  one  at  Windham  and  one 
at  Casco,  for  the  Portland  Packing  Company. 
Later  for  his  own  use  he  built  a  factory  for 
the  manufacture  of  clothing,  and  resumed  his 
old  business,  working  for  Boston  parties  for 
about  seven  years.  From  1874  until  1879  Mr. 
Hawkes  and  his  family  resided  in  Deering, 
that  his  children  might  have  the  better  educa- 
tional advantages  of  that  town,  but  continued 
his  business  in  Windham  in  the  mean  time. 
He  then  removed  to  the  old  home  farm,  which 
he  had  purchased  in  1856.  On  this  occasion 
he  was  accompanied  by  his  mother,  who  there- 


after made  her  residence  with  him  until  her 
death,  November  13,  1882,  having  been  faith- 
ful to  the  memory  of  her  husband  thirty-five 
years.  In  1880  Mr.  Hawkes  was  employed 
by  his  father's  old  partner,  John  Lindsay,  who 
had  become  entirely  blind,  to  look  after  his  in- 
terests and  settle  up  his  property,  a  work  in 
which  he  was  engaged  six  years.  Since  that 
time  he  has  lived  retired  from  active  business 
pursuits,  giving  his  exclusive  attention  to  the 
care  of  his  hundred-acre  farm,  on  which  he 
raises  large  crops  of  hay. 

Mr.  Hawkes  was  married  June  4,  1857,  to 
Sarah  M.,  daughter  of  James  Whipple,  general 
manager  of  the  powder  works  at  Windham. 
Of  their  children  two  are  now  living,  namely: 
Harry  PL,  born  July  29,  1859,  who  is  engaged 
in  a  wholesale  glove  business  for  a  New  York 
firm;  and  Emily  W.,  born  June  6,  1862.  Re- 
ligiously, Mr.  Hawkes  is  liberal  in  his  views, 
being  a  Unitarian.  In  politics  he  is  a  sound 
Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  Presumpscott 
Lodge,  No.  127,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Wind- 
ham ;  of  Eagle  Chapter,  Westbrook ;  and  of 
Portland  Commandery,  No.  2,  Knights  Temp- 
lars, of  Portland. 


AMES  E.  MITCHELL,  a  veteran  of 
the  Civil  War  and  one  of  the  leading 
farmers  of  Freeport,  was  born  in  that 
town,  July  2,  1843,  son  of  Ira  and 
Sarah  (Soule)  Mitchell.  Mr.  Mitchell's  great- 
grandfather, who  was  the  first  of  his  ancestors 
to  settle  in  Freeport,  arrived  at  a  time  when 
settlers  were  scarce.  Indians  and  wild  game 
roamed  at  large  over  the  district.  In  spite  of 
these  conditions  he  cleared  a  farm  from  the 
wilderness,  and  resided  there  for  the  rest  of 
his  life.  His  son,  Daniel  Mitchell,  Mr. 
Mitchell's  grandfather,  was  born  in  Freeport, 
and  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  the  town.  He 
was  engaged  in  farming  throughout  his  life- 
time, and  he  died  at  a  good  old  age. 

Ira  Mitchell,  Mr.  Mitchell's  father,  who 
was  born  in  Freeport  in  1808,  followed  the 
trade  of  a  spar-maker  for  many  years.  In 
1842  he  settled  upon  the  farm  now  occupied 
by  his  son,  James  E.  His  first  purchase  was 
fifteen  acres  of  unimproved  land.  This  he 
brought  to  a  good  state  of  cultivation,  gradu- 


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ally  adding  more  land  until  he  possessed  a 
valuable  farm.  He  was  profitably  engaged  in 
general  farming  until  1875.  In  this  year  he 
sold  the  property  to  his  son,  and  moved  to 
Brunswick,  Me.,  where  he  afterward  resided 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  August  3, 
1877.  He  was  an  industrious  and  worthy  citi- 
zen and  a  Democrat  in  politics.  His  wife, 
Sarah,  who  was  born  in  Freeport  in  18 10,  be- 
came the  mother  of  seven  children,  all  of 
whom  grew  to  maturity.  They  were :  Martha 
Brewer,  who  died  January  27,  1869,  aged 
twenty-three  years;  Alvin  O. ,  who  was  lost  at 
sea  March  10,  1869,  aged  nineteen  years  and 
ten  months;  Charles  T.,  who  died  in  Califor- 
nia, November  2,  1874,  aged  thirty-nine 
years;  Marcus  M. ,  who  died  in  New  Mexico, 
March  11,  1868,  aged  twenty-six  years;  Mary 
S.,  who  is  the  wife  of  Freeman  Morse,  of 
Brunswick;  Daniel  E. ,  who  is  now  a  resident 
of  Chicago;  and  James  E. ,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  who  is  the  ■  youngest.  The  mother 
died  February  28,  1894.  Mr.  Mitchell's 
parents  attended  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church. 

James  E.  Mitchell  «was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  was  reared  to 
farm  life.  He  assisted  his  father  in  carrying 
on  the  farm  until  he  was  nineteen  years  old. 
On  August  2,  1862,  he  enlisted  as  a  private 
in  Company  E,  Seventeenth  Regiment,  Maine 
Volunteers,  under  Captain  Ellis  M.  Sawyer, 
for  service  in  the  Civil  War.  Subsequently 
he  was  present  at  the  battles  of  Fredericksburg 
and  Chancellorsville,  receiving  at  the  latter 
engagement  injuries  from  which  he  has  never 
fully  recovered.  On  being  honorably  dis- 
charged from  the  service  in  1865,  he  returned 
to  Freeport,  where  he  engaged  in  farming, 
which  occupation  he  has  successfully  followed 
since.  He  owns  a  well-located  farm,  contain- 
ing one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  more  or 
less.  The  residence  and  other  buildings  are 
substantially  constructed,  and  kept  in  good 
repair.  He  devotes  some  attention  to  dairy- 
ing, keeps  at  an  average  five  hundred  hens, 
while  he  raises  large  crops  of  general  farm 
products. 

