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=== History === | |||
1622 - Sir Ferdinando Gorges and James Mason received a land patent for New England, including Maine. | |||
1629 - Gorges and Mason divided the land, and Gorges retained Maine. | |||
1652 - Maine became part of Massachusetts. | |||
1819 - Maine separated from Massachusetts, but Massachusetts retained ownership of much of the land. | |||
1853 - Maine bought the rest of the land still owned by Massachusetts within Maine borders. | |||
=== Colonial Records === | === Colonial Records === | ||
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*Lindberg, Marcia Wiswall. ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research''. 3rd ed. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1993). This is an excellent guide to Maine towns and counties, location of public records, and genealogical societies. {{FHL|712264|item}} book 974 D27g 1993]. . | *Lindberg, Marcia Wiswall. ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research''. 3rd ed. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1993). This is an excellent guide to Maine towns and counties, location of public records, and genealogical societies. {{FHL|712264|item}} book 974 D27g 1993]. . | ||
The Family History Library has copies of deed records for all counties, most to about 1900. See the Place Search of the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localityrelated&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=338&subject_disp=Maine Family History Library Catalog] under MAINE, [COUNTY] - LAND AND PROPERTY. | The Family History Library has copies of deed records for all counties, most to about 1900. See the Place Search of the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localityrelated&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=338&subject_disp=Maine Family History Library Catalog] under MAINE, [COUNTY] - LAND AND PROPERTY. | ||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||