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The earliest vital records usually consist of brief entries recorded in register books. Issuing certificates became a common practice beginning in the 20th century. Record keeping—whether by town, county, state, or Canadian province—was often incomplete until many years after each state or province created a statewide or province-wide registration system. | The earliest vital records usually consist of brief entries recorded in register books. Issuing certificates became a common practice beginning in the 20th century. Record keeping—whether by town, county, state, or Canadian province—was often incomplete until many years after each state or province created a statewide or province-wide registration system. | ||
Information contained in vital records is similar to what is found in civil registration. See “[[Jewish Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]” in this set of Wiki pages for details. Also see the [[United States|United States]] Wiki pages, the [[ | Information contained in vital records is similar to what is found in civil registration. See “[[Jewish Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]” in this set of Wiki pages for details. Also see the [[United States|United States]] Wiki pages, the [[Canada|Canada]] Wiki pages, and individual state and province Wiki pages in the areas where your ancestors lived for specific details about vital records. | ||
=== Locating Vital Records === | === Locating Vital Records === | ||
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*A CD-ROM index which includes birth, christening, and marriage information for the United States and Canada is discussed in “[[Jewish Genealogy|Genealogy]]”. | *A CD-ROM index which includes birth, christening, and marriage information for the United States and Canada is discussed in “[[Jewish Genealogy|Genealogy]]”. | ||
*The Social Security Death Index contains over fifty million records of deaths reported to the Social Security Administration from 1937 to 1998. The bulk of the records are from 1962 and later. The index provides the decedent’s names, birth date social security number, state where the social security card was issued, month and year of death, state of residence at death, zip code, and state where the death benefit was sent. The index is available as part of FamilySearch at the Family History Library and most family history centers. It is also on the Internet or on compact disc from commercial companies. For details about the FamilySearch version see the [[ | *The Social Security Death Index contains over fifty million records of deaths reported to the Social Security Administration from 1937 to 1998. The bulk of the records are from 1962 and later. The index provides the decedent’s names, birth date social security number, state where the social security card was issued, month and year of death, state of residence at death, zip code, and state where the death benefit was sent. The index is available as part of FamilySearch at the Family History Library and most family history centers. It is also on the Internet or on compact disc from commercial companies. For details about the FamilySearch version see the [[Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|U.S. Social Security Death Index]] Wiki page. | ||
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[[Category:Jews]] | [[Category:Jews]] | ||