I unearthed Nathaniel Ripley's Civil War Pension file while going through some stuff today, so I wrote his bio and thought you might enjoy reading it. According to Mary Williams, former town clerk of Waite, he was the postmaster in Princeton for many years, c. 1875-1905. Three of his seven brothers also served in the Civil War: James, Edward and Thomas. James was my 3G-grandfather and was 42 when he enlisted as a private in Co. D., 1st Maine Cavalry. He was wounded 18 Aug 1864 at Fussel's Mill and discharged 20 Jun 1865. Edward and his wife, Lucy Bagley, lost their entire family to some epidemic before he enlisted, also as a private, in D Co, 1st Maine Infantry on 5 Apr 1865 at the age of 37. They are all buried in a row in Waite. They had another family after he returned from the war. Thomas enlisted at the age of 25 in E Co., 6th Regiment, Maine Vol. Infantry on 20 Aug 1863 for 3 years. On Nov. 7, 1863, he was seriously wounded at the Battle of Rappahannock Station, being shot while lying on his belly. The ball entered at the "upper angle of right scapular & came out in lumbar region just above left nates [i.e., the buttocks]. He spent the next eight months in the hospital and was discharged from Cony U.S. Hospital in Augusta, Maine, 26 Jun 1865, "degree of disability three quarters." I don't know what became of him subsequently. Here is Nathaniel's bio: Nathaniel Ripley was born Dec. 6, 1833 at Calais, Washington, Co., Maine, the second youngest of the ten children of James E. Ripley and Eunice Linscott [1850 Census of T2R2, Washington Co., Maine]. He enlisted 10 Sep 1862 in Brewer as a private in "C" Co., 22nd Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry and was mustered in as a corporal 10 Oct 1862 at Bangor to serve nine months. At the time of his enlistment he was a lumberman, 5 feet, 11 1/2 inches in height, of fair complexion, with black hair and blue eyes -- a sound, healthy man ["remarkably so," according to an affidavit by his company commander, Capt. William B. Taylor of Calais, dated 10 Dec 1881]. On 28 Jan 1863, he was promoted to sergeant. On 16 April 1863, while on picket duty outside Brashears City, near Bayou Teche, Louisiana, he came down sick with malarial fever and jaundice. When his regiment left for Franklin, he was left behind with a number of others in the regimental field hospital. After spending about two weeks there, he was sent by ambulance to rejoin his regiment at New Iberia, where he spent another ten days in the infirmary under the care of the assistant regimental surgeon, Jason Huckins (who later resided in Corinth, ME). He was mustered out in the rank of sergeant 14 Aug 1863 at Augusta, ME. Shortly after his return home, his father, James E. Ripley, died intestate 12 Jan 1864, and he was appointed executor of the estate, which took three years to resolve [James E. Ripley, Probate, Vol. 22, Machias County Courthouse, Machias, Washington, ME]. He lived in Waite until 1872, when he moved to Princeton, where he was for many years the postmaster [Mary Williams, former Town Clerk of Waite, Washington, ME]. In June, 1875, he married Lulu E. Smith of Calais [Vital Records of Calais, Maine, Prior to 1892, Compiled by Sharon Howland, Picton Press, Rockport, ME, 1998, p. 365]. They had two children, Alice G. Ripley, b. 23 Sep 1884, and Lulu E. Ripley, b. 16 Feb 1890 [Lulu E. Ripley, Record of a Death, Microfilm, Maine State Archives, Augusta, ME]. Nathaniel's wife, Lulu, died the same year [gravestone, Village Cemetery, Princeton, ME], while their daughter, Lulu, died 10 Feb 1895 of acute gastritis, six days short of her fifth birthday (d/c). Alice married Frederick A. Robbins 2 Mar 1907 in Princeton [Maine Online Marriage Archives (http://thor.ddp.state.me.us/archives/plsql/archdev.Marriage_Archive.search_fo rm)]. He died 13 May 1964 in Bangor [Maine Online Death Archives (http://thor.ddp.state.me.us/archives/plsql/archdev.death_archive.search_form) ]. Nathaniel first applied for a disablity pension 12 Aug 1879, which was granted [Pension certificate no. 289441]. He made another declaration, under the provisions of the pension law of 6 Feb 1907, on 5 Apr 1909 in Princeton. Calling himself 91, he made another affadavit regarding his penion on 23 Oct 1923, stating that he had suffered a "shock" on 18 Jul 1923, leaving him with only partial use of one arm and hand, while confining him to bed and requiring regular personal aid and assistance. He died three and a half years later, on 28 Feb. 1927, in Princeton, where he is buried in the Village Cemetery beside his wife and daughter (gravestones). Unless otherwise stated, source is Nathaniel Ripley, Civil War Pension Certificate No. 289.441, Co. C, 22 Maine Vol. Inf. David Mitchell James PO Box 743 Rye, NH 03870-2546 jamesdm49@aol.com

