Wallagrass, Aroostook County, Maine Genealogy

Brief History
Wallagrass was first organized from Township 17 Seventh Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (T17 R7 WELS) in 1840 as Hancock Plantation for election purposes, together with the township later called New Canada. In 1850 it was reorganized from part of Hancock Plantation as Walagrass Plantation, and again in 1863 when it was confirmed, and the spelling changed to Wallagrass Plantation, and again in 1870 and 1871. Wallagrass was incorporated in 1979 as a town.

Additional data on Wallagrass, Maine can be found in  WikiPedia: the Free Encyclopedia .

Cemeteries

 * Wallagrass Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Aroostook 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 Wallagrass, 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 Wallagrass:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Wallagrass:


 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection - index and images
 * 1865-1900 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, images

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Wallagrass:

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


 * 1584-1999 Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1760-1979 at FamilySearch.org - How to use this collection - images
 * 1837-2007 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, images

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: The following are Wallagrass town records available online:


 * 1866-1894 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office. Wallagrass Town Clerk 1080 Aroostook Road Wallagrass, ME 04781 Telephone: (207)834-2263 Fax (207)834-4581 E-mail:[mailto:townofwallagrass@fairpoint.net townofwallagrass@fairpoint.net] Website

Births

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
 * 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index

Marriages

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
 * 1771-1907 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index
 * 1866-1894 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
 * 1841-1910 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index
 * 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index