Mexico Guided Research
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Do you know where your ancestor lived?
I know the location
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Click on the state below that your ancestor lived in to search more localized sources.
I do not know the location
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- To find the town where your ancestor lived, see the article Mexico Locating Place of Origin for help finding your ancestor's state or municipality.
- It is beneficial to know where your ancestor lived to do this search.
- Common naming patterns may confuse the results.
Birth
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Search a birth index
Start here:
• 1510s-2000s: Mexico Birth Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950
Mexico Catholic Church Records
Mexico Civil Registration
For a full listing of all Mexico church and civil registration records: see Collections.
If the birth record was not found, try this next:
• 1860s-1940s: Mexico Civil Registrations of Birth at Ancestry ($)
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Marriage
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Search a marriage index
Start here:
• 1510s-2000s: Mexico Marriage Collectionsat FamilySearch - (List of collections) Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950
Mexico Catholic Church Records
Mexico Civil Registration
For a full listing of all Mexico church and civil registration records: see Collections.
If the marriage record was not found, try this next:
• 1860s-1960s: Mexico Civil Registrations of Marriage at Ancestry ($)
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Death
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Search a death index
Start here:
• 1510s-1990s: Mexico Death Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Mexico Deaths, 1680-1940
Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950 (includes deaths)
Mexico Catholic Church Records
Mexico Civil Registration
BillionGraves Index
Find A Grave Index
For a full listing of all Mexico church and civil registration records: see Collections.
If the death record was not found, try this next:
• 1860s-1980s: Mexico Civil Registrations of Death at Ancestry ($)
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
