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1 Crosby's Annals.
2 Mr. White gives his age as one hundred and ten, " being the lowest estimate made by his relatives." But Mrs. Tolford Durham insisted that it was much less. Quaint old Thomas Fuller illustrated the proverbial tendency of persons of advanced years to add to them, when he said, "Many old men set the clock of their age forward when past seventy." This was the case with McDonald. " The age of an individual is a fact," says Thoms's Canon on Centenarianism, "and like other facts to be proved, not inferred ; to he established by evidence, not accepted on the mere assertion of the individual or the belief of his friends ; not deduced from his physical condition, if living, or from his antopsy, if dead; but proved by the register of his birth or baptism, or some other authentic record ; and, in proportion as the age claimed is exceptionally extreme, ought the proof of it to be exceptionally strong, clear, and irrefragable."
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battle of Quebec. Soon after the erection of Fort Pownall, he came to Bucksport, and thence to Belfast. He possessed a strong mind and a vigorous constitution.
1821, Dec. 2. Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, aged 84 years.
Dec. 13. Paul Giles, aged 42 years. (See Chapter L. on Shipwrecks.)
1822, Aug. 30. Benjamin Whittier, aged 39 years, postmaster and town clerk. He was a son of Thomas Whittier.
Dec.
1. Colonel Thomas Cunningham, aged 43 years, a native of Peterboro,' N. H. He removed here in 1803, and was the landlord of Cun- ningham's Hotel. He held various military positions, and was a deputy under several successive sheriffs.
Dec. 1823, Oct.
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1. George Cochran, aged 85 years.
25. John Durham, aged 74 years, son of John Dur- ham, one of the original proprietors. He became the owner of lot No. 36, on which a portion of the business part of the city is built, and in 1780 occupied a log house in the rear of where McClintock's tenements on High Street stand.
1824, Feb. 11. Captain Solomon Kimball, aged 73 years.
Feb. 18. James Patterson, aged 80 years. (See Chapter VII. on Proprietary History.)
April 17. Jonathan Clark, aged 78 years.
May 3. Robert Houston, aged 61 years, a well-known land surveyor, and son of Samuel Houston, one of the first proprietors.
May 19. In Montville, John Moor, formerly a resident here, aged about 50 years.
May 19. Susan Sturtevant, aged 84 years.
Nov. 9. Zaccheus Porter, aged 44 years. (See Chapter XXVII. on Lawyers.)
1825, July 24. Dr. Herman Abbot, aged 42 years. (See Chapter XXVIII. on Physicians.)
July 28. Elijah Torrey, aged 49 years.
Nov. 12. Nathaniel Patterson, aged 79 years. (See Chapter VII. on Proprietary History.)
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1826, April 12. Widow Agnes Robertson, aged 86.
Sept. -. In Montville, Benjamin Joy, formerly a resident here.
1827, Feb. -. John H. Conner, merchant, aged 42. He came here from Sandwich, N. H.
March 15. William Cunningham, aged 92.
March 16. Samuel Cunningham, aged 89. He was born in Lunenburg, Mass., in 1738, and when young removed to Peterboro', N. H., where he re- sided until he came to Belfast. He com- manded a company in the battle of Benning- ton. After peace, he repeatedly represented Peterboro' in the Legislature. He was a man of pure life and candid temper.
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May 23. Captain Robert Miller, aged 66, son of James Miller, one of the original proprietors. (See Chapter VII. on Proprietary History.)
June 21. Mary Miller, aged 71.
Sept. 29. Mrs. Jane G. Covell, aged about 90.
Nov. 28. John Burgess, aged 93 years. He removed to this section in 1784, with his wife, three sons, and two daughters. Forty-eight grand-chil- dren, one hundred and twenty-one great-grand- children, and four of the fifth generation survived him.
Dec. 30. Jonathan Quimby, who came here in 1804, from Lebanon, N. H., aged 62. He was the father of Daniel, William, Jonathan T., and Phineas P. Quimby, and of Mrs. John Wales and Mrs. Job White.
1828, May 16. William Patterson, aged 79, one of the original proprietors. (See Chapter VII. on Proprie- tary History.)
Aug. 24. George Hopkins, aged 58.
Sept. Elisha Clark, aged 83. With his brothers Abra- ham and Ichabod, he came here about 1790.
Nov. -. Mrs. Ann W. Miller, wife of Joseph Miller, aged 73.
Dec. 30. Bartholomew Flowers, aged 93.
