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    Illinois Genealogy

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    US TERRITORY OR
    COLONY SETTLED

    Part of Northwest Territory, 1887; part of Indiana Territory, 1800; Illinois Territory, 1809

    STATEHOOD

    1818

    AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
    (OR SIMILAR)

    1820, 1825, 1830, 1840, 1845, 1855, 1865

    FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS

    1820

    PUBLIC-LAND OR
    STATE-LAND STATE

    Public

    BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
    BEGIN

    1916

    MARRIAGE RECORDS
    BEGIN

    1962 (request earlier records on the county level)

    CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS

    Illinois Department of Public Health
    Division of
    Vital Records
    605 E. Ridgely Ave.
    Springfield, IL 62702
    (217) 782-6553

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    Genealogy Video Tip: Finding Old Land Records in Illinois

    Illinois, Land, News, Strategies

    Our Secrets to Beat Your Illinois Brick Walls webinar Thursday evening, April 11, picks up where our Illinois Genealogy Crash Course left off, introducin...

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    Illinois, News

    Hit a brick wall in your genealogy research into your Illinois ancestors? Or you just need a little push beyond basic records to take your family tree to t...

    Research Help for Illinois Ancestors

    Illinois, News, Strategies

    If you have Illinois ancestors, here’s an important acronym to know: IRAD It stands for Illinois Regional Archives Depository, a statewide records manag...

    Illinois Records Details and Resources

    Illinois

    Where to find Illinois census records, immigration records, land records, maps, vital records and more.
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