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21. In Vinalhaven, Emery A. Calderwood, 57, a former resident of Belfast.
22. Joseph B. Varnum, 65. (See Accidents.)
24. Lizzie W., 35, wife of Samuel Spofford, and a native of Blue- hill.
24. In Lincolnville, Augustus A. Fletcher, 58, Register of Pro- bate in Belfast, 1884-85.
27. Ann S., 80, widow of the late Josiah Staples, of Swanville. 28. Infant of H. Larrabee.
May
2. Sarah, 62, widow of the late Cornelius Hayes, and a native of Islesboro.
5. Olivia M., 65, wife of Thomas Whittier Pitcher.
6. Mrs. John Hall, 80.
10. Hiram P. Carter, 62.
10. In Boston, Miss Emily H., daughter of the late George Watson, of Belfast. She was a teacher and a voluminous writer.
12. George W. Brown, 80.
16. Jennette, 82, widow of the late Isaac Clark, Sr. Her maiden name was Morrill, and she came from Belmont.
19. L. W. Whitaker, of Brooks.
22. Helen M. Hussey, 44, wife of Henry Leonard Kilgore.
23. In Joliet, Ill., Mrs. Elizabeth Mckinley Adams, 99 years and 10 months. She was born in Chester, N. H., and many years ago, lived with her brother, the late John McKinley, at the Head of the Tide.
26. Israel G. Shepherd, 85, a native of Holderness, N. H.
29. Michael Fogerty, 75.
- In Rochester, N. Y., Flora Myers, wife of A. W. Purcell, and adopted daughter of John C. Myers, formerly of Belfast.
June 2. In New Bedford, Mass., Miss Sarah E. Field, formerly of Belfast.
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1891. June 3. In Brooksville, Mary HI., 44, widow of the late Albion P. Cain, a former trader in Belfast.
4. In Stockton Springs, John Libby, 81, a native of Belfast. His father was the late Abraham Libby.
11. In Somerville, Mass., Eliza J., 84, widow of the late Webber Banks, of Belfast.
16. Americus V. Parker, 78, a native of Waldo. He was an ac- complished draftsman and mathematician.
16. John Y. Stearns, 54, house-joiner, and a native of Jackson. He was a member of Company A, Twenty-Sixth Maine Regiment during the Civil War.
19. In Los Angeles, Cal., Frank B. Bickford, 42, son of the late Ezra Bickford.
19. Mrs. Franees E. L. Patterson, 64.
20. Infant of Charles A. Piper.
21. In Providence, R. I., Charles H. Hubbard, 46, formerly of Belfast.
22. Mary Tyler, 84, wife of Daniel R. Maddoeks. She was born in Gorham.
24. In Roxbury, Mass., Margaret M., 57, widow of the late John Meek, of Belfast.
24. At sea, John W. Hinekley. (See Accidents.)
28. Elizabeth, 15, daughter of John Adams.
29. In Searsmont, James L. Moody, 73, formerly a trader in Belfast.
July 7. Capt. Charles H. Wording, 77, for many years a shipmaster. He was born in Castine, being a son of William Wording, who resided in Belfast about 1820.
9. Nathan Wight, 96, son of Edward Wight, a native of Penob- scot, and the oldest man in Belfast. He served in the War of 1812.
10. In Milton, Mass., Ralph Durham, 60, formerly of Belfast.
10. In Northport, Mrs. Lucy, 21, wife of Eugene Black, of Belfast.
13. Miss Sarah E. Havener, 55.
13. Mrs. Orzilla Patterson, 76.
15. Mrs. Lorenzo D. Fogg, 62.
15. Helen I., 26, wife of Elmer O. Eaton, of Bangor, and daughter of John W. Nash, of Belfast.
- Mildred M. Packard, infant.
24. Ann Frances, 72, widow of the late Hon. Horatio Huntington Johnson. She was a daughter of the late Ansel Lothrop, of Searsmont, and, when a young lady, taught school in Belfast. She was foremost in all benevolent charities, and was en- deared to all by her amiable disposition, and beloved by the children of her neighborhood.
