Vital Records

Certified copies of Birth, Marriage, and Death records are available at the Brunswick Town Clerk's office. The cost is $15 for the first copy and $6 for each additional copy of the same certificate purchased at the same time. You may come into our office or request by mail at:
Town Clerk's Office
85 Union Street
Brunswick, ME 04011

Please email the Clerk's Department (clerks@brunswickme.gov) with questions regarding vital records.

  1. How to Request a Certified Copy
  1.   Download and complete the application you require:
  2.   Indicate the number of copies you would like (cost is $15 for the first copy and $6 for each additional copy of the same certificate).
  3.   Attach a photocopy of your photo identification. 
  4.   Include a self-addressed business-size stamped envelope.
  5.   Make check or money order payable to the Town of Brunswick.
  6.   Mail printed form, other documents listed above and payment to:
          Town Clerk
          85 Union Street
          Brunswick, ME 04011
  1. Who is Allowed Access to Certified Copies

Maine is a closed record State. Individuals requesting a certified copy of a vital record must complete a written request or application, provide acceptable identification, and depending on the record requested, may have to demonstrate their direct and legitimate interest and/or lineage. 

By law, Maine birth records less than 75 years old, marriage records less than 50 years old, death records less than 25 years old and fetal deaths less than 50 years old are considered to be private. In order to inspect these documents, or to obtain copies, an individual must prove that they are permitted by law to do so (direct and legitimate interest and/or lineage). 

  • The person named on the record
  • The person's spouse or registered domestic partner
  • The parent(s) named on the record
  • Descendants of the person named on the record
  • The legal guardian of the person named on the record
  • The grandparent, sibling, step-parent, step-child, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law of the person named on the record
  • Certain others under specific circumstances, please contact the Town Clerk's office if an example does not apply
  1. Genealogy Searches

Brunswick houses birth, marriage, and death records for its residents. If an event, such as a marriage, took place in Brunswick, the records may not be housed in Brunswick but where the couple filed their marriage intentions.

The Town Clerk’s office may charge a $6.00 per record search fee at the discretion of the Town Clerk.

Non-certified copies may be purchased for open records for $6.00 per record and will be labeled “Not for Legal Purposes.”

For certified copies, documentation of direct legitimate interest will need to be provided and will be $15.00 for the first copy, and $6.00 for each additional copy of that record purchased at the same time.

Open Records

  • Birth: 75+ Years Old
  • Marriage: 50+ Years Old
  • Death: 25+  Years Old

Records prior to 1892 will be located at the municipality only and may only obtain limited information. Records from 1892 to the present are also held at the state level. You may contact the Division of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics at (207) 287-5500 for more information.

If mailing a request, please include any alternative spellings, and a date range if the specific date is unknown.

Make checks or money order payable to the Town of Brunswick, and mail to:.
    Town Clerk
    85 Union Street
    Brunswick, ME 04011

  1. Cemeteries

Cemeteries in Brunswick are privately owned. The map and information about Brunswick cemeteries are from the Cemetery Subcommittee Report of the 2002 Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Plan. The contact information may not be current; please call the Town Clerk's Office at (207) 725-6658 as we may have more recent contact information.

Note: Getchell Cemetery, on former Naval Air Station property, is now maintained by the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA).

  1. State & Federal Resources

Maine State Archives

84 State House Station, Cultural Building

Augusta, ME 04333-0084

State Records Center Phone: (207) 287-5790

Birth, marriage and death records for each town in the state from 1892 to 1922.

 

Office of Vital Statistics

220 Capital Street

Augusta, ME 04333

Phone: (207) 287-5500

Birth, marriage and death records for each town in the state from 1923 to present. This office of Vital Statistics also maintains divorce records from state courts. 

 

Bureau of Motor Vehicles

125 Main Street

Topsham, ME 04086
 Phone: (207) 725-6520

For more information on obtaining a Driver's License or Maine State ID, and REAL ID requirements. 

 

Social Security Administration

Locations in Augusta, Portland, Auburn, Saco, Waterville, Rockland and Bangor

1-800-772-1213

To apply for a new or replacement social security card