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| link3=[[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] | | link3=[[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] | ||
| link4=[[Virginia Vital Records|Vital Records]] | | link4=[[Virginia Vital Records|Vital Records]] | ||
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==Substitutes for Birth, Marriage, and Death Records== | ==Substitutes for Birth, Marriage, and Death Records== | ||
Records created by other organizations frequently give birth, marriage, death, or family information. They were created for a variety of reasons, resulting in clues to move research forward as well as information that adds a richness to family history. Substitute records can contain conflicting information | Records created by other organizations frequently give birth, marriage, death, or family information. They were created for a variety of reasons, resulting in clues to move research forward as well as information that adds a richness to family history. Substitute records can contain conflicting information compared to other sources. <br> | ||
Links below are to Virginia wiki pages describing alternate sources.<br> | Links below are to Virginia wiki pages describing alternate sources.<br> | ||
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| width="15%" valign="middle" height="25" align="left" |[[Virginia Church Records|Church Records]] | | width="15%" valign="middle" height="25" align="left" |[[Virginia Church Records|Church Records]] | ||
| width="80%" |Virginia had a state church (Church of England) in the beginning, and may have more complete records. Depending on the denomination, church records may contain information about birth, marriage and death, may | | width="80%" |Virginia had a state church (Church of England) in the beginning, and may have more complete records. Depending on the denomination, church records may contain information about birth, marriage and death, and witnesses, who may be relatives | ||
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| width="15%" valign="middle" height="25" align="left" | [[Virginia History|Local Histories]] | | width="15%" valign="middle" height="25" align="left" | [[Virginia History|Local Histories]] | ||
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