Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-11

Early Pittston. No. 9.

The consecutive entries on one page
OF the town records of 1909 are: LIST
Minutes of road End Record that the
town officials chosen at the last annual
meeting have been sworn into office. Bird
Intention of marriage of Mr. David
Shepard of jefferson and Miss Mary
Hills of Pittson. 4th Record of births
of John and Eliza; children of Benz
and Charlotte Jackson, 1S01-1So9. 5th.
William Freeman of Pittston and
Aurora Bartlette of Nantucket intend
marriage 9th. Joanna Jackins. wife of
James Jackins, died March Both. 1909
Widow SuSannah Moores died, April
b. 1909. 9TH. At Constable Meeting
at the Meeting House in Pittston, Aug
ust T,1S09 Nathan Lee was drawn from
the box to serve as petta juror at a
court of Common pleas at August term.
This seventh entry concludes the
page.
Entries on the following page ins
clude intentions of marriage as follows:
viz: E,liakim Skemmons of Waldo
borough and Miss Joanna Young:
William Shea and Nancy Call: Peter
Jones of Newcastle and Lidia Soper
Benjamin Colburn and Mary Brown
Thomas JacksonJun. and Sally Adams
Next is this entry, the last on the
page:-"the mark of Thomas Freeman.
Cattle is a swallow tail on the end o.
the right ear
The next page begins with an inten-
ton of marriage between David Youne
and Eliza Macomber of BoWdoinham
also Mr.. Jacob Bailey and Elizabeth
Barker of Dresden
Following is record of a constable
Meeting held at the Dwelling house OF
Henry Smith, Jun, innholder in Pitts
to. This inn stood on what is now the
northeastern corner of the Knicker
booker Ice Cos lot
At this meeting Samuel Clark an6
John Bailey We're drawn as Jurors [,
serve at the District Court at Wis
casset"
The remainder of this page and tn,
two following pages are devoted to rec
ords of births, about fifty births beine
recorded.
There are six children of Hubbard anc
Patience Eastman born at dates rang
ing from 1895 to 1907
Seven children of Stephen and Patt
| Rowe, 1795-1S09
Daniel and Joel Bliss born respect
| lively 1904 and 1908
There are children of Nath and Zenf
| Haley, 1791-1S04 and children of Marti
| and Nina Haley, 1797-lS03; son an
| daughter of Trustrium Moores.
Fanny. Stephen, Hiram and Joel chill
| dren of stephen and Hannah Marson
| lS03-5-6-S
Martha Jane Daughter of Henry and
| Mary Bodge born December 1907: am
| David Durham Dodge born 1915
Martha j. BODICE married Hon. Jane.
| NJ. Carpenter and after a long married
| life both We're buried upon the SAM
dayD
Alkaline, Mary and Lydia Coss daugh-
| tiers of Thomas and Lydia Coss. Dor;
| lS03-7-9
"Abner Marson. Jun. and Pegs]
MS Wife had five children whose births
are here recorded dates from 1892 t.
lSoS. There are seven children of Ley
and Betsy Shepherd dating from 1891
to 1907
The Crosses & distance of d road il
Pittston from the Board landing at the
Head of Eastern RiVerand to the No11}
line of the Town of Dresden to wit
oeGinningat a pine tree marked on fou-
sides. then west crossing the River +
rods then North 10 degrees. west .
rods This is the lower landing the.
beginning at the road at the foot C.:
the hill then North 60 degrees crossine
the river . rods about a ha'
page more is filed by the course of tn
road "Shae's Landing" being the onl
land mark mentioned