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Farmington, Maine

Last Updated Dec-2008

Wabanaki Family Names Known Here

  • Gilman / Guilman
  • Mitchell / Michel
  • Phillip
  • Pierre Paul
  • Sabatis
  • Skeetup

Wabanaki Events That Occurred Here

  • Amasacontee establish a village here in the 1690s
  • Amasacontee move to Bécancour in 1704

Bits & Pieces from Books, news-clippings, etc.

  • They [Thomas Wilson and 5 others] crossed the Sandy River about where New Sharon village is now located and continued along the northern bank of the river until they reached the present Farmington Falls. There they came onto two Indian camps, one belonging to Pierpole, the other, to Phillip. [1776]

General Items of Interest to Researchers

  • Originally organized as Sandy River Plantation
  • Incorporated in 1794
  • Part of Lincoln County until moved to Kennebec County in 1799
  • Moved to Franklin County in 1838
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