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30. Amy A., 68, wife of Jacob Marriner.
31. Mary E., 36, wife of William T. Humes.
June
1. Orinda J., 43, wife of Samuel G. Howard.
3. Willie B. Trussell, 5.
4. Cornelia, 45, wife of Lewis O. Fernald.
8. Cora Patterson, 22.
11. Mrs. Sally Freeman, 73.
12. Mrs. Susan H. Darby, 58.
14. Annie Norton, 5.
16. Josiah N. White, 70, for many years landlord of the Phoenix House.
July
4. Mrs. Mary J. Maker, 62.
5. Charles E. Crockett, infant.
16. Mrs. Mercy R. Hopkins, 67.
18. Esther A. Keene, 52.
18. In Edwardville, Ill., John S. Paul, 48, formerly of Belfast.
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1877.
July 19. Luey Hilton, 17, daughter of Enoch Crowell Hilton.
22. Allen M. Haney, 20.
30. Fred G. Bagley, 5, son of Capt. Pearl W. Bagley. (See Acei- dents.)
30. Hon. Nehemiah Abbott, 73. (See chap. XXI and Portrait.)
30. In Baltimore, Md., infant child of Francis Neville Hopkins and Frances Anna Monroe.
Aug. 1. In Hingham, Mass., Mrs. Amy J., 43, wife of John M. Trus- sell, formerly of Belfast.
6. Frank H. Lane, 58, son of the late Col. Daniel Lane.
11. Infant child of Charles A. Piper.
29. Edward G. Hardy, 18.
Sept. 11. Eben Peirce, 89.
13. Rev. Joel Adams, 77.
15. Charles Mills, 76.
18. Leslie M. Small, infant.
20. In Carson, Cal., Joseph B. Howes, formerly of Belfast.
20. In Madison, Hannah, 91, widow of the late Simon MeDonald, formerly of Belfast.
22. Willis H., 29, son of the late James Paul.
24. In San Francisco, Daniel F. Gray, 56, a native of Belfast. He was killed by being run over by a fire engine.
Oct. 2. In Jacksonville, Fla., George Franklin White, 56, son of the late Robert White, Sr., and for many years a merchant in Belfast.
12. Fred L. Godfrey, 1.
14. Augusta Southworth, infant daughter of Dana Boardman Southworth.
15. James Miller, 25.
17. Mrs. Sarah A. Wiggin, 64.
22. Fred, 17, son of A. K. Simpson. (See Accidents.)
26. Joseph D. Hall, 16.
26. Mary Sheehan, 60.
30. William Winslow, 65, architect and builder. He was the son of Peter Winslow.
Nov. 2. Mrs. Sally Davis, 94, widow of the late Judge William Crosby, and the oldest resident. Her faculties were retained to the end.
9. Abbie Knowlton, 64.
9. Simon A. Heath, 86, a man of marked characteristics and retentive memory.
10. Otis N. Patterson, 21.
14. Dr. Frank G. Young, 52, of Salem, Ohio, son of the late Col. Moses H. Young.
24. Collins McCarty, 89.
Dee. 5. Elmer S. Nash, 2.
12. Child of Roscoe G. Lewis, infant.
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HISTORY OF BELFAST
Dec. 13. Bertha B. Brown, 1.
17. Sarah E. Bradman, 48.
20. Carrie Lane, 40.
24. Ida L. Condon, 15.
31. John Curtis, 93, a soldier of the War of 1812.
1878.
Jan. 19. Hon. Willard Pope Harriman, 63. (See chapter XXI, on Lawyers, and Portrait.)
23. Thomas A. Beckwith, 68.
27. Sarah C., 44, wife of E. W. B. Austin.
28. Mrs. Harriet M. Frost, 46.
Feb. 2. In Philadelphia, Edgar Cottrell, 32.
3. Johanna, 50, wife of John Collins.
8. Ida May, 17, daughter of Wallace B. White.
8. Florence Estelle, 4, daughter of Albert E. Brackett.
15. In Chelsea, at Soldier's Home, John F. Milliken, 57, formerly of Belfast. He was Register of Deeds.
17. Benjamin Robinson, 3.
17. George, 38, second son of Hon. William George Crosby.
18. In Boston, Levi R. Wing, 55, for several years one of the proprietors of the Republican Journal. He left Belfast in 1853.
19. Mrs. Hanson, 80, widow of the late James B. Hanson.
19. In Cumberland, Mrs. Mace, widow of the late Timothy L. Mace, recently of Belfast.
22. In Boston, Henry Mayberry, infant.
25. Margaret Stone, 78.
25. Eunice Dennis Wilder, 56, wife of John Warren Wilder.
26. Susan Rogers, 80.
26. Albert H. Arey, lost at sea.
Mar.
7. Josephine, 36, wife of Capt. John Hassell.
18. Maj. Paul Richard Hazeltine, 77. He was a native of War- wick, Mass., and was one of six brothers who came to Maine early in the century; Arad, who settled in Nobleboro; Harry, in Searsmont; Prescott, Mayo, Benjamin, and himself in Belfast. For nearly fifty years he was a merchant, of probity, sagacity, and enterprise. His first wife was daughter of the late Stephen Longfellow. In 1838, he married Miss Harriet H., daughter of the late Hon. William D. Williamson. Never aspiring to office, or aiming at positions of influence, an exemption from conflicting pursuits enabled a concentration upon business, the result of which was a large estate which he liberally bestowed. Besides numerous bequests to charit- able institutions abroad, and to relatives in Belfast and else- where, those of a local nature were as follows: $20,000 for a Free Library; the income of $5000 for the worthy poor; of $5000 for the Unitarian Society; and of $1000 each to the
STEPHENSON TAVERN. BUILT 1800, BY JEROME STEPHENSON
OLDEST HOUSE IN CITY PROPER, 1913. BUILT 1792, BY ROBERT MILLER
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1878.
Methodist, Baptist, Congregational, and Universalist Soci- eties. Mr. Hazeltine left no children. His widow survived him until 1884. (See Portrait.)
Mar. 26. Eugene Nason, 26.
27. Edward P. Thompson, 2. 27. In Caleutta, Cornelius, son of Daniel Sheehan.
April
1. In Morrill, Flora Collins, 25.
4. Lucy A., 44, wife of Phineas M. Moody.
9. Infant child of James D. Tueker.
10. Daniel Perkins, 46.
11. Martha Warren, 68.
13. In Bradford, Ill., Bradford S. Foster, 69, formerly of Belfast.
14. Bessie L. Kelley, 1.
21. Miss Lizzie Springfield, 56.
22. Barbara D., 77, widow of the late Otis Barrows of Roekland.
24. Blanche M. Sawtelle, 17.
May
1. In Lynn, Mass., Miss Luey, 18, daughter of the late Capt. John Toothaker.
7. Reuben Sibley, 70, a native of Freedom, and for fifty years a prominent merchant of Belfast. Throughout his business life he stood in the highest estimation as an honorable business man and a moral, upright, and publie-spirited citizen.
13. Arabelle Cunningham, 27, wife of Elijah S. Shuman.
14. Mrs. Mary, 79, widow of the late Nathaniel Wells.
23. In Reading, Pa., Rev. Giles Bailey, 61, for several years pastor of the Universalist Church in Belfast.
28. Fred S., 4, son of Perey Sanborn.
29. In Boston, Sarah E., 52, widow of the late Edmund Wilson, and daughter of the late Jonathan Durham.
30. Fannie M., 4, daughter of Thomas P. Logan.
June
2. Mrs. Luther Perry, 55.
3. In Houlton, Rufus Mansur, 72, formerly a resident of Belfast.
4. John Handrahan, 70.
11. Nelson Tewksbury, 63.
14. Ezra Piteher, 74, late of Northport.
29. Mrs. Walls, 29, wife of Frederick Stevens Walls, and daugh- ter of Isaiah C. Neal.
30. Timothy McCarty, 33.
30. Elva A. Walls, 38. July 1. Susan Littlehale Kalloch, 66, wife of George Anson Miller.
6. Mary Flowers, 67, wife of Franklin Brier.
11. Mary Cochran, 34.
16. Annie R. Davis, 13.
18. Margaret N., 53, wife of William B. Conant.
22. In Matanzas, George W. Staples.
26. Jane Stinson, 62.
29. Miss Hannah Prince, 67.
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1878.
Aug. 3. In Newton, Mass., Albert Bingham, 79, a resident of Belfast from 1836 to 1845.
