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Digging up my roots!
Month: May 2019
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Stanwood Homestead
In 1844, Benjamin Stanwood purchased Lot 25 and the eastern half of Lot 24 in Township No. 2 Indian Purchase, now known as Woodville, Penobscot County, Maine. It is here he was enumerated on the 1850 census with his family. Where was his homestead? The 1859 map of Penobscot County, Maine below shows B. Stanwood…
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The Stanwood Coat of Arms
The coat of arms is an oft sought-after element of family historians. Symbolizing the right to bear arms, the coat of arms indicated status and privilege. Rarely are those seen in the United States deemed authentic. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 50:542 tells us of the Stanwood Coat of Arms. The article’s author, Mrs.…
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