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''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Minnesota|Minnesota]] > Minnesota Vital Records'' | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Minnesota|Minnesota]] > Minnesota Vital Records'' <br>'''Introduction to Vital Records''' | ||
[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Minnesota.htm Minnesota Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. | |||
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== Minnesota Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online == | |||
*[http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html | The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Minnesota Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Check [[Minnesota_Vital_Records|Minnesota Vital Records Online]] for more information about the resources listed below. Most online resources for Minnesota Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>''' | ||
*[http://fhlfavorites.info/Links/USA_States/States_Frames/Minnesota/Minnesota_Frame.htm Minnesota Links] from [http://fhlfavorites.info/ fhlfavorites.info] - Free | |||
*[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Minnesota Minnesota Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.org] - Free | |||
*USGenWeb.org [http://MNgenweb.com/ Minnesota Site] - Free | |||
*Search for Minnesota Collections on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start FamilySearch Record Search] under [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=0;p=allCollections Canada, USA, and Mexico] - Free | |||
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-MN-NDX.html Minnesota] - Free/$ | |||
*Wee Monster Links for Minnesota [http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/vitalrecords.html#Minnesota Birth & Marriage] and [http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html Death] Records - Free/$ | |||
*Linkpendium Links for [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/MN/ Minnesota Genealogy and History], including individual Counties - Free/$ | |||
*Progenealogists Links for the [http://progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm United States]. Press '''Ctrl + F''' on the keyboard to search for '''Minnesota''' or '''MN''' - Free/$ | |||
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=7&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Minnesota Birth, Marriage & Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $ | |||
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Minnesota.htm Minnesota Certificates] online - <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$ | |||
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== Birth Records == | == Birth Records == | ||
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'''Early - 1908''' | '''Early - 1908''' | ||
'''1908 - Present''' | '''1908 - Present''' Minnesota Historical Society [http://www.mnhs.org/genealogy www.mnhs.org/genealogy] for indexes to birth records 1900 to 1934, | ||
=== State Records of Births and Deaths === | === State Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
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Some counties began recording births as early as 1864 (Redwood County), but most counties began in 1870. Benton County death records were kept from 1867, but 1870 was the general starting date for most counties. Compliance was not good in the early years. The Family History Library has been acquiring microfilms of these county records from the earliest dates to about 1925. For examples, see the following: | Some counties began recording births as early as 1864 (Redwood County), but most counties began in 1870. Benton County death records were kept from 1867, but 1870 was the general starting date for most counties. Compliance was not good in the early years. The Family History Library has been acquiring microfilms of these county records from the earliest dates to about 1925. For examples, see the following: | ||
*Minnesota. District Court (Hennepin County). ''Birth Records, 1870–1915''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983. (On 5 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;filmno=1309389 films beginning with 1309389].) </ref> | *Minnesota. District Court (Hennepin County). ''Birth Records, 1870–1915''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983. (On 5 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;filmno=1309389 films beginning with 1309389].) </ref> | ||
*Minnesota. Division of Vital Statistics. ''Delayed Birth Records, ca. 1942–1981''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. (On 3 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=126917&amp;disp=Delayed+birth+records%2C+ca.+1942-19++ films beginning with 1314525 item 4].) </ref>Contains delayed birth records for Ramsey County and the city of St. Paul. | *Minnesota. Division of Vital Statistics. ''Delayed Birth Records, ca. 1942–1981''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. (On 3 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=126917&amp;amp;amp;disp=Delayed+birth+records%2C+ca.+1942-19++ films beginning with 1314525 item 4].) </ref>Contains delayed birth records for Ramsey County and the city of St. Paul. | ||
