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Delaware Genealogy Queries

If you are trying to complete your family tree or work on documenting your family history, Delaware genealogy queries will help you obtain the information you need. You can find a variety of resources from a few different places to help complete this type of task. Genealogy records can be tricky to compile, but with the right sources of valuable information, you can get this done more quickly and easily than you may think.

Delaware Genealogy Queries Get the Facts

The best resource for Delaware genealogy queries is any type of Delaware vital record. A vital record is documentation used to mark important points in any person's life. This includes documents such as Delaware birth certificates, marriage records and death records. So, obviously, you can obtain some very important details from these types of records.

On a birth certificate, for instance, you can usually obtain much more data than merely the name of the child and the date of birth. You can get details about the location and the names of one or both birth parents. Some birth records even include the birth mother's maiden name. There are multiple ways you can search for, request or obtain vital records for data for your Delaware genealogy queries.

Searching for Delaware Vital Records

With the ease of using the internet these days, it is nice to know you can conduct your search for vital records here. In fact, in many cases, you may be able to request or view these documents online. You can, of course, also get many of the documents you want and need by going to certain places in person. Vital records, and other records that may help fill in some of the gaps in your family history for your Delaware genealogy queries, are generally found at courthouses, libraries or state health departments.

The best approach, though, is often to combine using an online and offline approach for your record hunting. Remember, you can search online to also help you find the names and addresses of places you may want to visit in person to look for or retrieve your documents. Also consider that some agencies will work with you to send your records by email, regular mail or fax. You may also be able to request your documents by using these methods, as well as by phone.

What to Expect

When you look for information in relation to your Delaware genealogy queries, you will find documentation from different times. For Delaware, the records do not go back as far as many other states. You can still find, however, birth records starting from 1930. Marriage and death records, on the other hand, may not be available until after 1962. Much of it depends on where you look.

There are, at least, the Delaware Public Archives, and many people have great luck by conducting a search there. Consider also using the census, which starts in 1790. Keep in mind, many of these records require a fee, but it is usually only minimal. Besides, it can help greatly with your Delaware genealogy queries.


Contributed Genealogy Data - Delaware

Delaware Obituary and Death Notice Archive

Contributed Obituaries - Delaware

Delaware Newspapers Online (With links to archives)

Delaware Counties

Delaware Cities

Delaware Marriages Search

Delaware Death Records 1861-1933 - EXTERNAL DATA

Statewide - Delaware Obituary Collection

Civil War - Roster of Delaware Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion - FIRST REGIMENT

Civil War - Roster of Delaware Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion - SECOND REGIMENT

Civil War - Roster of Delaware Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion - THIRD REGIMENT

Civil War - Roster of Delaware Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion - FOURTH REGIMENT

Civil War - Roster of Delaware Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion - FIFTH REGIMENT

Civil War - Roster of Delaware Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion - SIXTH REGIMENT

Kent County - Obituary Collection

New Castle County - Middletown - "Past In Review" Articles Collection

New Castle County - Obituary Collection

New Castle County - Miscellaneous Obituaries I

New Castle County - Miscellaneous Obituaries II

New Castle County - Miscellaneous Obituaries III

New Castle County - Early Asbury Cemetery Burials

New Castle County - Early Baptist Cemetery Burials

New Castle County - Early Brandywine Cemetery Burials

New Castle County - Early Old Swede's Cemetery Burials

New Castle County - Early Presbyterian Cemetery Burials

Sussex County - Miscellaneous Burials in Seaford Cemeteries

Sussex County - Miscellaneous Obituaries


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