Information for cemeteries of Bowdoin was published in the book Cemetery Inscriptions and Revolutionary, War of 1812, and Civil War Veterans of Bowdoin, Maine by Charlene B. Bartlett and Jayne E. Bickford. 182 pages (including index). copyright 1993. ISBN 1-55613-771-0. Available from the Town of Bowdoin.

This book included all known cemeteries for the Sagadahoc County, Maine, town of Bowdoin. For each cemetery, there are directions, occasionally some history or notes about the cemetery's condition, plus the year(s) that the data were recorded. Entries appear to be arranged by lot. In addition to the gravestone inscriptions, there are 13 pages of names (and sometimes birth and death dates) of veterans of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. An index to all surnames is provided.

The following material is divided into two sections and contains additions and corrections for the above book. The first section is an index of names of people whose information in the book needs to be corrected or updated (a recent death date for example) or whose information is new (not available when the book was prepared) or was overlooked. Click on one of these names and you will be taken to the section that contains the actual additions/corrections that are arranged first by cemetery and then alphabetically by surname. In this second section, green text is used for an entry not found in the book. Red text updates/corrects an entry already in the book. The additions and corrections below follow the format of the book as much as possible. No attempt has been made to determine the correctness of information not found on a stone (e. g., when the book reads "daughter of ..." but the stone does not), and spelling differences (e. g., VARNAM vs. VARNUM) have not been noted.

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Index of Names
ADAMS, Elizabeth
ADAMS, Hannah P.
ADAMS, Harold P.
ADAMS, Harry Walton
ADAMS, Helen A.
BROWN, E.
BROWN, Jane
CARTER, Harriet W.
COOMBS, Isaac
CURTIS, Eben
CURTIS, Evelyn P.
CURTIS, Mary E.
[FARNUM, J. Franklin - see FARRIN, J. Franklin]
FARRIN, J. Franklin
[GARDNER - Ellen Floretta - see GARDNER, Helen Floretter]
GARDNER, Helen Floretter
[GOWELL, Oscar - see Oscar M.]
GOWELL, Abbie P.
GOWELL, E...elia
GOWELL, Oscar M.
HIGGINS, Anna R.
HIGGINS, Edward L.
LYDSTROM, Roby
REEVES, Ethel Beal
RIDLEY, Willie A.
STARBIRD, Sarah
WOODS, Orie A.
WOODS, Victoria M.

Corrections, Additions, and other notes by Cemetery
South Cemetery
     CURTIS, Evelyn P. - wife of Norman E. Curtis, 1879-1933. (page 1)

North Cemetery
     FARNUM, J. Franklin - should be FARRIN, J. Franklin (page 84)
     FARRIN, J. Franklin - son of Thomas & Lucy A. Farrin, died 26 August 1853 at 1 yr. 11 m. 4 d. (page 84)
     LYDSTROM, Roby, Mr. - died 7 November 1835 at 48 yrs., 8 m., 14 d. (page 83)
     STARBIRD, Sarah - note at top of page 86 says that this stone is not found in the cemetery, but see entry for "STARBIRD, Sarah H." on page 81
     RIDLEY, Willie A. - son of Alex. and Rachel J., died 21 March 1864 at 1 yr., 4 m., 7 d. (on same lot as Mary RIDLEY, page 84)

Millay Cemetery
   Page 87, directions - Due to what is presumably a new road since the publication of this book, the directions to the Millay Cemetery should read as follows: "from intersection of Routes 201 and 125 in Bowdoin, travel 3.2 miles north (towards Richmond) on Route 201 to the intersection with the Blanchard Cross Road. Turn right onto the Blanchard Cross Road and in 0.3 miles, the cemetery will be on the left."

Adams Cemetery
   Page 99, line 9 - The "?" should be replaced with "V. M." [=Volunteer Militia?]
   Page 100, line 7 - The word "sleep" should be replaced with "die".
   Page 101, last line - The "Helen" reported here is the personal stone for Helen W. (line 8).
     ADAMS, Elizabeth, Mrs. - his wife, died 27 Nov 1839. (page 96)
     ADAMS, Hannah P. - his wife, died 21 Nov 1890 at 73 yrs. 7 m. 10 d. (page 95)
     ADAMS, Harold P. - Maine Sgt 56 Pioneer Inf World War I, 4 May 1891-21 June 1970. (p. 100)
     ADAMS, Harry Walton - 1859-1943. (page 95)
     ADAMS, Helen A. - 10 July 1920-27 May 2000 (page 101)
     CARTER, Harriet W. - wife of John Carter, 1904-1975. (page 97)
     COOMBS, Isaac - died 16 Sep 1856 at 51 yrs. 3 m. (page 97)
     CURTIS, Eben - 1820-1892. (page 97)
     CURTIS, Mary E. - his wife, 1824-1896. (page 97)
     GARDNER, Ellen Floretta - should be GARDNER, Helen Floretter. (page 99)
     GARDNER, Helen Floretter - died 25 Jul 1853 at 1 y. 6 d. (page 99)
     HIGGINS, Anna R. - wife of John Higgins, died 9 Jan 1850 (p. 100)
     HIGGINS, Edward L. - son of John & Anna R. Higgins, died 13 Feb 1850 at 9 yrs. 1 m. 17 d. (p. 100)
     REEVES, Ethel Beal - 2 Oct 1900-17 May 1984. (page 98)
     WOODS, Victoria M. - wife of O. A. Woods, 1914-1992. (page 97)
     WOODS, Orie A. - 1908-1987. (page 97)

Brown Cemetery
   On 6 September 2003, stones were found for all persons listed for the cemetery except Jonathan Brown (husb. of Margaret A.) on page 102 and James A. Brown and Maria Brown on page 103.
     BROWN, E. - died 18 April 1850 at 13 m. (page 103)
     BROWN, Jane - wife of Jonathan, died 12 October 1850 at 69 yrs. 4 m (broken stone). (page 102)

Gowell Cemetery
   Page 121, directions - From the intersection of Routes 201 and 125, go south (towards Topsham) on Route 201 1.7 miles to its intersection with the Doughty Road on the right. Turn right onto the Doughty Road and then turn right into the trailer park. The graves are at the edge of the lawn behind the second trailer on the right.
     GOWELL, Abbie P. - wife of William Go... (page 121)
     GOWELL, E...elia - died 15 Jan 1871 age 55 yrs. (page 121)
     GOWELL, Oscar M. - son of William & Abigail Gowell, died 6 Oct 1851 at 3 yrs. 2 m. (page 121)