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Respectfully your Obt. Servant,
CHAS. D. GILMORE, Lt. Col. Commanding, 20th Maine Vols.
Charlotte? married Charles A. Buck, Jan. 27. 1829. Children:
Clementia, b. Mar. 13, 1832; Harriet, b. Mar. 17, 1837; James M., b, Nov. 22, 1838.
Clementia3 married James J. Abbott, Jan. 16. 1856, and had one child, Ella C.
Harriet, married Hiram Howe, Sept. 16, 1852. and had two children, Luther C. and Lottie A.
James M., married Alice Leighton, and had one child, Charles A.
Columbus, married Nancy W. Buck, May I. 1834. Children:
Adaline E., b. Jan. 16, 1838; Mary A., b. Mar. 10, 1839, married Harlan P. Ricker, May 30, 1862: Cynthia E., b. Nov. 26. 1849.
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GLEON S. OSGOOD.
Cleon S. Osgood, a son of Chauncy Osgood of Hartford, who married Martha J.,* daughter of Hopestill Bisbee of Hartford, is a great-grandson of Seth Sturtevant, who was one of Gen. Washington's bodyguards in the Revolutionary war, of whom mention is made on page 136.
Cleon S. married Minnetta B., daughter of Capt. L. B. and Eliza A. Bisbee of Sumner, Nov. 24, 1880, and have one daughter, Eva C., born Nov. 14, 1881.
In his early boy-hood he commenced with pick and shovel to learn the art of Rail-roading, and by his ability and faithful discharge of duty has won promotion to the position of roadmaster, which posi- tion he now holds with the Portland and Rumford Falls Railway .In 1888-89 he represented his district in the State Legislature, which position he held with credit to himself and his constituents.
Mr. Osgood is well known and respected for his executive ability and integrity, and commands re- spect whereever known. His present residence is Rumford Falls, Maine.
HENRY R. ROBINSON.
Henry R. Robinson of Peru, Me., a son of Orville and Sabra W. Robinson, and a direct descendant of Elisha Bisbee, Jr.,t was born Oct. 16, 1853. He is * See page 121. t See page 116.
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an industrious, practical, thrifty, and successful farmer, and has been elected to the office of select- man many terms, which bespeaks for him the confi- dence of his fellow townsmen. Oct. 1, 1880, he married Mary F. Keene of Sumner, born May 17, 1860. Their children are:
Clarence Henry, Ethel Lucia, and Carrol Lucien.
GAD HAYFORD.
Gad Hayford of Hartford, married Sally, the second daughter of Elisha Bisbee, first .* Of their children,
AXEL, born in Hartford, April 20, 1814, married, Jan. 14, 1837, Elizabeth Bicknell of Hartford, who died July 25, 1844. They had one daughter, Olive. born in Hartford, Jan. 12, 1839. In 1845 he re- moved to Belfast. He married, for second wife, Mary Cotrell of Belfast, Jan. 20, 1845, and had two sons, Arvida E., born Oct. 22, 1845, and died June 3, 1874; William L., born Aug. 2, 1847. Mary, his second wife, died April 17, 1885.
Mr. Hayford was an influential and energetic business man, and one of Belfast's foremost citizens. He was several times elected Mayor of Belfast, and was President of the Moosehead Lake Railroad during its construction. He was a large dealer, in corn, flour and lumber, etc. He was a progressive builder and erected several fine residences in Bel-
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fast, also a large brick and granite block, known as . the "Hayford Block," a credit to himself and an ornament to the City.
HARRISON, born in Hartford, July 31, 1834, married Julia Childs of Hartford, Oct. 6, 1843, and removed to Belfast, Me., in 1845.
Mr. Hayford was a man of business ability, public spirited, enfluential, kind and benevolent to the poor and unfortunate. He was overseer of the poor for the city of Belfast, assuming, by contract, all responsibility, for nearly fifty years. He was an extensive farmer, very popular with his fellow citi- zens, and had hosts of friends. He died March 9, 1897, two years after the death of his wife, which occured May 28, 1894. They had three children, Francelia, born Oct. 21, 1844, and died Jan. 14, 1858; Lizzie M., born Sept. 23, 1849; Loretto, born Apr. 4, 1852.
Loretto Hayford is a perservering business man, and succeeded his father as overseer of the poor for the city of Belfast.
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ALANSON M. GHANDLER and DESCENDANTS.
Alanson M. Chandler was born Nov. 5, 1815, in Paris, Me., and died Aug. 1, 1885, in North Turner, Me. He married, July 9, 1839, Harriet N. Mann, daughter of Deacon Isaac Mann of . West Paris. She was born in Canton, Mass., Apr. 10, 1817, and died in West Sumner, Feb. 13, 1884.
Mr. Chandler was a carpenter, and came to Sum- ner with his brother Hiram, where he worked at his trade. Children:
Susan F., born . in Buckfield, Jan. 31, 1840, married, Nov. 24, 1859, M. D. Dow of West Sumner, and died in West Sumner, March 7, 1865. They had two children, Charles W., born Jan. 2, 1861, and died Feb. 18, 1861; Hattie M., born Dec. 8, 1861, married Arthur Bessey of Bryant's Pond.
Abbie L., born in Paris, Me., Aug. 2, 1842, married James Dexter Bosworth of Sumner, and died in Sumner, Aug. 30, 1866. They had one child, Epyrus, born June 7, 1866, who married Hattie M. Bonney.
Mary T. M., born in Paris, Me, Sept. 22, 1844. married Lewis Phinney of Turner, Me., Feb. 16, 1861, and had eight children, Leonard C., born Nov. 10, 1861, and married, first, Rose Chambers, second, Hattie Chambers. They reside in Baraboe, Wisconsin; Mark F., born
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July 30, 1865, died Oct. 17, 1887; Edwin L., born July 12, 1867, married Bertha Decoster, who is now dead; Mary A., born Feb. 14, 1870, married Henry Harlow of Turner; Abbie F., born July 16, 1873, died Dec. 23, 1894; Ruth B., born Apr. 11, 1876, married Ernest B. Morse of Turner; William H., born Feb. 17, 1878; Alanson Wallace, born Aug. 19, 1882. Edwin Wallace, born June 1, 1849, in West Sumner, married Luella E. Staples of Turner, Nov. 29, 1868, and have one child, F. May, born Oct. 13, 1874, who married Llewellyn E. Pulsifer, a merchant, of South Paris, Maine, Mr. Chandler early acquired the trade of a carpenter, and made that his business for a number of years. At the present time he is the owner and conductor of a mill at West Sumner, where he does an extensive business in the manufacture of doors, windows, build- ers' finish, hard wood flooring, mouldings of all kinds, matched sheathing, etc.
Ellery F., born in West Sumner, Feb. 19, 1852, died June 28, 1853.
Reuben Mellen, born in West Sumner, June 10, 1854, married Lizzie A. Pulsifer of West Sumner, Oct. 27, 1875, and died in Lynn, Mass., Apr. 18, 1890. They had one child. Walter M., born Sept. 12, 1876. Mr. Chand- Jer was a carpenter.
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I. O. SWIFT.
I. O. Swift, the oldest son of Ira F. Swift, was born in Paris, Sept. 3, 1853. He married Hattie M. Pulsifer, born Feb. 3. 1864, daughter of Joseph R. and Mary J. Pulsifer of Sumner, and has had three -children, namely:
Lora E., born Aug. 17, 1880, died Oct. 18, 1881. Mary E., born Mar. 1, 1891, died Apr. 21, 1891. Bertha A., born July 30, 1898.
Mr. Swift is one of Sumner's most enterprising and up-to-date farmers, and is much liked by his fellow townsmen. April 1, 1881, he bought the old "Swift" farm in Sumner, which at that time was somewhat run out, both the buildings and land, and by hard work and careful management he has brought the farm up with the best and built an entirely new set of buildings thereon. The farm is very nicely located, commanding a good view of Pleasant Lake and the surrounding country, and is considered one of the most desirable and productive farms in town.
Mr. Swift is also a lover of fine cattle, carries a large stock, and deals quite extensively in them.
