"Miles Thomas Castner, son of Jacob Castner, was born at Waldoborough, Maine, April 9, 1824. He was brought up on his father's farm, being educated in the common schools, and at the age of eighteen, when his father died, he took charge of the farm and later bought out the heirs. He was a successful farmer, and kept a herd of ten to fifteen cattle and twenty-five to thirty sheep. The farm of two hundred acres was situated in the north part of the town, four miles from the village, and was considered desirable property. When he was nineteen years old he began to teach the district school in the winter months, and taught in this way for nearly fifty years in the schools of Waldoborough, St. George and Friendship, Maine. He and his son Sanford owned the Weaver saw mill, and manufactured staves and heads for lime casks, which they sold in Rockland, Maine. After a number of years they sold the business to Barden Turner.
Mr. Castner is a man of large physique, a typical New England farmer. He is a staunch Republican, and has served his party and town as assessor four years, tax collector twelve years, town constable thirty-four years, and deputy sheriff six years. He and his family attended the Methodist church.
He married, June 14, 1845, Margaret Mink, born at Waldoborough, September 22. 1825, died at Belmont, Massachusetts, December 14, 1892, daughter of Isaac and Lydia (Flanders) Mink, of Waldoborough. Her father was a farmer at North Waldoborough, and a manufacturer of power mills." ~ Historic Homes and Places...
Children:
1. Hector, b. Sept 7, 1846; m. Sept 26, 1867, Ella S. Hahn, of Waldoboro.
2. Sanford Benner, b. Feb 20, 1848, Waldoboro, Maine; m. June 19, 1878, Addie Maria Wellington.
3. Norman Benjamin, b. July 21, 1850; m. May 17, 1874, Bertha Miller of Waldoboro.
4. Almanza Sarah, b. July 27, 1853; m. Sept 20, 1873, Robert Sukeforth, of Washington, Maine.
5. Eldorus Austin, b. July 17, 1859, Waldoboro, Maine; m. April 2, 1891, Helen Wellington, sister of his brother's wife,
6. Ulysses Simpson, unmarried.
7. Chester Isaac, b. May 8, 1868; m. July 6, 1889, Cora Weaver, of Washington, Maine.
AE. 86yrs. 19dys. at time of death.
Sources:
Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Volume 4, p. 1517-1519.
Mr. Castner is a man of large physique, a typical New England farmer. He is a staunch Republican, and has served his party and town as assessor four years, tax collector twelve years, town constable thirty-four years, and deputy sheriff six years. He and his family attended the Methodist church.
He married, June 14, 1845, Margaret Mink, born at Waldoborough, September 22. 1825, died at Belmont, Massachusetts, December 14, 1892, daughter of Isaac and Lydia (Flanders) Mink, of Waldoborough. Her father was a farmer at North Waldoborough, and a manufacturer of power mills." ~ Historic Homes and Places...
Children:
1. Hector, b. Sept 7, 1846; m. Sept 26, 1867, Ella S. Hahn, of Waldoboro.
2. Sanford Benner, b. Feb 20, 1848, Waldoboro, Maine; m. June 19, 1878, Addie Maria Wellington.
3. Norman Benjamin, b. July 21, 1850; m. May 17, 1874, Bertha Miller of Waldoboro.
4. Almanza Sarah, b. July 27, 1853; m. Sept 20, 1873, Robert Sukeforth, of Washington, Maine.
5. Eldorus Austin, b. July 17, 1859, Waldoboro, Maine; m. April 2, 1891, Helen Wellington, sister of his brother's wife,
6. Ulysses Simpson, unmarried.
7. Chester Isaac, b. May 8, 1868; m. July 6, 1889, Cora Weaver, of Washington, Maine.
AE. 86yrs. 19dys. at time of death.
Sources:
Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Volume 4, p. 1517-1519.
"Miles Thomas Castner, son of Jacob Castner, was born at Waldoborough, Maine, April 9, 1824. He was brought up on his father's farm, being educated in the common schools, and at the age of eighteen, when his father died, he took charge of the farm and later bought out the heirs. He was a successful farmer, and kept a herd of ten to fifteen cattle and twenty-five to thirty sheep. The farm of two hundred acres was situated in the north part of the town, four miles from the village, and was considered desirable property. When he was nineteen years old he began to teach the district school in the winter months, and taught in this way for nearly fifty years in the schools of Waldoborough, St. George and Friendship, Maine. He and his son Sanford owned the Weaver saw mill, and manufactured staves and heads for lime casks, which they sold in Rockland, Maine. After a number of years they sold the business to Barden Turner.
Mr. Castner is a man of large physique, a typical New England farmer. He is a staunch Republican, and has served his party and town as assessor four years, tax collector twelve years, town constable thirty-four years, and deputy sheriff six years. He and his family attended the Methodist church.
He married, June 14, 1845, Margaret Mink, born at Waldoborough, September 22. 1825, died at Belmont, Massachusetts, December 14, 1892, daughter of Isaac and Lydia (Flanders) Mink, of Waldoborough. Her father was a farmer at North Waldoborough, and a manufacturer of power mills." ~ Historic Homes and Places...
Children:
1. Hector, b. Sept 7, 1846; m. Sept 26, 1867, Ella S. Hahn, of Waldoboro.
2. Sanford Benner, b. Feb 20, 1848, Waldoboro, Maine; m. June 19, 1878, Addie Maria Wellington.
3. Norman Benjamin, b. July 21, 1850; m. May 17, 1874, Bertha Miller of Waldoboro.
4. Almanza Sarah, b. July 27, 1853; m. Sept 20, 1873, Robert Sukeforth, of Washington, Maine.
5. Eldorus Austin, b. July 17, 1859, Waldoboro, Maine; m. April 2, 1891, Helen Wellington, sister of his brother's wife,
6. Ulysses Simpson, unmarried.
7. Chester Isaac, b. May 8, 1868; m. July 6, 1889, Cora Weaver, of Washington, Maine.
AE. 86yrs. 19dys. at time of death.
Sources:
Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Volume 4, p. 1517-1519.
Mr. Castner is a man of large physique, a typical New England farmer. He is a staunch Republican, and has served his party and town as assessor four years, tax collector twelve years, town constable thirty-four years, and deputy sheriff six years. He and his family attended the Methodist church.
He married, June 14, 1845, Margaret Mink, born at Waldoborough, September 22. 1825, died at Belmont, Massachusetts, December 14, 1892, daughter of Isaac and Lydia (Flanders) Mink, of Waldoborough. Her father was a farmer at North Waldoborough, and a manufacturer of power mills." ~ Historic Homes and Places...
Children:
1. Hector, b. Sept 7, 1846; m. Sept 26, 1867, Ella S. Hahn, of Waldoboro.
2. Sanford Benner, b. Feb 20, 1848, Waldoboro, Maine; m. June 19, 1878, Addie Maria Wellington.
3. Norman Benjamin, b. July 21, 1850; m. May 17, 1874, Bertha Miller of Waldoboro.
4. Almanza Sarah, b. July 27, 1853; m. Sept 20, 1873, Robert Sukeforth, of Washington, Maine.
5. Eldorus Austin, b. July 17, 1859, Waldoboro, Maine; m. April 2, 1891, Helen Wellington, sister of his brother's wife,
6. Ulysses Simpson, unmarried.
7. Chester Isaac, b. May 8, 1868; m. July 6, 1889, Cora Weaver, of Washington, Maine.
AE. 86yrs. 19dys. at time of death.
Sources:
Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Volume 4, p. 1517-1519.
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