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*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].


=== Colorado Record Finder  ===
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===


This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''


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| style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''3. Other useful records'''
| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
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| Birth information  
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| [[How to Find Colorado Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Colorado Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Colorado Church Records|Church records]]  
Birth information  
| [[Colorado Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Colorado Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Colorado Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Colorado Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
|-
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| Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| [[How to Find Colorado Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Colorado Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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| [[Colorado Church Records|Church records]], [[Colorado Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Colorado Military Records|Military records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
|-
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| Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| [[How to Find Colorado Death Records|Death Records]], [[Colorado Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Colorado Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Colorado Church Records|Church Records]], [[Colorado Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| Parents  
| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
| [[How to Find Colorado Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Colorado Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Colorado Census|Census]], [[Colorado Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Colorado Biography|Biography]], [[Colorado, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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| Maiden name  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[How to Find Colorado Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Colorado Probate Records|Probate records]]  
Maiden name  
| [[Colorado Church Records|Church Records]], [[Colorado Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
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| Immigration date  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Colorado Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Colorado Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Colorado Census|Census]]  
Immigration date  
| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Colorado Biography|Biography]], [[Colorado History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
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| Naturalization  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Colorado Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Colorado Census|Census]], [[Colorado Court Records|Court Records]]  
Naturalization  
| [[Colorado Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Colorado Biography|Biography]], [[Colorado Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Colorado Military Records|Military Records]], [[Colorado Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[Colorado Biography|Biography]], [[Colorado History|History]]
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
|}
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=== Further Colorado Research  ===
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
 
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
For more research on Colorado, including research at the county level, visit the [[Colorado, United States Genealogy|Colorado]] page on the Research Wiki.  
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
 
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/local/30?region=United%20States%20of%20America Colorado record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/local/30?region=United%20States%20of%20America Colorado record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


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