By Muriel Bristol | November 29, 2023
Joshua Holland was born in Leeds, England, December 7, 1812, son of John and Hannah A. (Brunell) Holland.
Joshua Holland immigrated into the U.S. at Boston, MA, September 29, 1825, aged twelve years. He accompanied his parents. John Holland, a cloth draper, aged forty-four years, and Hannah Holland, aged forty-seven years; and his siblings, Joseph Holland, a cloth draper, aged twenty-four years, John Holland, a tailor, aged nineteen years, Thomas Holland, aged seven years, Charles Holland, aged five years, and Mary Holland, aged three years. (Ann Holland, aged twenty-six years, traveled with them too). They sailed from Liverpool, England, September 20, 1825, for Boston, MA, on board the 366-ton ship Olive Branch of Boston, MA.
Late Foreign News. FROM ENGLAND. From the Boston Statesman, Sept. 29. By Olive Branch, Capt. Harding, arrived below last evening from Liverpool, whence she sailed on the 21st of August, London and Liverpool papers to the 20th were received (Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA), October 6, 1825).
John Holland headed a Somersworth, NH, household at the time of the Fifth (1830) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 40-49 years [himself], one female aged 50-59 years [Hannah A. (Brunell) Holland], one male aged 15-19 years [Joshua Holland], and one female aged 5-9 years. All four persons were aliens who had not been naturalized.
Joshua Holland married (1st) in Somersworth, NH, January 30, 1831, Mary H. Dore, both of Somersworth, NH. Rev. Henry Blackaller performed the ceremony. She was born in South Berwick, ME, circa 1809, daughter of Benaiah and Mary (Pray) Dore.
(The known children of Joshua and Mary H. (Dore) Holland were: Henry John Holland (1832–1902), Joseph Wentworth Holland (1833–1906), Nancy J. Holland (1836–1886), John Holland (1838–1892), James A. Holland (1841–1875), Charles F. Holland (1843–1921), Joshua Holland (1845–1896), Thomas A. Holland (1849–1901), and Mary T. Holland (1855–1932)).
Son Henry John Holland was born in Salmon Falls, i.e., Somersworth, NH, May 24, 1832.
Son Joseph Wentworth Holland was born in South Framingham, MA, August 13, 1833. Daughter Nancy J. Holland was born in Framingham, MA, in 1836.
Son John Holland was born in Lyndeborough, NH, July 28, 1838.
John Holland [Sr.] headed an Alfred, ME, household at the time of the Sixth (1840) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 50-59 years [himself], one female aged 60-69 years [Hannah A. (Brunell) Holland], and one female aged 15-19 years [Mary A. Holland]. One member of his household was engaged in Manufacture & Trade.
Joshua Holland headed a Rochester, NH, household at the time of the Sixth (1840) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 20-29 years [himself], one female aged 30-39 years [Mary (Dore) Holland], two males aged 5-9 years [Henry J. Holland, and Joseph W. Holland], one female aged under-5 years [Nancy J. Holland], and one male aged under-5 years [John Holland]. One member of his household was engaged in Manufacture & Trade.
Son James A. Holland was born in Rochester, NH, October 8, 1840. Son Charles F. Holland was born in Gonic, Rochester, NH, January 10, 1843.
Joshua Holland took up residence in Milton, circa 1844, and remained there until he departed for what would become “Hollandville,” in Limerick, ME, circa 1857-59.
Son Joshua Holland, Jr., was born in Milton in 1845.
John H. Varney, Sr., who had operated the former Milton Three Ponds fulling mill of John Fish, since 1825, sold it to Joshua Holland, in 1847.
William Sargent succeeded Ira Fish in the fulling mill business in 1820, and carried on the business until 1825, when he was succeeded by John H. Varney, who after some twenty-two years of successful business sold out to Joshua Holland in 1847. Mr. Holland went into the manufacture of woolen goods, which business he carried on with success for some ten or twelve years. The mill was subsequently burned (Scales, 1914).
Joshua Holland appeared in New England Business Union Directory of 1849, as a Milton Three Ponds wool carder and cloth dresser.
Son Henry J. Holland married (1st) in Rochester, NH, March 3, 1850, Vienna W. Carley, he of Milton and she of Rochester, NH. She was born in Rochester, NH, circa 1834, daughter of Dana and Sally (Whitehouse) Carley.
Joshua Holland, a woolen manufacturer, aged thirty-eight years (b. England), headed a Milton household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Mary [(Dore)] Holland, aged forty years (b. ME), Joseph W. Holland, a manufacturer, aged sixteen years (b. MA), Nancy J. Holland, aged fourteen years (b. MA), John Holland, aged twelve years (b. NH), James A. Holland, aged nine years (b. NH), Charles Holland, aged seven years (b. NH), Joshua Holland, aged five years (b. NH), Thomas A. Holland, aged one year (b. NH), Ann Goodwin, aged forty years (b. ME), and Ascenath Goodwin, aged twenty-nine years (b. ME). Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Thomas P. French, a shoemaker, aged twenty-two years (b. NH), and David D. Pike, a shoemaker, aged twenty-three years (b. NH).
Two pair of blankets made by Joshua Holland of Milton appeared in a Boston, MA, exhibition in September 1850. His blankets appeared in the Domestic Woolen Goods and Yarns category.
1374. JOSHUA HOLLAND, Milton, N.H., by PARKER, WILDER & Co., Boston. Two pair Blankets (MA Charitable Mechanics Association, 1850).
Mother Hannah (Brunell) Holland died in Alfred, ME, March 5, 1851.
Father-in-law Beniah Dore died in Milton, in 1854.
Daughter Mary T. Holland was born in Milton, January 3, 1855.
Joshua Holland appeared in the New England Business Directory of 1856, as a Milton Three Ponds woolen manufacturer (blankets and cassimeres).
Daughter Nancy J. Holland married, circa 1856, John H. Varney [Jr.]. He was born in Milton, March 29, 1832, son of John H. [Sr.] and Betsy (Cloutman) Varney.
Son Joseph W. Holland married in Wolfeboro, NH, November 13, 1857, Ellen M. Holland, he of Limerick, ME, and she of Alfred, ME. Rev. Sumner Clark performed the ceremony. She was born in Alfred, ME, circa 1840, daughter of Thomas and Isabella (Grant) Holland.
Father John Holland died in Alfred, ME, May 2, 1858.
Daughter-in-law Vienna W. (Carley) Holland died of consumption in Milton, August 16, 1858, aged twenty-four years. (Her infant son, Charles Holland, had died of a liver complaint in Milton, July 20, 1858, aged six months).
In 1852 [1857-59?], Joshua Holland moved to Limerick and established his Woolen Blanket Mills. He purchased the rights to Brown’s Brook and developed Holland’s Ponds, now Sokokis Lake. He employed 125 people. The wage of his help was one dollar a day. Employees worked six days a week from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with one hour for lunch. A 6:00 a.m. bell called the workers in the morning and a 6:00 p.m. bell dismissed them. A 9:00 p.m. bell signaled them to return home if they were out. When one of Holland’s workers was ill, he would visit them, call the doctor, and pay all the doctor’s bills for them. Holland lived to be 84 years old (Cornish, et al., 2005).
