Cumberland County, Maine - Edwin A. Bodge
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Biography
Edwin A. Bodge
Biographical Review
Cumberland County, Maine
Boston
Biographical Review Publishing Company
1896
Page 245-246


Edwin A. Bodge, a public-spirited citizen of Windham, Me., his native place, has
done much to promote the interests of this town, more especially of the village
of South Windham. He was born on May 18, 1835. His father, the late Josiah
Bodge, and his grandfather, Thomas Bodge, were both lifelong residents of
Windham.

The grandfather was a farmer by occupation, and in this healthful labor passed
the active part of his seventy-five years. He married Betsey Mayberry, of
Windham, and they became the parents of ten children, of whom four are now
living, namely: Susan, wife of Thomas Smith, who has six children - Josiah
William, George T., Melissa J., John A., Charity Ann, and Abner T.; Andrew, who
married Sarah Manson, of Standish, and has six children - Peter A., Susan J.,
Betsey, Sarah, William, and Clinton; John A., who married Esther A. Harmon, of
Standish, and has four children - George M., Emily J., Henry W., and Edward M.;
and Eunice. The latter has been twice married. Her first husband, Joseph Hawkes,
of Windham, left her with one child, a daughter, Harriet A. Hawkes; and by her
second husband, William F. Sawyer, she also has a daughter, Ella J. Sawyer.

Josiah Bodge was born March 29, 1805, and died in 1886. During his years of
active life he was successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits, owning about
forty acres of land. He was respected as an industrious and upright man and a
useful citizen. His first wife, Isabel Richards, of Cape Elizabeth, whom he
wedded on August 16, 1831, died February 10, 1864. Four children were born of
their union, two of whom are now living, namely: Edwin A., the subject of this
sketch; and Ann E. Ann E. Bodge, born May 15, 1842, is the wife of Frank A.
Cloudman, of Westbrook, Me., and has three children -Frank H., Cora B., and
Andrew C. On August 8, 1865, Josiah Bodge married Mrs. Eunice F. Emery, widow of
David Emery and a daughter of Elias Means, of Saco. Three children were born of
this union, one of whom is now living, Joseph F. Emery. He was born in Clinton,
Me., and after his marriage with Miss Annie Davis, of Portland, removed to
Savannah, Ga., where he is now a resident.

Edwin A. Bodge acquired his education in the public schools of his native town,
and, like the majority of farmers' boys, early began to make himself useful at
home. After learning the shoemaker's trade, he followed it in connection with
farm labors for nearly fifteen years, but has since given his whole attention to
agriculture. An active member of the Republican party, Mr. Bodge has been
identified with the best interests of the town since attaining manhood, and has
served his fellow citizens in various capacities. From 1878 until 1880 inclusive
he was Town Collector, and the two succeeding years he was one of the Board of
Selectmen. Socially, Mr. Bodge is a Knight of Pythias, belonging to Oriental
Lodge, No. 17, of Windham. Religiously, he is a valued member of the Free Will
Baptist church.

Mr. Bodge was first married in January, 1854, to Mary, daughter of Amos Hanson,
of this place. She passed to the higher life beyond April 28, 1864, leaving no
issue. Mr. Bodge was united in wedlock with Esther C. Haskell, daughter of
Oliver Haskell, of Windham, on January 13, 1867, and they have two children, as
follows: Mary E., who was born July 10, 1868, is the wife of Eugene Hawkes, of
Gorham, and has one child, Esther M., born July 20, 1895; and Charles A. Bodge,
born March 28, 1870