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| 14508 | Stanley - Mabelle Estelle (Stanley) Stanley (1868-1955) |
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| 13156 | Stanley - Enoch Boynton Stanley Sr. (1820-1903) |
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| Enoch Boynton Stanley (1820-1903) of Great Cranberry Island was the great grandson of Sans Stanley. | 
Description: Enoch Boynton Stanley (1820-1903) of Great Cranberry Island was the great grandson of Sans Stanley. | ||||
| 3687 | Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) |
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| Ralph Stanley, boat builder, sailor, raconteur, genealogist, historian, musician, violin maker and beloved mentor to all who share these interests, has been recognized by the government of the United States, the State of Maine and the citizens of Southwest Harbor as a veritable Living Treasure. | 
Description: Ralph Stanley, boat builder, sailor, raconteur, genealogist, historian, musician, violin maker and beloved mentor to all who share these interests, has been recognized by the government of the United States, the State of Maine and the citizens of Southwest Harbor as a veritable Living Treasure. | ||||
| 13216 | Latty - John Latty (1880-1961) aka Captain John Latty |
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| John Latty was born to Richmond L. and Mercy M. (Young) Latty on April 10, 1880 in Tremont, Maine. He was a cabin boy for Captain Adoniram Judson Robinson in his youth. John married Sylvia M. Rich, daughter of Levi C. and Amelia A. (Abbott) Rich (1886-1962). Captain John Latty died in 1961 in Bangor, Maine. Sylvia M. (Rich) Latty died in 1962 in Bar Harbor, Maine. | 
Description: John Latty was born to Richmond L. and Mercy M. (Young) Latty on April 10, 1880 in Tremont, Maine. He was a cabin boy for Captain Adoniram Judson Robinson in his youth. John married Sylvia M. Rich, daughter of Levi C. and Amelia A. (Abbott) Rich (1886-1962). Captain John Latty died in 1961 in Bangor, Maine. Sylvia M. (Rich) Latty died in 1962 in Bar Harbor, Maine. | ||||
| 15534 | Noble - Katherine Noble (1880-1971) |
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| Katherine Noble was born on April 10, 1880 to Palmer and Martha (Libby) Noble in Calais, Maine. She graduated from Brattleboro Memorial Hospital in 1911 and spent six years doing private nursing. She then became District Nurse of Worcester, Massachusetts for about six years. She came to Southwest Harbor, Maine in September 1933 as Director of the Tremont / Southwest Harbor Nursing Service. She retired in May 1950 and died on March 18, 1971 in Calais, Maine. | 
Description: Katherine Noble was born on April 10, 1880 to Palmer and Martha (Libby) Noble in Calais, Maine. She graduated from Brattleboro Memorial Hospital in 1911 and spent six years doing private nursing. She then became District Nurse of Worcester, Massachusetts for about six years. She came to Southwest Harbor, Maine in September 1933 as Director of the Tremont / Southwest Harbor Nursing Service. She retired in May 1950 and died on March 18, 1971 in Calais, Maine. [show more] | ||||
| 13158 | Whitmore - Rebecca (Whitmore) Lurvey Carroll (1844-1916) |
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| 3722 | Underwood - Mary Robinson Underwood (1868-1960) |
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| Mary Robinson Underwood, born to Charles James and Caroline S. (Luyster) Underwood in 1868, died in 1960. She never married. | 
Description: Mary Robinson Underwood, born to Charles James and Caroline S. (Luyster) Underwood in 1868, died in 1960. She never married. | ||||
| 13753 | Underwood - Mabel Whitney Underwood (1866-1947) |
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| 13656 | Robinson - Adoniram Judson Robinson (1834-1912) |
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| Captain Adoniram Judson Robinson was Ralph Warren Stanley's great grandfather. Ralph grew up in Adoniram's house and his first boat building workshop was behind that house. | 
Description: Captain Adoniram Judson Robinson was Ralph Warren Stanley's great grandfather. Ralph grew up in Adoniram's house and his first boat building workshop was behind that house. | |||
| 13425 | Donnell - Orrin A. Donnell (1859-1947) |
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| 13615 | Scott - Joseph Alison Scott (1865-1909) |
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| Frances Wharton (Pepper) Scott was the widow of Joseph Alison Scott. She built her cottage, Grand Pré, in Southwest Harbor, Maine, after his death. | 
Description: Frances Wharton (Pepper) Scott was the widow of Joseph Alison Scott. She built her cottage, Grand Pré, in Southwest Harbor, Maine, after his death. | ||||
| 3481 | Rich - Robert Farnsworth Rich (1915-1981) aka Bobby |
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| 13609 | Pease - Captain Jesse H. Pease (1836-1901) |
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| 13605 | Mayo - Simeon Holden Mayo (1867-1933) aka Sim |
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| 13950 | Dix - Celestia Gertrude (Dix) Robinson (1875-1961) aka Lessie |
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| 14719 | Clark - Henry Higgins Clark (1811-1897) aka Deacon Clark |
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| For a fascinating description of Deacon Clark and the Island House, written by a man who knew him as a child, see “Recollections of Southwest Harbor, Maine 1885-1894” by Jesse L. Parker, p. 29-32, manuscript, 1955 - Jesse Lindon Parker (1881-1966) This valuable manuscript is a narrative of the early history of the town by an eyewitness. There are largely unknown or unreported facts on almost every page. Deacon Clark was what has come to be called in the 21st Century an "Alpha Male." In 1871 in Southwest Harbor, Maine, he filled these functions: Insurance Agent, Steamboat Agent, Herring Dealer, Proprietor of the Island House Hotel, Owner of the Telegraph concession, Justice of the Peace. - Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, by Ezra A. Dodge, published by N.K. Sawyer, Printer in Ellsworth, p. 50-55 - 1871. | 
