Daigle, Maine - Wikiwand

Unincorporated community in Maine, United States

CountryUnited States

Established1858

Elevation

^[1]

712 ft (217 m)

Daigle, Maine
Unincorporated community
Daigle, 1915
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Coordinates: 47°11′22″N 68°27′39″W / 47.18944°N 68.46083°W / 47.18944; -68.46083
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Aroostook
Town	New Canada
Established	1858
Elevation ^[1]	712 ft (217 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	04743 (New Canada)
GNIS feature ID	564738^[1]

Daigle is an unincorporated community in the town of New Canada, in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.^[1] It is the only named community in the town.

The settlement is located 8 mi (13 km) south of Fort Kent. Daigle Pond and Dam are located there.^[2]

The first settlers were Vital Daigle and his wife Julie Cyr. They came from nearby Frenchville, Maine, seeking a new home for their family.^[3] The deed to the property was dated 1858, and listed 13 Daigle family members.

Other settlers from Frenchville followed, and the small community of Daigle developed.^[3]

In 1882, Vital Daigle developed a property called "New Canada Plantation" south of the family homestead, where Daigle manufactured lumber.^[4] The township adopted the name "New Canada".^[5]

Daigle had a post office from 1899 to 1933,^[6] and Vital Daigle was the first postmaster.^[7]

A church called Holy Family Parish was built in 1906. A cemetery was also established. In 1909, the church was destroyed by fire, but was rebuilt the following year. The church closed in 2000 and was demolished, and a monument was erected to mark its place. The property was sold to the town of New Canada, where a community center was to be built. The cemetery is extant, and contains the graves of many early families.^[3]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Daigle, Maine
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Daigle Pond Dam
1 2 3 Roy, Ken. "Holy Family Parish History". Our Acadian, French-Canadian, and Maine Ancestors. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
↑ Maine Register or State Year-book and Legislative Manual. J. B. Gregory. 1888. pp. 273.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Town of New Canada
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Daigle Post Office (historical)
↑ "Aroostook County" (PDF). Doubleday Postal History. Retrieved November 25, 2016.

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