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1 of 1977 Portland Daily Press, January 25, 1899

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Name	Sawyer, Andrew S.
Born	22 Aug 1820
Birthplace	New Gloucester, Massachusetts
Father	John Sawyer
Mother	Fanny Homer
Spouse	Caroline E. "Kate" Stanwood, m 3 Jan 1850
Occupation	Market gardener
Titles & honors	Founder and charter member, Hiram Lodge #180, Free & Accepted Masons
Notes	Circa 1850, Andrew Sawyer and his brother Ellis came to Portland to find land on which to start a market garden. That first winter, they stayed in the "Old Tavern" at 83 Mitchell Road in South Portland (then known as Cape Elizabeth). They purchased 9 acres of land on the corner of Mitchell Road and Sawyer Street in 1852 and developed the land into an extensive market garden. Buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine
Deceased	11 Feb 1909
Deceased where	South Portland, Maine
Relationships	Brother - Ellis M. Sawyer Grandson - Philip S. Melcher (1878-1962) - through adopted son Robert S. Melcher

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