Phippsburg Vital Records Abbreviations

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a. - age
abt. - about
b. - born
bp. - baptized
bur. - buried
ch. - child
chn. - children

C.R.1 - church rec, First Church of Christ in Georgetown, (now the Congregational Church in Phippsburg), the Church of the First Parish, Congregational, Rev. Ezekiel Emerson, 1765-1815
NOTE: - This "First Church of Georgetown" was the second Congregational Church established in the Kennebec Valley.
That in Woolwich was 22 days earlier.
The entire town after 1738, was one, and known as the FIRST PARISH.
The Bath District became the SECOND PARISH in 1753. Nequasset became the town of Woolwich in 1759. Then Arrowsic, Phipsburg, and Parker Island were the FIRST PARISH.
(The above by Rev. Henry O. Thayer, on cover of OLD CHURCH RECORD BOOK, to 1828.) C.R.2. - church, record, Congregational Church, same as above,
Book, No. 2, from 1829 to 1837.
" " 3, " 1842 to 1847.
" " 4, " 1843 to 1859-1862, 3, 4.
" " 5, " 1844 to 1850, no baptisms.
" " 6, " 1881 to 1909, no baptisms.
C.R.3. - church record, First Freewill Baptist Church of Phippsburg. Organized October 20, 1845.
C.R.4. - church record, Freewill Baptist Church at Parker's Head.
Co. - county
Co.R. - county record
d. - daughter
Dea. - deacon
dec'd - deceased
dup. - duplicate entry
Ens. - Ensign

G.R.1. - gravestone record, Morse Burying Ground, at Winnegance.
G.R.2. - gravestone record, Burgess Burying Ground,near Pitch Pine Hill.
G.R.3. - gravestone record, Butler Burying Ground at Dromore.
G.R.4. - gravestone record, Bowker Burying Ground, Stony Brook Road.
G.R.5. - gravestone record, "Rye Field" Burying Ground, Stony Brook Road.
G.R.6. - gravestone record, Timothy Bowker Burying Ground, Meadowbrook.
G.R.7. - gravestone record, John Cutting Farm, Meadowbrook.
G.R.8. - gravestone record, Drummond Cutting, Burying Ground, at Dromore.
G.R.9. - gravestone record, J.R. Clifford, Burying Ground, Pitch Pine Hill.
G.R.10. - gravestone record, J. Eaton, Burying Ground, Pitch Pine Hill Road.
G.R.11. - gravestone record, William Rogers, Burying Ground, Pitch Pine Hill Road.
G.R.12. - gravestone record, Dromore Burying Ground, at Dromore.
G.R.13. - gravestone record, Sewall Morrison, Burying Ground, at the Center.
G.R.14. - gravestone record, Hon. Mark Landon Hill, family Tomb, in Congregational Church Yard, the Church on land of estate belonging to his mother and given by her deed to Church in 1802. Aside from monument, a list of those buried here is in the possession of Mary Pelham Hill, of Topsham, compiler of these records.
G.R.15. - gravestone record, Tomb and 3 stones on Lee's Island, east side, other stones said to have been buried inside tomb.
G.R.16. - gravestone record, Rogers Burying Ground, east side road, at Dromore.
G.R.17. - gravestone record, Nicholas Nichols, Burying Ground.
G.R.18. - gravestone record, Lithgow Farm, Morse Farm, Burying Ground, at the Reach.
G.R.19. - gravestone record, Lee Farm, at "Lee's Ferry".
G.R.20. - gravestone record, John Nicholas Burying Ground.
G.R.21. - gravestone record, Capt. William Higgins Burying Ground, just below the Center.
G.R.22. - gravestone record, Drummond Family, Burying Ground, below Center.
G.R.23. - gravestone record, Capt. William Wildes, Burying Ground, below the Center.
G.R.24. - gravestone record, Reed Family Burying Ground.
G.R.25. - gravestone record, Rollins Family, Burying Ground, Parker's Head.
G.R.27. - gravestone record, Ellis Percy Farm, at Cox Head.
G.R.28. - gravestone record, Kelley Family Burying Ground, Parker's Head.
G.R.29. - gravestone record, Fred Wyman Farm, Percy Dist., Parker's Head.
G.R.30. - gravestone record, Stephen Small Burying Ground.
G.R.31. - gravestone record, York and Elwell Farm, Basin District.
G.R.32. - gravestone record, Hutchins Family Burying Ground.
