South Thomaston, Maine

On Line Genealogy Page

Welcome to South Thomaston
Once Called Wessaweskeag

History

The Town of So. Thomaston was set off from Thomaston and incorporated July 28, 1848. At that time it included Owl's Head. The Indian name Wessaweskeag, the name of the main village and the river which runs through it, has been shortened to the Keag or Gig. The main industries over the years has been ship building, granite works, fishing , and farming. Only the fishing now remains. First settlers were Oliver Robbins, Samuel Brown, Elisha Snow, James Mathews, in what is now So. Thomaston and Stephen Peabody at Owl's Head.

Features

South Thomaston is situated on the coast south of Thomaston just 4 miles from Rockland, around the intersection of Routes #73 and #131. It includes Spruce Head Island. The Finnish Congregational Church there is on the National Historic Register. There was once a large Finnish settlement in South Thomaston.

Sources

For photocopies of local Birth, Marriage and Death records send $1. and a SASE to Town Clerk's Office, Municipal Bldg., 125 Spruce Head, Thomaston, ME 04841, 207-596-6584

Maine State Office of Vital Records is no longer offering free Vital Records look ups or $7. copies or $15. certified copies of it's birth, marriage and death certificates. Instead a non-certified copy is available for $25. and a certified copy for $60. An on line lookup is available during a 7 day trial period after which a year of look ups is available for $39. A credit card is required. If you cancel before the 7 days are up there is no charge.

Ancestry.com offers to get a certificate for you and adds a charge of 32.45 to the $60. Maine charges, or $92.45!

Maine State Archives OverviewMaine State Archives is still offering free Vital Records look ups or $7. copies or $15. certified copies of it's birth, marriage and death certificates. Mail to Maine State archives, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333

For births, 1892 to 1922:Maine State Archive Births, or write Maine State Archive, LMA building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333_0084, 207-287-5795, Hrs Mon-Fri 8:00-11:30 & 12:30-4:00, $7. copies or $15. certified.

For Marriages, 1892 to 2007 (except 1967 -1976): Maine State Archive Marriages, or writeMaine State Archives, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333_0084. , 207-287-5795, Hrs Mon-Fri 800-11:30 & 12:30-4:00, $7. copies or $15. certified.

For Deaths, 1960 to 2007:Maine State Archives Deaths or write Maine State Archives, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333_0084. , 207-287-5795, Hrs Mon-Fri 800-11:30 12:30 & 4:00, $7. copies or $15. certified.

For Deaths, 1923-1959: These are only available through the Maine State Office of Vital Records, 11 State House Station, 244 Water St., Augusta, ME 04333_0084. 888-664-9491, Hrs Mon-Fri 8-11:30 12:30-4, $25. a copy or $60. certified . A 3 yr. search. Check to Treasurer o the State of Maine and a long SASE

For Deaths, 1892 to 1922: No on line search. For a 5 year search, write Maine State Archives, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333_0084. 207-287-5795, Hrs Mon-Fri 8-11:30 12:30-4, $7. copies or $15. certified.

For information on Probate Records send $1. and a SASE to the Probate Court. Request a photocopy of the 'Petition for Distribution or Administration' or 'Account of Administration' , (whichever is available), for the deceased individual. (Addresses below)

For 1636-1760 write York County Probate Court, Box 339, Alfred, ME 04002-0399    Fax 207-594-0446   Phone 207-324-1574   Hours 8:30-4:30 Eastern

For 1761-1860 write Lincoln County Probate Court, Box 249, Wiscasset, ME 04578    Fax 207-882-4061   Phone 207-882-7431 or 207-882-7515   Hours 8-4 Eastern

For 1860-present write Knox County Probate Court, 62 Union St., Rockland, ME 04841
Phone 207-594-0422, Fax 207-594-0446, Hours 8-4 Eastern

For information on Deeds of Land send $1. and a SASE to the Registrar of Deeds. Request a photocopy of the record for that individual.

For 1636-1760 write York County Registrar of Deeds, Box 339, Alfred, ME 04002-0399    Fax 207-324-2886   Phone 207-324-1574   Hours 8:30-4:30 Eastern

For 1761-1860 write Lincoln County Registrar of Deeds, 32 High St., Box 249, Wiscasset, ME 04578    Fax 207-882-4061   Phone 207-882-7431 or 207-882-7515   Hours 8-4 Eastern

For 1860-present write Knox County Registrar of Deeds, 62 Union St., Rockland, ME 04841
Phone 207-594-0422, Fax 207-594-0446, Hours 8-4 Eastern

South Thomaston Library, Little Red Schoolhouse, Dublin Rd., South Thomaston, ME 04858

Wessweskeag Historical Society, Little Red Schoolhouse, Dublin Rd., South Thomaston, ME 04858

Thanks to Mac Jackson, several South Thomaston Cemetaries are now on line in the USGenWeb Archives

The Camden Area History Center has been renamed the Edward J. Walsh History Center, Heather Bilodeau, Director, and has been relocated to new quarters at the Camden Public Library. It is located on the 2nd Floor, 55 Main Street, Camden, ME 04843 and is open Monday-Saturday 9:30-4:00 and Tuesday evenings until 8:00. The phone is 207-236-3440.

