New Mexico, County Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in the Collection?
This collections contains images of death records for the years 1907 to 1952, acquired from the county courthouses of Sandoval, Socorro, and Valencia.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
Death records usually contain the following information:


 * Name of deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Age in years, months, and days
 * Gender, color, and occupation of deceased
 * Birth place of deceased
 * Marital status
 * Name of spouse, if married
 * Name and birth place of father
 * Maiden name and birth place of mother
 * Cause of death
 * Name of informant and relationship to deceased
 * Burial information
 * Name of undertaker

How Do I Search the Collection?
You can search the index or view the images or both. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * The location or date of the event

View the Images
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 * 1) Select County
 * 2) Select Record Type, Year Range, Volume number/letter

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.

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What Do I Do Next?
If these are indexes, the original records may contain additional information than was not indexed, or the information might have been indexed incorrectly. You may want to search for the original record at the County Court House nearest where your ancestor lived.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later.
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other county or New Mexico Vital Records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records.
 * Search for death or burial information in New Mexico Cemeteries and New Mexico Newspapers.
 * Use the information found in the record to find New Mexico Land and Property records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find New Mexico Probate Records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find New Mexico Emigration and Immigration records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in the New Mexico Census records. Witnesses were usually family members.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

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

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby localityArizona Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records).
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
 * Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records.

Citing this Collection
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