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4. In Islesboro, Alonzo J. Bagley, 50, of Belfast.
5. Mrs. Sarah Patten, 85, widow of the late Deacon Edwin Beaman, and a native of Bangor.
10. Myrtie M., 5, daughter of Charles Thaddeus Littlefield.
11. In Ballston Spa, N. Y., Wilfred A., infant son of Rev. Rollin Thurman Hack.
15. Hazeltine A., 1, son of James Howard Howes.
16. John H. Lane, 87.
27. Jane H., 66, widow of the late Joseph S. Noyes, and daughter of the late John Haraden.
June
3. William Cunningham, 78, an old East Side Belfast trader.
7. In Augusta, John W. Mitehell, 30, recently a school-teacher in Belfast. He was drowned while bathing. He was an energetic and conscientious temperance advocate.
11. In Atco, N. J., John C. Frye, 74, recently of Belfast.
11. In Englewood, Ill., Rev. George Gannett, D.D., 73, son of the late Luther Gannett, and formerly of Belfast.
13. In Swanville, Reuben Staples Smart, 77. He resided in Bel- fast when building the Court-House. Many large stone forts and lighthouses on our coast remain monuments of his skill- ful workmanship.
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June 19. Mrs. William H. Spear, 62.
20. Mrs. Ada J. Whitehouse, 37.
25. In Los Angeles, Cal., Nathaniel R. Maxcy, a native of Sears- mont, and one of the pioneers from Belfast in the bark W. O. Alden.
26. Martha T., 72, widow of the late Andrew Mason. She was born in Searsport.
28. In Lynn, Mass., Lizzie S., 32, wife of Martin E. Bailey, and daughter of the late Albert E. Cunningham, of Belfast.
30. Fannie A. Ellis, 42.
July
1. Harold E. Whitcomb, 1.
7. In Prospect, John Libby, 80, a native of Belfast.
8. In New York, John Brooks, 17, son of F. H. and Mary O. Field Russell. He was accidentally drowned.
11. In Northport, Miss Emmie B., 32, daughter of Dr. Benjamin Colson, of Belfast, and a native of Monroe.
16. Fields S. Coombs, 32, a native of Islesboro.
17. Grace F., 53, wife of William T. Hewey, formerly of Brooks- ville.
22. Sarah, 65, wife of Horatio Spicer, and daughter of the late Joseph McDonald.
23. George E. Wight, 65. He was a son of the late Joseph Wight. In 1849, he went to California, in the bark W. O. Alden, and remained two years.
23. In Montville, Rachel M., about 74, widow of the late John C. Robbins, a former proprietor of the Phoenix House.
27. On Lake Erie, N. Y., Capt. Thomas Winslow Warren, 51, of Belfast. He fell from a vessel of which he was mate. (See Accidents.)
27. In Islesboro, Leonard R. Pendleton, 21, of Belfast. (See Accidents.)
28. In Bath, Frances A., 53, wife of William J. Dennett, and daughter of the late Phineas Davis, of Belfast.
29. In Boston, Richard Briggs, 64, a prominent crockery dealer. He married Mary Frances, daughter of the late Thomas Towne, of Belfast.
31. Miss Clementine Sylvester, 59, a native of Northport.
Aug.
4. Anna May, 11 mos., daughter of William Henry Staples.
6. In Portland, Mrs. Catherine Conley, 60, Mamie Conley, 19, and Agnes Conley, 15, recently of Belfast. They were killed by the bursting of a public reservoir.
7. In Orland, Jane, 89, widow of the late Gillett Emerson, of Belfast.
10. Miss Effie M., 34, daughter of William Quinnum Spinney.
10. Infant daughter of George E. Priest.
10. Margaret E., 50, widow of the late Charles H. Hubbard, and daughter of the late Capt. James Gilchrist.
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1893.
Aug. 14. In Halifax, N. S., Hon. Wakefield Gale Frye, of Belfast, U. S. Consul-General. (See chapter XXI on Lawyers, and Portrait.)
14. In Augusta, Capt. Edwin Horace Herriman, 66, of Belfast. He had commanded some of the largest ships. The loss of the ship P. R. Hazeltine, of which he was master, in 1878, unsettled his mind.