NEWS OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY The Washington County Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 20th at the Gates House Museum, home of the Machiasport Historical Society. Genealogical and research materials housed in the genealogy room of the Gates House will be discussed. The purpose of the society is to collect, exchange and preserve related documents and information, and to promote and encourage interest and scholarship in genealogy and family history in Washington County. The public is invited to attend. Those attending are encouraged to bring research problems, share new findings, and suggest programs and activities for the coming year. Membership dues are $10 per year. A quarterly newsletter, WEIRS AND WOODS, is mailed to all members. The publication includes free queries, society information and tidbits about Washington County, Maine. For further information contact, Frances Raye, president at 853-6630 or Valdine Atwood, secretary at 255-4432. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Hi Listers, The above mentioned parish has been updated with Page 1 of the 1901 Census for District Q2. There are a total of 17 pages in Q2, and District Q1 has 12 pages. I will be slowly working on them this fall. If you find any link that is broken, please don't hesitate to drop me a note. If you have any data that you would like to contribute, let me know as well. To all my Canadian friends & researchers, have a Happy Thanksgiving. Marilyn Strout West Isles Parish GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbwestis/

Have added the above to the St. George, NB 'Families' Page. Written for 'Generations' magazine by K.K. Gower, Westbrook, Maine and Gerald F. Gower, McLean Virginia. Charlene Beney--co-ordinator for St. George, NB Parish Pages www.rootsweb.com/~nbpstgeo/

To Whom It May Interest: Ref: Catherine Abernathy/Abernethy & Frank Haggerty Family History Seeking the family history of Catherine Abernathy/Abernethy & Frank Haggerty; she was b: 14 August 1851, Woodstock NB or Houlton ME; p: James & Mary, they, respectively, were from NB & Ireland; the family, as farmers, moved to Houlton ME from NB, 1850; had 11 kids: Mary Jane, William, Margaret, Eliza Ann, John, Robert, Phoebe, Catherine, James Jr, Isabella & Charles; James Jr, along w/his wife Mary & kids: Winnifred & James III, inherited the Houlton ME farm. Catherine m: Frank Haggerty, 1871 in Houlton ME at St Mary's RCCh; migrated to Stillwater/Beardsley MN, 1881; farmed; had 7 kids: John, Maud, Mary, Peter, Alice, Francis Leo & Clara. Later, after Frank moved to Bemidji MN where he worked in a lumber camp, Catherine, w/her kids, alone, migrated to Sisseton SD; there, she sucessfully established a commercial hotel business; d: 8 July 1927, interred in Beardsley MN. Franks d: date & interment site are unknown; he was last noted as the Godfather in 1906 at the christening of his niece in Stillwater MN, possibly he d: during the early 1900's in MN or ID. I've much family history to share as I'm in close contact with Abernathy/Haggerty descendants. I, myself, am a Haggerty descendant, Frank & Catherine were my great uncle & aunt. All The Best, ED COSTELLO, 1009 Blenheim Dr Raleigh NC 27612 , tel: 919-782-6058; COSTELLO (FAHEY): Co Mayo>CT, MA, ME USA> USA; JOYCE (DOWER): Co Mayo>MA USA; HAGGERTY (McGUIRE): Co Donegal>NB Canada>ME USA>USA; LAVERTY (BROWN), (KELLY): Co Armagh>NB Can>ME, CA USA>USA, Can. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Hello! Would anyone know about the holdings at the Lubec Histocial Society?? Does it have a web site?? I had a note last week from a contact who was speaking with Mr Ross at the society. Mr Ross had a survey map of the late 1700s that had Josiah Flagg owning 100 acres and it was called Flagg's Point right at the point where the FDR bridge goes from Lubec to Campobello. Does anyone know if this survey map also includes Campobello island on it?? He mentioned that the map could be purchased in Machias... does anyone know where?? As you probably know I maintain the Campobello Parish site and am ALWAYS looking for information on the island that I could put on the site. Would there are ANY records at the historical society that would pertain to Campobello by chance?? People would often move back and forth between Campobello and Lubec. I was wondering if there are any death records, or funeral records there that could be of help to me?? Could they possibly have a cemetery transcription of Campobello cemeteries?? I have been looking for this for a number of years and they only thing I can come up with is one that I accidentally found at the LDS... from 1900! If anyone can answer any of these questions... please drop me a line. Thanks for your time! Heather Heather Leighton Waddingham Campobello Parish Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcampob/ My England and Canadian Roots containing over 8400 names http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=CDNROOTS email: hwaddingham@yahoo.com

