genealogical wanderings of dale w mower

checking in

2009-02-16T17:53:00.001-05:00

I just noticed that the last post on this was last September!! Where the heck does the time go? In case anyone is interested, I'm not dead. Just really busy. Hope to be back blogging soon.....

Dale

introduction to politics

2008-09-26T22:53:00.003-04:00

Ok - on this night of the 1st Presidential Debate, I was reminded of this inclusion in the Bangor Daily News when I was a cute 3 years old. I note I was with my mother - hmmm - is that because I was a mommy's boy or just because she has more liberal leanings than dad? Anyway, I learned well.

Oh, and by the way, nice socks mom!

terrill & butler

2008-09-14T10:24:00.004-04:00

While researching Guy and Gertrude (Terrill) Butler, I found this adverstisement in a 1910 Old Town city directory.

The relationships: Isaac Anthony Terrill was a brother of my great-grandfather Jacob William Terrill. Guy Warren Butler was married to Isaac's daughter Gertrude.

Gertrude (Terrill) wa born in Argyle, Maine, 26 Sep 1876, the dau. of Isaac and Henrietta (Foster) Terrill. She died in Old Town, Maine, 11 Jul 1961.

Guy W. Butler was born in Cumberland Center, Maine, 28 Jan 1874, the son of Edward and Etta (merrill) Butler. He died in Old Town, Maine, 5 Nov 1945. Interestingly, his obituary doesn't mention this endeavor, but includes a long list of employment, as follows:

He first started his life work at the age of nine as a telegraph operator for his father, a station agent for the Maine Central Railroad company. He attended Farmington schools and later was a telegraph operator in Old Town for many years. He was also employed as a bookkeeper for the T. R. Savage company in Bangor. He later went to Millinocket during a typhoid fever epidemic where he became assistant bookkeeper for the Great Northern Paper company. After that Mr. Butler was employed in Waterville for the Central Maine Power company, as a bookkeeper and was also an accountant for several different firms. While living in Old Town, Mr. Butler assisted Thomas Clark, a hydraulic engineer, in his work, the study of which became a hobby with Mr. Butler. After his work in Waterville, he became immigrations, customs and naturalization officer and held this position for 16 years. He received his training for this work in Montreal. Part of his work took him into Canada, while the other part was in the United States, and he resided in Vanceboro. Due to ill health he retired from active work and returned to his home in Old Town two years ago last May. Although having lived in Farmington 24 years, he held his residence in Old Town for the past 38 years. Even though his work took him to many places his home and his thoughts were always in Old Town. He had the honor of having worked to the top in the work and position which he held for so many years.

Guy W. & Gertrude (Terrill) Butler are buried in Old Town's Lawndale Cemetery, as are Isaac Anthony & Henrietta (Foster) Terrill.

mower pleads guilty - shot his wife

2008-08-31T17:01:00.004-04:00

I discovered this interesting piece of family history last night while i was surfing around old newspaper sites. It concerns Walter Jabez Mower - he being my my 2nd cousin 3 times removed, his great grandparents being John and Elisabeth (Edwards) Mower. John you may recall from a couple posts back is one of my Revolutionary War ancestors.

First I found The North Adams Transcript of 21 Feb 1899 reporting the following:

Somerville, Mass., Feb. 21. - While temporarily deranged, owing to a severe attack of the grip, Walter Mower of this city shot his wife in the right breast yesterday. The chances are in favor of her recovery. Mower, it is said, has been partly insane for a days [sic] or two, and imagined that there was an attempt being made to send him to an insane hospital. He became more violent yesterday and procured the weapon with which he attempted to kill his wife.

Further surfing brought up an article in the 22 Feb 1899 issue of the Boston Daily Advertiser:

MOWER PLEADS GUILTY

Walter Mower, who shot his wife at their home, 82 Marshall st., Somerville, Monday afternoon, was arraigned in the district court yesterday. Mower pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill his wife, Addie Mower. His bearing was calm and he appeared very much at ease, no trace of nervousness over his position being apparent. He was held by Judge Story in $5000 to appear before the June grand jury. Being unable to furnish the required bonds, Mower was driven in a hack to the East Cambridge jail. While lodged in the Somerville police station Mower's only request was that he be allowed more air. He was taken into a corridor by an officer and allowed to stand for some time near an open window. For this he seemed very grateful. His bearing throughout has been calm and dignified, as though he was totally unaware of the enormity of his offence.

Mrs. Mower is resting at her home in Marshall st. as comfortably as could be expected. Her physicians say that she will probably recover. Dr. Merrill, the family physician, is in attendance. The bullet which lodged in her neck has been removed safely. Dr. Bell will undertake the removal of the ball under her right shoulder blade. With the bullets removed it is believed her recovery will be a matter of but a few weeks. The operation for the removal of the second bullet will be done with the X-ray to locate the ball.

The Mowers have lived six years an ideal married life. The death of their first-born son two years ago brought them even more closely together. The fact that Mrs. Mower would say nothing as to who her assailant was when questioned in the grocery store Monday was proof of her deep affection for her husband. The Meserves, the wife's family, believe implicity [sic] in Mower's insanity, and yesterday Capt. Perry, the prosecuting officer in the case, was kept busy answering their questions regarding the condition and wishes of the prisoner. For several years the Mowers have lived $5000 a year beyond their income. His health also for the last six months has been very poor. Insanity is known to exist in the family, and only so recently as last Saturday he said to his wife and Mrs. Meserve that he felt at times as though an asylum would be the best and safest place for him.

Very interesting!

Well, not quite sure where all the insanity is in the Mower line, but I'm always open to finding more.... maybe that makes me a tad insane ???

it's field hockey season...

2008-08-24T20:33:00.004-04:00

Congratulations!

Melissa

Bangor High School

Varsity Field Hockey

....a goalie of course!

Best wishes for a great season

john mower's revolutionary war trunk

2008-08-09T22:25:00.009-04:00

Mom, Melissa, Dale & Dad outside the Monson Historical Society

Today, August 9th, 2008, the trek was finally made to the Monson Historical Society. Genealogical friend Tootie Bennett had kindly informed me a couple years ago that included in the society's holdings was the trunk that John Mower had taken with him into service during the Revolutionary War. The trunk featured his initials tacked onto the top of the trunk. So Patti, Melissa and I picked up my Mom & Dad and off we went.

Trunk of John Mower, Revolutionary War Soldier

Grandfather of Sophia Parker Pullen

Donated by Genevieve Beckwith

Sophia Parker was the daughter of Ireson & Pamelia (Mower) Parker, born in Greene on 2 Dec 1821. She married on 8 Mar 1841 Horace Pullen of Monson.

I'm descended through Pamelia Mower's brother, Martin.

I encourage all of John Mower's descendant's to make the pilgrimage to Monson to see this trunk in real life.

elisha and silence (harrington) gibbs

2008-07-26T10:42:00.004-04:00

Revolutionary War Veteran Elisha Gibbs and his wife Silence are my 4th-great-grandparents. I found this reference in an article entitled "Historical Sketch of Foxcroft, Maine" in Sprague's Journal of Maine History -

Every year from the beginning of the town's existence liberal provision was made for the poor. For the greater part of the time they were boarded in different families. For instance, in 1833, it was voted "to set up Elisha Gibbs and his wife at auction to the lowest bidder," "After several bids," -- and these are the words of the record, -- "Elisha Gibbs and his wife were struck to Silas Paul for the some of forty-seven dollars and fifty cents for one year, to be maintained free of any expense to the town during said time." Evidently the "high cost of living" was no problem in those days as it is now. For some years the town maintained a poor farm which was on the shore of Sebec Lake near Steadman's Landing.

Of note in this, Silas Paul was their grandson - he was married to two sisters - Roxanna Mansfield and Jane Hosmer Mansfield. Roxanna and Jane were the daughters of Thomas and Hannah (Gibbs) Mansfield, the daughter of Elisha and Silence.
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Source: "Historical Sketch of Foxcroft, Maine," Sprague's Journal of Maine History, Vol. V, No. 2 (September 1917): 73.

vacation time

2008-07-22T21:21:00.003-04:00

It's true!

A week of NO work, NO genealogy and NO internet!

Here is Dale with the ever-present cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee

enjoying a week at Beech Hill Pond.

The only thing missing here is a book!

Reading for the week was the 1st 3 volumes of

The Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles

by Bernard Cornwell

grant gathering 2008

2008-07-05T18:27:00.003-04:00

I'm proud of my loyalist roots and to be a Grant descendant from Southampton, New Brunswick. Grant Gathering 2008 is coming up (unfortunately I won't be able to attend, but want to help spread the word to interested cousins).

The wrap up
Who:
Family of the "Southampton New Brunswick Grants". Descendants via male or female line from John Grant and Elizabeth Lockwood. Contact us to discuss if necessary.

What:
A Gathering of the Grants at the Southampton Community Hall. A fee will be required to cover costs of meals and incidental expenses.

When:
August 1 - 2 - 3, 2008

Where:
Southampton is in central New Brunswick, between Woodstock and Fredericton on the North side of the Saint John River approx. 10 km. north west of the Hawkshaw Bridge (Exit 231 off Highway 2). There will be a sign posted at the intersection of Route 105 and Campbell Settlement Road.

Why:
To salute our ancestors "where they pioneered" and meet and greet relatives we know or have not met yet. (And of course to have a great time).

Craigellachie !!!

For more information, visit http://gg08.tripod.com/index.html.

the gibbs sisters - hannah and polly

2008-06-24T22:22:00.009-04:00

On a rare day off from work (June 13th), Patti and I took a trip to Camden, Maine, to search Mt. View Cemetery for the gravestones of Hannah (Gibbs) Mansfield and Mary aka Polly (Gibbs) Mansfield. They were daughters of my 4th-great-grandparents, Elisha & Silence (Harrington) Gibbs. Hannah and Mary were married in Camden to brothers, Thomas and Daniel Mansfield, sons of Daniel and Lydia (Newhall) Mansfield.

