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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>  
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…” Släktforska steg för steg, page 47</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>  


The record was usually kept in chronological order by the date of death or the date of burial. In these entries you should find: <br>  
The record was usually kept in chronological order by the date of death or the date of burial. In these entries you should find: <br>  
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Wikipedia Community. <u>Dödbok</u>. Wiki-Rötter, February 2011 See http://www.genealogi.se/wiki/index.php/D%C3%B6dbok <br>  
Wikipedia Community. <u>Dödbok</u>. Wiki-Rötter, February 2011 See http://www.genealogi.se/wiki/index.php/D%C3%B6dbok <br>  


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