Isaac left Scarborough in May 1763 with his wife and three children, and others, embarked on a small vessel commanded by Capt. Buck for Machias, where they landed in a small creek or cove on 20 May 1763. He was the first English settler to come to Machias. Here he built a large double log-house within 8 or 10 rods of the falls . He was one of the "16 Associates", as they were called, that formed an association for the purpose of building mills and engaging in lumbering operations in Machias. In 1763 they built the first sawmill in Machias. He relocated to Bucks Harbor in c. May 1772. Note: Isaac & Deborah were first cousins.
Revolutionary War Service: Isaac Larrabee was in Capt. Seavey's Co., rank Sergeant MA. He served twice with colonists during Rev. War. Service: Massachusetts Rank(s): Sergeant with Captain Joseph Seavey Seavey-88, 6th Lincoln; Colonel Ben Foster.
Larreby's Islands " ... ---but both the Libbys and the Larrebys were early settlers. The Libbys unmistakably gave their name to the islands, whether or not they were associated with them, but a Larreby was the first co-claimant: in 1784 Isaac Larrabee joined Stephen Jones ... their common possession and improvement of the two Libby Islands since 1769 and asking that they be "quieted and confirmed ... Rufus Putnam ... notes a family in residence on the larger (easterly) island, and as noted names the islands Larreby's. ... " page 299 & 300 Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast ... Vol. II, Mount Desert to Machias Bay by Charles B. McLane
Narrative of the town of Machias, the old and the new, the early and late ... https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/narrativeoftowno00dris/narrativeoftowno00dris.pdf
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