Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-10
Vital Statistics of 1909.

According to the vital statistics assem-
bled by Dr. A. G. Young of Augusta.
state registrar. 1915 persons We're born
i'll Maine in 1909. l79 less than We're born
the preceding year, and ). 40 more indi-
viduals than died in the State during the
year. The number of marria yes were
COL in 1909 as against 1904 in 1893. The
birth rate was n 81 per thousand, the
marriage rate so per thousand aid tn
death rate 15.45. The highest death rate
is found in the city of Biddeford where
it is lS.l2 This city also leads in the
birth rate with 3o.76. The lowest death
rate is at Bath, 1919. The lowest birth
rate is at Ellsworth 1913.
The table showing the percentage of
American and foreign births By counties
indicates that the birth rate among
Americans is stlll large. OF the births
during the year 60.26 per cent were OF
American parentage, 2039 were OF foreign
parentage, ISIS had one foreign born pa
rent and in lii of the cases the parent
age was not stated The largest percen-
ta6e of foreign born was in Biddeford.
where Gp.55 OF all the births We're Of non
American parentage. The highest per-
centage of births of American paEcntage
was at Belfast where tie percentage
was 9l.4i.
Twin births occurred in 10 cases dur
ing the year, l. of which were in AndroS-
cogsin county. - in Aroostouk. y i'll
Cumberland, tWo in Franklin, eight Ia
Hancock 10 in kenHebec, i've III kAoN,
two i'll Lincoln. L in oxford, II i'll Penoo-
scot, four in Piscataquis, three III saga
ddhoc, SIX in Somerset, FIVE in Waldo, ID
in Washington and 10 in York. Iripiets
were born during the year IN Limestone,
Eochland and SedGwick.
Cumberland county leads the marriages
with 9l6: l.nobscot second with as ana
.Nfoostook third with 64G. The smallest
number of marriages was in SaSadahoc
county. 49, june continues to he the
popuidr month for - couples chose t. be
married during tic Last month of spring.
November is next with 657. The smallest
number of marriages took place curing
the month of March. 2N6. BY lar the
greater number OF those who marei"d OF
both sexes were between the ages of 20
and % but that Maine is i land OF per-
pctual Youth is evidenced by the fact
that - males and II females between the
ages OF 70 and 50 we've married ANA that
tVp males over ~ years OF axe zee hiiu'9
To the altar. The youngest female /" ne
married III the state was IL years on
while the oldest was 10 The youngest
roalc was Il and the Oldest male was NJ.
mn -lI cases the bride was older tnan the
.srooin Widowers to In" number al M.
widows to the number of 6W ana dl-
vorcod people 10 lhc number OF osf mar
ricd AGAIN. In the c4Sc of % males aho
9oi females the marrag" was the second
which they had contracted. In the case
of II. males and 70 females 1t was the
third marriage and in the case OF II
males and two females il was the iourth
marriage One male residing in iiancock
county married during the year FOR the
sixth time.
Divorces We're decrced in So cases. liz
500 of when the wife sought her freedom
and in 25S cases it was the husband. oi
the persons divorced one male and thfee
females had been married less thsSh SIN
months, six males and nine females De-
tween six months and year, o. males
and 49, females from one 10 hVe Years