Hi everyone, I have just updated Dumbarton Parish Cemetery with the death of John O'Neill who was killed in a gunning at Flume Ridge. Courtesy of Charlene Beney. It is in Part 4 of the Rollingdam RC Cemetery. Joan McLeod Coordinator Dumbarton Parish www.rootsweb.com/~nb.charlo/

Hi, Just want to let everyone know that I have updated the Dumbarton parish with Part 2 of the 1871 Census records for Dumbarton Parish. Joan McLeod Coordinator for Dumbarton Parish mcleojoa@nb.sympatico.ca www.rootsweb.com/~nb.charlo/

Hi Listers! I haven't been on the list for a while, but it's time to start searching Wash. Co., where my ancestors were rather thick on the ground! My paternal grandparents were Charles Lewis TUPPER (1 Oct. 1898 - 9 May, 1992) m. Lillian Emily HOLMES (9 Mar 1903 - 17 May, 1989), both of East Machias. Their connections include DODGE, BERRY, ANDREWS, BRYANT, BENNER, CATES and ABBOTT. My mother's family comes from Lubec, the BRAWN and BOYD families. Would love to hear from anyone with these same family connections downeast! Susan Tupper Gillmor Portland, ME

That's me and I do apologize to anyone who attempted finding Benjamin and Polly Waterhouse. It should have been Benjamin and Polly (Waterhouse) HOYT. I'm sorry. I guess my mind was so full of what I was doing (not much as you can tell!) that I saw in my message what I wanted to see. I am not a novice, but boy, did I behave like one. A large piece of my special humble pie goes to Val Atwood, who as usual, pulled down half her books to find people for a lister. Promise to you Val, I'll re-read my messages before I send anymore. Pat, in Washington State

William Henry Plummer (originally spelled Plumer) was born in 1832 in Washington County, Maine, the youngest child of a prominent pioneer family. His father, older brother and sister's husband were all sea captains, but the youngest son--intelligent, good-looking, and of slight build--had consumption and could not carry on the seagoing tradition. Thus his parents provided him with what was described as "a good early education" in a village near the family farm. Was Montana's most controversial sheriff a lawman-gone-bad or the innocent victim of ruthless vigilantes? http://www.thehistorynet.com/WildWest/articles/1998/08982_text.htm <A HREF="http://www.thehistorynet.com/WildWest/articles/1998/08982_text.htm"> Henry Plummer Revisited - Full Text: August '98 Wild West Feature</A> By R.E.Mather THE LYNCHING OF SHERIFF Henry Plummer poses one of the most haunting mysteries of the Old West.

There are a large number of McFaddens buried in the Hill Road Cemetery in Trescott. I am out of town until the end of July, but on my return I will send you directions. Several of my Jones ancestors are buried there. My brother and I visited it two years ago, and it is quite neglected and in danger of becoming overgrown. We tried to hire a local landscape contractor to maintain it, but after agreeing to do so, he has never responded to our calls or letters. As far as I know, there is no list of burials. It is a prime candidate for receiving the Maine Old Cemetery Association "treatment." David James

Ben and Polly Waterhouse are supposed to be buried in Machias, does anyone have access to cemetery records to find out? It sure would be help if I could find out where. Thanks for your help from flammable Washington state... Pat

Hello! I've just completed this month's additions....please let me known if you find a broken link... 15 July 2001 Update Includes 12 Obituaries Added (Including Anthony, Malloch, Matheson, Mulholland, Robinson) 5 New Vital Record Links under Vital Records and Obituaries Campobello Fishing Society Members Listing for 1853, 1854, 1856 under Misc. Pages (Scanned document so please check it out for individuals) 7 Photo's including People and Places under the Photos Page **Special thanks to Karen Small who's generous donations were used for this months update** *I start a new job July 16th. As a result I have had to cancel my previously planned trip to Campobello in early August. Hopefully I will be able to get there next summer. The August update will be subject to change, depending on my new employment training and then my new working hours. If the August update does not happen I will be sure to get back on schedule for September. * As always...if you would like to help out by transcribing records for the site or if you have information, obituaries, vital stats, church or cemetery records pertaining to Campobello please contact me. If you happen to be going to Campobello this summer and take any pictures of cemetery stones, would you consider letting me know what information you are able to glean from the photo's. The cemetery section on the pages are no where near being complete and I would like to try and do this. Next Update Around August 15, 2001 Happy Hunting! Heather Leighton Waddingham Campobello Parish Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcampob/ My England and Canadian Roots containing 7500 names http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=CDNROOTS&I11.x=26&I11.y=7 email: hwaddingham@yahoo.com

