The genealogy of my extended family
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Notes:
English settlement around the natural harbor of the Piscataqua River estuary began about 1623. By 1632 it was protected by Fort William and Mary on today's New Hampshire side of the river; in 1689 defensive works that later became Fort McClary in Kittery Point were added on today's Maine side to the north.
Kittery was incorporated in 1647, staking a claim as the "oldest incorporated town in Maine."[4] It was named after the birthplace of a founder, Alexander Shapleigh, from his manor of Kittery Court at Kingswear in Devon, England. Shapleigh arrived in 1635 aboard the ship Benediction, which he co-owned with another prominent settler, Captain Francis Champernowne,[5] a cousin of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, lord proprietor of Maine.[6] Together with the Pepperrell family, they established fisheries offshore at the Isles of Shoals, where fish were caught, salted, and exported back to Europe. Other pioneers were hunters, trappers, and workers of the region's abundant timber. The settlement at the mouth of the Piscataqua River was protected by Fort McClary.[7]
In 1705, during Queen Anne's War tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy raided the town killing six citizens and taking five prisoners.[12]
During the Revolution, the first vessels of the U.S. Navy were constructed on Badger's Island, including the 1777 USS Ranger commanded by John Paul Jones. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, the nation's first federal navy yard, was established in 1800 on Fernald's Island. It connects to the mainland by two bridges. The facility rebuilt the USS Constitution, and built the Civil War USS Kearsarge. Seavey's Island was annexed and became site of the now defunct Portsmouth Naval Prison.[13]
Matches 101 to 200 of 253
Last Name, Given Name(s) | Birth | Person ID | ||
101 | LORD, Benjamin | 1676 | Kittery, York, Maine | I3980 |
102 | LORD, Abraham | 29 Oct 1699 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4149 |
103 | LITCHFIELD, Elizabeth P. | Abt 1820 | Kittery, York, Maine | I430 |
104 | LIBBY, Joseph | 14 Dec 1725 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4048 |
105 | LIBBY, Andrew | 1 Dec 1700 | Kittery, York, Maine | I35974 |
106 | LEWIS, Lucy | Kittery, York, Maine | I33667 | |
107 | LEADER, Elizabeth | Abt 1647 | Kittery, York, Maine | I35075 |
108 | KNIGHT, Elizabeth | Bef 1671 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33491 |
109 | KITCHEN, Mary | 23 Apr 1648 | Kittery, York, Maine | I47237 |
110 | KING, Joanna | 12 Oct 1699 | Kittery, York, Maine | I3033 |
111 | KEAY, Mary | 15 Dec 1701 | Kittery, York, Maine | I573 |
112 | JENKINS, Thomas | Abt 1685 | Kittery, York, Maine | I5368 |
113 | JENKINS, Sarah | 1650 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4837 |
114 | JENKINS, Mary | 21 Feb 1710 | Kittery, York, Maine | I5369 |
115 | JENKINS, Keturah | 21 Apr 1712 | Kittery, York, Maine | I5371 |
116 | HUTCHINS, Jonathan | Abt 1684 | Kittery, York, Maine | I46414 |
117 | HILL, Mary | 20 Jul 1733 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33390 |
118 | HILL, Joseph | 28 Jul 1706 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33554 |
119 | HILL, Benjamin | 2 Jul 1703 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33513 |
120 | HILL, Anne | 31 Jul 1712 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33438 |
121 | HICKS, Joseph | Abt 1693 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4243 |
122 | HEARD, Mary | Abt 1663 | Kittery, York, Maine | I5529 |
123 | HEARD, John | Abt 1667 | Kittery, York, Maine | I5525 |
124 | HEARD, Elizabeth | Abt 1663 | Kittery, York, Maine | I5528 |
125 | HEARD, Ann | Abt 1672 | Kittery, York, Maine | I5531 |
126 | HEARD, Abigail | Abt 1667 | Kittery, York, Maine | I5527 |
127 | HARVEY, Elizabeth | Abt 1645 | Kittery, York, Maine | I34959 |
128 | HAMMOND, Joseph | 1 Feb 1701 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33472 |
129 | GREENE, John | Abt 1624 | Kittery, York, Maine | I15541 |
130 | GRANT, Col Peter | 14 Dec 1696 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4832 |
131 | GRANT, Martha | Abt 1744 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4829 |
132 | GRANT, Grizzel | 10 Jul 1664 | Kittery, York, Maine | I7146 |
133 | FURBUSH, Catherine | Abt 1670 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33534 |
134 | FROST, Nicholas | 17 Sep 1682 | Kittery, York, Maine | I32631 |
