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His son, Josiah, born Jan. 23, 1770, was married four times. His first wife was Lucy Berry, of Westbrook, by whom he had three sons,-John (deceased), Josiah (de- ceased), and George, subject of this sketch, and two daugh- ters,-Ilarriet, wife of Alfred Soule, of Freeport, and Lucy, wife of Pierce Burr, of Freeport, both deceased. His wife died in 1808, aged forty-five. Josiah Burnham married for his third wife Ellen Jameson, by whom he had one daughter, -Ellen,-Mrs. Arnold Burrows, of Boston. He was a mer- chant at Freeport for some time, and for several years a re- speetable farmer of Durham, where he also carried on coopering, and sent his manufactured goods to Portland. While a citizen of that town he held the office of trial jus- tiee, and was a representative in the State Legislature for
several terms. He returned to Portland in 1834, where he resided until his death, in 1843, aged seventy-three.
George Burnham, only surviving son of Josiah and Lucy (Berry) Burnham, was born in the town of Durham, Aug. 20, 1801, and married Margaret Burr, of Freeport, in 1828. She was born in May, 1807. He came to Portland in 1825, and in 1828 went into business as a cooper, which he continues in 1879, and occupies the cooper-shop built by his grandfather, John Burnham, in 1776. For forty- four years he was inspector of fish at Portland, being ap- pointed by the Governor and Council in 1828.
Mr. Burnham has led strictly a business life, having been for a little over a half-century an active, industrious, and judi- cions business man of Portland. His children are Margaret, George, Jr., Perez B., Josiah, and John. Perez B. mar- ried Elizabeth Best, of Portland. Ilis children are Harold C., Perez Burr, Jr., Margaret Elizabeth, George, and Amy Jameson.
CAPTAIN JAMES RACKLEFF,
one hundred years old at the time of writing this sketch of his life, and possessing, in a remarkable degree, the faculties of body and mind, being able to pen some parts and dictate the remainder of this narrative, was born at Booth Bay, Nov. 6, 1779. He was son of Benjamin R. and Mary (Dodge) Rackleff,-the former a native of Scarborough, Me., the latter a native of Beverly, Mass.
Very early in life James had a desire for the sea, and a great dislike for farming. At the age of fourteen he came
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to Portland,-accompanied with his uncle, Thomas Dodge, -without capital, but otherwise fully prepared to meet the obstacles of life, and carve out a fortune for himself. Hle immediately obtained employment with Capt. Dillon, then engaged in a coasting and West Indies trade, at one dollar per month. With a robust constitution and willing hands he became a common sailor, and started life for himself. His honesty and manliness soon won the confidence of his superiors. Ile remained with Capt. Dillon for six years, and was made first mate of the vessel, and upon the death of the captain by yellow fever, at Boston, he took command of the vessel, laden with molasses, and sailed her safely to Portland. Many instances are related where his services as an excellent swimmer, and, by his daring and courage,
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have saved the lives of those who had fallen overboard, or were in danger of losing their life by accident at sea.
At the age of twenty-five he took command of a vessel, and for the next fifteen years did a coasting and West Indies trade. Capt. Rackleff followed the sca for some thirty years, and upon retiring therefrom began business in Portland, on Ingraham's Wharf, as a wholesale and retail grocer ; but after a short time gave up business to his son Charles, and engaged in real-estate operations and building, and for many years was one of the most active business men of Portland, and interested in all local enterprises connected with the city.
He has lived to watch a village of a few hundred become the metropolis of a State; to see schools, colleges, and churches founded, and their influences reach, after long years, the remotest parts of the habitable globe; to see steamships supplant sailing-vessels, railways take the place of the ox-team, the telegraph, and nearly all of the great in- ventions now in use brought into successful operation. Ile married, Feb. 20, 1805, Olive Basteen. Of this union were
born two children, who reached manhood and womanhood, viz., Jane, wife of Allen Haines, and Charles Rackleff. His wife, born March 1, 1783, died Oct. 9, 1866. Charles Rackleff married Mary, daughter of Rev. Elias Nelson, a Baptist clergyman, of Jay, Me. He died Nov. 23, 1844, aged thirty-seven, leaving an only son, James L. Rackleff, who married Marcia Woodman, daughter of Nathaniel J. Miller, of Portland, and who has been connected with the United States Internal Revenue service since 1862 as assistant as- sessor, acting assessor, and deputy collector, which latter office he has held since 1874.
COL. JAMES F. MILLER
was born in the town of Hollis, York Co., Mc., Oct. 13, 1831, the fourth child of the Hon. Nathaniel J. and Mary Miller. He received his academical course of study at the Gorham and Limerick Academies. Entered Bowdoin Col- lege in 1852, and graduated in 1856. Read law in the office of Fessenden & Butler, at Portland. After his ad- mission to the bar, in 1858, he opened a law-office at Port- land in company with Wm. G. Chadbourn, and practiced
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his profession up to the commencement of the late war. Ile then became military secretary of Governor Washburn. In 1862 he was appointed adjutant-general in the United States service, and assigned to the Department of the Gulf, where he served as military secretary to Governor Shepley for some time, and was subsequently mayor of New Or- leans for one year, and assistant adjutant-general under Gen. Butler, at Norfolk, Va. Resigning this position in the army, on account of his health, he returned to Port-
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land in July, 1865, resumed the practice of law, and was elected Representative from the city in the fall of the same year, and re-elected in 1866. Ile was married Oct. 30, 1865, to Charlotte A. Cummings, daughter of the Hon. Nathan Cummings. They have two children,-Nathan and Ralph W.
Mr. Miller was a staunch Republican in politics, was pos- sessed of fine executive ability, and for the time he was in the practice of his chosen profession took a high position. lle was of a genial, social disposition, and his early death, which occurred Dec. 12, 1873, was sorely felt by the men- bers of his family and a large circle of acquaintance.
Photo. by Lamson, Portland.
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Z. K. HARMON,
son of Daniel and Mary (True) Harmon, was born in Durham, then Cumberland Co., Maine, Nov. 11, 1816. His grandfather, Daniel, a native of Scarborough, settled in the town of Standish, and was a soldier in the Revolu- tionary war. He afterwards removed to Durham with his family, where he died. His father, Daniel, born in 1778, was a farmer by occupation, and reared a family of seven sons and two daughters. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, was a worthy citizen of Durham and a leading Methodist, held wany town offices, was a trial justice of the peace, and a representative in the State Legislature. He died in 1848.
Z. K. Harmon spent his boyhood on the farm and at school. At the age of eighteen he began learning the printer's trade at Brunswick, and after three years' appren- tieeship, upon reaching his majority, went to St. Charles, Missouri, where he was a elerk for two years. Returning to Portland, he was a clerk for several years in the county clerk's office. In 1850 he became a partner with the late Freeman Bradford, as solicitor of elaims. This partner- ship was continued for twelve years, since which time he has been in business alone. During the past twenty-five years, besides acting as solicitor of claims, he has completed, for the use of the State, the muster-roll of the officers and
privates in the service of the District of Maine in the war of 1812-14. The task needed to be done, and has been faith- fully performed. The list is very complete, giving the names, residence, date of entry and discharge, and service performed of every man called into the field, or for garrison duty during " the second war of independence." It is embraced in a large and handsome folio of four hundred and twenty pages, which found its proper place in the adjutant-general's office. He has a more intimate acquaintance with the army rolls of 1812 than any other man in the State, and has filed six hundred pension elaims under the act of March 9, 1878.
Mr. Harmon has been prominently identified with the " Aneient Brothers' Lodge, I. O. O. F.," since 1845, with the " Machigonne Encampment" since its organization, and was a charter member of " Atlantic Lodge" of Free Masons, of which organization he has been a member for over a quarter-century.
He married, Nov. 29, 1846, Harriet A., daughter of Isaac and Mary (Little) Davis, of Portland. Their ehil- dren are Charles C., member of the firm of Loring. Short & Harmon, booksellers and stationers; Sarah, wife of George W. Herrick, of Boston; and William K., in the government employ in South Africa.
