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(III) George William, eldest child of Ben- jamin and Sarah (Taylor) Overend, was born in Mystic, Connecticut, February 23, 1872, and was educated in public schools in Lowell and Maynard in Massachusetts, and Bridgton, Maine. After leaving school he began work in the mills where his father was employed, starting when he was only fifteen years old, and in the course of a few years became him- self a practical workman, capable of doing any kind of work in his special line and competent to take charge and direct the work of other men. His first responsible position was that
of assistant superintendent and designer in a mill at Goffs Falls, New Hampshire, and from there he went to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and was designer in a mill in that city. In 1897 he went to Vassalborough, Maine, to take charge of the Vassalborough mills, worked there about three years and then be- came equal partner with Thomas Sampson, an Englishman by birth and a skillful woolen worker by trade, in starting a worsted goods mill in Waterville, Maine. This was in 1900, and he engaged in business in that city until 1904, then removed to Bridgton to take the su- perintendency of the Pondcherry and Forest mills, which position he still retains. In every capacity in which he has been employed Mr. Overend has proved himself a thoroughly competent workman and efficient superintend- ent, and as such he is well known among woolen mill proprietors in this state. He is well known, too, in social and fraternal cir- cles, being a member of Waterville Lodge, No. 25, F. and A. M., Taconic Chapter, R. A. M., St. Omar Commandery, K. T., Kora Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Lewiston, Maine, and of Waterville Lodge, No. 915, B. P. O. E. In politics he is a Republican. Mr. Overend married, March 14, 1894, Emma C., daughter of Theophilus Coupe, of Lawrence, Massachu- setts, by whom he has two children: I. Ber- nice, born February 29, 1896. 2. Doris, Octo- ber 18, 1901.
TODD The ancient Anglo-Saxon name Todd denotes fox; and may have been put upon some Briton in the early times of name taking on account of his sly and shrewd ways or he may have used the emblem of the fox as a sign over his place of business and been known as "of the Todd," that is, the man who does business under the sign of the Todd, and finally have taken Todd for his surname.
Percy R. Todd was born in Toronto, On- tario, December 4, 1859, and received his edu- cation in the Collegiate Institute at Ottawa, Ontario. In 1872 he entered the railway ser- vice as a clerk and telegraph operator in the general office of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa railway, now a part of the Canadian Pacific railway, at Ottawa, and held those positions until 1875. Subsequently he was Canadian agent of the Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain road to 1882; from that date to 1885 general traveling agent of the National Despatch line at Chicago, Illinois; July to December, 1885, commercial agent of the New York, West Shore & Buffalo railroad, at Albany ; Decem-
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ber, 1885, to October, 1886, chief clerk of the general freight department of that road at New York City; October, 1886, to December, 1889, general freight and passenger agent of the Canada Atlantic road at Ottawa, Ontario; December, 1889, to December, 1892, general freight agent of the West Shore road; De- cember, 1892, to February 1, 1901, traffic man- ager of the same road; February 1, 1901, to November 1, 1903, sccond vice-president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford rail- road; November 1, 1903, to January 1, 1907, first vice-president of the same road. About the latter date he was offered and accepted the office of vice-president of the Bangor & Aroostook railroad, which he accepted and has since filled. Mr. Todd is a genial gentleman of unimpeachable character as a citizen, and an energetic and successful railroad man and officer. He is a member of the Union League and the Transportation clubs of New York, and of the Tarratine and Golf clubs of Ban- gor.
He married (first) Estelle Du Charme, who died in 1886. One child, Erminie, born in 1886. He married (second) in December, 1897, Frances, daughter of D. M. and Susan Fackler, of New York. One child, Stella, born in 1899.
BYRNES In the north of Ireland this an- cient cognomen is one of the best known, and many of this prolific family of Byrnes are men of substance and excellent business ability.
(I) Roger Byrnes was born in Western Kerry, Ireland. He was a farmer, and lived to the advanced age of eighty years.
(II) Joseph R., son of Roger Byrnes, was born in Ireland, in 1834, and died there in January, 1898. He carried on contracting on an extensive scale, and built hundreds of houses for the non-resident landlords who borrowed money from the crown to erect dwellings for their tenantry on their estates. He married Ann O'Shea; children : I. Dan- iel, who cultivates the Irish homestead. 2. John, shoe merchant of Lewiston, Maine. 3. Patrick J., see forward. 4. Joseph, engaged on the police force in Somerville, Massachu- setts. 5. Michael, member of Royal Irish con- stabulary stationed at Cork, Ireland. 6. Tim- othy, member of Royal Irish constabulary stationed at Dublin, Ireland. 7. Mary (Mrs. O'Connor), lives in Ireland. 8, Bridget, lives in Lewiston, Maine. 9. Ellen (Mrs. Harkins), lives in Lewiston, Maine. 10. Abigail, lives in
Boston, Massachusetts. II. Ann (Mrs. O'Sul- livan), lives in Ireland.
