Hello everyone, I just found something out today that leaves me feeling less than warm and fuzzy about the FTM website. I removed my website from the FTM website and thought that all was well. I just found out that if you click on "show hits" it brings up all of the information from your website EVEN IF YOU DELETED YOUR WEBSITE. The catch is that the information is stored on FTM's mirror site genealogy.com. So even thou the you think you have removed your information from the public domain it is still there in genealogy.com. Piece meal. I don't know how to remedy this, but I'm calling technical support tomorrow to question them about this. Leanne

Hi, Manson Mattocks, line 17, age 16, farmer, attended school within the year, under head of house, Thomas Ellsworth, age 60, farmer. Eliza Mattocks, line 38, age 35 Domestic Born Me William Maddox age 25, works on lumber born Maine Both living in boarding house run by Job H Bailey, age 453. I didn't find Daniel F or William Mattock below. Perhaps the page # is wrong. good luck, Janice Gower > > Daniel F. Mattock, Washington County page 223 5 W. Calais > William Mattock, Washington County page 223 5 W. Calais

Could someone do a couple look-ups for me.. I live in CO and I need a look up for a few people in ME. I'm hoping that someone can help me. Our library does not have the 1860 census for Maine. I have 4 people in 3 separate counties. I posting this to each of the counties. I'd really appreciate any help 1860 Manson Mattocks, Franklin County page 804 Avon. Eliza Mattocks, Penobscot County page 316 Old Town Daniel F. Mattock, Washington County page 223 5 W. Calais William Mattock, Washington County page 223 5 W. Calais Thank you, Wanda "A wolf that will not howl will never find it's pack."...Anonymous

I have the 1851 census for Westmorland County, NB on interlibrary loan until February 28, 2001. I will do look-ups. Alta

Hi everyone, The answer to my previous question about the father of Richard, John and Henry Cook was staring me right in the face. I didn't read one of the paragraphs in Martha Ford Barto's books correctly. I'm still open for any help or input thou! Leanne

Hi, I guess it would help if I gave the URL! http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbpstgeo/stge7a.htm Sorry, Leanne

Hi everyone, I'm now compiling info on the Cook family. Is anyone familiar with this family? I have a question. Richard Cook is enumerated with his son Richard who married Eliza Oliver. Is Richard also the father of Henry who married Jane Vernon and John who married Isabella Mills? THey are all Baptist versus the Cook's in the West Isles whom seem to be Episcopalian, so I'm assuming they are the same family. Especially since most of them live next to each other. Thanks, Leanne Elliott Soden

Hi everyone, Charlene has just put up the HOOPER information. (Thank you Charlene) Please take a look at it. If anyone sees any errors or has anything to add please let me know. Leanne Elliott Soden

Hi everyone, I'm going to through this out and see what your response is. I have just finished compiling a genealogy of the Hooper familiy, and I am planning on submitting it to Charlene to include on the Charlotte COunty Genweb page. It is in no way complete and probably contains errors. I would like to try to do many of the early families in St. George and have them posted. Just the early generations. I think this would benefit people greatly since many of the families intermarried, and I have found that you can often find information about your own family if you read about others in the same area. I would love help with this project. There are a lot of families and I have some resources at my disposal here, but not enough to do a real thorough job of this. So any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated. I am going to forward the Hooper information to Charlene. Please look at it and let me know if there are any errors. Thanks, Leanne Elliott Soden

Hi Listers, Ancestors, the PBS Show is broadcasting on Maine Public Television on Saturdays, at 3:30 Atlantic, 2:30 Eastern time. Here's the schedule for February. Feb 3 Vital Records Feb 10 Religious Records Feb 17 Cemetery Records Feb 24 NO BROADCAST http://www.mpbc.org Broadcasts can be seen by all of Maine, and certain areas of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & New Hampshire on the following stations. Ch 10 Augusta Ch 10 Presque Isle Ch 12 Orono Ch 13 Calais Ch 26 Biddeford Enjoy, Marilyn

