Rev. Phinehas Pillsbury was born in 1767 in Bradford, Massachusetts. He relocated to Blue Hill, Maine, in 1798, where he opened a tannery business. He became a member of the Congregational Church in Sedgewick in 1794, and soon after decided that he would begin preaching. He eventually became a deacon of the Church of Christ in Blue Hill, and in 1807 was ordained minister of the Church of Christ in Nobleboro, Maine, where he remained until 1836. As there was no meeting house until 1817, Rev. Pillsbury preached in a great number of homes in Nobleboro and neighboring towns, as well as schoolhouses.

Rev. Pillsbury's entries include day-to-day descriptions of his activities, which included travels, visits, marriages, burials, births, and deaths. He also recorded the entire families of many individuals.

The original transcription is part of the R. Stanton Avery Collections, call number ME NOB 1.

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