31. Phebe, 24, wife of Ralph E. Nickerson, and daughter of Mrs. Rachel Kingsbury.
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Aug. 10. Emma C. Bramhall, 39, wife of Richard Pike Stickney, and daughter of the late Capt. John Bramhall.
- In Boston, Miss Lizzie, daughter of the late Capt. Daniel D. Carlton, of Belfast.
17. Eliza Rebecca, 44, wife of Jeremiah Sullivan, and daughter of Capt. John Park, of Searsport.
20. Mrs. Rosanna Young, 87.
26. In New Albany, Ia., Harriet Lavinia, 64, widow of the late Francis H. Sleeper, and daughter of the late Alonzo Osborn, of Belfast.
Sept.
1. In Phillipsburg, Mont., George A., 40, son of the late James Calderwood, of Belfast.
2. Lizzie Linscott, 41.
6. Capt. Andrew J. Kimball, 59, of Searsport.
9. Ruth H. Davis, 63.
9. In Bangor, Fred A. H. Pillsbury, 48, son of the late Ansel M. Pillsbury, and for several years telegraph operator in Belfast.
17. Capt. John G. Small, 76.
18. Charles W. Emmons, 15.
22. Miss Mary A. Bartlett, 67. She was daughter of the late Jeremiah Bartlett, of Monroe.
23. Salathiel Nickerson Otis, 57, son of the late Samuel Otis.
26. In Portland, Maggie A., 29, wife of Charles Dyer, recently of Belfast.
Oct
27. Mary, 2, daughter of James Aldus.
1. Margaret, 57, wife of James Cannon.
2. Annie Blanchard, 30, of Six Miles Falls.
2. Mary Eleanor (Durham), 57, wife of Benjamin T. Black.
3. Mary D. Ellis, 66.
3. In Heela City, Mont., William S. Goyens, of Belfast. (See Accidents.)
4. Near Henleyville, Cal., Lorena A., 66, widow of the late Simon W. Blanchard, and daughter of the late John Robin- son, of Belfast.
6. Asenath, 81, widow of the late Ambrose Strout. Her maiden name was Hurd, and she was born in Unity.
8. In Camden, Alvin Robbins Dunton, 79, a native of Hope, and author of the Duntonian system of penmanship.
13. Romulus C. Philbrick, 65, of Troy. (See Accidents.)
20. Silas D. Brown, 82, son of Samuel Brown, an early settler. He was a man of intelligence and an extensive reader.
23. In Detroit, Louise M., wife of Ralph Emery, recently of Belfast.
Nov. 1. In Lynn, Mass., Rev. Jason Marriner, 67, a Free Baptist minister of force. He was born in Lincolnville, and once resided in Belfast.
8. William F. Clark, 33, a native of Damariscotta.
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Nov. 10. In Augusta, Persina (Rankin), 84, widow of the late Benja- min Kelley, of Belfast, and a native of Winterport.
11. In Portland, Miss Ida M., about 19, daughter of Rev. Theodore Gerrish, recently of Belfast.
19. In Montreal, John Rhynas, about 68.
19. In the Chinese waters, Lieut .- Commander Joseph Marthon, about 51, of U.S.S. Palos. He married Miss Lizzie Doak, of Belfast.
22. Arixene L., 52, daughter of the late James Young McClintock.
28. Charles P. Walker, 72, a native of Belmont.
Dec. 1. Hiram Jones, 63, a native of Brooks, and a naval pensioner of the Mexican War.
1. Hattie P., 37, wife of Loretto Hayford, and daughter of Elisha Mosher, of China.
1. Samuel G. Ellis, 71, a native of Prospect. His early life was passed in Brooks. He came to Belfast about 1870, and engaged in trade.
12. In Brockton, Mass., Ethel, 11, daughter of Lewis E. Fernald, formerly of Belfast.
14. In Dorchester, Mass., Edward Baker, 83, a jeweller in Belfast from 1840 to 1870. He was born in Portland.
15. In Everett, Mass., Mrs. Julia A. Hudson, 46, daughter of the late Charles Giles, of Belfast.
- Abbie W., 71, widow of the late James Paul. Her maiden name was Harvard, and she was formerly a teacher in Bangor.
