Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-06
VITAL STATISTICS.
State Registrar Young
Submits Annual Report.
Increase In Births, Marriages
and Deaths For Year.
Report Is Volume Of Much Detail
and Interest.

According to the annual report of
DR.. A. G. Young, registrar of vital
statistics Oh the births, marriages and
deaths, which has been filed with the
Governor and Council, in this State
the past year the birth rate was high
est in AroostoCk and lowest in Lincoln
county; the marriage rate was highest
in Oxford and lowest in Sagadahoc;
and the death rate was highest in An
droscoggin and lowest in Lincoln.
The report shows that the number of
births in the State the past year was
15,s7S against 1924 for the preceding
year, an increase of 5S4; the number of
marriages were 649S, an increase of 234
over the preceding year; and the num-
Der of deaths were 11,427 against H.
361 for the preceding year, an increase
of 46. The birth rate per 1000 of popu-
lation was 2209 per cent; the marriage
rate 304 per cent; and the death rate
1890 per cent.
OF the births $3.50 were females: 1895
males; 9452 of American parentage;
32e3 of foreign parentage and in 1891
instances one of the parents was for
eign. The marriages are classified as
follows: Groom and bride, both Ameri-
can, 1888; groom and bride both for
eign, 696; groom American. bride for
eign, 545; groom foreign, bride Ameri-
can, 5S2. OF the deaths in the State
during the past year 1925 were males.
5497 were females, 1896 were American
and 1891 were foreign. The average
birth rate in the cities per 1000 of popu-
lation was 2149 as compared with 22.40
per cent. the birth rate for the rest of
the State. The birth rate of the diff
ferent counties varied widely and in
four counties, Aroostook, Oxford,
Washington and York, the birth rate
was above that of the whole State.
Lincoln county had the largest per-
centaSe of native-born parents and
Waldo county was second. Compare
lively high percentage of foreign born
parents are found in Aroostook, Cum
berland, Oxford, Kennebec and Pc
nobscot counties, The largest percen-
tage of foreign born parents was in
Biddeford. with Lewiston second, while
in Belfast or Ellsworth there were no
foreign births. The largest number of
births were in July and the smallest
number in January and the three con-
secutive months in which the largest
August and September.
Of the 1852 records of marriages in
which there was statement of birth
place, in u per cent the groom and
b1 ide were both American; in II per
cent. both We're of foreign birth; in
eight per cent. the groom was Ameri-
can and the bride of foreign birth;
while in nine per cent. foreign groom
and American bride were united. The
largest number of marriages were SOL
emnzed in June and the smallest num-
Der in March.
The largest number, both Of grooms
and brides, was between 20 and 25
years of age. While still under Is
years Of age. 10 brides We're married;
in the age period between Is and 90
years there were PSI grooms and 1870
brides; in the period from 90 to %
years 24O6 men ard 24l6 women
We're married; from % to 80
years, 1864 men and 1112 women: from
30 to 50 years. S45 men and 494 women:
from 81 to 40 years. 451 men and 29@
women; from 40 to As years, 260 men
and 142 women; from DO to 80 years. 1865
men and 131 women; from so to 50
years 122 men and 81 women: from 80
to 60 years, 81 men and "a women;
from 60 to 10 years, So men and Al
women; from 10 to so years, 80 men
and six women: over so years, four
men.
In 1885 marriages the groom was old
err thar the bride: while in 1113 the
bride was the elder; 761 widowers and
Cpl widows were remarked; 297 mon
and $50 women were married after