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|Country=American Samoa | |||
|Name=American Samoa | |||
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|Topic Type=Records | |||
|Records=Civil Registration | |||
|Rating=Standardized | |||
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==Resources== | |||
==How to | ===Online Records=== | ||
*'''1850-1930''' {{RecordSearch|3438751|American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930}} at FamilySearch — [[American Samoa, Passenger Lists and Travel Documents - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1962-1972''' {{RecordSearch|3438757|American Samoa, Delayed Birth Registrations, 1962-1972}} at FamilySearch — [[American Samoa, Delayed Birth Registrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
'''American Samoa Government'''<br> | |||
Department of Homeland Security<br> | |||
Office of Vital Statistics<br> | |||
PO Box 6894<br> | |||
Pago Pago, AS 96799<br> | |||
== | For divorces:<br> | ||
'''High Court of American Samoa'''<br> | |||
American Samoa Government<br> | |||
Pago Pago, AS 96799<br> | |||
For additional instructions, see [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/american_samoa.htm Where to Write for Vital Records, CDC] | |||
==Background== | |||
Time period: 1850-present | Time period: 1850-present | ||
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==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.<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> | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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*Cause of death | *Cause of death | ||
*Place of burial | *Place of burial | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:American Samoa]] | [[Category:American Samoa]] [[Category:Civil Registration]] | ||
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