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Mr. Brainerd married December 22, 1853, Miss Nancy B. Whiting, daughter of Elias Whit- ing, late of Winthrop. She died April 28, 1895, leaving two sons-Arthur E. and Albion H. Arthur E. Brainerd married Nellie S. Kilbritlr, of Manchester, May 10, 1SS1. Al- bion H. Brainerd is a teacher in the Lynn (Mass.) High School. He married June 25, 1891, Linnie F. Crane, of Hebron.
HESTER E. A. WINSLOW, merchant, of Oakland, Me., is the only surviving son of the late Alfred Winslow, of that place, his brother, Hiram C. Winslow, whom he has succeeded in the office of Town Clerk, having died in June, 1902.
Alfred Winslow came to Maine, and settled
in that part of Kennebec County which is now Oakland in 1836. He was from Cape Cod, Mas- sachusetts. Born in Brewster, Mass., in 1813, he was son of Joseph" and Abijail (Snow) Winslow and a lineal descendant in the seventh genera- tion of Kenelm Winslow, of Marshfield, Mass., brother of Governor Edward Winslow, of Plymouth Colony.
He was a tanner, and carried on the business for many years. Some time during the Civil War he sold out his tanning business, and after the war he engaged in mercantile business, founding the firm of A. Winslow & Co., of which he was the senior member until his death, December 26, 1897. He was then in his eighty-fifth year. An able and successful man of business, he was a trustee of the Cas- cade Savings Bank of Oakland; and, in the days when the town was known as West Water- ville, he served for a time on the Board of Se- lectmen. He was one of the leading members of the Universalist Church of Oakland, holding the office of Deacon for many years. In poli- ties he was a stanch Republican.
His first wife, the mother of bis children, was Eliza C. Crowell, daughter of Iliram and Sarah F. (Carr) Crowell, of West Waterville, Me. She died December 17, 1849. Two chil- dren of Alfred Winslow are now living, namely- Mrs. William H. Wheeler and Chester E. A., both of Oakland. The late Hiram C. Winslow, above mentioned, the elder son, served as Town Clerk of Oakland for twenty or more consecu- tive years. He was a soldier in the Civil War, Sergeant in the Twenty-first Maine Regiment, and after the battle of Port Hudson was com- mander of his company.
Chester Eugene Alfred Winslow, whose naine heads the present biographical sketch, was born in Oakland, April 24, 1847. He was edu- cated in the public schools, which he continued to attend until he reached his fifteenth year. During the next six years he worked at harness making, learning the trade and continuing in the business until he was twenty-one, making good use of his time, forming habits of industry, and adding to his knowledge of men and affairs. In April, 186S, his father took him into partner- ship, and he became a member of the firm of A. Winslow & Co., general merchants. Under
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the same firm name of well-established reputa- tion Mr. Winslow is still carrying on the busi- ness at the old stand.
He married October 16, 1879, Miss Alice Benson, daughter of the late Benjamin C. Benson, of Oakland. They have one son, Ar- thur E., born November 11, 1SS4.
Mr. Winslow is a trustee of the Cascade Savings Bank, and was formerly a director of the Messalonskee National Bank, both of Oak- land.
He belongs to the Masonic order, being a member of Messalonskee Lodge of Oakland, also of Drummond R. A. Chapter of Oakland.
HARLES WESLEY TAGGART, M.D., a prominent medical practitioner of Winthrop and formerly superintend- ent of the public schools of the town, was born in Steuben, Me., October 9, 1847, son of the Rev. John and Sarah B. (Stowers) Taggart. His parents were natives of Maine, and his father was a Methodist minister. The immigrant progenitor of the Taggart family was one of the Scotch-Irish people who settled in Derry, N.H., in the eighteenth century. An- other of Dr. Taggart's paternal ancestors, whose name was Hawes, also made his home in Derry. The Doctor's great-grandfather Hawes was a Revolutionary soldier. The Stowers family is descended from an early settler in Farming- ton, Me.
