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== '''Births from 1907 thru 1920''' == | == '''Births from 1907 thru 1920''' == | ||
In 1907, counties began recording births. Records dating from the 1880s are available for a few counties. If you cannot locate your ancestor in the | In 1907, counties began recording births. Records dating from the 1880s are available for a few counties. If you cannot locate your ancestor in the database below, try searching for birth information in [[User:Mcbridelw/Sandbox 5|other records]]. | ||
For births that exist during this time period, try the following database: | For births that exist during this time period, try the following database: | ||
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==== '''Obtain the Record''' ==== | ==== '''Obtain the Record''' ==== | ||
With full names, exact dates and places (from your records or the index above) of an event, you can order a copy of the birth record for a fee from: | With full names, exact dates and places (from your records or the index above) of an event, you can order a copy of the birth record for a fee from: | ||
Bureau of Vital Records & Health Statistics<br>1105 St. Francis Drive<br>Santa Fe, NM 87505<br>Telephone: 505-827-0121 | Bureau of Vital Records & Health Statistics<br>1105 St. Francis Drive<br>Santa Fe, NM 87505<br>Telephone: 505-827-0121 | ||
Delayed records of births before 1911 can be obtained for a fee from the [http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/vital/ Office of Vital Statistics]. | Delayed records of births before 1911 can be obtained for a fee from the [http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/vital/ Office of Vital Statistics]. | ||
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How to Find United States Birth Records 
New Mexico Births
Statewide registration of births began in 1920 in New Mexico with general compliance by 1930.
Next Step: When did the birth occur? [edit | edit source] |
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Births before 1907[edit | edit source]
Before 1907, no births were recorded by the state or county. You must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place.
| Records that give birth information: | ||
Births from 1907 thru 1920[edit | edit source]
In 1907, counties began recording births. Records dating from the 1880s are available for a few counties. If you cannot locate your ancestor in the database below, try searching for birth information in other records.
For births that exist during this time period, try the following database:
| Includes Index Only | ||||
| Includes Index Only | ||||
| New Mexico Births, 1726-1918 | FamilySearch - Free; incomplete index, no images | |||
| Can't find your ancestor in the index? | Tips for searching indexes | |||
| No birth record for your ancestor? | Other records with birth information | |||
Obtain the Record[edit | edit source]
With full names, exact dates and places (from your records or the index above) of an event, you can order a copy of the birth record for a fee from:
Bureau of Vital Records & Health Statistics
1105 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Telephone: 505-827-0121
Delayed records of births before 1911 can be obtained for a fee from the Office of Vital Statistics.
Births after 1920[edit | edit source]
Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Kentucky.
For births that exist during this time period, try the following databases:
| Includes Index Only | ||||
| Try 1st: | ||||
| Kentucky Births Index, 1911-1999 | FamilyTreeLegends - Free; index only | |||
| Try 2nd: | ||||
| Kentucky Births Index, 1911-2007 | Archives subscription - $; index only; extended years | |||
| Try 3rd: | ||||
| At FamilySearch Centers/Libraries: | ||||
| Kentucky Births Index, 1911-1999 | Ancestry Library edition - free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries; Find your local FamilySearch Center | |||
| Use Your Ancestry subscription: | ||||
| Kentucky Births Index, 1911-1999 | Ancestry subscription version - $, to sign up for a subscription; Obtain a subscription to Ancestry | |||
| Can't find your ancestor in the index? | Tips for searching indexes | |||
| No birth record for your ancestor? | Other records with birth information | |||
Obtain the Certificate[edit | edit source]
With full names, exact dates and places (from your records or the index above) of an event, you can order a copy of the birth certificate for a fee from VitalChek.
Restrictions for persons born within the last 100 years:
To obtain a copy of the birth certificate for those born within the last 100 years, you must be:
- The person on the certificate
- The parent or grandparent of the person on the certificate (paternal grandparent is eligible if father is listed on the vital record)
- The spouse of the person on the certificate
- The child of the person on the certificate
- The sibling of the person on the certificate
- The legal guardian of the person on the certificate
- Anyone who has legal interest in the certificate
- NOTE: A copy of the birth certificate cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above until 100 years have passed from the date of the birth.
If you do not want to order the birth record, there are other records with birth information you can search.