Allagash, Aroostook County, Maine Genealogy

Description
Allagash Plantation (Aroostook Co.) was created from Township 16 R10 WELS, Township 16 Rll WELS, Township 17 RIO WELS, and Township 17 Rll WELS in 1885. The plantation status was repealed in 1933. The town of Allagash was incorporated in 1966 or 1978.
 * Allagash, Maine at Wikipedia.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Allagash Town Clerk
Allagash Town Clerk 1063 Allagash Road Allagash, ME 04774 Telephone: (207)398-3198 E-mail:[mailto:patp46@hotmail.com patp46@hotmail.com] 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

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; inde

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Allagash 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 Allagash, 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 Allagash:

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


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

Local Histories

 * Bits and pieces of Allagash history (Madawaska, Me. : Allagash Historical Society, 1976)..
 * Faye O'Leary Hafford, Waterway wanderings : story of the people in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway ([Madawaska, Me. : Valley Publishing Company, 1987?])..
 * Edith Kelley, Early settlement of Allagash ([Allagash, Me.? : E. Kelley], c2004)..
 * Edith Kelley, Allagash roots ([Allagash, Me.? : E. Kelley, 2004?])..

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
Searchable by Town

Other 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 Allagash town records available online:

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


 * 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