Illustrated history of Kennebec County, Maine; 1625-1892, Part 120

Author: Kingsbury, Henry D; Deyo, Simeon L., ed
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: New York, Blake
Number of Pages: 1790

USA > Maine > Kennebec County > Illustrated history of Kennebec County, Maine; 1625-1892 > Part 120

Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).

J. Newton Penney is one of six children of John W. and Hannah (Williams) Penney, grandson of John and Betsey (Taylor) Penney, and great-grandson of George Penney, who came to Belgrade in 1789 from Wells, Me. Mr. Penney is a farmer on the farm of his father and grandfather, where the family have lived since 1816. He mar- ried Celia E. White, of Fort Fairfield, Me., and has five children : John W., Eva E., Harry N., Justin M. and Jessie M.

Joel Richardson, born in 1826, is a son of Stephen and Eliza (Stuart) Richardson, and grandson of Joel and Elizabeth (Wyman) Richard- son. Joel, born in 1750 in Attleboro, Mass., came to Belgrade early and settled on the farm where his grandson, Joel, now lives. The latter married Mrs. Nellie L. Foster, daughter of Jefferson Blaisdell. She had one son by her former marriage, William J. Foster.

John Dennis Richardson, born in 1827, is one of ten children of John and Martha (Adams) Richardson, grandson of Joel® (John', Wil- liam3, Stephen2 and Samuel Richardson1). Mr. Richardson is a farmer on a part of his grandfather's farm. He married Mary C. Moore. She died, leaving two sons, Frank M. and Melvin J., two daughters having died. His present wife was Mrs. Dolly Howe, a daughter of Lyman Linnell.

Charles Richardson, brother of Joel, was born in 1825, and has been a merchant at North Belgrade depot since January 1, 1850, hav- ing built a store there the previous year. He was postmaster at Lake- side several years. He married Aurinda K. Palmer, who died leaving eight daughters-Flora (Mrs. A. J. Butterfield), Ella (Mrs. Frank H. Judkins), Rosie (Mrs. Fred Williams), Clara (Mrs. Ira Otis), Eliza (Mrs.

1027

TOWN OF BELGRADE.

Ernest Laselle), Mable (Mrs. E. C. Colbath), Cora (Mrs. J. W. Grant), Isabell (Mrs. Frank Tilton)-and one son, Charles L. (deceased).

Albion Rockwood, a farmer, born in 1826, is a son of Esquire John and Esther (Rowe) Rockwood. John came from Worcester county, Mass., in 1800, and settled where Mr. Rockwood now lives. He mar- ried Sarah Jane, an adopted daughter of David Rockwood. Their children, Wendall D. and Rose E., live in Boston.

Alpheus M. Spaulding, born in 1848, is a son of Joel and Mary A. (Trask) Spaulding, and grandson of Rev. Joel Spaulding, who came to Belgrade from Ohio. Mr. Spaulding was a farmer until 1872, then a merchant here one year, then two years in Richmond, Me., and in 1875 he came back to Belgrade, and since that time has been manufac- turer here, first in company with his brother, and since 1887 with Mar- tin Bickford. He married Almeda W., daughter of Seth and Adaline (Higgins) Bickford. They have one son, Dexter H.

Jesse Spaulding, born in 1842, is the youngest of four children of Parker and Elizabeth (Danforth) Spaulding and grandson of Jesse Spaulding, who died in Massachusetts in 1807. Parker Spaulding (1800- 1862) was a machinist. He came to Belgrade in about 1835 and bought the farm where Jesse now lives, and was a farmer from that time until his death. Jesse Spaulding was in the late war eleven montlis, in Com- pany K, 28th Maine. He married Lucretia A., daughter of John G. Dunn. His second marriage was with Sarah B., daughter of William O. Day. They have two sons: George and William J.

THE STEVENS HOMESTEAD .- This farm originally contained one hundred acres or more; other lots adjoining have been added, so that it now contains about two hundred acres. At one time it produced an abundance of apples of the best variety of natural fruit, walnuts, chest- nuts, pears, cherries, damsons and other varieties of small fruit. Some of the huge old trees, chestnut and walnut reminders of past generations, are still standing and producing their annual crop.

