GuidedResearch:Why Can't I Find the Record - American Samoa Deaths

This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find birth information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the birth section of the American Samoa Guided Research page.

Additional Databases and Online Resources

 * at FamilySearch
 * U.S., American Samoa, Passenger Lists and Travel Documents, 1918-1965 at Ancestry.com ($)

Additional Records with Death Information
Substitute records may contain information about more than one event and are used when records for an event are not available. Records that are used to substitute for birth events may not have been created at the time of the birth. The accuracy of the record is contingent upon when the information was recorded. Search for information in multiple substitute records to confirm the accuracy of these records.

Finding Town of Origin
Knowing an ancestor’s hometown can be important to locate more records. If a person immigrated to the United States, try Finding Town of Origin to find the ancestor’s hometown.

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Tips for finding deaths
Successfully finding death records in online databases depends on a few key points. Try the following search suggestions:
 * Spelling variations. Your ancestor's name may be misspelled. Search with spelling variations for the first and last name of your ancestor.
 * Search given name. Search by given name (leave out the last name) with the approximate date of birth or death.
 * Add information. For common names, add more information to narrow the search such as approximate birth date or parent's names if known.
 * Date range. Expand the date range of the search by 5 years.
 * Search state. Search using the state name only instead of by county.

Known Record Gaps
Records Start American Samoa became a territory of the United States in 1900. For records prior to 1900 try searching in Samoa or American Samoa Oral Genealogies.