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*WILSON CROCKER RYDER, A.B., A.M., 1834. Born, Middleboro, Mass., Jan. 11, 1806. Pastor, Mariaville, Me., 1830-32; Corinth, 1832- 34; Cherryfield, 1834-36; Northboro, Mass., 1837; Leeds, Me., 1837-39; Wayne, 1840; from 1841, farming and lumbering; died, Middleboro, Mass., Nov. 16, 1888, aged 82. Author of Lectures on Future Punish- ment (1836).
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*LUCIUS HENRY CHANDLER, A.B. Born, Belfast, Me., Feb. 20, 1812. Teacher, Capeville, Va., 1831-34; Lawyer, Thomaston, Me., 1836-45; Boston, Mass., 1845-50; Norfolk, Va., 1850-68; U. S. Consul, Matanzas, Cuba, 1861-63; U. S. Dist. Attorney for Eastern Va., 1863-68; Com- monwealth Attorney for Richmond, 1868-70; U. S. Pension Agent, 1875-76; drowned, Norfolk, Va., April 6, 1876, aged 64.
*JACOB MOTT COOK, A.B. Born, Waterville, Me., June 17, 1804. Prin. High School, New Sharon and Norridgewock, Me., 1831-33; died, Norridgewock, Me., Nov. 13, 1833, aged 29.
*SAMUEL GLIDDEN GLIDDEN, A.B. Born, Newcastle, Me., Jan. 5, 1816. Seaman, 1839-40; Ship-master, 1841; Commission merchant, New York, several years; died, Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1869, aged 53.
*FREDERICK LORD, A.B. Born, So. Berwick, Me., April 12, 1807. Lawyer; Judge of Probate four years; 2d Judge County Court; died, Paw Paw, Mich., Aug. 15, 1884, aged 77.
*WYMAN BRADBURY SEAVEY MOOR, A.B., A.M., 1834. Born, Waterville, Me., Nov. 3, 1811. Lawyer, Waterville, Me., 1834-49; Repr. Me. Legisl. 1842; Attorney General of Me., 1844-48; U. S. Sena- tor, 1848; Lawyer, Bangor, Me., 1849-52; Waterville, 1852-57; U. S. Consul General, Montreal, Can., 1857-61; army supplies and tobacco business, 1861-68; died, Lynchburg, Va., March 11, 1869, aged 57. 5 -* 5
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*ALBERT WARE PAINE, A.B. Born, Winslow, Me., Aug. 16, 1812. State Examiner of Banks and Insurance, 1868-70; State Insurance Commissioner, 1870-73; State Tax Commissioner, 1874; Member Me. Hist. Soc., 1881; from 1835, Lawyer, Bangor, Me .; died, Bangor, Me., Dec. 3, 1907, aged 95. Author of Paine Genealogy (1881) ; The New Philosophy (1884).
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*HOSEA QUINBY, A.B., A.M., 1835, D.D., 1866. Born, Sandwich, N. H., Aug. 25, 1804. Prin. Parsonsfield Sem., Me., 1832-39; ordained, 1833; Pastor, F. W. Baptist Ch., Meredith, N. H., 1839-40; Prin. Lapham Inst., No. Scituate, R. I., 1840-54; Pastor and Teacher, Meredith, N. H., 1855-57; Pittsfield, 1857-61; Lebanon, Me., 1861-64; Lake Village, N. H., 1864-68; Chaplain, N. H. State Prison, 1869-71; Pastor, Not- tingham, N. H., 1872-74; Pittsfield, 1874-76; Milton Mills from 1876; died, Milton Mills, N. H., Oct. 11, 1878, aged 74. Author of Review of Butler's Letters; Treatise of Faith and Usages (1834) ; Christian Baptism.
*WILLIAM HENRY ROPES, A.B. Born, Orford, N. H., Jan., 1808. Prin. Foxcroft Acad., Me., 1832-35; Prin. Acad., Milton, Mass., 1836; High School, Waltham, Mass., 1837-40; Farmer, Bedford, Mass., 1843; died in Florida about 1864.
*CORNELIUS ARNOLD THOMAS, A.B., D.D., Middlebury, 1854. Born, Braintree, Mass., Aug. 25, 1800. Newton Theol. Inst., 1835; Pastor, Brandon, Vt., 1835-75; died, Brandon, Vt., March 6, 1889, aged 88.
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*DANIEL FRANCIS COOK, A.B. Born, Waterville, Me., Sept. 5, 1814. Lawyer and Banker, son of Dr. Daniel Cook, one of the early settlers of Waterville, died at Maumee, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1904, aged 90.