19. Langley J. Hoag, 63, a native of Pittsfield, N. H.
23. Hannah N., 56, wife of Milford Weed.
26. William Burton Spinney, 20.
27. Mary, 79, wife of H. Dean Shaw.
30. Ella Frances, infant daughter of Alfred S. Stoney.
31. Caroline M., 61, wife of David E. Bird. She was born in North Haven.
Sept.
2. In Lakeview, Mass., Charles B. Ferrin, late proprietor of the Revere House, Boston. He married Alvira P., daughter of the late Capt. John T. Gilman, of Belfast.
9. Walter Bingham Alden, 66. (See chapter XXI on Lawyers.) 10. Watson Curtis, 66.
11. Mrs. Nancy (Rowell) Reeves, 81, a native of Montville.
12. Capt. Thomas Cottrell, 79. He was born in Northport, and is remembered as master of the old topsail schooners Scioto, Brutus, Waldo, and others.
24. In Camden, Millard E. Bean, 30, a native of Belfast. He was a son of Holly M. Bean.
28. Eliza J., 57, widow of the late Lewis L. Howard, of Morrill, and daughter of the late William Sheldon.
28. Elizabeth A., 80, widow of the late Benjamin Brown.
29. In Northport, Miss Desire, 28, daughter of Ransom Abbott, school-teacher, and recently copyist in Registry of Deeds.
30. In Biddeford, Caroline, 72, widow of the late John Durning, of Belfast.
Oct.
2. Frank H. Cole, 48.
3. Miss Lucinda B., 57, daughter of the late Abraham Knowl- ton, of Northport.
4. William O. Cunningham, 76.
9. Frank W. Rolerson, 17.
21. In Pepperwood, Cal., John Phillips, 82.
22. Miss Annie M. Brown, 35.
30. George William Patterson, 66.
Nov. 8. In Brownville, Deacon Freeman Tufts, 86, a native of Belfast. He removed to Brownville, in 1865.
12. In Hampden, Dehlia Havener, 25.
14. In Waldo, George C. Harding, 78, a former resident of Belfast.
16. Clara A., 45, wife of Benjamin F. Neal. She was born in Windsor.
21. Infant child of John Jackson.
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1893.
Nov. 23. In Braintree, Mass., Charles C. Gregg, 55, a native of Brewer. He resided in Belfast for several years.
24. Margaret, 77, widow of the late George Speed.
25. Hannah W., 70, wife of S. Verrill Jones. She was born in Brooksville.
27. In Camden, Wealthy Eastman, 69, recently of Belfast.
28. Miss Mary Etta West, 35.
Dec. 3. Mary, 78, wife of Daniel G. Hinds. She was a daughter of the late Joel Prescott.
4. Ann E., 74, widow of Capt. Thomas Cottrell, and daughter of the late Dennis Emery.
5. In Benton Falls, Eleanor A. Davis, 41.
11. John Atwell Mace, 64, a native of Readfield, and conductor on the Belfast Railroad since 1870. A sketch of his life and a portrait appeared on the Time Tables of the Maine Central Railroad, for February, 1892.
13. In Paola, Kansas, Benjamin W. Lothrop, a native of Sears- mont, and for several years a resident of Belfast.
23. In Astoria, New York, Alonzo S. Patterson, a native of Bel- fast.
24. In Jacksonville, Fla., Melville W. Drew, 58, partner of Benjamin Prescott Hazeltine, of Belfast. He was born in Houlton.
26. Sydney H., infant son of John Wade.
26. In Lewiston, Benjamin Clark, 69, formerly of Belfast.
-- In Caribou, Michael Gannon, 58, formerly of Belfast.
29. Harriet F., 83, widow of the late Albert Bingham, and daugh- ter of the late Col. Daniel Lane.
29. Miss Martha Hinds, 76.
30. Mrs. Elizabeth Walton, 82.
1894.
Jan. 1. Miss Mary L., 48, daughter of the late Moses Thompson.
1. In Ardmore, I. T., Anna S., 47, wife of Erastus M. Thomas, and daughter of J. D. Tucker.
2. George Woods, 81, a native of Unity. He was a well-known school-teacher and surveyor, and had held many municipal offices.
