History of Bangor, (Penobscot County) Maine United States of America

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Biographies:

Levi Leonard Paine, church historian, was born in Holbrook, Mass., Oct. 10, 1832; son of Levi and Clementina Maria (Leonard) Paine; grandson of Silas and Lydia (White) Paine and of Caleb F. and Nancy (Thompson) Leonard, and a descendant of Peregrine White. He was graduated from Yale, A. B., 1856, B. D., 1861, and was at once ordained to the Congregational ministry. He was married, July 29, 1861, to Jennette H., daughter of George and Julia A. Holmes of Norwalk, Conn. He was pastor at Farmington, Conn., 1861-70; president of the Maine Missionary society, 1888-94, and dean of the faculty of the Bangor Theological seminary, 1870-1902. He is the author of: The Critical History of the Evolution of Trinitarianism (1900), and The Ethnic Trinities (1901), both of which attracted wide attention. He died at Bangor, Maine, May 10, 1902.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Henry Williamson Haynes, arch?ologist, was born in Bangor, Maine, Sept 20, 1831; son of Nathaniel and Caroline Jemima (Williamson) Haynes; grandson of John and Lydia (Coffin) Haynes and of William Durkee and Jemima Montague (Rice) Williamson, and a descendant of Deacon Samuel Haynes, who was born in England, came to New England in the ship Angel Gabriel, and was wrecked at Pemaquid, Maine, Aug. 15, 1635. His father was editor of the Eastern Republican, one of the leading Democratic newspapers of New England, during the administration of Andrew Jackson; and his maternal grandfather, the Hon. William D. Williamson, was the historian of Maine. He removed to Boston in early life, was fitted for college at the Boston Latin school, and was graduated from Harvard, A.B., 1851, A.M., 1859. He afterward practised law in Boston until 1867. He was married in Paris, France, Aug. 1, 1867, to Helen Weld, daughter of John Adams Blanchard of Boston, Mass. In 1867 he was called to the chair of Latin in the University of Vermont, being transferred to the professorship of Greek in the same institution in 1870. He resigned his chair in 1873 to give his entire attention to arch?ological and historical investigation, making a specialty of predhistorical studies. He spent the years 1873-78 in Europe studying the antiquities of various countries. He also took part in three international congresses of arch?ology and anthropology. In 1877-78 he studied in Egypt endeavoring to find evidences of the paleolithic age in that region, and in 1878 he presented the results of his investigations at the International congress of anthropological sciences held in Paris, receiving in recognition of his labors a medal and a diploma. His account of these discoveries was published in the "Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences" for 1881. After his return to Boston he was elected a trustee of the Boston public library. He was made corresponding secretary of the Massachusetts historical society, a fellow of the American academy of arts and sciences, a member of the American historical association, a fellow of the American association for the advancement of science, and a member of the Anthropological society. He is the author of numerous papers contributed to scientific and literary journals, and to the proceedings of various learned societies; also the chapters upon the Prehistoric Arch?ology of North America and Early Explorations of New Mexico in Justin Winsor's Narrative and Critical History of America.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Blanche Willis Howard, author, was born in Bangor, Maine, July 16, 1847; daughter of Daniel M. Howard. She was educated in the public schools of Bangor and in New York city, and in 1875 her first book was published, which made her literary fame. She went to Stuttgart, Germany, in 1875, acted as a correspondent for the Boston Transcript, and engaged in teaching and other literary work arid in editing a magazine published there in English, 1886. She was a pianist of unusual ability, and while in Germany was complimented by Wagner and Liszt. She was married, in 1890, to Baron Julius yon Teuffel, physician-in-ordinary to the emperor, who died in 1896. Her published books include: One Summer (1875); One Year Abroad (1877); Aunt Serena (1881); Guenn: a Wave on the Breton Coast (1883); Aulnay Tower (1885); European Sketches; Tony the Maid (1887); The Open Door (1889); A Battle and a Boy; A Fellowe and his Wife, with William Sharp (1892); No Heroes (1893); Seven on the Highway (1897); Dionysius, the Weaver's Heart's Dearest (1899); The Garden of Eden (1900). She died in Munich, Oct. 7, 1898.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Edward Hatch, soldier, was born in Bangor, Maine, Dec. 22, 1832. He was educated at the Norwich, Vt., military academy, was with the first troops organized to defend the National capital in the spring of 1861, and was on duty in the White House. He was sent to Davenport, Iowa, to take charge of a camp of instruction and while there was commissioned captain in the 2d Iowa cavalry, August 12, major, September 5, and lieutenant-colonel, Dec. 11, 1861. He led the regiment at New Madrid, Island No. 10, Corinth, Booneville and Iuka, and was promoted colonel of volunteers, June 13, 1862. He commanded the 2d Iowa cavalry in Grant's western campaign and was entrusted by Col. B. H. Grierson to raid through central Mississippi, starting from La Grange, April 17, 1863, destroying the railroad between Columbus and Macon, and again reaching La Grange April 26. This movement was planned to distract the attention of the Confederates from Grant's movement at Vicksburg. He was then given the command of a division of cavalry 3500 strong, and continued raiding in Alabama until disabled by wounds in December, 1863. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general of volunteers, April 27, 1864. He was brevetted brigadier-general in the regular service for his action at the battle of Franklin in which he commanded a cavalry division, and major-general in the regular army for services in the battle of Nashville. He was brevetted major-general of volunteers for gallantry before Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15, 1864, and on Jan. 15, 1866, he was honorably mustered out of the volunteer service. On July 6, 1866, was made colonel of the 9th U.S. cavalry and he held the command of that regiment for twenty-three years. He succeeded Gen. Gordon Granger in command of the military department including Arizona and New Mexico. He was president of the Ute investigating commission of 1880 and arranged a treaty with that tribe. He then took the field in New Mexico against Victorio the Apache chief. He died at Fort Robinson, Neb., April 11, 1889.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor