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Vital Records

Vital record information (such as birth, marriage, and death information) is recorded in Catholic Church records and civil registration records.

For help locating vital record information, see the links below.

Birth Information

For births before 1867...	look through Catholic Church records.
For births after 1867...	look first through civil registration records then try Catholic Church records.
For all birth, baptism, and christening	look through Birth, Baptism, & Christening on Ancestry.com

Marriage Information

For marriages before 1867...	look through Catholic Church records.
For marriages after 1867...	look first through civil registration records then try Catholic Church records.
For marriages & divorce	look through Marriage & Divorce on Ancestry.com

Death Information

For deaths before 1867...	look through Catholic Church records.
For deaths after 1867...	look first through civil registration records then try Catholic Church records.
For deaths, burial, cemetery, and obituaries in Mexico	look through deaths, burial, cemetery, and obituaries on Ancestry.com