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 ==Contents of the Records==
+=== Births/Baptisms  ===
+Children were usually baptized within a few days or weeks of birth. Births/baptisms&nbsp;may include: <br>
+*Name and surname of the child
+*Birth and/or baptism date and place
+*Parents’ names, including the maiden name of the mother
+<br>
+Births/baptisms may include: <br>
+*Child’s placement within the family and indication of legitimacy
+*Father’s occupation and residence
+*Names of witnesses
+=== Marriages/Proclamations  ===
+Marriages usually took place in the parish where the bride resided. Marriage records usually give: <br>
+*Names of the bride and groom
+*Date and place of marriage/proclamation<br>
+Marriages may include: <br>
+*Proclamation of intent to marry
+*Residences and groom’s occupation
+*Marital status
+*Names of fathers
+*Names of witnesses
+<br>
+Some records show a couple’s “intent to marry,” also called the proclamation of banns. Usually the intent to marry was proclaimed in the parishes of both the bride and groom. The marriage was usually recorded only in the parish in which the marriage actually took place.
+=== Deaths/Burials  ===
+Few burial records were kept before 1855. It is important to know that many women, when their husbands died, reverted to their maiden names and were buried under that name.
+<br>
+Deaths/burials generally include: <br>
+*Name
+*Date and place of death or burial<br>
+Deaths/burials may include: <br>
+*Occupation
+*Age at death
+*Names of relatives
+*Residence
+*Mortcloth dues (fee paid for the use of the funeral cloth or pall draped over the casket or body during the funeral ceremony)
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