William Stockbridge

William Reed Stockbridge (June 29, 1782 – January 3, 1850) was an American merchant, ship owner and town treasurer who was active in coastal North Yarmouth, Massachusetts (now in Maine), in the 19th century. Life and career Stockbridge was born on June 29, 1782, in Hanover, Massachusetts, to William Stockbridge (1752–1841) and Ruth Bailey (1754–1839). His brother, Calvin, became a guardian of a young John Brown Russwurm. William married Olive True, daughter of Nathaniel, in 1805. In 1810, he became the first owner of 51 East Main Street, in the Lower Falls area of North Yarmouth, then in Massachusetts but now in Maine. Stockbridge's maternal uncle Lebbeus Bailey had been clockmaker in North Yarmouth up until his death in 1827. Three years later, they had a son, William Jr., who became a physician. Other children included Maria, Marcia and Joseph.