Maine Memory Network

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

"Early settlers crossed the Madawaska Stream to settle the area known as Upsala. The population in 1890 was 66, by 1900 it was 191."

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."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"… because he was not allotted the usual 100 acres settlers lot for improvements, receiving instead 30 acres."

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"Learn about our people, from the early settlers, farmers, and land holders, through merchants and businessmen, to the soldiers and heroes who lived…"

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…"

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

"… Hill Historical Society The first European settlers, among them the Osgoods, Parkers, Peters, Holts, Candages, Hinckleys and Hortons, brought with…"

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."

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."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"These early settlers in Downeast Maine were proficient navigators; they had to be, especially since this section of the Maine coast is very rocky…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"Personal Glimpses of the Early Settlers of Lincoln, Maine. Print. "Gravestone Record." Mattanawcook Observer. 5th ed. Vol. 1. Alan Hawkins, 1983."

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."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"In turn, the settlers had to agree to stay seven years. Initially these settlers came to cut timber for boat building and to cultivate the land for…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… nor did they find welcome among the early settlers. Many of these pioneers had seen hard service in the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"… or Wheelersborough or Olive and finally Hampden Settlers called the township Souadabscook Plantation or Wheeler’s Mills."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… and individuals, a few who trace lineage to early settlers in the late 18th century, some to Scotch Irish immigrants arriving in the 19th century…"

Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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Dixfield Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Another early settler in the village was William Whitman, the grandfather of Hosea B. Whitman. William Whitman settled where G."

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

"His dedication, along with other notable early settlers, resulted in the incorporation of Farmington as a town in 1794."

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…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… area was called Canaan, and early 19th century settlers carved homes and farms from the wilderness."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"1860Farmington Historical Society Early settlers, representing five denominations, met their religious needs in their homes with traveling ministers."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"… built by Ebenezer Richardson, one of the original settlers. According to town records the Parsons Bridge was the first bridge built with town money."