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Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in Colorado statewide beginning in XXXX, although counties may have kept earlier records. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. In some states, church records were gathered to provide earlier certificates.<br> | Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in Colorado statewide beginning in XXXX, although counties may have kept earlier records. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. In some states, church records were gathered to provide earlier certificates.<br> | ||
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'''Marriages'''<br> | |||
*'''17th-20th''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=colorado US Marriages – Colorado] at Findmypast; index & images ($) | |||
*'''1853-2006''': {{RecordSearch|1932434|Colorado Statewide Marriage Index}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*'''1859-1900''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4364 Colorado Compiled Marriages from Mesa, Arapahoe and Boulder Counties] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1862-2006''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61366 Colorado County Marriages and State Indexes] at Ancestry; index & images ($) | |||
*'''1864-1995''': {{RecordSearch|1942851|Colorado, County Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*'''1900-1939''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60251 Colorado Statewide Marriage Index] at Ancestry; images only ($) | |||
*'''1975-2004''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10203/colorado-marriages-1975-2004?s=275764761 Colorado Marriages] at MyHeritage; index only ($) | |||
*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index] at BYU Idaho | |||
'''Deaths '''<br> | |||
*'''1935-2014''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 US Social Security Death Index] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1936-2007''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 US Social Security Applications and Claims Index] at Ancestry; index only; incomplete ($) | |||
*'''1962-2014''': {{RecordSearch|1202535|US Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
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