GuidedResearch:Minnesota

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Birth

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

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• 1840s-2000s: Minnesota Birth Collections To access available information, first log into FamilySearch. - (List of collections) Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002
Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980
Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916
Minnesota, Wright County, City of St. Michael and Frankfort Township, Birth and Death Records, 1900-1953

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• 1900-1934: Minnesota Birth Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

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Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

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• 1840s-2000s: Minnesota Marriage Collections To access available information, first log into FamilySearch. - (List of collections) Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001
Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950
Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949

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Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

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• 1830s-2000s: Minnesota Death Collections To access available information, first log into FamilySearch.

- (List of collections) Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002

Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990
Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001
Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001
Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916
Minnesota, Clay and Steele County Obituaries, 1865-2006
Minnesota, Obituaries 1865-2006
Minnesota, Wright County, City of St. Michael and Frankfort Township, Birth and Death Records, 1900-1953
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014

If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1901-2001: Minnesota Death Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

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