Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine, Volume III, Part 5

Author: Little, George Thomas, 1857-1915, ed; Burrage, Henry Sweetser, 1837-1926; Stubbs, Albert Roscoe
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 818

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The name of Mitchell was

MITCHELL well known in this country in the early part of the sev-

enteenth century. Paul Mitchell came over with John Winter, and died in 1654. Captain

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John Mitchell married the widow of Hugh Gunnison and died in 1664. He was of Smut- tynose Island in 1660.

(I) Christopher Mitchell is mentioned in the court records May 21, 1660. His house at the head of Braveboat Harbor is mentioned in the deed of April 22, 1665. He married Sarah, daughter of John and Joan Andrews, who was born about 1641, as shown by a depo- sition. He administered the estate of his brother-in-law, John Searle, in 1675. Widow Sarah was administratrix of his estate March 13, 1686. Incidental statements in deeds and town records assign him the following fam- ily : 1. William, married ( first) Honor ; (second) Elizabeth Tenney. 2. Christopher, thrice married. 3. Richard, see forward. 4. Joseph, married Joanna Couch. 5. Robert, married Sarah Deering. 6. Elizabeth, married (first) John Tenney; (second) Samuel John- son.

(II) Richard, third son and child of Chris- topher and Sarah (Andrews) Mitchell, mar- ried Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Joanna (Deering) Couch. Their children were : I. John, born May 14, 1701. 2. Sarah, July 9, 1702, married, April 4, 1723, Thomas Adams, of York. 3. Joanna, February 19, 1704. 4. Joseph, "oldest son" in 1756, was made admin- istrator of his father's estate July 12 of that year ; married Isabella Bragdon. 5. William, see forward. 6. Richard, married (first) Hul- dah Weare; (second) Mary (Deering) Jones. 7. Hannah, married Captain Robert Oram. 8. Mary, married, January 29, 1729-30, Captain Solomon Mitchell. 9. Temperance, married William Rackliff. Published June 16, 1739.

(III) William, third son and fifth child of Richard and Sarah (Couch) Mitchell, married (first), published February 27, 1741, Sarah, daughter of Peter Weare, of North Yarmouth. She renewed the covenant July 15, 1751, and had daughter Lucy baptized. He married (second), May 9, 1756, Sarah Sellers, of York. October 3, 1759, Jacob Brown, of North Yarmouth, was made guardian of Dan- iel, Sarah and Lucy Mitchell, children of Sarah Mitchell, deceased, who was the daughter of Peter Weare. William Mitchell's will, dated June 18, 1784, probated September 13, 1788, mentions wife Sarah and children: Daniel; Sarah, unmarried in 1790; Lucy, baptized July 15, 1751, married, February 27, 1772, Reuben Brown, of North Yarmouth ; Mary, unmarried in 1790; Lydia, unmarried in 1790; William.

(IV) William (2), youngest child of Will- iam (I) and Sarah Mitchell, was born about 1753. He was the executor of his father's will,

and was a revolutionary soldier. He lived at Braveboat Harbor and died March 19, 1827. He married, January 1, 1776, Susanna Foy, born 1753, died November 20, 1836. His chil- dren in 1838 were: 1. Joseph, married Han- nah Nelson; died without issue, January 6, 1837. 2. Charles, see forward. 3. Susanna, married Andrew W. Black. 4. Martha, mar- ried, about 1812, Henry Black or Blake. 5. Richard, married Esther Williams.

(V) Charles, second son and child of Will- iam (2) and Susanna (Foy) Mitchell, was born about 1783, died July 23, 1850. He mar- ried Olive Ingersoll, born November 14, 1780, died February 13, 1864. Their children: I. Captain Charles, born 1812, drowned off Rye, New Hampshire, August 31, 1855. He mar- ried Sarah and had children: i. Charles, married Sarah Morgrage ; ii. Frances, married, November 27, 1853, Elias Bowdy. 2. Captain Horace, born 1821, died July 11, 1889; married Elizabeth, daughter of Josiah Tobey, and had children: i. Miriam, married, Sep- tember 8, 1861, Robert Billings; ii. Jane, mar- ried Charles Mills, of Kittery. 3. Reuben, see forward. 4. Hannah, married John Parrott. 5. Sally, married Benning More. 6. Olive, married (first) - - More ; ( second) -- Tendel.