In  March,  1866,  Mr.  Mitchell  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Frances  Huston.  She  was 
born  in  West  Gray,    Me.,   daughter  of  David 


and  Olive  M.  (Hammond)  Hiiston.  Her 
father,  who  was  a  prosperous  farmer,  a  Bap- 
tist in  his  religious  belief  and  a  Republican 
in  politics,  died  in  West  Gray,  at  the  a^e-  of 
seventy-one  years.  His  wife  bore  him  four- 
teen children,  and  lived  to  the  age  of  sixty- 
five.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mitchell  have  three  sons, 
namely:  Ellis  M.,  born  in  November,  1868, 
who  is  now  the  agent  of  the  Standard  Oil 
Company  at  Athol,  Mass.  ;  Charles  W.,  born 
June  5,  1871,  now  a  druggist  in  Boston;  and 
Fred  S. ,  born  September  10,  1877,  who  j-e- 
sides  at  home.  Mr.  Mitchell  is- liberal  in  his 
views  regarding  religion,  while  in  politics  he 
supports  the  Republican  party.  He  is  a  mem  - 
her  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  of  Freeport  and 
a  comrade  of  Haskell  Post,  No.  106;  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  of  Yarmouth.  A 
worthy  representative  of  one  of  the  oldest  set- 
tlers in  Freeport,  he  is  highly  esteemed  in  the 
town. 


yfRANK  H.  LOW,  an  enterprising  farmer 
p[^  and  dairyman  of  Gray,  Cumberland 
-*-  County,  was  born  in  this  town,  Aiigust 
25,  185 1,  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Lucia 
(Hutchins)  Low.  His  father,  who  is  a  native 
of  Gray,  and  has  all  his  active  life  followed 
agriculture,  resided  in  this  town  until  1873, 
when  he  moved  to  Franklin  County,  where 
he  conducted  a  farm  for  twelve  years.  He 
then  removed  to  Turner,-  Androscoggin 
County,  where  he  is  now  living.  He  is  a  pro- 
gressive farmer,  much  esteemed  in  his  com- 
munity. His  wife,  Lucia,  who  was  born  in 
Gray,  reared  five  children,  namely:  Horace 
H.,  who  married  Ida  Parker,  and  now  resides 
in  Quincy,  Mass.;  Frank  H.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  Nettie,  who  married  B.  L.  Pratt, 
and  now  lives  in  Auburn,  Me. ;  Hewitt  M., 
who  married  Annie  Bryant,  and  is  a  re^dent 
of  Turner,  Me.  ;  and  Orrin  H. ,  who  resides 
with  his  parents  in  Turner. 

Frank  H.  Low  obtained  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  Gray,  and  at  an  early 
age  he  began  to  assist  in  the  work  of  the  farm. 
Upon  attaining  his  majority  he  bought  the 
farm  of  eighty  acres  on  which  he  now  resides, 
andbegan  agricultural  life  upon  his  own  ac- 
CQunt.     His  property,  which  is  well   located^ 


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has  been  much  improved  under  his  careful 
supervision.  He  has  one  of  the  best- 
equipped  dairies  in  the  town,  keeps  a  herd  of 
graded  cows,  and  was  the  first  to  ship  milk  by 
rail  from  Gray.  He  is  particularly  interested 
in  raising  and  preparing  corn  for  seed  pur- 
poses, having  erected  a  large  dryer  upon  his 
farm.  He  ships  his  products  to  points 
throughout  New  England  and  the  West,  and 
has  had  such  profitable  results  that  he  con- 
templates an  immediate  enlargement  of  his 
facilities  in  order  to  meet  the  growing  de- 
mand. In  politics  he  was  formerly  a  Demo- 
crat, but  now  supports  the  Republican  party. 
He  is  a  member  of  Si  loam  Lodge,  No.  45,  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  New 
Gloucester- 

On  August  9,  1872,  Mr.  Low  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Mary  E.  Staples,  who  was  born 
in  Roxbury,  Oxford  County,  Me.,  August  25, 
1854.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Christopher  and 
Adriana  Mitchell,  her  father,  who  was  a  pros- 
perous farmer  and  cattle  dealer,  having  been 
a  native  of  Turner,  and  her  mother  of  Byron, 
Me.  Neither  is  now  living.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Low  have  two  children  —  Christopher  S.,  and 
Eugene  Hale,  both  of  whom  reside  at  home. 
Mr.  Low  is  a  self-made  man,  his  indefatigable 
efforts,  united  with  good  business  qualities, 
having  placed  him  among  the  leading  farmers 
of  his  section.  His  wife  is  a  worthy  helpmeet 
and  a  member  of  the  Congregational  church. 


iYRUS  ABBOTT,  a  successful  mer- 
chant of  Gorham,  Me.,  was  born  in 
Limington,  York  County,  Me.,  De- 
cember 29,  1836,  son  of  John  and 
Sophia  (Blake)  Abbott.  Mr.  Abbott's  pater- 
nal grandfather,  Nathaniel  Abbott,  emigrated 
from  England  and  settled  in  Limington, 
where  he  engaged  in  agriculture.  He  owned 
a  good  farm,  and  devoted  himself  with  pains- 
taking diligence  to  its  cultivation,  residing 
there  for  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  reared  a 
family  of  four  children. 

John  Abbott,  son  of  Nathaniel,  was  born 
in  Limington;  and  when  a  young  man  he  there 
learned  the  shoemaker's  trade,  which  he  fol- 
lowed in  connection  with  farming  during  the 
active  period  of  his  life.      He  died  in  Liming- 


ton at  the  age  of  sixty-eight  years.  His  wife, 
Sophia  Blake,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Samuel 
Blake,  a  prosperous  farmer  of  Baldwin,  Me., 
became  the  mother  of  six  children,  namely: 
Jane;  Francis;  John;  Leonard;  Cyrus,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Sophia. 

Cyrus  Abbott  attended  the  common  schools 
of  his  native  town,  and,  after  finishing  his 
studies,  began  to  fit  himself  for  a  mercantile 
calling  by  entering  a  general  store  in  Liming- 
ton, where  he  was  employed  as  a  clerk  for 
three  years.  He  then  engaged  in  shoemak- 
ing;  and  in  1861  he  moved  to  Gorham,  where 
he  carried  on  that  occupation  for  some  years. 
In.  1869  he  here  established  himself  in  the 
grocery  business,  which  he  has  since  con- 
ducted with  energy  and  profit.  In  1892  his 
store  was  destroyed  by  fire,  but  with  true 
Yankee  enterprise  he  immediately  began  the 
erection  of  his  present  building,  which  was 
completed  and  ready  for  occupancy  in  twenty- 
four  days.  He  carries  a  large  stock  of  grocer- 
ies, harnesses,  blankets,  and  other  articles  of 
general  merchandise,  and  also  deals  in  wood 
and  coal.  He  is  a  progressive  and  successful 
business  man  and  a  highly  respected  citizen. 

