Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy
Guide to Androscoggin County, Maine ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Androscoggin County, Maine | |
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![]() Location in the state of Maine, United States Genealogy | |
Facts | |
Founded | March 18, 1854 |
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County Seat | Auburn |
Courthouse | |
Address | Androscoggin County Courthouse 2 Turner St Auburn, ME 04210 Phone: 207.753-2500 Website |
Contents
- 1 Description
- 2 Androscoggin County, Maine Record Dates
- 3 County Courthouse
- 4 History
- 5 Places / Localities
- 6 Resources
- 7 Societies and Libraries
- 8 Websites
- 9 References
Description[edit | edit source]
Adroscoggin County was named for the Androscoggin tribe. The county is located in the southwestern area of the state.[1]
Androscoggin County, Maine Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
1892 | 1851 | 1892 | 1854 | 1854 | 1854 | 1790 |
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Androscoggin County Building - Auburn, Maine
2 Turner Street
Auburn, ME 04210
207-753-2500
Website
- Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1854.
- City Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce and burial records.
- Register of Probate has probate records.
- Register of Deeds has land records. [3]
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1854 - Created 18 March 1854 from parts of Cumberland, Oxford, Kennebec and Lincoln counties.[3]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Places / Localities[edit | edit source]
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Cumberland | Oxford | Franklin | Kennebec | Sagadahoc
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:[4]
Cities | ||
Towns | ||
Unincorporated communities | ||
Census-designated places | ||
Ghost towns | ||
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Print | List of Cemeteries in the county |
Findagrave.com | Family History Library | Findagrave.com |
MEGenWeb | WorldCat | Billion Graves |
USGenWeb Archives | FamilySearch Places | |
Tombstone Project | ||
MEInterment | ||
Billion Graves | ||
See Maine Cemeteries for more information. |
- 1620-2014 - Maine, Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1620-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1676-1918 - Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1780-1990 - Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1780-1999 - Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Historical populations | ||
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Census | Pop. | %± |
1860 | 29,726 | — |
1870 | 35,866 | 20.7% |
1880 | 45,042 | 25.6% |
1890 | 48,968 | 8.7% |
1900 | 54,242 | 10.8% |
1910 | 59,822 | 10.3% |
1920 | 65,796 | 10.0% |
1930 | 71,214 | 8.2% |
1940 | 76,679 | 7.7% |
1950 | 83,594 | 9.0% |
1960 | 86,312 | 3.3% |
1970 | 91,279 | 5.8% |
1980 | 99,657 | 9.2% |
1990 | 105,259 | 5.6% |
2000 | 103,793 | −1.4% |
2010 | 107,702 | 3.8% |
Source: "Wikipedia.org". |
- 1790 - 1790 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1790 - United States Census, 1790 Description at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1800 - 1800 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1800 - United States Census, 1800 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1800-1890 - All Maine, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890 Results, Ancestry $
- 1810 - 1810 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1810 - United States Census, 1810 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1820 - 1820 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1820 - United States Census, 1820 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1830 - 1830 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1830 - United States Census, 1830 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1840 - 1840 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1840 - United States Census, 1840 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1850 - 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
- 1850 - United States Census, 1850 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1850 - United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1860 - 1860 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1860 - United States Census, 1860 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1870 - 1870 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1870 - United States Census, 1870 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1880 - 1880 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1880 - United States Census, 1880 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1890 - 1890 Veterans Schedules, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1890 - United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1900 - 1900 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1900 - United States Census, 1900 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1910 - 1910 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1910 - United States Census, 1910 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1920 - 1920 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1920 - United States Census, 1920 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1930 - 1930 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1930 - United States Census, 1930 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1930 - United States Census of Merchant Seamen, 1930 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1940 - 1940 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1940 - United States Census, 1940 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
Church[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[edit | edit source]
- 1718-1957 - Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
Directories[edit | edit source]
- 1860 - Lewiston & Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, 1860 Directory at Ancestry.com $
- 1864 - The Lewiston and Auburn directory at Ancestry.com $
- 1905 - The town register, Wayne, Wales, Monmouth, Leeds, Greene : 1905 at Ancestry.com $
- 1908 - Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory, 1908 at Ancestry.com $
- 1909 - The town register, East Livermore, Livermore, Jay, 1909 at Ancestry.com $
- 1909 - The Webster, West Gardiner, Litchfield, and Monmouth register, 1909 at Ancestry.com $
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
- 1837 - 1965 - Maine & Massachusetts Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen 1837-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Land[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 additional information about early Maine land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.
