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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
Prior to 1900 the largest religious group in [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]] was the Roman Catholic Church. Other churches represented in New Mexico include the Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Christian<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref>. | Prior to 1900 the largest religious group in [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]] was the Roman Catholic Church. Other churches represented in New Mexico include the Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Christian<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref>. | ||
==Information Found in the Records== | ==Information Found in the Records== | ||
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