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Eugene Gauthier obtained his elementary education in the schools of St. Hyacinthe, later attending St. Boniface College; and he was graduated from the University of Mani- toba in the class of 1887. His theological studies were pursued at the Montreal Semi- nary, and after a three years' course there he
FRANKLIN B. FERGUSON.
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was ordained to the priesthood in Manitoba, March 20, 1891. In 1893 he went to New Orleans, La., where he had charge of a church for a year, at the end of which time he re- turned North, and, becoming connected with the Diocese of Maine, was for the succeeding two years assistant pastor of St. John's Church, Bangor.
On November 3, 1896, he began his duties in Caribou as pastor of the Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, built under the direction of the Rev. Father Pineault in 1886. At the time of its dedication the parish had a regular membership of but sixty- five families. Since then it has increased to two hundred and ten families, all of whom reside in Caribou. The parish is in a most flourishing condition, and some time since the pastor completed a handsome parochial resi- dence located near the church.
RANKLIN B. FERGUSON, M.D., an able physician and surgeon of Deer Isle, Hancock County, was born where he now resides, April 19, 1828, son of Ben- jamin F. and Harriet (Cross) Ferguson. The father, who was a native of Bedford, N. H., and a clothier by trade, came to Maine for the purpose of engaging in the manufacture of cloth. After residing in Frankfort for a time, he located on Deer Isle in 1826. Here he followed his trade to some extent, but his chief business was that of a merchant, at which he continued for many years. He died in his eightieth year. Possessing consider-
able natural ability and sound judgment, he was called upon to fill various town offices, and to represent his district in the legislat- ure. Harriet Cross Ferguson, his wife, who was a native of Newburyport, Mass., reared three children - Elizabeth, Laura, and Frank- lin B. Elizabeth married Eben E. Raynes, of Deer Isle, and has two sons - Bentley H. and William P. Raynes. Laura, after marry- ing Henry Torrey, died leaving two children - Harriet and George Torrey.
Franklin B. Ferguson acquired his early education in the common schools and at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. After reading medicine with Dr. Collins, of Deer Isle, for about four years, he attended lectures at the Bowdoin and Harvard Medical Schools, graduating from the former in the class of 1852. Beginning practice in Steuben, he re- mained there two years. Then he returned to Deer Isle, where he has since followed his profession. For a number of years, besides attending to his patients, he has carried on a drug store. He is a member of the State and county medical societies, of the American Medical Association, and the International Medical Congress. In politics a Democrat, he cast his first Presidential vote for Franklin Pierce in 1852, and he served with ability for a time on the Board of Selectmen. An es- teemed member of the Masonic fraternity, he was Master of a Blue Lodge for several years.
Dr. Ferguson married Mary G. Haskell, whose father, Thomas Haskell, represented one of the most prominent Deer Isle families, and whose grandfather was an extensive real
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estate owner in his day. Mrs. Ferguson is the mother of six children; namely, Frank E., Mary F., Lena Estella, Priscilla D., Myrtie, and Charles A. Ferguson. Frank E., who resides in Chelsea, Mass., married Hortense Orcutt, and has two children - Eugene and Florence. Lena Estella married S. Z. Dixon, and resides in New Jersey. Priscilla D. mar- ried Frank E. Hardy, of Deer Isle, and has two children - Frank and Lena Hardy. Myrtie, who is the wife of William Bri- meigeon, resides at Stonington. Her children are: Charles and an infant. Charles A. Fer- guson is unmarried.
