Maine Churches and Pastors Supported by the Maine Missionary Society in 1861 and 1862

Included in a booklet entitled A Sermon Delivered in High Street Church, Portland, Before the Maine Missionary Society, June 25, 1862, and the Annual Reports of the Trustees and Treasurer is a list of the Maine towns with missions supported by the Maine Missionary Society, as well as the ministers and laypeople who ministered to them and interesting remarks about many of the missions.

At the end of this post:

• Alphabetical list of Maine towns with missions
• Alphabetical list of ministers and laymen serving the Maine missions
• Images of the pages listing the towns with missions and the ministers and laymen serving them

Other posts feature:

• list of Maine towns with missions and their pastors included in the 54th annual report of 1861
• life members of the Maine Missionary Society who were recognized in the 54th annual report of 1861
• life members of the Maine Missionary Society who were recognized in the 55th annual report of 1862

The booklet, which measures about 9" by 5-3/4", was printed in 1862 at the Kennebec Journal Office at Augusta, Maine.  Because the entire booklet is provided online by the Yale University library, I've scanned only a few images.

The sermon mentioned in the title was delivered by John O. Fiske, Pastor of Winter Street Church, Bath. Also in the booklet is the Fifty-Fifth Annual Report, which includes:

• List of the men performing missionary duties and the towns to which they were assigned, including remarks; the list and remarks are featured in another post.
• Information about the number of missionaries employed and the missions
• Mission established in the Madawaska territory by Mr. E. N. Raymond, a native to that area who had converted to Protestantism
• Mission at Topsfield, Maine
• Mission at Burlington and Great Falls by Rev. A. R. Plumer
• Revivals at Patten by Rev. W. T. Sleeper of Patten; Houlton and Linneus by Rev. E. G. Carpenter; at Temple; Kennebunkport; Rockport; Phippsburg by Rev. Ezekiel Emerson; Dedham; Gouldsborough; Norway; Mechanic Falls
• The Treasury
• State of the County, then suffering through the Civil War
• Annual Meeting
• Treasurer's Report
• Donations

Officers:

Rev. George E. Adams, President

Hon. George F. Patton, Vice President

Rev. Benjamin Tappan, Correspondence and Recording Secretary

John Chute, Esq, Treasurer

Trustees

Rev. Dr. Adams, ex officio                          Rev. Seth H. Keeler

Rev. Benjamin Tappan                                Rev. Uriah Balkam

Rev. Enoch Pond                                        Rev. John O. Fiske

Rev. David Shepley                                    Eben Steele, Esq.

Rev. Stephen Thurston                                Deacon J. S. Wheelwright

Deacon Samuel Adams

Auditors

William D. Little, Esq.                                  William C. Mitchell, Esq.

Preachers

Rev. Professor Harris, First                              Rev. Edward W. Gilman, Second

The towns are numbered, with several pages of correspondingly numbered remarks.  Refer to pages 23-26 in the online version of this booklet offered by the Yale University Library.  There's interesting genealogical content in the remarks.

Alphabetical list of towns with missions supported by the Maine Missionary Society; with ministers/laypeople noted

A	Abbot - 1/4 time; Guilford - 1/2 time; Sangerville - 1/4 time	Rev. John A. Perry, s.s.
	Acton	Rev. Francis P. Smith, s.s.
	Albany - 1/2 time; North Waterford - 1/2 time	Rev. Samuel L. Gould
	Alexander; Cooper	Mr. Alvin Baker; at Alexander and Cooper
	Amherst; Aurora	Mr. George L. Roberts
	Andover	Rev. William V. Jordan
	Anson; Bingham; Solon Village	Rev. G. W. Hathaway
	Aroostook County, 5 stations	Rev. Marcus R. Keep, s.s.
	Aurora; Amherst	Mr. George L. Roberts
B	Belfast, North - 3/4 time; Swanville - 1/4 time	Rev. Truman A. Merrill, s.s.
	Bingham; Anson; Solon Village	Rev. G. W. Hathaway, s.s.
	Brooks, Freedom and Jackson	Mr. E. J. Alden
	Brooksville, East - 1/2 time; Brooksville, West - 1/2 time	Rev. Benjamin Dodge
	Brooksville, West - 1/2 time; Brooksville, East - 1/2 time	Rev. Benjamin Dodge
	Brownfield	Rev. Josiah G. Merrill, s.s.
	Brownville	Rev. William S. Sewall
	Burlington and vicinity	Rev. A. R. Plumer
	Buxton, North	Rev. George W. Cressey
C	Cape Elizabeth	Mr. Augustus F. Beard, s.s.
	Carmel & Pittsfield 1/4; St. Albans 1/4; Plymouth & Dixmont 1/4; Palmyra 1/4	Rev, Daniel Sewall, s.s.
	Chesterville, North - 1/4 time; Mercer - 1/2 time; Farmington Falls - 1/4 time	Rev. George W. Rogers
	Chesterville, North, 1/4; New Vineyard, 1/2 time; Farmington Falls, 1/4	Rev. George W. Rogers
	Cooper; Alexander	Mr. Alvin Baker
D	Dedham	Rev. James Wells
	Denmark; Sweden	Rev. Amasa Loring
	Deer Isle, 2nd church	Rev. William A. Merrill
	Dexter; St. Albans	Rev. Daniel Sewall, s.s.; for Dexter only, Rev. Ebenezer Bean
	Dixfield; Mexico; Peru	Mr. James P. Chamberlain, s.s.
	Dixmont & Plymouth 1/4; St. Albans 1/4; Pittsfield & Carmel 1/4; Palmyra 1/4	Rev. Daniel Sewall, s.s.
	Durham	Rev. J. M. C. Beaubien
E	Edgecomb	Rev. G. B. Richardson
	Farmington Falls - 1/4 time; Mercer - 1/2 time; North Chesterville - 1/4 time	Rev. George W. Rogers
	Farmington Falls, 1/4; New Vineyard, 1/2; North Chesterville, 1/4	Rev. George W. Rogers
F	Fayette - 1/4 time; Monmouth - 3/4 time	Rev. Henry S. Loring, s.s.
	Fort Fairfield; Washburn; Littleton; Monticello; Presque Isle	Rev. Elbridge Knight, s.s.
	Freedom - 1/2 time	Rev. Edward P. Baker
	Freedom; Jackson; Brooks	Mr. E. J. Alden
G	Garland	Rev. Peter B. Thayer
	Gilead	Rev. Henry Richardson, s.s.
	Golden Ridge (Sherman); Patten - 1/3 time; Island Falls - 1/3 time	Rev. William T. Sleeper, s.s.
	Gorham, Great Falls - 1/4 time	Rev. Luther Wiswell
	Gouldsborough - 3 stations	Rev. David S. Hibbard, s.s.
	Gray	Rev. J. P. Richardson
	Guilford - 1/2 time; Abbot - 1/4 time; Sangerville - 1/4 time	Rev. John A. Perry, s.s.