9. Watie M. Haney, 1.
9. In Bahia, Brazil, Augustus H. Robinson, 24.
9. John Edwards, 82.
11. Rhoda Whalen, 49.
17. Ina E., 23, wife of John Atwell Mace, Jr., and daughter of Ibrook Eddy Collins.
22. Cornelius Hayes.
23. In Syracuse, N. Y., Frederick Crosby, 34, son of the Hon. William George Crosby.
29. In Augusta, Benjamin F. Barker, born in Montville, and resident of Belfast for several years.
Sept. 1. Hon. Jonathan Garland Diekerson, LL.D., 66. (See chapter XXI on Lawyers, and Portrait.)
11. In Bangor, Elizabeth A., 49, wife of Albert Gardner, and daughter of John Maddocks of Belfast.
16. Thomas Carson, 70, born in Skowhegan. He was killed on the railroad track by a train.
17. Minnie V. Patterson, 59.
23. David M. Burgess, 77, son of John Burgess.
23. Arthur H., 3, son of G. W. Ryder.
24. In Harwich, Mass., Rev. Joseph R. Munsell, 75, pastor of the North Belfast Congregational Church from 1852 to 1858.
26. Mrs. Irene B. Cunningham, 64.
26. Charles S., 18, son of Fitz W. Gilbert. He fell from a mast of a ship at sea.
30. Samuel Witham, 68.
Oct.
1. Charlotte, 66, wife of B. C. Wyman.
1. Ada E. Hogan, 5.
2. In San Francisco, George Bailey, 50, son of James Gammans, and a resident of California, since 1849. He was noted for generosity and kindness of heart.
4. In Malden, Mass., P. M. Cunningham, 33.
4. Emma M. Harris, 21.
13. Lizzie S. Wyman, 24, wife of Delphaet Scammon.
13. Mary N. Cunningham, 66.
14. Martha Jane Roix, 36, wife of Dana Boardman Southworth.
16. In Montville, John McHassell, 95, of Belfast. He was born in Merrimack, N. H.
17. In Malden, Mass., Catherine C., 39, wife of A. M. Pillsbury.
19. In Durham, Conn., Rev. William H. Norris, 76, formerly a Methodist clergyman in Belfast.
21. Alton Vose, 23.
23. Bertha Chase, 21, wife of Charles Haraden Field.
26. Sarah F. Lewis, 78.
31. At sea, Arthur Kanc.
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1878. Nov. 1. John F. Brier, 3.
3. Vinal Mayhew, 77.
7. Edith A. Thomas, 3.
7. In Chelsea, Mass., Capt. John P. Johnson, about 50, long commander on the Sanford line of steamers.
9. Hannah A. Patterson, 44.
9. In New Orleans, Charles Tuttle.
16. Child of Roscoe G. Ellis, 212.
18. Edmund Stevens, 78.
18. Charlotte Sholes, infant.
18. Melvin A. Richards, 3.
22. Thomas Melody, 20.
25. Ellen B. Henderson, 30.
28. In Lawrence, Mass., Rev. Francis Messure, 71, a Methodist clergyman in Belfast in 1831.
30. Laura Flint, 76.
Dec.
6. In Boston, Hiram E. Wright, 56, formerly of Belfast.
13. In Natick, Mass., Annette H., 32, formerly of Belfast, wife of George Miller, and daughter of Calvin Pitcher.
17. In Skowhegan, Mrs. Catherine Ellis, of Belfast.
18. Elizabeth F., 56, wife of Daniel Lane, and daughter of the late Capt. William Avery.
25. Simon Watson, 91.
28. Albert E. Clark, 51.
29. Eben Richardson, about 48, formerly of Castine.
29. Robert Brier, 66.
1879. Jan. 2. Elizabeth Murray, 83, wife of James Craig.
3. Mrs. Hannah Philbrook, 77, formerly of Knox.
5. Mrs. Nancy L. Doe, 72, formerly of Searsmont.
9. Walter B. Richards, infant.
9. Walter R., infant son of W. O. Colby.
15. In West Bridgewater, Mass., Mrs. Nancy A. Forbes, 67, daughter of the late James Durham, of Belfast.
16. William Rowe, 25.
22. Abigail Dunbar, 81.
22. Capt. James H. Hallowell, 50.
23. Mary E., 26, wife of Sylvanus G. Cottrell.
23. William Quimby, 86. He was born in Lebanon, N. H., and came to Belfast with his father, Jonathan Quimby, in 1802. For many years he was a watch- and clock-maker, and after- wards in mercantile business. He had four brothers, Daniel, Robert, Jonathan Towle, and Phineas Parkhurst, and two sisters, Grace, wife of the late Job White, and Sarah, wife of the late Capt. John Wales. Although their senior, he sur- vived them all. In Mr. Quimby's later years there was no resident whose memory of local events was so accurate or
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HISTORY OF BELFAST
1879.
covered so long a period of personal knowledge concerning them.
