Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine Genealogy
This is a Genealogy page for Piscataquis County Seat in the State of Maine.
Contents
Brief History
Additional data on Dover-Foxcroft, Maine can be found in WikiPedia: the Free Encyclopedia.
Cemeteries
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 Dover-Foxcroft, 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 Dover-Foxcroft:
City Directories
Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Dover-Foxcroft:
Libraries and Historical Societies
Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Dover-Foxcroft:
Newspapers
Probate Records
In Maine, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Dover-Foxcroft:
Town Histories
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:
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- Burials
- Cemetery records
- Appointments
- Earmarks
- Estrays (stray animals)
- Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote)
- Land records
- Mortgages
- Name changes
- Care of the poor
- School records
- Surveys
- Tax lists
- Town meeting minutes
- Voter registrations
- Warning outs (of town)
The following are Dover-Foxcroft town records available online:
Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.
Dover-Foxcroft Town Clerk
48 Morton Ave. Suite A
Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426
Telephone: (207)564-3318 Fax (207)564-3621
E-mail:lniles@dover-foxcroft.org
Website
Vital Records
Births
- 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
- 1739-1900 Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index
Marriages
- 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
Deaths
- 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
References
Adjacent towns: Piscataquis Co.: Blanchard | Guilford | Monson | Parkman | Willimantic | Kingsbury Plantation
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