Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… purchased the Starbird mill in Freeman from his father, Amos D. Starbird, who was moving to Florida."

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…"

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"His father John M. Coombs was a farmer and a shipbuilder, who probably taught his son carpentry. George Coombs learned drafting from Boston architect…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"His father was an engineer, and his mother was an artist. Barrows graduated from Philips Exeter in 1929 and from Harvard in 1934."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"… daughters as well as sons inherited from their fathers, and widows inherited from their husbands both via their dower rights and additional…"

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

"Mrs. Titcomb’s father tried to convince them to wait until spring,warning them about the perils of traveling at that time of year, but Stephen…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The father would take a train on Friday evening and spend the weekend with his family and go back on Sunday night by train and be ready for work on…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"It was a devastating loss. His father, in reviewing his late son’s papers, Garden & Forest articles, and Champlain Society logbooks, read anew the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… 1855-1869, A.C., at times alongside his father John II, made his living coasting as a schooner captain, logging Savage family land, loading his…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"and Emily Savage, and father of Charles K. Savage) is the man sitting on the grass at the left in the front row."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"Rather, they learned from their fathers, mothers, aunts and uncles, all the people who had worked in the smokehouses."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"His father passed away in May of 1872 when Arthur was only 15. His mother then decided to lease out the farm for which Arthur was happy as he did not…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"His family was very poor and his father died when he was young. Shep became a merchant early on in life because all of the children in his family…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"Frederick's father, Leonard W. Rogers, a carpenter, had died the previous August and his widowed mother, Hannah, certified that Frederick was 18…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… from Blue Hill who learned the craft from their fathers, and many Blue Hill boys went to sea before they were out of their 'teens."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… in 1831 by his mother, Mary Nicolas, and his father, Stanislaus. He worked as a river guide until he became Governor of the Penobscot tribe on…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"His father, Nicholas Sr., was married to Sarah Hammond, daughter of Benjamin Hammond. Almost all of his brothers ran away from home and were never…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"Jeremy Nelson was also the father of twelve children, and without him, some people might not be here because there were most likely a lot of people…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"He is the father of Thomas G. Libby. Thomas S. Libby was a wheelwright and carriage maker in the town of Lincoln, Maine."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… Milton, his son, returned from WWII to help his father Peter. They renamed the store “Carney’s Clothing.” Sadly, in 1951 Peter passed away, and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"… connect to you in your life today?" My Founding Father was Aaron Huntress and his achievements connect with me because he helped build the first…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"His father, Jonathan Clay, was a veteran of the War of 1812. He came from Buckfield, Maine in 1823. Jonathan Clay, Jr. was married to Helen M."

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

"After Homer’s graduation from high school, his father arranged an apprenticeship for him with a commercial lithographer in Boston."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"As one of four boys whose father, grandfathers, several uncles and cousins were all lobstermen, I recall lobster fishing during the period 1949 to…"