Paul Hines's Page

"Hello, Here is a link to the Lyman website.  I would call the clerk's office to see what records they maintain in town.  They can usually point you in the right direction.  http://www.lyman-me.gov The Chadbourne cemetery on the…"

"Hello, I see a 9 yr old Charles Wentworth staying with a Littlefield family in Lyman in 1860.  Could this be a brother to John?  There is some information that Charles' parents were Sophia Littlefield & Elisha Wentworth and that…"

"Hi there!  No, I simply don't have the time right now.  I transcribe documents through Ancestry.com when I do have some spare time, and the 1940 Maine census has been indexed there now.  Let me know who you're searching for…"

"Well hello, Paul.  We meet again!  Do you belong to the census outfit?"

"Hi Roberta, I thought I would be able to help more with your Cram search, but I didn't have much.  I do have Margaret Louisa Kelley/Kelley b. 3/29/1890, bap. 6/1/1890 Benedicta, ME.  Parents were Thomas & Catherine (Farmer)…"

"Ford Model A, 1930ish?"

"This from The Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire: "PHILIP, in Portsm. from Salis. 1659, soon went to Scarb. where assoc. with Wm. Snell in dealings with Henry Watts and Robt. Jordan.  Lists 323, 326a.  K. by lightning…"

" I have Nellie P Gower born July 13 1886 and my Grandmother Flora Belle Gower born June 17, 1888."

" Very much so. Nellie was my granrmother's sister."

"Hello, I was wondering if you are connected to Nellie Gower b. 1888 who married Stanley Heath b. 1876, lived in the Patten area.  Their daughter Maud Gertrude Heath married my great grandfather's nephew.  Thanks!  - Paul"

"They lived in Athens, Somerset, Maine from 1864.  Married in Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine.  Horace died of pneumonia May, 1880.  I see a daughter Ada in the 1870 census who was 7 at the time.  1880 census shows Mahala with sons…"

"The first meeting place for the Congregational Church in Edgecomb was in the town hall building which is adjacent to the North Edgecomb cemetery.  The only churches at the turn of the century there were the Methodist and Congregational. …"

"Hi, a roundsman for the railroad would have gone round inspecting the tracks to make sure they were in proper order.  If it didn't specify that he worked for the railroad, it could have meant anything from a night watchman to a milkman,…"

"Hi Sarah, I don't know if you got any help with this already, but I can put you in contact with a great resource! Richard D. Kelley Jr. put together three great books about the history of Benedicta, ME. rdkellyjr@roadrunner.com He has some…"