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     Richard Carter Alden was born on 13 February 1913 in Providence, Rhode Island.¹ He married Mary Braley Sewall, daughter of James Wingate Sewall Jr. and Louise Belinda Gray, on 27 August 1935 in Old Town, Maine.² Richard Carter Alden died on 14 January 2011 in Maine at the age of 97.³ NEW HARBOR -- Richard Carter Alden, of New Harbor, died on Jan. 14, 2011, after a long and good life. He was born on Feb. 13, 1913, in Providence, R. I., the son of Chester Whitcomb Alden and Elizabeth Miller Alden of Portland. After his early years spent in Maine, his family moved to St. John, New Brunswick where he was the valedictorian of the first class to graduate from St. John Vocational School. He took a post graduate year at Hebron Academy and then went on to graduate in 1934 from the University of Maine. He immediately went to work for the Oxford Paper Company in Rumford. Following his marriage to Mary Braley Sewall of Old Town in 1935, he worked for the advertising firm of Young and Rubicam in New York City. Returning to Maine in 1936, he worked for the Great Northern Paper Company in Millinocket and again at the Oxford Paper Company. He spent the war years managing the coating plant of the Watervliet Paper Company in Watervliet, Mich. In 1945 the family moved to Rochester, N. Y., where Mr. Alden became the manager and subsequently Executive vice president and a Director of Stecher Traung Schmidt Lithography Company of Rochester and San Francisco. He was a board member of Marine Midland Bank, a Trustee and Treasurer of the Genesee Valley Club; a Founder, Director and Treasurer of Flower City Television (Channel 13) and of the Genesee Valley Arts Association (GEVA). He was also on the board of Genesee Valley Railroad Company. For some years, Mr. and Mrs. Alden owned and

Richard Carter Alden operated a farm called Belwood in Groveland, N. Y., where they raised Black Angus cattle. It was here that the grandchildren learned the delights and rewards of farming. Mr. Alden retired in 1970 and they moved back to Maine. They bought a house in New Harbor and he became active in the town serving as a selectman and as Chairman of the Bristol Republican Committee. For some years, he was on the University of Maine Development Committee and actively promoted and raised funds for the Performing Arts on the Orono Campus. He was predeceased by his wife of 69 years; his sister, Elizabeth A. Kerr of Portland, and brothers, David Bruce Alden of San Francisco, Calif., and Chester Whitcomb Alden of North Carolina. He is survived by his brother, John Miller Alden of Virginia; his three daughters, Susannah Alden French of Round Pond, Margaret Pfeffer Forbes of Albuquerque, N. M., and Christiana Stevens Poole of Newcastle; his nine grandchildren, Charles A. Pfeffer IV of Fairport, N. Y., Amy-Louise Alden Pfeffer of Conway, Mass., Richard Alden Pfeffer of Portland, and Elizabeth Alden Pfeffer of Albuquerque, N. M., Jennifer French Foster of Rumford and Aaron Hubbard French of Portland, Kirsten Stevens Venghaus of Bantam, Conn., Alexander Alden Stevens of Portland, Ore., and Samuel Alden Stevens of Sonvilier, Switzerland; and 14 great- grandchildren. Mr. Alden was a close friend, benefactor and counselor to many near and dear over the years. Services will be at the discretion of the family. Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, January 30, 2011.

     Ruth Alden was born say 1636.² She was the daughter of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins. Ruth Alden married John Bass, son of Benjamin Bass, on 3 February 1657/58 in Braintree, Massachusetts, they had seven children.^2,3 Ruth Alden died on 12 October 1674.⁴

     Sadie Jeanette Alden was born in 1876 in Nebraska.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Peck Alden and Lora Kezer.¹ Sadie Jeanette Alden died in 1891.¹

     Sarah Jane Wood Alden was born on 3 February 1828 in Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire.² She was the daughter of Brig-Gen. Deacon Luther Alden and Susan Wood.¹ Sarah Jane Wood Alden married James Hubbard on 15 January 1850 in Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire.³ Sarah Jane Wood Alden died in 1874.¹

     Velma Alden was born in 1918.¹ She was the daughter of Malverd Joseph Alden and Maude Eunice Harrison.¹

     Warren Harrison Alden was born on 6 November 1910.^1,2 He was the son of Malverd Joseph Alden and Maude Eunice Harrison.¹ Warren Harrison Alden died on 12 October 2001 in Marion, Oregan, at the age of 90.²

     William Tucker Alden was born on 27 July 1861 in New Hampshire.^2,3 He was the son of Joseph Wood Alden and Jeanette Tucker.¹ William Tucker Alden married Elizabeth Morehouse on 1 November 1881 in College Corners, Hamilton County, Nebraska.^1,4 William Tucker Alden died on 16 August 1942 at the age of 81.⁵ He was buried in Kimball Cemetery, Kimball, Kimball County, Nebraska.⁵

     Annie Louise Alexander was born on 2 July 1895 in Island Falls, Maine.^1,2 She was the daughter of Fred Stuart Alexander and Rebecca Alexander Sewall.¹ Annie Louise Alexander married Leslie Erroll White, son of Whitfield White and Annie Nicholson, on 24 March 1921 in Island Falls, Maine.³ Annie Louise Alexander died in 1965.

