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.

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

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

History

The first settlers were Vital Daigle and his wife Julie Cyr.[3] They came from nearby Frenchville, Maine, seeking a new home for their family.[4] The deed to the property was dated 1858, and listed 13 Daigle family members.[3]

Other settlers from Frenchville followed, and the small community of Daigle developed.[4]

In 1882, Vital Daigle developed a property called "New Canada Plantation" south of the family homestead, where Daigle manufactured lumber.[3][5] The township adopted the name "New Canada".[6]

Daigle had a post office from 1899 to 1933,[7] and Vital Daigle was the first postmaster.[8]

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.[4][9]

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