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Facts and Events
| Name |
Benjamin French Cayford |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][2] |
23 Feb 1857 |
Cornville, Somerset, Maine, United States |
| Marriage |
1 Jan 1901 |
Athens, Somerset, Maine, United Statesto Ina May Scribner |
| Death[1][2] |
18 Sep 1921 |
Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, United States |
| Obituary[3] |
19 Sep 1921 |
INJURIES FROM SILO MACHINE FATAL TO SKOWHEGAN MAN
Skowhegan, Me., Sept. 18.-- Benjamin Cayford, aged about 64, while cutting corn for the silo at the farm of Charles Beckwith late Saturday afternoon recieved injuries from which he died about 8:30 o'clock Sunday morning.
Mr. Cayford was working near the machine and it is thought that a blowpipe became clogged and burst. One of Mr. Cayford's arms was broken in five places, his nose was broken and there were deep cuts over the eyes and on both legs. He was at once taken to the Kennebec Valley hospital.
Mr. Cayford was born in Cornville about 64 years ago, the son of Charles and Mary (French) Cayford. He was three times married. He was a member of Skowhegan Grange and a graduate of the Cornville high school. Mr. Cayford is survived by a wife, Mrs. Clara White Cayford; three sons, Benjamin of Dakota and Scribner and Kenneth of Athens; a daughter, of Skowhegan; a stepdaughter, Helen White Flint of New York; two stepsons, Carlton of Skowhegan and Elmer of Auburn; three brothers, Maurice, who resides on the home place; and Luther and Howard of Canada; and three sisters, Mrs. Mabel Smith of Skowhegan, and Mrs. Carolyn Burrill and Mrs. Mary Thorndike of Massachusetts. |
| Burial[1] |
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Mount Rest Cemetery, Athens, Somerset, Maine, United States |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Benjamin F. Cayford, in Find A Grave.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cayford, Beverly J. (Beverly Jo Cayford). The Cayfords in North America. (Vienna, Virginia: B. Cayford, 1984)
p. 38.
Benjamin French Cayford, b 2-23-1857, Cornville, ME; d 9-18-1921, Skowhegan, ME
- ↑ Monday, September 19, 1921, in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States. Daily Kennebec Journal. (Augusta, Maine)
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