Jan. 30. Joseph H. Bean, 44.
Feb. 1. Susie Coombs, 11.
10. Susan Rowe, 71.
12. Esther M. Rackliff, 61, wife of Eben Littlefield.
16. In Cherryfield, E. B. Austin, formerly telegraph operator in Belfast.
18. Horatio N. Palmer, 71. He was born in Bristol, and came to Belfast in 1820. For many years he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was inspector of the customs from 1849 to 1853.
19. Charles, 18, son of John Atwell Mace. (See Accidents.)
19. Andrew L. Harris, 8.
24. In Rockland, Capt. Benjamin Linnekin, 83, formerly of Belfast.
Mar.
1. Maria M. Strout, 39.
9. In Searsport, Dea. Jedediah V. Baker, 81, formerly of Belfast.
13. Joshua Farrow, 84.
13. In Niles, Mich., Franklin Muzzy, 63, a native of Searsmont. He studied law in Belfast with the late Judge Alfred Johnson.
16. J. Fred Hall, 5.
16. In Baltimore, Francis Neville Hopkins.
18. In Mechanicsville, Pa., William L. Avery, son of the late William Avery. He was born in Belfast in 1826, and gradu- ated at Bowdoin in 1845. He studied law but never practiced. He started, in 1847, an independent paper in Belfast, called the "New Planet," which had an existence of a few months, and was then merged in the "Signal," Mr. Avery continu- ing the consolidated papers for some years. He afterwards edited papers in New York and the West. For some years he was a department clerk at Washington. At the time of his death he was conducting a paper at Mechanicsville. He was a brother of the late Mrs. Daniel (Elizabeth Avery) Lane, and the only survivor of the children of William Avery.
18. In Chicopee, Mass., Ella W., 34, daughter of George W. Pat- terson.
18. In Oakland, Cal., Henry Ames, 63, a former resident of Belfast.
20. Lost on Georges Banks, Fred Hall and George Pooler, of Belfast.
20. Walter F., 18, son of Timothy Thompson.
22. Jane I., 73, widow of the late Phineas Carter.
25. Hon. James Patterson White, 78, son of the late Robert White. (See chapter II, for Biographical Sketch and Portrait.)
28. Edna E., 29, wife of T. A. Simonton, of Rockland.
30. Katie May, 2, daughter of the Rev. Theodore Gerrish.
31. Miss Martha E. Peachey, 28.
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1879. Apr. 4. In London, Canada, William H. Wilson, principal contractor for building the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad.
9. Georgie Heath, 11.
10. Miss Celia A. Webber, 32.
10. Amos Storer, 67, a native of Yarmouth.
16. In Virginia City, Nev., Albert, 50, son of the late John Robinson.
21. Miss Susan Frost, about 75.
27. Miss Clara A., 18, daughter of Luther M. Smith.
May 1. Helen McLeod Mitchell, 57, wife of Oakes Angier, a native of Bridgewater, Mass.
3. Lemuel Rich Palmer, 70, a native of Lincolnville, and well known ship-builder. His first vessel, the ship Vistula, was built just above the present Citypoint bridge. He was an energetic business man, of sterling honesty, and of kind sym- pathies. For several years before his death he was engaged in introducing a stave edging-machine which he invented and patented.
