Finding Your Ancestors in Death Indexes

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Death Indexes is one of several very useful websites provided by Joe Beine, and probably the most visited.

From the Website: “This website is a directory of links to websites with online death indexes, listed by state and county. Included are death records, death certificate indexes, death notices, and registers, obituaries, wills and probate records, and cemetery burials. You can also find information here about searching the Social Security Death Index online.”

There are also several other databases that he has included on the site, that are well worth your time to research.

To obtain the one-page Quicksheet PDF with details about the site for easy reference, you can download it by clicking on the Download button:

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Genealogy QuickSheets – Frequently Asked Questions

Quicksheets are also known as Quick Reference Guides. They are generally a one or two page PDF that is downloadable. A few QuickSheets are as large as a five page PDF.
Every QuickSheet is in a specific post on The Ancestor Hunt website. Just bring up the post, and at the bottom of the page is a big brown Download button that allows you to view and/or download the PDF when clicked.
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