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#''Take a step back one generation'': 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.  
#''Take a step back one generation'': 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.  
#''Analyze'': Determine who the oldest child is. Was the child legitimate or illegitimate?  
#''Analyze'': Determine who the oldest child is. Was the child legitimate or illegitimate?  
#''If the child is illegitimate'':''' '''Look for the marriage record between the birth of the illegitimate child and the birth of the first legitimate child.  
#''If the child is [[I_genealogical_glossary_terms|illegitimate]]'':''' '''Look for the marriage record between the birth of the illegitimate child and the birth of the first legitimate child.  
#''If the oldest child is legitimate'':''' '''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.  
#''If the oldest child is [[L_genealogical_glossary_terms|legitimate]]'':''' '''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.  
#''Tips'': 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>
#''Tips'': 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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