(VI) Reuben, third son and child of Charles and Olive (Ingersoll) Mitchell, was born in Kittery Point, June 13, 1824. His earlier years were spent in the calling of a fisherman, having had at one time a number of fishing vessels in his charge. Later he worked in the navy yard as a riveter, and in this occupation he contracted a cold which developed into pneumonia and resulted in his death, August 30, 1893. He was a stanch supporter of Re- publican principles, a member of the Free Bap- tist church, and of the Order of the Golden Cross. He married, June 27, 1846, Hannah, daughter of Samuel and Olive (Eaton) Say- ward, of Wells. Their children were: I. George W., born March 12, 1849, married, 1873, Abbie Getchell, of Kittery. 2. Horace, see forward. 3. Arabella, September 7, 1859, married, April 6, 1885, Herbert C. Baker. 4. Phila, March 22, 1862, died July 26, 1872.

(VII) Hon. Horace, second son and child of Reuben and Hannah (Sayward) Mitchell, was born in Kittery, March 13, 1857. After an elementary education received in the district and high schools he spent two years in coast- ing. Upon his return to his home his educa- tion was resumed at Kittery high school and continued at the New Hampton Literary In- stitute and Business College. The thorough

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training he received in these institutions en- abled him to immediately engage in teaching, which he followed successfully for thirty-four terms. He then accepted a clerkship in the Marshall House at York Harbor, where he remained for three years. In this new occu- pation he achieved success and filled a similar position in the Wentworth at New Castle, New Hampshire, for one year, subsequently con- ducting the Pocahontas of Gerrish Island for five years. He now formed the plan of build- ing a summer house according to what his ideal of a summer hotel should be. He bought the old Hill House, and in 1890 erected on the site the Champernowne. This being supplied with the best accommodations, enables its guests to thoroughly enjoy the pleasures of a summer vacation. It is furnished with all modern improvements and has ample facilities for boating and bathing, in addition to pleas- ant walks and other amusements. Caring for his guests so generously, Mr. Mitchell has be- come one of the most popular landlords on the coast, and his house takes its place among the most enjoyable resorts in New England. He purchased and succeeded to the business of Frank E. Rowell, attorney, in 1901. In poli- tics he is a stanch Republican, and has been an able leader of his party in the district. He was nominated to the office of state senator by acclamation and elected in 1895 for a term of two years by a large majority. He was president of the school board for two years ; postmaster under President Harrison's admin- istration ; represented Kittery in the house of representatives in 1891; represented Kittery and Eliot in 1893; superintendent of schools, 1898-99; in 1896 the governor of Maine ap- pointed him a commissioner to examine the state treasurer's accounts, and in 1897 he served as chairman of the same commission. He was largely instrumental in forming Kit- tery Water District in 1907, and is president of the board of trustees. One of the trustees of the Robert W. Trail Academy and a dele- gate to the National convention at Chicago, 1908. He is connected with the following organizations : Member of Naval Lodge, No. 184, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Kittery; Unity Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of South Berwick; Bradford Commandery, of Biddeford, Maine; grand senior deacon of the Grand Lodge of Maine ; past master of Naval Lodge; past grand of Riverside Lodge; past patriarch of Dirigo Encampment, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Kittery; organized Constitution Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of Kittery, in 1883, and is past chancellor of

same ; first grand commander and grand keep- er of the records of the Order of the Golden Cross of the State of Maine; member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He mar- ried (first), December 24, 1884, Lucy A., who died in 1900, daughter of Aaron Frost, of Pembroke, Maine. They had one child, Ethel May, born in 1888, who was educated in the high school of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and is now a student at Wellesley College. Hon. Horace Mitchell married (second), De- cember 25, 1901, M. Gertrude, daughter of James E. Chase, and has one son, Horace Jr., born June 29, 1904.