H	Harrison, 1/2 time; Naples - 1/2 time	Rev. Thomas L. Ellis, s.s.
	Hartford, South; Sumner	Rev. Benjamin G. Willey, P.
	Hiram	Mr. Ezra B. Pike
	Hodgdon; Houlton; Linneus	Rev. E. G. Carpenter, s.s.
	Houlton; Linneus; Hodgdon	Rev. E. G. Carpenter, s.s.
I	Industry - 1/4 time; Strong - 3/4 time	Rev. Jonas Burnham
	Island Falls - 1/3 time; Patten - 1/3 time; Golden Ridge (Sherman}	Rev. William T. Sleeper, s.s.
	Isle au Haut	Rev. Joshua Eaton, s.s.
J	Jackson, Freedom and Brooks	Mr. E. J. Alden
K	Kenduskeag	Mr. J. K. Lincoln
	Kennebunkport - 1st church	Rev. Morris Holman, s.s.
	Kittery	Rev. William A. Fobes, s.s.
	Limington	Rev. John Parsons, P.
	Lincoln; Mattawamkeag; Passadumkeag	Rev. Alvan J. Bates, P.
	Lincolnville; Northport, East	Mr. Leander S. Coan
	Linneus; Houlton; Hodgdon	Rev. E. G. Carpenter, s.s.
	Littleton; Fort Fairfield; Washburn; Monticello; Presque Isle	Rev. Elbridge Knight, s.s.
	Lovell [printed erroneously as Lowell]	Rev. Joseph Smith, P.
M	Machiasport - 1/2 time	Rev. Gilman Bacheller, P.
	Madawaska	Rev. E. N. Raymond
	Madison Bridge	Rev. Thomas G. Mitchell, s.s.
	Madison, East - 1/4 time; Mercer - 1/2 time; McDonald District - 1/4 time	Rev. John Forbush
	Madison, East - 1/4 time; South Solon - 1/4 time	Rev. John Forbush
	Mattawamkeag; Lincoln; Passadumkeag	Rev. Alvan J. Bates, P.
	McDonald District - 1/4 time; Mercer - 1/2 time; Madison, East - 1/4 time	Rev. John Forbush
	Mechanic Falls - 1/2 time; West Minot - 1/2 time	Rev. Horatio Ilsley, s.s.
	Mercer - 1/2 time; Madison, East - 1/4 time; McDonald District - 1/4 time	Rev. John Forbush
	Mercer - 1/2; Farmington Falls - 1/4; North Chesterville - 1/4	Rev. George W. Rogers
	Mexico; Dixfield; Peru	Mr. James P. Chamberlain, s.s.
	Minot, West - 1/2 time; Mechanic Falls - 1/2 time	Rev. Horatio Ilsley, s.s.
	Monmouth - 3/4 time; Fayette - 1/4 time	Rev. Henry S. Loring, s.s.
	Monticello; Fort Fairfield; Washburn; Littleton; Presque Isle	Rev. Elbridge Knight, s.s.
	Mount Desert	J. W. Cole (Somes Village); Rev. John W. Peirce, 4 stations
	Naples - 1.2 time; Harrison - 1/2 time	Rev. Thomas L. Ellis, s.s.
	Newfield, West	Rev. Jonas Fisk; Rev. Calvin Chapman
	New Vineyard, 1/2; Farmington Falls, 1/4; North Chesterville, 1/4	Rev. George W. Rogers
	North Chesterville, 1/4; Mercer, 1/2; Farmington Falls, 1/4	Rev. G. W. Rogers
	North Waterford - 1/2 time; Albany - 1/2 time	Rev. Samuel L. Gould, s.s.
	Northport, East; Lincolnville	Mr. Leander S. Coan
	Norway Village; Norway Center	Rev. Philo B. Wilcox, s.s.
O	Orono	Rev. Stephen L. Bowler, s.s.
