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sce History of Lexington, Mass., by Charles Hudson, and United States histories.)
The Hon. Benjamin Grecne and Lydia Clark had five children; namcly, Benjamin Franklin Grecnc, Frederick Grecne, Charles Greene, Henry Bowen Clark Grecnc, and Bowen Clark Grecnc. Mrs. Lydia C. Greene died in 1830.
Benjamin F. Greene was born in Marble- head, Mass., February 14, 1794, entered Yale College in 1810, left college in 1812, and en- tered the army as Lieutenant. At the close of the war he finished his studies, and settled in Athens as a physician and surgcon. Hc died April 7, 1869. Dr. B. F. Greene was married December 14, 1818, to Elizabeth Moody Gillpatrick, who was born August 29, 1797, a daughter of Richard Gillpatrick, of Kennebunk, Me. (For a history of the Gill- patrick family see History of Wells and Ken- nebunk, by Edward E. Bourne, LL.D.)
Dr. Benjamin F. Greene and his wife, Elizabeth, had eight children: Benjamin Franklin, born October 26, 1820, died Febru- ary 8, 1826; Richard Gillpatrick, born Au- gust 13, 1823; Charles Franklin, born Octo- ber 29, 1825; Elizabeth Franklin, born May 12, 1827; Maria Gillpatrick, born July 21, 1829; Lucy Sophia, born October 15, 1831 ; Mary Bourne, born October 22, 1833; and William Franklin, born March 29, 1841, died April 8, 1841.
Richard G. Greene married in 1851 Laura Merrill, of Oshkosh, Wis., where he resided until his death, May 27, 1893. He left one daughter.
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Charles F. Greene married Catherine Smith, of Albion, Me. They had four chil- dren, namely: Frank; Kate; C. Fred Greene, of Melrose, Mass .; and Walter, of Boston.
Elizabeth F. Greene was married March 13, 1846, to George W. Collins, of St. Albans, Me., who afterward moved to Aroostook, and was State Senator from that county. They had two children, namely : Charles Collins, of Portland, Ore .; and George H. Collins, editor of the Star Herald, of Presque Isle. George W. Collins died August 22, 1896.
Maria G. Greene married September 30, 1856, Gilman Hall, of Athens. Mr. Hall died November 16, 1866. Mrs. Hall married August 24, 1886, Dr. James S. Tobey, of Athens. Dr. Tobey died October 23, 1891. No children were born of either union.
Mary B. Greene married April 23, 1868, Melvin Pond, of Fort Fairfield, Me. She never had any children.
Lucy S. Greene married August 17, 1852, John Henry Sayward, of Alfred, Me. Mr. Sayward was born at Alfred, July 30, 1821. He was merchant and Postmaster there many years, being appointed to the United States mail service in 1869, and remaining until 1885. He represented his district in the legislature in 1860-61 and in 1864-65. He now resides in Portland, Me. Mr. and Mrs. Sayward had five sons and one daughter.
Henry B. C. Greene, fourth son of Ben- jamin and Lydia (Clark) Greene, was a noted physician and surgeon of Boston. He married Elizabeth Hartly, of Saco, Me. They had eleven children, namely: Elizabeth, deceased ;
Mary, deceased; twins, one a daughter, Sarah; Charles; Henry, a noted surgeon of Boston, deceased; Edward, deceased; Helen; George; Julia, deceased; and Lucy, who mar- ried Dr. E. P. La Prohon, of Portland, Me., and is still living, the mother of several chil- dren.
Frederick Greene, son of Benjamin and Lydia, was a lawyer in Saco, Me. He mar- ried Lydia Perkins, and had two children, a son and a daughter.
Bowen Clark Greene was a lawyer in Saco, Me., and a bachelor.
