Born at Kents Hill April 5, 1830 (son of David S. and Mary <Richmond> Sampson) Raised to Sublime Degree of Master Mason in Lafayette Lodge Feb. 12, 1859. Elected to membership Feb. 19, 1859 and demitted the same date. Again became a member May 10, 1862; treasurer 1864-65; J.W. 1867-68. Excepting for a short time in the western states he lived his whole life on the ancestral farm at Kents Hill, the last of the name (grandson of Luther Sampson, founder of Maine Wesleyan Seminary / Kents Hill School). He was a trustee of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary for many years. He was elected an Honorary Member of the lodge Feb. 6, 1897. He died Sept.. 2, 1905. (Married Nancy Stevens of Fayette in 1864. Buried at Kents Hill Cemetery)
SCOTT, ALBERT GALETAN
Raised to Sublime Degree of Master Mason in Lafayette Lodge May 18, 1829; Tyler 1830. Nothing further is known of him. (Born in 1806 in Hallowell, Maine son of Abijah and Annie <Mace> Scott. Married Eliza Mayo of Readfield. A carpenter by trade. Moved to Dexter, Maine where he died in 1896 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery)
SHERBURN, NOYES SMITH
Born Mt. Vernon Oct. 5, 1826 (son of Simon and Anstress Sherburne). Raised to Sublime Degree of Master Mason in Lafayette Lodge Aug. 3, 1861; J.S. 1862; J.D. 1863; Marshall 1866-67. He was a blacksmith (shop was located across the road, on corner lot, from school / Readfield Historical Soc.) at Readfield Depot. Died Jan. 26, 1892 at his home (South Road) Readfield Depot. (Married Mary Jane Craig of Readfield, dgt. of Daniel O. Craig of Readfield Depot. Noyes Sherburne died 1892. Buried Readfield Corner Cemetery)
SKOFIELD, SAMUEL THOMAS DR.
Born July 15, 1840 in Baring, ME (son of Thomas and Rebecca <Day> Skofield who moved their family to West Mt. Vernon from Baring) Made a Master Mason in Lafayette Lodge Sept. 23, 1871. Was a physician and for several years on staff at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He died in New Boston, NH which was then his home Aug. 14, 1887 (Married Mary Andrews of New Boston, NH in 1884. Dr. Skofield buried in New Boston Cemetery)
SMITH, CHARLES DR.
Born May 5, 1799 in Readfield (son of Capt. Mathias and Comfort <Carpenter> Smith) Made a Master Mason in Lafayette Lodge May 10, 1827. He was a doctor and lived in Fayette for a short time (had moved there by 1810) and died there Dec. 12, 1829. (When living in Readfield his office was located on Old Kents Hill Road, near / across from end of the Mill Stream Road. No longer there. (Married Susannah Randolph Taylor of Readfield in 1800. Dr. Smith's place of burial unknown)
SMITH, DAVID
It is not known for certain which David Smith of Readfield this is but we do know he was neither of those below. This David may have been the single son of Thomas Perrin & Betsey (Perkins) Smith. Their son, David was born in 1798 and died in 1841. Thomas was a merchant at Readfield Corner and Betsey a tailoress who operated a tailor shop on Church Road. They divorced between 1810 and 1820. The next David Smith listed who was Scotland born, also operated a tailor shop on Church Road a short distance from Betsey.
SMITH, DAVID
Born in Scotland Jan 10, 1791. Made a Master Mason in Lafayette Lodge May 10, 1827; treasurer 1849-58; Tyler 1865. Proxy to Grand Lodge in 1844, twelve years after the lodge had ceased to work. When a young boy his parents removed to Ireland where his father started a linen mill. When fourteen years of age he was apprenticed to a Dublin tailor and served seven years at his trade. (Arrived in USA in 1821) For more than forty years he has worked his trade in this town and the most of that time in the little shop on the North (Church) Road known to all the older people of the town as "Tailor David's Shop". He died Oct. 9, 1865. (Married Sarah Kennedy of Jay in 1833. Buried at Readfield Corner Cemetery)
SMITH, DAVID, JR.
