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== Birth Records == | == Birth Records == | ||
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/california.html California Vital Records Indexes] | *[http://www.genealogybranches.com/california.html California Vital Records Indexes] | ||
*[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/norcal/caldata.htm#calvitals California Vital Indexes] | *[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/norcal/caldata.htm#calvitals California Vital Indexes] | ||
'''Early - 1905''' | |||
The church records in [[Portal:California|California]] provide the earliest evidences of births and deaths. County recorders eventually kept vital statistics. Monterey County, for example, recorded a few births as early as 1824. Most clerks kept better records in the decades following the Gold Rush. | The church records in [[Portal:California|California]] provide the earliest evidences of births and deaths. County recorders eventually kept vital statistics. Monterey County, for example, recorded a few births as early as 1824. Most clerks kept better records in the decades following the Gold Rush. | ||
'''1905 - Present''' | |||
The Family History Library has been acquiring microfilmed copies of the original records from many counties. For example, the Family History Library has 81 microfilms of births from Los Angeles (1905-19, indexed 1905-23), and deaths (1877-1905, indexed 1873-1920). You can also write to each county clerk for information. | The Family History Library has been acquiring microfilmed copies of the original records from many counties. For example, the Family History Library has 81 microfilms of births from Los Angeles (1905-19, indexed 1905-23), and deaths (1877-1905, indexed 1873-1920). You can also write to each county clerk for information. | ||
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Delayed registration of births began in 1943. These records are kept by each county. You can write to the county clerk for information. | Delayed registration of births began in 1943. These records are kept by each county. You can write to the county clerk for information. | ||
The Family History Library has copies of delayed | The Family History Library has microfilmed copies of delayed birth records for many counties, such as Los Angeles, for the years 1943 to 1964. | ||
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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*[http://vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/_vitals/cabirthm.htm California Birth Menu] | *[http://vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/_vitals/cabirthm.htm California Birth Menu] | ||
For additional information (including the mailing address) on ordering birth, marriage and death certificates from the state of California visit: [http://www.vitalrec.com/ A comprehensive resource for locating vital records].<br> | |||
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