Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-24

The Cdstine Journal, published in Cas-
tine lightweight years ago. He belonged
to the Masonic order, and took an interest
in its affairs. His intimates were other
leading men.
He made no will. lie divided his lands
mostly, and his personal property consid-
erably, among his children while he lived,
having on hand at his deccase over S12,-
600 in notes and money, of itself II con-
siderable estate at that time. He held
the notes of Col. John Black fo- several
thousand dollars, given by the latter for
money to aid him in the purchase OF
what are known rs the "Biack Mills on
Union river; supposed % be the only notes
which the colonel ever gave for any pur-
pose. Col. Black, though much younger
than Col. Jordan, was his intimate friend
and the administrator of his estate.
Col. Jordan was Il man of tHct and
judgment; having no clashes OF quar-
rels with his neighbors. He was a sym
pathetic and generous man; constantly
helping he poor. He was an honest and
honorable man, who prided himself that
his word was AS good as his bond; no one
questioned his integrity. He Was a be-
nevolent and religious man. He built a
meeting house, costing several thousand
dollars, not finished TIL after his death,
which he gave, with the land under it,
to the Congregational society OF Ellis
worth, reserving Il pew therein for each
OF his children. He gave to the parish
lot adjoining the meeting house, for
burial ground, making similar reserva-
ton. or his numerous descendants there
is not one who does not revere his
memory.
JORDAN NOTES BY THE WAYFARER.
l find in the Bangor Register for Jan.
II, 1919, the following:
"Died in Ellsworth, Dec. % (23), 1918,
Col. Melatiah Jordan, collector of the port
Of Frenchman's bay, in the sixtyfourth
year of his age. He lived beloved and re-
spected by all who knew him, and his loss
is severely felt by hi. numerous family,
and regretted by his friends and ac-
quaintances. Col. Jordan had this season
erected meeting house at his own ex
pense for the use of the Congregational
church and society in that town, under
the pastoral care OF Rev Peter Nourse, OF
which church he was deacon. The
meeting house will be finished in eight or
ten days, but it was not the will OF the
Creator that he should live to witness the
completion of this pious and benevolent
act. On the 25th the first sermon was de-
livered in the meeting house on this mel
ancholy occasion, and from which place
the corpse was removed to and deposited
in new burial ground which Col Jordan
had given he town as a sacred deposit for
the dead"
The descendants of Col. Jordan are
numerous. His children were:
i. Olive, b. Feb. Il. LII; mar. -
Cults, Of Saco; she d. 1902.
ii. Betsy, b. Nov. Il, 1897; mar Daniel
! Adams, 1870.
| iii. Beniamin, b. Aug. 5, 1881, of Els
worth; married and had family.
/ is. Mercy, b. Oet. 10, i7s3; d. unmarried
! Aug =, 1907.
V. Jane, b, July %, 1885; mar Peter
| Cove, OF Ellsworth.
/ vi. Samuel, b. Nov. 10, 1857; d. July %,
| 1888; one daughter Caroline, mar.
first, Chas. f. Jarvis, 1888, and sec
ond john b. Hopkins, 1866.
/ vii. sally, b. Aug IS, 17S9; mar. Andrew
Peters, of Ellsworth, lS11-12. He d.
Feb -, 1sGi, aged Sc; she d. March
l3, ISIS. Twelve children, among
whom is Chief Justice john A.
Peters, of Bangor.