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MITTON, Michael

MITTON, Michael

Male Abt 1615 - 1661  (46 years)

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  • Name MITTON, Michael  [1, 2] 
    Birth Abt 1615  Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 1616  Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1637  Peaks Island, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Leased to Michale Mitton by George Cleeves for 60 years 
    Death 25 Aug 1660  Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Differentiator The Great Migration; Immigrant 
    Great Migration Michael is thought to have come to New England from England with George Cleeve. Mitton is first is found in Maine in 1637. In 1640, he was appointed Constable for Casco, Maine. 
    Web Address https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mitton-2 
    Residence Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 7 Oct 1661  Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8813  My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Family CLEEVES, Elizabeth,   b. 14 Dec 1619, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1681, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 1637  Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. MITTON, Mary,   b. 1646, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1676, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. MITTON, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1644, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1660, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 16 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. MITTON, Anne,   b. Abt 1638, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1677, Sandy Beach, Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. MITTON, Sarah,   b. 1639, Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1696, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. MITTON, Nathaniel,   b. Abt 1648, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1679, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. MITTON, Martha,   b. 1642, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1700, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. MITTON, Dorcas,   b. 1648   d. 1696, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F6857  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1615 - Shropshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1616 - Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Leased to Michale Mitton by George Cleeves for 60 years - 1637 - Peaks Island, Cumberland, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1637 - Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Aug 1660 - Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Oct 1661 - Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    History of Peaks Island 1
    Immigrant
    Mitton, Michael transfers
    Maylem, Joseph & WIfe to John Smith

    Documents
    Ann Mitton Brackett_ Needlewoman _ The Maine Story _ Pat Higgins    		Ann Mitton Brackett_ Needlewoman _ The Maine Story _ Pat Higgins

    Histories
    Cleeve and Mitton families in Maine    		Cleeve and Mitton families in Maine

    External Links
    WikiTree: Michael Mitton (1615-1661)    		WikiTree: Michael Mitton (1615-1661)
    Michael is thought have come to New England from England with George Cleeve. Mitton is first is found in Maine in 1637, the same year he married George Cleeve's daughter Elizabeth. Michael and Elizabeth resided at Clark's Point, Maine. He was given a grant from his father-in-law for a substantial amount of land in that area. On October 7, 1661, Elizabeth Mitten, widow and administratrix of the estate of Michael Mitten, conveyed Peaks Island by deed to John Phillips.

    We are descended from Michael and Elizabeth through the Laviolette (DeRochemont) line.

    Albums  Founding Families of Portland (0)
    Great Migration    		Great Migration (119)
    The "Great Migration," as defined by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), encompasses the English Puritan migration to New England from 1620 to 1640. This movement primarily involved English Puritans who relocated in family units, driven by a quest for religious freedom and the aspiration to establish a Puritan commonwealth. These migrants originated from various regions of England and settled in areas that now form Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, including the Plymouth Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

    An individual's inclusion in the Great Migration Study Project requires evidence of migration to New England within the specified period of 1620 to 1640. The project's objective is to compile biographical and genealogical profiles of all immigrants who arrived in New England during these two decades. The NEHGS has produced extensive volumes and directories, providing details about the lives of these immigrants. This collection presents research on many ancestors who were part of this significant historical migration.

    You may be shocked by how many there are. Even I was at first. However, most of these Great Migration ancestors are my 9th and 10th great-grandparents, and in some cases 11th and 12th, and with the number of great-grandparents doubling with each generation, the possibilities quickly become immense. We have a total of 1024 sets of 9th great-grandparents and 2048 sets of 10th great-grandparents. This makes finding so many Great Migration ancestors more understandable.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1557] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S2549] Ancestry.com, Maine Pioneers, 1623-60, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).

    3. [S1814] Nathan Goold, A history of Peaks Island and its people : also a short history of House Island, Portland, Maine, (Name: Lakeside Press; Location: Portland, ME; Date: 1897;), Pgs 12-13.
      https://archive.org/stream/historyofpeaksis00gool/historyofpeaksis00gool_djvu.txt
      History of Peaks Island 1      		 History of Peaks Island 1



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