RANK S. STEVENS, of Guilford, Piscataquis County, one of the propri- etors of the Piscataquis Woollen Mills, was born in this town, March 23, 1848. A son of Benjamin and Jane B. (Sanders) Stevens, he is a grandson of Moses Stevens, one of the pioneers of Guilford. Moses Stevens, born in New Gloucester, Mass., came to this locality about the year 1815. He owned much of the land on which the town of Guilford is built. In politics he was a Whig, in religious belief a Universalist. He died in Guilford at the age of sixty-eight. His wife, whose maiden name was Susan Wharff, lived to an advanced age. They had a family of twelve children; namely, Joseph, Moses, Isaac, David, An- thony, Benjamin, Samuel, Lydia, Bashabee, Fidelia, Phœbe, and Judith. Phœbe is the wife of Simeon Richardson, of Parkman.
Benjamin Stevens, born in Litchfield, Ken-
nebec County, was a farmer of Guilford, and died here at the age of seventy-three. In politics he was a Republican, and he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife, a native of Bucksport, Hancock County, also lived to be seventy-three ycars old. They reared six children, namely : Samuel, a resident of Sangerville; Frank S., of Guilford; Clara A., the wife of Tristram Warren, also of this town; Lizzie E., the wife of Frank Pelkey, residing in Sangerville; Alice J., the wife of William Sanders, in this town; and Bertha M., the wife of John Star- bird, in Parkman, Me.
Frank S. Stevens was educated in the schools of Guilford. When he attained his majority he left home, and for fourteen years was engaged in sewer and paving work in Bos- ton and Cambridge, Mass. He resided in Bos- ton from 1869 to 1895. In 1883 he started in business as a contractor for railroad, paving, and sewer work, and afterward received a large amount of street railroad work in Boston, Lowell, Worcester, Lynn, and Fall River. His contracts covered from two hundred and fifty thousand dollars to one million dollars per year. He was in active business as a con- tractor until 1896. In 1895 he moved back to his native town, where he has since erected a handsome residence. He also owns a row of model tenement buildings, which are among the best in this locality. With a real estate office in Cambridge, Mass., he has con- siderable property in that vicinity. He is a director of the Piscataquis Woollen Company in Guilford.
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Mr. Stevens was married at the age of twenty-four to Allie E. Dudley. Her par- ents, John S. and Philena (Stain) Dudley, of Readfield, Kennebec County, died some time since. No children have been born of the marriage. In politics Mr. Stevens is a Re- publican. He is a member of Mount Kineo Lodge, F. & A. M., of this town, and be- longs to Good Cheer Lodge and Moosehead Encampment, I. O. O. F. Both he and Mrs. Stevens attend the Universalist church. The family residence, surrounded by bcautiful grounds, is one that he may well be proud of. Few business men have achieved such marked success in so short a time as Mr. Stevens.
ON. MARCELLUS L. HUSSEY, of Guilford, Piscataquis County, who represents this district in the Maine legislature, was born in Sangerville, this county, June 29, 1847, son of Danicl W.
and Mary E. (Stackpole) Hussey.
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W. Hussey, a native of Maine, besides suc- cessfully conducting a farm, has taught for an extended period, having had charge of sixty or seventy schools. During the Civil War he was paymaster's clerk in Washington. He has resided in Sangerville for over half a century. An active member of the Republi- can party, he has represented this district in the legislature; and he has served on both the Sangerville Board of Selectmen and the School Committee. He is a member of Mount Kineo Lodge, F. & A. M., of Guil- ford. In religious belief he is a Universalist.
His wife, Mary, a native of South Berwick, York County, has had four children, namely : Oscar, who lived but nine years; Howard W., now residing in Guilford; Marcellus L., the subject of this sketch; and Charles O., in Sangerville.
Marcellus L. Hussey was educated in the public schools of Sangerville and at the Guil- ford High School. He went to work at the age of eighteen as clerk in the store of Henry Douglass in this town. Subsequently he was a partner of Mr. Douglass for thirty years. He was also interested in the old Guilford Woollen Mills. When the Piscataquis Woollen Company was organized he became a member, and he is now a director of the cor- poration. The mills, which were built in 1881 and opened in 1882, are now in a pros- perous condition. They manufacture Scotch tweeds, cashmeres, and other woollen goods for men's and women's wear. The incorpora- tors of the company were: Mr. Z. L. Turner, president ; D. R. Straw, secretary; Henry Douglass, treasurer; John R. Pollock, super- intendent; and M. L. Hussey and Frank S. Stevens, directors. Lumbering has also becn carried on by Mr. Hussey for some time.
