Baldwin, Maine, in the 1820 Census

Baldwin, Maine, in Cumberland County, in the 1820 Federal Census. 

Enumerated population of Baldwin, Maine in the 1820 Census: 1120 - the Enumerator wrote 1124 at the end of his list and then corrected it to 1120, both at the end of his list and in his recap.

Enumerator: Stephen Swett

Enumeration of Baldwin consists of all or parts of Sheets 48-64; use the arrow at top left of each image to page forward.

Note: the 1820 Federal Census lists the names of heads of households only; people in a household are tracked by age range and gender to determine the total population.

See the list of heads of households at the end of this post.

Boundary changes since 1820: Land set off to form Sebago in 1826, with additional pieces to Sebago in 1827, 1837 and 1871. Pieces set off to Hiram in 1821 and 1824

Note: Spelling of the names of heads of households has been left as it appears in the enumerator’s hand; in some cases, for clarity, an optional spelling has been added. Your corrections and additional information are requested; please comment for the benefit of fellow researchers.

For the following reasons, be prepared to search the entire list for the object of your search:

• Many people were not sure of the spelling of their names

• Name spelling may have evolved throughout the person’s life

• The enumerator may not have heard the person correctly

• The enumerator may have interviewed someone not certain of the name of the head of household or how it was spelled

• The enumerator may have used phonetic spellings.

• Some enumerators grouped heads of households together by the first letter of their surname, giving an additional clue on a surname difficult to read.  Note: lists by first letter of surname are not alphabetical within that letter.

• Some enumerators apparently grouped the names by walking through neighborhoods; in these cases, the first letter of the surname may sometimes be in error, but the information on neighboring households is valuable.

1893-1895 Diary of a Student in Hancock County, Maine - possibly Penobscot, Blue Hill or vicinity

1893-1895 diary of a school aged person near Blue Hill, Maine, if not in Blue Hill, then a surrounding town, perhaps Penobscot, Maine.

Sample pages:

The diary mentions the diarist's school days, teachers, friends, entertainment doings, weather, several deaths and a marriage.

Clues:

Both parents were still alive in 1895, and the father occasionally went to Boston. I was told that the diarist was Lottie Leach of Penobscot, Maine, but her father, Francis Connor Leach, died in 1888.

1893
Wilma Bowden, teacher
Ed Harriman got hurt Sep 30, 1893; is all right
Dosia [perhaps Theodosia Robinson Leach ( 1766-1963), who would marry Charles Wecott Gray; see below*
John Gray
Husking bee at George’s
Georgia, teacher in November 1893
Richard, Fred
Fred H., Fred S., Ed H.
Father home from Boston on Nov 22, 1893
Diarist’s birthday on December 18

1894
Alton Perkins sick, Jan 1, 1894
Lou or Lon Cox, teacher, May 1894
Ida & Guy hung May baskets
Pertie
Lynwood
*Dosie and Charlie married June 5, 1894
Allie - a male
Fred Soper
Nora
Henry (spelled Henery)
Lucy Quin - Quinn
Effie died 4 years ago today, Sept 19, 1894
Hat and Abbie & George went to Blue Hill Fair
Aunt Ruth
Offie
George Bowden
Will Dunham to speak [perhaps a speaker from outside the area]
Nora and I
Herman
Eugene Marks
George Leach
Ned and Foss
Hat is home to N. ? , maybe North Haven

1895
Lou [or Lon] is keeping school, staring April 29Emma C? was at school
Horse trot at Mountain Park
Mrs. Blodgett
Georgia, teacher, starting Sept 2 - got home from the island [Deer Isle ?]
Chester ? is going to school
Frank Herrick and Herman Gray boarding at our house
Ross Patten is home
Herman has gone to Bar Harbor
Mr. Milliken is at the Bay
Ned
Herman
Sydney Gray
Mother was sick
Ned & Hat
Abbie
Perk went away today
Ned sent deer hunting
Dick came home with the team
Ed, Dick & Ned went to the Bay
Lyn got into the muck hole
Ned and Mr. Herrick went deer hunting
Ned’s sloop sunk
Ida
Abbie went to the Cove
Leon wrote to Herman - presumably Leon Lanson Leach (1885-1950)
Sadie B. is going to have a baby

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Cabinet Photo of baby Agnes Etta Ritchie (1889-1938) of Amherst, Maine; by an Ellsworth, Maine studio

c1889 cabinet photograph of a baby identified on the reverse as Agnes Ritchie; by the B. F. Joy studio of Ellsworth, Maine.

