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==Resources==


==How to Find the Records==
===Online 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===


==Historical Background==
'''American Samoa Government'''<br>
Department of Homeland Security<br>
Office of Vital Statistics<br>
PO Box 6894<br>
Pago Pago, AS 96799<br>


==Coverage and Compliance==
For divorces:<br>
'''High Court of American Samoa'''<br>
American Samoa Government<br>
Pago Pago, AS 96799<br>


==Information Recorded in the Records==
For additional instructions, see [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/american_samoa.htm Where to Write for Vital Records, CDC]


==Background==


Time period: 1850-present


===Civil Registration===
==Coverage and Compliance==


Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.
90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.<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>


Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.
==Information Recorded in the Records==
 
General: Civil registration is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.
 
Time period: 1850-present.
 
Contents: Birth, marriage, and death records have the exact date of the event, including time of day for births; name of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents; name of informant for births and names of witnesses for marriages; place of residence for parents of new born, of the groom and bride for marriages, and of the deceased for deaths; age at death, cause of death, and place of burial in death records.
 
Location: Local and national civil registry offices.


Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.
'''Births'''
*Date
*Name of child
*Names of parents
*Place of residence for parents
*Occupation and religious preference of parents
*Name of informant


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>
'''Marriages'''
*Date
*Names of bride and groom
*Place of residence of bride and groom
*Names of parents
*Names of witnesses


==References==
'''Deaths'''
*Date
*Name
*Residence
*Age at death
*Cause of death
*Place of burial


== References ==
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[[Category:American Samoa]]  [[Category:Civil Registration]]