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Bridgton Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Jonathan Holman was felt throughout the town. His sons settled in that part called the Common, and its location approximated the center of the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Charles Stanley Sons Market, Mexico, ca. 1900Mexico Historical Society Dr. Walker was the earliest educated physician, whose residence occupied the…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… housed the grocery business of Daniel Fox and his son Daniel Fox, Jr. At the time of this photograph, the Foxes leased ground floor space to…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"In addition, daughters as well as sons inherited from their fathers, and widows inherited from their husbands both via their dower rights and…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"… since each was assisted (and followed) by a son in similar official capacities. Other key figures with prominent surviving papers in the collection…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"Betsey, her young son and the baby rode in the sled. Another boy traveled with them and drove their three cows."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Leverett and Addie Morgan's son did not want to join the war effort, so they made a deal with another man that if he would fight in their son's…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… you're not gettin’ ready for the harvest?” “Well son, Mr. Gordon came by earlier today and said we're not harvesting enough fox furs and the way…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"Building on the model that his son created when he founded The Trustees of Reservations in Massachusetts, Charles William Eliot worked with George…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"Arthur Moore Jr, the son of the last operator, recounted the trials and tribulations of the business."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"Their son James composed the following inscription on the stone marking the spot where they now lie: They’ve run the race and won the crown They, the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… A.D. 1867," and Dedicated to, "THE MEMORY OF HER SONS, Who Died, That the Nation Might Live.” There is also a quotation at the bottom: “The world…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"My son must be supplied with teams for his fire wood and necessary teaming. The sheep and poultry you will take especial care that they are well fed…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Roses and buckshot. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946. (A) Folsom, George. History of Saco and Biddeford, with notices of other early settlements…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"It was managed and operated by their son, Richard Elliott, and partner Walter Mills for several years."

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"… a woman named Almeda and had at least two sons and one daughter. Ira Fish died in about 1870 at eighty years old. Ira came to Lincoln in 1825."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… on September 18, 1909, given by their only living son, Francis. Francis Stanislaus was the only child out of eight Stephen and Sylvia had that…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… Bethia died, Benjamin decided to give his two sons another mother. He decided to marry Polly Hathaway."

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"… in 1939 and was owned by Roy Buck and his two sons, Myron and Bryon. Besides those differences, we find that Gateway Motors was a very large…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"His son, Warren, was involved with the Aroostook War and the Civil War. Warren was ranked 1st Lieutenant in the Aroostook War."

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"Page of Burlington, Maine. They had two sons, Asa and Daniel. Jonathan was killed December 18, 1864, at the Battle of Petersburg during the American…"

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"I think that I would be upset that my husband, son, nephew, or anyone in my family would have to fight for me."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… Society & Museum Henry Jocelyn Henry Jocelyn, son of Sir Thomas Jocelyn and his second wife Theodora Cooke, was born in England in 1606."