SANDRA ....... Following is my branch of the ME/NB Donovan's. I have much more. 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, Can. ^...HANNAH MYRTLE HAGGERTY: b: 10 December 1887, Littleton ME; bap: 19 December 1887, St Mary's RCC, Houlton ME Farm wife & farmer, Ludlow ME; "had the gout"; "made great pies, doughnuts, chicken stews & dumplings"; SSN: 007-36-1748; 5 kids: m: EDWARD CLARENCE DONOVAN, 13 November 1912, St Mary's RCCh, Houlton ME, Officiating: Rev Silke, witness: Thomas McMonigle & Etta Smith; The Donovan Family, Michael & Jeremiah, emigrated Co Cork, Ireland, 1832 toLudlow ME.... Edward, b: 27 October 1883, Ludlow ME.... mother d: when he was 5 years old.... attended Houlton schools.... went "out west" on harvest excurisions.... worked for American Copper, Butte MT.... barbered for a time.... returned to farming, an activity for which he was greatly respected; his farm was of great interest to the Costello kids, all kinds of hunting rifles were located there & available for target practise .... purchased his first Model T Ford in 1919.... chewed tobacco.... d: 56 years of age 11 November 1939, cancer; spent much time at Bostons Lahey Medical Clinic attempting to cure the problem .... interred at St Mary's RCCem, Houlton ME >From Genealogy.com. "MAINE--A HISTORY", page 26 "EDWARD C. DONOVAN--Owner of two hundred and eighty-five acres in Houlton Township, Aroostook County, on the Ludlow Road, Edward C. Donovan is one of the most prosperous farmers and public spirited members of the community. He engages in general farming, raising hay, grain and potatoes, which he sells in the local market." "Edward C. Donovan was born on the farm he now conducts, in Aroostook County on October 27, 1883, son of Timothy J. and Alice (Hogan) Donovan. Timothy and Alice Donovan were each decended from families long established in New England and well and favorably known, the former having been born on the Houlton farm and the latter at Limerick. Timothy Donovan was active in matters of the community and wielded considerable power in politics. He was high in the estimation of the people of the town and countryside, and devoted his entire life to the farm, varying the crops and specializing in the raising of potatoes. Timothy and Alice Donovan were the parents of five children." "Edward C. Donovan attended the public schools of Houlton and went immediately to work upon the farm for his father. His career has been an honorable one, and his prosperity deserved. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and of the Catholic Church." "Edward C. Donovan married Myrtle Haggerty, born at Littleton, daughter of Charles and Louise (Lafferty) Haggerty, her father having been a native of Houlton and her mother born at Benton, New Brunswick. Mr. and Mrs. Donovan are the parents of five children: John, Wilfred, Albert, Justina, and Timothy." ________________________________________________________________ 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.

I found a 1978 letter from cousins who visited the last descendant of my Balch line in Lubec - Russel McFadden. The only address given for Russel is 'Lubec, Maine'. The letter refers to Russel having sold off the family homestead in 30 acres plots, apparently in the 1970's. He kept the lot with the original home and family cemetery. It sounds like the cemetery was in good condition in 1978. Is anyone familiar with this area -- or familiar with the cemetery? I am very interested in a list of burials or even if the cemetery is still in existence. The letter also stated that Russel and his wife were in their 70's and had no grandchildren, thereby ending the Balch line in Lubec & Trescott. Was anyone on the list familiar with the McFadden's? Karin Morey Oregon City OR

This document is with the U.S. Navy Special Manuscripts Collection Transcription of notes of a conference between Governor William Shirley and the Chiefs of the Penobscot Indians, 3 and 8 December 1741 (3 small, folio sheets). <A HREF="http://navylibrary.nhc.navy.mil/Special_collections/Manuscript_files/Sau nders_Capt_Th_manu.html">Gov Wm Shirley 1741 Notes on Penobscot Indians</A> http://navylibrary.nhc.navy.mil/Special_collections/Manuscript_files/Saunders_ Capt_Th_manu.html

