Cumberland County, Maine - Ira B. Page
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Biography
Ira B. Page
Biographical Review
Cumberland County, Maine
Boston
Biographical Review Publishing Company
1896
Page 292-293


Ira B. Page, superintendent of the Mayberry Brothers' stock farm in
Casco, Me., where some of the finest horses in the country are raised,
was born in Whitefield, N.H., April 30, 1849, son of William and Jane
(Quinby) Page, both natives of Lisbon, N.H. William Page, who was a
mason by trade, spent the greater part of his life in Whitefield,
dying there in 1882. He was the father of fourteen children: Eliza
Jane; Samantha; Marinda ; Martha; Abby; Lydia; Ada; John; Edmond;
Frank; Carrie; Ira B., the subject of this sketch; Mary; and Bessie,
who died in infancy.

Ira B. Page received a good common-school education in his native
town. He went to work when twenty years of age, first engaging as a
teamster. This line he followed for several years, and then purchased
a farm in Whitefield, where he remained for some time. About 1882 he
obtained employment as a stage driver, and for twelve years the crack
of his whip and the thud of his horse's hoofs daily enlivened the
quiet country roads. In April, 1894, he took charge of the valuable
stock farm at Casco owned by the Mayberry Brothers, of Boston, Mass.
He at present has the care of twenty-five trotting horses, and also
manages a farm for Mayberry Brothers in Otisfield, Me. He is a man of
good practical judgment, with a thorough knowledge of horseflesh, and
is one of the most prosperous and respected citizens of Casco.

Mr. Page was married February 22, 1868, to Miss Ella M. Howland, of
Whitefield. She died October 10, 1880, leaving one child, Leoni, who
is now living with her father; and on October 18, 1882, he was again
married, to Miss Etta Scott, of Haverhill, Mass. She was born April
11, 1861, and is the daughter of William Scott, of Haverhill
(deceased). Mr. Page has no children by his second marriage.

Mr. Page votes the Republican ticket, but is not an aspirant for
office. He attends the Free Will Baptist Church of Casco. Some idea of
the responsibility of his position will be gained by reading the
appended sketch of Deacon Richard Mayberry, the original owner of the
Mayberry Stock Farms.