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There are two major types of cemetery records in Mexico: | There are two major types of cemetery records in Mexico: | ||
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** Information recorded on gravestones. | ** Information recorded on gravestones. | ||
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** Information recorded by cemetery officials or caretakers, included in parish and cemetery records recorded by the civil authority. | ** Information recorded by cemetery officials or caretakers, included in parish and cemetery records recorded by the civil authority. | ||
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=== '''Other sources of cemetery records include:''' === | === '''Other sources of cemetery records include:''' === | ||
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** The current priest who has the burial registers and may have the records of the burial plots. | ** The current priest who has the burial registers and may have the records of the burial plots. | ||
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** A local library, historical society, or historian who may have the records or can help you locate obscure family plots or relocated cemeteries. | ** A local library, historical society, or historian who may have the records or can help you locate obscure family plots or relocated cemeteries. | ||
** The Department of Civil Registration in the Federal District is in charge of the cemeteries. The Family History Library has records for the following cemeteries: | * | ||
** The Department of Civil Registration in the Federal District is in charge of the cemeteries. The Family History Library has records for the following cemeteries: | |||
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**** Guadalupe Hidalgo – 1878–1890 | **** Guadalupe Hidalgo – 1878–1890 | ||
**** Nuestra Señora de los Dolores –1880–1912 | **** Nuestra Señora de los Dolores –1880–1912 | ||
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MEXICO, [STATE], [CITY] - CEMETERIES | MEXICO, [STATE], [CITY] - CEMETERIES | ||
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