Description: For a fascinating description of Deacon Clark and the Island House, written by a man who knew him as a child, see “Recollections of Southwest Harbor, Maine 1885-1894” by Jesse L. Parker, p. 29-32, manuscript, 1955 - Jesse Lindon Parker (1881-1966) This valuable manuscript is a narrative of the early history of the town by an eyewitness. There are largely unknown or unreported facts on almost every page. Deacon Clark was what has come to be called in the 21st Century an "Alpha Male." In 1871 in Southwest Harbor, Maine, he filled these functions: Insurance Agent, Steamboat Agent, Herring Dealer, Proprietor of the Island House Hotel, Owner of the Telegraph concession, Justice of the Peace. - Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, by Ezra A. Dodge, published by N.K. Sawyer, Printer in Ellsworth, p. 50-55 - 1871. [show more] | |||
| 3452 | Clement - Chester Eben Clement (1881-1937) |
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| 15880 | Bracy - Wesley Peterson Bracy Sr. (1906-2000) |
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| 13314 | Gilley - John Gilley (1822-1896) |
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| John Gilley would have been remembered for many things, but his death by drowning on October 12, 1896 between Northeast Harbor and Suttons Island and the memorial to him written by President Charles Eliot of Harvard insured his reputation. | 
Description: John Gilley would have been remembered for many things, but his death by drowning on October 12, 1896 between Northeast Harbor and Suttons Island and the memorial to him written by President Charles Eliot of Harvard insured his reputation. | ||||
| 13722 | Gilley - Joseph Warren Gilley Sr. (1813-1894) |
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| Joseph Warren Gilley was born on May 20, 1813 in Tremont, Maine (Southwest Harbor) to William and Hannah Boynton (Lurvey) Gilley. Joseph and Adeline Dolliver (1821-1876), daughter of Peter Jr. and Phebe Jane (Smallidge) Dolliver, were married on April 18, 1837 by Enoch Spurling. Joseph Gilley died on July 10, 1894. "Mr. Joseph Gilley of Baker’s Island who is 78 years of age, boasts of a full set of natural teeth. A few of the front teeth are somewhat worn by pipe stems, otherwise his teeth would all be in perfect condition. Mr. Gilley wishes his jaws preserved after death." - Bar Harbor Record, November 5, 1891. | 
Description: Joseph Warren Gilley was born on May 20, 1813 in Tremont, Maine (Southwest Harbor) to William and Hannah Boynton (Lurvey) Gilley. Joseph and Adeline Dolliver (1821-1876), daughter of Peter Jr. and Phebe Jane (Smallidge) Dolliver, were married on April 18, 1837 by Enoch Spurling. Joseph Gilley died on July 10, 1894. "Mr. Joseph Gilley of Baker’s Island who is 78 years of age, boasts of a full set of natural teeth. A few of the front teeth are somewhat worn by pipe stems, otherwise his teeth would all be in perfect condition. Mr. Gilley wishes his jaws preserved after death." - Bar Harbor Record, November 5, 1891. [show more] | ||||
| 15532 | Wedge - Harold L. Wedge (1912-1986) |
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| Harold L. Wedge was born on December 21, 1912 to Franklin Edward Wedge and Lillian Amanda (Bracy) Wedge at Cranberry Isles, Maine. Harold married Evelyn M. Bourne, daughter of Joseph Bourne and Annie (Moody) Bourne. Harold L. Wedge died on July 25, 1986 at Cranberry Isles. | 
Description: Harold L. Wedge was born on December 21, 1912 to Franklin Edward Wedge and Lillian Amanda (Bracy) Wedge at Cranberry Isles, Maine. Harold married Evelyn M. Bourne, daughter of Joseph Bourne and Annie (Moody) Bourne. Harold L. Wedge died on July 25, 1986 at Cranberry Isles. | ||||
| 13592 | Fuller - George Ripley Fuller (1857-1937) |
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| 14101 | Dunn - Gano Sillick Dunn (1870-1953) |
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| Gano was brilliant, accomplished many things and received multiple awards. The library has cataloged many of them and described events in his summer life on Mount Desert Island. Interested readers are encouraged to investigate him online. | 
Description: Gano was brilliant, accomplished many things and received multiple awards. The library has cataloged many of them and described events in his summer life on Mount Desert Island. Interested readers are encouraged to investigate him online. | ||||
| 14717 | Clark - Nathan Clark II (1780-1848) |
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| Nathan and Mercy are the patriarch and matriarch of the Clark family of the western half of Mount Desert Island. Archivists have found no images of them, but their second house, overlooking the harbor, represents them in Southwest Harbor today. | 
Description: Nathan and Mercy are the patriarch and matriarch of the Clark family of the western half of Mount Desert Island. Archivists have found no images of them, but their second house, overlooking the harbor, represents them in Southwest Harbor today. | |||
| 13607 | Clark - Grace Darling (Clark) Pease (1848-1917) |
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| Grace Darling Clark was born to Seth Higgins and Lucy Ward Clark in Tremont, Maine, in 1848. Grace married widower Jesse H. Pease, son of Seba and Mary C. Pease, on September 3, 1877, in Tremont, Maine. Jesse H. Pease was born in 1836 and died in 1901 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Grace Darling Clark Pease died in 1917 in Belfast, Maine. | 
Description: Grace Darling Clark was born to Seth Higgins and Lucy Ward Clark in Tremont, Maine, in 1848. Grace married widower Jesse H. Pease, son of Seba and Mary C. Pease, on September 3, 1877, in Tremont, Maine. Jesse H. Pease was born in 1836 and died in 1901 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Grace Darling Clark Pease died in 1917 in Belfast, Maine. |