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THE TURNER FAMILY.
CHARLES TURNER settled in Sumner about 1830, on a farm adjoining the Ryerson farm on the north, Sturtevant farm on the west, and Hersey farm on the south. He married Eliza Briggs of North Salem, Maine, and there were born to them nine children, of whom only three are now living, John and Horatio G. who are the oldest, and Eliza, who married A. M. Tucker, and now resides in ~ Lexington, Mass. Mrs. Turner died Feb. 3, 1845. - and the family scattered to look out for themselves.
JOHN TURNER was born in North Salem, Maine. Jan. 23, 1827, where he lived until he was three years old, when his folks moved to Sumner. He was educated in the district school in Sumner. In
1845 he went to Lowell, Mass., and found occupa- tion in a factory, where he remained five years. 1850 he married Betsey Knights, of Paris, Maine.
In Being ambitious for a more lucrative occupation, he left Lowell, and started to learn the paving and contracting business in Boston, and finally became a member of the firm, in which he remained for ten years. In 1865 he organized the firm of John Turner & Co., which has been, perhaps, the most successful firm in that business in Boston. -
Mr. Turner was a member of the Charlestown School-board the five years previous to annexation to Boston. He represented Ward 4, Boston, in the Legislature in 1877 and 1878. He was Treasurer
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of the Winchester Home for Aged Women for three years, and was later elected President. He is a member of the Hunt Asylum for Destitute Child- ren corporation, and at present is chairman of the Executive Committee. He was a member of the Overseers of the Poor for the city of Boston in 1890, `91, and '92. He was President of the Boston Finance Association, and is a Director of the Charlestown Gas and Electric Company, is a member of the Board of Investment of the Warren Institu- tion for Savings, and a Director of the Bunker Hill National Bank. He is a member of Henry Price Lodge, F. & A. M., St. Andrew's Royal Arch Chap- ter, Melrose Council, Royal and Select Masters, and Coeur de Lon Commandery, Knights Templar. He is a 32d degree Mason. He is also a member of ·Bunker Hill Lodge, No. 14, Bunker Hill Encamp- ment, No. 5, and Grand Canton Bunker Hill, No. 7. I. O. O. F .. , Paul Revere Lodge, No. 824, Knights of Honor, and 999th Artillery Association.
Mr. Turner has one son, J. Frank, teller in a local bank. Mr. Turner's office is at 19 Milk Street. Boston. He has resided in Charlestown forty-two years, and has accumulated much property. He is in fact, one of the heaviest tax-payers of the district. He resides at 351 Main Street, Charlestown, Mass.
HORATIO G. TURNER (rsidence, Dedham, Mass. ). was born in Salem, Maine, Jan. 14, 1829. His par- ents moved to Sumner, about 1830. 4 He received his education in the district school, worked at farm-
HORATIO GATES TURNER.
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ing three or four years, then desiring to better him- self financially, he went to Massachusetts, and worked at the boot and shoe business several years - in Abbington and Weymouth. In 1851 he married Justina Heath, of Salem, Maine. He has two children living, Charles A. and Adella F. In 1855 he commenced paving, and went into business with his brother about 1867, the firm name being John Turner and Company, where he has continued ever since. He has served the town of Dedham in sev- eral important offices.
Mr. Turner is a member of Bunker Hill' Lodge. No. 14, I. O. O. F., a member of Constellation Lodge, F. and A. M., Norfolk Royal Arch Chapter, Cyprus Commandery, Knights Templar, and Past Com- mander of Charles W. Carroll Post 144, G. A. R.
John and Horatio G: Turner have a lot in the cemetery at West Sumner village, where their grandfather, Oliver Turner, mother, brother, and a sister are buried. The names and ages are inscribed on the monument which stands on the lot, and are -as follows:
Oliver Turner died April 8, 1843, aged 78 years. Eliza Turner died Feb. 3 1845, aged 37 years and 5 months. 1 Thomas D. Turner died Mar. 28, 1836, aged 1 year and 5 months.
Mary Ann B. Turner died Jan. 17, 1845, aged 2 years and 5 months.
Charles Turner, Jr. died Feb. 24, 1852, aged 20 years and 8 months.
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GILBERT TUELL and DESCENDANTS.
(NOTE: No attempt has been made to make the list com- plete except in the male line, as it is assumed that the others will appear under their family name.)
Gilbert Tuell was born in Paris, March 4, 1788. He was the youngest son of John Tuell, who came to Paris from Taunton, Mass., about 1787. When twenty years old he began clearing the farm in West Sumner, upon which he lived until his death, which occured Oct. 20, 1861. He was a man of great industry and energy, and cleared a large farm, though for many years before his death he was un- able to engage in physical labor in consequence of a persistent asthmatic trouble.
Mr. Tuell was twice married. His first wife was Polly Benson, his second was Sarah Young.
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Children of Gilbert and Polly Tuell.
Louisa, born Oct. 26, 1811, died Apr. 23, 1892. Mary Ann, born Feb. 24, 1814, died June 28, 1878.
Children of Gilbert and Sarah Tuell.
Charles Y., born Aug. 2, 1819, died Dec., 5, 1 890.
Hiram, born Oct. 11, 1820, died July 26, 1824. Benjamin Y., born July 19, 1822, died Nov. 5, · 1889.
Abagail, born Nov. 28, 1824.
Lydia M., born Nov. 26, 1826, died Apr. 1, 1893.
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Henrietta, born Oct. 23, 1829, died May' II, 1854.
Louisa Tuell married George Washington Buck, and had seven children, six of whom are now living, Polly, the wife of Frederick Farrar; Charles T., Clinton, Henrietta, the wife of Freeman Farrar; Luville, Orville.
All except Charles, who lives in Paris, and Luville, who lives in Livermore, are inhabitants of Sumner. Mary Ann Tuell married Seth Gurney. Their children were Manderville, Victor, Arlette, who married John B. Foster; Adna, and Romandel.
Charles and Benjamin Y. Tuell spent their lives upon the home farm, which was divided between them as soon as the younger reached his majority. They were hard-working ard prosperous farmers, . and enjoyed in large measure the respect and con- fidence of their fellow citizens. Benjamin taught school several winters when he was a young man. They each served eight years on the board of select- men of the town. Each represented their district in the State Legislature one term, and Benjamin was County Commissioner for three years. Both
were much in demand as administrators of the es- , tates of deceased persons and as guardians of minors. Their devotion and deference to each other was very marked throughout their lives. Charles was a deacon of the Baptist church, and Benjamin was a Universalist in faith,
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Charles married Emily Stetson, and had six child- ren, all of whom are now living. Hiram, born March 16, 1844. Francis B., born June 25, 1847. Ella M., born Dec. 26, 1849. Sarah Abbie, born Jan. 2, 1852.
Gilbert, born July 23, 1854. Elbridge Stetson, born Feb. 7, 1856.
Hiram fitted for college at North Bridgton Acad- emy, and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1869. After graduation he served as Principal of Black- stone High School for about three years, then as. Principal of Marlboro High School for six years, and Principal of Milton High School for nearly nineteen years. He is now living in Milton, Mass., and is connected with the law office of John C. Coombs of - Boston. He married. Mary C. Daniels of Milford, Mass., and has two daughters, Harriet Emily and Annie Kimbal, both graduates of Wellesley College. Harriet Emily received the degree of Ph. D. at Cornell University in 1894, being one of the first thirty women in America to receive that degree. She is now teacher of History in M. C. Durfee High School of Fall River, Mass.
Annie Kimball is a teacher in Westbrook Sem- inary in Portland.
Francis B. studied dentistry with Dr. Jones of Norway, and has practiced in Bethel up to the pre- sent time. He married Sadie Mason, and has three
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ehildren, Ella Mildred, Gilbert Woodsum, and Chas. . Francis.
Ella Mildred and Gilbert Woodsum are now pupils at Gould's Academy. Gilbert W. and Charles F. are the only male descendants of Gilbert Tuell, of the fourth generation, who bear the name of Tuell.
