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10. Isaac C. Abbott, 91. He was a native of Concord, N. H., and had lived in Belfast since 1842.
13. George W. Chapman, 71, a native of Montville.
17. Percy L., 17, son of the late George O. White.
17. Jediah C. Cates, 59. He was born in Augusta, and in 1861, enlisted in Company K, Fourth Maine Regiment. For several years he was City Marshal, and also Tax Collector.
17. Dr. Daniel Sylvester, 87, a resident of Belfast for sixty years. (See chapter XXII, on Physicians.)
18. In Springfield, Mo., Maud, daughter of Rev. W. Henry Wil- liams, formerly pastor of the Methodist Church in Belfast.
21. Mary Emeline, 67, wife of Dana Boardman Southworth, and daughter of the late Capt. Josiah Simpson.
24. In Waycross, Ga., Miss Lucy Ann, 88, daughter of the late Dr. Thaddeus Hubbard, of Belfast.
31. Mrs. Rebecca A., 79, widow of the late William Henry Bur- rill, and daughter of the late Charles Atherton, of Castine. A lady of rare intellect and great heart, she was active in
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philanthropic movements, and the ennoblement of humanity was her earnest aim and effort. With voice, pen, and hand she labored to purify public sentiment and improve social conditions.
Aug. 2. William Davis, 79, a native of Albion.
3. In Ellsworth, Albert T. Jellison, 67, formerly a resident of Belfast.
3. Richard H., 16, son of Loretto Hayford.
6. Myra A., 61, wife of W. E. Caswell, of Searsmont.
10. Warren H., 65, son of the late James Paul.
20. Eleanor R., 82, widow of the late George W. Dyer. She was a native of Millbridge, was married in 1831, and came to Bel- fast about 1850.
21. Susan F., 75, widow of the late Frederick Russell. She was daughter of the late Levi Pooler.
22. In Orrington, Jane H., 61, wife of Capt. Alexander H. Babb, of Everett, Mass. She was a native of Belfast, her maiden name being Smalley.
23. Mary J., 64, wife of Everett S. Carter, and daughter of John Walton.
25. Miss Josephine, 68, daughter of the late William Salmond.
27. Lost at sea, Capt. Frank P. Mahoney.
31. In Chelsea, Mass., Capt. Lewis H. Ryan, 66, son of the late Capt. William Ryan.
31. Mrs. Louise S. Royce, 49.
Sept. 3. In Reno, Nevada, Maria J., 59, wife of Luke S. Greenlaw, and daughter of the late Joseph B. Howes, formerly of Belfast.
7. In Skowhegan, Frances Sevano, 83, a former resident of Belfast.
9. In Rockland, Frank W., 13, son of Charles E. Bicknell, formerly of Belfast.
20. In Skowhegan, Sarah C., 79, widow of the late William J. Clifford, and once a resident of Belfast.
28. In New Bedford, Mass., Edwin Emery, 59, formerly principal of the Belfast High School.
Oct.
2. In Northport, Giles Wight, 96, a former resident of Belfast.
6. Josie Thomas, 14, daughter of Elbridge Thomas. (See Acci- dents.)
8. Annabel Cunningham, 22.
11. Sarah E., 57, widow of the late Stephen Michaels, of Rock- port, and once a resident of Belfast.
12. Capt. Hiram Y. Hodgdon, 66, a native of Northport.
12. In Detroit, Mich., Aurelia B., 55, wife of Capt. Alonzo Carter, formerly of Belfast.
16. In Windsor, Vt., Dr. Frank C., son of Rev. Lindley M. Bur- rington, of Belfast.
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Oct. 16. In Charlestown, Mass., George H., 62, son of the late Capt. Daniel Brier, of Belfast.
17. In Natick, Mass., Capt. Henry Gage Wood, once a resident of Belfast.
17. On Bartlett's Island, Ralph E., 14, son of Mrs. Mary H. Tibbetts, formerly of Belfast.
20. Eva, 9, daughter of John B. Sylvester.
21. Henry A. Dickey, 64.
22. George Holt, 76. He was son of the late Richard Holt. (See Accidents.)
26. Capt. Fred A., 43, son of Capt. James White.
28. Florence E., 68, wife of Rufus Dyer.
28. Nellie M., 27, daughter of W. B. Cammett, formerly of Waldo.
28. In Big Timber, Mont., Perley R. Lowell, formerly of Belfast.
29. In Philadelphia, Walter F., 49, son of the late Albert Bing- ham, formerly of Belfast.
29. In Brooks, Georgia E., 25, wife of James B. Waterman, of Belfast.
Nov.
