Michigan Vital Records: Difference between revisions

[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Michigan.htm Michigan Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.  

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== Vital Records Reference Dates  ==

Michigan's vital records start the following years:  

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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1867  

| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1805  

| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1867

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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1915  

| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1805  

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== Michigan Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online  ==

'''[http://www.michigan.gov/mdch Office of the State Registrar &amp; Center for Health]'''<br>Michigan Department of Public Health<br>3423 North Logan Street<br>P.O. Box 30035<br>Lansing, MI 48909<br>Telephone: 517-335-8000; 517-335-8666; 517-335-8655 <br>Internet:  

*[[Michigan Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Michigan Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records]][[Michigan Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|)]]<br>

*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When a Michigan '''eloping''' couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Lake County, Indiana|Crown Point IN]], or [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|South Bend IN]], or [[Steuben County, Indiana|Angola IN]].<ref name="Eakle1">;Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/"http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/(accessed 8 January 2011).;</ref> Port Huron, [[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair, Michigan]] was a Gretna Green for couples from [[Ontario]], especially Lambton County.<ref>Fay Lucille Lucas Bertrand, "1839-1898 Marriages St. Clair County, Michigan (Mainly Port Huron, Michigan)" in [http://www.granniesgenealogygarden.com/Granny1/clair1.html Granny's Genealogy Gardens]</ref>

*[[Michigan, County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Michigan, County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]

*[[Michigan Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Michigan Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>

[http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/search.htm Genealogical Death Indexing System ](1867-1897) &nbsp;furnished by the Michigan Department of Community Health  

*[[Michigan, Death Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Michigan, Death Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>[[Michigan Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Michigan Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>[[Michigan Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Michigan Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>

The earliest records of divorce were recorded in the supreme court. Later divorce papers are usually kept by the clerk of the circuit, chancery, or county court. The Family History Library has few divorce records for Michigan. Many divorce and other vital records have been abstracted and published in genealogical periodicals.  

== Adoption Records  ==

*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records.&nbsp; Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative.<br>

For a list of record loss in Illinois counties see the following:  

*[http://fhlfavorites.info/Links/USA_States/States_Frames/Michigan/michigan.htm Michigan Links] from [http://fhlfavorites.info/ fhlfavorites.info] - Free

*[[Michigan Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Michigan Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  

*[[Michigan Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Michigan Death and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  

*[[Michigan Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Michigan Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  

== References  ==

[[Michigan Vital Records Index]]  

{{Michigan|Michigan}} {{U.S. Vital Records}}  

[[Category:Michigan|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]]