General catalogue of Bowdoin College and the Medical School of Maine, 1794-1912, Part 7

Author: Bowdoin College; Little, George Thomas, 1857-1915, ed
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Brunswick, Me. : The College
Number of Pages: 516


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Israel Wildes Bourne. b. 25 Dec., 1795, Kennebunk, Me. Stud- ied law. Teacher, Hebron, Me .; Kennebunk, Me .; Dover, N. H .; Portsmouth, N. H. Accountant, Boston, Mass. d. 7 Nov., 1862.


Edmund Theodore Bridge. A.M., 1821. b. 6 Dec., 1799, Augusta, Me. Lawyer and Editor, Augusta. U. S. Civil Service, 1839-45. Supt. Morris Canal, N. J. d. 17 Feb., 1854, Jersey City, N. J.


Carleton Dole. A.M., 1822. b. 28 Mar., 1798, Alna, Me. Pastor. Merchant, Alna; Augusta, Me., 1831-47. Maine Leg., 1829; Senate, 1831. Res., Salem, Mass., Newburyport, Mass., South Reading, Mass., 1847-70. d. 7 Apr., 1870, Salem, Mass.


Moses Emery. b. 16 July, 1794, Minot, Me. Lawyer, Wiscasset, Me., 1821-25; Saco, Me., 1825-81. Maine Leg., 1836-37. d. 12 May, 1881.


Joseph Palmer Fessenden. b. 24 Oct., 1792, Fryeburg, Me. Pas- tor, Kennebunkport, Me., 1820-29; South Bridgton, Me., 1829-61. d. 13 Feb., 1861.


Benjamin Hale. A.M., 1821; also Dartmouth, 1827; M.D., Dart- mouth, 1827; D.D., Columbia, 1836. b. 23 Nov., 1797, Newbury, Mass. Tutor, Natural Philosophy and Metaphysics, 1820-22. Prin., Gardiner Lyceum, 1822-27. Prof., Chemistry, Dartmouth, 1827-35. Pres., Hobart, 1836-58. Res., Newburyport, Mass., 1859-63. d. 15 July, 1863.


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Frederic Benjamin Page. A.M., 1821; M.D., Harvard, 1821. b. 5 July, 1798, Hallowell, Me. Physician, Donaldsonville, La. d. 26 July, 1857, Edwards, Miss.


George Dummer Perley. b. 18 June, 1797, Hallowell, Me. Law- yer. d. 1826.


Josiah Pierce. A.M., 1821. b. 15 Aug., 1792, Baldwin, Me. Law- yer, Gorham, Me., 1821-66. Maine Leg., 1832-33; Senate, 1834-36; President, 1835-36. Judge of Probate, 1846-57. Overseer, 1831- 55; Trustee, 1855-66. d. 25 June, 1866.


George Barrell Sewall. A.M., 1821. b. 29 Jan., 1799, Hallowell, Me. Lawyer, Mobile, Ala. d. 1825.


Seba Smith. b. 14 Sept., 1792, Buckfield, Me. Editor, Portland, Me., 1820-38. Editor and author, New York City, 1839-68. d. 29 July, 1868, Patchogue, L. I.


Gideon Lane Soule. A.M., 1823; LL.D., Harvard, 1856. b. 25 July, 1796, Freeport, Me. Andover Theol. Sem., 1820-21. Prof., Ancient Lang., Phillips Acad., Exeter, N. H., 1822-38; Principal, 1838-73. d. 28 May, 1879.


David Starrett. b. 6 Mar., 1790, Warren, Me. Pastor, Weld, Me., 1821-27; Litchfield, Me., 1828-35; Augusta, Me., 1836-38. d. 3 Apr., 1851, Augusta, Me.


George Starrett. A.M., 1821. b. 15 May, 1798, Warren, Me. Lawyer, Bangor, Me. d. 3 Feb., 1837.


James Parker Vance. A.M., 1821. b. 1 Mar., 1800, Calais, Me. Lawyer, Calais. Maine Leg., 1837. Pastor, Illinois, 1849-58. d.


Joseph Walker. A.M., 1821. b. 19 Feb., 1792, Townsend, Mass. Pastor, Paris, Me., 1822-51. Overseer, 1847-51. d. 8 Apr., 1851.


William Bicker Walter. A.M., 1821. b. 29 Apr., 1796, Boston, Mass. Author. d. 23 Apr., 1822, Charleston, S. C. 19 -* 19


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Thomas Perkins Bourne. M.D., 1823. b. 27 Dec., 1798, Kenne- bunk, Me. Physician, Lubec, Me .; Calais, Me .; Newcastle, N. B. d. May, 1863.


