VITAL RECORDS

OF

BELFAST

MAINE

TO THE YEAR 1892

VOLUME 1

BIRTHS

EDITOR

ALFRED JOHNSON, A.M., LITT.D.

HENRY SEWELL WEBSTER, A.,M.    ALFRED JOHNSON, A.M., LITT.D.

PUBLISHED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE

MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

1917

ABBREVIATIONS

1. -age

abt. -about

2. -born

bp.- baptized

bur. -buried

ch. -child

chn.- children

C.R.1. -church record, Unitarian Church

C.R. 2. -church record, Congregational Church

C.R. 3. -church record, Methodist Episcopal

C.R. 4. -church record, Baptist Church

Co.-county

Co.R. -county record

4. -daughter: day; died

Dea. -deacon

dec- deceased

dup. -duplicate entry

Ens. -Ensign

G.R.1. -gravestone record, Grove Cemetery

G.R. 2 -gravestone record, North Belfast Cemetery

G.R. 3. -gravestone record, City Point Cemetery

G.R. 4. -gravestone record, West Belfast Cemetery

G.R. 5-gravestone record, East Side Cemetery

G.R. 6 -gravestone record, Gordon Cemetery, Searsport

      G.R. 7.- gravestone record, Evergreen Cemetery

      G.R. 8 -gravestone record, West Belfast Cemetery, Centre Belmont road

      G.R. 9. -gravestone record, private burial ground on Redmond Road, West Belfast

      G.R. 10.- graveston record, private burial ground on Elijah Knowlton's farm, West Belfast

G.R. 11.- gravestone record, private burial ground on east side of Redman Road, West Belfast

G.R. 12 -gravestone record, private burial ground on Samuel Bateman's farm, West Belfast

G.R. 13 - gravestone record, South Belfast Cemetery

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G.R. 14 - gravestone record, Russ Cemetery, City Point

h. - husband

hrs.- hours

inf. - infant

int. - publishment of intention of marriage

Jr. - junior

Lt. - Lieutenant

m. - married; month

min. - minutes

P.R.I. - private record, from a Johnson family Bible, now in the possession of Alfred Johnson of Brookline, Mass., and Belfast

P.R.2.- private record, from the Edward Wight family Bible, now in the possession of James C Durham of Belfast

P.R.3. - private record, from the Joseph Wight family Bible, now in the possession of James C. Durham of Belfast

P.R.4 - private record, from the Franklin H Durham family Bible, now in the possession of James C Durham of Belfast

P.R.5 - private record, from the family Bible of John W. Ferguson of Belfast, now in his possession

P.R.6 - private record, from the Jonathan Durham family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Mildred Black of Belfast

P.R.7 -private record, from a Ferguson family record, now in the possession of Miss Jane W. Ferguson of Belfast

P.R.8 -private record,  from the John S. Osborn family Bible,  now in the possession of Capt. George T. Osborne of Belfast.

P.R. 9-private record, from the Alonzo Osborn family bible, now in the possession of Capt George T Osborne of Belfast

P.R.10 - private record, from the John Ryan family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. George F Ryan of Belfast

P.R.11- private record, from a Patterson family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. George W Pattershall of Belfast

P.R.12- private record, from a Pattershall family Bible, now in the possession of Melvin Pattershall of Belfast

P.R.13- private record, from an Otis family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Martha Jane Otis of Belfast

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P.R.14- private record, from an Otis-Nickerson family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Martha Jane Otis

P.R.15- private record, from a Nickerson family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Martha Jane Otis of Belfast

P.R.16- private record, from the Jonathan Ferguson family record, now in the possession of Miss Jane W Ferguson of Belfast

P.R.17 - private record, from the Moses Wason Ferguson family record, now in the possession of Miss Jane W Ferguson of Belfast

P.R.18- private record, from the William Thaxter Colburn family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Charlotte Colburn of Belfast

P.R.19- private record, from the Colburn-Spring family record, now in the possession of Miss Charlotte Colburn of Belfast

P.R.20-private record, from the Samuel Spring family record, now in the possession of Miss Charlotte Colburn of Belfast

P.R.21- private record, from the George A Miller family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Henry C Marden of Belfast

P.R.22- private record, from the Nehemiah Abott family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Fannie Horn of Belfast

P.R.23- private record, from the family bible of Edgar S. McDonald of Belfast, now in his possession

P.R.24 - private record, from a Brown family record, now in the possession of Miss. Emma Wording of Belfast

P.R.25- private record, from the Calvin Hervey family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Calvin Hervey of Belfast

P.R.26- private record, from the Charles B Hazeltine family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Charles B Hazeltine of Belfast

P.R.27- private record, from a Smalley family Bible, now in the possession of Alexander D. Smalley of Belfast

P.R.28-private record, from the family Bible of Alexander D. Smalley of Belfast, now in his possession

P.R.29-private record, from a Holt family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Eleanor Orcutt Dyer of Belfast

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P.R.30- private record, from the George Dyer family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Eleanor Orcutt Dyer of Belfast

P.R.31- private record, from the William Holt family Bible, now in the possession of William P Holt of Belfast

P.R.32- private record, from the Richard Holt family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. C. F. Wyman of Belfast

P.R.33- private record, from the Miles S. Staples family Bible, now in the possession of Basil Herbert Staples Newell of Belfast

P.R.34- private record, from the Rufus P Hassell family Bible, now in the possession of Basil Herbert Staples Newell of Belfast

P.R.35- private record, from the family Bible of Otis K. Ryder of Belfast, now in his possession

P.R.36- private record, from the David Robinson family Bible, now in the possession of Benjamin Robinson of Belfast

P.R.37 - private record, from the family Bible of Benjamin Robinson of Belfast, now in his possession

P.R.38- private record, from the Warren E. Marsh family Bible, now in the possession

            Of Mrs. Warren E. Marsh of Belfast

P.R.39- private record, from the James Bucklin family Bible, now in the possession of Leon O. Bucklin of Belfast

P.R.40- private record, from the Enoch C. Hilton family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Enoch C. Hilton

P.R.41- private record, from the William O. Cunningham family Bible, now in the possession of Harvey S. Cunningham of Belfast

P.R.42- private record, from the family Bible of Harvey S Cunningham of Belfast, now in his possession

P.R. 43- private record, from the John Hassell family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. John Hassell Jackson of Belfast

P.R.44- private record, from the Russ family Bible, now in the possession of Ralph D. Shute of Belfast

P.R. 45- private record, from the Alonzo Shute family Bible, now in the possession of Ralph D. Shute of Belfast

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P.R.46- private record, from the Joseph McKeen family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. George E Havener of Belfast

P.R.47 - private record, from the Shuman family Bible, now in the possession of  Elijah S. Shuman of Belfast

 P.R. 48- private record, from the Elijah M Shuman family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Otis K. Ryder of Belfast

P.R.49 - private record, from the Benjamin P. Ryder family Bible, now in the possession of Otis K. Ryder of Belfast

P.R.50 - private record, from the William F. Triggs family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. William F. Triggs of Belfast

P.R51. - private record, from the David Burgess family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Lydia Ann Burgess of Belfast

P.R52. - private record, from the Horace S. Perkins family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Horace S. Perkins of Belfast

P.R53. - private record, from the Benjamin T. Black family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Mildred Black of Belfast

P.R54. - private record, from the Henry J. Chaples family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Florence D. Chaples  of Belfast

P.R55. - private record, from the family Bible of Dr. Augustine O. Stoddard  of Belfast, now in his possession

P.R56. - private record, from the  Samuel W. Miller  family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. James F. McKeen of Belfast

P.R.57 - private record, from a Patterson family Bible, now in the possession of      Charles B. Eaton of Belfast

P.R58. - private record, from a Chaples family Bible, now in the possession of Miss. Sarah Chaples of Belfast

P.R59. - private record, from the Samuel W. Miller   family Bible, now in the possession of  Mrs. Annabelle (Miller) Underwood of Belfast

P.R.60 - private record, from the John Nelson Stewart   family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. John Nelson Stewart of Belfast

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P.R61. - private record, from the  Eben P. Bramhall  family Bible, now in the possession of  Mrs. Eli Cook of Belfast

P.R62. - private record, from the George W. Speed   family Bible, now in the possession of  Mrs. Thomas D. Barr of Belfast

P.R63 - private record, from the Simeon A. Heath family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Spencer W. Mathews of Belfast

P.R64. - private record, from the Spencer W. Mathews  family Bible, now in the possession of  Mrs. Spencer W. Mathews of Belfast

P.R.65 - private record, from the Edward J. Morison family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Spencer D. Mathews of Belfast

P.R.66 - private record, from the Lewis A. Knowlton family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Lewis A. Knowlton of Belfast

P.R. 67- private record, from the Charles Pendleton family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Lewis A. Knowlton of Belfast

P.R. 68- private record, from the Isaac Conant family Bible, now in the possession of Bancroft H. Conant of Belfast

P.R.69 - private record, from the William B. Conant family Bible, now in the possession of Bancroft H. Conant of Belfast

P.R.70 - private record, from the Isaac A. Conant family Bible, now in the possession of   Mrs. Ralph H. Howes of Belfast

P.R71. - private record, from the James Calderwood family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Alvin Blodgett of Belfast

P.R72. - private record, from the James Aborn family Bible, now in the possession of John G. Aborn of Belfast

P.R73. - private record, from the John Flowers family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Eveline H. Gilmore of Belfast

P.R74. - private record, from the Cyrus Patterson  family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Henry D. Clark of Belfast

P.R75. - private record, from the Timothy Chase family Bible, now in the possession of Miss. E. Maude Barker of Belfast

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P.R76. - private record, from the David Barker family Bible, now in the possession of   Miss E. Maude Barker of Belfast

P.R77. - private record, from an Allard family Bible, now in the possession of  Miss E. Maude Barker  of Belfast

P.R.78 - private record, from the Parker-Drinkwater family Bible, now in the possession of T. Frank Parker of Belfast

P.R.79 - private record, from the Lemuel R, Palmer family Bible, now in the possession of   Miss Lucy Palmer of Belfast

P.R80. - private record, from the Capt. Reuben H. Burgess  family Bible, now in the possession of  Mrs. Lydia Ann Burgess   of Belfast

P.R81. - private record, from the Ebenezer Newell, Jr  family Bible, now in the possession of Basil Herbert of Belfast

P.R82. - private record, from the family Bible of Isreal W. Parker of Belfast, now in his possession.

P.R83. - private record, from the Josiah Sanborn family Bible, now in the possession of  Eben M. Sanborn of Belfast

P.R84. - private record, from the family record of Eben M. Sanborn of Belfast, now in his possession.

P.R85. - private record, from the Dr. Richard Moody family Bible, now in the possession of  James H. Howes of Belfast

P.R86. - private record, from the James H. Howes family Bible, now in the possession of  James H Howes of Belfast

P.R.87 - private record, from the Joseph S. Noyes family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. William B. Swan of Belfast

P.R88 - private record, from the Asa Faunce family Bible, now in the possession of  Mrs. William B Swan of Belfast

P.R89. - private record, from the Sanford H Mathews family Bible, now in the possession of  Mrs. Sanford H. Mathews of Belfast

P.R90. - private record, from the Rev. William Frothingham family Bible, now in the possession of  Miss Emily Miller of Belfast

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P.R91. - private record, from the Thomas W. Lothrop family Bible, now in the possession of  Miss Lois Lothrop of Belfast

P.R92. - private record, from the Ansel Lothrop family Bible, now in the possession of  Miss Lois Lothrop of Belfast

P.R93. - private record, from the  family Bible of Jefferson W. Wilson of Belfast , now in his possession.

P.R.94 - private record, from the John Wilson family Bible, now in the possession of      Jefferson F. Wilson of Belfast

P.R95. - private record, from the Wilson-Mahoney  family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Ida A Mahoney  of Belfast

P.R96. - private record, from the Capt. Mark Welch  family Bible, now in the possession of   Capt. William F. Welch of Belfast

P.R97. - private record, from the  Robert H. Coombs  family Bible, now in the possession of  Charles R. Coombs of Belfast

P.R98. - private record, from the Robert Coombs family Bible, now in the possession of W. Jordan Coombs of Belfast

P.R.99 - private record, from the George W Cottrell family Bible, now in the possession of R. Emery Cottrell of Belfast

P.R100. - private record, from the Bullen-West family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. William Beckwith of Belfast

P.R101. - private record, from the William H. Knowlton family Bible, now in the possession of  Marcellus R. Knowlton    of Belfast

P.R102. - private record, from the family record of Sanford Howard of Belfast, now in his possession.

