Biddeford’s Immigrant Groups

Franco American Digital Archives/Portail franco-américain (FADA/PFA) (Franc/French Canada)
Maine Franco-American Genealogy Society (France, French Canada)
Maine Irish Heritage Center (Ireland)
Hellenic Historical and Genealogical Association (Greece/Turkey +)
American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society (Great Britain +)
Documenting Maine Jewry (Jewish, Eastern Europe)

*Unfortunately not all immigrant groups have genealogy societies or interest groups that we could find to share with you! Looking for other immigrant groups? Try the Maine State Library or the National Archives (the National Archives has a great Ethnic Heritage page with links spanning the globe). Here is our “wish list” for groups that need Maine/New England representation:

Albanian – any other Muslim immigrant groups!

Chinese

South Asian

Vietnamese

Non-Jewish Eastern European

African (Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia +)

Middle Eastern (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon +)

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All Names & Places: People, Places, Organizations

The Name Index is your first stop for researching the Biddeford area. Alphabetical index with links to outside resources and digitized materials.

A – D | A Ba-Bo Br-Bu Ca-Cl Co-Cu D

E – J | E F Ga-Goo Gor-Gu Ha-He Hi-Hy I-J

K – N | K La-Li Lo-Ly Ma-Mi Mo-My N

O – S | O Pa-Ph Pi-Py Q R Sa-Si Sm-Sy

T – Z | T U V W-X Y-Z

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