James Bradbury erected the first mill at Limerick soon after 1800. Later the mill property was purchased by Jeremiah M. Mason and Luther Moore. After a short period it was sold – about the time of the Civil War [i.e., 1861]– to Joshua Holland who made the mill and himself famous, for the name of Holland when applied to bed blankets meant goods of the highest grade (Textile American, September 1910).
Son Henry J. Holland married (2nd) in Limington, ME, January 7, 1859, Abigail Ann “Abbie” Foss. She was born in Limington, ME, June 29, 1838, daughter of Joseph and Martha (McClellan) Foss.
Joshua Holland, a woolen manufacturer, aged forty-eight years (b. England), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Mary H. [(Dore)] Holland, aged fifty years (b. ME), James A. Holland, “idiotic,” aged nineteen years, Charles Holland, aged seventeen years (b. NH), Joshua Holland, Jr., aged fifteen years (b. NH), Thomas A. Holland, aged twelve years (b. NH), Mary T. Holland, aged five years (b. ME), Charles Eastman, works in factory, aged forty years (b. ME), Charles W. Eastman, works in factory, aged thirteen years (b. ME), Albra Guptill, works in factory, aged twenty-three years (b. ME), Ann Goodwin, works in factory, aged fifty years (b. ME), and Abbie S. Clark, works in factory, aged sixteen years (b. NH). Joshua Holland had real estate valued at $10,000 and personal estate valued at $45,000.
Joseph Foss, a farmer, aged eighty-one years (b. ME), headed a Limington, ME, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Martha [(McClellan)] Foss, aged fifty-nine years (b. ME), Henry J. Holland, a cordwainer, aged twenty-seven years (b. NH), Abba Ann [(Foss)] Holland, aged twenty years (b. ME), and Allen J. Holland, aged seven months (b. ME). Joseph Foss had real estate valued at $2,000 and personal estate valued at $366.
J.W. Holland, a machinist, aged twenty-six years (b. MA), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Ellen [(Holland)] Holland, aged twenty years (b. ME). He shared a two-family residence with the household of Thomas Nicklie, a machinist, aged thirty-six years (b. England). J.W. Holland had real estate valued at $750 and personal estate valued at $450. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of Charles Cobbett, works in factory, aged forty-two years (b. MA), and Joshua Holland, a woolen manufacturer, aged forty-eight years (b. England).
John H. Varney, a shoemaker, aged twenty-eight years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Nancy J. [(Holland)] Varney, aged twenty-four years (b. NH), M.C. Blackwell, a shoemaker, aged twenty-four years (b. NH), George H. Staples, a shoemaker, aged twenty-one years (b. NH), Wallace Smith, a shoemaker, aged twenty-six years (b. NH), Mellissa Smith, aged twenty-seven years (b. NH), Samuel Clements, a shoemaker, aged twenty-six years (b. NH), Elisha B. Watson, a shoemaker, aged twenty-two years (b. NH), Charles E. Whitehouse, a shoemaker, aged twenty years (b. NH), John S. Varney, a shoemaker, aged twenty-five years (b. NH), John M. Brackett, a shoemaker, aged twenty-one years (b. NH), George W. Brackett, a shoemaker, aged nineteen years (b. NH), Daniel J. Chamberlin, a shoemaker, aged nineteen years (b. NH), John Robinson, a shoemaker, aged sixteen years (b. NH), Charles A. Varney, a shoemaker, aged twenty-six years (b. NH), and Sophia J. [(Nute)] Varney, aged nineteen years (b. NH). John H. Varney had personal estate valued at $300. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of George W. Tasker, a shoemaker, aged thirty years (b. NH), and H. Wentworth, a shoe manufacturer, aged forty-one years (b. NH).
John Holland, a teamster, aged twenty-one years (b. ME [SIC]), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Octavia [(Warren)] Holland, aged twenty-three years (b. ME), Warren J. Holland, aged ten months (b. ME), and Mary Flye, work in factory, aged sixteen years (b. ME). John Holland had personal estate valued at $100.
Son-in-law John H. Varney of Milton, aged twenty-nine years, enlisted in Co. H. of the Sixth NH Volunteer Infantry Regiment, November 4, 1861. He mustered in as a Private, November 28, 1861, was promoted to Sergeant, November 30, 1861. Sgt. John H. Varney was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of Co. K of the Sixth NH Volunteer Infantry Regiment, February 1, 1863.
Mother-in-law Mary (Pray) Dore died in Milton, in 1863.
Son Henry Holland of Amherst, MA, a merchant, aged thirty-one years (b. MA), registered for the Class I military draft in Amherst, MA, in June 1863.
Sons Joseph W. Hollang [Holland], a manufacturer, aged twenty-nine years (b. MA), John Holland, a manufacturer, aged twenty-five years (b. MA), and Charles Holland, a manufacturer, aged twenty years (b. MA), all of Limerick, ME, registered for the Class I military draft in Limerick, ME, in June 1863.
Joshua Holland of Limerick, ME, paid $6.67 for his manufacturer’s license in the U.S. Excise Tax of 1863, June 5, 1863. He paid $85.50 on $2,850.00 worth of Army blankets; $203.77 on $6,792.50 worth of Army blankets; $326.70 on $10,590.00 worth of Army blankets; $249.08 on $8,302.50 worth of Army blankets; $245.52 on $8,184.00 worth of Army blankets; paid $323.07 on $10,769.00 worth of Army blankets; and $196.68 on $6,556.50 worth of Army blankets. In total, he paid $1,629.32 on $54,044,50 worth of blankets. (These totals would be the prices for about 11,000 Army blankets).
Joshua Holland of Limerick, ME, paid $263.55 on $8,785.00 worth of Army blankets, in January 1864; he paid $254.82 on $8,494.00 worth of Army blankets, in January 1864; he paid $198.39 on $6,613.00 worth of Army blankets, in February 1864; he paid $118.80 on $3,960.00 worth of Army blankets, in March 1864; he paid $165.39 on $5,513.00 worth of Army blankets, in April 1864; he paid $59.28 on $1,976.00 worth of Army blankets, in May 1864; he paid $174.90 on $5,830.00 worth of Army blankets, in June 1864; he paid $206.80 on $4,136.00 worth of Army blankets, in July 1864; he paid $428.65 on $8,573.00 worth of Army blankets, in August 1864; he paid $415.15 on $8,303.00 worth of Army blankets, in September 1864; he paid $509.50 on $10,190.00 worth of Army blankets, in October 1864; he paid $337.60 on $6,752.00 worth of Army blankets, in November 1864; he paid $582.65 on $11,653.00 worth of Army blankets, in December 1864. (These totals would be the prices for about 18,000 Army blankets).
Son Joshua Holland, Jr., married (1st) in Cornish, ME, December 8, 1864, Georgiana A. Cobb, he of Limerick, ME, and she of Limington, ME. She was born on Limington, ME, in 1848, daughter of Andrew and Caroline D. (Cole) Cobb.
