Washington Guided Research
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Birth
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Birth - Where can I find birth records?
Start here:
• 1870-1935: Washington, Birth Records at Ancestry ($)
If the birth record was not found, try this next:
• 1860s-1950s: Washington Birth Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Washington Birth Records, 1869-1950
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Marriage
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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?
Start here:
• 1850s-2000s: Washington Marriage Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Washington Marriage Index, 1969-2014
Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008
Washington, Pierce County Marriage Returns, 1891-1938
United States Western States Marriage Index
If the marriage record was not found, try this next:
• 1854-2013: Washington, Marriage Records at Ancestry ($)
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:
• 1890s-2000s: Washington Death Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Washington, County Deaths, 1891-1907
Washington Death Index, 1965-2014
Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014
If the death record was not found, try this next:
• 1940-2014: Washington, Death Index at Ancestry ($)
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist