Charles Albert Holden
Charles Albert Holden, a well-known traveling salesman residing in Sedgwick, Hancock County,
was born in Portland, Me., February 1, 1857, son of George H. and Harriet M. (Currier) Holden.
His paternal great-grandparents were William and Jane (Crosby) Holden, the former of whom
was a native of Dorchester, Mass., and an early settler in Portland. The grandfather, the Hon.
Charles Holden, a native the Forest City, Me., for a number of years was prominently identified
with the press of this State as the editor and proprietor of the Eastern Argus. He was
a member of the legislature during the Civil War, was also in the State Senate, served in the
Executive Council for several terms, and at one time was Acting-Governor. A lifelong resident
of Portland, he gained the sincere respect of his fellow-citizens by his public spirit and active
interest in the city's institutions; and his death was the cause of general regret. He married
Elizabeth G. Sampson, of Boston.
George H. Holden, the father, was born in Portland. In his
earlier years he was a printer in the Argus office. Later he retired from active work, but engaged
in occasional financial transactions. His last days were spent in Sedgwick, and he died here at
the age of 58 years. Harriet M. Currier Holden, his wife, was a daughter of Thomas Currier and
Maria B. (Jordan) Currier, of Sedgwick. Her grandfather was Richard Currier, a native of Newburyport,
Mass.,[note: This is incorrect. Richard Currier was born 7 December 1773
in Southhampton, Rockingham County,New Hampshire. XAH], who came to Sedgwick in
the early days of its settlement, bought a tract of
land there, and cultivated in thoroughout the rest of his life/ He married Abigail Eaton, a daughter of
Rev. Ebenezer Eaton, who was a native of Maine, one of the first Congregational ministers in this
section and an extensive land owner in this part of the county. Eben E. Currier, Harriet M. Holden's
uncle, succeeded to the Richard Currier farm, which was later purchased by George H. Holden. She
became the mother of six children, of whom the only survivor is Charles A., the subject of this
sketch. The others were Henry Sampson, Elizabeth Godfrey, Jane Crosby, Richard Currier, and William Holden.
Charles Albert Holden was educated in the public schools of
Portland. After completing his studies, he acted as his father's clerk for a time. For the past
nineteen years, he has been a traveling salesman for a Portland mercantile house, being favorably known
among merchants throughout the satate. He resides with his mother at Reach View, a portion of the old
Currier property, which he has improved into a handsome country estate. He married Harriet Libby
Towle, a daughter of David Towle, of POrtland. She died in 1887, leaving three children - Elizabeth
S., Charles A., and Alice C. Holden. Charles died at the age of six years. Mr. Holden is a member
of Unity Lodge, No.3; and of Portland Encampment, No. 19, I.O.O. F.; and a charter member of Pprtland
Lodge, No. 188, Benevolent Order of Elks.
The following additional information about the Holden Family is from "Descendants of Richard
Currier (1883-1837) of Sedgwick, Maine,, Vederso Consulting Group, Inc, 1999, Xana Arango Hansen, p. 51.
Sources: 1.
Elizabeth Sumner Holden was born February 1882 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. She
died 12 November 1967 in Roseboro, North Carolina.
2.
Charles Sumner Holden was born about November 1883 in Portland.
He died 29 April 1890 in Portland and is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery.
3.
Alice Constance Holden was born 26 January 1885 in Portland. She died
in December 1972. When her father died, Alice Constance, known to the family as Connie,
inherited Reach View.
4.
infant Holden was born 2 May 1887 in Portland and died
4 May 1887. This child (sex not given) was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery.
Elizabeth Sumner: Birth and death: Family records of the Holden Family.
Charles Sumner: Birth and death: Portland Deaths, Vol. 8, p. 119.
Alice Constance: Birth - Portland, Maine Births,Vol 10, p. 136.
Death: Social Security Death Records.
Infant: Portland Deaths, Vol 8, p. 49.
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