Franklin County Court House. Image Credit: Back2reality06 at en.wikipedia, via Wikimedia Commons
Addition to the North American Cemetery Transcriptions
Five new volumes have been added to the North American Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscripts, 1642-1977 database which provide extensive coverage of Franklin County, Maine. The excellent indexing efforts of our volunteers has added over 30,000 new records and 57,000 new searchable names. The new volumes are:
- ME, Franklin: Various (MSS A 4724 Vol. 1)
- ME, Franklin: Various (MSS A 4724 Vol. 2)
- ME, Franklin: Various (MSS A 4724 Vol. 3)
- ME, Franklin: Various (MSS A 4724 Vol. 4)
- ME, Franklin: Various (MSS A 4724 Vol. 5)
Franklin county was formed from lands previously belonging to Kennebec, Oxford, and Somerset counties on May 9, 1838. It is in the west of the state, and as of the 2010 census, it was the second least populated county in Maine. Simon Titcomb, Jr., 1782-1830, is said to be the first child born to the settlers in Franklin County, and the transcription of his cemetery marker can be found here.
The index for these records includes birth and death records with full names, cemetery locations, and names of parents and spouses where available.