Michigan Descendancy Research: Difference between revisions
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Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.|2. Birth, marriage, and death records online. | Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.|2. Birth, marriage, and death records online. | ||
Government records, known as civil registration, were kept in Michigan beginning in 1867. They provide full dates and places. They are indexed, and can be searched by parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. <br> | Government records, known as civil registration, were kept in Michigan beginning in 1867. They provide full dates and places. They are indexed, and can be searched by parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. <br> | ||
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<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''Births'''</span> | |||
*'''1867-1902''': {{RecordSearch|1459684|Michigan Births}} at FamilySearch | *'''1867-1902''': {{RecordSearch|1459684|Michigan Births}} at FamilySearch | ||
*'''1867-1911''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2560 Michigan Births and Christenings Index] at Ancestry ($) | *'''1867-1911''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2560 Michigan Births and Christenings Index] at Ancestry ($) | ||
*'''1867-1917''': {{RecordSearch|1923472|Michigan County Births}} at FamilySearch; index & images | *'''1867-1917''': {{RecordSearch|1923472|Michigan County Births}} at FamilySearch; index & images | ||
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<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''Marriages'''</span> | |||
*'''1817-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2092 Michigan Compiled Marriages] at Ancestry ($) | *'''1817-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2092 Michigan Compiled Marriages] at Ancestry ($) | ||
*'''1820-1937''': {{RecordSearch|2473289|Michigan County Marriages Index}} at FamilySearch | *'''1820-1937''': {{RecordSearch|2473289|Michigan County Marriages Index}} at FamilySearch | ||
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*'''1868-1925''': {{RecordSearch|1452395|Michigan Marriages}} at FamilySearch | *'''1868-1925''': {{RecordSearch|1452395|Michigan Marriages}} at FamilySearch | ||
*'''1870-1887''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27353 Michigan marriage records] at Ancestry ($) | *'''1870-1887''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27353 Michigan marriage records] at Ancestry ($) | ||
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<span style="color:DarkViolet">Deaths</span> | |||
*'''1867-1897''': {{RecordSearch|1452402|Michigan Deaths}} at FamilySearch | *'''1867-1897''': {{RecordSearch|1452402|Michigan Deaths}} at FamilySearch | ||
*'''1867-1952''': [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/michigandeaths/ Michigan Death Records] at Ancestry ($) | *'''1867-1952''': [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/michigandeaths/ Michigan Death Records] at Ancestry ($) | ||
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Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.|1. Online census records.[edit | edit source]
Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked.
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Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.|2. Birth, marriage, and death records online.
Government records, known as civil registration, were kept in Michigan beginning in 1867. They provide full dates and places. They are indexed, and can be searched by parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however.
Births
- 1867-1902: Michigan Births at FamilySearch
- 1867-1911: Michigan Births and Christenings Index at Ancestry ($)
- 1867-1917: Michigan County Births at FamilySearch; index & images
Marriages
- 1817-1850: Michigan Compiled Marriages at Ancestry ($)
- 1820-1937: Michigan County Marriages Index at FamilySearch
- 1820-1940: Michigan County Marriages at FamilySearch
- 1851-1875: Michigan Compiled Marriages for Select Counties at Ancestry ($)
- 1865-1931: Michigan Church Marriages at FamilySearch
- 1867-1952: Michigan Marriage Records at Ancestry ($)
- 1868-1925: Michigan Marriages at FamilySearch
- 1870-1887: Michigan marriage records at Ancestry ($)
Deaths
- 1867-1897: Michigan Deaths at FamilySearch
- 1867-1952: Michigan Death Records at Ancestry ($)
- 1867-1995: Michigan Deaths and Burials Index at Ancestry ($)
- 1897-1929: Michigan Death Records at Ancestry ($)
- 1897-1952: Michigan Death Certificates at Michiganology
- 1921-1952: Michigan Death Certificates at FamilySearch
Step 3:Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.[edit | edit source]
These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before 1867. Frequently, family members are buried near each other. FindAGrave, often lists details, not even listed on the tombstone, but added to the website by family members or researchers.
- 1820-2006: Michigan Obituaries at FamilySearch
- 1980-2014: US GenealogyBank Obituaries at FamilySearch
- Michigan Obituaries at ObituariesHelp.org
- 1799-1999: Michigan, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Cemetery Index at FamilySearch;
- 1800-2010: Indiana and Michigan, Michiana Genealogical Cemetery Index at Ancestry ($)
- BillionGraves Index at FamilySearch
- Michigan, Civil War Centennial Observance Commission, Committee on Civil War Grave Registration, Burial Records at FamilySearch
Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants.[edit | edit source]
Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature.
- Michigan, United States Historical Images, New Version
- Michigan, United States Historical Images, Old Version
Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Michigan Online Genealogy Records.[edit | edit source]
The steps given here are intended to list record sources which can most efficiently identify descendants. Many other online records which might or might not mention descendants are listed in the Michigan Online Genealogy Records page, including immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, and probate records, to name a few.