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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

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• 1670s-1920s: Maine Birth Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900
Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921

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• 1715-1922: Maine Birth Records at Ancestry ($)

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Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

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• 1670s-1990s: Maine Marriage Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Maine Marriages, 1771-1907
Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996
Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921

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• 1892-1966, 1977-2009: Maine Marriage Index at MaineGenealogy.net

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Death - Where can I find death records?

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• 1670s-2000s: Maine Death Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Maine Death Index, 1960-1996
Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910
Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990
Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999
Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980
Maine, Knox County Cemetery Records, ca. 1800-2007
Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918
Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index

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• 1761-1922: Maine Death Records at Ancestry ($)

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