July 9
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1783 Birth date of Cornelius Holland, delegate to the Maine constitutional convention in 1819, member of the Maine House and Senate, and a…
July 8
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1783 Massachusetts Supreme Court declares slavery unconstitutional in the case of Commonwealth v. Jennison, thus applying the ban to Maine. 1863 Milbridge-built vessel…
July 7
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1786 Incorporation of the town of Turner 1814 British attack Maine, occupy Downeast coast beginning at Eastport. 1843 John Holmes, once a Congress…
July 6
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1837 Elijah P. Lovejoy, a Maine-born anti-slavery editor in Illinois, writes an editorial that inflames local citizens who destroy his press. 1853 Jeremiah…
July 5
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1605 Samuel de Champlain arrives in Wiscasset and meets with Native Americans. 1653 Incorporation of the towns of Cape Porpoise (now Kennebunkport), Saco,…
July 4
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1776 American Declaration of Independence issued 1786 Incorporation of the town of Portland 1804 Birth date of Nathaniel Hawthorne, author and resident…
July 3
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1805 Birth date of Shepard Cary, legislator (House 1832, 1833, 1839-1842, 1848, 1849, 1862; Senate 1843, 1850-1853) and member of…
July 2
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1838 Maine Congress member Jonathan Cilley is killed in a duel near Washington, D.C. by Congress member William Graves from Kentucky 1863 Joshua…
July 1
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1881 First international telephone conversation, Calais to St Stephen, New Brunswick. 1896 Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which she wrote…
June 30
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1846 Incorporation of the town of Marshfield 1858 Birth date in Bowdoinham of Robert Browne (R. B.) Hall, renowned composer, conductor and player of…
June 29
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1792 Incorporation of the towns of Belfast and Waldoborough, now Waldoboro 1972 Birth date of Samantha R. Smith, who gained fame as a young…
June 28
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1792 Incorporation of the town of Mount Vernon 1829 Incorporation of the town of Appleton 1863 Bath-built vessel City of Bath is captured by…
June 27
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1683 Incorporation of the town of North Yarmouth 1792 Incorporation of the town of Buckstown, now Bucksport 1863 Maine came under enemy attack as…
June 26
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1793 Birth date of Joseph Hall, U.S. Congress member who lived in Camden, serving as postmaster there, later an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of…
June 25
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Major-General Henry Knox Day. Officially designated to honor Major-General Henry Knox, of Thomaston, Revolutionary War general and hero, and Secretary of War under President…
June 24
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Saint Jean-Baptiste Day to “commemorate the feast of Saint John the Baptist as an important observance and show of appreciation for the significant cultural,…
June 23
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1799 Incorporation of the town of Machias 1803 Incorporation of the towns of Baldwin, Lincolnville, and Waterville 1804 Incorporation of the towns of East…
June 22
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1799 Incorporation of the town of Thompsonborough, now Lisbon 1803 Incorporation of the towns of Rome and Wilton 1804 Incorporation of the towns of…
June 21
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1760 Cumberland and Lincoln counties established from York County 1765 Incorporation of the town of Bristol 1788 U.S. Constitution in force as New Hampshire…
June 20
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1793 Incorporation of the town of Paris 1794 Incorporation of the town of New Sharon 1803 Incorporation of the towns of Albany, Industry, and…