In 1975, Elizabeth Keene of Danville, ME, Becky Burnham of Wilton, ME, and David C. Young started a project of indexing Maine newspapers for genealogical information. This project was named a few years later the New England Old Newspaper Index Project of Maine ®.

David Colby Young is the webmaster of Cumberland County, Maine US GenWeb Page & Archives

Sample of Notices from the New Hampshire Gazette of Portsmouth, NH compiled by the New England Old Newspaper Index Project of Maine, David C. Young, chair.

AMAREEN - see JACKSON
AYERS - see SEAVEY
BABCOCK - see TUCK
BAGLEY Elias married Mrs Ann THOMAS at this town (Portsmouth) [3 Feb 1801]
BANHLI John died ae 99y at Portsmouth NH [3 Feb 1801]
BELL Abednego 58y died at New Castle [17 Feb 1801]
BLODGET Sarah died w/o William BLODGET at Newburyport MA & d/o Gen STOK(?) of Derryfield NH [3 Feb 1801]
BOARDMAN Langley married Rachael HANNIBAL of Hamilton MA [17 Feb 1801]
BROWN - see HUSBAND
BROWN - see MESSINGER
BROWN Moses married Susannah SUMNER at this town (Portsmouth NH) [17 Feb 1801]
BURKETT Uriah ae 72y died at Hartford CT, he was the sexton since May 1750 and has buried 2,245 persons [10 Mar 1801]
CALL Hannah 19y at Newburyport MA [17 Feb 1801]
CASWELL Mary died ae 90 yrs at Isle of Shoals [3 Feb 1801]
COFFIN William married Susannah GRAVES at Long Island [3 Mar 1801]
COOPER Elijah of Alstead died ae 24y at Tortola [3 Mar 1801]
DAVENPORT Elizabeth Mrs 54y w/o John DAVENPORT of this town Innholder [10 Feb 1801]
DRISCOL Nathaniel married Mrs Abigail RANDEL at this town (Portsmouth, NH) [27 Jan 1801]
DUNNAVAN Margarett, whereas, my wife, Margarett, for many years past has refused to cohabit with me as man & wife etc Dennes DUNNAVAN of Chester NH [10 Mar 1801]
FISKE Abel Rev of Wilton married Sally PUTNAM d/o Col Philip PUTNAM at Amherst [17 Feb 1801]
GILMAN Josiah Esq died at Exeter NH [17 Feb 1801]
GRANT James married Mercy TETHERLY at this town (Portsmouth NH) [10 Mar 1801]
GRAVES - see COFFIN
HALE Eliphalet died at Exeter NH on 29th ult [3 Feb 1801]
HALE John P Esq of Barrington married Lydia C O'BRIEN at Newburyport MA [17 Feb 1801]
HANNIBAL - see BOARDMAN
HARRIS c/o Job HARRIS [17 Feb 1801]
HUSBAND Joseph married Sally G BROWN at Baltimore MD [27 Jan 1801]
HUTCHINSON Ann Mrs died 101y 9m 7d at New Jersey [3 Feb 1801]
JACKSON Hall married Mrs Abigail AMAREEN at New Castle [10 Feb 1801]
LADD Isaac of Gilmanton married Lois WOODMAN of Durham NH at Durham NH [17 Feb 1801]
LEAVITT Joseph of Lee NH marrried Polly WIGGIN of Stratham NH at Stratham NH by Rev MILTIMORE [24 Feb 1801]
LEWIS Mary Mrs. died at Kittery ME [27 Jan 1801]
MARSHAL c/o John MARSHAL Jr died at Portsmouth [27 Jan 1801]
MESSINGER Rosewell Rev of York Me married Mary BROWN at Concord NH [10 Feb 1801]
MILLER James Capt died 82y at this town (Portsmouth NH)[3 Feb 1801]
NEAL Robert died at this town (Portsmouth, NH) [27 Jan 1801]
NORTON Dudley died of chilled with cold on Tues last [27 Jan 1801]
O'BRIEN - see HALE
PARKER Sarah died ae 60y w/o William PARKER [3 Feb 1801]
PATTEN John Major 55y of the late US war, died at Dover, Delaware [17 Feb 1801]
PERRY William Major of the late army died at Sufffex Co. [17 Feb 1801]
PUTNAM - see FISKE
RANDEL - see DRISCOL
RENDALL Hannah Miss died at Isle of Shoals [3 Feb 1801]
SEAVEY William of Rye NH married Betsey AYERS at this town (Portsmouth NH)[17 Feb 1801]
SIMES Joseph 31y at this town (Portsmouth NH) [17 Feb 1801]
SPENCER William 25y of Portsmouth NH died at Boston MA [17 Mar 1801]
STANWOOD girl 10y d/o William STANWOOD Sr [10 Mar 1801]
STOK(?) see BLODGET
STONE Enoch 22y s/o Abel STONE Esq died of a fit of apoplexy being a twin has left his mate with his parents to lament his loss at Plainfield on 13th ult [24 Feb 1801]
SUMNER - see BROWN
SWETT Patience 92y widow of Joseph SWETT of York Me died at Kittery ME [10 Feb 1801]
TETHERLY - see GRANT
THOMAS - see BAGLEY
TUCK William Esq 60y married Lydia BABCOCK ae 20y at Manchester NH [3 Mar 1801]
WIGGIN - see LEAVITT
WOODMAN - see LADD
YEATON Alice Mrs died at this town (Portsmouth NH) [27 Jan 1801]

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