Eaton-Sargent Home
Photos and text about the home of Eaton and Sargent families.
Joseph Eaton home c. 1800.
In 1794, for 120 pounds, Joseph Eaton of Deer Isle bought the 100 acres of Lot # 83, First Division from John Hutchinson, one of the first settlers in Sedgwick. That land included acreage now known as Maple Ave. Joseph lived in a home close to present Reach Road and his son John built a house nearby at the end of Maple Ave.
The buildings to the right in this early view looking down Maple Ave. are the home built by Joseph Eaton.
Henry W. Sargent bought the home in 1872, made many Victorian additions, and called it Forest Bank. Circa 1986 the barn, carriage house, shed and a portion of the ell burned when, according to Fred Marston, hay covered light bulbs used to keep new born chicks warm caught fire.1
Henry W. Sargent (b.1843)
Eudora G. Philbrook Sargent
Henry went to sea as a young man but disliked it and, instead, worked in the mercantile business in partnership with his father W.G. Sargent. He also had a very succesful career in the real estate. Henry married Eudora “Dora” G. Philbrook on Oct. 7, 1868.
A recent view of the home which is on the right at the end of Maple Ave.
Present day owners rebuilt the fire-damaged home and made many improvements while retaining the original “bones” of this beautiful house.
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1 Personal communication with Frederick F. Marston, 2016