1829, Jan. 14. Mrs. Sarah West, aged 83 years, leaving about one hundred descendants.
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1829, Jan. 20. Rev. Nathaniel Wales, aged 36 years. (See Chap- ter XVIII. on Ecclesiastical History.)
Feb. -. In Litchfield, N. H., Mrs. Mary Davidson, aged 81 years, wife of John Davidson, one of the first settlers here.
Feb. 23. In Brooks, Captain Daniel Clary, aged 63 years. He came from Gorham, about 1794; and set- tled at what is now City Point, which for many years was called Clary's Point.
April 30. Mrs. Lucy Ryan, wife of John Ryan, aged 81 years.
May 28. William Jeffrey Read, eldest son of Hon. Nathan Read, aged 29 years, a graduate of Bowdoin College in 1823, and an attorney-at-law in Eastport. He possessed brilliant talents, and a deep, thorough, and investigating mind.
Sept. 17. Dr. William Poor, aged 55. XXVIII. on Physicians.)
(See Chapter
Oct. 9. Robert Patterson, aged 87 years. (See Chapter VII. on Proprietary History.)
Nov. 18. John Angier, merchant, aged 51 years. He was a native of Bridgewater, Mass., and came here in 1802. " In 1804, he married, and purchased of Paul Giles the house on High Street, opposite the westerly end of Phoenix Row, which he occupied during his life, and which his widow occupied after his decease. In the same year, he built a wooden store, which was burnt in 1823, on the site of the brick store now occu- pied by his son, and which he occupied to the date of his de- cease. He was one among the many originals we had among us in the early part of the century, such as are always to be met with in a newly settled country. He was an impulsive man, thoroughly independent in word and action, no time- server, no hypocrite, not always as particular in his choice of language as comports with a refined taste, but with a heart as full of kindness as ever throbbed. Ardent in his attachments, he was, as is usual with men of his temperament, equally ar- dent in his aversions."
1830, Feb. 4. Joseph P. Ladd, merohant, aged 48 years. He came from Epping, N. H.
Feb. 10. Mrs. Annis Cochran, aged 82 years, widow of John Cochran, who died in 1799.
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1830, Dec. -. Captain Robert Patterson, 4th, aged 54 years. (See Chapter L. on Shipwrecks.)
1831, Feb. 13. Dr John S. Osborn, aged 60 years. (See Chap- ter XXVIII. on Physicians.)
March 1. Captain John Williams, formerly of Islesboro'.
June 17. William White, aged 48 years. (See Chapter XXVII. on Lawyers.)
July
27. Mrs. - Pierce, widow of Ezekiel Pierce, aged 75 years.
1832, Jan.
16. Mrs. Mary Williamson, aged 73 years, widow of Captain George Williamson, formerly of Am- herst, Mass.
Feb. 16. Roderick McDonald, aged about 75 years.
Feb.
23. Major Daniel Murray, aged 80 years, formerly an officer in the British army.
April 15. Captain William Furher, aged 54 years.
April 26. Mrs. - , widow of Thomas Burkmar, aged 96. May 1. John Merriam, aged 55 years. He came from near Portland. For several years he resided on the farm now owned by Harrison Hay- ford, which he sold to Simon Watson in 1806, for $1,700. He was representative to the Leg- islature in 1817, Chief Justice of the Court of Sessions from 1820 to 1826, and repeatedly one of the selectmen.
July 12. Major William Cunningham, the oldest inhabi- tant, aged 93 years. He came here from Edge- comb, and for many years was a well-known trader at the Upper Bridge.
1833, Feb. 24. Samuel Spring, aged about 45. He came with his father, Thaddeus Spring, from Waltham, Mass., about 1800.
April 13. Colonel Jonathan Wilson, aged 67. He was drowned in Eastport Harhor, while attempting to cross from Carlow's Island bridge, which he had been building for the proprietors. His body was found floating in the water, being buoyed up by a heavy cloak. Captain David Green, his son-in- law, who accompanied him, was rescued in an exhausted condi- tion. Colonel Wilson was born in Chester, N. H., in 1762, and came here soon after the Revolution. He was one of the select- men in 1790, and held the office several years. From 1800 to
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1814, he was town clerk. He was the first representative of the town to the General Court of Massachusetts, having been chosen in 1802. It was mainly his persevering enterprise that secured the erection of the East Bridge, in 1806. His name beads the list of corporators, and he was the first toll-gatherer. He was highly esteemed in every walk in life. Nathaniel Wil- son and Jonathan Dayton Wilson were his sons. Mrs. David Green, now of San Francisco, is the last survivor of his children. 1833, April 23. Mrs. Eunice Kingman, wife of Walter Hatch, aged 72.
