GuidedResearch:Mexico

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To find the town where your ancestor lived:

Option A:
If your ancestor immigrated to the United States between 1903-1957, the border crossing records may give their place of origin.

United States Border Crossings from Mexico to United States, 1903-1957 - FamilySearch


Option B:
If your ancestor was born after 1871, civil registration records may help identify a specific place.

Birth

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

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• 1510s-2000s: Mexico Birth Collections To access available information, first log into FamilySearch. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950
Mexico Catholic Church Records
Mexico Civil Registration
For a full listing of all Mexico church and civil registration records: see Collections.

If the birth record was not found, try this next:

• 1860s-1940s: Mexico Civil Registrations of Birth at Ancestry ($)

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Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

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• 1510s-2000s: Mexico Marriage Collections To access available information, first log into FamilySearch. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950
Mexico Catholic Church Records
Mexico Civil Registration
For a full listing of all Mexico church and civil registration records: see Collections.

If the marriage record was not found, try this next:

• 1860s-1960s: Mexico Civil Registrations of Marriage at Ancestry ($)

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources

• Substitute records

• Improve searching

• Research Help

• Why the record may not exist

Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

Start here:

• 1510s-1990s: Mexico Death Collections To access available information, first log into FamilySearch. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Mexico Deaths, 1680-1940
Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950 (includes deaths)
Mexico Catholic Church Records
Mexico Civil Registration
BillionGraves Index
Find A Grave Index
For a full listing of all Mexico church and civil registration records: see Collections.

If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1860s-1980s: Mexico Civil Registrations of Death at Ancestry ($)

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources

• Substitute records

• Improve searching

• Research Help

• Why the record may not exist

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