Henry Holland, an engineer, aged thirty-three years (b. Rollinsford, NH), Abbey Holland, aged twenty-five years (b. Limington, ME), and Alvin Holland, aged five years (b. Limerick, ME), were among twenty boarders in the Florida, MA, household of George R. Swan, an engineer, aged thirty-three years (b. Peterborough, NH)., at the time of the Second (1865) MA State Census.
Joshua Holland of Limerick, ME, paid, $10.00 for his manufacturer’s license in the U.S. Excise Tax of 1865, in May 1865.
Son John Holland of Limerick, ME, paid $10.00 for his retail dealer’s license, $1.00 for his carriage, $1.00 for his watch, and $59.95 (a 5% tax) on his income of $1,199.00, in 1865. He paid $637.80 on $12,756.00 worth of Army blankets, in January 1865; he paid $286.35 on $5,727.00 worth of Army blankets, in February 1865; he paid $254.65 on $5,093.00 worth of Army blankets, in March 1865; he paid $411.54 on $6,859.00 worth of Army blankets, in April 1865; he paid $400.98 on $6,683.00 worth of Army blankets, in May 1865; he paid $1069.20 on $17,820.00 worth of Army blankets, in June 1865; he paid $231.30 on $3,855.00 worth of Army blankets, in July 1865; he paid $289.50 on $4,825.00 worth of Army blankets, in September 1865; he paid $329.82 on $5,497.00 worth of Army blankets, in October 1865; he paid $659.70 on $10,995.00 worth of Army blankets, in November 1865; he paid $329.70 on $5,495.00 worth of Army blankets, in December 1865. (These totals would be the prices for about 17,000 Army blankets).
Son Charles F. Holland married, in 1867, Ellen A. Lamb. She was born in Claremont, NH, March 15, 1845, daughter of John and Margaret (Keating) Lamb.
… Limerick people say their town is about 6 miles square, and contains about 1500 inhabitants and that about one-fourth of the whole are in the village and suburbs. There are in the village some four or five grocery and dry goods stores, one shoe store, a harness shop, 1 chain factory, 1 tannery, (Mr. David Eastman’s), and several nice dwellings. Luther Moore, Esq., has a fine residence – cost about $20,000. J.M. Mason, Esq., also has a nice brick residence: cost about $8,000. The Academy at the north side of the village is said to be in a flourishing condition, and now has about 80 students – Mr. Mayberry of Hiram, Principal. It is a Congregational institution, but the trustees are selected in part from other denominations. About a half mile from the main village is another of about a dozen houses and one woolen mill with its appurtenances, valued all together at about $150,000, and owned by Mr. Joshua Holland. He employs about 60 hands in and around the mill; manufactures mostly woolen blankets, of which he makes about 100 pairs per day. He pays from 40 to 45 cts. per pound for wool, and gets his supply from Maine, Vermont, and Boston. I send you from this town 14 new subscribers. J. Clay (Union & Journal (Biddeford, ME), December 13, 1867).
Son Thomas A. Holland married in Limerick, ME, April 18, 1868, Laura Ella Strout. She was born in Limington, ME, June 2, 1848, daughter of Seth and Martha (Anderson) Strout.
MANUFACTURES. We visited the mills of Mr. Joshua Holland, where the celebrated “Holland Blankets” are manufactured. Mr. Holland gives employment to 80 hands now, and when his new mill – now being built – is finished, additional operatives will be employed. They are now turning out 250 blankets per day, for which he finds a ready market in Boston (Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME), February 4, 1869).
YORK COUNTY. The stone dam at Brown’s brook, (a branch of the Little Ossipee,) at Limerick, was carried away last Saturday night. It was built by Joshua Holland, and was just completed (Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME), October 26, 1869).
YORK COUNTY. A correspondent of the Democrat says that among the many manufacturing establishments in York county is that of Joshua Holland, one mile from Limerick village, which is by no means inferior to the best. His principal mill at this time consists of a building, 140 feet in length, and 40 feet wide; three stories high with five full sets of machinery, for the manufacturing of blankets of all kinds and prices, from $5.50 to $18.00 per pair. His goods rank among the first class and he always finds a ready sale for all he can manufacture. Finding he could not supply the trade with all that was called for, he has erected another building (which is nearly completed) forty by sixty feet, three stories high which will contain two full sets of machinery. He will give employment to over one hundred hands, the monthly pay of which will amount to nearly or quite $2500.00. This is quite an item to be distributed among the laborers in this small village (Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME), October 30, 1869).
YORK COUNTY. A kerosene lamp exploded in the woolen factory of Joshua Holland at Limerick Friday morning Nov. 19th. The fire was communicated by machinery and material but was extinguished speedily and with but slight damage (Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME), November 26, 1869).
Joshua Holland, a manufacturer, aged fifty-seven years (b. England), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Mary H. [(Dore)] Holland, keeping house, aged sixty years (b. ME), James A. Holland, “blind,” aged twenty-nine years (b. ME), Mary T. Holland, help at home, aged fifteen years (b. ME), Annie Goodwin, works in woolen mill, aged sixty-one years (b. NH). Joshua Holland had real estate valued at $10,000 and personal estate valued at $5,000. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Amos Felch, a farmer, aged sixty years (b. ME), and Joshua Holland, Jr., works in woolen mill, aged twenty-four years (b. NH).
Martha [McLellan] Foss, at home, aged sixty-five years (b. ME), headed a Boston, MA, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Henry Holland, a stationary engineer, aged thirty-eight years (b. ME), Abbie A. [(Foss)] Holland, keeping house, aged thirty-two years (b. ME), Allie Holland, at school, aged ten years (b. ME), Therell Varney, a shoemaker, aged thirty years (b. ME), Waldo Mclallen, a baggage master, aged twenty-five years (b. ME), and Leonard Mclallen, a watchman, aged twenty-three years (b. ME).
Jos. W. Holland, a woolen manufacturer, aged thirty-six years (b. MA), boarded in the Waterboro (“North Waterboro P.O.”), ME, household of Henry McKinney, a grocer, aged fifty-seven years (b. ME) at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. Ellen [(Holland)] Holland, works in woolen mill, aged thirty years (b. ME), and Joseph D. Holland, at school, aged nine years (b. ME) boarded there with him. Jos. W. Holland had real estate valued at $1,000 and personal estate valued at $1,500.
John H. Varney, works in shoe factory, aged forty years (b. MA [SIC]), headed a Haverhill, MA, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Nancy J. [(Holland)] Varney, aged thirty-three years (b. MA).
John Holland, a super in woolen mill, aged thirty-three years (b. NH), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Mary O. [(Warren)] Holland, keeping house, aged thirty-three years (b. ME), Warren J. Holland, aged ten years (b. ME), and John B. Holland, aged eight years (b. ME). John Holland had real estate valued at $700 and personal estate valued at $250.
Charles Holland, a farmer, aged twenty-seven years (b. NH), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Ellen [(Lamb)] Holland, keeping house, aged twenty-five years (b. MA), and Nancy E. Holland, aged three months (b. ME). Charles Holland had real estate valued at $1,000 and personal estate valued at $300.
