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Charles DOLBIER[1, 2, 3, 4]
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Name Charles DOLBIER Birth 26 Aug 1837 Freeman, Maine
[2, 3, 4] Gender Male _UID 03468055EB0842E49D386A6AE06EA5ECBF8D Death 10 Feb 1916 Freeman, Maine
[2, 3, 4] Person ID I17692 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 5 Jan 2006
Father Amos DOLBIER, b. Sep 1799 d. 16 Oct 1880 (Age ~ 81 years) Mother Clarrissa PHILLIPS, b. 25 Mar 1817 d. 4 Oct 1898 (Age 81 years) Marriage WFT Est 1829-1860 [2, 3, 4] Family ID F8731 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mariah G. CLARK, b. 4 Nov 1837 d. 11 Jul 1873 (Age 35 years) Marriage 17 Apr 1864 [2, 3, 4] Children 1. A. Marie DOLBIER, b. 18 Oct 1870 d. 22 Apr 1888 (Age 17 years) Family ID F8729 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Aug 2016
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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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