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Sacramental records, Roman Catholic Church: Roman Catholic Church parish registers of baptisms (christenings), marriages, and burials. Confirmation and first communion are sometimes included.  

Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, France: A massacre that occurred in 1572 when 3,000 Huguenots gathered in Paris, France, to celebrate the marriage of Marguerite de Valois to Henry III of Navarre. The Roman Catholic government, under the authority of Charles IX, killed most of the attendants. This massacre led to a civil war in France.  

Sale of property: A document that details the sale of goods in preparation for settling an estate or financing the care of a minor. Also called estate sale.  

Salta atrás: A term used in Catholic Church registers to describe a person from Latin America whose ancestry is a mix of African and Caucasian. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate.  

Salvation Army: A religious and charitable organization that was founded in 1865 by William Booth, a Methodist minister in London. The group focuses on fostering the love of God and providing help to the needy. The group's first name was the Christian Mission, but it became the Salvation Army in 1878.  

Salzburgers: Immigrants from the Salzburg area of Austria. Many settled in Georgia in the United States.  

Samuel M. Wilson Collection: A private collection of correspondence, genealogical notes, and abstracts of records about families from central Kentucky.  

Søruller, Denmark: Danish naval levying rolls, which are records kept by the parish that list all males up to age 34 in a parish. Beginning in 1788 these records were taken every three years and used as a list of potential navy draftees. If a male age 34 or younger moved to a new parish, the levying roll usually notes the new parish's identification number. These records can help establish where a male ancestor was living when other important records were made.<br> <!--{12051776491710} --> &nbsp;