Maine in the War of 1812

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Introduction
The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada. During the war, several Maine towns were captured by the British, and much of eastern Maine was under British control.

Maine was part of Massachusetts until 1819, so most of the War of 1812 military records for the men in Maine are found in Massachusetts files. Maine became a state in 1820.

Explanation of the Major Record Types

 * Pearson, Thomas A., comp. Genealogical Records of the War of 1812: an Introduction and Selected Bibliography of Materials in the Collection of St. Louis Public Library. (St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Public Library, July 2004).

Service Records

 * Ancestry.War of 1812 Service Records.($). This database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825. (Accessed 11 May 2012).


 * Massachusetts. Adjutant General. Muster Rolls and Payrolls of the Massachusetts Militia, 1812-1815. (Microfilm of records at Massachusetts State Archives, Boston). On 7 FHL films starting with.


 * Adjutant General of Massachusetts. Records of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. [Boston?]: Gardner W. Pearson, 1913 (Boston, Massachusetts: Wright and Potter Printing, 1913). Lists commander, unit, soldier's name, and service dates. Indexed.


 * Massachusetts. Adjutant General's Office, Baker, John. Records of the Massachusetts volunteer militia called out by the Governor of Massachusetts to suppress a threatened invasion during the war of 1812-14, (Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., state printers, 1913). Includes soldiers mustered in Maine and Index of Names. Maine was a district of Massachusetts between 1812 - 1814.


 * MA Militia, War of 1812. Massachusetts Volunteer Militia in the War of 1812. (Free). Searchable. (Created June 22, 2001, c2003).


 * Pearson, Gardner W.Records of the Massachusetts volunteer militia called out by the Governor of Massachusetts to suppress a threatened invasion during the war of 1812-14, (Free). (Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., Massachusetts state printers, 1913). index of names lists commander, unit, soldier's name, and service dates. Indexed.(Family History Library book


 * General Society of the War of 1812, The Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812 to October 1, 1899. (Philadelphia, Dewey &amp; Eakens, Makers 1899). Contains registers for eight states and the District of Columbia. Descendant Members of the Massachusetts Society, starting on page 139, identifies veteran ancestor by name, his rank, unit in which he served, dates of service, etc.


 * Trolinger, Patricia Scruggs. Applications for Membership, 1916-1950. Film of original records in the Androscoggin Historical Society, Auburn, Maine. (Salt Lake City, Utah, Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, c1991.

Pension Records

 * Fold3. Massachusetts War of 1812 Pension Files.(Free) Alphabetical by surname. Shows entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 1 June 2012.

Cemetery Records

 * Veterans Cemetery Records, ([S.l.]: Photographic Sciences Corp., [1975?]). This is an alphabetical card file of cemetery records from King Philip's War to the Spanish-American War with separate files for the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Indian War, the Aroostook War, the Revolutionary War, and miscellaneous. The two films specifically for the War of 1812 are films 1001836 and 1001837, however the main file also includes War of 1812 veterans.