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Gardiner, Maine, is located in Kenebec County. The earliest beginnings in the history of Gardiner may be said to date back to the year 1607, when a party of Englishmen made an unsuccessful attempt to colonize at the mouth of the Kennebec River. Gardiner was founded, in 1754. The Kennebec River flows through the town.

Historically, Maine was a part of the state of Massachusetts until 1820, when it became the twenty-third state in the Union. This database is a collection of marriage records from various towns in Maine, covering the time period prior to 1875. Currently, this collection includes Belfast (Waldo County), Hallowell (Kennebec County), and Pittsdon (Kennebec County). Researchers may find names of both the bride and groom, the date of the marriage, and the place of the marriage.

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This database is an index to Maine marriages that occurred between 1892 and 1996. However, it excludes the years 1967-1976. Information provided in the index includes bride's name, bride's town and state of residence, groom's name, groom's town and state of residence, date of marriage, and marriage certificate number, if known. The index was created by the Maine Department of Human Services and obtained from the Maine State Archives. Both agencies are aware that the index does contain some errors that the original records do not. Information listed in this index may provide you with enough information to order a copy of a marriage certificate. Requests for copies of marriage records from 1892-1922 should be sent to the Maine State Archives via e-mail. Marriage records dating after 1922 can be obtained from the Maine Department of Human Services, Office of Data Research and Vital Statistics by calling 207-287-3181 or mailing requests to 11 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. For more information about these records or to learn how to contact the Archives please visit the Maine State Archives website.

This database is an index to death records for the state of Maine for the years 1960 to 1997. In addition to providing the name of the deceased, the index also provides the date and place of death, the age at time of death, and the death certificate number. Information found in this index should provide you with enough information to order a death certificate. Requests for certified copies of all vital records after 1922 can be sent to: State Board of Vital Statistics, 221 State Street, 11 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333. More information about ordering death certificates and other vital records is available at the Maine Department of Human Services website, the department from which this index was obtained.

This database contains an index extracted from early Maine divorce records. The details in this index were extracted by the Maine State Archives from divorce proceedings heard by County Supreme Judicial Courts in Maine. Details included are plaintiff’s name, defendant’s name, term/date, docket number, county, court, volume and page number. This index does not include records for Lincoln County or cases heard in early District Courts or Courts of Common Pleas.

This collection of Maine birth records covers 1621-1922. Birth records before 1892 were not standardized; births that occurred in the state may not have been recorded. Information in this collection includes the child's name, date of birth, place of birth, and parents' names. A digital image of the record is included and may contain more information.

This collection of Maine death records covers 1617-1922. Death records before 1892 were not standardized; deaths that occurred in the state may not have been recorded. Information in this collection includes the person's name, age, date of birth, date of death, place of death, registration place, and parents' names. A digital image of the record is included and may contain more information.

This collection of Maine marriage records covers 1713-1937. Marriage records before 1892 were not standardized; marriages that occurred in the state may not have been recorded. Information in this collection includes the names of the bride and groom, ages, birthdates, marriage date, place of marriage, place of registration, and parents' names. A digital image of the record is included and may contain more information.

This database contains an index extracted from various Maine military records from the War of 1812 through the Civil War and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) records from 1937. This index provides numerous details extracted from records on three different groups of men: soldiers from Maine who served in the War of 1812, Maine sailors who enlisted in the Navy primarily in the years 1861–1865, and men from New England who served in CCC camps in Maine and New Hampshire in 1937.