Cost of copy: $10.00 (certified-legal); $6.00 (uncertified)

Comments: Death records from 1923 to the present are available by contacting the Maine Office of Vital Statistics (see address above). Records for 1892-1922 are available at the Maine State Archives. It is in your best interest to include as much information as possible with your request. The fee includes a 5 year search.

* For death records prior to 1892 contact the town/municipality where the birth occurred. Since there was no law requiring that they be recorded during this time period, the availability of records will vary, though many towns have records existing from about 1700. The Maine State Archives has an index to vital records prior to 1892 of 80 towns on 109 microfilms as well as copies of most of the existing pre-1892 vital records.

You can also search online:

Event: Marriage

Cost of copy: $10.00 (certified-legal); $6.00 (uncertified)

Comments: Marriage records from 1923 to the present are available by contacting the Maine Office of Vital Statistics (see address above). Records for 1892-1922 are available at the Maine State Archives. It is in your best interest to include as much information as possible with your request. The fee includes a 5 year search.

* For death records prior to 1892 contact the town/municipality where the marriage occurred. Since there was no law requiring that they be recorded during this time period, the availability of records will vary, though many towns have records existing from about 1700. The Maine State Archives has an index to vital records prior to 1892 of 80 towns on 109 microfilms as well as copies of most of the existing pre-1892 vital records.

You can also search online:

Indexes of Maine Marriages: 1892-1966, 1976-1996

Comments: Divorce records from 1923 through the present are usually available from the State Office of Vital Statistics (see address above). Divorce records between 1892 and 1922 can usually be obtained from the Clerk of the District Court in the area where the divorce was granted. The Maine State Archives has an index to divorce cases between 1892 and 1969. Divorce proceedings prior to 1892 can be located in court records through the Archives.