(III) Patrick Joseph, son of Joseph R. Byrnes, was born in Ireland, June 18, 1870. Hle was educated in the common schools, and at the Monks' school, at the head of which was General Griffin. When about to come of agc, in 1890, he came to the United States, first locating in Boston, Massachusetts. He subsequently went to Lewiston, Maine, and worked in the cotton mills for a time, after- ward taking up the insurance business in that city. In 1896 he settled in Bangor, Maine, where he has since resided. He conducts an extensive and prosperous general insurance business, representing various companies, be- sides acting in the capacity of manager for the New England Real Estate Company, a cor- poration which transacts a large business, having all New England for its field. He takes an active interest in community affairs, and takes a real enjoyment in an exciting political campaign. He is of affable and com- panionable disposition, and has drawn to him- self many friends, who thoroughly appreciate his admirable qualities of head and heart. He is an active member of the Knights of Colum- bus, of which body he is financial secretary. Mr. Byrnes married, in 1905, Julia, daughter of Robert and Julia Hickson; children : Anna Beatrice and Eleanor.
SWEET Sweet is descriptive of the dis- position of a person. There were a good many Sweets came over in the infancy of the old Bay Colony, and John Sweet was in Boston in 1645. In the Book of Possessions his name appears as an owner of land, and in 1648 he owned a wharf at which Governor Bellingham had the privilege of mooring. His wife's name was Temper- ance, and she joined the church in 1648. John Sweet, son of the above, was born in 1647, and had for wife Susannah. He left no male issue, but the original John undoubtedly had other sons, and from some of them our Sweet has come down.
(I) Charles Sweet was born in Boston about 1800. He was a jeweler and optician in Ban- gor, Maine, coming there in 1852, and mar- ried Mary Ann Whitten, of Newburyport, Massachusetts. They had four children, of whom Charles F. is the only survivor.
(II) Charles F., son of Charles and Mary Ann (Whitten) Sweet, was born in Bangor, January 30, 1855, and educated in the Bangor public schools. During early life he worked
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with his father as a jeweler, and also in Bos- ton, in the same occupation. In 1874 he was employed in the office of the clerk of court of Penobscot county, and on the first of Septem- ber, 1882, was elected to that office, which he now holds. He is an Ancient Free and Ac- cepted Mason of St. Andrew's Lodge, No. 83, Mount Moriah Royal Arch Chapter, No. 6, Bangor Council, Royal and Select Masters, St. John's Commandery, Knights Templar, and the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Bangor, thirty-second degree, and the Mys- tic Shrine of Lewiston. In Odd Fellowship he is identified with Penobscot Lodge, No. 7, as trustee for twenty years, is also a member of Bangor Lodge, No. 244, B. P. O. E. He is a Republican. Mr. Sweet is very popular among the members of the bar, and those who have to do with the courts. He is courteous, accommodating, and perfectly familiar with the details of his office. He married Flora E. Haynes, January 1, 1879.
CATELL Paul Catell, a member of a re- spected family of Italy, who was born at Lucca, that coun- try, in 1820, and died in 1893, was a brick and stone mason by occupation. He married Teresa Satolli; four children, of whom two are now living, Francois in Italy, and Charles R.
Charles R., son of Paul and Teresa (Sa- tolli) Catell, was born in Lucca, Italy, Octo- ber 14, 1852, and came to America in 1872. His opportunities for obtaining a good educa- tion were limited, and for two years he worked as a laborer on the Boston & Albany railroad. He saw there was very little prospect of ad- vancement in this direction, and accordingly decided to adopt some other line of business in which he could be independent and ad- vance more rapidly. He went to New Hamp- shire, there purchased a horse and wagon and engaged in the peddling of fruit in Rochester, Manchester and other places for about eigh- teen months; he then went to Maine, where he carried on the same business, and in 1879, in Bangor, opened a store where he sold fruits and nuts. His industry and good manage- ment were not without results, as his business increased rapidly and he now employs five clerks. He has also taken an interest in real estate matters, having built seventeen houses, owning eight at the present time, in addition to a large tenement flat, the first to be built in Bangor, and other real property. Mr.
Catell is a fine example of a self-made man, in the true sense of the word, coming to this country without means, and owing everything to his individual efforts. He is a thirty-sec- ond degree Mason and connected with the fol- lowing organizations: Rising Virtue Lodge, No. 10, Free and Accepted Masons; Mount Moriah Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; Bangor Council, Royal and Select Masters; St. John's Commandery, No. 3, Scottish Rite bodies ; Perfection Lodge, Eastern Star; Palestine Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Bangor Chap- ter, Rose Croix; Maine Consistory of Port- land; Kora Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of Lewiston; and the Independent Or- der of Odd Fellows.
He married, in 1882, Carrie, daughter of Holt Davis, of Bangor; children: I. Robert Charles, who was educated in the local schools of Bangor, and then took a course of several years in a Boston conservatory of music. . Later he expressed a desire to study dentistry, and became a student at the University of Pennsylvania; after the completion of his studies at this institution he returned to his home, and died there shortly after, October 3, 1905, at the age of twenty-four years. 2. Alfred A., having passed through the common and high schools of Bangor, is now preparing for Harvard College at Dean Academy, Frank- lin, Massachusetts. 3. Sadie, married H. Kenniston, of Portland. 4. Charles. 5. Doris. 6. Arthur.
