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=== Information Recorded in Civil Registers  ===
=== Information Recorded in Civil Registers  ===
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Image:Dominican Republic Civil Registration Births (09-0260) DGS 4318870 147.jpg|Birth Record
Image:Dominican Republic Civil Registration (10-0144) (10-0145) Marriage DGS 4553123 622.jpg|Marriage Record 1
Image:Dominican Republic Civil Registration (10-0144) (10-0145) Marriage DGS 4553123 622 page 2.jpg|Marriage Record 2
Image:Dominican Republic Civil Registration (10-0144) (10-0145) Death DGS 4553125 81.jpg|Death Record
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Birth records may contain the following information:
*Name and gender of child
*Date, place, and time of birth
*Child’s legitimacy
*Parents’ names and ages
*Parents’ occupations and residence
*Grandparents' names
*Date, place, and time of registration
*Registrant's occupation and residence
Marriage records usually contain the following information:
*Date and place of marriage
*Names and ages of groom and bride
*Marital status of groom and bride
*Legitimacy of groom and bride
*Parents' names and ages
*Groom's residence
*Bride’s legitimacy
*Date of betrothal promise
*Witnesses’ names
*Witnesses’ age, marital status, and occupation
*Name of civil official and/or marriage officiator
Death records may contain the following information:
*Name and age of deceased (keep in mind that death records for women may be filed under their married name)
*Marital status/spouse's name of deceased
*Date, place, and time of death
*Cause of death
*Date and place of birth
*Parents of deceased
*Parents' origin and residence
*Witnesses' names
*Informant's name and age
*Date, place, and time of registration
*Informant's marital status, occupation, origin, and residence


=== Births (nacimientos)  ===
=== Births (nacimientos)  ===
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