This page provides information on obtaining copies of Delaware
birth certificates, Delaware marriage licenses, Delaware divorce
decrees and Delaware death records. There are also useful
links to past Delaware 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
Delaware birth, marriage and death certificates may be obtained
from the following government office:
Office of Vital Statistics
Division of Public Health
417 Federal Street Dover, DE 19901
Delaware birth, marriage and death certificate order forms as
well as more information are available on the following
pages:
The Delaware Office of Vital Statistics may be contacted
by phone on (302) 744-4549 or online at http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/
Remarks:
State office has death records since 1967 and birth records
since 1935. For previous years, write to Archives Hall of
Records, Dover, DE (302) 744-5000
Birth, Marriage and Death Historical Record Collections at
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