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 == '''Deaths after 1922'''  ==
+The Vital Records office of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has copies of deaths from 1923 to present day. Digital copies of deaths from 1892 to 1922 are held by the Vital records office, while non-certified copies can be issued by the Maine State Archive. Deaths before 1892 are held by the individual town clerk offices.
-The Vital Records office of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has copies of deaths from 1923 to present day. Deaths from 1892 to 1922 are held by the Maine State Archives. Deaths before 1892 are held by the individual town clerk offices.
 ==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information'''  ====
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-| width="25%" | [https://portal.maine.gov/death/archdev.death_archive.search_form 1960 - Current*]
+| width="25%" | {{RecordSearch|2046945|Maine Death Index, 1960-1996}} Index only.
-| width="65%" | '''Free;''' index to death certificates from Maine State Archives. *Includes years from 1960 to '''THREE '''years previous to current year.
+| width="65%" | '''Free;''' index by the Maine Department of Human Services from the Maine State Archives. Also on [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6703 Ancestry.com] ($), [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6703 free at family history centers] and [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10073/maine-deaths-1960-1996?s=218489221 MyHeritage.com] ($).
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