Jonathan Hammond Chesley. b. 12 May, 1794, Paris, Me. Teacher, Limerick, Me .; Baton Rouge, La. d. 27 Nov., 1826, Saco, Me.


David Hayes. A.M., 1828. b. 11 July, 1795, North Yarmouth, Me. Lawyer, Westbrook, Me., 1824-70. d. 26 Mar., 1870.


Edward Tyng Ingraham. A.M., 1822. b. 3 Sept., 1798, Portland, Me. Teacher, Lubec, Me. Clergyman. d. 24 June, 1823, Portland. John Dennis McCrate. b. 1 Oct., 1802, Wiscasset, Me. Lawyer, Damariscotta, Me., 1823-35; Wiscasset, Me., 1835-50; U. S. Col. Customs, 1835-40. Maine Leg., 1831-35. Member Congress, 1845- 47. Farmer, Sutton, Mass., 1852-79. d. 11 Sept., 1879.


George Means Mason. b. 3 Oct., 1800, Portsmouth, N. H. Law- yer, Portsmouth; Boston, Mass., 1832-65. d. 16 Aug., 1865.


John Louville Megquier. A.M., 1822. b. 9 Sept., 1794, New


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Gloucester, Me. Lawyer, Portland, Me., 1825-40. Maine Senate, 1828, 1830-32. d. 3 Jan., 1840.


Israel Newell. A.M., 1822. b. 5 Apr., 1794, Durham, Me. An- dover Theol. Sem. Prin., Kimball Union Acad., Plainfield, N. H., 1822-35. Pastor, New Gloucester, Me., 1837. Pastor and teacher, Durham, Me., 1838-46. d. 9 Feb., 1846.


James Stackpole. A.M., 1822. b. 19 Nov., 1798, Waterville, Me. Lawyer, Waterville, 1822-80. Treas., Colby College, 1834-51. Maine Leg., 1859. d. 18 July, 1880.


George Cobb Wilde. b. 13 Dec., 1800, Hallowell, Me. Lawyer, Wrentham, Mass., 1826-35. Clerk, Supreme Court, Boston, Mass., 1835-75. d. 27 June, 1875, Lenox, Mass.


Adam Wilson. A.M., 1822; D.D., Colby, 1851. b. 8 Feb., 1874, Topsham, Me. Pastor, Wiscasset, Me., 1822-24; New Gloucester and Turner, Me., 1824-28. Editor, "Zion's Advocate," Portland, Me., 1828-38, 1843-48. Pastor, Bangor, Me., 1838-41; Turner, Me., 1841-43; Hebron, Me., 1850-53; Paris, Me., 1853-58. Trustee, Colby, 1828-71. d. 16 Jan., 1871, Waterville.


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Jacob Abbott. A.M., 1823; D.D., Amherst, 1874. b. 14 Nov., 1803, Hallowell, Me. Andover Theol. Sem. Tutor, Amherst, 1824- 25; Prof., Math. and Nat. Phil., 1825-29. Teacher, Boston, Mass., 1829-33. Pastor, Roxbury, Mass., 1834-35. Teacher and Author, Roxbury, Mass., 1835-39; Farmington, Me., and New York City, 1839-70; Farmington, 1870-79. Overseer, 1841-47. d. 31 Oct., 1879.


Samuel Bradley. A.M., 1823. b. 29 Mar., 1802, Fryeburg, Me. Lawyer, Hollis, Me., 1824-45; Saco, Me., 1845-49. Overseer, 1847- 49. d. 26 June, 1849.


Theodore Sedgwick Brown. A.M., 1823. b. 20 June, 1803, Vas- salboro, Me. Lawyer, Vassalboro, 1822-37; Bangor, Me. d. Jan., 1862, Augusta, Me.


Jedidiah Cobb. A.M., 1823; M.D., 1823. b. 27 Feb., 1800, Gray, Me. Prof., Ohio Med. Coll., Cincinnati, 1824-36. Prof., Anatomy and Surgery, 1835-37. Prof., Louisville, Ky., Med. Sch., 1837-52. Res., Manchester, Mass., 1854-60. d. 16 Nov., 1860.


Philip Eastman. A.M., 1823. b. 5 Feb., 1799, Chatham, N. H. Lawyer, North Yarmouth, Me., 1823-36; Harrison, Me., 1836-47; Saco, Me., 1847-69. Maine Senate, 1840, 1842. Overseer, 1831-64; Trustee, 1864-69. d. 7 Aug., 1869.


William Jewett Farley. A.M., 1823. b. 12 Apr., 1802, Newcas- tle, Me. Lawyer, Camden, Me., 1824-26; Thomaston, Me., 1826-39. d. 15 June, 1839.


