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Adoptee Rights Law Center - Delaware

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

Ancestry.com - Delaware Marriage Records, 1744-1912 $

Original source: Public Archives Commission, Delaware Public Archives. Marriage Records, 1744-1912. Dover, Delaware: Delaware Public Archives. Record Group # RG 1325; Subgroup # 003; Series # 004. 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 - Delaware Birth Records, 1800-1908 $

Original source: Delaware. Delaware Vital Records. Microfilm. Delaware Public Archives, Dover. 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 - Delaware Death Records, 1811-1933 $

Original source: Delaware. Delaware Vital Records. Microfilm. Delaware Public Archives, Dover. 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 - Delaware Marriage Records, 1806-1933 $

Original source: Delaware. Delaware Vital Records. Microfilm. Delaware Public Archives, Dover. 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.

FamilySearch - Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896 ^FREE

Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Delaware. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 24,010 records. 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 - Delaware Death Records, 1855-1955 ^FREE

Name index and images of Delaware statewide death records, 1855-1955.

FamilySearch - Delaware Deaths and Burials, 1815-1955 ^FREE

Name index to death and burial records from the state of Delaware. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 1,653 records. 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 - Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954 ^FREE

Name index and images of Delaware statewide marriage records. The certificates are arranged by year then by certificate number.

FamilySearch - Delaware Marriages, 1713-1953 ^FREE

Name index to marriage records from the state of Delaware. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 8,842 records. 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 - Delaware State Birth Records, 1861-1922 ^FREE

Name index and images of state birth records, 1861-1922, including delayed birth records.

FamilySearch - Delaware, Vital Record Index Cards, 1680-1934 ^FREE

Images of card indexes from the Delaware State Archives Hall of Records in Dover, Delaware.

FamilySearch - Delaware, Vital Records, 1680-1962 ^FREE

A collection of various vital records from the Delaware Public Archives. The collection includes birth, marriage, death, bible, and cemetery records spanning various year ranges.

FamilySearch - Delaware, Wilmington Vital Records, 1847-1954 ^FREE

Images of birth, marriage, and death records from Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. Includes some indexes. The birth records end in the year 1919.

FamilySearch Wiki - Delaware Vital Records

An overview of vital records for this state and information for getting them by mail or online.

Online Delaware Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

A Genealogy Records Guide by Joe Beine.

Polish American Marriage Database

The Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast has posted a Polish-American Marriage Database on their website. This database contains the names of couples of Polish origin who were married in select locations in the Northeast United States. The information was taken from marriage records, newspaper marriage announcements, town reports, parish histories or information submitted by Society members. The time period generally covered by these lists is 1892-1940. It includes the States of Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont. Connecticut and Jersey City, NJ will be added at a later date. Please read the introduction before using this database for a complete description of its contents.

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Vital Records (Births, Marriages, and Deaths)

From the Delaware Public Archives. Explains the location, availability, and contact information for Delaware vital records.