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Birth Records

The birth certificates in the Museum's collection document some, but not all, births in Wilmette and Gross Point between the years 1893 and 1926. Except for a few certificates from the 1920s, the majority of these documents are delayed birth registrations, filed between 1940 and 1946 by Dr. Martin Seifert, M.D., registrar and head of the Wilmette Health Department. Many of the certificates have birth affidavits, or certificates of correction attached.

Information found on the birth certificates may include the child's name, date of birth, sex, whether twin or triplet or other, and number in birth order; parents' names including maiden name of mother, ages, birthplaces, occupations, and residence address; number of children born to mother; and number of children born to mother living at the time of the child's birth.

This online index contains the child's surname, given name, and year of birth. When the handwriting on a certificate was difficult to read, a "best guess" was entered in the index. If you don't find an entry under the expected spelling, check alternates. For example, a name beginning with T might appear in the index under F or I.

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Last Name First Name Birth year
Borre Alice Barbara 1923
Borre Arthur Frank 1901
Borre Barbara Mary 1896
Borre Bruce P. John 1919
Borre Dorotha Hellen 1918
Borre Earl Walter 1921
Borre Eileen Mary 1925
Borre Evelyn Dorothy 1918
Borre Joseph John 1896
Borre Lorraine Ellen 1915
Borre Madeline Virginia Adury 1917
Borre Paul M. 1900
Borre Ralph Nicholas 1917
Boudart Clarence 1911
Bowen Llewellyn Apowen 1907
Boyajian Lucille Martha 1911
Brady Catherine Mary 1896
Brady Margaret Agnes 1898
Brady Thomas J. 1911
Bramson Stanley Richard 1908
Braun Howard Leo 1917
Braun Josephine Helen 1910
Braun Mildred Margaret 1921
Braun Arthur Joseph 1895
Braun Bernard Henry 1919
Braun Herbert William 1897
Brautigam Barbara Anna 1920
Bray Adelaide Isabella 1882
Breitzman Robt. John 1922
Brewer Leo Bernard 1911
Brewer Maybelle Ann 1912
Brgckla Anna 1918
Brown Ada Joy 1888
Brown Bellie Janet 1916
Brown Charles Wilbur 1893