Cumberland County, Maine - John H. Roes
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Biography
John H. Roes
Biographical Review
Cumberland County, Maine
Boston
Biographical Review Publishing Company
1896
Page 458


John H. Roes, Manager and Treasurer of the Bridgton Creamery, was born in this
town September 23, 1843, son of Henry and Sarah (Goodwin) Roes. Henry Roes was a
native of Germany, born in 1813, and left the Fatherland in 1827, when a boy of
fourteen years, and came to America unaccompanied by relatives or friends.
After residing in Gorham, this county, for a few years, he came to Bridgton,
where he has been a resident upward of sixty years. His wife, Sarah, who was
born in 1818, died September 20, 1895, at the age of seventy-seven years. They
were the parents of six children; namely, Hattie, Mary A., John H., Albert J.,
George W., and Ella.

John H. Roes acquired his education in the public schools, which he attended for
the usual period of time. At the age of fifteen years he began to work for his
living at farm labor, which he followed for the succeeding ten years. Being an
industrious and faithful worker, Mr. Roes always commanded good wages. He
prudently saved his money until he had accumulated a sum sufficient to purchase
a farm. He then bought land in this locality, and resided upon it for several
years, during which he added largely to the improvements already begun, erecting
new farm buildings, placing the soil in a high state of culture, and rendering
the estate one of the most valuable in the neighborhood. In 1890 Mr. Roes moved
to the village, having accepted his present position in the Bridgton Creamery,
which was organized and established in 1889.

Mr. Roes was united in marriage April 11, 1868, to Miss Louise S. Martin, and
became the father of one child, named Bertha. Mrs. Roes died in March, 1893. In
politics Mr. Roes is an active Republican. He was Postmaster of Bridgton from
1891 to 1895. He was also Tax Collector for nine years, and served four years
under Sheriff Isaiah S. Webb as Deputy Sheriff. His connection with fraternal
organizations is limited to membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.