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Online Recources[edit | edit source]

• The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) has an index of over 40,000 digitized family Bible records and each day more records are digitized and added to the Index.
• Index to Early Bible Records provides a free index to over 17,000 online and offline pre-1830 Bible records.
• AccessGenealogy.com
• OregonGenealogy.com
• Ancestors At Rest
• Genealogical Forum of Oregon Bible Records Index On website, select "index" link to open PDF file.

Oregon Bible Records[edit | edit source]

A Bible was often given by relatives to a bride as a wedding gift, where she recorded information about her immediate family and close relatives. Relationships were seldom stated but were often implied. Names of parents, children, and their spouses, including maiden names, were frequently given along with dates of birth, marriage, and death. Sometimes the age of a person was given at the time of death. Many families kept Bible records from the 1700s (and sometimes earlier) to more recent times, although few have survived. Some have been donated to local libraries or societies.

The Daughters' of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection contains some Oregon Bible records. This collection is described in the “Genealogy” section of this outline and is partially indexed by E. Kay Kirkham, An Index to Some of the Bibles and Family Records of the United States, vol. 2 (Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, Inc., 1984; FHL Collection book Ref 973 D22kk v.2; fiche 6089184]).