Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13
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The descendants OF James and Elizabeth
Candage are numerous in Blue Hill, sedr-
wick. snrry, orland and in other Maine
towns. and are to be found in Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Florida, California,
and probably in other ststes.
They have been migratory; goodly
number have been sesmen who have found
graves in the sea, in Australia, the Ba-
hamas, the Sandwich Islands and else
where.
The first mention of James Candage In
the Blue Hill Town Records Is under date
of November 1, 1863, when II was recorded
that he was in 'Quiet and Peaceful Pos
session and Enjoyment of lots and AZ.
of land upon Blue Hill Neck. Those lots
were bounded on the North by lot 2 in
possession OF Jonathan Day, and on the
South by lot 5, in possession OF Ebenezer
HinckIey. March 5, ITO, the town
Voted to go over to Long Island to clear
on the Second OF April"
James Candage and Ebenezer Hinckley
later built a saw-mill on the east side OF
Long Island, nearly opposite Deep Cove.
The dam to the mill and decaying timbers
Of the same were to be seen there in the
boyhood of the writer.
March /, f773, james Candage, Thomas
Coggin and Ebenezer Hinckley were
chosen Surveyors OF Highways and James
Candage was chosen again 10 that office in
1873.
Mr.. Ebepezer Hinekley was found
frozen TO death upon Long Island, where he
had gone in q snowstorm in March i776.
A jury was empannelIed to inquire into
the cause OF his death, consisting OF John
Roundy, foreman, Nathan Parker, Joshua
Horton, Thomas Coggin, Jonathan
Darling, James Candage, Israel Wood,
Exekial osgood, Jedediah Holt, Joseph
Wood, jr, Phineas osgood and Daniel
osgood, who brought in verdict ''that
he persisted with the cold
Ebenezer Hinckley came to Blue Hill
and settled upon the Neck in 1888. He
was the ancestor OF the Hinckleys of the
town. March 1855, ''James Csndage,
Moses Carleton and Daniel osgood were
chosen committee by the town, ''to
hire minister and to collect the money
TO pay him"
That is the last entry in the town records
concerning him, except notice OF his
death in IT'S, with the statement that he
was 50 years old. At the time OF his
death his son James was IS, so that state
ment could not have been correct by sew
eral years.
His widow, Elizabeth, died in 1909, and
Rev. Jonathan Fisher in his record of
town events, said OF her that she was 80 or
80 years old. But in as much as her son
James was then So, she must have been
nearer rs, and shows how little depend
records of that kind.
James Candage was not so often mem
toned in the records as having been
elected to town Office as was his neighbor,
John Roundy, aud others, but the record
and tradition concerning him is that he
was a useful and valuable member of the
infant settlement of the town.
Our lives are interviewer into those of
our forebears, into the lives Of our con-
temporarics, and shall be into the lives
OF those who come after us, so that none
of us can truthfully say, "we live unto
ourselves alone"
Such being the case, ii is our bounden
duty to strive to live honorable upright
lives, TO reverence the good recorded of
those who lived in advance of us, ever be-
ing careful TO bring no discredit upon
them or upon ourselves, and to transmit
TO posterity nobler heritage than we re-
ceived, thereby giving proof to the world
that the latter days are no less golden than
were those of former time. Costly bronze
statutes and marble monuments have been
raised to men less honorable and worthy
than were the modest, simple and unher-
aided founders OF this town.
Without ostentacious display we dedi-
cate these natural boulders to commemo-
rate the far-reaching effect of the acts and
resultsin the lives OF John Roundy and
James Candsge and their families in their
adherence to civic, social and religious
duty.
These stones fittingly symbolic the
rugged and enduring character of the
labor they performed in subduing the
forest, clearing the land for cultivation,
building homes for themselves and in
them erecting affairs for the worship OF
Jehovah, establishing school and church
for the Advancement of their mental,
moral and religious welfare, and in lead
ing the way which has resulted in bring
ing tho town and its people to the high
standard it tais day enjoys in those
matters.
And so long as these boulders shall
endure in place may they teach the youth
of the town and vicinity that they were
set up to commemorate the labor and toll
of those who wrought not only for them
selves but for those who should come after
them-man's noPlest achievement and
worthy OF commemoration.
And may these stones we humbly and
reverentially dedicate this day, in mute
eloquence appeal and speak to the living
for generations TO come, and be an incen-