Hi – Oh where to begin…
My Hamill ancesters have been in Aroostook County (Amity, Ft. Fairfield and Presque Isle) from around 1860 that I know of. I believe the parents stayed their entire lives although I haven’t found death records.
I have seen Hamill spelled various ways: Hammell, Hammill, Hamill
Father James;b-1825, wife Isabelle(Elizabeth); b-1837; both from Ireland; Catholic
8 children born from 1860 to 1879.
The only birth records I have been able to find are for Fredrick;b-1879 and James; b-1863. Both ore either copies of old record or filed well after birth. I don’t know what churches they may have used to find parish records.
Son James spends some time in New Brunwick, marries in 1895 and has 3 children there. They are in NB on the 1911 Census.
I am trying to find James, wife Annie (Maggie) and daughter Lena (Helena) b-1902 after that. I know daughter Isabella married in Presque Isle in 1920 at Holy Nativity Church. She is 22 and lists Presque Isle as her residence. Son Arthur is married and living in New Brunswick. I also know that in 1930 father James is with Lena in Rumford, ME.
I really would like to find them; especially church records for birth and deaths, but I don’t have any idea what Catholic churches they might have used other that Holy Nativity and I can’t find anything on that church.
If anyone can give me a direction I would really appreciate it.
Lisa
I volunteer at the Presque Isle library so looked into this. What I found.
St. Mary’s Chapman St. Cemetery
Hamill, Ellen M. wife of Fred J. Hamill 1882-1975
Hamill, Fred J. 1879-1954
Hamill, Isabelle d. 20 Sept. 1907 age 65
nothing listed for N.Main St. Mary’s Cem., but these are both only partial listings PI Cem Records REF 393 PRE genealogy
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
335 Main St. PO Box 813 PI 04769 768-3671 will get the church secretary; no priest lives there
St.Denis’ Catholic Church loc is 143 Main St. Ft.Fairfield not enough priests so all living over at Holy Rosary
send mail to PO Box 625 Caribou 04736
book in library PI Vital Records b,d,m/int REF 929PRE genealogy
marr. Apr. 6,1920 John A. McGlinn and Mary Isabelle Hamil
from Linda Zapatka’s book Vital Records of Ft.Fairfield Maine REF 929VIT genealogy
Arthur A. Hamel is a priest
pg 136 marr.int.
on Oct.4, 1886 marr int were written between Edward Hammill of Ft.F and Agatha O. Callaghan of FF cert . issued on Oct.9,1886
pg 127 marr. int
on Nov.6, 1883 marr.int were written between Peter O. Kallaghan of FF and Eliza A. Hamill of FF cert issued Nov.10,1883
Linda has done books on FF cemeteries w/ obits when available, that she sells, don’t know what she’d charge for copies of needed pages or if there are any lzapatka2140@hotmail.com
will look to see if any obits listed in the obit index for PI deaths today
ac