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*JAMES OLIVER, A.B. Born, Salem, Mass., Sept. 18, 1808. Teacher in Me., 1838-39; Clerk, arranging Archives of Mass., Cambridge, Mass., 1840-41; Teacher, Concord, 1842; Boston, 1844; died, Cambridge, Mass., Jan., 1845, aged 36. Joint Author of Wreck of the Glide (1848).
*NATHANIEL GILMAN ROGERS, A.B. Born, Exeter, N. H., April 25, 1818. Prin. Waterville Acad., Me., 1838-40; Clerk, U. S. Ship, Boston, 1840-41; Purser, 1842-43; Teacher in Va., 1845-47; U. S. Army, 1847; died, Mexico, 1847, aged 29.
*WILLIAM ALBERT SHEPARD, A.B., A.M., 1841. Born, Bloomfield, Me., June 12, 1820. Prin. Brimmer School, Boston; Lawyer; Civil and Mining Engineer, N. Y .; died, Phila., Pa., Dec. 4, 1896, aged 76.
*NATHANIEL TOBEY TALBOT, A.B., A.M., 1853. Born, Turner, Me., April 16, 1813. Lawyer, Rockport, Me., from 1840; Judge of Probate, 1864-68; from 1866, partner in lumber and ice business; died, Rockport, Me., Feb., 24, 1889, aged 75.
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*DANFORD THOMAS, A.B., A.M., 1841; LL.D., 1876. Born, East Winthrop, Me., Sept. 21, 1817. Tutor, 1838-39; Prof. Greek and Latin, Georgetown, Coll., Ky., 1839-69; Prof. Greek and German, 1869-82; died, Georgetown, Ky., May 17, 1882; aged 64.
*ELISHA MADISON THURSTON, A.B., A.M., 1841. Born, Orange Co., Vt., March 24, 1810. Prin. Charleston Acad., Me., 1838-44; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1843; Member Me. Senate, 1846, 1847; Sec. Me. Bd. of Educa- tion, 1850-52; Member Bd. of Trustees, 1849-55; Lawyer, Manhattan, Kan., 1855-59; Mayor, 1859; died, Manhattan, Kan., March 17, 1859, aged 48.
*FREDERICK SLOCUM WILEY, A.B. Born, Wakefield, Mass., March 18, 1819. Law Student, Phila .; Theol. Sem., Alexandria, Va., 1845-48; Asst. Rector, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1848-49; Rector, Episc. Ch., Honesdale, Pa., 1849-50; Saratoga, N. Y., 1850-51; Philadelphia, Pa., 1852-55; New York, 1855-62; Chaplain, 71st N. Y. Vols., 1862; died, Florence, Italy, Jan. 20, 1864, aged 44.
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*LEWIS BARROWS, A.B., A.M., 1842. Born, Monson, Mass., April 2, 1813. Newton Theol. Inst., 1842; Pastor, Woolwich, Dexter, Hamp- den, Oldtown, Me .; Rock Island, III .; Agent, Am. and For. Bible Soc., and Missionary, Iowa, 20 years; Pastor, Cong'l Ch., Bartlett, Neb., 1882-89; died, Bartlett, Neb., Sept. 6, 1889, aged 76.
ANDREW HOWARD BRIGGS, A.B., A.M., 1849. Born, Hampden, Me., 1820. Lawyer, Carmel, Me., 1841-47; Hampden, 1847-53; Bangor, 1853-65; from 1865, Boston, Mass .; died, Melrose, Mass., April 20, 1899, aged 79.
*SAMUEL LUNT CALDWELL, A.B., A.M., 1842; D.D., 1858, LL.D., Brown Univ., 1884. Born, Newburyport, Mass., Nov. 13, 1810. Newton Theol. Inst., 1845; Pastor, Bangor, Me., 1846-58. Providence, R. I., 1858-73; Member Bd. of Trustees, 1850-63; Fellow of Brown Univ. from 1859; Prof. Eccl. Hist., Newton Theol. Inst., 1873-78; Pres. Vassar Coll., 1878-85; died, Providence, R. I., Sept. 26, 1889, agcd 78. Author of Memorial of Prof. R. P. Dunn (1867) ; Literature in Account With Life (1885) ; Cities of Our Faith (1890) ; Sermons, etc.
*ISAAC CHIPMAN, A.B., A.M., 1842. Born, Cornwallis, N. S., July 17, 1817. Prof. Math. and Nat. Phil., Acadia Coll., N. S., 1838-52; drowned, near Cape Blomidon, June 7, 1852, aged 34.
