William Sears was a cooper and sea captain; he owned the first tavern in Bridgton, Maine which was later called Pondicherry House. Contributed by FG Volunteer, Kay (#47019646).
From "The Bridgton town register", 1905, by Harry Edward Mitchell; 1904
In 1789, William Sears, of Beverly Mass., purchased the two lots on Stevens' Brook, comprising the older part of the village of Bridgton, and erected a grist-mill below the saw-mill at the outlet of Crotched Pond. He also erected the first tavern in the village, on the corner opposite the Bridgton House. [pg 13]
What was probably the second saw mill in town was established in 1789 by William Sears. [pg 26]
From "The Bridgton town register", 1905, by Harry Edward Mitchell; 1904
In 1789, William Sears, of Beverly Mass., purchased the two lots on Stevens' Brook, comprising the older part of the village of Bridgton, and erected a grist-mill below the saw-mill at the outlet of Crotched Pond. He also erected the first tavern in the village, on the corner opposite the Bridgton House. [pg 13]
What was probably the second saw mill in town was established in 1789 by William Sears. [pg 26]
William Sears was a cooper and sea captain; he owned the first tavern in Bridgton, Maine which was later called Pondicherry House. Contributed by FG Volunteer, Kay (#47019646).
From "The Bridgton town register", 1905, by Harry Edward Mitchell; 1904
In 1789, William Sears, of Beverly Mass., purchased the two lots on Stevens' Brook, comprising the older part of the village of Bridgton, and erected a grist-mill below the saw-mill at the outlet of Crotched Pond. He also erected the first tavern in the village, on the corner opposite the Bridgton House. [pg 13]
What was probably the second saw mill in town was established in 1789 by William Sears. [pg 26]
From "The Bridgton town register", 1905, by Harry Edward Mitchell; 1904
In 1789, William Sears, of Beverly Mass., purchased the two lots on Stevens' Brook, comprising the older part of the village of Bridgton, and erected a grist-mill below the saw-mill at the outlet of Crotched Pond. He also erected the first tavern in the village, on the corner opposite the Bridgton House. [pg 13]
What was probably the second saw mill in town was established in 1789 by William Sears. [pg 26]
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