Charles, like his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather before him, lived all his life on the Whitefield Plains area along the Alna-Whitefield town line. He was twenty-two when he married Harriet Jane Palmer. Harriet was also a Whitefield Plains girl who grew up on the Thayer Road, in the house later owned by Charles and Mary Thayer. Charles and Harriet were second cousins through the Palmer family, both being great-grandchildren of Samuel and Anna Pearson Palmer. They were also third cousins through the Bailey family by Charles' descent from Nathan Bailey and Harriet's descent from Richard Bailey.
The young couple lived first with his parents in the "Brown House," on the Plains. In 1874, with a family of seven children, Charles bought the Wes Reed farm a short distance to the south in Alna and Whitefield. Charles eventually owned about 225 acres of land in Whitefield and Alna, and three houses. These were sold to his sons: the 'Brown House' to Harmon, the Reed farm to Benjamin, and the Hatch-Simmons house to Henry. Charles was a farmer and a stagecoach driver. He drove the mail stage between Gardiner and Rockland. Like his father and grandfathers before him, he belonged to the Baptist faith, and owned a pew in the Alna-Newcastle Baptist Church.
He died of inflammation of the stomach and liver. His wife Harriet survived him by seventeen years. He is remembered as a handsome and dashing man, hearty, good-humored, and successful.
The young couple lived first with his parents in the "Brown House," on the Plains. In 1874, with a family of seven children, Charles bought the Wes Reed farm a short distance to the south in Alna and Whitefield. Charles eventually owned about 225 acres of land in Whitefield and Alna, and three houses. These were sold to his sons: the 'Brown House' to Harmon, the Reed farm to Benjamin, and the Hatch-Simmons house to Henry. Charles was a farmer and a stagecoach driver. He drove the mail stage between Gardiner and Rockland. Like his father and grandfathers before him, he belonged to the Baptist faith, and owned a pew in the Alna-Newcastle Baptist Church.
He died of inflammation of the stomach and liver. His wife Harriet survived him by seventeen years. He is remembered as a handsome and dashing man, hearty, good-humored, and successful.
Charles, like his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather before him, lived all his life on the Whitefield Plains area along the Alna-Whitefield town line. He was twenty-two when he married Harriet Jane Palmer. Harriet was also a Whitefield Plains girl who grew up on the Thayer Road, in the house later owned by Charles and Mary Thayer. Charles and Harriet were second cousins through the Palmer family, both being great-grandchildren of Samuel and Anna Pearson Palmer. They were also third cousins through the Bailey family by Charles' descent from Nathan Bailey and Harriet's descent from Richard Bailey.
The young couple lived first with his parents in the "Brown House," on the Plains. In 1874, with a family of seven children, Charles bought the Wes Reed farm a short distance to the south in Alna and Whitefield. Charles eventually owned about 225 acres of land in Whitefield and Alna, and three houses. These were sold to his sons: the 'Brown House' to Harmon, the Reed farm to Benjamin, and the Hatch-Simmons house to Henry. Charles was a farmer and a stagecoach driver. He drove the mail stage between Gardiner and Rockland. Like his father and grandfathers before him, he belonged to the Baptist faith, and owned a pew in the Alna-Newcastle Baptist Church.
He died of inflammation of the stomach and liver. His wife Harriet survived him by seventeen years. He is remembered as a handsome and dashing man, hearty, good-humored, and successful.
The young couple lived first with his parents in the "Brown House," on the Plains. In 1874, with a family of seven children, Charles bought the Wes Reed farm a short distance to the south in Alna and Whitefield. Charles eventually owned about 225 acres of land in Whitefield and Alna, and three houses. These were sold to his sons: the 'Brown House' to Harmon, the Reed farm to Benjamin, and the Hatch-Simmons house to Henry. Charles was a farmer and a stagecoach driver. He drove the mail stage between Gardiner and Rockland. Like his father and grandfathers before him, he belonged to the Baptist faith, and owned a pew in the Alna-Newcastle Baptist Church.
He died of inflammation of the stomach and liver. His wife Harriet survived him by seventeen years. He is remembered as a handsome and dashing man, hearty, good-humored, and successful.
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