Maine State Archives Card Index

Before 1892

Many towns & cities have lost their early vital records due to fire or the town clerks did not keep good records in the first place. On 15 Apr 1927, the Maine Legislature passed Maine Law Chapter 213. The Maine State registrar of the vital statistics was to ascertain from what towns complete returns were lacking, and send blanks to the town clerks for completion. Under Maine law Chapter 213 sec 3, the law stated that inscriptions on gravestone could be copied and recorded. All towns in Maine were asked to copy all their pre 1892 records on cards for use at the Maine State Archives. We are told that only about 80 towns (about 20%) actually took part in this project. Below are listed 81 towns which took part in the project. Words of warning must be given to the researcher. DO NOT be surprised if you can not find the original records. Remember that in addition to the town vital records, the town clerks were told that they could send in cemetery records, church records, etc and some of the data sent in is full of errors.

After several decades this vital record resource is going high tech. Volunteers at the Maine State Archives is transferring the information on the cards to the Maine State Archive's PC. If you would like to join the Maine State Archives in this great project, the Maine State Archives would like to talk to you. As of October 23, 1998, The Archives have entered grooms 13,285 records. Perhaps some of the readers of Kennebec County could ask the staff of the Maine State Archives if they could join in this project? Maine marriage records before 1865 for the most part did not report the names of the parents of the groom & bride.

  1. Maine Towns Who Sent in Cards
  2. Albany, Oxford Co
  3. Albion, Kennebec Co
  4. Alfred, York Co
  5. Atkinson, Piscataquis Co
  6. Auburn, (see Poland, Danville, Minot & Pejepscot) Androscoggin Co
  7. Bar Harbor, Hancock Co
  8. Bath, Lincoln Co
  9. Berwick, York Co
  10. Biddeford, York Co
  11. Boothbay, Lincoln Co
  12. Bradley, Penobscot Co
  13. Bridgton, Cumberland Co
  14. Brooks, Waldo Co
  15. Calais, Washington Co
  16. Camden, Lincoln Co
  17. Centerville, Washington Co
  18. China, Kennebec Co
  19. Danville, (see Auburn, Minot, Pejepscot & Poland) Androscoggin Co
  20. Dayton, York Co
  21. Detroit, Somerset Co
  22. Dexter, Penobscot Co
  23. Durham, Androscoggin Co
  24. Eliot, York Co
  25. Fairfield, Somerset Co
  26. Farmington, Franklin Co
  27. Freedom, Waldo Co
  28. Gardiner, Kennebec Co
  29. Gilead, Oxford Co
  30. Gorham , Cumberland Co
  31. Gouldsboro, Hancock Co
  32. Hallowell, Kennebec Co
  33. Hanover, Oxford Co
  34. Hebron, Oxford Co
  35. Hollis, York Co
  36. Industry, Franklin Co
  37. Jackson, Waldo Co
  38. Jefferson, Lincoln Co
  39. Jonesboro, Washington Co
  40. Kenduskeag, Penobscot Co
  41. Knox, Waldo Co
  42. Lebanon, York Co
  43. Leeds, Androscoggin Co
  44. Limington, York Co
  45. Madawaska, Aroostook Co
  46. Mexico, Oxford Co
  47. Milbridge, Washington Co
  48. Minot, Androscoggin Co
  49. Monroe, Waldo Co
  50. Monticello, Aroostook Co
  51. Montville, Waldo Co
  52. Moscow, Somerset Co
  53. New Gloucester, Cumberland Co
  54. New Sharon, Franklin Co
  55. New Sweden, Aroostook Co
  56. North Berwick, York Co
  57. Otisfield, Cumberland Co
  58. Parkman, Piscataquis Co
  59. Pejepscot (Danville), Androscoggin Co
  60. Pittsfield, Somerset Co
  61. Pittston, Kennebec Co
  62. Poland,(Poland, Minot & Auburn) Androscoggin Co
  63. Portland, Cumberland Co
  64. Prentiss, Penobscot Co
  65. Presque Isle, Aroostook Co
  66. Rangeley, Franklin Co
  67. Raymond, Cumberland Co
  68. Richmond, Sagadahoc Co
  69. Rockland, Knox Co
  70. Rumford, Oxford Co
  71. Sanford, York Co
  72. Shapleigh, York Co
  73. Stockton Springs, Waldo Co
  74. Sweden, Oxford Co
  75. Turner, Androscoggin Co
  76. Waldo, Waldo Co
  77. Waldoboro, Lincoln Co
  78. Waterford, Oxford Co
  79. Wellington, Piscataquis Co
  80. Williamsburg, Piscataquis Co
  81. Wiscasset, Lincoln Co
  82. York, York Co

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