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Finding Obituaries

Finding Birth & Death Dates

To find birth or death dates, the following sources may be useful:

General

  • Social Security Death Index. Contains information provided by the Social Security Administration. May also include place of death or last residence.

Oregon

  • Oregon Death Data State information provided by the Oregon Health Authority. 
  • Oregon Historical Records Index from the Oregon State Archives, a growing online index to records held in the state archives. Information available varies from county to county.
  • LibrarySearch Search by Subject for: Registers of births, etc. Oregon. Lists usually copied from newspapers.