Birth, Marriage, and Death Records and Evidence of…

Note: This lesson was from a live webinar in June 2023.

There is a lot of evidence of birth, marriage, and death events beyond just the birth, marriage, and death certificates. As you work your way back in time, you may not find birth or death certificates before about 1909 in the United States. This lesson goes way beyond birth, marriage, and death certificates.

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00:00 GTV Academy 2023-06-24 Webinar
00:05 Evidence of Birth, Marriage and Death Records  
00:30 About Connie Knox
01:47 Introducing the course, 7 chapters  
02:12 Chapter 1 – Death Records
03:32 Death Certificates
05:52 Obituaries and Funeral Notices
07:49 Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, and Tombstones
08:40 Wills and Probate
12:03 Social Security Death Index
14:24 Coroner’s Report, Inquest and Autopsy
14:51 Mortality Schedules
15:50 Chapter 2 – Marriage Records
15:56 Marriage Certificates, Licenses and Returns
19:33 Marriage Bonds and Banns
22:40 Church Registries
25:12 Evidence in Newspapers
25:50 Divorce Records
26:08 Chapter 3 – Birth Records
28:03 Delayed Birth Certificates
29:19 Birth Indexes
30:43 Church Records
31:59 Chapter 4 – What to look for
33:51 The Trifecta Strategy
34:38 FamilySearch Wiki
35:54 Finding More Resources
36:09 Chapter 6 – Beyond the Records
38:34 Census Records
39:53 Accuracy and Precautions
41:26 Analyze and Compare
42:01 Correlating Evidence
43:07 Chapter 7 – Where to Learn More
43:45 Closing