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====County Records of Births==== | ====County Records of Births==== | ||
Some counties began recording births as early as 1864 (Redwood County), but most counties began in 1870. Compliance was not good in the early years. The | Some counties began recording births as early as 1864 (Redwood County), but most counties began in 1870. Compliance was not good in the early years. The FamilySearch 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 | *Minnesota. District Court (Hennepin County). ''Birth Records, 1870–1915''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983. (On 5 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|1309389|film|disp=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 | *Minnesota. Division of Vital Statistics. ''Delayed Birth Records, ca. 1942–1981''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. (On 3 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|126917|title-id|disp=films beginning with 1314525 item 4}}.) </ref>Contains delayed birth records for Ramsey County and the city of St. Paul. | ||
For information about early county birth records, write to the court administrator of the district court or county recorder in the county.<br> | For information about early county birth records, write to the court administrator of the district court or county recorder in the county.<br> | ||
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====County Records of Marriages==== | ====County Records of Marriages==== | ||
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 | 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 FamilySearch 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 FS Library films beginning with index {{FSC|229626|title-id|disp=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 FS Library films beginning with index {{FSC|229626|title-id|disp=film 1314520 item 3}}.) </ref> | ||
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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. ( | *''Marriage Records Early–1850''. <ref>Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1992. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|609208|title-id|disp=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. ( | *''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. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|265787|title-id|disp=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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====County Records of Deaths==== | ====County Records of Deaths==== | ||
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 | 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 FamilySearch Library has been acquiring microfilms of these county records from the earliest dates to about 1925. For examples, see the following: | ||
*Mower County (Minnesota). County Recorder. ''Death Records, 1870–1993; Index, 1870–1993''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. (On 26 | *Mower County (Minnesota). County Recorder. ''Death Records, 1870–1993; Index, 1870–1993''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. (On 26 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|734887|title-id|disp=films beginning with 1902894}}.) </ref> | ||
For information about early county death records, write to the court administrator of the district court or county recorder in the county. | For information about early county death records, write to the court administrator of the district court or county recorder in the county. | ||
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