My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
NameOliver Canwell Redding
Birth Date12 Aug 1837
Birth PlaceFranklin Plt., Oxford Co., ME
Death Date10 May 1884 Age: 46
Death PlaceSumner, Oxford Co., ME
Memoliver, kidney disease and pneumonia
Burial PlaceRedding Rd. Cem., Sumner, Oxford Co., ME
Occupationfarmer; lumberman
FatherJohn Reading Redding Readen Readin (1798-1888)
MotherHannah Canwell (1793-1849)
Misc. Notes
A soldier of Co. 0 8th Me Reg. Vol. Civil War.
From Maine Families, Bk 3:
“In his 47th year, after working in the woods, he changed to light clothes, attended Town Meeting, and came down sick with ‘lung fever.’ He died in May 1884.
Marriage date of 31 July 1866 in old Franklin Plantation records, image 78/181 film 7595543 on FamilySearch.org.
From Maine Families, Bk 3:
“In his 47th year, after working in the woods, he changed to light clothes, attended Town Meeting, and came down sick with ‘lung fever.’ He died in May 1884.
Marriage date of 31 July 1866 in old Franklin Plantation records, image 78/181 film 7595543 on FamilySearch.org.
Spouses
Birth Date24 Apr 1842
Birth PlaceDixfield, Oxford Co., ME
Memoa.k.a. “Holmantown”
Death Date16 Mar 1906 Age: 63
Death PlaceSumner, Oxford Co., ME
Burial PlaceRedding Rd. Cem., Sumner, Oxford Co., ME
FatherLuther Holman (1799-1880)
MotherOlive Newton (1804-1885)
Misc. Notes
From Maine Families: Bk 3:
After Oliver C. Redding’s death, his wife, Isabella Holman Redding took over the first Post Office in the community, and the Old Post Office sign reads “Post Office--Redding, Maine” and was located at Oliver’s home, which was at the cross road where the old road to Peru, the old road over the Common to Woodstock, and the road to Shagg Pond, and the road to West Sumner (formerly Old Jackson Village) intersects. Previous to this time, everyone in the neighborhood had to journey to Jackson Village for their mail.
George Ervin Redding was born in Dixfield, February 2, 1873, the son of Oliver Canwell and Isabella Holman Redding. At the age of 12 his parents moved to the part of Sumner called Farrar’s Mills. Later the name was changed to Redding because Isabella Redding was the first postmistress.
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After Oliver C. Redding’s death, his wife, Isabella Holman Redding took over the first Post Office in the community, and the Old Post Office sign reads “Post Office--Redding, Maine” and was located at Oliver’s home, which was at the cross road where the old road to Peru, the old road over the Common to Woodstock, and the road to Shagg Pond, and the road to West Sumner (formerly Old Jackson Village) intersects. Previous to this time, everyone in the neighborhood had to journey to Jackson Village for their mail.
George Ervin Redding was born in Dixfield, February 2, 1873, the son of Oliver Canwell and Isabella Holman Redding. At the age of 12 his parents moved to the part of Sumner called Farrar’s Mills. Later the name was changed to Redding because Isabella Redding was the first postmistress.
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Marr Date31 Jul 1866
Marr PlaceFranklin Plt., Oxford Co., ME
Marr Memoalt date 11 Aug 1866
ChildrenWilliam Vernon (1868-1939)
John x (1869-1870)
George Ervin (1873-1963)
John Freeland (1875-1957)
Percy Verdell (1882-1968)
Inery “Inez” Cynthia (1884-1988)