Joshua Warren Hathaway. A.M., 1823. b. 10 Nov., 1797, Prov- ince of New Brunswick. Lawyer, Bluehill, Me., 1824-25; Ellsworth, Me., 1825-37; Bangor, Me., 1837-62. Maine Leg., 1825; Senate, 1827-28. Judge, District Court, 1849-52; Supreme Court, 1852-59. d. 6 June, 1862.


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Josiah Hilton Hobbs. A.M., 1823. b. 2 Nov., 1795, Effingham, N. H. Lawyer, Wakefield, N. H., 1824-54. d. 17 June, 1854.


William McDougall. A.M., 1823;, M.D., 1826. b. 1 Mar., 1797, Gorham, Me. Tutor, Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, 1822-24. Physician, Athens, Pa .; Wetumpka, Ala. Teacher, Charleston, S. C .; Wetumpka, Ala. d. 9 June, 1852.


Samuel Morrill. A.M., 1823; M.D., 1823. b. 4 Feb., 1800, Wells, Me. Physician, Boston, Mass., 1824-72. d. 27 Mar., 1872.


Caleb Fessenden Page. A.M., 1823. b. 15 Feb., 1797, Fryeburg, Me. Pastor, Limington, Me., 1823-33; Bridgton, Me., 1833-50; Granby, Conn., 1850-54; Greenville, Conn., 1855-58; Tolland, Mass., 1858-61; Colebrook, N. H., 1861-67; Milton Mills, N. H., 1867-70. d. 6 Nov., 1873.


Thomas Treadwell Stone. A.M., 1823; D.D., 1868. b. 9 Feb., 1801, Waterford, Me. Studied Theology, Augusta, Me. Pastor, An- dover, Me., 1824-30. Prin., Bridgton Acad., 1830-32. Pastor, East. Machias, Me., 1832-46; Salem, Mass., 1846-52; Bolton, Mass., 1852 -- 60; Brooklyn, Conn., 1863-71. Res., Bolton, 1873-95. d. 13 Nov., 1895.


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John Barrett. A.M., 1824; M.D., 1824. b. 21 Feb., 1802, North- field, Mass. Physician, Portland, Me., 1824-42. d. 20 Apr., 1842. Plummer Chase. b. 13 Mar., 1794, Newbury, Mass. Andover Theol. Sem., 1824. Pastor, Carver, Mass., 1828-35. d. 17 Sept., 1837, Newbury, Mass.


Daniel Clarke. b. 11 Dec., 1796, Windham, Me. Law student. d. 2 Dec., 1825.


John Payne Cleaveland. A.M., 1824; D.D., Marietta, 1844. b. 19 July, 1799, Rowley, Mass. Andover Theol. Sem., 1821-22. Teacher, Wolfboro, N. H., 1822-24; Exeter, N. H., 1825-27. Pastor, Salem, Mass., 1827-34; Detroit, Mich., 1834-37. Pres., Marshall Coll., Mich., 1837-43. Pastor, Cincinnati, O., 1843-45; Providence, R. I., 1846-52; Northampton, Mass., 1852-54; Lowell, Mass., 1854-62. Chaplain, 30th Mass. Vols., 1862. Pastor, Mattapoisett, Mass., 1865-67; Billerica, Mass., 1867-69. Res., Ipswich and Newburyport, Mass., 1869-73. d. 7 Mar., 1873.


Rufus King Cushing. M.D., 1824. b. 23 July, 1802, Brunswick, Me. Physician, Brewer, Me., 1824-34, 1836-70; Bangor, Me., 1834- 36, 1870-89. d. 28 Mar., 1889.


William Cutter. A.M., 1824. b. 15 May, 1801, Yarmouth, Me. Andover Theol. Sem., 1821-23. Merchant, Portland, Me., 1823-39. Literary work, New York City, 1839-46; Bedford, N. Y., 1846-67. Overseer, 1830-41. d. 8 Feb., 1867.


Daniel Evans. b. 5 Oct., 1802, Hallowell, Me. Physician, Corn- ville, Me. d. 9 Feb., 1867, Cornville, Me.


Godfrey John Grosvenor. b. 13 Mar., 1801, Minot, Me. Lawyer, Hudson, N. Y .; Geneva, N. Y. d. 21 June, 1849. 5


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Isaac Giddings Groton. A.M., 1824. b. 30 Mar., 1799, Waldo- boro, Me. Lawyer, Waldoboro, 1824-33. d. 23 Jan., 1833.


Charles Harding. b. 26 June, 1798, Gorham, Me. Lawyer, Ray- mond, Me., 1824-34; Portland, Me., 1834-49. d. 1849.


