Martha A Bolstridge

Martha married Sidney Finemore about 1879. Sidney was born in 1856 in New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. George W Finemore was born in Mar 1880 in Maine, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Between 1850 and 1860, Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA
• Residence: Between 1870 and 1880, Limestone, Maine, USA

Notes:

1850 Census of Aroostook County, Maine (pp.94a-98b)
Letter D, Range 1 (Fort Fairfield) Transcript
Bolstridge Fredrick 41 M Farmer 200 England
Bolstridge Cathrine 27 F N.B.
Bolstridge William 7 M Me.
Bolstridge Harriett 5 F Me.
Bolstridge Nelson 3 M Me.
Bolstridge Sarah 10/12 F Me.
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1860 Census of Aroostook County, Maine Page 27 Fort Fairfield 22 June 1860
P.584 Ancestry.com
Schedule 174
Frederick Bolstridge 48 Farme rb. England
Catherine ----"------33 b. New Brunswick
William ----"------ 17 Farm Labb. Maine
Harriet ----"------ 15 "
George N 13
Sarah 11
Charles 9
Susan 7
Phidelia 4
Helen J 2
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1870 Us Census Aroostook ME
Limestone Page 202 (A'com 4)
Bolstridge Fred 57 Farmer b. England
----"------ Susan 16 Keeping House b. ME
----"------ Charles 18 Working in Sawmill b. ME
----"------ Delia 14 At School b. ME
----"------ Nellie 12 "
----"------ Martha 9 "
----"------ Iness 7 "
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Frederick married Catherine McDougall about 1842. Catherine was born in 1823 in New Brunswick, Canada; died between 1862 and 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Death: 1822, Saint Johns, New Brunswick, Canada

Notes:

Transcript of New England families, genealogical and memorial (Vol 1 Part 1 Page 191 (Bolstridge Line)

The Bolstridge Line

(I) James Bolstridgc was born in Bristol, England, died at St. John, New Brunswick, about 1822. He came to this country about 1819, settling at St. John. He married a Miss Smith.
Children, order of birth not given:

i. Fred, died in Limestone; married Catherine McDougall, of Fort Fairfield, Maine.

2. Jane, died at Maysville, Maine; married William Fields, a farmer of Maysville.

3. Ebenezer,mentioned below.

4. James, died young.

5. William, died young.

6. Joseph.

(II) Ebenezer Bolstridge, son of James Bolstridge, was born in Bristol, England, in 1815, died at Ashland in 1S9S. He was four years old when his parents came to this country, and he settled in Ashland when he came of age, residing there the remainder of his life. He was a lumberman. In politics he was a Democrat, and he was a member of the Church of England. He married Amelia Bradley, born at Long Reach, near Tobique, New Brunswick, in 1S17, died at Ashland in 1855, daughter of Henry Bradley, born in New Brunswick about 1792, died there about 1848. Henry Bradley was a farmer ; he married Abigail Freeman; children; Henry; Angus; Sarah, married Jacob Sailor ; Mary ; Amelia, married Ebenezer Bolstridge. mentioned above ; Dorcas, died young. Children of Ebenezer and Amelia ( Bradley ) Bolstridge, born in Aroostook county, Maine:
i. Martha Jane, born September 12, 1836, died young.

2. Rachel Ann, borna pril 5, 1838; married George Bolstridge, who served three years in civil war and Iived at Fort Fairfield. 3. William Henry, born August 5, 1S39, died in Minnesota; married Mary Bean, of Minnesota.

4. Albert, born February 18, 1841 ; married (first) Martha Bragdon, (second) Minnie Bragdon.

5. Eleanor M, born October 31, 1S42; married Charles Matheson, of Masardi, Maine, an innkeeper and farmer ; she died in Montana.

6. Frances K., married Nathan Winslow (see Winslow VIII).

7. Victoria A., born September 12. 1845; married Israel West. 8. Ebenezer, born April II, 1847; married Lucinda Metcalf. of Masardis; he is a farmer at Ashlane Maine.

9. Amelia, born September 12, 1S48, died young.

10.Fred C, born October 22, 1850; married Ida Bragdon: he is a farmer at Portage Lake Maine

11. Rufus L born Oct 19, 1852; was a storekeeper in .Minneapolis,died in 191l, in Masardis. unmarried.

12. Celestia, born September 18, 1S54; married Roscoe Noyes, uf Crystal, Maine,Where they live.

13. .Angus, born March 26, 1856, died aged twenty years.

James married Amelia Smith. Amelia was born about 1785. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• NB: Some of the original Maine settlers arriving from New Brunswick c. 1840

Notes:

A rumor about how Buffalo got its name is that the Bragdons and Bolstridges, of the community?s original settlers, came from Buffalo, NY. No geneology buff of those families has been able to establish that as a fact. Two brothers from the original Bolstridge family that migrated from Bristol, England, to Saint John's, New Brunswick, in about 1820, eventually moved over into Ashland and Masardis in the 1840s. The son Albert of one of those brothers moved into the north end of Portage in 1878 and married into the Bragdon family who already lived there.
Source http://www.connectmaine.com/portage/history.html