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= Delaware Birth, Marriage & Death Records = | = Delaware Birth, Marriage & Death Records = | ||
= Delaware Vital Records Online Links = | == Delaware Vital Records Online Links == | ||
= Birth Records = | == Birth Records == | ||
'''Early 1861-63''' | '''Early 1861-63''' | ||
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The Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistics has birth records from the past 72 years. You can obtain copies by writing: | The Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistics has birth records from the past 72 years. You can obtain copies by writing: | ||
'''Bureau of Vital Statistics'''<br>Jesse S. Cooper Memorial Building<br>William Penn Street<br>Dover, DE 19901 <br>Internet: [http://archives.delaware.gov/collections/vital.shtml Delaware Public Archives] | '''Bureau of Vital Statistics'''<br>Jesse S. Cooper Memorial Building<br>William Penn Street<br>Dover, DE 19901 <br>Internet: [http://archives.delaware.gov/collections/vital.shtml Delaware Public Archives] | ||
For records of births that occurred more than 72 years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives see the [[Delaware Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] page. | For records of births that occurred more than 72 years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives see the [[Delaware Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] page. | ||
The current fees for this service are listed in ''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces''. <ref> Hyattsville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+V24wv book 973 V24wv]. </ref> Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and many Family History Centers. You can also contact the Vital Records Section (address given above) for current information. | The current fees for this service are listed in ''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces''. <ref>Hyattsville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+V24wv book 973 V24wv]. </ref>Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and many Family History Centers. You can also contact the Vital Records Section (address given above) for current information. | ||
=== Adoption Records === | |||
closed / open / state statutes | |||
= Marriage Records = | == Marriage Records == | ||
Early - 1847 | Early - 1847 | ||
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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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'''Delaware Legislative Council'''<br>Legislative Hall<br>P.O. Box 1401<br>Dover, DE 19901 <br>Internet: [http://archives.delaware.gov/default.shtml Delaware Public Archives]<br> | '''Delaware Legislative Council'''<br>Legislative Hall<br>P.O. Box 1401<br>Dover, DE 19901 <br>Internet: [http://archives.delaware.gov/default.shtml Delaware Public Archives]<br> | ||
= Death Records = | == Death Records == | ||
Although some deaths were recorded as early as 1855, state registration of deaths officially began in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1890. | Although some deaths were recorded as early as 1855, state registration of deaths officially began in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1890. | ||
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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. | ||
= Substitute Records = | == Substitute Records == | ||
*[[Delaware Church Records|Delaware Church Records]] | *[[Delaware Church Records|Delaware Church Records]] | ||
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*[[Delaware Newspapers|Delaware Newspapers]] | *[[Delaware Newspapers|Delaware Newspapers]] | ||
*[[Delaware Military Records|Delaware Military]] | *[[Delaware Military Records|Delaware Military]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Delaware Periodicals|Delaware Periodicals]] | ||
= Tips = | == Tips == | ||
= Analyzing Records = | == Analyzing Records == | ||
= Family History Library Delaware Vital Records Collections = | == Family History Library Delaware Vital Records Collections == | ||
== Birth Records == | === Birth Records === | ||
* ''Bureau of Vital Statistics. Index Cards of Delaware . . . Births'' <ref> Delaware. ''Bureau of Vital Statistics. Index Cards of Delaware . . . Births'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=294868&disp=Index+cards+of+Delaware+marriages%2C+bap++ films 006424-30]. </ref> from 1861 to 1913. | *''Bureau of Vital Statistics. Index Cards of Delaware . . . Births'' <ref>Delaware. ''Bureau of Vital Statistics. Index Cards of Delaware . . . Births'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=294868&disp=Index+cards+of+Delaware+marriages%2C+bap++ films 006424-30]. </ref>from 1861 to 1913. | ||
*''Vital Records, Births, 1861-1913''. <ref> Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Vital Records, Births, 1861-1913'' | *''Vital Records, Births, 1861-1913''. <ref>Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Vital Records, Births, 1861-1913'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=294972&disp=Birth+records+%28certificates+and+return++ films 006323-59]. </ref> | ||
*''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Baptisms'' <ref>Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Baptisms'' | *''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Baptisms'' <ref>Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Baptisms'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=294868&disp=Index+cards+of+Delaware+marriages%2C+bap%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 006423]. </ref>from 1759 to 1890. | ||
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> | ||
== Marriage Records == | === Marriage Records === | ||
*''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Marriages''. <ref> Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Marriages'' . . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=294868&disp=Index+cards+of+Delaware+marriages%2C+bap++ film 006416-22]. </ref> This is an index of marriages for the years 1680-1850 from information in bonds, licenses, probate records, and church records at the Delaware Public Archives. | *''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Marriages''. <ref>Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Marriages'' . . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=294868&disp=Index+cards+of+Delaware+marriages%2C+bap++ film 006416-22]. </ref>This is an index of marriages for the years 1680-1850 from information in bonds, licenses, probate records, and church records at the Delaware Public Archives. | ||
Many early marriage license bonds are in the following collection: | Many early marriage license bonds are in the following collection: | ||
*Gilbert Cope, ''A List of Marriage License Bonds . . . in New Castle County, Delaware, 1744-1836'', <ref> Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1965; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=338677&disp=A+list+of+marriage+license+bonds%2C+so+f++ film 441415]. </ref> also includes a few marriages from other counties in Delaware. | *Gilbert Cope, ''A List of Marriage License Bonds . . . in New Castle County, Delaware, 1744-1836'', <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1965; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=338677&disp=A+list+of+marriage+license+bonds%2C+so+f++ film 441415]. </ref>also includes a few marriages from other counties in Delaware. | ||
Many early marriage license bonds are in the following collection: | Many early marriage license bonds are in the following collection: | ||
*Gilbert Cope, ''A List of Marriage License Bonds . . . in New Castle County, Delaware, 1744-1836'', <ref> Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1965; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=338677&disp=A+list+of+marriage+license+bonds%2C+so+f++ film 441415]. </ref> also includes a few marriages from other counties in Delaware. | *Gilbert Cope, ''A List of Marriage License Bonds . . . in New Castle County, Delaware, 1744-1836'', <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1965; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=338677&disp=A+list+of+marriage+license+bonds%2C+so+f++ film 441415]. </ref>also includes a few marriages from other counties in Delaware. | ||
== Death Records == | === Death Records === | ||
*''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Deaths''. <ref> Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Deaths'' . . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=294868&disp=Index+cards+of+Delaware+marriages%2C+bap++ film 006431-33].) </ref> Indexes from 1855 to 1888. | *''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Deaths''. <ref>Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Deaths'' . . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=294868&disp=Index+cards+of+Delaware+marriages%2C+bap++ film 006431-33].) </ref>Indexes from 1855 to 1888. | ||
*''Vital Records, . . . Deaths, 1855-1910'' <ref> Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Vital Records, . . . Deaths, 1855-1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=786107&disp=Death+records%2C+1855-1910++ films 006360-409]. </ref> | *''Vital Records, . . . Deaths, 1855-1910'' <ref>Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Vital Records, . . . Deaths, 1855-1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=786107&disp=Death+records%2C+1855-1910++ films 006360-409]. </ref> | ||
= Archives, Libraries and Societies = | == Archives, Libraries and Societies == | ||
*[[Delaware Archives and Libraries|Delaware Archives and Libraries]] | *[[Delaware Archives and Libraries|Delaware Archives and Libraries]] | ||