Houston family papers, 1767-1951.

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Houston family papers, 1767-1951.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71129632

Correspondence, family history, survey field books, deeds, verse, prose, and ship's papers relating to the activities of the Houston family and their descendants in the Searsport and Belfast, Me., region.

4 linear ft. (2 boxes, 1 box oversize)

Penobscot Marine Museum

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Farris, Charlene Knox

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Knox, Henry, 1760-1806.

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Houston, Nancy J. Stewart

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Houston family.

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Residents of Searsport and Belfast, Me. Sam Houston, Jr. (1753-1835) was grandson of an original proprietor of Belfast, Me., and served in Gen. George Washington's Life Guard during part of his Revolutionary War service from 1776-1779. Robert Houston (1766-1824), half-brother of Sam, Jr., was land surveyor who worked for Gen. Henry Knox and set the bounds for the earliest property lines in the towns of Belfast, Lincoln, Searsport, and Prospect. James Houston (1793-1841), son of Sam, Jr., became ...

United States. Continental Army. Commander-in-Chief's Guard

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Ilsley (Brig)

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Enterprise (Schooner : 1799-1811)

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Houston, James, 1793-1841

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Houston, Robert, 1766-1824

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Freedman, Leon.

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Houston, Samuel, 1753-1835

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Member, commander-in-chief's guard for George Washington during the Revolutionary War. From the description of Papers of Samuel Houston, 1798. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451022 ...