BIRMINGHAM:  Robert J. Birmingham  My name is Teri Elias and I am Secretary-Treasurer of the Lacey-Davis Foundation. We work with the ANSA from France and help the locate families of pilots crashed in France during WWII. Please check out  lick here: toledoblade.com -- The Blade ~ Toledo Ohio . It is an article written about one pilot's family we have found. If you are not comfortable clicking on a link, just cut and paste it into your browser.
 
We are searching for the family of one pilot that is from lived in Waldo County, ME, when he enlisted. Robert J Birmingham, born 1921 Me. He enlisted in Penobscot, Bangor Me in 1943. According to the National War Memorial WWII records, he is also buried in Maine. The Lacey-Davis Foundation would like your help in locating any family that may still be in the area, finding his grave site and possibly who purchased the site, i.e. father, mother, etc and that person's name. I haven't been able to find anything on Ancestry.com, yet. What the ANSA does is erect monuments to the U.S. fallen hero. What we do, is locate the families and let them know what is going on.
 
There is never a charge to the family for anything we or the ANSA do. The only cost to family would be if they choose to fly over for the Dedication. And if they can't afford that, Lacey-Davis will try to get funds for a family member to go.  Because we are a new non-profit Foundation, we are working on our web site, but it will be available soon. The article I mentioned above helps in letting you know we are legit.
We appreciate any help we can receive relative to this endeavor. 

Teri Elias
Secretary-Treasurer
Lacey-Davis Foundation
To Honor Their Service; To Honor Their Families

Reply to: Teri Elias 26 Jan 2011

 

BOULIER:  Lynn (Sibley) Boulier -  looking for information on a school that my grandmother graduated from.  It was called the Waldo County Teachers College? and she would have graduated around the 1936-1938.  This was all my dad could remember. If anyone had info on this school or one that fit this description,  please let me know.  Reply to: Lynn ( Sibley) Boulier 26 Jan 2011

 

BROWN: John Brown -  Kami Brown and my husband and I are trying to find some of his ancestors, namely John Brown.  He was born in Freedom on 17 Feb 1811  then moved to North Berwick where he was married to Martha Grant and their children were born there.  We have found records for him for birth, marriage, children, etc. till 1870.  We do not have his parents, death, or burial.  We are at a complete standstill on this info, we have been to North Berwick library, Belfast Library, and we have paid a genealogist, still no luck.  We were wondering if you may have any information on him and his family, any help would be greatly  appreciated.  Reply to: Kami Brown   26 Jan 2011

BROWN:  John C. Brown I am hoping that you can assist me in my search for John C. Brown.  We have traced him to his last residence in North Berwick, ME, but after that we cannot locate anything on him.  We know that his father John C. Brown is buried in East Belfast Cemetery and we are thinking that maybe his son was buried in Belfast.  We know that he was not buried in the same cemetery as his Dad.  We now call him "Elusive John" because we are SO stuck.  Any information you may have would be greatly appreciated. If you need more information or need to contact me 401-309-9429.  Reply to: Kami Brown  26 Jan 2011 

HALL:  Emma Jane -  looking information about the family of  Emma Jane Hall   b: about 1850  in Winterport, Waldo, Maine.  She married Horace O. Wyman  about  1867.   Reply to: Elizabeth Klaniecki  26 Jan 2011 
 

HUNTER:  Harry Francis,   I am looking for the parents of Harry Francis Hunter, b. 7 Sep 1884 in Haverhill, MA d. 5 Nov 1972 in Amesbury, MA.  Married Corrine K. Thomas b. 3 Nov 1888 in Belfast, ME, d. 5 Jun 1973 in Haverhill, MA.   Please reply to his grandson, Alan Fletcher  Reply to: Alan Fletcher  26 Jan 2011

 

