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== '''Next Step: When did the birth occur? '''  ==
== '''Next Step: When did the birth occur? '''  ==


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:<span style="font-size:120%">'''Choose a time period to search for your ancestor's birth record:'''</span><br>
:<span style="font-size:120%">'''Choose a time period to search for your ancestor's birth record:'''</span><br>


:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maine Birth Records#Births_before_1880|Births before 1880]]'''</span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maine Birth Records#Births_before_1892|Births before 1892]]'''</span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maine Birth Records#Births_between_1880_and_1936|Births between 1880 and 1936]]'''</span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maine Birth Records#Births_between_1892_and_1922|Births between 1892 and 1922]]'''</span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maine Birth Records#Births_after_1936|Births after 1936]]''' </span>
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maine Birth Records#Births_after_1922|Births after 1922]]''' </span>


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| {{RecordSearch|1674856|1739-1900 - At FamilySearch.org}}  
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| '''Free;''' index to birth, baptism and christening records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers.
| '''Free;''' index to birth, baptism and christening records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers.
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| '''Free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries;''' [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Find your local FamilySearch Center]
| '''Free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries;''' [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Find your local FamilySearch Center]
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| width="25%" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1960 1621-1922 - use your own Ancestry subscription]  
| width="25%" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1960 1621-1922 - use your own Ancestry subscription]  
| '''$,''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1960 To obtain a subscription to Ancestry]; Ancestry is often available for free through your local public library
| '''$,''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1960 To obtain a subscription to Ancestry]; Ancestry is often available for free through your local public library
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==== '''Obtain the Birth Certificate'''  ====
==== '''Obtain the Birth Certificate'''  ====
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