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Birth

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Minnesota Birth Collections

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Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002
Minneseota, Church Records, 1798-1991
Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980
Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916
Minnesota, Wright County, City of St. Michael and Frankfort Township, Birth and Death Records, 1900-1953

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• 1900-1934: Minnesota Birth Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

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Marriage

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Minnesota Marriage Collections

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Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001
Minneseota, Church Records, 1798-1991
Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950
Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949

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Minnesota Death Collections

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Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002
Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990
Minneseota, Church Records, 1798-1991
Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001
Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001
Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916
Minnesota, Clay and Steele County Obituaries, 1865-2006
Minnesota, Obituaries 1865-2006
Minnesota, Wright County, City of St. Michael and Frankfort Township, Birth and Death Records, 1900-1953
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014

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• 1901-2001: Minnesota Death Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

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