Hartwell Little Yard is on River Road on the righthand side heading towards Durham. It's just past the I-95 overpass and the CMP easement. The cemetery is set a little back from the road, with enough frontage to park easily. Looking at the front of the cemetery, the CMP easement is to the right, houses to the left. The site is wooded, fenced only at the front, and drops off at the rear. The rear third of the lot appears empty. Several years ago Boy Scouts cleaned out the cemetery, built the current fence and sign, and cleaned and righted the stones. The oldest of the 44 headstones is dated 1832, the latest is 1910.
History: Hartwell Little purchased the farm surrounding the cemetery in 1866. He lived there with his wife, Lavesta, and later, his second wife, Naomi. His granddaughter, Mabel Melissa Little, (daughter of his son Charles) died December 23,1900 and is buried in the cemetery on River Road. There is no marker. [source: Helene Bisson, great-granddaughter of Hartwell Little] |
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The transcriptions below are from a Senior Service Project undertaken by Brunswick High School student DeDe Desmarais in 2001. She visited the cemetery several times to transcribe, photograph, and map the the headstones. She compared her own records to those in the Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick Town Clerk's Office, and the collection of Bernice Douglas. The number at the beginning of each entry corresponds to the headstone's number on the map.
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ALDEN12. Lewis s. of Alex. & Delia Alden d. Nov. 8, 1846 a. 20 y.
ALEXANDER44. Joseph Alexander. d. June 28, 1844 a. 60 y. 45. Pamelia Alexander, w. of Joseph d. Nov. 8, 1860 a. 77 y. No headstone, Martin Alexander [PHS records show he was a Civil War soldier]
BAILEY15. George W. s. of Timothy & Mary d. Sept. 5, 1848 a. 5m. 10d.
DEARBORN40. Charity P. relict of Richard & daughter of Charles E. & Rebecca Toothaker, d. July 24, 1840 a. 24 y.
41. Richard D. Dearborn, d. Oct. 23, 1839 a. 27 y.
DUNLAP27. Hugh Dunlap, Curtis Co., Mass. Troops., Rev. War 26. Jane Dunlap, d. of Rev. Robert & Jane d. Nov. 21, 1841 a. 94 y.
LITTLENo headstone, Mabel Melissa Little, granddaughter of Hartwell Little, died 1900
MARDEN43. Minerva Marden, w. of William B. d. Sept. 15, 1856 a. 34 y.
MCMANUS22a. Abigail A. Stone, w. of Capt. Geo. H. McManus d. Sept. 1851 a. 31 y. 5 m. 22b. Alice Stone, d. of Geo. & A. A. McManus d. Nov. 30, 1851 a. 6 m.
MERRYMAN10. Harriet Merryman, d. Mar. 2, 1882 a. 75 y. 7. Nancy Merryman, d. Feb. 15, 1892 a. 84 y.
MOODY8. Catherine, w. of Samuel C. d. Jan. 2, 1890 a. 85 y. 11. John F. Moody, d. Aug. 28, 1898 a. 67 y. 9. Samuel C. Moody, d. May 18, 1832 a. 87 y.
OWEN
20c. Alvin B. child of Robert M. & Cordelia L., d. Oct. 20, 1858
23. Chas. Fred Owen, d. May 28, 1906 a. 67 y. 10 m.
20a. Cordelia, w. of Robert M. Owen d. in Auburn, Me. Nov. 23, 1858 a. 31 y.
48. Hannah Owen, w. of Jeremiah Owen Dec. 28, 1798 - Mar. 24, 1891 49. Jeremiah Owen, Mar. 16, 1792 - Aug. 21, 1867 47. Joseph B. Owen, s. of Jeremiah & Hannah d. Sept. 24, 1842 a. 10 y. 24. Josephine B. Owen, w. of Charles Fred Owen d. May 14, 1879 a. 34 y. 2 m. 20b. Mary A. w. of Alvin B. Owen d. Oct. 20, 1858 21. Mary Alice Owen, d. of Robert M. & Cordelia d. Apr. 2, 1852 a. 14 m. 46. Phillip Owen ,1817 - 1910
50. William S. Owen, d. Nov. 10, 1854 a. 34 y.
25. Willie Owen, s. of C.F. & L.A. Owen d. July 5, 1886 ae. 19 No headstone, Joseph B. Owen [PHS records show two with same name, this one: "s. of William & Sara P. Owen, d. Sept. 29, 1846"
PURINGTON4. George E., s. of Robert H. & Mary J. Purington d. Oct. 4, 1849 a. 2 y. 6 m. [incorrectly listed as "Harrington" in an entry in the Bernice Douglas collection.]
30. Dorcas widow of Robert Purington d. July 9, 1840 a. 80 y.
28. Capt. Joshua Purington, d. Aug. 9, 1852 a. 73 y.
29. Mary Purington, d. Dec. 4, 1848, ae. 54 yrs.
31. Robert Purington, d. Aug. 1, 1833 a. 82 y.
ROYAL3. Eliza Royal, w. of John Royal D. June 18, 1854 a. 34 y. STONE32. Alice Stone, d. of Solomon & Abigail Stone d. Sept. 24, 1850 a. 18 y. 4 m. 34. Solomon Stone, d. Oct. 25, 1850 a. 59 y. 10 m. No headstone, Abigail Brockway Stone [PHS records show: "Abigail Brockway w. of Solomon d. Mar. 22, 1834 a. 39 y."
TOOTHAKER
39a. Abigail R. d. of Charles & Rebecca was drowned Dec. 4, 1836 a. 12 y. 8 m.
36. Charles Toothaker, d. Nov. 5, 1872 a. 80 y. 5 m. 38. Gideon Toothaker, s. of Charles & Rebecca d. at San Francisco, Calif. Dec. 3, 1851 a. 25 y. 42. Mary Toothaker, d. of Gideon & Abigail d. Jan. 10, 1845 a. 60 y.
37a. Rebecca Toothaker, w. of Charles d. July 4, 1880 a. 83 y. 9 m.
WENDLING5. Sarah Elizabeth d. of Ignas & Susan Wendling d. Sept. 19, 1850 a. 1 y. 7 d. 6. Joseph Henry, s. of Ignas & Susan Wendling d. June. 30, 1845 a. 2 y. 5 m. 14 d.
WINSLOW
35. Mr. Horace Winslow s. of Prince B. & Sarah N. Winslow d. Dec. 13, 1845 a 24. Y.
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