*STEPHEN COBURN, A.B., A.M., 1842. Born, Bloomfield, Me., Nov. 11, 1817. Prin. Bloomfield Acad., 1840-44; Lawyer, Skowhegan, Me., from 1845; Member Me. Bd. of Education 1849-52; Member 36th U. S. Congress, 1861; drowned, Skowhegan, Me., July 4, 1882, aged 64.
*NATHANIEL THOMAS FAY, A.B. Born, Camden, Me., Nov. 26, 1813. Andover Theol. Sem., 1839-40; Bangor Theol. Sem., 1842; Pastor,
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*ABRAHAM HOLLEY GRANGER, A.B., A.M., 1842; D.D., 1864. Born, Suffield, Conn., Oct. 10, 1815. Newton Theol. Inst., 1843; Pastor, Warren, Me., 1843-54; Providence, R. I., 1854-78; Burrillville, 1881-91; Member Bd. Trustees, 1850-66; Trustee Brown Univ., from 1863; died, Burrillville, R: I., July 22, 1894, aged 78.
*JOHN JOHNSON, A.B., A.M., 1842. Born, Sullivan, Me., Oct. 15, 1810. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1839; Pastor, Charleston, Me., 1839-43; Addison, 1843-45; Cherryfield, 1845-52; business and travel, 1852-57; Pastor, Charleston, 1857-75; Sullivan, 1875-80; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1866; died, Bradford, Me., Dec. 5, 1886, aged 76.
*SAMUEL SAWYER JOHNSON, A.B. Born, Ludlow, Vt., Oct. 14, 1809. Tutor, 1839-41; died, Ludlow, Vt., March 14, 1842, aged 32.
*RUFUS LAPHAM, A.B. Born, Boston, Mass., Feb. 1, 1814. Prin. Acad., Billerica, Mass., 1839-42; Lawyer, Lowell, Mass., and Ansonia, Conn., Inventor; died, New York, April 25, 1884, aged 70.
*MYLON MERRIAM, A.B. Born, Brandon, Vt., July 5, 1811. Hamil- ton Lit. and Theol. Inst., 1842; Pastor, Grafton, Vt., 1842-46; Derby, 1846-48; Waterville, Me., 1848-49; New Gloucester, 1850-51; Sharon, Mass., 1852-58; Newport, N. H., 1858-59; Cavendish, Vt., 1859-60; Shaftsbury, 1861-63; West Hartford, Conn., 1870-72; Allendale, R. I., 1875-77; East Providence, 1877-80; Coleraine, Mass., 1881-86; died, Boston, Mass., May 31, 1890, aged 78.
*DAVID PURINTON, A.B. Born, Coleraine, Mass., Feb. 19, 1817. Teacher, Hamilton, O., 1840-42; Lawyer, Muscatine, Ia., 1843-47; Prin. Mechanic's Acad., Iowa City, 1847; from 1847, Farmer, Adams, Ia .; died, Kenneyville, Minn., July 25, 1886, aged 69.
*DAVID AIKEN RICHARDSON, A.B., A.M., 1842. Born, Londonderry, N. H., Oct. 22, 1809. Teacher, Alton, Ill., 1840-45; St. Louis, Mo., 1845; died, Bangor, Me., March 10, 1847, aged 37.
*JOSEPH RICKER, A.B., A.M., 1842; D.D., 1868. Born, Parsonsfield, Me., June 27, 1814. Editor Zion's Advocate, Portland, Me., 1839-43; Pastor, New Gloucester, 1843-47; Belfast, 1847-52; Woburn, Mass., 1852-58; Chaplain Mass. State Prison, 1858-61; Pastor, Milford, 1861- 65; Augusta, Me., 1865-71; and Chaplain Me. Insane Hosp., 1869-70; Sec. Mass. Bapt. Conv., 1858-66; Member Bd. Trustees, from 1849; Sec. Me. Bapt. Miss. Conv., 1869-88; died, Augusta, Me., Sept. 4, 1897, aged 83. Author of Personal Recollections (1894).
*JOSHUA SOULE THOMPSON, A.B., A.M., 1844. Born, Industry, Me., Oct. 11, 1815. Lawyer, Waterville, Me., 1841-42; Prin. Acad., Swedes- boro, N. J., 1842-44; Lawyer, from 1844; County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1849-80; Pres. Woodbury and Swedesboro, R. R. Co .; died, Swedesboro, N. J., Nov. 1, 1881, aged 65.
