Barbara, Here is some information on obtaining copies of vital records for Orleans Parish. Birth: Birth records older than 100 years can be obtained from the Louisiana State Archives. See: http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/Home/Archives/ResearchLibrary/VitalRecords/OrleansParishBirths/tabid/641/Default.aspx Birth records less than 100 years old can be obtained from the Louisiana Vital Records Registry. See: http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7744 and http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7752 which says: "You may obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate if you are the person named on the document, spouse of the person named on the document, parent of the person named on the document, adult child of the person named on the document, sibling of the person named on the document, grandparent of the person named on the document, or an adult grandchild of the person named on the document (unless otherwise authorized by LA R.S. 40:41)." Death: Death records older than 50 years can be obtained from the Louisiana State Archives. See: http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/Home/Archives/ResearchLibrary/VitalRecords/LouisianaDeaths/tabid/640/Default.aspx Death records less than 50 years old can be obtained from the Louisiana Vital Records Registry. See: http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7747 and http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7750 which says: "You may obtain a certified copy of a death certificate if you are the surviving spouse of the person named on the document, parent of the person named on the document, adult child of the person named on the document, sibling of the person named on the document, grandparent of the person named on the document, adult grandchild of the person named on the document, or the beneficiary of an insurance policy of the person named on the document (unless otherwise authorized by LA R.S. 40:41)." Marriage: In Louisiana, marriage records are public records available to anyone. You can read a bit about Orleans Parish marriage records older than 50 years here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/laorlean/2008-04/1208445421 Marriage records less than 50 years old can be obtained from the Louisiana Vital Records Registry. See: http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7748 and http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7758 Norm --- Barbara <ropetracer@prodigy.net> wrote: > I am hoping someone will help clarify the process to > obtain birth and death certificates from Orleans > Parish. . . .

Norm Hi My name is Betty All Sheets from St. Amant, La. I have a question about birth data. Do you think that children born (who later were adopted) could possibly have later birth records. Say a baby born in 1856 may not have been recorded until after adoption took place in say 1858? Is there any records of the children who came from New York on the orphan train to New Orleans? I am researching the All family from New Orleans- Dina Whipple-wife----In all her records you can tell that a definate date she was born is not known. This leads me to believe that is was maybe adopted or raised by someone other that parents. Even in her death records, her age is not defined. Anyways, thanks for a response betty Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Orleans Parish Vital Records > Barbara, > > Here is some information on obtaining copies of vital > records for Orleans Parish. > > Birth: > > Birth records older than 100 years can be obtained > from the Louisiana State Archives. See: > http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/Home/Archives/ResearchLibrary/VitalRecords/OrleansParishBirths/tabid/641/Default.aspx > > Birth records less than 100 years old can be obtained > from the Louisiana Vital Records Registry. See: > http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7744 > and > http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7752 > which says: "You may obtain a certified copy of a > birth certificate if you are the person named on the > document, spouse of the person named on the document, > parent of the person named on the document, adult > child of the person named on the document, sibling of > the person named on the document, grandparent of the > person named on the document, or an adult grandchild > of the person named on the document (unless otherwise > authorized by LA R.S. 40:41)." > > Death: > > Death records older than 50 years can be obtained from > the Louisiana State Archives. See: > http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/Home/Archives/ResearchLibrary/VitalRecords/LouisianaDeaths/tabid/640/Default.aspx > > Death records less than 50 years old can be obtained > from the Louisiana Vital Records Registry. See: > http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7747 > and > http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7750 > which says: "You may obtain a certified copy of a > death certificate if you are the surviving spouse of > the person named on the document, parent of the person > named on the document, adult child of the person named > on the document, sibling of the person named on the > document, grandparent of the person named on the > document, adult grandchild of the person named on the > document, or the beneficiary of an insurance policy of > the person named on the document (unless otherwise > authorized by LA R.S. 40:41)." > > Marriage: > > In Louisiana, marriage records are public records > available to anyone. You can read a bit about Orleans > Parish marriage records older than 50 years here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/laorlean/2008-04/1208445421 > > Marriage records less than 50 years old can be > obtained from the Louisiana Vital Records Registry. > See: > http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7748 > and > http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7758 > > Norm > > --- Barbara <ropetracer@prodigy.net> wrote: >> I am hoping someone will help clarify the process to >> obtain birth and death certificates from Orleans >> Parish. > . . . > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I'm not Norm, but I can offer some insight. Declarations of birth were to be made by the child's father or, if impossible, by any other person who may have been present at the birth of the child. Of course, you will find examples where people who could not possibly have been present at the birth are making the declaration. For example, a delayed birth record of someone born in 1790 was made in 1858 by someone who was only 39 years old. So, it's possible there were some exceptions that slipped through the cracks. One of the advantages of the new index on the Secretary of State's website (when it's complete) is that you will be able to search for all births on an exact day without having to input a name. This doesn't help you, as you don't know the exact date of her birth, but it could be of interest to others, which is why I mention it. Judy Riffel Baton Rouge, LA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Economy Water Wells" <econh20@eatel.net> To: <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Orleans Parish Vital Records > Norm > Hi > My name is Betty All Sheets from St. Amant, La. > I have a question about birth data. > Do you think that children born (who later were adopted) could possibly > have > later birth records. Say a baby born in 1856 may not have been recorded > until after adoption took place in say 1858? > > Is there any records of the children who came from New York on the orphan > train to New Orleans? > > I am researching the All family from New Orleans- > Dina Whipple-wife----In all her records you can tell that a definate date > she was born is not known. This leads me to believe that is was maybe > adopted or raised by someone other that parents. Even in her death > records, > her age is not defined. > Anyways, thanks for a response > betty > Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Orleans Parish Vital Records > > >> Barbara, >> >> Here is some information on obtaining copies of vital >> records for Orleans Parish. >> >> Birth: >> >> Birth records older than 100 years can be obtained >> from the Louisiana State Archives. See: >> http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/Home/Archives/ResearchLibrary/VitalRecords/OrleansParishBirths/tabid/641/Default.aspx >> >> Birth records less than 100 years old can be obtained >> from the Louisiana Vital Records Registry. See: >> http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7744 >> and >> http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7752 >> which says: "You may obtain a certified copy of a >> birth certificate if you are the person named on the >> document, spouse of the person named on the document, >> parent of the person named on the document, adult >> child of the person named on the document, sibling of >> the person named on the document, grandparent of the >> person named on the document, or an adult grandchild >> of the person named on the document (unless otherwise >> authorized by LA R.S. 40:41)." >> >> Death: >> >> Death records older than 50 years can be obtained from >> the Louisiana State Archives. See: >> http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/Home/Archives/ResearchLibrary/VitalRecords/LouisianaDeaths/tabid/640/Default.aspx >> >> Death records less than 50 years old can be obtained >> from the Louisiana Vital Records Registry. See: >> http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7747 >> and >> http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7750 >> which says: "You may obtain a certified copy of a >> death certificate if you are the surviving spouse of >> the person named on the document, parent of the person >> named on the document, adult child of the person named >> on the document, sibling of the person named on the >> document, grandparent of the person named on the >> document, adult grandchild of the person named on the >> document, or the beneficiary of an insurance policy of >> the person named on the document (unless otherwise >> authorized by LA R.S. 40:41)." >> >> Marriage: >> >> In Louisiana, marriage records are public records >> available to anyone. You can read a bit about Orleans >> Parish marriage records older than 50 years here: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/laorlean/2008-04/1208445421 >> >> Marriage records less than 50 years old can be >> obtained from the Louisiana Vital Records Registry. >> See: >> http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7748 >> and >> http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=252&detail=7758 >> >> Norm >> >> --- Barbara <ropetracer@prodigy.net> wrote: >>> I am hoping someone will help clarify the process to >>> obtain birth and death certificates from Orleans >>> Parish. >> . . . >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >