Listed are indexes and databases designed to help users research Maine death notices.
If you are doing research on your family history or just want more information on a particular relative, you may need to start by searching for the obituary records, death certificates or other archives for the state that they were from or known to reside in. There are several ways to do your search, both online and offline. As always, the more information that you start with, the more that you will easily find.
If you do a search engine search on Maine obituary records, you might be shocked to find that there are 954,000 results for that particular keyword. You can narrow that search done dramatically by knowing the county where that the person lived and/or died. Knowing the name of the paper that might have published the obituary in the first place is also a great way to start your search.
In addition to searching the listings for these Maine obituary records, you might consider signing up for a mailing list that might allow you to get alerts for when new archives are released. Remember, not all records are available digitally quite yet, particularly in very old areas and states that might go back to the very earliest days of the United States.
Another resource for an ancestor from the very distant past may be to search for the records from Ellis Island, which are still being compiled and put online for searchers.
You can search offline for the Maine obituary records and death certificates, including very old ones, at the local libraries and the courthouses in each of the counties. You can also order some of this information by mail for records dated from 1923 to the present; however you must pay for this information.
If you are comfortable with paying for the Maine obituary records, death certificates or other genealogical information, you can do so for records that date all the way back from 1617 to 1922. You can also find a separate result for Jewish burials and deaths from the state archives.
Maine is not a huge state, but it is an old one. There are a lot of Maine obituary records to sift through, which can be time consuming and frustrating at best. If you did not want to pay a genealogist because you thought it would be too expensive to do so, keep in mind that you might have to sift through virtual mountains of records only to find dead ends. A professional will be able to give you the leads that you actually can follow to accomplish your goals.
The state of Maine has the highest average age in the nation, which means that there are a great deal of obituaries printed here every year. If you are searching for Maine obituaries , there are a handful of online databases you can use to find what you are looking for. If the person you are looking for lived in or around the city of Ellsworth on the coast, they can search the local genealogy page that contains information taken from area newspapers and reprinted on the web for free.
The Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick has a website where you can access Maine obituary records online. It contains listings from 1853 all the way up to 1960 and is free to use. The massive website RootsWeb offers an obituary index that is impressive to say the least.
Simply narrow down your search by county and you will have an excellent chance of uncovering some information. Just over the border in Portsmouth, NH, the Portsmouth Herald publishes listings from both New Hampshire and Maine, so if the person you are looking for lived in the southern part of the state, you may want to check here.
Listed are indexes and databases designed to help users research Maine death notices.
The obituary database at the Abbot Memorial Library is the official route for finding Maine death notices that were published for the Dexter area – including those for people who had been born there, who died there, or whose link to the area was strong. They are available from the publications of the Eastern Gazette from 1944 forward, though files from 1900 to 1943 are being compiled.
Below is a list of Maine newspaper obituaries to aid in genealogical research.
The Daily Me is a unique website which lists obituaries for a variety of parts of Maine. This website lists obituaries by year, making it easier to search through them if you know the year someone passed, but also has a search button at the top of the page to use as well.
Those who are searching for obituaries for those who lived in the Millinocket and Medway section of Maine can look to the Magic City Morning Star's website. In order to access obituaries on this site, readers can follow the sidebar down and can find a text link to access obituaries.
The newspaper may have a strange name, but the Gray and New Gloucester Gazette has been bringing hometown news to residents of Maine for many years. To access obituaries, readers simply have to click on the quick link on the sidebar. Most obituaries will be a text link that can be clicked on.
The Rumford Falls Times serves Rumford, Maine, and the neighboring communities, bringing news, local sports, and the community calendar to residents online. In order to access obituaries, simply click on the obituary link on the sidebar of the page, where you will get a text link to each obituary.
The Sun Journal covers the area surrounding Lewiston, Maine. The site for the newspaper brings news, sports, and information as well as obituaries. To access obituaries, simply click on the quick link at the top of the page listed as "obituaries" and you will be able to peruse obituaries.
The mid coast of Maine and the communities that reside in that area often get their news from the Times Record. This hometown newspaper and website carries obituaries in their paper and online as well. Online the obituaries can be accessed by clicking on the obituary tab at the top of the page.
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