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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]].


=== Montana 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 Montana Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Montana Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Montana Church Records|Church records]]  
Birth information  
| [[Montana Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Montana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[United States Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Montana 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 Montana Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[United States Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Montana Church Records|Church records]], [[Montana Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Montana 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 Montana Death Records|Death Records]], [[Montana Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Montana Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Montana Church Records|Church Records]], [[United States 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 Montana Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Montana Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Montana Census|Census]], [[Montana Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Montana Biography|Biography]], [[Montana 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 Montana Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Montana Probate Records|Probate records]]  
Maiden name  
| [[Montana Church Records|Church Records]], [[Montana 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"|
| [[Montana Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Montana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Montana Census|Census]]  
Immigration date  
| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Montana Biography|Biography]], [[Montana 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"|
| [[Montana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Montana Census|Census]], [[Montana Court Records|Court Records]]  
Naturalization  
| [[United States Voting Records|Voting Registers]], [[Montana Biography|Biography]], [[Montana 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"|
| [[Montana Military Records|Military Records]], [[Montana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[Montana Biography|Biography]], [[Montana History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[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]]
|}
|}


=== Further Montana Research  ===
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
 
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
For more research on Montana, including research at the county level, visit the [[Montana Genealogy|Montana]] 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/location/19?region=United%20States%20of%20America Montana record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/19?region=United%20States%20of%20America Montana record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


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