Funeral of the late Judge Gorham
Portland Gazette, Monday, July 30, 1804
On Wednesday last, the remains of the Hon. William Gorham were committed to the grave. A number of citizens of the town of Portland and of other towns, joined those of the town of Gorham, to manifest their last token of respect for their departed friend. The procession was extensive. Besides those who followed the corpse on horseback and on foot, there were upwards of seventy carriages. The order of the procession was as follows:
The Clergy.
Justices of the County.
Gentlemen of the Bar.
The Sheriff.
Pall bearers
Stephen Longfellow, Esq.,
John Deane, Esq.,
Robert Southgate, Esq., |
The
Corpse |
Pall bearers
John Frothingham, Esq.,
George Lewis, Esq.,
Wm. Thompsonl, Esq. |
Relatives
Citizens of the town of Gorham.
Citizens of Portland and other towns.
The procession moved from the mansion of the deceased (that place which once knew him, but will hereafter know him no more) about half after three.
The corpse was carried to the meeting house, about two miles distant where the following services were well performed, viz:
A Funeral Hymn, by a choir belonging to the Parish.
A prayer by the Rev. Mr. Noyes.
An Eulogy by the Rev. Mr. Hilliard.
The corpse was thence borne to the Grave, followed by the mourners in the same order, and was deposited about half past six o’clock. There is must rest until the voice of the archangel and the trump of God shall at his command call it forth at the genereal resurrection.
Mrs. Ellen Almirah Scott
Obit: Died, at Portland, Me., Nov. 21, Mrs. Ellen Almirah Scott, in the 36th year of her age. Mrs. Scott had been a member of the Colored Congregational Church about thirteen months. She was received into the church by the Rev. A.G. Beman, while on a visit to this place. In her life she was exemplary and devoted, commending to all who knew her the beauty and excellency of religion, - in her death, peaceful and triumphant.
(Source: Newspaper: The Colored American 1841-12-25. Submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy)
In the same place, Dec. 13, Mr. Enoch McBlenan, in the 49th year of his age.
(Source: Newspaper: The Colored American 1841-12-25. Submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy)
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