Minnesota Guided Research
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Birth
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Birth - Where can I find birth records?
Start here:
• 1840s-2000s: Minnesota Birth Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002
Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980
Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916
If the birth record was not found, try this next:
• 1900-1934: Minnesota Birth Records at Minnesota Historical Society
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Marriage
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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?
Start here:
• 1840s-2000s: Minnesota Marriage Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001
Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950
Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949
Minnesota Divorce Index, 1970-1995
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Death
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Death - Where can I find death records?
Start here:
• 1830s-2000s: Minnesota Death Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002
Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990
Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916
Minnesota, Clay and Steele County Obituaries, 1865-2006
Minnesota, Obituaries 1865-2006
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
If the death record was not found, try this next:
• 1901-2001: Minnesota Death Records at Minnesota Historical Society
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist