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The History of Gardiner, Pittston, and West Gardiner

The History of Gardiner, Pittston, and West Gardiner with a sketch of the Kennebec Indians, and New Plymouth Purchase,
Comprising Historical matter from 1602 to 1852.
By. J. W. Hanson
Published by William Palmer. 1852.

 

Index


Chapter I - Indian History
Chapter II - A Brief Sketch of the Kennebec Claim
Chapter III - From the Settlement to the Incorporation
  • Dr. Sylvester Gardiner last will and testament
  • SURNAMES listed
    • Nathaniel Bailey

    • John Bailey, about this time, lived in Pittston, but his descendants are mostly in Alna and Whitefield. Children, 1, Margaret, b. Feb. 24, 1777. 2, Nathan, b. Aug. 7, 1781; m. Betsey Boynton. 3, Mary, b. July 25, 1782. 4, Thomas, b. Feb. 16, 1784. 5, Sarah, b. Feb. 14, 1786. 6, Eleanor, b. Dec. 18, 1790; m. Henry Cooper, 1809. 7, Micajah, b. March 27, 1792. 8, John, b. April 9, 1795. 9, Hannah, b. Aug. 25, 1797. 10, Eliza, b. July 30, 1799. 11, Susan, b. Sept. 18, 1801.

    • William Barker b. Lancashire, Eng. 1734; m. Dorothy Cooper in Eng., 1771; d. Aug. 5, 1833; she d. April 2, 1814. Children, I. Nancy, b. April 13, 1772; m. Peter Grant, 1791; (See Grant General.) II. Elizabeth, b. Pittston, Sept. 29, 1779; m. Joshua Lord; he b. Berick, 1766; d. Oct. 14, 1838; no Children. At this time the trouble of the Revolution began to demand the means of of defence against British ag-

    • Berry [Page 1] [Page 2] [Page 3]
    • Nicholas Byram
    • Richard Clay
    • Reuben Colburn
    • Benjamin Colburn
    • Ezra Davis
    • Door
    • Flitner
    • Dr. Sylvestris Gardiner
    • Rufus Gay
    • Seth Gay [Page 1][Page 2]
    • Gideon Gardiner
    • Thomas Jackson
    • David Lawrence[Page 1][Page 2]
    • McCausland
    • Smith
    • Seth Soper
    • James Springer
    • Stackpole
    • Tarbox [Page 1] [Page 2]
    • Tibbetts
    • Pelatiah Warren [Page 1][Page 2]
    • Winslow
    • David Young [Page 1][Page 2]
Chapter IV - From the Incorporation to the Separation of Gardiner from Pittston.
  • Valuation List dated 1785 legal voters and other persons holding property or residing in Pittston in that year.   page 1   page 2   page 3   page 4   page 5 
  • Families residing from the Rolling dam brook, to what is now the southern boundary of Hallowell
  • SURNAMES listed
    • John Barker
    • Jonathan Blanchard family
    • Bradstreet -  [Page 1] [Page 2]
    • Ebenezer Byram
    • Nicholas Byram
    • Burnham Clark
    • Richard Clay
    • Leonard Cooper
    • Davis
    • David Dunham
    • Edward Fuller
    • Rufus Gay
    • Seth Gay [Page 1] [Page 2]
    • Samuel Grant [Page 1] [Page 2]
    • Thomas Jackson
    • Jonathan Jewett
    • Jedediah Jewett
    • Daniel Jewett
    • Roger Lapham
    • Maltiah Lawrence
    • Reuben Moore
    • David Moore
    • Ichabod Plaisted [Page 1] [Page 2]
    • Benjamin Shaw
    • Seth Soper
    • William Springer
    • Moses Springer
    • James Springer
    • Stackpole
    • John Stone
    • William Swan [Page 1] [Page 2]
    • Dominicus Wakefield
    • Family of Winslow [Page 1] [Page 2]
    • David Young [Page 1] [Page 2]
Chapter V - Sketch of Pittston From The Separation. Chapter VI - Sketch of Gardiner From The Incorporation to The Year 1852.
  • Tax list - Gardiner 1803 [A-H] [H - Poll Tax]
  • Tax list - Gardiner 1851 [A-B]  [B-D]  [D-G]  [G-K]  [K-M]  [M-P]  [Q-S]  [S-W]  [W-Single Polls] [Single Polls - Con't]
  • Town Officers includes Moderators, Town Representaives, Selectmen and Assessors, City Officers, City Engineer, City Marshall, City Physician, City Solicitor, Street Commissioner Gardiner[Page 1]  [Page 2]  [Page 3]  [Page 4]
Chapter VII - Sketch of West Gardiner.
  • Tax list - West Gardiner 1851 [A-F] [F-S] [S-Single Polls]
Chapter VIII - Ecclesiastical.
Chapter IX - Miscellaneous. [Page 1] [Page 2]
  • Weather
  • Growth of Old Pittston
  • Newspapers
  • Deaths - Gardiner and Pittston - of some of the persons who have died who were 60 years and upwards. [A-C] [C-H]  [H-P]  [P-Z]
  • Books
  • Schools
  • Military - Commissioned Officers who resided in Gardiner and Pittston
  • Post Offices
  • Publishment of Marriage -- Gardiner 1782-1790
  • Shipbuilding from 1784 to 1851 in Gardiner, Pittston, Bowman's Point(post 1834) and Hallowell (pre 1834)
  • Associations, Corporations
  • Physicians - [Page 1]   [Page 2]  [Page 3]   [Page 4]  [Page 5]  [Page 6]
  • Attorneys -   [Page 1]  [Page 2]  [Page 3]  [Page 4]
  • College Graduates
  • Early Appearance of E. Pittston
  • 1852 Business Register -- For Gardiner and Pittston Maine

 

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