NECROLOGY OF NEW-ENGLAND COLLEGES, 1868-9.

Class of

[Compiled by the Editor.]

AMHERST COLLEGE.'

1824.-SHEPARD, George Champlin-s. of Rev. Mase (D. C. 1785), and Hannah (Haskins) Shepard; b. in Little Compton, R. I., Feb. 7, 1802; entered Brown University, and at end of first year entered Amherst College; studied two years under, and was ordained Deacon, by Bishop Brownell, in Hartford, Ct., Aug. 3, 1826; rector of St. Peter's ch. Hebron, Ct., 1827; 1829, rector of Christ's ch. Stratford, Ct.; 1839, embarked for Europe; 1843-45, rector of St. John's ch. Jamaica Plain, Mass.; 1845, compelled by ill health to go abroad again; Grace ch. in Amherst erected in part by his munificence; mar. May 26, 1827, Sally Inman, only child of Thos. Kast, M.D., of Boston; D.D. (A. C.) 1843; d. in Amherst, Mass., Dec. 12, 1868.

1825.-LEAVENWORTH, Abner Johnson, b. in Waterbury, Ct., July 12, 1803; d. in Petersburg, Va., Feb. 12, 1869; grad. at Andover Theo. Sem., 1828; 1829-32, pastor of Cong. ch. Bristol, Ct.; 1832-9, in charge of a young ladies' seminary in Charlotte, N. C., and pastor of Presbyterian ch. there; 1839, established a school at Warrenton, Va.; founded at Petersburg, Va., the "Leavenworth Academic and Collegiate Seminary;" corresponding secretary and chief member of the Virginia Educational Association; m. June 14, 1831, Elizabeth M. Peabody, of Salem, Mass., who d. in P., June 25, 1841.

1827.-KINGSBURY, Enoch, b. in Langdon, N. H., April 21, 1800; d. at Danville, Ill., Oct. 18, 1868; studied theology at Auburn, N. Y., and Hampden Sydney College, Va.; ordained evangelist, 1830; pastor of Presbyterian ch. in Danville, Ill., 1830-1857; assisted in establishing Union Seminary (Ill.); preacher and teacher among the freedmen in Alabama, 1865-6; m. 1830.

1828.-MOORE, Arad, b. in Athol, Mass., March 13, 1802; d. in Framingham, Mass., January 5, 1869; studied law in Westminster and Concord, and settled in Waltham in 1831; m. Harriet P. Maynard, of Waltham, 1842.

1829. FOSTER, Benjamin Franklin; b. in Hanover, N. H., June 16, 1803; d. in Dummerston, Vt., Nov. 2, 1868; ordained evangelist, March, 1832; pastor of Cong. ch. Salisbury, Mass., 1833-46, and in Dummerston, 1846-1867.

1834.-CLARK, Albert, b. in Conway, Mass., Nov. 6, 1810; d. in Independence, Ia., Dec. 11, 1868; taught after graduating, for about twelve years in Owego, Dunkirk, N. Y., and near Norfolk, Va.; studied law in part, in city of New York; admitted to the bar in Westfield, Mass.; m. in 1847; practised law several years each in Conway, Mass., and Dubuque, Ia., and in 1851 settled in Independence; member of legislature of Iowa, and commissioner of Insane Asylum.

1835.-DWIGHT, John, b. in Shirley, Mass., Jan. 2, 1810; d. in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 5, 1869; pastor of south Cong. ch. in North Bridgewater, 1837-9; 1841-6, pastor of a ch. in Plymouth, and 1846-56 in North Wrentham; 1867 removed to Cambridge.

1839.-CLAPP, Dexter, b. in Westhampton, Mass., July 15, 1816; d. in Salem, Mass., July 27, 1868; grad. Divinity School, H. U., 1842; ordained evangelist 1843, and stationed in Savannah, Ga. In Dec., 1846, succeeded Rev. Theo. Parker in W. Roxbury, Mass.; afterwards colleague of James Flint, D. D., in Salem; installed there in 1851, and resigned the pastorate in 1864.

1846.-JACKSON, Arthur Harper, b. in Philadelphia, Nov. 7, 1826; d. in Middletown, Ct., March 9, 1869; educated for the medical profession, but engaged in manufacturing business; m. Mary Nicoll Thorne, of Brooklyn, N. Y., 1854.

1851.-Bores, Ethan Ely, b. in Blandford, Mass., Feb. 28, 1829; d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., May 4, 1869; in the banking business in Meriden, Ct., Cape May, N. J., and city of NewYork; 1856-9, in commercial business in San Francisco, where he m. in 1857, Miss Mary E. Howe; 1859-63, practised law in Janesville, Wis.; then paymaster in the army, and at the close of the war, settled in the city of New York, in the life-insurance business.

1857.-BEALS, David, b. in Dalton, Mass., Jan. 28, 1829; d. in Southwick, Mass., Sept. 28, 1868; grad. Windsor Theo. Seminary, 1860; then for about five years pastor of Cong. ch. in East Hartland, Ct.; 1865, acting pastor of Cong. ch. in Southwick; m. in 1860, Harriet N. Hobart, of Leverett, Mass.

1865.-LANE, Charles Edward, b. in So. Newmarket, N. H., Dec. 27, 1837; d. in Stratham, N. H., Aug. 17, 1868; grad. Andover Theo. Seminary, 1868.

(Not previously reported.)

1823.-HOWARD, David, b. in Marlboro', Vt.; d. in Alton, O., in 1854, aged 55. After graduating he taught school several years in Maryland, and then became a farmer in Alton.

1 From the annual "Necrology" of the college.

1828.-STETSON, William Barre, b. in Amherst, Mass., Aug. 15, 1803; d. in Exeter, Me., March 12, 1863; 1828-44, taught school and engaged in trade in Virginia, and then removed to Exeter.

1833-REID, William Shields-s. of Rev. W. S. Reid. D.D.; b. in Lynchburg, Va., in 1814; d. of wounds received in the Confederate States service, in 1864; taught school in Lynchburg till the opening of the war.

1835.-FASSITT, James Wilson, b. in Philadelphia, March 19, 1816; d. there June 7, 1859; engaged till Jan. 1, 1854, in business in Philadelphia.

1836.-FASSITT, Robert Faris-brother of the next preceding; b. in Philadelphia, Aug. 17, 1818; d. there March 3, 1863; engaged in business in Philadelphia; spent several years in Europe, and on his return became a liberal patron of art.

1838.-PARKER, Melzar, h. in Ashfield, Mass., 1813; d. in Little Wolf, Wis., Jan. 7, 1867; studied theology in East Windsor (Ct.) Theo. Seminary, but never ordained; preached about six years, and taught school the remainder of his life.

1853.-ANDREWS, William Hill, b. in Meadville, Pa., April 3, 1833; d. in Cincinnati, May 14, 1866; admitted to the bar in 1856; engaged in mercantile business in Cincinnati; m. Maria, daughter of Rev. Thomas J. Biggs, D.D., of C., 1860.

BOWDOIN COLLEGE.1

1818.-SMITH, Seba, h. in Bridgeton, Me., Sept. 14, 1792; d. in Patchogue, L. I., July 29, 1868, aged 76; author of "Maj. Jack Downing's Letters," the first attempt to exhibit the alleged peculiarities of what is termed the Yankee dialect-and never equalled by its many imitators.

1821.-SOULE, Charles, b. in Freeport, Aug. 29, 1794; d. in Portland, June, 1869, aged 75 ; for several years a minister of the gospel.

1824.-MCDOUGALL, Thomas, b. in Gorham, Me., Oct. 2, 1799; d. in Montgomery, Ala., May 28, 1869, aged 70.

1825.-GREENLEAF, Patrick Henry-s. of late Prof. Simon G., Cambridge, Ms.; b. in New Gloucester, July 11, 1807; d. very suddenly, in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 22, 1869, aged 62; for several years rector of a ch. in Charlestown, Mass., and then rector in Brooklyn. 1825.-SNELL, Charles, b. in Winthrop, Me., June 17, 1805; d. suddenly in Bangor, Oct. 20, 1868, aged 63; a much respected physician.

1835.-ORR, John-s. of the late distinguished jurist and advocate Hon. Benjamin Orr; b. in Topsham, Me., Sept. 2, 1813; d. in Melrose, Mass. Jan. 25, 1869, aged 55 years; was for several years minister of the gospel in Alfred, Me. (Vide N. E. HIST. AND GEN. REGISTER, Vol. xxiii. p. 478.)

