Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-05-14
OBITUARY.
zAcHARIAH JELLIsoN.

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annual visitor for many years. The funera
and interment we're in Portland Sunday.
Zachariah Jellison was descended in 1
direct line from Ichabod Jellison, who
early came from copenhagen, Denmark
and first settled in what is now Biddeford
Maine. His son, Benjsmin, was in Pep
perell's expedition, and took part in th'
capture of Louisburg, Cape Breton, II
1745.
| With others of the family he came tC
Ellsworth, or the "Union river settle
ment," as it was then called, in ITO, anc
settled on lands near the Fails village
| His daughter Eliza beth married Colonel
Melatiah Jordan, the first collector oil
Their daughter Sarah married Andrew
| Peters, and became the mother of the late
| Chief-Justice Peters,
| A son of BENZ Smin was John Jellison, a
major in the Massachusetts, militia. He
built and lived till his death in 1850 in
the large square house near the Falls viii
Iage known as the "Major Jellison place"
until its destruction by fire some years
ago. He had a family of eight sons and
five daughters.
The fifth son, William, was born in
1872. He built and for time resided in
the house at the corner of State and
Church streets opposite the Cougrega-
tional church. In 1895 he seld that house
to William n. Black and bought and
moved his family to what WAS then
known as the doctor Adams farm" on
the Bangor road, just over the Dedha m
line. Mr.. Jellison, however, seemed
unwilling to live anywhere else than in
his native town, and he induced the
legislature to extend Ellsworth to include
his farm, which thereafter was known for
long time as the '.Jellson farm" and
the hill upon which the farm was
situated was known as the "Jellison
hill" He,died there in 1866.
Zachariah Jeliison was the son of Will
liam, and was the only survivor of eight
sons and two daughters. He was
born Aug. 3, 1884, in the house
built by his father in the village of
Ellsworth as above stated, but iii his in
fancy was taken, with the rest OF the
family, to his fathers new home, the
"Jellison farm" on tn "Jellison hill" at
North Ellsworth. He attended the public
schools in Ellsworth and the East Maine
Conference seminary at Bucksport for a
time, and then, at the age OF nineteen,
went to Portland, as clerk for Luther
10 g.,
till January, 1860, when he was called to
Boston to partnership with his Uncle
Zschariah (for whom he was named) in
the sugar-importing business. His uncle
was appointed by President Lincoln to
the appraisership of the port OF Boston,
bat the nephew continued the business
for some years thereafter.
In 1874, the then Cuban rebellion made
the sugar business so hazardous that Mr..
Jellison moved to Schuyler, n. Y. He
carried on there hardware and machinery
business till 1881, when, on account of his
wife's health, he moved to Brooklyn, n. Y.
Since that date ne had been connected
with the Z. >. appraisers office in Brook
Ign. In 1866 he married Miss George
Brssier of Portland. She died in Brook
Ign in July, 1901.
Mr.. JellIson's mother was Julia A. lis
dale, born in Taunton, Mass. Her ac-
quaintance with William Jellison, Zacha-
rlah's father, began in 1918, when she
came to Ellsworth to visit her cousin,
Mrs. John G. Deane.
Mr.. Jellison had always retained a
strong affection for his native town,
though he left it so early in life. In his
yearly visits to Ellsworth, he was always
warmly greeted by those who knew him.
In 1902 he gave signal proof of his
by laying a foundation for
fund for the benefit of the Ellsworth
city library. Part of his letter rendering
this gift is here reprinted as showing his
motive and purpose;
BROOKLYN, N. Y May 5, 1902.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City of Ellsworth:
GENTLEMEN: Having desire TO bestow
favor which shall be of continuous advantage
to the people of my native city, and at the
same time perpetuate the honored name Of
my beloved parents. William JeIlison. born
the same city July %, 1866, and of my mother,
Julia (Tisdale) Jellison, born in Taunton,
Mass. Oct. s, 1900, and deceased in Brooklyn,
N. Y, March 20, 1871, with hearty good
wishes for my native townsmen and in loving
memory of my deceased parents, wish to
make the cherished purpose real in its
character by laying the foundation for a
memorial fund to be called THE Jellison
Memorial Fund" for the benefit of the public
library of Ellsworth, Ne.
The foundation laid at this time was
5000 paid-up life insurance policy upon
his life. In 1907 he added to the fund
another liie-insurance policy for 5000,
and again in November, 1912, he added
still another policy for 5000, SO that the
fund now amounts to $1,000.
The city government gratefully ac-
cepted these gifts, and established
and engaged to maintain The JeIllsou
Memorial Fund" in perpetuity. The
income of the fund is to be expended
exclusively for books for the library.
and IN his own wise Worda Tor