Cumberland County, Maine - Orlando P. Weeks
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Biography
Orlando P. Weeks
Biographical Review
Cumberland County, Maine
Boston
Biographical Review Publishing Company
1896
Page 303-305


Orlando P. Weeks, the representative of an old family of Cumberland County, was
born in Standish, Me., July 31, 1846, son of Alvah and Angelina, (Smith) Weeks.
His first ancestor in this country, George Weekes, came from England in 1635,
and settled in Dorchester, Mass. He is " said to have been of an ancient and
honorable Devonshire family." Various spellings of the name are found, as Week,
Wyke, Weekes, and other forms. The coat of arms of a Wyke, and of Weekes of
Honeychurch, England, is thus described in Burke's "Heraldry": "Ermine, three
battle-axes, sable"; the crest, "an arm embowered, in armor proper, holding a
battle-axe, gules " (red). The motto is "Caro Deo nihilo carent " (Those beloved
of God want for nothing). Mr. Orlando P. Weeks traces his descent from the first
settler, George Weekes, through Ammiel Weeks, Sr., Ammiel, Jr., George, Ammiel,
third, Ebenezer, William, Samuel, and Alvah Weeks.

Samuel Weeks was born on the site of the old market in Portland. In his early
life he followed the sea, visiting the East and West Indies, and other parts of
the world. He took up his residence for a time in Newfield, Me., and in 1811
moved to Standish and settled on the land now owned by the Maine Central
Railroad, his house standing near the site of the present round-house. When the
War of 1812 broke out, he went into the army as Drum-major, in which capacity he
served until the close of the struggle. He then returned home, and was engaged
in farming and other pursuits until his death in 1871. He married Eleanor West,
and they had six children, namely: Alvah, who was born in Newfield; John,
Caroline, Harriet, Albion, and Lucy A., the last five being born in Standish.

John, the second child, married Clarissa Haines, of Buxton, Me., and had two
children, Wallace and Ellen, neither of whom is now living. After his marriage
he moved to Massachusetts, and at the time of his death was a physician in
Malden, that State. His wife is also dead. The third child of Samuel Weeks,
Caroline, married Charles Howard, a brick mason of Westbrook, and had ten
children, three of whom are now living in Boston, namely: Nellie, wife of Rufus
William Clark, a Captain on the North Ferry; Carrie, widow of the late Harry
Stebbins; and William. Harriet, the fourth child, married Richard Whitney, a
blacksmith, now deceased, and became the mother of six children, two of whom are
now living - Lucy M. and John A. The daughter, Lucy M. Whitney, married Augustus
Bangs (now deceased), of Farmington, Me., and now resides in Portland.  Mrs.
Bangs had six children, four of whom - Clarissa Lillian, Hattie E., Allen, and
Laura are living. The first named, Clarissa Lillian, married George Montgomery,
a leather dealer of Portland, and has two children -Earl and William Howard.
John Whitney, son of Richard and Harriet (Weeks) Whitney, married Martha Gray,
of Standish, and resides on Standish Neck. They have had one child, now
deceased.

Alvah Weeks, eldest child of Samuel Weeks, was born in Newfield, April 7, 1810,
and died August 21, 1887. He was a stonecutter and mason by trade, and became a
prominent contractor and builder, laying the foundation of many of the public
buildings of this State. He was formerly a Whig in politics, and for some years
served as Town Collector and Constable. Both he and his wife were active members
of the Free Will Baptist church. His marriage, which united him with Angelinah
Smith, daughter of Hugh M. Smith, of Buxton, Me., occurred on June 6, 1833; and
the day following he moved on to the farm that he had purchased in Standish,
where he subsequently lived and died. On this estate, now owned by Orlando P.
Weeks, is the site of the first -frame house built in Standish. It stood on the
height of land about thirty-five rods to the north of the present house, and in
it was held the first religious meeting in this town. A maple beam, taken from
its frame, was placed in the present dwelling, and is still in a fine state of
preservation.

Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Weeks had four children - Gardner D., Alonzo, Albert P., and
Orlando P.  The first named, Gardner D., was born in Standish, August 12, 1834,
and died July 6, 1893. He married Narcissa J. Freeman, of Gray; and they became
the parents of two children - Mary Grace and Angelina Louise. He was a member of
Gray Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and also belonged to the Knights of Pythias. His wife
died November 20, 1895. Both were members of the Congregational church. Alonzo
Weeks, born March 7, 1836, is now a resident of Washington, D.C., where for
twenty-four years he held an office in the Pension Bureau. He married on May 24,
1858, Mrs. Susan L. Elder, born Dorsett. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity,
and is a member of the Metropolitan Church of Washington, D.C., as was his wife,
who died April 9, 1881. Albert P. Weeks, who was born July 6, 1840, and died
April 7, 1893, was a prominent physician of Chelsea, Mass.; and at the time of
his death he occupied a high position in Boston medical circles, being on the
Hospital Board and a Director of the Massachusetts Medical Society. He was
married on July 19, 1869, to Elizabeth Day, of Kennebunkport; and they had two
children - Charles Lord and Walter Scott, the first named of whom married Grace
Carter, of Hanover, N.H., in June, 1893. Dr. Albert P. Weeks was a member of the
Knights of Honor of Chelsea, and he and his wife were members of the
Congregational church.

Orlando P. Weeks, after juvenile attendance at the district schools of his
native town, acquired a knowledge of the painter's trade. He soon became a
skilled mechanic, and, being naturally ingenious, has since worked at various
trades, including carpentry, his present occupation being that of a jeweler. He
is a Republican in politics, and socially has been a member of Windham Lodge,
No. 2276, Knights of Honor, of North Windham, for the past fifteen years. Mr.
Weeks was first married on December 31, 1868, to Fanny M. Fogg, who was born in
Standish, where their nuptials were celebrated, and who died in 1880. On July
1,1891, Mr. Weeks was married to Matilda A., adopted daughter of Amos Ward, of
Sebago. Mr. and Mrs. Weeks are numbered among the prominent and representative
residents of this town, being widely known and equally respected.