The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-12-01
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PROM The tenth Registration Report
Of bsysbA. marriages aad deaths. Tor
tlis state, for tbs ycar ls6G, We con
dense Toe following
The population u To State j. sl5.-
COS. a. R.,sn ID tie eensns u ls60 r.
Ia tAss uumbef there @aFe 2.i7A more
tneu tAAn women by far the greatest
proportion q the number we're Of
Americas BIRTH The foreigners, or
those born u Foreigners, were 81 7i3.
The whole number q births during
the year vas 6 5a2. which Is consiaera-
big above DO annual sycrage for the
pas; Ven ysars being greater than ID
any rear since 1851, and exceeding the
dsalhs q the yoar by b. 2C9l A 1T
tlo oscr one haf wore males Three
fourlls, or l.9T6 we're u American pa
rentage
The greatest Rumber Of births oc-
CURED ia the month 81 September,
when CAS- persons we're born, Of whom
339 were males The least number
was ID January, when Of the 377 born
l9l were males Rutland seems to be
the most prolific Of the counties, and
Essex the least, the former contribut-
ing 10 The population 92s babies, being
ono 10 every ~ persona, ard the latter
but IS, or one to every 81 persons. 49,
The fac, that Rutland county presents
the largest percentage OF babies Of for
eign parrntage, aud Essex county the
least zrlains the somewhat rcmarka-
ble Inference Grand Isle county
Stands pes, 70 Rutland, having a birth
tssgst Al persons. and Chittenden end
bennington counties nest. each having
birth 10 every ~ persons The o.l-
cgta.as range from e. t. 50 to each
birth
lao proportion e malo 70 female
lrths WIS glatcst Ia Essex county, and
least ~ Windham county the former
being 100 male o every 100 uale, the
latter IS CIittcnisn county was ll5.
or the whole number 1872 were plural
births, and 40 were illegiiimate.
There were 1901 couples married
during the year; a number greater by
432 than ever before reported, an en-
couraginq fact certainly The "happi-
est county was Of course Rutland, 1892
complies taklun each othor for better
or worse, but in proportion to popu-
lation WiBdham county stands frst
with 3l4 marriages, Grand Isle foots
the list with only II marriages Chit
tcndcn county has 296 The popular
month for marrying appears TO be No
yember, $40 weddings being set down
70 ts credit, while August has less than
any, only l72
The ratio Of marriages to population
was one to every SO persons, an in
crease Of nearly so per cent over the
average for the past ten years, and an
increase Of 49, marriages over any pre-
yious year. OF the 3.00l marriages
,G3G we're Of bachelors to maids; lis
bachelors married widows, It's widow
ors married widows; and 277 widowers
married maids. Tho condition Of the
r,mainaer was not stated.
In 765 instances the bride, and in 81
the groom was under 20 years Of age,
and IN g. both parties we're under 20
The men seemed most inclined to wed
between the ages Of 20 and IS, 1907
having married at that stage Of life
There we're 7 men aud 4 women who
dll not consider three score years and
ten too Old for honeymoon, In all
As sldowers. 296 widows, 1854 bach
elorf. mud 1913 maids were married.
The number 81 deaths was 1881, Of
whom 1897 we're males, 1921 females,
aud y unknown. or this number g.
III were OF American birth, the re-
maindcr foreign or unknown There
vsre ss3 less deaths shan tie average
far liz preceding 5 years. and l0l7
e than in 1868 The ratio was one
t8 evoFy 81 % tie inhabitants. The
average ago was 3s IL years The
lghss, number WIS between the ages
cf eg ard 70, betli males and females.
August was the moAt and Jaly tho least
iasal month The percentage o. local
e.saaa was the highest being 81 ~, the
most fatal ~ which were diseases II the
nervous g~tem. which show percent
age of9L
The mortality Of Windsor county was
ilsn Largest, - deaths baing reported
Grand Isle tbs smallest reporting s5.
The number IN Chittendcn county was
sol By isE the Largest percentage q
deaths ans II tia TOM d Glastonbury
TIA letng the proportion gwen. while
the psFoeuiaeo n Berkshire Is only ~.
Among tic counties Windsor shows
the iasgest psfcsniage ! S., ard Essex
The s,aAilos;. ca. That q Cbiitenden
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