Mountain Town

Murders at Montville

Montville (Mountain Town), Maine, was first settled in 1780 and then incorporated on February 18, 1807, from an area once known as Davistown Plantation. It is a diamond-shaped rural township of approximately 43 square miles, in what is now Waldo County. 

Located approximately 15 miles west of Penobscot Bay, it lies in the shadow of the Frye Mountain State Game…

Introduction to “Murders at Montville”

"Murders at Montville" is the product and culmination of the genealogical research done for the descendants of Mildred E. Whiting. When tracing her ancestry, it was discovered that, when Mildred was 18 years old, she had an illegitimate child, fathered by a married man.

That child, born in Holden, Massachusetts, was unwanted and abandoned, brought to Maine, adopted in Albion and renamed. She married a man…

          Forensic Genealogy is presently recognized by the FBI as an extremely valuable tool for solving decades old crimes and also in identifying previously unknown victims. John Doe or Jane Doe.

          Forensics and Genealogy have combined, to provide a powerful and unstoppable force in solving the previously unsolvable. By applying Forensic examination techniques to Genealogy, researchers opened up a myriad of avenues showing them some totally different…

Mary Isabelle “Belle” (Sedgley) Steward Hunt 1853-1944

Sedgley Pedigree

Robert Sedgley 1815-1885 & Sarah Leavitt 1833-1891

Robert Sedgley & Mercy Hatch

          She was born Mary E. Sedgley[1], in Georgetown, Maine, the oldest child of Robert Sedgley[2] and his second wife, Sarah…

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK;

CHAMPLAIN MOUNTAIN BLACK AND WHITE TRAIL

This trail, as well as all other trails that led up to the summit of Huguenot Mountain were abandoned by the National Park Service with no explanation as to why, however the Park Service  has had a history of abandoning any trail that brings hikers close to it.  As perfect examples of this, they abandoned the Bear Den path, the Anemone Cave trail, the caves of Day Mountain and the…

William and Hannah Walton had a son, Henry A Walton born in 1840 in Portland Maine. I can find no birth certificate. Henry then shows up on the 1850 census living with John Walton .. not sure what the relationship is. I found a clipping stating a William Walton died of Fever in 1848 in Norway Maine. I can find no death certificate. Because of this clipping I believe John Walton was William's brother and took custody of Henry. I have never found anything that mentions Henry's mother Hannah.…

William Henry Smart 1846-1927

Smart Pedigree

Eliphalet Loton Smart 1803-1873 and Susan Robbins 1804-1881

Eliphalet Smart 1770-1812 and Sally Bailey 1771-

Robert Smart 1741-1818 and Sarah Norris 1741-1841

Joseph Smart 1700-1754 and Mary Marston 1710-1754

Robert Smart Jr. 1646-1718 and Eleanor “Elnel” Pratley 1646-1699

Robert Smart 1620-1703 and Ann?

John Smart 1590-1650 and…

Lorenzo F. Mace 1855-1886

          Lorenzo F. Mace[1] was born in Sangerville, Maine, the son of Joseph Mace[2] and Sophia Ann Page[3], who were married there on February 7, 1847 and had five other children: Joseph Elvin Mace[4], Louisa…

Ephraim E. Whiting 1839-1910

Whiting Pedigree

Leonard Whiting 1808-1880+ and Hannah Dyer 1807-1849

John Whiting 1759-1846 & Margaret Fairbrother 1782-1859

John Whiting 1727-1776 and Lucy Farmer 1736-1768

Cornet John Whiting 1699-1775 and Sarah Hunt 1709-1745

Esquire Oliver Whiting 1665-1736 and Anna Danforth 1667-1737

Reverend Samuel Whiting II 1633-1713 and Dorothy Chester…

Raymond David Tash 1900-1980

Tash Pedigree

William Franklin Tash 1853-1914 and Louisa Emily Emmett 1863-1914

William Augustus Tash 1803-1884 and Elizabeth Berry 1814-1887

Thomas Tash 1780-1870+ and Martha Shaw?

