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Kittery, York, Maine, USA



 


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Kittery has the distinction of being the oldest town in the State of Maine, incorporated in 1647 -- more than a century and a quarter before the birth of the United States

English settlers first made their home in this area in 1623. The town’s name is derived from Kittery Court, the family home of early inhabitant Alexander Shapleigh in Kingswear, England. The earliest European settlers were hunters, trappers, workers of timber and men of the sea.

Kittery METhe area was previously known as the Piscataqua Plantations. For a time the southern part of Kittery was called Champernowne’s, after Capt. Francis Champernowne, another local pioneer. 

Before the arrival of Europeans this area was known to Native Americans as Amiciskeag, which in the Algonquin dialect translated roughly into “fishing point.”

Kittery originally included what are now the towns of Eliot, Berwick, North Berwick and South Berwick. It was considered part of Massachusetts Bay Colony after 1652 and over time became a key center for trading and shipbuilding.

Latitude: 43.0881, Longitude: -70.7362


Media

Photos
Piscataqua River 		Piscataqua River
English map of Maine and New Hampshire, c. 1670
Maine historian James Phinney Baxter commissioned the map to be copied from the original in the late 19th century. The original surveyor and creator of the map is unknown, except that the original map carries the initials 'J.S.' from its creator. The map was apparently created during the tenure of King Charles II of England's brother James as the Duke of York, which places its creation sometime around 1670. The map shows the region of the Piscataqua River. Courtesy of the Maine State Archives. Retouched by MarmadukePercy

Documents
Old Kittery and Her Family		Old Kittery and Her Family
Written by Everett S. Stackpole in 1903
A Brief History of Kittery, Maine		A Brief History of Kittery, Maine


Birth

Matches 1 to 50 of 189

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
1 DEROCHEMONT, Groendolyn M  31 May 1927Kittery, York, Maine, USA I961
2 SHOREY, Polly (Sally)  1773Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2917
3 KEY, Grizell  Bef 12 Oct 1735Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16374
4 WOODSUM, John  16 Apr 1732Kittery, York, Maine, USA I3768
5 HUPPER, Soloman  22 Sep 1723Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9936
6 HOOPER, Benjamin  13 Feb 1720Kittery, York, Maine, USA I7819
7 WALKER, Gideon  12 Oct 1719Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9462
8 SHOREY, Jacob Sr  12 Aug 1718Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2919
9 SHOREY, Sarah  16 Jun 1717Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2928
10 SHOREY, Elizabeth  3 Aug 1713Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2929
11 HOOPER, Joseph  29 Jan 1712Kittery, York, Maine, USA I7818
12 ABBOTT, Joshua  1711Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9058
13 STONE, Skinner  20 Aug 1710Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8460
14 ADAMS, Samuel  26 Mar 1710Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16156
15 DECKER, Mary  1 Mar 1710Kittery, York, Maine, USA I3536
16 SHOREY, Miles  23 Feb 1710Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2969
17 DECKER, Sarah  10 May 1709Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16553
18 SHOREY, Thomas  25 Mar 1709Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2930
19 POWELL, Dorcas  1709Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2406
20 STONE, Paul  12 Sep 1708Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8478
21 LORD, Nathan  1708Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8106
22 KEY, Abigail  1707Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16373
23 LORD, Mary  May 1706Kittery, York, Maine, USA I6717
24 HOOPER, Charity  17 Jan 1706Kittery, York, Maine, USA I7817
25 SHOREY, Samuel  1 Jan 1705Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2931
26 ABBOTT, Moses  1 Sep 1704Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9057
27 SHOREY, John  10 Aug 1704Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2933
28 HOOPER, Samuel  17 Feb 1704Kittery, York, Maine, USA I7816
29 HILTON, Ebenezer  23 May 1703Kittery, York, Maine, USA I6723
30 WILLIAMS, Martha  18 Nov 1702Kittery, York, Maine, USA I20195
31 SHOREY, Mary  23 Sep 1702Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2968
32 KEY, Mary R 'Molly'  15 Dec 1701Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16386
33 ABBOTT, Jonathan  21 Feb 1701Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9111
34 WILLIAMS, Daniel  4 Oct 1699Kittery, York, Maine, USA I20198
35 ABBOTT, Samuel  Mar 1699Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9110
36 STONE, Leah  31 Dec 1698Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8471
37 GOWELL, John  12 Dec 1697Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16309
38 RHODES, John  28 Nov 1697Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16209
39 KEY, James  18 Nov 1697Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16387
40 WILLIAMS, Mary  31 Jul 1697Kittery, York, Maine, USA I20197
41 GOODWIN, Olive  1697Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9047
42 ABBOTT, John  12 Jun 1696Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9109
43 WILLIAMS, Paul  23 Oct 1695Kittery, York, Maine, USA I20196
44 STONE, Elizabeth  13 May 1694Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8470
45 GOWELL, William  28 Jan 1694Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16310
46 GOWELL, Lydia  9 Oct 1692Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16155
47 WILLIAMS, Joanna  20 Feb 1692Kittery, York, Maine, USA I20199
48 THOMPSON, Mercy  1692Kittery, York, Maine, USA I6720
49 STONE, Abigail  29 Nov 1691Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8472
50 LEIGHTON, Elizabeth  30 May 1691Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16760

