History of Cumberland Co., Maine, Part 72

Author: Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford)
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 780

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Wise and Mosier continued a few years upon their grant. Mosier left it first, and went farther down the bay, where he died, leaving two sons, James and John. James ad- ministered upon the estate in 1666.

The two brothers occupied two islands, now in Freeport, ealled Great and' Little Mosier's, but since, by corruption, the Moges.

Wise was an early inhabitant of Saco, from which place he came to Falmouth. Ile also moved farther down the bay, and sold his land to Nathaniel Wallis in 1658. Willis, in his " Ilistory of Portland," says, " We are thus able to show, upon indisputable authority, that as early as 1640 there were at least nine families in Falmouth, viz., Atwell, Cleaves, Lewis, Macworth, Mitton, Mosier, Tucker, Winter, and Wise, of whom four were settled at Back Cove, three upon the Neck, one east of Presumpscot River, and another on Richmond's Island; in addition to whom were Robert Jordan, who, we suppose, was not yet married to Winter's daughter, and the numerous persons employed by Winter in his business, and the persons employed by other settlers."±

Willis' Hist. Portland, p. 38.

# Richard Bradshaw had lived at Spurwink, where he had been put in possession by Capt. Walter Neale, of Piscataqua, in 1630, but he had sold to Tucker previous to the grant to Winter.

* Presumpscot River.

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At this time there was but one store of goods or general place of traffic in the settlement ; that was kept by Winter, on Richmond's Island. At the first court, established by Gorges in 1640, Winter was presented by the grand jury, consisting of twelve persons, of whom were Cleaves, Mae- worth, and Tucker, for irregularity in his dealings. He was charged with keeping down the price of beaver and exacting too much profit upon his liquor and powder and shot. It appeared in evidence that he paid £7 sterling a hogshead for brandy, and sold it at 20 penee a quart, which would be about £33 sterling for a hogshead, and powder at three shillings a pound, for which he paid but 20 pence. A detail of this ease may be interesting. The return of the grand jury is as follows :

" We present Jobn Winter, of Richmond island, for that Thomas Wise, of Casco, hatb declared, upon his oath, that he paid to John Winter a noble for a gallon of aquavitae about two months since, and that he bath credibly heard it reported that said Winter bought of Mr. George Luxton, when he was last in Caseo hay, a bogshead of aquavitae for £7 sterling, about nine months since. Mr. John Daley bath declared, upon his oath, that about eight months since he bought of Mr. J. Winter six quarts of aquavitae at 20d. the quart; he further declared be paid him for commodities hought about the same time about six pounds of beaver, at 6x. the pound, which he himself touk at 88, the pound ; John West also declared that he bought of J. Winter a pottle of aquavitae at 20d. the quart, and shot at 4d. a pound. Richard West, one of the great inquest, declared that Thomas Wise, -of Casco, coming from Richmond island, and having bought of Mr. J. Winter a flaggott of liquor, aquavitae, for which be paid him as he said a noble, asking myself and partner if we would be pleased to accept a cupp of noble liquor, and bow that he saw Mr. Winter pay ahord Mr. Luxton's ship, for a hogshead of the same liquor, £7 ster- ling when he was last in Casco bay. Michael Mitton, upon oath, de- clares that he hath bought divers times of Mr. J. Winter powder and shutt, paying him for powder 38. and for shott 4d. the pound, and likewise for aquavitae, 68. 8d. the gallon. And be further declareth that he hath heard Mr. Richmond declare in the house of Mr. George Cleeves and Richard Tucker that he sold powder to Mr. Winter for 20d. or 22d. the pound. He further declared that he hath heard by the general voice of the inhabitants in those partes grievously com- plaining of his hard dealing both in his great rates of his commodi- tics and the injury to them in thus bringing down the price of heaver. . .

At the next session the parties entered into the fol- fowing agreement for referring all their controversies : " SACOE, June 28, 1641. Whereas divers differences have heretofore been between Mr. George Cleaves, and Mr. John Winter, the parties have now agreed to refer themselves to the arbitration of Mr. Robert Jordan, Mr. Arthur Mae- worth, Mr. Arthur Brown, and Richard Ormesby, for the final ending of all controversies, and bind ourselves each to the other, in an assumpsit of £1000 sterling, to stand to the award of these arbitrators, and if these arbitrators shall not fully agree, Mr. Batchelder chosen to be an umpire for a final ending of the same." The same day the following award was made: " June 28, '41. An award made be- tween George Cleaves, Gent., and John Winter, made by the arbitrators within named. Whereas the jury have found £80 sterling damage, with 4 acres of ground, and the house at Spurwink for the plaintiff-hereunto granted on both parties, that the house and land shall be due unto Mr. Winter, and £60 sterling to the plaintiff, presently to be made good. Whereas there hath been found by the jury in an action of interruption of a title of land for the plaintiff, the same I ratify : whereas, also, there is a scandal

objected by Mr. Winter against Mr. Cleaves, from words of defamation, it is ordered of said Mr. Cleaves, shall chris- tianly acknowledge his failing therein against Mr. Winter his wife for present before the arbitrators, and afterwards to Mrs. Winter. Stephen Batchelder. Agilated by us, Robert Jordan, Richard Ormesby, Arthur Macworth, Ar- thur Brown."

This award probably had the effect of suspending hostil- ities ; but after Winter's death the controversy for the title on the north of Fore River was revived, and strenuously maintained, by Robert Jordan .*

Before the submission to Massachusetts, in 1658, besides the thirteen persons who subscribed to the compact, a number of others had settled in the town. We give the names and places of the settlers at this date, from Willis, as follows : " On the east side of Presumpscot River, lived James Andrews, Jane Maeworth, Francis Neale, and Nathanich Wharff. On the west side of that river, Robert Corbin, John Phillips, Richard Martin, the settler at Martin's Point, opposite Macworth's Point; at Back Cove, George Inger- soll, George Lewis, John Lewis, and Nath'l Wallis. On the Neck, lived George Cleaves, Michael Mitton, and Richard Tucker. At l'urpooduck, Joseph Phippen, Samp- son Penley, Thomas Staniford, Nicholas White, and proba- bly John Wallis,-Robert Jordan is the only name we meet with from Spurwink ; Francis Small lived at Capisie, on a tract of land he purchased of the Indians."

FIRST MILLS IN FALMOUTH.

On the 10th of August, 1657, George Cleaves conveyed to John Phillips 50 acres of land on the southwest side of the Presumpscot River, adjoining the last falls in that river, and " between said mill falls and Richard Martin's land." On the 3d of June, 1658, he conveyed to him 50 acres more, " adjoining the now dwelling-house of Phillips." In the latter deed Phillips is described " of Casco Bay, mill- wright." In 1662, Cleaves confirmed to Phillips his former conveyanees, speaking of them as containing 250 acres, with " mill-privileges," ete. Phillips was a Welshman, and had previously lived on Broad Bay, in North Yar- mouth, on a place which he sold before 1643, to George Felt. It is presumed that he purchased this mill-privilege for the purpose of pursuing his occupation, and established here the first mills ever erected in any part of Falmouth. Mills were erected on no other part of the Presumpseot River for many years afterwards, until they were in opera- tion at Capisie and at Barberry Creck, in Cape Elizabeth.

The first notice of mills in this towu which we have met with is in a deed dated June 8, 1646, in which is the fol- lowing statement : " I, John Smith, and Joane my wife, now living at Cusko Mill, under the government of Mr. George Cleaves, sell to Richard Bulgar, of Boston, all that dwelling-house which said John Smith hath in dowry with his wife, Joane, situated in Agamenticus." The deed was " sealed and delivered unto Mr. George Cleaves and Richard Tucker for the use of Richard Bulgar." Mr. Willis thinks that the mill designated as "Casko MMill' was situated at the lower falls of the Presumpseot.t

4 See Ilistory of Cape Elizaluth. + Ihistory of Portland, p. 70.

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SETTLERS IN FALMOUTH AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST INDIAN WAR, 1675.

