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== '''Next Step: When did the death occur? '''  ==
== '''Next Step: When did the death occur? '''  ==


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== '''Deaths from 1907 thru 1958'''  ==
Currently, Wisconsin does not an index for death certificates during this time period. <br>
If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below try searching for death information in [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records]]. <br>
For deaths that exist during the time period, try the following databases. Try each link.
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| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Wisconsin Deaths Databases - Includes Index and Digital Images'''
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| width="25%" | [http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx 1853-1970 - At Wisconsin Division of Culture and History]
| width="65%" | '''Free;''' dates vary by county and some only go to 1962; [http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx list of county coverage (right side of the screen)]
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| {{RecordSearch|1417434|1853-1970 - At FamilySearch.org}}
| '''Free;''' dates vary by county and some only go to 1962; [http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx list of county coverage (right side of the screen)]; click on "view partner website" to see a copy of the image
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| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Includes Index Only'''
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| [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2568 1853-1973 - use at FamilySearch Centers/Libraries]
| '''Free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries;''' [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Find your local FamilySearch Center]
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| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2568 1853-1973 - use your Ancestry subscription]
| '''$,''' [http://www.ancestry.com/cs/offers/freetrial?o_iid=48816&o_lid=48816&o_sch=Web+Property To obtain a subscription to Ancestry]; Ancestry is often available through your local public library for free
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| width="25%" | ''Can't search the index listed above?''
| Try searching [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records]] for death information.
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the index?'''
| [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching indexes]]
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''No death record for your ancestor?'''
| [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|Other records with death information]]
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<center>[[How to Find Wisconsin Death Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_death_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another death year]]</center>
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== '''Deaths from 1917 thru 1970'''  ==
== '''Deaths from 1907 thru 1997'''  ==


The state of Wisconsin began recording deaths in January 1917.  
The state of Wisconsin began recording deaths in January 1917.  
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