Hi Listers, Above web site as been updated today as follows. If you see any broken links, please let me know. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/ Marilyn Minutes of the Charlotte Branch of NBGS for June 2001 Charlotte County Archive Hours 17 June 1800 Address to His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent - courtesy of Craig Walsh Charlotte County Militia in 1805 -courtesy of Craig Walsh 1847 Agricultural Society Act - courtesy of Craig Walsh Misc. Vitals found outside of Charlotte Co. Links for Maine & Minnesota On-line Vital Records Visitors Link Link to Blacks Harbour Historical Society Description of new book: The Chaffey Dynasty Immigration & Naturalization Records Charlotte County Strays & Misc. Vitals Parish creation, boundaries, legislative acts etc. -courtesy of Craig Walsh Housekeeping & Link Corrections SURNAME Researchers: Acheson, Allan, Alward, Anderson, Bell, Borthwick Breen, Chase, Christie, Clark, Cook/Cooke, Dean, Fallis/Follis, Farris, Fraser, Graham, Griffin, Hansen, Harvey, Hatt, Hill, Hiltz, Hobbs, Holliday, Hoyt, Justason, Kelson, Kernighan, Lank, Leland, Lowe, Maguire/McGuire, Mahar, McAleenan, McCormick, McCoubrey, McCracken, McDowell, McGlinchey, McGrattan, McHugh, McKinney, McPherson, Milliken, Moses, O'Grady, O'Hara, Patterson, Pendleton, Powers, Purvis, Scott, Searles, Smith, Snow, Spinney, Wiley

Marilyn, Sherbone Black is listed in the Maine 1790 census under Plantation No. 13 now Columbia Falls Marilyn <strout99@yahoo.com> responded to my questions about Sherbone BLACK >Hi Roger, >What town/plantation was he located in? >Marilyn >Sherbone Black is listed in the Maine 1790 census.

I saw this in a missing links email that I received recently. I thought it may be of some interest to someone on this mailing list. Patty Hart Cochran I have a found picture of some of the children of Walter Herbert and Mary Betty (PETERSON) BEVERLY of Machias, Washington County, Maine. This picture was taken about 1909 in Machias, Maine. The children's names are: Winifred B. BEVERLY, Marguerite E. BEVERLY, Charlotte D. BEVERLY, Clarence BEVERLY, and John Moulton BEVERLY. I will be glad to share this picture with any descendants.                               Linda Clark  dcclark@bellsouth.net

I just checked the Civil War pension index at Ancestry.com. Keziah Butler filed for a widow's pension on 8 May 1863, certificate no. 13.415. If she remarried after that time, the pension would have been terminated. This information would be in the pension file. You can get a copy of the pension file from the US National Archives by completing and sending in NATF Form 85, which you can request at www.nara.gov. David Mitchell James 420 Central Rd Rye, NH 03870-2546 603 964-5472 jamesdm49@aol.com

KEZIAH born ca. 1825 was widowed when her husband JOEL BUTLER died in northern Virginia in the 6th Maine Reg't. They had been living in MEDDYBEMPS. Has anyone seen anything of a remarriage? They had the children Rebecca, Franklin, Bathsheba, Eliza and Leila, all between 1851 and 1859. Tom Moffatt

My ancestor went the Passamaquoddy Bay area from New Market, N.H. but he also refused to sign the petition to support the Rev. War. in 1776. So I assume he left sometime shortly after 1776. After the War he settled on the American side of the border in Maine at Dennysville. Maybe he just didn't want to bear arm against anybody. He was the Head Elder of the church in Dennysville so I take him to be a very religious man. His Tombstone says something like: Remember the Words I Have Spoken to You. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "BBFFRRPP" <BBFFRRPP@mediaone.net> To: <MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 4:01 AM Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] KIDDER ..... And Other People in Maine Who Came from NEW IPSWICH, NH !! > Good morning, > > In my continuing search for KIDDER information, I had a new thought > yesterday. My ancestor, Calvin Kidder, left New Ipswich and Temple, NH, > around 1783 to 1785, and headed north! .... It appears that he was NOT .. > a United Empire Loyalist. ... When I checked the paragraph in my (old) > "World Book," it stated that many Colonists ..with money.. traveled .. with > ... the "Loyalists" .. so that they could get up to "Maine" and "Canada" in > order to have the ability to purchase some .. valuable land! > > This .. sounds more like what Calvin might have done. So, working > backwards, I'd like to ask whether any other families which migrated to > "Nova Scotia" or the "Northern Territory of Massachusetts" around 1785 > ..... originally came from New Ipswich or Temple, NH. > (Or possibly from Westford or Chelmsford, MA, where Calvin had many > cousins.) > > Calvin Kidder had many siblings and many cousins, and yet no one with the > last name, Kidder, traveled with him. No Kidder traveled to that area > until much later. (However, I am aware that Richard Kidder settled > near Dresden, ME, in 1765.) (And, between 1800 and 1820, twenty Kidder > cousins moved to "Maine.") > > Have a good weekend, Wish I were there, Betty > > (near Lowell, MA) > > >

Good morning, In my continuing search for KIDDER information, I had a new thought yesterday. My ancestor, Calvin Kidder, left New Ipswich and Temple, NH, around 1783 to 1785, and headed north! .... It appears that he was NOT .. a United Empire Loyalist. ... When I checked the paragraph in my (old) "World Book," it stated that many Colonists ..with money.. traveled .. with ... the "Loyalists" .. so that they could get up to "Maine" and "Canada" in order to have the ability to purchase some .. valuable land! This .. sounds more like what Calvin might have done. So, working backwards, I'd like to ask whether any other families which migrated to "Nova Scotia" or the "Northern Territory of Massachusetts" around 1785 ..... originally came from New Ipswich or Temple, NH. (Or possibly from Westford or Chelmsford, MA, where Calvin had many cousins.) Calvin Kidder had many siblings and many cousins, and yet no one with the last name, Kidder, traveled with him. No Kidder traveled to that area until much later. (However, I am aware that Richard Kidder settled near Dresden, ME, in 1765.) (And, between 1800 and 1820, twenty Kidder cousins moved to "Maine.") Have a good weekend, Wish I were there, Betty (near Lowell, MA)

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Hi Listers, The following is an announcement I rec'd from RootsWeb's Missing Links list that may be of interest. I've not checked the link out, but hope it benefits someone. Marilyn CD LINKS: ARCHIVE CD BOOKS PROJECT by Rod Neep rod.neep@archivecdbooks.com The Archive CD Books Project http://www.archivecdbooks.com/ has set up a scheme of cooperation with the Family Records Centre (FRC) in London (an arm of the Public Record Office). The FRC in London has millions of visitors each year, all wanting to search for their family history and all wanting to leaf through the collection of old books. . . The old books are getting so much heavy use that some of them are starting to disintegrate, although some have been rebound (several times). However, its the pages that are really starting to suffer. So, we have come to an arrangement where the books are to be scanned and put onto CD (at no cost to the FRC) and then visitors will be able to view them on screen instead. (We shall also be supplying CDs of the large existing range to them too.) The books that need it will be renovated professionally, and we at Archive CD Books will also be paying for that work to be done. We expect that some of the renovations will cost between 100 and 200 pounds per book. All of the CDs will then be released in the range of the Archive CD Books Project, at anything between GBP 8.50 and 14.00 depending on the particular book. Anyone in the world will be able to own his/her own copy of these extremely rare and valuable books, that otherwise they never would have had the opportunity to see. Of course, it is the sale of the CDs that will actually pay for the scanning work to be done for the FRC, and also pay for the book renovations. We are starting with the collection of county directories, as they are the ones that get the hardest wear and tear at the FRC. We are working on approximately 10 books per week to begin with, and that may step up in the near future. The first ones already have been done and the books on CD released, so the project is well underway. I will be trying to keep the costs of CDs right down to the minimum, in line with all the others in the existing range. From GBP 8.50 plus post & packing. One of the best ways of keeping costs down is for some serious "word of mouth" advertising of the Archive CD Books Project in genealogy circles, reviews, etc. It has worked so far! Anyone who buys one of the CD Books is genuinely contributing towards the preservation of these old and rare books, not just the ones that we buy from dealers and give away to museums and libraries, but also those that are part of projects such as the latest ones from the Family Records Centre in London. It feels good. Very good. ARCHIVE CD BOOKS -- old books for genealogists reproduced on CD Web: http://www.archivecdbooks.com/ E-mail: enquiries@archivecdbooks.com