American Samoa Civil Registration

Online Records

 * 1850-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1962-1972 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Offices to Contact
American Samoa Government Department of Homeland Security Office of Vital Statistics PO Box 6894 Pago Pago, AS 96799

For divorces: High Court of American Samoa American Samoa Government Pago Pago, AS 96799

For additional instructions, see Where to Write for Vital Records, CDC

Historical Background
Time period: 1850-present

Coverage and Compliance
90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.

Information Recorded in the Records
Births
 * Date
 * Name of child
 * Names of parents
 * Place of residence for parents
 * Occupation and religious preference of parents
 * Name of informant

Marriages
 * Date
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Place of residence of bride and groom
 * Names of parents
 * Names of witnesses

Deaths
 * Date
 * Name
 * Residence
 * Age at death
 * Cause of death
 * Place of burial