Michigan Guided Research

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FamilySearch identified the most complete online indexes for birth, marriage, and death information.




Birth

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

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• 1770s-1990s: Michigan Birth Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995
Michigan Births, 1867-1902
Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917



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Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

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• 1820s-1990s: Michigan Marriage Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940
Michigan, County Marriages Index, 1820-1937
Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995
Michigan Civil Marriages, 1834-1974
Michigan Church Marriages, 1865-1931



If the marriage record was not found, try this next:

• 1867-1952: Michigan Marriage Records at Ancestry ($)




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Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

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• 1800s-1990s: Michigan Death Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897
Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995
Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996
Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952
Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index



If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1867-1940: Michigan Death Records at the Michigan Department of Health




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