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== '''Deaths between 1877 and 1939'''<br>  ==
== '''Deaths between 1870 and 1908'''<br>  ==


Some counties in Minnesota 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 Minnesota began to keep death records in 1870. Statewide registration started in 1908. General compliance throughout the state began in 1910.  


==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information'''  ====
==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information'''  ====
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| width="25%" | {{RecordSearch|1595003|1877-1939 - At FamilySearch.org}}  
| width="25%" | {{RecordSearch|1680831|1835-1990 - At FamilySearch.org}}  
| width="65%" | '''Free;''' index of Minnesota death records created by Minnesota Department of Health and Vital Statistics. Microfilm copies of original records are available at the Family History Library and at Family History Centers
| width="65%" | '''Free;''' index to death and burial records from the state of Minnesota. Microfilm copies of original records are available at the Family History Library and at Family History Centers
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| {{RecordSearch|1674803|1900-1921 - At FamilySearch.org}}  
| {{RecordSearch|1674803|1900-1921 - At FamilySearch.org}}  
| '''Free;''' index to death and burial records from the state of Minnesota. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers.
| '''Free;''' index of death records in St. Paul (Ramsey County) and Minneapolis (Hennepin County), Minnesota. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers.
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| {{RecordSearch|1946805|1877-1998 - At FamilySearch.org}}
| '''Free;''' index of deaths from the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Vital Records.
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the online index?'''  
| align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the online index?'''  
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*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 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 certificate number from the library's database of {{FHL|816256|item|disp=Minnesota death certificates, 1877-1939}}.
*You may also order the certificate, for a fee, from one of the two locations:
**[http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/osr/death.html Minnesota Department of Health ]
**[https://www.vitalchek.com/death-certificates/minnesota VitalChek]


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