HISTORY
OF THE
TOWNS AND VILLAGES OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
BALDWIN.
ORIGINAL GRANT AND BOUNDARIES.
THIE town of Baldwin, formerly called Flintstown, was incorporated June 23, 1802, and was named in honor of Loammi Baldwin, one of the proprietors. The surface, which is low in the south and east, rises gradually in broken ridges toward the Saddleback Mountain in the north. The original grant was made Feb. 8, 1774, to Samuel Whitti- more, Amos Lawrence, and others, and provided that they should set aside one-sixty-fourth each, for the use of the ministry, for the first settled minister, for the use of the grammar school, and for the use of Harvard University, and should settle 30 families thereon within six years. The town originally comprised 36,380 acres, of which 5600 were excluded as bogs and mountains. In 1780 a further ex- tension of six years was allowed for settlement. It was bounded by Standish and Sebago Lake on the east, Ray- mond, Otisfield, Bridgton, and Denmark on the north, Brownfield and Prescott's grant (now Hiram) on the west, and the Saco River on the south. A part of Sebago has since been taken off.
EARLY SETTLEMENT.
The first settlement was made by Lieut. Benjamin In- galls, who began an improvement near the centre of the town in 1773, on the farm now occupied by J. Milliken, near the old Pierce homestead ; Lieut. Ingalls was com- missioned in a British regiment by Governor Franeis Bar- nard, of Massachusetts, in 1761. Soon after his settlement he removed to the ferry farther up the river, locating perma- nently near Ingalls' Pond, where his son, Samuel Ingalls, still lives. Ile was followed by Capt. John C. Flint, Bar- tholomew Thorn, Jonathan Thorn, William Bidford, Ephraim Larrabee, and Joseph Richardson, previous to 1780.
On the renewal of the grant, in 1780, Josiah Pierce, Esq., one of the principal proprietors, turned his attention to the development of the estate, and engaged largely in lumbering. A heavy growth of white pine covered the entire town, and constituted its chief value. He built three saw-mills, one of which was on Quaker Brook, afterwards owned by Isaae Dyer. llis store was the first, and for many years the only one in the town.
William Thorn, the first white child born in the town, was presented with 100 acres of land by the proprietors.
Mr. Pierce, no doubt, induced the required settlement, as previous to 1802 are found the names of Eleazer Flint, Lot Davis, Stephen Burnell, Samuel Black, Jonathan San- born, Josiah Millikin, David and Ephraim Brown, Eben- ezer Lord, Jacob Clark, and Chase Wiggins. Many who eame to lumber made no permanent settlement.
The earliest marriage recorded was that of Jonathan Sanborn, Jr., to Elizabeth Thorn, by Josiah Pierce, Esq., Dee. 15, 1795.
The early settlers found Indians living near Ingalls' Pond and the falls, among whom were Swanson, and the famous squaw, Molloeket.
A tavern was opened near the Pieree place by Richard Fitch, and became a centre for all gatherings. The militia in every-day homespun and their officers in uniform as- sembled there to train or to start on their night march, under Captain Edward Small, for general muster at Ray- mond. The first post-office was established at the tavern, with Richard Fitch, postmaster.
THE OLD PIERCE HOUSE,
built by Josiah Pierce in 1785, and finished in 1787, is still occupied by his descendants, with but little alteration in its exterior. Col. Baldwin, of Woburn, laid the founda- tion carefully to the points of compass. The house is now owned by a grandson, Josiah Pierce, a resident of London, England. A few rods to the northwest of the house, in a grove of elm, willow, and pine, is the Pieree family bury- ing-ground. Here rest the remains of the popular father of the town, who died Jan. 23, 1830. Beside him are his father, who died in 1799, and his mother, who was also the mother of Count Rumford. Two sons and a daughter are buried here. A third, Hon. Josiah Pieree, has been au honored member of both branches of the State Legisla- ture, and for many years judge of probate for Cumberland County. To the northwest, within speaking distance, stands the old Fitch House, thoroughly modernized, and just behind it, on the side-hill, is a brown slate-stone, bear- ing the inscription, " Richard Fitch, Esq. Born 1764; died 1854." Near by, to the cast, another private yard
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MRS. JOHN W. FLINT.
( PHOTOS BY CONANT. )
RESIDENCE OF JOHN W. FLINT, BALDWIN, ME.
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contains the remains of Capt. Sylvanus Bachelor, died Feb. 3, 1868, aged ninety years, Ephraim Bacheldor, and the early dead of their families.
There is a fine cemetery at West Baldwin, regularly laid out and well kept. Besides, there are some twenty private burying-grounds in different parts of the town.
VILLAGES AND HAMLETS. WEST BALDWIN,
a station on the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad, con- tains twenty residences, a store, a post-office, blacksmith- and cooper-shops, a Methodist Episcopal Church, a school- house, and a ecmetery. Below the village, near the Saco River, is the West Baldwin Depot. To the rear rises a circle of hills, forming the spurs of Saddleback Mountain.
BALDWIN.
At " Old Baldwin," now a side-track and half a dozen houses, where the station was first established, R. T. Chase opened a store on the opening of the railroad. The place was abandoned in 1876, for Baldwin, two miles farther west. There is at Baldwin R. T. Chase's store, a harness- shop, and three dwellings.
EAST BALDWIN,
with its level streets, shady groves, neat buildings with open yards, beantiful church, and white fenees inclosing the fields, presents an appearance inviting to the stranger. The place dates back to the opening of a tannery by Nathaniel Sawyer and a store by Lot Davis and his successor, Josiah Chadbourne, who was a leading business man and politi- cian. There are here two stores, post-office, the Saco River House, a summer hotel, opened by Gardner R. Norton in 1878, a corn-packing factory, sehool, and a dozen dwellings. Col. Charles P. Mattocks, of Portland, established a shoot- ing-range here in 1871. The place is a growing summer resort.
North Baldwin is a post-office on the Sebago stage-road from East Baldwin.
TOWN-MEETING AND OFFICERS.
At the first election, held at the inn of Richard Fitch, Aug. 30, 1802, Ephraim Bacheldor was chosen Modera- tor ; Ephraim Bacheldor, Zebulon Larrabee, William Fitch, Ephraim Brown, and Daniel Potter, Seleetmen ; Joshua Larrabee, Town Clerk ; Simeon Harding, Treasurer ; Syl- vanus Bacheldor, Constable and Collector.
SELECTMEN.
1802 .- Ephraim Bachekur, Zebulon Larrabee, Win. Fitch, Ephraim Brown, David Potter.
1803 .- Josiah Pierce, Esq., Ephraim Bacheldor, Ephraim Brown. 1804 .- Joshua Larrabee, William Fiteb, Ephraim Bachelor.
1805 .- Joshua Larrabeo, William Fitch, Ephraim Bacheldor, Juseph Richardson, Ephraim Brewa.
1806 .- David Potter, David Brown, Josiah Richardson. 1807-8 .- William Fiteb, David Brown, Jeseph Richardsun. 1809 .- William Fitch, David Brown, Ephraim Flint. 1810 .- Joseph Richardson, Ephraim Brown, Ephraim Bacheldor. 1811 .- Ephraim Bachelor, Col. Davis Potter, Joseph Richardson. 1812 .- Joseph Richardson, Zebulon Larrabee, Samuel Sawyer. 1813-17 .- Josiah l'ieree, William Fitch, Joseph Richardson. 1818 .- Josiab Pierce, William Fitch, Nathau Sawyer.
1819 .- Josiah Pierce, William Fitch, Lot Davis.
1820-21. Lot Davis, Joseph Richardson, Nathan Sawyer. 1822 .- Lot Davis, Ephraim Flint, Oliver M. Pike.
1823-24 .- William Fitch, Lot Davis, Joseph Richardson, Jr. 1825 .- Nathan Sawyer, Rufus Sanborn, Nathan Sawyer. 1826 .- Lot Davis, Rufus Sanborn, Reuben Brown. 1827 .- Natban Sawyer, Reuben Brown, Jehn Goodwin. 1828 .- Nathan Sawyer, Rufus Sanborn, Samuel Ingalls.