1835.-ROBBINS, Augustus Cogswell, b. in Union, Me., June 3, 1816; d. in Brunswick, Me., Dec. 31, 1868, aged 53; a practising lawyer, cashier sec. of overseers, B. C.

1839.-FLETCHER, Alfred. b. in China, Me., Aug. 31, 1817; d. there Sept. 18, 1868, aged 51; attorney at law.

1839. PENNELL, Joseph, b. in Brunswick, Me., Sept. 7, 1812; d. in Connecticut, Sept. 3, 1868, aged 56.

1840.-HAYES, Thomas McCulloch, b in Saco, Me., Aug. 18, 1819; d. suddenly in Boston, Feb. 1, 1869, aged 50; was a leading lawyer in co. York, then removed to Boston, where he was rising to distinction in the Suffolk bar. (Vide N. E. H. AND G. REGISTER, vol. xxiii. p. 478.)

1842.-ATKINSON, Josiah, b. in Newburyport, Mass., Aug. 16, 1817; d. there June 22, 1869, aged 52.

1843.-CRAIG, Wheelock, b. in Augusta, Me., July 11, 1824; d. in Neufchatel, Switz., Nov., 1868, aged 44; minister of the Gospel, New Bedford, Mass.; was highly respected as a scholar, a vigorous thinker and a forcible preacher; was on a tour for health, when he was suddenly cut down.

1844.-THORNTON, Thomas Gilbert, b. in Saco, Me., Aug. 25, 1823; d. in Madison, Wis., Nov. 4, 1868, aged 43.

1845.-FESSENDEN, Thomas Amory Deblois, b. in Portland, Me., Jan. 23, 1826; d. in Auburn, Me., Sept. 28, 1868, aged 43; was an M. C. and an able lawyer.

1856.-CARLETON, Cyrus Henry, b. in Sangerville, Me., April 2, 1832; d. in Foxboro', Mass., Dec, 25, 1868, aged 36. A respected minister in the Baptist communion.

1862.-BEECHER, Frederic Henry-s. of Rev. Charles B.; b. in New Orleans, La., June 22, 1841; Lieut. U. S. A. ; killed in a scouting party, Kansas, by Indians, Sept., 1868, aged 27. 1865.-ADAMS, George William Mosher, b. in Wilton, Me., Feb. 23, 1838; d. in La Crosse, Wis., Aug, 1868, aged 30.

1866.-COLBY, Hiram Kendall, b. in Topsham, Me., Feb. 18, 1845; d. there Jan., 1869, aged 24.

1 From data furnished by Prof. A. S. Packard.

1866.-FELLOWs, John Allen Chandler, b. in Athens, Me., May 13, 1841; d. in Brunswick, Feb. 5, 1869, aged 28; an instructor in Greek and mathematics, B. C.

1867.-COLE, Rollo Marble, b. in Paris Hill, Me., Feb. 27, 1844; d. there Sept. 12, 1868, aged 23.

1868.-CUSHMAN, Charles Henry, b. in New Gloucester, Me., July 14, 1845; d. in Dover, N. H., Sept. 29, 1868, aged 23.

(Not previously reported.)

1822.-PARIS, Moses Parsons-s. of Rev. Dr. Parish, of Byfield, Mass.; b. in Byfield, Oct. 9, 1803; d. in Baltimore, Feb. 20, 1865, aged 62.

1836.-MERRILL, William, b. in Portland, Sept. 16, 1816; d. in Jackson, Miss., Dec. 6, 1866, aged 50.

1812.-ATKINSON, Jacob, b. Aug. 16, 1817; d. in Somerville, Jan. 29, 1857, aged 40.

1844.-HAM, Abner, b. in Farmington, N. H., Feb. 12, 1820; d. in South Carolina, whither he had gone for health, July, 1867, aged 47.

1814.-PAGE, John Taylor, b. in Dover, N. H., May 29, 1822; d. suddenly in Winchendon, Mass., Dec. 25, 1866, aged 44.

1847.-HATCH, Samuel Wesley, b. in Bowdoinham, Me., Dec. 17, 1826; d. in Jeffersonville, Ga., April, 1864, aged 38; a successful teacher.