*OLIVER AUGUSTUS DODGE, A.B., A. M., 1836. Born, Hampton Falls, N. H., March 18, 1813. Newton Theol. Inst., 1833; Pastor, Lex- ington, Mass., 1835-40; died, Lexington, Mass., May 28, 1840, aged 27.
*JONATHAN EVERETT FARNHAM, A.B., A.M., 1836; LL.D, Mercer Univ., 1868. Born, Attleboro, Mass., Aug. 9, 1809. Tutor and Lib., 1833-35; Prof. Nat. Sciences, Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky., from 1838; died, Louisville, Ky., July 11, 1890, aged 80.
*ROCKWOOD GIDDINGS, A.B. Born, Plymouth, N. H., Aug. 8, 1812. Pastor, Shelbyville, Ky., 1835-38; Pres. Georgetown College, Ky., 1838-39; died, Shelbyville, Ky., Oct. 29, 1839, aged 27.
*WALTER GOULD, A.B. Adm. to the Bar, 1836. Lawyer, Alabama. *WILLIAM HOWE, A.B., D.D., 1885. Born, Worcester, Mass., May 25, 1806. Newton Theol. Inst., 1836; Minister at large and Pastor, Bos- ton, Mass., 1840-63; Pastor, Cambridge, 1863-70; died, Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 28, 1907, aged 101.
*JOSIAH PILLSBURY, A.B. Born, Nobleboro, Me., March 15, 1812. Prin. Pillsbury High School; died, Bowling Green, Ky., Aug. 31, 1884, aged 72.
*WILLIAM MAY STRATTON, A.B. Born, Winslow, Me., Nov. 24, 1812. Asst. Clerk of Courts, Kennebec Co., Me., 1834-45; Clerk of Courts, 1845-81; died, Augusta, Me., Aug. 8, 1883, aged 70.
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*NAHUM HOWARD WOOD, A.B. Born, Augusta, Me., Jan. 21, 1810. Lawyer, from 1836; Prof. Math., Franklin, Coll. Athens, Ga., about 1840-52; Planter, near Blakely, Ga., about 1852-55; died, Oglethorpe, Ga., Sept. 8, 1859, aged 49.
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*FRANCIS BARKER, A.B., A.M., 1837. Born, Pembroke, Mass., Dec. 22, 1806. Newton Theol. Inst., 1837; ordained, 1838; Teacher, Jack- son Co., Miss., 1838; Missionary to Shawnee Indians, Kansas, 1839-56; Farmer and Missionary, near Lawrence, 1856-63; died, Lawrence, Kansas, Feb. 13, 1863, aged 56.
*ALLEN BARROWS, A.B., A.M., 1837. Born, Hebron, Me., July 7, 1807. Pastor, Hallowell, Me., 1834-35; Leeds, 1835-37; Ellsworth, 1837-45; Calais, 1845-50; East Machias, 1850-52; Leeds, 1852-54; Fayette, 1854-57; Litchfield, 1857-64; Acting Pastor, East Sumner, 1864-72; died, East Sumner, April 24, 1875, aged 67.
*CHARLES WEBSTER BRADBURY, A.B., A.M., 1837. Born, Bangor, Me., Nov. 30, 1807. Newton Theol. Inst., 1837; Pastor, Saco, 1838-39; Agent Am. and For. Bible Soc., 1840; Prin. Hampton Acad., N. H., 1841-42; High School, Amesbury, Mass .; Teacher, California, 1849-51, 1858-66, 1874-75; Pastor, East Winthrop, 1853-55; Agent Peace Society, 1871; died, Salisbury, Mass., May 4, 1877, aged 69.
*ZABDIEL BRADFORD, A.B., A.M., 1844. Born, Marshfield, Mass., July 13, 1809. Newton Theol. Inst., 1834-36; Pastor, No. Yarmouth, Me., 1837-44; Providence, R. I., 1844-49; died, Providence, R. I., May 16, 1849, aged 39.
*IVORY CLARKE, A.B., A.M., 1837. Born, No. Berwick, Me., March 8, 1807. Newton Theol. Inst., 1837; ordained as Evangelist, 1837; Mis- sionary, Am. Bapt. Miss. Union, Bexley, Africa, 1838-45; Edina, 1845- 48; died at sea, April 24, 1848, aged 41. Author of Dictionary of the Bassa Language.
