Brighton Plantation, Somerset County
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County
Somerset County (set off from Lincoln County to Kennebec County in 1799, to Somerset County in 1809)
Incorporated
1816 as the town of North Hill; name changed in 1827 to Brighton; organization surrendered in 1895
Organized
1904 for the assessment of taxes
Previous Designations
Township No. 2, First Range Bingham's Kennebec Purchase, East of Kennebec River (T2 R1 BKP EKR)
Boundary Changes
Land was set off to Athens in 1838 and 1862
Villages, Locations and Settlements
Brighton (Brighton Center), Moody Corner
Adjacent Towns and Townships
Athens, Bingham, Kingsbury Plantation, Mayfield Township, Solon, Wellington
Maps
Maine Historical Maps: Brighton Plantation
Military Records
World War I Soldiers Index: Brighton Plantation
Miscellaneous Records
Ledger book for Brighton, Somerset County, Maine, 1834-1845
General Resources
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