Go to www.librarycamden.org/history-center/about, then click on 'History Center', then 'Search Our Collection' on the left hand side. This will take you to the interactive searchable database. Type in any search word (for example "Babb") and it will pop up all items associated with that term.

For queries contact Archivist at the Edward J. Walsh History Center

   Volunteers With Books

To request a lookup from any of the references, click on the address of the owner and ask them politely. Please make your requests as specific as possible.

Reference

Author

Owner/Email

'Rockland Courier Gazette',1897 to present plus an earlier paper from 1861
Microfilm. Births, Marriages and Deaths

Rockland Public Library, 86 Union St. Rockland ME 04841
SASE + $1.

'Vital Records Published in Rockland, Maine, Prior to 1892', The Rockland Courier Gazette's Births, Marriages and Deaths 1846 to 1892
Charles Candage

Malcolm Jackson

Thomaston Recorder
The newspaper's marriages and deaths from 1837-1846, indexed

Malcolm Jackson

South Thomaston Cemetery Surname Index
Mac Jackson

Mac Jackson

Most of the records from the old town of So. Thomaston, , which included Owl's Head from 1848 to 1921. Census records from 1850 to 1910. Other records refer to people from 1765 to the present.
Personal collection

Malcolm Jackson

'Thomaston, Rockland, & South Thomaston', 1865
Cyrus Eaton

Edward J. Walsh History Center

'The Mount Desert Widow' plus surname index, an attempt to update Eaton

.

Malcolm Jackson

Knox County Directories

Who has these books?

Census Records
.

Ann Davis

'Maine Families in 1790'Vol. 1-6, one generation back and one forward
ed. by Gray and Anderson

Mary J. Coombs

'Maine and NH Families'
Walter Goodwin Davis

Mary J. Coombs

'MATHEWS Genealogy 1733-1943' Includes Allen, Batchelder, Bucklin, Butler, Coombs, Decrow, Dunning, Ingraham, Keating, Kelloch, Mathews, McAllister, Norton, Perry,and Spalding among others. 1943. Indexed. Includes military records. Of special interest to So. Thomaston
Bernice Newborg

Mac Jackson

Malcom Jackson, USGenWeb Co-ordinator for South Thomaston

Wessweskeag Historical Society

Finnish Cemetery - So. Thomaston

South Thomaston Library

South Thomaston Queries

Return to Knox County Genealogy Page

Sena Spear Havasy
KnoxGenWeb Co-ordinator

Most recent revision August 2010

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Reference	Author	Owner/Email
'Rockland Courier Gazette',1897 to present plus an earlier paper from 1861	Microfilm. Births, Marriages and Deaths	Rockland Public Library, 86 Union St. Rockland ME 04841 SASE + $1.
'Vital Records Published in Rockland, Maine, Prior to 1892', The Rockland Courier Gazette's Births, Marriages and Deaths 1846 to 1892	Charles Candage	Malcolm Jackson
Thomaston Recorder	The newspaper's marriages and deaths from 1837-1846, indexed	Malcolm Jackson
South Thomaston Cemetery Surname Index	Mac Jackson	Mac Jackson
Most of the records from the old town of So. Thomaston, , which included Owl's Head from 1848 to 1921. Census records from 1850 to 1910. Other records refer to people from 1765 to the present.	Personal collection	Malcolm Jackson
'Thomaston, Rockland, & South Thomaston', 1865	Cyrus Eaton	Edward J. Walsh History Center
'The Mount Desert Widow' plus surname index, an attempt to update Eaton	.	Malcolm Jackson
Knox County Directories		Who has these books?
Census Records	.	Ann Davis
'Maine Families in 1790'Vol. 1-6, one generation back and one forward	ed. by Gray and Anderson	Mary J. Coombs
'Maine and NH Families'	Walter Goodwin Davis	Mary J. Coombs
'MATHEWS Genealogy 1733-1943' Includes Allen, Batchelder, Bucklin, Butler, Coombs, Decrow, Dunning, Ingraham, Keating, Kelloch, Mathews, McAllister, Norton, Perry,and Spalding among others. 1943. Indexed. Includes military records. Of special interest to So. Thomaston	Bernice Newborg	Mac Jackson

South Thomaston, Maine

On Line Genealogy Page

Welcome to South Thomaston Once Called Wessaweskeag

History

Features

Sources

For photocopies of local Birth, Marriage and Death records send $1. and a SASE to Town Clerk's Office, Municipal Bldg., 125 Spruce Head, Thomaston, ME 04841, 207-596-6584

Ancestry.com offers to get a certificate for you and adds a charge of 32.45 to the $60. Maine charges, or $92.45!

Maine State Archives OverviewMaine State Archives is still offering free Vital Records look ups or $7. copies or $15. certified copies of it's birth, marriage and death certificates. Mail to Maine State archives, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333

For births, 1892 to 1922:Maine State Archive Births, or write Maine State Archive, LMA building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333_0084, 207-287-5795, Hrs Mon-Fri 8:00-11:30 & 12:30-4:00, $7. copies or $15. certified.

