Sumner, Oxford County, Maine Genealogy

United States

New England

Maine

Oxford County

Sumner

Town Information

Description

Sumner, Maine at Wikipedia

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns

Oxford Co.: Byron | Newry | Roxbury | Rumford | North-Oxford-Unorganized

Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Sumner Town Clerk

Town of Sumner Town Clerk
633 Main Street
Sumner, ME 04292
Phone: (207)388-2866
Sumner Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1739-1900 Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1798-1891 Vital records, 1798-1891(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1771-1907 Maine Marriages, 1771-1907 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1798-1891 Vital records, 1798-1891(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1849-1870 Maine: Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1849-1870 at American Ancestors — index & images ($); selected town records, including Sumner
• 1977-Onward Maine, Marriages at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Deaths

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1798-1891 Vital records, 1798-1891(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1841-1910 Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1960-1996 Maine Death Index, 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Divorce

• 1892-1963 Maine Divorces at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Town Reports

The town of Sumner kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Sumner kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

1911 1912 1915 1916 1917 1918 1921 1922 1923 1924a 1924b 1925 1926 1927a 1927b 1928a 1928b 1938 1939a 1939b 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1951 1952 1953 1954

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

• Sumner Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Oxford County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Oxford County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records

Historically, the largest religious groups in Maine were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Maine denominations, view the Maine Church Records wiki page.

To see the churches in Sumner, visit FamilySearch Places.

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Sumner:

• 1734-1907 Maine, Church Records, 1734-1907 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1735-2006 Maine, Genealogical Collection: Vital Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, County and Biographical Histories, 1735-2006(*) Allen County Public Library at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Maine Church Records

City Directories

• 1914-1949 Maine, U.S., City Directories, Sumner at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
• Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

The following are online land records for the town of Sumner:

• 1799-1835 Deed Books 1799-1835 (Oxford County, Maine)(*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• 1800-1906 Western District, Indexes to Deeds, 1800-1868, 1859-1906(*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• 1805-1957 Deeds, Eastern District, 1806-1957 (Oxford County, Maine)(*) Register of Deeds - Justice of the Peace (Oxford County, Maine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• 1824-1861 Record of Deeds of the Land Office of Maine, 1824-1861(*) Manuscript on Film; Maine Land Office at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
• 1824-1964 Maine, State-Wide Land Records, 1824-1964(*) Manuscript on Digital Images; Maine State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• 1825-1874 Maine and Massachusetts State Wide Land Records, 1825-1874(*) Maine Land Agent; Maine State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
• 1832-1853 Mass. and Maine Deeds, V. 1-2, 1832-1853(*) Maine Land Agent at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
• 1835-1838 Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications, 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1841-1884 Maine, Land Office Records, 1841-1884(*) Maine Land Agent; Maine State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Maine Land and Property

Local Histories

Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

• Boundary Map of Sumner at HomeTownLocator
• McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
• Old Maps of Maine at Old-Maps.com
• Sumner at FamilySearch Places
• Sumner at Google Maps
• Sumner at Maine.gov
• Sumner at Mapcarta
• Maine Maps State Page

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• Maine Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• Maine Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• Maine Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• Maine Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

• 1784-2023 York County, Maine Newspaper Archive at York Public Library - index & images
• Maine, Obituaries and Death Notices at MyHeritage — index ($)

Obituaries

• Maine, Obituaries and Death Notices at MyHeritage — index ($)

Other Town Records

In Maine, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

Births Marriages Deaths Burials Cemetery records Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

The following are Sumner town records available online:

• 1798-1891 Vital records, 1798-1891(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Probate Records

In Maine, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Sumner:

• 1584-1999 Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1640-1760 Maine Wills, 1640-1760(*) Compiled and Edited with Notes by William M. Sargent at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
• 1760-1979 Maine, County Probate Records, 1760-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
• 1805-1915 Maine, Oxford County, Probate Estate Files, 1805-1915 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection, images
• Maine Probate Records

Research Facilities

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Farmington Maine FamilySearch Center
• Oxford Maine FamilySearch Center
• Camden Public Library - an affiliate library
• Maine State Library - an affiliate library
• Scarborough Public Library - an affiliate library

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