Background
Hobbs, John Edward was born on September 1, 1829 in North Berwick, Maine, United States. Son of Wilson and Sarah Eliot (Goodwin) Hobbs.
Hobbs, John Edward was born on September 1, 1829 in North Berwick, Maine, United States. Son of Wilson and Sarah Eliot (Goodwin) Hobbs.
Brother of Ichabod Goodwin H. Education public and private schools, N. Berwick, Maine, and 1 year pupil of his uncle, Review Daniel R. Goodwin, Doctor of Laws.
Farmer from boyhood; from 1889 manufacturer of attachable steel sleigh runners (his own patented invention), also manufacturer of his patented double-ender spring sleigh.
Member, and from 1885 vice president American Forestry Association, and writer upon forestry.
Married Elizabeth Tredick Kittredge, September 21, 1859.