How to Find Alaska Death Records
How to Find United States Deaths 
Alaska Deaths
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Alaska was permanently founded by Russians from 1799 to 1867. United States purchased Alaska in 1867 and it became a territory. In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state. There were no counties or other places that kept death records until 1913 when statewide registration of deaths began.
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Deaths before 1913
Alaska did start death records before 1913. You must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s death date and place.
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Deaths after 1913
PART A: If you know the date of death
With an date (from your records), you can order a copy of the death record for a fee from the following locations:
| Order Alaska Deaths Certificates | ||||
| 1913–Present - Alaska Division of Public Health. | $; The death certificates may be obtained through the department of health. They are restricted to immediate family members.[1] | |||
See list of restrictions for ordering death records.
If you do not want to order the death record, you can search other records with death information.
PART B: You don't know the exact date of death
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| Social Security Death Index (SSDI) | ||||
| 1937 to present at Genealogy Bank | Free; most current version; few records before 1962; gives place where the last benefit was sent | |||
| Also, search other records with death information | You may find the date of death and then may be order the certificate from the state.| | |||
Restrictions for Obtaining Death Records
Restrictions for persons born who died within the last 50 years:
To obtain a copy of the death certificate for those who died within the last 50 years, you must be:
- The parent or grandparent of the person on the certificate
- The current spouse of the person on the certificate
- The child or grandchild of the person on the certificate
- The sibling of the person on the certificate
- NOTE: A copy of the death record cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above until 50 years have passed from the date of the death.
- You will need to list the reason why you want the death certificate.
If you do not want to order the death record, you can search other records with death information.
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Sources
- ↑ Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, http://http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/death/default.aspx