Families of Addison, Maine: It was incorporated as a town on February 14, 1797, and named in honor of the elegant English writer, Joseph Addison. >From his early teens, Addison distinguished himself as a writer, an author of poetry and chronicler of travels, as well as a government official. The Tatler, Spectator and Guardian, periodicals started by Steele, owned their celebrity in a great measure to the contributions of Addison. The harmony of his sentences and the easy flow of his polished language have made him a model to all who wish to acquire a correct and elegant style. Some lover of the works of his graceful English author must have been among the proprietors or early settlers of this small Maine town. The Bangor Historical Magazine gives the following inhabitants-men, women and children-on April 27, 1778, the entire number being 213: David, Wilmot and Wilmot Wass, Jr., (the senior Wilmot Wass is credited with being at the present Addison in 1763), Joseph and Joseph Tibbetts Jr., Joseph, Samuel, Margaret, Isaiah and Joseph Nash, Jr., Widow Knowles, William Ingersoll, Edmund Stevens, Seth Norton, John Hall, Daniel and George Tenney, Gowen and Joseph Wilson, John Bucknam (who is believed to have been here in 1763), Owen McKenzie, Moses Wooster, Nathan Whitney, William McCausland, Obadiah Allen, Noah and William Mitchell, Nathaniel Cox, Nehemiah Small, Richard Coffin, Joseph Drisko and Joseph Drisko, Jr., Moses Plummer, David Will and Daniel Look. The name of Parrit Leighton, son of Samuel who came from Falmouth in 1760 and settled at Indian River, Addison, is that of one of the earlier settlers from whom the Leightons of this vicinity are descended. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail

In the 1850s, a number of Washington County families moved to either Kingston or St Anthony MN. Israel Dorman and many/most of his brothers as well as his children moved there about 1857. Israel Dorman's daughter, Laura Ann Dorman, b at Beddington ME 30 Jun 1832, m at Beddington ME 27 Aug 1854 William Harrison Lawrence. William Harrison Lawrence followed his father-in-law to MN and appears at St Anthony MN in the 1860 census. William Harrison Lawrence had a brother, Samuel Lawrence, b at Cherryfield ME 13 Feb 1819, s/o Aaron & Lucy Hope (Leighton) Lawrence. Samuel m 7 Sep 1846 Mary Jane McKenzie [note that Early Pleasnt River Families, Tibbetts & Lamson, says he m Mary's sister, Betsy]. Samuel's wife, Mary, d 15 Feb 1848 [gs Old Cherryfield Cemetery] and Samuel was living with his father at Cherryfield in 1850 and then no further record. I'm trying to determine two things: First, I understand that a Samuel Lawrence is listed in the St Anthony MN census of 1860 living with William Harrison Lawrence and is the correct age to be William's brother from Cherryfield [I haven't seen the actual census]. This seems like a safe assumption. Does anyone know? Second, The Machias vital records give the marriage of Samuel Lawrence of St Anthony [no state] to Miss Helen J McKenzie of Machias 15 Sep 1855. Samuel's 1st wife, Mary McKenzie, had a sister, Helen McKenzie. Could this marriage record be that of Samuel Lawrence of Cherryfield, later St Anthony MN, and his 1st wife's sister? Thanks Newell Hall

