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  Province of Maine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Province of Maine refers to several English colonies of that name that existed in the 17th century along the northeast coast of North America, at times roughly encompassing portions of the present-day U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, as well as the Canadian province of Quebec.
The first patent establishing the Province of Maine was granted on August 10, 1622 to Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason by the Plymouth Council for New England, which itself had been granted a royal patent by James I to the coast of North America between the 40th to the 48th parallel "from sea to sea".
Unlike the previous two patents, the Province of Maine as stipulated in the 1664 charter encompassed the areas north of the Kennebec River to the St.
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 Maine (province) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France.
William invaded Maine in force and controlled the county by the beginning of 1064.
The Norman control of Maine secured the southern border of Normandy against Anjou and is one factor which enabled William to launch his successful invasion of England in 1066.
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 Province of Maine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The province existed through a series of land patents in several incarnations, the last of which was eventually absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
In 1664, the Province was revived for a second time with a grant by Charles II of England to James, Duke of York, in the same year that James was granted the Province of New York.
In 1677, the land between the Piscataqua and the St. Croix, including all the territory in the previous grants, was granted to the Massachusetts Bay Colony and from 1691 was part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Province of Massachusetts Bay
The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a crown colony organized October 7, 1691 in North America by William and Mary the joint monarchs of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland.
The Province of Massachusetts Bay existed until approximately October 7, 1774 when the General Court of Massachusetts established a provincial congress in response to the tightening control of the crown, and as a preceding act to the revolt of the American Revolutionary War.
The Province of Maine was granted a royal patent in 1622, which included the coast from the Merrimac River (which is slightly south of the current Massachusetts-New Hampshire border) to the Kennebec River (in the middle of the coast of present-day Maine).
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Province of New Hampshire
The Province of Maryland was one of the 13 colonies that went on to establish the United States.
The Province of North Carolina was originally part of the Province of Carolina, which was chartered by eight Lords Proprietors.
The Province of Pennsylvania, better known to Americans as Pennsylvania Colony, was a North America colony granted to William Penn in 1681 by King Charles II of England.
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 Province of Maine - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The province existed through a series of land patents in several incarnations, the last of which was eventually absorbed into the Massachusetts_Bay_Colony.
The first patent establishing the Province of Maine was granted on August_10, 1622 to Ferdinando_Gorges and John_Mason by the Plymouth_Council_for_New_England, which itself had been granted a royal patent by James I to the coast of North_America between the 40th to the 48th parallel "from sea to sea".
In 1664, the Province was revived for a second time with a grant by Charles_II_of_England to James, Duke of York, in the same year that James was granted the Province_of_New_York.
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 MEGenWeb Project ~ a proud part of the USGenWeb Project
The grant of the Province of Maine to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Captain John Mason, by the Great Council of New England, was made in 1622.
The royal charter of the Province of Maine to Sir Ferdinando Gorges by Charles II, designed to confirm the allotment made to Gorges in the division of the Patent for New England, was granted in 1639.
Subsequently, after the overthrow of the Protectorate and the restoration of Charles II, the colonists in the former Province of Maine requested to be placed again under the authority of the King, or of the heir of Sir Ferdinando Gorges.
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 Province of Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The first patent establishing the Province of was granted on August 10 1622 to Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason by the Plymouth Council for New England which itself had been granted a patent by James I to the coast of North America between the 40th to the 48th "from sea to sea".
In 1664 the Province was revived for a time with a grant by Charles II of England to James Duke of York in the same year that James granted the Province of New York.
Unlike the previous two patents the of Maine as stipulated in the 1664 encompassed the areas north of the Kennebec to the St.
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 Maine (Traditional province, France)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Maine was given in 1248 to St. Louis' brother, Charles of Anjou, founder of the second house of Anjou.
The Cellamare's plot was foiled and the duke of Maine was jailed from 1718 to 1720.
The banner of arms of Maine was used by Hervé Pinoteau as an element of the banner of arms of the Region Pays de la Loire, to which both the departments of Sarthe and Mayenne belong.
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 Maine State Archives:
The earliest court in Maine was the Commissioners Court, composed of a Deputy Commissioner and six Associates, which was established under the Gorges Patent at Saco on March 21, 1636.
A new charter was granted by the crown in 1691 which united the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies, the Province of Maine and Nova Scotia as the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England.
The Province of Maine constituted the County of York until 1760 when Cumberland County and Lincoln County were incorporated by the Massachusetts General Court.
www.maine.gov /sos/arc/archives/judicial/courthis.htm   (317 words)

  
 MESSAR Facts page
Maine men have always stood shoulder to shoulder with the sons of the old mother Commonwealth and they share in the glory of her history.
Maine men were at Quebec with Benedict Arnold, also at Ticonderoga, Long Island, Stillwater, Saratoga, the surrender of Burgoyne, spent the winter at Valley Forge, were at Monmouth and Quaker Hill and followed the fortunes of the Continental army until the surrender at Yorktown in 1781, remaining in the service until November, 1783.
MAINE MOVES ON After the Revolution, many of the Patriots who had served in both the local Militias and the Continental army, settled in the province of Maine, among them were Generals Knox, Lincoln, Wadsworth, also Henry Dearborn, Paul D. Sargent, David Cobb, Col. Jonathan Buck and many other officers and enlisted men.
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 WPL: The History of Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Sir Ferdinando Gorges' charter of "The Province of Maine." Penobscot tract (Brunswick and vicinity) ceded to Massachusetts.
Establishment of the province of New Brunswick, and beginning of the long boundary dispute between the province and Maine.
Subsequently, after the overthrow of the Protectorate and the restoration of Charles II (around 1660), the colonists in the former Province of Maine requested to be placed again under the authority of the King, or of the heir of Sir Ferdinando Gorges.
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 Geological Society of Maine
Paralleling this province, the Central Uplands averages 150 m in elevation, with a sharp border on the west with the Moosehead Plateau.
Maine’s coast was subdivided on the basis of bedrock geology by Kelley (1987), with the relative abundance of coastal environments controlled by rock structure and glacial deposits.
The geology of Maine’s inner continental shelf is a complex mosaic of bedrock exposures (41%), muddy basins (39%), gravel plains (12%), and sandy areas (8%).
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It lies between 43°6' and 47°27' N. lat., and 66°56' and 71°6' W. long., bounded on the north by the Provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick; on the east by New Brunswick; on the south-east and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the State of New Hampshire and the Province of Quebec.
The principal rivers of Maine are the Saco, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Penobscot, and St. Croix, which flow south, and the St. John, flowing at first northerly and gradually turning and flowing in a south-easterly direction through New Brunswick into the Bay of Fundy.
There is no statute on this subject, but since Maine became a state it has been customary for the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives to invite in turn the several clergymen of Augusta, Hallowell, and Gardiner, to open each day's session in their respective branches with prayer.
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 Maine State Library: Origin of Maine’s Name
It was popularly believed that the name was given in honor of the queen of Charles I, Henrietta Maria, who purportedly was the "owner/landlord" of the province of Maine in France.
Discovery was made that she had no dealings with either "Maine", in the 1620's or ever...
The prevailing theory has to do with a practical nautical term, "the main" or "Main Land", "Meyne" or "Mainland", which served to distinguish the bulk of the state from the numerous islands.
www.maine.gov /msl/services/reference/meorigin.htm   (300 words)

  
 Maine
Gulf of Maine - Maine, Gulf of, part of the Atlantic Ocean, between SE Maine and SW Nova Scotia, at the entrance of...
Main - Main, river, c.310 mi (500 km) long, formed near Kulmbach, E central Germany, by the confluence of...
Maine, region and former province, France - Maine, region and former province, NW France, S of Normandy and E of Brittany.
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 SIXTH GENERATION
was born on 22 Jun 1774 in Penobscot, Hancock Co., Province of Maine, Massachusetts.
was born on 19 Jun 1778 in Penobscot, Hancock Co., Province of Maine, Massachusetts.
was born on 16 Mar 1785 in Penobscot, Hancock Co., Province of Maine, Massachusetts.
