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*Search for Delaware Collections at FamilySearch.org for birth records. While not complete the {{RecordSearch|1534607|Delaware State Birth Records, 1861-1922}} is a good place to start.  
*Search for Delaware Collections at FamilySearch.org for birth records. While not complete the {{RecordSearch|1534607|Delaware State Birth Records, 1861-1922}} is a good place to start.  
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-DE-NDX.html Delaware] - Free/$  
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-DE-NDX.html Delaware] - Free/$  
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=10&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Delaware Birth, Marriage & Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $.  Ancestrhas images to Delaware births 1800-1908, Marriages 1744-1933, and deaths 1811-1933.  
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=10&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Delaware Birth, Marriage & Death] Records at Ancestry ($).  Ancestry has images to Delaware births 1800-1908, Marriages 1744-1933, and deaths 1811-1933.  
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Delaware.htm Delaware Certificates] online $ The site from the Center for Disease Control has addresses of where to write for birth, marriage, death, and divorce certificates.
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Delaware.htm Delaware Certificates] online $ The site from the Center for Disease Control has addresses of where to write for birth, marriage, death, and divorce certificates.


=== Birth Records  ===
=== Birth Records  ===


*'''1650 - 1974''' {{RecordSearch|1447341|Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1650-1974''' {{RecordSearch|1447341|Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Delaware Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  
*'''1710-1896''' {{RecordSearch|1674747|Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896}} at FamilySearch; index [[Delaware Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


'''Early 1861-63'''  
'''Early 1861-63'''  
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Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics, ''Index to Delaware marriages, baptisms, births, and deaths ca. 1680-ca. 1934. ''Added author:Thomas Holcomb (Manuscript on microfilm.) (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949). {{FHL|294868|item|disp=FHL films 6416-6433}}  
Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics, ''Index to Delaware marriages, baptisms, births, and deaths ca. 1680-ca. 1934. ''Added author:Thomas Holcomb (Manuscript on microfilm.) (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949). {{FHL|294868|item|disp=FHL films 6416-6433}}  


''Marriage index: District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia'', Hiawatha, Iowa : The Learning Company. (CD ROM no. 9 pt 339. "...contains informarion on approximately 250,000 individuals who were married between 1740 and 1920 in select Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia." Includes individual's name, name of spouse, marriage date, and city/county wheremarriage took place.  
''Marriage index: District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia'', Hiawatha, Iowa : The Learning Company. (CD ROM no. 9 pt 339. "...contains information on approximately 250,000 individuals who were married between 1740 and 1920 in select Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia." Includes individual's name, name of spouse, marriage date, and city/county where marriage took place.  


The Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistics has birth records from the past 72 years. You can obtain copies by writing:  
The Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistics has birth records from the past 72 years. You can obtain copies by writing:  
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[http://dhss.delaware.gov/dph/ss/vitalstats.html '''Office of Vital Statistics''']<br>Division of Public Health<br>417 Federal Street<br>Dover, DE 19901  
[http://dhss.delaware.gov/dph/ss/vitalstats.html '''Office of Vital Statistics''']<br>Division of Public Health<br>417 Federal Street<br>Dover, DE 19901  


Internet: [http://archives.delaware.gov/collections/vital.shtml Delaware Public Archives] This internet site gives a general overview of the&nbsp;vital records that are available for Delaware.  
Internet: [http://archives.delaware.gov/collections/vital.shtml Delaware Public Archives] This internet site gives a general overview of the vital records that are available for Delaware.  


For records of births that occurred more than 72 years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives see the [[Delaware Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] page.  
For records of births that occurred more than 72 years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives see the [[Delaware Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] page.  
<br>'''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:'''
*[[Delaware Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|Delaware Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Delaware State Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Delaware State Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>