*WILLIAM HARRISON THOMPSON, A.B. Born, Starks, Me., April
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*EDWARD WILLIAMS, A.B. Born, Augusta, Me., April 27, 1817. Law Student, Augusta, Me., 1839-41; on whaling voyage, several years; in business, New Orleans, La .; died, New Orleans, La., 1862, aged 45. *THOMAS GODDARD WRIGHT, A.B., A.M. Hamilton, 1842, and Madi- son, 1846. Born, Westfield, Mass., Jan. 18, 1820. Hamilton Theol. Sem., 1842; Pastor, Lyons, N. Y., 1844-47; Claremont, N. H., 1847-51; Sandisfield, Mass., 1851-53; Newark, N. J., 1853-55; Westport, N. Y., 1855-57; Wappinger's Falls, 1857-60; Roadstown, N. J., 1860-71; Phila., Pa., 1871-72; Westerly, R. I., 1872-74; Newfane, N. Y., 1874- 75; Watkins, N. Y., 1875-78; Media, Pa., 1878-81; Hoosick, N. Y., 1884-85; Hopewell, N. J .; died, Hartford, Conn., Nov. 11, 1906, aged 86. 18 -* 18
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*MARTIN BREWER ANDERSON, A.B., A.M., 1843; LL.D., 1853, and Univ. of State of N. Y., 1883; L.H.D., Columbia Univ. 1887. Born, Brunswick, Me., Feb. 12, 1815. Newton Theol. Inst., 1840-41; Tutor, 1841-43, and Librarian, 1842-50; Prof. Rhetoric, 1843-50; Editor New York Recorder, 1850-53; Pres. Am. Bapt. Home Miss. Soc., 1864; Pres. Am. Bapt. Miss. Union, 1869-72; Member N. Y. State Bd. Charities, 1868; Assoc. Ed. Johnson's Cyc .; Trustee Vassar Coll .; from 1853, President University of Rochester; died, Lake Helen, Fla., Feb. 26, 1890, aged 75.
*SAMUEL WATERS AVERY, A.B. Born, Jefferson, Me., July 4, 1814. Teacher, Richmond, Me., 1841-43; Newton Theol. Inst., 1847; Pastor, Lubec, 1849-51; Searsport, 1851-57; Fayette, 1858-64; Lisbon Falls, 1865-68; Sabattus, 1866-70; Sec. Me. Bapt. Miss. Conv., 1860-67; Druggist, 1867-75; died, Lisbon Falls, Me., Dec. 17, 1875, aged 61.
*MARSHALL SPRING CHASE, A.B., A.M., 1843. Born, Waterville, Me., Sept. 2, 1821. Lawyer, Boston, Mass., 1843-51; San Francisco, Cal., 1851-59; Martinez, 1859-69; died, Martinez, Cal., Jan. 24, 1869, aged 47.
*ARTHUR FULLER DRINKWATER, A.B., A.M., Brown, 1843. Born, Mt. Vernon, Me., Feb. 8, 1819. Member Me. Bd. of Education, 1847- 52; Judge Municipal Court, Ellsworth, 1869-72; Collector Int. Rev. 5th Dist., Me., 1873-76; Editor Ellsworth American 1872-78; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1878; died, Ellsworth, Me., May 27, 1882, aged 63.
*BARNABAS FREEMAN, A.B., A.M., 1843. Born, Fairfield, Me., Oct. 17, 1814. Prin. High School, Wiscasset, Me., 1840-41; Eastport, 1841; Bucksport, 1842; Adm. to the Bar, 1843; Member Bd. Overseers Bowd. Coll., from 1857; died, Yarmouth, Me., Dec. 18, 1894, aged 80.
*WILLIAM FRANKLIN GOLDTHWAITE, A.B., A.M., 1844. Born, Augusta, Me., Nov. 24, 1820. Teacher, Lit. Inst. Eufaula, Ala., 1841; Lowndesboro Acad., 1842; Montgomery Acad., 1842; Bellanger's Acad.,
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*LEWIS HOLMES, A.B. Born, Plymouth, Mass., April 12, 1813. Pas- tor, Edgartown, Mass., 1841-43; Canton, 1843-45; Groton, 1845-49; Barre, 1849-54; Edgartown, 1854-58; Middlefield, 1859-65; Scituate, 1865-68; Leicester, 1869-76; Acting Pastor, Plymouth, Mass., 1879-80; died, Plymouth, Mass., May 24, 1887, aged 74. Author of The Arctic Whaleman and Whaling (1857) ; Biography of Rev. Thomas Conant.
