New Records on FamilySearch 3 March through 16 March 2024

Guri Amir, a mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Timur in Samarkand

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Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Comments	Collection ID
Argentina	Argentina, Jujuy, Civil Registration, 1888-2000	943	Expanded collection	4489444
Belgium	Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914	1,656	Expanded collection	1482191
Belgium	Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912	7,267	Expanded collection	2138511
Bolivia	Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996	9,746	Expanded collection	1922463
Brazil	Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016	9,180	Expanded collection	2820768
Brazil	Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2013	844	Expanded collection	2001286
Brazil	Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949	5,378	Expanded collection	3479702
Brazil	Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995	12,241	Expanded collection	4473609
Brazil	Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012	4,652	Expanded collection	1582573
Brazil	Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994	4,850	Expanded collection	2177298
Brazil	Computer-aided Indexes	151,538	CAI records added	CAI
Chile	Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015	32,272	Expanded collection	3405096
Colombia	Colombia, Bogotá, AGN, DAS Alphabetical Cards	2,367	Expanded collection	4447296
Colombia	Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018	48,814	Expanded collection	1726975
Colombia	Computer-aided Indexes	24,373	CAI records added	CAI
Costa Rica	Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992	307	Expanded collection	1460016
Dominican Republic	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kisantu Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1894-2016	200	Expanded collection	5000138
El Salvador	Computer-aided Indexes	321,897	CAI records added	CAI
Germany	Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930	3,314	Expanded collection	5000010
Gibraltar	Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991	1,041	Expanded collection	4453925
Guatemala	Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008	615	Expanded collection	2790265
Guatemala	Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994	1,407	Expanded collection	2451045
Guatemala	Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994	690	Expanded collection	2443319
Ireland	Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900	101,355	Expanded collection	2820100
Mexico	Computer-aided Indexes	120,898	CAI records added	CAI
Mexico	Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996	12,178	Expanded collection	1883388
Mexico	Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977	408	Expanded collection	1837906
Netherlands	Saba, Civil Registration, 1876-1996	8,587	Expanded collection	5000229
Norway	Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903	9,677	Expanded collection	1661306
Peru	Computer-aided Indexes	21,115	CAI records added	CAI
Peru	Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992	29,129	Expanded collection	1877097
Portugal	Computer-aided Indexes	828	CAI records added	CAI
Portugal	Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911	343	Expanded collection	1935451
Russia	Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885	8,172	Expanded collection	1469151
South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958	3,419	Expanded collection	4319131
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka, Civil Registration, 1768-1990	1,390,987	Expanded collection	20251
Sweden	Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927	9,778	Expanded collection	2057674
United States	Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953	2,682	Expanded collection	5000024
United States	Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950	89	Expanded collection	1589502
United States	South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965	92,164	Expanded collection	1417492
United States	Texas, Hidalgo County, Marriage Records, 1875-2021	34,373	Expanded collection	5000017
United States	United States, Merchant Marine Officer License Applications, 1889-1910	1,907	Expanded collection	5000210
Uruguay	Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930	22,954	Expanded collection	1837849
Venezuela	Computer-aided Indexes	12,259	CAI records added	CAI
Venezuela	Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003	5,175	Expanded collection	1823609
Venezuela	Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020	12,709	Expanded collection	4465438
World	Find A Grave Index	3,302,069	Expanded collection	2221801
Zambia	Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015	5,578	Expanded collection	3736255
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, Diocese of Gokwe, Catholic Church Records, 1956-2022	40,074	Expanded collection	5000101

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