History of Patten, Penobscot Co, Maine

Patten is bordered by Mount Chase, Crystal Plantation, Stacyville Plantation, Township 3, Range 7, Hersey and Sherman, Maine.

It was settled about 1828 as Township 4, Range 6 and it was not until Apr 16 1841, that it became a town, The 1840 US census for Aroostook County's T4R5 (now Crystal ME) was called Fisk'e Township. But this was more likely Fish's Township as it included most of the early settlers of Patten, Maine.

Patten Academy was incorporated in 1846.

Early settlers appear to have come from Lincoln, Maine and vicinity, although many of them were origally from NH. A group also appear from Palermo, Washington, Somerville, Windsor, China, and Jefferson, Maine towns. Another group appears from Sumner, Buckfield and Paris Area. Some appaer from the Limerick, York Co, Maine area.

Nearby Mont Chase, T5R6, was settled in 1838 and was a plantation until a town on 21 Mar 1864. It was named for a Chase who came as an agent for the state to prevent timber thieves. Thirteen years later, Thomas Myrick came and was followed by a relative, Ezra Myrick. They were followed by Francis Weeks, John Crommett, John Fisk & Daniel Bumpus. Mount Chase had 250 population in 1860, 262 in 1870 and 310 in 1880.

Wiggins' History of Aroostook County notes that Hersey was settled by: Samuel Huston and Timothy Hale of Plymouth, ME in 1839. Nicholas & Daniel Cooper werew also there then. These men were followed by James Brown of Wilton. Maine, Nathan Fish of Jefferson, Daniel Darling of Hartland, ME, Seth Allen of Sumner, Lewis Sargent and Columbus Bragg of Plymonth.

Hersey was first called Dalton Plantation and was incoporated 25 Jan 1873.

• BARTLETT
• BLACKWELL of MA
• BLAKE
• Henry BUZZELL came from Middleton, NH
• CARPENTER came from Lincoln, ME
• CHASE
• CHESLEY came from Lincoln, ME
• CLARK came from Bristol, ME
• COBURN came from Sumner, ME
• CUNNINGHAM came from New Brunswick, Canada
• DARLING came from Bluehill, Maine area?
• DORITY
• DREW came from Limerick, York Co, Maine
• FARWELL
• FISH came from Townsend, VT
• FRYE came from VT
• GARDNER
• GRANT came from New York State
• HAMILTON
• HAYES
• HAMMOND came from Paris, Oxford Co, Maine
• HALL came from Sumner, Oxford Co, Maine
• HEALD came from Sumner, Oxford Co, Maine
• HERSEY came from Sumner, Oxford Co, Maine
• JACKMAN
• KELLOGG came from Bridgton, Cumberland Co Maine
• LESLIE came from New Hampshire
• McKEEN came from New Brunswick, Canada
• MILES came from Limerick, York Co, Maine
• MITCHELL came from Norway, Oxford Co, ME
• MORRELL came from Sumner, Oxford Co, Maine
• MYRICK
• NOYES came form Gray, ME
• PALMER came from Wakefield, NH
• PEAVEY came from Wilton, ME
• REED came from Winthrop, Kennebec Co, Maine
• RIGBY came from Albion, Kennebec Co, Maine
• SCRIBNER came from Lincoln, Maine
• STINSON came from Sumner, Maine
• STIMPSON came from Brunswick, Cumberland Co, Maine
• TRUE came from Litchfield, Kennebec Co, Maine
• WATERS came from Newcastle, Lincoln Co, Maine and/or Palermo, Waldo Co, Maine
• WEEKS came from China, Kennebec Co, Maine
• WHITEHOUSE came from Middleton, NH
• WIGGIN
• WILLEY

PATTEN, Maine in the Civil War (Coming Soon)