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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  ===
=== Florida 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 [[Florida Record Finder]].'''


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Birth information  
Birth information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Florida Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Florida Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Florida Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Florida Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Florida Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[Florida Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
*[[Florida Military Records|Military records]]  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[How to Find Florida Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Florida Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
*[[Florida Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[Florida Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[Florida Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
*[[Florida Military Records|Military records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[How to Find Florida Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Florida Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Florida Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Florida Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Florida Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Florida Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Florida Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Florida Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Florida Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Florida Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Florida Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Florida Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Florida, 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 Florida Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Florida Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
*[[Florida Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Florida Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Florida Military Records|Military Records]]  
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Immigration date  
Immigration date  
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Florida Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
*[[Florida Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Florida Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Florida Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Florida History|History]]
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Naturalization  
Naturalization  
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Florida Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
*[[Florida Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[Florida Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Florida Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Florida Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description  
Physical description  
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Florida Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
*[[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Florida Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Florida History|History]]
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=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
=== Further Florida 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 [[Florida Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For online record collections, go to [[Florida Online Genealogy Records|'''Florida 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 Florida, including research at the county level, visit the [[Florida, United States Genealogy|'''Florida''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/34?region=United%20States%20of%20America Florida record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/34?region=United%20States%20of%20America Florida record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


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

Revision as of 11:12, 24 September 2020

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Florida Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

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

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

Florida Research Tips[edit | edit source]

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

  • Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1899 in Florida with general compliance by 1920. 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: Statewide registration of deaths began in 1899 in Florida; however, general compliance did not begin until 1917.. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Florida 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.

Florida 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 Florida 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 Florida Research[edit | edit source]

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