William Stevens, the grandfather, and Daniel Stevens, the father of George R., came from Lebanon, Me., and settled on this farm about the year 1796. William erected his house on the westerly side of the road about eight rods north of where the barn now stands. The two extremities of the chimney were made of brick; the balance was built of sticks or small poles wrapped with straw and plastered inside and out with clay. Major G. T. Stevens, of Augusta, a grandson of Wil- liam, says that the first lesson he ever took in gymnastics was by spin- ning up the corner of that old cob-house chimney to the underside of the roof. The barn seen in the engraving was built in 1807 and re- modeled in 1849, and the house was built by Daniel Stevens in 1834-5, and recently modernized by George R., the present occupant.

The Stevens family were among the first settlers in the town of Lebanon. William was born there and died in Belgrade in 1836, aged

1028

HISTORY OF KENNEBEC COUNTY.

eighty-three years. His wife, Molly Ricker, an estimable woman, who came with him, died in Belgrade in 1825, aged seventy-five years. They had two sons-Daniel and William-and three daughters- Dolly, Eunice and Mary. Dolly married Robert Wills; Eunice, Jona- than Rollins; and Mary, Joshua Yeaton. William, jun., married Susan Fillebrown, and lived and died in Augusta.

Daniel was born in Lebanon April 30, 1784, and died in Belgrade August 18, 1867. He married Mahala Smith, a devoted wife and mother, and daughter of Captain Samuel Smith, of Belgrade, who re- sided on what is now the Dunlap farm, in a two-story house that stood upon the easterly side of the road, opposite where the Baptist meeting house now stands. She was born in Washington Plantation, now Belgrade, on June 14, 1790, married November 12, 1812, and died May 3, 1880, at the age of nearly ninety years. Daniel had, previous to his marriage, built for himself a house on the homestead some eight rods south of where the barn now stands. Here he and his young wife, Ma- hala, commenced their married life. Daniel was a man of excellent physique (standing six feet and one inch), a good mathematician and penman. In 1813 he was sergeant and clerk of Captain Joseph Syl- vester's company of Massachusetts militia. He was not an aspirant for public favors or political honors, but had served his town in the capacity of treasurer. Seven children were the offspring of their marriage: Daniel S., born November 3, 1813, died July 28, 1818; Mary and Maria, born July 27, 1816 (Mary died August 4, 1816; Maria died March 1, 1853); Love S., born April 30, 1819, now the wife of Rufus K. Stuart, of Belgrade; Julia Ann, born May 7, 1821, died May 12, 1840; George R., born August 31, 1826, and married Dorcas Yeaton, daugh- ter of Richard Yeaton, 2d; Greenlief T., born August 20, 1831. He married Mary Ann Yeaton, a sister to his brother's wife, two indus- trious and economical women. He now resides in Augusta. His per- sonal history and portrait appear at page 92.

George R., the present owner of the old homestead, is a hard work- ing, model farmer. In 1864, at the time of our country's greatest need, he left his family, flocks and herds and enlisted in the 5th Bat- tery Mounted Artillery, Maine Volunteers, and served one year, until the close of the war, acting the larger portion of the time as ordnance sergeant, Artillery Brigade 6th Army Corps. In 1866 he was ap- pointed a deputy sheriff for Kennebec county, which office he held for fifteen years, until 1881, when he was elected sheriff of the county, a position he held four years, during which time he resided at Augusta. At the close of his official term of service he returned to the old home- stead in Belgrade.

During the negotiation for the purchase of this farm from Boston parties, William Stevens, sen., rode on horseback twice from Belgrade

THE STEVENS HOMESTEAD .- RESIDENCE OF Mr. GEORGE R. STEVENS, BELGRADE, ME.

1029

TOWN OF BELGRADE.

to Boston and return. In those early days this was the best, most convenient and rapid mode of locomotion.

Rufus K. Stuart, born in 1815, is a son of Wentworth and Nancy A. (Page) Stuart, and grandson of Samuel Stuart, of Scarboro, Me. His father came to Belgrade in 1801, and was a farmer. Rufus K. was a farmer until 1861, and since 1862 has been a merchant at Bel- grade Depot. He has been justice of the peace and trial justice for thirty-six years, and has done a considerable probate business. He married Love S., daughter of Daniel Stevens. They have one daugh- ter, Mae (Mrs. Bertrand P. Stuart), and one who died, Flora.

