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Wills

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Bickford family genealogy collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4310
Scope and Content note This collection documents Mahlon Bickford's research into the Bickford family genealogy, much of which was used to publish the Bickford newsletter. Contents include correspondence, notes, family trees, vital and property records, legal documents, newsletters, news clippings, photographs, negatives, posters, and a ledger. The collection includes biographical and genealogical information on individuals, families, and geographical groups, as well as...
Dates: 1782 - 2024; Majority of material found within 1988 - 2024

Deering/Noyes collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 951
Scope and Content note The Deering/Noyes collection (1764-1971) includes the papers of several members of the Deering and Noyes families, as well as those of several members of allied families. Most of the holdings consist of deeds, accounts, estate papers, property lists, and other material pertaining to the acquisition and transfer of property.Of primary importance in this collection are the papers and accounts of Nathaniel Deering (1736-1795); James Deering (1766-1850); Nathaniel Deering...
Dates: 1764 - 1971

James Gower papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4239
Scope and Content note

Legal documents, correspondence, financial papers, and various writs, deeds, and agreements of James Gower, his family, and related to his various positions in local government. Included are several documents related to Bowdoin College land sales for which Gower played a role as agent, as well as versions of his own will and testament with details regarding his estate.

Dates: 1810 - 1856

Page family genealogy

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 331
Scope and Content note

Papers including family deeds, wills, bonds, and other legal documents.

Dates: 1831 - 1891

Pierce family collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 2703
Scope and Content note

The collection includes original documents such as letters (including Civil War and WWII), diaries, photographs and negatives, newspaper clippings, certificates, a guest book, scrapbooks, account books, charts, court cases, as well as transcriptions of letters and diaries, and research materials. There are Houlton town records, as Leonard Pierce, Sr. was a Justice of the Peace, as well as being the postmaster. Some of the transcriptions are in electronic format.

Dates: 1741 - 2011

Reed, Abbot, Binford, and Hatch family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4280
Scope and Content note

This collection documents the activities, relationships, genealogies, and businesses of the Reed, Abbot, Binford, and Hatch families during the 19th and 20th centuries, primarily within the towns of Rumford, Roxbury, and Mexico, Maine. Contents include correspondence, personal papers, diaries, financial and business records, legal documents, scrapbooks, genealogical research, news clippings, photographs (including negatives and cased photos), albums, and maps.

Dates: 1825 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1838 - 1969

Robinson Manufacturing Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 2452
Scope and Content note Manuscript and print collection: This collection includes business correspondence and documents, company incorporation papers and annual meeting minutes including stock information, property deeds and variances, disputes and law suits, personal and corporation income and property tax records, architectural drawings and site surveys, and a number of record books specific to the woolen industry and mill that date back to the mid 1800s. The collection also...
Dates: 1823 - 1944