The Search for our Ancestry (XX)

Jan 14, 2016 791

By Angelo Coniglio

Once an immigrant ancestor's name and town of birth have been determined, we can begin the search for his/her vital records. After your search of family records, censuses, and passenger manifests, presumably at least an approximate year of birth is known.

If not, try to estimate: how old was your ancestor when he died, in what year, etc. How old was he when he married? You should have a range of years which are a reasonable approximation of his birth year. If you have a day, month and year from a marriage document, death record, headstone or other secondary source, consider it approximate, until you find a primary record.

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Source: Magna Grece

 

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