Baptisms and Admission from the Records of the First Church in Falmouth, now Portland, Maine with Appendix of Historical Places

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This publication was a project of the original Maine Genealogical Society, founded in 1884; the society later merged with the Maine Historical Society. This volume contains names o f church members, 1726-1855; marriages by Rev. Thomas Smith, 1750-1753; baptisms, 1730-1825; the history of Falmouth, Maine, 1603-1732; the history of Falmouth ministry, 1630-1753; a list of Louisburg soldiers, 1745; rolls of Falmouth soldiers, 1755, 1757, and 1778; tax lists, 1760 and 1766; a list of scholars who attended Master Parsons' School in 1771; and a list of pew owners 1753, 1788, and 1826. A full-name index adds to the value of this work. David C. and Elizabeth (Keene) Young have authored the foreword to this edition, which provides a brief history of the Maine Genealogical Society, its projects and published works, many of which have been unsurpassed. Marquis F. King (1898, 1990), 2013, 5.5" x 8.5", paper, index, 146 pp.ISBN: 9781556133749 101-K0374 Show more