GuidedResearch:Louisiana

Louisiana Guided Research

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• 1790-1916: Louisiana Birth Records at the Louisiana State Archives

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Marriage

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• 1810s-1960s: Louisiana Marriage Collections at FamilySearch

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Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906
Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957
Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1905-1913, 1955-1963

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• 1718-1925: Louisiana Marriage Records at Ancestry ($)

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• 1850s-1960s: Louisiana Death Collections at FamilySearch

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Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960
Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1905-1913, 1955-1963
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index

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• 1804-1966: Louisiana Death Records at the Louisiana State Archives

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