How to Obtain Washington, DC Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates
This page provides information on obtaining copies of Washington, DC
birth certificates, Washington, DC marriage licenses, Washington, DC divorce
decrees and Washington, DC death records. There are also useful
links to past Washington, DC Vital Records for those of you conducting
family history research. General information about US vital
records can be viewed on the Vital Records Index Page
Washington, DC birth, marriage and death certificates may be obtained
from the following government office:
Vital Records Division
825 North Capitol Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
Washington, DC birth, marriage and death certificate order forms as
well as more information are available on the following
pages:
The Washington, DC Department of Health may be contacted
by phone on (202) 671-5000 or online at http://doh.dc.gov/service/vital-records
Remarks:
Office has death records since 1855 and birth records since
1874 but no death records were filed during the Civil War
More Washington, DC Vital Records Resources
Birth, Marriage and Death Historical Record Collections at
FamilySearch.org
over 700 million records online, search Washington, DC
birth, marriage and death certificate databases from the 1800s and
1900s
Vitalcheck Express
Certificate Service
order copies of Washington, DC birth, marriage and
death certificates online
Vital Records Search at Ancestry.com
search births,
marriages, deaths, divorces, obituaries and wills; a database of over 9
Billion records
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