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     Philip Augustus Danforth, son of Philip Danforth Jr and Rhoda Smith, was born on 5 September 1838 at Rockland, Maine.^1,2

     Philip Augustus Danforth began military service in September 1861 at Bradford, Penobscot, Maine, Philip enlisted into Company G, 11th Maine Inf.³

     Philip, at age 23, son of Philip Danforth Jr and Rhoda Smith, married Mary Elizabeth Leathers at age 16, daughter of Moses Leathers and Sarah Adeline Horn, on 22 October 1861 at Bradford, Penobscot, Maine, by C. L. Cary.⁴

     Philip Augustus Danforth ended military service, 17 July 1862, at Bradford, Penobscot, Maine. Philip served with the 11th Maine Regiment Company K under General Harris Merrill Plaisted. His medals and G.A.R insignia pin were donated to the Bradford (Maine) Historical Society. On this date, Philip was discharged. He incurred a disability of 'sight in left eye destroyed and left side paralyzed.³'

     Philip Augustus Danforth and Mary Elizabeth Leathers purchased for fifty dollars 10 acres from the Southwest corner of lot numbered one hundred and ninty-seven survey to commence at the Southwest corner of said Lot 197, and run East forty rods on the South line of said Lot 197. Thense forty rods Northerly parallel with the West lineof said Lot 197. Thence, Westerly forty rods so as to intersect the West line of said Lot 197. forty rods from the first mentioned bound thense forty rods Southerly on the West line of said Lot No. 197 to the first mentioned bounds containing ten acres and the same this day to said Danforth. Registry of Deeds, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine on 3 October 1868, at Bradford, Penobscot, Maine.⁵

     On 23 November 1879, Philip sent a letter to Mary. He tells Lizzie how good it is to hear from her. Philip also provides Lizzie some guidance, even though he is far away.⁶

     Philip was assessed 1883 farm taxes as follows: owning 20 acres, real estate valued at $175.00, he had two cows value $30.00; 1 3 year old cow valued at $8.00 each; one horse at $60.00; ninteen sheep valued at $50.00; and one swine at $4.00. His total value of personal real estate was $152.00. The total of both was $325.00 and the sum of his tax was $8.17 in 1883.⁷

     Philip Augustus Danforth purchased for one hundred dollars, a certain lot or parcel of land situated in Bradford aforesaid and described as follows, to wit. the Easterly twenty-five acres of lot numbered one hundred and eighty-five (185) as laid down on a plan of said town of Bradford made by Andrew Strongs survey dated August 28th 1822. Bangor, Penobscot, Maine on 22 June 1897 at Bradford, Penobscot, Maine.⁸

     Philip Augustus Danforth died on 5 November 1915 at Bradford, Penobscot, Maine, at age 77. Philip died from 'Diabetes Mellitus⁹' and was buried at Williams Cemetery, Bradford, Penobscot, Maine.¹⁰

     Philip Danforth Jr, son of Philip Danford and Mary Tibbetts, was born on 10 April 1793 at Frankfort, Maine.^2,3

     Philip, at age 30, son of Philip Danford and Mary Tibbetts, married Rhoda Smith at age 18, daughter of James Smith and Elizabeth Cressy, on 29 June 1823 at Freedom, Maine, by Daniel Ricker.¹

     Philip Danforth Jr died on 26 July 1860 at age 67.⁴ and was buried at Miller Cemetery, Burkettville, Knox, Maine.⁵

     Philip Leroy Danforth, son of Philip Augustus Danforth and Mary Elizabeth Leathers, was born on 28 May 1869 at Bradford, Penobscot, Maine.^2,3

     Philip, at age 30, son of Philip Augustus Danforth and Mary Elizabeth Leathers, married Bertha R. Braley, daughter of C Braley and Hattie Fogg, on 25 June 1899 at LaGrange, Maine.^4,5

     Philip Leroy Danforth died on 14 February 1924 at Bradford, Penobscot, Maine, at age 54. His death was suicide from a gun shot puncturing his eye and entering his brain^6,7 and was buried at Williams Cemetery, Bradford, Penobscot, Maine.⁸

     Richard Edward Danforth, son of Clyde Ellwood Danforth and Eleanor Myrtle Lawrence, was born on 14 August 1928 at Maine.²

     Richard, at age 21, son of Clyde Ellwood Danforth and Eleanor Myrtle Lawrence, married Winifred C Lounsbury on 19 July 1950 at Maine.³

     Richard entered in to the Air Force, 1 February 1951. He was released, 30 May 1952.⁴

     Richard died at age 47, on 20 July 1976.⁵

     Rose E. Danforth, daughter of Philip Augustus Danforth and Mary Elizabeth Leathers, was born on 19 May 1867 at Bradford, Penobscot, Maine.¹

     Rose and James D. Mulvaney filed a marriage intention on 5 October 1895 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine.²

     Rose, at age 28, daughter of Philip Augustus Danforth and Mary Elizabeth Leathers, married James D. Mulvaney at age 55, son of John Mulvaney and Nancy Duncan, on 12 October 1895 at Bradford, Penobscot, Maine.^2,3

     Rose died at age 68, on 9 September 1935, and was buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine.⁴