Machias Motor Inn [207] 255-4861 26 East Main St., Machias Maineland Motel [207] 255-3334 East Machias Seagull Motel [207] 255-3033 4 E Main , Machias If you type in the library and the town and state , you can usually find out their hours. Alice Beal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Meeks" <lmmeeks1@earthlink.net> To: <MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [MEWASHIN-L] Eastport and Lubec > Hi Donna, > > I'm planning on visiting Machias and Machiasport, from southern CA, > from Oct. 16-22. Can you suggest a place to stay? Also, do you > happen to know the hours of the Porter Memorial Library, the Gates > House, and the Machias and Machiasport Courthouses? > > I appreciate your help! > > Laura Meeks > Quartz Hill, CA > lmmeeks1@earthlink.net > > ---------- > From: Donna Agro <canddagro@nemaine.com> > To: MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] Eastport and Lubec > Date: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 7:28 AM > > Hello. > I live in Machias not too far from Lubec and Eastport and visit Lubec > quite frequently since we enjoy driving through that area as well as > visiting West Quoddy State Park. We've only lived in Maine for a > little > under 5 years, but I have noticed that Lubec has been desperately > trying > to clean up their little town these past few years. A new B & B has > been erected, a new library is in the process of being built, the old > sardine factory has new roofs on all of its buildings right across > from > the new B & B. I guess you would have to visit an area often to > notice > these minor improvements to get the overall picture of a small town > trying to pull itself up out of an economic depression. Eastport on > the > other hand is going great guns with its deep water harbor which > brings > in large ships from all over the world and in general is like a > phoenix > rising out of the ashes! There also is a ferry that is run during > the > summer months to connect Eastport with islands in New Brunswick. > Eastport also has many beautiful old homes, some of which have been > converted into B & Bs. Someone just passing through naturally would > take away a totally different perspective of these small towns, not > realizing the progress that has been made in recent years. Quite a > few > tourists frequent Eastport on an annual basis and make it there home > port while visiting the surrounding areas of Maine and New Brunswick. > All in all the little coastal towns of Washington County are working > hard at trying to establish themselves and to boost their economy!! > > Donna from Machias > >

Hi Donna, I'm planning on visiting Machias and Machiasport, from southern CA, from Oct. 16-22. Can you suggest a place to stay? Also, do you happen to know the hours of the Porter Memorial Library, the Gates House, and the Machias and Machiasport Courthouses? I appreciate your help! Laura Meeks Quartz Hill, CA lmmeeks1@earthlink.net ---------- From: Donna Agro <canddagro@nemaine.com> To: MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] Eastport and Lubec Date: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 7:28 AM Hello. I live in Machias not too far from Lubec and Eastport and visit Lubec quite frequently since we enjoy driving through that area as well as visiting West Quoddy State Park. We've only lived in Maine for a little under 5 years, but I have noticed that Lubec has been desperately trying to clean up their little town these past few years. A new B & B has been erected, a new library is in the process of being built, the old sardine factory has new roofs on all of its buildings right across from the new B & B. I guess you would have to visit an area often to notice these minor improvements to get the overall picture of a small town trying to pull itself up out of an economic depression. Eastport on the other hand is going great guns with its deep water harbor which brings in large ships from all over the world and in general is like a phoenix rising out of the ashes! There also is a ferry that is run during the summer months to connect Eastport with islands in New Brunswick. Eastport also has many beautiful old homes, some of which have been converted into B & Bs. Someone just passing through naturally would take away a totally different perspective of these small towns, not realizing the progress that has been made in recent years. Quite a few tourists frequent Eastport on an annual basis and make it there home port while visiting the surrounding areas of Maine and New Brunswick. All in all the little coastal towns of Washington County are working hard at trying to establish themselves and to boost their economy!! Donna from Machias

Also looking for whatever happened to Georgeanna Anderson, daughter of John the Sea Captain. When her father was lost at sea, her mother remarried to Elbridge Nickerson and she took the name Nickerson for a while, for her acting career. She married Charles Hutchinson of New Hampshire and had a daughter Lena (or Elena) Hutchinson. Charles died and she later had a baby born aboard the steamship "Katahdin". This second baby was my grandmother, Marion Katahdin Vinal, born in 1879. Georgeanna gave up the baby, as well as her older daughter, to the father's mother, Ruth Vinal, and went back to the Stage. She was "an actress on the American stage" supposedly. Also, Georgeanna had a sister, Emma Julia or Julia Emma Anderson who married a Stockman. Looking for any aids, tips as to what happened to Georgeanna and Julia. Thanks. Sue in CT

