Newburgh, Penobscot County, Maine Genealogy

Brief History
The original owner of this township, after the State of Massachusetts, was Henry Knox. Newburg is upon one of the four townships selected February 5, 1800, to make good the deficiency in the Muscongus or Waldo patent. March 13, 1819, it became a full-fledged town. It was the two hundred and thirty-second created by the General Court of Massachusetts in the District of Maine; one of the five (and the only one in Penobscot county) incorporated in 1819, and the fifth erected before the separation of the states of Massachusetts and the district of Maine into the now State of Maine.

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

Cemeteries

 * Newburgh Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Penobscot 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 Newburgh, 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 Newburgh:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Newburgh:
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection - index and images

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

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

Town Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

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 Newburgh town records available online:
 * 1857-1939 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. Town of Newburgh Town Clerk 2660 Western Ave Newburgh, ME 04444 Phone: (207) 234-4151 Email:[mailto:townclerk@uninets.net townclerk@uninets.net] Newburgh Website

Births

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
 * 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index
 * 1857-1939 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
 * 1771-1907 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index
 * 1857-1939 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
 * 1857-1939 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index

Town Reports
The town of Newburgh kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Newburgh kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistics information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)