For Marriages, 1892 to 2007 (except 1967 -1976): Maine State Archive Marriages, or writeMaine State Archives, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333_0084. , 207-287-5795, Hrs Mon-Fri 800-11:30 & 12:30-4:00, $7. copies or $15. certified.

For Deaths, 1960 to 2007:Maine State Archives Deaths or write Maine State Archives, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333_0084. , 207-287-5795, Hrs Mon-Fri 800-11:30 12:30 & 4:00, $7. copies or $15. certified.

For Deaths, 1892 to 1922: No on line search. For a 5 year search, write Maine State Archives, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333_0084. 207-287-5795, Hrs Mon-Fri 8-11:30 12:30-4, $7. copies or $15. certified.

For information on Probate Records send $1. and a SASE to the Probate Court. Request a photocopy of the 'Petition for Distribution or Administration' or 'Account of Administration' , (whichever is available), for the deceased individual. (Addresses below)

For 1636-1760 write York County Probate Court, Box 339, Alfred, ME 04002-0399 Fax 207-594-0446 Phone 207-324-1574 Hours 8:30-4:30 Eastern

For 1761-1860 write Lincoln County Probate Court, Box 249, Wiscasset, ME 04578 Fax 207-882-4061 Phone 207-882-7431 or 207-882-7515 Hours 8-4 Eastern

For 1860-present write Knox County Probate Court, 62 Union St., Rockland, ME 04841 Phone 207-594-0422, Fax 207-594-0446, Hours 8-4 Eastern

For information on Deeds of Land send $1. and a SASE to the Registrar of Deeds. Request a photocopy of the record for that individual.

For 1636-1760 write York County Registrar of Deeds, Box 339, Alfred, ME 04002-0399 Fax 207-324-2886 Phone 207-324-1574 Hours 8:30-4:30 Eastern

For 1761-1860 write Lincoln County Registrar of Deeds, 32 High St., Box 249, Wiscasset, ME 04578 Fax 207-882-4061 Phone 207-882-7431 or 207-882-7515 Hours 8-4 Eastern

For 1860-present write Knox County Registrar of Deeds, 62 Union St., Rockland, ME 04841 Phone 207-594-0422, Fax 207-594-0446, Hours 8-4 Eastern

South Thomaston Library, Little Red Schoolhouse, Dublin Rd., South Thomaston, ME 04858

Wessweskeag Historical Society, Little Red Schoolhouse, Dublin Rd., South Thomaston, ME 04858

Thanks to Mac Jackson, several South Thomaston Cemetaries are now on line in the USGenWeb Archives

Go to www.librarycamden.org/history-center/about, then click on 'History Center', then 'Search Our Collection' on the left hand side. This will take you to the interactive searchable database. Type in any search word (for example "Babb") and it will pop up all items associated with that term.

Volunteers With Books

To request a lookup from any of the references, click on the address of the owner and ask them politely. Please make your requests as specific as possible.

Reference

Author

Owner/Email

'Rockland Courier Gazette',1897 to present plus an earlier paper from 1861

Microfilm. Births, Marriages and Deaths

Rockland Public Library, 86 Union St. Rockland ME 04841SASE + $1.

'Vital Records Published in Rockland, Maine, Prior to 1892', The Rockland Courier Gazette's Births, Marriages and Deaths 1846 to 1892

Charles Candage

Thomaston Recorder

The newspaper's marriages and deaths from 1837-1846, indexed

South Thomaston Cemetery Surname Index

Mac Jackson

Personal collection

'Thomaston, Rockland, & South Thomaston', 1865

Cyrus Eaton

'The Mount Desert Widow' plus surname index, an attempt to update Eaton

.

Knox County Directories

Who has these books?

Census Records

.

'Maine Families in 1790'Vol. 1-6, one generation back and one forward

ed. by Gray and Anderson

'Maine and NH Families'

Walter Goodwin Davis

'MATHEWS Genealogy 1733-1943' Includes Allen, Batchelder, Bucklin, Butler, Coombs, Decrow, Dunning, Ingraham, Keating, Kelloch, Mathews, McAllister, Norton, Perry,and Spalding among others. 1943. Indexed. Includes military records. Of special interest to So. Thomaston

Bernice Newborg

Return to Knox County Genealogy Page

Sena Spear Havasy KnoxGenWeb Co-ordinator

Most recent revision August 2010

Welcome to South Thomaston
Once Called Wessaweskeag

For 1860-present write Knox County Probate Court, 62 Union St., Rockland, ME 04841
Phone 207-594-0422, Fax 207-594-0446, Hours 8-4 Eastern

For 1860-present write Knox County Registrar of Deeds, 62 Union St., Rockland, ME 04841
Phone 207-594-0422, Fax 207-594-0446, Hours 8-4 Eastern

Rockland Public Library, 86 Union St. Rockland ME 04841
SASE + $1.

Sena Spear Havasy
KnoxGenWeb Co-ordinator