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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Minnesota Genealogy|Minnesota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Vital Records''' {{MN-sidebar}} | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Minnesota Genealogy|Minnesota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Vital Records''' {{MN-sidebar}} | ||
=== '''Introduction to Vital Records''' === | === '''Introduction to Vital Records''' === | ||
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| valign="middle" | <center>''' [[Image:Vital Records Collage.JPG|center|250px|Vital Records Collage.JPG]] '''<br></center> | | valign="middle" | <center>''' [[Image:Vital Records Collage.JPG|center|250px|Vital Records Collage.JPG]] '''<br></center> | ||
== Vital Records Reference Dates == | |||
Minnesota's vital records start the following years: | Minnesota's vital records start the following years: | ||
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*[[Minnesota County Births (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Minnesota County Births (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Minnesota County Births (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Minnesota County Births (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
=== Delayed Birth Records === | ==== Delayed Birth Records ==== | ||
=== Marriage Records === | === Marriage Records === | ||
=== County Records of Marriages === | ==== County Records of Marriages ==== | ||
There is no centralized registration for Minnesota marriage records. The state has kept a statewide index to marriages from 1958 to present. Each county generally began keeping marriage records soon after the creation of the county. Some county marriage records begin in the late 1840s. The Family History Library has been acquiring microfilms of these records. For example, marriage records of Ramsey County (including St. Paul) are in: | There is no centralized registration for Minnesota marriage records. The state has kept a statewide index to marriages from 1958 to present. Each county generally began keeping marriage records soon after the creation of the county. Some county marriage records begin in the late 1840s. The Family History Library has been acquiring microfilms of these records. For example, marriage records of Ramsey County (including St. Paul) are in: | ||
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*[[Minnesota Municipal Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Minnesota Municipal Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Minnesota Municipal Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Minnesota Municipal Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
=== County Records of Deaths === | ==== County Records of Deaths ==== | ||
Benton County death records were kept from 1867, but 1870 was the general starting date for most counties. Compliance was not good in the early years. The Family History Library has been acquiring microfilms of these county records from the earliest dates to about 1925. For examples, see the following: | Benton County death records were kept from 1867, but 1870 was the general starting date for most counties. Compliance was not good in the early years. The Family History Library has been acquiring microfilms of these county records from the earliest dates to about 1925. For examples, see the following: | ||
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=== Additional Helps === | === Additional Helps === | ||
=== Tips === | ==== Tips ==== | ||
*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | *Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | ||