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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, &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; 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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=89271&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Vital+records+copied+from+town%2C+church++ 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. | *''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, &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; 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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=89271&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Vital+records+copied+from+town%2C+church++ 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. | ||
*''Index to Vital Records Prior to 1892 of . . . 80 Towns''. <ref>Maine. Division of Vital Statistics. ''Index to Vital Records Prior to 1892 of . . . 80 Towns''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1953. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=275176&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+vital+records+prior+to+1892%2C+++ films 009743-883].) </ref>These records of births (including delayed births), deaths, and marriages are arranged alphabetically by surname and then chronologically by year within each surname. | *''Index to Vital Records Prior to 1892 of . . . 80 Towns''. <ref>Maine. Division of Vital Statistics. ''Index to Vital Records Prior to 1892 of . . . 80 Towns''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1953. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=275176&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+vital+records+prior+to+1892%2C+++ films 009743-883].) </ref>These records of births (including delayed births), deaths, and marriages are arranged alphabetically by surname and then chronologically by year within each surname. | ||
*''Delayed Returns for Births. Deaths, and Marriages, 1670-1891.'' <ref>Maine State Archives. ''Delayed Returns for Births. Deaths, and Marriages, 1670-1891.'' [N.p., 197-]. (On 109 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=14982&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Delayed+returns+for+births%2C+deaths%2C+++ films starting at 1002375.)] </ref>The records are arranged alphabetically by surname and then chronologically, earliest date through 1891. Some records are out of order. | *''Delayed Returns for Births. Deaths, and Marriages, 1670-1891.'' <ref>Maine State Archives. ''Delayed Returns for Births. Deaths, and Marriages, 1670-1891.'' [N.p., 197-]. (On 109 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=14982&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Delayed+returns+for+births%2C+deaths%2C+++ films starting at 1002375.)] </ref>The records are arranged alphabetically by surname and then chronologically, earliest date through 1891. Some records are out of order. | ||
Many of the births and marriages recorded in the town records have been extracted and are listed in the International Genealogical Index (IGI) at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Some vital records have been published in genealogical periodicals. | Many of the births and marriages recorded in the town records have been extracted and are listed in the International Genealogical Index (IGI) at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Some vital records have been published in genealogical periodicals. | ||
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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://portalx.bisoex.state.me.us/pls/archives_mhsf/archdev.marriage_archive.search_form Maine Department of Human Services, Office of Data Research and Vital Statistics]<br> | The Maine State Archives has an online searchable database of Maine marriages from 1892 to 1996 available at [http://portalx.bisoex.state.me.us/pls/archives_mhsf/archdev.marriage_archive.search_form Maine Department of Human Services, Office of Data Research and Vital Statistics]<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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=275456&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+vital+records%2C+1892-1907++ 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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=275456&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+vital+records%2C+1892-1907++ 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 1908-1922''. <ref>Maine. Division of Vital Statistics. ''Index to Vital Records 1908-1922''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=275980&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+vital+records%2C+1908-1922++ films 10068-215].) </ref>Records are arranged alphabetically by surname. | *''Index to Vital Records 1908-1922''. <ref>Maine. Division of Vital Statistics. ''Index to Vital Records 1908-1922''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=275980&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+vital+records%2C+1908-1922++ films 10068-215].) </ref>Records are arranged alphabetically by surname. | ||
*''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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=276286&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+vital+records%3A+bride%27s+inde++ 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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=276286&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+vital+records%3A+bride%27s+inde++ 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 Catalog under: | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Maine|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] | [[Category:Maine|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] | ||