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From: "Bryan L. Court" <>
Subject: Re: [LEWIS-L] Who Owned Maine?
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 09:39:56 -0700


I had thought I heard everything. There were NO British residents in
Maine before 1620 when the Pilgrims came. Where in the world is your
source for this. Who were the British residents long BEFORE 1620???
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"Billie R. Lewis" wrote:
>
> Maine was a fishing village occupied by British residents long before
> the Mayflower Pilgrims came. Various encyclopedia volumes give much
> history on the colony of Maine and its wars and occupants. My Redding
> family who married into the Lewis family lived in Maine on the Redding
> Islands but the Lewis family, including the Redding daughter and some
> of her brothers were killed in the 1600's during the Indian Wars. BRL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathleen T. Choi <>
> To: <>
> Date: Sunday, July 04, 1999 7:51 PM
> Subject: [LEWIS-L] Who Owned Maine?
>
> >I suspect Maine was acquired through right of conquest, that it
> >previously belonged to the British, who acquired it through Indian
> >treaties and the French and Indian War. However, I'm just guessing.
> >When you go to the Bureau of Land Management site, the original
> >individual deeds include a line with the date on which the government
> >acquired the land. That would give you a clue, I would think.
> >
> >I suspect we got it thanks to the Revolution. I think this because
> so
> >many of my relatives moved up there after the war. The land was
> free,
> >of course, to veterans, which would make it attractive, especially to
> >younger sons. However, the government gave away or sold extremely
> cheap
> >land it wanted settled on other occasions. Those of my family who
> lived
> >in Maine prior to the Revolution lived in the coastal towns. The
> >veterans all moved inland.
> >
> >Kathleen
> >
> >
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