Virgin Islands (U.S.), Church Records, 1765-2010
Miscellaneous records created by the Anglican, Dutch Reformed, and Lutheran Churches in the US Virgin Islands. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional indexed records and images will be published as they become available.
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Virgin Islands (U.S.), Church Records
What Is in This Collection?
This Collection will include records from 1765 to 2010. The collection includes birth/baptisms, marriages, and death/burials from Frederick Evangelical Lutheran Church, Reformed Dutch Church, Episcopal Church. Also included are other miscellaneous records such as communions, roll of members, license to marry, confirmations, paternity acknowledgments, refuge regulations, letters, finances, pastoral acts, pew rentals, etc.
This collection of church records includes records for several church denominations in St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John, and covers the years 1803 to 2010. The Frederick Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded by Danes in 1666 on the island of St. Thomas; this was the official church of the Danish West Indies. Since 1917, with the transfer of the Virgin Islands to the United States, Frederick Lutheran Church has been part of the Lutheran Church in America. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Virgin Islands US, Church Records, 1765-2010. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
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Baptism
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Marriage
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Death
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Burial
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Collection Content
Sample Images
1861-2 Baptism Record
1881 Marriage Record
1875 Burial Record
1929 Death Record
1842 Death of Slave Record
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Collection Details
Language
English, Danish
Location of Original Records
Multiple parishes, U.S. Virgin Islands
"Virgin Islands (U.S.), Church Records, 1765-2010." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 24 April 2026. Parishes, U.S. Virgin Islands.
