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Biographical sketch and memorials in honor of Joseph Robinson Bodwell (1818-1887), son of Joseph Bodwell and Mary How. He was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, and moved to Rockland, Maine in 1852, later moving to Hallowell, Maine. He married Eunice Fox in 1848 and after her death, married her sister Hannah C. Fox. He was active in local and state politics, and was elected governor of the state in 1885. He died while holding that office. Ancestry, descendants and relatives lived chiefly in Massachusetts and Maine. Includes many tributes from individuals and members of the press.

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Robert Hazleton (d.1674) and his brother, John Hazleton (d.1691), immigrated in 1637 from England to Salem, Massachusetts. Both settled in Rowley (in the portion later known as Bradford), Massachusetts. Descendants and relatives lived in Maine, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin and elsewhere.

As the realities of the war became apparent, however, the letters and diaries turned from idealized themes of honor and country to solemn reflections on love and home."--Jacket.