Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine Genealogy and History

Welcome to
Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine
Genealogy and History

Brooksville Queries

Back to Brooksville Genealogy and History homepage

Brooksville Queries

When requesting that a query be posted, please give your name as well as your e-mail address. Let people know what to call you when they answer your query.
To submit queries send an email to David Sylvester. Please include "Brooksville Query" in the subject line.
You may wish to visit How To Write A Good Query for tips and ideas on constructing your query.
To increase coverage of your query you may also wish to post it at Hancock County USGenweb.

Bartlett / Carter / Day: We are looking for Bartlett or any names that connect to Bartlett from Bartlett Island. James Carter and Lydia Day children are married in to them.
Contact Peggy Ann Vipond

Bolton: I have Solomon and Elizabeth Pratt Bolton's history. Also their 2 sons James who only lived about a year and Benjamin, who lived in Brooksville, Me. I then followed the Line all the way to Theresa Josephene Gray, born 29 Aug 1907, Brooklin, Me. But there is never a mention of a Solomon Jr. and I have found some bits about him. This is what I have:

Solomon Bolton Jr.; b. 1778 in Brooks, Hancock Co., ME. He had 11 children - 4 were girls. He was a Selectman, Surveyor of Lumber and Farmer.

1800 Census Solomon Bolton Hancock Co.

1820 Census Solomon Bolton Hancock Co., Frankfort, North Div.

1840 Census Solomon Bolton Penobscot Co., age 82 Orrington

1830 Census Solomon Bolton Jr. Waldo Co., Monroe

1840 Census Solomon Bolton Waldo Co., Brooks

1850 Census Solomon Bolton Waldo Co., Brooks

Notice that there are 2 for 1840 and that one is for Jr.

I also found a note stating that Solomon was the 1st of Brooksville and ancestor of all Boltons to reside there. But I wrote to Brooksville and they started with Benjamin, not Solomon.

Brooks, Monroe, and Jackson were all one to start, then divided, Solomon Jr. was first in Monroe, then Brooks. Maybe without even moving. Who knows? Fire has destroyed a lot of their records so things have to be pieced together. I am trying to find the parents of a Rebecca Bolton, born ca 1805, Jackson? married Sewell Cates, 1828, had 2 sons while living in Jackson. They were Solomon Bolton Cates born 1828 and John Bolton Cates, born 1830. The family then moved to Houlton, Aroostook, Me. and in 1832, had Martha M. born in New Brunswick. 1850 Census has them in Houlton, but no Sewell. Sewell and Rebecca were my great great grandparents. I do not know either one's parents. I would appreciate any help that I can receive in this matter.
Contact Doris Cates Budde

Dow: Looking for parents of Neil Dow, listed in Brooksville 1920 census as age 56 with wife Elizabeth. I am unable to find anything on him before this census.
Contact Faye Cosentino

Perkins: I am trying to find any information on the Perkins family of Brooksville, Castine, Penobscot. My mother's name was Fausta Perkins and my grandfather was Capt. Frank Perkins who lived in Brooksville. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Contact Rene LeBourhis

Trussell / Philbrook / Condon: I am looking for information on my ggrandfather's families death records. His name is Enoch Trussell B. Sep 2, 1783 Sedgewick. Died May 13, 1840 in Belfast. He Married Rachel Philbrook before 1809 in Sedgewick and had 5 children. Then she died Sep 6, 1817. He married my ggrandmother Nancy Condon April 23, 1818 in Brooksville. She died March 11, 1841 in Belfast. They had 5 more children all born in Sedgewick. I greatly appreciate your time on my behalf. Thank you.
Contact Kathy Prisbrey

Created by David Sylvester October, 2004, Updated January 3, 2005