Revolutionary War Ancestors
A group for those researching Maine's soldiers and sailors in the American Revolution.
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Seafaring Ancestors
A group for those researching Maine's maritime history.
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According to Lincoln County Probate records, mariner William Jackson of Newcastle, ME died in Jan 1796 with James and Benjamin Jackson as sureties. Then, James Jackson of Pownalborough, died in Sept 1796 with widow Rebecca Jackson as…
Joseph Jackson
Brothers Joseph (b.1752) and Samuel (b. 1754) Jackson arrived in Jefferson ME (Balltown) from Newcastle (ME ?) (there is also a NewCastle NH) in 1775. My mother has traced genealogy from them (their gravestones are in Jefferson) to us....but their parents remain a mystery. Since Joseph is a Junior, we believe the father is Joseph and because each brother has a daughter named Mary, we guess it possible their mother could be Mary. They may also have another brother named Isaac married to Lucy…See More
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Colonial Ancestors
A group for those whose ancestors lived in Maine prior to the American Revolution.
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- What Maine surnames are you researching?
- Jackson, to start....
- What locations in Maine are you researching?
- Coastal Maine - Lincoln and York counties
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- At 4:48pm on March 6, 2010,
Chris Dunham said… - The Centennial celebration of the town of Jefferson says that Samuel and Joseph "came from Newcastle and located at what has been known as Jackson's Mills in 1778." Several web sources say they were sons of Joseph and Abigail (Laskey) Jackson of Durham, N. H., though Joseph's 1788 will didn't mention them.
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