3. Elizabeth M., 76, widow of the late Hiram Jones, and daughter of the late John Edwards.
3. In Roxbury, Mass., Miss Jennette P., daughter of the late George Watson, formerly of Belfast.
9. In Alameda, Cal., James W. Holt, 69, a native of Belfast, and son of William Holt.
10. Henry Austin Carter, 67, manager of the ship-building firm of C. P. Carter & Co. He was son of Jonathan Carter of Montville, where he was born in 1828.
14. In Bangor, Sarah C. (Eaton), 78, widow of the late Andrew T. Palmer, Esq., of Belfast.
14. In Sacramento, Cal., John W. Greenlaw, 60, son of the late Alexander Greenlaw of Waldo, and a resident of Belfast for several years.
17. Leonard B. Cobbett, 95, the oldest Good Templar in the United States. He was born in Lowell, Mass., came to Bel- fast when ten years old, and for many years was established at the Head of the Tide as a blacksmith.
19. In Boston, Moses Kimball, 84, founder of the Boston Mu- seum, and a frequent visitor in Belfast.
28. In Sacramento, Cal., John W., 52, son of the late Charles Moore.
Dec.
30. In Clinton, George Greeley, 23, of Belfast.
2. John S. Goyens, 58, a native of England, and resident of Belfast for eleven years.
4. In Chelsea, Mass., Annie, widow of the late Dr. Elbridge G. Gould, of Belfast.
6. Mary, 78, widow of the late Rev. Jeremiah Jewett.
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1895. Dec. 8. In Chelsea, Mass., Flora J., 49, wife of Samuel A. Haraden, and a native of Belfast.
10. Perley E. Jackson, 25.
12. Jane N., 61, wife of Capt. Joseph A. Partridge, and daughter of the late Darius Fowles, of Searsmont.
17. John Kenney, 71, formerly of Boston.
20. Frances Maria, 53, wife of Adoniram H. Banks, and daughter of the late Israel G. Shepherd. By her will a generous bequest was given the Humane Society.
21. Miss Jane S., 75, daughter of the late Jonathan Bird. For many years she was a school-teacher.
21. In Andover, Mass., Mary Ann, 70, widow of the late Charles C. Edmunds, of Belfast.
22. Mary B., 90, widow of the late Samuel G. Pierce.
29. Julia M., 3, daughter of William W. Blazo.
29. Miss Jane Davidson, 52.
1896. Jan.
3. In Malden, Mass., John A. Wheeler, 59, of Rockland, a native of Belfast.
3. In New Orleans, Edward C. Mclellan, 58, a former resident of Belfast, and son of the late Hon. William Mclellan, of Warren.
6. In Bueksport, Elizabeth (Cunningham), 68, wife of John W. Swazey, formerly of Belfast.
8. Isabel, 43, wife of William J. Cunningham.
9. Merl H., 1, son of Ira S. Grady.
9. In Searsport, Capt. R. E. Patterson, 73, a native of Belfast.
12. In Montville, Miss Lizzie A. Whitcomb, 29, of Belfast.
15. Louise Hazeltine, infant daughter of James Howard Howes.
16. In New York City, Henry Morgan Burdette, 42.
18. James D. Mathews, 77, formerly of Stockton Springs.
18. In Camden, Lucy A., 84, widow of the late Rev. Nathan C. Fletcher, formerly of Belfast.
20. In Lincolnville, Mrs. Eliza Sheldon, 30.
21. In Searsmont, Nathan Whitten, 65.
22. In Searsmont, Miss Emma S., 40, daughter of John A. Briggs, of Belfast.
22. In Searsport, Capt. Charles B. Sanford, 68, a well-known steamboat owner and captain.
23. In Boston, Miss Mary E., 25, daughter of the late Capt. Napoleon Bonaparte Warren, of Belfast.
24. In Lynn, Mass., Capt. William J. Pendleton, 68, formerly of Belfast.
26. In Fresno, Cal., Angelina J. Knox, 76, daughter of the late Col. Watson Berry, of Belfast.
26. Sophia Rice, 72, widow of the late John Stanwood Caldwell, and a native of Meriden, Conn.
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Jan. 27. In Rockland, Eunice B., 39, widow of the late George Lins- cott, and a native of Belfast.