Joseph Howard. A.M., 1824. b. 14 Mar., 1800, Brownfield, Me. Lawyer, York County, 1824-36; Portland, Me., 1837-77. U. S. Dist. Att'y, 1837-41. Judge, Supreme Court, 1848-55. Mayor, 1860. Overseer, 1849-70. d. 12 Dec., 1877, Brownfield, Me.


Lot Jones. A.M., 1824; D.D., Columbia, 1859. b. 21 Feb., 1797, Brunswick, Me. Studied Theology, Salem, Mass. Rector, Leicester, Mass., 1827-33; New York City, 1833-65. d. 12 Oct., 1865, Phila- delphia, Pa.


James Larry. b. 31 Jan., 1798, Gorham, Me. Teacher, King George, Culpepper, Madison and Goochland Cos., Va., 1822-29; Han- over and Henrico Cos., Va., 1830-64. U. S. Civil Service, Washing- ton, D. C., 1864-72. d. 27 Aug., 1872.


Joseph Libbey. A.M., 1824. b. 13 Dec., 1793, Buxton, Me. Prin., High School, Portland, Me., 1821-50; private school, 1850-55. Busi- ness, 1855-71. Overseer, 1843-71. d. 27 Aug., 1871.


Winthrop Gray Marston. b. 6 July, 1802, Salem, Mass. Res., Portland, Me. d. 1825.


George Packard. M.D., 1825. b. 23 May, 1803, Wiscasset, Me. Physician, Saco, Me., 1825-42. Theol. Sem., Fairfax Co., Va. Rec- tor, Andover, Mass., 1843-45; Lawrence, Mass., 1846-76. d. 30 Nov., 1876.


Ichabod Plaisted. b. 29 Mar., 1796, Gardiner, Me. Law student, Charleston, S. C. Pastor, N. Rochester, Mass., 1826-29. d. 21 June, 1831, Gardiner, Me.


Charles Soule. A.M., 1825. b. 29 Aug., 1794, Freeport, Me. An- dover Theol. Sem., 1822-23. Pastor, Belfast, Me., 1824-26; N. Bridgton, Me., 1827-30, 1833-35; Denmark, Me., 1831-32; Norway, Me., 1835-45; Westbrook, Me., 1849-50; Amherst and Aurora, Me., 1856-60. Res., Freeport, Me., 1863-69. d. 31 May, 1869, Portland.


Stephen McLellan Staples. A.M., 1824. b. 13 June, 1800, Gor- ham, Me. Civil engineer, Mexico. d. 17 Feb., 1832, Philadelphia, Pa.


Isaac Watts Wheelwright. A.M., 1825. b. 17 Sept., 1801, New- buryport, Mass. Andover Theol. Sem., 1825. Teacher, Andover, Mass., 1822-26; Byfield and Newburyport, 1826-30. Agent, Am. Bible Soc., South America, 1833-36. Supt. Schools, Quito, Equador, 1836-40. Teacher, Valparaiso, Chili, 1843-53. Res., Byfield, Mass., 1853-95. d. 14 July, 1895.


Joseph Abiel Wood. b. 7 May, 1803, Wiscasset, Me. Lawyer, Ellsworth, Me. d. 1844.


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Joseph Hale Abbot. A.M., 1827. b. 25 Sept., 1802, Wilton, N. H. Tutor, Modern Languages, and Librarian, 1825-27. Prof., Math., Phillips Acad., Exeter, N. H., 1827-33. Teacher, Boston, Mass.,


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1833-55, 1857-60; Beverly, Mass., 1861-67. Literary work, Boston, 1870-73. Mem., Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences. d. 7 Apr., 1873, Cambridge, Mass.


James Anderson. b. 17 Feb., 1800, North Yarmouth, Me. d. 1 June, 1823, Charleston, S. C.


John Appleton. A.M., 1825; LL.D., 1860. b. 12 July, 1804, New Ipswich, N. H. Lawyer, Dixmont, Me., 1826; Sebec, Me., 1827-32; Bangor, Me., 1832-52. Justice, Supreme Court, 1852-62; Chief Jus- tice, 1862-83. Lecturer, Medical Jurisprudence, 1870-71. Over- seer, 1868-70; Trustee, 1870-91. d. 7 Feb., 1891.


Charles Edwards Barrett. b. 6 Jan., 1804, Northfield, Mass. Law- yer, Portland, Me. Treas., Cumberland and Oxford Canal. Pres., Canal Bank, 1837-47. Treasurer, A. & St. L. R. R., Portland, 1846- 88. d. 4 Jan., 1894.


