Genealogy of Penobscot County Maine

Special 1837 Maine – Penobscot County

The document titled “Special 1837 Maine Census of Unincorporated Townships and Plantations of Penobscot County” was meticulously transcribed by Donald and Evelyn Wright on February 23, 2002. Originally held at the Maine State Archives, this rare census enumerates individuals in various unincorporated areas of Penobscot County as of March 1, 1837. The census captures detailed demographical data on residents, distributed into categories such as age groups and family heads, across different unincorporated territories, both east and west of the Penobscot River. Enumerator Jacob W. Stinchfield, among others, pledged to execute a comprehensive and accurate count via direct inquiries at each household, adhering to specifications of a legislative act. This census excludes non-naturalized foreigners residing in the state for less than four years and untaxed Indians..WRAP UP: With a baroque blend of place names, individual entries denote composition of households, offering a meticulous snapshot of the population in this region during the mid-19th century.

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Those unable to pay their Direct Taxes for 1816: Garland, Maine

Penobscot County

Supplement to the Bangor Weekly Register July to August 1817 “Because of the cost of the War of 1812 (1812-1814) followed by the year without a summer 1815, many New Englanders went to Ohio for a better life. Some families remained in Maine but were unable to pay their taxes. The following is a list of the people in Garland, Maine who did not pay their taxes for 1816.” David Colby Young Name Land Tax Amount William Blaisdell 90 acres, lot #5, 8th range 0.52 Abraham Bond 100 acres, lot #7, 8th range 0.75 Joseph Carr 160 acres, lot #7,

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Biographies of Garland Maine Citizens

Penobscot County

The following two notices are from the Bowdoin College Roll of Honor, in the Adjutant-General’s reports during the late war: Class of 1861 — William A. HOBBIE, born in Garland, October 1837; served in the Army of the Tennessee under General Sherman, in the Sixteenth Iowa. Leander O. MERRIAM, born in Garland, May 1843; left his junior year; and returned to finish his course in the next class; Sergeant Major Thirty-First Maine; was wounded. Peter THAYER was born in the town of Wrentham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, whree he lived until he married and then moved to Alstead, New Hampshire. He

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Nehemiah Abbott Land Grant Application

Penobscot County / Revolutionary War Land Grant Applications

Land grant application submitted between 1833-1835 to the Maine Land Office for Nehemiah Abbott of Lincoln, Massachusetts, for service in the Revolutionary War

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Biographical review: containing life sketches of leading citizens of Somerset, Piscataquis, Hancock, Washington, and Aroostook counties, Maine

Biography of Henry S. Boynton

Hancock County, Lincoln County, Penobscot County

Henry S. Boynton, one of the prosperous merchants of Lamoine, Hancock County, was born September 21, 1820, in Wiscasset, Maine. His father, William Boynton, a native of Gilmanton, New Hampshire, removed to Wiscasset when a young man, and was there Deputy Sheriff for a long time and afterward acting High Sheriff for a number of years. William subsequently lived for a time in Lamoine and then successively in Bangor and Chicago, remaining in the latter place until his death, at the age of seventy-nine years. He married Mary Huckins, who bore him the following children: William A., Elizabeth, and Thomas,

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Biography of Joel H. Doyen

Somerset County, Franklin County, Kennebec County, Penobscot County

Joel H. Doyen, who is successfully engaged in agriculture on the old Doyen homestead in Smithfield, Somerset County, was born in this town, July 4, 1842, son of the late Joel Doyen. The father, born and brought up in Avon, Maine, followed the occupation of farmer in Stark and afterward on the present homestead property in Smithfield, on which, after purchasing it, he resided until his death in 1877. He married Mrs. Mahala Leahers Sawyer, of Stark, the widow of Otis Sawyer, Sr., who died February 12, 1826, leaving her with five children — Henry, Louisa, Hannah, Alden, and Otis.

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Biography of Chauncey Cleveland Lee

Piscataquis County, Penobscot County

Chauncey Cleveland Lee, of Foxcroft, a retired schoolmaster and a Civil War veteran, was born June 26, 1843, upon the farm he now owns and occupies, son of Lyman and Elizabeth M. (Miner) Lee. His paternal great-grandfather served in the Continental army during the Revolutionary War. The grandfather, Nehemiah Lee, moved from Wethersfield, Connecticut, his native town, to Peacham, Vermont, when he was twenty-one years old, and cultivated a farm during his active years. His last days were spent in Foxcroft, where he died in March, 1862, aged eighty-seven years. his wife, whose maiden name was Lavinia Carpenter, died here

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Biography of John Dean Hopkins

Hancock County, Penobscot County

John Dean Hopkins, a native resident of Ellsworth, elsewhere spoken of as a man who has been for more than a generation one of the most notable characters of Eastern Maine, was born February 13, 1817, while the State was yet a part of Massachusetts. His parents were John and Abigail (Brimmer) Hopkins. His father was a native of Cape Cod, probably a descendant of Stephen Hopkins, who came over in the “Mayflower” in 1620, and whose son Giles settled at Yarmouth on the Cape; and his mother was a daughter of George B. and Abigail (Eddy) Brimmer, who removed

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Biography of Ellis Young

Hancock County, Penobscot County, York County

Ellis Young, who is spending the closing years of his long and busy life on his pleasant homestead in Surry, Hancock County, was born in this town, August 9, 1820, son of Joseph Young. The paternal grandfather, Samuel Young, who came from Saco, Maine, to Surry when a young man, settled on the Neck, close to the shore. He took up a tract of wild land, which by means of incessant toil he converted into a good farm. Like his pioneer neighbors he built a log house, and there dwelt for the rest of his life, rearing his family and

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Biography of Charles H. Sawyer

Piscataquis County, Kennebec County, Penobscot County, York County

Charles H. Sawyer, of Greenville, the landlord of the Lake House, was born in Augusta, Maine, December 2, 1844. His parents, Charles and Elizabeth (Plummer) Sawyer, are both natives of the Pine Tree State. The father, who was born in Saco, was in the hotel business a great many years. He managed the Cushnoch House and the Stanley House in Augusta. In 1858 he moved to Greenville and took charge of the Seboonook House, at the same time managing the Eveleth House. Afterward, in Newport, Maine, he was in charge of the Shaw House for a number of years. He

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