- - - - - - - - - -

Polly, wife of Capt. Daniel Mansfield,

died Jan. 30, 1829, aged 48 years.

- - - - - - - - - -

Hannah, wife of Thomas Mansfield,

Died Mar. 1, 1854,

AE. 72 yrs. 11 mo's.

Thomas is buried alongside Hannah, but where is Daniel buried?

welcome to daisy and reebok

2008-06-11T22:14:00.006-04:00

Here are the newest members of the Mower family,

adopted from the Bangor Humane Society on 29 May 2008.

Daisy is on the left.

She's Dale's cat, named after his grandmother Terrill.

Reebok is on the right.

She's Mell's cat, named after her hockey pads, of course.

drowning death of charles vickery

2008-05-19T20:35:00.005-04:00

Charles H. Vickery, my great-granduncle, was born in Glenburn, Maine, on 20 Dec 1838, the second child of Stephen Thayer and Betsey (Gibbs) Vickery. On 19 Dec 1853 he drowned in Pushaw Lake. The following article appeared in the Bangor Daily Whig & Courier:

A boy fourteen years of age, oldest son of Mr. Stephen Vickery of Glenburn, was drowned at Pushaw Pond on Monday evening. He was going to attend a singing school when several men who wished to get across the pond met him and as he had his skates with him they requested him, to haul them cross. This he attempted to do but fell into a hole in the ice and could not be recovered. Two of the men fell in but were taken out.
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SOURCE: Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, Maine), 21 Dec 1853

photo: chub

2008-05-16T22:34:00.004-04:00

This photo is from an old album that belonged to my grandmother, Harriet Elizabeth (Vickery) Mower. It is a photo of her horse, Chub.

martin mower's thoughts on stock feeding

2008-05-16T22:16:00.003-04:00

Here's an editorial written by Martin Mower in 1851 that appeared in the Bangor Daily Whig & Courier.

Stock Feeding

We have several times alluded to the improvements and experiments of Martin Mower, Esq., of this city, in his farmer operations. One thing is certain and obvious, that from some cause his farm makes a much better appearance than formerly, and is also much more profitable.

The following statement of his, relative to his method of feeding stock, will doubtless be interesting to our agricultural readers, and perhaps suggest to them some improvements:

"I have raised, the last season, one thousand bu. English rutabaga turnips at a cost satisfactory, and placed them in a cellar so constructed and ventilated as to keep them in perfect good order, at one end of which there is a cooking apartment where I have set a potash kettle covered steam-tight, which holds four bushels of turnips. To cook the turnips I add to them two pails of water, fetch them to a boil, and then close the furnace door. The following morning they are thoroughly cooked, and are then put into a half hogshead tub with one pint of salt, and mashed to the consistence and appearance of pumpkin prepared to put into past for pies. In this state they are given hot to twelve cows and a horse and devoured voraciously. In addition to this I give them as much straw and coarse hay as they will eat clean.

I give this, not as a result, but to elicit the views of your correspondents in conducting an experiment to a favorable result.

I ought to have said that the steam is carried some forty feet through a wooden pipe and condensed in the fodder, in the middle of the barn floor.

MARTIN MOWER

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SOURCE: Bangor Daily Whig & Courier, Bangor, Maine, 27 Jan 1851

thoughts of manure by martin mower

2008-05-14T20:57:00.004-04:00

Well, it seems our distinguished ancestor, Martin Mower, was a strong proponent of cooking manures as illustrated in this article which appeared in the Bangor Daily Whig & Courier back in 1850.

There is very little excuse now for farmers being ignorant of any of the essential scientific or practical information regarding their great art. They have only to attend to the current reading of the day, as to matters respecting agriculture to keep up with the improvements that are made. The press is teeming with matter of the deepest importance to farmers, and much of it a genuine practical character., unfolding in an easy manner the principles of science adapted to the culture of the earth, and making familiar the great laws of nature having relations to the agricultural art. Among these publications is a beautiful volume published by Messrs. LEONARD SCOTT & Co., of New York, which contains the lectures delivered before the New York State Agricultural Society and the mebers [sic] of the Legislature of New York during the last winter. The subjects of which they treat are the relations to practical agriculture of physical geography, geology and minerology [sic] , meterology [sic] and chemistry, with the means by which general scientific knowledge may be diffused and made available for the improvement of agriculture and the general elevation of the agricultural classes. They were received with great favor at the time of each delivery, and are now collected into a volume with the view of subserving the interests both of agriculture and science. They present in a lucid manner the results of recent scientific investigation, and throw much light on the rationale of many of the operations of husbandry.
These enterprising publishers are now issuing that great work, to which we have repeatedly called attention, "The Farmer's Guide to Scientific and Practical Agriculture," by Henry Stephens of England, and John P. Norton, Professor of Scientific Agriculture in Yale College.
The Working Farmer, a monthly publication by Professor Mapes, is a work of great merit, particularly upon the all important subject of manures and the cooking of manures, a matter which is not sufficiently understood and attended to even by those who can appreciate the value of manures in farming.
In the remarks of Capt. Martin Mower of this city, at the Penobscot Agricultural Show, there was a great fund of valuable practical information upon this subject of cooking manures, which we fear was not fully understood and appreciated. The speaker endeavored to give the why and the how and in this order. It would have been better in a popular audience, such as was there assembled, to have given distinctly and consecutively the how and have left the why for another occasion, or for a brief suming [sic] up. One fact he stated of much interest, that by his method of cooking manure he had no difficulty in reducing bones in one year to an impalpable powder, thoroughly mixed with his compost or held in his liquid manure. There can be no doubt, we think, that even with his imperfect and somewhat clumsy manner of treating his compost manure, he derives very great advantage in his soil. We have seen full evidence of this in an examination of his fields and his crops. He has the true idea about the necessity of cooking manures, and he will be able to by and by, with his improvements, to bring the labor of the processes into better shape. The compost heap made of muck, leaves, saw dust, stable manure, offal and other organic matters, should be frequently saturated with a liquid of lime slacked with salt water, plaster, soot, ashes, charcoal dust, night soil, urine, soap suds, and all the wast liquid made in a dwelling, spent lye of soap, &e. This liquid passing through the heap, not only imparts virtue to the materials in the heap, but insures entire decomposition of the whole. The compost thus made and frequently turned over, becomes fit food or plants and performs the double office of decomposing other substances in the soil and rendering them useful, which otherwise would remain for a long time inert without such treatment.
But we cannot pursue this subject further now, and have only thrown out these hints and suggestions to call attention to some of the matters which should engage the earnest attention of all who would be successful farmers.
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SOURCE: Bangor Daily Whig & Courier, Bangor, Maine, 22 Oct 1850

farms of martin mower and james parker

2008-05-13T20:06:00.003-04:00

Here's a newspaper article I recently uncovered from 1853 that refers to two of my 3rd-great-grandfathers, Martin Mower and James Parker. In addition, I believe the E. H. Gibbs included would be Ebenezer H. Gibbs, brother of my 2nd-great-grandmother, Betsey (Gibbs) Vickery.

Report on Farms

To the Trustees of the Penobscot Agricultural Society

The Committee appointed to examine Farms entered for the Society's premium for the year 1853, having attended to that duty would beg leave to report: That the whole number of farms entered were five, by the following persons, by Martin Mower of Bangor, E. H. Gibbs, Lowell Marston, and James Parker of Glenburn; and E. F. Crane of Kenduskeag.

In the examination of these farms, your committee were much gratified, in finding them in a prosperous and flourishing condition, not withstanding the last three successive dry seasons, that have exerted such an unfavorable influence on farming operations.

The first farm examined was that of E. F. Crane, containing about 110 acres of land, and about 70 under improvement; that is, to mowing, pasturing and tillage. The crops on this farm, excepting the hay crop, the convenience of buildings, the privilege of and convenience of water for the house and barns; the orchard and the improved breed of swine, were equal and perhaps superior to any other examined.

The second farm examined was that of Martin Mower, containing 100 acres of land. The soil of this farm is of a very superior character, and in all parts of it, very similar. It is capable of making one of the best of farms, as doubtless it will under the control and management of Mr. Mower, its owner; who being well versed in agricultural science, makes this knowledge available to practical purposes of agriculture. In manufacturing manure, Mr. Mower has few equals and less superiors.

The hay crop on this farm was tolerably good, and the turnip crop very superior.

The third farm examined was that of E. H. Gibbs, containing 125 acres of land, principally to mowing and pasturing. His barn was well filled with hay. On this farm which but a few years ago was grown up to bushes, unproductive and comparatively in a state of barrenness, now, by his energy and perseverance, has the appearance of neatness and thrift.

The fourth farm examined was that of Dr. Lowell Marston, containing 125 acres, mostly improved. This farm deserves particular attention. It consists of a variety of soils, which for descriptive purposes we will divide into high land, low land, and meadow land. The high land is used for pasturing. The lower land is laid up into sinks or beds, with an even curve, resembling a turnpike, and thirty six feet wide. This portion of the farm is under a high state of cultivation, producing from two to three tons of hay to the acre. The meadow land is improved and rendered more productive by the draining process. There were the most perfect specimens of ditches we ever saw, producing the most satisfactory results; some of them 60 to 79 rods in length, from two and a half to three feet deep, and to appearance perfectly straight. The turnpike that runs from the buildings through the farm, the fences, the sheds and cellars, for manufacturing and protecting manure, and whatever pertains to the management of the farm, were done in a workmanlike manner, and bore the appearance of order and neatness.

