. The Maine historical and genealogical recorder . toricalSociety. He died Dec. 1882, aged 64. Gaynor, John B., was a descendant of Peter, the Loyalist. His business formany years was that of blockmaker. Two of the lots on which the CentenaryChurch stands were his gift. Many were the old merchant vessels he fitted outfrom his establishment. He died Oct. 20, 1883, aged 86. Burpee, Hon. Isaac, was descended from John, who, in 1763, left Rowley, Mass.,for the river St. John. He was the eldest son of the late Isaac, of Sheffield. In1848 he came to St. John and entered the Sheffield House as clerk.
. The Maine historical and genealogical recorder . toricalSociety. He died Dec. 1882, aged 64. Gaynor, John B., was a descendant of Peter, the Loyalist. His business formany years was that of blockmaker. Two of the lots on which the CentenaryChurch stands were his gift. Many were the old merchant vessels he fitted outfrom his establishment. He died Oct. 20, 1883, aged 86. Burpee, Hon. Isaac, was descended from John, who, in 1763, left Rowley, Mass.,for the river St. John. He was the eldest son of the late Isaac, of Sheffield. In1848 he came to St. John and entered the Sheffield House as clerk. Shortly after,he commenced the hardware business with his brother, F. T. C. Burpee, and laterwith his brother, J. P. C. Burpee. At the incorporation of the town of Portland, hewas chosen chairman. Mr. Burpee was in public life in St. John many years, andpresented, in 1882, a Free Public Library to the town of Portland. In the fall of 1884 he went with his wife to New York, hoping to regain his fail-ing health, but he died March 2, 1885, aged
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