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The United States declared War on Great Britain on June 12, 1812. The war was declared as a result of long simmering disputes with Great Britain. The central dispute surrounded the impressment of American soldiers by the British.
[Courtesy of C.B.Knox]

Enemy Aliens, Eastport, District of Maine, 1812

Courtesy of Josh Smith
Returns of enemy aliens from Eastport in the District of Maine extracted from the returns of enemy aliens by Maine’s U.S. Marshall, Thomas G. Thornton in the autumn of 1812, found in National Archives RG 59, M-558, “U.S. Department of State: War of 1812 Papers,” and “Thomas G. Thornton Papers,” New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. Statement of aliens taking oaths of loyalty to the U.S. in January, 1813, found in William King papers, Maine Historical Society. Militia rolls in “Edridge Collection,” Eastport Sentinel, February 20, 1907.

Name Age Time in US Family Trade Took Oath? 1810 Census? Mass Militia?
Aymor, Daniel 26 5 4 blockmaker yes yes  
Boice, Joseph 68 1 4 housewright no no  
Beckwith, John S. 42 3 8 mariner yes no  
Brown, Samuel 58 8 3 laborer yes yes  
Burns, Patrick 30 3 0 laborer no no yes
Cope, Richard S. 30 8 0 cordwainer yes no  
Copp, David 60 8 4 trader no yes  
Cormie, Joseph 28 8 0 merchant no no  
Crawford, Levi 43 4 6 laborer yes yes  
Crawley, Philip 25 7 0 fisherman no no  
Curry, Andrew 48 2 6 victualer yes yes  
Deckle, George 23 .25 4 mason no no  
Finch, Simon 55 4 8 laborer yes yes  
Greason, Thomas 24 3 2 laborer yes no  
Harris, Eli 26 1 4 cordwainer yes no  
Harris, Gilbert 47 .10 7 preacher yes no  
Haycock, Thomas 27 3 4 baker yes yes  
Hunt, Henry 30 2 0 tallow chandler no no  
Lawrence, John 23 1 0 painter no no  
Lunt, Joseph 23 12 0 seaman no yes yes
McKinley, John 20 8 0 cordwainer no no  
Morgan, James R. 24 16 4 fisherman no yes yes
Morris, Robert 45 2 9 laborer no yes  
Murray, John 25 3 0 laborer no no  
Nowlin, Robert 31 9 3 laborer yes no  
O’Donald, Michael 35 .75 3 cooper no no  
Parker, Timothy 53 2 5 victualer yes no  
Pendlebury, Thomas 24 1 3 laborer no no yes
Street, George 23 16 0 cordwainer no no  
Tailor, William 40 23 11 fisherman yes yes  
Van Buskirk, Abraham 50 6 10 cooper yes yes  
Walker, James 50 2 9 laborer yes no  
Whelpley, Joseph 34 2 5 blacksmith yes yes  
Woodwith, James 34 6 6 seaman no yes  
Woodworth, Samuel 64 6 5 victualer yes yes  

35 Heads of households
208 Total enemy aliens

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