History of Birth Certificate in the US

[BernadineJ]

What is the history of birth certificates in the United States?

[geofbob]

The registration of births and deaths in the US is a matter for the individual States, and therefore its history varies from State to State. As examples of this, see the following three websites which provide info on the position in the States of Montana, Missouri and Georgia respectively - http://birth-certificates.net/montana.htm http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/bdrecords
.asp http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/rs/gbdr.htm