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:'''Why:''' | :'''Why:''' | ||
::;;*Gaps in ages of children may be a clue to: | ::;;*Gaps in ages of children may be a clue to: | ||
:;;: | :;;:*A second marriage of the couple: Check marriage records for this. | ||
:;;:*A child died young. Check cemetery, church, funeral, and other records. | :;;:*A child died young. Check cemetery, church, funeral, and other records. | ||
:;;*The state or nation where the children were born is a clue to: | :;;*The state or nation where the children were born is a clue to: | ||
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:;;:*In a second marriage, the husband may be older than the wife. | :;;:*In a second marriage, the husband may be older than the wife. | ||
:;;:*Compare ages of the wife and the children: | :;;:*Compare ages of the wife and the children: | ||
:;;: | :;;:*The oldest child: was the wife too young to be the mother? (Child-bearing years for most women were between 16–40.) | ||
:;;:*The youngest child: was the wife too old? | :;;:*The youngest child: was the wife too old? | ||
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