The fifth and last farm examined was the one presented by James Parker, Esq. of Glenburn, containing 140 acres. This was a very good farm, and with the energy and perseverance possessed by Mr. Parker thirty years ago, he would make it a pattern farm; and although Mr. Parker is on the down hill of life, yet his barns were filled with hay, his orchards with delicious fruit, and his flocks and herds in his fields, more than convinced us that he retained all of the judgment and prudence, and much of the vigor of his more youthful days.

The claims with some of the competitors were so equally ballanced [sic], it was with difficulty that your committee could determine to whom they should award the premium; but after a patient and careful examination and comparison, they at length came to the conclusion to award the Society's first premium.

To Lowell Marston of Glenburn, for the best farm, $8.

Second best to E. F. Crane of Kenduskeag, $4.

Third, to Martin Mower of Bangor, $2.

Respectfully submitted,

Per order,

E. F. CRANE

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SOURCE: Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, Maine), 30 Sep 1853.

meaghs graduates!

2008-05-11T22:53:00.007-04:00

Congratulations to Meaghs! Graduate of Saint Joseph College with a BA in Communications-Multimedia

May 10, 2008
Here is Meaghan with her proud grandparents

earl o. terrill interment service

2008-05-03T20:18:00.004-04:00

Earl Owen Terrill

(24 Sep 1915 - 9 Mar 2008)

Uncle Earl's ashes will be interred in Pleasant View Cemetery, Glenburn, on Saturday, May 17th at 2:00. He will be buried in the Terrill lot, joining his parents, George Wentworth and Daisy Lucinda (Grant) Terrill, his baby brother Jacob Leonard Terrill and his sister Effie Elizabeth (Terrill) McDonald.

happy birthday george mower

2008-05-03T20:12:00.003-04:00

On 13 May 1827, George was born to Martin and Mary (Underhill) Mower in Bath, Sagadahoc Co., Maine. This is according to the Mower Family History by Walter L. Mower. Proof of his birth in Bath would be most welcome. Inquiry made to that city resulted in a response that the records for that time period were a casualty of fire.

obituary: earl owen terrill

2008-03-10T19:03:00.002-04:00

Over the weekend we lost "Uncle Earl" who was really pretty much more of a grandfather than an uncle. He was the go-to guy when those of my generation were getting their first car or needing some improvements and adjustments with those first homes. An unselfish and giving man, he took good care of all the family, especially Grammie. May he rest in peace.

GLENBURN - Earl Owen Terrill, 92, died March 9, 2008, at home, after a long illness. He was born Sept. 24, 1915, in Houlton, the son of George and Daisy (Grant) Terrill.

Earl spent most of his life in Glenburn. He was a World War II veteran, having served as a staff sergeant in the Army Air Corps, 1942-1945. Earl worked mainly as a carpenter for several contractors and as a farmer throughout his life.

He is survived by two sisters, Hilda McGann of Pittsfield, and Avis Mower and husband, Frank, of Bangor; a brother, Chester Terrill and wife, Annie, of Hermon; a special nephew, Kenneth Terrill of Glenburn; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a sister, Effie MacDonald; brothers, J. Leonard Terrill, Harry Terrill and wife, Elsie, Albert Terrill and wife, Marguerite; and a brother-in-law, James McGann.

A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Friday, March 14, at Brookings-Smith, 133 Center St., Bangor, with the Rev. Dr. Randall Chretien, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Bangor, officiating. Spring interment will be at Pleasant View Cemetery, Glenburn.

Gifts in his memory may be sent to Bangor Area Visiting Nurses, 885 Union St., Suite 220, Bangor, ME 04401.

Published in the Bangor Daily News on 3/10/2008.

1940 fire at the mower farm

2008-02-17T20:24:00.008-05:00

Originating near an overheated stove in the milkroom of the George R. Mower dairy barn on the Pushaw Pond road in East Bangor at about 10 o'clock yesterday morning, fire caused damage estimated at $15,000 when it destroyed hundreds of dollars worth of modern dairy and farming equipment along with 30 tons of hay, 10 tons of straw, 6 tons of lime, 60 bushels of oats and a ton of fertilizer.

Only brilliant and courageous work by Bangor firemen saved the Mower home which is connected to the milkroom and barn by a small shed. Despite a strong wind blowing flames toward the house, firemen placed boards in front of themselves to shield them from the terrific heat and chopped the shed connecting the house and barn away to save the home. Assistant Chief Herbert Constantine supervised the laying of three lines of hose from a nearby brook with the aid of Engine 6 and the new Seagrave Pumper.

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SOURCE: Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine), 1 Apr 1940.

photo: mower boys 1965

2008-02-10T11:43:00.000-05:00

The youngster on the left would be me,

along with bros Steve (middle) & Glenn (right).

Go figure - that's the way we line up politically too!

photo: pearl (grant) hussey

2008-02-10T11:27:00.000-05:00

Pearl (Grant) Hussey

28 Oct 1894 - 7 Jun 1973

daughter of Moses Brown & Martha Edith (Dow) Grant

sister of my grandmother Daisy Lucinda (Grant) Terrill

husband of Edmund D. Hussey (m. 21 Aug 1918)

mell j hockey

2008-01-21T22:04:00.000-05:00

Here's a view of what the we're watching just about every weekend right now....

a mower welcome to baby zachary

2007-12-09T19:44:00.000-05:00

say hi to the little guy that has transformed me from a "great uncle" to a "great-uncle!" Or is it more proper to say that I'm grand, like in granduncle? Anyway, ain't he cute? Definitely a Mower! And congrats to my fav niece! Little Zachary, born November 25th, 2007 at 2:51 p.m. - 7 lbs. 2 oz., 20 1/4 inches long.

photo: dale mower

2007-12-03T23:18:00.000-05:00

Guess it's time for another photo. Here is one of me from a 1984 trip to Quebec City.

obituary: phyllis m. vickery

2007-12-03T19:59:00.001-05:00

Phyllis was married to my dad's 1st cousin, Earle W. Vickery, Jr.

MILLINOCKET - Phyllis M. Vickery, 82, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, at a local hospital. Phyllis was born May 29, 1921, in Greenville, the daughter of George and Bernice (Park) McEachern.

She enjoyed basket making and playing golf, but most of all she enjoyed spending time with her beloved family.

She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Earl W. Vickery of Millinocket; two sons, Dennis Vickery of Pennsylvania, James Vickery of North Carolina; three daughters, Earline Lozen of Maryland, Betsy Kneeland of Bailyville, Priscilla Bard of Bangor; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Allan "Bud" McEachern, and Clinton McEachern; two sisters, Mary McAfee and Joyce Brown; several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004, at R.L. Bouchard Funeral Home, 11 Tamarack St., Millinocket, where funeral services will be celebrated 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, with the Pastor Herschel Hafford officiating. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Bangor. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hillcrest Golf Club, 59 Grove St., Millinocket, ME 04462.
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SOURCE: Phyllis M. Vickery obituary, Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine), 15 Sep 2004, page B7, column 3. To view Bangor Daily News obituaries online, visit http://www.bangordailynews.com/.

i love "cousin" lucy

2007-11-16T21:37:00.001-05:00

According to information at genealogy.com, Lucille Ball is a direct descendant of Joseph and Phebe (Perkins) Towne. If one then peruses a copy of The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield by Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Phebe Perkins is included as a granddaughter of Zaccheus. Now, why would I happen to have this book readily handy, well because I also descend from Zaccheus. It would seem that Lucy and I are 10th cousins, we share Zaccheus Gould as a 9th great-grandfather.

How does this work. Let's walk up through the generations on my family tree to Zaccheus, then we'll walk down the branch that includes Lucy.

1) Dale W Mower
2) Frank E Mower and Avis M. Terrill
3) George Richardson Mower and Harriet Elizabeth Vickery
4) Edward William Vickery and Harriet Bain Parker
5) Stephen Thayer Vickery and Betsey W. Gibbs
6) Jonathan Vickery and Ruhamah Gould
7) Nathaniel Gould and Ruhamah Bickford
8) Nathaniel Gould and Jane Arey
9) Nathaniel Gould and Grace Hurd
10) John Gould and Phebe French
11) John Gould and Sarah Baker
12) Zaccheus and Phebe Gould
11) Thomas Perkins and Phebe Gould
10) Joseph Towne and Phebe Perkins
9) John Cummings and Susanna Towne
8) John Cummings and Mary Larrabee
7) Reuben Cummings and Hannah Booth
6) Isaac Ball and Hannah Cummings
5) Isaac Ball and Sarah Manross
4) Clinton Manross Ball and Cynthia T. Dale
3) Jasper Clinton Ball and Nellie R. Durrell
2) Henry Durrell Ball and Desiree Evelyn Hunt
1) Lucille Desiree Ball
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SOURCES:

Ancestry of Lucille Ball, Genealogy.com, online

<http://www.genealogy.com/famousfolks/lucilleb/index.htm#toc>,

accessed 16 Nov 2007.

Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield

(Lynn, Massachusetts: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895.

photo: frank and mildred (richardson) mower

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Frank Lester Mower & Mildred Mae Richardson

Married 24 October 1900 in Bangor, Maine

Photo is not dated.

Possibly wedding photo?

andrew webster family

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I'm a descendant of Andrew and Martha (Crane) Webster, two of earlier settlers of Orono, Maine. They are my 5th-great-grandparents. The line going back to him travels like this:
My grandmother was Harriet Elizabeth Vickery, daughter of Edward William & Harriet Bain (Parker) Vickery.
Edward William Vickery was the son of Stephen Thayer & Betsey W. (Gibbs) Vickery.
Betsey W. Gibbs was the daughter of Elisha and Martha (Hasey) Gibbs.
Martha Hasey was the daughter of William and Prudence (Webster) Hasey.
Prudence Webster was the daughter of Andrew and Martha (Crane) Webster.