This family, which came or-

MAYBURY iginally from the north of Ireland to Massachusetts, subsequently established themselves in the wil- derness of the province of Maine, and de- scendants of the original immigrants are now quite numerous.

(I) About the year 1730 William Maybury, accompanied by his family, departed from what appeared to be the scene of perpetual religious strife in the north of Ireland to seek a home in America, where liberty of con- science was unmolested, and upon his arrival here settled in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He was a blacksmith by trade, and during his ten years' residence there he acquired considerable property. In 1740 he became one of the grantees of New Marblehead, Maine, which was afterward incorporated as the town of Windham, and was the second settler in that plantation. He located upon home lot number twenty-seven, situated some thirty rods from the river, and he cleared a good farm. He was the first blacksmith in Windham, and fol- lowed his trade in connection with farming for the remainder of his life, which termi- nated March 15, 1764. The maiden name of his wife was Bethsheba Dennis. Their chil- dren were: John, Thomas, Seafair (who be- came the wife of Stephen Manchester ), Nancy (who married Gershom Winship), and Rich- ard.

(II) Captain Richard, son of William and Bethsheba (Dennis) Maybury, was born in Marblehead about 1737. He was reared at the homestead in Windham, and with the ardor and patriotism of his liberty-loving race en- tered the Continental army for service in the revolutionary war. He was commissioned cap- tain of the Windham company February 8, 1775, subsequently serving as such on Colonel Ebenezer Francis' regiment. He shared in the hardships, adversities and victories, partici-

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pated in the capture of Ticonderoga and under General Washington at Valley Forge. Feb- ruary 23, 1756, he married Martha Bolton, of Falmouth, Maine; children: I. Mary, born November 1, 1756, married Edward Anderson. 2. William, December 12, 1758. 3. Thomas, May 21, 1761. 4. Bethsheba, November 13, 1763, married Abijah Purington. 5. Anna, February 9, 1766, died in infancy. 6. Rich- ard, see next paragraph. 7. Anna, November 30, 1769, married Ezekiel Jordan, whose line of descent was Dominicus-5, Nathaniel-4, Dominicus-3, Dominicus-2, Rev. Robert-I (see Jordan). 8. Daniel, March 4, 1773. 9. Ed- ward, September 9, 1775. 10. Martha, Sep- „tember, 1778, married John Lakey.

(III) Richard (2), third son and sixth child of Captain Richard (I) and Martha (Bolton) Maybury, was born April 25, 1767. He mar- ried Mary Jordan.

(IV) Jordan, son of Richard (2) and Mary (Jordan) Maybury, married Sally Hodgdon and resided in Casco and Peru, Maine.

(V) Nathaniel, only child of Jordan and Sally (Hodgdon) Maybury, was born in Cas- co, July 4, 1827. In childhood he accompanied his parents to Peru, where he attended the district school and engaged in farming. From Peru he moved to Turner, Maine, and estab- lished himself in the butchering business. In politics he was independent. He attended the Universalist church. December 31, 1849, he married Annarilla C. Stockbridge, born in Dixfield, Maine, October 16, 1828, died in May, 1903. (N. B. The Stockbridges of Maine are descended from John Stockbridge, an immi- grant from England in 1635, who settled in Scituate, Massachusetts.) She was the mother of five children, two of whom died in infancy. Those who lived to maturity are: Frank D., William Jordan and Edgar M.

(VI) William Jordan, M. D., son of Na- thaniel and Annarilla C. (Stockbridge) May- bury, was born in Peru, March 27, 1858. His early education was acquired in the public schools, including the Turner high school, from which latter he entered the Westbrook Seminary. His professional preparations were completed at the Medical School of Maine ( Bowdoin College), from which he was grad- uated in 1886, and he began the practice of medicine at Springvale in the town of San- ford, remaining there six years. About the year 1892 he removed to Saco, where he is still residing, and he has attained prominence both as a physician and as a citizen. While residing in Sanford Dr. Maybury was super- intendent of schools. In Saco he has served

