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Contents: Names, vital statistics; and in some sources names of kin and relationship to the deceased. | Contents: Names, vital statistics; and in some sources names of kin and relationship to the deceased. | ||
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'''Birth''' | |||
*Name of child | |||
*Gender | |||
*Child's birth date and place of birth | |||
*Name of father | |||
*Name of mother | |||
*Residence of parents | |||
*Number of children previously born to mother | |||
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'''Marriage''' | |||
*Date and place of marriage | |||
*Bride’s full name and residence | |||
*Groom’s full name and residence | |||
*Bride's birth date and place of birth | |||
*Groom's birth date and place of birth | |||
*Names of witnesses | |||
*Person who officiated at marriage ceremony | |||
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'''Death''' | |||
*Name of deceased | |||
*Date and place of death | |||
*Gender and race of deceased | |||
*Residence of deceased | |||
*Birth date of deceased | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 20:15, 17 April 2020
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Administrative offices at various levels and archives.
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Time period: 1898-present. Earliest year by country: Kiribati (1898), Guam (1901), Northern Mariana Islands (1945), Marshall Islands (1952), Federated States of Micronesia (1952), Palau (probably 1952), Nauru (unknown).
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Duplication: 20% duplication with other record types.
Population coverage: 40% of the population.[1]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Kiribati acquired by FamilySearch[1]
Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1800-1986[edit | edit source]
- 1800-1986 - Birth and death records from the Trust Territory Archives are on microfilm at the United States National Archives, the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Pacific Collection and the National Archives of the FSM at Palikir, Pohnpei.
- Currently being digitized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1948-2009[edit | edit source]
This collection contains birth, marriage, and death certificates from the State of Pohnpei, Micronesia, between the years of 1948-2009.
- Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration, 1948-2009 (FamilySearch)
- A wiki article describing the above online collection is found at:
Death and inheritance records[edit | edit source]
Research use: Identify relationships and provide clues to other record sources.
Record type: Death inventories (notarial record concerning inheritance), wills and probates, declarations of succession, tombstone or monumental transcriptions, obituaries, sexton records, burials, and others.
General: Civil records generated in the event of death.
Time period: 1800s-present.
Contents: Names, vital statistics; and in some sources names of kin and relationship to the deceased.
The following information may be found in these records:
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Birth
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Marriage
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Death
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