Delaware Guided Research
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Birth
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Birth - Where can I find birth records?
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• 1650s-1970s: Delaware Birth Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Delaware, Wilmington Vital Records, 1847-1954
Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974
Delaware State Birth Records, 1861-1922
Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896
Delaware Baptisms, 1697-1886
If the birth record was not found, try this next:
• 1800-1932: Delaware Birth Records at Ancestry ($)
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• Why the record may not exist
Marriage
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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?
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• 1650s-1970s: Delaware Marriage Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Delaware Marriages, 1713-1919
Delaware Marriages and Marriage Licenses, 1683-1894
Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954
Delaware, Wilmington Vital Records, 1847-1954
Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974
If the marriage record was not found, try this next:
• 1676-1976: United States Marriages, Delaware at Findmypast ($)
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• Why the record may not exist
Death
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Death - Where can I find death records?
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• 1650s-1970s: Delaware Death Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Delaware Church Deaths, 1750-1886
Delaware Death Records, 1855-1961
Delaware Deaths and Burials, 1815-1955
Delaware, Wilmington Vital Records, 1847-1954
Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
If the death record was not found, try this next:
• 1861-1933: Delaware Death Records at Ancestry ($)
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist