Religious records are often overlooked as a family history resource, and in doing so we may be cheating ourselves out of some great information and new leads. As if the information contained in them were not enough, these records in some cases predate civil records. While the types of records available vary from religion to religion and even from church to church, the baptismal or christening, confirmation, marriage, death registers, membership, and other records of the church are often among the most valuable to be found in family history research.
Besides the important event dates provided by religious records, sponsors and witnesses listed in these records often turn out to be immediate or collateral family members, or may be neighbors from the old country who traveled with your ancestors...
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