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==What Can These Records Tell Me?== | ==What Can These Records Tell Me?== | ||
The following information | The following information may be found in these records: | ||
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'''Birth''' | |||
'''Birth | |||
*Name, age, and gender | *Name, age, and gender | ||
*Date and place of baptism | *Date and place of baptism | ||
*Names of parents | *Names of parents | ||
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'''Confirmation | '''Confirmation''' | ||
*Name | *Name | ||
*Legitimacy to parents | *Legitimacy to parents | ||
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*Name of godfather and/or godmother | *Name of godfather and/or godmother | ||
*The date and place of the confirmation will be at the top of the first page of the register | *The date and place of the confirmation will be at the top of the first page of the register | ||
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'''Marriage | '''Marriage''' | ||
*Names and ages of groom and bride | *Names and ages of groom and bride | ||
*Date and place of marriage | *Date and place of marriage | ||
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*Groom’s occupation | *Groom’s occupation | ||
*Names of witnesses | *Names of witnesses | ||
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'''Death | '''Death''' | ||
*Name, gender, and age of deceased (keep in mind that the death records of women may be filed under their married names) | *Name, gender, and age of deceased (keep in mind that the death records of women may be filed under their married names) | ||
*Date and place of death | *Date and place of death | ||
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*Names of parents | *Names of parents | ||
*Names and residences of informants/witnesses | *Names and residences of informants/witnesses | ||
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== Collection Content == | == Collection Content == |
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