3. Laura M., 33, wife of Frank O. Whiting, and a native of Monroe.
4. Eben Edwards, 85, a native of Liberty. He served a seven years' apprenticeship as brickmason, and became master of his trade, building many of the older briek buildings in Belfast.
5. In Lynn, Mass., Ardell R. Davis, 33.
6. Eben Littlefield, 79, a native of Wells. He had been several times in the city government, and before moving to Belfast from Brooks, was Representative and Selectman.
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1894.
Jan. 7. In Rockport, Mary H., 78, widow of the late Rev. W. O. Thomas, formerly of Belfast.
12. In Bangor, Reuel H., 46, son of the late Capt. Reuel Stanley, of Belfast, and a well-known journalist.
18. In Northport, William A. Lear, 44, carriage painter in Belfast.
19. Esther C., 85, widow of the late Gorham Lancaster. She was born in Northport.
20. In Hammond, La., Susie J. Libby, formerly of Belfast.
21. John B. Wadlin, 71. He was son of the late J. Daniel Wadlin.
21. Thomas O'Leary, 59.
22. Essie A., 23, wife of Elbert J. Monroe.
23. Caleb W. Nash, 59. (See Accidents.)
27. Edwin W., 37, son of Samuel C. Heath.
Feb. 1. Mrs. Lydia B. Walls, 77.
7. Deborah, 98, widow of the late Robert Murphy, a native of St. George, and the oldest resident of Belfast.
7. In Boston, Walter Ingraham Field, 24, son of George Prentice and Alma Cleghorn Field.
8. In Knox, Mary Rogers, 85, a former resident of Belfast.
8. Charlotte B., 86, widow of the late William H. Jones, of China. She was born in Boothbay, and her first husband was Philip Eastman, who died in Belfast in 1839.
16. In Portland, Fannie E., 47, wife of Bainbridge A. Knowlton, and daughter of James Reeves.
19. Althea E., 47, wife of Luther Calderwood. She was a daugh- ter of Peter Tower of Belmont.
24. In New York, Miss Alice M., 36, daughter of Mrs. Harriet A. and the late Gilson Carman.
26. Mrs. Philomelia G., 80, wife of Capt. Nathaniel Teague, for- merly of South West Harbor.
Mar. 1. Miss Araline B. Crowell, 35.
3. Dr. Jason Gordon, 60, a native of Thorndike.
5. In Augusta, George O., 63, son of the late John M. Bailey, and a resident of Belfast for forty-two years. He was an energetic business man and had held many positions.
8. James Crosby, 79, a native of Ireland.
9. Eliza, 73, widow of the late Leander Davis.
10. Archibald M. Scott, 73, of Richmond.
12. Julia, 80, widow of the late Alexander Shibles.
14. Rebecca C., 69, widow of the late William C. Poor. She was a daughter of the late Libbeus Bicknell, of Belmont.
20. In Boston, Miss Abby Cox, 69, daughter of the late Bailey Peirce, of Belfast.
24. In Franklin, Mass., Mary E., 48, wife of Alphonzo Hawkins, and daughter of Oliver Chase, of Belfast.
25. William Reeves, 73.
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1894.
Apr. 2. Ann E., 60, widow of the late Samuel Norton. She was a daughter of Zaluna Washburn, of China.
4. Miss Sarah A., 62, daughter of Robert R. Swett. She had been a successful teacher.
5. Warren S., 4, son of Charles M. Young. (See Accidents.)
11. In Roxbury, Mass., Thomas J. Pishon, 75, formerly of Bel- fast.
11. In Hartford, Conn., Lucy H., 53, wife of Rev. Edwin Pond Parker, D.D., formerly of Belfast.
19. In Stockton, Cal., Margaret R. Y., 50, wife of George W. Goodell, and daughter of the late Henry Dunbar, formerly of Belfast.
25. Miss Effie L., 37, daughter of Newell Mansfield.
28. Sarah J., 82, widow of the late John Lane, and daughter of the late Capt. Phineas Kellam, of Belfast.
May 10. Josiah Mitchell, 78, a native of Troy, and a resident of Bel- fast since 1858.