upon the board of health, was United States pension examiner during President Harrison's administration, and from 1897 to 1900 served as surgeon-general on Governor Powers' staff with the rank of colonel, having charge of the sick soldiers of the Maine regiments during the Spanish-American war. For several years he was a director of the Saco National Bank. In 1900 he was mayor of Saco, rendering ex- cellent service in that capacity, and in 1903 represented that city in the lower house of the state legislature. In 1903 he was appointed a member of the Maine board of registration of medicine, and two years later was chosen sec- retary, which position he now holds. In addi- tion to various medical bodies he is a member of Saco Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; York Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; Bradford Commandery, Knights Templar, of which latter he is past eminent commander. In his religious belief he is a Universalist.

On July 4, 1885, Dr. Maybury married Ella W. Berry, daughter of Dexter W. and Emma (Rogers) Berry, of Phippsburg, Maine. Dr. and Mrs. Maybury have one son, Robert, born in Springvale, November, 1887, and is now a student at the College of Physicians and Sur- geons, Boston.

A British soldier by the sur-

LEONARD name of Leonard was at the siege of Louisburg, and on the return of the troops to New England went to Taunton, Bristol county, in 1740. Having received a grant of land in Nova Scotia from the Crown for services in the expedition against the French, he settled upon it in 1755.

(I) Thomas Leonard, son of this British soldier, born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, mar- ried Christine MacNab, an immigrant from Scotland.

(II) William, son of Thomas and Christine (MacNab) Leonard, was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, in 1783. He was a shoemaker all his life. He married Mary Smith; chil- dren : Ann, Maria, Mary, Bertha, William, Thomas (q. v.) and John. William Leonard, the father, died in Windsor, Nova Scotia, in 1848.

(III) Thomas (2), son of William and Mary (Smith) Leonard, was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, where he learned the trade of joiner and worked at his trade up to 1844, when he removed to Bath, Maine. He was a member of the Church of England, and at Bath united with Grace Episcopal Church, and. at the time of his death was the oldest mem-

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ber of the parish. He married, in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Katherine, daughter of William Davis; children: Charles E., a resident of California; Fred C., who made his home in Bath, Maine; Flora; Lillian; E. Randall ; Jen- nie.

(IV) E. Randall, son of Thomas and Kath- erine (Davis) Leonard, was born in Bath, Maine, attended the public schools of that city and at the age of seventeen began his active business life as a clerk in a drug-store. In 1894 he established a drug-store which he carried on with very profitable results. He was a Republican in politics, and was elected a member of the school board of Bath, and was elected from the seventh ward of the city a member of the board of aldermen. He was a member of Solar Lodge, F. A. M., of Bath. He is also a member of Lincoln Lodge, No. 10, I. O. O. F. He was brought up in Grace Episcopal Church. He married, May 17, 1899, Mary F., daughter of John W. and Elizabeth (Shaw) Merrill, of Freeport, Maine; child, Katherine Elizabeth. As his wife was a member of the Congregational church, he after his marriage attended with her the Winter Street Congregational Church, of Bath.

The Heald family from which is

HEALD descended Perham S. Heald, postmaster of Waterville, Maine, is of English origin, and some of its members were pioneer settlers at Concord, Massachu- setts, less than fifteen years after the Puritan settlement at Plymouth.

(I) Major Ephraim Heald was of the New Hampshire branch, and came to Maine from Temple, New Hampshire, about 1765. He is credited with service in the revolutionary war. He died at the age of eighty-one years, and was buried at Temple.

(II) Ephraim (2), son of Major Ephraim (I) Heald, born 1770, died June 29, 1803, and was buried at Bingham, Maine.