The Hon. Charles Greene, son of Benjamin and Lydia Clark Greene and father of Fred G., the special subject of this biographical sketch, was born at Marblehead, Mass., Feb- ruary 21, 1796. He came with his father to Berwick, Me., fitted for college at Berwick Academy, graduated from Dartmouth in 1811, and studied law with his father and Dudley Hubbard, Esq. He practised law in South Berwick nine years. Then he removed to Norridgewock, Me., and in a few months to Athens, where he practised his profession until his death, August 24, 1852. Charles Greene was Aide to Governor Parris, Senator in the legislature in 1835, Counsellor in 1836, and for several years Judge of Probate of Somerset County, commencing in 1841. He was married July 6, 1824, to Sarah Saw- telle, daughter of Richard Sawtelle, Esq., of Norridgewock, and Sally Ware (sister to John Ware). Miss Sawtelle was sister to ex-Con- gressman, the Hon. Cullen Sawtelle, who was the father of General Charles Greene Saw-
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telle, of the United States army. She was born April 30, 1801. (For a further account of the Sawtelle family see History of Nor- ridgewock, by William Allen; and History of Groton, Pepperell, and Shirley (Mass.), by Caleb Butler; and "Groton Epitaphs," by S. A. Green.)
Charles Greene and his wife, Sarah Saw- telle, had five children, namely: Lydia C., born June 6, 1825; Charles F. H., born April 21, 1827; Sarah S., born February 19, 1829; Mary W., born March 5, 1831; and Fred G., born June 17, 1833.
Lydia C. Greene married General Llewellyn D. P. Palmer, September 5, 1854, was widowed March 23, 1856, afterward mar- ried Albert C. T. Hayden, and died April 19, 1870, having never borne children.
Charles F. H. Greene graduated from Bow- doin College in 1849, studied law with his father, and practised his profession in Athens until his death. He married November 14, 1852, Jane M. Morrill. She died November II, 1859, leaving no children. After her death he married Julia M. Kimball, by whom he had one daughter, Estelle, born August 27, 1865, and died June 9, 1880. He died June 23, 1875.
Sarah S. Greene married Nathaniel S. Robinson, M.D., December 12, 1853. She lived for a time in Skowhegan, Me., where her husband was engaged in the practice of his profession. From that place they re- moved to Neenah, Wis., where, with the ex- ception of a few months when he was located at Portland, Me., her husband has been en-
gaged in the practice of his profession. Dr. and Mrs. Robinson have had five children, namely: Charles G. Robinson, who was born October 29, 1854, and died September 10, 1866; Mary W. Robinson, born July 12, 1858; Sarah S. Robinson, born June 27, 1864; Nathaniel Robinson; and Katie Robin- son, born February 9, 1871.
Mary W. Robinson married Herbert H. Hurd, M. D., of Chippewa Falls, Wis. They have two children, a son, Nathaniel R. Hurd, and a daughter. Sarah S. Robinson married a Mr. Fred Kreuger, and has one daughter, Frederika, by him. Mr. Kreuger died, and she married a Mr. McIsaacs, by whom she has children. Nathaniel Robinson, Jr., gradu- ated at the University of Wisconsin, studied law, and is now practising his profession in Milwaukee. Katie Robinson died May 23, 1871. Mrs. Sarah S. Greene Robinson is still living.
Mary W. Greene married Llewellyn Will- iams, of Augusta, Me., July 10, 1850, and died August 8, 1851, leaving no child.
Fred G. Greene, the subject of this sketch, was educated at Somerset and Broomfield Academies. When he was nineteen years of age, his father's death left the care and culti- vation of the home farm, his birthplace, en- tirely with him; and he now owns the farm, on which he has always lived. Besides carry- ing on the farm, which consists of one hun - dred and forty acres of well-improved land, he at one time dealt quite extensively in cattle, and was for several years engaged in trade in Athens village; while for about three years he
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travelled in the interest of a patent right. He has taken an active part in public affairs, having served with ability as Selectman, Town Clerk, and Superintendent of Schools; represented his district in the legislature in 1873, being a member of the Committee on Roads and Bridges, of the Committee on State Prison, and of the Committee on County Es- timates; and he has also served two terms as County Commissioner of Somerset County. In politics he is a Republican, and cast his first Presidential vote for John C. Fremont.
