GuidedResearch:American Samoa: Difference between revisions

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

Start here:

• 1850s-1960s: American Samoa Birth Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) American Samoa, Census Records, 1900-1945
American Samoa, Passenger Lists and Travel Documents, 1918-1965
American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930
Samoa Baptisms, 1863-1940
United States Census, 1940
- incomplete

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• Online Genealogies Collections at FamilySearch - includes oral genealogies and communities

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• Additional online resources

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• Research help

• Why the record may not exist

Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

Start here:

• 1850s-1960s: American Samoa Marriage Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) American Samoa, Census Records, 1900-1945
American Samoa, Passenger Lists and Travel Documents, 1918-1965
American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930
United States Census, 1940 - incomplete

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

• Online Genealogies Collections at FamilySearch - includes oral genealogies and communities

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources

• Substitute records

• Improve searching

• Finding town of origin

• Research help

• Why the record may not exist

Death - Where can I find death records?

Start here:

• 1850s-1930s: American Samoa Death Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930
- incomplete

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

• Online Genealogies Collections at FamilySearch - includes oral genealogies and communities

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources

• Substitute records

• Improve searching

• Finding town of origin

• Research help

• Why the record may not exist

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