*ENOCH HUTCHINSON, A.B., A.M., 1837. Born, Marion, N. Y., June 7, 1810. Newton Theol. Inst., 1837; ordained, 1837; Pastor, Framing- ham, Mass., 1840-41; Prof. Theol. Inst., Thomaston, Me., 1841; Editor Baptist Memorial, N. Y., 1846-51; died, Brooklyn, N. Y., March 1, 1885, aged 74. Author of Music of the Bible (1864) ; translator of Uhlemann's Syriac Grammar (1875).
*SILAS ILSLEY, A.B., A.M., 1837. Born, Portland, Me., July 10, 1809. Newton Theol. Inst., 1837; Pastor, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1837-41; Ports- mouth, N. H., Albion, N. Y., Essex, Conn., Warren, Me., East Thomas- ton, Damariscotta; Agent and Dist. Sec. Am. Bapt. Pub. Soc., 1861-70; Dover Plains, N. Y., 1870-75; died, Syracuse, N. Y., July 2, 1886, aged 77.
*THOMAS LEISHMAN, A.B. Born, Boothbay, Me., Dec. 18, 1805. Admitted to the Bar, 1838; died, East Vassalboro, May 8, 1838, aged 32.
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*JOSEPH CUSHING LORING, A.B. Born, Boston, Mass., Sept. 17, 1811. Lawyer; died, Boston, Mass., May 14, 1885, aged 73.
*EDWARD PAYSON MCKOWN, A.B., A.M., 1837. Born, Portland, Me., May 17, 1810. Prin. Hallowell Acad., Me., 1834-35; Private Tutor, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1836-37; Cambridge Divinity School, 1839; died, Worcester, Mass., March 20, 1854, aged 43.
*CHARLES NICKERSON, A.B. Born, Augusta, Me., Dec. 23, 1814. Farmer; died, Big Creek, S. C., Dec. 25, 1894, aged 80.
*CARLETON PARKER, A.B. Born, Hopkinton, Mass., Nov. 30, 1806. Prin. Kennebunk Acad., Me., 1834-35; Prin. Vermont Lit. and Sci. Inst., Brandon, Vt., 1836-40; Groton Acad., N. Y., 1841-44; Home School for Boys, Framingham, Mass., 1848-51; Wayne, Me., 1852-56; Hebron, 1856-63; Home Missionary, So. Ca., 1864; Pastor, Canton, Me., 1865-69; Norridgewock, 1869-71; died, No. Livermore, Me., Aug. 22, 1874, aged 67.
*ALBERT WELSTED POOLE, A.B., A.M., 1837. Born, Portland, Me., March 20, 1813. Teacher, Clinton, La., 1836-38; Planter and circuit preacher, Woodland, La .; died, Portland, Me., Sept. 27, 1865, aged 52.
*LEMUEL PORTER, A.B., A.M., 1837, D.D., Madison, 1854. Born, Boston, Mass., May 1, 1809. Ordained, 1830; Newton Theol. Inst., 1834-35; Pastor, Lowell, Mass., 1835-51; Pittsfield, 1851-62; Blooming- ton, Ill., 1862-63; Dist. Sec. Am. Tract Soc., 1864; died, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 17, 1864, aged 55.
*SYLVANUS GILMAN SARGENT, A.B., A.M., 1837. Born, Methuen, Mass., Feb. 19, 1807. Newton Theol. Inst., 1837; Pastor, Belfast, Me., 1838-46; Frankfort, 1846-56; Agent and Missionary, Me. Bapt. Miss. Conv., 1858-74; Acting Pastor, Windsor, So. Gardiner, Sidney; died, Augusta, Me., Feb. 21, 1896, aged 89.
*WILLIAM STOCKBRIDGE, A.B., A.M., 1837, M.D., Berkshire, 1836. Born, No. Yarmouth, Me., Nov. 17, 1813. Physician, Woodville, Miss., 1840-41; West Feliciana Parish, La., 1841-53; died, West Feliciana, La., Oct. 2, 1853, aged 39.
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*LORENZO BICKFORD ALLEN, A.B., A.M., 1838, D.D., 1860. Born, Jefferson, Me., June 4, 1812. Prin. Richmond, Acad., and Waterville Acad., Me., 1835-39; Teacher and Student, Theol. Sem., Thomaston, 1839; Pastor, Thomaston, 1840-49; Sec., Me. Bapt. Miss. Conv., 1845- 56; Pastor, Yarmouth, 1849-56; Member Bd. of Trustees, 1853-58; Prof. Ancient Languages, Burlington Univ., Iowa, and President, 1857-65; Pastor, Minneapolis, Minn., 1865-68; Assoc. Pastor, and Prin. Groveland Sem., Wasioja, Minn., 1868-72; died, Wasioja, Minn., Aug. 20, 1872, aged 60.
