Michigan Birth Records

Enter a first and/or last name to search Michigan birth records. This website was created to provide genealogists with access to the Michigan birth records from a single place. Additional information on how to obtain Michigan birth certificates is available below.

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Michigan birth records

Birth records contain information about a person's birth, including the date of birth, place of birth, sometimes the names of the mother and father, and even the physician who attended the birth. Birth certificates issued by state and local governments will often include the place of residence, and the mother's maiden name.

This webpage gives you access to all of the online databases containing Michigan birth records, Michigan birth ceritificates, Michigan birth notices, Michigan birth indexes, and other related Michigan genealogy records.

Birth records have long been used to help with genealogy research. They are considered to be "primary source" records, because the information is recorded by an eye witness, at the time the birth takes place. The Internet has allowed people to store birth records into various online archives. This has brought access to online birth records much more easier for genealogy researchers.

Newspapers frequently publish notices of births, and in addition to birth certificates, are a popular source of research by genealogists. Newspapers typically do not announce the names of the newborn, but list the sex of the child, the names of the parents, the place and date of birth.

On this page you will find the most comprehensive databases containing birth records of Michigan. We also suggest searching for "Michigan birth records" using Google.com, which will yield all such databases.

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How to Obtain Michigan Birth Certificates

Birth, death and marriage records have been registered on a state level since 1867. Marriages prior to that time may be found at the county level. For birth and death records after January 1867, and for marriages after April 1867, write:

Michigan Department of Public Health
Vital Records Section
3423 North Logan Street
P.O. Box 30035
Lansing, MI 48914

For prior records, contact the clerk of the county in question.

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