Born in Readfield Apr. 25, 1843 (son of David and Sarah <Kennedy> Smith above). Made a Master Mason in Webster Lodge, Sabattus, Maine. Affiliated with Lafayette Lodge Feb. 4, 1899. He was a cutter in a wholesale clothing business in Boston for thirty-two years. He lives in Sabattus (1909). (Married Lydia Hewey of Wales, ME in 1865. David Smith died in Wayne in 1923. Buried in Readfield Corner Cemetery)
SMITH, ERNEST EDMUND
Born in New Sharon, Maine Aug. 17, 1876 (son of Eugene and Miriam <Luce> Smith) Made a Master Mason in Lafayette Lodge June 21, 1902. A member of Mt. Kebo R.A. Chapter at Bar Harbor (resident of Bar Harbor in 1907 when he married). A teacher by occupation, principal of a large grammar school in Harrisville, RI and also principal of an evening school in the same place. His home is at Harrisville, RI (in 1909). (Married Inez Harman of Edinburg, Hancock County, Maine in 1907. They were married in Salisbury, MA. Smith died in 1956 in Wareham, MA. Buried in Oakland Grove Cemetery in Bourne, MA.)
SMITH, REUBEN
One of the charter members of 1826. He was a farmer and lived (on South Road) on farm now owned by Fred Packard. He died (in Readfield) Oct. 1, 1846. (Reuben was born Sept. 9, 1774 in Fremont, NH son of Enoch and Elizabeth <Adams> Smith. His parents moved to Readfield in 1799 and bought a farm on South Road where they ran a sawmill on Beaver Brook. This farm remained in the family for several generations and the South Road was referred to as "Smith Ridge" as a result. Reuben married Elizabeth Robinson of Brentwood, NH in 1800. He is buried in East Readfield Cemetery along with several family members)
SMITH, MATHIAS
Born in Readfield Nov. 16, 1816 (son of John Carpenter (known as Carpenter) and Hannah <Stone> Smith and g-grandson of Mathias Smith, the settler who came to Readfield about 1768). Made a Master Mason in Lafayette Lodge May 21, 1853; S.D. 1853-54. Member of the House of Representatives 1872, from Wayne. He was elected Honorary Member of the lodge Mar. 3, 1894. He was a farmer and mechanic. He died at his home in North Wayne Aug. 13, 1895. (Married in 1847 to Mary Ann Currier of Winthrop, dgt. Noah Greeley and Mary <Barnard> Currier. Mathias is buried in North Wayne Cemetery)
SMITH, GUSTAVUS
Born in Readfield Aug. 30, 1829 (son of John Carpenter (known as Carpenter) and Reliance <Stone> Smith and g-grandson of Mathias Smith, an early settler in Readfield. Half brother to Mathias Smith above. He carried on the Smith homestead on Sturtevant Hill Rd. as did his son Walter and grandson Reggie. The homestead was torn down in 2015). Made a Master Mason in Lafayette Lodge Oct. 18, 1862; S.S. 1884; S.D. 1887; J.W. 1888; S.W. 1889-91. He was a member of the 21st Maine Regt. in the Civil War and is a member of the G.A.R. He was four years in the gold mines of California (around 1850). The rest of his life has been spent on the farm where he was born and which has been the home of his ancestors for (more than) one-hundred twenty-five years (in 1909). He is a member of the Readfield Grange P. of H. (Married 1863 to Lydia Ann Ladd of Readfield, dgt. of Gorham and Charlotte <Whittier> Ladd. Gustavus died in 1921 and is buried in Readfield Corner Cemetery)
SPAULDING, JESSE