May
9. Benjamin Eells, aged 49.
1834, Aug.
1. Lewis Bean, father of Joseph and Lewis Bean, aged 55. He was a native of York, and with his brother Josiah came here about 1809, and commenced the manufacture of hats in the ยท old Babel. Three years afterwards, he erected a wooden building on the opposite side of the street, which he occupied until near the close of his life.
Aug.
5. Captain Hutson Bishop, aged 42. He built the brick house on Church Street, now owned by Ex-Governor Anderson.
Sept. 29. Josiah Porter, a Revolutionary soldier, aged 76.
Oct. 25. Hon. Abial Wood, of Wiscasset, one of the State Bank Commissioners, died at the Eagle Hotel while on an official visit, aged 62.
Oct. 30. Mrs. Mary Ulmer, widow of General George Ulmer, of Lincolnville, aged 72.
Dec. 8. In Searsmont, Ansel Lothrop, a former resident here, aged 54.
1835, Jan. 9. Major Samuel Houston, Jr., aged 81, son of Sam- uel Houston, who died in 1819. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and one of Washing- ton's Life Guard.
March 9. David Goddard, aged 42.
March 21. Reuben Kimball, aged about 65.
June 30. Captain Nathan Swan, aged 52. He came here about 1810, and resided for several years at Poor's Mills. In 1814, when the town was invested by the British, he com- manded a militia company here, the members of which were in actual service long enough to be entitled to bounty land, under
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the act of 1855. For several years he was a deputy sheriff. The bakery that stood near the corner of Main and Pleasant Streets, which the great fire of 1865 destroyed, was established by him. Captain Benjamin P. Swan, of Natchez, Miss., and William B. Swan, of Belfast, are his sons.
1835, Nov. 10. Leonard Crosby, aged 70.
1836, Jan. 11. Jonathan White, aged 69, a native of Chester, N. H., and brother of Robert and James White. He came here to reside in 1795, having pur- chased the lot on Northport Avenue, now known as the Pickard Place, where, in 1800, he built the house which is still standing, and which he occupied during the remainder of his life. His wife was the daughter of James Patterson, one of the earliest settlers.
March 8. Simon Watson, aged 74. He formerly kept a tavern which was situated on the farm now owned by Harrison Hayford.
May 11. Mrs. Lucy Town, widow of Benjamin Town, of Methuen, Mass., aged 81.
May
-. In Calais, Otis Patterson, aged 28, recently of Belfast.
May 13. Captain William Avery, a native of Preston, Conn., aged 51. He was formerly a ship- master, and came here about 1813. For twenty years he was a successful merchant, being in partnership during a portion of the time with James P. White, under the firm name of Avery & White.
Sept. 16. Thomas Whittier, aged 61.
Sept. 29. Benjamin Davis, aged 77.
Nov. 14. Deacon Tolford Durham, aged 92, one of the earliest inhabitants. (See Chapter VII. on Proprietary History.)
1837, Jan. 12. Rev. Alfred Johnson, aged 70. (See Chapter XVIII. on Ecclesiastical History.)
March 6. Mrs. Hannah Leach, widow of Andrew Leach, aged 79.
Sept. 7. Isaac Flagg, a Revolutionary soldier, aged 92.
Oct. 2. Joseph Barnes, aged 93.
Nov. 12. Mrs. Sarah Derby, formerly of York, aged 86.
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1838, March 3. Caleb Heath, father of Solyman Heath, Esq., aged 70.
April 6. Mrs. Sarah Cross Johnson, widow of Rev. Alfred Johnson, aged 72. She was a daughter of General Ralph Cross, of Newburyport.
May 3. Asa Edmunds, aged 81. He came here from Connecticut, about 1805. He was by profes- sion a schoolmaster, and for many years well known as " Master Edmunds." He partici- pated in the Revolution, and was one of the picked men who, under Major Barton, in July, 1777, captured General Prescott of the British army. He was Chairman of our Board of Select- men when the British invested the town during the war of 1812. A prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, he was the first treasurer of the Belfast Lodge. His portrait adorns the Masonic Hall.
Oct. 7. In Alfred, Andrew Derby, for many years a trader here, aged 63.
