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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Administrative offices at various levels and archives.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1898-present. Earliest year by country: Kiribati (1898), Guam (1901), Northern Mariana Islands (1945), Marshall Islands (1952), Federated States of Micronesia (1952), Palau (probably 1952), Nauru (unknown).

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Duplication: 20% duplication with other record types.

Population coverage: 40% of the population.^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Kiribati acquired by FamilySearch^[1]

Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1800-1986[edit | edit source]

1800-1986 - Birth and death records from the Trust Territory Archives are on microfilm at the United States National Archives, the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Pacific Collection and the National Archives of the FSM at Palikir, Pohnpei.

Currently being digitized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1948-2009[edit | edit source]

This collection contains birth, marriage, and death certificates from the State of Pohnpei, Micronesia, between the years of 1948-2009.

Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1948-2009 (FamilySearch)

A wiki article describing the above online collection is found at:

Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Death and inheritance records[edit | edit source]

Research use: Identify relationships and provide clues to other record sources.

Record type: Death inventories (notarial record concerning inheritance), wills and probates, declarations of succession, tombstone or monumental transcriptions, obituaries, sexton records, burials, and others.

General: Civil records generated in the event of death.

Time period: 1800s-present.

Contents: Names, vital statistics; and in some sources names of kin and relationship to the deceased.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Micronesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2001.

[profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Micronesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2001.

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-==Resources==
-===Online Resources===
-*'''1883-1983''' {{RecordSearch|2761211|Micronesia, Civil Registration, 1883-1983}} at FamilySearch - [[Micronesia, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
-*'''1948-2009''' {{RecordSearch|1886069|Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1948-2009}} at FamilySearch - [[Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
-==== Pohnpei ====
+==How to Find the Records==
-*'''1800-1986''' - Birth and death records from the Trust Territory Archives are on microfilm at the United States National Archives, the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Pacific Collection and the National Archives of the FSM at Palikir, Pohnpei.
 ===Offices to Contact===
-The administrative offices at various levels and archives have the civil registration records, see:
+Administrative offices at various levels and archives.
-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia Administrative divisions of the Federated States of Micronesia]
-Phone numbers for the State Supreme Courts are found at [https://www.fsmgov.org/birth.html Birth Certificate Inquiries]
-==Background==
+==Historical Background==
 Time period: 1898-present. Earliest year by country: Kiribati (1898), Guam (1901), Northern Mariana Islands (1945), Marshall Islands (1952), Federated States of Micronesia (1952), Palau (probably 1952), Nauru (unknown).
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
-Population coverage: 40% of the population.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Micronesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2001.</ref>
+Duplication: 20% duplication with other record types.
+Population coverage: 40% of the population.<ref name="profile" />
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
-The following information may be found in these records:
-{{col-begin|width=auto}}
-{{col-break}}
-'''Birth'''
-*Name of child
+Kiribati acquired by FamilySearch<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Micronesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2001.</ref>
-*Gender
-*Child's birth date and place of birth
+=== Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1800-1986  ===
-*Name of father
-*Name of mother
+*'''1800-1986''' - Birth and death records from the Trust Territory Archives are on microfilm at the United States National Archives, the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Pacific Collection and the National Archives of the FSM at Palikir, Pohnpei.
-*Residence of parents
-*Number of children previously born to mother
+*Currently being digitized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
-{{col-break}}
-'''Marriage'''
+=== Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1948-2009  ===
-*Date and place of marriage
-*Bride’s full name and residence
+This collection contains birth, marriage, and death certificates from the State of Pohnpei, Micronesia, between the years of 1948-2009.
-*Groom’s full name and residence
-*Bride's birth date and place of birth
+*{{RecordSearch|1886069|Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1948-2009}} (FamilySearch)
-*Groom's birth date and place of birth
-*Names of witnesses
+:'''A wiki article describing the above online collection is found at:'''
-*Person who officiated at marriage ceremony
-{{col-break}}
+:*[[Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
-'''Death'''
-*Name of deceased
+== Death and inheritance records ==
-*Date and place of death
-*Gender and race of deceased
+Research use: Identify relationships and provide clues to other record sources.
-*Residence of deceased
-*Birth date of deceased
+Record type: Death inventories (notarial record concerning inheritance), wills and probates, declarations of succession, tombstone or monumental transcriptions, obituaries, sexton records, burials, and others.
-{{col-end}}
+General: Civil records generated in the event of death.
+Time period: 1800s-present.
+Contents: Names, vital statistics; and in some sources names of kin and relationship to the deceased.