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Samuel Veazie died March 12, 1868, AEt. 80 yrs. 10 mos. 20 days
Susan W. Veazie, wife of Samuel Veazie, died June 28, 1852, AEt. 60 years
Nathaniel Lord died July 12, 1852, AE. 44. His death was caused by the accidental discharge of a pistol while on board steamer Governor Dana at Scaramento City, Cal.
Mrs. Frances Lord Willian, died April 21, 1866, AE 48. Daughter of Samuel & Susan W. Veazie
Children of Nath’l. & Frances A. Lord Louise P. Lord, died Nov. 21, 1854. AE. 11 yrs.
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Samuel Veazie, born in Portland in 1787, apprenticed to a baker at an early age but seeing no future in it, became a sailor. He is said to have made his first fortune “by clever use of his stowage rights aboard ship.” Through this method, he raised enough funds to purchase his own ship in a reasonably short period of time.
Veazie’s first investment on the Penobscot was the Jackson Davis Mills in Old Town in 1826. From this start, he gradually acquired all of the 52 lumber mills located between Bangor and Old Town.
Between sole ownership of the river boom and every mill along the Penobscot between Old Town and Bangor, Veazie established himself as the wealthiest and most powerful of the lumber barons, controlling every log and every stick of lumber making its way through the Bangor port.
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Photograph: 2012