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== Research Strategies == | == Research Strategies == | ||
==== Search Death-related records first | === Steps === | ||
==== 1. Decide what years to search and where in Ontario ==== | |||
==== 2. Use an index ==== | |||
==== 3. Obtain and search the record ==== | |||
==== 4. Analyze the record ==== | |||
=== Search Death-related records first === | |||
Why might it be better to look for the death record of an ancestor first? | Why might it be better to look for the death record of an ancestor first? | ||
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*Death records exist for many persons born before birth and marriage records began. Death records may contain birth and marriage information not available anywhere else. | *Death records exist for many persons born before birth and marriage records began. Death records may contain birth and marriage information not available anywhere else. | ||
=== Analyze the record === | |||
Ask yourself these questions to use the record effectively: | Ask yourself these questions to use the record effectively: | ||
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*Does the information from the record fit with what you know about the family from other records? If it does not agree, it may have been miscopied by a clerk. Check your sources. | *Does the information from the record fit with what you know about the family from other records? If it does not agree, it may have been miscopied by a clerk. Check your sources. | ||
=== Why can't I find a vital record? === | |||
Some possible reasons are: | Some possible reasons are: | ||