Mr.  Abbott  and  Elizabeth  C.  Richardson, 
daughter  of  Abner  Richardson,  of  Limington, 
were  married  in  1861.  Four  children  were 
born  to  them,  namely:  Flora,  who  married 
Sherman  E.  Rand,  and  resides  in  Portland; 
Nellie  M.,  who  resides  at  home;  Ernest  C, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  nine  years;  and  Fred 
J.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  seven  years. 

Mr.  Abbott  is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and 
is  an  active  supporter  of  that  party,  being  a 
member,  of  the  County  Committee;  and  he  has 
filled  the  position  of  Chairman  of  the  Town 
Committee  for  the  past  six  years.  He  is  a 
member  of  Dirigo  Lodge,  No.  21,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  of  Gorham;  and  he  attends  the  Con- 
gregational church. 


SUCIEN    J.    BLAISDELL,  a  prosperous 
farmer  of  Freeport,   was  born   in  Yar- 
^  mouth,    Cumberland    County,    Me., 
February    22,    1833.      His    parents, 
Jeremiah,   second,  and  Mary  H.  (Ross)  Blais- 
dell,  were  both  natives  of  Yarmouth.      His  pa- 
ternal grandfather,  whose  name  also  was  Jere- 


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miah  Blaisdell,  was  born  in  Kingston,  N.  H., 
and  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Yarmouth. 
He  was  a  well-to-do  farmer,  and  also  owned 
and  operated  iron  works  in  the  town.  He 
died  at  the  age  of  forty-five;  but  his  wife, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Ross,  lived 
to  an  advanced  age. 

Jeremiah  Blaisdell,  second,  was  the  young- 
est son  in  a  large  family.  His  life  was  spent 
in  his  native  town,  where  he  owned  and  culti- 
vated a  farm,  attaining  a  comfortable  degree 
of  prosperity.  Politically,  he  supported  the 
Democratic  party.  On  religious  matters  he 
held  liberal  views;  .and,  living  up  to  his  prin- 
ciples, he  acquired  a  wide  reputation  for  hon- 
esty. He  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-three, 
and  his  wife  lived  to  be  seventy-six  "years  of 
age.  Five  children  were  born  to  them,  three 
of  whom  have  passed  to  the  world  beyond, 
namely:  Penelope  M.,  wife  of  a  Mr.  Nichols; 
Marie  Antoinette,  wife  of  Mr.  Wagg;  and 
Angene,  whose  husband's  name  was  Jordan. 
Euphemia,  widow  of  Oliver  Jordan,  resides  in 
Yarmouth,  Me.,  she  and  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  being  the  only  representatives  of  the 
family  now  living. 

Lucien  J.  Blaisdell  received  a  good  com- 
mon-school education  in  Yarmouth.  He  first 
went  to  work  in  a  shipyard,  and  subsequently 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Maine  Central  Rail- 
road Company,  in  whose  repair  shops  he  was 
foreman  when  but  nineteen  years  of  age. 
Two  years  later  he  engaged  with  the  Grand 
Trunk  Railroad  Company;  and  in  all  he  de- 
voted ten  years  of  his  life  to  railroad  work, 
serving  different  companies.  In  1865  he 
moved  to  Freeport,  purchasing  the  farm 
which  he  now  owns  and  occupies,  and  set- 
tling down  to  the  quiet  of  farm  life.  On  his 
land,  which  comprises  one  hundred  and  twelve 
acres,  he  raises  general  produce  and  large 
crops  of  hay.  An  industrious  and  prudent 
man,  he  keeps  his  estate  in  fine  condition, 
every  acre  of  the  land  being  used  to  the  best 
advantage;  and  his  skill  as  a  carpenter  is 
shown  in  the  neat  and  substantial  buildings. 

In  December,  1864,  Mr.  Blaisdell  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Emily  Hoit,  a  native 
of  Gorham,  Me.  Three  children  complete 
the  family  circle  —  Bertha  H.,  Mary  A.,  and 
William  H.     Mr.  Blaisdell  votes  the  Repub- 


lican ticket.  Like  his  father,  he  holds  liberal 
views  on  the  subject  of  religion;  his  wife 
being  of  the  same  mind.  Residents  of  Free- 
port  for  upward  of  thirty  years,  they  have  won 
and  kept  the  respect  of  their  neighbors,  and  are 
among  the  most  esteemed  citizens  of  the  town. 


fHOMAS  HASSETT,  freight  receiver  for 
the  Grand  Trunk  Railway  at  Portland, 
Me.,  owns  and  occupies  the  resi- 
dence at  18  Oxford  Street  which  has  been  his 
home  for  several  years.  He  is  a  native  of  the 
Emerald  Isle,  having  been  born  September  22, 
1827,  in  Limerick,  Province  of  Munster.  His 
parents,  John  and  Ellen  (Fogerty)  Hassett, 
had  but  two  children,  hitnself,  the  only  son, 
and  a  daughter.  Thomas  Hassett  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  Limerick,  living  there 
until  seventeen  years  of  age,  when,  taking 
passage  pn  the  good  ship  "Break  of  Day,"  he 
sailed  for  America,  landing  in  Boston  in  Au- 
gust, 1854.  From  that  city  Mr.  Hassett 
came  directly  to  Portland,  and  for  two  years 
thereafter  was  employed  in  the  United  States 
Hotel.  In  1857  he  secured  a  position  in  the 
Grand  Trunk  Railway  service,  having  now 
been  in  the  employ  of  this  company  for  thirty- 
eight  consecutive  years.  Beginning  as  a 
handler  of  freight,  Mr.  Hassett  labored  faith- 
fully in  the  interests  of  his  employers,  being 
rewarded  by  promotions,  both .  in  rank  and 
wages,  until  reaching  the  position  of  superin- 
tendent of  the  freight  department. 

In  his  political  affiliations  an  uncomprorilis- 
ing  Democrat,  Mr.  Hassett  in  1880  and  1881, 
under  Mayor  Centre,  was  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen,  a  position  which  he  ably 
filled,  and  to  which  he  has  often  since  been 
solicited  to  accept  a  nomination.  For  two 
years  he  was  President  of  the  Irish-American 
Relief  Association,  and  for  several  years  was 
its  Vice-President.  For  many  years  Mr. 
Hassett  was  Treasurer  of  the  Montgom- 
ery Guards  and  for  two  years  the  President. 
Religiously,  he  is  a  faithful  member  of 
the  Roman  Catholic  church.  His  wife  was 
a  native  of  Portland,  and  was  here  reared  and 
educated.  She  died  some  time  since,  leaving 
him  with  seven  children,  four  sons  and  three 
daughters. 


INDEX 


BIOGRAPHICAL. 


