Alaska, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes an index and digital images of births (1816 to 1912), marriages (1816 to 1959), and deaths (1816-1959) from the Alaska State Archives.

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the individual
 * The date of the event or the name of a spouse or parent

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the :
 * 1) Select the County or District
 * 2) Select the Record Type, Volume, and Year Range to view the images.

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.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records
 * Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in Alaska Censuses.  Witnesses were usually family members
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family

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

 * Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. You could get a copy of the original record
 * 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 records of a nearby town or county
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names
 * Look for probate records around the time of the individual's death. There could be a will with additional information
 * Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

"Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-1959." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 March 2017. Alaska State Archives, Juneau.
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