4. Sarah J., 37, wife of Israel Wood Parker, and daughter of the late Erastus B. Stephenson.
5. Mary H., 70, widow of the late John Walton.
13. Benjamin F. Harmon, 45.
15. Celia A., 39, wife of Charles H. Hubbard, and daughter of Daniel G. Hinds.
17. In Portland, Edwin C. Kimball, 66, formerly of Belfast.
20. Ruby Phipps, 81.
28. Nicholas S. Lewis, 89. In company with James Patter- son White, he established the first iron foundry in Bel- fast.
2. In Waldoboro, Maj. Joseph Bray, 80, an old-time resident of Belfast.
3. Arvida, 33, son of the Hon. Axel Hayford.
5. Mary R., 36, wife of Llewellyn Gay, and daughter of the late Benjamin F. Blackstone.
6. In Northport, Albert T. Stevens, 60, of Belfast. (See Acci- dents.)
8. Robert C. Thompson, shipwright, 60.
12. Israel M. Baker, 8.
19. In Plymouth, Mass., John F. Edwards, 49, son of the late John Edwards.
21. Frances, 87, widow of the late Benjamin Kingsbury, and well known in Belfast as "Aunt Flagner."
22. Mrs. James Burgess, 54.
1. Mary Foss, 88.
5. Clara A., 20, daughter of the late Willard Mathews.
12. Ambrose Strout, 67. He was of inventive talent, and the proprietor of several patented machines.
June
July
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1879.
July 16. Mrs. Martha J. Hubbard, 29.
19. Frank W. Eastman, 18.
22. Henry C. Eaton, 51. (See Accidents.)
22. Nahum M. Griffin, 74, a native of Stockton Springs.
24. In Jamaica Plain, Mass., Freeman C. Raymond, a resident of Belfast from 1824 to 1839.
28. In New York, Elizabeth W., wife of John H. Cooper, and daughter of the late Jonathan T. Quimby.
29. Bancroft Wyman, 70.
Aug.
1. Eliza A., 69, widow of the late John Wilson, Jr. During the war, six of her sons were in the United States service, three of whom lost their lives.
8. In Steuben, Lois I., 31, wife of Charles G. Cleaves, and daugh- ter of Albion King Paris Moore.
10. Polly, 90, widow of the late Eben Whitcomb.
14. Ulab Carter, 7. (See Accidents.)
15. Bertha M. Dunton, 3.
17. Charles W., 39, son of William Holt.
24. William C., 38, son of John Danforth.
27. In Chelsea, Mass., William Whitney, 65.
29. Hattie C. Thompson, 38.
Sept.
8. Mercy Wiley, 49, widow of the late John Hussey.
11. In Portland, Capt. Christopher Kilby, for several years a steamboat master.
16. In Bridgeport, Conn., Mrs. Sarah C. Bowser, 65, daughter of the late Thomas H. Carr, of Belfast.
25. Ada A., 29, wife of Capt. Ferdinand F. Patterson.
29. In Bangor, Sarah Hasey, 53, wife of George R. Lancaster, formerly of Belfast.
Oct.
3. Eliza A. Leavitt, 66.
8. John McKinley, 25.
16. Joshua Towle, 71.
16. Rev. Calvin Monroe, 85, born in Surrey, N. H., 13 December, 1793, son of Dr. Philip Monroe. He was a brother of the late Drs. Hollis and Nahum Parker Monroe, and was the last of that generation of the family. He studied for the ministry in Boston, and preached his first sermon in the old Universalist Church in Salem, Mass. He was afterwards ordained a Bap- tist preacher.
16. In Houlton, the Hon. James C. Madigan, 58.
19. Annie H., 2, daughter of Luther H. Emmons.
22. In Portland, Thomas Davee, 35, youngest son of Hon. Hugh Johnston Anderson, and a native of Belfast. He graduated at Bowdoin College in 1865, and practiced law at Washing- ton, D. C.
22. In Winterport, Rev. Ephraim H. Small, 70. He was the Methodist pastor in Belfast, 1852-53.
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1879.
Oet. 25. Lena Ferguson, 5, daughter of George Brooks Fer- guson.
26. George E. Graisbury, infant.
28. George P., 2, son of Luther H. Emmons.
- In Salem, Mass., Mrs. Isabella G., 80, widow of the late Hon. John S. Kimball, formerly of Belfast.
Nov. 3. In San Francisco, James M. Torrey, 68, formerly of Belfast, and son of the late Elijah Torrey.
12. Harry, 4, son of Israel Wood Parker.
16. In Salem, Mass., Rev. Gershom F. Cox, 80, a resident of Belfast from 1821 to 1826.
21. Elizabeth Moorhead, 66.
21. Patrick Casey, 71, a native of Ireland.
23. William Colley, 91, a native of Gray, and a pensioner for services in the War of 1812.
23. Mrs. Catherine Sanborn, 96, the oldest person in Belfast.
27. In Winterport, Charles Colburn, 83, son of the late Ebenezer Colburn, and former resident of Belfast.
Dec. 2. In Augusta, Rev. William A. Drew, 81, the first pastor of the Universalist Church of Belfast.
