Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10
David Tarbox JeWett Died
Sunday in St. Louis.
Native Of PittStQn, Me- oldest
Member Of Pen0bSCOt Bar.
Story Of His Life as Told BY Himself Is a
Most Remarkable One.

Eaugor Nc. oct. 9-Thc death on
Sunday of Daniel TarboX JeW"tt' ESD
at his home in ST Louis ended Il very
notable life ana removed from me
grhrrc Of tn worlds activities the old
est member Of the Pcnobsc"t county
bar. Mr.. Jcv,tt. who was 80 years Of
age. practiccd his profession in this
city - years ago ana is remembered
bv Albert w. Paine. Esq, the Ncstor
Of Names lawyers.
The Commercial has the following
sketch of his life, as related 10y him
self:
| was born September II, 1907 in
the town of rittston, Ne, about two
miles cast Of the kcnurboc river. My
father, Daniel JcW,tt, Was born in
iiopkiIitnn. y. H.. i'll 1865. H. was Il
son Of John JcWctt, ANA q liHc;tl dc
:;C"ndant rt Joseph J"Wrtt. who cam" to
America from ENGLAND in 1G3% aud
:'ttI"d at dorchester. bat soon removed
to RoWI'y.
MI tn" Jcwrtts in America 50 far as
known, are descendants of Joseph or
his brother Macmillan, who came t.
America with him. MY mother was
H"tsy TIrbox OF Saco. NJ. She was
visiting Her aunt in Gardiner Ne, when
ms father mt her. Ny father cam"
t. Iijtstou opposite Gardincr-on the
k"mnchcc river, III 11>r.
My father ANA mother were married
H. Gardiner, Me. April >. 1871. They
had seven children. There were five
brothers and t"o sisters.
About 1870 luE father bought 100
acres of land in Pittstnn. covered with
Il growth Of beech. birch ANA maple
tr''". ANA "cloarod up" about eight
Icr'+ "f il ana put into grass ana pas
tUir ana tiiIlGc IanI before INV rccol-
lrrti"H the same farm has been own
~ ~ III" family eyer since. ana is
now "Wnrd ~ Il grandson.
II" ais" owned what is called. In
Maine, pin" timber i1ud." ana in the
winters h." cut and hauled hin, logs to-
- saWmiil which hr o;,ucI, and sawed
them in tn" spring. ana Shirirl i the
boards to Boston for sale. The. neigh
h"riIo"i Wa; a prosperous farming
community ava We hnd Il "touu schnuI'
~ 40 {" !" schplars for about three
month";; IN thr winter.
! worked on Il farm In tnr SIMMER.
~ soon ~; ! WIS nII cnru..h nml rnn..
care "i thr cattle ANA Sheep It'll thu Win
trr. uud went I" t'r s''E"rI.; iii ii:c y i'll
ter ana also in the SUMMER mil tup
L"-.r for tire mistress to teach
NE"u | WAS Il years oh and about
:iN munthS GA by father allowed me to-
'Iujt tn" furiu and to Cummouco the
,-iu,jy of I,YIin and CROCK T., ii, mo f,,.
r,.i..r. Mn next Older brother. WI.
tim in culc.;c-hc WAS five wears old
~ than |. entered WatcryiIlc rnIInyc
III Main. ,any am. 4 rnlhv I-riv.r-it,l
in Scrtorln.; fX,G
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4 "Iarti..r college" AMI in 1>,y TIL.
heal rrnr....;n. was ,.llos,.n rrc..ii.nt IF
til ,'riuuril COLLEGE in WASHINGTON
city. ~ =. and he persuaded me To-
h.lN, Wltr"y,nn and .n f.. Washirl,.,n
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was aIs, r,r,.,.nt III ~, IAN INF ,1ir
not dance.
While in college in WASHINGTON. 7
went by stage IL Baltimore to soc the
first piece uf railroad ever built in tIi,
country. This was in i>c9 The line WAS
about T. miles long from EIltimurc to-
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