Dr. Taggart's parents went from Lawrence, Mass., to Canaan, N.H., when he was about twelve years old, and a year later they removed to Phillips, Me., his father holding pastorates in each of these places in succession. His early education was acquired in the public schools, and he himself taught school for a number of winter seasons in Franklin County, Maine. Through his own exertions he acquired a sum sufficient to defray his expenses while pursuing his professional studies, and he was graduated from the medical department of Bowdoin Col- lege in the class of 1872. Locating himself for practice in Phillips, he remained there until 1876, when he removed to Winthrop, where he has since devoted his attention to both medicine and surgery with gratifying success,
having gained a place among the more prom- inent members of his profession in Kennebec County.
For the past twenty-five years Dr. Taggart has served as United States Medical Examiner in pension cases for Western Kennebec County. He has been for seven years a member of the board of United States Examining Surgeons at Augusta, and was for five years superintend- ent of the Winthrop public schools .. In March, 1903, he was elected one of the Board of Select- men of Winthrop. In politics he is a Demo- crat. He is a member of the Kennebec County Medical Society, the Masonic fraternity, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and the New England Order of Protection. Actively interested in educational and other important municipal affairs, he has long occupied a prom- inent position among the public-spirited citi- zens of Winthrop, with whom he is ever ready to co-operate in promoting the general welfare of the community.
Dr. Taggart married for his first wife Nancy M. Beedy, of Phillips. His present wife was before marriage Florence E. Jackson, of Win- throp.
"RANK A. PAGE, agriculturist, of Belgrade, Kennebec County, was born in this town, April 18, 1860, son of Gilman J. and Elvira G. (Yeaton) Page. Both his parents were born in Belgrade, his mother July 21, 1836; and his paternal grandfather, Ezekiel, a native of Kennebec County, was an early settler of the town. The Page family is undoubtedly of Eng- lish origin. Gilman Page, who died September 24, 1900, was an old-time Democrat and one of the foremost men of Belgrade in his day, serving as Selectman and as a member of the School Committee. He was for some time engaged in teaching school, both here and in other towns. He was-a Free Mason. His wife, Elvira G. Yea- ton, whom he married September 27, 1857, was born in Belgrade, daughter of Andrew and Eliza J. (Goodridge) Yeaton, her parents also being natives of Belgrade. Her paternal grandfather was Paul Yeaton, a Revolutionary soldier and an early settler of this town, who came from Berwick, Me., and who died here in his ninety-
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eighth year. Mr. and Mrs. Gilman J. Page had ten children, all but one of whom are now living. They are as follows: Laura A., wife of Edwin L. Richardson, of Rome, Me .; Frank A., whose name begins this sketch: Henry J., who lives in Rhode Island; Edwin L., of Belgrade: Della E., who died at the age of twenty-four years; Carrie M., wife of John Damen, of Mount Vernon, Me .: Charles O., of Belgrade; Minella E., wife of Arthur C. Farnham, of Providence, R.I .: Ella R., wife of Clinton H. Wyman, of Belgrade, Me .; and Andrew E., also of Belgrade. Mrs. Elvira G. Page, the mother of these children, is still living (1903) in Belgrade.
Frank A. Page was educated in the Belgrade town schools and at Titcomb Academy, on Bel- grade Hill. He has been engaged for many years in agricultural pursuits, having formerly conducted a meat market in addition. He has a well-improved farm of three hundred acres, including an orchard of two thousand apple- trees, the whole estate being in a flourishing condition, the result of excellent management. A Democrat in politics, he served the town of Belgrade for seven years as Selectman, one year of which he was chairman of the board. He belongs to Belgrade Grange, No. 292, P. of H .; Amon Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Oakland; and the lodge of A. O. U. W. at Oakland.
Mr. Page married December 24, 1SS7, Hannah M. Herson, daughter of Jefferson and Esther Herson, of Oakland. She died June 23, 1903, having borne her husband three children -- Harold H., Mabel E., and Mildred E., all of whom are now living.