Feb. 1. Harold P., infant son of Charles W. Coombs.
4. William Chaples, 89, a native of St. George, and resident of Belfast for over half a century.
4. Arthur W., 49, son of the late John Robinson. In the latter part of the War, he served in the Nineteenth Maine Infantry.
5. In Panora, Iowa, Parker Jewett, 88, formerly of Belfast.
5. In Portland, Capt. Isaac H. McDonald, 70, a native of Bel- mont, and once a resident of Belfast. He was captain of Company C, Twentieth Maine Regiment, in the War, and was a prominent temperance man.
9. In Salem, Jesse B. Edwards, 73, an estimable citizen, and a native of Belfast. He was son of the late John Edwards, of Belfast.
In St. Johnsbury, Vt., Helen D., wife of Rev. Joel A. Steele, Methodist pastor in Belfast in 1859.
13. Bertha M., 17, daughter of Robert H. Hart.
22. In New York, William Atherton, 65, son of the late John Wales, of Belfast.
25. In Augusta, Rev. Sylvanus G. Sargent, D.D., Baptist pastor in Belfast, 1838-44.
26. Aseneth E., 55, wife of John Watson Knowlton. She was daughter of George Brown, of Liberty.
Mar. 13. In Fresno, Cal., Frank W. Berry, 74, a native of Belfast, and son of the late Col. Watson Berry.
15. William Holt, 80, son of the late Richard Holt.
15. Marilla L. G., 70, widow of the late Thomas F. Frances, of Abington, now Rockland, Mass.
16. Mrs. Eunice Woodbury, 85.
16. Deacon Newell Mansfield, 83, a native of Camden, and since 1840, a resident of Belfast.
17. In Springfield, Mass., Abbie W., 76, widow of the late Sala- thicl Clarendon Nickerson, formerly of Belfast, and daughter of the late Thomas H. Carr.
21. Effie Grant, 1, daughter of Charles Rimmer Harrison.
22. In Portland, Mary E., 75, widow of the late James Scanlan, of Belfast.
29. Charles Wadsworth, 69, a native of Lincolnville. He was a member of Company D, Twenty-sixth Maine Infantry, in the War.
Apr. 6. William M. Erskine, 50, a soldier in Company K, Eleventh Maine, and in First Maine Heavy Artillery. He was a native of Bradford.
6. Benjamin F. French, 80.
12. In Walla Walla, Wash., James B. Patterson, 81, a former resident of Belfast.
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Apr. 16. Ola M. Tibbetts, 17.
23. Daniel R. Maddocks, 85, a native of Boothbay. In the War he was drum major of the Nineteenth Maine, and afterwards was Alderman from Ward 5.
24. In Denver, Col., Fred C., 45, son of Daniel Haraden, of Bel- fast.
25. Daniel J. Roberts, 70, a native of Waldo. He was a member of Company I, Twenty-Sixth Maine, in the War.
26. In Canon City, Col., Dr. A. P. Rogers, 59, a native of Belfast.
26. Lois Rhodes, 58, wife of Hon. William Colburn Marshall, and a native of Franklin, O.
30. Henry L., 26, son of the late Milford Weed. He was born in Montville.
May 5. In Somerville, Mass., Julia A., 56, widow of the late Napo- leon Bonaparte Warren, and daughter of William White.
11. In Bangor, Mary, 70, widow of the late Martin Fahy, late of Belfast.
12. In Atlanta Ga., William B. Rivers, 31, of Belfast.
13. In Battle Creek, Mich., Julia E. Schwatka, 34, daughter of Manasseh Sleeper, formerly of Belfast.
16. Thomas Albert, 62, son of John Sawyer of Knox.
16. In Searsmont, Elizabeth J. Dodge, 66, formerly a resident of Belfast.
20. Mary, 69, widow of the late Michael Melody.
21. In East Machias, Thomas W. Cooper, 73, formerly of Belfast.
22. In Providence, R. I., Dr. B. Henry Winslow, 28, a graduate of Bowdoin and Jefferson Colleges. He was son of Rev. George G. Winslow, of Belfast.
