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From History of North Washington, published 1903, now in public domain. 
Submitted by Candy L. Grubb Feb. 22, 1997. Both above notices must remain 
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GEORGE O. BRACKETT 

	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 stock. 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.