Summer chock-full of reunions

We have several family reunions to tell you about this week.

The Bubar Family Reunion will be held July 28 at the home of Paul Wintle on Phillips Corner Road in Pittsfield. Dinner will be held at 12:30 p.m. Bring food, dishes, utensils and lawn chairs. Beverages will be provided. For more information, call 487-9242 or 487-4507.

The Craig Family Reunion, for the Craigs of Back Bay, Nashwaak and Maine, will be held July 13 at the Courtenay Bay Inn in Saint John, New Brunswick. The family is descended from James and Mary Craig, who arrived in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, in 1820, and settled in the Back Bay area. Their children moved on to Nashwaak (east of Woodstock) and Maine. Children: Andrew, born 1793; William, 1797; Samuel, 1798; Elizabeth, 1805; James, 1806; Mary, 1807; and Robert, 1811. Bring old photos and stories. For more information, contact Steve Craig, 1734 Douglas St., Kingston, Nova Scotia, Canada, B0P 1R0; (902) 765-3785; or e-mail stephenw@auracom.com.

The Cray Family Reunion will be held Aug. 2-4 in Palmyra. “If you are working on the Cray family history, this is the place to be,” said Maxine Cray-Willis. “We expect Crays from all over the country.” For details, contact Maxine Cray-Willis at P.O. Box 304, Ellsworth, ME 04605, call 667-6438, or e-mail arwillis@acadia.net.

The Flood Family Reunion for descendants of Lincoln and Lizzie Flood of Alexander will begin with a potluck dinner at 11 a.m. July 13 at the Charlotte Fire House in Charlotte. Bring a dish to share and a lawn chair. For more information, contact Thursa Sawyer at 454-7436.

The 135th Kalloch Family Reunion will be held 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Warren Baptist Church, Main Street, Warren. I can tell you that the amount of Kalloch genealogy available for perusing during last year’s reunion was truly amazing, and the association also is planning outdoor activities this year. In addition, cousins are still submitting quilt squares for another project. The group would like to have registrations by July 6, if possible. Registrations must be in by Aug. 3. The cost, including a buffet lunch, is $14, sent in care of Evelyn N. Kalloch, P.O. Box 124, Thomaston, ME 04861.

The first Nichols Family Reunion, relatives and friends of Ralph and Dorothy (Carr) Nichols of Groton, Conn., will meet 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 13 at Lakeside Condominiums, Ledyard, Conn. Lots of activities are planned. If you plan to attend, you can obtain information or directions from Michelle Horan, (860) 572-8448, e-mail michellemhoran@groton-.pfizer.com; or Nancy J. Marlow, (904) 277-8693, e-mail gmarlow@netmagic.net.

The Stanchfield Family Reunion will be held at 10 a.m. July 13 at the Alumni Hall in Brownville Junction. The event begins with coffee. For lunch at 1 p.m., bring a dish to share and something for the dessert table. Bring old family photos and items for the auction after lunch. For information, contact Byron Stanchfield, 965-8531.

3188. MYRICK-SUKEFORTH-CREED. Seeking info on my great-great-grandmother, Eva May Myrick Sukeforth Creed. She was born Eva May Myrick in 1865, maybe in Vinalhaven. One record lists her as daughter of Joseph and Anna McKenna(y) Myrick. In 1880, she was 14-year-old servant in household of Willard Sukeforth in Montville. She is working with 37-year-old Annie Myrick, maybe her mother? Eva md. Willard’s oldest son, Edgar Sukeforth, 1885, in Montville. They had sons Leroy, Roland, Alga. In 1990 I find her in Vinalhaven, remarried to George Creed. Sons from previous marriage then living in Appleton with the great-grandmother, Betsey Sukeforth. Eva was living in 1916 when my grandmother Pearl was born in Rockland. Then Eva seems to fade away. Searching for when and where she died. It was believed that she was of American Indian descent. Kelley Bowden-Sadosky, 1853 Bartlett Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99507; icicles@gwi.net.

3189. FLOOD. Would like information on descendants of Peter and Lucy Flood, md. Aug. 25, 1845, Newbury, Essex County, Mass. He was b. Dec. 7, 1778, Concord, NH; she was b. Nov. 27, 1787, Rutland, Vt. They lived in Maine town of Alexander later in life. Children: Lucy, Betsy, Jeremiah C., George, Elmira, Julia, David, John Atteson Colby, Wesley and Levi. Thursa C. Sawyer, 26 Cone Road, Charlotte, ME 04666; or call 454-7436.

3190. DOW-GLIDDEN. Seeking parents, ancestors of Rebecca Glidden, b. about 1772, md. Jeremiah Dow about 1797. He was b. about 1768, Plaisted, N.H., son of Peter and Elizabeth (Huse) Dow. Jeremiah Jr., son of Jeremiah and Rebecca, b. Feb. 15, 1802, Jefferson or Whitefield. He md. about 1822, Sarah Glidden, daughter of Michael and Sarah or Sally (Hinckley) Glidden. Also seeking her ancestry. Danny W. Howard, DECF Box 428, Machiasport, ME 04655.

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