Bangor Historical Magazine included the following about this family in their January, 1889, edition:

Andrew Webster and Family, of Bangor and Orono

Hon. Israel Washburn, (who married a grand daughter) says in his Orono Centennial address, 1874, that Andrew Webster "was a native of Salisbury, Mass., and was probably the son of Andrew Webster, born in that town Nov. 12, 1710, whose parents were John and Sarah Webster, and when quite young was brought by his father to New Meadows, now Brunswick," I do not find any Websters in Brunswick at that time. On Georgetown Church Records the following may be found:
Sept. 7, 1766, Andrew Webster admitted to the Church.
Sept. 8, 1765, Martha Crane admitted to the Church.

Mr. Webster removed from Georgetown to Penobscot, about 1770 and then to Wheelerborough, now Hampden, where he exchanged lots with John Emery, of New Worcester, Pl., now Orrington. "In consideration of a lot conveyed to me on the east side of the river, I sell him, etc., a lot of equal dimension on the west side of the river, of 100 acres. I entered upon said lot and had it surveyed Jan. 30, 1775, and I am now in full possession." Dated May 1, 1776, Witness Eliashib Delano and Jonathan Lowder.--Hancock Records, Vol. I, page 470. This lot was probably river lot in Hampden No. 40 as afterward surveyed, and since in the possession of the descendants of Emery. Soon after this Mr. Webster settled in what is now Bangor, near the intersection of Main and Water Streets.

He was a man of influence in plantation and town affairs, often Town Clerk and Selectman. He was, I believe, a ship builder by trade. He and his wife were church members when they came here and belonged to the old Brewer and Bangor church prior to 1800. He removed to Orono; was the first Town Treasurer; Constable and Moderator in 1806. He died Nov. 1, 1807, his death was caused by a fall of mill timber. He married Martha Crane, I am inclined to think, of Georgetown or Phipsburg. She died 1823. Children were, probably not in order:

PRUDENCE, b. April 29, 1767 in Georgetown and baptized May 31, by Rev. Ezekiel Emerson, Minister of Georgetown. She m. William Hasey of Bangor, July 22, 1787, by Rev. Seth Noble. Mr. Hasey was b. in Chelsea, Mass., June 8, 1761, arrived in Bangor March, 1781. As an early settler he received lots No. 50 and 51. He early joined the first church in Orrington, and was one of the original members of the first church in Bangor, when it was formed Nov. 27, 1811. He was an honest, industrious and worthy citizen. He d. June 28, 1850. The Widow Prudence d. July 4, 1852, aged 85. The children all born in Bangor were:

1. Patty Hasey, b. Sept. 28, 1787; m. Elisha Gibbs, Jr., of Glenburn, May 28, 1810.

2. Ebenezer Hasey, b. Aug. 24, 1789; removed to Albion; m. Fanny Harper, pub. in Bangor, June 13, 1819.

3. Andrew W. Hasey, b. April 15, 1791, of Bangor; m. Nancy Johnson, Oct. 25, 1820. She d. May 14, 1870, aged 75 years, 20 days. He died. Their daughter Sarah L., b. Aug. 17, 1826; m. Geo. R. Lancaster; she d. Sept. 29, 1879.

4. Margaret Hasey, b. Feb. 1, 1794; m Samuel Adams.

5. Susan Hasey, b. Jan. 28, 1796; m. John P. Davis, pub. Mar. 10, 1821.

6. Jane W. Hasey, b. July 9, 1798; m. John Whitcomb, of Glenburn, pub. April 27, 1830. She d. 1835.

7. William Hasey, b. June 30, 1800; lived in Bangor; m. first, Elisabeth W. Winslow, of Albion, pub. June 9, 1827. She d. Oct. 29, 1832, aged 33. He m. second, Miss Julia Houlton, of Houlton, pub. May 16, 1833.

8. Rebecca Hasey, b. April 5, 1804; m. Thomas Mansfield, of Glenburn, pub. Oct. 5, 1833.

9. Hannah Hasey, b. May 6, 1806; m. Richard Webster.

10. Elijah W. Hasey, b. May 16, 1809; lived in Bangor; he. d. Dec. 23, 1886; m. first, Hannah B. Martin, of Newport; she d. Feb. 25, 1864, aged 51 years, 5 mos.; m. second, Mrs. Calista Leadbetter, she d. 1871-2; m. third, Mrs. Julia Hodgdon, of Kenduskeag. His children. Frances, Thomas B., William H., Prudence W., Hannah B., Ambrocine, Nancy J., Elijah, Charles E., Ward B., Annie, Edward M. and Geo. Crosby.

MARGARET, b. Sept. 11, 1773; mar. Aaron Griffin of Albion, June, 1796, by Rev. Seth Noble "at Mr. Webster's." He was born Aug. 27, 1766; was a Town Officer in Orrington, 1805; lived in Passadumkeag in 1835; children Daniel W. b. Oct. 28, 1810; Susan b. May 18, 1811; Aaron d. 1886; Andrew and others.

DANIEL, b. April 10, 1776; lived in Bangor near the Red Bridge. He was an active enterprising citizen, much in town office. He died May 11, 1818, aged 42, leaving a widow and nine small children. He mar. Eliza, daughter of Dea. William Boyd; she was b. Apr. 14, 1777, and d. Sept. 15, 1858. He and his wife were admitted to First Church, Bangor, Feb. 8, 1815; their children born in Bangor were:

1. Charlotte, b. Feb. 1, 1803; mar. Jonathan Brooks, of Wiscasset, Sept. 26, 1825.

2. Hannah B., b. June 18, 1804; mar. Doctor David Skinner, of Sebec, pub. Sept. 5, 1829; he died, and his widow d. in Bangor, Dec. 20, 1886, aged 82.

3. Martha, b. Nov. 20, 1805; mar. Richard W. Griffin, of Orono, June 21, 1826; she was admitted to first church in Bangor, May 11, 1823, and dismissed to church in Hadley, Illinois, May 15, 1843.

4. Jane, b. Nov. 20, 1805, twin; mar. Amos Davis, of Bangor, Mar. 28, 1841; she joined First Church in Bangor, Feb. 15, 1824 and d. Mar. 29, 1841

5. Andrew, b. Sept. 28, 1807; d. in California, Nov. 29, 1852.

6. William, b. July 6, 1809; lives in Minnesota.

7. Elisabeth, b. Apr. 21, 1811; mar. Andrew Griffin, of Bangor; pub. Oct. 13, 1837; Mrs. Griffin d. in Chicago, Ill., Dec. 4, 1888.

8. Caroline V., b. Sept. 1813; she admitted to First Church, Bangor, Sept. 7, 1828; mar. Rev. Thomas Smith; b. in ---; grad. Bowdoin College, 1840; ordained minister at Brewer Village, Jan. 26, 1846, and d. there April 8, 1861; she d. in Bangor, Oct., 1887. Their daughter Caroline mar. Joseph G. Blake, of Bangor.

9. Daniel, b. May 24 (12) 1816; resides in Bangor; mar. Miss Alice E. Parker of Compton, Canada, Oct. 26, 1858. They have several children.

10. Margaret Wyman, b. Sept. 12, 1818; mar. Frank W. Carr, of Bangor, Feb. 16, 1853.

RICHARD, settled in Orono, first selectman there 1808; removed to Glenburn, then Patten, where he died. (Richard Webster and Mary Lowell, both of Orono, mar. Dec. 16, 1811; Richard Webster and Hannah Randall, of Bangor, mar. Feb. 27, 1837; Richard F. Webster and Mary S. Thaxter, of Bangor, mar. Sept. 9, 1838.)

EBENEZER, b. Bangor, Oct. 3, 1780; settled in Orono, lumberman. Col. of the Regiment, Selectman, Representative 1818. He first lived in what is now Old Town. Early in the settlement of that town William Dale built a double saw mill just below where the depot is, and soon sold out to E. & E. Webster, who in 1817 built another mill outside, and operated these mills until 1823, when they sold out and removed to Orono, where they afterward lived. He died Aug. 16, 1855. His will Apr. 30, 1855, proved Sept., 1855; Ebenezer Webster Jr., and Israel Washburn, Jr., Executors, names wife Lucy; children Lucy, wife of Josiah S. Bennoch, Ebenezer, Paul D., Ann D., wife of Nathan Weston, Jr., Mary Maud, wife of Israel Washburn, Jr., Martha, wife of Joseph Treat. Col. Webster mar. Lucy, dau. of Paul Dudley, of Milford, Sept. 5, 1805; she was born Apr. 15, 1783, at Warwick, R.I.; d. May 28, 1859. Children:

1. Martha, b. Aug. 17, 1806; m. Joseph Treat, of Orono, Sept. 24, 1835. He b. in Frankfort, Oct. 24, 1809; d. in Orono; no children.

2. Alexander, b. June 5, 1808; d. Oct. 22, 1809.

3. Lucy, mar. Josiah S. Bennoch, of Orono, Sept. 16, 1833; she d. May 23, 1879; he b. April 10, 1806; d. Jan. 24, 1878. They had children.

4. Ebenezer, b. Old Town, May 21, 1812, of Orono; lumberman; Representative 1875-76; Aid de Camp to Gov. Washburn, his brother-in-law. Married first, Martha A. Trafton, of Bangor, July 21, 1839, daughter of Gen. Mark Trafton; she d. at Aiken, S.C., Jan. 6, 1850. He married second Miss Polly S. Crowell, April 12, 1852, of Orono. He d. Aug. 24, 1883. Children:--J. Fred, b. Aug. 3, 1853; Annie M., Maud W., Eben C., Alden P.

