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VITAL RECORDS OF
BELFAST
MAINE
TO THE YEAR 1892
VOLUME I-BIRTHS
EDITOR
ALFRED JOHNSON, A.M., LITT.D.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION HENRY SEWALL WEBSTER, A.M. ALFRED JOHNSON, A.M., LITT.D.
PUBLISHED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1917
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T HIS publication is issued in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 203 of the Public Laws of 1903, which as amended by Chapter 117 of the Public Laws of 1915 reads as follows :
SECTION I. Whenever the record of the births, marriages, and deaths previous to the year eighteen hundred ninety-two, beginning at the very earliest date, of any town in this State, shall be col- lected from church records, church registers, records of clergymen, family bibles, public records and other available sources, and shall be printed and verified in the manner required by the standing committee of the Maine Historical Society, under the editorship · of some person selected by said committee, whose services shall be rendered free and without any compensation, and the work shall appear to them to have been prepared with accuracy, the Secretary of State shall purchase five hundred copies of such record at a price not exceeding one cent per page ; provided, that the written copies of the town records shall become the property of the State, and shall be deposited in the office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics ; and provided, further, that not more than one thousand dollars shall be expended by authority of this act in any one year.
SECTION 2. The volumes purchased, as aforesaid, shall be distributed by the state registrar aforesaid as follows: one copy to the office of secretary of state; one copy to the state librarian ; one copy to the free public library of each town and city of the state ; one copy to each state and territorial library in the United States; one copy to the library of congress; one copy to each incorporated historical society in the state ; one copy to the library of each college in the state ; and one copy to each registry of deeds. The remainder shall be placed in the state library for the purpose of exchange.
Stanbope Press F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON. V.S.A.
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T HE SHIRE TOWN OF BELFAST was first settled in 1770 by persons from Londonderry, N. H., and was incorporated June 22, 1773. The settlement was broken up by the British in 1779, and was re-established in 1784.
In 1845 a portion of the town, with a part of Pros- pect, was incorporated as Searsport.
In 1853 the city charter was adopted.
Population by Census :
1776 (Prov.), 229; 1850 (U.S.), 5052;
1790 (U.S.), 245; 1860 (U.S.), 5520;
1800 (U.S.), 674; 1870 (U.S.), 5278; 1810 (U.S.), 1274; 1880 (U.S.), 5308;
1820 (U.S.), 2026; 1890 (U.S.), 5294;
1830 (U.S.), 1377; 1900 (U.S.), 4615;
1840 (U.S.), 4194; 1910 (U.S.), 4618.
EXPLANATIONS
I. The fact that a birth, marriage, or death is recorded in Belfast does not prove that it occurred in this town; but when places other than Belfast and Maine are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy.
2. In all items from town records the original spelling is followed, and no attempt is made to correct errors appearing in the records.
3. The various spellings of a name should be examined, as items about the same family or individual may be found under different spellings.
4. A baptism is not printed, if it occurs within one year after the recorded date of birth of a child of the same name and parents or if it is clear that the child baptized is identical with the child of the birth record; but variations found in the baptismal record are added to the birth record.
5. The birth of a married woman is recorded under her maiden name, if it is known. But if the maiden name cannot be deter- mined, the entry appears under the husband's name, with a dash enclosed in brackets, i.e., [-], to signify that the maiden name is unknown. If it is not known whether the surname is that of a married or unmarried woman, ? m. is placed in brackets after the Christian name.
6. Marriages and intentions of marriage are printed under the names of both parties. When both the marriage and in- tention of marriage are recorded, only the marriage record is printed; and where a marriage appears without the intention being recorded, it is designated with an asterisk.
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EXPLANATIONS
7. Additional information which does not appear in the original text of an item, i.e., any explanation, query, inference, or difference shown in other entries of the record, is bracketed. Parentheses are used to show variations in the spelling of a name in the same entry, to indicate the maiden name of a wife, to enclose an imperfect portion of the original text, and to sep- arate clauses in the original text.
ABBREVIATIONS
a. - age abt. - about
b. - born bp. - baptized bur. - buried ch. - child
chn. - children
C.R.I. - church record, Unitarian Church
C.R.2. - church record, Congregational Church
C.R.3. - church record, Methodist Episcopal Church
C.R.4. - church record, Baptist Church
Co. - county
CO.R. - county record
d. - daughter; day; died
Dea. - deacon
dec'd - deceased
dup. - duplicate entry
Ens. - Ensign
G.R.I. - gravestone record, Grove Cemetery
G.R.2. - gravestone record, North Belfast Cemetery G.R.3. - gravestone record, City Point Cemetery G.R.4. - gravestone record, West Belfast Cemetery G.R.5. - gravestone record, East Side Cemetery
G.R.6. - gravestone record, Gordon Cemetery, Searsport
G.R.7. - gravestone record, Evergreen Cemetery
G.R.8. - gravestone record, West Belfast Cemetery, Centre Belmont road
G.R.9. - gravestone record, private burial ground on Red- man Road, West Belfast
G.R.IO. - gravestone record, private burial ground on Elijah Knowlton's farm, West Belfast
G.R.II. - gravestone record, private burial ground on east side of Redman Road, West Belfast
G.R.12. - gravestone record, private burial ground on Samuel Bateman's farm, West Belfast
G.R.13. - gravestone record, South Belfast Cemetery
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ABBREVIATIONS
G.R.14. - gravestone record, Russ Cemetery, City Point h. - husband
hrs. - hours
inf. - infant
int. - publishment of intention of marriage
Jr. - junior
Lt. - Lieutenant
m. - married; month
min. - minutes
P.R.I. - private record, from a Johnson family Bible, now in the possession of Alfred Johnson of Brookline, Mass., and Belfast
P.R.2. - private record, from the Edward Wight family Bible, now in the possession of James C. Durham of Belfast
P.R.3. - private record, from the Joseph Wight family Bible, now in the possession of James C. Durham of Belfast
P.R.4. - private record, from the Franklin H. Durham family Bible, now in the possession of James C. Durham of Belfast
P.R.5. - private record, from the family Bible of John W. Ferguson of Belfast, now in his possession
P.R.6. - private record, from the Jonathan Durham family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Mildred Black of Belfast
P.R.7. - private record, from a Ferguson family record, now in the possession of Miss Jane W. Ferguson of Belfast
P.R.8. - private record, from the John S. Osborn family Bible, now in the possession of Capt. George T. Osborne of Belfast
P.R.9. - private record, from the Alonzo Osborn family Bible, now in the possession of Capt. George T. Osborne of Belfast
P.R.IO. - private record, from the John Ryan family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. George F. Ryan of Belfast P.R.II. - private record, from a Patterson family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. George W. Pattershall of Belfast
P.R.12. - private record, from a Pattershall family Bible, now in the possession of Melvin Pattershall of Belfast P.R.13. - private record, from an Otis family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Martha Jane Otis of Belfast
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ABBREVIATIONS
P.R.14. - private record, from an Otis-Nickerson family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Martha Jane Otis of Belfast
P.R.15. - private record, from a Nickerson family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Martha Jane Otis of Belfast
P.R.16. - private record, from the Jonathan Ferguson family record, now in the possession of Miss Jane W. Ferguson of Belfast
P.R.17. - private record, from the Moses Wason Ferguson family record, now in the possession of Miss Jane W. Ferguson of Belfast
P.R.18. - private record, from the William Thaxter Colburn family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Charlotte Colburn of Belfast
P.R.19. - private record, from the Colburn-Spring family record, now in the possession of Miss Charlotte Colburn of Belfast
P.R.20. - private record, from the Samuel Spring family record, now in the possession of Miss Charlotte Col- burn of Belfast
P.R.2I. - private record, from the George A. Miller family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Henry C. Marden of Belfast
P.R.22. - private record, from the Nehemiah Abbott family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Fannie Horn of Belfast
P.R.23. - private record, from the family Bible of Edgar S. · McDonald of Belfast, now in his possession
P.R.24. - private record, from a Brown family record, now in the possession of Miss Emma Wording of Belfast
P.R.25. - private record, from the Calvin Hervey family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Calvin Hervey of Belfast
P.R.26. - private record, from the Charles B. Hazeltine family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Charles B. Hazeltine of Belfast
P.R.27. - private record, from a Smalley family Bible, now in the possession of Alexander D. Smalley of Belfast
P.R.28. - private record, from the family Bible of Alexander D. Smalley of Belfast, now in his possession
P.R.29. - private record, from a Holt family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Eleanor Orcutt Dyer of Belfast
