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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 1881. 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 in 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. Griswold, 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.
LBION N. WATERHOUSE, a well- known farmer of Gorham, is a native 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 Marblehead, 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. He 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. The 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 a 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- bec 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 Damaris 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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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 Drummond, 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 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 1860 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-elcc- 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 unifornily 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 of 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 1860 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 1871 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 1866. 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 the 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 duties that we have not space to enumerate. 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 part 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, Four
1838. 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. . He 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.
ORNELIUS 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 carly 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 HI., Cornelius N., James K., and Martha L. Catherine HI. Morrell, born December 19, 1829, is the widow of William of Shaw, Standish. James K., born October 27, 1846, now living in Boston, married Isabelle Field, of this town, and they have two children - Elroy F., born 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, 1895, 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. 1I, 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.
HARLES E. BOODY, a former resi- dent of Westbrook and one of the best- 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 the lighter labors of the
home fields; and in young manhood he taught school at different places during the winter season, his summers being spent 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 represented his district in the legislature during the session of 1878. Ile 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, who recognized and appreciated in his lifetime his genuine worth.
In 1849 Mr. Boody was united in marriage
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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.
OHN 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.
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