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| == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == |
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| The following information is usually found in these records: | | The following information is usually found in these records: |
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| | align="center" style="background: rgb(240,240,240)" | '''Baptismal and confirmation records'''
| | '''Baptism''' |
| | align="center" style="background: rgb(240,240,240)" | '''Marriage records'''
| | *Name of child |
| | align="center" style="background: rgb(240,240,240)" | ''Burial or 'Death records'''
| | *Date of baptism |
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| | *Parent's names |
| | Date and place of the baptism
| | *Legitimacy |
| | Date and place of the marriage
| | *Date of birth |
| |Date and place of burial and/or death
| | *Place of baptism |
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| | Child’s name and gender
| | '''Marriage''' |
| | Names of the bride and groom
| | *Name of bride and groom |
| |Name of deceased
| | *Their ages |
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| | *Residence and birthplace |
| |Names of the parents
| | *Date of marriage |
| | Names of the parents
| | *Parent's names |
| | Sometimes the names of the parents or the spouse, if the deceased was married
| | *Place of marriage |
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| | Age of the person being baptized or their birth date
| | '''Burial''' |
| | Name of the witnesses
| | *Name of deceased |
| | Age at time of death
| | *Date of death or burial |
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| | *Age |
| | Legitimacy
| | *Residence |
| | Ages and marital statuses of the bride and groom
| | *Name of spouse or parents |
| | Place of residence or origin of deaceased
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| | Before 1820, social class of the parents
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| |Places of origin and residence
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| |Sometimes the race of the deceased
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| |Sometimes the person’s race
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| | Legitimacy
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| |Godparents
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| |Sometimes the race of bride and groom
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| == Collection Content == | | == Collection Content == |