In Falmouth previous to the war there were rising of 40 families, distributed as follows : on the east side of Presumpscot River, James Andrews, Humphrey Durham, George Felt, Jane Macworth, Francis Neale, Richard Pike, John Wakely, Jenkin Williams, and Rebecca Whor, who had recently lost her husband. On the west side of the river were Benjamin Atwell, John Cloiec, Sr., Robert Corbin, Peter Housing, Robert Nicholson, John Nicholson, and John Phillips. Around Back Cove, Anthony Brack- ett, George Lewis, John Lewis, Philip Lewis, Phineas Rider, James Ross, Thomas Skillings, Nathaniel Wallis, Thomas Wakely, and Matthew Coe's family. At Capisie, Thomas Cloice, George, George, Jr., John, and Joseph In- gersoll, and Richard Powsland. On the Neck (now Port- land), Thomas Brackett, Thaddeus Clark, George and John Munjoy ( Elizabeth Harvey at this time a member of Thomas Brackett's family). On the south side of Fore River were Lawrence Davis, probably Isaae Davis, Joel Madiver, Samp- son Penley, Joseph Phippen, John Skillings, Thomas and Robert Staniford, Ralph Turner, and John Wallis. At Spurwink were Walter Gendall, Robert Jordan, and prob- ably John Gray, Jordan's servant. Besides these, there were some whose locations cannot be definitely fixed : Na- thaniel and John Cloice, Jr., Henry Harwood, a shoemaker, Nathaniel White, and Rev. George Burroughs .*

NEW CASCO.

After the second Indian war, and before any settlement had been revived on the Neck, a fort was established on a point cast of Presumpscot River, on a farm which had for- merly belonged to James Andrews. The fort and settle- ment here were named New Casco, to distinguish it from the Neck, where Fort Loyal stood, which was then called Old Casco. The fort at New Casco was erected in 1700, was intended principally as a trading establishment to ac- commodate the Indians, and was supported by government in pursuance of the late treaty. In accordance with a reso- lution of the General Court, passed July 8, 1700, a " smith was kept there to mend the hatchets and firearms of the Indians at a reasonable price." Settlers soon gathered in the vicinity of the fort, among whom was David Phippen, son of Joseph Phippen, an ancient settler in Purpooduck, whose house stood by the gully, on the east side of Pre- sumpscot River, nearly opposite Staples' Point. A Mr. Kent and Samuel Haywood also lived in the same neigh- borhood.

On the breaking out of the war between France and Eng- land in 1702, apprehensions were entertained by the govern- ment of Massachusetts that the eastern Indians would again commence hostilities. To prevent this calamity, Governor Dudley, in the summer of 1703, visited the coast as far east as Pemaquid, and held conferences with the Inchians. On the 20th of June a grand council was assembled at the fort in New Casco, attended by the chief's of the Norridgewock, l'enobscot, Penacook, Ameriscoggin, and Pequakett tribes.

The chiefs were well armed and generally painted with a variety of colors; those of the Ameriscoggin tribe were accompanied by about 250 men in 65 canoes.

The meeting was conducted in the most friendly manner. The natives assured the Governor " that they aimed at nothing more than peace; and that as high as the sun was above the earth, so far distant should their designs be of making the least breach between cach other." As a pledge of their sincerity, they presented him with a belt of wam- pum, and each party added a great number of stones to two pillars which had been erected at a former treaty, and called the Two Brothers, in testimony of their amicable arrange- ment. The Indians, however, proved treacherous, and under the instigation of the French soon brought ou another destructive war.t

FALMOUTH PROPRIETARY.

In 1730, Moses Pearson, Samuel Proctor, and ten others, styling themselves "Twelve of the Proprietors of the common and undivided lands of the township of Fal- mouth," held a meeting under a warrant from John Gray, of Biddeford, justice of the peace, and organized them- selves into a proprietary, under the statute, against the dissent of nineteen other proprietors. They went on making grants of the common lands, appropriating money, admitting persons to common rights, and assuming the whole power over the common domain of the town. The books contain- ing the doings of the proprietors are now deposited in the office of' registry of deeds for this county. In October, 1730, they voted to sell enough of the common lands to raise £800 to pay the town debts. The proprietary has never formally been dissolved, but it has died out for the want of common land on which to subsist. The last pro- prietors' clerk regularly chosen was Nathan Winslow, of Westbrook, who died in 1827. Ile was for many years the faetotum of the company. They held their last meet- ing in 1826, a short time previous to which, in the same year, they sold at publie auction for a trifling sum the remnant of the common property.

TOWN OFFICERS.

We give a list of the selectmen and other town officers of the old town of Falmouth, complete up to the date of the separation of Portland. The records since have been de- stroyed by fire, leaving a blank till 1870; we give those who have been elected since that date :

SELECTMEN.

