Owen Hartleigh Bridgham (1926 - 2009)

Born 1 Mar 1926 in Machias, Washington, Maine

Ancestors

Died 20 Oct 2009 at age 83 in South Paris, Oxford, Maine

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Owen Hartleigh /Bridgham/^[2][3][4]

Name: Owen H. /Bridgham/^[5][6]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Owen Hartleigh /Bridgham/.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 01 MAR 1926

Place: Machias, Washington, Maine^[7]

Birth:

Date: 01 MAR 1926

Place: Maine^[8][9]

Birth:

Date: 01 MAR 1926^[10]

Birth:

Date: ABT 1926

Place: Maine^[11]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 01 MAR 1926

Death

Death:

Date: 20 OCT 2009

Place: South Paris, Oxford, Maine^[12]

Death:

Date: 20 OCT 2009^[13]

Found multiple copies of DEAT DATE. Using 20 OCT 2009Array

Burial

Burial:

Place: Riverside Cemetery Annex, South Paris, Oxford, Maine^[14]

Graduation

Graduation:

Date: 1943

Place: Bangor High School, Bangor, Maine^[15]

Graduation:

Date: 1952

Place: Boston University, Bachelor of Science^[16]

Graduation:

Place: University of Maine, Master of Business Administration^[17]

Military Service

Military Service: 37th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning, GA

Date: JUN 1944^[18]

Military Service: enlisted in the Army

Date: 11 JAN 1946^[19]

Military Service: Army

Date: BET 18 JUL 1944 AND 30 JUN 1947^[20]

Military Service: Army

Date: BET 01 JUL AND 07 OCT 1947^[21]

Occupation

Occupation: Manager, Research Bureau and Budget, Supervisor B&ARR

Date: 1965^[22]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1930

Place: North St., Machias, Washington, Maine^[23]

Residence:

Place: Hampden, Penobscot, Maine^[24]

Residence:

Date: BET 1945 AND 1965

Place: 72 Vernon, Bangor, Maine^[25][26]

Residence:

Date: 1946

Place: Penobscot Co., Maine^[27]

Residence:

Date: 2000

Place: Rt. 69, Hampden, Penobscot, Maine^[28]

Residence:

Date: 2004

Place: Maine^[29]

Residence:

Date: 1940

Place: 5 Pier, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine^[30]

Residence:

Date: 1935

Place: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine^[31]

Event

Event:

Type: Comment 1

Date: 1947

Place: Nominated to U. S. Military Academy, West Point, by Rep. Frank Fellows^[32]

Note

Note: #N4241

Marriage

Husband: Owen Hartleigh Bridgham

Wife: Annie Claire Phelan

Marriage:

Date: 1976^[33]

Event:

Type: Private-Begin

Date: 07 NOV 1976

Place: Pennsylvania^[34]

Husband: Carl E. Bridgham

Wife: Florence M. Maynard

Child: Owen Hartleigh Bridgham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 28 DEC 1921

Place: Maine^[35][36]

Event: S. F. Milligan, clergyman

Type: Minister^[37]

Event:

Type: Intentions filed

Date: 05 DEC 1921^[38]

Marriage:

Date: 28 DEC 1921

Place: Machias, Washington, Maine^[39]

Sources

1. ↑ Bridgham-294 was created by Joel Bridgham through the import of AndrewMorseBridgham_desc.ged on May 19, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S15 Page: Tree #3352 Data: Text: Date of Import: Aug 21, 1999
3. ↑ Source: #S175
4. ↑ Source: #S130 Page: Jan 7, 1947, p. 9
5. ↑ Source: #S425
6. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T627_1486; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 10-12.
7. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: of Owen H. Bridgham, "Bangor Daily News," Bangor, Maine, Nov. 7, 2009
8. ↑ Source: #S56
9. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Maine, Machias, Washington Co., Roll T626_840, p. 3A
10. ↑ Source: #S425
11. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T627_1486; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 10-12.
12. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: of Owen H. Bridgham, "Bangor Daily News," Bangor, Maine, Nov. 7, 2009
13. ↑ Source: #S425
14. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: of Owen H. Bridgham, "Bangor Daily News," Bangor, Maine, Nov. 7, 2009
15. ↑ Source: #S130 Page: Jan 7, 1947, p. 9
16. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: of Owen H. Bridgham, "Bangor Daily News," Bangor, Maine, Nov. 7, 2009
17. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: of Owen H. Bridgham, "Bangor Daily News," Bangor, Maine, Nov. 7, 2009
18. ↑ Source: #S130 Page: Jan 7, 1947, p. 9
19. ↑ Source: #S175
20. ↑ Source: #S425
21. ↑ Source: #S425
22. ↑ Source: #S29 Page: Bangor, 1965, p. 288
23. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Maine, Machias, Washington Co., Roll T626_840, p. 3A
24. ↑ Source: #S56
25. ↑ Source: #S29 Page: Bangor, 1965, p. 288
26. ↑ Source: #S29 Page: Bangor, 1960, p. 271
27. ↑ Source: #S175
28. ↑ Source: #S41
29. ↑ Source: #S41
30. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T627_1486; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 10-12.
31. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T627_1486; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 10-12.
32. ↑ Source: #S130 Page: Jan 7, 1947, p. 9
33. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: of Annie Clair (Phelan) Bridgham, the Adviser Democrat, Jan. 20, 2011, http://www.advertiserdemocrat.com/obituaries/story/055-03-mileobit-annie-bridgham-03-0
34. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Public Member Stories, "The Windsor Family Tree"
35. ↑ Source: #S68
36. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Maine, Machias, Washington Co., Roll T626_840, p. 3A
37. ↑ Source: #S25 Page: Record of a Marriage, for Carl E. Bridgham and Florence M. Maynard.
38. ↑ Source: #S25 Page: Record of a Marriage, for Carl E. Bridgham and Florence M. Maynard.
39. ↑ Source: #S25 Page: Record of a Marriage, for Carl E. Bridgham and Florence M. Maynard.

