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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Finding birth dates for relatives born outside of the United States can be a tricky business. You might immediately think you'll have to travel to your ancestors' birth country, or write to an archive there to get a record. Although that may be a possibility (or may not, depending on the time period in question and the state of the country's recordkeeping system), there are some easier strategies to try first--right here at home!<br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Finding birth dates for relatives born outside of the United States can be a tricky business. You might immediately think you'll have to travel to your ancestors' birth country, or write to an archive there to get a record. Although that may be a possibility (or may not, depending on the time period in question and the state of the country's recordkeeping system), there are some easier strategies to try first--right here at home!<br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>If the person you are looking for <i>did</i> die here, then you have several alternatives. The easiest situation is if you know what American state and county your relative died in. In this case, you can try to obtain a death certificate and obituary. "Wait," you may say, "I'm interested in when this person was <i>born</i>, not when they <i>died</i>." But almost all death certificates, and many obituaries, will give the person's birth date or at least an age.<br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>If the person you are looking for <i>did</i> die here, then you have several alternatives. The easiest situation is if you know what American state and county your relative died in. In this case, you can try to obtain a death certificate and obituary. "Wait," you may say, "I'm interested in when this person was <i>born</i>, not when they <i>died</i>." But almost all death certificates, and many obituaries, will give the person's birth date or at least an age.<br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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