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| CID=CID1998528  
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| title=Germany, Prussia, East Prussia, Königsberg, Index to Funeral Sermons and Memorials, 1700-1900  
| title=Germany, East Prussia, Königsberg, Index to Funeral Sermons and Memorials, 1673-1900
| location=Germany       
| location=Germany       
| LOC_01 = Prussia       
| LOC_01 = Prussia       
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| loc_map = German Empire - Prussia - East Prussia (1878).svg.png   
| loc_map = German Empire - Prussia - East Prussia (1878).svg.png   
| record_type = Funeral Sermons  
| record_type = Funeral Sermons  
| start_year = 1700
| start_year = 1673
| end_year = 1900   
| end_year = 1900   
| language = [[German Language and Languages|German]]       
| language = [[German Language and Languages|German]]       
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Image:Germany, Prussia, East Prussia, Königsberg, Funeral Sermons DGS 5699743 4.jpg|Funeral Sermon  
Image:Germany, Prussia, East Prussia, Königsberg, Funeral Sermons DGS 5699743 4.jpg|Funeral Sermon  
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'''Card index records''' may contain the following information:       
'''Card index records''' may contain the following information:       
*Full name of deceased   
*Full name of deceased   
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*Names of other family members   
*Names of other family members   
*Residences  
*Residences  
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'''Funeral sermon records''' may contain the following information:  
'''Funeral sermon records''' may contain the following information:  
*Name of the deceased   
*Name of the deceased   
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*Family genealogies  
*Family genealogies  
   
   
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==How Do I Search This Collection? ==       
==How Do I Search This Collection? ==       
{{Collection_Browse_Link
It is helpful to know at least one of the following:
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*Your ancestor's name
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*Residence
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*Age or birth date
*Names of family members
{{Collection_Browse_Link
 
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Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information in the list to what you already know about your ancestor to determine if it is the correct family or person. You may need to compare several persons in the list before you find your ancestor.
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'''To browse by image''' for Germany, East Prussia, Königsberg, Index to Funeral Sermons and Memorials, 1673-1900:  
'''To browse by image''' for Germany, Prussia, East Prussia, Königsberg, Funeral Sermons, 1700-1900:  


⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br>   
⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br>   
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⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br>  
⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br>  
⇒Select the appropriate "Name Range" which takes you to the images  
⇒Select the appropriate "Name Range" which takes you to the images
 
{{Collection_Browse_Link
Look at each image or record 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 or records and compare the information about the individuals listed to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind there may be more than one person in the records with the same name and you will want to look carefully at dates, places and relations to identify your ancestor from another person. You also may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name if they were known by a nickname or changed their name from the original birth record name. Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life and may be listed in records with any of those variations.     
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Search the collection by image, 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.      
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==What do I do next?==
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.  
===I Found Who I was Looking for, Now What?===       
===I Found Who I was Looking for, Now What?===       
*Use the age in the marriage records to find an approximate birth year to begin your search in church or civil records.         
*Use the age in the marriage records to find an approximate birth year to begin your search in church or civil records.         
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