*HENRY PADELFORD BROWN, A.B. Born, Hampden, Me., Aug. 18,
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*RICHARD GARLAND COLBY, A.B. Born, Eaton, N. H., March, 1812. Prin. Bath Acad., Me., 1835-36; Lawyer, Lowell, Mass., 1838-45; Repr. Mass. Legisl., 1841; City Solicitor, 1842; died, Lowell, Mass., Oct. 14, 1845, aged 33.
*OLIVER EMERSON, A.B. Born, Lynnfield, Mass., March 26, 1813. Lane Theol. Sem., 1840; Missionary, N. E. Iowa, 1840-55; ordained, 1841; Trustee lowa Coll., 1852-83; Agent Am. Home Miss. Soc., 1855- 61; Congl. Missionary Evangelist; died, Miles, Iowa, Nov. 10, 1883, aged 70.
*JONATHAN GOODHUE FELLOWS, A.B., A.M., Dartmouth, 1839. Born, Deerfield, N. H., July 31, 1811. Admitted to the Bar; Teacher in Ky., Tenn., La., and Miss .; from 1866, merchant and newsdealer, Canton, Miss .; died, Canton, Miss., May 15, 1887, aged 75.
*AMARIAH JOY, A.B., A.M., 1838. Born, Putney, Vt., May 15, 1809. Ordained, 1835; Newton Theol. Inst., 1838; Pastor, Farmington, New Sharon, Hampden, Kennebunk, Me., Great Falls, N. H., Cornish, Me., Akron, O .; died, Joyfield, Mich., Feb. 11, 1890, aged 80. Author of The Pastor's Gift (1854).
*WILLIAM LAMSON, A.B., A.M., 1838, D.D., 1856. Born, Danvers, Mass., Feb. 22, 1812. Tutor, 1835-36; Pastor, Gloucester, Mass., 1836-39; Newton Theol. Inst., 1840-41; Pastor, Thomaston, Me., 1841- 42; Gloucester, Mass., 1842-48; Portsmouth, N. H., 1848-49; Brook- line, Mass., 1849-75; Member Bd. of Trustees, 1852-55, and 1857-63; died, East Gloucester, Mass., Nov. 29, 1882, aged 70.
*WILLIAM MATHEWS, A.B., A.M., 1838, LL.D., 1868, LL.B., Harvard, 1839. Born, Waterville, Me., July 28, 1818. Lawyer, Benton, Me., 1840; Editor and Publisher The Watervillonian, Waterville, 1841; The Yankee Blade, Gardiner, 1843, and Boston, Mass., 1847-55; in literary pursuits, Chicago, Ill., 1856-59; Librarian Y. M. C. Assoc., 1859-62; Prof. Rhetoric and Eng. Lit., Univ. of Chicago, 1862-75; died, Boston, Mass., Feb. 14, 1909, aged 90. Author of Getting On in the World (1873) ; The Great Conversers (1874) ; Words, Their Use and Abuse (1876) ; Hours With Men and Books (1877); Translated Sainte- Beuve's Monday Chats (1877) ; Oratory and Orators (1879) ; Literary Style and Other Essays (1881) ; Men, Places and Things (1888) ; Wit and Humor- Their Use and Abuse, (1888) ; Nugae Literariae, or Brief Essays on Literary, Social, and Other Themes (1896) ; Editor of Bulwer, (40 vols.) (1896) ; Contributor to N. Am. Review, Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography etc .; Conquering Success, or Life in Earnest, (1904) ; The Choice and Use of Books, and Brief Biogra- phies of Men Who Have Helped Their Fellows.
*STEPHEN BENSON PAGE, A.B., A.M., D.D., Denison, 1865. Born, Fayette, Me., Oct. 16, 1808. Instr. in Elocution, 1835-36; Newton Theol. Inst., 1839; Pastor, Massillon, O., 1840-44; Wooster, 1844-50;
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Norwalk, 1850-54; Cleveland, 1854-66; Financial Agent, Denison Univ., 1866-67; Dist. Sec. Am. Bapt. Home Miss. Soc., 1867-80; Mem- ber Bd. of Trustees, Denison Univ .; died, Cleveland, Ohio, March 14, 1888, aged 79.
