My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
NameCaroline Webster Stockbridge 
Birth Date7 Apr 1824
Birth PlaceByron, Oxford Co., ME
Death Date29 Oct 1907 Age: 83
Death PlaceLewiston, Androscoggin Co., ME
Burial PlaceOak Hill Cem., Auburn, Androscoggin Co., ME
Occupationauthor, poet
FatherJohn Stockbridge Jr. (1787-1855)
MotherAnna Leavitt (1787-1870)
Misc. Notes
Caroline W D Rich was a noted Maine poet in the last years of the 19th century.
http://mainedar.org/chapter/marydillingham/ourhistory.html
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=rich&GSfn=caroline&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GSsr=41&GRid=97653770&df=all&
On 1850 USC for Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME, Henry S Downs and his wife’s second husband, Thomas Hill Rich, were both listed as in the Bangor Theological Seminary.
Henry S Downs and Caroline W were on the 1860 USC for Auburn. He was a Congregational Clergyman.
http://mainedar.org/chapter/marydillingham/ourhistory.html
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=rich&GSfn=caroline&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GSsr=41&GRid=97653770&df=all&
On 1850 USC for Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME, Henry S Downs and his wife’s second husband, Thomas Hill Rich, were both listed as in the Bangor Theological Seminary.
Henry S Downs and Caroline W were on the 1860 USC for Auburn. He was a Congregational Clergyman.
Spouses
Birth Date5 Sep 1822
Birth PlaceBangor, Penobscot Co., ME
Death Date6 Jul 1893 Age: 70
Death PlaceLewiston, Androscoggin Co., ME
OccupationProfessor at Bates College
EducationBowdoin College 1848; Bangor Theological Seminary 1852
FatherDr. Hosea Rich (1780-1866)
MotherFrances Fanny Barker (1776-1864)
Birth Date19 Feb 1822
Birth PlaceAlfred, York Co., ME
Death Date25 Nov 1860 Age: 38
Death PlaceAuburn, Androscoggin Co., ME
Misc. Notes
Was listed of Norridgewock at time of marriage.
On 1850 USC for Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME, Henry S Downs and his wife’s second husband, Thomas Hill Rich, were both listed as in the Bangor Theological Seminary.
On 1850 USC for Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME, Henry S Downs and his wife’s second husband, Thomas Hill Rich, were both listed as in the Bangor Theological Seminary.
Marr Date4 Feb 1853
Marr PlaceAndover, Oxford Co., ME