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Dødsattest means Death Certificate - Learn Danish Genealogy Words

Dødsattest means Death Certificate - Learn Danish Genealogy Words

What does the Danish word dødsattest mean?

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Comparent means a Deponent - Danish Genealogy Words

Comparent means a Deponent - Danish Genealogy Words

What does the word comparent mean?

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Brandstyr means Fire Tax - Learn Danish Genealogy Words

Brandstyr means Fire Tax - Learn Danish Genealogy Words

What does the Danish word brandstyr mean?

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Aftægt means Retirement Support - Learn Danish Genealogy Words

Aftægt means Retirement Support - Learn Danish Genealogy Words

What does the Danish word aftægt mean?

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A to Z April Challenge: Danish Genealogy Words

A to Z April Challenge: Danish Genealogy Words

My theme reveal post for the blogging from A to Z April Challenge 2022.

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Your Ancestor's Godparents Were Probably Relatives

Your Ancestor's Godparents Were Probably Relatives

Information about godparents cannot only help identify ancestors via cluster research, but it can provide information about them which would otherwise not be found in public records.

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Using Denmark Land Records to Identify Tenant Peasants

Using Denmark Land Records to Identify Tenant Peasants

Manorial land records have great value when researching Danish peasants from the 15th to the 18th centuries.

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Maps Provide Context For Your Family History

Maps Provide Context For Your Family History

Maps can provide interesting information about the area where your ancestors lived.

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Why I Branch Out My Family Tree

Why I Branch Out My Family Tree

I have four main reasons for branching out my family tree and researching collateral lines.

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Where Was My Great-Great-Grandfather Jacob Andersson Söderlund After 1906?

Where Was My Great-Great-Grandfather Jacob Andersson Söderlund After 1906?

I am curious about several pieces of information relating to my great-great-grandfather Jacob Andersson Söderlund, who was sixty years old at the 1906 census of Denmark, which is my last trace of him.

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My Favorite Photograph: The Kottal Family

My Favorite Photograph: The Kottal Family

The photo of the Kottal family is my favorite photo because it sheds a bit of light on a mystery regarding another photo.

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One of My Favorite Genealogy Finds: A Death Record

One of My Favorite Genealogy Finds: A Death Record

One of my favorite genealogy finds is the death record for my great-great-grandmother. I had researched the paternal branch of my ancestors for several years before I found it. It was not at all hard to find, so why had I not found it earlier?

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