1718-86 .- John Wass, William Scales, Dominiens Jordan, five years ; John Prichard, two years; Benjamin Skillin, four years ; Samuel Moody, seven years ; Benjamin Larrabee, Richard Collier, John Sawyer, five years ; Matthew Scales, two years ; Daniel Ingersoll, two years : William Roberts, Samuel Buck wan, James Armstrong, Benjamin York, four years; Samuel Cobb, four years ; Benjamin Ingersoll, three years; John Brown, John East, six years; John Perry, Joshua Woodbury, Thomas Haskell, Moses Pearson, seven years ; John Coy, John Tyng, Henry Wheeler, five years ; Ed- mund Mountford, James Buxton, James Brickle, Robert Thorn - dike, three years ; Joseph Cobb, Gowen Wilson, two years; Joshua Moody, two years ; James Gooding, cleven years ; Thomas West- brook, two years: James Noble, two years; Joseph Thomson,

+ See French and Indian War, in the general history.

# Burroughs graduated at Harvard in 1670, und probably com- menced his ministry here about 1674, although there was no church then gathered. Sue Scarborough.

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John

JOHN NOYES was born in the town of Falmouth, Cumberland Co., Me., Nov. 27, 1809. His ancestors were among the early settlers of that town, and of English deseent. He was the youngest in a family of seven sons and one daughter of Josiah and Susannah (Knight) Noyes, both of whom were na- tives of Falmouth. Mr. Noyes received a fair edu- cation in early life, and became impressed while young with habits of industry and economy. From 1831 to 1835 he was engaged in a ship-yard, and was subsequently wrecked off Salem harbor, and lost his left arm by the falling of the mast of the vessel.

This misfortune necessitated his engaging in other business, and for eight years he was a dealer in wool and pelts. In 1845 he engaged in general merchan- dise trade, and continued this business until 1861. He was in partnership with George Gallison, under the firm-name of Noyes & Gallison, from 1851 to 1854, and from 1855 until the close of his merean- tile life he was in partnership with Jolm O. Lufkin.

Mr. Noyes has held various positions of trust in his town, and has discharged the duties incumbent upon him with fidelity and a personal interest.

Beginning with 1846, he was clerk for twenty-four years, and for twenty-two years treasurer of the town of Falmouth. He has been selectman and assessor of the town for three terms.

From 1851 to 1858 he was president, treasurer, and one of the directors of the Falmouth Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and for ten years, from 1851 to 1861, he was postmaster at West Falmonth.

Mr. Noyes' integrity in all his business transactions, his correct habits and prompt business ability, have won for him the esteem of all who know him. He was first married, June 4, 1846, to Harriet Merrill. Of this union were born four children, three of whom are living, viz., Elizabeth C., John D., aud Arthur S.

George E. died March 26, 1868. His wife died Aug. 28, 1856. He was again married, Dec. 23, 1858, to Hannah Whitney, who died May, 1869.

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three years ; Nathaniel Noyes, six years ; John Waite, four years ; Charles Frost, two years; Joseph Noyes, four years ; Robert Mitchell, Ezekiel Cushing, nine years; James Merrill, four years ; Phineas Jones, Jeremiah Riggs, three years; James Milk, six- teen years ; Christopher Strout, eight years; Enoch Freeman, three years; John Merrill, John Robinson, five years; Stephen Randall, two years; John Snow, five years ; Joseph Thomson, six years ; William Cotton, thirteen years; George Berry, two years : Samuel Skillin, two years; William Backman, six years ; Enoch Moody, three years ; William Simonton, two years ; John Waite, three years ; Isaac Ilsley, two years; llumphrey Merrill, fifteen years ; David Strout, four years ; Joseph Mariner, William Slem- muns, nine years; Ephraim Jones, four years; Stephen Waite, four years ; Samuel Cobb, Benjamin Winslow, Nathaniel Carle, ten years; Jeremiah Pote, Benjamin Mussey, John Bracket, Wil- liam Owen, Nath. Wilson, two years; John Johnson, Jr., two years ; Joseph Noyes, nine years; Pearson Jones, Daniel Dule, three years; Benjamin Titcomb, three years; Richard Codman, two years; Solomon Ilaskell, two years; Bracket Marston, Joseph MeLellan, Samuel Freeman, Enoch Ilsley, Joshua Free- man, Stephen Hall, Thomas Child, five years ; Daniel Ilsley, James Frost, two years.

