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Ancestors at Rest - Death Records for Illinois

Coffin plates, funeral cards, death cards, wills, memorial cards, cemeteries, vital stats, obituaries, church records, family bibles, cenotaphs and tombstone inscriptions.

Ancestry.com - Illinois Marriages to 1850

Searchable database available by subscription.

Ancestry.com - Search Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Including baptisms, christenings, divorces, burials, cemeteries and obituaries. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Archives.com - Illinois Marriage Records, 1860 - 1905 $ New!

1,147,294 Records. Source: Illinois State Public Record Offices. Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

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Archives.com - Search For Illinois Marriage Records $ New!

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FamilySearch.org - Free Family History and Genealogy Records

I Dream of Genealogy - Illinois Marriage Records

Collection of Illinois marriage records and links.

Illinois Department of Public Health - Vital Records

Provides contact information, fees, and printable forms for obtaining vital records certificates from Illinois.

Illinois State Archives Databases - Illinois Death Certificates, 1916–1950

This database provides listings of death certificates filed with the Illinois Department of Public Health between 1916 and 1950. As a result of 1989 legislation, that agency makes available for public inspection at the Illinois State Archives only copies of death certificates produced 50 years ago or longer (410 Illinois Compiled Statutes 535/24).

Illinois State Archives Databases - Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916

The pre–1916 Illinois death index is an ongoing project coordinated by the Illinois State Archives. The sources for this index include original county clerks' death records, such as death registers and licenses. The first legislation in Illinois regarding recordation of births and deaths was enacted in 1819 at the second session of the First General Assembly. [Laws of Illinois 1819, p. 233).

Illinois State Archives Databases - Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900

Since 1985 the Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) has cooperated with the Illinois State Archives to create an index to Illinois marriages occurring prior to 1901. Today more than one million marriages, or two million names, are included in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. The sources for this index include original county clerks' marriage records, such as marriage registers and licenses, as well as publications of county genealogical societies and private individuals.

Illinois Vital Records - Adoption Records

MyVitalRec.com - Illinois Vital Records

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

One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse

Alternate search functions for many online databases. Includes tools for immigration, census, vital records, calendars, soundex, foreign alphabets, Jewish and Holocaust research.

Online Illinois Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

A Genealogy Records Guide by Joe Beine.

PGSA - Dziennik Chicagoski Death Notice Index Search 1890-1929

Death notices from Chicago's Polish daily newspaper.

PGSA - Dziennik Chicagoski Death Notice Index Search 1930-1971

Death notices from Chicago's Polish daily newspaper.