28. In York, Julia E. Brooks, 68.
28. Maurice C., 39, son of Calvin Hervey.
30. In Ellsworth, Henry L., 69, son of the late Lewis C. Murch, of Belfast. He had represented Ellsworth in the Legislature, and took much interest in public matters.
June 10. George O. Partridge, 37, a native of Stockton Springs.
11. Nahum J. Peirce, 25, a native of Windsor.
12. Miss Mary Stephenson, 84, youngest daughter of the late Thomas Stephenson, and the last of his family.
12. In Brewer, Capt. Samuel H. Barlow, 57, a native of Belfast, and the last of the family.
15. In Charlottetown, P. E. I., William R., 73, son of the late Robert Waterman, of Belfast.
16. In Yellow Jacket, Idaho, Henry O., 60, son of the late David Patterson, of Belfast.
17. In Vallejo, Cal., Frances P., 85, widow of the late Amos Storer, of Belfast.
18. Oliver H., 2, son of Dr. George Wesley Stoddard.
18. George B. Briggs, 61, a native of Freedom.
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June 21. Beatrice W., infant daughter of Sherman W. Freeman.
26. Walter H., 35, son of the late Samuel H. Walker.
July 4. Eliza E., 44, wife of Capt. John W. Ryder, and daughter of the late Capt. Joseph Dunbar.
4. Delilah W., 76, widow of the late P. J. Carter, and a native of Islesboro.
10. Roxanna, 71, wife of George E. Card, and daughter of the late Doane Pattershall, of Belfast.
12. Miss Bertha L., 17, daughter of Dr. Luther William Ham- mons.
14. In Marlborough, N. H., Mrs. M. J. Gannett, once a resident of Belfast.
17. Helen M., 50, wife of Jacob H. Havener, and daughter of the late Ibrook Eddy Collins.
21. Stillman Ellis, 71, a native of Waldo.
25. In Hyde Park, Mass., Mary B., 87, widow of the late Ansel Davis, formerly a resident of Belfast.
25. Capt. Joseph Clough, 77, a native of Sangerville.
31. Mrs. Mary A. Shaw, 73.
Aug.
4. In Searsport, Caroline A., 73, widow of the late Alexander Nichols, and once a resident of Belfast.
4 Horatio Huntington Johnson, M.D., 51. (See chapter XXII.)
6. Hattie, 45, wife of Hiram O. Pillsbury, and daughter of John Kellar.
12. Alvin F., infant son of John Jackson.
12. In New York City, Mary Elizabeth, 90, widow of the late Capt. Nathaniel Hatch. She resided in Belfast about fifty years, and was one of the prime movers in establishing the Universalist Church. Her first husband was Herbert R. Sargent.
13. Miss Frances Wadlin, 57.
16. Capt. James W. White, 76.
20. Abbie Howe, 66, widow of the late Franklin Prince Eames.
20. In Deer Isle, John Dunbar, 31, son of the late Joshua Dunbar, of Belfast.
22. Deborah, 53, wife of Capt. James L. Smitlı. She was a native of Swans Island.
23. Altana E., infant of William Robbins.
23. Jeremiah D. Parker, 62, Register of Probate from 1892, and a resident of Belfast for eighteen years. He was born in Exeter, N. H.
27. Capt. Frederick C. Pendleton, 60, a native of Camden. He had commanded many large ships and steamers. The house No. 12, Northport Avenue, Belfast, was built by him.
Sept. 8. Grant L., infant child of Warren A. Hanscom.
8. In Brooks, Abbie S., 61, wife of Joseph Ellis, and daughter of the late Edward Bicknell, of Belfast.
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Sept. 16. Drowned at Delaware Breakwater, Lucian P. Collamore, 50, formerly of Belfast.
19. Samuel F. Shaw, 64. He was son of the late Job Shaw.
- In Big Timber, Mont., Charles W., son of Adelbert Whitney, formerly of Belfast.