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ABBREVIATIONS
P.R.30. - private record, from the George Dyer family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Eleanor Orcutt Dyer of Belfast
P.R.31. - private record, from the William Holt family Bible, now in the possession of William P. Holt of Belfast P.R.32. - private record, from the Richard Holt family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. C. F. Wyman of Belfast
P.R.33. - private record, from the Miles S. Staples family Bible, now in the possession of Basil Herbert Staples Newell of Belfast
P.R.34. - private record, from the Rufus P. Hassell family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Fred P. Nason of Belfast
P.R.35. - private record, from the family Bible of Otis K. Ryder of Belfast, now in his possession
P.R.36. - private record, from the David Robinson family Bible, now in the possession of Benjamin Robinson of Belfast
P.R.37. - private record, from the family Bible of Benjamin Robinson of Belfast, now in his possession
P.R.38. - private record, from the Warren E. Marsh family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Warren E. Marsh of Belfast
P.R.39. - private record, from the James Bucklin family Bible, now in the possession of Leon O. Bucklin of Belfast
P.R.40. - private record, from the Enoch C. Hilton family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Enoch C. Hilton of Belfast
P.R.4I. - private record, from the William O. Cunningham family Bible, now in the possession of Harvey S. Cunningham of Belfast
P.R.42. - private record, from the family Bible of Harvey S. Cunningham of Belfast, now in his possession
P.R.43. - private record, from the John Hassell family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. John Hassell Jackson of Belfast
P.R.44. - private record, from the Russ family Bible, now in the possession of Ralph D. Shute of Belfast
P.R.45. - private record, from the Alonzo Shute family Bible, now in the possession of Ralph D. Shute of Belfast
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ABBREVIATIONS
P.R.46. - private record, from the Joseph McKeen family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. George E. Havener of Belfast
P.R.47. - private record, from a Shuman family Bible, now in the possession of Elijah S. Shuman of Belfast
P.R.48. - private record, from the Elijah M. Shuman family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Otis K. Ryder of Belfast
P.R.49. - private record, from the Benjamin P. Ryder family Bible, now in the possession of Otis K. Ryder of Belfast
P.R.50. - private record, from the William F. Triggs family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. William F. Triggs of Belfast
P.R.51. - private record, from the David Burgess family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Lydia Ann Burgess of Belfast
P.R.52. - private record, from the Horace S. Perkins family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Horace S. Perkins of Belfast
P.R.53. - private record, from the Benjamin T. Black family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Mildred Black of Belfast
P.R.54. - private record, from the Henry J. Chaples family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Florence D. Chaples of Belfast
P.R.55. - private record, from the family Bible of Dr. Augustine O. Stoddard of Belfast, now in his posses- sion
P.R.56. - private record, from the Samuel W. Miller family record, now in the possession of Mrs. James F. McKeen of Belfast
P.R.57. - private record, from a Patterson family Bible, now in the possession of Charles B. Eaton of Belfast P.R.58. - private record, from a Chaples family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Sarah Chaples of Belfast
P.R.59. - private record, from the Samuel W. Miller family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Annabelle (Miller) Underwood of Belfast
P.R.60. - private record, from the John Nelson Stewart family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. John Nelson Stewart of Belfast
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ABBREVIATIONS
P.R.61. - private record, from the Eben P. Bramhall family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Eli Cook of Belfast
P.R.62. - private record, from the George W. Speed family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Thomas D. Barr of Belfast
P.R.63. - private record, from the Simeon A. Heath family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Spencer W. Math- ews of Belfast
P.R.64. - private record, from the Spencer W. Mathews family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Spencer W. Mathews of Belfast
P.R.65. - private record, from the Edward J. Morison family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Spencer W. Math- ews of Belfast
P.R.66. - private record, from the Lewis A. Knowlton family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Lewis A. Knowlton of Belfast
P.R.67 ..- private record, from the Charles Pendleton family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Lewis A. Knowlton of Belfast
