Aroostook County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Fort Kent 1883
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FORT KENT.

One hundred and twenty-six miles N. N. W. of Houlton via Caribou and VanBuren.
Terminus of stage-lines to St. Francis. Settled by Acadian French refugees and
others. Named from the fort erected in 1841, which was named for Gov. Kent.
Incorporated Feb. 23, 1869, and embraces all of 18, R. 7, and most of 18 R. 6.
Population-1870, 1034; 1880, 1512. Valuation, 1870-Polls, 172; Estates, $65,357;
1880-Polls, 243; Estates, $72,666.

  Postmaster-I. H. Page.

  Selectmen-Anselm Albert, D. Nadeau, Stephen Audibert.

  Town Clerk-A.. G. Fenlason.

  Treasurer-I. H. Page.

  Constable and Collector-Joseph Martin.

  School Committee-Levi Sears, William Dickey, Stephen Audibert.

  Clergymen-M. R. Keep (Ashland), Cong.; Cleophas Demers, Cath.

  Justices-William Dickey, Feb. 28, 1879, Quorum: Samuel Stevens, February 14,
1879; A. G. Fenlason, July 2, 1879, Trial: A. G. Fenlason, Dedimus.

  Fish Warden-A. G. Fenlason.

  Lawyer-A. G. Fenlason.

  Merchants-Page & Mallett, Sears & Niles, A. Plourde, A. G. Fenlason. Alphonse
Bertrand, W. H. Cunliff, general stores.

  Manufacturers-Levi Sears, lumber and grist-mill; L. & A. Daigle, grist-mill;
Bedell & Gathercole, starch factory.

  Hotel-Eagle Hotel, Samuel Stevens.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

MAINE STATE YEAR-BOOK,
AND
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL,
FOR THE YEAR
1883-84,
FROM APRIL 1, 1883, TO APRIL 1, 1884,

BY EDMUND S. HOYT.
PREPARED PURSUANT TO ORDERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

PORTLAND: HOYT, FOGG &  DONHAM,
193 MIDDLE STREET.


Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1883, by HOYT, FOGG & DONHAM,
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.


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