OLMSTED COUNTY: ROCHESTER:
An Inventory of Its Birth and Death Records (1871-1940) at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Rochester (Minn.). | |
| Title: | Birth and Death Records. | |
| Dates: | 1871-1940. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Microfilmed birth and death registers (1871-1907) and birth (1914-1931) and death (1908-1940) certificate records and original birth and death registers (1871-1916) and birth (1916-1940) and death (1908-1940) certificate records of the city of Rochester. | |
| Quantity: | 7.75 cubic feet (8 boxes); and 10 microfilm reels. | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Neither the microfilmed nor the original set of the birth or the death records are entirely complete.
OTHER FINDING AIDS
Most volumes include indexes.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
The microfilmed records contain no restricted data. The restricted data was covered during microfilming.
Records containing information relating to adoptions and illegitimate births are restricted for 100 years. Birth records less than 100 years old must be inspected by library staff to prevent inappropriate disclosure of confidential information. Please consult library staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Rochester (Minn.). Birth and Death Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Microfilm Production:
Salt Lake City, UT : Genealogical Society of Utah, 2001.
Available on interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society. Inquiries regarding purchase should be directed to the Genealogical Society of Utah.
Location of Originals:
Originals were previously kept by the Olmsted County Historical Society Library in Rochester, MN.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 2002-71; 2025-23
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017377010104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
MICROFILM
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| SAM 412 | 1 | Birth and death registers [birth portion only], 1871-1907. 1 partial reel: | |||||||||||
| Includes date of birth, name, sex, color, name of father and mother (with birthplace), occupation of father, and date of registration. | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD1, 1871-1883. | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD2, 1884-1900. | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD3, 1900-1903. | |||||||||||||
| Includes one 1897 and one 1898 birth on page 15. | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD4, 1904-1907. | |||||||||||||
| Births 1908-April 1914 missing. | |||||||||||||
| Birth certificate records, 1914-1931. 1 reel and 2 partial reels: | |||||||||||||
| Volumes BD5 and BD6 birth records portion only on reel 1. Also includes full indexes to births and deaths. | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD5, May 1914-October 1915. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume BD6, September 1915-December 1916. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B1, December 1916-March 1919. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B2, March 1919-September 1920. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B3, September 1920-December 1921. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 412 | 2 | Volume B4, December 1921-April 1923. | |||||||||||
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| Volume B5, April 1923-July 1924. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B6, August 1924-August 1925. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B7, July 1925-September 1926. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B8, September 1926-September 1927. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B9, September 1927-August 1928. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 412 | 3 | Volume B10, August 1928-July 1929. | |||||||||||
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| Volume B11, July 1929-May 1930. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B12, June 1930-April 1931. | |||||||||||||
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| Birth and death registers [death portion], 1871-1907. 1 partial reel: | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD1, 1871-1883. | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD2, 1884-October 1897. | |||||||||||||
| Deaths November 1897-1899 missing. | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD3, 1900-1903. | |||||||||||||
| Includes an "Irregular Report" for 1903 deaths on page 66 and deaths at the Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane for 1900 to 1903 (pages 67-78). | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD4, 1904-February 1907. | |||||||||||||
| Includes separate sections arranged by month and/or year of death for deaths in the city proper, at the State Hospital/Asylum, and at St. Mary's Hospital. | |||||||||||||
| Deaths March-December 1907 missing. | |||||||||||||
| Death certificate records, 1908-1940. 7 reels and 1 partial reel: | |||||||||||||
| January 1908-July 1914, see volumes D1-D6 on reels 3-4. | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD5, June-November 1914. | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD6, November 1914-February 1915. | |||||||||||||
| Indexes for volumes BD5 and BD6 are found with the companion birth records for these volumes on reel 1 above. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D1, January 1908-October 1910. | |||||||||||||
| Includes 19 page typescript index. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 412 | 4 | Volume D2, October 1910-April 1911. | |||||||||||
| Includes 7 page typescript index. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D3, April 1911-January 1912. | |||||||||||||
| Includes 9 page typescript index. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D4, January-November 1912. | |||||||||||||
| Includes 15 page typescript index. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D5, December 1912-October 1913. | |||||||||||||
| Includes 15 page type-script index. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D6, October 1913-July 1914. | |||||||||||||
| Includes 15 page typescript index. June 1914-February 1915, see volumes BD5-BD6 on reel 3 above. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D7, February 1915-January 1916. | |||||||||||||
| Includes 10 page typescript index. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D8, January-October 1916. | |||||||||||||
| Includes 10 page typescript index. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 412 | 5 | Volume D9, October 1916-June 1917. | |||||||||||
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| Volume D10, June 1917-February 1918. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D11, February-September 1918. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D12, September 1918-February 1919. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D13, February-August 1919. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D14, August 1919-February 1920. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D15, February-August 1920. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D16 (to pages 206-207), August 1920-January 1921. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 412 | 6 | Volume D16 cont. (from pages 206-207), January-February 1921. | |||||||||||
| Volume D17, January-August 1921. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D18, August 1921-April 1922. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D19, April-November 1922. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D20, November 1922-May 1923. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D21, May-November 1923. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D22, December 1923-June 1924. | |||||||||||||
| Includes 10 page typescript index. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D23, June 1924-January 1925. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D24, January-August 1925. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 412 | 7 | Volume D25, August 1925-March 1926. | |||||||||||
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| Volume D26, March-August 1926. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D27, September 1926-March 1927. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D28, March-August 1927. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D29, August 1927-February 1928. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D30, February-August 1928. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D31, August 1928-February 1929. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D32 (to page 170), February-June 1929. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 412 | 8 | Volume D32, (from page 170), June-August 1929. | |||||||||||
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| Volume D33, August 1929-January 1930. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D34, January-July 1930. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D35, July-December 1930. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D36, December 1930-July 1931. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D37, July 1931-January 1932. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D38, January-September 1932. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D39, September 1932-April 1933. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D40 (to pages 204-205), April-November 1933. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 412 | 9 | Volume D40 (from pages 204-205), November-December 1933. | |||||||||||
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| Volume D41, December 1933-June 1934. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D42, June 1934-January 1935. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D43, January-July 1935. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D44, July 1935-January 1936. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D45, January-July 1936. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D46, July-December 1936. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D47, December 1936-June 1937. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D48, June-November 1937. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 412 | 10 | Volume D49, November 1937-June 1938. | |||||||||||
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| Volume D50, June-November 1938. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D51, November 1938-May 1939. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D52, May-October 1939. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D53, October 1939-April 1940. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D54, April-October 1940. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume D55, October-December 1940. | |||||||||||||
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ORIGINALS
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| 139.D.10.6F-2 | 1 | Birth and death registers, 1871-1916. 6 volumes: | |||||||||||
| Volume BD1, 1871-1883. | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD2: Births, 1884-February 1900; Deaths, 1884-1897. | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD3, January 1900-December 1903. | |||||||||||||
| Includes one 1897 and one 1898 birth-on page 15. | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD4, 1904-1907. | |||||||||||||
| Births and Death 1908-May 1914 missing. | |||||||||||||
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| 139.H.10.1B | 2 | Volume BD5: Births, June 1914-October 1915; Deaths, June-November 1914. | |||||||||||
| Indexed. | |||||||||||||
| Volume BD6: Births, September 1915-December 1916; Deaths, November 1914-February 1915. | |||||||||||||
| Indexed. | |||||||||||||
| Birth certificate records, December 1916-1940. 25 volumes and 1 folder: | |||||||||||||
| Indexed. | |||||||||||||
| Volume B1, December 1916-March 1919. | |||||||||||||
| Volume B2, March 1919-September 1920. | |||||||||||||
| Volume B3, September 1920-December 1921. | |||||||||||||
| Volume B4, December 1921-April 1923. | |||||||||||||
| Volume B5, April 1923-July 1924. | |||||||||||||
| Volume B6, August 1924-August 1925. | |||||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||||
| Volume B7, July 1925-September 1926. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B8, September 1926-September 1927. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B9, September 1927-August 1928. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B10, August 1928-July 1929. | |||||||||||||
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| 139.H.10.2F | 3 | Volume B11, July 1929-May 1930. | |||||||||||
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| Volume B12, June 1930-April 1931. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B13, April 1931-February 1932. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B14, February 1932-January 1933. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B15, January-December 1933. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B16, December 1933-October 1934. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B17, October 1934-July 1935. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B18, July 1935-April 1936. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B19, April-December 1936. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B20, December 1936-August 1937. | |||||||||||||
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| Volume B21, August 1937-April 1938. | |||||||||||||
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| 139.H.10.3B | 4 | Volume B22, April-December 1938. | |||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||||
| Volume B23, December 1938-July 1939. | |||||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||||
| Volume B24, July 1939-April 1940. | |||||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||||
| Volume B25, April-December 1940. | |||||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||||
| Volume B26, December 1940. 1 folder. | |||||||||||||
| OPEN FOR USE. | |||||||||||||
| Death certificate records, 1908-1940. 55 volumes: | |||||||||||||
| Indexed. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D1, January 1908-October 1910. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D2, October 1910-April 1911. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D3, April 1911-January 1912. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D4, January-November 1912. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D5, December 1912-October 1913. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D6, October 1913-July 1914. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D7, February 1915-January 1916. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D8, January-October 1916. | |||||||||||||
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| 139.H.10.4F | 5 | Volume D9, October 1916-June 1917. | |||||||||||
| Volume D10, June 1917-February 1918. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D11, February-September 1918. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D12, September 1918-February 1919. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D13, February-August 1919. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D14, August 1919-February 1920. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D15, February-August 1920. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D16, August 1920-February 1921. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D17, January-August 1921. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D18, August 1921-April 1922. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D19, April-November 1922. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D20, November 1922-May 1923. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D21, May-November 1923. | |||||||||||||
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| 139.H.10.5B | 6 | Volume D22, December 1923-June 1924. | |||||||||||
| Volume D23, June 1924-January 1925. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D24, January-August 1925. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D25, August 1925-March 1926. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D26, March-August 1926. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D27, September 1926-March 1927. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D28, March-August 1927. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D29, August 1927-February 1928. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D30, February-August 1928. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D31, August 1928-February 1929. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D32 (to page 170), February-August 1929. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D33, August 1929-January 1930. | |||||||||||||
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| 139.H.10.6F | 7 | Volume D34, January-July 1930. | |||||||||||
| Volume D35, July-December 1930. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D36, December 1930-July 1931. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D37, July 1931-January 1932. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D38, January-September 1932. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D39, September 1932-April 1933. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D40, April-December 1933. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D41, December 1933-June 1934. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D42, June 1934-January 1935. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D43, January-July 1935. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D44, July 1935-January 1936. | |||||||||||||
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| 139.H.10.7B | 8 | Volume D45, January-July 1936. | |||||||||||
| Volume D46, July-December 1936. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D47, December 1936-June 1937. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D48, June-November 1937. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D49, November 1937-June 1938. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D50, June-November 1938. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D51, November 1938-May 1939. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D52, May-October 1939. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D53, October 1939-April 1940. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D54, April-October 1940. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D55, October-December 1940. | |||||||||||||
RELATED MATERIAL
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Places:
- Olmsted County (Minn.) -- Statistics, Vital.
- Rochester (Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Birth records -- Minnesota -- Olmsted County.
- Microforms.
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