1849.-THOMPSON, Robert Richard, b. in Rumford, Me., Dec., 1822; killed in action near Richmond, Va., Sept. 19, 1864, aged 42.

1850.-TOWNSEND, Patrick Henry, b. in Salisbury, N. H., Oct. 28, 1823; d. in Washington, D. C., May 21, 1864, aged 41.

BROWN UNIVERSITY.1

1800.-TILLINGHAST, Paris Jenckes-s. of Paris Jenckes and Elizabeth (Pierce) Tillinghast, and descendant from the Tillinghasts who settled in R. I. in 1640; b. in Providence, July 18, 1780; d. near Columbus, Ga., Nov. 24, 1868; engaged in business in Fayetteville, N. C., till about 1838, then removed to Columbus, Ga.; m. Elizabeth Vowell Henley, of Fayetteville.

1801.-WILLIAMS, John Mason-s. of Gen. James and Susannah (Shaw) Williams, of Taunton, Mass.; b. there June 24, 1780; d. in New-Bedford, Dec. 28, 1868; admitted to the bar, 1804, and commenced practice in New-Bedford; 1816, removed to Taunton; state senator, 1818; attorney for co. of Bristol, 1818; 1821-39, justice of court of common pleas; 1839-44, chief justice of same court; edited an edition of Hobart's Reports; 1818, removed to Boston and practised his profession; 1848-56, commissioner of Insolvency; removed to New-Bedford, 1856; an eminently able jurist. LL.D. (B. U. 1843) and (H. U. 1845). He m. Nov. 9, 1806, Eliza Otis, dau. of Hon. Lemuel, senr., and Rebecca (Otis) Williams, of New-Bedford.

1808.-POWER, Thomas-s. of Thomas and Hannah (Lincoln) Power, b. in Boston, Oct. 8, 1786; d. in Framingham, Mass., Sept. 9, 1868; read law with Judge Chas. Jackson, of Boston; admitted to bar, 1811; practised law in Northfield, Mass., 1811-16, then in Boston; 1822-52, clerk of police court, Boston, removed by Gov. Boutwell, but re-appointed by Gov. Clifford, and served to 1860; besides a poem on Lafayette in 1834, and other occasional addresses, he delivered the oration in Boston, July 4, 1840; m. June 8, 1813, Betsey Sampson, dau. of Job and Betsey (Winsor) Sampson, of Roxbury, Mass.

1811.-TOLMAN, Thomas-s. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Wales) Tolman, of Stoughton, Mass.; b. there, Feb. 20, 1891; d. in Boston, June 20, 1869; admitted to the bar in Boston in 1815, and the next year to the bar of South Carolina; returning to his native state, he practised law in Canton and Boston; held various offices of honor and trust. He m. April 30, 1846, Elizabeth Call Stearns, dau. of Col. Jacob Stearns, of Boston.

1814.-BELCHER, Manning-s. of John and Susannah (Hazelton) Belcher; b. in Wrentham, Mass., July 13, 1790; d. in Pendleton Dist., S. C., in Sept., 1868; taught school the greater portion of his life in South Carolina; m. in 1817, Susan, dau. of Judge Day, of Wrentham.

1814.-WILLIAMS, John Fowler-s. of Capt. Andrew and Sally (Skinner) Williams; b. in West Woodstock, Ct., Dec. 30, 1790; d. there, Oct. 13, 1867; prepared for college under his uncle Rev. Timo. Williams (Y. C. 1785); studied law under direction of Hon. Eben. Stoddard (B. U. 1807), and Jona. Barnes, of Tolland, Ct.; commenced practice in Stafford, Ct., but finally settled in his native town; was judge of probate; delivered occasional addresses; m. (1), Lucretia Tracy, Oct. 16, 1823—(2), Mary J. White, 1832; had three children.

1816.-BARNES, George Leonard-s. of Daniel Leonard and Joanna (Jenckes) Barnes; b. in Providence, Dec. 6, 1797; d. in Smithfield, R. I., March 27, 1869; began practice of the law in Woonsocket, R. I., 1819, and a few years afterwards removed to Providence; subsequently resided in Smithfield; m. (1), Maria Sherman, of Woonsocket, and (2), Eliza Greene Aborn, of Providence.

1 From the Providence Daily Journal of Sept. 1, 1869.

1817.-STAPLES, Hon. William Read-s. of Samuel and Ruth (Read) Staples; b. in Providence, Oct. 10, 1798; d. there, Oct. 19, 1868; admitted to the bar of R. I., Sept. 21, 1819; 1835, associate justice, and in 1854 chief justice of the supreme court of R. I.; 1856, state auditor; 1856, treasurer of the R. I. Society for the Promotion of Domestic Industry, which office he filled to the end of his life. He was one of the founders of the R. I. Hist. Society, and compiler of several historical volumes published by that society and by the state. He m. (1), in 1821, Rebecca M. Power, of Providence-(2), 1826, Evelina Eaton, of Framingham, Mass.-LL.D. (B. U. 1862). (N. E. H. AND G. REGISTER, vol. xxiii. p. 218.)

1818.-ALDRICH, Ezek-s. of Ezek and Susannah (Mann) Aldrich; b. in Providence, Jan. 16, 1798; d. there, May 21, 1859; admitted to the bar, 1821; engaged in mercantile business, master of a public school, member of the general assembly, assessor of taxes, city-treasurer, and member of the school committee of Providence, for the last five years assistant assessor of internal revenue; m. Mary S. Peck, of Providence.

1820.-POMEROY, Swan Lyman-s. of Josiah and Mary (Barnes) Pomeroy; b. in Warwick, Mass., March 4, 1799; d. in Sunderland, Mass., March 17, 1869; studied theology in Andover Seminary; pastor of Cong. ch., Bangor, Me., 1825-48; 1848-59, one of the Secretaries of the Am. Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, residing in Boston; D.D. (B. C. 1847) and (B. U. 1848); m. (1), Frances Maria Fales, of Taunton, Mass., and (2), Ann Quincy, of Portland, Me.; author of several publications and sermons, and some writings on ecclesiastical and missionary subjects.

1820. ROGERS, Henry Augustus-s. of John and Elizabeth (Rodman) Rogers, b. in Providence, Nov. 11, 1801; d. in Paris, France, Jan. 7, 1869; admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Providence, 1826, but soon entered upon and continued in mercantile pursuits.

1820.-STONE, Ebenezer-s. of Silas and Jeannette (Twitchell) Stone, of Sharon, Mass.; b. there, Oct. 10, 1797; d. in Walpole, Mass., Aug. 15, 1869; grad. M.D., Harvard Medical School, 1824; settled in Walpole; m. 1831, Elizabeth Holbrook Harris.

1832.-ARNOLD, Jonathan Earle-s. of Smith and Mary G. (Earle) Arnold, b. in Woonsocket, R. I., Feb. 4, 1814; d. in Milwaukee, Wis., June 2, 1869; began the practice of law in his native place, but soon removed to Milwaukee, where he acquired great distinction as a lawyer; 1835, m. Mary Passmore, of Smithfield, R. I.

1834.-COLE, George-s. of Azel and Elizabeth (Dunham) Cole; b. in Sterling, Ct., June 22, 1808; d. in Dayton, Ky., July 14, 1868; instructor and then professor in Granville college, Ohio; 1838-47, editor of the "Cross and Journal," Columbus, O.; subsequently connected with the State Journal, Columbus, O., and Gazette, Cincinnati, O.; 1856-64, connected with Journal and Messenger, Cincinnati, O.; m. (1), in 1840, Eliza Moore, of Cummington, Mass.-(2) in 1852, Rosa Bartlett Yandis.

1836.-LINCOLN, Jotham-s. Jotham and Meriel (Hobart) Lincoln, and lineal descendant of Daniel Lincoln, one of the carliest settlers of Hingham, Mass.; b. in H., Nov. 7, 1815; d. in Colorado, Sept. 4, 1868; read law with Hon. Solomon Lincoln, of Hingham (B. U. 1822); admitted to the bar, co. Plymouth, 1839; practised law in Hingham, till 1847, then removed west and settled finally in Colorado, where he was killed by the Indians.