Joshua Holland, Jr., works in woolen mill, aged twenty-four years (b. NH), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Georgiana [(Cobb)] Holland, aged twenty-two years (b. ME), and Fannie Holland, aged four years (b. ME). Joshua Holland, Jr., had real estate valued at $400. His household appeared in the enumeration between those of Joshua Holland, Jr., works in woolen mill, aged twenty-four years (b. NH), and Thomas Holland, works in woolen mill, aged twenty-one years (b. NH).
Thomas Holland, works in woolen mill, aged twenty-one years (b. NH), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Laura [(Strout))] Holland, aged twenty-two years (b. ME). His household appeared in the enumeration between those of Joshua Holland, a manufacturer, aged fifty-seven years (b. England), and Benj. A. Sawtell, works in woolen mill, aged forty-four years (b. ME).
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS. During a thunder shower Monday night Luther Ayer’s house was struck by lightning, but no damage done. Also the house of Joshua Holland in Limerick was struck and set on fire, but the flames were soon extinguished, says the Biddeford Journal (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier (Bangor, ME), June 25, 1870).
Mary H. (Dore) Holland died of breast cancer and lung oedema at Massachusetts Hospital in Boston, MA, October 6, 1872, aged sixty-four years.
DIED. At Massachusetts General Hospital, Mrs. Mary, wife of Joshua Holland, of Limerick, aged 63 years (Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME), October 11, 1872).
Joshua Holland married (2nd), after July 1874, Hannah Margaret (Rand) Ladd, both of Limerick, NH. She was born in Deerfield, NH, May 8, 1832, daughter of Edmond and Julia (James) Rand. (Her first husband, Rev. Enoch P. Ladd, had died in Limerick, ME, July 14, 1874).
Son James A. Holland died in Limerick, ME, May 8, 1875.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. The Ossipee woollen mill in Waterborough, owned by Joshua W. Holland, was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday evening. The fire caught on the roof from sparks from the chimney. A large amount of stock on hand was saved. The loss may reach $50,000; insurance $16,500 (New England Farmer (Boston, MA), February 26,1876).
NEW ENGLAND. Biddeford, Me. A Biddeford despatch says that the total insurance on Joseph W. Holland’s blanket mill, burned [at Waterborough, ME,] last Saturday, was $17,500, divided as follows: Royal, of Liverpool, $1500; Pennsylvania, of Philadelphia, $1000; Springfield, of Springfield, $1000; North British and Mercantile, $2000; Fire Association, of Philadelphia, $2000; Atlas, of Hartford, $1500; Commercial Union, $2500; Shawmut, of Boston, $2000; Globe, of Boston. $1500; and Amazon, of Cincinnati, O., $2500. The insurance was placed at the agency James G. Young, Great Falls, N.H. (Boston Globe, February 26, 1876).
MAINE. Fire in Limerick. Biddeford, May 26 – The house of Joshua Holland, manufacturer of woolens at Limerick, was burned to the ground yesterday morning, between 12 and 2 o’clock. How the fire caught is not known (Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME), May 27, 1879).
Joshua Holland, woolen manufacturer, whose energy and enterprise have given to the town [of Limerick, ME,] the village called “Hollandville” (Clayton, 1880).
Joshua Holland retired circa 1880 and handed over the management of his blanket mill to his son, John Holland.
John Holland succeeded his father Joshua in operating the mill for a period of over seventeen years, after which the mill became the property of the Garners, under whose control it was operated as a woolen mill for about three years. It then passed into the ownership of the Limerick Mills corporation, which included Allan Garner, [et al.] (Textile American, September 1910).
Joshua Holland, a farmer, aged sixty-seven years (b. England), headed a Limerick (“Hollandville”), ME, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Hannah [((Rand) Ladd)] Holland, keeping house, aged forty-eight years (b. NH), his daughter, Mary T. Holland, at home, aged twenty-five years (b. NH), and his stepson, Eugene J. Ladd, at school, aged fourteen years (b. NH).
Henry J. Holland, runs a stationary engine, aged forty-eight years (b. MA), headed a Boston, MA, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Abby A. [(Foss)] Holland, aged forty-one years (b. ME), and his boarder, Fred’k G. Cooley, a gasfitter, aged thirty-three years (b. MA). They resided at 8 Way Street.
Joseph W. Holland, a manufacturer, aged forty-six years (b. MA), boarded in the Newbury, MA, household of Andrew Savage, a farmer, aged fifty-three years (b. MA) at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. Ellen [(Holland)] Holland, aged forty years (b. ME), J. Douglas Holland, a student, aged nineteen years (b. ME) boarded there with him.
John H. Varney, a retired shoe manufacturer, aged forty-eight years (b. NH), headed a Haverhill, MA, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Nancy J. [(Holland)] Varney, aged forty-four years (b. MA), and his niece, Fannie E. Holland, aged fourteen years (b. ME). They resided at 21 Nichols Street.
John Holland, a woolen manufacturer, aged forty-two years (b. NH), headed a Limerick (“Hollandville”), ME, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Octava M. [(Warren)] Holland, keeping house, aged forty-three years (b. ME), and his son, Warren J. Holland, a printer, aged twenty years (b. ME). Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Joshua Holland, a farmer, aged sixty-seven (b. England), and Joshua Holland, Jr., a woolen mill overseer, aged thirty-five years (b. NH).
Charles Holland, a farmer, aged thirty-seven years (b. NH), headed a Limerick (“Hollandville”), ME, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Ellen [(Lamb)] Holland, aged thirty-five years (b. NH), and his children, Nancy E. Holland, aged ten years (b. ME), Harry Holland, aged eight years (b. ME), Maggie Holland, aged six years (b. ME), Tildean J. Holland, aged four years (b. ME), James L. Holland, aged two years (b. ME), and Katie A. Holland, aged four months (b. ME).
Joshua Holland, Jr., a woolen mill overseer, aged thirty-five years (b. NH), headed a Limerick (“Hollandville”), ME, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Georgia A. [(Cobb)] Holland, keeping house, aged thirty-one years (b. ME), and his children, Fannie E. Holland, at school, aged fourteen years (b. ME), and Freddie D. Holland, aged nine years (b. ME). Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of John Holland, a woolen manufacturer, aged forty-two years (b. NH), and Albert L. Chandler, works in woolen mill, aged twenty-four years (b. ME).
Thomas A. Holland, works in woolen mill, aged thirty-eight years (b. ME), headed a Gorham, ME, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Lora E. [(Strout)] Holland, keeping house, aged thirty-two years (b. ME), and his children, George E. Holland, at school, aged ten years (b. ME), and Albert F. Holland, aged seven years (b. ME).
Georgiana A. (Cobb) Holland died of diphtheria in Limerick, ME, February 17, 1882.
Limerick. The Biddeford Times says then have been three deaths at Hollandville, Limerick, since Thursday morning, all from diphtheria. One a young man named Cram, aged about 27 years; also a child by the same name, aged about 20 months, and the wife of Joshua Holland jr. (Lewiston Sun-Journal (Lewiston, ME), February 20, 1882).
Holland Blankets. Shepard, Norwell & Co. are offering great bargains this week in the famous Holland and Crown blankets. The former will be found very cheap at $4.50 per pair, and good judges will acknowledge superior bargains in the famous crown blanket ranging in price from $6 to $9.50. These goods should be examined by purchasers, as their value has not before been offered by this house (Boston Globe, October 4, 1882).
