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Some counties in Florida began to keep death records in 1877. Statewide registration started in 1899 but not every death was recorded. General compliance throughout the state began in 1917. | Some counties in Florida began to keep death records in 1877. Statewide registration started in 1899 but not every death was recorded. General compliance throughout the state began in 1917. | ||
==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information''' ==== | |||
For death that exist during this time period, try the following databases. | For death that exist during this time period, try the following databases. | ||
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==== '''STEP TWO: Obtain the Certificate''' ==== | |||
There are two options: | |||
*If the indexed information contained a GS microfilm number you can [[Ordering Microfilm or Microfiche|order]] the microfilm from the Family History Library. | |||
*If the indexed information did NOT contain a GS microfilm number, you can you can order a microfilm corresponding to the correct time frame when the death occurred from the library's database of | |||
{{FHL|816256|item|disp=Florida death certificates, 1877-1939}}. | |||
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If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases above, try searching for death information in [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records]]. | |||
== '''Deaths after 1939''' == | == '''Deaths after 1939''' == | ||