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J.G. Deering & Son Lumber Co., Biddeford, ca. 1880

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Biddeford was a solidly Whig town, and Tory residents didn‘t remain in town long. The citizens of Biddeford proclaimed their support of the…"

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Manuscript Map of Moose River, Moosehead Lake, and Kennebeck Road, 1820

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 4 of 5

"… “War” of 1838-39, encouraged the new Whig and Tory governments of the US and Britain to finally settle the northeastern border in 1842."

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Samuel Waldo, ca. 1750

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… and she came from a very wealthy, very staunch Tory family. When the American Revolution broke out, the Fluckers abandoned their holdings in the…"

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Benjamin Chesley, Lincoln, ca. 1850

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"1850Lincoln Historical Society Tori Jordan "Research your topic and summarize the ‘who, what, when, and where’ in the form of a few paragraphs"…"

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Lewis Litchfield, Scarborough, ca. 1958

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

"Suspected of having Tory sympathies, Richard was harassed by the Sons of Liberty and his house and financial records destroyed."

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Howard House, Bangor, 1869

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The Story of Bangor. Bangor: Furbush-Roberts Printing, 1991. Print Britton, Tori. "Bangor's Heyday" Bangor Metro, Summer 2009: 48-72: Print."