Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Generally agreed to be Surry's first settler, in 1767 Patten purchased his first 100 acres in the town, and he later purchased 100 acres at Newbury…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"… (as well as those subsequently built by the first settlers) were 18’ X 26’ rectangular one-and-one-half story structures with square-pitched…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"When the next group of settlers moved in, they took lots of land for themselves. David Smith was the first to bring a family to settle the island in…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Looking for the Lost Cemetery

"… that it couldn't, but then where is it? The first settlers arrived in the 1760s and in the early town records it shows that the townspeople voted…"

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

"He owned the first plow, first harrow, first set of jointing tools, first brick kiln, and two pod augers (one for his use and one to borrow)."

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

"The History of Stockholm The First Settlers Aerial view of Stockholm. ca. 1930Stockholm Historical Society Settlement of wooded lots that were…"

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"He was one of the first settlers in Hallowell, Maine. Benjamin and Abigail Page had one child named John Odlin Page."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… that if the garrison were surrendered, the settlers could leave safely. By the time Jocelyn returned to the garrison, all but his own family had…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"The first settlers of Byron were Samuel Knapp, Jonas Green, James Bawn, John Thomas, J. Stockbridge, Richard Morrell, and Abraham Reed."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"The others sold their land to later settlers. Stephen Titcomb was the first to prepare a home for his family."

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… see the handsome, spacious houses of the early settlers of old Hallowell, with their ever hospitable doors still open to the guest."

Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"Settlers were greeted warmly by the “gentle Abenaki” and were able to exchange their corn for 700 pounds of furs."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… Titcomb 1752-1847: One of Farmington's first settlers Athletes Dan Simoneau born 1959: Olympic cross-country skier Seth Wescott born 1976…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… feat should be accomplished by one of the first settlers of the first farm, and Adam Knight, son of Merrill, Jr. was chosen. Mr."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… these famous Mainers came to Hampden, the first settlers were laying the groundwork and helping create what would one day become a very desirable…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"During these early years about 40 settlers were living in the area; the patentees were obligated to recruit 50 settlers within 7 years to fulfill…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"When European settlers arrived in the early 1600s they, too, quickly learned the value of the marsh."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"1676 Largely an unexplored territory by European settlers, 17th century Maine mostly consisted of towns in present-day York County which had sworn…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… actually make good on his grant by transporting settlers was an immediate and complete failure. These seventeenth-century efforts to bring the…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… well early in the 17th century, when potential settlers first sailed up the pretty little bay searching for a safe harbor to start a new life."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"The first settlers to the region were Jonathan Keyes and his sons, Ebenezer and Francis, who came from Massachusetts in June, 1782."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… of North Lubec completed – lots assigned to settlers on payment of $5 1797 • Daniel Ramsdell cures first herring by smoke in Lubec, a process…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… of Maine map, 1795Maine Historical Society Local settlers cultivated potatoes and vegetable gardens, hunted game in nearby woods and lived on fish…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"The early Scottish settlers in Nova Scotia came from the Lodge of Edinburgh. In 1704, Johathan Belcher, later Governor of Massachusetts, was made a…"