The Republican journal., 1892-08-11
Golden Wedding at Cape Rozier.

Mr. and Mrs. Oliver NJ. Brakeman celebrat
ed the tiftieth anniversary Of their marriage
at their home at Cape Rozier July goth by 8
golden wedding. They were married in 1912
by David WATSON, Esq, Of Brooksville, at
Mrs. Bakeman's fathers, Mr.. Andrew Gray.
All their children, thirteen in number, grew
to manhood and womanhood except one
daughter, who died at the age of one year.
Eleven of the children are still living One
son was lost at sea. The children present
We're Mrs. Chas. Crockett and daughter. Mrs
Fred Hutchins, of Belfast, and baby Lurene
Hutchins, also her little grandson Walter
Sargent; Mrs. Porter Gray, and son Of Sedg-
wick; Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Herrick and
son; Mrs. George Cousins and her two
daughters Mrs. Willard bennett, of Castine,
and her two little boys; Mrs. Adelbert Wes-
colt and daughter, of Belfast; Mr. and Mrs
Henry Brakeman, of Belfast; Mr.. John and
Miss Bessie Brakeman. The other guests
We're Mr.. and Mrs. S. ID. Gray, the former
brother of Mrs. Brakeman and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Wage and her three children, Mrs
Flora Gray, Miss Alvira Brakeman, Mr.. and
| WI SuIilil anu StI MIS- Israel Ie(t1llall ,
Miss Eaton, Miss Sarah and Miss AIDA
Brakeman of Cape Rozier, and Mrs. DIR. john
son, of Portland also Mrs. Lucy Norton, Mr.
Bakenan's sister, who was eighty years old
on that day. She is very smart and young
looking for her years and can take two
mile walk and spin the next day with APP
parent ease.
Mr. Brakeman is seventy-four Years old,
and on the mornlng of Ills golden wedding
helped his son finish their moving for
the season. Nh and Mrs. Brakeman were
the recipients of many useful presents. At
one O'Clock they all sat down to a picnic
dinner, served in the garden under the wide
spreading branches of apple t. ees winch
We're set out thrty-eight years ago by Mr..
Brakeman. The wedding cake was sufficient
ly large to give all present a generous slice
and plenty to spare. All present voted it a
jolly good time, and it will be day long to
be remembered by many of the party.
MI. Bakeman is grandson of Squire John
Brakeman, who was born in Holland in 1881
and with two other brothers came to Ameri-
ca prior to the Revolutionary War. He first
ooplICh III IdCilStJ ~. w mere lie mar
ried his wife, Christina Smart. One brother
remained in New York. Garrett and John
came to Maine. Garret, who was a clergy
man, went to Peiiol,scot but remained only
short time. He returned to Holland and
was never after heard from. John bought a
tract of. land at Cape Rozier, erected mills
and engaged in shipbuilding. They We're
cousins of Martin Van Buren,.
Mr.. Brakeman espoused the cause of the
Feuefalists. The sympathy he EXPRESSED
for his adopted country and people caused
him to be hated by tile English and tories
with the bitterest hatred. After one of the
contests between the English and Americans
his house was used as a hospital for the
wounded Americans. For this disloyal act
some of the English soldiers We're sent to
seize him, but he having timely warning
fled in boat. A few days later the English
seized his stock of cattle, about twenty in
number and over one hundred sheep. Mr..
Brakeman Went to Bath, where he was Joined
by his family. During his Stay there he was
engaged in making salt from sea water
When peace Was declared ne returned TO
find not even the foundation of his house,
The English had taken it down and remov-
ed ii to Castine where it was rebuilt. 1t is
still standing i'll Castine near the Acadian
hotel and is known as the ,sld Dr. Warren
house. MI. Brakeman Went once to Holland
after lie came to this country and ON his re-
turn brought a small apple tree which he
planted in his garden. 1t is still livinuand is
immense in size and over one hundred Years
old Mr.. Bakcman died in 1900 at tile ace
OF sixty nine years. bequeatling to the name
OF Brakeman the same indomitabie will and
the same sense of right and Justice that ttl,-
held him during his prosecutions. After his
death his oldest son, Francis Evans Bake
man, succeeded to the estate and built The.
house now standing on the old homestead
He became a very successful Sllipbuii der.
but his shipping was seized during the war Of
1872, and nothing was ieit him bat his home
stead. The old l!Uluc is one of the oldest
landmarks at Cape Rozer. There las never
been d time silice its erection, eghtv-siN
years ago, that t l:;tS been llllurcllp:c,i and
always by the W lie or children Of Mr. Francis
f. Bakeman