Families of Columbia, Maine: The first settlers were William and Noah Mitchell from Falmouth, who came about 1750. The marshland at the mouth of the Pleasant River had attracted them as feed for their cattle. They first constructed rude log cabins and hovels. William built the first frame house in town; exactly where it was located is not known. The heads of families in Number 12 in 1790 were Samuel, Isaac and Parratt Leighton. Among the heads of families living in Plantation Number 13, now Columbia Falls, in 1790 were Allen, Archer, Bucknam, Black, Cox, Coffin, Calaghan, Crocker, Drisko, Dunbar, Dorr, Hale, Ingersoll, Kelly, Nash, McKinsey, Merritt, Mansfield, McKaslegen, Reynolds, Tinny, Tucker, Tibbetts, Whitney, Wilson, Worcrester, Wass and Weymouth. The first town meeting was held in April, 1796, at the dwelling house of Joseph Patten who was elected town clerk. Thomas Ruggles, William Wass and David Wass were selectmen. At the first regular annual town meeting, Benjamin Ruggles was elected moderator; William Bucknam, town clerk; Elisha Coffin, Thomas Ruggles and Gowen Wilson, selectmen, and Joseph Patten, treasurer. Two young Englishmen, Thomas and Samuel Leighton, came about 1760 from Falmouth to Narraguagus. Samuel settled in Columbia, the progenitor of all the Leightons in this vicinity. Of his four sons, Isaac settled at Columbia and married Mary Worster in 1813. She was the sister of Deacon Moses Worster. Captain Joseph Wilson of Kittery was one of the first settlers. He came about 1762; Captain John Bucknam from North Yarmouth, an early comer, began to build mills, and started lumbering in 1773. He married Mary, the daughter of Joseph Wilson. John Bucknam was one of the incorporators of Washington Academy in 1791. These two families figured largely in the early settlement. Jonathan Dorr came from Wales, England, and after a few years in Steuben came to Columbia in 1788. Of the Allens, Gideon Allen came early and the brothers, Robert and Samuel, settled in the Columbia; Moses Worster from Old York arrived about 1775 and settled in that part of Columbia known as Saco. Joseph Patten who came in 1789 was a blacksmith from Wells, Maine. He soon began shipbuilding and the first vessel was launched in 1799. James Bailey, from the same town, set up the first coloring and cloth-dressing machine; John Archer, a brick mason by trade, born in England and a Revolutionary soldier, came to Columbia in 1789, and John McCaslin, another Revolutionary soldier, took up a place, paying only five dollars for the making out of the title. Captain Thomas Ruggles came from Rochester, Massachusette, to the District of Maine in 1795; he was a prominent businessman, bought a large tract of land, acquired a saw mill and accumulated wealth. He became one of the great lumber barons on eastern Maine. The beautiful four-square mansion which he built in 1810 is still an object of admiration. William Ingersoll, who had come in 1779, built a mill located at "Burnt Mill Rips." Joshua Young was the first resident minister in 1798; Dr. Caleb Haskell, the first resident physician, came in 1799. He put up a wool carding machine which was carried on by Samuel Bucknam; Jonathan Weston was the first lawyer. His stay was brief. Elijah Hamlin practiced law for some time; his brother, Hannibal, often lived and studied with him. Other outstanding settlers who deserve more than a passing notice were the Coffins. John Puffer, a soldier of the War of 1812 and a prisoner in the notorious Dartmoor prison for more than two years, came about 1825 and bought the "betterments" of a place at Little River. He was active in town affairs and in building up the town society. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail

Families of Steuben, ME: This town forms the southwestern angle of Washington County. It was No. 4 of six second-class townships east of the Union River, granted in 1762 by Massachusetts to an association of petitioner; but these having failed to fulfill the conditions, it reverted to the state, and was in 1794 granted to Thomas Ruston. IT was first settled in 1760 and in 1795 was incorporated as a town, named in honor of Baron Steuben, the German officer who so nobly aided in our Revolutionary struggle. Baron Steuben's full name was Friedrich Wilhelm Augustus, Baron von Steuben. He was a major-general and a thorough drillmaster, who whipped our untrained, hungry and half-clad troops into a victorious army, while they were suffering at Valley Forge and Howe's army was enjoying a comfortable winter in Philadelphia. The early settlers were mostly from Cape Elizabeth and other towns to the west. Some of them were fisherman. Deacon Jonathan Stevens and his wife, Mary Tracy, were early residents of Steuben and settled near the head of the bay. Some time between 1766 and 1768, Alexander Campbell moved from Damariscotta to Steuben and built a mill at Tunk, later called Smithville, on the east side of the river. Later he built a dam and tide mill down below. Colonel Campbell, born at Georgetown, was of Scottish descent: he was a friend of Colonel John Allen, his adviser, aid and confidential correspondent, agent and envoy of the people. The Pinkhams who came from Gouldsborough settled at what was called Pinkham's Bay and built a tide mill on Pinkham's Mill Stream. Thomas Parritt, a Scotchman, came from Canada and settled at Steuben about 1770. The Parkers of Steuben arrived from Cumberland County, some time between 1766 and 1770. John Yeaton came about 1766 from the vicinity of Falmouth and settled in Steuben. Joseph Sawyer from Cape Elizabeth made his home at Dyer Bay in Steuben a little later than 1767. Samuel Wakefield came from Kennebunk in 1756 or 1757 and settled at the head of the bay on a lot now comprising a considerable part of Steuben Village. Among the very early settlers was Lemuel Baker from Roxbury, Massachusetts, who settled near the shore on what is known as Baker's Point. In early days of the Republic, at Dyer's Bay dwelt the businessmen of that say and generation: Dyers, Yeatons, Sawyers and Parkers, well-to-do people, energetic and enterprising men. Henry Dyer came from Cape Elizabeth in 1760, the father of shipbuilder Ebenezer Dyer, who, with his sons, were all prominent shipbuilders. Here also lived the Dunbars and the Leightons. The business part of town was here as late as 1830. Joseph Sawyer, considered the wealthiest man in the town, also lived at Dyer's Bay and built ships. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail

Families of Machias, Maine: During the year 1764 the inhabitants sawed nearly 1,600,000 feet of lumber, an extraordinary season's work. The colony increased in 1765. The names of those coming at this time were: Elliot, Holmes, Libby, Foster, Seavey, Munson, Balch, Gretchell and Foss, all from the Scarborough; John Underwood who came from Kittery and was the first trader or storekeeper; and Jonathan Longfellow who came from Conwallis, Nova Scotia. In 1765 Morris O'Brien and his sons built a double saw mill on West Falls. The winter and spring of 1767 was one of widespread famine. Some called it "Clam Year". Jonathan Longfellow was this year appointed Justice of the Peace, the first civil officer commissioned east of the Penobscot River. The first proprietary meeting was held in September 1770. Stephen Jones was chosen clerk, Jonathan Longfellow, moderator; Benj. Foster, Samuel Scott and Sylvanus were made a committee to call future meetings; Ephraim Andrews, collector; Sylvanus Scott, treasurer. The Reverend James Lyon, a man of more than ordinary ability, of deep piety and an earnest patriot, a graduate of Princeton, came in 1771 and continued in service in both the east and west villages until his death in 1795. John Rutt, an Englishman, master of the schooner"Mary of Guilford" in 1527, penned with his own hand a map of the "Island just West of West Quoddie" and also "erected a cross thereon." These maps are available in the Historical Rooms at Paris. In 1633 the Plymouth colonists established a trading house here under Richard Vines. The French attempted to settle here in 1644; Governor Andros said that in 1688 there were three families here. Here was also a pine wilderness and untouched forests of timber, with water power of a most unlimited capacity. They made a clearing and then a double log house was built, for the Berry and Larrabee families who The "Margaretta" was the first British vessel captured by the Americans. Foster and Jeremiah O'Brien were commissioned as privateers and were very successful. In 1777 the British under Sir George Collier came to subdue the rebellious town. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail

Looking for information on Pearl Gray that married Look family also looking for Information on Pearly Gray Can you help? Suzanne

Hi everyone, I posted this last year and got no leads. I thought I'd try again. On the 1860 census for Eastport, I found a John Farrell, age 25 (b abt 1835 in NB) and a Margaret Farrell, age 28(b abt 1832 in NB) living with William H. Lawrence and his children. John was a Seaman and Margaret was a Net maker. Does anyone know if John belongs to the Thomas Farrell family? Thanks, Leanne

The Gray reunion will be Aug. 12 at the Sedgwick School Rt. 15 Sedgwick ,Maine This is for all Gray's Not just Hancock County. There will be a photo exhibit this year also We are looking for copies of pictures brownisue@acadia.net

Sandy: If you search for "Lingley Printing Company" in the multi-search engine "www.dogpile.com", you will find several references to the company. It looks like it was in Saint John. I did a 411 search in New Brunswick for the Lingley name and found several in Saint John. Hope this helps. Regards, Bruce. Sandy Perloff wrote: > > Does anyone know if this company is still in business? It seems that it should be in New Brunswick. Any information as to how to contact them? I have "step-relatives" named Lingley from Washington County. Looking for descendents of Robert Lingley (1850-aft 1900) and his wife Mary Jane Deshon (?1857-aft 1900) from the Eastport, Dennysville area of Maine. (I am a descendent of Mary Jane's mother.) SandyP

Does anyone know if this company is still in business? It seems that it should be in New Brunswick. Any information as to how to contact them? I have "step-relatives" named Lingley from Washington County. Looking for descendents of Robert Lingley (1850-aft 1900) and his wife Mary Jane Deshon (?1857-aft 1900) from the Eastport, Dennysville area of Maine. (I am a descendent of Mary Jane's mother.) SandyP