25. Ann, 81, widow of the late C. C. Kimball.
26. In Waldo, Nancy L., 73, wife of George C. Harding, a former resident of Belfast.
29. In South Weymouth, Mass., Frederick E. Wright, a young artist of much promise who had passed several summers in Belfast.
1892. Jan. 2. Josephine M., 63, widow of the late Lemine Colley. She was a native of Alfred, and came to Belfast about 1850.
4. Julia M., 70, wife of Daniel Haraden and daughter of the late William Quimby.
6. Charlotte V., 76, widow of the late Capt. William Burkett, and daughter of the late James Simonton, of Camden.
9. In Boston, Mary Ann, 73, widow of the late Josephus Morton. She was daughter of the late Jonathan Durham, and first married Hon. David W. Lothrop, of Belfast. In her younger days she was a well-known school-teacher in Belfast.
10. Capt. Harrison Mahoney, 77, a native of Northport. For twenty-five years, he commanded large vessels, and never lost or dismasted one. He had been Alderman, and Councilman from Ward 1.
13. Bennie P., infant son of Will Kinsman Keene.
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1892.
Jan. 13. Joseph Bean, 79. He was son of Lewis Bean, who came to Belfast from York, in 1806. From 1833 to 1865, he was a mem- ber of the well-known firm of Furber & Bean, hatters, a busi- ness which he continued after the death of the latter in 1865, until 1889. He represented Belfast in the Legislature of 1844-45.
15. Albion King Paris Moore, 71, a son of the late Gen. Samuel Moore, of Steuben. When young, he was a local Methodist preacher. In 1861, he went to the War in a Cherryfield com- pany of the Sixth Maine Regiment, and came to Belfast three years after. He was a man of ability and held several places of public trust.
15. Alfred Walton, 86. He was born in Bangor, but came to Belfast when young.
16. Mary E. Page, 42.
22. Mrs. Sarah Spear, 63.
22. In Philadelphia, Mary Ann, 79, widow of the late Hon. John H. Converse, of Newcastle, and daughter of the late John H. Conner, of Belfast.
23. Lorenzo D. Fogg, 62.
25. In Tombstone, Ariz., Solomon Thayer Carr, 69, a native of Lubec, and in his younger days a resident of Belfast.
29. John S. Hill, 66.
30. In Charlestown, Mass., Percy L., 20, son of Capt. W. G. Kneeland, formerly of Belfast.
30. Eliakim Ellis, 78.
31. Mrs. Lucy P. Gilman, 57.
Feb.
1. Mrs. Laura A. Bangs, 39, of Portland.
5. Mrs. Eliza Ellis, 90.
5. Fred L. Carter, 40. He was son of the late Jonathan Carter. of Montville.
5. In Camden, N. J., Francis Asbury Bean, M.D., 72, a native of Belfast, and son of the late Josiah Bean. He was formerly an ordained Methodist minister, and afterwards practiced as a physician, in Dixmont, Bangor, and Philadelphia.
6. In Boston, Dr. Robert Willard, 53. In 1868, he married Caroline Cross, daughter of the late Joseph Williamson, Sr., of Belfast.
6. Capt. Jeremiah Stover, 69.
7. Mary C., 52, wife of W. Horace Banks.
8. Betsey J., 89, widow of the late Jeremy Dodge. She was daughter of the late Thomas Gilkey, of Islesboro.
8. Capt. Joseph T. Conant, 50, of Camden, Deputy Collector of Customs in Belfast under President Cleveland's first administration.
8. Edmund P. Brown, 76. He was son of the late John G. Brown, who came here from Gorham in 1804, and died in 1872. Hc
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was a man of much intelligence, and of strict integrity. Arthur Irving and Frederick Wording are his sons.
Feb. 12. John Kimball, 90, a native of Monmouth, and for many years a trader in Swanville.
16. In Liberty, John Edmunds, 61, turnkey in the Belfast jail, under Sheriff Walls.
20. In Fosters, O., Rev. William F. Bridge, 71, formerly pre- ceptor of Belfast Academy.
21. Elizabeth P., 79, widow of the late Henry E. Carter.
26. In Morrill, Catherine, 87, widow of the late John M. Bailey, and at one time a resident of Belfast.
27. In Newton Centre, Mass., Angie, about 66, wife of James Gammans, Jr., formerly of Belfast.
27. In Richmond, Capt. Samuel Blanchard, 84, for eight years commander of steamer Daniel Webster, on the Bangor and Portland route.
