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==Finding the Town of Origin== | ==Finding the Town of Origin== | ||
In order to research your family in their "old" country, it is essential that you have identified the place where they came from. You must know the city | In order to research your family in their "old" country, it is essential that you have identified the place where they came from. You must know the city or town that they came from. In addition, the church where they worshipped, which might be in another nearby town, must be determined. | ||
== Important Tips == | == Important Tips == | ||
You must also know enough about the ancestor to positively identify him in the records. Dates (even if they are approximate), places, and familial connections are key to helping you decide if a person you find, who has the same name as your ancestor, really is your ancestor. | You must also know enough about the ancestor to positively identify him in the records. Dates (even if they are approximate), places, and familial connections are key to helping you decide if a person you find, who has the same name as your ancestor, really is your ancestor. | ||
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# When they first came, were there already family members here who they joined? | # When they first came, were there already family members here who they joined? | ||
# Did_______________ever mention their parents in Dominican Republic? | # Did_______________ever mention their parents in Dominican Republic? | ||
# Were they Catholic? | # Were they Catholic or some other religion? | ||
# Do you have any old letters or postcards from Dominican Republic family? | # Do you have any old letters or postcards from Dominican Republic family? | ||
# Do you have any pictures of family members in Dominican Republic? | # Do you have any pictures of family members in Dominican Republic? | ||
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There | There may be many types of indexed records that cover parts, even large parts of Dominican Republic. Searching those indexes by name only can turn up several entries of the same name. '''Never jump to an immediate conclusion that you have found an entry that matches your ancestor'''. Study the information for other clues that verify the match. | ||
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*Make sure the person you found in Dominican Republican records '''left Dominican Republic'''. Look for them in marriage and death records of the same vicinity. See whether they have children a generation later in the vicinity. These things prove they remained in Dominican Republic and would rule them out as your ancestor. | *Make sure the person you found in Dominican Republican records '''left Dominican Republic'''. Look for them in marriage and death records of the same vicinity. See whether they have children a generation later in the vicinity. These things prove they remained in Dominican Republic and would rule them out as your ancestor. | ||
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===Dominican Republic Records Databases to Try=== | ===Dominican Republic Records Databases to Try=== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/GuidedResearch: | *[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/GuidedResearch:Dominican_Republic '''Dominican Republic Guided Research'''] | ||
*[[Dominican Republic Civil Registration|'''Dominican Republic Civil Registration''']], government birth, marriage, and death records are available online for many provinces from the early 1800s to the early or mid-1900s. These records can name grandparents in addition to parents, and towns for residence and/or birth for both. | *[[Dominican Republic Civil Registration|'''Dominican Republic Civil Registration''']], government birth, marriage, and death records are available online for many provinces from the early 1800s to the early or mid-1900s. These records can name grandparents in addition to parents, and towns for residence and/or birth for both. | ||
*There | *There may be some [[Dominican Republic Church Records|'''Dominican Republic Church Records''']] online. | ||
*See [[Dominican Republic Emigration and Immigration|'''Dominican Republic Emigration and Immigration''']] for records of | *See [[Dominican Republic Emigration and Immigration|'''Dominican Republic Emigration and Immigration''']] for records of Dominicans immigrating, including some online digitized records and indexes. | ||
*See [[Dominican Republic Online Genealogy Records|'''Dominican Republic Online Genealogy Records''']] for other databases that might hold clues. | *See [[Dominican Republic Online Genealogy Records|'''Dominican Republic Online Genealogy Records''']] for other databases that might hold clues. | ||
==Records of the Country of Destination== | ==Records of the Country of Destination== | ||
* '''Church Records:''' If your ancestor immigrated to a European or a South American/Hispanic country, church records can be detailed enough to identify a former residence or birthplace in the home country. These countries, unlike the United States, had state churches. In many countries, these state churches were used by the country to keep birth, marriage, and death records. Even though your ancestor was born in his former country, he may have married, and certainly died in his new country. Marriage and death records can state birthplace. | * '''Church Records:''' If your ancestor immigrated to a European or a South American/Hispanic country, church records can be detailed enough to identify a former residence or birthplace in the home country. These countries, unlike the United States, had state churches. In many countries, these state churches were used by the country to keep birth, marriage, and death records. Even though your ancestor was born in his former country, he may have married, and certainly died in his new country. Marriage and death records can state birthplace. | ||
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