Litchfield, Maine Vital Records of, transcribed
- Author: Marlene A Groves
- SKU: 2277
- ISBN: 0-89725-876-2
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Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 64. Compiled by Marlene A. Groves. 608 pages, hard cover, 24,919 entry Every Name Index. 2010.
The town of Litchfield is located in the southwestern corner of Kennebec County and is sixteen miles south-southwest of Augusta, the state capitol. The town was settled early and a survey in 1776 gives the names of these early settlers and the location of their lots. They were Benjamin Hinckley with lot 1, Eliphalet Smith with lot 2, Barnabus Baker with lot 3, Thomas Smith with lot 4, Benjamin Smith with lot 5 and Barnabus Baker, Jr., with lot 6. The town was first called Smithfield Plantation and incorporated as the 93rd town in Maine on 18 February 1795. Between 1827 and 1867 land was set off from Litchfield to the towns of Wales, Kennebec, West Gardiner and Webster.