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*Concerns about war or fire destruction led authorities in some areas to require the pastor to create a copy of each year's baptism, marriage, and burial entries. Most begin in the late 18th century. | *Concerns about war or fire destruction led authorities in some areas to require the pastor to create a copy of each year's baptism, marriage, and burial entries. Most begin in the late 18th century. | ||
*After the defeat of Napoleon in 1812, local governments often found it helpful to have access to the | *After the defeat of Napoleon in 1812, local governments often found it helpful to have access to the baptism, marriage, and burial records kept by the clergy. Soon local pastors were required to provide the town administration with a yearly copy of these records. | ||
*Most are housed in '''central church archives or state archives''', not at the local church. | *Most are housed in '''central church archives or state archives''', not at the local church. | ||
Keep in mind that duplicates often differ slightly from the originals. | Keep in mind that duplicates often differ slightly from the originals. | ||
*Baptisms, marriages, | *Baptisms, marriages, burials, and sometimes confirmations for each year are '''grouped together year by year,''' instead of being grouped by record type over a longer time period. | ||
*Community members belonging to a '''minority religion''' may not be recorded in the majority faith's original church books. Instead they may only be included in the Kirchenbuchduplikat, labelled as "birth register" rather than "baptism book." | *Community members belonging to a '''minority religion''' may not be recorded in the majority faith's original church books. Instead they may only be included in the Kirchenbuchduplikat, labelled as "birth register" rather than "baptism book." | ||
*A parish may have kept separate books for affiliated villages, both in the original and as duplicates. | *A parish may have kept separate books for affiliated villages, both in the original and as duplicates. In a few instances, the parish in question may have included several villages, but only the book for one village has survived. | ||
==Information Recorded in Church Records== | ==Information Recorded in Church Records== | ||