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Revision as of 22:44, 17 May 2013
United States 
Maine Somerset County
Guide to Somerset County Maine genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Somerset County, Maine | |
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 Location in the state of Maine | |
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| Founded | March 1, 1809 |
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| County Seat | Skowhegan |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Somerset County Courthouse Court Street Skowhegan, ME 04976 Phone: 207.474.9861 Somerset County Website |
Contents
County Courthouse
Clerk Courts has some marriage records from 1800’s and proabte records from 1809.[1]
History
Parent County
Created 1 March 1809 from Kennebec County.[1]
Boundary Changes
Parts of Somerset County were set off to:
- Franklin County 20 March 1838.[1]
- Piscataquis County 23 March 1838.[1]
- Part of Aroostook County 12 March 1844.[1]
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Towns
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Plantations: Brighton Plantation | Dennistown | Highland Plantation | Pleasant Ridge Plantation | The Forks Plantation | West Forks. For further details see Maine plantations.
Communities
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Villages: • Flagstaff • North Anson
Unorganized territories. BKP=Bingham's Kennebec Purchase; EKR=East of the Kennebec River; NBKP=North of Bingham's Kennebec Purchase; Twp=Township; WELS=West of the Easterly Line of the State; WKR=West of the Kennebec River. For further details see Maine townships.
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Neighboring Counties
Aroostook | Franklin | Kennebec | Penobscot | Piscataquis | Waldo | Quebec counties: Beauce | Bellechasse | Dorchester | Frontenac
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Gazetteers
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
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.
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- The Somerset County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Somerset County
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Somerset County (backup site)
- FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Somerset County
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 305. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Michael J. Leclerc, Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research, 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 115. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974 D27g 2012.
