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• FamilySearch.org - California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 ^FREE

  Name index of marriage records including a number of different type of documents such as licenses, certificates, registers, applications, affidavits, stubs, etc. Currently this collection is 13% complete. Additional records will be added as they are completed.

• FamilySearch.org - California, Death Index, 1905-1939 ^FREE

  Death index located at the Office of the State Register, Sacramento, and the Butte County Courthouse, Oroville. The index is arranged alphabetically by the name of the deceased, initials of spouse, age, and date of death. Place of death or county of death is coded.

• FamilySearch.org - California, Death Index, 1940-1997 ^FREE

  Name index of death index created by the California Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Section in Sacramento. Index includes name, sex, date and place of birth, date and county of death, father's last name, and mother's maiden name.

• FamilySearch.org - California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984 ^FREE

  Index of divorces from the California Department of Health Services in Sacramento. Index provided by Ancestry.com.

• FamilySearch.org - California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 ^FREE

  Index of marriages from the California Department of Health Services in Sacramento. Index provided by Ancestry.com.

• FamilySearch.org - California, Marriages, 1850-1945 ^FREE

  Name index to marriage records from the state of California. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

• How to Order a Certified Copy from the State Office of Vital Records

  Contact information, availability, and fees for vital records from California.

• I Dream of Genealogy - California Marriages

• MyVitalRec.com - California Vital Records

  Information for ordering by mail or online: birth, death, marriage or divorce.

• Online California Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

  A Genealogy Guide for Finding Obituaries, Cemetery Burials and Death Records by Joe Beine.

• Online California Vital Records Indexes - Birth, Marriage & Death Records

  A directory of helpful resources for genealogy research and adoption searches.

• USGenWeb Archives

  • Marriage Project

• Vital Records US - California Vital Records

  Information and guidelines on acquiring vital records information in the United States. Includes state and county contact and pricing information.

• VitalChek Network - California

• vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - California

  Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.

• VitalSearch - California (USA): California State Vital Records

  Free access to birth records for the period 1905-1955 by county. Members have access to other information.

• Where to Write for Vital Records - California

  From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

• WorldVitalRecords.com - California Birth Index $

  California birth records include surnames, first names, middle names/initials, birthdates, gender, the county of birth (in California), and the mother's maiden name.

• WorldVitalRecords.com - California Death Index $

  Death records are indexed by last name, first name, middle name or initial, death date, birthdate, and birthplace. Many records also have -- and can be searched by -- the mother's maiden name, the father's surname, and the individual's Social Security number.