American Samoa, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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American Samoa
Flag of Territory of American Samoa
Record Description
Record Type:	Vital
Collection years:	1850-1930
Languages:	Samoan, English
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American Samoa
American Samoa Census
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High Court of American Samoa

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains birth, marriage, and death records from American Samoa from 1850 to 1972

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These records are written in Samoan and English.

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The following information may be found in these records:

Birth

• Name of child
• Date and place of birth
• Parents' names
• Parents' residence

Marriage

• Name of bride
• Name of groom
• Date of marriage
• Place of marriage
• Name of officiator

Death

• Name of deceased
• Gender
• Residence
• Age
• Parents' names

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  Birth certificate, 1850

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  Marriage certificate, 1902

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  Death register, 1902

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Related Family History Library Holdings

This Historical Records publication was created from records indexed from the following collections from the American Samoa (Territory) Registrar of Vital Statistics.

• Birth certificates, 1850-1972
• Register of births, 1900-1928
• Marriage licenses and certificates, 1900-1968
• Marriage registers, 1900-1912
• Death certificates, 1900-1972
• Registers of deaths, 1900-1938

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