Maine Memory Network

"Maquoit," Brunswick, 1747

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1747-07-06 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

Survey of Robert and John Donlop lots, Brunswick, 1757

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1757 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

Settling along the Androscoggin and Kennebec

The Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick was a land company formed in 1714 and it set out to settle lands along the Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers in Maine.

The Shape of Maine

The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 4 of 4

"… Deed to Proprietors (1716), Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick: Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, collection 61, vol. 1, p."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 4 of 6

"After all, apportioning the land into bustling townships and selling it at a respectable price was the proprietors’ ultimate goal."