September 10
September 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 1805 Birth date of Governor William G. Crosby of Belfast elected in 1852 by the legislature though he received fewer popular votes than his…
September 9
September 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 1849 Birth date of Maine author Sarah Orne Jewett in South Berwick 1875 Harris M. Plaisted, who also served as Maine Governor and Attorney…
September 1
September 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 Henry David Thoreau leaves Bangor heading north to Mount Katahdin. 1857 Maine State Seminary, now Bates College, opens. 1906 The schooner Annie L.…
August 24
August 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 1874 Franklin Clark of Wiscasset and member of Congress, dies. 1903 Birth date of Republican Governor (1959), and President of Bangor Hydro Electric…
August 3
August 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 1801 Birth date of John Otis, member of the Maine House of Representatives and State Senate, he was also a member of the…
July 21
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 1860 The plantation of Stacyville is legally organized 1970 U.S. Congress member John Lynch, who was born in Portland and served in the…
July 11
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 1713 The “Treaty of Portsmouth” ceding Indian lands to the English “in the eastern country” was signed by eight sagamores. 1899 Birth date…
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 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 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 14
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 1811 Birth date of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which she wrote while living in Brunswick from 1850-1852. 1813 Incorporation of…
June 13
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 1716 Incorporation of the town of Georgetown 1722 In the first violence of the 4th Indian War, nine families were seized on the northern…
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…
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 19
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 1834 Catherine “Kate” Furbish was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, first botanic artist in the “Garden of Maine” 1861 Maine vessel A. B.…
May 3
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 1813 Birth date of Lot M. Morrill, a Republican Governor (1858-1860), he served as U.S. Senator 1861-1869 and U. S, Secretary of the…
April 25
April 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 1861 Plantation of Woodland, now a town, is officially organized 1863 Robbinston-built vessel Dictator is captured by Confederate raiders. 1906 John Knowles Paine, born…
April 9
April 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 Officially designated as Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, which “shall commemorate, honor and recognize the courage and heroism of all former prisoners of…
April 6
April 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 1807 Maine towns vote on separation from Massachusetts. 100 of the 150 towns vote “NO.” Total vote: 9,404-NO and 3,370-YES. 1901 Skowhegan Carpenters and…