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Click on the links below to search free birth, death, marriage, and divorce record databases in Minnesota.
Visit the Minnesota Department of Health site for information on how to obtain birth and death certificates. To place an order, write to:
Minnesota Department of Health
Attention: Office of the State Registrar
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164
(651) 201-5970
Fax: (651) 291-0101
Birth records are available from 1900 to 3 months ago. A certified birth certificate cannot be mailed to you unless you demonstrate tangible interest and check the appropriate box on the application and have your signature on the application notarized. Applications that are not notarized will not be processed. Non-certified “informational only” copies are available for non-legal matters.
Birth certificates between 1900 and 1934 may be researched and ordered from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Death records are available since 1908. A certified death certificate cannot be mailed to you unless you demonstrate tangible interest and check the appropriate box on the application and have your signature on the application notarized. Applications that are not notarized will not be processed. Non-certified “informational only” copies are available for non-legal matters.
Death certificates between 1904 and 2001 and may be researched and ordered from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Marriage records - certified copies may be available from the Local Registrar in the county where the license was issued.
Divorce records - certified copies may be available from the Local Registrar in the county where the divorce was granted.
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| Births | and Christenings 1840-1980 Search 1.2 million Minnesota births and christenings recorded between 1840 and 1980. |
| Births | before 1900 through 1934 Birth Records provided by the Minnesota Historical Society. Covers from before 1900 through 1934. |
| Births | Iron Range Iron Range Research Center database for archived birth records in Minnesota from the early 20th Century. |
| Deaths | and Burials 1835-1990 Search over 1.4 million Minnesota deaths and burials recorded between 1835 and 1990. |
| Deaths | Cemetery Records Find Minnesota cemetery records using this Find a Grave service. Search by name, date of birth, date of death, state, county, or other filters. |
| Deaths | Iron Range Search this Iron Range Research Center database for archived death and obituary records in Minnesota from the early 20th Century. |
| Deaths | Minnesota Death Index Search the Minnesota Death Index by name. Search may be modified by mother's name, year year of death or county, and you may use this service to order copies of death certificates. |
| Deaths | Social Security Administration Select “Minnesota” in the state field to search the Social Security death index for deaths reported to Social Security Administration that Minnesota was the location of last residence, last benefit, or was the state the number was first issued. |
| Deaths | Veterans Graves Use this Minnesota Historical Society service to search for Veterans graves by name, year of death, county of burial, and/or service. |
| Deaths | Will Records 1849-1918 Search Minnesota Will records filed in Probate Couret between 1849 and 1918. |
| Marriages Search statewide for Minnesota marriage licenses and certificates. |
| Marriages | 1849-1950 Search 450,000 Minnesota marriages recorded between 1849 and 1950. |
| Marriages | Iron Range Search this Iron Range Research Center database for archived marriage records in Minnesota from the early 20th Century. |
| Clay County Marriages | 1872 - 1939 Search the Clay County Recorder's marriage record index for marriage records from 1872 through 1939. |
| Dakota County Cemetery Files Search Dakota County, Minnesota Historical Society cemetery database by name. |
| Dakota County Obituaries Search Dakota County, Minnesota Historical Society database of obituaries by name. Gives date of death, newspaper where printed, and additional notes. |
| Minneapolis Cemetery Records | St. Mary's 1874-1894 Browse this Midwest Ancestor database by year for burials in St. Mary's Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota between 1874 and 1894. |
| Norman County Marriages | 1882-1930 Browse this Rootsweb database of Norman County, Minnesota marriage records from 1882 to 1930. |
| Olmsted County Cemetery Records Search this USGenweb Archives database for for cemetery records in Olmsted County. |
| Saint Louis County Births | 1859-1900 Search for Saint Louis County, Minnesota births recorded between 1859 and 1900. |
| Saint Louis County Deaths | 1870-2000 Browse this Rootsweb.com database by year and name for Saint Louis County, Minnesota death records covering the period 1870-2000. |
| Saint Louis County Obituaries Search this Duluth Public Library database by name, city, and/or year of death for obituaries published in the Duluth News-Tribune and Duluth Herald newspapers from 1962 to the present. Covers Duluth and Saint Louis County. |
| Scott County Marriages Search the Scott County, Minnesota Historical Society marriage record index by name. |
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