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= Delaware Birth, Marriage & Death Records = | = Delaware Birth, Marriage & Death Records = | ||
= Delaware Vital Records Online Linke = | = Delaware Vital Records Online Linke = | ||
= Birth Records = | = Birth Records = | ||
'''Early 1861-63''' | '''Early 1861-63''' | ||
'''1881 - Present''' | '''1881 - Present''' | ||
Statewide registration of births began in 1861 but was discontinued in 1863. Registration was resumed in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1921. The following indexes may be helpful: | Statewide registration of births began in 1861 but was discontinued in 1863. Registration was resumed in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1921. The following indexes may be helpful: | ||
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Delaware State Birth Records 1861-1908 are available online at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1534607;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Record Search]<br> | Delaware State Birth Records 1861-1908 are available online at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1534607;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Record Search]<br> | ||
= Adoption Records = | == Adoption Records == | ||
= Marriage Records = | = Marriage Records = | ||
Early - 1847 | Early - 1847 | ||
State registration of marriages began in 1847 and was generally complied with by 1913. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the marriage bonds for 1744-1836 and 1855-1861, and licenses for 1889-1894. You can obtain marriage records for the most recent 40 years by writing to the Bureau of Vital Statistics. For marriages recorded more than 40 years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives. | State registration of marriages began in 1847 and was generally complied with by 1913. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the marriage bonds for 1744-1836 and 1855-1861, and licenses for 1889-1894. You can obtain marriage records for the most recent 40 years by writing to the Bureau of Vital Statistics. For marriages recorded more than 40 years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives. | ||
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Marriages of Delaware residents may also be recorded in adjoining states, such as Pennsylvania and Maryland. | Marriages of Delaware residents may also be recorded in adjoining states, such as Pennsylvania and Maryland. | ||
= Divorce Records = | == Divorce Records == | ||
The Delaware Public Archives has a card catalog with names and dates with reference to divorces granted up to about 1890 by Acts of the State Legislature. | The Delaware Public Archives has a card catalog with names and dates with reference to divorces granted up to about 1890 by Acts of the State Legislature. | ||
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The Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistics has death records for the most recent 40 years. For deaths recorded over forty years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives. | The Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistics has death records for the most recent 40 years. For deaths recorded over forty years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives. | ||
= Tips = | = Tips = | ||
= Analyzing Records = | = Analyzing Records = | ||
= Substitute Records = | = Substitute Records = | ||
[[ | [[Delaware Church Records|Delaware Church Records]] | ||
[[ | [[Delaware Cemeteries|Delaware Cemetery Records]] | ||
[[ | [[Delaware Census|Delaware Census Records]] | ||
[[ | [[Delaware History|Delaware History]] | ||
[[ | [[Delaware Newspapers|Delaware Newspapers]] | ||
[[ | [[Delaware Military Records|Delaware Military]] | ||
= Archives, Libraries and Societies = | = Archives, Libraries and Societies = | ||
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