Questions tagged [saxony]
For questions about ancestors and records in the German state of Saxony (Sachsen), including questions pertaining to the period before the reunification of Germany (1990).
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Finding church records for Koselitz, Saxony, Germany?
I am looking for the records of Lutheran Johan Mueller, born 22 June, 1826 in Koselitz, Saxony. He came to the US in 1845.
Where are church records now located for someone born in 1826 in Koselitz, ...
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What German provinces were recorded in the 1920 Census?
In the 1920 Census, my husband's great-grandmother and 2-great-grandmother were enumerated with a birthplace Saxony.
The instructions for the 1920 Census question Column 19. Place of birth of person:
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Tracing German ancestors in periods that are before church records?
the oldest male ancestor in my family tree is called Johann Neumann and was working as a notary (since 1672, probably baptised 1626?) in Mittelhausen, Allstedt in Thuringia, Germany and Taucha closed ...
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Finding online parish records for churches in Werdau, Saxony, Germany
I'm studying a group of Germans that immigrated to the United States around 1860 to the mid-1880s. My source for their birth place is their local court naturalization papers on FamilySearch. Many of ...
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