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==How to Find the Records==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Resources===
'''Births'''<br>
*[https://usgenealogyresearch.atwebpages.com/Guam/births_Guam%20Births%201830-1997.pdf Guam Births 1830-1997]
*[https://usgenealogyresearch.atwebpages.com/Guam/1823_Births.pdf Spanish Births, 1823]
'''Marriages'''<br>
*[https://usgenealogyresearch.atwebpages.com/Guam/marriages_Guam%20Marriages%201804-2022.pdf Guam Marriages 1804-2022]


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
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==Historical Background==
==Historical Background==


'''1565-1898''' = Guam part of Spain<br>
'''1565-1898''' Guam part of Spain<br>


'''December 23, 1898-present''' = Guam part of United States
'''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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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Births

Marriages

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

Telepnone: (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]

Historical 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. 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).