1837.-TILLINGHAST, Rev. Nicholas Power-s. of Hon. Joseph Leonard and Rebecca (Power) Tillinghast; b. in Providence, March 3, 1817; d. near Philadelphia, Aug. 7, 1869; in 1839 he entered and passed three years in the Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Va.; in 1842, ordained presbyter in the Protestant Episcopal church, and became assistant rector of the Monumental ch. in Richmond, Va.; subsequently either rector or temporarily in charge of the following parishes: Society Hill, S. C., Trinity, Washington, D. C., St. Andrews, Philadelphia, St. John's, Georgetown, D. C., of which latter parish was rector for twenty years, or till 1867; he published a few sermons and poems.

1839.-PALMER, Edward Dorr Griffin-s. of Ezra and Elizabeth (Caldwell) Palmer; b. in Boston, April 17, 1818; d. there, June 29, 1869; grad. doctor in medicine, at H. U. Medical School, 1842; achieved success and high reputation, and was honored by his fellow citizens with various responsible trusts; 1847, m. Cecilia Louisa Gale.

1810.-SLEEPER, Jonas Darius-s. of Jonas and Sally (Bean) Sleeper; b. in Guilford Village, N. H., April, 1815; d. in Plymouth, N. H., Sept. 9, 1868; read law with Hon. Josiah Quincy, of Rumney, N. H.; practised law in Hill, N. H., 1813-8; 1848, clerk of courts at Haverhill, N. H., to 1858; cashier of State Bank, Concord, N. H., 1858; subs. clerk of courts for co. Merrimack, and Senator; m. 1816, Mary G., dau. of Hon. Josiah Quincy.

1841.-HALE, William Mason-s. of Daniel and Lydia (Luther) Hale; b. in Providence, Dec. 6, 1821; d. in Denver, Col. Ter., Oct. 8, 1868; engaged in a mercantile house in Providence for some years; 1851-6, in service of Paraguay Company in South America, then in business in Providence; 1862, captain in the 10th regt. R. I. volunteers, and afterwards colonel of that regiment; settled in Colorado; m. 1841, Elizabeth B., dau, of George Bucklin, of Providence.

1843.-VAN BUREN, Abram-s. of Abram and Sarah (Holme) Van Buren; b. in Philadelphia, in 1821; d. in Chicago, Ill., July 28, 1869; after graduating he engaged in the insurance business in Cincinnati, till 1866, when he removed to Chicago, and engaged in a similar business there.

1846.-JILLSON, William Everett-s. of William and Elizabeth (Pond) Jillson; b. in Cumberland, R. I., June 6, 1824; d. in Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 27, 1869; after grad, taught in Providence and Bristol, then travelled and studied in Europe; instructor in Brown Uni.; assistant librarian of library of Congress; 1855-9, professor in Columbian College, D.C.; 1859, librarian and translator to Patent Office; 1865, chosen general assistant to the superintendent of the public library of Boston, in which office he remained till his death.

1847.-FILLMORE, George Hedding-s. of Daniel and Susan_F. (Cook) Fillmore; b. in Nantucket, Mass., April 4, 1827; d. in San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 4, 1869; 1842, entered Sophomore class of Wes. Uni.; in 1816, entered Junior class of B. U.; principal of high school, Cohasset, Mass.; professor of Math. in Newton College, Baltimore, and professor in Md. Agri. College; then travelled in Europe, and attended lectures in Paris; for the last five years of his life, an assist. in the Branch Mint in San Francisco.

1847.-WILEY, Rev. Frederic-s of Samuel and Lucy (Apley) Wiley; b. in Lynnfield, Mass., in 1821; d. in Stonington, Ill., July 21, 1868, where he was pastor of a Baptist ch.; studied theology in Newton, Mass., Theo. Seminary.

1865.-THAYER, Caleb Edmund-s. of Caleb and Hannah (Gaskill) Thayer; b. in Blackstone, Mass., Sept. 3, 1841; d. there, Aug. 27, 1868; was reading law in Worcester, Mass.; m. April, 1866, Maria S. Cook, of Belchertown.

COLBY UNIVERSITY.1

1823.-PAINE, Rev. Henry-s. of Roswell and Sarah (Chamberlain) Paine; b. in Vernon, Ct., Aug. 17, 1793; d. in Rockland, Me., Nov. 12, 1868; most of his life was passed in teaching, except the year 1826, when he preached in Whiting, Vt.; was settled successively in Eastport, one year; Windsor, Vt., one year; Monmouth and Waterville, Me., four years each; China, Me., nine years; five years in Rockland; seven in Thomaston, Me.; and again in Rockland, from and after 1856; m. 1827, Evelina Bacon, of Waterville.