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Death

Matches 1 to 50 of 146

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
1 WITHAM, Winona May  16 Oct 2002Kittery, York, Maine, USA I4213
2 GILE, Violet Virginia "Ginny"  13 Nov 1988Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2069
3 MACKENZIE, Violet Barbara  18 Jan 1984Kittery, York, Maine, USA I1284
4 DEROCHEMONT, Sharon Barbara  8 Dec 1983Kittery, York, Maine, USA I208
5 STEWART, Florence  20 May 1967Kittery, York, Maine, USA I19117
6 GILE, Harold H  14 Feb 1955Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2074
7 ADAMS, Hanson Hoyt  22 Jul 1851Kittery, York, Maine, USA I408
8 SHOREY, Jacob Sr  8 Apr 1805Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2919
9 SHOREY, Thomas  19 Dec 1789Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2930
10 HOOPER, Mary  1789Kittery, York, Maine, USA I6652
11 GOWELL, Tamsen  1775Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16308
12 STONE, Sarah  Mar 1774Kittery, York, Maine, USA I3009
13 LORD, Nathan  22 Jan 1772Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8117
14 WOODSUM, Joseph  10 Sep 1771Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9088
15 SHOREY, Samuel  18 Aug 1769Kittery, York, Maine, USA I6691
16 KEY, Peter  18 Jun 1769Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16375
17 STONE, Patience  26 Apr 1768Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8469
18 WENTWORTH, Capt. William  15 Dec 1767Kittery, York, Maine, USA I3712
19 WENTWORTH, Martha  Sep 1767Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16790
20 ABBOTT, Hannah  26 Jan 1763Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9106
21 BOODEY, Abigail  Abt 1762Kittery, York, Maine, USA I19393
22 WHITEHOUSE, Edward (Twin)  1761Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16847
23 LEACH, Nathaniel  18 Jan 1759Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16633
24 LEACH, John  18 Jan 1759Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16631
25 GOODWIN, John  1758Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9044
26 GOODWIN, Adam  1758Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9046
27 DOWNING, Sarah  4 Dec 1757Kittery, York, Maine, USA I19473
28 SHOREY, Joseph  1756Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2935
29 FERNALD, John  14 Mar 1754Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9699
30 ADAMS, Samuel  15 May 1753Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16154
31 GOWELL, Lydia  6 Apr 1753Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16155
32 PARKER, Benjamin  1752Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2724
33 JENKINS, Ann  17 May 1749Kittery, York, Maine, USA I14759
34 MOORE, Eleanor  24 Jun 1747Kittery, York, Maine, USA I7676
35 FERNALD, Thomas  1747Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9706
36 NASON, Jonathan  4 Nov 1745Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9126
37 REMICK, Jacob  Jun 1745Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16298
38 JENKINS, Stephen  25 Sep 1740Kittery, York, Maine, USA I4388
39 CROCKER, Joanna  5 May 1740Kittery, York, Maine, USA I20192
40 REMICK, Joshua  3 Apr 1738Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16304
41 HOOPER, Thomas  8 Jun 1737Kittery, York, Maine, USA I7808
42 GOWELL, William  1737Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16310
43 LIBBY, David  24 Dec 1736Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16546
44 GOODWIN, Elizabeth  16 Dec 1736Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8361
45 WILLIAMS, Paul  Sep 1736Kittery, York, Maine, USA I20196
46 STONE, Leah  1736Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8471
47 WILLIAMS, Paul  1733Kittery, York, Maine, USA I20194
48 REMICK, Hannah  15 Dec 1729Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16318
49 GOWELL, Richard Sr  15 Dec 1729Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16317
50 BRAGDON, Ruth  4 Dec 1728Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8027