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Some helpful on-line sources are:<br>
Some helpful on-line sources are:<br>
*'''1913-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1609795|Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954}}<br>
*'''1913-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1609795|Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954}} at FamilySearch — [[Delaware Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] <br>
*'''1713-1953''' {{RecordSearch|1674782|Delaware Marriages, 1713-1953}}
*'''1713-1953''' {{RecordSearch|1674782|Delaware Marriages, 1713-1953}} at FamilySearch — [[Delaware Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1750-1954''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61368 Delaware, Marriage Records, 1750-1954], images. ($)
*'''1750-1954''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61368 Delaware, Marriage Records, 1750-1954] at Ancestry; images. ($)
*'''1650-1974''' {{RecordSearch|1447341|Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1650-1974''' {{RecordSearch|1447341|Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Delaware Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1676-1976''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=delaware United States Marriages – Delaware, 1676-1976] ($) index and images
*'''1676-1976''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=delaware United States Marriages – Delaware, 1676-1976] at FindMyPast ($) index and images
*'''1847-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1921755|Delaware, Wilmington Vital Records, 1847-1954}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1847-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1921755|Delaware, Wilmington Vital Records, 1847-1954}} at FamilySearch; index and images [[Delaware, Wilmington Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  
 
 
<br>'''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:'''<br>
 
*[[Delaware Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|Delaware Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Delaware State Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|Delaware State Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>


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Some death records may be found using the following:<br>
Some death records may be found using the following:<br>


*'''1650-1974''' {{RecordSearch|1447341|Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1650-1974''' {{RecordSearch|1447341|Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Delaware Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1750-1886''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61912/ Delaware, U.S., Church Deaths, 1750-1886] at Ancestry - index ($)
*'''1750-1886''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61912/ Delaware, U.S., Church Deaths, 1750-1886] at Ancestry - index ($)
*'''1815-1955''' {{RecordSearch|1674781|Delaware Deaths and Burials, 1815-1955}} at FamilySearch
*'''1815-1955''' {{RecordSearch|1674781|Delaware Deaths and Burials, 1815-1955}} at FamilySearch — [[Delaware Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


'''Fetal Deaths'''<br>
'''Fetal Deaths'''<br>
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== Family History Library Delaware Vital Records Collections  ==
== Family History Library Delaware Vital Records Collections  ==
*1650 - 1974 {{RecordSearch|1447341|Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*1650 - 1974 {{RecordSearch|1447341|Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Delaware Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
 


'''Birth Records'''  
'''Birth Records'''  


*''Bureau of Vital Statistics. Index Cards of Delaware . . . Births'' <ref>Delaware. ''Bureau of Vital Statistics. Index Cards of Delaware . . . Births'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. ({{FHL|006424}} films 006424-30).</ref>from 1861 to 1913.
*''Bureau of Vital Statistics. Index Cards of Delaware . . . Births'' <ref>Delaware. ''Bureau of Vital Statistics. Index Cards of Delaware . . . Births'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. ({{FHL|006424}} films 006424-30).</ref>from 1861 to 1913.
*''Vital Records, Births, 1861-1913''. <ref>Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Vital Records, Births, 1861-1913'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. ({{FHL|006323}} films 006323-59).</ref>Thesse records are available on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org].
*''Vital Records, Births, 1861-1913''. <ref>Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Vital Records, Births, 1861-1913'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. ({{FHL|006323}} films 006323-59).</ref>Thesse records are available on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org].
*''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Baptisms'' <ref>Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Baptisms'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. ({{FHL|006423}} film 006423).</ref>from 1759 to 1890.
*''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Baptisms'' <ref>Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Baptisms'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. ({{FHL|006423}} film 006423).</ref>from 1759 to 1890.


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*''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Deaths''. <ref>Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Deaths'' . . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. ({{FHL|006431|film}} film 006431-33.)</ref>Indexes from 1855 to 1888.
*''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Deaths''. <ref>Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Deaths'' . . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. ({{FHL|006431|film}} film 006431-33.)</ref>Indexes from 1855 to 1888.


=== ''Vital Records, . . . Deaths, 1855-1910'' <ref>Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Vital Records, . . . Deaths, 1855-1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. {{FHL|006360|film}} films 6360-409].</ref> ===
''Vital Records, . . . Deaths, 1855-1910'' <ref>Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Vital Records, . . . Deaths, 1855-1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. {{FHL|006360|film}} films 6360-409].</ref>
 
'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''


*[[Delaware, Vital Record Index Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|Delaware, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Delaware, Vital Record Index Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|Delaware, Vital Record Index Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
*[[Delaware Wilmington City Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Delaware Wilmington City Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]


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