*LEBBEUS KINGMAN, A.B. Born, Waltham, Me., June 16, 1810. Pastor, Sedgwick, Me., 1841-42; Guilford, 1843-45; Surry, 1845-48; Veazie, 1848-50; No. Sedgwick, 1850-54; China, 1854-58; Dexter, 1858- 64; New Gloucester, 1864-66; fruit raising, Vineland, N. J., 1866-69; died, Vineland, N. J., Nov. 15, 1869, aged 59.
*WILLIAM STEVENS KNAPP, A.B. Born, Raynham, Mass., Sept. 19, 1812. Newton Theol. Inst., 1840-42; Pastor, Bloomfield, Conn., 1845- 47; Johnstown, N. Y., 1847-50; Canaan, 1850-51; died, Canaan Centre, N. Y., Aug. 14, 1851, aged 38.
*GEORGE KNOX, A.B., A.M., 1845. Born, Saco, Me., Oct. 24, 1816. Newton Theol. Inst., 1840-41; Pastor, Topsham, Me., 1841-45; Cornish, 1845-47; Lewiston, 1847-60; Brunswick, 1860-61; Chaplain 1st Me. Vols., 1861; Chaplain 10th Me. Vols., 1861-63; Pastor, Lawrence, Mass., 1863-64; Chaplain 29th Me. Vols., 1864; died, near Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 31, 1864, aged 48.
*SIMEON HEATH LOWELL, A.B., A.M., 1843. Born, Chesterville, Me., Aug. 18, 1816. Prin. St. Brides Acad., Va., 1840-41; Lawyer, East Machias, Me., 1843-55; Phillips, 1855-61; Farmington, 1861-76; Clerk of Courts, 1861-74; died, Farmington, Me., Aug. 2, 1876, aged 59.
*THOMAS RAINSFORD, A.B. Born, Boston, Mass., April 25, 1815. Asst. Bridgewater Normal School, Mass., 1841; Private Tutor, Mont- gomery, Ala., 1842-43; Prin. Acad., Benton, 1843-44; died, Benton, Ala., July, 1844, aged 29.
*WILDER BROWN START, A.B. Born, Camden, Me., Jan. 16, 1815. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1840-42; died, Camden, Me., March 13, 1846, aged 31.
*OAKMAN SPRAGUE STEARNS, A.B., A.M., 1843; D.D., 1863. Born, Bath, Me., Oct. 20, 1817. Newton Theol. Inst., 1846; Instr. in Hebrew, N. T. I., 1846-47; Pastor, Southbridge, Mass., 1847-54; Newark, N. J., 1854-55; Newton Centre, Mass., 1855-68; Member Bd. of Trustees, from 1870; from 1868, Prof. Old Testament Interpretation, Newton Theol. Inst .; died, Newton Centre, Mass., April 20, 1893, aged 75.
*WILLIAM TILLEY, A.B. Born, Newport, R. I., Aug. 25, 1808. Pastor, Sidney, Me., 1842-52; Jefferson, 1852-56; West Waterville, 1856-62; Jefferson, 1862-71; Sidney, 1871-75; Jefferson, 1875-82; died, Jefferson, Me., Oct. 2, 1882, aged 74.
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*CALVIN BICKFORD, A.B. Born, Sedgwick, Me., Jan. 2, 1813. Prin. High School, Cherryfield, Me., 1841-43; Warren Acad., 1843-46; Wis- casset, 1846-47; Vassalboro, 1847-48; Warren Acad., 1848-60; Camden, 1862-64; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1865, 1867; Memb. Me. Hist. Soc., 1867; Farmer; died, Warren, Me., March 6, 1883, aged 70.
*ALONZO COBURN, A.B., LL.B., Harvard, 1845. Born, Bloomfield, Me., Dec. 6, 1812. Lawyer and Farmer; died, Skowhegan, Me., Nov. 19, 1882, aged 70.
*SAMUEL WESTON COBURN, A.B., A.M., 1847. Born, Bloomfield, Me., July 14, 1815. Merchant and Manufacturer, Skowhegan, Me., 1843-55; from 1855, Farmer; died, Skowhegan, Me., July 30, 1873, aged 58.
*JOHN WIGGIN COLCORD, A.B., A.M., 1846. Prin. Acad., Hancock, N. H., 1842-47; Asst. Boys' High Sch., Portland, Me., 1847-50; Prin. Portland Acad., 1850-53; Asst. Boys' High Sch., 1853-55; Prin. High Sch., Peabody, Mass., 1855-57; Young Ladies' Sch., Chicago, Ill., 1857- 58; Assoc. Editor Zion's Advocate, Portland, Me., 1858-73; died, Alva, Fla., Dec. 21, 1898, aged 80.
*JOSIAH HARMON, A.B. Born, Thorndike, Me., April 2, 1813. Teach- er, 20 years; Farmer; died, Troy, Me., Oct. 24, 1898, aged 85.
*CHARLES COLLINS LONG, A.B. Born, Bluehill, Me., June 30, 1811. Pastor, Rockport, Me., 1842-45; Sedgwick, 1845-50; Mariaville, 1850- 58; Addison, 1858-62; Mariaville, 1862-68; Calais, 1868-71; Machias, 1871-83; died, Addison, Me., Jan. 18, 1894, aged 81.
*THOMAS MERRILL, A.B. Born, Newbury, Mass., May 19, 1814. Newton Theol. Inst., 1844; Pastor, Baring, Me., 1846-47; Merchant, Newburyport, Mass., 1847-49; died, Sacramento, Cal., Oct. 24, 1849, aged 35.
*JOHN LEESE MOSES, A.B., A.M., 1844. Born, Exeter, N. H., May 9, 1822. Editorial Staff Knoxville Register, several years; Cashier Bank of Knoxville; Treas. and Supt. Knoxville and Ohio R. R. Co .; Judge and Chairman County Court; Pres. Bd. of Trustees, Univ. of Tenn .; died, Knoxville, Tenn., April 2, 1887, aged 64.
*CALVIN SMITH PENNELL., A.B., A.M., Antioch. Born, Coleraine, Mass., Jan. 24, 1816. Prof. Latin, Antioch Coll .; Prof. Moral Philoso- phy and Metaphysics, Washington Univ., and Prin. Mary Institute, St. Louis, Mo .; died, St. Paul, Minn., March 16, 1901, aged 85.
*CHARLES HATHORN WHEELER, A.B., A.M., 1844. Born, Rich- mond, Me., Aug. 18, 1819. Rector Episcopal Ch .; died, Providence, R. I., Nov. 30, 1895, aged 76.
*JOHN WEBSTER WIGGIN, A.B. Born, Pembroke, N. H., Jan. 27, 1814. Prin. Townshend Acad., Vt., 1842-43; Pastor, Wilton, N. H., 1844; Westfield, Mass .; Benton, Manchester, and Throopsville, N. Y .; died, Syracuse, N.Y., Nov. 14, 1862, aged 48.
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*WILLIAM WEBBER WOODBURY, A.B., A.M., 1854. Born, Ludlow, Vt., Sept. 18, 1815. Prin. High Sch., Augusta, 1840-43; Bath, 1843- 48; Prin. Conn. Lit. Inst., Suffield, Conn .; died, Suffield, Conn., March 18, 1856, aged 40.
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*NATHANIEL BUTLER, A.B., A.M., 1845; D.D., 1873. Born, Water- ville, Me., Oct. 19, 1824. Pastor, Turner, Me., 1845-50; Agent Am. Baptist Miss. Union, 1850-52; Pastor, Eastport, 1852-55; Rockland, 1855-59; Auburn, 1860-63; Camden, 1864-69; Alton, Ill., 1869-72; Leavenworth, Kan., 1872-73; Bangor, Me., 1873-76; Dexter, 1877-78; No. Vassalboro, 1878-80; Hallowell, 1880-81; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1880; Member Bd. Trustees, 1856-87; died, Burlington, Wis., April 25, 1894, aged 69.
*LUCIUS CHICKERING, A.B., A.M., 1848. Born, Lunenburg, Vt., Oct. 16, 1815. Pastor, Thetford, Vt., 1846-51; Weston, 1851-54; Farmer and Missionary, Lunenburg, 1854-69; Agent Anı. Tract Soc., 1869-70; Pastor, Weston, 1870-72; died, Weston, Vt., Sept. 18, 1872, aged 56.
*HENRY VAUGHAN DEXTER, A.B., A. M., 1845; D.D., 1870. Born, Wayne, Me., Apr. 3, 1815. Newton Theol. Inst., 1845; Pastor, Calais, Me., 1845-54; Augusta, 1854-60; Calais, 1860-69; Kennebunkport, 1869-71; Baldwinville, Mass., 1871-75; Member Bd. Trustees, 1863- 1882; died, Baldwinville, Mass., July 23, 1884, aged 69. Author of The Unerring Guide (1877) ; The Bible Reader (1877).
*THOMAS FRYE, A.B., M.D., Univ. N. Y., 1845. Born, Vinalhaven, Me., Sept. 13, 1813. 'Missionary and Physician, Am. Bapt. Miss. Union, to Cherokee Mission, 1845-46; Physician, Louisville, Ky., 1846- 47; Rockland, Me., 1847-74; died, Rockland, Me., Nov. 20, 1875, aged 61.
*SAMUEL STANLEY FULLERTON, A.B. Born, Wolfsboro, N. H., Sept. 14, 1811. Teacher, Wilmington, Mass., 1842; died, Dracut, Mass., April 19, 1843, aged 31.
*MOSES HANSCOM, A.B. Born, Farmington, Me., July 19, 1824. Teacher, Raleigh, N. C., 1843; Merchant, Lowell, Mass., 1845-50; Miner and Photo. Artist, Marysville, Cal., 1852-63; died, Marysville, Cal., April 20, 1863, aged 38.
*JAMES HOBBS HANSON, A.B., A. M., 1845; LL.D., 1872. Born, China, Me., June 26, 1816. Prin. Waterville Acad., Me., 1843-54; Eastport High Sch., 1854-57; Boys' High Sch., Portland, 1857-63; Private Sch., 1863-65; Member Bd. Trustees, 1862-94; Prin. Coburn Classical Institute, 1865-94; died, Waterville, Me., April 21, 1894, aged 77. Author of Preparatory Latin Prose Book, including Cæsar's Commentaries on the Gallic War, Sallust's Catiline, and Cicero's
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*HENRY MCCLELLAN, A.B. Born, Bloomfield, Me., Feb. 17, 1820. Law Student, 1842-44; Leather Merchant, New York from 1844; died, Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1879, aged 59.
* ALFRED MORSE, A. B. Born, Bath, Me., June 23, 1812. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1846; ordained, 1847; Missionary, Lubec and Whiting, Me., 1847-48; Pembroke, 1849-50; Dixfield, 1850-52; Acting Pastor, Cong'l Ch., Maumee City, O., 1852-54; Missionary, Henry, 111., 1854- 58; Knoxville and Abingdon, 1858-62; Roseville, 1862-64; Austin, Minn., 1864-68; Nevada and Rose Creek, 1868-79; died, Austin, Minn., Oct. 7, 1894, aged 82.
*VOLNEY AUGUSTINE SPRAGUE, A.B., A. M., 1846. Born, Dexter, Me., Jan. 28, 1817. Teacher in the South, 1842-47; Lawyer, Corinna, 1848-71; Dexter, Me., 1871-98; died, Joliet, Ill., Dec. 27, 1908, aged 91. 10 -* 10
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*AMOS FLETCHER BAKER, A.B., 1846; A.M., 1849. Born, Harmony, Me., 1812. Farmer, Madison, Ind .; died, Madison, Ind., June 6, 1902, aged 90.
*ZACHARIAH BOODY CAVERLY, A.B. Born, Strafford, N. H., March 18, 1822. Lawyer, Lowell, Mass., 1847-53; Sec. U. S. Legation, Lima, Peru, 1853-60; Lawyer, Washington, D. C., 1860-62; died, Beaufort, S. C., May 24, 1862, aged 40.
*LYMAN CHASE, A.B., 1869; M. D., Dartmouth, 1846. Born, Bridgton, March 27, 1821. Physician, Turner, Me., 1846-48; ordained, 1848; Pastor, Freeport, 1848-50; Bluehill, 1850-55; Warren, 1855-57; Pitts- field, N. H., 1857-59; Lake Village, 1860-65; Kennebunkport, Me., 1865-67; Hightstown, N. J., 1867-69; Teacher, Nat. Sci., Peddie Inst., 1869-70; Pastor, Methuen, Mass., 1871-76; San Francisco, Cal., 1876- 78; Kennebunkport, Me., 1878-85; died, Wells, Me., Nov. 25, 1894, aged 73.
*JOHN BARTON FOSTER, A.B., A.M., 1864; LL.D., 1876. Born, Bos- ton, Mass., Jan. 8, 1822. Prin. China Acad., 1844-45; Prin. Lexington Acad., Mass., 1845-46; Newton Theol. Inst., 1850; Editor Zion's Advocate, 1850-58; Member Bd. Trustees, 1856-59; Prof. Greek and Latin, 1858-72; Prof. Greek Lang. and Lit., Colby University, 1872- 93; Emeritus, 1893-97; died, Waterville, Me., Aug. 19, 1897, aged 75.
*MOSES LYFORD, A.B., A.M., 1848; LL.D., 1874. Born, Mt. Vernon, Me., Jan. 31, 1816. Prin. Kennebunk Acad., Me., 1843-46; Townshend, Acad., Vt., 1846-50; Boys' High School, Portland, Me., 1850-56; Prof. Math. and Nat. Phil., 1856-72; Prof. Nat. Phil., and Astronomy, Colby University, 1872-84; Member Bd. Trustees, 1885-87; died, Port- land, Me., Aug. 4, 1889, aged 71.
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*JAMES WEYMOUTH MERRILL, A.B., A.M., 1849. Born, Harmony, Me., April 24, 1818. Teacher, Jackson, Miss., 1845-46; Lawyer, Athens, Me., 1850-66; Deputy U. S. Marshall, 1850; Repr. Me., Legis., 1857; Clerk of Courts, 1859-63; Qrmr. 28th Me. Vols., 1863; Charles City, Iowa, 1866-74; County Supt. Sch., 1870-73; Lawyer, Real Estate and Ins. Agent, Rockford, Iowa, 1874-96; died, Los Angeles, Calif., March, 1911, aged 92.
*BENJAMIN WHITE NORRIS, A.B. Born, Monmouth, Me., Jan. 22, 1819. Merchant, Skowhegan, Me., 1846-51; Oilcloth Mfr., 1852-64; State Land Agent, 1860-63; Agent Freedman's Bureau, Montgomery, Ala., 1865-66; Member 40th U. S., Congress, 1867-69; died, Mont- gomery, Ala., Jan. 26, 1873, aged 54.
*SAMUEL PHILBRICK, A.B. Born, Waterville, Me., March 6, 1823. Died, Waterville, Me., Aug. 16, 1844, aged 21.
*CHARLES THOMAS TRAFTON, A.B., M.D., Jefferson, 1846. Born, So. Berwick, Me., March 9, 1822. Physician, Boston, Mass., 1846-50; from 1850, So. Berwick, Me .; died, So. Berwick, Me., Aug. 25, 1888, aged 66.
*JABEZ MATHEWS WATERS, A.B., 1868. Born, Waterville, Me., Sept. 10, 1821. Firm of Waters & Barrett, Mfrs. of chairs, etc., Cincinnati, O .; died, Cincinnati, April 7, 1890, aged 68.
*CHARLES RENDOL WHIDDEN, A.B., A.M., 1859. Born, St. George, N. B., May 22, 1822. Lawyer, Calais, Me., 1848-76, and Mayor, 1864- 66; County Atty. 12 years; Repr. Me. Legis., 1868, 1869; Collector of Customs, 1869-73; Memb. Boundary Com .; Memb. Bd. of Trustees, 1869-76; died, Calais, Me., Dec. 3, 1876, aged 54.
*ALBERT BOWMAN WIGGIN, A.B., A.M. Born, Vassalboro, Me., Jan. 10, 1820. Asst. High Sch., Augusta, Me., one year; Bath, two years; Prin. High Sch., and Academies, 40 years; died, 1911.
*JAMES HARVEY WITHINGTON, A.B., A.M., 1846. Born, Peru, Me., June 5, 1813. Prin. Anson Acad., Me., 1843-46; Hallowell Acad., 1846-54; Germantown Acad., Germantown, Pa., 1854-64; Dealer in stocks and bonds, and director of street railways, 1864-67; Prin.
. Stevensdale Inst., So. Amboy, N. J., 1869-77; died, So. Amboy, N. J., June 3, 1877, aged 64.
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*WILLIAM MARTIN BICKNELL, A.B. Born, Newport, Me., Jan. 24, 1820. Prin. Anson Acad., Me., 1844-47; Prin. Acad., Plymouth, N. C., 1847-50; Harvard Divinity Sch., 1853; Pastor, Unit. Soc., Pembroke, Mass., 1857-61; Teacher, Milton, Mass., 1861-63; Prin. Acad., Bridge- water, 1864; Pastor, Rowe, 1867-85; died, Malden, Mass., Aug. 28, 1895, aged 75.
*CHARLES COBURN, A.B. Born, Bloomfield, Me., March 5, 1822. Died, Skowhegan, Me., Oct. 30, 1844, aged 22.
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*WILLIAM CORTHELL, A.B. Born, Camden, Me., July 19, 1817. Teacher, Jefferson, 1844-45; Silver Run, Ga., 1846-47; Sweet Water, 1848-50; Editor Lincoln Miscellany, Thomaston, Me., 1850-54; Pastor, So. Waldoboro, Me., 1857-60; Hartland, 1860-63; Montville, 1865-66; No. Sedgwick, 1867-71; Eden, 1871-77; died, Eden, Me., Nov. 29, 1879, aged 62.
*JOHN REED GREENOUGH, A.B. Born, Clinton, Me., July 21, 1824. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1847; Pastor, Oldtown, Me., 1847-48; Asst. Clerk Courts, Bangor, 1848-52; died, Bangor, July 10, 1853, aged 28.
*SIDNEY KEITH, A.B., A.M., 1847. Born, Winslow, Me., March 2, 1818. Teacher, Brandon Acad., Vt., 1845-47; High Sch., Chelsea, Mass .; Lawyer, Castleton, Vt., 1850-52; Rochester, Ind., from 1852; Judge 41st Judicial Circuit, Ind., 1876-82; died, Rochester, Ind., April 24, 1904, aged 86.
*ALBERT WINSLOW PAINE, A.B., A.M., 1851. Born, Unity, Me., Dec. 24, 1824. Teacher, Belfast, Me., 1844-48; Milwaukee. Wis., 1848- 50; Lawyer, Fond du Lac., 1850-61; Dist. Atty., 1856-58; 1st Wis. Vols., 1861; Clerk U. S. Treasurer's Office, Washington, D. C., 37 years; died, Bangor, Me., Dec. 29, 1903, aged 79.
*SAMSON POWERS, A.B., A.M., 1847. Born, Waterville, Me., Oct. 28, 1815. Newton Theol. Inst., 1844-46; Pastor, Winthrop, Me., 1849-54; Mt. Vernon, 1857-65; Alfred, 1865-67; Acton, 1867-70; Litchfield, 1870-75; Monmouth, 1876-82; died, Lowell, Mass., Jan. 1, 1899, aged 83.
*LORENZO DOW ROYCE, A.B., A.M., 1847. Born, Sharon, Vt., Oct. 5, 1820. Newton Theol. Inst., 1847; Pastor, Thomaston, 1848-50; died, Malden, Mass., Sept. 3, 1850, aged 29.
*GEORGE WOODBRIDGE STICKNEY, A.B. Born, Clinton, Me., March 20, 1826. Newton Theol. Inst., 1844-46; Pastor, Camden, Me., 1848; died, Waterville, Me., Oct. 15, 1850, aged 24.
*JOHN BOWEN WHEELWRIGHT, A.B., 1853. Born, Wells, Me., Dec. 13, 1820. 'Bangor Theol. Sem., 1844-46; Pastor, Cong. Ch., Whitneyville, Me., 1846-49; Weld, 1849-54; Westbrook, 1854-59; Bethel, 1859-67; South Paris, 1867-76; Woodfords, Me., 1876-92; died, Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 27, 1900, aged 80.
*EDGAR WHIDDEN, A.B. Born, St. George, N. B., April 30, 1825. Newton Theol. Inst., 1845-47; Teacher, Calais, Me., 1848-53; Post- master, 1853-61; in business, 1862-74; Judge Municipal Court, 1879- 80; U. S. Consul at St. Stephen, N. B., 1893-97; died, Worcester, Mass., Feb. 1, 1904, aged 78.
*NATHANIEL MILTON WOOD, A.B., A.M., 1847; D.D., 1867. Born, Camden, Me., May 24, 1822. Private Tutor, Columbus, Miss., 1845-46; Western Theol. Inst., Covington, Ky., 1846-47; Pastor, Skowhegan, Me., 1848-52; Waterville, 1852-60; Lewiston, 1860-66; Thomaston, 1866-68; Upper Alton, Ill., 1868-72; Member Bd. Trustees, 1862-69; Trustee Shurtleff Coll., 1868-74; Prof. Systematic Theol., Shurtleff
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Coll., 1872-74; died, Camden, Me., Aug. 2, 1876, aged 54. A volume of his Sermons, edited by N. Butler, D.D., was published in 1877.
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