Ella M., after teaching a short time in the High School of Fall River, married George H. Hawes, a prominent print cloth broker of that city. She has one son, Charles, who is about to enter Harvard College.
Sarah Abbie has been for many years a success- ful teacher in Fall River.
Gilbert is a carpenter and builder, and resides in Bethel. £ He married Mellicent Smith, and has no children.
Elbridge Stetson has always lived on the home farm, and is a worthy representative of the family and the name in his native town. He married - Flora L. Gurney, and has two children, Mary Ellen, and Emily:
Benjamin Y. Tuell was twice married. His first wife was Belinda Heath. They had four child- ren, all of whom are now living.
Francette. born July 27, 1850.
Henrietta, born Feb. 23, 1854.
Helen, born Apr. 27, 1857.
Belinda A., born Jan. 11, 1859.
Belinda (Heath) Tuell, died Jan. 11, 1859.
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- Benjamin Y. married for his second wife, Rose Lovejoy.
Francette married Eugene Fletcher, and has one son, William Roscoe, a graduate of Bates College, who has been Principal of East Bridgewater, Mass., High School, also Fox- craft, Me., and is now Principal of Oxford High School of Mass. He married Helen Rollins, of Lewiston, Me., and has two child- · ren, a son, Earl Wingate, a daughter, Rosilla Francette.
Henrietta married James A. Tuell, May 17, 1878. After their marriage they resided at James A. Tuell's old homestead in "Taunton Green," of Paris, for a while, then removed to West Paris, where he conducted a meat store. At present they reside in Norway, Me.
Helen married, Oct. 12, 1879, Geo. A. Chandler of West Sumner, where they have lived since their marriage. They had two children, a daughter, Linnie T., who entered Hebron Academy in the fall of 1897, but owing to failing health had to leave, and died Apr. 5, 1898; a son, Hiram Benjamin Tuell, who is in the employ . of his father as clerk. 1
Belinda A. married Edwin L. Tuell, Oct. 25, 1884, and has been a dress maker since. They re- side in Watertown, Mass. They had one child, a
daughter, Marion Rosilla, born Dec, 2, 1894, died May 6, 1895.
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Abagail married Albion P. Bonney of Buckfield, and is now living in Auburn. She has no children. Lydia M. was twice married. By her first husband, Charles H. Curtis, she had one child, Mary Abbie, who is now living in Norway. Her second husband was Edmund Curtis.
Henrietta, the youngest of Gilbert Tuell's daught- ers, died unmarried.
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GAPT. HOPESTILL BISBEE.
Capt. Hopestill Bisbee, a likeness of whom is shown on page 123, was the third son of Elisha Bisbee of Sumner. He was in the war of 1812. He was a man whose youth was not blessed with the advantages of education, yet who possessed native ability, and always had at heart an interest for schools, anxious for the coming generation to extend its usefulness by education. He was a citi- zen of public spirit, interested in all matters pertain- ing to the welfare of his town, and was often select- ed as an appraiser of estates.
At the time the great temperance movement . which was sweeping over the country made its ap- pearance he became one of its chief promoters. establishing what was then known as the "Wash- ingtonian Society."
When an Abolishionest was almost an outlaw, he - championed the cause of anti-slavery. On this question he had no doubts. Early he had espoused the cause of universal freedom and the extirpation of chattel slavery.
In season and out of season he spoke against this national sin, and contributed from his means to the practical solution of the question, as the anti-slavery societies and the poor negro could testify. For seven years he voted with, five other citizens who desired freedom to all. He lived to see the day of the emancipation of the negro race in our country.
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Through his industry and good management he made his home one of the finest farm residences in the vicinity, an ornament to the town. 'Not the least among its attractions was the influence of mu- sic which pervaded the home circle. He was a fine bass singer. We can, even now, remember how, with rapt attention, we listened to the sweet tones of his voice, and the clear, high soprano of our moth- er, in the "Anthem for Easter," "Lift up your Heads, Eternal Gates," and "The Heavenly Vision." They were leading musical characters in their day, and long stood in the church choir.
The fine row of maples near the homestead were set by him. His family are all now dead, except the youngest daughter, "the last leaf on the tree."
