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 '''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
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-*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1861 bo record birth and death records starting when the town was established  until the state board took over in 1881.
+*'''''Statewide birth registration:''''' Statewide registration of births began in 1861 but was discontinued in 1863. Registration resumed in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1921.<ref>''Delaware Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 2001, 19. (Accessed 17 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Delaware.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
+*'''''Statewide death registration:''''' Although some deaths were recorded as early as 1855, state registration of deaths officially began in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1913 (Some resources say 1890).<ref>''Delaware Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 2001, 19. (Accessed 17 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Delaware.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
 *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Delaware Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Delaware.
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-*'''''Death records:''''' Starting in 1881, the state recorded deaths that required birth and parent information. Information was not always provided and is only as accurate as grieving relatives' remember.
+*'''''Death records:''''' Starting in 1881, the state recorded deaths that required birth and parent information. Information was not always provided and is only as accurate as grieving relatives' memory allows.
 *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Delaware Newspapers]] and [[Delaware Obituaries]] for more information.
 *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Delaware Church Records]] for more information.