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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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1837 - 1916 (78 years)
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Name |
Charles DOLBIER |
Born |
26 Aug 1837 |
Freeman, Maine [2, 3, 4] |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
03468055EB0842E49D386A6AE06EA5ECBF8D |
Died |
10 Feb 1916 |
Freeman, Maine [2, 3, 4] |
Person ID |
I17692 |
Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy |
Last Modified |
5 Jan 2006 |
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Notes |
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[ben dolbeare tree.FTW]
from Charles Raymond
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Unidentified transcription of a newspaper clipping possibl
y dated 10February 1916:
CHARLES DOLBIER
Charles Dolbier, who died of Bright's disease at his home onFreeman ridge, Feb 10, has been in feeble health for some time. He was aprominent school teacher of former years in the towns of Kingfield,Freeman and Salem. All of the middle-aged men and women who were rearedin those towns have at some time attended his schools. Mr Dolbier taughtsixty terms of school, which would probably mean that he was engaged inteaching during the Winter months for over thirty years. Besides this hewas supervisor of schools and district agent for a number of years. Inhis teaching he was exceptionally successful both as a disciplinarian andinstructor. The latter part of his life he was engaged in farming and heowned a large farm in Freeman.
He was born in Freeman, Aug. 27, 1837, the some of Amos and ClarissaPhillip Dolbier whose father was one of the first settlers of the town ofFreeman. Mr Dolbier was the youngest and the last of a family of fourboys and one girl, John, Moses, William, and Abbie. During his teachingyears he resided for ten years in Kingfield and for a few years in Salem,but his latter days have been spent on Freeman Ridge. April 17, 1864, hewas united in marriage with Mariah G. Clark of Salem, who died July 11m1873. Of this union one daughter was born who died at the age ofseventeen.
There are no near relatives. A cousin, Charles B. Dolbier, haslived with him and carried on the farm for thirty-three years. On hisfather's side he is survived by a cousin, Mrs. Sarah Dyer of North NewPortland. There are several nephews and nieces, J. M. Dolbier of OldOrchard, Amos Dolbier of Salem, Will Dolbier of Alberta Canada, Mrs. A.C. Nickerson of Farmington, Mrs. Clara Wyman of Skowhegan and Mrs.Lillian Nickels of Salem. There are several other cousins living inKingfield. Mr. Dolbier was a man of keen intellect and good education.He was widely known and highly esteemed and will be greatly missed.
The funeral services were held from his late home Sunday afternoon.Rev. Irving Towsley of the Kingfield Universalist Church officiating.Interment was in the family lot at Freeman.
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