Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 3 of 7

"… Maine until the decisive defeat of the Wabanakis’ French allies in the Seven Years War (1756–1763) ended the possibility of credible Indigenous…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 1 of 5

"… conflict, and negotiation among Wabanaki, French, Acadian, British, and US individuals and groups over several centuries."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"He watched the French and British come to the village and talk about war, trade and alliances. When Francis was a young man, his father Chief Jean…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… bias of US and British officials, both French-speakers in the Madawaska region and Wabanaki individuals, Tribes, and Nations, continue to suffer…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… such as the 32 fishing trawlers built for the French government. Downtown also survived the post-war decline, but had begun to show serious signs…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"Wilson. In 1829, when he was 20, John Hayden started a watch and jewelry business. In 1863 he sold it to Howland and Donnell, who had both been his…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"… Free Library In addition to Zina Hyde, John Swanton and John Jameson, architect Francis Fassett was another key person connected to the Hyde…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"John Patten built the Sagadahock House. The Patten family were also shipbuilders and at one point had the largest fleet in the world under a family…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Clary Ice Cream and Candy Store. This was known as the “sweetest place in town” according to a 1907 newspaper article."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"The Davenport Fund donated money for a new level of stacks. The new wing was constructed in a style harmonious to the original building and promoted…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… Free Library The Alameda was built in 1882 by John O. Patten, Harry H. Donnell, Frank H. Haggett, Harry E. Stetson, and Thomas W. Morse."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Jenks formed a building committee of the Third Congregational Church and Parish for the establishment of a new church."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"A series of conflicts, known as the French and Indian Wars, persisted from 1745-1763. Locally, the Indians continued attacks on Fort George and the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"Gigot is the French word for a leg of mutton, the shape sleeves resembled. Early gigots are seen on the plain beige silk wedding dress worn by Arcy…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"In the 1750’s the British won the third French and Indian War. The French, however, still claimed the territory east of the Penobscot River and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"(See Hancock County Registry of Deeds, Book 1, p. 448-449. John Manchester, Settler, paid the DeGregoires five Spanish milled dollars for a 100 acre…"

Acadian Archives

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Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"Mattie was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, European Campaign Medal with two battle stars, plus the French Croix-de-Guerre."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"… the following names: Robinson, McCallum, Walsh, French, E. Brown, Joshua Morton, J. O. Cushing, William Singer, Lemuel Strout, Burgess and O’Brien…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"In 1763 the French and Indian Wars ended with the Paris Peace Treaty which ensured the safety of settlers from attack."

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

"The French and Indian wars were winding down. Maine’s Native Americans, the Abenakis, had been decimated by European disease."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"The first French explorers described the people of the region as Etchemin. This term probably included the current Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, and…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"1916Guilford Historical Society The French and Elliott Company is a building that has been changed many times throughout the years."

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

"The growth of the mills brought the French and the English into the community. The depression saw the closing of many of the mills and businesses and…"