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NEW HARBOR - After a long and happy life, Mary Braley Sewall Alden died Dec. 22, 2004 at her home in New Harbor.

She was born in Old Town on June 2, 1913, the daughter of James Wingate Sewall and Louise Belinda Gray Sewall. She graduated from Old Town High School and spent two years at the University of Maine in Orono before finishing her formal education at Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Mass.

She married Richard Carter Alden of Rumford in 1935. Together they were the parents of three daughters, Susannah A. French of Round Pond, Margaret A. Pfeffer Forbes of New Mexico and Christiana A. Stevens Poole of Newcastle. They had nine grandchildren, Charles, Amy-Louise Richard and Elizabeth Pfeffer, Kirsten, Alexander and Samuel Stevens, Jennifer A. Parlin and Aaron French, and 10 great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, children and grandchildren and great-grand-children, she is survived by sisters, Margaret Page of Caribou, and Elizabeth Gary of Buzzard's Bay, Mass., and her brother Joseph Sewall of Castine.

Two brothers predeceased her, Daniel Stark Sewall who died in infancy, and George Tingey Sewall of New York City and South Lee, Mass.

The Aldens lived in Michigan and New York State for several years as well as in Maine. In Rochester, N.Y., Mrs. Alden was active in many organizations serving on the boards of the League of Women Voters of Monroe County and of New York State, the Women's Educational and Industrial Union and the YWCA. She was director of Girls' Work at St. Paul's Episcopal Church and a member of the Altar Guild. Later the Aldens moved to Groveland in the Genesee Valley where she helped her husband manage Belwood a farm where they raised prize Angus cattle.

After Mr. Alden's retirement, the couple moved to Bristol where they both became active in community affairs. Mrs. Alden was a member and former president of the Fortnightly Club of Round Pond, the Willing Worker's of New Harbor, the Lincoln County Union of Women's Clubs and a Life Member of the Corporation of the Lincoln Home. She served six years on the Bristol School Committee and the board of School Union 74. She was active in the Republican Party.

Mrs. Alden was very interested in the social and political history of Maine. Her ancestors came to Maine in the 1600s and dispersed widely throughout the state.

At Mrs. Alden's request there will be no funeral services. Portland Press Online Obituaries 26 December 2004.²

ISLAND FALLS - Mary Christine Sewall "Teenie." 92. died Feb. 28, 2008. at Gardiner Health Care Facility, after a chronic illness of several years. She was born March 31, 1915. In Island Falls, the daughter of Fred and Phyllis (Garverick) Sewall.

Mary was a graduate of Island Falls High School in 1934 and then joined the U.S. Public Health Service during World War II. She remained with the U.S. government until 1954. Mary earned her graduate degree in marketing from Fresno State College in 1958. After graduating, she returned to U.S. government employment until 1965, when she worked for the University of Pennsylvania in the anthropology department. In 1968, Mary became director of public information for the Utah Environmental Control and worked there until she retired at the age of 67. While in Utah, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in ministerial science in the Teaching of the Inner Christ, a metaphysical church. In 1986, she earned a master's degree in ministerial science. In 1988, Mary retired and returned to Island Falls, where she continued to teach the Teaching of the Inner Christ. She also became interested in the history of the area and restarted the historical society, in which she became very active. One of her passions was UFO phenomena and she traveled extensively to UFO meetings. Mary is survived by her brother, George Sewall of Caribou; her sister-in-law, Cleo Sewall of Patten; three nephews, William Sewall III and his wife, Joyce, of Washburn, Arthur Smith and his wife, Reneva, and David Sewall and his wife, Jill, all of Island Falls; many great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews; two special friends, Athleen Godfrey and Arleen Remington, both of Salt Lake City. She was predeceased by her sister, C. Elizabeth "Betty" Schurman; and her brother, William "Bill" Sewall II. A time of remembrance will be held 1 p.m. Sunday at Whittier Congregational Church, Island Falls with Pastor Michael Kasavich officiating. Gifts may be made in Mary's memory to Island Falls Historical Society, care of Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park St., Houlton, ME 04730. Bangor Daily News, February 29, 2008.¹