This family is variously
SPELLMAN called O'Spealin, Spellan, Splaine, Spollen, Spellman and Spillman, and is descended from Mahon, son of Kennedy, the brother of Brian Boroimhe, who is No. 105 on the "O'Brien Kings of Thomas" Stem. The O'Hanrahan family is also descended from this Mahon or Mahoun. The tribe-name of the O'Spellan Sept was Hy-Leughaidh, a name subsequently given to the lands of which they were pos- sessed in the baroncy of Eliogarty, county of Tipperary ; and a name derived from Leug- haidh, a remote ancestor of the family. O'Heerin says: "The chief of Hy-Leughaidh of swords, is O'Spellan of the bright spurs ; Majestic is the march of the Warrior." A branch of the house of Hy-Leughaidh in early times settled in the baroncy of Galmoy in the county of Kilkenny, and gave name to "Bally- spellane," celebrated for its mineral waters. Another branch settled in the baroncy of Bar-
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rymore, county of Cork, and gave name to "Ballyspillane," a parish in that barony.
(1) Daniel Spellman, a native of Cork, Irc- land, born in 1822, came to America and lo- cated in Bangor about 1848, and died in that city in 1888. He learned blacksmithing in Ireland and always afterward followed that oc- cupation. In religious faith he was a consist- ent Roman Catholic. He married (first) Buckley, six children. He married (second), in Bangor, Bridget Kelley, born in 1835, who is still living at the age of seventy- two years. Children: 1. Daniel J., who lives in Providence, Rhode Island. 2. James F., next mentioned. 3. Fannie J., of Bangor.
(II) James Francis, second son of Daniel and Bridget (Kelley) Spellman, was born in Bangor, November 12, 1862. He received his education in the parochial and public schools of Bangor, and then started in life driving logs on the Penobscot river. In 1880 he en- tered the employ of Matthew Savage, con- tractor, whose specialty was wharf building. In 1890 Mr. Spellman started in business for himself as a contractor, constructing houses, docks, and so forth; and has done work in all parts of the state. One of his largest con- tracts was the construction of the docks at Stockton, Waldo county, near the mouth of the Penobscot river, which is the coast ter- minus of the Great Northern and Seaport railroad. There he completed in 1907 for the railroad company the largest docks men- tioned.
There are four of them having the following dimensions : One forty feet by twenty-one hundred feet ; one two hundred by one thousand feet ; one one hundred and fifty by eight hundred feet; and one eighty by six hundred feet. He also erected various build- ings for the company and has charge of the stevedore work at Stockton. Mr. Spellman also does for the Eastern Steamship Company all their dock construction, etc., at their east- ern Maine ports. Since January 1, 1907, his two sons have been his partners and the firm name is James F. Spellman & Sons. Mr. Spell- man is a genial, whole-souled man who has risen from the ranks to a leading place in his line of business by reason of his energy, fidel- ity, industry and pleasing personality. He is a member of Bangor Lodge, No. 244, Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks, and of Anchor Lodge, No. 4, Ancient Order of United Workmen. He is a member of Roman
Catholic church, and acts independently in politics.
James F. Spellman and Mary Kavanaugh were married in Bangor, October 23, 1882, by Rev. Edward McSweeney. She was born January 12, 1861, daughter of Michael and Mary Kavanaugh, natives of Ireland. Chil- dren : 1. Child, died young. 2. James Frank, born May II, 1884. 3. Michael James, born June 11, 1886.
HOWARD
One of the noblest and most ancient families in England is that of the Howards, many of
whose members are titled persons and have filled various exalted offices. The various lines of Howard in America have produced numerous prominent citizens.
(I) Jeremiah Howard was born in Dover, New Hampshire, 1801, died in Bangor, Maine, 1867. He left Dover when a youth and went to Exeter, Maine, where he later carried on a farm for several years. In 1859 he removed to Bangor and engaged in the business of trucking which he carried on till a short time before his death. He married Sarah Brown, born in Dover, New Hampshire, July 25, 1798, died April 25, 1898, in her one hundredth year. Children : Adeline, David, Joseph, Alvis Jane, Maria, Edwin and Emma, twins, Sophronia, Sarah and Charles H.
(II) Charles Henry, youngest son and tenth child of Jeremiah and Sarah ( Brown) Howard, was born in Bangor, March 6, 1842, and educated in the public schools of Bangor. At twelve years of age he began work with his father and assisted him in the business of trucking. He continued in that employment until 1868, when he became foreman of the switchyard of the European and North Amer- ican railroad. In 1883 he left that occupa- tion to become night watchman for the nine banks of Bangor and followed that business until 1903, a period of twenty years, and then retired from the employ of others to attend to his own affairs. Mr. Howard inherited some property and by careful management of that and prudently saving from his earnings and properly investing he has acquired a com- petency. He is an attendant of the Freewill Baptist church, and has always been a sup- porter of the Republican party. He married, in Bangor, October 1, 1886, Ella, daughter of James and Barbara Smith, of Brewer. She was born in 1854, died March 5, 1905. No children.
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