Abbott,  Cyrus  .     . 
Ackley,  Ambrose  V 
Adams,  John  M.   . 
Allen,  Charles  W. 
Allen,  Clarence  E. 
Allen,  Henry  M.  . 
Allen,  Robert  A.  . 
Allen,  William  A. 
Allen,  William  P. 
Anderson,  John  D. 
Anderson,  John  F. 
Andrews,  Jeremiah  R 
Andrews,  William  Wallace 
Ayer,  Daniel  C.    . 
Ayer,  Edwin 
Ayer,  Wyer  P. 


Babb,  James  C.     .     . 
Bailey,  Frederick  O. 
Bailey,  Moses  M.      .     . 
Baker,  Clarence  A.,  M.D. 
Banks,  Mrs.  Dorcas  Hopk 
Barrett,  Franklin  R. 
Barton,  Llewellyn 
Bates,  Arthur  L.  . 
Baxter,  Hon.  James 
Beals,  Thomas  P. 
Bennett,  Henry  B. 
Bennett,  J.  Lonville,  M.D 
Bennett,  Capt.  John 
Bennett,  Joseph  G. 
Bennett,  Reuben  B. 
Benoit,  Arthur  H. 
Berry,  Seth  E.       . 
Bicknell,  George  W 
Billings,  William  L. 
Blaisdell,  Lucien  J. 
Blake,  George  .     . 
Blake,  William  L. 
Blanchard,  Capt.  Paul  G. 
Blanchard,  Capt.  Perez  N. 
Blanchard,  William  H. 
Bodge,  Edwin  A.  . 
Bolton,  Sumner  C.    .     • 
Boody,  Charles  E.     .    ■ 


701 
678 
526 
S32 
237 
667 
660 

613 
360 
684 

252 
302 

497 
658 

394 
471 


6i8 
499 

457 
184 
676 

74 
441 

37 
488 
461 

494 
562 

36J 
624 
170 

359 
697 

383 
701 

345 
487 
366 
603 
196 
245 
544 
156 


Boothby,  Col.  Frederic  E, 
Boyd,  Orville  G.  .  .  . 
Brackett,  Albert  .  .  . 
Brackett,  Samuel  M.  . 
Bradbury,  Col.  Albert  W. 
Bradbury,  Bion  .  .  . 
Bradford,  John  .     . 

Bragg,  Capt.  Albert  .     . 
Bray,  John  B.,  M.D.      . 
Brett,  Daniel  L.         .     . 
Brewer,  Henry  C. 
Brigham,  Austin  .     .     . 
Brigham,  William  H. 
Brown,  Charles  C.     .     . 
Brown,  George  W.    .     . 
Brown,  Israel  G.  .     .'  . 
Brown,  Thomas    .     .     . 
Brown,  Thomas  J.     .     . 
Bucknam,  Frank  W. 
Bucknam,  Capt.  James  M 
Bunting,  John  G.,  M.D. 
Burnham,  Albion  H. 
Burnham,  Frank  H. 
Burnham,  George  N.     . 
Burnham,  Perley  P.  .     . 
Buzzell,  Dr.  Rebecca  A. 


557 
277 
362 
r48 

425 
422 
548 
112 
381 
484 
643 
433 

60 
615 
510 
578 

75 
539 
163 
318 
157 
584 
214 
214 
438 
384 


Cannell,  George  C 395 

Carleton,  Joseph  Hall    .  183 

Carsley,  David  F 504 

Cartland,  Thomas  P.  R.     .     .     .  547 

Cash,  Andrew  J 617 

Cash,  George  W.                .     .  258 

Castner,  Herman  M 199 

Caswell,  Albert  B 336 

Chadbourne,  George  E.  .481 

Chaplin,  Joseph  F 108 

Chaplin,  Richard  J 351 

Chapman,  Charles  J       .          .     .  266 

Chapman,  Moses  M.               .     .  236 

Chase,  Charles  S.      .     .          .     .  139 
Chase,  Francis  E.     .     :     .          .142 

Chase,  Jerry  A 3ro 

Chipman,  Daniel  H.  326 

Chisholm,  Hugh  J.     .     .     .  306 

Choate,  Charles 654 

Chute,  Adelbert  C 229 


Chute,  Albert  F.  . 
Chute,  Frank  A.   . 
Clark,  Elisha  A.   . 
Clary,  Charles  M. 
Cleaves,  Aaron     . 
Cleaves,  Hon.  Henry  B 
Cleaves,  Capt.  John  D. 
Cleaves,  Nathan    .     . 
Cleaves,  Robert  A.    . 
Cleaves,  Tristram  G. 
Clifford,  William  Henry 
Cobb,  Col.  John  C.    . 
Cobb,  Capt.  Samuel  O. 
Cole,  Charles    .     .     . 
Cole,  Cyrus       .     .     . 
Conant,  Solomon  .     . 
Cook,  Daniel  M.  .     . 
Cook,  Leone  R.     .     . 
Cordwell,  Albert  A.  . 
Cotton,  Charles  B.     . 
Cousens,  Lyman  M. 
Cressey,  Alnion  H.   . 
Cressey,  Alvin 
Cressey,  Horace    .     . 
Cressey,  Melville  W. 
Crockett,  Daniel  M. 
Croston,  Gregory 
Cushman,  Granville  A. 
Cummings,  Rev.  Ephraim  C 
Cummings,  Levi  L.   . 
Curtis,  Capt.  Joseph  R. 
Cutter,  Reuben     .... 
Cutter,  Hon.  William  W.  . 


627 
588 
520 
276 

54 
140 

544 
168 
688 
260 
269 

589 
626 

364 
419 

77 
455 
662 

437 
243 
S5I 
142 

66 
282 
138 
286 
247 
332 

29 
693 
572 
597 

17 


Dalton,  Rev.  Asa,  D,D. 

.     286 

Dana,  Woodbury  K. 

.     558 

Davis,  Charles 

.       q82 

Davis,  Henry  J.     .     . 

•       33 

Davis,  John  H.      .     .     . 

190 

Davis,  William 

227 

Dawes,  Thomas  J.     . 

•     632 

Decker,  Nathan    .     . 

■     363 

Deering,  Capt.  Charles 

S82 

Deering,  James     . 

14 

Deering,  Nathaniel 

12 

Deering,  Nathaniel    .     .     . 

15 

Dennison,  Capt.  William  E. 

.     291 

704 


INDEX 


Dickens,  Daniel 334 

Dike,  Kimball  J 675 

Dodge,  Ruel  A 432 

Dodge,  Thaddeus  L 213 

Dole,  Samuel  T 509 

Dolloff,  Edward  W 195 

Dow,  Gen.  Neal    .         ....  9 

Dow,  William  M 641 

Doyle,  Edward  R 576 

Drummond,  Josiah  Haydcn   .     .  152 

Duddy,  Edward 596 

Dunn,  Isaac  S 170 

Dyer,  George  T 89 

Dyer,  Howard  E 681 

Dyer,  Jesse 126 

■  Dyer,  John  A.  S.       .     .         .     .  120 

Dyer,  Nathan  R 644 

Dyer,  Nathaniel 283 


Eaton,  Woodman  S 537 

Edes,  R.  C.       .     .     .  .677 

Edwards,  David 674 

Edwards,  D.  J.      ...         .     .     416 

Emery,  Frank  H 561 


Farnsworth,  Arthur  L 305 

Farrington,  Joseph  R 521 

Fellows,  Dana  W.,  M.D.   ...  298 

Fellows,  Frank  F 662 

Fenderson,  Willard  N.      ...  65 

Fessenden,  Edwin  A.,  M.D.  .     .  540 

Fickett,  Joseph  S 319 

Fickett,  Nathaniel 696 

Files,  Charles  Olin,  M.D.  216 

Files,  David  F. 301 

Files,  Merrill  T 235 

Fitts,  Samuel   .         552 

Fletcher,  Jonathan  H .        .     .     .  149 

Flint,  John .  652 

i^loyd,  Frank  M 439 

Foster,  Charles  W.,  M.U.      .     .  172 

Foster,  Perley  B 620 

Foster,  Sumner 620 

Frank,  John  W 379 

Freeman,  Elias  D 569 

Fuller,  Melville  B 76 

Fuller,  Samuel  S 175 


G 

Gerrish,  John  J.         447 

Gerrish,  Joseph  G 648 

Gibbs,  Aaron 490 

Gibbs,  Charles  R 402 

Gibbs,  Charles  E 421 

Gibbs,  Franklin    ....  595 

Gleason,  Charles  E.       .         .     .  674 

Goddard,  Calvin  S iio 

Goding,  Charles  W.  T.      .  .  543 

Coding,  Edwin  L 246 


PAGE 

Goold,  Charles  E 140 

Gore,  William 18 

Goudy,  Lewis  A 99 

Gould,  Charles  H 430 

Gould,  Ransom  D 694 

Gray,  Rufus  E 360 

Greeley,  Roswell  P 614 

Green,  Albert 143 

Green,  George  H 331 

Green,  Major  William  H.  .     .     .  281 

Greenleaf,  Calvin  P 634 

Gross,  Sewall 498 

Guthrie,  Simon  B.     .     .     .  • .     .  366 


H 


Hale,  Clarence 320 

Hale,  Leon  L.,  M.D.     ....  210 

Haley,  William 198 

Hall,  Benjamin  F 123 

Hall,  Elton  A 587 

Hall,  George  W 583 

Hall,  Grenville      ...         .     .  623 

Hall,  Horace  A 342 

Hamilton,  Clinton  M.    .         .     .  687 

Hamilton,  Jonas    .     .     .     .     .     .  415 

Hamilton,  Joseph  S.      .     .     .     .  299 

Hamilton,  Capt.  Lorenzo  .     .     .  405 

Hamilton,  Stfephen  B 1 57 

Hancock,  Sumner  O.     .         .     .  364 

Hanson,  Verranus  C 203 

Harding,  Edward      .....  691 

Harding,  Capt.  Richard     .         .  550 

Harding,  Roscoe  G.       .          .     .  470 

Harlow,  Charles  B 669 

Harriman,  Abel  H 391 

Hart,  Hanson  M .  50 

Hartford,  Henry  B 569 

Haskell,  Augustus  J 528 

Haskell,  Charles  A.  .     .          .     .  322 

Haskell,  Thomas  B 301 

Hassett,  Thomas 702 

Hawkes,  Abner  L 598 

Hawkes,  Albert  R 698 

Hawkes,  Ezra 505 

Hawkes,  Neander  L 183 

Heald,  John  S 372 

Hellen,  Joseph 385 

Hersom,  Jane  L.,  M.D.      ...  275 

Hezelton,  Joseph  H in 

Hibbard,  Orin  B 63 

Higgins,  John  D 639 

Higgins,  John  L 560 

Hight,  Alonzo 77 

Hill,  John  H 432 

Hodgkins,  Charles  E 273 

Hoegg,  Daniel  W 455 

Holbrook,  Edwin  A 397 

Holden,  Lyman  W.   .     .          .     .  419 

Hollis,  Robert  D 596 

Holt,  Erastus  E.,  M.D.      ...  62 

Holt,  William  F, 448 

Hosmer,  Col.  Edwin  H.          .     .  624 

Howard,  B.  Page 273 

Howe,  James  D 659 


Hunt,  Lucian    .     .     .     -. 
Huston,  Edward  .  '  .    . 
Huston,  Everett  L.    .     ; 
Hutchins,  Joseph  H. 
Hutchinson,  Melville  C. 


4fiS 
66 

317 
164     * 

63s 


Ingalls,  Darwin 230 


Jillson,  Edwin  M.      .  . 

Jillson,  Ephraim  B.  .  . 

Jillson,  Stephen  D.   .  . 

Johnson,  Charles  .     .  . 
Johnson,  George  Crockett 

Johnston,  Thomas  M.  . 

Jones,  Aurelius  S.     .  . 

Jones,  Henry  M.  .     .  . 

Jones,  Jobey  S.    .    .  . 

Jordan,  George  C.     .  . 

Jordan,  Harris  W.     .  . 

Jordan,  Isaac  D.  .    .  . 

Jordan,  John  Q.  A.    .  . 

Jordan,  Marshall  .     .  . 

Jordan,  Nathaniel  B.  . 

Jordan,  Rufus  K.  .     .  . 

Jordan,  Solomon  .     .  . 

Jordan,  William  B.    .  . 
Jordan,  William  H.  . 

Jose,  Samuel  H.   .    .  . 


225 

335 
362 

84 
104 
559 
237 
438. 


412 
570 

533 
4S1 

235 
345 
667 

566 

94 
631 
122 


K 


Keene,  Fernald  L 250 

Kelley,  Daniel  T 553 

Kennard,  Charles  A 429 

Keyes,  Martin  L 72 

Kimball,  Byron 506 

Kimball,  Cassius  L 166 

Kimball,  Edward 647 

Kimball,  Walter  S.   .    .    .    .    .626 

King,  James  W 473 

Kitson,  Richard  T 678 

Knapp,  Thomas  B 325 

Kneeland,  Charles  B iji 

Knight,  John  C 586 

Knight,  Lewis  P.  .     .• 542 

Knight,  Samuel iij 


Lamb,  Merritt  .    . 
Lamb,  William  W. 
Lamson,  Charles  H. 
Lane,  Aerial  D.     . 
Lane,  Charles  M. 
Lane,  Henry  J. 
Lane,  Orrin  B. 
Larrabee,  Benjamin 
Larrabee,  Philip  J. 