1828.-MCCLELLAN, Samuel-s. of Hon. Judah and Elizabeth (White) McClellan; b. in Bloomfield (now So. Skowhegan), Me., April 10, 1810; d. in Dexter, Me., Aug. 1, 1868; 1830-33, tutor in college in Jackson, Miss.; from 1835, lawyer in Dexter; m. Ann S. Greene. 1831.-MOOR, Wyman Bradbury Sevey-s. of Daniel and Rebecca (Spring) Moor; b. in Waterville, Me., Nov. 3, 1811; d. in Lynchburg, Va., Mar. 11, 1869; 1833, opened a law office in Skowhegan, Mc., but in 1834, removed to Waterville; member of the legis. 1842; att'y-general, 1844-8; from January to June 1848, U. S. senator in place of Hon. John Fairfield, deceased; 1849, removed to Bangor, Me.; 1852-3, superintended the construction of the railway from Waterville to Bangor; 1857, appointed consul-general for British Am. Provinces; 1868, removed to Lynchburg, Va.; m. 1834, Clara A. N., dau. of Daniel Cook, M.D., of Waterville.

1840.-CHASE, Marshall Spring-s. of Dr. Hall and Hannah McMillan (Spring) Chase; b. in Waterville, Me., Sept. 2, 1821; d. in Martinez, Cal., Jan. 24, 1869; in successful practice of the law in Boston, 1843-51; 1851 to 1859, in San Francisco, and afterwards in Martinez; m. Mrs. Jane Fuller in 1867.

1855.-WHITE, Roscoe James-s. of Hon. James and Lydia Shaw (Wood) White; b. in Belfast, Me., Sept. 16, 1835; d. in Augusta, Me., Aug. 30, 1868; in practice of the law in Belfast, from Jan., 1859 to May, 1860, when he settled in business in Princeton, Me., but in 1865 returned to Belfast.

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.?

1805.-SELDEN, Hon. Samuel-s. of Joseph and Susannah (Smith) Selden; b. in W. Lebanon, Ct.; began practice of the law in Lebanon, afterwards removed to Royalton, Vt., and thence to So. Jackson, co. Jackson, Michigan; m. (1), Lois, dau. of Major Jabez Parkhurst, of Royalton, and (2), Fanny Parkhurst, her sister; d. in Jackson, Sept. 16, 1868.

1805.-HARDING, Alpheus-s. of Abijah and Sibyl (Adams) Harding; b. in Barre, Mass., Jan. 19, 1780; d. in New-Salem, Mass., Feb. 19, 1869; ord. pastor of Cong. ch. in NewSalem, Dec. 2, 1807; dismissed, Jan. 8, 1845; m. (1), Sarah, dau. of Rev. Josiah Bridge, of E. Sudbury, now Wayland, Oct. 10, 1808, and (2), Mrs. Letitia (Titus) Freeman, of NewSalem, Mar. 18, 1860.

1806.-FESSENDEN, Gen. Samuel-s. of Rev. Wm. and Sarah (Clement) Fessenden; b. in Fryeburg, Me., July 16, 1784; d. in Portland, Me., Mar. 20, 1869; began practice of law in New-Gloucester, Me., 1809; representative in Mass. legis. 1814, '15 and '16, in Mass. Senate, 1818 and 1819; removed to Portland, in 1822; representative in Maine legis. 1825 and 1826; Maj. Gen. of militia in both states; removed to Westbrook, Me., 1861; published orations, and a treatise on "Juries;" m. Deborah Chandler, of New-Gloucester; an eminent lawyer; A.M. (B. C.) 1846.

1806.-FLETCHER, Hon. Richard-s. of Hon. Asaph and Sarah (Green) Fletcher; b. in Cavendish, Vt., Jan. 8, 1788; read law with Daniel Webster; went into practice in Salisbury,

1 Furnished by Prof. C. E. Hamlin,

2 Compiled from notes furnished by Prof. C. A. Young, of Dart. Coll., Rev. Dr. Aiken, Pres. of Union College, and from Rev. Dr. Chapman's valuable history of the Alumni of Dartmouth Coll. 16

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