Chauncey Woodford
Chauncey Woodford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1783 |
| Died | August 24, 1841 |
| Resting place | Bailey Cemetery, Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Spouse | Lucy Stevens (1799–1841; his death) |
Chauncey Woodford (1783 – August 25, 1841) was a merchant and an early settler of Deering, Maine. Portland's Woodfords Corner is now named for him and his brothers, Ebenezer and Isaiah.[1][2][3]
Early life
Woodford grew up in Connecticut. He was one of three known sons in his family, and his two brothers soon followed him to Maine.[4][5] He was a maker of horn combs, and sold his product in large quantities to customers in Boston, New York City and Philadelphia.[6]
Aged around sixteen, Woodford settled in what is Deering (now Portland), Maine, at the intersection of what is now Woodford Street and Forest Avenue. The corner developed as part of a major route from the Portland peninsula inland to the northwest.[4] It is at the convergence of four neighborhoods: Back Cove, Oakdale, Deering Center and Rosemont.[7] Forest Avenue is part of U.S. Route 302 today.
Personal life
On November 28, 1799, Woodford married Lucy Stevens.[8]
Death
Woodford died in 1841, aged 57 or 58. He was interred in Portland's Bailey Cemetery. His wife survived him by thirteen years, and was buried beside him.
References
- ^ The Origins of the Street Names of the City of Portland, Maine as of 1995 – Norm and Althea Green, Portland Public Library (1995)
- ^ Court, Maine Supreme Judicial (1917). Maine Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine. Daily Kennebec journal.
- ^ no.1, Freemasons Portland, Me Portland Lodge (1881). History of Portland Lodge, No.1: Free and Accepted Masons, Portland, Maine, from Its Organization (1769) to 1880. Lodge.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "History". Friends of Woodfords Corner. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Forest Avenue and Stevens Avenue Portland, Maine: Historic Context – Sutherland Conservation & Consulting, August 2015, p. 7
- ^ "Chauncey Woodford maine - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Hall, Alexandra. "At the heart of Woodfords Corner's revival is this: 'You don't get very many opportunities in life to do what you really believe in' - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Watson, Stephen Marion (1887). The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder. S.M. Watson.