Mexico Guided Research
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To find the town where your ancestor lived:
Option A:
If your ancestor immigrated to the United States between 1903-1957, the border crossing records may give their place of origin.
United States Border Crossings from Mexico to United States, 1903-1957 - FamilySearch
Option B:
If your ancestor was born after 1871, civil registration records may help identify a specific place.
Birth
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Birth - Where can I find birth records?
Start here:
• 1510s-2000s: Mexico Birth Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950
Mexico Catholic Church Records
Mexico Civil Registration
For a full listing of all Mexico church and civil registration records: see Collections.
If the birth record was not found, try this next:
• 1860s-1940s: Mexico Civil Registrations of Birth at Ancestry ($)
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• Why the record may not exist
Marriage
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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?
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• 1510s-2000s: Mexico Marriage Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950
Mexico Catholic Church Records
Mexico Civil Registration
For a full listing of all Mexico church and civil registration records: see Collections.
If the marriage record was not found, try this next:
• 1860s-1960s: Mexico Civil Registrations of Marriage at Ancestry ($)
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Death
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Death - Where can I find death records?
Start here:
• 1510s-1990s: Mexico Death Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Mexico Deaths, 1680-1940
Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950 (includes deaths)
Mexico Catholic Church Records
Mexico Civil Registration
BillionGraves Index
Find A Grave Index
For a full listing of all Mexico church and civil registration records: see Collections.
If the death record was not found, try this next:
• 1860s-1980s: Mexico Civil Registrations of Death at Ancestry ($)
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist