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| Prior to 1895 there were no legal requirements for keeping death records in Montana. At that time the registration of deaths was the responsibility of clergymen, coroners, physicians, sextons, and undertakers. In 1895 the Legislative Assembly passed a law requiring all physicians to keep a register of all deaths. All existing pre-1907 death records are filed with the county clerk in the county where the person died. Registration of deaths on the state level began in 1907. By 1910 the registration of deaths reached about 90 percent. It was not until about 1915 that the registration of Montana deaths became reasonably complete.
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| == '''Next Step: When did the death occur? ''' ==
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| :<span style="font-size:120%">'''Death Records'''</span>
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| :<span style="font-size:120%">Choose a time period:</span><br>
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| :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Montana Death Records#Deaths_before_1907|Before 1907]]'''</span>
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| :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Montana Death Records#Deaths_after_1907|1907 to the present]]''' </span>
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| :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Death Information|Death year unknown]]'''</span>
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| == '''Deaths before 1907''' ==
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| Before 1907, Montana [http://www.mtcounties.org/counties/county-information/montana-counties-contact-information counties] recorded a few deaths. In most cases, you must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s death date and place.
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| :[[Montana Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]
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| :[[Montana Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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| :[[Montana Probate Records|Probate (wills, etc)]]
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| :[[Montana Taxation|Tax Records]]
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| :[[Montana Church Records|Church Records]]
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| :[[Montana Census|Census]]
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| :[[Montana Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| For deaths that exist during the time period, try the following online collections:<br>
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| | align="left" colspan="3" | '''Montana Death Databases - Includes Index Only'''
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| | {{RecordSearch|1941331|Montana County Deaths, 1860-2007}}
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| | FamilySearch - '''Free'''; Index of deaths from the State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics in Helena.
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| | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5437 Montana Death Index 1868-2011]
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| | Ancestry - '''($);''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5437 Free at FamilySearch centers.] Index provided by the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services.
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| | {{RecordSearch|1930397|Montana County Births & Deaths, 1840-2004}}
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| | FamilySearch - '''Free'''; Images of county birth and death records acquired from county courthouses. The collections consist of registers and certificates from Broadwater, Deer Lodge, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Powell and Silver Bow counties.
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| | [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]]
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| | align="left" colspan="2" | '''No death record for your ancestor?'''
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| | [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|Other records with death information]]
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| [[How to Find Montana Death Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_death_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another death year]]
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| == '''Deaths after 1907''' ==
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| Statewide registration of deaths began in 1907 in Montana, but was not widely complied with until 1910.<br>
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| ==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information''' ====
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| | {{RecordSearch|1941331|Montana County Deaths, 1860-2007}}
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| | FamilySearch - '''Free'''; Index of deaths from the State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics in Helena.
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| | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5437 Montana Death Index 1907-2015]
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| | Ancestry - '''($);''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5437 Free at FamilySearch centers.] Index provided by the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
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| | [http://montanamsgs.org/deathindex.html Montana State Death Registry Index Pre-1954 & 1954-2002]
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| | Montana State Genealogical Society - '''Free'''; Index of deaths from the State of Montana Bureau of Vital Statistics. The index is categorized by smaller spans of years.
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| | {{RecordSearch|1930397|Montana County Births & Deaths, 1840-2004}}
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| *{{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}}
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| *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014] ($)
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| *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007], Incomplete ($).
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| | align="left" colspan="2" | '''No death record for your ancestor?'''
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| | [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|Other records with death information]]
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| ==== '''STEP TWO: Obtain the Certificate''' ====
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| With full names, dates and places of an event, you can order a copy of the birth certificate for a fee from the [https://dphhs.mt.gov/vitalrecords.aspx Montana Department of Health] or [https://www.vitalchek.com/vital-records/montana/montana-vital-recordshs VitalChek].<br>
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| '''If you do not want to order the death record, there are [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]] you can search.<br>''' <br>
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| <center>[[How to Find Montana Death Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_death_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another death year]]</center>
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| === Related Wiki Articles ===
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| :*[[How to Find United States Birth Records|Learn more about U.S. Birth Records]]
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| :*[[United States Record Finder|United States Record Finder ]]
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| :*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]]
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| :*[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]]
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| :*[[Locating United States Vital Records|Locating United States Vital Records]]
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| :*[[United States Death Records|United States Death Records ]]
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| :*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]]
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