Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries
Death certificates represent one of the key primary sources for family information, typically being issued within days of a death and having many details about a persons' life. Frequently, they contain age, birthplace, parents' names and birthplaces and the cause of death.
An important fact, which can often be overlooked, is the name of the funeral home listed on the document, a place that often has records themselves that can supplement the death records. The name of the informant who provided the information included on the death certificate can also provide a clue to locating new relatives.

An important fact, which can often be overlooked, is the name of the funeral home listed on the document, a place that often has records themselves that can supplement the death records. The name of the informant who provided the information included on the death certificate can also provide a clue to locating new relatives.





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U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI) FREE94,418,674 records
- England & Wales, Death Index, 1837-2005 87,011,470 records
- Netherlands, Civil Deaths, 1811-1965 41,415,244 records
- France Death Index, 1970-2022 26,307,128 records
- England & Wales Deaths, GRO Indexes, 1969 - 2007 22,048,860 records
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BillionGraves FREE42,389,655 records
- England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 19,648,284 records
- California Deaths, 1940 - 1997 19,493,748 records
- United States and Canada, Index of Obituaries, 1900-2019 17,951,110 records
- France, Index of Obituaries and Funeral Notices 5,639,021 records
- France, Daily Burial Registers of Parisian Cemeteries 6,755,342 records
- North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994 8,960,679 records
- United Kingdom, Select Burial and Cremation Index, 1840-2014 8,881,515 records
- Tributes.com 8,639,430 records
- Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906-1964 6,562,484 records
- Germany Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958 7,096,652 records
- France, Nord Civil Deaths, 1820-1935 6,860,945 records
- United Kingdom, Death Index, 1980-2022 11,645,790 records
- Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974 5,698,710 records
- Philippines Deaths and Burials, 1726-1957 5,694,327 records
- New York City Death Index, 1862-1948 5,317,387 records
- New Jersey Death Index, 1920-1929, 1949-2017 5,081,424 records
- Australia, Victoria Death Index, 1836-1985 6,830,782 records
- U.S. Veterans Burial Sites, 1775 - 2013 4,790,892 records
- New York State Death Index, 1880-1956 4,733,111 records
- Soviet Union, Soldier Memorials, 1915-1950 4,553,650 records
- Interment.net 4,192,051 records
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Poland, Gravestones, 1800-2020 FREE4,038,224 records
- Texas Deaths, 1964 - 1998 3,960,370 records
- New Zealand, Index of Burials, 1840-2008 3,239,136 records
- Brazil, Pernambuco Deaths, 1820-2017 5,570,446 records
- Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 3,007,161 records
- Illinois Deaths, 1916 - 1950 3,062,323 records
- Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960 2,990,885 records
- Wales, Parish Deaths and Burials 3,149,924 records
- Kentucky Deaths, 1900 - 1999 2,620,651 records
- Missouri, Death Index, 1968-2015 2,598,036 records
- Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 2,579,042 records
- New Zealand, Death Index, 1840-2021 2,430,610 records
- Rotterdam, Netherlands, Death Index, 1811-1960 2,376,007 records
- United States, Massachusetts, Death Index, 1840-1910 2,277,752 records
- Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1960 2,208,054 records
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Canada, Burials, 1800-2019 FREE2,137,851 records
- Belgium, Death Notices 6,897,946 records
- West Virginia Death Index & Certificates, 1853-1964 5,113,473 records
- Canadian Obituaries, 1997-2017 2,035,943 records
- Netherlands, Church Burials, 1601-1811 5,327,033 records
- Lithuanian-Jewish Records from LitvakSIG, 1795-1940 4,027,831 records
- Australia, New South Wales Death Index, 1787-1986 5,724,732 records
- Sweden Burials, 1649-1920 1,878,211 records
- South Carolina, Deaths, 1915-1943 1,876,323 records
- North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 1,864,513 records
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Russia, Cemetery Records FREE3,387,291 records
- Louisiana, Death Index, 1819-1969 1,702,224 records
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Netherlands Burial Records FREE1,652,431 records
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Online Begraafplaatsen - Dutch Cemeteries FREE1,498,546 records
- Italy Deaths and Burials, 1809-1900 1,391,300 records
- New York State Deaths, 1957 - 1969 1,318,459 records
- Colorado, Denver Obituaries 1,373,561 records
- Denmark Burials, 1640-1917 1,234,217 records
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Online Familieberichten - Dutch Death Notices FREE1,170,341 records
- Norway Burials, 1666-1927 1,023,602 records
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Canadian Headstones FREE951,172 records
- Germany, North Rhine Westphalia (Arnsberg, Detmold, and Münster), Deaths 1874-1938 11,018,970 records
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Germany, Hesse, Deaths NEW8,491,890 records
- Arizona Death Certificates, 1870 - 1963 907,986 records
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Jewish Holocaust Memorials and Jewish Residents of Germany 1939-1945 FREE848,844 records
- Mexico, Deaths, 1680-1940 841,841 records
- Netherlands, Tilburg Deaths, 1811-1960 809,960 records
- India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 789,939 records
- Arkansas, Death Index, 1935-1961 744,411 records
- Estonia, Gravestones, 1812-2019 714,374 records
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Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration of Deaths NEW732,848 records
- Tennessee Deaths, 1908 - 1933 700,194 records
- Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 693,854 records
- Spain, Biscay, Deaths 642,282 records
- Australia, Queensland Funeral Home and Burial Records 633,015 records
- Illinois Deaths, before 1916 613,592 records
- United States Index of Gravestones, 1900-2018 601,986 records
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Norway Death Registrations NEW591,777 records
- Netherlands, Deaths and Burials, 1668-1945 577,488 records
- Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939 567,006 records
- Netherlands, Leiden Deaths, 1811-1960 560,949 records
- District of Columbia Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964 560,883 records
- Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 535,856 records
- Leicestershire Parish, Burial Records 512,714 records
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United States, Index of Burials, 1900-2019 FREE492,002 records
- Spain, Vitoria Diocese, Index of Deaths, 1573-1904 483,122 records
- Canada, Nova Scotia, Death Index, 1890-1967 472,172 records
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Australia, Index of Burials, 1900-2019 FREE438,586 records
- Wisconsin, Death Index, 1808-1909 419,174 records
- New Zealand, World War I Service Personnel and Reserves Index 355,584 records
- Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 404,987 records
- Maine Deaths, 1960 - 1996 401,959 records
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Spain, Málaga, Municipal Records of Deaths NEW385,822 records
- Michigan, Kent County Death Index, 1935-2019 382,115 records
- North Carolina, Mecklenburg County Death Index, 1916-2019 345,224 records
- Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949 352,853 records
- Pennsylvania, Lawrence County Index of Obituaries, 1871-2016 345,728 records