1829-30 .- Ephraim Flint, Reuben Brown, Samuel Iogalls. 1831 .- Epbraim Flint, Samuel Ingalls, Josbua Chadbourne. 1832 .- Samuel Ingalls, Rufus Sanborn, Daniel Davis. 1833 .- Ephraim Flint, Nathaniel Sawyer, Reuben Brewn.
1834 .- Ephraim Flint, Samuel Ingalls, Nathaniel Sawyer.
1835 .- Ephraim Flint, Nathaniel Sawyer, Peter Cram.
1836 .- Epbraim F'lint, Reuben Brown, Asa Sanborn.
1837 .- Epbraim Flint, Reuben Brown, James Norton (to fill vacancy ),
Rufus Sanborn, Nathan Sawyer.
1838-39 .- Samuel Ingalls, Nathan Sawyer, Oliver Staples. 1840-41 .- Samuel Ingalls, David l'aine, Peter Sanborn. 1842 .- Reuben Browu, Rufus Sanbora, John Rankins.
1843 .- Reuben Brown, James Norton, Albert Sanhern. 1844 .- Samuel Iogalls, James Norton, John Burnell, Jr. 1845 .- James Norton, Jobn Burgell, Jr., Peter Cram. 1846 .- Ephraim Flint, Christopher D. Sawyer, James Snaborn.
1847 .- Rouben Brown, James Nerten, Esocb Sanborn. 1848-49 .- Christopher D. Sawyer, Cyrus S. Brown, Jonathan Burnell. 1850 .- Christopher D. Sawyer, Albert Sanborn, John Il. Stukes.
1851 .- Cyrus S. Browu, John II. Stokes, Albert Sanborn. 1852 .- Cyrus S. Brown, Benjamin Sawyer, James Norton. 1853 .- Cyrus S. Brown, Christopher D. Sawyer, L. T. Sanborn. 1854 .- Christopher D. Sawyer, Thomas Binford, Ichabod Cousins. 1855 .- Cyrus S. Brown, James Norton, Daniel T. Richardson. 1856 .- James Norton, Cyrus S. Brown, Ebenezer Sawyer, Jr. 1857 .- Cyrus S. Brown, Ebenezer Sawyer, Jr., James Weed. 1858 .- Dagiel T. Richardson, Ebenezer Sawyer, Jr., Thomas Binford.
1859 .- Cyrus S. Browa, N. P. Burnell, James Norton. 1860 .- John Buroell, Josiah Milliken. Tbemas Murch. 1861 .- Daniel T. Richardson, Cyrus S. Brown, John Flint.
1862 .- Joseph Ridlon, Jesiah Milliken, Andrew Ingalls. 1863 .- Josiah Milliken, Daniel T. Flint, Daniel Wiggin. 1864 .- Josiab Milliken, Alden B. Sanborn, Francis L. Ward. 1865-66 .- Daniel T. Richardson, Benjamin Sawyer, Geo. W. Sanboro.
1867 .- Daniel T. Richardson, Ebenezer Sawyer, Jr., Alfred S. Cousins. 1868 .- James Nelson, Thomas Murch, Marshall Baldwin.
1869 .- Daniel T. Richardsco, Daniel Wiggins, Samuel Staples.
1870 .- Joseph Ridlou, James Norton, Marshall S. Cram. 1871 .- James Norton, John Wiggins, Samuel Staples. 1872 .- Samuel Staples, James Norton, George Burnell. 1873 .- George Buroell, Elwyn F. Sawyer, James Martin. 1874 .- Leander E. Cram, Daniel T. Richardson, Johu S. Cram. 1875-76 .- Leander E. Cram, Elias M. Noble, Albien P. March. 1877-78 .- Leander E. Cram, Appleton N. Burnell, Jas. M. Sanborn. 1879 .- Leander E. Cram, Appleton N. Burnell, John E. Cartrett.
TOWN CLERKS.
