Where were they when it happened?
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13 September 2012
Where Did It Have To Be Done?
Vital records are usually recorded where the event took place. A child might not have been born where the couple "lived," they might have been born somewhere a slight distance away, perhaps while the mother was staying with relatives in a neighboring town. A couple might have traveled fifty miles to elope and marry in a different state. A person may die in a hospital in a neighboring town or while a thousand miles away on a trip. That death will be recorded where the death took place, not the person's residence.
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i love your tips. There are to the point. Best way in my mind to think in genealogy. No time to dilly dally. Not if you really wnat to find them.
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DuSyl
This is a good tip... I have two examples in my family tree where 1) my paternal great-great-grandfather died while visiting his daughter's family over 100 miles away from home, in a different state, and 2) my maternal great-grandfather also died while visiting one of his daughters, about 100 miles from home. BTW -- neither of them had a headstone, but the burials were recorded. My grandparents also got married in a different county from where they lived. I think they eloped.
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