Settlers came to Boothbay from Ireland, Scotland and England. Some made their way from Londonderry, NH long before the town was incorporated in 1764. The next few Chronicles will highlight some of these families.

Much information is from Francis Greene's History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor. His family histories do not include the geneaology of women so additional information comes from internet sites and cemetery headstones.

The name Auld is not common these days, but the family came to the area from Medford Massachusetts around the time Boothbay was incorporated.. Ann Auld settled in East Boothbay with sons John and James. Father Jacob remained in Massachusetts with his second wife Elizabeth. Ann died in 1771 and is buried in Kenniston. Her name appears on on Jacob's stone in Medford.

The brothers married sisters Mary and Frances McCobb.

John died at age 27 in 1771 and his wife Mary in 1773 at the age of 20, leaving one daughter, Rachel who married Nicolas Knight. All are buried in Kenniston Cemetery

James was a farmer and brick maker. He and wife Frances had 12 children. He passed away in 1798 at the age of 51, Frances in 1808 at 58. They are both buried in Kenniston Cemetery.

In addition to farming and brick making, the Aulds were engaged in fishing, carpentry and the grocery trade. Son Jacob Auld was in a mercantile partnership with Joseph McCobb. Joseph married Jacob's sister Margaret. The Auld-McCobb house, a double house built for the partners in 1807, is on Oak Street, the town's oldest brick house.

Three sons of James were soldiers in the War of 1812 - Jacob, James Jr. and William.

Three of Aulds served in the Civil War – James, son of Augustus, John Goodrich , son of John Jr. and Rufus, grandson of James.

Augustus Auld, son of James Auld Jr. was lost at sea in 1851 on the fishing shcooner Grampus with his son Elup Faxon, aged 17.

The Auld women married into the Knight, Kelley, Hutchins, Fisher, Fullerton, McClintock, McCobb, Wheeler and Haywood families.

The children of James and Frances had 80 offspring and their children totaled 230. Most of family is buried in Kenniston and Wylie Cemeteries with later generation in Oceanview

Questions comments and suggestions are welcome here or you can e-mail bbcemeteries@proton.me. I will also help find the gravestones of family members.

Please note: This column is being written as a private citizen and has no connection to the Boothbay- Boothbay Harbor Cemetery District. All content, including projects and opinions is the responsibility of the author.