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American Samoa

Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Online Records

• 1850-1930 - American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930
• 1962-1972 - American Samoa, Delayed Birth Registrations, 1962-1972

Offices to Contact

American Samoa Government
Department of Homeland Security
Office of Vital Statistics
PO Box 6894
Pago Pago, AS 96799

For divorces:
High Court of American Samoa
American Samoa Government
Pago Pago, AS 96799

For additional instructions, see Where to Write for Vital Records, CDC

Historical Background

Time period: 1850-present

Coverage and Compliance

90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

• Date
• Name of child
• Names of parents
• Place of residence for parents
• Occupation and religious preference of parents
• Name of informant

Marriages

• Date
• Names of bride and groom
• Place of residence of bride and groom
• Names of parents
• Names of witnesses

Deaths

• Date
• Name
• Residence
• Age at death
• Cause of death
• Place of burial