Richmond, Sagadahoc County, Maine Genealogy

United States

New England

Maine

Sagadahoc

Richmond

Town Information

Description

Richmond, Maine at Wikipedia

Populated Places

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

Adjacent Towns

Adjacent towns: Sagadahoc Co.: Bath | Georgetown | Phippsburg | Woolwich

Town Records

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

Richmond Town Clerk

Richmond Town Clerk
26 Gardiner Street
Richmond, ME 04357
Telephone: (207)737-4305, Ext. 202 Fax: (207)737-4306
E-mail:townclerk@richmondmaine.com
Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1739-1900 Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1768-1814 Town records of Richmond, Sagadahoc Co., Me. & Biddeford, York Co., Me. at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1823-1892 Town and vital records, 1823-1892 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1931-1946 Record of deaths in Richmond, Maine, 1931-1946 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1768-1814 Town records of Richmond, Sagadahoc Co., Me. & Biddeford, York Co., Me. at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1771-1907 Maine Marriages, 1771-1907 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1823-1892 Town and vital records, 1823-1892 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1931-1946 Record of deaths in Richmond, Maine, 1931-1946 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1768-1814 Town records of Richmond, Sagadahoc Co., Me. & Biddeford, York Co., Me. at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1823-1892 Town and vital records, 1823-1892 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1841-1910 Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1931-1946 Record of deaths in Richmond, Maine, 1931-1946 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1960-1996 Maine Death Index, 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

• Richmond Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
• Sagadahoc County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Sagadahoc 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 Richmond, 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 Richmond:

City Directories

• 1871-1933 Maine, U.S., City Directories, Richmond at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
• Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

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

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

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 Richmond town records available online:

• 1823-1892 Town and vital records, 1823-1892 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1931-1946 Town records of Richmond, Sagadahoc Co., Me. & Biddeford, York Co., Me at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Probate Records

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

• 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

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