P.R.103 - private record, from the Asa F. Riggs family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Jacob K. Dennett of Belfast

P.R.104 - private record, from the Henry C. Grat  family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Henry C. Gray of Belfast

P.R.105 - private record, from the Joseph Dennett family Bible, now in the possession of   Mrs. Joseph Gilmore of Belfast

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P.R106. - private record, from a copy  of the David Gilmore family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Joseph Gilmore of Belfast

P.R.107- private record, from the Thomas Marshall family Bible, now in the possession of William R. Marshall of Winchester, Mass.

P.R.108 - private record, from a copy of a Lancaster family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Hartson C. Pitcher of Belfast

P.R109. - private record, from the George L. Mudgettt  family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Jennie Mudgett of Belfast

P.R110. - private record, from the Benjamin Cunningham family Bible, now in the possession of George W. Davis of Belfast

P.R111. - private record, from the Thomas A. Beckwith family Bible, now in the possession of Alonzo Beckwith  of Belfast

P.R.112 - private record, from the John Peirce family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Frank Peirce of Belfast

P.R.113 - private record, from the William P. Harriman family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Abbie Stoddard of Belfast

P.R114. - private record, from the Stephen G. Bicknell  family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Alice B MacDonald  of Belfast

P.R.115 - private record, from the Henry Dunbar family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Henry Dunbar of Belfast

P.R.116 - private record, from the Henry A. Starrett family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Annie Craig of Belfast

P.R117. - private record, from a Gammans family Bible, now in the possession of  Miss Maud Gammans of Belfast

P.R.118 - private record, from the Phimeas P Quimby family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Augusta Frederick of Belfast

P.R.119 - private record, from the John Tufts Patterson family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Aurelia Goud of Caribou

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P.R120. - private record, from the James Woodbury Frederick family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Augusta Frederick of Belfast

P.R.121 - private record, from the Nathaniel Bradbury family Bible, now in the possession of Charles W. Frederick of Belfast

P.R122. - private record, from the William Frederick family Bible, now in the possession of Jabez Frederick of Brookline, Mass.

P.R123. - private record, from the manuscript day book of Dr. Nahum Parker Munroe, now in the possession of Alfred Johnson of Brookline, Mass., and Belfast

P.R.124- private record, from the Levi Lindsey Robbins family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Frank Wallace Chase of Newtonville, Mass.   

P.R125. - private record, from the Samuel L. Sweetser family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Grace Walton of Belfast

P.R.126 - private record, from the John Walton family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Grace Walton of Belfast

P.R127. - private record, from the Joseph Kaler Bennett family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Marcella Kaler Bennett of Belfast

P.R128. - private record, from the Joseph H. Kaler family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Marcella Kaler Bennett of Belfast

P.R129. - private record, from the Joshua Eustis Partridge family record, now in the possession of Miss Sue M. Partridge of Belfast

P.R.130 - private record, from the Robert R. Swett family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Lizzie M. Cunningham of Belfast

P.R131. - private record, from the James H. Cunningham family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Lizzie M. Cunningham of Belfast

P.R132. - private record, from the John Maddocks family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. George F. Ryan of Belfast

P.R.133 - private record, from the Christopher Y. Cottrell family record, now in the possession of his son, Christopher Y. Cottrell of Belfast

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P.R134. - private record, from the Christopher Y. Cottrell family Bible, now in the possession of his son, Christopher Y. Cottrell of Belfast

P.R.135 - private record, from the William T. Rogers family Bible, now in the possession of Byron M. Rogers of Belfast

P.R136. - private record, from the Martin Rogers family Bible, now in the possession of Byron M. Rogers of Belfast

P.R.137 - private record, from the William C. Tuttle family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Georgia Varney of Belfast

