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Hiram Burr Forbes

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Hiram Burr Forbes

Birth
Springfield, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
Death
15 May 1924 (aged 88)
Presque Isle, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Burial
Presque Isle, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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A well-known stage coach driver in the days before the railroad reached Northern Maine. He drove the route between Houlton and Bangor during the Civil War. Then he became a driver for Johnson and Phair between Presque Isle and Houlton. He later ran his own stage line, for which he owned about 16 horses.

Obituary, Presque Isle Star Herald, May 22, 1924.
A well-known stage coach driver in the days before the railroad reached Northern Maine. He drove the route between Houlton and Bangor during the Civil War. Then he became a driver for Johnson and Phair between Presque Isle and Houlton. He later ran his own stage line, for which he owned about 16 horses.

Obituary, Presque Isle Star Herald, May 22, 1924.


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