Thomaston Historical Data

Features

It is situated on St. George River,on Highway #1 SW of Highway #131. Some of it's other waterways are Mill River and Branch, West & Meadow Brooks. The mansion of General Knox has been made a historic site.

Sources

Thomaston Historical Society's Web Page, Box 384, Lower Knox St., Thomaston, ME 04861

Butler Cemetery  Transcribed

Thomaston Road Cemetery  Transcribed

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 Camden Library, 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.

Montpelier, General Knox Museum Box 326, Upper High Street, Thomaston, ME 04861, 207-354-8062, Memorial Day to Columbus Day

Thomaston Public Library, 60 Main St., Thomaston, ME 04861, 207-354-2453

For photocopies of local Birth, Marriage and Death records send $1. and a SASE Thomaston Town Clerk's Office, Box 299, Knox St., Thomaston, Maine 04861



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 1996: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

Or write Maine State Archive, LMA building, State House Station, Augusta, Me 04333, 207-287-5795, Hrs Mon-Fri 8-11:30 12:30-4

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

• For information about ships built in Thomaston, ship manifests, the houses and businesses, contact   Thomaston Historical Society.

  We have added a huge climate controlled archival room to our building. And we now have the room to open a lot of records we had previously not had available to us. Therefore, we can now begin to do many more families. We now have the vital statistics for Thomaston from 1700 to 1900 available to us.

  At the annual June town meeting in Thomaston, the sum of $5,000 was voted to cover the cost to preserve and restore eight volumes of town records of births, marriages and deaths between the years of 1841 and 1962. The Thomaston Town Office has volumes prior to 1841. They are available to the public by coming to the town office. The town office phone number is (207) 354-6107. I do not know if they would look something up in the records if they are asked but it certainly would not hurt to try. For someone writing to the office the address is: Thomaston Town Office, Thomaston, Maine 04861.

  Eve Anderson, ThomastonGenWeb Coordinator



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Reference	Author	Owner/Email
Vital Statistics for Thomaston	1700 to 1900	Thomaston Historical Society
'Rockland Courier Gazette',1897 to present plus an earlier paper from 1861'	Microfilm. Births, Marriages and Deaths	Rockland Public Library
'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, of Thomaston, Me. The newspaper's marriages and deaths from 1837-1846, indexed	Steven Sullivan	Malcolm Jackson
Town Records from 1749 to 1892. This includes births, deaths and marriages that were registered in the office of the Thomaston town clerk. Indexed	xxx	xxx
'Thomaston, Rockland, & South Thomaston', 1865	Cyrus Eaton	SenaSpearHavasy
'Thomaston City Directories' 1931, 1937, 1939, 1940, & 1942 through 1985, except 1956. Specify town, year & surname	George F. Bacon Lists residents and businesses alphabetically and by street"	The Edward J. Walsh History Center
Knox County Directory, 1927	Specify town, year, & surname	The Edward J. Walsh History Center
Rockland and Thomaston (Maine) Directory, 1952	H. A. Manning Company	The Edward J. Walsh History Center
'Thomaston Scrapbook' 2 Vol, Unindexed	F.L.S.Morse, 1977, Thomaston Historical Soc.	The Edward J. Walsh History Center
Thomaston Cemetery Surname Index	.	Mac Jackson
'The Finns Among Us'Thomaston, Union, & Warren Maine'	Art Jura	Lynn Allen, Vose Librarian
'The Mount Desert Widow' with surname index, an attempt to update Eaton	.	Malcolm Jackson









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