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*'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1908. General compliance followed shortly after in 1910. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Minnesota death records]] | *'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1908. General compliance followed shortly after in 1910. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Minnesota death records]] | ||
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | ||
=== Minnesota Record Finder === | |||
This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for they type D | |||
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| '''1. What you are looking for:''' | |||
| '''2. Try these records first:''' | |||
| '''3. Other useful records''' | |||
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| Birth information | |||
| [[How to Find Minnesota Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Minnesota Death Records|Death records]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Church Records|Church records]] | |||
| [[Minnesota Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Minnesota Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Minnesota Military Records|Military records]] (pension) | |||
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| Marriage information | |||
| [[How to Find Minnesota Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Bible Records|Bible records]] | |||
| [[Minnesota Church Records|Church records]], [[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Minnesota Military Records|Military records]] | |||
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| Death information | |||
| [[How to Find Minnesota Death Records|Death Records]], [[Minnesota Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
| [[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]], [[Minnesota Bible Records|Bible Records]] | |||
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| Parents | |||
| [[How to Find Minnesota Birth Records|Birth records]][[How to Find Minnesota Death Records|Death records]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Census|Census]], [[Minnesota Church Records|Church records]] | |||
| [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]], [[Minnesota Genealogy|Genealogy]] | |||
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| Maiden name | |||
| [[How to Find Minnesota Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate records]] | |||
| [[Minnesota Church Records|Church Records]], [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]] (pension) | |||
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| Immigration date | |||
| [[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Minnesota Census|Census]] | |||
| [[Minnesota Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]], [[Minnesota History|History]] | |||
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| Naturalization | |||
| [[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Minnesota Census|Census]], [[Minnesota Court Records|Court Records]] | |||
| [[Minnesota Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]], [[Minnesota Periodicals|Periodicals]] | |||
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| Physical description | |||
| [[Minnesota Military Records|Military Records]], [[Minnesota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906) | |||
| [[Minnesota Biography|Biography]], [[Minnesota History|History]] | |||
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To look for more Minnesota records, go here | |||
[[Category:Minnesota]] | [[Category:Minnesota]] | ||