ILLIAM S. O. ELLIOTT, of Read- field, Kennebec County, is a native of this town, having been born October 30, 1846, son of David and Sarah (Currier) Elliott. His parents were both born in the Pine Tree State, his father in Readfield and his mother in Mount Vernon. His paternal grand- father was William Elliott, who came to Read- field from New Hampshire in 1805. David Elliott, who resided in Readfield all his life, dying in 1892, was one of the leading citizens of the town, which he served as Selectman for a number of years. He was a director in the
Hallowell National Bank. His wife, Sarah Currier, was a daughter of Samuel Currier and his wife Susan.
The subject of this sketch was reared to man- hood in his native town of Readfield. Since beginning industrial life he has been engaged chiefly in agriculture, which he follows in con- nection with stock raising. His farm consists of two hundred acres of well-improved land, and he breeds chiefly Jersey and Hereford cattle. A Republican in politics, he has been active in town affairs, and has held the office of Selectman for four years, two years as chairman of the board. He is also a member of the town committee of his party. He be- longs to Readfield Grange, Patrons of Hus- bandry.
Mr. Elliott married September 13, 1867, Anna R. Lambert, daughter of the Rev. Gideon Lambert, of Farmington, Me. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott have two sons, Fred D. and Guy W., both of whom reside in Readfield.
UGUSTUS F JONES, of Fayette, Ken- nebec County, is a native of this town, having been born here June 9, 1838, son of James and Sallie (Rose) Jones. James Jones, who was born in Taunton, Mass., came to Fayette with his parents about the year 1800, or possibly earlier, and settled near Fayette Corner, which locality was then but thinly populated. A man of forceful charac- ter, he became an influential citizen of the town, in which he resided for many years. He died June 12, 1875. His wife, Sallie Rose Jones, was a native of Leeds, Me. Five of their children now survive, namely: Leonard C., a resident of Hallowell, Me .; James, who resides in Fayette; Mary J., who resides in Hallowell: Augustus F., of Fayette; and Emily B., wife of R. S. Fogg, also of Fayette.
The subject of this sketch was reared to man's estate in the town of Fayette, where from his youth up he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits. A thorough, practical farmer, he has succeeded in his calling, and now enjoys a comfortable prosperity. His farm, consisting of seventy-five acres of well- cultivated land, gives evidence of competent
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management, and with the commodious build- ings forms a comfortable and attractive rural home. Mr. Jones is a Democrat in politics. Though not an office-holder, he is ready at all times to perform the part of a good citizen in supporting any practical measure for the benefit of the town.
On December 7, 1872, Mr. Jones married Miss Annie A. Judkins, a native of Fayette Corner, Me., and daughter of Cyrus B. and Augusta (Crane) Judkins, of Fayette. Mrs. Jones's father came to Fayette with his parents, Daniel and Sallie (Baldwin) Judkins, when about two years old, they being among the early settlers here. He died in May, 1896, after having served as Postmaster at Fayette Corner for many years. He has two sons now living, Waldo B., who occupies the posi- tion formerly held by him, that of postmaster at Fayette Corner; and Lewis C., who is now residing in Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Jones have had three children: Herbert F., a merchant at Fayette Corner and Town Treasurer of Fayette; Harry E., who resides at Fayette Corner with his parents; Merle A., who died in July, 1891, at the age of three years.
EORGE TRACY, a well-known resi- dent of Oakland, Kennebec County, Me., formerly one of the town officers, was born in the town of Rome, fifteen or six- teen miles from his present home, January 14, 1853, son of Amaziah and Lucy A. (Worster) Tracy. His father, a native of Rome, Me., was son of Nathaniel Tracy, an early settler in that locality.