- 1718-1957 - Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1835-1838 Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications, 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection - index and images
- 1854-1909 Indexes to land records, 1854-1909 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1854-1923 Land records, 1854-1923 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1858 Androscoggin County, Maine land ownership map, 1858 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Maine Local Histories.
- Atlas and History of Androscoggin County, Maine. 1873. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Sanford Everts & Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
- History of Androscoggin County, Maine. 1891. Edited by Georgia Drew Merrill. Boston, Mass. : W.A. Fergusson. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps[edit | edit source]
- 1858 - A topographical map of Androscoggin County, Maine; showing landowners.
- Map of Androscoggin County, ME, ME HomeTownLocator
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

for more resources
Military[edit | edit source]
- 1676 - 1918 - Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1718 - 1957 - Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
Revolutionary War[edit | edit source]
- 1835 - 1838 - Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications 1835-1838 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Regiments. Service men in Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy:
- - 1st Regiment, Maine Infantry, Companies F, H and K.
- - 1st Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry, Companies F, H and K.
- - 5th Regiment, Maine Infantry, Companies E and K.
Online Records
- 1862 - 1865 - Maine, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
World War I[edit | edit source]
- 1914-1950 - Maine, State Archives, World War I (WWI) Grave Cards, 1914-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1917-1919 - Maine, World War I Draft Registration Index, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
Naturalization[edit | edit source]
- 1718-1957 - Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1880-1990 - Maine, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1990 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1918-1991 - Maine, United States Naturalization Records, 1918-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- 1785-1950 - 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.
Finding More Maine Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).
Probate[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Records
- 1584–1999 - Maine Wills and Probate Records 1584-1999 at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1760-1979 - Maine, County Probate Records, 1760-1979 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1854-1892 Probate of wills, v. 1-2, 1854-1892 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1854-1918 - Maine, Androscoggin County, Probate Estate Files, 1854-1918 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1854-1918 Probate docket records (Androscoggin County, Maine), 1854-1918 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1854-1918 Maine, Androscoggin County, Probate Estate Files, 1854-1918 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection - images
- 1854-1919 Probate records, 1854-1919 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1854-1979 Administrators, executors and guardians records, 1854-1979 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1870-2005 Maine, Androscoggin County, probate records, 1870-2005 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Taxation[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.
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.
- 1670-1921 - Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1787-1922 - New England, Select United Methodist Church Records, 1787-1922, Ancestry $
- 1800-1947 - U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947, Ancestry $
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1715-1922 - Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922, Ancestry $
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1589-1966 - Maine, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1670-1921 - Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1713-1922 - Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1771-1907 - Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, at FamilySearch.org
- 1827-1881 Returns of marriages, Androscoggin County, Maine, 1827-1881 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1841-1893 Records of marriages 1841-1893 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1892-1966, 1977-1996 - Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
- 1892-1996 - Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996, at Ancestry.com ($)
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1761-1922 - Maine, Death Records, 1761-1922, at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1840-1893 Funerals 1840-1893 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1841-1910 - Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910, at FamilySearch.org
- 1960-1996 - Maine Death Index, 1960-1996, at FamilySearch.org
- 1960-1997 - Maine, Death Index, 1960-1997, at Ancestry.com ($)
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Androscoggin Historical Society
2 Turner St., #8, (County Bldg)
Auburn, ME 04210
Phone: 207-784-0586 or 207-786-2129
Email: info@androhist.org
Website
Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library
70 Campus Avenue
Lewiston, Maine 04240
Phone: 207-786-6342
Email: muskie@bates.edu
Website
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
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 Libraries
Websites[edit | edit source]
- The Androscoggin County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Androscoggin County
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Androscoggin County (backup site)
- FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Catalog for Androscoggin County.
- Androscoggin County, Maine History and Genealogy (Genealogy Trails)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Androscoggin, Maine" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androscoggin_County,_Maine."
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Androscoggin 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Androscoggin County, Maine page 304, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Androscoggin_County, Maine," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androscoggin_County,_Maine, accessed 27 February 2019.