Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-06-26
r.. G. r. cANDAGE DEAD.
Native of Bluehill and Authority on
Historical Matters.

Capt. r. G. f. Candage, OF Gleasondaie,
Mass, native OF Bluehili, author of
history OF Bluehill. and an occasional
contributor of historical articles 10 The
ELLSWORTH AMERICAN for many years,
died last Wednesday. He had been in i'll
health for the past three years. yet bis
condition did not assume a serious form
until about three months ago..
Capt. Rufus George Frederick Candage
was the son of Samuel Roundy and Phoebe
Ware Parker Caadsge. He was born in
Bluehill July Is, 1926. Bluehill, as a
town, was settled in 1852 by Joseph Wood
and John Roundy, both of. Beverly,
James Candage, great-grandfather of the
deceased, went there from Massachusetts,
in 1866.
His son, James Candage, jr., who was
born in Massachusetts in 1853, went to
Blueniil with his father, and in 1775 mar
ried Hannah Roundy, daughter OF one OF
the original settlers. She died March 2
1851, at the age OF ninety-eight. From
James and Hannah sprang Samuel Roundy
Caudsge, father OF Rufus.
The family name is an old and honored
one in England, where u mss peen spelled
Cavendish, Candish ano Sahoase, custom
settling on the latter. samuel eanaaSe
was born in 1871 and died in 1852. Rufus
Candage passed his early childhood on
his fathers farm ana IN sawnul close
by.
The town school aud two terms in the
bluehiH academy iurhisnea the ouiR OF
his education, ana at the age eighteen ne
took seafarlng LIE. Al hrst ne engaged
IN the coasting trade ana iater voyaged TO
southern ports, nnaiis branching out 10
the west inoian ana European trades.
Citizens OF biuehii punt Tor nam the orig
Equator, in which ne sailed as master in
1850 on voyage TO valparaiso, chile, from
Boston. Later be commanded the ships
jamestown, Oh New YORK, Electro spark
and National Eagle. both oil Boston.
In these vessels ne made trips TO the
principal ports OF Europe, Asia, Australia
ana America. turing TINS time ne
doubled Cape Horn, in both directions,
thirteen times, and sailed over more than
oVo,UU miles OF salt water. has last voy-
age was as commander OF the National
Eagle, OF which he was part owner.
ARRIVING 1, Ros.on in MAY 1857 after a
voyage from LiFerpooii ne gave up the sea
and became a citizen of Brookline- In
January. 1865. he was appointed marine
a,,~ra,... -, - .r;as ch;,...,
i'sso, " .ne
association, oil New York, ana also Tor the
Record of American and FOREIGN Ship
n;,o In the same war he was made
marine surveyor ior the Dostoh poaru Oh
underwriters, and in 1852 for the Bureau
yeritas. Of paris. France.
ror twenty years ne mao quarters IN 'ne
old Merchants Exchange building in
Boston. and was a weIl-kpo figure in
s,o,s s+raa, v,;,, ,,,;aa a.crai,,,..
"e s, u aoquain'an'e
among those identlned with insurance and
marine circles. In 1851, when the Ameri-
can shiprnasters, association was formed
- -. e .s.-. 49,
ne was eiecteo rs the thirteenth MEMBER
and in 1857 was made member Of the
Boston Marine society. of which he was
.aors,.r, o,a go ,,;,.-,,-o.;s,, 80
one seAi, ~, ~ IVY
years and president in lSs2-s3. For many
years he was a member OF the board Of
Trustees
-
ne was member OF the Brooknne
scnool conm.ttee Ior many years, being
CHAIRMAN mr. pp part Of the nmei was trustee
OF tne brooknne PUBIC library ana lts
treasurer between Isoo and 1883; Mr.. Can
cage was PRESIDENT OF the Boston FIRE
DIG q clay netort Manuiactnrtng Co.,
800, ana also omcia.eo IN similar capac-
Ivy IN the Boston Terra Gotta 70, being
elected IN iooi; re was sent 70 the house
OF representatives from brookiine IN lSs2-
-, ana while there served on the commit
ices OF naioors ana puoiic LANDS ana rules.