Emmett Pedigree

Louisa Emily Emmett 1863-1918 and William Franklin Tash 1853-1914

David Samuel Emmett 1834-1914 and Mary Ann Dyer…

Wilfred Martin Savoy 1921-1991

Savoy Pedigree

Martin S. Savoy 1895-1989 and Mazy Evelyn Pinkham 1902-1940+

Gustavus Savoie 1865-1916+ and Ellen Mary Hall 1873-1945

Edmond Aimé Savoie 1832-1917 and Rosalie Basque 1831-1920

Jean Savoie 1808-1882 and Monique Comeau 1810-1887

Jean-Magloire Savoie 1782-1870 and Esther Breau 1790-1870

Firmin J. Savoie 1750-1806 and Marie-Rose…

Sending this out to see if someone can help me with some wording I have found in a will -- I wonder if the word is just spelled differently now but would like to get someone else's perspective -- see attached with unknown word highlighted. Thanks in…

Leydia L. (Hewey) Willey Noyes 1898-1984

Hewey Pedigree

Franklin B. Hewey 1860-1930+ & Charlotte A. Welch 1860-1910+

Hiram P. Hewey 1833-1894 & Almeda Burns 1838-1858+

Hiram Hewey 1808-1875 & Dianna Ellis 1811-1900

James Hewey 1766-1810+ and Anna Reed 1770-1820+

John Hewey 1742-1810+ and Elizabeth Mann 1741-1815+

James Hewey 1700-1779 and Elizabeth 1715-1794

          Leydia…

Seth O’Dell Whiting 1900-1968

Whiting Pedigree

Seth L. Whiting 1861-1930+ and Vidella M. Cook 1877-1901

George W. Whiting 1866-1942 and Thurza Jane Inman 1873-1953

Ephraim Whiting 1839-1910 and Francina Ann Spearin 1836-1883

Leonard Whiting 1808-1880+ and Hannah Dyer 1807-1840

John Whiting 1759-1846 and Margaret Fairbrother 1782-1859

John Whiting 1727-1776 and Lucy Farmer 1736-1768

Cornet John…

I am searching for Information on John Shields died in 1866 and Samuel Shields died 1870. They are descendents of ours.

Olie E. Whiting 1864-1912

Whiting Pedigree

Ephraim Whiting 1839-1910 and Francina Ann Spearin 1836-1883

Leonard Whiting 1808-1880+ and Hannah Dyer 1807-1849

John Whiting 1759-1846 and Margaret Fairbrother 1782-1859

John Whiting 1727-1776 and Lucy Farmer 1736-1768

Cornet John Whiting 1699-1775 and Sarah Hunt 1709-1745

Esquire Oliver Whiting 1665-1736 and Anna Danforth…

          Charlene Hester Whiting[1] was born in Garland, Maine, the 6^th child of Gladys Hunt Whiting and an unnamed father.

          Gladys Mabel Hunt[2] divorced her husband George Elisco Whiting[3] several years before the conception of her daughter, Charlene Hester.

          Gladys Mabel Hunt…

I am trying to document the lineage of Sarah Springer, born 25 April 1767 in Georgetown and wife of Consider Turner (m 1784?) and then of Adam Lemont; she died 28 August 1845 in Bath.

Sarah Springer is said on one online genealogy to have been the daughter of Nathaniel Springer and Sarah Hodgkins. There seems to be considerable confusion about Nathaniel Springer, and I am wondering if there were not at least two and possibly three men of this name in Georgetown at the time of…

Dear folks,

I am trying to establish a definitive set of parents for Alexis Abbot b January 1804 somewhere in Massachusetts and died 6 Feb 1889 in Portland. His death record does not list parents. He is buried in Deering (now Portland), at Evergreen Cemetery, which I have not yet visited.

Some family information, and the Abiel Abbott genealogy of the George Abbott family, suggests he is the son of Jeremiah Abbot 17 May 1776-d 1834, but that's not confirmed, and I find…

Everett Ross Safford 1919-1988

          Everett Ross Safford[1] was born in New Portland, Maine, the son of George Converse Safford[2] and Minetta Walton[3]. George C. Safford and Minetta Walton were married on November 24, 1906 in New Portland, where their four sons were born:  Henry…