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*'''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]].


=== Vermont Record Finder  ===
[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===


This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''


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| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| '''3. Other useful records'''
| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
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| Birth information  
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| [[How to Find Vermont Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Vermont Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Vermont Church Records|Church records]]  
Birth information  
| [[Vermont Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Vermont Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Vermont Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Vermont Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
|-
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| Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| [[How to Find Vermont Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Vermont Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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| [[Vermont Church Records|Church records]], [[Vermont Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Vermont Military Records|Military records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
|-
|-
| Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| [[How to Find Vermont Death Records|Death Records]], [[Vermont Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Vermont Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Vermont Church Records|Church Records]], [[Vermont Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| Parents  
| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
| [[How to Find Vermont Birth Records|Birth records]],&nbsp;[[How to Find Vermont Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Vermont Census|Census]], [[Vermont Church Records|Church records]]  
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| [[Vermont Biography|Biography]], [[Vermont Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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| Maiden name  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[How to Find Vermont Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Vermont Probate Records|Probate records]]  
Maiden name  
| [[Vermont Church Records|Church Records]], [[Vermont Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
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| Immigration date  
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| [[Vermont Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Vermont Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Vermont Census|Census]]  
Immigration date  
| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Vermont Biography|Biography]], [[Vermont History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
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| Naturalization  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Vermont Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Vermont Census|Census]], [[Vermont Court Records|Court Records]]  
Naturalization  
| [[United States Voting Records|Voting Registers]], [[Vermont Biography|Biography]], [[Vermont Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Vermont Military Records|Military Records]], [[Vermont Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[Vermont Biography|Biography]], [[Vermont History|History]]
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
|}
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To look for more Vermont records, [[Vermont Record Finder|go here]].  
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/47?region=United%20States%20of%20America Vermont record collections] at FamilySearch.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216515 Ralph J. Crandall. ed. ''Genealogical Research in New England.'' Baltimore,Maryland: Genealogical Pubishing Co., 1984. FHL 974 D27gr] 


=== Further Vermont Research  ===
[[Category:Vermont Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
 
For more research on Vermont, including research at the county level, visit the [[Vermont Genealogy|Vermont]] page on the Research Wiki.
 
Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/47?region=United%20States%20of%20America Vermont record collections] at FamilySearch.
 
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216515 Ralph J. Crandall. ed. ''Genealogical Research in New England.'' Baltimore,Maryland: Genealogical Pubishing Co., 1984. FHL 974 D27gr] 
 
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