Individual Details
Virgil Horace Sprague
(18 Mar 1835 - 18 Oct 1901)
Events
| Birth | 18 Mar 1835 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine |  | ||
| Marriage | 20 Sep 1857 | Julia Robinson Mower |  | | |
| Marriage | 5 Jul 1868 | Rhoda Ellen "Nellie" Barrell | | ||
| Occupation | manufacturer of excelsior at Sprague's Mills for many years, the mill also carrying stones for custom grinding and as a saw mill. He later served as postal clerk - Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | |||
| Bio Note | Virgil Sprague was a represntative to the Maine State Legislature in 1877. | | |||
| Bio Note | Virgil Sprague was active in Town of Greene affairs, serving as justice of the peace, a member of the school board, and selectman in 1889. | | |||
| Religion | Baptist, serving as church deacon, church clerk, and Sunday School superintendent | | |||
| Death | 18 Oct 1901 | tumor of brain - Waterville, Kennebec, Maine | | ||
| Burial | Old Valley Cemetery, Greene, Androscoggin, Maine |
Families
| Spouse | Julia Robinson Mower (1834 - 1866) |
| Child | Lillie Florence Sprague (1860 - 1879) |
| Child | Oliver Augustus Sprague (1864 - 1936) |
| Spouse | Rhoda Ellen "Nellie" Barrell (1842 - ) |
| Child | Richard W. Sprague (1876 - ) |
| Father | Augustus Sprague ( - ) |
| Mother | Thankful Coburn ( - ) |
Notes
Marriage
They were married by Rev. W. T. Sargent.Endnotes
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2. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 98.
3. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 99.
4. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 November 2016), digital image, "Record of a Death: Virgil H. Sprague," ; Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll #: 53.
5. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 98.
6. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 98.
7. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 98.
8. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 98.
9. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 November 2016), digital image, "Record of a Death: Virgil H. Sprague," ; Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll #: 53.
10. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 99.