On January 1, 1857, Mr. Greene was joined in marriage with Jane H. Hight, daughter of Thomas A. and Sarah (Horn) Hight. She was born in Athens, February 27, 1835, and educated at Somerset Academy. Her father was a prosperous farmer of Athens.
Mr. and Mrs. Greene have had five chil- dren, namely: Selden F., born October 15, 1857; Merrill G., born August 24, 1859; Sadie, born April 6, 1862; Mary L., born March 18, 1867; and Helen H., born Decem- ber 18, 1870. (For personal history of Sel- den F. Greene see elsewhere in this work.)
Merrill G. Greene is a provision dealer and farmer in Athens, and is at the present time Town Clerk. December 24, 1892, he was joined in marriage with Myrta E. Bush. They have one daughter, Muriel, born March 20, 1894.
Sadie Greene died November 7, 1879.
Mary L. Greene, educated at Somerset Academy, Maine Wesleyan Seminary, and Colby University, was united in marriage September 30, 1890, with George Thompson,
M.D., who is engaged in the practice of his profession in Taftville, Conn. They have two children: Hartwell G. Thompson, born January 5, 1892; and Helen G. Thompson, born July 9, 1894.
Helen H. Greene, educated at Somerset Academy, Coburn Classical Institute, and Colby University, died November 28, 1890.
Fred G. Greene is a member of Wesserun- sett Lodge, No. 113, I. O. O. F., and has been its Noble Grand. He is a representative of a highly reputable family, and possesses some valuable relics, including several por- traits said to be more than a hundred years old. One of especial interest is that of his grandmother, who was the daughter of the renowned Rev. Jonas Clark, of Lexington, Mass., and grand-daughter of John Hancock. Another object of especial interest is a piece of art work executed in silk by his mother, which is highly prized by him and his chil- dren. Mrs. Greene is a member of the Con- gregational church.
ELDEN F. GREENE, M.D., the well-known physician and surgeon of Solon, Somerset County, was born in Athens, Me., October 15, 1857. He is the elder son of Fred G. and Jane H. (Hight) Greene, of Athens; grandson of the Hon. Charles and Sarah (Sawtelle) Greene, of Athens; and great-grandson of the Hon. Ben- jamin and Lydia (Clark) Greene, of South Berwick, Me.
Dr. Greene's parents are still living in
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Athens. A more extended account of the family will be found in a sketch of Fred G. Greenc, which appears elsewhere in the REVIEW.
Selden F. Greene was educated at Somerset Academy; and, after having graduated from Bowdoin Medical College in the class of 1879, he entered the medical department of the University of the City of New York, from which institution he graduated in the class of 1880. He began the practice of his profes- sion at Athens, Me., but in 1881 moved to Solon, where he has since resided. He has a large practice in this and the surrounding towns. Though extremely busy attending to his professional duties, he has found time to render his share of service to the town in a public capacity, having served as superintend- ent of schools and secretary of the Board of Health. He is chairman of the Republican Town Committee, and was formerly a member of the County Committee.
On October 16, 1884, Dr. Greene was united in marriage with Jennie Whipple, a native of Solon and daughter of Heman Whipple and Jane Lowell Whipple, who are now residing with their daughter. Dr. and Mrs. Greene have had one child, a daughter, who died in infancy.
The Doctor is Past Master of Keystone Lodge, No. 80, F. & A. M .; at present V. G. of Solon Lodge, No. 128, I. O. O. F .; a member of Northern Light Lodge, No. 76, Daughters of Rebekah; and a member of Fall Brook Lodge, No. 19, Ancient Order of United Workmen.
G EORGE M. B. SPRAGUE, for many years a Deputy Collector of Customs at Vanceboro, Washington County, was born in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada, May 20, 1828, son of Eli and Rachel (Hopps) Sprague. The grandfather, Captain Eli Sprague, born November 4, 1768, died Au- gust 18, 1850. He was one of the first set- tlers at Sprague's Falls, Baileyville, Me., and a pioneer farmer and lumberman of that town.
