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+The 1686 kyrkolag stated, ”(to record) the name of the deceased who was buried in the church or churchyard”. <ref>“The aflednas namn som i kyrckian eller på kyrckiogården äre begrafne…”: Clemensson, Per and Andersson, Kjell. Släktforska steg för steg. Falköping, Natur och Kultur/Fakta, 2005</ref> The death and burial records generally begin about 1688. Initially the information was often written in the same book as the birth and christenings, and engagements and marriages. <br>
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+The record was usually kept chronologically by the date of death or the date of burial. In these entries you should find: <br>
+*The name of the deceased
+*Place of residence at the time of passing
+*Age
+*Cause of death (not always recorded in the earliest examples)
+*Occasionally you might see the name of the parents. It’s common to see the name of the father mentioned with a deceased child. <br>
-Unlike in the United States where graves may be hundreds of years old, the Swedes believe they are more practical with respect to death. In Sweden, a corpse is buried for a maximum of twenty years. At the conclusion of the time period, unless someone is paying for perpetual care, the body is exhumed and the bones are discarded. The gravesite is then made ready to be reused by someone else. In most Swedish parishes today (2006), birth dates on tombstone date from 1870 or later. Few, if any, graves exist for persons born prior to 1870.<br>
+Discovering the cause of death can be an interesting fact to ancestors’ life story. The oldest death and burial record is from Helga Trefaldighets parish in Uppsala county beginning in 1608.<ref>Wikipedia Community. Dödbok. Wiki-Rötter, February 2011<ref> <br>
-Infant mortality in pre-1900 Sweden stood at about 40-50%. It was commonplace among families of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to name a newborn for a deceased older sibling. However, before deciding that this is what actually happened, make a diligent effort to find the death record of the older sibling. Perhaps, some parents just enjoyed the sound of certain names and assigned the same given name(s) to multiple children. In a family with five sons each named “Olof”, the parents, and hopefully the intended child, knew who was wanted when his name was called. <br>
+====Other Records Associated to Death and Burial====
+====Personaliebok====
+Some death records are called a personaliebok (or they may be in addition to the death and burial records.) In these books you will find a longer description written about the deceased similar to a modern obituary. If personalie books were kept for the place your ancestors are from, you may find more information about the deceased's life, occupation, marriage (-s) and children. <br>
-In a Swedish Church Record of death you can expect to find:
+====Gravregister====
+The purpose of the graveregister is to keep track of who is buried, and where are they buried in the church yard. Traditionally “the place” to be buried is the churchyard. Yet the churchyard has a limited space to the property, which has been used for centuries. The solution is to reuse burial plots.  This practice is still done today. A burial plot is reused after about 20 years unless someone has paid for perpetual upkeep. When the change is made, the previous gravestone is replaced with the new one. With this said, it’s not unusual that very few old grave stones have survived. The Federation of Swedish Genealogical Societies (Sveriges Släktforskarförbund) has been created a database called Gravstens – Sök with information from about 35,000 gravestones from around the country. <br>
+=== Tip  ===
-*The name of the deceased
+===Databases Associated to Death and Burial Records===
-*The date of burial and/or death
+*The Swedish Death Index 1901-2009, Sveriges Dödbok 1901-2009<br>
-*The residence of the deceased
+Approximately 70% of all the deaths for this time period are included in the database. The source to create the database is the death and burial records. There are a total of 7, 880,000 entries. This database is on DVD available through Sveriges Släktforskarförbund. <br>
-*The age of the deceased (usually estimated)
+*Buried in Sweden, Begravda I Sverige<br>
-*Sometimes, the cause of death
+The source to create this database is the gravregisters from all over the kingdom. There are 5, 300,000 entries. This database is on DVD available through Sveriges Släktforskarförbund.
-*Some death records include obituaries that contain a summary of the deceased's life
+=== Notes  ===
-=== Tips  ===
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+=== References  ===
+Clemensson, Per and Andersson, Kjell. <u>Släktforska steg för steg</u>. Falköping, Natur och Kultur/Fakta, 2005 <br>
-*Ages at death are highly suspect
+Wikipedia Community. Dödbok. Wiki-Rötter, February 2011 See http://www.genealogi.se/wiki/index.php/D%C3%B6dbok <br>
-*Causes of death are suspect because of uncertain diagnosis
-*The interval between death and burial could be an extended time
-*Do NOT assume because two children in a family have the same given name(s) that the older child died<br>
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