Mr. Hussey married Sarah E. Douglass, a sister of Henry Douglass. He has no chil- dren. An active member of the Republican party, he has been in the legislature since 1896. First appointed Postmaster of Guil- ford by President Harrison, he has been reap- pointed by President Mckinley. For three years he was Master of Mount Kineo Lodge, F. & A. M. He also belongs to St. John's
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Commandery in Bangor; and he is a member of Good Cheer Lodge, I. O. O. F., of this town. In religious belief he is a Uni- versalist.
ADOC L. TURNER, of Guilford, Piscataquis County, the president of the Piscataquis Woollen Company, son of Howard and Betsey (Sargent) Turner, was born in Parkman, this county, August 6, 1838. Howard Turner was a native of the town of Turner, Oxford County, and his wife of Gloucester, Mass. (For further particulars concerning the Turner family see biography of Z. L. Turner's brother, Robinson Turner.)
Zadoc L. Turner grew to manhood in Park- man. He acquired his education in the pub- lic schools of Guilford and at Foxcroft Acad- emy. For some time after leaving school he was engaged in clerking, and for a number of years he was the proprietor of the Turner House in Guilford. Eventually he sold the hotel to his brother, who is the present pro- prietor, and turned his attention to general farming. He owns considerable land in Guil- ford. The company of which he is the presi- dent is one of the most flourishing concerns in the county, and has done much to promote the growth of Guilford. The mills give employ- ment to one hundred and twenty-five hands.
In 1864 Mr. Turner was first married to Samantha Bates, who died without issue in 1867. On December 25, 1872, he was again married, this time to Jane L. Piper, a native of West Gardiner, Me., and a daughter of the Rev. Artemas M. and Betsey (Stevens) Piper.
Mr. Piper was a Baptist clergyman. His widow is living in Guilford. Mr. Turner has one son by his second wife, Charles Piper Turner, who was born January 20, 1874. He is the book-keeper in the mills of the l'iscat- aquis Woollen Company. Mr. Zadoc L. Turner is a Democrat. In religious belief he is a Universalist.
ENRY DOUGLASS, of Guilford, Piscataquis County, the treasurer of the Piscataquis Woollen Company, son of George H. and Sarah (Edes) Douglass, was born in his present place of residence,
July 21, 1838. George H. Douglass, born in Litchfield, Me., in 1807, was engaged in trade when a young man in Centre Guilford, and also was employed in surveying. In 1854 he moved to Guilford, where he afterward man- aged a general store up to the time of his death. A stanch Democrat, he was a Select- man for many years, and he was a member of the Universalist church. He died in 1865. His widow resides in Guilford village. Three children were born to them, namely: Henry, the subject of this sketch; George, who died in infancy; and Sarah E., the wife of Marcel- lus L. Hussey, one of the directors of the Pis- cataquis Woollen Company.
Henry Douglass was educated in the public schools of Guilford and at Skowhegan Acad- emy. Afterward he was in California for a while, and subsequently was clerk in his father's store. In 1866, after his father's death, he took charge of the business. He
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had managed it for nearly thirty years when he disposed of it in 1894. He now gives his whole attention to the business of the woollen company. This company, having a large fac- tory in Guilford, manufactures a variety of woollen goods for men's and women's wear. Mr. Douglass is an able business man, and has the confidence and esteem of all who know him.
