Knowlton, I. C. Annals of Calais, Maine and St. Stephen, New Brunswick; including the Village of Milltown, Me., and the Present Town of Milltown, N.B. Calais: J. A. Sears, Printer, 1875. First Edition. [10778]
Maroon pebble cloth bordered in blind, bright gilt tltle to front, small scuff mark to spine from a removed label, binding otherwise clean and bright, 7 x 4 3/4 inches. Bookplate of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Massachusetts. 208 clean pp., tight. Good. Hardcover.
A history with many names and some brief biographies of families. Particular attention is paid to the various churches of the area, who founded them, their histories and such. Also chapters on F. & A. Masons, Physicians, Newspapers, Smuggling, Shipping, Railways, Cemeteries, &c.
Rev. Isaac Case Knowlton (1819-1894), b. Liberty, Maine; d. West Acton, Massachusetts. He had learned the cooper's trade, and studied for the the ministry while laboring. He began preaching in 1841 and over the course of his fifty years in the ministry became a highly esteemed member of the Universalist denomination. He received the D.D. degree from Tufts College in 1889.