- In Bay City, Oregon, John S. Patterson, 78, formerly of Belfast.
20. In Stoughton, Mass., Sarah J., 74, widow of the late Leander Mathews, and daughter of James Durham, of Belfast.
23. In Portland, Dana, 18, son of Dr. Lewis Warrington Pendle- ton, recently of Belfast.
24. Dora J., 27, wife of Willie Varnum.
30. Hannah D., 82, widow of the late Simeon Curtis, of Mon- roe.
Oct. 9. Zibiah P., 84, widow of the late Josiah Sanborn, and daughter of William Fales, of Rockland.
10. Sarah L., 58, wife of Adoniram Merrill. She was born in Buekfield; her father was Samuel Chesley.
16. Almira, 87, widow of the late George W. Buckmore, and daughter of the late Jonathan Basford.
16. In San Francisco, John, 44, son of Dr. Calvin Moore, form- erly of Belfast.
19. In Lisbon, Portugal, Winfield, 31, son of Mrs. C. O. Macom- ber.
20. Enna J., 9, daughter of Joseph Tyler.
20. Miss Mary C. Kaler, 78, daughter of the late Joseph Kaler, and a native of Waldoboro.
22. Valentine H., 45, son of the late Doane Pattershall.
26. Marganna, 64, wife of Samuel L. Robbins, a native of Matini- cus.
26. In Syracuse, N. Y., Hon. Silas Briggs Hohn, 75. He taught a high school in Belfast in 1843-44.
26. Lost off Swans Island, Capt. Augustus Holbrook, 42. (See Accidents.)
27. In Concord, N. H., Chandler Eastman, 79, formerly of Belfast.
28. In Charlestown, Mass., John P. Tower, 45, formerly of Belfast. (See Accidents.)
28. Miss Harriet A., 46, daughter of John Hall, of Rockland. 30. In Roxbury, Mass., Naney J. Stimpson, 57.
Nov. 1. Amelia S., 57, widow of the late Jediah C. Cates, and daughter of the late John Alexander.
3. Daniel Haraden, 85, long a well-known trader in Belfast. He was son of the late John Haraden, and had held many municipal positions.
3. Mrs. Anne C. Roundy, 44.
5. Albert M., infant son of Henry W. Davis.
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Nov. 5. In Belford, England, Capt. Martin V. Lancaster, 52, a native of Belfast. He was son of the late Valentine Lancaster.
14. In Seattle, Wash., Nellie Maud, 35, wife of William R. Towne, and daughter of the late Josiah Mitchell.
14. In Independence, Iowa, William L., 35, son of Dr. Calvin Moore, formerly of Belfast.
15. Irvin L., 9, son of the late David Roderick, of Bangor.
15. In Atco, N. J., Eben E. Frye, 73, son of the late Amos Frye, of Northport, and a former resident of Belfast.
20. Miss Mae E., 26, daughter of the late Enoch Ingalls.
25. Emily Pierce, 43, wife of Lendall Tyler Shales, and daughter of William McGray Woods,
26. Cora V., 28, wife of Melvin A. Stephenson. She was born in Searsmont, and was daughter of Levi M. Poor.
Dec.
7. In Northport, Mrs. Abby (Merchant), 79, widow of the late Capt. Willard Mathews, of Belfast.
9. Grace A., 23, wife of Roy E. Young, and daughter of Willard E. Page, of Jackson.
11. Mary L., 78, widow of the late James Bowdoin Murch, Esq. She was born in North Carolina, but her father, the late Capt. Obed Hussey, of Hallowell, came to Maine when she was young.
24. In Northport, Capt. Rufus K. Patterson, 91. He was son of the late Martin Patterson, of Belfast.
24. In Bristol, R. I., Horace Manley Barns, 73, son of the late Capt. William Barns, of Belfast.
28. Nelson Rich, 84, a native of Jackson.
31. In Stockton Springs, Hon. Barnabas M. Roberts, 76, Col- lector of Customs in Belfast, 1871-75.
31. In Lewiston, Mrs. Anna J. (French) Penney, 87. Her marriage to Herbert C. Penney, aged 40, in 1897, caused a local sensation.