14. In Islesboro, Mrs. John M. Wood, 89, of Belfast.
17. In Roxbury, Mass., David M. Hodgdon, 67, son of the late John Hodgdon, of Belfast.
27. In Los Angeles, Cal., Martha H. Black, 57, a former resident of Belfast.
27. Josie L. Piper, 18.
28. Edmund M. Philbrick, 56.
28. Mrs. Martha A. Mason, 69. She was the last of ten children of the late Capt. James Davis.
28. Julia A., 70, wife of Harrison Hayford.
30. Mrs. Hester Fletcher, 69.
June
3. Betsey R. (Lewis), 67, widow of the late Capt. Edwin Horace Herriman. She was born in Bucksport.
6. In Gardiner, John C. Jones, 72, a former resident of Belfast.
7. Nellie A., 38, wife of Edwin L. Stickney. She was an adopted daughter of William B. Conant.
7. Mrs. Harriet E. 63, wife of Capt. Robert Hudson Coombs, and daughter of the late Jared Pendleton, of Northport.
10. Sarah M., 78, widow of the late Simeon H. Larrabee.
10. In Toledo, O., Mrs. Mary E. Morrill, 82, daughter of the late Paul Giles, of Belfast.
11. Arthur R., 18, son of Mrs. Josephine H. (Russell) Steward.
13. Abram N. Noyes, 82, a native of Jonesboro, and during his earlier years a prominent business man of Belfast.
14. Asa Carter, 75, of Stockton Springs.
17. In Boston, Alfred W. Gilmore, 73, formerly of Belfast.
20. In Dorchester, Mass., Charles A. Stephenson, 78, a native and former resident of Belfast.
21. In Beverly, Mass., 64, wife of James W. Patterson, formerly of Belfast.
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1894.
June 22. Eliza M., 61, widow of the late Samuel Wight, and daughter of the late Jabez Ware, of Northport.
26. Miss Nancy M. Moulton, 91, a native of York, and sister of the late Samuel A. Moulton, and Mrs. N. H. Bradbury.
July 2. Humphrey Nicholas Lancaster, 85. He was born in Ames- bury, Mass., came with his parents to Northport, and after- wards to Belfast. He was a well-known stage proprietor, and for many years landlord of the American House, which he purchased in 1843. He was public-spirited, generous, and active to the close of his long life.
7. Phebe P., 78, widow of the late James Bucklin, and daughter of the latec Rev. Charles Warren, of Thorndike.
11. Mrs. Mary J. Marsh, 58, a native of Sangerville.
16. Sarah A., 67, widow of the late Elisha K. Watson, and daugh- ter of the late Jacob Clark.
17. In Lynn, Mass., Marietta Chamberlain, 35, formerly of Belfast.
19. In Lewiston, Hazel Drury.
19. In Pasadena, Cal., Frank Bartlett Frederick, 23.
20. In Lowell, Mass., Etta S., 33, wife of Charles M. Carter, formerly of Belfast.
23. In Northport, Ann S. (Gardner), 51, wife of J. Hall, and a resident of Belfast for many years.
27. In Bar Harbor, Daniel Magee, 85, of Belfast. He was born in Brooksville.
Aug.
1. Susan A., 65, wife of Jones S. Davis.
3. In Rockland, Mass., Helen, 30, wife of Charles W. Ripley, and daughter of George W. Lewis, of Belfast.
6. Daniel E. Burgess, 47, of Boston, son of the late David M. Burgess. He was born in Belfast in 1847. During the War he enlisted in Company K, Eleventh Maine Infantry, and was severely wounded. For twenty years he was employed on the Boston "Journal."
9. Lois A. Whitmore, 62.
10. Fred M. Grover, 38, of Islesboro.
13. E. G. Patten, 80, of Pittsfield.
15. Leila, infant daughter of E. W. Gray.
15. In Lincolnville, Nancie B. Rackliffe, 45.
29. John M. Brown, 77.
30. Albert Walton, 67, son of the late John Walton.
Sept. 1. Isaac M. Beckett, 74, son of the late William Beckett.
