Windham, Cumberland County, Maine Genealogy

United States

New England

Maine

Cumberland County

Windham

Town Information

Description

• Windham, Maine at Wikipedia.

Populated Places

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

Town Records

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

Windham Town Clerk

Windham Town Clerk
8 School Road
Windham, ME 04062
Phone (207) 892-1900
Windham 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
• 1789-1875 Windham, Cumberland, Maine computer printout ; births or christenings, 1789-1875(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1837-1921 Vital records, 1837-1921(*) 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
• 1837-1921 Vital records, 1837-1921(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 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
• 1837-1921 Vital records, 1837-1921(*) 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 Windham kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Windham 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.)

1818a 1818b 1819 1858 1859 1860 1861a 1861b 1863 1864a 1864b 1864c 1864d 1867 1868a 1868b 1869a 1869b 1869c 1869d 1871a 1871b 1871c 1872 1873a 1873b 1873c 1873d 1874a 1874b 1874c 1875a 1875b 1875c 1875d 1875e 1876a 1876b 1876c 1876d 1877a 1877b 1877c 1877d 1877e 1878a 1878b 1878c 1878d 1879a 1879b 1880a 1880b 1880c 1881a 1881b 1882a 1882b 1882c 1883a 1883b 1884a 1884b 1884c 1884d 1884e 1885a 1885b 1885c 1885d 1886a 1886b 1886c 1887a 1887b 1887c 1888 1889 1890a 1890b 1890c 1891a 1891b 1891c 1891d 1891e 1892a 1892b 1893 1894a 1894b 1895a 1895b 1896a 1896b 1897 1899a 1899b 1902a 1902b 1903a 1903b 1905a 1905b 1906a 1906b 1907a 1907b 1907c 1908a 1908b 1908c 1909a 1909b 1909c 1910a 1910b 1910c 1911a 1911b 1911c 1912a 1912b 1912c 1912d 1912e 1913a 1913b 1913c 1913d 1913e 1914a 1914b 1914c 1914d 1914e 1914f 1915a 1915b 1915c 1916a 1916b 1916c 1917a 1917b 1917c 1917d 1918a 1918b 1918c 1918d 1918e 1918f 1918g 1918h 1919a 1919b 1919c 1919d 1920a 1920b 1920c 1920d 1921a 1921b 1921c 1921d 1921e 1921f 1921g 1922a 1922b 1922c 1922d 1922e 1923a 1923b 1923c 1923d 1924a 1924b 1924c 1924d 1924e 1925a 1925b 1925c 1926a 1926b 1926c 1927 1928 1929a 1929b 1930a 1930b 1930c 1931a 1931b 1931c 1932 1933a 1933b 1933c 1934a 1934b 1934c 1935a 1935b 1936a 1936b 1937a 1937b 1937c 1938 1939a 1939b 1939c 1939d 1940a 1940b 1941a 1941b 1942a 1942b 1943a 1943b 1944a 1944b 1945a 1945b 1946 1947 1948 1952 1953 1954 1955a 1955b 1956a 1956b 1957a 1957b 1958a 1958b 1959a 1959b 1960 1961 1962a 1962b 1963a 1963b 1964a 1964b 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

• Windham Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Cumberland County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Cumberland 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 Windham, 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 Windham:

• 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

• 1904-1942 Maine, U.S., City Directories, Windham 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 Windham:

• 1735-1804 Proprietors' records, 1735-1804(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1760-1904 Index to Land Records, 1760-1904 (Cumberland County, Maine)(*) Register of Deeds 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
• 1850-1916 Homestead Exemption, Vol. 1, 1850-1916 (Cumberland County, Maine)(*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Maine Land and Property

Maps

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

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

Military

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 Windham town records available online:

• 1735-1804 Proprietors' records, 1735-1804(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1762-1896 Town records, 1762-1896(*) 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 Windham:

• 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
• Maine Probate Records

Research Facilities

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Oxford Maine FamilySearch Center
• Portland Maine FamilySearch Center
• Kennebunk Free Library - an affiliate library
• Scarborough Public Library - an affiliate library
• Springvale Public Library - an affiliate library