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 ===Offices to Contact===
+Location: Local and national civil registry offices.
 ==Historical Background==
+Time period: 1867-present<ref name="profile"> </ref>
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
+Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods<ref name="profile"> </ref>
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
+'''Birth'''
+*Date
+*Name of child
+*Names of parents
+*Occupation and religious preference of parents
+*place of residence for parents
+*Name of informant
-===Civil Registration===
+'''Marriage'''
-Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.
-Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.
-General: Civil registration is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.
+*Date of marriage
+*Names of bride and groom
-Time period: 1867-present.
+*Place of residence  of the groom and bride
+*Names of parents
-Contents: Birth, marriage, and death records have the exact date of the event, including time of day for births; name of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents; name of informant for births and names of witnesses for marriages; place of residence for parents of new born, of the groom and bride for marriages, and of the deceased for deaths; age at death, cause of death, and place of burial in death records.
+*Occupation and religious preference of parents
+*Names of witnesses
-Location: Local and national civil registry offices.
-Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.
+'''Death'''
-Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref>
+*Date
+*Name of deceased
+*Names of parents
+*Occupation and religious preference of parents
+*Place of residence of the deceased
+*Age at death
+*Cause of death
+*Place of burial<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref>
 == References ==