Simon Harding, 1802; Joshua Larrabee, 1803-4; William Fitch, 1805; Josiah Pierce, 1806-19; Lot Davis, 1820-22: Ephraim Brown, 1823-24; Lot Davis, 1825-26; John Goodwin, 1827 ; Samuel Is- galls, 1828-34; Joshua Chadbourne, 1835; James Norton, 1836- 39; Christopher D. Sawyer, 1840-4] ; John B. Stockiuan, 1842 ; Samuel Togalls, 1843; Christopher D. Sawyer, 1844-45; John B. Marr, 1846; Rufus N. Sanbern, 1847: John B. Marr, 1848-t9; Daniel T. Richardson, 1850-51; James Norton, 1855 : Daniel T. Richardson, 1856-63; Jesophi Ridlou, Elbridge G. Noblo (to fill vnenney ), 1864: Dan'l T. Richardson, 1865-67 ; Elbridge G. Noble, 1868; Henry B. Flint, $869-70 ; llenry B. Flint, Daniel T. Rich- ardson (to fill vacancy), 1871 ; Daniel T. Richardson, 1872 ; Lean- der E. Cram, 1873-76; Albert W. Burnell, 1877-78; Daniel T. Richardson, 1879.
CONSTARLES AND COLLECTORS.
Sylvanus Bachchlor, 1802-3; Josiah Sanborn, 1801; Ephraim Flint, 1805; David Potter, 180G; Col. David Potter, John Burnell, 1807; Morrell Hubs, 1808-10 ; John Burnell, 1811-12: Benjamin Brown,
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1813-15: David Potter, 1816 ; John Burnell, 1817-20 ; Benjamin Brown, John Burnell, cons., 1821 : Joseph llarding, John Good- win, cons., 1822; Benjamin Brown, 1823; John Burnell, S. G. Usher, cons., 1824; S. G. Usher, Noah Randall, cons., 1825 ; Noah Randall, 1826 ; Benjamin Larrabee, 1827; Josiah F. Sauborn, 1828; Abnor Dow, 1829; John F. Sanboro, 1830; Levi Brown, 1831-32 ; Ephraim Flint, Josiah F. Sanborn, cons., 1833 ; Eph- raim Flint, 1834; Ephraim Flint, Abnor Dow, cons., 1835; Josiah T. Sanborn, Jonathan Burnell, cons., 1836; Albert San- born, 1837 ; Rufus Sanborn, Albert Sanborn, cons., 1838-39 ; Al- hert Sanboro, 1840; John Goodwin, Albert Sauhorn, cons., 1841 ; James Noble, Christopher D. Sawyer, cons., 1842; Ebenezer Morrell, Christopher D. Sawer (to fill vacaney ), 1843; Enoch San- born, Edward R. Bacheldor, cons., 1844; Enoch Sanborn, Ed- ward R. Bacheldor, and Isaac Dyer, Jr., cons., 1845; Nathan Sawyer, Edward R. Bacheldor, cons., 1846; Abishai Flint, John Clement, cons., 1847; Robert T. Boynton, Edward R. Bacheldor, cons., 1848-49; Ilenry Rowe, Israel Record, cons., 1850 ; Henry Rowe, Andrew J. Ricker, cons., 1851 ; Henry Rowe, Samnel M. Sawyer, cons., 1852; Andrew J. Ricker, 1853-54; Ichabod Cou- sins, Jr., Andrew J. Ricker, cons., 1855 ; Cyrus F. Burnell, An- drew J. Ricker, cons., 1856-57 ; Ichabod Cousins, Jr., Andrew J. Ricker, cous., 1858 ; George W. Sauborn, 1859-60; Andrew J. Ricker, 1861; Elbridge G. Noble, 1862 ; Andrew J. Ricker, 1863; Joses Il. Milliken, 1864-68; Richard T. Chase, Joses II. Milli- ken, cons., 1869; Joses HI. Milliken, Andrew J. Ricker, cons., 1870 ; Joses II. Milliken, 1871; Hiram Gatehell, 1872; Joses II. Milliken, 1873-77 ; George W. Sanborn, 1878-79.
TREASURERS.
Simeon Harding, 1803-4; Ephraim Bacheldor, 1806-9; John Burnell, 1810; Ephraim Bacheldor, 1811-15 ; Ephraim Brown, 1816-26; Nathan Sawyer, 1827-28; David Brown, 1829; Sylvanus Bach- eldor, 1830-32; Ephraim Flint, 1833-37 ; Rufus Sanborn, 1838-39; Joshua Chadbourne, 1840; John Goodwin, 1841-43; Enoch San- born, 1844-45; Nathan Sawyer, 1846; Abishai Flint, 1847; Robert T. Boyuton, 1848-49; Henry Rowe, 1850-52; Cyrus F. Burnell, 1853-54; Cyrus S. Brown, 1855; Cyrus F. Burnell, 1856-58; John Burnell, 1859; John Flint, 1860-61; Eleazer Flint, Jr. (vacancy), 1861; Eleazer Flint, Jr., 1862-63 ; Enoch Sanborn, 1864; Eleazer Flint, Jr., 1865-70; Joses HI. Milliken, 1871-72; Eben Sawyer, Jr., 1873; Joses II. Milliken, 1874-76; Oliver Murch, 1877-79.
RELIGIOUS.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Methodist meetings were held in Baldwin, by Rev. Mr. Soule, afterwards Bishop Soule, as early as 1795, and by Rev. Asa Heath, in 1802; but no organization was effeeted previous to 1807. The first class included John Burnell and wife, Joseph and Samuel Sally, Samuel and Lavinia Burnell, Eleazer and Sally Mark, Ezekiel Milliken, Ephraim and Abigail Wiley, Mary Lowell, Sylvanus Bacheldor, Jonathan Wentworth, Isaac and Anna Strout. From the organization to the present time services have been regu- larly held, by the pastors of Conway and subsequent cir- cuits, as follows :
Lewis Bates, 1806; Samuel Baker, 1807; William Hunt, P. E., Philip Munger, 1809 ; Philip Ayer, Charles Virgin, 1810; Robert Hayes, 1811; Francis Deane, 1812; Ben- jamin Hazelton, 1813; John Vickery, 1814; Josiah Scar- ritt, 1815; James Jaques, 1816; Eleazer Steele, 1817 ; John Lord, 1818; Benjamin Burnham, 1819-20; Job Pratt, 1821 ; Benjamin Brown, 1822; Gorham Greely, 1823; John Briggs, 1824-25; Silas Finch, T. Ayers, 1826; Nathaniel P. Devereaux, Daniel Fuller, 1827 ; Owen Bent, Moses Lufkin, 1828; Daniel Crockett, 1829; George D. Strout, 1830-32 ; Amos Rollins, 1831 ; James Harrington,
1833; John MeDyker, 1834-35; William Brown, 1836; George D. Strout, 1837-38 ; - Rice, 1839; - Yates, Henry Linscott, 1840; 11. W. Macomber, 1841 ; S. Bent, A. Turner, 1843 ; S. Bent, 1844; M. D. Jones, 1845-46; John Cobb, C. Mugford, 1848; Augustus Sanborn, 1849 ; Simeon W. Pearce, 1850-51; John M. Woodbury, 1852- 53; Benjamin Lupkin, 1854-55; Swanton Ranks, 1856- 57 ; Solomon V. Gerry, 1858-59; John M. Woodbury, 1860-61 ; Samuel R. Berry, 1862-63; S. S. Gray, 1864; S. F. Short, 1865; Hezekiah Chase, 1866-67; John H. Griffin, 1868-69; Nathan Andrews, 1870-71; Alvah Cook, 1872; Marcus Wright, 1873; D. M. De Ilughes, 1874-75; Isaac Lord, 1876-77 ; J. Albert Corey, 1878; George C. Andrews, 1879. The present membership is 38, besides which there is a class under the leadership of An- drew J. Rieker, at East Baldwin, numbering 10 members. The church was built by Joseph Richardson and Samuel Richardson, and dedicated by Rev. James Lewis, of Gor- ham, Jan. 1, 1828. The church was rebuilt in 1864.
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