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California Death Records 9,366,786 records from 1940 thru 1997

Warning 1: It is an index; the most you’ll get is name, sex, birthdate, birth state, father’s surname, mother’s maiden name, residence at time of death, death date. That’s the most; many records have blank fields.

Warning 2: It is supported by advertising. The ads rotate. Sometimes the ad asks for a name and leads you to a pay site. Scroll down past the ad.

www.findagrave.com is nation-wide and free. It has some entries for California. The entries range from the simple (John Smith, 1903 – 1971) to the elaborate; some have biographies, cause of death (especially if the person died in an accident, in battle, or of a disease) and links to spouses and/or parents and/or children.

You can find obituaries in old newspapers on microfilm in libraries. They usually don’t mention cause of death, but they usually have a mini-biography.

http://www.publicrecordsprosystem.com If you want to find information about past relatives then look no further than Public Records Pro, the most comprenhensive, complete and easy to use Public Records Database.

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i am in search of a place where i can find a the death of a loved one on line that dos’ent charge a fee. can anyone tell me of such a place.?

You won’t find California Death Records online, even if you wanted to pay for the records. However, you will find California Death Indexes online for free.

Rootsweb has a free California Death Index from 1940-1997.

Vitalsearch has a free California Death Index from 1905-2000.

Rootsweb has a pre-1905 Death Index Project. There may be some useful infomation here, but it’s very spotty.