5. Paul Dudley, b. Sept. 3, 1814; Lumberman, of Orono. He m. Lucina M. Crowell, of Orono, Sept. 22, 1842; their daughter Mary, first married Dr. Palmer, and second, Weston F. Milliken, Esquire, Merchant of Portland, had other children.

6. Ann B., b. July 17, 1816; m. Wm. H. Allen, Orono; Sept. 24, 1835; she d. June 2, 1885; he d. Jan. 29, 1863; several children.

7. Susan H., b. Jan. 1, 1819; m. William Averill, of Orono, Oct. 24, 1842. Their daughter Maria C., b. Aug. 29, 1843; m. Frank Gilman, of Bangor. Other children.

8. Catherine B., b. March 7, 1821; m. Nathan Weston, Jr., of Orono, Sept. 9, 1838; he b. in Augusta, Feb. 28, 1813; graduated Bowdoin College 1833; settled in Orono 1837. He was Representative 1849, 1850; removed to Bangor, 1850, and to Massachusetts 1858. She d. West Newton, Mass. Dec. 15, 1874. They had nine children.

9. Mary Maud, b. July 24, 1824; m. Israel Washburn, Jr., of Orono, Oct. 24, 1841. Mr. Washburn was Representative to Legislature; Representative to Congress, 1851 to 1861; Governor, 1861-1863; removed to Portland; Collector of that Port. Mrs. Washburn, d. at Minneapolis, Jan. 6 or June 30, 1873. He m. second Miss Robina N. Brown, 1876. He d. in Philadelphia, May 12, 1883. He had children by first wife.

ANDREW, b. ---- Physician; lived in Liverpool, N.S.

JAMES, b. ---- lived in Liverpool, N.S.

ELIJAH, b. in Bangor, 1790; he lived in Orono; Lumberman. Selectman, 1827; County Commissioner, 1838-41. He d. June 28, 1863; he m. Lucinda Tyler, of Brewer, 1818; she was the daughter of Ebenezer Tyler, Jr., and his wife Lavinia Brewer, of Col. John. Tyler was son of Col. Ebenezer Tyler, of Attleboro, Mass., and came to Hampden, and was drowned crossing the Penobscot River, May 13, 1800, and was buried in Brewer Cemetery. Widow Tyler m. Bradshaw Hall, of Castine for her second husband. (1818,) after his death she resided many years with her daughter in Orono, July 20, 1871; children:

1. James, of Orono; Representative, Lumber manufacturer; d. April 11, 1888; aged 62 years, 7 mos. and 20 days; me m. Anna B. Baker, of Augusta, Dec. 30, 1850; she now living in Orono; several children.

2. Lavinia T. H., m. Rev. Asa T. Loring, of Bangor, Feb. 1, 1842; removed to Omaha, Neb.

3. Ellen M., prob., m. Benjamin Silsby, of Bangor, pub. July 22, 1842.

4. Richard P., (?) m. Mary S. Thaxter, of Bangor, pub. Aug. 25, 1838.

5. John B. (?)

6. Bradshaw H. (?)

MARTHA, b. ---- m. Capt. Francis Wyman, of Orono; he went there 1791-2, from Phipsburg, Me.; he d. Feb., 1857; several children.

SOURCE: [Anonymous], "Andrew Webster and Family, of Bangor and Orono," Bangor Historical Magazine: A Monthly," volume IV, number 7 (January, 1889): 121-4.

photo: sisters minnie and daisy grant

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my grandmother and her sister

Minnie (Grant) Tompkins and Daisy (Grant) Terrill

daughters of

Moses Brown Grant and Martha Edith Dow

photo: george mower

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My great-great-grandfather

George Mower

son of Martin and Mary (Underhill) Mower

b. 13 May 1827 in Bath, Sagadahoc Co., Maine

m. Elizabeth Eastman on 19 Nov 1856 in Corinth, Penobscot Co., Maine

d. 25 Jan 1880 in Bangor, Penobscot Co., Maine

buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Pushaw Road, Bangor, Maine

1860 census entry for the mower farm

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The Mower farm housed a small household in 1860. My great-great-grandparents, George and Elizabeth (Eastman) Mower had only been married for 3 years. One child had been born to the couple on 17 Nov 1857, a son they named Charles M.; however he had died as an infant on 23 Feb 1858.

1860 U.S. Federal Census for George Mower

SOURCE: 1860 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Bangor City, Ward 5, page 5, dwelling 29, family 29, George Mower household; digital image at Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/), accessed 1 Nov 2007; citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 576.

[click here to view .pdf image of this census record]

According to this census, the value of the real estate at the time was $1500, with personal estate valued at $700. The census lists the following individuals:

George Mower, a male aged 33, a farmer, born in Maine.

Lizzie Mower, a female aged 27, born in Maine.

Ann Mariah Mower, a female aged 13, born in Maine. She had attended school within the year.

Alanson Annis, a male aged 20, born in Maine, with no occupation listed.

Ann was not a daughter of George and Lizzie, so who was she. It appears that she was a cousin to George. George's uncle, Calvin Mower, and his 2nd wife, Lydia Thompson, of Greene, Maine, had a daughter Ann Mariah born in 1849 (the last of his 11 children). However, Anna M., aged 11, is listed in the Calvin Mower household on the 1860 census for Greene. Possible duplication? The Bangor census is dated 4 Jun 1860, where the Greene one is dated 18 Jun 1860, although both should have listed individuals in the household as of the official census date. More digging will need to be done on this one, but not sure if a definitive answer will be discovered. Ann may have been in Bangor assisting in the house, it is interesting that in every census Lizzie has been in thus far she seems to have a "domestic" or "servant" girl listed.

Alanson, I am presuming to be a hired farm laborer.

My 3rd-great-grandfather, Martin Mower, who had lost his wife, Mary Underhill, in 1857, is absent in the Bangor, Maine, census for 1860. He can be found living in Minnesota on this census, with his 2nd wife - more on that later.

photo: mower boys with grammie terrill

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"Grammie" Daisy Lucinda (Grant) Terrill

holding me and flanked by my brothers

from left to right: Steve, Dale, Grammie, Brian, and Glenn

Photo dated 1963

1870 census entry for the mower farm

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Continuing on our journey back through time to see who was living on the Mower homestead on Pushaw Road, in 1870 we find my great-great-grandparents, George and Elizabeth (Eastman) Mower, residing there with their family. Along with their children, we find my 3rd-great-grandfather, Martin Mower, is living there as well.

1870 U. S. Federal Census Record for George Mower

SOURCE: 1870 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Bangor City, page 143, dwelling 885, family 1019, George Mower household; digital image at Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), accessed 26 Oct 2007; citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 552.

[click here to see .pdf image of this census record]

According to the census:

George Mower, white male aged 42, farmer, born in Maine.
Lizzie Mower, white female aged 38, keeping house, born in Maine.
Eugene Mower, white male aged 8, born in Maine, attended school within the year.
Horace Mower, white male aged 6, born in Maine, attended school within the year.
Melvin Mower, white male aged 1, born in Maine.
Martin Mower, white male aged 79, farm laborer, born in Maine.
Jennie Murry, white female aged 20, domestic servant, born in Maine.

We also learn that the real estate was valued at $5000 and the personal estate at $4000.

marriage notice: martin mower and polly underhill

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There is no record of the marriage in Lewiston, but we do have the following announcement which appeared in the Eastern Argus to help document the marriage of my 3rd-Great-Grandparents. Note that this is the first place I saw my grandmother, whose name is Mary on her gravestone and in the Mower Family History, listed with the nickname of Polly.

MARRIED
In Lewiston, by Danl. Read, Esq. Mr. Martin Mower, of Greene, to Miss Polly Underhill, of the former place.

SOURCE: Mower/Underhill matrimony notice, Eastern Argus, Portland, Maine, 10 Nov 1814, volume XII, issue 582, page 3; digital image from America's Historical Newspapers, accessed through New England Historic Genealogical Society (http://www.newenglandancestors.org).

the bain connection, part 5

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A death notice and notice of funeral services were published in the Portland Press Herald for Miss Mary Bain, daughter of Capt. James and stepdaughter of Harriet (Rounds) Bain:

Deaths:
BAIN - In Portland, Aug. 26, at her residence, 281 Spring St., Miss Mary Bain. Funeral Saturday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at the Greenough Chapel of the Immanuel Baptist Church. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.

SOURCE: Mary Bain death notice, Portlad Press Herald, Portland, Maine, 27 Aug 1943, page 2, column 4.

Bain Services Saturday
Funeral services for Miss Mary Bain, 87, one of the oldest members of the Immanuel Baptist Church, who died Thursday in her home, 281 Spring Street, after an illness of five years, will be held at 2.30 p.m. Saturday in the Byron Greenough Chapel of the Immanuel Baptist Church. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Miss Bain was born Oct. 29, 1855, in Portland, daughter of the late Capt. James and Mary Skillings Bain. She attended the local schools, and accompanied her father on several trips to the West Indies as a young girl. She also had visited Alaska and Europe. She was a summer resident of Peaks Island many years.
She was active in organizations of the Immanuel Baptist Church, a former member of the Free Baptist Church, and interested in missionary work. She passed a Summer at the Baptist Orphanage, Kodiak, Alaska. Miss Bain was a charter member of the Portland Fresh Air Society and a member of the Women's Literary Union and other smaller clubs.
Surviving are several cousins.

SOURCE: Mary Bain funeral services notice, Portland Press Herald, Portland, Maine, 27 Aug 1943, page 2, column 5.

photo: marcia parker and cynthia (vickery) swett

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Cynthia Olive (Vickery) Swett (left) and Marcia S. Parker (right)

As we celebrate the Red Sox winning the World Series, my mind turns to my great-aunt Marcia as she was perhaps one of the biggest Red Sox fans I have ever known - she definitely would have loved to have seen the World Series this year!