G.R.33. - gravestone record, Jewell Family, Burying Ground, on Butler Farm, Basin Road.
G.R.34. - gravestone record, Hogan Farm.
G.R.35. - gravestone record, Davis Farm, Small Point Road.
G.R.36. - gravestone record, Abel Oliver Farm, off from Small Point Road.
G.R.37. - gravestone record, Francis Wyman Farm.
G.R.38. - gravestone record, James Duley Farm.
G.R.39. - gravestone record, Barker Duley Farm.
G.R.40. - gravestone record, David Wyman Farm.
G.R.41. - gravestone record, Gahan Family, Burying Ground, near above farm at Parker's Head.
G.R.42. - gravestone record, Page Wyman Farm.
G.R.43. - gravestone record, Thomas Cushing Farm.
G.R.44. - gravestone record, McIntire Family Farm.
G.R.45. - gravestone record, Rollins - Wright, Family, Parker's Head.
G.R.46. - gravestone record, Elijah Clifford Farm, Meadowbrook.
G.R.47. - gravestone record, Mereen Family Farm, Small Point Road.
G.R.48. - gravestone record, Sprague Family Burying Ground, Ashdale on McIntire Lot.
G.R.49. - gravestone record, One grave on Small Point Road, Blethen Farm, close by side of road, on right going down.
G.R.50. - gravestone record, Blethen Farm, Ashdale, Small Point, here there is an iron fence with gate on which is, "Levi Blethen, May 17, 1792".
G.R.51. - gravestone record, Ashdale, Small Point.
G.R.52. - gravestone record, Old Sprague Farm, in Cove at Small Point.
G.R.53. - gravestone record, Wyman Farm.
G.R.54. - gravestone record, Wallace Family Burying Ground, Bald Head, Small Point.
G.R.55. - gravestone record, Sylvester Farm, Small Point.
G.R.56. - gravestone record, Sebasco
G.R.57. - gravestone record, Moulton Burying Ground, Sebasco.
G.R.58. - gravestone record, A Town Burying Ground, on old Foote Farm, later, Mereen Farm, Cushing Farm, Ashdale.
G.R.59. - gravestone record, Joseph Perry Burying Ground, on Charles Morris Farm, Sebasco.
G.R.60. - gravestone record, Nathaniel Morrison Farm, Basin District.
G.R.61. - gravestone record, Batchelder Burying Ground, on William Butler Farm, Basin District.
G.R.62. - gravestone record, Perry Farm, Basin District.
G.R.63. - gravestone record, John Rogers Farm, Basin District.
G.R.64. - gravestone record, Bartlett Family Burying Ground, Sebasco, Farm of Elijah P. Bartlett.
G.R.65. - gravestone record, Abraham York Farm, now the Benner Farm, Sebasco.
G.R.66. - gravestone record, Between Ridley's and Black's Landing near the shore.
G.R.67. - gravestone record, William and Rhoda Wallace Farm, West Point.
G.R.68. - gravestone record, Young Farm.
G.R.69. - gravestone record, Ashdale, Small Point.
G.R.70. - gravestone record, Old Perry Farm, at Sam Day Woods, Wood Road.
G.R.71. - gravestone record, Alexander Coffin Farm, at Basin, now called Sebasco.
G.R.72. - gravestone record, Wallace Family Burying Ground, Mount Hunger, Sebasco.
G.R.73. - gravestone record, Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Phippsburg families.
G.R.73.1/2. - gravestone record, Maple Grove Cemetery, BAth, Phippsburg families.
G.R.74. - gravestone record, West Bath, west side Campbell Pond, on hill to east.
G.R.75. - gravestone record, In the woods near Rogers Buryings Ground and Oliver home, at the Basin.
G.R.76. - gravestone record, N.E. of Alfred Lee Farm, and near south end of ridge.
h. - husband
hrs. - hours
inf. - infant
int. - publishment of intention of marriage
Jr. - junior
Lt. - Lieutenant
m. - married: month
min. - minutes
N.P. - News Paper Records of Birth, Marriage or Death.
N.P.1 - The Brunswicker, of Brunswick.
N.P.2. - The Juvenile Key, of Brunswick.
N.P.3. - The Forester and Brunswick and Topsham Messenger, of Brunswick.
N.P.4. - The Bath Daily Times and news papers on file at that office, to 1892.
