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Birth Database: Free
Birthday Database - Search by first name, last name and
estimated age.
Social Security Death Index Interactive Search
- Searchable by first, middle and last name, as well as Social
Security Number (SSN). Over 87 million records available.
Updated frequently. Contains records of deaths that have been
reported to the Social Security Administration.
Alaska Birth Records - Search by first name and last
name.
Arizona Genealogy Birth &
Death Certificates - Birth and death records are
restricted for 75 years and 50 years respectively, before they
become public records. Database can be searched by last name,
first name, county of birth and date range (dates covered:
1855-1934 or birth records, 1844-1959 for death records).
California Birth Index (1905-1995) - Searchable online
index useful for verifying a birth event. Can be searched by
first name, last name, sex, birth date, as well as county of
birth.
California Death Records (1940-1997) - Index contains
over 9 million records and is searchable by given name, surname,
mother's maiden name, father's last name, sex, birth place and
year, and death place and year. Database has been provided by
the California Department of Health Services, Office of Health
Information and Research, Vital Statistics Section.
Colorado State Archives: Historical Records Index - Over
950,000 records online and updated regularly. Contains
information regarding birth, death, marriage and divorce
(1880-1939) records.
Georgia's Virtual Vault: Death Certificates (1919-1927)
- Search by first name, last name, title, year of death, county
or death and certificate number. Includes some records dating
from 1914-1918.
Hawaii Vital Statistics Collection - Index of birth,
death and marriage records from 1826-1929. Search by keyword,
names and location.
Idaho Death Index (Hosted by RootsWeb) - Downloadable.
Alphabetical by surname. Covers 1911-1956.
State of Idaho Death Index - Searchable by name and
county.
Eastern Idaho Death Records - Searchable by first name,
last name and cemetery.
Illinois State Archives - Contains statewide marriage
(1763-1900) and death (Pre-1916, 1916-1950) indexes. Also
includes other indexes from the Illinois Regional Archives
Depositories (IRAD) system.
Kentucky Death Records (1911-2000) - Index contains over
2 million records and is searchable by first name, last name,
place of death, residence and year.
University of Kentucky,
Vital Records Index - Provides basic information
pertaining to death, marriage and divorce records. Death index
covers dates from 1911 to 1992 (2 Indexes). Search by name,
place of death and residence. Marriage and divorce indexes both
cover dates from 1973 to 1993. Search by combined names, bride
or groom, or by combined names and husband and wife (divorce
index).
Maine Death Records (1960-1997) - Index contains over
400,000 records and is searchable by first name, last name,
place and year.
Maine State Archives: Death Index - 1960-1996 search.
Searchable by first, middle and late name, town of death and
date range.
Maine State Archives: Death History Search Form -
Searchable by first, middle and late name, town of death and
date range. Covers dates 1960-2007.
Maryland
Vital Records Indexing Project - Includes Maryland
County and Baltimore City death indexes.
Massachusetts State Archives - Includes searchable
databases and indexes including the Vital Records Index (1841-1910).
This index is searchable by first name, last name, town, date
range and record type.
Massachusetts Vital
Records Project - From 1600-1850. Search by town or
surname.
Michigan Genealogical Death Indexing System (GENDIS) -
Search by first name, last name, father's last name, county of
death, as well as date range (1867-1897)
Seeking Michigan: Death Index (1897-1920) - Features
nearly 1 million records. Information includes the decedent's
birth date and place, parents' names and birthplace, cemetery
name and location, and much more.
Minnesota
Historical Society: Birth Certificates Index - Search by
first/last name, mother's maiden name, year or birth or date
range, county of birth and certificate ID.
Minnesota
Historical Society: Death Certificates Index - Search by
first/last name, mother's maiden name, year of death/date range,
county of death and certificate ID.
Missouri State Archives: Birth & Death Records Database
- Pre-1910. Searchable by name and county. Database currently
contains over 185,000 records from 87 counties. Information
found in database includes names, birth places and dates, sex,
race, nationality, residence, occupation and marital status
(death records), date, place and cause of death etc.
Missouri State Archives: Death Certificate Index -
Searchable by first name, last name, county and year. Search
form is located at the bottom of the page. Dates covered:
1910-1959.
Montana State Death Registry Index - Index split into
10-year groupings. Includes pre-1954 as well as 1954-2002
records. Index provides first and last names, middle initials,
sex, age, date of death, year, index number, as well as other
notes.
New Jersey Death Record Index (June 1878 - June 1885) -
Search by first name, last name county and date range.
New Mexico
Death Index Project (1899-1949) - Index ordered
alphabetically.
North Dakota Department of Health: Public Death Index
- Index searchable by first
name, last name, date of death (range) and county of death.
Deaths that have occurred in the state of North Dakota over the
past year are not included in this index.
Ohio
Death Certificate Index (1913-1944) - Search by first
name, last name, date span and county.
Oregon Historical
Records Index - Search by name, year, record type and
county etc.
Oregon
Death Index (1903-1930) - Over 150,000 names available
in index. Search by first name and last name.
South
Carolina Death Indexes (1915-1959) - Index organised by
year, then by name.
State of South Dakota Birth Record Search Page (1843-1910)
- Search by date of birth, first name, last name, mother's
maiden name and first name, father's last name and first name,
as well as city or county and state file number.
Tennessee Department of State: Death Index (1908-1912) -
Index is ordered by surname.
Tennessee Department of State: Death Index (1914-1931) -
Index is ordered by year, then by surname.
Tennessee,
Shelby County Register of Deeds - Searchable death index
(1949-2005). Search by county, first name, last name, gender,
race and date range.
Texas Death Records (1964-1998) - Index contains over
3,500,000 records and is searchable by given name, surname, sex,
county and year. Database has been provided by the Texas
Department of Health.
Utah
Death Certificate Index (1904-1958) - Can be searched by
name, date and county.
Virginia Death Index (DIVA) - Searchable index to city
and county death registers compiled 1853-1896.
Washington State
Archives - Includes over 28 millions records, searchable
online. Includes birth, death and marriage records. Searchable
by name. Advanced search options are also available.
West
Virginia Archives & History - Online birth, death and
marriage records. Users can search the records and view scanned
images of the original records. Searchable by first name, last
name, sex, county and date etc.
Wisconsin
Historical Society - Includes the searchable Wisconsin
Genealogy Index (Pre-1907). Search by first name, last name,
county, event date and event year. Includes birth, death and
marriage records.
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