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Wesexon at 03:51, 10 April 2013

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	*Mills, Elizabeth Shown. ''Natchitoches Church Marriages, 1818–1850. Translated Abstracts from Registers of St. François des Natchitoches, Louisiana''. Vol. 6. Cane River Creole Series. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Mills Historical Press, 1985.		*Mills, Elizabeth Shown. ''Natchitoches Church Marriages, 1818–1850. Translated Abstracts from Registers of St. François des Natchitoches, Louisiana''. Vol. 6. Cane River Creole Series. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Mills Historical Press, 1985.

-	In the first part of the twentieth century many states, including Louisiana, began requiring civil registration of vital records. The earliest city in Louisiana to exact civil registrations was New Orleans in 1790; however, registrations were only randomly made until the twentieth century. It was not until 1914 that civil recording began statewide. As of 2003, the [[State of Louisiana Division of Archives Records Management, and History \| Louisiana State Archives]] holds Orleans Parish birth records over 100 years old, Orleans Parish marriage records over fifty years old, and statewide ~~death~~ records over fifty years old. Researchers may visit the State Archives in Baton Rouge or order records by mail for a fee (presently $5).	+	In the first part of the twentieth century many states, including Louisiana, began requiring civil registration of vital records. The earliest city in Louisiana to exact civil registrations was New Orleans in 1790; however, registrations were only randomly made until the twentieth century. It was not until 1914 that civil recording began statewide. As of 2003, the [[State of Louisiana Division of Archives Records Management, and History \| Louisiana State Archives]] holds Orleans Parish birth records over 100 years old, Orleans Parish marriage records over fifty years old, and statewide [http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=34 vital records] over fifty years old. Researchers may visit the State Archives in Baton Rouge or order records by mail for a fee (presently $5).

	Some parish health departments have alphabetical birth and death indexes for their areas. These are not, however, complete listings of all births and deaths of that parish. Copies of these vital records can be ordered from [http://www.dhh.state.la.us Vital Records Registry, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health], P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160. There are a few births (1790) and deaths (ca. 1803) recorded prior to 1914, but the majority of the records start in that year. One must either show proof of kinship as a direct descendant or provide proper authorization to obtain a copy of any of these records. As of July 1999, birth certificates are also available through the Parish Clerks of Court.		Some parish health departments have alphabetical birth and death indexes for their areas. These are not, however, complete listings of all births and deaths of that parish. Copies of these vital records can be ordered from [http://www.dhh.state.la.us Vital Records Registry, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health], P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160. There are a few births (1790) and deaths (ca. 1803) recorded prior to 1914, but the majority of the records start in that year. One must either show proof of kinship as a direct descendant or provide proper authorization to obtain a copy of any of these records. As of July 1999, birth certificates are also available through the Parish Clerks of Court.

Murphynw1 at 20:56, 19 November 2012

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	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6587 New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6587 New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899]
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	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=7837 Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=7837 Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925]
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	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6500 New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6500 New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925]
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	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=2090 Louisiana Marriages to 1850]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=2090 Louisiana Marriages to 1850]
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	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=5228 Louisiana Marriage Records, 1851-1900]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=5228 Louisiana Marriage Records, 1851-1900]
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	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6606 New Orleans, Louisiana Death Records Index, 1804-1949]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6606 New Orleans, Louisiana Death Records Index, 1804-1949]
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	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6697 Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6697 Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949]

Murphynw1: FSlink

Murphynw1 — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:20:31 GMT

FSlink

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	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6697 Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6697 Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949]
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		+	FamilySearch.org has a variety of collections available for free online:
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		+	*{{FS\|1674847\|Louisiana, Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934}}
		+	*{{FS\|1674881\|Louisiana, Marriages, 1816-1906}}
		+	*{{FS\|1807364\|Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957}}
		+	*{{FS\|1609793\|Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956}}

	= External Links =		= External Links =

	*[http://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Louisiana_Vital_Records Louisiana Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] - free up-to-date guide to accessing Louisiana birth, marriage, and death records (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Includes links to FamilySearch vital record databases.		*[http://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Louisiana_Vital_Records Louisiana Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] - free up-to-date guide to accessing Louisiana birth, marriage, and death records (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Includes links to FamilySearch vital record databases.