On November 29, 1866, Mr. Douglass was married to Ellen M., daughter of Stephen and Almeda (Robinson) Ellis and a native of Guilford. Mr. Ellis was one of the sturdy pioneers of Guilford, who started with a log cabin in the wilderness, and established a comfortable home. Mrs. Douglass is the mother of one child, Carroll S. The family also includes an adopted daughter, Maud Ellis Douglass. Mr. Douglass is a Republican, and has served for one term on the Guilford Board of Selectmen. A Mason of Mount Kineo Lodge, he has taken all the degrees up to St. John's Commandery at Bangor; and he is a member of Good Cheer Lodge, No. 37, I. O. O. F., of this town. He attends Sab- bath worship at the Universalist church.
OHN M. HILTON, a well-known and prominent citizen of Somerset County, is now living retired from active pur- suits in the pleasant village of Madison. Born December 30, 1836, in Anson, Me., he is a son of Edgar Hilton, a lifelong resident of that town. His paternal grandfather, Ben- jamin Hilton, was born and reared in Martha's
Vineyard. When a young man, Benjamin be- came a pioneer of Anson, Somerset County, settling on land in the southern part of that place. He was a man of push and enterprise, and in addition to farming and lumbering he carried on a prosperous business as a black- smith for many years. His wife, whose maiden name was Betsey Mantor, bore him eight children, of whom James, Samuel H., Benjamin, Elijah, Edgar, and Angeline are deceased. The survivors are: Mary, the widow of the late Jesse C. Athearn, who now lives in South Anson; and Joshua, a resident of Anson, whose wife, Susan Moore Hilton, died about ten years ago.
Edgar Hilton improved a fine farm in Anson, becoming one of the most successful agriculturists of his neighborhood. A man of sterling integrity, he won the respect of all with whom he came in contact; and, though not active in politics, he exerted a good influ- ence in the community. He lived to a ripe old age, passing away August 26, 1886. He married Adeline Moore, also a native of Anson, where her death occurred July 26, 1868. They reared seven children, as fol- lows: Benjamin, who married Ellen Fletcher, a resident of North Anson, and died in 1896; John M., the subject of this sketch; Colum- bus, now living on the old homestead in Anson, who married Dorema Dennis; Perry, who resides in Tucson, Ariz., where he has a large ranch, and is extensively engaged in stock-raising; Francis, a farmer in Anson, who married Helen Luce, of Industry, Me. : Eva, who lives in Readfield, Me .; and
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Cephas M., the proprietor of the Weston House at Madison, Me., who married Flora Atkinson, of North Anson.
John M. Hilton spent the earlier years of his life on the old home farm, acquiring his education in the district schools. He then began his independent career as a tiller of the soil, and until 1892 was engaged in general farming in Anson. Desiring a change of oc- cupation, he then disposed of his estate, and. he and his brother Cephas took charge of the Weston House in Madison, remaining there until December 7, 1896. Then, selling his interest in the hotel to his brother, he retired to private life, locating in the village of Mad- ison, where he has a most pleasant and attrac- tive home. Since attaining his majority he has been identified with the Democratic party, and taken an intelligent interest in local affairs. He served as Selectman in Anson in 1869, 1886, and 1888, besides which he has filled many offices of less importance. He is an Odd Fellow, belonging to Indian Spring Lodge, No. 115, of Madison; and he is also an ex-member of Kennebec Lodge, No. 128, P. of H.
On January 1, 1860, Mr. Hilton married Miss Vesta Getchell, of Anson, Me., a daugh- ter of Isaac and Catherine (Savage) Getchell. Her father, a farmer by occupation, who was born in Litchfield, Me., removed to Anson in early life, and married while there. Neither Mr. Getchell nor his wife is living, his death having occurred November 30, 1893, and hers March 6, 1869. They were the parents of four children, namely: Elizabeth, the wife of
David Longley, of Solon, Me .; Vesta, now Mrs. Hilton; Alden, a millwright, living in Anson, who married first Miss Laura Titus and after her death Miss Lillian Babcock, who is also deceased; and Mark, a lunch dealer in Thompsonville, Conn., who married Miss Adelaide Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton have an adopted daughter, Maude B. Hilton. Mrs. Hilton is an active member of the Con- gregational church.