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 travel-america.co.uk - Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
However, nestled among the granite cliffs of the rugged Maine coastline are a smattering of genteel villages, historic towns, bustling resorts and the lively city of Portland, where you can enjoy some of the best seafood in the country, browse antique shops and soak up the rich cultural history of the region.
Maine was the site of yet another tussle between the French and British, who vied with each other to establish the first European colony in Maine in the early 17th Century, with Charles I announcing the ‘Province of Maine’ in 1630.
The province was part of Massachusetts until 1820 when Maine was admitted to the union as a free state.
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 Maine Census Reports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
In 1685, Massachusetts lost its claim to the area, and it was simply called the Province of Maine as a part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony up until 1779.
Maine somehow survived pressures by the Indians under French control, and by the British during the Revolution and the War of 1812.
Maine was finally included as a portion of the Missouri Compromise, and finally became a state, the 23
www.billputman.com /maine.htm   (284 words)

  
 MAINE COUNTIES
The province soon came to be considered as two districts, first spoken of as the East and West districts, or counties, of which the Kennebunk River was regarded as the dividing line.
In 1652, Maine came under the control of Massachusetts, and the Isles of Shoals and all the territory northward of Piscataqua River to the White Mountains, and thence eastward to Penobscot Bay, were included in the re-named and extended jurisdiction of Yorkshire.
In 1677, however, Massachusetts purchased the Province of Maine of Gorges' heirs; and again Yorkshire was extended westward as far as the Kennebec.
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 Province of Maine
Composed of the Androscoggin Chorale and the Maine Chamber Ensemble.
The total population of the province of Mountain Province as of September 1, 1995 is 130,755.
Maine Mud Runs provides the most complete information about all things related to mud running in the state of Maine from schedules and class rules to results and standings.
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 Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The province within its current boundaries became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1652, and was part of the State of Massachusetts when the United States was formed.
The noted American ecologist Rachel Carson did much of her research at one of the Maine seacoast's most characteristic features, a tide pool for her classic "The Edge of the Sea." The spot where she conducted observations is now preserved as the Rachel Carson Salt Pond Reserve at Pemoquid Point.
Maine's total gross state product for 2001 was $37.4 billion, placing it 43rd in the nation.
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 Environment Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
AUGUSTA—A "Report Card" released today by a coalition of environmental advocates in the United States and Canada has given Maine a grade of C for their actions to reduce global warming pollution in the region.
While Maine has taken some action, much remains to be done to meet the long-terms goals.
Maine has made some progress since 2001, including the passage of a "first in the nation" bill that set goals in statute to reduce global warming pollution statewide well as Governor Baldacci’s establishment of several state government "lead by example" initiatives, including executive orders adopted on energy efficiency and transportation.
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 Gorges, Sir Ferdinando - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Gorges was a leading figure in the Plymouth Company, chartered in 1606, and one of the two chief backers of the Sagadahoc colony, which was planted in 1607 at the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine, and failed in 1608.
1967); H. Burrage, Gorges and the Grant of the Province of Maine (1923); R. Preston, Gorges of Plymouth Fort (1953).
Before New England: the Popham Colony: Richard L. Pflederer visits the site of the first short-lived English colony in Maine set up in competition with Jamestown in Virginia, and considers a remarkable map of it drawn by one of the colonists.
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 Casco, Maine - Town Homepage!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The wild inhabitants-Indians and bears-and a lack of transportation both contributed greatly to preventing the settling of the province of Maine.
We were not to become "Casco" until 1841 and it took two petitions to the Maine Legislature to secure the separation from Raymond.
Casco was the last town incorporated in Cumberland County and is the smallest consisting of 32 square miles of land and 6 square miles of water.
www.cascomaine.org /history.html   (339 words)

  
 Inns & Resorts in Maine - Destinnations
Maine is bounded on the northwest and northeast by the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, respectively, and on the west by New Hampshire.
Maine's capital has been Augusta since its admission on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state of the Union.
There are two theories of the derivation of the state's name: that the state was named for the former French province of Maine and that it was so named for being the “mainland,” as opposed to the coastal islands.
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