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==Resources==


===Online Records===
==How to Find the Records==
 
*'''1850-1930''' {{RecordSearch|3438751|American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930}} at FamilySearch — [[American Samoa, Passenger Lists and Travel Documents - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1962-1972''' {{RecordSearch|3438757|American Samoa, Delayed Birth Registrations, 1962-1972}} at FamilySearch — [[American Samoa, Delayed Birth Registrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===


'''American Samoa Government'''<br>
Local and national civil registry offices.
Department of Homeland Security<br>
Office of Vital Statistics<br>
PO Box 6894<br>
Pago Pago, AS 96799<br>
 
For divorces:<br>
'''High Court of American Samoa'''<br>
American Samoa Government<br>
Pago Pago, AS 96799<br>
 
For additional instructions, see [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/american_samoa.htm Where to Write for Vital Records, CDC]


==Background==
==Historical Background==


Time period: 1850-present
Time period: 1850-present
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Revision as of 22:26, 18 March 2020

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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]

90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.[1]

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

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 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.
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