Eli Sprague, who was born in Maine, Janu- ary 7, 1788, removed when a young man to Miramichi, N.B., and was there engaged in lumbering for a number of years. In 1836 he went to Princeton, Me., and afterward resided upon a farm in that town until his death, which occurred May 19, 1869. Originally a Democrat in politics, he voted with the Re- publican party in his later years. He was a member of the Christian church. Rachel, his first wife, who was born at Oak Point, N. B., February 18, 1789, became the mother of eight children, namely: Mrs. Nancy M. Haley, of Vanceboro; Mrs. Mary A. Thorn- ton, of Calais, Me .; George M. B., the sub- ject of this sketch; Mrs. Lucy L. Heffren, of Carroll, Me .; Henry A., who resides in Wisconsin; William I., who served in the Mexican War, and was killed at the battle of Cerro Gordo in 1847; Maria Edgerley, who died in 1869; and Spencer M. Sprague, who died in 1888. The mother died in New Brunswick, April 19, 1836. The father's second marriage was contracted with Mrs. Sally Bryant Pineo, who bore him four chil- dren. Of the latter two died in infancy. The
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survivors are: William A. and Adelaide E., who reside in Wisconsin.
George M. B. Sprague was educated in the common schools of Princeton. In his youth he assisted his father on the farm. At the age of twenty-two he purchased the homestead, and afterward conducted it for about twenty years, also caring for his aged father. Ap- pointed Deputy Collector of Customs for the Passamaquoddy District in 1869, he filled that office, excluding an interval of two years, until 1895, when the exigencies of politics caused his removal. Since attaining his majority he has been more or less active in politics, vigorously supporting the Republi- can party. While residing in Princeton, he served upon the Board of Selectmen for eleven years, and held other town offices. A resi- dent of Vanceboro since 1870, he has served the town in the capacities of Selectman, Town Clerk, and Assessor, and was a Justice of the Peace for a number of terms.
Mr. Sprague contracted the first of his two marriages on May 1, 1859, with Rhoda S. Colwell, who died October 13, 1870. His second marriage, on September 3, 1871, united him with Maggie Bishop, a native of New Brunswick, born on September 21, 1840. Of his five children by the first wife, the only survivor is Louisa C., now the wife of E. A. Holbrook, of this town. The others were: Charles, Caroline, William, and Addie. Mr. Sprague's second wife is the mother of three children - Marcia A., Mary Etta, and Alden P. Mr. Sprague was made a Mason in St. Croix Lodge, is connected with the Knights
of Pythias in Vanceboro, and is a member of the Christian church.
ICHAEL M. CLARK, a well- known resident of Houlton, Aroos- took County, was born in Wood- stock, N. B, November 25, 1852. His father, Robert D. Clark, was a native of Glasgow, Scotland; while his mother, whose maiden
name was Margaret Crawford, was born in Halifax, N.S., of Scotch parents. Robert D. Clark, a jeweller by occupation, emigrated from Glasgow to Halifax, N.S., when a young man. After his marriage he removed first to Fredericton, N.B., and thence to Woodstock, N.B. Coming from the latter place to Houl- ton, Me., in 1855, he continued his residence here until his death, which occurred in 1861. He reared eight children, namely: George C., of Houlton; Annie E., the wife of R. H. White, residing in Colorado; Robert D., who is clerk at the Bangor House in Bangor, Me. ; Jennie, who lives in Houlton; Michael M., the subject of this sketch; James W., a resi- dent of Boston, Mass .; John V. P., who died in 1861 ; and Lydia D., a resident of Houlton.
