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== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
Local and national civil registry offices. | |||
==Historical Background== | |||
==Background== | |||
Time period: 1850-present | Time period: 1850-present | ||
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==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods. | Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods. | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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*Cause of death | *Cause of death | ||
*Place of burial | *Place of burial | ||
Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:American Samoa | [[Category:American Samoa]] | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Local and national civil registry offices.
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Time period: 1850-present
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Births
- Date
- Name of child
- Names of parents
- Place of residence for parents
- Occupation and religious preference of parents
- Name of informant
Marriages
- Date
- Names of bride and groom
- Place of residence of bride and groom
- Names of parents
- Names of witnesses
Deaths
- Date
- Name
- Residence
- Age at death
- Cause of death
- Place of burial
Reliability: High.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.