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From: "Karla VF Staudt" <>
Subject: Fw: [PABERKS] Births outside of marriage
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:54:48 -0600


If you have ANY idea what the last name of the father might be - I would
check the census in which the mother was LAST shown living at home with her
parents. Chances are it is a "neighbor" or someone close in the vicinity who
is the father. Baptismal records might also show the father's name as
there were no vital documents relating to birth at that time.
Karla

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynne Ranieri" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 9:34 AM
Subject: [PABERKS] Births outside of marriage


Have any of the list members had any success in finding information about
both parents when a child is born outside of a marriage? I understand that
the information was frequently not recorded in church records, for reasons
of discretion ... or disapproval.
With the guidance of an expert cousin, we researched the will of an
older woman, with a different last name, who census records showed was
living with the ancestor being studied. Her will noted that she was his
mother. The ancestor's last name is fairly common, so even on the assumption
that it is the name of his father, it is too difficult to narrow down a
possible father. Have any of you ever found record of both parents?
Lynne



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