*Mower County (Minnesota). County Recorder. ''Death Records, 1870–1993; Index, 1870–1993''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. (On 26 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=734887&amp;disp=Death+records%2C+1870-1993+%3B+index2++ films beginning with 1902894].) </ref> | *Mower County (Minnesota). County Recorder. ''Death Records, 1870–1993; Index, 1870–1993''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. (On 26 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=734887&amp;amp;amp;disp=Death+records%2C+1870-1993+%3B+index2++ films beginning with 1902894].) </ref> | ||
For information about early county birth and death records, write to the court administrator of the district court or county recorder in the county. | For information about early county birth and death records, write to the court administrator of the district court or county recorder in the county. | ||
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There is no centralized registration for Minnesota marriage records. The state has kept a statewide index to marriages from 1958 to present. Each county generally began keeping marriage records soon after the creation of the county. Some county marriage records begin in the late 1840s. The Family History Library has been acquiring microfilms of these records. For example, marriage records of Ramsey County (including St. Paul) are in: | There is no centralized registration for Minnesota marriage records. The state has kept a statewide index to marriages from 1958 to present. Each county generally began keeping marriage records soon after the creation of the county. Some county marriage records begin in the late 1840s. The Family History Library has been acquiring microfilms of these records. For example, marriage records of Ramsey County (including St. Paul) are in: | ||
*Minnesota. District Court (Ramsey County).''Marriage Indexes, 1850–1917; Marriage Records, 1850–1916''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. (On 54 Family History Library films beginning with index [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=229626&amp;disp=Marriage+indexes%2C+1850-1917%3B+marri++ film 1314520 item 3].) </ref> | *Minnesota. District Court (Ramsey County).''Marriage Indexes, 1850–1917; Marriage Records, 1850–1916''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. (On 54 Family History Library films beginning with index [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=229626&amp;amp;amp;disp=Marriage+indexes%2C+1850-1917%3B+marri++ film 1314520 item 3].) </ref> | ||
There is an index to many pre-1850 Minnesota marriage records on compact disc: | There is an index to many pre-1850 Minnesota marriage records on compact disc: | ||
*''Marriage Records Early–1850''. <ref>Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1992. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=609208&amp;disp=Marriage+records+early%2D1850%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 compact disc no.9, pt. 227].) </ref>Although incomplete, this disc has many marriage records for various states west of the Mississippi. | *''Marriage Records Early–1850''. <ref>Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1992. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=609208&amp;amp;amp;disp=Marriage+records+early%2D1850%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 compact disc no.9, pt. 227].) </ref>Although incomplete, this disc has many marriage records for various states west of the Mississippi. | ||
There are also some Bureau of Indian Affairs marriage records on microfilm. An example is: | There are also some Bureau of Indian Affairs marriage records on microfilm. An example is: | ||
*''Marriage Licenses, 1902–1922''. <ref>United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Red Lake Agency. ''Marriage Licenses, 1902–1922''. Kansas City, Missouri: Federal Archives and Records Center, 1977. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=265787&amp;disp=Marriage+licenses%2C+1902-1922++ film 1204883 item 3].) </ref> | *''Marriage Licenses, 1902–1922''. <ref>United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Red Lake Agency. ''Marriage Licenses, 1902–1922''. Kansas City, Missouri: Federal Archives and Records Center, 1977. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=265787&amp;amp;amp;disp=Marriage+licenses%2C+1902-1922++ film 1204883 item 3].) </ref> | ||
For copies of marriage records, write to the district court administrator’s office in the county in which the license was recorded. This office also has files for divorces. For information about Hennepin County marriages, write to: | For copies of marriage records, write to the district court administrator’s office in the county in which the license was recorded. This office also has files for divorces. For information about Hennepin County marriages, write to: | ||
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'''Early - 1908''' | '''Early - 1908''' | ||
'''1908 - Present''' | '''1908 - Present''' Miscellaneous Death Records and Obituaries: Minnesota Historical Society [http://www.mnhs.org/genealogy www.mnhs.org/genealogy] for indexes to birth records 1900 to 1934, some pre 1900, and records from death cards 1904 to1907 and death certificates 1908 to 1891. | ||
*[http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html Online Searchable Death Indexes for the USA]. | |||
== Substitute Records == | == Substitute Records == | ||