The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-12
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Marriages, Deaths and Births De-
crease but the Divorces Increase.
The annual report of DR.. A c.
Young, registrar of vital statistics.
which has been filed with the cover
nor and council shows that 1890
births occurred in Maine during the
past year, which is 1863 less than the
preceding year; 5.87S marriages were
performed, which is % less than the
preceding year; the number of
deaths recorded is ll,731, which is
708 less than the preceding year
The number of living children born
was 1885 and the number of still
births was Cos. OF the whole number
of living children of which the sex
was certified, 1924 were males and T.
sos were females. For each 100 girls
! born there were 1865 boys.
The birth rate of living children for
| the state was 2089 for each | 900 of
population.
The average birthrate in the cities
per 1000 population was 80.68 per
cent. as compared with 2091, the birth
rate for the rest of the state.
The birthrate of the different coun-
ties varies widely. AS it invariably
! has been every year since the regis
tration began 1t was the highest in
! Aroostook, 31.76zper cent, and the
lowest in Knox. 1d.S1 per cent. In
! four counties Aroostook, Penobscot,
Washington and York, the birth rate
was above that OF the whole state.
MARRIAGES
The number of marriages regis
tered in the state during the past
year was 5,S78, which makes a mar
riage rate of 15.70 number of persons
married) to every LOCO of population.
The marriage rate was higher in
Oxford county than elsewhere in the
state, it being for that county 8S4 per
| 900. The lowest marriage rate,
that of 6.15 per cent per 1000, was in
| Lincoln county.
OF the 5,847 records of marriage In
which there was a statement of birth
place, in ~ per cent the groom and
bride were both American; in nine
per cent both were of foreign birth ;
in nine per cent the groom was Am
ercan and the bride of foreign birth ;
while in 10 per cent a foreign groom
and an American bride were united.
The largest number of marriages,
| 734, were solemnized in June while
the smallest number in any one
month, 271, occurred in March. The
largest number, both of grooms and
brides, was between 90 and % years
4 OF, of
age, II brides were married; in the
age period from 20 to % years there
were 279 grooms and / ,673 brides; in
the period from 20 to % years 2,235
men and 2,077 women were married,
from 25 to 30 years, 1926 men and 98l
women from 80 to 80 years, CT men
and 418 women; from 80 to 40 years,
39S men and 222 women; from 40 to
as years, 237 women and 1873 women,
from 45 to 80 years, 148 men and 10
women; from so to 55 years, 146 men
and 63 women; from So to go years,
II men and AZ women from so to 70
years. 119 men and 81 women; from
70 TO so years. 35 men and II women;
from 80 to 80 years, two men.
In 1887 marriages the groom was
older than the bride; while in 991 the
bride was the elder; 704 widowers
and SIT widows were remarked; 3l2
men and 442 women were remarked
after having been divorced from for
mer marriage.
The report shows that 1857 men
and 4,914 women were married for the
first TIME; that 900 men and SCI wo-
men were married for the second
time; that 107 men and go women
were united in the third marriage;
that eight men and four women con-
tracteG marriage for the fourth time;
and one man and two women were
married the fifth time. The oldest
groom was 85 years OF age and the
youngest bride was IL years of age.
At the age of 16, five grooms were
married; at II years, II; at Is years,
rs; and at 10 years, 1872. At the age
of IL years, one bride was married:
at Is years, one at IA years. nine; at
Is years, Sc; at 16 years, ISL: at II
years, 800; at IS years, $40 and at l9
years, 497.
In one marriage the groom was 81
and the bride IA years of age and it
was the first marriage of each one. In
another case In which the groom was
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1t was also the first marriage of each.
Two grooms, aged II and 20 years,
were married for the first time.
At II years of age, three brides
were married for a second time; five
at Is years and five at 10 years. One
bride was married for the third time
at 10 years of age, one for the fourth
time at 20 years and one for the fifth
time at Sc years. Two women con-
tracted marriage at the ages of u
and 20 years for the first time.
DIVORCES
Nine hundred and eighty-fve di-
vorces were decreed during the past
year which is "A more than during
the preceding year. During the year
one divorce was decreed for every six
marriages solemnized.
Seven divorces were granted before
the marriage life had lasted six
months; SO before one years mar
riage; 2SS after from five to 10 years
marriage; 243 from 10 to 20 years
marriage; SO after from 20 to 80 years
marriage; and 81 after more than 80
years of married life.
DEATHS
The lowest death rate was in Aroos-
took county, being only 11.73 per cent
Tho cnupfioc nf Franklin HANCOCK