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Bethel, Oxford, ME
In 1769, the township was granted as Sudbury-Canada by the Massachusetts General Court to Josiah Richardson of Sudbury, Massachusetts and others (or their heirs) for services at the Battle of Quebec in 1690. It was first settled in 1774 when Nathaniel Segar of Newton, Massachusetts started clearing the land.
The Revolutionary War, however, delayed many grantees from taking up their claims. Only 10 families resided at Sudbury-Canada when it was plundered on August 3, 1781 during the last Indian attack in Maine. Two inhabitants, Benjamin Clark and Nathaniel Segar, were abducted and held captive in Quebec until the war's conclusion, after which the community grew rapidly. On June 10, 1796, Sudbury-Canada Plantation was incorporated as Bethel, the name taken from the Book of Genesis and meaning "House of God."
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- 1796 - Bethel, Maine incorporated
Bethel, one of the oldest villages in western Maine, was incorporated on June 10, 1796 from Sudbury Canada Plantation.
http://maineanencyclopedia.com/bethel/ - 1839 - Bethel
Bethel, Maine
Oxford county. Incorporated in 1796. Population, 1837, 1,864. Bethel lies 18 miles N.W. from Paris, 61 N.W. from Portland, and 63 W....Read MORE... - 1854 - Bethel
Bethel, a post-township of Oxford county, Maine, 45 miles W. by N. from Augusta. Population, 2253.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. - 1886 - Bethel
Bethel is situated on both sides of the Androscoggin, a little West of the centre of Oxford County. The Grand Trunk railway also passes through the...Read MORE... 
Farwell Mt. and Androscoggin River
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Bethel, a post-village and summer resort of Bethel township, Oxford co., Me., on the Androscoggin River, and on the Grand Trunk Railway, 70 miles...Read MORE... 
Bean's Ferry, Androscoggin River
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Farwell Mt. and Androscoggin River
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1796 - Bethel, Maine incorporated
Bethel, one of the oldest villages in western Maine, was incorporated on June 10, 1796 from Sudbury Canada Plantation.
http://maineanencyclopedia.com/bethel/
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1839 - Bethel
Bethel, Maine
Oxford county. Incorporated in 1796. Population, 1837, 1,864. Bethel lies 18 miles N.W. from Paris, 61 N.W. from Portland, and 63 W.... Read MORE...
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1854 - Bethel
Bethel, a post-township of Oxford county, Maine, 45 miles W. by N. from Augusta. Population, 2253.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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1886 - Bethel
Bethel is situated on both sides of the Androscoggin, a little West of the centre of Oxford County. The Grand Trunk railway also passes through the... Read MORE...
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1895 - Bethel
Bethel, a post-village and summer resort of Bethel township, Oxford co., Me., on the Androscoggin River, and on the Grand Trunk Railway, 70 miles... Read MORE...
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