A HISTORY OF LOWELL, PENOBSCOT COUNTY MAINE
Thomas W. Porter was a member of the Maine House and was prominent in Burlington town affairs and a lumberman.
Private Cemeteries in Lowell
PORTER CEMETERY
The Porter family was very prominent in Lowell. Joseph Porter came to town about 1840. He was born at Wrentham, Mass. 19 Dec. 1800, son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow) Porter. When about 21 he removed to Weymouth, Mass. where he was in business with his brother as a carpenter and lumber dealer. In 1824 he removed to Milton and continued the same business. In 1834 he removed to Brewer, Maine and about 1840 to Lowell. His first wife was Mary Stetson and his second was Mrs. Mary R. Philbrook. Joseph had nine children, all of whom came to Lowell with their father. His son Joseph became a prominent citizen of Weymouth, Mass. prior to coming to Burlington in 1862. He was prominent in Maine Republican politics including terms as a member of the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate. He was also a well known historian, author of the Porter genealogy, the nine volume Bangor Historical Magazine, and of the Wayfarer,, a historical column which was published several years in the Bangor Commerical. His brother Thomas W. Porter was a member of the Maine House and was prominent in Burlington town affairs and a lumberman. John B. Porter, another brother, resided in Lowell and was involved in the lumber business. The Porter family established a cemetery on the Tannery road just past the Grange hall. In the early 1920's the Porter's of Bangor had the family disinterred and most were taken to Mount Hope Cemetery and reinterred. Old timers remember the Porter stones as large ones which disappeared once the bodies were moved.
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Maine State Year-book, and Legislative Manual, for the Year
Added by Tuesday82 on 17 Oct 2008
Poatmagter — Thomas W. Porter.
Selectmen— Thomas W. Porter, Andrew W. Page, Thomas Shorey. '
I'otrn Clerk— Simeon C. Page.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE TOWN OF BURLINGTON.
Be it enacted, &c., That the township numbered two in the first range
north of Bingham's Penobscot Purchase, East of Peuobscot River with
the inhabitants thereon be and hereby is incorporated into a Town by
the name of Burlington * » • . Approved March 8, 1832."
By an Act approved March 10, 1835, all that part of the two
mile strip in the County of Hancock, north of Township number
two, Bingham's Purchase, east of Penobscot river, was annexed to
Burlington.
The first town officers, 1835, were Ezra Richardson, William
Costigan, Jr., and Osburn Coffin, Selectmen; Ezra Richardson,
Town Clerk, and Osburn Coffin, Treasurer.
Its Postmasters have been : Ezra Richardson, Aui/.i Libbey,
Charles R. Libbey, Theodore Taylor, William H. Taylor and
Thomas W. Porter.
Its Representatives have been Amzi Libbey, 1838 ; Isaac Hanson,
1847 ; Lloyd W. Richardson, 1862 ; Joseph W. Porter, 1864,
65, 68, 72, 76 ; James Edes, 1874, 75 ; Thomas W. Porter, 1877,
78. Joseph W. Porter was Senator, 1866, 67, and Executive
Thomas W. Porter was a member of the Maine House and was prominent in Burlington town affairs and a lumberman.
Private Cemeteries in Lowell
PORTER CEMETERY
The Porter family was very prominent in Lowell. Joseph Porter came to town about 1840. He was born at Wrentham, Mass. 19 Dec. 1800, son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow) Porter. When about 21 he removed to Weymouth, Mass. where he was in business with his brother as a carpenter and lumber dealer. In 1824 he removed to Milton and continued the same business. In 1834 he removed to Brewer, Maine and about 1840 to Lowell. His first wife was Mary Stetson and his second was Mrs. Mary R. Philbrook. Joseph had nine children, all of whom came to Lowell with their father. His son Joseph became a prominent citizen of Weymouth, Mass. prior to coming to Burlington in 1862. He was prominent in Maine Republican politics including terms as a member of the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate. He was also a well known historian, author of the Porter genealogy, the nine volume Bangor Historical Magazine, and of the Wayfarer,, a historical column which was published several years in the Bangor Commerical. His brother Thomas W. Porter was a member of the Maine House and was prominent in Burlington town affairs and a lumberman. John B. Porter, another brother, resided in Lowell and was involved in the lumber business. The Porter family established a cemetery on the Tannery road just past the Grange hall. In the early 1920's the Porter's of Bangor had the family disinterred and most were taken to Mount Hope Cemetery and reinterred. Old timers remember the Porter stones as large ones which disappeared once the bodies were moved.
Found by FSibley
Maine State Year-book, and Legislative Manual, for the Year
Added by Tuesday82 on 17 Oct 2008
Poatmagter — Thomas W. Porter.
Selectmen— Thomas W. Porter, Andrew W. Page, Thomas Shorey. '
I'otrn Clerk— Simeon C. Page.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE TOWN OF BURLINGTON.
Be it enacted, &c., That the township numbered two in the first range
north of Bingham's Penobscot Purchase, East of Peuobscot River with
the inhabitants thereon be and hereby is incorporated into a Town by
the name of Burlington * » • . Approved March 8, 1832."
By an Act approved March 10, 1835, all that part of the two
mile strip in the County of Hancock, north of Township number
two, Bingham's Purchase, east of Penobscot river, was annexed to
Burlington.
The first town officers, 1835, were Ezra Richardson, William
Costigan, Jr., and Osburn Coffin, Selectmen; Ezra Richardson,
Town Clerk, and Osburn Coffin, Treasurer.
Its Postmasters have been : Ezra Richardson, Aui/.i Libbey,
Charles R. Libbey, Theodore Taylor, William H. Taylor and
Thomas W. Porter.
Its Representatives have been Amzi Libbey, 1838 ; Isaac Hanson,
1847 ; Lloyd W. Richardson, 1862 ; Joseph W. Porter, 1864,
65, 68, 72, 76 ; James Edes, 1874, 75 ; Thomas W. Porter, 1877,
78. Joseph W. Porter was Senator, 1866, 67, and Executive
A HISTORY OF LOWELL, PENOBSCOT COUNTY MAINE
Thomas W. Porter was a member of the Maine House and was prominent in Burlington town affairs and a lumberman.
Private Cemeteries in Lowell
PORTER CEMETERY
The Porter family was very prominent in Lowell. Joseph Porter came to town about 1840. He was born at Wrentham, Mass. 19 Dec. 1800, son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow) Porter. When about 21 he removed to Weymouth, Mass. where he was in business with his brother as a carpenter and lumber dealer. In 1824 he removed to Milton and continued the same business. In 1834 he removed to Brewer, Maine and about 1840 to Lowell. His first wife was Mary Stetson and his second was Mrs. Mary R. Philbrook. Joseph had nine children, all of whom came to Lowell with their father. His son Joseph became a prominent citizen of Weymouth, Mass. prior to coming to Burlington in 1862. He was prominent in Maine Republican politics including terms as a member of the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate. He was also a well known historian, author of the Porter genealogy, the nine volume Bangor Historical Magazine, and of the Wayfarer,, a historical column which was published several years in the Bangor Commerical. His brother Thomas W. Porter was a member of the Maine House and was prominent in Burlington town affairs and a lumberman. John B. Porter, another brother, resided in Lowell and was involved in the lumber business. The Porter family established a cemetery on the Tannery road just past the Grange hall. In the early 1920's the Porter's of Bangor had the family disinterred and most were taken to Mount Hope Cemetery and reinterred. Old timers remember the Porter stones as large ones which disappeared once the bodies were moved.
Found by FSibley
Maine State Year-book, and Legislative Manual, for the Year
Added by Tuesday82 on 17 Oct 2008
Poatmagter — Thomas W. Porter.
Selectmen— Thomas W. Porter, Andrew W. Page, Thomas Shorey. '
I'otrn Clerk— Simeon C. Page.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE TOWN OF BURLINGTON.
Be it enacted, &c., That the township numbered two in the first range
north of Bingham's Penobscot Purchase, East of Peuobscot River with
the inhabitants thereon be and hereby is incorporated into a Town by
the name of Burlington * » • . Approved March 8, 1832."
By an Act approved March 10, 1835, all that part of the two
mile strip in the County of Hancock, north of Township number
two, Bingham's Purchase, east of Penobscot river, was annexed to
Burlington.
The first town officers, 1835, were Ezra Richardson, William
Costigan, Jr., and Osburn Coffin, Selectmen; Ezra Richardson,
Town Clerk, and Osburn Coffin, Treasurer.
Its Postmasters have been : Ezra Richardson, Aui/.i Libbey,
Charles R. Libbey, Theodore Taylor, William H. Taylor and
Thomas W. Porter.
Its Representatives have been Amzi Libbey, 1838 ; Isaac Hanson,
1847 ; Lloyd W. Richardson, 1862 ; Joseph W. Porter, 1864,
65, 68, 72, 76 ; James Edes, 1874, 75 ; Thomas W. Porter, 1877,
78. Joseph W. Porter was Senator, 1866, 67, and Executive
Thomas W. Porter was a member of the Maine House and was prominent in Burlington town affairs and a lumberman.
Private Cemeteries in Lowell
PORTER CEMETERY
The Porter family was very prominent in Lowell. Joseph Porter came to town about 1840. He was born at Wrentham, Mass. 19 Dec. 1800, son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow) Porter. When about 21 he removed to Weymouth, Mass. where he was in business with his brother as a carpenter and lumber dealer. In 1824 he removed to Milton and continued the same business. In 1834 he removed to Brewer, Maine and about 1840 to Lowell. His first wife was Mary Stetson and his second was Mrs. Mary R. Philbrook. Joseph had nine children, all of whom came to Lowell with their father. His son Joseph became a prominent citizen of Weymouth, Mass. prior to coming to Burlington in 1862. He was prominent in Maine Republican politics including terms as a member of the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate. He was also a well known historian, author of the Porter genealogy, the nine volume Bangor Historical Magazine, and of the Wayfarer,, a historical column which was published several years in the Bangor Commerical. His brother Thomas W. Porter was a member of the Maine House and was prominent in Burlington town affairs and a lumberman. John B. Porter, another brother, resided in Lowell and was involved in the lumber business. The Porter family established a cemetery on the Tannery road just past the Grange hall. In the early 1920's the Porter's of Bangor had the family disinterred and most were taken to Mount Hope Cemetery and reinterred. Old timers remember the Porter stones as large ones which disappeared once the bodies were moved.
Found by FSibley
Maine State Year-book, and Legislative Manual, for the Year
Added by Tuesday82 on 17 Oct 2008
Poatmagter — Thomas W. Porter.
Selectmen— Thomas W. Porter, Andrew W. Page, Thomas Shorey. '
I'otrn Clerk— Simeon C. Page.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE TOWN OF BURLINGTON.
Be it enacted, &c., That the township numbered two in the first range
north of Bingham's Penobscot Purchase, East of Peuobscot River with
the inhabitants thereon be and hereby is incorporated into a Town by
the name of Burlington * » • . Approved March 8, 1832."
By an Act approved March 10, 1835, all that part of the two
mile strip in the County of Hancock, north of Township number
two, Bingham's Purchase, east of Penobscot river, was annexed to
Burlington.
The first town officers, 1835, were Ezra Richardson, William
Costigan, Jr., and Osburn Coffin, Selectmen; Ezra Richardson,
Town Clerk, and Osburn Coffin, Treasurer.
Its Postmasters have been : Ezra Richardson, Aui/.i Libbey,
Charles R. Libbey, Theodore Taylor, William H. Taylor and
Thomas W. Porter.
Its Representatives have been Amzi Libbey, 1838 ; Isaac Hanson,
1847 ; Lloyd W. Richardson, 1862 ; Joseph W. Porter, 1864,
65, 68, 72, 76 ; James Edes, 1874, 75 ; Thomas W. Porter, 1877,
78. Joseph W. Porter was Senator, 1866, 67, and Executive
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