John F. Lamb of Clinton, Maine Vol 2 page 262 262 SPRAGUE'S JOURNAL OF MAINE HISTORY John F. Lamb John F. Lamb died at his home in Livermore Falls, Maine, Decem- ber 3, 1914. He was born in Clinton, Maine, in 1843. He was a soldier in the Civil War, having first enlisted in Com- pany B, 13th Maine Regiment, when eighteen years of age. Ever since that great patriotic organization of America, known as the Grand Army of the Republic, was first established he was one of its most active and loyal members in the State of Maine and was one of its recent department commanders, having retired from that office in June last past. He was a trustee of the Military and Naval Orphan Asylum, a State Institution located at Bath, Maine, at the time of his death. I-le had been favored by his fellow citizens with official honors and positions of trust. He had been a member of the Maine Legislature and was Sheriff of Androscoggin County four years, i888-i892. He was a man of intelligence and progressive instincts as a citi- zen, and like many such in Maine, was interested in its state history; was one of the first to subscribe for the journal and wrote us occa- sional words of encouragement and approval of our work. The Maine Historical Society was incorporated by an Act passed by the Maine Legislature in 1822. Its first officers were: Albion K. Parris, President; Edward Rus- sell, Corresponding Secretary; Benjamin Hasey, Recording Secre- tary; Prentiss Mellen, Treasurer; Edward Payson, Librarian and Cabinet Keeper. This day of winter dark and drear, The dearest bird of all the year Comes freely to my window here With gleeful song that gladdens me. Summer and winter, spring and fall, I hear his cheery, merry call, And 0, I love him best of all, My friendly little chickadee. Anna Boynton Averill. (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.