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... roads ; and procure a plan of the same , to be lodged with the clerk as soon as may be . " Roads were to be made , and proper inducements offered to settlers , else they would not leave comfortable homes to locate in a wilderness ...
... roads ; and procure a plan of the same , to be lodged with the clerk as soon as may be . " Roads were to be made , and proper inducements offered to settlers , else they would not leave comfortable homes to locate in a wilderness ...
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... road begun by Aaron Hinkley , Esq . , to the limits of the township to Bakerstown , and , likewise , mark out a road from thence through Bakerstown . " Meantime the proprietors were troubled by tres- passers coming up the Androscoggin ...
... road begun by Aaron Hinkley , Esq . , to the limits of the township to Bakerstown , and , likewise , mark out a road from thence through Bakerstown . " Meantime the proprietors were troubled by tres- passers coming up the Androscoggin ...
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... road laid out from the meeting - house lot , in said township , to the line of said township , adjoin- ing Bakerstown . " This must be the road now known as the Upper Street , leading by Mr. Bar- rell's , over Dillingham Hill , in ...
... road laid out from the meeting - house lot , in said township , to the line of said township , adjoin- ing Bakerstown . " This must be the road now known as the Upper Street , leading by Mr. Bar- rell's , over Dillingham Hill , in ...
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... roads were opened for their convenience . But in this they were disappointed . No one was disposed to locate in the township , and subject himself to the inconvenience and hardship of pioneer life , and expose himself to peril by living ...
... roads were opened for their convenience . But in this they were disappointed . No one was disposed to locate in the township , and subject himself to the inconvenience and hardship of pioneer life , and expose himself to peril by living ...
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... Road lengthwise between them of four rods wide , and that any person inclining to settle there , on the terms ... roads of 21⁄2 rods wide between any two Lots , where it may be convenient . Voted to give a bounty of Six Pounds to each ...
... Road lengthwise between them of four rods wide , and that any person inclining to settle there , on the terms ... roads of 21⁄2 rods wide between any two Lots , where it may be convenient . Voted to give a bounty of Six Pounds to each ...
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A History of Turner, Maine, from Its Settlement to 1886 William Riley French No preview available - 2015 |
A History of Turner, Maine, from Its Settlement To 1886 William Riley French No preview available - 2015 |
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Aaron Soule Alden Blossom Androscoggin annual April Bakerstown Benjamin born bridge Briggs building built Caleb Caleb Strong called Chandler Bradford Charles Turner chosen moderator church Court Cushing Daniel Briggs David Cobb died dollars were raised duty erected Gilbert Governor Greely Hannah Haskell Hayford highways honor hundred dollars Ichabod Bonney incorporation inhabitants interest Isaac Jabez James Jesse Bradford John Keen John Turner Joseph Bonney Joseph Leavitt Josiah June land Levi Hubbard Lieutenant-Governor lived lots Lower Street Luther Cary March married Massachusetts meeting held meeting-house Merrill mill minister ministerial fund Moses Nathaniel North Turner officers parish pastor Peleg Wadsworth petition plantation pounds proprietors resident River road Samuel Andrews Samuel Blake school committee school fund selectmen Senators settled settlers Smith Staples Taunton Thomas Thomas Merrill town clerk town of Turner town-meeting township treasurer trustees Universalists Upper Street wife William Bradford
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