Joshua Holland appeared in a ME State Report on the Industries of Maine in 1883, as having an assessed [product] value $3,500 and forty employees (ME Secretary of State, 1883).
LIMERICK. Furniture -F.R. Swasey & Son, $800, 2. Grist Mill – D.W. Chick, $500, 1. Harnesses – Chas. F. Libby, $Lumber – A.B. Leavitt, $200, 3. Staves – S. Folsom, $200, 2. Woolen Blankets – Joshua Holland, $3,500, 40. Total assessed value, $5,400. Hands, 51.
The unfortunate lad of twelve years in what follows would seem to have been Frederick D. “Freddie” Holland (1870-1955), a son of Joshua Holland, Jr., and his recently deceased wife, Georgiana A. (Cobb) Holland.
LIMINGTON. Dr. Dearborn of Parsonsfield, assisted by Drs. Sweet of Parsonsfield, Moulton of Limington, and several others, successfully amputated the right leg of Joshua Holland, Jr., son of Joshua Holland of Limerick, a lad of 12 years, between the second and lower third of the thigh, on Tuesday last. The operation was to remove a scrofulous affection of the knee, developed by going in swimming to excess (Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME), August 27, 1883).
Son John Holland occupied a Merrimac woolen mill that burned down on September 7, 1883.
Woolen Mills Burned at Merrimac. MANCHESTER, N.H., Sept. 7th. The Henderson woolen mills at Merrimack, occupied by John Holland, blanket manufacturer, burned to-day. Total loss. Hendersen insured, four thousand; Holland on machinery and stock, $60,000, sixty operatives are out of employment (Lewiston Sun-Journal (Lewiston, ME), September 7, 1883).
Among this large lot of goods are a number of cases of WHITE BLANKETS! Slightly imperfect and we shall offer a limited quantity at this sale. We shall sell three cases of the celebrated HOLLAND BLANKET 10-4 size at $2.10. This is a regular five dollar blanket. We shall sell the 11-4 size at $3.10 This size sells at six dollars. We shall only sell one pair to each customer (Lewiston Sun-Journal (Lewiston, ME), May 19, 1884).
Son Joshua Holland, Jr., was injured in a fall, February 19, 1885, during a fire on the dry house of the Holland blanket mill.
LIMERICK. Thursday afternoon Feb. 19th, the dry house of Holland’s Mills was burned. Loss on blankets $2,000, buildings $500; no insurance. Joshua Holland, Jr., while at the fire was injured very badly by walking off a pair of stairs (Lewiston Sun-Journal (Lewiston, ME), February 21, 1885).
Son Joshua Holland, Jr., married (2nd) in Lewiston, ME, April 22, 1886, Cora B. Eastman, both of Limerick, ME. She was born in Limerick, ME, August 11, 1859, daughter of Charles and Lydia A. (Day) Eastman.
MARRIAGES. In Lewiston, April 22, Joshua Holland, Jr., and Miss Cora B. Eastman, both of Limerick (Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME, April 27, 1886).
Joshua Holland’s mill at Limerick, ME, experienced a somewhat inexplicable month-long strike in July-August 1886.
June 30, 1886, the employes of Joshua Holland, manufacturer of bed blankets, at Limerick, struck and went out of the mill without making any demand upon the firm. Most of the hands belonged to the Knights of Labor. They remained out about four weeks, when the mill was started with about half a crew. The leaders of the movement have not been taken back into the mill. The firm has never cut down the wages paid to their employes and they have remained the same for ten years, being about fifteen per cent in advance of what is paid by several other firms for the same class of work (ME Secretary of State, 1886).
LABOR MATTERS. The trouble in the Hollandville Mills, Limerick, is being amicably adjusted and work will be begun in about ten days (Lewiston Sun-Journal (Lewiston, ME, July 23, 1886).
Daughter Nancy J. (Holland) Varney died of marasmus in Haverhill, MA, August 21, 1886, aged fifty years, one month, and four days.
Daughter Mary T. Holland married, circa 1890, Frank W. Smith. He was born in Newfield, ME, January 11, 1855, son of James H. and Frances G. (Chellis) Smith.
BIDDEFORD AND SACO. A lively discussion between Holland, the blanket man, and a dry goods clerk last evening, of which blankets was the subject, was overheard by a crowd in front of the Biddeford house (Biddeford-Saco Journal (Biddeford, ME), November 28, 1891).
BIDDEFORD AND SACO. Holland, the blanket man, intended to close his sale last night but will continue it another night at the same stand (Biddeford-Saco Journal (Biddeford, ME), December 10, 1891).
Son John Holland died in Wayne, ME, December 6, 1892.
Son-in-law John H. Varney died of “suicide by shooting in head” in Haverhill, MA, January 28, 1893, aged sixty years, ten months. He was a shoe manufacturer.
WOOLEN MILLS RESUME OPERATIONS. Binghampton, March 4. The Binghampton Woollen Mills, which went into the hands of a receiver recently, owing to the financial reverses of the Ross family, the principal stockholders, resumed operations this morning, under the name of the Ross Valley Woollen Company, with Thomas A. Holland, E.L. Wilson and another as proprietors (NY Tribune, March 5, 1895).
Joshua Holland of Limerick, ME, offered to sell his Holland Woolen Mill in August 1895.
MILL FOR SALE OR TO LET. THE Holland Woolen Mill, of Limerick, Maine, consisting of five set of Cards with all other Machinery necessary to make blankets, or dress goods. Permanent water power, lighted by electricity; terms easy, reference. Address JOSHUA HOLLAND, Limerick, Maine (Fibre & Fabric Boston, MA), August 17, 1895).
Joshua Holland died of old age and endocarditis in Limerick, ME, May 22, 1896, aged eighty-three years, five months, and fifteen days. He was a woolen manufacturer. S.O. Clark, M.D., signed the death certificate.
OBITUARY. Joshua Holland. Joshua Holland, for many years a respected citizen of Limerick, passed away very suddenly this morning at about 9. Mr. Holland had been sick but one day and his death is a great shock to the community. He has been a resident of Limerick for many years and one of its foremost citizens in every way. Until within a few years, when he has operated Holland’s woolen mills, whoso product is known all over the United States. He was a member of the Congregational church and will be much missed there, as he was one of the leading members of the society. His age was 85 years (Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME), May 23, 1896).
JOSEPH [JOSHUA] HOLLAND. Well Known Mill Owner Dies of Heart Disease. Mr. Joshua Holland, owner of Holland’s mills at Limerick, died suddenly of heart disease Friday morning, at the age of 85 years. Mr. Holland was a native of England, but came to this country when a boy. He came to Limerick and purchased the mills which he had run successfully for over forty years. The Holland blankets are known the country over. The past few years he had taken no active management in the running of the mill. Mr. Holland has been twice married, his second wife being the widow of Rev. E.P. Ladd. He leaves by his first wife, five sons, Joseph J. [Joshua Jr.] and Charles of Limerick, Thomas of Auburn, Jos. W. of Byfield Mass., and Henry of Boston, and one daughter, the wife of Dr. F.W. Smith of Dam’s Mills, Newfield. A widow and one brother also survive him (Portland Evening Express (Portland, ME), May 23, 1896).
Son Joshua Holland, Jr., died of chronic Bright’s Disease in Limerick, ME, August 30, 1896, aged fifty-one years. He was a machinist. W.E.S. Preston, M.D., signed the death certificate.
Biddeford & Saco. Joshua Holland of Limerick, son of the late Joshua Holland, died Monday aged fifty-one years. He had been connected with the Holland blanket mills for many years (Biddeford-Saco Journal (Biddeford, ME), September 3, 1896).
Alexander Graham Bell’s original telephone patent expired in 1894, after which a new telephone model became available.
NEW “HELLO” SYSTEM. … Thomas Holland, a blanket manufacturer on Cayuga street, was one of the most outspoken in favor of the new telephone. He thought it was the best machine ever and felt confident it would soon have more subscribers than the old one, whose stock is losing value. He now has two telephones, one of each kind, for $5 a year more than he formerly paid for one Bell machine (Fall River Daily Herald (Fall River, MA), December 18, 1899).
Henry J. Holland, a stationary engineer, aged sixty-eight years (b. NH), headed a Boston, MA, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of thirty-eight years), Abbie A. [(Foss)] Holland, aged fifty-five years (b. ME), his son, Allen J. Holland, a dentist, aged thirty-seven years (b. ME), and his daughter-in-law (of fifteen years), Mary E. Holland, aged thirty-six years (b. MA). Henry J. Holland rented their house at 943 Washington Street. Abbie A. Holland was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living.
Joseph W. Holland, retired, aged sixty-six years (b. MA), headed a Newbury, MA, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of forty-two years), Ellen M. [(Holland)] Holland, aged sixty years (b. ME). Joseph W. Holland owned their house, free-and-clear. Ellen M. Holland was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living.
Eugene Ladd, a winder (paper), aged thirty-five years (b. NH), headed a Westbrook, ME, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Hattie E. Ladd, aged thirty-six years (b. ME), his sons, Dana L. Ladd, aged ten years (b. ME), and Enoch E. Ladd, aged one year (b. ME), his mother, Hannah M. [((Rand) Ladd)] Holland, aged sixty-eight years (b. NH), and his boarders, Ralph H. Bridger, a laundry laborer, aged twenty-six years (b. ME), and Della M. Bridger, aged twenty-five years (b. ME). Eugene Ladd owned their house on Brown Street, free-and-clear. Hattie E. Ladd was the mother of three children, of whom two were still living. Hannah M. Holland was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living.
Octavia M. [(Warren)] Holland, a landlady, aged sixty-three years (b. ME), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. Her household included her sister, Elfretta E. Warren, aged fifty-four years (b. ME). Octavia M. Holland rented their house.
Charles Holland, a farmer, aged fifty-seven years (b. NH), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of thirty-three years), Ellen A. [(Lamb)] Holland, aged fifty-five years (b. NH), and his children, Henry C. Holland, a barber, aged twenty-eight years (b. ME), Marguerite Holland, a school teacher, aged twenty-five years (b. ME), Tilden J. Holland, a day laborer, aged twenty-three years (b. ME), James L. Holland, a day laborer, aged twenty years (b. ME), Katherine A. Holland, a bookkeeper (grocery), aged twenty years (b. ME), and Mabel G. Holland, at school, aged eighteen years (b. ME). Charles Holland owned their farm, free-and-clear. Ellen A. Holland was the mother of ten children, of whom seven were still living.
Lydia [(Day)] Eastman, a landlady, aged seventy-four years (b. ME), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. Her household included her daughter, Cora B. [(Eastman)] Holland, aged forty years (b. ME). Lydia Eastman was the mother of four children, of whom three were still living. Cora B. Holland was the mother of one child, of whom zero were still living.
Thos. Holland, a woolen manufacturer, aged fifty-one years (b. ME), headed an Auburn, NY, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of thirty-two years), Laura E. [(Strout)] Holland, aged fifty-two years (b. ME). Thos. Holland rented their house at 48 N. Division Street.
Frank W. Smith, a dentist, aged forty-six years (b. ME), headed a Newfield, ME, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of ten years), Mary T. [(Holland)] Smith, aged forty-six years (b. ME), and his daughter, Charlotte T. Smith, aged twelve years (b. ME). Frank W. Smith owned their house, free-and-clear. Mary T. Smith was the mother of two children, of whom two were still living.
Son Thomas A. Holland died in Auburn, NY, February 28, 1901.
Son Henry J. Holland of Boston, MA, died of a cardiac problem in Quincy, MA, February 14, 1902, aged sixty-nine years, eight months, and twenty-one days. He was an engineer.
DEATHS. HOLLAND – In this city, Feb. 14, Henry J. Holland, 72 yrs. 9 mos. Funeral private (Boston Globe, February 15, 1902).
Hannah M. Holland appeared in the Westbrook, ME, directory of 1904, as the widow of Joshua, with her house at 127 Brown street.
Son Joseph W. Holland died of apoplexy in Byfield, Newbury, MA, May 10, 1906, aged seventy-two years, nine months.
H. [Hannah] Margaret ((Rand) Ladd) Holland died of pneumonia at 127 Brown Street in Westbrook, ME, January 1, 1909, aged seventy-six years, six months. Thomas P. Smith signed the death certificate.
DIED. Westbrook – 1st, Hannah Margaret Holland, aged 76 (Lewiston Sun-Journal (Lewiston, ME), January 4, 1909).
Daughter-in-law Ellen A. (Lamb) Holland died of autoinfection and cerebral hemorrhage in Limerick, ME, September 19, 1909, aged sixty-four years, six months, and four days. W.E.S. Preston, M.D., signed the death certificate.
NEWFIELD. Dr. F.W Smith and Mrs. Smith went to Limerick Wednesday to attend the funeral services of Mrs. Charles Holland, sister-on-law of Mrs. Smith (Biddeford-Saco Journal (Biddeford, ME), September 25, 1909).
Ellen M. [(Holland)] Holland, a widow, aged seventy years (b. ME), headed a Newbury, MA, household at the time of the Thirteenth (1910) Federal Census. Ellen M. Holland owned her house, free-and-clear. Ellen M. Holland was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living.
Charles Holland, a farmer, aged sixty-six years (b. NH), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Thirteenth (1910) Federal Census. His household included Tilden J. Holland, a farm laborer (home farm), aged thirty-three years (b. ME), and Katharine A. Holland, a bookkeeper (grocery store), aged twenty-nine years (b. ME). Charles Holland owned their house, free-and-clear.
A.T. Holland, a blanket shop foreman, aged forty years (b. ME), headed an Auburn, NY, household at the time of the Thirteenth (1910) Federal Census. His household included his mother, Laura [(Strout)] Holland, aged sixty years (b. ME). A.T. Holland rented their house at 50 N. Division Street. Laura Holland was the mother of two children, of whom two were still living.
