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== Florida Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online == | == Florida Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online == | ||
The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Florida Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Check [[ | The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Florida Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Check [[Florida_Vital_Records|Delaware Vital Records Online]] for more information about the resources listed below. Most online resources for Florida Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>''' | ||
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== Birth Records == | == Birth Records == | ||
''' | '''early - 1899''' | ||
The Family History Library has copies of original birth and death records for some counties of [[Portal:Florida|Florida]] as well as an extensive collection of delayed birth records dating to the 1960s. For example, there are 22 microfilms of delayed birth records for Leon County, 1874 to 1948, and two films of Pensacola birth and death records, 1891 to 1910. | The Family History Library has copies of original birth and death records for some counties of [[Portal:Florida|Florida]] as well as an extensive collection of delayed birth records dating to the 1960s. For example, there are 22 microfilms of delayed birth records for Leon County, 1874 to 1948, and two films of Pensacola birth and death records, 1891 to 1910. | ||
'''1899 - present''' | |||
Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1899 and was generally complied with by 1920. Some earlier city and county records have been deposited with the state office. They include incomplete records of births from 1865 to 1917 and incomplete records of deaths from 1877 to 1917. | Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1899 and was generally complied with by 1920. Some earlier city and county records have been deposited with the state office. They include incomplete records of births from 1865 to 1917 and incomplete records of deaths from 1877 to 1917. | ||
The Family History Library has 143 microfiche of the Florida Combined Death Index, 1877-1969. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=513869&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Florida+combined+death+index%2C+1877%2D1%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 6081769-817]. </ref>You can obtain copies of the state's records by writing to: | The Family History Library has 143 microfiche of the Florida Combined Death Index, 1877-1969. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=513869&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Florida+combined+death+index%2C+1877%2D1%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 6081769-817]. </ref>You can obtain copies of the state's records by writing to: | ||
:Office of Vital Statistics<br>1217 Pearl Street<br>P.O. Box 210<br>Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042<br>Telephone: 904-359-6900 <br>Fax: 904-359-6931 <br>Internet: [http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics/index.html Florida Office of Vital Statistics] | :Office of Vital Statistics<br>1217 Pearl Street<br>P.O. Box 210<br>Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042<br>Telephone: 904-359-6900 <br>Fax: 904-359-6931 <br>Internet: [http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics/index.html Florida Office of Vital Statistics] | ||
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Marriage records have been kept by each county, usually from the date the county was created. The Family History Library has a large collection of county marriage records. For example, the marriage licenses of the county judge for Hillsborough County are on 93 microfilms for the years 1849 to 1951, 1853 to 1927, and 1940 to 1956, with an index for 1846 to 1980. | Marriage records have been kept by each county, usually from the date the county was created. The Family History Library has a large collection of county marriage records. For example, the marriage licenses of the county judge for Hillsborough County are on 93 microfilms for the years 1849 to 1951, 1853 to 1927, and 1940 to 1956, with an index for 1846 to 1980. | ||
Statewide registration of marriages began in June 1927. The Family History Library has 471 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Marriage Index'',''1927-1969''. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=497719&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Florida+combined+marriage+index%2C+1927%%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 6081726-68]. </ref>These records are in the Office of Vital Statistics. | Statewide registration of marriages began in June 1927. The Family History Library has 471 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Marriage Index'',''1927-1969''. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=497719&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Florida+combined+marriage+index%2C+1927%%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 6081726-68]. </ref>These records are in the Office of Vital Statistics. | ||
=== Divorce Records === | === Divorce Records === | ||
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Records of divorce proceedings are kept by the clerk of the circuit court in each county. You can write to the clerk for records up to June 1927. For records since then, write to the Office of Vital Statistics. | Records of divorce proceedings are kept by the clerk of the circuit court in each county. You can write to the clerk for records up to June 1927. For records since then, write to the Office of Vital Statistics. | ||
The Family History Library has 305 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Divorce and Annulment Index, 1927-1969''. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=493655&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Florida+combined+divorce+and+annulment+i%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 6081683-725]. </ref> | The Family History Library has 305 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Divorce and Annulment Index, 1927-1969''. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=493655&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Florida+combined+divorce+and+annulment+i%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 6081683-725]. </ref> | ||
== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||
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'''Early to 1917''' | '''Early to 1917''' | ||
'''1917 to Present''' | '''1917 to Present''' | ||
An explanation of the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Florida''. <ref>Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library book 975.9 A5h; microfilm 1036590 item 3; microfiche 6019962. </ref> | An explanation of the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Florida''. <ref>Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library book 975.9 A5h; microfilm 1036590 item 3; microfiche 6019962. </ref> | ||