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=== Florida Record Finder ===
== Record Finder Table for [STATE] ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


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.  
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the [STATE] topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''3. Other useful records'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
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*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}


=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| Birth information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[How to Find Florida Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Florida Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Church Records|Church records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Florida Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Florida Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Florida Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | Immigration date
| [[How to Find Florida Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Florida Church Records|Church records]], [[Florida Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Florida Military Records|Military records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Death information
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| [[How to Find Florida Death Records|Death Records]], [[Florida Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Florida Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Florida Church Records|Church Records]], [[Florida Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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| Parents
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[How to Find Florida Birth Records|Birth records]],[[How to Find Florida Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Census|Census]], [[Florida Church Records|Church records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Florida Biography|Biography]], [[Florida Genealogy|Genealogy]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Maiden name
| align="left" | Residence
| [[How to Find Florida Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Probate Records|Probate records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Florida Church Records|Church Records]], [[Florida Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[[STATE] Taxation|Taxation]]
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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| Immigration date
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Florida Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Florida Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Biography|Biography]], [[Florida History|History]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Naturalization
| align="left" | Nationality or Race
| [[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Florida Census|Census]], [[Florida Court Records|Court Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Florida Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Florida Biography|Biography]], [[Florida Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[[STATE] Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| Physical description  
| align="left" | Occupation
| [[Florida Military Records|Military Records]], [[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Florida Biography|Biography]], [[Florida History|History]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
|-
| align="left" | Physical description  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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|}
|}
[[Category:Florida, United States]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
 
=== Adoption ===
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].
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