Michael M. Clark completed his school life at the Houlton Academy. He worked for a time in his youthful days on a farm, and was afterward employed as a clerk for several years in different stores and in a hotel. Being a wide-awake, public-spirited man, he has been elected to many positions of trust and respon- sibility and in every instance he discharged the duties assigned to him with commendable
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fidelity and ability. From 1880 until 1884 he was Tax Collector. In 1882 he was chosen Town Clerk, in which capacity he has contin- uously served sincc. He was chairman of the Selectmen and Assessors' Boards from March, 1884, until the spring of 1897, when owing to other official duties he declined to serve longer. He was also Clerk of the Superior Court from 1887 until its abolishment in 1893; and since 1887 he has been Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court and of the County Commissioners' Court, offices to which he was re-elected at the State election of 1894 for a four ycars' term by a majority of upward of three thousand votes. One of the most active members of the Board of Trade, he was for- merly its vice-president, and is now the presi- dent. The file of county papers which, care- fully placed in covers, he has kept on hand for many years, may be consulted at his office at any time, his collection being more perfect than that of most publishers.
Mr. Clark is a member of Rokobema Lodge, No. 78, I. O. O. F., through the chairs of which he is passing for the second time, and in which he has been Grand Master and Noble Grand; of Aroostook Encampment, No. 41, Houlton Canton, of which he is now the clerk; of Rebecca Lodge, No. 78, I. O. O. F .; of the Uniform Ranks of the Knights of Pyth- ias, Company Fifteen, in which he is Cap- tain ; of Algonquin Lodge, K. of P., of Houl- ton, of which he is Past Chancellor; and of the A. O. U. W. Always a Republican, he has been for some years the chairman of the Republican Town Committee, and he is the
present chairman of the Republican County Committee. A member of the Congregational church, he is at the present time serving as chairman of its Prudential Committee. On December 31, 1877, he married Miss Henri- etta, daughter of John Braden, of Houlton. Their union has been blessed by the birth of two children - Roland E. and Walter B. The elder son was graduated from Ricker Classical Institute, and is now in the Sophomore class at Bowdoin College. Walter B., the younger, is preparing for college at the institute from which his brother was graduatcd.
L. DUNNING & CO., dealers in general merchandise at Brownville, are one of the oldest established firms in Piscataquis County. Charles L. Dunning, the senior member of the firm, was born in the town of Brunswick, Cumberland County, Me., April 23, 1827, son of John A. and Hannah S. (Owen) Dunning. His pater- nal grandfather, John Dunning, was an early settler of Brunswick.
John A. Dunning successfully followed farming in Brunswick for a time. Then he removed to Auburn, Me., and in 1843, six years later, to Williamsburg. Selling his property in Williamsburg in 1869, he came to Brownville, and spent the remainder of his life here in retirement. When a young man he was Colonel of a regiment of State militia, and he served in the War of 1812. In poli- tics he was a Democrat, while his religious belief was the Universalist. His wife, Han-
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nah S., was a daughter of Phillip Owen, one of the first settlers of Brunswick, Me., and a Revolutionary soldier. Born in Brunswick, she died in Auburn at the age of forty-five years. John A. and Hannah S. Dunning had five children; namely, Francis E., John F., Phillip, Rachel C., and Charles L. Francis E. and John F. went to the front in the Civil War. The former died in 1896. John F., while Captain of a Company in the Twenty- second Massachusetts Regiment of Volun- teers, was killed in battle in June, 1862. Phillip died at the age of four years. Rachel C., the only daughter, is the wife of William Briggs, and resides in Auburn, Me.
Charles L. Dunning spent the first ten years of his life in Brunswick, whence he then re- moved with his parents to Auburn, which was his home during the next six years. He was educated in the schools of Brunswick, Auburn, and Williamsburg. In 1852, when twenty-five years old, he went to California, and spent two years in the mines and in trade. Returning to his native State in 1854, he set- tled in Brownville, and in the following year established the business now conducted under the style of C. L. Dunning & Co., in which he has been profitably engaged since that time. In September, 1855, he was married to Harriett Merrill, who was born in Barnard, Me., April 23, 1837, daughter of Adams H. Merrill, who is now deceased. His children are: Charles H., Helena S., and Kate E., all natives of Brownville. Helena S., born in 1864, married Owen H. Williams, of Bangor. She died in 1894, leaving one daughter, Kate
D., who lives with Mr. Dunning. Kate E. Dunning, who was also born in 1864, is an artist and a teacher of painting.
