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Resources[edit | edit source]

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Births

Guam Births at FamilySearch Historical Records
Births, 1823 at Guampedia

Marriages

Guam Marriages at FamilySearch Historical Records
Marriages, 1823 at Guampedia

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
Telephone: (671) 735-7292^[1]

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

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]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Name of child
Names of parents
Date of birth
Place of birth
Name of doctor
Name of hospital
Name of administrator

Death Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^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).

[CDC-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).

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-==How to Find the Records==
+==Resources==
+===Online Resources===
+'''Births'''<br>
+*[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
-===Online Collections===
+===Offices to Contact===
-===Offices to Contact===
+For records of births, marriages and deaths from October 26, 1901, contact:<br>
+Office of Vital Statistics<br>
+Chalan Kareta<br>
+Mangilao, Guam 96913<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>
+For divorce records, contact:<br>
+Clerk, Superior Court of Guam<br>
+Guam Judicial Center<br>
+West O’Brien Drive<br>
+Hagatna, Guam 96910<ref name="CDC" /><br>
+==Background==
+'''1565-1898''' Guam part of Spain<br>
-==Historical Background==
+'''December 23, 1898-present''' Guam part of United States
 ==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==