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cemeteries |
Military records, taxation |
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Vital records, church
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| Birthplace |
Vital records, church records,
Census |
Newspapers, obituaries |
| Death |
Vital records, cemeteries,
probate, records, church records, obituaries |
Newspapers, bible records,
military records |
| Divorce |
Court records, vital records |
Newspapers |
| Maiden
Name |
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newspapers, Bible records |
Cemeteries, military records,
probate records, obituaries |
| Living
relatives [and adoptions] |
Genealogies, directories, court
records, obituaries |
Census, biography, societies,
church records, probate records |
| Marriage |
Vital records, church records,
Census, newspapers, Bible records |
Cemeteries, military records,
probate records, naturalization and citizenship, land and property records |
| Parents,
children, and other family members |
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Census, probate records, obituaries. |
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emigration and immigration |
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Date |
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Aids |
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records, history |
History, biography |
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Genealogy |
| Occupations |
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and immigration |
Newspapers, court records |
| Country
of Foreign Birth |
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Census, naturalization and citizenship, church records |
Military records, vital records,
newspapers, obituaries |
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