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*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].


=== Maine Record Finder  ===
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===


This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''


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| style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''3. Other useful records'''
| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
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| Birth information  
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| [[How to Find Maine Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Maine Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Maine Church Records|Church records]]  
Birth information  
| [[Maine Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Maine Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Maine Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Maine Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
|-
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| Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| [[How to Find Maine Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Maine Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Maine Church Records|Church records]], [[Maine Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Maine Military Records|Military records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
|-
|-
| Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| [[How to Find Maine Death Records|Death Records]], [[Maine Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Maine Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Maine Church Records|Church Records]], [[Maine Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
|-
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| Parents  
| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
| [[How to Find Maine Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Maine Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Maine Census|Census]], [[Maine Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Maine Biography|Biography]], [[Maine, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
|-
|-
| Maiden name  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[How to Find Maine Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Maine Probate Records|Probate records]]  
Maiden name  
| [[Maine Church Records|Church Records]], [[Maine Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
|-
|-
| Immigration date  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Maine Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Maine Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Maine Census|Census]]  
Immigration date  
| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Maine Biography|Biography]], [[Maine History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
|-
|-
| Naturalization  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Maine Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Maine Census|Census]], [[Maine Court Records|Court Records]]  
Naturalization  
| [[United States Voting Records|Voting Registers]], [[Maine Biography|Biography]], [[Maine Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Maine Military Records|Military Records]], [[Maine Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[Maine Biography|Biography]], [[Maine History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
|}
|}


=== Further Maine Research  ===
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
 
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
For more research on Maine, including research at the county level, visit the [[Maine, United States Genealogy|Maine]] page on the Research Wiki.  
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
 
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/16?region=United%20States%20of%20America Maine record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/16?region=United%20States%20of%20America Maine record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216515 Ralph J. Crandall. ed. Genealogical Research in New England.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. FHL 974 D27gr]  
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216515 Ralph J. Crandall. ed. Genealogical Research in New England.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. FHL 974 D27gr]  


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