Approximately 1800-early 1830s
John Martin (1823-1904) begins his formal accounting of his life and experiences with a genealogy of his and his wife's families, his mother's life in Ellsworth, her marriage to John Martin Sr., his own childhood, including his father's death; his mother's remarriage to Solomon Raynes, and the family's move to Brewer and Ball Hill Cove in Hampden.
Among the people and events he mentions are:
- Anna Stratton
- John Martin (1800-1824)
- Solomon Raynes
- Cassander Cary
- Sally Clap
- Clara Cary
- Alonzo Raynes
- Martin homestead and neighbors
- Doctor Moses Adams
- Adams murder trial, 1815
- Mary Adams
- Col. Black
- Joseph Card
- Calvin Bakeman
- Eben Merrill
- Rebecca Raynes
- Charles Merrill
- Elm House, Bangor
- Thomas Finson
- Skinner Farm, Brewer
- Henry K. Robinson
- Dilly Snow Farm, Ball Hill Cove, Brewer
- Clara Herrich
- Enoch Holbrook Farm, Brewer
- George Snow
- Dick Patten
- T. A. Snow
- Otis Stone
- Reed Harding
- Martin's plow
- Martin's garden
- First passenger steamer
- Doctor Allen Rogers Tavern, apothecary shop