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by his ability and close application to business, left one 

 of the largest estates ever probated in Maine, among the 

 assets being 586,000 acres in fee of unencumbered timber 

 land. Mrs. Boardman was born in the old house at the 

 foot of Todd mountain, or Boardman mountain in Mill- 

 town, N. B., which house is now standing. 



The first store in which Mr. Boardman's firms did 

 business on Water street, Milltown, N. B.,is yet standing, 

 with the mills in the rear, next to the river, but the mill 

 and buildings are much decayed and are now unoccupied. 

 There have been many changes on the river and mills 

 and bridges have been carried away by freshets or 

 destroj^ed by fire. The last mill owned by Mr. Board- 

 man stood on what is known as the upper dam, in the 

 rear of the old store. 



Mr. Boardman remained in the firm of William Todd, 

 Jr. & Company until the year 1855. Mr. Todd's son, 

 Mr. Charles Frederick Todd, had graduated from Bow- 

 doin college the year previous and the following year 

 Mr. Todd transferred his interest to his son. The firm 

 then became George A. Boardman & Company. As 

 soon as Mr. Todd became acquainted with the business 

 Mr. Boardman gradually gave the management of the 

 firm to him. When he began to give less attention to it 

 himself he paid the salary of Mr. Ezra Malloch who had 

 been employed by them for several years. Mr. Board- 

 man was then becoming greatly interested in the study 

 of ornithology and was giving less attention to the busi- 

 ness of the firm than formerly. 



During the continuance of the firm of George A. 

 Boardman & Company its business increased greatly 

 from year to year. More mills were erected, large tracts 