1897. Jan. 11. In Alfred, Miss Mary Ann Soper Derby, 90, a native of Belfast. She was daughter of Reuben Derby.
14. In Northport, Sarah S., 87, widow of the late Harrison Mahoncy, and daughter of the late Benjamin Stevens, of Northport. For several years she resided in Belfast.
17. Albert Boyd Otis, 57, son of Samuel Otis. (See chapter XXI, on Lawyers, and Portrait.)
22. David Lancaster, 82, a trader in Belfast since 1835. He was son of the late Humphrey Lancaster, of Northport, and the last survivor but one, Frank Merriam, of a family of eight.
26. Caroline G., 36, wife of Andrew Martin Patterson, and daughter of the late Sewall Patterson.
Feb. 3. Eliza L., 48, wife of Hiram Condon, and daughter of John M. Wood, of Northport.
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1897. Feb. 3. Thomas Crowell, 49, a native of Ellsworth.
6. In Gloucester, Mass., George W., 50, son of the late Capt. Wellington S. Pendleton, formerly of Belfast.
10. In East Weymouth, Mass., Clarence G., 40, son of John M. Trussell, formerly of Belfast.
18. William Fleming, 60, a native of Lincoln, and a soldier in the Nineteenth Maine Regiment during the War. For thirty years he was a courteous and faithful employee of the Belfast Livery Company.
23. In Portland, Samuel S., 57, son of the late Samuel S. Hersey. In 1861, he became an officer in Company K, Fourth Maine Regiment, and served to the close of the War.
Mar. 7. In China, Margaret S., 65, wife of V. B. Neal. and daughter of the late Nathaniel Simmons, of Belfast. She first married Albion K. Jackson, of Poor's Mills.
9. Harrison Hayford, 72. He was son of the late Gad Hayford, and came here in 1845 from Hartford. For many years he had charge of the city poor. He was an Alderman in 1874.
11. Sally, 92, widow of the late Hiram Holmes, a native and life- long resident of Belfast. She was a daughter of Capt. Abner McKeen, and grand-daughter of Deacon Samuel McKeen, an early settler.
12. James Thomas Pottle, 59, contractor and builder. He was born in Searsmont, and had resided in Belfast since 1870.
15. Mrs. Caroline W. Babbidge, 85.
18. Samuel Pearson, 93.
19. In Boston, Rhoda M., 54, wife of William J. Dennett.
20. Horace Edwin, 1, son of William Innes.
20. Mary R., 76, widow of the late William R. Stoddard, and daughter of the late Phineas Davis.
21. In Fruitland Park, Fla., George W. Elwell, formerly of Bel- fast.
24. George Dyer, 82, of Searsmont.
27. Martha, 83, widow of the late Capt. Darius Doak. She was born in Montville, being daughter of the late Joshua Thomp- son.
27. Daniel A. Wadlin, 66, a native of Northport.
28. Maria J., 83, daughter of the late Capt. Jacob Rhoades.
28. In Chelsea, Mass., Bertha J., 62, widow of the late Capt. John P. Morse, and daughter of the late Isaac C. Brown.
29. Esther L. (Vinal), 63, widow of the late Samuel E. Packard, of Jackson.
29. Flora E., 41, wife of Porter Nash. She was born in Searsmont.
31. In Denver, Col., Hattie C., 34, wife of Rev. F. W. Ryder, formerly pastor of the Baptist Church in Belfast.
Apr. 2. In New Haven, Conn., Mary R., wife of Capt. David Hodg- don, and daughter of the late Sylvanus Cottrell, of Belfast.
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Apr. 5. In Portsmouth, Va., Dr. M. F. Daughtrey, 79.
7. Mary B., 71, widow of the late Capt. Robert Limeburner. She was a native of Brooksville, and daughter of Benjamin Walker.
9. In Chelsea, Mass., Thomas H. Greeley, 77. He was son of the late William Greeley, who lived on Waldo Avenue.
11. Naney E., 65, widow of the late Charles B. Blaek, and daughter of the late John Moody, of Searsmont.
13. John Q. A. Davidson, 84, son of the late Henry Davidson.
14. Frederick James Durham, 62, of Portsmouth, Va. He was born in Belfast, 16 March, 1835, son of James and Elizabeth (Mathews) Durham. At the age of 21, he went to Ports- mouth, Va., where he lived for thirty-two years, a master ship-joiner in the Navy Yard, having often from seventy- five to three hundred men working under him.
