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Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Court of Common Pleas, Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Court of Common Pleas, Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records (view source)
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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. | 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, What Now? === | === I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? === | ||
*Add any new information to your records | |||
*Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records. | *Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records. | ||
*Use the information to find additional family members. Witnesses were usually family members. | *Use the information to find additional family members. Witnesses were usually family members. | ||
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family. | *Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family. | ||
*[[Pennsylvania Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | *[[Pennsylvania Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | ||
=== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now? === | ||
*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | *Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | ||