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US TERRITORY OR
COLONY SETTLED
100 square miles of land donated by Maryland and Virginia, 1791
STATEHOOD
Established as US capital, 1800
AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
(OR SIMILAR)
Look for records of early settlers in Maryland or Virginia
FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS
1800
PUBLIC-LAND OR
STATE-LAND STATE
N/A
BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
BEGIN
1874
MARRIAGE RECORDS
BEGIN
1811
CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS
Department of Health
Vital Records Division
825 N. Capitol St. NE, First Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 671-5000
(birth and death records)
Superior Court of DC
Marriage Bureau Section
Moultrie Courthouse
500 Indiana Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 879-4840
(marriage records)