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**where the Evangelical Lutheran or Catholic parish church overseeing that town was (depending on their religion), | **where the Evangelical Lutheran or Catholic parish church overseeing that town was (depending on their religion), | ||
**in he case of larger cities with several parishes and/or civil registration office: the street address, or the specific parish, or a list of all the parishes. | **in he case of larger cities with several parishes and/or civil registration office: the street address, or the specific parish, or a list of all the parishes. | ||
**Eventually, you might need to know the names of neighboring towns and the churches who served them. When you come to a dead-end in your research, you will need to look at the records of near-by towns. People tended to not move very far away, and sometimes you will be able to pick up the research again in these towns. | |||
===Finding Evidence of Your Ancestors' Town in United States Records=== | ===Finding Evidence of Your Ancestors' Town in United States Records=== | ||
If you do not yet know the name of the town of your ancestor's birth, there are well-known strategies for a thorough hunt for it. | If you do not yet know the name of the town of your ancestor's birth, there are well-known strategies for a thorough hunt for it. | ||