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Subject: Re: [MEWALDO] Unity, ME, Look-Up WILKINS
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:46:46 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi,
My name is Carol Mushero; I have the Unity Vital Records to 1892, and it
only mentions Samuel, and in the early censuses and no info that you
don't already have, sorry. He had to have been born somewhere else. Wish
I could have been more help.
Warmest regards,
Carol
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> Hello. I'd like to know whether anyone has any books on the history of
> Unity, ME, and would be willing to do a
> look-up for me.
>
> I am looking for any information at all about the WILKINS surname (any
> spelling).
>
> First, I am looking for any information about a William WILKINS who might
> have been living in the Unity area from the 1770's. (He was listed as a
> Revolutionary War Soldier from Pittston, ME. But, he was a Surveyor and
> lived in different towns.
>
> I have no idea at all when William WILKINS died. He is not mentioned in
> the 1790 Census. One possibility is that he died in the War, or was
> seriously injured and died a few years later. I also have no idea where he
> is buried.
>
> Second, I am looking for any information at all about a Samuel WILKINS,
> and I am hoping to find out if he could have been a son of William
> WILKINS.
>
> Samuel WILKINS was reportedly born in "Maine" in the 1770's, and he
> married in the Unity or Vassalborough area around 1800. Samuel and Electra
> "Leeta" WILKINS were listed in the 1810, 1820, and 1830 Censuses for
> Unity.
>
> Just after 1830, most of their family moved to Amity, ME.
> Four children went with them: Samuel, Jr., Almon, Mary Jane, and George
> Freeman. There was another daughter, and I don't know what happened to
> her.
>
> (I don't know the maiden name of Samuel WILKINS' wife, but I wonder if she
> had a connection to the FREEMAN families.)
>
>
> FYI: I also know about Edward WILKINS and Joseph WILKINS who were also in
> "Maine" in the 1770's. They both fought in the Revolutionary War, also. I
> know nothing else about Joseph WILKINS. Edward WILKINS was in the 1800
> Census for "a township back of Bangor," with a wife and two young
> children. I believe he is buried in Charlston, ME, and pension records
> also have him in nearby Exeter, ME.
>
> FYI: The only WILKINS family which shows up on the 1790 Census is David
> WILKINS in Lewiston, ME (also known to be in Greene, ME). He had ten
> children. His oldest son was Daniel WILKINS, and he seems to have remained
> in that area. His youngest sons, David and Stephen WILKINS, seem to have
> moved down to the southern coast of Maine.
>
>
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