Murphynw1: External Links

Murphynw1 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:12:06 GMT

External Links

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	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6697 Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6697 Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949]
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		+	= External Links =
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		+	*[http://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Louisiana_Vital_Records Louisiana Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] - free up-to-date guide to accessing Louisiana birth, marriage, and death records (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Includes links to FamilySearch vital record databases.

Jutley at 20:56, 16 December 2010

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	On Ancestry.com, the following Louisiana vital records databases are available to subscribers:		On Ancestry.com, the following Louisiana vital records databases are available to subscribers:

-	*[http://~~search~~.ancestry.com/~~search~~/db.~~aspx~~?dbid=6587 New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899]	+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6587 New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899]

-	*[http://~~search~~.ancestry.com/~~search~~/db.~~aspx~~?dbid=7837 Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925]	+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=7837 Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925]

-	*[http://~~search~~.ancestry.com/~~search~~/db.~~aspx~~?dbid=6500 New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925]	+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6500 New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925]

-	*[http://~~search~~.ancestry.com/~~search~~/db.~~aspx~~?dbid=2090 Louisiana Marriages to 1850]	+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=2090 Louisiana Marriages to 1850]

-	*[http://~~search~~.ancestry.com/~~search~~/db.~~aspx~~?dbid=5228 Louisiana Marriage Records, 1851-1900]	+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=5228 Louisiana Marriage Records, 1851-1900]

-	*[http://~~search~~.ancestry.com/~~search~~/db.~~aspx~~?dbid=6606 New Orleans, Louisiana Death Records Index, 1804-1949]	+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6606 New Orleans, Louisiana Death Records Index, 1804-1949]

-	*[http://~~search~~.ancestry.com/~~search~~/db.~~aspx~~?dbid=6697 Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949]	+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=6697 Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949]

Jutley: Added Ancestry.com Lousiana vital records databases.

Jutley — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:28:09 GMT

Added Ancestry.com Lousiana vital records databases.

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	Some parish health departments have alphabetical birth and death indexes for their areas. These are not, however, complete listings of all births and deaths of that parish. Copies of these vital records can be ordered from [http://www.dhh.state.la.us Vital Records Registry, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health], P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160. There are a few births (1790) and deaths (ca. 1803) recorded prior to 1914, but the majority of the records start in that year. One must either show proof of kinship as a direct descendant or provide proper authorization to obtain a copy of any of these records. As of July 1999, birth certificates are also available through the Parish Clerks of Court.		Some parish health departments have alphabetical birth and death indexes for their areas. These are not, however, complete listings of all births and deaths of that parish. Copies of these vital records can be ordered from [http://www.dhh.state.la.us Vital Records Registry, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health], P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160. There are a few births (1790) and deaths (ca. 1803) recorded prior to 1914, but the majority of the records start in that year. One must either show proof of kinship as a direct descendant or provide proper authorization to obtain a copy of any of these records. As of July 1999, birth certificates are also available through the Parish Clerks of Court.
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		+	On Ancestry.com, the following Louisiana vital records databases are available to subscribers:
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		+	*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6587 New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899]
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		+	*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7837 Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925]
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		+	*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6500 New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925]
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		+	*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2090 Louisiana Marriages to 1850]
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		+	*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5228 Louisiana Marriage Records, 1851-1900]
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		+	*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6606 New Orleans, Louisiana Death Records Index, 1804-1949]
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		+	*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6697 Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949]

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	*Mills, Elizabeth Shown. ''Natchitoches Church Marriages, 1818–1850. Translated Abstracts from Registers of St. François des Natchitoches, Louisiana''. Vol. 6. Cane River Creole Series. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Mills Historical Press, 1985.		*Mills, Elizabeth Shown. ''Natchitoches Church Marriages, 1818–1850. Translated Abstracts from Registers of St. François des Natchitoches, Louisiana''. Vol. 6. Cane River Creole Series. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Mills Historical Press, 1985.

-	In the first part of the twentieth century many states, including Louisiana, began requiring civil registration of vital records. The earliest city in Louisiana to exact civil registrations was New Orleans in 1790; however, registrations were only randomly made until the twentieth century. It was not until 1914 that civil recording began statewide. As of 2003, the [[Louisiana State Archives]] holds Orleans Parish birth records over 100 years old, Orleans Parish marriage records over fifty years old, and statewide death records over fifty years old. Researchers may visit the State Archives in Baton Rouge or order records by mail for a fee (presently $5).	+	In the first part of the twentieth century many states, including Louisiana, began requiring civil registration of vital records. The earliest city in Louisiana to exact civil registrations was New Orleans in 1790; however, registrations were only randomly made until the twentieth century. It was not until 1914 that civil recording began statewide. As of 2003, the [[State of Louisiana Division of Archives Records Management, and History \| Louisiana State Archives]] holds Orleans Parish birth records over 100 years old, Orleans Parish marriage records over fifty years old, and statewide death records over fifty years old. Researchers may visit the State Archives in Baton Rouge or order records by mail for a fee (presently $5).

	Some parish health departments have alphabetical birth and death indexes for their areas. These are not, however, complete listings of all births and deaths of that parish. Copies of these vital records can be ordered from [http://www.dhh.state.la.us Vital Records Registry, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health], P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160. There are a few births (1790) and deaths (ca. 1803) recorded prior to 1914, but the majority of the records start in that year. One must either show proof of kinship as a direct descendant or provide proper authorization to obtain a copy of any of these records. As of July 1999, birth certificates are also available through the Parish Clerks of Court.		Some parish health departments have alphabetical birth and death indexes for their areas. These are not, however, complete listings of all births and deaths of that parish. Copies of these vital records can be ordered from [http://www.dhh.state.la.us Vital Records Registry, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health], P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160. There are a few births (1790) and deaths (ca. 1803) recorded prior to 1914, but the majority of the records start in that year. One must either show proof of kinship as a direct descendant or provide proper authorization to obtain a copy of any of these records. As of July 1999, birth certificates are also available through the Parish Clerks of Court.

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The civil recording of births, marriages, and deaths did not begin in earnest until the early twentieth century. Although laws were passed in the late nineteenth century requiring that vital events be recorded, there was little compliance until later. Prior to that time it was the responsibility of the churches to maintain this data.

The Roman Catholic Church dominated Louisiana until the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In fact, it was the only church in Louisiana until that time. The Catholic churches throughout the state kept registers of christenings, marriages, and burials, and were the recorders of Louisiana’s early vital records. For important published works relating to marriages, see Church Records below and the following:

*DeVille, Winston. ''The New Orleans French, 1720–1733: A Collection of Marriage Records Relating to the First Colonists of the Louisiana Province''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973.

*Forsyth, Alice D. ''Louisiana Marriages, 1784–1806''. New Orleans: Polyanthos, 1977.

*———, and Ghislaine Pleasonton. ''Louisiana Marriage Contracts: 1725–1758''. New Orleans: Polyanthos, 1980.

*Mills, Elizabeth Shown. ''Natchitoches Church Marriages, 1818–1850. Translated Abstracts from Registers of St. François des Natchitoches, Louisiana''. Vol. 6. Cane River Creole Series. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Mills Historical Press, 1985.

In the first part of the twentieth century many states, including Louisiana, began requiring civil registration of vital records. The earliest city in Louisiana to exact civil registrations was New Orleans in 1790; however, registrations were only randomly made until the twentieth century. It was not until 1914 that civil recording began statewide. As of 2003, the [[Louisiana State Archives]] holds Orleans Parish birth records over 100 years old, Orleans Parish marriage records over fifty years old, and statewide death records over fifty years old. Researchers may visit the State Archives in Baton Rouge or order records by mail for a fee (presently $5).

Some parish health departments have alphabetical birth and death indexes for their areas. These are not, however, complete listings of all births and deaths of that parish. Copies of these vital records can be ordered from [http://www.dhh.state.la.us Vital Records Registry, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health], P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160. There are a few births (1790) and deaths (ca. 1803) recorded prior to 1914, but the majority of the records start in that year. One must either show proof of kinship as a direct descendant or provide proper authorization to obtain a copy of any of these records. As of July 1999, birth certificates are also available through the Parish Clerks of Court.