3. In Knox, Betsey, 83, widow of the late John Curtis, and daughter of J. A. McKeen, of Belfast.
4. Miss Katie Brown, 37.
11. John Sanborn, 57, of Knox, a soldier in the war, and a mem- ber of Company A, Fourth Maine Regiment.
Sept. 13. Mary A., 90, widow of the late Benjamin Hazeltine. She was
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a native of Westboro, Mass., her father, Daniel Bellows, being a prominent lawyer there. She became a resident of Belfast in 1822, and ever possessed the esteem and love of a wide circle of acquaintances. She was almost the last of the society prominent in Belfast two generations ago.
13. Betsey C., 67, wife of Abiram Merithew, and daughter of the late Benjamin York, of Deer Isle.
13. In Bangor, Otis D. Maddocks, 68, once a resident of Belfast.
15. Mrs. Olive W. Bowen, 58.
19. In Middleboro, Mass., Arbella F., 31, wife of Marcus Halla- way, formerly of Belfast. She was a daughter of the late George W. Patterson.
20. In Portland, Nellie M., 27, wife of Acton P. Dunham, and ยท daughter of Philip G. Coombs, of Belfast.
25. Laura A. (Knowlton), 49, wife of Capt. Fred D. Pattershall.
25. Mrs. Vesta M. Cressey, 28.
29. In Brewer, Mrs. James M. Nealley, 78, formerly of Belfast.
Oct.
3. Mary L., 52, widow of the late Thomas J. L. Farrow, and daughter of James Henderson.
11. Joanna, 48, widow of the late Patrick Haney.
12. Benaiah Guptill Marden, 79, a native of Porter.
18. In Cleveland, O., Emily, 63, widow of the late Col. Thomas H. Marshall, and daughter of the late William Tilden, of Belfast.
18. Mrs. Hannah Johnson, 79, of Waldo.
20. Clara A. (Berry), 54, wife of William Quinnum Spinney, and a native of Stockton Springs.
24. Alice Gertrude Dickey, 16, daughter of Almerin Dickey.
26. In Waldo, Charles A. Walker, 65, a recent resident of Belfast. He was born in Knox, and for over twenty years served on the police force of Boston.
- In Franklin, Mass., Mrs. Elizabeth Hawkins, 48, daughter of Oliver P. Chase, of Belfast.
Nov. 5. Andrew G. Mudgett, 77, a native of Stockton Springs.
8. Edgar A., 10, son of Albert L. Thayer.
9. Frances E., 66, widow of the late Capt. Mark H. Welch, and daughter of the late William Mahoney.
22. Reuben Dickey, 89, of Belmont. He was a native of Union. Dickey's Mills, in Belmont, derived its name from him.
30. In Newport, Maria C., 55, widow of the late Henry Saunders, of Belfast.
Dec. 4. Rosilla, 90, widow of the late Reuben Herrick, and third child of Jacob Black, of Sedgwick.
6. In Boston, James Wentworth Brown, 67, a native of Belfast, where his younger days were passed. He became prominent and wealthy. In 1898, his portrait was placed in the rooms of the Boston Merchants' Association, of which lie was an early president.
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1894. Dec. 6. Joseph H. Ryder, 69.
7. William D. Doe, 70.
10. Rosina B., 77, wife of Charles Read.
13. Hovey F., infant son of Franklin George Ryan.
16. Daniel C. Toothaker, 57, a native of Morrill.
19. In Wash., D. C., Frances Decker, 71, widow of Hon. Ralph Cross Johnson, of Belfast; daughter of the late Hon. William Mclellan, of Warren, married, 1847. A kindly woman, of generous impulses and a noted beauty in her youth.