P. - Phippsburg.
P.R.1. - private record, Lee Family Records compiled by Mrs. Charles W. Lee of Bath, in possession, Maine Hist. So., D.A.R. Collection.
P.R.2. - private record, Bible Record of Nancy Lee, b. 1788; in possession of Charles E. Cushing, Bath.
P.R.3. - private record, Family Bible of Samuel Woodward Cushing, in possession of Charles E. Cushing, Bath.
P.R.4. - private record, Family Bible of John F. Mereen, in possession of Charles E. Cushing, Bath.
P.R.5. - priate record, Family Register of Abel E. Mereen, in possession of Mrs. Jennie Mereen Blaisdell, Sebasco.
P.R.6. - private record, Family Bible of Hon. Mark Langdon Hill, in possession of Frederick D. Hill, Bath.
P.R.7. - private record, Family Bible of Capt. John Langdon Hill, in possession of Frederick D. Hill, Bath.
P.R.8. - private record, Family Bible of Mrs. John Langdon Hill, (Silence Alexander Cushing) in possession of Frederick D. Hill, Bath. (Records of Hill, Cushing, and McCobb families.)
P.R.9. - private record, Family Bible of Capt. George Langdon Hill, and Anna Cummings (Larragbee) in possession of Mary Pelham Hill, Topsham.
P.R.10. - private record, Family records in possession of Mary Pelham Hill, Topsham.
P.R.11. - private record, Family Bible of Robert and Hannah Cooper (Beath) Larrabee, printed 1835, in possession of Mary Pelham Hill, Topsham.
P.R.12. - private record, Family Bible of Capt. William Pelham Larrabee and his wife Ann Phillips (Smith), in possession of Miss Emma Marie Little, New York City.
P.R.13. - private record, Family Record of Llewellyn J. Morse of Bangor formerly of P., in possession of Frederick D. Hill, Bath.
P.R.14. - private record, Family Record of Mrs. Silie (Hill) Mason of Bath.
P.R.15. - private record, Family Bible of Capt. Alfred and Margaret (Crosby) Morse, in possession of their dau. Minnie A. Morse, Bath.
P.R.16. - private record, Family Bible of Josiah Crosby, in possession of Elwell Swett Crosby, Bath.
P.R.17. - private record, Family Bible of Mary Matilda (Heald) Perkins, in possession of her dau. Mrs. Carleton Glidden of Portland.
P.R.18. - private record, Family Records of Jacob and Isabella Parker, in possession of Miss Virginia Manson, Bath.
P.R.19. - private record, Family Records of Daniel Morse, a Revolutionary Soldier, in possession of Mrs. William H. Moore, East Boston, Mass.
P.R.20. - private record, Family Bible of Rufus Butler and Susan, in possession of Capt. Henry W. Butler of Bath.
P.R.21. - private record, Records of Samuel Sewall, in possession of Mary Pelham Hill, Topsham.
P.R.22. - private record, Record of Mathews Family, compiled by Abiezer Mathews (1788-1856) in possession of Miss Fannie Woodside, Brunswick.
P.R.23. - private record, Family Records of Parker McCobb Reed, in possession of his dau. Miss Emma B. Reed, Bath.
P.R.24. - private record, Family Records of Nichols, by Mrs. Annie P. (Nichols) Hamlin, Boston.
P.R.25. - private record, Family Bible of Ellis Percy, in possession of Capt. James Percy, Cox Head, P.
P.R.26. - private record, Family Bible of Asa Loring Percy, in possession of Nathaniel Percy, Parker's Head, P.
P.R.27. - private record, Family Bible of William Wyman, Jr.
P.R.28. - private record, Family Bible of James D. and Caroline (Rogers) Sprague, in possession of Vilora J. Gilman of Ashdale, P.
P.R.29. - private record, Bible Records of Hezekiah Nelson Harrington, of Cranberry Point, P.
P.R.30. - private record, Bible Records of Hezekiah Harrington, in possession of his grand-son, Irving Harrington of P.
P.R.31. - private record, Bible Record of Nathan W. Eaton of P.
P.R.32. - private record, Bible Records of Wadson Sprague, in possession of Miss Mahel Mereen, AShdale, Sebasco.
P.R.33. - private record, Bible Recordof George W. Hosmer, in possession of Russel Hosmer of Brunswick.
P.R.34. ï¿½ private record, Family Bible of Absalom Wallace and Elizabeth (Day), in possession of Miss Blanche M. Bryant, Brunswick.