(III) Ephraim (3), son of Ephraim (2) Heald, born October 20, 1791, near Madison, Maine, died September 3, 1865, and was buried in Bingham, Maine. He settled on Dead River and cleared up a large tract of land from the wilderness, and on a part of this the Parsons Hotel now stands. He kept a tavern and also engaged in farming and lumbering. He mar- ried Katherine Houghton, born October 30, 1793, died July 29, 1869. Children : I. Har- riet, born March 24, 1814, died March 17, 1896. 2. Susan D., July 15, 1816, died De- cember 27, 1896. 3. Ephraim Harrison, May

17, 1818, died April 19, 1900. 4. Thomas H., see forward. 5. Alen, June 21, 1822, died September 22, 1907. 6. Azel, September 6, 1824, died February 12, 1904. 7. Esther, De- cember 26, 1826, died August 24, 1908. 8. Alva, May 30, 1829. 9. Katherine H., August IO, 1831. IO. Marcia A., April 18, 1834.

(IV) Thomas H., fourth child and second son of Ephraim (3) and Katherine (Hough- ton) Heald, born April 3, 1820, died Decem- ber II, 1906. He was a house carpenter, and also owned and operated a grist mill at Madi- son and Solon, besides being engaged in lumbering. Prior to the civil war he re- moved to Norridgewock, and about 1870 went to Lawrence, Massachusetts, where he was engaged in contracting and building until 1880. That year he went to Luden, South Dakota, and took up a tract of wild government land, and opened up a farm, upon which he resided for about ten years. He then returned to Maine, and made his home with his son, Perham S. Heald, until his death. He was captain of militia, holding a commis- sion under Governor Fairchild. He was for- merly a Whig, and became a Republican at the organization of that party. In religious belief he was a Congregationalist. He mar- ried, in 1839, Mary A. Rogers, died 1904, daughter of Peter and (Gilman) Rogers. Her father was a revolutionary sol- dier, and in an early day carried on horse- back the mail between Waterville and Nor- ridgewock. Children of Thomas H. and Mary A. (Rogers) Heald: I. Payson T., served in civil war, in Company A, Nineteenth Regi- ment Maine Volunteers; died from effects of wound received in battle of Gettysburg. 2. Perham S., see forward. 3. and 4. Abbie and Emma A., twins. 5. Daniel K. 6. Thomas G. 7. and 8. Children died in infancy. 9. Cora, deceased.

(V) Perham S., second child and second son of Thomas H. and Mary A. (Rogers) Heald, was born in Solon, Maine, December 20, 1842. He was educated in the common schools of Norridgewock and Skowhegan, and subse- quently learned the trade of tailor, at Water- ville, where he worked for one year. On Au- gust 25, 1862, he enlisted from Norridgewock as a private in Company A, Nineteenth Regi- ment Maine Volunteers, with his brother, Pay- son T. Heald. His regiment was mustered into the service of the United States at Bath, Maine, and joined the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac. He participated in many of the hard-fought battles of that splendid command -Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettys-

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burg, Bristow Station, Mine Run, Spottsyl- vania, River Po, North Anna, Potomay, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Jerusalem Roads. In the last-named engagement he was taken pris- oner, June 22, 1864, and confined in Anderson- ville and Libby Prison until the close of the war, enduring all the horrible hardships of those notorious prison pens. After his dis- charge from service, at Augusta, Maine, in 1865, he located in Waterville, where he en- gaged in the clothing business in company with E. N. Fletcher. This partnership con- tinued for two years, when Mr. Heald pur- chased Mr. Fletcher's interest and conducted the business alone and with much success until July 1, 1906, when he sold it to the Heald Clothing Company, controlled by his son, Fred P. Heald. Mr. Heald has for many years been prominently connected with corporation and public affairs, serving as president of the Building & Loan Association, and director of the Waterville Trust Company. He served for three years on the board of assessors; as a representative in the state legislature 1887- 90, and as state senator for two terms begin- ning in 1897. In all these positions he has acquitted himself most efficiently and credit- ably. He was appointed postmaster of Water- ville, July 1, 1906, by President Roosevelt, which position he now occupies. He is a com- rade and past commander of W. S. Heath Post, G. A. R .; and is affiliated with Water- ville Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Ti- conic Chapter, R. A. M .; and St. Omar Com- mandery, Knights Templar. Politically he is a Republican, and he attends the Baptist church. He married, in November, 1868, Mary E. Webb, born in Waterville, 1843, died 1894, daughter of Deacon David Webb.

