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==Resources==
===Online Resources===
*'''1883-1983''' {{RecordSearch|2761211|Micronesia, Civil Registration, 1883-1983}} at FamilySearch - [[Micronesia, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1948-2009''' {{RecordSearch|1886069|Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1948-2009}} at FamilySearch - [[Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


==How to Find the Records==
==== Pohnpei ====
*'''1800-1986''' - Birth and death records from the Trust Territory Archives are on microfilm at the United States National Archives, the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Pacific Collection and the National Archives of the FSM at Palikir, Pohnpei.


===Online Collections===
===Offices to Contact===


*'''1948-2009''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1886069 Micronesia, Pohnpei, Civil Registration, 1948-2009]
The administrative offices at various levels and archives have the civil registration records, see:


===Offices to Contact===
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia Administrative divisions of the Federated States of Micronesia]


Administrative offices at various levels and archives.
Phone numbers for the State Supreme Courts are found at [https://www.fsmgov.org/birth.html Birth Certificate Inquiries]


==Historical Background==
==Background==
Time period: 1898-present. Earliest year by country: Kiribati (1898), Guam (1901), Northern Mariana Islands (1945), Marshall Islands (1952), Federated States of Micronesia (1952), Palau (probably 1952), Nauru (unknown).  
Time period: 1898-present. Earliest year by country: Kiribati (1898), Guam (1901), Northern Mariana Islands (1945), Marshall Islands (1952), Federated States of Micronesia (1952), Palau (probably 1952), Nauru (unknown).  


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
Duplication: 20% duplication with other record types.
Population coverage: 40% of the population.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Micronesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2001.</ref>
 
Population coverage: 40% of the population.<ref name="profile" />


==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
Kiribati acquired by FamilySearch<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Micronesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2001.</ref>
=== Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1800-1986  ===
*'''1800-1986''' - Birth and death records from the Trust Territory Archives are on microfilm at the United States National Archives, the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Pacific Collection and the National Archives of the FSM at Palikir, Pohnpei.
*Currently being digitized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
=== Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1948-2009  ===
This collection contains birth, marriage, and death certificates from the State of Pohnpei, Micronesia, between the years of 1948-2009.
*{{RecordSearch|1886069|Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1948-2009}} (FamilySearch)
:'''A wiki article describing the above online collection is found at:'''
:*[[Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
== Death and inheritance records ==
Research use: Identify relationships and provide clues to other record sources.
Record type: Death inventories (notarial record concerning inheritance), wills and probates, declarations of succession, tombstone or monumental transcriptions, obituaries, sexton records, burials, and others.
General: Civil records generated in the event of death.
Time period: 1800s-present.
Contents: Names, vital statistics; and in some sources names of kin and relationship to the deceased.


The following information may be found in these records:
The following information may be found in these records:
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*Birth date of deceased
*Birth date of deceased
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== References  ==
== References  ==

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Resources[edit | edit source]

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Pohnpei[edit | edit source]

  • 1800-1986 - Birth and death records from the Trust Territory Archives are on microfilm at the United States National Archives, the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Pacific Collection and the National Archives of the FSM at Palikir, Pohnpei.

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

The administrative offices at various levels and archives have the civil registration records, see:

Administrative divisions of the Federated States of Micronesia

Phone numbers for the State Supreme Courts are found at Birth Certificate Inquiries

Background[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1898-present. Earliest year by country: Kiribati (1898), Guam (1901), Northern Mariana Islands (1945), Marshall Islands (1952), Federated States of Micronesia (1952), Palau (probably 1952), Nauru (unknown).

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage: 40% of the population.[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth

  • Name of child
  • Gender
  • Child's birth date and place of birth
  • Name of father
  • Name of mother
  • Residence of parents
  • Number of children previously born to mother

Marriage

  • Date and place of marriage
  • Bride’s full name and residence
  • Groom’s full name and residence
  • Bride's birth date and place of birth
  • Groom's birth date and place of birth
  • Names of witnesses
  • Person who officiated at marriage ceremony

Death

  • Name of deceased
  • Date and place of death
  • Gender and race of deceased
  • Residence of deceased
  • Birth date of deceased



References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Micronesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2001.