	Orrington	Rev. Wellington Newell, s.s.
	Oxford	Mr. Benson M. Frink
	Palmyra 1/4; St. Albans 1/4; Plymouth & Dixmont 1/4; Pittsfield & Carmel 1/4	Rev. Daniel S. Sewall, s.s.
	Passadumkeag	Mr. C. A. Conant
P	Passadumkeag; Lincoln; Mattawamkeag	Rev. Alvan J. Bates, P.
	Patten - 1/3 time; Island Falls - 1/3 time; Golden Ridge (Sherman)	Rev. William T. Sleeper, s.s.
	Peru; Dixfield; Mexico	Mr. James P. Chamberlain, s.s.
	Phippsburg	Rev. Francis Norwood, s.s.
	Pittsfield & Carmel 1.4; St. Albans 1/4; Plymouth & Dixmont 1/4; Palmyra 1/4	Rev. Daniel Sewall, s.s.
	Plymouth & Dixmont 1/4; St. Albans 1/4; Pittsfield & Carmel 1/4; Palmyra 1/4	Rev. Daniel Sewall, s.s.
	Portland, 4th Congregational Church	Mr. J. F. Brown
	Pownal	Rev. Joseph Boardman, P.
	Presque Isle; Fort Fairfield; Washburn; Littleton; Monticello	Rev. Elbridge Knight, s.s.
	Princeton	Rev. C. L. Nichols
	Robbinston	Rev. John Whitney
R	Rockport	Rev. E. M. Wright
	Rumford - 3/4 time; Upton - 1/4 time	Rev. John Elliot, s.s.
S	Sanford	Rev. Theodore Wells, s.s.
	Sangerville - 1/4 time; Guilford - 1/2 time; Abbot - 1/4 time	Rev. John A. Perry, s.s.
	Sherman (Golden Ridge); Island Falls - 1/3 time; Patten - 1/3 time	Rev. William T. Sleeper, s.s.
	Sidney - 1/2 time	Mr. William Leavitt
	Solon, South - 1/4 time; Madison, East - 1/4 time	Rev. John Forbush
	Solon Village; Bingham; Anson	Rev. G. W. Hathaway
	South Hartford; Sumner	Rev. Benjamin G. Willey
	South Solon - 1/4 time; Madison, East - 1/4 time	Rev. John Forbush
	St. Albans; Dexter	Rev. Daniel Sewall; for Dexter only, Rev. Ebenezer Bean
	St. Albans, 1/4; Plymouth & Dixmont, 1/4; Pittsfield & Carmel, 1/4; Palmyra, 1/4	Rev. Daniel Sewall, s.s.
	Standish	Rev. Mark Gould, s.s.
	Strong - 3/4 time; Industry 1/4 time	Rev. Jonas Burnham
	Sumner; South Hartford	Rev. Benjamin G. Willey, P.
	Swanville - 1/4 time; Belfast North - 3/4 time	Rev. Truman A. Merrill, s.s.
	Sweden; Denmark	Rev. Amasa Loring
T	Temple	Rev. Simeon Hackett
	Topsfield	Mr. B. F. Manwell
	Turner	Rev. S. C. Higgins
U	Union - 3/4 time	Rev. Flavius V. Norcross
	Upton - 1/4 time; Rumford - 3/4 time	Rev. John Elliot, s.s.
	Vassalboro	Rev. S. B. Goodenow, s.s.
W	Washburn; Fort Fairfield; Littleton; Monticello; Presque Isle	Rev. Elbridge Knight, s.s.
	Waterford, North - 1/2 time; Albany - 1/2 time	Rev. Samuel L. Gould, s.s.
	Weld	Rev. Stephen Titcomb
	West Minot - 1/2 time; Mechanic Falls - 1/2 time	Rev. Horatio Ilsley, s.s.
	Wilton	Rev. Henry A. Lounsbury
	Woolwich	Rev. M. L. Richardson
Y	York (Scotland)	Rev. Samuel H. Partridge, s.s.