Since 1870 .- B. F. Ilall, Albert Winslow, S. D. Norton, 1870; P. E. HIall, Joseph Newman, C. Knight, 187] : Smith Barboor, E. Il. Starbird, Bela Blanchard, 1872; Smith Barbour, E. C. W. Win- slow, G. D. York, 1873; C. W. Winslow, G. D. York, John Noyes, 1874; B. F. Ilall, Columbus Knight, Samuel Bell, 1875; B. F. llall, Samuel Bell, George D. York, 1876; B. F. Hall, George D. York, L. S. Washburn, 1877 ; John Noyes, George D. York, L. S. Washburn, 1878 ; Silas Skillin, George D. York, L. S. Washburn, 1879.

TOWN CLERKS.

1719-20, Joshua Moody; 1720-23, Samuel Cobb; 1723-26, Joshua Moody ; 1726-27, Peter Walton; 1727-30, Samuel Cobb; 1730- 31, Moses Pearson ; 1731-33, Samuel Moody : 1733-34, Moses Pearson; 1734-44, Samuel Moody; 1744-45, Joshua Moody : 1745-47, Samuel Muody; 1747-50, Moses Pearson; 1750-73, Stepben Longfellow; 1773-80, Nathaniel G. Moody; 1780-86, John Frothingham .*

John Noyes was town clerk in 1856-57, also 1870-72; he was fol- lowed by D. F. Small, 1872-79.

TOWN TREASURERS.

1719-21, Samuel Moody ; 1721-22, Samuel Cobb; 1722-28, Samuel Moody; 1728-30, Benjamin Ingersoll; 1730-31, John East; 1731-33, Joshua Moody ; 1733-35, Ilenry Wheeler; 1735-36, Moses Pearson; 1736-37, Thomas Westbrook ; 1737-38, James Gooding; 1738-39, the selectmen; 1739-40, Joseph Noyes; 1740-43, Ezekiel Cushing; 1743-44, John Waite; 1744-45, Joshua Moody ; 1745-46, Johu Waite; 1746-55, Enoch Freeman ; 1755- 56, John Waite; 1756-61, James Milk : 1761-66, Benjamuio Waite; 1766-68, Ephraim Jones; 1768-73, James Milk ; 1773-74, Ephraim Jones; 1774-75, Stephen Waite; 1775-76, Smith Cobb; 1776-86, John Waite.

Joseph Newman was towu treasurer in 1871, John D. Noyes in 1872, F. D. Small, 1873-79.

REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL COURT.

1719, William Scales; 1720, Samuel Moody; 1721, none; 1722, Do- miniens Jordan; 1723, none; 1724, uncertain : 1725, Maj. Moody ; 1726, Saminel Moody; 1727-29, none; 1730-33, uncer- tain ; 1734, Dominicus Jordan; 1735-36, uncertain ; 1737, Moses Pearson, Phineas Jones; 1738, uneertain ; 1739, Phineas Jones; 1740, Moses Pearson ; 1741, Joshua Bangs; 1742, uncertain; 1743, Samuel Moody ; 1744, Samuel Waldo; 1745, Jabez Fox; 1746, uncertain; 1747, Jabez Fox ; 1748, Enoch Freeman ; 1749, Moses Pearson ; 1750-52, Jabez Fox; 1753-54, Jedediah Preble; 1755, Charles Frost (deceased), Enoch Freeman ; 1756, Enoch Freeman ; 1757-61. Samuel Waldo; 1762-63, Francis Waldo; 1764-65, Samuel Waldo; 1766-71, Jedediah Preblo; 1772-73, William Tyng, Jedediah Preble; 1774, Enoch Freeman.

REPRESENTATIVES TO THE PROVINCIAL CONGRESS.

1775, Samuel Freeman ; 1776, Jedediah Preble, Joseph Noyes, Samuel Freeman, John Waite; 1777, Jedediah Preble, Joseph Noyes ; 1778, Joseph Noyes, Samuel Freeman ; 1779, none; 1780, Jede- diah Preble, Joseph Noyes, Stephen Hall ; 1781, Stephen Hall ; 1782-83, Joseph Noyes; 1784-85, Jaseph Noyes, Benjamin Tit- comb ; 1786, Joseph Noyes, J. Frothingham.

