William Rufus Page

William Rufus PAGE, b 17Mar1820 Hallowell, ME, d 19Jul1875 Port Said, Egypt, of dysenery,9 Sep 1870 Virginia appointed American Consul at Port Said, Egypt (1871-74) and 21 Jun 1860 Jerusalem, Turkey (1860-61). Home still standing on Summer St., Hallowell, ME., Mr. Broadbent, Vice Consul at Port Said, his son-in-law, was the guardian of William Page's children, said he died of Dysentery. 1856, William and wife J. C. Page sold for $1836 lot in Gosport part of Portsmouth, VA to Samuel L. Wilson and William H. Wilson. The lot was bounded northwardly by Harrison Street, westwardly by Crawford Street, southweswardly by Randolph Street and eastwardly by the Elizabeth River. At least part of which sale was to pay the debts of Page & Allen (comprising William Rufus Page and Amos L. Allen) to the Bank of VA. Letter from Rufus K. Page June 18, 1861 states to Lincoln-Johnson Administration that his son had married Miss Churchill in Constantinople in 1848. He also referred to her brother Alfred and said they were children of the British Consul in Constantinople.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wnchurchi... FAMILY OF WILLIAM NOSWORTHY CHURCHILL Entries: 19 Updated: 2007-11-30 03:41:01 UTC (Fri) Contact: Barbara William Rufus Page Birth: in Maine Note: National Archives, State Dept. RG59, Consular Dispatches, Constantinople, Microfilm T194, Roll #9 List of Citizens of the US Residing in Constantinople on January 1, 1868 William R. Page, age 47, b Maine Julia C., age 34 b Constantinople Virginia C., age 17, b Norfolk, Virginia Ida Carolina, age 14, b Norfolk, Virginia George H., age 4, b Constantinople Florence V., age 1/2, b Constantinople Additional Child from Tombstone in Ferikoy, Istanbul Cemetery William Constantine Page b Pera 15 April 1860 d 25 Jan 1864 Father: Rufus King Page Marriage 1 Juliette Churchill b: 2 MAY 1830 in Constantinople, Turkey Married: 9 MAR 1850 in Pera, Istanbul, Turkey Note: American Board of Missions Record of Marriages, Entry #39 reads in part, "Mr. William Rufus Page, son of Mr. Rufus King Page, Merchant at Hallowell, Maine...Miss Juliet Churchill, daughter of the late W. N. Churchill, Esq. In the presence of the Hon. G. B. Marsh, Minister Resident from the United States of America near the Sublime Port, Pera, Constantinople....Witnesses: Mr. Dainesic, U. S. Consul and A. B. Churchill." Children 1. Virginia C. Page b: in Norfolk, Virginia 2. Ida Carolina Page b: in Norfolk, Virginia 3. William Constantine Page b: 15 APR 1860 in Constantinople, Turkey 4. George H. Page b: in Constantinople, Turkey 5. Florence V. Page b: 1867 in Constantinople, Turkey