Laforest Dowst
Laforest Dowst was born on September 21, 1849, in Portland, Maine, to Henry and Mary Dowst. His father was a farmer who owned $1,500 of real estate and $956 of personal property by 1860. He grew up and attended school in Vienna, Maine, and by 1870, he was working as a clerk in a store.
He married Arrazina R. Allen on December 25, 1872, and they had at least four children: Alice, born around 1876; Ethel, born around 1878; Dana, born around 1884; and Orville, born around 1886. They lived in Vienna, and he worked as a farmer and merchant. He became a well-respected member of Vienna society. According to one writer, his “character and amiable disposition drew for him a large patronage.” He supported the Republican Party, and he was reportedly a “true and loyal worker for his party.” He died of an enlarged prostate in Vienna on August 30, 1915.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (5590) | Dowst, Laforest | 1849-09-21 | 1915-08-30 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (11444) [writer] ~ Laforest Dowst to John A. Dowst, 25 February 1865
People - Records: 6
- (5590) Dowst, Laforest is the [sibling of] (4056) Dowst, Dana M.
- (5590) Dowst, Laforest is the [sibling of] (4060) Dowst, Henry Ferdinand
- (5590) Dowst, Laforest is the [sibling of] (4062) Dowst, Selden M.
- (5590) Dowst, Laforest is the [sibling of] (4064) Dowst, John Alanson
- (5590) Dowst, Laforest is the [child of] (4075) Dowst, Henry
- (4090) Smart, Josiah T. is the [aunt/uncle of] (5590) Dowst, Laforest
Places - Records: 2
Groups - Records: 1
- (3) [member/supporter] ~ Republican Party
SOURCES
1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Maine Marriage Records, 1713-1922, available from Ancestry.com; Maine Death Records, 1761-1922, available from Ancestry.com; Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME), 11 September 1915
