Italy, Bergamo, Civil Registration, State Archive - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Records
Stato Civile di Bergamo, Italia

Record Description
This collection of civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the State Archive of Bergamo (Archivio di Stato di Bergamo). Includes marriage banns (pubblicazioni); ten-year indexes (indici decennali); residency records (cittadinanze); and supplemental documents (allegati). Availability of records is largely dependent on time period and locality. Records for this collection include the years 1866-1901.

These records are written in Italian.

Image Visibility
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Record History, Content and Use
For details about the contents of these records, their history, and help using them see the wiki article: Italy, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records).

Search the Collection
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For Help Reading these Records
These records are in Italian. For help reading the records see the wiki articles:


 * Italy Language and Languages
 * Italian Genealogical Word List

Related Websites
ItalianGenealogy.com Genealogy.About.com - Helpful Articles Daddezio.com - helpful links

Related Wiki Articles
Italy, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records) Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records

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