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Ancestry/Genealogy

fierywoman

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8. I have a friend who knew nothing of his family. Although his father was married to his

Reply to csziggy (Reply #7)

Wed May 5, 2021, 10:09 PM

May 2021

mother, he left just as my friend was born.) He realized that his mother was from Hispañola, NM and traced his origins back to the Spanish conquest of Mexico!

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Want to learn my mother's birth, marriage and death dates; she died when I was 7 or 8, [View all] elleng May 2021 OP

NY should have her death certificate. Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #1

I have her parent's names, I remember them (thank goodness,) Grandma and Grandpa! elleng May 2021 #2

Here's a link to NY's vital records. Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #3

And when you get a crumb of a clue, the Mormons have ASTOUNDING geneological data in their fierywoman May 2021 #4

Yes, FamilySearch.org is free csziggy May 2021 #7

I have a friend who knew nothing of his family. Although his father was married to his fierywoman May 2021 #8

Now, that is interesting! nt csziggy May 2021 #9

(And it's all thanks to the Catholic church and the Mormons!) fierywoman May 2021 #10

Newspapers.com bluestateboomer May 2021 #5

Thanks. elleng May 2021 #6