23. In Astoria, L. I., Alonzo S. Patterson, 37.
23. In Bath, Hon. Samuel D. Bailey, 69. He married Miss Susan J., daughter of the late Hon. James Patterson White.
24. In Boston, James B. Moody, 45, formerly of Belfast. He was a son of the late Stephen P. Moody.
24. Carl B. Crandlemire, infant son of William Crandlemire.
24. Herbert W., 29, son of the late Daniel Jones, of Brooks.
25. Georgie May Clements, infant.
30. Lewis Brewster, 76, of Belmont.
31. Fred A. Carle, 54, merchant, and resident of Belfast since 1860. He was born in Hampden.
1895. Jan.
1. Joseph Mark Wood, 60, son of the late Joseph Wood.
5. Elijah West, 85.
5. In Lewiston, Frank W. Patterson, 55, of Belfast. (See Accidents.)
9. In Bath, Miss Frances Eleanor, 69, daughter of the late Hon. James Patterson White, of Belfast.
11. Frank A., 16, son of Llewellyn Wood.
11. In Searsmont, Mrs. Eunice Boulter, 56, formerly of Belfast.
12. In Searsmont, Caroline M. Miller, 64, daughter of the late Rev. William Frothingham, of Belfast.
16. In Waldo, Erastus D. Freeman, 68, for many years a resident of Belfast.
18. In Ithaca, N. Y., Warren Hunt, 69, formerly of Belfast.
18. Nancy, 83, widow of the late Thomas Coolen, of South- port.
22. John S. Emery, 72, a native of Eastport, and formerly editor of the Eastport "Sentinel."
23. Walter Basdwin Rankin, 58. During the War, he served in the Navy. He was an active, reliable, and honorable man. At the time of his death he represented the East Ward, Belfast, as a member of the School Committee.
23. In Waldo, Henry D. Mckinley, 48, son of John McKinley, formerly of Belfast.
23. George I. Mudgett, 40, a native of Prospect, and son of Nehe- miah H. Mudgett.
25. Dana S., 35, son of Sands Frisbee.
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1895.
Jan. 25. Mrs. Eva A. Carney, 34, daughter of John F. Foss, formerly of Belfast.
31. In Boston, Frank H. Smalley, 19, son of Castanus M. Smalley. 31. Harold R., 5, son of Albert L. Thayer.
Feb.
2. In Rockland, Capt. Daniel Magee, 57.
6. Dana H., 44, son of the late Hezekiah Wentworth.
7. Hannah B., 77, widow of the late Alfred Berry of Unity, and daughter of the late Ezekiel T. Hatch, of Jackson.
8. In Oron, Mo., James W. Trimble, 52, a member of Company I, Fourth Maine Regiment, during the War.
11. Mary, 76, widow of the late Israel G. Shepherd, and daughter of the late Eben Whitcomb, of Jackson.
11. In North Stoughton, Mass., Leander Mathews, 79, a native of Searsport, and formerly of Belfast.
11. In Lewiston, Rev. Fr. Maurice J. O'Brien, 28, pastor of St. Francis's Church of Belfast.
14. In Newton, Mass., A. Judson Macomber, 69, formerly of Belfast.
21. In Brookline, Mass., Henry E. Colby, 79, formerly of Belfast. He was born in Deer Isle.
25. In Trenton, N. J., Rev. Walter Clifford Moore, 37, pastor of the Unitarian Church of Trenton. He was son of the late Addison A. Moore.
27. In Camden, Sarah W., 83, widow of the late Hon. William Piteher, of Belfast. She was daughter of the late Peter Winslow, and was born in Vassalboro.
27. Hannah Gilman, 74, widow of the late Hon. Marshall Davis, and a native of Brooks.
Mar.
1. In Loeust, S. C., Capt. James C. Smart, 77, a native of Belfast, and son of the late Nehemiah Smart.
5. William B. Conant, 77, son of the late Col. Isaae Conant of Hope, and for twenty years a resident of Belfast. He repre- sented Hope in the Legislature of 1858, and had other public offices there and in this city.
14. Honora, 82, widow of the late Michael O'Connell, a native of Ireland.
- In Los Angeles, Cal., Mrs. Gertrude A. Hazeltine, 28, daugh- ter of the late John M. Ames, of Belfast.
22. Margaret A., 86, widow of the late Andrew Meek.
25. In Auburn, Ira Morrison, 61, formerly of Belfast.
27. In Prospect, John F. Brown, 56, formerly of Belfast.
30. Abigail, 96, widow of the late Martin P. White. She was the daughter of the late Jeremiah Towle, of Monmouth, a Revo- lutionary soldier.
Apr.
3. Sheppard R. Nichols, 73, a native of Winterport.
4. In Rockland, Henrietta E., 57, wife of John A. Wheeler, and daughter of the late Asa Small, of Belfast.
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1895. Apr. 9. Oscar Leroy, 13, son of James Henry Elms. (Sce Accidents.) 11. Angelett O., 74, wife of Frank Merriam Lancaster, and daughter of the late Henry Brown, of Northport.
