How to Find Alaska Marriage Records

How To Find U.S. Marriage Records How To Find Alaska Marriage Records

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Alaska was permanently founded by Russians from 1799 to 1867. United States purchased Alaska in 1867 and made it a territory. Then on 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.

Finding Alaska Marriage Records

Next Step: When did the marriage occur?		Marriage Records Choose a time period: Before 1912 1913 to Present Marriage year unknown

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Marriages Before 1912

Before 1912, no marriages were recorded by the Alaska
18-- to 18-- very few records exist

If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for marriage information in other records.

1. Look first in	2. Then search
Church Records Newspapers Military Records	Census Records Cemetery Records Death Records

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Marriages 1913 to Present

STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information

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:

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.

Ask for the marriage license or the marriage register, not the marriage certificate. The license or register usually contains more information.

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Restrictions for Obtaining Marriage Records

Restrictions for couples born who married within the last 50 years^[2]:
To obtain a copy of the death certificate for those who died within the last 50 years, you must be:

The spouse of the person on the certificate
The parent of the person on the certificate
The child of the person on the certificate
The sibling of the person on the certificate (Siblings need to provide a copy of their birth certificate showing parental relationship to the person on the certificate.
Legal representative with a letter stating whom you represent and how you are related
A person providing documentation the death certificate is needed for the derermination of property rights.

You need to supply:

Copy of government-issued picture ID of the person requesting 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
↑ Alaska department of Health And Social Services, Division of Public Health, "Under Alaska law, all Vital Statistics records are strictly confidential until they become public records. Births become public records 100 years after the event; deaths, marriages, and divorces become public records 50 years after the event." http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/default.aspx

[1] Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, http://http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/death/default.aspx

[2] Alaska department of Health And Social Services, Division of Public Health, "Under Alaska law, all Vital Statistics records are strictly confidential until they become public records. Births become public records 100 years after the event; deaths, marriages, and divorces become public records 50 years after the event." http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/default.aspx

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