21. Hannah Clark, 87.
- In Bellville, Nev., Hartwell Woodcock, 66, a native of Sears- mont, and for several years a ship-builder in Belfast.
23. Frank Campbell, 28.
25. In Kansas City, Mo., Joseph Clarence Dodge, a former resi- dent of Belfast.
- In California, Josiah Bean, 53, a native of Belfast.
- In Rockland, Capt. David Ames, son of Jacob Ames of Belfast.
1880. Jan. 2. Thomas Mckinley, 66.
2. Isaac N. Worthing, 68, son of the late John Worthing.
6. In Boston, Martha E. Pendleton, 3.
6. Miss Mary B., daughter of the late Thomas W. Lothrop.
9. In Mobile, George N. Harriman, 61, formerly of Belfast.
12. Alfred J. Dutch, 5.
13. Clara E. Coombs, 16.
14. In Everett, Mass., Angelia A., 36, wife of E. G. Crabtree, and daughter of Daniel G. Hinds of Belfast.
15. Harriet A., 67, widow of the late Robert Griffin.
15. In San Francisco, Benjamin Poor, formerly of Belfast.
17. In Boston, Charles Kimball, 46.
17. Mertie McFarland, 9.
18. Cynthia Blake, 60, wife of Samuel Norton.
19. Capt. H. D. Harriman, 44, a native of Prospect.
19. In Camden, Rev. Winslow O. Thomas, 45. He was pastor
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1880.
of the Baptist Church in Belfast, 1864-72, and in 1870, through his exertions, the church edifice was renovated.
Jan. 26. In Rockland, Mass., John B. Pike, about 50, late a resident of Belfast.
- Leroy E., 7, son of D. B. Merrill.
Feb. 1. In Brooklyn, N. Y., Emily Bingham, 7, daughter of Capt. Ansel Lothrop White.
5. In Orleans, Mass., Willie C., 15, son of the late John A. Hodgdon, formerly of Belfast.
10. Miss Fannie L., 21, daughter of C. O. Macomber.
14. Oakes Angier, 63, for forty years a prominent and active merchant of Belfast, and the last of the family of the late John Angier. He was a valuable and useful citizen, having been City Assessor for many years and for two terms President of the Common Council.
25. Eunice V., 84, wife of Jacob Ames.
27. In Charleston, S. C., Rev. Edward Francis Cutter, D.D., 70, pastor of the North Church from 1846 to 1856. For several years before his death he had no pastoral charge, but resided in Belfast. He was a man of strong convictions and positive ideas, and of singular sincerity and purity of char- acter. His example was of the best, and his influence and labor always for good. (See also chap. VI, p. 39, and Portrait.)
28. Deacon Edwin Beaman, 78. He was born in Massachusetts, and came to Belfast in 1829. He was the oldest trader in Belfast, having been in business over half a century. His golden wedding was observed September 30, 1879. He married Sarah Patten. (See also chap. VI, p. 39.)
Маг. 9. Nettie H. Eaton, 6.
9. In Washington, D. C., James Morrow, 58.
19. In San Francisco, Robert L. Tilden, 49, printer. He was born in Belfast, and was the son of the late William Tilden.
19. Mary Clarence, 43.
20. In Fredericton, N. B., Margery, 37, wife of S. I. Shute, formerly of Belfast.
22. Benjamin B., 36, son of the late David S. Whitaker.
24. Pamelia Stover, 77.
24. Mrs. Eliza W. Stone, 79.
29. In Camden, Capt. Joshua Bramhall, 69, a native of Belfast. He was a transport master in the war, and afterwards was lighthouse keeper on Negro Island, in Camden Harbor.
Apr. 1. James Bowdoin Murch, Esq., 71. (See chap. XXI and Portrait.)
2. In Knox, Miss Olive L. Kelsey, for many years a resident of Belfast.
11. Cora B. Wood, 18.
13. In Jacksonville, Fla., Miss Sophia, daughter of the late
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1880.
Joseph Jones, of Camden. She had resided in Belfast several years.
Apr. 16. James M. Clary, 36. (See Accidents.)
16. Georgie E. Mahoney, 1.
21. In Portland, Charles W. Hayes, 40.
22. George Cox, colored. He had many of the nobler elements of manhood. He was 56 years old and a native of Brewer. A brave soldier in the Fourth Maine Regiment, he was wounded four times.
