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*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Delaware began recording deaths in 1913. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Delaware death records]]  
*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Delaware began recording deaths in 1913. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Delaware death records]]  
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
=== Delaware Record Finder  ===


This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Delaware Record Finder]].'''


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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Delaware Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Delaware Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Delaware Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Delaware Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Delaware Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[Delaware Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
*[[Delaware Military Records|Military records]]  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[How to Find Delaware Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
*[[Delaware Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[Delaware Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[Delaware Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
*[[Delaware Military Records|Military records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[How to Find Delaware Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Delaware Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Delaware Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Delaware Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Delaware Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Delaware Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Delaware Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Delaware Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Delaware, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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Maiden name  
Maiden name  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find Delaware Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
*[[Delaware Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Delaware Military Records|Military Records]]  
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Immigration date  
Immigration date  
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Delaware Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
*[[Delaware Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Delaware History|History]]
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Naturalization  
Naturalization  
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Delaware Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Delaware Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
*[[Delaware Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[Delaware Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Delaware Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description  
Physical description  
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Delaware Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
*[[Delaware Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Delaware History|History]]
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=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
=== Further Delaware Research  ===
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Delaware Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For online record collections, go to [[Delaware Online Genealogy Records|'''Delaware Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*For more research on Delaware, including research at the county level, visit the [[Delaware, United States Genealogy|'''Delaware''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/49?region=United%20States%20of%20America Delaware record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/49?region=United%20States%20of%20America Delaware record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>


[[Category:Delaware Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
[[Category:Delaware Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]

Revision as of 09:23, 24 September 2020

Delaware Wiki Topics
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Delaware Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Delaware

Delaware Online Genealogy Records
How to find Delaware Birth Records
How to find Delaware Marriage Records
How to find Delaware Death Records

Delaware Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Delaware.

  • Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1861 but was discontinued in 1863. Registration resumed in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1921. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
  • Finding Parents: The State of Delaware began recording deaths in 1913. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Delaware death records
  • Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Delaware Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Delaware Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for: 2. Try these records first: 3. Other useful records

Birth information

Marriage information
Death information
Parents

Maiden name

Immigration date

Naturalization

Physical description

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