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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 |
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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.
Early Maine newspapers routinely reported on news, obituaries, births, marriages etc. from around the state. Be sure to search the indexes for all Maine newspapers to find your target ancestor.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.