Individual Details
Walter Henry Blethen
(26 Apr 1859 - 1943)
Events
| Birth | 26 Apr 1859 | Dover, Piscataquis, Maine |  | ||
| Marriage Intention | 24 Nov 1890 | Dover, Piscataquis, Maine - Nellie Emma Sanford | | ||
| Marriage | 4 Dec 1890 | Dover, Piscataquis, Maine - Nellie Emma Sanford |  | | |
| Occupation | hotel keeper - Dover, Piscataquis, Maine | | |||
| Bio Note | 1915 | a biographical sketch was published in New England Families | | | |
| Death | 1943 | ||||
| Burial | Dover Cemetery, Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine |
Families
| Spouse | Nellie Emma Sanford (1860 - 1923) |
| Child | Mary Etta Blethen (1892 - 1935) |
| Father | William Dennett Blethen ( - ) |
| Mother | Mary Caroline Warren ( - ) |
Notes
Marriage
They were married by Rev. J. W. Day.Bio Note
Walter Henry Blethen, son of William Dennett Blethen, was born at Dover, Maine, April 26, 1859. He attended public schools of his native town and Foxcroft Academy. In 1878 he left school and was employed by his father in Hotel Blethen, which was built by his grandfather in 1844. He has continued in this business and is in partnership with his brother in conducting the hotel. It is the largest hotel in this section and is equipped with all modern improvements and conveniences. It is a favorite stopping place for the traveling public, especially commercial travelers. The structure has been thoroughly remodeled three times since it was built and additions were made from time to time. In politics Mr. Blethen is a Democrat. He has been town treasurer of Dover for ten consecutive years. He is trustee of the Thompson Free Library of Dover. He is a member of Kineo Lodge, No. 64, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Dover, and has been secretary of the lodge since July, 1885. He is also a member of Eldorado Encampment, No. 20, of Dover, of which he has been secretary since January, 1886. He is a member of Kineo Canton, No. 6, and of the Winona Rebekah Lodge, No. 11. Mr. Blethen married, December 4, 1890, in Dover, Nellie Sanford, born in Dover and educated there in the public schools. She is a member of Winona Rebekah Lodge of Odd Fellows. She is a daughter of Elihu Sanford, who was born in New York state about 1833, died in Dover, Maine, 1903, a blacksmith, and hotel and livery proprietor in Dover. In his younger days Mr. Sanford followed the sea. In politics he was a Republican. He married Ann Adams, of Bangor, who died in Dover, in 1906, aged seventy-two years, daughter of Samuel Adams, who died in Dover in 1884, aged ninety-three years, and Margaret (Haley) Adams, who lived to the age of eighty-two years. Children of Elihu and Ann (Adams) Sanford: 1. Nellie, married Walter Henry Blethen, mentioned above. 2. John, resides in Nebraska. 3. Horatio, died in Dover; married Lillian Bowker, who is now living in Dover. 4. Willis, a liveryman, died in Dover; married Minnie Cofren. 3. Samuel G., a liveryman, resides in Foxcroft; married Florence Lyford, of Dover. 6. Etta, died in Dover, unmarried. Mr. and Mrs. Blethen have one child, Mary Etta, born at Dover, December 17, 1892, graduate of the Dover grammar school, 1900; of Foxcroft Academny, 1910; now a student in Wellesley College, class of 1915.Endnotes
1. John F. Battick; Nancy Klimavicz Battick, compilers, Vital Records of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society, Special Publication No. 67, 3 volumes (Rockland, Maine: Picton Press , 2011), 139.
2. William Richard Cutter, compiler, New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Third Series (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), 265; digital image, Google Books, books.google.com ( : accessed 5 April 2020.
3. John F. Battick; Nancy Klimavicz Battick, compilers, Vital Records of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society, Special Publication No. 67, 3 volumes (Rockland, Maine: Picton Press , 2011), 668.
4. John F. Battick; Nancy Klimavicz Battick, compilers, Vital Records of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society, Special Publication No. 67, 3 volumes (Rockland, Maine: Picton Press , 2011), 669.
5. William Richard Cutter, compiler, New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Third Series (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), 265; digital image, Google Books, books.google.com ( : accessed 5 April 2020.
6. William Richard Cutter, compiler, New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Third Series (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), 265; digital image, Google Books, books.google.com ( : accessed 5 April 2020.
7. William Richard Cutter, compiler, New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Third Series (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), 265; digital image, Google Books, books.google.com ( : accessed 5 April 2020.