P.R.35. - private record, Bible Records of James and Hannah Johnson, in possession fo Miss Blanche M. Bryant, Brunswick.
P.R.36. - private record, Family Bible of John Hutchins Stacey, of Popham Beach.
P.R.37. - private record, Family Bible Record of Capt. George W. Stacey.
P.R.38. - private record, Family Records of Andrew Thomas Harrington of P.
P.R.39. - private record, Family Bible Record of Ezekiel Oliver, in possession of Mrs. Abbie J. Purinton, Parker's Head.
P.R.40. - private record, Family Bible of James and RAchel Cushing, of P.
P.R.41. - private record, "Family Register", of Abel P. Blaisdell.
P.R.42. - private record, Family Records in possession of Mrs. James Perry.
P.R.43. - private record, Family Record of William Wyman of Parker's Head, in possession of Fredie Wyman.
P.R.44. - private record, Malcolm Family Records, in possession of Hiram B. Malcolm, Gardiner.
P.R.45. - private record, Family Bible of Capt. Wiley Rogers Dickinson, in possession of daus. Bessie and Grace, of Bath.
P.R.46. - private record, Family Bible of Lyman Oliver, of Popham Beach.
P.R.47. - private record, Family Bible of Zina S. Oliver, in possession of Mrs. Lizzie F. Oliver (Frank H.) Popham Beach.
P.R.48. - private record, Bible Record of David Thomas, in possession of Mrs. Sarah A. Carlson, of Parker's Head.
P.R.49. - private record, Family Records in possession of Mrs. Frances (Morse) Webber, of Winnegance.
P.R.50. - private record, Family and Bible Records in possession of Charles V. Minott, Jr., of Phippsburg.
P.R.51. - private record, Records of Nathaniel Perkins, Jr., of Fort Popham Beach.
P.R.52. - private record, Family of Albert Marr, Popham Beach.
P.R.53. - private record, Spinney Family, who settled on Long Island, Kennebec River, in possession of Herbert L. Spinney, 218 Washington St., Bath.
P.R.54. - private record, Sprague's Journal Maine History, Vol. 10, no. 2, p. 79, and History of Dresden.
P.R.55. - private record, Parker Family of Phippsburg, p. 267, vol. 2, Me. Hist. and Gen. Recorder.
P.R.56. - private record, Deposition, published 1825, by William King and Mrk Langdon Hill, on the Embargo, in Pejepscot Hist. So., Brunswick.
P.R.57. - private record, Family Bible of John Fisher of Georgetown, in possession of Mrs. Alice (Skillings) Sawyer, Bath.
P.R.58. - private record, Rogers Family data, by Josiah Drummond.
P.R.59. - private record of Mrs. Ellsworth Larkin Kelley (Florence Leach), 25 Seward St, Putnam, CT
P.R.60. - private record, Family Register of Johnson Family of West Point, P., in possession of Miss Blanche M. Bryant, Brunswick.
P.R.61. - private record, Bible Record of Levi Wallace, Jr., in possession of Mrs. Lorton E. Wallace, Sebasco.
P.R.62. - private record, Family Records in possession of Miss Blanche M. Bryant, Brunswick.
P.R.63. - private record, Lincoln Family Records in possession of James E. Drake, Bath.
P.R.64. - private record, Family Records in possession of Mrs. Rufus W. Lombard, R.F.D. 1, Bath.
P.R.65. - private record, Batchelder Family Records in possession of Mary Pelham Hill, Topsham.
P.R.66. - private record, of Henry W. Owen of Bath.
q.v. - which see; whom see
rec. - recorded
s. - son
Sr. - Senior
T.R. - Town Records aside from Phippsburg.
T.R.1. - Records of City of Bath.
T.R.2. - Records of Town of Bowdoinham.
T.R.3. - Records of Town of Brunswick.
U.S.C. - United States Census for the year 1850, of Phippsburg, for the year ending June 1, 1850 (taken in July and August of that year) to be found in the State Library, Augusta.
w. - week; wife
wid. - widow
widr. - widower
y. - year

Contributed by Arlene L. Brown Ackermann, partial transcription from Vital Records of Phippsburg, Maine to the year 1892
Editor, Mary Pelham Hill, Published under the Authority of the Maine Historical Society (1935)
Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, 974.185/P1 V2p (Film No. 1033823 Item 1)