Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-02-03
SURVEY OF HANCOCK COUNTY.
BY RURAL.


James fitzpatrick and Allan Mlltken. Dec.
gain Sc. State val $40, i07. [. ;. VAIL
s3s. 636. Union soldiers 35 state aid
$40. Town bounty. si,975, cost per re-
cruit. sl55.
30. MARIAVILLE. First occupancy lsp2
Incorporated (23 town Feb. -. 1886.
Named Ia honor of Maria, a daughter of
Bingham. Name prior TO Incorporation,
Tildrn. Pop 1863. Wealth par cap. $50.
First settlers MI. Fabrick, Seth Alcott. Il.
and ID. Eppes, James Hapworth, aud FL
isha Goodwin. For years, all up river.
was known as Marisvile. |, has been re-
duced To is present unshapelN limits. by
taking off Aurora, Amherst and Waltham.
Dec loss 50. State Val, sG5.,i2. |. :.
Val, So. SOS. Union soldiers, -, State
Aid, S9lI. Town Bounty, s6,1l0; cost
per recruit, slIa.
80. DFpHAM. Inc. "a town Feb. /.
1887. Pop, 45S. Dee. loss, I6l. Wealth
per cap. $3.50. State Val, S9i,33s. L.
5. Val. Sl35 .s9S. Was part OF No. s.
Named for Dedham, Mass. First settled
In 1910. hy Nathan Phillips. The colony
settlement for wears. was known. As New
Hoston" The "colouists" were accused OF
putting on airs" II is ! hard road to
travel" IT. highways are very expensive.
as the Bangor aud Ellsworth mail stages
passes over several miles of its road 1904
times a year. Union soldiers 90. State
aid 81 .o4G Town bounty 5000. Cost per
recruit So
S. EAsrBRooK. Inc. (25 town Feb.
5. 1887. Pop. Isl. Dee. loss 81. Wealth
par cap. s225. State Val. S39.2SS. L. ;.
Val. s4G574 Area 23.oio acres. rhi,
was Plantation No. -. Derived iis name
from its edsf-Jrook branches of Union Riv-
or. The first settlements were made in
in 1900, by Joseph Parsons. Robert Dyer.
Samuel Bragdon and John f. Smith. Jos
eph Parsons built the first mill. and first
framed house. The first child was Frances
Usher Parsons. This is one OF the three
square towns.
Union soldiers %. State aid 1901. Town
bounty si.0-7. Cost per man sl9i.
3d. FREMONT. Detached from Mt. Dcs-
cit and inc. l26 town June 3 ls4S. under
the name of Mansel, but in August OF the
same wear it, name was changed TO Ire
mont. Pop. l s22. Wealth per cap. sl45.
Derives its name from tie Latin Of three
mountains. Viz. Western, Dedlc. and Dog
mountains. Tnker's. Moose. Hardwood.
Colts and Langley's islands are within IL
limits The original titles are chiefly an
cicnt French grants. Gott's l,iArd, named
for Daniel Gott. has 10 families, and forms
Il school district. State Val. s262, 1913. l..
:. Val s377,7>4, Dec. gan, u. Union
soldiers leo. State aid S2l52. Town boun-
" S30,053. Cost per recruit $50.
sc. BROOKLYN. Detached from SedSwick
and inc. % town June ., 1879, under the
name OF Fort Watson. one month after
is name was changed to Brooklin. Pop.
966. Wealth per cap. $500. 4 Mr.. Black
was the first permanent settler. His daugh.
ter. Elizabeth. the first child. lived to the
aye OF l02 years. In loss, there were two
families at Naskeag, Chas. ST. Robins. and
La Flour. Naskeag Point is frequently
mentioned in ancient documentary history.
Dec, loss -. State Val. slSG $50. |. :.
T Val. s2G9,l24 Union soldiers 81. State
! aid SI,2S7. Town bounty sl5.52o. Cost
per recruit sll9.
( 81. VERONA. Inc. Is town. Feb. H..
1861. Area 5000 acres. Pop. 3j3. Wealth
per cap. sl60. First mentioned. as the l.
land OF Lett. Prior TO Incorporation was
known a. Orphan ilsland aud We,more
Isle. Il was formerly u part OF Pros
pect, and for many years part OF Bucks
port. 1t originally belonged to the Wal
do Patent" Fell into the possession of an
orphan girl, hence the name of Orphan Is
land. 1t was finally purchased by Wet
more. In l163. there were three families
on this island, and not a settler above there
on the river Verona was named for a
town in Italy. on the Pc River State Val
S5l.075. l. $ Val. s72,3iS. Union SOL
diers 10. State aid sl,62l. Town bounty
S. 800. Cost per Recruit, s43s
IS. LAMoINE. Set OFF from Trenton and
Inc. (29 town Feb. II. 1870. Area about
II, 900 acres. Pop. 6l2. Wealth per cap
1912. Named for Lamoine. an early French
! resident who at one time, owned a large
tract of land west of Skillngs River. \
colony of French made transient settle
ment on Trenton Point. at an early day.
Two OF the cslonists. Delaittre and Desis-
les, became permanent residents. Hon.
W. King SAYS 1.-THE first settlement at La
moline, formerly Trenton. was made in
Sept. IVA at Gillpartric's Point by Gill
partric,r which is corroborated by Capt.
Berry who adds, Capt. Isaac Gillpartric,
with sons and daughters from Bidde-
ford and a son-in-law. Edward Berry, from
Londonderry, y. II, were the first settlers.
Both these gentlemen say 1.-THE French
came subsequent to Gillpartric." II So.
From whence came the brass kettle, :
not an article of Indian make. or use i?
state Val. Sl42443. L. ). Val. s204,6l6.
80. ISLE Az HAUr. This our young
est, was inc. Feb. IS, 1874. 1t includes
Isle au Haut isle of Holt), the two Spoon
islands, Works, Fog, Bnrnt, Merchants
Kimball's AID all the other islands south of
Merchants Row. The Isle au Haul is one
league directly south OF Deer Isle. 1t con-
tains about 5000 acres. The highest part
OF the territory, is in the middle of the is
land, and exhibits the appearance of a sad
die. When first explored, 1t was called
High Island its shore being bold, with
high, steep cliffs.
My informant, G. l.. Hosmer. says, ''the
first settlement was made on Merchant
Island, in 1772. by Anthony Merchant.
kimball's Island was settled. during the
Revolution, by Seth Webb, noted hunt
er, and for whom Webb's pond. in East
brook, was named. Great Isle au Haut
was settled, in 1902, by Peltiah Bartor.