Born Dec. 23, 1842 in Belgrade, Maine (son of Parker and Elizabeth <Danforth> Spaulding, natives of Chelmsford, MA) Made a Master Mason in Relief Lodge, Belgrade. Affiliated with Lafayette Lodge Mar. 5, 1898. He is a farmer and lives (Church Road) Readfield. He served one year in the 28th Maine Infantry in the Civil War. He is a member of the Readfield Grange P. of H. (Married Sarah Day of Wayne in 1880, dgt. of William and Mary H Day. Jesse died July 17, 1914, buried Belgrade)
STERNS, VARUS
Born in Landaff, NH Oct. 9, 1818 (parents unknown). Made a Mason in St. Mark's Lodge, Newburyport, MA. Demitted from Social Friends Lodge, Keene, NH and affiliated with Lafayette Lodge Feb. 7, 1885; S.S. 1885-86. By occupation he was a carpenter (house wright) and cabinet maker. For a time he kept a hotel at (Portland in 1860, Keene, NH in 1870 and) at Readfield (in 1880 - very likely the Maranacook House / Elmwood which Asa Gile had opened at Readfield Corner in 1880). Later Verus Sterns moved to New Jersey. (in 1900 was living with son Clarence in Fall River, MA) Old age, misfortunes and ill health made him dependent on others. In the summer of 1903 Lafayette Lodge had him moved to Readfield where he was cared for by the lodge until his death, Nov. 13, 1903. (Married Nancy Ballou in Grafton, NH 1842. Verus Stearns place of burial unknown)
STROUT, SAMUEL DENNEN
Born in Poland, Maine Oct. 21, 1822. Raised to Sublime Degree of Master Mason in Lafayette Lodge Apr. 29, 1868. He was elected Honorary Member De. 7, 1907. Was for many years a scythe maker at North Wayne and was a skilled mechanic in iron and steel. Died at Collinsville, CT Apr. 8, 1909.
SWETT, SAMUEL, REV.
He was one of the original charter members and the first S.D. He was a local Methodist preacher. Where he had other occupation has not been learned. He died in Portland, Maine. (Born Apr. 22, 1765 in Epsom, NH son of Dr. Stephen and Sarah <Adams> Swett. Married Sarah Webster in Gray, Maine in 1794. Joined the Masonic Lodge in Portland in 1801. Started serving at the Methodist Church in Hulls Cove, Hancock County in 1814. Was living in Readfield in 1830 (where his son Nahum remained until his death in 1868. By 1840 Rev. Swett was residing in Gray, ME. Died in Portland Jan.8,1845 and is buried in Bell Hill Cemetery, Otisfield, ME with his parents)
SWETT, SAMUEL JR.
(Born July 15, 1795 in Poland, Maine son of Rev. Samuel and Sarah <Webster> Swett above) He was the first candidate to receive the degree in Lafayette Lodge. He was initiated and crafted Mar. 23, 1826 and raised to Sublime Degree of Master Mason in Lafayette Lodge Apr. 4, 1826; treasurer 1826; Secretary 1827-28; J.W. 1829; S.W. 1830-31; and Master 1832 being the last Master elected to the old lodge (before the "dark days of Masonry"). He was a cabinet maker. He went away from Readfield many years ago and it now known when or where he died. (Married 1816 to Charlotte Johnson dgt. of Capt. Levi and Elizabeth <Longfellow> of Readfield. Seven of their children were born in Readfield between 1819 and 1831. In 1850 was living in Falmouth, ME. Died in Hampstead, NH July 1858. Place of burial unknown)
SWIFT, ALVIN TURNER "A.T."
Born Aug. 28, 1852 in Fayette, Maine (son of Thomas B. and Elizabeth Swift) Made a Master Mason in Lafayette Lodge Dec. 19, 1874; J.S. 1876-1881; J.D. 1881-84 and 1888; J.W. 1892. A machinist by trade and occupation. Lives at Readfield (1909). (Married Emma Sophronia Cudworth of Readfield. in 1875. A.T. Swift died at Readfield Apr. 2, 1922 buried in Readfield Corner Cemetery)
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