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== Birth and Death Records == | == Birth and Death Records == | ||
Few births were recorded by civil authorities before 1853. You may find some information on pre-1853 births and deaths in genealogies, histories, church and Bible records, and collections of personal papers. | Few births were recorded by civil authorities '''before 1853'''. You may find some information on pre-1853 births and deaths in genealogies, histories, church and Bible records, and collections of personal papers. | ||
From '''1853 to 1896''', the state required county officials to record births and deaths. Abstracts are available [[Virginia Vital Records#Online_Birth.2C_Marriage_and_Death_Records_for_Virginia|online]]. Microfilm copies of the images are available at the [[Library of Virginia]] (their site includes a [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas29&local_base=clas29 Death Registers Index]<ref>On-going project sponsored by the [[The Virginia Genealogical Society|Virginia Genealogical Society]], which currently includes the counties or independent cities of Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Bristol, Buchanan, Charlottesville, Danville, Elizabeth City, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Floyd, Goochland, Halifax, Henry, King George, Loudoun, Louisa, Patrick, Portsmouth, Prince Edward, Prince William, Princess Anne, Southampton, Stafford, Warren, Washington, Wise, Warwick, and Wythe.</ref>) and the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] {{FHL|777933|item|disp=FHL Films 2026327-52, 2046907}}. | From '''1853 to 1896''', the state required county officials to record births and deaths. Abstracts are available [[Virginia Vital Records#Online_Birth.2C_Marriage_and_Death_Records_for_Virginia|online]]. Microfilm copies of the images are available at the [[Library of Virginia]] (their site includes a [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas29&local_base=clas29 Death Registers Index]<ref>On-going project sponsored by the [[The Virginia Genealogical Society|Virginia Genealogical Society]], which currently includes the counties or independent cities of Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Bristol, Buchanan, Charlottesville, Danville, Elizabeth City, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Floyd, Goochland, Halifax, Henry, King George, Loudoun, Louisa, Patrick, Portsmouth, Prince Edward, Prince William, Princess Anne, Southampton, Stafford, Warren, Washington, Wise, Warwick, and Wythe.</ref>) and the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] {{FHL|777933|item|disp=FHL Films 2026327-52, 2046907}}. | ||