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Although the original vital records are kept by the town clerks, copies of most of the existing pre-1892 vital records are at the Maine State Archives (see [[Maine Archives and Libraries|Maine Archives and Libraries]]). The Family History Library also has an extensive collection of Maine town vital records. An example of one of the many Maine collections is: | Although the original vital records are kept by the town clerks, copies of most of the existing pre-1892 vital records are at the Maine State Archives (see [[Maine Archives and Libraries|Maine Archives and Libraries]]). The Family History Library also has an extensive collection of Maine town vital records. An example of one of the many Maine collections is: | ||
*''Vital Records Copied from Town, Church, & Cemetery Records in Various Towns and Counties of Maine Along the Atlantic Seaboard''. <ref>Noyes, Benjamin Lake. ''Vital Records Copied from Town, Church, | *''Vital Records Copied from Town, Church, & Cemetery Records in Various Towns and Counties of Maine Along the Atlantic Seaboard''. <ref>Noyes, Benjamin Lake. ''Vital Records Copied from Town, Church, Cemetery Records in Various Towns and Counties of Maine Along the Atlantic Seaboard''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971, 1972. (Family History Library {{FHL|89271|title-id|disp=film 873738 items 1-2}}.) </ref>This source organizes names alphabetically by locality. It includes histories of some areas; people's birth, marriage and death dates; and names of spouses and children. | ||
The Family History Library and the Maine State Archives also have an index to pre-1892 vital records for 80 towns. The index includes birth, delayed birth, marriage, and death records. | The Family History Library and the Maine State Archives also have an index to pre-1892 vital records for 80 towns. The index includes birth, delayed birth, marriage, and death records. | ||
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State registration of vital statistics began in 1892. You can obtain copies of these records by writing to: | State registration of vital statistics began in 1892. You can obtain copies of these records by writing to: | ||
'''Department of Human Services'''<br>Office of Vital Statistics<br>State House, Station #11<br>Augusta, ME 04330<br>Telephone: 207-287-3184<br>Internet: [http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ | '''Department of Human Services'''<br>Office of Vital Statistics<br>State House, Station #11<br>Augusta, ME 04330<br>Telephone: 207-287-3184<br>Internet: [http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/phs/odrvs/vital-records/index.shtml Maine Department of Human Services] | ||
For indexes of birth, marriage, and death records for the years 1892 to 1922 (marriage records extend to 1953), see: | For indexes of birth, marriage, and death records for the years 1892 to 1922 (marriage records extend to 1953), see: | ||
The Maine State Archives has an online searchable database of Maine marriages from 1892 to 1996 available at [http:// | The Maine State Archives has an online searchable database of Maine marriages from 1892 to 1996 available at [http://portal.maine.gov/marriage/archdev.marriage_archive.search_form Maine State Archives].<br> | ||
*''Index to Vital Records, 1892-1907''. <ref>Maine. Division of Vital Statistics. ''Index to Vital Records, 1892-1907''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954. (Family History Library {{FHL|275456|title-id|disp=films 9884-10067}}.) </ref>Births, marriages, and deaths are arranged alphabetically by surname and then chronologically by year within each surname. | *''Index to Vital Records, 1892-1907''. <ref>Maine. Division of Vital Statistics. ''Index to Vital Records, 1892-1907''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954. (Family History Library {{FHL|275456|title-id|disp=films 9884-10067}}.) </ref>Births, marriages, and deaths are arranged alphabetically by surname and then chronologically by year within each surname. | ||
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*''Index to Vital Records: Bride's Index to Marriages, 1895-1953''. <ref>Maine. Division of Vital Statistics. ''Index to Vital Records: Bride's Index to Marriages, 1895-1953''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954. (Family History Library {{FHL|276286|title-id|disp=films 010261-371}}.) </ref>This index includes names of brides, names of grooms, and marriage data. | *''Index to Vital Records: Bride's Index to Marriages, 1895-1953''. <ref>Maine. Division of Vital Statistics. ''Index to Vital Records: Bride's Index to Marriages, 1895-1953''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954. (Family History Library {{FHL|276286|title-id|disp=films 010261-371}}.) </ref>This index includes names of brides, names of grooms, and marriage data. | ||
To access Maine vital records, use the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | To access Maine vital records, use the Place Search of the Family History Library [https://familysearch.org/search/search/library_catalog#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=place&searchCriteria=&placeName=Maine&author_givenName=&author_surname=&subjectCountTotal=250 Catalog] under: | ||
:MAINE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS. | :MAINE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS. | ||
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Most of the available pre-1700 marriage records of New England have been published in Clarence A. Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700. | Most of the available pre-1700 marriage records of New England have been published in Clarence A. Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700. | ||
*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Maine couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Cecil County, Maryland|Elkton, Cecil, Maryland]], or [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County, VA]], or in towns just across the Canadian border.<ref name="Eakle1">&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;span&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;span&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; (accessed 8 January 2011).&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</ref> | *'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Maine couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Cecil County, Maryland|Elkton, Cecil, Maryland]], or [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County, VA]], or in towns just across the Canadian border.<ref name="Eakle1">&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;span&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;span&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; (accessed 8 January 2011).&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</ref> | ||
== Adoption Records == | == Adoption Records == | ||