Marcia was the daughter of Capt. Hiram N. and Ann Elizabeth (Johnson) Parker; born 9 Feb 1888, probably in Glenburn, Penobscot Co., Maine; died 30 Oct 1980 in Bangor, Penobscot Co., Maine and is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Glenburn, Penobscot Co., Maine. She never married.

Cynthia was Marcia's niece (and my great-aunt), the daughter of Edward William and Harriet Bain (Parker) Vickery; born 9 Apr 1895 in Glenburn, Penobscot Co., Maine; died 8 Sep 1987 in Tampa, Hillsboro Co., Florida and is buried in Falmouth, Cumberland Co., Maine. She married Walter Elliot Swett on 4 Mar 1920 in Bangor, Penobscot Co., Maine.

1880 census entry for the mower farm

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Well, it's a good thing that I'm working my way through these documents one more time. In revisiting the 1880 census, it makes me recall a discrepancy I had regarding the death date of my great-great-grandfather George Mower - and which calls to me the reminder that you should always verify information with original sources. According the the Mower Family History by Walter L. Mower, my ancestors death date was 23 Jan 1883, at the age of 55. However, this conflicted with his gravestone in Maple Grove Cemetery, he his death is shown as 23 May 1880, at the age of 53. The published death records of Bangor, Maine, compiled by Michelle Thomas also show the 23 May 1880 date. I recall this as in the 1880 census, George Mower is not included, and his wife is shown as widowed, providing further evidence that the 1880 date is correct.

1880 U. S. Federal Census Record for Lizzie Mower

SOURCE: 1880 U. S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Bangor, Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 29, page 1, dwelling 3, family 3, Lizzie Mower household; digital image at Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), accessed 26 Oct 2007; citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 485.

[click here to see .pdf image of this census record]

Lizzie Mower (nee Elizabeth Eastman), my great-great-grandmother is shown as the head of the household at the farm in the 1880 census, a white female aged 46, widowed, keeping house. In this census, it shows that she and her mother were born in Maine, while her father was born in New Hampshire. Others in the household:

1) Eugene A. Mower, her son, a white male aged 17, his occupation shown as "driving team" and we learn that he was unemployed for 6 months during the census year. He like his siblings listed below, attended school within the year. And he, again like all his siblings, was born in Maine as were both parents.

2) Horace B., her son, a white male aged 16, his occupation shown as "at home" and he also was unemployed for 6 months during the census year.

3) Melvin H., her son, a white male aged 10, his occupation is also shown as "at home."

4) Gracia M., her daughter, a white female aged 8, her occupation is shown as "at school."

5) Frank L. (my great-grandfather), her son, a white male aged 5, his occupation is shown as "at school."

6) Chas. A. Goodwin, a single white male aged 25, his relationship is shown servant and his occupation as hired man, he had been unemployed for 3 months during the census year. Chas. and his parents were all born in Maine.

7) Maria Chandler, a white female aged 20, both her relationship and occupation are listed as servant, she having been unemployed for 2 months during the census year. She was born in Maine, her father born in New Hampshire and her mother born in Maine.

obituary: dorothy (robinson) hannigan

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Dorothy was a 2nd cousin once removed on my mother's side. Our closest common ancestors being my great-great-grandparents George Thomas and Jane (Thompson) Terrill. I am descended through their son Jacob, while Dorothy was descended through their son Abraham.

HOULTON - Dorothy (Robinson) Hannigan passed away Oct. 10, 2007, at a Portland hospital, after a short illness. Dorothy was born Jan. 23, 1918, in Littleton, the daughter of Abner Frost Robinson and Edith Terrill Robinson. Dorothy graduated from Houlton High School, Class of 1935, and Ricker Junior College, Class of 1938. She served as the executive director of Houlton Chamber of Commerce, retiring in 1980 after 16 years in that position. In 1972, she was named the first woman president of the Maine Association of Chambers of Commerce. Dorothy served as a Houlton Girl Scout troop leader, secretary of St. Mary's PTA, charter member of the Psi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and member of the Houlton Business and Professional Women's Club. Dorothy had a genuine love of nature from her earliest years as a Girl Guide and was happiest when gardening at her farm in Houlton or at Grand Lake. Dorothy loved the lake and shared many happy times there. Her greatest happiness in her last months was to be surrounded by friends and family and spend as much time as possible on her deck overlooking the water at Grand Lake and her garden. Dorothy was a lady who will be greatly missed by many who were touched by her energy, her caring, her love and her wonderful laugh. Dorothy, a communicant of St. Mary's of the Visitation Church, Houlton, and of St. Anne's Church, Danforth, was married to Bernard G. Hannigan, Feb. 20, 1944, who predeceased her December 2002. Dorothy was predeceased by her brother, Ernest E. Robinson, April 1998. She is survived by her four dearly loved and cherished daughters, Cobina R. Hannigan of Stuart, Fla., Carole A. Desjardins and her husband, Paul, of Yarmouth, Byrna L Miller and her husband, Richard, of Standish, and Debra D. Hannigan of Pittsfield; her nine grandchildren, Derek Lynds of Stuart, Fla., Lisa Williamson of Lincoln, Neb., Heath Henderson of Vancouver, Wash., Hayes Henderson of San Diego, Luke Miller of San Francisco, Marc and Jacob Miller of Standish, Sarah Loring and Matthew Houston of Pittsfield, who were a source of pride for Dorothy as she followed their progress into adulthood and added eight great-grandchildren into her family. She shared a special bond with her sister-in-law, Olga Robinson; nieces, Sheri Robinson Hudson and Linda Robinson Heitlauf. Dorothy is also survived by her sister-in-law, Jean Munroe Scott of Houlton; brothers-in-law, Floyd Munroe of New Limerick, Paul Munroe of Portland and Phillip Munroe of Ohio; many nieces and nephews. Friends may call 5-7p.m. Friday at Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park St., Houlton. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Saturday at Saint Mary of the Visitation Church, Houlton. Interment will be at Houlton Evergreen Cemetery. Friends who wish may contribute in her memory to St. Mary's Catholic Church or to St. Anne's Church, Danforth, care of Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park St. Houlton, ME 04730.

SOURCE: Dorothy (Robinson) Hannigan obituary, Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 12 Oct 2007, page B7, col 6. To view Bangor Daily News obituaries online, visit http://www.bangordailynews.com/.

photo: moses brown grant

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My great-grandfather

Moses Brown Grant

son of Charles Sheffield and Mary Lucretia (Dow) Grant

b. 12 Apr 1861 in Northampton, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada

m. Martha Edith Dow

d. 1 Jan 1935 in Houlton, Aroostook Co., Maine

buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton, Maine

the bain connection, part 4

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Mary Bain, the daughter of Capt. James and Harriet M. (Rounds) Bain, never married. Thanks to Google Books, I was able to locate the following article in The Publishers' Weekly that mentions her and the unfortunate events of her planned wedding day.

OBITUARY NOTES

GEORGE H. WATKINS, of the publishing firm of Brown, Thurston & Co., of Portland, Me., was found dead in his room in the United States Hotel, on the evening of the 6th inst. He was to have been married that evening to Miss Mary Bain, daughter of Captain James Bain, of Portland. The guests had assembled in the house to be occupied by the couple, where the marriage ceremony was to be performed, when the announcement was made that Mr. Watkins was ill and the ceremony must be postponed. Later the sad news was broken to Miss Bain and the guests. Mr. Watkins was apparently as well as usual, but during the day his friends were unable to find him. He was supposed to be about the city, and no alarm was felt until the hour for the wedding approached. Then the room was entered and it was learned that Mr. Watkins was dead. The cause of death was hemorrhage from the lungs or stomach. It is supposed death occurred during Wednesday night. Mr. Watkins was 40 years old. He was a native of New York State.

SOURCE: The Publishers' Weekly: American Book-Trade Journal, Vol. 37, No. 946, March 15, 1890 (New York: Office of the Publishers' Weekly, 1890), p 371; digital image at Google Books (http://books.google.com); accessed 26 Oct 2007.

the mower farms on pushaw road, bangor

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Above

The Mower Homestead

Home of the Horace Burton Mower family in the 1900-1910 census.

Below

The Frank L. Mower Farm

Home of the Frank Lester Mower family in the 1900-1910 census.

1900 census entry for the mower farm

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As discussed when we looked at the 1910 entry, 2 Mower farms were in existence in close proximity on the Pushaw Road in Bangor. My direct ancestors were living up over the hill from the Mower homestead farm which was situated in the valley next to Kukunscook Stream, which ran from Pushaw Lake to the Kenduskeag Stream.

1900 U.S. Federal Census Record for Frank L. Mower

SOURCE: 19100 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Bangor City, Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 78, sheet 12B, dwelling 247, family 280, Frank L. Mower household; digital image Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/); accessed 26 Oct 2007; citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 597.

[click here to view .pdf image of this census record]

On the Mower homestead, lived Horace B. Mower, my great-granduncle. The census shows him as a white male, aged 36 (b. Apr. 1864), married for 9 years, he and his parents were all born in Maine, and he could read, write and speak English. His occupation is listed as farmer. The entry also indicates that the farm was owned with a mortgage. His wife, Villa E., is also listed. She is shown as a white female aged 35 (b. Apr. 1865), married for 9 years, mother of 5 children, with 4 living at the time of the census. She was born in Canada-English, while her parents were born in Maine; and she could also read, write and speak English. Their children included:

1) daughter Marion E., a white female aged 8 (b. Dec. 1891), she attended school;

2) son Harris B., a white male aged 6 (b. Oct. 1893), she attended school'

3) daughter Grace E., a white female aged 4 (b. Jan. 1896); and

4) son John M., a white male aged 6/12 (b. Nov. 1899).

