Vital Records (birth, marriage and death records)

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Free Birthday Search
This database allows you to search for free for someone's date of birth by entering their first and last name.

FREE SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX
The Social Security Death Index contains over 85 million death records for individuals with United States social security numbers. This free database provides helpful family history information including name, birth date, death date and last known residence.

Social Security Death Index Interactive Search
Rootsweb - The most full-featured SSDI search site on the internet. No sign-up required for this search.

Social Security Number Validator
Checks to see what state the number was issued in, checks whether the SSN has been issued yet and also checks death records to see if the SSN belongs to a deceased person.

Structure and Origin of Social Security Numbers

Western States Marriage Records Index
Pre-1900 marriages for Arizona, Idaho and Nevada (some counties beyond 1930). Also includes some counties in California, western Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Utah, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.

Where to Write for Vital Records

States:

Alabama - Baldwin County Marriage License Search

Alabama - Mobile County Marriage Records (Login required)

Alabama - Tuscaloosa County Marriage License Search

Alabama - Shelby County Marriage License Search

Alabama - Winston County Vital Records Index

Arizona - Birth and Death Index

California:

• California Birth Records - Vitalsearch.ca
• California Death Records - Rootsweb
• California Marriage Index - Vitalsearch.ca
• Alpine County Birth Index
• El Dorado County Vital Records
• Fresno County Marriage Records
• Kern County Marriage Records
• Mariposa County Birth Index
• Placer County Marriage Records
• Santa Clara County Birth Index
• Solano County Death Database (1850 - Present)
• Ventura County Marriage Licenses
• Yolo County Marriage Records

Connecticut:

• Rocky Hill Marriage & Death Records

Florida:

• Alachua County Marriage License Search
• Brevard County Marriage Licenses
• Escambia County Marriage Index
• Gadsden County Marriage License Search
• Hernando County Marriage License Search
• Lake County Marriage Licenses
• Leon County Marriage Records
• Miami-Dade County Marriage License Search
• Sarasota County Marriage License Search
• State Death Index

Georgia - Richmond County Birth, Marriage and Death Records

Illinois - Cook County Vital Records
Genealogy Online - Birth, Marraige and Death Records (sign-up required).

Illinois - Wheaton Public Library Vital Records Index

Indiana - Marion County/Indianapolis Marriage Records

Iowa - Calhoun County Death Index

Kansas - Anderson County Marriage Records

Kansas - Osage County Marriage Records

Kentucky:

• Birth Records and Certificates
• Death Records and Certificates
• Marriage Records (RootsWeb)
• Marriage Records and Certificates (VitalSearch.ca)
  
  
• Maine - Death History Search Form
• Maine - Marriage History Search Form
  
  

Michigan:

• Barry County Vital Record Search
• Grand Traverse County Death and Marriage Records
  
  

Minnesota:

• Clay County Death Record Index (1871-1940)
• St. Louis County Death Records
• Statewide Death Certificate Search- 1908 through 1996
  
  
• Mississippi - Harrison County Marriage License Search
• Missouri - Death Certificates, 1910 – 1958
• Missouri - Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910
• Nebraska - Lancaster County Marriage License Search

Nevada:

• Elko County Recorded Documents (includes Marriage Records)
• Clark County (Las Vegas) Marriage Search
• Mineral County Death Index

New York - Ontario County Vital Records (Listed by Town)

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