ALEXANDER, Albion

Albion was one of Richmond’s famous 19^th century sea captains. He transported a group of freed slaves to Liberia, Africa in 1856 from where their ancestors were forcibly stolen.

BIGLIN, Charles

Charles was made the first resident pastor of Richmond. He said his first Mass at St. Ambrose Roman Catholic church in the town on January 15, 1928.

BLANCHARD, Samuel

Samuel was a coastal captain and river pilot. He was the conductor of the first passenger train in Richmond.

CURTIS, Isaac H.

Isaac was the first president of Richmond Academy, later known as Livingston Academy.

CURTIS, Pauline

Pauline taught kindergarten in Curtis Hall. She married Earle W. Cronk.

CURTIS, William C.

William was the pastor of the Congregational Church in Richmond.

HAGAR, Marshall

Marshall built the ship Theobold in 1861. In 1920, it became the oldest Kennebec vessel afloat.

HAWTHORNE, Charles

One of Richmond’s best-known artists of his time.

HAYNES, Lillian Brown

Lillian was the organist of the Methodist Church. She performed her duties there for more than sixty years from 1896 until her death.

HAWTHORNE, Wyman

Wyman was Charles Hawthorne’s brother, . He was a ship’s Chief Engineer Officer. For many years, he supplied The Richmond Bee newspaper with expert and well-written excerpts of many stories of the town’s maritime history. He was known as “Richmondite”.

HEWITT, Charles E.

Charles was superintendent over all the houses (19 in all) from Thwing’s Point to the S. Gardiner line on both sides of the river, including the ones on Swan Island.

MORSE, Charles

Charles was the supervisor of the American Ice Company. He was from Bath.

PARKS, John

John and his family came from Hull, England. They arrived at Thwait’s Landing in the spring of 1776. He was one of the last occupants of Fort Richmond. He purchased 1,280 acres of land and owned a mill on Parks Mill Brook. John also established the Richmond-Dresden ferry, known as “Parks Ferry”

PARKS, Loretta

Loretta completed 52 years of continuous teaching in local schools in and around Richmond.. The town held a reception in her honor and called in “Miss Parks Night”. It was held at the Opera House on June 3, 1931.

RANDALL, Albion Q.

Albion was principal of Richmond High School at the time of its first graduation ceremony in 1877.

REED, Charles H.

Captain of the Clipper ship Storm King. He covered the distance from Rio De Janeiro, around the Horn to San Francisco in 65 days. Charles was known as one of Richmond’s famous 19^th century sea captains.

SOULE, Charles

Successful Revered of the Congregational Church.

SPRINGER, Jane J.

Jane was born in Bowdoinham proper in 1810. When she was four years old, she came with her parents to White’s Landing (now Richmond). Jane was the wife of T. J. Southard.

SOUTHARD, T. J.

His full name was Thomas Jefferson Southard. He started out friendless. Later T. J. became a blacksmith and went on to become a famous Richmond shipbuilder. He and his workers built 57+ vessels from 1840 to 1890, including China (a brig), and Edith L. Allen (a schooner).

TALLMAN, Horatio

George married Delia, daughter of T. J. Southard. He was captain of the ship G. W. Morton. In February 1864, George, Delia and their baby left from New York on their way to Havre. The ship never reached its destination and no trace of her was ever found.

THEOBOLD, George

George was captain of the ship Theobold that was built by Marshall Hagar.

TORREY, F. B.

Mr. Torrey was a Hallowell native. He installed a highly successful plant on Kimball Street to manufacture a patented improved wheel for trolley cars. The original Richmond Torrey brass works was the first of its kind in Maine. He died in 1925.

TUPPER, Dr. James

Mr. Tupper operated Andrew Dinsmore’s blacksmith shop and later, of Barzillai White’s drug store. James was the husband of Cordelia, daughter of Barzillai White.  They had five children and resided on Swan Island.

UMBERHINE, John

John was a great church worker (a legendary deacon) and entertainer.

WASHBURN, Isreal

Mr. Washburn was a schoolteacher who taught in Woolwich, New Castle he and Dresden.  He came to Maine from Raynham, MA before 1810. He quit teaching along with Barzillai White and helped to settle White’s Landing with him. Eventually, Isreal sold out and settled in Livermore.

WEBBER, Cora

For several years, Cora contributed articles of historical interest to The Richmond Bee newspaper and various other publications on a state and national scale.

WEBBER, Louisa

Louisa and her husband Martin Wise were the first married couple officially recorded on August 10, 1823.

WHITE, Barzillai

Mr. White was the son-in-law of Dr. James Tupper.  He became Richmond’s first prominent businessman.  Beforehand, he was a schoolteacher who taught in Wiscasset after coming to Maine from Raynham, MA before 1810. Heat and fellow teacher Isreal Washburn began the settlement of Richmond Village.

WHITE, Delia Helen

Delia was a daughter of Barzillai White.

WHITE, Elizabeth

Elizabeth was a daughter of Barzillai White. Her married name was Hooper.

WHITNEY, Levi

Levi was a captain. He became the first Baptist to be baptized in the river of Richmond. He also helped to organize the Calvinist Baptist Church in 1833 and to erect the town’s second permanent church building two years later.

WHITNEY, Nancy

Nancy was the first officially recorded baby born in Richmond.

WISE, Martin

Martin and his wife Louisa Webber were the first married couple officially recorded on August 10, 1823.