Hi Betty, I have been thinking about writing for quite some time. It seems that we are doing a lot of searching in the same area but not for the same names/families. I would like very much to get back to the Washington County, ME and New Brunswick area for a week or two or more. My late mother-in-law was born on Beals, ME and after living, marrying, raising her family and becoming a widow in MA, she moved back and remarried there. We spent a lot of time in the summer visiting her there and after retiring we moved to Hancock County. I still have extended family there and really enjoy spending time in the area. I have searched several cemeteried and even taken the ferry from Eastport, ME to Deer Isle, New Brunswick at one time. Although I live in Vermont right now , I would like nothing better then to be back in "Downest" Maine. The names I have been researching are: Black, Butler, Beals, Seavey, Faulkingham, Alley, plus their associated families. The Black and Butler have been my brick walls for a number of years. I do have a Greenlaw that married a Faulkingham, and a couple of Kidder but nothing much more then just their names. If I can answer any questions you may have about the area, please ask away. Marie (in VT)

Hi Marie, Thank you for writing, and for the offer. I can make a quick comment. I always have trouble remembering the difference between the towns, Deer Isle, Maine, and Deer Island, New Brunswick. But, I've been active on the GREENLAW List this month and was reminded that they first arrived in 1750's and settled in Deer Isle, ME. And, my ancestor's brother, John KIDDER, left Calais, ME, with his 2nd wife and moved to Deer Island, NB (1881). ( I hope I've got it right this morning. ) :o) And, I just looked up the town you mentioned, as I had not heard of it. And, see that Beals is a very small town at the very bottom of Washington Co., and right on the coast. I took out my map of Maine and see it is right beside Jonesport, and both are south of Machias. And, I see that they are . just up the coastline . from the Bar Harbor area. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beals,_Maine John KIDDER's widow moved to Gouldsboro, ME, which is in Hancock Co., but not too far from Jonesport. (John "drowned at sea" in 1887 - somewhere!) I do have a problem with this family, actually a couple of them. One thing is that John had 2 children with his 2nd wife. His widow and those children moved to Gouldsboro ~1890??. The youngest son married and had "many" descendants. There was an annual "KIDDER family reunion" in Hancock Co. for ~50 years, ~1940 to ~1990 upon the death of the grandson, "Lewis" KIDDER. But, the youngest daughter is a mystery. She is a 16-yr-old in the 1900 census, and no one knows what happened to her. And the Gouldsoboro Town Clerk wanted ~$10 per hour research for looking for her in their records. :o( If you need KIDDER info, I have difficulty with female KIDDER's but with a name and a birth-year, I can try to find them. I don't think I have any of your surnames on my extended KIDDER / WILKINS family tree - along the ME/NB border. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie" <twburnett@vermontel.net> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 12:19 PM Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] Where Would You Vacation for Genealogy Reasons? > Hi Betty, > > I have been thinking about writing for quite some time. It seems that we > are doing a lot of searching in the same area but not for the same > names/families. > I do have a Greenlaw that married a Faulkingham, and a couple of Kidder > but nothing much more then just their names. > If I can answer any questions you may have about the area, please ask > away. > > Marie (in VT)

Marie Which Blacks are you searching for??? I connect back to the family who started with Daniel coming from Scotland to Boxford Mass, then the family made its way to York and Waldo counties in Maine, after a stint in New Hampshire. Maybe we have some in common! Faye The names I have been researching are: Black, Butler, Beals, Seavey, Faulkingham, Alley, plus their associated families. The Black and Butler have been my brick walls for a number of years. I do have a Greenlaw that married a Faulkingham, and a couple of Kidder but nothing much more then just their names. If I can answer any questions you may have about the area, please ask away. Marie (in VT)