Fairview (settlement)

Fairview was, from 1624 to 1633, the name of the settlement which is today the city of Faircliff, Maine.

Geography
See the geography section of the article on Faircliff.

History
The area that would become known as Faircliff was originally settled in about 1624/5 by a group of immigrants from England and Ireland. Their ship had originally landed near Massachusetts Bay, but a group of young adults split early from their fellow travelers and headed northward. The unofficial leader of the settlers was 18-year-old Benjamin Delambre. He, along with his sibling Miranda, Victoria, Noah, and Samuel, had sailed for the New World with their father, Phillip Delambre, who perished during the voyage.

It was 17-year-old Miranda Delambre who suggested the name Fairview for the settlement, and it was known by that designation until 1633, when it was renamed Faircliff.

The only real census of the settlement while it was known as Fairview dates from 1627, lists some 215 residents. Most were aged between 15 and 30 years old.