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Title: Vital Records - A Brief Overview - Part 1 Word Count: 252 Summary: The foundation of genealogy or family history research is birth, death and marriage records. It is these vital records of life's significant events that we turn to when we begin to seek out the knowledge of our ancestry. These public records and others such as the Social Security Death Index (SSDI), offer access to genealogical information that may not be available from any other source. Keywords: vital records, genealogy, ancestry, ancestors Article Body: Birth, Death and Marriage Records The foundation of genealogy or family history research is birth, death and marriage records. It is these vital records of life's significant events that we turn to when we begin to seek out the knowledge of our ancestry. These public records and others such as the Social Security Death Index (SSDI), offer access to genealogical information that may not be available from any other source. The Social Security Death Records constitute a data base of around 65/70 million names, most of which belong to the period from 1962 to 1988. This library of archived data is being constantly added to. Using these family search tools you should be able to:
- Distinguish between people with the same name
- Identify your ancestors
- Establish birth, death and marriage data, such as dates and places
- Learn the occupation and place of residence of ancestors
- Prove/disprove the validity of other records
- Find subtle clues to assist your research