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 ===Offices to Contact===
+Local and national civil registry offices.
 ==Historical Background==
+Time period: 1850-present
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
+Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
+'''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
-===Civil Registration===
+'''Deaths"""
+*Date
-Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.
+*Name
+*Residence
-Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.
+*Age at death
+*Cause of death
-General: Civil registration is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.
+*Place of burial
-Time period: 1850-present.
-Contents: Birth, marriage, and death records have the exact date of the event, including time of day for births; name of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents; name of informant for births and names of witnesses for marriages; place of residence for parents of new born, of the groom and bride for marriages, and of the deceased for deaths; age at death, cause of death, and place of burial in death records.
-Location: Local and national civil registry offices.
-Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.
 Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">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.</ref>