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*Uniquely identify a person | *Uniquely identify a person | ||
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[[Image:Vital Records Collage.JPG|160px]] | [[Image:Vital Records Collage.JPG|160px|alt=Vital Records Collage]] | ||
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== Vital Records of Each State == | == Vital Records of Each State == | ||
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<li>[[Alabama Vital Records|Alabama]]</li> | <li>[[Alabama Vital Records|Alabama]]</li> | ||
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=== Territories === | === Territories === | ||
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<li>[[American Samoa Vital Records|American Samoa]]</li> | <li>[[American Samoa Vital Records|American Samoa]]</li> | ||
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=== Former Territories === | === Former Territories === | ||
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<li>[[American Samoa Vital Records|American Samoa]]</li> | <li>[[American Samoa Vital Records|American Samoa]]</li> | ||
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*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to record family births, marriages and deaths. | *If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to record family births, marriages and deaths. | ||
*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative. | *Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative. | ||
*If the survival of a baby was in question, the birth may not have been recorded. If the child survived search for a delayed birth | *If the survival of a baby was in question, the birth may not have been recorded. If the child survived search for a delayed birth certificate. | ||
=== Analyze the record === | === Analyze the record === | ||
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*If your ancestor's name might be recorded under: | *If your ancestor's name might be recorded under: | ||
*A different spelling. | |||
*A nickname. | |||
*An Americanization of a foreign surname. | |||
Sometimes vital records were not recorded for various reasons, even when required. | Sometimes vital records were not recorded for various reasons, even when required. | ||