Maine Genealogy

Maine Genealogy contains information and records for Maine ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Specifically, it provides sources for birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, tax records, court records, and military records. It also provides some historical details about different times and people in Maine history.

New Maine Genealogy

  • Early History of Orrington and Brewer

    Early History of Orrington and Brewer

    This article provides an early history of both Orrington and Brewer Maine as written by Hon. David Perham in 1820, 50 years after John Brewer arrived and laid the foundation of his mill-dam.

  • Special 1837 Maine – Penobscot County

    The document titled “Special 1837 Maine Census of Unincorporated Townships and Plantations of Penobscot County” was meticulously transcribed by Donald and Evelyn Wright on February 23, 2002. Originally held at the Maine State Archives, this rare census enumerates individuals in various unincorporated areas of Penobscot County as of March 1, 1837. The census captures detailed demographical data on residents, distributed into categories such as age groups and family heads, across different unincorporated territories, both east and west of the Penobscot River. Enumerator Jacob W. Stinchfield, among others, pledged to execute a comprehensive and accurate count via direct inquiries at each…

  • Those unable to pay their Direct Taxes for 1816: Garland, Maine

    Supplement to the Bangor Weekly Register July to August 1817 “Because of the cost of the War of 1812 (1812-1814) followed by the year without a summer 1815, many New Englanders went to Ohio for a better life. Some families remained in Maine but were unable to pay their taxes. … Read more

  • Biographies of Garland Maine Citizens

    The following two notices are from the Bowdoin College Roll of Honor, in the Adjutant-General’s reports during the late war: Class of 1861 — William A. HOBBIE, born in Garland, October 1837; served in the Army of the Tennessee under General Sherman, in the Sixteenth Iowa. Leander O. MERRIAM, born … Read more

  • Samuel Adams of Bowdoin Land Grant Application

    1835 land grant application submitted to the Maine Land Office for Samuel Adams for service in the Revolutionary War.

  • Samuel Adams of Bath Land Grant Application

    1838 land grant application submitted to the Maine Land Office on behalf of Samuel Adams for service in the Revolutionary War, by their widow Abigail.

  • Joseph Adams of Jay Land Grant Application

    1836 land grant application submitted to the Maine Land Office for Joseph Adams for service in the Revolutionary War.

  • Jedediah Adams of Bowdoinham Land Grant Application

    1836 land grant application submitted to the Maine Land Office on behalf of Jedediah Adams for service in the Revolutionary War, by his widow Rebecca.

  • Silas Accrow of Portland Land Grant Application

    1836 land grant application submitted to the Maine Land Office on behalf of Silas Accrow for service in the Revolutionary War, by his widow Sarah.

  • John Abbott of North Berwick Land Grant Application

    Land grant application submitted in 1835-1838 to the Maine Land Office for John Abbott of North Berwick for service in the Revolutionary War.

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