Oct. 9. In Portsmouth, N. H., Samuel Jackson, Jr., mer- chant of this town, aged 38.
Oct. 26. Mrs. Mary Patterson, widow of William Patter- son, 2d, aged 92. They were the first couple married in town. She was a daughter of John Mitchell.
1839, Jan. 31. In Brooks, Alexander Clark, aged 95, one of the early settlers of Belfast, a selectman in 1777, and town clerk from 1791 to 1800. He lived here over half a century.
March 18. Mrs. Sarah Houston, widow of Samuel Houston, aged 78.
April 15. Mrs. Hannah Hodgdon, formerly of Northport, aged 73.
May -. In Perrysville, Pa., James Miller, formerly of Belfast, and son of the original proprietor of the same name, aged 82.
Sept. 28. William Moody, aged 64. He was born in Byfield, Mass., in 1775 ; was married in York, Me., in 1802; and came here to reside in January, 1803. He was educated a mer- chant, and for a while after he came here was in trade; but in
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1813 he became the agent of Thorndike, Sears, and Prescott, of Boston, proprietors of large tracts of land in this vicinity, succeeding in office the late Phineas Ashmun, Esq., of Brooks. He continued to be the agent of the proprietors until the close of his life. He occupied at one time the dwelling-house which stood on Front Street, opposite the site of the Belfast Foundery, which was burnt in the fire of 1865; at the time he occupied it, the garden in front of the house extended to the shore. From 1817 to 1825, he lived in the Lymburner house on High Street, from which he removed to that on Church Street, after- wards occupied by his son-in-law, General J. W. Webster. He was an honest man, social and kindly in his intercourse with friends and neighbors, liberal in his religious views, but exceed- ingly tenacious of his own opinions. No better testimonial to his integrity and fidelity in the discharge of duty can be found than the inscription on the monument erected to his memory in Grove Cemetery : "William Moody. For 26 years the confidential agent of the proprietors of the adjoining country. This monument is erected by David Scars, of Boston, 1840, in honor of his virtues and in gratitude for his services." 1
1839, Oct. -. Mrs. Hannah Ann Anderson, widow of John Anderson, of Wiscasset, aged 70.
Oct. 30. John Cochran, the last surviving original pro- prietor, aged 90, and one of the Boston Tea- party of 1773. (See Chapter VII. on Pro- prietary History.)
Dec. 7. John Sawyer, a native of Portland, and one of the landlords of the American House, aged 32. 1840, May -. Colonel Moses Woods, who had traded at the Head of the Tide since 1833, aged about 41. He was the father of William M. Woods.
July 30. Robert White, aged 70, a brother of Jonathan White, and a half-brother of James and Wil- liam White. He came here in 1797, and oc- cupied until his decease the farm where his son William B. now lives. At the time he purchased it, there was a log house on the premises, in which he commenced house-keep- ing, and in which his son, Hon. James P. White, was born. In 1803, he erected a two- story house, which is still standing. All his 1 Crosby's Annals.
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children now living reside here. At one time, they all, seven in number, resided with their respective families on the same street.
1840, Aug. 15. Deacon Thomas Prince, aged 90.
1841, Jan. 3. Walter Hatch,a Revolutionary pensioner, aged 82.
Jan, 7. Harry Soddergreen, a native of Sweden, aged 90.
Jan. 24. At Sierra Leone, Africa, on board United States schooner "Grampus," Past Midshipman Al- bert S. Whittier, son of Captain David Whit- tier, aged 22.
Jan. 28. John Pace, aged 94.
Feb. -. Mrs. Anna Clark, widow of Abraham Clark, aged 80.
April 10. Mrs. Hannah Burgess, wife of Captain John Burgess, aged 74.
April 15. Robert Rowe, formerly of Standish, aged 72.
June 25. On the passage from Havana to New York, Sheridan F. Bates, principal of Belfast Acad- emy in 1839-40, aged 25.
Sept. 24. Charles Smith, a Revolutionary soldier, aged 87.
Sept. 25. Thomas Houston, son of Samuel Houston, aged 70.
Nov. 21. Mrs. Abigail Banks, wife of Deacon John Banks, aged 71.
1842, March -. In Washington, D. C., Samuel Upton, formerly a resident here, aged 58.
April 10. Peter H. Smith, for many years a well-known merchant, aged 53.
April 15. Widow Mary Shirley, aged 70.