Frank W. Smith, a dentist, aged fifty-five years (b. ME), headed a Newfield, ME, household at the time of the Thirteenth (1910) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of twenty years), Mary T. [(Holland)] Smith, aged fifty-five years (b. NH), and his sister-in-law, Octavia M. [(Warren)] Holland, aged seventy-three years (b. ME). Frank W. Smith owned their farm on the “road from Newfield village towards Limerick & Parsonsfield,” free-and-clear. Octavia M. Holland was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living.
Daughter-in-law Abigail A. (Foss) Holland of 943 Washington Street, Boston, MA, died of broncho-pneumonia at 108 Revere Street in Boston, MA, February 26, 1911, aged seventy-two years, seven months, and twenty-seven years.
DEATHS. HOLLAND – At the Home for Aged Women, 108 Revere street, Feb. 26, Mrs. Abbie A. Holland, 72 yrs. Funeral service on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 11.30 A.M. Relatives and friends are invited to attend (Boston Evening Transcript, February 27, 1911).
Daughter-in-law Laura E. (Strout) Holland died in Haverhill, MA, November 8, 1917.
Ellen M. [(Holland)] Holland, a widow, aged eighty years (b. ME), headed a Newbury, MA, household at the time of the Fourteenth (1920) Federal Census. Ellen M. Holland owned her house on Main Street, free-and-clear. Ellen M. Holland was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living.
Charles Holland, a farmer (retired), aged seventy-six years (b. NH), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Fourteenth (1920) Federal Census. His household included Cora R. [(Rand)] Clogston, a housekeeper, aged fifty-four years (b. NH), and Iretta M. Noyes, aged thirteen years (b. MA). Charles Holland owned their farm on Washington Street, free-and-clear.
Octavia M. [(Warren)] Holland, a widow, aged eighty-two years (b. ME), headed a Newfield, ME, household at the time of the Fourteenth (1920) Federal Census. Her household included her sister, Alfretta Warren, aged sixty-five years (b. ME). Octavia M. Warren rented their house.
Frank W. Smith, a dental surgeon, aged sixty-four years (b. ME), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Fourteenth (1920) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Mary T. [(Holland)] Smith, aged sixty-four years (b. NH). Frank W. Smith owned their house on Elm Street, free-and-clear.
Son Charles F. Holland died in South Portland, ME, December 11, 1921.
CHARLES HOLLAND. (Communicated). With the death of Charles F. Holland passes the last surviving son of the late Joshua Holland, who owned and operated so successfully for over 40 years the Holland Woolen Mills at Hollandville, Limerick, Me. Born in Gonic, Jan. 10, 1843, he took up residence in Limerick with his father at the age of 12. In the early twenties he went to San Francisco where he managed the first woolen mill on the Pacific Coast. Through the persuasion of his mother he returned East bringing with him bride from the “Golden State.” The remainder of his life was spent in Limerick, being associated with his father and brothers in the manufacture or Holland blankets, known the Country over. The past few years he had retired, living quietly at Shadeland, his Limerick home. Two years ago his health failed. About a month ago he came to Portland to spend the Winter but failed rapidly and passed over the Great Divide at his daughter’s home in South Portland. He was a lifelong Mason, member of Freedom Lodge, No. 42. He is survived by seven children: Mrs. J.C. Dresser, South Portland; C. Harry Holland, Portland; Mrs. S.H. Griffin, Providence, R.I.; Tilden J. Holland, Limerick; James L. Holland, York; Mrs. F.H. Willard, Lawrence, Mass.; Mrs. O.W. Hardy, Lowell, Mass.; and one sister, wife of Dr. F.W. Smith of Limerick. Service from the home of his daughter, 71 Ocean street, South Portland, Wednesday, 11 a.m. (Portland Evening Express (Portland, ME), December 21, 1921).
NEWFIELD WOMAN 89 YEARS OLD TODAY. Mrs. Octavia M. Holland of this town will celebrate her 89th birthday and in spite of her advanced years, she possesses a keen intellect and takes much interest in the affairs of the day. Mrs. Holland was born at Limerick, Maine, Oct. 28, 1836. She is up and around the house every day and can walk without a cane and is able to get her breakfast and supper and has until a year ago been able to serve for the Ladies’ Aid of which she is a member. Mrs. Holland has never had a sickness that caused her to be confined in her bed (October 22, 1925).
Daughter-in-law Ellen M. (Holland) Holland died in Lynnfield, MA, February 21, 1927, aged eighty-seven years.
LYNNFIELD CENTER. DIES AT HOME OF SISTER. Mrs. Ellen Holland, aged 87, died Monday noon at the home of her sister, Mrs. George Lambert. For the past several winters Mrs. Holland has made her home during the winter months with her sister, returning in the summer to her home in South Byfield. She had been a resident there for over 40 years, her husband, the late Joseph W. Holland having been for many years the superintendent of the Byfield Woolen Mills. She leaves her sister, Mrs. Lambert, a brother, Edward Holland of Methuen, a niece, Mrs. Isabelle Ray of Westbrook, Me., a nephew, George Lambert, Jr., of Lynnfield Centre, and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Douglas Holland of Melrose (Daily Item (Lynn, MA), February 24, 1927).
Octavia M. [(Warren)] Holland, a widow, aged ninety-three years (b. ME), headed a Newfield, ME, household at the time of the Fifteenth (1930) Federal Census. Her household included her sister, Alfreta E. Warren, aged eighty-seven years (b. ME). Octavia M. Warren rented their house, for $10 per month. They did not have a radio set.
Frank W. Smith, a dentist, aged seventy-five years (b. ME), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Fifteenth (1930) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of thirty years), Mary T. [(Holland)] Smith, aged seventy-five years (b. ME), and his servant, Rose E. Howard, aged twenty-one years (b. MA). Frank W. Smith owned their house on Elm Street, which was valued at $3,500. They had a radio set.
Daughter Mary T. (Holland) Smith died in Limerick, ME, January 25, 1932, aged seventy-seven years.
LIMERICK. Mrs. Mary Holland Smith, 77, wife of Dr. Frank Smith, and last surviving member of the family of Joshua Holland, widely known blanket mill owner, died Wednesday at her home on Elm street after a long illness. She was married to Dr. Smith, a resident of Newfield, in 1891, and they made their home in that town until 1914, when they came to Limerick. In 1917 Mrs. Smith suffered serious injuries in a fall and had been an invalid since that time. Besides her husband, she leaves two step-daughters and several nephews and nieces. Private funeral services will be conducted at the home Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock by the Rev. Lewis A. Jones of the Baptist church, and interment will be at Newfield (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), January 28, 1932).
Daughter-in-law Octavia M. (Warren) Holland died in Newfield, ME, December 23, 1932.
NEWFIELD. Mrs. O. Holland passed away at her home on Main street last Friday evening (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), December 29, 1932).
Daughter-in-law Cora B. ((Eastman) Holland) Watson died in Augusta, ME, November 7, 1934.
LIMERICK. Word was received Thursday that Mrs. Cora Eastman Watson, who has been in Augusta for several months, had passed away and would be brought to Limerick for funeral services, Saturday at 2 p.m., at her home. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eastman, who passed away many years ago, and the widow of Lincoln Watson, who has been dead several years. The funeral will be conducted by Rev. Lewis A. Jones. Interment will be at Highland cemetery (Biddeford-Saco Journal (Biddeford, ME), November 10, 1934).
