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Porter, Oxford County

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County

Oxford County (set off form York County in 1805)


Incorporated

1807 from Porterfield Plantation


Previous Designations

Porterfield Township


Boundary Changes

Land was set off to Brownfield upon Porter's incorporation in 1807, including that part known as Cutler's Upper Grant; additional land was set off to that town in 1831, 1832, and 1855


Villages, Locations and Settlements

Kezar Falls, Porter, Porter Bridge (former post office at Porter), Porterfield, Stanley (former post office)


Adjacent Towns and Townships

Brownfield, Freedom (N.H.), Hiram, Parsonsfield


Maps

Maine Historical Maps: Porter


Cemeteries

Porter Cemeteries


Military Records

Porter Military Men

World War I Soldiers Index: Porter


Vital Records

Marriages Recorded in Porter Prior to Apr. 18, 1833

Marriages Recorded in Porter, 1833 to 1858


General Resources

FamilySearch Catalog: Porter, Oxford, Maine

Official Website: Town of Porter

Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society

Maine Memory Network: Porter


Bibliography

Mitchell, Harry Edward, compiler, The Town Register, 1907: Brownfield, Denmark, Hiram and Porter (Brunswick, Me.: H. E. Mitchell Co., 1907)

Moulton, Thomas, Porter, as a Portion of Maine: its settlement, etc. (Portland, Me., Hoyt, Fogg & Donham, 1879)

Teg, William, History of Porter (Kezar Falls, Me.: Parsonfield-Porter Historical Society, c1957)

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