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== What Can These Records Tell Me? == 
The following information may be found in these records:


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'''Baptismal'''
'''Baptismal'''            
*Date and place of baptism   
*Date and place of baptism   
*Birth date of child   
*Birth date of child   
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*Date and place of marriage   
*Date and place of marriage   
*Names of the bride and groom   
*Names of the bride and groom   
*Previous marital status (“previously unmarried” or be “widow” or “widower”)  
*Previous marital status (this could be “previously unmarried” or be “widow” or “widower.”  
*Their residences and ages   
*Their residences and ages   
*Names of groom's parents   
*Names of groom's parents   
*Names of bride's parents   
*Names of bride's parents   
*Names of the witnesses and their relationship to the bride and groom   
*Names of the witnesses and their relationship to the bride and groom   
*Publication dates of the banns (This usually occurred three times before the marriage, allowing for objections to the marriage)   
*Publication dates of the banns (This usually occurred three separate times before the marriage, allowing people to state any objections to the marriage.)   
*Women are always identified by their maiden name  
*Women are always identified by their maiden name.
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'''Burial'''  
'''Burial'''  
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