Michigan Vital Records: Difference between revisions

[[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/Michigan.htm Michigan Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.  

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=== Vital Records Reference Dates  ===

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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="16.6%" align="center" | Statewide Registration  

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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="16.6%" align="center" | General Compliance  

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The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Michigan Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Check [[Michigan_Vital_Records|Michigan Vital Records Online]] for more information about the resources listed below. Most online resources for Michigan 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>'''

*Search for Michigan 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-MI-NDX.html Michigan] - Free/$  

*Linkpendium Links for [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/MI/ Michigan 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 '''Michigan''' or '''MI''' - Free/$  

*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Michigan.htm Michigan Certificates] online - <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$<br>

*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1459684 FamilySearch - Pilot] Searchable name indexes and images of '''Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902'''. Records include such information as name of child, birthdate and place, if still-born, illegitimate or twin, gender, race and record number.  

*[http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-MI-NDX.html Vital Records] Search and Information Directory for the United States

'''Early - 1867'''  

'''1867-Present'''  

County registration of births and deaths in [[Michigan]] began in 1867 and was generally complied with by 1915. You can obtain copies of a county record by writing to the county clerk. You can also obtain records of delayed registrations of births for many counties.  

'''[http://www.dethealth.org/index.php?id=128 Detroit Health Department]'''<br>1151 Taylor Street<br>Detroit, MI 48202<br>Telephone: 313-876-4133  

*[http://seekingmichigan.org/discover-collection?collection=p129401coll7 Death Certificates] for free are available in for the years 1897 to 1920  

The state of Michigan has copies of the counties' vital statistics records. You can write to:  

The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed in:  

Statewide indexes to births from 1867 to 1915 and deaths from 1867 to 1914 are at the Library of Michigan. County-wide indexes are listed in:  

open / closed / state statutes  

An 1805 law required registration of marriages with the clerk of the local district court. Most counties kept marriage records from the date the county was created. You can obtain copies from the county clerk's office.  

An 1867 law required the counties to send copies of the records to the Office of the State Registrar (see address above). Licenses were not required until 1887. The Family History Library has marriage records for most counties, from county creation to 1920 or later, and some indexes to the 1950s or later.  

The earliest records of divorce were recorded in the supreme court. Later divorce papers are usually kept by the clerk of the circuit, chancery, or county court. The Family History Library has few divorce records for Michigan. Many divorce and other vital records have been abstracted and published in genealogical periodicals.  

'''Early - 1867'''  

*[[Michigan History|History]]: &nbsp;Local histories, family&nbsp;histories&nbsp;and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog.

*Information listed on vital arecords is given by an informant. Learn the relationsip of the informant to the subjdect(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record.  

*Search for Vital Records in the Fmaily History Library Catalog by using a '''Place Search''' and then choosing '''Vital Records'''. Search for '''Michigan''' to locate records filed by the the State and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by the county

Birth, marriage, death, and coroner’s records and indexes for most Michigan counties are listed in the Locality Search of the [[Family History Library Catalog Title Search|Family History Library Catalog]] under:  

*''Sourcebook of Michigan census, county histories, and vital records'' <ref>Family History Library book {{FHL|977.4 A3sm}} Family Hisotry Library fiche {{FHL|6101261}}) </ref>

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[[Category:Michigan|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]]