Florida Vital Records: Difference between revisions

[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], [[Adoption Research|adoptions]], [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], [[United States Divorce Records|divorces]], and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/florida.htm Florida State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Florida+Statewide+Indexes&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Florida Statewide Indexes] at the Family History Library.  

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== Florida Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online  ==

*[http://fhlfavorites.info/Links/USA_States/States_Frames/Florida/florida.htm Florida Links] from [http://fhlfavorites.info/ fhlfavorites.info] -&nbsp;Free  

Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1899 and was generally complied with by 1920. Some earlier city and county records have been deposited with the state office. They include incomplete records of births from 1865 to 1917 and incomplete records of deaths from 1877 to 1917.  

State records are closed to the general public. Conditions for obtaining a record may be obtained from the Office of Vital Statistics.  

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Adoption records are confidential.&nbsp; Medical background on the birth family is given to the adoptive family at adoption.&nbsp; It can be obtained by the adoptee at age eighteen&nbsp; from the Family and Children Services Program, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Servies.&nbsp;  

== Marriage Records  ==

Marriage records have been kept by each county, usually from the date the county was created. The Family History Library has a large collection of county marriage records. For example, the marriage licenses of the county judge for Hillsborough County are on 93 microfilms for the years 1849 to 1951, 1853 to 1927, and 1940 to 1956, with an index for 1846 to 1980.  

Florida Combined Marriage Index'',''1927-1969''. <ref>Family History Library microfiche {{FHL|6081726|film}}film numbers 6081726-68. </ref>These records are in the Office of Vital Statistics. ''  

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[[Florida Divorce Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001]]: ''FamilySearch Historical Records Collection''  

== Death Records  ==

State records are closed to the general public. Conditions for obtaining a record may be obtained from the [http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics/index.html Office of Vital Statistics].  

The Family History Library has 143 microfiche of the Florida Combined Death Index, 1877-1969. <ref>Family History Library microfiche {{FHL|6081769}}</ref> You can obtain copies of the state's records by writing to:  

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== Lost, Missing or Fragmented Records  ==

'''Counties with record loss:'''  

== Substitute Records  ==

*[[Florida Archives and Libraries|Florida Archives and Libraries]]  

== References  ==

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[[Category:Florida|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]]