28. In Augusta, Charles J. Ingraham, 47, of Searsmont, formerly a resident of Belfast.
29. In Chelsea, Mass., Elizabeth L., 73, widow of the late Samuel L. Haraden, of Belfast.
Mar. 1. Mary J., 67, widow of the late Daniel Foster, of Mont- ville.
3. Mabel, 20, wife of Frank Dunbar.
7. Charles H. Watts, 45, a native of Stockton Springs.
9. In Nottingham, N. H., John J. Haskell, 67, formerly of Belfast.
9. W. Horace Banks, 60.
11. In Rockland, Eliza A., 84, widow of the late Samuel Mad- docks, of Belfast.
12. Ella H., 42, wife of Isaac Dunbar.
15. Miss Marianna, 22, daughter of Levi L. Robbins.
15. In Andover, N. J., Edmund Whitmore, about 40, formerly of Belfast, He was the son of Francis Whitmore.
16. Francis W. Whitmore, 35.
17. Capt. Alfred Patterson, 69, son of George Patterson.
17. Miss Mary A. Trussell, 74, daughter of the late David Trussell.
18. Wealthy L., 21, wife of Herbert Wiley.
24. Mrs. Mary J. Nickerson, 68.
24. In Yarmouth, Daniel S. Moody, 69, for many years a resi- dent of Belfast.
27. Warren Bean, 68.
27. In Knox, Woodbury Franklin, 31, son of the late James H. Moody, formerly of Belfast.
28. Eliza J., 66, wife of H. Winslow Ellis.
29. Sarah N., 71, wife of Luther M. Smith. She was married to him in 1847, and had since resided in Belfast. (See Accidents.)
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HISTORY OF BELFAST
1892.
Mar. 30. Emma, 67, widow of the late Joseph W. Perkins.
Apr.
3. In Richmond, B. F. Dunbar, 53.
3. Robert Franklin, 48, son of the late John Peirce. He was president of the Belfast Illuminating Company.
4. Susan C., 64, widow of the late David Barker, of Exeter, the gifted Maine poet, and daughter of the late Major Timothy Chase.
5. Mrs. Lucinda Small, 82.
6. Miss Mattie S. Fernald, 42. She was born in Lincolnville. For twenty years she was a compositor in the printing-offices of Belfast.
8. In Melrose, Mass., Mrs. Nahum Nickerson, formerly of East Belfast.
11. In Fort Payne, Ala., George Mayo, 52, for several years a resident of Belfast. During the War he served in the United States Navy.
13. In Camden, Emma, about 50, wife of Capt. Holly M. Bean, and daughter of William Pottle, of Belfast.
16. In Boston, Samuel S. Towle, 46, formerly of Belfast. He was son of the late Joshua Towle.
17. Amos R. Boynton, 75, a native of Bangor. He was a master carpenter, and some of the finest buildings in Belfast were of his workmanship. He was of strong mind and exemplary character. During a long illness, he bore his severe affliction with Christian fortitude.
19. Miss Mary F., 19, daughter of A. B. Armstrong.
21. Luey M., 83, widow of the late Israel Cox. She was a native of Searboro, and daughter of Phineas Milliken of that town.
26. Alfred Berry, 78.
May
1. In Waltham, Mass., Samuel G. Howard, 66, for many years a wheelwright in Belfast.
1. In Wellesley, Mass., Lavinia Redman, wife of James W. Brown, formerly of Belfast. She was born in Ellsworth.
3. Zenas Stephenson, 51.
7. Miss Nancy Colburn, 87. She was the last surviving child of Ebenezer Colburn, of Belfast, Revolutionary soldier. One of her sisters was wife of the late Hon. Thomas H. Marshall, in whose family and in that of his son Hon. William Colburn Marshall, she had resided sinee childhood.
13. In Marblehead, Mass., Benjamin S. Patterson, 78, a native of Belfast.
15. Mrs. Bridget Hershen, 79. Her funeral was the first which took place from the Belfast Catholic Church.
19. Margaret A., 40, wife of Amos Hall.
20. In Oswego, N. Y., Paul H., 30, son of the late George Frank-
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1892. lin White, of Belfast. He was a young man of stability of character, and had a high reputation in the town of his adoption.
May 24. Arthur G. Lampher, 72.
25. In San Francisco, Mrs. Elizabeth L., 56, wife of Charles A. Parsons, and daughter of the late Capt. David Green, of Belfast. Her mother was sister of the late Nathaniel Wilson, who left the educational bequest to his native city.
26. Alfred Ginn Ellis, 44, of the firm of Ellis & Ginn, and a native of Brooks.
29. Earl C., 5, son of Oscar C. Wentworth.
31. Calvin Hubbard, 69, of Camden.
June 6. Mrs. Delilah H. Morin, 47, formerly of Stockton Springs.
7. Horace, 44, son of the late Henry E. Burkmar, of Belfast.
8. Ella L., 40, wife of Charles H. Brier, and daughter of Elisha Linscott.
13. Savilla, 81, wife of Daniel Magee.
17. Eliza J., 83, wife of Richard Brown. She was a native of North Haven.
In Boston, Louise, 13, daughter of Augustus Hill Kelley, formerly principal of the Belfast High School.
20. Daisie C., 39, wife of Col. Horace Eugene McDonald, and daughter of William H. Brown.
21. In Chelsea, Mass., Mrs. Lydia Wilson, 88, a former resident of Belfast. She was daughter of the late Capt. Bartholomew Flowers.
24. Idabell N., 1, daughter of Charles H. Brier.
28. Mrs. Eliza A. Kelley, 56.
29. Mrs. Eva A., 49, wife of George W. Patterson.
29. Mrs. Abby Gray, 87.
July 12. Henry H. Healey, 70, formerly of Rockland.
17. In Milton, Mass., Susan E., 60, wife of Anson E. Durham, and daughter of the late Jonathan T. Quimby.
20. Lucy H., 74, wife of Bohan Prentice Field, and daughter of the late John Haraden.
24. Capt. Henry Wyman, 71.
Aug. 3. In Waldo, Lucy E., 32, wife of George Elwell, and daughter of Thomas Bates, of Belfast.
3. In Fergus Falls, Minn., Emma F., 42, wife of Hon. J. P. Williams. She was the youngest and the last surviving child of the late Erastus B. Stephenson, of Belfast.
11. Myrtle A., infant of Thomas G. Small.
14. Mary D., 72, wife of Rev. William Ford, and a pioneer Spiritualist.
19. In Waldoboro, David H. Kimball, 66, a native of Belfast. During the War, he served in the Fourth Maine Regiment.
22. Mrs. Betsey Knowlton, 78.
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HISTORY OF BELFAST
1892.
Aug. 25. Rosina, 71, wife of James Henderson.
31. Clara E., 3, daughter of J. Emerson Hills.
- In Haverhill, Mass., Mrs. Mary B. Terrill, 78, formerly of Belfast.
Sept. 5. Alice M., 1, daughter of Philip G. Coombs.
6. Jacob D. Tucker, 71. He was a native of Vermont, and in 1849 came to Lincolnville, where he held many public offices. He was Sheriff, 1861-65, and from 1875 to 1880 landlord of the American House.
7. Lucy, 83, widow of the late Isaac H. Darby.
12. Mary B., 87, widow of the late Jonathan Knowles.
15. Mrs. Lydia A. Mckenzie, 84.
17. Mervin H., infant son of Frank H. Dunbar.
20. Grace Ulmer, 31, wife of Willis Sherman Hatch, and daugh- ter of George Ulmer White.
20. Dennis Ring, 94, a native of Ireland.
21. Capt. Andrew Derby Bean, 79. He was son of the late Josiah Bean, of Belfast. In 1861, he raised a company in Brooks, and was wounded in action. He was Provost Marshal, and from 1879 to 1887, postmaster of Belfast.
29. Charlotte N., 75, widow of the late Capt. William G. Veazie, and daughter of the late William Hutchings of Penobscot, who lived to be 101 years of age, the last Revolutionary pen- sioner in Maine.
