I was lucky to find my paternal uncle's Certificate of Baptism. He was baptized on 3 November 1954, less than a month after his birth, in the Brandywine Methodist Church in Wilmington, Delaware. The same church where my grandparents were married.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Certificate of Baptism
Baptism records are a primary resource for family history research. These records are more likely to be accurate because they were documented shortly after a person's birth. They usually include birth date and parent's names, as well as where the baptism took place.
I was lucky to find my paternal uncle's Certificate of Baptism. He was baptized on 3 November 1954, less than a month after his birth, in the Brandywine Methodist Church in Wilmington, Delaware. The same church where my grandparents were married.
I was lucky to find my paternal uncle's Certificate of Baptism. He was baptized on 3 November 1954, less than a month after his birth, in the Brandywine Methodist Church in Wilmington, Delaware. The same church where my grandparents were married.
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