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 *Parish
 To search the marriage records, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:
 *Name of bride or groom
 *Approximate year and place of marriage
 To search the death records, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:
 *Name of ancestor
 *Approximate year and place of death
 ==== Search the Collection  ====
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 ⇒Select the appropriate "Providence"<br>
 ⇒Select the appropriate "Diocese, Town, and/or Parish"<br>
-⇒Select the appropriate "Record Type and Years" which will take you to the images<br>
+⇒Select the appropriate "Record Type and Years" which will take you to the images.
 Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.
 ==== Unable to Find Your Ancestor?  ====
 If you are looking at the marriage records, and you don’t know the name of the wife or the husband, try searching for the names of the parents, or the county of birth and the age at that time of marriage.
-If you cannot find your ancestor, try searching the censuses for your ancestor’s residence at the time of the event. That will give you some clues as to who your ancestors parents were and the age as well.
 ==== For Help Reading These Records  ====