James Bell. b. 13 Nov., 1804, Francestown, N. H. Lawyer, Gil- manton, N. H., 1825-31; Exeter, N. H., 1831-46; Gilford, N. H., 1846-57. N. H. Leg., 1846. N. H. Const. Conv., 1850. U. S. Sen- ate, 1855-57. d. 26 May, 1857.


John Boynton. b. 11 Apr., 1801, Wiscasset, Me. Teacher, Bruns- wick, Portland, and Limerick, Me., 1822-25. Andover Theol. Sem., 1825-26. Pastor, Phippsburg, Me., 1827-40. Without charge, Wis- casset, Me., 1840-64. Res., Felton, Del., 1864-76. d. 1 Mar., 1876.


Otis Livingston Bridges. b. 21 Feb., 1798, Charlotte, Me. Law- yer, Calais. State Att'y-Gen., 1842-43. Lawyer, Stockton, Cal. d. 1870.


Charles Parsons Chandler. A.M., 1857. b. 29 Oct., 1801, New Gloucester, Me. Lawyer, Foxcroft, Me., 1826-57. Maine Leg., 1848; Senate, 1857. d. 17 Nov., 1857.


Richmond Loring. A.M., 1827; M.D., 1825. b. 29 Oct., 1801, North Yarmouth, Me. Physician and merchant, Aux Cayes, Hayti. d. 1854, France.


Charles Hugh Patterson McLellan. A.M., 1839; M.D., 1825. b. 5 June, 1803, Gorham, Me. Physician, Gray, Me., 1825-30; Port- land, Me., 1830-36. Teacher, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1837-62. d. 2 Apr., 1862.


Moses Parsons Parish. b. 9 Oct., 1803, Byfield, Mass. Lawyer, Newburyport, Mass. Mass. Leg., 1830-31. Teacher, Portsmouth, N. H., Salem, Mass., 1832-40. Editor, Woodstock, Vt., New York City, 1847-57. d. 20 Feb., 1865, Baltimore, Md.


Simeon Perkins. A.M., 1825. b. 4 May, 1795, Bridgewater, Mass. Prin., Hebron Acad. Lawyer, Otisfield, Me. Maine Leg., 1829. d. 1842.


Milton Pierce. b. 22 Sept., 1803, Monmouth, Me. Law student. d. 10 June, 1827.


Silvanus Waterman Robinson. A.M., 1825. b. 29 Sept., 1801, Litchfield, Me. Lawyer, Portland, Me., 1825-27; Hallowell, Me., 1827-39; Bangor, Me., 1839-47; Boston, Mass., 1847-49. Maine Leg., 1834-35. d. 16 Sept., 1849, Litchfield, Me.


Benjamin Sanborn. A.M., 1825; M.D., Dartmouth, 1827. b. 24


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Aug., 1799, Falmouth, Me. Physician, Belgrade, Me., 1830-36; Fal- mouth, Me., 1836-46. d. 27 Feb., 1846.


William Smyth. A.M., 1825; D.D., 1863. b. 1 Feb., 1797, Pitts- ton, Me. Andover Theol. Sem., 1822-23. Tutor, Greek, 1823-25; Asst. Prof., Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, 1825-28; Prof., Mathematics, 1828-68; also Associate Prof., Natural Philosophy, 1846-59; and Professor, 1859-68. d. 4 Apr., 1868.


Timothy Walker Stone. b. 8 June, 1805, Brunswick, Me. Law student. d. 4 July, 1826.


David Humphreys Storer. A.M., 1825; LL.D., 1876; M.D., Har- vard, 1825. b. 26 Mar., 1804, Portland, Me. Physician, Boston, Mass., 1825-91. Founder, Tremont St. Med. Sch., 1837; Prof., Ob- stetrics, 1837-54. Prof., Obstetrics and Med. Jurisprudence, Har- vard, 1854-68; Dean, Medical Faculty, 1855-64. Pres., Am. Med. Association. d. 10 Sept., 1891.


Daniel Dana Tappan. b. 20 Oct., 1798, Newburyport, Mass. Studied theology, New Haven, Conn. Pastor, Biddeford, Me., 1826- 27; Alfred, Me., 1828-32; Franklin, N. H., 1832-33; N. Falmouth, Mass., 1834-36; Winthrop, Me., 1837-38; Marshfield, Mass., 1839- 51, 1859-65; Farmington, N. H., 1852-59. Res., Wakefield, N. H., 1865-71; Weld, Me., 1871-85. d. 15 Jan., 1890, Topsfield, Mass.


Noah Tebbets. A.M. b. 26 Dec., 1802, Rochester, N. H. Lawyer, North Parsonsfield, Me., 1825-34; Rochester, N. H., 1834-44. N. H. Leg., 1842. Circuit Judge, 1843-44. d. 9 Sept., 1844.


