Virginia Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This index is an electronic index for the years 1853 to 1917. It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

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Record Content and Use
For details about the contents of these records and help using them see the wiki article Births and Christenings Vital Record Index Collections (FamilySearch Historical Records).

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Related Websites
Virginia Birth Records

Wikiprocedure - Procedure to get birth, death, marriage and divorce certificate

Related Wiki Articles

 * Virginia
 * Virginia Vital Records

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
"Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5F8-ZPP : accessed 3 May 2012), entry for Mary Eliza Gachenaur, 8 November 1868; citing Birth Records, FHL microfilm 2,046,913; Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.