29. Myles O'Leary, 88. He came here in 1852.
30. George W. Lewis, 58, a native of Raymond. He enlisted in the Fourth Maine Regiment, at the beginning of the War.
Oct. 2. Harold M., 1, son of Fred H. Young.
3. In Somerville, Mass., Lorenzo Dow, 67, of Fairfield, for- merly of Belfast.
4. Levi J. Ferris, 50, recently of Angusta.
8. Mrs. Abbie C. Myrick, 67.
13. William R. Stoddard, 82, a native of Brunswick.
16. Thomas M. Daniels, 67. During the War, he was a soldier in Company I, Second Maine Cavalry.
16. In Norwich, Conn., Rev. Granville W. Jenkins, 41, formerly pastor of the Universalist Society of Belfast.
25. In Paris, France, Julia Emerson Lambard, 64, wife of Ralph Cross Johnson, of New York, formerly of Belfast. She was daughter of the late Allen Lambard, of Augusta.
27. In New York, Farley, 69, widow of the late Anthony Andrews, of Belfast. She was a native of Prussia.
Nov.
4. In Bangor, Jonathan Pitcher, 77, a native of Belfast.
6. In Melrose, Mass., Dr. Henry J. Brickett, formerly of Belfast.
7. Converse O. Macomber, 64, a native of Damariscotta.
8. John Carle, 47. He was born in Hampden, and came to Belfast in 1886.
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1892.
Nov. 13. William Elwell, 81, a native of Waldo.
16. Angeline C., 59, wife of Elisha Harris. She was born in Old- town, and her maiden name was Whitehouse.
16. Lizzie Agnes Brown, 38, wife of George Warren Miller. She was a native of Chelsea.
17. Samuel Redman, 65. His native place was Brooksville.
17. Viola P., 15, daughter of Capt. Altana E. Stevens.
27. Rev. William Ford, 79. He was born in Burnham, ordained as a Free Will Baptist minister in 1860, and preached in Swanville, Brooks, and Monroe.
28. In Newport, R. I., Jerusha Durham, 86, widow of the late Capt. William Farrow, of Belfast.
Dec. 12. Ansel W., 1, son of George Porter Cottrell.
17. In Lynn, Mass., Ernest H., son of Ernest L. White, formerly of Belfast.
20. William Thaxter Colburn, 81. He was a native of Wiseasset, but came to Belfast with his parents when about a year old. He was the oldest business man in the city, and always prom- inent in business and political affairs. From 1845 to 1849 he was postmaster, and repeatedly held other positions of public trust.
28. Mary A., 54, wife of John B. Thombs.
29. Eva, infant child of Wellington Roberts.
29. Michael H. Keating, 66, a well-known insurance agent. He was a native of Searsmont.
29. Elijah M. Shuman, 72. He came to Belfast from Waldoboro.
30. Hiram Emery Peirce, 74. He was a son of the late Capt. David Peirce, and was prominent in local business matters. He went overland to California in 1849.
31. Eddie, infant son of James W. Nickerson.
- Capt. David Gilmore, 88. His father was John Gilmore, 2d, an early settler.
1893. Jan. 4. Mary W., 87, widow of the late William Maxfield Rust. She was a native of Brewer.
4. Mrs. Sophronia Ryder, 74.
11. In Camden, Samuel Z. Day, 56, formerly of Belfast.
12. Esther J., 69, wife of Charles A. Wiley.
16. In Waterville, John Poor, 89, of Belfast. He was born in Bel- mont.
18. Hannah Houston, 78, widow of the late Capt. Charles H. Wording.
Feb.
29. Roxana M., 69, wife of Jacob G. Cook.
30. Phineas Y. Clements, 73, a native of Waldo.
1. Eugene F. Bolter, 22.
4. In Madison, Lydia J., 64, wife of Ezra J. Roberts, formerly of Belfast.
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HISTORY OF BELFAST
1893.
Feb. 8. Charles H. Dillingham, 40, of Camden.