July 26. Joseph Miller, aged 86. He was a native of Peterborough, N. H., to which town Samuel Miller, his father, removed from Londonderry. The father was son of Alexander Miller, and cousin of James Miller, one of the first settlers of Belfast. Joseph Miller was born in 1756. He married Ann Wire, of Peterborough, re- moved to Sharon, and thence in 1800 to Bel- fast, where he bought and occupied the farm now owned by his grandson, Wales L. Miller. Samuel W. and Joseph Miller, both of whom lived and died here, were his sons.
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1842, Aug. 1. In Bangor, Henry Cargill, formerly a trader here, aged 43.
Aug. 1. In Pine Township, Pa., Elizabeth Miller, widow of James Miller, formerly of Belfast, aged 76. She was a daughter of Benjamin Nes- mith.
Aug. 13. Mrs. Mary Patterson, widow of Adam Patter- son, formerly of Northport, aged 96.
Sept. 30. Samuel French, aged 59. He came here in 1811, from Gloucester, Mass., and worked at his trade as a housewright until 1823, when he formed a copartnership in mercantile business with John Haraden. Their store was first at the head of what is now Swan & Co.'s Wharf Mr. French subsequently occupied the store after- wards owned by J. W. Frederick & Co., which was burnt in the great fire of 1873. He was a quiet, unassuming, and much respected citizen.
Oct. 18. Mrs. Susannah Cunningham, aged 86, widow of Samuel Cunningham, formerly of Peterboro', N. H.
Dec. 4. Jonathan Towle Quimby, a native of Lebanon, N. H., aged 43.
Dec. 5. William Grinnell, aged 79. He came here from Block Island, about 1806.
1843, March 13. Bohan P. Field, the earliest lawyer here, aged 68. (See Chapter XXVII. on Lawyers.)
April 23. Mrs. - Reed, wife of Thomas Reed, aged 74. May 23. Mrs. Abigail Robinson, wife of George Robin- son, aged 76.
May 14. Mrs. Hannah Patterson, aged 99, widow of Nathaniel Patterson.
June 3. Mrs. Eunice H. Edmunds, widow of Asa Ed- munds, aged 87.
June 6. Alvan Edmunds, son of Asa Edmunds, aged 63.
Ang. 11. David Miller, of Northport, aged 84. He was son of James Miller, one of the first settlers here.
Aug. 19. In Eastport, Captain John Doyle, a packet mas- ter between here and that town, aged 35.
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1843, Dec. 5. In Boston, Mayo Hazeltine, aged 38. He came here in 1827, and for several years was a prominent and successful merchant.
Dec. 15. Captain John Burgess, aged 84.
1844, Jan. 13. In Boston, William Biglow, aged 70, for many years master of the village school here. He was a graduate of Harvard College, and a classmate of Judge Crosby.
Feb. 16. Zenas Stephenson, aged 78.
Feb. 21. Mrs. Rhoda Hall, formerly of Exeter, N. H., aged 74.
March 4. Samuel Tuft, aged 87.
March 13. Mrs. Thankful Smith, widow of Charles Smith, aged 81.
March 28. Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards, aged 71.
April 3. Bailey Peirce, aged 57. He was landlord of the Eagle Hotel from 1833 to 1838, clerk of the courts in 1838, during the first administration of Governor Kent, and afterwards engaged in trade.
April -. In Boston, Captain Joshua Elwell, for many years a resident here, aged about 63.
April 23. Captain William Barnes, a well-known ship- master and merchant, aged 49.
May 23. Deacon John Banks, aged 73.
Dec. 7. Norman E. Roberts, aged 36, a native of Con- necticut, and Deputy Collector of the customs.
Dec. 20. Samuel Jackson, aged 66, one of the earliest , innholders here. For many years he was a deacon of the Unitarian Church.
1845, Jan. 1. Mrs. Margaret Steele, widow of Robert Steele, formerly of Londonderry, N. H., aged 83.
Jan. 19. Mrs. Martha Gilbreth, widow of Patrick Gil- breth, aged 88.
Feb. 26. In Hallowell, Me., Samuel A. Gordon, for several years a trader here, aged 35.
April 11. Nathan B. Foster, formerly a surveyor and schoolmaster, aged about 68.
April 16. In Searsport, Deacon John Gilmore, an early settler here, aged 84.
April 27. Mrs. Abigail Hartshorn, wife of Benjamin Harts- horn, aged 77.
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1845, Aug. 14. Mrs. Susan McFarland, wife of Captain Ephraim McFarland, aged about 70.
