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Text replacement - "If earlier generations are not in the record, search neighboring parishes." to "If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes."
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*You can estimate the ages of the parents and search for their baptism records.  
*You can estimate the ages of the parents and search for their baptism records.  
*Then repeat the process for both the father and the mother.  
*Then repeat the process for both the father and the mother.  
*If earlier generations are not in the record, search neighboring parishes.  
*If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes.  
*Search the death registers for all family members. Death records may show children who were never recorded in baptism records.<br>
*Search the death registers for all family members. Death records may show children who were never recorded in baptism records.<br>


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