Charles H. Dunning, the eldest child and only son of his parents, is the junior member of the firm C. L. Dunning & Co. He was born July 23, 1859. After attending the common schools of Brownville and completing a college preparatory course in the Hallowell Classical and Scientific Academy, he entered Bowdoin College, from which he graduated in the class of 1883. Three years later he was received into partnership by his father, who has now given the management of the busi- ness largely to him. They carry a good stock of goods, and enjoy a liberal patronage. On January 25, 1888, he was united in marriage with Miss Helen S. Getchell, of Hallowell, Kennebec County, Me. They have one child, Robert L., born October 8, 1890.
Both Charles L. Dunning and his son are stanch Republicans. In 1862, under the ad- ministration of President Lincoln, the father was appointed Postmaster of Brownville, in which office he afterward served twenty-two years in succession. In 1864 he was a Rep- resentative to the Maine legislature. Four ycars later he was chosen Commissioner of Piscataquis County, a capacity in which he served for three years ; and in 1872-73 he was a member of the State Senate. For the past twenty years he has been the chairman of the Board of Selectmen. He is an esteemed member of the Congregational church. His son, Charles H., has been quite active in edu- cational matters, and is now serving his fif-
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teenth year as superintendent of schools. Under President Harrison he was appointed Postmaster, and served four and one-half years; and he is now serving in the same ca- pacity under appointment of President Mc- Kinley. A member of Pleasant River Lodge, No. 163, F. & A. M., at Brownville, he has been Master for two years; and he is also a member of Piscataquis Chapter, R. A. M., at Dover, Me.
ARKER SPOFFORD, a prominent business man of Bucksport, Hancock County, son of Frederick and Au- gusta (Parker) Spofford, was born in this town, July 12, 1842. His first ancestor in this country was John Spofford, who came from England with a company headed by the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers in 1638, and was one of the founders of Rowley, Mass. John married Elizabeth Scott, of Ipswich, Mass. Samuel Spofford, son of John, married Sarah Bisbee. Their son, Samuel Spofford (second), mar- ried Mary Stickney, and settled in Boxford, Mass. The great-grandfather of Parker Spof- ford was Amos Spofford, of Boxford, who married Abigail Pearl. The grandfather, Daniel Spofford, married Phoebe Peters, of the Peters family of Blue Hill. They settled in Bucksport in 1803, and reared a large fam- ily. A. R. Spofford, librarian of Congress, and several other men of note, are descendants of John Spofford. Frederick Spofford, who spent the greater part of his life in Bucksport, was of a retiring disposition, and avoided no- toriety in any form. He died November 20,
1885, in his eighty-eighth year. His wife, Augusta, born in Billerica, Mass., in 1814, died September 25, 188-5.
After a course in the district schools Parker Spofford prepared for college at the East Maine Conference Seminary, and gradu- ated from Dartmouth College with the class of 1865. Going West in the fall of that year, he engaged in civil engineering, and for the succeeding seven years was occupied in rail- road work. Four years of that period were spent in locating and constructing the Bur- lington & Missouri River line, a part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy system. Re- turning to Maine in 1872, he was engaged to survey and construct the Bangor & Bucksport Railroad, which was completed in 1874. He has also done engineering work on other lines, including the Katahdin Iron Works Railway, the Lime Rock Railway in Knox County, and the Portland & Rumford Falls Railway. In 1893 he constructed a bridge at the last-named place over the Androscoggin River. He is actively interested in several important enter- prises outside of his profession, and is one of the most energetic business men of Eastern Maine.
In 1870 Mr. Spofford was united in mar- riage with Mary E. Spofford, of Dixon, Ill., who is also a descendant of John Spofford, the Rowley pioneer. For the past nine years he has been an active member of the Bucksport School Board, was a Representative in the Maine legislature in 1883 and 1889, and a member of Governor Burleigh's Council in 1891 and 1892. In politics he is a Republi-
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