Enter a first and/or last name to search Montana birth records. This website was created to provide genealogists with access to the Montana birth records from a single place. Additional information on how to obtain Montana birth certificates is available below.
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 Montana birth records, Montana birth ceritificates, Montana birth notices, Montana birth indexes, and other related Montana 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 Montana. We also suggest searching for "Montana birth records" using Google.com, which will yield all such databases.
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How to Obtain Montana Birth Certificates
Montana began recording births and deaths at the state level in 1907. It was not until about 1915 that mandatory registration of births became more complete. By 1922, compliance was about 90 percent. All pre-1907 birth and death records are filed with the county clerk, as are all original marriage certificates. The Department of Public Health has only indexes to marriages (and only for those after 1945). For birth and death records after 1907, write:
Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS)
111 North Sanders
P.O. Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604-4210
For prior records, contact the clerk of the county in question.
Other Montana Birth Records Websites
- Montana Department of Public Health
- I Dream of Genealogy Montana Births
- US Birth Guide Montana
- 50States.com Montana
Request Birth Certificates Online - VitalChek
- Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates! at Ancestry.com
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