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Is there a logical explanation for a missing death certificate in 1962 in Pennsylvania?

Another question (What are the differences between PA state file numbers and certificate numbers?) reminded me of a family mystery: why can't any of us find a death certificate for Ferenc Borbiró? We have his gravestone on Find A Grave, complete…
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What are the differences between PA state file numbers and certificate numbers?

In my quest to find more about my family history, I have been forced to look beyond the internet. In particular I am looking for two people that died anytime from 1910 to 1920 in Pennsylvania (possibly, it could've also been NJ). Nevertheless, I…
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Transcribing address from New York 1870 marriage certificate

I am having trouble transcribing an address from a New York marriage certificate from 1870. Hopefully someone with knowledge of the area and time might be able to see it as I am unfamiliar with the area. There is a fair amount of handwriting to…
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Where can I find names of enslaved people in Alabama?

Our goal on Wikitree is to honor the African-Americans in our history by creating profiles as we can of all the named enslaved people and building family trees for them. I am working in Alabama starting in Baldwin County. I have already extracted…
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Specifying a Place Name in US With Regard to Time Frame

I understand that a pre-Independence place name will be different than a post-Independence place name (e.g., "Colony of Virginia, Royal Colony of Great Britain" & "Virginia" ... or perhaps "Commonwealth of Virginia") but I'm not sure when to change…
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Emigration records for private colonisation attempts from England

I'm looking for details of whether an ancestor was a part of a short lived colonisation attempt that took place circa 1849/1850, that targeted a place in the Auckland Islands and was led by Charles Enderby. The colony was officially named Hardwicke,…
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What are the names of Marie Horjas' parents?

I am looking for the parents of Marie Horjas. She is referenced to in this obituary. She married Charles Kuchar (b. 1893 in St. Louis). She was born in ca1899 in Missouri. They married sometime between 1917 and 1940. I know this because he is listed…
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Wny wouldn't the men in a middle-class Welsh family in the 19th century marry their partners?

My four greats grandfather John Hughes was mayor of Carmarthen, magistrate, merchant and shipowner. He married his wife in 1796. However, none of his male children married their partners. All three of them made provision for both their partners and…
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Who did my great-great-great-grandfather marry?

I can say that my interest for genealogy started when I got my great-great-grandfather baptism record from Ciudad Real, Spain. This is the record (online version in Family Search): It's a bit hard to read, but the following information can be…
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Do DNA results support theory of 1860s adoption of illegitimate nephew?

I suspect that George Kober, born 12 Feb 1858 at New Haven, CT, was the illegitimate son of Mary Agnes Kober, born 27 July 1839 at Liebelsburg, Calw, Germany. I also suspect that he was adopted by Mary's brother, Elias and his wife around 1860 in…
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Register dates from a day-month-year format

I have imported a large amount of people as a .ged file, but the date-formating are in the wrong order. They are as "day-month-year" (ex. 23 apr 1850), but Gramps date options seems to only be able to recognize dates in a "year-month-day" format. Is…
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How do I corroborate Charles Foster's military service (circa 1880)?

I am looking for information on Charles J Foster (b. 3 Feb 1849, New York d. 9 May 1929, San Francisco, CA). At one point I came across information that he was a retired Colonel (I'm assuming with the US military.) I have found an 1880 Census record…
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Ancestry.com "Common Ancestor" algorithm

Ancestry.com has a feature where it will use all available trees to find a common ancestor for a DNA match. I believe that it looks for overlaps in trees. It has done a good job for many of my matches. There are a few common ancestors that it has…
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Where was Johann Wilhelm Schweizer from?

This is from the 1862 marriage entry for Johann Wilhelm Schweizer and Anna Katharina Leinhos, from Creuzburg, Thuringia, Germany. As best as I can read it, he is from "Mittirea", but I cannot figure out where that might be.
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Identification of church in Magdeburg

I have a photo of a church in Magdeburg where my grandparents were married. I'm trying to identify the name of the church and determine if it's still standing. They were married in 1919. They were Lutheran. I've searched for church images but have…
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