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David Sewall ’56 died on February 2, 2004, in Portland. Born on January 19, 1932, in New York City, he prepared for college at Tabor Academy in Marion, MA, and Westminster School in Simsbury, CT, and became a member of Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity at Bowdoin, which he attended in 1952-53. After serving for two years in the U.S. Army, he joined his father and brother in operating Hermit Island Campgrounds on the Maine coast near Bath, beginning in 1952 with 12 sites and by 1964 with 260 sites, and with the population in summer months growing to 1,000 people or more. During the rest of the year, he worked at the Bath National Bank, which was founded by the Sewall family. Surviving are a daughter, Christina Sewall; a sister, Alexandra Mackey; a brother, Nicholas Sewall of Bath; and a grandson.⁶

He graduated from Harvard, Bachelor of Arts, 1755, and Master of Arts July 1758; ranked tenth in a class of twenty-five. Studied law with Judge William Parker of Portsmouth, New Hampshire (whose daughter it was that he later married) and was admitted to the bar at the Superior Court of the Massachusets Bay at York in the June term 1763. Practiced in York where he was the only college-educated lawyer in the county. He was collector of excise for York County, and on 28 May 1766 was appointed Register for the probate of wills for York county; appointed Justice of the Peace, 4 November 1767 and sworn into office 6 January 1768. He was councillor for the Province of Maine, 1766-77; justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Massachusetts, 1777-81, and judge of the Supreme judicial court, 1781-89. He was an elector at large for Massachusetts in 1789, and was judge for the U.S. District Court of Maine, 1789-1817. The honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred on him by Bowdoin College in 1812. He was a member of the Massachusetts Historical society; a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a trustee of Bowdoin College, 1794-1815.¹

David A. Sewall of Island Falls died at his residence in that town on April 1, after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Sewall was born In Phippsburg, July 10, 1825, and went to Island Falls with his father in 1843, where he has resided ever since. He was prominent in business and political matters in his town and in the County of Aroostook. For many years he was well known as a lumberman, and no man was better acquainted with the waters of that section than was he. In the old days when many million feet of logs were driven down the West branch of the Mattawamkeag Lake by the means of the primitive "head-works," towing large booms, his services ware always in demand to take charge.
He was elected one of the county commissioners of Aroostook County in 1869, and served a full term. In those days it was not a very easy matter to traverse the length of that long county, which the laying out of roads compelled them to do. Much of the county he has tramped over while performing his official duty.
When the plantation of Island Falls was organised in 1858, he was elected the first assessor. He was four times re-elected to that position before the Incorporation of the town in 1872. Since the incorporation of the town he has been on the board of selectmen for fourteen years.
He was married to Miss Harriet P. Coburn, July , 1861, and they have four children living, one, George M., being a resident of Racine, Wisconsin, where he is foreman in the great farm machinery works. The other three children reside at the old home in Island Falls.
The deceased was a member of Island Falls lodge. No. 206. F. & A.M., having received a dimit from Katahdin lodge No. 98, of Patten, which he joined shortly after it was constituted. He had also been a member of Aroostook chapter, No. 42, for many years. He was always a strong Republican, and was formerly very active at all the conventions of his party. Bath Independent and Enterprise, April 25, 1906.

He was prepared for college at Lincoln Academy. After graduation he was for two years the first principal of Lewiston Falls Academy. He then entered Bangor Theological Seminary and on completing the course was ordained as pastor of the Congregational Church at Robbinston, Maine 19th January 1842. His pastorate there of seventeen years was followed by one of fourteen year at Fryeburg, and by a third of fifteen years at York. Retiring from the active duties of the ministry he settled in 1888 at South Berwick, where the remainder of his life was spent.⁶

A Dinner to D.H. Sewall.

On last Thursday evening, at the closing of the factories for the season of 1893, a banquet was tendered to D.H. Sewall, superintendent of A. Lusk & Co.'s canneries, by the heads of the different departments. The banquet was given to Mr. Sewall in honor of the great success achieved at the Columbian Exposition by the exhibit of this company, they having received the highest awards in the different competitive departments as against the world. The five medals and diplomas of highest awards received by A. Lusk & Co. were largely due to the originality, zeal and artistic taste of Mr. Sewall, who labored over a year in the preparation of the exhibit and personally superintended its installation in Chicago. Mr. Sewall was warmly congratulated and toasted by all present, among whom were the different officers of the company, who joined with the others in recognizing substantially the credit due Mr. Sewall in his effective work at Chicago. During the evening telegrams of congratulation were received from different officials at Chicago, among them being one from Mr. Samuels, chief of the department of horticulture. The Morning Call, November 06, 1893.⁵

Mr. David W. Sewall, 47 years, of Lynn, died on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 after a long illness.
He was born in Lynn, attended Lynn schools and lived in Lynn all of his life. He was born May 24, 1964, the son of the late David W. and Theresa (Trainor) Sewall.
David was an amateur boxer, who was going to be a professional at one time. He received his training from the late Tony Pavone. He loved boxing and met many of the old time boxers.
He was a member of the Friendship Club. David was a maintenance man at Salem State College. He also worked at the Lynn Museum and a Charter School in Lynn.
David is survived by his daughter, Rae-Lynn Sewall, the mother of his daughter, Leanne DeVito, both of Newburyport; and a brother, Michael Trainor of Lynn.¹

Donald "Larry" Sewall was born April 8, 1944, in Minneapolis to Donald Leone and Grace Victoria (Wagoner) Sewall. Larry married Jean Vanderhyde on Nov. 24, 1962. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Army and 31 years as a police officer, with the St. Louis Park Police Department, protecting and serving the community, and retired as a police lieutenant in 1998. Larry loved and was so proud of his family. He enjoyed getting together with friends, boating, sitting around the campfire and playing his guitar, long road trips on his motorcycle, and two favorites: the Black Hills, SD, and Busch Gardens with Jean. Larry stayed physically active, weightlifting, waterskiing, playing racquetball, and tennis. He loved writing poetry, making birdhouses, and taking care of the beautiful property at the cabin on the lake. Two of his greatest accomplishments in retirement was winning 1st place in the St. Cloud Men’s Tennis Doubles Tournament in 2009 and publishing a book of his poems, A Long Journey Home, The Lost Collection of Religious and Beautiful Poems.
Larry's loving memory will be cherished by his wife of 58 years, Jean; daughters and son, Debra (Randy) Rosario, Nelson (Dianne) Sewall, and Heather (Randy) Larrison; and grandchildren, Zac, Doug, Kirsten, Kelsey, Sabrina, and Nicole. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Patricia Nicholas.³

Mr. Sewall retired from IBM where he worked in the Product Development Assurance Division. He also served with IBM project management in Germany and Sweden. He was a member of College Church in Wheaton and formerly, Christ Covenant Church of Matthews, N.C. and Church at Charlotte. He was also a member of the Boy Scouts, and the Southern Piedmont Rose Society. In the Navy, he was Master-At-Arms of the Bluejacket Choir. His hobbies included music, photography, electronics, biking, gardening and travel.
Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Barbara, children, Nancy Ahrenholz of Wheaton, David Sewall of California and Mark Sewall of Wales, U.K; grandchildren, James, Amy and Joshua Ahrenholz, Christiana Sewall and Laura, Catrin, George and Lucy Sewall, and two due to be born later this month; father, Dr. Norman Sewall of South Carolina, and his brothers, Kenneth Sewall of New Jersey and Edgar Sewall of New York. He was preceded in death by his mother. Addie Belle Sewall. Daily Herald, March 10, 2002.²

Sewall, Donald L. age 71, of St Louis Park. Survived by wife, Grace (Vicki), son, Larry Sewall & wife Jean of Crystal, daughter, Patricia Nicholas & husband John of Durango, CO, grandchildren, Debra Nelson & Heather Sewall, Tamara & Christopher Nicholas, 6 great grandchildren, brothers, Harley of CA & Duane of St Louis Park, step-sister, Georgia Johnson of St Louis Park, many nieces, nephews & cousins.
Funeral Service Tuesday 11 am at Westwood Lutheran Church, 9001 Cedar Lake Rd.