Alphabetical list of the ministers and laymen serving Maine missions supported by the Maine Missionary Society.

Again, refer to pages 23-26 of the online version of this booklet to view the numbered remarks that correspond to the numbered towns. There's interesting genealogical content in the remarks. 

	Minister or Layperson	Towns Served
A	Mr. E. J. Alden	Brooks; Freedom; Jackson
B	Rev. Gilman Bacheller, P.	Machiasport
	Mr. Alvin Baker	Alexander; Cooper
	Rev. Edward P. Baker	Freedom
	Rev. Alvan J. Bates, P.	Lincoln; Mattawamkeag; Passadumkeag
	Rev. Ebenezer Bean	Dexter
	Mr. Augustus F. Beard, s.s.	Cape Elizabeth
	Rev. J. M. C. Beaubien	Durham
	Rev. Joseph Boardman, P.	Pownal
	Rev. Stephen L. Bowler, s.s.	Orono
	Mr. J. F. Brown	Portland, 4th Congregational Church
	Rev. Jonas Burnham	Industry; Strong
C	Rev. E. G. Carpenter, s.s.	Hodgdon; Houlton; Linneus
	Mr. James P. Chamberlain, s.s.	Dixfield; Mexico; Peru
	Rev. Calvin Chapman	Newfield, West
	Mr. Leander S. Coan	Lincolnville; Northport, East
	J. W. Cole	Mount Desert, Somes Village
	Mr. C. A. Conant	Passadumkeag
	Rev. George W. Cressey	Buxton, North
D	Rev. Benjamin Dodge	Brooksville, East; Brooksville, West
E	Rev. Joshua Eaton, s.s.	Isle au Haut
	Rev. John Elliot, s.s.	Rumford; Upton
	Rev. Thomas L. Ellis, s.s.	Harrison; Naples
F	Rev. Jonas Fisk	Newfield, West
	Rev. William A. Fobes, s.s.	Kittery
	Rev. John Forbush	Madison, East; Mercer; McDonald District; South Solon
	Mr. Benson M. Frink	Oxford
G	Rev. S. B. Goodenow, s.s.	Vassalboro
	Rev. Mark Gould, s.s.	Standish
	Rev. Samuel L. Gould	Albany; North Waterford
H	Rev. Simeon Hackett	Temple
	Rev. G. W. Hathaway	Anson; Bingham, Solon Village
	Rev. David S. Hibbard, s.s.	Gouldsboro
	Rev. S. C. Higgins	Turner
	Rev. Morris Holman, s.s.	Kennebunkport, 1st church
I	Rev. Horatio Ilsley, s.s.	Mechanic Falls; West Minot
J	Rev. William V. Jordan	Andover
K	Rev. Marcus R. Keep, s.s.	Aroostook County, five stations
	Rev. Elbridge Knight, s.s.	Fort Fairfield; Washburn; Littleton; Monticello; Presque Isle
L	Mr. William Leavitt	Sidney
	Mr. J. K. Lincoln	Kenduskeag
	Rev. Amasa Loring	Denmark; Sweden
	Rev. Henry S. Loring, s.s.	Monmouth; Fayette
	Rev. Henry A. Lounsbury	Wilton
M	Mr. B. F. Manwell	Topsfield
	Rev. Josiah G. Merrill, s.s.
	Rev. Truman A. Merrill, s.s.	Belfast, North; Swanville
	Rev. William A. Merrill	Deer Isle, 2nd church
	Rev. Thomas G. Mitchell, s.s.	Madison Bridge
N	Rev. Wellington Newell, s.s.	Orrington
	Rev. C. L. Nichols	Princeton
	Rev. Flavius V. Norcross	Union
	Rev. Francis Norwood, s.s.	Phippsburg
P	Rev. John Parsons, P.	Limington
	Rev. Samuel H. Partridge, s.s.	York (Scotland)
	Rev. John W. Pierce	Mount Desert, 4 stations
	Rev. John A. Perry, s.s.	Guilford; Abbot; Sangerville
	Mr. Ezra B. Pike	Hiram
	Rev. A. R. Plumer	Burlington and vicinity
R	Rev. E. N. Raymond	Madawaska
	Rev. G. B. Richardson	Edgecomb
	Rev. Henry Richardson, s.s.	Gilead
	Rev. J. P. Richardson	Gray
	Rev. M. L. Richardson	Woolwich
	Mr. George L. Roberts	Amherst; Aurora
	Rev. George W. Rogers	Chesterville North; Mercer; Farmington Falls; New Vineyard
S	Rev. Daniel Sewall, s.s.	Carmel & Pittsfield; St. Albans; Plymouth & Dixmont; Palmyra; Dexter; St. Albans
	Rev. William S. Sewall	Brownville
	Rev. William T. Sleeper, s.s.	Sherman (Golden Ridge); Patten; Island Falls
	Rev. Francis P. Smith, s.s.	Acton
	Rev. Joseph Smith, P.	Lovell
T	Rev. Peter B. Thayer	Garland
	Rev. Stephen Titcomb	Weld
W	Rev. James Wells	Dedham
	Rev. Theodore Wells, s.s.	Sanford
	Rev. John Whitney	Robbinston
	Rev. Philo B. Wilcox, s.s.	Norway Village; Norway Center
	Rev. Benjamin G. Willey, P.	Hartford, South; Sumner
	Rev. Luther Wiswell	Gorham, Great Falls
	Rev. E. M. Wright	Rockport

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