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Church baptism, marriage, and burial records are a major source of information about people from Maine. | Church baptism, marriage, and burial records are a major source of information about people from [[Maine]]. | ||
Before 1829, a few churches kept birth and death records, but most kept marriage records. For this time period there are almost no Methodist records and few Episcopal records. You may find some records by writing to the church in a town. Records for the Congregational Church and Society of Friends (Quakers) are in the Maine Historical Society. | Before 1829, a few churches kept birth and death records, but most kept marriage records. For this time period there are almost no Methodist records and few Episcopal records. You may find some records by writing to the church in a town. Records for the Congregational Church and Society of Friends (Quakers) are in the Maine Historical Society. | ||
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=== Baptist === | === Baptist === | ||
American Baptist Samuel Colgate Historical Society<br | American Baptist Samuel Colgate Historical Society<br>1106 South Goodman Street<br>Rochester, NY 14602<br>Telephone: 716-473-1740<br>Fax: 716-473-1740 <br>Internet: http://www.baptisthistory.us/about.php | ||
=== Roman Catholic === | === Roman Catholic === | ||
The Archives of the Diocese of Portland<br | The Archives of the Diocese of Portland<br>P.O. Box 11559<br>510 Ocean Avenue<br>Portland, ME 04104-7559<br>Telephone: 207-77-6471<br>Fax: 207-773-0182 <br>Internet: http://www.portlanddiocese.net/info.php?info_id=205 | ||
=== Congregational === | === Congregational === | ||
The Congregational Library<br | The Congregational Library<br>14 Beacon Street<br>Boston, MA 02108<br>Telephone: 617-523-0470 <br>Internet: http://www.congregationallibrary.org/resources/archives/church-record-collections | ||
=== Episcopal === | === Episcopal === | ||
Archives of the Diocesan House<br | Archives of the Diocesan House<br>Attn: Archivist<br>143 State Street<br>Portland, ME 04101<br>Telephone: 1-800-244-6062 <br>Internet: http://www.diomaine.org/dioarchives.htm | ||
=== Methodist === | === Methodist === | ||
Boston University School of Theology Library<br | Boston University School of Theology Library<br>745 Commonwealth Avenue<br>Boston, MA 02215<br>Telephone: 617-353-3034<br>Fax: 617-353-3061 <br>Internet: http://www.bu.edu/sth/archives/mhshome.html | ||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
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http://mmchurchrecords.netfirms.com/ | http://mmchurchrecords.netfirms.com/ | ||
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