Oct. -. Lemuel Dillingham, a soldier of the Revolution, aged 89.
Nov. -. Mrs. Anna Atkinson, widow of Amos Atkinson, of Newbury, Mass., aged 83.
Dec. - 9. In Boston, Mrs. Tameson Whittier, widow of Thomas Whittier, formerly of Belfast, aged 76.
1846, Jan. 15. In Frankfort, Ebenezer Colburn, of Belfast, a soldier of the Revolution, aged 85. He came here about 1800.
Feb. 12. Mrs. Eleanor Wilson, widow of Colonel Jona- than Wilson, and a daughter of John Mitchell.
March 12. Mrs. Lydia Patterson, aged 88.
April 18. Lydia Flowers, aged 71.
Aug. 26. In Athens, Me., Ziba Hall, recently a resident here, aged 78.
Sept. 13. In Boston, Archer H. Townley, late of Belfast, aged 34.
Dec. 13. Jacob McDonald, aged 72.
1847, Feb. 16. In Buffalo, N. Y., Mrs. Emma Jones Hubbard, wife of Dr. Thaddeus Hubbard, of Belfast, aged 70.
March 19. In Salem, Me., Robert Patterson, 2d, aged 76, recently of Belfast.
April 10. Gardiner Brooks, aged 41.
April 25. Widow Mary Smith, formerly of Ipswich, Mass., aged 93.
Aug. 17. Rev. Marcus A. H. Niles, pastor of the Uni- tarian society, aged 41. (See Chapter XVII. on Ecclesiastical History.)
Aug. 21. Peter Rowe, a native of Standish, and for twenty years a trader here. He built the house at the corner of Main and Church Streets, where Hayford's Block now stands. He was representative to the Legislature in 1830 and 1831, and repeatedly filled the posi- tion of selectman.
Sept. 27. In New Orleans, Captain James G. Patterson, master of brig "Julia and Helen," aged 32.
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1848, Feb. -. Mrs. Abigail Darrow, formerly of York, aged 87. March 4. Herbert R. Sargent, aged 43.
June 11. John Maddocks, a native of Nobleboro', aged 79.
June 19. Captain Paoli Hewes, for many years a well- known packet-master between here and East- port, aged 80.
June 22. Ephraim McKeen, aged 82. He was a native of Londonderry, and canie here about 1795.
June 27. Albert T. Nickerson, merchant, and son of Salathiel Nickerson, aged 34. He graduated at Bowdoin College, in 1836.
June 28. Manasseh Sleeper, aged 68. He was born in Poplin, N. H., and came to this State in 1802, residing for a while in Bath, where he taught school for two or more years. In 1814 he came here to reside, having married a daughter of one of our earliest settlers, Thomas Whittier, Esq., the first landlord of the Whittier Tavern. Mr. Sleeper was for some time landlord of the old Whittier Tavern, and afterwards of the Huse Tavern. He opened the last-named to the public on the 4th of July, 1820, raised a sign bearing the coat-of-arms of the new State, and gave to the house the name of the Maine Hotel ; a name by which it was ever afterwards known. When he left the hotel, he removed to the house which he built in 1818, at the junction of Church and Spring Streets, now occupied by Dr. Flanders. It was the second house built on Church Street, the first being the one now occupied by Edwin Salmond. He continued to reside there until his decease .. He was often elected to important municipal offices. In the memorable " small-pox year," he was Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. The onerous and delicate duties devolved on him in that season of excited public feeling were performed independently and fearlessly, but to the acceptance of the community at large. He was one of the founders of Belfast Lodge of Masons, which was chartered in 1816; was its first Master, and delivered the first public address before it on the anniversary of St. John the Baptist, 1823. After leaving the hotel, he devoted the larger portion of his time to surveying land, the duties of notary public and justice of the peace, until the almost exclusive jurisdiction of criminal offences committed within the town was conceded to him ; he became in fact the Police Court of the village. When the law creating town courts was enacted,
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he was appointed by the governor to the office of Judge of the Town Court of Belfast. Although not possessing any legal education beyond that acquired in the discharge of his duties as a magistrate, his decisions in cases pending before him were almost uniformly in unison with the law involved. Appeals from his decisions were not infrequent, but the instances were rare in which those decisions were not sustained in the higher court. He was called in his declining years to bear a heavy burden of physical and mental infirmity, but bore it patiently and resignedly to the end: He left four sons and two daugh- ters, all of whom save one, the wife of the late Hon. James White, are still living.1
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