Knox County Genealogy
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to do with Knox county and its towns. They are the red pages
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About the Maine GenWeb Project
- Before Maine's KnoxGenWeb: In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky
Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry
point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In
addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an
individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the
index.
At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the
collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. The
MaineGenWeb Project is an extension of the KYGenWeb Project. The person
responsible for Knox County is Sena Spear Havasy.
Please contact me, if you have questions or wish to help.
About Knox County
- Before there was a Knox County: Until 1620 the area we call
Knox County was part of North Virginia when it became New England. On
March 23, 1630 it was the Lincolnshire or Muscongus Patent, later called
the Waldo Patent.
- From 1639 until 1664 it was known as the province of Maine
. From 1664-1673 it was part of the County of Newcastle, Province of New
York. From 1673 to 1676 it was the County of Devonshire, Royal Province of
Mass. Bay. In 1677 the area passed back to New York.
- Eleven years later, in
1689, it was again part of Mass. West of the Kennebec River it was the
Province of Maine, east of the river, (our side), it was the Colony of
Sagadahoc, Royal Province of Maine until 1691.
- Then it became Yorkshire
County, later York County, until 1760 when it became Lincoln County. In
1827 Waldo County was formed from it. On April 1, 1860 Knox County was
formed from parts of Waldo and Lincoln Counties.
History
- St. George's was named, but not settled, in 1623 approximately
where Warren is today. It was Fort George, 'the frontier possession of the
English', from 1630 to 1699. In 1719 two blockhouses were built where
Thomaston is now. The first civilian settlement at St. Georges was in 1735.
In Nov. 1776 the Upper Town of St. George's became Warren, which included
the present Rockland and Thomaston.
- Knox County is the very heart of the central Maine
coast. It boasts 14 lighthouses and many islands as well as many navigable
harbors.
This site was last updated January 2010
Since this site was started in 1997 it has averaged
400 hits per month or 6,400 hits to date.
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