Lincoln County, Maine Genealogy
Guide to Lincoln County, Maine ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Lincoln County was named for Lincoln, England. The county is located in the southern area of the state.[3]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Lincoln County Courthouse
32 High Street
Wiscasset, ME 04578
Phone: 207-882-6363
Lincoln County Website
Clerk Courts has marriage, probate and land records from 1860 and court records from 1861. Clerk Superior Court has probate records from 1760 to 1764. [4]
Lincoln County, Maine Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1892 | 1860 | 1892 | 1761 | 1860 | 1760 | 1790 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this census area:[8]
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Plantations[9]
Extinct towns and plantations[10]
Collamore Ridge Plantation | Hibbert Plantation | Muscongus Isle Plantation (aka Louds Island)
Additional Information
- Named for English city, Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England
History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
- 1873-1965 Maine & Massachusetts, Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen, 1873-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- 1620-2014 Maine, Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1620-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
- 1676-1918 Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
- 1718-2014 Maine, U.S., Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1718-2014 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1780-1990 Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990 at Ancestry - index and images ($)
- ca. 1780-1999 Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1790 | 29,733 | — |
| 1800 | 30,225 | 1.7% |
| 1810 | 42,992 | 42.2% |
| 1820 | 53,189 | 23.7% |
| 1830 | 57,192 | 7.5% |
| 1840 | 63,517 | 11.1% |
| 1850 | 74,875 | 17.9% |
| 1860 | 27,860 | −62.8% |
| 1870 | 25,597 | −8.1% |
| 1880 | 24,821 | −3.0% |
| 1890 | 21,996 | −11.4% |
| 1900 | 19,669 | −10.6% |
| 1910 | 18,216 | −7.4% |
| 1920 | 15,976 | −12.3% |
| 1930 | 15,498 | −3.0% |
| 1940 | 16,294 | 5.1% |
| 1950 | 18,004 | 10.5% |
| 1960 | 18,497 | 2.7% |
| 1970 | 20,537 | 11.0% |
| 1980 | 25,691 | 25.1% |
| 1990 | 30,357 | 18.2% |
| 2000 | 33,616 | 10.7% |
| 2010 | 34,450 | 2.5% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church Records[edit | edit source]
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. For general information about Maine denominations, view the Maine Church Records wiki page.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- 1718-1957 Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents. See Maine Land and Property for databases, early land grants to individuals, and more information.
Online Land Indexes and Records
- 1718-1957 Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
- 1761-1901 Indexes to land records, 1761-1901(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1761-1912 Land records, 1761-1912(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1763-1932 Quit-claim & warranty deeds, mortgage & administrator's papers, etc. of Hancock & Lincoln counties, Maine, 1763-1932(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1826-1856 Maine, Lincoln West District deed books, 1826-1856(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1835-1838 Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications, 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Lincoln County. They may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information, see Maine Local Histories.
- The History of Ancient Sheepscot and Newcastle. 1882. By David Quimby Cushman. Bath, Maine : E. Upton & Son, Printers. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
- History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 1623-1905. c1906. By Francis B. Greene. Portland, Maine : Loring, Short & Harmon. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- 1676-1918 Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
- 1718-1957 Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
Revolutionary War
- 1835-1838 Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications, 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
Civil War
- 1862-1865 Maine, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
Regiments. Civil War service men in Lincoln County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in this county:
World War I
- 1914-1950 Maine, State Archives, World War I (WWI) Grave Cards, 1914-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
- 1917-1919 Maine, World War I Draft Registration Index, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
- 1718-1957 Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
- 1918-1991 Maine, United States Naturalization Records, 1918-1991 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Maine Newspaper Archive Indexes Free; Digital Page Images $ (GenealogyBank $) Twenty-two early Maine 18th and 19th century newspapers, 1785-1898 online. Indexes (free); digital images ($). These newspapers are from Augusta, Bangor, Belfast, Brunswick, Castine, Eastport, Falmouth, Hallowell, Kennebunk, Portland, Saco and Wiscasset.
- 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry ($)
Wiscasset, Lincoln County, newspapers online:
- 1821-1822 Lincoln Intelligencer. Indexes Free, digital pages ($). At GenealogyBank.
- 1821-1822 Lincoln Telegraph. Indexes Free, digital pages ($). At GenealogyBank.
- 1797-1798 Wiscasset Argus. Indexes Free, digital pages ($). At GenealogyBank.
- 1796-1799 Wiscasset Telegraph. Indexes Free, digital pages ($). At GenealogyBank
- Maine Newspaper Project at DigitalMaine Repository
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1584-1999 Maine Wills and Probate Records 1584-1999 at Ancestry.com — images and index ($)
- 1760-1800 The probate records of Lincoln County, Maine, 1760 to 1800(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images. Also at: Ancestry ($).
- 1760-1957 Probate records, 1760-1957(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1760-1979 Maine, County Probate Records, 1760-1979 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
- 1861-1915 Maine, Lincoln County, probate records, 1861-1915(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Maine tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the records. For databases and more information, see Maine Taxation
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
In Maine, vital records are kept by town clerks or selectmen. Although some towns have existed since the 1650s, most vital records date from about 1700. The vital statistics are often arranged by family. For more information, see the Wiki page for the town and the Wiki page, Maine Vital Records.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
- 1715-1922 Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922 at Ancestry ($)
- 1739-1900 Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1589-1966 Maine, United States Marriages at at Findmypast — index, ($) — index $
- 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
- 1670-1921 Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921, at Ancestry ($)
- 1713-1922 Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, at Ancestry ($)
- 1739-1900 Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
- 1759-1777 Lincoln County marriages, County Commissioners records, 1759-1777(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images; Also at: Lincoln County, ME: Commissioners Marriage Records, 1759-1777, ($)
- 1760-1865 Record of marriages, Lincoln County, Maine, 1760-1865(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1761-1989 Court records, 1761-1989(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1771-1907 Maine Marriages, 1771-1907 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
- 1774-1856 Marriage records, 1774-1856(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1777-1810 Records of marriages solemnized by William McCobb, Esqr., of Boothbay, in the county of Lincoln, 1777-1810(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1804-1838 Book of record in the office of Justice of the Peace for the county of Lincoln, 1804-1838(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1828-1866 Record of marriages, 1828-1866(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- To 1866 Marriage returns of Lincoln County, Maine to 1866(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1892-1966; 1977-1996 Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
- 1892-1996 Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996, at Ancestry ($)
- 1892-1966 Maine Marriages, 1892 - 1966 at MyHeritage - index ($)
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
- 1761-1922 Maine, Death Records, 1761-1922, at Ancestry ($)
- 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
- 1960-1997 Maine, Death Index, 1960-1997, at Ancestry ($)
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Oxford Maine Family History Center
- Portland Maine Family History Center
- Rockland Maine Family History Center
- Waterville Maine Family History Center
- Camden Public Library - an affiliate library
- Maine State Library - an affiliate library
- Scarborough Public Library - an affiliate library
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Maine Genealogy Lincoln County
Website
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Lincoln County Historical Society
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- The Lincoln County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Lincoln County
- Lincoln County, Maine History and Genealogy (Genealogy Trails)
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Lincoln County, Maine" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Maine."
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lincoln County, Maine page 304, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lincoln County, Maine. Page 304-305 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 275.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Massachusetts.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Lincoln County, Maine," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Maine, accessed 9 July 2019.
- ↑ For further details see Maine Plantations
- ↑ Before an extinct town (or plantation) was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.