Left to Right: Ethel Johnson Dolliver (1886-1974) - later Mrs. Robbins and Closson and Albee Julia Estella (Torrey) Dolliver (1866-1950) Blanche Dolliver on Julia's lap (1892-1909) Henry Calvin Dolliver (1884-1945) Benjamin Thomas Dolliver (1860-1950) Flora Dolliver on Benjamin's lap (1891-1979) - later Mrs. George E. Davis Louise Dolliver (1889-1906) - later Mrs. Hubert George Farnsworth
Description: Left to Right: Ethel Johnson Dolliver (1886-1974) - later Mrs. Robbins and Closson and Albee Julia Estella (Torrey) Dolliver (1866-1950) Blanche Dolliver on Julia's lap (1892-1909) Henry Calvin Dolliver (1884-1945) Benjamin Thomas Dolliver (1860-1950) Flora Dolliver on Benjamin's lap (1891-1979) - later Mrs. George E. Davis Louise Dolliver (1889-1906) - later Mrs. Hubert George Farnsworth
The ell on the house was built by Benjamin Ward [T-193] and given with a life estate proviso to John and Esther Ward Nichols, who built the main part of the house and then moved to Boston. It was purchased by David King, who established the first post office therein before 1836 [T-193]. Inherited by Joseph King, whose widow Adelaide Gilley King, sold to Raynor and Margaret Coggin Wellington and John Coggin Wellington 12/16/1918 (543/369). Land was added 8/29/1925 (595/575), excepting the parcel earlier sold to Rachel Evans; also 8/23/1940 (674/248), 6/11/1941 (682/116), and 10/26/1956 (810/25). It was conveyed to the John C. Wellington Family Limited Liability Company 9/12/1997 (2677/366). (map 17, lot 77) - Burnham, John, Rebecca. Our Neighborhood – Manset and Seawall (Southwest Harbor Historical Society, Southwest Harbor, 2015) 26-27.
Description: The ell on the house was built by Benjamin Ward [T-193] and given with a life estate proviso to John and Esther Ward Nichols, who built the main part of the house and then moved to Boston. It was purchased by David King, who established the first post office therein before 1836 [T-193]. Inherited by Joseph King, whose widow Adelaide Gilley King, sold to Raynor and Margaret Coggin Wellington and John Coggin Wellington 12/16/1918 (543/369). Land was added 8/29/1925 (595/575), excepting the parcel earlier sold to Rachel Evans; also 8/23/1940 (674/248), 6/11/1941 (682/116), and 10/26/1956 (810/25). It was conveyed to the John C. Wellington Family Limited Liability Company 9/12/1997 (2677/366). (map 17, lot 77) - Burnham, John, Rebecca. Our Neighborhood – Manset and Seawall (Southwest Harbor Historical Society, Southwest Harbor, 2015) 26-27. [show more]
Ralph Clarence Bennett was born on July 16, 1913 to Andrew Bennett and Carrie Evelyn (Ralph) Bennett in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Ralph was a grandson of John C. Ralph, who was one of the early postmasters in Southwest Harbor and who owned an early jewelry store and photography studio on Main Street that appears in many photographs. Ralph Clarence Bennett died on April 30, 2000 in Vinalhaven, Maine.
Description: Ralph Clarence Bennett was born on July 16, 1913 to Andrew Bennett and Carrie Evelyn (Ralph) Bennett in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Ralph was a grandson of John C. Ralph, who was one of the early postmasters in Southwest Harbor and who owned an early jewelry store and photography studio on Main Street that appears in many photographs. Ralph Clarence Bennett died on April 30, 2000 in Vinalhaven, Maine.
Illuminated by 39 volunteer light painters. A beautiful sandy beach with rocky outcroppings at low tide, Bennett's Cove has been used to launch boats. The land has recently been placed in a land trust and is preserved for public use.
Description: Illuminated by 39 volunteer light painters. A beautiful sandy beach with rocky outcroppings at low tide, Bennett's Cove has been used to launch boats. The land has recently been placed in a land trust and is preserved for public use.
David B. Benson was born to Peter Theodore Benson Jr. and Gertrude Katherine (Gatcomb) Benson at Southwest Harbor, Maine. David married Anne B. Foster, daughter of John Leland Foster and Elizabeth (Iveney) Foster, on November 23, 1954 at Northeast Harbor.
Description: David B. Benson was born to Peter Theodore Benson Jr. and Gertrude Katherine (Gatcomb) Benson at Southwest Harbor, Maine. David married Anne B. Foster, daughter of John Leland Foster and Elizabeth (Iveney) Foster, on November 23, 1954 at Northeast Harbor.