Maine State Library Maine State Documents Death and Marriage Records as Published in the Ellsworth American Archives Ellsworth American 1992 Deaths and Marriages as Published in the Ellsworth American 1866 thru 1874 Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalmaine.com/ellsworth_american_indexes Recommended Citation "Deaths and Marriages as Published in the Ellsworth American 1866 thru 1874" (1992). Death and Marriage Records as Published in the Ellsworth American. 2. http://digitalmaine.com/ellsworth_american_indexes/2 This Text is brought to you for free and open access by the Ellsworth American Archives at Maine State Documents. It has been accepted for inclusion in Death and Marriage Records as Published in the Ellsworth American by an authorized administrator of Maine State Documents. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. DEATHS and MARRIAGES as published in the ELLSWORTH AMERICAN 1866 thru 1874 Compiled by: Mrs. Arthur Ward 12 Lincoln Street Brewer, ME 04412 ( 1992) FOREWORD The following excerpt is taken from an article entitled "The History of Newspapers in Hancock County," written by Hale G. Joy for the ELLSWORTH AMERICAN, and published in the July 13, 1989 edition, page 26: "The history of successful newspapers in Ellsworth seems to start in October 1851, when Couliard and Hilton came to Ellsworth from Bangor and started the ELLSWORTH HERALD. After Hilton ceased his connection with the paper, Couliard continued to publish until the fall of 1854. After the discontinuation of this paper, the press and other material became the property of William H. Chaney, who bought out the ELLSWORTH AMERICAN in 1854. He became associated with Charles W.