Looking for information on Anderson families of Maine. Specifically John, born 1824, died 1851 when he went down with his ship, "The Polyanthus" . Was listed in "Searsport SeaCaptains." Thanks. Sue Smith in CT

Update on St. David Parish (Charlotte County, NB) - World War 1 list of Canadian Expeditionary Force expanded, Regimental Numbers added where found, and where available online, ATTESTATION PAPER images added. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbstdavi/ww1david.html Samples of the Attestation Papers, in this case for a Harmon Ames of Honeydale: Front - http://data2.archives.ca/cef/well1/208838a.gif Back - http://data2.archives.ca/cef/well1/208838b.gif Note that the entire CEF can be searched on the National Archives website at: http://www.archives.ca/02/020106_e.html To visit ST. DAVID PARISH website, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbstdavi/index.htm Tom Moffatt St. David Co-ordinator

Below is a message I received from Karen Glander who is seeking information about her grandfather, Aldano DeBoyes, a coach in Calais in the '50s. Possibly someone will be able to help her. Please respond directly to Karen at GlanderK@aol.com; she does not belong to the list. - Thanks, Karen Howell "I was wondering if you could possibly help me out. My name is Karen Glander. I am trying to put together a family history/family tree scrapbook for my father for Christmas. His father was Aldano DeBoyes. Unfortunately, my father and his sister do not know much about him, since their family was not all that close. I am hoping to scrounge up information on him. I discovered that he was a football coach and a teacher at the Calais Junior High. I believe that this was during the 50's. I am hoping that some of the people that have kept in touch via your web site will have remembered him. If so, could they please contact me with a story or anything that they can remember about him? That would really be great! Thank you so much for your help." Karen Glander GlanderK@aol.com

Hello! It has been a frustrating couple of days! I have had a minor computer crash. I have been able to restore everything BUT my email program from over the past 14-16 months. As a result I have LOST all email address in my contact lists, everything that has been sent to me for the Campobello pages I maintain, and a ton of other stuff that I won't remember till I go looking for it:) SO, if you have contacted me at some point in the past year, could you please do so again. I would like to start to rebuild my address book. If you have sent me something in the past can you do so again?? If I owe you a letter or anything else, kindly send me a reminder and I will get to you asap. (Yes, I did have my email backed up... did so when I noticed things were not "right" on Sunday but apparently the program (Eudora 5) was damaged and I am unable to restore it from my backup disk. If anyone has any suggestions as to how I may do that with this program I would love to hear from you:) Thanks!! Heather Heather Leighton Waddingham Campobello Parish Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcampob/ My England and Canadian Roots containing over 8400 names http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=CDNROOTS email: hwaddingham@yahoo.com

Morning everyone, Is anyone else have problems viewing Campobello cemetery images? > The direct link to the page of photo's is at ... > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcampob/cemetrypg.htm >Heather Leighton Waddingham >Campobello Parish Coordinator I can't see the photos using netscape, but can using internet explorer.Wierd. Marilyn Strout

Good Morning! I updated the Campobello pages last week as a number of you know. HOWEVER I forgot to load one of the newest pages... the one with the 25 new cemetery photo's of Wilson's Beach Cemetery. This has now been added.... You can find this information off the "Cemeteries and Churches Page" located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcampob/camp4.htm The direct link to the page of photo's is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcampob/cemetrypg.htm Please let me know if you find anything else missing... Thanks! Heather Heather Leighton Waddingham Campobello Parish Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcampob/ My England and Canadian Roots containing over 8400 names http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=CDNROOTS email: hwaddingham@yahoo.com

