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| == '''Deaths from 1906 thru 1949''' ==
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| 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>
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| ==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information''' ====
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| For deaths that exist during this time period, try the following databases. Try each link.
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| | width="65%" | '''Free;''' A very few records start before 1906, dates vary by county. Copy the index or write the '''film number''' down to order so you will be able to view the record. See view record below.
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| | 1899–1949 - at [http://www.usgwarchives.net/nm/nmdi.htm Alaska Death Index Project, Alaska GenWeb]
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| | [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]]
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| ==== '''STEP TWO: Obtain the Certificate''' ====
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| | {{FHL|763917|item|disp=1889–1942 - ''Certificate and Record of Death'' at FamilySearch.org}}
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| '''Free;''' at [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.
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| | [http://vitalrecordsnm.org/death.shtml 1899–Present - Alaska Department of Health.]
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| | '''$;''' The death certificates may be obtained through the Department of Health. "Death certificates become public records fifty (50) years after the date of death." <ref>Alaska Vital Records and Health Department, http://vitalrecordsnm.org/death.shtml</ref>
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