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== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
The information in | The following information may be found in these records: | ||
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'''Confirmation | {{col-break}} | ||
'''Confirmation''' | |||
*Name, gender, and age | *Name, gender, and age | ||
*Date and place of confirmation | *Date and place of confirmation | ||
*Names of parents and, sometimes, grandparents | *Names of parents and, sometimes, grandparents | ||
*Names of godparents | *Names of godparents | ||
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'''Marriage | '''Marriage''' | ||
*Names and ages of groom and bride | *Names and ages of groom and bride | ||
*Date and place of marriage | *Date and place of marriage | ||
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*Bride’s parents’ names | *Bride’s parents’ names | ||
*Marital status of groom and bride | *Marital status of groom and bride | ||
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'''Death | '''Death''' | ||
*Name, gender, and age of deceased (keep in mind that the death records of women may be filed under their married names) | *Name, gender, and age of deceased (keep in mind that the death records of women may be filed under their married names) | ||
*Date and place of death | *Date and place of death | ||
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*Names of parents | *Names of parents | ||
*Names and residences of informants/witnesses | *Names and residences of informants/witnesses | ||
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== How Do I Search This Collection? == | == How Do I Search This Collection? == |
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