Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine Genealogy

United States

New England

Maine

Cumberland County

Cumberland

Modern town borders of Cumberland in Cumberland County, Maine.

Town Information

Description

• Cumberland, Maine at Wikipedia.

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Cumberland Town Clerk

Cumberland Town Clerk
290 Tuttle Road
Cumberland, ME 04021
phone:207-829-5559
Cumberland Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1715-1875 Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine computer printout ; births or christenings, 1715-1875 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1720-1891 Vital records, 1720-1891 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1730-1898 North Yarmouth records, 1730-1898 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1739-1900 Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Marriages

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1720-1891 Vital records, 1720-1891 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1771-1907 Maine Marriages, 1771-1907 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Deaths

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1720-1891 Vital records, 1720-1891 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1841-1910 Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1960-1996 Maine Death Index, 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Town Reports

The town of Cumberland kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Cumberland kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistics information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

1878 1883 1888 1892 1893a 1893b 1894a 1894b 1895a 1895b 1896a 1896b 1897 1898a 1898b 1899a 1899b 1900a 1900b 1901a

1901b 1902a 1902b 1903a 1903b 1904a 1904b 1905a 1905b 1906a 1906b 1907a 1907b 1908a 1908b 1909a 1909b 1910a 1910b 1911a

1911b 1912a 1912b 1913a 1913b 1914a 1914b 1915a 1915b 1916a 1916b 1917a 1917b 1918a 1918b 1919a 1919b 1920a 1920b

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

• Cumberland Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
• Cumberland County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Cumberland County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records

Historically, the largest religious groups in Maine were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Maine denominations, view the Maine Church Records wiki page.

To see the churches in Cumberland, visit FamilySearch Places.

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Cumberland:

Land Records

The following are online land records for the town of Cumberland:

• 1835-1838 Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications, 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index and images

Local Histories

Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• Maine Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• Maine Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• Maine Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• Maine Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Other Town Records

In Maine, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

Births Marriages Deaths Burials Cemetery records Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

The following are Cumberland town records available online:

Probate Records

In Maine, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Cumberland:

• 1584-1999 Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
• 1760-1979 Maine, County Probate Records, 1760-1979 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection - images

Research Facilities

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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