(VI) Fred P., only child of Perham S. and Mary E. (Webb) Heald, was born in 1876. He was educated in the public schools and the Coburn Classical Institute. He entered his father's store, and is now manager of the Heald Clothing Company. He married, 1896, Claire E. Jackson, of Milford, Maine.

ALLEN This name is spelled various ways in the early records, such as Al- lin, Allyne, and otherwise, and had many representatives in eastern Massa- chusetts at the beginning of settlement there. There were more than one bearing the bap- tismal name of William, and these have been somewhat confounded by various writers.

(I) William Allen, American progenitor of a numerous family, was a resident of Salis-

bury, Massachusetts, as early as 1639, and received land there in the first division and again in 1640. He was a house carpenter, and an active and useful member of the infant colony, dying in Salisbury, June 18, 1686. He married (first) Ann, daughter of Richard and Dorothy Goodale. She died "about ye last of May." 1678, and he married (second), about 1684, Alice, widow of John Roper and John Dickison. His children, born of the first wife, were: Abigail, Hannah, Mary, Mar- tha, John, William, Benjamin, Joseph, Rich- ard, Ruth and Jeremiah.

(II) Captain Joseph, fourth son of William and Ann (Goodale) Allen, was born August 13, 1653, in Salisbury, and was a blacksmith and "yeoman." In 1674 he was induced by a grant of land to settle in Gloucester, Massa- chusetts, where there was urgent need of such a mechanic. He proved an active and useful citizen, serving on important committees, as selectman, as representative in 1705, and com- manded a company of militia. In 1675 he pur- chased a house and land near the meeting house in Gloucester, and there lived until his death, October 6, 1724, at the age of seventy- one years. He was married (first), July 29, 1680, to Alice Griggs, of Gloucester, who died April 26, 1684. He was married (second), November 20, 1684, to Rose Howard, of Cape Ann, who survived him three weeks, dying October 27, 1724. The first wife was the mother of three children, and the second of fourteen. Their names were: Joseph, Jere- miah (died young), Rachel, Solomon, Benja- min, son unnamed, Thomas, Anna, John, Rose, William, Mary and Patience (twins, both died young), Jeremiah, Samuel, Zerubbabel and Mary.

(III) Captain Joseph (2), eldest child of Joseph (I) and Alice (Griggs) Allen, was born June 2, 1681, in Gloucester, and resided there until his death, April 6, 1750. In his early years he was a mariner, and in 1720 he settled down in his native place, becoming a merchant. He evidently made good use of his observations while on the sea and of his later opportunities, his estate being appraised after his death at over £5,130 sterling. He owned much land and eight negro slaves, and his fortune was an ample one for that day. In old documents he is styled "gentleman," and during the last fifteen years of his life "Es- quire." He was married in January, 1707, to Mary Coit, who survived him more than twenty-seven years, passing away September 12, 1777. Their children were: Mary, Jo-

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seph, Rachel, Elizabeth, Abigail, William, Na- thaniel, Martha, Anna, Susanna and Lucy.

(IV) Colonel William (2), second son of Captain Joseph (2) and Mary (Coit) Allen, was born June 30, 1717, in Gloucester, where he resided until his family was grown. He built a large house east of the site of the old meeting house, where his fourteen children were born. Late in life he removed to New Gloucester, Maine, probably accompanying or following some of his children, and was among the first settlers there. No record of his death appears. He was married, April II, 1745, to Mary Osgood, of Andover, Massachusetts, and they were the parents of : Mary (died young), Joseph, Mary, William, Elizabeth, Dorcas, John, Benjamin, Nathaniel Coit, Aaron and Christopher, (died young), Christopher and Aaron.

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Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine, Volume III, Part 5

Author: Little, George Thomas, 1857-1915, ed; Burrage, Henry Sweetser, 1837-1926; Stubbs, Albert Roscoe Publication date: 1909 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 818

Author: Little, George Thomas, 1857-1915, ed; Burrage, Henry Sweetser, 1837-1926; Stubbs, Albert Roscoe
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 818