P R.68. - private record, from the Isaac Conant family Bible, now in the possession of Bancroft H. Conant of Belfast P.R.69. - private record, from the William B. Conant family Bible, now in the possession of Bancroft H. Conant of Belfast
P.R.70. - private record, from the Bible of Isaac A. Conant, now in the possession of Mrs. Ralph H. Howes of Belfast P.R.71. - private record, from the James Calderwood family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Alvin Blodgett of Belfast
P.R.72. - private record, from the James Aborn family Bible, now in the possession of John G. Aborn of Belfast P.R.73. - private record, from the John Flowers family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Eveline H. Gilmore of Belfast
P.R.74. - private record, from the Cyrus Patterson family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Henry D. Clark of Belfast
P.R.75. - private record, from the Timothy Chase family Bible, now in the possession of Miss E. Maude Barker of Belfast
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ABBREVIATIONS
P.R.76. - private record, from the David Barker family Bible, now in the possession of Miss E. Maude Barker of Belfast
P.R.77. - private record, from an Allard family Bible, now in the possession of Miss E. Maude Barker of Belfast
P.R.78. - private record, from the Parker-Drinkwater family Bible, now in the possession of T. Frank Parker of Belfast
P.R.79. - private record, from the Lemuel R. Palmer family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Lucy Palmer of Belfast
P.R.80. - private record, from the Capt. Reuben H. Burgess family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Lydia Ann Burgess of Belfast
P.R.8I. - private record, from the Ebenezer Newell Jr. family Bible, now in the possession of Basil Herbert Staples Newell of Belfast
P.R.82. - private record, from the family Bible of Israel W. Parker of Belfast, now in his possession
P.R.83. - private record, from the Josiah Sanborn family record, now in the possession of Eben M. Sanborn of Belfast
P.R.84. - private record, from the family record of Eben M. Sanborn of Belfast, now in his possession
P.R.85. - private record, from the Dr. Richard Moody family Bible, now in the possession of James H. Howes of Belfast
P.R.86. - private record, from the James H. Howes family Bible, now in the possession of James H. Howes of Belfast
P.R.87. - private record, from the Joseph S. Noyes family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. William B. Swan of Belfast
P.R.88. - private record, from the Asa Faunce family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. William B. Swan of Belfast
P.R.89. - private record, from the Sanford H. Mathews family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Sanford H. Mathews of Belfast
P.R.90. - private record, from the Rev. William Frothing- ham family record, now in the possession of Miss Emily Miller of Belfast
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ABBREVIATIONS
P.R.91. - private record, from the Thomas W. Lothrop family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Lois Lothrop of Belfast
P.R.92. - private record, from the Ansel Lothrop family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Lois Lothrop of Belfast
P.R.93. - private record, from the family Bible of Jefferson F. Wilson of Belfast, now in his possession
P.R.94. - private record, from the John Wilson family Bible, now in the possession of Jefferson F. Wilson of Belfast
P.R.95. - private record, from the Wilson-Mahoney family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Ida A. Mahoney of Belfast
P.R.96. - private record, from the Capt. Mark Welch family Bible, now in the possession of Capt. William F. Welch of Belfast
P.R.97. - private record, from the Robert H. Coombs family Bible, now in the possession of Charles R. Coombs of Belfast
P.R.98. - private record, from the Robert Coombs family Bible, now in the possession of W. Jordan Coombs of Belfast
P.R.99. - private record, from the George W. Cottrell family Bible, now in the possession of R. Emery Cottrell of Belfast
P.R.100. - private record, from the Bullen-West family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. William Beckwith of Belfast
P.R.IOI. - private record, from the William H. Knowlton family" Bible, now in the possession of Marcellus R. Knowlton of Belfast
P.R.102. - private record, from the family record of Sanford Howard of Belfast, now in his possession
P.R.103. - private record, from the Asa F. Riggs family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Jacob K. Dennett of Belfast
P.R.104. - private record, from the Henry C. Gray family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Henry C. Gray of Belfast
P.R.105. - private record, from the Joseph Dennett family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Joseph Gilmore of Belfast
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ABBREVIATIONS
P.R.106. - private record, from a copy of the David Gilmore family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Joseph Gilmore of Belfast
P.R.107. - private record, from the Thomas Marshall family Bible, now in the possession of William R. Marshall of Winchester, Mass.
