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Adoptee Rights Law Center - California

Summary of the laws in this state for adoptees and their original birth certificates.

Ancestors at Rest - Death Records for California

Coffin plates, funeral cards, death cards, wills, memorial cards, cemeteries, vital stats, obituaries, church records, family bibles, cenotaphs and tombstone inscriptions.

Ancestry.com - California Birth Index, 1905-1995 $

Original source: State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - California Death Index, 1940-1997 $

Original source: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - California Divorce Index, 1966-1984 $

Original source: State of California. California Divorce Index, 1966-1984. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 $

Original source: State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - Nevada State Journal, 1870-1900 $

Original source: Nevada State Journal. Reno, NV, USA: 1870. Compiled by Kim E. Barghouti from microfilms held in the special collection of Washoe County Library, Reno, NV. This database shows the births, marriages, and deaths of the local population, not only in Nevada, but also through northern California as well. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - Search Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Including baptisms, christenings, divorces, burials, cemeteries and obituaries. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Archives.com - Search For California Death Records $

Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

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BYU Idaho - Special Collections & Family History - Western States Marriage Records Index

Index for marriages in western states, including mostly pre-1900 marriages in Arizona, Idaho and Nevada. Also some counties in California, western Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Utah, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.

California Birth Index

Online, searchable and browseable index of births registered in California from 1905 to 1995.

California Department of Public Health - Vital Records

Contact information, availability, and fees for vital records from California.

California Marriage Records and Certificates

Pay-for-use database for marriages in California (1949-1986) indexed by bride and groom.

California Secretary of State - Domestic Partners Registry

FamilySearch - California Birth Index, 1905-1995 ^FREE

Name index of birth index created by the California Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Section in Sacramento. Index includes name, date of birth, sex, mother's surname, and county of birth.

FamilySearch - California, Birth Index, 1905-1995 ^FREE

Name index of birth index created by the California Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Section in Sacramento. Index includes name, date of birth, sex, mother's surname, and county of birth.

FamilySearch - California, Births and Christenings, 1812-1988 ^FREE

Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of California. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

FamilySearch - California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 ^FREE

Name index of marriage records including a number of different type of documents such as licenses, certificates, registers, applications, affidavits, stubs, etc. Currently this collection is 13% complete. Additional records will be added as they are completed.

FamilySearch - California, Death Index, 1905-1939 ^FREE

Death index located at the Office of the State Register, Sacramento, and the Butte County Courthouse, Oroville. The index is arranged alphabetically by the name of the deceased, initials of spouse, age, and date of death. Place of death or county of death is coded.