St. Michael Local Area
Church Records - St. Michael and Frankfort Township
St. Michael Parish - Births and Baptisms, 1857-1871
St. Michael Parish - Confirmations, 1864, 1868, 1871
St. Michael Parish - Marriages, 1871-1889
St. Michael Parish - Deaths and Burials, 1857-1889
St. Michael Parish - Births and Baptisms, 1872-1889
St. Walburga Parish in Fletcher [Hennepin County] - Starts with image 554
Vital Records - St. Michael and Frankfort Township
Vital Records of St. Michael and Frankfort Township, beginning 1871
Cemeteries - St. Michael Area
St. Michael Cemetery [Old] in St. Michael
St. Michael Cemetery [New] in St. Michael
St. Albert's Cemetery in Albertville
St. Mark's Cemetery in Buffalo (near Pellican Lake)
See findagrave.com for other cemeteries.
Obituaries and Funeral Homes - St. Michael Area
The Peterson Chapel - St. Michael
Evans-Nordby Funeral Homes - Osseo/Brooklyn Center
Dare's Funeral Home and Cremation Services - Elk River/Monticello
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