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| ==='''Introduction to Vital Records'''===
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| [[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/Minnesota.htm Minnesota Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.
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| The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Minnesota Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Most online resources for Minnesota 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>'''
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| '''Birth Indexes:''' | | ===Births=== |
| | *'''1840-1980''' {{RecordSearch|1680827|Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2550 Ancestry]($)'' |
| | *'''1863-1983''' {{RecordSearch|1920099|Minnesota County Birth Records, 1863-1983}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota, County Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images |
| | *'''1900-1934''' [http://www.mnhs.org/search/people Minnesota Birth Certificates, 1900-1934] at Minnesota Historical Society; index, free |
| | *'''1900-1934''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9196 Minnesota Birth Index, 1900-1934] at Ancestry — index ($); ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10828/minnesota-birth-index-1900-1934?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=feb20historicalrecords&utm_content=feb20historicalrecords MyHeritage]($)'' |
| | *'''1935-2002''' {{RecordSearch|1949334|Minnesota Birth Index}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota Birth Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8742 Ancestry]($)'' |
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| *'''1840-1980''' {{RecordSearch|1680827|Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980}} at FamilySearch - [[Minnesota Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Incomplete | | ===Marriages=== |
| *'''1900-1934''' [http://people.mnhs.org/bci/ ''Minnesota Birth Certificates Index, 1900-1934''] - Free
| | *'''1600's to 1900's''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=minnesota US Marriages - Minnesota, 1600's to 1900's] at Findmypast — index ($) |
| *'''1900-1934''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10828/minnesota-birth-index-1900-1934 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934] at MyHeritage - index ($)
| | *'''1849-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1680832|Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2561 Ancestry]($)'' |
| *'''1935-2002''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8742&cj=1&o_xid=0000584978&o_lid=0000584978 ''Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002''] - $; Incomplete
| | *'''1850-2019''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70873/ Minnesota Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019] at Ancestry — index ($) |
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| *'''1849-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1680832|Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Minnesota Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Incomplete | |
| *'''1850-2019''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70873/ Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019] at Ancestry - index ($) | |
| *'''1860-1949''' {{RecordSearch|1803974|Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949}} at FamilySearch - [[Minnesota, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1860-1932''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=minnesota United States Marriages – Minnesota, 1860-1932] ($) index, some images | | *'''1860-1932''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=minnesota United States Marriages – Minnesota, 1860-1932] ($) index, some images |
| *'''1958-2001''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8721&cj=1&o_xid=0000584978&o_lid=0000584978 ''Minnesota Marriage Collection, 1958-2001'']- $; Incomplete | | *'''1860-1949''' {{RecordSearch|1803974|Minnesota County Marriages, 1860-1949}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images |
| *'''1976-2003''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10210/minnesota-marriages-1976-2003?s=275764761 Minnesota, Marriages, 1976 - 2003] Index only ($) | | *'''1958-2001''' {{RecordSearch|1949335|Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8721 Ancestry]($)'' |
| | *'''1976-2003''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10210/minnesota-marriages-1976-2003?s=275764761 Minnesota Marriages, 1976-2003] at MyHeritage — index ($) |
| | *[https://moms.mn.gov/Search Minnesota Marriage Records] at Minnesota Official Marriage System |
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| | *'''1835-1990''' {{RecordSearch|1680831|Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only |
| | *'''1850-2001''' {{RecordSearch|2185953|Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001}} at FamilySearch - [[Minnesota, County Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images |
| | *'''1866-1916''' {{RecordSearch|1858352|Minnesota Death Records, 1866-1916}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota, Birth and Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index |
| | *'''1887-2001''' {{RecordSearch|3398461|Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images |
| | *'''1904-2001''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10859/minnesota-death-index-1904-2001?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=feb20historicalrecords&utm_content=feb20historicalrecords Minnesota Death Index, 1904-2001] at MyHeritage — images ($) |
| | *'''1904-2001''' [http://www.mnhs.org/search/people Minnesota Death Certificates Index, 1904-2001] at Minnesota Historical Society — index, free |
| | *'''1908-2002''' {{RecordSearch|1937234|Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7316 Ancestry]($)'' |
| | *'''1936-2007''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 US Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at Ancestry — index ($) |
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| | *'''1850-2001''' {{RecordSearch|2185953|Minnesota County Deaths, 1850-2001}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota, County Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images |
| | *'''1970-1995''' {{RecordSearch|1967743|Minnesota Divorce Index, 1970-1995}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota Divorce Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1081 Ancestry]($)'' |
| | *'''1970-2003''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10218/minnesota-divorces-1970-2003?s=275764761 Minnesota Divorces, 1970-2003] at MyHeritage — index ($) |
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| *'''1835-1990''' {{RecordSearch|1680831|Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990}} at FamilySearch - [[Minnesota Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1850-2001''' {{RecordSearch|2185953|Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001}} at FamilySearch - [[Minnesota, County Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1887-2001''' {{RecordSearch|3398461|Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001}} at FamilySearch - [[Minnesota Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1904-2001''' [https://mnhs.org/search/people ''Minnesota Death Index, 1904-2001'']- Free
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| *'''1908-2017''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7316&cj=1&o_xid=0000584978&o_lid=0000584978 ''Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2017''] - $; Incomplete
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| [[Minnesota Vital Records#More_Online_Minnesota_Vital_Records_Links|More Online Minnesota Vital Records Links]] | | [[Minnesota Vital Records#More_Online_Minnesota_Vital_Records_Links|More Online Minnesota Vital Records Links]] |
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| [http://people.mnhs.org/dci/Search.cfm?bhcp=1 Minnesota Death Certificate Index 1904-2001]. This database indexes the death cards from 1904 to 1907 and the death certificates from 1908 to 2001. | | [http://people.mnhs.org/dci/Search.cfm?bhcp=1 Minnesota Death Certificate Index 1904-2001]. This database indexes the death cards from 1904 to 1907 and the death certificates from 1908 to 2001. |
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| '''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:<br>'''
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| *[[Minnesota Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|Minnesota Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
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| *[[Minnesota Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|Minnesota Death Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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| *[[Minnesota Municipal Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|Minnesota Municipal Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
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| *'''1850-2001''' {{RecordSearch|2185953|Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001}} at FamilySearch - [[Minnesota, County Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1887-2001''' {{RecordSearch|3398461|Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001}} at FamilySearch - [[Minnesota Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| Miscellaneous Death Records and Obituaries: Minnesota Historical Society [http://www.mnhs.org/genealogy www.mnhs.org/genealogy] for indexes to birth records 1900 to 1934, some pre 1900, and records from death cards 1904 to1907 and death certificates 1908 to 1891.
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| *[http://www.deathindexes.com/minnesota/index.html Minnesota Death Records & Indexes] (deathindexes.com)
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| *Minnesota Department of Health, [https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/deathsearch/dthSearch.html Minnesota Death Search 1997 to Present]
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| *'''1970-2003''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10218/minnesota-divorces-1970-2003 Minnesota, Divorces, 1970 - 2003] at MyHeritage - index ($)
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| The Minnesota Department of Health has a divorce index from 1970 to the present. | | The Minnesota Department of Health has a divorce index from 1970 to the present. |