518 
531 
300 
428 
554 
313 
3'3 
312 
496 


INDEX 


70s 


Larrabee,  William  L. 
Latham,  Samuel  S.  . 
Lawrence,  David  .  . 
Lawrence,  James  .  . 
Lawrence,  John  T.  . 
Lawrence,  Samuel  A. 
Leighton,  Andrew  . 
Leighton,  George  W. 
Libby,  Alonzo  .  .  . 
Libby,  Frank  A.  .  . 
Libby,  George  H. 
Libby,  Sewell  E.  .  . 
Libby,  William  F.     . 

Lincoln,  William  R   . 

Little,  Albion    .     .     . 

Little,  HartwelW. 

Locke,  Joseph  A. 
_  Lombard,  Major   . 

Loring,  David  G.  .     . 

Loring,  Henry  W.     . 

Lovejoy,  George  W. 

Lovewell,  Johnson  K. 

Low,  Frank  H.      .     . 

Low,  Robert  B.     .    . 

Lowe,  Amos     ... 

Lucas,  William     .     . 

Lufkin,  Abraham  P. 

Lufkin,  Asa  A.      .     . 

Lunt,  Daniel  W.  .    . 


M 


•IS 
503 
129 

395 

418 
697 

83 

70 

469 

198 

84 

262 

65 
222 


434 
32 
566 
48 
440 
386 
627 
512 
700 
644 

373 
S6i 
628 
609 
666 


Milliken,  James  A.    ....     .  204 

Mitchell,  Frank,  M.D.  .          .     .  46 

Mitchell,  James  E.    .         .  699 

Mitchell,  William  W 654 

Moore,  Myron  E.            .          .  212 

Morgan,  Elisha  M 382 

Morrell,  Cornelius  N 155 

Morrison,  Hazen  D.       .         .  292 
Morrison,  John      ...               -171 

Morse,  Freeman  H.  .         .     .  375 

Motley,  Frederick  A 683 

Motley,  William  H 316 

Moulton,  Augustus  F 223 

Moulton,  Leander  H.         .  .71 

Moulton,  Lewis  W.   .              .     .  333 

Mountfort,  John        661 

Murch,  Samuel  T 692 


N 


Mallet,  Edmund  B 633 

Marks,  William  M 5 '6 

Marrett,  James  E 608 

Marriner,  Jabez 1 78 

Marsh,  John  D 677 

Marshall,  Bertrand  F.,  M.D.      .  225 
Marston,  Capt.  Levi                     -369 

Martin,  Joseph  N 476 

Matthews,  Fred  V.    .     .              .  392 

Maxfield,  Clark  N 342 

Maxfield,  John  T 487 

Mayberry,  Edwin  T.     .         .    .  87 

Mayberry,  Richard Si 

Mayberry,  Deacon  Richard    .     .  293 

Mayberry,  Simon  H.     .     .          •  3i7 

McClutchy,  Robert  A 5^5 

McCoUister,  E.  A.,  M.D.  ...  618 

McGowan,  Joseph  A 599 

McLellan,  William  E 665 

McLellan,  William  H 180 

McQuillan,  Col.  George  F.    .     .  259 

Megquier,  Arthur  S 542 

Megquier,  John  L 04 

Merrill,  David  W 380 

Merrill,  George  E 649 

Merrill,  Harry 649 

Merrill,  Henry  J 669 

Merrill,  John  F.  A 72 

Merrill,  John  T 234 

Merrill,  True  M 489 

Millett,  Henry  R 'oi 

Milliken,  Charies  R 452 

Milliken,  Edwin  C 95 


Nash,  Daniel  F.    . 
Nelson,  Charles  H 
Nelson,  Otis  C.     . 
Nevins,  Amos  H. 
Newman,  Edward 
Noyes,  Alfred  O 
Noyes,  Arthur  S. 
Noyes,  Edward  A. 
Noyes,  Tristram   . 
Nutting,  Albert  F, 


Osborne,  Charles  H. 
Osborne,  Jerry  J.  . 
Osborne,  Woodbridge  G. 
Otis,  Andrew  J.     .     .     . 
Oxnard,  John  T. 


Packard,  Dr.  Samuel  A. 

Page,  Ira  B 

Paine,  Samuel  L. 
Palmer,  John  T.,  M.D.  . 
Palmer,  Joshua  S.     .     • 
Palmer,  Moses  Greenleaf 
Parker,  Alexander  M.,  M.D 
Parker,  Gardner  M.  . 
Payne,  William  H. 
Peabbles,  Charles     . 
Peaco,  Wendall  S.    . 
Pease,  Chester  H.     . 
Pennell,  James      .     . 
Penney,  George  B.    . 
Perkins,  John  W. 
Perley,  Col.  John  P.  . 
Perley,  Samuel  F.     . 
Perry,  Stephen  C.      . 
Perry,  William  F. 
Peters,  George  C.      , 
Peters,  Henry  B. 
Peters,  Joseph  W. 


Pickard,  Samuel  T.  .     . 
Pierce,  Arthur  W.     .     .     . 
Pike,  Freeman  H.      .     .     . 
Pinkham,  Elbridge  G.,  Jr. 
Pinkham,  Ernest  E.       .     . 
Pinkham,  Capt.  Jacob  B.   . 
Plummer,  E.  A.     .     .     . 
Plummer,  Seth  L. 
Ponce,  Ernesto      .     .     ■ 
Poor,  Edwin  L.     .  .     . 

Poor,  Leander  A. 
Poore,  Leland  H.,  M.D.     . 
Porter,  George  A.     .     . 
Potter,  N.  Prentiss,  M.D, 

Pratt,  Jacob  R 

Pratt,  Jedediah  A.     .     . 
Pratt,  Lyman  J      .     . 
Prince,  Sylvanus  C.        .     . 
Pritchard,  Rev.  Benjamin  F 
Pritham,  Charles       .     . 
Proctor,  John  F.   .     .     . 


40 
61 

220 

315 
616 


581 

292 

212 

56 

397 

93 

78 

•568 

387 

62 

650 

679 

443 
670 
482 
538 

349 
458 
122 
595 
457 
34 


Quinby,  Isaac  F. 


