North Carolina Guided Research

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North Carolina Birth Collections

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North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964
North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000
North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970
North Carolina, Davidson County Vital Records, 1867-2006
North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (includes births)
North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000

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North Carolina Marriage Collections

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North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979
North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868
North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979
North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970
North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975
North Carolina, Davidson County Vital Records, 1867-2006

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• 1720s-2012: United States Marriages, North Carolina at FindMyPast ($)

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North Carolina Death Collections

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North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994
North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930
North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994
North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970
North Carolina, Davidson County Vital Records, 1867-2006
North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index
North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014

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• 1909-1976: North Carolina, Death Certificates at Ancestry ($)

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