*THOMAS HOBART PERRY, A.B., A.M., 1845, M.D., Phila., 1847. Born, Abington, Mass., Aug. 20, 1813. Prof. Math., U. S. Navy, 1837-44; Coast Survey, 1844; Minister, Swedenb. Soc., St. Louis, 1847-49; died, St. Louis, Mo., May 7, 1849, aged 35.
*BENJAMIN OSGOOD PIERCE, A.B. Born, Beverly, Mass., Sept. 26, 1812. Prof. Math. and Lang., New Hampton Lit. Inst., N. H., 1835-37; Prin. Fem. Acad., Madison, Ga., 1838-39; Prin. Penfield Fem. Sem., 1838-40; Prof. Chem. and Nat. Phil., Mercer Univ., 1840-49; from 1849 in business pursuits; died, Beverly, Mass., Nov. 12, 1883, aged 71.
*JAMES STONE, A.B., A. M., 1838, M.D., Harvard, 1838. Born, Salem, Mass., October, 1813. Physician, Haverhill, Mass., 1839-43; from 1843, druggist; died, Salem, Mass., May 16, 1889, aged 75.
*ALBERT FREEMAN TILTON, A.B., A.M., 1840. Born, Deerfield, N. H., October 15, 1809. Prin. Townshend Acad., Vt., 1835-36; Teacher, Boone Co., Ky., 1836-37; Prin. Bapt. Inst., Franklin, Ind., 1837-41; ordained as Evangelist, 1841; Missionary, in Indiana, 1841-44; Pastor, West Waterville, Me., 1844-46; Acting Pastor, Brunswick, Richmond, and Leeds, 1846-49; Franklin, Ind., 1849; died, Franklin, Ind., Sept. 26, 1850, aged 40.
*JAMES UPHAM, A.B., A.M., 1840; D.D., 1860. Born, Salem, Mass., Jan: 23, 1815. Prin. Acad., Farmington, Me., 1835-36; Newton Theol. Inst., 1837-39; ordained, 1840; Prof. Theol. Inst., Thomaston, Me., 1840-41; Pastor, Manchester, N. H., 1842-43; Milbury, Mass., 1843-45; Prof. New Hampton Lit. Inst., Fairfax, Vt., 1845-59, and President, 1859-66; Editor Watchman and Reflector, Boston, Mass., 1868-75; New England Editor Religious Herald, Richmond, Va., 1875-82; Health Editor Youth's Companion, Boston, from 1878; died, Chelsea, Mass., May 3, 1893, aged 78.
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*MOSES BURBANK, A.B., A.M., 1853. Born, Campton, N. H., Oct. 2, 1811. Teacher, Hampton Falls, N. H., 1836-38; Shelbyville and Tay- lorsville, Ky., 1838-45; Newton, Mass., 1845-54; Prin. Ludlow Acad., Vt., 1854-66; Editor Black River Gazette, 1866-67; died, Ludlow, Vt., March 11, 1867, aged 55.
*ISAAC MILLER COMINGS, A.B., M.D., Macon, 1842. Born, Free- dom, Me., Jan. 28, 1812. Prin. Richmond Acad., Me., 1837; Elizabeth City Acad., N. C., 1838-39; Zebulon, Acad., Ga., 1840; Prof. Anat., Med., Coll., Macon, Ga., 1843-48; Worcester Med. Inst., Mass., 1848-50; Va. Med. Inst., 1850-52; Prof. Anat. and Surg., Metrop. Med. Coll., N. Y., and Bot. Med. Coll., Ga., 1857-60; Reform Med. Coll., Atlanta, Ga.,
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1881; from 1860, Physician, New York; died, Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 26, 1889, aged 77.
*JONATHAN GARLAND DICKERSON, A.B., LL.D., 1865. Born, Hill, N. H., Nov. 5, 1811. Lawyer, Thomaston, Searsport, and Frankfort, Me., to 1849; Dep'y Collector Customs, from 1849; Lawyer, Belfast; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1842; Collector of Customs, 1858-61; Assoc. Justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, from 1862; died, Belfast, Me., Sept. 1, 1878, aged 66.
*AHIRA JONES, A.B. Born, Cornwall, Vt., June 25, 1810. Newton Theol. Inst., 1836-38; Pastor, Saco, Kennebunkport, Hallowell, Me., 1838-52; Agent Bapt. Tri. Conv., Vt. State Conv., Am. Bapt. Pub. Soc., 1852-74; Pastor, Jericho, Vt., 1874-80; died, West Cornwall, Vt., Dec. 11, 1884, aged 74.
