Minnesota Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of an index to deaths from the Minnesota Department of Health in Minneapolis for the years 1908 to 2002. The index is provided by Ancestry.com.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Death
 * Age at Death
 * Estimated Birth Year
 * DGS Number
 * Date of Death
 * Certificate Number or page number
 * GSU Film Number
 * Image number


 * Name of Deceased
 * Name of Father
 * Name of Mother
 * Name of Spouse
 * Place of Death
 * Gender
 * Page Number

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate date of death
 * The place where the death occurred

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor in the death index, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. The information may also lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the information found to search for the family in census records
 * Use the information found to search for an obituary
 * Use the information found to search for mortuary records
 * Use the information found to search for cemetery records
 * Use the information found to search additional state and county records

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby localities
 * Consult the Minnesota Record Finder to find other records

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Minnesota.
 * Minnesota Guided Research
 * Minnesota Record Finder
 * Minnesota Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Minnesota Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Mary Hawker Bakeman, ed. The genealogist's guide to Minnesota vital records. 2 volumes. Roseville, Minnesota : Park Genealogical Books, c2002, c2004 FHL 977.6 V27g v. 1-2

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990
 * Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001
 * Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Minnesota Historical Records Survey Project, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration. Guide to public vital statistics records in Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota : Historical Records Survey (Minnesota), 1941

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.