Illinois Online Birth, Marriage, Death Records

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This is a collection of links to online Illinois statewide databases and collections or to articles with additional suggestions. Many of these links will be repeated on county pages.

Birth
Online


 * Index only
 * Most entries in this collection have been indexed from microfilmed county records. Some have been submitted by individuals
 * For a list of counties in this collection (July 2013), see Coverage Table


 * Indexed from microfilmed original records.
 * For further explanation, see FamilySearch Historical Collections
 * For further explanation, see FamilySearch Historical Collections


 * Indexed from microfilmed original records.
 * For further explanation, see FamilySearch Historical Collections
 * For further explanation, see FamilySearch Historical Collections


 * Cook Co. Illinois Historic Vital Records
 * for births 75 years ago or before
 * free index; can order records for a fee

Did You FIND YOUR PEOPLE?

 * I didn't find them yet. There is hope. See these articles:
 * - 1877 and later: How to Find Illinois Birth Records
 * - Before 1877: Get Birth Information Before 1877


 * YES! I found them! Consider contributing the information and where you found it to:
 * - FamilySearch.org Family Tree and/or
 * - Ancestry.com trees

Marriage
Online
 * Illinois State Archives, Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
 * Index only
 * Index and images, incomplete
 * Illinois Marriages to 1850 Index only ($)
 * Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 Index only ($)
 * Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Index only ($)

Death
Death records usually give birth information. Online
 * Index and transcription
 * Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Index and transcription ($)
 * Illinois State Archives, Death Certificate Database, 1916-1950 Index
 * Illinois State Archives Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916