*OZIAS MILLET, A.B., A. M., 1839. Born, Leeds, Me., Aug. 26, 1809. Civil and Mining Engineer. Died, Denver, Col., 1881, aged 72.
*OTIS HACKETT MORRILL, A.B. Born, Amesbury, Mass., March 7, 1816. Prin. Bartlett School, Lowell, Mass., 1836-51; Repr. Mass. Legisl. 1851; died, Lowell, Mass., June 9, 1852, aged 36.
*IVORY QUINBY, A.B. Born, Buxton, Me., July 14, 1817. Lawyer, Monmouth, Ill., 1837; Judge of Probate, 1849-53; R. R. Contractor and Banker, 1853-59; Mayor, Trustee and Treas., Monmouth Coll .; died, Monmouth, III., Oct. 23, 1869, aged 52.
*HALL ROBERTS, A.B. Born, Somersworth, N. H., Nov. 2, 1813. Prin. Union Acad., Kennebunk, Me., 1836-43; Prof. New Hampton Lit. Inst., N. H., 1843-47; Prin. High School, Concord, from 1847, several years. Sec. N. H. Board of Education; Pres. State Nat. Bank; died, Concord, N. H., Oct. 13, 1862, aged 48.
*GEORGE ANSON SARGENT, A.B. Born, Methuen, Mass., Dec. 22, 1811. Prin. Freedom Acad., Me., 1836-37; Teacher, Newton Upper Falls, Mass., 1837-38; Salem Grove, N. C., 1838-40; died, Salem Grove, N. C., Sept. 7, 1840, aged 28.
*MOSES MIGHELS SMART, A.B., A.M., 1839; M.D., Central, 1850. Born, Parsonsfield, Me., May 18, 1812. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1839; Resident Licentiate, Andover Theol. Sem., 1840; Pres. F. W. B. Theol. School, Parsonsfield, Me., 1840-42; Adm. to the Bar, 1843; Pres. F .W. B. Theol. School, Lowell, Mass., 1842-44, and Whitestown, N. Y., 1844- 49; Prof. Bibl. Theol .; died, Whitestown, N. Y., Oct 2, 1885, aged 73. Author of Brief View of Christian Doctrine (1843).
*WILLIAM SMITH, A.B., A.M., 1839. Born, Princeton, Mass., Feb. 24, 1811. Newton Theol. Inst., 1839; Pastor, Chelsea, Mass., 1840-41; Died, Chelsea, Mass., July 26, 1841, aged 30.
*FREDERICK AUGUSTUS WADLEIGH, A.B. Born, Amesbury, Mass., May 25, 1814. Rector Episc. Ch., Guilford, Vt., 1841-45; Arlington, 1845-65; East Berkshire, 1865-79; died, Enosburg Falls, Vt., Mar. 25, 1884, aged 69.
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*JAMES SULLIVAN WILEY, A.B. Born, Mercer, Me., 1811. Prin. Foxcroft Acad. Me., 1836-38; Member 30th U. S. Congress, 1847-49; Lawyer, Dover, Me., from 1838; died, Fryeburg, Me., Dec. 21, 1891, aged 80.
*WILLIAM EDWARD WORDING, A.B., A.M., 1839; LL.D., 1858. Born, Castine, Me., Jan. 21, 1812. Prof. Greek and Latin, New Hampton, Lit. and Theol. Inst., N. H., 1836-41; Prin. High School, Cheraw, S. C., 1841-44; Lawyer, Cheraw, 1845-47; Racine, Wis., 1847-62; Judge of County Court, 1850-62; U. S. Tax Com'r., S. C., 1862-70; Member Bd. of Trustees from 1870; Lawyer and Banker, Plainview, Minn .; died, Fargo, Dak., Jan. 23, 1886, aged 74.
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*MARTIN LUTHER BICKFORD, A.B., A.M., 1851. Born, Sedgwick, Me., Aug. 18, 1814. Newton Theol. Sem., 1838-40; Teacher, Hanover Co., Va., 1840-44; Prin. Young Ladies' Sem., Richmond, Va., 1845-52; Pastor, Waltham, Mass., 1852-63; Chicopee, 1863-65; Merchant, Cleve- land, O., 1866-71; Pastor, Oberlin, 1871-72; Elyria, 1874-76; died, Elyria, Ohio, April 9, 1876, aged 61.
*GEORGE WHITEFIELD BOSWORTH, A.B., A.M., 1854; D.D., 1862. Born, Bellingham, Mass., Sept. 30, 1818. Newton Theol. Inst., 1841; Pastor, Medford, Mass., 1841-46; So. Boston, 1846-55; Portland, Me., 1855-65; Lawrence, Mass., 1865-69; Haverhill, 1869-79; Cor. Sec. Me. Bapt. Ed. Soc., 1856-65; Cor. Sec. Northern Bapt. Ed. Soc., 1865-79; Member Bd. Trustees from 1865; from 1879, Sec. and Supt. Mass. Bapt. Convention; died, Wakefield, Mass., Jan. 19, 1888, aged 69.
*FRANCIS ALONZO GATES, A.B., Columbian; A.M., 1871. Born, Attleboro, Mass., March 15, 1810. Teacher, Zebulon, Ga., 1837-40; Campbellton, 1840-41; Marietta, 1841-43; Cave Spring, 1843-45; East Corinth, Me., 1845-48; Farmer, Bradford, 1850-53; Massillon, Iowa, from 1853; died, Philips Co., Kansas, Nov. 21, 1880, aged 70.
*ELDRIDGE LAWRENCE GETCHELL, A.B., A.M., 1849. Born, Wat- erville, Me., March 22, 1814. From 1839, Lawyer, Waterville, Me .; P. M., 1845-49, and 1854-61; Cashier Waterville Nat. Bank, 1863-79; Sec. Bd. Trustees, 1848-52; Treasurer, 1851-81; died, Waterville, Me., April 30, 1899, aged 85.
*CONSTANTINE BATES MARSTON, A.B., A.M., 1840. Born, Water- ville, Me., July 29, 1809. Agent Am. and For. Bible Soc., and Agent Am. Tract Soc., to 1861; ordained, 1858; Farmer; died, Oakland, Me., Dec. 5, 1897, aged 88.
*FRANKLIN MERRIAM, A.B., A.M., 1840. Born, Westminster, Mass., March 5, 1810. Newton Theol. Inst., 1840; Pastor, East Winthrop, Me., 1840-47; Richmond, 1847-48; Searsmont, 1848-50; Agent Am. and For. Bible Soc., 1851-54; Pastor, Exeter, N. H., 1854-56; Agent Am. Bapt. Miss. Union, 1856-57; Pastor, New Boston, N. H., 1859-62;
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East Jaffrey, 1862-65; Hanover, 1865-72; Danbury, 1872-82; Bow, 1882-85; from 1885, East Weare, N. H .; Member Bd. Trustees, 1863-88; died, Sharon, Mass., Dec. 10, 1893, aged 83.
*CHARLES MORRILL, A.B. Born, Waltham, Mass., Nov. 22, 1818. Prin. Dracut Acad., Mass., 1838-39; Teacher, Lowell, Mass., 1839-45; Prin. Green Gram. School, 1845-67; Supt. Public Schools, Lowell, Mass, 1867-84; died, Lowell, Mass., April 2, 1884, aged 65.
*BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SHAW, A.B., Dartmouth, 1837; A.M., 1871; D.D., 1872. Born, Gorham, Me., Oct. 26, 1814. Newton Theol. Inst., 1839-40; ordained, 1843; Pastor, China, Thomaston, Waterville, Dex- ter, Me .; Missionary Me. Bapt. Miss. Convention; Member Bd. Trus- tees from 1870; died, Waterville, Me., Feb. 23, 1897, aged 82.
*OBED BURNHAM WALKER, A.B., Columbian, 1837; A.M., 1870. Born, Kennebunkport, Me., June 7, 1807. Newton Theol. Inst., 1837- 38; Pastor, Livermore, Me., 1839-43; Foxcroft and Dover, 1843-46; Waldoboro, 1846-50; Brooklin, 1850-55; Guilford, 1855-63; Monmouth, 1863-66; Athens, 1869-77; died, So. Norridgewock, Me., May 27, 1882, aged 74.
*NATHANIEL MARSHMAN WILLIAMS, A.B., Columbian, 1837; A.M., 1854; D.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1871. Born, Salem, Mass., Nov. 13, 1813. Newton Theol. Inst., 1837-39; Pastor, New Sharon, Me., 1840- 42; Farmington, 1842-46; Saco, 1846-52; Somerville, Mass., 1852-61; Ellsworth, Me., 1861-65; Peabody, Mass., 1865-68; Methuen, 1868-71; Wickford, R. I., 1871-77; Acting Pastor, Andover, Mass., 1877-81; from 1881, Pastor, Warner, N. H .; died, Newton, Mass., Feb. 10, 1895, aged 81. Author of Notes on the Gospel of Matthew (1870).
