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| 4465 | Abraham Somes Biography and List of Abraham Somes' Biography and List of Children |
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Description: Photocopy of text, possibly from "Maine Families in 1970" in the Maine Genealogical Society. Content is information on Abraham Somes, settler of Somesville, ME. | ||
| 4584 | Descendants of Daniel Somes |
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Description: Two photocopies of genealogical chart showing descendants of Daniel Somes, son of Abraham Somes who settled in Somesville on Mount Desert Island. Also included are photocopies of death notices of Andrew Somes andCaroline T.H. Somes and photo and biographical information on Colonel Carol V. Cadwell. | ||
| 2504 | English Origin of Morris Somes of Gloucester, Mass |
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Description: Photocopy of article in "American Genealogist", Vol.53, No.1, January, 1977. Article is on Morris Somes who emigrated from England to settle in Gloucester, Mass. | |
| 4473 | Notes of Somes Family of Mount Desert, Maine |
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Description: Five handwritten notecards with details on members of Somes family of Mount Desert, Maine | |||
| 4479 | Biographical Notes on Somes of Colonial Massachusetts |
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Description: Photocopy (2pp.) of handwritten notes pertaining to various members of the Somes family in colonial Mass. Notes were taken from the source: "Commerce and Culture, The Maritime Communities of Colonial Massachusetts, 1690-1750" by Christine Leigh Heyrman publ. by W.W. Norton Co., New York, 1984. | ||
| 3812 | Fernald Family Genealogy and History |
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Description: 4 typewritten pages including biography of Dr. Renald Fernald of England and a genealogical record of some of his descendants. | ||
| 4462 | Leland Family History |
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Description: Single page handwritten notes pertaining to Leland family in America. | |||
| 4463 | Who"s Who: Two John Dows of Cornville, Somerset Co. |
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Description: Two photocopied pages taken from "Downeast Ancestry", Vol. 4, No. 3, October 1980. They present biographical information on Dow families. | |
| 4470 | Excerpt from Book Pertaining to Capt. John Somes |
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Description: Handwritten excerpt from book, "The Saga of Cape Ann". Contains biographical information on Capt. John Somes, brother of Abraham Somes of Mount Desert, Maine. | |||
| 17029 | Memories of my Childhood |
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| 15094 | Photographs and Biographies of John Ware Dow and John Wesley Dow |
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Description: Photographs and biographical sketches of John Ware Dow, one time minister on Mount Desert Island, and his son John Ware Dow. | |||
| 12436 | Father Taylor, the Sailor Preacher. |
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Description: "Incidents and anecdotes of Rev. Edward T. Taylor, for over forty years pastor of the Seaman's Bethel, Boston" Inscribed in front: "Mrs. H.A. Wiggin, South [Lauren?]. |
| 12584 | John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman |
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Description: Originally published in the Century Magazine; the author knew John Gilley well and appreciated his hard work clearing fields, building dwellings, fished, raised a family, etc. He was a "hard-working, stout hearted man". |
| 12861 | The Right People: The Social Establishment in America |
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Description: A witty account of Society and Real Society in America; Northeast Harbor, the Pot and Kettle Club, prep schools, debutante traditions, Junior League, are among the institutions mentioned. |
| 12874 | John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman |
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Description: Originally an article in the Century Magazine, published 50 years prior. this work tells the story of John Gilley, who " by hard toil cleared fields, built dwellings, fished on forgotten waters, reared families and...managed schools and churches and administered self-governing communities." Gilley was born on Cranberry Island and lived most of his life on Baker's Island. |
| 12929 | Charles William Eliot Family Cruising Logs of the New England Coast 1871-1880 |
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Description: Includes genealogical charts of Eliot and other families and brief biography of Charles W. Eliot. Extensive records of cruising the New England coast. | |
| 13690 | Marguerite Yourcenar: Inventing a Life |
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Description: Marguerite Yourcenar (1903-1987) was the first woman elected to the Academie Francaise; she lived on Mount Desert Island in Northeast Harbor and is buried in Brookside Cemetery in Somesville. |
| 13827 | American Biography |
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Description: Presidents of the United States Military and Naval Officers of the Revolution | |||
| 13899 | Extract from the Journal of John Nelson: Being an Account of God’s Dealing with him. |
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| 16982 | Writing on Stone: Scenes from a Maine Island Life |
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Description: "A moving account of how the life of an island [Gotts], past and present, shapes and transforms the unexpected loss of a son." (From the flyleaf.) |
| 17032 | Love to All and Eight Hands Around |
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Description: Collection of letters and photos. describing journey of Dr. Charles William Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard, to the Far East under the auspices of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. |
| 17150 | Continental Liar: From the State of Maine- James G. Blaine |
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| 17152 | John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman |
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| 17253 | The Memoirs of Elizabeth Hill Cram |
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| 17258 | Memories of a Happy Life |
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