11. In Salem, Mass., John Angus, about 60, formerly of Belfast.
14. Capt. James C. Mayo, 73, a native of Castine.
14. Capt. Donald Nicholson, 42, of Bucksport.
18. Marcellus R. Cooper, 57, son of Leonard Cooper, of Whitefield. 19. Moses Trussell, 58.
24. In Deer Isle, Charles A. Russ, 80, a trader here, 1860-65.
24. William L. Abbott, 87. (See Accidents.)
24. Mrs. Lydia H. Ford, 52.
26. George Brooks Ferguson, 61, born at The Head of The Tide, Belfast, 27 April, 1832, son of Moses Wason and Lydia (Brooks) Ferguson. He early entered the employ of S. Otis & Co., at Citypoint, soon becoming a member of that firm, which continued in business until 1880, dealing in wood, lumber, hay, grain, country produce, and general groceries, and in addition built and owned the vessels in which its merchandise was transported. Mr. Ferguson was also man- ager of the Oak Hill Granite Company, and was for many years a director of the B. & M. L. R.R. Co. Always much interested in municipal affairs, he served as a member of the Board of Aldermen, in 1858, and from 1869 to 1872. From 1869 until his death he held the position of Collector of Customs in the Belfast District. Possessed of an agreeable personality and genial manner, and upright and strictly honorable in all his various relations, Mr. Ferguson had the confidence and respect of the community. He married Evelina, daughter of Ibrook E. Collins, of Belfast. Of their four children but one lived to reach maturity: Clinton George, born 21 March, 1864, now of Houlton. (See Portrait.) 26. In Roxbury, Mass., Charles H. Burd, 57, of the Boston Cus- tom-House; a son of the late Samuel S. Burd. At the first battle of Bull Run, as Lieutenant of Company F, Fourth Maine, he was wounded, and carried a prisoner to Richmond. 27. In Lynn, Mass., David O. Alden, 55, of Belfast.
Mar.
28. In Portland, George H. Lefavor, 57, formerly of Belfast.
1. In Boston, Nathaniel L. V. Boulter, 68, formerly of Belfast.
1. Mrs. Annie M. Grout, 60, of Winterport.
3. Guy W. Hodgkinson, 1.
5. In Stamford, N. Y., Maud, 27, wife of Bliss Coombs.
5. Charles Philbrick, 78, from a fall. (See p. 304.)
6. Melinda, 87, widow of the late William Shute. She was a daughter of the late Daniel French, of Prospect.
6. In Boston, William J. A., 62, son of the late William Howard.
8. Almedia H., 65, wife of Jeremiah C. Thompson.
10. In Sanford, Paul P. Wakefield, 80, long a baker in Belfast.
13. Simcon Staples, 77, a master ship-builder; born in Searsport.
16. In Jackson, Lcon M., 3, sou of Albert A. Nickerson.
GEORGE BROOKS FERGUSON 1832-1893
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1893.
Mar. 19. In Gloucester, Mass., Cora A. Crawford, 27.
25. Franklin Houston Durham, 60. He was born in Belfast, 8 March, 1833, son of James and Elizabeth (Mathews) Dur- ham, and grandson of Deacon Tolford Durham, a first settler. He married Sarah Burgess Wight in 1857. "For 35 years he was a master builder and contractor in Belfast, and erected many buildings which are ornaments to our city and a credit to the skill of the builder. He was often chosen as referee to decide on the value of property, his good judgment and well- known principles of integrity rendering him a valuable man in such matters." (From the "Republican Journal.")
26. In Springfield, S. Dak., Mrs. Eliza A. Davidson, 82.
31. Medora F., 29, wife of Austin Clough, and daughter of Charles A. Godfrey.
Apr. 6. In Brunswick, Ga., Capt. Andrew L. Allen, 43.
8. In Rockland, John Kellar, 85, recently of Belfast.
9. William C., 18, son of Mrs. Ellen Callinan.
20. Frank B., 7, son of David L. Cook.
24. In Portland, Laura A., 78, widow of the late Albert Small.
27. In Oakland, Cal., Mary E., 86, widow of late Gen. James W. Webster, and daughter of late William Moody, of Belfast.
27. Albert E. Pillsbury, 17, son of Edgar Pillsbury.
28. Marion Agnes, 1, daughter of George Warren Miller.
29. Mary O., 84, wife of Isaac C. Abbott, and daughter of the late William Evans, of Fryeburg, a Revolutionary soldier.
May 3. Fannie M. Twiss, 35.
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