NEWS OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY EASTPORT – The Washington County Genealogical Society will hold their first meeting of the fall season beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29th at the Peavey Library in Eastport. The society was organized in the fall of 1992 and is open to all who are interested in family history and genealogy whether a beginner or advanced. Besides providing a networking system for researchers, WCGS promotes the preservation of records, photos and education opportunities for Washington County genealogists. Those attending are encouraged to bring research problems, share new findings, and suggest programs and activities for the coming year. Membership dues are $10 per year. A quarterly newsletter, WEIRS AND WOODS, is mailed to all members. The publication includes free queries, society information and tidbits about Washington County, Maine. The public is invited. For further information contact, Frances Raye, president at 853-6630 or Valdine Atwood, secretary, at 255-4432. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Greetings Listers, First, I want to extend a special note of thanks to Frances Raye, Maisil Miller, and Terry Holt for their help with my Harrington and Calder and other geneology questions. Their help has been extremely thorough and wonderful! If I lived in Maine I would petition Gov. King to honor their devotion to preserving both Eastport's and Washington County's history. I have made a few major break throughs using the information they have sent in the past. The most recent is the discovery that the wife of Andrew Harrington III of Eastport, Phoebe Ann Herrington was the daughter of Nancy Clary and Joseph Herrington of Georgetown and Edgecomb, ME respectively. I've pulled together those lineages with the help of several email correspondents and a few other sources. Nancy Clary Herrington married secondly Jonas Temple Keyes and they had one daughter, Dolly Temple Keyes, born in Eastport. It appears that Nancy may have married a third time to a Harriman. Andrew Harrington III and Phoebe Ann Herrington named some of their kids after Jonas Keyes' family, including their firstborn, Israel Keyes Harrington who was named for Jonas Keyes' father. My ancestor, John Bent Harrington appears to be named for Dolly Temple Keyes' husband John Bent. I would be happy to share the other information I have on those lines. Now for my question. Does anyone have access to preloyalist records? I am trying to find out where Andrew Harrington I came from before settling on Moose Island. It appears that he had land near Grand Lake and was one of the pre-loyalists who petitioned for compensation when that land was taken from him. In the petition Andrew tells the Gov. of NB that he was run off his land on Moose Island when the war broke out and that he had settled on Deer Island. This fits with Esther Clark Wright's book that lists Andrew as first having land at Grand Lake and then Deer Island. His first kids were born on Deer Island, including Andrew II my ancestor. Also, Sarah Frost, his mother-in-law is listed on Deer Island in 1792. Andrew's one deed for his farm on Moose Island is a transfer from John Curry who just happens to have been a partner or somehow involved in the sawmill on the St. Croix that was operated by James Frost, Jeremiah Frost, Sarah and Curry. Has anyone on the list come across documents that might show where Andrew came from? I have a hunch he may be from the family of Edward Harrington (Harraden) of Glouscester. That family used the name Andrew quite a bit and the Eastport Harringtons had four generations of Andrews. Also, are there any old sketches or photos of the Golden Ball Hotel and Farm on Moose Island or of the Spring Farm, or of the Harrington school that is mentioned in a letter to the Eastport Sentinal in 1901 by William Harrington. If they exist could someone scan those images and send them via email? Cordially, Ken Kenneth Harrington McKeever, Ph.D., FACSM Associate Professor and Equine Exercise Physiologist Equine Science Center Department of Animal Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 84 Lipman Drive New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8525 Phone: (732) 932-9390 FAX: (732) 932-6996 http://www.equinesciencecenterrutgers.com/ "He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative." G.K. Chesterton

Hi David, I was curious about this question myself, so I went to www.google.com and I first put into a search: given names in colonial america and then: american given names I found several, very interesting web pages which described how given names ...came to be .. in earlier centuries. Two of the pages said that sometimes .amongst the very early Colonists, they would literally open a BIBLE, close their eyes, and point their finger at a word on the page. That word, whether it was a name or not, became their baby's name. :o) I also put in the search: mehitable, eliphalet, given names and that way you find many web pages which are mostly genealogy web sites where those names are listed. One common theme? They were very common, given names during the 1700's! While doing these searches, you will also find several books for sale, on the subject of: "American Given Names." Another research book which people might not think of is .. something like "The New Age Baby Name Book." Not only does it list many, multi-cultural names but it offers their meanings. And, in amongst the names, you will find little paragraphs of .... tidbits of information about .. the history of naming babies. Have a good day, Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. Looking for origins of the WILKINS family living in towns between Calais and Houlton from 1800 to 1850. (Father and son KIDDER men married into these families.) Also looking for origin of Miss or Mrs. Mary Mercy GREENLAW who married the above "Calvin" Kidder's father, Calvin Kidder, in 1798 in St. Andrews, NB.

Interesting article in Bangor Daily - looking for descendants of the sheriff Downes killed by the counterfeiter. Read the article and request for help at: http://www.bangordailynews.com/cgi-bin/article.cfm?storynumber=40510 Intro says: Police seeking family of lawman slain in 1811 By Diana Graettinger, Of the NEWS Staff BAILEYVILLE — A sheriff’s deputy who was trying to break up an illegal counterfeit minting scheme was murdered, and the man who killed him became the first man in Maine to be legally hanged. It all took place 190 years ago when Maine still was part of Massachusetts. Now two modern-day police officers are trying to locate the family of former Washington County Deputy Sheriff John Tilliston Downes of Calais, so they can hold a memorial service for him. from Tom Moffatt