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#<u>Take a step back one generation</u>: Do you know who the couple's children are? Do you have a child's birth date? If you only have information for one child, or if you have many children but are not sure how accurate the information is, take a moment to find the birth dates of all of the children. | #<u>Take a step back one generation</u>: Do you know who the couple's children are? Do you have a child's birth date? If you only have information for one child, or if you have many children but are not sure how accurate the information is, take a moment to find the birth dates of all of the children. | ||
#<u>Analyze</u>: Determine who the oldest child is. Was the child legitimate or illegitimate? | #<u>Analyze</u>: Determine who the oldest child is. Was the child legitimate or illegitimate? | ||
#<u>If the child is ''illegitimate:'' | #<u>If the child is ''illegitimate:''</u Look for the marriage record between the birth of the illegitimate child and the birth of the first legitimate child.</u> | ||
#<u><u>If the oldest child is ''legitimate:''</u then begin looking for the couple's marriage record starting in the same year the child was born and working your way back five years.</u></u> | |||
#<u>Tips</u>: Usually, the marriage happened in the parish the bride is from. Remember to look up to even a few weeks before a child is born for the marriage. It was quite common for the couple to be expecting a child before they were married.<u></u> | #<u><u><u>Tips</u>: Usually, the marriage happened in the parish the bride is from. Remember to look up to even a few weeks before a child is born for the marriage. It was quite common for the couple to be expecting a child before they were married.</u></u> | ||
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