Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-25
6s.49: in Franklin, oI'oo'
n Piscataquis, 66.5S: and in Somerset

Washington, 6s.49: in Franklin, $780,
in Piscataquis, 66.5s: and in Somerset
GAP.
Comparatively high percentages OF
foreign-born parents are found in An
droscoggin county. 34.59; in Oxforo'
1922: in York, S0.17; and In Cumoer-
land, 1853. Comparing the percentage
Of the births in the 20 cities OF the
State with that Of the rest OF the state.
it is found that in the cities 47.s2 per
cent. Of the births were OF American
parentage, while in the rural parts Oh
the State the percentage of American
born children was 67.S2. The largest
percentage Of foreign born parents
54.17. was in Biddeford. and In Lewis
ton 45.76. There were no births In ELS
worth in which the parents were for
eign-born.
The largest number Of births IN any
one month was 1857 in March; the
smallest was 1131 in November; the
largest quarterly total was 1903 IN the
second quarter and the smallest, 3oo4'
in the last quarter. The three consec-
utive months in which the largest
number of births occurred were March,
April and May, total OF 4292.
During the past year 179 twin births
occurred; in So instances twins were
both boys; in "a. both girls; and IN ~
a boy and a girl. In SO cases the per-
centage was American; In Al, forelen'
in 81 instances the parentage was mix
ed. and in three. it was not stated. VI
the AKA children, 1923 were born anVe
and % we're still born. OF the $50 stu
horn children, 407 were males and 2'S
females. In four the sex was not stat
ed. With the exception or one sun
birth as to which the nativity OF the
mother was not stated, 1873 were Oh
American mothers and 100 OF foreign
mothers. The largest number OF stlli-
births occurred in Aroostook county,
1924. while the minimum number, sew
en-. was reported in Lincoln county.
| The largest number Of stillbirths, q,
was returned in March and the small
est number. AZ, in August.
MARRIAGES.
| The number Of marriages registered
| in the State for the past year was $751;
i the marriage rate for the year being
17.4S (persons married) to every 1000
| Of population, or at the rate Of STA
marriages per 1000 persons. The mar
rage rate was higher in Piscataquis
than in any other county in the State.
! II being 1919 per 1000 Tor that coun-
| ty. The lowest marriage rate that OF
/ 7.46, per 1000 was In Aroostook county.
(, OF the 66O2 records of marriage IN
which there was a statement OF birth
place, in 1902 per cent. the groom and
bride were both American: in 10.F per
cent both were Of foreign birth: in
| 500 per cent. the groom was American
and the bride Of foreign birth. while
in $50 per cent. foreign groom and
American bride were united.
| The largest number Of marriages, 1872.
| was solemnized in June, while the
small number in any one month, 316,
occurred.in February. The largest num-
Der, both of grooms and brides, was
between 20 and 25 years Of age. While
still under Is years Of age, IA girls were
married; in the age period. 1920 years,
there were SOC grooms and 1887 brides;
! in the period, 1925 years, $3.50 men and
1884 women were married: from $3.50
years, 1866 men and 1889 women; from
80 to So years. 766 men and 4S3 women;
from So to 40 years. 449 and 29s women;
I from 40 to As years, 256 men and Ill
women; from As to so years, 1871 men
| and 1875 women; from so to So years, 1872
men and 101 women; from IS to 50
years. so men and 81 women; from 60
| to 70 years. 13l men and S. women;
from 20 to so years. SO men and IL wo-
men; so years and over. five men.
| In .5547 marriages, the groom was
, older than the bride; while in 1915 the
bride was the older: 100 widows and $50
widowers were REMARKED; 40 men
and All women were REMARKED after
| having been divorced from a former
! marriage; 5464 men and 5556 women
were married for the first time; 1898
men and 947 women were married for
the second time; 107 men and 104 wo-
men were united in the third marriage;
seven men and 10 women contracted
| marriage the fourth time and three
men and two women were married
for the fifth time. The oldest groom
was IS years of age and the Oldest bride
was 70. The youngest groom was 16
years of age and the youngest bride
was Is years old.
At the age of Is years one groom was
married; at II years, %; at IS years. 10Y:
and at 10 years, 231. At the age of 10
years, three brides were married: at IA
years. II: at Is years, SO; at 16 years. 22s:
at II years. "a; at IS years, 67s; and at
10 years. 564 At II years Of age one bride
was married for the second time; three
at IS years and four at 10 years. One
bride was married for the third time at
% years OF age and one for the fourth
time at "a years. Two men contracted
marriage for the first time at Il and 75
years and one groom contracted mar.
riage for the fourth time at IS years of
age.
Divorces.
During the past year 1892 divorces were
decreed in the State, one divorce for
every six marriages solemnized. Some of
the causes for which divorces were
granted are as follows: Adultery, 147, or
1876 per cent. of the whole number; cruel
", "a. or 81 per cent; desertion, 131, or
u per cent; intoxication, 81. or SO Der
cent; cruel and abusive treatment, 1873, or
3o.5 per cent: non-support, As or a. per
cent. The other divorces were granted
for multiple or associated causes. The
wife was the libellant In 1888 divorces and
III A.s~S l.