Cumberland County, Maine - Joshua L. Usher
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Biography
Joshua L. Usher
Biographical Review
Cumberland County, Maine
Boston
Biographical Review Publishing Company
1896
Page  632-633


Joshua L. Usher, a veteran of the Civil War, who has a fine farm in the
beautiful lake town of Sebago, was born in Baldwin, Cumberland County, November
30, 1832, son of Luther and Esther (Young) Usher. Luther Usher, who was a farmer
of Baldwin, reared four children, of whom Joshua L. was the youngest. The boy
was reared among rural surroundings, receiving a common-school education in his
native town. When seventeen years old he started to earn his own living, hiring
out as a farm hand; and when he was twenty-two years of age he purchased a farm
in the town of Baldwin, which he managed till 1859. He then moved to Sebago, and
in 1861 took possession of the estate on which he is now residing.

On October 1, 1862, he left the new home in which he was scarcely settled, and
joined the troops mustering to go South. Enlisting as a private in Company H,
Tenth Regiment, Maine Infantry, he was mustered in at Augusta, and was soon in
active service, facing the enemy first on the bloody field of Antietam.
Subsequently he participated in some of the most momentous, engagements of the
Civil War, including Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Raccoon Fort, Chattanooga,
Berryville, Fisher's Hill, Fogg's Tavern, Cedar Creek, and the engagement near
Mount Jackson. Though hundreds of his comrades fell, he escaped unhurt,
receiving an honorable discharge at Augusta, May 31, 1865. Returning to his farm
in Sebago, be again took up the peaceful pursuit of agriculture, and is yet
actively at work, his estate and buildings bearing the unmistakable impress of
careful and progressive management. His property covers one hundred and seventy
acres, and is one of the most valuable homesteads in the township.

Mr. Usher was married in 1852 to Miss Harriet Bailey, of Standish, Me.; and
seven children have blessed their union. These are: Lydia J., Luther, Ellis B.,
Elma, Frank B., Hattie, and Caroline. Politically, Mr. Usher favors the
Republican party. He has long been a member of the Methodist church, and Mrs.
Usher also favors Wesleyan service. They are well and favorably known in Sebago,
holding the respect and esteem of their neighbors.