John Gilley would have been remembered for many things, but his death by drowning on October 12, 1896 between Northeast Harbor and Suttons Island and the memorial to him written by President Charles Eliot of Harvard insured his reputation.
Description: John Gilley would have been remembered for many things, but his death by drowning on October 12, 1896 between Northeast Harbor and Suttons Island and the memorial to him written by President Charles Eliot of Harvard insured his reputation.
Wilkinson - Mary Jane (Wilkinson) Gilley (1836-1917) Gilley - John Gilley (1822-1896) Note the care with which Mary Jane Gilley arranged her front room curtains, one draped left and one draped right to frame her view.
Description: Wilkinson - Mary Jane (Wilkinson) Gilley (1836-1917) Gilley - John Gilley (1822-1896) Note the care with which Mary Jane Gilley arranged her front room curtains, one draped left and one draped right to frame her view.
The earliest settlers on Sutton's Island were Joseph Lancaster of Sullivan and Isaac Richardson, son of James Richardson of Mount Desert. William and Joseph Moore were early settlers, also. William later moved to Bear Island and was the first keeper of the Bear Island light. Sutton, from whom the island now takes its name, was, perhaps, a squatter. It is thought that he removed to the Maritime Provinces. - “Mount Desert, A History” by George E. Street, Edited by Samuel A. Eliot, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1905.
Description: The earliest settlers on Sutton's Island were Joseph Lancaster of Sullivan and Isaac Richardson, son of James Richardson of Mount Desert. William and Joseph Moore were early settlers, also. William later moved to Bear Island and was the first keeper of the Bear Island light. Sutton, from whom the island now takes its name, was, perhaps, a squatter. It is thought that he removed to the Maritime Provinces. - “Mount Desert, A History” by George E. Street, Edited by Samuel A. Eliot, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1905. [show more]