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| | == Caribbean Greater Antilles == |
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| | *[[Bahamas Genealogy|Bahamas]] |
| | *[[Cayman Islands Genealogy|Cayman Islands]] (British Overseas Territory) |
| | *[[Cuba Genealogy|Cuba]] |
| | *[[Dominican Republic Genealogy|Dominican Republic]] |
| | *[[Haiti Genealogy|Haiti]] |
| | *[[Jamaica Genealogy|Jamaica]] |
| | *[[Puerto Rico Genealogy|Puerto Rico]] (United States) |
| | *[[Turks and Caicos Islands Genealogy|Turks and Caicos Islands]] (British Overseas Territory) |
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| Guide to '''Caribbean ancestry, family history, and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
| | === Caribbean Lesser Antilles === |
| {{about|the ancestry from the regions group of islands|the indigenous inhabitants of Caribbean region and people of Caribbean descent|Wikipedia:Caribbean people|the body of water surrounding them|Wikipedia:Caribbean Sea|}}
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| === The island countries located in the Caribbean are: === | | | style="width:45%; vertical-align:top;" | |
| {| | | '''Windward Islands'''<br> |
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| *[[Anguilla Genealogy|Anguilla]] (United Kingdom [[WikiPedia:British Overseas Territories|BOT]])
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| *[[Antigua and Barbuda Genealogy|Antigua and Barbuda]]
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| *[[Aruba Genealogy|Aruba]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) | | *[[Aruba Genealogy|Aruba]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) |
| *[[Bahamas Genealogy|Bahamas]]
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| *[[Barbados Genealogy|Barbados]] | | *[[Barbados Genealogy|Barbados]] |
| *[[Bonaire Genealogy|Bonaire]] (BES Islands, formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) | | *[[Bonaire Genealogy|Bonaire]] (British Overseas Territory, formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) |
| *[[British Virgin Islands Genealogy|British Virgin Islands]] (United Kingdom BOT)
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| *[[Cayman Islands Genealogy|Cayman Islands]] (United Kingdom BOT)
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| *[[Cuba Genealogy|Cuba]]
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| *[[Curaçao Genealogy|Curaçao]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) | | *[[Curaçao Genealogy|Curaçao]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) |
| *[[Dominica Genealogy|Dominica]] | | *[[Dominica Genealogy|Dominica]] |
| *[[Dominican Republic Genealogy|Dominican Republic]]
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| *[[Grenada Genealogy|Grenada]] | | *[[Grenada Genealogy|Grenada]] |
| *[[Guadeloupe, France Genealogy|Guadeloupe]] (French Antilles, France) | | *[[Trinidad and Tobago Genealogy|Trinidad and Tobago]] |
| *[[Haiti Genealogy|Haiti]]
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| *[[Jamaica Genealogy|Jamaica]]
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| *[[Martinique, France Genealogy|Martinique]] (French Antilles, France) | | *[[Martinique, France Genealogy|Martinique]] (French Antilles, France) |
| *[[Montserrat Genealogy|Montserrat]] (United Kingdom BOT)
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| *[[Puerto Rico Genealogy|Puerto Rico]] (United States)
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| *[[Saba Genealogy|Saba]] (BES Islands, formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])
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| *[[Saint Barthelemy Genealogy|Saint Barthélemy]] (French Antilles, France)
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| *[[Saint Kitts and Nevis Genealogy|Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
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| *[[Saint Lucia Genealogy|Saint Lucia]] | | *[[Saint Lucia Genealogy|Saint Lucia]] |
| *[[Saint Martin Island]]
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| **[[Saint Martin Genealogy|Saint Martin]] (French Antilles, France, northern 60% of the island)
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| **[[Sint Maarten Genealogy|Sint Maarten]] ([[Wikipedia:Caribbean Netherlands|BES Islands]], formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]], southern 40% of the island)
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| *[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Genealogy|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] | | *[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Genealogy|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] |
| *[[Sint Eustatius Genealogy|Sint Eustatius]] (BES Islands, formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) | | *Isle de Margarite |
| *[[Trinidad and Tobago Genealogy|Trinidad and Tobago]] | | *Isle de Tortuga |
| *[[Turks and Caicos Islands Genealogy|Turks and Caicos Islands]] (United Kingdom BOT)
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| *[[U.S. Virgin Islands Genealogy|U.S. Virgin Islands]] (United States)
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| |} | | '''Leeward Islands'''<br> |
| <br> | | *[[Anguilla Genealogy|Anguilla]] (British Overseas Territory) |
| | *[[Antigua and Barbuda Genealogy|Antigua and Barbuda]] |
| | *[[British Virgin Islands Genealogy|British Virgin Islands]] (British Overseas Territory) |
| | *[[Guadeloupe, France Genealogy|Guadeloupe]] (French Antilles, France) |
| | *[[Montserrat Genealogy|Montserrat]] (British Overseas Territory) |
| | *[[Saba Genealogy|Saba]] (Caribbean Netherlands, formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) |
| | *[[Saint Barthelemy Genealogy|Saint Barthélemy]] (French Antilles, France) |
| | *St. Croix |
| | *[[Saint Kitts and Nevis Genealogy|Saint Kitts and Nevis]] |
| | *[[Sint Eustatius|Sint Eustatius]] (Caribbean Netherlands, formerly Netherlands Antilles) |
| | *[[Sint Maarten Genealogy|Sint Maarten]], [[Saint Martin Island]] (Caribbean Netherlands, formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]], southern 40% of the island) |
| | *[[Saint Martin Genealogy|Saint Martin]], [[Saint Martin Island]] (French Antilles, France, northern 60% of the island) |
| | *[[U.S. Virgin Islands Genealogy|U.S. Virgin Islands]] (United States) |
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| ===For Further Reading=== | | ===For Further Reading=== |
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| *Auger, F.R.; Gordon, S.C.; Hall, D.G.; and Reckord, M. ''The Making of the West Indies.'' London: Low & Brydone Ltd., 1960. | | *Auger, F.R.; Gordon, S.C.; Hall, D.G.; and Reckord, M. ''The Making of the West Indies.'' London: Low & Brydone Ltd., 1960. |
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| *Baker, E.C. ''A Guide to Records in the Leeward Islands.'' Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1965. | | *Baker, E.C. ''A Guide to Records in the Leeward Islands.'' Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1965. |
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| *Baker, E.C. ''A Guide to Records in the Windward Islands.'' Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1968. | | *Baker, E.C. ''A Guide to Records in the Windward Islands.'' Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1968. |
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| *Burns, Sir Alan. ''History of the British West Indies.'' London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954. | | *Burns, Sir Alan. ''History of the British West Indies.'' London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954. |
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| *''Caribbean Archives Conference.'' Report of the Caribbean Archives Conference Held at The University of the West Indies Mona, Jamaica. September 20-27, 1965. Kingston, Government Printer, 1965. | | *''Caribbean Archives Conference.'' Report of the Caribbean Archives Conference Held at The University of the West Indies Mona, Jamaica. September 20-27, 1965. Kingston, Government Printer, 1965. |
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| *Platt, Lyman D. ''Genealogical Historical Guide to Latin America.'' Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1978.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: West Indies,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> | | *Platt, Lyman D. ''Genealogical Historical Guide to Latin America.'' Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1978.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: West Indies,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> |
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