Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-28

per cent were OF parents. one of whom
was foreign Lincoln county had the
largest percentage of foreign born
parents, with Waldo county second.
The largest percentage of foreign
born parents was in Biddeford. with
Lewiston second.
The largest number of births in anv
one month was in May and the small
est in November. In Orland, Prentiss
and Sebec. triple births occurred in
which all the children were living.
During the year 1877 twin-brths oc-
Cured: in 81 instances the twins were
both boys; in &c. both girls; and in 81,
a boy and a girl. In ia cases the
parentage was American; in As,
foreign; and in Sc instances the
parentage was mixed The largest
number of still births occurred in
Aroostook county and the smallest
number in Lincoln county.
The marriage rate was higher in
Oxford county than elsewhere in the
State while the rate was lowest in
Washington county. OF the 6345
records OF marriage in which there
was a statement of the birthplace, in
- pei CCIll tilS . ooiIi anu DTlQe were
both Americana; in II per cent both
We're of foreign birth; in eight per
cent the groom was American and the
bride of foreign birth; while in nine
per cent foreign groom and an
American bride We're united. The
largest number of marriages were
solemnized in June and the smallest
number in March.
The largest number of marriages,
both of grooms and brides, was be-
tween 20 and % years of age; while
still under Is years, Is brides We're
married: in the age period between Is
and 20 years, there were 294 grooms
and 1702 brides; in the period from 20
to % years. 1881 men and 1850 women
were married; from 25 to 30, 1892 men
and 1876 women; from 30 to So, 776 men
ard 472 women: from 35 to 40, 454 men
and PA women: from 40 to IS, 257 men
and 1S1 women: from As to so, 1856 men
and SO women; from so to So, 257 men
and 81 women; from S. to 60, 81 men
and AZ women: from 60 to 70. 106 men
and As women; from 20 to so. q men
and IL women; over so years. one man.
In 525S marriages the groom was old
er than the bride: while in 1922 the
bride was the elder; 1876 wdowers and
577 widows were remarked; 253 men
and 1856 women were REMARKED after
having been divorced from a former
marriage; 1927 men and 544S women
were married for the first time: 943
| men and SAT women married the Sec
! ond time; "a men and 81 women were
united in the third marriage, six men
and 10 women contracted marriage a
| fourth time: and one man was married
the sixth time. The oldest groom was
81 years of age and the oldest bride
was II. The youngest groom was 16
years of age and the youngest bride
| was IA years of age.
At the age OF Is years one groom was
| married; at II years. Pa at Is years
SO; and at 10 years. 1856 At the age of
II years, Is brides were married; al
Is years 80: at Is years. 1874; at
| II years, 35G; and at IS years. 5S4.
In one marriage where the groom
YVES 81 years Of age and the bride 7(
| years old it was the first marriage OF
| each Two other groomS were married
| for the first time at the age of 6;
years, one at SO years, while at the age
| of 10 years one man was married fol-
the sixth time. One bride was married
| for the first time at the age of sc
years. one at 81 and one at IS years
| At II years of age one bride was mar
ried a second time having been divorc.
ed: at Is years. six brides. two of whom
had been widowed and four divorced
were married the second time: and al
IS years one bride was Remarked after
/ having been divorced. Three brides
We're married the fourth time at the
age of y. 81 and "A respectively. while
one bride was married the fifth time al
tho age of 81 years.
/ The number of deaths registered dur
ing the past year was II, 1903. This was
376 more than for the preceding year
and larger number than has occurred
in any year since 1882, but glance a.
the tabulation will show that the deatl
rate. based upon the estimated popu
latiOn of all but the census year, 1900
has gradually lessened until this wear
when it was the same as it was in 1894
The lowest death-rate was in Aroos
| took county, being only 1925. The
counties of Aroostook Franklin, Han.
cock, Knox. Lincoln, Piscataquis, Saga
dahoc, Somerset, Waldo and Washing.
ton Rad lower death-rates than that OF
| the whole State; while the counties o,
Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennehec
oxford, Penobscot and York had death.
rates larger than that of the State
The highest county death-rate was that
of kennehec. 1875.
| The death-rate in the cities was
1918 as compared with the rest of the
| State, with the cities omitted which
death-rate was 1850
The largest number of deaths. 1777
| occurred in March. while the smalles
number of deaths in any one month
was S44 in July. During the spring
months 1919 deaths occurred during
the summer, 1853; during the autumn
1862; in the winter. 1894 OF the II so:
descendants. 6100 were males ard 57O(
We're females.
Among children dying before they
were five years old. 1900 were males
and 9SS females; there We're ZIP more
deaths among boys under five years OF
age than among girls within the same
| age period. On the contrary at the
age-pcriods of from 10 to so wears
there was a preponderance of deaths
| among the females. while there were