I initially identified the wife of Michael Mansfield on the following basis:
"Stone Sloops of Chebeague", chart, p. 128, lists Michael's wife as "Lovisa Jane Hamilton" without identifying her parents. The Hamilton chart on p.114 lists a "Louis" (birthdate not given) among the children of Alonzo S. Hamilton. No spouse is listed for Louis. I suspected that "Lovisa" was a typo for "Louisa". Nowhere in all the genealogies in this book is there an occurence of the male name "Louis", so Alonzo's child, I reasoned, could very well actually be a female - Lois or Louise or Louisa. A child of Alonzo would be just about the same age as Michael Mansfield, so I thought my reasoning had a high degree of probability. However, on 19 Oct 2003, I received the following email from Henrietta Leonard, M.D.(HLeonard@Lifespan.org):
. "The Stone Sloops of Chebeague is a good start, but it is not a primary soure and is inaccurate in many places.
. I have asked friends on Chebeague who were the parents of Lovisa Jane Hamilton. (her name really was Lovisa and not Louisa). They have replied with the following information:
. Lovisa Jane Hamilton is the daughter of Capt. Robert Clark Hamilton, Jr., Jan 14, 1830 to Feb 20, 1906, and Betsey Gowell, Apr 12, 1831 to Jan 30, 1920, both buried in the Chebeague Island cemetery, married Nov 25, 1851. She is their seventh child, Oct 28, 1867 to March 14, 1948, buried Chebeague Island cemetery. The chidlren of Michael Morse Mansfield and Lovisa are Cora
Luetta, Aug 15, 1887, Stella Mabel, Nov 29, 1893, and Arthur, Dec 1895.

• Married: ABT 1882

1. Cora Luetta Mansfield b: 15 AUG 1887 in Chebeague Island, Cumberland Co., Maine
2. Stella Mabel Mansfield b: 29 NOV 1893 in Chebeague Island, Cumberland Co., Maine
3. Arthur Mansfield b: DEC 1895 in Chebeague Island, Cumberland Co., Maine