January 25
January 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 1821 Incorporation of the town of Concord. 1871 Birth date in Boston of Maud Wood Park, first President of the League of Women…
January 24
January 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 1692 Abenaki Indians burn the village of York (Candlemas Massacre) * 1816 Incorporation of the town of Kingfield. 1825…
January 23
January 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 1923 Maine Ku Klux Klan King Kleagle, F. Eugene Farnsworth, gains widespread public attention after delivering his first lecture in Portland.…
January 22
January 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 1812 Town of Hollis gets its name after having it changed from the original Phillipsburg. 1844 Edward Kavanaugh, member of Congress…
January 2
January 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 1799 First publication of the newspaper the Castine Journal and Universal Advertiser, printed by David J. Waters. 1841 Portland Anti-Slavery…
January 20
January 20 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 1792 Incorporation of the Town of Monmouth. 1859 First publication of the newspaper the Cruiser in South Freeport, handwritten…
January 19
January 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 1788 Birth date in Hebron of Governor (1822-1827) Albion Parris, elected U.S. Senator (1827-1828), served as Comptroller of the U. S. Treasury (1836-1850).…
January 18
January 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 1862 Searsport-built vessel Investigator is captured by Confederate raiders. 2001 The Boothbay Register reports that the Maine Yankee nuclear plant…
January 17
January 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 1811 Birth date of Democratic Governor (1844) David Dunn of Poland. 1889 First publication of the newspaper Deer Isle Gazette, published by H.…
January 16
January 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 1924 Birth date of Jean Gannett Hawley, one of Maine’s most influential media figures. As publisher and chair of the board…
January 15
January 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 1877 Ether Shepley, delegate to the Maine constitutional convention in 1819, United States attorney for the district of Maine, U.S. Senator, Chief Justice…
January 14
January 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 1789 Incorporation of the Town of Sedgwick. 1943 Earthquake centered near Dover-Foxcroft reported felt over 50,000 square miles, including all or…
January 13
January 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 1629 Pilgrims get land patent along the Kennebec to protect their trade with the Indians. 1777 Massachusetts slaves petition legislature for…
January 12
January 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 in Hallowell of U.S. Senator (1841-1847) George Evans, Speaker of the Maine House and member of the U.S.…
January 11
January 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 1777 Incorporation of the Town of Fryeburg. 1929 Shipwreck of the three masted schooner Wawenock on Brimstone Ledge with a load…
January 10
January 10 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 1791 Portland Head Light is put in service. 1823 Incorporation of the Town of North Salem, now Salem Township in…
January 9
January 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 1880 Shipwreck of the two masted schooner Mateira off Green Point, a mile west of Quoddy Head. The crew of five was saved.…
January 8
January 8 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 1770 As a result of rains the day before, the “Great Freshet of 1770” caused substantial flooding along the lower…
January 7
January 7 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 1857 Hannibal Hamlin resigns his U.S. Senate seat to become Governor of Maine, serving only two months before resuming his Senate…
January 6
https://maineanencyclopedia.com/january-6/ January 6 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 1854 Early American novelist Sally Sayward Barrell (Madame Wood) of Portland dies. She developed her own style using American…