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Burial

Matches 1 to 12 of 12

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Burial    Person ID 
1 REMICK, Hannah  1729Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16318
2 NORTON, Nancy  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I10572
3 FERNALD, John  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9697
4 ADAMS, Martha W  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I15551
5 ADAMS, John A  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I15553
6 ADAMS, Harriet L.  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I15549
7 ADAMS, Hanson Hoyt  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I408
8 ADAMS, Hanson Hoyt  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I15554
9 ADAMS, George W  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I15550
10 ADAMS, Emily  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I15548
11 ADAMS, Ebenezer  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I15552
12 ADAMS, Charles E.  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I15555

Birth

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
1 THOMPSON, Elizabeth  Apr 1681Kittery, York, Maine, USA I6721
2 GOODWIN, James  1658Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9070
3 GOODWIN, Daniel  1656Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9052
4 EMERY, Elizabeth  1656Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8237

Court Case

Matches 1 to 7 of 7

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Court Case    Person ID 
1 PORTER, Frances  11 Oct 1660Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8235
2 EMERY, Anthony  11 Oct 1660Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8236
3 EMERY, Anthony  3 Jul 1660Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8236
4 EMERY, Anthony  1659Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8236
5 EMERY, Anthony  30 Jul 1656Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8236
6 EMERY, Anthony  30 Jun 1656Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8236
7 EMERY, Anthony  Between 1650 and 1660Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8236

Death

Matches 1 to 7 of 7

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
1 GILE, Violet Virginia "Ginny"  14 Nov 1988Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2069
2 GILE, Violet Virginia "Ginny"  13 Nov 1988Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2069
3 GOODWIN, Daniel  16 Mar 1713Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8463
4 NASON, Richard  22 Dec 1696Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9826
5 SMITH, Judith  18 Jun 1683Kittery, York, Maine, USA I4399
6 TOZER, Richard  16 Oct 1675Kittery, York, Maine, USA I4400
7 SPENCER, Margaret  1670Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8464

Immigration

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Immigration    Person ID 
1 CHADBOURNE, William  1634Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8348

Occupation

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Occupation    Person ID 
1 PINKHAM, Oscar  1930Kittery, York, Maine, USA I633
2 GREEN, John  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I17076
3 GOODWIN, Daniel  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8463
4 DEROCHEMONT, Harry  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I542

Possessions

Matches 1 to 5 of 5

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Possessions    Person ID 
1 PORTER, Frances  12 May 1660Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8235
2 EMERY, James  12 May 1660Kittery, York, Maine, USA I6771
3 EMERY, Anthony  12 May 1660Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8236
4 EMERY, Anthony  15 Jul 1650Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8236
5 EMERY, Anthony  15 Nov 1648Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8236

Public Service

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Public Service    Person ID 
1 WENTWORTH, Elder William  Between 1647 and 1649Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2882
2 GIBBONS, Ambrose  Between 1647 and 1648Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16885

Residence

Matches 1 to 21 of 21

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Residence    Person ID 
1 DEROCHEMONT, Orville Fessenden  1956Kittery, York, Maine, USA I299
2 MACKENZIE, Violet Barbara  1930Kittery, York, Maine, USA I1284
3 GILE, Violet Virginia "Ginny"  1930Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2069
4 GILE, Frederick Mackenzie  1930Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2070
5 GILE, Frances Leona  1930Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2072
6 GILE, Evelyn Lincoln  1930Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2071
7 SHOREY, Thomas  1744Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2930
8 SHOREY, Samuel  1744Kittery, York, Maine, USA I6691
9 SHOREY, Samuel  1744Kittery, York, Maine, USA I6654
10 GOWELL, Richard Sr  Abt 1729Kittery, York, Maine, USA I16317
11 PAUL, Daniel  1652Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9120
12 HEARD, John  1650Kittery, York, Maine, USA I2374
13 EMERY, Anthony  1649Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8236
14 FROST, Nicholas  1634Kittery, York, Maine, USA I7735
15 THOMPSON, John  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I6714
16 SHOREY, Samuel  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I6691
17 SHOREY, Samuel  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I6654
18 SHOREY, Samuel  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I6691
19 RHODES, Thomas  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I4958
20 NASON, Jonathan  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I9126
21 CHADBOURNE, William  Kittery, York, Maine, USA I8348

Marriage

Matches 1 to 34 of 34

   Family    Marriage    Family ID 
1 DEROCHEMONT / GILE  8 Jun 1939Kittery, York, Maine, USA F62
2 SHOREY / HOOPER  1731Kittery, York, Maine, USA F1598
3 WARREN / EMERY  Oct 1725Kittery, York, Maine, USA F1620
4 WALKER / GASKIN  6 Sep 1710Kittery, York, Maine, USA F7087
5 ADAMS / GOWELL  13 Jan 1709Kittery, York, Maine, USA F12463
6 LIBBY / STONE  20 Dec 1707Kittery, York, Maine, USA F828
7 GRAY / THOMPSON  3 Dec 1705Kittery, York, Maine, USA F1602
8 SHOREY / RHODES  29 Apr 1702Kittery, York, Maine, USA F835
9 HOYT / HALEY  10 Mar 1702Kittery, York, Maine, USA F626
10 /   28 Aug 1698Kittery, York, Maine, USA F12540
11 HOOPER /   5 Mar 1697Kittery, York, Maine, USA F2012
12 ABBOT / NASON  3 Jan 1694Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6941
13 WILLIAMS / CROCKER  1692Kittery, York, Maine, USA F13731
14 THOMPSON / EMERY  1679Kittery, York, Maine, USA F1604
15 RHODES / THOMPSON  1679Kittery, York, Maine, USA F1303
16 JENKINS / PITMAN  1678Kittery, York, Maine, USA F1204
17 BOTTS / FREETHY  1673Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6937
18 FERNALD / SPINNEY (NORMAN)  8 Jan 1671Kittery, York, Maine, USA F7142
19 NASON / JENKINS  1670Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6953
20 DOWNING / HATCH  1668Kittery, York, Maine, USA F13417
21 HALEY / WILSON  1664Kittery, York, Maine, USA F628
22 EMERY / UNKNOWN  Abt 1657Kittery, York, Maine, USA F12679
23 LORD / EVERETT  20 Jun 1656Kittery, York, Maine, USA F2071
24 ABBOTT / GREEN  18 Apr 1655Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6942
25 THOMPSON / TETHERLY  1655Kittery, York, Maine, USA F1611
26 REMICK / FOSTER THOMPSON  1655Kittery, York, Maine, USA F12485
27 REMICK /   1655Kittery, York, Maine, USA F12486
28 LORD / CONLEY  28 Apr 1653Kittery, York, Maine, USA F2070
29 SPINNEY / RANDALL  14 Oct 1651Kittery, York, Maine, USA F7146
30 GOODWIN / SPENCER  Jan 1643Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6786
31 NASON / BAKER  1639Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6954
32 TURPIN / WAIMAN  1625Kittery, York, Maine, USA F12453
33 TURPIN / BATCHELDER  1625Kittery, York, Maine, USA F12695
34 / BATCHELDER  1625Kittery, York, Maine, USA F12552

Married

Matches 1 to 16 of 16

   Family    Married    Family ID 
1 LORD / GOODWIN  Apr 1706Kittery, York, Maine, USA F2068
2 NASON / JENKINS  28 Jun 1703Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6953
3 NASON / JENKINS  28 Jun 1703Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6953
4 KEY / JENKINS  28 Jun 1703Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6956
5 KEY / JENKINS  28 Jun 1703Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6956
6 ADAMS / GOWELL  Abt 1700Kittery, York, Maine, USA F12463
7 LORD / EVERETT  22 Nov 1678Kittery, York, Maine, USA F2071
8 LORD / CONLEY  22 Nov 1678Kittery, York, Maine, USA F2070
9 JENKINS / PITMAN  1678Kittery, York, Maine, USA F1204
10 KEY / JENKINS  1670Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6956
11 ABBOTT / GREEN  1663Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6942
12 HALEY / WILSON  1659Kittery, York, Maine, USA F628
13 GOODWIN / SPENCER  1654Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6786
14 LORD / EVERETT  28 Apr 1653Kittery, York, Maine, USA F2071
15 GOODWIN / SPENCER  1648Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6786
16 GOODWIN / SPENCER  Kittery, York, Maine, USA F6786
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