Richardson - Capt. Meltiah Jordan (1828-1910)

Capt. Meltiah Jordan Richardson was born 22 Jun 1828 (Goose Cove, Mount Desert Island) and died 23 May 1901 (drowned in The Pool on GCI) He was the son of Ben Richardson. He married Sarah Spurling (b. 1835) in 1853, had 4 children by her, divorced. He married Mary Catherine Stanley in 1870. They had 2 boys: Emery Willard Richardson b. 22 Jul 1873, d. 8 Oct 1883, age 10y 2m 16d; and Charles Emery "Peter" Richardson b. 14 Jan 1885, d. 14 Jul 1971 Capt. Meltiah drowned himself off his brother-in-law Lewis Stanley's dock at Great Cranberry and is Buried in the Stanley Cemetery.He captained many vessels, most notably the Schooner Carrie M. Richardson.