Keywords: josiah
Item 101259
Josiah Bartlett to Mashech Wear, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-02-26 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 21216
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1786 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper
Item 41039
5-7 Cove Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Josiah Wescott Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 41040
Owner in 1924: Josiah Wescott Use: Dwelling - Single family
Exhibit
Young men and women in the 19th century often went away from home -- sometimes for a few months, sometimes for longer periods -- to attend academies, seminaries, or schools run by individuals. While there, they wrote letters home, reporting on boarding arrangements and coursework undertaken, and inquired about the family at home.
Exhibit
Independence and Challenges: The Life of Hannah Pierce
Hannah Pierce (1788-1873) of West Baldwin, who remained single, was the educated daughter of a moderately wealthy landowner and businessman. She stayed at the family farm throughout her life, operating the farm and her various investments -- always in close touch with her siblings.
Site Page
"Colonel Josiah Little Josiah Little was the son of Colonel Moses and Abigail Little and born on February 16, 1747."
Site Page
Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866
"… by the son of the last clerk of the company, Josiah Little, a Bowdoin College classmate. McKeen gifted them to MHS after his death."
Story
Josiah Parsons Home Westport Island Maine
by Deborah G. Greenleaf
Westport Island historical information
Story
Jennie Aranovitch - honoring family legacy and Jewish identity
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Her great-grandparents journey from Belarus through current day Jewish experience in Biddeford.
