The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-10-06
many hardships, established for himself and

many hardships, established for himself and
family comfortable home.
among his subsequent neighbors were
JoD Cnshman, the man who made the a urSs
clearing In that part of the town, III. 1GeS eo
newKsDury, the father of the late n. 1s n
l +; aT;eswksbury and the late soa pr William G.
Whitnav . man of large property and mncn
in public life, whose old homestead saT y S now
occupied by his only s1rylving SUI Ny, =
Whitney; and James Wbom was was the ' late
lanes s Holmes lawyer In Foxcroft and
DR.. JOB Holmes for many years practicing
nhvsician in Paris and Calais. Mr.. Cald-
phi nyI had three sons and two daughters. His
mmnnnoest daughter married Rev. ,Josenh
Baker and died soon after leaving no child
Mr.. Caldwell and wife by their industry
and economy secured a competence for them
selves and children, giving his two eldest
sons and surviving daughter each farm in
the vicinity OF the old homestead. which want
to his youngest son William.
John Caldwell the eldest son married
Sarah Merritt and they had five sons and
was manufacturer and dealer in inmb bore,
and the other four followed the Occupation
OF tneir fatner and were farmers, The two
surviving sons, William Henry and Frederici
own and occupy two of the best farms in
tanS NAME. Dolly, one of the daugh-
I'll.
remarkable mechanical genius, and quite
largely an inventor Of machines and machinS
cry. His sons have largely Inherited the
mecnanical skill OF their father. The senior
partner Oh the enterprising. firm of Carman
a Thompson, steam heating engineers in
Lewiston, Is one of his sons. -
rnliip caldwell, the second son married
Susan Perkins. They had seven sons and
eight daughters, two Of whom died in infancy.
Inc eldest son Wesley, married Margaret
M xafr
the wilds of Eastern Maine. Thew had
sons, SIX OF whom went to war In the late
rebellion, one was killed In battle, two died
from diseases while In the service and one
dled since from Injuries received when In the
Two of Philips sons Asbury and Franklign
were preachers, the former for many years
Leading minister In the Maine Conferences
Of the M. y. Church. His son, Rev. John M
caldwell ID. D. is pastor of a large M. E.
Cn9rcn In Chicago. Joseph p. the fifth son
studied law and entered upon a successful
practice; but became victim of consumption
and died In early manhood. Seth G. the
only surviving son resides In New Bedford.
Mass. and Is engaged In navigation.
rie Mii Mamo Uai3dweii the youngest son mar
sons and one daughter. Zenas, the eldest
was graduate Of Bowdoin and 1.-THE chum of
FRANKLIN Pierce-sfterwards President of
me United States, and of the class of Haw-
NV hOs 1<OuklciiUW uueArCGudLOT BRADBURY
He was the first President of the Maine
wesleyan Seminary and died at the early
age OF rs. Merritt-the youngest son gradu-
ated at the same c0llege-was also subse-
quently President of said Seminary, and for
many years professor in Dickinson College
pennsylvania, which place he held at the
time OF his death. His son is now connected
Win the newspaper press of New York and
his daughter is the wife of Rev. DR.. III. b.
Shlageway. president Of the Theological
of Evanston. Illinois. Leonard, the other
son was wealthy farmer and occupied the
OLD homested, originally lived upon by John
Caldwell, senior. William +. one of his sons
succeeded him on the old farm. Leonard,
ms otneL son was In the army and killed in
Nancy the only sister of Zenas, Leonard
and Merritt married the late DR.. Eliphalet
Clark, so long a resident of Portland. The
memory OF both the doctor and his wife will
pc long gratefully cherished by long line of
1t Is fact worthy Of note. that Aldebelt
+. Caldwell, son of VIM. f. of the sixth gem
Grafton. of the Caldwell family" is a popu-
lar professor In the Kent's Hill Seminary
and college, OF which Zenas Caldwell was
the first president, sixty-six years ago. As
already stated, one Of the two daughters
DOLLY Of John Caldwell, married Rev
Joseph Baker. and died soon after Polly
Caldwell. The other daughter married Rev.
d Dan Jerry. Lhey nag two sons and four
whose only son Edwin A. has long been
connected with the Boston newspaper press
and Is now editor ofithe Referee" The
other son Is i. s. Perry, pastor of the Con-
g gre Io church In Limerick. Mary c.,
the eldest daughter, married the late Emery
Edes, OF Naples, whose only son Robert)
died about two years since. Electa e..
the second daughter, died about twenty
years ago. and was never married Christiana
2 the youngest daughter. married o. G.
COOK, now OF Harrison. Charles Sumner
Cook, OF this city Is one, of their children.
The elder sister Of Charles Sumner, is the
wife OF George Hasen, Of Oxford. Mrs. o. G.
COOK died In 1861, and her surviving husband
afterwards married Lucy l. Perry, the other
John Caldwell. senior, was man of great
energy, OF character, a shrewd business man.
ager, man greatly respected by all who
knew him, enjoying, In remarkable degree
the confidence of the entire community.
he was 9 man Of strong religious convictions,
Methodist and the father of Methodism in
that part OF the State. His house was the
hotel OF the pioneer preachers of that day
and one OF his spacious rooms their preaching
place. de was liberal supporter Of the
gospel and every good reform, and in him the
poor found kind friend and benefact0r.
Although naturally strong and healthy
man, he died suddenly of heart disease before
reaching his three score years and ten; and
MS vile survived him but rev years, peace
fully passing away at the home of her dangh-
ter, Mrs Dan Perry.
Thus lived and died John and Dolly Cald-
well, two noble specimens Of that type of
men and women In Western Maine, who
amid the dangers. privations and sufferings
incident to pioneer life. "turned the wilder
ness into a fruitful field and caused the
desert to blossom as the rose" Well may
their posterity rise up and call them
blessed" j. j. P.