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Researching family backgrounds

The importance of rigorous verification and consulting primary documents when researching family backgrounds

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Jan 8, 2026

What primary sources would reliably confirm or disprove claims of a prior marriage or child (marriage records, birth certificates, legal filings)?

The most reliable primary sources to confirm or rebut claims of a prior marriage or a child are civil vital records—original birth and marriage certificates—and attendant government filings such as ma...

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