Meanwhile, further up the road, the Frank L. Mower household included:

1) Frank L. Mower (my great-grandfather), a single white male aged 24 (b. Sept. 1875), he and his parents were all born in Maine, and he was able to read, write and speak English as was everyone in his household. His occupation is listed as farm laborer, his home was home and the census indicates that it was a house, not a farm.

2) Elizabeth E[astman] Mower, his mother, a widowed white female aged 66 (b. Dec. 1833). The census reports that she was born in Maine, her father in New Hampshire and her mother in Massachusetts.

3) Charles H. Parker, servant, a single white male aged 19 (birth date unknown). He was born in Maine, his parents birth places show as unknown. His occupation is listed as farm laborer.

4) Edwin Bellyea, servant, a single white male aged 31 (birth date unknown), he and his parents were reportedly all born in Maine. His occupation is also listed as farm laborer.

5) Nellie M. Braun, servant, a single white female aged 18 (b. Dec. 1881), she and her parents were reportedly all born in Maine. Her occupation is listed as servant for a private family.

An interesting note, the Charles H. Parker that is listed in my great-grandfather's household would have been my great-granduncle through my grandmother's line (those two families hadn't connected on the family tree yet). Charles Parker was the brother of my great-grandmother, Harriet Bain Parker. The Parkers lived further up on the Pushaw Road in Glenburn.

photo: elizabeth (eastman) mower

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My Great-Great-Grandmother

Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Eastman) Mower

daughter of Washington Harvey and Cynthia (Tyler) Eastman

b. 8 Dec 1833 in Corinth, Penobscot Co., Maine

m. 19 Nov 1856 to George Mower

d. 19 Jul 1917 in Bangor, Penobscot Co., Maine

buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Pushaw Road, Bangor, Maine

1910 census entry for the mower farm

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1910 U.S. Federal Census Record for Frank L. Mower

SOURCE: 1910 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Bangor City, Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 143, sheet 13A, dwelling 303, family 336, Frank L. Mower household; digital image Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/); accessed 25 Oct 2007; citing National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 544.

[click here to view .pdf image of this census record]

Well, we're located on Pushaw Road, but 1910 falls during a period when the homestead farm was separated from my direct ancestors line. Falling the death of my 2nd great-grandfather, the Mower farm passed to Horace Burton Mower, an older son. My great-grandfather, Frank Lester Mower lived on a farm just up over the hill and on the opposite side of the road. Let's look at both families:

The Mower farm shows Villa E. Mower as head of the household, she a white female aged 45, widowed, and mother of 5 children, all still living at the time of the census. Villa E. Bailey was the wife of Horace Burton, who died at the age of 37 in 1902. According to the census she was born in Canada (notation that she is an American Citizen), with both her parents having been born in Maine. She was able to read, write and speak English. Her occupation is listed as housekeeper, working at home. We also see that the farm was owned and free of mortgage. Her children, all single and living at home in 1910, were:

1) Marion E., daughter, white female aged 18;

2) Harris E., son, white male aged 16;

3) Grace E., daughter, white female aged 14;

4) John, son, white male aged 10; and

5) Burton, son, white male aged 7.

The census indicates that all were born in Maine, their father being born in Maine and their mother being born in Canada, and all 5 attended school within the year.

Also included in the household was John Walsh, a boarder, single white male aged 44, who was born in Ireland (as were his parents) and immigrated to the United States in 1888. He was able to read, write and speak English. His occupation listed as farmer.

Melvin H. Mower is the last entry in this family, brother-in-law (he being a brother of Horace Burton & Frank Lester). He is shown as a single white male aged 40, born in Maine as were both of his parents. Melvin could read, write and speak English. His occupation is listed as farmer.

Now, up the street, we have the household of my great-grandfather, Frank L. Mower. He is listed as a white male, aged 35, married for 10 years. He was born in Maine, as were both his parents; he was able to read, write and speak English. His occupation is shown as farmer for a milk farm, working on his own account. The census indicates that the farm is owned, but mortgaged. His wife, Mildred M. Mower, is listed as a white female aged 32, married for 10 years, mother of 2 children, both still living at the time of the census. She and her parents were all born in Maine; and she was able to read, write and speak English. Their children included are:

George R., son, white male aged 6, born in Maine and he attended school within the year; and

June E., daughter, white female aged 1 6/12, born in Maine.

Others included in the household:

1) William Burleigh, hired help, a single white male aged 22, he and his parents were born in Maine, he was able to read, write and speak English, and worked for wages as a milk farm laborer.

2) Delia Perkins, house girl, a single white female aged 17, she was born in Maine with her parents having been born in Canada-English.

3) Elizabeth [Eastman] Mower (my 2nd great grandmother), listed as Frank's mother, a widowed white female aged 76, mother of 7 children, 3 of whom were living at the time of the census. She was born in Maine, as was her mother, with New Hampshire showing as the birthplace of her father. She was able to read, write and speak English.

photo: frank and mildred (richardson) mower

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My Great-Grandparents, Frank Lester & Mildred Mae (Richardson) Mower

Married October 24, 1900

Frank (b. 17 Sep 1874, d. 15 Jul 1927),

son of George and Elizabeth (Eastman) Mower

and

Mildred (b. 22 Jan 1878, d. 31 Jan 1963),

daughter of Charles O. and Josephine T. (Dexter) Richardson

1920 census entry for the mower farm

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1920 U.S. Federal Census Record for Frank L. Mower

SOURCE: 1920 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Bangor City, Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 68, sheet 1B, dwelling 21, family 21, Frank L. Mower household; digital image Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/): accessed 24 Oct 2007; citing National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 645.

[click here to view .pdf image of this census record]

The location of the family is listed on Pushaw Road. In 1920, Frank L. Mower (my great-grandfather) is listed as the head of the household, he being a married white male aged 44. His wife, Mildred M. Mower (my great-grandmother), is listed as a married white female age 41. Both were able to read, write and speak English. Both Frank and Mildred, along with their parents, were born in Maine. The census indicates that the farm was owned, but mortgaged.

Also living in the household were George R. Mower, their son (and my grandfather), a single white male aged 16 and June E. Mower, their daughter, a single white female aged 11. Both could read, write and speak English, and had attended school within the year. Both were born in Maine.

Ormand Eastman, an uncle (being the brother of Frank L. Mower's mother Elizabeth Eastman), is also living with the family. He is listed as a single white male aged 81. He was born in Maine, as were his parents. He was able to read, write and speak English. "None" is entered as his occupation.

the bain connection, part 3

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Charles Henry Bain, eldest child of Captain James and Harriet M. (Rounds) Bain, was born in Portland, June 26, 1859, died June 13, 1905. He was educated in the public schools and at Gray's Business College, from which latter institution he went as a clerk with the ship chandlery of Bain, Russell & Company, which became Charles H. Bain, when he bought out the old partners. Mr. Bain carried on the business for about ten years, to 1897, when he gave it up on account of failing health and became confidential clerk to the firm of J. S. Winslow & Company, where he was employed until about the time of his death. Mr. Bain was a Republican in politics and a Universalist in religion. He was a member of Beacon Lodge, No. 67, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of Eastern Star Encampment, No. 19. When a young man he was for some time a member of Company B, Portland Cadets.

He married, in Portland, June 12, 1883, Jennie Stanton, born at Minot Corner, June 30, 1856, only child of James Lewis and Sylvia (Bennett) Rounds.

Charles H. and Jennie S. (Rounds) Bain had two children: James, born July 23, 1887, died December 14, 1900, and an infant daughter who died May 18, 1893.

SOURCE: Henry Sweetser Burrage and Albert Roscoe Stubbs, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1909), 1:446-7.

photo: daisy lucinda (grant) terrill

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In memory of Grammie Terrill

on this 118th anniversary of her birth date

October 23, 1889

Born in Northampton, New Brunswick, Canada

to Moses Brown & Martha Edith (Dow) Grant

Photo dated 1984

1930 census entry for the mower farm

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1930 U.S. Federal Census Record for Mildred Mower

SOURCE: 1930 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Bangor City, Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 11A, dwelling 228, family 272, Mildred Mower household; digital image Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/), accessed 23 Oct 2007); citing National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 836.

[click here to view .pdf image of this census record]

The location of the family is listed as "Broadway Road." In 1930, Mildred Mower (my great-grandmother) is listed as the head of the household, she being the widow of Frank Lester Mower, a white female aged 52. She could read, write and speak English. She and her parents were all born in Maine. Her occupation is listed as "none." She owned the home, which was a farm, and they had a radio set.

Also living in the household were:

1) George R. Mower, her son (my grandfather), a white male aged 26, married (age at marriage was 25), he was able to read, write and speak English, born in Maine as were both his parents, and he worked for wages as a mail carrier for the government.

2) Elizabeth V. Mower, her daughter-in-law (my grandmother), a white female aged 23, married (age at marriage was 22), she was able to read, write and speak English, born in Maine as were both of his parents.

3) June Knowles, her daughter, a white female aged 22, married (age at marriage was 19), she was able to read, write and speak English, born in Maine as were both her parents.

4) Bertrand Knowles, her son-in-law, a white male aged 34, married, he was able to read, write and speak English, born in Maine as was his father, his mother was born in England, and he worked for his own account as a farmer.

5) Mildred Knowles, her granddaughter, a white female aged 2 who was born in Maine.

6) Marie Knowles, her granddaughter, a white female aged 1 who was born in Maine.

7) Charles O. Richardson, her father, a white male aged 85, listed as single, he was able to read and write, born in Maine as were his parents.