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Notes

Note N4241Bangor, Maine, City Directory, www.ancestry.com:

Owen D B.(Capt.) 1958, Pres Reserve Officers Association of the United States-- Penobscot Valley Chapter, p. 410

Owen H B. 1945, USA r 72 Vernon, p. 47

Owen H B. 1947, USA r 72 Vernon, p. 52

Owen H B. 1949, student r 72 Vernon, p. 52

Owen H B. 1950, student r 72 Vernon, p. 49

Owen H B. 1951, student r 72 Vernon, p. 49

Owen H B. 1952, student r 72 Vernon, p. 50

Owen H B. 1954, emp B&ARR r 72 Vernon, p. 51

Owen H B. 1955, B&ARR r 72 Vernon, p. 52

Owen H B. 1957, asst to gen Counsel B&ARR r 72 Vernon, p. 54

Owen H B. 1958, treas Industrial Management Club of Bangor, p. 405

Owen H B. 1958, budget supvr B&ARR r 72 Vernon, p. 60

Owen H B. 1959, supvr M&ARR r 72 Vernon, p. 64

Owen H B. 1960, budget supvr B&ARR r 72 Vernon, p. 271

Owen H B. 1961, mgr Research Bureau and budget supvr B&ARRCo r 72 Vernon, p. 258

Owen H B. 1962, mgr Research Bureau & budget Supvr B&ARR r 72 Vernon, p. 255

Owen H B. 1964, mgr Research Bureau and supvr B&ARR r 72 Vernon, p. 296

Owen H B. 1965, mgr research bureau and budget supvr B&ARR r 72 Vernon, p. 288

The Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press, April 17, 1937, carried this little clip from

"Owen Bridgham, 5 Pier Street, Bangor, Maine. - Help in hearing from other Paraders interested in collecting stamps. I am 11."

Owen in listed in:

"Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book of Corporate Managements," 13th edition. New York: Dun & Bradstreet, 1979. (Dun&B 1979).

"Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book of Corporate Managements," 1986 edition. New York: Dun & Bradstreet, 1979. (Dun&B 1986).

"Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives." Volume 2: (Directors and Executives.). New York: Standard & Poor's Corp. 1984 edition (St&PR 1984)

"Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives." Volume 2: (Directors and Executives.). New York: Standard & Poor's Corp. 1987 edition (St&PR 1987)

The Jan. 7, 1947 Portland Press Herald, p. 9, reports,

"Rep. Fellows Nominates Calais, Bangor Youths To West Point

"Press Herald Bureau Washington, Jan. 6

"U. S. Rep. Frank Fellows of Maine Monday nominated Norman Earl Tarbell, Calais, and S/Sgt. Owen Hartleigh Bridgham, Bangor to the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, N. Y.

"S/Sgt. Bridgham is assigned to the 37th Infantry Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was graduated from Bangor High School in 1943, entered the army in June, 1944, and re-enlisted in January, 1946. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bridgham, 5 Pierce Street, Bangor."

From the "Portland Press Herald," Portland, Maine, July 28, 1948, p. 7,

"Belfast, June 27. -- A demonstration of the 57 and 75 mm. recoilless rifles, which were developed during World War II and combat-tested in the Philippines during 1945, will be held at the Belfast Armory July 7 at 7:30 p. m. The demonstration will be under the direction of Major Henry G. Perron, unit instructor, Organized Reserve Corps, Bangor, and conducted by S/Sgt. Owen H. Bridgham of Bangor, who passed 18 months of his World War II service as an instructor on recoilless weapons. All reservists and other interested military personnel are invited."

In 1956, he was a contact for the Bangor chapter of the Boston University Alumni Club. In 1960, he was its president.

From the "Kennebec Journal," Aug. 20, 1976, p. 17,

"BAR debt at 1.1M

"Bangor (AP) -- The funded debt of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad has been reduced by nearly .1 million with the completion of a major refinancing of its long-term debt.

"...

"Owen H. Bridgham, vice president for finance for the Maine railroad, said the refinancing is the final step in a process which was begun in December, 1971, when the railroad acquired nearly .8 million par value of its then outstanding .3 million bonds. The cost was .7 million."

From the "Bangor Daily News," Bangor, Maine, Nov. 7, 2009,

"SOUTH PARIS - Owen H. Bridgham, a retired Bangor and Aroostook Railroad executive, died Oct. 20, 2009, at the Maine Veterans' Home, South Paris. He was born March 1, 1926, in Machias, the son of Carl and Florence Maynard Bridgham. Owen attended the U.S. Military Academy and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Maine. He served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1947, and the U.S. Army Reserve for 20 years, where he retired as a major. Owen began his railroad career as a statistical clerk. He was later manger of research, administrative assistant to the president and vice president of finance. He retired as vice president in 1985. He had a wry sense of humor, and is remembered by his railroad colleagues and in the financial community as generous with his skills and his time. Owen is survived by his wife of 33 years, Ann Phelan Bridgham. A military burial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Riverside Cemetery Annex, South Paris."

Owen is buried at the Riverside Annex Cemetery, South Paris, Oxford, Maine.