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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…