Stephen Littlefield

At an early age he went into the busy world to carve out a fortune for himself. He is first found attending a gristmill at Kennebunk, and subsequently went to Portland, where he carried the mail on horseback between Portland and Wiscasset, the mail service of that route then being controlled by Josiah Paine. Mr. Paine in 1810 placed stages on the line from Portland to Boston, and Stephen Littlefield was sent to Saco to take charge of stages, horses, and everything pertaining to the convenience of travelers and rapid transit on the route.

The passenger and mail service, upon the introduction of stages, and by making the time only two days from Portland to Boston,which was accomplished by fresh relays of horses at central points, rapidly increased, and about 1820 four stock companies were formed from Bangor to Boston : 1, Bangor to Augusta ; 2, Augusta to Portland; 3, Portland to Portsmouth ; 4, Portsmouth to Boston.

Mr. Littlefield continued in charge of business at Saco in connection with the mail and passenger service and the management of this extended stage line until his death, in April, 1834. Whereas his son took over.

[source: "History of York County, Maine"by Clayton, W. W., ED., Published 1880]

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