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In remembrance: S. Augsutus Swenarton

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To the glory of God and in loving memory of S. Augustus Swenarton, Deacon, a memorial perpetuated in Baptismal Font presented by his wife. [ book001-07]

In remembrance: Jasper Raymond Rand

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The Rand Memorial Bench has been presented by Annie Valentine Rand directed to honor Jasper Raymond Rand. [ book001-06]

In remembrance: Amory Howe Bradford

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To the glory of God a special gift of Stained Glass has been presented by Amory Howe Bradford directed to the Great East Window, 1899. [ book001-05]

In Remembrance: James C. Beach

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A special gift of land has been presented by James C. Beach of Bloomfield, directed to Pilgrim Chapel, April 1892. [book001-03(2) The New York Times, Published: March 22, 1906

In Remembrance: Samuel Wilde, Jr.

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Samuel Wilde, Jr. Founder, Trustee. A memorial perpetuated in Wilde Memorial Chapel, presented by Mary E. Wilde, 1890. [book001-01] Wilde Memorial Chapel, designed by Portland architect Frederick Tompson, was built in 1902. The family of Samuel Wilde, whose wife Mary Ellen Lunt Wilde was a Portland area native, bestowed the cemetery with this granite Gothic chapel. The chapel has interior woodwork of cypress and stained glass windows by the firm of Moakley and Bell of Boston. Some restoration work has been done over the years providing continued use of the chapel for funerals and weddings. [ http://publicworks.portlandmaine.gov/wildememorialchapel.asp ] Samuel Wilde, Jr. Legendary Locals of Montclair by Elizabeth Shepard, Mike Farrelly Arcadia Publishing, Jul 1, 2013 - History - 128 pages