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In other languages: How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Records[edit | edit source]
- 1850-1930 American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1962-1972 American Samoa, Delayed Birth Registrations, 1962-1972 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1820-2015 Births, 1820-2015 at American Samoa Genealogy
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Time period: 1850-present
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.[1]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
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
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.