Aroostook County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Frenchville 1883
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FRENCHVILLE.

One hundred and ten miles N.N. W. of Houlton. On stage-line from Van Buren to
Ft. Kent. Formerly Plantation of Dionne, named for Father Dionne who built the
first Catholic church, St. Luce. Incorporated Feb. 23, 1869, under name of
Dickeyville, in honor of Hon. Wm. Dickey, of Fort Kent. Name changed Jan. 26,
1871, on account of nationality of its settlers. Population, 1870, 1851; 1880,
2288. Valuation, 1870-Polls, 274; Estates, $80,600; 1880-Polls, 375; Estates,
$107,753.

  Postmasters-Dickeyville, A. S. Eaton; Upper, Peter D. Gagnon.

  Selectmen-Bruno Ouellette (Upper); Solomon Albert (Dickeyville); Antoine
Gagnon jr. (Upper).

  Town Clerk- Peter D. Gagnon.

  Treasurer-Benj. Bourgoin.

  Constables- Upper, Gilbert Pickard jr., Eloi E. Michaud; Dickeyville, Xavier
Bourgoin.

  School Committee-Baptiste Bouchard, John A. Nadeau, Xavier Bourgoin.

  Clergyman-Charles Sweron, Cath.

  Justices-Peter Gagnon, February 1, 1877: Cyrus H. Dickey, Quorum: John A.
Nadeau, Jan. 22, 1879, Trial.

  Merchants-Eaton & Dickey, J. W. Bolton & Co., John A. Nadeau, Peter D. Gagnon,
Henry Jermain, general stores.

  Manufacturers-Edward Guy, cloth-dressing; Regis Daigle, Gregoire Gagnon,
grist-mills; J. W. Bolton & Co., starch factory.

  High School established 1868.

  Hotel-Mrs. Romain Michaud.


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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