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| valign="middle" | <center>''' [[Image:Vital Records Collage.JPG|center|250px]] '''<br></center> | | valign="middle" | <center>''' [[Image:Vital Records Collage.JPG|center|250px|Vital Records Collage.JPG]] '''<br></center> | ||
=== Vital Records Reference Dates === | === Vital Records Reference Dates === | ||
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*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Delaware.htm Delaware Certificates] online $ The site from the Center for Disease Control has addresses of where to write for birth, marriage, death, and divorce certificates. | *Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Delaware.htm Delaware Certificates] online $ The site from the Center for Disease Control has addresses of where to write for birth, marriage, death, and divorce certificates. | ||
=== Birth Records === | |||
== Birth Records == | |||
'''Early 1861-63''' | '''Early 1861-63''' | ||
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*[[Delaware State Birth Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware State Birth Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | *[[Delaware State Birth Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware State Birth Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" | {| width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center" | ||
|+ '''Information in Delaware Birth Records''' | |+ '''Information in Delaware Birth Records''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information''' | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''early - 1881''' | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1881 - present''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Child''' | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | x | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | X | ||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Sex''' | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | x | ||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Race''' | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | x | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | x | ||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Parents' Names''' | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | x | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | x | ||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Midwife/Doctor''' | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | | ||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date & Place of Birth''' | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | date range | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | | ||
x | x | ||
includes nativity of parents | includes nativity of parents | ||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Residence''' | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | <br> | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== Adoption Records === | === Adoption Records === | ||
Delaware adoptees and birthparents can request non-identifying information from the adoption agency that handled your adoption. You can also file an affidavit to release your identifying information to a birth family member or adoptee that may contact the agency or family court regarding you. For more information [http://www.publicrecordsinfo.com/adoption_records/Delaware_adoption_records.htm Cick Here]. | Delaware adoptees and birthparents can request non-identifying information from the adoption agency that handled your adoption. You can also file an affidavit to release your identifying information to a birth family member or adoptee that may contact the agency or family court regarding you. For more information [http://www.publicrecordsinfo.com/adoption_records/Delaware_adoption_records.htm Cick Here]. | ||
== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||
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Marriages of Delaware residents may also be recorded in adjoining states, such as Pennsylvania and Maryland. | Marriages of Delaware residents may also be recorded in adjoining states, such as Pennsylvania and Maryland. | ||
Some helpful on-line sources are:<br>*{{RecordSearch|160795|Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954}}<br>*{{RecordSearch|1674782|Delaware Marriages, 1713-1953}} | Some helpful on-line sources are:<br>*{{RecordSearch|160795|Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954}}<br>*{{RecordSearch|1674782|Delaware Marriages, 1713-1953}} | ||
<br>'''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:'''<br> | <br>'''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:'''<br> | ||
*[[Delaware Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Delaware Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Delaware State Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware State Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | *[[Delaware State Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware State Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" | {| width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center" | ||
|+ '''Information in Delaware Marriage Records''' | |+ '''Information in Delaware Marriage Records''' | ||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information''' | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''early - 1847''' | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1847 - present''' | ||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Bride/Groom''' | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x | |||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Marriage''' | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x | |||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Location of Marriage''' | ||
| valign="middle" align="center | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | county | ||
| valign="middle" align="center | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | city | ||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Presiding Official''' | ||
| valign="middle" align="center | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x | ||
| valign="middle" align="center | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x | ||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Birth''' | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br> | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x | |||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Place of Birth''' | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br> | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | ''' x''' | |||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Residence at Time of Marriage''' | ||
| valign="middle" align="center | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | county<br> | ||
| valign="middle" align="center | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''x ''' | ||
|} | |} | ||
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The Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistics has death records for the most recent 40 years. For deaths recorded over forty years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives. | The Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistics has death records for the most recent 40 years. For deaths recorded over forty years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives. | ||
Some death records may be found using the following:<br>{{RecordSearch|1674781|Delaware Deaths and Burials, 1815-1955}} | Some death records may be found using the following:<br>{{RecordSearch|1674781|Delaware Deaths and Burials, 1815-1955}} | ||
<br>'''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:'''<br> | <br>'''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:'''<br> | ||
*[[Delaware State Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware State Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Delaware State Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware State Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Delaware Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware Death and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | *[[Delaware Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware Death and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
{| | {| width="507" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center" style="width: 507px; height: 389px" | ||
|+ '''Information in Delaware Death Records''' | |+ '''Information in Delaware Death Records''' | ||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="40" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information<br>''' | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''before - 1881<br>''' | ||
| | | width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1881 - present<br>''' | ||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Deceased<br>''' | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br> | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''<br>'''x | |||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Date of Death | ||
| valign="middle" align="center | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br> | ||
| valign="middle" align="center | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br> x | ||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Place of Death | ||
| valign="middle" align="center | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br> | ||
| valign="middle" align="center | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | city<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Date of Birth/Age | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br> | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | age<br> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Place of Birth | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br> | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | nativity<br> | |||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Place of Burial | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br> | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br> | |||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Parents' Names/Maiden | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br> | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x<br> | |||
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| | | width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Occupation of Deceased | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br> | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x<br> | |||
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Marital Status | Marital Status | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | | width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br> | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x<br> | |||
|} | |} | ||
*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/de/state/webbbs_config.pl Delaware Obituary Collection] Free from GenealogyBuff.com. Obits and death notices from Various Funeral Homes in Delaware [with many Maryland obits that are associated with Delaware. Many obituaries from Dover and Rehoboth Beach. | *[http://www.genealogybuff.com/de/state/webbbs_config.pl Delaware Obituary Collection] Free from GenealogyBuff.com. Obits and death notices from Various Funeral Homes in Delaware [with many Maryland obits that are associated with Delaware. Many obituaries from Dover and Rehoboth Beach. | ||
== Divorce Records == | == Divorce Records == | ||
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*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to records births, marriages and deaths. | *If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to records births, marriages and deaths. | ||
*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative. | *Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative. | ||
*Search for Vital Records in the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library Catalog] by using a '''Place Search '''then choosing '''Vital Records'''. Search for Delaware to locate records filed by the state and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by the county. | *Search for Vital Records in the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library Catalog] by using a '''Place Search '''then choosing '''Vital Records'''. Search for Delaware to locate records filed by the state and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by the county.<br> | ||
== Family History Library Delaware Vital Records Collections == | == Family History Library Delaware Vital Records Collections == | ||
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*[[Delaware, Vital Record Index Cards (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware, Vital Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Delaware, Vital Record Index Cards (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware, Vital Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Delaware, | *[[Delaware, Vital Record Index Cards (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware, Vital Record Index Cards (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
*[[Delaware Wilmington City Vital Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware Wilmington City Vital Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Delaware Wilmington City Vital Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware Wilmington City Vital Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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<references /> | <references /> | ||
{{Delaware|Delaware}} {{U.S. Vital Records}} | {{Delaware|Delaware}} {{U.S. Vital Records}} | ||
[[Category:Delaware|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] | [[Category:Delaware|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] | ||