GEORGE O. BRACKETT of Augusta, Kennebec Co, Maine
Date: 97-10-22 11:42:01 EDT
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The source of the following is:
"History of North Washington" Published 1904 by:
Western Histoircal Publishing Company, Spokane,
Washington 1904
Transcibed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
GEORGE O. BRACKETT
is certainly to be classed as one of the pioneers of the Pend
d’Oreille valley. He dwells at present one mile west of Dalkena and has there
a farm of eighty acres well improved with buildings, fences and so forth. In
addition to this he owns another farm in the valley. Mr. Brackett came here
in 1887 and brought with him about seventy head of horses. He at once began
to open up a farm and he has steadily given his attention to farming and
raising stork. In this latter capacity he has had excellent success and has
done much for the advancement of the community’s interests in that he has
shipped thoroughbred cattle and horses to the valley and has always
manifested great skill in raising the same. He is rightly considered one of
the successful men and leading citizens.
George O. Brackett was born in Augusta, Maine, December 26, 1837, the
son of James S. and Eunice (Densmore) Brackett, natives of Maine and
descendants of Scotch and English ancestors. The great-great-great-grand-
father of our subject was the first settler in what is now Portland, Maine.
The family was among the very first settlers on the Atlantic coast and it is
with a pardonable pride, Mr. Brackett remarks, that there never has been a
member of the family as far back as known who was ever incarcerated in any
penal institution. The great-great-grandfather of our subject was killed in
his orchard by the Indians. George was educated in Madison Bridge, Maine, and
there resided until seventeen with his grandparents. Then he went to live
with his parents, remaining there three years, after which he crossed the
plains to Pike's Peak in 1859 and went thence to California. He was engaged
in packing to the mines for four years and in 1863 he enlisted in the First
California Volunteers and served two years and three days. In 1866 he
returned to Maine, remaining there ten years. In 1876 he came to Oregon and
gave his attention to raising horses and as stated above he brought his band
to the Calispell valley.
On June 2, 1867, Mr. Brackett married Miss Jane E., daughter of Abbot
and Catherine Doyle, natives of Maine and of English and Irish ancestry.
Politically Mr. Brackett is untrammeled by the tenets and ties of any party
and manifests an independence of thought while he reserves for his own
personal decision questions and issues of the day. He and his wife are
members of the Methodist church and he belongs to the G. A. R.
From "History of North Washington" Published 1904
Transcibed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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