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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>
123 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 records of births, marriages and deaths, contact:
Office of Vital Statistics
123 Chalan Kareta
Mangilao, Guam 96913


For divorce records, contact:<br>
Clerk, Superior Court of Guam<br>
Guam Judicial Center<br>
120 West O’Brien Drive<br>
Hagatna, Guam 96910<ref name="CDC" /><br>


==Background==


For divorce records, contact:
'''1565-1898''' Guam part of Spain<br>
Clerk, Superior Court of Guam
Guam Judicial Center
120 West O’Brien Drive
Hagatna, Guam 96910


==Historical Background==
'''December 23, 1898-present''' Guam part of United States


==Coverage and Compliance==
==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==
==Information Recorded in the Records==

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Resources

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Births

Marriages

Offices to Contact

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

1565-1898 Guam part of Spain

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

References

  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).