R 


Rand,  Daniel  M 

Randall,  Charles  L.,  M.D. 
Raymond,  Harlan  M.     . 
Raynes,  Joseph     ... 
Read,  Joseph  W.  .     .  . 

Redlon,  Nathan  E.    . 
Reed,  Asa  P.,  M.D.  .     . 
Reed,  Hon.  Thomas  B. 
Rice,  Elihu  H.      .     . 
Rice,  James  L.      .     . 
Rich,  Andrew  J.    .     . 
Rich,  Granville  M.    . 
Rich,  Herbert  W.     . 
Rich,  John  H.  .     . 
Richards,  Charles  K. 
Richards,  Fred  E.     .     . 
Richardson,  Capt.  John  M. 

Ricker,  Alvin  P 

Ricker,  Franklin  C. 
Ricker,  Timothy  H.  .     .     . 
Rideout,  Nathaniel        .     . 
Rideout,  Silas  M. 
Riggs,  Frank  W.  .     . 
Roberts,  Charles  W. 

Roberts,  John  C 

Roberts,  William  .     . 

Robie,  Hon.  Frederick 
Robinson,  Joseph  L. 
Roes,  John  H.  .     . 

Rogers,  Spencer        .     .     . 
Rolfe,  Samuel  .... 
Rounds,  Daniel  W.,  M.D. 
Rowell,  George  Smith 
Rowell,  James  F. 
Russell,  George    . 
Russell,  Harrison  B. 


519 

177 
671 

305 
668 
240 
450 
S6 
251 
226 
552 
566 
578 
371 
215 
248 

694 
265 

59 
239 
179 


328 


73 
176 

134 
293 

238 

109 

467 

27 

39' 

285 

560 

277 

325 

404 

651 

144 

261 

507' 

507 

507 

517 
228 
652 

403 

121 

167 

19 

23 

458 

327 

47 

692 

.36 

.  682 

182 

605 


7o6 


INDEX 


Samson,  Rev.  Thomas  S. 

Saunders,  David  C 

Sawyer,  Calvin  S 

Sawyer,  Fernald  J 

Sawyer,  John  E 

Scamman,  Stephen    .... 
Scarborough,  JHoward  G. 
Schillenger,  Charles  S.       .     . 
Schonland,  Richard  R.       .     . 

Scott,  John  G 

Scribner,  Levi 

Searle,  Frank  W.,  M.D.     .     . 

Seiders,  George  M 

Shailer,  Barnas  S 

Shattuck,  Jacob  P 

Shaw,  Horace  H.  .  . 
Shaw,  Lorenzo  L.  .  . 
Shaw,  Nelson  M.      ..... 

Shorey,  Henry  A 

Short,  Joseph  H.  .     .     . 

Sinnett,  David  P 

Skillings,  Benjamin  S.  .  .  . 
Skillins,  Franklin  A.  .  .  . 
Skolfield,  George  R.  .  .  . 
Skolfield,  Capt.  Isaac  L.    .     . 

Small,  Charles  E 

Small,  Edward 

Small,  Freeman  Evans,  M.D. 

Small,  James  M 

Small,  John  C 

Smith,  Benjamin  F 

Smith,  Daniel  C.  .     .     .     .     . 

Smith,  E.  H.  Foster      •     •     • . 
Smith,  Frederick  .     .         .     . 

Smith,  Ira  M 

Smith,  Lewis 

Snow,  Rev.  Benjamin  P.    .     . 

Snow,  Eben 

Snow,  Temple  H.  .  .  . 
Snow,  William  H.  H.  .  .  . 
Snowman,  Capt.  William  W. 

Soule,  Edward  S 

Soule,  Capt.  Horace  B.      .     . 

Soule,  John 

Soule,  William  G 

Sparrow,  Warren       .         .     . 

Spear,  Maresha  S 

Spurr,  Henry  P 

Spurr,  Lewellyn 

Spurr,  Samuel  G 

Staley,  Frank  S 

Stanley,  Benjamin  F.  .  .  . 
Stanwood,  Charles    .... 

Staples,  Edward  R 

Staples,  W.  M 

St.  Clair,  Hollis 

Stevens,  Augustus  E.    .   *.     . 
Stevens,  John  .... 
Stevens,  John  C.  . 
Stevens,  J.  Putnam        .     .     . 
Stevenson,  Alexander        .     . 
Stewart,  Sidney  B.    .     . 
Stiles,  Abner  D.    . 
Stinson,  John  N.  .     .     . 


374 

344 

42 

49 

sn 
203 
064 
355 

2IS 

296 
653 
233 
406 
270 

257 
125 

S2S 

97 
528 

61 
200 
383 
247 

45 
51S 
495 
675 
376 
468 
610 
664 
673 
587 
690 
411 
409 

449 
672 
loi 
107 
409 

343 
268 
90 
486 
339 
135 
533 
284 
607 

594 
219 

243 
398 
239 
119 
128 
46 
165 

54 
278 
462 
680 
410 


Stockman,  Frank  W 
Stone,  Henry  M.  . 
Stone,  Melville  C. 
Stover,  Daniel  R.  ■ 
Stover,  Elisha  S.  . 
Stover,  Capt.  Lemuel  H. 
Straw,  Neil  W.  R.,  M.D. 
Strout,  Joseph  M.      .     . 
Strout,  Sewall  C.      .    . 
Strout,  Willis  F.  .     .     . 
Studley,  William  T. 
Swett,  Edward  C.      .     . 
Swett,  Capt.  Walter  K. 
Sylvester,  Charles  B.,  M.D 
Sylvester,  Ezekiel  J. 
Sylvester,  George  S. 
Sylvester,  George  W 
Symonds,  John  J. 


Talbot,  George  F.     .     .     .     .     . 

Taylor,  George  W 

Taylor,  John  L. 

Thayer,  Frederick  M 

Thomas,  William  Wallace,  M.D., 
Thomas,  William  Widgery,  Jr., 
Thomas,  William  Widgery,  Sr., 

Thomes,  Oren  S 

Thompson,  Almon  V.,  M.D.  .  . 
Thompson,  William  S.,  M.D.  . 
Tibbetts,  Capt.  Lincoln  W.     .     . 

Tolford,  John  G 

Tolman,  Philander 

Tompson,  Edwin  H.  Chapin  .  . 
Topliff,  Albion  P.,  M.D.    . 

Tower,  Frederic  L 

Towle,  Horace  H.  ■ 

Townsend,  Edwin  C.     .     .     .     . 

Trickey,  Charles  P 

Trickey,  Edward 

Trickey,  Edward  H 

Trickey,  Henry  S 

Trickey,  Robert 

Trickey,  William 

Tripp,  James  E 

True,  Amos  A.      .     .     . 

True,  Asaph 

True,  Jabez  ....  .     . 

True,  John  W 

True,  Samuel  A 

True,  William 

True,  William  H.,  M.D.    . 
Trumbull,  Jeduthun  A,       .     .     .■ 
Tryon,  Andrew  J. 

Tucker,  Payson 

Tufts,  Frank  M 

Twitchell,  Herbert  F.,  M.D.  . 
Twitchell,  John  R 


U 


Usher,  Joshua  L 632 


515 
188 

i'3 

187 
168 
228 
472 
495 
323 
158 
205 
604 

475 
600 
197 

341 
120 
179 


294 
86 

575 
640 
124 
206 

193 

508 
401 
688 

493 
288 

549 
339 
576 
263 
380 

249 
297 

53 
■557 

39 
593 
177 

81 

571 
181 

349 

427 
518 
224 

353 
280 
321 

344 
671 

97- 
531 


Valentine,  Leander 31 

Varney,  Hiram      .     .    ■-.   ' .     .     .      49 
Vose,  Edwin  F.,  M.D 69 


W 

Walker,  Augustus  H 485 

Walker,  Charles  B 565 

Walker,  Gardner 679 

Walker,  Lyman  F 274 

Ward,  A.  K.  P 639 

Ward,  John  H 214 

Ward,  William 681 

Warren,  Albert  F 663 

Warren,  George 88 

Warren,  John  W.       ....  149 

Warren,  Lewis  P 47' 

Waterhouse,  Albion  N 151 

Waterhouse,  Charles  M.    .     .     .  636 

Waterhouse,  Harrison'R.  .    >.     .  620 

Watson,  Clark      ......  53 

Webb,  Frank  E 586 

Webb,  Franklin  C 352 

Webb,  Mahlon  H 541 

Webber,  Hermon      .     .     .    ■.     .  642 

Webster,  Jos.eph  S 254 

Weeks,  Orlando  P.    .     .     .     •     ■  303 

White,  Joseph  Carr 88 

White,  John  S 426 

Whitman,  Rev.  Harrison  S.  .     .  29 

Whitney,  Amrai 331 

Whitney,  Charles  S.       ....  448 

Whitney,  George  E.       .     .     .     .  116 

Wiggin,  Charles  C. 244 

Wiggins,  Daniel   ....         .102 

Wiley,  Gardner  B 85 

Willard,  Capt.  Benjamin  j".     .     .  130 

Wilson,  Adam  Winslow     .     .  103 

V^lson,  Joseph     .     .     .     .     .     .  689 

Winslow,  Alfred  B.  .     .     .     .     .-220 

Winslow,  Frederick  D.      .     .     .  311 

Winslow,  GeCrge  R 465 

Winslow,  Capt.  Jacob  S-     .     .     .  102 

Winslow,  John  B 350 

Winslow,  Matthew  F 648 

Woodbury,  Elmer  F 417 

Woodford,  William  .     .     .     .  ' .  619 

Woodman,  Charles  B 444 

Woodman,  Reuel  William     .    .  264 

Woodman,  Willard  W.      ...  137 


York,  Capt.  Andrew  J.       ...  431 

York,  Capt.  Eben  R 503 

York,  George  W 114 

Yorke,  William 40 

Young,  John  R 695 

Young,  Capt.  Joseph  ,  .    .    .    .  189 


PORTRAITS. 


Allen,  William  A. 

Banks,  Elias     . 
Baxter,  James  P. 
Bennett,  Henry  B 
Bennett,  John  . 
Berry,  Seth  E. 
Blanchard,  Capt.  Paul  G. 
Blanchard,  Capt.  Perez  N. 
Bradbury,  Albert  W, 
Brown,  Israel  G.  . 


Chisbolm,  Hugh  J. 
Cleaves,  John  D. 
Curtis,  Joseph  R. 


Dow,  Neal   .     .     .     . 

Eaton,  Woodman  S. 

Files,  Charles  Olin    . 
Fuller,  Samuel  S. 


Gerrish,  John  J. 

Hall,  George  W. 
Hall,  Grenville 


faci 


PAGE 

6l2 

185 
36 

460 

563 
358 

367 

602 

424 

579 

307 
545 
573 


536 

217 
174 

446 

;583 
622 


Hamilton,  Jonas    .     .         .     , 
Hart,  Hanson  M.- 

Higgins,  John  D 

Hodgkins,  Charles  E.    .     . 
Hoegg,  Daniel  W.     .     .     . 
Hunt,  Mrs.  Caroline  } 
Hunt,  Lucian  | 

Huston,  Edward  .... 

Ingalls,  Darwin     .... 

Johnson,  George  C.  .  .  . 
Jordan,  William  H. 

Lane,  Charles  M.       .     . 
Little,  Albion   .     . 

IVIartin,  Joseph  N.  .  .  . 
Merrill,  David  W.  -i  .  . 
Millett,  Henry  R.      .     .     . 

Parker,  Alexander  M.,  M.D. 
Parley,  Samuel  F.     .     .     . 
Pritchard,  Rev.  Benjamin  F. 

Quinby,  Isaac  F 


414 

51 

638 
272 
454 
464 

67 
231 

105 
630 

555 
435 

477 
389 
160 

79 

348 
58 


Reed,  Hon.  Thomas  B. 
Richards,  Fred  E.     .     . 


Shattuck,  Jacob  P.     . 
Shaw,  Lorenzo  L. 
Sinnett,  David  P.       .     . 
Skolfield,  George  R. 
Skolfield,  Capt.  Isaac  L. 
Small,  Freeman  E.,  M.D. 
Soule,  John      .... 
Soule,  William  G. 
Stan  wood,  Charles 

Thomas,  William  W.,  Jr. 
Thomas,  William  W.,  Sr. 
Thompson,  Almon  V.,  M 
Tibbetts,  Capt.  Lincoln  W 
Tolford,  John  G.  .     . 
Tompson,  Edwin  H.  C 
Trickey,  James    ) 
Trickey,  Robert ) 

Whitney,  George  E. 
Willard,  Capt.  Benjamin  J. 


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.    .    256 
524 

.   .   201 

44 

•  •  5'4 

•  •  377 

•   9' 
facing  486 

.  .  242 


D. 


329  York,  Capt.  Eben  R. 


207 
192 
400 
492 
289 
338 
592 


117 
131 

502