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Guide to '''Houghton County, Michigan ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Guide to '''Houghton County, Michigan ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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{{Click|Image:MI_ORP.png|Michigan Online Genealogy Records}}
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{{Infobox U.S. County
{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Houghton County
| county = Houghton County
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| building address = Houghton County Courthouse<br>401 E Houghton Ave.<br>Houghton, MI 49931<br>Phone: (906) 482-1150 <br> [http://www.houghtoncounty.net/'''Houghton County Website'''] }}
| building address = Houghton County Courthouse<br>401 E Houghton Ave.<br>Houghton, MI 49931<br>Phone: (906) 482-1150 <br> [http://www.houghtoncounty.net/'''Houghton County Website'''] }}
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=== County Information ===
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=== County Information
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==== Houghton County, Michigan Record Dates ====
==== Houghton County, Michigan Record Dates ====
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Houghton County, Michigan Genealogy#Probate|Probate]]'''
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Houghton County, Michigan Genealogy#Probate|Probate]]'''
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1867
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1867
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1848
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1848
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1867
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1867
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1820
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1820
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1848
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1848
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1872
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1872
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== County Courthouse ==
== County Courthouse ==
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<br>[http://www.houghtoncounty.net/directory-hcclerk.shtml County Clerk] has birth and death records from 1867, <br>marriage records from 1855, divorce and court records<br> from 1853, land records from 1847, naturalization records<br> from 1848 and military records. <br>
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<br>[http://www.houghtoncounty.net/directory-hcclerk.shtml County Clerk] has birth and death records from 1867, <br>marriage records from 1855, divorce and court records<br> from 1853, land records from 1847, naturalization records<br> from 1848 and military records. <br> [http://www.houghtoncounty.net/directory-probate.shtml Probate Judge] has probate records. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Houghton County, Michigan page 346, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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[http://www.houghtoncounty.net/directory-probate.shtml Probate Judge] has probate records. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Houghton County, Michigan page 346, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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== History ==
== History ==
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MTU Archives & Copper Country Historical Collection<br>[http://www.mtu.edu/library/ J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library]<br>Michigan Technological University<br>Houghton, MI 49931<br>Tel: (906)487-2505<br>Fax: (906)487-2357<br>E-mail: copper@mtu.edu<br>
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MTU Archives & Copper Country Historical Collection<br>[http://www.mtu.edu/library/ J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library]<br>Michigan Technological University<br>Houghton, MI 49931<br>Tel: (906)487-2505<br>Fax: (906)487-2357<br>E-mail: copper@mtu.edu<br>
==== Maps ====
==== Maps ====
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==== Newspapers ====
==== Newspapers ====
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{{MI Newspaper abstracts|Houghton}}
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{{MI Newspaper abstracts|Houghton}}
==== Probate ====
==== Probate ====
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{{MI Probate Intro|Houghton}}
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{{MI Probate Intro|Houghton}}
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'''Online Probate Records'''
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'''Online Probate Records'''
*'''1784 – 1980''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8793 Michigan Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images $
*'''1784 – 1980''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8793 Michigan Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images $
*'''1797 – 1973''' {{RecordSearch|2013878|Michigan Probate Records 1797-1973}} at [https://familysearch.org FamilySearch] — images
*'''1797 – 1973''' {{RecordSearch|2013878|Michigan Probate Records 1797-1973}} at [https://familysearch.org FamilySearch] — images
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*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/241315555879711/ Michigan Genealogy Network Group on Facebook]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/241315555879711/ Michigan Genealogy Network Group on Facebook]
*[http://www.mfhn.com/houghton/ USGenWeb project.] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
*[http://www.mfhn.com/houghton/ USGenWeb project.] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
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*{{FHL|Michigan%2C+Houghton|subject|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}}
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*{{FHL|Michigan%2C+Houghton|subject|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}}
*[http://michigan-genealogy.com/Houghton-County-Genealogy.htm Houghton County MI Genealogy] (Michigan Genealogy)
*[http://michigan-genealogy.com/Houghton-County-Genealogy.htm Houghton County MI Genealogy] (Michigan Genealogy)