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The History of Crouseville, Maine Footnotes
[4] History of Aroostook, Volume 1, Comprising Facts, Names and Dates relating to the early settlement of all the different Towns and Plantations of the County, Edward Wiggin, The Star-Herald Press, 1922, page 129.
[5] Dale R. Steinhauer, Pioneer Presque Isle, Primary Source Materials to 1859, Volume II, page 12, "Deposition of Ferdinand Armstrong, 1827". 125th Anniversary Committee, Presque Isle, 1984.
[6] There is a small possibility that John Hickey, who also settled his Crouseville land in 1827, did so before Joshua Christie. Joshua arrived in the very beginning of the year to an established farm and it is more plausible that John Hickey came later in the year, after the cold weather, since he was starting his cabin building and land clearing from scratch.
[10] Dale R. Steinhauer, Pioneer Presque Isle, Primary Source Materials to 1859, Volume II, page 12, "Deposition of Ferdinand Armstrong, 1827". 125th Anniversary Committee, Presque Isle, 1984.
[12] 1842 Field Notes and Survey by George W. Coffin, Land Agent of Maine, and William P. Parrott, Surveyor.
[15] 1842 Field Notes, Survey and Map by George W. Coffin, Land Agent of Maine, and William P. Parrott, Surveyor.
[16] History of Aroostook, Volume 1, Comprising Facts, Names and Dates relating to the early settlement of all the different Towns and Plantations of the County, Edward Wiggin, The Star-Herald Press, 1922, page 128.
[17] A Dutch-English Odyssey, Stories of Brewer and Estey Families in North America 1636-1996, Floyd I. Brewer, 1997, page 127
[19] History of Aroostook, Volume 1, Comprising Facts, Names and Dates relating to the early settlement of all the different Towns and Plantations of the County, Edward Wiggin, The Star-Herald Press, 1922, page 129.
[20] 1831 John Deane and Edward Kavanagh report on settlers in northern Maine, authorized by the Maine legislature.
[22] Pioneer Presque Isle, Primary Source Materials to 1859, Dale R. Steinhauer, Volume I, page 51, “Historical Sketches and Romances of Early Days in Aroostook", Sidney Cook, 25 Sep 1902. 125th Anniversary Committee, Presque Isle, 1984.
[24] History of Aroostook, Volume 1, Comprising Facts, Names and Dates relating to the early settlement of all the different Towns and Plantations of the County, Edward Wiggin, The Star-Herald Press, 1922, page 129. Joshua Dunn was living on the property when he sold it to the Crouses in 1850, presumably in a cabin.
[35] Mortgage, Township 13, Range 4, Lot 2, Nathaniel Gammon, administrator on the Estate of Stephen Harris late of Washburn, to Jeremiah Crouse, October 7, 1867.
[40] This would not only include the quarantine of the sick, but the deliberate isolation of the healthy to prevent them from contracting the deadly disease.
[41] Compelling evidence indicates that all victims mentioned died from diphtheria, but there is a small possibility that a death occurred during the run of the epidemic that was from another cause.
[42] Real Estate Contract, William & Hannah Lovely to William Crouse, Jesse Crouse and Gould Crouse, Jr., July 13, 1866.
[43] Real Estate Contract, Henry & Esther Russell to William Crouse, Jesse Crouse and Gould Crouse, Jr., July 13, 1866.
[44] Business and Real Estate Purchase Contract, William Crouse, Jesse Crouse and Gould Crouse, Jr. to Jeremiah Crouse, March 15, 1869.
[45] Business and Real Estate Purchase Contract, William Crouse and Gould Crouse, Jr. to Jesse Crouse, March 15, 1869.
[48] Maine State Year-Book, and Legislative Manual for the year 1872-1873, Aroostook County, page 184.
[49] Maine State Year-Book, and Legislative Manual for the year 1884-1885, Aroostook County, page 271.
[50] Jeremiah Crouse continued to own the Mill Lot until at least 1892 (and probably longer) according to the 1892 Inventory and Valuation of the Polls and Estates liable to be Taxed.
[52] History of Aroostook, Volume 1, Comprising Facts, Names and Dates relating to the early settlement of all the different Towns and Plantations of the County, Edward Wiggin, The Star-Herald Press, 1922, page 129.
[57] Real Estate Contract, Gould Crouse and Hepzibah Crouse to Gould Crouse, Jr. and Joshua M. Crouse, August 13, 1871.
[59] Real Estate Contract, Gould & Hepzibah Crouse and Jeremiah & Esther Crouse to Abraham Crouse, May 15, 1862.
[60] An Informal History of Washburn, Maine, Ray H. Carter, 1987, page 81. “... around 1865 another [schoolhouse] was constructed in East Washburn [Crouseville] ...”
[61] Maine, Resources, Attractions, And Its People A History, [A short biography of] Jesse P. Churchill, Harrie B. Coe, Editor, 1928, Volume IV, page 125.
[64] Real Estate Contract, Jeremiah Crouse to The Trustees of Ministerial & School Funds, September 1, 1869.
[68] Maine State Year-Book, and Legislative Manual for the year 1882-83, Aroostook County, page 252.
[69] Maine State Year-Book, and Legislative Manual for the year 1884-85, Aroostook County, page 271.
[70] Maine State Year-Book, and Legislative Manual for the year 1886-87, Aroostook County, page 265.
[71] Maine Register or State Year-Book and Legislative Manual from April 1, 1887, to April 1, 1888, Aroostook County, page 263.
[72] Maine Register, State Year-Book, and Legislative Manual from May 1, 1896, to May 1 1897, Aroostook County, page 312.
[73] Maine Register, State Year-Book, and Legislative Manual from May 1, 1897, to May 1 1898, Aroostook County, page 315.
[75] Maine State Year-Book, and Legislative Manual for the year 1881-82, Aroostook County, page 253.
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The Early History of Crouseville, 1800-1875, is reprinted with permission, from the book Crouse Family History, 2nd Edition, copyright (c) 1995-2000, Rogue Publishing, Seattle, Washington.