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In Mr. Boardinan's marriage lie was most happy. No 

 more noble woman ever lived than Mrs. Boardman. She 

 was a person of great strength and loveliness of charac- 

 ter, of fine presence, tall and commanding with a sweet 

 face and a winning personality which drew to her friends 

 from every station in life. As one who knew her inti- 

 mately throughout life said : ' ' She was born an angel 

 and always lived one" — which is but a just tribute to 

 her sweet disposition and beautiful character. Her 

 entire life was given up to her family, her children and 

 her home duties. She loved flowers and had at this 

 Milltown home the finest and best kept garden and col- 

 lection of plants of any one in that section and spent 

 much time in their care. In all her husband's business 

 pursuits and nature studies she was deeply interested, 

 and after an ideal married life of fifty years Mrs. Board- 

 man passed away, leaving behind to husband, children 

 and friends the memory of a loving and devoted wife and 

 mother. Near this house Mr. Boardman owned large 

 fields of productive land which extended back from the 

 river, on which he raised good crops ; near here his mills 

 were located, while he was interested in many of the 

 dams and power privileges on the St. Croix. Water was 

 brought to the buildings and grounds from a spring half 

 a mile distant and every convenience possible was added 

 to them that would make them desirable and pleasant. 



In 1867 Mr. Boardman's eldest son, Charles Augustus, 

 then twenty-three years of age, entered the firm of 

 George A. Boardman & Company. He had graduated 

 from Bowdoin college the year previous. In 1870 his 

 second son, Frederic Henry, who graduated from Bow- 

 doin in 1869, was admitted, each taking one-half their 



