Minnesota Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Minnesota 

What is in the Collection?
This index is an electronic index for the years 1835 to 1990. This index is not complete for any particular place, region or time period. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

Coverage Table
A Coverage table for this collection is available in the wiki article Minnesota Deaths and Burials, Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records).

Collection Content
For details about the contents of these records and help using them see the wiki article Deaths and Burials Vital Record Index Collections (FamilySearch Historical Records). Any of the names in this collection could also be found in state or other civil records such as the state held Minnesota death records. Some of the records in this index may also be found in the following indexes: Minnesota Death Certificate Index 1904-2001. This database indexes the death cards from 1904 to 1907 and the death certificates from 1908 to 2001. Do not use the reference numbers listed in the “Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990” as certificate numbers. They may not correspond to any other index. They are reference numbers used in processing the names for this index and as such usually do not reflect an actual certificate number.

For additional information on indexes to vital records in Minnesota, see the wiki article Minnesota Vital Records.

If you do not find the person you are searching for or you cannot find a certificate number you should search other indexes to state and county vital records collections such as those listed above.

How Do I Search the Collection?
Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page: Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.

Citing this Collection
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