Amaziah Tracy was a farmer and a citizen of influence in Rome in his day, for some time holding the office of Selectman. He died De- cember 25, 1895, having survived his wife, whose death occurred in January, ISSS, nearly eight years. She was born in Belgrade, Me., in the same county, that town lying between Oakland and Rome. The two members of their family now living are: George, of Oak- land, whose name begins this sketch; and his elder brother, Elbridge M. Tracy, who re- sides in Mount Vernon, Me.
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George Tracy was educated in the public schools of Rome, Me., and at D. M. Waite's Business College in Augusta, in the meanwhile, and also later on, acquiring a practical knowl- edge of agricultural work on his father's farm. Purchasing an estate of seventy-five acres, a good piece of farming property, with buildings, in Oakland, he took possession of it in May, 1883. Since then he has resided on the prop- erty, giving his attention both to farming and butchering. He has served two years on the Board of Selectinen of Oakland. While a resident of his native town of Rome he held at different times the offices of Town Clerk, Town Agent, superintendent of schools, and Selectman, holding the last-named office four years, during three of which he was chair- man.
Mr. Tracy was married on March 15, 1877, to Sarah M. Blaisdell, daughter of the late Ivory Blaisdell, Jr., of Rome, Me. He has two children, Arthell O. and Angie E. The family attend the Free Will Baptist Church of Oak- land. Politically, Mr. Tracy affiliates with the Republican party.
INDLEY WALTER GILMAN has been a resident of Bangor from his birth, June 19, 1858. His parents were Jonathan and Lydia Coombs (Brown) Gilman.
His father was born in Montville, Waldo County, Me., November 9, 1814, being the son of Nicholas and Ruth (Coombs) Gihnan and grandson of Nicholas Gilman, Sr., who was a native of Gilmanton, N.H., a town largely peopled by Gilmans. The immigrant progenitor of the family was Edward Gilman, who came from England in 163S, and settled in Hingham, Mass., but removed some years later to Exeter, N.H. Edward Gilman's sons-John, Edward, Jr., and Moses-all married and left descend- ants .. The name Nicholas, as recorded in the History of Gilmanton, is found in different lines.
Mr. Gilman's mother, a native of Readfield, Me., was born September 10, 1823, being the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Coombs) Brown. The two grandmothers, Ruth and Mary, above
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named, were sisters, daughters of Jonathan and Martha (Warren) Coombs, of Albion, Me. Jonathan Coombs was a son of Anthony Coombs and his wife Ruth; and Martha Warren, whom he married in 1790, was a daughter of Samuel Warren. Anthony Coombs came from New Meadows to Islesboro, Me., where he was a town officer in 1789. He died in 1815, at the age of one hundred years. Ruth, his wife, died in 1826. They had seven sons and two daughters.
Jonathan Gilman, above named, was for thirteen years the superintendent of the city farın of Bangor. He died May 1, 1864, aged forty-nine years. His wife, Lydia C., long surviving him, attained the age of sixty-six years. They had eight children, of whom three are living, namely: Lindley Walter, who is the youngest of them; his sister, Helen F., who was born November 27, 1846; and his brother, Samuel W., born September 13, 184S.
Lindley W. Gilman, the special subject of this sketch, received a public school education in Bangor, and in his early manhood was em- ployed for a time as a brakeman on the Maine Central Railroad. Later he was engaged as a clerk in the grocery business. In 1SS3 he was appointed a patrolman on the Bangor police, and assigned to night duty on Front Street. In his second year he was captain of the night force, and in his third year on the day force. In October, 1892, after eight and one-half years of service on the police, he entered the employ of the United States government as mail col- lector. He worked in that capacity for six months, and then re-entered the service of the city, being elected March 27, 1892, Chief of Police of Bangor. This position he held up to January, 1903, when he resigned it to enter into a larger field of activity in assuming the duties of County Sheriff.
He is well advanced in Masonry, being a member of St. Andrews Lodge, now Senior Warden of the same; of St. John Commandery; of Kora Temple Mystic Shrine; also a Scottish Rite Mason and a member of Maine Consistory, thirty-second degree. He is likewise a member and a Past Grand of Oriental Lodge, I. O.O. F .; also a member of Katahdin Encampment.
Ile was married February 4, 1882, to Ida M. Mason, daughter of Jonathan A. C. and Orilla B. (Ames) Mason, of Hermon, Me. Mr. and Mrs. Gilman have five children: Helen M., born January 17, 1883; Ethel L., born Novem- ber 7, 1885; Mary A., born September 27, 1SSS; Orilla B., born October 17, 1889; and Mercy P., born June 6, 1892,-all of whom were born in Bangor.
ORRILL C. JOY, of Winthrop, Ken- nebec County, was born in this town, November 18, 1859, son of Benjamin C. and Julia (Farwell) Joy. His parents were both natives of Maine. Benjamin C. Joy was born in Winthrop, and died here in 18S2, having been a resident of this town all his life. He first married a Miss King, of Winthrop, and of their children three now survive, namely . Emory F., who resides in Union, Me .; Elmira, who is now Mrs. C. C. Farwell, of Danvers, Mass .; and Diana, who is the wife of Alfred Stetson, of Danvers. After the death of his first wife Mr. Joy married Julia Farwell, of Greene, who bore him four children. Of these also three are now living: Mrs. Ezra May, of Winthrop, Me .; Henry P., who also re- sides in Winthrop; and Morrill C., whose name begins this sketch. The second Mrs. Benjamin C. Joy died in 1897, the year of her husband's death. He was a prominent agriculturist of Winthrop, and for a number of years he also dealt largely in cattle, which he shipped to the market at Brighton, Mass.
Morrill C. Joy was reared to manhood upon the home farm in Winthrop. His education was acquired in the public schools of the town. Adopting agriculture as his life occupation, he has pursued it successfully, being now the owner of one hundred and fifty-two acres of well-cultivated land. Besides general farming, he carries on a thriving dairy business and has a good orchard. He is a Republican in politics, and, though not an office holder, takes a lively interest in the cause of good local as well as national government. He is a member of Winthrop Grange, P. of H., and also belongs to the New England Order of Protection.
Mr. Joy was married November 17, 1897, to
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Cora Wells, of Readfield, Me., daughter of Edwin and Nancy (Higgins) Wells. Both Mrs. Joy's parents reside in Readfield. Her mother is a native of Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Joy have one child, Garold M., who was born March 28, 1902. They have a confortable home, and are among the best known and most popular citi- zens of the town.
APTAIN EPHRAIM PERRY, who has resided in Hallowell since his retire- ment from the sea in 1890, was born in North Haven, Knox County, Me., in 1830. His paternal ancestors, carly settlers of Vinalhaven, Me., were originally from England. They were men of strong patriotic instincts, and loyal to the country of their adoption, John Perry, grandfather of Captain Perry, fight- ing for American liberties in the Revolutionary War, and Wilder Perry, the Captain's father, serving against England in the War of 1812.
The subject of this sketch, when an infant, accompanied his parents to Northport, Me., where he attended the common schools, and resided until he was fifteen years old. He also attended school for a time in Lincolnville. He then went to sea, where he used such dili- gence in acquiring a practical knowledge of both scamanship and navigation that at the carly age of twenty-one he became master of a vessel. For some forty years he continued to follow the life of a mariner, commanding during that time some sixteen or seventeen different sailing vessels, and visiting ports in North and South America, Europe, Africa, and other parts of the globe. For about twenty years of this time he made his home in Camden, Me.
Captain Perry married, in 1856, Mary F. Knight, a daughter of Nathan and Lucy (Dean) Knight, and a sister of Judge A. D. Knight, of Hallowell. He has two children: Wallace H., cashier of the Hallowell National Bank. who married Harriett R. McClench; and Austin K., now tlie Rev. Austin K. Perry, who is engaged in missionary work in Liverpool, England: le married Hama A. Philbrick. Captain and Mrs. Perry are highly esteemed members of Hallowell society.
