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US TERRITORY OR
COLONY SETTLED
1638
STATEHOOD
1787
AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
(OR SIMILAR)
1800-1930 (1890 destroyed by fire)
FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS
1800
PUBLIC-LAND OR
STATE-LAND STATE
State
BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
BEGIN
1861-1863; 1881
MARRIAGE RECORDS
BEGIN
1861-1863; 1881
CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS
Office of Vital Statistics
Jesse S. Cooper Building
Federal and Water Streets
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 744-4549