Rebecca Sophia Clarke (February 22, 1833-August 10, 1906), daughter of Asa Clarke, was born in Norridgewock. After her education at the Female Academy in Norridgewock, she moved to Evansville, Illinois, living at the home of a married sister while she taught school. In 1858, progressive deafness forced her to give up teaching and she returned…
was a Jesuit priest killed by the British in an attack on the Native American village in Norridgewock on August 23, 1724. Born January 28, 1657* in France, he attended college then taught Greek at Nimes in Southern France. There he learned of the need for missionaries in Canada to serve the Indian population and…
A sagamore of the Norridgewock Indians, killed in the English colonials’ raid on Norridgewock in August of 1724. He was shot fleeing the attackers in an attempt to warn others. Also, a Boy Scout camp by that name in the town of Belgrade, Camp Bomazeen, Pine Tree Council B.S.A., Horse Point Road. It is named…