P.R138. - private record, from the James McCrillis family record, now in the possession of Mrs. George C. Trussell of Belfast

P.R139. - private record, from the Elijah Torrey family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. James S. Harriman of Belfast

P.R.140 - private record, from the Nathaniel Wells family Bible, now in the possession of George G. Wells of Belfast

P.R.141 - private record, from the William Durham family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. George G Wells of Belfast

P.R.142 - private record, from the William Poor family Bible, now in the possession of Clarence Poor of Belfast

P.R.143 - private record, from the William Osgood Poor family Bible, now in the possession of Clarence O. Poor of Belfast

P.R.144.- private record, from the Asa A. Howes family Bible, now in his possession.

P.R.145 - private record, from the Walter B. Rankin   family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Elmer Sherman of Belfast

P.R.146 - private record, from the Sherburne Sleeper family Bible, now in the possession of J. Llewellyn Sleeper of Belfast

P.R.147 - private record, from the Daniel Faunce family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Hartwell L. Woodcock of Belfast

P.R.148 - private record, from the Robert White family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Hartwell L. Woodcock of Belfast

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P.R.149 - private record, from the Joshua Bramhall family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Caroline E.Aldus of Belfast

P.R.150 - private record, from the Benjamin Banks family Bible, now in the possession of William A Banks of Belfast

P.R.151 - private record, from the William M. Woods family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Alice Shales Mason of Belfast

P.R152. - private record, from the Lendal T. Shales family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Lendal T. Shales of Belfast

P.R.153 - private record, from the family records of Elisha H. Haney of Belfast, now in the possession of Mrs. Cleora Read of Belfast

P.R154. - private record, from the William Twombly family Bible, now in the possession of  Mrs. Mary Twombly  of Belfast

P.R.155 - private record, from the Boham P. Field family Bible, now in the possession of Ben D. Field of Belfast

P.R156. - private record, from the John S. Caldwell family register, now in the possession of Mrs. Amos Clement of Belfast

P.R.157. - private record, from the family Bible of Amos Clement of Belfast, now in his possession.

P.R.158 - private record, from the Joseph Perkins family Bible, now in the possession of Capt James H. Perkins of Belfast

P.R.159 - private record, from the Samuel G. Thurlow family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Eliza Harmon of Brewer

P.R.160 - private record, from the Augustus Perry family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Julia Perry of Belfast

P.R.161 - private record, from the Alexander Shibles family Bible, now in the possession of Ralph H. Mosher of Belfast

P.R.162.- private record, from the FisherA. Pitcher family Bible, now in the possession of Thomas P. Mathews of Belfast

P.R.163 - private record, from the William Ryan family record, now in the possession of Mrs. George F. Ryan of Belfast

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P.R.164 - private record, from the Samuel Maddocks family records, now in the possession of Mrs. George F. Ryan of Belfast

P.R.165. - private record, from the Horatio Palmer Thompson family record, now in the possession of Albert Wooster Thompson of Denver, Colo.

P.R.166 - private record, from the Charles Read family record, now in the possession of George Read of Belfast

P.R.167 - private record, from the Alden Marriner family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Ada M. Bowman  of Belfast

P.R.168 - private record, from the John Burgess family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Albert C. Burgess of Belfast

P.R.169 - private record, from the Ezekiel Burgess family Bible, now in the possession of Albert C. Burgess of Belfast

P.R170 - private record, from the Hiram Chase family Bible, now in the possession of      Miss Frances Chase of Belfast

P.R.171 - private record, from the Daniel Sullivan family Bible, now in the possession of John H. Sullivan of Searsport

P.R.172. - private record, from the Calvin Pitcher family Bible, now in the possession of Ellis Pitcher of South Weymouth, Mass.

P.R.173 - private record, from the Martin Stone family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Edith S. Walden of Belfast

P.R.174 - private record, from the Henry Lunt Lord family Bible, now in the possession of Maurice W. Lord of Belfast

P.R.175 - private record, from a family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Ada C. Daniels of Newton, Mass   

q.v..-which see; whom see

rec.-recorded

s.-son

Sr.-senior

w.-week;wife

wid.-widow

widr.-widower

y.-year

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