ATHAN CLIFFORD, lawyer, of Port- land, is a lineal descendant in the ninth generation of George1 Clif- ford, who came from Arnold vil- lage and parish, England, to Boston, Mass., about 1643, and who subsequently migrated to Hampton, N.H. He was a scion of the ancient and historic family of Cliffords in England, where a representative of the family still sur- vives, holding the hereditary title. The de- scendants of George1 (who was ancestor of all the New England Cliffords) were, in general, men of character and ability, their names fre- quently appearing in town records in connec- tion with matters of town interest, and many of them serving in honorable positions in the colonial, French, and Revolutionary wars. The line of descent from Georgel to Nathan of the present generation is: George,1 John,2 Israel,3 Isaac,+ Nathaniel,5 Deacon Nathaniel,6 Nathan," William Henry,8 Nathan.9
John2 Clifford, son of George,1 was born in England in 1614. He died in Hampton, N.H., October 17 1694.
Israel3 Clifford, born in Hampton, N.H., April 15, 1647, took the oath of allegiance in 1678. He married Ann Smith.
Isaac+ Clifford, born May 24, 1696, was of Kingston, N.H .. which was originally a part of Hampton. He bought land of William Healy. In 1745 he moved to Rumney, N.H., where he was Collector and Treasurer for many years. He married Sarah Healy, daughter of Willian Healy, of Chester.
Nathaniel Clifford, born in Rumney, N.H., April, 1750, died January 23, 1824. He was a inan of intelligence and public spirit, for many years Treasurer and Collector of the town of Rumney. His wife was Ruth Garland, born September, 1757.
Deacon Nathaniel6 Clifford, born in Runiney, September 2, 1778, married Lydia Simpson, born October 7, 1773, a daughter of David Simpson, of Greenland, N.H. Of a serious turn of mind, a little stern perhaps, Deacon Clifford was highly respected for intelligence and up- rightness of character. His wife was a woman of great personal beauty, unusual energy, and vigor and clearness of mind. Their children were: Mary, Betsy, Nathan, Nancy, Catherine,
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Ruth, and Lydia: Mrs. Clifford lived to a great age, in possession of unclouded faculties, and had the happiness of seeing her son Nathan (grandfather of Mr. Nathan Clifford of Port- land) receive the last and highest honor of his life, a seat in the Supreme Court of the country. Her death occurred June 30, 1869, when in her ninety-sixth year.
The Hon. Nathan' Clifford, LL.D., was born in Rumney, N.H., August 18, 1803. Though the circumstances of the family were limited, he had a comfortable home. His early educa- tion was acquired at Haverhill (N.H.) Academy and the New Hampton Literary Institution, through which he paid his own way, supporting himself by teaching school and giving instruc- tion in vocal music, for which he had a rare taste and talent. After graduating from the Institu- tion he studied law, and, being admitted to the bar, settled in Newfield in York County, Maine, in 1824. Here his ability soon attracted atten- tion, and from 1830 to 1834 he was a member of the Maine Legislature, being Speaker of the House during the two latter years of that period. He soon became one of the ablest leaders of the State Democracy. Appointed Attorney-General of Maine in 1834, he filled that office until 1838, when he was elected to Congress, serving two terms, from December 2, 1839, to March 3, 1843. During the Presidential canvass of 1840 he supported Martin Van Buren, and met in political discussion many distinguished Whig orators, gaining for himself the reputation of being one of the most eloquent champions of his party. In 1846 he was appointed Attorney- General in President Polk's cabinet. Soon after he went to Mexico as United States Com- missioner, with powers of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to arrange terms of peace; and through him the treaty was ar- ranged with the Mexican government by which California became a part of the United States. In September, 1849, he returned to Maine, and resumed law practice. In 1858 he was ap- pointed by President Buchanan an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, an appointment that was the source of much pride to the people of Maine, he being the first cabinet officer from that State and the only representative that it had had upon the bench of the Supreme Court.
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