The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-20
OBITUARY..


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Mr.. John Harris Cox died at his resi-
dence. No. 2 Gray street, Saturday ai'er
roon after an illness of only five days
With the decease of Mr.. Cox passes
away another of our older citizens "nose
family is identified with the history u
Portland. Mr.. Cox was llneal oesoonu
ant-the great, great grandson IN laov
of 1.-THE old ranger Capt. John oooAs'
Jr., who, with his wife, Tabitha,a oausn-
ter of Ebenezer Davenport OF Dorchee'e.'
Mass, emigrated thence and was auinio
ted in place of Thomas Cox. (posslpiy
brother), an inhabitant OF falnio"
in 1928. At the time of Capt. OocAs
removal here there were but 2711alliiie'
on Falmouth Neck, which is now or'-
land. In 1872 land was set OH. oo aoieS
in amount, to John Cocks Tor Co1 az
now spelled), in the very heart Oh ehe
town, where Pearl street has since been
laid out, sand extended from shore 10
shore. The last remnants of this proper
ty passed from the hands of the desceh-
dants of his name in 1852, when, aitef
the death of Josiah Cox's widow, the
large three-storied mansion, corner Oh
Pearl ana Middle streets, was sold by her
heirs for $1,000 to Hon. John nj. WOOD,
who removed the mansion and erecteo
on its site the splendid green house de-
stroyed in the great fire of July 4, 1900
The timbers Of the mansion were useo 10
build two wooden blocks in congress
square, corner of High street. The "old
| ranger WAS twice married. Many OF
the descendants married to. representa-
tives of families whose history is also a
part of that of Portland.
Mr.. John Cox, the--father of the de-
ceased, and fourth of the name, was
large and enterprising merchant and ship
owner, establishing himself in business
during the war Of 1912. His ships and
vessels extended his enterprise to the West
Indian, African and European waters.
A commercial crises seriously affected
him, but he did not give up business, and
| for the last 20 years of his life, up to the
time of the great fire was well-known
dealer in coal and wood. The confiagra-
ton was final blow from which he new
or rallied. He married early in life, Miss
Thankful Harris, daughter of jeremiah
Cove of Boston, and after her death, he
married, in 1925, Adeline, daughter of
Capt. Enoeh Preble.
| Mr.. John Harris Cox, was born in Port
land in 1924 When boy he was sent to
Standish, where he was put under the
care of Parson Marrett for long time.
| After he returned to Portland he attend
ed Capt. Clark 8 private school. He then
went into business with his father and
remained with him until the dissolution
of the firm Since that time he has bean
employed as clerk, until a few years
ago when he retired from active bust
ness. He was a man of great energy and
endurance and of a most genial, kindly
disposition. He leaves a widow, (born
Miss Julia Leayitt Allen, daughter Of
DR.. S. Allen, from whose family Aliens
Corner at Deering, then Westbrook, took
its name), son John, daughter. AIDE
line Preble, brother, Edwin B. of Mat
field, Mass, and two half sisters, Miss
Frances Ellen Cox, and Mrs. Charles III.
Lamson Of Pasadena, Cal. His sister,
Susan, who married Rear Admiral George
H. Preble, U. S. N, died some time ago.