16. Andrew F., 2, son of Frank A. Jackson.
17. Mrs. Eliza B. Jenkins, 84.
18. In Washington, Hon. Seth Llewellyn Milliken, 65. (See chapter XXI on Lawyers, and Portrait.)
19. In Augusta, Charles A. Brown, about 60, of Belfast.
22. Arnold Eugene, infant son of James Edwin Nickerson.
23. Mary E., 86, widow of the late Capt. Charles Thomas.
25. Timothy Thompson, 70. He was a native of Troy, and served in the Navy during the War.
29. On Clark's Island, Capt. Nathaniel Dyer, 82, an old resident of Belfast.
30. In Northport, Josephus C. Sherman, 55. He was son of Hiram P. Sherman of Knox, and a faithful and reliable man.
May
3. In Winn, Luther Brown, about 79, formerly of Belfast.
3. In Lincolnville, Faustina M., 57, wife of James Deane, and daughter of the late Ezra Piteher.
6. In Boston, Henry S. Jones, 69, a former resident of Belfast.
16. On Staten Island, N. Y., Capt. Augustus S., 63, son of the late Robert White. He began sea life when a boy, and rose to the command of large ships.
23. In Northport, Elizabeth F., 56, wife of James E. Wight, and daughter of Reuben Herrick.
24. In Hollis, Ruth, 63, wife of Robert Brownrigg, recently of Belfast.
28. In Vinalhaven, Fitz Albert Hunt, 76, a native of Belfast. He had been Representative, and for thirty years a town officer.
28. In Ellsworth, Jacob W. Coombs, 65. He was son of the late Capt. Luther Coombs, of Belfast. His death was caused by a runaway horse.
31. Franklin J. Banks, 70. He was son of the late John Banks.
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1897. June 2. Miss Florence Louise, 17, daughter of Charles Henry Mitchell.
3. In Concord, Mass., George W. Maker, 47, formerly of Belfast.
5. James Woodbury Frederick, 71. He was son of the late William Frederick, and had been prominently connected with the shipping interest of Belfast for nearly half a century.
20. Susan M., 78, wife of Cyrus D. Tibbetts. She was a native of Belfast, her maiden name being Moore.
25. Mary A., 81, widow of the late Humphrey Nicholas Lancas- ter, and daughter of the late Elijah Torrey.
25. In Magnolia, Mass., Mrs. Rebecca P. Allyn, 79, of Cambridge. She was widow of the late Rufus Bradford Allyn, of Belfast, and daughter of the late Samuel Upton.
26. Miss Elletta P., 19, daughter of the late Joseph Jewett.
26. Adeline Smith, 77, widow of the late Horatio N. Palmer, and a native of Gilmanton, N. H.
29. In Stillwater, Miss Sarah J. Houston, 58. She was daughter of the late Benjamin Houston, and was born in Belfast, on the old Houston homestead, now a part of Searsport.
July 1. Maud L., 26, wife of Hiram C. Hofses, and daughter of Philip G. Coombs.
13. In Boston, Francis Whitmore, 74, of Belfast. He went to California, in the bark W. O. Alden, in 1849.
14. Cynthia, 27, wife of William Shaw, of Augusta.
16. Sanford Hills Mathews, 65, of the firm of Mathews Brothers. He was born in Searsmont, and came to Belfast in 1854.
23. Walter M. Gray, 34. (See Accidents.)
23. Delmont Knowlton, 42, of Lynn, Mass. He was son of the late W. H. Knowlton, of Swanville.
25. Albert B. Hutchings, 33, a native of Penobscot.
30. In Emden, Amanda (Abbott), 64, wife of Hon. Randall W. Ellis, recently of Belfast.
30. In Boston, Nannette, 69, widow of the late Charles Rink, formerly of Belfast.
31. In Portland, Capt. James H. Henderson, 82, a former resi- dent of Belfast. He was born in Nova Scotia.
Aug. 3. Abbie L., 77, widow of the late John Darby.
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