P.R.108. - private record, from a copy of a Lancaster family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Hartson C. Pitcher of Belfast
P.R.109. - private record, from the George I. Mudgett family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Jennie Mudgett of Belfast
P.R.IIO. - private record, from the Benjamin Cunningham family Bible, now in the possession of George W. Davis of Belfast
P.R.III. - private record, from the Thomas A. Beckwith family Bible, now in the possession of Alonzo Beckwith of Belfast
P.R.112. - private record, from the John Peirce family Bible, now in the possession of the heirs of Mrs. Frank Peirce of Belfast
P.R.113. - private record, from the Willard P. Harriman family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Abbie Stoddard of Belfast
P.R.114. - private record, from the Stephen G. Bicknell family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Alice B. Macdonald of Belfast
P.R.115. - private record, from the Henry Dunbar family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Henry Dunbar of Belfast
P.R.116. - private record, from the Henry A. Starrett family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Annie Craig of Belfast
P.R.117. - private record, from a Gammans family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Maud Gammans of Belfast
P.R.118. - private record, from the Phineas P. Quimby family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Augusta Frederick of Belfast
P.R.119. - private record, from the John Tufts Patterson family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Aurelia P. Goud of Caribou
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ABBREVIATIONS
P.R.120. - private record, from the James Woodbury Fred- erick family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Augus- ta Frederick of Belfast
P.R.12I. - private record, from the Nathaniel Bradbury family Bible, now in the possession of Charles W. Frederick of Belfast
P.R.122. - private record, from the William Frederick family Bible, now in the possession of Jabez Frederick of Brookline, Mass.
P.R.123. - private record, from the manuscript day book of Dr. Nahum Parker Munroe, now in the possession of Alfred Johnson of Brookline, Mass., and Belfast
P.R.124. - private record, from the Levi Lindley Robbins family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Frank Wallace Chase of Newtonville, Mass.
P.R.125. - private record, from the Samuel L. Sweetser family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Grace Walton of Belfast
P.R.126. - private record, from the John Walton family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Grace Walton of Belfast
P.R.127. - private record, from the Joseph Kaler Bennett family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Marcella Kaler Bennett of Belfast
P.R.128. - private record, from the Joseph H. Kaler family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Marcella Kaler Bennett of Belfast
P.R.129. - private record, from the Joshua Eustis Partridge family record, now in the possession of Miss Sue M. Partridge of Belfast
P.R.130. - private record, from the Robert R. Swett family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Lizzie M. Cunning- ham of Belfast
P.R.13I. - private record, from the James H. Cunningham family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Lizzie M. Cunningham of Belfast
P.R.132. - private record, from the John Maddocks family record, now in the possession of Mrs. George F. Ryan of Belfast
P.R.133. - private record, from the Christopher Y. Cottrell family record, now in the possession of his son, Chris- topher Y. Cottrell of Belfast
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ABBREVIATIONS
P.R.134. - private record, from the Christopher Y. Cottrell family Bible, now in the possession of his son, Christo- pher Y. Cottrell of Belfast
P.R.135. - private record, from the William T. Rogers family Bible, now in the possession of Byron M. Rogers of Belfast
P.R.136. - private record, from the Martin Rogers family record, now in the possession of Byron M. Rogers of Belfast
P.R.137. - private record, from the William C. Tuttle family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Georgia Varney of Belfast
P.R.138. - private record, from the James McCrillis family record, now in the possession of Mrs. George C. Trussell of Belfast
P.R.139. - private record, from the Elijah Torrey family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. James S. Harriman of Belfast
P.R.140. - private record, from the Nathaniel Wells family Bible, now in the possession of George G. Wells of Belfast
P.R.I4I. - private record, from the William Durham family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. George G. Wells of Belfast
P.R.142. - private record, from the William Poor family Bible, now in the possession of Clarence Poor of Belfast P.R.143. - private record, from the William Osgood Poor family Bible, now in the possession of Clarence O. Poor of Belfast
P.R.144. - private record, from the family record of Asa A. Howes of Belfast, now in his possession
P.R.145. - private record, from the Walter B. Rankin family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Elmer Sherman of Belfast
P.R.146. - private record, from the Sherburne Sleeper family Bible, now in the possession of J. Llewellyn Sleeper of Belfast
P.R.147. - private record, from the Daniel Faunce family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Hartwell L. Wood- cock of Belfast
P.R.148. - private record, from the Robert White family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Hartwell L. Wood- cock of Belfast
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P.R.149. - private record, from the Joshua Bramhall family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Caroline E. Aldus of Belfast
P.R.150. - private record, from the Benjamin Banks family Bible, now in the possession of William A. Banks of Belfast
P.R.15I. - private record, from the William M. Woods family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Alice Shales Mason of Belfast
P.R.152. - private record, from the Lendal T. Shales family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Lendal T. Shales of Belfast
P.R.153. - private record, from the family record of Elisha H. Haney of Belfast, now in the possession of Mrs. Cleora Read of Belfast
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