Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills)
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Where is Westbrook, Maine, USA? Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Originally known as Saccarappa after Saccarappa Falls on the Presumpscot River, it was a part of Falmouth (now Portland) until February 14, 1814, when it was set off and incorporated as Stroudwater. It soon changed its name to Westbrook after Colonel Thomas Westbrook, a commander during Father Rale's War and King's mast agent who was an early settler and mill operator. In 1871, Saccarappa amicably split into two municipalities; the current Westbrook and Deering, which was then annexed by Portland in 1898. In 1891, Westbrook was incorporated as a city.
Saccarappa Falls and Congin Falls provided water power for early mills within the city. In 1829, a sawmill was built at the former which made the mill town noted for its lumber. Other industries followed, manufacturing grain bags, machinery and water wheels, carriage and harness, boots, shoes and moccasins, tinware, leather board, bricks, wooden boxes, box shook, meal and flour. The Portland Manufacturing Company built a cotton textile mill at Saccarappa Falls for making "sheetings, stripes and ducks." A paper mill was built at Cumberland Mills, once an Indian planting ground known as Ammoncongin. By 1859, it produced 1,000 tons of paper annually. In 1867, the factory's name would change to the S. D. Warren Paper Mill.
The Oxford & Cumberland Canal opened in 1832, connecting Portland to Harrison by way of Westbrook and Sebago Lake. It was the primary commercial shipping route for goods until 1871, when it was rendered obsolete by the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad.Wikipedia
Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills)
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Cumberland Mills, Me. Main St.
Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills)
 (Cumberland Mills) - Warren Paper Mills, Cumberland Mills, Me.)
Warren Paper Mills, Cumberland Mills, Me.
Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills)
 (Cumberland Mills) - Westbrook, Me., Main St.)
Westbrook, Me., Main St.
Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills)
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Presumpscot River & Silk Mill (1910)
Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills)
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Warren Congregational Church, Cumberland Mills, Me.
Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills)
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R. R. & Foot Bridge. Cumberland Mills, Me.
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1814 (Westbrook) Originally known as Saccarappa after Saccarappa Falls on the Presumpscot River, it was a part of Falmouth (now Portland) until February 14, 1814, when it was set off and incorporated as Stroudwater.
It soon changed its name to Westbrook after Colonel Thomas Westbrook, a commander during Father...Read MORE...
It soon changed its name to Westbrook after Colonel Thomas Westbrook, a commander during Father...Read MORE...
1829 (Westbrook) - In 1829, a sawmill was built which made the mill town famous for its lumber.
Other industries followed, manufacturing grain bags, machinery and water wheels, carriage and...Read MORE...
Other industries followed, manufacturing grain bags, machinery and water wheels, carriage and...Read MORE...
1886 - Westbrook
Westbrook is situated in the southern part of Cumberland county, Deering on the south-east...Read MORE...
Westbrook is situated in the southern part of Cumberland county, Deering on the south-east...Read MORE...
1896 - Carried All Before It.WESTBROOK, Me., March 8. - There was a foot of snow on the ground here, and this melting caused the ...Read MORE...
1906
Westbrook, a city of Cumberland co., Me., on the Maine Central and the Boston and Maine Rs., 5...Read MORE...
Westbrook, a city of Cumberland co., Me., on the Maine Central and the Boston and Maine Rs., 5...Read MORE...
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Mary BAILEY
(29 December 1769, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills) - 22 August 1849, Gorham, Maine, USA)
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Louis CHARLAND
(07 December 1886, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills) - , )
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Irene Etta FILES
(30 September 1893, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills) - , )
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Fred William GOWEN
(26 July 1881, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills) - 2 November 1968, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering))
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Noe HARNOIS
(30 August 1883, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills) - 11 May 1975, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering))
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Ada E LUNT
(28 June 1867, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills) - 28 August 1957, Malden, Massachusetts, USA)
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Abbie Cora MOULTON
(5 January 1857, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills) - 28 May 1873, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering))
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George MOULTON
(22 February 1864, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills) - bef. 1893?, )
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Sarah Agnes MOULTON
(4 November 1861, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills) - 20 March 1917, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering))
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Gordon Lionel OUELLETTE
(4 October 1923, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills) - 11 July 1992, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering))
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Joshua SWETT
(10 January 1763, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills) - 20 April 1851, Gorham, Maine, USA)
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Ancestors Who Died Here
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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Joseph Francis RICHARDS (27 June 1910 - 19 November 1959) &
Bertha Helen LIBBY (1915 - 22 February 1985)
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Cemeteries in Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills)
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