Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"He was the fifth of ten children, and when his father died on May 24, 1859, Hugh was forced to help provide for the family."

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… 1823 and practiced medicine in Portland with his father Stephen Cummings. Regretfully, the Cummings family genealogy contains no biographical…"

Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"… poignant post-mortem picture was taken by his father Enos Crocket, an early Rockland photographer."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"This refers to Stephen Longfellow IV. His father, Stephen Longfellow III, was previously active in the earlier fight for separation in the 1780s and…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"His father Sylvanus D. Thomas was a brick mason and building contractor, who was responsible for the construction of many buildings in Lewiston and…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"His father John A. Tompson was a trucker who transported goods and produce in the city. Frederick Tompson graduated from Portland High School in 1876…"

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

"… who had married Anne Bingham in 1798, whose father had once been the largest landowner in eastern Maine."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"Joseph was given the records by his father Reuel Williams to be deposited at MHS after his death. Seventy‐two loose maps accompany the records."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"The second time he was forced to stop studying was when his father died, which compelled him, under his father’s will, to stay home and take care of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"William and Delia M. May. Their father was the local Congregational pastor, and the importance of faith, decorum, and education was stressed."

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

"… was Olin Fowler – a young man from Lubec whose father was an itinerant Methodist preacher. Olin enlisted to serve in the Civil War at age 15."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"For The Love Of Paper CHANGING OF THE HELM – FATHER TO SON Construction of B Machine at Oxford Paper Company, Rumford, 1915Greater Rumford…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… Society and Maine State Museum Martin's father, John Martin Sr., a native of Cromwell, England, who worked as a tailor in Ellsworth, died when his…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… came from a distinguished family in which his father Levi Lincoln was a leader in Massachusetts legal and political circles and his brother Levi…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"Climena’s family came from Bath, Maine. Her father William Roberts, a carpenter, settled first in Seal Harbor, and later along the eastern shore of…"

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"His father sent him to study with Prof. Morescalchi at the University of Carrara and he ended up marrying the Professor's daughter, Giselda…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He married Isabel Whittier and was the father of four children. Chester’s mechanical and creative ability likely came through his father’s family."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… his position of his church and moved in with his father in Farmington, Maine. While in Farmington, Abbot continued his writing of children’s books."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"Keith, whose father, Josiah, was a tanner and shoemaker from Bridgewater, MA, planted trees and built pine-planking sidewalks along the streets."

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"… the letters he sent to his brother Josiah and his father, John. He also sent money to his family and anxiously awaited return mail from them."

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"His father died in 1777 while serving in the Revolutionary War, leaving his mother as the sole support of the family."

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