Richard Hampton Vose. A.M., 1825. b. 8 Nov., 1803, Northfield, Mass. Lawyer, Worcester, Mass., 1826-28; Augusta, Me., 1828-64. Maine Leg., 1834-35, 1838-39; Senate, 1840-41; Pres., 1841. Over- seer, 1841-64. d. 19 Jan., 1864.


John Hubbard White. b. 30 Nov., 1802, Dover, N. H. Lawyer, Dover, 1825-82. N. H. Leg., 1833-34. d. 7 Sept., 1882.


Benjamin Glazier Willey. b. 11 Feb., 1796, Conway, N. H. Pas- tor, Conway, 1824-32; Milton, N. H., 1832-46; Farmington, N. H., 1846-49; E. Sumner, Me., 1851-66. d. 17 Apr., 1867.


Jabez Cushman Woodman. A.M., 1832. b. 23 Jan., 1804, New Gloucester, Me. Lawyer, Gray, Me., 1826; Poland, Me., 1826-32; Minot, Me., 1832-48; Portland, Me., 1848-69. Maine Leg., 1844. d. 8 Nov., 1869.


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Charles Shaw Adams. A.M., 1826. b. 31 May, 1797, Bath, Me. Pastor, Newfield, Me., Parsonsfield, Me., 1828-31; Wells, Me., 1831- 34. Agt., American Ed. Socy. Pastor, Harwich, Mass .; Coventry, R. I. Missionary, Illinois. Pastor, Westford, Conn., 1846-59; Strongsville, O., 1859-61. Without charge, Hillsdale, Mich., 1861- 73. d. 29 July, 1873.


George Washington Bachelder. b. 13 Nov., 1802, Hallowell, Me. Lawyer, Gardiner, Me. Major-General, State Militia. d. 26 Dec., 1852.


John Macclintock Bartlett. b. 3 Apr., 1803, Pembroke, N. H.


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Lawyer, Louisiana. Bookkeeper, New York City. d. 1849, Gibral- tar, Spain.


Luther V Bell. M.D., Dartmouth, 1826; D.C.L., King's Coll., Nova Scotia, 1847; LL.D., Amherst, 1855. b. 20 Dec., 1806, Fran- cestown, N. H. Physician, Londonderry, N. H., 1827-37. Supt. Mc- Lean Insane Asylum, 1837-55. N. H. Leg., 1836. Surg., 11th Mass. Vols. Pres., Mass. Med. Society. d. 11 Feb., 1862, Budd's Ferry, Va.


Edmund Bridge Bowman. b. 29 Aug., 1804, Wiscasset, Me. Law- yer, Pittston, Me., 1826-28; Dresden, Me., Bowdoinham, Me., 1828- 48; Wiscasset, Me., 1848-64. Clerk of Courts, Wiscasset. d. 19 Mar., 1864.


George William Gray Browne. A.M., 1826. b. 12 Nov., 1806, Portland, Me. Lawyer, Tazewell, Va., 1827(?)-57; San Antonio, Tex. d. 20 June, 1879, Dallas, Texas.


Jonas Burnham. A.M., 1826. b. 11 May, 1798, Kennebunkport, Me. Prin., Bath Acad., 1823-31; Bridgton Acad., 1832-39; High Sch., Hallowell, Me., 1839-45; Thornton Acad., Saco, Me .; Cony Acad., Augusta, Me., 1847-49; Farmington Acad., 1849-59. Pastor, Strong, Me., 1860-66, 1872-73; Wilton, Me., 1866-72. Teacher, Farmington, Me., 1873-89. d. 9 Mar., 1889.


Egbert Benson Coffin. b. 29 July, 1805, Bath, Me. Law student. d. 1827.


John Crosby. A.M., 1826. b. 11 Sept., 1803, Bangor, Me. An- dover Theol. Sem., 1827. Pastor, Castine, Me., 1828-32. d. 26 May, 1833, Barbadoes, W. I.


William George Crosby. A.M., 1826; LL.D., 1870. b. 10 Sept., 1805, Belfast, Me. Lawyer, Boston, Mass., 1826-28; Belfast, 1828- 55, 1859-70. Sec., State Bd. Educ., 1846-49. Governor, 1853-54. Literary work, Boston, 1855-59. Overseer, 1844-50. d. 21 Mar., 1881, Belfast.


Joseph Dowe. A.M., Dartmouth, 1828. b. Jan., 1796, Durham, N. H. Teacher, Boston, Mass., 1823-35. Publisher and bookseller, Boston, 1835-50. Res., Boston. d. 17 May, 1873, South Natick, Mass.


Richard William Dummer. b. 17 Sept., 1802, Hallowell, Me. Lawyer, Springfield, Ill. Farmer and teacher, Kansas. d. 15 Mar., 1897, near Lecompton, Kan.


