Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 3 of 4

"Meanwhile, Martha gave birth to and mothered nine children, managed the daily provisioning of her household and supervised its labors, and performed…"

Historic Hallowell - Dr. Benjamin Page

"This "man midwife" attended 3000 thousand births in the first year. During the Plague of 1812, his superb knowledge and skill saved many lives."

Lubec Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 452-534

"… In this section Martin wrote in detail about the births of his children Annie and John Martin Jr., his house and gardens on Center Street -- with…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Mabelle Martin's casket, Bangor, 1899

"Her brother Frank died shortly after birth in 1862, brother Elmer died in 1870, and sister Annie Martin Snow died in 1889."

Guilford, Maine - RESOURCES

"… Calendars, Scrapbooks, News articles, Obituaries, Births and Marriages, Cemetery Burial Records, historical objects and documents, original photos…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 362-451

"He also described the house, his gardens, the birth of their first child, Ada, and their move to a portion of Clara's mother's house."

Maine State Archives

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Leeds Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… her actions as a midwife that resulted in the births of 816 children between 1785 and 1812. Although the existence of the diary was known for some…"

Hampden Historical Society

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

"After coming to Mt. Desert Island upon the birth of his eldest son, Nelson, in 1908, Mr. Rockefeller developed a passion for the landscape and…"

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

"We remember the tumultuous births of each town and recall their similar developments and common themes."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"Soon after her birth her father contracted consumption (tuberculosis) and passed away. Ezekiel also took sick with tuberculosis and died in 1868 at…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"1920Mexico Historical Society His baby shoes, birth certificate, his mother's picture, and his high school athletic letter were found in the…"

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

"… printed in 1875, documents Stephen Titcomb, Jr.’s birth to Stephen Titcomb, Sr. and Abigail Stone on October 3, 1752."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"In September of 1806 Mrs. Robert Herring Jr. gave birth to the first child born in the settlement, a baby girl which she names Esther."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… the demolition was the Davenport family home, the birth-place of George Davenport. Before the Davenport Memorial, there were four wooden buildings…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… space for town meetings, kept records of births, deaths and marriages, and collected taxes for town and parish (church) business."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… of Leila’s passing, other than the Surry book of births, deaths and marriages held in the Town Hall vault."

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… state-wide consolidation initiative, and from its birth RSU 10’s motto has been “Becoming One”. The Western Foothills History Project, by exploring…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… of house, gardens   Part 7, pages 452-534 Births of Annie, Junior, Elmer; landscaping and garden design, business failures and attempts to find…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Giving birth meant young women going into the forest alone for 1-2 hours. They would then come back to the village and continue their everyday work."