MERITHEW:  Jeremiah Merithew  I am trying to discover the birth and death dates of Captain Jeremiah Merithew of Searsport, builder of the house that is now part of the Penobscot Marine Museum. I think he may have been born in 1792, but am not sure.  My reason for asking is that I knew one of his descendents/relatives, who was a fourth grade teacher here in Thomaston, Connecticut. After retirement she returned to her home town of Searsport, and passed away some time in the last few years. Later this month I will be traveling to Maine with a friend who was one of her students, and who wants to visit her grave to pay her respects. In researching Searsport, we discovered that Miss Merithew comes from a rich heritage of seafarers, one of whom was Capt. Merithew. I would like to learn more about him before visiting the town whose history he and his family so enriched. Thanks again. Any information would be much appreciated. Reply to: Stephen Thomson  26 Jan 2011   

NICKELS or STANLEY:  William Nickels, Captain; Ruel Stanley; Asel Stanley  Would appreciate any info on William Nickels from Wiscasset in particular.  Also Capt. Ruel Stanley or Asel Stanley, all in first half of 1800's, possibly Belfast/Winthrop areas.  Reply to: Barbara Carroll   26 Jan 2011

 

OVER: Emma Over  I came across your website by shear chance and was quite pleased by the information it offers. A brief background: The farthest back I can trace my family in New England is a possible relative, Daniel Over born in 1785 on St. George. About 1816 a woman by the name of Emma Over was born although it is now assumed that was not her true last name and that she bore a child by Daniel Over thus taking his last name.

The family story goes Emma was either of the Micmaq or Penobscot tribe. She is later found living in Belfast in the 1850 census, She is married to a man named Henry Hoyt and they had children, Daniel (assumed to be Daniel Over's son as  although he is first born, he is not named after Henry)  Emma, Henry Jr., Phoebe, Boola and not recorded ... a child named Bazzilian ... the same child noted in the  1860 Cranberry Isle census. He apparently was not born at the time of the 1850 census.

 

In the 1860 Cranberry census the family is no more and the children have all been dispersed ... most to Cranberry Isle. They include Phoebe ( who would later move to Boston and become my great, great grandmother) Henry and Bazzilain. We assume something happened to their mother, Emma and it was recently discovered that Henry the dad left for Nova Scotia where he created a new life, remarried and raised another family. Emma, the younger can be found living in the Daniel Over household in 1860. No trace of Boola. There is no record of her mothers death which in lies a great mystery ....what became of Emma, the elder? It is pretty much assumed she died leaving her children motherless. I do know Daniel Over and his wife, Nancy (Butler) Over are buried at Tennets Harbor. Is there anyway of knowing if Emma is there as well?

 

Another unanswered mystery is: What was happening on Cranberry Isle? Why in the mid 19th century were families taking in young children? I learned a woman named Lucinda Gott Stanley was known for opening her arms to lost children. What became of these children? Any insight to his mystery would be greatly appreciated.

 

Chuck Shaw Natick, MA  Reply to:  Chuck Shaw  26 Jan 2011

  

PERRY: Joseph Perry  I don't know whether or not you print updates of queries, but if you do, here's mine.  My subsequent research shows very clearly that the Joseph Perry of Thomaston, ME/Owl's Head who had married as his third wife Abigail FORD in Marshfield, MA, was indeed named Joseph Perry, not Job Perry, as reported in Cyrus Eaton's History of South Thomaston, Rockland and Thomaston.  Further, this Abigail Ford Perry was indeed the sister of Abner Ford of Marshfield, MA and Waldo, ME.  The proof is found in Plymouth County [MA] Deeds 180:136. Reply to: Kendall Mellem 26 Jan 2011

 

ROYAL: Abner Royal was born about 1825 in Liberty, Maine according to his death certificate.  His father was Bailey Royal, his mother was Mrs. Mary Simmons.  Most of his brothers were born in either Appleton or Union. I am searching for confirmation of his parents.  Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Reply to: Dick Brown  26 Jan 2011    

 

SNOW:  Aaron Snow - I tried to e-mail a response to the "Snow" Query by Guy Sanderson dated 31 Dec. 2007, but his e-mail address has changed. Please post the following: In my search for Aaron Snow, I came across your post dated 31 Dec. 2007. I'm researching an Aaron Snow, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Chipman) Snow of Eastham, Massachusetts. From the information that I have, he was born in Eastham, MA on November 10, 1759 and died in Chatham, MA in 1852.  I found the following online as well, which leads me to believe that he may be the same person you are researching:

