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*'''''Statewide birth registration:''''' Statewide registration of births began in 1907 and was generally complied with by 1920.<ref>''Montana Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 1997, 16. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Montana.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | *'''''Statewide birth registration:''''' Statewide registration of births began in 1907 and was generally complied with by 1920.<ref>''Montana Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 1997, 16. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Montana.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | ||
*'''''Local registration:''''' Some counties began recording births and deaths as early as 1864, but registration was inconsistent.<ref>''Montana Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 1997, 16. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Montana.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | *'''''Local registration:''''' Some counties began recording births and deaths as early as 1864, but registration was inconsistent.<ref>''Montana Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 1997, 16. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Montana.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | ||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Montana Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Montana Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Montana. | ||
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*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Montana Census| | *'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Montana Census|Montana Census Records]] for more information. | ||
*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. | *'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. | ||
*'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. | *'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. | ||
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