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Massachusetts Death Records
New England Historic Genealogical Society
1569 - 1850
402,516
This collection of Massachusetts death records was compiled by the New England Historic Genealogical Society and covers 1500 to 1850. When available, each record contains the full name, year, location, and link to the image of the record listing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts vital statistics books.
Florida, Alachua County Probate Will Records
Alachua County Probate Court
1837 - 1973
3,932
This collection of Alachua County, Florida probate will records was compiled by the Alachua County Probate Court, and covers years 1837 to 1973. When available each record contains the name of the deceased, death date, location, book, and page number. Also included are images of the original death certificates.
Washington Death Records
Washington State Digital Archives
1890 - 1908
50,242
This collection of Washington death records was compiled by the Washington State Digital Archvies, and covers the years 1890-1908.
Arizona Death Records
Arizona Department of Health Services
1844-1960
286,614
This collection of Arizona Death records was compiled by the Arizona Department of Health Services and covers years 1844-1960. When available, each record contains the full name of the individual, the full names of their parents, birth date, death date, county of death, as well as an image of the original death certificate.
BillionGraves.com Burial Index
BillionGraves.com
1800s-2012
3,000,000
This collection of burial records was provided by BillionGraves.com and was compiled by volunteers who submit headstone pictures and transcriptions for cemeteries throughout the world.
Oregon Death Index
Oregon State Library
1898-2008
1,903,430
This index of Oregon death records includes 1898-2008. Information includes the person's name, date and place of death, certificate number, age, and spouse. NOTE: the original index includes only the last two digits of the year. Persons who lived to be more than 100 may appear in this collection to have died shortly after birth.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Death and Burial Records
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives
1850-1940
624,702
This collection contains death and burial records from various Evangelical Lutheran Church in America congregations and range from the mid-19th century through the early 20th century. The information contained in the records varies from congregation to congregation (and sometimes from minister to minister). Information can include the person's name, date and place of death, date and place of burial, parents' names, spouse's name, name and location of the church, event type, the title of the original record book, and a digitial image of the record.
Kentucky, Death Records, Early
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
1852-1953
1,733,973
This collection contains death certificates from 1911-1953, returns of death for various counties from 1852-1910, and other related sources. Information in each record will vary by source, but generally includes the name, race, age, gender, date and place of death, date and place of birth, residence, and parents' names and birthplaces.
Connecticut Town Death Records, Barbour Collection
Genealogical Publishing Co.
pre-1870
56,008
South Carolina, Early Death Records
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
1821-1955
1,053,232
This collection includes statewide death certificates, 1915-1955; Charleston death records, 1821-1914; Spartanburg death records, 1895-1897 and 1903-1914; and Union death records, 1900 and 1913-1914. Information varies by source, but could include name, date and place of death, age, gender, race, and death certificate number. A digital image is provided when available.
Florida Death Index
Florida Department of Health
1877-1998
5,187,073
This Florida death index was created from microfiche provided by the Florida Department of Health, and covers 1877-1998.
Delaware Death Records
Delaware Public Archives
1811-1933
236,320
England and Wales FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
UK National Archives
1837-1915
87,368,297
This collection of indexed death records from England and Wales was recorded by the General Register's Office (GRO). It contains millions of records documenting marriages from 1837 to 1915.
New Hampshire Death and Burial Index
Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah
1654-1949
825,529
Texas, Titus County Death Records
Titus County Clerk
1896 - 1964
7,875
This collection of Titus County, Texas death records was compiled by the Titus County Clerk's Office, and covers years 1895-1964. When available, each record includes the full name of the decedent, parents' full names, date of death, gender, as well as book, page, and certificate number.
Michigan, Detroit Death Records
Detroit City Directory for 1884
1883 - 1884
1,066
These records, "compiled from city mortuary reports", originally appeared in Detroit City Directory for 1884 and cover 1 June 1883 to 15 May 1884. When available, each record includes the first and last names of the deceased, date of death, and location of death.
Ohio Obituary Records
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
1812 - 2011
1,851,661
This collection of Ohio obituary records was compiled by the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center from various Ohio newspapers, and covers years 1812-2011. (Please note that there are some gaps in coverage.) When available, each record contains the name of the deceased, spouse’s name, age at death, city of death, date of death, date of marriage, date of birth, as well as a link to additional newspaper references.
Wisconsin, Death Index
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Vital Records Division
1820-1907
435,210
This collection contains an index of deaths prior to 1907. There may be some deaths recorded at the county level that are not included in this index from the Wisconsin Department of Health. Information in this index includes the name, death date, county of death, volume number, page number, reel number, and record number.
Tennessee, Death and Burial Index
FamilySearch
1874-1955
1,478,997
This collection contains death and burial records from Tennessee vital records, church records, and other records about deaths and burials in the state. The number of records in each county varies; this database is not a comprehensive index of deaths and burials for this time period. The information provided varies by county, but can include name, gender, race, birth date and place, occupation, residence, marital status, spouse, date and place of death, date and place of burial, father's name and birthplace, mother's name and birthplace, and FHL film number.
Indiana, Death Index
Indiana Works Progress Administration
1882-1920
793,965
This collection contains the death index compiled by the Indiana Works Progress Administration. When available, records contain the person's name, death date, place of death, gender,age, race, source, and notes. This collection includes the following 67 counties: Adams, Allen, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Delaware, Elkhart, Floyd, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, Gibson, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jackson, Jasper, Jay, Johnson, Knox, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Lake, La Porte, Madison, Marion, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton, Orange, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Shelby, Spencer, St. Joseph, Starke, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren, Warrick, Washington, Wayne, Wells, and White.
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