135 | FROST, Nicholas | 30 May 1634 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33753 |
136 | FROST, Mary | 18 Oct 1676 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33785 |
137 | FROST, Margery | 5 Jun 1727 | Kittery, York, Maine | I3035 |
138 | FROST, Lydia | 30 Nov 1674 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33735 |
139 | FROST, Elizabeth | 4 Jul 1683 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33790 |
140 | FROST, Elizabeth | 10 May 1640 | Kittery, York, Maine | I47292 |
141 | FROST, Col Charles | 21 May 1701 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33786 |
142 | FROST, Catherine | 25 Dec 1637 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33781 |
143 | FROST, Anna | 17 Apr 1635 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33783 |
144 | FORD, Sarah | 1680 | Kittery, York, Maine | I47417 |
145 | FERNALD, William | 16 Sep 1739 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33640 |
146 | FERNALD, Tobias | 27 Mar 1723 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33666 |
147 | FERNALD, Tobias | 1703 | Kittery, York, Maine | I47221 |
148 | FERNALD, Thomas | Abt 1678 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33401 |
149 | FERNALD, Thomas | 1 Jul 1633 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33389 |
150 | FERNALD, Simeon | 28 Sep 1738 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4676 |
151 | FERNALD, Sarah | 20 Jan 1726 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4670 |
152 | FERNALD, Sarah | 24 Apr 1691 | Kittery, York, Maine | I32673 |
153 | FERNALD, Samuel | Abt 1650 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33442 |
154 | FERNALD, Patience | 16 Dec 1743 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4678 |
155 | FERNALD, Olive | 1792 | Kittery, York, Maine | I1860 |
156 | FERNALD, Olive | 25 Feb 1733 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4674 |
157 | FERNALD, Nathaniel | Abt 1760 | Kittery, York, Maine | I10289 |
158 | FERNALD, Nathaniel | 12 Jun 1697 | Kittery, York, Maine | I47229 |
159 | FERNALD, Nathaniel | 28 May 1671 | Kittery, York, Maine | I47219 |
160 | FERNALD, Miriam | 13 Apr 1741 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4677 |
161 | FERNALD, Mary | 17 Nov 1765 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4682 |
162 | FERNALD, Mary | 14 May 1712 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33480 |
163 | FERNALD, Mary | 22 Apr 1708 | Kittery, York, Maine | I11292 |
164 | FERNALD, Margaret | 13 Jan 1720 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33592 |
165 | FERNALD, Joshua Downing | 22 Jul 1748 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4679 |
166 | FERNALD, Joseph Weeks | 4 Jun 1756 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4683 |
167 | FERNALD, Jonathan | 31 Aug 1731 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4672 |
168 | FERNALD, Joanna | 17 Feb 1728 | Kittery, York, Maine | I32715 |
169 | FERNALD, Joanna | 29 Jan 1714 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33590 |
170 | FERNALD, James | 24 May 1728 | Kittery, York, Maine | I47233 |
171 | FERNALD, Deacon James | Abt 1675 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33458 |
172 | FERNALD, Hercules “Hermes” | 8 Sep 1713 | Kittery, York, Maine | I40320 |
173 | FERNALD, Hercules | Abt 1680 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33654 |
174 | FERNALD, George | 8 Feb 1730 | Kittery, York, Maine | I47223 |
175 | FERNALD, Eunice | 13 Mar 1721 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33594 |
176 | FERNALD, Elizabeth | 4 Feb 1736 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4675 |
177 | FERNALD, Elizabeth | 8 Sep 1706 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33453 |
178 | FERNALD, Elizabeth | Abt 1634 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33369 |
179 | FERNALD, Ebenezer | 27 Mar 1729 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4671 |
180 | FERNALD, Ebenezer | 7 Oct 1699 | Kittery, York, Maine | I35372 |
181 | FERNALD, Dorothy | 25 Feb 1733 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4673 |
182 | FERNALD, Dorcas | 14 Sep 1727 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33593 |
183 | FERNALD, Archelaus | 4 Dec 1749 | Kittery, York, Maine | I47214 |
184 | FERNALD, Anna | 28 Oct 1716 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33591 |
185 | FERNALD, Alice | 21 Jan 1726 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4669 |
186 | FERNALD, Abigail | 26 Jul 1759 | Kittery, York, Maine | I2920 |
187 | EMERY, Meribah | 20 Mar 1740 | Kittery, York, Maine | I1191 |
188 | DUSTIN, Elizabeth | Abt 1645 | Kittery, York, Maine | I34483 |
189 | DREW, Sarah | Mar 1731 | Kittery, York, Maine | I45430 |
190 | DIXON, Peter | 29 Feb 1692 | Kittery, York, Maine | I5105 |
191 | DIXON, Mary | 23 Sep 1679 | Kittery, York, Maine | I2772 |
192 | DIXON, Hannah | 3 Dec 1684 | Kittery, York, Maine | I5103 |
193 | DIXON, Anne | 17 Jul 1689 | Kittery, York, Maine | I5104 |
194 | DENNETT, Thomas | 15 Jun 1712 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33465 |
195 | DENNETT, Abigail | 28 Apr 1741 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33639 |
196 | DEERING, Sarah | 9 Jan 1657 | Kittery, York, Maine | I10446 |
197 | DAME, Statira Aramantha | 20 Dec 1830 | Kittery, York, Maine | I30527 |
198 | DAME, Sally | Abt 1781 | Kittery, York, Maine | I2748 |
199 | DAME, Mary Ann | 10 Apr 1817 | Kittery, York, Maine | I30521 |
200 | DAME, Mary | Abt 1792 | Kittery, York, Maine | I1858 |
Matches 101 to 145 of 145
Last Name, Given Name(s) | Died | Person ID | ||
101 | FERNALD, Dorcas | 1752 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33593 |
102 | FERNALD, Anna | 1761 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33591 |
103 | FERNALD, Abigail | 22 Oct 1825 | Kittery, York, Maine | I2920 |
104 | EVERETT, William | 1653 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4127 |
105 | DOWNES, Sgt Thomas | 1711 | Kittery, York, Maine | I3934 |
106 | DIXON, Peter | 18 Feb 1779 | Kittery, York, Maine | I5105 |
107 | DIXON, Peter | 15 May 1718 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4120 |
108 | DIXON, Peter | Kittery, York, Maine | I15734 | |
109 | DIXON, Mary | 15 Jul 1745 | Kittery, York, Maine | I2772 |
110 | DIXON, Hannah | 20 Dec 1765 | Kittery, York, Maine | I5103 |
111 | DIAMOND, Mary | Bef 12 Mar 1735 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33497 |
112 | DENNETT, John | 18 Nov 1742 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33466 |
113 | DENNETT, Amy | 1755 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33449 |
114 | DENNETT, Abigail | 5 Apr 1818 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33639 |
115 | DEERING, Sarah | Jan 1728 | Kittery, York, Maine | I10446 |
116 | DAME, Mary Ann | 4 Oct 1819 | Kittery, York, Maine | I30521 |
117 | DAME, Jonathan | 11 Feb 1840 | Kittery, York, Maine | I2745 |
118 | DAM, Jonathan | Abt 1838 | Kittery, York, Maine | I32682 |
119 | CONLEY, Abraham | Bef 18 Mar 1678 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4134 |
120 | COLE, Nicholas | 11 May 1704 | Kittery, York, Maine | I40681 |
121 | CLERMONT, Cecily | ? | Kittery, York, Maine | I36408 |
122 | CLARKE, Edward | 12 Jun 1676 | Kittery, York, Maine | I40340 |
123 | CLARK, Edward | 12 Jun 1676 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33485 |
124 | CHASE, Josiah | 26 Dec 1778 | Kittery, York, Maine | I46890 |
125 | CHADBOURNE, William | 1667 | Kittery, York, Maine | I46024 |
126 | CHADBOURNE, William | Aft 20 Dec 1652 | Kittery, York, Maine | I46019 |
127 | CHADBOURNE, Lucy | Abt 1703 | Kittery, York, Maine | I10448 |
128 | CHADBOURNE, Humphrey | Abt Sep 1667 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33700 |
129 | BROOKS, Joshua | Kittery, York, Maine | I2889 | |
130 | BRIAR, Rebecca | 20 May 1751 | Kittery, York, Maine | I40324 |
131 | BRAGDON, Ruth | Aft 16 Oct 1753 | Kittery, York, Maine | I8187 |
132 | BLOTT, Judith | 20 Mar 1694 | Kittery, York, Maine | I15542 |
133 | BEADLE, Robert | 31 Jan 1647 | Kittery, York, Maine | I83 |
134 | BEADLE, Elizabeth | Abt 1736 | Kittery, York, Maine | I2946 |
135 | BEADLE, Christopher | Sep 1704 | Kittery, York, Maine | I1270 |
136 | BAKER, Sarah | 15 Mar 1646 | Kittery, York, Maine | I4843 |
137 | BAILY, Mary Magdalene | Abt 1685 | Kittery, York, Maine | I626 |
138 | AMERDITH, John | 26 Jan 1691 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33699 |
139 | ALLEN, Elisha | 4 Mar 1762 | Kittery, York, Maine | I44385 |
140 | ALLEN, Anne | 1748 | Kittery, York, Maine | I47220 |
141 | ADAMS, Mary | 1763 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33469 |
142 | ADAMS, Mark | Abt 1820 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33706 |
143 | ADAMS, John | Bef 15 Jun 1737 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33450 |
144 | ADAMS, Christopher | Bef 21 Sep 1687 | Kittery, York, Maine | I33448 |
145 | Margaret | 13 Dec 1712 | Kittery, York, Maine | I5562 |
This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.
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Updated 23 Dec 2023