The First Acadians - Acadian Culture in Maine. The King of France began to grant North American fur trade monopolies in 1588 to finance colonization (Daigle 1982b: 18).
Pierre du Gua de Mons (a.k.a. Sieur de Monts) received a trade monopoly over territory between the 40th and 60th parallels with the understanding that he establish a colony. On April 7, 1604, Pierre du Gua sailed from Havre-de-Gráce in France with 120 men and settled on a small island near the mouth of the St. Croix River in present-day Maine. They named it Ile Sainte-Croix (holy cross). The conflict between the British and the French over St. Port-Royal was occupied by the British throughout the 1620s, but the colony was returned to France by treaty in 1632. There has been much speculation as to the possible origins in France of the founding families of Acadia. Ancestry: ME State Research Guide. FamilySearch Wiki: ME. From FamilySearch Wiki United States Maine Welcome to the Maine page,the Pine Tree State Portland Head Light Station, ME.
Most unique genealogical features:British fisherman permanently settled Maine before the Pilgrims in 1620 Maine was part of Massachusetts until the 1820 Missouri Compromise[1] Numerous border, county, and name changes affected record keeping[1] Maine has the most uneven quality of vital town records of New England[2] Counties Click on the map below to go to a county page. Major Repositories Migration Routes Did you know? Maine Genealogical Society. Home Publications & MGS Store Special Collections & MGS Store The Maine Genealogical Society has a collection of nearly 70 titles that have been published by the Society as part of our Special Collection series through our publisher, Picton Press.
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The intent is to establish these families through accurate and well-documented summaries, providing a basis for further research. To date ten volumes have been published and these document nearly 2,500 families living in Maine in 1790. Not only has Maine Families in 1790 become one of the first sources to consult for Maine genealogical research, it has also allowed researchers to get in touch with the other persons working on the same families since the names of all submitters are published. Maine Families in 1790 is a project in which ALL Maine genealogists are encouraged are participate and share information. Maine Genealogical Society is now accepting families for Volume 11. Submissions of families may be made in any format, but please include as much of the following information listed below as possible. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mail to: Joseph C. Master Index. Genealogical Books of ME. New Books are in red highlight Other books available on request Written by Joseph Whipple and published in Bangor, Maine by Peter Edes 1916 102 pages- Contents: Acadie, Providence of Maine, District of Maine boundries, Territory, Climate, Face of the Country Soil, Growth, Productions, domestic and Native animals, birds, fish, minerals, manufactures,exports and Imports, Rivers, Alphabetical listing of all Maine Towns with date of incorporation and counties they are in.
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