Charles W. Stuart, born in 1825, is a son of Wentworth Stuart and half-brother to Rufus K. Stuart. He is a farmer, and since his father's death in 1841 has owned and occupied the homestead farm, where his father settled in 1810. He was fifteen years in mercantile trade with his brother-in-law, W. V. Leonard. He represented his district in the legislature in 1872. He married Miranda Parcher, of Leeds, and they have one son, Bertrand P., who is also a farmer.

JOSEPH TAYLOR .- Among the old families of Kennebec county that have been closely identified with its development is the Taylor family, of Belgrade hill. It is presumed, asin the case of many of the early set- tlers of the county, that this family came from Cape Cod. The represent- ative of the family in the third generation back of Joseph Taylor was named Elias. He married Mary Johnson, and one of their numerous fam- ily, Samuel Taylor, born August 22, 1769, settled at Belgrade hill at an early day, taking up a large tract of land, and here he passed his days in agricultural pursuits. His wife, Elizabeth, a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Crowell, was born October 7, 1772, and died September 8, 1855. Her husband survived her but eight months. Regarding this worthy couple, their son Joseph made the following note in his family Bible: " Having lived in harmony together in wedlock, and in good esteem among men, sixty-three years, eleven months and twenty- three days."

This son, Joseph Taylor, was born November 25, 1804. He was educated in the schools of Belgrade and at Bloomfield Academy, and in early life located in his native town, on the farm now owned by Frank Page. On October 22, 1829, he married Phebe, a daughter of Benjamin and Phebe (Shepard) Bowman, who came from Cape Cod to Fairfield, Me. She was born March 27, 1805, and died April 16, 1888. Their children were: Benjamin B., of Fairfield, Me., born November 26, 1830; John C., of Westport, Mass., born July 24, 1832; Joseph S., of Fairfield, born October 5, 1834; Olney, of Park City, Montana, born December 14, 1836; Charles H., of Belgrade, born August 5, 1839; Phebe E. (Mrs. Charles Kimball), of Belgrade, born June 5, 1842, and

1030

HISTORY OF KENNEBEC COUNTY.

Lydia Louise, born June 26, 1850, who, since her father's death, June 28, 1882, has been the owner of the homestead.

Here, at North Belgrade, in the summer of 1857, Mr. Taylor erected the substantial stone dwelling which was his home the remainder of his life. Besides being a successful farmer, he took great delight in the cultivation of fruit trees, and with his own hands set out the mag- nificent orchard now owned by his daughter, who inherits to a large extent his executive ability and force of character. She has taken up his work, and, like him, is known far and wide as an extensive and successful orchardist.

Joseph Taylor was one of the best known, most influential and highly respected men of his county. He took great interest in the cause of education, served as supervisor of schools forty years, and taught school forty-three terms. In politics he was a believer in the old-time democratic principles, and was a recognized leader in the democratic party throughout his life. He did much by his strength of character and consistent life toward drawing supporters to that party. He represented his district in the state legislature in 1847 and in 1853. He was a consistent member of the Society of Friends, and was always clad in the humble garments of that sect, uniformly wear- ing his hat when attending meeting or when present at other public gatherings. A man of strong religious convictions, a constant reader of the Bible, of great force of character and of fixed determination, he was known as a man who never swerved from what he believed to be the path of duty.

John C. Taylor, born in 1832, is a son of Joseph Taylor. He was a farmer in Belgrade several years, and now has a corn and fruit can- ning factory at Belgrade Depot, that he and his son, Edwin C., oper- ated as J. C. Taylor & Son until the son's death in 1892. Mr. Taylor now resides at Westport, Mass. He married Celia C., daughter of Thomas Eldred. She died leaving three children; Edwin C., Frank E. and Mary. His present wife was Elizabeth A. Slade, of Westport.

Charles H. Taylor, son of Joseph Taylor, was born in 1839. He was stone workman for the Maine Central Railroad Company for about twenty years, and since 1876 has been a farmer. He married Lillian G., daughter of William and Fannie (Mills) Eldred, granddaughter of Thomas, and great-granddaughter of William Eldred, of Falmouth, Mass. Their children are: William E. and Fannie L.

James Tibbetts, born in 1854, is the only son of Joseph and Olive A. Tibbetts, and grandson of Ephraim Tibbetts. He was educated in the schools of the town and four years at Kents Hill Seminary. He taught a few terms of school, kept store three years, was three years postmaster, tax collector six years, and since January 1, 1880, has been deputy sheriff. His first wife, Florence Clement, left one daugh-

Joseph Taylor

PRINT, E. BIERSTADT, N Y.

