February 2010 Blog Posts (9)

Inspired by a suggestion from Network member Ron Cianek, I've compiled this list of resources for finding Maine land records online and off.



Androscoggin County…

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i'm ed i have ancestors from hallowell maine a david l.guptill who married an abigail winslow in 1838 the whole family changed their name to gardiner in 1854 in kenebeck court i am trying to find info on him and his family.There are guptill s in the area at the time- but not sure they are related .can anyone help ?

If you're interested in figuring out how your Maine ancestor spent his Civil War service, there are dozens of regimental histories and other resources online that won't cost you a penny.



To determine which unit(s) your relative served with, try the NPS Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System. Then, for a quick overview of each unit's service, see the Maine State Archives'…

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Source: Deacon George B. Crockett, Consolidated History of the Churches of the Oxford Baptist Association, State of Maine, and a Historical Sketch of the Association (Bryant's Pond, Me.: A. M. Chase & Co., Printers, 1905).

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TURNER BAPTIST CHURCH.

THE Town of Turner, formerly called Sylvester Plantation, was settled in 1775. In 1784, a Presbyterian church was organized,…

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Source: Deacon George B. Crockett, Consolidated History of the Churches of the Oxford Baptist Association, State of Maine, and a Historical Sketch of the Association (Bryant's Pond, Me.: A. M. Chase & Co., Printers, 1905).

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SUMNER AND HARTFORD BAPTIST CHURCH.

THE Town of Sumner, formerly called West Butterfield, began to be settled in 1782, but there were no professed Baptists in town…

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Source: Deacon George B. Crockett, Consolidated History of the Churches of the Oxford Baptist Association, State of Maine, and a Historical Sketch of the Association (Bryant's Pond, Me.: A. M. Chase & Co., Printers, 1905).

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WEST SUMNER BAPTIST CHURCH.

THE founding of the West Sumner Baptist church was largely the result of the labors of Rev. Manasseh Lawrence, pastor of the…

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Source: Deacon George B. Crockett, Consolidated History of the Churches of the Oxford Baptist Association, State of Maine, and a Historical Sketch of the Association (Bryant's Pond, Me.: A. M. Chase & Co., Printers, 1905).

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CANTON BAPTIST CHURCH.

THE town, incorporated by this name, was set off from Jay in 1821. The first religious interest in this place was in its early settlement, in…

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Source: Deacon George B. Crockett, Consolidated History of the Churches of the Oxford Baptist Association, State of Maine, and a Historical Sketch of the Association (Bryant's Pond, Me.: A. M. Chase & Co., Printers, 1905).

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PERU BAPTIST CHURCH.

PLANTATION Number One, from which, in 1821, was incorporated the town of Peru, was settled about the year 1800. Some Baptist families were among…

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Source: Deacon George B. Crockett, Consolidated History of the Churches of the Oxford Baptist Association, State of Maine, and a Historical Sketch of the Association (Bryant's Pond, Me.: A. M. Chase & Co., Printers, 1905).

[p. 61]

WELD AND CARTHAGE BAPTIST CHURCH.

FROM a short history of this church, written in 1847 by Isaac Barrett, we glean the following facts. The town of Weld was formerly…

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