8) Emery Danforth, lodger, a single white male aged 23, he was able to read, write and speak English, born in Maine as were his parents, he worked as a farm laborer.

9) Joseph Hayes, lodger, a single white male aged 20, he was able to read, write and speak English, born in Maine, his parents were both born in Canada (English), he worked as a farm laborer.

photo: the mower homestead

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the Mower farmhouse - home for six generations of Mowers

Pushaw Road, Bangor, Maine

~the farmhouse once served as a tavern as well~

date unknown

mower family record

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Below is what I believe to be a copy of the Family Record from my 3rd-great-grandparents, Martin and Mary (Underhill) Mower.

Page 1

Marriage

Lewiston, October 20th AD 1814

2nd Stillwater Min, June 10th 1858

Martin Mower, Greene, b. June 1st, 1791, d. Aug 16, 1877

Mary Underhill, Chester NH, b. May 18th 1795, d. March 12th 1857

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John E. Mower, N. Vineyard, b. Sept 27th 1815, d. June 11th 1879

Oren Mower, N. Vineyard, b. Aprill 23rd 1817, d. October 3d, 1842

Martin Mower, Starks, b. March 20th, 1818, d. June 1891

Emily Mower, Starks, B. Octo. 9th 1820, d. April 27, 1917

Seward P. Mower, Bath, b. Novm. 22d 1822, d. April 17th 1850

Horace Mower, Georgetown, b. March 22th 1825, d. Aug. 29th 1847

George Mower, Bath, b. May 18th 1827, d. May 23d, 1880

Wm. Henry, Belgrade, b. Aprill 30th 1829, d. Aug. 19th 1870

Mary Jane, Starks, b. Dec. 25th, 1830

______

Page 2

Children's Marriages

Oren Mower, Bangor Maine, Dec. 22th 1841

Emily Mower, Bangor Maine, April 13th 1842

John E. Mower, St. Louis, Mo.

Mary J. Mower, Bangor, Maine, April 30th 1849

Seward P. Mower, Bangor, Me.

William H. Mower, Boston, Mass., Augt. 15, 1854

George Mower, Ea. Corinth, Me., Nov. 19th 1856

SOURCE: Family Data, possibly Mower Family Bible, Photocopy in Possession of Family History Center, Bangor, Maine.

the bain connection, part 2

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Capt. James Bain, youngest son of James and Jane (Mackay) Bain, was born 15 Apr 1829, in Montrose, Scotland, and died 20 Nov 1899, in Portland, Maine. He began life at twelve years of age as a cabin boy on board ship and followed the sea 35 years, when he retired. He loved the ocean and gave himself to his work with a devotion that brought him success. He was steadily promoted, and at the age of 24 was captain of his own ship, and later master of several others, among them the brig "Hattie M. Bain," and the last one the brig "J. B. Brown," from which he retired. He made many voyages in both foreign and domestic waters until about 1875, when he forsook the sea, and bought the ship chandlery business of Perley & Russell, in Portland, which he carried on 10 years. He then sold out that business to his son, Charles H. Bain, and retired to enjoy a well-earned rest. He was a Republican in politics and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and was a member of the High Street Congregational Church for years.
He married (1st) 17 Mar 1852, Mary, born on Bangs Island, Casco Bay, now called Cushings Island, 17 Jul 1831, died 28 Mar 1856, daughter of Simeon and Nancy (Adams) Skillings.
He married (2nd) 19 Jul 1858, Harriet M., born in Westbrook, Maine, 26 Oct 1837, only child of Ephraim Rounds, a farmer of Gorham, and his wife, Catherine (McIntosh) Rounds. Ephraim Rounds, born 12 Feb 1804, died 31 Aug 1839. He married (1st) Rhoda Rand, by whom he had two children - Ann and Albion K.; (2nd) 14 Jul 1835, Catherine, daughter of James McIntosh, born 15 Oct 1769 and his wife Margaret (Patrick) McIntosh, born 1 Jul 1775.
The children of 1st wife:
1. Alvin T., born 6 Mar 1853, died 4 Aug. 1857.
2. Mary, 29 Oct 1855.
Children by 2nd wife:
3. Charles H., born 26 Jun 1859;
4. William, born 8 Sep 1860, died 19 Apr 1863.
5. James A., professor of music; married Lelia Virginia Foster; one child, Harriet Virginia, born 4 Jun 1886, died 29 Nov 1901.

SOURCE: Henry Sweetser Burrage and Albert Roscoe Stubbs, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1909), 1:446-7.

george wentworth terrill

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George Wentworth Terrill, my maternal grandfather, died on 16 Feb 1960 at the Stinson Hospital in Bangor, Penobscot Co., Maine, where he had been for 8 days. His cause of death was Chronic Myocarditis due to Apoplexy.
The death certificate shows his date of birth as 18 Sep 1883 with a birthplace of Hodgdon, Aroostook Co., Maine.
His parents are listed as Jacob Terrill and Cordelia Estabrook, and his spouse as Daisy Grant Terrill.
Burial took place on 18 Feb 1960 in Pleasant View Cemetery, Glenburn, Penobscot Co., Maine.

Death Certificate for George Wentworth Terrill
SOURCE: George W. Terrill, Certificate of Death, Municipal Clerk, City of Bangor, Maine.

daisy lucinda (grant) terrill

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My maternal grandmother died on 26 Feb 1989 at Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield, Somerset Co., Maine. A long-time resident of Glenburn, Penobscot Co., Maine, she had been living at the Sebasticook Valley Nursing Home at the time of her death.
According to her death certificate, the immediate cause of death was pneumonia, with a contributing cause of malnutrition. Other significant conditions were hypertension and senile dementia.
The death certificate shows her date of birth as 23 Oct 1889 in North Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of Moses Grant and Martha Dow.
Her remains are buried at Pleasant View Cemetery, Glenburn, Penobscot Co., Maine.

Death Certificate for Daisy Lucinda Terrill
SOURCE: Daisy L. Terrill, Certificate of Death, No. 130, Municipal Clerk, Town of Pittsfield, Maine.

cordelia flora (estabrook) terrill

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My great-grandmother was buried in the Jacob Terrill lot in Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton, Aroostook Co., Maine. The death date recorded on the monument was "1935." According to the Certificate of Death from the Town of North Attleborough, Massachusetts, the exact date of her death was 7 Feb 1935, at the age of 81. The cause of death is listed as Coronary Thrombosis and Arterio Sclerosis.
The death certificate does show her name as Cordelia Florence Terrill - this is the only place where I have seen her name as other than Flora. The death ceritficate does not include a birth date and I have been able to find an official record of her birth in the Hodgdon, Aroostook Co., Maine, early town records (based on an age of 81, the year of birth would be ca. 1854. It does list her as the widow of Jacob W. Terrill, and the daughter of Wentworth Estabrooks. Although the death certificates does not list her mother, I show her being Mary A. Day.
It is understood that, at the time of her death, Cordelia was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Marguerite Othile (Terrill) and Walter Bertfield Orchard.

Death Certificate of Cordelia Flora (Estabrook) Terrill

SOURCE: Cordelia Florence Terrill, Certificate of Death No. 15 (1935), Office of the Town Clerk, North Attleborough, Massachusetts.

photo: harriet bain (parker) vickery grant

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my great-grandmother

Harriet Bain Parker

(25 Aug 1874 - 23 Dec 1967)

daughter of Capt. Hiram N. and Elizabeth Ann (Johnson) Parker

married 1st Edward William Vickery, 15 Dec 1892

married 2nd Winslow L. Grant, 4 Oct 1930

this photo circa 1963

the bain connection, part 1

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The most recent family connection I have been researching is the familial connection to the Bain family, specifically the Harriet Bain my paternal great-grandmother Harriet Bain (Parker) Vickery was named for. The connection came to light when tracking my 2nd-great-grandmother Elizabeth Ann (or Ann Elizabeth) Johnson, wife of Capt. Hiram N. Parker, back through census records. She appeared in 1850, age 6, living in Bangor, Penobscot Co., Maine living with her parents, William and Catherine Johnson. Also appearing in the household was a Harriette Rounds, age 13.

1850 U.S. Federal Census Record for Harriette Rounds

SOURCE: 1850 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, City of Bangor, sheet 135, dwelling 1890, family 1945, Wm. Johnson household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/): accessed 21 Oct 2007); citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 264.

[click here to view .pdf copy of this census record]

I had previously determined that Catherine McIntosh was the daughter of James and Peggy (Patrick) McIntosh, b. 21 Mar 1808, married 1st Ephraim Rounds on 14 Jul 1835 and married 2nd William Johnson of Bangor (SOURCE: Hugh D. McLellan, History of Gorham, Me. (Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, Printers, 1903), 656). Therefore, my hypothesis was that Harriette was a daughter from the first marriage, and therefore a half-sister to Elizabeth Ann Johnson.

A search of the 1860 census revealed no Harriette Rounds. Perhaps she was married prior to that census. A search of marriage records at http://www.familysearch.org/ uncovered an interesting record of a marriage of a Harriet H. Rounds to a James Bain on 19 Jul 1858 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Could this be the same Harriett .. and be the connection to the Bain name for my great-grandmother?

and let it all begin

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Welcome aboard the walk through my family's past. I've been wandering these roads for the past 7 years with moderate success in breaking through a few brick walls and adding generations back. At some point during this process, I determined I really needed to take a closer look at the evidence on some of those connections. It's an ongoing process - a project I know I will never be able to say is complete. I invite comments on any of the information I include on the blog, working with others always helps to ensure that I've thought of all the angles and hopefully builds a stronger family tree.

One note of clarification - don't expect the road to always lead in one direction. This will be a mixed up mess of new research as well as what I rediscover as I work my way through boxes of previous research that needs to be organized and reviewed.