Interred in the family lot at Hartford Center, once East Butterfield, rest the remains of Capt. Hopestill Bisbee and his wife.
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ELISHA BISBEE, JR.
and FAMILY.
Elisha Bisbee, Jr., born May 8, 1786, married Joanna Sturtevant of Sumner, by Isaac Sturtevant, Esq., her father, April 15, 1810. He lived for a short time in Buckfield Village, and then exchanged his stand there with Zebediah Austin for the farm on Sumner Hill, which is still owned by his descend- ants. The farm is pleasantly located on an em- inence which commands a fine view of the White Mountains, Labrador Pond and the surrounding country north and west. He served the town sev- eral years as Treasurer, and was also several times a member of the board of selectmen. He was noted as a man of sound judgment and strict integrity. He had five children by his first wife. Three grew to man- and woman-hood.
Elbridge G., born in Buckfield, Feb. 8, 1811, died Oct. 2, 1812; Thomas J. and George W., twins, born in Buckfield, July 6, 1812.
Thomas J. married, in June 1840, Sylvia Stetson of Sumner, and moved to Rumford, where he be- came a prosperous farmer, holding town offices for many years. They had one daughter.
George W., a likeness of whom appears on page 117, married, Jan. 1, 1830, Mary B. Howe of Rum- ford. He commenced business for himself as a blacksmith, in Hartford, where, with his public spirited wife, he did much to sustain the ministry,
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and entertain those who came from the country around. Stable accommodations were essential, this also was provided without pay.
Mrs. Bisbee was one of the first ladies of the town, President of the Daughters of Freedom, and Vice President of the Ladies' Temperance Band. Her musical talent made her welcome on all occa- sions. She was a model house-wife, a well informed woman, and beloved by all her neighbors and acquaintances. They had one son; while yet a lad the father removed with his family to Peru, where he died.
Mary P., born June 6, 1815, married Freeman Reed, of Hartford, and had five children. Their last years were lived in Massachusetts. Both died the same week and were brought to Canton, Me., for burial.
Elisha Jr's. first wife died Jan. 30, 1825. For second wife, he married Fannie Bryant of Sumner, born June 12, 1816, died May 10, 1869. They had nine children. Of these,
Sabra W., born Feb. 21, 1826, married Orville Robinson, then of Hartford, since of Peru. He en- gaged in farming, and through enterprise and care- ful management became one of the foremost and thrifty farmers in town. They had two children. Mr. Robinson died several years ago, and his wife lives with their son on the Peru homestead.
Sophia G., born Aprill 7, 1827, is now resident owner of the Elisha Bisbee homestead, which is one
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of the most attractive residences in Sumner. She never married. She won honors to herself in car- ing for her aged parents in their last days, and in the bringing up of the six young children that were left in her care.
Levi Bradford, born July 16, 1828, married, May 18, 1852, Eliza A. Heald of Sumner, and removed to Belfast, Maine. They had eight children. Early in life he learned the carpenter's trade, and followed · carpentering and shop-joinery until 1861, when he enlisted, at the first call, in the 4th Maine Volun- teers. Enlisted as a private. After the first battle at Bull Run, July 21, 1861, he was promoted, July 22, 1861, to Sargent Major, after which, to Lieuten- ant and Captain. He took part in the following engagements: First Battle of Bull Run, in which engagement he was severely wounded; Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, Charles City Cross Roads, and Malvern Hill. He was many times detailed with his company for special service, and his promotions speak for his abilities as an officer in the war. He has an hon- orable discharge, and receives a pension for disabil- ities contracted while in the U. S. Service. After the war he removed to his native town, built the first store at East Sumner, and went into trade; also dealt in wood, bark and lumber, shipping via R. R. to Portland and other points; later sold out the business and rented the store which was burned without insurance. He had charge of bridge build-
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ing for the Portland and Oxford Central R. R. Co. . In 1877 he went to Virginia City, Nevada, and en- gaged in mining and mill-wright work. In 1885 he was at Araconda, Montana, engaged on the Ar- aconda Copper Milling Works, and returned home in 1886.
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