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==Resources==
===Online Resources===
*'''1883-1983''' {{RecordSearch|2761211|Micronesia, Civil Registration, 1883-1983}} at FamilySearch - [[Micronesia, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1948-2009''' {{RecordSearch|1886069|Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1948-2009}} at FamilySearch - [[Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


==How to Find the Records==
==== Pohnpei ====
*'''1800-1986''' - Birth and death records from the Trust Territory Archives are on microfilm at the United States National Archives, the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Pacific Collection and the National Archives of the FSM at Palikir, Pohnpei.


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===


Administrative offices at various levels and archives.
The administrative offices at various levels and archives have the civil registration records, see:
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia Administrative divisions of the Federated States of Micronesia]
 
Phone numbers for the State Supreme Courts are found at [https://www.fsmgov.org/birth.html Birth Certificate Inquiries]


==Historical Background==
==Background==
Time period: 1898-present. Earliest year by country: Kiribati (1898), Guam (1901), Northern Mariana Islands (1945), Marshall Islands (1952), Federated States of Micronesia (1952), Palau (probably 1952), Nauru (unknown).  
Time period: 1898-present. Earliest year by country: Kiribati (1898), Guam (1901), Northern Mariana Islands (1945), Marshall Islands (1952), Federated States of Micronesia (1952), Palau (probably 1952), Nauru (unknown).  


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
Duplication: 20% duplication with other record types.
Population coverage: 40% of the population.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Micronesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2001.</ref>
 
Population coverage: 40% of the population.<ref name="profile" />


==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==


 
The following information may be found in these records:
 
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'''Birth'''
Kiribati acquired by FamilySearch<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Micronesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2001.</ref>
*Name of child
 
*Gender
=== Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1800-1986  ===
*Child's birth date and place of birth
 
*Name of father
*'''1800-1986''' - Birth and death records from the Trust Territory Archives are on microfilm at the United States National Archives, the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Pacific Collection and the National Archives of the FSM at Palikir, Pohnpei.
*Name of mother
 
*Residence of parents
*Currently being digitized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
*Number of children previously born to mother
 
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=== Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1948-2009  ===
'''Marriage'''
 
*Date and place of marriage
This collection contains birth, marriage, and death certificates from the State of Pohnpei, Micronesia, between the years of 1948-2009.
*Bride’s full name and residence
 
*Groom’s full name and residence
*{{RecordSearch|1886069|Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1948-2009}} (FamilySearch)
*Bride's birth date and place of birth
 
*Groom's birth date and place of birth
:'''A wiki article describing the above online collection is found at:'''
*Names of witnesses
 
*Person who officiated at marriage ceremony
:*[[Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
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'''Death'''
== Death and inheritance records ==
*Name of deceased
 
*Date and place of death
Research use: Identify relationships and provide clues to other record sources.
*Gender and race of deceased
 
*Residence of deceased
Record type: Death inventories (notarial record concerning inheritance), wills and probates, declarations of succession, tombstone or monumental transcriptions, obituaries, sexton records, burials, and others.
*Birth date of deceased
 
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General: Civil records generated in the event of death.
 
Time period: 1800s-present.
 
Contents: Names, vital statistics; and in some sources names of kin and relationship to the deceased.




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