Mr. Aaron Snow, from Cape Cod, MA moved to Gorham, ME and then to Monroe about 1802. He also took advantage of the water power of Marsh Stream and built a grist mill at the falls in Monroe Village. Mr. Snow sold his grist mill to Broadstreet Mason. Mr. Snow then moved a few miles to western Monroe and began farming. He worked for Mr. Mason while he was establishing his farm. http://www.townofmonroeme.net/id3.html
 
What information do you have concerning his wife and children, etc.?  If this is one and the same, then it would stand to reason why he went to Gorham, ME as his mother had a Chipman cousin who had moved there as well.  Reply to: Randy Maus  26 Jan 2011
 

WAINIO:   John Albert Wainio, my grandfather, immigrated to Maine from Finland (Russia) in the early 20th. century with his parents and a brother (Gustave) and they appear to have settled in Knox, Maine.  A sister, Sigrid, was born in Knox and died at an early age.  I am searching for information about the Wainio (Vainio) family of Knox, Maine.  Any assistance that you might be able to provide would be appreciated.  Reply to: John  26 Jan 2011

 

WHITTEN CEMETERY:  Looking for information on Whitten Cemetery in Troy, Maine.  Has anyone ever been to or seen inscriptions for the Whitten Cemetery. in Troy, Maine?  It is located on a discontinued road off the Troy Center Rd about 3 tenths of a mile from from the Newburgh town line.  I have been there 3 times and have not been able to find it.  In a listing of Troy cemeteries it is listed and measurements to the cemetery are also included.  Therefore, I conclude that someone at some time found it and made the entries.  If you have any info, I would appreciate it.   Reply to: Clyde Berry  26 Jan 2011

 

WOODMAN:  William Woodman Previously, I was searching for Nancy P Woodman of Frankfort Maine. I now know, thanks to  a prior query, that her parents were William Woodman of Frankfort, Maine (b. 1786?)and Deborah Higgins (b.9 Oct 1790) of Massachusetts. I have found their marriage listed in a Higgins genealogy (Richard Higgins: a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts and at Piscataway, New Jersey and his descendants  by Mrs. Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Worchester, Massachusetts, 1918, p. 141) int. for 22 Jan 1811. I cannot find the parents of William Woodman. Seems every William with dates near 178?? have some other bride.  Anyone know of this William? I have been looking at Woodman trees until I am bleary eyed! I hope someone knows this William and can help me!  Reply to: Valerie 26 Jan 2011   

 

YOUNG: Levi Young -   researching a long ago great grandfather, Captain Levi Young. His father and grandfather shared the same name. The grandfather may have also gone to sea. Levi Young III was born in 1800, in New Vineyard Maine. I did locate all three Levi's in New Vineyard just after the birth of Levi III. He did achieve his masters as a sea captain and sailed out of Boston with Captain Dominis. He seemed to have frequented the fur trade, or the northwest coast of our continent. Up the Vancouver, over to Hawaii, down to California and back to Boston. He seemed to have sailed for the same owners as those of Captain Dominis. Levi married Jane Dauphin Jackson in 1835 and he gave up the sea a few years later. He moved to Peoria Illinois and died there at the age of forty-five, in 1845. His grave appropriately has been lost on land.  I was wondering if any information about either Levi III or his grandfather may have shown up on any lists you may have encountered. Any information about the Young family they are part of  would be appreciated. My family has the Smiths, Jackson's, Young's, Frank's. They all were here very early on, but the common names are making it a challenge to find the correct one's. Most were born in the East and some migrated to the Midwest. Thank you.  Reply to: Carol  26 Jan 2011

 

JOHNSON:  Charlotte Johnson – looking for any information on the Johnson family.  She was b. 12 Sept 1820 and married George Washington Thompson who is buried in Burnham, ME.  He left the family in dire straits when he died and the children, including my great grandmother became indentured servants.  My grandmother’s name was Florence Thompson, her sister was Sabrina and brother was George Henry.  There were many other siblings but those three moved to Wisconsin.  Florence went first and then the other two.  Charlotte Johnson died 23 Dec 1893 and is buried in Eagle River, WI.  Reply to: Kathe Bernstein  19 Dec 2010