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US TERRITORY OR
COLONY SETTLED
1847

STATEHOOD
1850

AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
(OR SIMILAR)
1852

FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS
1850

PUBLIC-LAND OR
STATE-LAND STATE
Public

BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
BEGIN
1905

MARRIAGE RECORDS
BEGIN
1905

CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS
California Department
of Health Services
Office of Vital Records
MS 5103
Box 997410
Sacramento, CA 9589
(916) 445-2684