Washington Guided Research
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Birth
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• 1870-1935: Washington, Birth Records at Ancestry ($)
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Washington Birth Records, 1869-1950
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Marriage
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Washington Marriage Index, 1969-2014
Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008
Washington, Pierce County Marriage Returns, 1891-1938
United States Western States Marriage Index
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• 1854-2013: Washington, Marriage Records at Ancestry ($)
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Washington, County Deaths, 1891-1907
Washington Death Index, 1965-2014
Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014
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• 1940-2014: Washington, Death Index at Ancestry ($)
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