Name |
Chester Blashfield Sprague [1, 2] |
Born |
16 Nov 1838 |
Appleton, Knox Co., ME, USA [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1850 |
Appleton, Waldo Co., ME, USA [3] |
Nathaniel Sprague, 60, Farmer, born ME
Nancy Sprague, 52, born ME
Alden Sprague, 24, Milkman, born ME
Benj. F. Sprague, 22, Milkman, born ME
Chester Sprague, 12, born ME
William Sprague, 10, born ME
Emeline M Sprague, 8, born ME
Fergus McLain, 87, Famer, born ME
Helena Sprague, 20, born ME
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Died |
14 Feb 1909 |
Pawnee, Pawnee Co., OK, USA [2, 4] |
Buried |
16 Feb 1909 |
Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington Co., NE, USA [2] |
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I42062 Sprague, Chester Blashfield (1838-1909), his wife, Meservey, Sibyl (1840-1910) and their children, Sprague, Edith M. (1866-1884) and Sprague, Charles M. (1876-1897), gravestone in Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington Co., Nebraska |
Notes |
- "Supplement to Sprague Families in America", by Dr. Warren Vincent Sprague, 1941, page 196.
Chester Sprague settled in Nebraska and was a newspaper man.
From Greg Krzyzak, correspondent, note of October 1st, 2005
Chester Blashfield Sprague
Birth: Nov. 16, 1838
Appleton
Knox County
Maine, USA
Death: Feb. 14, 1909
His obituary was published in the Blair Pilot on 17 FEB 1909:C. B. SPRAGUE DEAD - Former Blair Editor Died Last Sunday Morning and Body Was Brought Here Yesterday
Chester Blashfield Sprague is dead. Almost everyone in Washington county knew him, for he lived in the county almost forty years, thirteen years as a farmer out near Fontanelle and the balance of the time as the editor of The Balir Republican. Four years ago he sold the Republican to Thos. T. Osterman and retired from active business, living most of that time with his daughter Dora, now Mrs. Victor O. Johnson at Pawnee, Okla. After an illness of about five month's duration from anemia of the brain death came to set his spirit free from old and worn "tenement of clay" it had inhabited for over 71 years. At 8:30 Sunday morning the final separation took place and the joyous soul winged its way to a "land that is fairer than this". A brief funeral service was held at Pawnee before the body was brought here for interment. A second service was held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Cheely, at 3:45 yesterday afternoon, Rev. A. E. Marsh, of the Episcopal church, officiating. Interment was made by the side of his son, Charles, who died nine years ago, just as he had come to manhood's majority. Besides the son and two daughters above mentioned, there was another daughter, Edith, who married Herman Shields and died a little over a year after their wedding day. He leaves also his faithful wife, who suffered a paralytic stroke some time ago and was unable to come up from Pawnee to see her husband laid to rest in the narrow room we shall occupy some day. Deceased was born in Appleton, Me., Nov. 16, 1837, and when a young man was attracted by the broad, free life of a sailor. He was married to Miss Sibyl Merservey in 1864 and in 1867 they came to this county, settling on a farm out near Fontanelle, where all but the oldest child was born. In 1880 he bought the Blair Times and soon thereafter changed the name to the Republican, which he edited up to about four years ago. His health was failing then and he became so despondent he was unable to continue his editorial work. As a newspaper man he was always clean and conscientious and stood for what he believed to be the better things in the social and political life of the community. He was a reformer by nature, not of the brilliant or eratic type, but of the quiet, earnest type who is willing to work and to wait. Mr. Sprague had seven brothers and two sisters, only one brother, W. H. of Charleston, Mass. And one sister, Mrs. Eveline Summers, of Appleton, Me., survives him. One brother, Alden S., died only about two weeks ago at the age of 83. For almost sixty years he was editor of the Rockland (Me.) Free Press, one of the most influential papers in the state. He was a personal friend of the late James G. Blaine. On account of his absence from Blair for so long he will not be missed so much, but we have all lost a good and faithful friend, a loyal and loving citizen, and our hearts feel the touch of sorrow the passing of a noble soul must ever bring.
Burial:
Blair Cemetery
Blair
Washington County
Nebraska, USA
Record added: Nov 19 2004
By: Ruth Moss
[2]
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Person ID |
I42062 |
Sprague Project |
Last Modified |
21 Apr 2021 |
Father |
Nathaniel Sprague, b. 13 Jan 1790, Calais, Washington Co., ME, USA , d. 17 Feb 1865, Appleton, Knox Co., ME, USA (Age 75 years) |
Mother |
Nancy McLain, b. 30 Mar 1800, Barrettstown, Hope, Knox Co., ME, USA , d. 2 Jul 1878, Appleton, Knox Co., ME, USA (Age 78 years) |
Married |
31 Jan 1818 |
Barrettstown, Hope, Knox Co., ME, USA [1] |
- From Greg Krzyzak, correspondent, note of November 29, 2002
The annotated marriage date is actually a "marriage intention" date. [1]
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Family ID |
F16045 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family / Spouse |
Sibyl Meservey, b. Feb 1840, ME, USA , d. 1910, Pawnee, Pawnee Co., OK, USA (Age ~ 69 years) |
Married |
1864 [2] |
Children |
| 1. Edith M. Sprague, b. 1866, ME, USA , d. 1884, NE, USA (Age 18 years) |
| 2. Dora B. Sprague, b. Abt 1867, NE, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Nellie R. Sprague, b. Nov 1875, NE, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Charles N. Sprague, b. 1876, NE, USA , d. 16 Nov 1897, Blair, Washington Co., NE, USA (Age 21 years) |
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Last Modified |
2 Feb 2013 |
Family ID |
F84625 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |