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Re: Where can I find records of overseas births?
Sarah SwansonJan 7, 2016 3:15 PM (in response to Mary King)
Before 1940:
Overseas births are reported to the State Department. Reports of overseas births up to 1940 may be with consular records in the National Archives.
Contact: archives2reference@nara.gov
Please include your complete contact information, including postal mailing address. A mailing address is required with reference questions.
After 1940:
Records of overseas births are kept by the State Department. Being born on a military base does not change this.
Documentation of U.S. Citizens Born Abroad
http://travel.state.gov/law/family_issues/birth/birth_593.html
How to Apply for a Certified Copy of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad
http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_825.html
There may also be proof of your birth in your dependent medical folder or your parent's military service records.
Dependent Medical Folders (DMFs)
http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/other-medical-records.html
Veterans and their Families
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Re: Where can I find records of overseas births?
Sarah SwansonJan 7, 2016 3:30 PM (in response to Sarah Swanson)
There is also some information about these records on the NARA website here:
http://www.archives.gov/research/foreign-policy/state-dept/genealogy.html
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