Presumably Agnes Etta Ritchie (1889-1935), who would marry Hollis R. Giles (1890-1946).

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1900 Photograph of House of George F. Tyler at Maple Grove in Fort Fairfield, Maine

1900 photograph of the home owned by George F. Tyler (1845-1930) in Maple Grove, Fort Fairfield, Maine, presumably in the midst of potato fields.

The photograph has the following handwriting on the reverse:

House of Linwood's uncle George Tyler, Maple Grove, Maine, July 1900. 

Marion Tyler - Dunning

Mabel LeBoeuf - Clark

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections requested:

George F. Tyler (1845-1930) and wife Almira B. (Dunning) Tyler (1848-1918) are buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor, Maine. Their daughter Marian Augusta (Tyler) Dunning (1874-1961), mentioned above, and her husband James Alexander Dunning (1864-1925) are also buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Mabel Lenora (LeBoeuf) Clark (1877-1965) and husband Linwood Lincoln Clark (1867-1965), George's nephew, are buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California. Lincoln's mother, Lucinda (Tyler) Clark and George F. Tyler were siblings, natives of Bangor, Maine.

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1842 Document Appointing Haven A. Butler of Berwick, Maine, Musician of the Regimental Band in Maine Militia

Document dated 10 September 1842 at South Berwick, Maine, certifying the appointment of Haven A. Butler of Berwick, Maine, as Musician of the Regimental Band in the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the Maine Militia.  Signed by Colonel John Cobbey.

Haven A. Butler (1821-1906)

Col. John Cobbey  - possibly Col. John Cobbey (1816-1873), whose gravestone shows his surname as Cobby.

From the 31 July 1841 issue of The Farmer's Monthly Visitor:

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Newspaper Clipping about Theodore Lincoln of Dennysville, Maine, & the 6th Maine in the Civil War

Newspaper clipping about Major Theodore Lincoln, Jr., a Dennysville, Maine, native, and officer in the Sixth Maine.  

Note: Rather than Theodore Lincoln, Jr., I believe he was that man's son Theodore Lincoln III (1830-1865) as this Maine veterans cemetery record indicates. Many military records refer to him as a Jr.

Found in a journal of underlying handwriting pasted over with many clippings, presumably by someone sympathetic to the Union and with abolitionist leanings.

A transcription appears at the end of this post.

Theodore Lincoln III (1830-1865) was the son of Theodore Lincoln, Jr., (1800-1867) and Elizabeth Cushing Lincoln (1800-1877). Theodore III was the great grandson, as the article notes, of Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) was the celebrated Revolutionary War General to whom Cornwallis' second offered his surrender at Yorktown.

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Perhaps a reader will know if Theodore Lincoln III came home from the War in 1864 with lingering illness or injury, which contributed to his death in 1865.

Transcription:

SIXTH MAINE

This regiment, with 90 men, under command of Major Theodore Lincoln, Jr., also came in the Weybosset [a steam ship]. Major Lincoln is a great grandson of Major General Benjamin Lincoln of the revolution, to whom Lord Cornwallis surrendered. Major Lincoln has been with the regiment ever since its formation, entering it as Orderly Sergeant. He has passed through many severe battles, beginning at Yorktown, and ending with one of the last skirmishes before Petersburg. Of the original regiment of one thousand there are only about seventy left, and of these Major Lincoln is one. He has passed unwounded through his numerous battle, though repeatedly greatly exposed. Few of our young officers have rendered more effectual service, or shown a cooler and more determined bravery in action. He has the confidence of his men, and we trust there are higher military honors in reserve for him.

Two Period Newspaper Articles about the Confederates Raids in Eastern Maine

Two period newspaper clippings about the raids in Eastern Maine, carried out or proposed, by Confederates massing in Saint John, New Brunswick, during the Civil War.

The clippings mention

• Saint John, New Brunswick
• Calais, Maine
• Eastport, Maine
• Belfast, Maine (to whose leaders a warning was sent from Eastport)

The clippings are contained in a notebook, the original handwriting in which is covered over by many newspaper clippings that appear to have been pasted there by someone with Union and abolitionist sentiments.

Transcription of the clipping at top:

A LITTLE RAID IN MAINE - ATTEMPT TO ROB THE CALAIS BANK. Calais, Me., 18th

At midday today there was an attempt to rob the Calais Bank by a small party of rebel raiders, who came from St. John, N.B. Three of them were arrested. The leader of the gang is Capt. Collins of the 15th Mississippi regiment. They say some thirty associates promised to meet them here, but failed. The vigilance of the State Guard prevented the consummation of this bold scheme of pillage. The three men have been committed. The citizens are arming in expectation of an attack tonight.

The second clipping:

Transcription:

EXCITEMENT ON THE BORDER OF EASTERN MAINE

Rebel Raid Apprehended

The St. Croix Herald, published at Calais, Me., represents that a general excitement pervades the towns on the eastern boundary of Maine, growing out of an apprehended foray by rebel refugees in the British Provinces. The Herald of 23d says:

"The towns on this border have been alive with excitement during the past few days and nights owing to well authenticated reports that a raid was in contemplation by rebel agents and "roughs" who had their headquarters at St. John. We were reliably informed when in St. John a few days ago that the programme of rebel operations consisted not only in the taking of the Chesapeake but also the steamer New England, and then making a raid upon the towns on the border, robbing the banks and committing general destruction by fire, robbery, etc. The failure to take the New England rather strengthened the impression that the raid on the borders would be attempted, and accordingly on Thursday night the people here and at Eastport organized for home defense.

There was any number of citizens ready to volunteer, and the every effort was made to give the invaders a warm reception. A company of about seventy men was raised for the emergency, consisting of nine months' men and State Guards, under the command of Capt. Flint. Their rendezvous was at the Armory. Squads of the men were detailed for picket duty at the several bridges and other exposed stations leading from New Brunswick, through which channel the rebs intended to find their way into our city. At intervals during the night of Thursday, as reports came in to the headquarters from the various outposts, intense excitement was manifested, and strong hopes were entertained that is the invaders were really coming they would come then and there.

The night was stormy and the guards, notwithstanding they were unaccustomed to the service, entered into the work with much zeal and enthusiasm. Between three and four in the morning a fire broke out and destroyed an old building somewhere in the rear of the town of St. Stephen. It was thought by some that it was intended as a decoy, but it didn't take as the guards had orders not to leave the city. It was supposed that some suspicious persons, the advanced guard of the enemy's forces, were prowling about the city, and the Provost Marshal was directed to make a search at the Exchange where the suspected men were stopping, but there was nothing discovered that would implicate the parties. Toward morning the guards descried some men lurking about the post office, but no arrests were made.

Thus ended the first night of the watch for the invaders. Their non-appearance was regretted, as many of our boys were 'splilin' [presumably 'spoilin'] for a right, and unless the raiders had come in overpowering numbers, but few of them would have lived to tall the tale of the adventure. Men have since been detailed nightly for the service, and the tread of armed men through our streets at the midnight hour has recently become one of the features of life on the border. At Eastport, the citizens are also wide awake, and a large force patrol the streets and guard the town nightly. There can be no doubt, from information received on the subject from various sources, that such a rain as we have been preparing for has been and is in actual contemplation. It will not do to slumber as we are yet by no means secure from danger."

The Provost Marshal of Belfast has received a letter from Eastport, which says:

"Last night almost every man and boy in Eastport went armed, and a guard of sixty men was kept in Frontier Bank all night. It seems a large party of roughs left St. John for some place, and a remark made by them was overheard before they left, that they were going to rob a bank in the United States, within sixty miles of St. John."

The citizens of Eastport telegraphed to Augusta for seventy-five rifles or muskets."

At this time, the Army still maintained Fort Sullivan in Eastport on Moose Island, although it was much reduced in readiness.

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