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==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==


===Online Records===
===Online Records===
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For additional instructions, see [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/american_samoa.htm Where to Write for Vital Records, CDC]
For additional instructions, see [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/american_samoa.htm Where to Write for Vital Records, CDC]


==Historical Background==
==Background==


Time period: 1850-present
Time period: 1850-present

Latest revision as of 20:01, 11 August 2025

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Resources

Online Records

Offices to Contact

American Samoa Government
Department of Homeland Security
Office of Vital Statistics
PO Box 6894
Pago Pago, AS 96799

For divorces:
High Court of American Samoa
American Samoa Government
Pago Pago, AS 96799

For additional instructions, see Where to Write for Vital Records, CDC

Background

Time period: 1850-present

Coverage and Compliance

90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.[1]

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

  • Date
  • Name of child
  • Names of parents
  • Place of residence for parents
  • Occupation and religious preference of parents
  • Name of informant

Marriages

  • Date
  • Names of bride and groom
  • Place of residence of bride and groom
  • Names of parents
  • Names of witnesses

Deaths

  • Date
  • Name
  • Residence
  • Age at death
  • Cause of death
  • Place of burial

References

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.