Maine, Broome County New York business records 1833-1840

Question

Is there a possibility of finding a record for 'a store' owned by George Peacock and his wife Jane between 1833 and 1840 in the Village of Maine in New York State?

The family history is shown on a document at the link below.

https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Peacock-3522

I have serious doubts about the likelihood of them being in the state of Maine, their second child was born in Simcoe County, Upper Canada in 1838.

Edit: There is a village called Maine in New York State.  The town is on the western border of the county and is northwest of Binghamton.

This location makes much more sense,

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I also have doubts about Maine. And Broome county also doesn't seem likely. The history book seems to infer that they were married before leaving England, but the marriage is in Buffalo. Given the timeframe it is most likely that they traveled up the Hudson then west, possibly on the cherry valley turnpike then along the Seneca turnpike.

From the ship list he and Jane didn't travel together. It makes sense that they married in Buffalo. But there wasn't long before they had a child in Simcoe. Unfortunately the town of simcoe makes more sense than the one near Toronto, although it's a travel possibility.

could there be a Maine in Ontario?

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Thanks for answering Kay, there is no question about where the family lived in Ontario.

They lived in Simcoe County and were one of the first settler families. The Innisfil Historical Society has a significant amount of information about the family. Their museum has many original documents and photographs.

I am part of a group of 11 researchers, who are descendants of George and his father John. The only question left to answer is was the store really in the state of Maine, or as has been recently suggested that it was in another place called Maine. The village/hamlet, town of Maine in New York State makes far more sense than the state. which is very far away.

In this case they are my husband's ancestors. George is his 3 x GGF, George's father John Peacock is/was my husband's 4 x GGF. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Peacock-3531

John fought at the Battle of Waterloo and we have his sword, hanging on our living room wall, it has been passed down to the oldest of each generation since the family arrived in Canada.

My husband inherited it from his great grandmother Melissa Jane ( Jennie) Peacock Brown. We have old photos of Peacock family reunions and other events that were in multiple boxes of old photos.

We haven't been able to find a place called Maine in Ontario.

There are questions about whether George and Jane married in England, and somehow were required to renew their vows after their daughter Jane was born in Buffalo.

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Doesn't help with your question, but added a deed record showing George and John were "of the township of West Gwillimbury" by July 1843. And John's land petition and probate, but didn't find any hints as to what Maine might have been referred to by that author.

Re-reading the text I wondered for a minute if he meant George's wife Jane's family had come to Maine, but that can't be right either, can it?

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Thank you!

There is also a question with the information about Jane Robinson in the book extract, 'a Scotch girl of the Black Douglas clan' it seems off. And I don't see a way to trace her history back to Scotland in the time of Robert the Bruce.

The 1861 to 1881 census list her birthplace as England.

Many similar family stories whether in Great Britain, Canada or other places include completely unsubstantiated information.

I'll try to find out who wrote the various sections of the book.