     Benjamin Alexander was born on 12 April 1790 in Harpswell, Cumberland County, Maine.¹ He was the son of Hugh Alexander and Hannah Dunning.² Benjamin Alexander married Hannah Sewall, daughter of Dummer Sewall and Jenny Dunning.¹

     Catherina "Kitty" Alexander was christened on 18 March 1753 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York City, New York.¹ She was the daughter of Major William Alexander and Sarah Livingston. Catherina "Kitty" Alexander married William Duer.^2,3

     Fred Stuart Alexander was born on 15 December 1853 in Harpswell, Maine.^3,4 He married Rebecca Alexander Sewall, daughter of Samuel Trask Sewall and Nancy Clements Brown, on 3 July 1892 in Island Falls, Maine.⁵ Fred Stuart Alexander died in 1936 in Island Falls, Maine,⁴ and is buried in Island Falls Cemetery, Island Falls, Aroostook County, Maine.⁶

     Senator George Alexander was living in Rockwood, Woodstock, Ontario.¹

     Harriet Hyde Alexander was probably born on 30 October 1816 in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine, (Holmes gives a misprinted date of 30 October 1896.)¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Alexander and Hannah Sewall.¹ Harriet Hyde Alexander married Bradford Holmes on 4 July 1841 in Stoughton.¹ Harriet Hyde Alexander died on 30 October 1896 in Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at the age of 80.² She was buried in Dry Pond Cemetery, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.³

     Hugh Alexander married Hester Isabella Catherine Coxwell, daughter of William Henry Coxwell and Mary Sophia Powell. Hugh Alexander died s.n.p.

     Hugh Alexander married Hannah Dunning on 29 September 1788 in Harpswell, Cumberland County, Maine.²

     James Alexander claimed the title "Earl of Striling".¹

     Lucy Alexander was born on 4 August 1817 in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Alexander and Hannah Sewall.¹

     Margaret Jane Adelaide Alexander was born on 1 September 1853 in Ontario.² She was the daughter of Senator George Alexander.¹ Margaret Jane Adelaide Alexander married Charles Vesey Macdonald Temple, son of Capt. William Henry Temple and Maria May Livingston Sewell, on 22 January 1880 in St. James', Toronto.³ Margaret Jane Adelaide Alexander died on 27 January 1904 in Toronto, Ontario, at the age of 50⁴ and is buried in Saint James Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.⁴

     Maria Alexander was christened on 12 April 1749 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York City, New York.¹ She was the daughter of Major William Alexander and Sarah Livingston.¹

     Mary Alexander was born on 16 October 1721.² She was the daughter of James Alexander.³ Mary Alexander married Peter van Brugh Livingston, son of Philip Livingston, "Second Lord of the Manor" and Catharine Van Brugh, on 3 November 1739 12 children; 4 died young.^1,3 Mary Alexander died on 27 September 1769 at the age of 47.^1,2,4

     Mary Ellen Alexander married John Moore.¹

     Rebecca Alexander was born on 28 January 1801 in Harpswell, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of David Alexander.¹ Rebecca Alexander married Levi Sewall, son of Rev. Samuel Sewall and Abigail Trask, on 12 September 1824 in Harpswell.² Rebecca Alexander died on 8 October 1891 in Island Falls, Maine, at the age of 90.²

     Samuel Sewall Alexander was born on 17 July 1893 in Island Falls, Maine.¹ He was the son of Fred Stuart Alexander and Rebecca Alexander Sewall.¹ Samuel Sewall Alexander died on 28 August 1896 in Island Falls, Aroostook County, Maine, at the age of 3.¹

     Major William Alexander claimed to be "Lord Stirling". He was born in 1726 in New York City.¹ He was the son of James Alexander.¹ Major William Alexander married Sarah Livingston, daughter of Philip Livingston, "Second Lord of the Manor" and Catharine Van Brugh, on 1 March 1748 there were two daughters of the marriage.^1,2 Major William Alexander died on 15 January 1783 in Albany, New York.¹

     William Wilmot Alexander was born on 2 July 1900 in Island Falls, Maine.² He was the son of Fred Stuart Alexander and Rebecca Alexander Sewall.¹ William Wilmot Alexander graduated in 1922 from Bowdoin College B.S. He died in April 1971 possibly in Bucksport, Maine, at the age of 70.³

     Colonel Benjamin Alford married Mary Richards.³ Colonel Benjamin Alford died in 1709.⁴

     Elizabeth Alford was born on 26 July 1700 in Boston, Massachusetts.² She was the daughter of Colonel Benjamin Alford and Mary Richards.^1,2 Elizabeth Alford married Jonathan/1 Sewall, son of Major Stephen Sewall and Margaret Mitchell, on 17 December 1718 in Boston, Massachusetts, The Rev. Benjamin Colman officiated.^2,3,4 Elizabeth Alford died on 11 September 1723 at the age of 23 died in childbed.²

     Alice Alger married Dr. Shephard Fiske, son of Rev. Moses Fiske and Ann Shepard, on 24 February 1731/32 in Bridgewater.¹