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=== State Records of Births and Deaths === | === State Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
'''Early - 1905''' | '''Early - 1905''' | ||
'''1905 - Present''' | '''1905 - Present''' | ||
The statewide registration of births and deaths began in July 1905, and was generally complied with by 1920. | The statewide registration of births and deaths began in July 1905, and was generally complied with by 1920. | ||
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= Marriages Records = | = Marriages Records = | ||
'''Early to 1905?''' | '''Early to 1905?''' | ||
'''1905 - Present''' | '''1905 - Present''' | ||
The first law that required the recording of marriages was passed in 1850. Each county usually kept these records as soon as it was organized. | The first law that required the recording of marriages was passed in 1850. Each county usually kept these records as soon as it was organized. | ||
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*[http://vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/_vitals/camarrin.htm California Marriages]<br> | *[http://vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/_vitals/camarrin.htm California Marriages]<br> | ||
= Divorce Records = | == Divorce Records == | ||
Divorce records have been kept by the superior court in the county where the divorces were granted. You can write to the clerk of the court for information. You can also write to the State Department of Health for records since 1962. | Divorce records have been kept by the superior court in the county where the divorces were granted. You can write to the clerk of the court for information. You can also write to the State Department of Health for records since 1962. | ||
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Many of the early marriages for the state are searchable online at no cost in the [[Western States Marriage Index|Western States Marriage Index]]. | Many of the early marriages for the state are searchable online at no cost in the [[Western States Marriage Index|Western States Marriage Index]]. | ||
= Death Records = | = Death Records = | ||
'''Early to 1905''' | '''Early to 1905''' | ||
'''1905 - Present''' | '''1905 - Present''' | ||
= <span style="font-weight: bold"> D</span>'''eath Index''' (CADI) (1940-1997) is available for free at: = | = <span style="font-weight: bold"> D</span>'''eath Index''' (CADI) (1940-1997) is available for free at: = | ||