RELIGIOUS.

CHURCII OF NEW CASCO.+

The First Parish in Falmouth was that now known as the First Parish Church in Portland ; the Second Parish was the predecessor of the present Congregational Church of Cape Elizabeth, organized in 1733, when that town was a part of the domain of ancient Falmouth. In September, 1753, Nathaniel Noyes, Ichabod Clark, and fifty others pe- titioned the General Court "to be 'set off as a distinct parish." The First Parish assented to the prayer of the pe- titioners, and having amicably agreed upon the division line, an act of separation passed Dee. 18, 1758, defining the boundary line as follows: " Beginnning at the North Yarmouth line near the sea, and from thence running by the bay to Presumpscot River, and thence up said river as far as the westerly side of Mr. James Winslow's sixty-acre lot of land, on which his dwelling-house stands, and from thence to run a northwest line to the head of the township, including Maeworth's Island, Clapboard Island, and Little Chebeague." The number of families within these lines at the time of the erection of the parish was 62.

In 1752 the First Parish had called a meeting to determine whether or not they would set off the people of New Casco into a parislı, " agreeable to the frame which is set up for a meet- ing-house near James Wyman's dwelling house, or so many as see cause to join in settling a minister to preach the gospel near or at said place." This object of the meeting was not then affirmatively agreed upon, but it was voted " that the inhabitants on the eastward of Presumpscot River have their parish-rates for this present year remitted to them so long as they have a minister to preach the gospel to them." It appears from this that they had erected a meeting-house, or at least a frame for one, in 1752, and had preaching as early as that date. This was probably by the two candi- dates, David Mitchell, a graduate of Harvard in 1751, and Isaac Noles, who had preached on probation, but were not accepted. Their first settled minister was John Wiswall, well known subsequently as the first minister of old St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Falmouth Neck, now Portland. Mr. Wiswall had graduated at Harvard College, and after settling on the Neck had taught a school in the First l'ar- ish, preaching occasionally to the people of New Casco. In 1756 he was invited to become their pastor, and was or- dained November 3d of that year.

By this time considerable disaffection had arisen in the First Parish, and a large number of its influential members repaired to Mr. Wiswall's church at New Casco. Their leanings being towards the Church of England, and being desirous (as they afterwards did) of establishing a church of that order in Falmouth, they for some time entertained the belief that Dr. Wiswall would bring over the whole

t Third Parish of Falmouth.

# Also clerk of the town of Portland till 1796.

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body of his people, or at least a majority of them, to epis- copacy. But in this they were disappointed. The church stood firmly fixed in the principles and doctrines of Con- gregationalism upon which it had been founded. Mr. Wis- wall accepted the eall of the Episcopalians to become their minister in 1765, who, meantime, had separated from the old parish, formed a new society, and started a subscription to build a church edifice. He preached in the town-house several Sabbaths, when, in October, he proceeded to Eng- land to procure ordination at the hands of the Lord Bishop of the Church of England .*

The first meeting house at New Casco was built near where the road to the bay crosses the Squitterygusset Creek

Rev. Ebenezer Williams succeeded Mr. Wiswall as pastor. He graduated at Harvard College in 1760, and settled over the parish Nov. 6, 1765, continuing till his death in 1799.

At a parish-meeting, held April 3, 1799, it was voted to allow the late pastor's salary to continue six Sabbaths from his death. Rev. Mr. Gragg preached a short time, and it was then resolved to discontinue meetings and raise a fund with which to ereet a new house of worship. Daniel, James, Moses, Joshua, and James Merrill, Jr., Benjamin Marston, and Walter Bucknam, were made building com- mittee. In response to a petition from ten freeholders, a parish-meeting was held June, 1802, which resulted in the appointment of Rev. William Miltimore as pastor. The first recorded meeting was held in the new meeting-house in September, 1803; after which both the old and new ones were occupied until the elose of the year, when the old meeting-house was abandoned and torn down.

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History of Cumberland Co., Maine, Part 72

Author: Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford) Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck Number of Pages: 780

Author: Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford)
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 780