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- American Series of Popular Biographies
Joshua B. Mayhew
Joshua B. Mayhew, of Readfield, is a substantial representative of the agricultural interests of Kennebec County. He was born in the village of New Sharon, Franklin County, Maine, February 19, 1831, his parents being Ephriam and Abigail S. (Bullen) Mayhew. He is a grandson of Major Francis Mayhew, a native of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, who removed from that place to New Harson, Maine, in 1788, and whose military title was derived from the State militia. The Mayhews are said to be of English origin. Ephraim Mayhew was born in New Sharon, and rose to be a man of prominence in the town. Like his father, he took an active interest in military affairs, being connected with the cavalry arm of the service, in which he also rose to the rank of Major. Early in the town’s history he owned the water power and mills. He died October 1, 1874. His wife, like himself, was born in New Sharon. Her uncle, Philip Bullen, with his father, were officially connected with some of the early surveys on the east side of the Kennebec River, opposite Augusta and Gardiner, and were well-known and prominent citizens in their day in Pittston, Maine. They made the original surveys under government supervision for the laying out of the towns of Pittston and Hallowell, when the country was practicially a wilderness. Ephraim and Abigail S. Mayhew were the parents of nine children, of whom two are now living, Joshua B. and Augustus V. Those dead are Mary B., Mary E., Francis, Charles F., Helen T., Ann S., and Luella.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1797 - 1874 (77 years)