23. In New York, George A., 44, son of Abel Bennett.
25. Bertha M., 8, daughter of Adelbert Knight.
25. Elizabeth, 83, widow of the late William Simonton, of Cam- den. Her maiden name was Roberts, and she was born in Vinalhaven.
May
1. Nathaniel Philbrook.
2. Jane, 83, widow of the late Dennis Emery.
2. In Lockridge, Ia., Maj. Abial R. Pierce, 60. He went from Belfast in 1839. Son of Nathaniel Pierce.
5. Mary A. Hall, 24.
7. David Clark, 73.
9. Ruby Wilson, 3.
12. In Augusta, Edward Francis, 19, son of Philo Chase, Esq., formerly of Belfast.
13. In Boston, Margaret, widow of the late Levi R. Wing, and daughter of the late Capt. William Stone.
16. Charles W. Mayo, 49, son of Timothy Mayo, of Monroe.
19. Lucy M. Eustis, 56.
20. Capt. Napoleon Bonaparte Warren, 40. (See Accidents).
29. Capt. David Patterson, 88, formerly a trader at the Upper Bridge.
June
2. Ella G., 5, daughter of George A. Cobbett.
3. Isaac H. Darby, 40.
4. Mary E. Saunders, 39.
7. Hannah, 70, widow of the late Robert W. Quimby, and daughter of the late Paul Giles.
13. In Newcastle, Hon. John H. Converse, 71. He studied law here, and married Mary A., daughter of the late John H. Conner.
14. Henry S. Parker, 50, a native of Northport, and recently tax collector.
15. Lydia Warren, 85.
15. Joshua Smart, 78.
July 9. In Boston, Hon. Benjamin Wiggin, 68, Collector of Customs in Belfast in 1845.
15. In Buenos Ayres, M. S. Bagley, 42, formerly of Belfast, and native of Dixmont.
16. Hiram Holmes, 79.
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HISTORY OF BELFAST
1880.
July 17. Maggie M. Casey, 2.
24. Harriet B., 67, widow of the late Lemuel Clark, of Winter- port.
26. Eveline R., 26, wife of Alexander Graisbury, and daughter of Capt. Doane Pattershall.
Aug.
1. Mary, 74, wife of Robert R. Swett.
3. John McKenzie, about 68. (Record says Alexander McK.)
4. George A., 2, son of Harvey H. Smalley.
5. Samuel R., 29, son of George S. Chase.
5. Stillman S. Keith, 15.
9. Elijah Morrill, 75.
10. Nancy Marshall, 70.
10. In St. Paul, Minn., Levi Young, 30, formerly of Belfast.
14. Martin P. White, 78, son of the late Jonathan White.
19. Nancy Furber, 92 years, 11 months, widow of the late James Patterson. She was a native of New Hampshire, and in 1809 married James Patterson, son of one of the first set- tlers, who died in 1816. She was the oldest lady in Belfast, and retained her cheerfulness and faculties to an unusual extent.
23. Franklin P. Reed, 43.
23. Frank A., 1, son of Leon Tibbetts.
24. William O. Cunningham, Jr., 31.
24. Georgie Leighton, infant.
29. In East Douglas, Mass., Rev. Josiah W. C. Pike, pastor of North Belfast Congregationalist Church, 1865-67.
31. James Goodell, 78.
2. Samuel B. Hanson, master joiner and builder.
4. Mary Hopkins, 1.
11. Charles E. Whitmore, 14.
11. Arthur J., 20, son of Sewall Patterson.
13. Infant child of Charles A. Piper.
13. In Transitville, Ind., Margaret E., 35, wife of L. L. Blood, of Lawrence, Mass., and daughter of the late Capt. Willard Matthews of Belfast.
20. Edmund G., infant son of the late Samuel R. Chase.
20. In Weston, Mass., Thomas J. Hobbs, 69, for the past twenty years a well-known summer visitor in Belfast.
21. Jacob Ames, 89, a prominent master ship-builder.
21. John Cullnan, 35.
21. Gilmore Flagg, 56.
22. Elizabeth, 70, wife of Daniel Brier.
24. At Boston Highlands, Hannah, 72, wife of the Hon. Albert Gallatin Jewett, and daughter of the late Hon. John Wilson. Her golden wedding was celebrated May 10.
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