Moose River, Somerset County, Maine Genealogy

Description
Moose River, Maine at Wikipedia

Moose River, earlier was called Holdentown or Holden Plantation, but in 1852 was first formally organized as a mega-plantation from:


 * T4 R1 NBKP (now Jackman)
 * T4 R2 NBKP (now Moose River)
 * T5 R2 NBKP (now Dennistown)
 * T5 R3 NBKP (now Sandy Bay Township)

Maine's mega-plantations were disbanded in 1859 and split into their constituent parts such as the now much smaller Moose River Plantation. From this land (T4 R2) many townships and plantations have since been organized and abolished in 1893, 1895, and 1903. The modern, smaller version of Moose River was incorporated as a town in 1957.

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

Adjacent Towns
Adjacent towns: Somerset Co.:  Embden | Madison | New Portland | Solon | Starks | Franklin Co.:  Industry | New Vineyard

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

Moose River Town Clerk
Moose River Town Clerk 705 Main Street Moose River, ME 04945 Phone: (207) 668-4019

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; index

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Moose River Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Somerset 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 Moose River, 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 Moose River:

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Moose River at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Moose River at FamilySearch Places
 * Moose River at Google Maps
 * Moose River at Maine.gov
 * Moose River at Mapcarta
 * Old Maps of Maine at Old-Maps.com
 * Maine Maps State Page

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

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 Moose River town records available online:

Probate Records

 * 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
 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, images