Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866

"It also includes municipal records for towns settled by the company, most notably Brunswick, Maine, with warrants and reports."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… rather than a part of the original township. The original grant stipulated the grantees settle 60 Protestant families, build 60 dwelling-houses and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"They settled around the island in what is now Bar Harbor as well as Somesville, Otter Creek, Northeast Harbor and Southwest Harbor and Tremont."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 3 of 5

"In 1729, as part of a scheme to settle a number of Irish families near the Kennebec River, the British briefly flirted with the idea of transforming…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… its enduring and localized family clans, most who settled in the mid-18th century and were immigrants of European descent."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… and his wife Brita, daughter of Jons Sodergren, settled on Lot #2, the first farm in Stockholm. Other settlers on the road that would become Main…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"William and Phoebe Royall settled on the eastern side of the Royal River. They built a house and farmed land between the Royal (Wescustogo) and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Colonists Richard Foxwell and Henry Watts settled at Blue Point, assuming they were within the bounds of the Lewis and Bonython patent."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"… that actually seemed interested in living and settling on the company's Maine property. Watts focused his attention on Arrowsic Island and the…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"… town of Westmanland (just west of New Sweden) was settled in 1879 by several Swedish families. The west half of T16-R3 (what would become…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"The journals of the first settled minister, Jonathan Fisher, are a valuable insight into the early days of Blue Hill life."

Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"… Area Historical Society Buckfield was first settled in 1776 by Benjamin Spaulding of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Benjamin was a fur trapper."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… family returned to Patten's Bay where Donnivan settled on Lot # 26. In March 1791, Andrew was chosen first juror from Surry to serve at court in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"As more Europeans settled here, more of the natives stayed permanently away. This fed into a long-propagated idea that that these native tribes had…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… settlers, perhaps due to the fact that it was settled post-Revolution. Penobscot chief Joseph Orono joined with the colonists to fight the British…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… Hampden, but it is believed that they most likely settled in the area after the War. The Town Records show that Crosby also participated as…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… essence of Islesboro that brought the founders to settle here, while also intriguing our forefathers to “summer” here, remains."

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"She settled on two centers of need which appeared to have the local resources to support transitional housing."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"He was called upon to settle land claims as Maine was being settled. By 1799, with an education system in place and music being performed at the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"After settling happened between the different rivers and streams, people were happy to be where they were and stayed there."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… his family had moved off of Isleford in 1923 and settled into Seal Harbor, Donald worked as a mechanic at a small garage."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… King Richard King, born in 1718 in Boston, settled in the Dunstan Landing area of Scarborough in 1746 after selling property in Watertown…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… a big part of Maine’s history since people first settled here. There used to be a lot of big game, with deer in the 300-pound range."