Chauncey Woodford
Chauncey Woodford was a merchant and an early settler of Deering, Maine. Portland's Woodfords Corner is now named for him and his brothers, Ebenezer and Isaiah.
Early life
Woodford grew up in Connecticut. He was one of three known sons in his family, and his two brothers soon followed him to Maine. He was a maker of horn combs, and sold his product in large quantities to customers in Boston, New York City and Philadelphia.Aged around sixteen, Woodford settled in what is Deering, Maine, at the intersection of what is now Woodford Street and Forest Avenue. The corner developed as part of a major route from the Portland peninsula inland to the northwest. It is at the convergence of four neighborhoods: Back Cove, Oakdale, Deering Center and Rosemont. Forest Avenue is part of U.S. Route 302 today.