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*BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BUTLER, A.B., A.M., 1852; LL.D., 1862, and Williams, 1863. Born, Deerfield, N. H., Nov. 5, 1818. Lawyer, Lowell, Mass., 1840-61; Repr. Mass. Legisl., 1853; Member Mass. Senate, 1859- 60; Brig. Gen. Mass. Vols., 1861; Maj. Gen. U. S. Vols., 1861-65; Mem- ber 40th, 41st, 42d, 43d, and 45th U. S. Congress, 1867-78; Governor of Massachusetts, 1883; Lawyer, Boston, Mass .; died, Washington, D. C., Jan. 11, 1893, aged 74. Author of Autobiography, etc. (1892).
*FRANKLIN EVERETT, A.B., A.M., 1841. Born, Worthington, Mass., Jan. 26, 1812. Prin. Black River Acad., Vt., 1839-40; Prin. Acad., Can- ajoharie, N. Y., 1841-43; Otsego Acad., Cooperstown, 1844-45; Ever- ett Acad., Grand Rapids, Mich., 1846-72; City Recorder, 1854; died, Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 1, 1894, aged 82. Author of Memorials of the Grand River Valley. (1878).
*OLIVER CROMWELL GARDINER, A.B. Born in 1813. Assoc. Edi- tor Democratic Review; in literary pursuits, New York. Author of Life of S. J. Tilden; Life of Gen. W. S. Hancock. Died, New York, Oct. 31, 1892, aged 79.
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*EDGAR HARKNESS GRAY, A.B., A.M., 1854; D.D., Rochester, 1864. Born, Bridport, Vt., Nov. 28, 1813. Pastor, Freeport, Me., 1839-43; Shelburne Falls, Mass., 1843-47; Bath, Me., 1847-50; Shelburne Falls, Mass., 1850-63; Washington, D.C,, 1863-69, and Chaplain U. S., Sen- ate, 1864-68; Shelburne Falls, Mass., 1869-73; Washington, D. C., 1873- 78; San Francisco, Cal., 1879-80; Vallejo, Cal., 1880-82; died, Oakland, Cal., May 25, 1894, aged 80.
*LEVI BEALS HATHAWAY, A.B. Born, Peru, Mass., Sept. 14, 1810. Newton Theol. Inst., 1838-40; Pastor, Farmington, Me., 1841-42; Rock- port, Mass., 1842-43; died, Rockport, Mass., Aug. 1, 1843, aged 33.
*CROSBY HINDS, A.B. Born, Benton, Me., Dec. 19, 1811. Lawyer, Merchant and Farmer, from 1841, Benton, Me .; Member Me. Senate, 1864, 1865; P. M., from 1842; died, Benton, Me., Sept. 4, 1883, aged 71. *MOSES JONES KELLEY, A.B., A.M., 1842. Born, New Sharon, Me., July 18, 1817. Newton Theol. Inst., 1842; Pastor, East Longmeadow, Mass., 1842-43; Saugerties, N. Y., 1844; Amenia, 1845-46; Evangelist, in Mass., 1846-48; Pastor, Oldtown, Me., 1848-49; Frankfort, Gardiner, Nobleboro, to 1855; Liberty, Jefferson, Cherryfield, to 1862; Chaplain 6th Me. Vols., 1862-64; Evangelist in Ill., 1865-66; Missionary Me. Bapt. Miss. Conv., 1868-69; Chaplain, Eastern National Home, Togus, 1869-70; Post Chaplain, U. S. Army, Oregon, Minn., and Dakota, 1870- 79; Pastor, St. James, Minn., 1883-85; died, Damariscotta, Me., Aug. 25, 1898, aged 81.
*STEPHEN HERVEY MIRICK, A.B., A.M., 1841. Born, Salem, Mass., Jan. 9, 1819. Newton Theol. Inst., 1843; ordained, 1843; Prin. Young Ladies' Inst., Charlottesville, Va., 1845-53, and Washington, D.C., 1853-57; Pastor, Camden, N. J., 1858; Lewisburg, Pa., 1859-66; from 1867, Clerk 3d Auditor's office, Treasury Dept .; died, Washington, D. C., Oct. 29, 1883, aged 64.
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