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==How to Find the Records==


Research use: They identify names of parents, prove other relationships, and are very useful for linking generations.
===Online Collections===
*'''1802-1902''' {{FSC|161778|item|disp=Registres de l'état civil de Saint-Benin-d'Azy (Nièvre) 1793-1862; tables décennales 1802-1902}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1889-1918''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=DAHOMEY French Overseas Civil Registration, Dahomey] at French Overseas National Archives - images
*'''1891-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2534492|Benin, Civil Registration of Deaths, 1891-2014}} at FamilySearch — [[Benin, Civil Registration of Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


Record type: Births, marriages, and deaths.
===Offices to Contact===


Time period: 1893 to present.
Certificates were recorded by the office in the location in which the event took place. If you know your ancestor's town, send your request to:<ref name="Kemp">Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 5th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2009.</ref><br>
:'''Mayor's Office of Prefecture'''<br>
:(Town), Benin<br>


Contents: Birth – name, birth date and place, parents’ names, father’s occupation and residence.  Marriage – name of bride and groom, date and place of marriage, names of parents. Death – name of deceased, date and place of death, age and residence at time of death, occupation, cause of death.
For additional questions or inquiries:<br>


Location: National archives in Porto Novo. Local district archives.
[http://www.dan.ilemi.net/ '''Archives Nationales du Bénin''']<br>
Route de Missérété<br>
face Ecole Régionale Supérieure de la Magistrature, Ouando<br>
Porto-Novo<br>
Benin<br><br>
''Mailing address:'' <br>
629 Porto-Novo<br>
Benin<br>
Telephone: +229 20 24 66 07<br>


Population coverage: Estimated at 70% for the more recent time period.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Benin,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.</ref>
'''Embassy of the Republic of Benin'''<br>
2124 Kalorama Road, NW<br>
Washington, DC 20008<br>
USA<br>
Telephone: 202-232-6656
 
==Historical Background==
 
*Vital Registration (also known as Dahomey) began in Benin in 1933, but mostly pertained to French citizens and other foreigners.
*By the year 1950, most residents within 15 miles of a registration center were included.
*Benin became independent on 1 August 1960.<ref name="Kemp"/>
 
==Coverage and Compliance==
 
'''Population coverage:''' Estimated at 70% for the more recent time period.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Benin,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.</ref>
*Vital Registration (also known as Dahomey) began in Benin in 1933, but mostly pertained to French citizens and other foreigners.
*By the year 1950, most residents within 15 miles of a registration center were included.
 
==Information Recorded in the Records==
 
===Birth Records===
 
*Name
*Birth date and place
*Parents’ names
*Father’s occupation and residence
 
===Marriage Records===
 
*Names of bride and groom
*Date and place of marriage
*Names of parents
 
===Death Records===
 
*Name of deceased
*Date and place of death
*Age
*Residence at time of death
*Occupation
*Cause of death


== References  ==
== References  ==
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How to Find the Records

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Offices to Contact

Certificates were recorded by the office in the location in which the event took place. If you know your ancestor's town, send your request to:[1]

Mayor's Office of Prefecture
(Town), Benin

For additional questions or inquiries:

Archives Nationales du Bénin
Route de Missérété
face Ecole Régionale Supérieure de la Magistrature, Ouando
Porto-Novo
Benin

Mailing address:
629 Porto-Novo
Benin
Telephone: +229 20 24 66 07

Embassy of the Republic of Benin
2124 Kalorama Road, NW
Washington, DC 20008
USA
Telephone: 202-232-6656

Historical Background

  • Vital Registration (also known as Dahomey) began in Benin in 1933, but mostly pertained to French citizens and other foreigners.
  • By the year 1950, most residents within 15 miles of a registration center were included.
  • Benin became independent on 1 August 1960.[1]

Coverage and Compliance

Population coverage: Estimated at 70% for the more recent time period.[2]

  • Vital Registration (also known as Dahomey) began in Benin in 1933, but mostly pertained to French citizens and other foreigners.
  • By the year 1950, most residents within 15 miles of a registration center were included.

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

  • Name
  • Birth date and place
  • Parents’ names
  • Father’s occupation and residence

Marriage Records

  • Names of bride and groom
  • Date and place of marriage
  • Names of parents

Death Records

  • Name of deceased
  • Date and place of death
  • Age
  • Residence at time of death
  • Occupation
  • Cause of death

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 5th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2009.
  2. ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Benin,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.
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