11. In Camden, Harriet, 52, wife of Joseph Blood, formerly of Belfast, and daughter of the late John Nason, of Knox.
12. Sarah, 51, widow of the late Franklin A. Cottrell, and daughter of the late Robert Hodgdon, of Northport.
14. Alfred Patterson, 86, son of the late Robert Patterson, 2d.
13. In Needham, Mass., Rev. J. E. M. Wright, 72.
15. In Stockton Springs, Joseph Baker Frye, 78. He was son of the late Jonathan Frye, and lived in Belfast many years.
17. In West Somerville, Mass., Capt. William Flowers, 81, a native of Sedgwick, and formerly a resident of Belfast. He was a well-known packet and steamboat captain, and held many positions of trust in Bangor, where the closing years of his life were passed.
21. Edith A., 26, wife of John Owen, and daughter of Capt. Ephraim D. Ryder.
21. In Santa Clara, Cal., Arbella, 52, wife of Col. Philo Hersey, and daughter of the late Horatio Huntington Johnson, of Belfast.
22. Vonetta L., 10, daughter of George W. Richards.
25. In Boston, Albert G. Hunt, 77, a native of Gilmantown, N. H., and a former resident of Belfast.
30. Mrs. Emeline C. Dillaway, 78.
- Lost at sea, Capt. Pearl W. Bagley.
2. James B. Sherman, 74, of Fairfield.
3. In Augusta, Adoniram J. F. Ingraham, 55, of Rockland, formerly of Belfast.
4. Fred A. Dwelley, 62.
7. In Rockland, Sarah R., 88, widow of the late Gen. Henry W. Cunningham, and daughter of the late Ephraim Holmes, of Belfast, where she resided many years.
10. In Portland, Charles B. Varney, 72, a native of Belfast.
14. Jane S. (Young), 67, widow of the late Samuel A. Howes, and daughter of the late Capt. James Young.
15. Stephen Myrick, 68.
19. In Melrose, Mass., Isabel N., 56, wife of Samuel F. Holt, and daughter of C. B. Piper, of Belfast.
23. In Boston, Isabelle, 73, wife of George W. Harmon, and daughter of the late William Tilden, of Belfast.
25. Mrs. Flavilla Jackson, 46.
26. In La Jolla, Eleanor D., 74, widow of the late Capt. Henry McGilvery, recently of Belfast. She was daughter of Capt. John Griffin, of Stockton Springs.
27. In Rockland, Mass., Hugh Finnegan, formerly of Belfast.
May
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May 28. In Malden, Mass., Mrs. Ellen Lucinda Beach, 62, former widow of the late Samuel B. Gillam, of Belfast. She was daughter of the late Samuel B. Dunnell, of Swanville.
28. Mrs. Jane M. Yates, 78.
June
2. Rufus Harold, 16, son of Warren E. Marsh.
7. In West Somerville, Mass., Col. Silas M. Fuller, 76, a resi- dent of Belfast from 1848 to 1873. In the Civil War he was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Fourth Maine Regiment, and was repeatedly chosen an Alderman.
17. Roscoe E., 28, son of the late William L. Shute.
19. In Woodfords, Hannah (McDonald), 78, wife of J. B. Mar- riner and formerly of Belfast.
20. In Folsom, New Mexico, Henry Wakefield, 27, son of the late Hon. Wakefield Gale Frye. He was born in Belfast, gradua- ted at Colby College in 1889, and at Johns Hopkins Univer- sity in 1892. Universally loved and respected, he attained a high standing as an electric engineer, and for some time was on the editorial staff of the "Electrical World," of N. Y.
22. In Hingham, Mass., Mary A., 76, widow of the late Ebenezer Roberts, and daughter of the late Andrew Patterson. She was first married to Capt. Elias Libby, of Belfast.
29. In Tampa, Fla., Annie Louise, infant of Capt. Wellington M. White, formerly of Belfast.
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4. In Temecula, Cal., Charles N. Fernald, 58, formerly of Bel- fast. He was born in Lincolnville.
5. In Jacksonville, Fla., Capt. Daniel F., 54, son of the late William Shute. He resided in Belfast until 1875.
8. William, 57, eldest son of the late Hon. William George Crosby.
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