Frank W. Smith, aged eighty-five years (b. ME), headed a Limerick, ME, household at the time of the Sixteenth (1940) Federal Census. His household included his housekeeper, Lura A. Fogg, a private housekeeper, aged sixty-six years (b. ME).
Son-in-law Frank W. Smith died on Elm Street in Limerick, ME, August 13, 1942, aged eighty-seven years.
Limerick. Dr. Frank Smith. Dr. Frank Smith died at his home on Elm street at noon last Thursday. He had been in failing health for some time but not confined to his bed until the past few weeks. He was born in Newfield, Jan. 11, 1855, the son of the late James Hervey Smith and Frances Chellis Smith. Dr. Smith was a dentist coming to Limerick over 60 years ago and working constantly at his profession until about two years ago when failing eyesight and health forced him to retire. A few years ago he was presented with an honorary plaque from the Maine Dental Society. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Howard Moore of Newfield, Miss Charlotte Smith, a teacher in South Portland, and one granddaughter, Miss Lucille Moore of Newfield. Funeral services were held at his residence, Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Lewis A. Jones. Interment was at Newfield (Biddeford-Saco Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), August 20, 1942).
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Son John H. Varney of Milton, aged twenty-nine years, enlisted in Co. H. of the Sixth NH Volunteer Infantry Regiment, November 4, 1861. He mustered in as a Private, November 28, 1861, was promoted to Sergeant, November 30, 1861. (See ![Varney, JH [II] - BG750812](https://miltonobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/varney-jh-ii-bg750812.jpg?w=525&h=207)
John H. Varney, works in shoe factory, aged forty years (b. MA [SIC]), headed a Haverhill, MA, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Nancy J. Varney, aged thirty-three years (b. MA).
Luther B. Roberts appeared in the Portland, ME, directory of 1899, as an insurance agent, boarding at 311, Cumberland ave.
SOCIAL LIFE AND GOSSIP. The Calendar Club was attractively entertained Friday afternoon by Mrs. Fred S. Woods of Deering street, the meeting being held in honor of Miss Eva J. Roberts, whose marriage takes place early in October. The afternoon was passed socially and the guest of honor received the cordial good wishes of her fellow club members being presented with a handsome piece of cut glass. Refreshment dainties were tastefully served, the spirit of the occasion being suggested by the decoration of wedding bells in gilt, tied with blue ribbon representing the club colors. Those present on this occasion were Mrs. Francis Cummings, Miss Alice M. Fernald, Mrs. T. Richard Pye, Miss Luenna F. Sands, Miss Clara L. Schumacher, Mrs. E. Leland Stone, Miss Annie G. Weeks, the hostess, Mrs. Woods, and the honor guest, Miss Roberts. The club is to study Shakespeare this season and very attractive programs were distributed at this meeting (Portland Sunday Telegram (Portland, ME), September 22, 1912).
Former Member of Legislature Dead. Luther B. Roberts, 87, formerly of Portland, from which he was Representative to the State Legislature in 1915-16, died Saturday at his home in Milton Mills, N.H. He was a grandson of John Roberts, who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill. He was born in Waterboro, Sept. 13, 1845, and married Miss Nellie C. Berry 25 years later. In 1878 he was member of the New Hampshire Legislature. Mr. Roberts came to Portland more than 55 years ago and resided here over 40 years, being engaged in insurance and real estate work. He was a member of the Common Council of Portland in 1900-01 and again in 1905-06. Before leaving this City some 15 years ago he was member of the executive committee, the Thomas Brackett Reed Memorial Association, and was affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and Masons. Funeral services will be at his residence at 2 p.m. Tuesday (Portland Evening Express (Portland, ME), August 7, 1933).
Ann E. (Lowe) Simes died of apoplexy in Milton Mills, February 26, 1905, aged sixty-six years, three months, and two days. 
Novel Features at Wedding of Miss Marjorie Simes and Ralph Nickerson – Will Go on Auto Tour. A wedding that was characterized by unique features took place last evening in the Grecian ball room at Hotel Somerset, the bride being Miss Marjorie Ellis Simes and the groom Ralph D. Nickerson. The bride’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simes of 180 St. Paul st., Brookline, and the groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Nickerson of 31 Winchester st., the same town. The ceremony was performed at 8 p.m. by Rev. Thomas Van Ness of the Second Church, Copley sq. The bride wore white duchesse satin trimmed with old point lace, a tulle veil and old point lace cap crowned with orange blossoms. Her bouquet was of lilies of the valley. A sister of the bride, Mrs. Robert H. Harding of Allston, was maid of honor. Her gown was of bordered cream chiffon over yellow satin, trimmed with duchesse point lace. She carried a shoulder basket filled with tea roses. Of the bridesmaids, Misses Gladys Hayden of Dorchester, Gertrude Arnold of Hyde Park and Pauline Conant of Somerville, wore yellow de chine trimmed with shadow lace and rose chiffon. Misses Gladys Wales of Newtonville, Ruth Spindler of Council Bluffs, Ia., and Caroline B. Bentley of Somerville wore lavender gowns of similar design. Each carried a bouquet of sweet peas. A brother of the groom, William H. Nickerson, was best man and the ushers were H. Russell Burbank of Providence, Julian Leonard of Middleboro, Walton White of Wakefield, G.W. Aldrich, Jr., of Rochester, N.Y. E.C. Cottle of Winchester and Earl Arnold of Stoneham. A novelty in the ceremonial was the way in which the procession moved up the aisle toward the altar, improvised of Southern huckleberry vine and white field daisies. To the march from “Lohengrin,” the ushers and bridesmaids, paired off together, advanced, each having hold of a long white ribbon. which was borne along by all in common till the foremost had reached the altar. Then the ushers and bridesmaids stopped and faced each other on each side the aisle, the ribbons which they held forming a double barrier extending from the door to the altar. Through this passage advanced the groom and best man, the maid of honor and the bride and her father, who gave her away. As soon as the principals in the ceremony had passed the bridesmaids and ushers dropped the streamers and ranged themselves in a semicircle on each side of the altar, while the streamers were drawn forth through the door. A reception, collation and finally a dance followed the ceremony in the ballroom, which was beautifully adorned with palms, ferns, lavender, sweet peas and yellow marguerites. The bride and groom were assisted in receiving by their parents. Mrs. Simes wore brocaded satin, with marquisette draperies and pearl garniture. Mrs. Nickerson wore lavender crepe meteor, with lace paniers. Each carried a bouquet of sweet peas to match her gown. On their return from a trip through the White Mountain region in their automobile, Mr. and Mrs. Nickerson will pass the Summer at the Simes country place at North Falmouth (Boston Globe, June 2, 1912).
Son Charles F. Simes died of chronic myocarditis at Alden Park Manor in Philadelphia, PA, August 21, 1928, aged seventy years, three months, and twenty-three days. He was a confectioner. W. Lawrence Cahill, M.D., signed the death certificate.
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