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==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Resources===
 
'''Births'''<br>
===Online Collections===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&q.birthLikePlace=Guam Guam Births] at FamilySearch Historical Records
*[https://www.guampedia.com/1823-guam-vital-statistics-report/ Births, 1823] at Guampedia
'''Marriages'''<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&q.marriageLikePlace=Guam Guam Marriages] at FamilySearch Historical Records
*[https://www.guampedia.com/1823-guam-vital-statistics-report/ Marriages, 1823] at Guampedia


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
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Office of Vital Statistics<br>
Office of Vital Statistics<br>
123 Chalan Kareta<br>
123 Chalan Kareta<br>
Mangilao, Guam 96913<br>
Mangilao, Guam 96913<ref name="CDC">National Center for Health Statistics, [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/guam.htm Center of Disease Control, Where to Write for Vital Records, Guam], page last reviewed: November 6, 2015 (accessed 2 May 2020). </ref><br>
Telephone: (671) 735-7292<ref name="CDC">National Center for Health Statistics, [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/guam.htm Center of Disease Control, Where to Write for Vital Records, Guam], page last reviewed: November 6, 2015 (accessed 2 May 2020). </ref><br>
 




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Hagatna, Guam 96910<ref name="CDC" /><br>
Hagatna, Guam 96910<ref name="CDC" /><br>


==Background==
==Historical Background==


'''1565-1898''' Guam part of Spain<br>
'''1565-1898''' Guam part of Spain<br>
'''December 23, 1898-present''' Guam part of United States
'''December 23, 1898-present''' Guam part of United States


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==


===Birth Records===
*Name of child
*Names of parents
*Date of birth
*Place of birth
*Name of doctor
*Name of hospital
*Name of administrator
===Death Records===
*Name of deceased
*Gender
*Date of death
*Race
*Date of birth
*Place of death
*Citizenship
*Marital status
*Name of spouse, if married
*Occupation
*Residence
*Names of parents
*Name of informant
*Cause of death
*Date of burial
*Place of burial


==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

For records of births, marriages and deaths from October 26, 1901, contact:
Office of Vital Statistics
123 Chalan Kareta
Mangilao, Guam 96913[1]


For divorce records, contact:
Clerk, Superior Court of Guam
Guam Judicial Center
120 West O’Brien Drive
Hagatna, Guam 96910[1]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

1565-1898 Guam part of Spain
December 23, 1898-present Guam part of United States

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 National Center for Health Statistics, Center of Disease Control, Where to Write for Vital Records, Guam, page last reviewed: November 6, 2015 (accessed 2 May 2020).