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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky Genealogy|Kentucky]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Kentucky_History''' {{KY-sidebar}} | |||
== Brief History == | == Brief History == | ||
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*'''1812– 1815''': The War of 1812 involved many Kentucky soldiers. | *'''1812– 1815''': The War of 1812 involved many Kentucky soldiers. | ||
*'''1852''': Kentucky law required counties to record births, marriages, and deaths. | *'''1852''': Kentucky law required counties to record births, marriages, and deaths. | ||
*'''1815–1860''': Kentucky settlers | *'''1815–1860''': Kentucky settlers benefited from improvements in transportation, including river steamboats, canals, and railroads. | ||
*'''1861–1865''': Kentucky officially supported the Union in the Civil War, but its soldiers served on both sides (120,000 Union and 60,000 Confederate). | *'''1861–1865''': Kentucky officially supported the Union in the Civil War, but its soldiers served on both sides (120,000 Union and 60,000 Confederate). | ||
*'''1862''': The Kentucky law requiring counties to record births, marriages, and deaths was repealed. | *'''1862''': The Kentucky law requiring counties to record births, marriages, and deaths was repealed. | ||