1031

TOWN OF BELGRADE.

ter, M. Pearle. His present wife was Sara, daughter of Jonas Harling. They have one daughter, Marion E.

John Tibbetts, jun., born in 1838, is a son of John and Susan (Smith) Tibbetts, and grandson of John Tibbetts. He was four years in the meat business in Boston, but since 1865 has been a farmer, having that year bought of James Minot 170 acres, where lie now lives. His first wife was Mary C. Wires. His present wife was Inez E. Tibbetts, by whom he has one daughter, Mabelle, born May 1, 1892.

Eugene W. Towle, born in 1855 in Augusta, is a son of John and Caroline (White) Towle. He is a manufacturer of excelsior at Bel- grade Mills. He married Nellie E. Pearsley, who died leaving one daughter, Nellie. His second wife was Louesa Farnham. They have one daughter, Pearl.

Ira B. Tracy, born in 1846, is a son of Christopher and Mary C. (Kelley) Tracy, grandson of Nathaniel, who came to Rome from Dur- ham in 1810, and great-grandson of Solomon and Mary (Getchell) Tracy. Mr. Tracy came to Belgrade Mills from Rome in 1883, and is a spool maker here. He was selectman two years and town clerk ten years in Rome. He has two brothers-Ansel G. and Charles W. He married Adella Watson, and their children are: Harry L., Minnie O., Lillian M. and Maude S.

Hartley S. Wadleigh, farmer, born in 1815, is one of eleven chil- dren of William and Susan (Gould) Wadleigh, and grandson of Dean Wadleigh, who came from New Hampshire to Mt. Vernon. Mr. Wadleigh married Lovina, daughter of Samuel Cram, and their chil- dren are: Alphonso, who died in the late war; Ellen, Althea, Isaac E., Alton M., Frank M. and Emma J.

Howard H. Wadleigh, born in 1828, brother of Hartley S., is a farmer on the farm where his father lived from April, 1828, until his death in 1849. His wife survived him nineteen years and died on the same place. Mr. Wadleigh married Nancy A., daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Lord) Austin. Their living children are: William W., Herbert L., George W., Henry E. and Edwin E .; and they lost three -Victoria, Fred F. and Alice.

Thomas C. Wadleigh, born in 1827, another brother of Hartley S., is a farmer. He served in the late war eleven months. His first wife, Clorinda Clifford, died leaving three children: Rosalie, Georgiana and Melvina. His second wife was Betsey Dunn. Their children are: Gorham, Christopher and Lillie.

Gorham B. Wadley, born in Belgrade, is a son of Thomas C. and Betsey (Dunn) Wadleigh, grandson of William, and great-grandson of Dean Wadleigh. Mr. Wadley is a farmer, and in 1892 he bought the hotel and livery business at Readfield Depot. He married Julia, daughter of Lewis B. and Almira (Hunt) Huntoon, of Readfield.

1032

HISTORY OF KENNEBEC COUNTY.

John P. Wellman, born in 1811, is the eldest and only surviving child of John and Lydia (Braley) Wellman, and grandson of Abraham Wellman, who was seven years in revolutionary war, and came to Belgrade from Lyndeboro, N. H., in 1785. Mr. Wellman is a farmer and for forty-five years has run a threshing machine. He married Martha C., daughter of Samuel C. and Nancy (Cowan) Jones, and granddaughter of James C. Jones. Their children have been: John A. (deceased), Samuel C., Martha A. (deceased), Mary J., Lydia E. (de- ceased), William H., Nancy M., Sarah O. (deceased), Justin T. (de- ceased), Owen R., Eugene F. (deceased), Frank R., John Alphonso (deceased) and Lonzo L.

C. Marshal Weston, born in 1834, son of Cyrus and Leafy (Wing) Weston, and grandson of William Weston, is a farmer on the place settled originally by Doctor Williams and in 1818 by Cyrus Weston. Mr. Weston has taught several winter terms of school and in addition to town offices has been representative one term and county commis- sioner from 1882 to 1888. He married Sarah A., daughter of Isaac Tucker, and their children are: Joseph P. and Annie L.

Charles H. Wyman, born in 1837, is a son of Almond H. (1814- 1867) and Caroline A. (Smith) Wyman, and grandson of David (1780- 1870), who was the youngest son of Simeon Wyman, who came in 1774 from Woburn, Mass., and was the second man to settle in what is now Belgrade. Mr. Wyman is a farmer on a part of the farm set- tled by his grandfather. He has been selectman since 1876, except three years, and has been chairman of the board twelve years. He married Alice B., daughter of William Mills, of Belgrade. Their children are: Almond P., Charles Prescott, Clinton H., Mary A. and Ralph B.

Henry F. D. Wyman, born in 1840, brother of Charles H. Wyman, was educated in the district schools and Belgrade Academy, and is a teacher and fariner. He has been school supervisor and member of the school board for fifteen years. He was a member of the state legislature in 1876. He married Delia A., daughter of Charles B. and H. Eliza (Merrill) Crowell, granddaughter of Joseph, and great- granddaughter of Zadock Crowell, who came here from Cape Cod, Mass. They have had two daughters: Caro E., and one that died, Myrtie D.

Charles A. Yeaton, born in 1827, is the second son of Reuben H. (1797-1864) and Hannah (Arnold) Yeaton, and grandson of Paul Yea- ton, who was born in 1763, at Summersworth, N. H., and came to Bel- grade about 1784. His children were: Andrew, who died in infancy; Reuben H., Richard, Paul, Zachariah, Andrew, Henry and Mary. Mr. Yeaton is a farmer and mechanic. He has been town clerk and selectman several terms. His first wife, Sarah J. Goodrich, left five daughters Cora: (Mrs. B. M. Penny), Angie G. (deceased), Orrie J.

1033

TOWN OF BELGRADE.

(Mrs. E. L. Yeaton), Agnes (Mrs. Prince Thing) and Edna (Mrs. J. H. Thing). His second wife, Amanda Judkins, left one son, Charles L. Yeaton.

E. F. Yeaton, born in 1845, is a son of Paul and Lydia Ann (Good- ridge) Yeaton, and grandson of Paul Yeaton. He is a farmer near where his grandfather settled when he came to Belgrade. His first wife, Fannie S. Haskell, of New Gloucester, Me .. died, leaving one daughter, Carrie L. The latter has spent two years in Europe com- pleting her musical education, and her future in music promises to be a brilliant one. His present wife is Lillian M. Powers, of Manches- ter, Me. Their children are Paul Murray and Donna Lillian. He is now serving his fourth term as selectman.

CHAPTER XL.

TOWN OF SIDNEY.

Incorporation and Characteristics .- Early Settlers .- Mills and Stores .- Taverns. -Bacon's Corner .- West Sidney .- Pond Road .- Churches .- Burial Places .- Town Business .- Post Offices .- Town Officials for One Hundred Years .- Societies and Organizations .- Personal Paragraphs.

S IDNEY, formerly that part of Vassalboro lying west of the Ken- nebec river, was named after Sir Philip Sidney, and incorpo- rated January 30, 1792-the seventy-sixth town in the province of Maine. No equal area of Kennebec county was settled, or enjoyed the benefits of township any earlier, or possessed superior attractions for settlement. After inspecting the adjacent sections on either side, an observer must have been agreeably impressed, then as now, with its comparatively level surface and the infrequency of rugged hills and still more rugged rocks. The soil on the eastern half, that bor- ders the river, is very favorable for cultivation and the production of grain and grass, but not as well adapted to fruit trees as the western half, in which apples are a staple crop.

Like most of the Kennebec valley, Sidney's primeval forests were noted for the variety and enormous growth of their trees, which kept its score of early saw mills busy for more than half a century. The noble river furnished transportation to market for its surplus forest and farm products, not enjoyed by more remote sections-one great secret of its immediate and continued prosperity.

The pioneers came as early as 1760. One of the very first was John Marsh, whose grant, dated "Boston the 24th day of June, A.D., 1763," is still in the possession of his great-grandson, Lieutenant Gorham K. Hastings, who owns the old farm, that has never been out of the pos- session of the family. Moses Hastings married Mr. Marsh's only daughter and succeeded him on the farm. The outlines of a block house and stockade are still very distinct on the bluff a few feet south of Gorham K. Hastings' house. The scattering settlers sometimes took refuge in it for greater security, but there is no account that they were ever attacked by the Indians.

