Cumberland County, Maine - Calvin P. Greenleaf
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Biography
Calvin P. Greenleaf
Biographical Review
Cumberland County, Maine
Boston
Biographical Review Publishing Company
1896
Page  634-635


Calvin P. Greenleaf, a substantial citizen of Otisfield, where he has resided
all his life, was born October 17, 1858, son of Samuel K. and Eliza S. (Davis)
Greenleaf. He is a descendant of one of the pioneers of this town. His paternal
grandfather, William Greenleaf, born in Medford, Mass., March 13, 1788, came to
Otisfield when eight years of age, being bound out to a resident of the town. In
his early manhood William purchased a farm near Spurr's Corners, being one of
the first to settle in that locality. After clearing his land, he engaged in
farming thereon until his death, July 28, 1862. His wife was born April 24,
1784, and died March 21, 1869. They were the parents of seven children, namely:
Joseph H., who died June 17, 1886; Sallie, born March 4, 1812, who was the wife
and widow of Edmund Millett, and died December, 1895, in Minot, Me.; Joanna, who
died in 1893; Elizabeth K., deceased; Samuel K., the father of Calvin P.; Martha
C., born June to, 1821, who is the widow of John Hill, and now resides in North
Bridgton, Me.; and Polly H., deceased.

Samuel K. Greenleaf, after his marriage, settled on the old homestead at Spurr's
Corners in March, 1866. He carried on general farming with profit, and also for
a number of years conducted a saw-mill. His death occurred here on September 4,
1878. On November 17, 1844, Mr. Greenleaf was joined in marriage with Miss Eliza
S. Davis, a daughter of Zebulon Davis, of Minot. Mr. Davis followed farming all
his lifetime in Minot, and died in that place at the age of fifty-seven years.
Samuel K. Greenleaf and his wife had ten children, respectively named Zebulon
D., born September 16, 1845, who died July 21, 1864, from an injury received in
the Civil War; Marietta, born March 16, 1847, who died in October, 1882; Martha
Virginia, born October 27, 1848, who died May 4, 1872; Sarah Elizabeth, born
June 13, 1850, who died February 22, 1853; William M., born May 2, 1852, who
married Miss Mary Pulsifer, and lives in Auburn, Me.; Charles Edward, born
February 28, 1854, a successful contractor of Auburn, Me., who married Miss
Augusta E. Dinsmore; Elbridge M., born September 19, 1856, also a resident of
Auburn, who married Miss Ellen F. Farrow; Calvin P., the subject of this sketch;
Carrie Ellen, born March 25, 1861, who is the wife of Robert H. Union, a shoe
manufacturer of Salem, Mass.; and Augusta Spurr, born February 9, 1864, who
married Harry L. Haskell, a prominent citizen of Auburn. All the children
received such educational advantages as the best schools of the county afforded.
Their mother is still living, and resides with her son, Calvin P. Greenleaf.

Calvin P. Greenleaf remained at home with his parents until his marriage,
devoting his early years to the acquirement of a good practical education. He
now owns about one hundred acres of land in the old homestead, the tillable
portion of which he utilizes for the production of staple New England products
and a moderate quantity of fruit. He also raises some live stock. On August 1,
1883, Mr. Greenleaf was married to Miss Hattie Belle Holden. She was born in
Norway, Me., April 22, 1862, daughter of David R. Holden, who resided in that
place until his death. Henry P., one of the five children of Mr. and Mrs.
Greenleaf, born February 2, 1885, was killed by lightning June 23, 1891. The
others are: Ernest L., born November 25, 1887; Francis H., born January 7, 1889;
William H., born May 27, 1892; and Hartley Prentiss, born August 30, 1893. In
politics Mr. Greenleaf is a Republican, and has always been a faithful adherent
of that party, while never an aspirant for official position. He is a member of
the Grange Society. His mother is a communicant of the Congregational church;
and he and his wife are members of the Baptist church, in which he holds the
office of Deacon.