ON. RANSFORD W. SHAW, at- torney-at-law, a prominent citizen of Aroostook County, Maine, residing at Houlton, the county-seat, is a native of Centreville, N.B. He was born on June 3, 1856, a son of E. W. and Elizabeth (McClin- tock) Shaw and the second of a family of eight children.
In 1857 his parents removed to Mars Hill, Me., and there he acquired the rudiments of his education. Later he fitted for college at Houlton Academy and at the Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, partly paying his ex- penses by working out of school hours. While yet a student he began to be actively interested in political movements, and during the Garfield campaign he was often called upon to take the stump. On account of fail- ing health he was forced to abandon his antic- ipated course of study and go to Colorado, where he was engaged in railroad work for three years. Diligent and thrifty, he accu- mulated some money, and, having recovered his physical vigor, he then returned East.
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Settling in Houlton, he read law, and after his admission to the Aroostook County bar in September, 1886, he here began the practice of his profession, starting in a career in which he has met with flattering success.
Mr. Shaw is held in high esteem as a citi- zen, and in the many important offices which he has been called to fill he has invariably performed the duties devolving upon him most creditably and acceptably. From 1888 until 1892, four years, he was Register of Probate for Aroostook County. In 1892 he was elected to the State Senate, and in 1894 he was re-elected to serve in the same body. During the first term he was one of the Com- mittee on Legal Affairs, and in the second term he was chairman of that committee. He is a zealous worker in the temperance cause and the exponent of the prohibitory law here.
Mr. Shaw is deeply interested in educa- tional matters. He is one of the trustees of the Maine Central Institute and a warm friend of Bates College. He was one of the four en- terprising men who opened up Highlands, an addition to the village of Houlton, and he has also been identified with other local improve- ments. Fraternally, he is a Royal Arch Mason, a Knight Templar, a Knight of Pythias, an Odd Fellow, and a member of the Independent Order of Foresters. He is a member of the Free Baptist church, which he liberally assists in supporting.
Mr. Shaw and Mary M. Drake, daughter of George Drake, of Houlton, were married on September 10, 1879. They have four chil- dren.
ILLIAM S. McKUSICK, a suc- cessful and progressive farmer of Parkman, son of William and Mary (Keene) McKusick, was born in Limerick, York County, on July 23, 1831. His emigrant an- cestor was one John McKusick, who came from Scotland, bringing with him his wife, Mary Barker McKusick, and three children - John, Matthew, and Mehitable. All the children settled in York County. Matthew, who was the great-grandfather of William S. McKusick, settled in Biddeford. He was the father of ten children, of whom Zebediah, the grandfather of William S., was the eldest. Zebediah's wife, who died at the age of eighty-two, was beforc marriage. Charlotte Tarbox, of Biddeford. He removed to Lim- erick with his family, and died there at the age of eighty-seven. His seven children were: William, Betsey, Olive, Mary, Lu- cinda, Charlotte, and Nahumn.
William McKusick, the eldest son of Zebe- diah, was a farmer. He settled in Parkman in 1840, on the farm now occupied by his son, - coming here from Limerick. At that time the farm was in a wild, uncultivated state. A man of great energy, enterprising, and ac- tive, William soon made many changes, and reduced to a state of cultivation a large part of his six hundred acres. In the town he was a Selectman, and he served in other public positions. At first a Whig in politics, he later became a Republican. In religious be- lief he was a Baptist and a member of the Free Will Baptist church of this place. He died in 1858. His first wife, Mary, who died
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on February 16, 1835, borc him eleven chil- dren -- Susan, Hannah, Mary, Lydia, Eliza- beth, Charlotte, Nahum, Ami, Levi, William S., and Noah. His second wife, who was before her marriage Lydia Fogg Clark, died on May 25, 1885. Her children by him were: James, Charles, Polly A., and Phoebe. Of the fifteen children, Charlotte, Nahum, William S., Noah, Charles, and Phoebe are living.
William S. McKusick received his early education in Parkman, to which he came when a boy. Having assisted his father in clearing the farm for a time, he left home at the age of twenty. He worked in factories and mills for some years in different towns of the State. Returning here in 1856, he bought some land, and began farming. His present farm, containing three hundred and twenty- five acres of land, was purchased in 1858. The soil being of excellent quality, he often obtains good crops when his neighbors are un- successful. He carries on general farming, and keeps from twenty to twenty-five head of full-breed Jersey cattle.
On May 30, 1854, Mr. McKusick was united in marriage with Sarah Estes, a native of Troy, Me. Born on August 21, 1831, she died on June 17, 1894. Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Kusick were the parents of six children, one of whom died in infancy. Those living are: Nettie L., Minnie I., James L., Esther J., and Mamie E. Nettie L., born on March I, 1858, is the wife of Matin E. Drake, who was born in Parkman, August 1, 1861, and is now a resident here. Mr. and Mrs. Drake
have no children. Minnie I., born on April 30, 1861, who now lives in Benton, Me., mar- ried Charles F. Barton, a photographer of that town, and has onc son, Ralph S. Barton. James L .. McKusick, born on July 12, 1865, residing in Greenville, M., and following the occupation of guide, is unmarried. Esther J., born on November 25, 1866, is the wife of Herbert Maston, a clerk residing in North Anson. Mamie E., born on May 20, 1873, is unmarried, and resides with her father. Mrs. McKusick was a member of the Baptist church. Her husband, though sympathizing with the views of that religious body, is not a church member. In politics he is a Repub- lican. He is warmly interested in local affairs, and he served as County Commissioncr from 1889 to 1894.
RANK NELSON, cashier of the Calais National Bank, was born in Bangor, Me., January 4, 1837, son of Samuel and Cynthia (Aldrich) Nelson. He is a de- scendant in the eighth generation of Thomas Nelson, who emigrated from Rowley, York- shirc, England, with the party of colonists organized by the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers in 1638.
It is supposed that Thomas Nelson spent the first winter in Salem, on the north shore of Massachusetts Bay, and in the spring of 1639 joined his associates at Rogers Planta- tion, later incorporated by act of the General Court as Rowley, now a well-known town of Essex County, Massachusetts. Thomas Nel-
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son was made a freeman May 23, 1639, was Deputy to the General Court in 1640 and 1641, and was made chairman of a committee to sur- vey the town and lay out and register house lots in 1643. In October, 1644, he was licensed to solemnize marriages in Rowley, and in January of the same year the town granted to Thomas Nelson thirty-six acres of land located in the mill fields. Ten acres of this was offered him especially for the purpose of encouraging the establishment of the weav- ing industry; and he erected at a point just above tide-water a fulling-mill, said to have been the first of its kind in New England. This establishment furnished employment for many of the settlers who had been clothiers in the old country. The site is still occupied by mills; and as late as 1868 the property was owned by Nathaniel N. Dummer, a descend- ant of the family of which Joan Dummer, Thomas Nelson's wife, who was a daughter of Thomas Dummer, was a representative.
Sergeant Thomas Nelson, the next ancestor in the line now being considered, was born in England in 1638. He married Ann, daugh- ter of Francis Lambert, December 16, 1659, and died April 5, 1712. Gershom Nelson, son of Sergeant Thomas, was born July II, 1672, and died September 14, 1727. His son Nathaniel was born April 22, 1701, and he died January 6, 1783. On April 15, 1725, Nathaniel Nelson married Deborah Chapin, born July 14, 1704. They became the parents of six children, the second of whom and the eldest son was Captain Gershom Nelson, who was born July 29, 1729, and died in October,
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