Next south of John Marsh was Esquire Abial Lovejoy, a prominent pioneer. When Massachusetts passed the act freeing the slaves, Mr. Lovejoy, who owned several, called two of the oldest-Salem and

1035

TOWN OF SIDNEY.

Venus-and offered them their liberty. Salem replied, " You've had all de meat-now pick de bones."

Two miles south of this another grant, from the same source as the Marsh grant, was given at the same date to Levi Powers, which estab- lishes him as a pioneer. He sold in 1783 to Jethro Gardner, and he sold in 1791 to Anthony Faught, who came from Germany to avoid service in the army. His grandsons, Charles and James Faught, own the place and have the old grant.

The Winslow survey of 1761 covered three ranges of lots along the river, as shown by this sketch map. Each lot was one mile long, and between the ranges were "range ways," reserved for public roads, although for the most part the highways have been located else- where.

Waterville

RIVER

₦29₾

_05_

City of Augusta.

EARLY SETTLERS .- Beginning on the river road at the southern line of the town, many of the old residents were: Reuel and Samuel Howard, Peres Hamlen, Reuben Pinkham and his son Reuben, Fred- erick and Jacob Faught, Deacon Edmond Hayward, David, Elisha and Luther Reynolds, Barnabus Thayer, Benjamin Dyer and his son Jonathan, a surveyor; Colonel William and Deacon Paul Bailey, Jere- miah Thayer and his son Timothy, Benjamin Branch, Eli French, a blacksmith; John Sawtelle, Samuel and James Hutchinson, Daniel Thayer, Edwin Arnold, Stephen and William Lovejoy, Dr. Ambrose Howard, Moses Hastings, Dodivah Townsend, Thadeus Snell, Joseph Clark, Jesse Scudder, David Doe, Daniel Smiley, David Townsend, James Hutchinson, Joseph Cobb, Matthew Lincoln, Bethuel Perry, Levi Moore (whose two sisters married Alexander and William Smiley, and had thirteen children each), Thomas Avery, John and Eben Blaisdell, Charles F. Davies, Theodore and Nathaniel Merrill, John Bragg, Samuel Springer, Major Brackett, Paul T. Stevens, Flint Barton (who had thirteen boys), Captain Dean Bangs and Peleg

Delano.

" VIFG

KENNEBEC

N .56

לנ

1036

HISTORY OF KENNEBEC COUNTY.

MILLS AND STORES .- Most of the early saw mills were built on or near the river road. The Thayer brook was the most southerly stream affording water power. On its bauks were two saw mills, one built and operated by John Sawtelle and his son, Milton, then sold to Peter Sibley, its last owner. The old mill had a long life, running till 1880. The other mill was nearer the river and was owned by Willard Bailey and John Sawtelle, who had a small ship yard, making schooners of one hundred tons and under-the only boat building done in Sidney. This mill was abandoned before 1840.

John Marsh built, in 1763, a saw mill and a grist mill on the east side of the river road, where the Bog brook, since known as the Hast- ings brook, crosses it. These mills were both carried away by a freshet and an ice jam in 1774. Thomas Clark, a pioneer, had two bags of meal in the mill. Despite the warnings of all present, he brought one bag to a place of safety, and then, saying his family needed that grist, rushed back into the mill just as the resistless tor- rent bore it and him to destruction. Moses Hastings rebuilt them- the grist mill on the south and the saw mill on the north side of the stream-and was the proprietor of both for many years. William Lovejoy, the next owner, sold to Howard & Sawyer, who in 1830 sold to Asa Smiley and Samuel Clark, and they to Oliver Moulton, the present owner of the site. About 1835 Smiley & Clark built another grist mill one-fourth of a mile further up the stream, removing the grinding machinery from the old to the new mill. A shingle machine was then placed in the old mill, and the lumber and shingle output of the two mills below the road was heavy. They were both destroyed by fire about 1860. Plaster was ground in the old grist mill, and afterward in the new grist mill. The latter was taken down about 1850.

Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.

Illustrated history of Kennebec County, Maine; 1625-1892, Part 120

Author: Kingsbury, Henry D; Deyo, Simeon L., ed Publication date: 1892 Publisher: New York, Blake Number of Pages: 1790

Author: Kingsbury, Henry D; Deyo, Simeon L., ed
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: New York, Blake
Number of Pages: 1790