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''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Portal:Delaware|Delaware ]]> Delaware Vital Records'' | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Portal:Delaware|Delaware ]]> Delaware Vital Records'' | ||
=== Birth Records = | = Delaware Birth, Marriage & Death Records = | ||
= Delaware Vital Records Online Linke = | |||
= Birth Records = | |||
'''Early 1861-63''' | |||
'''1881 - Present''' | |||
Statewide registration of births began in 1861 but was discontinued in 1863. Registration was resumed in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1921. The following indexes may be helpful: | Statewide registration of births began in 1861 but was discontinued in 1863. Registration was resumed in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1921. The following indexes may be helpful: | ||
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The current fees for this service are listed in ''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces'' (Hyattsville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+V24wv book 973 V24wv].) Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and many Family History Centers. You can also contact the Vital Records Section (address given above) for current information. | The current fees for this service are listed in ''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces'' (Hyattsville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+V24wv book 973 V24wv].) Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and many Family History Centers. You can also contact the Vital Records Section (address given above) for current information. | ||
Delaware State Birth Records 1861-1908 are available online at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1534607;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Record Search] | Delaware State Birth Records 1861-1908 are available online at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1534607;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Record Search]<br> | ||
= Adoption Records = | |||
= Marriage Records = | |||
Early - 1847 | |||
State registration of marriages began in 1847 and was generally complied with by 1913. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the marriage bonds for 1744-1836 and 1855-1861, and licenses for 1889-1894. You can obtain marriage records for the most recent 40 years by writing to the Bureau of Vital Statistics. For marriages recorded more than 40 years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives. | State registration of marriages began in 1847 and was generally complied with by 1913. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the marriage bonds for 1744-1836 and 1855-1861, and licenses for 1889-1894. You can obtain marriage records for the most recent 40 years by writing to the Bureau of Vital Statistics. For marriages recorded more than 40 years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives. | ||
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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. | ||
= Divorce Records = | |||
The Delaware Public Archives has a card catalog with names and dates with reference to divorces granted up to about 1890 by Acts of the State Legislature. | The Delaware Public Archives has a card catalog with names and dates with reference to divorces granted up to about 1890 by Acts of the State Legislature. | ||
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Divorce proceedings from 1975 to the present are kept by the family court office in the county where the divorce was recorded. For records before 1975 and dating back to the early 1900s, contact the county prothonotary's office (clerk of the court of common pleas). For pre-1900 records write to the Delaware Public Archives or the: | Divorce proceedings from 1975 to the present are kept by the family court office in the county where the divorce was recorded. For records before 1975 and dating back to the early 1900s, contact the county prothonotary's office (clerk of the court of common pleas). For pre-1900 records write to the Delaware Public Archives or the: | ||
'''Delaware Legislative Council'''<br>Legislative Hall<br>P.O. Box 1401<br>Dover, DE 19901 <br>Internet: http://www.llsdc.org/sourcebook/state-leg.htm | '''Delaware Legislative Council'''<br>Legislative Hall<br>P.O. Box 1401<br>Dover, DE 19901 <br>Internet: http://www.llsdc.org/sourcebook/state-leg.htm<br> | ||
= Death Records = | |||
Although some deaths were recorded as early as 1855, state registration of deaths officially began in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1890. For indexes see: | Although some deaths were recorded as early as 1855, state registration of deaths officially began in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1890. For indexes see: | ||
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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. | ||
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= Analyzing Records = | |||
= Substitute Records = | |||
[[Delaware_Church_Records|Delaware Church Records]] | |||
[[Delaware_Cemeteries|Delaware Cemetery Records]] | |||
[[Delaware_Census|Delaware Census Records]] | |||
[[Delaware_History|Delaware History]] | |||
[[Delaware_Newspapers|Delaware Newspapers]] | |||
[[Delaware_Military_Records|Delaware Military]] | |||
= Archives, Libraries and Societies = | |||
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[[Category:Delaware]] | [[Category:Delaware]] | ||