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How to find birth records, marriage records and death records, Missouri



FamilySearch identified the most complete online indexes for birth, marriage, and death information.



Birth - Where can I find birth records?

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• Pre-1910: Missouri Birth and Death Records at Missouri Digital Heritage



If the birth record was not found, try this next:

• 1920-2015: Missouri, Birth Index at MyHeritage ($)




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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

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• 1805-2002: Missouri, Marriage Records at Ancestry ($)



If the marriage record was not found, try this next:

• 1750s-1990s: Missouri Marriage Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Missouri Church Records, 1827-2004
Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920
Missouri, Civil Marriages, 1820-1874
Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991




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Death - Where can I find death records?

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• 1910-1967: Missouri Death Certificates at Missouri Digital Heritage



If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1850-1931: Missouri, Death Records at Ancestry ($)




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