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*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].  
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].  


=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
=== California Record Finder  ===


This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[California Record Finder]].'''


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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find California Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find California Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[California Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[California Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[California Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
*[[California Military Records|Military records]]  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[How to Find California Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
*[[California Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[California Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[California Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
*[[California Military Records|Military records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[How to Find California Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[California Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[California Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[California Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[California Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find California Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find California Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[California Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[California Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[California Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[California, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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Maiden name  
Maiden name  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find California Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
*[[California Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[California Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[California Military Records|Military Records]]  
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Immigration date  
Immigration date  
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[California Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
*[[California Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[California Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[California History|History]]
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Naturalization  
Naturalization  
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[California Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
*[[California Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[California Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[California Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[California Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description  
Physical description  
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[California Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[California Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[California History|History]]
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=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
=== Further California Research  ===
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[California Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For online record collections, go to [[California Online Genealogy Records|'''California Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*For more research on California, including research at the county level, visit the [[California, United States Genealogy|'''California''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/11?region=United%20States%20of%20America California record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/11?region=United%20States%20of%20America California record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


[[Category:California, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
[[Category:California, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]

Revision as of 08:30, 24 September 2020

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California Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in California:

California Online Genealogy Records
How to find California Birth Records
How to find California Marriage Records
How to find California Death Records

California Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in California.

  • Birth information: Birth records in California start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
  • Finding Parents: The State of California began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search California death records
  • Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

California Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see California Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for: 2. Try these records first: 3. Other useful records

Birth information

Marriage information
Death information
Parents

Maiden name

Immigration date

Naturalization

Physical description

Further California Research[edit | edit source]

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