Wisconsin Guided Research
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FamilySearch identified the most complete online indexes for birth, marriage, and death information.
Birth
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Birth - Where can I find birth records?
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• 1812-1921: Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Records at Ancestry ($)
If the birth record was not found, try this next:
• 1820s-1920s: Wisconsin Birth Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907
Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926
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Marriage
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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?
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• 1830s-1990s: Wisconsin Marriage Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Wisconsin Marriage Index, 1973-1997
Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930
Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911
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• 1820-2004: Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records at Ancestry ($)
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• Why the record may not exist
Death
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Death - Where can I find death records?
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• 1820s-1990s: Wisconsin Death Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Wisconsin Death Index, 1820-1907
Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997
Wisconsin Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery, Internment Records, 1880-1979
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Holy Cross Cemetery Interment Records, 1909-1979
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wanderer's Rest Cemetery Records, 1880-1979
Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014
If the death record was not found, try this next:
• Pre-1907: Wisconsin Deaths at the Wisconsin Historical Society
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• Why the record may not exist