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Baldwin, Maine, town and cemetery records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 942

Scope and Content note

Town records, including marriage, town meetings, vital records, school records & cemetery records.

Dates

  • Creation: 1802 - 1876

Creator

Access

Unrestricted

Copyright

Access to collections at Maine Historical Society is not an authorization to publish. Rights and reproduction requests may be submitted in writing to the MHS Image Services Coordinator or Research & Administrative Librarian, subject to format.

Administrative note

First called Flintstown Plantation, it was granted in 1774 by the Massachusetts General Court to survivors of the Concord, Massachusetts, company commanded by Captain John Flint. It replaced a grant of about 1735 which gave them Township No. 3, because when state borders were adjusted in 1741, the town turned out to be in New Hampshire, in present-day Walpole. On June 23, 1802, Flintstown was incorporated as Baldwin, named for Colonel Loammi Baldwin, for whom the Baldwin apple was named. Sebago was set off and incorporated in 1826.

Extent

3 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

Unknown provenance. Note that accession number MS496 was written on the folders, but this number doesn’t appear to be a valid MHS number.

Title
Guide to the Baldwin, Maine, town and cemetery records
Status
Completed
Author
Donna Knoblock, Library Volunteer, March 2025
Date
April 2025
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Maine Historical Society Repository