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==What can you find in cemetery records?== | ==What can you find in cemetery records?== | ||
'''Headstone inscriptions''' are information recorded on headstones (also known as tombstones or gravestones). Sometimes, multiple family members are buried in the same vault and the inscription will give information on all that are buried there. Often, this information has been transcribed, indexed, and published and is found '''online and in manuscripts and books in libraries and archives.''' | |||
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'''Written records''' are information recorded by cemetery officials or caretakers, included in parish and cemetery records recorded by the civil authority. Written records include: | |||
*Cemetery sextons' records | |||
*Municipal cemetery records | |||
*Church yard records | |||
*Grave books | |||
*Plot books | |||
*Maps | |||
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Cemetery records may provide information such as: | |||
*the deceased’s name | |||
*date and place of birth and death | |||
*age of the deceased at death | |||
*place of origin | |||
*names of other persons related to the deceased | |||
*maiden surname | |||
*sometimes marriage information. | |||
*clues about military service, religion, occupation | |||
*place of residence at time of death | |||
*membership in an organization. | |||
==How do you find cemetery records?== | ==How do you find cemetery records?== | ||
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