The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
Vital Statistics

The tabulation Of birth, deaths and
marriages, efc., for he lrar 1900 ~ DIR.
A. g. Young, registrar Of vital ststis-
tics, has been made and published.
A summary among many other things
shows the number of births to have
been IA, 709 The number Of births re-
corded In each of the reg stration wears,
lS92-I900, Is l4,02S, 14.G04 IA G07. IL, G07
10, 430, 5,429, Is, NJ, 15,l2l, l4,475, and
IA, 700 respectively.
The number of marriages (number OF
couples married) In 1900 WAS 5,4s2, a
number 1853 larger than IN the preceding
year. The number of marriages regis
tered In the State in each OF the years
ls92-l900 is, respectively, 5,726. 5,795,
sol, 5,729, 500 1881, >, l44, 1929 aud
5 4s2.
The number of deaths recorded In the
State for the same year WAS II, 1888, a
number 10 larger than that Of the deaths
registered in the preceding year The
number of deaths In each year thus far
recorded is: In 1892, l2,ll7; In 1893,
IL, l34; IL 1894, HOP; in lsa5, l0,4Gl
In 1896, 10 626; 10 1897 235; In 1888,
1886 in 1899, II 80; ami IN 1900, L..
$50.
The number of living children born
was l4,095. and the number of still
births was GA.
OF the whole number of living chill
dren of which the sex WAS certified, I, ia
were males and 6,929 were females. Fsr
each 100 girls born there were 1872
boys (l06. in 1892, 1914 in 1898 l04.
in 1894, 1864 in 1895, 1863 in 1896, 1928
in 1897, LOG. 0 in 1898 and 1914 in 1899.
Birth rate.-The birth rate of living
children for the State was 20.30 for each
1000 population.
Parentage.-Of the total births In the
State, SO, ga per cent were Of native par.
ents; 81 81 per cent were of foreign par
entage; 1850 per cent were of parents
one OF whom was for ign; while of 099
per cent the nationality was not stated
Marriage rates.-We have, for the
year 1900, a marriage rate Of 1878 lper
sons married) to every 1000 of popula
ton, or at the rate of 7S9 marriages pei
1000 persons. The marriage rate wal
higher In Somerset county than else
where in the State, 1t being for thai
county 10. SO per l 900. The lowest mar
rage rate, that of 1880 per 1000 was IL
York county.
Nativity. the 8 ,422 records OF mar
rage In which there was statement O.
birthplace, In 70 per cent the groom ant
bride were both American; in 10 pc
cent both we're of foreign birth; in pei
cent, the groom was American and tn
bride Of foreign birth; while In 8 pc
cent foreign groom and American bride
were united.
Seasons-The largest number Of mar
riages, GA, were solemized in June
while the smallest number in any ont
month, 271, occurred 10 March.
Eight hundred and one divorce caseI
were decreed In the year 1900, 552 IL
1892, 627 in 1898, 674 in 1894, 6S1 in 1895
66s in 1896, 722 In 1897, 764 in 1898 anC
| 700 In 1899. In 1900, there WAS decreet
in Maine one divorce for every G s mar
riages solemnized. The wife was the II
! belant in $50 divorces, and the HUSBAND
in 2l2.
Within the year, Sc persons took theil
own lives, So males, Is females; SO IL
1892, the same number in 1898, SO IL
1894, &c in 1896, 81 in 1896, II in 1857
Sc in 1898 and SO in 1899.
Centensrisns, among the person.
whose decease occurred in 1900, eigh
had exceeded the age of 100 years. Si1
of these persons were women and TIVE
were men viz: Dec. 10, Polly Collins
died at Mars Hill, at the age of los year
2 months and days. She was born IL
New Brunswick. May Is, Lucy Davi
died at Auburn, at the age of los years
She was born in Lisbon. March 20
Charlotte Hargraves died at North Shap
leigh, at the age Of 100 years, II month
and DAYS. She was born in Amesbury
Mass. Nov. %, George Kendall died a
fairfield, at the age of 100 years 6 mo
and 20 days. he was born in Fairfield
Oct. IS, Abigail Church died at New
Portland, at the age of 100 years, 5 mos
and days. She was born In Poland
Feb. 8, Hildah Bisbee died at Wood
stock, at the age of 100 years and fiv
days. She was born in Belfast. Feb
%, Mary O'Leary died at Bangor, at tn
age of 100 years. She was born in Ire
land. Oct. 6, Marshall King died a
Waterville, at the age of 100 years. Il
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