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Abbott, Nehemiah b. March 24, 1804 d. July 26, 1877
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Maine's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1857 to 1859.
Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Anderson, Hugh Johnston b. May 10, 1801 d. May 31, 1881
US Congressman, Maine Governor. Elected to represent Maine's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1837 to 1841. Served as Governor of Maine from 1844 to 1847. His son was Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General John Francis Anderson.
Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Anderson, John Francis b. December 4, 1832 d. April 19, 1902
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. The son of former Maine Governor Hugh J. Anderson, he enlisted at the start of the Civil War as a Private in the 4th Massachusetts Militia Battalion. When that unit was mustered out, he was commissioned as 1st Lieutenant and regimental Adjutant of the 24th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He subsequently joined the staff of Major General John G. Foster, serving as an Aide-de-Camp and rising to the rank of Major. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Plot: Old Section, Range 13, Lot 1
Ayer, Richard Small b. October 9, 1829 d. December 14, 1896
US Congressman. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Elected to represent Virginia's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1870 to 1871. Also served as a Delegate to the Virginia State Constitutional Convention from 1867 to 1868, and Member of the Maine State House of Representatives in 1888. (Bio by: K)
Mount Repose Cemetery, Montville, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Crosby, William George b. September 10, 1805 d. March 21, 1881
Maine Governor. Served as Governor of Maine from 1853 to 1855. He was defeated in 1850, and 1852.
Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Fernald, Albert E. b. May 13, 1838 d. December 3, 1908
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as First Lieutenant in the Union Army in Company F, 20th Maine Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 1, 1865 at Five Forks, Virginia. His citation reads "During a rush at the enemy, Lt. Fernald seized, during a scuffle, the flag of the 9th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.)" (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Winterport, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Goodblood, Clair b. September 18, 1929 d. April 25, 1951
Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal (Machine Gunner) in the United States Army in Company D, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 24 and 25, 1951 at Popsu-dong, Korea. He was killed in action. His citation in part reads "Seeing a grenade lobbed at his position, he shoved his assistant to the ground and flinging himself upon the soldier attemped to shield him. Despite his valorous act both men...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Chandler Cemetery, Burnham, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Hall, Joshua b. October 22, 1768 d. December 25, 1862
Governor of Maine. Born in Lewes, Delaware, he was educated in Delaware and at age 19 became a Methodist minister, eventually settling in Maine, which was then part of Massachusetts. A Democratic-Republican, he served in the Massachusetts legislature from 1814 to 1819. Maine became a state in 1820, and Hall served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1820 to 1821. Governor Enoch Lincoln died in 1829 and was succeeded by Senate President Nathan Cutler. When Cutler's Senate term expired...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Wiswell Cemetery, Frankfort, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Knowlton, Ebenezer b. December 6, 1815 d. September 10, 1874
US Congressman. He was a minister of theology and a member of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1844 to 1850. In 1855, he was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, serving until 1857. After his term he resumed his ministerial duties until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
South Montville City Cemetery, South Montville, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Martin, Joseph Plumb b. November 21, 1760 d. May 2, 1850
Revolutionary War Continental Army Soldier, Author. Born in Becket Massachusetts, at age seven he was left in the care of his maternal grandparents in Connecticut. In June of 1776, he signed a short–term enlistment of six months. He returned to his grandparents’ farm that December when his enlistment was up. After a winter at home he re-enlisted in April 1777. He served as a private in the 8th Connecticut Regiment, an element of General James Varnum's Brigade. In 1778 he was reassigned to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Sandy Point Cemetery, Sandy Point, Waldo County, Maine, USA
McGilvery, Freeman b. 1824 d. September 2, 1864
Civil War Union Army Officer. Entered the Civil War in January 1862 as Captain and commander of the 6th Battery, Maine Light Artillery, which he commanded at the Battles of Second Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. Promoted from Captain to Lieutenant Colonel, he assumed command of the 1st Volunteer Artillery Brigade in the Army of the Potomac's Artillery Reserve. Led his command in the Battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Mine Run. His performance on the 2nd Day of Gettysburg...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Village Cemetery, Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Milliken, Seth Llewellyn b. December 12, 1831 d. April 18, 1897
US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine's 3rd District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1883 until his death in office in 1897. He also served as a member of the Maine State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Read, Nathan b. July 2, 1759 d. January 20, 1849
US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts as an At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacany caused by the resignation of Congressman Samuel Sewall, serving from 1800 to 1803.
Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA
White, Benjamin b. May 13, 1790 d. June 7, 1860
US Congressman. He was educated in Goshen (now called Vienna), and moved to Winthrop in 1802 to work on a farm. he later continued his education at Farmington Academy and became a school teacher. During the War of 1812 he recruited troops and then served as a sergeant with a unit stationed in Castine and Eastport. In 1821 he began operating a farm and a sawmill in Montville whole continuing to work as a teacher. White served as a Town Selectman and in other local offices, and was a member of...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Halldale Cemetery, West Montville, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Wilson, John b. January 10, 1777 d. August 9, 1848
US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts's 4th District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1813 to 1815, and 1817 to 1819. (Bio by: K)
Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA

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