June 12
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 1762 Incorporation of the town of Windham 1775 The British ship Margaretta was captured by Maine citizens in Machias, preventing the British from getting…
June 11
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 1813 Incorporation of the town of Freedom 1900 Bangor Carpenters and Joiners Union is organized 1903 Shipwreck in thick fog and rain of the…
June 10
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 1715 The new owner of the Pejepscot purchase petitioned the Massachusetts General Court for approval and support to create three new towns: Brunswick, Topsham,…
June 9
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 1713 Incorporation of the town of Berwick 1820 Legislature adopts the design of the official State Seal. 1836 Birth date in Turner of U.S.…
June 8
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 “The 2nd Sunday in June shall be designated Seamen’s Memorial Day and the Governor shall annually issue a proclamation inviting and urging the people…
June 7
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 1860 Benjamin White, a member of Congress, and of the Maine House of Representatives, and a teacher in Montville, dies in Montville. 1893 Birth…
June 6
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 1603 Martin Pring explores Penobscot Bay for Bristol, England businessmen. 1622 Starving Plymouth Pilgrims get supplies/food from fishermen at Damariscove Island. 1813 Birth date…
June 5
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 1851 First installment of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written in Brunswick by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is published in the National Era. 1863 Damariscotta-built vessel Talisman…
June 4
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 1605 George Weymouth kidnaps five Indians to England as he explores the Maine coast. 1919 Former Governor, State Senator and State Representative William T.…
June 3
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 1848 Incorporation of the Town of Mansel (now Tremont). 1861 Rockland-built vessel Joseph is captured by Confederate raiders. 1940 Margaret Chase Smith wins special…
June 2
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 1771 In probably the earliest patriotic incident in Maine, a Maine militia captures the Arundel sloop Polly (which had been seized by the British…
June 1
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 The first full week in June of each year is designated by law as Maine Clean Water Week. (1 MRSA Chapter 5) The first…
May 31
May 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 1607 Popham colonists set sail from Plymouth England. 1634 Massachsetts Bay annexes Maine colony, claiming Massachusetts’ colonial charter extends into Maine. [https://www.onthisday.com/countries/usa/maine] 1893…
May 30
May 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 1850 Jeremiah O’Brien, member of the Maine House of Representatives, the Maine Senate, and the U.S. Congress, dies 1900 The Eden (Bar Harbor)…
May 29
May 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 1775 Nathan Cutler was born in Lexington, Massachusetts at the outbreak of the Revolution. He served as Governor in 1830 upon the death…
May 28
May 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 1913 Forrest Goodwin, clerk (1889-1891) to U.S. Speaker of the House Thomas B. Reed, and U. S. Congress member in 1913, dies in…
May 27
May 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 1797 Birth date of Gorham Parks, Jacksonian member of Congress and later United States marshal for the district of Maine 1846 William D.…
May 26
May 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 1818 Birth date of Lorenzo De Medici Sweat, a member of the Maine State Senate and the U.S. Congress 1861 Bath-built vessel American…
May 25
May 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 1832 First publication of the newspaper the Eastern Democrat by John Bent. 1965 In a World Heavyweight boxing rematch staged in Lewiston, Cassius…
May 24
May 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 1607 Jamestown colony in Virginia founded as first permanent English settlement in North America. 1897 First lighting of Spring Point Ledge Light in…