Source Information

Ancestry.com. Androscoggin County, Maine History [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: Merrill, Georgia Drew, ed.. History of Androscoggin County, Maine. Boston, MA, USA: W. A. Fergusson, 1891.

About Androscoggin County, Maine History

This database contains a history of the Androscoggin County, Maine. Some of the topics covered in this work include organization; towns; geology; aboriginal tribes; early settlements; mail routes and post offices; military affairs; societies; government officers; and law. Historical works contain valuable information that can be a great addition to your genealogical research. Although historical works will generally not mention your ancestors specifically (unless they were prominent individuals in the community), they do provide information on the time and place in which your ancestors lived, which will help you place your ancestors in a historical context.