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==Resources== | |||
== | ===Online Resources=== | ||
===Online | |||
*'''1800-1950''': {{RecordSearch|1520641|Panama Marriages, 1800-1950}} at FamilySearch — [[Panama Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only; Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60109 Ancestry] ($); Also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30131/panama-marriages-1800-1950?s=218489221 MyHeritage] ($) | *'''1800-1950''': {{RecordSearch|1520641|Panama Marriages, 1800-1950}} at FamilySearch — [[Panama Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only; Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60109 Ancestry] ($); Also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30131/panama-marriages-1800-1950?s=218489221 MyHeritage] ($) | ||
*'''1840-1930''': {{RecordSearch|1520642|Panama Deaths, 1840-1930}} at FamilySearch — [[Panama Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only; Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60108 Ancestry] ($); Also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30132/panama-deaths-1840-1930?s=218489221 MyHeritage] ($) | *'''1840-1930''': {{RecordSearch|1520642|Panama Deaths, 1840-1930}} at FamilySearch — [[Panama Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only; Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60108 Ancestry] ($); Also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30132/panama-deaths-1840-1930?s=218489221 MyHeritage] ($) | ||
*'''1906-1991''': [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2127918 United States, Panama Canal Zone, Index to the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers, 1906-1991] at FamilySearch — [https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/United_States,_Panama_Canal_Zone,_Index_to_the_Gorgas_Hospital_Mortuary_Registers_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records How to Use this Collection]; index only; Also at [https://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=363&tf=F&bc=sl,fd&q=alegre NARA] | *'''1906-1991''': [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2127918 United States, Panama Canal Zone, Index to the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers, 1906-1991] at FamilySearch — [https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/United_States,_Panama_Canal_Zone,_Index_to_the_Gorgas_Hospital_Mortuary_Registers_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records How to Use this Collection]; index only; Also at [https://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=363&tf=F&bc=sl,fd&q=alegre NARA] (free) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=panama British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=panama British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=panama British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=panama British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=panama British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Findmypast | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=panama British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
== Offices to Contact == | == Offices to Contact == | ||
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[https://www.tribunal-electoral.gob.pa/direccion-nacional-del-registro-civil/ '''Tribunal Electoral de Panama, Registro Civil''']<br> | |||
Apartado 0816-01504<br> | |||
Panama, Republica de Panama<br> | |||
Telephone: (507) 504-6253 <br> | |||
The following information should be included (as much as possible):<br> | The following information should be included (as much as possible):<br> | ||
*Birth record - Complete name, date of birth, place of birth, name of parents and national ID (cedula) | *Birth record - Complete name, date of birth, place of birth, name of parents and national ID (cedula) | ||
*Marriage record - Complete name of the bride and groom, date of marriage, place, and the national IDs of the bride and groom | *Marriage record - Complete name of the bride and groom, date of marriage, place, and the national IDs of the bride and groom | ||
*Death record - Complete name of the deceased, place of death and general information about the person's birth | *Death record - Complete name of the deceased, place of death and general information about the person's birth<br> | ||
[https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/abroad/events-and-records/birth/copy-of-panama-canal-birth-or-death-certificate.html '''U.S. Department of State''']<br> | |||
Bureau of Consular Affairs<br> | |||
600 19th Street, NW <br> | |||
Washington, DC 20036<br> | |||
To check the status of your Panama Canal Zone document request, call 202-485-8300. | |||
Birth and death records from the Panama Canal Zone issued between 1904 and 1979 | |||
== | ==Background== | ||
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1914.<ref name="rys">[http://www.tribunal-electoral.gob.pa/html/index.php?id=539 Requesting Civil Records from Overseas]</ref> Civil registration in Panama officially began on April 15, 1914. At that time, the mayors of districts and villages recorded daily the births, marriages, and deaths occurring within their jurisdiction. In 1974, the ''Direccion Nacional del Registro Civil'' (National Civil Registry) was created under the ''Tribunal Electoral'' and was charged to record all births, marriages, deaths, naturalizations and other judicial acts related to a person's civil state''.'' As a result, Civil Registry offices were created within each provincial capital. <ref name="rys" /> | Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1914.<ref name="rys">[http://www.tribunal-electoral.gob.pa/html/index.php?id=539 Requesting Civil Records from Overseas]</ref> Civil registration in Panama officially began on April 15, 1914. At that time, the mayors of districts and villages recorded daily the births, marriages, and deaths occurring within their jurisdiction. In 1974, the ''Direccion Nacional del Registro Civil'' (National Civil Registry) was created under the ''Tribunal Electoral'' and was charged to record all births, marriages, deaths, naturalizations and other judicial acts related to a person's civil state''.'' As a result, Civil Registry offices were created within each provincial capital. <ref name="rys" /> | ||
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===Birth Records=== | ===Birth Records=== | ||
*Name of child | |||
*Date of birth | |||
*Place of birth | |||
*Name of parents | |||
===Marriage Records=== | ===Marriage Records=== | ||
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