Phebe Cobb Larry Dole

Phebe Cobb Larry Dole (November 28, 1835 – April 26, 1909) was an American poet.

Early life Phebe Cobb Larry was born in Gorham, Maine, on November 28, 1835. Her great-grandfather, Dennis Larry, came from Ireland to the United States with the British army during the French and Indian war, and afterwards settled on land granted him in Gorham for services rendered during the war. Her mother, Mary Purinton, was the great-granddaughter of Ezra Brown, one of the early settlers of Windham, Maine, who was killed by the Indian chief, Poland, during the last battle between the inhabitants of Windham and the Indians, on May 14, 1756. Her father, Joseph C. Larry, was a blacksmith and farmer, and resided in Windham.

The Doles had two children, William B. and George H. (May 1, 1856 – September 2, 1864). William B. Dole (April 23, 1854 - January 4, 1887) married Mary E. Brown, of Gorham, on May 15, 1874, and their only child, Frederick H. (born July 15, 1875) attended Bowdoin College.