Ukraine, Odessa Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records

Reading These Records
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 * Ukraine Languages
 * Russian Genealogical Word List
 * Russia Handwriting

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism Marriage Death
 * Name of child
 * Name of parents
 * Date of birth
 * Child’s gender
 * Date of baptism
 * Name and age of bride and groom
 * Names of bride’s parents
 * Names of groom’s parents
 * Date of marriage
 * Name and age of deceased
 * Names of parents or spouse
 * Date of death
 * Gender of deceased

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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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Research Helps
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 * Record Finder
 * Research Tips and Strategies

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