William Pitt Fessenden. LL.D., 1858; also Harvard, 1864. b. 16 Oct., 1806, Boscawen, N. H. Lawyer, Bridgton, Me., 1827-29; Bangor, Me., 1833-35; Portland, Me., 1829-33, 1835-69. Maine Leg., 1832, 1840, 1845-46, 1853-54. Member Congress, 1841-43. U. S. Senate, 1854-64, 1865-69. Sec. Treasury, 1864-65. Over- seer, 1843-60; Trustee, 1860-69. d. 8 Sept., 1869.


George Parsons Giddinge. D.D., St. Paul's Coll., Mo., 1856. b. 23 Jan., 1801, South Auburn, Me. Prin., St. James' Acad., Balti- more Co., Md., 1825-27; Germantown Acad., Philadelphia, Pa., 1827- 31. Teacher, Hopkinsville, Ky., 1832-40. Rector, Quincy, III., 1841-56; Boonville, Mo., 1856-59. d. 9 May, 1861, Palmyra, Mo.


James Gooch. b. 12 Dec., 1800, North Yarmouth, Me. Pastor,


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Alton, N. H., Hebron, Me., 1828-34; Hiram and Denmark, Me., 1835- 39; Patten, Me., 1839-47. d. 28 Mar., 1848, Oxford, Me.


Romulus Haskins. b. 29 Sept., 1801, Hampden, Me. Merchant, Bangor, Me. d. 8 Oct., 1863.


Nathaniel Haynes. A.M., 1826. b. 11 Mar., 1799, Hebron, Me. Lawyer, Old Town, Me., 1826-27. Lawyer and Editor, Bangor, Me., 1827-36. d. 6 Dec., 1836.


Hiram Hayes Hobbs. b. 12 Jan., 1802, North Berwick, Me. Law- yer, South Berwick, Me. d. 9 Mar., 1884.


William Bradford Holmes. A.M., 1826. b. 16 Sept., 1801, Alfred, Me. Lawyer, Alfred. d. 29 Nov., 1850.


Josiah Stacy Hook. A.M., 1826; M.D., Harvard, 1827. b. 4 Mar., 1803, Castine, Me. Physician, Adrian, Mich. d. 1844.


William Rufus King. b. 6 Nov., 1804, Saco, Me. Lawyer, Sulli- van, Me .; Saco, Me. Teacher, Shiloh, N. C. d. July, 1836.


William Allen Lane. A.M., 1827. b. 19 Dec., 1798, New Glouces- ter, Me. Cotton planter, E. Feliciana, La. d. 28 June, 1872.


Benjamin Lincoln. M.D., 1827. b. 11 Oct., 1802, Dennysville, Me. Physician, Boston, Mass., 1827-29; Burlington, Vt., 1829-34. Prof., Anat. and Surg., Univ. Vermont, 1829-34. d. 26 -Feb., 1835, Dennysville, Me.


John McDonald. A.M., 1831. b. 17 Dec., 1800, Limerick, Me. Lawyer, Limerick, 1826-35; Bangor, Me., 1835-67. Judge, Muni- cipal Court, 1838-39. Overseer, 1847-57. d. Jan., 1867.


Samuel Millet. b. 6 Apr., 1801, Norway, Me. Planter, Seguin, Tex. d. July, 1861.


Lory Odell. b. 16 Sept., 1801, Conway, N. H. Lawyer, Ports- mouth, N. H. U. S. Col. Customs, 1840-45, 1849-53. Judge, Muni- cipal Court, 1855-71. d. 24 Mar., 1883, Portland, Me.


John Otis. b. 3 Aug., 1801, Leeds, Me. Lawyer, Hallowell, Me. Maine Leg., 1839-41, 1846-47; Senate, 1842. Member Congress, 1849-51. d. 17 Oct., 1856.


George Lessley Parsons. b. 3 Oct., 1801, Norway, Me. Lawyer, Sebec, Me., 1826-29. d. 29 Oct., 1829, Bangor, Me.


Isaac Parsons. b. 3 May, 1801, New Gloucester, Me. Student, Harvard Divinity Sch. d. 12 Dec., 1824, New Gloucester, Me.


James Patten. b. 23 Nov., 1795, Londonderry, N. H. Lawyer, Berne, N. Y. d. 28 Oct., 1886.


William Jeffrey Read. b. 19 Oct., 1800, Danvers, Mass. Lawyer, Eastport, Me. d. 28 May, 1829, Belfast, Me.


Jacob Smith. A.M., 1826. b. 15 May, 1803, Hallowell, Me. Law- yer, China, Me .; Bath, Me. Clerk of Courts, Wiscasset, Me., 1836- 46. Judge, Municipal Court, Bath, 1848-58. d. 23 July, 1876.


William Tyng Smith. A.M., 1826. b. 19 June, 1802, Gorham, Me. Lawyer, Portland, Me., 1826-43. Inspector U. S. Customs, 1843-53. d. 10 Mar., 1854.


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Harrison Allen. b. 26 Apr., 1792, Chilmark, Mass. Andover Theol. Sem., 1828. Agent, A.B.C.F.M., 1828-29. Missionary to the Choctaws. d. 19 Aug., 1831, Elliot, Miss.


Frederic Waite Burke. b. 14 Feb., 1806, Woodstock, Vt. Law- yer, New York City, 1829-89. Res., Brooklyn, N. Y. d. 8 Dec., 1898.


Zenas Caldwell. b. 31 Mar., 1800, Hebron, Me. Prin., Hallowell Acad., 1824-25; Maine Wesleyan Sem., 1825-26. d. 21 Dec., 1826, Hebron, Me.


William Henry Codman. b. 29 Sept., 1806, Portland, Me. Law- yer, Portland, 1831-37; Camden, Me. County Atty., Waldo Co. U. S. Civil Service, Washington, D. C., 1852-61. d. 3 May, 1879, Cam- den, Me.


Ebenezer Furbush Deane. A.M., 1827. b. 10 May, 1801, Minot, Me. Lawyer, Gardiner, Me. Maine Leg., 1840-41. d. 22 Sept., 1848.


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William Hatch. A.M., 1827; M.D., 1827. . b. 27 July, 1806, Exe- ter, N. H. Physician, Sidney, Me., 1827-31; Georgetown, Ky., 1831- 40. Pastor and teacher, Scott Co., Ky .; Bloomington, Ill. Pastor, Hannibal, Mo .; St. Louis, Mo. d. 23 July, 1876, Hannibal, Mo.


William Avery Little. M.D., Harvard, 1827. b. 20 July, 1806, Castine, Me. Physician, Castine. d. 8 Aug., 1828.


William Mason. M.D., Harvard, 1832. b. 8 May, 1805, Castine, Me. Physician, Bucksport, Me., 1832-52; Charlestown, Mass., 1852- 81. d. 13 Mar., 1881.


Thomas McDougall. A.M., 1828. b. 2 Oct., 1799, Gorham, Me. Teacher, Wetumpka, Ala .; Montgomery, Ala. d. 28 May, 1869.


John Mudge Merrick. A.M., 1837. b. 12 Apr., 1803, Lynn, Mass. Clergyman, Sandwich, Mass. d. 20 Mar., 1871, Walpole, Mass.


Theodore Lyman Moody. b. 30 June, 1804, Kennebunk, Me. Mer- chant, Kennebunk; New York City; Mobile, Ala. Treas. Dept., Washington, D. C., 1849-78. d. 14 Feb., 1878.


Franklin Pierce. LL.D., 1853; also Dartmouth, 1860. b. 23 Nov., 1804, Hillsboro, N. H. Lawyer, Hillsboro, 1827-38; Concord, N. H., 1838-69. N. H. Leg., 1829-32; Speaker, 1831-32. Member Congress, 1833-37; U. S. Senate, 1837-43. Brig. Gen., 1847. Presi- dent, United States, 1853-57. d. 8 Oct., 1869.


Charles Chauncy Sewall. A.M., 1837; also Harvard, 1832. b. 10 May, 1802, Marblehead, Mass. Pastor, Peabody, Mass., 1827-41. Res., Medfield, Mass. Mass. Leg., 1847, '54, '62, '67. d. 22 Nov., 1886.


Calvin Ellis Stowe. A.M., 1827; D.D., Indiana Univ., 1837; also Dartmouth, 1839. b. 26 Apr., 1802, Natick, Mass. Andover Theol. Sem., 1828. Instructor, Andover Sem., 1828-30. Prof., Latin and Greek, Dartmouth, 1831-33. Prof., Bib. Lit., Lane Theol. Sem., 1833-50. Collins Professor, Natural and Revealed Religion, 1850- 52. Prof., Sac. Lit., Andover Theol. Sem., 1852-64. Mem. Amer.


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Com. for Revision English Bible, 1872-84. Author, Hartford, Conn., 1864-86. d. 22 Aug., 1886.


Samuel Talbot. A.M., 1837. b. 11 Jan., 1801, Freeport, Me. An- dover Theol. Sem., 1831. Pastor, Wilton, Me., 1832-42; Alna, Me., 1842-59. d. 15 Nov., 1859, Waldoboro, Me.




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