Maine Genealogical Society members are now getting an extra special deal on top of already discounted items.  The popular Maine Families in 1790 Series Value Bundle includes 3 volumes from the 10 volume set at more than 50% off their retail price!  Volumes 5, 6 and 7 are included in this limited time deal and include more than 1,600 poages of family sketches. The Every Name Index for just these three volumes includes more than 40,000 names!

Retail these books sell for a…

Query from a new Maine Genealogical Society member, Jaci Hall:

Looking for the parents of Simeon Miller born in Hampden, ME 1825, married to Harriet Barrows 1849 and died in Bangor 1900. He is buried in the Lakeview Cemetery in West Hampden amid all the Millers and Barrows to whom I know he is related. Any help  greatly appreciated.

To help Jaci: bjng@fairpoint.net

Searching for years for the parents of Samuel Bagley who married Sarah Barnes (her mother was a Huntley form NS). According to the census he was born in 1795. Disappeared from the census in 1860 in Lubec, ME.

My connection to the Getchells is thru Sarah (Sally) Getchell who was married to James Michels at Clinton Maine 8 May 1806.  James died 8 Nov 1817 at Clinton.

Some of the Michels left Maine about 1818.  Sally Getchell Michels went with them, first to Ohio and later to Edwards County, Illinois.  After arriving in Illinois Sally married…

Maine Genealogical Society member Roger Cressey recently sent us this request:

I wish to be in contact with anybody doing the Cressey genealogy. 

Daniel was born ? in the Balltown area around 1760  He had a son Daavid B. b. 7 Oct 1801. m. 13 Oct 1824 to a Martha Jane Brazier. He died 13 Jan 1853 Boothbay.  He was a powder boy in the war of 1812 Fort Popham. 

Please contact me by e-mail…

If your research is in York Maine or you have history from York Maine check out this news story.

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