Kankakee County, Illinois Death Index, 1870-1992

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Kankakee County, Illinois

Ancestry.com. Kankakee County, Illinois Death Index, 1870-1992 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012.

Original data: Kankakee County Clerk, comp.. Kankakee County Clerk Genealogy Records. Kankakee, IL: Kakakee County Clerk, 2008.

About Kankakee County, Illinois Death Index, 1870-1992

This database is an index to deaths occurring in Kankakee County, Illinois between 1870 and 1992. Information contained in this index includes:

Name of the deceased
Death date

If possible, it is important that you use the information found in this index to order a copy of the death certificate, as the certificate may provide additional information about the deceased and his/her relatives.

Kankakee County is located about 50 miles south of Chicago.

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